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TEACHING TENNIS: New LLCTA President Larry West’s free clinics have kept Rocky Hill Park courts bouncing with activity P. 2

ENTER, STAGE RIGHT: Montana Shakespeare in the Parks returns Saturday for performance of “Twelfth Night” P. 6

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Larry West took over as president of the Liberty Lake Community Tennis Association earlier this year, replacing inaugural leader Frank Cruz-Aedo. The free clinics at Rocky Hill Park have drawn stellar attendance since launching in early May.

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Tennis was not on the agenda for Larry West when he walked the campus of Cheney High School more than 40 years ago. Instead, the native of Washington, D.C., competed in football and baseball for the Blackhawks while helping out on his family’s 10-acre West Plains farm. At 19, West picked up a tennis racket for the first time. Most of his practice came on a ruddy asphalt court sheltered by a freeway overpass near Lewis and Clark High School. By the end of his junior year at Eastern Washington University, West was playing so well that the possibility of turning out for the varsity squad seemed within reason. “I caught on pretty quick,” West recalls. At the start of his senior year at EWU, West found himself in a unique position to add his name to the Eagles roster. All he had to do was defeat the team’s No. 4 singles player in an all-or-nothing match. In the most critical challenge of his short career, West hit the court with a flourish and emerged triumphant. “I played the best tennis of my life,” he recalls. He would go on to win roughly half of his

Larry West Age 59

Born Washington, D.C.

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Favorite sport Snow skiing (followed by tennis)

What’s for dinner No fatty foods; usually fruit and carbs

Favorite all-time tennis players Bjorn Borg, Rafael Nadal

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matches for Eastern that season. These days, in his first year as president of the Liberty Lake Community Tennis Association, West is known for the same animated footwork that carried to him to surprising success at the collegiate level. As an instructor for up to four clinics a week, the 59-year-old talks in energetic snippets about the sport he loves.

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Aug. 23 | “Twelfth Night” Know Before You Go 7 p.m., Liberty Lake Municipal Library,

Friends of the Liberty Lake Municipal Library meetings 6 p.m., the last Tuesday of

23123 E. Mission Ave. Prepare for Saturday’s Friends of Pavillion Park Shakespeare production of “Twelfth Night” with this 30-minute presentation to ready play-goers for the hilarious, but complicated, comedy. For more: 232-2510

Aug. 25 | Pie Festival 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Liberty

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Wednesdays, Liberty Lake City Hall, 22510 E. Country Vista Drive. For more: www.libertylakekiwanis.org

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Liberty Lake Municipal Library 23123 E. Mission Ave. 10:30 a.m. Saturdays, Knitting Club; 10:30 a.m. Saturdays, computer classes; 1 p.m. Fridays, crafts for preschoolers; 1 p.m. Saturdays, crafts for ages 6 and up; 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, baby lapsit story time; 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, toddler/preschool story time. For more: 232-2510 or www.youseemore.com/libertylake

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Sept. 1 | Pavillion Park Summer Concert Series: Spokane Symphony 6 p.m., Pavillion Park, 727 N. Molter Road. Free performance is part of the Friends of Pavillion Park Summer Festival Series

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Shakespeare troupe brings ‘Twelfth Night’ to LL Saturday’s encore performance follows successful eastern Washington debut last summer

By the numbers 40

Number of years Montana Shakespeare in the Parks (MSIP) has been producing plays that tour Montana, northern Wyoming, eastern Idaho, western North Dakota and eastern Washington.

By Josh Johnson

74, 59

Splash Staff Writer

It may be a play called “Twelfth Night,” but actors from Montana Shakespeare in the Parks plan to perform it in the daylight when the traveling troupe stages the comedy 5 p.m. Saturday at Pavillion Park. That’s 5 p.m., as in one hour earlier than the time curtains opened on “Much Ado About Nothing” last year — a play that finished with the actors utilizing flashlights on stage. Montana Shakespeare in the Parks Artistic Director Joel Jahnke chuckles at the memory — and the lesson learned as his group performed in Washington state for the first time in its history last August. The move to Pacific Standard Time caused the late summer Liberty Lake sun to set sooner than it does in Big Sky country, he recalled. Nevertheless, representatives from both Montana Shakespeare in the Parks and Friends of Pavillion Park — which included a theater component for the first time as part of its Summer Festival Series — left feeling like the debut was “lights out” in every sense of the term. “The response was just fabulous,” Jahnke said. “We loved performing on that stage; it was just terrific.” Both Jahnke and FOPP Board Member Laura Frank were impressed by the number of people who attended. “MSIP was thrilled to grow their show into Washington and was amazed at the size of crowd we were able to draw for a first-time event,” Frank said. “We had a group of people attending the event that told me if FOPP didn’t bring MSIP back again, they would start a collection.” FOPP didn’t take long to decide to bring the show back, and Frank said adding a theater component to the Summer Festival Series was a perfect fit. “As a group, we are really excited to expand on our offerings for the summer festival, and this really fits with what our mission statement is: providing opportunities for recreation, education, entertainment and the arts,” she said. Now in its 40th season, Montana Shakespeare in the Parks has been bringing the bard’s plays to community parks throughout Montana and surrounding states since

Number of performances and communities, respectively, where MISP will take its two productions this summer between June and September. All performances are offered free to the public.

750

Number of gallons of water consumed by the MSIP acting company during the summer tour.

