Newport Miner December 31, 2014 by The Newport Miner

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Who tried to steal Christmas? Burglaries, thefts rise during holiday BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – Wayne Antcliff, owner of Concept Cable, was awakened at 3 a.m. Christmas Eve, when the company that monitors his cable and Internet traffic sent him a text saying there were several customers without service. “I had 40 customers without Internet and 60 without cable,” Antcliff says. So he jumped in his vehicle and headed to Cemetery Road, near Newport High School where his tower and equipment are located in a fenced area. He had seen people there two weeks earlier that he considered suspicious. “I knew immediately somebody was trying to steal something,” he said.

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Newly elected county officials

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‘Slow rollout’ started for fiber TV BY DESIREÉ HOOD OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – The Pend Oreille Public Utility District fiber lines are Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) ready and television is now being offered over the high-speed

lines by one company. “We are hooking folks up as we speak,” said Kelly Ryan, CEO of retail service provider iFiber, adding that only current iFiber customers who have fiber Internet SEE FIBER, 10A

After being sworn in Tuesday, Dec. 23, Pend Oreille County elected officials posed for a photo. Prosecutor Dolly Hunt was sworn in a separate ceremony at the Hall of Justice the next day. Pictured are district court judge Philip Van de Veer, left, county commissioner

Ashton reappointed to planning commission NEWPORT – Pend Oreille County Commissioners reappointed Judy Ashton to the planning commission following an interview with her Monday, Dec. 29. Ashton is the current chairwoman of the planning commission. Last week commissioners extended the terms for Guy Thomas and Doug

Smith through February so they can continue work on the comprehensive plan amendments. Both had indicated they wanted to step down when their terms expired at the end of the year. County commissioners appointed three new planning commissioners last year. Paul Edgren, Terry Hollo-

way and Norris Boyd replaced Susan Hobbs, Steve Wilson and Steve Bennett. Hobbs, Bennett and Wilson all applied for reappointment but were rejected on a 2-1 vote, with county commissioner Steve Kiss voting no. Kiss, who served on the planning SEE PLANNING, 9A

2014: 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.

revenue annually. Bradbury is paid by the district for teaching but receives an additional $1,000 per month from the station sponsorships for his radio station work, District Business Manager Tom Crouch said.

January

A story about a change in the county planning commission was one of the first ones in 2014. On a 2-1 vote, with county commissioner Steve Kiss voting no, county commissioners appointed three new people to the Pend Oreille County Planning Commission Monday, Dec. 30. Norris Boyd was appointed to the District 1 position, replacing Steve Wilson. Terry Holloway was appointed to the District 2 position, replacing Steve Bennett. Paul Edgren was appointed to the District 3 position, replacing Susan Hobbs. Hobbs, Wilson and Bennett all applied for reappointment. Kiss served on the planning commission for 19 years. He said this is the first time in the last 20 years that a planning commission member who wanted to serve another term was not reappointed. Karen Skoog, who was recently elected chairwoman of the board of county commissioners, said appointing new people

Newport High School’s radio station got some attention in the first issue. More than 20 club students and one faculty member operate the Newport School District radio station KUBS 91.5 FM, to provide a variety of music and live sports events. The non-profit, educational station is celebrating its 40th anniversary and trying to rebuild. The radio station is owned and operated by the Newport School District. David Bradbury, KUBS General Manager and history and English teacher, said that it costs about $25,000 yearly for basic operations. The district sets aside about $5,000 in vocational funds, Bradbury said, and the rest of the cost is covered currently by 18 sponsorships from around the community ranging from $25-$300 monthly, bringing in about $20,000 in

Mike Manus, Hunt, auditor Marianne Nichols, treasurer Terri Miller, clerk/superior court clerk Tammie Ownbey, sheriff Alan Botzheim, and assessor Jim McCroskey.

was good. “There is nothing that says the planning commission has to stay the same,” she said. “We wanted to have people who would look at things with fresh eyes.” The effect of Washington’s marijuana law was felt locally the second week of January when a man who applied for a retail marijuana license in the city of Newport used the address of existing businesses that he had no permission to use. The man, Joe Rammell, said he got the wrong address. The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) released the four-year enrollment numbers making changes to the current athletic Northeast A League and Northeast 1B North leagues, of which Pend Oreille County schools belong. The changes added Colville and Deer Park to battle against Newport in the NEA league. Kettle Falls, a member of the current NEA league, is dropping to Northeast 2B North League for athletics, SEE REVIEW, 2A

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Three firefighters work to clear the fire in the sawdust storage area Friday, Feb. 26, after the fire was spotted by a shop teacher and reported to the fire department. Students were immediately evacuated to Stratton Elementary before being sent home for the remainder of the day. The high school canceled classes on Monday and Tuesday in order to clean the smoke out of the school.

B R I E F LY Priest River woman dies in car accident

Jan. 20 set for Old Boys Ranch hearing

SAGLE – A 64-year-old Priest River woman died in a car accident near Sagle Friday, Dec. 26, at about 2:30 p.m. Patricia McCoy failed to yield to traffic when entering Highway 95 from Dufort Road, according to the Idaho State Police. Her 1991 Nissan Sentra collided with the 2002 Chevrolet Silverado driven by William R. Pattin, 70, of Bayview. Both vehicles went off the road. Pattin and his two passengers, Jacqueline Patin, 59, and Jennifer Kirby, 36, were taken to Bonner General Hospital for their injuries.

CUSICK – The Pend Oreille County Planning Commission will hold an open record public hearing Tuesday, Jan. 20, at 6 p.m. at the Cusick Community Center to take comment on the proposal to rezone the Old Boys Ranch property near Ione. Wasatch and Associates want to rezone 430 acres of land, taking it out of a natural resource designation and reclassifying it as rural. Wasatch and Associates would like to develop the land into a housing development. The applicant will make a presentation during the Jan. 20 meeting.

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Pend Oreille County, the lead agency, found that rezoning the land “would not have a probable significant adverse impact on the environment.”

Offices, banks closed for New Year’s NEWPORT – Most businesses, post offices and government offices are closed Thursday, Jan. 1, for New Year’s. Pend Oreille County offices will be closed Thursday, Jan. 1, but will be open Friday, Jan. 2. Bonner County offices close at 3 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, and will reopen Friday morning.

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dropping two divisions after two years in the higher league. St. Michaels will no longer be offering athletics so this takes them out of the NE1B North league. WIAA Sports and Activities Information Director Conor Laffey said the WIAA reevaluates enrollment numbers every four years. Every two years, the enrollment numbers stay the same, but the schools are given another opportunity to change leagues if they deem it necessary. Then new numbers come out for the four-year cycle, starting the process over again. To be a 4A league school, enrollment at a high school should be more than 1,252 students. A 3A school is 990-1,251 students, a 2A school is 472-990 students, 1A is 225-471 students, a 2B school is 92-224 students and a 1B school is 26-91 students. First term county commissioner Steve Kiss was the subject of a profile the third week in January. Kiss is unique among his fellow county commissioners in the amount of public service experience he has. Elected to two six-year terms as a Port of Pend Oreille commissioner and having served 19 years on the planning commission, Kiss has had experience with governing. But sitting in the audience Kiss at county commission meetings is a little different than actually being in office. “I had attended meetings and sat in the audience as a candidate,” Kiss says. “But I didn’t realize the scope of the job.” From labor issues to litigation and road upkeep, the range of topics the commission deals with is vast, he says. “In any one day, you may get a dozen different subjects,” says Kiss, who was elected as a Republican. “That part was a little overwhelming.” The Newport School District shop students have turned their class experience into a small business by selling the items they make, earning a profit

students can do “almost anything” in terms of specialty items, such as a welcome sign with a family name or a favorite football team put onto dog tags. One student in the class etched a brand logo onto his iPhone with the laser. “The first year was so much experimentation,” Stott said. “We didn’t know what we were doing and so it was a pretty big venture and we didn’t sell very much stuff.” Stott said prices vary depending on the size and difficulty of the requested items. A 12 inch by 12 inch sign base price starts at about $25 and goes up in price to a 48 inch by 48 inch product starting at about $200.

February The Newport School District band department will get a new leader for the next school year as band director Barbara Bell retires from teaching after this year saying it’s best to go out on top. Bell has been the band director for 10 years for Newport, where the band classes started with four students in the high school band and eight in the 7-8th grade band. With all the hype recently from Boeing’s new plane and billion dollar order book, it would seem logical some of it would spill over on Newport’s aerospace manufacturing plant. But in February they said no Boeing work and that’s fine because they are soaring to new sales and staff levels by supplying their growing company’s plants around the world. Two years ago C&D Zodiac, located behind McDonalds, had about 85 employees and last week they were at 100, said Natalie Osborne, who was plant manager with an official title of Newport Value Stream Manager. She says they plan to add another 50 in three years but thinks that will occur sooner because of the many acquisitions the international parent company based in France, Zodiac Aerospace, has made. At this time, they have four shifts working around the clock, seven days a week, filling orders from around the world.

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Senior Erin Rednour, left, dives to finish her race at the Newport High School track practice where they held the annual Snowshoe 50. Her opponent, freshman Sonja Moore, finished the 50-yard dash in 12.5 seconds and Rednour finished in 11.55 seconds. Both are distance runners for the track team.

of ice when Pend Oreille County Sheriff Alan Botzheim and deputy Steve Beery arrived. They put on lifejackets and Berry stripped to shorts and walked out on the ice. “He walked out on the ice and tried to lift her Beery and crashed through the ice,” Krei said. With Botzheim anchoring the rope, Beery worked to get the woman on the ice, which kept breaking away underneath them. Beery and Botzheim got the woman on land and to her home, where she was picked up by an ambulance. The Newport City Council passed a year long moratorium on all marijuana businesses at its meeting Tuesday, Feb. 18, declaring it to be a public emergency ordinance necessary for the protection of public health, public safety, public property or public peace. That includes medical marijuana operations. City administrator Ray King said the moratorium is needed until the state decides on final marijuana rules, including changes to medical marijuana laws. Two Pend Oreille County businesses received marijuana producer and processor licenses. BBB Farms in Elk and E&B Growers in Usk both received a producer and a processor license. No retail license had been approved for Pend Oreille County as the year came to an end.

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Musician Barbara Bell will play her last tune as the Newport band director at the end of the school year when she retires from teaching. She has grown the music department from 12 students to more than 178 currently over the 10 years she has served as band director.

for supplies and materials. Shop class is a Career and Technical Education (CTE) program giving students a skilled trade when they graduate from high school. Travis Stott, metal and wood shop teacher, said he wanted the students to see the finished product, not just look at a computer screen all day. Stott has about 93 students throughout the day currently that use the machines and take shop classes. The shop students have been making and selling items for about two years, the last year really taking shape and the sales coming in. Stott said the

James Clark retired from the city of Newport after spending 21 years as a wastewater treatment plant maintenance worker. The council presented Clark with a plaque for their appreciation of his service to the community Tuesday, Feb. 18. A 60-year-old woman fell through the ice into the Pend Oreille River Thursday morning, Feb. 20. Her neighbor, Mike Krei, heard her cries for help from across the river. He and his wife kept encouraging Johnson, 60, while they waited for help. The woman was clinging to a sheet

A small hot ember from a machine operated by a student was sucked into the exhaust system of the wood shop of Newport High School heading to the outside storage sawdust hopper Friday, Feb. 21, just before lunch break. Smoke from the fire infiltrated into the exhaust system of the entire school. Students were immediately evacuated to Stratton Elementary and five fire departments put out the fire fairly quickly. Damage was estimated at $700,000.

March The cost of the PUD’s fiber optic system ended up being more than anticipated. The project was expected to cost $34.1 million but by the time the grant portion of the work was done, costs had grown to $37.4 million. The money came primarily from a $27.2 million federal stimulus grant, but the PUD ended up spending $8.17 million in cash on the project, which installed

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fiber to about 3,795 premises. One of the reasons for the cost overrun was that the PUD increased the scope of the project. Originally only 960 homes were to get fiber. Another reason the overrun wasn’t discovered right away was the PUD didn’t adequately monitor costs. Curt Holmes, the Kalispel Tribe’s Director of Public and Governmental Affairs, sat down for an interview with The Miner in March to discuss the tribe’s future plans. With 56 percent of the 447 enrolled Kalispel tribal members under age 18, there is going to be a need for housing and services, Holmes said. The tribe is looking for business opportunities both in Airway Heights, where its Northern Quest Resort and Casino is located, as well as in Pend Oreille County. He said the tribe is still waiting the federal government’s decision on whether to allow the Spokane Tribe to build a casino in Airway Heights near the Kalispels’ Northern Quest Resort and Casino. A Spokane casino in Airway Heights would likely take a big chunk of their casino revenues, as much as 60 percent by the tribe’s own estimation, about 40 percent according to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Holmes said. Holmes said that much of a reduction would jeopardize tribal programs. Ryan Apling, the 29-year-old who escaped from the Pend Oreille County Jail Feb. 12, was taken into custody without incident during a traffic stop early Saturday morning, March 22. “He was hiding in the car,” Pend Oreille County Sheriff Alan Botzheim said. Deputy Dan Dice made a traffic stop about 12:20 a.m., near Camden Road and Highway 2. Dice wasn’t initially aware Apling was in the vehicle. He had noticed what appeared to be a pile of camouflage clothing in the back seat of the two-door car and when he had the female passenger step out, he noticed some feet sticking out of the pile, Botzheim said. Apling had escaped by scaling at least two razor wire topped fences, running away barefoot and bleeding in the snow.

April The number of sick eagles in Pend Oreille County seemed to be increasing in April. Severin Erickson, the state wildlife officer, says he is used to seeing dead eagles, but it is unusual SEE REVIEW, 9A

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REVIEW: Fire at Newport High School caused $700,000 in damage

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This week last year winter was in full swing, and we could really see it in wet weather this week. We saw full week of cloudy days followed by snow/rain mix each night. The high for the week at 35 degrees, and the nights held the weeks low at a cold 14 degrees.

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Cougar hunting seasons to close Jan. 2  in several areas of Washington

B R I E F LY Apply soon for spring controlled hunts COEUR D’ALENE – The application period for spring black bear controlled hunts in Idaho opens Jan. 15 and continues through Feb. 15. This year, the spring turkey controlled hunt application period opens Feb. 1 and runs through March 1. Spring turkey and spring black bear seasons start April 15, with some controlled hunts opening later. Turkey youth hunts open April 8. Hunters may apply for controlled hunts at any hunting and fishing license vendor; Fish and Game office; with a credit card by calling 1-80055HUNT5; or online at http://fishandgame. idaho.gov/public/licenses/ controlledHunts/. The application fee is $6.25 per person for residents and $14.75 for nonresidents. An additional fee is charged for telephone and Internet applications. Hunters must have a 2015 Idaho hunting license to apply. Spring 2015 bear controlled hunt information is in the 2014 Big Game Seasons and Rules book. Spring turkey controlled hunt information is available in the 2014-2015 Upland Game, Furbearer and Turkey Rules book. Leftover controlled hunt tags for spring turkey and bear go on sale April 1 at 10 a.m. MDT.

Nordman couple seeks front yard setback variance SANDPOINT – A Priest Lake couple is seeking a front yard variance from the Bonner County Planning and Zoning Commission. A hearing is set for Thursday, Jan. 15 at 5:30 p.m. in the first floor conference room of the Bonner County Administration Building, 1500 Highway 2, Sandpoint. Ray and Staci McGriff are requesting a 9-foot front yard setback to the Alpine Drive right-of-way, where a 25-foot setback is required, for eave/ roof extensions on an existing, nonconforming, 1979 residents. The lot is described as Lot 14, Block 4 of Schneider’s Subdivision, located about 6.7 miles south of Nordman in Section 12, Township 60 North, Range 5 West, B.M. The site is zoned Recreation. Written comments can be submitted to the Bonner County Planning Department, 1500 Highway 2, Suite 208, Sandpoint ID 83864; faxed to 208265-1463 or emailed to planning@bonnercountyid.gov.

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ABOVE: The Pend Oreille River Valley is suffering from a shortage of Evening Grosbeaks, as shown here, according to local bird watcher John Stuart. COURTESY PHOTO|DEB STAFFORD

RIGHT: The Red Crossbill is another bird the local area is lacking. Both the Crossbill and the Evening Grosbeaks are in decline across North America.

