August Lake Life 2014

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August 2014

Labor Day

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Recipes inside

Inn at The Lake opens!

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ven though this summer has been more like a roller coaster ride than a smooth sail on a pond, it has been a good one. Between being blasted by some of the most violent storms in recent memory, there have been many days of sunshine.

But nobody that lives on the lakes can forget the storms this year; no amount of summer fun can completely wipe out the bad taste they left. The Miner staff offers their sympathy to those who sustained injuries and property damage from the storms.

But lake life does go on. Our cover features an outdoor grilled pizza to help lead our readers to some Labor Day recipes we have inside. We also want to welcome the new owners of the Inn at the Lake; they will be a great addition to the community. Take a tour of the inn and the remodeling they have done.

See you next summer.

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IAMOND LAKE – Jody White-Davis and Wayne Davis hadn’t even opened their Inn at the Lake bed and breakfast yet when the four Harley Davidson motorcycles rolled into their driveway.

“They were all from Switzerland, two men and two women,” White-Davis says. “They had ridden 500 miles that day and couldn’t find a room in Spokane because of an Amway convention.”

But the Inn wasn’t open yet, they were still awaiting a permit

‘We were lucky to get to keep the old phone number. We only had the phone turned on a couple hours and it started ringing.’

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“It just wasn’t safe for them to continue on,” he said.

It has been an eventful 100 days as the couple prepared to open the Inn. There was clean up and redecorating rooms.

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The suite has a lakefront view and rain forest shower, as well as an iron-gate queen size bed.

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they received their vacation rental permit.

The state transient accommodation license was a little more problematic, mainly because of

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a misunderstanding about the width of a guardrail.

They are operating under a different situation than under previous owners, when the Inn was a vacation rental.

It has fewer rooms available for rent and is now a bed and breakfast, with the owners living at the Inn, located at 581 Southshore Diamond Lake Rd. Once the permitting situation was straightened out, the windstorms hit. Wayne was the first to notice how bad it was.

“He walked into the front room and saw the whitecaps on the lake,” Jody says.

“The doors all blew open,” Wayne said. Two of the six French doors broke. He, Jody and his sister grabbed the remaining doors and held tight.

The storms finally eased. The Inn had the damage to the doors but no serious tree damage.

With the permits in place, the Inn was open for business.

“We had some newlyweds from Moscow, Idaho,” Jody says.

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the Inn is being marketed as a romantic getaway for adults 21 and older. The bed and breakfast is pet friendly, so you don’t have to leave your pet behind. There is an additional $25 charge for the pet.

There are jetted tubs available for each of the rooms, which also add to the romantic getaway theme.

“People really like them,” Jody says. “People come just for the jetted tubs.”

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Inn at the Lake owner Jody White-Davis moves a candle in the Bay Suite. The Bay Suite is named for the large bay windows, which look out on the lake. In addition to the two person Jacuzzi, the room also has a separate bathroom and shower.

One room, the Island Suite, has a Jacuzzi next to the bed.

Jody and Wayne say the Inn has had a good record with guests.

“We were lucky to get to keep the old phone number,” Wayne says. “We only had the phone turned on a couple hours and it started ringing.”

Both Wayne and Jody have experience in the breakfast part of the B&B. “Wayne owned a big restauSEE INN, 20

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Breakfast begins at 7:30 a.m. and the meeting follows at 9 a.m.

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ACHEEN LAKE – The Sacheen Lake Sewer and Water District may have difficulty generating enough cash to pay its obligations.

That’s the opinion of the state auditor, who released findings of an audit that looked at Jan. 1, 2010 to Dec. 31, 2012.

Perry Pearman, one of the district’s three elected commissioners, said the audit finding wasn’t unexpected.

“It went exactly as we

anticipated,” Pearman said.

Basically the district had to borrow a lot of money to build the sewer, he said. They didn’t have any sizeable assets to secure the loans, but they are a government entity with the ability to tax. He said quite a bit had changed since the audit, something the auditor recognized, but they had to look at that period of time 2010-2012, an especially contentious time in the district.

Auditors noted opposition at that time to the district’s attempt to form a Local Improvement District to pay for its proposed multi-million dollar sewer treatment system.

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The district had spent more than $850,000 of a Public Works Trust Fund loan that cannot be repaid with LID assessments until the project is complete.