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Glen Wall, Courtney Jones and Eliza Stoughton are among the members of the Montana Shakespeare in the Parks professional cast that will perform “Twelfth Night” at 5 p.m. Saturday at Pavillion Park. 1973. The group parwill witness an ticularly works to MSIP production of IF YOU GO ... get into rural areas “Hamlet.” where a professional What: “Twelfth Night,” presented by “’Hamlet’ is — Shakespeare proMontana Shakespeare in the Parks unarguably, I think duction would not — his best tragedy,” When: 5 p.m. Saturday otherwise be availJahnke said. “And we able, said Jahnke, Where: Pavillion Park, 727 N. Molter thought what better who joined MSIP as Road play (to pair it with) a designer in 1977 than his best comCost: Free and became artisedy?” tic director in 1980. In case of rain: Play will move to the “Twelfth Night” is The group’s last perMeadowwood Technology Campus, a story — like many formance in Heron, 2100 N. Molter Road of Shakespeare’s Mont., a map blip plays — that cennear the Idaho borters around a plot der with 75 people, drew 600 people, he said. MSIP also has of mistaken identity. The leading characa long tradition of playing near Birney, ter, Viola, pretends to be a man after being shipwrecked on an island, where she Mont., population 17. “We don’t actually play in Birney,” Jahnke gets mixed into several comedic subplots. explained. “We go there and then follow a The play is believed to have been written 45-minute drive across forest service land around 1601-1602, but Montana Shaketo a fire lookout tower and a campground. speare in the Parks is particular about We perform up there and get 150 people making the plays palatable to a modern audience. on a butte in eastern Montana.” “It’s one of the things that we do, I think, This year’s tour reflects MSIP’s typically demanding schedule. Starting in late June, the best, is to make these accessible to peoMontana Shakespeare in the Parks plays ple who otherwise have a sort of Shake75 shows in 59 cities — with a whopping speare phobia,” Jahnke said. “I hear these three days off. The gameplan normally comments over and over and over again calls for a rotation between two of Shake- from audience surveys about how underspeare’s plays, one a tragedy and the other standable it is, and I’m always amazed to sit a comedy. Like last year, it is the latter that there and watch young kids — sometimes will land in Liberty Lake over the week- 5, 6, 7 years old — and they sit there and end, when “Twelfth Night” will be staged a look at these actors on stage as if they are day after park-goers in Seeley Lake, Mont., from Star Wars. They are captivated by it.”

Number of animals that have appeared unannounced and unplanned on-stage during a MSIP performance (mostly dogs, several ducks in Bozeman and one deceased owl).

6,808

Number of miles the MSIP company suburban, truck and trailer (lovingly named “The Whale”) will travel this summer.

Number of communities that have brought MSIP to their town every year since 1973, when the company began. That community is Bozeman. Two communities have had MSIP for 36 years: Miles City and Birney.

250

Total number of actors who audition in Bozeman; Missoula; Spring Green, Wis.; Minneapolis; and Chicago for 10 actor slots. Source: www.shakespeareintheparks.org Frank agreed that MSIP’s family-friendliness provided a great excuse for an outing Saturday. “I think this is not only a wonderful excuse to get friends and family together to enjoy a picnic and play at the park, but it is also a great way to introduce children to Shakespeare,” she said. “MSIP takes a Shakespeare play and gives it a fun twist, making it an exciting introduction to Shakespeare for a new generation of theater-goers.”

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City to finish Valleyway sidewalk this season Council expresses frustration that developer let off hook By Kelly Moore Splash Staff Writer

After years of back-and-forth with the developer of the Bella Lago neighborhood along the southeast side of MeadowWood Golf Course, the Liberty Lake City Council voted to move forward with a contract to install the remainder of a sidewalk that begins along the curve at Valleyway Avenue and Lakeside Road. The project, initially part of a requirement for the hillside neighborhood, was stalled after the developer asked to be let out of the agreement in early 2010. The sidewalk project was initiated last year with a federal grant secured by the city to fund a portion of the improvements. The remaining section will break ground by the end of September with $15,000 from White and about $6,000 from another developer who paid into the city’s trails fund in 2007, City Administrator Katy Allen said. Council members expressed frustration Tuesday over how the Valleyway sidewalk improvements gradually came about. “I guess the moral of this story if you’re a developer is to just ride it out as long as possible and the taxpayers will eventually have to foot the bill,” Council Member Josh Beckett said. Throughout the ordeal, the city has held a letter of credit from

Bella Lago developer George White worth about $215,000 for the improvements, but never cashed it in. After making improvements through grant funding, Bella Lago was let off the hook for a large portion of the sidewalk responsibility. “I’m glad this is finally getting finished but disappointed by how this has come about,” Council Member Shane Brickner said. “We need to start holding developers accountable, and I’m not talking about just this one. … We should not have been paying our employees to go after grants for something developers needed to do. That’s ridiculous.” A version of the path was originally part of an improvement agreement made by the developer of the hillside Bella Lago neighborhood in 2001. A group of residents made an impassioned plea to the Liberty Lake City Council in February 2010 after the Bella Lago developer asked the city to pardon him from the improvement responsibilities, arguing in part that the neighborhood planned for in 2001 was going to be smaller than originally envisioned. The requirement originally called for the developer to install curbing and a 6-foot sidewalk or a 10-foot pathway on the west side of the street once the city makes improvements to Valleyway from Molter Road to the eastern city limits. The city later adjusted the pathway improvement requirement for the development, voting to modify the street require-

ment from curbing and a 6-foot sidewalk or 10-foot pathway on the west side of the street to a smaller pathway on the other side. The Council voted unanimously Tuesday evening to move forward with the remainder of the project this season, though Mayor Pro Tem Odin Langford begrudgingly noted White got “a heck of a deal.” In other business: • Spokane Transit Authority presented plans for the future of regional transportation, which included a Coeur d’Alene to Spokane transit. STA CEO Susan Meyer also said the department was looking at possibly relocating the Liberty Lake Park and Ride location or considering a new location, though a timeline for implementing such action is not set. For more information on the STA plans, visit www.stamovingforward.com. • Council member Dan Dunne said the public safety committee recommended changing the speed limit on Country Vista from Henry Road to Broadway Avenue to 45 mph. According to Police Chief Brian Asmus, the Council would need to amend an ordinance and then signage could be updated. • Finance Director RJ Stevenson presented initial projections that estimate the city’s property tax assessed valuation to decline 2.9 percent and how that may affect the city’s budgeting process. Further discussion on the matter is expected as numbers solidify.

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H earing h o pe LL preschoolers with hearing loss get education in sound, speech, friendship

IF YOU GO ... Hoedown for HOPE A fundraiser to support programs at HOPE School

By Kelly Moore

When: 5 to 9 p.m. Oct. 6

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Where: 2001 Flint Road, Spokane

Stella Bergstrom, 3, and Mia Newell, 4, run and play on the playground at Rocky Hill Park in Liberty Lake, yelling to each other and laughing with other kids. “Isn’t it so great to hear them talking so well,” Stella’s dad, Bryan Bergstrom, leaned over to tell Mia’s dad, Greg Newell, as they watched the girls from the sidewalk. Both smiled. Mia and Stella are friends from HOPE School, a listening and spoken language preschool for children with hearing loss. The non-profit program offers a comprehensive, state-of-the-art preschool for families who want their deaf and hard-of-hearing children to learn to listen and talk. “With Mia, we feel really blessed,” Mom Luisita Newell said. “She’s done really well with it, and you’d never know that without her (cochlear) implants, she can’t hear you.” Both girls have worn hearing aids since they were a little over a year old. With them, the girls appear, by all means, to be perfectly normal, rambunctious preschoolers. Getting to that point, however, has been a journey.

