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BY MICHELLE NEDVED OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – The latest group to form a bargaining unit at Newport Hospital and Health Services is no longer represented by the Service Employees International Union. SIEU notified the district administration Feb. 22 they were no longer interested in representing the unit. District CEO Tom Wilbur said

Property owners complain about lack of county help BY FRED WILLENBROCK OF THE MINER

two petitions to decertify the union had circulated through the employees and he believes a majority of employees signed it. “I think the union respected the wishes of our staff and opted to rescind their petition,” he said. The bargaining unit formed in June 2010, comprised of emergency room technicians, licensed practical nurses (LPNs), medical assistants and certified nursing assistants (NACs). Negotiations began then, and a contract had

The CNS staff from the Pend Oreille Public Utility District will be showing property owners the location of the fiber and box as well as getting them to sign consent forms at an open house event Wednesday, April 10 from 4-7 p.m. at the CNS showroom, located behind Safeway. The hookup is free and does not commit the property owner to any service; the retail service providers will work with each customer if they want their service. The CNS contractor will begin hooking up houses and businesses April 16 and continue the work

DIAMOND LAKE – For the second year, unusually high lake levels are causing damage to some lake property and property owners took their fight from the sandbagging to the Pend Oreille County commissioners Monday, April 2. They voiced their complaints that the commissioners aren’t helping to solve the problem and threatened legal action. But they also said they hired their own engineer to find a solution. Diamond Lake Improvement Association president Geri Guinn and some members of the non-profit association that W H AT ’S N E X T: represents a THE DIAMOND LAKE portion of the Improvement Asproperty owners sociation will meet questioned why Wednesday, April 4 the commisat 6:30 p.m. at the sioners had not Diamond Lake Fire worked on the Station. problem during the summer and winter. Guinn said legal action might be taken, pointing out state laws that gave the county authority in emergencies to take action to protect life and property. Diamond Lake resident Bob Tully said they understand the county is short on funds but they expect them to at least take the leadership in finding a solution to a problem that could cause property damage. He also believes that unless the lake’s outlet is cleared, it will continue to happen each year. Last year after lake residents complained, the commissioners directed public works director Sam Castro to give them a report. His short report stated there were no blocked culverts and the most likely cause was over-saturated soil at the outlet. Recently, the association hired James

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Property owners asked to signup for fiber CNS meeting to explain location of fiber and equipment for each property BY FRED WILLENBROCK OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – With the main fiber optic lines pushing toward completion in south Pend Oreille County, the Community Network System is ready to start stringing the wire and attach boxes to homes and businesses. This is the final step for the public utility before opening up the pipe to retail service providers that will offer services from television and Internet to security.

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Diamond Lake property owner Bob Tulley struggles to place sandbags on top of a block wall for the second year to protect his Elu Beach Road property from unusually high water.

Ione Bridge work starts Monday Overnight closures expected once a week BY JANELLE ATYEO OF THE MINER

IONE – The second phase of work to upgrade the Ione Bridge is set to begin Monday, April 9. Crews will be preparing to paint the bridge. Work will continue

through most of the summer with completion expected in mid-September. About once a week, the bridge will be closed overnight and traffic will be routed along the same detour route up to Sullivan Lake and back to Highway 31 that was in place last year. Reader boards at either end of the bridge will warn motorists

about the coming closures. Kurt Johnson of the West Company, who is the main contractor for the job, said they will try to schedule closures on Wednesday nights, but the day of the week will likely vary. West Company is subcontracting the painting work to Dunkin SEE BRIDGE, 2A

Mill Pond Dam removal approved BY JANELLE ATYEO OF THE MINER

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Easter is here Ashleigh Benham of Newport was at the Newport Public Library Thursday, March 29 with her children Myleigh, 3, and Zoey, 8 months, for story time. After story time, they joined several other kids and parents and grandparents in dying Easter eggs.

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Power outage blacks out Newport for two hours NEWPORT – A power outage left downtown Newport without power for about 2 hours Tuesday afternoon, April 3. About 12:15 p.m., a tree branch fell onto a threephase power line near the intersection of Cass Avenue and Fourth Street, causing the electrical conductor to burn in two. The high amperage fault current, which was a result of the tree branch lying across the lines, caused a jumper near First and Union to burn off, with a large blue arc and loud boom. PUD linemen isolated the lines on Fourth Street in order to make repairs to the line on Union and restore power to the majority of affected customers just after 2 p.m. They then returned to Fourth Street and replaced the damaged section of line. Final repairs were made

and power was restored to all customers by about 3:30 p.m.

Priest River to draft chicken amendment PRIEST RIVER – The Priest River City Council is still considering allowing chickens in the city limits, something that would require an ordinance change and public hearing. A citizen made the request to keep chickens as pets at a council meeting in March. The council directed the city attorney and police chief to write a draft ordinance. Once the council reviews that, a public hearing will be scheduled. Mayor Jim Martin said a handful of people attending Monday night’s meeting in favor of chickens. Both Newport and Spokane allow chickens.

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METALINE FALLS – It won’t happen for another three to five years, but plans to demolish Mill Pond Dam were given the go ahead last week from the state Department of Ecology. Mill Pond Dam is part of the Sullivan Creek Hydroelectric

Project, located on Sullivan Lake, Sullivan Creek and Outlet Creek within the Colville National Forest in northern Pend Oreille County. The project is managed by the Pend Oreille Public Utility District No. 1 (PUD). The PUD is in the process of surrendering the federal license for the project, and part of the

mitigation work for the license surrender involves removing the dam at Mill Pond and installing a pipe that will draw cold water from Sullivan Lake into the creek. Last week, Ecology issued a 401 certification, named after section 401 of the federal Clean Water Act. The permit certi-

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NEWPORT – Easter Sunday is April 8, and a number of egg hunts are planned this holiday weekend. Most egg hunts will take place Saturday morning, April 7. Newport Newport City Park at First and Calispel will be filled with eggs for the young ones to find Saturday, April 7, at 10 a.m. There will be separate hunts for different age groups for kids 12 and under. The Easter Bunny will be visiting for photos with kids from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Photos will be available with a $5 donation. The event is sponsored by the city of Newport, Safeway Hope Hikers, Newport Soroptimists and Owen’s Grocery. Priest River Priest River’s big egg hunt will

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by donations. Cusick An Easter egg hunt at the county fairgrounds in Cusick will get underway at 10 a.m. sharp Saturday, rain or shine. There will be prizes and candy for toddler-aged kids up to age 10. The event is put on by American Legion Auxiliary Post 217. Ione The Ione Fire Department is preparing eggs for a hunt Sunday, April 8, at 1 p.m. in the Ione park. Metaline Kids are invited to Metaline City Park Sunday, April 8, at 1:30 p.m. for an egg hunt put on by the American Legion Post 144 and the Legion Auxiliary.

DAM | SCL to pay for large part of work FROM PAGE 1

fies that water quality will be protected in Sullivan Creek and Outlet Creek while the work is being done. “It’s just another piece of the puzzle,” explained Mark Cauchy, PUD director of regulatory and environmental affairs. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must issue a biological opinion. With that and Ecology’s 401 certification, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission can issue the surrender order. The final approval is expected this summer. From that time, the agreement calls for the dam removal to happen within three to five years. Cauchy said the project will take several years, so the first of the work will likely start in three years. Taking the dam out will restore Sullivan Creek close to how it was before structures were placed there in the early 1900s. The aim is to improve fish habitat by eliminating the manmade barrier that now prevents fish from moving upstream. Fish will gain 16 miles of new habitat in Sullivan Creek. Removing the dam also will allow natural sediment to move downstream and improve water quality by cooling the water off substantially. In addition, the removal will enhance natural wetlands. Wetlands are important because they filter and purify water, supply wildlife habitat and control erosion. When the dam comes out, the 63-acre lake known as Mill Pond will revert to the stream it once was. It will likely take several years to rehabilitate the

area. The plans for Mill Pond and Sullivan Lake were negotiated in a two-year-long mediation with several parties including the U.S. Forest Service and other federal agencies, state agencies, the Kalispel Tribe of Indians and selected local residents. Seattle City Light plays a large role in the project. City Light will fund a large portion of the work as mitigation for its Boundary Dam. The new license for Boundary will be issued from FERC at the same time as the Sullivan Creek’s license surrender is approved. The cold water pipe is expected to cost about $3.5 million, and the dam removal could cost $10 million.

Dam causes increased water temperatures The Sullivan Creek Project was built in 1909 by the Inland Portland Cement Co. to supply electricity to Metaline Falls. It consisted of Sullivan Lake Dam, Sullivan Lake, Mill Pond Dam, Mill Pond, an intake structure on Mill Pond, a wooden flume, a canal, a tunnel and powerhouse. The project was decommissioned in 1956 after a portion of the wooden flume collapsed. Without the flume, water could no longer get to the powerhouse to generate power. Box Canyon Hydroelectric Project was completed in 1956, making repairs at Mill Pond project unnecessary. The history of the project is told in a self-guided trail walk through the woods around Mill Pond. The cement company created

Mill Pond when it built a log crib dam as part of the project. The concrete Mill Pond Dam, which is 134 feet long and about 55 feet high, was built in 1921 just below the log crib dam. It maintained the water level of Mill Pond at approximately 2,520 feet and changed the stream into a pond. Mill Pond Dam also altered the natural sediment transport processes in Sullivan Creek by trapping it behind the dam. This means the sediments are depleted in Sullivan Creek, downstream of Mill Pond Dam, removing spawning gravel that is important for the trout populations. The dam also raised the water temperatures so it was too warm for a healthy eco-system. Impounding the water in the pond increased the temperature by more than 4 degrees in the water discharged from Mill Pond Dam and flowing toward the mouth of Sullivan Creek. During the summer months, water temperatures can exceed 61 degrees, which is too warm for local species of fish. Removing Mill Pond Dam will help keep the water cool, but studies also have concluded that a cold-water release facility at Sullivan Lake Dam consisting of a 48-inch-diameter pipe with fish screening at the intake would also help lower temperatures in Outlet and Sullivan creeks during the summer and fall. The 401 Certification concludes that installing this pipe will be done in a way that protects water quality – including fish populations in Sullivan Lake and Outlet and Sullivan creeks.

LEVEL | County declared emergency FROM PAGE 1

A. Sewell and Associates to get to the bottom of the problem. They began the permit application process with the state to clear the outlet at the southwest end of the lake. Sewell will also recommend a dredging plan, assist with oversight and recommend a lake level monitoring system, said Eric Eldenburg, Sewell partner. He will be at the DLIA meeting Wednesday, April 4. Several county officials plan to attend as well. The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Diamond Lake Fire Station. Eldenburg said they will survey the outlet channel and note all the restrictions from beaver dams to weeds and sediment they believe

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be at the Mud Hole off of Highway 2 Saturday at 10 a.m. Kids can find hard boiled eggs and redeem special eggs for prizes. There are different egg hunts divided by age groups for kids up to age 10. The event is sponsored by the Priest River Lions Club. Blanchard The Blanchard Grange, 36 Mason Ave., will host its annual egg hunt Saturday at 11 a.m. There are eggs and prizes in three age categories for kids up to age 11. Laclede The annual egg hunt at the Riley Creek Campground, located off Highway 2 at Laclede, is Saturday at 10 a.m. for ages 12 and under. The event is organized by the Laclede community and funded

are restricting it. They will make a topographic map of the bottom of the channel. They also have lake level information available to them to help determine what the level has been historically. Eldenburg said the records show the channel was last dredged by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the 1970s. He said so far it looks like the best dredging recommendation will be to use a suction system. This channel, which is called Moon Creek by some people, eventually leads to Sacheen Lake. Residents there are fearful that increased water from Diamond Lake would cause flood problems in Sacheen. The commissioners declared an

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emergency last week and issued a no wake order on Diamond and Sacheen lakes. Commissioner Diane Wear plans to attend the April 4 meeting. There hasn’t been a formal survey of damages or potential damage to property around the lake. Unofficial reports are that a handful of homeowners have had to start pumps in their basements and some bulkheads are showing signs of stress, especially after the weekend high winds. Low-lying areas that usually are not underwater are covered with several inches now. On Tuesday, the lake appears to be about six inches higher than the highest level last year according to some residents.

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through Nov. 30. The deadline for the federal-grant-funded project is April 1, 2013. After the grant deadline, the PUD policy will be to pay for the first $1,500 of the hookup costs to the home or business, after that the property owner pays. CNS manager Joe Onley said the main fiber lines will be completed in the south county, including Newport, by the end of May. While the individual properties are being connected, the electronics for the system will be installed. They will be going to areas where the largest concentrations of property owners have signed up first, Onley said. This will be more efficient. The staff hopes this first signup night gets a majority of property owners on board, but they plan other options to contact them. “We want to get face to face with the property owners so we can show them what we will be doing and answer their questions,” Onley said. They also want to hear any issues or concerns about where to place the fiber line and boxes, he said. Customers will be required to sign a consent form if they want the hookup. Onley said nobody will be forced to get the line or box, but he said they encourage people to get it done now while it is free, even if they don’t plan to use it. The actual property owner will have to sign the consent form and not a renter or relative. Because the federal grant covered only the south county area, there

UNION | SIEU still represents Registered Nurses FROM PAGE 1

yet to be agreed upon. Wilbur said he believes the union found out the district isn’t too far behind market wages. “Our process is set up to keep us as competitive with the market as we can be,” he said. The district uses the Millimen Survey to determine fair wages. Unfair Labor Practice complaints were filed against the district last year, alleging an employee was fired because she appeared in an advertisement paid for by SIEU that ran in The Newport and Gem State Miner Newspapers. Wilbur said at the time the district followed procedure when letting the employee go and that he couldn’t comment on specific personnel issues. Another ULP alleged district employee Jenny Cooper was in a managerial position when she approached other employees during work time to discuss decertifying the union.

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and Bush Inc. It will be repainted in the same department of transportation orange color. Before the painting begins, they’ll be doing some prep work, installing a big containment sheet. Painting will likely start in May. Other work this summer involves replacing some of the steel grade decking in the center of the roadway that is damaged. Phase one of the bridge upgrade was completed last year. Crews did structural work on the timber

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Wilbur said that was the only ULP the union could “hang their hat on,” and after a hearing, the ruling was that Cooper is not in a managerial position. The final complaint was that the district instituted an unlawful solicitation and distribution rule, prohibiting where employees distributed union flyers and where they could talk about negotiations. All ULPs have been closed, according to David Gedrose, unfair labor practice manager for the Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC). SIEU still represents the registered nurses at Newport Hospital and Health Services. The RNs have had a contract since 2006. Employees that were part of the new bargaining unit have been put back under the non-contract compensation plan, Wilbur said. Their job descriptions were compared to the market survey and adjusted because they missed out on a couple wage increases while in negotiations, Wilbur said.

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might be some confusion about who is included in the project boundaries. Onley said they will have maps of the project area available at the meeting and can help property owners determine if they are in it. He pointed out that it is the intention of the PUD commissioners to eventually offer service to the entire county. In some areas the fiber boundaries for the grant are across the road from a home. They will have samples of the box that must be hooked up within 15 feet of the electric meter. As a promotion, the CNS is offering chances to win an iPad to those signing up at the April 10 meeting. Onley also said he hopes neighbors will encourage each other to come in that night; the more that are signed up in an area the higher they will be on the priority list. The plan is to get the system up and running to every home and business before opening it up to the retail service providers that are signing up to use it, Olney said. But this is a big step towards that. The PUD awarded an $8.345 million contract for underground fiber work to the firm of Henkels & McCoy at a special meeting March 23. Henkels & McCoy were the low bidders among five bidding to install the underground fiber line. North Sky Communication was the next closest bidder, at $9.73 million, Onley said. But it really was a moot point since the law requires that the bidders be within 15 percent of their engineering estimate and only Henkels & McCoy met that standard. “They were within $10,000 of their engineering estimate,” he said.

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pilings and girders and did an overlay on the concrete approach. Work lasted from around Labor Day until early November. West Company Inc. of Airway Heights was awarded the contract for $3.6 million. The work is funded through the federal bridge replacement program. This is the bridge’s first major upgrade since the 1960s. The first bridge over the Pend Oreille River on Sullivan Lake Road was built in the 1930s. The rehab is expected to give it another 10 to 15 years of service.

L A ST Y E A R The weather warmed up this week last year with highs mostly in the 50s. April 8 reached 58 degrees. Lows were between 38 and 25 and it rained two days.

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BR I E FLY â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Be inspiredâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; at Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Connection April 19 NEWPORT â&#x20AC;&#x201C; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Be Inspiredâ&#x20AC;? is the theme for the Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Connection luncheon set for Thursday, April 19. The luncheon will take place from noon to 2 p.m. at the Pineridge Community Church at 1428 E. First St. in Newport. The cost is $8. P.J. Schlotterbeck of P.J.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Nursery will be one of the speakers. Music will be provided by Rob Greenslade. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Unforgettable Women We Hope to Be,â&#x20AC;? will be the theme of the featured speaker, Niki Anderson of Spokane. Anderson is a former missionary to East Africa and best selling author of inspirational books. She is a member of the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association. Free childcare on site is provided. People are asked make reservations by calling 509-4475770.

Rotary youth organization starts up OLDTOWN â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Interact, a Rotary youth organization for kids ages 12-18, is having a start-up meeting Thursday, April 12 at 6 p.m. at the Oldtown Rotary Park. There will be refreshments and information about the new service club. Interact members will be encouraged to give service among youth, develop youth leadership skills, foster interest in community and work on local and international projects. For more information contact Terri Ivie at 208-448-2431 or Nadine Parker at 208-448-2736.

Open house celebrates Public Health Week NEWPORT â&#x20AC;&#x201C; In celebration of national Public Health Week and Infant Immunization Week, the Northeast Tri-County Health District is having an open house Tuesday, April 10 from 8 a.m. to noon and 12:30-4 p.m. at its Newport office, at 605 Highway 20. There will be refreshments, and staff will be available to answer questions. The district will be offering free Tdap vaccines to adults who wish to update their immunization statues. Tdap is combined Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis vaccines. Public Health Week is April 2-8, and Infant Immunization Week is April 21-28. For more information, call the Newport office at 509-447-3131.

County signs off on road union agreement NEWPORT â&#x20AC;&#x201C; All parties have signed off on an agreement between Pend Oreille County and its road employees, unionized under the Washington State Council of County and City Employees Local 1135-P. The last contract expired at the end of 2010 and they operated under a one-year extension through 2011 while parties negotiated a new labor contract. The new contract takes the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget crisis into consideration. Employees hired after Jan. 1, 2012, will fall under a reduced pay scale. Current Level 1 employees, such as engineering technicians, road maintenance technicians and mechanics make $21.89 per hour, but new hires will make $19.35. Foremen and survey chiefs, Level 3 employees, make $26.11 currently and $22.85 for new hires. The contract has no pay raises laid out, but it does have a â&#x20AC;&#x153;me tooâ&#x20AC;? clause, meaning if another group of county employees is awarded a pay raise, the road workers will receive a raise as well. The contract may be reopened in 2013 and 2015 to negotiate wage and benefits. The county pays $560 per month toward the employeesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; medical, dental and life insurance plans. There is a no strike, no lockout clause. The new contract is effective through 2017.

COLVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; After May 31, people who need food worker cards will no longer be able to take a class in Newport, according to a press release form the Northeast Tri County Health District. Washington State requires that all food workers have food safety training before handling food served to the public and obtain a valid food worker card. In place of the classes, two new options for obtaining a food worker card will be available. Area residents can complete the training and testing online by visiting the Health Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website www.netchd.org and clicking on the link for the training. Food workers log into the site, go through the interactive training, take the test, pay, and print their food worker card. As another option, Health District offices have training and testing centers available for walk-in customers. There are benefits from the change, according to Matt Schanz, Environmental Health Director for the district. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The classes were scheduled during the day, requiring many food service employees to take time off to attend,â&#x20AC;? Schanz said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Those that lived in outlying ar-

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Flowing mud This was the scene on Highway 20 about 10 miles north of Cusick Friday, March 30. Water, mud and debris from the adjacent land flowed off the hillside and blocked the highway culvert. This resulted in water and mud flowing across the highway. The road was closed for a time, then one lane was opened. By 3 p.m. Saturday both lanes were open.

Old city shop will come down BY JANELLE ATYEO OF THE MINER

NEWPORT â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The old city shop on Newportâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s south side at Union and Fifth Street will be torn down. The city will be collecting three bids from local contractors. There is a basement measuring about 30 by 30 feet below part of the cinderblock building. It will be torn out as well. City administrator Ray King discussed street conditions with the council Monday, April 2. He said they have a mix of conditions out there with frost still present under some streets and other areas starting to lay down. If the rain stops, he suspects theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be able to lift the weight restrictions soon. Crews have been cleaning dry wells to alleviate flooding. He pointed out the corner of Fifth and Fea as a problem area. The city is done sweeping the winter sand from its streets and sidewalks. King said they will need to replace the brooms on the sweep-

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ers soon. He said itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an expensive project to sweep the streets, costing about $160 to $170 per hour. King talked to a resident who was concerned with the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plan to install sidewalks along Highway 2 to the schools. The resident was concerned that the sidewalks would not be plowed in the winter. King said the city will not be able to plow those sidewalks, especially with a berm of heavy snow plowed from

the highway. Newport is applying for a grant for the sidewalks. Also at Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meeting the council approved having a K-9 keg pull at the city parkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cowboy campground in late April or early May. They awarded $1,000 in hotel-motel tax funding to the Who Let the Girls Out events planned for May 19 and Nov. 4, and they approved a hazard communication policy, updated from the 1986 version.

eas had long drives getting to one of our offices to attend the class. Moving to a system where they can take the class online from home or somewhere where they have internet access can really help save time and expense.â&#x20AC;? Schanz went on to say it is also important that we had a system that would work for individuals who did not have Internet access or wanted to pay in cash. Each health district office has training and testing computer stations available on a walk-in basis. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hopefully this will fit peoples schedule better than classes held on set days and times,â&#x20AC;? he said. Another benefit is the training itself, he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the past, we showed a food safety video and had people take the test,â&#x20AC;? Schanz said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The training that is online or at our training and testing center is more interactive and people seem to learn more using this method.â&#x20AC;? The cost for the food worker card has not changed and is $10. For more information, visit www.netchd.org or call the Newport Northeast Tri County Health District office at 509-4473131.

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Let’s secure share of highflying aerospace industry

he new north Idaho Aerospace Alliance should provide the inspiration for local economic development leaders. If they haven’t heard of it they should have; it has a dozen member companies and agencies formed to show the impact of the highflying industry in the region – an industry on the verge of unprecedented growth with several seeds in the Priest River and Newport communities. An industry that has demonstrated that it isn’t afraid to locate in small communities. Rural Idaho is far ahead of rural Washington economic development leaders on this new job vein. The Idaho Department of Commerce has identified the companies and the close to 400 jobs already in Idaho working in aerospace. A good portion of these are in North Idaho and one is in Priest River – Aerocet, Inc. and one in Sandpoint – Quest Aircraft Co. Idaho leaders said they see the growth coming and want a piece of the new job bonanza. One newspaper reported they are working on recruiting two new aerospace companies to Idaho; showing that recruiting can be done despite what some Washington economic gurus still preach against. Newport actually has had one of the first aerospace manufacturers in the region among their few companies and bleak economy. Now called C&D Zodiac they recently told The Miner they plan a three-year ramp up of production and jobs. They make composite materials for manufacturing aircraft around the world. They employ close to 100 people in the building behind McDonalds. We think leaders should start thinking regionally about recruiting and assisting the aerospace industry. Newport, Priest River, Sandpoint and Hayden are close enough to be considered an aerospace industry region. What one can’t supply the other can; combining resources and interests with a common thread of being located in rural communities. This means state and federal political push; ask them for help in our economically depressed rural communities for the aerospace industry. Ask for infrastructure assistance, ask for help recruiting, and tax breaks. How much influence will Senators from Idaho and Washington have together? Much more than by themselves. Many of these companies are small, with less than 50 employees; they supply all the pieces and parts that make the Boeings and Airbus planes possible, companies trying to build dozens of planes a month. Subcontracting with facilities in small communities is the wave of the future. Get out of the expensive metro areas is the mantra of some companies. Go fishing and skiing close to home is the dreams of many aerospace workers. It’s time to make everyone’s dream come true and start working together on making this the best little aerospace manufacturing region in the world. --FJW

Obamacare faces the Supreme Court Well, after two years, the tennis ball known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, has finally landed in the U.S. Supreme Court. We may know in June, we may not know until the end of the year or we may have to wait until 2015 to learn whether it will remain the law of the land in whole or in part. Obamacare, the linchpin of President Barack Obama’s legacy, was passed March 23, 2010, as a plan to provide health care and insurance for the 50 million Americans who are uninsured. Without it, we were told, Medicare and Medicaid could not survive. It was passed in such haste and so quickly signed by the president that most Americans had little or no idea what was in it. Once the legal eagles of the land got a hold of it, 26 states, including Washington, joined in a lawsuit questioning its constitutionality. Attorney General Rob McKenna made the decision over the objection of Gov. Chris Gregoire and was upheld in his authority to do so. Some key legal questions the court must answer: 1. Can Congress compel individuals to buy health insurance or charge them a penalty for not doing it? 2. Can Congress pass such a buyor-be-penalized law from which there is no escape? Does Obamacare violate the Anti-Injunction Act, which does not permit a contract to be binding unless the parties agree to its terms without duress and forestalls lawsuits until payment has been made? Since the penalty phase doesn’t kick in until 2014, the court could delay hearing any lawsuit until then. 3. Can Congress pressure states

to expand Medicare coverage by threatening to withhold funds? 4. Can portions of the law be struck down without killing the whole law? The day after Obamacare passed two years ago, major polls showed that 50.4 percent of Americans were opposed to it. That figure is 50.5 percent today. Other recent polls taken this GUEST month show 36 percent in favor OPINION and 47 percent ADELE in opposition. A FERGUSON panel of lawCORRESPONDENT yers, academics and journalists convened by the American Bar Association predicted that the Supreme Court would uphold the law (Wall Street Journal). A poll taken in the last week showed that 75 percent of those polled believed the court’s decision would be politically inspired. The Wall Street Journal analyzed the records of the nine members of the Supreme Court and picked Clarence Thomas as the only sure no vote on upholding the law, and Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Stephen Breyer and Sonia Sotomayor as sure yeses. Chief Justice John Roberts, Antonin Scalia and Samuel Alito are conservatives but have been liberal in some cases involving what Congress can do. Anthony Kennedy, the swing vote on the court, goes conservative SEE FERGUSON, 5A

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|| Bureaucratic agencies overstep their bounds To the editor: Jani Gilbert’s Guest Opinion (The Miner March 7) said that the Shoreline Master Program is not new; yes, that’s correct. She didn’t mention that the majority of citizens in Pend Oreille County had very little public notification or participation, due to a bare minimum amount of public notice. Also, Ms. Gilbert, Pend Oreille County consists of not only Ione, Metaline and Metaline Falls, but also Cusick, Usk and Newport. The Department of Ecology has given the county $400,000 to dictate to the county how we will “locally-tailor” our SMP. Has DOE done any socioeconomic studies impacting our county? There has been no Best Available Science produced to citizens to substantiate the massive buffers they are requiring. DOE bureaucrats simply rehash and recycle previous reports and pretty pictures from their “peers.” The proposed buffers will create fuel for potential devastating fires. The buffers can be thinned only after going through a burdensome permit process, then allowing individuals to reduce and clean the buffers of dead and non-native growth, and then only if approved. You may not increase footprint size of your existing structure if you are in the new buffer zone; only in the area, which does not encroach in the buffer zone under new building codes. Based on the existing draft of the SMP, DOE has already mandated “one size fits all” buffers, which are shown on the Proposed Draft SMP map for the county. Our local county authorities struggle to make both the citizenry and DOE happy, but DOE, like the EPA, overstep their bounds constantly as is being demonstrated now in the courts. DOE “allows” us to present alternate plans from community input, then squashes us with denial, thus placing their own dictates upon us. The bureaucrats need to work with us, not against us. We know our county and our lands far better than they. -Jo Cardone Ione

Government workers should face panel To the editor: Our local county government cares about us tax payers. They work hard and try their best to do what is right. They have heart because they are our neighbors, friends and fellow Americans. Some unelected state and federal government workers do not treat us taxpayers with that kind of respect. Why is this? It’s because they

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have no fear and face no consequences. There are 100s of unelected government agencies such as EPA, DOE, Fish and Wildlife, IRS, DNR, FDA and other more powerful agencies. A solution around all government workers that are not elected ought to have to face a board of private citizens that could take complaints if a government worker treated you with disrespect or disregarded your alienable rights. That government worker would then have to answer the complaint to the citizen board without union representation. The citizen board then would have the ability to recommend retraining in respect of their fellow Americans or possible demotion. If that government worker gets brought up to the board a fourth time within a certain time frame then they would be fired. You could have six people on the peoples committee from each county across the United States that are elected. These board members would be unpaid and completely voluntary. The unelected government worker could be brought in front of the board if the board felt the complaint was reasonable. E.g. would be the EPA person that decided to charge the Sacketts the $75,000 a day. He needs retraining in respect and a demotion. Government should not destroy our freedoms but protect it and honor it with the utmost respect because we Americans make personal sacrifices for them by paying them to work for us. Unelected government should not enslave our freedoms like they do. -Donna Lands Newport

Gas prices aren’t that cut and dry To the editor: Does anybody seriously believe that taxpayers are responsible for buying contraceptives for law school students (that can be bought for $9 a month from CVS)? Does anybody seriously believe that if the supply of gasoline was increased by drilling anywhere and everywhere, that gas prices wouldn’t drop? Does anybody seriously believe that increasing taxes on oil companies will cause gas prices to drop? The Campaigner-In-Chief was once again demonizing “Big Oil” in the form of ExxonMobile, decrying their “record” profits, citing “billions” in revenue. Once again, the financial results that matter but are far less exciting, are net profits as a percentage of revenue. ExxonMobile reported $121.609 billion in revenue for last quarter of 2011 and $486.289 billion for all of 2011. That is a lot of money! But, their profit as a percentage of gross rev-

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No, the U.S. needs to address the country’s health insurance dilemma. The Affordable Care Act is the way to start.

Yes, the sooner the U.S. goes to a single-payer system, the better. Health care should not be a profit-driven business.

To the editor: In the beginning, satellite images seemed to indicate that the sea levels were rising somewhat. This spawned the global warming industry. Al Gore blamed man and raised global warming to an art form. The unwashed masses threw money at him with both hands, not to mention Nobel prizes and Oscars. There wasn’t a dry eye in the house. Alas, the latest satellite images indicate that the sea levels are decreasing. Barely perceptibly, it’s true, but decreasing nonetheless. Not to worry, however, because the Global Warmers have now decided that the satellite images are unreliable as a measure of sea level activity. I mean, who gets to change the rules in the middle of the game? Scientists point out that average temperatures have been rising and falling for centuries. From 1850 to 1950 there was a warming trend followed by a cooling trend until late in the 20th century. There was even talk of a new ice age. Then came the satellite images. The rest, they say, is history. One could only wish. The Bible says, “While the earth remaineth, seed time and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter shall not cease.” (Gen 8:22). It also says it was God “who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth and brake up for it My decreed place, and set bars and doors, and said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further; and here shall thy proud waves be stayed.” (Job 38:8-11). God has decreed the shorelines of the continents will not be changed by rising oceans. Global Warmers will not be deterred by God, however. The late MD/author Michael Crichton did diligent research into global temperature patterns. The empirical data simply does not support global warming. Standby for a rules change. -Larry Montgomery Newport SEE LETTERS, 5A

Do laws against texting while driving keep you from using your phone on the road? D. I can handle my vehicle and text. I just keep it out of site incase police drive by.

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Yes, it clearly is unconstitutional and unwanted by most the people. No, if people aren’t required to buy health insurance, insurance companies will not insure people with pre-existing conditions.

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enue was 6 percent for their fourth quarter of 2011 and 8 percent for the year 2011. During the fourth quarter of 2010 their profit percentage was 8.7 percent, higher that 2011. The president said that as gas prices go up Exxon made more money (more gross revenue). Well duh! What he didn’t say is that as gas price went up, Exxon’s net profits went down. And, how about the president getting behind the “pipe from nowhere,” approving the southern end of the pipeline (that didn’t need his approval anyway)? -LeRoy Leland Diamond Lake

C. I don’t do it. Texting and driving is just plain unsafe.

A. I feel guilty when I do it, but I often sneak in a quick text on the road.

B. I try not to, but once in a while I’ll send a text if it’s really important.

Total Votes: 27

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Social security claiming strategies work To the editor: As a 64-year-old baby-boomer, I’m sharing general Social Security claiming strategies that work to save payroll costs and maximize lifetime benefits $50,000 ($100,000 for married couples). Presently, 75 percent of Social Security claims are made before full benefit age of 66, 50 percent at age 62, lifetime benefits being actuarially equal. Early claimants (presently, age 62), can lock-in at 75 percent of full benefits, for life. Ill advised claims can be nullified, if withdrawn within the first year (benefits received are to be paid back). Early claimants may be influenced by having limited future earnings prospects themselves, or sufficient future spousal or ex-spousal (10 year prior marriage) earnings or claims. Full age claimants don’t face the $2 benefit deduction for every $1 earned above the annual cap (presently $14,640), or life time discounted benefits for themselves and their spouse. In fact, their benefits will increase by 8 percent annually, from 66, up to the claiming

age of 70, doubling the benefit, with no earnings deductions. Spousal claiming and suspending strategies abound. Regardless of a claimant’s timing, their ex-spouses (10 year marriages) can claim full spousal benefits. (They may get dependent child, college benefits and full survivorship benefits after reaching age 60.) AARP.org, “Social Security claiming calculator” is a limited educational tool to help prepare for an interview. For a modest fee (wealthtrack.org offers a 10 percent discount code), more may be available at socialsecuritysolutions.com, or mbfranklin@investmentnews.com, as a last resort. Face to face interviews with claims supervisors may be best, since this is very complex and confusing to more than one claimant, Social Security office staffer, matrimonial lawyer and financial or longevity planner. Government employers seem to avoid benefit maximizing transparency, but private employers are seeing payroll costs reductions, with some educated win-win strategies. -Duane Schofield Cusick

federal government as an escrow agent. His budget gives Medicare vouchers to seniors that only pay for about half of their care. The savings from vouchers goes directly to tax cuts for the wealthy. Ryan has a crazy theory that cutting your government benefits makes you free from government dependency. So we paid all our working life for Social Security and Medicare and now all we get is a voucher? The voucher has a set amount of value. Ryan hopes that you won’t use it or requires you to make up the difference once you go over the fixed value. You have the choice to not vote for Obama or Democrats, but you don’t have to create false issues to justify how you vote. -Pete Scobby Newport

Concerns about Obama are unfounded To the editor: Last week letter writers informed us that Obama is going to take away our guns and that the Paul Ryan budget will save Medicare. Reality must not apply as gun ownership is at an all time high and the Supreme Court has overturned gun control laws in Washington D.C. and Chicago. Obama signed a bill that allows firearms to be carried in our National Parks. The Supreme Court can’t change the Second Amendment or any part of the constitution. It can only rule on cases appealed to the court. If you want to worry about what the president can do, just check out the anti-Patriot Act passed by Republicans. It allows Obama to declare you an enemy combatant and be held without any legal due process. If your jailers think you have information, they can use enhanced interrogation techniques (torture) on you until you tell them what they want you to say. That’s something to worry about. The Paul Ryan budget 2.0 just takes money from the poor and transfers it to the rich using the

County can be proud of Centennial Book To the editor: I just wanted to drop you a line to congratulate you on the County Centennial Book. I finally had the chance to flip through it and found it absolutely fascinating. As a newcomer to this commu-

nity, it was a wonderful way to get a sense of our county’s rich history and progress. I still haven’t finished it – there is so much great stuff in there – but I look forward to doing so and then sharing it with our frequent guests. What a perfect coffee table book that our entire county can be proud of! -Barb Smith Newport

Gun seizing rhetoric is absurd To the editor: I see the flag waving and alarmist rhetoric are beginning early in this election year and it is just as absurd as always. The difference this time is that this country can no longer afford, on any level, the kind of myopic, uninformed mindset that elected George Bush president. Twice. The mess this country is in was largely the creation of his (more like his handler’s) policies and a rubber stamp Republican Congress (read Cathy McMorris Rodger’s voting record some time) who approved whatever he wanted. They helped create the climate of corporate greed and corruption that was the hallmark of his presidency and which, in turn, created record defi-

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County budget cuts take toll on District Court Loss of clerk means office closed at noon BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – The Pend Oreille County District Court lost a full time clerk in 2011 because of budget cuts. One of the results was the court office closing for lunch hour, and District Court Judge Philip Van de Veer warns that further cuts may harm the court’s ability to fulfill out its judicial requirements. That was one of the messages in Van de Veer’s 2011 District Court Report. On the positive side, the District Court will benefit from a video conference system purchased by the Kalispel Tribe of Indians. The video conference system uses Skype to allow witnesses, lawyers, and judges to participate in court proceedings from long distances. Van de Veer and other judges can now conduct hearings while away from the courtroom. “The county saves on the cost of pro tem judge, witness and other fees,” Van de Veer said. The system is also available for web trainings and other educational presentations. Van de Veer also counts the work of probation officer Scott Cornwell as a positive. Cornwell

has streamlined the probation process. People on monitored probation who successfully complete treatment and comply with all requirements may be transferred to unsupervised probation. “This allows for increased supervision of monitored probationers who continue to present a risk to the community,” Van de Veer wrote. There were 342 people on probation from District Court, up from 307 in 2010 but not as high as in 2009 when there were 389 people on probation or 2008, when there were 434 on probation. There were 180 probation compliance review hearings in 2011, down from 273 the year before. In those hearings, 102 people were found in compliance, 27 had hearings reset for review and 30 were found not to be incompliance in 2011. There were 21 warrants issued. As for caseload, Van de Veer reports that there were 1,882 total civil and criminal cases handled in District Court in 2011. That’s down slightly from 2010 when there were 2,008 civil and criminal cases heard. Van de Veer said there are fewer driving under the influence cases, possibly because there was less of a law enforcement

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there were parking tickets issued, with eight being written in 2011. Most people charged with felonies make their first court appearance in District Court. In 2011 the District Court handled 85 in custody felony cases, up from 80 the year before. The court handled eight other felony matters, up from six the year before.

