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Grizzly homecoming parade biggest, best The entire Newport School District student body and staff participated in the annual Homecoming parade, Friday, Sept. 26, for the first time in recent memory. Students from kindergarten, pictured, through seniors, with staff members in most groups, marched and danced through downtown Newport.

School buses brought some of the students to the parade route while others road floats from the school or walked. Newport Superintendent Dave Smith and the districts new resource officer Jerry Dobson led the students. Smith said there were a few glitches but overall it went very well and the district plans to do it again next year. See more pictures on Page 3A and stories on page 2B.

Lone wolf

County concerned about wolf in residential areas near Ione BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – Pend Oreille County commissioners are concerned a wolf roaming residential neighborhoods in the north county may cause harm to pets or even people, according to a letter county commissioners sent to Steve

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Large group meets to discuss Growth Management Act

Pozzanghera, regional director for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. “Our Board of County Commissioners are concerned about a Ruby Pack wolf in the Ione area,” the commissioners wrote in the Sept. 16 letter. “One of the areas where this wolf has been sighted is on Graham Rd., a long time residential area along the Pend Oreille River.”

Meeting shows impact of county opting out still unclear BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

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METALINE FALLS – About 70 people turned out to hear state legislators discuss the ramifications of opting out of the

Growth Management Act. Reps. Shelly Short, R-Addy, and Joel Kretz, R-Wauconda, and state Sen. Brian Dansel, R-Republic, were in attendance. The meeting was put on by the Pend Oreille County Chapter of the Citizens AlSEE GROWTH, 2A

Cold water pipe project continues into fall Pipe installation and dam repairs started BY DESIREÉ HOOD OF THE MINER

METALINE FALLS – The Pend Oreille Public Utility District is continuing work on the Sullivan Lake cold water pipe project, including rehabilitation work on the dam, with work expected to be complete in mid-December. PUD Water Systems Manager Mark Scott reported to the board of commissioners during the Sept. 16 regular meeting, that conduit was ran

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Crews continue construction and repair work on Sullivan Lake Dam, Wednesday, Sept. 17. The dam will be rehabilitated as part of the cold water pipe project the Pend Oreille PUD is required to do as part of its license surrender on the hydroelectric project. Work should be completed in mid-December.

in mid-September, the electric and meter work on the system’s building were installed and the exterior painted. The PUD is required by the Federal Energy Regulatory ComWHAT’S NEXT: mission PUD TOWNHALL (FERC) EVENING MEETING: to Tuesday, Oct. 14, 6 p.m. install the cold water pipe under the license surrender agreements for the Sullivan Creek hydroelectric project. The PUD will pay for half of the estimated $4-5 million it will cost. Seattle City Light, operators of Boundary Hydroelectric Project, will cover the other half of the costs.

The installation of the 54inch pipe also started, Scott reported. He said the pipe was tested and both lengths were floated out on the lake. One section was sunk and the other section would be trenched in. Scott said the collars to secure the pipe to the bottom of the lake are on-site. PUD Director of Regulatory and Environmental Affairs Mark Cauchy said the water would be released through the 900-foot pipe at 30-50 cubic feet per second during the summer months. The pipe has a gate that controls the flow levels. During the winter, the lake is already down to SEE SULLIVAN, 2A

B R I E F LY Woman, 18, dies in car wreck CUCICK – Bryanna L. Sargent, 18, died in a single car wreck Sunday, Sept. 28. According to a news release from the Washington State Patrol, Sargent was driving north on Highway 20 about 6:18 p.m. when her 1997 Hyundai Accent left the road to the east, went into the ditch, hit a culvert and burst into flames, two miles north of Cusick. She died at the scene. The road was closed for three hours and Sargent 20 minutes. The cause of the wreck is under

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investigation. Sargent is a 2014 Selkirk High School graduate. A memorial service will be held Sunday, Oct. 5, at 1 p.m. at the Selkirk High School, 10372 Highway 31 Ione.

Oct. 6, 7, public works, county clerk talk budgets with commissioners NEWPORT - Pend Oreille County commissioners will continue their meetings with department heads to discuss the 2015 budget. 7B-8B

Monday, Oct. 6, at 9 a.m. public works director Sam Castro will meet with the commissioners. Tuesday, Oct. 7, county clerk Tammie Ownbey will meet with commissioners at 9 a.m. to discuss trial court improvements, the law library and clerk’s collection, according to Christine Rahoun, who works with commissioners’ programs. That same day, at 2 p.m. commissioners will hear from the auditor and the elections office. At 2:30 p.m. the Economic Development Council will discuss their budget with commissioners.

