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PUD looks at smaller budget, rate increase Fiber system may be self supporting next year BY DESIREÉ HOOD OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – The Pend Oreille Public Utility District commissioners plan to approve a budget smaller than last year’s at the Dec. 3 regular board meeting. They are also proposing a smaller rate increase of 2 percent that would generate about $100,000 for the PUD during 2014. A hearing will be scheduled in the spring of 2014 to discuss the increase and it would not take effect until July 2014. PUD Commissioner Curt Knapp said the

budget is a work in progress and they will keep looking at the numbers and take community input. The fiber-to-the-premise W H AT ’S N E X T: overrun costs will not impact rates and a plan is in place for THE PUD BOARD is set to approve the the fiber system division to budget at the Dec. 3 pay back the over run. regular board meetThe preliminary budget has ing and a hearing will expenditures of more than held in the spring of $86 million, down almost $5 2014 to approve a million from the 2013 budget. The budget is reduced for rate increase. 2014 because not as much will be spent on capital projects, primarily for Box Canyon relicensing requirements and on the CNS fiber

project during the year. A rate increase is scheduled of 2 percent to compensate for general inflation and costs of power from Boundary Dam. PUD Assistant General Manager April Owen said the cost of Boundary power is anticipated to go down in 2014 from last year, which allowed the PUD to reduce the rate increase to 2 percent. The increase in 2013 was 2.5 percent. This is an estimated number and depends on the price of Boundary power. Boundary power is rising because of the cost of its federal license requirements. The PUD overall debt is more than $165.7 million. This is split over the electric, Box Canyon and water systems. Owen said more than $12 million is budgeted to pay on the debt.

The PUD has four separate divisions for budget purposes – CNS fiber, electric, production and water systems – all with budget expenses that make up the more than $86 million budget.

CNS Fiber shows as debt payments The CNS budget is showing more than $1.48 million, down significantly from 2013 when it was more than $8.24 million. Owen said there are significantly less capital projects for CNS in 2014. She also said that some of the costs from 2013 were repaid using grant money but it had to show in the budget as total SEE PUD, 2A

Marijuana rules coming, license application open BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – Washington hopes to have authorized retail marijuana sales in place by June, including two “at-large” locations reserved for Pend Oreille County. So far neither Pend Oreille County or the city of Newport have proposed moratoriums on marijuana businesses, unlike Stevens County, which has put a moratorium on the establishment of growing sites, processing facilities and retail shops. The moratorium

will last until May. County commission chairman Mike Manus says that any action the commission takes regarding marijuana would reflect the will of local voters, who voted against recreational marijuana. Newport councilman Ken Smith says most of Newport is off limits because the law prohibits marijuana being sold within 1,000 feet of places where young people gather. “We’re physically a small city,” Smith said. “We just don’t have a lot of places.”

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Visitor center future unknown Chamber seeks executive director after membership director resigns BY MICHELLE NEDVED OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – The future of the Newport visitors center is still unknown, following a board meeting Friday of the Greater Newport

Area Chamber of Commerce that was closed to the public. Chamber president Mark Zorica said chamber officials will be meeting soon with a couple of other organizations that may be interested in staffing the visitor center, located at Centennial Plaza in downtown Newport. SEE VISITOR, 11A

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Wreck claims one James C. Morton, 51, of Benton City was killed Friday, Nov. 22, following a wreck at about 7:18 a.m. on Highway 20, about 13 miles north of Cusick. Morton was driving a 1978 Kenworth semi-truck south when he crossed the centerline. The truck tipped over and struck a wooden railroad abutment. Then a 2013 Kenworth truck driven by Michael Okelley, 45, of Lewiston, Idaho, struck Morton’s truck. Okelley was not injured. The cause of the wreck is under investigation.

Wish list for Teck mine site done: What’s next? BY DESIREÉ HOOD OF THE MINER

METALINE FALLS – The Pend Oreille Economic Development Council and the Selkirk Planners task force have identified two options with the help of a consultant for the Teck Cominco mine site near Metaline Falls, should the mine cease operations in the next few years. An adventure sports camp and specialty product manufacturing were two identified options

for the Brownfield site, neither generating the number of jobs or revenue for the county that would be lost if the mine closes. The report was released July 19. Leading the Selkirk Planners task force is Metaline Falls Mayor Tara Leininger as chairwoman. The Selkirk Planners and the EDC will schedule a time to meet to discuss the process moving forward. “It was really honest about our opportunities for the future,” Leininger said of the study. “We

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City of Newport looks at 2014 budget NEWPORT – The city of Newport is holding a public hearing Monday, Dec. 2, at the regular city council meeting, to discuss its budget for 2014. Included in the discussion will be six additional holidays off for the city employees to compensate for cost of living adjustments instead of a cost of living raise. The total budget shows more than $5 million, down more than $403,000 from 2013.

Christmas bird count set for Sunday, Dec. 15 NEWPORT – The Pend Oreille Christmas Bird Count is set for Sunday, Dec. 15.

are not starting from square one. You need to know what your limitations are.” Leininger said the committee is in a holding pattern pending the outcome of Teck’s future plans for the mine. The EDC received a grant for $200,000 from the Integrated Planning Program of the Washington State Department of Ecology Toxics Cleanup Program to develop the Pend Oreille Mine Brownfield Redevelopment Plan for the mine property. The EDC

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hired Maul, Foster and Alongi to determine the best reuse options for the mine site, should Teck cease operations on the mine. No further money is being spent on the planning process and the grant has been completed. No matching funds were required for this grant. The EDC was paid $18,000 for its administrative work on this study. “It was a perfect fit for us,” EDC Director Jamie Wyrobek said. SEE TECK, 12A

People are needed to drive around in their vehicles or watch their feeders at home or in their neighborhood. Novices are welcome; organizers make sure beginners are paired up with experienced bird watchers. The group will meet at Audrey’s Restaurant on Highway 2, just west of Newport, at 6:30 a.m., to grab some food or coffee, and then hit the road at 7 a.m. They will rendezvous at dark, between 4-4:30 p.m., again at Audrey’s to count up birds. To volunteer or ask questions, call John Stuart at 509-447-2644.

‘Keep the Cheer’ and visit Santa in Newport NEWPORT – “Keep the Cheer Here” at Newport’s Hometown Christmas Friday and Saturday, Nov. 29-30, sponsored by the Greater Newport Area Chamber of Commerce. Participating stores will be open 9 a.m. to 8

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p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. Santa Claus will be at the Hospitality House at 216 S. Washington from 1-4 p.m. Get your picture taken and enjoy hot chocolate and hot dogs.

YES still needs gifts for youth NEWPORT – Youth Emergency Services is in need of people to purchase gifts for 74 area youth this Christmas season. YES is organizing its annual Christmas gift program, where people adopt youth and buy Christmas gifts. Youth are filling out Christmas wish lists, with the lists divided into “needs” and “wants.” Volunteer Sue Scobby said YES helps both youth enrolled in YES and their siblings receive gifts. She said many YES kids don’t want gifts if they know their siblings won’t get anything. Anyone who would like to help out can stop by YES at 316 Second St., in Newport, or call 509-447-1125.

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Students spell Thanksgiving before break The first period fifth grade social studies class at Sadie Halstead Middle School performed “A Pilgrim’s Story, A Time of Thanksgiving” Tuesday, Nov. 26, ending the show in a Thanksgiving Spell Down. Morgan Jackson, left, Brooke Marsengill, Brenna Ells, Kaily Braden, Violett Green, Saxon Comer and Keelen Mitchem discussed the significance of their letter in terms of Thanksgiving.

PRIEST RIVER – URM Stores were advised that they were the target of a cyber attack against their payment processing system. Because of this, actions are being taken and stores in the area are changing their credit card policies. The stores in the area affected are Family Foods in Oldtown and Mitchell’s Harvest Foods in Priest River. URM states they are continuing to investigate the cyber attack. Some stores in the system will be able to process cards through a dial up connection, but that takes longer to complete transactions.

They are working around the clock to fix the problem but recommend that customers pay with cash or checks. URM advises anyone who thinks their debit or credit card has been compromised should contact the bank that issued the card. They state that major credit card companies have a “zero liability” policy that guarantees cardholders will not be responsible for fraudulent charges. URM Stores opened a call center to answer questions about the data breach or to learn what protections to take in a cyber attack, Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 877-237-7408.

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PUD | Fiber-to-the-premise project about $4.3 million over budget FROM PAGE 1

expenses. The CNS fiber-to-the-premise project is about $4.3 million over budget, about 12 percent over the anticipated costs for the fiber project. The original cost estimate was $34.1 million for the fiber to the home build-out in south Pend Oreille County and was largely funded by a $27 million federal stimulus grant, which ended Sept. 30. Plus the PUD matched $4.65 million and an additional $2.1 million was counted towards the match for parts of the system the PUD already built. So the PUD investment was about $6.75 million. It now must add another $4.3 million for the over run to its total costs. The grant required the PUD to bring fiber to at least 960 premises, however the PUD completed fiber to about 4,000 whether they requested service or not. Currently there are more than 964 requests for service with more than 505 customers connected to the Internet on PUD fiber lines. CNS Supervisor Robert Fritz said that the fiber backbone has been completed and they are focusing on connecting the remaining 400 requests and any future requests they receive. Owen said the PUD would continue to complete installations for the customers that request service. Owen said bringing the fiber to about 4,000 premises is part of the reason for the over run. “Several things changed as we were going through the grant process,” Owen said. PUD General Manager John Jordan said to the board in July that the cost overrun was caused by a lack of detailed record keeping. He said the PUD should have seen the overrun coming. “It’s a tracking thing,” Jordan said to the board in July. “No one in the district is trying to spend anything or hide anything. Until the middle of April, the district absolutely did not realize that an overrun was coming.” Knapp said the commissioners are cautious with rate increases on the fiber system. The PUD gets $35 from the three retail service providers per customer per month through the end of 2014. At that point, the PUD can increase this rate. “I am very cautious how we do the increases over the next five years,” Knapp said. He said a gradual increase would be better than an immediate jump to $50, which was the original plan. The $35 was just an introductory offer. “It is our challenge and responsibility to control broadband costs and live within our broadband revenues,” Jordan said. “Our computer models indicate we can do so, however, models are not always correct.” Owen said the PUD will be put-

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ting together a “look back at the project” and show how the overrun happened before the end of the year when the final grant paperwork must be turned in to the federal government to finalize the grant. Owen said that CNS shows in the PUD budget as debt payments in 2014, estimated at more than $200,000. “First off, CNS doesn’t affect rates,” Owen said. She said they are still working the CNS budget but she hopes the project will take in more than it spends next year. CNS is expected to have more than $815,000 in expenses, more than $350,000 in capital projects and more than $200,000 in debt payments. With a revenue source of more than $1.48 million, the project should start to pay for itself during 2014. CNS will borrow $5.25 million from the Box Canyon Renewal and License fund before the end of 2013. About $2 million will be used to refinance a short-term loan into a 20-year loan. The remaining $3.25 million will cover some of the $4.3 million overrun from the fiber-to-the-premise project. Repaying this loan is the debt shown in the CNS budget.

Electric system loses a few customers The electric system budget is more than $53.98 million for 2014, an increase of more than $806,430 from 2013. There are more than 7,842 residential customers on the system, a small decrease from 7,896 in 2012. More than 840 commercial customers have remained steady for a couple years, Owen said. Pend Oreille County residents receive most of their power from 48 megawatts produced at Boundary Hydroelectric Project, operated by Seattle City Light (SCL). This power is sold to the PUD at cost because of an agreement made many years ago when the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) licensed Boundary to SCL. FERC said that as licensed, Boundary’s cost of power will be $51.3 million per year, or $14.20 per MWh, an increase of 143.5 percent compared to $5.84 per MWh the PUD was paying under the previous 50-year license. Boundary produces more than 1,040 MW at peak times. In comparison, Box Canyon Dam is operated by the PUD and operates at a much smaller scale producing more than 52 MW of power. According to Owen, the 2013 rate of power from Box Canyon Dam was about $42 per MWh. In 2014, Owen said the cost is $41.17 per MWh, a small decrease because of changing water runoff levels. Jordan said the Box Canyon project is 10 times smaller than Boundary Dam so they will have higher costs per MWh. “It depends on how much we

generate and what kind of water flows we get,” Owen said. For the average utility in the U.S., the U.S. Energy Information Administration states that the levelized cost of energy of small hydropower production is $140 per MWh in 2011. “Boundary power is probably the cheapest power you can get in the nation,” Owen said. Box Canyon power is sold to the Ponderay Newsprint Company, as well as power purchased from the Bonneville Power Administration and any remaining power from Boundary at cost. Owen said the newsprint uses about 75 percent of the power in the county. These rates have been going up because of the turbine and relicensing projects. Tree trimming is being moved away from contractors and brought in-house to the PUD, budgeted for more than $205,000. The PUD is hiring a foreman and two tree trimmers as well as buying miscellaneous equipment for this operation. “We used to contract that out but we are moving it in-house,” Owen said. “That’s probably the biggest change.” Other expenses in the electric system include more than $2 million for engineering costs, including more than $400,000 for installing and replacing more than 5.3 miles of upgraded lines near Sunvale Acres. “There’s a lot in that, sometimes we have to replace poles, sometimes we have to just replace the line, it depends,” Owen said. There is also more than $500,000 budgeted to replace aging poles on the system. The PUD has more than 20,000 poles and there has not been a replacement on some of the poles in more than eight years. Owen said that the fiber project crossed with some of the south county poles but they did not look at all of the poles in the north county. “The fiber system didn’t cross all 20,000 poles,” Owen said. “Most of the work is in the north end of the county.” More than $313,000 is budgeted as part of a five-year truck rotation program. The 1989 digger truck in Ione is scheduled for replacement and the 2006 Foreman bucket truck as well for an additional $140,000. Almost $300,000 is planned for stock items including transformers, regulators and other needed supplies.

Box Canyon Dam spending the most The production system includes Box Canyon Dam expenses and is budgeted for more than $49.15 million for 2014. This is an increase of more than $708,250 from 2013. Box Canyon Dam is currently

under the projects portion of the relicensing agreement with FERC. More than $28.8 million will be spent on capital projects for the production system, mainly on projects at the dam. Three of the four turbines have been upgraded and the fourth is close to completion. This is budgeted at more than $19.2 million to complete miscellaneous items on the four units, with more than $13.5 million of that to complete construction costs on the fourth unit alone. Protection Mitigation and Enhancement (PM&E) is about $3 million. These are the projects that are required by FERC under their relicensing. Owen said most of this amount is from erosion payments the PUD did not pay in 2013. Supplying fish passage upstream for Westslope cutthroat trout, Bull trout and Mountain whitefish from four to 24 inches in size, is required as part of relicensing. The design for the ladder should be complete in early 2014 and then the PUD can get the necessary permits. There is $6.1 million budgeted for fish passage next year for engineering and construction management, however, the total cost will be between $15 and $20 million for completion of the fish ladder. A cold water pipe is being designed for Sullivan Lake as part of the relicensing requirements. This pipe will bring cold water to the surface area and tributaries to help with the fish habitat for fish mitigation. This project is estimated at more than $4.4 million, however, Seattle City Light will reimburse half of the cost to the PUD because of its relicensing agreement on Boundary Dam. “Sullivan is budgeted there but it is also reimbursed. Seattle City Light pays for half of that and we also got money from the Columbia River initiative to pay for that so it is kind of a net zero,” Owen said. Columbia River gives the PUD money for water rights on Sullivan Lake. The total dissolved gas project is going out for a contractor bid and manufacturing by the end of 2013. It is budgeted for $2.7 million in 2014, with a total cost for the regulatory requirement costing an expected $6.5 million for completion.

Owen said that the PUD has built up enough of a reserve that they are not budgeting for more this year. They currently have more than $9 million in reserve. “We actually have quite a bit of money in reserves so we are not looking to grow that at this point,” Owen said. “That’s looked upon favorably to get a better rating on our bonds.”

Water systems

Dues and memberships

The water systems are the lowest budgeted item. The PUD operates nine water systems and a small one for their Box Canyon project, showing a budget of more than $417,700. This is a decrease from 2013 of almost $886,000 because the Metaline Falls water system had pipes replaced in 2013 for about $860,000. Owen said that reducing labor costs in the water systems also helped reduce the budget.

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coming to the PUD There are 111 employees at the PUD, which includes three commissioners. There are seven parttime or on call employees and 101 full time employees. The PUD had 98 full time and six on call employees in 2013. “For the 2014 budget, we project adding three union positions for tree trimming and vegetation management. Concurrently, we are eliminating $300,000 per year in outside contractor tree trimming services,” Jordan said. “We expect to shrink again to 99 full time employees by early 2015 due to scheduled retirements.” There is also a non-union and union wage increase, assumed to be at 2 percent, which equals more than $166,000. Owen said this increase is for all employees at the PUD. A contract is being negotiated currently with the union for next year and non-union wage increases will not be decided until late spring. The two watermen employed by the PUD will take over milfoil responsibilities in 2014. This reduces some of the cost of operations and labor at the Metaline Falls water system. Training and travel expenses are estimated at more than $214,000. The three PUD commissioners receive more than $40,000 for travel expenses. Owen said the commissioners do a lot of legislative work so they travel frequently. The commissioners’ salaries are set by the state and they receive $2,100 per month plus benefits. This increases every five years for cost of living and this was an increase year, raising the salary from $1,800 per month. “It’s out of our hands,” Knapp said of their wages.

Dues and memberships are not changing a lot from 2013, totaling more than $275,950. The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) expenses are listed at more than $38,000. These are required expenses and are used for training, software and consultants. Western Electric Coordinating Council (WECC) is showing more than $60,000. The PUD is required to be a member of the organization.

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L A ST Y E A R This week last year was still warm and rainy. It was more like fall weather than winter. Highs in the 40s. Lows remained in the upper 20s and the region received nearly inch of rain.

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Affordable Care Act help available

BR I E FLY Body found in Elk, man facing murder charges ELK – A 27-year-old man is in jail facing second-degree murder charges for the death of a woman whose remains were found in a shallow grave in Elk in Spokane County Nov. 13. Jason D. Flett, 27, is being held on $1 million bond in the Spokane County Jail. A second man told police Flett came to his home in September 2012 and asked for help. The man thought he was going to help get Flett’s car out of the mud but instead was asked to help bury Ramona Childress, then 27. He said Flett struck the body twice with a shovel and threatened the man and his girlfriend if he told anyone about the burial. Flett was in jail on a seconddegree assault charge for allegedly hitting another girlfriend with a crowbar when he was charged with the murder.

NEWPORT – Regardless of the political hyperbole regarding Affordable Healthcare and its merits, or lack thereof, the time for people without healthcare coverage to enroll in an approved medical insurance plan has arrived. And there is some real help available in this community. For residents throughout Pend Oreille County, Rural Resources Community Action is a certified Health Plan Navigator. The local social service agency has staff that are specially trained and certified to help area residents access the information necessary to make informed healthcare decisions. For anyone living in Pend Oreille County, JoDee Savage is

Comment period for A Tow ends Dec. 6 NEWPORT – People have until Friday, Dec. 6 to submit comments for a proposed 24-houra-day, seven-day-a-week towing facility on Silverbirch Lane, just outside Newport. The conditional use permit application will be heard by the Pend Oreille County Planning Commission at its meeting Tuesday, Dec. 10, at the Cusick Community Center. That meeting will start at 6 p.m. Mike Lithgow, Pend Oreille County Community Development Director, has issued a mitigated determination of non significance for A Tow, a shop that Jerry Walker wants to open. “It’s kind of controversial,” Lithgow said, with several comments already submitted. One of the items that need to be mitigated is a pile of existing tires that need to be moved. The shop would be located in Pend Oreille County, outside the city of Newport, but in its urban growth area, Lithgow said.

now available to help residents find medical insurance that fits their healthcare needs and budget. Savage can be reached at the Newport, Rural Resources Office by calling 1-800-873-5889. She will also be available Wednesdays, Dec. 4 and 11 at the Cutter Theater to assist persons living in the north county. Appointments and walk-in assistance will also be available Thursday, Dec. 5 and 17 at the Cusick Library. “Walk-ins are welcome at all our outreach events. However, I really encourage anyone interested to give me a call and make an appointment. An appointment will save you a lot of time SEE CARE, 8A

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Cusick budget adopted for 2014 CUSICK – The town of Cusick adopted the 2014 budget Nov. 11, with a 1 percent increase to property taxes over 2013. The total budget is showing $850,220 in revenue and $472,668 in expenses. The revenue comes from a variety of areas. The general fund consists of $231,504, in addition to $443,900 in the water and sewer fund, $111,006 from the water and sewer reserve, $17,000 from arterial streets and $13,500 for a water sewer bond redemption. The expenses are more than $472,668. More than $184,543 is used for general expenses, $254,262 is expensed to the water and sewer fund, $13,609 is for streets, more than $13,500 will be used for sewer bond redemption and more than $6,753 will pay a sewer loan. Mayor Bob Spencer said the town has more than $377,550 that is not budgeted at this time. This money will sit in reserve until needed. “There will be projects and it will be used for matching funds for grants,” Spencer said.