They noted that the district’s only other significant source of revenue is its annual maintenance and operations levy, which generates about $60,000 a year, when voters approve it, which they did not in 2010. The audit also found the district had limited cash reserves. The district’s ending fund in 2010 was $11,363, in 2011 was $2,229 and in 2012 was $18,529.

Because of the opposition to the project, the auditor found the district may encounter difficulty repaying its loan or collecting the 5 percent matching funds that are required for the Public Works Trust Fund loan.

Auditors recommended the district establish a written comprehensive plan to address its financial condition and to ensure its ability to continue maintenance and operations and finance the system.

District commissioners responded to the auditor’s finding.

Commissioners pointed out that when they were successfully sued in court over the formation of the LID, they responded by reducing the size of the LID and the cost of the project.

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Weather Babble

SPECIAL STORM EDITION being.

BY BOB LUTZ CLIMATOLOGIST

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ACHEEN LAKE I know, I know... I promised that in this edition I would give you my best guess for what the winter season will bring to us this year, but in light of the recent antics by Lutz Mother Nature, I felt it appropriate that we give the “gal” the attention she deserves for the time

Now, after I’m done with my storm babble, I’ll move onto my fall and winter predictions...

So about once a decade, we get a storm in this neck of the woods that kicks our butt...

Whether it’s a winter, spring, summer, or fall storm, the outcome is usually always the same which involves major disruptions to our everyday lives. This year however, it seems Ma Nature wanted to give us a “two-fer”, and for added fun, she kicked us while we were down with a second severe storm just 10 days after SEE WEATHER, 8

SACHEEN | Project cost is $12.2 million FROM PAGE 6

to repay is paramount to our decision making process,” they wrote in response. “When bids for the project came in over our budget the Board decided the project was too expensive to continue, so the project was stopped and placed on hold to develop a plan to reduce the amount the property owners could financially support.”

The district secured additional funding through the state Department of Ecology – a $5 million grant and a $6 million, 20-year loan at 2 percent interest.

That brought the amount that will be charged to property owners to $7.2 million.

The total project cost is $12.2 million.

The money from Ecology really made a difference as to the sewer project’s viability, Pearman said.

“Had we not obtained that money, the project wouldn’t have happened,” he said. Ecology made it clear that water quality at the lake was important enough for them to put up the money, he said.

The board also submitted a written response that was included in the audit.

“The Board feels that it has been and will continue to be fiscally responsible with the public’s funds. The support received from our residents as well as the Legislature through the Public Works Board, and the Department of Ecology would suggest that

we are moving forward with an important project that will protect the public by protecting both lake water and drinking water quality.”

The auditors responded that they appreciated the district’s commitment to monitor its financial condition.

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Dateline, Wednesday, July 23, 2014 - The day starts out like many before it this summer with plenty of sunshine and hot temperatures, but on this day that sunshine was in fact setting the stage for some severe weather. You see, monsoonal moisture had been working its way northward from the Desert Southwest in the days prior and was about to explode over Eastern Washington. The only thing that was missing was a “trigger” to set the dynamics in motion. As luck would have it, a potent disturbance, (which had been lally-gagging on the west side of the state) finally began to make its move

eastward late that morning.

By the time the front finally made it into Eastern Washington, it was encountering some of the hottest temperatures of the day which provided the storm with plenty of energy to feed off of. The trigger was now set, and the atmospheric dynamics began to ramp-up.

Thunderstorms first began to develop well to our south & west shortly after lunch. As time progressed, the storms grew stronger and larger. By 4, a line of potent thunderstorms was poised just to the south of downtown Spokane. The thunderstorms marched through western Spokane county at around 4:20 with winds gusting close to 60 mph, and were accompanied by torrential rains and hail about the diameter of my brain, peasized. At the same time, the forward momentum of the storms began to increase. By the time they reached north Spokane county, they were traveling at an impressive 45

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mph! This incredible forward momentum combined with the severity of the storms to produce “columns” of strong thunderstorm downdraft winds. These heavy, moisture laden winds, (more commonly known as microburst’s) began racing toward the earth’s surface at alarming speeds. The Riverside area was the first to feel the blow with estimated wind speed there close to 90 mph! The cells then raced north, sporadically dotting the landscape with columns of strong winds, torrential rain, and large hail. By the time they reached south Pend Oreille county at around 4:35, the storms were at their peak strength.

