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Wednesday, January 11, 2012

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States decide presidential candidate by caucus BY MICHELLE NEDVED OF THE MINER

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Stratton Elementary School students eat breakfast last Friday, Jan. 6. An average of 446 students ate free breakfast each day during the first week of free breakfasts.

NEWPORT – Both Washington and Idaho will choose their Republican presidential candidate of choice by caucus in 2012. The Republican Party is in the process of choosing which candidate will run in the presidential General Election in November. As of the Iowa caucuses held Jan. 3, candidates still running for the position are Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, Jon Huntsman, Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry and Rick Santorum. Tuesday was the New Hampshire Republican Primary, but results were not available when The Miner went to press. The Washington state Republican precinct caucuses, including Pend Oreille County’s, are sched-

uled for Saturday, March 3. At precinct caucuses, voters decide which candidates are represented at the county convention, which in turn determines who is represented at the state convention, which determines who is represented at the national convention. “There will be 40 delegates elected at the state convention, but all don’t necessarily go for the same candidate at the national convention,” said Josh Amato, communications director for the Republican Party of Washington State. “The national delegates are bound to vote for the presidential candidate they were elected supporting at the state convention for the first round of balloting at the national convention.”

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Students start day with free breakfast at Newport, West Bonner schools

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Students line up for free breakfasts at Stratton Elementary School Friday, Jan. 6.

Federal government pays BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – It is about 7:30 a.m. at Newport’s Stratton Elementary School. Sleepy eyed students, some accompanied by parents, are coming into the lunchroom. The students talk with each other and the staff, as they line up to get breakfast – canned fruit, bacon and pancake sandwiches – getting ready for the

school day. Getting ready for the day now means all students will be offered free breakfast at the school, something that started last week for Newport students. In the West Bonner School District, students have been offered free breakfast for a couple years now. The free breakfasts are popular with parents. “Breakfast is the most important part of the day,” Newport parent Elizabeth Spring said. She was

there with her son, Johnny, 5, as he ate breakfast Friday morning. Schane Eutsler was at breakfast with his children, Mercedes Chitwood, 6, and Matthew Chitwood, 8, at Stratton Elementary. Eutsler was just laid off from his job as a union sheet metal worker. “Free makes a difference,” he said. In the first week of free breakfasts, an average of 446 students per day ate breakfast for free at school. That’s nearly 100 more students who ate breakfast at Newport schools each day, about a 27 percent increase since before they were free, district business manager Tom Crouch said. Having more students eat breakfast is a key to making the breakfast cost free to the local school district, Crouch said. The federal government reimburses the districts for all the meals. The district gets more for students from low income families that qualify for free and reduced meals but it still gets some reimbursement for all the meals. District wide, it was costing the district about $50 a day to provide

breakfast before the free breakfasts started, he said. He anticipates that having more students eat will pay for the free breakfast because there will be more federal reimbursement. Even figuring the extra food that will be required, he anticipates the program will pay for itself. It did in Riverside and Deer Park, other districts that offer the free breakfasts. School nurses in the Deer Park School District reported fewer calls to the nurses’ station after they began the free breakfast program, Crouch said. Judy Henshaw is food service director for the Newport School District. She has worked for the district since 1989. She says she has seen some changes in school food since she started. “The focus on nutrition is getting bigger,” she said. More fresh fruits and vegetables are being added, and deep fried food is becoming a thing of the past. “Burritos are no longer deep SEE BREAKFAST, 2A

Idaho’s snowpack less than average BOISE – Without much snow fall this winter, the mountains of Idaho are holding less snow than usual. But North Idaho snowpacks are closer to normal than in the rest of the state. Snow surveyors from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) measured the snowpack around the state last week verifying that most Idaho snowpacks are below average. “We’ve been in an extended dry

spell since around Thanksgiving Day,” said Ron Abramovich, Idaho NRCS water supply specialist. “The stagnant weather pattern gave us blue skies during the day and clear skies at night for nearly 30 days.” Twenty-two snow telemetry (snotel) sites – the remotely located automated sites that record and transmit snowpack data – registered record low amounts of snow by Christmas Day.

Storms the last week of December finally pushed out the static weather pattern. The storms raised monthly precipitation measurements across the state but not enough to bring snowpacks to average levels. Northern Idaho snowpacks are the best at 75-90 percent of average for this time of year. Southern and central Idaho snowpacks range from 35 to 65 percent of average. SEE SNOW, 2A

|| Newport chamber manager resigns NEWPORT – The Greater Newport Area Chamber of Commerce announced Tuesday that executive director Krista Dinatale has tendered her resignation effective Jan. 20. She was the first full time director ever hired by the chamber beginning last March. The chamber was able to fund the position after receiving a grant from chamber presdent Barb Smith and her husband. One of Dinatale’s goals was to increase chamber revenue to a point where her position was covered. “I have learned so much in this position and believe that the Board, volunteers and members together have made tremendous progress this past year,” Dinatale said. “Unfortunately, I received another offer that was just too good of an opportunity to pass up.” “We have the utmost respect and admiration for the

Get your fill of crab at annual feed

NEWPORT – The Soroptimist International of Newport is once again serving all you can eat crab at their annual crab feed set for Saturday, Jan. 14, at the Newport Eagles. This is the group’s largest fund raiser of

First baby of the year Emmit Duane Benson is The Miner’s New Year’s Baby winner, born Wednesday, Jan. 4, at 4:03 p.m. at Newport Hospital and Health Services, to Nancy and Devon Benson of Ione. He weighed 7 pounds, 14 ounces and measured 19 inches long. He joins sister Cherry, 5, brother Jaydon, 3, and brother MacKalister, 15 months. As winner of The Miner’s First Baby contest, the family received a variety of gifts and gifts certificates from R. Little Hair House, Oldtown Hardware & Rental Center, Yokes Sandpoint, Life Choices Pregnancy Center, Albeni Machine Shop, Seeber’s Pharmacy, Roger’s Body & Frame, C & D Zodiac, Inn at The Lake, Cenex Harvest States, Selkirk Ace Hardware, Ben Franklin, Mountain West Bank, Concept Cable, Mitchell’s Harvest Foods, Aerocet, Pizza Factory, Golden China, Owen Deli & Grocery, Newport Hospital & Health Services, Newport Miner/Gem State Miner and The Kitchen Shoppe.

Final PUD budget calls for lower power rate increase

BY JANELLE ATYEO OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – Smaller electric rate increases are planned for this summer after the Pend Oreille Public Utility District’s 2012 budget was revised. PUD commissioners approved a budget with a 2 percent rate increase Dec. 20. The preliminary budget called

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tireless job Krista has done this past year and, while we are certainly sad to see her go, we wish her nothing but the best in her future endeavors and hope that she will retain strong ties with the Greater Newport Area,” Smith said. The chamber has commenced a search for a new executive director to fill the position as soon as possible. Applications will be accepted until 3 p.m. Jan. 18, and more information about the position can be found online at www.newportareachamber.com.

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for a 3 percent increase to take affect in July. Before they’re implemented though, the rate increase will go through a public hearing process and must be approved by the board. “We just wanted to try to keep it as low as possible,” said April Owen, interim manager of the PUD. “We’re trying to do smaller increases more regularly so we don’t hit people really hard. But

our costs are still increasing.” Half of the electric rate increase is automatic. That part of the rate increase is tied to power costs at Seattle City Light’s Boundary Dam, where the PUD gets much of its power for residential and commercial customers. Starting this year, the cost of Boundary power is calculated SEE BUDGET, 2A

the year and procedes are used for community betterment projects. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at the Eagles, Seeber’s Pharmacy and Owen’s Grocery and Deli. Seatings are at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. and the meal includes coleslaw, baked potato and beverages. Those who have questions can call Micki at 509-671-2552.

Sheriff’s office searches for missing man NEWPORT – Concerned friends of a transient man living in Cusick reported him missing to the Pend Oreille County Sheriff’s Office Jan. 3. William “Bill” J. Bailey, 54, was staying in his van on a friend’s property on the corner of Fifth and Monumental Way in Cusick with his Pomeranian dog but was reported missing when his friends noticed he

was not at his vehicle. Bailey is 5 feet, 11 inches, weighing about 230 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes. Bailey is considered by residents to be a friendly face and always has a helping hand and a smile on his face. He is a frequent visitor at the Calispel Valley Bailey Library on pinochle Tuesdays. Friends have started a Facebook event titled “Let’s Find Bill Bailey,” open to the public to post tips and any updates. Community members have also been searching the trails and wooded areas by the dam and river in the town of Cusick, with no luck. Anyone with possible information is asked to call the Pend Oreille County Sheriff’s Office at 509-4473151, ext. 2.

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“It will have restrooms,” he said. There will be meetings held with community members USK – The Kalispel Tribe plans Wednesday, Jan. 11, at the tribal to begin construction in May on council administration office. Anthe Kalispel Cultural Exploration other meeting with other shareand Rest Area that will be located holders, including county officials in mid Pend Oreille County, just and others will be held Jan. 25, off Highway 20 from noon to 3 near the tribe’s W H AT ’S N E X T: p.m., also at the career training THERE WILL BE public meetings on administration center. the visitor center plans Jan. 11 and office. The tribe Jan. 25 at the tribal council adminisPlanners will was awarded tration office. take the suggesa $714,000 tions that come federal highway administration out of the meetings and incorpogrant to build the project, accord- rate what is appropriate into the ing to Sev Jones, the director of plan, Jones said. planning and development for the “Right now we’re looking at tribe. building a replica of the pavilion Jones said it was a competitive at the powwow grounds,” he said. grant that was received partially In addition to restrooms, the projbecause the location is on the ect will likely include recreational International Selkirk Loop. opportunities, such as hiking The project is still in the contrails, a small coffee shop and ceptual phase, he said. It will be room for community events, such built in two phases – this year as farmers markets. and next. Just what form it will There will be several commutake hasn’t been finalized yet, nity meetings held to gather input but Jones says it will include one about exactly what the project much needed amenity. will entail. BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

Alternative to growth management considered Voluntary Stewardship Program is a mechanism to allow counties to develop ways that landowners NEWPORT – Pend Oreille could protect agriculture and still County has until Jan. 22 to decide comply with the Grown Managewhether or not to take part in a ment Act. program that is designed to proUsing a plan and benchmarks, tect both agriculture and critical the VSP is designed to protect the areas. long-term viability The Voluntary W H AT ’S N E X T: of agriculture. Stewardship Pro- A PUBLIC HEARING will be According to gram had strong Tuesday, Jan. 17, 10 a.m., at Mike Lithgow, the bipartisan support the commissioners’ meeting county’s direcwhen it passed the room. tor of commuLegislature, accordnity development, ing to Eric Johnson, executive participation by landowners in director of the Washington State any program would be completely Association of Counties. voluntary. “It passed 48-1 in the Senate There will be a public hearing and 92-5 in the House,” he said. held Tuesday, Jan. 17, at 10 a.m. The Growth Management Act at the commissioners’ meeting requires counties to develop a room at the county courthouse to critical areas ordinance to protect areas such as watersheds. The SEE GROWTH, 7A BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

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At a convention, such as at the national level, results from both caucuses and primary elections are considered. Since Idaho and Washington are not conducting primary elections, county and state conventions will only consider caucus results. The first day counties can hold their convention is March 24, and the last day is April 21. The national convention is set for Aug. 27-30. This process works a bit differently than it did in Washington during the last presidential primary. In 2008, Washington Republicans held both caucuses and a primary election, where citizens voted by ballot. The state legislature has since voted to do away with primary elections to save money. In 2008, half of the delegates sent to the national convention represented the views of those who participated in caucuses and half represented the results for the primary election. This year, all delegates will represent caucus results. The Democrats will also hold caucuses this year. Precinct caucuses are set for Sunday, April 15, county conventions will be Sunday, April 29, and the state

convention is Friday, June 1. President Barack Obama has announced his bid for re-election and three other candidates have filed to run against him: Darcy Richardson of Florida, Vermin Supreme of Massachusetts and Randall Terry of West Virginia. It is assumed that Obama will be the Democratic nominee. The Democratic National Convention is set for Sept. 3-6. The Idaho Democratic caucuses are set for April 14, and the state convention is June 9-10. Idaho moved to a caucus platform from a primary platform this year. According to the Idaho Republican Caucus website, the reason is two-fold. First, moving to a caucus format allows Idaho conservatives to cast their vote early on – this year on March 6 – to ensure Idaho voters have a chance to influence who becomes the GOP nominee. Second, it gives communities a chance to get together, enjoy an evening of entertainment coupled with civic opportunity. “This is Idaho’s chance to make a difference in the presidential nomination process,” the website states. Idaho has 32 delegates to send to the national convention, set for Aug. 27-30.

fried,” she said. School cooks are conscious of fat, especially saturated fat. School lunch and breakfast programs are audited, Henshaw said, for both money and nutrition. Instead of going by calories and grams, school cooks are considering the nutritional value of the various components. Deborah Hilzer is head cook at the Cusick School District, where students who don’t get the free or reduced price breakfasts pay $1, she said. She has worked for the district 34 years. “I’m feeding the second generation,” she said. She has seen some changes in school meals in that time. There definitely is an emphasis on nutrition. “We used to have a lot of cakes and brownies,“ she said. “Now we don’t hardly give any dessert.” At the West Bonner School District, Sheila Myrvang is the child nutrition director. She came to West Bonner from the Post Falls School District. She estimates about 60-70 percent of the students in the West Bonner School District eat school meals. The West Bonner School District plans to offer a sub sandwich line at the high school, with 6-inch, whole grain submarine sandwiches offered for lunch. “We’re only going to offer certain meats,” she said, such as low sodium turkey. Students can be picky eaters, the meal professionals say. “Chili isn’t popular with the little kids,” Hilzer said. “They had a hard time accepting whole wheat bread,” Henshaw

BUDGET | Selling to PUD gives tribe stability upgrade work and maintenance projects at the dam. The other new position will be in the community network system, helping with construction of the fiber to home project. Those two positions will bring the PUD staff up to 100. The total 2012 expenditure budget was approved at $95.57 million.

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and the rate change follows that automatically. The other 1 percent will need board approval. Pay raises for non-union personnel were also lowered in the final budget. Earlier drafts included a 3 percent wage increase for International Brotherhood of Electric Workers union workers and non-union employees alike. The union’s 3 percent Tribe chooses to sell power increase stands as it was negotiThe Kalispel Tribe of Indians ated in their latest contract, but is allotted a certain amount of non-union workers “We’re trying to do smaller are budgeted to get a increases more regularly so we smaller 2.25 percent increase this year. don’t hit people really hard.” PUD management will continue to review April Owen economic factors that affect salaries, and the Interim General Manager non-union raise will need final approval from the commissioners before it power from the PUD’s Box Cantakes effect July 1. yon Dam each year. One more position was added The payments are negotiated in the final budget. A project counder the Federal Power Act as ordinator will be hired to oversee payment for tribal lands flooded construction projects for the total when the Box Canyon Dam was dissolved gas work at Box Canyon built on the Pend Oreille River. and for the cold water exchange Every year since the payments pipe at Sullivan Creek. That started in 2008, the tribe has person will also help with turbine chosen to sell the power on the

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At the Schweitzer Basin snotel site, the snow measures 80 inches as of Tuesday. Snow at the Bunchgrass Meadows site in north Pend Oreille County measures 39 inches. The Pend Oreille River flow comes through the Clark Fork Basin in Montana. Snow water content in the Upper Clark Fork is at 82 percent of average, and the Lower Clark Fork is at 90 percent. Conditions in Montana compare closely with the start of the water

year two seasons ago, which remained dry across the region until early spring 2010 when wetter than average conditions prevailed. In January 2010, north Idaho and Pend Oreille County snowpack was about 70-89 percent of average, lower than this year. “Long term climate forecasts still predict La Niña conditions will bring above average precipitation to the Pacific Northwest for the next several months,” said Abramovich. “We need La

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open market. This year, the Kalispels will sell the power back to the PUD instead. In past years, Box Canyon power fetched a profit on the open market. Now, Box prices are closer to the market value, depending on the time of year. On the open market, power went for as much as $60 per megawatt hour or more in 2008. Lately, prices on the Middle Columbia market have been around $35 – close to what Box Canyon’s price has been. “So it was easy to make that decision (to sell) in the past,” Owen said. The tribe earned $524,000 from the first year of power sales in 2008, but that dropped to $253,000 in 2009, $293,600 in 2010, and about $200,000 last year. Selling to the PUD will give the tribe more stability, stepping around market fluctuations. Owen explained the tribe’s decision won’t change much for the PUD. While the district previously marketed the power for the tribe, it ended up buying much of that power back, mostly to use for the Ponderay Newsprint Mill.

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said. “They like white bread.” Surprisingly, blueberries weren’t very popular. “We had a hard time getting them to try them,” Henshaw said. Not surprisingly, vegetables aren’t a hit with many youngMINER PHOTO|DON GRONNING sters. Brett Reedy talks with his daughter, Koyes, 6, as she eats “Kids are breakfast at Stratton Elementary School last week. afraid of veggies but we keep trying,” Henshaw or reduced price lunch, they have said. to pay. Kaden Hahn-Steiner, 7, doesn’t School lunch personnel at like onions. Newport Schools keep their eye “They kind of make me gag,” he out for students who may not have said. money but whose parents have not But there are things they like. applied for free or reduced price Pizza is popular, as are chicken lunches. strips and beans. Fish and peas, “We have some people who not so much. anonymously help,” Henshaw Nutrition and what students said. like aren’t the only considerations. School cooks undergo continuAllergies also are a much bigger ing education about nutrition and factor than they used to be. food safety, she said. Even though “When I started there were she had been cooking for years hardly any, maybe a few peanut before she started working for the allergies,” Henshaw said. But school district, she learned a lot now there are a half dozen things about food safety, she said. children are allergic to, such as “Looking back, I could have eggs and milk. The districts make killed my family,” she jokes. sure students with known allerThe people – women mainly – gies aren’t served the foods they who work preparing and serving are allergic to, but in order for the the children’s meals say they get a district to be reimbursed for the lot of satisfaction from their job. meals, a physician’s prescription “I still have high school students about the allergy must be on file, who will give me a hug,” Henshaw she said. said. Dawn Polensky works servWhile school breakfasts are free ing food to children at Stratton for all students at West Bonner and Elementary School. Newport schools, lunches are not. “Some days they test us,” she Unless a student qualifies for a free said. “Most days they crack us up.”

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Niña and 12 weeks of winter to salvage the year.” Abramovich added that even if snowpacks remain below average this winter, there is excellent carryover water storage from last year for irrigation, power generation and other uses that rely on the snowpack for water supplies. NRCS conducts snow surveys at the end of each month from December through May to make snow runoff predictions and water supply forecasts used in managing Idaho’s water resources.

L A ST Y E A R The weather turned from frigid to snowy to rainy, causing streets and sidewalks to become a mess of slush. Highs were just 16 degrees, then warmed to 46.

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BR I E FLY Well child checkup set for Idaho Hill OLDTOWN – A well child developmental checkup will be held Tuesday, Jan. 17 from noon to 2 p.m. at Idaho Hill Elementary in Oldtown. The screening is free and checks children birth through 4 years for vision, hearing, speech, language, gross motor, fine motor, readiness, and other developmental areas of children. The screening is sponsored by West Bonner County School District and the Idaho Infant Toddler Program. Parents should schedule an appointment by calling 208-4482473 and bring to the appointment with them their child’s baby book or any other information that might be helpful about the child’s development. For more information about other services provided, call 208-448-2473 or ask at the screening.