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Forest Service employees passed along the 88-foot tall Engelmann Spruce from the Colville National Forest north of Newport with Capitol building officials, Monday, Nov. 25, where it will stand on the West Front Lawn for the holiday season. The tree will be lit Tuesday, Dec. 3 at 5 p.m. and lit nightly from dusk until 11 p.m. through Jan. 1, 2014.

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The Peoples Tree arrives in Washington D.C. BY DESIREÉ HOOD OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – The People’s Tree, an 88-foot tall Engelmann Spruce, was cut from the Newport/Sullivan Lake Ranger District in the Colville National Forest north of Newport, Nov. 1 and started a 25-day journey across the United States, landing Monday, Nov. 25 on the West Front Lawn of the Capitol building in Washington D.C. The tree made more than two dozen stops along the way, with many celebrations and wellwishers visiting the spruce as it came through their cities. “The trip went really, really smooth all the way back there,” said Franklin Pemberton, Colville National Forest public affairs officer. The tree is now standing tall on the U.S. Capitol west lawn, where Capitol grounds staff will anchor the tree to the ground

and decorate it with more than 10,000 lights and more than 5,000 handmade ornaments, made from Washington state residents. The 79-year-old Engelmann Spruce will be lit by Speaker of the House John Boehner, Tuesday, Dec. 3 at 5 p.m. with the help of Colville first grader Giovanni Gaynor, a student who made an ornament and was selected to help light The People’s Tree. Capitol Architect Stephen Ayers will serve as master of ceremonies. “It’s usually on CSPAN,” Pemberton said. “It’s kind of a big ‘to do’ back there.” Pemberton said he has received calls from international cities inquiring about the tree, the furthest from Germany and Norway. He said the interested people ask where Newport is and comment on the Pend Oreille River. “It put Newport on the map, that’s for sure,” Pemberton said. Prior to the lighting ceremony,

more than 80 companion trees will be taken to public offices around the nation’s capital. These companion trees came from private tree farms in Washington State that are members of the Washington State Tree Growers Association. Forty of them were donated by Pend Oreille County’s Camden Tree Farm. Jeff Olson, the president of Choose Outdoors, a non-profit group that encourages people to enjoy outside recreation, partnered with the Forest Service during this process and helped bring in donations, including two Mack trucks and airline tickets for transport crews to return to Washington state now that they have successfully gotSEE SHARING, 7A

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COLVILLE –Superior Court Judge Allen Nielson sentenced an 11-year-old Colville boy to 176 to 220 weeks in a juvenile facility Wednesday, Nov. 20 in Stevens County, for conspiring to kill a

classmate. The youth was one of two children who brought a gun and knife to school last February, with the plan to kill a female classmate. The other boy received a similar sentence.

Election date to be set at conservation district meeting NEWPORT – The Pend Oreille Conservation District Board of Supervisors will hold a regular meeting at 121 N. Washington Ave. in Newport Wednesday,

Dec. 11, at 9:30 a.m. The board will adopt a resolution at that meeting to set the date, time and location of an election to fill a District Supervisor’s position.

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Golden said that Shelly was facing substantial time if convicted of all nine counts. He pleaded guilty to take advantage of a plea. In exchange for the plea, six counts were dismissed. There will be restitution for the dismissed counts, however, Hunt said. Shelly told Nielson that he had been a drug addict a long time. Nielson said he never knew whether defendants in drug cases will change or not after a DOSA sentence. He said he has seen it go both ways. He said that Shelly was facing 43 months if he didn’t get a DOSA, but the reality was that Shelly would likely have only served half that. “This comes close,” Nielson said, and meant Shelly will receive drug treatment while in prison.

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Trail from Newport to Sandpoint should be on every wish list

roponents of a bike and hiking trail system along the Pend Oreille River from Newport to Sandpoint say it won’t be easy. But we join them in saying it will be worth it; it will be one of greatest boosts to the quality of life and economies along the corridor in decades. We also believe it will be essential for every community and property owner from Newport to Sandpoint to help the planning, funding and implementation efforts now underway. The organizers, Priest Community Forest Connection, will notice that we say build it from Newport in Washington to Sandpoint, Idaho even though they say Oldtown to Sandpoint. We are encouraging them to add Newport so they gain a larger benefit area and another state. It won’t take much more effort to include Newport because thanks to some volunteers and grants years ago, this end is complete and crosses the Oldtown Bridge. Newport’s streets even have bike lanes. But the reason to add this end is to get more local economic development organization help and national political help when grants are needed. Two states are better than one. We also believe that the other end should highlight links to the Sandpoint trail system and not just Dover. Again, get all the help available in the region. This is one of the most exciting projects we have seen people promote in 30 years. A trail along the beautiful river that links other existing trails will increase tourism and recreation opportunities for residents like nothing in the past. Get everybody on board and go for it now. --FJW

Americans need to be thankful for what we have

It is human nature to take things for granted. When you’ve always had something, when it’s been around your entire life, it’s only natural to overlook it, to think it will always be here. But that’s not the case, and this time of year reminds us to be appreciative of what we have. I’m not talking about creature comforts like plentiful electricity, clean water, electronic gadgets or the family car. I’m talking about the freedom and opportunity we Americans take for granted. My epiphany came during the Cold War when my military unit was sent to the Czech border. Czechoslovakia was then part of the Communist Bloc, and its government and military were under the thumb of Soviet leaders in Moscow. There was a one-mile kill zone separating West Germany and Czechoslovakia. All trains crossing the border into West Germany would slowly move over pits of scalding water sprayed onto the undersides of passing trains to kill any Czechs who were clinging to the train’s undercarriage in an attempt to escape. I always wondered how any government could kill its own citizens just because they were seeking an opportunity for a better life someplace else. It suddenly occurred to me that we, in the United States, are spoiled, and we really don’t understand the value of our freedoms. For the last three years, I’ve had the good fortune to work with high school students and teachers in Poland. Washington business leaders, educators and students travel to places like Gdansk where Polish students and teachers are eager to emulate America’s free enterprise system. They remember what it was like to live without it. After World War II, Poland became part of the Warsaw Pact, and its government was dominated by the Communist Party in Moscow, which dictated

production and controlled the markets. If you wanted a home or apartment, bureaucrats decided what it would look like and where it would be built. While government and party leaders had plenty to eat, nice homes, new cars and warm clothing, the rest GUEST of the people OPINION barely scraped by. DON C. A visit today BRUNELL to the SolidarASSOCIATION OF ity Museum WASHINGTON in Gdansk is a BUSINESS PRESIDENT stark reminder of the food, clothing and housing shortages that ravaged Poland and its people. One powerful display is simply a section of empty grocery store shelves. The numbing repression and shortages led to the Solidarity movement, which began in Gdansk, home to one of the world’s largest shipyards. Many remember a short, wiry shipyard electrician named Lech Walesa, who scaled the shipyard fence and issued 21 demands to Polish Communists for better pay, better working conditions and more food. Pope John Paul II and President Ronald Reagan fueled the fires, and in the early years, the United States secretly provided significant financial support to Solidarity. That support has not been forgotten in Poland. Today, Polish leaders want their teachers and students to enjoy the values of an economic system where consumers decide which goods and services thrive in the marketplace. For that, those leaders look to America. We Americans have been blessed with freedom and abundance. Even in tough economic times, we have choices and SEE BURNELL, 5A

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|| Republicans are the real liars To the editor: The numbers are out and they tell us who the real liars are regarding the Affordable Care Act. Yes, President Obama was not 100 percent accurate when he said, “if you like your health insurance you can keep it.” He was only 99.4 percent accurate. A portion of less than 1 percent who are inane enough to want to retain essentially junk policies will be forced to upgrade. Except now the President has allowed even these few to keep their crummy policies at least in states that will allow it. No, the real bald-faced liars are the Republicans who claim that The Affordable Care Act will drive up insurance costs and even destroy the economy. During the past few years since the act was passed health care insurance costs have risen at the lowest rate in the past 50 years since we’ve been keeping records. Just think what this will do to insurance costs after this program has been fully and successfully implemented. Thanks must go out to the 1990’s Republicans, The Heritage Foundation and Romney who invented and first implemented this plan. And the real criminals are not the Democrats, but the Republican Governors in the 20-plus states that refuse to implement the additional Medicaid benefits allowed under the new law for 5 million lower paid workers in their states and their families. Thousands of men, women and children will die from lack of health insurance each year in those states until these governors come to their senses. And if the Republicans are successful in getting the Affordable Care Act repealed those thousands will become tens of thousands who die each year for want of adequate health care insurance. -William Betz Newport

Don’t make up facts about Obamacare To the editor: You can have your own opinion, but not your own facts. Stating that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is socialist is inaccurate. Within the economic premise that increased numbers of consumers reduces both health insurance and healthcare costs, ACA is a market-based health insurance program. ACA addresses health care costs via common electronic medical information system, preventing unnecessary duplicative medical

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procedures, preventative care, removing costs to hospitals and care providers for uncompensated care, allocating education resources toward expanding numbers of care providers. Misinformation about Social Security and Medicare, which are earned benefits, has been exhaustively disproven by most economists. Questioning whether these programs are adequately funded is appropriate, but claiming they create a slave welfare system is fantasy. Having the opinion that our government shouldn’t regulate the myriad of products, commodities, services and conditions is ignoring the health and safety of all Americans. Most critics of ACA do not offer viable solutions, but freely use erroneous claims of death panels, job losses, doctors’ departures, etc. Aren’t the real death panels the states refusing to expand Medicaid? Jonathan Gruber, MIT, cites that states refusing to expand ACA will experience 15 percent higher healthcare insurance premiums, 4.8 million people won’t have insurance and 10 million people will pay higher premiums. In addition, hospitals in those states will not receive compensation for uncompensated care, increasing healthcare costs, while driving many hospitals out of business. Raging against ACA seems to argue that it is in Americans’ best interest to forget the untenable health care system that failed to adequately serve far too many Americans for far too long. Rely on Tea Party solutions, who appear to base governance upon obstructionism, forcing government shut downs, while claiming that government can’t do anything right? No, thanks. -Gayle Cain Newport

Solutions rather than rants and raves To the editor: In Ms. Lands’ eight-paragraph letter she rants and raves about what is wrong with the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Medicare, government workers and on and on. She needs to turn FOX News off for at least two weeks, then write another letter with her own solutions, not the same old slogans we all hear on FOX News. Please don’t get me wrong, I am not trying to say love it or leave it, but just tell me what other country on earth you would rather live in. -Robert E. Gregerson Cusick

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Nov. 22 marked the 50-year anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. For many, the explanation issued by the Warren Commission, which investigated the killing, was not sufficient.

To the editor: “Follow the money,” always an interesting pastime in politics. For instance, the Tea Party’s biggest source of funding, by far, is the Koch brothers, multi-billionaires of inherited wealth. The Tea Party, of course, are self-described patriots, whose mission is to drive out the Muslim, Kenyan, dictator in the White House who only got there by rampant voter fraud. Surprisingly enough, their daddy, Fred Koch, of Koch Industries, trillion dollar privately held oil empire, plus way more now, was co-founder and funder of The John Birch Society. Notorious fringe element in the extreme right wing of the Republican Party. Remember, “Get US out of the UN” and “direct” election of Senators is a communist plot. Well, what can we conclude from these facts: No. 11 Small world, ain’t it? or No. 2 The apples don’t fall far from the tree. -Joe Sherman Cusick

Obamacare needs to go away To the editor: Regarding “Be a part of the solution or be quiet,” (Nov. 13 issue of The Miner) it is very apparent that Gayle Cain is a rabid Obamacare supporter. Her claim of 80-plus million to defund Obamacare is ridiculous as is her claim of shutting down the government will crash our economy. Obama’s promises about his unaffordable health care are all lies and Obamazombies like Cain only perpetuate those lies. The promise of “you can keep your insurance, you can keep your doctor, you will save $2,500 a year on insurance premiums” are lies and indications are our campaigner in chief knew it. Over 5 million insurance policies have been canceled, the deductibles of the new unaffordable health care policies have gone up as has the cost of the policies increased by up to 400 percent. Group policies paid for by many of the large companies will start to be canceled after the first of the year. As doctors refuse to be a part of Obamacare due to the low payments they get paid, the doctors will drop out of the program so there goes keeping your doctor unless Obama makes the doctors slaves of SEE LETTERS, 7A

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What is your opinion on how affective Congress and Obama are doing their jobs?

I think Congress is doing a fine job, but Obama is doing a poor job.

Do you think Kennedy was killed by a sole assassin? No, there are just too many unanswered questions for me to believe that.

Always follow the money

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Yes, nobody has ever found any evidence of a conspiracy.

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I think politics is politics and both Congress and Obama are doing their job as best they can.

I don’t approve of either. We should vote all incumbents out of office and impeach Obama.

I approve of Obama, but think Congress is keeping him from doing his job.

I don’t care, it happened before I was born.

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Cusick completes eight-year park project CUSICK – The town of Cusick completed an eight-year Riverfront Park project earlier this month, complete with a 10,000 square foot in-ground concrete

skate park, and future plans for the park are already being discussed. The skate park started in 2004, paid for in part by grant funds and

the rest by fundraising done in the town. Town clerk/treasurer Charlotte Yergens said she was able to secure several other large grants

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Steve Yergens, left, and Cusick Mayor Bob Spencer stand next to the new sign that sits near Riverfront Park in the town of Cusick. The town added a 10,000 square foot skate park, fixed erosion with a new vegetated terrace design and paved pathways completing the eight-year park project.

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and many smaller grants to complete the skate park, basketball court, paths, viewpoint, picnic shelter, paved parking lot, ADA improvements and improving a beach area. The town finished the park with an interpretive kiosk discussing the history of the site, which was once the site of the Diamond Match Mill and organizers added a new welcome sign. “I can’t believe the transformation from an unsightly pile of debris, weeds and dirt,” Yergens said. “The outcome is such a positive thing for not just Cusick but for the overall effort to provide recreational opportunities for the whole county.” She said this summer saw visitors using the park from British Columbia, Canada and skaters often came up from Spokane. The beach underwent a major overhaul this summer, adding a new vegetated terrace design after the 2011 high waters took out the previous design of sod and rocks. “If it holds over the winter it could turn out to be another option for those landowners on the river wanting a user friendly, lower cost solution to riverbank erosion,” Yergens said. Last spring the town completed a riverbank stabilization project on River Road on Pend Oreille Public Utility District land where

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the erosion was threatening the walking path and River Road itself. The project cost more than $250,000 in construction and more than $150,000 in engineering costs. Yergens had secured a grant from the Washington Department of Ecology and the PUD provided match funds and technical assistance. “It was more complex than just rocking the toe, sloping and planting,” Yergens said. “The Corp of Engineers had placed tons of large rock on the shoreline after the high water event in 2011 in an emergency project. In simple terms, some of that rock had to be removed and placed outward into the water, a new slope had to be created and then planted.” Grant funds from the Department of Commerce came in to fix and pave the adjacent path and moving farther down in front of the American Legion, which had been destroyed after the 1997 flood. The path is now connected from the park all the way to Usk. “Every project in the 2004 Park Plan and the town’s 1991 Capital Facilities plan has been completed,” Yergens said. Future plans are in the works for the town as the council recently submitted a new Comprehensive Plan and Capital Facilities plan to the state Depart-

ment of Commerce for a 60 day review and the council adopted a new park plan which includes a playground, maintenance and parking improvements, disc golf, a youth center with amphitheater and path work. Projects are already in the works in Cusick as they recently were awarded a Recreational Sewage Pump-out grant for $25,000 from the Washington Parks and Recreation Commission, which is included in the 2014 budget. In addition, a group recently met with Mayor Bob Spencer and Yergens from the Pend Oreille Park committee on developing a site for a disc golf course. “Planning will be done over the winter and if the committee chooses Cusick, I will start the fundraising efforts in the spring,” Yergens said. The mayor is focusing efforts to fix the many water leaks around Cusick and Usk and is helping develop the Cusick Water System Plan with Belsby Engineering. This is required by the state Department of Health. He is also working on a Wastewater System Agricultural Plan with Mausen Consulting for the town’s hayfields, which is also required by the Department of Ecology.

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opportunities others only dream of, which is why millions of immigrants from around the globe come here. Yet, we often take it all for granted.

When we gather around the dinner table on Thanksgiving, we should give thanks for what we have and pray that we never go through what the Polish people endured before they earned their freedom 23 years ago.

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Price sisters win multiple horse championships CUSICK – Emily and Audrey Price, sisters from Cusick, had a successful 2013 horse show season, with both girls winning multiple championships. Emily, 16, won three Arabian Horse Association’s Region 4 championship garlands in Sherwood, Ore. Region 4 of the AHA covers Oregon and Southern Idaho. She won the Purebred Sport Horse in Hand Amateur to Handle competition with Turbo, an Arabian stallion owned by Crista Lambert and Kevin Christiansen of Spokane. She also rode Memorable Mazie to a championship in the Half-

Arabian Sport Horse Under Saddle Junior to Ride and rode the same horse to a reserve championship in the Half Arab Sport Horse Under Saddle Amateur to Ride. She picked up her fourth title aboard The Colorof Class HF, an Arabian/Saddlebred cross, winning the Half-Arab Sport Horse Show Hack Junior to Ride class. Region 5 is made up of Washington, Alaska, Northern Idaho and Western Montana. Audrey, 13, won two Region 5 championships in Monroe, Wash., last July. Audrey and Little Gus, also owed by Christiansen, won the Showmanship 13 and Under class.

She rode Little Gus to a second title in the Half-Arabian Reining 13 and Under and a reserve championship in the Half Arab Reining Seat Equitation 13 and under. In late July, both girls represented Region 5 at the Arabian Youth National Convention in Albuquerque, N.M. Emily earned a finalist ribbon on Memorable Mazie in the Half-Arabian Sport Horse Under Saddle JTR. Audrey won two top 10 finishes with Little Gus in the Half-Arabian Reining 13 and under and HalfArabian Reining Seat Equation 13 and under. The Price sisters are both en-

rolled in the United States Equestrian Federation Varsity Equestrian Letter program, Emily is

a two time letterer and has also earned her AHA Horsewoman of Merit Achievement Award.

Both girls attend Cusick High School, where Emily is a junior and Audrey is a freshman.

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Audrey Price, 13, is a freshman at Cusick High School. She won several championships over the summer including the Showmanship 13 and under class at Arabian Horse Association’s Region 5 championships in Monroe, Wash.

Students to hear about dangers of texting

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Emily Price, 16, rode Memorable Mazie to a Reserve Championship in Half Arab Sport Horse Under Saddle Amateur to Ride at Sherwood, Ore. She won three championships at the event.

