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Forest experiment moving ahead Environmental groups and timber industry impressed BY FRED WILLENBROCK OF THE MINER

COLVILLE – One year after Vaagen Brothers Lumber Co. said they’d put up $1 million without any guarantees of return to hopefully gain access to more timber from the

Colville National Forest, there hasn’t been a splinter moved. But surprisingly, all sides are saying they are close to putting boots on the ground and pleased with the new process. Russ Vaagen said they are actually about two to three weeks behind but are told if the U.S. Forest Service was doing all the planning, it would be two to three years behind. In fact, this 54,000-acre, 10-year forest health plan wasn’t even going to be on the Forest Service schedule to begin planning for five years. The treatments in the plan could yield more than 50 million board feet of timber for Vaagen’s mills in Colville and Usk during the next 10 years.

The lack of Forest Service projects isn’t necessarily because of Forest Service incompetence. The number of Colville National Forest employees has dropped by about 70 percent during the past 20 years, with current budgets for planning allowing the forest to harvest only about 40 million board feet of timber per year from this forest, which is a fraction of that allowed in the forest plan. This pilot program shifts the planning costs to private companies. The Forest Service still has the same screens and SEE FOREST, 2A

Sullivan Lake pipe work completed BY DESIREÉ HOOD OF THE MINER

METALINE FALLS – Crews will finish work on the Sullivan Lake cold water pipe project, Monday, Dec. 15, completing a substantial portion of the work, Mark “Bubba” Scott, PUD water systems manager, said. “The main portion of the Project will be completed this week with the contractor demobilizing from the site this week and next week,” Scott said. “There will be some small remaining tasks to be completed in the spring.” Scott said dam actuators would be completed mid-

January to open and close the gates. Grass seeding and other items will be completed in the spring. Pend Oreille Public Utility District (PUD) General Manager John Jordan said the PUD and the contractor developed the list of uncompleted items. The PUD is required by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to install the cold water pipe under the license surrender agreements for the Sullivan Creek hydroelectric project. The PUD will pay for half of the $4 million it will cost. Seattle City Light, operators

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The crane sits afloat on Sullivan Lake, Nov. 21, which was used to sink and install a 54-inch cold water pipe. It is designed to release cold lake bottom waters through the Sullivan Lake Dam to cool Sullivan Creek for fish habitat. The crane will be removed in late December.

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Festival of Trees deemed a success NEWPORT – Families from all over gathered for the 2014 Festival of Trees at Sadie Halstead Middle School Saturday. Record numbers of children turned out for the free Santa Claus photos, face painting, cookie decorating and tree viewing. Evening attendees enjoyed a holiday buffet and live music by local band, Scotia Road. Raffle tree ticket sales support the Newport Hospital and Health Services Foundation and the Healthy Kids Snack Bag program. Around $12,000 was raised during the event which benefits the foundation’s weekly snack bag deliveries into Cusick, Oldtown, Priest Lake, Priest River, and Newport. The 12 raffle trees were valued at a combined $8,300. 2014 Raffle tree winners were: Sandy Ellersick (“Whoville”- Sponsored by Exbabylon); John Nelson (“All Around Town Tree” – Sponsored by Newport, Priest River and Oldtown area businesses); Terri Miller (“Family Fun” – Sponsored by Priest

Human remains found in Newport NEWPORT – A hiker discovered what turned out to be human remains while walking on rented property off Highway 2, near the railroad tracks just west of Newport Tuesday, Dec. 2. Pend Oreille County Sheriff Alan Botzhiem

said the area along the railroad tracks have been favored by transients. “There have been transient camps along the railroad tracks for years,” Botzheim said, adding remains had been SEE BONES, 2A

Idaho lake lot auction candidates BOISE – One hundred eighty leaseholders of state owned lake lots at Priest Lake and Payette Lake locked in spots last week to participate in auction sales of the lots they lease over the next three years. By the end of 2017, the state expects to have sold

SEE TREES, 11A MINER PHOTO|DESIREÉ HOOD

Christmas spirit at Festival of Trees A young girl enjoys her candy cane while looking at one of the 12 Christmas trees that decorated Sadie Halstead’s gymnasium for the annual Festival of Trees, Saturday, Dec. 6. Scotia Road, playing on stage, provided musical entertainment.

two thirds of its ownership in the lake lots it owns and manages under a constitutional mandate to maximize long-term financial returns to public schools and other state institutions. The lots known as “cotSEE LAND, 11A

B R I E F LY Hospital board continues bond talks

NEWPORT – The Newport Hospital and Health Services board of commissioners will hold a second meeting this month, Thursday, Dec. 18, at 12:30 p.m. in the Sandifur meeting room in the basement of the hospital. The board will continue discussions on capital improvement plans, including building a new clinic and assisted living facility. The board discussed a bond proposal to go before voters at its meeting Thursday, Dec. 4. The district is planning to use reserves and bank financing to build a new clinic attached to the hospital. A bond will go before voters to build a new assisted living facility next to River Mountain Village, that will house

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Newport chamber elects officers NEWPORT – The Greater Newport Area Chamber of Commerce board of directors elected its officers at a regular board meeting Friday, Dec. 5. Randy Pymm of American Eagle HVAC is the new president. Mike Lithgow of Pend Oreille County’s Community Development Department is vice president. Steve Shumski of Newport School District remains treasurer and Nancy Thompson of the Pend Oreille PUD is secretary. 9B-12B

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Remaining board members are Rob Owen, Mark Zorica, Lynette Elswick, Dale Snyder, Bubba Konkright and Melannie Jones. The board meets the first Friday morning of each month. The next chamber members meeting is Tuesday, Dec. 16, at 6 p.m. at Washington Federal Bank, 224 S. Washington, Newport. Washington Federal staff wants to help local businesses understand the importance of business profitability and credit. They will discuss what is the best route to go for a business loan, line of credit or commercial real estate loan based on the needs of the business.

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FOREST: All stakeholders gave their input on draft plan FROM PAGE 1

tests before work can start. That is where the northern portion of this project in the Mill Creek area is going soon. Vaagen hopes to have a final decision from the Forest Service by February. There is about 17,000 acres in north project area. Mike North, U.S. Forest Service project liaison officer, said Monday that, “this is the first time this process has been used.” He feels the main issue has been trying to keep on schedule. North is based in Flagstaff, Ariz. He said the final reports from the contractor working on the plan should be in by the end of the month. Then the Forest Service staff will review and approve. He points out that no laws or policies are ignored. It is the same as if the Forest Service prepared it. They’ve actually been involved all along because of required periodic reporting. After that, the Forest Service will release the plan to the public in mid to late January. A 30-day public comment period will begin. Then the Forest Service will address the comments and produce a final plan. A public objection period will be opened with a final plan and environmental assessment approved by the Forest Service. Under the direction of the forest supervisor and local ranger district, Vaagen will be authorized to begin work. North said he feels this could happen in early spring. Since agreeing to pay the costs of the National Environmental Planning Assessment (NEPA) by an independent contractor, the contractor has completed an assessment of the north half of the project area, Vaagen said. Normally this is done by the Forest Service staff. Even though they pay for Cramer Fish Sciences work, they don’t have any direct control over them, he said. They receive Cramer reports the same as other stakeholders, such as the Lands Council, at regular meetings of the Northeast Washington Forestry Coalition. “Pretty pleased with it so far,” said Mike Peterson, executive director of the Lands Council. “What’s really different from the Forest Service is that Cramer goes out to those with opinions or potential impacts from projects and gets their input,” Vaagen said. They try to deal with their concerns in the plan. Peterson also noted this as strength of the yearlong process that he says has been good so far. He said he remembered going to a site visit and a rancher that grazes cattle in the area was asked what problems he saw from projects and they listened and worked on a way to settle it. He hadn’t seen that before. “I think it has gone faster than Forest Service planning,” Peterson said. When asked what he felt his group got from the north plan so far he said watershed improvements. “We appreciate that,” Peterson said. Peterson said he didn’t think this was an attempt by timber industry advocates to privatize the forests.

Vaagen said Peterson told him he felt the Cramer Fish Science NEPA work has been the best he has seen. Vaagen is also pleased with the company. Mark Teply, senior ecosystem analyst for Cramer, said, “the biggest challenge is sticking to the timeline.” But he confirmed that they are only a few weeks behind. He said they hope to set a template for future processes like this. He also didn’t think this private planning process had ever been accomplished at this level before on Forest Service land. Teply has more than 25 years of experience. Their staff also does the other site planning work and research for the plan and environmental assessment. They created a draft and then talked to all the stakeholders to get their ideas, he said. The biggest issues involved

‘Pretty pleased with it so far.’ Mike Peterson

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road building or repair and controlling sediments, he said. Teply also said Monday that he felt work would begin this spring. “Mark Tipley went out and proactively met and informed people on what they proposed doing,” Vaagen said. They also have a good team of specialists that studied soil, water and environment to make a good plan, he said. The planning process for the rest of the 54,000 acres should begin as soon as the first is approved. It will take about a year. A lot of the work is already done, Vaagen said. “It’s important to treat as soon as possible,” Vaagen said of the area, which has had problems with disease and other forest health issues. These have caused a threat of forest fires and lack of growth in some areas. These treatments will include logging but also thinning dense stands of trees, maintaining roads, and conducting prescribed burns and watershed restoration projects. Vaagen hasn’t seen the final draft; it goes to the Forest Service first. “We are still at the mercy of the Forest Service,” he said. This spring Vaagen hopes to get the task orders from the Forest Service. They will include the specific work and locations in the treatment area. Vaagens doesn’t have its own logging or other fieldwork crews. It will use its regular contractors from the region. Vaagen said as part of this new process they are automatically the contractor for the work but will still pay for timber. They will negotiate the price they pay if they feel it isn’t a fair market price. They hope the cost of planning will be paid from the profits from milling the timber and other treatment work. “Realistically, I’m satisfied with the amount of NEPA work they have done,” Vaagen said.

“Could it be done faster?” Vaagen asked. “Yes.” His and his father Duane Vaagen’s hope is that the success here will lead to more treatments like it on the Colville National Forest and other forests in the northwest. “What we are trying to do is create abundance,” Russ Vaagen said. “We have had that scarcity attitude – fighting over scraps.” He doesn’t feel the treatment plan will get to the point of lawsuits like in the past. They have worked to keep everyone involved.

Vaagen Brothers Lumber Co. was the sole bidder on the contract, which is valued at up to $30 million. Forest Service officials say the contract could become a national model for helping the cash-strapped agencies get restoration work done. The contract covers 54,000 acres in the Three Rivers Ranger District’s Mill Creek watershed. Some ponderosa pine stands in the watershed have thousands of trees per acre as a result of decades of fire suppression, Vaagen said. The dense stands are unhealthy and

prone to catastrophic fires. Vaagen said the project grew out of conversations that his dad, company President Duane Vaagen, had with the staff of U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., and Forest Service officials. The Colville National Forest already used stewardship contracts for smaller projects and was receptive to the idea of a larger pilot project. Stewardship projects are underway or being proposed for North Idaho forests. Although none are as extensive as A to Z.

BONES: Case being actively investigated FROM PAGE 1

there some time, maybe more than a year. They were sent to the Spokane Medical Examiner Office for identification, which Botzheim said may be difficult if the person was a transient. “By their very nature, they may not want to be identified,” he said. Botzheim said DNA and dental records may lead to identification. The death is being actively investigated, he said, but there were no apparent signs

of foul play. A backpack and some clothes were found near the unidentified remains. The Washington State Patrol’s Criminal Investigation Team (CIT) was called to assist deputies in processing the scene and collecting evidence. The remains do not match any missing persons from Pend Oreille County, Botzhiem said. Anyone with possible information on the identification of this person is asked to call the Pend Oreille County Sheriff’s Office at 509-447-1980.

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B R I E F LY Hospital district passes state accountability audit OLYMPIA – The district that operates Newport Hospital and Health Services passed an accountability audit conducted by the Washington State Auditor’s Office. In the areas audited, district operations complied with applicable requirements and provided adequate safeguarding of public resources, according to the auditor’s office. The district also complied with state laws and regulations and its own policies and procedures in the areas the state examined. In keeping with general auditing practices, not every transaction, activity or area was studied. Instead, the areas examined were those representing the highest risk of fraud, loss, abuse, or noncompliance. Third-party and cafeteria cash receipting and the safeguarding of pharmacy and cafeteria inventory was examined. The audit period was from Jan. 1 through Dec. 31, 2013.

Open house to discuss Highway 2 safety issues SPOKANE – Increased commercial and residential development on Highway 2 just north of Spokane has caused traffic volumes to increase by nearly 9 percent in the last 10 years. As a result, the number of congestion-related collisions is on the rise. The Washington State Department of Transportation will host a public open house Tuesday, Dec. 16, to present a number of possible low-cost safety enhancements on Highway 2 between the State Route 206 Intersection and Day-Mt. Spokane Road. WSDOT representatives will be on hand to explain the potential improvements. Information and suggestions from area residents and drivers will be used to shape the final plan for the highway. The open house is 6-7:30 p.m. at Mountainside Middle School, 4717 E. Day-Mt. Spokane Road, Colbert. Accommodation requests for people with disabilities can be made by contacting the WSDOT Diversity/ADA Affairs team or by calling toll-free, 855-362-4ADA (232). Persons who are deaf or hard of hearing may make a request by calling the Washington State Relay at 711.

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Clearing the way for walkers Newport streets city maintenance worker Dusty Walker plows the new sidewalk along Highway 2 after a fresh snowfall Friday, Dec. 5. Work on the sidewalks was finished in September and the sidewalks get a lot of use, including use by parents pushing strollers.

Emphasis patrol results in 36 traffic stops PRIEST RIVER – The Priest River Police Department recently conducted a seat belt emphasis campaign, dedicating 60 hours looking for seat belt violations occurring in the city of Priest River. During that time officers made 36 traffic stops issuing seven seat belt citations, two suspended driving misdemeanor citations, and one hit and run misdemeanor citation. The department conducted a pre and post emphasis seat belt survey showing that 64 percent and 62 percent of drivers were wearing their seat belts in Priest River. “Now that the holidays are here and the roads are ice covered please wear your seat belt,” Police Chief Drew McLain said. This time of year, with all the holiday parties and festive occasions, many partygoers will be drinking, the chief said.

“If you’re celebrating with alcohol this holiday season, the Priest River Police Department has a message for you: Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over.” Due to the increase in drunk-driving related fatalities around the holidays each year, law enforcement agencies across America will be out in force Dec. 1 through Jan. 4, 2015, actively searching for drunk drivers. According to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in December 2012, there were 830 people killed in crashes involving at least one driver or motorcycle operator with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08 or higher; 26 of those deaths occurred on Christmas Day. On average, 31 percent of all crash fatalities in America involve drunk driving. But on Christmas day 2012, the percentage jumped to 36 percent.

Public hearing on six-year transportation plan Dec. 16 NEWPORT – Pend Oreille County will hold a public hearing Tuesday, Dec. 16, at 2:30 p.m. in the commissioners chambers at 625 W. First St. in Newport to take public input on their six year Transportation Improvement Plan. The Transportation Improvement Plans outlines a six-year program for transportation. Projects

are selected and placed on the list, but all are dependent on funding. The list is updated annually and projects must be on the list to be funded. Existing, selected proj-

ects include replacing a single lane bridge with a two-lane bridge at the Sullivan Lake inlet bridge ($859,000), and preservaSEE HEARING, 6A

CUSICK – Monte Williams wanted to give his son and daughterin-law, Tanner and Tracy Williams Williams something for Thanksgiving, so he bought five $5 Seahawks 12 scratch tickets. Like most tickets, they didn’t have the right numbers to win one of the $50,000 prizes, or even one of the $5 ones. Most people would have shrugged and thrown the tickets away. Not Monte. “I said mail ‘em in and see what happens,” he said. In addition to the lottery numbers, the tickets also offer second chance drawings. People who send in the tickets can win a Seahawk home game package, a 65-inch television, or a $100 Seahawks gift card in the second chance drawing. So the Williams sent the tickets to the Woodinville office. They won.

“They called Tuesday and said she had won a package worth $2,200 or $2,400,” Williams said. She was given the choice of the cash or the package, he said. “She took the package.” The package includes transportation to the Seattle-San Francisco NFL game Sunday, Dec. 14, two choice seats, dinner for two, pre game brunch at the field, pre game sideline tour, a $400 gift card, one night lodging in a hotel, an autographed Seahawk football and a roll of 50 Seahawk scratch tickets. For this drawing, there were eight packages, four 65-inch televisions and a dozen $100 pro shop gift cards awarded. Monte says he will drive the couple over. Since there are only two tickets, Tanner, who works for the PUD and Tracy, who is postmaster in Cusick, will do the in person viewing. “I’ll watch on TV in the hotel,” Monte said. “That’s fine by me. It turned out to be a pretty good turkey day after all.”

Hearing on shoreline plan amendment Jan. 13 CUSICK – The Pend Oreille County Planning Commission will take up the matter of amending the Shoreline Master Program at its Jan. 13, 2015, meeting to allow work on historical buildings located along the shoreline. The amendment is necessary in order for the PUD to do something with the Power House building, located near Metaline Falls. Since the powerhouse no longer is used to generate electricity, the PUD would like it to be available for small office space or a condo, according to its application. While the powerhouse is the only historic structure currently being considered for repurposing, if the plan is amended, other projects could qualify, community development director Mike Lithgow said. He said a shoreline conditional use permit would be necessary for work on the project. Lithgow said the state Department of Ecology hasn’t expressed any problems with amending the SMP.

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or more than three decades, the debate over timber harvesting in the National Forests has raged. Compromise and middle ground was never reached. Until now. We are joining a growing chorus of timber industry leaders, environmentalists and government officials that believe a pilot project on the Colville National Forest might change things for the better forever. We were skeptical of the forest restoration project on 54,000 acres when awarded to Vaagen Brothers Lumber a year ago. That was probably because some Forest Service officials were telling us it wouldn’t work. It was also because there had never been a new way of planning for work on the national forests. There was also the almost automatic road to the courts for any plan this size. (See story on front page.) We underestimated the vision and willingness to gamble on change that Duane Vaagen, president of Vaagen and his son Russ, vice president, have. They believed a new method to get timber to starving regional mills and restore forest health in a sick national forest was possible. They didn’t want to own the national forest but say they do want an improved Forest Service operation. Vaagen couldn’t do it by themselves; the timber industry had tried for years to pressure the Forest Service into releasing more timber and taking better care of the forest. The main difference in this process never done before in the country is simple. The private company does all the planning and pays for it. In this case, the consultant went to every stakeholder that showed interest with a draft of the restoration work plan. They then included what all the special interests wanted. They went to environmentalists, recreation enthusiasts, ranchers and timber industry leaders. They met all the laws and policies. Leaders from all the groups told us this week they are pleased with the results. The Forest Service wouldn’t have even started planning this restoration work for five years or more. Timber will be removed and forest health restored beginning this spring. That’s a giant success story. No more talk about healthy forests and more timber – just action. --FJW

Bonneville power rates going up BY DESIREÉ HOOD OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) has proposed a rate increase but Pend Oreille residents will see a minimal impact, said Kim Gentle, PUD power and risk manager. The increase is for 2016 and 2017 fiscal years. “Ponderay Newsprint Company receives the majority of BPA’s energy and transmission and therefore the general service customers will be minimally impacted by the rate increase,” Gentle said. The proposed increase is 6.7 percent for power sold to public utilities in four states and a proposed 5.6 percent increase for the transmission of power to counties via BPA lines. BPA said in a news release,

Dec. 4, that a large share of the increase for power sales comes from previous capital spending. Gentle said the impact to the Pend Oreille Public Utility District is in flux as a formal hearing process is required before the rate increase takes effect. “Allocation of the increase among BPA products is key, since the District does not receive many of BPA services,” Gentle said. “The impact can vary a bit depending on which BPA products see the greatest increase.” BPA uses the Tiered Rate Methodology, which adopts new rates every two years according to BPA fiscal year of October through September. Gentle said the final Record of Decision should be issued July 25, 2015, and effective Oct. 1, 2015.

Winter means wildlife encounters NEWPORT – Winter is here in the Inland Northwest and with that comes stress to local populations of wildlife. Washington State Fish and Wildlife Officers would like to remind residents of northeast Washington of some laws and facts. One is that it is unlawful to allow dogs to harass and or chase wildlife. Also at this time of year motorists are likely to encounter wildlife congregating along and near roadways. “Drive with extra caution due to increased populations of wildlife in these areas,” WDFW officer Severin Erickson said. WDFW enforcement wants to remind all snowmobile users to have their machines registered prior to usage. In addition, all Sno-Park users must have a 2015 Valid SnoPark Permit displayed inside the driver’s side windshield. Permit retail outlets are available on line at Washington State Parks, www.parks.wa.gov/winter/vendors.

