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Judge rejects PUD bid to dismiss Ponderay Newsprint-PUD lawsuit continues By Don Gronning Of The Miner
SPOKANE – A Spokane County Superior Court Judge has denied a Pend Oreille PUD motion to dismiss Ponderay Newsprint Co.’s lawsuit. That’s the latest news in the 20-month-old legal dispute between PUD and PNC that started in 2015. The ruling paves the way for the lawsuit to continue, but the case won’t go to court on the October trial date that has been long set. It currently looks like the case
will go to trial in June 2018. The dispute started when PUD general manager Colin Willenbrock interpreted the projected power supply requested by Ponderay Newsprint Co. to be so low that the newsprint mill wouldn’t be able to operate. He declared PNC to be in breach of contract and demanded more than $200 million in liquidated damages. PNC responded by suing, asking a judge to rule that the contracts were valid. The PUD countersued. PNC attorneys had made a motion for a declaratory judgment seeking to
have Superior Court Judge Maryann C. Moreno declare that the power contracts were valid. PUD attorneys sought to have that motion dismissed, arguing that PNC partners may not exist when the contracts are set to expire in June of 2027. Moreno ruled for PNC. She wrote in the Sept. 12 ruling that “... PNC has contractual standing and thus may properly seek a declaration that the District should be required to perform under those contracts.” The ruling is just the latest in the
Freeman: ‘This rural school district is hurting’ By Dave Smith For The Miner
NEWPORT – The shooting at Freeman High School last week was tragic in every way and this rural school district is hurting. A mother lost a son while still grieving the loss of her husband, three students are healing from gunshot wounds, and an entire community of students, teachers and parents are working together to together to overcome this horrible incident. Adding to this tragedy is the fact that Freeman has now joined the long list of school districts that have experienced gun violence. A list that has grown to 200 schools since Columbine. This is a sobering and terrifying statistic and one that has left students, teachers, and parents in our nation’s schools feeling very vulnerable. The horrible incident in Freeman, a district like ours, impacts people that many of us know personally and it reminds us that no school district is immune to the senseless violence in schools.
As the Superintendent of Newport School District, I can tell you that the safety of our students is our first priority. Over the last four years and specific to preventing this type of violence in our schools, we have increased exterior security to our buildings. Our exterior doors are locked during school hours and access is limited to one door at our main entrances. In addition, we are getting bids to install locking hardware on all of our main entrances. The new locking hardware will allow office staff to instantly engage the locks in case of an outside threat. Lock blocks have been installed on every interior classroom and office door allowing doors to be locked at all times. Interior and exterior camera coverage has been increased district wide and we are in the process of upgrading and replacing older cameras. We also conduct lockdown drills in which our students and staff are trained to respond to any type of threat inside or outside of our buildings.
complicated case. The case file includes nearly 20 file folders. The sides met for two mediations in February 2017, but were unable to come to a resolution. Negotiations continue while the court case is ongoing. The judge ruled in January that the PUD should pay its own legal fees going forward. Prior to that, PNC was paying them in their monthly power bill. Moreno ruled that attorneys fees would be paid to whoever prevails in See PUD, 2A
Past lessons become new again Stratton Elementary student Kaidynce Callihan gets help from teacher Alisa Vaughn while panning for precious minerals at Heritage Days Thursday, Sept. 14. The two-day event, geared toward third and fourth grade students, was held at the Pend Oreille Historical Society Museum.
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Farmers Market doesn’t feel welcomed by city By Don Gronning Of The Miner
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Newport High School students came together in the gymnasium to form a heart, while others held a sign in support of Freeman High School after a shooting took place there last Wednesday.
NEWPORT – Supporters of the Pend Oreille Valley Farmers Market brought their concerns about how the city of Newport is treating the Farmers Market to the city council at its regular meeting Monday night, Sept. 18. “The grass was extremely wet Saturday morning,” Nephi White said. White heads up the Farmers Market in Newport. The market is located in Gazebo Park on the city’s south
entrance, near the museum. He said the wet grass made it difficult for vendors to set up. Joyce Weir submitted a letter from Judy Campbell Fredrickson, supporting the market. Frederickson asked about the wet lawn two Saturdays ago. She wrote she was stunned when she was told that the soggy wet lawn is the “city’s passive aggressive way of trying to move us out.” White said he has made numerous attempts to set up meetings with city admin-
istrator Ray King to no avail. White said his group was having better success at the Gazebo location than they did on the city’s east entrance where they were for years. He offered to help with maintenance of the area and preparations. He said he had a market meeting coming up in October and he would let the city know what they could commit to. Mayor Shirley Sands said the group should talk with the city about See market, 2A
B r i ef ly Commissioners schedule town hall meetings
NEWPORT – Pend Oreille County commissioners have scheduled two town hall meetings, one in Metaline and one in Diamond Lake. The Metaline town hall will take place Thursday, Sept. 28, at the Western Star Bar and Grill, from 7-8:30 p.m. The Diamond Lake town hall will be held Thursday, Oct. 5, at the Boat Launch Restaurant and Lounge in Diamond Lake, also from 7-8:30 p.m. There is no set topic for the meetings, people are invited to come ask questions of the county commissioners. classifieds Follow Life us on Facebook Obituaries
Head of the Pend Oreille Regatta coming up
PRIEST RIVER – This year’s Head of the Pend Oreille Regatta will take place Saturday, Sept. 30, at the Priest River Recreation Area (the Mudhole). The last weekend in September has brought rowers from all over Idaho, Washington, and Canada to the Pend Oreille and Priest Rivers for a weekend of rowing competition. Per usual, the public is encouraged to attend and cheer on their favorite rowers. Entry arrivals and rowing practice will take place Friday, Sept. 29 from 2 - 6 p.m. Safety boats will be on the water. For more information, go to www.porpa.org.
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PRIEST RIVER – The Kaniksu Masons and The Order of the Eastern Star are looking to “Stuff the Bus” with food items Friday, Sept. 22 and Saturday, Sept. 23, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Mitchell’s Harvest Foods. This is a food drive to benefit local food banks. Items that are needed are all types of canned gods, boxed cereals, crackers, cake mixes, cookies, and frozen foods. Make sure donated goods aren’t expired.
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Presentation on bullying at Priest River Junior High
PRIEST RIVER – There will be a presentation on bullying and empathy at Priest River Junior High School Friday, Sept. 22, 12 – 2:30 p.m. The public is welcome to attend.
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PRIEST RIVER – Two men have were arrested last Wednesday after Bonner County Sheriff’s deputies report they shot at two juveniles who were fishing on Priest River. According to a press release from the Bonner County Sheriff’s Office, two boys road a moped to a fishing spot
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Due to a shortage in staffing at the Sherriff’s Office, we were notified that we would not have School Resource Officer assigned to us this school year. For overall security of a campus and the immediate response to threats, I believe that it is important for school districts to have a resource officer and will continue to work with our local authorities to see that position return. Our administrative staff and teachers are working hard to keep our students safe. As we take steps to increase the security in our district we also continue to train our staff and students to respond to emergencies. It is critical for our staff to respond to threats in our district. Our staff are trained to be aware of their surroundings at all times in order to make decisions that will keep our students safe. In the coming weeks, our teachers and students will receive additional training on how to respond to a number of school emergencies. As we addressed the staff on the heels of the Freeman shooting, our principals reminded our school personnel to be remindful of their training, but also to be vigilant and keep their eyes and ears open at all times. By being vigilant at all times, schools and communities can work together to keep our youth safe. Our vigilance and our efforts to intercede is the most important thing we can do. As students, parents, community members, and school district employees, it is our responsibility to notify someone if we ever see or hear of anything that may cause harm to others. I was with Freeman staff last week and again on Monday as they welcomed their students and community back into the high school. Freeman staff and students are doing the best they can to get through this difficult time and they have a long road of healing ahead of them. As our friends at Freeman heal, we will also keep Freeman in our thoughts. Newport High School is holding a T-shirt fundraiser for Freeman School District. If you wish to donate to #FreemanStrong and purchase a T-shirt, please contact the high school at (509) 447-2481. Dave Smith is superintendent of the Newport School District. Before he took the Newport position, he was principal at Freeman High School.
Tuesday, Sept. 12, where they had permission to fish which was located near Settlement Road. As they were fishing, the boys told police that two adult men from across the river started firing multiple guns in their direction. The boys noticed the rounds had hit their moped. When they thought the shooting
had stopped, the boys quickly fled the area on their moped. According to the press release, as the boys were fleeing, the men began shooting again, hitting one of the boys in the leg. The two men were later identified as Leo Inwood and Eric Wood of Priest River. Wood was arrested at the scene, but Inwood was
gone when deputies arrived. Wood admitted to detectives he was the one shooting and was booked into jail. Inwood met with detectives on Wednesday and was booked for a firearm charge related to the incident. The injured boy was taken to Newport Hospital for treatment and was released.
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the conditions. Weir cut her off and reiterated that White had been trying to set up a meeting with King for some time. King said the watering would stop in a couple weeks. The farmers market runs through the end of October. The council also heard from Pend Oreille County Assessor Jim McCroskey about the tax rates. McCroskey had been asked to the meeting to clarify if city residents also paid for county services with their property taxes. In answer to a question from council member Mark Zorica, McCroskey said they did. McCroskey said city residents pay for all county service except county roads and fire districts. McCroskey passed out a handout that showed what the different taxing districts contributed to the county’s current expense fund. Newport taxpayers paid $183,549 for the current budget year, according to McCroskey’s documents. Adding the different taxing districts together, McCroskey showed that city residents pay about
$10.32 per $1,000 assessed value for school districts, hospital districts, library districts and cemetery districts. In addition to county property taxes, city residents pay $294,030 in city property taxes. They don’t pay for county roads or fire districts. Newport maintains its own roads and has its own fire department. People living outside the city pay about $10.41 per $1,000 assessed value for school, hospital, library and cemetery districts, depending on where they live, McCroskey said. Council members are preparing for contract negotiations with the Pend Oreille County Sheriff’s Office, which is seeking a substantial increase in its contract to provide law enforcement services in Newport. A law enforcement agreement and dispatch agreement update was on the agenda but was tabled. King updated the council on the land appraisal he’s trying to get done on four parcels of land. The city wants to sell or lease two city parcels and is considering a land swap for another.
It is seeking an appraisal on all four, although the county doesn’t own one of them. The city parcels are the old gas station on Washington Avenue, the property near the Golden China restaurant on Highway 2, and 20 acres up on the bench south of Newport. The city is considering swapping the bench land for some along Highway 2 south of Audrey’s Restaurant. King said he expects the appraisals to happen soon. In other council business, King asked that the council consider some way to waive city parking and other tickets in certain cases. He said he had paid a $10 parking ticket for an elderly woman who he thought the fine should be waived for. City attorney Tom Metzger said the city didn’t have to amend its parking ordinance. He said a policy change would be sufficient for auditors. He agreed to work on a policy change. At the previous council meeting Sept. 5 Paul Hillestad and Terri Ivie were appointed to position 4 and 5 on the city planning commission.
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the lawsuit. She wrote in January that the PUD had been incurring about $200,000 a month in legal fees. Willenbrock said last month that the PUD attorney fees have amounted to about $100,000 a month, about $700,000 through July. PNC said in a written statement that they had paid about $750,000 of the PUD’s litigation costs. They intend to try to recover that if they prevail, as well as their own litigation costs. Moreno ruled that PNC needed to deposit $2 million with the court. With the amount of money at stake, the law-
yering has been fierce, with each side arguing hard over just about everything. PNC said the PUD has been dragging its feet in producing documents needed for the case. The PUD had produced 300,000 documents requested by PNC and that number may go substantially higher, the PUD has said in court documents. The PUD argued that PNC’s partnership has changed without notifying the PUD. PNC countered that PNC has been paying the PUD between $26 and $30 million a year for power. “The District never refused these millions of dollars because it came from
allegedly new partners,” PNC attorneys wrote in a filing Sept. 8. The basis for the dispute is whether PNC will continue operating. Willenbrock said in January 2016 he was concerned whether PNC would remain in business through 2017. PNC maintains that it intends to stay in business, but cannot know the future. Another factor in the dispute is that PNC is paying above market rates for power from the PUD and is contractually obligated to do so. When it signed the contract, having the electricity rates locked in gave some predictability. But since then power rates have
come down considerably. The relationship between the PUD and PNC goes back more than 30 years, to 1986. PNC general manager Myron Johnson issued a statement in April. “PNC believes that its long-term relationship with the District has been mutually beneficial over the years and that both parties should build on this relationship to amicably resolve the disagreement over contract interpretation,” Johnson wrote. “Representatives of the parties involved in this dispute have tried to settle this matter through mediation. At this time the parties have not been able to find a so-
lution acceptable to all. PNC continues to assess possibilities for future settlement/mediation alternatives, as a resolution of this dispute is in all parties’ best interest.” Willenbrock issued a written statement to The Miner about a month ago. “I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again: the long-standing relationship between the parties has always been firmly grounded in the principle that our general service customers cannot be harmed by PNC’s operations or eventual departure. We are taking prudent action to protect the communities we serve,” Willenbrock wrote.
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Reminder of firewood cutting restrictions COLVILLE – Firewood cutting with a power saw is currently not allowed on the Colville National Forest in all zones except 688. Zone 688 (eastern Pend Oreille County) is under IFPLII (Hoot Owl Restriction – no cutting past 1 p.m.). In coordination with Washington Department of Natural Resources all zones with the exception of zone 688 are in Industrial Fire Precaution Level III (IFPL3) more commonly known as “Partial Shutdown� firewood cutting restrictions. Due to elevated fire danger, chainsaw use is prohibited. To find more information on IFPLs, visit: www.dnr.wa.gov/ ifpl Report fires by calling 9-1-1, or (509) 6856900 to the Northeast Washington Interagency Communication Center in Colville.