District Court by the numbers Criminal filings 2007 2008 DUI & physical control 104 104 Other traffic 238 210 Other misdemeanors 328 327 Felony complaints 0 0 Felony in-custody 74 57 Total criminal 744 698 Civil 187 147 Small claims 38 20 Traffic infractions 1,625 1,240 Non traffic infractions 164 157 Parking infractions 8 4 Total civil/criminal 2,766 2,266

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NEWPORT – Sheriff Alan Botzheim visited the Newport City Council Monday, April 2 to give his monthly report on calls generated within the city. One burglary was reported from the Newport School District where three computer monitors were stolen from a classroom. Steve Shumski, the school’s technology director, said they were small 14inch monitors worth about $100 each. He said they were the only things stolen. The thief left the computers and the cables. When he discovered they were missing, Shumski noticed the door was locked but a window was open. A four-wheeler was stolen and recovered in Newport. It appears someone rode it around town until it ran out of gas then abandoned it, Botzheim said. They have no suspect in that case. Botzheim said Safeway is being a good partner in helping catch shoplifters. There was a case

where vitamins were stolen. The shoplifter was caught on camera and deputies arrested the person at their home. “It’s a pretty tough lesson to learn, but don’t steal from Safeway,” Botzheim said. There was one drug-related problem. Botzheim said it was related to meth and an arrest was made. He said the meth problem is down quite a bit, but they are seeing more prescription drugs on the streets. The sheriff said his deputies are out doing extra patrols, making a presence at local events. He said they’ll plan to be at some upcoming sporting events. Deputies are also getting ready to resume their overnight checks at Newport businesses. They’ll leave a flyer after the inspection to note things like how lighting could be improved to enhance safety. There were a total 169 calls last month, which is an increase from February, but a substantial decrease from a year before when there were 241 calls.

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Six to talk about ‘Jennie’s Tiger’ METALINE FALLS – Local author Eva Gayle Six will talk about her new book “Jennie’s Tiger: A Woman’s Pioneering Stand in an Untamed Corner of Washington State” in an evening event at the Cutter Theatre in Metaline Falls Thursday, April 12. The reading and book signing will be followed by a showing of Nell Shipman’s 1923 silent film, “The Grubsteak,” part of which was filmed in the region and was mentioned in “Jennie’s Tiger.” The event begins at 7 p.m. Admission is by donation.

College center, library celebrate 10 years IONE – The Community Colleges of Spokane Institute for Extended Learning and the Pend Oreille Public Library District are hosting an open house Thursday, April 12 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

to celebrate their 10-year anniversary. The Ione College Center and Ione Public Library are located at 208 Blackwell St. in Ione. Refreshments will be served.

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4 Ione Community Center Advisory Board: 7 p.m. - Old Ione Town Hall Ione Town Council: 7 p.m. Clerk’s Office THURSDAY, APRIL 5 Story Time and Crafts: 10:30 a.m. - Ione Library North Pend Oreille Lions: 7 p.m. Ione Train Depot FRIDAY, APRIL 6 Story Time and Crafts: 10:30 a.m. - Metalines Library Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. Ione Senior Center MONDAY, APRIL 9 Fire District No. 2 Commissioners: 10 a.m. - Fire Station 23, 390442 Highway 20, Ione Writers Group: 10 a.m. - Metalines

to the blood drive is worth 100 additional points. If you donate three times in a calendar year you will become a Gold member and receive another 100 points. To redeem your prizes, you need 600 points for a short sleeve shirt and 800 for a long sleeve shirt. They can be ordered online and mailed to your home. Go to www.inbcsaves.org to schedule your appointment. If you need assistance creating a donation time online, contact Krisann DeSpain at 509-991-2501. Walkins will still be welcome, but don’t miss out on your points if you are planning on donating. All blood types are needed at this time. Those donating blood need to fill out a quick questionnaire and have their vitals taken.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11 Metaline Town Council: 7 p.m. Metaline Town Hall VFW Post 3082: 7:30 p.m. - American Legion in Metaline Falls

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IONE – Scott Doughty, the fire chief and paramedic for Fire District 2, was dismissed by the district’s commissioners Monday, March 26. Dick Norton, one of the three commissioners for the district, said that Doughty was released from his contract without cause. Doughty has been fire chief since August 2010. “This decision was only made after much deliberation,” Norton wrote in an email to The Miner. Doughty didn’t return phone calls seeking comment for this story.

Brad Larson will serve as the interim chief while the district looks for a replacement, Norton said. While fire chief position is a volunteer job, Doughty was paid for his work as a paramedic, Norton said. He wouldn’t comment on Doughty’s salary and said the district is also looking for a replacement paramedic. Pay for the new person will be based on experience, Norton said. As a chartered “Basic Life Support” organization, the district is not required to have a paramedic or intermediate level EMT, Norton said. Fire District 2 currently has 16 certified EMTs, two of which are In-

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to-Coeur d’Alene U.S. Highway 95 project for the Idaho Department of Transportation and also helped with the Sand Creek Project Analysis. He’ll focus on Priest Lake and Priest River, but he’ll also survey Sandpoint. “My twenty-five year experience is that there is no substitute for ‘boots on the ground,’” Green said in a letter to commissioners. “You can’t do impact analysis without talking to the businesses and recreationist who will be directly impacted. You can’t sit back in your office in Massachusetts and understand the economy of north Idaho.” “This is to be a true economic impact analysis of the area with reference to the first impacts in 1994, the second closures in 2005 and the future potential closures proposed by USFWS,” commissioner chairman Cornel Rasor said in an email.

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Caribou issue prompts second economic survey COOLIN – The Idaho State Snowmobile Association has hired a consultant to do their own economic study of the Priest Lake and Priest River area. Groups who are largely opposed to designating caribou habitat around Priest Lake have expressed disgust with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service attempt at an economic survey. USFWS spokespeople have said they are using pre-existing data from the census and other surveys to create a report on the economic climate. Bonner County commissioners have said the survey must talk to local business owners about the business they’ve lost since snowmobiling areas have been closed to protect caribou. The snowmobile association hired economist Dan Green of Forest Econ. Inc., who performed the economic analysis of the Sandpoint-

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Library Story Time and Crafts: 10:30 a.m. - Metalines Library Home and Community Educators Ione Club: Call Flora Halstrom at 509-442-3603 Hospital District 2 Board: 3 p.m. Fire Station 23, Highway 20, Ione TUESDAY, APRIL 10 Metaline Cemetery District No. 2 Board: 10 a.m. - Metaline Town Hall Story Time and Crafts: 10:30 a.m. - Ione Library Metaline Falls Town Council: 7 p.m. - Metaline Falls Town Hall

APRIL 4, 2012 |

District 2 fire chief dismissed

Blood drive planned for April 11 METALINE FALLS – A blood drive will be held Wednesday, April 11 from 2:30-5:30 p.m. at the Legion Hall in Metaline Falls, 220 E. Fourth Ave. The Inland Northwest Blood Center will be visiting. Give blood and earn benefits and points in the Hero in Me donor rewards program. Each donation counts toward a recognition level: bronze, silver or gold. Get special benefits such as cholesterol results and earn points toward rewards such as T-shirts, CDs and more. A whole blood donation counts toward 100 points, and double red cell donation is worth 200. Each appointment made prior

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Special deadline Tuesdays 2 p.m. MULTI FAMILY SALE Hospitality House, Newport, Friday 10:00-4:00, Saturday 9:00-? Tools, kitchenware, X-box games, antiques, collectibles,, artwork, Too much to list. This is going to be a huge sale! Low prices. Follow the yellow balloons! (9p) NEWPORT 2 bedroom 1 bath home, big yard, super clean. No smoking, no pets. First, plus deposit. $725/month. (425) 281-7422. (8HB-2p) NEWPORT EAGLES STEAK NIGHT Saturday April 14th 5:00-7:00 p.m. Desert Rose Band. $3.00 cover charge. 236 South Union Avenue, Newport. Members and guests. (9HB-2p) OLDTOWN AUTO SALES We buy clean used cars and RV’s. See our complete inventory online at www.oldtownautos.com.(51-tf) Read The Newport Miner and Gem State Miner Classifieds.

YARD CLEAN UP We haul. Tree work, mowing etc. Firewood available. (208) 448-4129/ (253) 282-6016. (9p) OPEN MIC First Friday of every month. Pend Oreille Playhouse, 240 North Union, Newport. 7:00 p.m. Admission $2.00. Bring a song or a story to share, and watch the stars come out! (9, 13, 17 p) PUBLIC MEETING April 12th, 2:00 p.m. to review proposed plans for a new Tribal Administration Building for the Kalispel Tribe. Meeting will bee held in the Tribal Council Room, 1981 North LeClerc Road, Usk. (9) SPRING BAZAAR Usk Community Club. Saturday, April 14, 9:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m. Lunch will be served. Amy (509) 445-1453; Francis (509) 445-1223.(8HB-3) Short of cash; long on “Stuff?” Advertise in The Newport Miner and Gem State Miner Classifieds. Call (509) 447-2433 for full details.

TWO VOLUNTEER POSITIONS AVAILABLE AT WEST PRIEST LAKE FIRE DISTRICT The district has an open seat on the Board of Commissioners. This seat represents the Central portion of the District. Also available is the position of Fire Chief. The District has three stations and approximately 85 square miles. Fire Chief reports directly to three member board of Commissioners. Applicants for both positions must be Bonner County residents living within the District. Please send resume to West Priest Lake Fire District, Post Office Box 450, Nordman, Idaho 83848. Respond by April 25, 2012. Also have positions for Volunteer Firefighter. (8HB-2)

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APRIL 4, 2012 |

Whooping cough reaches epidemic levels All teens and adults need a whooping cough booster

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Mayor pro tem Ken Smith, left, presents Newport mayor Shirley Sands with her Advanced Certificate of Municipal Leadership Monday night, April 2 following the council meeting.

Mayor Sands receives leadership award NEWPORT – Newport mayor Shirley Sands received an Advanced Certificate of Municipal Leadership (CML) from the Association of Washington Cities. She was presented with the certificate at the council meeting Monday, April 2. Sands completed more than 60 hours of training credits to earn this distinction and demonstrated valuable service to her community, according to a press release from the city. The CML program is designed to enhance the ability of elected municipal officials by providing knowledge and skills to effectively operate within the law, plan for the future, secure and manage funds and foster community and staff relations. To earn this certificate, the official attends a variety of AWC sponsored

municipal workshops. The courses help the mayors and council members learn the essentials of municipal service and improve their ability to work with council colleagues, city staff and citizens. Mayor Sands has been an active member of the Pend Oreille Valley Relay for Life for the past seven years, serving as the chairwoman of this committee since 2010. She helps organize three main events surrounding the relay, including the Fill the Purple Boot, planned for July 27, a concert in the park in July and the relay in August. Sands has been a member of the Newport branch of Soroptimist International since 2004. The organization holds events to raise money for scholarships and other projects in the Newport area. She is also ac-

tive with Meals on Wheels, serving as a relief driver and visiting residents for the annual Mayor Meals on Wheels awareness campaign each March. Sands serves on many other boards as the mayor of Newport, including the Pend Oreille County Diversion Board, a court alternative for juveniles; Tri-County Health board; Rural Resources; and the Tri-County Economic Development District executive board of directors and the Technical Assistance Committee. The Association of Washington Cities is a private, non-profit, nonpartisan corporation that represents Washington’s cities and towns before the state legislature, the state executive branch, and with regulatory agencies.

OLYMPIA – Whooping cough disease has reached epidemic levels in Washington, Secretary of Health Mary Selecky announced Tuesday. So far, no cases have been reported in Pend Oreille County, but there has been one case in neighboring Stevens County and three in Spokane. Statewide this year, 640 cases have been reported in 23 counties as of March 31. This compares to 94 cases during this same time period last year, putting Washington on pace to have the highest number of reported cases in decades. The disease can be very serious for young babies, who often get whooping cough from adults and other family members. All teens and adults who haven’t had a Tdap are encouraged to be vaccinated to help protect babies that are too young for the vaccine. The shots children get wear off over time. Everyone age 11

and older should get a whooping cough booster, called Tdap. It’s especially important for anyone who has close contact with babies younger than 12 months to get a dose of Tdap to help protect the baby from whooping cough. This includes parents, siblings, grandparents, health care providers, and child care providers. “Many adults don’t realize they need to be vaccinated, or they assume they have been,” State Health Officer Dr. Maxine Hayes said. “We’re asking everyone to verify with their health care provider that they’re up-to-date on vaccines. We’re also asking everyone to use good health manners – like cover your cough and stay home when you’re sick – that will also help prevent spreading whooping cough.” Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory illness spread by coughing and sneezing. It affects people of all ages but is most serious in infants, especially those too young to get vaccinated or who aren’t fully protected. It causes cold-like

symptoms followed by a long, severe cough that can last for weeks. Adolescents and adults often get a much milder case of whooping cough, but they can still spread it. All recommended vaccines are offered at no cost to all kids under 19 through health care provider offices participating in the state’s Childhood Vaccine Program. Health care providers may charge an office visit fee and a fee to give the vaccine, called an administration fee. People who cannot afford the administration fee can ask their regular health care provider if they’ll waive that cost. Most health insurance carriers will cover the whooping cough vaccine; adults should double-check with their health plan. The Northeast Tri-County Health District is offering free Tdap vaccines to adults in celebration of public health week Tuesday, April 10 from 8 to noon and 12:30-4 p.m. at its Newport office, at 605 Highway 20. For more information, call 509-4473131.

Idaho crime victims to be notified of offender release BOISE – Victims of crime and other interested people will continue to be notified when those convicted of misdemeanors and felonies are released from jail or have court dates, under a new law signed by Gov. C.L. Butch Otter. The law will require that all people convicted of crimes will pay $10 into a victim fund to be used for victim notification of an offender’s incarceration and court status, according to a press release from Bonner County Sheriff Daryl Wheeler, president of the Idaho Sheriff’s Association.

The program, known as VINE (Victim Information Notification Everyday) has been managed by the Idaho Sheriff’s Association for nearly three years, with funding by the federal Department of Justice. “VINE satisfies Idaho’s Victim Rights law that passed in 1995 as an amendment to Idaho’s constitution,” Wheeler said. This is the last year of federal grant funding and the Idaho law is a result of seeking sustainable funding for the program, according to Wheeler. The bill passed the House of state House

of Representatives 55-13 and the state Senate 30-3, demonstrating a strong commitment by legislators for victim rights, Wheeler said. All Idaho jails, the Department of Correction and the Supreme Court contribute in making VINE a viable force that protects victims, especially women and children who are the most vulnerable in domestic violence situations, according to Wheeler. To register go to the Idaho Sheriffs’ Association website and click on VINELink or dial 1-866984-6342.

Easter Worship Newport Southern Baptist Church

Grace Bible Church

Sunrise Meeting 7:00 a.m. Easter Breakfast 8:30 a.m. Followed by worship 10:00 a.m. Northshore and Jorgens Rd. (509) 671-3436

Highway 2 at Sitton Road (509) 447-3742 Easter Sunday Prayer Service at Cross behind Church 7:00 a.m. Easter Sunday Breakfast 8:00 a.m. Easter Sunday Church Service 10:00 a.m. No Sunday School No Evening Services

••• Blanchard Community Church

26590 Hwy. 41 Blanchard, ID (208) 437-2970 Sunrise Service - 7:30 a.m. at Poirer Hill (call for directions) Easter Breakfast at the Church - 8 a.m. Worship Service 11:00 a.m. Everyone Welcome

••• American Lutheran Church 332801 Highway 2 • Newport (509) 447- 4338 Good Friday Service 7:00 p.m. Worship Services 8 a.m. & 10 a.m. All are welcome!

••• Real Life Ministries

••• House of the Lord

“Where Jesus and Real Life Meet” Easter Service 10:30 a.m. All of our services are being held at Newport High School (509) 447-2164

“Your Family, Our Family, God’s Family” Contemporary Easter Service 9 a.m./11 a.m. Baptisms, special music and encouragement for your life 754 Silver Birch Lane, Oldtown, ID (208) 437-2032 www.houseoftheloardchurch.org Nursery Care • Children’s Ministry provided at both services

••• Ione Assembly of God Come Join Us on Easter for Continental Brunch 9 am Easter Service 10 am 403 Houghton St., Ione (509) 442-3426

••• St. Catherine’s Catholic Church

••• United Church of Christ

Holy Thursday 7:30 p.m. Good Friday 6:30 p.m. Saturday Easter Vigil 8:30 p.m. Easter Sunday 9 a.m. Priest River, ID

430 W. Third, Newport (509) 447-4121 Rev. Russell Clark, Pastor Maundy Thursday Serice 7:00 p.m. Easter Worship 10:00 a.m. Easter Brunch 11:00 a.m.

Resurrection Sunday Service 10:30 a.m. 1428 W. First, Newport (509) 447-3265 Lunch Following Service

Regular Sunday School & Church Services 10:00 a.m. 5108 Elk Highway Rd, Elk (509) 445-1206

••• Pine Ridge Community Church

••• St. Bernard Catholic Church

302 8th St., Ione, WA Easter Sunday 8 a.m.

••• St. Anthony’s Catholic Church

612 W. First, Newport (509) 447-4231 Holy Thursday, 7 p.m. Good Friday Service 12:10 p.m. Easter Sunday 11 a.m.

••• Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church Kalispel Reservation Easter Sunday, 5:30 p.m.

••• St. Joseph’s Catholic Church 406 Park Metaline Falls Good Friday 5 p.m.

••• Foothills Mission Church

••• St. Jude’s Catholic Church River Rd. • Usk Easter Vigil, Saturday, 5 p.m.

••• Church of Faith

“O Glorious Day” Easter Service 10:00 a.m. Easter Continental Breakfast 9:00 a.m. 36245 Hwy 41 Oldtown, ID (208) 437-0150 Pastor Jack & Mary Ann Jones “Where friends are family”

••• ReGen Church

Celebrating new life in the resurrection Easter Service starts at 11 a.m. Great service for kids We meet at Cusick High School Food & Fellowship after service (509) 445-0736

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••• First Baptist Church of Newport Invites you to join us for a Special Easter Celebration Easter Breakfast Served 9 a.m. - 10 a.m. Celebration Service 10:15 a.m. Pastor Rob Malcolm 517 W. 2nd Ave., (509) 447-3846

••• Dalkena Community Church Proclaiming Jesus Christ as Lord! 9:00 a.m. Cantata Performance “O, What a Savior” 9:45 a.m. Easter Potluck Brunch 11:00 a.m. Easter Worship Service Pastor Sandy Strait • (509) 447-4481

••• St. Blanche’s Catholic Church Nordman, ID Good Friday 3:00 p.m. Easter Sunday 11:30 a.m.

