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Wednesday, November 28, 2012

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Volume 109, Number 43 | 2 Sections, 20 Pages

Caribou habitat designated in Washington Most lies within SalmoPriest Wilderness

BY JANELLE ATYEO OF THE MINER

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Plotting the perfect wish list Above: Nine-year-old Ezra Utter of Newport picks his top Christmas wishes while visiting Santa Saturday, Nov. 24 at the Hometown Christmas celebration. Kids received sweet treats from the Soroptimist club and hot dogs provided by the city of Newport.

Left: After a long day of elfing, Brodie Moody takes a rest outside the little wood house set up in downtown Newport as part of the Keep the Cheer Here Christmas celebration organized by local businesses Friday and Saturday, Nov. 23 and 24.

BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – Pend Oreille County Sheriff Alan Botzheim didn’t stick to budget cap the county commissioners gave all county departments. County commissioners capped all departments at 3 percent more than their 2012 budgets.

But he didn’t exceed it by much and he brings in money through grants and contracts, while making some cuts to how he operates.

Botzheim’s requested $1,956,505 for 2013 for the sheriff’s office.

That’s slightly more than the $1,947,190 the commissioners set

Road department grants key to maximizing resources

BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – The Pend Oreille County road department is one of the biggest county departments. It’s so big a portion of property taxes are set aside just for it.

Sam Castro is public works director. He oversees three different areas – roads, solid waste and building and grounds. He says his department has worked hard to get a handle on expenses and the numbers reflect that effort.

The road department budget for

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BOISE – After Bonner County commissioners led a battle to prevent large swaths of the county from being designated as critical habitat for endangered caribou, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service greatly reduced the proposed habitat.

The 30,010-acre final habitat designation, announced Tuesday, is mostly in Pend Oreille County, inside the borders of the Salmo-Priest Wilderness. A portion of the habitat totaling about 6,000 acres along the Canadian border in Boundary County is the only habitat in Idaho to be designated.

The designated habitat accounts for less than 10 percent of the area originally proposed

by Fish and Wildlife last fall.

The original 375,500-acre proposal encompassed the Selkirk Mountains east of Priest Lake, nearly to the Kootenai River; land north of Upper Priest Lake to the border; and the area surrounding the Salmo-Priest Wilderness in Pend Oreille County, stretching nearly to Sullivan Lake.

Instead of designating land above 4,000 feet in elevation for caribou, the Fish and Wildlife Service set the mark at 5,000 feet for truly “essential” habitat.

“I wish they hadn’t designated any,” Bonner County commissioner Mike Nielson said, but he’s happy they went with the board’s counter proposal and stayed close to the wilderness area.

The public comment Fish and Wildlife received over the last year influenced the final decision, said Bryon Holt, supervisory fish and wildlife biologist for U.S. Fish and Wildlife.

“We considered numerous and very substantive scientific comments as well as comments from the public,” he said.

The agency received about 60 unique individual comments supporting the proposed habitat and about 70 in opposition.

Campaigns sponsored by nongovernmental organizations generated another 64,000 template letters.

“I can kind of follow the rationale. I don’t like it,” said Tim Laser, wildlife biologist with the Selkirk Conservation Alliance.

The Priest River-based group was one of a handful of conservation organizations that sued the Fish and Wildlife Service, prompting them to designate the habitat area.

“I don’t find fault in their information. They seem to have gotten the science right,” he said.

The habitat area follows the range of the caribou at the time

Wildins donate sheet music collection to Gonzaga

BY JANELLE ATYEO OF THE MINER

20,000 pieces. To help ensure the collection is preserved for the future, Howard and his wife, Nancy Wildin, recently donated the music to Gonzaga University in Spokane.

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NEWPORT – Howard Wildin traces his passion for historic sheet music back to the mid-1990s while he was living in Seattle and received a small stack of sheet music as a gift he grew to a treasure.

“It was much loved, and I carried it around with me for years,” said Wildin, whose fascination for this medium of yesteryear began in earnest in 1998 when he moved to Newport.

Since then, Wildin’s passion for the commercially printed form of music has flourished and his collection has burgeoned to more than

The music from the Wildins’ collection has been brought to life in Newport as the score

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Some of the titles in the Wildins’ sheet music collection include cover art that reflect the era of the music.

The Newport couple donated their collection to Gonzaga University.

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|| Festival of Trees this Saturday NEWPORT – This year’s annual Festival of Trees, presented by the Newport Hospital Foundation, raises funds for the Healthy Kids Snack Bag Program. The program currently operates at Newport’s Stratton Elementary and the goal is to expand it to neighboring communities.

The festival is Saturday, Dec. 1 at Sadie Halstead Middle School in Newport. Tree viewing, free kids crafts, caroling and photos with Santa Claus are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dinner and entertainment starts at 6 p.m. Tickets for the evening event are $25 per person.

Call 509-447-7928 for reservations; seating is limited.

Dinner is your choice of prime rib or portabella mushrooms with wild rice stuffing.

Raffle tickets are $1 each for a chance to win one of

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several decorated Christmas trees along with prizes, donated by various businesses and organizations throughout the area.

The festival is presented by the hospital foundation and sponsored by the Kalispel Tribe of Indians.

PUD preparing 2013 budget NEWPORT – The Pend Oreille Public Utility District has a balanced budget for the coming year, but it is a lean budget, general manager John Jordan said. The district has aimed to keep rate increases small, which means there isn’t much extra revenue.

The 2013 budget is built with a 2.5 percent rate increase, which would take effect in July 2013, subject to board approval. The 2013 proposal calls for an automatic 1 percent increase tied to the cost of power

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from Boundary Dam and a 1.5 percent increase for the PUD’s power produced at Box Canyon Dam. Those totals are subject to change.

A cost of living increase – up to 3 percent – is budgeted for PUD employees. No increase to benefits is budgeted.

A public hearing on the proposed budget is planned for Tuesday, Dec. 4 at 1 p.m. at the PUD meeting room in Newport.

County budget hearing Dec. 6 NEWPORT – Pend Oreille County Commissioners will hold a budget hearing Thursday, Dec. 6 at 2:30 p.m. at the meeting room at the courthouse at 625 W. Fourth St. in Newport.

The current expense fund, which funds most county

departments, is budgeted at $8.96 million.

On the revenue side, about 25 percent of the funding for the current expense fund for the county comes from property taxes, about 15 percent from the Seattle City Light settlement, 9 percent from the federal Bureau of Land Management’s Payment in Lie of Taxes, 7 percent from sales and use tax and 4 percent from the PUD’s Privilege.

The county invests money that isn’t being used, although none comes from the current expense fund. As recent as about eight year’s ago the county could count on about $300,000 in interest annually on $5 million under investment. That has fallen to about $7,500 on $5 million.

The county gets .2 percent interest on investments.

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“I think we’re in a better position to try to do that now,” he said.

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Bonner County’s proposal to remove the caribou from the endangered species list remains active.

Less than two weeks ago, the county and the state snowmobile association filed suit to force U.S. Fish and Wildlife to respond to their petition. Holt said Fish and Wildlife will probably have a response in the next month or so.

“Personally I feel it would be terrible if we lost our last caribou in the lower 48 states,” said Laser of the conservation alliance.

His organization is planning its annual helicopter flights to check on caribou activity in North Idaho. Those should take place in mid-January, weather dependant. A year ago in February, they spotted four caribou about six miles south of the Canadian border.

It’s estimated that North Idaho and northern Pend Oreille County is now home to about 27 woodland caribou, down from 46 in 2009. Around the time they were listed, the numbers were as low as 13 to 20 in the southern Selkirks.

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Wildin writes and directs the show, and performs as well. He donates the proceeds from ticket sales to the Newport School District’s music program.

The 10th annual Howard’s Follies is set for this February at the Pend Oreille Playhouse in Newport.

Wildin has kept the duplicates from his collection for just such a use.

Much of the Follies music comes from the 1920s and 30s. There’s a reason for focusing on that era, and it has to do with the sheet music collection. The copyright period for music is 75 years, and as long as you have the original sheet music, it is in the public domain.

Wildin plans to hang up his hat after this winter’s run of Howard’s Follies, which starts Feb. 2 and plays for three weekends.

“After 10 years, it pretty much ran its course,” he said. “I’m aging, our audience is aging, the music is aging.”

Now 73, Wildin leaves open the possibility that someone younger could continue the tradition.

“Nobody’s come running up yet,” he said.

For the finale, Howard is planning a “best of” show, but he said there will be some new material as well.

“I can’t leave it alone,” he said.

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Over their nearly in a video interview at Wildin recalls phon15 years of collecthttp://bit.ly/XX2Qrp. ing people at several ing, Howard and institutions, including Nancy would take Gonzaga, to gauge posscouting trips where they’d visit sible interest in the collection. He COURTESY PHOTO|GONZAGA UNIVERSITY antique shows and scour the vendiscovered Gonzaga’s Foley Center Howard and Nancy Wildin talk with Gonzaga staff about the collection of sheet dors for rare finds. One prized gem Library and its special collections music they donated to the university. The couple has been collecting original is the music for “Bonnie Blue Flag,” had rich experience and skill music for nearly 15 years. the Confederate anthem in 1862. maintaining many historically “When I got that, I just about significant collections, including collection encompasses one of the researchers, history buffs and the fainted,” he said. the world’s largest collection of most sociologically and culturally public in person at the Foley Center Each piece in the collection was memorabilia from the late, great important time periods in Amerior worldwide through the Foley published in the United States, entertainer Bing Crosby, a Goncan history. Many of the pieces are Center’s Special Collections online. and each tells a different story – zaga alumnus. written about major U.S. historical Gonzaga Assistant Library Dean documenting the unique attitudes, “I called and talked to the then events and chronicle America’s Kathleen O’Connor expects the ontastes and even biases of bygone Dean of Arts and Sciences Marc changing attitudes – particularly line database will be available for eras dating to the Civil War. Most Manganaro, and he got enthused, toward topics such as war, race public access by April 2013. When of the music features an artful which is the reaction that I wanted and ethnicity. the Wildin Sheet Music Collection image depicting the music and to see,” Wildin said.

“Gonzaga said it would be helpful is archived and opens to the public, the cultural milieu from which it He and Nancy met with Manfor the history, drama and music a reception will be held in the Foley emerged. ganaro and Gonzaga to discuss departments and beneficial for Center Library’s Rare Books Room Appraisers have placed a “sigways the collection could help fashion and dance, and how all of to honor the Wildins and their nificant” value on the collection, graduate-level research and bethese disciplines are historically donation to create the collection. but Wildin wouldn’t say how much come a treasure for the local comportrayed through sheet music,” Meanwhile, the Wildins plan to the collection is worth. He said munity, Howard said. It didn’t take Wildin said. continue collecting sheet music that’s between him, the appraiser much convincing for the Gonzaga Both Gonzaga and the Wildins and donating it to the Gonzaga and the IRS. You don’t buy it for faculty to realize the significance of aim to make the Howard W. and collection for years to come. The it’s monetary value, he said. He the collection. Moments after the Nancy A. Wildin Collection of couple hopes that by donating to believes the anthology is invaluWildins passed out pieces from the American Popular Sheet Music at Gonzaga it will encourage more able since it shows the progression collection, the Gonzaga faculty and Gonzaga University one of the prepeople in the Spokane area to add of music and culture throughout staff became excited and the dona- mier archival sources for sheet mu- to the collection.

American history. tion was formally accepted. sic in the Western United States.

“My vision for the collection is A large portion of Wildin’s collecGonzaga has taken possession of that it grow,” Wildin said. “There tion was given to him when people the collection and is digitally scan- are too many uses for this venue. found out he collected sheet music. A collection preserved ning and carefully archiving each There are songs about almost “It’s a cool collection,” he said.

With pieces dating from 1835 to piece. Once that work is completed, every salient occurrence” in U.S. “There’s cool stuff in there.”

1980, Gonzaga archivists said the the collection will be available for history.

This map was produced by the Northern Idaho Field Office of the USFWS on 11/21/12.

No warranty is made by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as to accuracy, reliability, or completeness of these data for individual or aggregate use with other data. Original data were compiled from various sources. Spatial information may not meet National Map Accuracy Standards. This information may be updated without notification.

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DEER PARK – The 7th Legislative District Democratic Central Committee will hold its required-by-law reorganization meeting Saturday, Dec. 1 at 11 a.m. at the Deer Park Pizza Factory, 619 S. First St. “This reorganization meeting is open to anyone. Eligibility for the offices of chair, vice-chair, secretary, treasurer and two state committee persons are open to any self declared Democrat,” chairwoman Christine Clark said.

The recently revised 7th Legislative District now includes Pend Oreille, Stevens, Ferry, the northern part of Okanagan and northern parts of Spokane counties.

More details are available by contacting Clark at 509276-2006 or email Chair@ WA7thldDEMS.org.

Learn about PUD’s milfoil program NEWPORT – The Pend Oreille Public Utility District will host its annual informational meeting about the milfoil control program Thursday, Dec. 6 at 5:30 p.m. The meeting will be held in the commissioners’ meeting room at the PUD’s Newport office, located at 130 N. Washington Ave. Enter through the Pine Street door.

The milfoil removal work on the river is done for the season.

Work will resume in March, depending on river conditions.

Meeting topics will include an update on the rotovator and the harvester work, test results from study areas on the Pend Oreille River, and plans for future milfoil management. All interested persons are invited to attend.

This meeting is held as part of the compliance process the PUD’s license to operate Box Canyon Dam, pertaining to the aquatic plant management plan.

Parking and meeting rooms are accessible for persons with disabilities. Contact Nancy Thompson at 509-447-6351 for special accommodations or additional information.

NoaNet prepares for Highway 20 fiber work IONE – The work of stringing a fiber backbone along Highway 20 toward Colville is nearly complete, and soon, crews will be focusing on Highway 20 east toward Ione.

It is a federal stimulus-funded project of NoaNet, a group that provides a high-speed backbone network of which the Pend Oreille PUD is a member.

PUD crews are currently working on the east side of the Pend Oreille River to ready the power poles for stringing the fiber. All of the make-ready work on the west side of the river is done. The fiber will probably be installed next year.

About 300 poles have been or will be put up for the fiber project. Some of those – about 17 – are near the Pend Oreille River and require a permit for working on the shoreline.

The line will cross the river at Joyner Drive near Tiger Slough.

Those particular matters will come before the Pend Oreille County Planning Commission at its Dec. 11 meeting, 6 p.m. at the Cusick Community Center.

Written comments will be accepted through Dec. 6. Project documents are available for review at the community development department in the lower level of the courthouse.

Pend Oreille County unemployment at 9.5 NEWPORT – The unemployment rate for Pend Oreille County in October was 9.5 percent. That compares to 10.1 percent in Stevens County and 7.6 percent in Spokane County.

The unemployment rate for Washington was 8.2 percent.

The lowest unemployment rate was in Island County, in the San Juan Islands, with 5.1 percent. The highest unemployment rate was in Lewis County, in the southwest part of the state. It had an unemployment rate of 11.3 percent.

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Prosecutor stepping down after 19 years

Port commissioners review 2013 budget

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State auditor releases clean audit

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Of The Miner NEWPORT – When Tony Koures walks out of the courtroom Thursday, he’ll do so for the last time as a Pend Oreille County deputy prosecutor.

“It got here sooner than I thought,” Koures said as the end of the month approached. He will be leaving a job he has held for the last 19 years.