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YO U R O P I N I O N World’s no. 2 economy is U.S. To the editor: Seven days after the U.S. government hit a whopping $18 trillion in debt, our mainstream media finally got a clue and has reported the International Monetary Fund’s recent findings, which puts the U.S. economy as No. 2 in the world. The universal law of wealth is to produce more than you consume. We have completely broken that basic law. Our leaders have replaced it with debt, war and intimidation. And we’re now only just starting to scratch the surface of the consequences that this brings. Here’s what we’ve been given by our government: Insane debt levels, shortsighted monetary policy, a crippled economy, global bullying, waging endless wars, a population that lives in fear. It’s pretty hard to maintain the No. 1 spot when that’s what you stand for. Do you owe desperate politicians a greater share of your livelihood so they can blow it on even more war, police, spying and giving it away? History shows that every time this happens, governments in power will do anything they can to maintain the status quo and keep their party going a little bit longer. I, dear neighbor, believe my primary obligation to my family and loved ones, how about you? -Judson Lightsey Newport

Rodgers, R-Wash., has never allowed a vote of the full House on the bipartisan immigration bill passed 17 months ago by the Senate, even though the bill has long had enough House votes to pass. This bill, that Obama supports, is more substantial than his executive action and resulted from bipartisan cooperation among lawmakers, business groups, labor unions, agricultural interests, and immigration advocates. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office projects the bill would reduce federal budget deficits by $197 billion over the next decade. It is supported by such pro-business and proagriculture groups as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the local Washington Growers League, an influential Eastern Washington agribusiness association working on immigration in an unusual alliance with the Washington Federation of State Employees. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Migration chairperson has also expressed support. It is high time that real democracy works by House passage of this bill. -Norm Luther Spokane

North county residents contribute too

forget about the courthouse, building permits, licenses, the list goes on and on. One would definitely wonder, as to whom twisted Mr. Scobby’s arm, and forced him to drive the 80 miles to a meeting he was disgusted and disappointed in? If we were to split the county I believe our north end should be named God’s County. After all, we do live in God’s Country. I also oppose the new zoning that is being asked of The Boys Ranch properties. Leave as is. -Janet Rice Metaline Falls

Dangerous McMorris Rogers ALEC loyalties To the editor: I found disturbing your article on our U.S. Congresswoman’s lifelong loyalties to ALEC (American Legislative Exchange Council). I have always tried to look beyond political criticism of our U.S. Representative with the faith in her oath of office to do the best job she can for all of us in her district, not just GOP or corporate interests. Her regular feeding on ALEC’s corporate spoon-fed politician pabulum is disappointing. Even Google dumped ALEC, blasting them for “literally lying” about climate change. Exposed long ago, through ALEC, global corporations and state politicians vote behind closed doors to try to rewrite state laws that govern your rights. These so-called “model bills” reach into almost every area of American life and often directly benefit huge corporations. Ninety-nine percent of us common people lack such access or representation. McMorris Rodgers keeps getting elected, while unbelievably out-of-touch with the majority of her people’s

interests. Is this now the common place, norm? -Duane Schofield Cusick

Government turned police against us To the editor: American police are shooting unarmed suspects, choking them and tasering them to death. The reason is that they are big black men and the police apparently can’t subdue them without killing them. Even when their killings are videotaped, the police have not been indicted by a grand jury. While it seems racial when white police officers kill black suspects, the actual reason is a consequence of Sept. 11, 2001, and the militarization of our police by federal grants from the Department of Homeland Security. The government, through its police, now views citizens as terrorists or criminals first and citizens with rights second. How do police read the rights to an unarmed suspect they have just shot multiple times or choked to death? Consider the uniforms and equipment now used by our police since 9-11. They look more like military Special Forces than neighborhood police officers. With those uniforms, high tech lethal equipment and training, the police now see themselves as soldiers in a combat role. The citizens are the enemy in the war on terror, drugs, crime, etc. You have to wonder what goes through the mind of an officer that does a traffic stop on a citizen driving his car. The officer is ready to fatally shoot you if you are big and black. My worry is that I might be next. My concern is that the police are killing citizens for minor crimes such

To the editor: In response to Pete Scobby’s letter to the editor, in the Nov. 26 edition of The Miner: I do not recall ever reading such an obnoxious letter in my life. Is it not odd that the last time taxes were due, we Real democracy would all, in North Pend Oreille County had to pay? allowHouse vote I’m quite sure some of our on immigration taxes went to the county as Letter to the editor: a whole, meaning we spread So Republican House of the wealth to the southern Representatives leadership part of the county as well. is outraged by President Also, our federal monies. SEE LETTERS, 5A Obama’s executive action How many North Pend on immigration reform, Oreille County R E A D E R ’ S P O L L R E S U LT S claiming “this is not the residents go to the way democracy is supposed southern areas of the Do you think police are too quick to kill a to work.” But democracy is county to do business, suspect in a confrontation? supposed to work by majorsuch as, to include ity rule and the real outrage hospital, pharmacies, is that Republican leaderclinics, fuel, groceries, No, police have dangerous I don’t know about elsewhere but jobs. They need to be able in the Bonner General situation, ship, including our Reprefuneral home, restauto protect themselves and they were far too quick to use sentative Cathy McMorris rants, and let’s not by extension, me. deadly force. They had many READE R’S POLL other options. Visit The Miner Online to answer our readers’ poll question through Monday afternoon. Find it on the right-hand side of the page at www.PendOreilleRiverValley.com. The results will be printed next week on this page. You need not be a subscriber to participate. If you have any ideas for future readers’ poll questions, submit them at theminer@povn.com.

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Christmas is a mere couple weeks away. What kind of Christmas tree do you put up? Artificial Real I don’t put up a tree.

Total Votes: 21 Yes, police across the country are far too quick to kill members of the public with the barest of excuses.

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Priest River after school program open house Dec. 18

Important dates for financial aid coming up PRIEST RIVER – Priest River Lamanna High School is holding a 21st Century Community Learning Center open house and Christmas party Thursday, Dec. 18, from 3-4:55 p.m. Parents and community partners are invited to see what it is students are doing four days a week. Shadow your student as they go through the academic and fun activities until 4:15 p.m., followed by a Christmas party where kid who have been attending the program will be recognized, and kids who have improved their grades and made the honor roll will be celebrated. Pizza and goodies will be served. Several dates are coming up for students who want to apply for financial aid for college. Getting a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FASFA) PIN is the first step for any student wanting to apply for Pell grants, subsidized and unsubsidized loans or campus work/study for college or trade schools. A meeting to get your PIN is Dec. 16 from 6-7:30 p.m. at the high school. Students will also be introduced to the Khan Academy, which is for all students and parents wanting to learn about the free on line education tools for tutoring and instruction for an entire K-12 program. FAFSA application night is Jan. 7, 2015, at 6 p.m. This is different than the FAFSA PIN night. This is for students and parents who have already applied and received a FAFSA PIN who want to do the actual FAFSA Application for the 2015/2016 school year. One parent and each student must have a PIN prior to completing this application. Bring last year’s taxes, bank account and investment information, auto license if you have one, Social Security numbers and if applicable naturalization papers and untaxed income information. Teen and Parent Quit Smoking Classes will be offered for 21st CCLC kids and their parents Jan. 20 and 27 and Feb. 3 and 10. Student classes will be from 3:30-4:55 p.m. as part of the after school program and parent classes

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as shoplifting or resisting arrest. How can the police be justified in applying the death penalty for crimes that don’t carry a death penalty sentence? The suspects are unarmed but threaten the police just because they are physically big persons. Then the police are defended by Republican politicians. They are the very people that created the Department of Homeland Insecurity and turned our police against us. -Pete Scobby Newport

will be on the same days but take place at 6-7 p.m. Panhandle Health District will implement these classes and will offer a four to eight week supply free nicotine patches to adults over 18 years. These classes are limited to students and parents registered with the 21st CCLC. CPR classes for 21st CCLC students are Jan. 12 and 13, 3:30-5 p.m. Cooking classes will begin in January for students wanting to learn how to make healthy, inexpensive meals. The Newport/Priest River Rotary and the 21st CCLC is sponsoring a logo contest. Two $100 winners will be chosen, one student and one adult artist. Dimensions of work of art are 8 inches by 10 inches in an 11 inch by 14 inch mat. Any medium can be used: pencil, oil, crayon, pen and ink, marker, water color, wax, charcoal, collage, etc. Submissions are due no later than Jan. 6. Submissions will be displayed for one week at Priest River Lamanna High School. Winners will be chosen by the Advisory Counsel and will be announced Jan. 13. The theme can be inspired by the mission statement, vision statement and the “Building Bridges,” motto. Visit lam.sd83.org to view the mission and vision statement.

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WSU researchers find lethal wolf control backfires on livestock PULLMAN – Washington State University researchers have found that it is counterproductive to kill wolves to keep them from preying on livestock. Shooting and trapping lead to more dead sheep and cattle the following year, not fewer. Writing in the journal PLOS ONE, WSU wildlife biologist Rob Wielgus and data analyst Kaylie Peebles say that, for each wolf killed, the odds of more livestock depredations increase significantly. The trend continues until 25 percent of the wolves in an area are killed. Ranchers and wildlife managers then see a “standing wave of livestock depredations,” Wielgus said. Moreover, he and Peebles write, that rate of wolf mortality “is unsustainable and cannot be carried out indefinitely if federal relisting of wolves is to be avoided.”

Study analyzes 25 years of data The gray wolf was federally listed as endangered in 1974. During much of its recovery in the northern Rocky Mountains, government predator control efforts have been used to keep wolves from attacking sheep and livestock. With wolves delisted in 2012, sport hunting has also been used. But until now, the effectiveness of lethal control has been what Wielgus and Peebles call a “widely accepted, but untested, hypothesis.” Their study is the largest of

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its kind, analyzing 25 years of lethal control data from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services Interagency Annual Wolf Reports in Montana, Wyoming and Idaho. The researchers found that killing one wolf increases the odds of depredations 4 percent for sheep and 5 to 6 percent for cattle. If 20 wolves are killed, livestock deaths double. Work reported in PLOS ONE last year by Peebles, Wielgus and other WSU colleagues found that lethal controls of cougars also backfire, disrupting their populations so much that younger, less disciplined cougars attack more livestock. Still, Wielgus did not expect to see the same result with wolves. “I had no idea what the results were going to be, positive or negative,” he said. “I said, ‘Let’s take a look at it and see what happened.’ I was surprised that there was a big effect.”

Three breeding pairs in state Wielgus said wolf killings likely disrupt the social cohesion of the pack. While an intact breeding pair will keep young offspring from mating, disruption can set sexually mature wolves free to breed, leading to an increase in

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Washington State University wildlife biologist Rob Wielgus is studying lethal and non-lethal methods to keep wolves from preying on livestock.

breeding pairs. As they have pups, they become bound to one place and can’t hunt deer and elk as freely. Occasionally, they turn to livestock. Under Washington state’s wolf management plan, wolves will be a protected species until there are 15

breeding pairs for three years. Depredations and lethal controls, legal and otherwise, are one of the biggest hurdles to that happening. Wolves from the Huckleberry Pack killed more than 30 sheep in Stevens County, SEE WOLF, 6A

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HEARING: Flowery Trail on the list FROM PAGE 3A

tion of Coyote Trail Road, from Deer Valley Road to Southshore Diamond Lake Road ($812,000). This involves restoring the pavement structure, paving and replacing the guardrail terminal ends. Other preservation projects already selected include restoring the pave-

ment structure on Flowery Trail Road, from Danforth Road to Westside Calispel Road ($2.23 million), doing a hot mix asphalt overlay on Deer Valley Road, from Highway 211 to milepost 3.99 ($800,000) and a similar asphalt overlay to LeClerc Road N., from milepost 8.06 to 11.66 ($860). New construction projects already selected include

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widening Fertile Valley Road, to 30 feet from the Sacheen Lake Outlet Bridge to Highway 211 ($2.31 million), and constructing a fish passage at Indian Creek in partnership with the Salmon Recovery Board. It involves removing a culvert, constructing a new bridge, realigning LeClerc Road S. and restoring the stream bed ($2.15 million).

WOLF: Article can be viewed online FROM PAGE 3A

Wash., this summer, prompting state wildlife officials to authorize killing up to four wolves. An aerial gunner ended up killing the pack’s alpha female. A second alpha female, from the Teanaway pack near Ellensburg, Wash., was illegally shot and killed in October. That left three breeding pairs in the state.

Non-lethal interventions encouraged As it is, said Wielgus, a small percentage of livestock deaths are from wolves.

According to the management plan, they account for between .1 percent and .6 percent of all livestock deaths – a minor threat compared to other predators, disease, accidents and the dangers of calving. In an ongoing study of nonlethal wolf control, Wielgus’ Large Carnivore Conservation Lab last summer monitored 300 radio-tagged sheep and cattle in eastern Washington wolf country. None were killed by wolves. Still, there will be some depredations, he said. He encourages more non-lethal interventions like guard dogs, “range riders” on horse-

back, flags, spotlights and “risk maps” that discourage grazing animals in hard-toprotect, wolf-rich areas. “The only way you’re going to completely eliminate livestock depredations is to get rid of all the wolves,” Wielgus said, “and society has told us that that’s not going to happen.” The article can be viewed at http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/ journal.pone.0113505.

CUSICK – A Kettle Falls man was uninjured after the 2007 Kenworth tractor trailer he was driving rolled Wednesday, Nov. 26. Donald R. Sullivan, 56, was westbound on Highway 20 about 12 miles north of Cusick when the wreck occurred, according to a press memo from the Washington State Patrol. Sullivan was driving too fast for conditions when he left the road with the tractor trailer and rolled, according to the WSP memo. He will face speeding charges. According to a WSP spokesperson, Sullivan was

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The Road Division of Pend Oreille County sands and snowplows about 480 miles of maintained County Roads from three maintenance facilities: Newport(D1), Usk (D2) and Ione(D3). 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 6:00 am-2:30 pm, 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.

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

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

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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.

Whenever possible the snow is stored behind the ditch line on the right-of-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 vehicles 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 by unnecessarily damaged. • Please place garbage cans a 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.

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Sports

Lady Spartans trounce Riverside

B R I E F LY Christmas basketball tourney Dec. 19-20 at Newport NEWPORT – Newport will host the annual Christmas Basketball Tournament Friday and Saturday, Dec. 19-20. Priest River, Newport, Omak and Lakeside (Idaho) boys and girls basketball teams will compete. The event kicks off Friday with the Priest River and Omak boys playing at 2:30 p.m. The Priest River and Omak girls play at 4:15 p.m., followed Newport and Lakeside boys at 6 p.m. and the Newport and Lakeside girls at 7:45 p.m. In the boys’ bracket, the two winners will play Saturday at 7:45 p.m. for the tournament championship. The girls championship game is at 6 p.m. The two losing boys teams will play at 4:15 p.m. and the two losing girls teams play at 2:30 p.m. Admission is $6 for adults and high school students without an ASB card, and $3 for junior high students and younger children, and high school students with an ASB card. Seniors 60 years and older get in for free.

Priest River girls beat Selkirk IONE – The Priest River and Selkirk girls basketball team opened their seasons against each other Wednesday, Dec. 3. Priest River won 57-23. Individual scoring results for Selkirk were not available. Katlyn Summers led Priest River scorers with 13, followed by Alyssa Carey with nine and Elisa Williams with eight. Aimee Warren scored seven, Avery Summers scored six, Melissa Krampert and Rachel Akre each scored five, and Angel Clark scored four. Selkirk hosted Kettle Falls Tuesday, after The Miner went to press. Selkirk travels to Republic Friday, Dec. 13 to play at 6 p.m., and then host Inchelium Saturday, Dec. 13 at 4:30 p.m. and Cusick Tuesday, Dec. 16 at 6 p.m.

Spartan wrestling lost in Sandpoint PRIEST RIVER – The Priest River Spartans hit the mat for their season opener against Sandpoint, Thursday, Dec. 4, losing 52-18 in the non-Intermountain league dual. Head Coach Jesse Hellinger said they had to forfeit several weight classes, helping lead to the loss. The team did not have the proper weight classes identified at the start of the match. Noah Jamison, a sophomore, had a great night, Hellinger said. “He defeated a really tough opponent from Sandpoint,” Hellinger said. Hellinger said Sandpoint had not sent statistics by press time. The Spartans travel to Coeur d’Alene Wednesday, Dec. 10 at 6 p.m., will go to Kellogg for a two-day tournament Dec. 12-13, and then travel to Newport Monday, Dec. 15 at 6 p.m.

BY MICHELLE NEDVED

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Cusick boys basketball starts season with losses, one in OT

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PRIEST RIVER – The Priest River girls basketball team is 2-0 after beating Riverside Saturday, Dec. 6, and Selkirk Wednesday, Dec. 3. (See separate story.) Priest River led from the get-go against Riverside, leading 8-3 at the end of the first and ON DECK: 23-7 at VS. CUSICK: the half. Thursday, Dec. They 11, 6 p.m. added AT DEER PARK: eight Saturday, Dec. points 13, 4:15 p.m. to their lead with 12 in the third, but were outscored 7-6 in the fourth. The Spartans won 41-18. Katlyn Summers had a double-double for Priest River with 16 points and 12 rebounds. Avery Summers scored seven, Elisa Williams scored five, and Alyssa Carey scored four. Melissa Krampert added three and Lily Luckey, Rachel Akre and Aimee Warren each scored two. Priest River hosts Cusick Thursday, Dec. 11, at 6 p.m. and travel to Deer Park Saturday, Dec. 13, at 4:15 p.m.

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WELLPINIT – The Cusick Panthers boys basketball ON DECK: AT PRIEST RIVER: Thursday, Dec. 11, 7 p.m. AT INCHELIUM: Friday, Dec. 12, 6 p.m. VS. CURLEW: Saturday, Dec. 13, 6 p.m. AT SELKIRK: Tuesday, Dec. 16, 7:30 p.m.

team played twice last week at the Wellpinit Tourna-

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IONE – The Selkirk Rangers boys basketball team handed the visiting Spartans from Priest River a 49-39 loss Wednesday, Dec. 3 in the Rangers’ first game of the season. “Overall I was pleased with how we played for a first game,” Selkirk coach Kelly Cain said. “The boys came out with good energy and really competed.” Priest River coach Nick Ivie said his team was missing a junior forward

‘Mason Clark had a solid game offensively.’ Nick Ivie

Spartan Head Coach

Ethan Harrison because Harrison did not having enough practices. “That hurt us as he is definitely a player who can defend well and shoot the basketball from the

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Priest River’s Katlyn Summers, No. 23, takes the shot during the Spartans’ game against Riverside Saturday, Dec. 6, at home. Priest River won 41-18.

Selkirk beats Priest River in opener BY DON GRONNING

ment, Dec. 5-6, losing both games. Cusick played Yakama Tribal first, losing 81-65 after getting off to a dismal start. Cusick trailed 25-8 at the end of the first quarter. They got going a little in the second quarter but still trailed 44-21 at the half. The Panthers were outscored 21-15 in the third quarter. They outscored Yakama Tribal 23-24 in the final quarter. Tyson Shanholtzer led Cu-

outside,” Ivie said. Ivie said Selkirk was outsized by the Rangers and Priest River really didn’t have an answer for the Rangers inside play and struggled to score. He said he used the non-league game as an opportunity to switch around lineups to see what works. “Mason Clark had a solid game offensively and knocked down a couple threes for us to spread the floor,” Ivie said. Clark led Priest River scorers with a dozen points. Selkirk’s Stephen Avey led all players with 16 points. Priest River took an 8-7 first quarter lead, but the Rangers rallied and led 20-14 going into the half. Selkirk kept the pressure on in the second half. “We took pretty good care of the ball and were able to force a lot of turnovers,” Cain said. “We outscored them 26-4 off of turnovers.” Cain said there were things his team could improve. “On the negative side

we got pounded on the boards,” he said. “That’s definitely an area that we will be addressing. The boys played well together and shared the ball. It was a positive first step.” Selkirk will play at Republic Friday, Dec. 12. That game starts at 7:30 p.m. The Rangers will be back at home Saturday, Dec. 13 for a game with

S P O RTS C A L E N D A R THURSDAY, DEC. 11 CUSICK GIRLS BASKETBALL VS. PRIEST RIVER: 6 p.m. - Priest River Lamanna High School SELKIRK WRESTLING VS. NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN: 6 p.m. - Northwest Christian

‘We took pretty good care of the ball and were able to force a lot of turnovers.’ Kelly Cain

PRIEST RIVER BOYS BASKETBALL VS. CUSICK: 7:30 p.m. - Priest River Lamanna High School

Ranger Head Coach

Inchelium. That game will start at 6 p.m. Priest River will play Cusick at home Thursday, Dec. 11. They will travel to Deer Park for another nonleague contest Saturday, Dec. 15, for a game that starts at 7:30 p.m. That game will start at 6 p.m.

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CUSICK BOYS BASKETBALL VS. PRIEST RIVER: 7 p.m. Priest River Lamanna High School NEWPORT WRESTLING VS. COLVILLE: 7 p.m. - Newport High School

FRIDAY, DEC. 12 PRIEST RIVER WRESTLING AT GEORGE WILDE TOURNAMENT: 3 p.m. - Kellogg High School

PRIEST RIVER – Former Spartan basketball player Nick Ivie, 30, is the new Priest River boys basketball coach. He is the third coach in the last three years, replacing Heath Hartwig, who coached last year. Hartwig had taken over from Ryan Bodeker, a long time Spartan coach. Ivie, who graduated in Ivie 2002, was a varsity starter in basketball, football and baseball. He works as a newspaper reporter during his day job. This is Ivie’s first high school head coaching position, but he has coached younger players for a number of years. He coached Priest River Youth Athletic Association for several years, then went

on to an assistant coaching position at the junior high with veteran coach Scott Salesky. Last year Ivie took over the seventh grade boys basketball program. His team went undefeated. That won’t happen with this year’s Spartan high school team, which lost many of its key players from last year’s team, which won only one game. Ivie says his team is getting better with each game and he intends to focus on the Intermountain League. He says although the team us young, it is made up of a group of good, multi sport athletes. “It’s going to take a little time for them to learn,” Ivie said. “But I’m excited about this group.”