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WOLF: Wolf not afraid of people; spotted close to houses FROM PAGE 1

The wolf has interacted with dogs, the commissioners wrote, and apparently isn’t very afraid of people. The animal has been close enough to houses to be seen through the front window, they say. The commissioners recommended that the wolf be removed by WDFW and taken to a wolf sanctuary. Commissioner Karen Skoog called Monday from western Washington during a commissioners meeting with county prosecutor Tom Metzger to give an update on the wolf situation. She said she arranged a meeting with the director of WDF&W Tuesday. “It took awhile to realize just how close this wolf was to residents,” Skoog said. She said she would like a group of three wolves removed to the Wolf Haven sanctuary, located about 100 miles south of Seattle. “Is Fish and Wildlife OK with taking the wolves to Wolf Haven?” asked county commissioner Steve Kiss. Skoog said it was not in the state’s wolf plan. Skoog did meet with WDFW Director Phil Anderson and Eastern Regional Director Steve Pozzanghera Tuesday, Sept. 30, Pozzanghera said. He said there had been no depredation activities associated with the lone female wolf, but that she has become accustomed to people and animals. “This is a habituated animal,” Pozzanghera said. He said the wolf had been seen playing with domestic dogs. “It’s a situation we know can’t continue,” he said. The female wolf was the packmate to another female wolf WDFW sterilized so she couldn’t breed with dogs. That wolf was struck by a car and killed, Poz-

zanghera said. That leaves just one member of the Ruby Creek wolf pack. Pozzanghera said the remaining wolf will be dealt with within a week, but declined to say how. Metzger was meeting with county commissioners Mike Manus and Kiss about a proposed wolf resolution similar to ones adopted in Ferry and Stevens counties. The Stevens county resolution, passed Aug. 29, said residents may not be aware of their rights to defend themselves or their property from wild animals because wolves are listed as endangered in Stevens County. “The citizens of Stevens County may kill a wolf or multiple wolves if reasonably necessary to protect their property,” Resolution 46-2014 read in part. In September, Ferry County adopted its own resolution about wolves. County commissioners there, including 7th District state Rep. Brian Dansel, R-Republic, who is campaigning for reelection to the state Senate, declared a “State of Emergency for the protection of our citizens,” the resolution read in part. Wolves were a threat to the health, safety and welfare of children, citizens, property, pets and livestock, the resolution read. They requested the Profanity Peak wolf pack be removed immediately. Officials in both counties say the state hasn’t done enough to manage wolves. Both counties have experienced wolf kills on livestock. Ferry County maintains that the WDFW has deviated from the state Wolf Management Plan “in regards to pack removal in Northeastern Washington.” Pend Oreille County com-

missioners were concerned someone might kill a wolf and be prosecuted for it. Metzger said that a few years ago a rancher in Pend Oreille County had killed a flock of wild turkeys that were eating his livestock feed. He was about to be charged with illegally killing the birds but because he had asked WDFW for help, the state declined prosecution. Metzger said a case of a Yakima man who killed elk that were eating his hay went to the state Supreme Court and the man was not convicted. “You have a constitutional right to protect property,” Metzger said. The state Legislature passed a law allowing people to kill a wolf in the act of attacking their livestock or pets. Skoog testified in Olympia in favor of the law. Metzger told the commissioners they don’t need to go as far as Stevens and Ferry County in their resolution. “You can be a little less aggressive,” he said. Pozzanghera said he had asked for an Attorney General opinion about the Stevens County resolution. The AG wrote that the Stevens County resolution goes beyond state law in regards to killing wolves. Regarding the Ferry County resolution, Pozzanghera said that there had been one depredation event there that WDFW has confirmed – a cow calf pair that were killed. “That’s not near the threshold of depredation events to remove an entire pack,” he said. During Monday’s meeting, Kiss asked Pend Oreille County Sheriff Alan Botzheim if the Sheriff’s Office had been getting many calls about the Ione wolf.

Wolf management subject of Oct. 7 Colville meeting COLVILLE – The public will have an opportunity to discuss wolf management activities with Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) leaders during a meeting Tuesday, Oct. 7, in Colville. The meeting will take place from 6-9 p.m. in the Colville Ag Trade Center at the Northeast Washington Fairgrounds, 317 West Astor Ave., Colville. WDFW officials will provide information on recent wolf attacks on livestock in the region, and on the packs involved in those incidents – the Huckleberry pack in Stevens County and the Profanity Peak pack in Ferry County. Meeting participants will be able to share their views on wolf management and recovery and to ask questions of WDFW Director Phil Anderson, Eastern Regional Director Steve Pozzanghera, and other department staff. WDFW actions this summer to protect sheep from the Huckleberry pack are described in a questionand-answer document Botzheim said not really, but that apparently the wolf had been seen a lot in the north part of the county. He said one of his sergeants had received training with Fish and Wildlife in how to respond to the

on the department’s website at www.wdfw. wa.gov/conservation/ gray_wolf/huckleberry_ faq.html. More recently, WDFW officials confirmed that wolves were responsible for killing a cow and calf at a cattle grazing site in Ferry County, within the range of the newly discovered Profanity Peak pack. WDFW wildlife conflict specialists continue to monitor that situation. In 2011, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service removed gray wolves from the federal list of endangered species in the eastern third of the state, but the species is still protected under Washington state law. The state Wolf Conservation and Management Plan and state laws set the parameters for responding to wolf predation on livestock. The department has also established a Wolf Advisory Group that provides input to the department on wolf plan implementation. More information on that group is available on WDFW’s website at http://wdfw.wa.gov/ about/advisory/wag/. site where a wolf might have killed livestock or a pet. He said his deputies wouldn’t shoot a wolf unless it were attacking something. “We might shoot it to protect lives,” he said.