He and his wife Cyndy and their two teenagers will move to Montana, where Koures was raised. He is going to help his parents with some property management and look into operating a restaurant. His sister MINER PHOTO|DON GRONNING owns a number or restaurants in Deputy prosecutor Tony Koures is stepping down as a prosecutor after 19 years Montana. in Pend Oreille County. He is shown here arguing a case before a jury earlier this Koures is licensed to pracyear. He won the case, resulting in the conviction of a man for being a felon in tice law in Montana and will possession of a firearm and failing to register as a sex offender. also look into that after he gets settled, he said. the attorney Washington Aserybody’s Christmas lights were But don’t look for Koures, 56, sociation of Prosecutors Associabeing stolen. to work as a defense attorney. He tion was quoted as saying in a “Then, two weeks before Christhas been a prosecutor his entire news story about the case. mas, this house with the biggest career – 19 years in Pend Oreille In 2005, another Koures case Christmas display popped up,” County and six years in the Trimade it to the state Supreme he laughs. Everyone was sure it Cities. His career in Pend Oreille Court, although he didn’t argue was made up of stolen lights, but County has included a variety of it. Instead a West side attorney nobody could prove it. cases. He has had two of his cases argued the case. In that case, a They eventually moved to be taken up by the Washington special education teacher was Mead, where he has lived the last Supreme Court. sentenced an exceptionally long several years.

But the case sentence for taking Looking back on cases he has One of his state that got the most indecent liberties with tried, Koures said he feels he Supreme Court cases a disabled former attention was a made a difference, especially in District Court 1997 resulted in him student. Koures had sex abuse cases. case about animal sought an exceptional “In those cases, the family got winning the war and sentence and former cruelty. the last say,” he says.

“It wound up on losing a battle.

Judge Larry KristianOver the years, crime hasn’t Court TV for three son obliged, giving changed a lot, he says. days,” he remembers. The case the former teacher 10 years. The “It’s pretty much stayed the resulted in the conviction of a Supreme Court ruled that juries same,” he said. The popular drug woman of 16 counts of animal needed to be the ones to sentence. may have changed, from cocaine cruelty.

Koures came to Pend Oreille to meth, but the crimes remain One of his state Supreme Court County after working in the Tripretty similar. cases resulted in him winning Cities for six years. He had met One thing that changed with the war and losing a battle. At his wife, Cyndy while she was the latest election is that votissue was a felon from Montana working as a reporter for KXLY ers made possession of small who was living in Pend Oreille television and they were married amounts of marijuana legal for County and had firearms. Monafter a three-year courtship. adults 21 and older. tana automatically restores gun But she lived in Spokane and “I voted for it,” Koures said. He rights when felons complete their he lived in the Tri-Cities, so he said his experience is that people sentences. Koures wanted Wash- started looking for work closer to involved with marijuana weren’t ington’s state law that felons his wife. violent and that he would rather couldn’t have firearms upheld When he was hired in Pend concentrate on violent crimes and it was, although the man Oreille County, he moved to and property crimes.

Koures charged was acquitted be- Spokane. He lived in the West Koures says when he was trycause he completed a certificate Central neighborhood of Spoing a case, he pretty well lives of rehabilitation in Montana. kane, a place known as felony with it day and night.

“It was very much a victory,” flats because of its crime rate.

“I didn’t want to let the victim Pam Loginsky, head attorney for He tells of one time when evdown,” he said.

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USK – The Port of Pend Oreille board of commissioners will discuss and decide on the preliminary 2013 budget at their regular meeting Tuesday, Dec. 11.

Port manager Kelly Driver presented a draft budget to the board this month. She anticipates no changes to the $1,746,480 budget, which is similar to last year’s.

The port currently has 14 fulltime employees, up one from last year.

A majority of the port’s revenue comes from freight, totaling $935,000, up from $867,600 in 2012. Approximately 40 percent of that revenue comes from Idaho shippers. Stimson Lumber Co., Tri-Pro Forest Products and Idaho Forest Group ship along the Newport to Dover line operated by the port for Burlington Northern Railroad.

Ponderay Newsprint Inc. in Usk is the port’s biggest shipper.

Revenue from PNC is expected to be slightly down from the current year by about $5,000 for a total of $457,000.

The port will also receive revenue from the Pend Oreille Public Utility District, in the estimated amount of $184,000, for a land lease for the PUD power line that runs from Box Canyon Dam. This number is based on the Consumer

Price Index, which won’t be published until mid-January, Driver said.

The port also plans to receive $300,000 from shop projects and $210,000 in car repairs. License fees total $187,000 in revenue. Remaining revenues come from demurrage ($70,000), miscellaneous and switching ($20,000), sale of scrap ($1,000), storage ($15,000), rental and license fees ($3,480) and interest income ($5,000).

The 2013 debt service reserve fund will begin the year at $180,360, and $300 will be added during the year in interest. Bond payments total $42,650 for an ending cash balance of $138,010.

The port will end the year with $609,000 in the capital improvement fund. An estimated $350 will be added in interest, but there are no capital improvements planned.

The 2013 budget differs little from the 2012 budget.

Expenses are divided into three categories: expenses, maintenance expenses and general and administrative expenses. Expenses total $888,350, with about $488,000 that goes toward the salaries of railroad equipment operators.

Insurance and benefits total $67,075. Fuel will cost $160,000, shop and welding supplies $40,000, and car hire $70,000.

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hen county commissioners in Pend Oreille and Bonner counties say they have been left out of major land use change decisions by the federal government in just the past month, our Congressional leaders should listen and ask the federal bureaucrats why.

Pend Oreille County commissioners sent a letter to the Bonneville Power Administration pointing out that they weren’t happy that they were left out of discussions before a federal backed purchase of land. This sale went through as part of environmental mitigation for Albeni Dam. The land had been approved for a large recreational vehicle park but will now be part of a growing natural area being created in the county. The county says this increasing land grab for environmental mitigation potentially hurts the economy and should be reviewed in that light.

The Bonner County commissioners are taking a more proactive stance by heading to court to stop the federal government’s plan to increase woodland caribou habitat. They claim the restrictions are killing the tourism economy without sound scientific evidence to support it. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed to designate 375,500 acres in North Idaho and north Pend Oreille County as critical habitat for caribou. This goes along with other restrictions to road building, logging and recreation in these areas to protect other species.

Both groups of county leaders have now argued that their communities are already shouldering large tracts of state and federal lands for the nation’s environmental guilty conscious.

It is now hurting those that live here for possibly no real environmental gains.

The arguments and techniques for pushing through environmental protection and pushing back against it have a long history in this region. One thing is clear. The many federal agencies and environmental groups are not being ordered to coordinate their efforts or to properly study and defend them. We believe that all the myriad of environmental assistance programs should pass through one agency. It would be required to have input from local leaders representing the residents and be based on the best and agreed on science available. Right now it appears that every group with an environmental dream is grabbing land here to make it happen without any consideration of its economic or social impacts.

And they are getting away with it. The county leaders have had enough.

--FJW

Comments on current events ITEM: The former comptroller of a small Illinois city pleaded guilty to fraud for stealing more than $53 million through her job over two decades, money used to fund a luxurious lifestyle that included raising champion show horses. Rita Crundwell, 59, of Dixon, faces up to 20 years in prison but remains free for now and will be sentenced in February. Prosecutors say she used a secret account and fake invoices to divert funds from state tax sharing programs to her own accounts. Apart from owning hundreds of horses, she had a farm in Dixon, a luxury motor home and a vacation house in Florida.

COMMENT: I always wonder when these stories come up, which they do fairly frequently, why neighbors, fellow workers or just plain taxpayers aren’t curious when a public employee, Dixon by the way a city of only 15,700, is living high off the hog but didn’t win the lottery. Remember when that FBI agent was doing the same thing except he got his money from bribes and his peers didn’t become suspicious for years that he was the only one who could afford to drive a Mercedes?

ITEM: Everyone else has had their say on why Mitt Romney didn’t get elected and now the man himself has come through with his own analysis. “What the president’s campaign did was focus on certain members of his base coalition, give them extraordinary financial gifts from the government and then work aggressively to turn them out to vote and that strategy worked.

The tactic was to give a bunch

of money to a group and, guess what, they’ll vote for you. Giving away free stuff is a hard thing to compete with.”

COMMENT: I believe Rush came through with the same reasoning when he said you can’t beat Santa Claus, especially when GUEST it means you become the OPINION Santa Claus ADELE yourself. There FERGUSON was a backlash CORRESPONDENT to Romney’s remarks from Republicans who said you can’t get elected president if you label the voters more interested in handouts than policies. I still say he lost because too many Republicans and Tea Partyites skipped that race because Romney wasn’t 100 percent of what they wanted in a president, and the Chicago thugs in the White House administration used the corrupt politics of Chicago to smear a good man.

ITEM: Governor-elect Jay lnslee says he will obey the directive of the constitution that the paramount duty of the state is to improve education, and promote the creating of jobs in new businesses built around renewable energy supplies, such as solar and wind power.

COMMENT: I don’t expect much in education considering all the recent Democratic governors have kowtowed to what the SEE FERGUSON, 5A

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Activities director should be reinstated

To the editor: This is about River Mountain Village assisted living.

Anna Watson should not have been fired.

She is a wonderful caring person and a great activities director. She did not yell and scream at staff and residents. We all love Anna and believe she should have her job back.

We’re thankful for the changes that have been made.

-Betty Earl Newport

Unions create jobs?

To the editor: As I drive into Newport, I have noticed a large sign just north of Southshore Road that prominently says “Union Create Jobs.” Tell that to the 13,500 people who have lost their jobs because one union of 5,000 refused to take an 8 percent pay cut. Tell that to all of the union workers who used to be employed

by Pend Oreille County who have lost their jobs because the county (aka we taxpayers) could no longer afford it.

Now, I can already here the push back! In the case of Hostess, management gave themselves huge raises even in the face of bankruptcy. Was that stupid? Yes! Really bad PR? Yes! And, according to a number of sources, the company was poorly managed.

But even if they didn’t, they still would have needed pay concessions from their employees to make a profit. In the case of Pend Oreille County, the commissioners accepted a pay increase several years ago and a lot of Pend Oreille taxpayers have yet to get over it but, like Hostess, even if the commissioners did not accept they pay increase we would have fewer Pend Oreille County employees because of the much higher wages the unions have forced on the taxpayers.

Do unions create jobs? Not so much.

LeRoy Leland Diamond Lake

Watson improved lives at RMV To the editor: Anna Watson did not cause residents mental anguish. Her job description as activities director was to plan each month’s activities for the residents. She carried all of these activities out so well. She made up monthly daily activity sheets for each of the residents. She drove the hospital bus for our outings and shopping trips to Walmart, Coeur d’Alene dollar store,

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Priest River thrift store, for scenic drives and to take us where we needed transportation for different events. The Ione train ride was a yearly event for those that wanted to go. Also Howard’s Follies each year.

Anna is very talented in crafts, which she shared with us. For our parties, which our families are invited, the residents made our own decorations with Anna’s help. She planned each month, women’s tea, men’s get togethers and an outing to a local restaurant.

Anna helped make our senior residents’ lives more enjoyable by giving us something to look forward to.

-Ruby Masterman Newport

Whose shifty money is it?

To the editor: Levy shifts, to pay for public salaries, pensions and benefits, threaten more than just future county grant funds.

Subsidy shifts by lobbyists contributing campaign money and legislative expertise drafting farm, Medicare, Medicaid, social security and other bills assure similar, pea under the thimble shifts.

Indirect subsidies add hidden direct, administrative and insurance costs.

Escaping shifting health care costs is like “Ground Hog’s Day” for baby boomers.

When my basic health care premiums shot up a few years ago, I self-insured, joined a gym and took better care of myself, at less than one-tenth the cost.

No pressure now from insured health care providers to take all those “preventive” tests that could go false positive. Besides, why should a healthy 65-year-old male want a costly episode of possible invasive prostrate “tests”?

According to last week’s publication in the New England Journal of Medicine, the widespread use of mammograms now results in the over-diagnosis of breast cancer, needlessly exposing roughly 70,000 patients each year to the cost and trauma of treatment. That’s 1.3 million over-diagnosed over the past 30 years. Think of all that government subsidized levy shift job creation in radiology.

The cost shift to us, of saving the federal government $5.7 billion in 2014, with the proposed change of Medicare eligibility age from 65 to 67, is about double that amount. Outof-pocket costs for boomers waiting the extra 2 years would go up by $3.7 billion that same

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Highly decorated Gen. David Petraeus, resigned his post as the director of the CIA recently after the discovery of his extramarital affair with his biographer, Paula Broadwell. The scandal dominated headlines in past weeks.

Do you think the public is paying too much attention to Petraeus’ affair with Broadwell?

Yes. I don’t care what he does in his spare time if he does his job right.

It depends on if he shared classified information with Broadwell.

It’s like a real life soap opera. How can we not pay so much attention?

So many other highly powerful people have engaged in affairs. We shouldn’t care so much about this one.

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In “the good old days,” schools emphasized “reading, writing and arithmetic” taught to the tune of the hickory stick.

But today, we seem to have created a two-tiered education philosophy.

Collegebound students are encouraged to learn science, GUEST technology, OPINION engineering and math DON C. (STEM).

BRUNELL But STEM ASSOCIATION OF skills are not WASHINGTON emphasized BUSINESS PRESIDENT for students going directly into the job market, the military or to a trade school.

That’s a mistake.

Part of the problem started with our parents’ generation.

For example, my father was a World War II veteran who used the GI bill to become a journeyman electrician.

He was good at math and science, and over his 50-year career, he became a master electrician certified to work on everything from toasters to utility substations.

But my father, like so many of his generation, encouraged us to learn science and math so we could go to college and become doctors, engineers and teachers. He viewed learning a skilled craft as a fallback in case we didn’t make it through college.

Nobody can fault our parents for pushing us toward college.

But they missed the mark in thinking their skilled crafts were second-class professions.

My father worked mostly on major construction projects, and even though the work was sporadic, he earned a good living for his family.

Today, those same opportunities exist for our children and grandchildren because companies are begging for skilled workers.

STEM skills are particularly important for today’s students.

The job market is saturated with unskilled workers while companies are begging for people who are trained and certified welders, electricians, plumbers, iron workers, technicians and mechanics.

Recently CBS’ “60 Minutes” aired a segment on America’s skills gap.

According to the report, since January 2009, more than 20 million Americans have been either out of work or underemployed. Yet despite

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Should eastern Washington and northern Idaho split from the rest of their states?

Sounds good to me. People living in this primarily rural, conservative region really haven’t got much in common with people in urban, liberal areas.

42% 35% 15%

Even if it is a good idea, the details are just too hard to overcome for something like this to happen. It’s a waste of valuable time when there are important issues to work on.

8%

What a goofy idea. The differences between eastern and western Washington and North Idaho and the rest of the state are good things.

Each benefits from the other.

How about we just secede and form our own country.

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The amount of money budgeted for the county’s building and maintenance fund for 2013 is $332,415.

Because of a reporter’s error, a

PORT | ton State Auditor’s Office released an audit and financial statement for 2010 and 2011. The office issued no findings.

“In the areas we examined, the Port’s internal controls were adequate to safeguard the public assets.

The Port also complied with state laws and regulations and its own policies and procedures in the areas we examined,” the audit reads.

The port operates 60 miles of track in Pend Oreille County and the 26-mile Newport to Dover line in Bonner County which is owned

by Burlington Northern Railroads.

and freight car repairs each cost $40,000. Weed spraying along tracks totals $20,000 and track equipment repairs totals $15,000.

General and administrative expenses total $618,400. Administrative salaries total $186,500 with insurance and benefits costing $23,400. Payroll taxes total $169,000. Insurance policies cost $70,000 and rent totals $60,000.

The port’s depreciation totals $59,280, bringing the total budget for 2013 to $1,746,280.

In other port news, the Washing-

FERGUSON | others of telling investors they had government connections and could use their money to secure valuable water rights in Arizona and land rights on the Las Vegas Strip. Their sales pitch required short term loans or cash.

COMMENT: You’d think that over a ten year period, at least one of the investors would have felt it necessary to visit the sites and see how things were coming along what with infusions of more money being called for all along.

