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River trail receives $30,000 grant Ground breaking expected this spring

By Michelle Nedved Of The Miner

PRIEST RIVER – Ground breaking is expected to start this spring on the Pend Oreille River Passage Trail, with a $30,000 grant from the Inland Northwest Foundation. Phase 1

will connect Oldtown to Albeni Falls Dam. The Pend Oreille River Passage Trail is a 25-mile shared use path connecting the towns of Oldtown, Priest River, Laclede and Dover. It will provide a place for non-motorized recreation and active transportation

along the Pend Oreille River, according to a report recently completed by the Priest Community Forest Connection, the agency who took the reigns of the project two years ago. The trail was adopted in the 2012 Bonner County Area Transportation Plan and is in-

cluded in the county’s draft trail master plan. It was designated a Community Millennium Trail in 2000. The PCFC’s board made the trail their number one priority for the coming years. In 2015, Bonner County revised its master transportation plan. In that revision, all exist-

ing trails and proposed trails were documented. A Trail Mix Committee representing the county’s trails meets monthly to discuss, plan, update and support all trail systems in the county. Through the Idaho See Grant, 8A

Snow means snowplowing

City, county snow budget good after light season By Don Gronning Of The Miner

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A winter wonderland in Pend Oreille Valley

NEWPORT – It’s a balancing act sometimes, trying to keep the snow off the roads and people happy. In Newport, snowplow crews work at night to plow the city’s 22 miles of roads. It can be frustrating to go out to go to work in the morning and find your car blocked by plowed snow. Newport city administrator Ray King says the crews plow only at night because of traffic. If you park on the street, as many people do, the only way to avoid digging out in the morning is to move your car at night while crews plow. “A lot of people will come out and move their car to the other side of the street after the plow goes by,” King says. “You can hear the plow a street or two away.” Of course that means getting up at 1 or 2 a.m. to move the car. Newport has three people working plowing snow. They have two plows and a backhoe that are used for

Newport resident Lea Porter took this morning photo of the Pend Oreille River along LeClerc Road on her way to work recently.

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2016: A look back Editor’s Note: With the New Year here, The Miner staff spent some time this week reviewing events in our area this past year. Following is a sampling of stories from our newspapers over the past 12 months, to recount those people and events that shaped the year.

January With the holidays come and gone, and the New Year here, area food banks in Northeast Washington and Northern Idaho were tracking their output of food and setting plans for possible expansions and additions. “We’ve been very fortunate,” said Newport Food Bank Manager Pearl Pulford of holiday donations for food items and money. “Our community really supports the food bank.” According to Pulford, the food bank received around 2,500 pounds of food donations for November and December 2015 and served 256 households for both months. With the retirement of Cusick Mayor

Bob Spencer in mid-December 2015, mayor pro tem Chris Evers was officially sworn in as mayor Jan. 11. Evers, a School Social Worker and Student Assistant Specialist for the Cusick School District, said the council would be looking for an applicant to replace her vacated council position starting in February. Any motorist traversing Highway 2 had most likely seen the billboard featuring students from Pend Oreille County school districts, pledging to remain drug and alcohol free. No, those aren’t models; they are actual students from Newport, Cusick and Selkirk School Districts, all of whom work together with the Pend Oreille County Youth Task Force (YTF). The cost of the billboard, which is $500 per month, is split between YTF and the Panther Community Coalition of Selkirk. Launched in 2007 by a group of concerned citizens, government agencies, business people and non-profit organizations, the YTF’s goal is to “prevent and reduce substance abuse by collaborating with community partners … provide edu-

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Pend Oreille Hospital District No. 1 chairwoman Lois Robertson cuts the ribbon opening Newport Health Center Friday afternoon. Project manager Christina Wager, left, and district CEO Tom Wilbur, right, help hold the ribbon.

cation, resources, and empower youth.” Ponderay Newsprint Co. answered the PUD’s breach of contract claim by filing suit in Spokane County Superior Court,

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Woman accidentally shoots self in leg

KUBS FM gets grant for upgrades

NEWPORT – The Newport and Gem State Miner Newspapers office will be closed Monday, Jan. 2 for New Year’s. The office will reopen Tuesday, Jan. 3, at 8:30 a.m. The deadline for classified ads and legals is Friday, Dec. 30 at noon. All other deadlines remain the same.

NEWPORT – According to a Bonner County police report, a local woman shot herself in the leg while handling a firearm Dec. 19. According to Bonner County Sheriff’s Captain Ror Lakewold, the woman was transported by private vehicle to Newport Hospital and was not seriously injured.

NEWPORT – David Bradbury, Newport High School teacher and KUBS FM announcer, recently received a $13,533 grant from the Hagan Foundation to make upgrades to the media department’s sound systems and video equipment. Funds will also be used to partner with other community organizations to facilitate community outreach programs.

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PUD General Manager Colin Willenbrock had claimed that the newsprint company’s projected power use for 2017 showed a use so low that the newsprint company wasn’t going to be in business in 2017. The newsprint company submits four-year projections of power use each year. Willenbrock claimed the low projection was a breach of contract that terminated the contract and demanded more than $200 million in liquidated damages. The PUD agreed to supply power though January under terms of the contracts. It was a busy year for the Pend Oreille County Auditor’s Office, with elections at the local, state and federal level. There was a good chance voters in the Pend Oreille Hospital District No. 1 will again have a chance to vote on a bond that would allow for an assisted living facility to be built, plus two county commissioners seats, currently held by Karen Skoog and Steve Kiss, are up for election. Candidate filing week was May 16-20. On top of that, the presidential primary election was slated for May 24. “I think this year will be even busier for us than past presidential election years,” County Auditor Marianne Nichols said. “Quite possibly we’ll have a spring election, plus there’s always a lot to process in terms of getting ballots out and tallying the results.”

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February It was a night for recognition at the Priest River Chamber of Commerce general meeting Tuesday, Jan. 26, as Chad Summers was given the Citizen of The Year Award. Summers is a family man who has two daughters, AveryLynne, a junior at Priest River Lamanna High School, and Katlyn, a freshman at Spokane Falls Community College, with his wife, Krista. He has worked at Avista Utilities since 1992, with 17 years working in Priest River. Summers has been involved with numerous community events at Priest River for many years. They include setting up the Tree of Memorial lighting, assistance in installing power to the historical Keyser house, Blanchard Library power, installing and maintaining event banners, setting up logging events at Timber Days, and helping with Oktoberfest. The future of Pend Oreille County Counseling Services (POCCS) was on somewhat of a hold as county commissioners and administrators waited to see how the latest Washington State legislative session turned out. In 2015, commissioners were bandying the idea of a possible one-tenth of 1 percent sales tax increase to help fund POCC services, but the idea is in traction until state lawmakers present a clearer picture of how they will deal with the mental health crisis. “There’s legislation that deals with chemical dependency, mental health and the integration of those services alongside physical health,” Pend Oreille County Commissioner Mike Manus says. “We need to wait and see how that plays out before we can do anything on a local level.” A 25-year-old homeless man who unsuccessfully tried to be put in jail, allegedly went down-

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March How does one sum up a life? Can it even be done in a way that isn’t either entirely clinical (he was born, went to school, worked, and died), or nostalgically saccharine? The life, in this instance, belongs to Howard Wildin, a Newport resident since 1998, who was diagnosed with terminal kidney cancer last fall, two days after he sold his house with plans to settle in Sequim, Wash. “Last November was a Hell of a month,” Wildin said. The cancer had already progressed to his liver and lymph nodes, spreading to his lungs. He underwent one dose of chemotherapy and decided once was enough. “It’s not worth living my life like that,” Wildin says decisively. Wildin passed away in April. Lifelong Bonner County and Priest River resident, Jeff Connolly was seeking the District 2 seat of the Bonner County Board of Commissioners, a position currently held by Todd Sudick, who is seeking reelection. Both men are Republicans. Connolly, a Priest River City Council member for 15 years, says he has a wealth of community service experience and has tirelessly worked to better his communities and the quality of life in Bonner County. The Pend Oreille County Commissioners’ hearing room was filled with people contesting and championing the county’s six-month moratorium on retail marijuana during a public hearing Tuesday, March 8. The adopted moratorium was passed Jan. 26 and applies only to retail marijuana operations. Testimony given during the hearing by members of the public ranged from supporting the state law, which legalized recreational marijuana in 2012, to encouraging commissioners to outright ban a retail marijuana store in the county. “We do appreciate people’s commentary, and your feedback is important,” said Commissioner Karen Skoog. “However, I would like to remind everyone that this moratorium simply addresses a land use issue. That is what is at the heart of this.” Those attending the meeting were divided between supporting the moratorium and lifting it in favor of economic growth. As the old proverb goes, “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” There may not be another project that saying is more applicable to than the Pend Oreille River Passage Trail, which continues to develop. The proposed 26-mile stretch of walking and bicycling trail would generally follow the north shoreline of the Pend Oreille River

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all the way from the Washington State line to Dover, which is already connected to Sandpoint by the Dover Bike Path, a railsto-trails project of North Idaho Bikeways several years ago. Someone vandalized two cars and a camper trailer, keying and scratching “No Pot” into the hoods of two of the cars and puncturing nine tires of the vehicles and a camper belonging to a person who spoke in favor of medical marijuana at recent community meetings. “We figured the damage to the tires alone was $1,300,” Pend Oreille County Sheriff Alan Botzheim said. Vandals punctured all the tires on the two cars and one on the camper. The owner of one of the vehicles, Kathy Hershey, figures there was more than $9,000 in damage done to the vehicles. She thinks the vandalism occurred either Friday night, March 18 or early Saturday morning, March 19. The crime was reported to the sheriff’s office about 4:30 p.m. March 19.

April The number of wolves in Idaho was still well above the 150 wolves and 15 breeding pairs required to keep gray wolves off the endangered species list, according to the 2015 annual summary of wolf monitoring. Congress was as caught up in the presidential race as the rest of the nation, but 5th District Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., said she was concentrating on making the House work better. “An area where I’ve been focusing a lot, and it is a priority area, is how to get the House to function better,” McMorris Rodgers said in an interview at The Miner Tuesday, April 5. She spoke to the Pend Oreille PUD and held a town hall meeting at the Camas Center in Usk following The Miner interview. While the rumors have been rampant for years – if not decades – it was confirmed that Shopko is building a Hometown store in Oldtown. The contractor, Stout Buildings of Utah, broke ground last week on the property, just east of Selkirk Ace on the north side of Highway 2. Construction work began at the intersection of Highway 2 and 57, the sole traffic light in Priest River. The work is to improve pedestrian ramps and to make turning onto the northbound Highway 57 easier, especially for log trucks. According to Reed Hollinshead of the Idaho Transportation Department, the work includes adding a right-hand turn bay for those travelers turning north

on Highway 57, to head toward Priest Lake. Crews are installing a crosswalk indicator and push button to engage the walk signal. The existing pavement is being widened to improve the turning radius for vehicles.

May Newport will get a new assisted living and memory care facility, thanks to voters approving a $10 million construction bond for Newport Hospital and Health Services. The measure passed with 62.48 percent approval. It needed 60 percent approval to pass. “Of course we’re so grateful for the support from the community and the district voters,” hospital commissioner Tom Garrett said. Although all candidates in attendance were running on the same ticket, there were clear differences between those running for each office during the Republican Party Candidate Forum in Priest River on a Wednesday night in May. The event was organized by the Bonner County Republican Party. Candidates for two county commissioner seats, Bonner County sheriff, and state legislature spoke to a large crowd at Priest River Junior High. Frank Capehart had just purchased his season pass at The Ranch Club golf course in Priest River Thursday, May 10, before heading out to the first hole with his golfing buddies, OB Scott and Roland Cox. Capehart, 87, lined up to T-off with Scott, 89, and Cox 81, watching. He was using his new No. 3 hybrid driver, sort of a combination between a 3-iron and a fairway wood. Capehart felt like he hit the ball pretty good and that was confirmed when he heard his friends yelling “It’s going in the hole, it’s going in!” Chris Naccarato grew up in the Apollo era. The Priest River fifth grade teacher remembers being mesmerized by the spaceflights. “My first pencil sharpener was in the shape of the Mercury capsule,” he said. He missed out on his chance to build model rockets in school because of the Mount St. Helens eruption. “So when I started teaching, I wanted to relive those times,” he said, and build a model rocket. He brought it up to his Idaho Hill Elementary students in 1992, his first year of teaching. “They said why can’t we (build a model rocket)? I couldn’t think of a reason.” So that was the start of his

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Gas prices have taken a dive recently, going well below $2. This picture was taken at DJ’s Super Stop on Highway 2 between Priest River and Newport last Friday. Prices dropped to $1.79 there by Tuesday. Gas in Eastern Washington is lower than the statewide average of $2.07. In Idaho, gas prices averaged $1.92.

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town and attacked Newport city administrator Ray King while King was sitting in his old police car in front of city hall Friday, Feb. 12. Brandon S. Fisher was successful in getting arrested this time. He pleaded not guilty to second degree malicious mischief, a felony, and fourth degree assault, a misdemeanor, when he appeared in Pend Oreille County Superior Court Thursday, Feb. 18. Prosecuting attorney Dolly Hunt said Fisher tried to turn himself in at the jail. When he was turned away, he committed crimes in order to get arrested. He wants services, she said. “It’s bizarre, to say the least,” Hunt said. She asked for a $15,000 bail.

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Last Year: The weather this week last year was a bit warmer with temperatures ranging from the low 30’s to the mid 40’s. Just last week we saw over 7” of snow, compared to the 2” we had last year, at this time. Happy new year from the Staff of the Miner Newspapers!

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State revokes Newport Ambulance license OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health revoked the license of Newport Ambulance. They are no longer eligible to respond to 911 calls, according to Rinita Cook, executive director of the North Central and East Region EMS and Trauma Care Council, in an email to county leaders. Newport Ambulance suspended its service in August of this year. The county is now looking at forming an emergency management district to collect tax dollars to subsidize ambulance services.

Angel Paws here for pet owners in need NEWPORT – If you’re having trouble affording pet food or veterinary care for your pets, Angel Paws of Pend Oreille is here to help. Angel Paws is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and has funds available for food and care this winter. Assistance is determined on a case-by-case basis. Call Janet at 509447-3542 for help, or to donate.

Community strategies grant program open to applicants SPOKANE – Inland Northwest Community Foundation (INWCF) is accepting applications for the Community Strategies Grant Program (CSGP). Applications must be submitted online by Jan. 17. Visit the Receive section of INWCF’s website www. inwcf.org to review grant application deadlines and other important eligibility details. The Community Strategies Grant Program supports organizations and programs related to community/economic development, human services, education, arts and culture, and environmental preservation within one or more of the 20 counties in Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho served by INWCF. Grant amounts are typically between $2,000 and $30,000. For questions about the Community Strategies Grant Program, organizations can contact Grants Program Officer, Lauren Nissen at lnissen@inwcf. org. Founded in 1974, INWCF serves 10 Eastern Washington counties and 10 North Idaho counties. The community foundation currently manages funds valued at more than $100 million and awards more than $5 million in grants and scholarships annually. For more information on INWCF and its work in the Inland Northwest, contact Molly Sanchez, Director of Community Engagement at 509-6242606.

Correction Cusick School District Superintendent Don Hawpe sent his statement Dec. 15 to The Miner for last week’s “Salish school wants better inclusion from neighboring Cusick School” story. A different date was printed. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

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Blood donations needed Sharon Sorby waits to donate blood at the United Church of Christ in Newport Thursday, Dec. 15. The Inland Northwest Blood Center will be back at Sadie Halstead Middle School for a blood drive Friday, Jan. 6. If people donate 30 units, the school will get a $1,500 grant.

