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Lean and green Accra-Fab president likes his company’s position By Josh Johnson Splash Staff Writer

Greg Konkol describes it as “one of those defining moments in life that you never forget.” It was 1999. He was sitting in a lawyer’s office, high up in a downtown Spokane building, brainstorming the future of Accra-Fab Inc. with its president, Don Hemmer, the board chairman and a couple of attorneys. The company, owned by its employees at the time, was seeing its working capital threatened as older employees retired and cashed out of the business. Konkol was a member of the board that decided the future health of the company relied on selling the business, but the offers coming in weren’t satisfying. “Not being happy about it, the chairman of the board looked over at my partner, Don, and I and said, ‘Well you two fellas are young, smart, ambitious fellas, why don’t you buy the company?’” Konkol recalled. “So we looked at one another and said, ‘Well, I guess we can.’ “And I’ll never forget it, the chairman stood up, closed his briefcase and said to the attorneys, ‘Boys, we better get out of here. These guys have some work to do.’” Konkol and Hemmer put together a plan and purchased Accra-Fab in September 1999. Konkol remained on the board but was employed elsewhere, but eventually became more interested in dedicating his work to Accra-Fab. “About two years ago, my partner and I reversed roles,” Konkol said. “I used to be the nonparticipating partner and he ran day-to-day operations. Now he’s the nonparticipating partner and is doing some other things now, and I’m running day-today operations.”

greg konkol Age 46

Birthplace Orofino, Idaho

Education Graduated from West Valley High School and rowed on the crew team at University of Washington

Family Wife, Judy, and twin 12-year-old girls

Hobbies Spending time with family, camping, fishing, hiking, motorcycling and snow skiing

Currently reading “The Spirit of Leadership” by former Gonzaga University President Robert J. Spitzer

Liberty Lake lunch Palenque Mexican Restaurant

Dinner date with the wife Black Angus

Under his leadership, Accra-Fab has reworked its mission and guiding principles and caught some attention by making some environmentally (and economically) friendly adjustments to its Liberty Lake facility. The Splash recently visited with Konkol in a modernly furnished AccraFab conference room to learn more about the company and its hands-on owner. You have a beautiful building in a prominent location in Liberty Lake, but it’s easy to drive by and not know what your business is all about. What’s the elevator speech on Accra-Fab?

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About The Liberty Lake Splash 2310 N. Molter Road, Suite 305 Liberty Lake, WA 99019 Phone: 242-7752; Fax: 927-2190 www.libertylakesplash.com The Splash is published weekly on Thursdays and is distributed free of charge to every business and residence in the greater Liberty Lake area. Additional copies are located at more than 100 drop-off locations in Liberty Lake and Otis Orchards.

Calendar of events COMMUNITY Sept. 7-16 | Annual Best Foot Forward Career Clothing Drive Liberty Lake Safeway,

1233 N Liberty Lake Road. Dress clothes and accessories are being collected to benefit men and women who may need a professional wardrobe for a job search or position or for a special occasion. The program is operated by Spokane Valley Partners, and volunteers are also needed. For more: Sharon Jayne, 255-6758

Sept. 9 | Bailey's Brigade Car Show 8 a.m.

to 2 p.m., Allsport Polaris and Honda, 19505 E. Broadway. The car show will benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation. Registration for cars is from 8 to 10 a.m., and awards will be announced at 1:15 p.m. Music, food, raffle prizes and a Wheel of Fun and Fortune. Basic registration is $15. For more: www.baileysbrigade.com

Sept. 15 | Day of Service project 8:30 a.m.,

Liberty Lake Regional Park, 3707 S. Zephyr Road. All are invited to help paint, clean and trim in this service project organized by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. For more: Dave Crump, 720-6274

Sept. 18 | Itron Energetic Speakers Toastmasters open house 11:45 a.m., Itron , room MP13, 2111 N. Molter Road. Special open house event introduces guests to Toastmasters. For more: toastmasters@itron.com

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Sept. 21 | Princess for a Night 6:30 p.m., Liberty Lake Municipal Library, 23123 E. Mission Ave. Girls and their moms are invited to the library in their fanciest princess gowns for a night of treats, crafts, games, dancing and photos to support the Friends of the Liberty Lake Municipal Library. Ages 2 and older. $5 tickets may be purchased at library. For more: 232-2510

Recurring Friends of the Liberty Lake Municipal Library 6 p.m., the last Tuesday of every month,

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Kiwanis Club of Liberty Lake 6:45 a.m.

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

Liberty Lake Centennial Rotary Club Noon Thursdays, Meadowwood Technology Campus Liberty Room, 2100 N. Molter Road Liberty Lake Farmers Market 9 a.m. to 1

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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

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Liberty Lake Municipal Library 23123 E. Mission Ave. 10:15 a.m. Fridays, baby lapsit story time; 11 a.m. Friday, toddler/preschool story time and songs; 1 p.m. Fridays, story time and crafts for preschoolers; 10:30 a.m. Saturdays, Knitting Club; 10:30 a.m. Saturdays, computer classes; 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, toddler/ preschool story time. For more: 232-2510

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Listed story times resume the week of Sept. 10 A special Story Time Plus Math and Science group resumes Sept. 27. Registration required. Saturday crafts resume Oct. 6.

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Wednesdays at Liberty Lake City Hall, 22710 E. Country Vista Drive, and 11 a.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at Talon Hills Senior Complex, 24950 E. Hawkstone Loop. Seniors age 60 and older invited; recommended donation $3.50.

CIVIC & BUSINESS Sept. 7 | Quiznos Rotary In Motion benefit All day at Liberty Lake Quiznos, 1235 N. Liberty Lake Road. Quiznos is donating 50 percent of all sales to the Liberty Lake Centennial Rotary in support of the Sept. 16 RIM bicycle ride (www. rotaryinmotion.com) in Liberty Lake

Sept. 9 | Dollars For Darcy Fundraiser 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Liberty Lake Village beach (follow

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Liberty Lake Sewer and Water District Board 4 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month, 22510 E. Mission Ave.

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Central Valley School District Superintendent Ben Small gives a television interview following groundbreaking festivities for Spokane Valley Tech.