Oh well, there’s an upside to everything. There’s a job opening available now, on the family court bench.

(Adele Ferguson can be reached at P.O. Box 69, Hansville, WA 98340.)

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teachers’ unions want, which is more money and bigger benefits for them. As for energy, I also don’t count on the popularity of solar power in a state nationally recognized for its rain. I’m not sure about the wind. My power has been out three times in the last couple of weeks so I’m sure there’s some around.

ITEM: Prosecutors in Las Vegas have filed federal charges against a Clark County family judge and five others alleging a $3 million, decade long investment fraud scheme that they say the judge worked on from his chambers.

The indictment accuses District Judge Steven E. Jones, 54, and five

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year. Employers’ retiree plans up $4.5 billion. Younger group retirees would exit the pool, and Part B premiums for doctor visits, lab tests, etc, would go up 3 percent. Older people would jump into the new state insurance exchanges and force a 3 percent pool premium rise.

Avoid the cost and avoid the shift.

-Duane Schofield Cusick

Red states didn’t vote for ‘gift giving Democrats’ To the editor, LeRoy Leland’s contention that people voted for Obama to obtain largesse from the public treasury doesn’t fit this Washington/Idaho community.

A large majority of our community are takers, so why did they vote for Romney and the Republicans?

Could it be that when Bush Jr. was president and the congress

was controlled by Republicans, they passed and implemented Plan D Medicare and the Advantage plans for wealthy seniors?

That’s right - free drugs and maximum healthcare and no means to pay for it. Why didn’t local seniors vote Democrat to get more free drugs?

LeRoy, are you going to say there is a difference between food stamps and free drugs? The food stamp recipients will vote for Democrats and the Plan D Medicare recipients won’t. Do you have an explanation for why 62 precent+ from this community voted for Republicans when a majority of them either work for the government or get direct benefits from it?

Leland warns of becoming Greece or Spain and collapsing our economy from massive giveaway programs. I remind LeRoy and his fellow Republicans to consider credit default swaps and derivatives by Wall Street as the actual cause of our poor economy. We may never recover from that massive $29 trillion theft the financial banksters ac-

complished.

A little reality shows that taxes are at an all time low and that government give-away programs have been significantly cut with more cuts to follow. In this community the first word out of the mouth of any elected or appointed official is “grant.”

Where do all those grants come from? Then there is the fact that most Red states take more in benefits from the federal government than they send in the form of taxes. Those are the actual takers and they didn’t vote for the gift giving Democrats.

Pete Scobby Newport

To the editor: At this busy holiday time, we are all rushing around doing this and that, looking for the best deals and getting things ready for a big family Christmas. But there are many in our community – especially those who live alone – who seldom hear the warm morning greet-

ings and daily comforts that many of us probably take for granted.

Even though many generous community groups work hard to provide holiday meals to those who are struggling, can’t get out of their homes, or who have lost a loved one, I think it does a lot of good when the rest of us take an extra moment at the post office, at the market, wherever we might run across those we know – and sometimes those we only recognize but don’t know very well – and show some genuine interest, ask how they are feeling, and remind them that we are a community of warm and friendly folks who care about each other – especially at this difficult holiday season when so many have so little to feel happy about.

For the next few weeks at least, we can take that extra minute as we rush by, and make everyone feel included and know that someone cares about them.

-Rod Stafford Priest River

efficient. But 27 skilled jobs remain unfilled because of the lack of qualified workers.

Here in Washington, paper manufacturer Longview Fibre says the skills gap is its biggest obstacle in trying to fill about 40 jobs at its Vancouver facility.

Most of the applicants lack the necessary math, language or computer skills to work at the company’s mill.

Part of the problem is that public schools have a difficult time finding good math and science teachers.

Why would bright young math and science majors opt for teaching when they can earn more applying their skills in the private sector?

Perhaps it’s time to apply a private sector principle to public education: differential pay. In the private sector, not all employees are paid the same; their pay reflects the priority and value of their skills. Not so in education.

Why not pay more for teachers skilled in science, technology, engineering and math? Why

not have exceptional teachers mentor younger, inexperienced teachers?

If we want to put people back to work and encourage companies to invest in manufacturing and technology in America, we need to encourage our children and our schools to emphasize not only reading, writing and arithmetic, but STEM skills, as well.

Otherwise, the unemployment gap for unskilled workers will widen and that is not good for our state or our nation.

Take that extra minute

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that staggering number, there are more than three million job openings in the U.S. – 500,000 in manufacturing alone – that aren’t being filled because employers can’t find qualified workers.

For example, at its aerospace plant in Whitehall, Mich., manufacturing giant Alcoa has 2,100 employees working three shifts a day, seven days a week producing parts that make jet engines 50 percent more fuel

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Newport school board talks audit, middle school sports

BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – The Newport school board held a work session Monday, Nov. 26 to bring board members up to date on the results of an audit of the district’s Alternative Learning Experience and discuss adding more middle school sports.

The state found the ALE to be lacking in some key areas, board members were told.

“We’re definitely concerned,” district superintendent Jason Thompson said. “We’re going to rework all the forms that track enrollment.”

At stake is almost $700,00 the district will have to pay back if corrections aren’t made. Thompson said the district is working on making the required changes.

District business manager Tom Crouch said the district is not likely to have to repay that amount. The audit was for 2009-2011 and covered the first year of the program, he said. Other districts had similar problems with their alternative education programs, he said. Most of Newport’s problems had to do

with record keeping, he said. The district may have documented contact with a student or family but didn’t document what was discussed, for instance.

Crouch said the district would respond to the audit formally.

“This isn’t the end of it,” he said after the meeting.

The board also heard about middle school sports.

Thompson said he has been getting requests from parents about starting middle school baseball and cross country programs.

Thompson said turnout for high school baseball has been down the last couple years and people have approached him about starting middle school baseball as a way of sparking interest in playing high school baseball.

So far the middle school offers football and softball in the fall, wrestling, volleyball and boys and girls basketball in the winter and track in the spring.

Crouch said that it would take about $6,000 to start both sports.

That would pay for uniforms, coaches and officials.

One of the problems with middle school baseball will be finding a field. The district has one good field that both high school softball and baseball use for games. The practice field at the middle school could be used, but weather is a factor for all spring sports.

Selkirk and Cusick school districts offer middle school baseball, Thompson said. He said he wants participation in sports up at the middle school. He said fees should not be an obstacle for students who want to participate.

School board president Lynn Kaney said adding more sports fits in with the district’s plans for healthy schools.

During the regular meeting, directors approved a resolution to borrow $364,000 from Pend Oreille County to cover their share of the $1 million energy efficiency project. The loan would be at 2.2 percent interest. The resolution says the county would pay it back by the end of April, although Crouch said it would likely be paid back by the end of March.

County treasurer Terri Miller put

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- Pineridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport, use back entrance Newport TOPS: 9 a.m. - Newport Eagles Fiber Arts Knitting and Spinning Group: 9 a.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport Story Time: 10:30 a.m. - Blanchard Library Weight Watchers: 11 a.m. Weigh in and 11:30 to Noon meeting - Camas Center for Community Wellness, Usk Holiday Artists Shop: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport Priest River Lioness: 11:30 a.m. Priest River Senior Center Al-Anon: Noon - American Lutheran Church Pinochle: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center 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 in Newport

Women’s AA: 9:30 a.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport Friends of the Library Book Sale: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Priest River Library Priest River Legion Auxiliary: 11 a.m. - VFW Hall, Larch Street Holiday Artists Shop: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport Angel Paws: Noon - Kelly’s Restaurant, call Janet at 509-447-3541 Happy Agers Card Party: 1 p.m. Priest River Senior Center Holiday Celebration and Lighted Parade: 4 p.m. - Maine Street, Spirit Lake 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 Christmas Chorale: 6 p.m. - Circle Moon Theater, Highway 211

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29 Story Time: 10:30 a.m. - Priest River Library Open Painting Workshop: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport Holiday Artists Shop: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport Duplicate Bridge: 12:30 p.m. Hospitality House in Newport Loosely Knit: 1-3 p.m. - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick Story Time: 1 p.m. - Newport Library After School Readers Club: 3 p.m.

- Priest River Library Family Fit Night: 5-7 p.m. - Stratton Elementary Celebrate Recovery: 5:30 p.m. 754 Silverbirch Lane, Oldtown, House of the Lord Pinochle: 6 p.m. - Hospitality House in Newport Alcoholics Anonymous: 6:30 p.m.

- Newport Hospital Cafeteria Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. Blanchard Community Church

MONDAY, DECEMBER 3 Christmas on Mainstreet: 3-7 p.m.

– Beardmore Building, Priest River Holiday Artists Shop: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport Bonner County Homeschool Group: 2:30 p.m. - Priest River City Park Youth Advisory Council 4 p.m. Blanchard Library Newport Maws and Paws Booster Club: 6 p.m. - Newport High School Library Alcoholics Anonymous: 6:30 p.m.

- Newport Hospital Cafeteria 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 Newport Lions Club: 7 p.m. - Various Locations, Call 509-447-4157

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30 Blanchard TOPS: 8:30-10 a.m. Blanchard Community Church Holiday Artists Shop: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport Gala Night: 6:30 p.m. - Circle Moon Theater, Highway 211 Al-Anon: 7-8 p.m. - 119 Main St., Suite 204, Room 16, Priest River.

Call Jan 208-946-6131 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1 Festival of Trees: Sadie Halstead Middle School Priest River American Legion Breakfast: 8-10:30 a.m. - VFW on Larch Street Stratton Craft Fair: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

- Stratton Elementary Gym

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2 Holiday Artists Shop: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport Christmas Party: 1-4 p.m. Blanchard Community Center Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. Hospitality House

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4 Priest River Chamber: 7 a.m. - The Ranch Club Mothers of Preschoolers Gathering: 10 a.m. - Priest River Assembly of God Church Holiday Artists Shop: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport Soroptimist International of Newport Business Meeting: 12-1 p.m.

- Pineridge Community Church Weight Watchers: 5:30-6 p.m.

Weigh in and 6 p.m. meeting Pineridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport Overeaters Anonymous: 5:45 p.m.

- Pineridge Community Church, Newport, use back entrance Pinochle: 6 p.m. - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick Greater Newport Area Chamber of Commerce: 6 p.m. - PUD Of-

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in an appearance at the meeting.

She said the arrangement works out well for the county, as they get considerably more interest than they would get just leaving the money in the bank, where it draws well under 1 percent interest.

“We think you’re a safe investment,” she said.

The money is needed for the district’s share of $1.08 million energy efficiency project. They will need to borrow $365,000 for 10 years. In the spring the district will be able to borrow from the state at about 2 percent interest.

The district will pay its share of the cost at about $40,000 a year.

The contractor guarantees the district will get $52,000 a year in energy savings.

In other business the board heard from Aaron Hutchins of Durham School Services, which provides bus transportation for the district. He said he finished a ridership count, averaging 700 kids a day. He said he had met with the county about which roads are most important to plow for school busses.

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fice, Newport Kaniksu Lodge 97: 6 p.m. - VFW Hall in Priest River Christmas Chorale: 6 p.m. - Circle Moon Theater, Highway 211 Bingo: 6:30 p.m. - Newport Eagles Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. St. Anthony’s Church Pend Oreille County Search and Rescue: 7 p.m. - Newport Health Center Basement WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5

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REVENUE FUND................................. AMOUNT TOTAL GENERAL FUND #001........... $344,904.00 REET #002......................................... $ 7,898.59 Hotel Motel Tax #100......................... $ 922.56 City/Arterial Street #101..................... $ 82,800.00 W/S Bond Redemption #402............. $ 13,500.00 W/S Bond Reserve #403......................... $9,500.00 W/S Replacement Reserve #404........ $ 60,006.00 Water/Sewer Fund #401.................... $ 377,900.00 Sewer DOE Loan #407....................... $ 6,753.58 Sewer DOE Reserve #408................. $ 6,800.00 TOTAL ALL FUNDS........................... $ 910,984.73 Passed by the Cusick Town Council the 12th day of November, 2012. A complete copy of the Ordinance is on file in the office of the Clerk/Treasurer.

Clerk/Treasurer, Charlotte Yergens Published in The Newport Miner November 28, 2012.

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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

WINTER ROAD MAINTENANCE GUIDE

2012406 PUBLIC NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 300 An ordinance adopting the budget of the Town of Cusick, Washington, for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013. Providing for the adoption of the same by reference by the attachment thereof to this ordinance; providing for the transmittal of copies to Assoc. of WA Cities, and Washington State Auditor.

EXPENDITURE FUND......................... AMOUNT GENERAL (Current Exp.) #001........... $261,145.75 City/Arterial Street #101...................... $ 79,592.55 Sewer Bond Redemption #402........... $ 13,500.00 Water/Sewer Fund #401..................... $218,062.72 Sewer DOE Loan #407....................... $ 6,753.58 TOTAL ALL FUNDS............................ $579,054.60

Story Time: 10:30 a.m. - Blanchard Library Weight Watchers: 11 a.m. Weigh in and 11:30 to Noon meeting - Camas Center for Community Wellness, Usk Holiday Artists Shop: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport Al-Anon: Noon - American Lutheran Church Pinochle: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center

Priest River TOPS: 6 p.m. - Priest River Free Methodist Church North Idaho Pattern Racers 4-H: 6 p.m. - Cornerstone Supply, Oldtown 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 Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. Hospitality House in Newport

Pend Oreille County Public Works

The Road Division of Pend Oreille County sands and snowplows about 480 miles of maintained County roads from three maintenance facilities: Newport, Usk and lone. Road maintenance personnel provide snow and ice control services during the winter season. Equipment available includes: snowplows- sander trucks and graders. The road crews will work during normal work hours 6:00am – 2:30pm, Monday through Friday. Snow and ice control priorities will be collector and school bus routes first, then to other roads as time permits.

We are encouraging everyone to prepare and plan ahead for winter driving conditions.

PLOWING

Snow plowing of non-maintained County roads, easement/private roads and driveways will not be performed by County crews.

BERM ACROSS DRIVEWAYS

The County’s primary objective is to keep all roads open for safe travel.

Whenever possible operators try to minimize the size of the snow berm across driveways and private roads. However, the blade can only hold so much snow. The County does not have the resources available to remove snow berms from driveways and private roads.

SANDING

The County uses sand mixed with road salt to improve traction on ice and to help the sand adhere to the road surface and prevent storage piles from freezing.

SNOW STORAGE

Whenever possible snow is stored behind the ditch line on the rightof-way. After the initial plow out graders will return and push snow back with a wing blade making room to plow succeeding snowfalls when time permits.

YOU CAN HELP

Winter road maintenance is expensive, dangerous and time consuming.

There are several ways the public can help make the County’s job safer and more cost effective: • Children love to watch snow removal operations – the large equipment, noise, lights and activity can be very exciting. Although operators are glad to have people watch, everyone should be cautioned to stay a safe distance away. The concentration required for efficient snow removal combined with the noise and types of equipment used means the operator may not see small children close by and an accident could result. Please encourage children not to build tunnels, forts or play in snow berms along the roadsides.

• Residents who remove snow from their driveways or sidewalks are reminded that State Law prohibits placing snow or ice on any public road or sidewalk in a manner that impedes vehicle or pedestrian traffic or makes it unsafe.

• If residents have a vehicle parked on a roadway and there is a snowfall, please move it immediately. If you don’t it will most likely be bermed in and it will be your responsibility to shovel it out or the vehicle may be towed away if it creates a traffic hazard.

• Any snowplowing obstructions such as rocks, fences, or planters within the roads right of way, should be removed for winter. Not only can

they be destroyed by snow removal operations, they can do substantial damage to snow plows. Owners of such obstructions are at risk should the County’s equipment be unnecessarily damaged.

