Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune, March 01, 2012

CAREER DAY AT OHS

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OROVILLE & TONASKET STUDENTS LOOK TO FUTURE

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Queen Madison to pass her crown to Queen Ali at the 2012 Coronation Ceremony on May 11 playing in the Three on Three Basketball Tournament.

Roley has been a cheerleader for footOROVILLE - Ali Miller, the daughter ball and basketball since the seventh of Scott and Benie Miller, was chosen as grade, works on the yearbook staff, is this year’s Oroville May Festival Queen a member of Future Business Leaders at the Selection Night ceremony held at of American and has served in student government.

OHS on Monday, Feb. 20.

“In addition, I participate actively with “I didn’t think I would really get it, Dayna’s more business and high heels, I’m my church youth group doing service projects, activities more casual. She’s more and being a youth ‘girlie-girl,’” said Miller.

“I didn’t think I would leader at church “I didn’t go in with the I love children mindset that I would be really get it, Dayna’s camp. and plan on getting selected and when I was more business and a degree in elemenI didn’t think I’d be all high hells, I’m more tary education. I also happy and giddy... but I enjoy drawing, doing was.” casual. She’s more crafts, photography Queen Ali and Princess ‘girlie-girl’.” and music,” she said Dayna Roley will reprein her speech. sent the Oroville comQueen Ali Miller Princess Dayna’s munity during this year’s family moved to May Festival on Saturday, Oroville when she May 12. Miller and Roley, the daughter of Ross and Neysa Roley, was in the third grade and she says they will ride the float at Oroville’s annual very quickly came to love living here.

“There is a true sense of community... festival, as well as at other community of people who are neighbors, neighbors festivals around the region.

Miller is active in school and the com- who have become friends and friends munity. She runs cross country, plays who have become family. Oroville is basketball and tennis and is a member of a community of people that gathers the O-Club. She is also a member of the together to support each other,” she said.

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“I’m very proud to be able to partici- are created in communities like this one. pate in all these activities and still main- I hope I will have a chance to tell tain a good grade point average. I’m still people about our great community to unsure about my future, but I’m looking share about our wonderful people, our into possibly joining the Air Force,” said celebrations and traditions, our busiMiller in her speech. “I love to hang out nesses, neighborhoods and schools. And with friends. It’s never boring when we’re encourage them to come enjoy our beautiful scenery, wonderful weather and all together.”

The new queen said she has been plentiful recreational opportunities.”

The 2011 May Festival Queen, Madison part of May Festival activities since she was in kindergarten – everything from Hatch, will pass her crown to Queen Ali riding her bicycle in the parade, being in a Coronation Ceremony on May 11, a third-grade princess, dancing in the with a special lighted mini-parade down May Pole Dance in the fourth-grade to Main Street following.

BY GARY A. DEVON

MANAGING EDITOR

Enrollment still up for Oroville School District

BY GARY A. DEVON MANAGING EDITOR

Photo by Ashley Marcolin

May Festival Royalty Princess Dayna Roley (left) and Queen Ali Miller at Selection Night held Monday, Feb. 20. The two girls, juniors at Oroville High School, will represent the Oroville community during May Festival and at other festivals around the region.

NVH soon to roll out ACEs program ported to wherever it was needed.

She said that choosing what to include TONASKET - North on the new unit had Valley Hospital is enterbeen similar to buying ing the final stages of a new car. preparations to roll out “What we chose was its Affordable Clinic based upon what the Exam (ACEs) program providers wanted for beginning in April, said what kind of exams NVH Patient Financial they do in the ER and Services Manager in OB,” Olma said.

Jana Symonds at the “That’s why we have Thursday, Feb. 23, distwo different transductrict board meeting. ers on it to use.”

Preparations have Long Term Care been underway since Division Manager September, when the Judy Gladden said her board decided to inifacility had had its first tiate the program to meeting with a conbe run through the sultant from Harmony Tonasket and Oroville Health Care.

Family Medical Clinics.

“He spent a lot of “We’re ready to go with ACEs, and we’ll Brent Baker / staff photo time getting acquainthave our first care pro- North Valley Hospital Director of ed with our systems,” she said. “He’s teachvided April 1,” she said.

Ancillary Services Noreen Olma ing us how to get paid “We’re getting all the set-up done. It should shows of the hospital’s new porta- for what we’re doing be a real positive pro- ble ultrasound unit at the NVH already, ut maybe gram for the commu- board of commissioners’ meeting on don’t know how to put Thursday, Feb. 23. things together to get nity.” the highest possible The program is designed to provide affordable health rate. It could bring our average Medicare care in the clinics and decrease charity rate up by a couple hundred dollars.

The nice thing is they check us for care and bad debt costs.

“It’s an affordable alternative to costly compliance at the same time. We’re getting more than just how to get compenhealth insurance,” Symonds said.

Director of Ancillary Services Noreen sated; we’re being audited at the same Olma showed rolled the hospital’s new time.”

The Board of Commissioners next portable ultrasound unit into the meeting to show how easily it could be trans- meets Thursday, March 8.

BY BRENT BAKER

STAFF WRITER

Photo by Gary A. DeVon

The first of what’s hoped to be many truckloads of canola arrives at Carbon Cycle Crush in Oroville to deliver several tons of canola seed to be crushed for oil and meal. Arnie Marchand updated the Oroville council about the operation at the council’s Tuesday, Feb. 21 meeting.

Marchand updates council on canola crusher

BY GARY A. DEVON MANAGING EDITOR

OROVILLE – Arnie Marchand updated the Oroville City Council about Carbon Cycle Crush’s canola seed milling operation located in the old Oro Fruit Warehouse.

“The project began about 18 months ago when Tim King and Ryan Skinner came here and gave a presentation.

What they heard from you was ‘how can we help,’” said Marchand, adding the fledgling company got much the same response from the county commissioners and Roni Holder-Diefenbach, executive

director of Economic Alliance.

While Marchand said other municipalities and counties were not accepting of the proposed milling and training operation, Oroville had several positive attributes Carbon Cycle Crush was looking for. These included a heavy-haul corridor from the Canadian Border to the active railhead in the middle of town.

“We expect about half our seed to come from Canada. Our first real truckload is on its way from there now,” Marchand said. “That will also be the first real test of our milling machines and allow us to

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OROVILLE – Kinross Gold Company and the Oroville Booster Club have donated $22,000 to the Oroville School District towards the purchase of a new programable electronic reader board to replace the current sign at Oroville’s Triangle Park.

The school board approved the $12,000 donation from the Booster Club and $10,000 from Kinross at their Monday, Feb. 27 meeting. The two-sided electronic billboard will cost about $32,000 with taxes and installation, according to Superintendent Steve Quick, who researched the project for the Booster Club.

“We got three different bids and that was by far the best deal,” said Supt.

Quick. “It will be wirelessly programmable from the school. Everyone is pretty excited because we’ll be able to get school events up in a more timely manner and also be able to run some city events during the summer.”

In addition to accepting the donation, the board also approved a field trip to Washington, D.C. for five students and their teacher, administering the Healthy Youth Survey, accepting Linda Zosel’s retirement at the end of the year, adding Diana Luca to the substitute teachers list and having Kristin Sarmiento and Walt Arnold as co-coaches of the tennis team.

Under ‘Good News and Announcements’ Quick commented on his gratitude to the community for passing the two-year Maintenance and Operations levy by 63 percent.

“That’s huge, it only passed by 55 percent last time,” Quick said.

Shay Shaw, district business manager, reported that the district has 631.34 FTE students enrolled.

“That’s still above what we budgeted for, but we did see an eight student drop from January through February. That often happens because parents who are planning a move usually plan it around semester change,” said Shaw.

She added the numbers in kindergarten through first grade are going up, saying she hopes the trend continues as the high school is graduating a large class in June.

“We usually check with pre-schools and Head Start to estimate what our incoming kindergarten classes will be.

They did screening early last year and we still had about 15 more in kindergarten than we expected,” she said. “We have a big class graduating so it would be great if the numbers in the lower grades go up.”