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A campus designed to bolster the symbiotic partnership between business and education in Spokane Valley broke ground Aug. 29 — and it brought together dozens of representatives from both of those communities to celebrate. Dignitaries from four partnering school districts — Central Valley, West Valley, East Valley and Freeman — showed off plans for Spokane Valley Tech, a new school focused on preparing students for careers and college with a focus on relevant, industry-specific training. The school is already holding offsite classes this semester which will transition into the new facility when it is ready in January. Spokane Valley Tech will occupy the majority — about 35,000 square feet — of a Rite Aid building being revitalized at the corner of Sprague and University in Spokane Valley. The remaining 20,000 square feet is currently leased by WVSD for its Contract Based Education program, but the rest of the building is in shell condition. Blew’s Construction Inc. of Spokane Valley was recently awarded the $1.6 million contract to convert the building based upon plans worked out by Architects West of Coeur d’Alene. The four classes offered for fall 2012 are aerospace and advanced manufacturing,

sports medicine, fire science and cosmetology. In September 2013, two additional programs will be added — biomedical innovation and engineering design and development. Many Spokane Valley Tech courses fit into a regional emphasis on STEM curriculum — science, technology, engineering and math — while working to build purposeful links with the business community. Greater Spokane Inc. President and CEO Rich Hadley addressed the latter while addressing the crowd at the groundbreaking ceremony, emphasizing a current “unique opportunity” that Spokane Valley Tech is already anticipating. “We have three companies looking at Spokane County right now to look at whether this is the place to do an expansion of their aerospace business,” Greater Spokane Inc. President and CEO Rich Hadley said while addressing the crowd at the groundbreaking ceremony. “And we need these students to be effective in their classes and be involved and connected with the business community.”

After-school slots available The classes in sports medicine and aerospace and advanced manufacturing are currently enrolling high school students. These new credit classes begin in September and are offered after school at West Valley High School until the opening of Spokane Valley Tech in January 2013. Interested students may enroll through their high school counseling office, and classes are starting immediately. A Spokane Valley Tech news release said

See SV TECH, page 15

1978-2012 Born to Dean and Darlene Oakes in Torrance, Calif., on Feb. 16, 1978, Andy passed away in Spokane County on Aug. 25, 2012, as the result of a construction accident. Soon after birth in 1978, Andy began a road trip and adventure that lasted his whole life. Andy spent most of his early childhood time in the front of a Koffler driftboat on the Rogue and McKenzie Rivers of Oregon. Andy's first nickname was Whitewater Andy. He loved the rapids, the more “rapidy,” the louder the laughing and yelling. Andy would never lose his love of the big water and the open sea. Those who knew him knew his laugh, an affirmation of his energetic love of life. Andy had many unique gifts; kids and animals of all kinds approached him unafraid and with a smile hoping for a hug or a pet from the time he was little. Andy was a hard worker, a journeyman union ironworker and certified welder on the East Coast, a long line fisherman in Alaska, and worked concrete and as a framer in the Spokane area. Andy enjoyed the camaraderie he shared with his fellow workers and was happiest at work. Andy has two children, Holly Jayne and Hunter Dean, the lights of his life. His goal in life was to love and provide for them as their father. Andy is also survived by his grandparents; parents; brother, Todd and his wife, Sharon, and their children Cali and Chad; brother, Reggie and his wife, Marya, and their children Summer, Eugene and Conrad; and many aunts, uncles, cousins and extended family from Boston to Maui. If Andy were here today, he would thank all of you who selflessly helped him and saw him as the real person he was. Andy left with no pain, a sober Christian with hope in his heart. A good man who knew that a good person simply does the right thing, we will miss him, his crushing hugs and rowdy laugh. We love you, Andy, forever. A memorial service will be held Sept. 7, 2012, at 6:30 p.m. at Eastpoint Church, 15303 E. Sprague, Spokane Valley. In lieu of flowers, a donation to his children's education can be made care of the Andrew M. Oakes Memorial Fund at any STCU location. Arrangements by Community Cremation Service of Spokane Valley.

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Fuller buses, weekend service resulted from last year’s changes

STA service on the 174 “Liberty Lake Express” has seen boardings increase to 29.19 per revenue hour as compared to 20.65 in similar routes a year ago, an increase of 41 percent.

By Craig Howard Splash Contributor

It’s a sunny Friday afternoon in Liberty Lake, and for Brenda Mitchell of Post Falls, the work week has concluded with a leisurely excursion on a public bus. Mitchell and other passengers have been whisked eastward on Interstate 90 courtesy of the Spokane Transit Authority on a route known as 174. The journey from the bus plaza in downtown Spokane to the Liberty Lake Park and Ride on the corner of Mission Avenue and Meadowwood Lane typically takes a little over a half hour — even with one stop in Spokane Valley. “It’s convenient,” said Mitchell, who has been taking the bus to work since 1999. “You avoid the traffic and save money on gas.” Like many downtown workers who utilize public transportation, Mitchell avoids the hefty price of parking by hopping on a bus. A monthly STA pass runs $45 for adults, while it is not uncommon to see urban parking fees eclipse $100 over the same timeframe. While most who exit the bus on this late summer day are all smiles, things were not quite as rosy a year ago when STA prepared to implement changes that would eliminate direct downtown service to and from Liberty Lake. In 2011, STA cut service across Spokane County by 7 percent as the result of a significant drop in sales tax revenue — a source that accounts for two-thirds of STA’s budget. The recession-related decline resulted in a 3-percent service reduction in 2010. In Liberty Lake, the 2011 downsizing would include the consolidation of route 72 with 74 into what is now known as the 174. The Liberty Lake Express would also include an intermission — a stopover at the bustling Mirabeau Park and Ride in Spokane Valley, roughly halfway between downtown and Liberty Lake. Karl Otterstram, STA director of planning, recalls the backlash of Liberty Lake bus patrons at a series of community meetings leading up to the cutbacks. One gathering held at Spokane City Hall especially for downtown employees from Liberty Lake and the surrounding area drew around 50 people. “They were very concerned,” Otterstram said. Otterstram recalled that part of the negative feedback had to do with the uncertainty over how the new configuration would af-