Medical marijuana – What you should know COLVILLE - The term “medical marijuana” refers to using the whole unprocessed marijuana plant or its basic extracts to treat a disease or symptom, according to a news release from the Northeast Tri County Health District. Medical marijuana may be smoked, vaporized, eaten, or taken as a liquid extract. The side effects of marijuana can include dizziness, drowsiness, short-term memory loss, and euphoria. More serious side effects can include severe anxiety and psychosis. Patients in Washington diagnosed with one of the following severe, debilitating, or life-threatening medical conditions, are afforded legal protection under Washington’s medical marijuana law. These diagnoses include cancer, HIV/AIDS, epilepsy, glaucoma, intractable pain, multiple sclerosis, Crohn’s disease, Hepatitis C, anorexia, seizures, muscle spasms, chronic renal failure, post-traumatic stress disorder, and traumatic brain injury. There are risks and limits to using medical marijuana. Medical marijuana is not monitored like FDA-approved medicines. People with heart disease, pregnant women, and people with a history of psychosis should not use medical marijuana. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not recognized or approved the marijuana plant as medicine. However, the FDA has approved two drugs containing a synthetic version of a substance that is present in the marijuana plant and one other drug containing a synthetic substance that acts similarly to compounds from marijuana but is not present in marijuana. Although the FDA has not approved any drug product

containing or derived from botanical marijuana, the FDA is aware that there is considerable interest in its use to attempt to treat a number of medical conditions. Cannabinoids are chemicals related to THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol), marijuana’s main mind-altering ingredient. Other than THC, the marijuana plant contains more

than 100 other cannabinoids. The body also produces its own cannabinoid chemicals. They play a role in regulating pleasure, memory, thinking, concentration, body movement, awareness of time, appetite, pain, and the senses (taste, touch, smell, hearing, and sight). Currently, the two See Medical, 8A

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e have an awesome opportunity here in Newport, Priest River and Oldtown. The North Pend Oreille Valley Lions Club approached the Newport/Priest River Rotary Club about moving the scenic train rides that had their last tour this past fall up north, south to Newport. The proposal is for the train rides to travel from Newport to Usk and back. The potential for economic growth is huge. The workload for volunteers is also huge. Rotary Club members are taking this decision very seriously. (Full disclosure, four members of The Miner staff are Rotarians, including the publisher writing this opinion.) It would be a fundraising boon for the Rotary Club, but it would require 20-plus volunteers per ride each and every weekend the train runs. It would also be an awesome responsibility to maintain the trains, market the rides, and assure all regulations are met. Moving the train rides to Newport would require more than a commitment from the Rotary Club. We need to have assurance from the business community that they will be open those weekends the train runs. People riding the train will want somewhere to eat lunch, somewhere to shop, and other attractions to make a trip to Newport worth while. We also need more volunteers than the Rotary Club may currently have. While Rotary has seen an increase in membership since starting a noontime meeting more than a year ago, we will need more, younger volunteers who are willing to help with the train rides. A meeting is set for Wednesday, Jan. 4, at noon at the Oldtown-Rotary Park, just east of the Oldtown Bridge. The community is invited. This is a serious decision that needs careful consideration and commitment from the community. -MCN

A contagious Christmas and a heads-up for a New Year It’s been quite trendy to jump on the “Really, 2016?” bandwagon, and admittedly I’ve taken several jaunts on it myself. As of this writing, a tinge of sadness hangs over my tiny corner of the newsroom (or that could be the Lysol mist since the flu has been running its course), at the passing of yet another well-known face, Carrie Fisher, more commonly known as Princess Leia from The Star Wars saga. David Bowie, Leonard Cohen, Richard Adams, Gwen Ifill, Ruth Gruber, and Michael Herr---unforS o p h i E ’ s tunately, the list goes on and is too C HOI C E long to read off here. This year has taken more than its share of recogSophia nizable movers and shakers not just aldous from popular culture and reputed institutions, but in our communities and personal circles as well. With their loss, a little piece of ourselves goes too, and we are left with only memories to comfort and console where a tangible entity once stood. Yes, 2016 has been rough in more ways than one, there’s no denying it. However, in an effort to offer up some Zen, it’s also been one of my greatest teachers. It’s shown me that a lot of notions I had about many things were just downright wrong. Whether it was how I thought the holiday season should go, or how to interact with a certain person, or even the Courtesy photo|William Aldous misconceptions I had about The Duane Aldous Memorial Christmas tree. myself were so far of base, 2016 served as a corrective compass to point me back in the right direction. The lessons were painful and awkward, but much needed. And those that were taken from my life via death or by choosing to walk out, it’s been hard letting them go, See sophie, 7A

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yo u r o p i n i o n Empty store fronts… To the editor: I am an absolute advocate for all legal businesses to operate in Pend Oreille County. In Newport the amount of empty storefronts is alarming. We are in desperate need of tax revenue. Stevens County has banked thousands of dollars in two years. Tax revenues from the LEGAL sales of marijuana. We could be using the tax dollars for our senior center, job skills centers for our youth, reopen our theatre, or a recreation facility for all to use. These are monies that currently are not available. The possibilities are endless. While our county continues to say NO, we are losing valuable tax dollars to help our communities many needs. Idaho, Montana and

Canada can legal buy it. Let’s invite them to stop and check it out. Perhaps check out our other store fronts. Spokane and Stevens counties are taking valuable dollars away from our community. Please talk to city officials in Ione, they are trying to save their town. Every tax dollar matters. Don’t let Newport become a ghost town, we need all the retail shops we can get. -Cindy Boober Newport

‘Political correctness’ serves a purpose To the editor, A recent cell phone video showed a woman at a Kentucky mall store ranting at other shoppers with “Go back to wherever the f---- you came from lady.” This is the freedom that Trump unleashed with his attacks against political cor-

rectness. How refreshing it was for a political candidate to say things that were against political correctness. It seems that for many years, liberals and progressives have been forcing others to be politically correct in public places. Trump has given people back their right to say anything that’s offensive. I can recall a time when at work it was acceptable to tell racist jokes. Others would politely laugh especially if they were subordinate to the joke teller. I also recall a time when a coworker could blow cigarette smoke into your face and you had to accept it. Yes, those were the days when America was great and you didn’t have to worry about offending others because of what you said or did. Children had to behave in public, but now adults can act like children who haven’t learned polite-

ness. I suppose that lady in the mall could have said please in front of her rant. She certainly would expect a child to act correctly. All I can say is thank God for political correctness, as my grandkids have never heard their parents or grandparents spew a racial rant in public. Those kids don’t know what is politically incorrect because they have never heard it. Many of us baby boomers were raised with racism drummed into us by our parents. Soon we will die off and our faulty programming with us. My grandkids will only see political incorrectness in documentary films. On the other hand, we elected a racist baby boomer president. Hopefully his bad example will also die off when he leaves office. -Pete Scobby Newport

Choosing the right dog I see hundreds of dogs and owner teams yearly. I am always amazed at the methods people use to pick a breed of dog to share their lives. I have had people tell me they took internet tests to choose a dog. I have had people tell me they just “always wanted” a particular kind D o g s of dog. I have met B e st people who chose a dog because Friend of its size, color, cute face or beJanet Reed cause it was the Lucky Us most active, least Ranch active, quietest, noisiest dog in the litter, kennel or rescue. Even die hard single breed lov-

ers, lab lovers, hound lovers, Chihuahua lovers rarely look beyond craigslist or the local rescue for that “perfect” dog. The result is best epitomized by a phone call I once received from an 83-year-old gentleman who had recently purchased a Beagle puppy. The gentleman was completely frustrated because the puppy was “too active” and “ kept following its nose” and leaving the yard. He asked me if I could train the dog to be more like a lab. His last dog had been a lab and he had really liked it. Really? Yep. Dogs have inherent traits bred into them from hundreds of years of selective breeding. Heelers heel. Aussies, Border Collies and Kelpies are extremely active dogs that herd. Retrievers are another busy bunch who well, retrieve! Big dogs like Great Pyranees take

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With 2016 just about a wrap, it’s time for New Years Resolutions. Which resolution do you favor?

care of other livestock but wander, wander, wander. Rottweilers and German Shepherd dogs are big and scary but do well with certain types of folks. And the myriad of small “lap dogs” may really be high energy and too much for many. These traits cannot be changed. We can modify behavior with training but no matter what I could or would do to the 83-yearold gentleman’s beagle puppy it was always going to “follow the nose.” Which brings us to choosing the right dog for you, because when you choose a dog it needs to be a commitment for the lifetime of the dog. Dogs should not be rehomed because you made a mistake. Slow down. Take time and walk away from that puppy/cute dog at See reed, 6A

r e a d e r ’ s p o l l r e s u lt s Did you spend more or less on Christmas this year than last?

30%

11%

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I’m going to eat better. I’m going to exercise more.

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I’m going to let my loved ones know I love them more. I’m going to get a better job. I’m going to get a job.

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Thank you to all those who wrote letters to the editor NEWPORT – The following people submitted letters to the editor that ran in The Miner Newspapers during 2016. We encourage letters from the public. Submit them to minernews@ povn.com, or mail them to 421 S. Spokane, Newport WA 99156. Letters are subject to review, must be less than 300 words, and cannot be libelous or thank individuals.

Letter writers from 2016 Ruth Wagner John F. Weyant LeRoy Leland Larry Montgomery Pete Scobby Tammy Allison Pat Bates Margarete Fallat Norm Luther Brandon Hofstee Faith McClenny Sue Larson Ted Kardos Sr. Richard Kroll Joe Sherman Lois Robertson Lynette Elswick Floyd Christmas Tom Dishaw Brad Hanson John Stuart Cindy Boober Debra Heberer John H. Larson Nancy Street Lawrence Turner Michael J.D.R. Wilson Larry Hansen Diane Olson Rick Roy Jim Cowan Randy M. Johnson Angelika Kraus Emma Montgomery Jenny Smith Mike Boober Ed Elswick

Michele Page Walter Price Barbara Landry Gail Cory-Betz Sara Smith Cathi Rawley Tom Wilbur Rosemary Yocum Lynette A. Johnson Casey Morgan Tom Dishon Eric Paulsen Paul Anselmo Sandy Brower Drew McLain Bruce Hollett Rick Hall Margaret Hall Roger Aydelott Kristi Bell Ted Kardos Jr. Karen Larsen Colleen Richardson Elaine Savage Karen Skoog Louie Harless Joe Harless Thomas R. McGarry Mike Brunson Jackie Domke Donald Moskowitz Jerry Spriggs Jim Mathis Ralph Christiansen Sandy Christiansen Joel Jacobsen R.W. Lutz Bob Schlein Nancy Hawks-Thompson Myrna D. Wiltse Richard Bevans Dona Storro Dana Douglas Jessica Mortensen Leonard Parenteau Lorraine Kirkpatrick Allen Nielsen Steve Lockwood Molly O’Reilly Duane Schofield

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Wendi Andres Tony Delgado Kathy Fairbairn Terry Ford Paula Greenfield William Betz Mike Blankenship Rebecca J. Huseby Carrie Logan Maureen Paterson Jeanine Pipella Janet Reed Sam Reed Ralph Munro Bruce Chapman Brady Smith Ron Adamik Gayle Cain John Cain Nena Cook David Fredley Edna J. Fund Paul Graves Sue Graves Lisa Keseloff Dottie Lassiter Louis Perry June Peterson Joe Polowski Larry Sauer Dennis Schmidt Margaret Schmidt Robert W. Schutte Steve Wilson Bev Hernandez John Hernandez Barry Lamont Danny Motola Bill O’Neil Stephanie Strock Rod Boggs Joe Bialek Caneel Johnson Christine Nichols Patty Bozarth Jim Hines Whitney Slater Tom Frisque Diana Fredley Gabrielle Rick

NEWPORT - The following people passed away in 2016 and had obituaries in The Miner. All either were past or current area residents or had relatives who live in the area. The Miner publishes obituaries for free as a community service.

January Avis Jean Bowers, Oldtown, 85, Clifton Harold Churchill, Priest Lake, 55 Keith J. Henry, Spokane, 82 Marvin “Roy” Layton, Metaline Falls, 70 Clinton Douglas Davis, Usk, 59 Robert Paul Sacksteder, Cocolalla, 81 Athol Lee Strickland, Newport, 68 Edris Grace Beatty Denny Haikkila, Cusick,94 Audrey Luette (Fischer) Hunt, Diamond Lake, 82 Ray E. Korb, Cusick, 91 James A. Reeder, Spokane, 90 Norma Janette (Knudsen) Wylie, Priest River, 91 Jeffery N. Cossett, Blayne, Wash., 51 William Albert Coan, Newport, 74 Rickard “Rick” Duane Lindburg , Newport, 74 Ross Eugene Paulus, Oldtown, 89

February Jane H. Clark, Newport, 91 Cindy Low, Priest River, 59 Lorraine Troudt, Priest River, 83 Helen Marie Cusick Bond, Cusick, 97 Bettie Frazier, Newport Rodney Dale Miller, Cusick, 78 Victor Jeffery Ray, Cusick, 51 Kenneth Roscoe Storey, Spokane, 77 Ruth Elizabeth Wright, Spokane, 90 Avangia Marilyn Coleman, Newport, 78 Jeff Cossett, Blaine, Wash., 51 Rodney Lyle Ickes, Cusick, 62 Barbara Kay Ivie, Priest River, 75 Marion Lois Coy, Priest River, 82 Wendall Roy Stratton, Spokane, 86 Kathleen Marie Nelson, Priest River, 67 Eddie Allen Perin, Priest River Jerry G. Shannon, Ione, 69

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least once. Don’t bring a dog home until you have proper containment and money enough for appropriate vaccines and vet care. Never buy a dog in a parking lot or meet a breeder in any location other than the breeder’s home where you can see the mom and dad dog and how the dog was raised. Never buy a dog only because you want to save it. Never be pressured to adopt a rescue. Do not believe the history of a dog unless you trust the person telling you that history. If you are considering a certain breed of dog know everything about that breed. Good and bad. Within that breed are not so professional breeders who may pass along

horrible sometimes dangerous traits or physical problems that could cost you thousands of dollars down the road. Sometimes that purebred puppy on craigslist is not a best choice. Mix breeds carry the characteristics of the “mix.” Research the mix. Busy people or families need to consider how much time they have to spend daily with a new puppy or busy breed dog. Older people need to consider how they will exercise or train a puppy or a younger dog. Talk to breeders, veterinarians, trainers, groomers and friends who are quality dog owners. And ask me on my website, www.luckyusranch. com. If I don’t know the answer to your question I’ll try to find out for you. Woof!

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March Carol Grogan , Newport, 70 JoAnn McGilvra, Newport, 74 David G. Perrins, Sr. , Priest River, 75 Jason Daniel Vines, Fayetteville, Tenn., 32 Ronald Bergerson, Newport, 63 Brent Eugene Blankenship, 63 Martha Ellen Olson, Newport, 90 John Truman Andrew Swenson, Newport, 76 Jace Michael Treetop, Cusick Brian Garry Brower, Sequim, Wash., 42 Jessie Mae Carter , Newport, 90 David Allen Fisher, Colville, 70 Corinne Fuzi, Coolin, 87 Betty Jean Kuhn, Priest River, 64 Christopher Lee Pleines, Spokane, 42 Donna Rae (Westover) (Little) Romero, Newport, 82

April Weldon D. Warren, Priest Lake, 86 Laine K. Carlson, Newport, 49 Phyllis Ann (Brittain) Corning , Priest River, 80 Barry Edwin Dumaw Sr., Newport, 75 Donald Lee Fowell, Ione, 59 Donna J. (Lucas) Phinney Spokane, 64 Delbert (Del) Purcell, Newport, 74 Iryne M. Field, Spokane, 99 Larry Sherman, Newport, 90 Lloyd Edward Simpson, Newport, 68 Daniel J. Sullivan, Forestville, N.Y., 65

May Jewell (Pinky) Ownbey, Newport, 80 Steven T. Kintner, Ione, 62 Wayne Stratton, Newport, 98 Mitchell Gaspar, Newport, 97 Jay Cheney Kondo, Edmonds, Wash., 58 John William Kopp, Elk, 80 Maurice F. Shea , Newport, 90 Vern Dickinson, Metaline, 78 Carol Grogan, Newport, 70 Ralph Robert Kerl, Priest River Howard Wildin , Newport, 76 Randall F. Marquardt, Spokane, 68 Lloyd Burt Miniclier, Priest River, 85 June Campbell, Newport, 95

June Andrea Vistana Heinen, Usk, 21 Heath J. Jon (Gourneau), Spokane, 56 Rocky Stephens, Priest Lake, 64 Duane E. Wendt, Richland, Wash., (died 2015), 71 Paul F. Heath, Spokane, 95 Belva Lea Vanderholm, Newport, 77 Allen Hammons, Priest River, 68 Wayne Howard Smith, Newport, 65 Ann Beeman, Sandy, Ore., 79 Wallace Emmons Blore, Spokane, 98 Leonard Franklin Harris, Newport, 83 Bernice Helen (Olson, Taylor) Shivley, Walla Walla, 86 Charles “Wayne” Staples, Newport, 64 Virginia “Ginny” Dickerson, Diamond Lake, 77 Allen “Lee” Hammons, Priest River, 68 Earl L. Lenzi, Oldtown, 94 Rae G. (Martin) McCain, Spokane, 96 Richard (Dick) Jesse Nelson, Priest River, 69 Garnet ‘Claude’ Snow, Spokane, 92

July Robert Anthony Clark, Newport, 88 Keith Roy Hastings, Ione, 74 Jack E. Jordan, Priest River, 89 Thomas Ray Lukas, Deer Park, 69