The board briefly discussed rumors of bus route changes that were brought to the attention of Director David Nutt.

“I got another phone call from a person in my district about rumors of bus route changes. I emailed Steve (Supt.

Quick) and he said of course anything is possible, but no changes are planned in the immediate future,” Nutt said.

“We are just looking at the routes, there could be changes if we could combine two routes on the hill and determine if the kids could have less time riding the bus on a combined route,” said Quick.

Director Christine Rise said she was concerned that there could be a trickle

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Tonasket School District prepares to extend day Planning ahead by looking for new staff

By Brent Baker bbaker@gazette-tribune.com

TONASKET - The Tonasket School District continues to examine the feasibility of returning the district to a full-length school day for the first time in more than a decade, as Superintendent Paul Turner outlined at the Tuesday, Feb. 27, board meeting.

The final decision won’t be made until the Washington state legislature makes its final funding decisions, particularly in regards to Levy Equalization Act (LEA) funding. If the district receives close to its current LEA funding level of $762,000, Turner was optimistic that the district’s plans to return to a full school day will come to fruition.

“We are moving ahead with planning for next year,” Turner said.

“We feel pretty good at this point. From what we know at this point from the state, it looks like LEA will be safe. Of course, there is no guarantee until the last gavel falls. As long as that’s safe we can go ahead and get lined up for next year.”

To accommodate adding about 45 minutes of class time to the school day from its current level, the district would need to add several staff positions in each building. Turner said right now the task is determining exactly what staffing needs there were to be addressed.

“We’re trying to identify a general education staffing number for each building so they can schedule accordingly,” he said. “Then we also need to determine which disciplines are needed in the different buildings above and beyond the basic ed number.

“The principals are working with their staffs to see where the areas of need are.”

Turner said that the district is lined up to attend four job fairs to attract applicants for when a final decision is made.

“Our fingers are crossed,” Turner said. “Hopefully we’ll be able to move forward and do this.”

The Tonasket School Board meets Monday, March 12, at 7:30 p.m., as the meetings will be moved back to their spring/summer timetable.

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Principal head over heels

By Steffi Fuchs Parent Volunteer

OROVILLE – February means the Principal’s Challenge at Oroville Elementary where the students earn motivational rewards if they meet the principal’s goal and this year that meant Joan Hoehn ended up standing on her head as one of the rewards.

This year the challenge was about filling buckets, a theme the whole school adopted from the book

Photos by Steffi Fuchs

Students from Mrs. Wahl’s reading class (L-R) Kaylee Clough, Kayra Koepke and Kolo Moster catching up on reading. (Left) Oroville Elementary School Principal Joan Hoehn is head over heels for the Principal’s Challenge.

The principal challenged her students to read over 5000 books in February – and they did. So Hoehn stood on her head as one of the many rewards the kids earned during the annual February event.

“Have you filled a bucket today?” written by Carol McCloud.

The book talks about positive behavior as children see how rewarding it is to express daily kindness, appreciation and love.

Visitors to the elementary school saw students all over reading in every available corner using any extra time to read as many

CORRECTION...

Staff writer Brent Baker wasn’t really in two places at once last week. With the state wrestling finals and Oroville’s district tournament basketball games going on Feb. 17-18 at the same time, the GazetteTribune asked Oroville High School senior Caleb Haney to provide us with basketball pictures while Brent traveled to the Tacoma Dome. Haney provided us with several outstanding photos, of which we Photo of Connor Hughes by Caleb Haney used three. The fact that the pictures accompanying the boys basketball article “Oroville boys advance toward State” (of which the image above is one of the three) in our Feb. 23 are credited to Baker was due to a production error that slipped past us unnoticed. While Baker would have been proud to claim them as his own, the images of Hughes, Michael Garrett and C.J. Mathews were all captured by Caleb Haney.

books as possible.

On Day 6 of the Challenge students had read 1500 books and earned their first reward, buckets of popcorn for each class. In addition, after learning the song herself, Principal Hoehn taught the children the song; “There’s a hole in my bucket.”

By Day 14 the kids had read 4889

books and earned a piñata for each class level.

Two days later the number of books read got up to 5921 and the students earned a Bucket Filled Field Day. The principal and the students planned to deliver a filled bucket to the community and share the story of “Filling a bucket.”

THS earns Achievement Award of Superintendent Things are not as bad as Office of Public Instruction some people want to make (OSPI).

Tonasket was one of education sound. This staff just seven high schools in the state to receive continues to work hard an award in the “closachievement gap” and keep eye on the prize ing category.

By Brent Baker Staff Writer

TONASKET - Tonasket High School’s work in closing achievement gaps has earned statewide recognition as the school recently received a Washington Achievement Award from the

Tonasket principal Jeff Hardesty said the award reflects the work the high school staff has put in both to improve their instruction and to respond to ever-shifting demands from the state.

“There seems to be a constant criticism of education and educators,” Hardesty said.

“I think the legislative process needs to own part of that.

It’s not real consistent and fair -- different funding structures from year to year, different tests and who is doing the testing from year to year. In the midst of all that, we get this award and it says that we are still doing OK. Things are not as bad as some people want to make education sound.

“This staff has worked extremely hard. They are constantly reacting to legislative change, and they have not given up.

They continue to keep their eye on the prize and keep their focus on what they’re trying to do.”

The category measures achievement gaps in terms of race/ethnicity (white vs. non-white students) and economic status (low income vs. non-low income).

“What I like about the achievement index is, it’s a more comprehensive, fair way of measuring a school’s performance” Hardesty said. “It doesn’t just take the state test. It factors in growth over time.

It factors in a comparison of other schools of our like demographics.

To me there’s more credibility.

“People want to see their tax dollars at work. When they talk about education dollars and the levy, I think this shows that the dollars are at work.”

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The other half of the seed is expected to come from local farmers, who will share in the company’s profits, and from other farmers in Washington state.

Canola is a used in many places as a rotation crop with wheat that often leads to much higher wheat yields, Marchand said.

Marchand, whose title at the company is Native American and First Nations Business Development Director, said the company also started working with the Colville Confederated Tribe 18 months ago.

The Tribe has some test plots, but is still struggling, according to Marchand.

“We believe there’s 51,000 irrigable acres in the valley... conceivably we could get half our seed from here alone,” he said.

Marchand also talked about a dairy farmer in Douglas County who has been growing his own canola and crushing it to feed the meal to his cows for the past 20 years.

Another farmer in the Palouse

crushes canola he grows with a small crusher he invented, according to Marchand.

That farmer feeds his cows with the mush-like product he gets and also makes his own biodiesel using the oil.

“From Spokane to the Palouse there’s tons of it,” he said. “Our plan is to stay the size we are and be a training facility as well as a crush facility. We are working on setting up similar operations wherever they’re needed and Oroville will be the training center.”

After a few questions from the council, Mayor Chuck Spieth thanked Marchand for the presentation, saying it was well done and easy to listen to.

From there the council readdressed the question of another type of plant that can be grown locally – marijuana.

The council is still discussing what to do about the potential for collective medicinal marijuana gardens medicinal marijuana dispensaries.

The city approved a moratorium on both at their previous

meeting in February, however it is still researching what to do if someone approaches the city looking to locate a dispensary or to start a collective grow operation within the city limits. The biggest concern was for how this will affect the city when applying for federal grants because despite a state law that allows some marijuana production and use for medical purposes, it is still against federal law. “(City attorney) Mick Howe has advised the City of Omak to flatly deny permitting and fight it in court if need be,” said Kathy Jones, city clerk.

Police Chief Clay Warnstaff said he hadn’t heard back from the City of Naches which has strong laws against cooperative grows and dispensaries.

“Actually the governor did veto parts of the law,” said Jones.

“Actually I think the governor vetoed the dispensary part,” said Chief Warnstaff. “The law already allows for individuals to grow for their own purposes... I just see a problem when you have collective gardens or dispensaries.”