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fect the daily commute for those who had relied on the bus for years. “People had their seating arrangements,” he said. “That was their routine.” The good news was that weekend bus service — previously nonexistent in Liberty Lake — would be added to the revised schedule. The 98, traveling primarily along Sprague Avenue between Liberty Lake and the Valley Transit Center on University Road in Spokane Valley — would run Saturday and Sunday as well as weekdays. The changes in Liberty Lake officially went into effect on Sept. 18 of last year. One plus apparent right away was the added frequency. During peak commute times, buses now left an average of every 15 minutes instead of every half hour. “We added more efficiencies,” said E. Susan Meyer, STA CEO. “If you missed a bus, another one would be there soon.” Curtis Denmark stopped taking the bus a few years ago when service from Liberty Lake to downtown became too staggered to make the trip from his home in Newman Lake worthwhile. If he showed up just a few minutes late for a bus, the wait could be a hassle. “It just didn’t fit with my schedule,” he said. Now, with improved departure times — including half-a-dozen buses leaving Liberty Lake between 6:45 and 7:22 in the morning — Curtis is back on board. Like others, he characterizes the detour in Spokane Valley as little more than a slight inconvenience. An average stop is around four or five minutes. Meyer, a Liberty Lake resident, points out that the 72 had been underutilized for a number of years. The cut in service last year saved STA an estimated $3.5 million and reduced routes from 38 to 33. Despite the retrenchment, overall STA productivity (calculated by bus boardings per revenue hour) is up from 28.60 in 2011 to 30.61 this year. “Liberty Lake and Cheney were the big winners in all this,” Meyer said. “I think it’s a better system than it was before.” With the added efficiency, route 174 checks in at 29.19 boardings per revenue

hour compared to 20.65 on last year’s schedule, an increase of 41 percent. One downside, according to commuters like Mitchell, is the dropoff in frequency during non-peak times. Between 9:37 a.m. and 4:07 p.m., only five buses leave Liberty Lake for downtown on the 174 shuttle. “In the middle of the day, that can be problematic,” Mitchell said. When it comes to the 98, Otterstram points out that the refurbished route now means service approximately every quarter mile between Barker and Harvard where there was nothing before. While Liberty Lake ridership comprises less than 10 percent on average, the 98 now canvasses an area north of Interstate 90 on Mission Avenue that includes the emerging River District. “You’ll see people in that area catch the 98 to the (Liberty Lake) Park and Ride, then take the 174 to Spokane,” Otterstram said. As for the status of another debated transportation topic that could impact Liberty Lake, STA officials are not writing off the possibility of light rail at some point in the future. The downtown to Liberty Lake corridor is one of half-a-dozen focus subjects in the agency’s long-term development strategy called “Moving Forward.” “Light rail is still in the conversation, along with bus rapid transit,” said Molly Myers, STA communications manager. Myers, Otterstram and Meyer were in Liberty Lake last month to talk about the future of regional transportation at the regularly scheduled City Council meeting. Meyer brought up the possibility of locating a Park and Ride in another section of town, possibly the north side, although no timetable has been set. The discussion on Aug. 21 included the results of an ad-hoc survey by Mayor Pro Tem Odin Langford which determined that 43 percent of vehicle license plates at the transit station on a recent day were from Idaho. Hearkening back to the days before the STA transition last year, Mayor Steve Peterson applauded STA for being attentive to concerns that emerged from Liberty Lake. He added that the agency and transporta-

Building community on the bus By Craig Howard

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Terry Portinga was not in a hurry last week. The fact that a Spokane Transit Authority bus left the downtown area at 4:57 in the afternoon and arrived in Liberty Lake at 5:27 was of little significance. The sun was out, it was Friday and Portinga was enthused about exploring the Centennial Trail. “I don’t have a car,” Portinga said. “I just like to get out of downtown. There’s a lot of nice scenery in this area.” Portinga moved to Spokane from Portland, Ore., recently “to get back to the snow.” Before Oregon, he lived in the wintry clime of Minnesota, where rural buses ran regularly. While public transportation in his new home may not surpass the Metropolitan Area Express, Portland’s world-class light rail network, Portinga says STA service rates well above average. “I think the bus system here is really good,” he said. “It’s convenient, and the drivers are very helpful.” In addition to saving him money on gas, car maintenance and parking, Portinga said taking the bus is about moving outside a comfort zone. “We’re so isolated as a society,” he said. “When you’re on the bus, you’re part of a community.” While some commuters still hide behind laptops or iPods, there is plenty of conversation on most buses, Portinga said. The result is something like a farmers market on wheels — without the produce. “There is such variety on a bus — all different economic classes,” Portinga said. “You can really learn about people.” tion in general will be included in a citysponsored community survey to be distributed sometime this fall. “STA is a vital part of our community,” said Peterson, a leading advocate for a city center project that would add 40 parking spaces to the transit station. “I think it will be important to continue talking about how we can work together in the best interests of the citizens and the community.”

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The team at Camping World of Spokane is joined by Liberty Lake Mayor Steve Peterson and other local business and civic leaders at a ribbon cutting Aug. 30 at the RV and outdoor supplies dealer’s new location at 19651 E. Cataldo Ave. The Liberty Lake store is the national chain’s first in the Spokane area.

Liberty Lake resident Sharalee Radford was recently named manager at Quiznos, 1235 N. Liberty Lake Road. radford Radford has previous management experience with Kentucky Fried Chicken, Guardian Angel Homes, Blockbuster and GameStop.

Family Home Care sells portion of business The Spokane Journal of Business

reported last week that Family Home Care, 22820 E. Appleway Ave., is selling its housecalls practice, Medicarecertified home health and hospice lines to Atlanta-based Gentiva Health Services Inc. Family Home Care will continue to provide in-home health care services with a staff of about 200, while most of the rest of the company’s 500-person workforce likely becoming Gentiva employees, the Journal reported. In Biz features Liberty Lake-connected business items. Contact The Splash with business news at editor@libertylakesplash.com.