Shirley Ownbey, Newport, 76 Mary L. Smith, Newport, 81 Robert John Bennett, Newport, 75 James “Jim” Dunn, Priest Lake, 80 Aleeta Rae “Sis” Hopkins, Oldtown, 71 Mary Louise (Calder) Smith, Newport, 81 James Akre, Priest River, 78 Bernice Goldie Berscheid, Newport, 80 Stephen King (Ajax) Davis, Newport, 73 Donald Wayne Pettit, Priest River, 81 Carolyn Joy Zickler, Newport, 80

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August Maurice (Moe) Fielding McDonald , Newport, 65 Dianne Cobb, Priest River, 71 Michael Jay Duke, Newport Edith C. Fontaine, Priest River, 90 Norma June Grey, Tekoa, 70, Lois Theresa Hill, Priest Lake Ann Marie Harvey (Leeper), Newport, 59 Lois Ann Barnell, 70, Newport Lois Barnell, Newport, 70 Florence E. Cannon, Ridgefield, Wash., 96 Gilbert Parker McGee , Sacheen Lake, 84 Louis (Lew) Waggoner, Newport, 83

September Emilia Beatrice Lovell (Gutierrez), Ione, 76 Gerald Robert Mitchell, Priest River, 76 Frank William Rodgers, Metaline, 93 Jo’nelle (Fea) Sigler, Athena, Ore., 95 Carol Y. Abbott, Newport, 80 John Lynn Hamilton, Newport Margaret F. “Peg” Gaylord, Diamond Lake, 92 Mark William Hethorn, Chattaroy, 60 Hazel Marie Taylor, Oldtown, 100 John Lynn Hamilton, Newport, 72

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October David Lawrence Calder, Newport, 77 Kara Leeanne Oscarson Marquis, Oldtown, 59 Jimmie Lee Carney, Cusick, 82 Joseph Freeman Fisher, Colville, 77 Maryanne Sauer, Newport, 93 Mary A. Solum, Newport, 86

November Nathan “Nate” Carstens , Lincoln City, Ore., 37 Douglas Montgomery Graham , Cusick, 81 Keith Boucher, Blanchard, 57 William “Bo” Kirk, Post Falls, 41 Mary L. Boles, Spokane, 84 Lois Krizenesky Larson, Priest River, 92 John L. Nauditt, Metaline Falls, 88 Allen B. Ashley, Priest River, 94 Jeanie Nicole Gardner, Spokane, 36 Beverly J. Harris, Newport, 81 Robert George Kress, Newport, 91 Josephine B. Martin, Spokane, 91 Vivian Mae Taylor, Hayden, Idaho, 93 Ruby Lucille (Sherman) Hueppchen, Newport, 90 Fred R. Brooks, Laclede, 87 Anne Kingsley Geaudreau, Priest River, 88

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but life reminds us that we must. This Christmas I was in self-imposed quarantine with the flu, holding a pity party for one, when my brother texted me this photo, and in the fashion of the Grinch, my heart grew three sizes that day. It’s the tree that he and I, and his wife planted in honor of our dad last fall, mixing some of his ashes with the soil. Instead of buying a tree, or cutting one down to decorate for the Yuletide, Brozilla and seestor-in-law adorned dad’s dwarf spruce, clearing away the snow and adding garlands and lights as a festive reminder that though he is gone, we haven’t let him go too far. This year has taught me that it is okay to be wrong (because at some point in your life, you have been, and most likely will be again). It’s okay to have made mistakes and floundered, to have taken people in our lives for granted, if only the acute loss of them shows us that it’s never too late to tell the people that are still left how much we appreciate and adore them. This year will be over soon enough, but may we endeavor to keep the lessons it has taught us for the rest of our lives.

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Conservation League, the Trail Mix Committee was awarded a grant from the Trust for Public Land. The grant will be used to map all the existing and proposed trails in the county. The Pend Oreille River Passage trail was rated No. 3 in the county as to importance and building built within the next five to 10 years. PCFC received a grant of technical assistance from the National Park Service’s Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance program to support planning. Since then, PCFC has engaged stakeholders, held community workshops and a design workshop, shared information with displays at community events, and held a “trailhead party” to highlight the trail concept plan. “And received over-

whelming support from the public and partners,” according to the report. In November PCFC published the official Concept Plan for the PORP trail, available at www.communityforests.com. The goal of the project is to connect the communities, improve the physical and mental health of Bonner County residents and visitors, and to enhance the quality of life here. The hope is also to engage young people in the trail effort, and give all trail users a role in trail stewardship and the environment. The trail is also expected to attract visitors and new businesses and families to the area, provide outdoor opportunities for physically challenged trail users and provide connections to other trails, such as the Sandpoint-Dover Community Trail, eventually contributing to an expansive network of trails

in the Inland Northwest. Currently, one-half mile of trail in four segments have already been built in cooperation with the Idaho Transportation Department: Priest River Bridge to Highway 2, Oldtown-Pend Oreille River Bridge, mall to Priest River Bridge, and the Oldtown Bridge to Old Miller Road, with a stairway and disabled ramp into Oldtown’s visitor’s center and Rotary Park. On the east end of the planned trail, Dover connects to Sandpoint with the Sandpoint-Dover Community Trail. Nearly 10 percent of Oldtown residents walk to work. “When there is a trail connecting west Bonner County communities, many more people will have a safe and appealing walk or bike to work, school, shops and to parks and the river,” according to the report.

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snow removal. The snow is taken to the rodeo grounds for dispersal. King says crews start plowing when there is five inches of snow on the ground. He says last year’s easy winter and this year’s slow start to the snow year, means there is snow removal money. King says the city budgets about $30,000 a year for snow removal. In Priest River, planner and development coordinator Greg Snow says crews plow in the early morning. “They start about 4 a.m.,” Snow says. Snow says crews often cruise the area before they plow asking people to move cars. In Priest River five people work on snowplowing. Snow says they have a plow truck, a grader and a frontend loader that is used for plowing snow. Snow says the city doesn’t budget directly for snow removal. It falls under several areas of the budget. He didn’t have a cost for snowplowing Priest River. Parked cars present a different problem in unincorporated areas of the county. Pend Oreille County Public Works Director Sam Castro says sometimes people park in the turn around zones that are used for snowplows and school busses. This year the areas are posted with No Parking signs. When there is two inches of snowfall, people are prohibited from parking in the turn around areas until the area has been plowed. “We don’t want to have them towed, but we expect the area to be clear,” Castro says. It takes quite a bit more money to plow snow in the counties, although, like with the cities, it is budgeted in various places. There is no line item for snow removal. Pend Oreille County budgets about $750,000 per year, Castro says. Bonner County budgets $370,000 annually for winter maintenance for the county’s

700 miles of roads. That is only a portion of what is spent on snow removal says Lisa Saldana, secretary for the Roads Department. Bonner County has quite a bit of heavy equipment for snow removal. Saldana says each of the county’s three districts has three graders and eight or nine heavy trucks that are used for snow plowing. Pend Oreille County has a dozen plows, five graders and a one-ton small plow. Snow removal equipment is expensive. Castro says a grader will cost about $350,000 and a new plow/sander will cost $200,000. Castro says all trucks now have wings, which allow them to plow wider and cover some areas in one pass instead of making multiple passes. Pend Oreille County uses sand and salt on the roads. Bonner County uses just sand. Sand generates many calls to Bonner County, says Saldana. “People want us to sand more,” she says. The county only sands corners, step hills and intersections. Plowing snow with big machinery means there can be some damage, especially to mailboxes. Saldana says the county will pay for a mailbox wrecked by a snow plow itself, but not just by snow. Castro says Pend Oreille County will consider mailbox damage on an individual basis, but most mailboxes are in the county right of way and sometimes get hit. Castro says people, especially newcomers to the area, really have to take the winter weather seriously, which means having adequate supplies in the car if it breaks down. He says he has seen people walking away from broken down vehicles without a coat in the winter. The other thing Castro emphasizes is the county will not come back and plow out your driveway if it gets blocked by a snow berm caused by plowing.

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astronaut-rocket program. He moved to Priest River Elementary the next year and continued his National Astronauts in the Classroom Association program. He conducts a mock mission, using the correct language and getting procedures as accurate as possible, for his rocket launch. The class practices safety using the mission control style. “We have lots of lessons on safety,” says Naccarato.

June Joe Kren, the 2016 Idaho Superintendent of the Year, was selected as the new principal at Priest River Lamanna High School. Kren, the superintendent of the St. Maries School District, was chosen from three candidates that were interviewed. Four people applied for the position. Kren will earn $81,171 as principal. Kren, 52, replaced Roy Reynolds, who resigned April 28, citing both personal and professional reasons. Reynolds said he didn’t know where he was going next. Reynolds will work through June 24. Residential PUD customers in Pend Oreille County will saw their rates increase by $5 per month after commissioners approved a rate increase Tuesday, June 7. Per staff recommendations presented at a public hearing on May 17, PUD commissioners agreed to the increase, which is designed to bolster some of the PUD’s fixed cost for infrastructure, as well as to cushion financial reserves used after windstorms the last two years. PUD officials anticipate it will take two and a half or three years to rebuild the reserves. With the increase, the monthly charge for basic service rises from $24.50 to $29.50. The charge for electricity will rise to $0.0508 per kilowatt hour. Dr. Geoff Jones received the 2016 Family Physician of the Year award at the Washington Academy of Family Physicians annual meeting May 13, 2016, at the Davenport Hotel in Spokane. The award is given annually by WAFP to a family physician who exemplifies a compassionate commitment to improving the health and well-being of people and communities throughout Washington. With more than 3,400 members the WAFP is the largest medical specialty professional organization in Washington. It is

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comprised of physicians, residents and students who specialize in Family Medicine. The organization works to influence the development of healthcare policy that will provide optimal healthcare for all citizens of Washington State. It’s not very often Newport gets a new building, but construction seemed to be going on everywhere over the summer, including a new four-storefront retail space rising next to STCU on Highway 2. Alex and Tina Stanton, owners of Exbabylon, built the $810,000 structure that Alex designed. The contractor, T.W. Clark Construction LLC of Spokane, is using all local subcontractors from the Newport and Priest River area. The Stantons moved Exbabylon’s storefront, and IT, computer and network services company, from Washington Avenue to the space on the east end of the new structure. Exbabylon also includes Verizon. Next to that is Newport Alarm and Westside Pizza. A woman who casually attended a local Rotary lunch meeting and volunteered to help out with Festivities in the Park during rodeo weekend is thought to be the same woman accused of stealing a gun and high jacking a car. According to the Pend Oreille Sheriff’s Office, Sunday, June 26, dispatch received a 911 call at about 8:38 p.m. reporting a carjacking near Third Street and Warren Avenue in Newport. The victim, a 22-yearold female, said that a female she recognized as Katie M. Whitaker, 29, from Oldtown, had flagged her down, according to the statement of probably cause. The victim said she stopped her 2006 Jeep Cherokee to see what was wrong, and Whitaker allegedly opened the passenger side door and got in uninvited, carrying a soft gun case with a rifle.

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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 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

July A controversial north county development that was turned down by the Pend Oreille County Planning Commission in 2015 and subsequently by county commissioners, was back in a scaled down form. Jay Henrie of Wasatch and Associates, a Utah firm, wants to develop The Mountain Springs Ranch Resort on 167 acres of the 430-acre parcel they own near Ione. To do so will require a change to the county’s Future Land Use Map and rezoning the property. The land is currently designated NR20, meaning natural resource, with 20-acre minimum lot sizes. Wasatch would eventually like the 167 acres zoned R5, meaning rural, with 5-acre minimum lot sizes. Pend Oreille County Clerk Tammie Ownbey was named Clerk of the Year by the Washington State Association of County Clerks during the annual conference June 23 in Vancouver. “This award is nominated and voted on by my fellow clerks,” Ownbey said. “There is no greater recognition and I am so honored.” Ownbey is the first Pend Oreille County Clerk of the Year. With this being the last year for the North Pend Oreille Lions Club train excursion train rides from Ione to Metaline Falls, Lions Club members were looking to groups in the southern part of Pend Oreille and Bonner counties for an alternative route. Members of the North Pend Oreille club met with the Newport/Priest River Rotary Club, Priest River Lions Club and the Pend Oreille County Historical Society to determine if any of these service organizations would be interested in partnering to move the ride between Newport and Usk. Pend Oreille County Commissioners voted to ban marijuana retail sales entirely Tuesday, July 26, following a public hearing to extend the six-month moratorium on retail marijuana, but rescinded the motion when the legality of the ban came into question. The commissioners first voted unanimously to extend the moratorium six months. Then commissioner Karen Skoog motioned to put an advisory vote on retail marijuana on the ballot in November. Her motion died for lack of a second. Commissioner Steve Kiss then made a motion to ban the sale of marijuana indefinitely in all unincorporated areas of Pend Oreille

County. This would have replaced the six-month moratorium on retail marijuana. The motion was seconded by commissioner Mike Manus, with Skoog voting against it. However, after consulting with Pend Oreille County Prosecuting Attorney Dolly Hunt via telephone, the ban was rescinded and another six-month extension of the moratorium was put in its

Karen Skoog, the incumbent Pend Oreille County commissioner from District 1, increased her lead as more votes came in after the first count Aug. 2. Skoog, a Republican, and Bob Eugene, a Democrat, advanced to the general election in November. Another Republican, Norris Boyd, finished a distant third. Skoog said she thinks the vote indicates the public recognizes the board works well together. “We’re improving roads and roofs,” she said, noting new roofs on the Hall of Justice and Garden Avenue buildings. It was a who’s who of Pend Oreille County Friday afternoon at the grand opening and ribbon cutting of Newport Health Center, the new clinic opened by Pend Oreille Hospital District No. 1. Members of the public were treated to tours of the facility throughout the day. The building was com-

pleted on time and under budget, paid for with reserves and a bank loan. The budget for the entire project was $5.7 million; $5.15 million was spent on the clinic building, and an additional $638,000 was spent on the hospital loading dock, receiving area, flooring in the basement of the hospital, hospital elevator upgrade, and the purchase of three additional properties. The land isn’t purchased and the electricity isn’t contracted, but a Canadian firm is planning to build a $300 million silicon smelter on property located near the Ponderay Newsprint Co. Mill in Usk. “We’re in high level negotiations (to buy the land),” said Tom Vaughn, vice president of U.S. operations for HiTest Sand Inc. The firm is based in Edmonton, Alberta. Vaughn said once the land is purchased, about a year of engineering would begin, followed by two years of construction before the plant would open. See review, 10A

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Most of the state aid would come in the form of engineering help, said Penny Thomas of the state Department of Commerce. It would go through the Pend Oreille County Economic Development Council, she said. Three area horses tested positive for West Nile Virus, including one in Pend Oreille County, according to a news release from Northeast Tri-County Health District. The other two horses were from North Stevens County. None of the affected horses were vaccinated against the virus. According to the news release, it appeared that the warmer weather prompted the spread of the virus into Northeastern Washington. This follows detection within the area mosquito population in late July. Within the state there have been two confirmed human cases from the Tri-Cities area.

September No horseplay. No opentoed shoes. No shorts. Long pants. If you bring coffee or an energy drink into class, make sure the can or cup goes in the garbage when you’re done. It sounded like run-ofthe-mill class rules when Automotive Tech Travis Sands welcomed about 12 students to his Automotive Repair class on the first day of school. However, the class marked a new chapter in local education, as it is housed in the Satellite Skills Center, formerly the PUD CNS building behind Safeway in Newport. The Skill Center is also the new home of the Pend Oreille River School, or alternative high school. “It’s beautiful,” said Pend Oreille River School teacher Peg Waterman. “We’re so thankful for the community support, and for the support from the tribe.” The Kalispel Tribe sent 15 tribal members to North Dakota to support the Standing Rock Sioux in their opposition to a 1,172-mile oil pipeline. The tribal members joined members from some 100 other tribes to oppose the pipeline, which was to go under the Missouri River, where the tribe gets its water near the reservation. The tribe also said the pipeline would be near a culturally sensitive archeological site. “We know it’s a bad situation if those pipelines ever break and history tells us those pipelines do break,” Kalispel leader Francis Cullooyah said. “We are here backing the Standing Rock Sioux, not only the Standing Rock Sioux but Indian country as a whole.”

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The Priest Lake Public Library announced that Rosemary Yocum, previous Board of Trustee Chairperson, was chosen as the 2016 Idaho Library Association Trustee of the Year. The formal presentation of the award will be at the Awards Ceremony during the Idaho Library Association’s Annual Conference in Idaho Falls Oct. 6. Yocum and Beverly Richmond, director of the Priest Lake Public Library, will be attending the Awards Ceremony. “I feel very honored to have been nominated by the Priest Lake Library Director, staff and board members and chosen by the Idaho Library Association,” Yocum said.