At around 4:45, our CNS internet went dark, so I was no longer able to track the monsters on radar. At that point, my wife and I began to document the storm on camera from the safety of our covered deck. At first we saw plenty of lightning and heard lots of thunder, but then we began hearing a faint noise coming from the south that sounded like trees snapping.

As time progressed, that noise grew louder and louder, and so did the screams of our Bengal cat! At around 4:50, the you-know-what hit the fan, along with a bunch of other debris! Damaging microburst winds and the initial gust front was now right over the top of us! (The noise was very reminiscent of what we experienced during the 1996 ice storm in Spokane, only the trees this time around were snapping at a much faster pace) As large tree limbs and trees began to snap and fall all around, we noticed the sky turning green. Soon after, torrential rain and quartersized hail began to pound our little world. Visibility dropped to less than 25 yards during the height of the storm and our meadow behind our

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home quickly turned into a ready-made lake. (No, it did not come complete with fish) The storm ended just about as quick as it began and by 5:05, just a few sprinkles were falling from the sky. As we ventured out to survey the damage, we noticed several trees down between our home and highway 211. It was painfully evident that the north Sacheen area took a direct hit from the storms! Almost immediately, neighbors began to pitch-in to clear the debris. It took us over an hour to cut through a quarter of a mile of downed trees between our home and the Highway.

Once we got to hwy 211, we found that we were going no place fast as most roads were blocked by fallen trees, snapped poles and power lines!

Déjà Vu

Saturday, August 2nd, just 10 days after the July 23rd storm - At around 9:30 in the morning, thunder and lightning was once again rumbling through the area here at Sacheen, and the power (which was just restored a few days earlier) once again went bye-bye. While we saw plenty of torrential rain and lightning, there was little wind this time around. The storm was short-lived, and the warm sunshine soon returned making it feel rather muggy.

Little did we know that this was once again setting the stage for another round of Ma Nature on steroids! Monsoonal moisture was indeed making a comeback and yet another disturbance was moving across the state, but what were the chances of seeing another bout of severe weather? Evidently, they were SEE WEATHER, 22

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Spraying of weeds complete on Diamond Lake

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IAMOND LAKE – Lakeland Restoration Services completed the spraying of Eurasian milfoil, Yellow flag iris, Fragrant water lily and Reed canary grass at Diamond Lake on Tuesday, Aug. 19, with no chemicals being sprayed outside the boundary of the lake, Dia-

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It was the final year of spraying for a three year Aquatic Plant Management Project.

“We are not spraying outside the bounds of the lake this year,” Schueman said.

Schueman said volunteer divers surveyed the lake the first couple weeks of August to identify locations where Eurasian milfoil were an issue. Lakeland met with the DLIA Friday, Aug. 15, and pinpointed the areas that were too large to hand pull and needed to be sprayed.

They then surveyed the lake, Saturday, Aug. 16, based on the diver reports, and marked problem areas where spraying

COURTESY MAP|LAKELAND RESTORATION

Lakeland Restoration Services, hired by the Pend Oreille Conservation District and the Diamond Lake Improvement Association, treated aquatic invasive species as part of a Department of Natural Resources grant for $17,544. They started spraying chemicals to kill, Monday, Aug. 18 with completion on Tuesday. This map shows the location of the areas sprayed for Eurasian milfoil marked in yellow and Yellow flag iris and Fragrant water lily marked in red.

should occur.

“We hope we get them all,”

Schueman said.

They sent a map to the Pend

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Oreille Conservation District (POCD) with five locations highlighted. These included areas near Sunset Beach, Turtle Bay, North Bay, West Bay and the boat launch. The map produced

by Lakeland was a draft, Schueman said.

“It’s a draft and probably 100 percent accurate, but it’s not the final to go to the state,” Schueman said.

He said Lakeland did not mark where they were spraying for canary reed grass between Moon Creek and Outlet Wake, but said they did not spray outside the lake bounds.

The map, produced by Lakeland, shows the location of the areas sprayed for Eurasian milfoil marked in yellow and Yellow flag iris and Fragrant water lily marked in red.

“The outlet was supposed to be sprayed specifically for canary reed grass,” Schueman said. “It’s just a mess of canary reed grass.” He added again that no spraying occurred outside of the lake boundaries.