Scoreboard 7 p.m. CV Volleyball at Mead

COMMUNITY GOLF 8/28 Liberty Lake Women's 18-Hole Golf Club Winners of Second Round of Club Championship Championship Flight: Rose Jones, Joyce Skidmore Flight A: Chrissie Tamura, Margie Tibbits Flight B: Noreen Sale, Carolyn Fairbanks 8/29 Trailhead Ladies 9 Hole Golf Club Flight A: gross, CC Marshall, 45; net, Ethel Schnider, 32 Flight B: gross, Bobbie Larsen, 54; net, Sue Schneidmiller, 36 Flight C: gross, Penny Jones, 69 Lowest No. of Putts — A: CC Marshall, 15; B: Sue Schneidmiller, 16; C: Penny Jones, 17

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SEPTEMBER 7 7 p.m. CV Football vs. Rogers SEPTEMBER 8 8 a.m. CV Girls Cross Country at Audubon Park 10 a.m. CV Volleyball at Freeman Invite 11 a.m. CV Soccer vs. East Valley SEPTEMBER 10 4 p.m. CV Soccer vs. Lake City SEPTEMBER 11 7 p.m. CV Volleyball vs. Shadle Park SEPTEMBER 12 4 p.m. CV Boys and Girls Cross Country vs. Mt. Spokane, Rogers at Seimers Farm - Greenbluff SEPTEMBER 13 4 p.m. CV Softball at East Valley 7 p.m. CV Volleyball at Mt. Spokane 4 p.m. CV Soccer at Mt. Spokane

Shootout champs The Honey Badgers — from left, Lacie Hull, Kalle Crouch, Courtney Carolan and Lexie Hull — were recently crowned champions in the seventh and eighth grade division of the Coeur D' Alene Shootout. The Hull sisters live in Liberty Lake. Submitted photo

Students qualify as Junior Olympians Liberty Lake resident Hunter Wardian, left, and Hayden Wolrehammer display The Splash at the 2012 U.S. Junior Olympics July 23 in Baltimore, Md. The pair were among three Central Valley High School students who qualified for the games, including Katie Wardsworth. Submitted photo

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By Karolyn Kosanke Liberty Lake Historical Society

As early as 1852, the U.S. government proposed an overland route to the Pacific Ocean for pioneers to settle the area, thus eliminating claims by France, England and Russia over disputed Washington territories. Isaac I. Stevens, the first appointed governor of Washington territory and a West Point graduate, was ordered to survey a route suitable for both wagons and railroad from the Missouri River to the Columbia River. Meanwhile, John Mullan was born in Norfolk, Va., on July 31, 1830. As a young man of 16 years, he showed his determination by walking into President James K. Polk’s office requesting an appointment to West Point. He was selected to West Point Military Academy, graduating in 1852, 15th in his class with the rank of 2nd lieutenant as a topographical engineer. Shortly after graduation, he was selected to command the Isaac Stevens party to build an overland route to the Pacific Ocean. During the winter of 1853-54, Mullan marked the first wagon route from Fort Benton, Mont., by way of Coeur d’Alene Lake, to Fort Walla Walla, Wash. The route would later become known as the Mullan Road. Mullan surveyed nearly 1,000 miles and crossed the Continental Divide six times from October to January, proving that wagon travel west from Fort Benton was feasible. Several Indian guides assisted Lt. Mullan, including Gabriel Prudhomme (who had led Father DeSmet over the Rocky Mountains), Aeneas (an Iroquois among the Flatheads and familiar with the Coeur d’Alene Pass) and Bassile (a Coeur d’Alene) who guided Mullan along the Coeur d’Alene route from the west. By Sept. 17, 1858, Colonel George Wright signed a preliminary peace treaty with the Coeur d’Alene Indians, ensuring Mullan’s safe travel through their lands. The following March, Governor Stevens went before the War Department and the military committee of Congress and received $100,000 to fund the construction of the military road. Mullan left The Dalles, Oregon Territory, on May 15, 1859, with 100 men of the US Army’s 3rd artillery and 90 civilians. Enlisted Army men who worked on the road received extra pay. Mullan’s team included Indian guides, an interpreter, an artist topographer, a topographical engineer, civil engineers, a meteorologist and an astronomer. A sextant was used for determining astronomical positions, an odometer for measuring distances, a barometer for estimating altitudes and spirit levels for determining precise altitudes along various routes.

The logistics support for the construction of the road was an enormous challenge. Mullan’s recommendation for 10 men for 50 days included 625 pounds of flour, 50 pounds of coffee, 75 pounds of sugar, two bushels of beans, one bushel of salt, 625 pounds of side bacon, two gallons of vinegar, 20 pounds of dried apples and yeast powder. The party hunted bear, deer, wild turkey, pronghorns, rattlesnakes, moose, elk, beavers and bighorn sheep, and there was an abundance of delicious salmon, trout, steelhead, whitefish and sturgeon. A civilian employee, John Strachan, wrote that during construction, the party had 45 wagons, four yoke of cattle to each wagon, 50 pack mules and a great number of beef cattle. His topographers scouted new routes while engineers graded, bridged, side hilled and corduroyed portions of the new road. Mullan’s men worked hard, and he hoped that their identity with the road and their desire to reach the Missouri would be incentive to continue before winter set in. But the forests were thick with thousands of trees knocked down by age and storms, and the horses, compelled to leap, put the riders in danger. Two of the more dangerous rivers to cross were the Coeur d’Alene (39 times) and the St. Francis Borgia (32 times). From the Coeur d’Alene Mission (Cataldo Mission) to Sohon’s Pass, the road crossed the south fork of the Coeur d’Alene River 28 times. Although the Coeur d’Alene route was more direct, Mullan underestimated both the amount and type of work on this section of the road. Despite the many hardships, such as severe winters, dangerous cold rivers and frostbite, he became even more determined. He revised the route to avoid flooding at the north end of Coeur d’Alene Lake and built a 30-mile stretch of road from the lake to the Coeur d‘Alene Mission. In 1860, he reported 20 cases of scurvy, but once the team got to the Pend Oreille Mission and received fresh vegetables, the problem was alleviated. On July 4, 1861, Mullan gave his party a holiday, issuing extra molasses, ham, whiskey, flour and pickles for an Independence Day dinner. His camp was near the top of what is now known as Fourth of July Pass on I-90. During the celebration, Mullan made an inscription — “M.R. July 4, 1861” on a large white pine tree known today as the Mullan tree. The road was officially completed in the summer of 1862 and used for two years with approximately 20,000 settlers traveling on it. Unfortunately, troops and funds were needed for the Civil War and without federal money, it fell into disarray. In 1877, General William T. Sherman

This historic map shows the section of the Mullan Trail as it heads past Lake Grier, the name for Liberty Lake at that time. The other lake shown on the map is Saltese Lake, which was drained around 1900. Image courtesy of the Liberty Lake Historical Society

Genesis of Liberty Lake A series from the Liberty Lake Historical Society, appearing in the first Splash issue of each month in 2012.