October After years of planning, Priest River may be nearing the construction point for its Downtown Revitalization Project, or so it looked that way at the Oct. 3 city council meeting. “The feedback we’ve received has been mostly positive,” said Greg Snow, Priest River Building, Planning and Zoning Director. Snow showed the council and audience print outs of potential designs for the final project. The downtown revitalization of Priest River has been in the works roughly since 2008. An anonymous donor came forward in October with up to $10,000 in matching funds to keep the shuttle between Newport to Spokane in operation. Special Mobility Services Inc., a non-profit 501(c)3 agency, is at risk of ceasing operations between Newport and Spokane, if funds cannot be raised to match a state grant. Rusty Koontz of SMS has been meeting with local government agencies, looking for letters of support and funding. The shuttle had been in operation 20 years, making two runs between Newport and Spokane four days a week. That shuttle doesn’t operate on Tuesdays, but runs Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The fare is $5 each direction, Koontz said and the run could deviate up to a mile from the route to pick up people, sometimes at their home, with 24hour notice. The West Bonner Library District moved forward with plans to improve, upgrade and expand the library facilities in Priest River and Blanchard. The WBLD Board of Trustees passed a resolution to ask voters to support a three-year Plant Facilities levy in the amount of $800,000, or $267,000 per year. The issue was on the ballot on Nov. 8, and passed. The district has previously

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passed four building bonds with a majority, however a two thirds supermajority was needed. The Plant Facility levy will require 55-percent approval to pass. The cost for a home worth $100,000 after exemptions will be approximately $44 per year, or $3.74 per month. A decision in the Washington State Supreme Court case that county officials have been dreading has been made and it didn’t go the counties’ way. The court ruled in Whatcom County vs. Hirst, Futurewise, et al, that Whatcom County failed to comply with the Growth Management Act’s requirement to protect water resources. The meaning in Whatcom County is clear, the county will have to make sure there is enough legal water available before issuing building permits. At issue are exempt wells, wells that typically supply a household and aren’t allowed to draw more than 5,000 gallons of water a day. Exempt wells don’t require a water right permit from the state Department of Ecology.

November Beginning Saturday, Nov. 5, Idahoans could start getting accustomed to 10-digit dialing when placing local calls, according to a press release from the Idaho Public Utilities Commission. That date kicks off a nine-month “permissive dialing period,” before mandatory 10-digit dialing begins in August 2017 to accommodate a second area code in the state. The second area code – “986” – will be issued to new telephone numbers beginning next fall. Assigning the 986 code to only new numbers means that no existing numbers will need to be changed. Incumbent Pend Oreille County Commissioners Karen Skoog and Steve Kiss were overwhelmingly ahead in general election counts. “I can keep working,” Skoog said when contacted by The Miner election night. She expressed her appreciation for the people of Pend Oreille County, and for Eugene’s decorum during the campaign. “He was such a gentleman.” The Newport School District is looking at levy options to put on the ballot in 2017, but a specific amount has not yet been decided, according to Superintendent Dave Smith. “Currently, our levy is at 2.15 per thousand and historically the district has always done three year levies,” says Smith. The district passed its levy in 2013 at a 60.01 percent majority, and is hoping to repeat that success. A levy would go toward adequately funding transportation, which Smith says lost around $250,000 in 2014 when the state changed its Student Transportation Allocation Reporting Sys-

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tem (STARS) funding, and to also allow the district to hire full-time nurses and counselors for school sites. The driver of a double diesel fuel tanker was distracted by his 6-week-old puppy in mid-November, when he crashed on Highway 211, spilling nearly 12,000 gallons of fuel on the ground. Chad B. Beardsley, 43, of Colville was heading north to Ione to deliver diesel fuel when he lost control of the 1992 Kennewick tractor and tank trailer near the intersection of Highway 211 and Deer Valley Road, about nine miles south of Usk. The tractor left the road to the right, and Beardsley overcorrected and lost control. The tractor and trailer rolled, with the tractor and first tank landing on the west side of the road, and the second tank landing on the east side of the road. Fuel leaked out of both, emptying at least one of the tanks. Pend Oreille County commissioners decided to more accurately estimate the revenue the county will bring in this year. In the past they’ve underestimated the amount of revenue they receive, which leads to a larger ending fund balances. Last year the carryover was $1.3 million on a $10.57 million current expense budget. The budget is up 1-percent from that, to $10.69 million this year. This year, using the more accurate measure, county commissioners found themselves with about half that in carryover, about $650,000, according to Jill Shacklett of the Auditor’s Office. They had to find a way to make up the difference, something they are still working on, she said.

December Newport water and sewer customers will see a $2 a month increase – $1 for sewer and a $1 for water – starting Jan. 15, 2017. The city council, on the recommendation of city clerk Nickole North, approved the increases to the basic water and sewer rates at its Nov. 22 meeting following a public hearing. While U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, RWash., was reportedly being considered to head the Department of the Interior, President elect Donald Trump called on Montana Rep. Ryan Zinke for the position. According to a Washington Post report, this summer, Zinke quit his post as a member of the GOP platform-writing committee after the group included language that would have transferred federal land ownership to the states. Will HiTest Sand, Inc. develop a silicone smelter in Pend Oreille County? That seems to be the $300 million question, but Pend Oreille County officials aren’t waiting to begin planning. “We’re proceeding, we’re not waiting,” said Gregg Dohrn, the consultant the county hired to be project manager for the HiTest project. The county committed $100,000 to the project, which was supplemented by a $250,000 planning grant from the state.

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b r i e f ly Herb classes at Create NEWPORT – Lois Robertson LMT will be teaching four classes in January on herbs at CREATE, located at 900 W. Fourth St. in Newport. The first class is Herbal Basics on Saturday, Jan. 7, from 10 a.m. to noon. The second class is Herbs for Winter Health, held on Saturday, Jan 14, from 10 a.m. to noon on the third class, Medicine Cabinet Makeover, will take place Saturday, Jan. 21, from 10 a.m. to noon. The last class offered in this series is Herb Garden and will be presented on Saturday, Jan. 28, from 10 a.m. to noon. Each class is $35 or all four for $130. All classes have a make and take component. Preregistration and payment are required to insure having enough materials for the ”take and make.”People are asked to mail payment to Lois Robertson at P.O. Box 629, Newport, WA. 99156 or call 509-671-0515 for credit card payment. Jan. 28 people are invited to bring a sack lunch or come for a winter gardening class from 1 -3 p.m. The cost for this class will be $3. Local gardeners will present techniques on growing fresh herbs and vegetable during the winter months and preparing for the summer.

Children learn to paint at Priest River Library PRIEST RIVER – The Priest River Library will offer a Junior Live and Learn class Saturday, Jan. 7 at noon. Marissa of 7B North Designs will teach a painting class to young artists. Parents are welcome to attend with their youngsters and required to attend if they are under the age of 8. Join in the fun and create a Winter Wonderland Cardinals wall hanging. Marissa offers easy to follow instructions for a productive learning experience, according to librarians. The cost is $20 per child. Call the Priest River Library at 208-448-2207 to learn more details and sign up for the class. Space is limited.

Create offers free drawing classes NEWPORT – CREATE Art Center will offer classes by instructor Chuck Waterman, who has returned to Newport after serving eight years in the military and is eager to begin teaching advanced drawing. He is well known for his comic book art and is experienced in teaching life character design, hand lettering and posters and story telling. He will be teaching free classes to youth at CREATE on Tuesdays in January from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. These classes are free thanks to a grant from the Kalispel Tribe of Indians. Waterman will begin with still life in various mediums. The second class will look at reference materials and students will do a free draw, moving on to doing a fun movie/TV/ or book poster. The third class will feature portraits and understanding composition and what makes art look aesthetic. His fourth class will be devoted to creating an illustrated poster. He is very willing to adapt his instruction of the students’ needs and desires. For further information or pre-registration call 509447-9277 or check out the webpage www.createarts. org.

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TOP: Cusick Food Bank volunteers Jane Ervin and Mick Fishgrab prepare food boxes. TOP RIGHT: Cusick Food Bank president Jim Gemmrig, director Gary Beach and Alfon Servas, internal communications director with the Kalispel Tribe, survey the food gathered for people in Cusick. RIGHT: Ashlyn Blankinship, granddaughter of Cusick Food Bank director Gary Beach, and Alfon Servas of the Kalispel Tribe, organize gifts for children in the Cusick area.

Tribe, food bank join forces for Christmas CUSICK – The Kalispel Tribe of Indians and the Cusick Food Bank joined forces in midDecember to deliver Christmas to more than 70 families in the Cusick area. More than 2,000 pounds of food were in the Christmas boxes, that serviced 191 clients. The Kalispel Tribe supplied

funds for Christmas hams, and to buy gifts for 57 children. The gifts and food were distributed Tuesday, Dec. 20. Girl Scout Troop 3840, led by Janel Waterman, gathered Dec. 19 to help food bank volunteers fill the boxes. There are seven troop members between third and ninth grades.

They also donated toys and clothing to the food bank. “When parents came to pick up their children’s presents, they were able to shop in Santa’s store for stocking stuffers, and additional gifts for their children that had been donated by the Scout Troop and others,” food bank volunteer Joyce Beach said.

NEWPORT – The Newport Soroptimists are holding their Annual Crab Feed Saturday Jan. 14, at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church on First Street in Newport. Tickets are available for either the 4 p.m. or the 6 p.m. seating. Tickets can be purchased at Seebers, Owens, and Mountain West Bank or by calling 509-6712552. The dinner features all-youcan-eat crab, garlic bread, baked potatoes, green beans and coleslaw. The price of each ticket is $30; children under 10 tickets are $15. Only 160 tickets are available for each seating, so people are urged to buy tickets now. During the dinner Soroptimists will be selling raffle tickets, $1 each or six for $5. There is a wide selection of gift baskets available at both seatings for people to win. The Knights of Columbus will have beer and wine available for purchase. All of the proceeds of the Crab Feed go to support the many service projects that Soroptimists do each year in the Newport/ Priest River area. Soroptimist of Newport is a 501c3 non-profit corporation. Projects include providing two scholarships each year for Newport High School seniors, the Girl of the Month awards for Newport High School seniors who have outstanding academic, leadership and community work, as well as an award given to an outstanding eighth grade graduate. The Soroptimists also support the Priest River Young Woman of the Year award.

we e k ah ead Wednesday, Dec. 28 Rotary Club: 7:15 a.m. Oldtown Rotary Park Overeaters Anonymous: 8 a.m. - Pineridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport, use front entrance. Contact Barb at 509-4470775. Newport TOPS: 8:30 a.m. Hospitality House Fiber Arts Knitting and Spinning Group: 9 a.m. Create Arts Center, Newport Story Time: 10:30 a.m. Blanchard Library Story Time - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick: 11 a.m. - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick Priest River Lioness: 11:30 a.m. - Priest River Senior Center Al-Anon: Noon - American Lutheran Church Pinochle: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center Alcoholics Anonymous: 5:45 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport Spirit Lake Historical Society: 6:30 p.m. - Call 208-623-5626 for locations

Thursday, Dec. 29 Alcoholic’s Anonymous Women’s meeting: 10 a.m. - Rotary Club, Old Diamond Mill Rd., Oldtown Story Time: 10:30 a.m. Priest River Library Open Painting Workshop: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport Duplicate Bridge: 12:30 p.m. - Hospitality House in Newport Loosely Knit: 1-3 p.m. - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick Priest River Food Bank Open: 3-5:45 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center Pinochle: 6 p.m. - Hospitality House in Newport Celebrate Recovery: 6 p.m. - 301 E. Third St. N., Oldtown Pend Oreille Kids Club: 6 p.m. - Pend Oreille Mennonite Church Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. - Blanchard Community Church

Friday, Dec. 30 Books Out Back: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. - Priest River Library Story Time: 3 p.m. - Newport Library Notes: Updated Feb. 14, 2013 Dance Classes: 5:30-6:30

p.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport Al-Anon: 7-8 p.m. - Priest River, 119 Main St., Suite 204, Room 16, Call Jan 208-9466131 Alcoholics Anonymous Open Meeting: 7 p.m. - St. Catherine’s Catholic Church

Saturday, Dec. 31 Books out Back: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Priest River Library Happy Agers Card Party: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center AA Meeting: 5 p.m. - Cornerstone Building, Selkirk Way, Oldtown

Sunday, Jan. 1 Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport

Monday, Jan. 2 Bonner County Homeschool Group: 2:30 p.m. - Priest River City Park Youth Advisory Council 4 p.m. - Blanchard Library Priest River Chamber Board: 4 p.m. - Chamber Office Newport Maws and Paws Booster Club: 6 p.m. - Newport High School Library Newport Lions Club: 6:30 p.m. - Kelly’s Restaurant, Call Ota Harris at 509-447-4157 Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. - Blanchard Community Church Blanchard Lions: 7 p.m. Blanchard Inn

Tuesday, Jan. 3 Priest River Food Bank Open: 9-11:45 a.m. - Priest River Senior Center Mothers of Preschoolers Gathering: 10 a.m. - Priest River Assembly of God Church Soroptimist International of Newport Business Meeting: 12-1 p.m. - Pineridge Community Church Weight Watchers: 5:30-6 p.m. Weigh in and 6 p.m. meeting - Pineridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport Kaniksu Lodge 97: 6 p.m. 111 Main St., Priest River Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. - St. Anthony’s Church Pend Oreille County Search and Rescue: 7 p.m. - Newport Health Center Basement

Wednesday, Jan. 4 Rotary Club: 7:15 a.m. Oldtown Rotary Park

Computer Basics for Adults: 10 a.m. to Noon Newport Library Story Time: 10:30 a.m. Blanchard Library

Overeaters Anonymous: 8 a.m. - Pineridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport, use front entrance. Contact Barb at 509-4470775.

Story Time - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick: 11 a.m. - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick

Newport TOPS: 8:30 a.m. Hospitality House

Al-Anon: Noon - American Lutheran Church

Fiber Arts Knitting and Spinning Group: 9 a.m. Create Arts Center, Newport

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

5:45 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport Priest River Animal Rescue: 6 p.m. - 1710 9th St., Priest River BASIC Meeting: 6 p.m. Blanchard Community Center Calispel Post 217: 6 p.m. American Legion in Cusick Pend Oreille Rock and Gem Club: 6 p.m. - Oldtown Rotary Park

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“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. ~ 9:15 • Worship ~ 10:45 a.m. Family Night, Wednesday ~ 7 p.m. (Bible and Youth Clubs) Pastor Steve Powers - 509-447-3687

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

CHURCH OF FAITH

36245 Hwy 41, Oldtown, ID Sunday School 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) 447-5534

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

3rd and Spokane St., Newport, WA Worship Service 10:00 a.m. Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Nursery Care Available 447-4121 newportucc@conceptcable.com www.newportucc.org

REAL LIFE NEWPORT

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

NEWPORT SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCH

1 mile S. of Newport on Hwy. 2 447-3742 Pastor Rob Greenslade Sun. School 9:45 a.m. • Worship 11:00 a.m. Evening Worship 6:30 p.m. Bible Study Weds. 6:30 p.m.

CATHOLIC MASSES www.pocoparishes.org Newport: St. Anthony’s, 447-4231 612 W. First St., Sun. - 11 a.m. Usk: St. Jude’s River Rd., Sat. 4 p.m. Usk: Our Lady of Sorrows LeClerc Creek Rd. Sun. - 1st & 2nd - 5:30pm Ione: St. Bernard’s, 802 8th St., Sun. - 2nd & 4th - 8:00 a.m. Metaline Falls: St. Joseph’s, 446-2651 -- 406 Park St., Sun., 1st, 3rd & 5th - 8:00 a.m.

BAHÁ’Í FAITH OF NEWPORT

“Backbiting quencheth the light of the heart, and extinguisheth the life of the soul.” Please call 509-550-2035 for the next scheduled devotional. Wonderful resources can be found at www.bahai.us and www.bahai.org

NEWPORT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

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

HOUSE OF THE LORD

754 Silver Birch Ln. • Oldtown, ID 83822 ‘’Contemporary Worship’’ Sun. ~ 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. “Jesus Youth Church” Youth Group Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Jeff & Robie Ecklund, Pastors • 437-2032 www.houseofthelordchurch.com

“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

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b r i e f ly Newport boys at West Valley SPOKANE VALLEY – The Newport Grizzlies boys basketball team was competing in the Eagle Holiday Classic basketball tournament at West Valley Tuesday, Dec. 27 and will play again Wednesday. Dec. 28. They will take on East Valley Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Next Tuesday, Jan. 3, the Grizzlies will got to Medical Lake for a Northeast 1A League contest. That game will start at 5:45 p.m.