The right diagnosis Stella’s parents first learned of an issue with her hearing almost as soon as she was born. All newborns are screened for hearing, and she didn’t pass it. The early knowledge, however, didn’t spare her family from almost a year’s worth of tests. Because her hearing loss is moderate, repeated tests yielded varied results. The Bergstroms didn’t get a conclusive, reliable diagnosis until she underwent a sedated auditory brainstem response (ABR) test. “I kind of beat myself up that we waited until she was a year old to have that test done because at about 3 months we had

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got Stella and Mia over there playing with all the other kids, and they’re yelling and screaming just like everyone else and it makes it all worth it,” Luisita Newell said.

Understanding sound

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Stella Bergstrom, 3, and Mia Newell, 4, take time out from the playground at Rocky Hill Park. The Liberty Lake girls are friends from HOPE School, a Spokane-based preschool offering comprehensive programs for young children with hearing loss. an audologist say, ‘Oh you just she wasn’t saying the things have all these hopes and dreams, need to go in and have the sedat- I thought she should be say- and then all of the sudden you ed ABR, it’s no big deal,’” Kelly ing when I thought she should. find out that it’s not going to go Bergstrom said. “We weren’t en- Again though, my husband had the way that you had hoped. My tirely convinced yet that she had a speech delay and now he talks mind was racing.” hearing loss because sometimes nonstop, so I was kind of justifyAbout two months after her she would respond to us. It was ing everything. I did beat myself diagnosis, Mia underwent sura big deal for us to have this test up for a while that I missed it.” gery for bilateral cochlear imdone. She was 12 months old, She said Mia learned to rejust a baby, and she had to go spond to a person walking into plants. Two weeks later, they under general anesthesia. It was the room, or would turn around were activated after the surgical sites healed, and not long after, hard leading up to that.” because she saw something she spoke her first word. Mia’s case was a little different. move, not because she heard Luisita Newell said making She passed the screening test anything. When she had the when she was born but gradu- sedated ABR, her parents said the decision to get the implants for Mia was a tough call for her ally lost her hearing over the they were shocked. family. Ultimately, though, she course of her first year of life. “The audiologist started talk“There were times when I’d ing about special schools for the said she has no regrets. “It’s hard making those decihave to call her a couple times, hard of hearing,” Luisita Newell but I figured it was her just being said. “We were just like, ‘OK, sions, and there are struggles, a kid,” Luisita Newell said. “Then you need to stop. What?’ You but at the end of the day, we’ve

After having her implants activated, Mia took a few days taking everything in before she started babbling. “It takes some time,” Luisita Newell said. “We thought they’d turn them on and she’d just start chatting, saying, ‘Hi Mommy. Hi Daddy.’ But it takes a lot of work. ‘Monkey’ was her first word. We were playing, and she just said it. I totally freaked out. It was amazing.” The word was the product of speech therapy and technology, coupled with the ability for a child’s developing brain to quickly absorb new information. “The cochlear implants are a digital form of hearing, so they have to learn what they’re hearing,” Luisita Newell said. “The reason they want to do it early is because kids’ brains are so plastic when they’re developing. They have the ability to pick things up and eventually it just becomes normal sound to them. Adults can definitely hear with them and hear well, but the earlier it’s done the better.” When developing speech, she said children have to hear a

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word 50 times before they understand it. However, when a child has hearing loss, that amount is increased to 100 times. To make up the difference, families are encouraged to constantly talk around the house, often narrating actions. “I had no idea how much we’d be talking to them,” Kelly Bergstrom said. “I’m a very quiet, introverted person, and to be constantly talking to them like that is exhausting. By the end of the day, I’m just so tired of talking.” Through the process, both families said they’d grown close to a community of families with hard of hearing children, mostly through their connection to HOPE School. Together, they share questions, concerns and useful tips along the way. “I think knowing there are other people who have a similar journey makes things better,” Luisita Newell said. “You can say, ‘I beat myself up over this,’ and then you’ll hear someone else did exactly the same thing. You can say ‘gosh I’m so glad she speaks but I just need her to stop for two minutes, is that really wrong?’ And you can have another mom to say, ‘No, I totally know what you mean.’ It makes me feel like I’m a normal parent.”

Help (and HOPE) along the way Right after Mia was diagnosed, her family visited a Harvest Party at the HOPE School after an invite to learn more about the programs. “They came to us, which was good because we weren’t sure what we should be doing,” Luisita Newell said. “You get this diagnosis and you’re like, OK, what do I do now?” Stella and Mia are close friends because they go to school together, but they get extra bonding time riding the bus from Liberty Lake to HOPE School every day during the school year. “When you start approaching age 3, you get in touch with the school district and start the process of evaluation and plan-

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cover story ning,” Bryan Berstrom said. “The school districts are responsible for their education starting at age 3. Through that process, CVSD determined Stella should be at HOPE School.” He said CVSD contracts services for young students from HOPE School and also provides transportation to and from the school in downtown Spokane. “It’s a little bit frightening to put your 3-year-old on her birthday on the bus and wave goodbye,” Bryan Bergstrom said. “I didn’t follow all the way, but I was definitely tempted. It’s cool, though. That’s such a big-kid thing to do, to hop on the bus all by yourself and go downtown.” In addition to everything covered at a standard preschool, students at HOPE School work daily with speech pathologists and audiologists. The students and parents also learn how to advocate for themselves in the everyday world. Many students participate through contracts with school districts, although other students are admitted with sliding-scale tuition. “There are some school districts that have decided they don’t want to pay for kids to go to HOPE School anymore,” Luisita said. “That’s all well and good, but these kids don’t need to be in special ed. There’s nothing wrong with them cognitively, they just need to hear. … The kids are put in special ed, and it’s not appropriate, and they just get lost in the system.” To accommodate as many students as possible, all parents affiliated with the school participate in numerous fundraisers to make continued programs possible. Through the success of those programs, the Bergstroms and Newells said they anticipate a smooth transition into normal public schooling. “CVSD is legally obligated to provide an adequate education experience for our kids, so I’m grateful that they continue to work with HOPE School because it’s certainly more than an adequate experience,” Bryan Bergstrom said. “I couldn’t imagine a better preschool experience at all, for any kid.”