Career Day at OHS

Photo by Gary DeVon

Luis Perez owner of Oroville Community Auto talks with students about his business at the Career Fair held in February at Oroville High School.

BY GARY A. DEVON MANAGING EDITOR

DISCUSSION OVER PRINTING CHAIRMAN’S E-MAIL| FROM A1 down affect if a senior driver bumps one with less seniority leading to a driver who doesn’t know the kids on a particular route.

Director Phil Barker, chairman of the board, said he would like the board to consider readdressing student policy that makes a Running Start student ineligible to be named class valedictorian.

He also said he felt the district had violated his right to privacy when it printed an email he had sent to a school employee that

was on the district’s server.

There was disagreement among the board, as well as those in attendance, about whether the email on the district’s server was covered under a federal law protecting electronic correspondence or under the state law which would make it a public record.

Barker argued that printing it out would require either his permission or a court order.

While others argued that as a public official his correspondence regarding school matters

was considered part of the school record.

Supt. Quick suggested Ed Naillon, who teaches technology, attend a future board meeting to discuss the ins and outs of privacy in regards to what’s on the district’s server.

He said the other option was to pay the district’s attorney to come to a board meeting and discuss the issue.

“Having Ed come and address the board would be a good first start,” Quick said.

Tonasket Junior Class set for one last fundraiser

BY ANITA ASMUSSEN TONASKET ASB ADVISOR

TONASKET - The Tonasket High School junior class is preparing for one last fundraiser to help cover expenses for the upcoming Junior Prom.

Sarah Prock has set up a a web site (www. sarahprock.scentsy.us) to help the Junior Class to help with their Prom efforts.

Items from the Scentsy Product Catalog will be available by clicking on the JR Prom Fundraiser link on the site.

The Junior Class will have catalogs available to hand out, and Sarah will be have items available to look over Mar. 6, 6:307:30 p.m., in the Tonasket High School Submitted Photo library.

The Junior Class also expresses its appre- Members of Tonasket’s Junior Class assemble orders of roses ciation and thanks to those who bought purchased for their Valentine’s Day fundraiser. Proceeds went to roses for the Valentine’s Day fundraiser. help defray the Junior Prom costs.

OROVILLE – GEAR UP and the Oroville School District held it’s annual Career Fair with students from Oroville and Tonasket attending the Feb. 8 event The Career Fair was open to students in grades six through 12 having first prepared for the day with lessons from Navigation 101 and the districts’ advisory curriculum, according to Dawn

Miller with GEAR UP site director at Oroville.

Cody Swenson, a senior from Oroville high, took the fair on as his senior project while being mentored by Miller.

This year’s attendees were North Valley Hospital; Oroville Re-Max Lake and Country Realty; U.S. Customs, Border Patrol, Army, Navy and Air Force; EMT Debra Donahue; Okanogan County Sheriffs Department; Oroville Police Department; Central Washington University; Perry

Technical Institute; dentist Dr. Chen; Okanogan County PUD; Howard Zosel: Sandra’s Blossom and Brier: Hair Designs; teachers Jodi Shirley and Lisa Bourn; Eagle Home Mortgage: Community Auto; Pastor Duane Turner; Alpine Veterinary; College Success Foundation: Career Path Services; Dish Network; Joyce Forthum; Work Source and WalMart.

“A special ‘Thank You’ to each person who gave of their time to mentor our students,” said Miller.

SF’s House Jacks to perform at Omak PAC

BY VERA ZACHOW

OMAK PAC PROMOTIONS

OMAK - The House Jacks of San Francisco will bring their unique sound to the Omak Performing Arts Center on Friday, March 16 at 7 p.m. They have been featured on NBC’s The Sing Off and on ESPN’s Monday Night Football as well as in Rolling Stone Magazine.

The House Jacks of San Francisco are the original “rock band without instruments.” Using nothing more than their five voices (and mouths), they deliver everything from blistering funk to screaming rock to heart-melting ballads for their ever-growing legion of fans. These pioneering musicians have performed over 1,000 shows and have shared the stage with some of the biggest names in music.

Their music can also be heard in places as farreaching as movie soundtracks and computer desktops worldwide.

The House Jacks’ live shows typically include not only singing but also vocally imitated instruments such as trumpets, guitars, harmonicas and strings.

They also take audience-requests for songs and render in musical styles unlike the original versions.

The group composes and arranges most of their material and is considered the first professional a cappella group to have a dedicated vocal percussionist.

One of the most notable elements of contemporary a cappella, vocal percussion has become an essential element in presenting a dynamic, current sound with nothing but voices.

The House Jacks will perform in six school districts during their stay in the region.

Through the Methow Arts Education Consortium, they will visit the Omak, Okanogan, Pateros, Bridgeport and Methow Valley school districts and Paschal Sherman Indian School.

Visit House Jacks on Facebook and www.housejacks.com. For more information go to www.omakpac.org, Facebook or call Omak PAC at 509-8268323.

Tickets can be purchased on line through Brown Paper Tickets or at Rawson’s in Okanogan, Corner Shelf and North Cascades Broadcasting in Omak, Tonasket Interiors or Oroville Pharmacy. Adult tickets are $15.00, children’s tickets are $10.00.

The House Jacks will also be performing at the Winthrop Barn on Mar. 17.

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THE TOWN CRIER HB 2801 reduces public’s awareness SOUND PUBLISHING

Citizens should be aware of – and opposed to – House Bill 2801 and the provisions that would allow local governments to cease publishing public notices in their local newspapers. The presumed cost savings to local government is in fact false economy – there is a hidden and very dangerous cost. In trying to save money, local governments would curtail access to the legislative process, and ensure that fewer – rather than more – citizens know what their representatives are up to.

The publishing of public notices in newspapers of record dates to 1789, when the first Congress required publication of its bills, orders, resolutions and votes in at least three generally available newspapers.

The founders recognized that government should not be the gatekeepers of its own information. So their purpose was to require government to report its actions to citizens in a medium independent of government influence or control: the newspaper.

It was good policy then, and it remains good policy today.

Publishing legal notices in a newspaper of record ensures that decisions related to public debt, ordinances and laws, zoning, taxation and quality of life – all matters of compelling and perpetual public interest – are made with transparency. Legal notices empower the public to get involved in the process. And they contribute to a reservoir of archived material in a form that cannot be altered, changed, hacked, hidden or manipulated after the fact. This would simply not be true of notices published exclusively online.

In publishing public notices in newspapers of record, local government acknowledges that government itself carries the burden of keeping citizens informed, and that it will not shift that burden to the citizens themselves to go hunting for information.

To that end, the local, general-interest newspaper remains the vehicle with the widest reach to the widest cross-section of the community. And we can prove it.

Sound Publishing, the owner of this newspaper, alone reaches 700,000 Washington households through our print publications. Our colleagues from newspaper organizations around the state maintain commensurately broad distribution within their own communities. This is not “theoretical” reach, a “potential” audience that may or may not find its way to notices posted on a government website. This is actual reach, to readers who are active and interested and engaged in the community around them – and most certainly in local government affairs.

Not all citizens have computers, or smartphones, and not all have access to the web. Indeed, there are cost barriers to entry into, and participation in, today’s world of digital communication.

But anyone – everyone – can at any time go down to the public library or the coffee shop, pick up the community newspaper and find out through the public notices what their government is up to.

Affordable, egalitarian and very popular, general interest newspapers provide precisely what government needs most – a direct and demonstrable conduit to its citizens.

This issue really comes down to a philosophical question: Should government take its information to the people, or should government make the people come looking for that information, through a maze of agency and departmental websites?

We believe – and we are confident Washington citizens agree – that government at ALL levels has an affirmative obligation to take its information to the people – to make that extra effort, to ensure that public notices are not just “available,” but also widely seen and widely read.

House Bill 2801 flouts that obligation, and it should be rejected. The Legislature had the wisdom to dismiss similar legislation last session, and should demonstrate that same wisdom today.