Couple surprises during Christmas Bird Count NEWPORT – At the time of the annual Christmas Bird Count in Pend Oreille County Dec. 21, the snowless, warm winter seemed to be OK with two bird species not normally found here after fall migration. Bird watchers spotted one each of the Virginia Rail and Spotted Towhee. “The Virginia Rail is a very rare winter bird that we have not found here after the migration and the Spotted Towhee is found somewhat more often in winter in the region, but still uncommon,” said John Stuart, local bird watcher and organizers of the Christmas Bird Count. Both live and feed on or very close to the ground and water, and usually migrate south in autumn. Stuart also noted that with all the open water in the region, the waterfowl have lots of choices, as the county’s stretch of the Pend Oreille River entertained very few

ducks and geese. “The rest of the county seemed to be about average,” he said. The area is still suffering from chronic and long-lasting shortages of Evening Grosbeaks and Red Crossbills. “Both of these noisy, gregarious and once-prevalent species are in decline over North America,” Stuart said. Species total for the day was 55, plus a count week extra of a flock of 100 Common Redpolls. The observations were collected from nine people in vehicles and nine feederwatchers who observed at home. “Several private landowners allowed us to count birds on their properties. Thanks to everyone involved,” Stuart said. Following are the results from the 2014 Christmas Bird Count. SEE BIRD, 7A

OLYMPIA – Cougar hunting seasons will close in several areas of Washington at dusk Jan. 2 now that harvest guidelines for the animals have been reached in those areas, according to an announcement by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). Of the state’s 49 cougar hunt areas, four will close Jan. 2, including Game Management Units (GMUs) 105, 121, 145, 166, 175, 178, 574, 578, and 667. Those GMUs are located in portions of Stevens, Asotin, Columbia, Garfield, Thurston, Lewis, Klickitat and Skamania counties. This is the third year the department has managed cougar hunts under a plan approved by the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission in 2012, said Dave Ware, WDFW Game Division manager. That plan establishes harvest guidelines for specific areas of the state, based on cougar populations in those areas, Ware said. Under the plan, WDFW can close areas where the cougar harvest meets or

exceeds guidelines, while continuing to allow for hunting opportunities elsewhere. “The goal is to preserve a variety of cougar age classes - particularly older animals - in numerous areas throughout the state,” Ware said. “Those older cougar tend to be more effective at maintaining sustainable populations.” Last year, hunters harvested 182 cougars statewide, up from 156 in 2012, 145 in 2011, and 108 in 2010. Ware said the number of cougars harvested this season is expected to be similar to last year. Ware reminds hunters that additional cougar hunt areas may close before the late season ends March 31. Before going afield, hunters should check WDFW’s website at http://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/cougar/ or call the cougar hunting hotline (1866-364-4868) to check which areas of the state remain open. Any additional closures will be posted on the website and hotline, both of which will be updated weekly.

Democrat Reorganization meeting next weekend CUSICK – The Pend Oreille County Democrat Reorganization Meeting will be held Saturday, Jan. 10 at 10 a.m. at the Cusick Community Center. The group meets every two years, per state and federal laws, to elect new officers and set a new budget and calendar. Soup or chili and beverages will be served after the meeting. The Cusick Community Center is located at 107 First Ave. For more information, call Gayle at 509-710-6493.

WDFW seeks public’s help in testing wild birds for flu OLYMPIA – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is seeking the public’s help in testing waterfowl and other wild birds for a type of avian influenza that has killed tens of thousands of chickens and domestic turkeys in British Columbia and has recently been detected in wild birds in Washington and Oregon. Although the virus poses no apparent threat to human health, highly pathogenic strains of avian influenza can be deadly to domestic poultry and, rarely, wild birds. State wildlife managers ask that anyone who sees a wild bird that is sick or dead call WDFW at 1-800-606-

8768. They are particularly interested in waterfowl and birds such as eagles, hawks, falcons, ravens, and gulls that prey on them or scavenge their carcasses. In addition, field staff from WDFW and two federal agencies will ask hunters’ permission to collect samples from birds they have harvested to test for the disease in several counties. Those efforts will be focused in Whatcom, Skagit, Snohomish, Thurston and Clark counties. “The sampling procedure

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Thoughts on 2014

uring the year, we offer an opinion each week. It usually reflects something in the news; we hope it adds another level to the coverage. Many times it reflects the thoughts we hear from others as we gather the information. It is always intended to inspire debate or to point out something that is great in our community. They are subjective and cover a wide range of topics; the only constant is they are about this community and the people who live here. The following are short pieces of a few opinions from 2014. The entire opinion can be found in our online archives at www.PendOreilleRiverValley.com. January

LETTE RS POLICY We welcome letters to the editor. Letters should be no longer than 300 words. Letters should be typed and submitted to The Miner office no later than 5 p.m. Friday for publication the following Wednesday. No letter will be published unless it is signed by at least one individual, even if the letter represents the view of a group. The letter must include a telephone number and address for authentication. The Miner reserves the right to edit letters. Political letters will not be published the last issue before an election. Letters will be printed as space allows.

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The new year has brought some changes to the appearance of The Miner. They were all done with the reader in mind, so we hope you like them. Our staff and a newspaper designer have been working on the facelift for months. It is disappointing to see the Newport visitor center closed. It makes the community look less than vibrant and not very SEE OPINION, 5A

R E A D E R ’ S P O L L R E S U LT S Do you believe Sony should have canceled the release of “The Interview”? I think Sony should release the movie to whichever theater wants to screen it and leave it up to individuals.

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No. We don’t negotiate with terrorists and we can’t let them determine what we watch either. This is giving into the enemy.

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I don’t think a movie about the assassination of a current leader is a good idea to begin with. Yes. The safety of Americans should be our first priority. Why risk lives to watch a silly movie?

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I don’t think it should be shown in a public place like a movie theater. It should be available online for home viewing, however.

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As 2014 comes to a close, we take a look back on the year. Our front page stories detail what’s happened in Pend Oreille and Bonner counties. Here, we’re asking our readers what world and national stories impacted them the most. What news story most represents 2014 to you? The first case of Ebola in the United States was diagnosed in September after an epidemic spread across West Africa, claiming more than 5,000 lives. Race tensions were high when Ferguson, Mo., police officer Darren Wilson shot and killed an unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown. The city dissolved into riots when a Grand Jury decided to not indict Wilson. NFL player Ray Rice received a two-game suspension after punching his then-fiancé Janay in the face. The NFL changed the punishment to indefinite suspension when the video went public, igniting a national discussion on domestic violence. The terrorist group Islamic State captured territory throughout Iraq and Syria, and posted online videos of beheadings, including that of two American journalists. Malaysian Airlines flight 370, carrying 239 passengers and crew, vanished during a routine flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing in March. The aircraft remains missing. The Midterm elections gave Republicans a decisive victory as they took control of the Senate and padded their lead in the House. Many believe this is a referendum on Obama’s presidency. Obama’s executive action on Immigration offered temporary legal status to millions of illegal immigrants, along with an indefinite reprieve from deportation. The order enraged Republicans, who say Obama doesn’t have the authority to delay deportations for such a large class of people without legislation.

Tax figures simple math To the editor: When I say that North county residents pay a lower proportion of taxes, it’s simple math and not a personal attack. My closest neighbor here in the South end is 500 feet. Rich Clark’s closest neighbor is likely a quarter of a mile. Take a square mile of where I live and a square mile where Mr. Clark lives and my square mile has five times the taxpayers. You might even want to look at tax dollars collected per acre of land. In even more simple terms Mr. Clark and his neighbors pay 1/5 toward the cost of a sheriff’s vehicle and it takes three times more miles to respond to a barking dog call at their property. The geography and numbers listed are not intended as disrespectful. I must ask what lifestyle change Mr. Clark would undergo if the population density in Pend Oreille County went from 9.3 to 9.9 persons per square mile. We either need more taxpayers or less government services for residents in low density, remote areas of the county. There is a cost associated with no growth in that we can’t maintain our level of government. What Mr. Clark is paying for is a one stall fire station, a one room schoolhouse, a one lane bridge, one part time deputy, and snow plowing every other day. Instead Mr. Clark enjoys ever expanding government services and an expensive land use planning bureaucracy that maintains his choice of lifestyle. I am also disappointed that since I moved here the cost of government has more than doubled. I would be very happy if the electric rates and taxes were rolled back to 2002 levels. That means no $350,000 grant for the creation of draconian land use regulations to support the lifestyle of residents who desire exclusiveness at the expense of others. -Pete Scobby Newport

Community made Christmas happen for youth To the editor: ‘Tis the season to be grateful for all the gifts and support that Youth Emergency Services has received from all of you. With the highest case load we have ever served, you stepped up, opened your hearts and bought gifts, gift cards and cash donations to make sure that all the 167-plus youth received gifts, cards and warm wishes. Each SEE LETTERS, 5A

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visitor friendly. Regardless of which group is at fault it is everyone’s problem. Once again the federal government is holding the payments to counties they make each year hostage in the budget process. It’s time for our representatives in Congress to stop this annual debate and automatically make the payments. There is a growing number of people that love riding Wheeled-All-Terrain-Vehicles (WATV) and another group that doesn’t like them rolling through the forests and countryside. These are two good reasons for the Forest Service and county to continue to find safe and designated areas for WATV riders in the county

February For years state and federal governments have tried to justify or deny grants and other funding for rural communities based on statistics they have gathered. This view is often inaccurate and the results can be unfair. Following the 2010 U.S. Census, it was determined that nearly 27 percent of Pend Oreille County’s population works in Spokane County making the county in the federal government’s

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opinion a suburb of Spokane. For almost 20 years, the Newport aerospace company that many people and politicians still say they haven’t heard of has been the little train of economic development that says “I can.” And this week it is great to hear them proudly say they are soaring higher than ever to new levels of employees and sales. These were corporate leaders of one of the world’s leading aerospace manufacturing component companies, Zodiac Aerospace. They have 30,000 employees in 98 facilities including C & D Zodiac Newport.

March Certain facts are clear about the Pend Oreille Public Utility District’s fiber project to every home and business in the south county. It cost more than $3 million more than estimated three years ago but it went to many more places than estimated. The majority of those increased costs can be directly linked to this unrealistic goal of connecting everybody all at once. But they did and it’s done. Most important is that it is working very well, offering high speed Internet everywhere in the south county, something that would not

have happened by now without this monumental government project. Two-thirds of residents in small towns across America depend upon their local newspaper for news and information, according to the National Newspaper Association’s most recent national newspaper readership survey. It is encouraging to see Washington state government officials trying to work with the open public records and meetings laws instead of battling to change them this legislative session.

April Since the land use experts aren’t sure what the bill signed into law by Washington Governor Jay Inslee Monday will mean to this county, the Pend Oreille County Commissioners are justified in studying it and moving cautiously before deciding to adopt it or not. The controversial bill in its original form was called the opt-out-of-state-growthmanagement and had some rejoicing at the time. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is normally very talkative about what they do. But for some reason the WDFW bureaucrats are saying little

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NEWPORT â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tom Metzger is sitting in his bare office two weeks before he retires after serving more than three decades as a prosecutor, all in Pend Oreille County. Among the things missing is the sound of the bubbling water from a tropical themed tabletop diorama he had in his office. It is replaced by a lonesome looking fan on the floor, moving the winter air around. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had to have some noise,â&#x20AC;? he says. He missed the sound of the water. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I grew up on the beach,â&#x20AC;? he says, in Southern California. Metzger, 63, is talking with a reporter about his time as prosecutor. He retires this week after 33 years in office. He came to the northwest after graduating from the University of California Los Angeles with a degree in economics. Metzger took a couple years off after UCLA to save some money for law school. He drove cab in Hollywood, where he was the victim of armed robbery, â&#x20AC;&#x153;hence

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the prosecutorial bent,â&#x20AC;? he jokes. He worked from 7:30 at night to 4 in the morning driving cab, then from 1:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., at his day job working as a property manager. After a couple years of that he was ready for law school. He was accepted at a couple schools, including Gonzaga. He came to the Northwest to check it out and was impressed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe how beautiful it was,â&#x20AC;? he says. He decided to move to Spokane and attend Gonzaga School of Law. He met his wife to be, Diane, in Spokane in 1979. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She was working at Deaconess as a dietician,â&#x20AC;? he says. They were married in 1981. He worked at a law firm in Spokane for a time, but was bored. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wanted to get into court,â&#x20AC;? he says. So he put a resume together and headed to a prosecutors meeting in Wenatchee. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know anybody,â&#x20AC;? he says. By the end of the meeting he did. He passed out resumes and got on a

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Tom Metzger jokes with treasurer Terri Miller during last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s county budget hearing, his last after 33 years. Metzger says heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

going â&#x20AC;&#x153;where the weather suits my clothes,â&#x20AC;? for a couple months, although he will stay on as city attorney for Newport.

mailing list. He saw the listing for a deputy prosecutor in Pend Oreille County, so he called and asked what the job entailed. He was told he would handle juvenile and District court criminal matters, among other things. He would work for Jim McNally, the longtime county prosecutor. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At that time it was only McNally and his secretary, Betty Eyrich,â&#x20AC;? Metzger says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;McNally was only in Monday and Tuesday.â&#x20AC;? He came to Newport, got an offer and accepted. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I dove in head first,â&#x20AC;? he says. He tried his first criminal cases in Pend Oreille County. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Right off the bat, the local

and Metzger faced the only opponent he ever had in an election, Bryan Geissler. He won 2,152 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1,260. By now he was a young WHATâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S NEXT:

attorneys would try me,â&#x20AC;? he says. Instead of accepting pleas, they wanted to take cases to a jury trial against the young guy. Metzger didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mind. He tried and won his share. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Eventually they got the idea that â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I kind of enjoy this. This is why I came here,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Metzger says. After it became apparent he would try a case, the number of accepted pleas went up. Appointed to office, survives recall effort In 1985, Metzger was appointed county prosecutor as a Democrat. â&#x20AC;&#x153;McNally was trying to retire and wanted to give me a running start,â&#x20AC;? he says. The prosecutor position was up for election in 1986

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battle and the case was dismissed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It put my family through a tremendous amount of grief,â&#x20AC;? Metzger says. After the case was dismissed, he says he got an offer from Moran to come explain his side. Metzger went to the meeting of the taxpayers association and, to his surprise, Moran defended him when someone wanted to interrupt, telling the person he had invited Metzger and wanted to hear him talk. Apparently Metzgerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s explanation satisfied the group, as the court case wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t appealed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(Moran) and I have gotten along ever since,â&#x20AC;? he says. Metzger faced another challenge in the form of Pend Oreille County Sheriff Tony Bamonte. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tony wanted to run everything,â&#x20AC;? Metzger said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There was no way I was going to let him run this office.â&#x20AC;? Bamonte had collected signatures on a vote of noconfidence in Metzger and told Metzger he wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t SEE METZGER, 7A

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make it public if Metzger cooperated. Metzger copied the no confidence signatures and took the document to a department heads meeting with county officials. He asked if that was a good example of departments working together. The matter was dropped after that.

Dog case most circus like Metzger’s office has had some high profile murder cases and some sex cases but the case that made it to court television was a puppy mill case tried by him and deputy prosecutor Tony Koures. “That was mostly Tony (Koures),” Metzger says of the 1997 case, “It was a flipping zoo.” The District Court case involved Jeanette Bergman, who was charged with 24 counts of animal cruelty and her husband, who was charged with 18 counts. They were both convicted of the misdemeanor charges. Attorneys were miked and the case was broadcast. “I see people in Florida who recognize me from that case,” Metzger says. There had been 200 mastiffs seized in the raid that led to the trial and people asked about the dogs, even donating more than $100,000 for their care. The Sheriff’s Office answering machine message that started with, “If you are calling about the dogs…” “It was the most circuslike trial in the county,” Metzger remembers.

Few say they are outright innocent Metzger says he learned over the years that people charged with crimes seldom flatly say they didn’t do it.

“They’ll say you can’t prove it,” Metzger says. He remembers one case where the defendant was adamant that he didn’t do it. Metzger offered to let him take a polygraph, which isn’t admitted in court cases usually. He and Metzger agreed to allow the polygraph results in, whatever they showed. “He took the deal,” Metzger says. The results showed he was telling the truth and charges were dropped. Another thing he has come to learn is that substance abuse – both alcohol and methamphetamine – are big contributors to criminal behavior. “There is a connect the dots correlation between drug and alcohol abuse and crime,” he says. He estimates about 85 percent of crime is driven by substance abuse – people either under the influence or trying to get money to get under the influence. One of the most high profile crimes in the county, the dragging death of an Eastern Washington University college student in 2007, was almost completely alcohol fueled, Metzger says. Metzger prosecuted Wendell Sinn, the father of the person driving the truck that dragged the student to death. He didn’t charge the driver. Sinn was convicted and sentenced to 27 months in prison. Another high profile case was that of Richard Welch, who was convicted of manslaughter in 1991 in the longest case in Pend Oreille County history. Welch had ordered his 15-year-old son to shoot a man he was arguing with. Metzger didn’t charge the boy. Metzger said he has had some good experiences with defendants. He remembers convicting a couple young

men, who returned to thank him, their lives turned around for the better.