NEWPORT – Tuesday, Dec. 3, at 9 a.m. at Newport High School, students will hear a presentation on some of the risks of cell phone use, including the risks associated with sending sexually explicit photos. “We’re trying to have kids become aware of how to use

a cell phone safely,” superintendent Dave Smith said. The presentations will also cover bullying and harassment. District Court Judge Philip Van de Veer and county prosecutor Tom Metzger will speak at the event, which is put on by Canfield Insurance, the district’s insurer.

|| DEATH NOTICE || Marjorie Jill (Allum) Brass Newport

Marjorie Jill (Allum) Brass of Newport passed away Saturday, Nov. 23 in Seattle, at the age of 65. She was born Nov. 7, 1948, in Montana. Services are pending and a full obituary will run in next week’s issue of The Miner.

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Shop projects increase port revenues for 2014

Boeing bill could benefit Newport aerospace firm

Legislation written specifically for Boeing BY MICHELLE NEDVED OF THE MINER

OLYMPIA – The Washington legislature approved $8.7 billion in tax breaks for Boeing Saturday, Nov. 9, in the third special session of the legislature. The aerospace industry permitting and training bill, HB 2088, is written specifically to lure Boeing to the state of Washington for building its 777X. While the legislation doesn’t provide tax breaks for other companies in the industry, it could have a round about influence on Newport’s C&D Zodiac, an airplane interior manufacturing company that employs about 100 people. Bobbi Cussins, public information officer for the House, said the legislation could help subcontractors such as C&D Zodiac if Boeing

does decide to build its 777X in Washington. Rep. Joel Kretz, R-Wauconda, who represents the 7th District, agreed with Gov. Jay Inslee, that tax incentives and streamlined permitting are critical to job creation, but believes the same treatment Boeing received should be given to all industries across the state. However, he disagrees with the need to foist new and higher transportation taxes on residents in the current economy. “Our rural economy is seriously struggling right now and could use some economic development. The aerospace industry isn’t a job-creator in our district, but I voted for the legislation because I believe we should do all we can to provide jobs to people in every part of the state, including the Seventh District,” said Kretz, the deputy House Republican leader. “What is good for Boeing should be good for

the iconic industries in our part of the state, too, and I would like to see us address job-creating policies that benefit every sector of the economy when we return to regular session in January.” In his floor speech Nov. 9 on House Bill 2088, Kretz explained that when a company in the 7th District needed a project permit, it took 19 years and cost $100 million and still no permit was issued. “The iconic industries in our part of the state consist of mostly mining, timber and agriculture and they could all use help with permitting and tax relief to keep their doors open and expand operations,” Kretz said. “I hope we take this lesson for what we did for the aerospace industry and apply it to all employers, large and small. Our rural districts would then be able to begin to see some positive economic development and good-paying jobs that we desperately need.”

and medical care system. Currently Republicans only offer two solutions to rising health care costs. Buy insurance across state lines and reduce medical malpractice awards. So buying a health insurance policy from Mississippi might be cheaper than one from Washington State. Would the Mississippi state insurance commissioner listen to a Washington resident’s complaint about their insurance policy? Yes, gamble that the commissioner you can’t even vote for is going to save you from a bad claim. Then there is the case when your doctor and hospital cuts off the wrong leg and the maximum award a jury can give you is $100,000. The doctor and hospital still sends you a bill for $99,000 and that leaves you $1,000 to live without a leg the rest of your life. That’s after your Mississippi health

insurance company denies your claim because the care was a result of a mal-practice. I wanted a single payer health care system like Medicare where everyone pays for some portion of their care. Instead I got an old Republican program called Obamacare because the president gave up on the public option that he outlined in his first campaign. What he did was compromise with Republicans and Blue Dog Democrats to create a huge gift to the insurance and medical industries. What Republicans are really saying is that if you want to keep an inept and super expensive health care system where 40 million have no insurance and you can be canceled or denied a claim when you get seriously ill or injured, you can. -Pete Scobby Newport

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the state. Hundreds of companies have cut hours, trimmed spouses from coverage such as UPS has done. Obamacare is the product of Democrats, you own it. There is no “fixing it” Obamacare needs to go away. -John F. Weyant Priest River

Obama compromised with Republicans

To the editor: Republicans are having a field day ranting about the poor start for Obamacare and the implementation of a complex federal government reform of healthcare insurance. Republicans say repeal and start over. Perhaps in another 20 years we will have a national health

Railroad shipping expects drop of $120,000 BY MICHELLE NEDVED OF THE MINER

USK – The Port of Pend Oreille’s freight revenue continues to drop but a new source of revenue for the publicly owned railroad is growing by nearly equal amounts. Revenue from their biggest customer, Ponderay Newsprint in Usk, is expected to be down nearly $95,000, while Idaho timber company shippers expect to be down close to $44,000. A majority of the port’s revenue comes from freight, but port director Kelly Driver said with a new shop expansion and paint booth, revenues should be up this year. Shop projects are estimated to bring in $400,000, up from $300,000 last year. The port’s total revenues are budgeted at $1,787,321, compared to 2013’s $1,746,480. Stimson Lumber Co., TriPro Forest Products and Idaho Forest Group ship along the Newport to Dover line operated by the port for Burlington Northern Railroad.

Revenue from PNC is expected The port continues to employ to be about $367,585, compared 14 people. to last year’s $462,000. Expenses are divided into The port also plans to rethree categories: expenses, ceive $240,000 in car repairs. maintenance expenses and License fees total $194,200 general and administrative in revenue. expenses. Expenses total Remaining W H AT ’S N E X T: $929,658, with $510,386 of revenues come BUDGET ADOPTION that going toward the salaAT a public hearing ries of railroad equipment from demurrage ($60,000), Tuesday, Dec. 10. operators. Insurance and miscellaneous benefits total $66,885. Fuel and switchwill cost $155,000, shop ing ($40,000), sale of scrap and welding supplies $45,000, ($5,000), storage ($20,000), and car hire $65,000. rental and license fees ($8,765) Maintenance expenses total and interest income ($2,500). $200,000. Locomotive repairs The 2014 debt service recost $40,000 and freight car serve fund will begin the year repairs cost $50,000. Weed at $138,010, and $120 will spraying along tracks totals be added during the year in $20,000 and track equipment interest. Bond payments total repairs totals $20,000. $41,150 for an ending cash balGeneral and administraance of $96,980. tive expenses total $649,663. Bond payments for two Administrative salaries total bonds issued in 1979, totaling $193,794 with insurance $32,400 in 2014, go through and benefits costing $20,900. 2021, and the 1981 bonds, Payroll taxes total $163,987. totaling $8,750, go through Insurance policies cost $60,000 2019. and rent totals $60,000. The port will end the year The Port of Pend Oreille board with $59,350 in the capital imof commissioners discussed the provement fund. An estimated district’s preliminary budget $120 will be added in interest, Tuesday, Nov. 12. It is slated but there are no capital imfor adoption at a public hearing provements planned. Tuesday, Dec. 10.

SHARING | Tree to be put in chipper FROM PAGE 3A

ten the tree to the U.S. Capitol. Olson reported that public donations and corporate sponsorships covered the $400,000 expense. Once the tree is removed from the lawn after New Years Day, it is put into a wood chipper and turned into mulch. Pemberton said the tree is then spread

around the capitol grounds and recycled. The 58-acre park the Capitol building sits on was designed in 1874 by Frederick Law Olmsted, but more buildings were added over time and the Capitol grounds now boasts more than 290 acres. Pemberton said this tree is a huge draw for people because it sits in the National Mall.

The Capitol Christmas tree has been an annual tradition since 1964. The People’s Tree will be lit nightly from dusk until 11 p.m. through Jan. 1, 2014. The theme for the tree is “Sharing Washington’s Good Nature” and sending the spruce to the Capitol building was one way for Washington state to share its good nature with the nation.

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South Pend Oreille Fire, Recue budget down BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

DIAMOND LAKE – The South Pend Oreille Fire & Recue district approved a $474,512 expenditure budget for 2014 following a public hearing Thursday, Nov. 21. That’s less than 2013’s expenditure budget of $557,467, according to Galen Hansen, who is a board member on the district’s finance committee. The district anticipates $487,880 in revenue for 2014, Hansen said. “We will have under-spent by the year’s end,” Hansen said. The board approved a $5,000 raise for the district’s fire chief, Mike Nokes, bringing his salary to $62,000. “He was underpaid in comparison to his peers,” Hansen said. In 2012, Nokes earned $48,000, he said. They also approved increases for the district’s two part time

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employees. The part-time worker, who among other duties, serves as the district’s EMT, got a $1 an hour increase, bringing the wage to $12,000 annually. The secretary’s wage was also increased, from $3,400 per year to $3,900. Work is winding down on the $180,000 five bay expansion of the Diamond Lake fire station, with completion scheduled by the first week of December. The district has five stations, located at Camden, Deer Valley Road, Fertile Valley, Sacheen Lake and Diamond Lake. Hansen said the district is in pretty good shape as far as equipment replacement goes. The district is looking to replace one piece of equipment in 2015. They hope to find a second hand replacement engine for about $80,000, Hansen said. Hansen said the district has 55 volunteers, but can always use more.

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27 Rotary Club: 7:15 a.m. - Oldtown Rotary Park Overeaters Anonymous: 7:30 a.m. - Pineridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport, use back entrance Newport TOPS: 9 a.m. - Newport Eagles Fiber Arts Knitting and Spinning Group: 9 a.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport Story Time: 10:30 a.m. Blanchard Library Priest River Lioness: 11:30 a.m. Priest River Senior Center Al-Anon: Noon - American Lutheran Church Sacheen Ladies of the Lake: Noon - Various Locations, call President Maria Bullock at 509998-4221 Pinochle: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center PRM-Advocates for Women: 1-3 p.m. - Station 2:41 Coffee Shop, Oldtown Jessa’s Creative Dance Class: 4 p.m. - Create Arts Center Alcoholics Anonymous: 5:45 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport Priest River TOPS: 6 p.m. - Priest River Free Methodist Church Spirit Lake Historical Society: 6:30 p.m. - Call 208-623-5626 for locations Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. Hospitality House, Newport THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28 Thanksgiving Day Celebrate Recovery: 5:30 p.m. House of the Lord, 754 Silverbirch Lane, Oldtown Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. Blanchard Community Church

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Work is nearly complete on the $180,000 expansion of the Diamond Lake Fire Station. Five new bays were added.

Websites, marketing discussed at EDC meeting

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29 Hometown Christmas: Downtown Newport Story Time: 11 a.m. - Newport Library Dance Classes: 5:30-6:30 p.m. Create Arts Center, Newport Alcoholics Anonymous Open Meeting: 7 p.m. - Priest River VFW Al-Anon: 7-8 p.m. - Priest River, 119 Main St., Suite 204, Room 16, Call Jan 208-946-6131

BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30 Hometown Christmas: Downtown Newport Women’s AA: 9:30 a.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport Happy Agers Card Party: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center AA Meeting: 5 p.m. - Cornerstone Building, Selkirk Way, Oldtown Set Free Northwest Meal and Worship: 6:30 p.m. - Cornerstone Building Behind Ace Hardware, Oldtown SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1 Christmas Party: 1-4 p.m. Blanchard Community Center Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. Hospitality House, Newport MONDAY, DECEMBER 2 Bonner County Homeschool Group: 2:30 p.m. - Priest River City Park Christmas on Mainstreet: 3-7 p.m. - Beardmore Building, SEE WEEK, 9A

CUSICK – The Pend Oreille County Economic Development Council set Wednesday, Dec. 11 as the date for a discussion of recruiting and marketing to be held at the EDC office at 301 Spruce St. in Newport. The meeting will start at 1 p.m. and is open to all. Patrick Jones, director of the Eastern Washington University’s Institute of Public Policy and Economic Analysis will be at the meeting. Jones runs the website NE Washington Trends. “This will be sort of a brainstorming session,” EDC president Lonnie Johnson said. He said NE Washington Trends, a site with demographic information about Ferry, Stevens and Pend Oreille counties, is important to recruiting and marketing efforts. “We’ve had some contacts,” Johnson said, “but they all come from the metrics.” The metrics include demographic information about both potential customers and workers. Jones made a presentation at the regular EDC meeting Wednesday, Nov. 20 at Cusick. Among items highlighted were: • Nearly as many Pend Oreille County people work in Spokane County as work in Pend Oreille County. Pend Oreille County has experienced some growth in pop-

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ulation over the past year, which is more growth than occurred in Stevens and Ferry counties. • Pend Oreille County students graduate at a higher rate than the state as a whole, Jones said, with 83 percent of the students graduating on time here, compared with 76 percent for the rest of the state. • The median age in Pend Oreille County is 10 years older than the state as a whole, Jones said, with 21 percent of the population in Pend Oreille County 65 years old or older, compared to 21 percent for the state as a whole. • Per capita personal income and transfer payments, such as Social Security, are $7,000 less in Pend Oreille County than in Spokane County and $30,000 less than the state as a whole. The average annual wage in Pend Oreille County is almost $40,000 compared to $52,000 for the state. The EDC board also heard that their financial situation was good. Through October, with 83 percent of the year gone, the

EDC had spent 86 percent of the budget. The EDC has $44,000 in unpaid commitments to projects that were awarded funding last spring. The projects haven’t been invoiced yet, but that is expected soon. The money is there for the projects, Johnson said. The three projects that haven’t funds yet include the city of Cusick’s kayak storage shed, the Port of Pend Oreille’s shop expansion and the county’s

Scenic By Way projects. The board also is planning for the upcoming officer elections. Vice chair and secretary are up for election. Dan Peterson, the EDC treasurer, is handing the treasurer duties to Melannie Jones. Jones is also involved with the EDC’s much delayed website. The EDC hired Keokee of Sandpoint to write the content. Jones hopes work on the website is substantially done by early December.

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and help streamline the process of selecting a plan,” Savage said. The Washington Healthcare Exchange opened for enrollment Oct. 1, but like the National Exchange, Washington’s online resources experienced significant technical problems. However, Savage said, “Wash-

ington State’s Exchange has recently improved its reliability. The problems it experienced throughout the first six weeks are getting better. Now is a good time to let us help you access the Exchange. There are deadlines for choosing medical coverage that are quickly approaching. I really encourage people to give me a call.”

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Miner announces more turkey winners NEWPORT – The following readers won turkeys in the annual Miner Turkey Contest sponsored by area businesses in last week’s issue of The Miner Newspaper. Stop by The Miner office to pick up your gift certificate, 421 S. Spokane Ave., Newport. Each winner’s name is followed by the business sponsor. DONNA FRANCK; Oldtown Hardware. JEAN OXREIDER; Pat’s Pumps. JACKIE OWENS; Oxarc Inc.; NEWPORT FOOD BANK; Deer Park Diesel. PEGGY GEE; Angela Newcomb, Realtor. JERRY ALLBEE; Concept Cable. JAN GLEASON; Habitat for Humanity, Colville. CHERYL LANEGAN; Michael’s OP. ROSE BOYD; Rob’s Heating and Cooling. JUSTIN BEST; Vaagen Brothers, Inc. SUSAN FOX; Westside Pizza. MITZI THOMPSON; White Cross Pharmacy & Compound. NANCY ROATH; Stratton Elementary School. STEVE CLARK SR.; The Miner Newspapers. RANDY NEUFELDT; Tiger Physical Therapy Orthopedic & Sports. MARILYN HIEBERT; Treasures A to Z. NANCY ROMERO; Albeni Machine Shop. MARY CUNNINGHAM; Buena Vista, Inc. PJ HILLESTAD; All About Landscaping. HELEN MASTERS; Ben Franklin. RYAN ROSS; Bliss Chiropractic Center. MEL RATCLIFF; C&C Barber Shop. HEIDI JONES; Chattaroy Rental. BRAD LANEGAN; City of Priest River. LYLA HOISINGTON; Earl Insurance. RAYMOND STOLL; Durham School Services. AMY DILLON; Davis Auto Rebuild/ Colville Towing. WEST BONNER COUNTY FOOD BANK; Farmers Insurance. MELVIN RATCLIFF; iFiber Communications. AUGGIE WATSON; Golden China.

DAVE O’DELL; Griffins Furniture & Floor Covering. RON & WENDY BANKA; H&D Diesel, Inc. TIM WATSON; Les Schwab. PAULINE STOLL; Land Title Co. DENISE MASTERS; John L Scott Realtors. ZAK PARSLEY; Kaniksu Village Apartments. ANNA BURNS; 7 Seasons Janitorial. BUZZ OLSON; Mary’s Feed & Farm. GERI STRANGE; Action Recycling/Phoenix Metals, Inc. ANNA RATCLIFF; Albeni Falls Building Supply. ELLEN ALFORD; 2nd to None. CINDY SAVAGE; Boundary Computer. MRS. PHYLLIS VONMILLER; Mitchell’s Harvest Foods. MRS. JENNIFER BYRD; Mike Reynolds Logging. DREW CLARK; Newport Vision Source. KEN READ; North Idaho College. LAURA RATCLIFF; Mountain Chicks. JANICE WATSON; Mt. Linton Motel. JAN GLEASON; Northeast Washington Fair. SHELLY STAFFORD; Numerica Credit Union. KORTNE ANDERSON; NAPA Auto Parts. BARB CAMPBELL; Newport High School. RUDY BERGAU; Owen Grocery & Deli. DAVE DIBELL; Public Utility District #1. CHUCK DILLON; Presents of Mind. BILL GEE; Perfection Tire. KEN REED; Pioneer Insurance. FRED LENHART; Spokane Teachers Credit Union. WEST BONNER COUNTY FOOD BANK; Riverbank Family Restaurant. B. GRAHAM; Ponderay Newsprint. JOE HUTCHISON; Pro Automotive. JIM CROWLEY; Roger’s Body & Frame. TOSH RAUTER; Rokstad Ford. MIKE LITTLE; Sadie Halstead Middle School. KEN ROATH; Safeway. DANNY ROMERO; Seeber’s Pharmacy. JAN LINDBOM; Selkirk Ace Hardware. TROY ROUTER; Slate & Jones Rural Law Center. BERTHA COREY; Special Mobility Services.

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Students help feed the hungry for the holidays Volunteers from the food bank picked up more than 500 items of food, Tuesday, Nov. 19 at Sadie Halstead Middle School to benefit the local food bank. The elementary students pictured are from the three fifth grade classrooms at Sadie.

WEEK | Rock and Gem Club meets Wednesday FROM PAGE 8A Priest River Youth Advisory Council 4 p.m. Blanchard Library Priest River Chamber Board: 4 p.m. - Chamber Office Newport Maws and Paws Booster Club: 6 p.m. - Newport High School Library Newport Lions Club: 6:30 p.m. - Kelly’s Restaurant, Call Ota Harris at 509-447-4157 Blanchard Lions: 7 p.m. Blanchard Inn Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. Blanchard Community Church Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. - Pend Oreille Bible Church in Cusick TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3 Mothers of Preschoolers Gath-

ering: 10 a.m. - Priest River Assembly of God Church Soroptimist International of Newport Business Meeting: 12-1 p.m. - Pineridge Community Church Jessa’s Creative Dance Class: 4 p.m. - Create Arts Center Weight Watchers: 5:30-6 p.m. Weigh in and 6 p.m. meeting Pineridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport Kaniksu Lodge 97: 6 p.m. - VFW Hall in Priest River Pinochle: 6 p.m. - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick Bingo: 6:30 p.m. - Newport Eagles Belly Dance Fitness: 6:30-7:30 p.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. St. Anthony’s Church

Pend Oreille County Search and Rescue: 7 p.m. - Newport Health Center Basement WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4 Rotary Club: 7:15 a.m. - Oldtown Rotary Park Overeaters Anonymous: 7:30 a.m. - Pineridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport, use back entrance Newport TOPS: 9 a.m. - Newport Eagles Fiber Arts Knitting and Spinning Group: 9 a.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport Computer Basics for Adults: 10 a.m. to Noon - Newport Library Story Time: 10:30 a.m. Blanchard Library Al-Anon: Noon - American Lutheran Church Pinochle: 1 p.m. - Priest River

Senior Center PRM-Advocates for Women: 1-3 p.m. - Station 2:41 Coffee Shop, Oldtown Jessa’s Creative Dance Class: 4 p.m. - Create Arts Center Alcoholics Anonymous: 5:45 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport Calispel Post 217: 6 p.m. - American Legion in Cusick Priest River Animal Rescue: 6 p.m. - 1710 9th St., Priest River BASIC Meeting: 6 p.m. Blanchard Community Center Priest River TOPS: 6 p.m. - Priest River Free Methodist Church Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. Hospitality House, Newport Pend Oreille Rock and Gem Club: 7 p.m. - 508 Quail Loop, Newport

Congratulations

We’re proud off the hard work and effort that produced a successful Market Animal Sal Sale att the Pend Oreille County Fair. Without the generous support of the individuals and businesses it would not be possible to provide this valuable experience.