Splash photo by Kelly Moore

Mia Newell, 4, shows off one of her “special ears,” a hearing aid used in conjunction with cochlear implants that allows her to hear perfectly. She’s worn the aids since she was 14 months old. Stella Bergstrom, far left, and Mia Newell, far right, sit down for story time with an instructor at HOPE School. All teachers at the school are specially trained to work with students who are hard of hearing. Submitted photo

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Struttin’ their stuff for SCRAPS

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Racing through the River District

Splash photos by Josh Johnson

The first wave of racers lines the starting line in preparation for the kids races held Aug. 14 at Half Moon Park. The event was part of the fifth annual River District Criterium bicycle race staged by the Baddlands Bicycling Club.

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Dogs and their owners enjoyed a morning walk followed by free ice cream on Saturday during the second annual Mutt Strut hosted by Pawpular Companions Boutique and SCRAPS. Canines of all sizes enjoyed the 2.5-mile route along Country Vista, Mission and Molter. The event also featured raffles, free giveaways and vendor booths set up in the Pawpular Companions parking lot. Organizers said there were 275 registered participants and nearly 400 dogs who showed up to honor the memory of Chris Anderlik, a life-long animal rights advocate, and make donations to the SCRAPS Hope Foundation. Donations are still being accepted through the end of this week.

Bicyclists speed past Half Moon Park in the adult race. The event also included kids races, $2 a slice Veraci Pizza and an “extreme science” show for kids by Radical Rick.

Mary Meerdink of Liberty Lake prepares for the start of the second kids race. Several waves of children participated, and all received medals before clearing the streets for the adults.

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Submitted photos

Jon and Jennifer Schlenske took The Splash with them as they hiked to the "M" on the west face of Mount Sentinel in Missoula July 22. Jennifer Schlenske said the couple took turns posing in separate photos, so as not to disturb other hot and tired hikers.

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Police Report

News Briefs

The following incidents, arrests, calls for service and citations were reported by the Liberty Lake Police Department Aug. 13-20.

Incidents and arrests Police Records Clerk Bobbi Anderson provided case information this week. Highlights from the submitted information include: • Police responded to an agency assist call for domestic violence. A woman in the county reportedly had an argument with her boyfriend, but the call was deemed accidental. • LLPD assisted in a warrant pick-up for a citizen on Idaho Road. The order was completed without incident. • Officers responded to an argument between a male and female at apartments on Hawkstone Loop. As a result, the male was trespassed from the apartment for a week. • Police helped resolve a family argument regarding custodial rights. The mother in the situation was concerned about the father driving the children since having a surgery earlier this week. • A vehicle prowl was reported on Schneidmiller Court. A car was left unlocked and a wallet was taken. • Police made an arrest for drug and paraphernalia possession on Barker Road near the Spokane River. The driver was initially pulled over for speeding, and officers noted a strong marijuana smell when making contact with the driver. The driver gave officers permission to search the car, and marijuana, drug paraphernalia and money were seized. • A burglary was reported at the 1200 block of North Homestead Drive. The owners surprised the burglar while in the home but didn’t reported the incident through 911, so it was a cold case by the time the officer received the information. The officer’s notes said the home was empty at the time, and the burglar was thought to be a homeless person sleeping there. • A small dog was reported stolen and sold on Craigslist. The dog was found through SCRAPS and returned to its owner.

Clothing bank sees shortage

• A purse found on the Centennial Trail was turned in to the police department. Officers were able to contact the owner based on information found inside, but have yet to get a call back. • An attempted break-in was reported at Oldenburg Lane. A damaged screen door was noted, but officers found no other signs of a successful break-in. The homeowners were out of town, and a neighbor reported the incident. • Two traffic accidents were reported over the week. The first was at Harvard Road and Mission Avenue. The incident caused minor damage, and the driver was not from the area. The second incident involved two vehicles at Aladdin Road and Mission Avenue. The offending vehicle was issued a citation for following too closely.

The clothing bank at Spokane Valley Partners, which also serves the Liberty Lake area, is depleted at a time when client needs are at an all-time high, the nonprofit reported last week. “I have been here over six years, and the clothing supply is the lowest I have seen,” SVP CEO Ken Briggs said. “It doesn’t seem to matter whether it is women’s clothing or men’s clothing or boys’ clothing or girls’ clothing, we need it all and as soon as possible.” Clothing can be brought to Spokane Valley Partners, 10814 E. Broadway, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or placed in any Spokane Valley Partners barrel located at Spokane Valley Fire Department stations.

Fire restrictions put in place

Calls for service

Due to hot, dry conditions, outdoor recreational fires such as campfires and fire pits

Agency assist 2 Burglary 1 Citizen assist 3 Domestic violence 2 Drug possession 2 Family fight 1 Lost or found property 2 Suspicious circumstance 2 Traffic accident 2 Traffic offense 3 Vehicle prowl 1 Violation of court order 1 Weapons offense 1 Welfare check 1

were restricted in the city of Liberty Lake by an Aug. 14 order of the Spokane Valley Fire Marshal. A similar restriction was also put in place for unincorporated Spokane County as well as neighboring cities. Citizens still may use backyard barbecues, portable outdoor fireplaces or other patio/deck warmers, as long as approved fuel — such as seasoned (clean and dry) firewood, briquettes, propane or natural gas — is used.

Cline sweeps Dean’s List Taylor Cline of Liberty Lake was named to the Dean's List at Seattle Pacific University for all three quarters of the 2011-2012 academic year, the school announced recently. The honor is awarded to full-time students who achieve a 3.5 or higher GPA. Cline is a graduate of Gonzaga Preparatory School in Spokane and the daughter of Anne Cline of Liberty Lake and Darren Cline of Sammamish. • Photographers (amateur or professional) age 16 years and older are eligible to enter. • Deadline is September 14. Prizes will be awarded to the top three winners. • Visit www.libertylakesplash.com for a complete set of rules.