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NEWPORT – The Pend Oreille Public Utility District sold its south Newport property to HiTest Sands Inc. for $300,000. The PUD has not yet received an official request for utility service since HiTest acquired the land. If the energy intensive project were to move forward, the PUD would begin a comprehensive
feasibility analysis on existing and new infrastructure. The parties would also need to negotiate a formal power contract. “As a publicly owned entity it is important that we do our due diligence for our customers,� said Colin Willenbrock, PUD general manager. “The feasibility study will give
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us a better understanding of HiTest’s requirements and our ability to properly serve them without impact to our other customers.� The PUD purchased the 172.47-acre property in 1995 with a plan to build a gas turbine generating facility. The plan was eventually abandoned and the land was managed for timber until March 2016, when the board of commissioners declared the land surplus to its needs. “The PUD is constantly planning for the future
needs of our customers and our communities,� said Willenbrock. “At the time, there was a view that we needed to build additional cost-effective generation and there is no longer a need for generation or the lands.� The land was publicly advertised for sale on Aug. 31 and Sept. 7, 2016, and no bids were received. HiTest then began investigating potential sites in south Pend Oreille County in April 2017 after efforts stalled at several sites in Usk and Addy, Wash.
HiTest identified the PUD’s south Newport property plus an adjacent 13 acres owned by Pend Oreille County as a potential site and has been doing due diligence for the last several months. In June 2017, the PUD officially acquired the adjacent county property with the intent to sell the entire package to HiTest. The PUD Board of Commissioners authorized the sale of the land to HiTest at the appraised price and that process closed on Sept. 19.
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Usk – Even small towns need nightlife. A place where people can come after a long day at work and have a cold drink, maybe play some games, and eat a good meal they didn’t have to cook themselves. The newly reopened Usk Bar and Grill is there to fit that niche. “There are so many people in the community that have done nice things for us, and that’s not lip service,� says Lindsey Westford, who co-manages the bar and restaurant with her boyfriend, Jeff Marks. “It’s nice to be able to have a place where people can gather and have a good time.� Westford is helping manage the business for her parents, Harvey and stepmother Karen Westford, who have owned the building for over 16 years. She and Marks began helping Harvey renovate the 100 year old building in March. New flooring, ceiling, remodeled bathrooms and an inviting outdoor seating space are part of the upgrades, all while keeping the original look and integrity of the bar, which dates back to at least the 1920s, Westford figures. “We hope people feel welcome,� Westford says. Apparently, Fire District 6 volunteers feel at home, because one of the tables is already decorated by firefighters and they have worked with Westford and Marks to have a fundraiser at the establishment. A food item in honor of the district could be coming soon to the menu, which includes custom made burgers, flat breads, and sandwiches, to name a few. There’s also an outdoor seating area with games and a variety of board games inside. Having grown up in Cusick and graduated from See Usk, 6A
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Calling all singers NEWPORT – For those 12 years old to young adult, from Newport, Priest River, Blanchard, and surrounding areas, you are invited to join the Mountain Harmony Show Choir for its fifth season of singing, dancing, and musicals. The choir is directed by Nina Pletsch and DeeAnn Boydston. People are invited to come Thursday, Sept 21 and 28, at 3:30 p.m., for registration, then from 4- 6 p.m. for rehearsal
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everal people from the Pend Oreille Valley Farmers Market showed up at the Newport City Council meeting Monday night to express their displeasure with the city soaking the grass for the last couple weeks, making it difficult for vendors to set up on Saturdays. The Farmers Market is enjoying a good year, with more vendors and music than ever before. The market is located at the city’s south entrance near the museum and visitor’s center, in Gazebo Park. Market supporters correctly point out that the market adds to Newport’s vitality. It’s a place to get healthy food and helps promote community. Nephi White, who has run the market for years, said the group was willing to help with maintenance and even plant some of the flowers if needed. He said he has been trying for some time to set up a meeting with administrator Ray King to discuss the matter, but can’t get a phone call returned. It really should be a ‘no-brainer,’ as letter writer Judy Campbell Fredrickson wrote in her letter to the council, for the city and its administration to support the market. When city workers soak the lawn – in a time when the city was under voluntary water restrictions – it really does send the message that the city doesn’t like where the market is located. King is a hands on administrator, so it’s hard to imagine that he didn’t have something to do with the untimely watering. It may well have been a way of trying to move the market, as market supporters suspect. King has been leery of the market being located in Gazebo Park because the tables can poke into the underground irrigation system. Fair enough, but the Farmer’s Market has taken care not to puncture the irrigation. Frankly, it’s hard to imagine a better use for Gazebo Park than the farmers market. People on their way to the train rides stop at the market and, after the market, go to visit other local businesses. It’s good to see this park being used, even if the grass gets walked on. The city should be more welcoming to the Pend Oreille Farmers Market. -DG
Police recruiting challenges The Spokane County Sheriff has informed us that he may not be able to find enough qualified applicants to fill vacant positions. The standards are very high. Less than one out of five applicants meet the minimum criteria. The police accept only the best of the best. Despite the stringent criteria, there have always been enough applicants who make the cut. That is no longer the case, and it is not a local problem. Police departments across the country are finding it increasingly difficult to attract new officers. Large cities like Seattle and Portland have experienced a 90 percent drop C o l u m n in applications in the past 10 years. Experts blame the low pay and the Frank inherent danger of the job. I think Watson these experts are wrong. The danger is very real, but it is not the cause for the low number of applicants. A shooting war is probably the most dangerous group activity that I know of. But recruiting for the military is actually easier when there is a high probability that the applicant will see combat. Moreover, most applicants actually request the most dangerous assignments. It is easy to recruit for the Army Rangers or the Navy SEALS. Fewer young Americans volunteer for support duty behind the lines. Studies of human motivation have repeatedly confirmed that money, beyond enough for necessities, is not a motivator. Higher pay is only a motivator when it is viewed as recognition for a job well done. Positive recognition is a motivator, as is respect, and favorable status within the community. Police are finding these real motivators less and less common. When I was a school kid, we frequently played cops and robbers during recess. We all wanted to be the good guys who triumphed over the evil robbers. Policemen kept our community safe. They made sure our bank See watson, 6A
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yo u r o p i n i o n What happens with smelter water? To the editor, Regarding the smelter with plans to come to Newport, there has been some question about the water situation involved. The statement has been made at the County Commissioners’ meetings that it would be very similar to the smelter in Burnsville, Miss. If you go by the internet to “The Corinth” newspaper in Corinth, Miss., and look up info on the Burnsville Smelter you will find that the 18 inch pipeline was laid 23,000 feet from the Corinth water treatment plant to the smelter and 270,000 gallons of water per day are taken from a waterway (not well water), treated, and sent to the smelter. That is a lot of water but, in perspective, not unusual in industry or agriculture, it is astounding how much water is used to irrigate an alfalfa field and other crops. I am blessed with a 50 gallon per minute well, if I pumped to the max, I could supply them with 72,000 gallons per day except if I held back a bit for the cat and I. Instead of attention being paid too heavily on that quantity, I suggest it is far more important to find where that water goes, if it is used to cool furnaces between batches it could be steam, if it comes out in water or steam, what is its toxicity? If it is going back into the estuary, what is the temperature? Would it raid estuary temperatures, harming wildlife? Two hundred seventy thousand gallons is a bit more than you can throw out the kitchen window and you can’t dump it all on the ground through winter without creating a super duper ice skating rink. Where does it go? When they are done with it can we send it to California? Don’t be angry, be informed. I’ll keep researching and find out more. -Roger Castle Spring Valley
Vote for Hardy for state Senate, Swanson for House To the editor, It is time for a change to your representation in Olympia. We have an opportunity this November to replace our 7th legislative district representative and senator. Our incumbents seem to place investors and corporations ahead of us and our neighbors. Our current house representa-
tives are sponsors of HB 2195. This bill, if passed in its present form, would transfer a portion of the property tax burden from investors and corporations to current residents. Our current state senator is holding the capital budget hostage to ill-conceived changes to the current water rights law proposed in SB 5794 that would likely impair surface water flow in the spring and fall. A second bill, SB 5789, supported by our state senator would add expenses for analysis of water availability to the Department of Ecology and to our counties’ comprehensive plans. I urge you to join me and cast a vote for Karen Hardy for Senate and Susan Swanson for the House this November. These individuals have committed to work for our families’ and neighbors’ best interest. They support education, rural economic development and multiple other issues that have been cast aside by our incumbents. -Bob Eugene Diamond Lake
Grocery store post office better for disabled To the editor, To all of you who have had a hand in the decision to close the Oldtown Post Office located in Family Foods Grocery store: the decision is wrong. This decision affects the disabled, infirm and mentally challenged. At your Post Office in Newport, these people have to struggle through two sets of doors. Pretty hard if you are on crutches or in a wheelchair, and then try to turn the corner up to the counter and find an unhelpful, unsympathetic clerk. Oh, and where do you have disabled parking? I can just hear the justification, “They should have a helper of caregiver to do things for them.” Disabled people are entitled by law access to all government facilities. And when you do get inside the Newport Post Office, you almost always find a line. All the way down, turn the corner and a tired, overworked clerk. You’re on crutches; hear the murmurs behind you. “Are they talking about me?” Again it is downright wrong to close the Oldtown Post Office. Yes, Oldtown is very small, but you need to hear our voice. Larry at Family Foods didn’t refuse to re-
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President Donald Trump surprised members of his own party when he agreed to a Democratic proposal to extend the debt ceiling until December. Republicans wanted a longer extension. Has President Trump broken loose the partisan gridlock with this move? Yes, his willingness to work with the Democrats is a good sign of bipartisanship. No, the move was short sighted and will hurt Republicans in the midterm elections.
new the lease. That’s just another lie being circulated. Do you really deserve that nice government job? Really, when you make a decision like this? Frankly, I see that you have only seen this from one side – yours. You haven’t tried to walk in the shoes of our disabled people who reside and do business here. I am not disabled but I totally avoid using your Newport Post Office. And for me, your decision to close the Oldtown Post Office is just completely wrong. -Dawn Feline Newport
Need to manage water so senior water rights not effected To the editor, The Hirst case asked the question, “If the well is operated, will it take water that has already been granted to the owner of a senior water right?” The Court decided that we must confirm there is enough water available – that every new well can be safely added without impacting existing water rights. I think this was a good question to ask, and the Court gave the right answer. We don’t need to fix Hirst – we need to fix the way we manage our water. We need a comprehensive state plan that provides each county with the information they need to clearly and legally permit new wells while protecting senior water rights and our rural way of life. The Democrats offered legislation that would place a two-year hold on implementing the Hirst decision. This would’ve allowed everyone already in the process of building their homes or developing their land a window to finish. In the meantime, we’d have the time to develop strong, thoughtful legislation to assure current landowners who’ve been paying taxes based on development values will be protected from retroactive restrictions, along with legislation to protect counties and residents from any tax shift that could occur if the total developable land base is decreased. The GOP refused. They insisted Hirst be entirely overthrown, in effect subordinating the holders of senior water rights to holders of See letters, 5A
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at the United Church of Christ on the corner of Spokane and Third Streets in Newport as the choir kicks off the fall season. It will be sharing great Christmas songs with the community in December. All rehearsals will be on Thursdays, from 4– 6 p.m. The spring musical will start in January with performances in April.
“This is more than fun,” Pletsch said. “Just ask anyone who has been in one of our shows in the past.” All past members are welcome and are invited to bring friends. If they enjoyed our shows from the past, such as Nifty Fifties, Flapper, Broadway through the Ages and Disney on Stage, they will love the upcoming musical, organizers said.
NEWPORT – The Sullivan Lake Ranger Station will be closed for fall and winter, beginning Monday, Sept. 18, according to Colville National Forest officials. The Sullivan Lake Ranger Station is scheduled to re-open in May of 2018. The Newport Ranger Station will remain open with full services Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Firewood permits are available at Porter’s in Ione, Ace Hardware in Oldtown, ID and the North 40 stores in Colville and Mead/Spokane. All other permits and passes available at Newport or Colville Forest Service Offices. Porter’s in Ione will also be selling Christmas tree tags starting in November. Contact the Newport Ranger Station at (509) 447-7300.
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junior water rights and throwing out 100 years of water law that protects landowners and the public alike. Their solution won’t work, it doesn’t make sense and it will hurt the very people they are supposed to represent. Tell your GOP legislator to put people first, commit to quality legislation that protects landowners and our rural heritage. Protecting our water rights by ensuring future development does not affect existing landowners. -Karen Hardy Valley
Kids have access to too many guns To the editor, Another school shooting and this time it was at Freeman High School. I am puzzled by people in our community who don’t want retail marijuana because they fear kids having access to it. What about guns? I don’t see any effort to ban or restrict guns from our community. That’s a huge disconnect. A high school student showed up at school with an AR-15 and a 9 mm pistol. The school cop was across the street at the middle school and wasn’t standing with his weapon drawn when the shooter took his gun from a duffle bag. A janitor subdued the shooter. Is anyone considering how to prevent a student from bringing guns to school? A child has no Second Amendment rights, so banning guns from students is appropriate. The shooter had the combination to his parents’ gun safe. We might not have the resources to fix mentally disturbed kids, but we can keep them from our guns. Many kids have direct access to hundreds of guns in our community. Perhaps only a handful of
students would take their parents’ pot to school. If they did, how many of their fellow students would be harmed by pot to a point of death or severe injury? We want our kids to be safe, so how do we limit their access to firearms and taking them to school? Parents against schools teaching contraception can’t be OK with leaving the family guns for kids to access and use in a school shooting. I don’t see any logic in being “marijuana moralistic” while at the same time being accepting of firearms. You might have a problem with allowing your kids to play at a home that has pot sitting on the counter, but are you OK if the harmful agent is a gun? -Pete Scobby Newport
Take war weapons off streets To the editor, I find it interesting that Sheriff Knezovich feels a 15-year-old should not possess a handgun, but having access to “other” weapons is at parental discretion. On one hand, he states he carried hunting rifles at high school and there was a gun in every rack of the rigs. I understand the example even though I grew up in the city, as I also hunted weekends with my family. He states none of those guns walked into a school and none of them shot anybody. The Sheriff gets it wrong on this one. He should have added that none of those guns were military grade weapons with rapid-fire capabilities, like the AR15 that was used at Freeman and even though it failed, I’d like to see these type of war weapons off the streets, with proper funding of mental health replacing them. These types of guns have changed society,
along with the gaming, gangs, etc. that went along with them being popularized. I am heartsick about the Freeman shooting and I keep my former LC staff members
in my heart, as I know we all go back to “that day” when we also experienced a terrible shooting. -Diane Wear Sacheen Lake
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d o w n m e m o ry l a n e 100 years ago 1917 The new schoolhouse at McInnis Mill in Ruby was completed and was called a credit to the community.