• Please place garbage cans at least ten feet inside driveway from the roadway edge. This will prevent hitting them or operators having to veer around them and not completely plowing the route.

• Snow from resident’s property should not be stacked over the ends of culverts or drainage structures. Rapid warming cycles in winter could result in blocked ditches being unable to drain and local flooding could occur.

• Mail boxes are occasionally damaged during snow removal operations.

Damage due to poor construction, such as rotting posts or improper location, will be the responsibility of the property owner/resident.

• Snow removal operations require the use of large, heavy, and noisy equipment used during periods of darkness usually accompanied by limited visibility caused by falling snow. Pend Oreille County operators are carefully trained and safety is stressed at all times. Drivers of automobiles should follow at a safe distance.

For Further information, please call the Road Division’s Hot line at (509) 447-6464 or Public Works Main Office (509) 447-4513, M-F 8am to 4:30pm

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Sports

NOVEMBER 28, 2012 |

Newport presents fall sports awards

BR I E FLY Newport boys start basketball action Nov. 28 NEWPORT – The Newport boys basketball team will begin play Wednesday, Nov. 28, with a non-league game at Deer Park. Two days later they’ll travel to St. George’s for a game before returning home for a game with Bonners Ferry Saturday, Dec. 8.

That game will get underway at 6 p.m. The other games will start at 78:30 p.m.

The Grizzlies will open Northeast A League play Friday, Dec. 14 with a home game with Lakeside. That game will start at 5:45 p.m.

Season starts for Rangers IONE – The Selkirk boys and girls basketball teams kick off their season hosting Valley Christian Saturday, Dec. 1.

The girls will play at 4:30 p.m. and the boys game will begin at 6 p.m. The Rangers then host St. Michael’s Tuesday, Dec. 4, with the girls game starting at 5:45 p.m. and the boys game starting at 7:15 p.m.

Spartan boys take to court PRIEST RIVER – The Priest River boys basketball team will open their home season Thursday, Nov. 29, with a game against Clark Fork. The game will start at 7 p.m.

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The entire Panther defense got in on this tackle stopping the Liberty Christian Patriots in the 34-32 loss in the 1B State semi finals game Saturday, Nov. 24. Defense players are No. 6 Ryan Sample, No. 7 Alec Bluff, No. 9 Derrick Bluff, No. 10 Quinton Montgomery, No. 11 Jestin Brazda, No. 20 Eli Peterson, No. 51 Nolan Finley and No. 69 Miles Finley.

Cusick loses heartbreaker

BY MICHELLE NEDVED OF THE MINER

Newport girls begin basketball season NEWPORT – The Newport girls basketball team travel to Deer Park Wednesday, Nov. 28 to play the Stags at 5:45 p.m. They then travel to St. George’s Friday, Nov. 30 to play at 5:45 p.m.

Lady Spartans face Sandpoint PRIEST RIVER – The Priest River girls basketball team hosted Sandpoint Tuesday evening, after The Miner went to press.

They travel to Colbert to play Northwest Christian Thursday, Nov. 29 at 7 p.m. and then host Lakeside Saturday, Dec. 1 at 4:30 p.m. The Lady Spartans then travel to Sandpoint to play Tuesday, Dec. 4 at 5:30 p.m.

Spartan wrestlers prepare for preseason tourney PRIEST RIVER – The Priest River Lamanna High School wrestlers will have a preseason takedown tournament Thursday, Nov. 29 in Lake City. Wrestling starts at 4 p.m.

Their first regular season meet is Wednesday, Dec. 5.

They’ll be traveling to Coeur d’Alene High School to take on CDA, Lake City and Lakeside.

Junior varsity matches start at 4 p.m.

Selkirk wrestlers host season opener IONE – The Selkirk wrestlers will break in their new mats with a pre-season mix and match they’re hosting at the high school Friday, Nov. 30.

This will also be Newport’s first meet of the season as well.

Kettle Falls and Republic will also be visiting. Matches start at 6 p.m.

Newport will travel to the Davenport Invitational Saturday, Dec. 1 at 10 a.m. They have a home meet Wednesday, Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. when Springdale and Northwest Christian visit.

The Battle of the Border with Priest River will be Dec. 10 in Newport, and two league meets will be at home Jan. 17 and 29.

The Rangers have one more home meet this season, a league tournament Dec. 29.

CUSICK – Two points kept the Cusick football team from the state 1B championship. The Panthers lost to Liberty Christian 34-32 Saturday, Nov. 24 at Joe Albi Stadium in Spokane.

It was indeed a close game with both teams scoring in the first quarter. Cusick was first in the end zone with a 5-yard run by Eli Peterson.

Cusick pulled ahead in the second quarter, with two touch-

downs. Ryan Sample connect with Derrick Bluff for the first score and then Sample hit Gavin Peterson on a 23-yard pass to score again. Both two-point conversion attempts failed, which would prove fatal for the Panthers. Liberty Christian scored a TD in the second. Cusick led 18-14 at the half.

Liberty Christian scored on a 19-yard pass in the third, the sole score of the quarter, giving them the lead 20-18. Both teams scored two TDs in the fourth.

Sample passed to Alec Bluff for a

score. Liberty Christian responded with a 65-yard scoring pass.

Both two-point conversion runs failed.

Cusick pulled ahead for the last time on a four-yard run by Derrick Bluff, to lead 32-28. Liberty Christian scored on a two-yard run and their two-point conversion was good for the win.

Liberty Christian will face Neah Bay in the championship this weekend, Saturday, Dec. 1 at 4 p.m. in the Tacoma Dome.

Neah Bay defeated Lummi 40-10 Saturday, Nov. 24.

Douglas, Riley receive Coach of Year, MVP PRIEST RIVER – The Priest River football team received a number of kudos with the announcement of the Intermountain League All League team.

Coach Shane Douglas, in his first year at the head of the Spartans, received coach of the year.

Senior quarterback Cameron Riley was named the league’s most valuable player.

Senior RC Akre was named offensive player of the year along with Timberlake junior Preston Rhodes.

Lineman of the year went to Timberlake senior Jereme Nereaux and defensive player of the year is Forrest Herring, a senior at Timberlake.

The offensive first team includes the following: Priest River senior quarterback Cameron Riley, Priest River senior offensive lineman Jacob Munar and Priest River senior receiver RC Akre; running backs Kellogg junior Jared Job, Timberlake sophomore Daniel Buck, Timberlake junior Preston Rhodes; tight end Timberlake junior Mason Cramer; receivers Kellogg senior Garrett Wendt, Bonners Ferry junior Christian Trocke; offensive linemen Timberlake senior Jereme Nereaux, Timberlake senior Connor Cecil, Timberlake senior Matt Kelso and Bonners Ferry senior Carman Kirchbaum.

The offensive second team included Priest River junior running back Andy Meyer, Priest River senior receiver Tyler Barber and junior Jalen Griffin, Priest River linemen senior Brady Coll, junior Tanner Linton, junior Thomas White, junior Tom Cox and junior Zach Roland Others named to the second team include: running back Kellogg junior Cody Seaton, Timberlake junior Quinton Reese; quarterbacks Timberlake senior Dakota Rice, Kellogg sophomore James Red; receivers Bonners Ferry senior Zack Wilson, Bonners Ferry junior Matt Sabin; offensive linemen Timberlake senior Stephen Jutila, Timberlake senior Bob Cronnelly, Kellogg sophomore Jonathan O’Brien, Kellogg junior Davin Wadsworth and Kellogg junior Ben Beier.

The defensive first team includes Priest River senior lineman Alex Bray, Priest River senior linebacker RC Akre and Priest River senior defensive back Cameron Riley.

Remaining first team players are defensive linemen Timberlake senior Drew Johnson, Timberlake junior Mason Cramer and Kellogg junior Jared Job; linebackers Bonners Ferry junior Ben Neumayer, Timberlake senior Forrest Herring, Timberlake junior Keegan Scott; defensive backs Kellogg senior Garrett Wendt, Timberlake junior Austin Allen

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NEWPORT – The Newport Grizzly fall sports awards were handed out Tuesday, Nov. 20 at the sports award banquet.

Jenna Kersting was named Most Valuable Player for the volleyball team. She shared co-captain honors with Jackie McCroskey. Chaleigh Kirkwood received the Coach’s Award and Hadley Stratton was named Most Improved.

Junior varsity and C squad awards were also made. Jensen Kirkwood was captain for the JV and Melyssa Carlson was Most Improved. Lynda Walker was captain for the C squad and Isabelle Kepner was named Most Improved.

Football awards were also given, with Braden Barranco receiving the Offensive Most Valuable Player award. Tristen Cutshall was named Defensive Most Valuable Player. Jake Morse was named Lineman of the Year. Isaiah Battle and Rocky McDaniel were recognized as Most Improved. Daniel

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PRIEST RIVER – The Priest River football team held its awards ceremony Tuesday evening, Nov. 20 at the Roxy Theater in Newport.

Quarterback Cameron Riley was named most valuable player and senior offensive player of the year. Dallas Hopkins is junior offensive player of the year.

Senior defensive player of the year went to RC Akre. Tanner Linton is the junior defensive player of the year.

Special teams player of the year is Tyler Barber.

Alex Bray is the senior

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IONE – The Selkirk football team held their sports awards banquet Monday, Nov. 19.

Mikey Weiss and Noah Bailey were named most inspirational. Emery Maupin received

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Weiss and Maupin were team captains.

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defensive lineman of the year, Thomas White is junior defensive lineman of the year, Jacob Munar is senior offensive lineman of the year and Tom Cox is junior offensive lineman of the year.

The impact player awards went to Jalen Griffen, Andy Meyer, Brady Coll and Joey Day. On the junior varsity team, Hunter Golden is offensive MVP and Benson Huntley is defensive MVP. Brad Drake is offensive lineman and Colton Clark is defensive lineman.

Impact player awards went to Chance Stokes and Nick Petek.

Selkirk football holds awards banquet

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28 Newport Girls Basketball vs.

Deer Park: 5:45 p.m. - Deer Park Newport Boys Basketball vs.

Deer Park: 7:30 p.m. - Deer Park

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Foust received the Coach’s Award.

For Junior Varsity football, Cody Bradley received the Offensive Most Valuable Player honor, with Jacob Satterlee named Defensive Most Valuable Player. Matt Solis and Nick Allenshared Linemen of the Year awards and Most Improved went to Nolen Fisher.

In soccer, Courtney Wiese and Breauna Rohrer were Captains. Holly Malsbury received the Golden Foot Award. Kennedy Kindred received the Coach’s Award.

Amber Holman was selected Most Improved and Charline Meyers was chosen Most Inspirational.

The cross country Coach’s Award went to Scott McMeen, who was also the boys MVP. Jackie Morrell was named girls MVP. Carlie Dice got the Coach’s Award in cheerleading. Margarita Bolter was the MVP and Scott McMeen, was captain.

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and Bonners Ferry senior Zach Wilson.

The defensive second team includes linemen Priest River senior Jacob Munar, Priest River junior Thomas White, Priest River junior Tom Cox; linebackers Priest River senior Tyler Barber, Priest River senior Tanner Linton, Priest River junior Jesse Griffin; defensive backs Priest River junior Andy Meyer, Priest River senior Joey Day; Priest River punter Tyler Barber.

The remaining second defensive team includes defensive linemen Bonners Ferry junior Robert Swanson, Timberlake junior Tanian Browning, Kellogg sophomore Johnathan O’Brien and Kellogg junior Ben Beier; linebackers Timberlake sophomore Daniel Buck, Kellogg junior Davin Wadsworth; defensive backs Timberlake junior Preston Rhodes, Timberlake junior Quinton Reese; kicker Timberlake junior Keegan Scott and punt returner Timberlake junior Preston Rhodes.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29 Priest River Wrestling at Takedown Tournament: 4 p.m. Coeur d’Alene High School Priest River Girls Basketball vs.

Northwest Christian: 7 p.m. Colbert Priest River Boys Basketball vs.

Clark Fork: 7 p.m. - Priest River FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30 Newport Girls Basketball vs. St. George’s: 5:45 p.m. - St. George’s Selkirk Wrestling Pre-Season Mix and Match: 6 p.m. - Selkirk Newport Boys Basketball vs. St. George’s: 7:30 p.m. - St. George’s SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1 Newport Wrestling at Davenport Invite: 10 a.m. - Davenport

Selkirk Girls Basketball vs. Valley Christian: 4:30 p.m. - Selkirk Priest River Girls Basketball vs.

Lakeside: 4:30 p.m. - Priest River Priest River Boys Basketball vs.

Lakeside: 6 p.m. - Priest River Selkirk Boys Basketball vs. Valley Christian: 6 p.m. - Selkirk TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4 Priest River Girls Basketball vs.

Sandpoint: 5:30 p.m. - Sandpoint Selkirk Girls Basketball vs. St. Michaels: 5:45 p.m. - Selkirk Priest River Boys Basketball vs.

Sandpoint: 7 p.m. - Sandpoint Selkirk Boys Basketball vs. St. Michaels: 7:15 p.m. - Selkirk WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5 Priest River Wrestling vs. Lake City, Lakeside and Coeur d’Alene: 4 p.m. - Coeur d’Alene Newport Wrestling vs. Springdale and Northwest Christian: 7 p.m. - Newport

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Lifestyle

| NOVEMBER 28, 2012

Master Gardeners seek volunteers

BR I E FLY Church plans Christmas bazaar NEWPORT – The Newport United Church of Christ will have its annual Christmas bazaar Friday, Dec. 7 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be hand crafted items and baked goods for sale, as well as a white elephant table. Lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The Newport UCC is located at 430 W. Third St.

Buy books at the library PRIEST RIVER – The Priest River Library will be selling books for $2 a bag Saturday, Dec. 1 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The library is located at 219 Main St., downtown Priest River.

YES program collecting gifts for teens in need NEWPORT – The Youth Emergency Services program is collecting necessities and Christmas gifts for Pend Oreille County teens in need. There are about 125 teens under the Y.E.S. program staying in foster homes throughout the county.

Those wishing to donate can contact Y.E.S. director Judy Lee at 509-671-7293 or 509-6713259. She will provide the child’s list of needs. Items typically range from warm socks and coats to blankets.

Gifts must be collected by Dec. 21. They can be dropped at the Pend Oreille Crime Victim Services office, 730 W. First St. in Newport, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to noon. Three afternoon drop-off times have been organized for Fridays, Dec. 7, 14 and 21 from 3-5 p.m. at the Pine Ridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport.

“We need to let these kids know that we care and they’re not forgotten,” Y.E.S. volunteer Tammy Allison said.

For more information about the Y.E.S. program call Allison at 719-659-4357.

COURTESY PHOTO|LISA HEMPHILL

Scouts collect food for Newport Newport Cub Scout Pack 696 and Boy Scout Troop 696 gathered 269 pounds of food donations and other supplies from the Newport area the weekend of Nov. 17 to help support the Newport Food Bank ahead of Thanksgiving. The Scouting for Food drive is held annually the first two weeks in November. Donation bags are handed out to local neighborhoods the first weekend of the month and collected on the second weekend for the food banks. The Newport Food Bank recently moved to a new location at 310 S. Pine St. The scouts thanked all that donated.

Final 2012 Sharing the Dharma Day set NEWPORT – Sharing the Dharma Day – Sravasti Abbey’s monthly presentation of meditation, Buddhist philosophy, and discussion – concludes its 2012 series Sunday, Dec. 2 with a survey of the various Buddhist traditions.

The day begins with tea and gathering at 9:45 a.m. and guided meditation at 10 a.m., followed by a talk on the day’s topic. A vegetarian potluck lunch begins at noon, which is followed by a structured discussion on the topic. The program ends at 3 p.m., although an optional tour of the monastery may follow.

“Dharma” is a Sanskrit word that has many meanings. In English, and in this context, it refers to the teachings of the Buddha, a spiritual master who lived in India 2,500 years ago.