NEWPORT GIRLS BASKETBALL VS. BONNERS FERRY: 2:45 p.m. - Newport High School PRIEST RIVER GIRLS BASKETBALL VS. DEER PARK: 4:15 p.m. - Deer Park High School SELKIRK GIRLS BASKETBALL VS. INCHELIUM: 4:30 p.m. - Selkirk High School NEWPORT BOYS BASKETBALL VS. BONNERS FERRY: 4:30 p.m. - Newport High School CUSICK GIRLS BASKETBALL VS. CURLEW: 4:30 p.m. - Cusick High School CUSICK BOYS BASKETBALL VS. CURLEW: 6 p.m. - Cusick High School PRIEST RIVER BOYS BASKETBALL VS. DEER PARK: 6 p.m. - Deer Park High School SELKIRK BOYS BASKETBALL VS. INCHELIUM: 6 p.m. - Selkirk High School

MONDAY, DEC. 15

NEWPORT BOYS BASKETBALL VS. COLVILLE: 5:45 p.m. - Colville High School

NEWPORT WRESTLING VS. PRIEST RIVER: 6 p.m. Newport High School

SELKIRK GIRLS BASKETBALL VS. REPUBLIC: 6 p.m. - Republic High School

PRIEST RIVER WRESTLING VS. NEWPORT: 6 p.m. Newport High School

CUSICK GIRLS BASKETBALL VS. INCHELIUM: 6 p.m. - Inchelium High School

NEWPORT BOYS BASKETBALL VS. RIVERSIDE: 5:45 p.m. - Riverside High School

NEWPORT GIRLS BASKETBALL VS. COLVILLE: 7:30 p.m. - Colville High School

CUSICK GIRLS BASKETBALL VS. SELKIRK: 6 p.m. - Selkirk High School

SELKIRK BOYS BASKETBALL VS. REPUBLIC: 7:30 p.m. - Republic High School

SELKIRK WRESTLING VS. ALMIRA-COULEE/HARTLINE: 6 p.m. - ACH

CUSICK BOYS BASKETBALL VS. INCHELIUM: 7:30 p.m. Inchelium High School

SELKIRK GIRLS BASKETBALL VS. CUSICK: 6 p.m. - Selkirk High School

SATURDAY, DEC. 13

Ivie takes over as Spartan hoops coach

their academic success, participation in various activities, and for their performance with their respective team on the field or on the court.

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PRIEST RIVER GIRLS BASKETBALL VS. CUSICK: 6 p.m. - Priest River Lamanna High School

Tough loss in OT for Colville

NEWPORT – The Colville Indians took a chance at a two-point conversion in overtime in the Gridiron Classic 1A football championship Saturday in the Tacoma Dome, but couldn’t penetrate the Cascade Christian defense to lose 27-26. This was

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OPEN GYM, ADULT BASKETBALL: 7 a.m. - Newport High School PRIEST RIVER WRESTLING AT GEORGE WILDE TOURNAMENT: 9 a.m. - Kellogg High School NEWPORT WRESTLING AT LIBERTY INVITE: 10 a.m. Liberty High School SELKIRK WRESTLING VS. LIBERTY: 10 a.m. - Liberty High School

TUESDAY, DEC. 16

NEWPORT WRESTLING VS. RIVERSIDE: 7 p.m. - Newport High School NEWPORT GIRLS BASKETBALL VS. RIVERSIDE: 7:30 p.m. - Riverside High School SELKIRK BOYS BASKETBALL VS. CUSICK: 7:30 p.m. - Selkirk High School

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 17 PRIEST RIVER GIRLS BASKETBALL VS. KOOTENAI: 7 p.m. - Priest River Lamanna High School

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Grizzlies win home opener BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – The Newport Grizzlies boys basketball team opened their home season with a 59-55 win over TimON DECK: berlake AT COLVILLE: Friday, Saturday, Dec. 12, 5:45 p.m. Dec. 6. VS. BONNERS NewFERRY: Saturday, port Dec. 13, 4:30 p.m. coach AT RIVERSIDE: Steven Tuesday, Dec. 16, 5:45 p.m. Bryant credited rebounding and ball control for the win. “The boys played extremely hard and outrebounded Timberlake 36 to 25,” Bryant said. “We only had seven turnovers to Timberlake’s 17. We were also able to get to the free throw line 38 times.” Bryant said the team didn’t shoot particularly well but still found a way to win. Kyler Zorica led all scorers with 16 points. He hit eight of 11 free throws in the fourth quarter. Senior John Lyon hit four 3 pointers and finished with 14 points. Ty McDaniel turned in a solid night with 13 points and seven rebounds. Otis Smith also hit a timely 3 pointer in the fourth quarter to give Newport the lead for good.

Lady Panthers take second at tournament

Friday, Dec. 5, the Grizzlies played St. George’s, losing 55-49. “I thought we played good defensively against St. George’s,” Bryant said. The game was exciting, with several lead changes. “We had a couple of errors that ended up being the difference in the game.” Bryant said Newport didn’t control the ball as much as he would have liked. “We made too many turnovers in key moments of the game,” he said. McDaniel played a strong game, he said, with 12 points and eight rebounds. Zorica led the team in scoring with 14 points and hit

BY MICHELLE NEDVED OF THE MINER

‘We only had seven turnovers to Timberlake’s 17.’ Steve Bryant

Grizzly Head Coach

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Junior Kyler Zorica moves the ball down court for Newport Saturday, Dec. 6, against Timberlake. Zorica led scoring for the Grizzlies, with 16 points, including some key free throws in the fourth quarter. Newport won the home game 59-55.

some key shots down the stretch, Bryant said. Josh Smith came off the bench and scored seven points and had five rebounds. Newport played Priest River after deadline Tuesday. They will go to Colville

Friday, Dec. 12 for a game that starts at 5:45 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13 they will host Bonners Ferry at 4:30

p.m. and Tuesday, Dec. 16, will travel to Riverside for a game that starts at 5:45 p.m.

Priest River boys basketball drops three BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

PRIEST RIVER – The Priest River Spartans boys basketball team played three times last week, losing contests to two bigger schools and losing another to a smaller school. The Spartans started out the week in Sandpoint Tuesday, Dec. 2, with a 73-24 loss. “Sandpoint ON DECK: is a big, fast, in VS. CUSICK: Thursday, your face type of Dec. 11, 7:30 p.m. team, so it was AT DEER PARK: Saturday, an extremely Dec. 13, 6 p.m. tough matchup for our first game out of the gate and only a limited amount of gym time together,” Priest River coach Nick Ivie said. Sandpoint’s starting lineup was all over 6 feet 2 inches tall, with a couple of 6 feet 4 inch players, Ivie said. “Sandpoint used full-court defensive pressure the entire

game and ‘platoon’ swapped out players five at a time after three or four minutes of high paced play.” Marcus Matthews scored nine for Priest River, to lead Spartan scoring. The Spartans travelled to the north part of Pend Oreille County for a game with Selkirk Wednesday, Dec. 3, losing 49-39. (See separate story.) The Spartans finished off the week at home with a game against Riverside. While the Spartans lost 62-36, Ivie was far happier with the team’s performance. “It was a night and day difference from our first game to Saturday’s home game against Riverside,” he said. “The players are starting to gel with one another and you can really see the light switch coming on when it comes to basketball IQ and knowing how to read and react to different scenarios on the court. It’s amazing what just a couple days off from games to get in the gym and work on some things can do for a team.”

Ivie said the team is responding to pressure better. “These are mostly young players on the team, so they are sort of learning in a ‘trial by fire’ approach but I know they are more than capable to make the necessary adjustments,” he said. Mason Clark led Spartan scoring with nine points. Ivie said the week was tough overall, but the team has made big improvements in just a week. “We by no means are happy with the outcome of our first week, but have steadily improved game to game and will continue to work hard to get where we want to be come Intermountain League play,” Ivie said. The Spartans hosted Newport after deadline Tuesday. Priest River will play Cusick at home Thursday, Dec. 11. They will travel to Deer Park for another nonleague contest Saturday, Dec. 15, for a game that starts at 7:30 p.m. That game will start at 6 p.m.

Newport girls lose two BY MICHELLE NEDVED OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – The Newport girls basketball lost their first two games of the season, falling to St. George’s Friday, Dec. 5, and to Timberlake Saturday, Dec. 6. Friday’s game was a close one. Newport lost by five, 43-38, but was within three with 30 second left in the game. They had to foul, coach Mike Frederick said, and St. George’s added two to their lead. “We did not handle the ball as well as we would like,” Frederick said. They

had 26 turnovers. Hadley Stratton led the Grizzlies with a double-double – 22 points and 13 rebounds. Tiffany Huang scored seven, Emily ON DECK: Lewis scored AT COLVILLE: three and Friday, Dec. 12, 7:30 p.m. Emily Hunt, VS. BONNERS FERRY: Saturday, Dec. 13, 2:45 p.m. Sam Siemsen and Elise CunAT RIVERSIDE: Tuesday, ningham each Dec. 16, 7:30 p.m. pitched in two. Newport’s loss to Timberlake wasn’t as close. Timberlake dominated and won 57-15. “We couldn’t score,” Frederick said.

Timberlake has so much pressure and were playing their sixth game of the season, while the contest was Newport’s second. Frederick said while his team knows its philosophy, they are still trying to find their identity. Stratton led with seven points, Jalin Earl scored three, Lauren Vaughn and Cunningham each scored two and Hunt added a free throw. Newport travels to Colville Friday, Dec. 12 to play at 7:30 p.m., then host Bonners Ferry Saturday, Dec. 13 at 2:45 p.m. They travel to Riverside Tuesday, Dec. 16 at 7:30 p.m.

S P O RT S S C O R E B O A R D Priest River (0-3, 0-0)

Shanholtzer 2, Pope 5.

BOYS BASKETBALL TUESDAY, DEC. 2 Sandpoint 73, Priest River 24 Priest River 6 Sandpoint 21

10 6 30 14

3 -24 8 -73

Scoring: Priest River – Clark 3, Slinger 2, Anselmo 0, Storro 0, Holman 2, Luckey 0, Simpkins 4, Mathews 9, Bacon 0, Campbell 0, Huddleston 4. Sandpoint – Timothy 8, Bilyeau 2, Aguirre 2, Spalding 8, Norris 9, Sundquist 5, Kuzmich 10, Coppess 7, Mitton 8, Speakman 3, Collado 11, Perry 0.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 3 Selkirk 49, Priest River 39 Priest River (0-2, 0-0) Selkirk (1-0, 0-0)

8 7

6 8 13 12

17 -39 17 -49

Priest River: Clark 12, Anselmo 0, Harrison 0, Luckey 2, Simpkins 2, Mathews 6, Campbell 11, Huddleston 6. Selkirk: Couch 16, Avey 0, Cain 15, Miller 9, Dawson 7, King 2.

FRIDAY, DEC. 5 Yakama Tribal 81, Cusick 65 Yakima Tribal (1-0, 0-0) 25 19 15 Cusick (0-2, 0-0) 8 13 21

22 -81 23 -65

Yakima Tribal: I. Strom 11, Sanchey 12, Arquette 2, Pastrana 8, Holguin 12, J. Strom 7, Sunbilly 1, Houle 6, Meanus 14, Ellenwood 8, Andrews 0. Cusick: Hansen 0, Ty. Shanholtzer 24, Bauer 22, Holmes 8, Hendershott 3, Nomee-Korbel 1, Ta.

St. George’s 43, Newport 38 Newport (0-2, 0-1) St. George’s (3-0, 2-0)

8 10 12 8 -38 11 13 11 8 -43

Newport: Walker 0, Vaughn 0, Oliver 0, Hunt 2, Earl 0, Siemsen 2, Cunningham 2, Stratton 22, Lewis 3, Huang 7. St. George’s: Tender 0, Bergquist 18, Henning 4, Milbrath 0, Ward, Johnson 1, Karel 0, Higashi 15, Day 0, Hayes, Armitage 5.

SATURDAY, DEC. 6 Newport 59, Timberlake 55 Timberlake (0-4, 0-0) Newport (1-1, 0-0)

10 10 15 20 -55 13 9 15 22 -59

Timberlake: Somershoe 7, Smith 8, George 7, Hauslander 2, Kirby 0, Baier 0, Hauck 0, Jones 9, Menti 9, Kistler 13, Senn 0. Newport: McDaniel 13, Tancho 5, Lyon 14, Zorica 16, Hastings 0, J. Smith 6, O. Smith 3, Allen 0, Burgess 2.

Lakeside 69, Cusick 65 Lakeside (ID) (1-1, 0-1) Cusick (0-2, 0-0)

7 12 26 16 7 -68 11 16 19 15 4 -65

Lakeside: (ID)Sanchez 0, Ju. Mitchell 4, Kohler 17, Jo. Mitchell 4, Curley 4, Huber 10, Nilson 33, Abrahamson 0. Cusick: Hansen 0, Ty. Shanholtzer 12, Bauer 16, Holmes 9, Nomee 2, Bluff 18, Hendershott 0, Nomee-Korbel 0, Ta. Shanholtzer 2, Pope 6.

Riverside 62, Priest River 36 Riverside (2-0, 0-0)

17 20 15 10 -62

8 -36

Riverside: Morris 0, Graves 0, James 0, Anselm 10, Kramer 14, Axtell 27, Elliott 4, Luengas 0, Huggins 7. Priest River: Clark 9, Slinger 6, Anselmo 4, Storro 0, Holman 2, Luckey 1, Simpkins 0, Mathews 8, Bacon 0, Campbell 2, Huddleston 4.

GIRLS BASKETBALL WEDNESDAY, DEC. 3 Priest River (2-0, 0-0) Selkirk (0-1, 0-0)

-57 -23

Scoring: Priest River - Priest River- Wilson 0, Clark 4, A. Summers 6, Krampert 5, Carey 9, Williams 8, Akre 5, K. Summers 13, Warren 7.

FRIDAY, DEC. 5 Newport (0-2, 0-1) St. George’s (3-0, 2-0)

8 11

10 13

12 11

8 -38 8 -43

Statistics: 3-point goals - Bergquist, Higashi 2, Lewis. Total fouls - Newport 18, St. George’s 17. Fouled out - Armitage. Technicals -None. Scoring: Newport - Walker 0, Vaughn 0, Oliver 0, Hunt 2, Earl 0, Siemsen 2, Cunningham 2, Stratton 22, Lewis 3, Huang 7. St. George’s - Tender 0, Bergquist 18, Henning 4, Milbrath 0, Ward, Johnson 1, Karel 0, Higashi 15, Day 0, Hayes, Armitage 5.

SEE SCOREBOARD, 12B

WELLPINIT – The Cusick girls basketball team took second at the season opening Wellpinit Tournament over the weekend. The Panthers defeated Yakima ON DECK: Tribal AT PRIEST RIVER: Friday Thursday, Dec. 11, 6 p.m. 58-48. “We AT INCHELIUM: Friday, Dec. 12, 6 out rep.m. boundVS. CURLEW: ed them Saturday, Dec. 13, 36-30; 4:30 p.m. not bad AT SELKIRK: for beTuesday, Dec. 16, 6 ing the p.m. smaller team, but we need to continue to get better at blocking out and rebounding,” head coach Tom Hardwick said. Cusick had 46 turnovers, but forced 55 on Yakima Tribal. Rachel Wynne led Cusick with 17 points. Brianna Balcom scored 13, Kaleigh Driver had 10 and Cassidy Hansen scored six. Renne Wynne

and Jocelin Nenema each scored five, and Iris StrangeOwl scored two. The win sent Cusick to the championship game against Wellpinit Saturday. The Panthers lost that game 48-34. Wellpinit led throughout the game, with 15 points in the first quarter to Cusick’s 11. Wellpinit led 23-18 at the half. Wellpinit added another eight points to their lead with 15 in the third, and outscored Cusick 10-7 in the fourth. Brianna Balcom led the Panthers with 11 points. Gracie StrangeOwl scored six, Rachael Wynne, Renee Wynne and Jocelin Nenema each scored four. Cassidy Hansen scored two and Iris StrangeOwl and Kaleigh Driver each scored one. Cusick travels to Priest River Thursday, Dec. 11, and to Inchelium Friday, Dec. 12. Both games start at 6 p.m. They then host Curlew Saturday, Dec. 13, at 4:30 p.m. and travel to Selkirk Tuesday, Dec. 16, to play at 6 p.m.

Newport alumni game Dec. 27 NEWPORT – For the third year, Newport High School alumni are invited to the Alumni Basketball Tournament, set for Saturday, Dec. 27. For a $25 entry fee, players will get a spaghetti dinner, a T-shirt and a chance for bragging rights. For spectators, $6 admission will get you the dinner and a day of watching basketball. Children 5 and under eat for free. The action will get underway at 10 a.m. To participate in the games, players must have graduated from Newport High School. Newport boys basketball coach Steve Bryant also reserves the right to invite alumni from other schools. All proceeds from the tournament go to the Newport boys basketball program. These funds are used for purchasing equipment, bags, travel gear, balls, uniforms and more. People should contact Bryant at Bryantsteve@newport.wednet.edu if they have a team participating.

Rangers hit the mat at Deer Park Invite IONE – The Selkirk Rangers opened the wrestling season on the road at the Deer Park Invite, Saturday, Dec. 6, competing against a number of large schools from around the area. The Rangers placed 16th overall. “It was a thrown to the wolves kind of thing,” Head Coach Keith Saxe said. Justin Chantry wrestled to a fifth place finish for the 113-pound weight class. Jared Taft, 170 pounds, finished in sixth place. Saxe said it was good for his team to start the season against strong competition. “They all wrestled hard,” Saxe said. The Rangers travel to Northwest Christian Thursday, Dec. 11 at 6 p.m. They travel to Liberty on Saturday, Dec. 13 at 10 a.m. They take on Almira/Coulee-Hartline Tuesday, Dec. 16 at 6 p.m.

CUSICK: Started game fast; led first quarter FROM PAGE 7A

sick scoring with 24 points. The next day in the consolation game, Cusick played Idaho’s Lakeside, losing a squeaker in overtime 68-65. Cusick started faster in this game, jumping out to a 11-7 first quarter lead. They stretched that to 27-19 by the half. But Lakeside didn’t lay down. They came back hard after the halftime break, outscoring Cusick 26-19 in the third quarter. The teams played close, with Cusick taking a lead in the fourth quarter before Lakeside hit a 3-pointer with eight seconds left in regulation play to send the game into

overtime. Lakeside prevailed in the OT, outscoring the Panthers 7-4 for the win. Alec Bluff led Cusick scoring with 18 points. Cameron Bauer scored 16 and Shanholtzer scored a dozen. Host Wellpinit won the tourney, beating Yakama Tribal 84-72 in the championship game. Cusick plays at Priest River Thursday, Dec. 11 at 7 p.m. They will play at Inchelium Friday, Dec. 12 at 6 p.m., then return for a home game with Curlew Saturday, Dec. 13. That game will also start at 6 p.m. The Panthers travel to Selkirk for a game Tuesday, Dec. 16, at 7:30 p.m.

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Lifestyle

B R I E F LY Two blood drives planned for Newport, Priest River SPOKANE – The Inland Northwest Blood Center will be in the area twice in coming weeks for community blood drives. Newport’s drive is Thursday, Dec. 18, from 12:30-5:30 p.m. at the United Church of Christ, 430 West Third St. Priest River’s blood drive is Tuesday, Dec. 23, from 12:30-5:30 p.m. at Priest River Junior High. INBC needs an average of 200 blood donors every day to meet the needs of more than 35 hospitals in the Inland Northwest. A single donation can save the lives of up to three people.

Christmas concert benefits YES NEWPORT – A Community Christmas Charity Concert to benefit Youth Emergency Services, is set for Sunday, Dec. 14, at 6 p.m. at Newport High School. The time has been changed from 6:30 p.m. The concert is free, but a free will offering will be accepted to help YES, which supports homeless youth in Pend Oreille County, and their siblings. The concert features the Newport High School Choir, Priest River Lamanna High School Choir, Priest River Junior High Choir, Pend Oreille Valley School Choir, various community church choirs, a bell choir and vocalists.

Dinner concert benefits high school arts PRIEST RIVER – Priest River Lamanna High School’s Arts Department presents the Annual Christmas Dinner Concert Friday, Dec. 12 at 5 p.m. in the high school gymnasium. Tickets are $10 at the door. Attendees will hear performances by the concert choir, symphonic band and jazz band. Listen to music while enjoying a baked potato bar and salad bar, as well as a silent auction with opportunities to bid on items including a night’s stay for two at Stoneridge Resort. Proceeds support the arts department.

Sign up now for Christmas food boxes OLDTOWN – The West Bonner County Food Bank is offering applications for Christmas Holiday Boxes. Sign up in person at 315 E. Third, behind OK Lanes Bowling Alley. Christmas pickups will be Tuesday, Dec. 23, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Congregational Church in the Horizon Center gymnasium on High and Washington streets in Priest River. Organizers are asking people to be there by 12:30 p.m., because the group needs to be out by 1 p.m. Holiday boxes are for Idaho residents only. ID must be shown when filling out the application. If a person has signed up for a Thanksgiving basket, they will be signed up for Christmas. If plans have changed, let the food bank know by calling 208-437-0143. The food bank and thrift shop is open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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The Sisters in Harmony sing “Here we come A’Caroling,” during Northwoods Performing Arts’ Christmas Tonight, Saturday, Dec. 6. This series of shows finishes up Northwoods’ 2014 season. Pictured are Erin Malcolm, left, Nina Pletsch, Chris O’Brien and Alice Booth.