Civil work expands While the criminal cases got a lot of publicity, it was Metzger’s work on civil cases that probably benefitted the county the most. In the last few years, he has concentrated on civil cases. “What happened was that civil started to take too much time,” Metzger says. “Trying to balance them wasn’t going to work.” Metzger became involved in the largest tax case in a decade. Ponderay Newsprint Company appealed their tax bill in 1989. The law allowed that if what a company owed was more than .5 percent of the county budget, they could withhold payment until the matter was settled. Since PNC accounted for more than 50 percent of the assessed value in the county, it was a big deal. The mill was originally assessed at $370 million. The newsprint company and its legal experts opened with a $125 million assessment. “I went to the county commissioners and asked them what they wanted to do,” Metzger says. “They said they wanted to fight it.” So the county hired an appraisal firm and took on the giant company. Metzger relished the challenge. “I enjoyed dismantling their expert,” he said. “I’m a criminal guy and I’m having fun.” The judge decided the mill was worth $353 million. The mill owners weren’t happy. “They came in and told the county they could agree to a value of $325 million or so,” Metzger says. If the

county would agree to that and allow the mill some depreciation they wanted, the mill wouldn’t appeal. The county agreed and was presented with two checks totaling $5.2 million to catch up on the money that was withheld pending the litigation. Metzger was also involved in a dispute with Seattle City Light over payments in lieu of taxes to the county for Seattle’s Boundary Hydroelectric Project – another instance where Metzger beSEE METZGER, 3B

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August

May The annual Cutter Theatre auction this Saturday puts them in the community spotlight. The volunteers that keep the quality entertainment and events bursting from the stage in the historic stone building deserve this spotlight and the entire region’s support. There is one step Congress can take immediately to assist veterans in our community. They can order the Veteran’s Administration to allow veterans to get health care in Newport instead of traveling to Spokane.

June People love the parks, forests, rivers and lakes in this region but many also have the idea that they are in an amusement park where a huge paid staff cleans up after them. It isn’t true. In fact with government budget cuts and shrinking volunteer forces there aren’t enough people to clean up after others using public lands. So clean up your own mess. The Pend Oreille River fish living from Albeni Falls Dam north to the Canadian border have been studied more than a fish tank in a living room for the past 20 years. The studies all center on saving some perceived – whether right or wrong – missing piece of the environment. This is fine except none of the studies by a myriad of agencies and experts has used the information to determine how to improve the recreational fishing on this section of the river.

July With a successful weekend celebration completed in Newport, it would be easier to scatter to the hills and forget about working on improvements. But now is the time to take a good look at the good parts of the Newport Rodeo and some that need improvement. Many talk about improving the appearance of a community but when a few actually get it done that is really good news. That’s what’s happening this week in Newport as construction of the sidewalk and bike route along Highway 2 from the business district to the edge of town begins. Classy, with the community’s betterment in mind, is a simple way to describe the essence of the new Priest River Community center. Those words can also describe the builders, Buck and Carolee Merritt and their family. When celebrations in Ione and Priest River get going this weekend it is appropriate to remember why these communities have existed and even prospered for decades. They have always been to celebrate the great benefits to everyone of the resource based industries here. And it’s still a reason to celebrate today. The utility and county road crews did an exceptional job restoring services to most people after the freak blast of wind took down every weak tree in its path. This type of dedicated public service only comes out with good leadership

The use of dangerous chemicals to kill noxious weeds and plants is a necessary fact of rural life. But the notification of property owners and the public before and after spraying needs improvement.

September For decades, there have been special interest groups demanding different Pend Oreille Lake levels for different reasons. Mostly the government agencies have either fought for the needs of different species of fish. The debate is raging again as the politically correct fish to save today is the fragile bull trout. We think it’s time to get the groups together and come up with a permanent and legally binding lake level instead of surfing the waves created by politics. Several years ago the Newport School District, city, rodeo association, sports groups and community leaders had a plan for developing a sports complex for all ages and interests. But slowly the wheels came off the cohesive plan wagon and everyone started running again on their own. We believe it’s better to do this together, so it’s time to revisit the plan.

October In this week’s Horizon magazine, we featured the many shooting ranges in this area. What’s still missing is a rifle and handgun range in south Pend Oreille County. This was something that a decade ago everyone agreed was needed; some of our visionary leaders worked on establishing one but the spark died and everybody stopped working on it. The past few weeks, The Miner staff has been interviewing candidates for office in the Nov. 7 general election. We have found that every one of them, regardless of party, experience, beliefs, or if they don’t have a chance to win, deserves a salute for the te-

dious and often thankless work they must perform during a campaign.

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Sportsmen, nature lovers and tourism promoters should unite behind this. Before moving any more Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep from the Hall Mountain area in northern Pend Oreille County the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife should study the impact this will have.

They can see each other’s offices across the state line but sometimes the distance between Newport City Hall and Oldtown City Hall seems like a million miles. During the recent election, we heard many candidates say government officials don’t plan how they use the public’s money. We don’t think that is the problem; the problem is the public doesn’t study their plans when they are proposing them. These plans are the annual budgets. This newspaper is heavy with those plans this week and they are worth reading and

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December

For more than three decades, the debate over timber harvesting in the National Forests has raged. Compromise and middle ground was never reached. Until now. We are joining a growing

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REVIEW: Pend Oreille Mine announced its reopening FROM PAGE 2A

to see sick eagles. For the second time in two weeks, a bald eagle was found sick, on the ground. Ramona Davis saw the eagle on the ground and approached it. She said she got within about 10 feet of it before it moved away from her. She then called the sheriff’s office. A sick eagle found on the ground near Elk the week before was captured and taken to the taken to Mt. Spokane Veterinary Hospital. It was diagnosed with avian botulism, recovered and was released. The big news for the last issue of April was the announced opening of the Pend Oreille Mine near Metaline Falls. The mine and ore processing will add about 160 new jobs at an average salary of $60,000 a year. The mine, owned by Teck American Incorporated, currently employs about 80 people that maintain the mine and look for reserves. That number will go to about 240 employees total by year’s end, operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The international mining company said it is reopening in the wake of rising zinc prices.

May Jamie Wyrobek was named the Greater Newport Area’s Citizen of the Year, receiving her award during the annual chamber of commerce Gala Saturday night, May 3.

the inn as a vacation rental, instead they will have a bed and breakfast and will live onsite. They will rent four of the suites and live in the other, Jody said. Janet Dixon retired May 16, after 27 years in banking, all in Newport at Mountain West Bank and its predecessor, the locally owned Pend Oreille Bank. Dixon had no banking experience when she started with the bank. “I started as a teller and researcher,” she said. “I did a little bit of everything.” When Dixon started in 1987, she worked for Pend Oreille Bank, a bank formed by local business people and loggers in 1982. Dixon worked as a secretary to bank presidents, first for Oliver Smith and then to Evelyn Meany. She has seen change during her time in banking. “When I started there was only one computer in the bank and it was only used once a day by one person,” she said. Eight well-known Newport School District employees retired from the district following the school year. Six of them answered some questions about their teaching careers in a late May story. Band instructor Barbara K. Bell, sixth grade teacher Cindy Klein, fifth grade teacher Janet Kobylarz, Eloise Opp, who taught first and third grades, Christina E. Shaver, Consulting

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Selkirk alum Garet Sax presented the Colors during the 2B/1B Regional Tournament Friday, Feb. 14, surprising his mother with a trip home to the Ione area on a break from the United States Navy Ceremonial Guard based out of Washington D.C.

Business of the year went to Mountain West Bank. Event of the year was the Capitol Christmas Tree celebration. Community partner of the year was the Kalispel Tribe of Indians. Best new chamber member is North Country Clothing Store, best storefront went to My Sister’s Cottage. Best customer service went to Spokane Teacher’s Credit Union Newport branch and The Gary Burroughs Award went to Donna Molvik. Chamber board member Steve Shumski was the MC for the event, which had a Hawaiian theme this year, held at the Pend Oreille Playhouse. The Inn at the Lake has new owners, readers learned in May. Wayne and Jody Davis purchased the 6,300 square foot, three-story, villa-style inn on Diamond Lake and are in the process of getting it ready for an August opening as a bed and breakfast. Jody is a 1976 Riverside graduate who grew up in Chattaroy, Wayne is a Spokane native. The inn operated as a vacation rental for many years, but previous owners had maintained they didn’t need a vacation rental permit and declined to apply for one. The county said they did need one and took action that ended up before a hearing examiner, who essentially upheld the county. The inn closed down after that and went up for sale. The Davises won’t operate

Teacher for Grades K-12 at the Newport Learning and Enrichment Center, and sixth grade teacher Larry Sauer all retired after years, sometimes decades, in education.

June Selkirk Ranger Georgie Shafer won first place in the 300-meter hurdles at the Washington State Track and Field Championship, jumping her way to the top spot in 46.8 seconds. She was the only Ranger to advance to state. Shafer, a senior, took home two other medals at state, taking third in the 100-meter hurdles in 16.47 seconds. She jumped her way to a second place finish in the triple jump with a distance of 34 feet, 4 inches. Cusick Panther Alana Keogh, a freshman, ran her way to second place finishes in two events. She ran the 100-meter dash in 12.58 seconds to finish in second and also took home second place in the 200-meter run with 26.04 seconds. Joining Keogh at state from Cusick was senior Quinton Montgomery who placed fifth in the shot put throwing 42 feet, 2 inches. The Newport Grizzlies sent Rocky McDaniel to state where he competed in the triple jump, taking home seventh with 42 feet, 2.25 inches.

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A tree crushed this trailer at Moonlight RV Park on Highway 211 near Usk. Alayna Brown, who is nearly 9 months pregnant, lives in the trailer with her husband. They were home when the 100-foot tree hit their home, 5 feet from where Brown was sitting.

figures for the 65th annual Newport Rodeo, held Friday and Saturday, June 27-28, showed Saturday crowds better than last year, even though the rodeo was held the same weekend as Spokane’s Hoopfest, which normally hurts rodeo attendance. More than 2,300 bought tickets for Saturday’s performance. The crowd was about half that size Friday, with 1,076 attending. It rained Friday, but let up for several hours before the 7:30 p.m. performance. Midway through the rodeo, though, a downpour hit and continued for the rest of the performance. It made for some good watching as contestants and stock slid and splashed in the arena. It was less fun for the contestants doing the splashing and sliding. “That’s rodeo,” said Ray Hanson, Newport Rodeo Association president. “We don’t have a rain delay.” The Old Usk School has been a center of the community for more than 100 years, with countless children passing through its doors. You can almost feel the presence of the hundreds of students that have occupied the building in that time. It was the subject of a front page story in July. The Old Usk School was a community center even when it was a school. “The old school was the best dance floor in the county,” said Gail Zigler, who attended Usk School in 1937. “One of the reasons they kept the school going was for the dances.” The Usk Community Club is an active organization. They sponsor two $500 scholarships each year and hold fall and spring bazaars to raise funds for the upkeep of the community center. A pregnant Alayna Brown and her husband, Isaac Davis, sat watching television at their home in the Moon Light RV Park on Highway 211 when rocks and branches started hitting the side of their trailer last Wednesday, July 23. They went to a window and saw the wind whipping the trees against a black and gray sky. “Trees started falling all around us,” said Brown, who is expecting her first child Sept. 4. “We got into the kitchen because that was the most framed part of the house.” Brown said the noise of the storm was deafening. “It was the loudest thing I’ve heard in my life,” she said. A few moments later a tree crashed into the trailer. Her husband grabbed her by the hand and said they had

to get out. She left barefoot. “By the time we got out, it was sunny,” she said. The fast and furious storm left a wake of destruction throughout Pend Oreille County Wednesday afternoon. About 75 people are still without power Tuesday morning, July 29, and damages are expected to cost the Pend Oreille PUD more than a half million dollars and the county $20,000. Three people suffered injuries – life threatening for at least one – at Diamond Lake. Trees blocked roads, fell on power lines, and crushed buildings around the Inland Northwest.

August A second windstorm blew through Pend Oreille County the first week of August. The second storm, which switched direction hitting new trees, caused another round of power outages and property damage for thousands of area residents. Some people’s power had just been restored from the windstorm Wednesday, July 23, when this storm blew through leaving a debris filled path in its wake. Troy Whittle, the sixth of 10 children, graduated from Riverside High School and Eastern Washington University before following his teaching dreams to California and Oregon. Those dreams were turned full circle when he was hired in March as the principal of Whittle Newport High School and returned to the area he was from to raise his children and spend the next years of his life. “My plans are to be here for a real long time,” Whittle said. The Pend Oreille County Fair had average attendance even with the severe rain storm that threatened the events on Friday, Aug. 15, vice chair of the fair board Barb McGill said. McGill said the storm hit the fairgrounds with little warning and left up to a foot of rain on the ground creating massive puddles. “It was just like Mother Nature took the biggest shower head she ever owned and released it,” McGill said. “It came so fast the ground couldn’t absorb the water.” The last lawnmower drag race of the season took place Saturday, Aug. 23 in Oldtown. This year had 32 participants, the most numSEE REVIEW, 10A

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THEFTS: On the rise FROM PAGE 1

When he arrived on the scene, he couldn’t find any people or his cable equipment, although he did find some tools that looked like they had been stashed following a theft. He immediately called the Sheriff’s Office. A deputy was dispatched and in looking around found three chainsaws. Antcliff went home to get his truck to work on the system and when he returned he followed a couple suspicious men in who were driving a pickup. He pointed them out to the deputy, who stopped them but didn’t arrest them, as they didn’t have any stolen goods with them. Antcliff says the men are still suspects. Antcliff says he thinks the men had been burglarizing area residences, stashing the stuff to pick up later. In addition to the tools, he also found a lawn cart and a hot water heater from a house that was under construction. “I think they went around Circle Drive (in Newport), taking stuff out of garages,” Antcliff said.

Antcliff eventually found his equipment, but still had $1,500 in damages done. The thefts seem part of an uptick in crime. A brick was thrown through the window at Boundary Computer Radio Shack in Newport and people entered the store Christmas Eve. “They took about $150$200 worth of items,” Sheriff Alan Botzheim said. All the cases are under investigation, he said. Monday, Dec. 22, the Boat Launch Restaurant and Lounge at Diamond Lake was burglarized, with thieves making off with a computer and cash. Botzheim says the number of thefts goes up around the holidays, especially mail thefts. “It’s increased,” Botzheim said. “People should be vigilant.” A glance through the police reports shows several burglaries, but not all suspected burglaries turn out to be thefts. Botzheim says one burglary his deputies investigated turned out not to be a burglary when the missing items were located in a closet.

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commission for 19 years, said it was the first time in 20 years someone who had applied for reappointment had been rejected. Last year Holloway died, and Rob Payne has been on an extended medical leave. If Smith and Thomas had not agreed to have their term extended, the ninemember board would have been down to six, barely a quorum. There have been no applications or letters of

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ber in the five years the race has been held, said Larry Gerow, one of the organizers. The Oldtown event, along with lawnmower races in Spirit Lake, Post Falls, Rathdrum, Ponderay and Priest River make up the Big Back-In lawnmower racing circuit. Competitors compete for trophies and bragging rights.

September Deputy Jerry Dobson listens for the first bell to ring, Tuesday, Sept. 2. It’s his first day at Newport School District as the School Resource Officer (SRO). This is the first SRO in almost a decade for Newport. Dobson has 11 years experience in law enforcement and has been a Pend Oreille Dobson County Deputy for the last few years. He attended a 40 hour National SRO Basic Course in Tukwila, Wash., and then attended 40 hours additional advanced training at the WSSO Training Summit in Kennewick, Wash. “My goal is to keep everyone safe but also help change the atmosphere and culture in a positive manner at the Newport schools,” Dobson said. “I want the students to succeed and have pride in their community and their school.” The Newport School District has about 53 students more than expected, including 18 kindergarteners that started the school year with no classroom. Business Manager Tom Crouch said the staff and teachers at Stratton Elementary emptied a room filled with storage, moved in furniture and decorated the room during the first few days of school to accommodate the extra students. The district is hiring a kindergarten teacher for the class. Bonnie Witt first heard about the ‘little free library’ movement a couple years ago. Little free libraries are pretty much what they sound like – places people can take and leave books, without obligation. “About two years ago I heard about the little free library and thought it was a cool idea,” Witt said. She put it on the back burner until she read a news article about a woman starting such a library in Spokane. “There are several in Spokane County, but I had not heard of one in Pend Oreille County,” she said. So she set about changing that. Witt told her colleagues at the Dalkena branch of the Washington State Home and Community Educators and they adopted it as one of their projects. Dalkena’s Little Free Library sits on the

river side of Highway 20, about 11 miles north of Newport.