Buyer Bronkhorst Logging

Seller TJ Taylor Champion Goat

Buyer Seller Ponderay Emily Denham Newsprint Company

Buyer Seller MacArthur Land & Timber Cody Percival Res Champion Goat

Buyer Seller Champion Beef Industrial Olivia Hanson Preventative Maintenance

Res Champion Beef

Buyer John Smith

Seller Alyx Hanson

Champion Sheep

Buyer Seller Ponderay Gavin Hanson Res Champion Sheep Newsprint Company

Buyer Seller Buyer Reedy’s Custom Meats Amy Reijonen Champion Hog Sam Castro

Thank you to The Miner for your support - Pat Hankey

Seller Jessica Hankey Res Champion Hog

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Lifestyle

BR I E FLY Elk craft bazaar, party, tree lighting set for Dec. 7

ELK – The annual craft bazaar will be held Saturday, Dec. 7, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Elk VFW Post. The VFW Ladies Auxiliary sponsors the event. If you are interested in being a vendor, call 509-292-8250. Booths cost $10. The same day, Elk Community Park will be hosting its annual Kid’s Craft Party, also at the VFW Post. There will be crafts and ornaments for the youngsters to make and a free hot dog lunch. Also on Dec. 7, the community Christmas tree lighting will be held at the Elk Park.

Auction, dinner benefits Fuzi family PRIEST LAKE – A benefit auction and spaghetti feed is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 30, at the Moose Knuckle at Priest Lake to help Mike and Corinne Fuzi, who have been part of the Priest Lake community for more than 40 years, and are both battling cancer. The feed starts at 4 p.m. The cost is $7 for adults and $5 for kids 12 and younger. The silent and live auctions begin at 6 p.m. at the civic center across the street. Questions can be directed to the Moose Knuckle at 208-4432222 or Laura Novak at 509475-1279. The Moose Knuckle is located at 10 Cavanaugh Bay Rd., Suite 10, Coolin.

Community celebrates Christmas in song NEWPORT – A local Christian youth group is presenting “Carols by the Tree”, Saturday, Dec. 14, from 6-8 p.m. at Centennial Plaza. They say the hope to bring the community together to celebrate Christmas. Music will be emphasized with special numbers performed by local youths groups and live sing along Christmas Carols. The event is free and open to people of all ages. Hot cider and cocoa will be available. The Christian youth group was challenged to make an impact on the community according to event organizers. They came up with the idea, presented to different committees and planned the event. For more information, call Katie Mayfield at 509-4472461.

Malsbury named Girl of the Month NEWPORT – Holly Malsbury of Newport is the November Soroptimist Girl of the month. Malsbury is a senior at Newport High School, where she plays an active role. She participates in basketball, soccer, Washington Drug Free Youth, National Honor Society, and is the NHS Executive Co-President. She is also employed at The Shanty Boutique in Newport. Malsbury has received many honors such as second team allleague basketball and a two-time first team all-league soccer. She has also been awarded the Masonic Lodge scholarship and junior achievement award.

Bells ring through Newport NEWPORT – The De Colores Hand Bell Choir, directed by Blanche Kandaf, is presenting its fifth annual holiday performance Sunday, Dec. 8 at 3:30 p.m. at the American Lutheran Church, 332801 Highway 2. The performance is free for all ages. An offering will be taken during the performance for donations. The De Colores Hand Bell Choir is made up of 89 Schulmerich Bells, six octives of Malmarck chimes, three octives of white chapel English bells and two octives of silver melody bells. For more information, call 509-447-4898.

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Malsbury plans to go to a four-year university where she will major in pre-med and minor in engineering. She will then be applying for medical school where she will earn a Malsbury pediatrician degree. Malsbury enjoys spending her time with her two little brothers and her older sister. Malsbury’s mother is the owner of Old Republic Mortgage and her father is owner of Malsbury Construction. Both younger brothers are enrolled in the Newport School District, while her sister attends College in Tacoma.

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Stuff the bus generates food bank donations Durham Bus Services sponsored a Stuff the Bus food drive last week. Here bus driver Kari Hutchins loads some food into the bus parked at the Fire Science building parking lot by Newport High School.

Silent auction at holiday show PRIEST RIVER – The Newport Parent Co-op Preschool is holding the second annual silent auction during its holiday program Thursday, Dec. 19 at 6 p.m. at the Preschool, 157 Taylor Lane in Priest River. The preschool is looking for any donations that can be included in the silent auction. Include a business card with any donations. Items can be mailed

to the Preschool at 157 Taylor Lane, Priest River, ID 83856 or by calling 208-610-4099. The Newport Parent Co-op Preschool is a non-profit organization operated in conjunction with Community Colleges of Spokane. The preschool offers parent education seminars and rich classroom learning for children. The school requires hands-on work a minimum of

PRAR sponsors vaccination clinic for animals in need PRIEST RIVER – Priest River Animal Rescue is sponsoring a vaccination clinic Thursday, Dec. 5. Dr. Mary McKinney of Timberlake Litter Control will be holding a vaccination clinic for dogs and cats, intended for seniors’ pets and lower income people’s pets. There will be a dog five-way

vaccination and a cat four-way vaccination and Rabies Vaccination. The clinic will be at the Priest River Senior Center. Vaccinations will be $10 each. Bring cats in a carrier and dogs on a leash. For more information, call the shelter at 208-448-0699 or Cathy at 208-448-2548.

Lavender Festival seeks poster artist NEWPORT – Artists are invited to submit designs for this year’s Lavender Festival poster. The artist whose work is chosen for the poster will receive $300 and the artist will be featured in the Festival Artist booth at this year’s Lavender Festival, set for July 12-13. All artwork submitted becomes the property of the Pend Oreille Festival Association. Posters and all promotional materials will be reproduced and distributed solely by the association. All artwork must be original and reproducible.

Artists who want to be considered should create a work that measures at least 16x20 unframed, photograph it and submit 8x10 photos, with their name and complete contact information, the title of the work, the medium and dimensions on the back. There is a $5 entry fee and artist are asked to submit an artist statement. Artists may submit up to three submissions per entry. The deadline is Feb. 15. Submit the application to the Art Committee, P.O. Box 456, Newport, WA 99156. Call Loyce Akers at 509-671-0295 with questions.

one day a month in their children’s classroom. Enrollment is open to children ages birth to five years and are residents of Pend Oreille or Bonner counties. The preschool was able to offer an additional pre-kindergarten class this year in addition to offering competitive tuition rates. The rates stay competitive because of multiple fundraisers throughout the academic year.

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

CALVARY CHAPEL NEWPORT

“Where The Sheep Go To Be Fed” 101 S. Scott • Newport Sunday Morning 10 a.m. (509) 939-0676 CalvaryNewport@aol.com / 97.3 FM “I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.” John 6:35

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

PINE RIDGE COMMUNITY CHURCH

DALKENA COMMUNITY CHURCH • VILLAGE MISSIONS S.S. ~ 9:30 • Worship ~ 11 a.m. Family Night, Wednesday ~ 7 p.m. (Bible and Youth Clubs) Pastor Sandy Strait - 509-447-3687

GRACE BIBLE CHURCH of Diamond Lake Corner of North Shore Road and Jorgens Road Informal Family-style Worship Sundays 10:00 a.m. 509-671-3436

Pathfinders gather food for those in need Director Bev Mayfield organized a Thanksgiving food drive with her Pathfinders at the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Newport. Each year the Pathfinders gather donated food items (more than 2,751 items this year). Families sign up for boxes at Pend Oreille Crime Victim Services and Mayfield and her kids and adult volunteers go to work sorting and boxing according to family size. This year the organization provided Thanksgiving dinner for 12 families.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Diane Bobiak of Spokane, along with Jim and Marji Bobiak of Elk, announced the engagement of their daughter, Stephanie Bobiak, to John Clark Osborne III, son of John and Mary Lynn Osborne, of Vero Beach, Fla. The bride-to-be is a 2002 graduate of Freeman High School, a 2006 graduate of the University of Oregon, and a 2008 graduate of the Monterey Institue of International Studies. The groom-to-be is a 2001 graduate of Cornell University and a 2005 graduate of the University of Washington. The couple resides in the Washington D.C. area and work for the

CHURCH OF FAITH

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

Osborne and Bobiak federal government. They plan to wed in August 2014, at the Base Chapel at Mukogawa Fort Wright Institute.

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Kenneth W. White Army Pfc. Kenneth W. White has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and cer-

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST 3rd and Spokane St., Newport, WA Worship Service ~ 10:00 a.m. Church School ~ 10:00 a.m. Nursery Care Available Rev. Russell Clark 447-4121 newportucc@conceptcable.com www.newportucc.org

REAL LIFE MINISTRIES

1428 1st Street West Sunday School ~ 9:15 a.m. Morning Worship ~ 10:30 a.m. Wednesday: Youth ~7:00 p.m. Pastor Mitch McGhee 447-3265

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Osborne and Bobiak to marry in 2014

Community Church Directory CATHOLIC MASSES

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

emony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic first aid, foot marches, and field training exercises. White is the son of Tonylyn White of Elk. He is a 2011 graduate of Riverside High School, Chattaroy. He earned an associate degree in 2013 from Spokane Falls Community College.

SPRING VALLEY MENNONITE CHURCH

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

NEWPORT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

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

NEW TESTAMENT CHURCH

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

HOUSE OF THE LORD

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

NEWPORT SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCH

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS

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

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

AMERICAN LUTHERAN CHURCH E.L.C.A.

332801 Hwy. 2, P.O. Box 653, Newport Pastors Matt & Janine Goodrich Sunday School 9 am - Worship Service 10 am (509) 447-4338

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North Pend Oreille

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

|| N O R T H P E N D O R E I L L E CO U N T Y E V E N T S WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27 Story Time: 10:30 a.m. - Metalines Library Basic Computer Class: 11 a.m. to Noon - Ione Library, Call 509442-3030 For Reservations Weight Watchers: 6 p.m. Weigh in 6:30-7 p.m. meeting - Ione Catholic Church THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28 Story Time: 11 a.m. - Ione Library FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29 Story Time and Crafts: 10:30 a.m. - Metalines Library Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. Ione Senior Center MONDAY, DECEMBER 2 Story Time: 10:30 a.m. - Metalines

Library Emergency Food Bank Board: 7 p.m. - Ione Senior Center TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3 Story Time: 11 a.m. - Ione Library Forgotten Corner Quilt Guild: 6:30 p.m. - Ione Senior Center Story Time: 10:30 a.m. - Metalines Library Basic Computer Class: 11 a.m. to Noon - Ione Library, Call 509442-3030 For Reservations Commissioner Kiss Office Hours: 3-6:45 p.m. - Ione Library Weight Watchers: 6 p.m. Weigh in 6:30-7 p.m. meeting - Ione Catholic Church Ione Town Council: 7 p.m. Clerk’s Office

The project will total more than $718,000 when completed. The project is currently under the engineering phase, with Welch Comer surveying the land for property lines, manholes, trees and other items that may be in the way of the project. King said that currently there are no obstacles in the way of the construction process but that he would know more once the surveying is complete. King said that snow falling soon would put the outside work on hold, but the planning process will continue through the winter. Construction should start in the spring of 2014.

Gun show, Priest Lake leases, curriculum discussed at West Bonner school board meeting BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

PRIEST RIVER – Bonner County and the West Bonner County School District would be financially better off if the state would approve the land swaps for the Priest Lake cabins, a man told the West Bonner County School Board at its regular meeting Wednesday, Nov. 20. Tom Wielgos, who leases one of the sites, told the board that $400 million would be added to the county’s tax base if the 354 cabin sites were in private hands instead of state hands. The state is trying to get out of the leasing business but has been slow to do so. The state owns the land and has leased it to private individuals for years. The state owns the land and the lessee owns the improvements, including any buildings. Wielgos said the leases will be

a major election issue this fall. He urged the board to put pressure on state officials to allow some land exchanges that were recently called off. “School boards have the power to press Boise,” Wielgos said. “This group has the power.” The board decided by consensus to have district superintendent Ellen Perconti write a letter supporting putting the land back in private hands. The board also heard from Gary Lammers of the Kaniksu Masonic Lodge. The Masonic Lodge puts on two gun shows a year at Priest River Junior High. Lammers said they have a policy of letting politicians and political groups put up a table at the event. At the recent gun show a political group opposed to Common Core education standards had a booth.

METALINE – The town of Metaline is adopting the 2014 budget at the regular council meeting in December, with a small decrease in funds from the previous year. The budget shows more than $234,087 for expenses and revenue in 2014. The revenue comes from local and state taxes. This budget includes about $97,164 for current operations and more than $100,233 for the water and sewer system. Also budgeted is $9,550 for street work, $13,000 for water reserves, $1,144 for bond reserves and $12,996 for sewer reserves. A complete copy of the ordinance passing the budget is available at the clerk’s office in Metaline.

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The River Arts Alliance was staffing the center during the summer, displaying pieces of art for sale, and receiving funds from the chamber. However, they closed up shop for the season, with plans to re-open sometime in the spring, RAA president Loyce Akres said a couple weeks ago. The chamber of commerce used to operate the visitor center year round but decided earlier this year to find a group or business that would be willing to either host the center or man the current visitor center. RAA received $200 a month from the chamber to operate the visitors center starting in June. The chamber, in turn, receives hotel/motel tax money from the county, totaling $1,200 so far this year, all of which has gone to RAA. Now that the visitor center

is closed, the chamber is no longer paying RAA, chamber treasurer Steve Shumski said. The property the building is on is owned by the Pend Oreille County Historical Society. Under the terms of an agreement from when it was built with grant funds, the historical society allows the chamber to use the property for the purpose of a visitor center and chamber office. The chamber no longer uses it as an office. The chamber has not had an executive director since March when Valorie Hein resigned. Instead, it hired Karine Brooks as a membership director. However, she resigned her position Friday morning at the board meeting, saying she wants to focus on her family, Zorica said. Zorica said the chamber is now searching again for an executive director.

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Holiday greetings delivered in north county North Pend Oreille Valley Lions members, community businesses and community members donated $12 to be included on three trees in the north county, sending holiday wishes to the community for the NPOV Lions Scholarship program. Larry Pollock, left, and Rick Stone deliver the Community Christmas Trees, located at the Ione Food Court, Metaline Mini Mart and NuVu Theater in Metaline Falls. Donations are still being accepted at NPOV Lions, P.O. Box 181, Ione WA 99139. The NPOV Lions club meets the first and third Thursdays monthly at 6:30 p.m. at the Lions Depot in Ione.

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Sidewalk project surveying begins NEWPORT – The city of Newport received more than $646,000 from the Washington State Department of Transportation to lay new sidewalks and a bike path along one side of Highway 2, making travel safer for non-motorized users under the Non-Motorized Transportation Improvement project. City Administrator Ray King said the section of highway from Owen’s Grocery and Deli, past The Miner Newspaper office and continuing down to Audrey’s Restaurant, will get new sidewalks, a bike path and possibly new lights. The grant was given under the Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program. The city will match $71,800.

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House of the Lord food drive helps 93 families BY MICHELLE NEDVED OF THE MINER

OLDTOWN – Juniors and seniors at House of the Lord Christian Academy sorted and organized food donations for 93 families in need last week, dis-

tributing a turkey and box of food to each on Thursday and Friday, just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday. Seven students, with some help from under classmen, raised $1,500 and collected food outside Food Fresh in Oldtown, Mitchell’s

Harvest Food in Priest River and Yokes Fresh Market in Sandpoint, taking time out of their school day. They were required to make up their missed class time, teacher Leeah Davis said. Church members from House of the Lord also contributed, adding

56 of the 93 turkeys. The Pend Oreille Gleeners added 200 pounds each of onions, potatoes and apples. Cash donations were used to round out the boxes of food. This is an annual project for House of the Lord Christian Academy.

RULES | State in process of accepting license applications Connect with others interested in cannabis business NEWPORT – Investors, property owners, marijuana growers and others interested in becoming involved in the legal marijuana business can call 509-447-1032 to connect with others interested in the business. The phone number goes to an answering machine and people are invited to leave a name and phone number. They will get a return call to answer questions. FROM PAGE 1

Newport city administrator Ray King said he has had conversations with about a half dozen people about opening marijuana businesses, although most were just gathering information about the city’s views on marijuana. King said the city will address where marijuana businesses may be located in its comprehensive plan update, which he said will be before the council soon. Frank O’Dell, supervisor for marijuana licensing for the Liquor Control Board, says open ended moratoriums aren’t allowed. Cities and other local governments can use zoning to control where marijuana operations go. “They can do specific zoning, but they can’t have an open ended moratorium,” O’Dell said. The Liquor Control Board is asking the Attorney General for a legal opinion on whether jurisdictions can flatly prohibit marijuana businesses, he says.

There are three types of licenses for legal marijuana – producer, processor and retailer. A person can’t hold all three licenses, although one person could hold both a producer and processor license. In any case, one person can’t have more than two licenses. The state is in the process of accepting license applications. The 30-day application period ends Dec. 19. There is a $250 application fee and a $1,000 annual renewal fee. State officials say there are two parts to qualifying for a retail license. In the first pre-qualifying phase, applicants undergo a criminal background check, fingerprinting and must meet a three month state residency requirement. A financial check will be conducted as well, as all people involved in a venture must be from within the state as well. Financing is no small problem, since banks consider marijuana money to be drug money. That means it is difficult to deposit

marijuana money, as well as virtually impossible to get a loan for a marijuana business. The second phase will deal with the elements of the physical location itself, including security. The state will process producer and processor licenses first, in order to have product for the retail marijuana stores. There are 334 retail marijuana sites scattered around the state, with some in every county and more in urban areas. If more than 334 people apply for retail licenses, a lottery will be held to distribute sites. The Obama Administration said in late August that it would not intervene to halt the legalization, even though it violates federal law. But it signaled it will be looking hard at the medical marijuana industry and, as a result, significant changes to the way the state handles medical marijuana have also been proposed. They include eliminating home grows and col-

lective gardens, and reducing the amount of marijuana a patient can possess to three ounces. Some think there will be a crackdown on illegal marijuana once the stores open, since the state wants to maximize taxes from marijuana. According to a Nov. 18 New Yorker article, Mark Kleiman, a professor of public policy at U.C.L.A, said that street dealers will have to be arrested in the hope that the dealer’s customers will migrate to the taxed-andregulated argument. Kleiman should know. His firm BOTEC Analysis Corp., got the state contract to establish the legal marijuana industry in Washington. When asked who would pay for such enforcement, since tax money from marijuana is devoted to substance abuse prevention and research, Kleiman pointed out there is no money for arresting robbers either. In the long run, he expects the illegal market to disappear.

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Cemetery Road house fire contained A house fire at 1195 Cemetery Rd in Priest River that was reported about 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22, started in the basement, West Pend Oreille Fire Chief Les Kokanos said. Firefighters were able to contain the fire, but not before the house was substantially damaged by the blaze and smoke. The cause of the fire was unknown.