Final ‘Christmas Tonight’ shows this weekend SACHEEN LAKE – The Northwoods Performing Arts final show of the 2014 season wraps up this weekend, Dec. 11-13. “Christmas Tonight” sold out last weekend at the Circle Moon Theatre. The dinner theater show features a variety of traditional and new Christmas songs. Dinner this weekend is fried chicken by Owen’s Catering. Tickets for the show and dinner are $25. Show only tickets are $12 each. For information or tickets, call 208448-1294. The Circle Moon Theatre is located at 3642 N. Highway 211, Newport. The 2015 season opens April 10-11 and 17-18 with the Mountain Harmony Show Choir, a youth choir of the Northwoods Performing Arts. The show,

“Broadway through the Ages,” features medleys from “Les Miserable,” “Mama Mia,” “Fiddler on the Roof” and a lot of small groups and solos performing Broadway favorites. Late May and early June brings the Spring Chorale Show, and July features Laura Sable and Bill Wiemuth, “By Request.” The Coffey Twins will perform 50s and 60s music in August, and the sixth annual Northwoods Unleashed! is also in August. Heidi Kuban and Friends will perform “Song Book” Sept. 4-5. A mystery comedy play, title to be announced, is in October and the season again wraps up with the Christmas Chorale Show.

DECEMBER 10, 2014 |

Learn to dance at Create NEWPORT – Weekly dancing, painting and other classes at Create will continue in December. All classes are pre-register only and open groups are by donation. Weekly dancing includes Miss Patty’s Dance Experience on Mondays. Children ages 3-5 will dance at 2:30 p.m. Children 6-8 will start dance class at 3:30 p.m. and youth ballroom dancing starts at 5:30 p.m. for children up to 17. Jessa’s Creative Dance will be offered Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 4-5 p.m. Glenn and Patty Braunstein will teach dance classes Wednesdays from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Anne Chamberlain will teach ballroom classes Fridays at 5:30 p.m. “Feel good with Nia,” led by Black Belt instructor Laurana, will run on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9-10 a.m. and on Sundays from 10-11 a.m. Violin, guitar and piano lessons are offered by appointment. Call Create for more information at 509-447-9277. Fiber Arts Studio is offered Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to noon. Participants can bring their spinning wheel and fiber or knitting needles and yarn. A $2 donation is appreciated. The open sewing group meets Wednesdays at 1 p.m. Open painting is offered every Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The group is for beginners and advanced painters. Shirley Bird Wright will teach watercolor painting, Friday, Dec. 12. The cost is $35 to attend. A fused glass cross cheese plate class will be offered two weekends in December, Saturdays, Dec. 6 and Dec. 13 at 10 a.m.

Live music at Hospitality House NEWPORT – Friday Night Live at the Hospitality House, 216 S. Washington in Newport, will feature Linda Rose accompanied by Steve Bennett Friday, Dec. 12, at 7 p.m. Donations will be accepted at the door. Bring a snack for half time and enjoy the fine singing by a local artist.

WE E K AH EAD WEDNESDAY, DEC. 10 ROTARY CLUB: 7:15 a.m. - Oldtown Rotary Park OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS: 8 a.m. - Pineridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport, use back entrance

PEND OREILLE KIDS CLUB: 6 p.m. - Pend Oreille Mennonite Church

JESSA’S CREATIVE DANCE CLASS: 4 p.m. - Create Arts Center

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 7 p.m. - Blanchard Community Church

WEIGHT WATCHERS: 5:306 p.m. Weigh in and 6 p.m. meeting - Pineridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport

FRIDAY, DEC. 12

NEWPORT TOPS: 9 a.m. - Newport Eagles

STORY TIME: 11 a.m. - Newport Library

FIBER ARTS KNITTING AND SPINNING GROUP: 9 a.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport

HAPPY AGERS MEETING AND POTLUCK: Noon - Priest River Senior Center

STORY TIME: 10:30 a.m. Blanchard Library

DANCE CLASSES: 5:30-6:30 p.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport

PRIEST RIVER LIONESS: 11:30 a.m. - Priest River Senior Center

AL-ANON: 7-8 p.m. - Priest River, 119 Main St., Suite 204, Room 16, Call Jan 208-946-6131

WEAVERS’ GROUP: Noon to 3:30 p.m. - Create Arts Center HOME AND COMMUNITY EDUCATORS DIAMOND LAKE CLUB: Noon - Call Billie Goodno at 509-447-3781 or Chris King at 208-437-0971

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS OPEN MEETING: 7 p.m. - St. Catherine’s Catholic Church

SATURDAY, DEC. 13 KIDS MOVIE CLUB: 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. - Newport Library

AL-ANON: Noon - American Lutheran Church

HAPPY AGERS CARD PARTY: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center

PRM-ADVOCATES FOR WOMEN: 1-3 p.m. - Station 2:41 Coffee Shop, Oldtown

AA MEETING: 5 p.m. - Cornerstone Building, Selkirk Way, Oldtown

PINOCHLE: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center

SET FREE NORTHWEST MEAL AND WORSHIP: 6:30 p.m. Conerstone Building Behind Ace Hardware, Oldtown

JESSA’S CREATIVE DANCE CLASS: 4 p.m. - Create Arts Center ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 5:45 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport SPIRIT LAKE HISTORICAL SOCIETY: 6:30 p.m. - Call 208-6655921 for locations

THURSDAY, DEC. 11 NIA DANCE LESSONS: 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. - Create Arts Center PRIEST RIVER FOOD BANK OPEN: 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Priest River Senior Center BASIC MEETING: 10 a.m. Blanchard Community Center STORY TIME: 10:30 a.m. - Priest River Library STORY TIME - CALISPEL VALLEY LIBRARY, CUSICK: 10:30 a.m. Calispel Valley Library, Cusick OPEN PAINTING WORKSHOP: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport HOME AND COMMUNITY EDUCATORS DALKENA CLUB: Noon Call Bonnie Witt 509-447-3647 or Billie Goodno at 509-447-3781 DUPLICATE BRIDGE: 12:30 p.m. Hospitality House in Newport LOOSELY KNIT: 1-3 p.m. - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT: 5:30-8 p.m. - Newport Library CELEBRATE RECOVERY: 5:30 p.m. - House of the Lord, 754 Silverbirch Lane, Oldtown PINOCHLE: 6 p.m. - Hospitality House in Newport

SUNDAY, DEC. 14 NEWPORT YOUTH: 4 p.m. - Sadie Halstead Middle School ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 7 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport

MONDAY, DEC. 15 PRIEST RIVER LIONS: 6:30 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 7 p.m. - Blanchard Community Church ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 7 p.m. - Pend Oreille Bible Church in Cusick

TUESDAY, DEC. 16 NIA DANCE LESSONS: 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. - Create Arts Center

PRIEST RIVER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DINNER MEETING: 5:30 p.m. - Rotating Restaurants PINOCHLE: 6 p.m. - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick BINGO: 6:30 p.m. - Newport Eagles ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 7 p.m. - St. Anthony’s Church

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 17 ROTARY CLUB: 7:15 a.m. - Old-

CALVARY CHAPEL NEWPORT

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

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

DALKENA COMMUNITY CHURCH • VILLAGE MISSIONS 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

BLANCHARD STITCHERS QUILTING SESSION: 9 a.m. to noon - Blanchard Community Center

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

BLANCHARD SPINNERS: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Blanchard Community Center

CHURCH OF FAITH

KINSHIP CAREGIVERS FOSTER PARENT SUPPORT GROUP: 9-11 a.m. - Sandifur Room, Newport Hospital FAMILIES FOR KIDS AND DCFS: 9-11 a.m. - 1600 W. First St., Newport MOTHERS OF PRESCHOOLERS GATHERING: 10 a.m. - Priest River Assembly of God Church SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF NEWPORT SOCIAL MEETING: 12-1 p.m. - Pineridge Community Church

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

SPRING VALLEY MENNONITE CHURCH

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

town Rotary Park OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS: 8 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 MASTER CHEF COOKING SERIES: 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Blanchard Community Center STORY TIME: 10:30 a.m. Blanchard Library AL-ANON: Noon - American Lutheran Church PINOCHLE: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center

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

Community Church Directory CATHOLIC MASSES

www.pocoparishes.org Newport: St. Anthony’s, 447-4231 612 W. First St., Sun. - 11 a.m. Usk: St. Jude’s River Rd., Sat. - 5 p.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.

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS

Newport Church - Corner of Lilac Lane & Hwy. 20 North Head Elder Gilbert Navarro (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

AMERICAN LUTHERAN CHURCH E.L.C.A.

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

PRM-ADVOCATES FOR WOMEN: 1-3 p.m. - Station 2:41 Coffee Shop, Oldtown JESSA’S CREATIVE DANCE CLASS: 4 p.m. - Create Arts Center ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 5:45 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport NORTH IDAHO PATTERN RACERS 4-H: 6 p.m. - Cornerstone Building, Oldtown PRIEST RIVER ANIMAL RESCUE: 6 p.m. - 1710 9th St., Priest River VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS POST/AUXILIARY: 6 p.m. - Priest River VFW YORK RITE OF FREEMASONRY: 6:30 p.m. - Spirit Lake Temple

NEWPORT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

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

NEW TESTAMENT CHURCH

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

HOUSE OF THE LORD

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

NEWPORT SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCH

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

BAHÁ’Í FAITH OF NEWPORT

“The aim of this Wronged One in sustaining woes and tribulations, in revealing the Holy Verses and in demonstrating proofs hath been naught but to quench the flame of hate and enmity, that the horizon of the hearts of men may be illumined with the light of concord and attain real peace and tranquility.” Bahá ’u’ lláh Please call 509-550-2035 for the next scheduled devotional. Wonderful resources can be found at www.bahai.us and www.bahai.org

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OBITUARI ES Jeanette Boggs IONE

Jeanette A. Boggs passed away peacefully at her home in Ione the morning of Dec. 1. She was 87. She was born June 15, 1927, to Tom Boggs and Florence McArthur in Newport. She married Ivan Boggs March 6, 1945. With the exception of several months cooking for a mining crew in Alaska that Ivan was involved with, she was a stay at home mom, raising her four children. After her children

PEND OREILLE CEMETERY NO. 1: 8:15 a.m. - E. 100 Circle Drive, Newport PEND OREILLE CONSERVATION DISTRICT BOARD: 9:30 a.m. Newport Post Office Building PEND OREILLE COUNTY NOXIOUS WEED CONTROL BOARD: 2 p.m. - Commissioners’ Meeting Room, Newport BONNER COUNTY DEMOCRATS: 6:30-8 p.m. - Panhandle Health, 322 Marion St., Sandpoint METALINE TOWN COUNCIL: 7 p.m. - Metaline Town Hall

were grown, she enjoyed traveling with Ivan during his years in drilling and blasting. Mrs. Boggs will be greatly missed by her daughters, Nancy Geary of Newport, Colleen Nichols of Ruby and her sons, Dan and Rod, both of Ione, as well as many friends and relatives in the Ione area. She is also survived by her brother, Jerry MacArthur of Elk. Her husband, Ivan, preceded her in death in June 2012. She was also preceded in death by her parents and sisters, Joetta, Jackie and Joyce. At her request, the family will not have a public memorial service.

SIONERS: 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 PUD Offices CUSICK SCHOOL BOARD: 3:30 p.m. - Cusick High School Library WEST PEND OREILLE FIRE DISTRICT BOARD: 6:30 p.m. - Fire Station on Highway 57 PROPERTY RIGHTS COUNCIL: 6:30 p.m. - Bonner County Administration Building, Sandpoint

MONDAY, DEC. 15

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 17

PEND OREILLE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: 9 a.m. - Pend Oreille County Courthouse

PEND OREILLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL: 8:30 a.m. - Cusick Community Center

PRIEST RIVER CITY COUNCIL: 6 p.m. - Priest River City Hall

DIAMOND LAKE WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT BOARD: 10 a.m. - District Office

SELKIRK SCHOOL BOARD: 6 p.m. - Selkirk Middle/High School Music Room NEWPORT CITY COUNCIL: 6 p.m. - Newport City Hall PEND OREILLE FIRE DISTRICT NO. 8 BOARD: 7 p.m. - Fire Station at Spring Valley and Tweedie Roads

TUESDAY, DEC. 16 BONNER COUNTY COMMIS-

PEND OREILLE COUNTY PARK BOARD: 2 p.m. - Cusick Community Center FIRE DISTRICT NO. 4 COMMISSIONERS: 6 p.m. - Dalkena Fire Station WEST BONNER COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD: 6 p.m. - District Office, Priest River IONE TOWN COUNCIL: 7 p.m. Clerk’s Office

M O S T WA N T E D L I ST EDITOR’S NOTE: The following are descriptions of people currently wanted by the Pend Oreille County Sheriff’s Office and other law enforcement agencies. Any information about these suspects should be directed to the sheriff’s office by calling 509-447-3151. This is a regular section of The Miner. All information is provided by the sheriff’s office.

Joel A. Watson, 49, is wanted on four Pend Oreille County warrants for failure to appear on possession of a controlled substance, driving with a suspended license, and littering. He is 5 feet, 7 inches tall and weighs 165 pounds with blue eyes and brown hair. His last known address was in the Newport area. Extradition is Washington and Idaho.

Watson

Gabriel C. Ashby, 23, is wanted on five Pend Oreille County warrants for failure to appear on violation of domestic violence assault protection order, driving with a suspended license and criminal solicitation. He is 5 feet, 7 inches tall and weighs 165 pound, with blue eyes and blond hair. His last known address was in the Newport area. Extradition is Washington.

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Strickland

Rosie L. Strickland, 41, is wanted on one Pend Oreille County warrant for failure to appear on a theft third charge. She is 5 feet, 9 inches tall and weighs 170 pounds, with blue eyes and blond hair. Her last known address was in the Newport area. Extradition is surrounding Washington counties only.

Dalziel

Jordan M. Dalziel, 24, is wanted on two Pend Oreille County warrants for failure to comply with a domestic violence fourth degree assault order and attempt to elude pursuing police vehicle. He is 5 feet, 9 inches tall and weighs 225 pounds with brown eyes and black hair. His last known address was in the Newport area. Extradition is Washington, Idaho, Oregon and Montana.

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, DEC. 1 ARREST: N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, Dieon L. Pack, 22, was arrested for disorderly conduct. DISTURBANCE: W. Pine St., Newport, report of disruptive patient. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: N. Fea Ave., Newport, report of subject poking head in and out of window. ARREST: Ione City Park, Wayne R. Carter, 60, of Newport was arrested for driving with a suspended license. SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: McKenzie Rd., report of vehicle driving in complainant’s yard. TRESPASSING: N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, Tara J. Montgomery, 31, was arrested for trespassing. ARREST: N. Shore Diamond Lake, Tyler C. Turner, 32, of Newport was arrested for driving with a suspended license. SUSPICIOUS PERSON: N. Union Ave., Newport, report of weapon left in apartment by known male. BURGLARY: W. 4th St., report of burglary. ARREST: N. Fea Ave., Newport, report of vehicle that was loaned to known subject and not returned. ARREST: N. Hayford Rd., Robert J. Anderson, 32, was arrested for trespassing. ARREST: Shane Bruce Riley, 44, of Newport was arrested for possession of a controlled substance.

TUESDAY, DEC. 2 THEFT: E. 5th St., Newport, male shoplifter left with several items. BURGLARY: Hwy. 2, reported damage to door, tools, gas and other items missing. FOUND PROPERTY: Hwy. 20, respondent found a wallet on the side of the road. BURGLARY: Cemetery Rd., report of shop broken into overnight. BURGLARY: Hwy. 2, report of storage units broken into. FIRE: Deer Valley Rd., possible chimney fire reported. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Hwy. 2, respondent found what he believes to be human bones. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Sullivan Lake Rd., respondent reports finding stove burner turned on. MISSING PERSON: S. 7th Ave., report of 2-year-old missing female. TRESPASSING: W. Walnut St., Newport, report of male subject disturbing customers. THEFT: Hwy. 2, report of complainant’s car broken into, window broken and radio taken. TRANSPORT: S. Garden Ave., Newport, transporting inmates to Spokane County. ARREST: Jodi Louise Enslow, 32, of Newport was arrested for fraud.

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Rd., Airway Heights, assist with located stolen vehicle. SEARCH WARRANT: S. Garden Ave., Newport BURGLARY: W. 2nd, report of storage units broken into overnight. THREATENING: Phay Rd., report of subject on property yelling at complainant. FRAUD: S. 8th Ave., identity theft reported. ACCIDENT: W. 5th St., report of accident. ANIMAL PROBLEM: N. Scott Ave., Newport, report that white pit bull is chasing people again. THREATENING: W. 7th St., report that subject stated he is going to kill complainant. ARREST: S. Garden Ave., Newport, Wesley O. Lubahn, 35, was arrested on a warrant. INTOXICATION: E. 5th Ave., report of intoxicated subject. BURGLARY: S. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, report of burglary. ACCIDENT: Coyote Trail, complainant hit dog. ARREST: Robbin Renee Forker, 54, of Spokane was arrested on warrants. ARREST: Christopher James Hoover, 32, of Spokane was arrested on warrants. ARREST: Kevin Patrick Langford, 23, of Spokane Valley was arrested for driving under the influence and reckless endangerment.

THURSDAY, DEC. 4 JUVENILE PROBLEM: W. 5th St., Newport SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: W. 1st St., female reporting suspicious circumstance. TRANSPORT: Airway Heights Court, inmate transport from Spokane Co Jail to Airway Heights Court. ARREST: Adina Marie Ahlers, 30, of Priest River was arrested on warrants.

FRIDAY, DEC. 5

VIOLATION OF PROTECTION ORDER: Leclerc Rd. N., violation of protection order reported. ANIMAL NOISE: Bryce Lane, report of neighbor’s dog barking for 20 minutes.

ARREST: Tyler William Johnson, 21, of Sagle was arrested for possession of a controlled substance and on warrants.

SUNDAY, DEC. 7

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Main St.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PHYSICAL: S. Scott Ave., report of female pushing another female.

ANIMAL PROBLEM: Saddle Mountain Rd., report that neighbor’s dog attacked respondent’s dog.

DISTURBANCE: S. Washington Ave., Newport, report of female throwing items around the house.

THREATENING: Baker Lake Rd., report of threatening.

DISTURBANCE: Leclerc Rd. N., report of disturbance in locker room.

DRUG INFO: S. Washington Ave., Newport, respondent just found straw with residue in it. ARREST: Hwy. 2, Charla A. Smetana, 31, of Newport was arrested for driving with a suspended license. ASSAULT: W. 5th St., Newport, report of possible assault on juvenile. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Box Canyon Rd., complainant believes subjects are cutting trees illegally on county property. ACCIDENT: Hwy. 2, report of pickup upside down in middle of roadway. DISTURBANCE: W 4th St., complainant reports it sounds like two males yelling and possibly fighting. THEFT: Hwy. 2, female claiming known male took her phone. AGENCY ASSIST: S. State, Bonner deputy out with male on dirt bike.

SATURDAY, DEC. 6 ACCIDENT: Hwy. 20, report of one vehicle non-blocking accident. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Hwy. 2, report of loud explosions going off behind complainant’s home. ERRATIC DRIVER: Hwy. 2, report of two SUVs traveling at high rate of speed. TRESPASSING: Cemetery Lane, complainant wants subject removed from her property.

ACCIDENT: Jade Drive, report of accident last night or early this morning guard rail damaged.

SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: Washington Ave., Newport, report of gray four-door Chevy going around block multiple times.

JUVENILE PROBLEM: W. 5th St., Newport

PURSUIT: Hwy. 2, law enforcement in pursuit with vehicle.

ARREST: Coyote Trail, Gordon Lautenbach, 66, of Elk was arrested for driving with a suspended license.

ARREST: William Lynn Bennett, 50, of Newport was arrested for fourth degree assault and third degree theft.

ARREST: Gun Club Rd., Timothy L. Holman, 34, of Spokane was arrested for driving with a suspended licenses. ERRATIC DRIVER: Hwy. 31, report of vehicle almost hitting another vehicle head on. ANIMAL PROBLEM: Nicholson Rd., report of neighbor’s dog attacking complaint’s goat. WEST BONNER COUNTY

MONDAY, DEC. 1 NON INJURY ACCIDENT: Hwy. 2, Priest River, a vehicle/deer crash was reported.

TUESDAY, DEC. 2 THEFT: Outlet Bay Rd., Priest Lake, a theft was reported. TRESPASSING: Chinook Way, Priest River

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 3 UNATTENDED DEATH: Diamond Heights Rd., Oldtown

THURSDAY, DEC. 4 ARREST: Hwy. 57, Priest River, Nehemiah Chilcote, 30, of Priest River was arrested for driving under the influence. THEFT: Old Priest River Road, Priest River

FRIDAY, DEC. 5 BURGLARY: Cabin Ridge Rd., Spirit Lake AGENCY ASSIST: Spirit Lake Cutoff, Priest River

SATURDAY, DEC. 6 NO REPORTABLE INCIDENTS.

SUNDAY, DEC. 7 DISORDERLY CONDUCT: Dinger Lane, Priest River, report of a disorderly female.