GROWTH: There were a lot of questions SULLIVAN: Pipe will remain in lake for 30 years FROM PAGE 1

liance for Property Rights Wednesday, Sept. 24, at the Metaline Falls American Legion Post. Pend Oreille County is one of four small counties that are allowed to plan differently than under the Growth Management Act. “There were a lot of questions about the law and its effects on Pend Oreille County,” Dansel said. He thought all of the county’s cities had a representative there – either a mayor or councilmember. Dansel said there would be no loss of grant funding if Pend Oreille County decided to plan differently than under the Growth Management Act. He said grants awarded for GMA activities would likely not come, but neither would the mandates under GMA. Ray King, Newport’s city administrator, said he wasn’t so sure. “I need to know more about the effect on grants,” King said. He pointed out that cities were never included in the various meetings leading up to Dansel’s legislation. One effect on cities will be to the loss of Real Estate Excise Tax. Dansel said he will lead efforts this Legislative session to change that. He said he will also advocate to move the deadline for opting out from the end of 2015 to the end of 2016. King said he has heard that two of the other counties eligible to plan differently than under GMA were not going to do so and Ferry County was ineligible to do

so until they come into compliance with the GMA, so apparently Pend Oreille County is the only county contemplating opting out. Pend Oreille County commissioner Steve Kiss said he thinks the county is leaning towards opting out. All three commissioners were at the Metaline Falls meeting. “We’re leaning towards going that way but we want public input,” he said. He said cities are key and they may not want to opt out of GMA planning. “There are real concerns for cities about infrastructure,” Kiss said. If opting out does effect grant funding, he says cities may not want to risk funding. Kiss says he thinks property owners may get a better decision if they appeal a land use restriction, as it would go to Superior Court instead of the Growth Management Hearings Board for a decision if the county opts out. Kiss thinks an elected Superior Court Judge would be more responsive than appointed officials. Kiss also thinks that not having to plan under the Growth Management Act may allow smaller lot sizes in the county, although this is not clear in the opt out legislation. If a county decided to lower lot sizes from the 5 acre Growth Management Act minimum they could be subject to lawsuits from environmental groups. Kiss also said the Shoreline Management Program came up at the meeting. The SMP and Growth Management Act are different acts.

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winter levels of about 2,570 feet by the end of December, and the PUD just maintains this level. The PUD has been making repairs to the deck of the dam throughout the summer as part of the license surrender. The project will pipe cold water from a deep part of the lake into Outlet and Sullivan Creeks to lower the water temperature to

improve fish habitat. “It’s sort of like a siphon,” Cauchy said. “As the lake goes down, the pressure goes down. Basically by opening a gate, the pipe will flow water.” The pipe will remain in the lake for at least 30 years but could be longer, Cauchy said. Scott will discuss the project in more detail during a townhall meeting, Tuesday, Oct. 14. (See separate story inside.)

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The 54-inch pipe will take cold water from the lower parts of Sullivan Lake and pipe it into the lake tributaries for more than 30 years. The PUD is trying to lower the water temperatures for fish habitat.

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This time last year the weather was cool and clear. We had only a few clouds early in the week, followed by slight wind that blew the clouds and cleared the skis which made for cooler weather. The high for the week at 61, the nights held the week’s low at frosty 28.

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B R I E F LY North county hospital district sets 2015 budget IONE – The Pend Oreille Hospital District No. 2, located in the north end of the county, is holding a public hearing Monday, Oct. 13, to finalize the 2015 budget, and to propose a property tax revenue increase. The meeting will be at the administrative office, located in fire station 23, 390442 Highway 20, Ione, just south of the Historic Tiger Store. The district supports the ambulance service operated by Pend Oreille Fire District No. 2, and provides support to the Selkirk Community Health Center in Ione, operated by the non-profit Northeast Washington Health Programs.

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Homecoming royalty dresses to impress Newport’s Homecoming royalty was honored during the parade and football game, Friday, Sept. 26, driven on the route and field atop a convertible. Pictured are King and Queen Nic Allen and Marissa Hofstee, left, senior prince and princess Bailey Brown and McKinsey Madison, junior prince and princess Kyler Zorica and Odessa Churchill, sophomore prince and princess Mikey Arnold and Amanda Fox, and freshman prince and princess Rylan Hastings and Tristan Potter.

PUD hosts evening townhall meeting

Fleur de Lis expands with furniture, espresso shop NEWPORT – Fleur de Lis Floral and Home in Newport now serves espresso, pastries and furniture. The expansion occurred in August. Elin Weaver, who owns the shop with her husband George, said the espresso shop offers local pastries including cookies from Bushel’s and pound cake made by Sue Scobby of the Kitchen Shoppe. They also sell other pastries from Rocket Bakery in Spokane. They are trying to keep the baked goods as local as possible, she said. The Weavers’ daughter, Elin Kovash, is their de facto manager and has taken the espresso portion under her wing. She named it The Flying W, a reference to the family ranch. The other expansion for Fleur de Lis is the opening of the back room to offer all sorts of furniture. Weaver said it’s a combination of new, gently used and antiques, and most are made in America. The Weavers opened Fleur de Lis in January 2013, after purchasing the building from Floral Expressions owner Donna VanWeerdhuizen. It is located at 125 N. Washington. Call 509-447-4416.