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THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF OROVILLE, TONASKET & OKANOGAN COUNTY

Letters to the Editor Grateful for levy vote Dear Editor, During these difficult economic times, the Tonasket School Board is heartened by the continued commitment of voters to the children of Tonasket and its surrounding communities.

Their approval of a two-year maintenance and operations levy shows these precious children how very important their education is to their future and to ours.

Strong schools benefit the community in numerous ways, and a solid partnership between schools and community is better for all.

We thank each voter who supported this levy, and each of the many individuals and businesses that helped promote it.

Because of this support, our children will receive improved learning materials, updated technology, and numerous programs that would otherwise not exist.

Our beautiful buildings and grounds, provided by these very same taxpayers, will receive necessary maintenance..

We are grateful for all who involve themselves in the educational processes of the Tonasket schools, and encourage everyone to become involved in some aspect, whether volunteering, attending performances and competitions, or simply paying a visit.

We are committed to honoring the financial commitment made by voters by managing these fiscal resources responsibly and efficiently to effect student learning.

Together we give our children, and ourselves, opportunities for a lifetime.

With sincere thanks, Tonasket School Board Jerry Asmussen, Chair Catherine Stangland, Vice-Chair Lloyd Caton, Legislative Rep. Ernesto Cerrillo, Director Ty Olson, Director

Be a blood donor Dear Editor.

As I look at the newspaper I read about members of our community helping each other in crisis, it makes me proud to

live where people still help one another in all medical areas; car wrecks, struggling with various ailments and traumas of all types.

The next American Red Cross Blood drive will be Thursday, March 8 in Tonasket from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Tonasket Community United Church of Christ at 24 E 4th Ave. Donating blood can help up to three people in less than one hour of your time.

Your donation stays local, to be used when a medical situation requires you, a family member, friend or neighbor the need of blood.

Please call 1-800-733-2767 to make an appointment and become a blood donor.

Walk-ins are welcome but making an appointment will help the Red Cross team to schedule so your wait time is minimal.

Consider asking someone to come with you, and double the amount of life-giving blood for our community.

The March 8th blood drive is earlier in the day this time.

Employers, please allow yourself and employees time out of the work day and donate blood.

The life you save may be your own!

Cathie Dinkins Tonasket

Reach out Dear Editor, I am writing in response to a letter Ms. Cole and family had

BY CLAYTON EMRY CONTRIBUTOR

75 Years Ago, February 5, 1937 The Oroville Town Council met to discuss several items as follows: A letter was read by Dale S. Rice, who had looked into the possibility of securing government financing to erect a new Town Hall. It stated that the funds were still available for such grants and 45% of the costs are given as a grant. Mr. Rice was instructed to continue working with this.

A motion was made to install and maintain a police light on Main Street, which would be a red light, turned on by the central operator, to let the Marshall know he was needed.

A motion was made and carried that the sounding of the fire siren on each evening at 9 p.m. as a curfew, be discontinued and sounded at noon instead.

The Oroville Canning Company is calling a meeting of the tomato growers of the Oroville vicinity, to discuss prices and acreages and varieties for the 1937 season.

Oroville has been having one of the heaviest snows in several years, with 13 inches on the level behind the Gazette office. About twenty inches of ice is on the lake. Temperatures for January, ranged from a maximum high of 28 degrees and a low of -11 degrees.

Buy a new Ford with a new 60 HO motor with monthly payments of $25 after the usual down payment.

February 12-19, 1937: A total of 192 miles of rural power lines was built by the Washington Water Power Co. and farmers in 1936 in Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho. Zero weather and snow in January caused most of th Inland Empire to use more electricity than normal. The result was that the average residential customer used 163 KW hours in January as compared to 151 KW for the same month last year.

Assistance with sustenance needs is now available for destitute drought refugee families living in Chelan, Douglas and Okanogan Counties. Monthly grants based on need to those who migrated west during the droughts of 1935 and 1936, hoping to establish themselves in Washington State.

L. W. Barnes and Son have had a very fine job refurnishing done in the inside of their funeral home. All rooms, as well as the chapel, have been done in “Nu=Wood,” new floor coverings, draperies and indirect lighting. The material was supplied by Zosel Lumber Co. A Belonco monoplane from San Francisco

written in the Feb. 16 issue.

My heart was deeply touched.

What strength is found in our weaknesses!

“My mind and body may grow weak, but God is my strength, he is all I ever need” Psalm 73:26.

I truly do believe that God has a purpose in everything and we may not understand it nor may we not know until we are in his Glory, but one day we will know all. We will see the masterpiece.

We will see the master!

God knows all and I choose to rest in his love.

You see “they intended to harm, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.” Exodus 50:20.

Community we reach out to those hurting, in prison, hungry, those mourning! This is love, this is truth.

Ms. Cole expressed in her letter Justin’s “heart”. He may have been broken but his “heart” was not.

His heart is pure, good, kind, gentle, selfless. His heart is what Jesus talks about over and over and over.

Please community, grasp onto this. Help others in need!

I don’t care what they’ve done.

Give them your smile if you ain’t got nothing else to give!

I’ve learned this and believe me I’ve done my share of taking from others.

There was a time I didn’t have that pure heart Ms. Cole talks about in Justin.

I had contempt, bitterness, jealousy, greed and mainly against myself for all my lies and decep-

Item From The Past

made an emergency landing on Lake Osoyoos at Oroville. In Alaska, it is necessary to have skis in order to take off and he had to remove them before going on to Seattle. He had contacted local customs and the immigration office to secure permission to land.

50 years Ago, February 1-22 1962: Flint Howell took the spotlight at the Kiwanis Installation Banquet held in the Oroville Civic League building on January 24.

The gavel was passed from Fred Balmes, the outgoing president.

Fao’s Café Chuck Wagon Dinners will be served buffet style from 7 to 9 p.m. every Saturday night, take your time and eat all you can eat for $2.25 per plate.

Cascade Market has Boneless U.W. Good or Choice Tip Sirloin Steaks at $.89 per lb.; grapefruit, Arizona, 8 lb. Bag, $.49.

BenPrince Foodliner offers Grade A cutup fryers for $.33 per pound; lettuce, two heads for $.25.

John Corrigan, Allan Dull Darell Shumway, Karen Haskell, ski instructors Perry Blackler and Norman Schultz taking part in the Sitzmark Ski School.

County Auditor, Coleman Walls, announced that beginning Feb. 16, 1962, the automobile license agent in Oroville will be the Hart & Hardenburgh Agency after the resignation of Jack Banker.

The Royal Neighbors held their installation of officers Friday night. Those ladies installed were: Neighbor Evelyn Christiansen; Oracle, Dorothy Hinton; Vice Oracle, Ethel Jones and Chancellor, Edna Hart.

Stanley Porter, Oroville High School Principal, has announced ten students on the first semester honor roll with straight “A” grades, four freshman Bruce Scott, Luanne Emry, Vicki Emry and Kris Landreth; three sophomores, Patricia Sagli, Raymond Wilson and Gayle Robinson; two juniors, Joanne Angerson, Marsha Harnasch and one senior, Mary Zosel.

March 1 is our birthday Oroville Gazette!

This marks the completion of two years of publishing and editing of the Oroville Gazette and we are planning a party - Cleland & Clayton Emry.

If telephones are a good barometer of a community’s growth, the needle pointed

tion.

My father, Jerry Rounds, reached out in the only way he knew how in “truth” and Ms. Cole is right. “Nobody does anyone any favors by covering up and making excuses.”

My dad exposed my lies, my behaviors and I know that it was so hard on him! He did it in love.

I thank him for this.

He reached out. It’s never too late to reach out. Speak up.

Stop with the hiding and lying to protect!

Thank you Ms. Cole for your letter on the editorial pae. This is what it’s all about! The truth!

I understand my grandpa, Ed Rounds, more and more every day.

He wrote the community. He reached out.

He had a heart to serve others and share a gift given to him. I too know now my Evangelistic heart to serve and I’ve learned “I can’t keep it without giving it away.”

My heart goes out to Ms. Cole and her family.