TECK | Committee was formed in 2009 to determine the impact on the community FROM PAGE 1

“There was zero match which was amazing to have.” “(The study) has laid a lot of groundwork for future grants and future steps to be made,” Wyrobek said. “Really, it is kind of a springboard on to that next step.” Brownfield land is land previously used for industrial purposes or some commercial uses, such as Teck. The land may be contaminated by low levels of hazardous waste or pollution but has the potential for reuse once the site is cleaned up. The reason this land qualified for the grant is because it is a Brownfield site. The state has granted Teck a consent decree, which is tough to do and is the highest level of clean up standards to meet. Teck is responsible for this process as well as the cost, Wyrobek said. This committee was formed in 2009 to determine the impact the mine would have on the community over the next several years. Once the grant was received in October 2011, the group started making future plans for the Brownfield mine site. “We really want it to be a community driven process,” Wyrobek said. The mine is currently on temporary shut down mode and the remaining 80 employees are doing exploratory drilling for Teck. If the mine goes into full operation mode again, it would employ more than 220 people. “Our number one goal is to support the mine and keep them moving forward,” Wyrobek said. “Obviously, production mode is the most desirable.”

‘Environmental responsibility’ Teck American Inc. purchased the mine in 1996 and merged with Teck Cominco Washington Inc. in 2001. The mine started operations in 2004, but the economic recession of 2009 made prices of zinc fall and production was suspended. Teck still owns the mine and it is considered private property. While Teck operates in temporary mode, it employs more than 80 people making more than

$65,000 per person on average. The output is stated at $57.5 million. When the mine is operating in production mode, more than 220 employees make an average of $65,000 but the output skyrockets to $147 million. “That is a major employer for this area so our ultimate goal is to support the mine and hope they stay in business,” Wyrobek said. “But realistically, we know that that is not going to last forever so we have to make plans now and put proper safeguards in place to prepare for when that day comes.” Wyrobek said no improvements could be made to the Brownfield mine site until the property is owned by a new entity. Teck stated that company assets could be transferred at no cost if an appropriate, viable and beneficial reuse could be determined. “We couldn’t even look at testing the buildings for possible chemicals from the Brownfield to see if it has leached into the buildings,” Wyrobek said. Teck stated to the planners that the environmental responsibility related to past mining operations is their “burden” and they plan to retain this responsibility into the future, regardless of who owns the site. “Teck has reduced the environmental risk associated with transfer of its assets by its decision to retain ownership of the property containing the three (tailing disposal facilities), as well as control of subterranean rights and infrastructure,” the study states. The mine has a private water system with the source of potable water in a well that has a 20-gallon-per-minute capacity. This water is pumped to a 2,500-gallon above-ground storage tank. The study states that the inability to extend public water and sewer systems to the site would be a major problem to industrial development for a multi-tenanted site. The water system would need work to provide public water to the site but grant money may be available to help with the water system fix once the property is transferred to a different entity. The mine currently has a favorable utility contract with Pend Oreille Public Utility District and the study said the contract

could be transferred to the new entity. However, a $15,000 per month minimum rate would also transfer.

Making bullets or sports equipment The first option and the most popular choice by survey results is to make the land into a specialty product manufacturing site. Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) were identified as the best option for this, meaning products that are not as price-sensitive as mass-produced products and typically fill a niche market utilized in the north county area as well as the rest of the country and world. “It’s going to have to be a really unique fit for a company that wants to be up there to utilize the assets they have there in the north county,” Wyrobek said. “It’s remote. There are some different challenges that the area possesses but that doesn’t mean it is impossible.” Products such as ammunition production, industrial products created through metal forging and milling, and recreational equipment for outdoor sports activities common to the region were identified options through the meetings and surveys conducted for the study. The feasibility for this option is fair, meaning product manufacturing for the main three options are “somewhat positive,” the study said. Four existing buildings and remote location are favorable for certain product manufacturing companies. The study said if a relocation package for a company could be assembled, the area could be competitive, however, the recruiting process could be expensive and extensive. Specialty manufacturing would employ between 33 and 50 people with an average wage of $56,000 annually for recreational sports equipment manufacturing. The ammunition field averages $37,000. If this option is chosen, Wyrobek said the production output would vary depending on the chosen product to be manufactured. It is estimated at $13 to $20 million. Wyrobek said there

are no implementation costs currently to show how much it will cost the receiving entity to turn the mine into a specialty product manufacturing site. “There are too many variables at this point,” Wyrobek said. Other identified less popular options included specialized building components, energy parks, data centers and a business center.

Adventure sports camp elusive but possible The second option is to turn the 260-acre hilly terrain into a recreation and adventure sports base camp. This is the more “elusive” concept and would require a long-term effort from the surrounding communities to make happen, the study said. “It is more of an organic process that slowly builds upon less,” Wyrobek said. “It’s not just, ‘hey, you built it they will come.’ It is kind of a slow progression.” There would be “rustic” camping, RV sites, classes to teach outdoor sports as well as extreme sports and would create a place for people to travel to and support the local economy. The “base camp” would be used for shortterm rustic stays and a hospitality center with restrooms, showers and laundry facilities. Activities would range from thrill sports such as bungee jumping and zip lining to more passive activities such as horseback riding and cross-country skiing. Adventure sports is part of the travel and tourism industry and already accounts for more than $50 billion in annual sales and growing at a 20 percent rate nationwide. Overall, adventure tourism is a $245 billion enterprise. The feasibility shows fair to good. The mine site has more than 260 acres of potential land available and is located 50 miles from a larger recreational area in Nelson, B.C., Canada. This plan would coordinate multiple sports venues appealing to males and females and to different age groups. This option could begin with minimal investment and grow over time in the most promising direction for the

industry. The study said that utilizing other land areas, starting at Cusick and going through the 280 mile International Selkirk Loop, would be beneficial to incorporate an adventure sports base camp in the north area of the county. Wyrobek said that utilizing sites such as the Lafarge cement plant in Metaline Falls and the old sawmill property in Ione are two examples of land not being used at this time. She said she has talked to the Lafarge owners and they are open to a possible acquisition. She has not talked to the Vaagen Brothers about acquisition on the old sawmill property in Ione. “To put some of these plans in place, we can start looking at what properties are available,” Wyrobek said. This option would employ about 50 people with a salary about $32,000. The output for this industry could range from

$2 to $6 million.

Combine the options best-case scenario The best-case scenario is to blend the two options, Wyrobek said. Utilizing product manufacturing of sports related equipment for part of the land and to use the rest of the mine site as a base camp is one way to blend the two options. “I think best case scenario would have a blend of the two,” Wyrobek said. Moving forward, the Selkirk Planners need to meet to decide on the avenues they wish to pursue. Wyrobek said working on zoning issues is one of the first steps moving forward. The site is zoned currently as “natural resource lands,” designed for land that is used for the extraction of natural resources and prohibits commercial, industrial and resort use.

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The Christmas Cuckoo PART TWO OF FIVE ~ CONTINUES NEXT WEEK

BY FRANCES BROWNE

Then suddenly from out the blazing root they heard: “Cuckoo! cuckoo!” as plain as ever the spring-bird’s voice came over the moor on a May morning. “What is that?” said Scrub, terribly frightened; “it is something bad!” “Maybe not,” said Spare. And out of the deep hole at the side of the root, which the fire had not reached, flew a large, gray cuckoo, and lit on the table before them. Much as the cobblers had been surprised, they were still more so when it said: “Good gentlemen, what season is this?” “It’s Christmas,” said Spare. “Then a merry Christmas to you!” said the cuckoo. “I went to sleep in the hollow of that old root one evening last summer, and never woke till the heat of your fire made me think it was summer again. But now since you have burned my lodging, let me stay in your hut till the spring comes round, -- I only want a hole to sleep in, and when I go on my travels next summer be assured I will bring you some present for your trouble.” “Stay and welcome,” said Spare, while Scrub sat wondering if it were something bad or not. “I’ll make you a good warm hole in the thatch,” said Spare. “But you must be hungry after that long sleep, -- here is a slice of barley bread. Come help us to

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keep Christmas!” The cuckoo ate up the slice, drank water from a brown jug, and flew into a snug hole which Spare scooped for it in the thatch of the hut.

bud, or flowers bloom, that I will not cry in before the year goes round. Give me another slice of barley bread to help me on my journey, and tell me what present I shall bring you at the twelve-

gold. Every winter they fall into the well with a sound like scattered coin, and I know not what becomes of them. As for the other, it is always green like a laurel. Some call it the wise, and some the merry, tree. Its leaves never fall, but they that get one of them keep a blithe heart in spite of all misfortunes, and can make themselves as merry in a hut as in a palace.”

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Scrub said he was afraid it wouldn’t be lucky; but as it slept on and the days passed he forgot his fears. So the snow melted, the heavy rains came, the cold grew less, the days lengthened, and one sunny morning the brothers were awakened by the cuckoo shouting its own cry to let them know the spring had come. “Now I’m going on my travels,” said the bird, “over the world to tell men of the spring. There is no country where trees

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month’s end.” Scrub would have been angry with his brother for cutting so large a slice, their store of barley being low, but his mind was occupied with what present it would be most prudent to ask for. “There are two trees hard by the well that lies at the world’s end,” said the cuckoo; “one of them is called the golden tree, for its leaves are all of beaten

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Cheesesteak Pannini 1 Tbsp. Olive oil 1 small Yellow onion, sliced 1 small Green pepper, julienne Salt and pepper to taste 1 jar Robert Rothschild Farm Hot Peter Peach Cheese Ball (Available at My Sister’s Cottage) 8 slices Tuscan, olive oil, or other rustic bread ½ lb. London broil, thinly sliced* Heat oil in a frying pan. Add onion and green pepper. Season with salt and pepper. Sautee until onions are caramelized and peppers are tender, then remove from heat and allow to cool. Spread a generous amount of Hot Pepper Peach Cheese Ball onto 4 slices of bread. Place slices of London broil, onions and green peppers on top

Shrimp dip 8 oz. cream cheese, softened 2/3 cup real mayonnaise 1 package Gourmet Village Shrimp Dip Seasoning (Available at My Sister’s Cottage) 6 oz. can cocktail shrimp,

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pressing them into the shape of the tin. Place a 1 inch slice of brie in the center of the pastry and top with 1 Tbsp. Stonewall Kitchen Apple Cranberry Chutney. Bake 10 minutes or until pastry corners are toasted light brown. Let cool 5 minutes before serving. Makes 18 Brie Bites.

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Date Nut Pudding Cake with Caramel Sauce (Many ingredients available at Bushels) Cake

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Garnish, optional 2 bananas, peeled and sliced Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a small bowl, combine dates with boiling water and butter.

Allow to set for 10 minutes. Pour mixture into a greased 9x9 pan. In a small bowl, mix by hand, flour, sugar, baking powder, eggs, vanilla, salt, cinnamon and walnuts. Spread over date mixture. Bake for 2530 minutes. Cool completely and cut into small squares. For caramel sauce: In saucepan mix brown sugar, butter and 2 1/2 cups water. Bring to a boil then reduce heat but keeping it at a steady boil, stirring frequently for 20 minutes. Mix the remaining 1 cup of water with Clear Jel or cornstarch until dissolved completely. Then add to the boiling water/sugar mixture. Cook until mixture

thickens, 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat and add flavoring. Cool completely in refrigerator. Beat whipping cream until soft peaks form. Add powdered sugar and cinnamon and beat until stiff peaks form. Just before serving layer all ingredients in a pretty glass bowl, starting with cake on the bottom, caramel sauce then whipping cream, saving a little of the sauce to drizzle over the top. Garnish the top with sliced bananas if desired. Make it a day ahead and store the sauce and whipped topping in the fridge. The sauce might get a little thick so get it out and let it warm up a bit on your counter before using it.

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2 Tbsp. Butter ½ lb. Italian sausage, cooked, diced ½ cup Robert Rothschild Roasted Red Pepper and Onion Dip and Relish (Available at My Sister’s Cottage) 8 large Eggs ¼ cup Milk ½ cup Parmesan cheese, finely

grated 1 Tbsp. Fresh basil, chiffonade Salt and pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS Melt butter in a 10-inch nonstick ovenproof skillet. Add Italian sausage to pan and cook for a couple of minutes to reheat. Add Roasted Red Pepper and On-

ion Dip and Relish, mix well and cook an additional 3 minutes. In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, cheese, basil and salt/pepper. Pour over sausage mixture and mix well. Place in a 400 degree F oven for 20-25 minutes or until eggs are cooked and set. Remove frittata from pan, cut into wedges and serve.

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BR I E FLY Adopt-a-Griz supports Newport athletes NEWPORT – The Maws and Paws Booster Club is kicking off the newest Grizzly campaign Adopt-a-Griz, helping raise funds for the booster club and create a renewed and more encompassing relationship between the community and Newport High and Sadie Halstead Middle School athletics. The cost to adopt an athlete for a single season is $60. For all three seasons, fall, winter and spring, the cost is $150. Adopting fans will receive an athlete’s personal thank you note, a 12- by 18-inch indoor poster of the Newport student athlete and a choice of an Adopt-a-Griz weather safe outdoor banner or an 18by 24-inch yard sign. The Maws and Paws Booster Club is a non-profit organization that benefits Newport High and Sadie Halstead Middle School extra curricular activities, including sports, band, cheer and DECA. Current athletes are approaching people to support this newly formed program. For more information or to Adopt-a-Griz, call Rick Hughes at 509-998-2608 or Melissa Smith at 509-5909933.

Newport honors fall athletes NEWPORT – Newport High School will honor fall athletes at a banquet Monday, Dec. 16, at 6 p.m. in the high school cafeteria. Fall sports includes football, volleyball, cross country, girls soccer and cheerleading.

NEWPORT – Hoops fans will find some high school games to go to next week, as both girls and boys basketball is getting underway. Tuesday, Dec. 3, Newport will play Deer Park at home. The girls game will start at 6 p.m. and the boys game will get underway at 7:30 p.m. Priest River basketball teams

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CUSICK – The Cusick Panthers played a tough game against the top-ranked Neah Bay Red Devils, taking a crushing defeat of 80-28 during the 1B quarterfinals game Friday, Nov. 22 in Silverdale, Wash., and ending the Panther run for the state title. Head coach Sonny Finley said the Panthers started out strong and had a 14-0 lead with less than a minute to play in the opening quarter but that lead was quickly stomped on by the larger and faster Red Devils team. “They just seemed to take over from there,” Finley said. “Neah Bay was one heck of a team.” Just a short two game minutes later, the Red Devils led the Panthers 22-14. By halftime, the Panthers were down 34-22. Finley said the second half

belonged to Neah Bay, as they came out of the locker room with a vengeance. Neah Bay capitalized on mistakes the Panthers made, Finley said, helping lead them to victory. He said the Panthers were overmatched by the powerful Red Devils. The final score of the game was 80-28, knocking the Panthers out of the playoffs and ending their season. “They are a force to be reckoned with, I will give them that,” Finley said. He said regardless of the crushing defeat, the Red Devils were a “first-class opponent.” Finley said that once the game was in a landslide all the players got playing time. He allowed them to play in positions that they wanted to play all year and he allowed the seniors a little extra field time. He said they were mixing things up knowing it was their final game of

the season. “They enjoyed themselves and had fun,” Finley said. “They never gave up.” The ride home for the team was filled with memories of the season and for the graduating seniors, a walk through four years of high school football. Finley said he enjoyed hearing the stories on the way home about how great an experience football was for some of the players. “This season shows how much heart and passion these kids have for football,” Finley said. “Each and every one of them gave 100 percent. It gave them a few more memories.” The remaining teams in the 1B state semifinals include Neah Bay playing Lummi and Rosalia playing Touchet, Nov. 29-30. The two winners will move to the 1B Gridiron Classic championship game Friday, Dec. 6 at 4 p.m. in the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Wash.

Lady Spartans take down Lumberjacks PRIEST RIVER – The Priest River girls basketball team beat rival Intermountain League team St. Maries Thursday, 6240. “Overall (we) played a solid game,” coach Gary Stewart said. Priest River was up by nine at halftime, 30-21. They came out

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Panther captains seniors Quinton “Qtip” Montgomery, Nolan Finley, Miles “Beefy” Finley and junior Eli Peterson lead the Panthers into the Nov. 22 matchup against Neah Bay, taking an 80-28 loss to end the season for Cusick.

after the break and played great defense, he said, and executed well on offense. The Spartans extended it to an almost 30-point lead toward the end of the fourth quarter. Jill Weimer had a big game with 25 points and 10 rebounds. “But I had great contributions

from many players,” Stewart said. Eight players scored. Angel Clark scored 8, Karly Douglas and Katlyn Summers both scored seven and Elisa Williams scored six. Amber Trantum scored four, Brittany Krampert three and Alyssa Carey added

two. “We improved quite a bit from our first game against Moscow less than a week ago,” coach Stewart said said. The Spartans host Sandpoint Tuesday, Dec. 3 at 6 p.m., after taking a week off for Thanksgiving.

will also be in action. Tuesday, Dec. 6, the girls will play Sandpoint at home. That game will start at 6 p.m. The boys will play Sandpoint at home at 7:30 p.m. Cusick will be on the road for their first games. Tuesday, Dec. 6, they will travel to Clark Fork. The girls game will start at 7 p.m. and the boys game will start at 8:30 p.m.

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GIRLS BASKETBALL THURSDAY, NOV. 21 Priest River 16 St. Maries 4

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PRIEST RIVER – Douglas 7, Trantum 4, Luckey 0, Weimer 25, Clark 8, A. Summers 0, Krampert 3, Carey 2, Williams 6, K. Summers 7, Warren 0. ST. MARIES – McQueen 2, Ghramm 0, Waddell 4, Brusseau 5, Kel. Auer 2, Thaut 6, Flach 5, Cordell 0, Ker. Auer 7, Posselt 9.

BOWLING NOV. 20 Lucky Ladies Team Country Lane North Country Clothing Morning Glories Stateline Tavern King Pins Golden Girls Bling and Sparkles

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Lost 15 17 19 21 22 26 27

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High game scratch: Betty Balison 191. High game handicap: Betty Balison 238. High series scratch: Laura O’Brien 503. High series handicap: Shirley Ownbey 628. High team game scratch: North Country Clothing 635. High team game handicap: Golden Girls 836. High team series scratch: North Country Clothing 1,829. High team series handicap: Golden Girls 2,309. Converted splits: Liz Pope 3-10, 3-10, Vicki Nolting 2-7, Claudia McKinney 4-5, Sharon Smith 5-6, Pat Shields 5-7, Marcia York 2-7, Teri King 2-7.

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Won 182 176.5 160.5 158 152 146

Lost 143 148.5 164.5 167 173 179

High scratch game: Jeff Huling 243. High handicap game: John Hastings 257. High scratch series: Jeff Huling 623. High handicap series: Jeff Huling and Ron Rickett 632. High team scratch game: OK Lanes 846. High handicap game: Treasurers A-Z 1,072. High team scratch series: OK Lanes 2,409. High handicap series: OK Lanes 2,976. Converted splits: Jim Willner 6-7-10, 2-7; Roy Adams 5-6-10; Mel Logan 5-7; Jim McCroskey 5-6-10.