••• Spring Valley Mennonite Church

5 Miles S. on Spring Valley Rd. (509) 447-2619 Good Friday Tenebrae Service 7:30 p.m. Easter Sunrise Service at Sunrise Hill 6:15 a.m. (Meet in Church parking lot by 6:00 a.m. for directions) Continental Breakfast Follows Sunrise Service Easter Sunday Worship Service 9:45 a.m.

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Sports

THE MINER

Newport’s top athletes shine

BR I E FLY Cusick baseball in action finally CUSICK – The Panthers baseball team was set to play Odessa-Harrington in their first contest of the year after press time Tuesday, April 3. They will return to Cusick to open their home season the following Tuesday, April 10, with a league game with Curlew that will start at 2 p.m.

Castle breaks personal record, is top in Washington state BY JANELLE ATYEO OF THE MINER

Cusick softball to host O-H, Curlew

DEER PARK – Newport saw several teams from their league at the seventh annual Dan Birdsell Invite in Deer Park Friday, March 30. The meet drew 18 area teams, and Newport’s boys and girls were among the top placers. “It was terrible weather, but good results,” head coach

CUSICK – The Cusick softball team has yet to play a game this season because of adverse weather conditions. They were scheduled to host Odessa-Harrington Tuesday, April 3, after The Miner went to press and are to host Curlew Tuesday, April 10 at 2 p.m.

Lady Rangers crush OdessaHarrington

Rory Axel said. The Grizzlies won six events. Throwing phenom Aaron Castle, a senior, outdid himself. He O N D EC K: broke the school shot VS. CHEWELAH put record WEDNESDAY, he set last April 11 year when he threw 64 feet, 7 inches. That put him in third place nationally, according to the statistics on Athletic.net. He’s leading Washington state in all classes.

SEE NEWPORT, 5C

Spartan softballers yet to play PRIEST RIVER – The Priest River softball team has yet to play this season because of poor weather conditions. So far games against Riverside and Sandpoint have been canceled as well as the two-day pre-season tournament the Spartans were to host. Priest River is scheduled to play Bonners Ferry Thursday, April 5, and Timberlake Tuesday, April 10. Both games are scheduled for 4 p.m.

Cusick track set to compete CUSICK – The Cusick track and field team is scheduled to have its first meet Tuesday, April 10. The team will travel to Springdale for a Panorama League meet. Events start at 3:30 p.m.

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Senior Don Burns throws the shot for Newport in Friday’s meet at Deer Park.

Lady Griz fall to Colville

Little Guys place at Riverside tournament RIVERSIDE – Newport’s Little Guy Wrestling team competed at a tournament in Riverside March 24, taking home several awards. In first place from Newport was Blake Haney, Jed Cupp, Nate Allen, Brandon Moeckel, Isaiah Thompson and Mathieu Kirkwood. In second place were Seirra Mason, Ajay Mendoza, David Skaugstad and Kaiden Shaw. Taking third place were Clayton Bowman, Ky Haney and Bobby Nokes. Saturday, April 7 will be the Jason Crawford Memorial Tournament held in the Spokane Convention Center. Wrestling starts at 9 a.m.

Spartans open home baseball season Thursday PRIEST RIVER – The Spartan baseball team will open their home season with an Intermountain League contest with Bonners Ferry Thursday, April 5. That game will start at 4 p.m. Like all area teams, the Spartans have had most of their early games canceled because of weather. They have played only once, losing a game with Northwest Christian in the middle of March. They hope to get going now. The Spartans will travel to Timberlake for a game Tuesday, April 10 at 4 p.m. and will host Newport the next day. The Newport game will start at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, April 11.

Newport looks to limit coaches to one major sport NEWPORT – Coaches on Newport sports teams will be limited to coaching one major sport each school year starting this coming fall, according to district athletic director Gary Coe. “It’s still preliminary,” Coe said. Coaching a major sport is a year-round commitment, he said, and coaches don’t have time between teaching, coaching and family life to give adequate attention to the sport when they coach more than one sport, he said. Newport school board chairman Lynn Kaney gave another reason to limit coaches to one sport. “We hire these people to teach,” he said. Travel and games for two sports eats into their classroom time, he said.

Newport freshman Ashley Behrens heads into the second lap of the 800-meter run Wednesday, March 29. She finished sixth in 2:51.46.

BY MICHELLE NEDVED OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – The Newport softball team lost its first game of the season Tuesday, March 27, when they hosted Northeast A League rival Colville. The Grizzlies were supposed to take on Freeman in a doubleheader Friday, March 30, but it was canceled due to poor field conditions and weather. The game against Colville started close with both teams scoring two

runs in the second inning. Jordan Alex Douglas pitched, striking Braun hit a huge two-run double in out seven and fielding and throwthe bottom of the second to tie the ing out seven. She was also two of game up. three hitting with two Colville scored another singles. run in the fourth and O N D EC K: “We just need to four runs in the fifth to VS. TIMBERLAKE tighten up our defense win 7-2 on five hits and THURSDAY, April 5, 4 and be confident at the one error. Newport had p.m. plate,” coach Douglas three hits and seven said. errors. AT LAKESIDE TUESDAY, Newport is set to host “The team played a April 10, 4:30 p.m. Timberlake Thursday, pretty solid game for the April 5 at 4 p.m. and first one of the season,” Newport then travels to Lakeside Tuesday, coach Veronica Douglas said. April 10 to play at 4:30 p.m.

Small Spartan team competes over spring break BY JANELLE ATYEO OF THE MINER

DEER PARK – Priest River’s first track meet was a late add to the schedule after the only prior meet was canceled due to snow. Priest River took only 18 O N D EC K: athletes to the AT KOOTENAI Dan Birdsell INVITE SatInvite in Deer urday, April 7, Park Friday, 9:30 a.m. March 30 since many were gone for spring break last week. “Having a good team score was out of the picture,” head coach Jared Hughes said. “I am looking forward to a meet when we will be at full strength.” Several from the girls team contributed to the team score by placing in the top six. Sophomore Beth Bykerk was the top placer, taking second in the shot put with a throw of 33 feet, 10 inches. She was third in discus with 101 feet, setting two personal records for herself early in the season. Junior Steffie Pavey tied for third in the 200-meter dash with a time of 28.2 seconds and placed fourth in the 400 (1:05.8). “These were great results considering she has been training for the 3,200, 1,600 and 800,” Hughes said. “She has had a nagging injury, which forced her to change events at the last minute.” Pavey also ran legs of the 400-meter and 800-meter relays, both of which took fifth place. Others on the relay teams were Brady Nelson, BreeAnna Marks and Angel Clark. Senior Cassie Stagner took fourth in the shot put (30-06, a personal record for her) and sixth

in discus (87-04). The girls took eighth out of 18 teams, having scored 31 points. None of the Spartan boys placed

in the top six, but Hughes said four athletes had solid debuts for SEE SPARTAN, 3B

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Selkirk nine fall to Odessa Harrington ODESSA – The Selkirk Rangreally had no answer and the ers baseball team was the only game was called by the 10-run area team to play last week. rule in the fifth inning. They lost a doubleheader at The second game went a little Odessa-Harrington on Saturbetter, with both teams scoring day, March 31, dropping four runs in the “I see the boys opening inning. the first game 10-0 and the next game 19-4. improving as we Selkirk had diffiRanger coach Pete culty generating Whittekiend said his team get more time on any more offense the field.” played better than the and the game score shows. was called by “The boys really didn’t Pete Whittekiend the 10-run rule play that poorly,” he said. Selkirk Coach when Odessa“We had some critical erHarrington rors that would have got exploded for us out of innings.” nine runs in the They played on a cold, windy fourth inning. day. Whittekiend saw some posiIn the first game, Odessative things in the games. Harrington opened up with six “Brandyn Ross played well runs in the first inning. Selkirk SEE SELKIRK, 3B

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THURSDAY, APRIL 5 Priest River Baseball vs. Bonners Ferry: 4 p.m. - Priest River Newport Baseball vs. Timberlake: 4 p.m. - Newport Priest River Softball vs. Bonners Ferry: 4 p.m. - Priest River Newport Softball vs. Timberlake: 4 p.m. - Newport SATURDAY, APRIL 7 Priest River Track at Kootenai Invite: 9:30 a.m. - Kootenai Junior/Senior High School Newport Baseball vs. Riverside (Doubleheader): 10 a.m. Newport Selkirk Softball vs. Reardan: Noon - Selkirk Selkirk Baseball vs. Reardan: Noon - Selkirk MONDAY, APRIL 9 Cusick Golf at Colville, Top 6: TBA - Dominion Meadows Newport Girls and Boys Golf vs. Lakeside: Noon - Sundance TUESDAY, APRIL 10 Cusick Softball vs. Curlew: 2 p.m. - Cusick

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Priest River junior Steffie Pavey strides out in the 400-meter dash at the Birdsell Invite in Deer Park Friday.

IONE – The Selkirk softball team improved its record to 4-0 with two non-league wins against the Titans of OdesssaO N D EC K: Harrington VS. REARDAN Saturday, SATURDAY, April 7, Noon March 31. Courtney Holter VS. REPUBLIC TUESDAY, April threw a six hit shutout, 10, 2 p.m. striking out six. Holter and the Ranger defense did not allow a Titan runner to reach third base until the seventh inning. With bases loaded and no outs Holter pitched her way out of trouble to preserve the shutout. Offensively Selkirk started slowly, scoring only six runs on five hits through six innings before scoring 11 in the seventh to win the game 17-0. RaeAnn McCollim, Abiona Carrasco and Katie Couch each had two hits for Selkirk. Annie Couch and Savannah Christman had singles in the game with Jessika Reiber belting a triple and Bryanna Sargent smacking a double to bring the Ranger hit total to 10. In game two the Rangers equaled game one’s score in the first inning, scoring 17 runs. Selkirk added eight more runs in the second inning, tacking on four more in the third to take the

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Selkirk Baseball vs. Republic: 2 p.m. - Selkirk Selkirk Softball vs. Republic: 2 p.m. - Selkirk Cusick Baseball vs. Curlew: 2 p.m. - Cusick Selkirk Track at Panorama League Meet: 3:30 p.m. Springdale Newport Baseball vs. Chewelah: 3:30 p.m. - Chewelah Cusick track at Springdale: 3:30 p.m. - Springdale Yoga: 4 p.m. - Blanchard Grange Priest River Softball vs. Timberlake: 4 p.m. - Timberlake Priest River Baseball vs. Timberlake: 4 p.m. - Timberlake Newport Soccer vs. Colville: 4 p.m. - Colville Newport Softball vs. Lakeside: 4:30 p.m. - Lakeside WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11 Newport Track vs. Chewelah: 3:30 p.m. - Newport Newport Softball vs. Priest River: 3 p.m. - Priest River Newport Baseball vs. Priest River: 3 p.m. - Priest River

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Selkirk team places with star athlete was 17.4. She also won the 400-meter dash (1:03.4) and tied for third in the 100 (13.4). DEER PARK – The small SelWith Shafer’s points alone, kirk track and field team held the Lady Rangers placed sevtheir own against enth amongst 18 the large turnout O N D EC K: teams, scoring 33 of area schools for AT SPRINGDALE TUESDAY, points. the seventh annual April 10, 3:30 p.m. Others that Dan Birdsell Invite placed well inin Deer Park Friday, March 30. cluded junior Aley Curran who “Despite the cold and wind, took 15th in the discus, throwwe had an interesting meet,” ing 74 feet, 6 inches. coach Susan Vermeulen said. None of the boys made the The Selkirk jumpers haven’t top six to register points tohad much of a chance to ward a team score. practice, with the sand pit at Sophomore Beau Taylor their home track still covered almost broke the top 10 in long in snow. jump, taking 11th place at 17 Sophomore Georgie Shafer feet, 5.75 inches. He was 15th was again the team star. She in the 100-meter dash. Junior one the 300-meter hurdles Michael Haskins was 13th in with a time of 48.1 seconds, the triple jump, marking at which could be a new meet 33-01. record. In the 100 high hurdles The Rangers will compete in she was second only to Newa Panorama League meet at port’s state-champion hurdler Springdale Tuesday, April 10 Arielle Walden. Shafter’s time starting at 3:30 p.m. BY JANELLE ATYEO OF THE MINER

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Newport senior exchange student Victor Fernandes, No. 7, works around a Lakeside player in the second half of Thursday’s rainy home game as senior Philip Behrend, No. 2, looks on. The two combined not long afterward for Newport’s lone goal.

Newport lets Lakeside game slip BY JANELLE ATYEO OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – It was a soggy battle through constant rain when Newport hosted Lakeside on the soccer field by Stratton Elementary Thursday, March 29. The Grizzlies lost 3-1 in their first Northeast A League match-up of

the season. The Eagles dominated 2-0 by the first half. They scored their third goal in the second, but Newport answered not long after when senior Philip Behrend found the back of the net off an assist from senior Victor Fernandes. It was Newport’s only goal.

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THURSDAY, MARCH 29 Northeast A League at Newport Lakeside 3, Newport 1

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28 At Riverside Boys team scoring: Riverside 76, Newport 67

Scoring: First half - 1, Lak, Coop (Joslyn). 2, Lak, Nenno. Second half - 3, Lak, Williams (Joslyn). 4, New, Behrend (Fernandes). Statistics: Shots - Lakeside, 17. Newport, 10. Saves - Lakeside, Jones 9. Newport, Solis 14.

Newport Winners: 100: Jake Wiley 11.5. 200: Wiley 22.49. 1,600: Scott McMeen 5:01. 3,200: McMeen 11:23.8. Shot put: Aaron Castle 62-01.5. Discus: Castle 128-10. High jump: Branden Cass 5-09. Pole vault: Cass 9-06.

Girls team scoring: Riverside 82, Newport 52

SOFTBALL TUESDAY, MARCH 27 At Newport Colville 7, Newport 2 Colville (3-1, 3-1) 020 140 Newport (0-1, 0-1) 020 000

0 7 5 1 0 2 3 7

Statistics: Rogers and Madonna; Douglas and Kirkwood. W-Rogers. L-Douglas. HITS: Colville-Carr 2, Madonna, Poling, Howell. Newport-Douglas 2, J. Braun. 2B-Madonna, J. Braun.

BASEBALL SATURDAY, MARCH 31 At Odessa-Harrington Odessa-Harrington 10, Selkirk 0 Selkirk 000 00 0 0 7 Odessa-Harrington 622 0x 10 6 0 Statistics: Miller and Avery; King and Sanford. W-King. L-Miller. HITS: 2B-Odessa-Harrington, Larmer.

Odessa-Harrington 19, Selkirk 4 Selkirk 400 0 Odessa-Harrington 415 9(19)

456 6 1

Statistics: Emerson, Weiss (1), Emerson (4) and Ross; Hunt and Sanford. W-Hunt. L-Weiss. HITS: 2B-Odessa-Harrington, Sanford, Smith. Selkirk, Weiss.

Newport winners: 100 hurdles: Arielle Walden 15.87. 300 hurdles: Walden 51.68. 800 relay: Newport (Kiara Zorica, Arianna Newcomb, Jackie Morrell, Ashley Behrens) 2:07.34. Shot put: Adrienne Seger 32-03.5. Javelin: Kayora Bailey 107-10. Pole vault: Erin Rednour 6-06. Long jump: Walden 15-06.75. Triple jump: Walden 33-06.5.

FRIDAY, MARCH 30 Boys team scoring: 1, Deer Park 95.50. 2, Freeman 89.25. 3, Newport 51. 4, Connell 45.50. 5, Chewelah 34. 6, Bonners Ferry 32.25. 7, St. George’s 29. 8, Reardan 24.50. 9, Lakeside 24. 10, Northwest Christian 23. 11, Lind-Ritzville/Sprague 22.50. 12, Kettle Falls 11. 13, Columbia 6. 14, Valley Christian 5.50. 15, Davenport 3. Individual winners: 100: 1, Wiley (New) 11.20. 200: 1, Wiley (New) 22.60. 400: 1, Robinson (Fre) 49.40. 800: 1, Collins (DP) 2:02.80. 1,600: 1, Collins (DP) 4:37.00. 3,200: 1, Woodard (DP) 10:27.00. 110 high hurdles: 1, Schnieder (Che) 15.80. 300 hurdles: 1, Schnieder (Che) 41.50. 400 relay: 1, Freeman 43.80. 1,600 relay: 1, Deer Park 3:35.20. High jump: 1, Clark (NWC) 6-04. Long jump: 1, Graham (STG) 21-00. Triple jump: 1, Unfred (Fre) 43-04.50. Pole vault: 1, Schimke (Lak) 10-06. Javelin: 1, Hadley (Con) 172-03. Shot put: 1, Castle (New) 64-07. Girls team scoring: 1, Deer Park 88.50. 2, Connell 88.10. 3, Lakeside 68. 4, Newport 51.50. 5, Reardan 40. 6, Bonners Ferry 38.50. 7, Selkirk 33. 8, Priest River 31. 9, Chewelah 26. 10, Northwest Christian 24. 11, St. George’s 16.60. 12, Kettle Falls 14.60. 13, Freeman 12. 14, Timberlake 9. 15, Lind-Ritzville/Sprague 7.60. 16, Liberty 6. 17, Mary Walker 2.60. 18, Wellpinit 1. Individual winners: 100: 1, Best (Lak) 13.10. 200: 1, Spencer (Con) 26.80. 400: 1, Shafer (Sel) 1:03.40. 800: 1, So. Marikis (Lak) 2:31.30. 1,600: 1, So. Marikis (Lak) 5:36.50. 3,200: 1, Stamper (STG) 12:42.40. 100

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the team. And for three of them, it was their first high school track meet. New to the sport, senior Austin Glazier took ninth in the 200 (24.3) and 15th in the 100 (12.2); sophomore Andy Meyer was 15th in the 200 (25.2) and 19th in the 100 (12.3); and freshman Josh Marks placed in the middle of the pack in both the 1,600 (5:40) and 3,200 (11:51) races. “His times are outstanding for a freshman in his first high school

meet,” the coach said of Marks’s performance. “By the end of the season he should be pushing our freshmen records in both of those events.” “Dallas (Hopkins) did great to have opened with a lifetime PR in the 400 meter,” Hughes said. He was ninth in 55.9 seconds. “There were a ton of kids at this meet, and for our kids to place this way this early is a great sign for the season,” he said. The Spartans will have their first Intermountain League meet at Bonners Ferry April 12.

LADY RANGER | FROM PAGE 2B

game 29-2. Annie Couch had three hits in game two. McCollim and Holter each had two hits while driving in four runs. Holter’s two hits were homeruns and Josie Miller knocked in three runs with a triple. Other Rangers with hits were Carrasco, Reiber and Katie Couch. Eighth grader Nicole Espe had her first career hit with a single.