90 years ago 1927
A quartet of local girls gave a program of songs at the Rex Theater as an addition to the regular program.
80 years ago 1937
Hall’s Grange was awarded a contract for a new school bus for the Newport Schools. Owen Click of Usk became the new manager of the Thue dime store in Newport
70 years ago 1947
Metaline district mine operators and the CIO Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers’ union reached an agree-
ment on a new contract.
60 years ago 1957
The Newport Grizzlies in their first game of the season lost to Priest River 33-0.
50 years ago 1967
Safeway advertised Swiss steak at 69 cents per pound.
40 years ago 1977
Skookum Grange won the purple ribbon for the best booth at the Pend Oreille County Fair in Cusick.
30 years ago 1987
A bear in Crawford State Park in the north end of the county broke the windshield of Edward Shoemaker’s car and then ripped up the upholstery.
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wasn’t robbed. They made sure our homes were safe. They maintained order on our roadways and restored order in the chaos of disasters. They were the good guys. Today they are frequently portrayed as a racist brigade who persecute law abiding citizens for no apparent reason. When they apprehend a suspect, rather than applaud the removal of a threat from society, the spotlight is focused on whether or not the officers used excessive force. Excessive force cannot be defined for every situation. What level of force is acceptable for an officer responding to an armed robbery of a convince store? What level of force is acceptable when a patrolman on a routine traffic stop encounters a driver either drunk or stoned with a gun? Few bright young men and women apply to be low paid, endangered bad guys. Are there occasions where police officers make bad decisions or abuse their power? Absolutely! Police departments have no choice but to recruit from the human race, and humans are a fallible species. Police officers are husbands, fathers, little league coaches and are subject to all the human imperfections that you and your neighbors have. Despite potential failings, they consistently handle explosive situations in a highly professional manner, but police doing a good job is not newsworthy. On the other hand, police acting less than perfect makes great headlines. Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich stated in a recent news conference that our society is, at least partly, to blame for the tragic shooting at Freeman High School. He indicated that the national media frequently assigns hero status to criminals at the expense of the police. He may have a point. Police officers take an oath similar to those enlisting in the military. They swear to uphold the law and to protect all citizens. It has recently become common to thank active duty military and veterans for their service. I can testify that it feels good to be appreciated. I suggest the same sign of appreciation be extended to police officers. To all who serve and protect: Thank you for your service. Frank Watson is a retired Air Force Colonel and long time resident of Eastern Washington. He has been a freelance columnist for over 18 years.
IONE – Angel Paws, a local 501-C3 non-profit dedicated to helping cats and dogs, is asking for Ione residents help to curb the stray cat population. Dr. Michelle Ward, DVM, and an Angel Paws will be conducting spays and neuters of cats in the north Pend Oreille County community. Angel Paws is paying $1,000 towards her supplies, but another $950 is needed, according to Angel Paws board member Janet Reed. Reed said Angel Paws was made aware of a situation in Ione where a resident is feeding some 60 to 80 cats. The cats are considered healthy, and the neighbor does not own all of them, but the numbers are increasing, causing them to be hit by cars on the nearby road. The goal is to spay and neuter the cats so the overpopulation issue is managed. “Dr. Ward is willing to put her time and experSee cats, 9A
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Newport High School, before doing some world traveling as a missionary volunteer and working as a flight attendant, Westford knows what it means to appreciate the camaraderie of community. She credits “the amazing staff” that works with her and Marks to make the Usk Bar and Grill an enjoyable environment. “We really like it here, and it’s so much fun to come to work,” says Westford. The Usk Bar and Grill is located at 112 5th St., and is open Thursday through Saturday, 3 p.m. until closing at 2 a.m. For more information, including a full menu, go to www.uskbarandgrill. biz or check out their Facebook page at www. facebook.com/Usk-Bar-and-Grill.
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The proper amount and quality of sleep can have a dramatic impact on your life. If you’re stressed and experiencing trouble sleeping, these tips from the sleep experts can help ensure you’re getting the rest you need to improve your sleep health. Minimize technology use before you head to bed. The survey found that quality of sleep is negatively impacted because of stress-induced technology use. For example, those who are stressed are 60 percent more likely to watch TV an hour before bed, more than twice as likely to post to social media an hour before bed, twice as likely to check email an hour before bed and more than 40 percent more likely to sleep with their phones next to their beds. Ensure your body is getting adequate support. What felt comfortable to sleep on eight years ago may not provide the support your body needs today. Your weight, pressure points, ailments, etc. can change over the course of time, so it’s important to check the mattress tag. If it’s more than 8 years old, it is time to replace it. Another way to make sure your body has the proper support and alignment is to figure out your sleep po-
sition and select the right pillows to support your body. This can help alleviate tossing and turning, and provide a more comfortable night of sleep. Avoid nighttime snacking. About 24 percent of extremely stressed people indulge in a snack an hour before bed, according to the survey. There are many food and drink options that encourage a good night’s sleep more than others, such as tryptophan-rich foods like dairy, nuts and seeds, bananas, honey and eggs. Conversely, foods and medications with caffeine and foods with high-fat content should be avoided. The foods you choose are important, but also pay attention to the timing of when you eat and drink. Even fighting stress with an afternoon espresso can affect your ability to sleep hours later when your head hits the pillow.
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Sneak in More Fruits and Vegetables. You can bulk up the nutritional value of nearly any meal by incorporating fruits or vegetables directly into your recipes. Pureeing veggies is a good way to disguise textures or flavors you might typically avoid. For example, celery is a natural flavor enhancer for many types of broth soup. Adding finely pureed celery to the stock will add the flavor without the crunchy bits. You can also slip vegetables like spinach or carrots into smoothies, and depending on the base and fruit, you may never even taste them. Fresh, canned or frozen, fruit can give a boost of nutrition to dishes like oatmeal or pudding. You can also use purees (think applesauce) as a low-fat substitute for eggs and oil in baked goods like cake.
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Visit Green Bluff The present day Green Bluff Growers is an association of small family farms, food stands and breweries. Seasonal activities include pick-your-own fruit and annual festivals such as: Blooms on the Bluff, Strawberry Celebration, Cherry Festival, Cherry Pickers’ Trot and Pit Spit and Peach Festival in the spring and summer, and the Apple Festival in the fall and Holiday Memories in the winter. That’s a big change from the earliest days of the growers’ association, which formed in 1902. In those days, the group’s mission was to protect local strawberry growers from outside competition. Now, the association helps local farmers with agricultural tourism. The promise of an old fashion farm experience brings thousands of visitors each year to the rolling hills northeast of Spokane. If you’re from the city and have never had an opportunity to pick your own fruit or simply enjoy a ride on a beautiful day, take a drive up to Green Bluff. There are two loops, the West and East, full of small farms for the adventurous visitor to discover. Part of what makes Green Bluff unique in the entire country is the large concentration of farms – more than 30 – within such a relatively small area of about 12 square miles. The Green Bluff Growers Association may have changed somewhat over the last 100 years, but the country hospitality of its members remains just as A trip to the bluff isn’t complete without a stop at... warm and friendly as a century ago. The experience and crops you’ll find vary by season. For example, arrive in early August and buy apricots picked less than an hour before. While eating the juicy and still warm fruit, take a moment to examine the beauty of a golden wheat field beside the road. Mt. Spokane is not far away and it affords wonderful views and the perspective of how Green Bluff’s farms dot the landscape. Visit mid-September through October for the Apple Festival. What started a couple of decades ago as a one-day celebration of apples at the Green Bluff Grange has evolved into a six-week, all-out apple frenzy. Just like the old days, Green Bluff’s many growers continue to sell bushel upon bushel Open Daily 8am-5pm of Jonagolds, Granny Smiths and Fujis. But now 8215 E Green Bluff Rd. • Colbert, WA • (509) 238-4902 they also entice families with live music, hayrides, www.hansensgreenblufforchard.com corn mazes, pony rides and petting zoos.
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Scotia memorial This newly installed memorial is located just beyond the bridge over the Little Spokane River on Scotia Road, about 10 miles from Newport. It pays tribute to Scotia and one of its residents, Bob Kress. The memorial is on a little piece of county land. There will be a dedication of the memorial Saturday, Sept. 30, at 1 p.m. People are invited to bring stories and memories of Scotia and the people who lived there.
Public hearing on recreational marijuana home grows OLYMPIA – The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (WSLCB) will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, Oct. 4, to receive public input on
whether the State should allow home grows of recreational marijuana. The public hearing is during the regularly scheduled 10 a.m. board meeting
down rive r eve nts Wednesday, Sept. 20 Story Time: 10:30 a.m. Metalines Library Commissioner Kiss Office Hours: 3-6:45 p.m. - Ione Library
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Governor Jay Inslee (D) Office of the Governor PO Box 40002 Olympia, WA 98504-0002 360-902-4111 Relay operators for the deaf or hard of hearing, dial 7-1-1 www.governor.wa.gov Legislative District 7 - Position 1 Rep. Jacquelin Maycumber (R) 411 John L. O’Brian building PO Box 40600 Olympia, WA 98504-0600 Phone: (360) 786-7908 Email: Jacquelin.Maycumber@leg. wa.gov No home office yet Legislative District 7 - Position 2 Rep. Joel Kretz (R) 335A Legislative Building PO Box 40600 Olympia, WA 98504-0600 Phone: (360) 786-7988 Email: kretz.joel@leg.wa.gov Local Address (March-December) 20 North Main St. PO Box 1 Omak, WA 98441 Phone: (509) 826-7203 State Senator - Legislative District 7 Shelly Short 409 Legislative Building PO Box 40407 Olympia WA 98504 Phone: (360) 786-7612 Email: shelly.short@leg.wa.gov
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at its headquarters at 3000 Pacific Avenue in Olympia. Due to space and parking restrictions, the WSLCB encourages written public comment. Written public comment may be submitted by email through Wednesday, Oct. 11 at rules@lcb. wa.gov or hard copy at PO Box 43080, Olympia, WA 98504. The board may adjust the testimony time allotted to each speaker based on the number of attendees to ensure that everyone has time to testify. Legislation enacted in 2017 directs the WSLCB to “conduct a study of regulatory options for the legalization of marijuana plant possession and cultivation by recreational marijuana users.” The study must take into account the “Cole Memo,” issued by the United State Department of Justice in 2013, which outlines the federal government’s enforcement priorities in states where medical or recreational marijuana has been legalized or decriminalized. The study and recommendations are due to the Legislature on Dec. 1, 2017 “The agency is actively
engaging other states, the public, the industry and stakeholders. We know there are many perspectives to this issue and we want to ensure they are captured for our report and recommendations,” said agency director Rick Garza. The WSLCB is seeking input on three options at the public hearing. Option 1: Tightly Regulated Recreational Marijuana Home Grows This option allows recreational home grows under a strict state regulatory framework based on the Cole Memo: Requires a permit; four plants maximum per household; All plants must be entered into the state traceability system; Requirements for security, preventing youth access, preventing diversion, etc.; Jurisdiction is shared between WSLCB and local authorities Statutory provision that allows law enforcement to seize and destroy all plants if beyond limit; Allows recreational See grows, 10A
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tise into neutering the male cats,” Reed said in an email. “Angel Paws has also purchased live traps at a cost of $500 to capture the cats.” However, Reed added that the project cannot be finished without spaying the females, and Angel Paws cannot afford the cost without donations. It costs Angel Paws $25 to spay each cat at Spokane Humane Society, and that doesn’t include the cost of transportation to and from Spokane. “Dr. Ward and Angel Paws are trying to do the right and humane thing,” said Reed. “The cats are being adequately cared for, but would increase in number creating a greater problem for all. As you know there is no animal control in Pend Oreille County to assist with this problem.” Donations can be sent to PO Box 1814, Newport, WA 99156. For more information about the project or donations, call Reed at 509-447-3541 or Margie Starr at 509-445-1747. If there are any civic groups interested in helping with this project, either Reed or Starr will meet with the group. “We are asking the residents of the Ione area to help,” Reed said. “It is the right and humane thing to do. We need $950 to finish this project. Any additional funding will be used to help other pet owners in the North end of the county.” Check out Angel Paws Facebook page at www.facebook.com/angelpawspoc.
BOISE – Co-chair Linda Clark called it “a red-letter day.” Then, minutes later, the State Board of Education member had a reminder for other members of the state’s higher education task force: Now, the hard work begins. On Friday, Sept. 15, Gov. Butch Otter’s higher education task force signed off on 12 recommendations on 12 unanimous votes. But as Clark and other task force members pointed out at the conclusion of Friday’s meeting, implementation is another matter, and a timeconsuming matter. Otter’s K-12 task force issued its recommendations in 2013. The state is still working on implementation — on everything from a mastery-based learning model to changes in Idaho’s school funding formula. Here’s a rundown of the higher ed task force’s 12 recommendations. A statewide “digital campus.” Task force members are looking at this as a game-changer. As they look for ways to get another 40,000 students into the system, they see a digital campus as an affordable college option that breaks down geographic barriers. The digital campus would tap into the current higher education system. More money for college scholarships. The task force wants to expand the Opportunity Scholarship program and make money available to more high school graduates. The high-school GPA threshold would drop from 3.0 to 2.5. The task force also wants to fund the “adult completers” scholarship for older students who need credits to finish a degree. Otter has pushed this idea for two years, but the Legislature hasn’t signed on. Rewriting and resetting the “60 percent goal.” The task force still wants 60 percent of Idaho’s 25to 34-year-olds to have a postsecondary degree. But the group dropped the original 2020 target date, opting for a 2025 goal. The task force also opted for what it calls an “aspirational” tone, saying the goal will help Idahoans survive and thrive in a changing work force. A “system-ness” goal, as the task force calls it. The group wants the state’s colleges and universities to integrate services, such as IT, to build a “student-centric system.” Outcomes-based funding. The task force wants the state to launch some form of outcomes-based higher education funding by 2019-20. Funding would be based, for example, on the number of degrees awarded. Colleges and universities could get bonuses for on-time graduations, or serving at-risk students. It’s unclear how many higher education dollars would shift into an outcomesbased pool. The outcomes-based model generated some debate Friday. Rep. Ilana Rubel, D-Boise, suggested the model could encourage colleges and universities to water down the quality of degrees. Other task force members said the shift would make higher education budgets more transparent — and more palatable to skeptical legislators. “This is an easy sell,” said Sen. Bob Nonini, R-Coeur d’Alene. The recommendation still passed unanimously. K-12 upgrades, including an “enhanced statewide digital delivery system.” A K-20 “guided pathways program.” Think in terms of a broad scope, stretching from kindergarten through graduate school. Some ingredients in this goal: early learning opportunities, and advising programs that begin no later than eighth grade. Improved student completion. This goal also incorporates digital learning, as a tool to keep time-and-place-bound students in school, and early interventions for struggling students. Adopting the recommendations of another state task force — Otter’s work force development task force. A “competency-based system.” This is akin to the mastery-based approach to K-12, now in its infancy in Idaho. Students would earn college degrees and certificates based on mastery of subject matter, rather than class time. There would be a partnering with industry and an increased emphasis on internships, apprenticeships and workplace-campus co-op programs. Students should receive postsecondary credits for work force training.