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MILFOIL FROM PAGE 10

In the statement of work given to POCD from Lakeland, they state that residents with a dock within a quarter mile of the spraying locations received a notification on their dock.

Residents living within a quarter mile on the shoreline also received letters in the mail and Lakeland posted signs at

‘We are not spraying outside the bounds of the lake this year.’

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public access areas to alert people of the spraying.

Some area residents outside of the quarter mile radius may have received letters and postings, but Andy Huddleston, POCD watershed coordinator, said it was precautionary.

Huddleston said he thought they may have sent letters to all shoreline owners regardless of the distance as a precaution.

“Maybe they are being extra cautious,” Huddleston said.

Lakeland sprayed for Eurasian water milfoil using chemicals, permitted by the Washington State Department of Ecology.

The herbicides for milfoil include DMA 4 IVM and Diquat.

Yellow flag iris was also treated with chemicals permitted by the Washington State Department of Ecology. Aquatically labeled glyphosate and imazapyr with a surfactant for the riparian treatment was applied.

The letter posted on residents with docks included restrictions on water use following the treatment. It states Lakeland will spray from Aug. 18-22. The Department of Ecology advised no swimming in the treatment SEE MILFOIL, 19

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Try these simple flavor tips to season your favorite vegetables and visit www.McCormick.com for more ideas you can use all year long.

Place beans in medium saucepan. Add enough water to cover beans. Bring to boil.

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Planning commission approves shoreline variances

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variance was needed because the proposed dock was larger than the 450 square feet permitted under the Shoreline Management Program.

The dock was longer because it had to go 100 feet into the lake to reach water that was at least 4 feet deep.

In another decision, the planning commission went against the recommendation of the community development staff when they approved a shed and deck at 522 Bead Lake Drive on Bead Lake for Kelly Murphy.

Murphy had been cited for building the shed within the 25-foot buffer of the former Shoreline Master Program.

The updated SMP prohibits development within 50 feet of the shore.

Both variances will now be looked at by the state Department of Ecology to see if they comply with the law.

Another variance for a shed built within 50 feet from the shoreline on the Pend Oreille River at 102 Elderberry Lane in Cusick was tabled when no representative of the applicant, Jason Beril, showed up. The Community Development Department had recommended against granting the variance.

The planning commission approved a Shoreline Substantial Development Permit for Donald and Barbara Johnson to stabilize the shoreline and install new ramps and landings at 81 Greggs Court.

The planning commission also approved findings of fact and conclusions of law for the A-Tow tow truck operation at 212 Silverbirch Road that they had denied a conditional use permit.

The basic reason was that the project was located in a residential area. The applicant plans to appeal to the county commissioners.

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No PUD fiber rate change yet Board will consider this fall

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The Pend Oreille Public Utility District Board of Commissioners discussed the rates for the CNS fiber service during a scheduled public hearing, Tuesday, Aug. 19. They said they had planned to do this after a year of operations. About 12 area residents attended the hearing.

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Holderman said CNS needs about $500,000 in working capital to sustain the current system.

According to the financial forecast Holderman presented, the $35 rate would not sustain the system past next year.

Holderman said if the PUD board raised the rate to $45 over a four-year window,

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the CNS system could sustain itself. If the PUD were to raise it to $50, the CNS system would receive about $250,000 more in working capital. This assumes about 1,300 customers currently with a growing trend for the future years.

Holderman said the PUD

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wants to make one rate for several years so the RSP’s will not have to change the rates as often.

The forecast covered debt payments to Box Canyon dam because CNS had to borrow money from project overruns. It also covered the storm damage that knocked out much of the fiber system.

Holderman said the CNS system is looking at about $250,000 in damages from the storms and about $80,000 for additional contractors. Holderman said the forecast assumes no more massive outages but does include small outages that could occur.

PUD commissioner Curt Knapp said the CNS rate of $35 was an introductory rate to “get things going.” The rate was always intended to increase at the end of one year, with $50 being the SEE PUD, 17

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targeted price, Knapp said.

They could decide to have no increase or something between $35 and $50.

“Basically this is a fact finding mission,” Knapp said to the attendees. “We don’t plan on taking any action today.”