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tage sites” are owned by the state and have been leased to individuals and families who own the cabins on top of the lands as personal property. The State Board of Land Commissioners approved a plan in October to auction 180 more leased lots for ownership before the end of 2017. The Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) announced the order of the lots to be auctioned at a public meeting in the Idaho Capitol last week. The lots were randomly selected by the Idaho Lottery using the most reliable and highly secure technology available. The random selection was reviewed and confirmed by an independent auditor. The sale of leased lots is voluntary, meaning leased lots are not placed on the auction block unless the current lessee applies to participate in a public, potentially competitive auction. Lessees at both lakes were given the opportunity in November to nominate the lot they lease for consideration in the approved auctions, and 277 total lessees submitted nominations – 228 at Priest Lake and 49 at Payette Lake. Since there are only 180 total spots available for auctions in 2015, 2016 and 2017, an alternate pool of lots also was included in the random selection. If any of the lots selected for the next three years’ auction spots drop out, then lots can slide up the list, including those in the alternate pool.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 10 STORY TIME: 10:30 a.m. Metalines Library

of Boundary Hydroelectric Project, will cover the other half of the costs as part of its project relicensing required mitigation. Scott said the project should be completed under the $3.9 million estimate. He said the costs are not final yet as there are change orders for the discovery of the original timber crib dam and the dam rehabilitation costs. “We anticipate, even with these changes, the project to still cost less than the engineer’s estimate,” Scott said. The project will pipe cold water from a deep part of the lake into Outlet and Sullivan Creeks to lower the water temperature to improve fish habitat. “By blending water from the bottom of the lake and warmer water from the top of the lake, the stream temperature can be controlled to benefit certain fish species,” Jordan said. Mark Cauchy, PUD Director of Regulatory and Environmental Affairs said the pipe is similar to a siphon. “As the lake goes down, the pressure goes down. Basically by opening a gate, the pipe will flow water,” Cauchy said. Cauchy said the wa-

Open house at Beardmore Dec. 11 PRIEST RIVER – Meet the businesses and organizations of the Beardmore in downtown Priest River Thursday, Dec. 11, from 4-7 p.m. Attendees can enjoy wine, appetizers, cider, cookies and music.

STORY TIME: 10:30 a.m. Metalines Library

TUESDAY, DEC. 16

BASIC COMPUTER CLASS: 11 a.m. to Noon - Ione Library, Call 509-442-3030 For Reservations

STORY TIME: 11 a.m. - Ione Library

DINNER WITH AN RN: 6-7:30 p.m. – Ione Adventist Church, corner of Eighth and Houghton

NORTH PEND OREILLE VALLEY LIONS: 7 p.m. - Lions Train Depot in Ione

WEIGHT WATCHERS: 6 p.m. Weigh in 6:30-7 p.m. meeting Ione Catholic Church METALINE TOWN COUNCIL: 7 p.m. - Metaline Town Hall

THURSDAY, DEC. 11 STORY TIME: 11 a.m. - Ione Library NORTH PEND OREILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: 6-8:30 p.m. – American Legion, Metaline Falls

FRIDAY, DEC. 12 STORY TIME AND CRAFTS: 10:30 a.m. - Metalines Library ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 7 p.m. - Ione Senior Center

MONDAY, DEC. 15

BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP: 4-5 p.m. - Ione Library

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 17 STORY TIME: 10:30 a.m. Metalines Library BASIC COMPUTER CLASS: 11 a.m. to Noon - Ione Library, Call 509-442-3030 For Reservations COMMISSIONER KISS OFFICE HOURS: 3-6:45 p.m. - Ione Library SELKIRK SCHOOL BOARD: 6 p.m. - Selkirk Middle and High School, Music Room WEIGHT WATCHERS: 6 p.m. Weigh in 6:30-7 p.m. meeting Ione Catholic Church IONE TOWN COUNCIL: 7 p.m. - Clerk’s Office

Learn about heart disease at dinner with RN IONE – The Ione Adventist Church is hosting Dinner with Randy Moseanko, an RN, Wednesday, Dec. 10, from 6-7:30 p.m. at the church. Moseanko will discuss cholesterol, heart disease and fats and how they complicate health. The informative presentation will be followed by a complimentary heart healthy meal. The church is located at the corner of Eighth and Houghton. For more information, call Chris at 509-4462000.

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Santa visits Metaline Falls Santa greeted some of his fans in the Metaline Falls City Park Friday evening, Dec. 5, when he arrived to help the mayor, Tara Leininger, turn on the lights of the town’s Christmas tree. There was also a bonfire to cook S’Mores and hot chocolate, hot cider and hot dogs were served. It has been a tradition in Metaline Falls for many years to light the town tree the night before the Deck the Falls Arts and Crafts Fair, which is held at the Cutter Theatre.

ter would be released through the 900-foot pipe at 30-50 cubic feet per second during the summer months. The pipe has a gate that controls the flow levels. During the winter, the lake is already down to winter levels of about 2,570 feet by the end of December, and the PUD just maintains this level. The pipe will remain in the lake for at least 30 years but could be longer, Cauchy said. The PUD has also been rehabilitating Sullivan Lake Dam throughout the summer, as part of the license surrender. Cauchy said this project has been a group effort. “We have done a lot of coordination with the Forest Service and the public to make this project a success,” Cauchy said.

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The budget was amended $21,755 for an underestimate of needed funds. The complete text of the ordinance is available at the town clerk’s office during regular business hours.

For the 17th year, Selkirk choir students will perform in Spokane. The students will perform Wednesday, Dec. 17 at 10:30 a.m. at the Rockwood Retirement Home on Hawthorne Avenue. At noon, the choir will perform at the Food Court in Northtown Mall. Members of this select group are required to audition for these performances.

Ione set to adopt budget IONE – The Town Council of Ione will hold a public hearing to discuss the 2015 town budget, Wednesday, Dec. 17 at 7:10 p.m. during their regular board meeting. Town clerk Sandy Hutchinson said the purpose of the hearing is to adopt the town budget.

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Wasatch hearing canceled CUSICK – A Dec. 9 hearing for Pend Oreille County Planning Commissioners to take testimony on the comprehensive plan amendments has been cancelled and rescheduled for Jan. 20 at 6 p.m. at the Cusick Community Center. The hearing was cancelled because state agencies didn’t receive the comp plan amendments to comment on. Lithgow said he doesn’t know exactly how that happened. Wasatch and Associates have asked to amend the comp plan as a prelude to rezoning 430 acres near Ione for a housing development. The land is currently zoned NR20, designated natural resource lands. Wasatch would like to rezone to R5, meaning rural, which would allow commercial development.

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Special deadline Tuesdays 2 p.m. CHRISTMAS CHARITY CONCERT Free! 14 local choirs performing plus hand bell choir. To benefit Youth Emergency Services. Sunday December 14, 6:00 p.m. at Newport High School. (45) ART SALE THURSDAY Artists at My Sister’s Cottage, 306 South Washington, Newport (509) 447-5913. Thursday December 11, 2014, 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.: Loyce Akers, Randy Haa, Robert Karr. Refreshments and in- store specials. (45)

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PACK AND SHIP A F OFFICE SUPPLY Last day to ship FedEx/ UPS ground delivery for Christmas is December 17th. 220 South Washington, Newport. (44HB-2) PEND OREILLE COUNTY DEMOCRATICS HOLIDAY PARTY Saturday December 13th, noon. Cusick Community Center, 107 1st Avenue. Prime rib or salmon served. Bring favorite vegetable, salad. Questionscall Gayle (509) 710-6493. (44HB-2) HOLIDAY SHOPPING Handcrafted items, aprons, towels, Christmas items. Pend Oreille County Museum Gift Shop, Newport. Open Fridays and Saturdays- December 12, 13 19, 20. 10:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m.(509) 447-5388.(45) OLDTOWN AUTO SALES Let us sell your car, truck or recreational vehicle. We charge 10 percent or a minimum of $200. We get results! We also buy used cars, trucks and recreational vehicles.(35HB-tf) DO YOUR PETS HAVE WATER, SHELTER, FOOD VACCINES? Angel Paws of Pend Oreille County can provide assistance to pet owners. (509) 445-1005. (35HB-tf-alt) BEDS Great condition, barely used! Knotty pine custom made bunk beds. Full on bottom, twin on top. Also accompanying matching twin bed. Mattresses included. $950. (509) 671-2172.(44HB-2) EAGLES SATURDAY December 13th. Steak night 5:00- 6:30 p.m., $12. Desert Rose Dance Band 7:00- 11:00 p.m. $3 cover charge. Eagle members and their guests. (45p)

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CHRISTMAS UNDER THE SNOW PART FOUR OF FIVE ~ CONTINUES NEXT WEEK

BY OLIVE THORNE MILLER FROM “KRISTY’S QUEER CHRISTMAS,” HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN & CO., 1904

He brought out of a corner of the attic an old boxtrap he had used in the summer to catch birds and small animals, set it carefully on the snow, and scattered crumbs of corn-bread to attract the birds. In half an hour he went up again, and found to his delight he had caught bigger game--a poor rabbit which had come from no one knows where over the crust to find food. This gave Willie a new idea; they could save their Christmas dinner after all; rabbits made very nice pies. Poor Bunny was quietly laid to rest, and the trap set again. This time another rabbit was caught, perhaps the mate of the first. This was the last of the rabbits, but the next catch was a couple of snowbirds. These Willie carefully placed in a corner of the attic, using the trap for a cage, and giving them plenty of food and water. When the girls were fast asleep, with tears on their cheeks for the dreadful Christmas they were going to have, Willie told mamma about his plans. Mamma was pale and weak with anxiety, and his news first made her laugh and then cry. But after a few moments given to her long pent-up tears, she felt

much better and entered into his plans heartily. The two captives up in the attic were to be Christmas presents to the girls, and the rabbits were to make the long anticipated pie. As for plum-pudding, of course that couldn’t be thought of. “But don’t you think, mamma,” said Willie eagerly, “that you could make some sort of a cake out of meal, and wouldn’t hickory nuts be good in it? You know I have some left up in the attic, and I might crack them softly up there, and don’t you think they would be good?” he concluded anxiously. “Well, perhaps so,” said mamma, anxious to please him and help him in his generous plans. “I can try. If I only had some eggs--but seems to me I have heard that snow beaten into cake would make it light--and there’s snow enough, I’m sure,” she added with a faint smile, the first Willie had seen for three days. The smile alone he felt to be a great achievement, and he crept carefully up the ladder, cracked the nuts to the last one, brought them down, and mamma picked the meats out, while he dressed the two rabbits which

had come so opportunely to be their Christmas dinner. “Wish you Merry Christmas!” he called out to Nora and Tot when they waked. “See what Santa Claus has brought you!” Before they had time to remember what a sorry Christmas it was to be, they received

it wished. Pets were scarce on the prairie, and the girls were delighted. Nothing papa could have brought them would have given them so much happiness. They thought no more of the dinner, but hurried to

dress themselves and feed the birds, which were quite tame from hunger and weariness. But after a while they saw preparations for dinner, too. Mamma made a crust and lined a deep dish--the chicken pie dish--and then she brought a mysterious some-

thing out of the cupboard, all cut up so that it looked as if it might be chicken, and put it in the dish with other things, and then she tucked them all under a thick crust, and set it down in a tin oven before the fire to bake. And that was not all.

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TOP PROSPECTS: Newport coach Steven Bryant said freshman Koa Pancho will help anchor the back court.

Ty McDaniel Junior #5

KEY LOSSES: The Grizzlies will miss the play of Dean Ownbey, Connor Mullaley and Jeron Konkright. Overall projection of team’s chances in the NORTHEAST A LEAGUE: “Our boys will be competitive in this much improved league,” Bryant said. Colville and Deer Park joined the league this year. “There are a number of teams who have a realistic shot at winning league.”

Koa Pancho Freshman #10

Kyler Zorica Junior #22

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STRENGTHS: Bryant says Newport’s balance offensively will help keep defenses honest. The boys are eager to learn and have a high competitive level. WEAKNESSES: The Grizzlies will return only one starter from last year’s team, so a lot of the players will be getting their first significant varsity minutes, Bryant said. CHANGES IN RULES THAT AFFECT NEWPORT: In addition to the addition of Colville and Deer Park to the Northeast A League, there will no longer be a crossover game with the Caribou Trail League for a playoff spot. “Districts should be an amazing atmosphere,” Bryant said.

HEAD COACH: Steven Bryant AGE: 34

John Lyon Senior #12

Josh Smith Senior #30

Otis Smith Junior #33

Nic Allen Senior #34

Chris Burgess Senior #40

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Steven Bryant Head Coach

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OCCUPATION: Bryant has worked the past eight years for Children’s Administration. He is currently a supervisor in Pend

ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE: Bryant played high school basketball, football and track. ASSISTANT COACHES: Mark Zorica (JV), Forrest Ownbey (C team), Jared Horton (varsity assistant) and Jamie Pancho (varsity assistant).

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OVERALL PROJECTION OF THE TEAM’S CHANCES IN THE NORTHEAST A LEAGUE: Coach Mike Frederick said anyone who knows basketball knows Lakeside is the top team this year, and they bring back a lot of last year’s team. Beyond that, it’s anyone’s chance, he said. Chewelah is going to be a factor, but there’s a lot of parity and equality in the league this year. “Which I think will make for a very competitive league,” Frederick said. STRENGTHS: “We have a good nucleus core coming back that knows what we’re doing, what our philosophy is,” coach Frederick said. WEAKNESSES: “We’re still searching for our identity,” he said. With the loss of Malsbury and Jolie Frederick, the Grizzlies need someone to take the lead and take charge. SEE NEWPORT, 8B

Elise Cunningham Senior #40

Emily Hunt Sophomore #30

Emily Lewis Senior #44

Hadley Stratton Junior #42

Jalin Earl Sophomore #32

Joana Oliver Sophomore #24

Lauren Vaughn Junior #22

Lynda Walker Junior #12

Sammy Siemsen Sophomore #34

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Not Pictured: Saraya Tiffany Pierce Huang Assist. Coach Senior #50 FRIDAY, DEC. 12

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SEE NEWPORT, 8B

WRESTLING TOP RETURNEES: Juniors Jacob David, Jordan Battle, Joe Luback TOP PROSPECTS: David Skaugstad, Brent Willis, Joe Luback, Jordan Battle KEY LOSSES: Austin Krogh, Nolan Finley, Miles Finley, Alex Solis, Freedom Struthers OVERALL PROJECTION OF THE TEAM’S CHANCES IN THE NORTHEAST A LEAGUE: Coach Ellison thinks the team will be competitive if the athletes put their minds to winning.

David Skaugstad Freshman

Tessa Pillers Freshman

Brent Willis Senior

Jonas Romanos Sophomore

Ioana Doleanu Senior

Alex Smith Junior

Jacob David Junior

Braedon Corkrum Freshman

Kainoah Bowman Freshman

Cameron Moreland Senior

Scott Pillers Assist. Coach

Steffen Ellison Head Coach

STRENGTHS: The team has athletes spread out over the weight classes to help them stay competitive. WEAKNESSES: The Grizzlies are a small, young team with about five weight classes not filled.

HEAD COACH: Steffen Ellison AGE: 25 COACHING EXPERIENCE: This is Coach Ellison’s first year as a Jordan head coach. Battle OCCUPATION: Ellison is a Junior laborer at Stimson Lumber Company. ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE: Ellison has wrestled for 16 years. He placed at state all four years he wrestled for Newport, graduating in 2009. ASSISTANT COACHES: Scott Pillar

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KEY LOSSES: Newport graduated their two top scorers and All League players, Holly Malsbury and Jolie Frederick.

6 p.m. - Newport High School

FRIDAY, JAN. 16

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TOP RETURNEES: Seniors John Lyon, Nic Allen, Chris Burgess and Josh Smith; juniors Otis Smith, Kyler Zorica, Ty McDaniel and Kaben Hastings

COACHING EXPERIENCE: Bryant coached five years at Lakeside High School. This will be his third season as varsity head coach for Newport High School.

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SATURDAY, JAN. 17

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BOYS BASKETBALL TOP RETURNEES: Senior Trent Slinger; junior Mason Clark and sophomore Tommy Anselmo are back for the Spartans. TOP PROSPECTS: Senior forward Brandon Campbell, senior forward Brantley Bacon, senior guard Marcus Mathews, junior forward Ethan Harrison, junior guard Perry Holman, sophomore forward Zack Huddleston, sophomore forward Thomas Luckey, sophomore guard Alex Simpkins and sophomore guard Anthony Storro are considered top prospects.

Mason Clark Junior #10

KEY LOSSES: The Spartans lost several players to graduation, including forward Jimmy Koch, forward Zach Roland, forward Thomas White, wing Tanner Linton, wing Colton Nunley, guard Jesse Griffin, and guard Jalen Griffin. The Spartans will also miss the play of a couple players who moved or are otherwise not playing, including junior Jeremy MacDonald and sophomore Hunter Hartwig. OVERALL PROJECTION OF TEAM’S CHANCES IN THE INTERMOUNTAIN LEAGUE: The Intermountain League is really tough, but relatively tight this year, the Spartans’ new coach Nick Ivie said. “We are likely predicted to finish at the bottom of the league, but we will gladly take the underdog role into the season and hopefully surprise some teams,” Ivie said. “Winning league and districts is always the goal, but we at least want to be one of those two teams making a trip to state this season.” STRENGTHS: Athleticism. “We have a group of young dual-sport athletes that are very well rounded,” Ivie said. “This group is hardworking, coachable, and eager to improve upon last season’s disappointing record. We are looking to use our speed to get up and down the court quick. Also, we have some very good senior leaders for the younger players.” WEAKNESSES: Experience. “The majority of our team, which is basically last season’s junior varsity team, are sophomores so we are very young,” Ivie says. “The rebuilding process from last season is going to take some time but as the season progresses the pieces should fall together. Hopefully we are playing our best basketball of the season come tournament time.” HEAD COACH: Nick Ivie

Tommy Anselmo Sophomore #12

Trent Slinger Senior #11

Anthony Storro Sophomore #14

Perry Holman Junior #20

Brantley Bacon Senior #33

Thomas Luckey Sophomore #23

Alex Simpkins Sophomore #24

Marcus Mathews Senior #32

Brandon Campbell Senior #35

Ethan Harrison Junior #21

Zach Huddleston Sophomore#40

COACHING EXPERIENCE: This will be Ivie’s first year as high school varsity coach but he has nine years Kevin Nick Wylie Ivie experience Head Coach coaching. He Assist. Coach spent last season coaching the eighth grade Priest River Junior High team and was the sevSEE BASKETBALL, 12B

THURSDAY, DEC. 11

VS. CUSICK:

SATURDAY, DEC. 13

VS. DEER PARK:

FRIDAY, DEC. 19

NEWPORT CHRISTMAS TOURNAMENT: 2:30 p.m. - Newport High School

SATURDAY, DEC. 20

NEWPORT CHRISTMAS TOURNAMENT:

FRIDAY, JAN. 2

AT NORTHPORT TOURNAMENT:

TBA - Northport High School

SATURDAY, JAN. 3

AT NORTHPORT TOURNAMENT:

TBA - Northport High School

FRIDAY, JAN. 9

VS. KELLOGG:

THURSDAY, JAN. 15

VS. CLARK FORK:

7:30 p.m. - Clark Fork High School

SATURDAY, JAN. 17

VS. TIMBERLAKE:

7:30 p.m. - Timberlake High School

THURSDAY, JAN. 22

VS. KOOTENAI:

6 p.m. - Kootenai Junior/Senior High School

FRIDAY, JAN. 23

VS. KOOTENAI:

6 p.m. - Kootenai Junior/Senior High School

FRIDAY, JAN. 30

VS. BONNERS FERRY:

TUESDAY, FEB. 3

VS. KELLOGG:

FRIDAY, FEB. 6

VS. LAKELAND:

TUESDAY, FEB. 10

VS. TIMBERLAKE:

TUESDAY, FEB. 17

VS. BONNERS FERRY:

MONDAY, FEB. 23

AT DISTRICTS:

TBA - North Idaho College

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 25

AT DISTRICTS:

TBA - North Idaho College

7:30 p.m. - Priest River Lamanna High School 6 p.m. - Deer Park High School TBA - Newport High School

7 p.m. - Bonners Ferry High School 7:30 p.m. - Kellogg High School 7:30 p.m. - Priest River Lamanna High School 7 p.m. - Timberlake High School 7 p.m. - Bonners Ferry High School

A Star Limousine

Core Physical Therapy

Office Services

(509) 879-7948

(509) 671-3122

(208) 448-2941

Aerocet

DJ’s Superstop

R&L Enterprises, Inc.

(208) 448-0400

(208) 437-2182

(208) 448-1080

Akre Photo Shop

Gem State Miner

Rival Roofing

(208) 448-2642

(509) 447-2433

(208) 610-6656

Albeni Machine Shop

Laclede Convince Store & Deli

Rob’s Heating & Cooling

(208) 437-3380

(208) 263-3892

(208) 437-0174

Alta Forest Products Formerly Welco Lumber

Les Schwab

Roger’s Body & Frame, LLC

(208) 448-2311

(509) 447-4225

Meyer’s SporTees

Seeber’s

Ben Franklin (208) 437-4822

CHAS- North County Clinic (509) 444-8200

City Service Valcon (208) 437-3513

(208) 263-6790

Moose Knuckle Burgers, BBQ & Grill (208) 443-2222

Mountain View Family Medicine (208) 263-9545

Clark Electric (509) 447-2319

NAPA Auto Parts (509) 447-4515

Community Colleges of Spokane Newport Center (509) 447-3835

TOP PROSPECTS: Stewart said anyone new who will impact the team remains to be seen and will be sorted out during the season. KEY LOSSES: Post Jill Weimer, wing Karly Douglas and post Amber Trantum all graduated. Weimer was a three-year all league player and was all state last year. She could play all positions, Coach Stewart said. Douglas was an all league player, a good defender and very tough minded. Trantum was a very good athlete. OVERALL PROJECTION OF TEAM’S CHANCES IN THE INTERMOUNTAIN LEAGUE: Stewart said his team looked pretty good during a season opening jamboree against Coeur d’Alene and Post Falls. “We have enough talent and returners to the program to vie for a league title, but do we have the fight in us to stay in games when things aren’t going our way … to be continued.” STRENGTHS: On offense, the Spartans are a pretty good fundamental team, Stewart said, with good quickness and speed. “We want to play fast and under control with this year’s squad,” he said. On defense, the team’s strength is man D team with zone press. WEAKNESSES: Stewart said he always wants to develop threats from the perimeter and this season is no different. On defense, he wants to work on rebounding.