October Some of the most spirited competition in Pend Oreille County happens the first and third Wednesday of each month at a bar in Newport. That’s when Trivia Night takes place at Kelly’s Restaurant and Lounge in Newport. A couple dozen people form teams ranging from three to five members and compete to see who knows the most, err … trivial things. Trivia night was the subject of a Horizon story in October. Jason Lindburg started the Trivia Night at Kelly’s. “It wasn’t my idea,” Lindburg said. “Payton, one of the people who worked here, suggested I do it.” Lindburg comes to Trivia Night prepared with questions. He says he makes an effort to have some tough questions as well as some easy questions. He is aware of the age range of his crowd, which runs from early 20s to over 60. “You don’t want anyone to feel dumb,” he says. He strives to have the questions challenging enough to keep people’s interest but not to have so many hard ones that nobody returns. About a dozen people attended a meeting to hear about the Kalispel Tribe’s proposed Community Forest plan Tuesday, Oct. 21. The site is northwest of Newport near the Pend Oreille River. “It was a good meeting,” said Bob Gilraine, tribal forest manager. About a dozen people attended. It was the public’s first look at what will be a teaching forest. “This will be a training ground for future biologists, foresters and anyone interested in a career in the natural resources field,” Gilraine said. The number one item people want improved at Pend Oreille County parks are restrooms. That’s according to a survey conducted in 2013, the results of which are found in “Parks and Recreation in Pend Oreille County, a comprehensive plan.” But the county park board has bigger plans for the more than 1,000 acres they manage. “In the past we really didn’t have a well written plan,” said Sam Nicholas, county Parks and Recreation Advisory Board chairman. Now they do. The 231-page document has an inventory of county parkland, spells out national and local trends, prioritizes actions and lays out costs. He said the public document is a planning tool for the next six years that that will be useful for seeking grants.

The lone wolf known to roam residential neighborhoods in northern Pend Oreille County is successfully eluding Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife staff. “To date, we have not been able to capture the Ruby Creek female for placement at Wolf Haven International,” Wildlife Program Assistant Director Nate Pamplin wrote to WDFW’s Wolf Advisory Group. Wildlife officials fear the wolf has become accustomed to people and will breed with dogs, creating wolf hybrids.

elementary program and 19 in the high school program. Elementary students get a snack, followed by physical activity, academic tutoring and finish the day with activities and crafts, such as practicing safety, fire drills and lockdown processes. High School students also get a snack, tutoring and fitness time. They then participate in activities such as robotics, SeaPerch, woodworking, basic electricity, star-gazing, drama and quilting.

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There weren’t many surprises in the Pend Oreille County general elections. The county voted against the gun background check initiative and in favor of incumbents. Pend Oreille County will have a new prosecutor for the first time in about 30 years. Deputy prosecutor Dolly Hunt easily beat defense attorney Robin McCroskey for the job. The tightest contest was the Public Utility District position 2 race between incumbent Curt Knapp and challenger Kathy Brown. With less than 75 votes to count Thursday, Nov. 6, Knapp was winning by 199 votes – 2,409 to 2,210. The election was certified Nov. 25. Even though there were virtually no other contested county races – only two of the eight county races were opposed and the other two not vigorously contested – 64.01 percent of the eligible voters cast ballots. Assessor James McCroskey, Auditor Marianne Nichols, County Clerk Tammie Ownbey, Sheriff Alan Botzheim, Treasurer Terri Miller and District Court Judge Philip Van de Veer were all unopposed and won reelection to four-year terms. All were Republicans, except Miller, who is a Democrat and Van de Veer, whose position is non partisan. Incumbent county commissioner Mike Manus was initially unopposed in the primary for the District 2 position representing mid county. In the primary, though, exactly enough write-in votes – eight – came in for Newport city councilman Mark Zorica to get Zorica on the ballot for the general election, where he was outpolled by Manus 2,534 to 1,328. Both are Republicans.

The Hall Mountain herd of about 20 Rocky Mountain Bighorn sheep, located in the north part of Pend Oreille County near Sullivan Lake, have been used for genetic diversity for other herds for years. About 85 bighorns have been taken from the herd since it was reintroduced in 1972 from a group of bighorns captured in Waterton National Park in Canada, according to Tommy Petrie, president of the Pend Oreille Valley Sportsmen’s Club. “We’ve been a disease free source herd,” says Petrie. He doesn’t mind some sheep being used this way, but he fears the latest effort by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife biologists to capture three rams will hurt the Hall Mountain herd. The state hasn’t developed a management plan for the herd and has provided no support for the herd, he says. “We feel the sheep have been a traditional part of Pend Oreille County and to remove them in any part or the whole when population numbers are this low, would be unacceptable and not very well received among the residents of not only Pend Oreille County, but Northeastern Washington,” Petrie wrote in a letter to state wildlife officials. “They are a wonderful tourist attraction and an important part of our county landscape.”

Students at Newport and West Bonner School District schools will have something to do after school, thanks to a federal Century 21 grant given both schools. The Century 21 program provides schools with money for after school tutoring and other programs. Newport established after school programs for both high school and elementary school students, with 54 students in the

Steppenwolf, the legendary rock band famous for “Born to be Wild” and the “Easy Rider” soundtrack, is coming to Newport Saturday, May 23. The concert is part of Steppenwolf’s 2015 World Tour, and will be performed at the Newport High School, Don Ellersick field. Jamie Zachary of Youth Emergency Services is responsible for bringing the band to Newport. Steppenwolf is performing for expenses only. Zachary said where the band would normally make about $10,000 per concert, they are performing here for $3,000. She said they are expecting between 2,000 to 3,000 concert goers. The concert will benefit Y.E.S., which supports homeless youth in Pend Oreille County.

FIBER: PUD has agreement with Douglas County PUD FROM PAGE 1

service will be added to the television line up for installation at this time. Ryan said they will do a more complete rollout during the spring. The PUD’s Community Network System (CNS) Supervisor Robert Fritz said CNS has an IPTV transport circuit between Spokane and Douglas counties providing television options to Pend Oreille County. CNS pays a fee for the circuit and collects $5 a month from each of the retail service providers per customer to cover the cost. The PUD has an agreement with Douglas County PUD, which has the equipment to pull the signals from the network satellite feeds and send them out via the fiber. The PUD will allow any retail service provider to access this television feed in Pend Oreille County. iFiber is using CNS lines feeding from Douglas County. CNS is the wholesale fiber provider to three RSPs in the area, including iFiber, POVN and Concept Cable. The RSPs pay the PUD $35 per customer for fiber Internet services, which will be increased to $40 on Thursday, Jan. 1. PUD Information Technology Director Rhonda Thomas said the CNS fiber system could not sustain itself at $35 per line. The PUD raised the rate to $40 starting January 2015 and $45 in January 2016. These charges are in addition to the $5 per port fee

per customer for television. Thomas said the PUD is excited about the rollout of television and is hopeful more customers will utilize fiber services, but said “that is yet to be seen.” She said CNS will not benefit in a big monetary way from the rollout of television and the PUD will continue testing the lines to ensure the fiber can handle running television and Internet services. “The real cost is what the provider delivers,” Thomas said. “It’s expensive to put TV out.” iFiber starts its Internet packages at $69.95 per month, with a $5 discount per month when bundling a television package. This is for 100 megabits per second of service with unlimited use, with a $100 connection fee, according to the website. From there, television starts out at $39 for 70 channels and 46 music channels. For more than 200 channels with the music options and 29 high definition channels, the cost goes up to $99 per month plus the Internet package. Extra packages for HBO and other premium channels are available. “We can generally get customers hooked up within a couple weeks,” Ryan said. “If you have fiber and a gateway, we can hook you up in a day.” Ryan said the installation process is not easy and they are being careful while rolling out fiber television. “I’ve got my A-team up

there,” Ryan said. “Everything is working really well.” iFiber has been testing the system throughout the past year in about eight area households. They had offered it for free and are now charging them for the IPTV service. Concept Cable will also offer fiber television in the future, using a different signal than the line from Douglas County. Wayne Antcliff, owner of Concept Cable, said Concept is going to partner with POVN to offer fiber television services, but is unsure when the service will be rolled out. “We are going to partner with POVN so they can offer fiber TV as well,” Antcliff said. “We’re working on ours now. We want to make sure everything is right.” Antcliff said the system used is different from iFiber and takes time to ensure quality television. It has its own antenna site and equipment that allows Concept to provide local and cable channels over its cable network, serving Newport and Diamond Lake. Antcliff said some of the delay has come from certain channels needing licensing requirements. Concept Cable offers a fiber Internet package designed for family use for $69.95 for 100 Mbs and unlimited use. The connection fee is $69.95 for three rooms and $15 for additional rooms. The cable Internet rates

start at $39.95 for five Mbs download and 1.5 Mbs upload and 50 GB per month. The top cable Internet package for 50 Mbs of download, 10 Mbs upload and 250 GB usage starts at $99.95 plus an $8 monthly modem rental. From there, the television packages not listed under fiber services on the Concept website, start with 20 channels for $25.90 per month. For 169 digital channels and 70 analog channels, the cost is $55.95 per month. Extra packages for HBO and other premium channels are available. Dish Network offers bundle packages with Internet and television, starting at $72.98 per month for 55 channels and up to seven Mbs of Internet usage. For more than 290 channels and seven Mbs of Internet, the cost goes to $119.98 per month. DirectTV offers television starting at $49.99 per month for more than 130 channels. The premier television package with more than 285 channels will cost $129.99. Prices could be reduced at either company if a contract is signed. There is a backlog for PUD fiber hookups. CNS has about 1,422 customer requests for fiber services through the three RSPs. Thomas said there are about 100 customer requests that still need completed, including 63 residences that need to have fiber built to the home. Thomas said the PUD will work on the

overhead connections as weather permits and the underground connections will start in the spring. The 10 customers who are ready for connection will be finished within a week, Thomas said. The PUD has been in-

stalling fiber cable in the south end of the county for the past few years. They received a $27.2 million stimulus grant and matched about $8.17 million to install the fiber to the premises of 3,767 people in the south county.

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B R I E F LY Cusick takes on Valley Christian CUSICK – The Cusick basketball teams play Valley Christian on the road Tuesday, Jan. 6. The girls play at 6 p.m. and the boys play at 7:30 p.m. This is their first game back after Christmas break.

Griz take on Freeman NEWPORT – The Newport basketball teams take on Northeast A League foe Freeman on the road Tuesday, Jan. 6. Tipoff is at 5:45 p.m. for the boys and at 7:30 p.m. for the girls.

Rangers return to court IONE – The Selkirk basketball teams return to play after Christmas break Friday, Jan. 2, when they host Oaksdale. The girls play at 3:30 p.m. and the boys play at 5 p.m. The Rangers then travel to Clark Fork Saturday, Jan. 3. The girls play at 4 p.m. and the boys play at 5:30 p.m.

Priest River boys play at Northport Tournament PRIEST RIVER – The Priest River boys basketball team plays Curlew in the first round of the Northport Holiday Tournament Friday, Jan. 2, at 4:30 p.m. The winner of that game plays the winner of Northport versus Columbia at 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 3. The two losers play at 3 p.m.

Priest River girls start league play PRIEST RIVER – The Priest River girls basketball team starts Intermountain League play Tuesday, Jan. 6, when they host Bonners Ferry at 7 p.m. The girls returned to play after Christmas break at the Eagles Holiday Classic Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 29-30. Results were not available at press time. They host Deer Park Friday, Jan. 2, at 6 p.m.

Two Spartans all league volleyball players PRIEST RIVER – Two Priest River volleyball players were named to the Intermountain All League Team. Priest River Lamanna High School’s Summers Katlyn Summers and Megan Whitman were named to the team for volleyball. The Whitman team also includes Matraca Rocheleau of Timberlake, Jasmine Hill, Savannah Woods and Amanda Wilson of Bonners Ferry, and Jasmine James, Amber Eixenberger, Janet Lo and Andee Wendt of Kellogg. Savannah Woods of Bonners Ferry was named Most Valuable Player and Kendra Maas of Bonners Ferry is Coach of the Year.

Three area teams grapple at Freeman Invite Spartans one point shy from third place finish BY DESIREÉ HOOD OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – The Priest River Spartans, Selkirk Rangers and Newport Grizzlies all traveled to the Freeman Wrestling Invitational, Saturday, Dec. 27. The Priest River Spartans grappled to a fourth place finish with 126 team points at the invite, competing against more than 16 teams. “One point out of third and forfeited five weight classes due to injuries and not being disciplined,” Spartan Head Coach Jesse Hellinger said. “I would love to see us compete at full strength. We just might win a team title.” The Selkirk Rangers finished with 55 points for ninth place and the Newport Grizzlies took home 39 points to finish 11th. Taking home a second place finish was 182-pound Spartan junior Gregory Fitzmorris. He beat wrestlers from Ferris in 37 seconds and Freeman by a 5-0 deci-

sion. Freeman wrestler Markus Goldbach beat Fitzmorris by a 5-1 decision in the championship match. Hellinger said Goldbach finished last season ranked secON DECK: ond in Washington NEWPORT/PRIEST State, with FitzmorAT CHENEY ris ranked fourth in RIVER TOURNAMENT: Idaho. Saturday, Jan. 3, 9 a.m. “This match was SELKIRK AT BANKS highly anticipated,” LAKE BRAWL: Saturday, Hellinger said. Jan. 3, 10 a.m., Almira/ Coulee-Hartline “(Fitzmorris) really pressed the last minute of the match. I think if we wrestle the first two rounds like the last round, we have a different outcome.” Spartan sophomore John Allen-Noble, 113 pounds, finished the invite in second place, losing to a wrestler from Kettle Falls by a decision of 9-7. Cody Hoffman, a junior from Selkirk, took second place at 220 pounds, beating opponents from East Valley and Post Falls, both by pins in less than a minute. SEE INVITE, 2B

Clark co-MVP for girls soccer PRIEST RIVER – The Intermountain League of Idaho announced District 1 and 2 all leagues recently. Priest River Lamanna High School’s Angel Clark Clark is coMost Valuable Player for girls, along with Coeur d’Alene Charter’s Abby Bartlett. Also on the all league team for Priest River is midfielders Weiler Elisa Williams and Brianna

Novak. The rest of the team includes Kerstin Oxford, Grace Coughlin and Sarah Beck of Bonners Ferry; Katie Baxter and Jackie Jensen of Coeur Novak d’Alene Charter; Alisson Kirby and Kyla Trumble of Timberlake; and Trista Sheppard of Kellogg. Coeur d’Alene Charter’s Dave Baxter is Coach of the Year. Jones For the boys, Priest River

defender Marcus Weiler and offensive midfielder Tyler Jones were named to the list. Also named are Cody Bentley, Thomas Hauck and Williams Vance Kistler of Timberlake; Jean Pierre Arras, Johannes Padel and Victor Grogan of St. Maries; Jaden Robertson of Orofino; and Collin Stone and Matt Gray of Bonners Ferry. Bonners Ferry’s Steffen Robles is MVP and Bonners Ferry’s Ed Moe is Coach of the Year.

Lewis, Behrens named All Conference for soccer NEWPORT – Newport seniors Emily Lewis and Ashley Behrens were selected to the Northeast A League All Conference team for girls soccer. Other selections Behrens included juniors Katerina Balauro and Julianna Trepanier of Riverside; senior Kelsey Jones and sophomore Hannah Mitchell of

Lakeside; freshman Isabelle Miller and senior Cassidy Crosswhite of Freeman; and Jessica Laird of Medical Lake. Newport senior Tiffany Huang received an Lewis Honorable Mention, as did Colville junior Tora Luu, Lakeside junior Natalie Nenno, Medical Lake senior Hannah Hartman and

Freeman junior Alisa Mille. Callie Best, a Lakeside senior was name Most Valuable Player for Offense and Jocelyn Cook-Cox, another Lakeside senior, was Huang named Most Valuable Player for Defense. Freeman coach Rob Rowe was named Coach of the Year.

Burgess named second team All Conference offense NEWPORT – Newport senior Chris Burgess was named to the Northeast A League’s All Conference football second team for offence and senior Cody Phillips was named to the Burgess All Conference second team for defense. Burgess played wide receiver and Phillips played middle line backer for the Grizzlies. First team offensive selections were: Cameron Gay (junior Lakeside) Tharon Taylor (senior Deer Park), Nick Christenson (senior Lakeside), Bryce Schimke (senior Lakeside), Taylor Beeman (senior Colville), Sabastian Hyta (junior Freeman), Brady Webley (senior Colville), Markus Goldbach (senior Freeman), Journy Young (senior Colville), Jack Paukert (junior Freeman), Colton Munson (senior Deer

Park), Will Gentry (senior Deer Park), Peyton Smetana (junior Freeman), and Kelly Kyllo (senior Lakeside). Offensive Most Valuable Player was Colton Vining, a senior from Colville. Phillips The defensive All Conference team was made up of Tim Jarrad (sophomore Lakeside), Sabastian Hyta (junior Freeman), Jack Hings (junior Colville), Billy Sims (senior Freeman), Quinton Fletcher (senior Deer Park), Jack Paukert (junior Freeman), Will Gentry (senior Deer Park), Nick Warhus (senior Colville), Colton Munson (senior Deer Park), Colton Vining (senior Colville), Jacob Morris (senior Colville), and Tyler Ward (senior Colville). Defensive Most Valuable Player went to Brady Webley, a senior from Colville.