The Buddha’s Dharma spread

throughout Asia, and over the course of centuries, different regions came to emphasize different aspects of the Buddha’s philosophy.

Buddhism’s arrival in the West about 100 years ago, coupled with development of mass communication, has created the opportunity for the various Buddhist traditions, once separated by time and distance, to come together.

This Sharing the Dharma Day topic – drawn from the book, “Buddhism for Beginners,” by Sravasti Abbey’s founder Ven. Thubten Chodron – will explore the similarities between these traditions.

Sravasti Abbey is a Buddhist monastery in the Tibetan tradition, home to a community of nuns and lay trainees who study and practice the Buddha’s philosophy. The monastery closes

in winter when the residents go into three months of meditation retreat. The public Sharing the Dharma Day events resume in the spring, usually in March.

The 2013 schedule is yet to be announced.

All are welcomed to join the Sharing the Dharma Day program, regardless of spiritual affiliation. Dress is casual, and friendly curiosity and openness to learn are the only pre-requisites. Guests may bring a dish to share for the potluck, noting that the residents do not eat meat (including chicken and fish), egg dishes, and onions and garlic.

Sravasti Abbey is located at 692 Country Lane, Newport. For more information and directions call 509-447-5549 or email office.sravasti@gmail.com. Check out Sravasti Abbey’s programs at http://www.sravasti.org.

Sadie Halstead honor roll released NEWPORT – The following students were recognized at Sadie Halstead Middle School for their academic achievement. The following students received the Principal’s Award for their perfect 4.0 grade point averages: eighth graders Laurel R. Behrend, Timothy J. Luback, Sonja D. Moore and Makenzee L. Ranck; seventh graders Justin E. Gill, KariGoodrich, Tyler W. Hill, Stephanie P. Huang, Faith A. Jones, Brad E. McMeen and Trystan A. Potter; sixth graders Matthew L. Burkett, Cydni A. Lewis and Faith C. Rosen; and fifth grader Kayla M. Larson.

The following students were named to the honor roll for grade point averages of at least 3.5 of a perfect 4.0: eighth graders Travis A. Dillon 3.954, Madeline R Green 3.945, Darion T. Ralston 3.931, Gabriel L. Furman 3.920, Jace L. Hoadley 3.908, Johnathan F. Quandt 3.892, William D. VanDyke 3.846, Brittney A. Jackson 3.827, Diana Harper 3.818, Jesse J. Reyes 3.787, Christopher W. Ownbey 3.769, Stormy B. Anderson Persyn 3.693, Grace L. Johnson 3.693, Shawna R. Zubaugh 3.693, Samantha R. Siemsen 3.627, Jalin P. Earl 3.607, Timmi M. Schonewald 3.585, Aleksander J. Wells 3.580, John J. Hilden 3.540 and Jasmine E. Solis.

Seventh graders on the 3.9-3.5 honor roll were Jocelyn M. Endicott 3.960, Jason H. Hansen 3.960, Brock S. Rosen 3.960, Brandon E. McMeen 3.945, Madison M. Hofstee 3.920, Esme A. Peck 3.907, Parker Martin 3.892, Kylyah A. Mercurius 3.867, Joel D. McDermeit 3.846, Angus S. Armstrong 3.827, Paige M. Dice 3.827, Rylan W. Hastings 3.827, Robert J. Owen 3.827, Alexandria R. Poisel 3.800, Lilly M. Gray 3.787, Jacob P. Wagar 3.787, Starr M. Cape 3.773, Kainoah T. Bowman 3.733, Tiara J. Hamberg 3.733, Erika A. Moore 3.700, Miriah L. Otterson 3.693, Natasha M. Pilskalns 3.693, Jack T. Long 3.653,

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Kyle D. Malsbury 3.640, Rianna L. Smith 3.640, Aleque Z. FraserRobinson 3.615, Ashley E. Held 3.613, David E. Skaugstad 3.613, Michael D. Warner 3.613, Cierra D. Amende 3.600, Erica A. Simila 3.600, Blanca G. Fuentes-Calderon 3.576, Grace C. Newman 3.560, and Alexis N. Musso 3.507.

Sixth grade on the 3.9-3.5 honor roll were: Jessie R. Dillon 3.972, Madysen R. Baldwin 3.964, Megan A. Vaughn 3.964, Alexis M. Polensky 3.936, Chelsea M. Hansen 3.928, Racine R. Balow 3.916, Myriah N. Dittmar 3.912, Zachary I. Hein 3.912, Kaylee A. Sawyer 3.848, Gerry D. Bradbury 3.792, Claire M. Brock 3.748, Daylan M. Kiss 3.740, Matthew C. Ragsdale 3.732, Jerome E. Stroup 3.732, Aurora A. Zeason 3.724, Dylan J. Ralston 3.692, Amanda H. Fisher 3.640, Adam J. Moorhead 3.596, Kyle S. Larson 3.588, Lance W. Knight 3.564, Tabitha J. Horton 3.560, and Alexander S. Adams 3.505.

Fifth graders making the 3.9-3.5 honor roll were: Samuel R. Thomas 3.963, Bennett P. Clark 3.957, Augustus L. Newman 3.950, Micah E. Baker 3.925, Amy L. McMeen 3.875, Blake Y. Childers 3.871, Maisi H. Armstrong 3.838, Hedy M. Seeber 3.814, Natalie R. Geary 3.771, Brandon I. Hein 3.713, Heather M. Lee 3.667, Gage H. Seger 3.663, Cambria A. Mitcham 3.638, Abigail K. Newcomb 3.629, Maree A. Graves 3.588, Keila S. Roberts 3.571, Secret L. Fox-Reed 3.529, Ashley N. Cox 3.525, Lucas P. Nichols 3.513, and Cora L. Pelleberg 3.500.

The following students received honorable mention for their grades above 3.0: eighth graders Amanda M. Fox 3.362, Conrad Madison 3.360, Joshua M. Cunningham 3.354, Mikhail G. Hammer 3.338, Nathaniel B. Buhler 3.333, Adam M. McMeen 3.307, Cecianna Auld 3.292, Rachael K. Nelson 3.200, Dalton J. Arrand 3.187, Ryan A. Leon 3.187, Makayla R. Bowell

3.147, Willow N. Hildreth 3.147, Mariah J. Stott 3.133, Lance A. Wood 3.053, Chelsea L. Graham 3.047, Jacob R. Willner 3.047, Cassy A. Davidson 3.046, Kailey N. Lacy 3.036, and Andrew W. Donley Russell 3.020.

Seventh grade receiving honorable mention were Victoria A. Helton 3.480, Christian D. Loutzenhiser 3.467, Christian J. Waterman 3.467, Jacob J. Weber 3.427, Kiara K. Hanni 3.387, Tessa R. Pillers 3.333, Liam J. Hogg 3.307, Koa J. Pancho 3.293, Brayden J. Zinsky 3.240, Leeray K. Turner 3.220, Robert G. Fox 3.173, Kathleen L. Carvell 3.120, Emily R. Millage 3.120, Kade M. Zorica 3.080, Owen E. Leslie 3.067, and Justin L. Egland 3.040.

Sixth grade who made honorable mention: Matthew H. Reel 3.468, Maquenzie E. Arnold 3.464, Jason M. Fox 3.460, Kyra E. Sawyer 3.460, Emmily M. Bronkhorst 3.444, Dylan J. Melville 3.412, Rocco H. Sherman 3.328, Brittany E. Noble 3.312, Katelynn M. Dean 3.300, Bailey L. Martin 3.300, Cody J. Warner 3.263, Daniel L. Goehring 3.224, Sadi L. Librande 3.205, Cayson S. Maughan 3.184, Destiny L. Monroe 3.180, Daryl L. Walker 3.169, Tanya A. Howard 3.145, Johnathan J. Miller 3.076, and Robbi L. Talmage 3.032.

Fifth grade honorable mentions went to: Dyllin J. Hoisington 3.483, Scheila A. Ward 3.463, Kiara M. Kinney 3.413, Wyatt A. Dikes 3.387, Kayd L. Moss 3.338, Allison I. Weber 3.338, Trevor S. Wylie 3.338, Chloe R. Zaragoza 3.338, Braden C. Anderson 3.309, Connor P. Furman 3.275, Jesse R. Cummings 3.250, Hunter J. Stiner 3.243, Troy M. Hill 3.229, Drew H. Green 3.213, Nicholas M. Brock 3.163, Cameron J. Guthrie 3.119, Klayten W. Baldwin 3.100, Jonathon R. Frantz 3.088, Jacob R. Kirkwood 3.086, Michael L. Mosley 3.067, Morgan A. Endicott 3.046, Joshua A. Lauzon 3.042, Andrew

P. MacArthur 3.038, Amanda D. Pletsch 3.038, Dawsen B. Baldwin 3.000.

CALVARY CHAPEL NEWPORT

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

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

John 6:35

CUSICK – Anyone with an interest in gardening is invited to attend an evening session on Thursday, Dec. 6 to find out more about the local WSU Pend Oreille County Master Gardener program and upcoming basic training for new volunteers. The free class will be from 7-8:30 p.m., and will be held at the Kalispel Career Training Center, 85 Tule Road, just north of Cusick on Highway 20.

According to Carol Mack of WSU Pend Oreille County Extension/Kalispel Tribal Extension, Master Gardener volunteers are trained by WSU faculty and staff to be community educators about local issues that enhance natural resources, sustain communities and improve the health and wellness of residents. Mack says that in 2013, one of the central issues for local volunteers will be helping families successfully grow their own food.

Master Gardeners have worked with WSU Extension in Pend Oreille County as horticulture educators since 1990 and contribute more than 3,000 hours of service to local county communities annually.

Basic training for volunteers includes a statewide online series of classes that can be viewed at

Holiday activities at the library NEWPORT – The Pend Oreille County Libraries will be celebrating the holiday seasons with fun and free activities for children.

Saturday, Dec. 1, the Newport Library will have a children’s Christmas craft day from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Along with making crafts, each child will receive a free book and treats. Since the library was so good this year, Santa will also be visiting and children can get a free photo of themselves sitting on his lap.

On the same day, on the other end of the county, Metalines Community Library will be showing children’s Christmas movies from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. during the town’s Deck the Falls festival.

PINE RIDGE COMMUNITY CHURCH

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

Morning Worship ~ 10:30 a.m.

Tuesdays: Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace Univ. 6:30 p.m.

Wednesdays: Girls Club, ages 9 to 12, 6:30 to 8:00 pm Soul’d Out Youth, ages 13 thru 19, 6:00 pm Pastor Mitch McGhee 447-3265

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

Family Night, Wednesday ~ 7 p.m.

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

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

509-671-3436

CHURCH OF FAITH

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

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

Wed. - Bible Study 6:30 p.m.

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

The Calispel Valley Library will have two days of children’s crafts, Thursday Dec. 13 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 15 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

There will be crafts, games, free books from First Book, and treats.

The Ione Public Library and Metalines Community Library will be handing out an orange and a book from First Books to each child who visits during the week of Dec. 17-24.

For more information, contact your local library at Newport, 509-447-2111, Calispel Valley Library 509-445-1215, Ione Public Library 509-442-3030 or the Metalines Community Library 509-446-3232.

Handbell choir performs Sunday NEWPORT – The DeColores Handbell Choir will give a performance Sunday, Dec. 2 at 3:30 p.m. at the American

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

“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

any time from home. (DVD’s are included in the registration fee for homes without broadband service.) These classes can be accessed as soon as Dec. 10.

In addition, locally held evening classes that highlight gardening information specific to Pend Oreille County will start in January. Many of these classes will also be open to the public as a “Grow Your Groceries” series. Cost for the training has been reduced to $115 per individual, including online registration, because of grant support, Mack said. Contact cmack@ wsu.edu for information about partial scholarships.

Applicants may download an application form from the Master Gardener webpage at www.pendoreille.wsu.edu or pick one up at the WSU Extension Office next to the courthouse at 418 S. Scott Ave. in Newport.

Applications will also be available at the Dec. 6 class, and the application deadline has been extended to Jan. 1.

Master Gardener basic training is offered locally only every few years. For more information about the program please contact Carol Mack cmack@wsu.edu or Carla Pogson, cpogson@wsu.edu, 509447-2401.

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.

Lutheran Church in Newport.

There is no admission charge.

There will be an optional donation offering.

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 5pm 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 Pastor Clinton Schultz, (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

THE NEWPORT MINER

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2013 is $4,865,241. That’s down considerably from the 2012 budget of $6,928,724.

Castro says that is because a $4 million Ione Bridge upgrade happened in 2012. That project was 100 percent grant funded and not carried over to 2013. He expects work to be complete in December.

The county has used a road levy shift the last several years to balance the budget. The levy shift takes money from roads and transfers it to the current expense fund, to the tune of $400,000 for 2013.

Castro recognizes that the county needs the $400,000. “We have to

do something to provide essential county functions,” he said.

It’s a temporary fix, however. He said when members of the Washington State County Road Administration Board told county commissioners that upkeep on county roads wasn’t being performed adequately, that should have been a warning. The CRAB board said that if the county couldn’t maintain its paved roads, they may go back to gravel. They warned that the state would not have emergency funds to help make repairs.

“That was a strong message to county commissioners,” he said.

For 2013, Castro says he can live with a $400,000 road levy shift.

“I do the best I can to sustain operations without a critical failure,” he said. “But I don’t know how long that can go on.”

There are 23 full time employees in the road department. In addition, part of Castro’s salary and part of the county engineer’s salary come from the road department.

Castro budgeted $2,178,141 for road department salary and benefits. That’s down from $2,213,421 for 2012.

Road department workers are represented by AFL-CIO 1135P. They were one of the first unions to sign a contract and agreed to no pay increases. But their contract could be opened to discuss wages.

There is a meeting with the union scheduled for Dec. 12, but the county will likely pass the budget following the hearing Dec. 3.

Castro says it would cost about $17,000 to match the cost of living increase other unions received – 1 percent and $25 per month toward

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medical benefits. That is money that hasn’t been budgeted. But in a road budget of $4.8 million, he says that is relatively a small amount.

There are several areas the money could come from, he says. He says a moderate winter is predicted, which will free up some money from snow plowing. He can postpone replacing vehicles for three to six months, which would free up some money. Castro had been anticipating fuel costs to rise 60-90 cents a gallon in 2013. Instead fuel prices are about 40 cents a gallon lower than they were a year ago, he said. The cost of living increase could come from a combination of these savings.

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as his maximum budget.

The jail, dispatch and emergency 911 are also under the sheriff’s control. Their budgets are in addition to the $1.95 million sheriff’s office budget.

At $794,482, the jail budget for 2013 is down from 2012, when it was $796,736. Enhanced dispatch is the same as it was in 2012, budgeted at $186,306. Botzheim is requesting $207,791 for emergency management for 2013, up from $198,799 budgeted in 2012.

Botzheim has taken steps in 2012 to cut his budget and bring in more money. He started contracting with the state and federal government to house prisoners for pay, something the county had been doing for free. He started feeding prisoners frozen meals, which are considerably less expensive than preparing food.

“Frozen meals save about $2,400 a month,” he said. He budgets $70,000 for feeding prisoners in 2013, down from $90,000 budgeted in 2012.

Botzheim plans to continue these steps in 2013. He plans on bringing in $51,523 more revenue next year. He shifted some grant money around to pay for a deputy, something that will save the current expense fund $47,920, he said.

But the sheriff’s office has been putting off critical training and infrastructure improvements that exposes the county to liability claims. That can’t continue, he said.

“Where we have made increases, it has been important for liability,” Botzheim said. “We’re trying to reintroduce items we need.”

He points to the mobile computers in the patrol vehicles. There is no funding source identified to replace them when they are at the end of the life expectancy – about four or five years. The same can be said for bulletproof vests, tasers and other equipment.