Grizzly keeper freshman Mathew Solis made 14 saves. O N D EC K: Newport had 10 VS. RIVERSIDE shots on goal THURSDAY, throughout the April 12, 4 p.m. match. Newport is 3-0, having lost games to North Central and Deer Park.

Kirbi Anderson pitched the three-inning win for Selkirk, allowing two runs on two hits and striking out five. “Anderson and Holter showed great control of their pitching in very adverse weather conditions walking just three batters over the 10 innings,” coach Cathy Enyeart said. Selkirk is scheduled to play Reardan at home Saturday, April 7 at noon and host Republic Tuesday, April 10 at 2 p.m.

high hurdles: 1, Walden (New) 16.10. 300 hurdles: 1, Shafer (Sel) 48.10. 400 relay: 1, Connell 52.3. 800 relay: 1, Connell 1:49.5. 1,600 relay: 1, Reardan 4:33.5. High jump: 1, Ball (DP) 4-08. Long jump: 1, Walden (New) 15-11.5. Triple jump: 1, Walden (New) 33-06.25. Pole vault: 1, Simmons (Tim) 11-06. Discus: 1, Earl (Che) 102-09. Javelin: 1, Whitby (Con) 116-07.5. Shot put: 1, Earl (Che) 35-04.

BOWLING MARCH 28 Lucky Ladies Team Turtles Country Lane River Gals Duck’s Chicks Golden Girls Morning Glories

Won 69.5 67.5 65 56 50.5 39.5

Lost 46.5 48.5 51 60 65.5 76.5

High game scratch: Liz Pope 202. High series scratch: Claudia McKinney 492. High team score handicap: Morning Glories 798. High team series handicap: Morning Glories 2,295. Splits: Betty Balison 3-10, Jan Nelson 2-7, Pat Shields 5-7, 2-6-10, Sherry Loveridge 5-10.

Wednesday Night Loopers Team H & D Diesel Timber Room Club Rio McCroskey Defense Action Auto McCroskey Atty @ Law OK Lanes

Won 439 433.5 422 419.5 398 397.5 393.5

Lakeside is 3-3 overall and 1-0 in league. Last week in another Northeast A game, Colville beat Riverside 3-1. The Newport boys took on Colville in their second league match after deadline Tuesday. Thursday, April 12, they’ll take on Riverside on the Grizzlies’ home field, starting at 4 p.m.

Lost 336 338.5 351 355.5 371 373.5 381.5

High scratch game: Nick Hudson 339. High handicap game: Nick Hudson 283. High scratch series: Forrest Ownbey 610. High handicap series: Nick Hudson 684. High team scratch game: McCroskey Atty @ Law 920. High handicap game: H & D Diesel 1,046. High team scratch series: McCroskey Atty @ Law 2,651. High handicap series: Timber Room 3,053. Splits: Esther Wilkinson 3-10, Donna Bailey 4-10, 2-7, 5-7, Brent McLeland 6-7.

MARCH 29 Thursday Niters Team Club Rio Pooch Parlor Country Lane OK Lanes Wilkinson Rental Wanna Bees Plain Nasty’s OH $#!+ 4 Amigos

Won 73 67.5 64 59 55 51 47.5 47

Lost 43 48.5 52 57 61 65 68.5 69

High score game: Duane Jones 244, Pam Nichols 193. High handicap game: Rob Forbes 247, Sara Goss 237. High score series: Duane Jones 677, Sara Goss 516. High handicap series: Duane Jones 677, Sara Goss 639. Splits: Mel Logan 2-4-7-10, 2-4-7-10, Judy McCurdy 5-7, Gene Spooner 2-7, Ray Almond 4-7-10, Sara Goss 3-10, Pam Nichols 5-6-10.

MARCH 30 Friday Night Leftovers Team O.K. Lanes Weber Enterprises Gutter Gang Timber Room Party of Four EZ-Rider Screamin for Ice Cream Cusick Tavern

Won 70.5 65 65 60.5 59.5 57 52 50.5

Lost 49.5 55 55 59.5 60.5 63 68 69.5

High scratch game team: Party of Four 721. High handicap game team: Party of Four 888. High scratch series team: EZ Rider 2,058. High handicap series team: EZ Rider 2,529. High scratch game: Jim Loveridge 218, Laura O’Brien 192. High handicap game: Jim Loveridge 249, Darryl Ratcliff 249, Cathy Wagner 238. High scratch series: Jim Loveridge 602, Laura O’Brien 533. High handicap series: Jim Loveridge 695, Betty Balison 632. Splits: Pat Shields 5-7, Rod Hilden 4-7-10, 6-8-10.

Newport baseball in action this week NEWORT – The Newport baseball team has had six games called off because of weather so far this season. They’re hoping to get in action this week. If the weather cooperates, they were scheduled to play two games after press time at Lakeside Tuesday, April 3. They were to play a makeup game with Colville followed by a game with Lakeside. On Thursday, April 5, the

Grizzlies will play their first home game against Timberlake. That game will get underway at 4 p.m. Newport will go to Riverside for a doubleheader Saturday, April 7. The first game will start at 11 a.m. On Tuesday, April 10, they are scheduled to travel to Chewelah for a game that will start at 3:30 p.m. The next day, Wednesday, April 11, they will play at Priest River in a game that will start at 3 p.m.

SELKIRK | FROM PAGE 2B has hampered practicing outand has been a great addition side. Still, Wittekiend says the to the team,” he said. “Ray team is getting better. “I see the Davis has been boys improving as we putting the bat O N D EC K: get more time on the on the ball, VS. REARDAN SATURDAY, field,” he said. which we need April 7, noon Selkirk is schedto do more conuled to host Reardan sistently.” VS. REPUBLIC TUESDAY, Saturday, April 7 in a Selkirk has an April 10, 2p.m. game that will start at 0-4 record. noon. “We’re struggling at this On Tuesday, April 10, they point,” Whittekiend said. Like will play Republic at home all the area teams, the weather starting at 2 p.m.

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Selkirk sophomore Georgie Shafer glides over a hurdle in the 300-meter event Friday, March 30 at the Dan Birdsell Invite in Deer Park. Shafer won the event and took second to Newport’s Arielle Walden in the 100-meter hurdles.

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The Spring Sports Preview in last week’s issue of The Miner incorrectly listed Cusick softball player Ryean Pierre as an eighth grader. She is a freshman. Nalene Andrews did not graduate last year, but is not playing softball this season. The preview also failed to list Brianna Balcom. She is an eighth grader playing for the varsity team. The Miner regrets any confusion this may have caused.

Many ‘opening days’ start for anglers, hunters OLYMPIA – For many anglers, “opening day” is synonymous with the start of the lowland lakes trout-fishing season, which gets under way April 28 this year. More than 300,000 Washingtonians are expected to descend on troutstocked waters throughout the state that Saturday to kick off the new season. But anglers – and hunters, too – are also looking forward to a variety of other “opening days” this month, as seasons ranging from lingcod fishing on the north coast to a statewide turkey hunt get under way. “April really marks the start of the new year for fishing and hunting,” said Joe Stohr, deputy director of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). “Some winter fisheries are still going strong, but the annual cycle is beginning again with a new year of outdoor activities.” For most people, a valid 2012-13 fishing or hunting license will be required to get in on the action after March 31, when all 2011-12 licenses expire. The exception is young people under age 15, who may fish for free. Licenses and permits are available online (https://fishhunt.dfw.wa.gov/ ), by phone

(1-866-246-9453) and from sporting goods stores and other retail license dealers around the state. A list of license vendors (http://wdfw.wa.gov/licensing/ vendors/) is available online and from local WDFW offices around the state. Key dates for anglers and hunters to keep in mind in April include: • April 7-8: A two-day spring turkey hunt for hunters age 15 and younger is scheduled statewide. • April 15: The general spring turkey hunt opens for hunters of all ages and runs through May 31. See WDFW’s Washington Wild Turkey Spring Season pamphlet at http://wdfw. wa.gov/hunting/regulations/ for more information. • April 28: Several hundred lowland lakes open to trout fishing across the state for the biggest “opening day” of the year. For more information about these and other outdoor activities coming up in the weeks ahead, see the region-by-region Weekender Reports on WDFW’s website at http://wdfw. wa.gov/weekender/. These reports are updated throughout the month for changes in fishing rules and other developments throughout the state.

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Dr. Kay Brossard Magleby died Tuesday morning, March 27, in Lincoln City, Ore., while on vacation. He was 76. He was born in Rigby, Idaho, May 2, Magleby 1935, and was raised in Pocatello. He graduated from Pocatello High School in 1953. Dr. Magleby graduated from University of Utah, majoring in electrical engineering. He met his wife, Barbara, on campus, and they later married in September 1957. He received his PhD from Stanford University and he went on to attend advanced management studies at Harvard University. Dr. Magleby led the team that led HP into the computer industry. He first came to Priest Lake to meet his wife’s parents. He built his first home on Priest Lake in 1959, returning every summer until they built a permanent residence at Huckleberry Bay. He and his wife have five children: Deborah, Lowell, Anne, David and Beatrice, and 10 grandchildren. Dr. Magleby was a soft-spoken man who encouraged all around him. He did not talk often about himself, but when he did, he told stories with much humor, family said. He will be greatly missed. A memorial service was held Saturday, March 31 at 1 p.m. at the Priest River Community Church. Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in Priest River is in charge of the arrangements. Family and friends are invited to sign the online guestbook at www.sherman-knapp.com.

James Lowell Mischenko Priest River

James Lowell Mischenko of Priest River passed away March 27 in Priest River. He was 60 years old. Mr. Mischenko was born Aug. 21, 1951, in Mischenko Priest River where he was a lifelong resident. He spent most of his life working in the timber industry, working both in the sawmills and logging. At times he would work part time on contract jobs, which took him to Arkansas, Arizona, the Tri-Cities and Tacoma. While working at Nogalas, Ariz., he did venture into Mexico, but only for a day. Mr. Mischenko’s passion in life was at the golf course and he was an active member of the Ranch Club Men’s League. He spent most of his spare time golfing and if anyone needed to find him they would only have to call the Ranch Club. Mr. Mischenko is survived by his son Kyle of Priest River, his mother Nina Mischenko, brothers Ladimer, Stefan and Alex from Priest River, and brother Andy in Alaska. He was preceded in death by his father Borys Mischenko and brother Victor. Interment and remembrances will be announced at a later date. 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.

Donald O. Norton Priest River

Donald “Donnie” O. Norton passed away March 27 peacefully at his home at the Angel Cottage with friends and family by his side. He was 75. Norton Mr. Norton was born Dec. 27, 1936. He was a special person and will be remembered by all who knew him, from his days of delivering wood with his wagon and riding his bike on the streets of Priest River, family said. Some will remember him best from the winter days standing patiently with a scoop shovel in his hands waiting for his nieces and nephew and their cousins to get the snow cat stuck so that he could rescue them once again. And they will remember the many times he decided he wanted to go to town so he would hike from his home in Squaw Valley or from the top of Granit Pass to Priest River. Mr. Norton is survived by his brother Lowell and his wife Carol Norton of Sandpoint, nephew Lowell and wife Annette Norton of Diamond Lake, nieces Lorrie and husband Fred Marienau of Oldtown, Annette Carr of Sandpoint,

O B I T UA R I E S and numerous great-nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Owen and Zella Norton. A private family celebration of his life will take place at a later date. 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.

Wilda L. Proctor Newport

Wilda L. Proctor passed away Friday, March 30 in Newport. She was 93. She was born June 14, 1918, to William and Alice (Hastings) Betz in Cheney. Proctor She graduated from Newport High School in 1936. On Oct. 17, 1936, she married Chester Proctor. They were married for 66 years. Chester preceded her in death in September 2003. Their entire time was spent on the ranch near Furport. Mrs. Proctor was a member of the Newport Toastmistress Club, Pend Oreille County Democrats, Furport election board, Furport knitting group and the pinochle group, plus others throughout the years. She is survived by daughters Patsy Neal of Glendale, Calif., Marguerite Schmidt of Newport, and Mary Alice Brittin of Wauconda, Wash. She is also survived by a sister, Peggy Justice of Chewelah, seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by Chester in 2003; a son, Robert Proctor in April 1992; and three brothers, Jim, Keith and Tom Betz. A graveside service will be held Friday, April 6 at 11 a.m. at the Newport Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Newport Cemetery, P.O. Box 5015, Newport, WA 99156. 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.

Joe A. Rocha Spokane

Joe A. Rocha Sr. passed away in his home March 23, in Spokane. He was 45. Born May 21, 1966, in California, Mr. Rocha was preceded in death by his parents Augustine Hernandez Rocha and Helen Garcia Rocha, and his brother Paul Rocha. He is survived by his five children, Britny Umbarger, Josephine Rocha, Abe Rocha, Joe Rocha Jr., Vincent Rocha and his brothers and sisters, Helen Ramirez, Joanne Torres, Lupe Ortega, Abel Rocha, Daniel Rocha, and two grandchildren Brawk and Patience Umbarger. Mr. Rocha was greatly cherished by those close to him and loved by all. With his charismatic personality Mr. Rocha never went a day without making new friends, family members said. He was an esteemed member of his community and a friend to all and he will be forever missed. Services were held at the community building on the Kalispel reservation. The ashes of Mr. Rocha will be held and spread by his children in a place of love. The loved ones of Mr. Rocha would like to put out a special thank you to all who have been supportive and helpful during this time of hardship. People who need to get in contact with the Mr. Rocha’s family can call 509-216-0352. 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.

Mary Ellen Romero Newport

Mary Ellen Romero of Newport passed away Thursday, March 29, in Newport. She was 84. Mrs. Romero was born Jan. 19, 1928, in Onamia, Minn., Romero to John and Bethel McTigue. Growing up, she lived in a number of small communities until the family settled in Newport. There she met and fell in love with her husband of 49 years, Manny Romero, where they made their home together until Manny’s passing in 2003. Mrs. Romero had a full life as a homemaker, a wife and a great

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mother to her two children, Rhonda Cordes and Rick Romero, who are forever grateful to their mom for her lifelong commitment to their happiness and well being. She will also be greatly missed by her daughter-in-law Nancy Romero, her granddaughters Tami Jurgensen and Jennifer Simpson, by her grandson Christopher Simpson and by her great-granddaughter Addie Jurgensen. She instilled family values of hard work, compassion and integrity and set an incredible example for her family to follow. She also had a very creative side, which she displayed in her quilting, baking and sewing talents. She loved to travel with her family and had many opportunities to do so through the years. Mrs. Romero is also preceded in death by her brother Larry McTigue who made his family home in Huntsville, Ala. Her family would like to thank friends who have cared for her during her lifetime. At her request there will be no formal memorial service. 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.

Hugh A. Shawgo Spokane

Hugh Anson Shawgo passed away March 20 at Hospice of Spokane after a battle with melanoma. He was 77. Mr. Shawgo was born on the famShawgo ily farm near Ewan/ Rock Lake, Wash., June 4, 1934, the youngest son of Elmer Shawgo and Ida May (Evans) Shawgo. He attended school in Ewan until his parents moved to Spokane in 1943. He graduated from North Central High School in 1952. Mr. Shawgo enlisted in the U.S. Navy for four years in 1953 and was stationed off the coast of Japan. He loved the family farm and lived with his eldest brother, Emmett and wife Lorraine for 13 years, helping out on the farm and raising cattle. He was like a brother to his nephews, Wayne and Roger, and his niece, Arlene. Mr. Shawgo also worked for Millers and Sons near the family farm. He married Grace Bostrum in 1969 and they adopted a son, Andy. They later divorced. Mr. Shawgo worked at Washtucna Grange Supply for 14 years, and in the early 1980s, moved to Newport where he joined his nephews as a partner in Shawgo’s Tire for five years. He later moved to Spokane and worked in maintenance for KHQ and several assisted living/nursing homes for more than 20 years. He met the love of his life, Sara Goude, in Washtucna and they lived the latter years of his life there. He was a member of the Washtucna Lions Club and was a volunteer firefighter in both Newport and Washtucna. Mr. Shawgo also volunteered his time helping the elderly and played Santa in schools, churches and nursing homes. He loved to dance and will also be remembered for his great sense of humor. He enjoyed dressing up at Halloween, winning several contests. Mr. Shawgo is survived by wife Sara of Washtucna; son Andy of Texas; three grandchildren: Dylan, Talia and GiGi of Spokane; his nieces Arlene Stromberger (and Tim) of Davenport, Mary Ann DiMartino of Rhode Island, Patty Todd Shedden (and Mike) of Salt Lake City, Nancy Smith of Spokane, and nephews Wayne Shawgo (and Renee) and Roger Shawgo (and Jeanine), all of Newport, Tom Shawgo (and Linda) of St. John and Robby Todd (and Susan) of Salt Lake; his sister-in-law Lorraine Shawgo of Ewan; as well as many great-nephews, nieces and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents and all his brothers and sisters: Marscelene Cummings, Emmett Shawgo, Lawrence Shawgo, Ethelda Todd and four babies that died at birth. A graveside service was held March 28 at Memorial Gardens with military honors. His ashes were buried in his parents’ plot at his request. Pastor Dennis Evans of Washtucna Community Church officiated. There will be a memorial picnic in Washtucna at a later date. The family thanks his friends and Hospice of Spokane for their support. The family would appreciate memorial contributions made to the Lions Club, 240 Main St., Washtucna, WA 99371.

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Editor’s note: The police reports, taken from dispatch logs provided to The Miner by law enforcement agencies, are not intended to be an exact report but rather a comprehensive list of police calls in Pend Oreille and West Bonner counties. Dispatch also fields calls for the Kalispel Tribe property in Airway Heights. Certain police calls are generally omitted because of space constraints. These include but aren’t limited to ambulance calls for illness, unfounded alarms, traffic stops, dogs at large, abandoned vehicles, 911 hang– ups and civil standbys. All dispositions for the police reports are assumed to be active, assist or transfer at press time. The police reports are updated each weekday on The Miner Online.