Colville’s Randy Cornwell was named Coach of the Year and Bill Carpenter, also from Colville, was named Assistant Coach of the year. The All Conference Offence second team was made up Ben Knight, Jed Keating, Tyler Ward, all from Colville; Collin Young, Ty Lahue, and Grant Perkins, all from Lakeside; Neil Lockwood and Kennedy Ralph from Deer Park; Jensen Holloway and Connor Krouse of Chewelah; John Coppock of Riverside; Preston Hoppman of Freeman and Keenaen Dejong of Medical Lake. The All Conference Defense second team was made up of Lakeside’s Jared Fields, Garrett Brown, Chase Kuhnert and Jordan Kuhnert; Deer Park’s Neil Lockwood and Kennedy Ralph; Freeman’s Teigan Glidewell and Markus Goldbach; Taylor Beeman of Colville, Jackson Tappero of Medical Lake and Noah McMahon of Riverside.

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IML names all league football players PRIEST RIVER – The Intermountain League of Idaho recently announced its all league team for football. On defense, Priest River Lamanna Slinger High School’s lineman Brad Drake, linebacker Trent Slinger and defensive back Chance Stokes were named to the team. Others McDonald included Greg Mason, Bryan Mason, Steven Trantham, Daniel Buck, Gage Wells and Vance Kistler of Timberlake; Tucker Guest, Blake Ivie and Gus Colburn of Kellogg; and Matt Tucker and Caleb Herrington of Bonners Ferry. On offense, lineman Brad Drake, running back

Trent Slinger and wide receiver Jeremy McDonald were named to the team, as well as Jonathon O’Brien and Heath Waechter of Kellogg; Drake and Bryan Mason, Steven Trantham, Greg Mason, Daniel Buck, Josh Lampert, Ryan Starr and Brannen Pedregon of Timberlake. Stokes Most Valuable Player is Steven Trantham of Timberlake, Offensive Player of the Year is Daniel Buck of Timberlake, Defensive Player of the Year is Bryan Mason of Timberlake; Lineman of the Year is Greg Mason of Timberlake, and Coach of the Year is Tyrel Hendrix of Kellogg.

NEA All League cross country runners named

NEWPORT – Medical Lake garnered the most Northeast A League All Conference honors for boys cross country, with three first team selections – seniors Domenic Rehm and Noah Kroez and junior Jacob Dingfield. A Cardinal runner, senior Micah Dingfield was named Most Valuable Player for the boys and Gene Blankenship earned coach of the year honors for both the boys and the girls teams. Riverside freshman Ben Shaw was named to the first team, as was Riverside senior Austin Calder. Deer Park senior Kody Turner was also named to the first team. The boys All Conference cross country second team was made up of Brandon Hartill and Eric Taylor, two Riverside seniors, Troy Traeger, a sophomore and Brad

Rehwaldt, a senior. Both are from Lakeside. Trevor Amann, a junior and Cody Bollum, a sophomore, were also named to the All Conference second team. They are from Deer Park. First team girls was made up of Lakeside seniors Chelsea Tremblay and Lindy Jacobson, sophomore Mariah Pena and senior Maleeka Wegner of Medical Lake and sophomore Alyssa Zimmerman and junior Tati Foster, both of Freeman. Most Valuable Player honor went to Moriah Duenich of Deer Park. Second team was made up of sophomore Alice Burchett, senior Carissa Hambidge and senior Ashton Owens all of Riverside, senior Jessica Ircink and freshman Melia Braun of Lakeside and junior Sakaiya McCoy of Medical Lake.

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SELKIRK BOYS BASKETBALL VS. OAKSDALE: 5 p.m. - Selkirk High School

NEWPORT BOYS BASKETBALL VS. FREEMAN: 5:45 p.m. - Freeman High School

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

CUSICK GIRLS BASKETBALL VS. VALLEY CHRISTIAN: 6 p.m. - Valley Christian

SATURDAY, JAN. 3 PRIEST RIVER BOYS BASKETBALL AT NORTHPORT TOURNAMENT: TBA - Northport High School NEWPORT WRESTLING AT CHENEY TOURNAMENT: TBA - Cheney High School OPEN GYM, ADULT BASKETBALL: 7 a.m. - Newport High School SELKIRK WRESTLING VS. ALMIRA-COULEE/HARTLINE: 10 a.m. - ACH PRIEST RIVER WRESTLING AT CHENEY INVITATIONAL:

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Hoffman fell to a wrestler from Cheney by a major decision of 13-0 to finish in second place. Grizzly Brent Willis, a 126-pound senior, battled to a second place finish, losing to a West Valley opponent by a decision of 6-1. “The team as a whole did well. We’re improving with every match and have a good support system that makes them push each other harder,” Grizzly Head Coach Steffen Ellison said. “All of my wrestlers are showing improvement with every match they wrestle.” Spencer MacDonald, a 138-pound Spartan sophomore, finished third, after pinning two opponents in less than 30 seconds each. He lost in the semifinals to a grappler from Lewis and Clark by a 9-0 major decision. MacDonald beat his Northwest Christian opponent by a major decision 20-9, placing him at third. Hellinger said MacDonald had the fastest pin of the tournament with 17 seconds. “(MacDonald) has been working his butt off on and off the mat to become successful,” Hellinger said. “His efforts are truly paying off in all aspects of his life. The sky’s the limit for this young man.” Spartan senior Luke MacDonald, 170 pounds, lost in the semifinals against a Freeman wrestler, but finished the day in third after beating out a Lewis and Clark opponent in 4 minutes, 2 seconds. “(MacDonald) has a ‘never give up attitude’ and it got him a medal,” Hellinger said. Gabe Bellah, a 220-pound Spartan senior, beat Joe Luback, a junior from Newport in 1 minute, 27 seconds, but lost in the

semifinals to a wrestler from Cheney. Bellah took third place after beating an opponent from Post Falls by fall at 3 minutes, 31 seconds. Ranger freshman Ryan Issakides, 106 pounds,

‘One point out of third and forfeited five weight classes due to injuries and not being disciplined.’ Jesse Hellinger

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took third place beating a wrestler from East Valley High School by a pin at 3 minutes, 11 seconds. Larry Naccarato, 132-pound Spartan freshman, ended the day in fourth place, after winning against West Valley and Post Falls opponents by decisions, but losing the next two to falls against Kettle Falls and Colfax wrestlers. “(Naccarato) was probably the surprise of the tournament. He was an extra that was able to get in the tournament because another kid got hurt and found his way to a fourth place finish,” Hellinger said. “We’re very proud of his development. He’s one to watch.” Calvin Rood, a 113-pound Ranger freshman, took fourth place after beating wrestlers from Liberty and Post Falls. He fell to a Lakeland opponent in 50 seconds. Grizzly freshman David Skaugstad, 120 pounds, took fourth, losing by a 1-0 decision in the consolation finals. Noah Jamison, 132-pound Spartan sophomore, took fifth place after losing to a grappler from

Colfax. He beat Zayren Bubb, a sophomore from Selkirk by fall at 2 minutes, 19 seconds and beat another Colfax wrestler to finish in fifth. Hellinger said Jamison got caught in a “Japanese wizard” and would have won the match had he not been caught in the throw. Hunter Golden, a 145-pound Spartan senior, finished the day in fifth place. He beat a Colfax opponent by fall at 1 minute, 56 seconds to end the day in fifth. “Golden’s only loss was to the eventual champion in the quarterfinals,” Hellinger said. Ranger Justin Chantry, 120 pounds, lost in the quarterfinals to a Lakeland wrestler, putting him in the consolation bracket. He won the next two over Freeman and Post Falls to finish fifth. At 220 pounds, Spartan Joey Dickinson beat out Grizzly Joe Luback by fall in 48 seconds and beat an East Valley wrestler in 26 seconds, to finish in fifth place. The Selkirk Ranger Head Coach Keith Saxe could not be reached by press time. The Grizzlies and Spartans head to the Cheney Tournament, Saturday, Jan. 3 at 9 a.m. The Rangers head to the Banks Lake Brawl at Almira/Coulee-Hartline on Saturday, Jan. 3 at 10 a.m.

IONE – The Northeast 1B North football all league athletes were announced earlier this month, naming Selkirk Ranger Dominic Cain as all league quarterback. Joining him are running backs Angelo Rivera, a senior from ReBluff public, Quentin Holford, a senior from Inchelium and Alec Bluff, a senior from Cusick. All league wide receivers are Avey Garrett Weller, a junior from Republic and Chad BrownEagle, a senior from Cusick. The offensive lineman honors go to Marcus Sheridan, a Cain senior from Cusick, Lucas Rittel, a senior from Republic and Roger Finley, a senior from Inchelium. Aaron Fritts, a junior for ReCouch public was given all-purpose player and Mathias Loft, a senior from Cusick was the punter/ kicker all-league athlete. Honorable mention went to Fritts for quarterback from Republic. Running backs

were Stephen Avey, a junior from Selkirk, Gunner Brown, a junior for Curlew and Alex Rivera, a senior for Republic. For the offensive line, Franklin Pope Jr., a junior for Cusick, Brady Filler, a junior for Selkirk, Dan Tresham, a junior for Curlew Filler and Austin McQuay, a junior for Republic. Wide receivers are Spirit White, a junior for Cusick and Patrick Lamb, a senior Keogh for Northport. Pope Jr. from Cusick, was given honorable mention for a second honor for all-purpose player. For the defense, linemen included Lucas BrownEagle Rittel, a senior for Republic, Alex Rivera for Republic, Filler for Selkirk and BrownEagle for Cusick. Linebackers chosen are Aaron Shanholtzer Helms, a junior for Republic,

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Angelo Rivera for Republic, Blake Phillips, a junior for Republic, Bluff for Cusick and White for Cusick. Defensive backs chosen are Fritts for Republic and Tyson Shanholtzer, a junior for Cusick. The second team honors dePope fensive linemen Sheridan for Cusick, Roger Finley, a senior for Inchelium, Pope Jr. for Cusick and Tresham from Curlew. LineSheridan backers included Canon Keogh, a freshman from Cusick, Hunter Beedle, a senior from Curlew and Brown from Curlew. Cornerbacks Jacob Couch, a Loft sophomore from Selkirk and Edward Stensgar, a senior from Inchelium made the second team and Trevor Remlen, a junior from ReWhite public was the punter/kicker.

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Cusick’s Driver named to 1B all-league CUSICK – Kaleigh Driver from Cusick was named to the Northeast 1B North all-league volleyball team in December. Joining her from Almira/ Coulee-Hartline are Brenna Driver Oliver, Berlyn Hunt, Emma Dingman and Reinee Rockett. From Curlew, Lindsey

Gibson and Kayleona Fanning were honored. From Odessa-Harrington, Jordyn Tanke, Katie DeWulf and Casey Schlomer were chosen. From Republic, honors went to Haley McRae, Ellsworth Sierra McQuay and Demi Vaughn. For Valley Christian, Adrienne Valenti and

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Bradi Harding were named. Hunt and Tanke were chosen as league co-MVPs. For Honorable Mention, Lexy Ellsworth of Selkirk was chosen. She is joined by Haleigh Gibson from Curlew, Lanessa Simon from OdessaHarrington, Savannah Bowe from Republic and Kyra Antone from Wellpinit. Valley Christian’s Shannon Agnew was named coach of the year.

NEWPORT – Grizzly senior Hadley Stratton was named to the Northeast A League’s All Conference volleyball first team and junior Lauren Vaughn was Stratton named to the All Conference second team. Joining Stratton on the

first team were Colville senior Gaby Broden, Freeman senior Josie Schultz and junior Alisha Straw; Riverside senior Sydney Spray; and Lakeside senior Vaughn Lexi Watkins. In addition to Vaughn, junior Callie Bostic of Deer

Park, senior Addy Clark and sophomore Hayley Damon of Freeman, Maggie Cobb of Chewelah and junior Shannon Gallagher of Lakeside were selected for the second team. Most Valuable Player honors went to senior Jessica Schmautz of Lakeside and Shirely Baker of Chewelah was named Coach of The Year.

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METZGER: Elected to office in 1986 FROM PAGE 7A

lieved the county was being taken advantage of by a bigger entity, in this case the city of Seattle. He recommended hiring the Gallatin Group to handle public relations and another law firm for negotiations. “The county takes the view that if it doesn’t seem fair, we’re going to try to make it fair,” he said. “We’re going to fight it.” The county ended up winning a substantial settlement from Seattle City Light – about $19 million in payments over 10 years, more than the $15 million originally offered.

Metzger seen as competitive, fair Metzger’s work has been noticed. “He’s been part of making the county work for a long time,” District Court Judge Phil Van de Veer said. He credits Metzger with helping get the county through some tough economic times following the great recession in 2008. “It was a tough budget year and he found a way to make things work.” One of those ways was

transferring taxing authority from the road budget to the county general fund, the road levy transfer that stayed in place until this year. Miner Publisher Fred Willenbrock and his wife, Susan, moved to Newport in September of 1986 after purchasing The Newport Miner and Gem State Miner just a few months before Metzger was elected to his first term as prosecutor. “Tom’s energy level is part of county history,” Willenbrock said. “Whether he was working on a major criminal case, civil matter or getting ready to go camping, it was peddle to the metal.” During the 30 years, The Miner covered many news stories that involved Metzger. “We’ve found him to be one of the most open and helpful public officials we’ve dealt with,” Willenbrock said. “It was because he wanted the community to understand a situation or case and wanted us to get it right.” There were many times in 30 years that he could have used his knowledge and position to attack adversaries but Willenbrock said he never saw that. “Tom was usually trying to find the compromise,” Willenbrock said. “He was a tough

competitor but fair.” The amount of knowledge he has about the community and government will be hard to replace, Willenbrock said. Metzger is leaving the office in far better shape than he found it. When he first took office, it was just he and the legal secretary. He eventually convinced county commissioners to let him hire more staff. Today the office has grown to four deputy prosecutors, a victims advocate and support personnel. Metzger says he will make a complete break with the county. He and the county were considering having him work on civil matters, but eventually decided against it. He will still represent the City of Newport. Metzger says he and Diane plan to “go where the weather fits our clothes,” probably to the Gulf Coast. In his retirement, he will spend time traveling, bicycling, and scuba diving. Metzger says one guiding principle has served him well, in life and as prosecutor. “I try to treat people the way I would want to be treated,” he says.

chickens and turkeys.” Kraege noted that WDFW tested more than 10,000 wild birds for bird flu viruses from 2005 to 2011, and found bird flu viruses in about 10 percent of all birds tested. None, however, were associated with any illnesses or mortality. WDFW is part the state’s multi-agency response to highly pathogenic H5 bird flu that also includes the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) the Washington Department of Health, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the National Wildlife Health Center, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Canadian inspectors first confirmed the highly pathogenic H5N2 strain of avian influenza at two British Columbia poultry farms during the first week of December. Aware of that finding, WDFW had two birds - a gyrfalcon and northern pintail duck – found dead in Whatcom County tested for bird flu the following week. The gyrfalcon, used for hunting and fed wild duck by its owner, was found to have a highly pathogenic H5N8 form of the virus. Another duck found dead at Wiser Lake was infected with H5N2, similar to the strain found in poultry in British Columbia. On Dec. 18, the USDA confirmed the presence of the H5N8 virus in guinea fowl and chickens in a backyard poultry flock in Winston, Oregon. State and federal agriculture officials strongly recommend that poultry

producers prevent contact between their birds and wild birds. Migratory waterbirds (ducks, geese, shorebirds) are now migrating southward from Alaska along the Pacific Flyway, making domestic birds especially susceptible to contracting the disease. WDSA asks that anyone who spots sick or dead domestic poultry report their observations at 1-800-6063056. While it is extremely unlikely that hunters or people feeding wild birds could contract bird flu from wild birds, the following common-sense precautions are always recommended to reduce the risk of contracting any wildlife disease: • Do not harvest or handle wild birds that are obviously sick or found dead. • Wear rubber gloves while cleaning game or cleaning bird feeders. • Do not eat, drink or smoke while cleaning game. • Wash hands with soap and water or alcohol wipes immediately after handling game or cleaning bird feeders. • Wash tools and work surfaces used to clean game birds with soap and water, then disinfect with a 10 percent solution of chlorine bleach. • Separate raw meat, and anything it touches, from cooked or ready-to-eat foods to avoid contamination. • Cook game birds thoroughly. Meat should reach an internal temperature of 155 to 165 degrees Fahrenheit to kill disease organisms and parasites. For more information about avian influenza, see WDFW’s website at http://wdfw. wa.gov/conservation/health/ avian_flu/ .