January: Geology of Liberty Lake February: Coeur d’Alene Tribe March: 150 years of Gathering, Recreation and Music April: Indian Wars, Part I May: Indian Wars, Part II June: Chief Seltice July: Tecomtee August: Peter Wildshoe September: Mullan Trail October: Homestead Act November: Spokane Bridge Crossing December: Stephen Liberty and General Phillip H. Sheridan traveled the Mullan Road during an inspection of military posts in the Northwest. They found dense and fallen timbers and made repairs as they traveled the 120-mile mountain section from Montana to Coeur d’Alene. The road was traveled by settlers, the Hudson Bay Company and prospectors. Once the Utah, Northern and the Northern Pacific railroads were completed, use of the military road greatly diminished, and it did not return as a major commercial transportation force again until automobile and truck traffic started traveling over improved highway systems. However, the route has always been a major transportation route for residents and towns along western Montana, north Idaho and eastern Washington. Captain Mullan resigned his army commission after the road was completed and married Rebecca Williamson in Baltimore in 1863. He opened a successful law practice at San Francisco, moved to Washington, D.C., in 1878 and died on Dec. 28, 1909, in that city. Mullan was a great visionary, engineer, builder and explorer. He hoped that one day his road would bring prosperity to the Pa-

DID YOU KNOW? • In 1962 during a heavy windstorm, the top of the Mullan Tree blew off, leaving only a stump. The remaining portion can be seen at the Museum of North Idaho in Coeur d’Alene. The American Society of Civil Engineers placed a plaque at the top of Fourth Of July Pass in Idaho in 1978 near where the Mullan Tree once stood, recognizing Mullan’s contribution to the settling of the Pacific Northwest. Traveling east on I-90 at Idaho exit 28, there is a Mullan Monument where visitors can walk a 200-yard portion of the original Mullan Trail. • The Camel Express operated from Walla Walla to Virginia City over the Mullan Trail. Purchased in Asia for $1,200, these camels were known as “ships of the desert” because they slowly, ploddingly and faithfully hauled mail and provisions to remote mining camps. The camels’ advantage over horses was that they could carry larger loads on steeper terrain for longer distances without food or water, although when they did eat they ate considerably more than a horse. Unfortunately, the horses and mules were afraid of them, causing stampedes and runaways. Idaho’s Stampede Lake north of Sandpoint is named for one such encounter. cific Northwest. He reflected on his achievement stating, “Night after night I have laid out in the unbeaten forest, or in the pathless prairies with no bed but a few pine needles, with no pillow but my saddle, and in my imagination heard the whistle of the engine, the whirr of the machinery, the paddle of the steamboat wheels, as they plowed the waters of the sound. In my enthusiasm, I saw the country thickly populated, thousands pouring over the borders to make homes in this far western land.” Karolyn Kosanke is a board member of the Liberty Lake Historical Society. She grew up at Liberty Lake and moved back "home" with husband, Richard, in 2008.

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Council brushes up on to-do list for fall Budgets and ball fields among upcoming considerations By Josh Johnson Splash Staff Writer

On the last night of summer vacation for area students, the Liberty Lake City Council took a final deep breath before its busy budget season with an unusually brief meeting Tuesday that felt a bit like reviewing a back-to-school syllabus. The 37-minute session featured director updates and status reports, many of them looking ahead to business the Council will be transacting this fall. Finance Director RJ Stevenson outlined the 2013 budget process for the Council, which will include an initial presentation at the Sept. 18 meeting of current and expected 2012 balances by line item as well as preliminary budget estimates for 2013. In advance of that meeting, Stevenson and City Administrator Katy Allen will be reviewing departmental budgets being submitted this week, according to Stevenson’s written report. Mayor Steve Peterson will present his 2013 budget to the Council Oct. 16. Whether transforming a vacant lot next to Liberty Lake Elementary School factors into that budget remains to be seen, but Allen updated the Council on discussions between the city and Central Valley School District, which owns the site, that would enable it to be improved into ballfields and other recreational uses. CVSD does not have near-term plans to develop the lot, once planned to house a new middle school, but Liberty Lake residents and leaders have long sought to improve and maintain the site for recreational purposes until the school district is ready to develop it. “Hopefully, I’d like to see something back to Council in a contract form by October,” Allen said. “Quite frankly, then we could consider it part of our

budget. And then if we want to see fields in 2013, 14, some time in there, we’ll be all ready to do that.” Allen also said the city should have an estimate — “and hopefully a bid” — by the end of September to construct the longplanned new library entryway by the end of 2012. She also told the Council to expect to soon be considering an ordinance that would ban smoking and tobacco usage in all city parks. In other business: • City Parks and Open Space Superintendent Jennifer Camp said the 27 goats the city has rented to mow down a weedy hillside overlooking the arboretum are making good time and drawing lots of visitors and positive comments. She added the electric netting originally planned to be used by Green Goat Rental didn’t work properly, so cattle panels are being used instead to keep the goats dialed in on the targeted weeds. • Stevenson reported that sales tax revenues through August were on pace with the 2012 budget, while utility tax and building permit revenue forecasts were being revised up after coming in at a pace ahead of schedule. Building permits are coming in at such a clip, in fact, that the Council approved an agreement to pay the city of Cheney $55 an hour for the services of one of that city’s building permit specialists on an asneeded basis of up to 24 hours per week. • The Council approved an already budgeted purchase of a $14,995 T-600 Victory Vacuum Sweeper to clean roads and parking lots in the city. The sweeper is a trailer that pulls behind city vehicles. Allen said the city normally contracts this cleaning out twice a year at a cost of about $5,000 annually. • The Council approved Lu Embrey as the newest member of the Liberty Lake Municipal Library Board of Trustees. • The next meeting of the Liberty Lake City Council is 7 p.m. Sept. 18 at Liberty Lake City Hall, 22710 E. Country Vista Drive.