Riverside, Deer Park schools hold election NEWPORT – The few southern Pend Oreille County voters who are part of the Deer Park or Riverside School District will be getting a ballot for a Feb. 14 election. Deer Park School District 61 is asking voters to decide on its maintenance and operation replacement levy. Riverside School District 62 is putting two issues before voters: a replacement educational programs and operation levy and a capital levy for facilities and technology. Only voters in the Fertile Valley South and Camden precincts of Pend Oreille County will get a ballot. For those who need to register to vote yet, the deadline is Monday, Jan. 16 for mail-in or online voter registration. In person, you must register by Feb. 6 at the auditor’s office, 625 W. Fourth St. in Newport. Ballots will be mailed out Jan. 25. For information regarding ballots, contact the Spokane Election Office at 509-477-2320.

Newport has opening on school board NEWPORT – The Newport School District is looking for candidates to fill the school board director seat currently occupied by Cory Rosen. Rosen didn’t run for reelection last fall and nobody else ran for the District 4 seat. Rosen agreed to fill in for a few meetings while a new director is sought, although he turned in a formal resignation at the Jan. 9 board meeting. Under Washington law, he could have served another term without standing election, so he resigned so the seat would be open. The board will appoint somebody to fill the seat. They plan to interview candidates at the first board meeting in February. Candidates must be a registered voter living in District 4, which includes the Diamond Lake area. People interested can pick up application materials at the district offices or contact district superintendent Jason Thompson at 509-447-3167.

Testing for gifted students set for week of Jan. 30 NEWPORT – The public is invited to an informational meeting about the Newport School District’s programs for gifted and highly capable students on Wednesday, Jan. 11 at 5 p.m. at Stratton Elementary School. Program options, nomination and selection processes will be discussed at the meeting. Nomination forms are available at the elementary and middle school and testing for the program will begin the week of Jan. 30. For more information contact Anita Urmann at 509447-2426.

Native education focus of hearing CUSICK – Impact aid and enhancing the educational experience for native students attending Cusick schools will be the topic of a public hearing Tuesday, Jan. 17. The hearing serves to gather information and input on the issue. The hearing will take place during the regular school board meeting at 3:30 p.m. at the high school library.

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Bald eagle population rising Pend Oreille survey finds numbers follow national trend NEWPORT – An all-time high of 70 bald eagles and one golden eagle were documented in the Pend Oreille Public Utility District’s annual winter eagle survey on the Box Canyon Reservoir. At daylight, on a January day free of snow and fog and with excellent visibility and mild temperatures, a crew from the PUD’s natural resources department departed from Albeni Falls Dam east of Oldtown and headed downstream toward Box Canyon Dam for an eight-hour survey. Of the 70 birds counted, 54 were mature. These numbers coincide with the results of the latest helicopter survey the PUD performs each spring. During the last year’s helicopter flight, 25 active nests were observed in the same area as this recent boat survey. In addition to the eagles,

the survey team saw thousands of ducks (most of which were goldeneye), as well as thousands of Canada geese. The surveys are done in accordance with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission license requirements. “Since the majority of eagles along the Pend Oreille are yearround residents and can usually be found in close proximity to their respective nests, the increase in numbers is great to see,” PUD field staff Tommy Petrie Jr. said. “With no big winter runs of fish in our area, we do not attract many migrant eagles like what happens on Lake Coeur d’Alene or Lake Pend Oreille,” he added. PUD survey crews have documented the rising population of bald Eagles along the Box Canyon reservoir from 45 in 2009, 62 in 2011, to the current population of 70. This increase coincides with the number of bald eagles in the United States, which has been on a steady rise for many years due

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PUD employee Tommy Petrie Jr. looks for eagles during the district’s annual survey by boat. An all-time high 70 bald eagles were spotted during the eight-hour survey.

to better laws and practices with pesticides, which weaken the eagle egg shells, and a ban on lead shot for water fowling that would infect the eagles with lead poison-

ing if they ate a bird that had been wounded. It is estimated there are 9,789 breeding pairs nationwide today. Bald Eagles mate for life if pos-

sible, but if something happens to one of the pair, the survivor will not refuse to take another mate. Their average life span is 15 to 20 years.

Snowmobilers urged to use caution around logging traffic PRIEST LAKE – Snowmobilers north of Nordman are asked to use caution when using Forest Road 302. They will be sharing about four miles of road with logging trucks as private timber management operations are being conducted on Forest Capital lands in the area. Snowmobilers and other winter recreationalists are asked to use caution when traveling Road 302 between the snowmobile trailhead and the junction with Forest Road 311. In order to provide required access for trucks to the private lands, one side of Forest Road 302 has been plowed to allow passage for trucks while leaving snow on the other side of the road to allow snowmobile users access to popular recreational areas north of Priest Lake. However, slow speeds and extra caution is advised throughout this shared stretch of road and especially as snowmobile riders approach Forest Road 311 where the road width narrows significantly. The private timber operations are expected to be completed by mid-February, at which point

logging traffic will cease and the full road width will be available to snowmobile use until the end of the season. “Rather than issuing a temporary closure for snowmobile users during the private timber

operations we feel the forest can safely provide access for both logging traffic and winter recreational users during this short period of logging access on private lands,” Priest Lake District Ranger Glen Klingler said.

For additional information about this road or other information on the Priest Lake Ranger

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LE T T E R S POLIC Y We welcome letters to the editor. Letters should be typed and submitted to The Miner and Gem State Miner office no later than 5 p.m. Friday for publication the following Wednesday. No letter will be published unless it is signed by at least one individual, even if the letter represents the view of a group. The letter must include a telephone number and address for confirmation of authenticity. Letters should be no longer than 300 words. The Miner reserves the right to edit to conform to our publication style, policy and libel laws. Political letters will not be published the last issue prior an election. Letters will be printed as space allows.

Founding fathers said no grassroots help needed

he national media attention on the presidential primaries and caucuses makes it feel like a hurricane is hitting the entire east coast. But the talking heads on television don’t mention that there is no provision for the role of political parties in the United States Constitution. In fact, before 1820, members of Congress would nominate a single candidate from their party. That system collapsed and since 1832 the preferred mechanism for nomination has been a national convention. And all the early hurricane force hot air is about picking delegates to state conventions who pick the state delegates to the national convention who may or may not vote for the popular candidate in the earlier primaries or caucuses. So take a break Washington and Idaho; we aren’t missing anything yet. I hope we taught all this to the Iraqis in U.S. democracy 101; don’t leave anything to chance or people on the street. Even with these safeguards the crafty Americans tried to beat the system throughout history and continue today. In the past, political bosses from states controlled delegates; the national convention was far from democratic or transparent. Reformers looked to the primary election as a way to measure popular opinion of candidates, as opposed to the opinion of the bosses. Presidential preference primaries which required delegates to the National Convention to support the winner of the primary at the convention became popular. The push for national adoption of the binding primary election was the chaotic 1968 Democratic National Convention. Vice President Hubert Humphrey secured the nomination despite primary victories and other shows of support for Sen. Eugene McCarthy, running against Humphrey on a strong antiVietnam War platform. A large number of states, faced with the need to change the selection of national delegates after the corrupt system was exposed, chose a presidential primary. Today, Washington and Idaho have abandoned the primary and gone back to caucuses. The only thing for sure in American election history is change. Both Washington and Idaho political parties will select their presidential candidate of choice by caucus in 2012. Don’t be discouraged, stay involved and ask for more influence at the caucus. --FJW

Usual winter fires have begun

Winter had barely officially begun when we had the first of what I am certain will be the usual string of winter fire fatalities. Not here, but in Stamford, Conn., early Christmas morning where three little girls and their maternal grandparents died in a fire caused by someone putting a box of fireplace ashes outside next to the house. When not fully extinguished embers set the house on fire, the five people sleeping on the second floor were trapped. The man responsible and the homeowner, who lost her parents and daughters, were on the first floor and able to escape after attempting in vain to save the others. When will people learn never to put fireplace ashes in cardboard, paper or plastic containers and stash them next to the house? The man who did it was a middleaged contractor who should have known better. I and others have been writing about the danger of such acts for years and years. Doesn’t anybody read about it? I will never forget the senseless deaths of Deric and Maria Owens and their son, Deric Jr. So young, the husband a senior Air Force airman at 21, his wife at 23 and the boy at 2-1/2. They had built a fire in the fireplace of their rental home in Bremerton, removed the entryway to the only door and gone to bed. During the night the ashes set the house on fire and the Owens, though roused enough to get out of bed and start to get dressed, all died on the bedroom floor, overcome by smoke and gases. What do we do to prevent such needless tragedies as that, I demanded of state fire marshal Tom Brace. How do we get the message to young people in particular that you never ever put wood ashes in a cardboard or wooden box or paper sack? And you never ever put any kind of container of ashes up against the wall of your house or out someplace where the wind can blow them against the house. Brace said what was needed was a public service announcement like “Ashes in Metal. Period.” That could be placed on grocery sacks

or better yet, television and billboards. State Insurance Commissioner Dick Marquardt said that years ago an assistant fire chief used to go GUEST around with his OPINION dog to all the high schools ADELE and talk about FERGUSON fire safety. CORRESPONDENT “He was a marvelous guy who kept warning people about these things. It was really appealing to common sense not to get careless and do dumb things but a small percentage of people will keep on doing them. I don’t know the answer.” He said he’d talk to the school people about teaching safety education and he probably did but nothing ever came of it. Read this list of actual happenings and bear them in mind. A man died in the back of his van because he tried to keep warm by burning charcoal. Several children died when a candle tipped over that they had been allowed to keep in their room because the electricity had been turned off. Don’t put candles by curtains. A fireplace user didn’t put a screen up and hot coals tumbled onto a rug, setting a fire. A mobile home burned when the owner wrapped frozen water pipes in newspapers and then set fire to them. People kept Christmas trees up and lighted long after the tree had reached the tinder stage, causing house fires. Chimney fires were caused by people burning gift wrappings or dry Christmas tree branches in their fireplaces. One thing we can all do. Tell any young people you know never to put wood ashes in a flammable container or next to the house. If even one of them listens, it’ll be worth it. (Adele Ferguson can be reached at P.O. Box 69, Hansville, WA 98340.)

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|| A slippery slope to Communism To the editor: What is Communism? Simply stated, Communism is the communal (public) ownership and control of all former private property such as land, small businesses and industry. The “modern” concept of the communal control and ownership of all property within a specified geographic and political boundary by a government was first conceived by Carl Marx in 1848 and then published in his book, the Communist Manifesto. In 1917, Vladimir Lenin led a revolution that created the Soviet Union, which after World War II then spawned the surrounding Soviet Block countries, Communist China, North Korean and Castro’s Cuba, to name just a few past horror-events. Within the boundaries of these Communist countries all private property, small businesses, and industries were severely controlled and eventually “nationalized” by the respective government, “in the name of the people” (the alleged general public). Now, as 2012 dawns, we the citizens of Pend Oreille County are facing a similar assault on our private properties, small businesses and industry. The Extreme Left, based primarily in Spokane and on the west side, including possibly five individuals on our local county planning commission, have concocted a communal-control of our properties via a Master Shoreline Plan and another “plan” HB-1886. As read, these plans will further take away more private property rights from landowners and transfer more control to environmental groups that have a “communal control of private property” (communism) agenda. -Jim Cowan Newport

No such thing as a free lunch? To the editor: Yes there is, Virginia! Just drive by your local Newport schools and read the signs declaring it to be so or read the article on the front page of the Dec. 28 Miner. This warm and cuddly program will help to teach all the impressionable young students that there really is a ‘Santa’ that pro-

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vides a free lunch for everyone, regardless of need and the Santa’s name is “taxpayer.” I remember my parent and grandparents saying something about a certain road being paved with good intensions (aka death from a thousand paper cuts). Big governments are only big versions of little governments. I think this program would qualify. -Jim Davison Newport

To the editor: The Miner provided a good insight to our county commission last week with the article featuring commissioner Laura Merrill. The article was a shining example of why our county is in financial crisis. Merrill claims spending for hiring consultants as an investment. She sees union negotiations as stepping on land mines. Merrill pays a consultant $14,000 to step on the land mine for her. The commissioners have the consultant to blame if the unions don’t concede and can take credit for success if the unions give up more than expected. I am sure that Merrill has all the right intentions, but she is not meeting our community’s needs as our commissioner. She hasn’t even discussed taking the commission back to part-time status and pay, yet she expects union employees to give more wage and benefit concessions. Perhaps she and the other commissioners should hire a consultant that recommends taking the commission to part-time status. We could call the $14,000 paid to the consultant an investment. The return on our investment would be at least $100,000 a year. Most county union employees would appreciate such a gesture. Commissioners in rural counties are essentially “road commissioners.” Their main function is to shift some road funds to ensure that essential county operations are fully funded. If Merrill is looking to make investments, she should stick to investing in county road maintenance. I know it isn’t as glamorous as hiring high paid consultants, but the county roads are our lifelines. The “better deal” the consultant gave

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us on the Seattle City Light contract will become higher PUD rates added to our electric bills. Seattle City Light doesn’t have a money printing press, so they passed on the higher impact payments to our PUD. Merrill gets more money to spend and we get higher electric bills. -Pete Scobby Newport

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To the editor: When the Supreme Court ruled that corporations had the same rights as individuals to donate to political campaigns, it opened the floodgates for an all-out assault on the American voter. We are seeing the fruit of that decision already in the massive campaign contributions being donated to the candidates in the Republican primary. Democrat and Republican voters stand to lose their voice because of the corporate influence. Sent. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., is drafting legislation to have this policy changed. In regard to the Supreme Court Ruling, Sanders said: “The ruling has radically changed the nature of our democracy. It has further tilted the balance of the power toward the rich and the powerful at a time when the wealthiest people in this country already never had it so good. History will record that the Citizens United decision is one of the worst in the history of our country.” On Jan. 20 at noon there will be informational assemblies in front of courthouses and city halls across the country to raise public awareness of the dangers of this decision. Our local group of 99 percent supporters will be joining in this effort in front of our own city hall. As usual, they will be helping with voter registration for anyone needing to update their voter information. We all need to make our voices heard. Stop by and visit with us in front of Newport City Hall at noon Jan. 20, or better yet, join in! -Jan Searles Newport SEE LETTERS, 5A

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On the one hand unemployment rates have been falling nationally and locally to the lowest levels in a couple years. On the other hand, they have a ways to go. How do you think the economy will do in 2012? All signs are showing the economy will be much better this year.

21% 25%

Europe will bring us all down. We’ll have a double dip recession because of the unsustainable debt of some EU countries.

11% 43% The economy simply can’t get better until the number of houses in foreclosure is reduced. That means they will have to be priced lower.

Total Votes: 28

It depends if you are one of the ‘haves’ or ‘have nots.’ Those with money will continue to thrive while those without will struggle.

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To the editor: If the 600,000 miles of pipelines were shut down today, rest assured Pete Scobby would not be in his cozy home writing letters to The Miner. In my mind’s eye I envision him in the forest competing for pieces of firewood for cooking. The Americans blessed to live in a forested rural area would become familiar with “by hook or by crook,” the feudal custom in mediaeval England of allowing peasants to take from royal forests whatever deadwood they could pull down with a shepherd’s crook. I seriously doubt Scobby would pass up on the opportunity to have a producing oil well in his back yard. The world is waiting for the hundreds of alternatives Scobby claims he has in his back pocket. For the record there are no crude oil pipelines crossing the Pend Oreille or Columbia River. On that note I give Mr. Scobby the last word. -Chuck Shonkwiler Moses Lake

OLYMPIA – Washington has a 10th congressional district as part of the redistricting plan approved last week, and the state has its first majority Latino district. The night of Jan. 1, two hours shy of the deadline, the four voting members of the Washington State Redistricting Commission unanimously approved the final version of the Washington State Redistricting Plan. The Legislature has until early February to make any changes to the final plan. Pend Oreille County’s districts do not change under the new boundaries, and the area’s representatives will stay the same. Pend Oreille is in the 5th congressional district, represented by Cathy McMorris Rodgers. Updating the districts based on figures from the 2010 census, the committee’s job was to make districts’ populations “as nearly equal as is practicable” and to draw the district lines dividing as few counties and cities as possible. The new 10th congressional district is in the Tacoma-Olympia area. It encompasses most of Thurston County and parts of Pierce and Mason counties. The 15th Legislative District in Yakima County, which is now comprised of more than 54.5 per-

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cent Latino population, reflects the growing diversity of central Washington and the state as a whole. The new boundaries will be in place for the 2012 Primary and General Elections. In Idaho, it took two different commissions, but they reached an agreement on the new boundaries in mid-October. Bonner County remains split between legislative Districts 1 and 2, but the boundary line is different. The city of Priest

River was also split between the two districts, with Sen. Joyce Broadsword representing District 2 and Sen. Shawn Keough representing District 1. With the new boundaries, Broadsword’s residence is now within District 1. The two would have had to run against each other, but Broadsword announced she will not run again this year. Her term ends at the end of 2012. District 2 will elect a new representative. Idaho has 35 legislative districts

and two congressional districts. The Washington State Redistricting Commission includes two Democrats and two Republicans as voting members and a non-voting, nonpartisan chairwoman, Lura Powell of Richland. Democratic appointees are Tim Ceis of Seattle and Dean Foster of Olympia, and Republican members are former U.S. Sen. Slade Gorton of Bellevue and Tom Huff of Gig Harbor.

The redistricting process included unprecedented public participation including 18 public hearings around the state, interactive webbased comments, and incorporation of comments from county auditors. Also a result of the 2010 census, Washington state has one more elector in the Electoral College, the group that formally elects the President. Washington will have 12 votes now; Idaho remains at four.

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King holiday next Monday NEWPORT – The birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will be observed as a national holiday Monday, Jan. 16. Post offices, schools, banks and most government offices will be closed. Most meeting dates also have been changed. Most businesses, however, will be open.

Pend Oreille Public Utility District No. 1 will be open for business on Monday. The Bonner and Pend Oreille County commissioners, Newport City Council, Priest River City Council and Selkirk School Board will meet Tuesday, Jan. 17, at their regular times.

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take input on whether the county should opt in or not. If the county does not opt in, the Growth Management Act would still apply. There have been about 10 counties around the state that have opted in to the program, including Ferry and Stevens counties. The program was designed to avoid one size fits all restrictions, Johnson said. Instead, the program focuses on outcome based ways to protect designated critical areas. Counties could either design a plan to protect critical areas and agriculture or have another agency, such as the conservation district, design the program, he said. The legislation authorizing the program required that the state provide money to implement it. So far none has been set aside, said

Johnson. “If the state doesn’t provide the resources, the county doesn’t have to do a plan,” Johnson said. Even if the county opts in, if it wants out it will be able to do so after three years, five years, eight years and after 10 years. “We insisted on developing legislation that counties could opt out of,” Johnson said. He said that if funded, the VSP would require counties to initiate activities within three years. Among other things, the counties must create measureable benchmarks that are designed to protect critical area functions and values and enhance critical area functions and values through voluntary, incentivebased measures. Johnson stressed that there is no obligation to restore critical areas if they have been harmed. The obligation is just to do no further harm, he said.