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B R I E F LY Priest River dogs need new licenses PRIEST RIVER – All dog licenses in Priest River expire Dec. 31. The Priest River city code states all dog owners in the city limits must purchase licenses by Jan. 31, 2015, or a late fee will be charged. The cost is $5 for spayed or neutered dogs and $10 for unaltered dogs. A late fee of $15 is imposed for purchasing licenses after the January deadline. Deputy City Clerk Lynda Ayers said dogs have to be licensed even if they don’t leave the owner’s yard. “They have to come in and get new tags every year,” Ayers said.

Veterans get help with benefits PRIEST RIVER – A representative with the Idaho State Veteran’s Service Office will be in Priest River, Tuesday, Jan. 20 from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., to assist veterans and dependents with their coverage. The representative will answer questions about current veteran’s benefits, assist with claims and take claims for eligible veterans and their dependents. The State Service Officer will be at the Veteran’s of Foreign War Post No. 2909, 113 Larch St. The State Service Officer will work in conjunction with Bonner County Service Officer Chad Osborn. Veterans will be seen by appointment only to ensure quality time is given. To schedule an appointment, call Micaela Sierra at 208-446-1096.

Take a trip back to the 1940s NEWPORT – Come join the stars of the 40s in the Serviceman’s Canteen at the Pend Oreille Playhouse. The youth of the Playhouse present a live “radio” show based on the Bob Hope USO shows of World War II. Attend for coffee, doughnuts, candy cigarettes and a star studded cast: Bob Hope, Rita Hayworth, George Burns, Gracie Allen, Flash Gordon and more. The “officer’s club” will be open and serving alcoholic beverages. Shows are one weekend only – Jan. 16 and 17 at 7 p.m. and Jan. 18 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults in advance and $12 at the door, students 18 and under are $5. Tickets are available online or at the Playhouse during regular office hours. The playhouse is located at 240 N. Union, Newport. Call 509-4479900 or visit pendoreilleplayers.org.

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Aging directors meet with county Incoming and outgoing Directors of Aging and Long Term Care of Eastern Washington met with Pend Oreille County commissioners Dec. 9 to discuss current issues. In attendance were members of the agency’s Planning and Management Council Ken Smith, left, and Beryl Pielli, director Lynn Kimball, outgoing director Nick Beamer, and Commissioners Mike Manus, Karen Skoog and Steve Kiss.

WE E K AH EAD WEDNESDAY, DEC. 31 ROTARY CLUB: 7:15 a.m. - Oldtown Rotary Park OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS: 8 a.m. - Pineridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport, use back entrance FIBER ARTS KNITTING AND SPINNING GROUP: 9 a.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport NEWPORT TOPS: 9 a.m. - Newport Eagles STORY TIME: 10:30 a.m. Blanchard Library AL-ANON: Noon - American Lutheran Church PINOCHLE: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center PRM-ADVOCATES FOR WOMEN: 1-3 p.m. - Station 2:41 Coffee Shop, Oldtown JESSA’S CREATIVE DANCE CLASS: 4 p.m. - Create Arts Center ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 5:45 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport

THURSDAY, JAN. 1 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 7 p.m. - Blanchard Community Church NEWPORT MASONIC LODGE: 7:30 p.m.

FRIDAY, JAN. 2 OIL PAINTING CLASS: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Create Arts Center STORY TIME: 11 a.m. - Newport Library DANCE CLASSES: 5:30-6:30 p.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport DAVIS LAKE GRANGE: 6 p.m. Davis Lake Grange ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS OPEN MEETING: 7 p.m. - St. Catherine’s Catholic Church OPEN MIC: 7-9:30 p.m. - Pend Oreille Playhouse, 240 N. Union Ave., Newport AL-ANON: 7-8 p.m. - Priest River, 119 Main St., Suite 204, Room 16, Call Jan 208-946-6131

SATURDAY, JAN. 3 PRIEST RIVER AMERICAN LEGION BREAKFAST: 8-10:30 a.m. - VFW on Larch Street HAPPY AGERS CARD PARTY: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center AA MEETING: 5 p.m. - Cornerstone Building, Selkirk Way, Oldtown

OATH KEEPERS CONSTITUTIONAL STUDY GROUP: 5:30 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport

SEARCH AND RESCUE: 7 p.m. - Newport Health Center Basement

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

ROTARY CLUB: 7:15 a.m. - Oldtown Rotary Park

SUNDAY, JAN. 4 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 7 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport

MONDAY, JAN. 5 BONNER COUNTY HOMESCHOOL GROUP: 2:30 p.m. Priest River City Park PRIEST RIVER CHAMBER BOARD: 4 p.m. - Chamber Office YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL: 4 p.m. - Blanchard Library NEWPORT MAWS AND PAWS BOOSTER CLUB: 6 p.m. - Newport High School Library NEWPORT LIONS CLUB: 6:30 p.m. - Kelly’s Restaurant, Call Ota Harris at 509-447-4157 BLANCHARD LIONS: 7 p.m. Blanchard Inn ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 7 p.m. - Blanchard Community Church ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 7 p.m. - Pend Oreille Bible Church in Cusick

TUESDAY, JAN. 6 NIA DANCE LESSONS: 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. - Create Arts 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 JESSA’S CREATIVE DANCE CLASS: 4 p.m. - Create Arts Center WEIGHT WATCHERS: 5:306 p.m. Weigh in and 6 p.m. meeting - Pineridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport Pinochle: 6 p.m. - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick KANIKSU LODGE 97: 6 p.m. VFW Hall in Priest River BINGO: 6:30 p.m. - Newport Eagles ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 7 p.m. - St. Anthony’s Church PEND OREILLE COUNTY

Happy New Year

OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS: 8 a.m. - Pineridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport, use back entrance NEWPORT TOPS: 9 a.m. - Newport Eagles FIBER ARTS KNITTING AND SPINNING GROUP: 9 a.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport COMPUTER BASICS FOR ADULTS: 10 a.m. to Noon Newport Library STORY TIME: 10:30 a.m. Blanchard Library AL-ANON: Noon - American Lutheran Church PRM-ADVOCATES FOR WOMEN: 1-3 p.m. - Station 2:41 Coffee Shop, Oldtown PINOCHLE: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center JESSA’S CREATIVE DANCE CLASS: 4 p.m. - Create Arts Center ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 5:45 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport BASIC MEETING: 6 p.m. Blanchard Community Center PRIEST RIVER ANIMAL RESCUE: 6 p.m. - 1710 9th St., Priest River CALISPEL POST 217: 6 p.m. American Legion in Cusick PEND OREILLE ROCK AND GEM CLUB: 7 p.m. - Newport Eagles, 236 S. Union Ave.

CALVARY CHAPEL NEWPORT

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

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

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

Celebrate Valentine’s Day at the Playhouse NEWPORT – Bring your sweetie to the Sweetie-Pie Banquet at the Pend Oreille Playhouse for Valentine’s Day, Saturday, Feb. 14, at 6:30 p.m. Come enjoy a catered dinner for two, live music, entertainment and fun. Tickets are $50 per couple, and may be purchased at the Playhouse, 240 N. Union in Newport, during regular office hours or online at www.pendoreilleplayers. org. For more information call 509-447-9900.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 7

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

Vic Miller & the Professional Hearing HealthCare Staff 12211 E Broadway Ave., Suite 4 Spokane, WA 509-924-3459 www.prohearingspokane.com

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

SPRING VALLEY MENNONITE CHURCH

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

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Buy tickets now for annual crab feed

NEWPORT – The Newport Soroptimists are holding their annual crab feed Saturday, Jan. 10, at the Newport Eagles. Tickets are available for either the 4 p.m. or 6 p.m. seating and can be purchased at Seebers, Owens, Eagles, Mountain West Bank or by calling 509-671-2552. The dinner features all you can eat crab, garlic bread, baked potatoes, green beans and coleslaw. The price of each ticket is $20 and tickets for children under 10 are $10. Only 150 tickets are available for each seating, so buy your tickets now, Soroptimists said. During the dinner Soroptimists, will be selling raffle

tickets for $1 each or six for $5. There is a wide selection of gift baskets available at each seating to win. 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. These projects include providing two scholarships each year for Newport High School Seniors, Girl of the Month awards for Newport High School seniors who demonstrate outstanding academic , leadership and community work. An award is given to an outstanding eighth-grade graduate and they support the Priest River Young Woman of the Year award.

Lots of January activities at Newport Library NEWPORT – There will be a variety of free activities at the Newport library in January. Every Friday at 3 p.m. Storytime for Kids is held, complete with crafts and treats. Every Wednesday in January there will be adult computer classes held from 11 a.m. to noon. Wednesday, Jan. 6, there will be a bullying prevention program put on by the Youth Emergency Services from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Books on bullying and techniques to help parents recognize when their youngster is being bullied will be presented. Tuesday, Jan. 13, will be Poetry Night, with local poet Elaine Faires reading and discussing poetry from 6:307:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 15, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Wii games night will be held. Family movie night will take place Jan. 20, with the showing of Dolphin Tale 2 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Board games will be featured Jan. 22 during family game night, which will take place from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Jan. 27 will be a movie night, starting at 5:30 p.m., with “Guardians of the Galaxy” being shown. Jan. 29 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. people will be able to learn how to make sock snowmen during crafts night.

Share your life events for free NEWPORT – The Newport and Gem State Miner Newspapers are looking to share your life events with the community. Submit births, weddings and engagements to The Miner for publication at no charge. The Miner can be reached at 509-447-2433, minernews@povn.com or visit www. pendoreillerivervalley.com online, or stop by the office at 421 S. Spokane in Newport.

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

Community Church Directory CATHOLIC MASSES

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

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS

Newport Church - Corner of Lilac Lane & Hwy. 20 North Head Elder Gilbert Navarro (509) 447-4755 Sat. Morning Services Sabbath School 9:30 • Worship 11:00 NACS THRIFT SHOP (509) 447-3488 PO Valley Church School (208) 437-2638

AMERICAN LUTHERAN CHURCH E.L.C.A.

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

NEWPORT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

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

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

HOUSE OF THE LORD

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

NEWPORT SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCH

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

BAHÁ’Í FAITH OF NEWPORT

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

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FOR THE RECORD

OBITUARI ES

David Bruce Harding NEWPORT

David Bruce Harding of Newport passed away Dec. 17, at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane. He was 68. He was born Harding in Berkeley, Calif., July 17, 1946, to Ralph and Billie Harding, the oldest of three sons. In his youth, Mr. Harding became an avid sailor and enjoyed racing sailboats with his father, a passion he kept throughout his life. He graduated from Berkeley High School, after which he joined the U.S. Marine Corps and proudly served from 1965 to 1968 including two tours in Viet Nam. Mr. Harding married Teresa “Terry” in 1974, and they moved to Nome, Alaska, in 1978. They lived in many places in Alaska until moving to Newport in 2012. During his working years, Mr. Harding worked as a certified welder, journeyman carpenter and building contractor, private pilot, and flew as a commercial bush pilot in Nome and Kotzebue, and briefly in Barrow, Alaska. He loved boating, building and creating things, and was an avid reader on many topics from science to the stock market. He loved to tell stories of his many adventures spanning nearly 35 years in bush Alaska. Mr. Harding is survived by his wife of 40 years, Terry; son Donald F. Harding (and Susan); and daughter Sue Harding Griffin; his twin brothers Fred Harding (and Sue), and Lloyd Harding (and Amy) and numerous loving nieces and nephews. His family said all who

knew Mr. Harding will remember him for his love of family, zest for life and adventure, sense of humor, easy going personality, and for those that knew him best, his quest to know about extraterrestrials (please don your hats of aluminum foil in his honor). The family asks that in lieu of flowers you show your love by making a donation to your favorite charity in Mr. Harding’s name. Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in Newport is in charge of arrangements. Family and friends are invited to sign the online guestbook at www.sherman-knapp.com.

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.

David Clarence Peterson

BURGLARY: E. 4th Ave., report of burglary in apartment building.

PRIEST LAKE

David Clarence Peterson passed away Dec. 23, at his home at Priest Lake. He was 71. He was born March 8, 1943. He is survived Peterson by his loving wife of 50 years, Sharon Irene Peterson, his sister Linda (and Bob) Tyre, his three children Lori Flint, Dave (and Jody) Peterson and Ron (and Wendy) Peterson, as well as eight grandchildren and many friends in the Spokane and Priest Lake area. A funeral service will be held Friday, Jan. 2, at 1 p.m. at the Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in Newport, with private interment to follow at Greenwood Cemetery in Spokane. Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in Newport is in charge of arrangements. Family and friends are invited to sign the online guestbook at www.sherman-knapp.com.

Marek Benjamin Ells Marek Benjamin Ells was born Nov. 17 at 8:05 p.m. to Benjamin and Michelle Ells of Newport. He weighed 8 pounds, 12 ounces and measured 20.5 inches in length, delivered at Newport Hospital by Dr. Kersting. He joins sisters Brenna and Hunter. Maternal grandparents are Oscar and Deana Williams and Todd and Leola Whitehead. Paternal grandparents are Russell Ells and Jeannie Iwanow.

D E AT H N OT I C E BLANCHARD

BURGLARY: Hwy. 2, report of burglary at business.

D I ST R I C T C O U R T sentenced to 364 days in jail (357 suspended), 24 months probation and fined $5,000 ($4,800 suspended) for fourth degree assault; $1,643 total fees and fine. Jonathan P. Williams, 36, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (353 days suspended), 24 months probation and fined $5,000 ($4,800 suspended) for third degree theft and criminal trespass; $713 total fees and fine.

Oct. 29 David Bailey, 24, was sentenced to five days in jail for a probation violation; $200 total fee. James Culp-Bricker, 25, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (363 suspended) and fined $5,000 ($4,000 suspended) for driving under the influence, and sentenced to 90 days in jail (89 suspended) and 60 months probation for hit and run of unattended property; $2,541 total fees and fine. Chrishenda Johnson, 42, was sentenced to 90 day SEE COURT, 6B

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE: Stadium Road, report that subjects have broken into cable box and left a trailer there. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Stadium Drive, two males in an older truck reported in area of recent attempted theft. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: E. Circle Drive, report of items in yard of vacant home. BURGLARY: W. Walnut St., Newport, report of brick thrown through front window and entry made. ARREST: Hwy. 2, Thomas J. Leblanc, 55, of Spokane was arrested on a warrant. ARREST: Hwy. 2, Douglas J. Ahern, 31, was arrested for driving on a suspended license. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: N. Fea Ave., report of male yelling and screaming at family members or others. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PHYSICAL: Leclerc Rd. N., report that subjects are fighting.

ANIMAL PROBLEM: Bluebird Lane, report that neighbor’s dog killed complainant’s chickens.

SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: S. Washington Ave., Newport, report of suspicious vehicle possibly casing houses.

ANIMAL BITE: Greggs Rd., report subject was bitten by dog.

ERRATIC DRIVER: Spring Valley Rd., report of erratic driver.

ARREST: Main St., Nicholas R. Gardner, 21, of Ione was arrested for third degree driving with a suspended license.

ACCIDENT: Tacoma Creek, single vehicle slide off reported.

ERRATIC DRIVER: Hwy. 2, report of vehicle traveling at high rate of speed, passing in no pass zone. PHONE OFFENSE: N. Main Ave., complainant reports receiving phone calls from same number for months. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VERBAL: W. 6th St., report of a DV verbal. SUSPICIOUS PERSON: S. Newport Ave. SUSPICIOUS PERSON: S. Shore Diamond Lake, report of male open carrying into business, acting suspicious. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Telephone Rd. W., report of vacant residence with lights on. ARREST: N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, Kyle P. Faraca, 54, was arrested on a warrant.

TUESDAY, DEC. 23

ARREST: James Daniel Lebow, 37, of Newport was arrested on a Department of Corrections detainer.

THURSDAY, DEC. 25 SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: S. Union Ave., Newport, report of suspicious unoccupied vehicle parked in area. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTACNES: W. 1st St., report of male trying to get into complainant’s vehicle. SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: Pauls Lane, report of truck driving up steep driveway then backed down. NOISE COMPLAINT: Hwy. 31, report of M80 firecrackers in area. ARREST: Hwy. 2, Kristopher L. Gentry, 29, of Troy was arrested for driving with a suspended license and on a warrant.

SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: Spring Valley Rd., report of unoccupied truck on side of road.

ARREST: W. 3rd St., James L. Pinkerton, 49, of Spokane was arrested for driving with a suspended license.