NOV. 22 Friday Night Leftovers Team Stoney Rollers Weber Enterprises EZ-Rider Cusick Tavern Party of Four Gutter Gang Screamin 4 Ice Cream Timber Room O.K. Lanes Stone Ridge Lakers Nicks Angels King Pin

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Katie “Nana” Douglas Priest River

Katie “Nana” Douglas of Priest River passed away unexpectedly Nov. 20 at the age of 69. She was born July 9, 1944, to Herschell Douglas and Marie Endicott. She lived her life growing up in the Newport/Priest River area. She worked at various jobs, enjoyed the outdoors and gambling, but most importantly her family. She married James Lewis Wheeler Aug. 28, 1961, and had four children, JR, Tom, Faye and Tammy. In November 1983, Jim passed away. In 1985, she met Dean Douglas, who also had four children: Todd, Shane, Troy and Colette. They married April 25, 1992. Mrs. Douglas is survived by her husband Dean of Priest River, JR (and Wendy) Wheeler, Todd (and Mary) Douglas, Tom (and Judy) Wheeler, Faye Ramsey, Shane (and Dana) Douglas, Colette (and Bill) Lucas and Tammy (and Ron) Kingery. She also has 20 grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, two brothers, two sisters, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. A funeral service was held Monday, Nov. 25, at 1 p.m. at the Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in Priest River, with interment to

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28 Thanksgiving Government Offices Closed MONDAY, DECEMBER 2 Pend Oreille County Commissioners: 9 a.m. - Pend Oreille County Courthouse Lenora Water and Sewer District: 10 a.m. - Skookum Rendezvous Lodge Priest River City Council: 6 p.m. Priest River City Hall Newport City Council: 6 p.m. Newport City Hall Bonner County Fair Board: 6 p.m. - Fairgrounds Office in Sandpoint Blanchard Tea Party: 6:30 p.m. Blanchard Community Center Property Rights Council: 6:30 p.m. - Bonner County Administration Building, Sandpoint TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3 Bonner County Commissioners: 8:45 a.m. - Bonner County Administrative Building Pend Oreille County Commis-

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Raymond J. Castillo, 20, is wanted on one Pend Oreille County warrant for DV assault 4th degree and DV malicious mischief. He is 6 feet tall and weighs 170 pounds with brown eyes and Castillo black hair. His last known address was in the Usk area. Extradition is statewide.

31, is wanted on two Pend Oreille County warrants for failure to appear on original charges of DV assault 4th degree. He is 5 feet, 9 inches tall and weighs 135 Thornock pounds, with blue eyes and blond hair.

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

Donna Penny Castle Newport

Donna Penny Castle of Newport passed peacefully Thursday, Nov. 21, at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane after a fierce battle with Leukemia since March of this year. She was born in 1945, in Vancouver, Wash., to Don and Pauline Cowdrey. She moved to Newport in 1983. She loved to quilt and did a variety of crafts. She was loved by all who she had contact with, family said, and she was easy to smile and loved to talk. She always had a positive outlook on life. She loved being an aunt and she really loved being a grandmother. More than anything, Mrs. Castle loved spending time with family and friends, and she was surrounded by their love in her final moments. Mrs. Castle is survived by her husband of 46 years, Roger Castle of Newport, her son Matt and daughter-in-law Cyndi and grandsons Logan and Aaron of East Wenatchee, her brother James Cowdrey, sister Diana Milligan of Vancouver, and several nieces and nephews.

sioners: 9 a.m. - Pend Oreille County Courthouse Pend Oreille PUD Commissioners: 10 a.m. - Newport offices Bonner County Soil and Water Conservation District: 1:30 p.m. - USDA Office, 1224 Washington Ave., Ste. 101 West Pend Oreille Fire District: 6:30 p.m. - Fire Hall on Highway 57 Pend Oreille Fire District No. 5: 7 p.m. - Fire Station 51, 406722 Highway 20, Cusick Pend Oreille County Fair Board: 7 p.m. - Fairgrounds at Cusick WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4 Diamond Lake Water and Sewer: 10 a.m. - District Office, 172 South Shore Road Oldtown Urban Renewal District Board: 5:30 p.m. - Oldtown City Hall Fire District No. 4 Commissioners: 6 p.m. - Dalkena Fire Station No. 41 Diamond Lake Improvement Association: 6:30 p.m. - Diamond Lake Fire Station, Highway 2 Ione Town Council: 7 p.m. Clerk’s Office Sacheen Lake Sewer and Water District Board: 7 p.m. - Sacheen Fire Station, Highway 211

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Editor’s Note: The following are descriptions of people currently wanted by the Pend Oreille County Sheriff’s Office and other law enforcement agencies. Any information about these suspects should be directed to the sheriff’s office by calling 509-4473151. This is a regular section of The Miner. All information is provided by the sheriff’s office.

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His last known address was in the Oldtown area. Extradition is statewide.

Tyler R. Tinney, 24, is wanted on four Pend Oreille County warrants for failure to appear on original charges of assault, residential burglary and theft 3rd degree. He is 5 feet, 9 inches tall and weighs 150 pounds, Tinney with brown hair and brown eyes. His last known address was in the Newport area. Extradition is statewide.

Rex J. Benham, 52, is wanted on three Pend Oreille County warrants for failure to appear on original charges of driving whiles suspended 3rd degree and use of drug paraphernalia. He is 5 feet, 10 inches Benham tall and weighs 185 pounds, with brown eyes and brown hair. His last known address was in the Cusick area. Extradition is statewide.

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, Nov. 18 SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE – Stadium Drive, report that vehicle parks on road everyday turns around in driveway; driver stays in car. ASSAULT – W. 5th St. Newport, report of two juvenile males in a physical fight. TRAFFIC OFFENSE – Hwy. 31, report that two vehicles went through bus stop sign and red flashing lights. THEFT – Scotia Rd., reported theft of fuel. FOUND PROPERTY – Scotia Rd., report of found wallet. HARASSMENT – River Rd., Cusick, report that female keeps threatening complainant, texting and calling, was just pounding on the door but left. HARASSMENT – Hwy. 2, respondent receiving harassing texts and phone messages from ex-wife. SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE – Yergens Rd., report that suspicious vehicle pulled into driveway, one male in vehicle. HARASSMENT – River Rd., Cusick, report that female and two others making threats to respondent. THEFT – N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, report of theft. SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE – Hwy. 20, report of two door truck roaming around driving in and out of driveways. Tuesday, Nov. 19 TRESPASSING – Weber Rd., report of possible trespassing and illegal hunting. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – Coyote Trail Rd., report of third party report of possible burglary. SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE – Westside Calispell Rd., report of van parked outside of house; no one around. PROBATION VIOLATION – Newport area, Lacy A. James, 29, of Cusick was arrested on a Department of Corrections detainer. WEAPON OFFENSE – Hope Rd., Newport, report that someone was shooting on complainant’s property about 30 minutes ago. THEFT – N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, report of theft. BURGLARY – Calicoma Rd., Cusick, report of residence broken into in the last several days. THEFT – W. Kelly Drive, Newport, report of guitar missing from residence. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – S. Newport Ave, Newport, re-

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port of six males, approximately 19 years of age, walking around the neighborhood and one is carrying a baseball bat. THEFT – LeClerc Rd. N., Cusick, report of theft. Wednesday, Nov. 20 JUVENILE PROBLEM – Open Skies Rd., Newport, report that daughter went in mom’s room and took her cell phone out of drawer. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – Hwy. 2, report subject dropped horse off in complainant’s pasture. MALICIOUS MISCHIEF – S. 2nd Ave., report of vehicle vandalized overnight. PURSUIT – Coyote Trail Rd., report of vehicle failing to yield. ARREST – Adam M. Richardson, 34, of Everett was arrested on a warrant. ILLEGAL BURNING – Regal Rd., Elk, complainant states neighbor is burning garbage. TRESPASSING – N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, report of female refusing to leave bar. ASSAULT – N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, report of two males fighting. ARREST – Kelly John Wood, 43, of Newport was arrested for driving under the influence. ARREST – Elias James Leroy Barnett, 19, of Deer Park was arrested for minor in possession/consumption of alcohol. ARREST – Kevin Leroy Dunn, 51, of Ione was arrested for driving under the influence. Thursday, Nov. 21 SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – LeClerc Rd. N., report of suspicious vehicle. VIOLATION OF COURT ORDER – Regal Rd., report of violation of order. SUSPCIOUS PERSON – Community Hall Rd., report of suspicious persons walking in area. ARREST – Hwy. 2, Samantha R. Reichlin, 32, of Spokane was arrested for driving while license suspended. ACCIDENT – Hwy. 2, report of vehicle accident; no injuries. HARASSMENT – Hwy. 20, report of harassment. FIRE – Hwy. 31, report of small fire on side of highway. JUVENILE PROBLEM – S. Calispell Ave., report of juvenile problem. SEX OFFENSE – Hwy. 20, report of possible sex offense. Friday, Nov. 22 ACCIDENT – Hwy. 20, report of injury accident involving two semi-trucks. MALICIOUS MISCHIEF – S. Newport Ave., Newport, report that last night someone threw red paint all over complainant’s truck. MALICIOUS MISCHIEF – S. Union Ave., Newport, report that someone dumped blood or red paint on her vehicle and neighbor’s vehicle, too. ACCIDENT – LeClerc Rd. N., report that subject backed into another vehicle in the parking lot. ARREST – Flowery Trail, Jon A. Bedard, 46, of Spokane was arrested for driving while license suspended. MALICIOUS MISCHIEF – Hwy. 20, Cusick, report that someone

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tried to pry the door handle off of the house but was unsuccessful. TRESPASSING – LeClerc Rd. N., Ione, report that complainant caught subject on game camera trespassing while she was out of town. ACCIDENT – Hwy. 2, Newport, report of vehicle-deer collision, non-blocking non-injury. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – S. Shore, Diamond Lake, report of open door at residence. ACCIDENT – Hwy. 2, report of vehicle-moose collision, non injury, non blocking. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – N. Union Ave., Newport, report of open door at residence and there might be someone inside. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – Fir Drive, Cusick, report of male subject with a truck and trailer at a house that is vacant. POSSIBLE DUI – LeClerc Rd. N., report of silver Chevy car all over the roadway. ACCIDENT – Hwy. 2, Newport, report of vehicle deer collision, non-injury. HARASSMENT – W. 6th St., Newport, report that juvenile subjects are harassing complainant’s daughter and her boyfriend. HAZMAT – Hwy. 2, Newport, report that garage has a very strong odor that smells sickeningly sweet and complainant can’t find the source. ARREST – Mystic Lake Rd., Usk, Jamesina A. Griesemer, 31, of Priest River was arrested for fourth degree assault domestic violence. NOISE COMPLAINT – W. 5th St., Newport, report of loud vehicle and music blaring in the area. Saturday, Nov. 23 COURT COMMITMENT – S. Garden Ave., Newport, Karla Janene Pope, 44, of Newport was booked and released for possession of a controlled substance. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE – Fir Lane, report that male grabbed respondent by the arm and left bruises. ACCIDENT – Rocky Gorge Rd., report of single vehicle rollover, no injuries. THEFT – Box Canyon Rd., reported theft of $1,000 worth of tires and wheels. TRESPASSING – Houghton St., report that male came onto property to serve divorce papers and refused to leave. BURGLARY – W. Kelly Drive, report of unlocked shed was broken into and TV and possibly other items stolen. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE – N. 1st Ave., report of male and female throwing items at each other. JUVENILE PROBLEM – Davis Rd., reported dispute over video game.

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NOISE COMPLAINT – S. Newport Ave., report that neighbor is intoxicated and screaming. Sunday, Nov. 24 MALICIOUS MISCHIEF – W. 7th St., report that subject woke to find urine on her doorstep. THEFT – W. Walnut St., Newport, report that male got fuel and promised to return; subject never returned to pay. TRESPASSING – W. Pine St., Newport, report of several juveniles playing on railroad tracks. THREATENING – W. 2nd St., report of female threatening to kill respondent over family disagreements. AGENCY ASSIST – S. Garden Ave., Newport, female transported to Eastern State Hospital. MALICIOUS MISCHIEF – Davis Rd., report of home broken into within the last half hour. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VERBAL – Scotia Rd., complainant reports hearing a female screaming for help and a male yelling.

WEST BONNER COUNTY Monday, Nov. 18 ARREST – Hoo Doo Mountain Rd., Priest River, Charlotte Nelson, 38, of Priest River was arrested on warrants. Tuesday, Nov. 19 HUNTING AND FISHING VIOLATIONS – Eastside Rd., Priest River Wednesday, Nov. 20 CITIZEN ASSIST – W. Pine, Newport, report of found property from Newport Hospital. Thursday, Nov. 21 ARREST – Holly Glenn W., Priest River, Misty Patterson, 33, of Priest River was arrested for driving under the influence. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – Hwy. 2, Priest River HUNTING FISHING VIOLATIONS – Church St., Priest River Friday, Nov. 22 FRAUD – Hwy. 57, Priest River, credit card fraud was reported. BATTERY – Old Priest River Rd., Priest River STRUCTURE FIRE – Cemetery Rd., Priest River BURGLARY – Maiden Lane, Coolin DOMESTIC DISPUTE – Mystic Lake Rd., Priest River Saturday, Nov. 23 RECKLESS DRIVING – Hwy. 2, Priest River UNATTENDED DEATH – N. Treat St., Priest River Sunday, Nov. 24 No reportable incidents.

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Makenzee Richards Makenzee Richards was born Nov. 7 at 8:07 a.m. to Nicole Love and Michael Richards of Newport. She weighed 6 pounds, 6 ounces and measured 20 inches in length, delivered at Newport Hospital by Dr. Lewis. She joins sisters Leah, Shelby and Destiny and brothers Nichokis, Shane, Davis, Tyler and Ruby. Paternal grandmother is Jody Cunningham and paternal grandmother is Mary Richards. Short of cash; long on “Stuff?” Advertise in The Newport Miner and Gem State Miner Classifieds. Call (509) 447-2433 for full details.

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The Newport School District is accepting applications for the classified position of Central Office Administrative Assistant. Position closes Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at noon. Additional information and applications may be obtained by visiting our website at www.newport.wednet.edu or calling the Newport School District at (509) 447-3167. Equal Opportunity Employer. SEEKING Independent, reliable individuals with desire to impact our community. Applicants must have Bachelor of Arts/ Bachelor of Science degree, any field. Part time and full time positions available in west Bonner County/ Newport area; great wages and benefits. Some driving required. Join our team of highly motivated and outgoing professionals. Email resumes: colet@alliancefs. com or fax Attention: Cole to (208) 263-7515. For more information, check our website at www.alliancefamilyservices.com. (43-3p)

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|| PUBLIC || NOTICES 2013344 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE (2006 DEED OF TRUST) I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned Trustee will on the 6th day of December, 2013, at the hour of 10:00 a.m. inside the Hall of Justice, 229 South Garden Avenue in the City of Newport, State of Washington, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder,

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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. payable at the time of sale, the following described real property, situated in the County of Pend Oreille, State of Washington, to wit: The N1/2 SW1/4 SE1/4 and the W1/2 NW1/4 SE1/4 SE1/4, Section 7, Township 31 North, Range 45 E.W.M., in Pend Oreille County, Washington, and An existing road for ingress, egress and utilities described as tax parcel 453107-43-0004 (Tax 9A) located in the SE 1/4 of Section 7, T31 North R45 East W.M. Pend Oreille County, State of Washington. More commonly known as: 5176 Coyote Trail Rd., Newport, WA 99156 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated May 11, 2006, recorded May 17, 2006, and rerecorded July 12, 2013, under Auditor’s File No. 2006 0286857 and 2013 0315828, records of Pend

Oreille County, Washington, from David Otte and Renee Otte, as Grantor, to The Land Title Company, as Trustee, to secure an obligation in favor of Spokane Teachers Credit Union, as Beneficiary. II. No action commenced by the Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Borrower’s or Grantor’s default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust. III. The defaults for which this foreclosure is made are as follows: Failure to pay when due the following amounts which are now in arrears: Monthly payments and interest as follows: June 1, 2012, through August 1, 2013, in the amount of $1,146.26. Other potential defaults do not involve payment to the Beneficiary. If appli-

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cable each of these defaults must also be cured. None known as of the date of this document. IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: Principal $84,484.72, together with interest as provided in the note or other instrument secured from the 11the day of May of 2006 and such other costs and fees as are due under the note or other instrument secured, and as are provided by statute. V. The above-described real property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. The sale will be made without warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances on the 6th day of December, 2013. The defaults referred to in paragraph III must be cured by the 25th day of November, 2013(11 days before the sale date), to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time on or before the 25th day of November, 2013 (11 days before the sale date), the default(s) as set forth in paragraph III are cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. The sale

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may be terminated any time after the 25th day of November, 2013 (11 days before the sale date), and before the sale by Borrower, Grantor, any Guarantor, or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance paying the entire principal and interest secured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees, and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust, and curing all other defaults. VI. A written notice of default was transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following addresses: 5176 Coyote Trail Rd., Newport, WA 99156, by both first class and certified mail on the 19th day of July, 2013, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee and the Borrower and Grantor were personally served on the 22nd day of July, 2013, with said written notice of default or the written notice of default was posted in a conspicuous place on the real property described in paragraph 1 above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. VII. The Trustee whose name and address are set forth below will provide in

writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the above-described property. IX. Anyone having any objection to the sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to R.C.W. 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustee’s sale. X NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS ORTENANTS The purchaser at the trustee’s sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the grantor under the deed of trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the deed of trust, including occupants and tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has to right to evict occupants and tenants by summary proceedings under the unlawful detainer

act, chapter 59.12 R.C.W. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. If you have been previously discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this notice is intended to exercise the note holder’s rights against the real property only. DATED this 28 of August, 2013. INLAND FORECLOSURE SERVICES, INC.-TRUSTEE By: SHERYL S. PHILLABAUM, authorized signer 1235 North Post, Suite 100 Spokane, WA 99201 (509) 838-6055 Published in The Newport Miner November 6 and 27, 2013. (40,43)

------------------------2013345 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE–2007 I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned Trustee will on the 6th day of December, 2013, at the hour of 10:00 a.m. inside the Hall of

Justice, 229 South Garden Avenue in the City of Newport, State of Washington, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable at the time of sale, the following described real property, situated in the County of Pend Oreille, State of Washington, to wit: The N1/2 SW1/4 SE1/4 and the W1/2 NW1/4 SE1/4 SE1/4, Section 7, Township 31 North, Range 45 E.W.M., in Pend Oreille County, Washington, More commonly known as: 5176 Coyote Trail Rd., Newport, WA 99156 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated January 29, 2007, recorded February 5, 2007, 2013, under Auditor’s File No. 2007 0291190 records of Pend Oreille County, Washington, from David Otte and Renee Otte, as Grantor, to Pend Oreille Title Company, as Trustee, to secure an obligation in favor of Spokane Teachers Credit Union, as Beneficiary. II. No action commenced by the Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the BorCONTINUED ON 10B

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CONTINUED FROM 9B rower’s or Grantor’s default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust. III. The defaults for which this foreclosure is made are as follows: Failure to pay when due the following amounts which are now in arrears: Monthly payments and interest as follows: July 1, 2012, through August 1, 2013, in the amount of $633.22. Other potential defaults do not involve payment to the Beneficiary. If applicable each of these defaults must also be cured. Default in Senior Lien. IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: Principal $49,320.23, together with interest as provided in the note or other instrument secured from the 29th the day of January of 2007 and such other costs and fees as are due under the note or other instrument secured, and as are provided by statute. V. The above-described real property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. The sale will be made without warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances on the 6th day of December, 2013. The defaults referred to in paragraph III must be cured by the 25th day of November, 2013(11 days before the sale date), to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time on or before the 25th day of November, 2013 (11 days before the sale date), the default(s) as set forth in paragraph III are cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. The sale may be terminated any time after the 25th day of

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November, 2013 (11 days before the sale date), and before the sale by Borrower, Grantor, any Guarantor, or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance paying the entire principal and interest secured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees, and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust, and curing all other defaults. VI. A written notice of default was transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following addresses: 5176 Coyote Trail Rd., Newport, WA 99156, by both first class and certified mail on the 19th day of July, 2013, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee and the Borrower and Grantor were personally served on the 22nd day of July, 2013, with said written notice of default or the written notice of default was posted in a conspicuous place on the real property described in paragraph 1 above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. VII. The Trustee whose name and address are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the above-described property. IX. Anyone having any objection to the sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to R.C.W. 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustee’s sale. X NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS The purchaser at the trustee’s sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the grantor under the deed of trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the deed of trust, including occupants and tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has to right to evict occupants and tenants by summary proceedings under the unlawful detainer act, chapter 59.12 R.C.W. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. If you have been previously discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this notice is intended to exercise the note holder’s rights against the real property only. DATED this 28th of August, 2013. INLAND FORECLOSURE SERVICES, INC.-TRUSTEE By: SHERYL S. PHILLABAUM, authorized signer 1235 North Post, Suite 100 Spokane, WA 99201 (509) 838-6055 Published in The Newport Miner November 6 and 27, 2013. (40, 43)