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Free throw contest set for Saturday METALINE FALLS – All boys and girls ages 10 to 14 are invited to participate in the local level of competition for the 2012 Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship Saturday, Jan. 14 at 10 a.m. at Selkirk Elementary in Metaline Falls. Kids compete in their respective age divisions. Participants must furnish proof of age and written parental consent. For entry forms or additional information, contact Ed Zupich at 509-447-3943. Winners progress through local, district and state competitions. International champions are announced based on scores from the state level competitions. Last year more than 344,000 basketball players participated in more than 4,700 local competitions. The Knights of Columbus is an international Catholic family fraternal service organization with more than 14,000 local councils. Last year, K of C donated 68 million volunteer hours and $150 million to charitable and benevolent causes.

Davis takes seat on Ione council IONE – Jessica Davis was appointed to the Ione council at the Jan. 4 meeting. She replaces Gabe Osbourn, who resigned from Position 4. Running unopposed, Osbourn was re-elected to a four-year term this fall. He submitted a resignation letter before the Dec. 21 meeting, stating that he feels it’s not in the best interest to serve on the council. He had no comment when contacted by The Miner. Get fast relief for an upset budget with The Newport Miner and Gem State Miner Classifieds. They work for others; they’ll work for you! Call (509) 447-2433.

Author talks on area civil leader METALINE FALLS – Area author Jim Kershner will present “A Fighting Life: A BoxerTurned-Lawyer Battles for Civil Rights” at the Cutter Theatre Thursday, Jan. 12 at 7 p.m. The program is free and open to the public. Kershner will tell the story of Carl Maxey. Despite being kicked out of a Spokane orphanage during the Great Depression because of the color of his skin, Maxey went on to become an undefeated boxing champion, Eastern Washington’s first prominent African-American lawyer, a crusading civil rights leader, and a flamboyant defense attorney. Maxey’s story, set mostly in Spokane but relevant across the state, is a personal drama that demonstrates how one person’s powerful belief in social justice and a pugnacious fighter’s attitude can make a significant difference. Kershner is an author, historian and journalist in Spokane. He was born in Denver in 1953 and received a Bachelor of Arts in history from Lewis and Clark College in 1975. He has been a

journalist for 36 years and his duties have included: humoropinion columnist, theater critic, arts editor, entertainment writer, restaurant reviewer and history writer. He has won seven awards from the National Society of Newspaper Columnists. He is the author of three books including his most recent book, “Carl Maxey: A Fighting Life,” published by the University of Washington Press. It was a finalist for the Washington State Book Award in 2009. Thursday’s presentation is sponsored by Humanities Washington through its statewide speakers bureau. The speakers bureau brings Washington’s finest scholars, historians, musicians and storytellers to local communities to give dynamic presentations at libraries, schools, museums and other community organizations. Kershner will also be the guest speaker at the annual Selkirk High School Martin Luther King Jr. concert Friday, Jan. 13 at 10 a.m. in the Sam Nicholas Gymnasium. The public is invited to attend.

‘Free at Last’ celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. IONE – ‘Free at Last’ is the theme for the annual Selkirk Martin Luther King Jr. celebration Friday, Jan. 14. The program begins at 10 a.m. in the Sam Nicholas Gym at Selkirk High School. Jim Kershner of the Spokesman-Review will be the guest speaker for this program. Music has been specially

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Property rights group meeting set for Jan. 14 NEWPORT â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A newly formed Pend Oreille County chapter of the Citizens Alliance for Property Rights will hold a day long meeting Saturday, Jan. 14 at the Hospitality House in Newport, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The topic of the meeting is whether the state Department of Ecology has the science right

regarding shorelines and the Shoreline Master Program the county is working on. The headline speaker is Steve Neugebauer, a licensed geologist/hydrogeologist, according to Karen Skoog, one of the eventâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s organizers. There will also be attorneys practicing in the area of land use law at the meeting.

The Pend Oreille County chapter is part of a national organization. About 50 county people have met several times already, she said, with some donating money for advertising for the event. The local chapter is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit, she said. The national organization has a political action committee.

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1. First Baptist Church of Newport Women (WHO): Marjory Tobert and the tireless effort that she and the other members of their church do in making the â&#x20AC;&#x153;boy and girlâ&#x20AC;? bags that contain blankets and baby clothing. 2. Akreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Photo Stop & Gift Shop: gift certificates for a free photo setting. 3. Residents of Oldtown, Idaho: Mothers day, first girl/boy gift. 4. Sandra James & family: for all the beautiful hand made baby hats. 5. Dorothy Wright: for all the lovely hand made baby hats. 6. Newport Seventh-day Adventist Church and Bev and Matt Mayfield for helping to organize the effort Special Bible books for children. 7. Mary Meek with Wishing Star for all the adorable quilts and afghans. Also, thanks for bringing them to Newport. 8. Cusick American Legion: Box full of charming Christmas Ornaments for Babyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s First Christmas. 9. Stitches from the Heart: A box of cute knitted hats, booties and blankets. 10. John Darling and the Skookum First Responders: A special thanks to John for making so many cute baby hats. 11. Sue Taylor and Vicki Denton: for the beautiful

hand crochet blankets and hats,especially for the first boy and girl blankets for Christmas and New Year and Christmas stocking for the December babies. 12. Kathy Whitehouse: Thanks again for the donation of baby blankets. We appreciate all the hard work you put in to making them. 13. Mary Whitehouse: Beautiful handmade afghan. 14. Debbie Smith: She made 18 pairs of slippers that she knitted in pink, blue and lavender. Each slipper had a pompom on them. 15. United Church of Christ in Newport for the 10 beautiful home-made quilts. 16. Jackie and Lexi Naccarato: Blankets and a beautiful sweater & hat set. Also, thanks to those of you that have dropped off blankets anonymously or names we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t receive. If possible please include a card with your name or organization so that we may show our appreciation. We are very fortunate to have so many caring and kind people in this community. Sincerely, The Obstetrical Nursing Staff Debra Heberer Sue Johnson Bev Mayfield Tracy Graham Lisa Malakowsky Pam Hoag

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Newport boys open league play with two big wins Grizzlies beat Colville, Freeman, lose to Chewelah

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Newport senior, Jake Wiley dunks over a Colville defender in a game at Newport Tuesday, Jan. 3. Newport won their Northeast A League opener 60-46.

Lady Rangers sweep the week BY MICHELLE NEDVED OF THE MINER

IONE – Selkirk girls’ basketball coach Jack Couch said his girls have been playing well of late, and it showed in their scores against Valley Christian, Wellpinit and Republic this past week. The Rangers won all three games and are now 3-2 in Panorama League play and 8-3 overall. “We overwhelmed Valley Christian defensively and shot 50 percent from the field,” Couch said. The Rangers won 68-25, and

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Courtney Holter scored 28 points, shooting 11 of 17 with four threepointers. Katie Couch scored 14, RaeAnn McCollim scored 11 and Annie Couch and Jessika Reiber each scored six. Aley Curran scored two and Cozza Curren added one. Selkirk beat Wellpinit 47-38 Friday, Jan. 6, although they started out slow and lost starting point guard Annie Couch to an ankle sprain. Selkirk led 15-12 at the end of SEE RANGERS, 9B

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Selkirk Girls Basketball at Northport: 4:30 p.m. - Northport Cusick Girls Basketball at Inchelium: 4:30 p.m. - Inchelium Cusick Boys Basketball at Inchelium: 6 p.m. - Inchelium Selkirk Boys Basketball at Northport: 6 p.m. - Northport Priest River Girls Basketball vs. Timberlake: 6 p.m. - Priest River Priest River Boys Basketball vs. Timberlake: 7:30 p.m. - Priest River TUESDAY, JANUARY 17 Cusick Girls Basketball vs. Wellpinit: 5:45 p.m. - Cusick Newport Girls Basketball at Colville: 5:45 p.m. - Colville Newport Wrestling at Priest River: 6 p.m. - Priest River Cusick Boys Basketball vs. Wellpinit: 7:15 p.m. - Cusick Newport Boys Basketball at Colville: 7:30 p.m. - Colville WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18 Selkirk Wrestling at Kettle Falls: TBA - Kettle Falls

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to remedy that in the second half, and start pushing the ball as well, which gave us some easy buckets in transition.” Ryan Rapp and Konkright helped control the tempo for NewBY DON GRONNING port. OF THE MINER “They ran our half-court offense when it was there, but also took NEWPORT – The Newport boys the fast break opportunities when basketball team, playing with a full we had them, and Jake Wiley contingent for the first time in two took over hitting some big shots weeks, knocked off two Northeast for us and finding open guys for A League powerhouses before losshots when he was getting double ing to Chewelah. teamed,” Pancho said. They hosted Colville Tuesday, Defense was the difference Jan. 3, winning 60-46. between winning and losing, he “I thought the key for us in this said. Travis Martin, Jared Schultz, game was that we started quick,” Konkright and Rapp put a lot of Newport coach Jamie Pancho said. pressure on Freeman’s perimeter Spenser Douglas had a good players forcing them to take tough game, running the floor and reshots, and not letting them get bounding well, he added. “Spenser their feet set, he said. came out very physiThe next night, cal against their big O N D EC K: the Grizzlies traveled guys, which gives VS. RIVERSIDE FRIDAY, Jan. to Chewelah, where 13, 7:30 p.m. us another weapon they lost 64-59. down low,” Pancho The Northeast A said. AT COLVILLE TUESDAY, Jan. League is balanced, Pancho said Jeron 16, 7:30 p.m. Pancho said. FreeKonkright shot well, man beat Chewelah scoring 19 points. “He did a good and Newport beat Freeman but job of knocking down some big couldn’t get by Chewelah. shots when Colville would make a “You can’t come into the boys’ little run at us,” Pancho said. Northeast A League basketball But ultimately, it was defense games and expect for anyone to be that won the game. the clear favorite,” Pancho said. “I “We played with so much think any of the six teams could energy, forcing a lot of turnovers win the league title.” and tough shots, as well as not He said Chewelah took care of giving up too many second chance details and that led to the win. points,” he said. “They outrebounded us, kept The Grizzlies played Freeman their turnovers lower than ours, at home Friday, Jan. 6, taking a got to the line more and took better 53-52 win. shots,” he said. “It seemed like we Freeman, a big, athletic team, just had trouble getting into any made Newport work for the win. rhythm, and made timely mental “I felt like they ran the floor well, errors.” which early on created lay ups and The Grizzlies gave up some a lot of second-chance points for them,” Pancho said. “We were able SEE NEWPORT, 9B

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Priest River’s Anna Luckey is found on the outside wide open and makes the shot when the Spartans hosted the Kettle Falls Bulldogs Friday, Jan. 6.

Lady Spartans handle St. Maries, Kettle Falls BY MICHELLE NEDVED OF THE MINER

PRIEST RIVER – The Priest River girls’ basketball team is now 2-0 in Intermountain League play after beating St. Maries Tuesday, Jan. 3, and 2-6 overall after beating Kettle Falls Friday, Jan. 6.

The Spartans handily beat the Lumberjacks Tuesday, winning 46-26. They dominated the first three quarters, leading 23-9 at the half. Both teams scored 11 in the fourth quarter. Steffie Pavey led Priest River with 17 points. Liz Halcro scored eight, Karly Douglas scored SEE SPARTANS, 9B

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Spartan boys blast Kettle Falls

BR I E FLY Metaline Falls Gun Club announces shoot results METALINE FALLS – The Metaline Falls Gun Club had 28 participants in Sunday’s weekly shoot. Results are as follows: 16-yard: Bruce Gagliardo 25, Bill Wade 24, Rob Kline 24, Byron Ford 24, Skip Luhr 24 Ladies 16-yard: Diane Luhr 20, Kathy Wade 20, Freddie Nearing 18 Youth 16-yard: Brandon Reiber 20, Amanda Kline 18, Logan Miller 19, Brayden Taylor 14 Handicap: Rob Kline 23, Ken Starkey 23, Bill Wade 23, Logan Miller 23 27-yard: Arlie Ward 19, Keith Enyeart 19 Continentals: Arlie Ward 22, Bill Wade 21, Keith Enyeart 18, Ken Starkey 17, Johan Mayrhofer 17

BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

Twenty-five shoot at Newport Gun Club NEWPORT – The Newport Gun Club had 25 shooters Sunday, Jan. 8. Results are as follows: 16-yard: Mark Deinhardt 25, Dan Willner 24, Rob Linton 24, Brad Diesen 24, Dan Shaffer 24, Pam McLam 23, Donny Endicott 23, Nick Larson 23, Steve Patton 22, Cheryl Diesen 21, Kevin Diesen 21, Bill Ives 20, Duane Randolph 20, Dan Reijonen 20, John Hankey 20, Bud Leu 20, Phil Flack 20 Handicap high: Dan Shaffer 23 Doubles high: Dan Reijonen 44 Continental high: Pam McLam 23, Dan Shaffer 23 27-yard high: Mark Deinhardt 20 Game: Five from 40 winners were Mark Deinhardt and Nick Larson with 4 x 5.

MINER PHOTO|BRYAN KIRK

Priest River’s, Dalton Sommer, takes the ball down the court and makes a tough shot over a Kettle Falls defender during the Spartans home game against the Kettle Falls Bulldogs Friday, Jan. 6. Priest River won the non-league game.

Lady Griz fight through tough week quarter their lead dropped to one and in the first two minutes of the fourth quarter Newport gave NEWPORT – The Newport up 12 points. girls’ basketball team played two “It was just one of those close games with the Northeast things,” Frederick said. The A League’s top teams this week, momentum was lost and so was coming closer to winning than the game. Newport spent the the score might show. rest of the quarter trying to play Newport lost to Colville 53-41 catch-up. Tuesday, Jan. 3, and then lost Colville’s Tasha Luu and Ash48-41 against Freeley Knight comman Friday, Jan. 6. O N D EC K: bined for 35 points The Grizzlies hand- VS. RIVERSIDE FRIDAY, in the second half. ily beat Chewelah “We just hit a Jan. 13, 5:45 p.m. 65-34 Saturday, stretch there where Jan. 7. Newport is AT COLVILLE TUESDAY, nothing went now 9-3 overall and Jan. 17, 5:45 p.m. right,” Frederick 1-2 in league play. said. Newport was off For Newport, Tayto a strong start against Colville lor Lewis had 14 points and five Jan. 3. The Griz lead 9-1 at the assists. Miranda Ferderick had end of the first quarter and 23-19 11 points and five steals. Alex at the half. Newcomb scored four and was “It was another typical Newa strong defender both against port/Colville girls’ dog fight,” Colville and Freeman on Friday. Newport coach Mike Frederick “She has been doing an awesaid. some job defending. She has While Newport dominated become our ‘enforcer,’” coach the first half they got into foul trouble. By the end of the third SEE GRIZ, 3B BY MICHELLE NEDVED OF THE MINER

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Newport’s senior Miranda Fredrick drives to the hoop for the shot, draws a foul, and still makes the shot. The Newport Grizzlies ended up losing to Colville at home Jan. 3.

PRIEST RIVER – The Priest River Spartan boys basketball team won a non-league game with Kettle Falls 64-41 Friday, Jan. 6 at Priest River. The Spartans jumped off to a 13-4 first period lead and went into the O N D EC K: halfVS. TIMBERLAKE time SATURDAY, Jan. break 14, 7:30 p.m. leading by 19. “I thought our team defense was very good in the first half,” Priest River coach Ryan Bodecker said. “We struggled some in the third quarter.” The Spartans were led by Dalton Sommer and Cole Stelow, who scored 12 points each. Sommer also had five assists, as did RC Akre. Austin Glazier scored 11 and Cameron Riley scored 10 for the Spartans. Priest River will host Timberlake for the annual Battle of the Buck spirit game on Saturday, Jan. 14 at 7:30 p.m. It will be the Spartans second Intermountain League contest. Priest River has a 1-0 record in league play and is 4-6 overall.

Kellogg takes down Spartans on the mat BY JANELLE ATYEO OF THE MINER

KELLOGG – There were some close matches in the Intermountain League wrestling dual in Kellogg Wednesday, Jan. 4. Kellogg beat Priest River 61-21. “Kellogg looked pretty tough in the lighter O N D EC K: weights andAT POST FALLS the middle Thursday, Jan. 12, weights 3 p.m. and that’s where AT RIVER CITY our tough Duals Jan. 13-14 wrestlers are too,” VS. NEWPORT Spartan TUESDAY, Jan. 17, coach Jake 6 p.m. Stark said. The Bulldogs managed to win the close matches and pin some of the younger Spartan wrestlers. Priest River took Kellogg at the St. Maries tournament earlier this season, and coach Stark is confident they can do it again. “The season is long and we SEE KELLOGG, 3B

Ranger wrestlers place third RIVERSIDE – The Ranger wrestlers took third place when they traveled to Riverside High School to compete in the annual Riverside Classic Saturday, Jan. 7. “Not bad for the smallest team that attended the tournament,” coach Keith Saxe said. Selkirk had only six of their wrestles at the tournament due to illness. Emery Maupin, Cody Gagliardo and Storm were all home sick. Out of those that wrestled, Selkirk was able to collect some medals. Three Rangers took first place. Justin Chantry, a 106-pound eighth grader, took first place with three wins. At 160 and 170 pounds, respectively, juniors Michael Haskins and Garet Sax also won all three of their matches for first place. Mikey Weiss, a junior wrestling at 138, took second with two wins and one loss. Cody Hoffman, an eighth grader wrestling at 152, placed third with three wins and one loss. Freshman 145-pounder Gabe Sullens had two losses and one win for fifth place. Coach Saxe is pretty O N D EC K: happy with AT RIVER CITY how the Duals Jan. 13-14 team is doing. “This is the time of year that everyone gets the crud, and it has hit us. Losing three wrestlers at a tournament is hard on any team, but having only six wrestlers taking third at the Riverside Classic is still really good for us,” he said. Coach Saxe is hoping that everyone gets well and back on the mat for this weekend. The team will be heading to Post Falls to attend the River City Duals. This will be a first for the Selkirk wrestlers. They are mixing the team with Liberty to have a full weight roster to compete in the duals. “We are all very excited for this tournament. It will really test our wrestlers,” Saxe said. Wrestling starts Friday, Jan. 13 at 3 p.m. and continues Saturday at 9 a.m. Selkirk was scheduled to host a tournament Saturday, Jan. 14, but it was canceled due to lack of participating teams. Before the weekend Riverside tournament, the Selkirk wrestling team traveled back to Freeman High School on Thursday, Jan 5, meeting up with Freeman, Northwest Christian, Ritzville, Davenport and Priest River for a mix and match meet. No team scores and no individual placements were given. For the Rangers, Chantry had two wins by pinning each of his opponents. Gagliardo had another tough night, losing both of his matches. Weiss won both of his matches by pins. Sullens lost both of his matches. Hoffman won one match by pin but lost his other match. Haskins had three matches for the night, winning two by pins and the other by decision. Sax had only one match for the night and took a win by pin. Steven Storm also had three matches for the night, winning all by pins. Maupin was sick and did not wrestle. It was a fun night for the Selkirk wrestlers even without a lot of matches for the team, the coach said.