AGENCY ASSIST: S. Garden Ave., Newport, deputy assist in courtroom.

ERRATIC DRIVER: Hwy. 2, report of vehicle swerving all over roadway with no lights.

PROWLER: Elmers Loop, male reportedly broke window and attempted entry into residence.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: W. 5th St., report that male in front of residence possibly shot off fireworks.

THEFT: Stadium Drive, water pump reported missing from vacant house. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VERBAL: Hwy. 20, report of subject yelling and causing a disturbance. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE: S. Washington Ave., Newport, shop door to business reported open.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 24

Dorothy E. Buddrius of Blanchard passed away Saturday, Dec. 27, at Kootenai Medical Center in Coeur d’Alene. She was 88. A memorial service will be held Monday, Jan. 5, at 11 a.m. at the Pineridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport. Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in Newport is in charge of arrangements.

William E. Johnson, 53, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (313 days suspended) 60 months probation and fined $5,000 ($3,300 suspended) for driving under the influence; $3,068 total fees and fines. Amanda McGee, 33, was sentenced to 90 days in jail for a no contact order violation and 90 days in jail for a vehicle prowling and third degree theft; $493 total fees. Robert Sands, 69, was sentenced to 90 days in jail (90 suspended), 24 months probation and fined $1,000 ($100 suspended) for negligent driving; $2,306 total fees and fine. Jacob Utter, 24, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (184 suspended) 24 months probation and fined $5,000 ($5,000 suspended) for second degree reckless burning; $43 total fees. Mark Vallee, 27, was

MONDAY, DEC. 22

ARREST: Larry Keith Tull, 41, of Newport was arrested on a warrant.

Dorothy E. Buddrius

Oct. 22

P O L I C E R E P O RT S

B I RTH S

THE FOLLOWING CASES WERE RESOLVED IN PEND OREILLE COUNTY DISTRICT COURT BY JUDGE PHILIP VAN DE VEER.

DECEMBER 31, 2014 |

NOISE COMPLAINT: W. 6th St.

FRIDAY, DEC. 26 SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: W. Kelly Drive, door to residence reported open and dog running around. DISTURBANCE: W. Wisconsin Ave., report that son broke items in residence. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: E. 5th Ave., report of large canvas bag full of straw and manure. THEFT: Laurelhurst Drive, re-

Hwy. 2, officer out with suspicious vehicle at a business.

ported theft of fuel and damage to hydraulic lines. BURGLARY: W. 1st St., report of burglary. ANIMAL CRUELTY: Leclerc Rd. S., report of horses with no food. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PHYSICAL: Houghton St. MALICIOUS MISCHIEF: Hwy. 2 HAZARDOUS MATERIAL: Main St., report of truck leaking fluid.

WEST BONNER COUNTY

MONDAY, DEC. 22 DRIVING WITHOUT PRIVILEGES: Hwy. 2, Oldtown, a 35-yearold Oldtown woman was cited and released for driving without privileges. HARASSMENT: W. Jackson Ave., Priest River

TRAFFIC HAZARD: Hwy. 2, report of truck blocking roadway.

TUESDAY, DEC. 23

THEFT: Spring Valley Rd., report of stolen tractor.

UNATTENDED DEATH: Island View Lane, Priest Lake

ARREST: Hwy. 2, Shawn M. Mazur, 30, of Spokane was arrested for third degree driving with a suspended license.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 24

NOISE COMPLAINT: W. 6th Ave. ARREST: Laura Jean Malloch, 50, was arrested for fourth degree assault domestic violence.

SATURDAY, DEC. 27 ARREST: Hwy. 2, Fred W. Brown, 50, of Chattaroy was arrested for driving with a suspended license.

RECKLESS DRIVING: Hwy. 2, Priest River TRAFFIC STOP: Hwy. 41, Blanchard, a deputy conducted a traffic stop on Highway 41 near mile post 28, citing and releasing an Oldtown man for possession of controlled substance. RECKLESS DRIVING: Dufort Rd., Priest River NON INJURY ACCIDENT: Hwy. 57, Priest Lake

ACCIDENT: Spring Valley Rd., report that truck slid off, partially blocking.

THURSDAY, DEC. 25

ARREST: Hwy. 2, Daniel H. Green, 43, of Newport was arrested for driving under the influence.

CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE: Hwy. 41, Oldtown, a deputy located paraphernalia on a traffic stop.

ACCIDENT: Beeman Rd., vehicle reportedly hit complainant’s fence posts.

FRIDAY, DEC. 26

ACCIDENT: River Rd., SUV reportedly slid and hit complainant’s truck.

NON INJURY ACCIDENT: Hwy. 41, Blanchard, report of a vehicle vs. elk accident on Highway 41 near mile post 27.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VERBAL: W. Pine St., report of subjects fighting. VEHICLE PROWL: N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights ASSAULT: N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, report of assault. TRAFFIC HAZARD: Hwy. 20, down tree partially blocking southbound lane.

TRAFFIC VIOLATION: Hwy. 41, Spirit Lake, a Blanchard man was cited and released for misdemeanor driving on a suspended license. UNLAWFUL ENTRY: Hoop Loop, Priest River RECKLESS DRIVING: Hwy. 41, Oldtown ARREST: Hwy. 2, Priest River, Dale Kuehn, 34, of Bonners Ferry was arrested for felony possession of marijuana, possession of a controlled substance, and possession of paraphernalia.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: S. Newport Ave., subject reportedly trying to build a fire using a flare.

SUNDAY, DEC. 28 ACCIDENT: Laurelhurst Drive, report of vehicle down embankment no injuries.

TRAFFIC VIOLATION: Hwy. 41, Oldtown, an Oldtown man was cited and released for driving without privileges.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: W. Walnut St., Newport

BURGLARY: Ediah Rd., Spirit Lake

ACCIDENT: S. Shore Diamond Lake Rd., report of vehicle roll over, no injuries.

SATURDAY, DEC. 27

ARREST: S Shore Diamond Lake Rd., Shawna J. Beck, 40, of Spokane was arrested for driving under the influence. POSSIBLE DUI: S. Union Ave., Newport, report of vehicle driving wrong direction down the one way. ACCIDENT: Hwy. 31, report that two vehicles hit head on with unknown injuries. ELECTRICAL FIRE: Leclerc Rd. N., report of flickering lights and burning smell. ERRATIC DRIVER: S. Industry Rd., report of reckless driver. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES:

NON INJURY ACCIDENT: Beare Rd., Spirit Lake, report of a two vehicle non-injury accident. NON INJURY ACCIDENT: Vay Rd., Priest River, report of a one vehicle rollover accident in the area of Vay Road and Alya Bear Lane. ACCIDENT: Hwy. 57, Priest River, report of a non-injury crash. ACCIDENT: Hwy. 2, Oldtown, report of an unknown injury accident in the area of Highway 2 and Freeman Lake Road.

SUNDAY, DEC. 28 NO REPORTABLE INCIDENTS.

PU BLIC M E ETI NGS THURSDAY, JAN. 1 NEW YEAR’S DAY

FRIDAY, JAN. 3 PONDORAY SHORES WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT: 9 a.m. - Water District Pump House, 202 Winnie Lane, Pondoray Shores Subdivision

MONDAY, JAN. 5 PEND OREILLE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: 9 a.m. - Pend Oreille County Courthouse LENORA WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT: 10 a.m. - Skookum Rendezvous Lodge PRIEST RIVER CITY COUNCIL: 6 p.m. Priest River City Hall

PROPERTY RIGHTS COUNCIL: 6:30 p.m. - Bonner County Administration Building, Sandpoint BLANCHARD TEA PARTY: 6:30 p.m. Blanchard Community Center

PEND OREILLE COUNTY FAIR BOARD: 7 p.m. - Fairgrounds at Cusick PEND OREILLE FIRE DISTRICT NO. 5: 7 p.m. - Fire Station 51, 406722 Highway 20, Cusick

TUESDAY, JAN. 6

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 7

BONNER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: 8:45 a.m. - Bonner County Administrative Building

DIAMOND LAKE WATER AND SEWER: 10 a.m. - District Office, 172 South Shore Road

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

NEWPORT CITY COUNCIL: 6 p.m. - Newport City Hall

WEST PEND OREILLE FIRE DISTRICT: 6:30 p.m. - Fire Hall on Highway 57

OLDTOWN URBAN RENEWAL DISTRICT BOARD: 5:30 p.m. - Oldtown City Hall FIRE DISTRICT NO. 4 COMMISSIONERS: 6 p.m. - Dalkena Fire Station No. 41 DIAMOND LAKE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION: 6:30 p.m. - Diamond Lake Fire Station, Highway 2 SACHEEN LAKE SEWER AND WATER DISTRICT BOARD: 7 p.m. - Sacheen Fire Station, Highway 211 IONE TOWN COUNCIL: 7 p.m. - Clerk’s Office

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

Jordan M. Dalziel, 24, is wanted on two Pend Oreille County warrants for attempting to elude a pursuing police vehicle and failure to comply Dalziel on domestic violence assault 4th charge. He is 5 feet, 9 inches tall and weighs 225 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair. His last known address was in the Newport area. Extradition is Washington, Idaho,

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

Finley

Raymond W. Finley, 34, is wanted on one Pend Oreille County

warrant for failure to appear on a reckless endangerment charge. He is 5 feet, 11 inches tall and weighs 144 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair. His last known address was in the Cusick area. Extradition is Washington. Melissa K. Fox, 35, is wanted on two Pend Oreille County warrants for failure to appear on criminal solicitation and resisting arrest charges. She is 5 feet, 2 inches tall and weighs 130 pounds with blue eyes and brown hair. Fox Her last known address was in the Usk area. Extradition is surrounding Washington counties only.

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in jail (90 suspended) 12 months probation and fined $1,000 ($1,000 suspended) for third degree driving with a suspended license; $393 total fees and fine. Leo McLaughlin, 42, was fined $250 for no valid operator’s license; $800 total fees and fine. Allen Riggs, 50, was sentenced to 90 days in jail (90 suspended), 18 months probation and fined $5,000 ($4,750 suspended) for negligent driving; $750 total fees and fine.

Nov. 5 Melissa Fox, 35, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (334 suspended) 24 months probation and fined $5,000 ($4,750 suspended) for criminal solicitation; $1,618 total fees and fine. Steven Johnston, 23, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (334 suspended) 24 months probation and fined $5,000 ($4,800 suspended) for fourth degree assault; $1,493 total fees and fine. Thomas McCaffrey, 21, was sentenced to 90 days in jail for a probation violation; $200 total costs. Marshall Mead, 23, was sentenced to 90 days in jail (90 suspended) 12 months probation and fined $1,000 ($800 suspended) for third degree driving with a suspended license; $393 total fees and fine. James R. Wilson, 22, was sentenced to 90 days in jail (74 suspended), 24 months probation and fined $1,000 ($1,000 suspended) for third degree driving with a suspended license; $793 total fees and fine.

Nov. 12 George Crowder, 30, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (364 suspended) 24 months probation and fined $5,000 ($4,750 suspended) for third degree theft; $661 total fees and fine. Ryan Ross, 46, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (363 suspended) 23 months probation and fined $5,000 ($4,250 suspended) for reckless endangerment; $1,993 total fee and fine. Robert Vogtman, 65, was sentenced to 90 days in jail (88 suspended) for driving with a suspended license and fined $550 for operat-

ing a motor vehicle without insurance; $593 total fee and fine. Dwayne Webb, 23, was sentenced to 20 days in jail for a probation violation; $400 total fees.

Nov. 19 Calvert Anderson, 40, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (363 suspended) 24 months probation and fined $5,000 ($4,300 suspended) for reckless driving; $2,145 total fees and fine. Kevin Kristensen, 40, was sentenced to 90 days in jail (46 suspended), 12 months probation and fined $1,000 ($800 suspended) for use of drug paraphernalia and sentenced to 90 days in jail (46 suspended) third degree driving with a suspended license and fined $250 for operating a motor vehicle without insurance; $786. Keysha Snowardt, 34, was sentenced to 30 days in jail for a probation violation; $250 fee.

Dec. 3

William Allen, 22, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (364 suspended) 24 months probation and fined $5,000 ($4,000 suspended) for reckless driving; $2,671 total fees and fine. Peter Heinen, 23, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (328 days suspended) 24 months probation and fined $5,000 ($5,000 suspended) for fourth degree assault; $1,493 total fees and fine. Kevin Langford, 23, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (363 days suspended) 60 months probation and fined $5,000 ($4,000 suspended) for driving under the influence; $2,427 total fees and fine. James Lebow, 37, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (364 suspended) 24 months probation and fined $5,000 ($5,000 suspended) for third degree driving with a suspended license and 90 days in jail, 24 months probation and fined $1,000 ($800 suspended) for driving without the required ignition interlock; $493 total fee and fine. Kerrie Peters, 48, was sentenced to 90 days in jail (89 days suspended) 12 months probation and fined $1,000 ($1,000 suspended) for

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criminal solicitation; $893 total fees and fine. Shelly Smith, 35, was sentenced to 30 days in jail for a probation violation.

Dec. 10

Brandon Frederick, 19, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (334 suspended) 24 months probation and fined $5,000 ($4,800 suspended) for fourth degree assault with sexual motivation; $1,443 total fee and fine. Benjamin Gilmore, 51, was sentenced to 90 days in jail (90 suspended) 24 months probation and fined $1,000 ($800 suspended) for third degree driving with a suspended license $4,943 total fees and fine. Victor Pfau, 71, was sentenced to 90 days in jail (89 suspended) 24 months probation and fined $1,000 ($50 suspended) for negligent driving; $2,283 total fees and fine. Autumn Rice, 27, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (364 suspended) 24 months probation and fined $5,000 ($4,000 suspended) for reckless driving; $2,453 total fees and fine. Dakota Strickland, 22, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (334 days suspended) 24 months probation and fined $5,000 ($4,750 suspended) for criminal solicitation; $2,143 total fee and fine. Sharyn Tucker, 69, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (364 suspended) 24 months probation and fined $5,000 ($4,800 suspended) for violation of a no contact order; $593 total fees and fine.

Dec. 17

James Driver, 57, was sentenced to 90 days in jail (90 days suspended) 18 months probation and fined $1,000 ($500 suspended) for negligent driving; $1,612 total fees and fine. Jennifer Drury, 32, was sentenced to 90 days in jail (89 suspended) 12 months probation and fined $1,000 ($800 suspended) for third degree driving with a suspended license; $493 total

fees and fine. Jacob Frueh, 34, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (184 suspended) 24 months probation and fined $5,000 ($5,000 suspended) for driving with a suspended license; $293 total fees and fine. Tishura Martin, 37, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (363 suspended) 60 months probation and fined $5,000 ($4,000 suspended) for driving under the influence; $2,200 total fees and fine. Laura Martinez, 51, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (313 days suspended) 60 months probation and fined

$5,000 ($3,300 suspended) for being in physical control or operating a motor vehicle without the required ignition interlock; $2,900 total fees and fine. David Moore, 36, was sentenced to 90 days in jail (90 suspended) 12 months probation and fined $1,000 ($800 suspended) for third degree driving with a suspended license; $493 total fee and fine. Charla Smetana, 31, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (334 suspended) for third degree driving with a suspended license; $43 total fee. Keysha Snowardt, 34, was

sentenced to 364 days in jail (364 suspended) 24 months probation and fined $5,000 ($4,000 suspended) for reckless driving; $1,134 total fees and fine. Karen Story, 52, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (363 suspended) 60 months probation and fined $5,000 ($4,000 suspended) for driving under the influence; $2,200 total fees and fine. James Travis, 56, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (350 suspended) 24 months probation and fined $5,000 ($5,000 suspended) for violation of a no contact order; $293 total fee.

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The District is currently seeking a qualified individual to work in the capacity of Customer Service Representative at our Newport office. The position incumbent will perform a variety of tasks to ensure that District customer needs are met with an emphasis in establishing line extensions for new customers. Qualified candidates must have strong communication and interpersonal skills related to customer, staff and vendor interactions. Proficiency in using Microsoft Office products and/or billing/accounting software is preferred. Ten key and typing ability (45 wpm minimum), along with solid basic math skills are required. Other requirements include a high school diploma (or equivalent), along with a minimum of two years’ experience in a customer service setting. Interested candidates should submit an application, resume and cover letter to Human Resources, Pend Oreille County PUD #1, PO Box 190, Newport, WA 99156 or to careers@popud.org. Applications may be obtained at the main Newport office or at Box Canyon Dam, or online at www.popud.org. Deadline for receipt of application materials is January 15, 2015. The District is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Your right to know and be informed of the functions of your government are embodied in public notices. In that self-government charges all citizens to be informed, this newspaper urges every citizen to read and study these notices. We strongly advise those citizens seeking further information to exercise their right of access to public records and public meetings.