Town patrols continue The sheriff contracts with Newport, Cusick, Ione and Metaline Falls to provide law enforcement.

The sheriff will continue to provide services at the same level for 2013.

The amounts went up slightly to cover increases in officer pay. Newport has contracts with the sheriff office for dispatch and jail, as well

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as law enforcement. In 2012, Newport paid $272,923 for law enforcement. The 2013 number is $275,611.

Salaries and benefits for the sheriff’s office, which include more than the sworn officers, are budgeted at $1.55 million for 2013.

That compares to 2012, when they were budgeted at $1.53 million.

Sworn officers include 11 patrol deputies, two patrol sergeants, a detective, an undersheriff and Botzheim. He has a detective position open.

An area of discussion between the public works department and the sheriff office is how to pay for patrol vehicles.

This year the public works department started passing the overhead costs of the county vehicles on to the departments that use the vehicles. That resulted in a tripling of the sheriff office’s Equipment Repair and Replacement (ER&R) vehicle cost, from $10,179 in 2012 to $34,852 in 2013.

The department pays $145 a month for its 20 vehicles under the new system. Before it paid for the repair and public works basically added 30 percent to cover overhead.

Botzheim says the sheriff’s office and public works have a good relationship. He did build the ER&R into his 2013 budget, but is considering alternatives, including not participating in the fund, although that seems unlikely.

“It’s hard for us to build enough reserve to buy vehicles,” he said.

He bought three vehicles in 2012, spending about $50,000 per vehicle and plans to buy three more in 2013.

Botzheim budgeted $753,800 for salaries and expenses to run the jail in 2013. That’s down from the $796,736 budgeted for 2012, reflecting, among other things, the reduced cost of serving frozen meals.

Salaries and benefits make up the biggest portion of the jail budget. Botzheim anticipates spending $579,730 on salaries and benefits in 2013, down from $622,548.He currently has a staff of eight working at the jail. He is short a correction officer and a shift supervisor.

He budgeted for a staff of nine in 2013.

Botzheim says he will have to

Emergency dispatch short people The sheriff’s office also operates enhanced emergency dispatch.

There are currently six dispatchers, a shift supervisor and a 911 coordinator. There is an unfilled shift supervisor position and two unfilled dispatch positions.

Botzheim budgeted $186,306 for 2013, the same as 2012. Of that $162,056 is for salaries and benefits. Half the dispatchers’ wages and benefits come from a grant in another fund.

In all, Botzheim has the equivalent of 36 full time positions. He is authorized to have 42 FTE positions.

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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2 Deck the Falls: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cutter Theatre, Metaline Falls

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29 Story Time: 11 a.m. - Ione Library

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4 Story Time: 11 a.m. - Ione Library Forgotten Corner Quilt Guild: 6:30 p.m. - Ione Senior Center

MONDAY, DECEMBER 3 Story Time: 10:30 a.m. - Metalines Library Emergency Food Bank Board: 7 p.m. - Ione Senior Center

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5 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 Assembly of God Ione Town Council: 7 p.m. Clerk’s Office

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1 Deck the Falls: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cutter Theatre, Metaline Falls Deck the Falls Community Christmas Concert: 6 p.m. - Cutter Theatre

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Jail costs falling

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30 Story Time and Crafts: 10:30 a.m.

- Metalines Library Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. Ione Senior Center

forego a Department of Ecology grant for litter crews. He says there is about $28,000 left on the grant, but he doesn’t feel he has a staffing level or qualified inmates to do the work for that amount. He anticipates an $11,000 decrease for 2013.

He does anticipate bringing in $65,000 from housing prisoners from other jurisdictions in 2013.

That’s up $15,000 over 2012.

He plans to continue looking for jurisdictions that need bed space.

“Space from two inmates could produce $50,000 in revenue,” Botzheim said.

For county prisoners, the cost of dental care and medications is substantial. Botzheim anticipates a $9,000 increase in dental care and a $7,000 increase in prescriptions. He budgets $25,000 for inmate prescriptions for 2013 and $14,000 for inmate dental care.

Inmate medical care is budgeted at $30,000 for 2013, the same as 2012.

Currently prisoners who need medical services are taken to health care providers. Botzheim is working on a contract to have health care providers come to the jail. It wouldn’t save much money, he says, but would be a huge reduction in risk and liability for the

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NEWS FROM NORTH PEND OREILLE COUNTY

Deck the Falls Dec. 1 METALINE FALLS – Get ready for Christmas with the annual Deck the Falls celebration in Metaline Falls the first weekend in December.

Festivities kick off Friday, Nov. 30 with a tree lighting ceremony in Busta Park. The lights will come on at 5 p.m., and a bonfire will follow with complimentary cocoa, hot dogs and s’mores provided by Teck American. Santa will be there too.

Saturday, Dec. 1 the Cutter Theatre will be the center of activity from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Santa will be around for photos from 10 a.m. to noon. Bring your camera. Kids can also enjoy holiday videos from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Metalines Library on the main level.

The craft fair on the main and

upper levels of the theater runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Drop off your cookies for the contest at the lower level childcare room from 10 a.m. to noon. Also in the lower level, check out the “man cave” for sports bloopers and videos from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The Selkirk High School cheerleaders will be serving lunch from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the lower level room at the ramp. The cost is $6.

To help spread the cheer to others in need, non-perishable food bank donations will be collected during the event.

The fun will culminate with a community Christmas concert and caroling Saturday night. Join choirs from local churches at the theater at 6 p.m. to sing along or just listen to Christmas favorites.

Donations will be accepted.

Ione council considering water surcharge changes IONE – The Ione town council will hold a hearing Wednesday, Dec. 5 at 7:15 p.m. to consider changes to language about its water conservation surcharge during the winter months.

Allowing residents to let the water run to avoid freezing pipes, last year the council did away with the surcharge for the winter

months. Between Nov. 16 and March 15 each year, residents can let the water run without being charged by the gallon. A change to the ordinance will clarify that the suspension of the surcharge does not apply to apartment buildings or other accounts with multiple residential units such as hotels.

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Special deadline Tuesdays 2 p.m.

HISTORY BOOKS ARE PERFECT CHRISTMAS GIFTS! Pend Oreille County’s special collector’s edition includes triumphs, tragedies, names you’ll recognize, and historic pictures you’ll love. $18.30 ($5.38 to ship). Available at The Miner Newspapers (509) 4472433. 8:30 - 5:30 Monday through Friday. (41HB-6) ABANDONED VEHICLE SALE R&B Towing South, 141 Classic Lane, Elk, Washington 99009.

1994 Ford Taurus VIN# 1FALP5742RG136431. Sale: November 29, 2012, 12:05 pm. Public viewing: 9:00 am- 12:05 pm. (43) CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS PARTY at the Newport Eagles Hall. Breakfast with Santa Saturday, December 15th, 8:30 - 11 am. Kids can shop at Santa’s gift shop, $2.00 and under, gift wrapped. (43HB-3p) BUNKO PARTY Saturday December 1st, 6:00 p.m. at The American Legion , Cusick.

Finger food potluck. Bring White Elephant gift. (509) 445-1537. (43p) ANNUAL CHRISTMAS BAZAAR Newport United Church of Christ Women’s Fellowship, 430 West Third Street, Newport, Washington.

December 7, 2012, 9:00 am- 2:00 pm. Lunch: 11:30 am- 1:00 pm.

Christmas gifts, baked goods, hand-crafted items, White Elephant table. (43HB-2) ACCOUNTING SERVICES QUICKBOOKS CERTIFIED Tax preparation. Will do personal and business finances. Call (509) 671-2788 in Newport area and (509) 680-1515 in Colville area.

(43p) REWARD On 11/23/12 our 2005 Hitachi Excavator Zaxis 80 (orange), 2000 International Truck (gray, flatbed), 2002 Big Tex Trailer (worn white) were stolen from the Usk area. Reward for any information regarding the whereabouts of this equipment.

(509) 951-3052 Tom and Corrie Johnson. (43p) OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Benefit for Anna Mae Burns Cancer Fund, Saturday, December 8th, 2012. Spaghetti dinner served between 4 and 7 pm, $10.00.

Pie auction and drawings, dance music 7 - 11 pm. For information: 509) 447-5482 or (509) 447-5969.

Newport Eagles 3443. (43HB-2p) BENEFIT FOR ANNA BURNS Chili and cornbread cook-off! December 1, 2:00 pm, $5.00 entry fee. Fay’s Lounge at Riverbank Restaurant, Oldtown. All proceeds go to Anna. (43)

HEALTH INSURANCE OPTIONS FOR SENIORS I can take the stress out of Medicare insurance shopping. Please call for complimentary consultation. Debbie Smith (509) 344-9855. (43p) OLDTOWN AUTO SALES We buy clean used cars and RV’s.

See our complete inventory online at www.oldtownautos.com.(51-tf) FREE INFORMATION FOR SENIORS ESTATE PLANNING/ PRESERVATION AND MEDICAID Thursday, December 6th, from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm at Denise Stewart Law Office, 301 South Washington Avenue, Suite A, Newport. Coffee and cookies provided.

Call (509) 447-3242 to reserve a spot as space is limited. (40HB-4) PROTESTERS! Make a sign “No Road Levy Shifts

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ment doesn’t have any big projects planned. Last year, they resurfaced much of Flowery Trail Road.

Because money is tight this year, Castro says two major projects will be postponed - the repaving of Fertile Valley and McKenzie roads.

Castro says he recently was awarded a $680,000 federal grant to do some work on Sullivan Inlet Bridge.

That grant requires a 20 percent match and the entire project is expected to cost $ 825,000.

Castro says there is some money available through the state to help meet the 20 percent match, but he has budgeted $136,000 towards the project.

Castro considers that a good use of money.

“I’m always looking for opportunities to get grants,” Castro says. He

says he evaluates the benefit and the cost of grants. When there is a 50 percent match, for instance, he passes. But when the match is about 20 percent, he says getting the grant is a good way to extend county money.

Castro says the grants are a way to keep people employed in a depressed economy. On the Flowery Trail project, for instance, county workers did the work.

Castro budgeted $1.72 million for the solid waste budget. That’s up from $944,912 budgeted for 2012.

Castro says he needs to buy a scale soon and wants to pave the Deer Valley Transfer station. He plans to do the paving in phases, spending about $15,000 to $20,000 on each of the stages.

There are two full time workers and one on-call worker in the solid waste department, the same as 2012. A quarter of Castro’s salary

comes from the fund, too.

Castro says the solid waste fund is the only fund he controls that has a reserve – $50,000. He doesn’t anticipate any increases in solid waste fees in 2013, he said.

Castro says the budget for the building and grounds fund is $332,415 for 2013, up from $320,995.

He says that is all right for 2013 but more money will need to be spent in the not too distant future.

He said he is developing a matrix of replacement for some of the county’s infrastructure. He says the heating ventilation and air conditioning system will need to be replaced soon. None of the infrastructure replacement is in the 2013 budget.

“That’s a serious conversation I need to have with the commissioners,” he said. “You can’t ignore infrastructure.”

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BY L. FRANK BAUM

“Nonsense!” cried the old graybeard, his bright eyes twinkling merrily as he turned toward the tempting Daemon. “The boys and girls are never so noisy and fretful after receiving my presents, and if I can make them happy for one day in the year I am quite content.”

So the Daemon went back to the others, who awaited him in their caves, and said: “I have failed, for Santa Claus is not at all selfish.”

The following day the Daemon of Envy visited Santa Claus.

Said he: “The toy shops are full of playthings quite as pretty as those you are making. What a shame it is that they should interfere with your business! They make toys by machinery much quicker than you can make them by hand; and they sell them for money, while you get nothing at all for your work.”

But Santa Claus refused to be envious of the toy shops.

“I can supply the little ones but once a year – on Christmas Eve,” he answered; “for the children

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are many, and I am but one. And as my work is one of love and kindness I would be ashamed to receive money for my little gifts.

But throughout all the year the children must be amused in some way, and so the toy shops are able to bring much happiness to my little friends. I like the toy shops, and am glad to see them prosper.”

In spite of the second rebuff, the Daemon of Hatred thought he would try to influence Santa Claus. So the next day he entered the busy workshop and said: “Good morning, Santa! I have bad news for you.”

“Then run away, like a good fellow,” answered Santa Claus. “Bad news is something that should be kept secret and never told.”

“You cannot escape this, however,” declared the Daemon; “for in the world are a good many who do not believe in Santa Claus, and these you are bound to hate bitterly, since they have so wronged you.”

“Stuff and rubbish!” cried Santa.

“And there are others who resent your making children happy and who sneer at you and call you a foolish old rattlepate! You are quite right to hate such base slanderers, and you ought to be revenged upon them for their evil words.”

“But I don’t hate ‘em!” exclaimed Santa Claus positively.

“Such people do me no real harm, but merely render themselves and their children unhappy. Poor things! I’d much rather help them any day than injure them.”

Indeed, the Daemons could not tempt old Santa Claus in any way. On the contrary, he was shrewd enough to see that their object in visiting him was to make mischief and trouble, and his cheery laughter disconcerted the evil ones and showed to them the folly of such an undertaking. So they abandoned honeyed words and determined to use force.

The roomy sleigh was packed full with huge sacks of toys, and as the reindeer dashed onward our jolly old Santa laughed and whistled and sang for very joy.

For in all his merry life this was the one day in the year when he was happiest – the day he lovingly bestowed the treasures of his workshop upon the little children.

It would be a busy night for him, he well knew. As he whis-

tled and shouted and cracked his whip again, he reviewed in mind all the towns and cities and farmhouses where he was expected, and figured that he had just enough presents to go around and make every child happy. The reindeer knew exactly what was expected of them, and dashed along so swiftly that their feet scarcely seemed to touch the snow-covered ground.

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Darrell Bernard Brazington Priest River

Darrell Bernard Brazington passed away Nov. 21 at his home in Priest River at the age of 76.

Mr. Brazington was born Feb. 9, 1936, to Brazington Galen and Dorthea Brazington. They lived in Twin Lakes, Idaho, before moving to Squaw Valley at Priest River. He served as an in-flight refueling specialist in the U.S. Air Force, and spent most of his younger years logging all over the Pacific Northwest.

He was a passionate outdoorsman and family man, and he will be dearly missed by all, family said.

He was preceded in death by brother Virgil Brazington, sister Geraldine Hamburg, son Galen Brazington, daughter Lynn Brazington and wife Juanita Brazington.

Mr. Brazington is survived by sister Carol Norton, brother Gordon Brazington, brother and sister-in-law Claire and Barb Brazington; his children Cindy Bogar, Mike and Sherry Brazington, Mike and Georgia Radan, James and Rhiannon Radan, and Anita Janssen; brothers and sisters-inlaw Thomas and Pamela Peterson, Elpidio and Deborah Plascencia, Mike and Darlene Brooks; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

There is a memorial service planned for Saturday, Dec. 1 at 2 p.m. at the V.F.W. Hall in Priest River.

Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Friends and family are invited to sign the online guestbook at www.sherman-knapp.com.

Robert B. “Bob” Johns Coolin

Robert B. “Bob” Johns of Coolin passed away in the early morning hours of Nov. 26 after a courageous two-year battle with cancer. He was 87. His beloved wife of 66 years died one month prior to his

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Mr. Johns was born Dec. 15, 1924, to Ernest and Bernice Johns of Dallas, Texas. He had an older sister, Jane, and a younger brother, Richard, who both preceded him in death.

He and his wife, Lu, had three children: Bob, David and Judy, who each refer to their dad as a good and noble man, an example of love and honor, and simply, “my hero.”

He treated their spouses like his own children and was deeply loved

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

July 11 Joshua Schacht, 23, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (364 suspended) and fined $1,000 ($500 suspended) for second degree trespass and third degree theft; sentenced to 364 days in jail, (346 suspended) 12 months probation and fined $1,000 ($750 suspended) for fourth degree assault; $1,670 total fees, fines and restitution.