Ranger boys win, lose by big margins Lady Panthers cruise through easy week IONE – The Selkirk Rangers away in the second period and boys basketball team played three took a five-point lead into the time last week, winning once and halftime break. In the second half losing twice. they held Selkirk to just 11 points, They lost to Valley Christian for while putting in 46 of their own. the second time this The Rangyear, coming out on O N D EC K : ers traveled to the short end of a 69- VS. INCHELIUM FRIDAY, Jan. Wellpinit for a 29 score Tuesday, Jan. 13, 6:30 p.m. league game 3 at Valley Christian. Friday, Jan. 6. Despite the lopsided AT NORTHPORT SATURDAY, They played score, the game went Jan. 14, 6 p.m. better than they better than it did the did against Valfirst time the two played this sealey Christian, but still lost 72-47. son, when Selkirk lost 66-15. In The Rangers were up 13-10 at the Jan. 3 game, the teams were the end of the first period before tied at the end of the first period. Wellpinit went on a 25-15 run “We played fairly well in the first and took a seven-point lead into half,” Selkirk coach Kelly Cain the half. But Wellpinit came out said. “We just couldn’t maintain it smoking in the third quarter, for the whole game.” outscoring the Rangers 32-6. Valley Christian started to pull “They just killed us in the third

quarter,” Cain said. All but one of Wellpinit’s scores came from inside the paint, he said. The Rangers went on a 13-5 run in the fourth period but it wasn’t enough. Avery Miller was the top scorer for Selkirk, with 13 points. He was the only Ranger to score in double figures, but Trevor Grant scored eight, Beau Taylor got seven, Dominic Cain scored six, Nick Gardner got five, Shawn Mailly scored three and Brandyn Ross scored two. Cain said sophomore Taylor has been playing well. “He’s made a lot of improvement,” Cain said, playing strong on both offense and defense. SEE SELKIRK, 3B

BY MICHELLE NEDVED OF THE MINER

CUSICK – The Cusick girls’ basketball team handily beat Northport and Curlew this past week, improving their Panorama League standing to 3-1. They are 7-3 overall. “They played well,” head coach Rob Seymour said. The Panthers beat Northport 48-23 Friday, Jan. 6. Chelsea Samuels was the only Panther in double digits with 11 points, but all but two players scored in the game. “If I would have let my starters play (the entire game), it would have been worse, but I don’t like to do that,” Seymour said. “The second team came in and played really well.”

Cusick out-rebounded Northed them again,” Seymour said, port by 22. this time by 24. “When we’re It was a similar story Saturout rebounding teams, we win.” day, Jan. 7, when Cusick beat Cusick led 18-2 at the end of Curlew 63-33. Courtney Montthe first quarter and 31-16 at gomery led Cusick in scoring the half. with 16 points. “The girls are imShe also had O N D EC K: proving. I’m happy. eight rebounds VS. COLUMBIA FRIDAY, Jan. We’ve got some along with 13, 5:45 p.m. big games coming Samuels, Caytlin up this week,” the Nenema and Co- AT INCHELIUM SATURDAY, coach said. rina Dick-Nomee. Jan. 14, 4:30 p.m. The Panthers Samuels scored traveled to Selkirk two points, Nen- VS. WELLPINIT TUESDAY, Tuesday evening, ema added three Jan. 17, 5:45 p.m. after The Miner and Dick-Nomee went to press. They scored seven. Haley Adams and host Columbia Friday, Jan. 13 Nalene Andrews each scored at 5:45 p.m. and then travel to 10, Lauren Nelson scored nine Inchelium Saturday, Jan. 14 to and Brittany Adamson scored play at 4:30 p.m. On Tuesday, six. Jan. 17, Cusick hosts Wellpinit “Our course, we out-rebound- with tipoff at 5:45 p.m.

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SPORTS

Four Grizzlies place at Riverside tournament BY JANELLE ATYEO OF THE MINER

RIVERSIDE – The Newport wrestling roster is dwindling, but the core crew of experienced wrestlers continue to do well. Four Grizzlies placed at the Riverside Classic tournament Saturday, Jan. 7. Senior Riley Pederson took gold at 126 pounds. He put up a good match in the finals against an opponent from Kettle Falls. Pedersen was down by two points going into the third period when he got a reversal and a near fall to win by two points. “Riley is wrestling probably the best I’ve seen him wrestle,” coach Terry Haney said. “It just

clicked for him.” meet with border rivals Priest Sophomore Josiah Thompson River, usually held earlier in the was second at 182. Two Grizzlies season, is set for Tuesday, Jan. took third place: 17 at Priest River. sophomore Austin Wrestling starts at Krogh at 132 and O N D EC K: 6 p.m. senior Jesse Kardos AT LAKESIDE THURSDAY, With the SparJan. 12, 6 p.m. at 138. tans down a few Coach Haney is wrestlers this year, disappointed that he AT PRIEST RIVER Tuesday, Haney said Newlost many wrestlers Jan. 17, 6 p.m. port probably could since the start of the have beat them season. The roster was nearly with a full roster. filled out with 15 wrestlers when Before the Battle of the practice started in November. Border, Newport will have its With so many quitting or sitting first Northeast A League dual out due to illness or poor grades, Thursday, Jan. 12. They face Haney said they’ll be lucky to two tough teams, Riverside and finish the season with seven. Lakeside, on the Lakeside Eagles’ That puts a damper on their home mat. Competition starts at upcoming meets. The annual 6 p.m.

Discover Pass expansion gets Senate committee nod

BY MAIDA SULJEVIC

WNPA OLYMPIA NEWS BUREAU

OLYMPIA – In an effort to boost sales during future tourist seasons, Washington state’s new Discover Pass may be shared between two vehicles. On the first day of the legislative session Monday, Jan. 9, the Washington State Senate Energy, Natural Resources and Marine Waters

Committee voted unanimously to refer a bill to the Ways and Means Committee that would make the Discover Pass transferable between two vehicles. The Discover Pass was established by the legislature during last year’s session, taking effect July 1, 2011. The Discover Pass is required on vehicles to access state parks, heritage sites, wildlife and

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will have a few more chances to avenge our loss,” he said. It’s Battle of the Buck week. Priest River is battling Timberlake in sports events. The basketball teams face off Saturday at home. The wrestlers got their chance with the War of the Waters at home Tuesday, Jan. 10. Results were not available by press time.

This weekend, the boys travel to Post Falls. They’ll wrestle Thursday, Jan. 12 starting at 3 p.m., and the River City Duals begin Friday, Jan. 13 at 3 p.m. Wrestling continues Saturday at 9 a.m. The annual Battle of the Border is coming up, this time scheduled later in the season. Priest River will host border rivals Newport Tuesday, Jan. 17 at 6 p.m.

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Frederick said. Holly Malsbury scored four, Lacey Malsbury and Courtney Wiese each score three and Madi Young scored two. Newport played Freeman – the No. 1 1A team in the state – Friday, and came away with a 48-41 loss. “We played them pretty even up,” Frederick said. Freeman led 14-13 at the end of the first quarter and 26-21 at the half, but Newport caught up with nine points in the third to come within two. The game was tied at 34 with a little over four minutes left, but Newport found themselves down by five before the end of the game and couldn’t catch up. Freeman outscored Newport 14-7 in the last four minutes. Frederick was pleased with his teams’ efforts, though. “This was the first time this year we’ve actually played with a purpose and intensity for 32 minutes,” he said.

Lewis scored 13, Miranda Frederick scored 12 and Wiese added nine. Holly Malsbury scored four, Newcomb added two and Jolie Frederick scored one. Newport grabbed an easy win against Chewelah Saturday, Jan. 7, winning 65-43 in the league game. Frederick said Chewelah is a small team this year, only able to only field a junior varsity team for half a game. The score was 38-7 at the half and Frederick rotated through his team throughout the second half. Everyone got a chance to play. Weise had 20 points, Lewis scored 16, Miranda Frederick scored 12, and Jolie Frederick added nine. Holly Malsbury scored four, Newcomb scored two and Lacey Malsbury scored one. Newport played Lakeside Tuesday, after The Miner went to press. They host Riverside Friday, Jan. 13 at 5:45 p.m. and then travel to Colville Tuesday, Jan. 17 to play at 5:45 p.m.

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The Rangers hosted Republic Saturday, Jan. 7, taking a 50-36 non league win. This time it was Selkirk’s turn to win by a lot. They got off to a 16-5 first quarter start and took a 29-15 lead into the half. The teams played fairly evenly in the second half but the early start was enough for the league win. Miller was the top scorer, with 16. Gardner got eight points, and three players – Emerson, Cain and Grant each scored a half dozen, with Taylor picking

up five and Mailly scored three points. The week left Selkirk with a 4-2 league record about halfway through the season. They are 5-8 overall. They hosted Cusick Tuesday, Jan. 10 after press time, the second time the two teams played. Selkirk won the first game. Then they host Inchelium on Friday, Jan. 13 for a league contest, followed by another league contest at Northport on Saturday, Jan. 14. The Inchelium game starts at 6:30 p.m. and the Northport game at 6 p.m.

natural areas, and any recreation lands or water-access sites managed by Washington State Parks, the Washington State Department of Natural Resources and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. That includes north Pend Oreille County’s Crawford State Park and Gardner Caves. Under current law, the Discover Pass costs $30 annually and $10 for a daily pass per vehicle. The fine for not displaying a pass is $99. Under the proposed legislation, the cost would remain the same, but the pass would be transferable between two vehicles registered at the same address.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Colville: Shoemaker 3, Murto 2, L. Holling 0, T. Holling 0, Henry 11, Vaagen 3, Lee 1, Sprague 0, Khater 2, Hubbard 14, Pond 10. Newport: Konkright 19, Rapp 4, Bereiter 0, Schultz 0, Martin 4, Wiley 20, Douglas 11, Ownbey 2.

At Valley Christian Valley Christian 69, Selkirk 29 Selkirk 8 10 6 5 -29 Valley Christian 8 15 18 28 -69 Selkirk: Taylor 4, Ross 0, Grant 5, Cain 4, Mailly 1, Miller 4, Emerson 2, Gardner 9. Valley Christian: Blew 15, Cox 14, Gage 2, Jarvis 0, Marchant 0, McConahy 2, Piersol 12, Small 16, Tabbert 8.

JAN. 6 At Priest River Priest River 64, Kettle Falls 41 Kettle Falls (2-9, 0-7) 4 9 13 15 -41 Priest River (4-6, 1-0) 13 19 12 20 -64 Scoring: Kettle Falls: Owens 2, Cook 3, Beardslee 10, Thomas 9, McKern 6, Vining 0, Reppert 2, Disque 8, Johnson 0, McNeil 1. Priest River: Akre 5, Kurylo 4, Sommer 12, Reynolds 0, Stelow 12, Glazier 11, Koch 2, Nelson 0, Barber 0, Riley 10, Huddleston 8.

Newport 53, Newport 52 Freeman 15 14 12 11 -52 Newport 8 16 16 13 -53 Freeman: Dresback 0, Miller 8, Fish 0, C. Unfred 10, Ayers 5, Harter 10, Casto 2, Vander Linden 16, B. Unfred 0. Newport: Konkright 3, Rapp 0, Bereiter 2, Schultz 2, Martin 4, Wiley 37, Douglas 5, Ownbey 0.

JAN. 7 At Chewelah Chewelah 64, Newport 59 Newport 15 15 17 12 -59 Chewelah 19 15 12 18 -6 Newport: Konkright 10, Rapp 3, Bereiter 9, Schultz 2, Martin 5, Wiley 25, Douglas 5, Chewelah: D. Smith 18, Whithington 0, Wiebe 0, Monasmith 7, B. Smith 8, Johnstone 20, Pugh 7, Long 4.

At Curlew Cusick 64, Curlew 45 Cusick 8 20 18 18 -64 Curlew 6 14 15 10 -45

CUSICK – The Cusick Panther boys basketball team played two league games last week, losing to Northport and beating Curlew. The Friday, Jan. 6 Northport game was close, with the Mustangs winning 65-62. The Panthers started hard, making an 18-3 first quarter run. But Northport rallied to within five points by the half. Northport kept the momentum in the third quarter, closing to within three points by the end of the third quarter and taking a lead in the fourth period. “At the end of the game we were down by three and Ryan Sample hit a 3 pointer to tie the game with 20 seconds left,” Cusick coach JR Bluff said. Northport answered with a 3-pointer of their own to win the game. “This was a tough loss for us but we all feel OK with our effort,” Bluff said. Alec Bluff led all scorers with 28 points and 11 rebounds for Cusick. Derrick Bluff scored 16 points and Ryan Sample scored 13, along with COURTESY PHOTO|JOYCE MONTGOMERY five rebounds. Cusick sophomore Quinton Montgomery gets the jump ball as the Panthers host The Panthers traveled to Curlew the Northport Mustangs Friday, Jan. 6. for a game Saturday, Jan. 7, where they won 64-45. The teams played a close, low Bowman, Derrick Bluff, Sample and scored nine points and pulled down scoring first quarter, with Cusick Quinton Montgomery all contribut- 11 rebounds. Bowman got eight, taking a 8-6 lead. ing. Chad Browneagle scored five points, The Panthers Cusick spread the scor- and Marshal Rankin, Quinton kept the pressure O N D EC K: ing around, with nine Montgomery, Jes Brazda and John on, taking a 28-20 VS. COLUMBIA FRIDAY, Jan. players putting up points. Cutshall each scoring two points. halftime lead and 13, 6:30 p.m. “We were able to get The Panthers have a 3-2 league expanding it the some good time by our record and are 4-7 overall. rest of the game. AT INCHELIUM SATURDAY, bench personnel,” Bluff They played at Selkirk after press “In this game, we Jan. 14, 4:30 p.m. said. “They were able to time Tuesday, then host Columbia were able to constep into the game and on Friday, Jan. 13. That game will trol the tempo of VS. WELLPINIT TUESDAY, keep things rolling right start at 6:30 p.m. They will travel to the game offensive- Jan. 17, 7:30 p.m. along.” Inchelium for a game Saturday, Jan. ly and defensively,” Alec Bluff again led 14 at 4:30 p.m. and return home to Bluff said. The Panthers applied all scorers with 16 points. Sample play Wellpinit on Tuesday, Jan. 17. full court pressure, with William got 15 points, Johnny Andrews That game will start at 7:30 p.m.

S P O R T S

SCO R E BOA R D

At St. Maries Priest River 46, St. Maries 26 St. Maries (2-6, 0-2) 7 2 6 11 -26 Priest River (7-4, 2-0) 11 12 12 11 -46 Scoring: St. Maries - McQueen 0, Sines 0, Schaum 0, Waddell 5, Scott 0, Anzo 6, Huddleston 2, Auer 6, Thaut 7. Priest River - Luckey 3, Weimer 2, Trost 4, Pavey 17, Endicott 0, Douglas 7, Deal 0, Bradbury 3, Doolittle 0, Halcro 8, Fink 2.

At Valley Christian Selkirk 68, Valley Christian 25 Selkirk (8-3, 3-2) 16 15 17 20 -68 Valley Christian (4-5, 0-0) 6 10 5 4 -25 Scoring: Selkirk - K. Couch 14, A. Couch 6, A. Curran 2, C. Curran 1, Holter 28, Reiber 6, McCollim 11. Valley Christian - Tabish 0, Purvis 0, Swank 0, La. Riggan 6, Heden 4, Li. Riggan 14, Cox 1, Campbell 0.

JAN. 6 Cusick vs. Northport At Newport Freeman 48, Newport 41 Freeman (11-0, 3-0) 14 12 6 16 -48 Newport (9-3, 1-2) 13 8 9 11 -41 Scoring: Freeman - Pilant 0, Vold 3, Groves 0, Maine 13, McIntyre 7, Paukert 4, Sorensen 5, McGarity 9, Barnes 4, Burke 1, Cossey 2. Newport - Lewis 13, J. Frederick 1, Wiese 9, H.Malsbury 4, M. Frederick 12, Young 0, Roberts 0, Newcomb 2, L.Malsbury 0.

At Priest River Kettle Falls 20, Priest River 51 Kettle Falls (3-8, 2-5) 6 2 5 7 -20 Priest River (8-4, 2-0) 9 16 15 11 -51 Scoring: Kettle Falls - Keenan 5, Goodnight 0, Owens 0, Stanard 6, West 5, Wilkin 2, Ka. Eslick 0, Pounds 2, Adams 0. Priest River - Luckey 5, Weimer 6, Trost 2, Pavey 4, Endicott 2, Douglas 9, Deal 2, Bradbury 7, Doolittle 3, Halcro 6, Urmann 2, Fink 3.

At Wellpinit Selkirk 47, Wellpinit 38 Selkirk (10-3, 4-2) 15 16 2 14 -47 Wellpinit (3-7, 3-3) 12 8 13 5 -38 Scoring: Selkirk - K. Couch 9, A. Couch 3, Holter 23, Reiber 4, McCollim 6, Shafer 2. Wellpinit - Adrian 3, R. Flett 0, I. Antone 12, D. Flett 10, Stearns 4, Salinas 2, Marcellay 0, Parr 7.

JAN. 7 At Chewelah Newport 65, Chewelah 34 Newport (9-3, 1-2) 15 23 12 15 Chewelah (2-11, 0-3) 2 5 17 10

-65 -34

Cusick: Sample 15, Bowman 8, Bauer 0, D. Bluff 5, Brazda 2, A. Bluff 16, Browneagle 5, Montgomery 2, Rankin 0, Cutshall 2, Andrews 9. Curlew: Drennan 4, McCullough 4, Herrmann 15, H. Beedle 3, Brisbane 12, Poore 0, Stanton 0, Zerck 7, D. Beedle 0.

Scoring: Newport - Lewis 16, J. Frederick 9, Wiese 20, H. Malsbury 4, M. Frederick 12, Young 0, Al. Newcomb 2, L. Malsbury 1, Barrens 1, A. Newcomb 0. Chewelah Hopkins 1, Riese 0, Richmond 14, Krouse 1, Garner 1, Katzer 8, Smith 9, Pugh 0.

At Selkirk Selkirk 50, Republic 36 Republic 5 10 6 15 -36 Selkirk 16 13 7 14 -50

At Curlew Cusick 63, Curlew 33 Cusick (7-3, 3-1) 18 13 19 13 -63 Curlew (2-9, 0-5) 2 14 5 12 -33

Republic: Brown 14, Weller 1, Bertrang 3, McGaffey 3, Slagle 9, Leonard 6. Selkirk: Taylor 5, Ross 0, Grant 6, Cain 6, Mailly 3, Miller 16, Emerson 6, Gardner 8.

GIRLS BASKETBALL JAN. 3 At Newport Newport 41, Colville 53 Colville (5-5, 1-0) 1 18 13 21 -53 Newport (8-2, 0-1) 9 14 8 10 -41 Scoring: Colville – Brons 4, Luu 17, Learn 0, Little 6, Main 3, J. Wittmeyer 5, Knight 18, Lehman 0, Cabbage 0. Newport - Lewis 14, J. Frederick 0, Wiese 3, H.Malsbury 4, M. Frederick 11, Young 2, Roberts 0, Newcomb 4, L.Malsbury 3.

Cusick boy 1-1 on week

JAN. 3 At Newport Newport 60, Colville 46 Colville 10 13 15 8 -46 Newport 21 17 14 8 -60

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Scoring: Cusick - L. Nelson 9, Samuels 2, Adams 10, Adamson 6, Nenema 3, Montgomery 16, J. Nelson 0, Dick-Nomee 7, Andrews 10. Curlew - L. Gibson 2, Mumford 8, H. Gibson 3, Wilson 5, Eberly 3, Wimpari 8, McCullough 2, Metcalf 0, Mollie Rynolds 2.