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BOISE – In the years since the recession, funding is starting to trickle back into Idaho’s K-12 education, but higher education has been sent
to the back of the line. Tuition at Idaho’s colleges and universities has skyrocketed in response to lack of adequate state funding, our post-secondary “go-on” and graduation rates are among the lowest in the nation, and employers complain they
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can’t fill jobs because we aren’t turning out enough skilled workers. This spring, Gov. Butch Otter convened a Higher Education Task Force to address this long-neglected sector of our education system. Among the recommendations of the task force is a simple but revolutionary system that could solve many of our underlying problems in one fell swoop: the “co-op” model. While many American universities have successfully gone down the co-op path, the mother ship of co-op programs was established at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada. I have several friends who went there, all of whom went on to successful careers. Last year, I was part of a delegation to Waterloo that included Idaho’s director of the Department of Labor, the director of the STEM Action Center, and professors from most of Idaho’s universities: ISU, BSU, U of I, LCSC and BYU-Idaho. The secret sauce is very simple – Waterloo students spend their school career alternating between full-time school semesters and full-time work semesters. The university aggressively
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during those work semesters because they don’t have to commute to school. In Idaho, such a system would enable a University of Idaho student to pay for school by working a semester at the Idaho National Lab, or an Idaho State University student to work a semester at a tech start-up in Boise. Because the work semesters aren’t always scheduled during summer, students can take advantage of job opportunities that are available in winter, spring and fall. Employers involved in the co-op program fly thousands of miles to recruit participating students. During our Waterloo tour last year, employers told us these graduates make better practical use of their school-learning time due to their work experiences. They also tend to have superior “soft skills” that help them integrate effectively into a workplace. The employers also found it easier to create meaningful jobs for co-op students because the positions are full-time and can be filled throughout the year. The overall economic benefits were remarkable. The town of Waterloo is roughly the size of Boise
and is located hours away from the nearest large city (Toronto). Because of the co-op program, the town has over 1,000 technology start-up companies that are bringing in over $37 billion per year. Global companies such as Intel, Google, and Electronic Arts are building facilities in Waterloo to have better access to the co-op students. After seeing first-hand the remarkable success of the co-op program I came back more eager than ever to try it out in Idaho. After years of promoting this idea, I got my wish. The Higher Education Task Force just finalized its recommendations, which included a recommendation that we launch co-op programs in Idaho colleges and universities. It will take work and time to get this off the ground – Waterloo didn’t spring up overnight. But, it’s worth the effort to give Idaho kids a path to an exciting, relevant and affordable education, followed by a great career. Rep. Ilana Rubel is the assistant minority leader of the Idaho House of Representatives. She represents District 18 in Boise and is currently serving her third term.
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recruits employers (over 7,000 employers participate) to ensure these are meaningful jobs that relate directly to the student’s course of study. The benefits to students, employers, and the economy from this system are off the charts. By the time they graduate, these students have two full years of employment under their belts across six different employers. Students love it because it allows them to try out different employers and discover what they really enjoy before committing to a post-graduation job. Waterloo students typically graduate debt-free because the work semesters provide enough income to cover their tuition and living expenses. As an added bonus, they generally start at much higher salaries than other graduates because their breadth of work experience puts them in high demand. These co-op students don’t have to juggle a job around school because a work semester is for work and a school semester for school. This helps them focus and succeed better in both environments. It also opens up more job opportunities. Students have geographic freedom to accept a job anywhere
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juana (no combustible processing). Option 2: Local Control of Recreational Marijuana Home Grows This option is based on statewide standards including requirements for security, preventing youth access, preventing diversion, etc.; Limits plants to 4 per household; Allows recreational growers to purchase plants from licensed as long as growers have a permit. Requires a permit to possess plants.
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remain prohibited: A regulated market exists today with statewide access; Recreational home grows may provide a cover for diversion; The Cole Memo is concerned with diversion, youth access, and the criminal element; Home grows for medical marijuana is allowed as well as cooperatives. Among the eight states that have legalized recreational marijuana, Washington is the only state that does not allow marijuana home grows. Washington allows authorized patients to have limited grows for medical purposes or to be part of a four-member medical marijuana cooperative if the cooperative registers with the WSLCB and the local jurisdiction does not object. Those wishing to view the public hearing may watch via WebEx. The live link will be posted to the Board Meeting webpage of the WSLCB website at lcb.wa.gov at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting.
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b r i e f ly Newport harriers on to Battle for the 509 NEWPORT – The Newport High School cross country team’s trip to the Lake Spokane Invitational Saturday, Sept. 16 was canceled. The Grizzlies will head to the Nike – Battle for the 509 on Saturday, Sept. 23, 4 p.m. at the Fairways Gold Course in Medical Lake.
Priest River girls’ soccer takes on Timberlake, Northwest Christian PRIEST RIVER – The Priest River Lamanna High School girls’ soccer team played Timberlake High School Tuesday, Sept. 19 in an away game after deadline. They will take on Northwest Christian from Colbert Thursday, Sept. 21, 4 p.m. at home. The Spartans will host Timberlake Saturday, Sept. 23, 2 p.m.
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Newport hosted Priest River Wednesday, Sept. 13. Newport won in three games.
Knights of Columbus Youth Soccer Challenge Sunday NEWPORT – The Knights of Columbus are hosting the annual youth soccer challenge Sunday, Sept. 24, at 2 p.m. at Ellersick Field. All boys and girls 9 to 14 years old are eligible to participate and will compete in their respective age divisions. Each player will be allowed 15 shots at the goal from the penalty line, 12 yards from the goal, with no goaltender. Winners progress to the district, regional, state and international levels. All contestants on the local level are recognized for their participation in the event. Participants are required to furnish proof of age and written parental consent. Entry forms can be obtained at Stratton Elementary School and Sadie Halstead Middle School. Forms will also be available at the soccer field on the day of the event. The Knights of Columbus is an international Catholic family fraternal service organization that volunteers time and donates money to charitable causes. For additional information or entry forms, call Ed Zupich at 509-4473943.
Busy week for Lady Panthers CUSICK – The Cusick volleyball team hosted Northport Tuesday, after The Miner went to press. They hit the road Saturday, Sept. 23, and play against OdessaHarrington at Odessa at noon, and then take on Almira/Coulee-Hartline at Coulee City at 4 p.m.
Lady Spartans suffer Lady Griz beat difficult week Riverside, Priest River By Michelle Nedved Of The Miner
NEWPORT – The Newport volleyball team lost to Colville Tuesday, Sept. 12, but made some tweaks that must have worked. On Deck: They came Vs. Freeman: Thursday, back and beat Sept. 21, 6:30 p.m. Priest River and Vs. Chewelah: Saturday, Riverside. Sept. 23, 1:30 p.m. Newport At Deer Park: Tuesday, lost to Colville Sept. 26, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 12, in three games, 25-14, 25-22, 25-9. “Overall I was pleased with our effort in game two, which was a closely contested game,” coach Geoff Pearson said. “Madi Hofstee played really well after making the move to middle hitter and paced our offensive attack.” Hofstee had five kills. Cora Pelleburg,
Cyndi Lewis and Olivia Witter each had one ace. Trystan Potter had eight digs, Witter had 10 assists and Pelleburg added four blocks. “I thought we had glimpses of what we can be, we just need to work on consistency,” Pearson said. “Colville is a well coached team and played really good defense. We look forward to making some small adjustments for our match tomorrow against Priest River,” said Monday. It worked. Newport beat Priest River in three games Wednesday, Sept. 13, 25-19, 25-17, 25-16. Pelleberg finished with a match high nine kills and Crystal Miller had six kills, nine digs and three aces. Potter had 12 digs and Hofstee had two
PRIEST RIVER – It was another long hard week for the Lady Spartans, physically, mentally, and emotionally, according to Priest River volleyball coach Leslie Ritter-Meek. On Deck: “We went into Timberlake Vs. Coeur d’Alene with higher hopes than what we Charter: Thursday, displayed. I felt that both teams’ Sept. 21, 7 p.m. energy was super low and we Vs. St. Maries: Tuesday, just made more mistakes than Sept. 26, 7 p.m. they did. Our stats will show we just didn’t show up and play as I believe we can,” Ritter-Meek said. Priest River lost 25-11, 25-15, 25-9. Maggee Pankoke had 13 digs, Harlee Meek had seven assists, Tabitha Richey had six digs and Emliee Clark had five kills. “At the Newport match we looked a lot better than the night before,” Ritter-Meek said of the Wednesday night game. “Both teams fought hard, we just came up short again. “It is the tiny little errors that keep us from coming out on top. When we figure that out and fix them, the
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Cusick crushes Inchelium By Don Gronning Of The Miner
CUSICK – The Cusick Panters put on an impressive, albeit short, display for hometown fans when they routed Inchelium 54-0 in two quarters Friday night, Sept. 15. “I knew Inchelium was going to struggle,” Cusick coach Troy Hendershott said. “They lost a ton of good players to graduation.” The had to contend with a fired up Cusick team.
“I was talking about how flat we were last week,” Hendershott said. “This week everything was different. They On Deck: came At Northport: out Friday, Sept. 22, like 7p.m. they had a chip on their shoulder and it showed.” Cusick essentially won the game in the first quarter when they scored 46 unanswered points. “Everything was working,” Hendershott
said. In high school football, when one team gets up 40 points, the refs just let the clock run until the game is over. Trevor Shanholtzer caught a 25-yard touchdown pass from Tanner Shanholtzer to give Cusick its first score. Tanner Shanholtzer ran for the extra points. Jed Cupp scored next on a 32-yard run, the first of three touchdowns for Cupp. The See Cusick, 3B
Spartan harriers show hard work By Sophia Aldous Of The Miner
COEUR D’ALENE – The Priest River cross country team took to the Hayden Canyon course Saturday, Sept. 16, for the Couer d’Alene Invitational, with the Spartans finishing in 11th place overall out of 16 schools. “We also had a really good race from both the boys and girls cross-
country teams,” said coach Lance Clark. “I see a lot of improvements in this race.” On Deck: While none At Bob Firman of Priest River’s Invitational: athletes placed Saturday, Sept. 23, in the top 20, 8:45 a.m. Clark cited Cameron Parkes and Slava Negrieiev who led the boys cross-country squad, while Sharnai Hogan and Izzie Schmidt led the girls cross-
country squad. “I am really proud of the members of the team,” said Clark. “They are working hard every day to get better. It really is making a difference in the races.” Amber Johnston, Rheini Proctor, Annika Rantala, Julia Rantala, Kymara Fulton and Paula Willin, and Graden Hanes, Spencer Sedgwick See cross country, 3B
s p o rt s c a l e n d a r Thursday, Sept. 21 Priest River Girls Soccer vs. Northwest Christian: 4 p.m. - Priest River Lamanna High School Newport Girls Soccer vs. Freeman: 4 p.m. - Newport High School Newport Volleyball vs. Freeman: 6:30 p.m. - Newport High School Priest River Volleyball vs. Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy: 7 p.m. - Priest River Lamanna High School
Friday, Sept. 22 Selkirk Football vs. Republic: 7 p.m. - Republic High School Cusick Football vs. Northport: 7 p.m. - Northport High School Newport Football vs. Medical Lake: 7 p.m. Medical Lake High School
Saturday, Sept. 23 Priest River Cross Country at Bob Firman Invite: Eagle Island State Park Open Gym, Adult Basketball: 7 a.m. - Newport High School Newport Cross Country at Battle for the 509: 10 a.m. - Fairways Golf Course Priest River Boys Soccer vs. Orofino: Noon - Orofino High School Selkirk Volleyball vs. Almira/Coulee-Hartline:
Noon - ACH Cusick Volleyball vs. Odessa-Harrington: Noon - Odessa-Harrington Newport Volleyball vs. Chewelah: 1:30 p.m. - Newport High School Priest River Girls Soccer vs. Timberlake: 2 p.m. Priest River Lamanna High School Priest River Football vs. Gooding: 2 p.m. - Gooding High School Selkirk Volleyball vs. Odessa: 4 p.m. - Odessa Cusick Volleyball vs. Almira/Coulee-Hartline: 4 p.m. - ACH
Tuesday, Sept. 26 Priest River Girls Soccer vs. Northwest Christian: 4 p.m. - Northwest Christian, Colbert Newport Girls Soccer vs. Deer Park: 4 p.m. - Deer Park Elementary Priest River Cross Country Invite: 4:15 p.m. - Priest River Lamanna High School Priest River Boys Soccer vs. Upper Columbia Academy: 6 p.m. - Priest River Lamanna High School Newport Volleyball vs. Deer Park: 6:30 p.m. - Deer Park High School Priest River Volleyball vs. St. Maries: 7 p.m. - Priest River Lamanna High School
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Newport shuts out Chewelah By Don Gronning Of The Miner
Newport – The Newport Grizzlies football team picked up a Northeast A League win at home Friday, Sept. 15. They beat Chewelah 25-0. Newport coach Dave Pomante said he was pleased with how well the offensive line played this week. “They did a much better job this week than against Priest River,” he said. The Grizzlies had the benefit of Danny Bradbury playing his first game of the year. He had injured an ankle over the summer. “He makes us a different team, both offensively and defensively,” Newport coach Dave Pomante said. “I think of the first three to four plays, he made the tackle.” Quarterback Koa Pancho had a good game, both offensively and on defense. Pancho was involved in all the scoring plays. He hit Tug Smith with a 10-yard pass for the Grizzlies first touchdown in the first quarter. Adam Moorhead’s extra point kick was blocked. In the second quarter Pancho made a five-yard touchdown run. The point after kick by Greyson Le was unsuccessful. The teams played a scoreless third quarter. In the fourth quarter, Pancho ran two yards for a TD. The Moorhead kick was good. Pancho and Smith teamed up for a six-yard touchdown pass for Newport’s final score. Moor-
Selkirk beats Curlew, Republic By Michelle Nedved Of The Miner
IONE – The Selkirk volleyball team played two matches Saturday, Sept. 16, beating Curlew in three games, and Republic in four. On Deck: Selkirk beat Curlew 25-5, At Almira/ 25-11, 25-12. Jenna Couch Coulee-Hartline: Saturday, Sept. 23, had two assists and four aces. noon Whitney Dawson had four kills, At Odessa: and Quinn Zimmerman finished Saturday, Sept. 23, with three digs. 4 p.m. The Rangers followed that up with a four-game win against Republic, 25-16, 23-25, 25-21, 25-11. Couch had 19 assists, two aces and a block. Whitney Dawson had 13 kills and Bree Dawson had seven digs. Selkirk will be on the road for two games Saturday, Sept. 23. At noon they will be at Coulee City where they’ll play Almira/Coulee-Hartline. They’ll make the hour-long bus trip to Odessa for a match at 4 p.m.