Citations Licenses and plates required 1 Driving without license 1 Driving while license suspended 4 Liability insurance 4 Illegal use of studded tires 1 Following too close 1 Failure to stop at intersection 2 Failure to signal 1 Speeding 8 Use of cell phone 1 Failure to wear seatbelt 1 Possession of marijuana 1 Possession of drug paraphernalia 1 Dangerous weapons 1 Assault IV 1

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opinion Gold medalists ‘going postal’ breaks traditions

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How stamp collecting enriched our experience at the London Olympics By Anna Henry Splash Guest Column

My husband and I recently returned from a vacation to England, where we visited some close friends and took in a couple Olympic events. Before we arrived, our friends were among the lucky few who were actually in the Aquatic Center to witness Michael Phelps become the most decorated Olympian of all time. The events we were going to during our trip were far more obscure and probably didn’t warrant even a blip in U.S. coverage. But, by being in England, I watched it firsthand, and more importantly, I saw the 2012 Olympics from a perspective full of intriguing and inspiring “firsts” that I would have missed if we’d stayed home, such as the legally blind man from South Korea who won gold in archery. But my favorite first for this year’s game? It wasn’t the achievement of one athlete. It was a collective effort by ordinary people who work for the British Royal Mail. Over the course of 17 days, they produced and sold 29 new stamps to commemorate each event for which a British Olympian won gold. Like the 2012 athletes, they too achieved something medal-worthy: passing the torch of Olympic pride on to citizens across the nation. Making that happen was no small accomplishment. Traditionally, it takes about two years before a new British stamp is available for circulation. The

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gold medal stamps were available by noon the day after the gold was achieved. Before being able to release the stamps, one particularly significant hurdle stood in the way. British law mandates that all stamps published by the Royal Mail be signed off by the queen. The solution came in the form of a template, which she preapproved. That action led to another historic event. Until the 2012 Olympics, The Queen had been the only living person to appear on British postage. The design team raced against time, finalizing the stamp’s artwork using pictures provided by the official photo agency of the International Olympic Committee. Next, like a successful relay handoff, the stamp hit printing presses at six locations around the United Kingdom. On the final leg of the race, a fleet of 90 Royal Mail vehicles overnighted the new stamps to more than 500 post offices, and distributed to an additional 4,700 post offices within a week. In yet another Royal Mail first, many of the 500 post offices were open on Sunday during the Games so fans could purchase the latest sheet of six first-class Olympics Gold Medal stamps for £3.60 (less than $6) or buy them individually. Based on my significant souvenir shopping experience, I can confidently say that as Olympic souvenirs go, these were definitely among the most affordable. Apparently other fans thought so, too. The first Olympic Gold stamps commemorated the women’s rowing team of Helen Glover and Heather Stanning. The day after their win, the main post office in Glover’s hometown received 80 sheets of stamps. They sold out in about an hour. Being a longtime tennis fan, I stopped at a post office to get the stamp marking

Andy Murray taking home the gold in men’s singles. The postmaster told me he had 50 sheets of them the day before but sold out by midday. He hadn’t received any more and didn’t know when he would. With our postal service facing financial hardships, it wasn’t lost on me that the Royal Mail had found a great way to add dosh to its coffers. You can bet a large number of stamps won’t be blemished by postage clearing markings. These commemorative treasures will be tucked away by avid stamp collectors and other Olympic fans like me. Those unused stamps are like money in the bank to the mail service, and judging by the sellouts, I’m thinking the bank balance might not be too shabby. Stamps weren’t the only way gold medalists went postal. In the hometown of every golden athlete, the Royal Mail painted a postbox gold. With few exceptions, Royal Mail boxes have gleamed England’s iconic red since 1874. While the Royal Mail has said the gold boxes will in time return to the normal red color, for now the gold boxes are practically shrines. Folks even queued to have their photos taken with one. I’m a bit embarrassed to confess I was among those lured to a box touched by Midas. I felt a bit ridiculous standing there getting my picture taken, but I figured what the heck; I’d already bought the stamps so, in for a penny in for a pound, as they say. I never would have dreamed a little gold box could mean so much to a community, but for many locals, that gold box might as well be their own gold metal. For example, when Alistair Brownlee won the triathlon gold and his brother, Johnny, won bronze in the same event, two cities vied for the special postbox:

Bramhop, where the brothers currently live and train, and Harsforth, where they grew up. A resident of Bramhope took matters into his own hands and painted one of the town’s boxes gold, only to be disheartened when the Royal Mail repainted it red. The BBC News quoted the Picassowannabe as stating he thought the Royal Mail was “mean and miserable.” BBC News also quoted Bramhop’s Jason Cullen, “We were in the pub Tuesday night thinking where is it going to be. We were saying there’s a fantastic post box in the middle of our gorgeous village not far from where the boys live and that the whole village would be able to see every day. The boys would see it every day. We were bitterly disappointed when it was not there.” It seems a fitting topic to have pondered over pints. London is currently hosting the Paralympics, and in yet another first, the Royal Mail is striving to extend the gold medal treatment to these athletes as well. However, the Paralympics present a challenge in that there have been single days in prior Paralympics where British athletes have won 19 gold medals; an accomplishment the Royal Mail cannot match with custom stamps. However, the Royal Mail will release stamps for Britain’s Paralympics gold medalists within five days of their success. I’ll never know what coverage of the Olympics was like in America while I was gone, but I do know that from my English vantage point, the greatest things that happened weren’t limited to just Olympians. Anna Henry lives in Liberty Lake.

Letters to the Editor Happy 85th, Roger Cady!

Editor’s note: The following poem was penned by Mary Cady in honor of Liberty Lake resident Roger Cady’s 85th birthday on Friday. Cady was born Aug. 24, 1927. His windshield is cracked, the radiator leaks, Can’t buckle his fan belt and walks with a squeak. Rattles up front and drags in the rear, Uses a cane for the steering gear. Coils are rusting, plugs often misfire, Too many patches on that one spare tire. In cold weather his joints get creaky, Traffic on weekends is way too freaky. He won’t see the doc for any new tools, But rather uses his own set of rules. He’d enjoy your call, from far or near,

Greenstone organized the kids’ race registration and provided public relations, organizational support, street cleaning and Extreme Science with Radical Rick.

along the course. Fulfilling its mission to keep Liberty Lake connected, The Splash did a wonderful job publicizing our event. We could not race without our course marshals, who serve to keep the racers safe Thanks to Tom Specht and the Baddlands club volunteers. Most of all, we want to thank the residents of the River District for allowing us to use their streets and Half Moon Park. While the racers appreciated the spectator encouragement on this challenging course, I want to offer a special thanks to those neighbors who provided ice and other support for racers that fell in the second race. We hope to see you again next year.

Home Depot lent us the barriers to protect racers from trees and other hazards

Baddlands Cycling Team

And the phone is always by his ear.

Mary Cady

Liberty Lake

Thanks to the many who made bicycle event a success The Baddlands Cycling Team thanks our River District neighbors, the city of Liberty Lake, Greenstone Homes, Home Depot and out local first responders for supporting the fifth annual River District Criterium bicycle race held on Aug. 14.