At Selkirk Selkirk 46, Republic 36 Republic (8-5, 2-0) 14 7 3 12 Selkirk (10-3, 4-2) 8 12 8 18

-36 -46

Scoring: Republic - Dillon 8, Rollins 0, McQuay 1, Brown 8, Bacon 0, Stout 9, Lane 10. Selkirk - K. Couch 15, A. Couch 17, Holter 9, Reiber 3, McCollim 0, Shafer 2.

BOWLING DEC. 21 Wednesday Night Loopers

Team Won Lost H & D Diesel 259 166 Club Rio 241 182 Timber Room 235.5 189.5 McCroskey Defense 224.5 200.5 McCroskey Atty @ Law 215.5 209.5 Action Auto 212 213 OK Lanes 209.5 215.5 High scratch game: Brent McLeland 236. High handicap game: Sharon Reed 259. High scratch series: Brent McLeland 684. High handicap series: Brent McLeland 708. High team scratch game: McCroskey Defense 987. High handicap game: Action Auto 1,157. High team scratch series: McCroskey Defense 2,682. High handicap series: Action Auto 3,175.

DEC. 28 Lucky Ladies Team Won Lost Country Lane 43.5 20.5 River Gals 36.5 27.5 Turtles 34 30 Duck’s Chicks 31 33 Golden Girls 26 38 Morning Glories 21 43 High game scratch: Betty Balison 202. High series scratch: Betty Balison 503. High team score handicap: River Gals 796. High team score handicap: River Gals 2,279. Splits: Joey Caskey 4-5, Shirley Ownbey 3-10, Claudia McKinney 3-10, Vicki Nolting 2-7, Lola Balison 2-4-8-10, Betty Balison 9-10.

Wednesday Night Loopers Team Won Lost H & D Diesel 281 270 Timber Room 251.5 198.25 Club Rio 251 197 McCroskey Atty @ Law 234.5 215.5 McCroskey Defense 233.5 216.5 Action Auto 227 223 OK Lanes 215.5 234.2 High scratch game: Steve Hastings 247. High handicap game: Rex Yates 266. High scratch series: Steve Hastings 621. High handicap series: John Hastings 671. High team scratch game: McCroskey Atty @ Law 963. High handicap game: Action Auto 1,103. High team scratch series: McCroskey Atty @ Law 2,810. High handicap series: McCroskey Atty @ Law 3,050.

DEC. 29 Thursday Niters Team Won Lost Club Rio Pooch Parlor 37 27 Wilkinson Rental 36 28 Country Lane 35.5 28.5 OK Lanes 35 29 Wanna Bees 31.5 32.5 Plain Nasty’s 30.5 33.5 OH $#!+ 26.5 37.5 4 Amigos 24 40 High score game: Ralph LeGrand 227, Sharon Reed 211. High handicap game: Ralph LeGrand 272, Sharon Reed 255. High score series: Terry Hastings 642, Sharon Reed 581. High handicap series: Jim Goss 737. Splits: Sharon Reed 9-10, Esther Wilkinson 5-10, 3-10, Gary Wilkinson 3-10, Mel Logan 2-4-7-10, 2-7, Pam Nichols 3-6-7-10, Duane Jones 7-8.

DEC. 30 Friday Night Leftovers Team Won Lost Timber Room 40.5 27.5 O.K. Lanes 405 27.5 Gutter Gang 37 31 Weber Enterprises 33.5 34.5 Screamin for Ice Cream 33 35 EZ-Rider 32 36 Cusick Tavern 31 37 Party of Four 24.5 43.5

High scratch game team: Party of Four 748. High handicap game team: OK Lanes 922. High scratch series team: OK Lanes 2010. High handicap series team: OK Lanes 2,562. High scratch game: John Jacobson 224, Sharon Reed 189. High handicap game: Bill Tremaine 260, Rod Hilden 260, Sharon Reed 241. High scratch series: John Jacobson 586, Sharon Reed 533. High handicap series: Gordon Batsch 681, Sharon Reed 689. Splits: Darryl Ratciff 6-7, Sherry Loveridge 5-7.

JAN. 4 Lucky Ladies Team Won Lost Country Lane 44.5 23.5 River Gals 37.5 30.5 Turtles 37 31 Duck’s Chicks 32 36 Golden Girls 29 39 Morning Glories 24 44 High game scratch: Pat Shields 186. High series scratch: Pat Shields 506. High team score handicap: Country Lane 834. High team series handicap: Morning Glories 2,321. Splits: Lenny Miller 2-7-10, Esther Wilkinson 6-7, 9-10, Janet Allison 3-10, Liz Pope 5-7, Sherry Loveridge 3-9-10.

Wednesday Night Loopers Team Won Lost H & D Diesel 297 178 Club Rio 266 207 Timber Room 260.5 214.5 McCroskey Atty @ Law 251.5 223.5 McCroskey Defense 241.5 233.5 Action Auto 235 240 OK Lanes 231.5 243.5 High scratch game: Jim Goss 247. High handicap game: Jim Goss 281. High scratch series: Tim Hoisington 663. High handicap series: Tim Hoisington 687. High team scratch Game: McCroskey Atty @ Law 947. High handicap game: Timber Room 1,097. High team scratch series: McCroskey Atty @ Law 2,727. High handicap series: OK Lanes 3,018.

JAN. 5 Thursday Niters Team Won Lost Club Rio Pooch Parlor 40 28 OK Lanes 38 30 Wilkinson Rental 37 31 Country Lane 36.5 31.5 Plain Nasty’s 33.5 34.5 Wanna Bees 32.5 35.5 OH $#!+ 25 43 High score game: Jim Goss 222, Pam Nichols 212. High handicap game: Jim Goss 262, Pam Nichols 247. High score series: Duane Jones 611, Pam Nichols 536. High score series: Jim Goss 723, Liz Pope 649. Splits: Mel Logan 5-10, 2-7, Randy Edgar 2-10, Jack Spangler 3-10, Shirley Ownbey 5-7.

JAN. 6 Friday Night Leftovers Team Won Lost O.K. Lanes 43.5 28.5 Timber Room 41.5 30.5 Gutter Gang 40 32 Weber Enterprises 34.5 37.5 Screamin for Ice Cream 34 38 Cusick Tavern 34 38 EZ-Rider 33 39 Party of Four 27.5 44.5 High scratch game team: EZ Rider 708. High handicap game team: Gutter Gang 895. High scratch series team: Party of Four 1,942. High handicap series team: Cusick Tavern 2,535. High scratch game: Allen Hilzer 245, Laura O’Brien 176. High handicap game: Allen Hilzer 271, Diane Hilden 235, Sharon Reed 241. High scratch series: Allen Hilzer 655, Laura O’Brien 480. High handicap series: Allen Hilzer 733, Karen Batsch 647. Splits: John Jacobson 5-7.

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Lifestyle

Create offers craft classes

BR I E FLY Church of Faith presents study on the Holy Spirit OLDTOWN – The Church of Faith in Oldtown is holding an eight-week study on the Holy Spirit, which started Jan. 8 and continues every Sunday at 6 p.m. The no-holds-barred discussion and teaching will include topics such as the person of the Holy Spirit; the baptism and fullness of the Holy Spirit; enduring evidence; the fruit and gifts of the Holy Spirit and more. Childcare is provided. The Church of Faith is located at 36245 Highway 41, Oldtown.

NEWPORT – Three new craft classes will be offered at Create Arts Center this month, starting with a class on how to make a fleece blanket Saturday, Jan. 14 at 1 p.m. A “twist ‘n shout” scarves class will be Saturday, Jan. 21 from 1-3 p.m. Learn to knit a lacy ruffle scarf made from colorful acrylic yarns. They are soft to the touch, go anywhere, non-wrinkle scarves that have both casual and dressy venues. Susan Lovelace will lead the class, which has a fee of $35. Weave a flat reed tote bag with Olivia Giannasi in a class that’s also Saturday, Jan. 21 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. It takes five to 10 minutes to make a

Howard’s Follies rehearsals begin NEWPORT – Another edition of Howard’s Follies has begun with rehearsals for the annual variety show starting Thursday, Jan. 12. A collection of musicians, singers and actors begin rehearsing for the ninth edition. This year’s production is titled “Dis-Harmony” and centers on a small-town choir preparing for its spring concert. Performances are planned for the last three weekends in February at the Pend Oreille Playhouse in Newport. Shows are Saturdays at 7 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. They are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. Purchase at the playhouse, 240 N. Union Ave.; or Seeber’s Pharmacy or Owens Grocery on Washington Ave.

It’s ‘Resolution Time’ at women’s luncheon NEWPORT – Women’s Connection is kicking off the new year with their January luncheon focused on “Resolution Time” Thursday, Jan. 19 from noon to 2 p.m. Bring a can of food to donate. This month’s feature will be on the Newport Food Bank with director Tamra Smrekar giving a talk. Ryan Ross will provide music, and Donna Nelson of Priest River will be the featured speaker. She is a former bank manager with 25 years of experience in outreach ministry. She loves gardening and plays harp and violin. The luncheon will take place at the Pineridge Community Church at 1428 E. First St. in Newport. The cost is $8. Call 509-447-4861 to make reservations for lunch and free onsite childcare.

Cutshall makes dean’s list for the fall semester DILLON, Mont. – Jamie Cutshall, a resident of Usk, made the dean’s list for the fall 2011 semester at the University of Montana Western. The Dean’s List includes students who achieved a 3.33 grade point average or better. The University of Montana Western is a public four-year institution located in Dillon, Mont. It uses block scheduling in which students take a single class at a time, three hours per day for 18 days. Under this system, students earn the same amount of credits over a semester as in traditional scheduling models.

Elk woman graduates from art school SAVANNAH, Ga. – La Donna Russhell Williams of Elk, recently graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design. Williams earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in visual communications. The Savannah College of Art and Design is a private, nonprofit, accredited institution conferring bachelor’s and master’s degrees to prepare students for professional careers. SCAD offers more than 40 majors and 50 minors with a diverse student body, consisting of more than 10,000 students.

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MINER PHOTO|DON GRONNING

Final Centennial event Bill Wiemuth, left, and Laura Sable entertained at “A Centennial Celebration of a Country Christmas,” Thursday, Dec. 28, at Sadie Halstead Middle School. It was the final event marking Pend Oreille County’s yearlong celebration of 100 years of being a county.

T H E

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 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 509-447-3781 or Chris King at 208-437-0971 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 Spirit Lake Historical Society: 6:30 p.m. - Call 208-623-5626 for locations Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. Hospitality House in Newport THURSDAY, JANUARY 12 Priest River Food Bank Open: 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center Joy in the Morning: 9-11 a.m. - Priest River Southern Baptist Church BASIC Meeting: 10 a.m. - Blanchard Community Center Story Time: 10:30 a.m. - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick Story Time: 10:30 a.m. - Priest River Library New Year’s Luncheon: Noon Blanchard Community Center, 685 Rusho Home and Community Educators Dalkena Club: Noon - Call Dorothy Conrady at 509-44703658 or Billie Goodno at 509-447-3781 Duplicate Bridge: 12:30 p.m. - Hospitality House in Newport Loosely Knit: 1-3 p.m. - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick StoryTime: 1 p.m. - Newport Library Diabetic Support Group: Camas Wellness Center, 1821 N. LeClerc Road, Call 509-447-3556 After School Readers Club (ARC): 3 p.m. - West Bonner Library in Priest River After School Readers Club: 3 p.m. Priest River Library Family Movie Night: 5:30-8 p.m. Newport Library Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. Blanchard Pinochle: 7 p.m. - Hospitality House in Newport FRIDAY, JANUARY 13 Blanchard TOPS: 8-9:30 a.m. Blanchard Community Church Overeaters Anonymous: 10 a.m. Pineridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport Happy Agers Meeting and Potluck: Noon - Priest River Senior Center Stitchery Club: 1 p.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport Celebrate Recovery: 6 p.m. - 754 Silverbirch Lane, Oldtown, House of the Lord Al-Anon Meeting: 7-8 p.m. - 220 Larch St., Priest River. Call Jan 208-

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946-6131 SATURDAY, JANUARY 14 Women’s AA: 9:30 a.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport Blanchard Art Group: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Blanchard Community Center Kids Movie Club: 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. - Newport Library Blanchard Arts Guild: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Blanchard Community Center Teen Anime Club: 12:30-3 p.m. Newport Library Veterans of Foreign Wars Post/Auxiliary: 1 p.m. - Priest River VFW Happy Agers Card Party: 1 p.m. Priest River Senior Center Fleece Blanket Class: 1 p.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport Soroptimists Crab Freed: 4-6 p.m. - Newport Eagles SUNDAY, JANUARY 15 Athol American Legion Post 149 Bingo: 1 p.m. - Post 149 Newport Youth: 4 p.m. - Sadie Halstead Middle School Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. Hospitality House MONDAY, JANUARY 16 Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. - Pend Oreille Bible Church in Cusick Blanchard Lions: 7 p.m. Blanchard Inn TUESDAY, JANUARY 17 Priest River Chamber: 7 a.m. Noni Blanchard Spinners: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Blanchard Community Center Kinship Caregivers Support Group: 9-11 a.m. - Sandifur Room, Newport Hospital Blanchard Stitchers Quilting Session: 9 a.m. to noon - Blanchard Community Center Mothers of Preschoolers Gathering: 10 a.m. - Priest River Assembly of God Church Soroptimist International of Newport Social Meeting: 1212:30 p.m. - Pineridge Community Church Priest River Chamber of Commerce Dinner Meeting: 6 p.m. - The Village Kitchen Pinochle: 6 p.m. - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick Bingo: 6:30 p.m. - Newport Eagles Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. - St. Anthony’s Church Kaniksu Lodge 97: 7:30 p.m. - Kaniksu Lodge 97 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18 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 Diabetes Support Group: 10 a.m. Newport Lutheran Church Master Chef Cooking Series: 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. - Blanchard Community Center Story Time: 10:30 a.m. - Blanchard Library

Al-Anon: Noon - American Lutheran Church Pinochle: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center North Idaho Pattern Racers 4-H: 6 p.m. - Cornerstone Supply, Oldtown Priest River Animal Rescue: 6 p.m. 1710 9th St., Priest River Priest River TOPS: 6 p.m. - Priest River Free Methodist Church York Rite of Freemasonry: 6:30 p.m. - Spirit Lake Temple Pend Oreille Rock and Gem Club: 7 p.m. - 508 Quail Loop, Newport Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. Hospitality House in Newport

CALVARY CHAPEL NEWPORT

“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

REAL LIFE MINISTRIES

“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

Libraries usher in Chinese New Year PRIEST RIVER – The West Bonner Library District is welcoming the Chinese New Year – the Year of the Dragon – which lands on Monday, Jan. 23. On Thursday, Jan. 19, Story Time is at 10:30 a.m. and Afterschool Readers Club is at 3 p.m. in Priest River. Story Time in Blanchard will celebrate Wednesday, Jan. 18, at 10:30 a.m. Come to the library for fortune cookies while you create your own dragon mask. The Priest River Library will have two movie days in January. Saturday, Jan. 21 is a western double feature extravaganza, with “True Grit” with

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

CHURCH OF FAITH

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

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

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

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

CHURCH OF CHRIST

900 W. 4th St., Newport Create Building Sunday Bible Class 10 a.m. Worship Services - 11 a.m. Special Bible Classes Scheduled 509-447-4690

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS

Diamond Lake Church 326002 Hwy. 2, West of Newport Pastor Clinton Schultz, (509) 671-1884 Newport Church - Corner of Lilac Lane & Hwy. 20 North (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

PEND OREILLE BIBLE CHURCH “The Little Church by the River” affiliated with Village Missions River Road - Cusick, WA 445-3123 Sunday Morning ~ 11:00 am AWANA ~ Mondays 4:00 pm Pastor Travis Cochran

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

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

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.

John Wayne from 2-4 p.m. Free chili and the fixings will be offered at intermission. “True Grit” with Jeff Bridges and Matt Damon is from 5-7 p.m. Call the library to reserve a seat. The second double feature will be Monday, Jan. 30 at noon. “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” parts 1 and 2 will be viewed. Free snacks will be served. Check the library website at http://.westbonner.lili.org, follow it on www.facebook.com/ WestBonnerLibraries or call 208-448-2207 in Priest River, 118 Main St., and 208-4370801 in Blanchard, 412 Railroad Ave. for more information.

SPRING VALLEY MENNONITE CHURCH

NEW TESTAMENT CHURCH

NEWPORT SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCH

bag measuring about 16 inches by 16 inches. Participants are invited to bring some food and music to enjoy throughout the day. The fee for the class and materials is $30. Classes are at Create, 900 W. Fourth St. in Newport. To reserve your place, call 509447-9277 or email create@ createarts.org. The monthly watercolor class with Shirley Bird Wright meets Friday, Jan. 20 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The fee is $35. Anne Wilder Chamberlain continues her dance classes, teaching tango each Friday from 4-6 p.m. No partner is needed, and the cost is $5 per class.

NEWPORT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

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

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.

CHURCH DIRECTORY

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

9 a.m. Sunday School 10:15 a.m. Worship Service 11:30 a.m. Fellowship Time September - May AWANA - Tuesday 5:30 p.m. The Immortals (13-High School ) Thur. 7-9 Pastor Rob Malcolm

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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Jack E. Atkinson Dalkena

Jack E. Atkinson, a longtime resident of Pend Oreille County, passed away Dec. 8, in Longview, Wash., after an extended illness. His wife of 70 years passed away in April 2010. In 1978, Mr. Atkinson decided to take early retirement from making ice cream in Arden’s Ice Cream Factory in California. He moved to the Newport area ready to become a farmer and a good neighbor. He enjoyed helping his neighbors and becoming a part of the community. The Atkinsons joined the Dalkena Community Church where he enjoyed helping out with many building projects through the years. Mr. Atkinson is survived by his six children, their spouses and families. His children are Earlene Atkinson of Newport, Dolores Atkinson of Newport, Robert Atkinson of Winnemucca, Nev., Anita Galan of Hayward, Calif., and Jacky Atkinson of Sweethome, Ore. Atkinson will be greatly missed by all of them, including his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A memorial service was held Saturday, Jan. 7 at the Dalkena Community Church. The family would appreciate any memorial gifts be given to the Pend Oreille Bible Camp, which was another place Mr. Atkinson enjoyed working.

Larry J. Everett Priest River

Larry J. Everett of Priest River passed away Saturday, Jan. 7, at his home in Priest River. He was 69. Mr. Everett was born June 15, 1942, in Richmond, Ind., the son of Laurel Texas and Dortha Viola Everett. As a young child the family moved to Long Beach, Calif., where he grew up and attended school. After high school he joined the U.S. Navy until he was honorably discharged after only serving one month because of an accident. After the Navy, he moved to the Seattle area from California where he went to work as a plasterer, a field that kept him employed for many years. After his retirement in 1998 he and his wife Joan moved to Priest River. He was a member of the Lake Goodwin Fire Department in Stanwood, Wash., where he was an EMT and CPR instructor and served as a captain. He was a 40-year member of the Plasterer’s Union. He enjoyed hunting and fishing. Mr. Everett is survived by his wife Joan at their home in Priest River; his son, Larry Everett Jr. of Everett, Wash., daughter Brenda Everett of Seattle, stepson John Winter of Snohomish, Wash., sister Alice Benham and husband Neil along with niece Linda and nephew Mike and his wife Christine from Boiling Springs, Pa., and a great-niece and great-great niece from Baltimore, four grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. A private family service will be held in Ellensburg at a later date. Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in Priest River is in charge of arrangements. Family and friends are invited to sign the online guestbook at www.shermanknapp.com.