Spartans axed by Lumberjacks, bitten by Bulldogs Miner photo|Don Gronning
Tug Smith hauls in a touchdown pass against Chewelah Friday night at Newport. The Grizzlies won 25-0, with Smith catching two TDs.
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head’s kick was no good. Newport dominated Chewelah offensively, with 303 On Deck: yards offense to At Medical Lake: Friday, 140 for Sept. 22, 7 p.m. Chewelah. Pancho completed 13 of 18 passes for 114 yards and two touchdowns. He threw one interception. Both Newport and Chewelah lost one fumble
DAYTON – Priest River boys’ soccer had their work cut out for them last week, with losses to Dayton Saturday, Sept. 16, 4-0, and Tuesday, Sept. 12, 6-0 to St. Maries. Both were away games. At Saturday’s game the Dayton Bulldogs scored
each. Newport picked off two Chewelah passes and Chewelah intercepted Newport once. Kade Zorica and Moorhead each made interceptions for Newport. Bradbury led Newport tacklers, with 9.5. Johnny Miller had 5 tackles, Zorica had 4.5 and Kai Bowman had 4. Joel Miller only had three tackles but two were for a loss of yards.
The game was Newport’s first Northeast A League game and the win put them in a four-way tie for first with Lakeside, Colville and Freeman. Last week Lakeside beat Bonners Ferry 48-12, Colville beat Deer Park 34-7 and Freeman beat Medical Lake, 49-0. Newport will travel to Medical Lake Friday, Sept. 22, for a game that starts at 7 p.m.
Selkirk beats St. John-Endicott By Don Gronning Of The Miner
ST. JOHN – The Selkirk Rangers football team got their third win of the year, beating St. John Endicott 58-26 last Saturday. Selkirk coach Jeremy Link said the game was closer than it looked in the first half. “They were stuffing our offense pretty good,” Link said. “We made some changes On Deck: at the At Republic: half.” Friday, Sept. 22, The 7p.m. Rangers also had difficulty stopping St. John-Endicott’s wide receiver Dustin Fox, who scored three touchdowns against the Rangers. “He was faster than anybody we had,” Link said. Selkirk scored first with a 13-yard Jay Link to Zech Curran pass play. Ty Taylor, coming of an elbow injury, ran in the extra points. St. John-Endicott answered with a 70-yard TD pass play. They converted the extra points to tie the game. Selkirk came back with a 30-yard, Link to Justin Krabbenhoft pass play for a TD. Selkirk didn’t make the extra points. St. John-Endicott came back in the second quarter with another Fox touchdown pass reception and again failed to get any extra points. Link and Krabbenhoft hooked up again for another touchdown pass play, this one a 12-yard effort. The Rangers didn’t make the extra points. Selkirk led at
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Selkirk quarterback Jay Link looks to run against St. John-Endicott Saturday. Link had a good game and Selkirk won 58-26.
halftime 20-14. After the halftime changes, Selkirk came out and scored 16 points in the third quarter, with Taylor catching a 20-yard touchdown pass from Link. Aiden Penney caught the extra points throw from Link. Taylor broke a 30-yard touchdown run and Krabbenhoft and Link connected for 2 extra points. St. John Endicott came back with another big pass play to score. The third quarter ended with Selkirk leading 36-20. Selkirk put the game away in the fourth quarter with a 29-yard
Penney touchdown run, and two Link to Curran passes, one for 35 yards ant the other for 26 yards. Taylor ran in the last two extra points. Taylor and Link led the Ranger offense. Taylor had 107 yards on 16 carries. He scored a rushing TD and a receiving TD. “He’s tough to bring down,” coach Link said. Quarterback Jay Link completed 13 of 22 passes for 232 yards and six touchdowns and two 2-point conversions. He was intercepted once. “It was a huge game for him,” Link said. He credited the quarterback with having a good pass-
ing game and making plays with his feet by moving around. Curran had 84 yards receiving and three touchdowns. Krabbenhoft had 57 yards receiving and two touchdowns and one point after catch. Penney carried seven times for 65 yards, a touchdown and a 2-point conversion Selkirk defense performed well, with Luke Couch getting three interceptions. Krabbenhoft led the team with nine tackles. Selkirk will travel to play Republic Friday, Sept. 22. The game starts at 7 p.m.
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‘The Spartans played all out giving 100 percent effort leaving everything on the field with no subs to give them a break during the match.’ Rob Lawler
Priest River boys’ soccer coach
four goals in the first half, with the Spartans making adjustments and keeping Dayton from scoring again in the second half. According to coach Rob Lawler there were several opportunities for Priest On Deck: River to match Dayton goal At Orofino High for goal, but for whatever School: Saturday, Sept. 23, Noon reason Priest River could not get the ball past the Vs. Upper Columbia Academy: Tuesday, Sept. Bulldogs’ goalkeeper. 26, 6 p.m. “The Spartans played all out, giving 100 percent effort leaving everything on the field with no subs to give them a break during the match,” Lawler said of his team. “We definitely played well against the Bulldogs and it was disappointing to not have the score resemble how well we played in this match.” The Spartans had 21 shots on goal and 19 saves. Dayton had 19 shots and 15 saves. Earlier in the week, Priest River traveled to St. Maries, where a challenging game rendered the Lumberjacks the winner, 6-0. The Spartans had two shots on goal and 19 saves, while St. Maries had 24 shots and one save. St. Maries scored three goals in the first half and added another three in the second half. Priest River was focused on their defensive game, said Lawler, and with one sub it was challenging to shift players around to find the best fit against the talented St. Maries team. “Each player is getting an opportunity to shine in a defensive position,” said Lawler. Priest River played Timberlake High School Tuesday, Sept. 19 in an away game after deadline. The Spartans will travel to Orofino High School Saturday, Sept. 23 for a match at noon, then host Upper Columbia Academy Tuesday, Sept. 26 at 6 p.m.
St. Maries tops Spartans By Don Gronning Of The Miner
ST. MARIES – The Priest River Spartans football team had their hands full against the defending state champs at St. Maries Friday, Sept. 15. The Spartans lost the non-league game 30-19. “We made far too many mistakes to win the game,” Priest River coach Brad Martin said. “We did a lot of great things, but we have to fix the punt team and we have to clean up the turnovers and penalties.” See football, 3B
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Two qualify for 2018 Bloomsday second seed
Miner photo|Sophia Aldous
Lady Grizzlies get a win and a loss Newport’s Makayla Pym drives the ball away from Colville’s clutches at a home game last Tuesday. The Grizzlies lost. No information was available after the game. Newport played Riverside Monday, Sept. 18 in an away game where they bested the Rams 3-2. The Grizzlies played Lakeside at Nine Mile Falls Tuesday, after deadline. Newport will host Freeman Thursday, Sept. 21. Game starts at 4 p.m.
NEWPORT – Last Saturday morning 131 runners from all over the Northwest welcomed chilly, but clear skies and competed in the 10th Anniversary Newport Autumn Bloom 5K/10K Fun Run at Newport Park. Autumn Bloom’s 10K officially qualified two runners for the highly competitive second seed for Bloomsday, 2018. This year’s race welcomed back three prestigious Spokane running clubs, Manito Running Club, the Flying Irish Running Club and Bloomsday Road Runners Club. In addition, two new running clubs, Road Rebels and Spokane Swift, added their names to the growing list of serious runners. In order to qualify for the Bloomsday 2018 Second Seed, male runners must finish under 39 minutes and female runners must finish under 47 minutes. Newport Autumn Bloom qualifiers were: Steve Kirschke (minutes and seconds, 00:37:31) and John Collins (00:38:13). Male overall 10K winners were Steve Kirschke (1st), John Collins (2nd) and Heath Robertson (3rd, 00:39:21). Female overall 10K winners were Lisa Kirschke
(1st, 00:50:29), Hannah Maple (2nd, 00:50:51) and Newport’s Annie Frederick (00:54:26). This year’s youngest 10K runner was 8-year-old Abigail Eldore of Priest Lake; the oldest 10 K runner this year was 73-year-old Autumn Bloom veteran James Schow of Plummer, Idaho. 5K male overall winners were David Bingaman (1st, 00:17:58), Benjamin Miller (2nd, 00:24:02), and Doug Miller (3rd, 00:24:42). 5K female overall winners were Amy Page Rose (1st, 00:21:51), Diana Crabtree (2nd, 00:23:20), and Brin Westenskow (3rd, 00:26:22). This year’s youngest 5K competitor was 9-yearold Erik Pierce of Coeur d’Alene; the oldest 5K runner was 82-year-old Jean Green of Spokane. 10K race winners by age division were: 10K Female (1-14 Age Group): 1st Place – Abigail Eldore. 10K Male (20-29 Age Group): 1st Place – Brandon Hoff. 10K Female (2029 Age Group): 1st Place – Kambria Hyatt; 2nd Place – Ana Melendrez. 10K Male (30-39 Age Group): 1st Place – John Collins; 2nd Place – Heath Robertson; 3rd Place – Kevin Young. 10K Female (30-39 Age Group):
1st Place – Hannah Maple; 2nd Place – Marie Hughes; 3rd Place – Becky Rowe. 10K Male (40-49 Age Group): 1st Place – Steve Kirske; 2nd Place – Michael Trout; 3rd Place – Brian Sayrs. 10K Female (40-49 Age Group): 1st Place – Lisa Kirschke; 2nd Place – Kristin Janson; 3rd Place – Monica Gile. 10K Male (50-59 Age Group): 1st Place – Walter Mueller; 2nd Place – William Thompson. 10K Female (50-59 Age Group): 1st Place – Annie Frederick; 2nd Place – Sue Siemsen; 3rd Place – Marie Ellis. 10K Male (60-69 Age Group): 1st Place – George Wallis; 2nd Place – Paul Fitzpatrick; 3rd Place – Rodney Riffel. 10K Female (60-69 Age Group): 1st Place – Karen Luedeking; 2nd Place – Terri Smoak. 10K Male (70+ Age Group): 1st Place – James Schow. 5K race winners by age division were: 5K Male (14 & Under Age Group): 1st Place – Brennen Jones; 2nd Place – Erik Pierce; 3rd Place – Wyatt Jones. 5K Female (14 & Under Age Group): 1st Place – Anna Jones; 2nd Place – Elise Hinchliff; 3rd Place – Sarah Goodman. 5K Male See autumn, 9B
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Martin said for the first time he saw a mental breakdown by the Spartans while the game was still On Deck: within At Gooding: reach. Saturday, Sept. 23, Priest 2 p.m. (Mountain River’s Time) Dausen O’Brien scored on a fiveyard run in the fourth quarter that brought the game to within four points. “All season I’ve never seen our kids quit and we looked like we did for a few plays,” Martin said. St. Maries scored a sixyard touchdown run with 40 seconds left. The game started close, with St. Maries scoring first. The Spartans answered with a 43-yard Riley Dement to Aaron Jeter touchdown pass. St. Maries came back with a rushing touch-
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blocks. Witter finished with 25 assists. For Priest River, Emilee Clark had six kills, Harlee Meek added 10 assists and Maggee Pankoke had 18 digs. Natalie Randolph finished with two blocks. Newport again won in three games Monday night, Sept. 18, sweeping Riverside 25-12, 25-10, 25-20. Pelleburg led Newport again with 12 kills, five aces and five blocks. Witter had 31 assists, Potter had 18 digs and Hofstee finished with six blocks. The Grizzlies traveled to Lakeside at Nine Mile Tuesday, after The Miner went to press. They host Freeman Thursday, Sept. 21, at 6:30 p.m. and then host Chewelah Saturday, Sept. 23, at 1:30 p.m. They then travel to Deer Park Tuesday, Sept. 26, at 6:30 p.m.
down in the second quarter. The Spartans Keegan Hegel scored on a two-yard run. St. Maries scored again with a 39-yard field goal. They then blocked a Priest River punt with a minute to go in the half, falling on the ball for a St. Maries touchdown. The teams played a scoreless third quarter. O’Brien scored in the fourth and St. Maries answered to win the game. Martin said the team needed to play better
when they were inside their opponent’s 30-yard line. “We have to be better in the red zone and even when we get inside a team’s 30, we have to punch it in,” he said. “With 5:44 left in the game we had the ball first and 10 on their 30-35 with all the momentum, we felt like they couldn’t stop our offense,” Martin said. But missed blocks, penalties and lack of communication stopped the drive.