Mark Bitz

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TENNIS Continued from page 2

“Tennis is truly an aerobic sport — a sport for life,” West says. “I wouldn’t be in the shape I am today if not for tennis.” West took over for inaugural LLCTA leader Frank Cruz-Aedo earlier this year after the group’s longtime president moved to Coeur d’Alene. The clinics at Rocky Hill Park have averaged around 17 attendees since early May. Cruz-Aedo said that West stepped up at a time when the future of the LLCTA was tenuous. “Larry was the last attempt to find someone to take over before the association was going to fall apart,” Cruz-Aedo said. “He’s been a fantastic ambassador for tennis in Liberty Lake.” Cruz-Aedo added that West is equally adept as a competitor and coach. “Sometimes, you may be good at some-

thing, but not be a good teacher,” he said. “Larry is a great tennis player and a great instructor.” While he continues to earn accolades for his work at the helm of LLCTA, West is quick to give credit to the city of Liberty Lake for its support. Municipal backing has included the purchase of tennis balls and the recent installation of a practice backboard, an acquisition championed by WEST West. “The city has been very, very helpful,” West said. West also directs kudos to Cruz-Aedo, the LLCTA board and volunteer instructors for their work in building the association into a civic staple. The group was established in March 2008. “We couldn’t have done this without community involvement,” West said.

LL well represented at WunderWoman

Michelle Griffin, Liberty Lake recreation coordinator, said West’s “enthusiasm for tennis” has been a key to clinic participation spanning all skill levels. “Larry has been tremendous,” Griffin said. “He’s such a good communicator who takes everyone’s concerns into account. People have really enjoyed these clinics. It’s just one more thing that makes Liberty Lake a great place to live.” West moved to the Liberty Lake area in 1980 after signing on with Hewlett Packard. He remembers relocating to a barren commercial landscape “with nothing around, not even a gas station.” At HP, West was integral in an effort to install a “sport court” where employees spent their breaks playing tennis and basketball. The surface is still standing today. “It was probably my most significant legacy in my time at HP,” West said. West attended night classes at Gonzaga University Law School while working at HP, eventually emerging with his degree. He has been an attorney since 1987.

As for the similarities between tennis and law, West said success in both fields “requires an emphasis on the fundamentals.” When not in court arguing a case, West is on the court at the Spokane Athletic Club, where he usually plays four times a week. While his achievements at local club tournaments have been nothing to scoff at, West is not a year-round tennis aficionado. He retreats to Schweitzer for four months each winter to immerse in his favorite sport — snow skiing. “My life is pretty simple,” West said. “I enjoy being a parent (he is dad to a daughter, Rachael), snow skiing and tennis.” West has lent time as an instructor at close to 90 percent of the LLCTA clinics since May. Students are constantly moving on the two Rocky Hill surfaces, working on their net game one minute while volleying from the baseline the next. “I want to make it fun, but I want them to improve,” West said. “I think we’re accomplishing both.”

Scoreboard

Jennifer Richey of Liberty Lake captured first place overall at the West Plains WunderWoman Sprint Triathlon in Medical Lake on Sunday. Her time of 59 minutes, 13 seconds was nearly four minutes ahead of the second place finisher. Other Liberty Lake residents who finished included Janis Beck (sixth place), PJ Jarvis, Galin Dobyns, Lori Joy, April Westby, Leanne Schubach, Melissa Brown, Jenna Imes, Kathi Shirley, Sara Andre, Vicki Weaver, Chyla Aguiar, Nicky Fredekind, Shareen Rablin, Debra Valenzuela and Kristine Kannegaard. WunderWoman also featured an Olympic-distance option this year, with Liberty Lake finishers including Tiffany Iverson, Jeni Davaz, Cheri Pickering and Jennifer Chase.

COMMUNITY GOLF 8/14 Liberty Lake Women's 18-Hole Golf Club Championship - First Round Winners Championship Flight: Rose Jones, Patsy Lynn, Joyce Skidmore, Cheryl Hull First Flight: Chrissie Tamura, Jean Hatcher, Jackie Shea, Margie Tibbits Third Flight: Lee Sonderman, Noreen Sale, Carolyn Fairbanks, Jody Cantrell 8/15 Trailhead Ladies 9 Hole Golf Club Flight A: Gross, Sue Schneidmiller, 45; Net Bea Carroll, 29 Flight B: Gross, Iness Walth/Dee Elder, 57 (tie, no net winner)

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Flight C: Gross, Peg Nadvornick, 64; Net Judy Clark, 48 8/16 Liberty Lake Ladies 9- Hole Golf First Flight: gross, Linda Church, 46; net, Lois Richardson, 37 Second Flight: gross, Sadie Rueckert, 53; net, Nancy Lampe, 37 Third Flight: gross, Ann Archibald, 56; net, Dotti Blake, 37 Chip-ins: Mary Ann Grannell, #l 8/16 Liberty Lake Couples Golf Club Odd-Numbered Holes Women: Marion Meola, 31; Penny Lancaster, 32; Helen Plese, 32 Men: Kelly Lancaster, 30.5; Bruce Billingsley, 31.5; John Johnson, 32; Ron Meola, 32

SEND US YOUR SPORTS! Think your results belong on the scoreboard? If you’re from Liberty Lake and you play a sport, then they certainly do. Or maybe you have a team photo you’d like to pass along. Either way, The Splash wants submitted information from or about Liberty Lake residents. Email the information to editor@ libertylakesplash.com.

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Undefeated A’s

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The Liberty Lake A's, sponsored by Valley Electric, pose with a championship trophy after wrapping up the summer season 14-0. Pictured from left: (front row) Braden Clemson, Alex Knudson, Tyson Delcour, Chad Carlson, Nick Horton, Logan Radmaker; (back row) Brian Moriniti, Ethan Moriniti, Conner Russell, Garrett Packebush, Todd Carlson, Rylan Redden, Noah Sanders, Spencer Curnow, Brett Haiar. Not pictured: Joe Thomas. (Liberty Lake residents in bold.)

Kami Twining, 9, took The Splash along to Twin Falls, Idaho, Aug. 13 and 14, where she competed in the Idaho Junior Golf Championship, placing 8th in her division. She is the daughter of John and Kara Twining of Liberty Lake.

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EVENTS *CRAFTERS WANTED* Looking for crafters to participate in our craft fair to benefit the EVHS band. Craft fair on Dec 1st & 2nd at EVHS, 15711 E. Wellesley, Spokane Valley, WA. Space rental $55 for the weekend +$20 refundable deposit. Spaces are 10’ x 8’wide. Please no commercial vendors. Contact Ronda Alderete 509-939-7805 or evbandboosters@yahoo.com.