The three retail service providers, POVN, Concept Cable and iFiber, were all present at the meeting.

All three companies said they would want at least two months notice to alert the customers of the rate increase. Knapp said they would try to have a decision in October.

PUD General Manager John Jordan said the PUD offers the infrastructure for fiber and the RSP’s provide the service to customers.

The PUD does not have any influence over what the RSP’s charge for the service.

Rhonda Thomas,IT director, said CNS had four working trucks when the storm happened and all four trucks broke down during the restoration process.

Jordan said CNS operates with four employees and older equipment to keep the costs down.

“We are trying to cut costs and one of the things is they are running with old equipment,” Jordan said. “They went out in this outage and their trucks broke down.

They had to go borrow trucks.”

Jordan said CNS is a small business that the PUD wants to be self-sustaining.

All attendees asked said the electric system should not subsidize the fiber system.

Most of those in attendance said they are on fixed incomes and even a $5 increase would impact their budget.

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NEWPORT – Pend Oreille County has seen two rainstorms and severe weather come through the area in the past several weeks signaling the start of rainy fall weather. There is also forecasts for more rain.

But fires are still banned for the rest of the summer.

Unlike neighboring Bonner County or the Colville National

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Pend Oreille County Sheriff Alan Botzheim said they don’t write the laws only enforce them. With the current restrictions in place, Botzheim said recreational campfires and charcoal grills are banned along with brush pile burning on county land. He said in city

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“This ordinance does not affect the towns or Newport,” Botzheim said.

Botzheim said the county uses the DNR restrictions as a benchmark to adjust the fire restrictions.

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Over the past few years the DNR has imposed fire restrictions early regardless of local weather conditions and kept them on most of the summer.

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sponsible for putting fires out on private property,” Skoog said.

Skoog said even though the county is known for wet weather, there is a risk of fire.

There has been no discussion about changing the county ordinance, however, Skoog said they would consider it if a better standard was brought to the board.

“We haven’t had any reason to open that ordinance up,” Skoog said. “The consequences of a fire getting away are high.”

Jill Jones, initial attack dispatch coordinator at Northeast Washington Inter Agency Communication Center, said that 12 fires have occurred on DNR protected land and seven fires on U.S. Forest Service land in the county since the beginning of July, causing for heightened burning restrictions.

“Down by the river and in south Pend Oreille County, we have had fires,” Jones said.

“Most of those were caused by lightning.”

Jones said the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) restricts recreational fires by

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county, however, a burn ban is in effect for all counties until Sept. 30 for brush and yard burning. Campfires were restricted to only on the east side of the Cascade Mountains, Friday, Aug. 15.

Jones said the DNR closes fires for the entire county. Jones said the north part of Pend Oreille County is wetter than the south, but they cannot split the county.

They had tried to split counties in the past, including Stevens County, but said they had issues keeping the website updated with split counties.

“It’s really hard to split it up,” Jones said.

Jones said in addition to the DNR burn ban, Governor Jay Inslee has extended a burn ban for several weeks, with the last extension going through Friday, Aug. 22. She said even if the DNR lifted their ban, the Governor’s ban would still be in effect.

To help clear some of the confusion, different areas ordinances are explained.

areas for at least 24 hours because of possible eye irritations.

The water should not be used for drinking until an approved assay result is below 70 parts per billion of 2-4D, one of the chemicals used. The water should not be used for irrigation until below 100 ppb and the water should not be stocked for one full day following treatment.

This is the final year of the three-year spraying contract with Lakeland, this year paid for by a grant. Past years have been paid by donations and fundraising by DLIA, Schueman said.

Lakeland, hired by POCD and DLIA, did the treatment as part of a Department of Natural Resources grant for $17,544. POCD requested bids for the work and a proposal.

Lakeland, the only bidder for the project, estimated costs at

Pend Oreille County:

Pend Oreille County currently has all outdoor burning banned as of July 1, including campfires.

The county’s burn ordinance is tied to DNR policy. Like last year, the DNR announced a burn ban on all DNR protected lands from July 1 through Sept.

30. This is apparently done in July regardless of fire danger as a preemptive measure.

City of Newport:

Fire Chief Rob Owen said the main difference the city of Newport has on fire restrictions from the county ordinance is that yard burning and barrel burning are restricted year-round.

“You can’t have those within the city,” Owen said.