Martin said that if the Spartans can have fewer penalties and turnovers, they could win. “If we clean up penalties and protect the ball like we work on and preach every day we’ll meet all of our team goals,” he said. “We can’t have three costly and poorly timed turnovers and win a game against anybody. One fumble lost was on a big momentum pass reception back into their end of the field that ended a drive and cost us a lot of
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outcome will be better for us,” the coach said. “We served well against Newport with only four missed serves, but had four aces as a team. Newport played tough I thought, and in the end made fewer errors than we did.” Newport won 25-17, 25-17, 25-16. For Priest River, Clark had six kills, Meek had 10 assists, Pankoke had 18 digs and Natalie Randolph had two blocks. Thursday night against Kellogg Priest River came out tough and ready to go. “I knew going into this match it was going to be a dog fight to the end, and that is exactly the case. We have already seen Kellogg a couple times, once at the jamboree and beat them and again last weekend at the Lakeland tourney and beat them. It is hard to keep beating a team over and over,” Ritter-Meek said. Priest River won the first game 2519. “We had the momentum, then we stepped into the second game and lost all of our momentum losing 13-25 and the third 15-25,” Ritter-Meek said. In the fourth game, the Spartans came back and fought hard for the win 25-23 and went into the fifth and final with the momentum again, and gave it a good hard fight, loosing 12-15. “I feel like our already long week played a little role in our lack of strength to finish strong in five games. That is the first time this year we have gone more than three games win or lose, and then to have that on top of our already long hard and emotional week, we just couldn’t finish.
“But I am proud of the girls for taking them to all five games. They could have very easily laid down and gave up that fourth game. They dug in and accomplished a big hurdle. Volleyball is such a mind game. So for them to play hard those last two games, shows me signs of growth, and maturity,” RitterMeek said. Clark had 10 kills and four aces, Meek had 22 assists, Dalaynee Cook finished with four aces, Pankoke had 30 digs and Randolph had two blocks. Priest River beat Kettle Falls Saturday in three: 25-17, 25-19, 25-13. “We played flat and tired, but got the job done. We served well again with only six missed,” Ritter-Meek said. Maggee Pankoke suffered a knee injury again and had to miss the third game. “I am proud of the players that came in and stepped it up to finish the third game strong,” the coach said. Meek had 17 assists and five aces served in a row. Pankoke had six digs, Randolph had six kills and Samantha Kendle had five digs. Richey finished with seven digs, seven kills and three digs, and Clark had seven digs, six kills and three aces. “It was good to finish the long week with a win. Take a day off and hit the court again hard on Monday before we see Bonners Ferry on Tuesday and CDA Charter on Thursday – two more league games. We are at the half way mark this week. We have one non-league game left, the rest of them count,” Ritter-Meek said. The Spartans traveled to Bonners Ferry Tuesday, after The Miner went to press. They host Coeur d’Alene Charter Thursday, Sept. 21, at 7 p.m. and then host St. Maries Tuesday, Sept. 26 at 7 p.m.
momentum in the game.” Which isn’t to say the Spartans didn’t force some St. Maries turnovers. Dausen O’Brien intercepted a St. Maries pass and Cole Thompson recovered a fumble. Martin said except for a few plays, the Spartans showed heart. “We took the defending state champs to the brink in this game and ended up on the wrong side of a really close game,” he
said. A lot of guys played really well, he added, and made lots of plays to put Priest River in a position to win this game in the end. “I’m proud of them,” Martin said. “We’ll clean up our mistakes and give all we have next week on the road against the second ranked team in the state.” Priest River will make the trip to McCall to play Gooding Saturday, Sept. 23, at 2 p.m.
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and Kyler Lord all showed improvement during the event, Clark added. “They were big improvements for an early season,” said Clark. “It means we are working hard and improving as a team. I can’t wait to see how they all will do in the next race at home.” The Spartans will go to Eagle Island State Park for the Bob Firman Invitational Saturday, Sept. 23 at 8:45 a.m.
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extra point attempt failed. C.J. Balcom scored next on a five yard run. Dylan Hendershott made the extra point run. Cupp scored on a one-yard run to end the quarter. Hendershott caught a pass for a 33-yard touchdown play. The extra points not successful. ‘Everything was were Cupp had and interception to go with the working.’ touchdowns. Trevor Shanholtzer also had an Troy Hendershott interception. Cusick coach On defense, Balcom led the way for Cusick, with five tackles, including three sacks. Hendershott is looking forward to having a complete team. Dylan Hendershott played in his first game of the season and his impact was felt, the coach said. When the Panthers play their next game at Northport, they will have the services of Caleb Ziesmer, an all league lineman and Toby Seymour, a transfer from Inchelium. The Northeast 1B North division win put Cusick in a three way tie for first with Columbia and Curlew. Cusick has a 2-1 overall record. Cusick will travel to Northport for a 7 p.m. game Friday, Sept. 22.
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Lifestyle
b r i e f ly Books Out Back has new hours PRIEST RIVER – The new hours for Priest River’s used books store, Books Out Back, are: Fridays, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. and Saturdays, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. The $1 per bag sale continues through the month of September. Books Out Back is located at 118 Main St. in Priest River. For more information, call 208448-2207.
Clockwork Mystery at Circle Moon Theatre SACHEEN LAKE – Mystery returns to Circle Moon Theatre with the performance of Clockwork, a frantic comedy mystery by Pat Cook and presented by Northwoods Performing Arts. Trouble begins when Leon Dunwoody tells his uncle the hysterical story of how he wrenched up his leg and dies laughing, literally. “The show is a complete night of murder, mayhem, and outrageous laughter,” said Alice Booth of Northwoods Performing Arts. Clockwork is scheduled on Oct. 6-7, 13-14, and 20-21. Tickets are $25 per person for dinner and show, or $12 for the show only. Seniors and children’s tickets are $10. Dining service begins at 6:30 p.m. and the curtain opens at 7:30 p.m. For tickets and reservations call 208-448-1294 or go to NorthwoodsPerformingArts.com and at Seeber’s Pharmacy in Newport. Circle Moon Theater is located on Highway 211, 3-1/2 miles north of Highway 2.
Pushing the Limits at Calispel Valley Library CUSICK – The Calispel Valley Library in Cusick, will be having a Pushing the Limits book discussion on Friday Night Lights by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, H.G. Bissinger, Saturday, Oct., 14 at 10 a.m. This national bestselling book follows the 1988 season of the Permian Panthers – the most victorious high school football team in Texas history, and located in a town ranked one of the most dangerous in the state of Texas. The co-facilitator for the discussion will be retired football coach and science teacher Nick Pease. The discussion will also include a 10-minute film an refreshments of the tailgate variety will be served. Pushing the Limits is a reading, viewing and discussion program for adults in communities served by rural libraries, made possible by a grant from the National Science Foundation. The program is the work of a team of library professionals, scientists, and filmmakers from organizations including Dartmouth College, the Association for Rural and Small Libraries, the Califa Library Group, Public Library Association, Dawson Media Group, Institute for Learning Innovations, Goodman Research Group and Oregon State University. For more information, email pamt@pocld.org or call the library at 800-366-3654.
Soroptimist Bunco back NEWPORT – The Newport Soroptimists will hold the dice game Bunco Friday Sept. 22, at the Hospitality House in Newport. The evening starts with a social hour at 5:30 p.m. and dice rolls start at 6 p.m. The cost is $20 per ticket, which includes a supper of homemade soups, snacks, beverages and a dessert. There is also a silent auction with gift baskets. Prizes are awarded winners in four categories. If you haven’t played Bunco in a while or are new to the game, there will be a demonstration and posting of rules for play at 5:30 p.m. Seating is limited, so people are advised to buy their tickets soon. All proceeds from this event are to support Soroptimist programs for women and girls in the community. They include Live Your Dream awards, Girl of the Month at Newport High School and Priest River Distinguished Young Women scholarships. “We also support local programs such as Girl Power, YES and God’s Closet,” says Sandy Loskill. The goal of Soroptimists is to “Enable and Empower Women to Live Their Dream.” For more information about Soroptimists or Bunco, contact Loskill at 509-447-5935 or email siofnewport@gmail.com or hloskill@yahoo.com.
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Boosting immune system at Live and Learn Saturday Courtesy photo|Stacy Pelkie
A bit of fun at the Cutter Mayor and Cutter Theatre Director Tara Leiniger shares a laugh with Tom Barnes at the shrimp boil and ping-pong raffle Labor Day weekend at the Cutter Theatre. The boil raised around $600 to go toward maintenance and repairs of the theatre.
PRIEST RIVER – The Live and Learn program at the Priest River Library returns on Saturday, Sept. 23 at 10:30 a.m. With cold and flu season approaching, Kim Bristlin will return to discuss natural ways to boost the immune system. Materials will be provided to make and take an inhaler for wellness. Register by calling 208-448-2207 or email library@westbonnerlibrary.org. Follow library programs and events at westbonner. lili.org or on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WestBonnerLibraries.
we e k ah ead Wednesday, Sept. 20 Rotary Club: 7 a.m. - Oldtown Rotary Park Newport TOPS: 8:30 a.m. - Hospitality House Overeaters Anonymous: 9 a.m. - Pineridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport, use front entrance. Contact Barb at 509-447-0775. Fiber Arts Knitting and Spinning Group: 9 a.m. Create Arts Center, Newport Story Time: 10:30 a.m. Blanchard Library Master Chef Cooking Series: 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. - Blanchard Community Center
Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. - Blanchard Community Church Newport Masonic Lodge: 7:30 p.m. - Newport
Friday, Sept. 22 Books Out Back: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Priest River Library Happy Agers Meeting and Potluck: Noon Priest River Senior Center Story Time: 3 p.m. Newport Library Dance Classes: 5:306:30 p.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport Al-Anon: 7-8 p.m. - Priest River, Call Jan 208-9466131
Story Time - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick: 11 a.m. - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick
Alcoholics Anonymous Open Meeting: 7 p.m. - St. Catherine’s Catholic Church
Al-Anon: Noon - American Lutheran Church
Saturday, Sept. 23
Pinochle: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center
Books out Back: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Priest River Library
Alcoholics Anonymous: 5:45 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport
Happy Agers Card Party: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post/Auxiliary: 6 p.m. - Priest River VFW
AA Meeting: 5 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport
Priest River Animal Rescue: 6 p.m. - 1710 9th St., Priest River York Rite of Freemasonry: 6:30 p.m. - Spirit Lake Temple
Thursday, Sept. 21 UCC Non-Denominational Bible Study Group: 10 a.m. - United Church of Christ, 430 W. Third St., Newport Alcoholic’s Anonymous Women’s meeting: 10 a.m. - Rotary Club, Old Diamond Mill Rd., Oldtown
Sunday, Sept.24 Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport
Monday, Sept. 25 Hospitality House Potluck: Noon - Hospitality House in Newport Blanchard Grange Potluck: 5:30 p.m. Blanchard Grange Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. - Blanchard Community Church
Tuesday, Sept. 26
Story Time: 10:30 a.m. Priest River Library
Priest River Food Bank Open: 9-11:45 a.m. - Priest River Senior Center
Open Painting Workshop: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Create Arts Center, Newport
Priest River Book Talk: 10 a.m. - Priest River Library
Duplicate Bridge: 12:30 p.m. - Hospitality House in Newport
Writers Group: 2 p.m. Create Arts Center
Loosely Knit: 1-3 p.m. - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick Priest River Food Bank Open: 3-5:45 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center Blanchard Book Talk: 5:30 p.m. - Blanchard Library Pend Oreille Kids Club: 6 p.m. - Pend Oreille Mennonite Church Pinochle: 6 p.m. - Hospitality House in Newport
Weight Watchers: 5:30-6 p.m. Weigh in and 6 p.m. meeting – Pineridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport Spirit Lake Visions, Inc.: 7 p.m. - 5525 New Hampshire St., Spirit Lake Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. - St. Anthony’s Church Spirit Lake Lodge No. 57: 8 p.m. - Spirit Lake
Wednesday, Sept. 27 Rotary Club: 7 a.m. - Oldtown Rotary Park Newport TOPS: 8:30 a.m. - Hospitality House Overeaters Anonymous: 9 a.m. - Pineridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport, use front entrance. Contact Barb at 509-447-0775.
Fiber Arts Knitting and Spinning Group: 9 a.m. Create Arts Center, Newport Story Time: 10:30 a.m. Blanchard Library Story Time - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick: 11 a.m. - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick Priest River Lioness: 11:30 a.m. - Priest River Senior Center
Al-Anon: Noon - American Lutheran Church 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 208-623-5626 for sites
Where to Worship
PINE RIDGE COMMUNITY CHURCH 1428 1st Street West Sunday School ~ 9:15 a.m. Morning Worship ~ 10:30 a.m. Wednesday: Youth ~6:30 p.m. Pastor Mitch McGhee 447-3265
DALKENA COMMUNITY CHURCH • VILLAGE MISSIONS
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
GRACE BIBLE CHURCH of Diamond Lake Corner of North Shore Road and Jorgens Road Informal Family-style Worship Sundays 10:00 a.m. 509-671-3436
CHURCH OF FAITH
36245 Hwy 41, Oldtown, ID Sunday School 10 a.m. for all ages Sunday Worship - 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wed. - Bible Study 6 p.m. Pastor Jack Jones Church Office 208-437-0150 www.churchoffaitholdtown.org
UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
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. 4:00 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.
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
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
BLESSED HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH
3rd and Spokane St., Newport, WA Worship Service 10:00 a.m. 301 W. Spruce St, Newport Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Sunday 10:30AM Wednesday 7:00PM Nursery Care Available Pastor R. Shannon Chasteen Pastor Becky Anderson (864) 378-7056 447-4121 Bible preaching, God newportucc@conceptcable.com honoring music www.newportucc.org
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.
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
“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 Real 4 Life - College ages 3rd & 4th Mondays The Immortals (13-High School ) Thur. 7-9 Pastor Rob Malcolm
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332801 Hwy. 2, P.O. Box 653, Newport Pastors Matt & Janine Goodrich Worship Service 10 a.m. (509) 447-4338 www.americanlutheranchurch.net
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oy Scouts from Troop 696 and a few of their friends volunteered to transport boxes of books to the United Church of Christ in Newport last week for the Friends of the Library three-day book sale.
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Ben Stewart was excited to be able to look through books after the heavy lifting was over.
Evyn Lyon stacks books for sale onto tables.
Boy Scout Nathan Lyon.
Bottom Left: This young man helps pull boxes out of the back of a volunteer’s truck to take into the church. The book sale was a fundraiser for the Pend Oreille County Library Districts community programs and activities.
Team work: This pair brought in books together.