PEND OREILLE COUNTY Monday, March 26 BURGLARY – Tule Rd., entry reportedly made through window, school equipment missing. JUVENILE PROBLEM – Hwy. 2, report of four juvenile females involved in assault of lone juvenile female. THEFT – N. Hayford Rd., report of stolen vehicle. ARREST – W. 5th Ave., Chad M. Rogers, 36, of Metaline Falls was arrested for fourth degree assault domestic violence and making a false statement to an officer. NOISE COMPLAINT – Riverside Ave., report of neighbors constantly playing loud music. BURGLARY – Hwy. 20, report that residence door was broke in and a barbecue was taken. Tuesday, March 27 ACCIDENT – Hwy. 2, Elk, report of a rollover accident with a man trapped inside vehicle. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – Pine Hill Rd., Newport, report that subject cut down a tree and drug it across the county road. ARREST – Kirkpatrick Rd., Elk, Tony Tecter Callihan, 37, of Spokane was arrested on warrants. JUVENILE PROBLEM – S. Calispell Ave., report of 2-year-old who just came in to Headstart, unknown who he is. BURGLARY – S. Washington Ave., report of attempted break in. ACCIDENT – Hwy. 2, report of twocar accident. MALICIOUS MISCHIEF – S. Washington Ave., Newport MALICIOUS MISCHIEF – Monumental Way, Cusick, vandalism of the school scoreboard reported. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – N. Milwaulkee Drive, Newport, report that subject keeps walking on and off the road. NOISE COMPLAINT – W. 7th St., Newport, report that neighbors are making too much noise after 10 p.m. ARREST – LeClerc Rd. N., Cusick, Deanna C. Andrew, 37, of Usk was arrested on tribal charges. Wednesday, March 28 ANIMAL PROBLEM – Hwy. 20, report that injured deer needs to be euthanized. MALICIOUS MISCHIEF - W. 1st St., report that electrical box behind stands was torn apart, wires exposed, damage to breakers. THEFT – N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, report of an issue in hotel lobby. ARREST – David C. Koch, 36, of Newport was arrested on warrants. THEFT - Hwy. 211, Newport, report that gate was taken sometime since 3 p.m. yesterday. THEFT – W. Kelly Drive, Newport,

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report of complainant’s fence taken down and four wheeler taken. DISTURBANCE – W. 7th St.; Newport, report of verbal altercation between two subjects and some people that live at the address. FIRE – Hwy. 31, report of camper behind residence on fire. SUSPICIOUS PERSON – Hwy. 20, report of man with a large, tan dog in front of complainant’s house.

four-door. TRAFFIC HAZARD – Sullivan Lake Rd., report of rocks and mud over both lanes of the roadway. SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE – Hwy. 20, deputy checking on a vehicle. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PHYSICAL – N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights ARREST – Dennis Eugene Johnson, 56, of Newport was arrested for driving under the influence.

Thursday, March 29 SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE – Rumsey Rd., Newport, Dillen James Dwight Endres, 20, of Priest River was arrested for driving while license suspended and making false statements. ARREST – S. Garden Ave., Newport, Ashley J. Mossey, 25, of Spokane was arrested for failure to appear. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – W. 7th St., report that male driver almost ran down a male pedestrian. ARREST – Hwy. 2, Carol Jean Wolfram, 62, of Newport was arrested on an out-of-county warrant. ARREST – Main St., Charles L. Fraley, 53, of Ione was arrested for fourth degree assault domestic violence. SEX OFFENSE – W. 1st St., report of possible sex offense. ARREST – Hwy. 211, Brian T. Harvey, 27, of Newport was arrested for fourth-degree assault domestic violence. THEFT – N. Hayford Rd.

Sunday, April 1 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VERBAL – Pines Lane, Cusick, reported argument with subject regarding items she believes she is stealing. BURGLARY – LeClerc Rd. N., report that cabin was broken into. FRAUD – Hendershott Rd., Usk, report that three checks were written fraudulently on checking account. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – Monumental Way, Cusick, report of possible theft. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – W. 7th St., report that a laptop and iPod were stolen. THEFT – W. Walnut St., report of a stolen check received. DRUGS – W 1st St., report that two subjects in a purple Nissan were smoking marijuana. PHONE OFFENSE – W 5th St., Newport, report of telephone threat, said he was going to slash their tires. JUVENILE PROBLEM – Independence Rd., Newport, report of 13-year-old cussing and being disrespectful. ARREST – William Abbott-Teeples, 27, of Spokane was arrested for failure to comply.

Friday, March 30 TRAFFIC HAZARD – Hwy. 211, Newport, one lane of traffic reportedly is under a couple inches of water. FIRE – Allen Rd., report of smoke seen from Highway 2. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – LeClerc Rd. S., complainant states a red Geo Tracker tried to run into her car while she was driving. DISTURBANCE – N. Newport Ave., Newport, report of customers refusing to leave, screaming and yelling. SUSPICIOUS PERSON – Kalispell Reservation, report of suspicious person. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE – W. Walnut St., report that male was enticed into store. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE – Hwy. 20 THREATENING – W. 5th St., Newport, report of subject making threats to punch woman in face when dropping off child. TRAFFIC HAZARD – Hwy. 20, Cusick, report of mudslide across roadway. PHONE OFFENSE – McKenzie Rd., Usk, report of subject receiving harassing text messages. RUNAWAY JUVENILE – Scotia Rd., Newport, report 14-year-old left and advised mother she was running away. DISORDERLY CONDUCT – N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, report of disorderly conduct. ACCIDENT – River Rd., report of Toyota truck in the ditch, intoxicated driver. Saturday, March 31 ANIMAL PROBLEM – Dury Rd., Ione, report of an injured deer. ACCIDENT – Hwy. 31, report that ambulance backed in to car, no injuries. DISORDERLY – N. Hayford Rd., report of disorderly conduct. AGENCY ASSIST – E. Eloika Rd., Spokane, request aid of a tender for house fire. DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE – Westside Calispell, report of an impaired driver in a white

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WEST BONNER COUNTY Monday, March 26 BURGLARY – Hwy. 41, Blanchard ARREST – Hwy. 2, Priest River, Karla Pope, 42, of Hayden was arrested on a warrant. TRAFFIC VIOLATION – Hwy. 57, Priest River, report of a person driving without privileges. Tuesday, March 27 ANIMAL CRUELTY – Willow Creek Rd., Priest River ARREST – S. Colorado Ave., Oldtown, Scott McDaniel, 37, of Oldtown was arrested on an outstanding misdemeanor warrant. ARREST – Hwy. 41, Spirit Lake, Jason A. Eldred, 26, of Spirit Lake was arrested on two outstanding warrants. DISTURBING THE PEACE – Ediah Rd., Spirit Lake Wednesday, March 28 ARREST – Hwy. 2, Jerry Mcintosh, 20, of Newport was arrested for an outstanding warrant. Thursday, March 29 ARREST – Hwy. 2, Oldtown, Nicholas M. Bray, 23, of Newport was arrested on a warrant. ARREST – Hwy. 41, Oldtown, Benjamin Cordova, 35, of Newport was arrested for driving while under the influence and on outstanding warrant through Bonner County. Friday, March 30 ARREST – Hwy. 2, Oldtown, Joebi Gumaer, 35, of Oldtown, arrested for an outstanding warrant. ARREST – Hwy. 41, Oldtown, Darrell Voegele, 37, of Sandpoint was arrested for two warrants. Sunday, April 1 RECKLESS DRIVING – Hwy. 2, Priest River, report of a reckless vehicle westbound on Hwy. 2.

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4 Diamond Lake Water and Sewer: 10 a.m. - District Office, 172 South Shore Road Oldtown Urban Renewal District Board: 5:30 p.m. - Oldtown City Hall Fire District No. 4 Commissioners: 6 p.m. - Dalkena Fire Station No. 41 Northern Panhandle Green Party: 6 p.m. - Friends Meeting House in Sandpoint

390442 Highway 20, Ione Pend Oreille Fire District No. 6: 6 p.m. - Furport Fire Hall, 7572 LeClerc Road Oldtown City Council: 6:30 p.m. - Oldtown City Hall Newport School Board: 6:30 p.m. - District Offices Cusick Town Council: 7 p.m. Cusick Community Center

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Diet and Exercise in Pregnancy Congratulations!!! You are pregnant, does this mean you can eat as much and whatever you want to? Nutrition before and during your pregnancy is important for the health and the growth of your baby, it is also to keep you healthy and strong. Getting a variety of good foods will help with getting needed nutrients. Eating less processed foods and more fruits, vegetables, whole grains and some protein is part of a well rounded diet. Eating several small meals instead of three large ones may help with nausea and heartburn. Eating healthy also means avoiding things that are harmful. These include alcohol (beer, wine and mixed drinks) and illegal drugs which can cause harm to your baby. Also ask your doctor before continuing prescription drugs or over the counter medications. Smoking is also harmful to your baby and to you. It is strongly encouraged that you stop. Limiting you caffeine intake will also be helpful. One thing

you should take daily is your prenatal vitamins to ensure that you get some nutrients that you may not get enough of in your diet to help your baby develop. Regarding weight gain, during the last 6 months of your pregnancy you need to eat 100 calories per day more than Dr. Angelika before your pregnancy. If you Kraus, M.D. are underweight you should gain about 30-40 pounds, normal weight, 25-35 pounds, overweight, 15-25 pounds and obese about 15 pounds. This means you should eat in moderation, even if you desire to stuff yourself. Foods to avoid are uncooked meats, poultry or shellfish. A bacteria called Listeria can be found in these and can make you and your baby ill. This bacteria can also be found in unpasteurized milk and

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cheese. Make sure all your meat is well cooked or if precooked warmed up until hot. Washing your hands after handling raw meat is also important to prevent the spread of disease. So why exercise, you are tired, and all you want to do is sit down and rest. Getting up and getting about 30 minutes of exercise most days of the week will help make you feel better. It will help with muscle pain, constipation, bloating and swelling. Increase of energy and mood improvement will follow. Activity will also make you stronger and more fit for delivery. Before starting an exercise program, discuss with your doctor what will be safe for you, during your pregnancy. Together, good nutrition and safe moderate exercise will keep you healthy and fit. This combination will also help your baby grow well and be healthy. This way you and your baby will have a healthy start to your baby’s life.

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Northwoods holds spring shows NEWPORT – For two weekends in April, Northwoods Performing Arts will put on its spring show, “Northwoods Unleashed,” comprised of musical ensembles. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays, April 6, 7, 13 and 14. Dinner is served at 6:30 p.m., and the show begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 for the dinner and the show or show-only tickets are available for $12 for adults and $10 for seniors and children. Purchase tickets at Seeber’s Pharmacy in Newport of call Terri or Zola at 208-4481294.

Buy books at Priest River Library PRIEST RIVER – The Priest River Library is holding a book sale Saturday, April 7, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at 118 Main St. The cost is $2 per bag of books.

Celebrate reading with book fair, luau PRIEST RIVER – Priest River Elementary will be celebrating reading with a book fair the week of April 9-13 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. A family luau is planned for Wednesday, April 11, 5-8 p.m. in the elementary library.

Pancake breakfast to raise funds of fire district NEWPORT – South Pend Oreille Fire and Rescue will hold their annual pancake breakfast fundraiser Saturday, April 14, from 7-11 a.m. at Station 34 at Fertile Valley and Jermain roads. “We’ve been doing this about 17 years,” district commissioner Randy Miller said. “It’s a way to show our appreciation and to raise some money.” Firefighters will be preparing an all you can eat breakfast of pancakes, breakfast burritos, and eggs and hash browns, all for a $5 donation for people 11-years and older and $3.50 for kids age 5-10. Children under 5 eat for free. “Last year we had about 200 people,” Miller said. “This year we’re hoping for 300.”

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“Anne of Green Gables” stars several young actors including Tyrian Miller of Blanchard, as Gilbert Blythe, left, Tori Davis of Newport as Anne Shirley and Sunny Brown of Sandpoint as Diana Barry. Shows are at the Pend Oreille Playhouse in Newport over three weekends in April, opening Friday, April 13.

‘Anne of Green Gables’ shows at playhouse NEWPORT – Pend Oreille Players present Lucy Maude Montgomery’s classic “Anne of Green Gables” for three weekends at the Pend Oreille Playhouse in Newport. A poor orphan travels from Nova Scotia to Prince Edward Island only to find that the Cuthberts wanted a boy to help on the

farm, not a red-haired, frecklefaced, outspoken girl. Anne soon wins the hearts of Matthew and Marilla as well as the beautiful Diana Barry and her school rival, Gilbert Blythe. While letting her imagination get her into many exceptional situations, Anne excels at school and graduates the highest honors.

Shows are April 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28 and 29 with Friday and Saturday show times at 7 p.m. and Sunday matinees at 3 p.m. Tickets are $10.50 for adults and $5.50 for kids 18 and under, available online at www. pendoreilleplayers.org or at the box office, 240 N. Union Ave. Call 509-671-3389.

Camas Center open house set for April 17 USK – There will be a variety of presentations and a complementary day use pass for people who attend the Camas Center’s open house set for Tuesday, April 17. In addition to using the center’s swimming pool and other amenities, there will be tours of

the Camas Center Clinic at noon. Throughout the day there will be presentations on: smoking cessation at 10:30 a.m. by Mark Yates, RN; women’s health at 11 a.m. by Shirley Wagoner, a certified women’s health specialist; health and wellness at 11:30 a.m. by Joni Francisco, a physi-

Blood drives planned locally PRIEST RIVER – The Inland Northwest Blood Center will be visiting the area for several upcoming blood drives. Those interested in donating can sign up at www.inbcsaves. org. Bring a photo ID at the time of your donation and eat a nutritious meal before hand. The following blood drives are planned in the area: • Metaline Falls American Legion Hall Wednesday, April 11,

2:30-5:30 p.m. • Priest River Junior High April 13 from noon to 6 p.m. • Newport United Church of Christ April 19 from noon to 5:30 p.m. • Priest River Lamanna High School April 20 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. • Newport Hospital April 28 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information call 800423-0151.

cal therapist; oral health at 1 p.m. by Marvin Gottschall, DDS; chiropractic care by Ryan Leisy, DC; and cholesterol management at 2:30 p.m. by Dustin Person, pharmacist. For more information call 509447-7111.

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“Where The Sheep Go To Be Fed” 409 S. Spokane • Newport Sunday Morning 10 a.m. (509) 939-0676 CalvaryNewport@aol.com / 97.3 FM “I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.” John 6:35

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

PINE RIDGE COMMUNITY CHURCH 1428 1st Street West Sunday School ~ 9:15 a.m. Morning Worship ~ 10:30 a.m. Church ~ 447-3265 Pastor Mitch McGhee E-mail pineridgecc@gmail.com

NEWPORT – More than 2,500 years ago an Indian prince, Siddhartha, abandoned his privileged life in order to understand how to overcome suffering. Eventually, he became the Buddha attaining peace through transforming his own mind, then he spent 45 years teaching others how to do it too. What lessons can present-day Americans glean from the Buddha’s life story? The Sravasti Abbey community will investigate this topic on Sharing the Dharma Day, Sunday, April 15, from 9:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Buddha’s teachings – the “Dharma” – explain how to live ethically to avoid harming others, to develop love and compassion, and to cultivate wisdom that understands the nature of reality. Learning and living these teachings – and sharing them with others – is the purpose of Sravasti Abbey, a Buddhist monastery near Newport. One Sunday a month Sravasti Abbey opens its doors to people of

USK – Learn about the geology of the Upper Little Spokane River and Missoula floods at a presentation Thursday, April 12 at 6:30 p.m. Retired professional geologist Dr. Stan Grant will speak and show pictures from the upper Little Spokane River at Fire Station No. 44, 17207 Highway 2, located at Carney Road west of Cat Tales. As a scientist, educator and registered geologist, Grant has spent most of his adult life immersed in the study of geology and the environment. He directed research at Kansas State University and is a former secretary of health and enCHURCH OF FAITH

36245 Hwy 41, Oldtown, ID Sunday School 9 a.m. Sunday Services - 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wed. - Bible Study 6:30 p.m. Pastor Jack Jones Church Office 208-437-0150 www.newportchurchoffaith.com

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

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Drum Brothers coming to Stratton The four-member world percussion group, Drum Brothers, will hold a free performance and a workshop during the 1 p.m. assembly at Stratton Elementary Wednesday, April 11. Their visit is sponsored by the Institute for Extending Learning’s student activities and diversity programs.

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

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

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

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

NEWPORT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH “Sharing Christ As He Is, With People As They Are” 2nd & Spokane Sts 447-3846

September - May AWANA - Tuesday 5:30 p.m. The Immortals (13-High School ) Thur. 7-9 Pastor Rob Malcolm

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vironment for the state of Kansas. Now living near Eloika Lake, Grant will describe the massive geologic forces that shaped the landforms, rock outcroppings and lakes that remain in the Little Spokane River watershed following the great Missoula floods. This local presentation reflects the pioneering work of J. Harlen Bretz’s insights into the repeated floods that poured over this region, making the Northwest today a hotbed of geologic study and research. The Eloika Lake Association is sponsoring the event. For background information Eloika Lake, visit at www.eloika.com.

9 a.m. Sunday School 10:15 a.m. Worship Service 11:30 a.m. Fellowship Time

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

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

all faiths and backgrounds who would like to know more about the Buddha’s teachings and to share in community fellowship. Topics for each month’s Sharing the Dharma Day are drawn from the books of its founder and abbess, Venerable Thubten Chodron. Topics for 2012 are based on “Buddhism for Beginners,” published by Snow Lion. Sharing the Dharma Day includes a guided meditation and Dharma talk, vegetarian potluck lunch and facilitated discussion. Dress is casual; friendly curiosity and openness to learn are the only pre-requisites. The first session begins at 9:45 a.m., lunch is at noon, and the program ends at 3 p.m. Sravasti Abbey is located at 692 Country Lane, Newport. For more information and directions call 509-447-5549 or email office. sravasti@gmail.com. Check out the full Sharing the Dharma Day program at http:// www.sravasti.org/programs/ sharing.html.

Learn about the geology of the Little Spokane River

NEW TESTAMENT CHURCH

Take photos at Priest Lake State Park PRIEST LAKE – Visit any unit of the Priest Lake State Park and take photographs to be entered into a contest, which runs April 21-28. The project is sponsored by the park in conjunction with Be Outside Idaho and Unplug Idaho. Pictures must be submitted by May 1 and be family friendly. All ages are welcome and will be entered as best picture for children, young adult and adult categories. For more information, call the park at 208-443-2200.

Dharma Day recounts the life of the Buddha

BR I E FLY

NEWPORT – The Evergreen Art Association’s next meet is Monday, April 9, at the Riverbank Restaurant in Oldtown. All artists in the area are invited to attend the regular meeting at 10 a.m. The program is by Ed Robinson, watercolorist from Sandpoint, who will demonstrate painting rocks and water. Prospective members and guests are always welcome. The featured artist for April is Valerie Woelk of Elk. Her paintings in all mediums can be seen April 9 through May 14 at the Greater Newport Area Chamber of Commerce office in Newport. Showing their work in the April rotation at the Black Rose Salon and Golden China Restaurant in Newport, and Hardwood Grill in Priest River are: Jan Gleason, Channin Manus, Arlouine Gregory, Elise Creed and Sylvia Humrich. The Evergreen Art Association’s mission is to support and promote all artists in the area and to provide scholarships to graduating seniors in local schools. For more information, call President Loyce Akers at 208-437-0274.

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CATHOLIC MASSES

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

AMERICAN LUTHERAN CHURCH E.L.C.A.