Owen said portable recreational fire pits and approved fire pits are allowed for recreational fires in the city.

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Schueman said they would have raised funds for the project if the grant was not received. They would have also sprayed a smaller area, he said.

Schueman was the grant writer and approached POCD to be the signer. Huddleston said Schueman approached the county and was denied a partner for the grant because of the pending litigation over Moon Creek which partially involved issues surrounding past spraying. So POCD said they would partner and sign the grant.

“Which makes us the conduit for the money,” Huddleston said.

Schueman said Diamond Lake has a three-step process to rid the lake of invasive plants with volunteer divers, spraying and boat inspections at the boat launch. “We are the only lake in Washington that does that,” Schueman said.

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Judge says too soon to award attorneys fees in Moon Creek lawsuit Arguments on countersuit heard last week of August

BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

DIAMOND LAKE – The federal judge hearing the Moon Creek lawsuit turned down the Friends of Moon Creek’s request for $57,980 in attorney’s fees.

“An award of fees at this time would be premature,” Senior U.S. Judge Justin Quackenbush wrote in his July 15 ruling. “In the event Plaintiffs ultimately prevail in this action, they may renew their request for fees, but should bear in mind the concerns expressed regarding the reasonableness of the fees expended.”

The case involves a dispute between Diamond Lake residents who were trying to lower unusually high water and residents along the outlet at the south end of the lake who object to spraying herbicide on Reed canarygrass and breaching the new beaver dams.

It names the Diamond Lake Improvement Association, the Pend Oreille County Noxious Weed Control Board coordinator Sharon Sorby and Phil Anderson, Director of the Department of Fish and Wildlife.

The Diamond Lake Improvement Association feels that the canarygrass has choked the outlet and caused high lake levels and damage to lakeshore property. They have been doing the work under a state hydraulics permit from the state Department of Fish and Wildlife.

The plaintiffs – a nine-member group called The Friends of Moon Creek – contend they did not receive adequate notice of the herbicide spraying

by the county and that their property was trespassed upon and damaged.

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the Moon Creek plaintiffs and award costs and fees, including attorney’s fees.

In denying the motion for attorney fees, Quakenbush wrote that much of what was being sought for attorney’s fees was actually clerical work – things such as organizing documents, copying, and electronic filing of documents.

“These tasks are clerical and should have been billed, if at all, at secretarial or paralegal rates,” Quakenbush wrote.

While they lost the ruling on attorney’s fees, at least for now, the Friends of Moon Creek haven’t lost the lawsuit.

In January, Quakenbush heard from attorneys in a conference call. He asked for more information.

In late February, Quaken-

bush declined to dismiss the lawsuit and extended for a month a temporary injunction prohibiting the Diamond Lake Improvement Association, the state Department of Fish and Wildlife and the county from entering Moon Creek property without giving 10 days written notice or without written permission from the Friends of Moon Creek.

In late March, Quakenbush granted a temporary injunction against the Diamond Lake Improvement Association prohibiting their members or agents from entering the property of the Friends of Moon Creek.

But in the same ruling the judge said he can’t stop county or state agencies from doing work authorized by state laws.

Also in March, the Diamond Lake Improvement Association filed countersuit against the member of the Friends of Moon Creek.

They claim the Friends of Moon Creek created a public and private nuisance by interfering with the outflow of Diamond Lake and were negligent by doing so.

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pretty darn good! Shortly after lunch, I began posting the potential of severe storms on my website. As the afternoon wore on, those chances began to increase dramatically.

The difference though, was that this line of storms were destined to hit a much larger area. Around mid-afternoon, counties to our west were already experiencing bouts of severe weather. As time progressed, that whole area of storms began moving east once again. It appeared (as unreal as it seemed) that we were in for an encore presentation! At around 6:30, my worst fears were realized....

I could hardly believe that I was once again listening to trees snapping all over again!

The utility infrastructure that had just been rebuild after the first storm here at Sacheen, was once again in ruins!