Priest River opens league play Jan. 7 PRIEST RIVER – The Priest River Spartan boys basketball team will be back in action following a long break Saturday, Jan. 7, when they go to Coeur d’Alene for an Intermountain League game with Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy. That game starts at 7:30 p.m.

New Year requires new licenses BOISE – Before heading out in the New Year, Idaho hunters and anglers are reminded to pick up a 2017 license. Nearly all of Idaho’s hunting and fishing licenses, tags, and permits are sold on a calendar year basis, and they expire Dec. 31. The only licenses or permit not sold on a calendar year basis are Idaho’s trapping license and Federal duck stamp. Both are valid from July 1 through the following June 30. This is because the seasons generally begin in the fall and end in the late winter. An annual Idaho resident adult hunting licenses cost $12.75 and fishing licenses cost $25.75. Junior and senior licenses cost even less. Another option is a threeyear license available for junior, adults and seniors, which saves a little money and time standing in line. Licenses are available at Fish and Game offices, license vendors, by phone at 1-800-554-8685, or on-line at idfg.idaho.gov.

bowli ng Thursday, Dec. 22 Thursday Niters Team Won Lost Wilkinson Rentals 33 27 Plain Nasty’s 32.5 27.5 Gutter Gang 31 29 Hi Rollers 31 29 Odds and Ends 30.5 29.5 Enforcers 26 34 High scratch game team: Hi Rollers 696. High scratch series team: Hi Rollers 1,917. High handicap game team: Hi Rollers 880. High handicap series team: Hi Rollers 2,469. High scratch game: Ralph LaGrand 211, Janice Edgar 189. High handicap game: Ralph LaGrand 244, Janice Edgar 250. High scratch series: Ralph LaGrand 582, Janice Edgar 465. High handicap series: Ralph LaGrand 681, Danette LaGrand 662. Converted splits: James Huling 6-7-10, 2-4-10. Floyd Degele 4-5-7, 5-7.

Friday, Dec. 23 Friday Night Leftovers Team Won Lost Timber Room 44 20 EZ-Rider 40 24 The No Names 31 25 Pooch Parlor 30 34 OK Lanes 29.5 34.5 East River Plumbing 27 37 Party of Fours 26.5 37.5 Cook’in Turkeys 25 39 High scratch game team: Timber Room 808. High handicap game team: OK Lanes 869. High scratch series team: Timber Room 2,386. High handicap series team: Timber Room 2,581. High scratch games: Jeff Huling 245, Jen Hudson 210. High handicap game: Jim Loveridge 263, Jamee Cook 258. High scratch series: Jeff Huling 647, Jen Hudson 569. High handicap series: Jim Loveridge 709, Rondee Cook 706. Converted splits: Mel Logan 5-6-10, Sherry Loveridge 5-6.

Courtesy photos|Karne Gorstag

Above: Zayren Bubb took second place. Right: Tristan Chantry took first place at the Banks Lake Brawl.

Rangers rule at Banks Lake Brawl By Sophia Aldous Of The Miner

COULEE CITY – The Selkirk High School Wrstling team traveled to the Banks Lank Brawl Wednesday, Dec. 21, going up against Pateros, Hancock, Wilbur/Creston/Keller (WKC), Almira/Coulee/Hartline (ACH), Davenport, Ephrata, Lake Roosevelt, Republic, Curlew, Orville, Kittatas White Swan and Kettle Falls. Six Selkirk wrestlers attended the event, with Selkirk’s Tristan Chantry, 152, taking first place by dominating the match against Jesse Ginger of Pateros. Chantry was up 11-0, when he pinned his opponent with 12 seconds left on the clock in the

first round. He also won his next match against Corbin Sager of Ephrata by a pin. In his final match against Tyler Flesher of Kettle Falls, Chantry came out strong scorOn Deck: ing the first At Rogers High School: Wednesday, takedown Dec. 28, TBD and beating At Freeman: Friday, him 7-3. Dec. 30, TBD Zayren Bubb, 138, got second place, pinning Jayden Lopez of Ephrata in the second round, and winning 10-4 against Justin Chapman of Davenport. His final match was with Danny Phillips of Republic, which he lost 4-1. Hunter Carmen, 170, also took second at the tournament, wrestling Ephrata’s Cooper Raap

Wellpinit dominates tourney By Don Gronning Of The Miner

WELLPINIT – The Cusick boys basketball team found our first hand what they probably already knew, that Wellpinit is a good basketball team. The Panthers found themselves up against Wellpinit in the first game at the Wellpinit Christmas Tournament Wednesday, Dec. 21, losing 83-43. Wellpinit came out scoring, running up a 25-6 first quarter lead. They did the same in the second quarter, outscoring Cusick 25-8 and going up 50-13 at the half. The second half went better for Cusick but the damage had been done. Cusick played closer in the third quarter, with Wellpinit outscoring them 25-21, before both teams cruised to an 8-8 fourth quarter. Bryce Nomee led Panther scoring with 13. That put the Panthers into a consolation game with Lakeside of Plummer, Idaho. This game was far closer, with Cusick ending up on the short end

of a 59-54 score. Cusick started slowly, with Lakeside outscoring Cusick 19-8 in the first quarter. Lakeside added a point to their lead in the second quarter and led 30-18 at the half. Cusick came out after the half and outscored Lakeside by a point in the third quarter and continued to rally into the fourth quarter, pulling to within three points with 50 seconds to go. But Cusick was forced to foul and Lakeside knocked down three of four foul shots to take the win. Dylan Hendershott led Cusick scoring with 23 points. Nomee scored nine for Cusick, Colton Hansen scored eight, and Tyray Nomee scored seven. Wellpinit went on to win the tournament, blasting Inchelium 81-46. Cusick has a 4-4 overall record and is 4-2 in league play. Cusick’s next game is Friday, Jan. 6, a road game against Almira/ Coulee-Hartline. That game will start at 7:30 p.m.

and leading the match 12-2 before pinning him. He went on to wrestle Oroville’s Dick Class, winning with a pin. His final match was against Hunter Wallace of Kititas, which he lost by two points, 4-2. The Ranger’s Bert Barnett, 145, took third at the tournament, receiving a bye in the first round. His next match he lost 14-4 to Connor O’byme of Hancock. Barnett came back and pinned Riley Stam of Hancock with 48 seconds left on the clock in the first round. He then faced off with Devon Powers and pinned him. AJ Anderson, 138, placed fourth. His first match he lost by a pin against Max Chateau of Hanford. He received a bye

in the second round, and in the third round he won by injury default against Christopher Stewart of Ephrata. His final match he wrestled Chateau of Hanford again and lost 13-1. Selkirk’s Quentin White, 220, wrestled Roberto Chavez from Kititas, losing by a pin. He got a bye in the next round and lost to Will Hahn ACH by a pin. “He lost out of the tournament but he improves each time he steps on the mat,” says coach Keith Saxe. Selkirk will travel to Rogers High School in Spokane Wednesday, Dec. 28, for matches and to Freeman Friday, Dec. 30, for another match. Start times weren’t known at press time.

Lady Grizzlies grow in ferocity, taking gold By Sophia Aldous Of The Miner

SPRINGDALE – The Newport girls wrestling team traveled to Springdale for a girls mix and match tournament Dec. 17, a small tournament that has been growing in an atOn Deck: tempt to Vs. Hanford: promote Thursday, Dec. girls wres29, TBD tling in Northeast Washington, according to coach Scott Pillers. All the girls at the tournament were put into a four girl round robin bracket and got three matches on the day. Bailey Lindelof, 155, wasn’t able to pull off any wins, but Pillers says, “She is improving with every match.” Sierra Mason, 170, went 2-1 with her finals match ending with a score of 9-1 to take second place. “She is a fun wrester to watch,” Pillers says. “She tries moves in these smaller tournaments that she doesn’t normally attempt. I expect good things out of all our girls this season.” Megan Mason, 190, lost 2-1 to an opponent that was above her weight class and participated at the state tournament last season.

However, the trials and tribulations for the Lady Grizzlies continued Wednesday, Dec. 22 when they traveled down

to the Columbia Burbank Girls Invitational, a sizable tournament with 157 girls See wrestling, 3B

s p o rt s c a l e n d a r Wednesday, Dec. 28 Priest River Girls Basketball at Eagle Holiday Classic: TBA - West Valley High School Selkirk Wrestling at Rogers: TBA - Rogers High School, Spokane Selkirk Girls Basketball vs. Riverside: 1:30 p.m. West Valley High School Newport Boys Basketball vs. East Valley: 6:30 p.m. - West Valley High School Newport Girls Basketball vs. West Valley: 8 p.m. - West Valley High School

Selkirk Wrestling at Freeman: TBA - Freeman High School Priest River Wrestling at Freeman Invite: 9 a.m. Freeman High School

Saturday, Dec. 31 Open Gym, Adult Basketball: 7 a.m. - Newport High School

Tuesday, Jan. 3 Newport Boys Basketball vs. Medical Lake: 5:45 p.m. - Medical Lake High School

Thursday, Dec. 29

Selkirk Boys Basketball vs. Northport: 6 p.m. Selkirk High School

Priest River Girls Basketball at Eagle Holiday Classic: TBA - West Valley High School

Priest River Girls Basketball vs. Timberlake: 7 p.m. - Priest River Lamanna High School

Newport Girls Wrestling at Hanford: TBA - Hanford High School

Newport Girls Basketball vs. Medical Lake: 7:30 p.m. - Medical Lake High School

Friday, Dec. 30 Newport Boys Wrestling at Freeman: TBA - Freeman High School

Wednesday, Jan. 4 Newport Wrestling vs. Lakeside: 7 p.m. - Newport High School

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Lady Rangers’ streak continues By Michelle Nedved Of The Miner

IONE – The Selkirk girls basketball team beat Clark Fork Wednesday, Dec. 21, and are now 8-1 overall, sitting in second place On Deck: in the At West Valley Northeast 1B Tournament: Tuesday and North Wednesday, Dec. League, 27-28 behind Republic. Selkirk dominated from the beginning of Wednesday’s game, leading 10-2 and the end of the first quarter. They were up 18-4 at the half. The second half of the game was a bit closer, with Selkirk scoring 14 to Clark Fork’s 10 in the third. Both teams scored eight in the fourth, with Selkirk winning 40-22. Jenna Couch had a double-double with 19 points and 14 steals, with seven assists. Gabi Rick had 11 rebounds and nine points. Bree Dawson and Ellen Huttle each had four points. Kaitlyn Chantry scored three and Emma Avey added a free throw.

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Cusick girls continue to struggle By Michelle Nedved Of The Miner

CUSICK – The Cusick girls basketball team lost both of their games last week, falling to Curlew 56-37 Monday, Dec. 19, and then to Wellpinit 50-17 Wednesday, Dec. 21. Curlew led from the get-go Monday, leading 15-7 at the end of the first quarter. Cusick did better the second quarter, scoring 12 to Curlew’s 13 in the second. Both teams scored eight in the third, but Curlew had a big fourth quarter, scoring 20 while holding Cusick to 10. Gracie StrangeOwl led the Panthers with 15 points. Jessica Hankey and Nicole Stensgar each scored six. Five other Panthers scored two each. Cusick’s tough luck continued Wednesday, Dec. 21, when they traveled to Wellpinit and lost 50-17. Wellpinit led 20-1 at the end of the first quarter. They added two to their lead in the second, going into halftime up 25-4. Wellpinit scored another 20 points in the third quarter, while Cusick managed four. Cusick did outscore Wellpinit 8-5 in the fourth, but it wasn’t enough to make a dent in Wellpinit’s lead. Hankey scored seven, Hardie scored four and both Nomee and StrangeOwl added three. The Panthers have the week off during winter break. They return to the court Friday, Jan. 6, when they travel to Almira/Coulee-Hartline to play at 6 p.m. Courtesy photo|Julie Fristad

Selkirk’s Jenna Couch, No. 10, defends against Clark Fork Wednesday, Dec. 21. The Rangers won 40-22 and are second place in the Northeast 1B North League.

The Rangers are at the West Valley Tournament

this week. They played Tuesday, after The Miner

went to press and continue Wednesday, Dec. 28.

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from 27 schools. Newport took eighth place as a team overall. “Newport brought their ‘A’ game down to Burbank this last week,” says Pillers. “We are a small team that is leaving an impression placing in these tournaments above teams with eight to 15 wrestlers. Just a couple negatives came on this day that we hope to work on before Hanford this Thursday the 29th.” Megan Mason, 190, and Sierra Mason, 170, brought home gold medals, taking first place in their weights. At 145 pounds, Tessa Pillers placed second and Lindelof tied for sixth place. “As the season progresses I get a little more confident that each of these girls are not only working towards their personal goals, but could possibly meet some of my goals or exceptions,” Pillers says. The girls’ varsity wrestling team will travel to Hanford Thursday, Dec. 29, time to be determined.

S p o rt s S c o r e b o a r d GIRLS BASKETBALL Monday, Dec. 19 Curlew 56, Cusick 37 Cusick (1-7, 1-5) 7 12 8 10 -37 Curlew (6-3, 4-2) 15 13 8 20 -56 Scoring: Cusick - Hanckey 6, Hardie 2, Merson 0, Nomee 0, Pierre 0, Reijon 0, Spensgar 6, StrangeOwl 15, Tonasket 2, Littlecrow 2, Whiteford 2, Castello 2. Curlew - Ahlson 0, Baker 20, Beedle 21, Engen 2, Fanning 7, McIrvin 6, Ringstad 0, Ringstad 0, Scriver 0.

Wednesday, Dec. 21 Selkirk 40, Clark Fork 22 Clark Fork (1-7, 1-2) 2 2 10 8 -22 Selkirk (8-1, 4-1) 10 8 14 8 -40 Courtesy photo| Julie Fristad

Selkirk’s Ryan Zimmerman drives to the basket against Clark Fork Wednesday, Dec. 21. The Rangers won 60-51.

Rangers beat Clark Fork By Don Gronning Of The Miner

IONE – The Selkirk Rangers boys basketball team got a 60-51 non-league win over Clark Fork at home Wednesday, Dec. 21. The Rangers got out to a 1310 first quarter lead but couldn’t extend it and went into the half up 25-22. The teams played pretty evenly through the third quarter, with Selkirk adding a point to their lead before breaking it open in the

Newport, Priest River girls attend West Valley tournament SPOKANE – The Newport and Priest River girls basketball teams are attending the West Valley Tournament this week. Play began Tuesday, after The Miner went to press. They continue to play Wednesday, Dec. 28. Newport was scheduled to play Cheney Tuesday, and then West Valley Wednesday. Priest River was to play Cheney and Medical Lake.

fourth quarter, when they outscored Clark Fork 20-16 to take the win. On Deck: Jacob Couch led Vs. Northport: Selkirk scoring Tuesday, Jan. 3, with 19 points. He 7:30 p.m. also grabbed 15 rebounds. Austin Robertson scored 14 for the Rangers. Even with Couch and Robertson’s performances, scoring was spread around with all Rangers getting on the scoreboard. Ben Avey, Steven Issakides and Ryan Zimmerman

scored six points each. Calvin Perich scored four, Benny Fristad and Thomas Huttle each scored two points and Brayden Taylor scored one. Selkirk kept their winning streak going with the win. They’ve won six straight and have only lost once this year – to Priest River. Selkirk has a 7-1 overall record and is 5-0 in Northeast 1B North conference play. The Rangers will be at home for a league game with Northport Tuesday, Jan. 3, at 7:30 p.m.

Idaho Fish & Game seeks input on moose, sheep and goat seasons BOISE – Proposed changes to moose, bighorn sheep and mountain goat seasons for 2017 and 2018 are available for public review and comment on Idaho Fish and Game’s website at idfg.idaho.gov/form/ moose-sheep-and-goat-2017-2018. Proposed season changes for moose occur primarily in the Panhandle and eastern Idaho, and include combining some hunt units and tag changes in several hunt units. Bighorn sheep proposals include tag changes in several units and several new hunts, including for ewe. There

are no proposed changes to mountain goat seasons from prior seasons and rules. Comments can also be mailed to: 2017-2018 MSG Species Season Proposals, P.O. Box 25, Boise, ID 83707. The deadline for comments goes through Jan. 4. Public comments have been collected from 10 open house meetings held around the state. All comments will be summarized and presented to the Idaho Fish and Game Commission prior to setting the seasons at their Jan. 26 meeting in Boise.

Scoring: Clark Fork - Stevens 11, Garman DNP, Lambert 2, Shelton 1, Crumpton 0, Sutton 0, Warner DNP, Young 4, Simko 2, Kiebert 0, Sutton 2. Selkirk - Avey 1, Chantry 3, Couch 19, Dawson 0, Dawson 4, Huttle 4, Lyons DNP, Marshall 0, Petrich 0, Rick 9, Rood 0.