Police Report The following incidents, arrests, calls for service and citations were reported by the Liberty Lake Police Department Aug. 27 to Sept. 3.

Incidents and arrests Police Records Clerk Bobbi Anderson provided case information this week. Highlights from submitted information include: • Malicious mischief — LLPD responded to a home and vehicles being egged at the 23300 block of East Boone Avenue. • Commercial alarm — LLPD responded to a commercial alarm at the 19600 block of East Cataldo. Officers secured an open door and checked the premises, but found no signs of forced entry. • Noise complaint — An officer responding to a noise complaint at the 22800 block of East Country Vista Drive contacted a group of teenagers, who returned inside an apartment as requested. • Dispute — LLPD intervened in a neighborhood dispute over balls not being returned after children hit them into a neighbor’s yard. The neighbor brought a ball into the police station, and it was returned to the owner. • Escape arrest — LLPD arrested a 20-year-old Spokane Valley man Aug. 30 on a warrant

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for escape from community custody. • Another warrant arrest — LLPD arrested a 45-year-old Portland, Ore., man Sept. 2 who was wanted in Oregon for violation of a court order. He was booked into the Spokane County Jail to await extradition. • Property theft — LLPD responded over the weekend to a report that the Liberty Lake Golf Course Pepsi machine’s locking mechanism had been drilled into, and bills and coins were removed. • Vehicle prowls — A pair of unlocked vehicles were the target of prowlers on Legacy Ridge. In the first, $500 of possessions was removed from a duffle bag. Cash left in the ash tray was removed from the second vehicle. • Suspended licenses — LLPD officers made 13 arrests for driving with a suspended license during the reporting period, including: - 6 p.m. Aug. 28 at Mission and Molter - 1:30 p.m. Aug. 29 at Liberty Lake Road and Settler - 11:30 a.m. Aug. 30 at Appleway and Meadowwood Lane - 12:30 p.m. Aug. 30 at Mission and Molter - 1:20 p.m. Aug. 30 at Liberty Lake Road and Appleway - 2:25 p.m. Aug. 30 at Appleway and Spokane Bridge Road

- 3:45 p.m. Aug. 30 on Appleway - 7:45 p.m. Aug. 30 at Interstate 90 and Evergreen - 8:30 p.m. Aug. 30 at Molter and Sprague - 2 p.m. Aug. 31 at Cataldo and Barker - 2 p.m. Aug. 31 at Appleway and Meadowwood Lane - 8 p.m. Aug. 31 at Liberty Lake Road and Appleway - 9:40 p.m. Aug. 31 at Harvard and Mission

Calls for service Agency assist 1 Alarm 2 Child abuse or neglect 1 Citizen dispute 3 Fugitive 2 Harassment 1 Juvenile problem 1 Lost or found property 1 Malicious mischief 1 Suspicious person/circumstance 2 Theft, property 1 Traffic accident 3 Traffic offense 14 Vehicle prowl 3 Welfare check 4

Citations Licenses and plates required 1 DWLS 13 Liability insurance 6 No stop lights or turn signal 1 Fail to drive on right of road 1 Fail to stop/yield at intersection 1 Speeding 5 Use of cell phone 2

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OPINION/PROFILES

Letters to the Editor City should fund infrastructure

Developer let off hook Another summer is ending with city with Council action

administration pleased over the success of the diverse free entertainment events. As I suspect they will argue these events are covered by whatever benefactor revenue sources, I still believe that city tax revenues subsidize associated costs. As outsiders benefit from these activities, I wonder why my taxes, especially the utility tax, should cover any of these costs whatsoever? Instead, I have witnessed another summer come and go where critically needed street repairs in Liberty Heights, on Sprague Avenue and elsewhere haven’t been addressed. I think it is time for the city to get away from making Liberty Lake the playground for the Inland Empire and get back to what a city administration should be doing in the first place.

Doug Pullen Liberty Lake

ACCRA-FAB Continued from page 2

Well, I’m not sure that I have one. Basically, what Accra-Fab does is we help our customers design, engineer, test and ultimately manufacture their products. We’re considered a custom manufacturer, and our capabilities include primarily working with metals and that is precision sheet metal fabrication, but we also do precision machine work. We also have fair extensive finishing capabilities. ... A lot of our customers use us because our fairly extensive in-house capabilities. Q: What does a typical customer look like? A: We really service a wide variety of customers. It’s amazing being in the precision fabrication and machining business, how many different market segments and industries you hit. ... We do a lot of work in the test and measurement space, a lot of electronics equipment, power switching and monitoring equipment, telecommunications, medical, audio and video, aerospace. Q: I want to talk about the recent recognition you’ve received as a green company, but first: What has you excited right now about the future of Accra-Fab? A: I am very excited about our future. i’m nervous about what’s going on in the U.S. political landscape. and I’m nervous about what’s going on with our federal government and the economy, so there’s some real concerns there in a very macro sense. But in terms of Accra-Fab, I’m very excited. In the last couple years, we’ve really building a solid team. We have some

The Aug. 23 Splash report on the Valleyway sidewalk, “City to finish Valleyway sidewalk this season,” is incorrect. No action by the city regarding condition 22 of the Bella Lago development was taken after the revision allowing Bella Lago “at its own election, to install ‘either curbing and a six (6) foot wide sidewalk or a ten (10) foot wide pathway, as required by the City Engineer, to provide a pedestrian connection … for a distance of approximately 915 feet.’” The city in 2009 did not act on Bella’s Lago’s obligation being east or west of the street, and there was no exchange of Bella Lago’s obligation for the grant-funded sidewalk. The City Council action last week is not in keeping with the requirements of condition 22. To the contrary, it releases Bella Lago from its letter of credit; releases it