Mennonite Church celebrates 90 years NEWPORT – The Spring Valley Mennonite Church is celebrating its 90th anniversary with a service and luncheon Sunday, Oct. 12. The church has been located at the same place, at 4912 Spring Valley Road, for the past 90 years. The service starts and 10 a.m. and will be followed by a time to share stories, reminisce and remember the past. A luncheon will follow at 1 p.m. RSVP for the luncheon at 509-447-2619.

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NEWPORT – The Pend Oreille Public Utility District will host a Townhall Evening Meeting, Tuesday, Oct. 14 at 6 p.m. in the Newport High School cafeteria, to hold open discussions on the summer storm damage, CNS fiber system and the Sullivan Lake cold water pipe project. “We hold the townhall meetings because we truly want the public informed about what is going on at their PUD,” PUD General Manager John Jordan said. “Perhaps more importantly, we want to hear their questions and gain their observations and feedback on our business activities.” The PUD Board of Commissioners will kick off the townhall meeting at 6 p.m. with an opening question and answer section. At about 6:20 p.m., water systems manager Mark Scott will discuss the project at Sullivan Lake. The project includes installing a pipe that will be more than 900 feet in length and more than 54 inches in diameter. The water will be released through the pipe at 30-50 cubic feet per second during the summer months. The pipe has a gate that controls the flow levels. During the winter, the lake is already down to winter elevations, about 2,570 feet by the end of December, and the PUD just maintains this level. Chris Jones, director of distribution, engineering and operations, will start at 6:40 p.m., to discuss the summer storms that left thousands of people in the area without power for several days. The storms that tore through the county on Wednesday, July 23, knocked power out to about 4,000 county residents. Jordan said the power had just been restored to almost all areas when the second round of wind blew through, Aug. 2, causing

about 4,000 more outages and property damage in Pend Oreille County. There was about $980,000 in damages to the

‘We hold the townhall meetings because we truly want the public informed about what is going on at their PUD.’ John Jordan

PUD General Manager

electrical system, said Elaine Averyt, PUD treasurer and manager of customer service. “However, we have a couple of places where we decided rather than repair the existing line we would reroute the line in order to have better access to our lines,” Averyt said. “These

jobs will be done over the next couple of weeks so not all costs have been captured for that work.” Averyt estimated the costs of the CNS fiber system damages at about $250,000. “Both systems received a substantial hit to their total costs for the year,” Averyt said. At 7 p.m., Rhonda Thomas, director of information technology, will open discussions on the Community Network System fiber project. At last tally in midSeptember, about 75 new customer requests had come in. There are about 1,375 requests for fiber service, with 1,100 customers connected. Thomas said they would like to have the remaining 225 customers connected during the month of October. The board will close the meeting discussions at 7:40 p.m. and offer a concluding question and answer session. Light refreshments will be provided.

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OLYMPIA – State auditors concluded an audit of Pend Oreille County’s financial statements for the 2013 calendar year and found no significant difficulties or material weaknesses in the financial reporting, according to the report from the state auditor. The auditor noted that the county uses a cash basis of accounting that is different than Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. The county’s system is permitted by state law. Auditors note that the effect of the difference between GAAP and the system the county uses, “while not reasonably determinable, are presumed to be material.” Auditors did not express an opinion on whether the county’s internal controls were effective. They noted that they did not identify any deficiencies in internal control that they consider

to be a material weakness. Auditors did write in an adverse opinion on the U.S. GAAP, noting that that “The financial statements referred to above were not intended to, and in our opinion they do not, present fairly, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, the financial position of Pend Oreille County, as of December 31, 2013, or the changes in financial position or cash flows for the year then ended ...” Auditors wrote that they are required to issue the adverse opinion because of the two types of accounting methods. Pend Oreille County Treasurer Terri Miller said the county uses a cash basis, which accounts for money the day it is spent and received. That differs from GAAP, an accrual SEE AUDIT, 6A

Apply now for energy assistance NEWPORT – Rural Resources Community Action is now taking pre-applications for the federally funded Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program for residents of Ferry, Lincoln, Pend Oreille and Stevens counties. This program provides assistance to qualifying lowincome households to subsidize winter heat costs through a single grant one time per year, as funding is available. If an applicant does not qualify for the LIHEAP program they may qualify for other available programs. Interested households are encouraged to apply and will be notified of their eligibility. Appointments take place between mid-November and late spring 2015, depending on funding, and are scheduled by prioritizing households with seniors, disabled persons, and families with children age 5 and under. Pre-applications are available at Rural Resources offices, local area food banks, senior centers, and on the Internet at www.ruralresources.org. Applications should be returned as soon as possible. Applications received after Nov. 1 are placed on a waiting list. Funding levels are low. Applying for this program is not a guarantee of services.