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HELP WANTED PART-TIME DELIVERY DRIVER Peridot Publishing LLC, the Liberty Lake company that prints The Splash and The Current, is looking for a friendly, trustworthy and organized person to work 5-12 hours per week (Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning) delivering newspapers to drop-off locations throughout Liberty Lake and Spokane Valley. Dependable vehicle and clean driving record a must. Compensation is a minimum wage base plus mileage reimbursement at federal rate of 55.5 cents per mile. To apply, e-mail cover letter noting interest and qualifications and/or resume to josh@libertylakesplash.com. No phone calls, please.

LOST & FOUND LOST KITTY Jack went missing 8/3/12 near Pavillion Park. Blue Russian male cat, grey, 1 1/2yrs, neutered & microchipped. Contact Kristi at 509-869-1540 if seen. Lost white and black toy chihuahua on 8/8. His name is Junior. Reward for safe return. Please call Julie at 999-1821.

MISC. FOR SALE Brand new Nordic Track exercise bike! Ipod compatible. $175, 926-2898. Eureka Boss Vacuum has a year’s supply of bags and all attachments, about 6 months old - $65. Call after 9 a.m., 926-9845. Recumbent exercise cycle - $50. Men’s 26”, 10-speed bicycle with extra tires - $25. Ladies 24”, 18-speed bicycle - $25. Call after 9 a.m., 926-9845.

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ATTEND COLLEGE online from home. Medical, Business, Criminal Justice, Hospitality. Job placement assistance. Computer available. Financial Aid if qualified. SCHEV certified. Call 866-483-4429, www.CenturaOnline.com.

LIBERTY LAWN & YARD Landscape maintenance and property care. Click on the Landscape Tab at vizzini.com for complete list of services offered. 509-226-1352. Music lessons- Piano, Guitar or Vocal. From Jimi Finn, professional entertainer. Learn to play by ear and music the fun way! Starting September, 509-879-0392.

NW PAINTING

AIRPORT TRANSPORTATION Clean non-smoking van, Liberty Lake area - (GEG) Spokane International Airport, $40 each way, reservations accepted, 509-270-3115, Tom’s Taxi. Business accounts welcome.

NATIONALLY ACCREDITED live online instructor Led Programs at Mildred-Elley.edu/online. Medical and non-medical transcription, physician-based billing & coding, hospital-based coding. Lifetime Job Placement Assistance, 888-502-1878.

EVENTS-FESTIVALS

ANNOUNCE your festival for only pennies. Four weeks to 2.7 million readers statewide for about $1,000. Call Josh at The Splash at 242-7752 for more details.

FINANCIAL

All phases of interior & exterior painting. Residential repaint experts. Premium warranteed paint used on all projects. Many local references. Estimates are always free, 509-622-2999.

PACIFIC LAWN MAINTENANCE Full service professional weekly / bi-weekly lawn care with rates starting at $25 weekly. Serving the Liberty Lake area for over 12 years now! Guaranteed lowest rates in town. Also offering full service lawn and tree spraying, weed control and fertilization. Free estimates and free first mow with summer contract. Pacific Lawn Maintenance, 509-218-1775.

LOCAL PRIVATE INVESTOR loans money on real estate equity. I loan on houses, raw land, commercial property and property development. Call Eric at 800-563-3005, www.fossmortgage.com.

HELP WANTED

DRIVERS -Choose your hometime from weekly, 7/ on-7/off, 14/on-7/off, full or part-time. $0.01 increase per mile after 6 months. Requires 3 months recent experience. 800-414-9569, www.driveknight.com. TIME FOR a change? Haney Truck Line is seeking topquality, professional truck drivers! Positions available now! CDL-A, hazmat, doubles required. Call now 1-888414-4467, www.GOHANEY.com.

LEGAL SERVICES

Remodeling contractor: Licensed and bonded, Peterc*152re. 27 years experience, references. Decks, patios, garages, roofing, sheetrock taping and texturing, minor plumbing. All your remodeling needs. BBB accredited approved. Call Bruce, 710-4541.

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

Ron’s Barber. Come give us a try if you like to have real Barber shop hair cut. E 18317 Appleway, just minute away from Liberty Lake, 922-4925.

50% OFF OCEANFRONT condos! 2-BR/2-BA was $700K now $399,000. Acquired from bank 1 hr Vancouver, 2hrs Seattle, 1-888-99-Marin x 5397.

REAL ESTATE

YOU’VE GOT IT “MAID” Licensed, bonded & insured. I’m honest and reliable. I take pride in what I do. I have great references & competitive rates. Call now: Gail, 509-385-1008.

WANTED Donate your old musical instruments to LETEM! We are a 501(c)(3) that distributes them to underprivileged kids in the area. To donate, visit www.letem.org, call 509-464-9467, or email letem_play@yahoo.com.

GRANDMA’S RUM CAKE I bought one of “Grandma’s Rum Cakes” at the Liberty Lake Garage sale this year. It was the best cake I’ve ever eaten. Grandma, please call so I can buy more, 991-3073.

STATEWIDE REACH 2.7 MILLION READERS: The Splash participates in a statewide classified ad program that allows classified advertisers to submit ads for publication in more than 130 community publications throughout Washington. $255 buys 1,180,746 circulation and 2,715,700 readers. For more information, contact Josh Johnson at 242-7752 or josh@libertylakesplash.com.

ADOPTION

ADOPTION: Active doctors, playful pup, love & laughter, stay home parent yearns for 1st baby. Expenses paid. Brent & Keri, 1-888-411-0530.

*AR PAINTING* Interior/exterior. Residential/commercial. Locally owned and operated. Sign up with us before September 15th and receive $150 off for every $1000 of your painting project plus free paint! Call 509-481-0654. #arpaip*881m5.

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LEGAL NOTICES IN THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SPOKANE In the Matter of the Estate of

No. 12-4-00990-4

MILDRED F. OVIATT,

PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Deceased.