Wellpinit 50, Cusick 17 Cusick (1-7, 1-5) 1 3 4 8 -17 Wellpinit (3-2, 1-2) 20 5 20 5 -50 Scoring: Cusick - Hanckey 7, Hardie 4, Merson 0, Nomee 3, Pierre 0, Reijon 0, Spensgar 0, StrangeOwl 3, Tonasket 0. Wellpinit - Boyd 10, Carden 9, Denison 0, Ford 3, Montelongo 0, Orr 3, Pichette 2, Sherwood 4, Sherwood 19, Wynecoop 0.

BOYS BASKETBALL Wednesday, Dec. 21 Selkirk 60, Clark Fork 51 Clark Fork (0-4, 0-0) 10 11 14 16 -51 Selkirk (7-1, 5-0) 14 11 15 20 -60 Clark Fork: Heisel 0, Stevens 1, Jeffres 21, West 5, Banks 16, Boudousquie 8. Selkirk: Avey 6, Couch 19, Fristad 2, Huttle 2, Issakideas 6, Petrich 4, Robertson 14, Taylor 1, Zimmerman 6.

Wellpinit 83, Cusick 43 Cusick (4-6, 4-2) 6 8 21 8 -43 Wellpinit (6-1, 3-1) 25 25 25 8 -83 Cusick: Browneagle 0, Cotter 5, Hansen 10, Hendershott 0, Nguyen 0, Nomee 13, Reijonen 2, Shanholtzer 6, Shanholtzer 2, T.Nomee 5. Wellpinit: Garcia 0, Brown DNP, Tonasket 2, Pascal 16, Bowen 17, Flett 2, Peone 4, Flett 16, Salinas 2, Tonasket 14, Ford 7, J.Flett 0, Wynne 3.

Thursday, Dec. 22 Lakeside 59, Cusick 54 Lakeside (2-4, 0-1) 19 11 17 12 -59 Cusick (4-6, 4-2) 8 10 18 18 -54 Lakeside (ID): Abrahamson 26, Ambro 4, Bighead 3, Davison 2, Davison 0, Dias 3, Pakootas 16, Sanchez 2, Sperber DNP, Vassar 3, Wienclaw 0. Cusick: Browneagle 0, Cotter 7, Hansen 8, Hendershott 23, Nguyen DNP, B.Nomee 9, Reijonen 0, Shanholtzer 0, Shanholtzer 0, T.Nomee 7.

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Miner photo|Don Gronning

Cody Andrea and Waylon Camargo get ready to wrestle during a Little Guys Wrestling practice in Newport in late March.

Miner photo|Sophia Aldous

The Artisan Gallery in Priest River held a juried art show in May for high school students from around Pend Oreille and west Bonner counties. The 3-D Sculpture first place award went to “Frankenstein” (metal) by Thomas Ross of Priest River Lamanna High School.

Miner photo|Sophia Aldous

Never let it be said that reading isn’t hands-on in more ways than one. Students at Idaho Hill Elementary School found that out in November, when the top readers in each class were allowed and encouraged to plop some pumpkin innards on the heads of Renee Gamber, classroom paraprofessional, and school librarian/technology director Launa Lewis.

Miner photo|Don Gronning

These Coeur d’Alene paddlers cheer as they arrive at the Powwow Grounds in Usk in August. For the first time in 85 years canoes paddlers from neighboring tribes made the trip to Usk via canoe.

Miner photo|Don Gronning

Lunchtime is a popular part of the school day at Sadie Halstead Elementary School in Newport. Kindergarten student Hunter Miner and Jackson Wininger have a discussion over lunch in January.

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p o l i c e r e p o rt s 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. 19 WEAPON OFFENSE: N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, report of subject with weapon out on premises. RECOVERED VEHICLE: N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, recovered stolen vehicle reported. ABANDONED VEHICLE: Baker Lake Rd., report of black Ford Focus parked on roadway blocking complainant’s driveway. ARREST: S. Washington Ave., Newport, James R. Wilson, 24, of Cusick was arrested for a probation violation. STRUCTURE FIRE: Flowery Trail Rd., mutual aid request for structure fire. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Vista Drive, complainant reports male stating he is going to damage property. ARREST: Railroad Ave., Newport, Adelaide T. McGillis, 32, of Cusick was arrested on a warrant. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: N. Newport Ave., Newport, caller found bag of what he believes is marijuana in the parking lot and turned it in. ARREST: W. Kelly Drive, Newport, Joshua H. Hester, 40, of Newport was arrested on a warrant. ARREST: Hwy. 31, Rene L. Vauggn, 57, of Metaline Falls was arrested on a warrant. ANIMAL PROBLEM: W. Spruce, report of deer with broken leg. THEFT: N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights ACCIDENT: Leclerc Rd. N., driver hit deer. BURGLARY: Honeysuckle Drive, report that burglary just occurred, complainant heard arguing at neighboring residence. ARREST: Michael Edward Maxwell, 50, of Spokane was arrested on a Department of Corrections detainer.

Tuesday, Dec. 20 VIOLATION OF ORDER: Stohr Rd. CITIZEN DISPUTE: Reynolds Creek Rd., report of evicted tenant back at residence. ACCIDENT: Hwy. 2, report of vehicle slide off. LAW ALARM: W. Branch LeClerc Rd. ACCIDENT: LeClerc Rd. S., report of silver car in ditch. ACCIDENT: Hwy. 211, report of vehicles, non-blocking.

complainant wants to talk to deputy regarding female staying with him.

TRAFFIC OFFENSE: Warren Rd., report of snow machines on the roadway.

BURGLARY: S. Washington Ave., Newport, report of intoxicated male that walked into residence.

ACCIDENT: Flowery Trail Rd., report of vehicle went off road in ditch, 15-feet off road.

ANIMAL BITE: W. Pine St., report of two patients with dog bites.

Wednesday, Dec. 21

Friday, Dec. 23

PROPERTY DAMAGE: Coyote Trail, Newport, report of complainant’s mailbox destroyed this morning. ARREST: S. Garden Ave., Newport, Harvey G. Dick, 42, Cusick, arrested for probation violation. THREATENING: Vista Drive, report of known male that called complainant and threatened him. ARREST: S. Garden Ave., Newport, Shane P. Yeager, 40, Deer Park, arrested for failure to comply. DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED/REVOKED: W. 4th St. MISSING PERSON: Scotia R., Newport, complainant reporting subject missing since Sunday at noon. ARREST: S. Garden Ave., Newport, Sunshine L. Vancleave, 42, Loon Lake, arrested for failure to comply. BURGLARY: Northshore Diamond Rd., report of burglary in progress. DISABLED VEHICLE: Hwy. 2 PROPERTY DAMAGE: N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, report of vandalism. ANIMAL PROBLEM: Newport area, report that complainant will pick up injured dog. APPLIANCE FIRE: S. Spokane Ave., Newport, report of smoke coming from furnace, alarms going off. ACCIDENT: LeClerc Rd. N., Cusick, non-injury two vehicle accident. THEFT: Spring Valley Rd., Newport, report of two males cutting firewood illegally on the side of roadway.

Thursday, Dec. 22 FOUND PROPERTY: N. Washington Ave., Newport, report of bicycle in snow bank. ARREST: S. Garden Ave., Newport, Kerri E. Westlie, 46, of Newport, arrested for probation violation. ARREST: Quail Loop, Newport, Mykel R. Finder, 31, Newport, arrested on an out of county warrant. ANIMAL PROBLEM: LeClerc Rd N., Cusick, report of injured deer needing dispatch. TRESPASSING: Fir Lane, complainant reports of wanting subject removed from his house. THEFT: N. Washington Ave., Newport, report of theft of two snowboards from store. SUSPICIOUS PERSON: LeClerc Rd. S., report of male walking down roadway in dark clothing seems suspicious. SUICIDE ATTEMPT: Hwy. 2, report of male subject jumping out in front of traffic. DISABLED VEHICLE: Hwy. 20, report of semi that lost wheel. AUTOMOBILE THEFT: Elu Beach Rd., complainant believes vehicle was stolen just before fresh snow.

SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: Pow Wow Park, Cusick

TRESPASSING: Deer Valley Rd., report of caller that would like to speak to a deputy regarding trespassing someone from her property.

SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: Berry Rd., Usk

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Lehigh Ave.,

ACCIDENT: Hwy. 20, report of vehicle accident.

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ACCIDENT: Greenhouse Rd., report of deer versus patrol vehicle.

LAW ALARM: Baker Lake Rd., report of upstairs sliding door burglary alarm.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Lehigh Ave., report of subject that would like to talk to deputy regarding someone who is staying with him. ACCIDENT: Flowery Trail Rd., report of vehicle went off road in ditch about 15feet off roadway. MALICIOUS MISCHIEF: S. Union Ave., Newport, report of pictures of subject cutting fencing. ACCIDENT: LeClerc Rd. S., Newport, report of red Jeep in ditch.

ALARM FIRE: Lily Pond Lane, report of general audible fire.

Payne

Gavin F. Payne, 18, is wanted on one Pend Oreille County warrant for failure to appear on original charges of driving with license suspended 2nd degree. He is 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs 167 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. His last known address was in the Spokane area. Extradition is statewide.

Wilson

Brenda K. Wilson, 64, is wanted on one Pend Oreille County warrant for failure to comply on original charges of domestic violence assault 4th degree. She is 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs 230 pounds with gray hair and hazel eyes. Her last known address was in the Metaline Falls area. Extradition is statewide.

LAW ALARM: Bear Tooth Rd., report of shop door burglar alarm. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, report of male holding female against her will.

NON-INJURY ACCIDENT: Dufort Rd., Priest River ARREST: Hwy. 2 and N. State Ave., Oldtown, Keith A. Parker, 53, no address was arrested for possession of methamphetamine.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Vista Drive, report of caller that would like to speak to a deputy regarding damage to home from prior renter. ARREST: Union St., William Allan Jackson, 44, Newport, arrested for driving while under the influence. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VERBAL: Lehigh Hill Rd., report of verbal dispute with grandson. SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: Hwy. 211, report of truck parked with lights on in middle of southbound lane. ACCIDENT: Hwy. 20, report of one male in vehicle possibly injured, slumped over steering wheel truck off roadway. UTILITY PROBLEM: Monumental Way, report that power-line arced, now power is out in the area.

BUSINESS/RESIDENTIAL ALARM: Eastshore Rd., Coolin

Tuesday, Dec. 20 ANIMAL PROBLEM: 6th St., Priest River HARASSMENT: Jackson Ave., Priest River ACCIDENT, HIT AND RUN: Hwy. 2, Oldtown

Wednesday, Dec. 21 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY: Eastside Cutoff Rd., Priest River MALICIOUS INJURY TO PROPERTY: Old Stage Rd., Priest River SEX OFFENSE: Hwy. 41, Oldtown CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE: Hwy. 2, Oldtown

Saturday, Dec. 24 UTILITY PROBLEM: LeClerc Rd., report of powerline across roadway. UTILITY PROBLEM: LeClerc Rd. S., report of tree down, blocking half roadway, hanging over power or phone line. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Westside Calispel, report of law request medical to check subject.

Thursday, Dec. 22 SUSPICIOUS PERSON/ CIRCUMSTANCES: Hwy. 2, Priest River RECKLESS DRIVING: Hwy. 2 and Bodie Canyon Rd., Priest River ANIMAL PROBLEM: Clagstone Rd., Spirit Lake

Friday, Dec. 23

THREATENING: Park St., report of known male in yard threatening to beat up complainant.

RECKLESS DRIVING: Hwy. 2, Priest River RECOVERED STOLEN VEHICLE: Mud Gulch Rd., Priest River

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PHYSICAL: W. Wisconsin Ave., complainant reports her son threw her beer can and took her phone away.

NON-INJURY ACCIDENT: Barrett Rd. and Hwy. 57, Priest River

ACCIDENT: Hwy. 2, report of white Tacoma on side, unoccupied, lights on.

ACCIDENT SLIDE-OFF: Cram Rd. and Spirit Lake Cutoff, Spirit Lake

ARREST: Hwy. 2, Jacques D. Audet, 29, Oldtown, arrested on an out of county warrant.

ACCIDENT, HIT AND RUN: Spirit Lake Cutoff and Hwy. 41, Spirit Lake ACCIDENT, HIT AND RUN: Selkirk Way, Oldtown

SUSPICIOUS PERSON: S. Washington Ave., Newport, report of two younger males swinging a pot on a chain that is on fire.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON/ CIRCUMSTANCES: Hwy. 2, Oldtown

FIRE: Davis Lake Rd., report of transistor on fire, flames no longer visible.

ATTEMPT TO LOCATE: Lakeside Drive, report of attempt to locate missing juvenile.

Hooper

Cindy J. Hooper, 55, is wanted on one Pend Oreille County warrant for failure to appear on original charges of theft 3rd degree. She is 5 feet 4 iches tall and weighs 125 pounds with gray hair and blue eyes. Her last known address was in the Newport area. Extradition is surrounding Washington counties only.

LAW ALARM: Eagle Way, report of communications system alarm.

STAB/GUNSHOT: Hwy. 57, Priest River

ACCIDENT: Hwy. 2, report of one vehicle slide off.

ACCIDENT: Hwy. 2, report of pickup rolled over, one occupant complaining of leg pain.

Gray

Daina A. Gray, 39, is wanted on one Pend Oreille County warrant for failure to appear on original charges of assault 4th degree. She is 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighs 150 pounds, wtih bond hair and blue eyes. Her last known address was in the Newport area. Extradition is surrounding Washington counties only.

Monday, Dec. 19

ANIMAL PROBLEM: Tweedie Rd., report of deer that needs dispatched.

TRAFFIC HAZARD: LeClerc Rd. N., report of tree blocking both lanes.

ERRATIC DRIVER: Hwy. 2, blue Ford truck with plow almost ran complainant off the road and is currently speeding.

West Bonner County

ACCIDENT: Hwy. 2, report of one vehicle slide off, silver Toyota pickup.

Sunday, Dec. 25

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.

Saturday, Dec. 24 ARREST: Mud Gulch Rd., Priest River, Carol Morales, 41, Spokane, Wash., was arrested on an outstanding Bonner County warrant.

obituari es Anne E. White Newport

Anne E. White passed away peacefully on Dec. 18 at the age of 96 in residence at Long Term Care in Newport. She was born in Jackson, Mich., June 7, 1920, and lived most of her life in Grand Rapids, Mich. Anne graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in chemistry and worked for the war effort in that field. In White 1947 she met and later married Charles White, who had attended the University of Michigan. A lifelong rivalry was created by that union between MSU Spartans and the U of M Wolverines. After having three children, Anne returned to the work force, this time earning her masters of education degree and teaching 20 years of high school math. Anne enjoyed biking, tennis, swimming, Lake Michigan beaches, gardening, needlework of all kinds, and summer travels. In retired life, Chuck and Anne loved adventures in their RV, winters in Florida, and visiting family all around the country. After her husband died, Anne took on the next adventure, which was moving to Spokane and eventually Newport at the age of 94 to be closer to daughter Nancy and family. She was preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, Charles O. White. She is survived by her three children and their spouses: Dr. Richard H. White (Marcia) of Calif., James K. White (Carol) of Florida, and daughter Nancy Sauer (Larry) of Newport. Anne is survived by seven grandchildren: Carey Schwarzer (Thomas), Rose Low (Travis), Erin Deaton (Russ), Caitlin White, Josh White (Alison), Charlie White, and Megaen White and seven great grandchildren: Brian, Zoe, Tucker, Lane, Finn, Avery, and Asher. Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in Newport is in charge of arrangements. Family and friends are invited to sign the online guest book at sherman-knapp.com.