Guenther Walter Lenffer Priest River

Guenther Walter Lenffer of Priest River passed away Dec. 31 in Newport. He was 90. Mr. Guenther was born March 22, 1921, in Gladbeck, Germany, the son of Oscar and Louise Lenffer. At the age of 4, his family immigrated to the United States settling in Lake Orion, Mich., where he was raised and attended school. After high school he joined the U.S. Marine Corps, serving in World War II and Korea. He married Lillie Schaffer Dec. 9, 1942, in Spokane. Mr. Lenffer decided to make the military his career, serving his country for more than 22 years until retiring in 1961. After retiring, he returned to school to become a computer systems analyst. He moved to the Newport/Priest River area from Florida in 2008. Mr. Lenffer is survived by his wife of 69 years, Lillie, at their home in Priest River; his daugh-

O B I T UA R I E S ter, Karla, and her husband Ben Lawrence of Priest River; and one granddaughter, Kiela Lynn Long, of Boynton Beach, Fla. Mr. Lenffer will be inurned at Arlington National Cemetery on a date yet to be determined. 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.

Phillip W. Moeser Diamond Lake

Phillip W. Moeser passed away Jan. 4 in Sun City, Ariz., surrounded by loved ones. He was 82. He was born March 1, 1929, in Newport to Freda and Charles Moeser Moeser. Mr. Moeser grew up on Diamond Lake and attended Newport High School where he was also an Eagle Scout. He was a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity at Washington State University where he earned a degree in business. While at WSU, he met Joann Hatch and they were later married. His first job was with Bill Hatch Sporting Goods in Spokane where they lived for many years. He also worked for Willamette Industries in Portland, Ore., before returning to Spokane as a regional vice president of sales with the Gillette Razor Co. Mr. Moeser later married Charlotte Yeaman in 1981 and together, they built a loving home on Diamond Lake, returning to his birthplace. Mr. Moeser was active in the Newport community, and was a volunteer with the Pend Oreille County Historical Society Museum. He is preceded in death by both of his parents and his brother, Albert Moeser. He is survived by both Joann Hatch and Charlotte Yeaman; his four children, Gail, Mark, Mike and Patti; as well as seven grandchildren, four stepchildren and numerous step-grandchildren. He will be sorely missed by his family and friends. A memorial service is being planned for late spring at Diamond Lake.

Frances “Fanny” Payne Diamond Lake

Frances “Fanny” Payne of Diamond Lake passed away Dec. 29, in Yuma, Ariz., due to cancer. She was 89. Ms. Payne was born April 13, 1922, and had a career as a bartender. She is survived by her children, Robert and Richard Gay, six greatgrandchildren and two greatgrandchildren. Services will be announced at a later date.

Bob Reynolds St. Maries

Francis “Bob” Reynolds, of St. Maries, Idaho, died Dec. 27, at Kootenai Memorial Center in Coeur d’Alene. He was 73. Mr. Reynolds was born Oct. 21, 1938 in Spokane, to Robert W. and Phoebe (Watts) Reynolds. He attended High School in Ione, joining the U.S. Navy upon graduation and served with the Navy for the next 20 years. After his military time, he worked with the Civil Service in Southern California for 15 years. Mr. Reynolds moved to North Idaho in 1997. He is survived by two sons, Douglas in San Diego, Calif., and Robert in Tucson, Ariz.; one sister, Lois Hitzel in Spokane; and his companion, Molly Pentland of St. Maries. At his request there will be no public service. English Funeral Chapel, Coeur d’Alene, was in charge of arrangements. Please sign Mr. Reynolds’ guest

registry and view his online memorial at www.englishfuneralchapel.com.

Rollin C. Rice Oldtown

Rollin C. Rice passed away in his home in Oldtown Saturday Jan. 7. He was 85. He was born in Long Beach, Calif., on April 22, 1926, the son of Lawrence Lear and Myrtle Ellis Rice. Mr. Rice served in the U.S. Navy during World War II in the South Pacific. He witnessed the signing of the unconditional surrender of the Japanese aboard the S.S. Kitty Hawk. During his service with the Navy, Mr. Rice put the S.S. St. Paul into commission and his oldest son, Ron, took it out of commission during the Vietnam Conflict. Mr. Rice worked for Pacific Northwest Bell for 25 years and retired. He then decided to build a family style restaurant in Rathdrum, Idaho, called Rice’s Roost. In his spare time, he drove a school bus and activity bus for Lakeland High School. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Shirley; sons Ron of Sandpoint, Jay of Puyallup, Wash., Jerry of Spokane, Joel of Oldtown, and daughter Laura of Moscow, Idaho. He is also survived by his eight grandchildren and seven greatgrandchildren. Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in Newport is in charge of arrangements. Family and friends are invited to sign the online guestbook at sherman-knapp.comwww. sherman-knapp.com.

Donald E. Roberts Blanchard

Donald E. Roberts of Blanchard died unexpectedly on New Year’s Day in Spokane. He was 81. Mr. Roberts was born on Christmas Day, 1930, in Spokane, to the late Marshall and Amelia Roberts. He was the youngest of three siblings. On Sept. 26, 1957, he married Marlene Harris-Cotterman. Mr. Roberts lived in Blanchard for the majority of his life. He left home to attend school at Washington State University, but returned home to help his father with the growing family farm. He eventually became owner of Illowa Farms, an award winning dairy and cattle breeding farm started by his father. With the help of his sons, Mr. Roberts farmed Illowa for 60 years. Besides farming, he was an active member in his community and was known to help many neighbors when asked. Mr. Roberts was a lifelong member of the Masonic Lodge in Spirit Lake for 60 years. He was also a member of the Blanchard Grange for 65 years. He enjoyed motorcycling with his sons, playing cards with friends, and visiting with his neighbors for a number of years until his health began to decline. After his retirement, Mr. Roberts pursued his passion for the game of Cribbage and spent many happy hours playing the game with an online family of other players who shared his love for this game. Stopping only for his next cup of hot cocoa, or tomato soup for lunch, Mr. Roberts remained faithful to his gaming family on a daily basis. He also was an avid crossword puzzle enthusiast, and looked forward to the daily puzzle to solve. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Marlene; six sons, Patrick, Gary (and Lorrie), David (and Cindy), Paul, Jim (and Kathee) and Mark; sister Patricia Bickar of Sitka, Alaska; and numerous nephews, nieces, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A memorial service was held Saturday, Jan. 7 at Spirit Lake Lutheran Church in Spirit Lake. Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in Newport is in charge of arrangements. Family and friends are invited to sign the online guestbook at www.shermanknapp.com.

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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, Jan. 2 SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – Hope Rd., report of sound of gunshots coming from neighbor. SUSPICIOUS PERSON – Scotia Rd., report of two males walking. RECOVERED VEHICLE – N. Hayford Rd., report of recovered stolen vehicle. ARREST – Graham Rd., Christopher James McCoy, 25, of Ione was arrested for driving under the influence. AGENCY ASSIST – Hwy. 2, report of unknown injury accident, requesting Newport Fire District. INTOXICATION – S. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, report of two intoxicated, disorderly males. DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED – River Rd. TRAFFIC HAZARD – Hwy. 20, report of an injured deer needs to be euthanized, blocking southbound lane. NOISE COMPLAINT – N. Shore Diamond Lake, report or fireworks from the direction of Fry Road. DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED – N. Washington Ave., report of suspended driver. ACCIDENT – Hwy. 31, report that vehicle hit deer. Tuesday, Jan. 3 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VERBAL – N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, officer out on a domestic violence call. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – Hope Rd., Newport, complainant believes sister shot gun in the air while he was outside with a neighbor. JUVENILE PROBLEM – Cemetery

Rd., Newport, report that approximately 20 teens are blocking the road, they refused to move for complainant. ACCIDENT – 4th Ave., Metaline Falls, report that driver in an automobile accident believes his foot might be broken. ARREST – Michael Anthony Peterson, 21, of Sandpoint was arrested for driving while under the influence. Wednesday, Jan. 4 MALICIOUS MISCHIEF – Spring Valley Rd., report of road signs shot up. THREATENING – Dunn Rd., Elk, complainant reports receiving threatening texts. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – Hwy. 2, report of doors open on old trading post. BURGLARY – Phay Rd., Elk, report of damage to side door on empty residence. ACCIDENT – S. Washington Ave., Newport, report of two vehicles blocking non-injury accident. COURT COMMITMENT – S. Garden Ave., Newport, Joshua Allen Fox, 22, of Spokane Valley was arrested for failure to comply. BURGLARY – Greenhouse Rd., Ione, report of items missing that were being stored in the garage. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PHYSICAL – Winchester St., Cusick, complainant reportedly heard an argument between two subjects in which a gun was mentioned. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – Davaz Carlton Rd., Newport, complainant believes that neighbor has been keeping him under surveillance. ACCIDENT – Hwy. 20, report that driver hit deer at low speed, deer ran off. Thursday, Jan. 5 ACCIDENT – Hwy. 2, report that vehicle slid off the road; no injuries. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – Westside Calispell, person reports that someone had tampered with the lock on his enclosed snowmobile trailer. AGENCY ASSIST – LeClerc Rd. S., request agency assist, vehicle 10 feet in the river, driver is out and safe. AGENCY ASSIST – S. Garden Ave., Newport, court security requested. VEHICLE PROWL – S. Washington Ave., report of scratches around

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11 Pend Oreille Cemetery No. 1: 8:15 a.m. - County Courthouse in Newport Bonner County Democrats: 6:308 p.m. - Panhandle Health, 322 Marion St., Sandpoint Metaline Town Council: 7 p.m. Metaline Town Hall MONDAY, JANUARY 16 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Pend Oreille Conservation District Board: 5:30 p.m. - Newport Post Office Building Pend Oreille Fire District No. 8 Board: 7 p.m. - Fire Station at Spring Valley and Tweedie Roads TUESDAY, JANUARY 17 Bonner County Commissioners: 8:45 a.m. - Bonner County Administrative Building Pend Oreille County Commissioners: 9 a.m. - Pend Oreille County Courthouse Pend Oreille PUD Commissioners: 10 a.m. - Newport PUD Offices Cusick School Board: 3:30 p.m. -

Joseph Barnes Kratoville Berry, 88 died recently in Newport. His family consists of his wife, Eileen; children-Holly, William, Peter and Steven; brother, Hal and grandchildren- Robin, Bethany, Joshua and Caleb, and many family and friends. Joe was a champion skier and marathon runner. In 2004 he was inducted into the U.S. International Shooting Hall of Fame. He was Olympic Games World Championships Team Leader in 1974, 1978 and 1986. Joe served his country in the Tenth Mountain Division in both WWII and the Korean War. Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Family and Friends are invited to sign the online guest book at Sherman-knapp.com

R E P O R T S

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18 Pend Oreille Economic Development Council: 8:30 a.m. - Various Locations Diamond Lake Water and Sewer District Board: 10 a.m. - District Office Pend Oreille County Park Board: 2 p.m. - Cusick Community Center Northern Panhandle Green Party: 6 p.m. - Friends Meeting House in Sandpoint West Bonner County School Board: 6 p.m. - Blanchard Com-

the back window of a truck parked overnight in alley. DRUGS – W. Pine St., Newport, report of drugs found in room. MALICIOUS MISCHIEF – Harworth Rd., report of recovered vehicle burned within last couple weeks. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – S. Union Ave., report that 6-yearold and 8-year-old did not get off the bus. ACCIDENT – LeClerc Rd. N., Ione, report of Chevy SUV in ditch north bound, non blocking, non injury. ERRATIC DRIVER – Hwy. 2, report of red Jeep coming into town. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – Hwy. 2, report of older male walking around looking in windows. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VERBAL – Hwy. 2, report that female won’t leave. PHONE OFFENSE – Graham Rd., Ione, report of female receiving texts from another person. THEFT – N. Halford Ave., Newport, deputy out with two suspects of theft. TRESPASSING – N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, report of a male touching female server on the buttocks to get her attention. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PHYSICAL – N. Hayford Rd., report of domestic violence. Friday, Jan. 6 SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – Hwy. 20, report of someone at location who is not supposed to be there. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – Driskill Rd., Newport, report of two suspicious vehicles at residence. ARREST – Hwy. 20, Barry Leo Campbell, 59, of Cusick, was arrested on a local misdemeanor warrant and for driving while suspended. ARREST – S. Garden Ave., Newport, Derick Ray Hughes, 21, of Spokane was arrested for local misdemeanor warrants. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – Hope Rd., Newport, report of subject shooting weapons in area intimidating others. VIOLATION OF PROTECTION ORDER – S. Union Ave., Newport, caller reports that subject is texting messages in violation of order. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, SEE POLICE, 9B

M E E T I N G S

Cusick High School Library Pend Oreille County Library District Board of Trustees: 5 p.m. - Cusick Community Center Newport City Council: 6 p.m. Newport City Hall Priest River City Council: 6 p.m. Priest River City Hall Selkirk School Board: 6 p.m. Selkirk Junior/Senior High West Pend Oreille Fire District Board: 6:30 p.m. - Fire Station on Highway 57

munity Center Fire District No. 4 Commissioners: 6 p.m. - Dalkena Fire Station

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NEWLY REMODELED Large 2 bedroom apartment, Priest River. Washer, dryer, dishwasher, carport. $500. (509) 951-6307. (46-4p) OLDTOWN RENTALS 3 bedroom 2 bath, with kitchen appliances. Paid water and sewer. $650/ month plus deposit. Also 3 bedroom 1 bath.Water and sewer paid. $550/ month plus deposit. (509) 951-3274. (46-4p) APARTMENTS FOR RENT Clean 1 and 2 Bedroom apartments with range and refrigerator. Available in Ione. Utilities included. From $425.00 to $550.00. Call Lujean (509) 442-3567. (47-3) OLDTOWN RENTAL 3 bedroom 1 bath.Water and sewer paid. $550/ month plus deposit. (509) 951-3274. (47-3p) 1200 SQUARE FEET 2 bedroom, 1 bath. Water/ sewer/ garbage. Priest River. (208) 448-1823. (40-tf) NEWPORT HOUSE 3 bedroom with air conditioning. Attached 1 car garage with additional 2 car garage/workshop. $850 per month first and last, $550 security/cleaning deposit. No pets! No smoking! Shawgo Brothers, LLC. (509) 447-2149. (509) 5509083. (39-tf) HOUSE FOR RENT Diamond Lake, 2 bedrooms, large kitchen/ dining room, 1 bath, boat slip, shop. Washer/ dryer, stove, refrigerator. $700/ month plus deposit. (509) 447-4045.(48-3p) Need something at a good price? Try The Newport Miner and Gem State Miner Classifieds.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE DIRECTORY

You too can Advertise Weekly for only $7.75 Call 447-2433 ATTORNEYS Paine Hamblen, LLP

Full Service Law Firm and Alternative Dispute Resolution Center. Serving Idaho and Washington 119 Main St., Suite 201, Priest River -- (208) 448-1300

Law Office of Denise Stewart

Wills, Trusts, Probate, Medicaid, Business 301 S. Washington Ave., Suite A, Newport, WA (509) 447-3242

CHIROPRACTIC Bliss Chiropractic Health Center

Bonnie D. Bliss, D.C. Christopher A. Thomas, D.C. Amber Salesky LMP Karen Cooper, LMT 601 State Rt. 20, Newport, WA -- (509) 447-2413

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

HEALTH CLINICS, cont. 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

MASSAGE THERAPY 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 COUNSELING Molly Phillips, LICSW, CMHS, GMHS

Licensed Counselor, Many Insurances Accepted 415 W. Walnut, Newport, WA -- (509) 671-0226

Newport Vision Source

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

PHYSICAL THERAPY DENTIST Newport Dental Center

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

Wayne Lemley, D.D.S.

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

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

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HEALTH CLINICS

PRINTING Printing & Design . . . at The Miner

We Have a Million Ideas for Our Customers! 421 S. Spokane, Newport -- 447-2433

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Century 21 Beutler - Waterfront Office (509) 321-1121 • Cell (509) 951-4390

THE MINER

JANUARY 11, 2012 |

1 BEDROOM MOBILE HOME Davis Lake area $250/ month, deposit and references. Electric heat, wood stove. (509) 671-2064. (49TF)

1 BEDROOM COTTAGE 836 West Third, Newport. Water, sewer, garbage and electric paid. $600/ month. (208) 255-8455. (49-3)

3 BEDROOM 1 bath, Newport. Appliances, hardwood floor, carport. Close to schools. $700 plus deposit and references. (509) 671-0458. (49-3p)

NEAT AND CLEAN 2nd floor 1 bedroom apartment in Newport. Includes range and refrigerator, and all utilities. No pets, no smoking. $375/ month, $300 deposit. References required. (208) 660-2164. (49-3)

IN NEWPORT 2 bedroom, 1 bath home. No smoking. No pets. $600/ month, $600 deposit. Call Amy (208) 255-8500. (49-3p)

PRIEST RIVER Mobile Home, 3 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath, large family room, woodstove and electric heat. Carport, acreage, great location. (208) 9461201. (49-3p)

PRIVATE, QUIET, Clean. Country living. 2 bedroom, 50x16 mobile home, under cover, carport, garden. River Road, Usk. $495/ month. (509) 9903398. (48-4p)

3 PLUS BEDROOM 425 State Street, Oldtown. $650/ month, includes water and sewer. $550 deposit. (208) 290-3866. (48-4)

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Construction

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CLARK CONSTRUCTION

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Jerry L. Johnson Construction

Do-It-Yourself Digital Photo Center 4x6 30¢ 5x7 79¢ 8x10 $249 CD $149

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We do all types of roofing, construction, snow removal, chimney sweeping. Call for free estimate!

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Mortgage Loans

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Johnetta Huntley • Loan Officer

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Snow Removal

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Veterinary

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PEND OREILLE VETERINARY CLINIC

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Discounts for continued business

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509-939-1820

5 Sizes

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

Quality veterinary care for your pets and barnyard friends.