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obituari es Patricia Ann Andrews, Ph.D. Spirit Lake
On Sept. 14, 2017, Dr. Patricia Andrews, “Tricia,” of Spirit Lake, Idaho, went to be with her Lord. She was 92. She was preceded in death by Dr. Fred W. Andrews, Andrews her husband of nearly 30 years; Harold T. Wilder, the father of her children; son James Wilder, son-in-law James Clawson, and greatgrandsons Fred Sheppard, and Jackson Strickland. Along with plants, Tricia loved cats, painting, needlework, local mycology, square dancing, cross country skiing, hiking, writing (wrote children’s books, a book on parapsychology, and a blog and drafts on fibromyalgia and natural healing); spinning wool, photography, music (singing, piano, flute, autoharp), gardening, creative cooking, and traveling with husband Fred in their motor home. She had a beautiful soprano voice that turned heads. Highlights of her life: Born Feb. 15, 1925, in Fresno, Calif., to C.J. and Winnie Ryland; 1947: married Harold Wilder, raised four children; 1960: widowed; 1964: Masters Degree, Claremont Graduate School (botany); 1970: Met future husband, a podiatrist, and took his classes on spiritual concepts; 1972: Married Dr. Fred Andrews, achieved Doctorate in Botany CGS, Assistant Curator of Botany, Pomona College; 1973: Curator of Botany, San Bernardino County Museum and City of Riverside; 1976: retired to travel, taught with Fred in natural healing, herbs and reincarnation; 1980: moved from California to Coeur d’Alene, opened a health food store; 1983: Built and moved to an energy-efficient underground home in Naples, Idaho; 1984: opened another health food store in Bonners Ferry; 1986: retired again, still teaching and writing; 2001: widowed again; 2004: moved to Priest River to be near daughter, Anne; raised chickens, cats, and a blue heeler dog; 2012: lived in Utah with daughter Liz, became an active member of New Hope Fellowship Christian Church; 2013:
Returned to N. Idaho to finish out her life. Tricia is survived by her sister, Elizabeth “Betty” (Bill) Turnquist; children, Mary Elizabeth “Liz” (Jim) Clawson, Anne (Tim) Wilder Chamberlain, and Dr. Robert (Kari) Wilder; eight grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, one great-great-granddaughter, and many nieces and nephews. Tricia’s Celebration of Life will be a potluck on Sept. 30 at 3 p.m. at Aspen Springs Assisted Living, 3254 Spirit Lake Cutoff Road in Spirit Lake. Phone: 208-4482601 or 208-306-9125. Sherman-Campbell Funeral Home in Priest River is in charge of arrangements. Family and friends are invited to sign the online guest book at www.shermancampbell.com.
Yvonne L. Doolittle Priest River
Mrs. Yvonne L. Doolittle of Priest River, died Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017, at 7:45 a.m. in the comfort of her own home. She was 76. She was born March 20, 1941, in Doolittle Bremerton, Wash., to Marie Stock and Clyde Irvin and was raised in Poulsbo, Wash., for 21 years. Yvonne married Robert Doolittle and resided in Burien, Wash., for 16 years, then moved to Priest River for 37 years. Mrs. Doolittle retired as Deputy City Clerk from Newport, Wash., after 19 years. She also managed the accounts for her husband’s business, Bob’s Repair. She was a wonderful, caring and loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was preceded in death by her parents and her brother Jim. Surviving is her husband, Robert Doolittle, her son and daughter, her four grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. A celebration of life will be Saturday, Sept. 23, at 3 p.m. at the home address at 190 Doolittle Drive in Priest River. ShermanCampbell Funeral & Cremation Services in Priest River is in charge of arrangements. Family and friends are invited to sign the online guest book at www.shermancampbell. com.
m e morial Charles S. Kress There will be a memorial held for Charles S. Kress at 4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 25, at the Ranch Club Golf Course in Priest River. He passed away July 27, 2017. In lieu of flowers, the family requests people donate to their local food bank.
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Monday, Sept. 25
Editor’s note: The police reports, taken from dispatch logs provided to The Miner by law enforcement agencies, are not intended to be an exact report, but rather a comprehensive list of police calls in Pend Oreille and West Bonner counties. Dispatch also fields calls for the Kalispel Tribe property in Airway Heights. Certain police calls are generally omitted because of space constraints. These include but aren’t limited to ambulance calls for illness, unfounded alarms, traffic stops, dogs at large, abandoned vehicles, 911 hang–ups and civil standbys. All dispositions for the police reports are assumed to be active, assist or transfer at press time. The police reports are updated each weekday on The Miner Online. Pend Oreille County
Monday, Sept. 11 ANIMAL PROPBLEM: S. Warren Ave., Newport, report of chow mix running loose with metal leash attached to it, unknown owners. FOUND PROPERTY: 1st and Washington, complainant reports a bike and clothes in the park; complainant thinks that the items may belong to a boy that she saw a block away walking like he was hurt and may have crashed the bike, but she never did see anyone on the bike. ANIMAL PROBLEM: W. 5th St., report of two dogs running loose in the area one is black and one is white they are both big dogs. ERRATIC DRIVER: Hwy. 20, Newport, report of red sedan speeding and weaving in and out of traffic. ILLEGAL BURNING: Pine Hill Rd., Newport, report of subject at this location is burning. ABANDONED VEHICLE: Elu Beach Rd., Newport, report of truck with canopy and garbage has been there for three days and keys are in the door. THREATENING: Veit Rd., Newport, report of neighbor that threatened to shoot the complainant about five minutes ago. BURGLARY: Hwy. 211, Usk, report of cold burglary. ARREST: W. Pine St., Timothy M. Hester, 45, Newport, was arrested for failure to appear. SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: Hanks Butte Rd., report of dark grey dodge ram pickup with no plates or temporary sticker parked along road. DISABLED VEHICLE: Hwy. 20, Newport, out with vehicle changing a tire. SUSPICIOUS PERSON: McAvoy Rd., report that complainant heard woman screaming and crying for about five minutes unknown description. THEFT: W. Walnut St., report of male and female that stole items about eight minutes ago. ASSAULT: E. 4th Ave., report of female possibly assaulted, has a bloody nose and swollen lip.
Tuesday, Sept. 12 ATTEMPT TO LOCATE: W. Kelly Drive, report that son who is a signed runaway out of Bonner might possibly be at above location. SUSPICIOUS PERSON: Community Hall Rd., Cusick WEAPON OFFENSE: N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights
Pend Oreille County Commissioners: 9 a.m. Pend Oreille County Courthouse
Diamond Lake Water and Sewer District Board: 10 a.m. - District Office
Pend Oreille Fire District No. 2 Board: 10 a.m. - Fire Station 23, 390442 Highway 20, Ione
SUSPICIOUS CIRUCMSTANCES: S. Spokane. Ave., Newport, believes someone may be breaking into the ambulances parked on the lot next to her.
Newport Planning Commission: 5 p.m. - Newport City Hall
THEFT: N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, report of bicycle theft.
West Bonner County School Board: 6 p.m. - District Office, Priest River
Tuesday, Sept. 26
Fire District No. 4 Commissioners: 6 p.m. - Dalkena Fire Station
Pend Oreille County Commissioners: 9 a.m. Pend Oreille County Courthouse
Ione Town Council: 7 p.m. - Clerk’s Office
Newport School Board: 5 p.m. - District Office
Thursday, Sept. 21
Pend Oreille County Republican Central Committee: 6 p.m. - Cusick Community Center
Bonner County Planning and Zoning Commission Workshop: 5 p.m. - Bonner County Administrative Building, Sandpoint South Pend Oreille Fire & Rescue: 7 p.m. - Station 31, 325272 Highway 2, Diamond Lake
Pend Oreille Planning and Zoning Commission Workshop: 6 p.m. - Cusick Community Center Pend Oreille County Republican Party: 7-8:30 p.m. - American Legion, Cusick
p o l i c e r e p o rt s
Pend Oreille Economic Development Council: 8:30 a.m. – Ione Community Center
Pend Oreille County Park Board: 2 p.m. - Cusick Community Center
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SEX OFFENSE: 1st Ave.
HARASSMENT: W. Walnut St., report of being harassed by known male. FRAUD: Hwy. 211, reporting fraudulent use of credit card. FOUND PROPERTY: W. Sacheen St., complainant found three cards across from his house. ARREST: S. Garden Ave., Newport, Anthony Elvis Purcell, 56, Spokane, was arrested for failure to appear. THEFT: S. Scott Ave., Newport, report of 22 rifle and license plates missing from
residence.
the 4th degree.
WANTED PERSON: N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, report of two subjects with warrants.
JUVENILE PROBLEM: N. Union Drive, report of two juveniles smoking.
FIRE-SMOKE ONLY: Pease Rd., Usk, report of column of smoke directly west of Usk Bridge, on backside of first hill. THREATENING: Community Hall Rd., Cusick, report of female being threatened.
JUVENILE PROBLEM: Monumental Way, report that complainant’s daughter was threatened at school. ILLEGAL BURNING: Hwy. 20, report of two bonfires, complainant can see from highway.
assaulted by male subject with bat. ANIMAL PROBLEM: Deer Valley Rd., complainant believes horses are not being fed. ANIMAL PROBLEM: Box Canyon Rd., complainant believes neighbor shot dog. ANIMAL PROBLEM: Sullivan Lake Rd., report of horses running loose in area.
JUVENILE PROBLEM: W. 7th St., report that complainant would like to speak to deputy regarding son.
ILLEGAL BURNING: Horseshoe Lake Rd., report of male that has campfire, also thinks cabin in area may be getting burglarized.
911 HANGUP: LeClerc Rd. N., report of what sounded like a child saying there was a fire in house.
ARREST: Houghton St., Daniel W. Abbott-Teeples, 32, Cusick, was arrested on a local warrant misdemeanor.
SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: S. Spokane Ave., Newport, report of vehicle sitting by unoccupied trailer all day.
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Marshall Lake, Newport, report of boat with back pack in it, boat has water in it.
SUSPICIOUS VEHICLES: Lehigh Hill Rd., report of three trucks that came out from behind residence, no one should be there.
ASSAULT: Blackwell St., Ione, report of subject that punched complainant in the face.
ERRATIC DRIVER: Hwy. 2, report of grey SUV driving aggressively and passed on double yellow.
Wednesday, Sept. 13
Friday, Sept. 15 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PHYSICAL: Hwy. 211, report of cold DV that happened last night.
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: N. Warren Ave., Newport, report of male subject verbally assaulted the complainant in her house, but then left prior to the complainant calling.
BURGLARY: Cedar Drive, report that PUD noticed a shed and fifth wheel had been broken into.
TRAFFIC OFFENSE: LeClerc Rd. N., Newport
THEFT: Mcinnis St., report that phone was stolen yesterday and Verizon able to track it.
ARREST: S. Garden Ave., Newport, Ruben D. Lopez, 50, Newport, was arrested for failure to comply. ANIMAL PROBLEM: State and S. Washington, Newport, report of small blonde Chihuahua running loose in the area. SUSPICIOUS CICUMSTANCES: Deer Valley Lane, report that someone is in complainant’s shop not sure who it is. DISTURBANCE: S. Garfield Rd., Airway Heights BURGLARY: Deer Valley Lane, Newport, report that someone stole items out of the shop. BURGLARY: N. Spokane Ave., Newport, report that door was kicked in to apartment, unknown if anything was taken. GUNSHOT: Hwy. 2, Newport, report that subject accidentally shot himself in the foot. JUVENILE PROBLEM: Monumental Way, Cusick, report that complainant heard a juvenile male made comments about shooting up the school. TRAFFIC HAZARD: Hwy. 20 and Cusick Creek, report of elk in middle of road, won’t move, complainant thinks it’s injured. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Ashenfelter Bay Rd., report of subject that threatened complainant. ARREST: N. Newport Ave., Joseph Drake B. Ries, 20, Newport, was arrested for driving under the influence. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Northshore Diamond Lake, complainant heard someone try to open the door.
Thursday, Sept. 14 HARASSMENT: W. Pine St., report of security guard being stalked by female subject that was trespassed. ATTEMPT TO LOCATE: Telephone Rd. E., report of attempt to locate subject with a warrant. TRESPASSING: Vista Drive, complainant believes there is a squatter on neighboring property. ERRATIC DRIVER: Hwy. 2, report of SUV driving erratically. BURGLARY: Camden Rd., report of trailer broken into and many items taken some time since February. ACCIDENT: LeClerc Rd. S. and Pondoray, report of SUV in the swamp, subject is out, but car sinking. LOST PROPERTY: W. Walnut St., complainant believes medication may have fallen out of purse. ANIMAL PROBLEM: Camden Rd., report of seven horses on the roadway. THEFT: W. Pine St., report of package stolen off doorstep today. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Whitetail Place ARREST: Deer Valley Lane, David E. Geaudreau, 68, Newport, was arrested for domestic violence assault in
FIRE, SMOKE ONLY: Hwy. 2, third party report of black smoke.
MALICIOUS MISCHIEF: LeClerc Rd. N. FISH AND GAME: W. Willow St., report of dog that attacked fawn and may have broken its neck. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Veit Rd., report of suspected drug activity. SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: 1st and Garden, report of vehicle parked in middle of street. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VERBAL: Southshore Diamond Lake, report of domestic dispute between couple, items being thrown into yard. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VERBAL: Hwy. 31, report of couple living in duplex and are yelling and screaming.
ASSAULT: N. 2nd Ave., report that complainant and boyfriend were assaulted by two subjects.
UTILITY PROBLEM: W. Larch St., report of sewage leak coming out of manhole. THEFT: Quail Loop, report of TV stolen from trailer sometime today SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: Bigfoot Rd., report of dark colored pickup parked at end of road, non-blocking. West Bonner County
Monday, Sept. 11 ANIMAL PROBLEM: Hwy. 2, Priest River ANIMAL PROBLEM: Jefferson Ave., Priest River CHILD NEGLECT: Peninsula Loop, Priest River GRAND THEFT: Marble Rd., Priest River CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE: Hwy. 2, Priest River ARREST: E. 4th St. S., Oldtown, Ruben Lopez, 50 , was arrested on a felony Pend Oreille County warrant. ARREST: E. 4th St. S., Oldtown, Bobby Pagaling, 35, of Newport, was arrested for felony possession of marijuana and paraphernalia.
Tuesday, Sept. 12 ANIMAL PROBLEM: Saccs Lane, Priest River ANIMAL PROBLEM: Hwy. 57, Priest River ANIMAL PROBLEM: Jefferson Ave., Priest River JUVENILE PROBLEM: Hwy. 2, Priest River
FIRE: Northshore Diamond Lake, report that neighbor is burning garbage, possibly out of control.