I know that Justin’s life will not be in vain. His life will save many others and God will continue to paint the picture.

God knows his children and he keeps them for his Glory!

And we all know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, Who have been called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28.

God bless community!

Thank you family and friends for your support, Sabrina Rounds Billings, Montana

upward for Oroville during 1961. Manager, A. B. Erkin, said total telephones in Oroville as of Jan. 1, 1962, amounted to 1015, an increase of 40 from one year ago. Calls placed also increased from 3,494 to 3,668 in 1961.

The Oroville State Bank has tickets available for the Seattle World’s Fair and was able to purchase in a block at a reduced price.

Family Adult Bonus Books that will sell for $10 at the gate can be had for $5.85, while children’s Bonus Books, regularly $6.50 will be $3.55.

The Oroville Chamber of Commerce at their regular meeting Tuesday noon, voted to endorse a resolution in favor of the Indian Termination bill.

Mr. & Mrs. Alden Sawtells wish to announce the engagement of their daughter, Judy Louise, to Kenneth Ripley, son of Mr. & Mrs. William J. Ripley.

The Molson School Board will call a mass meeting to discuss alternatives to continuing the school with three options: 1. To retain the full 12 grades in Molson: 2. Non high district to send grades 9-12 to the Oroville School and 3: Non-high district to send grades 7-12 to the Oroville School District.

25 Years Ago, February 13-27, 1986: The Okanogan County PUD is assisting the Corp. of Engineers with arrangements for a meeting to review the current status of the Corp’s Similkameen Hydropower Study. All potential sponsors, who have an interest in power generation, irrigation or flood control, are urged to attend.

The Tonasket boy’s basketball team chalked up another in on their now seven game long winning streak by a domination win over the Oroville Hornets with a 53-41 score. The Tonasket girl’s varsity made their first league win with a win of the Oroville girls with a score of 42-33.

In a match-up between the Cascade Kodiaks and Oroville Hornets, the Hornets came out on top with a score of 45-43.

District basketball playoffs begin Feb. 18.

Both the Tigers and Hornets will be going to Eastmont in East Wenatchee. wOROVILLETONASKET SCHOOL CONSOLIDATION, to be or not to be. This possibility was presented to the Oroville School Board on Tuesday, Feb. 11, by local dentist Irv Roller and Tonasket businessman Bob Thompson, along with a letter signed by 53 voters, 14 from Oroville and 39 from Tonasket. The letter will be presented to the Tonasket School Board at their next meeting on Feb. 19.

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Okanogan Valley Life Molson Grange’s first Pancake Feed of the 2012 series feeds 127 people A new month, with some fairly nice days and thoughts of many are turning to plans for gardening and lawn mowing.

Neither of those things come to my mind as my, would-be lawn space, is filled with river rock and gardening is for those that have the ability to grow yummy vegetables, for me to buy at Farmer’s Market or receive from wonderful friends that share their excess with me.

Love those gardeners! Especially the tomato growers.

The winds had made shreds of the flags at Prince’s shopping center and they have been replaced with beautiful, bright and clean new ones.

We that live behind the Center, use those flags to determine which way the wind is blowing from and how hard it is blowing.

By Dolly Engelbretson

I am sorry to hear of so many sick and ailing members.

Juanita Waggy is still in the Tonasket Hospital but may be transferred to Wenatchee soon.

Howard Cumbo is in the Wenatchee Hospital but may be transferred to Tonasket soon.

Ervin Freimuth is home now,

By Marianne Knight

Is it winter? Or is it spring?

Can you figure it out? Some of our days have been just beautiful, with blue skies and sunshine, yet others have been cloudy and snowing.

We just think the end has come for the white covered, everything, and it is back again, and sometimes more than the time before.

Then we start over with sun, snow, wind and mud.

With March here now, will it come in and roar like the lion?

Then end like the lambs of spring at the end? Ya wanna take any bets?

Last Sunday was the first of the three Pancake Feed fundraisers at the Molson Grange. They served 125 breakfasts. The next one will be on March 25. The Auxiliary

By North Valley Community Schools

March classes start on the first.

The month begins with Sculpting Stone, beginning on March 1, and will teach you the basics of direct stone sculpting. At the end of four sessions you will take home a work of art that will become a conversation piece. The Group Improvising Workshop on the second is a one session class focusing on making bass, rhythm and lead work together. Starting

By Daralyn Hollenbeck

We have installed our board for 2012 and would like to introduce them to you!

Our Blue Star Mothers chapter was chartered Nov. 2010 and have grown exponentially.

We are so happy to be serving military mothers and families in North Central Washington.

This year’s president will be Daralyn Hollenbeck from Chesaw.

She has a son who has been serving in the Air Force for seven years and has been deployed.

Her youngest daughter is married to an eight year Airman who has deployed two times.

Vice President Georgie Berry is married to a Navy Veteran and lives in Oroville.

Her son has served in the Navy for many years and has spent the last two years forward deployed in Japan.

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THIS & THAT Joyce Emry

Thanks for displaying them, for all, well most all, to enjoy. And aren’t we lucky to live in a country where we can display our beautiful “Stars and Stripes” as well as the Maple Leaf of our neighbors to the north?

Well, it is official that the Peerless has been sold to the owners of “Rancho Chico”, a Mexican

Oroville Senior News but is undergoing physical therapy.

Beverly Storm and Evelyn Dull are headed to Yuma, Ariz.., for the annual picnic there.

HILLTOP COMMENTS ladies put together some really nice baskets for their raffle again this year.

The winners this time were: Karen Cockle, Ciara Field, Wanda Zacher, Susan Eder and Rodney Field. You could be a winner next time. All you have to do is be there and buy a ticket, and wait for the drawing.

Also at the Grange this past week were the Pinochle players, and here are the big winners: Highs went to Ken Chaplin and Bev Holden; Low’s went to Everett Turner and Dolly Engelbretson; the Traveling went to Ray Visser; and the Series High was Darrell

The Learning Tree on Monday, March 5, you will learn how to design metal art or repair equipment with the Art of Welding class, and on Tuesday, March 6, you won’t want to miss this important one evening discussion, Don’t Put if Off! We all need a will and it’s something too many of us put off. See the Bulletin Board for more on this

chain of restaurants. This was told to me by Ken Neal, former owner of the property.

I’m glad to see it occupied, but as it is one of the pioneer landmarks of Oroville, I will be disappointed if the outside appearance is changed to bright colors...but that would be the norm for a Mexican establishment.

Rumor has it that Trino’s won’t reopen due to a break-in leaving the premises “trashed”. Hope that isn’t true.

So, we have a beautiful young lady, Ali Miller, as our 2012 May Queen with Dayna Roley as her princess...only one?

I can imagine that the feet of Don Beanblossom, Ali’s Grandpa, haven’t touched the ground yet.

Congratulations to all of the families involved.

Last week I reported that Howard Cumbo would be moved to Tonasket hospital, as told to me by family, but fate intervened and he had a serious set-back and after a number of blood transfu-

sions and getting the bleeding stopped, hopefully he has been transferred by the time this edition is out.

I still have not been able to get word from Betty Campbell, as to the status of the health of Lloyd.

Cal and Tillie Porter have been pretty much housebound as have Bob and Margaret Hirst, with health issues, from coughs, congestion and various other “stuff ”.

And Irv Friemuth, recovering from a broken hip, is home with Barbie, grateful for the help, volunteer and other, that took over when needed, during the stressful time they were having.

The first pancake of the series of 2012, was last Sunday at Molson Grange, with the count being 127, when I left the hall.

What a great place to eat and the camaraderie between those attending is wonderful. As always Kay (Sherling) Tracy was embraced with hugs and more hugs. What a delightful lady, and she had nephews and other folks

on hand, making for a mini family reunion. Just what she loves!

The Grange ladies always have handcrafted items, that one might need for a gift, and the raffle baskets are fun things to win, helping to add to the coffers of the Grange operation.