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2013347 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Pursuant to the Revised Code of Washington 61.24, et seq. TS No.: WA-12493987-SH APN No.: 453231 51 9044 Title Order No.: 120018755-WA-GNO Grantor(s): NORMAN L. LOCK, CATHY S. LOCK Grantee(s): WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Deed of Trust Instrument/Reference No.: 2006 0288215 I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington, the undersigned Trustee, will on 12/6/2013, at 10:00 AM At the main stairs of the Old City Courthouse, 625 W. Fourth Street in the City of Newport, WA 99156 sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable in the form of credit bid or cash bid in the form of cashier’s check or certified checks from federally or State chartered banks, at the time of sale the following described real property, situated in the County of PEND OREILLE, State of Washington, to-wit: LOT 13 IN BLOCK 2 OF RIVER VIEW SHORES, ACC O R D I N G T O P L AT THEREOF RECORDED IN BOOK 3 OF PLATS, PAGE 171, RECORDS OF PEND OREILLE COUNTY, WASHINGTON. TOGETHER WITH A 1998 14 X 66 GOLD EN W EST, OA KWOOD MOBILE HOME, VIN#GW0R23N18958 More commonly known as: 595 LEVITCH ROAD, NEWPORT, WA 99156-9753 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated 8/1/2006, recorded 8/4/2006, under 2006 0288215 records of PEND OREILLE County, Washington, from NORMAN L. LOCK AND CATHY S. LOCK, HUSBAND AND WIFE, as Grantor(s), to NORTHWEST TRUSTEE SERVICES, LLC, as Trustee, to secure an obligation in favor of WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., as Beneficiary, the beneficial interest in which was assigned by WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. (or by its successors-ininterest and/or assigns, if any), to Wells Fargo Bank, NA. II. No action commenced by the Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Borrower’s or Grantor’s default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust/Mortgage. III. The default(s) for which this foreclosure is made is/are as follows: Failure to pay when due the following amounts which are now in arrears: $19,210.95 IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: The principal sum of $85,672.93, together with interest as provided in the Note from the 9/1/2011, and such other costs and fees as are provided by statute. V. The above-described real property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. Said sale will be made without warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances on 12/6/2013. The defaults referred to in Paragraph III must be cured by 11/25/2013 (11 days before the sale date) to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be

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discontinued and terminated if at any time before 11/25/2013 (11 days before the sale) the default as set forth in Paragraph III is cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. Payment must be in cash or with cashiers or certified checks from a State or federally chartered bank. The sale may be terminated any time after the 11/25/2013 (11 days before the sale date) and before the sale, by the Borrower or Grantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance by paying the principal and interest, plus costs, fees and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust, and curing all other defaults. VI. A written Notice of Default was transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address(es): NAME NORMAN L. LOCK AND CATHY S. LOCK, HUSBAND AND WIFE ADDRESS 595 LEVITCH ROAD, NEWPORT, WA 99156-9753 by both first class and certified mail, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and the Borrower and Grantor were personally served, if applicable, with said written Notice of Default or the written Notice of Default was posted in a conspicuous place on the real property described in Paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. These requirements were completed as of 6/26/2013. VII. The Trustee whose name and address are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the above-described property. IX. Anyone having any objections to this sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustee’s sale. NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS - The purchaser at the Trustee’s Sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the deed of trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the deed of trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenantoccupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE SALE OF YOUR HOME. You have only 20 DAYS from the recording date of this notice to pursue mediation. DO NOT DELAY. CONTACT A HOUSING COUNSELOR OR AN ATTORNEY LICENSED IN WASHINGTON NOW to assess your situation and refer you to mediation if you are eligible and it may help you save your home. See below for safe sources of help. SEEKING ASSISTANCE Housing counselors and legal assistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in determining your rights and opportunities to keep your house, you may contact the following: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance

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and referral to housing counselors recommended by the Housing Finance Commission: Toll-free: 1-877-894-HOME (1-877894-4663) or Web site: http://www.dfi.wa.gov/consumers/homeownership/ post_purchase_counselors_foreclosure.htm. The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development: Toll-free: 1-800-569-4287 or National Web Site: http://portal.hud.gov/hudpor tal/ HUD or for Local counseling agencies in Washington: http://www.hud.gov/ offices/hsg/sfh/hcc/fc/index.cfm?webListAction=s earchandamp;searchstate =WAandamp;filterSvc=dfc The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and attorneys: Telephone: 1-800-6064819 or Web site: http:// nwjustice.org/what-clear. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. THIS OFFICE IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. Dated: AUG. 01, 2013 Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington, as Trustee By: Tricia Moreno, Assistant Secretary Trustee’s Mailing Address: Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington C/O Quality Loan Service Corp. 2141 Fifth Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101 (866) 645-7711 Trustee’s Physical Address: Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington 19735 10th Avenue NE, Suite N-200 Poulsbo, WA 98370 (866) 645-7711 Sale Line: 714730-2727 Or Login to: http://wa.qualityloan.com TS No.: WA-12-493987-SH A-4400233 11/06/2013, 11/27/2013 Published in The Newport Miner November 6 and 27, 2013. (40, 43)

-------------------------2013380 NOTICE OF DIRECTOR NOMINATION OPENINGS IN DISTRICTS 2 & 4, VACANCIES IN 3 & 5 OF THE POC WEED BOARD AND HEARING TO SELECT RECOMMENDATIONS OF APPOINTMENT Nominations for Director in Districts 2 and 4 of the Pend Oreille County Noxious Weed Control Board will open November 20, 2013. Applications are available for pick up from the Weed Board Office at 418 South Scott Ave, Newport or they can be mailed or emailed. You may contact us by phone, 509-447-2402, FAX, 509447-6477, email, ssorby@ pendoreille.org, or mail, PO Box 5085, Newport, WA 99156. Applicants must live in the District of application to qualify for nomination. Nominations will close December 10, 2013 and all applications will need to be returned to the Weed

Board office by Wednesday, December 10th before 4:30 PM. District 2 includes the Deer Valley area, Newport, and north along the Idaho border. District 4 includes Cusick, west of Hwy 20, north to the southern tip of Tiger Inlet, then east and north, including Sullivan Lake, to the Canadian border. We also have vacancies of un-filled terms in Districts 3 & 5. District 3 includes Furport, north along the river, including the east half of Cusick and the Kalispel Tribal Lands, until past River Bend, then north to the east of Sullivan Lake. District 5 includes the northwestern corner of the county from Tiger to the Canadian border. A hearing will be held at the regularly scheduled December 11, 2013 Weed Board meeting at 2:15 PM in the Weed Board Office to select recommendations of nominees for appointment to the County Weed Board and forward to the Pend Oreille Board of County Commissioners. Published in The Newport Miner November 20 and 27, 2013. (42-2)

-------------------------2013383 COMBINED NOTICE OF APPLICATION AND ACTION Pursuant to County Development Regulations, notice is hereby given that Pend Oreille County did on November 15, 2013 received a McNeil Family, LLC, and did on November 18, 2013 issue a Determination of Completeness for a streambank stabilization project on Buck Creek (tributary to Horseshoe Lake). (FILE NO. SEPA-13007), Location: Horseshoe Lake Rd. (MP 5.9), Deer Park, WA 99006. An Environmental Checklist under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) was prepared by the applicant on November 02, 2013, and the county expects to issue a Determination of Non-Significance for this project. The optional DNS process is being used and this may be the only opportunity to comment on the environmental impacts for the proposal. Any person desiring to express their views, or to be notified of the action taken on this application should contact the Pend Oreille County Community Development Department. The submitted application and related file documents may be examined by the public between 8:00 AM & 4:30 PM at the Pend Oreille County Courthouse, Lower Level, 625 West 4th, Newport, WA 99156, (509) 447-4821 and viewed at www.pendoreilleco.org. Contact: Todd McLaughlin, Community Dev. Natural Resource Planner. Written comments from the public may be submitted to Pend Oreille County no later than December 05, 2013. R e q u i re d P e r m i t s : Floodplain Development Permit (Pend Oreille County), Hydraulic Project Approval (WDFW), Federal Authorization Dated: November 18, 2013 Published in The Newport Miner November 20 and 27, 2013. (42-2)

-------------------------2013384 COMBINED NOTICE OF APPLICATION AND ACTION Pursuant to County Development Regulations, notice is hereby given that Pend Oreille County did on November 18, 2013 received a complete Joint Aquatic Resources Permit Application, SEPA Environmental Checklist, and

associated documents from Andy James, and did on November 18, 2013 issue a Determination of Completeness for a recreational dock and ramp project on the Pend Oreille River. (FILE NO. SSDP13-018), Location: 52 Audrey Lane, Newport, WA 99156. An Environmental Checklist under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) was prepared by the applicant on November 11, 2013, and the county expects to issue a Determination of Non-Significance for this project. The optional DNS process is being used and this may be the only opportunity to comment on the environmental impacts for the proposal. Any person desiring to express their views, or to be notified of the action taken on this application should contact the Pend Oreille County Community Development Department. The submitted application and related file documents may be examined by the public between 8:00 AM & 4:30 PM at the Pend Oreille County Courthouse, Lower Level, 625 West 4th, Newport, WA 99156, (509) 447-4821 and viewed at www.pendoreilleco.org. Contact: Todd McLaughlin, Community Dev. Natural Resource Planner. Written comments from the public may be submitted to Pend Oreille County no later than December 05, 2013. The Pend Oreille County Planning Commission will be hearing this Substantial Shoreline Development Permit Application on December 10, 2013 at 6:00pm in the Cusick Community Center, 111 S. First Ave., Cusick, WA Required Permits: Substantial Shoreline Development Permit (Pend Oreille County), Hydraulic Project Approval (WDFW), Federal Authorization Dated: November 18, 2013 Published in The Newport Miner November 20 and 27, 2013. (42-2)

_________________ 2013385 SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR PEND OREILLE COUNTY No. 13-4-00047-8 Probate Notice to Creditors (RCW 11.40.030 Estate of Marjorie May Barton Deceased. Please Take Notice The above Court has appointed me as Personal Representative of Decedent’s estate. Any person having a claim against the Decedent must present the claim: (a) Before the time when the claim would be barred by any applicable statute of limitations, and (b) In the manner provided in RCW 11.40.070: (i) By filing the original of the claim with the foregoing Court, and (ii) By serving on or mailing to me at the address below a copy of the claim. The claim must be presented by the later of: (a) Thirty (30) days after I served or mailed this Notice as provided in RCW 11.40.020(1)(c), or (b) Four (4) months after the date of first publication of this Notice. If the claim is not presented within this time period, the claim will be forever barred except as provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective for claims against both the Decedent’s probate and non-probate assets. Date of First Publication of this Notice: Nov. 20, 2013 /s/ Forrest Wayne Barton Forrest Wayne Barton Personal Representative George R. Guinn 21 Elu Beach Rd. Newport, WA 991569380

Published in The Newport Miner November 20, 27 and December 4, 2013. (42-3)

_________________ 2013386 PUBLIC NOTICE The Sacheen Lake Water & Sewer District’s Board of Commissioners will be holding its 2014 budget hearing December 4 at 7:00pm at the Sacheen Lake Fire Station on Highway 211. /s/ Sheila Pearman Sheila Pearman, District Manager Published in The Newport Miner November 20 and 27, 2013. (42-2)

-------------------------2013387 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF PEND OREILLE Cause No.: 11-2-002671 Order of Sale Issued: 10/11/13 Sheriff’s Public Notice On Sale of Real Property The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee Pursuant to the terms of that certain pooling and servicing agreement dated as of March 1, 1999, Related to Metropolitan Asset Funding, Inc., II, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 1999-A Plaintiff, vs. Ricky H. O’Hair and Deanna R. O’Hair, Husband and Wife; unknown persons in possession or claiming right to possession, Defendant(s). To: Ricky H. O’Hair and Deanna R. O’Hair, Husband and Wife; unknown persons in possession or claiming right of possession: that have any right, title, estate, lien or interest in the real property described in the complaint; The Superior Court of Pend Oreille County has directed the undersigned Sheriff of Pend Oreille County to sell the property described below to satisfy a judgment in the above-entitled action. The property to be sold is described as: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: That Portion of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 10, Township 30 North, Range 44 East of the Williamette Meridian, Pend Oreille County, Washington, lying Northwesterly of State Rd No.2 (Formally No.6) and commonly known as: 324051 North Highway 2, Newport, WA 99156 The sale of the abovedescribed property is to take place: Time: 10:00 a.m. Date: Friday, January 3,2014 Place: Pend Oreille County Hall of Justice; Front Door, East Entrance, 229 S. Garden Avenue Newport, WA 99156 The judgment debtor can avoid the sale by paying the judgment amount of $235,294.91 together with interest, costs, and fees, before the sale date. For the exact amount, contact the Pend Oreille County Sheriff’s Office. DATED this 18th day of November 2013. ALAN A. BOTZHEIM. SHERIFF PEND OREILLE COUNTY, WASHINGTON by: /s/ DeLana Lacy DeLana Lacy, Civil Deputy Published in The Newport Miner November 20, 27, December 4, and 11, 2013. (42-4)

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CONTINUED FROM 10B 2013388 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF PEND OREILLE Cause No.: 11-2-002671 Sheriff’s Notice of Sale to Judgment Debtors The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee pursuant to the terms of that certain pooling and servicing agreement dated as of March 1, 1999, related to Metropolitan Asset Funding, Inc., II, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 1999-A Plaintiff, vs. Ricky H. O’Hair and Deanna R. O’Hair, Husband and wife; unknown persons in possession or claiming right to possession, Defendant(s). To: Ricky H. O’Hair and Deanna R. O’Hair, husband and wife; unknown persons in possession or claiming right of possession, Judgment Debtor: An Order of Sale has been issued in the above captioned case. The Superior Court of Pend Oreille County has commanded the undersigned Sheriff of Pend Oreille County to sell the property described below to satisfy a judgment in the above-entitled action. WHEREAS, in the above-entitled court on August 19, 2013, Plaintiff, secured a judgment against defendants Ricky H. O’Hair And Deanna R. O’Hair, in the amount of $233,797.70 together with an interest rate of 11.500% per annum per diem from July 12, 2013 through the date of judgment and continuing thereafter until the date of sale. WHEREAS, 39 days elapsed from July 12, 2013 through the entry of judgment on August 19, 2013. Per Diem interest in the amount of $38.39 multiplied by 39 days results in additional interest in the amount of $1,497.21 which when added to the sum of $233, 797.70 results in the total judgment amount of $235,294.91. WHEREAS, the judgment is a foreclosure against parties of a Deed of Trust Mortgage on real estate in Pend Oreille County, Washington, describes as follows: Legal Description: That portion of the Northwest quarter of the Southeast quarter of Section 10, Township 30 North, Range 44 East of the Williamette Meridian, Pend Oreille County, Washington, lying Northwesterly of State Rd No. 2 (formally No.6) And commonly known as: 324051 North Highway 2, Newport, WA 99156 WHEREAS, on August 19, 2013, the Court ordered that all of the above described property be sold and the proceeds applied to the payment of principal, interest, attorney fees, costs and disbursements and other recovery amounts with interest to the date of the sale of the property. The sale of the abovedescribed property is to take place: Time: 10:00 a.m. Date: Friday, January 3,2014 Place: Pend Oreille County Hall of Justice; Front Door, East Entrance 229 S. Garden Avenue Newport, WA 99156 You may have a right to exempt property from the sale under statutes of this state, including sections 6.13.010, 6.13.030, 6.13.040, 6.15.010, and 6.15.060 of the Revised Code of Washington, in the manner described in those statutes. DATED this 18th day of November, 2013. ALAN A. BOTZHEIM, SHERIFF

PEND OREILLE COUNTY, WASHINGTON by: /s/ DeLana Lacy DeLana Lacy, Civil Deputy Published in The Newport Miner November 20, 27, December 4, 11, 18, and 25, 2013. (42-6)

-------------------------2013382 PUBLIC NOTICE South Pend Oreille Fire & Rescue will hold a budget hearing for the review of the proposed 2014 budget. The budget hearing will be held at the regularly scheduled Commissioners meeting on Thursday November 21st at Station 31 (325272 Hwy 2) in Diamond Lake @ 7:00 pm. This meeting will include a public review and approval of the 2014 budget for the Fire District. Anyone wishing to be heard on these budget process and review may attend. If you have any questions regarding the fire district, please visit our website www.spofr.org or give us a call. @447-5305. Published in The Newport Miner November 20 and 27, 2013.(42-2)

-------------------------2013341 LEGAL NOTICE PORT OF PEND OREILLE FINAL BUDGET HEARING The final budget for the Port District for fiscal year 2014 will be discussed at the Commissioners’ meeting on Tuesday, December 10, 2013 in the Port office, 1981 Black Road, Usk, WA. The meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. Public comment and input is welcome at that time. Upon adoption, copies will be available for public inspection. /s/ Kelly J. Driver, Manager Publish in The Newport Miner November 27 and December 4, 2013. (43-2)

-------------------------2013378 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE SALE File No.: 7283.27214 Grantors: Northwest Trustee Services, Inc. PHH Mortgage Corporation Grantee: Carla L. Pogson, as her separate property Ref to DOT Auditor File No.: 2007 0293425 Tax Parcel ID No.: 443014240004 Abbreviated Legal: E1/2 E1/2 SE1/4 NW1/4 25-30-44 Notice of Trustee’s Sale Pursuant to the Revised Code of Washington 61.24, et seq. THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE SALE OF YOUR HOME You have only 20 DAYS from the recording date of this notice to pursue mediation. DO NOT DELAY. CONTACT A HOUSING COUNSELOR OR AN ATTORNEY LICENSED IN WASHINGTON NOW to assess your situation and refer you to mediation if you are eligible and it may help you save your home. See below for safe sources of help. SEEKING ASSISTANCE Housing counselors and legal assistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in determining your rights and opportunities to keep your house, you may contact the following: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance and referral to housing counselors recommended by the Housing Finance Commission Telephone: Toll-free: 1-877-894-HOME (1-877894-4663). Web site: http:// www.dfi.wa.gov/consumers/homeownership/post_ purchase_counselors_ foreclosure.htm The United States Department of

Housing and Urban Development Telephone: Tollfree: 1-800-569-4287. Web site: http://www.hud.gov/ offices/hsg/sfh/hcc/fc/index.cfm?webListAction=s earch&searchstate=WA&f ilterSvc=dfc The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and attorneys Telephone: Toll-free: 1-800-606-4819. Web site: http://nwjustice. org/what-clear. I. On December 27, 2013, at 10:00 AM. inside the main lobby of the Hall of Justice, 229 South Garden Avenue in the City of Newport, State of Washington, the undersigned Trustee (subject to any conditions imposed by the Trustee) will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable at time of sale, the following described real property “Property”, situated in the County(ies) of PEND OREILLE, State of Washington: East half of the East half of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 14, Township 30 North, Range 44, EWM., Pend Oreille County, Washington. Commonly known as: 444 Forest Grove Lane Newport, WA 99156 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated 07/11/07, recorded on 07/17/07, under Auditor’s File No. 2007 0293425, records of PEND OREILLE County, Washington, from Orville W Pogson and Carla L Pogson, husband and wife, as Grantor, to First American Title, as Trustee, to secure an obligation “Obligation” in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for Columbia State Bank, its successors and assigns, as Beneficiary, the beneficial interest in which was assigned by Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (MERS) as nominee for Columbia State Bank to PHH Mortgage Corporation, under an Assignment/Successive Assignments recorded under Auditor’s File No. 20130315066. *The Tax Parcel ID number and Abbreviated Legal Description are provided solely to comply with the recording statutes and are not intended to supplement, amend or supersede the Property’s full legal description provided herein. II. No action commenced by the Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the Obligation in any Court by reason of the Grantor’s or Borrower’s default on the Obligation secured by the Deed of Trust. III. The Beneficiary alleges default of the Deed of Trust for failure to pay the following amounts now in arrears and/or other defaults: Amount due to reinstate as of 08/21/2013 Monthly Payments $18,738.54 Late Charges $822.42 Total Arrearage $19,560.96 Trustee’s Expenses (Itemization) Trustee’s Fee $1,000.00 Title Report $828.52 Statutory Mailings $31.62 Recording Costs $29.00 Postings $70.00 Total Costs $1,959.14 Total Amount Due: $21,520.10 Other known defaults as follows: IV. The sum owing on the Obligation is: Principal Balance of $261,847.22, together with interest as provided in the note or other instrument evidencing the Obligation from 11/01/12, and such other costs and fees as are due under the Obligation, and as are provided by statute. V. The Property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the Obligation as provided by statute. The sale will be made without representation or warranty, express or implied regarding title, possession, encumbrances or condition of the Property on December 27,