STAB/GUNSHOT: Settlement Rd., Priest River
Saturday, Sept. 16
BURGLARY: Lacey Loop, Priest Lake
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: E. 5th Ave., report of complainant receiving repeated phone calls from same number. ILLEGAL BURNING: Middle Fork Rd., report that campers have a campfire.
Wednesday, Sept. 13 RECKLESS DRIVING: Hwy. 2, Priest River THEFT OF PROPERTY: Reeder Bay Rd., Nordman
FIRE, SMOKE ONLY: Stateline Rd. N., report of a column of grey smoke.
ABANDONED VEHICLE: Hwy. 41, Blanchard
ILLEGAL BURNING: Camden Rd., report of neighbors burning trash.
ANIMAL PROBLEM: Hwy. 57, Priest River
TRAFFIC OFFENSE: Hwy. 211 and Veit Rd., report that subjects that almost ran into complainant coming off an easement road. POSSIBLE DUI: W. Walnut St., report of female that smelled like alcohol. ACCIDENT: Hwy. 2 and Hwy. 211, report of vehicle driving aggressively, spun out in dirt. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Bead Lake Rd., complainant can hear chainsaw being used.
Thursday, Sept. 14 ANIMAL PROBLEM: Diamond Heights Rd., Oldtown ANIMAL PROBLEM: E. 5th St. S, Oldtown
Friday, Sept. 15 UNKNOWN ACCIDENT, INJURY: Hwy. 2, Priest River CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE: Hwy. 57, Priest River GRAND THEFT: Kendall Rd. and Spirit Lake Cutoff, Priest River THREATENING: Hwy. 57, Priest River
ANIMAL PROBLEM: Hwy. 31, report of deer that needs dispatched.
BATTERY: S. Marian Ave. and Hwy. 41, Oldtown
SUSPICIOUS PERSON: Horseshoe Lake Rd., report of male dressed in all black, no flashlight, walking down road.
WEAPON OFFENSE: Outback Ct., Spirit Lake
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Hwy. 2, report of pickup truck that left naked female on side of highway.
Sunday, Sept. 17 JUVENILE PROBLEM: W. 1st St., report of 10-yearold son hitting mother and choking her. ARREST: S. Garden Ave., Jeremy A. Smith, 38, Newport, was arrested on local warrants. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VERBAL: Hwy. 2 and Camden, report of medical out with a domestic violence verbal and vehicle in ditch. BURGLARY: Deer Valley Lane, report that someone broke into shop and stole vehicle. ASSAULT: Washington and 7th, complainant was
RECKLESS DRIVING: Hwy. 41, Spirit Lake
Saturday, Sept. 16 ARREST: Walnut St., Newport, Nathaniel Montelongo, 22, Priest River, was arrested on an outstanding warrant. THEFT OF PROPERTY: Hoo Doo Loop, Oldtown DUI, DRUGS OR ALCOHOL: 5th St. N, Oldtown
Sunday, Sept. 17 SUSPICIOUS PERSON/ CIRCUMSTANCE: Larch St., Priest River FIREWORKS VIOLATION: N. Riley Creek Rd., Priest River VEHICLE THEFT: Hwy. 41, Spirit Lake NON-INJURY ACCIDENT: Hwy. 41 and S. Marian Ave., Oldtown TRESPASSING: Hanaford Rd., Blanchard
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Your right to know and be informed of the functions of your government are embodied in public notices. In that self-government charges all citizens to be informed, this newspaper urges every citizen to read and study these notices. We strongly advise those citizens seeking further information to exercise their right of access to public records and public meetings.
2017241 PUBLIC NOTICE N O T E S F O R I N V I TAT I O N T O B I D . Good Day, We are re-submitting the Cusick ICDBG housing project for “Bids to Complete”. We are attempting to complete the first set of (2) houses ASAP, this project is to take over and complete the project already begun by the past out of town contractor. Project information, questions and answers are uploaded to a “DropBox” account folder that you will be granted access to upon your request. 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
2017257 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF BOARD MEETING D AT E / T I M E C H A N G E Cusick School District No. 59 Pend Oreille County, Washington The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Cusick School District No. 59 (the “District”) hereby provides this notice that they will meet for their September Board Meeting on: Date: Tuesday, September 26, 2017 Time: 3:30 p.m. Location: High School Library Cusick School District 305 Monumental Way Cusick, WA The purpose of this meeting is for the regularly scheduled September Board Meeting. CUSICK SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 59 PEND OREILLE COUNTY, WASHINGTON By: /s/ Don Hawpe Don Hawpe; Secretary, Board of Directors Published in The Newport Miner
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Courtesy photo|Tim Hatcher
10K first place finisher Steve Kirschke and Bike Marshall Glennis Stott head to the finish line Saturday in Newport. Kirschke qualified for Bloomsday with his time of 37 minutes, 31 seconds.
Continued from 8B September 13 and 20, 2017.(33-2) _________________________ 2017254 PUBLIC NOTICE Rural Resources Community Action has programs to help pay winter heating costs for qualified low income households in Stevens, Pend Oreille, Ferry, and Lincoln Counties. The application process has changed this year. There will not be pre-applications; instead households will need to call into an appointment phone line to apply for assistance. The phone lines will open for the first time on September 23, 2017 and appointments will begin October 2, 2017. Some income limits have increased. Households that have been denied in the past are urged to re-apply. For more information please call the Energy Program at 509-685-6000, toll free at 866-260-2729, or visit our website at www.ruralresources.org under Get Help/Energy Assistance. No client will be discriminated against because of race, religion, color, gender, pregnancy, age, national origin, ethnicity, disability (as defined in the federal Americans with Disabilities Act), marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal or state law. This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
PUBLISHER’S NOTICE: All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or an intention, to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.” Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18. 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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Published in The Newport Miner September 20, 2017.(34) __________________________ 2017259 PUBLIC NOTICE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES S O L I C I TAT I O N Request for Statement of Qualifications (RSQ) City of Newport Request for Qualification Data to Furnish Engineering Services The City of Newport is requesting qualified engineers to submit statements of qualification for engineering services related to South Bench Water Reservoir Project. These services will be to perform a scope of work, which includes providing engineering services of all construction plans, design services, preparation of contract documents, contract administration services and construction inspection services. The project budget, including construction, is approximately $1,800,000.00 with plans and specifications complete by April 30, 2019. The most highly rated firm will be selected for an interview and negotiation of the professional service contract based upon the following criteria categories: Qualification of key personnel (2); Relevant experience as demonstrated on previous projects (2); Previous performance (1); Expressed interest in the project (1); Washington State Certified Minority Enterprise Participation (0.5). Firms desiring consideration shall submit a complete qualification package and any other pertinent data to further assist the selection committee in evaluating the firm’s qualification to: Ray King, City Administrator. Qualification packages should be submitted to arrive no later than 4:00 PM on October 13, 2017. The project is funded through the Washington State Community Development Block Grant Program, USDA Rural Utilities Services and the City of Newport. Bidders are required to meet all requirements that are a stipulation of the project’s funding sources. The City of Newport is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Minority- and womenowned firms are encouraged to submit proposals. Newport City Hall is handicap accessible. Arrangements to reasonably accommodate special needs, including handicap accessibility or interpreter will be made upon receiving twenty-four hour advance notice. Questions regarding the project or proposal may be referred to Ray King, City Administrator, 200 S. Washington Avenue, Newport, WA 99156, (509) 447-5611. Published in The Newport Miner on September 20 and 27, 2017.(34-2) __________________________
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2017260 PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1 OF PEND OREILLE COUNTY N O T I C E O F WAT E R R AT E HEARING The Board of Commissioners of Public Utility District No. 1 will hold
(15-19 Age Group): 1st Place – Benjamin Miller; 2nd Place – Jacob Wagar; 3rd Place – Morgan Endicott. 5K Female (15-19 Age Group): 1st Place – Jocelyn Endicott; 2nd Place – Madison Siegel; 3rd Place – Miranda Campbell. 5K Female (20-29 Age Group): 1st Place – Jennifer Foster; 2nd Place – Kelsee Chenweth. 5K Male (30-39 Age Group): 1st Place – David Bingaman; 2nd Place – Jason Jones; 3rd Place – John Rose. 5K Female (30-39 Age Group): 1st Place – Amy Rose; 2nd Place – Diana Crabtree; 3rd Place – Brin Westenskow. 5K Male (40-49 Age Group): 1st Place – Doug Miller; 2nd Place – Rodney Roberg; 3rd Place – Geoff Jones. 5K Female (40-49 Age Group): 1st Place – Melanie Endicott; 2nd Place – Amanda Stewart; 3rd Place – Tina Batsch. 5K Male (50-59 Age Group): 1st Place – Jerald Butler; 2nd Place – Tim Douglass; 3rd Place – Rodney Gile. 5K Female (50-59 Age Group): 1st Place – Alana Schatz; 2nd Place – Julie Brown; 3rd Place
a public hearing to consider rates for the following water systems: Granite Shores / Sacheen Greenridge Riverview Sandy Shores The public hearing will take place at 10:00 a.m., October 3, 2017, during the regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners. The hearing will be held at the PUD Administrative Building, Newport Conference Room, 130 N. Washington, Newport, Washington. The public is invited to attend and be heard. /s/ Karen Willner Karen Willner Clerk of the Board Published in The Newport Miner September 20 and 27, 2017.(34-2) __________________________ 2017261 PUBLIC NOTICE COMBINED NOTICE OF A P P L I C AT I O N A N D A C T I O N Pursuant to County Development Regulations, notice is hereby given that Pend Oreille County did on September 7, 2017 received a complete Shoreline Variance Application, Setback Variance, Joint Aquatic Resources Permit Application, SEPA and associated documents from David Hood for Eugene Khala and did on September 14, 2017 issue a Determination of Completeness for a Storage/Shelter structure, stairway, landing and dock on Bead Lake. (FILE NO. SV-17-005), Location: Cunningham Road, Parcel#: 453204519036; Sec. 04, Town. 32, Range 45. An Environmental Checklist under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) was prepared by the applicant on July 25, 2017 and the county expects to issue a Determination of Non-Significance for this project. The optional DNS process is being used and this may be the only opportunity to comment on the environmental impacts for the proposal (WAC 197-11-355). Any person desiring to express their views, or to be notified of the action taken on this application should contact the Pend Oreille County Community Development Department. The submitted application and related file documents may be examined by the public between 8:00 AM & 4:30 PM at the Pend Oreille County Courthouse, Annex Building, 418 South Scott Street, Newport, WA 99156, (509) 447-4821 and viewed at www.pendoreilleco.org. Contact: Andy Huddleston, Community Dev. Assistant Planner, (509) 447-6462, ahuddleston@pendoreille.org. Written comments from the public may be submitted to Pend Oreille County no later than October 5, 2017. Required Permits: Shoreline Variance & Building Setback Variance (Pend Oreille County), Floodplain Development Permit (Pend Oreille County), Hydraulic Project Approval (WDFW) Dated: September 18, 2017 Published in The Newport Miner September 20 and 27, 2017.(34-2) ___________________________ 2017262
– Terri Contreras. 5K Male (60-69 Age Group): 1st Place – Allen Layman; 2nd Place – Terry Soderberg; 3rd Place – Ray King. 5K Female (60-69 Age Group): 1st Place – Cathy Wallis; 2nd Place – Karen Mathews; 3rd Place – Rhena Cooper. 5K Female (70+ Age Group): 1st Place – Patricia Trout; 2nd Place – Jean Green; 3rd Place – Betty Peters. Runners were encouraged along the route by 115 community volunteers including groups from House of the Lord School, Newport High School HOSA, and Newport High School Fire Science. 5K runner Miranda Campbell opened race day singing the National Anthem, and race emcees Keith Campbell and DJ Soup fired up the music to get people warmed up and welcome them across the finish line. This year’s event benefited local programs funded and administered by Newport Hospital and Health Services Foundation. Final race times and a link to race photos will be available at www.NewportHospitalAndHealth.org.
PUBLIC NOTICE COMBINED NOTICE OF A P P L I C AT I O N A N D A C T I O N Pursuant to County Development Regulations, notice is hereby given that Pend Oreille County did on September 11, 2017 receive a complete Shoreline Substantial Development Permit Application, Joint Aquatic Resources Permit Application, SEPA Environmental Checklist and associated documents from Pete Andersen and did on September 18, 2017 issue a Determination of Completeness for a Bank Stabilization Project (FILE NO. SSDP-17-009), Location: 152 Fern Lane North, Cusick, WA 99119; Parcel#: 433626530002. An Environmental Checklist under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) was prepared by the applicant on September 5, 2017 and the county expects to issue a Determination of Non-Significance for this project. The optional DNS process is being used and this may be the only opportunity to comment on the environmental impacts for the proposal. Any person desiring to express their views, or to be notified of the action taken on this application should contact the Pend Oreille County Community Development Department. The submitted application and related file documents may be examined by the public between 8:00 AM & 4:30 PM at the Pend Oreille County Courthouse, Annex 418 South Scott Street, Newport, WA 99156, (509) 447-4821 and viewed at www.pendoreilleco.org. For questions and/or comments, please contact: Andy Huddleston, Community Dev. Assistant Planner, (509) 447-6462, ahuddleston@ pendoreille.org. Written comments from the public may be submitted to Pend Oreille County no later than October 5, 2017. Required Permits: Shoreline Substantial Development Permit (Pend Oreille County) Floodplain Development Permit (Pend Oreille County) Hydraulic Project Approval (WDFW) Approval Letter/Permit (Army Corp) Dated: September 18, 2017 Published in The Newport Miner September 20 and 27, 2017.(34-2) __________________________ 2017263 PUBLIC NOTICE L egal N otice The Commissioners of Pend Oreille County Fire District 5 will be holding a supplemental budget hearing plus the 2018 budget proposal along with the regular meeting on October 3rd 2017. The supplemental budget hearing will start at 6:30PM and end at 6:45PM. At 6:45PM the commissioners will have the 2018 budget proposal followed by the districts regular meeting at 7:00 PM. The meetings will be held at Station 51 406722 SR 20, Cusick WA. 99119. The Public is encouraged to attend. Any questions should be directed to Chief Jay Foster at 509-671-2286 or chiefjayfoster501@gmail.com Respectfully Submitted by Jay Foster, Fire Chief Published in The Newport Miner September 20 and 27, 2017. (34-2) __________________________
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