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Rifle range still needed

n this week’s Horizon magazine, we featured the many shooting ranges in this area. What’s still missing is a rifle and handgun range in south Pend Oreille County. This was something that a decade ago everyone agreed was needed; some of our visionary leaders worked on establishing one but the spark died and everybody stopped working on it. We think it’s time to plan and establish a complete gun shooting range before population growth makes it impossible. Our Horizon story showed that this community has many responsible gun owners. They have gone beyond the Constitutional right to bear arms rhetoric by actually learning and practicing the skills necessary to do it safely. They go to secure shooting ranges regularly for fun and to maintain these skills. But the closest ranges to the most populated areas in south Pend Oreille and west Bonner counties are only set up for shotgun shooting. There are no rifle or handgun ranges. Most gun owners still target practice using their rifles and handguns but they do it in unsecure areas in our community. They need a shooting range. If this isn’t enough of a reason to get on the shooting range bandwagon again then this should be. A high quality complete shooting range can be an economic boom for the community that has it. As populations expand in urban areas around Spokane these facilities will draw gun enthusiasts like golf courses do. There are also well-attended regional and national shooting competitions that could be attracted to a shooting range in this region. This region needs to take advantage of what can be a weakness when trying to do a community project – a lack of residents. For a shooting range this is good; there is still time to find a location that will not impact current residents. Jerry Weeks, former Pend Oreille County Sheriff who lives in the community, was a proponent of the shooting range when in office. Weeks said the project idea died when the county failed to secure property for it, but he points out that there are other good sites the county owns. He confirms that many people shoot in unofficial areas; it can be unsafe and a nuisance to neighbors. Weeks said this week that the community still needs a shooting range with a 200-yard range for all types of guns. He also felt it could be a solid economic development project attracting competition and recreational shooters from around the region. It’s time for the community leaders to put this back on the fast track to completion.

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Idaho’s plan for improving public schools was designed by educators, for educators After Idaho voters’ 2012 rejection of the “Students Come First” laws and amid continued calls from education professionals and business leaders for improvements to our public GUEST school system, it OPINION became clear that GOV. the stakes BUTCH OTTER were too IDAHO high and the need for reform too great not to try something different. So I called on the State Board of education to facilitate a discussion aimed at identifying and then advancing the best practices around Idaho, America and the world. As a result, a broad crosssection of education groups representing teachers, administrators and school boards brought their best and brightest into the collaborative process. The charge was to create a vision for Idaho schools that would not be bound by politics, cost estimates or the old way of doing busi-

ness. I essentially told the group, “You tell us where the path to excellence lies and I will help build the road to get us there.” My Education Task Force embraced the State Board of Education goal of ensuring that at least 60 percent of Idahoans ages 25-34 have some form of post-secondary credential by the year 2020. That ambitious goal seeks to stimulate greatness in high school students, drive economic prosperity, address remedial needs in our colleges and universities, and foster a seamless and high-level system of post-secondary education and training that we now call K-Career. The Task Force did its work with professionalism and integrity, achieving broad-based, bipartisan consensus. It produced 20 specific recommendations that together form a road map to achieving our goals as well as clearly identifying the obstacles standing in our way. The work produced by my Education Task Force addressed – in a detailed and methodical fashion – a sustainable five-year plan to address such challenges SEE OTTER, 5A

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YO U R O P I N I O N Dixon concerned with our Constitutional rights To the editor: Dear voters who care about keeping our freedoms, We have known Sage Dixon and his wonderful family for several years now. He has consistently been concerned about “we, the people,” exercising our God given and U.S. Constitutionally given rights, which big government has been incrementally taking away. I believe, if elected, he will do his utmost to protect our rights to life, liberty, and property for us, our families, and our grandchildren. Vote for Sage Dixon for Idaho House of Representatives, Seat 1B. -Londa Furman Bonners Ferry

Do your homework, vote for Scott To the editor: Heather Scott: A refreshing perspective on politics. There is an old-fashioned air of Americanism about this vibrant little woman, which inspires the heart of the Patriot with a glimmer of hope for the future of this nation. Granted, she is only one … but there are others who are stepping up to the plate to dedicate themselves, “their lives, their fortunes and their sacred honor” to the defense and protection of freedom from big government. If you are looking for someone to vote for this fall, please call, e-mail or stop in and have a chat with Heather Scott. I think you will be very pleasantly surprised. You may find someone you’ve been looking for – for a long time. Don’t take my word for it. Check out all the candidates for yourself. This is no time to be complacent. With the last few years’ “accomplishments in idiocy,” it’s time to stop leaving the choosing to others. Stand up, speak up, get the facts and vote. I did my homework, and I’m voting for Heather Scott, candidate for Idaho District 1-A House. -Rebecca J. Huseby Bonners Ferry

Dixon is the right choice To the editor: I am delighted for the opportunity to vote for a real Constitution sup-

porting, small government, family man. I know and am super impressed with Sage Dixon, running for State House, Seat 1B, and his family. It is delightful to have someone to vote “for” instead of having to pick the lesser of two evils. Though, his leftist loon opponent would make even that easy. His stance on returning Federal Lands to our state as well as his opposition to Obamacare and its state healthcare exchange are outstanding. I am confident he will work to ensure liberty for our children and grandchildren. -Doug Paterson Priest River

Scott is a breath of fresh air To the editor: At the Bonner County Fair last month I had the pleasure of meeting Heather Scott, who is running for State Representative in District 1A. Heather is like a breath of fresh air when compared to the candidates who have represented us for all these years. Her energy and enthusiasm, her thoughtful platform issues, and her knowledge on a wide variety of subjects are impressive. Add to that her extensive background as an aquatic biologist familiar with the invasive-species problems that plague our lake, she brings far more to the table than most candidates. Heather is the kind of person we need in our state house to chart a new and refreshing course for Idaho. Vote Heather Scott on Nov. 4. -Josephine Ranes Sandpoint