Dan Herrin D.V.M. Rent by the day, week, biweekly, month

(208) 448-2290

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(208) 437-2145 Small & Large Animal Medicine & Surgery Brian Dockins DVM

Propane, Lubricants, Filters and Fuel Additives Available On-Site

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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

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

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Owners Bob & Jane Clark

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email: jhuntley@afg-co.com

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41 Homes built in the city since 1974

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Mon-Fri. 7-5 Sat 8-12

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Garage Doors

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Open: Tuesday - Friday 8:30-5:30 Saturday 8:30-2:00 Closed Sunday & Monday

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We Fix

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

Well Drilling

Well Drilling & Pump Service Since 1964

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Custom Signs & Lettering Professional Hand-Painted or Vinyl Signs, Banners and Vehicle Lettering 20 Years Experience

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Wrecking Yard

Now Paying Top Dollar for your junkers Cars • Trucks • Machinery

TERI-FIC AUTO SALVAGE Newport (509) 447-2487 Chewelah (509) 935-4095

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Troupe Auto Scrapping Service Paying Top DOLLAR For Scrap Cars

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CLASSIFIEDS

STORAGE FOR RENT

NEWPORT MINI-STORAGE (509) 447-0119 Enter at Hwy 41 and 1st Street

Lighted & Secure In-Town Location

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

NEWPORT HOUSE Over 2600 square foot 3 bedroom 1 bath house with air conditioning, fireplace and 2 new decks. 1-1/2 car attached garage with separate 2 car workshop on big lot. $196,000. Owner contract, Shawgo Brothers, LLC. (509) 550-9083/ (509) 447-2346. (42-tf)

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY

OFFICE/ RETAIL space available. Timberline Center, Priest River. 1,240 square feet plus more if needed. Deposit required. Call Ruth (208) 448-1914. (51TF)

C ARS AND TRUCKS

Oldtown Auto Sales

303 N. State Ave. • Oldtown

208-437-4011

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Let us Sell your Car, Truck or RV We charge 10% or a minimum of $200 2003 Jeep Liberty 4x4 $7,995 1999 Dodge R2500 4x4 Diesel $7,995 2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser $6,995 1995 Chev 3/4 Ton $6,495 w/Meyers Snowplow, Power Lift & Angle, Light Bar, Finger Tip Controls! 2001 Chev 4x4 Truck w/canopy $5,995 1978 Chev Blazer 4x4 Full Size $2,495 1985 Chev Caprice Wagon

$995

NO. . . WE AREN’T GOING OUT OF BUSINESS!!! NEW INVENTORY EXPECTED SOON!!!

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

Your Right to Know

Your right to know and be informed of the functions of your government are embodied in public notices. In that self-government charges all citizens to be informed, this newspaper urges every citizen to read and study these notices. We strongly advise those citizens seeking further information to exercise their right of access to public records and public meetings. 2011458 SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON COUNTY OF PEND OREILLE Case No.: 11-4-00034-0 Probate Notice to Creditors In Re. The Estate of Ila Lou Carroll, Deceased. Probate Notice to Creditors (RCW 11.40.030) The personal representative named below has been appointed and has qualified as personal representative of this estate. Persons having claims against the decedent must, prior to the time such claims would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitation, serve their claims on the personal representative or the attorneys of record at the address stated below and file an executed copy of the claim with the Clerk of this Court within four months after the date of first publication of this notice or within four months after the date of the filing of the copy of this Notice with the Clerk of the Court, whichever is later or, except under those provisions included in RCW 11.40.011 and 11.40.013, the claim will be forever barred. This bar is effective as to the claims against both the probate assets and nonprobate assets of the decedent. Date of filing copy of 12/15/11 Date of first publication 12/21/11 /s/Lelia C. McCormack Lelia C. McCormack c/o Douglas D. Lambarth P.O. Box 366 Newport, WA 99156 509-447-3036 Published in The Newport Miner December 21, 28, 2011, January 4 and 11, 2012. (46-4) ___________________ 2011462 SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON COUNTY OF PEND OREILLE Case No.: 11-4-00037-4 Probate Notice to Creditors In Re. The Estate of Amelia N. Jones, Deceased. Probate Notice to Creditors (RCW 11.40.030) The personal representative named below has been appointed and has qualified as personal representative of this estate. Persons having claims against the decedent must, prior to the time such claims would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitation, serve their claims on the personal representative or the attorneys of record at the address stated below and file an executed copy of the claim with the Clerk of this Court within four months after the date of first publication of this notice or within four months after the date of the filing of the copy of this Notice with the Clerk of the Court, whichever is later or, except under those provisions included in RCW 11.40.011 and 11.40.013, the claim will be forever barred. This bar is effective as to the claims against both the probate assets and nonprobate assets of

BLANKET WASHINGTON

the decedent. Date of filing copy of 12/21/11 Date of first publication 12/28/11 /s/Daniel Lee Jones Daniel Lee Jones c/o Douglas D. Lambarth P.O. Box 366 Newport, WA 99156 509-447-3036 Published in The Newport Miner December 28, 2011, January 4, 11 and 18, 2012. (47-4)

________________ 201204 REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL RELIABILITY STANDARD COMPLIANCE CONSULTING SERVICES Pend Oreille Public Utility District The Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County (the District), is requesting proposals for assistance with its 2012 North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) compliance audit preparation. The company selected will have experience and knowledge working with North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Reliability Standard Compliance matters, as well as direct working knowledge and experience working in the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) region. Work will include assistance with evidence package organization and preparation, Reliability Standard Audit Worksheet development and review, reliability related documentation and evidence development, on-site audit coordination May 29, 2012 through June 15, 2012 and to serve as a regulatory technical knowledge resource for the District. Interested parties may obtain a complete Request for Proposal and Qualifications Packet by contacting the District’s Contracts Administrator at (509) 447-9345. RFP package submittals must be received no later than end of business, January 20, 2012. Submittals may be sent to: Sandra Pea Compliance Manager Pend Oreille PUD N. 130 Washington P.O. Box 190 Newport, WA 99156 spea@popud.org Women’s, minority, and small business enterprises are encouraged to apply. The District is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Published in The Newport Miner January 4, 2012. (48)

________________ 201207 BOARD VACANCY The Cusick School District Board of Directors is accepting applications to fill the Director District #2 vacancy. Applicants must be registered voters in the school district and reside in Director District #2. Interested citizens are

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asked to contact the Cusick School District office by mail, in person, or by phone to receive the application process information. Citizens are also invited to recommend applications for the position. Applications and inquires will be closed on January 31st. If applications are received, interviews will take place at a later scheduled time. Contact: Cusick School District, 305 Monumental Way, Cusick, WA 99119 or Dan Read (509) 445-1125. Published in The Newport Miner January 4 and 11, 2012. (48-2)

_________________ 201208 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS/ QUALIFICATIONS Pend Oreille Public Utility District (District) is requesting proposals and a Submittal of Qualifications for a Quality Control Inspector to support the Box Canyon Unit 3 Turbine Rehabilitation Project. The individual selected would have a minimum of 10 years experience with hydro turbines and generators. Experience with gas turbines and steam turbines may also be considered. Work will include oversight and review of all mechanical work and installation activities including but not limited to: reviewing blueprints against the work conducted, verifying and witnessing machine alignments, monitoring modifications performed to existing components, verifying and witnessing visual and NDE inspections, ensuring proper assembly protocols are followed in the execution of work, ensuring industry best practices are followed in execution of work, and monitoring site conditions for environmental health and safety. The individual selected will enter into a professional service contract with the District. Proposals / Qualifications must be submitted no later than January 30, 2012 to: Walter Hull Project Manager / Engineer Box Canyon Dam P.O. Box 547 Ione, WA 99139 A minimum of two professional references must be submitted for verification of qualifications and prior work experience. The District reserves the right to request additional information and clarifications as necessary to allow for corrections of errors and omissions. The District reserves the right to reject any and all proposals without prejudice. The District assumes no obligation to reimburse individuals for any expenses incurred in responding to this request for qualifications. Women’s, minority, and small business enterprises are encouraged to apply. The District is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. For more information about the project, contact Walter Hull @ (509) 4424125 or send e-mail to whull@popud.org Published in The Newport Miner January 11, 2012. (49)

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201211 PUBLIC NOTICE The Pend Oreille Board of County Commissioners will hold a hearing in their Meeting Room, 625 W. 4th, Newport, at 10:00am, January 17, 2012, to take public comment on enrolling into a “Voluntary Stewardship Program”. If you require any reasonable accommodation to participate in the meeting, contact the Clerk of the Board at 509447-4119, at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. Chris Mylar Clerk of the Board Published in The Newport Miner January 11, 2012. (49)

_________________ 201212 CALL FOR MATERIAL BIDS CONTRACT NO. 12-004 In accordance with RCW Chapter 54.04, the Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County, Washington, hereby solicits sealed bids for the following crossarms: 100 10-ft. wood, 100 8-ft wood, 50 8-ft. fiberglass, 95 6-ft. fiberglass. Interested parties may obtain full specifications by contacting the Contract Administrator of Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County, P.O. Box 190, Newport, Washington 99156, (509) 447-9345. Sealed bids will be received as outlined in the contract documents until 3:00 p.m., January 25, 2012. The bids will be opened and publicly read at that time. The Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any informality in the bidding, or to exercise any other right or action provided by statute. Women’s and minority enterprises are encouraged to submit bids. Published in The Newport Miner January 11, 2012. (49)

_________________ 201214 CALL FOR MATERIAL BIDS CONTRACT NO. 12-003 In accordance with RCW Chapter 54.04, the Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County, Washington, hereby solicits sealed bids for the following pressure treated power poles: 35-foot (25), 40-foot (20), 45-foot (25), 50-foot (15), and 55-foot (6). Interested parties may obtain full specifications by contacting the Contract Administrator of Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County, P.O. Box 190, Newport, Washington 99156, (509) 447-9345. Sealed bids will be received as outlined in the contract documents until 2:30 p.m., January 25, 2012. The bids will be opened and publicly read at that time. The Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any informality in the bidding, or to exercise any other right or action provided by statute. Women’s and minority enterprises are encouraged to submit bids. Published in The Newport Miner January 11, 2012. (49)

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201215 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF PEND OREILLE No. 12-4-00001-1 Probate Notice to Creditors (RCW 11.40.030) In the Matter of the Estate of: Gene P. Johnston, Deceased. The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative

201210 PUBLIC NOTICE The Pend Oreille Conservation District Board of Supervisor’s will hold a regular meeting at 5:30, Monday, March 19, 2012 at the Conservation District, 100 Washington Ave in Newport, WA Suite 110 to adopt a resolution to set the date, time and location of an election to fill a District Supervisor’s expiring term.

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of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the Court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the Creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and non-probate assets. Date of first publication: January 11, 2012 /s/Debra J. Kastner Debra J. Kastner Co-Personal Representatives of the Estate of Gene P. Johnston /s/Dorothy J. JohnstonHufstetler Dorothy J. JohnstonHufstetler Co-Personal Representatives of the Estate of Gene P. Johnston c/o McGrane & Schuerman /s/David E. McGrane David E. McGrane Attorney at Law 298 South Main #304 Colville, Washington 99114 509 684-8484 Published in The Newport Miner January 11, 18 and 25, 2012. (49-3)

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SALE Pursuant to RCW 19.150.090 and 19.150.100 Notice is given that Diamond Lake Mini Storage will be selling by live auction the contents of unit C-9 belonging to Amie Martin 621 E Sumter Spokane, WA 99208, amount owing $1775 .00, unit C-1 belonging to Kelly Stubs P.O. Box 31 Usk, WA 99180, amount owing $975.00, and #A-15 belonging to James Fox 41 Davis Lake Rd Usk, WA 99180 amount owing $675.00,. All of these Units containing household items. Auction to be held at: Diamond Lake Mini Storage 325502 N Highway 2, Newport, WA 99156 on January 21,2012 at 1:00pm. Katherine Rager, 447-4088. Published in The Newport Miner January 11 and 18, 2102. (49-2)

________________ 201218 NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION FEBRUARY 14, 2012 PEND OREILLE COUNTY, WASHINGTON NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Special Election in Pend Oreille County, (ballots to be issued by Spokane County) held on February 14, 2012 with the following registration deadlines for portions of the Fertile Valley South and Camden precincts within Pend Oreille County, Washington: The last day for mail or online voter registrations and transfer of an existing registration to a new address will be Monday January 16, 2012. The last day for in-person registration (for an individual who is otherwise eligible to be a registered voter, is not currently registered in Washington State and has resided in Pend Oreille County for at least 30 days before the election) is February 6, 2012 at the Pend Oreille County Auditor’s Office, 625 W 4th Street in Newport. Registered voters in Pend Oreille County re-

siding in the Deer Park & Riverside School Districts will be mailed a ballot on January 25, 2012. If you have not received a ballot or need a replacement ballot, need information regarding assistance with your voter registration, voting or accessibility issues please contact the Spokane Election Office at (509) 477-2320. Ballots must be postmarked no later than Election Day or ballots may be dropped off in the Pend Oreille County Auditor’s Office Monday – Friday 8:00 am until 4:30pm. Please see the Spokane County Elections website for24 Hour Ballot drop-boxes information http://wei.secstate.wa.gov/spokane/ generalinformation. C a n v a s s i n g B o a rd Meetings: The Spokane County Canvassing Board will hold public meetings for the February 14, 2012 Special Election on Monday February 27, 2012 at 1:00 pm and on Tuesday February 28, 2012 at 1:00 pm. These meetings will take place at the Spokane County Elections Office at 1033 W Gardner Ave, Spokane WA 99206. Jurisdictions with ballot measures on ballot: DEER PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT 61 Proposition No. 1 Maintenance and Operation Replacement Levy RIVERSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT 62 Proposition No. 1 Replacement Educational Programs and Operation Levy RIVERSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT 62 Proposition No. 2 Facilities and Technology Capital Levy /s/ Marianne Nichols Marianne Nichols, Pend Oreille County Auditor and Supervisor of Elections, Pend Oreille County, Washington Published in The Newport Miner January 11, 2012. (49)

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201209 PUBLIC NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 544 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE FINAL BUDGET FOR THE TOWN OF lONE. WASHINGTON FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2012; PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF SAME BY REFERENCE BY THE ATIACHMENT THEREOF TO THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING FOR THE TRANSMITIAL OF COPIES OF SAME TO THE DIVISION OF MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS. DIVISION OF THE STATE AUDITOR AND TO THE ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON CITIES. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF lONE. WASHINGTON SECTION I: A hearing having been held for the preliminary budget proposed for the town of lone. Washington for the fiscal year 2012; and amendments having been made, the council now, by this ordinance adopts by reference, the budget in its form and content as the same, it attached hereto and is by reference made a part thereof. SECTION II: In accordance with RCW 35.33.075, the total appropriations for each separate fund and the aggregate for all such funds are hereby declared to be as delineated in this instrument which is adopted by reference. Fund# Fund Name Budget 001 Current Expense 224,168 103 Streets 38,473 104 Arterial Streets 12,561 105 Tourism/Economic Development 11,895 106 Fire Truck Reserve 24,570 107 Cumulative Reserve-Airport Improvements 135,987 110 Growth Management 1,579 112 Community Center Reserve 2,040 114 Equipment Reserve 9,215 115 Community Center Capital Improvements 5,427 116 Park Reserve 20,622 304 Sidewalk Maintenance Project (TIB) 183 401 Sewer Operation & Maintenance 187,486 410 Sewer Capital Improvement 18,475 415 Sewer Debt Reserve 62,420 420 Water Operation & Maintenance 263,827 422 water System Planning 6-year (CDBG) 13,696 430 Water Capital Improvements 110,443 435 Water Debt Reserve 145,257 501 Equipment Fund 16,147 502 Building Fund 26,345 Total Appropriations 1,330,816 SECTION III: The clerk is herby authorized and directed to transmit a copy of the Ordinance, upon its adoption, complete with the attached budget to the Division of Municipal corporations, Office of the State Auditor-Olympia, Washington and another for the Association of Washington cities. PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF IONE, WASHINGTON THIS 21st day of December 2011 . TOWN OF lONE, WASHINGTON /s/Don Fowell Don Fowell Mayor Pro-Tem Attest: /s/Sandy Hutchinson Sandy Hutchinson Clerk/Treasurer Published in The Newport Miner January 11, 2012. (49) CONTINUED ON 9B

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the first quarter and added eight points to that lead in the second, scoring 16. Wellpinit posed a comeback in the third, scoring 13

NEWPORT | and holding Selkirk to two. “(Annie Couch) was able to return in the fourth quarter, delivering needed leadership and a calm demeanor to secure a 47-38 victory,” coach Couch said.

Holter scored 23, Katie Couch scored nine and McCollim added six. Reiber scored four, Annie Couch scored three and Georgie Shafer scored two. The tune was a bit different

when Selkirk played Republic Annie Couch led the way with Saturday, Jan. 7, but the result 17 points and was 12 for 12 from was the same. the line while The Rangers won O N D EC K: Katie Couch 46-36, although it VS. INCHELIUM FRIDAY, Jan. 13, added 15 5:45 p.m. was a battle. points with “They presented 10 rebounds. some difficulties AT NORTHPORT SATURDAY, Jan. 14, Holter scored for us with their 4:30 p.m. nine, Reiber overall size and scored three length,” coach Couch said. “In and Shafer added two. the first half we struggled on the The Rangers hosted Cusick boards and shot very poor, hitting Tuesday evening, after The three for 23 from the field.” Miner went to press. They will Republic led 21-20 at the half. host Inchelium Friday, Jan. 13, “Our defense clamped down in at 5:45 p.m. and then travel to the third quarter, holding RepubNorthport to play Saturday, Jan. lic to three points,” coach Couch 14 at 4:30 p.m. said.

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The Lady Rangers play Republic Saturday, Jan. 7 at home. Selkirk won 46-36.

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seven and Melissa Trost scored four. Anna Luckey and Kelsey Bradbury each scored three and Jill Weimer and Kelsie Fink each scored two. It was a similar outcome when Priest River hosted Kettle Falls in a non-league game Friday, Jan. 6. The Spartans won 51-20. They

had a huge second quarter scorHalcro each scored six, Lucky ing 16 to Kettle’s two, leading scored five and Pavey added 25-8 at the four. Taylar Doolittle O N D EC K: half. Priest and Fink each scored River scored VS. TIMBERLAKE SATURDAY, three. Trost, Makaila Jan. 14, 6 p.m. 15 in the Endicott, Allysa Deal third and 11 and Whitney Urmann in the fourth for the win. each scored two. Every Spartan scored, led by The Spartans host Timberlake Douglas with nine points. BradSaturday, Jan. 14 at 6 p.m. in the bury scored seven, Weimer and annual Battle of the Buck.

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District court The following cases were resolved in Pend Oreille County District Court by Judge Philip Van de Veer. DEC. 28 Michael Dumaw, 18, was assessed $350 in court costs for a probation violation. Sydney Franck, 31, was sentenced to 90 days in jail (90 suspended), 24 months probation and assessed $593 in court costs for driving while license suspended. Nathan McDaniels/Gardner, 28, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (277 suspended), 24 months probation and assessed $743 in court costs for third degree theft. Lance Newman, 25, was sentenced to 364 days in jail

subject claims he was not paid winnings. AGENCY ASSIST – S. Garden Ave., Newport, subject detained by Border Patrol. ERRATIC DRIVER – Hwy. 2, Elk, report of white Dodge pickup swerving, speeding up, slowing down. ACCIDENT – Hwy. 2, report of one vehicle rollover. AGENCY ASSIST – Hwy. 41, pursuit with ISP and Bonner County. PROWLER – N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, report of vehicle prowlers, two males looking in vehicles. RAPE – N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, report of rape. Saturday, Jan. 7 ANIMAL CRUELTY – Calispel Trail, Newport, report of dogs not being taken care of. TRAFFIC OFFENSE – Gray Rd., Newport, report of two fourwheelers speeding up and down the road and trespassing. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PHYSICAL – LeClerc Rd. N., report that subjects had been beating on complainant. MALICIOUS MISCHIEF – Regal Rd., Elk, four wheelers spinning around in complainant’s driveway and yard. ASSAULT – N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, report of assault. ARREST – James Daniel Lebow, 34, of Newport was arrested for being in physical control of a

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(334 suspended), 254 months probation and fined $500 for fourth degree assault domestic violence; $1,883 total fees and fine.