On the drive to and from Molson, making the circle, our only sighting of wildlife was, one beautiful eagle and one fast moving deer.

Then, when we came by the city park at the end of Lake Osoyoos and the beginning of the river, it was easy to see why the park is referred to as “Goosepoop Park” as there were so many geese I couldn’t count all of them.

A beautiful sight but not so beautiful under foot.

A pleasant surprise letter came from Jan and Marion Gadberry, from where else but “Surprise, Ariz.”

Gadberry’s, former residents and teachers, have a winter residence in Arizona where a “Happy

Trails Washington” dinner was recently held. Bruce and Joan Cool won second and Spence and Janice Higby fourth, in the dance contest. M. C. of the affair was Jane (Ward) Wiley, remember her?

There are other couples from Oroville living there and send warm greetings to their shivering friends and families in Oroville.

Remember the Red Cross Blood drawing that will be held at the Oroville High School, as it is a Senior project of one of the Senior girls, with assistance from the United Methodist Church, March 7 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Exciting things are happening at the old Princes store (Prince’s Warehouse) Wait and see!

Just when you think you have seen the most stupid commercial ever, up comes one that tops them all. Re: the one from Jack in the Box with the young man marrying bacon. And to think good money is spent to make such dribble.

The exercise class is still exercising but there are openings for several more people. No cost...but the benefits are great! They are low impact and are geared toward seniors. They will increase your energy, you will feel stronger and have more energy, improves your walking and flexibility, decreases your risk of falling, helps maintain a healthy weight, improves

your self image, you will sleep better and you will have more fun and maybe even make new friends.

In case you may have overlooked it, Dues are due. Vera will be posting a membership list

soon. Please look for your name and proceed accordingly if it is not on the list.

The pool players are playing several afternoons per week. We have two pool tables so there is still room for more players. Bring

your own cue or use one of ours, no fee.

Leanne Whitener will be our speaker at the Center on March 6 to discuss any questions you may have about home delivered meals.

Bunch.

We have a few friends and family a little under the weather still, so here are some wishes for to feel better: Cal, Warren, Penny and Dolly.

I missed a couple of birthdays last month, belated wishes to Tyler and Harry. Mary Louise has her birthday the end of March.

Bob and Kathy celebrated their 50th Anniversary last Sunday.

Congrats to all.

The Red Hat Ladies will have a Bingo Day on March 10.

The Chesaw Mercantile has Family Movie Nights on the fourth Friday of each month.

Bring a dish to share for the potluck at 6 p.m.

The Chesaw Bible Church has Family Movie Night on the first Friday of the month at 7 p.m. Free Popcorn. class.

Call Ellen at 476-2011 or go online to www.northvalleycommunityschools.com to register.

Remember, if the class is just a day or two away and we have reached our minimum number of students, we will still take your registration.

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Community Bulletin Board Local Food Banks OROVILLE – The Oroville food bank operates every Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., excluding holidays, in the basement of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. For more information, call Jeff Austin at 476-3978 or Sarah Umana at 476-2386. It is that time of year again - the Oroville Food Bank could use help in food and money donations for the upcoming holiday season and thank you too everyone who helped out through the year.

TONASKET – The Tonasket food bank operates every Thursday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Sarge’s Burger Bunker, 101 Hwy 97 N. For more information contact Jack Gavin at (509) 486-2480.

OK-SNIP Spayghetti Dinner & Auction OKANOGAN – The Spay-

ghetti Dinner, Auction and Dance will be held Saturday, March 3 at the Cariboo Inn in Okanogan. Proceeds will benefit the Animal Foster Care Cat Shelter and Spay and Neuter Project. Dinner will be served at 5 p.m., followed by a live auction at 6 p.m. and live music at 9 p.m. from Hippies on Vacation.

Call Deb Lantrip at (509) 4292438 for more information or to donate to the auction.

Historical Society Annual Dinner & Auction OROVILLE – The Borderlands Historical Society’s Annual Dinner and Auction will be held Saturday, March 3 at 5:30 p.m. at the Oroville American Legion.

This dinner and auction supports north country projects including the new 2012 exhibit “Then and Now”. To donate auctionable items or for more information call (509) 476-2476.

Tonasket Blood Drive

The House Jacks, Friday, March 16 OMAK – The House Jacks will be performing at the Omak Performing Arts Center on Friday, March 16 at 7 p.m. For more information contact the Omak PAC at (509) 826-8323 or visit www.omakpac.org. Tickets are available at the door or in advance at the following locations: Rawson’s, Cornershelf, Tonasket Interiors, Tonasket Pharmacy, North Cascades Broadcasting and Oroville Pharmacy.

Spanish First Aid/ CPR Class LOOMIS – Spanish First Aid and CPR Class will be held on Saturday, March 3, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Whitestone Church

Okanogan Valley

Church Guide Do you have a Special Event or Special Person

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To reserve this spot call Charlene at 476-3602 for details

OROVILLE

Oroville Community Bible Fellowship

Sunday Service, 10:00 a.m.

923 Main St. • ocbf@ymail.com Mark Fast, Pastor

Faith Lutheran Church

11th & Ironwood, Oroville • 476-2426 Sunday Worship 9:00 a.m.

“O taste and see that the Lord is good!”

Pastor Dan Kunkel • Deacon Dave Wildermuth

Immaculate Conception Parish

1715 Main Street Oroville 8:30 a.m. English Mass 1st Sunday of the Month Other Sundays at 10:30 a.m.

1:00 p.m. Spanish Mass every other Sun. Rev. David Kuttner • 476-2110

PC of G Bible Faith Family Church

476-3063 • 1012 Fir Street, Oroville SUNDAY: 7 a.m. Men’s Meeting 9:45 Sunday School (2-17 yrs) • Life Skills (18+) 10:45 Worship Service • Children’s Church (3-8 yrs) WEDNESDAY: 7 p.m. Bible Study (13+) Pastor Claude Roberts

Oroville United Methodist

908 Fir, Oroville • 476-2681 Adult Bible Study: 9:30 a.m. • Sun. School: 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 11 a.m.

4th Sundays, 6 p.m. Prayer & Healing Service.

Pastor Karen Davison

Valley Christian Fellowship

CHESAW

Chesaw Community Bible Church

Nondenominational • Everyone Welcome Every Sunday 10:30 a.m. to Noon Pastor Duane Scheidemantle • 485-3826 Youth Pastor Matthew Valdez

MOLSON Community Christian Fellowship

Molson Grange, Molson Sunday 10:30 a.m., Worship & Youth Sun. School Wednesday 6:30pm, Bible Study “For by grace are ye saved through faith...” Eph. 2:8-9 “...lovest thou me...Feed my lambs...John 21:1-17

RIVERSIDE Riverside Lighthouse - Assembly of God

102 Tower Street Sunday Bible Study 10:00am Sunday Worship 11:00am & 6:30pm Wednesday- family Night 6:30pm Pastor Vern & Anita Weaver Ph. 509-826-4082

TONASKET Holy Rosary Parish

1st & Whitcomb Ave., Tonasket 10:30 a.m. English Mass 1st Sunday of the Month Other Sundays at 8:30 a.m.

1:00 p.m. Spanish Mass every other Sun. Rev. David Kuttner • 476-2110

Pastor Randy McAllister 142 East Oroville Rd. • 476-2028 • Sunday School (Adult & Teens) 10:00 a.m.

Morning Worship 11 a.m.• Sun. Evening Worship 6 p.m.

Sunday School & Children’s Church K-6 9:45 to 1:00 p.m. Open to Community!

Located at Kid City 142 East Oroville • Wednesday Evening Worship 7 p.m.

Immanuel Lutheran Church

Trinity Episcopal

Tonasket Foursquare Church

602 Central Ave., Oroville Sunday School & Services 10:00 a.m.

Holy Eucharist: 1st, 3rd, & 5th • Morning Prayer: 2nd & 4th The Reverend Marilyn Wilder 476-3629 Warden • 476-2022

Church of Christ

Ironwood & 12th, Oroville • 476-3926 Sunday School 10 a.m. • Sunday Worship 11 a.m.