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During the July 23rd storm, it is estimated that winds in the north Sacheen area reached speeds of 70+ mph with isolated gusts of between 80 & 90 mph, especially around Sacheen Terrace and Kohles Beach. Upon inspection of the National Weather Service radar products, we did not find anything that would suggest a tornado, but when I was surveying the

damage, I did observe some evidence of wind rotation in the way some of the trees fell. However, that was likely caused by our terrain in that it tends to funnel the winds in different directions. Rain during the height of the storm was falling at a rate of 2” per hour, and hail was reported to reach golf-ball size just to the northeast of Sacheen while we just saw quartersized hail. Even so, it was enough to total our garden!

Huckleberries, strawberries, and blueberries are all history now! I guess fresh huckleberry pancakes are out for this year...

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Darn storm anyway!

Many have asked me why I thought we have had so many violent weather episodes this summer? The main cause was the blocking high pressure pattern which had been directly responsible for sending lots of heat from the Desert Southwest right into the Inland Northwest. Along with that heat came plenty of monsoonal moisture. The trigger to get everything in motion were weak storms or fronts moving in off the Pacific. This pattern has repeated itself three times since July 23rd! Fortunately for us, we missed out on all the fun during the third episode on August 12th as the storms fizzled out before they reached our local area.

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If this current pattern holds, then it will likely be a mild, but wet winter. Of course, up here in the snowbelt regions, the normal rules don’t apply. Instead of dry snow, we’ll probably see plenty of heavy, wet snow which would mean even more downed trees! Yikes! Another phenomenon that would support a milder winter is El Nino (warming in the equatorial Pacific) which is expected to reach its peak sometime in December. On the flip side, I’m much more concerned about the squirrels that started cutting cones in July instead of late August. Yeah, have you noticed that too?? Either they are “nuts” (sorry) or they know something that we don’t!

Arctic Oscillation (the big freezer up north) is a bigger player for us here in the Pacific Northwest, but trying to predict what it is going to do is just about impossible this far out. My guess would be that there might be an early start to winter, followed by some milder than normal weather in January and February. Having said all this however, the past two winters were supposed to be La Nina years (cold waters in the equatorial Pacific) which should have resulted in a lot more snow, but that was not the case. Given that there are just no clear indicators at this point, I suspect the winter can go either way. No surprise considering the strange weather patterns of this past summer.

As I close out another season of Weather Babble, I just have one question.... How is your yellow-jacket population?

For those of you that followed my advice this past spring to capture those pesky queens, chances are that you’re enjoying a sting-free summer like we are! And to think my wife said I needed yellow jacket therapy.... Hah! I hope you all have a safe winter, and we’ll babble.

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NEWPORT – Pend Oreille and West Bonner Counties were hit with three storms in as many weeks, causing thousands of dollars in damages to personal and county property.

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PUD Assistant General Manager April Owen said the storms are not under a declared disaster from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Emergency Management Director JoAnn Boggs said the county commissioners made a declaration of emergency Monday, July 28, following the first storm, which has been rescinded. She said a state of emergency could not be declared until a certain monetary threshold has been met.

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“All agencies need to keep track of all their costs,” Boggs said.

Boggs said the county is way over the $45,000 in damages needed to reach the county emergency threshold but the state may not reach their limit.

The PUD estimates damages at about $1 million and Pend Oreille County figures they’ve spent more than $100,000 in overtime and additional staff since the first storm hit.

Boggs said the state also has a threshold of more than $9 million that must be met before the state and county can receive an emergency declaration from the president. This amount must be met in a small timeframe and Boggs said the state would not meet the number, mainly because Avista Utilities is a private company and their damages do not count toward the total.

Avista had not tabulated costs for the recent storms, however, said the costs would be comparable to the 1996 ice storm in Spokane, which was about $21.8 million. “We will track all costs and hope for partial government reimbursement, which may or may not occur,” Jordan said.

“Both power and fiber damage was significant. About once a decade we get hit with major storm damage such as this.”

County Assessor James McCroskey said if more than 20 percent of a property’s assessed value is damaged, owners can fill out a

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America Tree Service from Priest River hired a giant crane to lift the debris and tree trunk over the house and onto Elu Beach Road after the second storm. Clean up is expensive and still underway around the lakes. The crane cost $3,000 to set up and take down. While it was working, it cost $500 an hour; the tree removal started in the morning and went all day.

Many people with damage are finding that their homeowners insurance does cover cleanup and repairs. The cost of the private property damage hasn’t been totaled to date; many people are waiting for busy contractors to make repairs. The PUD cut the power along the road all day while the crane worked.

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