Genevieve Hurd Sophomore #3

Tabitha Wilson Junior #5

Lily Luckey Senior #10

Catherine Gamma Sophomore#11

Angel Clark Senior #12

Avery Summers Sophomore #13

Melissa Krampert Sophomore #14

Alyssa Carey Junior #22

Elisa Williams Senior #23

Rachel Akre Sophomore #24

Katlyn Summers Senior #32

Morgan DeMent Sophomore#40

Aimee Warren Senior #44

Melissa Dallenbach Assist. Coach

Gary Stewart Head Coach

HEAD COACH: Gary Stewart AGE: 51 COACHING EXPERIENCE: With 20 years coaching experience, this is Stewart’s eighth year as the girls varsity head coach at Priest River. SEE PRIEST RIVER, 8B THURSDAY, DEC. 11 VS. CUSICK:

6 p.m. - Priest River Lamanna High School

SATURDAY, DEC. 13 VS. DEER PARK:

Newport Vision Source (509) 447-2945

FRIDAY, DEC. 19

4:15 p.m. - Deer Park High School

AT NEWPORT CHRISTMAS TOURNAMENT: 4:15 p.m. - Newport High School TBA - Newport High School

MONDAY, DEC. 29

AT EAGLES HOLIDAY CLASSIC: 6:30 p.m. - West Valley High School, Spokane

TUESDAY, DEC. 30

AT EAGLES HOLIDAY CLASSIC:

FRIDAY, JAN. 2

VS. DEER PARK:

6 p.m. - Priest River Lamanna High School

TUESDAY, JAN. 6

VS. BONNERS FERRY:

7 p.m. - Priest River Lamanna High School

3:30 p.m. - West Valley High School

SEE PRIEST RIVER, 8B

WRESTLING TOP RETURNEES: Seniors Gabe Bellah at 220, Hunter Golden at 145, Luke MacDonald at 170; juniors Gregory Fitzmorris at182, Ian Barnes at 195; sophomores Noah Jamison at 132, John Allen-Noble at 113, Spencer MacDonald at 138 TOP PROSPECTS: Freshman Riley DeMent at 120 pounds KEY LOSSES: Dallas Hopkins, third place state finisher last year, graduated. OVERALL PROJECTION OF TEAM’S CHANCES IN THE INTERMOUNTAIN LEAGUE: Coach Hellinger said they are definitely the team to beat and that means they will get every team’s best line up and wouldn’t expect less. “We are in it, to win it, with honor and dignity,” Hellinger said. STRENGTHS: Hellinger said the Spartans are experienced from 113-220 pounds. “You better have your headgear strapped on tight because you’re in for a match,” Hellinger said. WEAKNESSES: Hellinger said their weakness having a first time heavy weight wrestler and missing wrestlers for the 98-pound and 106-pound weight classes. ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Hellinger said Fitzmorris, Jamison and Allen-Noble set the tone and pace for the Spartan team and are looking for finalist spots at state.

Selkirk Ace Hardware

“I feel we could bring home a school record in state medals and place as a team,” Hellinger said.

(208) 437-5669

HEAD COACH: Jesse Hellinger

(509) 447-2484

7 p.m. - Priest River Lamanna High School

SATURDAY, DEC. 20 AT NEWPORT CHRISTMAS TOURNAMENT:

7 p.m. - Priest River Lamanna High School

W E S A L U T E O U R S PA RTA N S

(208) 290-4547

TOP RETURNEES: Senior post Katlyn Summers, senior wing Lily Luckey, senior wing Aimee Warren, sophomore wing Avery Summers, sophomore wing Rachel Akre, senior point guard Angel Clark, senior wing Elisa Williams, junior post Alyssa Carey, sophomore wing Melissa Krampert and junior wing Tabitha Clark

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 17 VS. KOOTENAI:

AGE: 30

THE MINER

Stash & Stow Mini Storage

SEE PR WRESTLING, 12B

(208) 255-6091

Ian Barnes Junior

Riley DeMent Freshman

Gregory Fitzmorris Junior

Ryan Hanson Senior

Sammy Hernandez Sophomore

Noah Jamison Sophomore

John Noble Sophomore

Trevor Rusho Sophomore

Brad Schaper Junior

Chance Stokes Senior

Justin Lopez Assist. Coach

Jesse Hellinger Head Coach

Tri Pro Forest Products

FRIDAY, DEC. 12

AT GEORGE WILDE TOURNAMENT:

(208) 437-2412

SATURDAY, DEC. 13

AT GEORGE WILDE TOURNAMENT:

MONDAY, DEC. 15

AT BORDER BATTLE:

6 p.m. - Newport High School

SATURDAY, DEC. 27

AT FREEMAN INVITE:

10 a.m. - Freeman High School

SATURDAY, JAN. 3

AT CHENEY:

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 7

VS. KELLOGG:

FRIDAY, JAN. 9

AT RIVER CITY DUALS:

Vaagen Brothers, Inc. (509) 684-5071

White Cross Pharmacy & Compounding (208) 448-1633/(208) 263-9080

3 p.m. - Kellogg High School 9 a.m. - Kellogg High School

10 a.m. - Cheney High School 6 p.m. - Priest River Lamanna High School 3 p.m. - Post Falls High School

SEE PR WRESTLING, 12B

SELKIRK THE MINER

Meet Your Rangers

RANGERS

BOYS BASKETBALL TOP PROSPECTS: Selkirk coach Kelly Cain didn’t list any top prospects. Austin Robertson Sophomore #10

Jacob Couch Sophomore #12

Devin Washington Senior #14

OVERALL PROJECTION OF TEAM’S CHANCES IN THE NORTHEAST 1B LEAGUE: The team should be very competitive and be in the chase for a top spot. STRENGTHS: Cain counts an experienced top five as among the Rangers’ strengths. The team also has good size and work ethic, he said. WEAKNESSES: Cain says the team isn’t very experienced and has a lack of depth after the first five.

Brayden Taylor Sophomore #20

Stephen Avey Junior #22

Dominic Cain Senior #24

AGE: 51 Chris Descloux Junior #30

OCCUPATION: Teacher 26 years

Logan Miller Junior #32

Cole Dawson Junior #34

ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE: High school football, basketball, baseball ASSISTANT COACHES: Rich Mendes, Jeff Miller Not Pictured: Rich Mendes Assist. Coach

Matthew Hastings Senior #42

Dexter King Junior #44

Kelly Cain Head Coach

FRIDAY, DEC. 12

VS. REPUBLIC:

SATURDAY, DEC. 13

VS. INCHELIUM:

TUESDAY, DEC. 16

VS. CUSICK:

FRIDAY, DEC. 19

VS. CURLEW:

SATURDAY, DEC. 20

VS. NORTHPORT:

FRIDAY, JAN. 2

VS. OAKSDALE:

SATURDAY, JAN. 3

VS. CLARK FORK:

5:30 p.m. - Clark Fork High School

FRIDAY, JAN. 9

VS. COLUMBIA:

7:30 p.m. - Columbia High School

7:30 p.m. - Republic High School 6 p.m. - Selkirk High School 7:30 p.m. - Selkirk High School 7:30 p.m. - Selkirk High School 7:30 p.m. - Northport High School 5 p.m. - Selkirk High School

FRIDAY, JAN. 16

VS. ALMIRA-COULEE/ HARTLINE:

SATURDAY, JAN. 17

VS. WELLPINIT:

FRIDAY, JAN. 23

VS. VALLEY CHRISTIAN:

SATURDAY, JAN. 24

VS. ODESSA:

TUESDAY, JAN. 27

VS. CLARK FORK:

FRIDAY, JAN. 30

VS. REPUBLIC:

SATURDAY, JAN. 31

VS. INCHELIUM:

TUESDAY, FEB. 3

TOP RETURNEES: Seniors Anna Kotzian, a thirdyear starting Guard and Team Captain; juniors Hannah Rick, a third-year starting guard and team Captain and all league honors 2013-14 and Hannah Jensen, second-year starting Point Guard; sophomore Lexy Ellsworth, a second-year starting Forward and Team Captain TOP PROSPECTS: Hannah Rick and Lexy Ellsworth both have potential of playing small college basketball.

Sierra Chantry Freshman #10

Hannah Rick Junior #12

Mykenzie Maupin Freshman #14

Hannah Jensen Junior #20

Anna Kotzian Senior #22

Emma Avey Freshman #24

Katie Dewey Sophomore #30

Lexy Ellsworth Sophomore #32

Gabi Rick Freshman #34

Ellen Huttle Freshman #40

Mackenzie McAnerin Junior #42

Imma Pinent Sans Sophomore #50

Wendy Chantry Assist. Coach

Dennis Flannigan Assist. Coach

Jack Couch Head Coach

KEY LOSSES: 2014 graduate Katie Couch, twotime First Team ALL State “B” Player. She averaged 20-plus points and 14-plus rebounds per game for the Lady Rangers in her senior year.

HEAD COACH: Kelly Cain

COACHING EXPERIENCE: 31 years

GIRLS BASKETBALL

TOP RETURNEES: Senior Dominic Cain; juniors Stephen Avey, Cole Dawson, Dexter King and Logan Miller; sophomores Jacob Couch and Braydon Taylor

KEY LOSSES: Shawn Mailly and Brandyn Ross

DECEMBER 10, 2014 |

7:30 p.m. - ACH

OVERALL PROJECTION OF TEAM’S CHANCES IN THE NORTHEAST 1B NORTH LEAGUE: “We expect to compete for the league championship, although league coaches have predicted for Selkirk to finish second to Republic,” Coach Couch said. STRENGTHS: Team continuity driven by strong individual leadership. “We are a tough defensive minded team. A great group, of unselfish young ladies, that display outstanding character,” Couch said. WEAKNESSES: “Youth. We return five players from last year varsity team. We’ve added two sophomores and five freshmen.” CHANGES IN RULES, (CLASSIFICATIONS) THAT AFFECT YOUR TEAM: “Our district schedule has included two games versus each of our league opponents and a single crossover game versus each team from North & South leagues. This will provide for a better balance of competition throughout the league,” Couch said. HEAD COACH: Jack Couch AGE: 47 COACHING EXPERIENCE: 14th year coaching girls basketball, this is Couch’s fourth year as head coach at Selkirk. OCCUPATION: Construction/Sales ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE: Multiple Sport Athlete at North Central High School ASSISTANT COACHES: Wendy Chantry and Dennis Flannigan

6 p.m. - Selkirk High School 7:30 p.m. - Selkirk High School 7 p.m. - Odessa High School 7 p.m. - Selkirk High School 7:30 p.m. - Selkirk High School

VS. REPUBLIC:

SATURDAY, DEC. 13

VS. INCHELIUM:

TUESDAY, DEC. 16

VS. CUSICK:

6 p.m. - Selkirk High School

FRIDAY, DEC. 19

VS. CURLEW:

6 p.m. - Selkirk High School

6 p.m. - Republic High School 4:30 p.m. - Selkirk High School

SATURDAY, DEC. 20

VS. NORTHPORT:

7:30 p.m. - Cusick High School

FRIDAY, JAN. 2

VS. OAKSDALE:

3:30 p.m. - Selkirk High School

7:30 p.m. - Curlew High School

SATURDAY, JAN. 3

VS. CLARK FORK:

4 p.m. - Clark Fork High School

FRIDAY, JAN. 9

VS. COLUMBIA:

6 p.m. - Columbia High School

7:30 p.m. - Inchelium High School

VS. CUSICK:

FRIDAY, DEC. 12

FRIDAY, FEB. 6

VS. CURLEW:

SATURDAY, FEB. 7

VS. NORTHPORT:

TUESDAY, FEB. 10

AT DISTRICTS:

TBA

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 11

AT DISTRICTS:

TBA

6 p.m. - Selkirk High School

6 p.m. - Northport High School

SEE SELKIRK, 8B

WRESTLING TOP RETURNEES: Juniors Justin Chantry, Joey Dickinson, Cody Hoffman; sophomores Zayren Bubb, Tristan Chantry, Alena Heath, NaTasha Owens, Jared Taft; freshmen Hunter Carman, Ryan Issakides, Calvin Rood, Jorge Zepeda; eighth graders Brandon McNaughton, Chase Miller and Jasmin Saunders TOP PROSPECTS: Justin Chantry, Cody Hoffman, Joey Dickinson, Tristan Chantry, Jared Taft, Hunter Carmen, Alena Heath, Calvin Rood, Ryan Issakides

Cody Hoffman Junior

OVERALL PROJECTION OF TEAM’S CHANCES IN THE NORTHEAST 1B NORTH LEAGUE: Coach Saxe said the Rangers have a good chance to send several wrestlers to state. STRENGTHS: Saxe said the team works well together, works hard and has drive. Saxe said the addition of three girls, two of which have wrestled with the Selkirk wrestling program, and two eighth grade boys also with the program, will help make the team stronger this season.

Tristan Chantry Sophomore

WEAKNESSES: There are no seniors on the team and they are short on a few medium weight classes. Saxe added they still have a young team. CHANGES IN RULES, CLASSIFICATION THAT AFFECT THE TEAM: Saxe said eight schools dropped from the NEA 1A division to 1B, giving the Rangers more competition and making it tougher to advance to state. Saxe said WIAA increased the individual match count to 45, meaning the wrestlers can have more matches throughout the season.

Jared Taft Sophomore

Calvin Rood Freshman

Ryan Issakides Freshman

Brandon McNaughton Eighth Grade

NaTasha Owens Sophomore

Hunter Carman Freshman

Justin Chantry Junior

Jorge Zepeda Freshman

Joey Dickinson Junior

Jasmin Saunders Eighth Grade

Alena Heath Sophomore

Rob Hoffman Assist. Coach

Zayren Bubb Sophomore

Chase Miller Eighth Grade

Keith Saxe Head Coach

Not Pictured: Tim Rood Assist. Coach Kelan Sax Assist. Coach Dusty Chantry Assist. Coach

THURSDAY, DEC. 11

VS. NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN:

6 p.m. - Northwest Christian

SATURDAY, DEC. 13

VS. LIBERTY:

10 a.m. - Liberty High School

TUESDAY, DEC. 16

VS. ALMIRA-COULEE/HARTLINE:

SATURDAY, DEC. 20

AT TRI-STATE TOURNAMENT:

6 p.m. - ACH 10 a.m. - Oroville

SATURDAY, DEC. 27

VS. FREEMAN:

10 a.m. - Freeman High School

MONDAY, DEC. 29

VS. POMEROY:

5 p.m. - Pomeroy High School

TUESDAY, DEC. 30

VS. POMEROY:

10 a.m. - Pomeroy High School

SEE WRESTLING, 8B

WE SALUTE OU R RANG E RS 5th Avenue Bar & Grill

CHAS- North County Clinic

Mountain Chicks

Pend Oreille County Library

Selkirk School District

(509) 446-4234

(509) 444-8200

(509) 442-2209

(509) 447-2111

(509) 446-2951

Ben Franklin

City Service Valcon

NAPA Auto Parts

Pro Automotive, Inc.

(208) 437-4822

(208) 437-3513

(509) 447-4515

(208) 448-0112

Teck Washington, Inc. Pend Oreille Mine

Block Bar & Grill

Community Colleges of Spokane Newport Center

NBC Camps

PUD District 1

(800) 406-3926

(509) 447-3137

Newport Miner

Seattle City Light

(509) 447-2433

(509) 446-3083

Norstar Heating & Cooling

Selkirk Ace Hardware

(509) 684-4291

(208) 437-5669

(509) 442-3737

Camo’d Arrow Archery Center (509) 935-6244

Carey’s Auto Body Inc. (509) 684-2587

(509) 447-3835

Dawson Const. & Concrete (509) 442-3702

Falls Market (509) 446-2424

(509) 446-4516

The Country Hardware Store (509) 442-3532

Vaagen Brothers, Inc. (509) 684-5071

CUSICK 8B

| DECEMBER 10, 2014

Meet Your Panthers

PANTHERS

GIRLS BASKETBALL

BOYS BASKETBALL TOP RETURNEES: Seniors Alec Bluff, Chad Browneagle, Cameron Bauer and Tyler Nomee-Korbel; juniors Tyson Shanholtzer, Franklin Pope and Spirit White and sophomore Antoinne Holmes

TOP RETURNEES: Seniors Iris StrangeOwl, Ryean Pierre; juniors Kaleigh Driver, Renee Wynne, Cassidy Hansen, Brianna Balcom

TOP PROSPECTS: “Alec Bluff, Chad Browneagle and Cameron Bauer will have a huge impact on our team this year,” Cusick coach JR Bluff said. “Their games are much improved. Tyson Shanholtzer, Tyler Nomee-Korbel and Franklin Pope will also be instrumental in our game plan week to week, playing the defensive stoppers and giving us a strong presence in the paint. I also look for Antoinne Holmes to contribute some quality minutes as a scorer and a defensive stopper as well.”

Franklin Pope Junior #50

Tyson Shanholtzer Junior #4

Spirit White Junior #20

Antoinne Holmes Sophomore #14

Abishai Cunningham Senior #2

Alec Bluff Senior #22

Cameron Bauer Senior #10

Chad Browneagle Senior #30

Tyler NomeeKorbel Senior #34

EXPERIENCE: Bluff has 20 years experience as a head coach and more than 15 years as Cusick basketball coach. OCCUPATION: Language Director for the Kalispel Tribe JR ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE: Played Bluff Head Coach high school sports at Cusick

HEAD COACH: JR Bluff AGE: 49

ASSISTANT COACHES: Sage Sonneck

COACHING THURSDAY, DEC. 11

VS. PRIEST RIVER:

FRIDAY, DEC. 12

VS. INCHELIUM:

SATURDAY, DEC. 13

VS. CURLEW:

6 p.m. - Cusick High School

TUESDAY, DEC. 16

VS. SELKIRK:

7:30 p.m. Selkirk High School

FRIDAY, DEC. 19

VS. NORTHPORT:

SATURDAY, DEC. 20

VS. REPUBLIC:

MONDAY, DEC. 29

CHRISTMAS TOURNAMENT:

6:30 p.m. - Cusick High School

TUESDAY, DEC. 30

CHRISTMAS TOURNAMENT:

TBA - Cusick High School

TUESDAY, JAN. 6

VS. VALLEY CHRISTIAN:

SATURDAY, JAN. 10

VS. COLUMBIA:

TUESDAY, JAN. 13

VS. ALMIRA-COULEE/HARTLINE:

FRIDAY, JAN. 16

VS. ODESSA-HARRINGTON:

SATURDAY, JAN. 17

VS. WELLPINIT:

FRIDAY, JAN. 30

VS. INCHELIUM:

6 p.m. - Cusick High School

SATURDAY, JAN. 31

VS. CURLEW:

6 p.m. - Curlew High School

MONDAY, FEB. 2

VS. SELKIRK:

FRIDAY, FEB. 6

VS. NORTHPORT:

SATURDAY, FEB. 7

VS. REPUBLIC:

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 11

AT DISTRICT TOURNAMENT:

7 p.m. - Priest River Lamanna High School 7:30 p.m. - Inchelium High School

7:30 p.m. - Cusick High School 6 p.m. - Republic High School

6 p.m. - Valley Christian 7:30 p.m. - ACH 7:30 p.m. - Cusick High School 6 p.m. - Wellpinit High School

7:30 p.m. - Cusick High School 7:30 p.m. - Northport High School 7:30 p.m. - Cusick High School TBA

Usk General Store

City Service Valcon

(509) 445-0568

(208) 437-3513

Community Colleges of Spokane Newport Center

Panther Pit Stop

Ponderay Newsprint

(509) 447-3835

(509) 445-0669

(509) 445-1511

Norstar Heating & Cooling Tri Pro Forest Products

NAPA Auto Parts

(208) 437-2412

(509) 447-4515

Ben Franklin

CHAS- North County Clinic

(208) 437-4822

(509) 444-8200

(509) 671-1800

Pro Automotive, Inc. Pend Oreille County Library

Vaagen Brothers, Inc.