2014400 PUBLIC NOTICE File No.: 8325.20363 Grantors: Northwest Trustee Services, Inc. Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc. Grantee: Beverly A. Grennell, an unmarried woman Ref to DOT Auditor File No.: 2008 0298735 Tax Parcel ID No.: 443532519017 Abbreviated Legal: Lot1, Blk 2, Pend Oreille Paradise, Pend Oreille River, Plat Bk 2, Pg 72 Notice of Trustee’s Sale Pursuant to the Revised Code of Washington 61.24, et seq. I. On January 9, 2015, at 10:00 AM inside the main lobby of the Hall of Justice, 229 South Garden Avenue in the

City of Newport, State of Washington, the undersigned Trustee (subject to any conditions imposed by the Trustee) will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable at time of sale, the following described real property “Property”, situated in the County(ies) of Pend Oreille, State of Washington: Lot 1 in Block 2 of Pend Oreille Paradise, Pend Oreille River Shore Lots, Plat Book 2, Page 72, records of the Auditor of Pend Oreille County, WA. Together with Shorelands of the Second Class Situate in front of, adjacent or abutting upon said Lot 1. Commonly known

as: 71 Riverview Road Cusick, WA 99119 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated 08/22/08, recorded on 08/28/08, under Auditor’s File No. 2008 0298735, records of Pend Oreille County, Washington, from Beverly A Grennell, an unmarried woman, as Grantor, to Northwest Trustee Services, Inc., as Trustee, to secure an obligation “Obligation” in favor of Bank of America, N.A., a National Banking Association, as Beneficiary, the beneficial interest in which was assigned by Bank of America, N.A., a National Banking Association to Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc., under an Assignment/Successive Assignments recorded under Auditor’s File No. 2012 0312148. *The Tax Parcel ID number and Abbreviated Legal Description are provided solely to comply with the recording statutes and

are not intended to supplement, amend or supersede the Property’s full legal description provided herein. II. No action commenced by the Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the Obligation in any Court by reason of the Grantor’s or Borrower’s default on the Obligation secured by the Deed of Trust. III. The Beneficiary alleges default of the Note and Deed of Trust pursuant to paragraph 9(a)(i) which provides “Lender may require immediate payment in full of all sums secured by this Security Instrument if?Borrower dies and the Property is not the principal residence of at least one surviving Borrower.” Amount due to satisfy as of 09/18/2014 Unpaid Principal Balance $63,568.52 Interest $6,239.53 Mortgage Insurance Premium $5,466.88 Lender’s Fees & Costs

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$7,485.06 Trustee’s Expenses (Itemization) Trustee’s Fee $525.00 Recording Costs $15.00 Total Costs $540.00 Total Amount Due: $83,299.99 IV. The sum owing on the Obligation is: Principal Balance of $63,568.52, together with interest as provided in the note or other instrument evidencing the Obligation from 12/25/10, and such other costs and fees as are due under the Obligation, and as are provided by statute. V. The Property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the Obligation as provided by statute. The sale will be made without representation or warranty, express or implied regarding title, possession, encumbrances or condition of the Property on 01/09/2015. The default(s) referred to in paragraph III, together with any subsequent payments, late charges, advances costs

and fees thereafter due, must be cured by before the sale, to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time before the sale, the default(s) as set forth in paragraph III, together with accruing interest, advances costs and fees thereafter due, is/are cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. The sale may be terminated any time before the sale by the Borrower, Grantor, any Guarantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance paying the entire balance of principal and interest secured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust. VI. A written notice of default was transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the fol-

lowing address(es): NAME AND ADDRESS Beverly Grennell 71 Riverview Road Cusick, WA 99119 Beverly Grennell 3801 East Terra Court Spokane, WA 99223 Unknown Spouse and/ or Domestic Partner of Beverly Grennell 71 Riverview Road Cusick, WA 99119 Unknown Spouse and/ or Domestic Partner of Beverly Grennell 3801 East Terra Court Spokane, WA 99223 by both first class and certified mail, return receipt requested on 07/13/12, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and on 07/14/12 Grantor and Borrower were personally served with said written notice of default or the written notice of default was posted on a conspicuous place on the real property described in paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. VII. The Trustee,

whose name and address are set forth below, will provide in writing to anyone requesting it a statement of all costs and trustee’s fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the Property. IX. Anyone having any objection to the sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustee’s sale. X. NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS - The purchaser at the Trustee’s Sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th

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Continued from 8B day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the Deed of Trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the Deed of Trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www. northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by this reference. You may also access sale status at www. northwesttrustee.com and www.USA-Foreclosure.com. EFFECTIVE: 09/18/2014 Date Executed: Northwest Trustee Services, Inc., Trustee Authorized Signature 13555 SE 36th St. Suite 100 Bellevue, WA 98006 Contact: Nanci Lambert (425) 586-1900. (TS# 8325.20363) 1002.222751-File No. Published in The Newport Miner December 10 and 31, 2014. (45,48)

_____________ 2014416 PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF PEND OREILLE Cause No.: 14-200050-9 Order of Sale Issued: 11/14/2014 SHERIFF’S PUBLIC NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC Plaintiff, vs.

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

JUDI M. LEE; ALSO ALL PERSONS PA R T I E S U N KNOWN CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE, LIEN OR INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT HEREIN, Defendant(s). TO: Judi M. Lee; occupants of the premises; and any persons or parties unknown claiming any right, title, lien or interest in the real property described in the complaint; The Superior Court of Pend Oreille County has directed the undersigned Sheriff of Pend Oreille County to sell the property described below to satisfy a judgment in the above-entitled action. The property to be sold is described as: Lot 9 and the South half of Lot 10 in Block 10 of Scott’s Second Addition to Newport, Plat Book 1, Page 10, Records of the Auditor of Pend Oreille County, Washington. Commonly known as: 518 South Cass, Newport, WA 99156 The sale of the above-described property is to take place: Time: 10:00 a.m. Date: Friday, February 6, 2015 Place: Pend Oreille County Hall of Justice; Front Door, East Entrance 229 S. Garden Avenue Newport, WA 99156 The judgment debtor can avoid the sale by paying the judgment amount of $140,808.77, together with interest, costs, and fees, before the sale date. For the exact amount, contact the Pend Oreille County Sheriff’s Office. DATED this 11th day of December, 2014 A L A N A . BOTZHEIM, SHERIFF PEND OREILLE COUNTY, WASHINGTON by: Linda Rusho, Civil Deputy Published in The Newport Miner December 17, 24, 31, 2014 and January 7, 2015. (46-4)

______________ 2014419 PUBLIC NOTICE SURPLUS MATERIAL FOR SALE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1 OF PEND OREILLE COUNTY The Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County has declared the following as no longer necessary, material to, or useful in the operations of the District and, therefore, surplus to the needs of the Public Utility District: Maytag Gemini Oven (used) - Serial # MER6775AAW 18261906JE The oven may be viewed between the hours of 8:00 - 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, by contacting Kevin Fisher, (509) 671-1321. Sealed bids will be received at the PUD offices, 130 N. Wash-

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ington, PO Box 190, Newport, WA. 99156, or at Box Canyon Dam Visitors Center, 7492 Hwy. 31, PO Box 547, Ione, WA. 99139 until 3:00 p.m., December 31, 2014. Indicate “Sealed Bid” on the outside of the envelope. The bids will be opened January 5, 2015 and awarded at the January 6, 2015, Board meeting. Karen Willner Clerk of the Board Published in The Newport Miner December 24 and 31, 2014. (47-2)

______________ 2014425 PUBLIC HEARING Diamond Lake Water and Sewer District Notice is hearby given that a Public Hearing will be held January 14, 2015 at the District office located at 172 S. Shore Rd. at 10 a.m. The purpose of said hearing is to discuss the 2014 budget amendment due to land acquisition and equipment replacement. 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 December 31, 2014 and January 7, 2015. (482)

______________ 2014426 PUBLIC NOTICE Amended Notice of Action & Public Hearing Notice is hereby given that Pend Oreille County is rescheduling a public hearing with the Planning Commission to consider public comment on proposed amendments the Future Land Use Map and Zoning Map (Wasatch Associates, LLC’s proposal to change the designation of 430 acres from NR-20 to R-5), the 6 year Capital Projects and Public Facilities Table 9.7, and to incorporate the 6 Year Transportation Plan Table 9.1 into the Comprehensive Plan. The comment period ends Tuesday Jan. 20th, 2015. We are extending the public comment period and republishing this notice in order to make sure all State Agencies have been notified and have an appropriate time frame to comment. The Planning Commission will be holding an open record public hearing on this matter Jan. 20th, 2015 in Cusick, WA at the Community Center at 6:00 pm. There are two follow up meetings scheduled for deliberations (Jan. 27th and Feb. 10th – both meetings will be at the Cusick Community Center at 6pm). The lead agency for these proposals determined that they do not have a probable significant adverse impact on the environment and issued two Amended Determinations

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of Non-Significance dated Dec. 29th, 2014. An environmental impact statement (EIS) is not required under RCW 43.21C.030(2) (c) for either of these proposals. The decision was made after review of the completed SEPA environmental checklists dated August 4, 2014 for the Comprehensive Plan text amendments, Sept. 25, 2014 for the Future Land Use Map and Zoning Map amendment, the documents incorporated by reference identified on Exhibit “A” attached to the Determination of Nonsignificance for the Future Land Use Map and Zoning Map amendment, and other information on file with the lead agency. This information is available to the public on request. Copies of the proposed revisions are available to the public between 8:00 AM & 4:30 PM at the Pend Oreille County Community Development Department, Courthouse Lower Level, 625 West 4th, Newport, WA 99156, (509) 447-4821 or http:// www.pendoreilleco. org/county/comprehensive_plan_update. asp . Date of notice of action: Nov.18, 2014 Date of amended notice of action: Dec. 29, 2014 Published in The Newport Miner December 31, 2014. (48)

______________ 2014421 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Pursuant to the Revised Code of Washington 61.24, et seq. T S N o . : WA - 1 4 609141-TC APN No.: 463118540012/ 18821 Title Order No.: 140004271-WA-MSO Grantor(s): MARK J. LIESKE Grantee(s): MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR INLAND NORTHWEST BANK. Deed of Trust Instrument/Reference No.: 2008 0296950 I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington, the undersigned Trustee, will on 1/30/2015, at 10:00 AM At the main stairs of the Old City Courthouse, 625 W. Fourth Street in the City of Newport, WA 99156 sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable in the form of credit bid or cash bid in the form of cashier’s check or certified checks from federally or State chartered banks, at the time of sale the following described real property, situated in the County of PEND OREILLE, State of Washington, to-wit: LOT 5, BLOCK 2 OF JACKSON’S ADDITION TO NEWPORT ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT T H E R E O F, P E N D OREILLE COUNTY, WA. More commonly known as: 402 W WILLOW ST, NEWPORT, WA 99156 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated 4/1/2008, recorded 4/8/2008, under 2008 0296950 records of PEND OREILLE County, Washington, from MARK J. LIESKE, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY, as Grantor(s), to THE LAND TITLE COMPANY, as Trustee, to se-

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cure an obligation in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR INLAND NORTHWEST BANK., as Beneficiary, the beneficial interest in which was assigned by MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR INLAND NORTHWEST BANK, (or by its successorsin-interest and/or assigns, if any), to Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America . II. No action commenced by the Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Borrower’s or Grantor’s default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust/Mortgage. III. The default(s) for which this foreclosure is made is/are as follows: Failure to pay when due the following amounts which are now in arrears: $30,226.32 IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: The principal sum of $92,805.70, together with interest as provided in the Note from the 6/1/2012, and such other costs and fees as are provided by statute. V. The abovedescribed real property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. Said sale will be made without warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances on 1/30/2015. The defaults referred to in Paragraph III must be cured by 1/19/2015 (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 1/19/2015 (11 days before the sale) the default as set forth in Paragraph III is cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. Payment must be in cash or with cashiers or certified checks from a State or federally chartered bank. The sale may be terminated any time after the 1/19/2015 (11 days before the sale date) and before the sale, by the Borrower or Grantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance by paying the principal and interest, plus costs, fees and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust, and curing all other defaults. VI. A written Notice of Default was transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address(es): NAME MARK J. LIESKE, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY ADDRESS 402 W WILLOW ST, NEWPORT, WA 99156 by both first class and certified mail, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and the Borrower and Grantor were personally served, if applicable, with said written Notice of Default or the written Notice of Default was posted in a conspicuous place on the real property described in Paragraph I above,

and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. These requirements were completed as of 7/22/2014. VII. The Trustee whose name and address are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the abovedescribed property. IX. Anyone having any objections to this sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustee’s sale. NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS - The purchaser at the Trustee’s Sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the deed of trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the deed of trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE SALE OF YOUR HOME. You have only 20 DAYS from the recording date of this notice to pursue mediation. DO NOT DELAY. CONTACT A HOUSING COUNSELOR OR AN ATTORNEY LICENSED I N WA S H I N G T O N NOW to assess your situation and refer you to mediation if you are eligible and it may help you save your home. See below for safe sources of help. SEEKING ASSISTANCE Housing counselors and legal assistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in determining your rights and opportunities to keep your house, you may contact the following: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance and referral to housing counselors recommended by the Housing Finance Commission: Toll-free: 1-877-894-HOME (1877-894-4663) or Web site: http://www.dfi. wa.gov/consumers/ homeownership/post_ purchase_counselors_foreclosure.htm. The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development: Toll-free: 1-800-569-4287 or National Web Site: http://portal.hud.gov/ hudportal/HUD or for Local counseling agencies in Washington: http://www.hud. gov/offices/hsg/sfh/ hcc/fc/index.cfm? webListAction=searc handsearchstate=WA andfilterSvc=dfc The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and attorneys: Telephone: 1-800-606-

4819 or Web site: http://nwjustice.org/ what-clear. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. THIS OFFICE IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. Dated: SEP. 30, 2014 Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington, as Trustee By: Maria Montana, Assistant Secretary Trustee’s Mailing Address: Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington C/O Quality Loan Service Corp. 2141 Fifth Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101 (866) 645-7711 Trustee’s Physical Address: Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington 108 1st Ave South, Suite 202 Seattle, WA 98104 (866) 925-0241 Sale Line: 714-7302727 Or Login to: http://wa.qualityloan. com TS No.: WA-146 0 9 1 4 1 - T C A-FN4485663 1 2 / 3 1 / 2 0 1 4 , 01/21/2015 Published in The Newport Miner December 31, 2014 and January 21, 2015. (48, 51)

2014427 PUBLIC NOTICE CALL FOR BIDS LEASE TO OWN TWO, F550 TRUCKS CONTRACT NO. 14-035 Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County, Washington, hereby solicits sealed bids for a lease to own contract for the following (or equivalent) vehicles: • Ford F550 4x4, 2011 or newer, with Altec bucket, 37-foot platform jib, with a oneman rotating bucket, with dual controls. Truck must have a full service body, tow package, air brakes, automatic transmission, 300 HP diesel motor, and be white in color. • Ford F550 4x4, 2006, with Altec bucket, 37-foot platform jib, with a one-man rotating bucket. Truck must have a full service body, tow package, automatic transmission, 325 HP Power Stroke Turbo diesel engine, and be white in color. Sealed bids will be received until 2:30 p.m., January 14, 2015, at which time they will be opened and read aloud. Interested parties may obtain complete bid specifications by contacting the Contract Administrator at (509) 447-9345. Bids are to be submitted to the Contract Administrator of Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County, P.O. Box 190, N. 130 Washington, Newport, Washington 99156. The Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any informality in the bidding, or to exercise any other right or action provided by statute. Women and minority owned businesses are encouraged to bid. Published in The Newport Miner December 31, 2014. (48)

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Create raises funds through auction NEWPORT – Create Arts will host “The Cake” silent and live auction, Saturday, Jan. 24 at 2 p.m. Art, antiques and live music will entertain area residents with the proceeds going to Create. The “Art After School” program continues on Thursdays at Create with shadow lamps and beaded bookmarks being made during January. The cost is $5 and the class runs from 3-4:30 p.m. On Jan. 8, checker and chess boards will be made, followed by shadow lamps on Jan. 15, Macramé on Jan. 22 and beaded bookmarks on Jan. 29. Weekly dancing, painting and other classes at Create continue in January. All classes are pre-register only and open groups are by donation. Weekly dancing includes Miss Patty’s Dance Experience on Mondays. Children ages 3-5 will dance at 2:30 p.m. Children 6-8 will start dance class at 3:30 p.m. and youth ballroom dancing starts at 5:30 p.m. for children up to 17. Jessa’s Creative Dance will be offered Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 4-5 p.m. Glenn and Patty Braunstein will also teach dance classes on Wednesdays from 5:30-7:30 p.m.

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