ACCRA-FAB INC. Founded: 1979 Location: 23201 E. Appleway Ave. Accra-Fab moved into its current 155,000-square-foot location in 2001 from a building at 1611 N. Molter Road. For the first decade-plus of its existence, Accra-Fab was located in Spokane Valley. What they do: Custom manufacturer of metal and machining products. Number of employees: About 190 Mission statement: “We partner with our customers to provide innovative precision manufacturing and supply chain management solutions with awardwinning quality, delivery and value.” outstanding individuals working here. And we have tremendous opportunities for growth. We’ve been expanding our process capabilities, adding new things in house that we didn’t have the ability to do before, and we’ve been purchasing equipment that is really raising our technology and our ability to compete and do new and different things. We’ve also identified and are going after some new markets. ... We received our AS9100 aerospace certification. We do a little bit of aerospace work now, and we’re anticipating that area to grow significantly in the near future, over the next three to five years. The other thing we’re doing that is fairly new is machining. We started our machine

from its frontage improvements; and reduces the amount of its obligation from approximately $215,000 to $15,000. The city can vote on this change, relieve the developer of obligations, put money in the developer’s pocket; but history should record the facts and not a glossed-over version of events.

Mary L. Munger

Liberty Lake

Reach out to loved ones and honor Suicide Prevention Day I write this with a heavy heart and tears in my eyes. On May 6 of this year, I lost my brother to suicide. He was a very successful 46-year-old man. He was in the United States Air Force, went on to work for Boeing and then began his career for Southwest Airlines. He was married for more than 20 years, and from the outside look-

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products division about a year ago, and we’ve been adding equipment and adding people doing custom precision machining, and there is tremendous opportunity there. Q: You’ve come into hands-on leadership during a time of difficulty at least in the global economy. What principles of leadership have you learned or applied that have allowed Accra-Fab to be in this position of optimism? A: There are a couple of things that come to mind. The first thing is we went through and really defined Accra-Fab and updated our mission/vision and created our guiding principles and core values. This was a really significant learning experience for myself and the senior management team. The guiding principles and core values are really critical and help create the culture we want. ... The culture at our organization has been changing significantly the last couple of years since we’ve done this. We’ve seen a significant improvement in leadership, morale, in participation, and we’re really all working hard at making this a very fun place to work as well as a high-performance place to work. So not underestimating the value of those core values and guiding principles and the impact that culture has on an organization has been a really important thing for me. The second thing is more on a personal note. I tend to be a very passionate and compassionate individual, but I’m wired to be a left-brained guy, an engineering or accounting type. Personally I’ve learned — and my wife has had a significant positive influence in coaching me on this — is letting my personality come out and not be so restrained and so conservative. Let people see the real Greg and the heart and the

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passion and the energy. I’m still working on that, but i really have enjoyed seeing the response as I’ve opened up a little bit. Q: So the Washington Department of Ecology is naming you in press releases — and it’s not for being a rule-breaker but as a company that has found that there is such a thing as an environmental-economical win-win. Tell us about this recognition. A: We had been struggling for a while in that inherent in one of our processes was a significant amount of wastewater. We were producing about 1,500 gallons a week that we had to haul off for treatment and disposal, which is obviously very expensive as well. ... We worked together on a program with the Department of Ecology, and there actually was a small grant involved, that helped us go through and identify waste in the process. What was really neat about it is that waste is waste. Whether it’s environmental waste or not environmental waste, either way, it’s good to carve out waste from our processes to improve our manufacturing performances. ... We ended up reducing our wastewater volumes from about 1,500 gallons a week to less than 100. And we ended up saving just under $180,000 a year by doing that. Q: As a company, does the green label fit? A: It absolutely fits. We’re very much a green organization, and so often environmental and manufacturing line up. What’s good for the environment most often times is good for manufacturing, and vice versa.

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Carnival wraps up summer

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Stepping Stone celebrated its fourth annual Community Carnival last month with an event open to the public that included pony rides, a petting zoo, face painting, water play, a jumping castle, spin art and many carnival game booths. Stepping Stone teachers ran booths, sold tickets and gave tours of our school, while families mingled and enjoyed the evening. “Stepping Stone’s carnival is a wonderful way to finish up the summer and gear up for a new school year,” Liberty Lake’s Sarah Patchin said. “Socializing with other families and enjoying everything this school community offers is a blessing for our family.”

Splash photos by Josh Johnson

The annual Lud Kramer Memorial Spokane Symphony concert saw a crowd in the thousands gather Saturday to enjoy the Labor Day weekend tradition. The Symphony is directed by Eckart Preu.

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A representative of Green Goat Rental takes a taste beyond the fenceline. A team of 27 goats is busy this week eating away hard-to-combat weeds on city of Liberty Lake property. Green Goat Rental originally planned to use electric netting to corral the goats, but when the netting failed to hold its charge during setup Sunday, the company turned to more traditional fencing. City employees will assist in moving the fencing along the slope to guide the goats’ grazing, said Suzanne Forte, owner of Green Goat Rental.

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BIKE MECHANIC LIFEVANTAGE DISTRIBUTORS

Expert bicycle mechanic for service, tune-up, rebuild or restoration. Fast turnaround time for most jobs. All types of bikes are handled so call for your appointment now, summer is going fast. Bicycles available for sale. Call for details. Phone: 998-2359, Email: f1man@juno.com, Tony.

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.

MOBILE SPRAY TANNING September special: $15 single spray tan or $45 month of unlimited spray tanning. Visit me on Facebook! Treasure’s Island Mobile Tanning and Personal Training, 217-4729.

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

Lost - blue parakeet - Tyler, loves bells and little balls. Please call 509-868-6460, or email at grizsgirl@gmail. com. Lost dock! Our 8x20 wood swimming dock has floated away from the Wicomico/Clarke beach. We were out of town and it is gone. Please call Lisa, 2555747.

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: Adoring, athletic, music professionals (stay home mom) await precious baby. Expenses paid. David & Robyn, 1-800-410-7542.

EDUCATION/CAREER TRAINING

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. 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 or 1-206-634-3838 for more details.