Wednesday Bible Study: 7 p.m.

1608 Havillah Rd., Tonasket • 509-485-3342 Sun. Worship 9 a.m. • Bible Study & Sun. School 10:15

“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God--not by works, so that no one can boast.” -Eph. 2:8-9

“To every generation.” Celebrating 100 years 1905-2005

Crossroads Meeting Place

Oroville Free Methodist

1516 Fir Street • Pastor Rod Brown • 476.2311 Sun. School 9:15 am • Worship Service 10:15am Youth Activity Center • 607 Central Ave. Monday 7:00 pm • After School M-W-F 3-5pm office@orovillefmc.org

Secret Life of Bats TONASKET – Okanogan Highlands Alliance presents, “The Secret Life of Bats in the Okanogan Highlands and Beyond” with Roger Christophersen on Friday, March 2 at 6:30 p.m. at the Community Cultural Center.

Dinner benefiting the CCC will be served at 5 p.m. followed by the presentation with tea, coffee and desserts. Contact Julie Ashmore at (509) 433-7893 or julie@okanoganhighlands.org for more information.

Best for Women Fair OKANOGAN – Okanogan Valley Soroptimist and Omak Clinic present Best for Women Fair, Saturday, March 3 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Okanogan High School Cafetorium.

Admission is free. There will be a silent auction as well as many different vendor booths.

Red Cross Blood Drive OROVILLE – A Red Cross Blood Drive will take place at the Oroville High School from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, March 7.

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Coming up this Saturday, March 3 we are having our 10th Annual Crab Feed from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. For $20 you get a whole crab (1-1 ½ lbs) three salads and garlic bread.

There are only 100 tickets avail-

32116 Hwy. 97, Tonasket. 846-4278 10am Sunday School. 11am Worship Service

“Continuing the work of Jesus...simply, peacefully, together”

Pastor Jim Yaussy Albright. jim.ya@hotmail.com

Women of Worth 2012 TONASKET - “Heart to Heart” Third annual Women of Worth 2012 is at the Tonasket High School Commons on Thursday, March 15 at 6 p.m. Enjoy inspirational message TFMC Worship Team and Choir, Drama and Hors d oeuvres. A woman’s event for all women of Tonasket, Oroville and surrounding areas.

There is no charge at the door but donations can be made to cover costs. Please register with Kristi by March 13 at (509) 4862910 or kristinL4him@yahoo. com.

Singer’s One Day Bootcamp

Tonasket Eagles able so get yours soon! Tickets are on sale at the Aerie. If you don’t like crab there is ham available for $10.

Pinochle scores from Sunday, Feb. 19 are: First - Jean Jones; Second - Lyle Anderson; Low Score - Alice Rawley; Last

Out on the town Your Guide to...

Girls Scout Cookie Time TONASKET – It is Girl Scout Cookie time so find your local Girl Scout and support your community. Don’t know a Girl Scout?

Call Kari at (509) 429-3493 to orders.

Don’t Put if Off Oroville - Do you have a will, a revocable living trust, a community property agreement or a health directive? Are you subject to probate, and exactly what is probate? What does it all cost or can you do it yourself? If you don’t have an estate plan, or if what you already have needs updating, our expert will give you the answers you need.

Protect your assets, your family, and your peace of mind. This is an important class. Call Ellen at 476-2011 or go online to www. northvalleycommunityschools. com to register.

Pinochle - Penny Smith and Neil Fifer.

Scores from the monthly tournament held on Sunday, Feb. 26 are: First - Ken Cook and Jo Porter; Second - Jerry Cooksey and Penny Smith; Low Score Ken Hovland and Julie Hovland; Last Pinochle - Gib McDougal and Betty Paul.

We wish anyone who is ill a speedy recovery to good health.

God bless you all. The Biggest Little Eagles in the state.

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OROVILLE – Celebrating 100 years all Girl Scouts are invited to a luncheon March 11 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the American Legion Hall in Oroville. Contact Cassie Thornton (509) 476-2715 for more information.

OKANOGAN – Okanogan School District is offering a free outreach program to those under 21, who are unable to attend daytime classes and are not currently enrolled. Students will be responsible for one hour/week attendance during an evening session. Teaching sessions will depend on number of responses but will be held Tuesday and/or Wednesday night at Okanogan School District Outreach office, 91 East Pine Street, Okanogan.

Enrollment information is available at (509) 826-7612.

“The DeMarre family would like to thank Superintendent Steve Quick and the Oroville School District Staff for all of their generous contributions and help with arrangements these past few weeks. Charlie enjoyed living and working in Oroville and being a part of the larger Okanogan County Community; we appreciate all of the support and kind words that everyone has shared.”

“A biblically based, thoughtful group of Christian People”

577 Loomis-Oroville Rd., Tonasket. 846-4278 9:15am Praise Singing. 9:30am Worship Service 10:45am Sunday school for all ages

100 year celebration

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Whitestone Church of the Brethren

OROVILLE – A free concert will be held on Saturday, March 10 at 7 p.m. at the Oroville Free Methodist Church at 1516 Fir St., in Oroville. The concert will feature “Touch of Grace” hand bell choir, harpist, Mariliz Romano and friends, and the choral group, “The Episcopettes”. A free will offering for Okanogan County Habitat for Humanity will be taken.

10th Annual Crab Feed, March 3

Tonasket Community UCC

Sunday Worship at 11 a.m.

Call for program/activity information Leon L. Alden, Pastor

An evening of music

OROVILLE – A Singers’ One

415-A S. Whitcomb Ave. • Pastor George Conkle Sunday: 10 a.m.

(509) 486-2000 • cell: (509) 429-1663

Seventh-Day Adventist

10th & Main, Oroville - 509-476-2552 Bible Study: Sat. 9:30 a.m. • Worship: Sat. 11 a.m.

Skip Johnson • 509-826-0266

basement, 577 Loomis-Oroville Road. Bring a pillow and sack lunch. For information call Ben Hylton at (509) 223-3412 and leave a message.

TONASKET – Thursday, March 8 will be the American Red Cross Blood Drive from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. It will be held at the Tonasket Community United Church of Christ. To schedule an appointment or for more information contact the Red Cross at 800-733-2767.

Walk-ins are welcome but an appointment will take less time for the donors. Refreshments are from Subway and Grant’s Market. Bring a friend!

Day Bootcamp will be held on Saturday, March 24 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Valley Christian Fellowship. Instructor, Shine Morrison is a roster artist of Incubator Creative Group since 2004, singer/songwriter and a recording artist with Incubator Records, a concert performing artist, a worship leader and a vocal coach at Shine Morrison Ministries. She has been in music ministry for over 16 years and received professional vocal training by a Julliard School of Music graduate. Register online by visiting www.myministryoff i c e . c o m / S h i n e - Mo r r i s o n Singers-Bootcamp. For more information call Shine at (509) 476-3383 or e-mail shine@ shinemorrison.com.

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Colfax ends Hornets’ state bid Garrett scores 1,000th career point in defeat

putting the bench guys in there because they haven’t been in that position enough. They actually did a pretty good job when I put them in.”

The Bulldogs’ outside shooting was also something the Hornets hadn’t encountered all season.

Colfax (19-5) rained in 13-of-23 3-pointers for the game, outscoring Oroville by 30 points from beyond the arc, while the Hornets struggled to get the kind of shots that led to much of their lateseason success.

“Their defense pressured us enough to push us out (away from the basket),” Allie said. “They took us out of our offense. They’re a good team. They’re definitely not 38 points better than us.

But they were tonight and that’s all that matters.”

It wasn’t the kind of finish Allie wanted to his team’s season, but he was pleased that the squad had reached its pre-season goal of making the round of 16.

“I couldn’t be happier,” he said. “I’m proud of these guys. It was a lofty but reachable goal and they made it. I hate to see the seniors go.

You can get a little emotional.

I love all these kids dearly. They never gave up, they’re fun to be with, they’re great kids who have never been trouble. You get attached to them ... it’s just like having you’re kid.