Dixon’s priorities are in line with Idaho To the editor: We enthusiastically endorse Sage Dixon for Idaho House 1B. Through forums and community activities, we got to know Sage and his family and their priorities: education, US military (they have an impressive family history of service), preservation of our Republic. We supported Sage’s very successful grass-roots campaign to unseat a deep pocket, longtime incumbent who voted against his own party for Common Core and Obamacare. In contrast, Sage spoke strongly against big government – and North

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Some think the U.S. bombing of the ISIS terrorist group ahead of the mid term elections is an attempt by Democrats to shore up national security credentials. Others say it is the only reasonable reaction to the beheading of U.S. citizens. Do you think the U.S. airstrikes on ISIS in Syria and Iraq are justified? No, definitely not. We’ve bombed people in this part of the world for more than a decade and the region is still unstable. How will this make things better? Yes, America simply must respond militarily when its citizens are beheaded.

Idahoans agreed. What you see is what you get with Sage: a sincere, smart young man with a servant’s heart for God, family, country and his fellow Idahoans. With energy and conviction, he will fight for the freedoms we cherish. -GW Rohrer, USAF RET Priest River

Dropping bombs is not the answer To the editor: President Obama is dropping bombs on Muslims and I would think that many people in this community would be happy for it. Yes, we are using $450 million stealth jet fighters to attack people wearing black clothes and using butcher knives to behead people. We are also destroying from the air the military vehicles that we gave to the Iraqis. Meanwhile there are millions of people displaced by the wars in Syria and Iraq. They are starving and without medical care in huge refugee camps. America is missing out on winning the hearts and minds of Muslims by dropping bombs instead of feeding and caring for people in dire need. We can offer them a bomb or a meal with an American flag on the box. We can give them fresh water or blow up their cities and homes. Picture some fanatical people in our community cutting off the heads of Muslims and posting it on the net. Then picture foreign bombers flying over Newport and bombing most of the buildings in response. As the bombs drop, picture you and your family going to Canada and living in a refugee camp similar to the camps in Jordan. What would you think of the foreign government that dropped the bombs on your community? I often hear people speak of America being founded on Christian principles and then wonder how we get to bombing as a response to people who threaten us. Clearly, we are Christian in name only. We have been bombing for a dozen years and now have more Muslims that hate us than when we started our military operations. Since bombing hasn’t worked, why are we still doing it and when do we stop and do something else? -Pete Scobby Newport

R E A D E R ’ S P O L L R E S U LT S Do you think it is OK to spank a child? Yes. Kids don’t listen to reason, but spanking drives the point home.

29%

Absolutely not. It is never OK to assault anyone, especially a child.

29%

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Sometimes. It depends on the severity of what they’ve done.

Yes, but only if you follow certain “rules:” only once on the bottom with your hand, over clothing.

I’ve never spanked my children, but I don’t have a problem with other people spanking their own. It’s a personal choice. Total Votes: 21

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OCTOBER 1, 2014 |

Ill man gets community custody for brandishing knife at hospital BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – Gordon Cuffin, 62, was in pain when he appeared at the Newport Hospital in December 2013. He was unhappy with his treatment and stabbed a kitchen knife into the counter at the emergency room. He was arrested. Thursday, Sept. 25, Cuffin pleaded guilty to third degree assault on a health care provider, a felony in Pend Oreille County Superior Court. Deputy prosecutor Dolly Hunt agreed to drop the charge from a second degree assault in exchange for the plea. She recommended Cuffin be sentenced as a first time offender to time served – 10 days – and six months community custody. She said she was concerned about how Cuffin handled his pain management problems. “He interrupts the services of the ER and could put others at risk,” she said. She said Cuffin had his release revoked in June

after receiving a criminal trespass citation for going to the hospital, which he was ordered not to do except for an emergency, according to his conditions of release. Defense attorney Barrett Scudder said Cuffin was disabled. He had liver disease, had had his hip replaced and recently found out he had a tumor that needed surgery. He is in chronic pain, he said. “No question he handled this wrong,” Scudder said. “He is especially remorseful because that was his favorite nurse.” Cuffin told Pend Oreille County Superior Court Judge Allen Nielson that he was sorry. “This has been the biggest eye opener of my life,” he said. “It’s never going to happen again.” “I believe you,” Nielson said. “Where this took place is alarming.” He said pain can make people do something they otherwise wouldn’t. He sentenced Cuffin to time served, six months community custody and ordered he pay $850 in court costs. He waived fees for the public defender.

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as: • Enhancing teacher compensation • Restoring operational funding • Creating a career ladder for compensation to elevate starting teachers’ annual base salaries from $31,000 to $40,000 within the next five years • Providing ongoing professional growth opportunities tied to a modern licensure system for teachers • Investing in classroom technology • Expanding dedicated broadband Internet access • Achieving literacy proficiency in third grade • Exploring the feasibility of a mastery-based system that enables students to achieve at their own speed • Providing incentives for teachers to maintain or improve to levels of excellence by adding more mentoring time • Providing more opportunities for collaboration