332801 Hwy. 2, P.O. Box 653, Newport Pastors Matt & Janine Goodrich 9 a.m. Sunday School for all ages 10 a.m. Community Worship (509) 447-4338

BLANCHARD COMMUNITY CHURCH “Building God’s Kingdom One Person at a Time” Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Mid-week Bible Studies Highway 41 Blanchard, ID (208) 437-2970 Pastor Mark Miller

HOUSE OF THE LORD

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

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JOB OPENING PORT OF PEND OREILLE PEND OREILLE VALLEY RAILROAD The Port of Pend Oreille (POVA) is accepting applications for permanent and temporary railroad employment. An application may be obtained at the Port office, 1981 Black Road, Usk, Washington, 99180, or by calling (509) 445-1090. The Port requires applicants to pass a pre-employment physical, which includes drug and alcohol testing. Applicants must be 18 years of age. Applications must be returned by April 13, 2012. (7-3)

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PRIEST LAKE LIBRARY is seeking a board member. This one-year volunteer position entails attending monthly meetings and helping with the board’s work. Qualified applicants must reside within the library district and be a registered Idaho voter. Those interested should submit a letter of interest no later than April 18 to the library at 28769 Highway 57, Priest Lake, Idaho 83856. Call (208) 443-2454 for more information. (8-3) MIDDLE SCHOOL TRACK COACH(S) DEPENDENT UPON PARTICIPANT NUMBERS Practice begins at 2:50 p.m. The Newport School District is accepting applications for a Middle School Track Coach. Application deadline: April 9, 2012. Additional information and applications may be obtained by calling Janet Burcham (509) 447-2426. Equal opportunity employer. (8-2)

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

COUNSELING Molly Phillips, LICSW, CMHS, GMHS

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DENTIST Newport Dental Center

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

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Complete Family Dentistry & Orthodontics 424 N. Warren Ave., Newport -- 447-5960 Toll Free 877-447-5960

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

Cedar Mountain Massage Therapy

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

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

OPTOMETRIST Newport Vision Source

Drs. Michael & Cheryl Fenno 205 S. Washington -- 447-2945

PHYSICAL THERAPY Priest River Rehab Services

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

PODIATRIST -- FOOT SPECIALIST Douglas K. Monson, D.P.M.

Patients seen at Newport Hospital twice a month 509-926-2848 -- Call for appointments

HEALTH CLINICS Kaniksu Health Services Priest River Medical Clinic

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

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Operating Since 1980 Professional, Experienced, Friendly Service Clean, Inspect, Masonry Repair Licensed and Bonded

Cliff McDermeit 23810 E. Blanchard Rd., Newport

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PRIEST RIVER FAMILY OIL 24 hr. Commercial/Public Card Lock Fuels INCLUDE: • Highway Diesel • Off-Road Diesel • Unleaded Gasoline HOME DELIVERIES INCLUDE: • Stove Oil • Furnace Oil • Highway Diesel • Off-Road Diesel • Unleaded Gasoline Propane, Lubricants, Filters and Fuel Additives Available On-Site

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Shuttle

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NEWPORT/PRIEST RIVER & SPOKANE Monday • Wednesday • Thursday • Friday Fares: $300 one way Newport -Spokane • 50¢ one way Priest River-Newport

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Storage

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SPECIAL MOBILITY SERVICES 1-877-264-RIDE (7433)

Tree Service

Veterinary

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THE ANIMAL DOCTOR

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• Removal • Firewood • Trimming • Bobcat • 65’ Bucket • Stump Grinding • Certified Arborist/ISA

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Stove Maintenance & Repair • Gas • Pellet • Wood 20 years experience

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(Formerly Executive Lending)

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Secondhand Store

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Furniture • Appliances Household Items Clothing & More Consignments 9 am-5 pm Mon-Sat 5489 Hwy 2, Timberline Center Priest River, ID (208) 290-2228

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HEALTH/BEAUTY

LEGAL SERVICES

PELVIC/TRANSVAGINAL Mesh? Did you undergo transvaginal placement of mesh for pelvic organ prolapse or stress urinary incontinence between 2005 and present time? If the patch required removal due to complications, you may be entitled to compensation. Call Johnson Law and speak with female staff members. 1-800-535-5727

DIVORCE $135. $165 with children. No court appearances. Complete preparation. Includes, custody, support, property division and bills. BBB member. (503) 772-5295. www. paralegalalternatives.com divorce@usa.com

HELP WANTED INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL Exchange Representative: Earn supplemental income placing and supervising high school exchange students. Volunteer host families also needed. Promote world peace! www.afice.com/reps

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COMPANY DRIVERS / Recent Trucking School Graduates. Your new career starts now! * Up to $4,800 tuition reimbursement (for a limited time only) * Great Pay & Benefits * Excellent Training Program *Industryleading safety program. New to trucking? Call us for opportunities. Call 866-535-6775 www.joinCRST.com

YOUR AD COULD BE HERE BEING READ BY THOUSANDS OF POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS

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LOCAL PRIVATE INVESTOR loans money on real estate equity. I loan on houses, raw land, commercial property and property development. Call Eric at (800) 5633005. www.fossmortgage.com

HELP WANTED -DRIVERS

(208) 448-2290

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Floral

Portable Service

Rent by the day, week, biweekly, month

Jim • 208.660.9131

Model Home By Appointment

FINANCIAL

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Foundations Framing Roofing Septics

Owners Bob & Jane Clark

509-447-4962

Wood Stoves - Gas Stoves - Pellet Stoves & Oil Furnaces Available • We Service All Major Brands • Air Leakage Testing Available

Inc. Custom Homes Log Homes/Sales Siding Finish Work Excavation

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Installations • Service Free Quotes

• Furnaces • Radiant Heat

Wendy’s Roofing, Inc.

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ANNOUNCE your festival for only pennies. Four weeks to 2.7 million readers statewide for about $1,200. Call this newspaper or 1 (206) 634-3838 for more details.

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Located in Newport Lic.# WENDYRI949J5

Resident Manager Highway 57 ~ 1 1/2 Miles from Hwy. 2 (208) 448-1273

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Painting

Interior Exterior Repaints New Construction

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Johnetta Huntley • Loan Officer

Lifetime Warranties

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1 BEDROOM MOBILE HOME Davis Lake area $300/ month, deposit and references. Electric heat, wood stove. (509) 671-2064. (49TF) ONE BEDROOM In Idaho east of Newport on Highway 2. $450/month plus deposit. (208) 2903867. (6TF) 3 BEDROOM TRAILER No pets. Lazy Acres Trailer Park. Newport. (208) 4374502. (7-tf) DIAMOND LAKE 1800 square foot house, 3 bedroom, 1 bath, large kitchen, dining, living room. Lake view, dock and beach privileges, stove, refrigerator. 1800 square foot shop. $1100/ month plus deposit. (509) 447-4045.(7-3p) MOONLIGHT RV PARK 1 bedroom, super clean park model for only $325 plus deposit. No smoking. No pets. (509) 447-0631. One year lease.(8-3) 2 BEDROOM 1 bath home, attached garage in Newport. No smoking. No pets. First, last plus deposit. $625/ month. (509) 993-5465. (8-3) METALINE DUPLEX 1 bedroom $450; 2 bedroom $490 or rent both sides!!! Water, sewer, garbage, electricity and wi-fi are included. (208) 6109220. (8-3) NEWPORT TOWNHOUSE 819 West 3rd Street, 3 bedroom, 2 bath, attached garage, washer/dr yer hookup. No smoking. No pets. $775 per month plus security deposit. Call Ed (714) 377-1029. (8-3p) LARGE 3 BEDROOM 2 bath house in Cusick. $650/ month. References and deposit required. No smoking. No pets. (801) 835-3440. (9-3p) 2 BEDROOM MOBILE plus washroom, 50x16, under cover. Carport, Private. Garden spot. $500 month. River Road, Usk. (509) 9903398. (9tf) FOR RENT/ OPTION 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 6 miles south of Oldtown, Idaho/ Newport, Washington. On 5 wood acres, family friendly. $800 rent and $500 security deposit. References and background. (208) 437-0320/ (208) 290-3456. (9-3p) DIAMOND LAKE 323654 Highway 2, Newport. Live/ work 900 square foot 1 bedroom/ office. $550/ month. 2800 deluxe square foot shop with loft, $800/ month. Great highway signage. Take one or both. awastar@aol.com or (206) 601-7044. (9-3p) DIAMOND LAKE Secondary lot, beach access, 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom mobile home. No smoking, no pets, $600 per month. (509) 951-8886, (509) 447-3670. (9-3p) 3 BEDROOM 2 BATH Newer Newport townhouse style duplex. Covered front porch. Small pets allowed. $775/ month, water and sewer included. (509) 9934705. (9-3p) $569 MONTH In Newport. 2 bedroom newly remodeled manufactured home. Water, sewer, garbage included. Small pets allowed. (509) 9934705. (9-3p) Short of cash; long on “Stuff?” Advertise in The Newport Miner and Gem State Miner Classifieds. Call (509) 447-2433 for full details.

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2012105 PUBLIC NOTICE LEADER’S MEETING The Boards of Commissioners of the Port of Pend Oreille, Public Utility District No. 1 and Pend Oreille County will meet at on Tuesday, April 10th at the Camas Wellness Center, Usk, WA. A no host lunch will be at noon followed by the meeting at 1:00 p.m. /s/ Kelly J. Driver, Manager /s/ Karen Willner Clerk of the Board /s/ Chris Mylar, Clerk of the Board Published in The Newport Miner March 28 and April 4, 2012. (8-2)

________________ 2012106 NOTICE OF APPLICATION Pursuant to County Development Regulations, notice is hereby given that Pend Oreille County did on March 13, 2012, receive a complete Joint Aquatic Resources Permit Application, RGP 7 application, and a SEPA Environmental Checklist from John and Jane Floyd, and did on March 13, 2012 issue a Determination of Completeness for a shoreline stabilization, stairs, and deck project on the Pend Oreille River. (FILE NO. SSDP-12007), Location: Within Sect. 34, T32N, R45E WM, 501 Herb’s Dr. Newport, WA 99156. An Environmental Checklist under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) was prepared by the applicant on March 13, 2012. Any person desiring to express their views or to be notified of the action taken on this application should contact the Pend Oreille County Community Development Department. The submitted application and related file documents may be examined by the public between 8:00 AM & 4:30 PM at the Pend Oreille County Courthouse, Lower Level, 625 West 4th, Newport, WA 99156, (509) 447-4821. Contact: Todd McLaughlin, Community Dev. Natural Resource Planner. Written comments from the public may be submitted to Pend Oreille County no later than April 12, 2012. Required Permits: Hydraulic Project Approval (WDFW), Substantial Shoreline Development Permit (Pend Oreille County), Federal Permit (Army Corps) Dated March 20, 2012 Published in The Newport Miner March 28 and April 4, 2012. (8-2)

_________________ 2012107 NOTICE OF APPLICATION Pursuant to County Development Regulations, notice is hereby given that Pend Oreille County did on March 22, 2012, receive a complete Joint Aquatic Resources Permit Application, RGP 7 application, and a SEPA Environmental Checklist from Ilene Greig, and did on March 26, 2012

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issue a Determination of Completeness for a shoreline stabilization project on the Pend Oreille River. (FILE NO. SSDP-12-008), Location: Within Sect. 35, T36N, R43E WM, Lots 12, 13, and 14, Block 1 River Edge Estates, Cusick, WA 99119. An Environmental Checklist under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) was prepared by the applicant on March 17, 2012. Any person desiring to express their views or to be notified of the action taken on this application should contact the Pend Oreille County Community Development Department. The submitted application and related file documents may be examined by the public between 8:00 AM & 4:30 PM at the Pend Oreille County Courthouse, Lower Level, 625 West 4th, Newport, WA 99156, (509) 447-4821. Contact: Todd McLaughlin, Community Dev. Natural Resource Planner. Written comments from the public may be submitted to Pend Oreille County no later than April 12, 2012. Required Permits: Hydraulic Project Approval (WDFW), Substantial Shoreline Development Permit (Pend Oreille County), Federal Permit (Army Corps) Dated March 20, 2012 Published in The Newport Miner March 28 and April 4, 2012. (8-2)

_________________ 2012111 NOTICE OF APPLICATION Pursuant to County Development Regulations, notice is hereby given that Pend Oreille County did on March 22, 2012, receive a complete Joint Aquatic Resources Permit Application, RGP 7 application, and a SEPA Environmental Checklist from Blueslide Resort, and did on March 22, 2012 issue a Determination of Completeness for a shoreline stabilization project on the Pend Oreille River. (FILE NO. SSDP12-009), Location: Within Sect. 11, T35N, R43E WM, Blueslide Resort, 40041 Hwy 20, Cusick, WA 99119. An Environmental Checklist under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) was prepared by the applicant on March 22, 2012. Any person desiring to express their views or to be notified of the action taken on this application should contact the Pend Oreille County Community Development Department. The submitted application and related file documents may be examined by the public between 8:00 AM & 4:30 PM at the Pend Oreille County Courthouse, Lower Level, 625 West 4th, Newport, WA 99156, (509) 447-4821. Contact: Todd McLaughlin, Community Dev. Natural Resource Planner. Written comments from the public may be submitted to Pend Oreille County no later than April 12, 2012. Required Permits: Hydraulic Project Approval (WDFW), Substantial Shoreline Development Permit (Pend Oreille County), Federal Permit (Army Corps) Dated: March 20, 2012 Published in The Newport Miner March 28 and April 4, 2012. (8-2)

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A Community Planning Meeting is being held to receive comments on plans for addressing significant issues, needs, gaps or obstacles that impact older persons or individuals needing long term care services in Planning and Service Area #11. Discussions will focus on gathering public input on services being bid for 2013 including: Minor Home Repair and Senior Legal Assistance in the Spokane and Tri-County sub-regions; and Health Promotion Disease Prevention Services in Spokane County. The Community Planning Meeting is being held on April 18, 2012, from 1:00 to 3:00 pm at Aging and Long Term Care of Eastern Washington, 1222 N Post St in Spokane, WA 99201. These meetings are barrier free. Persons needing special accommodation should contact ALTCEW at (509) 458-2509 five working days prior to the date of the meeting. For the hearing impaired, please call (509) 328-3772 Monday through Friday between 9:00 AM and 12:00 Noon or 1:00 PM and 5:00 PM Published in The Newport Miner April 4, 2012. (9)

________________ 2012115 NOTICE OF PUBLIC TIMBER SALE Department of Natural Resources will auction timber to the highest bidder. Contract terms and bidding information is available by calling Northeast Region at (509) 684-7474 or by visiting the Region Office at Colville or Product Sales & Leasing Division, Olympia. Bidding information may also be obtained at the County Auditor’s office. Bidding begins at 10:00 a.m. at the Northeast Region Office, Colville, WA on May 1, 2012. SELDOM SEEN FIT SORTS, App. No. 88239, approximately 5 miles southwest of Ione, WA on part(s) of Sections 9, 16, 17, 18, 20 and 21 all in Township 37 North, Range 42 East, W.M., comprising approximately 43,200 tons (6,183 Mbf) of Timber. This sale is Export Restricted. OFFICIAL NOTICE OF DATE AND PLACE FOR COMMENCING AN APPEAL: Notice is given under SEPA, RCW 43.21C.075, WAC 197-11-680 of Department of Natural Resource’s action described in (4) below. 1. Any person whose property rights or interests will be affected and feels himself aggrieved by the Department action may appeal to Stevens County Superior Court within 30 days of March 30, 2012, pursuant to RCW 79.02.030. 2. Any action to set aside, enjoin, review, or otherwise challenge such action on the grounds of noncompliance with the provisions of RCW 43.21C (State Environmental Policy Act) shall be commenced on or before April 29, 2012. 3. Pursuant to WAC 19711-680(4)(d), no appeal may be filed under RCW 43.21C more than 30 days after the date in (1) above, unless an appeal was filed under RCW 79.02.030 as in (1) above. 4. Description of Department Action: Approval for sale of the proposed timber sale(s), shown above. 5. Type of environmental review under SEPA: A determination of nonsignificance or mitigated determination of non-significance was issued for each timber sale. 6. Documents may be examined during regular business hours at the Region Office of the Department of Natural Resources and at Olympia Headquarters, Product Sales & Leasing Division,

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________________ 2012116 PUBLIC NOTICE LENORA WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT Lenora water and Sewer District is accepting resumes for an open Commissioner Position. You must be a property owner and a registered voter in the Lenora Water and Sewer District in Usk. Please send resumes to PO Box 297, Usk, WA 99180 or e mail to lenorawatersewer@ gmail.com. Published in The Newport Miner April 4, 2012. (9)

________________ 2012117 OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT Salmo Basin Trail # 506 Colville National Forest Pend Oreille County, Washington The Salmo Basin Trail structures reconstruction project file is now availabale for public review. The project is located on the Colville NF, NewportSullivan Lake RD, Section 15, 14, 11, T. 40 N., R. 45 E., W. M. in the Salmo Basin. The Responsible Official is Gayne Sears, Newport-Sullivan Lake District Ranger, Colville NF. The purpose of this comment period is to provide an opportunity for the public to review and comment on the project file prior to a decision being made by the Responsible Official. Only those who submit specific written comments on the Salmo Basin Trail project during this comment period are eligible to appeal following the release of the Decision Memo in accordance with 36 CFR part 215. How to Comment and Timeframe Written, facsimile, handdelivered, and electronic comments concerning this project will be accepted for 30 calendar days following the publication of this notice in the newspaper of record, the Newport Miner. The publication date in the newspaper of record is the exclusive means for calculating the comment period for this project. Those wishing to comment should not rely upon dates or timeframe information provided by any other source. Please submit specific written comments related to the Salmo Basin Trail project to Recreation Staff Officer, Kevin Walton or District Ranger, Gayne Sears. Located at the Newport-Sullivan Lake Ranger District, 315 North Warren, Newport, WA 99156, phone (509) 447-7300 or faxed to (509) 447-7301. The office business hours for those submitting hand-delivered comments are: 7:45 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Electronic comments should be submitted in a format such as an email message, hypertext markup language (.html), portable document format (.pdf), or Word (.doc) to kawalton@fs.fed.us. It is the responsibility of persons providing comments to submit them by the close of the comment period. It is the responsibility of the sender to verify that electronically submitted comments have been received. If an autoreply from the electronic mail system is not received, one should assume the comment has not been received. Please provide

the following information with your comments: Name and Address; title of the proposed project; and specific comments on the project, along with supporting reasons the Responsible Official should consider in reaching a decision; Copies of the Decision Memo will be mailed to those who file comments or have previously expressed an interest in the project. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Published in The Newport Miner April 4, 2012. (9)

_________________ 2012118 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that Pend Oreille County did on March 05, 2012 receive a Joint Aquatic Resource Permit Application and a SEPA Determination of Nonsignificance submitted by Northwest Open Access Network (NoaNet), for the permitting of a fiber optic cable in Pend Oreille County. (FILE NO. SSDP12-006), Location: Hwy 20 Tonasket to Tiger, Hwy 31 Ione to Tiger, and Hwy 20 Tiger to Jared Rd. Any person desiring to express their views or to be notified of the action taken on this application should contact the Pend Oreille County Community Development Dept. A copy of the complete file may be examined by the public between 8:00 AM & 4:30 PM at the Pend Oreille County Courthouse, Lower Level, 625 W. 4th, Newport, WA 99156, (509) 447-4821. Contact: Todd McLaughlin, Natural Resource Planner. This permit application will be heard by the Pend Oreille County Planning Commission on April 10, 2012 in Cusick at the Community Center @ 6:00pm. Required permits: Substantial Shoreline Development Permit, all other applicable state and federal permits. Date of Publication: April 04, 2012 Published in The Newport Miner April 4, 2012. (9)