(509) 447-2111

(509) 684-5071

(208) 448-0112

Newport Miner PUD District 1

Cusick School District 59

(509) 447-3137

(509) 445-1125

Selkirk Ace Hardware

Seattle City Light

(208) 437-5669

(509) 446-3083

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 7 SATURDAY, JAN. 10 TUESDAY, JAN. 13 SATURDAY, JAN. 17 THURSDAY, JAN. 22 SATURDAY, JAN. 24 SATURDAY, JAN. 31

Iris StrangeOwl Junior #15

Gracie StrangeOwl Freshman #30

Kaleigh Driver Junior #20

Brianna Balcom Junior #23

Cassidy Hansen Junior #24

Tempest Pierre Sophomore #33

Ryean Pierre Senior #45

Tom Wardwick Head Coach

Not Pictured: Christina Wardwick Assist. Coach

ASSISTANT COACHES: Christina Hardwick

THURSDAY, DEC. 11

VS. PRIEST RIVER:

FRIDAY, DEC. 12

VS. INCHELIUM:

6 p.m. - Inchelium High School

SATURDAY, DEC. 13

VS. CURLEW:

4:30 p.m. - Cusick High School

TUESDAY, DEC. 16

VS. SELKIRK:

6 p.m. - Selkirk High School

FRIDAY, DEC. 19

VS. NORTHPORT:

SATURDAY, DEC. 20

VS. REPUBLIC:

MONDAY, DEC. 29

CHRISTMAS TOURNAMENT:

TUESDAY, DEC. 30

TOURNAMENT:

TUESDAY, JAN. 6

VS. VALLEY CHRISTIAN:

SATURDAY, JAN. 10

VS. COLUMBIA:

6 p.m. - Priest River Lamanna High School

6 p.m. - Cusick High School 4:30 p.m. - Republic High School 5 p.m. - Cusick High School TBA - Cusick High School 6 p.m. - Valley Christian 4:30 p.m. - Columbia (Hunters)

TUESDAY, JAN. 13

VS. ALMIRA/COULEE-HARTLINE:

FRIDAY, JAN. 16

VS. ODESSA-HARRINGTON:

SATURDAY, JAN. 17

VS. WELLPINIT:

FRIDAY, JAN. 30

VS. INCHELIUM:

4:30 p.m. - Cusick High School

SATURDAY, JAN. 31

VS. CURLEW:

4:30 p.m. - Curlew High School

MONDAY, FEB. 2

VS. SELKIRK:

6 p.m. - Cusick High School

FRIDAY, FEB. 6

VS. NORTHPORT:

SATURDAY, FEB. 7

VS. REPUBLIC:

TUESDAY, FEB. 10

AT DISTRICT TOURNAMENT:

6 p.m. - ACH 6 p.m. - Cusick High School

4:30 p.m. - Wellpinit High School

6 p.m. - Northport High School 6 p.m. - Cusick High School TBA

Selkirk High School program. OCCUPATION: Saxe is a maintenance mechanic at Box Canyon Dam for the Pend Oreille Public Utility District. ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE: Saxe was a four-year high school wrestler and football

SELKIRK

FROM PAGE 7B

FRIDAY, JAN. 16

VS. ALMIRA-COULEE/ HARTLINE:

SATURDAY, JAN. 17

VS. WELLPINIT:

FRIDAY, JAN. 23

VS. VALLEY CHRISTIAN:

SATURDAY, JAN. 24

VS. ODESSA:

TUESDAY, JAN. 27

VS. CLARK FORK:

FRIDAY, JAN. 30

VS. SELKIRK:

SATURDAY, JAN. 31

VS. INCHELIUM:

TUESDAY, FEB. 3

VS. CUSICK:

6 p.m. - Cusick High School

FRIDAY, FEB. 6

VS. CURLEW:

6 p.m. - Curlew High School

SATURDAY, FEB. 7

VS. NORTHPORT:

TUESDAY, FEB. 10

AT DISTRICTS:

TBA

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 11

AT DISTRICTS:

TBA

6 p.m. - ACH

4:30 p.m. - Selkirk High School 6 p.m. - Selkirk High School 6 p.m. - Odessa High School 5:30 p.m. - Selkirk High School 6 p.m. - Selkirk High School 6 p.m. - Inchelium High School

4:30 p.m. - Selkirk High School

(509) 684-4291

Royal Flush Septic

SATURDAY, JAN. 3

Rachael Wynne Junior #13

6 p.m. - Columbia (Hunters)

W E S A L U T E O U R PA N T H E R S

COACHING EXPERIENCE: Saxe has 18 years of coaching experience. This will be his 10th year coaching the

Renee Wynne Freshman #5

ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE: High school sports at Cusick: basketball, football and baseball

WEAKNESSES: There is much for the team to learn, Bluff said. “Much to do to get ready for the season,” he said. “These new roles need to be learned and mastered.”

AGE: 48

COACHING EXPERIENCE: Three years as assistant girls basketball coach; first year as head coach OCCUPATION: POVA, engineer/ conductor

STRENGTHS: Bluff said the Panthers are a veteran team and fast. They will return some experienced players. They understand the system and are ready to come together as a team, Bluff said.

HEAD COACH: Keith Saxe

KEY LOSSES: Last year’s seniors Nalene Andrews, Caytlin Nenema, Alajah Henry

Jocelin Nenema Freshman #25

AGE: 29

OVERALL PROJECTION OF TEAM’S CHANCES IN THE NORTHEAST 1B NORTH LEAGUE: “I see us again fighting for the league championship with Selkirk, Curlew and Republic,” Bluff said. “We have much of our team back from last year. We hope we are continuing to improve in all aspects of our game.”

FROM PAGE 7B

TOP PROSPECTS: Renee Wynne, Kaleigh Driver, Brianna Balcom

HEAD COACH: Tom Hardwic

KEY LOSSES: Cusick graduated one senior from the varsity last year – Quinton Montgomery.

WRESTLING

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PRIEST RIVER FROM PAGE 6B

TEACHING EXPERIENCE: Business education 20 years at Priest River Lamanna High School

ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE: High school basketball and football ASSISTANT COACH: Melissa Dallenbach

FRIDAY, JAN. 9

VS. KELLOGG:

5:30 p.m. - Priest River Lamanna High School

Camo’d Arrow Archery Center

TUESDAY, JAN. 13

VS. KOOTENAI:

7 p.m. - Kootenai Junior/Senior High School

(509) 935-6244

THURSDAY, JAN. 15

VS. CLARK FORK:

6 p.m. - Clark Fork High School

SATURDAY, JAN. 17

VS. TIMBERLAKE:

6 p.m. - Timberlake High School

player with Selkirk, where he graduated from in 1984. He went on to play college football at Walla Walla Community College for two years, graduating in 1987. ASSISTANT COACHES: Rob Hoffman, Tim Rood, Kelan Sax and Dusty Chantry

VS. ALMIRA-COULEE/HARTLINE:

10 a.m. - ACH

VS. KETTLE FALLS: VS. RIVERSIDE:

TUESDAY, JAN. 20

VS. MOSCOW:

TUESDAY, JAN. 27

VS. TIMBERLAKE:

FRIDAY, JAN. 30

VS. BONNERS FERRY:

THURSDAY, FEB. 5

VS. KELLOGG:

7 p.m. - Kellogg High School

MONDAY, FEB. 9

AT DISTRICTS:

TBA - North Idaho College

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 11

AT DISTRICTS:

TBA - North Idaho College

6:30 p.m. - Priest River Lamanna High School 7 p.m. - Priest River Lamanna High School 5:30 p.m. - Bonners Ferry High School

NEWPORT FROM PAGE 5B

FRIDAY, JAN. 9

VS. MEDICAL LAKE:

6 p.m. - Kettle Falls High School

TUESDAY, JAN. 13

VS. DEER PARK:

7:30 p.m. - Newport High School

10 a.m. - Riverside High School

FRIDAY, JAN. 16

VS. CHEWELAH:

7:30 p.m. - Chewelah High School

VS. PRIEST RIVER: TBA - Priest River Lamanna High School

7:30 p.m. - Newport High School

TUESDAY, JAN. 20

VS. COLVILLE:

5:45 p.m. - Newport High School

VS. NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN:

10 a.m. - Northwest Christian

FRIDAY, JAN. 23

VS. RIVERSIDE:

5:45 p.m. - Newport High School

VS. REPUBLIC:

5 p.m. - Republic High School

TUESDAY, JAN. 27

VS. LAKESIDE:

5:45 p.m. - Lakeside High School

FRIDAY, JAN. 30

VS. FREEMAN:

5:45 p.m. - Newport High School

AT PRIEST RIVER TOURNAMENT: TBA - Priest River Lamanna High School AT LEAGUE PLAYOFFS:

TBA - Reardan High School

TUESDAY, FEB. 3

VS. MEDICAL LAKE:

FRIDAY, FEB. 6

AT SUB-REGIONALS:

TBA - Ritzville High School

THURSDAY, FEB. 5

VS. DEER PARK:

5:45 p.m. - Deer Park High School

SATURDAY, FEB. 7

5:45 p.m. - Newport High School

5:45 p.m. - Medical Lake High School

AT SUB-REGIONALS:

TBA - Ritzville High School

TUESDAY, FEB. 10

VS. CHEWELAH:

FRIDAY, FEB. 13

AT REGIONALS:

TBA - Davenport High School

FRIDAY, FEB. 13

AT PLAYOFFS:

SATURDAY, FEB. 14

AT REGIONALS:

TBA - Davenport High School

TUESDAY, FEB. 17

AT NEA DISTRICTS:

TBA - West Valley High School

FRIDAY, FEB. 20

AT STATE:

TBA - Tacoma

FRIDAY, FEB. 20

AT NEA DISTRICTS:

TBA - West Valley High School

SATURDAY, FEB. 21

AT STATE:

TBA - Tacoma

SATURDAY, FEB. 21

AT NEA DISTRICTS:

TBA - West Valley High School

TBA

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to secure an obligation in favor of WELLS FARGO BANK, N. A., as Beneficiary, the beneficial interest in which was assigned by WELLS FARGO BANK, N. A. (or by its successors-in-interest and/or assigns, if any), to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., II. No action commenced by the Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Borrower’s or Grantor’s default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust/Mortgage. III. The default(s) for which this foreclosure is made is/are as follows: Failure to pay when due the following amounts which are now in arrears: $9,831.92 IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: The principal sum of $80,989.84, together with interest as provided in the Note from the 8/1/2013, and such other costs and fees as are provided by statute. V. The above-described real property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. Said sale will be made without warranty, expressed

or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances on 12/19/2014. The defaults referred to in Paragraph III must be’ cured by 12/8/2014 (11 days before the sale date) to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time before 12/8/2014 (11 days before the sale) the default as set forth in Paragraph III is cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. Payment must be in cash or with cashiers or certified checks from a State or federally chartered bank. The sale may be terminated any time after the 12/8/2014 (11 days before the sale date) and before the sale, by the Borrower or Grantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance by paying the principal and interest, plus costs, fees and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust, and curing all other defaults. VI. A written Notice of Default was transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address(es): NAME DIANE K NORRIS, A

SINGLE PERSON ADDRESS 102 DIAMOND DRIVE, NEWPORT, WA 99156 by both first class and certified mail, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and the Borrower and Grantor were personally served, if applicable, with said written Notice of Default or the written Notice of Default was posted in a conspicuous place on the real property described in Paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. These requirements were completed as of 3/26/2014. VII. The Trustee whose name and address are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the abovedescribed property. IX. Anyone having any objections to this sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustee’s sale. NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS - The purchaser at the Trustee’s Sale is entitled to possession of the property

on the 20th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the deed of trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the deed of trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE SALE OF YOUR HOME. You have only 20 DAYS from the recording date of this notice to pursue mediation. DO NOT DELAY. CONTACT A HOUSING COUNSELOR OR AN ATTORNEY LICENSED I N WA S H I N G T O N NOW to assess your situation and refer you to mediation if you are eligible and it may help you save your home. See below for safe sources of help. SEEKI N G A S S I S TA N C E Housing counselors and legal assistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in determining your rights and opportunities to keep your house, you may contact the following: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance and referral to housing counselors recommended by the Housing Finance Continued on 10B

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CHIROPRACTIC Camas Center Medical & Dental Services Ryan Leisy, DC - (509) 447-7111 1821 N. LeClerc Rd., #1, Cusick, WA 99119

COUNSELING Pend Oreille County Counseling Services Substance Abuse Treatment/Prevention/Mental Health/Developmental Disabilities Offices in Newport & Metaline Falls (509) 447-5651

DENTIST Newport Dental Center

James G. Cool, D.M.D. Family Dentistry -- Evening Hours 610 W. 2nd -- (509) 447-3105 • 800-221-9929

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HEALTH CLINICS Kaniksu Health Services Priest River Medical Clinic

Family Practice, Minor Emergencies Behavioral Health Mon. & Wed., 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Tue. & Thu., 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Fri. 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (208) 448-2321

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1821 N. LeClerc Rd., #1, Cusick, WA 99119 (509) 447-7111 - (509) 445-1152 fax

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Hearing Center

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MASSAGE THERAPY Harmony Healing Arts Center Gloria Campbell -- 448-2623 47 10th -- Priest River

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Lois A. Ernst, Licensed Massage Therapist 322 S. Washington -- Newport -- 447-3898

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

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Continued from 9B Commission: Toll-free: 1-877-894-HOME (1877-894-4663) or Web site: http://www.dfi. wa.gov/consumers/ homeownership/post_ purchase_counselors_foreclosure.htm. The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development: Toll-free: 1-800-569-4287 or National Web Site: http:// portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD or for Local counseling agencies in Washington: http:// www.hud.gov/offices/ hsg/sfh/hcc/fc/index. cfm?webListAction= searchandsearchst ate=WAandfilterSvc =dfc The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and attorneys: Telephone: 1-800-606-4819 or Web site: http://nwjustice.org/what-clear. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale

shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. QUALITY MAY BE CONSIDERED A DEBT C O L L E C T O R ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the

terms of your credit obligations. Dated: 08/19/2014 Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington, as Trustee By: Maria Montana, Assistant Secretary Trustee’s Mailing Address: Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington C/O Quality Loan Service Corp. 411 Ivy Street, San Diego, CA 92101 (866) 645-7711 Sale Line: 714-730-2727 Or Login to: http:// wa.qualityloan.com TS No.: WA-13-603412TC Trustee’s Physical Address: Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington 108 1st Ave South, Suite 202 Seattle, WA 98104 (866) 925-0241 A-4479597 1 1 / 1 9 / 2 0 1 4 , 12/10/2014

Pursuant to the Revised Code of Washington 61.24, et seq. Document: NOS Printed: 8/12/2014 3:42:17 PM Page Count: 5 IDS Automation: Deliver signed document(s) to Scan Clerk TS No.: WA-12-493987-SH APN No.: 453231 51 9044 Title Order No.: 120018755-WA-GNO Grantor(s): NORMAN L. LOCK, CATHY S. LOCK Grantee(s): WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Deed of Trust Instrument/Reference No.: 2006 0288215 I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington, the undersigned Trustee, will on 12/19/2014 , at 10:00 AM At the main stairs of the Old City Courthouse, 625 W. Fourth Street in the City of Newport, WA 99156 sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable in the form of credit bid or cash bid in the form of cashier’s check or certified checks from federally or State char-

Published in The Newport Miner November 19 and December 10, 2014. (42, 45)

______________ 2014381 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE

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tered banks, at the time of sale the following described real property, situated in the County of PEND OREILLE, State of Washington, to-wit: LOT 13 IN BLOCK 2 OF RIVER VIEW SHORES, ACCORDING TO PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN BOOK 3 OF PLATS, PAGE 171, RECORDS OF PEND OREILLE COUNTY, WASHINGTON. TOGETHER WITH A 1998 14 X 66 GOLDENWEST, OAKWOOD MOBILE H O M E , VIN#GW0R23N18958 More commonly known as: 595 LEVITCH ROAD, NEWPORT, WA 99156-9753 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated 8/1/2006, recorded 8/4/2006, under 2006 0288215 records of PEND O R E I L L E C o u n t y, Washington, from NORMAN L. LOCK AND CATHY S. LOCK, HUSBAND AND WIFE , as Grantor(s), to NORTHWEST TRUST-

EE SERVICES, LLC , as Trustee, to secure an obligation in favor of WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. , as Beneficiary, the beneficial interest in which was assigned by WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. (or by its successors-ininterest and/or assigns, if any), to Wells Fargo Bank, NA . II. No action commenced by the Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Borrower’s or Grantor’s default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust/Mortgage. III. The default(s) for which this foreclosure is made is/are as follows: Failure to pay when due the following amounts which are now in arrears: $31,680.62 IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: The principal sum of $85,672.93, together with interest as provided in the Note from

the 9/1/2011, and such other costs and fees as are provided by statute. V. The abovedescribed real property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. Said sale will be made without warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances on 12/19/2014. The defaults referred to in Paragraph III must be cured by 12/8/2014 (11 days before the sale date) to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time before 12/8/2014 (11 days before the sale) the default as set forth in Paragraph III is cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. Payment must be in cash or with cashiers or certified checks from a State or federally chartered bank. The sale may be terminated any time after

the 12/8/2014 (11 days before the sale date) and before the sale, by the Borrower or Grantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance by paying the principal and interest, plus costs, fees and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust, and curing all other defaults. VI. A written Notice of Default was transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address(es): NAME NORMAN L. LOCK AND CATHY S. LOCK, HUSBAND AND WIFE ADDRESS 595 LEVITCH ROAD, NEWPORT, WA 99156-9753 by both first class and certified mail, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and the Borrower and Grantor were personally served, if applicable, with said written Notice of Default or the written Notice of De-

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Continued from 10B fault was posted in a conspicuous place on the real property described in Paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. These requirements were completed as of 6/26/2013. VII. The Trustee whose name and address are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the abovedescribed property. IX. Anyone having any objections to this sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustee’s sale. NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS – The purchaser at the Trustee’s Sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20 th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the deed of trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the deed of trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20 th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL

PUBLISHER’S NOTICE: All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or an intention, to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.” Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18. The newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising or real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD toll-free at 1-800669-9777. The toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800927-9275. (31tf)

STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE SALE OF YOUR HOME. You have only 20 DAYS from the recording date of this notice to pursue mediation. DO NOT DELAY. CONTACT A HOUSING COUNSELOR OR AN AT T O R N E Y LICENSED IN WASHINGTON NOW to assess your situation and refer you to mediation if you are eligible and it may help you save your home. See below for safe sources of help. SEEKING ASSISTANCE Housing counselors and legal assistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in determining your rights and opportunities to keep your house, you may contact the following: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance and referral to housing counselors recommended by the Housing Finance Commission: Toll-free: 1-877894-HOME (1-877894-4663) or Web site: http://www.dfi.wa.gov/ consumers/homeowne r s h i p / p o s t _ p u rchase_counselors_ foreclosure.htm . The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development: Toll-free: 1-800-5694287 or National Web Site: http://portal.hud. gov/hudportal/HUD or for Local counseling agencies in Washington: http://www.hud. gov/offices/hsg/sfh/ hcc/fc/index. cfm?webListAction= search&searchstate =WA&filterSvc=dfc The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and attorneys: Telephone: 1-800-6064819 or Web site: http://nwjustice.org/ what-clear . If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. QUALITY MAY BE CONSIDERED A DEBT C O L L E C T O R ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBTAND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. Dated: 8/12/2014 Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington, as Trustee By: Michael Dowell,

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Assistant Secretary Trustee’s Mailing Address: Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington C/O Quality Loan Service Corp. 2141 Fifth Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101 (866) 645-7711 Trustee’s Physical Address: Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington 108 1 st Ave South, Suite 202 Seattle, WA 98104 (866) 925-0241 Sale Line: 714-7302727 Or Login to: http://wa.qualityloan. com TS No.: WA-12493987-SH IDSPub #0073039 11/19/2014 12/10/2014 Published in The Newport Miner November 19 and December 10, 2014. (42, 45)

______________ 2014385 PUBLIC NOTICE Hearing Notice The Pend Oreille County Commissioners set a hearing for 11:00am, December 22, 2014 for the purpose of 2014 Budget Supplemental Appropriations, setting the 2015 property tax levy for the County General Fund and Road District Fund, and to finalize the 2015 Budget. These will take place in the Commissioners’ meeting room, 625 W. 4th, Newport. If you require any reasonable accommodation to participate in the meeting, contact Clerk of the Board, 509-4474119, at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. Published in The Newport Miner December 3 and 10, 2014. (44-2)

______________ 2014395 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT NO.1 OF PEND OREILLE COUNTY COMMUNITY NETWORK SYSTEM (CNS) BROADBAND POLICIES A N D R E L AT E D L IN E EXTEN SION FEES A public hearing will be held at 11:00 a.m., December 16, 2014, so that the Board of Commissioners may consider CNS broadband policies and related line extension fees. The hearing will be held at the PUD Administration Building in the Newport Conference Room, 130 N. Washington, Newport, Washington. The public is invited to attend and be heard. Karen Willner Clerk of the Board Published in The Newport Miner December 3 and 10, 2014 (44-2)

______________ 2014398 PUBLIC NOTICE SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THURSTON COUNTY NO. 14-4-00684-0 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.40.020,

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.030 In the Matter of the Estate of: DONALD FRANCIS JUBON, Deceased The Administrator named below has been appointed as the Administrator of this estate. Any person having a claim against the Decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Administrator or the Administrator’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) 30 days after the Administrator served or mailed the notice to creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1) (c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the Decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. DATE OF FILING OF NOTICE TO CREDITORS with Clerk of Court: November 25, 2014 DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: December 3, 2014 Administrator: Electra Jubon Attorney for Administrator: Sharon English 1800 Cooper Point Road SW, Bldg. 16 PO Box 7846 Olympia WA 98507-7846 Court of Proceedings and cause number: Thurston County Superior Court No. 14-4-00684-0 Published in The Newport Miner December 3, 10 and 17, 2014. (44-3)

______________ 2014399 PUBLIC NOTICE SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON COUNTY OF PEND OREILLE Case No.: 14-400041-7 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN RE. THE ESTATE OF Carol Jean Josephine Merrill, DECEASED. PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) The personal representative named below has been appointed and has qualified as personal representative of this estate. Persons having claims against the decedent must, prior to the time such claims would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitation, serve their claims on the personal representative or the attorneys of record at the address stated below and file an executed copy of the claim with the Clerk of this Court within four months after the date of first publication of this notice or within four months after the date of the filling of the copy of this Notice with the Clerk of the Court,

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whichever is later or, except under those provisions included in RCW 11.40.011 and 11.40.013, the claim will be forever barred. This bar is effective as to the claims against both the probate assets and nonprobate assets of the decedent. Date of filing copy of 11/25/14 Date of first publication 12/3/14. /s/ Chris Scauflaire Chris Scauflaire c/o Douglas D. Lambarth P.O. Box 366 Newpor t, WA 99156 509-447-3036 Published in The Newport Miner December 3, 10 and 17, 2014. (44-3)