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and in-service training This vision captured a critical mass of thought, led by educators, and soon spread as the basic framework of every conversation about education in Idaho. For the past eight months the State Board of Education has been tasked with adding to the Task Force’s framework. Last winter the Legislature approved my request to appropriate $35 million more in operational funding as a significant down payment toward meeting the needs of school districts, more money for technology, increased emphasis on advanced opportunities, and more time for classroom teachers to collaborate. The vision now is coming into sharper focus with Task Force committees working to fine-tune recommendations on school autonomy and local accountability, literacy, career ladder and tiered licensure. I intend to see this vision through to fruition, just

as Idaho’s educators and business leaders have done their part by shepherding these ideas from their infancy to implementable strategies. The Task Force established a fiscal stability group that studied those issues related to fairness and the bond levy question. What they recommended includes not only increased focus on certainty in the State budget from year to year, but also such efforts as restoration of operating funds and implementing the career ladder – which will enable rural districts more opportunity to keep their best teachers. Simply put, my school improvement plan is Idaho’s plan. It’s our plan. It was designed by educators, for educators. Its goal is to remove the politics and angst from the conversation and get to the heart of what is right for Idaho students, teachers, and our communities large and small. It will require all of us to ensure it succeeds.

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These Pend Oreille County equestrians competed at the state championships at the Washington State Fair in Puyallup. Pictured are Braedon Corkrum on her horse Kody, Faith Jones on Trona and Hedy Seeber on Newbie.

4-H riders do well at state championships

PUYALLUP – Several Pend Oreille County riders competed at the state championships at the Washington State Fair in Puyallup in September. The county was represented by one gymkhana senior, Jalin Earl of Newport, two performance seniors, Arianna Allegretto and Audrey Price of Cusick, two intermediate performance riders, Emily Sprague and Kaycee Wilson of Elk, and three intermediate gymkhana racers Braedon Corkrum, Faith Jones and Hedy Seeber of Newport. “All the kids did well,

bringing home blue ribbons,” said Nicole Seeber. Jones and her horse Trona won the silver medal in International Flag Race. Seeber and her horse Newbie won a bronze medal in the Two Barrel Flag race. Seeber also placed fourth in the Idaho Figure Eight Race and ninth in the Texas Barrels. Corkrum and Seeber belong to Bare Mountain Bandits 4-H club and Jones is a member of Sundance Kids 4-H Club. October is the beginning of the new 4-H year. Clubs around the county are accepting enrollments of youth between

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the ages of 9 and 18. There is also a Pend Oreille County 4-H open house at the Camus Center Sunday Oct. 26 from 1-5 p.m. All past, present and future 4-H kids are invited for food, fun, recreation and fellowship. Cost is $3 for youth and $5 for adults. Current members will be recognized for their accomplishments and clubs will be available for questions for new members.

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Newport School Board sets special meeting dates BY DESIREÉ HOOD OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – The Newport School Board set four dates for future special school board meetings, during the regular board meeting, Tuesday, Sept. 23. The board will hold the four special meetings at 3:15 p.m. The board will go to Stratton Elementary Tuesday, Oct. 28 and Sadie Halstead Middle School Tuesday, Dec. 9. The board will hold its meeting at the high school Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015, and on Tuesday, May 12, 2015, they will head to the Newport Parent Partnership building. Each school year, the board sets one board

meeting at each of the four campus buildings to ensure the board and the public have an opportunity to see what the district is doing in each building. Board chairman April Owen said she likes to go to the other buildings for meetings to stay current on the building operations. Superintendent Dave Smith said they would prepare presentations about the happenings at the different schools. The board also discussed the breakfast program at the elementary school. Grades first and second will eat their breakfast in the cafeteria instead of in the classroom, as they do currently. “They are adding about 25 minutes of instructional time,” Smith said.

Smith said they will look at the third and fourth grades next month and possibly change their diet to include items that are “simpler to eat.” Some of the teachers have had to make some changes to their schedules at all levels because of increasing enrollment. Smith said they had 10 more students spread across all grades enrolled last week. “It’s an ever changing process,” Smith said. “It’s a good problem to have.” High School Principal Troy Whittle said the changes have helped get the classroom sizes to about 26 students. Business Manager Tom Crouch and board member Paul Wilson were excused from the meeting.

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Beware phone scammers claiming to be Idaho State Police MERIDIAN – The Idaho State Police continues to take new reports from various parts of Idaho of people receiving telephone calls from someone claiming to be from the ISP. The number appearing on the caller ID will show up as an actual number from the Idaho State Police, however, the number has been spoofed, meaning the calling party is deliberately falsifying the telephone number and/or name relayed as the Caller ID information to disguise their identity. This scammer appears to be targeting students and professors, as well as foreign nationals, and is telling the victim they have an arrest warrant and that the person needs to pay money to clear the warrant or face arrest or deportation. The Idaho State Police say that they will not call anybody on the telephone to inform them that a warrant has been issued

for their arrest. Additionally, ISP does not collect money or any financial information over the phone for any reason. “Unfortunately, the calls that are being received appear to be based outside the borders of the US,”

‘There is little that law enforcement can do to stop these scammers. ’ Major Clark Rollins Idaho State Police

Major Clark Rollins said. “There is little that law enforcement can do to stop these scammers, but the Federal Trade Commission has set up a website to compile complaints to establish patterns of fraud and abuse for use by various law enforcement agencies.” If you receive a call from

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The Knights of Columbus donated a pediatric wheelchair to Newport Hospital. Pictured here are Emergency Department PA-C Ryan Wilson, left, Knight of Columbus and hospital board commissioner Tom Garrett, Emergency Department RN Doris Hiebert, District CEO Tom Wilbur, and ER Technician Katie Weber.

someone claiming to be the Idaho State Police, any other law enforcement or any government employee and they are asking for money, do not send any money or provide any personal or financial information over the telephone. If you want to report that you have been a victim and have sent money or provided financial information, call the Idaho State Police at 208-8467550. If you simply want to fill out a complaint form to help law enforcement track these types of scams visit the Federal Trade Commission website at www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov.