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ACCIDENT, SLIDE-OFF: Dufort Rd., Priest River NON-INJURY ACCIDENT: Campbell Loop, Priest River

Sunday, Dec. 25 No reportable incidents

pu blic m e eti ngs Wednesday, Dec. 28 Tri-County Economic Development District: 11 a.m. - TEDD Conference Room, 986 S. Main, Suite A, Colville

Monday, Jan. 2

Blanchard Community Center

Tuesday, Jan. 3 Bonner County Commissioners: 8:45 a.m. - Bonner County Administrative Building

Pend Oreille County Commissioners: 9 a.m. - Pend Oreille County Courthouse

Priest River City Council: 6 p.m. Priest River City Hall

Lenora Water and Sewer District: 10 a.m. - Skookum Rendezvous Lodge

Newport City Council: 6 p.m. - Newport City Hall

Pend Oreille PUD Commissioners: 10 a.m. - Newport PUD Offices

Bonner County Fair Board: 6 p.m. Fairgrounds Office in Sandpoint

Bonner County Soil and Water Conservation District: 1:30 p.m. USDA Office, 1224 Washington Ave., Ste. 101

Property Rights Council: 6:30 p.m. - Bonner County Administration Building, Sandpoint Blanchard Tea Party: 6:30 p.m. -

West Pend Oreille Fire District: 6:30 p.m. - Fire Hall on Highway 57

Pend Oreille Fire District No. 5: 7 p.m. - Fire Station 51, 406722 Highway 20, Cusick Pend Oreille County Fair Board: 7 p.m. - Fairgrounds at Cusick

Wednesday, Jan. 4 Diamond Lake Water and Sewer: 10 a.m. - District Office, 172 South Shore Road Sacheen Lake Sewer and Water District Board: 3 p.m. - Sacheen Fire Station, Highway 211 Fire District No. 4 Commissioners: 6 p.m. - Dalkena Fire Station No. 41 Diamond Lake Improvement Association: 6:30 p.m. - Diamond Lake Fire Station, Highway 2 Ione Town Council: 7 p.m. - Clerk’s Office

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2016434 PUBIC NOTICE TS No WA08000264-16-1 APN 453124560088 TO No 160125651-WA-MSO NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PURSUANT TO THE REVISED CODE OF WASHINGTON CHAPTER 61.24 ET. SEQ. I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on January 6, 2017, 10:00 AM, At the Main Stairs, Old City Courthouse, 625 W. Fourth Street, Newport, WA 99156, MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, the undersigned Trustee, will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable, in the form of cash, or cashier’s check or certified checks from federally or State chartered banks, at the time of sale the following described real property, situated in the County of Pend Oreille, State of Washington, to-wit: THE EAST HALF OF LOT 13 AND ALL OF LOT 14 IN BLOCK 21 OF SCOTT`S THIRD ADDITION TO NEWPORT, PLAT BOOK 1, PAGE 12, RECORDS OF THE AUDITOR OF PEND OREILLE COUNTY, WA. EXCEPT THEREFROM THAT PORTION DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE WEST LINE OF FEA AVE., WHICH IS 10 FEET EAST OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 14; THENCE, SOUTH ALONG SAID WEST LINE OF FEA AVE. 65.71 FEET; THENCE, SOUTH 89 DEGREES 32` WEST 43.82 FEET; THENCE, NORTH 3 DEGREES 51` 07” EAST 2.72 FEET` THENCE, SOUTH 89 DEGREES 32` WEST 26.36 FEET TO THE WEST LINE OF SAID EAST LINE OF SAID EAST HALF OF LOT 13; THENCE, NORTH ALONG SAID WEST LINE 62.71 FEET TO THE SOUTH LINE OF AN ALLEY IN SAID BLOCK 21; THENCE, NORTH 89 DEGREES 18` EAST ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE 70 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. APN: 453124560088

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More commonly known as 900 WEST 5TH STREET, NEWPORT, WA 99156 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated as of September 25, 2010, executed by GEORGE F. PITTMAN, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY as Trustor(s), to secure obligations in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. (“MERS”), as designated nominee for BROKER SOLUTIONS, INC. DBA NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, Beneficiary of the security instrument, its successors and assigns, recorded November 16, 2010 as Instrument No. 20100306994 and the beneficial interest was assigned to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. and recorded June 9, 2014 as Instrument Number 20140318628 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Pend Oreille County, Washington. II. No action commenced by BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., the current Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Borrowers’ or Grantors’ default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust/Mortgage. Current Beneficiary: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Contact Phone No: 800-6696607 Address: 7105 Corporate Drive, Building C, Plano, TX 75024 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: DELINQUENT PAYMENT INFORMATION From July 1, 2015 To August 16, 2016 Number of Payments 1 $910.60 4 $909.61 8 $857.22 1 $1,163.00 Total $12,569.80 LATE CHARGE INFORMATION July 1, 2015 August 16, 2016 $0.00 PROMISSORY NOTE INFORMATION Note Dated: September 25, 2010 Note Amount: $145,126.00 Interest Paid To: June 1, 2015 Next Due Date: July 1, 2015 IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: The principal sum of $133,127.19, together with interest as provided in the Note or other instrument secured, and such other costs and fees as are due under the

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the obligation and/or Deed of Trust. VI. A written Notice of Default was transmitted by the current Beneficiary, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address(es): ADDRESS GEORGE F PITTMAN 900 WEST 5TH STREET, NEWPORT, WA 99156 GEORGE F PITTMAN 3300 N TENAYA WAY APT 1028, LAS VEGAS, NV 89129-7412 GEORGE F PITTMAN 420 85TH PL SW APT M101, EVERETT, WA 98204-7654 GEORGE F PITTMAN 901 W 5TH ST, NEWPORT, WA 99156 GEORGE F PITTMAN C/O MICHAEL J. MCLAUGHLIN P.S. REAL ESTATE CLOSING DEPT , 312 S. WASHINGTON AVE, NEWPORT, WA 99156 UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF GEORGE F PITTMAN 900 WEST 5TH STREET, NEWPORT, WA 99156 UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF GEORGE F PITTMAN 3300 N TENAYA WAY APT 1028, LAS VEGAS, NV 89129-7412 UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF GEORGE F PITTMAN 420 85TH PL SW APT M101, EVERETT, WA 98204-7654 UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF GEORGE F PITTMAN 901 W 5TH ST, NEWPORT, WA 99156 UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF GEORGE F PITTMAN C/O MICHAEL J. MCLAUGHLIN

Note or other instrument secured, and as are provided by statute. V. The above described real property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. Said sale will be made without warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances on January 6, 2017. The defaults referred to in Paragraph III must be cured by December 26, 2016, (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 December 26, 2016 (11 days before the sale) the default as set forth in Paragraph III is cured and the Trustees’ 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 December 26, 2016 (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

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P.S. REAL ESTATE CLOSING DEPT , 312 S. WASHINGTON AVE, NEWPORT, WA 99156 by both first class and certified mail on June 27, 2016, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and the Borrower and Grantor were personally served with said written Notice of Default or the written Notice of Default was posted in a conspicuous place June 29, 2016 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 fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the above described property. IX. Anyone having any objections to this sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustees’ Sale. X. If the Borrower received a letter

under RCW 61.24.031: THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE SALE OF YOUR HOME. You have only 20 DAYS from the recording date on this notice to pursue mediation. DO NOT DELAY. CONTACT A HOUSING COUNSELOR OR AN ATTORNEY LICENSED IN WASHINGTON NOW to assess your situation and refer you to mediation if you might eligible and it may help you save your home. See below for safe sources of help. SEEKING ASSISTANCE Housing counselors and legal assistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in determining your rights and opportunities to keep your house, you may contact the following: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance and referral to housing counselors recommended by the Housing Finance Commission: Telephone: (877) 894-4663 or (800) 606-4819 Website: www. wshfc.org The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development: Telephone: (800) 569-4287 Website: www.hud.gov The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other Continued on 8B

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Continued from 7B housing counselors and attorneys: Telephone: (800) 606-4819 Website: www.homeownership.wa.gov 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 the Unlawful Detainer Act, Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060; Dated: August 17, 2016 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as Duly Appointed Successor Trustee By: Alan Burton, Authorized Signatory MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps 500 Union Street, Suite 620 Seattle, WA 98101 Toll Free Number: (844) 367-8456 TDD: (800) 8336388 For Reinstatement/Pay Off Quotes, contact MTC Financial Inc. DBA Trustee Corps TRUSTEE’S SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ONLINE AT www.Auction. comISL Number 16375 Published in The Newport Miner on December 7 and 28, 2016. (45, 48) _________________________ 2016445 PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF T H E S TAT E O F WA S H I N G T O N I N AND FOR THE COUNTY OF KING, J U V E N I L E D E PA R T M E N T NO: 16-7-02130-0 KNT 16-7-02131-8 KNT NOTICE OF HEARING IN RE THE DEPENDENCY OF: MICHAEL JONATHAN PETER HELMAN DOB: 1/4/2012 LAUREN DOLORAS MICHELLE COUCH DOB: 1/1/2006 TO: Shawna Marie Couch, John Peter Helman, and Curtis Alan Rose, and/or anyone claiming parental/paternal rights or interest in the children and to All Whom It May Concern: On October 21, 2016, a petition for Termination was filed in the above entitled Court, pursuant to RCW 13.34.080 and/or RCW 26.33.310 regarding the above named children. [FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CALL 253-372-5738, 8:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m.] Said Petition will be heard on January 12, 2017, at the hour of 8:00 a.m., at King County Superior Court, Juvenile Department, 401 4th Ave North, Kent, WA 98032, before a judge of the above entitled court, at which time you are directed to appear and answer the said petition or the petition will be granted and action will be taken by the court such as shall appear to be for the welfare of the said children. Dated December 7, 2016. BARBARA MINER KING COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT CLERK BY: AMD, Deputy Clerk Published in The Newport Miner on December 14, 21, and 28, 2016. (46-3) __________________________ 2016425 PUBLIC NOTICE SUPERIOR COURT OF WA S H I N G T O N COUNTY OF PEND OREILLE Case No. 16-7-00067-8 16-7-00068-6 NOTICE AND SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION (Termination) In re the Termination of MICHAEL PENNINGTON DOB 06/25/14 RUSSELL PENNINGTON, JR DOB 07/28/13 Minor Children TO: Russell Pennington, Sr., father A Petition to Terminate Parental Rights was filed on September 29, 2016; A Fact Finding hearing will be held on this matter on January 19, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Pend Oreille County Superior Court, 229 S. Garden Ave., Newport, WA 99156. YOU SHOULD BE PRESENT AT THIS HEARING. THE HEARING WILL DETERMINE IF YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS TO YOUR CHILD ARE TERMINATED. IF YOU DO NOT APPEAR AT THE HEARING THE COURT MAY ENTER AN ORDER IN YOUR ABSENCE TERMINATING YOUR

classi f i e d s PARENTAL RIGHTS. To request a copy of the Notice, Summons, and Termination Petition, call DSHS at 509 447-6220. To view information about your rights in this proceeding, go to www.atg. wa.gov/TRM.aspx. DATED this 18th day of November 2016, by TAMMIE A OWNBEY, Pend Oreille County Clerk. Published in The Newport Miner on December 21 and 28, 2016 and January 4, 2017. (47-3) __________________________ 2016446 PUBLIC NOTICE PORT OF PEND OREILLE D B A P E N D O R E I L L E VA L L E Y R A I L R O A D ( P O VA ) REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Paint Booth Fall Protection Installation The Port of Pend Oreille, Dba Pend Oreille Valley Railroad (POVA) is requesting qualified person(s) or business(es) to provide proposals for the installation of fall protection in the Port’s paint booth facilities. Proposer shall be required to utilize fall protection equipment already on site at Port’s location and engineered plans and drawings for said project. The proposer must submit a bid for the work. Bid shall include all costs to mobilize equipment to the job site, labor, and sales tax shall be included in the lump sum. The proposer shall also include a timeline for completion. Proposer shall be required to work with the Port on scheduling of installation in order to minimize down time in the Port’s paint booth. Proposer must be AWS Certified. The proposer shall comply with the more stringent applicable codes including but not limited to federal, state and local laws, rules, regulations and ordinances in providing the proposed services. Payment of Washington State prevailing wages is required under this contract according to WAC 296-127-018(3) (c). Proposers are encouraged to visit the site to inspect the proposed project prior to submitting a bid. The proposer is responsible to familiarize itself with the nature and extent of the RFP without limitation, all laws and regulations that in any manner may affect the cost, progress, performance or furnishing of the project. By submitting a proposal, the proposer agrees it has satisfied itself as to the services to be provided, including the fact that the description of the services is brief and intended only to indicate the general nature of the project. The engineered drawings and plans have been approved by James A. Sewell and Associates LLC. Arrangements for inspection can be made by calling Brad Byrd at the Port office, 509-445-1090. Proposal Delivery: Due Date and Time: Proposals will be due no later than 1:00 p.m., February 7, 2017. Proposals received after that time will not be considered for evaluation. The Port of Pend Oreille reserves the right to waive any informalities or irregularities in received proposals and the right reject any or all proposals, or parts thereof. Proposals will be reviewed by Port staff members and a recommendation will be made to the Port of Pend Oreille Board of Commissioners at their regular meeting on February 14, 2017. A decision by the Board is expected at that time. Respondents to this RFP should mail or deliver two (2) non-spiral bound originals to: Kelly J. Driver, Manager Port of Pend Oreille Dba Pend Oreille Valley Railroad (POVA) 1981 Black Road Usk, WA. 99180 Each proposal shall include the following (limited to a maximum of 15 pages including title and signature pages): • Approach to this project • Proposed methodology • Proposed timeline • Resources available for this project • Experience of firm and personnel on similar projects • References • Total cost of proposal including sales tax (including mobilization, labor at Pend Oreille County prevailing wage scale). • Confirmation of bonding ability pursuant to requirements of Public Works Law and Regulations. Each proposal will be evaluated and ranked according to: • Ability, capability and skill of Proposer to perform the work. • Time line for completion of project. • Cost of services. • Quality of work under similar and previous projects. The above order does not necessar-

ily reflect the relative importance of each criterion. The Port shall in no event be responsible for the cost of preparing any proposal in response to this RFP. The awarding of this contract, if at all, is at the sole discretion of the Port. Proposers should obtain signature page and other information such as, but not limited to, insurance, licensing, bonding and prevailing wage requirements by contacting Kelly Driver at 509-445-1090, or by email kellyd@povarr.com. Published in the Newport Miner on December 21 and 28, 2016. (47-2) ___________________________ 2016447 PUBLIC NOTICE PORT OF PEND OREILLE D B A P E N D O R E I L L E VA L L E Y R A I L R O A D ( P O VA ) REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Railroad Bridge Inspection and Load Capacity Determination The Port of Pend Oreille, Dba Pend Oreille Valley Railroad (POVA) is requesting qualified person(s) or business(es) to provide proposals for the inspection of all components of bridges, identification of structural deficiencies and locate as best as possible the extent of decay, load capacity determination, and detailed recommendations on any repairs required for each bridge to ensure conformity with the FRA’s requirements for 286 compliance as per 49 CFR Part 237 Railroad Bridge Safety Standards on the Pend Oreille Valley Railroad. Proposals shall be for the inspection of five (5) bridges. As an add alternate POVA may entertain the inspection of a sixth bridge, known as Tacoma Creek Bridge, add alternate shall be listed separately and may or may not be awarded for inspection. Proposers are encouraged to visit the site(s) to inspect the proposed project prior to submitting a bid. The proposer is responsible to familiarize itself with the nature and extent of the RFP without limitation, all laws and regulations that in any manner may affect the cost, progress, performance or furnishing of the project. By submitting a proposal, the proposer agrees it has satisfied itself as to the services to be provided, including the fact that the description of the services is brief and intended only to indicate the general nature of the project. The proposer shall comply with the more stringent applicable codes including but not limited to federal, state and local laws, rules, regulations and ordinances in providing the proposed services. Payment of Washington State prevailing wages may be required under this contract according to WAC 296-127-018(3) (c). Each proposal shall include the following (limited to a maximum of 15 pages, including title and signature page:) • Approach to this project • Proposed methodology • Proposed timeline, including timeline for complete report delivered to the Port for review. • Resources available for this project (personnel, equipment, subconsultants, etc.) • Experience of firm and personnel on similar projects • References • Sample(s) of previous project reports (not counted in proposal page limit) • Total estimated Cost of Proposers services • Proposals likewise shall include all costs to mobilize equipment to the job site, labor and sales tax which shall be included in the lump sum. • Acknowledge that Proposer will be required to work in liaison with the Port on scheduling of inspections in order to minimize risks due to ongoing freight operations • Confirmation of bonding ability pursuant to requirements of Public Works Law and Regulations Evaluation will be made using the following Criteria: • Ability, capability and skill of Proposer to perform the work. • Quality of work under similar and previous projects. • Ability to perform the work in a timely manner • Estimated cost of services to be performed The above order does not necessarily reflect the relative importance of each criterion. The Port shall in no event be responsible for Proposers cost of preparing the proposal in response to this RFP. The awarding of a contract, if at all, is at the sole discretion of the Port. Obtain Additional Information 1) Electronic copies of some of the