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2013. The default(s) referred to in paragraph III, together with any subsequent payments, late charges, advances costs and fees thereafter due, must be cured by 12/16/13 (11 days before the sale date), to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time before 12/16/13 (11 days before the sale date), the default(s) as set forth in paragraph III, together with any subsequent payments, late charges, advances, costs and fees thereafter due, is/are cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. The sale may be terminated any time after 12/16/13 (11 days before the sale date), and before the sale by the Borrower, Grantor, any Guarantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance paying the entire balance of principal and interest secured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees, and advances, if any made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust, and curing all other defaults. VI. A written notice of default was transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address(es): NAME AND ADDRESS Heirs and Devisees of Orville Pogson 444 Forest Grove Lane Newport, WA 99156 Heirs and Devisees of Orville Pogson PO Box 838 Newport, WA 99156 Carla Pogson 444 Forest Grove Lane Newport, WA 99156 Carla Pogson PO Box 838 Newport, WA 99156 Unknown Spouse and/or Domestic Partner of Carla L. Pogson 444 Forest Grove Lane Newport, WA 99156 Unknown Spouse and/or Domestic Partner of Carla L. Pogson PO Box 838 Newport, WA 99156 by both first class and certified mail, return receipt requested on 07/19/13, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and on 07/19/13 Grantor and Borrower were personally served with said written notice of default or the written notice of default was posted on a conspicuous place on the real property described in paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. VII. The Trustee, whose name and address are set forth below, will provide in writing to anyone requesting it a statement of all costs and trustee’s fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the Property. IX. Anyone having any objection to the sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustee’s sale. X. NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS - The purchaser at the Trustee’s Sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the Deed of Trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the Deed of Trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenantoccupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are

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incorporated by this reference. You may also access sale status at www.northwesttrustee.com and www. USA-Foreclosure.com. EFFECTIVE: 08/21/2013 Date Executed: Northwest Trustee Services, Inc., Trustee Authorized Signature P.O. BOX 997 Bellevue, WA 98009-0997 Contact: Breanon Miller (425) 586-1900. (TS# 7283.27214) 1002.253369-File No.

mum Bid: Approximately $1,392.11 plus additional costs to date of sale. PID #4154/Parcel #433303040002. Legal Description: The West Half of Government Lot 4 in section 3, Township 33 North, Range 43 E.W.M., Pend Oreille County, Washington. Approximate property location: 3064 Sicley Rd. Cusick, WA 99119. Minimum Bid: Approximately $2,236.88 plus additional Published in The New- costs to date of sale. port Miner November 27 PID #8030/Parcel and December 18, 2013. #433928518026. Legal (43, 46) Description: Lot 10 except -------------------------- the westerly 3 feet, and Lot 11 of Block 7 of the government townsite of Metaline, 2013390 Washington according to PUBLIC NOTICE the recorded plat thereof. ORDINANCE 222 Approximate property loAn Ordinance adopting cation: 205 Selkirk St., the final budget of the Town Metaline, WA 99152. Miniof Metaline, Washington, mum Bid: Approximately for the fiscal year 2014. $1,269.54 plus additional Providing for the adoption costs to date of sale. of the same by reference PID #16398/Parcel by the attachment thereof #453117240001. Legal to this ordinance; providing Description: An undivided for the transmittal of copies ½ interest in the Southof same to the Division of east Quarter of the NorthMunicipal Research Corp., west Quarter of Section Washington State Auditor 17, Township 31 North, and to the Association of Range 45 E.W.M., Pend Washington Cities. Oreille County, Washington Listed by Fund: less road. Approximate Current 97,164 property location: 4021 Street 9,550 Coyote Trail. Newport, Water/Sewer 100,233 WA 99156. Minimum Bid: Water Reserve 13,000 Approximately $2,554.53 Bond Reserve 1,144 plus additional costs to Sewer Reserve 12,996 date of sale. 234,087 TERMS: Cash, cashier’s A complete copy of this check, or money order. NO Ordinance is on file in the PERSONAL OR BUSINESS office of the Clerk/Treasurer CHECKS ACCEPTED. E. Diane Brown No county officer or Town of Metaline, WA employee shall directly or indirectly be a purchaser of Published in The New- such property at such sale. port Miner November 27, RCW 84.64.080. 2013. (43) If you wish to be notified -------------------------- of the next foreclosure sale, please send a stamped self-addressed envelope 2013391 to: Pend Oreille County PUBLIC NOTICE The Pend Oreille Con- Treasurer, PO Box 5080, servation District Board of Newport, WA 99156-5080. Supervisor’s will hold a regPublished in The Newular meeting at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, December 11, port Miner November 27, 2013 at the Conservation 2013. (43) District, 121 N. Washington Ave in Newport, WA to adopt a resolution to set the date, time and location of an election to fill a District Supervisor’s expiring term. Published in The Newport Miner November 27 and December 4, 2013, (43-2)

-------------------------2013392 NOTICE OF TAX JUDGMENT SALE Public notice is hereby given that pursuant to the real property tax Judgment and Order of Sale entered by Pend Oreille County Superior Court on the 12th day of November, 2013 in proceedings for foreclosure of tax liens upon real property, as provided by law, I shall on the 9th day of January, 2014, at 10:00 A.M., at the Pend Oreille County Courthouse, 625 W. 4th, in Newport, Washington, sell the lands or lots described on the Minimum Bid Sheet (a copy of which is provided free of charge at my office at 625 W. 4th , Newport, Washington), to the highest and best bidder for cash, to satisfy the full amount of taxes, interest and costs adjudged to be due thereon (as listed in the Minimum Bid Sheet). /s/Terri Miller Terri Miller, Treasurer Pend Oreille County Description as follows: Cause Number 13-200140-0 PID #1746/Parcel #423511140003. Legal Description: The North Half of the East Half of the West Half of The Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter in Section 11, Township 35 North, Range 42 E.W.M., Pend Oreille County, Washington. Approximate property location: 7352 Ruby Creek Rd. Cusick, WA. 99119. Mini-

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PEND OREILLE COUNTY The Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County has declared the following as no longer necessary, material to, or useful in the operations of the District and, therefore, surplus to the needs of the Public Utility District: 2008 Polaris Snowmobile 600 RMK 144, Fleet #290, VIN # SN1PK6FS58C355614 2008 Skidoo Snowmobile, Fleet #291, VIN # 2BPSCT8B78V000268 The snowmobiles may be viewed between the hours of 8:00 – 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, by contacting Kevin Fisher, (509) 671-1321. M inim um bids are $2,500 for Fleet #290 and $4,000 for Fleet #291. Sealed bids will be received at the PUD offices, 130 N. Washington, PO Box 190, Newport, WA. 99156, or at Box Canyon Dam Visitors Center, 7492 Hwy. 31, PO Box 547, Ione, WA. 99139 until 3:00 p.m., December 13, 2013. Indicate “Sealed Bid” on the outside of the envelope. The bids will be opened December 16, 2013 and awarded at the December 17, 2013, Board meeting. Karen Willner Clerk of the Board Published in The Newport Miner November 27 and December 4, 2013. (43-2)

-------------------------2013397 REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING SERVICES PEND OREILLE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County (the District), is requesting proposals for assistance with Implementation of Schneider Electric’s ArcFM for Electric and Fiber Manager software products. The District GIS project entails the design, development and deployment of the GIS software implementation, including a conversion of the electric and fiber asset data currently

existing at the District into an ArcFM-compliant data model, custom modeling to account for the FlexNAP fiber data, and post-implementation support. The company selected will have experience and knowledge working with Schneider Electric’s ArcFM for electric and Fiber Manager software, National Information Solutions Cooperative software, and Bentley MicroStation. Interested parties may obtain a complete Request for Proposal Packet by contacting the District’s Contracts Administrator at (509) 447-9345. RFP package submittals must be received no later than 5:00 p.m., December 11, 2013. Submittals may be sent to: Rhonda Thomas Director, Information Technology Pend Oreille PUD P.O. Box 190 Newport, WA 99156 rthomas@popud.org Women’s, minority, and small business enterprises are encouraged to apply. The District is an equal opportunity employer. Published in The Newport Miner November 27, 2013. (43)

-------------------------2013398 NOTICE OF ACTION Pursuant to 43.21C RCW, notice is hereby given that Pend Oreille County did on Oct. 18, 2013 receive a complete Conditional Use Permit Application and SEPA Environmental Checklist prepared by Tracie Brown for the proposed use of “A Tow” a 24 hour a day, seven day a week towing facility. Pend Oreille County has issued a Mitigated Determination of Non-Significance for this project. This MDNS is issued under WAC 19711-350; the lead agency will not act on this proposal for 14 days from Nov. 22, 2013. Comments must be submitted by Dec. 6, 2013. This application will be heard by the Pend CONTINUED ON 12B

2013401 PUBLIC NOTICE ORDINANCE #301 FIXING 2014 TAX LEVY; ORDINANCE #302 AMENDING THE TOWN OF CUSICK 2013 BUDGET; #303 ADOPTING THE TOWN OF CUSICK 2014 BUDGET; AND PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION AND EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF ORDINANCE #301 SETTING TAX LEVY ORDINANCE #303 ADOPTING THE 2014 BUDGET and OF THE TOWN OF CUSICK, WASHINGTON, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2014 SECTION 1. The budget for the Town of Cusick, Washington for the year 2014 is hereby adopted at the fund level in its final form and content as set forth in the document entitled “2014 Budget of the Town of Cusick”, three copies of which are on file in the office of the Clerk/Treasurer. EXPENDITURE FUND AMOUNT GENERAL (Current Exp. #001 $184,543.17 City/Arterial Street #101 $ 13,609.00 Sewer Bond Redemption #402 $ 13,500.00 Water/Sewer Fund #401 $254,262.72 Sewer DOE Loan #407 $ 6,753.00 TOTAL ALL FUNDS $472,668.47 REVENUE FUND AMOUNT TOTAL GENERAL FUND #001 $231,504.00 REET #002 $ 7,898.59 Hotel Motel Tax #100 $ 498.00 City/Arterial Street #101 $ 17,000.00 W/S Bond Redemption #402 $ 13,500.00 W/S Bond Reserve #403 $ 7,100.00 W/S Replacement Reserve #404 $ 111,006.00 Water/Sewer Fund #401 $ 443,900.00 Sewer DOE Loan #407 $ 6,753.58 Sewer DOE Reserve #408 $ 6,800.00 TOTAL ALL FUNDS $850,220.17 SECTION 4. Effective Date These ordinances shall take effect and be in force from the date of approval and publication as required by law. Passed by the Town Council this 11th day of November 2013. ORDINANCE #302 AMENDING THE 2013 BUDGET of the TOWN of CUSICK , AS ADOPTED IN ORDINANCE NO. 300 WHEREAS, the Town of Cusick adopted the 2013 budget in final form by Ordinance # 300 on the 14th day of November, 2012. SECTION 1. The following accounts contained in the 2013 Budget are hereby amended as set forth below: EXPENDITURES Fund, Account No. & Name Current Increase New Total Water & Sewer Fund (#401) 218,062.72 $19,000.00 $237,062.72 Repair and Maintenance These ordinances in their entirety can be obtained from the Clerk’s office at the Town Hall, Cusick. PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF CUSICK the 11TH day of November 2013. SS: Robert Spencer, Mayor Attest: Charlotte Yergens, Clerk-Treasurer Published in The Newport Miner November 27, 2013. (43)

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75th celebration: Wild turkeys and other introduced species BOISE – Though wild turkeys can be found across Idaho, they are not native. Turkeys arrived in 1961 courtesy of Idaho Fish and Game when the first Merriam’s turkeys were released near Whitebird. An aggressive translocation program, which included Eastern and Rio Grande turkeys, have made wild turkeys a well-established species in Idaho. Today, turkeys are Idaho’s largest upland game birds. Smart,

crafty and colorful, they’re known for their keen eyesight. Benjamin Franklin promoted wild turkeys as our national bird instead of the bald eagle. Like many introduced species, if the habitat and conditions suit them, they flourish. Turkeys have adapted so well in northern Idaho, they have become a nuisance in some locations. Yet few turkeys are found in the Salmon Region, because little habitat is suitable

there. Wild turkey populations in Idaho are largely found in the Panhandle, Clearwater and Southwest regions and parts of the Southeast Region. Turkeys are only one of many new game species Fish and Game has introduced to Idaho in the past 75 years. Some, like turkeys, have taken hold and provided new hunting and viewing opportunities. Other introductions, such as brook trout introduced more than 75

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Oreille County Planning Commission on Dec.10, 2013 in Cusick at the Community Center @ 6:00pm. The submitted application and related documents may be examined by the public between 8:00 AM & 4:00 PM at the County Courthouse, Lower Level, 625 W. 4th, Newport, WA 99156, (509) 447-4821 and also on our website at www.pendoreilleco.org. Contact: Mike Lithgow, Community Development Director, mlithgow@pendoreille.org. Required Permits/Licenses: Conditional Use Permit, State Business License, Commercial Building Permit Date of Permit application: October 18, 2013 Date of Determination of Completeness: October 21, 2013 Date of Notice of Application: October 21, 2013 Date of Threshold SEPA Determination: November 22, 2013

2013399 CALL FOR MATERIAL BIDS PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1 OF PEND OREILLE COUNTY CONTRACT NO. 13-039 Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County, Washington, hereby solicits sealed bids for four (4) Spare Generator Air Coolers and the refurbishment of four (4) additional spare generator air coolers for the Box Canyon Hydroelectric Project located near Ione, WA. Interested parties may obtain full specifications by contacting the Contract Administrator of Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County, P.O. Box 190, Newport, Washington 99156, (509) 447-9345. Sealed bids will be received as outlined in the contract documents until 14:30 (2:30 p.m.), December 10, 2013. The Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any informality in the bidding, or to exercise any other right or action provided by

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statute. Women and minority owned businesses are encouraged to submit bids. Published in The Newport Miner November 27, 2013. (43)

-------------------------2013400 LENORA WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT (LWSD) Lancelot Well Source Improvement Project Lancelot Well Source Site Improvements INVITATION FOR BID Sealed bids will be received by the Lenora Water and Sewer District, located at 1091 Lenora Drive, P.O. Box 297, Usk, WA 99180, until 1 P.M. on December 20, 2013 for construction of Site Improvements at the Lancelot Well Site. Bids will be opened and publicly read aloud immediately following the close of bid receipt. No late or faxed bids will be accepted. A pre-bid conference will be held at 10 A.M. on Tuesday December 3, 2013 at the LWSD office located at 1091 Lenora Drive, Usk, WA 99180. The project consists of constructing potable water

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well head improvements, office/equipment building, install package water treatment plant equipment, install ground level precast concrete reservoir storage system, distribution pump system, site piping, building piping, electrical service and system controls, and miscellaneous site improvements. A complete description of project scope and requirements is provided in the project bidding documents. Bidding documents for the project are prepared by North Engineering and Surveying. Availability of bidding documents: Bona fide General Contractors may purchase bidding documents from Standard Digital located at 256 West Riverside Avenue, Spokane, WA 99201, Phone (509)6242985. Bidding documents are also available for viewing at Spokane Regional Planning Center located at 209 N. Havana, Spokane, WA 99202, (509)328-9600. Submit questions in writing to Bart North, PE at bartdnorth@frontier.com. Verbal responses shall be non-binding. Only clarifications by written addendum

years ago, have provided new fishing opportunity, but also compete with Idaho’s native species. Eager to have certain species to hunt and fish, private individuals have also unlawfully introduced other species on their own that can have great impacts on natural systems. Game species Fish and Game has introduced to Idaho include chukar, Japanese green pheasants, gray (Hungarian) partridge, Gam-

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bel’s quail, California quail and Merriam’s, Rio Grande and eastern turkeys, walleye, crappie, bluegill, tiger muskie and sunapee trout. Introduced species can have unforeseen consequences for natural habitat, native species and popular sport fisheries. Idaho Fish and Game experienced this first hand with the well-intentioned introduction of mysis shrimp into lakes containing kokanee salmon, such as the Priest Lakes and Lake

Pend Oreille. These introductions shifted the lakes’ ecosystem to favor other introduced species, such as lake and rainbow trout, to the detriment of native bull trout, westslope cutthroat trout and the ever popular kokanee salmon. As the science of managing fish and wildlife has evolved, the practice of introducing new species to Idaho, without extensive analysis, is largely seen as a naïve and outdated practice.

shall be reflected in the bid proposal. Bid Security: A certified or bank cashier’s check in the amount of five percent (5%) of the bid amount, payable to the Lenora Water and Sewer District, or bid bond executed by a licensed bonding company is required with each bid. Rejection of Bids: LWSD shall have the right to reject any or all bids not accompanied by bid security or data required by the bidding document or a bid in any way incomplete or irregular. LWSD is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (small, minority- and women-owned businesses) are encouraged to submit bids. All work performed on the project will be subject to the higher of State of Washington Prevailing Wage or Davis-Bacon/Prevailing Wage requirements. This project is funded by a federal loan from the Department of Health, Public Works Board and Department of Commerce Drinking Water State Revolving Loan fund program.

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-------------------------2013403 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Town of Ione 8th St Lift Station Replacement Project Sealed bids will be received until 2:00:00 pm, Thursday, December 19th, 2013, at the Ione Town Hall, 207 Houghton (P.O. Box 498), Ione, WA, 99139, at which time the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. This project provides for the replacement of an existing submersible wastewater lift station including new wet well, pumps, controls, pump control panel, connections to existing gravity and force mains and electrical service, and related improvements, all in accordance with the Contract Documents. Each proposal must be submitted on the prescribed form and accompanied by cash, a certified check, cashier’s check, or bid bond, payable to the Town of Ione, in an amount not less than five percent

(5%) of the amount bid. The successful bidder will be required to furnish a performance bond and payment bond, each in the full amount of the contract price. The Contractor will be allowed 20 working days to complete the Base Bid work, not including equipment lead times. Contract documents may be examined at the following locations: 1. Ione Town Hall, 207 Houghton, Ione, WA, 99139 2. Century West Engineering, 11707 E Montgomery Dr., Spokane Valley, WA 99206 3. Associated General Contractors, 4935 E. Trent, Spokane, WA 99212 4. Spokane Regional Plan Center, 209 N. Havana, Spokane, WA 99202 5. Associated Builders and Contractors, 12310 E. Mirabeau Pkwy Ste 100, Spokane Valley, WA 99216 Contract documents may be procured from Century West Engineering upon payment of a $35.00 non-refundable plan fee for each set (postage not included). For information regarding the proposed work, contact Bryan Hicks

of Century West Engineering at (509) 838-3810. This project is funded in part through the State of Washington. All work performed will be subject to state prevailing wage rates. Award of the construction contract is contingent upon approval by the funding agency. The town shall have the right to reject any or all bids not accompanied by bid security or data required by the bidding document or a bid in any way incomplete or irregular. The Town of Ione is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprise firms are encouraged to submit bids. /s/ Sandy Hutchinson Sandy Hutchinson Town Clerk-Treasurer Published in The Newport Miner November 27 and December 4, 2013. (43-2)

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