______________ 2014405 PUBLIC NOTICE CALL FOR BIDS Sealed bids will be received through Monday, December 15, 11:00 a.m., by the Selkirk School Board of Directors for: Fuel Product: Approximately 8,000 to 10,000 gallons of No. 2 furnace oil with pumping to be provided by the bidder from January 1, 2015, to December 31, 2015. For bid information and bid forms please contact the Selkirk School District at (509) 446-2951, or P.O. Box 129, Metaline Falls, WA 99153. Mailed bids must be plainly marked “Fuel Bid” on the outside of the envelope all bids must be received in the Selkirk District Office. The Board of Directors reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Published in The Newport Miner December 3 and 10, 2014. (44-2)

_____________ 2014404 PUBLIC NOTICE TOWN OF IONE PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the Ione Town Council in Council Chambers, 112 Central Avenue, Ione, Washi ngton 99139 at 7:10 p.m., Wednesday, December 17, 2014. The purpose of the hearing is to adopt Ordinance 576 the 2015 Budget. /s/ Sandy Hutchinson, Clerk-Treasurer Published in The Newport Miner December 3 and 10, 2014. (44-2)

______________ 2014388 PUBLIC NOTICE PORT OF PEND OREILLE ARCHITECTURAL & ENGINEERING SERVICES The Port of Pend Oreille (Port) gives notice of its projected requirements for the period of 2015 for the following categories and/or types of professional services. Civil/Structural/Mechanical/Electrical Planning Geotechnical SEPA/NEPA Permitting/Regulatory Compliance Environmental Surveying Parking Area/ Roadway and/or Utility Design Architectural All persons wishing to be considered for

supplying services during the calendar year 2015 must submit a statement of qualifications showing their experience in the categories listed, resumes of proposed staff to be assigned to these projects, references and a statement regarding the firms’ use of MBE/WBE firms. Submissions are due by January 30, 2015. The Port will compile a list of those responding. All submissions should be made to: Port of Pend Oreille, 1981 Black Road, Usk, WA. 99180. Inclusion in the Port file will in no way prequalify the individual or firm for a specific assignment. The material will be used by the Port as an information resource in its selection process. The Port may elect to interview any or all firms, or select one or more firms directly from the submittals received. The Port reserves the right to advertise and retain other consultants on individual projects independent of the firm(s) selected from this solicitation. The Port of Pend Oreille is an equal opportunity employer. /s/ Kelly J. Driver, Manager Published in The Newport Miner December 10 and 17, 2014. (45-2)

_____________ 2014389 PUBLIC NOTICE PORT OF PEND OREILLE SMALL WORKS ROSTER Notice is hereby given that the Port of Pend Oreille (Port) is updating its Small Works Roster for the calendar year 2015. Contractors who wish to be on this Roster need to complete an application form available at the Port office at 1981 Black Road, Usk, WA. 99180, 509445-1090. Form may be obtained on line at www.povarr.com. Applicants, where required by law, must be properly licensed or registered to perform work in the State of Washington. Contractors whose names appear on the Roster may be contacted from time to time to submit job proposals for contracts for $300,000 or less. Qualified applicants will be placed on the 2015 Roster which will expire on December 31, 2015. /s/ Kelly J. Driver, Manager Published in The Newport Miner December 10 and 17, 2014. (45-2)

______________ 2014400 PUBLIC NOTICE File No.: 8325.20363 Grantors: Northwest Trustee Services, Inc. Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc. Grantee: Beverly A. Grennell, an unmarried woman Ref to DOT Auditor File No.: 2008 0298735 Tax Parcel ID No.: 443532519017 Abbreviated Legal: Lot1, Blk 2, Pend Oreille Paradise, Pend Oreille River, Plat Bk 2, Pg 72 Notice of Trustee’s Sale Pursuant to the Revised Code of Washington 61.24, et seq. I. On January 9, 2015, at 10:00 AM inside the main lobby of the Hall

of Justice, 229 South Garden Avenue in the City of Newport, State of Washington, the undersigned Trustee (subject to any conditions imposed by the Trustee) will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable at time of sale, the following described real property “Property”, situated in the County(ies) of Pend Oreille, State of Washington: Lot 1 in Block 2 of Pend Oreille Paradise, Pend Oreille River Shore Lots, Plat Book 2, Page 72, records of the Auditor of Pend Oreille County, WA. Together with Shorelands of the Second Class Situate in front of, adjacent or abutting upon said Lot 1. Commonly known as: 71 Riverview Road Cusick, WA 99119 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated 08/22/08, recorded on 08/28/08, under Auditor’s File No. 2008 0298735, records of Pend Oreille County, Washington, from Beverly A Grennell, an unmarried woman, as Grantor, to Northwest Trustee Services, Inc., as Trustee, to secure an obligation “Obligation” in favor of Bank of America, N.A., a National Banking Association, as Beneficiary, the beneficial interest in which was assigned by Bank of America, N.A., a National Banking Association to Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc., under an Assignment/Successive Assignments recorded under Auditor’s File No. 2012 0312148. *The Tax Parcel ID number and Abbreviated Legal Description are provided solely to comply with the recording statutes and are not intended to supplement, amend or supersede the Property’s full legal description provided herein. II. No action commenced by the Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the Obligation in any Court by reason of the Grantor’s or Borrower’s default on the Obligation secured by the Deed of Trust. III. The Beneficiary alleges default of the Note and Deed of Trust pursuant to paragraph 9(a)(i) which provides “Lender may require immediate payment in full of all sums secured by this Security Instrument if?Borrower dies and the Property is not the principal residence of at least one surviving Borrower.” Amount due to satisfy as of 09/18/2014 Unpaid Principal Balance $63,568.52 Interest $6,239.53 Mortgage Insurance Premium $5,466.88 Lender’s Fees & Costs $7,485.06 Trustee’s Expenses (Itemization) Trustee’s Fee $525.00 Recording Costs $15.00 Total Costs $540.00 Total Amount Due: $83,299.99 IV. The sum owing on the Obligation is: Principal Balance of $63,568.52, together with interest as provided in the note or other instrument evidencing the Obligation from 12/25/10, and such other costs and fees as are due under the Obligation, and as are provided by statute. V. The Property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the Obligation as provided by statute. The sale will be made

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without representation or warranty, express or implied regarding title, possession, encumbrances or condition of the Property on 01/09/2015. The default(s) referred to in paragraph III, together with any subsequent payments, late charges, advances costs and fees thereafter due, must be cured by before the sale, to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time before the sale, the default(s) as set forth in paragraph III, together with accruing interest, advances costs and fees thereafter due, is/are cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. The sale may be terminated any time before the sale by the Borrower, Grantor, any Guarantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance paying the entire balance of principal and interest secured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust. VI. A written notice of default was transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address(es): NAME AND ADDRESS Beverly Grennell 71 Riverview Road Cusick, WA 99119 Beverly Grennell 3801 East Terra Court Spokane, WA 99223 Unknown Spouse and/ or Domestic Partner of Beverly Grennell 71 Riverview Road Cusick, WA 99119 Unknown Spouse and/ or Domestic Partner of Beverly Grennell 3801 East Terra Court Spokane, WA 99223 by both first class and certified mail, return receipt requested on 07/13/12, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and on 07/14/12 Grantor and Borrower were personally served with said written notice of default or the written notice of default was posted on a conspicuous place on the real property described in paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. VII. The Trustee, whose name and address are set forth below, will provide in writing to anyone requesting it a statement of all costs and trustee’s fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the Property. IX. Anyone having any objection to the sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustee’s sale. X. NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS - The purchaser at the Trustee’s Sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the Deed of Trust (the owner) and anyone having an Continued on 12B

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Newport hires first year wrestling coach

enth grade PRJH assistant coach the year before that. He also spent six years coaching at the Priest River Youth Athletic Association level.

ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE: Played four years (1998-2002) of basketball and football at Priest River Lamanna High School. Three years (1999-2002) of baseball and one year of track and field (1998). Ivie was played varsity for all four sports.

OCCUPATION: Priest River Times newspaper reporter

ASSISTANT COACHES: JV Coach Kevin Wylie, C-Squad Coach Mark Schultz.

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NEWPORT – A first year coach takes the reins for Newport wrestling this season. Steffen Ellison, 25, is a 2009 Newport graduate who wrestled all four years in school. Ellison has been wrestling for more than 16 years. “I placed at state all four years,” Ellison said. Ellison He was born in Spokane, but spent a lot of his childhood in Montana. He moved to Newport with his parents in 2005 because of

PR WRESTLING COACHING EXPERIENCE: Coach Hellinger

ASSISTANT COACH: Justin Lopez

SATURDAY, JAN. 10

AT RIVER CITY DUALS:

TUESDAY, JAN. 13

AT IML DUAL:

THURSDAY, JAN. 15

AT WAR OF THE WATERS:

SATURDAY, JAN. 24

FIRST ANNUAL INVITE:

THURSDAY, JAN. 29

VS. AMERICAN FALLS:

FRIDAY, JAN. 30

AT CD’A TOURNAMENT:

3 p.m. - Coeur d’Alene High School

SATURDAY, JAN. 31

AT CD’A TOURNAMENT:

9 a.m. - Coeur d’Alene High School

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 4

VS. ST. MARIES:

FRIDAY, FEB. 6

AT BONNERS FERRY TOURNAMENT: 3 p.m. - Bonners Ferry High School

SATURDAY, FEB. 7

AT BONNERS FERRY TOURNAMENT: 9 a.m. - Bonners Ferry High School

SATURDAY, FEB. 21

AT DISTRICT TOURNAMENT:

FRIDAY, FEB. 27

AT STATE:

TBA - Holt Arena, Pocatello

SATURDAY, FEB. 28

AT STATE:

TBA - Holt Arena, Pocatello

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8 15

Scoring: Cusick - Ra. Wynne 4, Re. Wynne 4, I. Strangeowl 1, Driver 1, Balcom 11, Hansen 2, Nenema 4, G. Strangeowl 6, Auld 1, Pierre 0. Wellpinit - Abrahamson 0, Seymour 3, Ford 0, Sherwood 3, Pascal 1, Wynne 2, Flett 2, J. Colvin 13, Kieffer 5, Wynecoop 2, A. Colvin 12, Parr 5.

Riverside (0-2, 0-0) 7 -18 Priest River (2-0, 0-0) 8 -41

3 4

15 12

Scoring: Riverside - Knight 0, Willis 3, Foley 0, Owens 3, Shenefelt 0, Shannon 6, Burns 0, Pace 1, Snyder 0, Workman 0, Trepanier 3, Jackson 2. Priest River - Wilson 0, Luckey 2, Clark 0, A. Summers 7, Krampert 3, Carey 4, Williams 5, Akre 2, K. Summers 16, Warren 2.

Timberlake (5-1, 0-0) 15 -57 Newport (0-2, 0-1) 2 -15

17 15

1 4

Scoring: Timberlake - R. Powell 1, Kelley 11, Rhodes 2, Mallet 8, Starr 4, Jezek 10, Kirby 17, Simpson 4. Newport - Walker 0, Vaughn 2, Oliver 0, Hunt 1, Earl 3, Siemsen 0, Cunningham 2, Stratton 7, Lewis 0, Huang 0.

9 a.m. - Post Falls High School 6 p.m. - Timberlake High School 9 a.m. - Priest River Lamanna High School 5 p.m. - Kellogg High School

6 p.m. - St. Maries High School

9 a.m. - Lakeland High School

Country Lane Sparklers Golden Girls Morning Glories North Country Clothing Shop 29.5 Country Lane 30.5 State Line Girls

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24 24 29

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High scratch game: Kim Rusho 197. High handicap game: Kim Rusho 237. High scratch series: Laura O’Brien 492. High handicap series: Carol Becks 642. High team scratch game: Morning Glories 612. High team handicap game: Morning Glories 816. High team scratch series: Morning Glories 1,700. High team series handicap: Country Lane 2,358. Converted splits: Chris Anderson 5-10, Darlene Dinwoodie 5-10, Gina Green 5-6-10, Judy Gregonis 5-7, Esther Wilkinson 3-10, Betty Balison.

Wednesday Night Loopers Team Treasurers A-Z McCroskey Defense Pend Oreille Marine McCroskey Atty @ Law Club Rio Woodwise

Won 221 206 184 177 175.5 161.5

Lost 154 169 191 198 199.5 213.5

High scratch game: Mark Zorica 237. High handicap game: Mark Zorica 258. High scratch series: Mark Zorica 630. High handicap series: Larry Burnham 703. High team scratch game: Treasurers 1,005. High team handicap game: Treasurers 1,120. High team scratch series: McCroskey Atty @ Law 2,806. High team handicap series: Treasurers 3,130.

BOWLING WEDNESDAY, DEC. 3 Lucky Ladies Team Lost

Continued from 11B interest junior to the Deed of Trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www. northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by this reference. You may also access sale status at www. northwesttrustee.com and www.USA-Foreclosure.com. EFFECTIVE: 09/18/2014 Date Executed: Northwest Trustee Services, Inc., Trustee Authorized Signature 13555 SE 36th St. Suite 100 Bellevue, WA 98006 Contact: Nanci Lambert (425) 586-1900. (TS# 8325.20363) 1002.222751-File No. Published in The Newport Miner December 10 and 31, 2014. (45,48)

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THURSDAY, DEC. 4 Thursday Niters Team Wanna Bee’s

2014403 PUBLIC NOTICE The Selkirk School District Board of Directors will hold their December Regular Board of Directors Meeting at 6:00 pm on Wednesday December 17, 2014 at Selkirk Middle and High School, Music Room. Nancy Lotze, Superintendent and Secretary to the Board of Directors Published in The Newport Miner December 10, 2014. (45)

_____________ 2014408 PUBLIC NOTICE Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County Vendor List Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County, as required by RCW 39.04.190, is notifying the public of the existence of a vendor list and soliciting new vendors. The purpose is to seek vendors not presently on the District’s vendor list who can provide materials, equipment, supplies, or services for the District. The vendor list con-

OLDTOWN – You’ll be able to get a local cab over the holidays, now that Wizard Cab Company is open for business. The company was started Brown by Leo Brown and will serve the Newport Oldtown area. Brown said he was looking for a venture and after talking with people, he learned there was a market for a local cab company. Wizard Cab Company

5 p.m. - Priest River Lamanna High School

SCOREBOARD FROM PAGE 8A

New taxi cab company offers short, long rides

OCCUPATION: Hellinger is self-employed working in construction.

AGE: 51

Won 32

Lost 20

Diesel Dawgs Northwest Renovations Enforcers Plain Nasty’s Wilkinson Rentals

Won 45 38 36 31 29.5 28 27.5 26.5 22.5 21 18 13

one year of hire. Applications will be received until 4:00 p.m. December 22, 2014. Applications may be obtained at the Diamond Lake Water/Sewer District office, 172 South Shore Rd., Newport, WA 99156, 509-447-4660. Diamond Lake Water/ Sewer District is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Chairman Bob Graham Board of Commissioners

Published in The Newport Miner December 10, 2014. (45)

Published in The Newport Miner December 10 and 17, 2014. (45-2)

2014409 PUBLIC NOTICE Water/Sewer System Operator Diamond Lake Water/Sewer District of Pend Oreille County Diamond Lake Water/Sewer District is seeking a Water/ Sewer Maintenance person. Must have CDL Class B with tanker endorsement and air brakes and Water Distribution Manager I, Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Group I, Water Plant Operator I certificates, within

Lost 11 18 20 25 26.5 28 28.5 29.5 33.5 35 38 43

High scratch game: Bill Tremaine 246, Sharon Reed 201. High handicap game: John Jacobson 251, Judy Maw 267. High scratch series: Jeff Huling 619, Sharon Reed. High handicap series: Bill Tremaine 726, Judy Maw 682. Converted splits: Sherry Loveridge 3-10, Sharon Smith 5-7, Larry Burnham 3-10, 3-10, Judy Gregonis 5-6, Joette Hilzer 3-10.

sists of companies that provide materials, equipment, supplies, or services for the District, i.e. electrical equipment, office furniture, communication equipment, vehicles, hydroelectric equipment, building and facilities equipment, and other equipment and supplies and services. Vendors not already on the list may obtain applications by contacting the Contracts Administrator at (509) 447-9345 or edugger@popud.org.

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High scratch game: Duane Jones 279, Pam Nichols 237. High handicap game: Duane Jones 293, Sharon Smith 285. High scratch series: Duane Jones 676, Pam Nichols 627. High handicap series: Gordon Batsch 738, Pam Nichols 762. High team scratch game: Diesel Dawgs 776. High team handicap game: Northwest Renovations 926. High team scratch series: Northwest Renovations 2,171. High team handicap series: Northwest Renovations 2,633. Converted splits: Janice Edgar 5-6-10, 2-4, 7-8, Floyd Degele 4-7-10, 3-10, Diane Hilden 6-7.

FRIDAY, DEC. 5 Friday Night Leftovers Team Timber Room King Pin Pooch Parlor EZ-Rider Gutter Gang Party of Four Stoney Rollers O.K. Lanes Weber Enterprises Cusick Tavern Knight Realty “Four” Under Par

the wrestling program in Newport. “At the time, we had a good coach,” Ellison said, referring to Adam France. “We figured that would be the best bet.” However, before he was able to wrestle for France at the high school level, France resigned. Ellison has a girlfriend and fourmonth-old daughter. He works at the Stimson Lumber Company mill in Priest River as a general laborer. He has two younger brothers who also wrestled during school.

BUSINESS

has 19 years experience coaching wrestling, including coaching 23 state players.

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SATURDAY, DEC. 6 Cusick (0-1, 0-0) 11 -34 Wellpinit (2-0, 0-0) 15 -48

THE MINER

______________ 2014410 PUBLIC NOTICE The following ordinance was adopted at the regular meeting of the Ione Town Council on December 3, 2014. The complete text of the ordinance is available for review at the Clerk’s office during regular business hours. ORDINANCE NO. 575 An ordinance declaring an emergency in the Office of the Treasurer and amending the 2014 annual

was born. His son, Mason Brown, a former Marine, came up with the name, as he thought Leo looked a little like a wizard. The area’s only cab company has been in operation about a month. In addition to things like taking people home from the bar at night and senior citizens to get groceries, Brown says he will take people to the Spokane International Airport. He will take up to four people and their baggage in his 2003 Crown Victoria Ford for $150.

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“Everything else is on the meter,” he says. Rates start at $3, then $2 per mile, as calibrated on his meter. Longer trips are open to negotiation. “I really like elk,” he says. He is open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9 a.m. to 2 a.m. Friday and Saturday. He is closed Sunday, although he says he will make an airport trip any day, with prior notice. Wizard Cab Company is located at 5358 Old Priest River Road in Oldtown. 208-660-0694

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1 year in county $15.50 (Reg. $25.50) out of county $24.50 (reg. $34.50)

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budget of the Town of Ione. Appropriation underestimate for fund 422 Sewer Treatment Project in the amount of $21,755.31. /s/ Sandy Hutchinson Town Clerk/Treasurer Published in The Newport Miner December 10, 2014. (45)

______________ 2014411 PUBLIC NOTICE Revised Notice of Public Hearing Pursuant to County Development Regulations, notice is hereby given that Pend Oreille County will be holding a public hearing on the Updated Six Year Transportation Improvement Plan (STIP). The Pend Oreille County Board of County Commissioners will be hearing this Update on December 16th, 2014 at 2:30pm in the Commissioner’s Chambers (Old County Courthouse), 625 West Fourth Street, Newport, WA, 99156 Dated: Dec. 05, 2014 Published in The Newport Miner December 10, 2014. (45)

509-447-2433 • 421 S. Spokane Ave.

______________ 2014412 PUBLIC NOTICE Amended Notice of Action & Public Meeting Notice is hereby given that Pend Oreille County is scheduling an open record public hearing with the Planning Commission to amend the Shoreline Master Program on January 13th, 2015 at the Cusick Community Center at 6pm). This limited amendment only pertains to Historical Structures within Shoreline Jurisdiction. The lead agency for this proposal has determined that it does not have a probable significant adverse impact on the environment (Determination of Non-Significance). An environmental impact statement (EIS) is not required under RCW 43.21C.030 (2) (c). This decision was made after review of a completed SEPA environmental checklist dated August 04, 2014. Comments on this SEPA determination can be submitted to the Community Development Department by January 13th, 2015. Copies of the proposed revisions

are available to the public between 8:00 AM & 4:30 PM at the Pend Oreille County Community Development Department, Courthouse Lower Level, 625 West 4th, Newport, WA 99156, (509) 447-4821. Date of notice of action: Dec. 05, 2014 Published in The Newport Miner December 10, 2014. (45)

______________ 2014413 PUBLIC NOTICE CALL FOR BIDS LEASE TO OWN TWO, F550 TRUCKS CONTRACT NO. 14-033 Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County, Washington, hereby solicits sealed bids for a lease to own contract for the following (or equivalent) vehicles: • Ford F550 4x4, 2011 or newer, with Altec bucket, 37-foot platform jib, with a oneman rotating bucket, with dual controls. Truck must have a full service body, tow package, air brakes, automatic transmission, 300 HP diesel motor, and be white in color.

• Ford F550 4x4, 2006, with Altec bucket, 37-foot platform jib, with a one-man rotating bucket. Truck must have a full service body, tow package, automatic transmission, 325 HP Power Stroke Turbo diesel engine, and be white in color. Sealed bids will be received until 2:30 p.m., December 23, 2014, at which time they will be opened and read aloud. Bids are to be submitted to the Contract Administrator of Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County, P.O. Box 190, Newport, Washington 99156, (509) 447-9345. The Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any informality in the bidding, or to exercise any other right or action provided by statute. Women and minority owned businesses are encouraged to bid. Published in The Newport Miner December 10, 2014. (45)