NEWPORT – Newport Hospital and Health Services received its first pediatric wheelchair recently, a gift from the Knights of Columbus, Pend Oreille Council. Previously, the hospital did not have a pediatric wheelchair available. The shiny yellow Viper wheelchair will be used for pediatric patients in the emergency department, surgical center, and acute care unit.

Tom Garrett delivered the chair on behalf of the council. “The Knights of Columbus have an extensive participation in the American Wheelchair Mission, and we are pleased to be able to provide our community hospital with this brand new pediatric wheelchair,” said Garrett, who is also a Pend Oreille Public Hospital District No. 1 commissioner.

AUDIT: No significant difficulties FROM PAGE 3A

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state. Other than the adverse opinion about the differ-

ence between accounting systems, the audit was good.

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OCTOBER 1, 2014 |

Fiber arms not designed to break during windstorms BY DESIREÉ HOOD OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – The Pend Oreille Public Utility District fiber backbone suffered about $250,000 in damage from two major wind storms that tore through the area this summer, with many of the fiber lines breaking. Offset arms or “breakaways” were used during installation of the fiber on the poles, causing speculation as to why there was so much damage. PUD IT Director Rhonda Thomas said the arms were not designed to break even if heavy trees fall on the lines. “They got termed ‘breakaway,’ which wasn’t really their intent,” Thomas said. “I think they just got a stigma attached to them that they would breakaway.” Thomas said it is a pole attachment. Fiber is attached to the power pole via a wooden arm, bolted below where the cross arms run power lines across. That arm did not break, Thomas said. She said if it wasn’t attached “as much” then it could possibly break. “Some thought when they went in that they would be the weak point, they would break,” Thomas said. “That is not the case and that wasn’t ever really their design.” Thomas said during the storm, the wooden arm broke on many of the poles,

causing the fiber lines to break in some areas and damaging some of the poles. If the arm broke off of the pole, versus breaking the pole completely, then the PUD would be able to fix the problem faster, Thomas said. Thomas said the fix for this problem would involve changing the bolt on the pole that holds the wooden arm that holds the fiber. This would help to save the pole, which Thomas said, is the better option. She said it is quicker to put the lines back up than it is to replace poles. Thomas said the ideal scenario during extreme weather is for the fiber to stay in tact and just come off the pole. “That’s the hopes of these smaller bolts,” Thomas said.

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“Fiber probably wasn’t the cause of all the poles breaking,” Thomas said. “But if there is anything we can do to lessen the number of poles that break in the next outage, that would be great.” The PUD will start replacing the bolts during winter outages that may occur. She said no poles were replaced

with the new bolt, but from here on out, “that’s the plan.” Thomas said the bolts are in stock for future fixes. The PUD engineering department originally recommended the off-set arms as having “the potential to provide the point of failure before breaking a pole,” Thomas said.

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Institutes fund research on Alzheimer’s disease Teams of scientists will use support from the National Institutes of Health to conduct research into the genetic underpinnings of Alzheimer’s disease, analyzing how genome sequences – the order of chemical letters in a cell’s DNA – may contribute to increased risk or protect against the disease. The NIH awarded grants for using innovative new technologies and computational methods for the analysis. The scientists also will seek insights into why some people with known risks do not develop the disease. The awards, expected to total $24 million over four years, go to eight academic medical centers that have been at the forefront of research in Alzheimer’s genetics: University

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of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland; University of Miami; Columbia University, New York City; Boston University; University of Washington, Seattle; Washington University in St. Louis, and University of Texas, Houston. The investigators will analyze the genome sequencing data generated during the first phase of the Alzheimer’s Disease Sequencing Project (ADSP), an innovative collaboration that began in 2012 between the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), both part of NIH. The first phase of the project determined the

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order of all 3 billion letters in the individual genomes of 580 participants. It also generated whole exome sequencing data (focused on the proteins influencing the disorder) of an additional 11,000 volunteers – 6,000 with Alzheimer’s compared to 5,000 controls. Funds supporting the new analysis come from fiscal 2014 additions to the NIA budget directed at intensifying Alzheimer’s research. “We are delighted to support the important research being accomplished under this broad-based, collaborative effort. This team effort is vital to advancing a deeper understanding of the genetic variants involved in this complex and devastating

disease and to the shared goal of finding targets for effective interventions,” said NIH Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D. The effort is critical to accomplishing the genetic research goals outlined in the National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease, first announced by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in May 2012 and updated annually. Developed under the National Alzheimer’s Project Act, the plan provides a framework for a coordinated and concentrated effort in research, care and services for Alzheimer’s and related dementias. Its primary research goal is to prevent and effectively treat Alzheimer’s disease by 2025.

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