FINANCIAL

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

SEEKING EMPLOYMENT

LIVE-WORK- Party-play! Hiring 18-24 girls, guys, $400$800 wkly. Paid expenses. Signing bonus. Energetic & Fun! Call 1-866-251-0768.

MATURE COUPLE Seeking employment as Apartment Managers. Exp. in maintenance, housekkeeping, finances, yard work etc. in exchange for 2 bdrm. apt & wages. Call 509-286-3738.

DRIVER - Full or part-time. $0.01 increase per mile after 6 months. Choose your hometime: Weekly - 7/on/7off, 14/on/7/off. Requires 3 months recent experience. 800-414-9569, www.driveknight.com.

Serving Liberty Lake for 10 years. Everything from plumbing leaks to fence repair to bathroom remodels. I’ll finish your honey-do’s. Paulman Services, Paulms*991bt. References, 869-3062.

WINDOW WASHING Pristine “clearly the best”. Window washing specializing in residential, commercial and new construction. Free estimates, guaranteed best prices, fully insured and licensed. Your Liberty Lake neighbor. Call 710-5196.

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.

DRIVERS - Our drivers are our biggest asset! At Haney Truck Line, we know what makes us successful - our drivers! CDL-A required. Join our team now! Call 1-888414-4467.

LEGAL SERVICES

DIVORCE $135. $165 with children. No court appearances. Complete preparation. Includes custody, support, property division and bills. BBB member. 503772-5295, www.paralegalalternatives.com, divorce@ usa.com. DIVORCE with or without children $99. Includes name change and property settlement agreements. Save hundreds. Fast and easy. Call 1-888-733-7165, 24/7.

REAL ESTATE

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

WANTED 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

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

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.

GREENACRES LIQUOR STORE

LOST & FOUND

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Skip the math. All taxes included in the shelf price. Huge spirits selection plus mixes and garnishes. Same local owner for over 25 years. Open 10am8pm every day. E 18309 Appleway — Greenacres, 509-926-6445.

HEINZ PAINTING & HANDYMAN BBB accredited, hardworking, honest, and on time. Free estimates! Now is the time for exterior painting. Call today! Dave Heinz, 509-953-8093. Licensed, bonded & insured, Heinzph924bw. Many satisfied LL customers.

Absolutely Fabulous Lashes and More 5 Barlows Restaurant 16 Callahan & Associates Chtd. 3 Carver Farms 5 Clark’s Tire & Automotive 3 Greenacres Christian Church 4 Greenacres Christian Church 6 Inland Imaging 2

John L. Scott John L. Scott - Marilyn Dhaenens John L. Scott - Pam Fredrick Karen Does My Hair KidFit Spokane Lakeside Vision PLLC Liberty Lake Auto Glass Liberty Lake Centennial Rotary Club

5 9 7 2 3 3 7 9

Liberty Lake Sewer & Water District 4 Little Corner Preschool 7 Music Together 6 Northern Quest Resort & Casino 5 Pilgrim’s Market Insert Simonds Dental Group 3 Stepping Stone Christian School & Childcare 2 Valleyfest 7

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SV TECH Continued from page 6

the classes also connect students to the careers and technical occupations they are considering through internships, job shadowing and hands-on programs. For more information, visit www.spokanevalleytech.org.

Elementary school bicycle safety program gets wheels An excited group of Broadway Elementary students experienced the first test ride of 30 new bicycles that will be used to teach elementary school students in the Central Valley School District about bicycle safety. Nearly 2,000 children attending 13 Central Valley elementary schools will learn the basics of bicycle safety this year, thanks to a $6,100 grant from the SpokeFest Association, which funded

LEGALS Continued from page 14 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

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

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/ Susan L. Norton SUSAN L. NORTON Personal Representative

the bicycles. The bikes were assembled and delivered by the Bike Hub, and Spokane County SCOPE is providing the bicycle helmets needed for the new district-wide Elementary Bicycle Safety Program. Three years ago, teacher Katie Ferris piloted a bicycle safety program for her health and fitness students at Broadway Elementary. Partnering with the Spokane Bicycle Alliance, students learned about bicycle safety using equipment shared with other school districts. Now, thanks to the SpokeFest grant secured by Ferris, the new Central Valley Elementary Bicycle Safety Program will be launched. The equipment will rotate among district schools, where fourth and fifth grade students will learn the skills of safe and smart bike riding. Students will learn how to safely navigate their bikes when riding on streets, how to ride on the correct side of the street and make hand signals while riding.

LETTERS Continued from page 12

ing in had it all together. What an amazing man. I loved my brother with every ounce of my being. Our childhood tells a very different story, though, which ultimately was my brother’s downfall. He never got the love, affection or approval that a child, even adults, long for. It’s very uncomfortable for me to sit and write this as I am normally a very private person, but I want to send a message. Parents, please, please love and praise your children. It is the very thing they need! It is the biggest gift you could ever give them. I beg each and every parent to grab their kids no matter what age and tell them how proud you are to be their parent and how very much you love them. Our children are precious. No matter their choices they are

our gifts, and we should treat them as such. I am heartbroken beyond words, and so are the 250 people who were at his service (a big thank you to Southwest Airlines) in Dallas. He touched so many people’s lives and will live on in all of our hearts forever. Sept. 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day, and I ask all of you who are reading this to light a candle that evening and place it in your window to acknowledge those we’ve lost and the friends and families who are grieving and forever changed. Every 14.2 minutes, someone dies by suicide. The effects of suicide on those left behind are devastating. If you know someone who is struggling, reach out and be there in any way you can. We can make a difference. Until we meet again ... Steven Alan Ausman, 5-6-2012.

Melissa Quaintance

Liberty Lake

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Breakfast & Lunch aLL day Open 6 a.m. tO 3 p.m. 7 days a week

Friday Fish & Chips - Shrimp & Fries Homemade Clam Chowder Beer, wine & Liquor served excellent patio seating overlooking farmers market

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEAUX & BRAD! Come celebrate with

TWO FOR ONE

DRINK SPECIALS and, as always, a complimentary piece of birthday cake on September 7th Two of Liberty Lake’s finest servers!

BARLOWS RESTAURANT corner of meadowwood Lane & mission in Liberty Lake

509-924-1446