Gloria Stigall, 63, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (364 suspended), 24 months probation for criminal solicitation; $393 total fees.

July 25 Kenneth Bremnes, 57, was sentenced to 365 days in jail (364 suspended), 12 months probation for reckless endangerment; $393 total fees.

Kenneth Knight, 46, was sentenced to 365 days in jail (364 suspended) 60 months probation and fined $1,000 for driving under the influence with a blood alcohol count of more than .15; $2,800 total fees and fine.

Aug. 1 Joshua Boles, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (330 suspended),

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and respected by them as well. He had 13 grandchildren who, along with their spouses, adored their papa. Each grandchild confessed as adults, that they had always suspected they were his favorite grandkid. He had that unique way of making each person he knew feel special and set apart by his love. He also had 13 greatgrandchildren who delighted him immensely.

Mr. Johns grew up in the Dallas area where he graduated from Highland Park High School and entered Texas A&M as a cadet in 1943. His college experience was interrupted by World War II and he received training and college hours at Rice University and Annapolis Naval Academy before finishing his degree in mechanical engineering at Texas A&M in 1948.

While stationed in the Boston area, Ensign Johns met the love of his life, Lu Marvin at a Harvard/ Coast Guard football game, as they cheered for opposing teams. They were married in August 1946 after he was honorably discharged from the Navy in July of that year. Mr. Johns began his long career with Phillips Petroleum Company in 1948 and took early retirement so they could relocate to Coolin, where they began building the home at Steamboat Bay where they lived for 31 years.

As mentioned in Lu’s recent obituary, Bob and Lu made a “wrong turn” while on vacation in 1953 and discovered Priest Lake.

They immediately fell in love with this area and spent every summer vacationing there with their family until they retired there in 1981.

Mr. Johns poured himself into this community by volunteering at sled dog races and fishing derbies, singing with Northwoods Performing Arts for 10 years, serving as Priest Lake Chamber of Commerce president, working on the sewer board and library board, helping with the Priest Lake Museum, serving as fire commissioner, and in countless other ways. Another “hat” he loved to wear was that of “Grandpa Bob” as he listened to third and fourth graders read each week at Priest Lake Elementary.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests any donations be made to Priest Lake Elementary PTO, 27732 Highway 57, Priest Lake, ID 83856. Specify the donation goes to The Bob and Lu Johns Memorial Fund so that books can be purchased for the library at the school where they gladly served.

A memorial service will be held next summer, when children and grandchildren will be able to gather with Mr. Johns’s friends to celebrate his life.

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.

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24 months probation and fined $500 for reckless endangerment and driving while license suspended; $2,343 total fees and fine.

Charles Blodgett, 46, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (329 suspended) and 12 months probation for malicious mischief and violation of protection order; $393 total fees.

Aug. 8 Gabriel Ashby, 21, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (359 suspended), and fined $250 for fourth degree assault domestic violence, for driving with a suspended license and for violation a protection order: $979 total fine and fees.

Martin Hackett, 25, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (364 suspended) 24 months probation and fined $250 for fourth degree assault domestic violence; $1,525 total fees and fine.

Marshall Northrup, 24, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (363 suspended), 12 months probation and fined $500 for reckless endangerment; $543 total fees and fine.

Michael Vickrey, 53, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (274 suspended) 60 months probation for third degree driving while license suspended and driving under the influence; $3,093 total fees and fine.

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. 19 TRESPASSING – N. Washington Ave., Newport, report that homeless male is sleeping in the post office and has been told previously before that he cannot sleep there.

RAPE – W. Pine St., Newport, report that female was possibly raped.

DISTURBANCE – N. Union Ave., Newport, report of possible fight in progress, information relayed from Bonner County.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – Laurelhurst Drive, Newport, report that 4- or 5-year-old male is walking on the road and is unsure which house he lives at.

CHILD ABUSE – Lady Court, Newport, report of possible child abuse.

THEFT – S. Spokane Ave., reported theft of prescriptions from a vehicle while it was parked in the trailer park.

WEAPON OFFENSE – Glendale Drive, Newport, report of 12 or 13 rapid-fire shots heard.

FISH AND GAME – Frissell Rd., complainant believes there are subjects poaching.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – Spring Valley Rd., suspicious red vehicle in the woods with unknown number of subjects.

ACCIDENT – W. 5th St., Newport, report that green Volvo was hit while it was parked.

THEFT – Whitetail Place, Cusick, report of theft.

AGENCY ASSIST – W. Pine St., Newport, deputy assisting with two subjects who are possibly intoxicated.

Tuesday, Nov. 20 SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – S. Fea Ave., Newport, complainant reports finding front tire loose on

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D E A T H || N OT I C E S Joyce E. Gillespie Priest River

Joyce E. Gillespie, a longtime resident of Priest River, passed away Tuesday, Nov 20 at the age of 87.

A memorial service will be held Saturday, Dec. 8 at 11 a.m. at the Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in Priest River.

A full obituary will run in next week’s paper. Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in Priest River is in charge of arrangements.

Norman “Sandy” Sanderson Spokane

Norman “Sandy” Sanderson, a former Pend Oreille County resident, passed away Monday, Nov. 26 at his home in Spokane. A memorial service will be held Saturday, Dec. 1 at 11 a.m. at the Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in Newport. A full obituary will appear in next week’s paper.

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

Place your classified or display ad with The Miner and it will appear in both newspapers - The Newport Miner (Pend Oreille County) and The Gem State Miner (West Bonner County). All for one good price. Call (509) 447-2433 for details.

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vehicle and lawn chair moved in backyard.

FRAUD – Allen Rd., complainant states that a female had a male subject forge his signature to get a phone line and internet.

ARREST – Elizabeth Ford-Campbell, 29, of Cusick was arrested on a tribal warrant.

FRAUD – N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, report of identity theft.

ARREST – Coyote Trail Rd., John H. Fry, 58, of Newport was arrested for driving under the influence.

JUVENILE PROBLEM – N. Spokane Ave., Newport, report that subject came to door claiming subjects are attempting to beat him up.

ASSAULT – N. Grandview Ave., report that intoxicated subject assaulted someone.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PHYSICAL – Hwy. 20, report of domestic violence physical in progress.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE – S. Garden Ave., Newport, report of fire alarm going off for no reason.

ARREST – Robert James Kelly, 18, of Newport was arrested for malicious harassment and fourth degree assault domestic violence.

ARREST – Patrick Shannon Gunning, 33, of Ogden, Utah, was arrested for fourth degree assault domestic violence, malicious mischief domestic violence and unlawful imprisonment.

ARREST – Janet Elaine Cronoble, 52, of Cusick was arrested for fourth degree assault domestic violence, malicious mischief domestic violence and interfering with reporting domestic violence.

Wednesday, Nov. 21 ARREST – W. Kelly Drive, Michel J. Bill, 32, of Newport was arrested on a local warrant.

ARREST – W. Railroad Ave., Jason A. Schacht, 25, of Willow was arrested on warrants.

ARREST – Best Chance Rd., Monte D. Green, 50, of Chattaroy was arrested on a warrant.

ARREST – Hwy. 2, Cassandra Rose Andrews, 21, of Cusick was transported to Pend Oreille County Jail on a warrant.

SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE – Calispel Trail Loop, report of car in driveway with gun on dashboard; no one around.

ARREST – S. Washington Ave., Newport, Scott P. Leeper, 42, of Newport was arrested on a warrant.

BURGLARY – Open Skies Rd., report that subject’s residence and shed were broken into.

ACCIDENT – Hw. 211, report of single vehicle rollover, unknown injuries.

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POSSIBLE DUI – Hwy. 2, report of pickup westbound from Priest River all over the road.

Thursday, Nov. 22 MALICIOUS MISCHIEF – S. Washington Ave., Newport, report of yard torn up by vehicle last night.

THEFT – W. 3rd St., report of bicycle stolen last night from porch.

WEAPON OFFENSE – McInnis St., report of shots heard.

ARREST – Hwy. 2, Sara Rose Phelps, 32, of Spokane Valley was arrested on a warrant.

INTOXICATION – Walnut St., Newport, report that intoxicated male left gas pumps and parked to go into the store. When he left his vehicle, it rolled hitting a concrete pillar.

POSSIBLE DUI – Old State Rd., report that pickup truck male driver intoxicated.

Friday, Nov. 23 THEFT – Hwy. 20, truck and trailer reported missing from property.

BURGLARY – W. 8th St., report that neighbor’s residence appears to have been broken into.

VIOLATION OF PROTECTION ORDER – Giddings Rd., report that subject received a text from male in protection order.

WEAPON OFFENSE – Rumsey Rd., respondent can hear gunshots in area, unknown exact location.

MALICIOUS MISCHIEF – Telephone Rd. E., report that complainant tires were slashed.

ACCIDENT – Hwy. 2, complainant heard a crash and went out to find mailbox down and plastic and car parts.

SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE – W. 6th St., report of strange car in alley by neighbor’s garage.

ARREST – Todd Lynn Glockner, 47, of Newport was arrested for warrants.

Saturday, Nov. 24 ERRATIC DRIVER – Hwy. 2, report of erratic Toyota pickup.

ERRATIC DRIVER – Hwy. 2, report of dark colored Subaru traveling at a high rate of speed and swerving all over the roadway.

THEFT – S. Union Ave., Newport, inmate wants to report an assault and theft that occurred before he was arrested.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PHYSICAL – S. Union Ave., Newport, report that male was choking a female.

DECEASED PERSON – Deer Rd., report of deceased person.

Sunday, Nov. 25 TRESPASSING – Skookum Creek Rd., Usk, report that neighbor keeps coming and cutting off the

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28 Tri-County Economic Development District: 11 a.m. - TEDD Conference Room, 986 S. Main, Suite A, Colville THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29 Pend Oreille County Library District Board: 4 p.m. - PUD Conference Room, Newport SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1 Pondoray Shores Water and Sewer District: 9 a.m. - Pend Oreille Public Utility District Office, Newport MONDAY, DECEMBER 3 Pend Oreille County Commissioners: 9 a.m. - Pend Oreille County Courthouse Lenora Water and Sewer District: 10 a.m. - Skookum Rendezvous Lodge Bonner County Fair Board: 6 p.m. - Fairgrounds Office in Sandpoint Newport City Council: 6 p.m. Newport City Hall Priest River City Council: 6 p.m.

- Priest River City Hall Blanchard Tea Party: 6:30 p.m.

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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4 Bonner County Commissioners: 8:45 a.m. - Bonner County Administrative Building Pend Oreille County Commissioners: 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 Bonner County Planning and Zoning Commission: 5 p.m. Bonner County Administrative Building, Sandpoint West Pend Oreille Fire District: 6:30 p.m. - Fire Hall on Highway 57 Pend Oreille County Fair Board: 7 p.m. - Fairgrounds at Cusick Pend Oreille Fire District No. 5: 7 p.m. - Fire Station 51, 406722 Highway 20, Cusick

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WEST BONNER COUNTY Monday, Nov. 19 No reportable incidents Tuesday, Nov. 20 No reportable incidents.

Wednesday, Nov. 21 DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE – Hw. 41, Spirit Lake RECKLESS DRIVING – Hwy. 2, Priest River Thursday, Nov. 22 No reportable incidents.

Friday, Nov. 23 HUNTING AND FISHING VIOLATIONS – Pup Paw Trail, Priest River DISORDERLY CONDUCT – Hwy. 41, Blanchard UNKNOWN INJURY ACCIDENT – Hwy. 57, Priest River DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE – Hwy. 2, Priest River ARREST – Hwy. 2, Oldtown, Travis Coy, 24, of Newport was arrested on outstanding warrants.

Saturday, Nov. 24 ATTEMPTED BURGLARY – Hwy. 57, Priest River ARREST – Hwy. 41, Spirit Lake, Karmin Benham, 44, of Post Falls was arrested for driving without privileges and possession of methamphetamine.

Sunday, Nov. 25 ARREST – E. 4th St. N., Oldtown, Brian Scott Norton, 30, of Oldtown, was arrested on a warrant.

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lock on the irrigation ditch and then turning it on and flooding the complainant’s area.

MALICIOUS MISCHIEF – S. Warren Ave., Newport, report that tires were slashed on the back right hand side of two separate vehicles.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE – Pines Rd., Newport, report that male and female got in a verbal dispute this morning.

BURGLARY – S. State Ave., Newport, report that someone broke into complainant’s house while he was gone.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – Westside Calispell, someone cut the cable to complainant’s brother’s property but he is not sure if there is anything taken from the shop.

ARREST – LeClerc Rd. N., Cusick, Raymond P. Andrew, 22, of Wellpinit was arrested on a warrant and Moses Spya Browneagle, 31, of Cusick was arrested on tribal charges.

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5 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 Sacheen Lake Sewer and Water District Board: 7 p.m. - Sacheen Fire Station, Highway 211

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This position is responsible for transporting the public to and from scheduled destinations. This is 20-23 hours per week; $13.43/ hour, DOE. Requires successful completion of a drug test, criminal background check, safe driving record last 5 years, physical, and the ability to lift 50 lbs unassisted. Applicants without a current CDL, passenger endorsement and nine months experience working for a public or private transit agency will not be considered.

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COUNSELING Molly Phillips, LICSW, CMHS, GMHS

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The Willows - Massage & Bodywork Studio Judy C. Fredrickson, RN, LMP Newport -- (509) 671-7035

OPTOMETRIST Newport Vision Source

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PHYSICAL THERAPY Priest River Rehab Services

A Service of Bonner General Hospital Tim Gray, P.T. -- 448-4151 Mon.-Wed.-Fri. - 9-5 • Tues. & Thurs. 9-4

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2012342 SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR PEND OREILLE COUNTY NO. 11-2-00267-1 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION 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

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METROPOLITAN ASSET FUNDING, INC., II, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 1999-A Plaintiff, v.

RICKY H. O’HAIR; DEANNA R. O’HAIR; AND UNKNOWN PERSONS IN POSSESSION OR CLAIMING RIGHT TO POSSESSION, Defendant(s).

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, to said defendants, Ricky H. O’Hair;

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Deanna R. O’Hair; Unknown Persons In Possession or Claiming Right to Possession: You are hereby summoned to appear within sixty (60) days after the date of the first publication of this summons, to-wit: within sixty (60) days after the 31st day of October, 2012, and defend the above-entitled action in the above-entitled Court, and answer the Foreclosure Complaint of plaintiff, and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned attorney for 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, at

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Wednesday, 5 December 2012 @ 10:00 A.M. Published in The Newport Miner November 21 and 28, 2012. (42-2)

_________________ 2012375 SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON COUNTY OF PEND OREILLE NOTICE AND SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION (Termination) In re the Dependency of TEKOA PRESTON D.O.B. 11/27/02 Case No. 12-7-00042-0 SHANEN PRESTON D.O.B. 08/12/08 Case No. 12-7-00043-8 MICAH PRESTON D.O.B. 09/23/10 Case No. 12-7-00044-6 Minor Children TO: Rebecca Preston, Tom Preston, Christopher McKee, Christopher Alcanter, and Anyone Claiming a Paternal Interest A Termination Petition was filed on 10/18/12; A Fact Finding hearing will be held on this matter on: December 13, 2012 at 11:00 a.m., at Pend Oreille County Superior Court, 229 S Garden Ave., Newport WA 99156. You should be present at this hearing.

The hearing will determine if your child is dependent as defined in RCW 13.34.050(5). This begins a judicial process which could result in permanent loss of your parental rights.

If you do not appear at the hearing the court may enter a dependency order in your absence.

To request a copy of the Notice, Summons, and Dependency Petition, call DSHS at 509-447-6216. To view information about your rights in this proceeding, go to www.atg.wa.govDPY. aspx.