JAN. 4 James Daley, 22, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (363 suspended) 60 months probation and fined $750 for driving under the influence and criminal solicitation; $2,043 total fees and fine. Timothy Luding, 47, was sentenced to 90 days in jail (90 suspended) and 12 months probation for driving while license suspended; $293 total fees. William Parker, 31, was sentenced to 365 days in jail (355 suspended), 42 months probation and fined $500 for fourth degree assault and littering

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more than a cubic yard; $1,836 total fine and fees. Joseph Shanholtzer, 36, was sentenced to 90 days in jail (76 suspended) 24 months probation and fined $250 for criminal trespass and possession of marijuana; $636 total fine and fees; charge of possession of drug paraphernalia dismissed. Shelly Michael, 32, was sentenced to 90 days in jail (67 suspended) for third degree driving while suspended: $93 total fees. Gail Splawn, 38, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (353 suspended), 24 months probation and fined $250 for three counts of fourth degree assault; $1,579 total fees and fine. A charge of malicious mischief was dismissed. Sherrie Takacs, 32. A charge of fourth degree assault was dismissed.

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vehicle while intoxicated. ARREST – Javier Perez-Campos, 23, of the Bronx, N.Y., was held on a border patrol hold. Sunday, Jan. 8 ERRATIC DRIVER – N. Shore Diamond Lake Rd., report of white Ford truck with utility trailer, swerving. MISSING PERSON – Main St., missing person report filed. ACCIDENT – Clarks Rd., report that vehicle hit fence post. ACCIDENT – LeClerc Rd. S., report of accident, front end damage, non-blocking. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VERBAL – LeClerc Rd. S., report that brother at residence yelling at complainant. ACCIDENT – Deer Valley Rd., report of non-injury accident. ERRATIC DRIVER – S. Union Ave., Newport, report of dark colored sedan driving the wrong way. ERRATIC DRIVER – Hwy. 2, report of black Chevy swerving all over the road. ARREST – Jacob Henry Bessette, 22, of Poulson was arrested on an out of county warrant and on tribal charges. West Bonner County Monday, Jan. 2 DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE – Curtis Creek Rd., Priest River, report of a possible DUI. HUNTING AND FISHING VIOLATIONS – Dubius Creek Rd., Priest

River ACCIDENT – Hwy. 41, Oldtown, report of a vehicle sliding off road. ARREST – James Franklin Snyder, 37, of Newport was arrested for failure to comply. Tuesday, Jan. 3 No reportable incidents. Wednesday, Jan. 4 No reportable incidents. Thursday, Jan. 5 NON INJURY ACCIDENT – LeClerc Rd., Oldtown, report of a non injury roll over accident. SEX OFFENDER FAILING TO REGISTER – White Pine Way, Priest River DOMESTIC DISPUTE – E. Jefferson Ave., Priest River Friday, Jan. 6 ASSIST OTHER AGENCY – Hwy. 41, Spirit Lake Saturday, Jan. 7 CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE – Hwy. 2, Priest River, a Nordman man was cited and released for possession of marijuana under 3 ounces and possession of paraphernalia with intent to use, following a traffic stop. Sunday, Jan. 8 SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – Hwy. 41, Oldtown

201219 RILEY CREEK PUBLIC NOTICE The notice of acquisition Pursuant to 25 C.F.R. 151.12(b), 61 Federal Register 18082, this provides notice that the final agency determination has been made to acquire the following land in trust for the Kalispel Tribe of Indians: The legal description; The Northwest Quarter Southwest Quarter (NW 1/4 SW 1/4) of Section 28 Township 33 North Range 44 E.W.M., Pend Oreille County, WA The Tax Parcel number for the affected property is; 443328-32-0001 Additional information can be provided by contacting the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Northwest Regional Office, 911 N.E. 11th Ave., Portland, OR 97232-4169 or by calling (503) 2316787. Transfer of title to the United States shall occur no sooner than 30 days from the date this notice is first published. Published in the Newport Miner January 11, 2012. (49)

_________________ 201201 2012 MRSC ROSTERS SMALL PUBLIC WORKS ROSTERS, CONSULTING SERVICES ROSTERS and ON-CALL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ROSTERS The Municipal Research and Services Center of Washington hereby advertises on behalf of all local government agencies in Washington State, including - but not limited to - cities (Titles 35 RCW and Title 35A RCW), counties (Title 36, RCW), port districts (Title 53, RCW), water and sewer districts (Title 57 RCW), school districts and educational service districts (Title 28A RCW), fire districts (Title 52 RCW), transit agencies (Ch.35.73 RCW), and public utility districts (Title 54 RCW), for their projected needs for small public works $300,000 or under, consulting services and oncall professional services rosters throughout 2012. Interested businesses may apply at any time by visiting the MRSC Rosters website at www.mrscrosters.org. For questions, call 206625-1300 or email mrscrosters@mrsc.org. SMALL PUBLIC WORKS ROSTERS - Service Categories include: Concrete & Masonry; Demolition; Earthwork; Electrical & Communication Construction & Repair; Emergency Generator Maintenance; Facility Construction, Repair & Maintenance; General Contracting; Hazardous Materials; Marine Construction; Plumbing & Mechanical Construction & Repair; Roadway Construction, Repair & Maintenance; Sanitary Sewer Facility Construction & Repair; Site Improvement & Repair; Storm Drainage Facility Construction & Repair; Structures; Vegetation Work; and Water Facility Construction & Repair. Subcategories can be viewed at the MRSC Rosters website. CONSULTING SER-

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VICES ROSTERS and ONCALL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ROSTERS - Service Categories include: Architectural Services (Prof. License Required); Building Department Services; Building, Structure & Roadway Improvement Services; Communication & Media; Consulting Services; Design & Planning; Engineering Services; Environmental Consulting; Financial Services; Information Technology Services; Legal Services; Market Research; Miscellaneous Services; Municipal Sewer & Water Consulting; Personnel Services; Professional License Required; Real Estate & Property Services; and Surveying & Mapping (Prof. License Required). Subcategories can be viewed at the MRSC Rosters website. Currently Subscribing Public Agencies: Aberdeen School District #5, Alderwood Water & Wastewater District, Bainbridge Island Fire Department, Bellingham Public Development Authority, Benton County, Benton County Fire District #5, Benton County Fire District 6, Benton PUD, Birch Bay Water & Sewer District, Central Whidbey Island Fire and Rescue, Chelan County, Cheney Public Schools, City of Aberdeen, City of Airway Heights, City of Algona, City of Anacortes, City of Auburn, City of Black Diamond, City of Bonney Lake, City of Bremerton, City of Brewster, City of Bridgeport, City of Brier, City of Burien, City of Carnation, City of Castle Rock, City of Cheney, City of Chewelah, City of Cle Elum, City of Clyde Hill, City of Colfax, City of Connell, City of Covington, City of Des Moines, City of Duvall, City of Edgewood, City of Edmonds, City of Enumclaw, City of Ephrata, City of Everson, City of Federal Way, City of Fife, City of Fircrest, City of George, City of Gig Harbor, City of Gold Bar, City of Grand Coulee, City of Granite Falls, City of Hoquiam, City of Ilwaco, City of Kalama, City of Kettle Falls, City of Kittitas, City of Lacey, City of Lake Forest Park, City of Lake Stevens, City of Lakewood, City of Langley, City of Liberty Lake, City of Longview Housing Authority, City of Lynnwood, City of Maple Valley, City of Marysville, City of Medical Lake, City of Medina, City of Mill Creek, City of Millwood, City of Monroe, City of Mount Vernon, City of Mountlake Terrace, City of Mukilteo, City of Newcastle, City of Nooksack, City of Normandy Park, City of North Bend, City of North Bonneville, City of Oak Harbor, City of Odessa, City of Olympia, City of Omak, City of Orting, City of Pacific, City of Port Angeles, City of Poulsbo, City of Prosser, City of Puyallup, City of Quincy, City of Roslyn, City of Royal City, City of SeaTac, City of Sedro-Woolley, City of Sequim, City of Shelton, City of Snohomish, City of Snoqualmie, City of Soap Lake, City of South Bend, City of Stanwood, City of Sultan, City of Sumner, City of Sunnyside, City of Tekoa, City of Toppenish, City of Tukwila, City of Tumwater,

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uncontested 3-pointers. These defensive errors made the difference between winning and losing. “We’ve got to do a better job of coming out and setting the tone defensively,” Pancho said. Newport were tested again when they play an away against last year’s Northeast A League champion, Lakeside, after press time Tuesday, Jan. 10. They will host Riverside Friday, Jan. 13 and have a rematch at Colville Tuesday, Jan. 17. Both those games will start at 7:30 p.m. Newport has a 3-2 league record and is 8-4 overall.

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City of University Place, City of Waitsburg, City of Warden, City of Woodland, City of Yakima, Clark County Fire District #13, Cle Elum - Roslyn School District No. 404, Coal Creek Utility District, Columbia County Fire District #3, Cross Valley Water District, Darrington School District, Des Moines Pool Metropolitan Park District, DuvallKing County Fire District 45, East Jefferson Fire Rescue, Eastmont School District No. 206, Eastside Fire & Rescue, Edmonds Public Facilities District, Edmonds School District #15, Enduris Washington, Entiat School District 127, Ferry County, Ferry County Public Hospital District #1, Foster Creek Conservation District, Hartstene Pointe Water Sewer District, Highlands Sewer District, Highline Water District, Housing Authority of Snohomish County, Housing Authority of the City of Bremerton, Housing Authority of The County of Clallam, I-COM 911 (Island County Emergency Services Communications Center), Island Co. Fire Protection Dist. #3, Island County Fire District #1, Jefferson County Fire Protection District No. 3, Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority, Key Peninsula Metropolitan Park District, King County Fire District No. 2, King County Fire Protection District #20, King County Fire Protection District #34, King County Fire Protection District #44, King County Fire Protection District #47, King County Water District #117, King County Water District #90, King County Water District No. 45, King County Water District No. 54, Kitsap Conservation District, Kitsap County Consolidated Housing Authority, Kitsap Regional Library, Kittitas County Conservation District, Lake Stevens Fire, Lake Stevens Sewer District, Lake Washington School District #414, Lake Whatcom Water & Sewer District, Lynnwood Public Facilities District, Marysville Fire District, Mason County, Mercer Island School District #400, Mukilteo Water and Wastewater District, North Country EMS, North County Regional Fire Authority, North Mason School District #403, North Whidbey Fire and Rescue, Northshore Fire Department, Northshore Utility District, Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center, Olympia School District, Olympic View Water & Sewer District, Orting School District #344, Pend Oreille County, Pend Oreille County Public Hospital District #1 d.b.a. Newport Hospital and Health Services, Pend Oreille County Fire District #4, Peninsula Metropolitan Park District, Pierce Conservation District, Pierce County Fire Protection District #17, Pierce County Library System, Port of Bremerton, Port of Edmonds, Port of Hoodsport, Port of Kalama, Port of Longview, Port of Olympia, Port of Port Angeles, Port of Quincy, Port of Tacoma, Port Townsend School District #50, Prosser Fire District 3, Puget Sound Educational Service District #121, Quincy School District, Ronald Wastewa-

ter District, Sedro-Woolley Housing Authority, Shoreline School District, Shoreline Water District, Si View Metropolitan Park District, Silver Lake Water & Sewer District, Skagit County, Skagit County Sewer District #1, Skagit Transit, Skyway Water & Sewer District, SNOCOM, Snohomish Conservation District, Snohomish County, Snohomish County Fire District #1, Snohomish County Fire District #26, Snohomish County Fire District #3, Snohomish County Fire District #4, Snohomish County Fire District #5, Snohomish County Fire District #7, Snohomish School District, Sno-Isle Intercounty Rural Library District, Snoqualmie Pass Utility District, Spokane County Conservation District, Spokane County Fire District 8, Spokane County Fire Protection District No. 13, Spokane Public Facilities District, Startup Water District, Sunnyside Housing Authority, Tacoma School District #10, Thurston County Fire Protection District #17, Town of Beaux Arts Village, Town of Cathlamet, Town of Conconully, Town of Coulee City, Town of Coulee Dam, Town of Coupeville, Town of Creston, Town of Eatonville, Town of Fairfield, Town of Hunts Point, Town of Ione, Town of La Conner, Town of Mansfield, Town of Marcus, Town of Northport, Town of Reardan, Town of Riverside, Town of Rosalia, Town of Skykomish, Town of South Prairie, Town of Springdale, Town of Wilbur, Town of Wilkeson, Town of Woodway, Town of Yarrow Point, Tukwila School District No. 406, Tumwater School District #33, Valley Regional Fire Authority, Vashon Island School District, Vashon Sewer District, Whatcom County Rural Library District, Whatcom Transportation Authority, William Shore Memorial Pool District, Woodinville Water District, Yakima Valley Libraries. Some or all of the public agencies listed above may choose to use the MRSC Rosters to select contractors for on-call contracts and/or may require master contracts for certain types of work. In accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, these public agencies hereby notify all contractors that they will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises as defined at 49 CFR Part 23 will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to any invitations and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, or sex in consideration for an award. Published in The Newport Miner January 11, 2012. (49)

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GET HEALTHY IN 2012 FREE COMMUNITY DINNER Monday. January 30 - 6-8 p.m. Newport High School Cafeteria & Gym Everyone is invited to Officially Launch Healthy Newport!

What Do Potential Healthcare Funding Cuts Mean To You? The following is a report on the delivery of healthcare services by Newport Hospital & Health Services (the “District”). We have worked very hard over the years to provide effective, timely, quality care designed to meet the community’s needs. In today’s economic environment, healthcare spending cuts pose a significant threat to the rural care delivery system, including our District. Legislators, business owners, and providers continue to focus on the cost and delivery of healthcare. All healthcare providers will face reimbursement cuts, it is probably inevitable. In anticipation of trying to adapt to an uncertain future, the District Board of Commissioners and Administration believe it critical to gather community input on our care delivery system. In the coming weeks we will be conducting community discussions with patients, families, and business leaders to seek input that will assist us to formulate strategies and develop community centered plans.

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General District Information • Newport Hospital & Health Services operates the following: - 24-bed hospital - 45-bed long term care unit - 2 medical clinics - 42-apartment assisted living unit • In a typical year the District will provide: o 3,500 days of acute/skilled nursing care in the hospital o 110 babies delivered o 600 surgeries/procedures o 90,000 ancillary (lab, radiology, therapy) hospital treatments/tests o 6,500 emergency room visits o 29,000 clinic office visits o 14,000 resident days of long-term care o 14,000 resident days of assisted living care o 125 specialty clinic provider days • 95% of District revenues come from patient care services; 1.5% comes from local tax support; the other 2.5% from other sources (grants, interest, donations, etc…). • The District, with 300 staff members, is one of the largest economic drivers in the local community – the total economic benefit is incalculable, but likely well in excess of $25M.

The Battle to Remain Viable the Rural Healthcare Dilemma Critical Access Hospital (CAH) program – a rural initiative. Rural hospitals face unique challenges – geographic location, workforce scarcity, physician recruitment, resource constraints, etc… For rural hospitals, comparatively high fixed costs and lower patient volumes create a volatile financial environment when payments are cut. • Because of the rural challenges, Congress enacted the “Critical Access Hospital” (CAH) program under the federal Balanced Budget Act of 1997. • Prior to enactment of the CAH program, many rural hospitals were on the verge of failure. • Medicare CAH “cost based payment” covers a hospital’s cost to provide care, but provides for no excess margin. • The Washington State CAH program provides essential support for 38 rural hospitals. Critical Access Hospital Program – potential cuts. There remains speculation regarding spending cuts at the State and federal levels. 65% of District patient care revenues come from government payers (Medicare and Medicaid). • In 2011, the Joint Select (Super) Committee reviewed several proposals targeting CAH designation and reimbursement.

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o Proposals ranged from payment reductions, to CAH designation changes, to the outright repeal of the CAH program. o For rural hospitals, cuts to the CAH programs would impair care. Eliminating the program would be disastrous to many facilities. The State, with its continuing budget deficits, proposed eliminating cost-based reimbursement for CAH’s [HB-2130]. The Governor’s interim budget includes $70 million in Medicaid cuts for 38 rural CAH’s. o The cuts could cost rural hospitals up to fifty percent of their Medicaid payments, but would only reduce overall state Medicaid expenses by one and one half percent. Prior to any proposed cuts, the State’s Medicaid program did not cover our District’s total costs to provide hospital or residential care services. If Medicaid funding is cut, many rural hospitals will be forced to lay off staff, cut services, and/ or possibly even close.

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FREE healthy dinner, giveaways, activities, Fit Together! challenge & more. Judy Henshaw and her team will be serving a delicious healthy dinner, Newport Hospital Foundation will be handing out free pedometers to everyone who signs up for an activity challenge (run by Club Energy). There will be surprise give-aways and we will learn more about how we can start to live up to the name “Healthy Newport.” But, don’t be fooled by the name – this definitely isn’t limited to Newport – if you live in or around the area you are absolutely welcome! For Reservations call (509) 447-4273 (Club Energy) or email healthynewport@gmail.com. Include the number and ages of any children attending.

Thanks... “... to the efforts of our community, the NHHS Foundation 2011 Digital Mammography Campaign raised $80,000, making it possible to purchase our state-of-the-art digital mammography system. Managing breast cancer requires a “team approach” between the surgeon, radiologist, and medical oncologist. All of these physicians are typically not located in the same facility. Since digital images are readily available to all the physicians with computer access and a “click of a button”, coordinating the patients care is that much easier.

Healthcare funding & reform: the District’s response. Our Board members, providers, and staff are community members as well as tax payers. And while we will fight extreme budget cuts, we are also aware of the high cost of health care in our country. We are prepared to do all that is necessary to maintain our full complement of services and we need community input to assist us with our goal setting. Annually, District management, providers, and our Board of Commissioners have focused on “key long-term strategies” to: • Improve patient safety, quality of care, and community health • Enhance service line / provider / and care delivery models • Improve facilities and technology • Develop regional care integration [Medical home] with other sub-specialty providers, and • Maintain financial stability and raise community awareness of our services Please note, that through all of our historic challenges District providers, staff, and management have committed to do all that is necessary to provide the most effective care to our community. As a rural health care delivery system we have consistently adapted to all challenges presented to us. And, while the current economic climate may be amplifying the cause, with your input and assistance, we will continue with our mission to serve you. The District appreciates the community support it has received over the years - the use of our services as well as the donations and property taxes used to improve our facilities. We look forward to the community conversations and your input. Stay tuned.

At Newport Hospital and Health Services we have the ability to diagnose and treat breast cancer using the most current and “up to date” techniques. Digital mammography complements this effort.”

Our General Surgeon Dr. Timothy Chavis, FACS specializes in breast procedures.

Healthy Habits, Healthy Lives Wellness Fair Saturday, April 28 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Newport Hospital Your agency or business is invited to showcase its services at this event by providing educational information, screenings or health awareness activities. The event will be open to the public. The objectives of the fair are: • to increase health awareness and disease prevention by providing health screenings, educational information and related activities; • to increase awareness of local, state and national health services and resources; • to motivat participants to make positive health behavior changes; • to teach self-care practices. Reserved spaces at the fair are available for as low as $50. Sponsorships are also available, for as little as $100.

Tom Wilbur, CEO

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