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bridge information may be obtained by contacting Kelly Driver, Manager at 509-445-1090 or via email at kellyd@povarr.com or by mail at 1981 Black Road, Usk, WA. 99180. 2) Arrangements for inspection of bridges, as well as inspection and review of blue prints and other drawings which are not available electronically, and which are located at the Port office, can be made by calling Cliff Bauer at 509-445-1090. 3) Any awarded contract will also include additional terms including, but not limited to, insurance requirements, payment aspects and scheduling. Further information regarding these requirements may be obtained by contacting Kelly Driver, Proposal Delivery: Due Date and Time: Proposals will be due no later than 1:00 p.m., February 7, 2017. Proposals received after that time will not be considered for evaluation. The Port of Pend Oreille reserves the right to waive any informalities or irregularities in received proposals and the right reject any or all proposals, or parts thereof. Proposals will be reviewed by Port staff members and a recommendation will be made to the Port of Pend Oreille Board of Commissioners at their regular meeting on February 14, 2017. A decision by the Board is expected at that time. Respondents to this RFP should mail or deliver two (2) originals, non- spiral bound, to: Kelly J. Driver, Manager Port of Pend Oreille Dba Pend Oreille Valley Railroad (POVA) 1981 Black Road Usk, WA. 99180 Submittals shall be in a sealed envelope with the words “bridge inspection” clearly stated on the outside of the sealed envelope. Prior to the submission of the proposal, the proposer shall provide the Port with written notice of all conflicts, errors, discrepancies in the proposal documents, and written notice of all substantial exceptions to the provisions of the RFP. The Port hereby notifies all bidders that the Port, in accordance with Federal, State and Local rules and regulations that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into, pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afford full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, or sex in consideration for an award. Proposer should obtain signature page and other information such as, but not limited to, insurance, licensing, bonding and prevailing wage requirements by contacting Kelly Driver at 509-445-1090, or by email kellyd@povarr.com. Published in the Newport Miner on December 21 and 28, 2016. (47-2) ___________________________ 2016450 PUBLIC NOTICE LEGAL 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 2017. Contractors who wish to be included on this Roster need to complete an application form available at the Port office at 1981 Black Road, Usk, WA. 99180, 509-445-1090. Forms are also available on the Port’s website 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 2017 which will expire on December 31, 2017. /s/ Kelly J. Driver, Manager Published in the Newport Miner on December 21 and 28, 2016. (47-2) __________________________ 2016451 PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF T H E S TAT E O F WA S H I N G T O N IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SPOKANE NO. 16-5-00649-9 SUMMONS AND NOTICE BY PUBLICATION OF PETITION/HEARING RE: RELINQUISHMENT OF CHILD/ TERMINATION OF PARENT/CHILD RELATIONSHIP In Re the Interest of: Continued on 9B

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Continued from 8B INFANT EDWARDS-SHERMAN, A child due to be born in January, 2017. The State of Washington to the said: Emorald Jamison, alleged father of Infant Edwards-Sherman a child due to be born in January 2017, or anyone with a paternal interest. You are hereby summoned to appear within thirty (30) days after the date of first publication of this Summons, and defend the above-entitled action in the above-entitled Court, and answer the Petition of the Petitioner, and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned attorney for Petitioner at the office below stated; if you fail to do so, judgment may be rendered against you according to the request of the Petition which has been filed with the Clerk of said Court. The child, Infant Edwards-Sherman due to be born in January, 2017 in Newport, Washington. The child’s biological mother is Christina Edwards-Sherman. The Court hearing on this matter shall be on the February 1, 2017, at 9:30 a.m., in the Spokane County Superior Court, Room 304, 1116 West Broadway, Spokane, WA 99260. YOUR FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE HEARING MAY RESULT IN A DEFAULT ORDER PERMANENTLY TERMINATING ALL OF YOUR RIGHTS TO THE ABOVE-NAMED CHILD. You are further notified that any non-consenting parent or alleged father has a right to be represented by an attorney, and an attorney will be appointed for an indigent parent who requests an attorney. In order to defend against this petition, you must respond to the petition by stating your defense in writing and by serving a copy on the person signing this summons and by filing the original with the clerk of the court. You are further notified that your failure to file a claim of paternity within thirty (30) days of the first publication of this notice or to respond to the Petitioners within thirty (30) days of the first publication of this notice is grounds to terminate your parent-child relationship with respect to the child. One method of filing your response and serving a copy on the petitioner is to send your response by certified mail with return receipt requested. If the child is an Indian child as defined by the Indian Child Welfare Act, 25 U.S.C. § 1901, et. seq. or RCW 13.38 et. seq., your parental rights may not be terminated unless you give valid consent to termination, or your parent-child relationship is terminated involuntarily pursuant to chapter 26.33 or 13.34. If the Service Members Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C.S. Appx. § 501 et. seq. and RCW 38.42.210 et. seq., apply, you may have certain rights and protections. Dated this ____ day of December, 2016. MARK R. IVERSON, P.S. MARK R. IVERSON, WSBA #18312 Attorney for Petitioner FILE ORIGINAL WITH THE CLERK OF THE COURT AT: Clerk of the Court Spokane County Court 1116 West Broadway Room 300 Spokane, WA 99260-0350 (509) 477-2211 SERVE A COPY OF YOUR RESPONSE ON: Mark R. Iverson Attorney at Law 921 W Broadway, Suite 305 Spokane, WA 99201 (509) 462-3678 Published in The Newport Miner on December 21 and 28, 2016 and January 4, 2017. (47-3) _________________________ 2016453 PUBLIC NOTICE C ombined N otice of A pplication and A ction Pursuant to County Development Regulations, notice is hereby given that Pend Oreille County did on December 5, 2016 receive a complete SEPA Environmental Checklist with supplemental documents prepared by Pend Oreille County Public Works and did on December 12, 2016 issue a Determination of Completeness for a Six Year Transportation Improvement Plan (STIP)(FILE NO. SEPA16-008), Location: Pend Oreille County An Environmental Checklist under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) was prepared by the applicant on November 28th 2016, and the county expects to issue a Determination of Non-Significance for this project. The optional DNS

classi f i e d s process is being used and this may be the only opportunity to comment on the environmental impacts for the proposal. Written comments from the public may be submitted to Pend Oreille County no later than January 5, 2017. Any person desiring to express their views, or to be notified of the action taken on this application should contact the Pend Oreille County Community Development Department. The submitted application and related file documents may be examined by the public between 8:00 AM & 4:30 PM at the Pend Oreille County Courthouse, Annex Bldg, 418 S. Scott St. Newport, WA 99156, (509) 447-4821 and viewed at www.pendoreilleco.org. Contact: Andy Huddleston, Community Dev. Assistant Planner, ahuddleston@ pendoreille.org. Required Permits: Non-Project Action; No Permit Required Dated: December 16, 2016

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with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the joint personal representatives served or mailed the notice to the 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 is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. Date of First Publication: December 28, 2016 Joint Personal Representatives: Darcy L. Tyler and Nadina M. Tyler Attorney for Personal Representative: J. Donald Curran Address for Mailing or Service: Delay, Curran, Thompson, Pontarolo & Walker P.S. 601 West Main Ave., Suite 1212 Spokane, WA 99201

2016456 PUBLIC NOTICE S U P E R I O R C O U R T, S TAT E O F WA S H I N G T O N , C O U N T Y O F PEND OREILLE P R O B AT E N O T I C E T O CREDITORS RCW 11.40.030 In the Matter of the Estate of GEORGE A. TYLER, Deceased. No. 16 4 00061 8 The joint personal representatives named below have been appointed and have qualified as joint personal representatives of this estate. Any persons having claims against the deceased must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner Published in The Newport Miner on as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by December 21 and 28, 2016. (47-2) serving on or mailing to the personal ___________________________ representative or the personal rep- Published in The Newport Miner on resentative’s attorney at the address December 28, 2016 and January 4 2016393 stated below a copy of the claim and 11, 2016. (48-3) PUBLIC NOTICE and filing the original of the claim ___________________________ SUPERIOR COURT OF WA S H I N G T O N COUNTY OF PEND OREILLE Case No.: 15-7-00067-0 2016452 NOTICE AND SUMMONS PUBLIC NOTICE BY PUBLICATION Pend Oreille County Offices will be closed in observance of the following (Dependency) 2017 holidays: In re the Dependency of : New Year’s Day (observed) Monday, January 2 HARLEY JAMES COLLETT Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Monday, January 16 D.O.B. 08/25/2015 President’s Day Monday, February 20 Minor Child. Memorial Day Monday, May 29 TO: Anyone Claiming Paternal Independence Day Tuesday, July 4 Interest Labor Day Monday, September 4 A Dependency Petition was filed on Veterans’ Day Friday, November 10 December 29, 2015; A Fact Finding Thanksgiving Thursday, November 23 hearing will be held on this matter “ Friday, November 24 on: January 19, 2017 at 11:00 a.m at Christmas Day Monday, December 25 Pend Oreille County Superior Court, The Commissioners’ regularly scheduled meeting will be Tuesday when 229 S. Garden Ave., Newport WA their office is closed on Monday. 99156. YOU SHOULD BE PRESENT Rhonda Cary AT THIS HEARING. Clerk of the Board THE HEARING WILL DETERMINE IF YOUR CHILD IS DEPENDENT Published in The Newport Miner on December 21 and 28, 2016. (47-2) AS DEFINED IN RCW 13.34.050(5). _________________________________________________________ THIS BEGINS A JUDICIAL PROCESS WHICH COULD RESULT 2016459 IN PERMANENT LOSS OF YOUR PUBLIC NOTICE PARENTAL RIGHTS. IF YOU DO ORDINANCE 2036 NOT APPEAR AT THE HEAR- A N O R D I N A N C E O F T H E C I T Y O F N E W P O R T, WA S H I N G T O N A D O P TING THE COURT MAY ENTER A ING THE FISCAL YEAR 2017 BUDGET DEPENDENCY ORDER IN YOUR WHEREAS, required notices and public hearings have been held, and; ABSENCE. WHEREAS, the public has been provided the opportunity to comment on To request a copy of the Notice, the estimated budget, Summons, and Dependency Peti- NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: tion, call DSHS at 509/447-6216. To SECTION 1: The following revenues and expenditures for the specified view information about your rights funds are appropriated: in this proceeding, go to www.atg. REVENUES: EXPENDITURES: wa.gov/DPY.aspx. Current Expense $2,005,700.00 $2,005,700.00 DATED this 28th day of October, Street $1,712,000.00 $1,712,000.00 2016, by TAMMIE A. OWNBEY, Pend Real Estate Excise Tax $162,500.00 $162,500.00 Oreille County Clerk. Tourism Promotion $53,000.00 $53,000.00 Published in The Newport Miner on December 28, 2016 and January 4 and 11, 2017. (48-3) ___________________________ 2016394 PUBLIC NOTICE SUPERIOR COURT OF WA S H I N G T O N COUNTY OF PEND OREILLE Case No.: 16-7-00059-7 16-7-00060-1 16-7-00061-9 16-7-00062-7 NOTICE AND SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION (Termination) In re the Termination of : KENZIE SAVAGE-LUMPKIN DOB 03/30/14 CHRISTIAN LUMPKIN DOB 01/01/13 DOMINIC LUMPKIN DOB 08/24/10 LANCE JOSEPH M. SINKA DOB 01/12/09 Minor Children TO: Remmington Lumpkin and Lance Sinka A Petition to Terminate Parental Rights was filed on September 1, 2016; A Fact Finding hearing will be held on this matter on: January 19, 2017 at 11:00 a.m at Pend Oreille County Superior Court, 229 S. Garden Ave., Newport WA 99156. YOU SHOULD BE PRESENT AT THIS HEARING. THE HEARING WILL DETERMINE IF YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS TO YOUR CHLDREN ARE TERMINATED. IF YOU DO NOT APPEAR AT THE HEARING THE COURT MAY ENTER AN ORDER IN YOUR ABSENCE TERMINATING YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS. To request a copy of the Notice, Summons, and Dependency Petition, call DSHS at 509/447-6216. To view information about your rights in this proceeding, go to www.atg. wa.gov/DPY.aspx. DATED this 28th day of October, 2016, by TAMMIE A. OWNBEY, Pend Oreille County Clerk.

Water/Sewer Operating $2,540,000.00 $2,540,000.00 Clearing Funds $0.00 $0.00 Total all funds: $6,473,200.00 $6,473,200.00 SECTION 2: The Treasurer/City Clerk is hereby directed to move revenues and expenditures from line to line within these funds as necessary to administer this budget excluding the ending fund balances. SECTION 3: The Treasurer/City Clerk is hereby directed to deposit 60% of property and sales tax revenue to the Current Expense fund and 40% of property and sales tax revenue to the street fund throughout the year as it is receipted in. SECTION 4: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect beginning January 01, 2017. PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT, WASHINGTON THIS 19th DAY OF DECEMBER, 2016. By: Shirley Sands, Mayor Attest: Nickole North, Clerk/Treasurer Approved as to form: “Telephonically approved” Tom Metzger, City Attorney Published in The Newport Miner on December 28, 2016. (48) _________________________________________________________ 2016460 PUBLIC NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE The following ordinance was adopted at the regular meeting of the Town of Ione Council on December 21, 2016. The complete text of this ordinance and budget are available for review at the Clerk’s office during regular business hours. ORDINANCE NO. 589 An ordinance adopting the final budget for the Town of Ione, Washington for the fiscal year 2017. Ordinance shall be in full force and effect beginning January 1, 2017. Fund Name Revenue Appropriation Current Expense 205,208 205,208 Real Estate Excise Tax 13,723 13,723 Streets 70,805 70,805 Tourism/Economic Development 25,737 25,737 Growth Management 1,584 1,584 Building Fund 37,648 37,648 TIB Street Reconstruction 175,975 175,975 Equipment Reserve 10,569 10,569 Fire Truck Reserve 20,276 20,276 Airport Reserve/Improvements 25,409 25,409 Park Reserve 10,761 10,761 Water 719,232 719,232 Sewer 343,216 343,216 Equipment Fund 15,789 15,789 Total Appropriations 1,675,932 1,675,932 /s/ Sandy Hutchinson Town Clerk/Treasurer Published in the Newport Miner on December 28, 2016. (48) Continued on 10B

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Continued from 9B 2016457 PUBLIC NOTICE Notice of Application Notice is hereby given that Pend Oreille County did on December 11th, 2016, receive a complete application requesting a boundary line adjustment submitted by Phyllis VonMiller to aggregate two contiguous parcels. (Parcel #’s 443235-05-9001 & 443235-05-0005); Within Sec. 35, T32N, R44E, WM. Any person desiring to express their views, or to be

PUBLISHER’S NOTICE: All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or an intention, to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.” Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18. The newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising or real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD toll-free at 1-800-669-9777. The toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800927-9275. (31tf)

notified of the action taken on this application should contact the Community Development Dept. A copy of the complete file may be examined by the public between 8:00 AM & 4:30 PM at the Annex, 418 S. Scott Ave. Newport, WA 99156, (509) 4474821. Contact: Andy Huddleston, Interim Director. Written comments from the public may be submitted no later than Jan. 11th, 2017 after which a final administrative decision will be made. Dated: Dec. 20, 2016 Published in The Newport Miner on December 28, 2016. (48) ___________________________ 2016458 PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING Diamond Lake Water and Sewer District Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held January 18, 2016 at the district office located at 172 S. Shore Rd. at 10 a.m. The purpose of said hearing is to discuss the 2017 budget. No changes have been made from the 2016 budget. At said meeting, any District ratepayer may appear and be heard for or against said plan. Bob Graham Chairman Board of Commissioners Published in The Newport Miner on December 28, 2016 and January 4, 2017. (48-2)

__________________________ 2016461 PUBLIC NOTICE COMBINED NOTICE OF A P P L I C AT I O N A N D A C T I O N Pursuant to County Development Regulations, notice is hereby given that Pend Oreille County did on November 29, 2016, received a complete Shoreline Variance Application and associated documents from Dennis Shult of PUD for Roland Weinhandl and did on December 16, 2016 issue a Determination of Completeness for extension of a dock on Sullivan Lake. (FILE NO. SV-16-009), Location: Sullivan Lake; Sec. 18, Town. 38, Range 44. An Environmental Checklist under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) was prepared by the applicant on November 29, 2016, and the county expects to issue a Determination of Non-Significance for this project. The optional DNS process is being used and this may be the only opportunity to comment on the environmental impacts for the proposal. Any person desiring to express their views, or to be notified of the action taken on this application should contact the Pend Oreille County Community Development Department. The submitted application and related file documents may be examined by the public between 8:00 AM & 4:30 PM at the Pend Oreille County Courthouse, Annex Building, 418 South Scott Street, Newport, WA 99156, (509) 447-4821 and viewed at www.pendoreilleco.

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org. Contact: Andy Huddleston, Community Dev. Assistant Planner, (509) 447-6462, ahuddleston@ pendoreille.org. Written comments from the public may be submitted to Pend Oreille County no later than January 12, 2017. Required Permits: Shoreline Variance (Pend Oreille County), Floodplain Development Permit (Pend Oreille County) Hydraulic Project Approval (HPA WDFW) Dated: December 23, 2016 Published in The Newport Miner December 28, 2016 and January 4, 2017.(48-2) ___________________________

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