DATED this 8th day of November, 2012, by TAMMIE A. OWNBEY, Pend Oreille County Clerk Published in The Newport Miner November 21, 28, and December 5, 2012.

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_________________ 2012387 PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1 OF PEND OREILLE COUNTY Notice of Public Budget Hearing Pursuant to RCW 54.16.080, there will be a public hearing at 1:00 p.m., December 4, 2012, to review the proposed Year 2013 Budget of the Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County.

The public hearing will take place in the Newport Administration Offices, Box Canyon Conference Room, 130 N. Washington Avenue, Newport, WA. The public is invited to attend and be heard.

Karen Willner Clerk of the Board Published in The Newport Miner November 21 and November 28, 2012.

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_________________ 2012388 PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1 OF PEND OREILLE COUNTY Notice of Public Meeting Regarding the Milfoil Program Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County will hold a public meeting to discuss the Milfoil Program.

The meeting will be held in the Commissioner’s Meeting Room at the PUD’s Newport office, located at N. 130 Washington, at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 6, 2012. Please enter through the Pine Street door.

Meeting topics will include an update on the Rotovator and the Harvester

work, test results from study areas on the Pend Oreille River, and plans for future milfoil management.

All interested persons are invited to attend.

This meeting is held as part of the compliance process of FERC License No. 2042 pertaining to the Aquatic Plant Management Plan.

Parking and meeting rooms are accessible for persons with disabilities.

Contact Nancy Thompson, Pend Oreille County PUD #1, Department of Regulatory and Environmental Affairs at 509-447-6351 for special accommodations or additional information.

Published in The Newport Miner November 21 and 28, 2012. (42-2)

________________ 2012390 PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Newport City Council at Newport City Hall, 200 S. Washington Ave., Newport, Washington on December 3, 2012 at 6:00 pm.

The purpose of the public hearing is to review community development and housing needs, inform citizens of the availability of funds and eligible users of the state Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), and receive comments on proposed activities, particularly from low- and moderate income persona and persons residing in the Newport area.

Up to $24,000 may be available to the City of Newport on a statewide competitive basis to fund public facility, community facility, economic development, housing rehabilitation, and planning projects that principally benefit low- and moderate-income persons.

The draft application for the Water System Plan Update proposal will be available for review at the City of Newport, 200 S. Washington Ave., Newport, Washington from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm Monday thru Friday. Comments may also be submitted in writing to the City of Newport, 200 S. Washington Ave., Newport, Washington 99156 from November 21, 2012 to December 3, 2012.

Newport City Hall is handicap accessible. Arrangements to reasonably accommodate special needs, including handicap accessibility or interpreter will be made upon receiving twenty-four hour advance notice. Contact City Administrator Ray King at 509-447-5611.

Published in The Newport Miner November 21 and 28, 2012. (42-2)

_________________ 2012391 STATE OF WASHINGTON D E PA R T M E N T O F ECOLOGY Notice of Appropriate Public Waters Take Notice: That the Brown Family Trust of Cusick, WA on June 10, 2010 under Application No. S3-30624 filed for permit to appropriate public waters, subject to existing rights, from Tacoma Creek, tributary to the Pend Oreille River, in the amount of 0.02 cubic-feet per second, each year, for seasonal irrigation of one-half acre of lawn & garden, fire suppression. The source of the proposed appropriation is located within the NE1/4SW1/4 of Section 27, Township 34 N., Range 43 E.W.M., in Pend Oreille County.

Protests or objections to approval of this application must include a detailed statement of the basis for objections; protest must

be accompanied by a fifty- ($50.00) dollar recording fee and filed with the Department of Ecology, at the address shown below, within thirty (30) days from November 28, 2012.

State of Washington Department of Ecology Water Resources Program- ERO PO Box 47611 Olympia, WA 985047611 Published in The Newport Miner November 21 and 28, 2012. (42-2)

_________________ 2012395 STATE OF WASHINGTON D E PA R T M E N T O F ECOLOGY Notice of Application to Appropriate Public Waters Take Notice: That Vicki Green of Edmonds, WA of February 2, 2011, under Application No. S3-30618 filed for permit to appropriate public waters, subject to existing rights, from an unnamed creek, tributary to the Pend Oreille River, in the amount of 0.06 of a cubic foot per second, each year, for seasonal irrigation of 5 acres, and continuously for stock water. The source of the proposed appropriation is located within the NE1/4NE1/4 of Section 9, Township 31 N., Range 45 E.W.M., in Pend Oreille County.

Protests or objections to approval of this application must include a detailed statement of the basis for objections; protests must be accompanied by a fifty -($50.00) dollar recording fee and filed with the Department of Ecology, at the address shown below, within thirty (30) days from November 28, 2012.

STATE OF WASHINGTON Department of Ecology Water Resources Program - ERO PO Box 47611 Olympia, WA 985047611 Published in The Newport Miner November 21 and 28, 2012. (42-2)

________________ 2012396 COMBINED NOTICE OF APPLICATION AND ACTION Pursuant to County Development Regulations, notice is hereby given that Pend Oreille County did on November 19, 2012 received a complete SEPA Environmental Checklist and associated documents from Pend Oreille PUD #1, and did on November 19, 2012 issue a Determination of Completeness for installation of new power poles and associated infrastructure project on sections of LeClerc Rd. N.(between MP27 and MP14)(FILE NO. SSDP-12-022). An Environmental Checklist under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) was prepared by the applicant on November 19, 2012, and the county expects to issue a Mitigated Determination of Non-Significance for this project. The optional MDNS process is being used and this may be the only opportunity to comment on the environmental impacts for the proposal.

Any person desiring to express their views, or to be notified of the action taken on this application should contact the Pend Oreille County Community Development Department.

The submitted application and related file documents may be examined by the public between 8:00 AM & 4:30 PM at the Pend Oreille County Courthouse, Lower Level, 625 West 4th, Newport, WA 99156, (509) 447-4821.

Contact: Todd McLaughlin, Community Dev. Natural Resource Planner. Written

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comments from the public may be submitted to Pend Oreille County no later than December 06, 2012. The Pend Oreille County Planning Commission will be hearing this Substantial Shoreline Development Permit Application on December 11, 2012 at 6:00pm in the Cusick Community Center, 111 S. First Ave., Cusick, WA Required Permits: Substantial Shoreline Development Permit (Pend Oreille County), County ROW (POC Road), Hydraulic Project Approval (WDFW), WADOE, Federal Authorization Dated: November 19, 2012 Published in The Newport Miner November 21 and 28, 2012. (42-2)

________________ 2012397 NOTICE OF APPLICATION Pursuant to County Development Regulations, notice is hereby given that Pend Oreille County did on October 25, 2012, receive a complete Joint Aquatic Resources Permit Application from Northwest Open Access Network (NoaNet), and did on October 25, 2012 issue a Determination of Completeness for a revised route for installation of fiber optic cable in Pend Oreille County. (FILE NO. SSDP-12-023), Location: Joyner Dr. S (MP 0.24), crossing the Pend Oreille River, LeClerc Rd. N (MP 27 to 13), crossing the Pend Oreille River to SR 20 (MP 406) . An Environmental Checklist under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) was prepared by the applicant and a DNS was issued by NoaNet on January 09, 2012. Any person desiring to express their views or to be notified of the action taken on this application should contact the Pend Oreille County Community Development Department. The submitted application and related file documents may be examined by the public between 8:00 AM & 4:30 PM at the Pend Oreille County Courthouse, Lower Level, 625 West 4th, Newport, WA 99156, (509) 447-4821.

Contact: Todd McLaughlin, Community Dev. Natural Resource Planner. Written comments from the public may be submitted to Pend Oreille County no later than December 06, 2012.

The Pend Oreille County Planning Commission will be hearing this Substantial Shoreline Development Permit Application on December 11, 2012 at 6:00pm in the Cusick Community Center, 111 S. First Ave., Cusick, WA Required Permits: Hydraulic Project Approval (WDFW), Substantial Shoreline Development Permit (Pend Oreille County), Federal Permit (Army Corps) Dated: November 14, 2012 Published in The Newport Miner November 21 and 28, 2012. (42-2)

_________________ 2012364 LEGAL NOTICE PORT OF PEND OREILLE Final Budget Hearing The final budget for the Port District for fiscal year 2013 will be discussed at the Commissioners’ meeting on Tuesday, December 9, 2012 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 Kelly J. Driver, Manager

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_________________ 2012392 NOTICE MEETING DATE CHANGE South Pend Oreille Fire & Rescue has changed the date of the regular commissioner meeting for December 2012 only.

The Commissioner Meeting will be held December 13th which is the 2nd Thursday of December 2012 at the regular time of 7:00 pm at Station 31 (325272 Hwy 2) in Diamond Lake.

The 2013 Commissioners Meeting’s currently remain unchanged and are scheduled for their regularly scheduled third Thursday of every month at 7:00 pm at Station 31 (325272 Hwy 2) in Diamond Lake.

Anyone may attend.

If you have any questions regarding the fire district, please visit our website www.spofr.org or give us a call at 447-5305.

Published in The Newport Miner November 28 and December 5, 2012.

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_________________ 2012399 TOWN OF IONE PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Ione Town Council at the Ione Council Chambers, 112 Central Avenue, Ione, Washington 99139, at 7:15 p.m., Wednesday, December 5, 2012.

The purpose of the hearing is for public review and comment on Ordinance 556 clarifying language specifying the winter suspension of the conservation surcharge shall not apply to accounts having multiple residential units, such as hotels or apartment buildings. /s/ Sandy Hutchinson Sandy Hutchinson, Clerk Published in The Newport Miner November 28, 2012. (43)

_________________ 2012400 HEARING NOTICE The Pend Oreille County Commissioners will meet 1:00 pm, December 3, 2012, for the purpose of setting the property tax levy for the County General Fund and Road District Fund, in their meeting room, 625 W. 4th, Newport. If you require any reasonable accommodation to participate in the meeting, contact Clerk of the Board, 509-447-4119, at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.

Elizabeth Braun Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners

Secretary Cemetery District #1 Board of Commissioners Published in The Newport Miner November 28 and December 5, 2012.

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_________________ 2012402 PUBLIC NOTICE Chippewa Water and Sewer District Commissioners have set a supplemental appropriations public hearing at 6:00 pm, December 6, 2012 at the water office on McInnis Street for the purpose of adjusting the 2012 budget.

Published in The Newport Miner November 28 and December 5, 2012.

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_________________ 2012403 LEGAL NOTICE The following ordinance was adopted at the regular meeting of the Ione Town Council on November 7, 2012. The complete text of the ordinance is available for review at the Clerk’s office during regular business hours.

ORDINANCE NO. 552 An ordinance amending ordinance 367 to correct erroneous terminology recited in Section III thereof; providing for notice to be given, providing for the adoption and filing of this ordinance and the effective date hereof, as of the date of passage. Ordinance 367 is herby amended in pertinent part as follows: as reads in Section III “Utility Tax” is changed to read “Franchise Fee”. /s/ Sandy Hutchinson Sandy Hutchinson Town Clerk/Treasurer Published in The Newport Miner November 28, 2012. (43)

________________ 2012404 PUBLIC NOTICE The Town of Ione passed at their regular scheduled council meeting on November 21, 2012 Ordinance 557 repealing the two percent utility tax, Ordinance 558 adopting Pend Oreille County Ordinance 2005-2 Public Disturbance Noise and Ordinance 559 establishing Wastewater Facility (CDBG) Grant Fund 442. The complete texts of these ordinances are available for review at the Clerk’s office during regular business hours. /s/ Sandy Hutchinson Sandy Hutchinson, Clerk-Treasurer Published in The Newport Miner November 28, 2012. (43)

_________________ 2012405 PUBLIC NOTICE Pend Oreille Public Utility District #1

REQUEST FOR STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) FOR CONSULTANT SERVICES Pend Oreille PUD is soliciting statements of qualification for professional engineering services for its Production Department. The PUD is creating a professional roster and is requesting specific Statements of Qualifications for technical and engineering assistance in a variety of areas. Professional engineers and technical individuals or firms will assist or perform the following: 1) GENERAL ENGINEERING SERVICES –MECHANICAL Provide mechanical and general engineering services for the District’s Production Department which includes the Box Canyon Dam, Sullivan Lake Dam, Power Lake Dam, and Calispell Creek pumping facilities. Specific services include: a) Equipment and structural engineering condition analyses. b) Engineering design of mechanical systems including but not limited to pumps, piping, HVAC systems, cranes, and rotating machinery. c) Project specification development and review. d) Special studies, evaluations, facility analyses, and other technical services as may be required.

2) POWER ENGINEERING SERVICES –ELECTRICAL Provide electrical engineering services for medium and high voltage electrical equipment and protection systems in support of the District’s generation facilities. Specific services include: a) Perform electrical fault and protection system engineering studies. b) Design and implementation new protection system schemes. c) Provide engineering services in support of medium and high voltage electrical equipment typically found in generating facilities. d) Oversee and evaluate electrical testing of the District’s hydro generators as well as assist with performance testing and studies. e) Provide project specification development and review. f) Perform electrical safety studies consistent with current codes and standards. g) Assist the District in meeting applicable NERC requirements. h) Perform special studies, evaluations, analyses, and other technical services as may be required.

3) CONTROL ENGINEERING SERVICES – ELECTRICAL Provide control engineering services in support of the District’s SCADA, control, and communication systems. Specific services include: a) Performing engineering services related to PLC,

RTU, and HMI programming of District SCADA and control systems. Must have knowledge of Rockwell Automation and GE products. b) Design and implement communication networks and protocols in support of the District’s SCADA systems. c) Provide assistance and troubleshooting support to District personnel on SCADA related problems. d) Develop project specifications. e) Perform special studies, evaluations, analyses, and other technical services as may be required.

4) POWERS SYSTEM TESTING –ELECTRICAL Provide testing and inspection services in support of the Production Department’s medium and high voltage electrical apparatus and protection equipment. Specific services include: a) Perform electrical testing of transformers, generators, breakers, high voltage cables, and other electrical equipment typically found in power generating plants. b) Perform test and inspection services for plant protection devices including microprocessor and solid-state relays, CTs and PTs, auxiliary and lockout relays, DC trip circuits, and other protection devices as may be required for system reliability. c) Develop and provide detailed test reports Each submittal will also include a minimum of two professional references for verification of qualifications and prior work experience.

The District reserves the right to request additional information and clarifications as necessary to allow for corrections of errors and omissions. The District reserves the right to reject any and all proposals without prejudice. The District assumes no obligation to reimburse individuals for any expenses incurred in responding to this request for qualifications.

The successful firm for each of the abovedescribed services will enter into a consulting service or professional service agreement with the District. Statements of Qualifications must be received no later than 4:00 p.m., (Pacific Standard Time) December 21, 2012.

Submittals may be sent to: Pend Oreille County Public Utility District Contracts Administrator PO Box 190 N. 130 Washington Newport, WA 99156 Minority- and womenowned firms are encouraged to submit statements of qualification. Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County is an equal opportunity employer.

Published in The Newport Miner November 28, 2012. (43)

Published in The Newport Miner November 28, 2012. (43)

________________ 2012401 PUBLIC NOTICE Pend Oreille Cemetery District #1 The Board of Commissioners will meet December 12, 2012 at the Pend Oreille County Courthouse at 625 West 4th Street in Newport, WA at 8:15 AM for discussion of the following: 1) 2013 Final Budget Resolution 2012-001 2) Levy Certification Resolution 2012-002 3) Ordinance Resolution 2012-003 The board will adopt the above items at that time, after taking into consideration any objections that may be raised. /s/ Bonnie Carstens

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(509) 447-2433 • 421 S. Spokane Ave • Newport

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| NOVEMBER 28, 2012

THE MINER