RCW 11.40.030

The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative 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 nonprobate assets. Date of first publication:

August 23, 2012

/s/ Deborah F. Cross DEBORAH F. CROSS Personal Representative

Attorney for Personal Representative: Karen L. Sayre, WSBA #15548 SAYRE & SAYRE, P.S. Address for Mailing or Service: West 201 North River Drive, Suite 460 Spokane, Washington 99201-2262 (509) 325-7330

See LEGALS, page 15

Index of advertisers Delivered free to every business and residence in the greater Liberty Lake area, The Splash is possible because of its advertisers. Following are the local advertisers in this week’s Splash. Please consider them when offering your patronage. Absolutely Fabulous Lashes and More 3 AmericanWest Bank, Liberty Lake 2 Barlows Restaurant 9 Cabela’s Insert Carver Farms 3 Cathy McMorris Rodgers for Congress 7

Clark’s Tire & Automotive KidFit Spokane Lakeside Vision PLLC Liberty Lake Centennial Rotary Club Liberty Lake Family Dentistry Liberty Lake Farmers Market

3 2 3 3 3 7

Liberty Lake Liquor Liberty Lake Sewer & Water District Northern Quest Resort & Casino Pig Out In The Park Spokane County Interstate Fair Spokane Indians

5 4 5 16 2 11

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classifieds/community

LEGALS

CALENDAR

Continued from page 14

Continued from page 4

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SPOKANE In the Matter of the Estate of

No. 12-400945-9

RONALD E. THOMPSON,

PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Deceased.

RCW 11.40.030

The Co-Personal Representatives named below have been appointed as Co-Personal Representatives 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 Co-Personal Representatives or their 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 Co-Personal Representatives served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent=s probate and nonprobate assets. Date of first publication: August 9, 2012 /s/ Eugene R. Thompson EUGENE R. THOMPSON Co-Personal Representative /s/ Rick E. Thompson RICK E. THOMPSON Co-Personal Representative Attorney for Personal Representative: Karen L. Sayre, WSBA #15548 SAYRE & SAYRE, P.S. Address for Mailing or Service: West 201 North River Drive, Suite 460 Spokane, Washington 99201-2262 (509) 325-7330 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SPOKANE In the Matter of the Estate of

No. 12-400991-2

NEIL T. WILLIAMS,

PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Deceased.

RCW 11.40.030

August 23, 2012

/s/ Susan L. Norton SUSAN L. NORTON Personal Representative

Why use Splash Classifieds? Buy and sell with your neighbors in a local marketplace Lots of free options (Anything for sale

under $250 is free, plus categories like Bulletin Board, Lost & Found and Wanted)

Saturate Greater Liberty Lake in 6,000 copies, reaching more than 12,000 readers (industry studies show more than two readers per copy of a newspaper)

Options galore — stand out with inexpensive options for color highlighting, borders, bold headers, and capitalized lead-ins

districts. For more: www.spokanevalleytech.org or 228-5405

Aug. 30 | Camping World grand opening and ribbon cutting 10 a.m., 19651 E. Cataldo

Ave.

Sept. 14 | Washington Health Insurance Exchange presentation 11:30 a.m. network-

ing, noon program, Mirabeau Park Hotel, 1100 N. Sullivan Road, Spokane Valley. Washington State Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler will speak on the “Washington Health Insurance Exchange: How it will work and implications for your business,” as part of the regular monthly meeting of the Greater Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce. Tickets are $35 and open to the public. For more info or to register: www.spokanevalleychamber.org

Recurring Central Valley School Board 6:30 p.m. on

the second and fourth Mondays of each month, CVSD administration building, 19307 E. Cataldo, Spokane Valley

HEALTH & RECREATION

Liberty Lake Municipal Library Board 6:30

Sept. 16 | RIM Ride Various times depending upon distance starting from the Meadowwood Technology Campus, 2100 N. Molter Road. Distances include 5, 15, 25, 50 and 100 mile routes. Online registration deadline is Sept. 1, cost is $15-$45 depending on distance. For more: www.rotaryinmotion.com

p.m. the first Thursday of each month, 23123 E. Mission Ave.

Recurring

Liberty Lake City Council 7 p.m. on the first and third Tuesdays of each month, City Hall, 22710 E. Country Vista Drive

A special meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 30 in addition to the regularly scheduled Sept. 6 meeting.

Liberty Lake Planning Commission 4 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month, City Hall, 22710 E. Country Vista Drive

Liberty Lake SCOPE 6:30 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each month, City Hall, 22710 E. Country Vista Drive

Liberty Lake Sewer and Water District Board 7 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month, 22510 E. Mission Ave.

Liberty Lake Community Tennis Association Clinics 6:30 p.m. Mondays

and Thursdays; ladies day clinics at 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays; kids 12 and under, 9 a.m. Saturdays, through August at Rocky Hill Park, Mission Avenue and Winrock Street. For more: 255-9293

Liberty Lake Running Club 6 p.m. Thurs-

days, 3-mile run followed by cocktails, Palenque Mexican Restaurant, 1102 N. Liberty Lake Road. For more: 927-9372 or kathyawhybrew@ msn.com

Submit items for consideration on the calendar of events to calendar@libertylakesplash.com.

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Pig Out in the Park 33rd Annual • August 29 – September 3, 2012

The Directory delivers… • Impressive results • Relevant information • Community connection

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54 Food Booths > 225 Menu Items >

With around 6,000 free copies delivered annually to every address in Liberty Lake, the Directory is where people in Liberty Lake go to for their business needs and community information. Options are available for all budgets, from text listings (starting as low as $44) to premium placement opportunities.

Nothing over a measley $9.25

3 Adult Beverage Gardens 100 Free Concerts > 4 stages Headline Performers include

“I have renewed my ad with the Directory for years because it works! We track how our new patients hear about us and have determined it is a great investment. The Directory is professionally done and our community uses it.” — Dr. Tim Casey, DDS Casey Family Dental

The Yardbirds > September 1

Wednesday > Steven King Thursday > Peter Rivera, Hot Club of Spokane, JC Brooks Friday > The Verve Pipe, Eilen Jewell, Nude Pop Saturday > Too Slim & the Taildraggers, The Yardbirds Sunday > Civilized Animal, Fishbone, Jr Cadillac Monday > Trailer Park Girls, Northwest Jazz Band This year, Pig Out in the Park would like to help the Second Harvest Food Bank. Help us help the less fortunate of our community. Watch for the cash contribution cans at every Pig Out food booth. Thank you very much!

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The City of Spokane Event Pet Ordinance SMC 10.03.110 prohibits dogs and other pets at many major Riverfront Park events. Pig Out in the Park is one of those events. Please leave your pets at home. Thank you!

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For a complete list of bands and food booths:

509.921.5579 spokanepigout.com

Too Slim and the Taildraggers featuring the Underworld Horns

> September 1

Sponsored in part by: Numerica Credit Union, The Spokesman Review, Inland Northwest Bank, CenturyLink, Budweiser, Northern Lights Brewing, Grant County Tourism, A to Z Rental, Comcast, Ryder Truck and Design Spike, Inc. Organized by the Six Bridges Arts Association.

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AugusT 31 (509) 242-7752

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