________________ 2012119 OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT NF Calispell Creek Restoration Project Colville National Forest Pend Oreille County, Washington The NF Calispell Creek Restoration Project is available for public review. The project is located on the Colville NF, NewportSullivan Lake RD, approximately 15 miles northwest of Newport, WA, in the Calispell Creek drainage. The Responsible Official is Gayne Sears, District Ranger, Colville NF. The purpose of this comment period is to provide an opportunity for the public to review and comment on a proposed action prior to a decision being made by the Responsible Official. Only those who submit specific written comments on the NF Calispell Creek Restoration project during this comment period are eligible to appeal following the release of the decision in accordance with 36 CFR part 215. The proposed project includes placing wood instream to improve fish habitat within 5.9 miles of the North Fork of Calispell Creek. Additional information is available from the Newport-Sullivan Lake Ranger Districts. How to Comment and Timeframe Written, facsimile, handdelivered, and electronic comments concerning this project will be accepted for 30 calendar days following the publication of this notice in the newspaper

of record, the Newport Miner. The publication date in the newspaper of record is the exclusive means for calculating the comment period for this project. Those wishing to comment should not rely upon dates or timeframe information provided by any other source. Please submit specific written comments related to the NF Calispell Creek Restoration project to project team leader Brian Peck or District Ranger Gayne Sears, at the NewportSullivan Lake Ranger District, 315 North Warren, Newport, WA 99156, phone (509) 447-7300 or faxed to (509) 447-7301. The office business hours for those submitting hand-delivered comments are: 7:45 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Electronic comments should be submitted in a format such as an email message, hypertext markup language (.html), portable document format (.pdf), or Word (.doc) to bjpeck@fs.fed.us. It is the responsibility of persons providing comments to submit them by the close of the comment period. It is the responsibility of the sender to verify that electronically submitted comments have been received. If an autoreply from the electronic mail system is not received, one should assume the comment has not been received. Please provide the following information with your comments: Name and Address; title of the proposed action; and specific comments on the proposed action, along with supporting reasons the Responsible Official should consider in reaching a decision; Copies of the Decision Memo will be mailed to those who file comments or have previously expressed an interest in the proposed action. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Published in The Newport Miner April 4, 2012. (9)

_________________ 2012120 NOTICE OF BOARD MEETING DATE/TIME CHANGE Cusick School District No. 59 Pend Oreille County, Washington The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Cusick School District No. 59 (the “District”) hereby provides this notice that they will meet for their April Board Meeting on: Date: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 Time: 3:30 p.m. Location: High School Library Cusick School District 305 Monumental Way Cusick, WA The purpose of this meeting is for the regularly scheduled April Board Meeting. Cusick School District No. 59 Pend Oreille County, Washington By: /s/ Dan Read Dan Read; Secretary, Board of Directors Published in The Newport Miner April 4 and 11, 2012. (9-2)

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April meditation retreat to cultivate forgiveness NEWPORT – Throughout a lifetime, at one time or another, almost all of us will meet a situation that leaves us feeling wronged, betrayed and deeply hurt. Psychologists and spiritual teachers of every tradition agree that forgiveness heals the emotional pain that bitterness and resentment create. But what is forgiveness? And how do we get there? Forgiveness is the theme of a meditation retreat at Sravasti Abbey – the Buddhist monastery near Newport – over the weekend of April 27-29. Venerable Thubten Chodron, Buddhist nun and author of “Working with Anger,” will teach the Buddhist approach to releasing anger and practicing forgiveness, leading to greater peace of mind. “All the world’s religions teach about love, compassion, and forgiveness,” Ven. Chodron said, “so we can see that these are important qualities to cultivate. But we can’t just say, ‘Oh I should love somebody,’ or ‘I should forgive that person.’ Our feelings are much too complex to change just

because we ‘should’ feel something.” Instead, Ven. Chodron explained, Buddhism uses reasons to help people learn how to transform their minds: “We learn different ways of looking at situations that will help us let go of negative emotions and to make positive emotions arise.” “Forgiveness doesn’t mean we condone the other person’s behavior,” she added. “But it does mean that we let go of anger, hatred, and a wish for revenge so that we don’t spend our lives in bitterness and torment.” The weekend retreat at Sravasti Abbey will include teachings, meditations and structured discussions to investigate the tools for cultivating forgiveness. Much of the retreat is conducted in silence. Participants also take part in community life, helping to cook, clean, and generally maintain the abbey facilities to support the retreat environment. The retreat begins Friday, April 27 at 5 p.m. and ends after lunch on Sunday, April 27. All courses

|| WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4 Rotary Club: 7:15 a.m. - Oldtown Rotary Park Newport TOPS: 9 a.m. - Newport Eagles Fiber Arts Knitting and Spinning Group: 9 a.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport Diabetes Support Group: 10 a.m. - Newport Lutheran Church Story Time: 10:30 a.m. Blanchard Library Al-Anon: Noon - American Lutheran Church Pinochle: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center Paws for Literacy: 3:30 p.m. Newport Public Library North Idaho Pattern Racers 4-H: 6 p.m. - Cornerstone Supply, Oldtown Calispel Post 217: 6 p.m. - American Legion in Cusick Cutting Gardens Workshop: 6-8 p.m. - Ponderay Event Center, Ponderay Newport Maws and Paws: 6 p.m. - Sadie Halstead Middle School Library Priest River Animal Rescue: 6 p.m. - 1710 9th St., Priest River Priest River TOPS: 6 p.m. - Priest River Free Methodist Church Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. Hospitality House in Newport THURSDAY, APRIL 5 Joy in the Morning: 9-11 a.m. - Priest River Southern Baptist Church Priest River Food Bank Open: 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center Metaline Cemetery District No. 2 Board Meeting: 10 a.m. Metaline City Hall Story Time: 10:30 a.m. - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick

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NEWPORT – Be part of the solution to under-age drinking by attending a town hall meeting Tuesday, April 10, from 6-8 p.m. at Startton Elementary in Newport. “Through youth depression, substance abuse, juvenile crime and violence, and other social ills, we are all impacted by this problem,” organizers said. Dinner and childcare will be provided at no cost. Community members will discuss the underage drinking concerns and what can be done about it at a local level. Parents, youth, grandparents, business owners, community members and anyone interested in working on solutions for this public health concern are welcome. The event is sponsored by the Pend Oreille County Youth Task Force and the SAMHSA Substance and Mental Health Services Administration. Questions can be directed to Martina Coordes at 509-4475651 or mcoordes@pendoreille.org.

208-946-6131 SATURDAY, APRIL 7 Priest River American Legion Breakfast: 8-10:30 a.m. - VFW on Larch Street Women’s AA: 9:30 a.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport Friends of the Library Book Sale: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Priest River Library Easter Egg Hunt: 10 a.m. - Newport City Park Invitees: The Week Ahead Pend Oreille Valley Computer Club: 10 a.m. - Pend Oreille Valley Network in Newport Pend Oreille County Historical Society: 10 a.m. - Usk Community Hall Priest River Legion Auxiliary: 11 a.m. - VFW Hall, Larch Street Easter Egg Hunt: 11 a.m. Blanchard Grange Invitees: The Week Ahead Happy Agers Card Party: 1 p.m. Priest River Senior Center Athol American Legion Post 149 Bingo: 1 p.m. - Post 149 Set Free Northwest Meal and Worship: 6:30 p.m. - Conerstone Building Behind Ace Hardware, Oldtown SUNDAY, APRIL 8 Newport Youth: 4 p.m. - Sadie Halstead Middle School Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. Hospitality House MONDAY, APRIL 9 Evergreen Art Association: 10 a.m. - Riverbank Restaurant Hospitality House Senior Potluck: Noon - Newport Priest River Lions: 6:30 p.m. Priest River Senior Center Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m.

- Pend Oreille Bible Church in Cusick Blanchard Grange Meeting: 7 p.m. - Blanchard Grange TUESDAY, APRIL 10 Blanchard Stitchers Quilting Group: 10 a.m. - Blanchard Inn Pinochle: 6 p.m. - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick Bingo: 6:30 p.m. - Newport Eagles Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. St. Anthony’s Church Spirit Lake Lodge No. 57: 8 p.m. - Spirit Lake WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11 Rotary Club: 7:15 a.m. - Oldtown Rotary Park 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 Priest River Lioness: 11:30 a.m. Priest River Senior Center Home and Community Educators Diamond Lake Club: Noon - Call Billie Goodno at 509-4473781 or Chris King at 208-4370971 Al-Anon: Noon - American Lutheran Church Pinochle: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center Priest River TOPS: 6 p.m. - Priest River Free Methodist Church Landscaping with Native Plants Workshop: 6-8 p.m. - Ponderay Event Center, Ponderay Spirit Lake Historical Society: 6:30 p.m. - Call 208-623-5626 for locations Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. Hospitality House in Newport

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“He’s still in the hunt for the state record,” Axel said. “He wants to be the first ever to break 70 feet. That’s his goal for the season.” Newport has other stateranked athletes. New to track, star football and basketball player senior Jake Wiley showed off his athleticism winning the sprint events. “We’ve been waiting to see Jake run and it was well worth the wait,” coach Axel said. He’s won his first four races. Wiley finished the 100 in 11.2 seconds and took the 200 in 22.6. That put him first among 1A athletes in the 200 and sixth in the 100. For the Lady Grizzlies, state champion hurdler Arielle Walden took the 100-meter high hurdles in 16.10 seconds. She’s currently leading the 1A standings. She was third in the 300-meter low hurdles behind Selkirk’s Georgie Shafter and a Bonners Ferry runner. Walden’s time was 53.2 seconds. Walden also won the long jump by well over a foot. Her jump was at 15 feet, 11 inches.

She placed first in the triple jump at 33-06.25. Senior Don Burns was amongst the Grizzlies’ top placers. He threw 45-03 for third place in the shot put. Burns is ranked within the top 10 1A throwers for both shot and discus. Senior Branden Cass placed third in the pole vault at 9-06, and junior Alex Brewster was right behind him at 9 feet. Cass was also eighth in the high jump at 5-04. In the distance events, senior Jake Zickler took fifth out of 26 runners in the 3,200, finishing in 11:04.3. That’s a time close to his personal record set midseason last year. Junior Scott McMeen nearly broke the top 10 in the 1,600. He was 11th in 5:06.4. Newport’s 400-meter relay took fourth with a team of Zack Chantry, Wiley, Tristen Cutshall and Cody Smith (47.0). For the girls, senior Adrienne Seger was third in shot put, throwing 32 feet. She had her best ever discus throw at 91-07 for fourth place. Senior Kayora Bailey was fifth in javelin (97-

07), seventh in shot, and 12th in disc. She’s currently ranked fourth in 1A javelin. Sophomore Erin Rednour tied for fifth in the pole vault at 6-06. Distance runners freshmen Ari Newcomb and Ashley Behrens were eighth and 11th, respectively, in the 800-meter. Deer Park won the boys and girls team standings. The Freeman boys were second with 89.25 points, and Newport was third with 51. The second place girls team was Connell, followed by Lakeside (68 points) and Newport 51.5.

Riverside tops Newport Newport opened its season with a Northeast A League dual at Riverside Wednesday, March 28. Riverside won both the boys (76-67) and girls (82-52) divisions. Newport athletes won a handful of events. Wiley took the 100 and 200, McMeen won the 1,600 and 3,200, Castle took the shot and disc, and Cass won the high jump and pole vault. For the girls, Walden won both hurdle events as well as the

long and triple jump. Seger was the top shot putter, Bailey took javelin, and Rednour won pole vault. Newport’s 800-meter relay won with a team of Kiara Zorica, Newcomb, Jackie Morrell and Behrens. Coach Axel said the freshmen girls are doing really well on all three relays. Times have already dropped substantially since last year. “Overall, the team is starting to develop into a team,” Axel said. “I like the attitude, I like the enthusiasm I’m seeing at the meets.” The Grizzlies have spring break this week, but they’re hard at practice every afternoon. They’ll continue the Northeast A League match ups when they host Chewelah Wednesday, April 11 at 3:30 p.m. Volunteers are needed to help run the home track meets scheduled for this season April 11, 18 and 25. About 15 to 20 people are needed to help run the field events and time the running events. The meets start at 3:30 p.m. If interested, contact coach Rory Axel at 509-589-1020.

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at Sravasti Abbey are offered freely. While there is no charge to stay or to receive teachings, an offering is requested to reserve a place. Over the weekend there will be additional opportunities to make an offering if participants would like to. Venerable Chodron founded Sravasti Abbey in 2003 as one the first monasteries in the U.S. dedicated to training and supporting Western monks and nuns in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. She has practiced and studied Buddhism for 35 years, including with the Dalai Lama. She is the author of many books, including “Taming the Mind,” “Open Heart, Clear Mind,” “Buddhism for Beginners,” and “Guided Meditations on the Stages of the Path.” She teaches meditation and Buddhist philosophy worldwide. Find information about the forgiveness retreat and other programs at www.sravasti.org or write the monastery office, office. sravasti@gmail.com, or phone 509-447-5549.

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USK – A pair of mixed martial arts fights are coming up at the Camas Center for Community Wellness in Usk. Saturday, April 7, pro fighters Clinton Teeples of Newport will take on Roy Bradshaw of Inchelium. The doors open at 6 p.m., and fights get underway at 7 p.m. Tickets start at $20. The event is put on by Sik Jitsu’s Excitefight. For more information, visit www.sikjitsu.

com or call 509-879-0880. April 28 at the Camas Center, Lyle “Fancy Pants” Beerbohm will take on Brad “Carbomb” Nordquist, plus a Newport versus Priest River showdown is on the card. Openings are available for more fighters. Contact Bart Smith at Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Spokane, 509-217-3138 or visit www.northwestfighting.com. Tickets are also available on the website, starting at $20 each.

Commission will consider adopting new hunting rules OLYMPIA – The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission is scheduled to take action on more than a dozen proposed changes in hunting rules for the 2012-14 seasons at a public meeting April 13-14 in Olympia. New rules proposed for adoption range from allowing waterfowl hunters to use electronic decoys to one that would add a day to western Washington elk seasons. The commission, a ninemember citizen panel appointed by the governor to set policy for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), will convene at 8:30 a.m. both days in room 172 of the Natural Resources Building on the Capitol Campus, 1111 Washington St. in Olympia. The proposed hunting rules, posted online at http://bit.ly/ qZ6EMZ , were developed after a series of public meetings and online surveys that began last summer. The commission was

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briefed on the proposed rule changes and heard public comments at its March 9-10 meeting in Moses Lake. In other business, the commission will consider adopting a draft statement designed to guide WDFW’s implementation of the state’s wolf plan and will receive a briefing on legal aspects of the species’ protected status in Washington state. In addition, the commission will consider approving a request by WDFW to purchase 1,144 acres along Asotin Creek in Asotin County and 49 acres on the Methow River in Okanogan County to maintain habitat for fish and wildlife. Both properties support salmon and bull trout populations listed for protection under federal endangered species laws. An agenda for the April 1314 meeting is available on the commission’s website at http:// wdfw.wa.gov/commission/meetings/2012/.

N OT I C E

Barry Wright Usk

Barry Wright, also known as Dan Yellowhawk, of Usk passed away Friday, March 30 at the age of 71. A full obituary with service details will appear at a later date. Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in Newport is in charge of arrangements.

B I R T H S

Lillyonna Ann Rumsey Lillyonna Ann Rumsey was born March 9 at 8:19 a.m. to Michelle Gardner and Robert Rumsey of Newport. She weighed 6 pounds, 4 ounces and measured 18 ½ inches long, delivered at Newport Hospital by Dr. Kraus. She joins brother Leon Allan Rumsey.

Alaina L. M. Watkins Alaina L. M. Watkins was born March 12 at 4:26 p.m. to April Robison and Joseph Watkins of Newport. She weighed 6 pounds, 11 ounces and measured 19 ¾ inches long, delivered at Newport Hospital by Dr. Ragsdale. Maternal grandfather is Tom Taylor, and paternal grandparents are James Aspholm and Teresa Watkins.

Ehvanjaleen Oakes Ehvanjaleen Oakes was born March 16 at 8:33 a.m. to Serenity and C.J. Oakes of Priest River. She weighed 5 pounds, 5 ounces and measured 18 inches long, delivered at Newport Hospital by M. Wilson. She joins sister Whynter and brothers Khurt, Ehric and Ehlijah. Maternal grandparent is Kaquoli M. Reno, and paternal grandparents are Dave and Wendy Oakes.

Lauren J. McNamara Lauren J. McNamara was born March 23 at 5:59 p.m. to Eleece Kennedy and Logan McNamara of Newport. She weighed 6 pounds, 4 ounces and measured 19 ¾ inches long, delivered at Newport Hospital by Dr. Kraus. She joins brother Payton and sister Addison. Maternal grandparents are Mark Kennedy and Tiki Wiese, and paternal grandparents are Douglas McNamara and LaTina Teal.

MEETINGS | FROM PAGE 5B District: 10 a.m. - Skookum Rendezvous Lodge, 1432 Lenora Drive, Usk Pend Oreille PUD Commissioners: 10 a.m. - Newport offices Friends of the Library: Noon Priest River Library Pend Oreille County Planning Commission Hearings: 7 p.m. Cusick Community Center West Bonner Water and Sewer District: 6:30 p.m. - Oldtown City Hall Pend Oreille Fire District No. 5: 6:30 p.m. - District No. 5 Fire Station, 406722 Highway 20, Cusick

West Bonner Library Board: 7 p.m. - Priest River Library Laclede Water District: 7:30 p.m. - Laclede Community Hall WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11 Pend Oreille Cemetery No. 1: 8:15 a.m. - County Courthouse in Newport Pend Oreille County Noxious Weed Control Board: 2 p.m. Commissioners’ Meeting Room, Newport Bonner County Democrats: 6:30-8 p.m. - Panhandle Health, 322 Marion St., Sandpoint Sacheen Lake Sewer and Water District Board: 7 p.m. - Sacheen Fire Station, Highway 211

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DEER PARK – The 7th Legislative District Democratic Central Committee will hold the Democratic Nominating Convention April 21 at 11 a.m. The meeting will be held at Luke’s BBQ, 3998 Highway 292 in Loon Lake. The phone number is 509-233-9114. “All elected and appointed precinct committee officers as well as interested citizen candidates are encouraged to attend the nominating convention,” said Christine Clark, central committee chairwoman. From 11 a.m. to noon is the registration and social hour. There are no proxies allowed. At noon, the meeting will begin with a credential report, rules, appointment of candidate/issues election committee, balloting and nomination report. Nominations will be accepted for 7th Legislative District state representative Positions 1 and 2. The revised 7th Legislative District now includes Pend Oreille, Stevens and Ferry counties as well as the northern part of Okanagan and north Spokane counties. RSVP to Chris Clark at 509-2762006 or email Chair@WA7thldDEMS.org.

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