“I don’t think they’re down (about losing), and they shouldn’t be.”

BY BRENT BAKER bbaker@gazette-tribune.com

MEAD - On this night at least, Goliath had his way.

Oroville’s Hornets needed to play the game of their lives, and hope Colfax might suffer a letdown after pulling off its own upset in last Saturday’s district tournament, to knock the Bulldogs out of post-season play.

And indeed, the Hornets were within shouting range of Colfax midway through the second quarter, trailing 18-10 with possession of the ball.

Foul trouble, combined with the Bulldogs’ numerous weapons, ended any chance the Hornets had of springing an upset of their own. Colfax pulled away to a 76-38 2B regional victory that ended the Hornets’ season and earned the Bulldogs a berth in the eight-team state finals tournament this weekend.

Colfax, coming off an upset of unbeaten defending state champion Northwest Christian, struggled with the Hornets’ defense for much of the first half.

Oroville coach Allen Allie set the Hornets up in a box-and-

“They took us out of our offense. They’re a good team. They’re definitely not 38 points better than us.

But they were tonight and that’s all that matters.”

Oroville basketball coach Allen Allie

one to defend against Colfax’s Brandon Gfeller, a 6-3 guard with a sweet outside shooting touch.

“We’d never played a box-and one-before tonight,” Allie said.

“We came out a little weak, but once we got past the emotions a little bit we got into it and did well.

“Connor (Hughes) did a great job on him, and that’s why we stayed in the game.”

Gfeller was shut out through the first 13 minutes. Other than a game-opening spurt by Kyle Johnson, who hit 3-pointers on his first three shots, Colfax had as much trouble as Oroville getting into an offensive flow, with an eight-point lead with five minutes to go in the half.

But when Hughes went to the bench with his third foul, it was the domino Colfax needed to set off an irreversible chain reaction.

“We started getting screened, and guys were trying to help out,” Allie said. “(Gfeller) is a great shooter, not a set shooter, so it makes it tough because he doesn’t stand there with the ball. You’ve got to stay on him. We felt like if

LR boys, Brewster girls advance

Brent Baker/staff photos

The Hornets’ Michael Garrett wraps a pass around Colfax’s Kyle Johnson during the first half of Oroville’s seasonending regional loss to the Bulldogs on Feb. 24.

Connor Hughes (top inset) drives into the lane against Colfax during the second half, while Oroville senior Zack Speiker (lower inset) gets fist bumps from the officiating crew prior to the game. we could hold him to around 15 points other guys would have to step up and they did.”

Gfeller torched the Hornets for 11 points in four minutes, including three treys, and finished with 18 points. The Bulldogs buried the Hornets with a 21-2 run to end the half.

The only highlight for Oroville during that stretch was two free throws from Michael Garrett to give the Hornet junior his 1,000th career point.

Garrett finished with 16 and Hughes had 13 to tally all but nine of the Hornets’ points.

Oroville’s (14-11) available

reserves - who saw most of their action in JV games - combined for just 21 varsity points all season. Colfax’s bench scored 29 points in this game alone, including a game-high 20 from sixth man Brady Ellis.

“These guys pressured you,” Allie said. “I was worried about

The Central Washington League’s North Division had only one team apiece advance to the boys and girls 2B state finals tournaments.

Lake Roosevelt’s boys, led

by Ty Egbert’s 36 points and 19 rebounds, beat WaitsburgPrescott 70-53 in Walla Walla on Friday to advance to the state tournament. The Raiders will open on Thursday, Mar. 1, with defending champion Northwest Christian, which rebounded from its upset loss to Colfax to return to the quarterfinals.

On the girls side, Brewster got 24 points from Chandler Smith, 20 from Brette Boesel and 18 from Becky Mae Taylor as the Bears ripped Dayton 71-37. Brewster will try to avoid the flu bug that derailed its state title chances last season and opens Thursday against Tacoma Baptist.

Caribou Trail League teams advancing to 1A state include

Cashmere’s boys, who beat Seattle Academy 48-34 on Friday in its regional contest.

On the girls’ side, Okanogan whipped LaSalle 64-40, while this year’s Cinderella squad, Chelan, upset Goldendale 45-39 to give the CTL two teams at state.

Okanogan and Chelan meet in the quarterfinals Thursday.

Large school finals not on TV For the first time since 1981, the large school state championship basketball games will not be televised.

The WIAA and ROOT Sports, which (as Fox Sports Northwest) televised games in the past, were not able to reach an agreement on rights fees, according to a report published in the Tacoma News-Tribune last Friday.

KHQ of Spokane and cable channel SWX will be televising the 1B and 2B finals, which are played locally in the Spokane Arena.

Streaming webcast video of all of the championship games, as well as select quarterfinal and semifinal games, will be available online at wiaanetwork.com.

The WIAA’s online portal also has archived footage of other championships, including championship matches from last week’s Mat Classic wrestling finals.

Box Score Colfax 76, Oroville 38 2B Regional at Mt. Spokane HS, Feb. 24

ORO - CJ Mathews 1 0-2 2, Chase Nigg 0 0-0 0, Zack Speiker 1 2-2 5, Connor Hughes 4 3-4 13, Luke Kindred 0 0-0 0, Lane Tietje 1 0-0 2, Joe Sarmiento 0 0-0 0, Michael Garrett 4 8-11 16.

Totals 11 13-19 38.

CFX - Brandon Gfeller 7 0-1 18, Kyle Johnson 5 0-0 14, Tyler Stevenson 0 0-0 0, Rich Scholz 0 0-0 0, Brady Ellis 6 3-3 20, Jay Hart 1 0-0 2, Kasey Johnson 1 0-0 2, Justin Berarducci 5 1-2 13, Cole Klaveano 0 0-0 0, Skylar Simonson 3 1-2 7. Totals 29 5-8 76.

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 F ORO 5 6 11 15 38 CFX 16 23 26 11 76

Fully engaged Tonasket teen racing NMA off-road series

BY BRENT BAKER bbaker@gazette-tribune.com

TONASKET - The weather is still wintery, but for Dyllan Gage, summer might as well already have started.

The Tonasket High School sophomore, who has been riding since he was four and seriously racing off-road motorcycles since age nine, has already competed in a pair of races this season.

Early returns so far have been positive. Gage and his KTM 350 won the Oreana 100 near Boise, Idaho, on Feb. 18, then hit his first Northwest Motorcycle Association Off-road Series race the next day in the Tri-Cities.

“The Boise race wasn’t part of the NMA series; I just went to race it,” Gage said. “It was supposed to be 100 miles, but it was cut to two 46-47 mile loops.”

Despite the unusual course length and a weather delay, Gage won the Open B class by more than 11 minutes with a finishing time of about 144 minutes.

“The first 25 miles it was snowing,” he said. “My goggles kept fogging up and snow kept getting on them, so I had to go without. The second lap, it was too cold to put them on.”

A wreck as he was coming in for gas

after the first loop slowed him down, but he said the only blood came from a nosebleed caused by the bitter cold.

With a quick turnaround, he wasn’t exactly fresh when racing the NWA Team Tortoise Sand Flea the next day.

“It was pretty fun, but I was tired,” Gage said. “I think without racing the previous day I might have finished in the top five or trophied (top three).”

As it was, he took seventh of 19 in his class, despite blistered hands bleeding through his gloves.

“Two races in a row to start off, that can happen,” Gage said.

Gage has moved up in classification from last year, when he competed in the 200-C. He capped the 2011 season with a victory in his class in the Rimrock Grand Prix Short Course race at Yakima on Nov. 2, completing his four laps in 11:39.17 to outdistance nine other bikes.

Despite that win, Gage said that wasn’t his best performance of the season.

That occurred at the Big Sky AMA Off-road National in Montana on Aug. 27. Though there were just five 200-C bikes competing, two of the other three in his class were the top two national points leaders. Gage finished second in that one.

Submitted photo

Dyllan Gage survived snow, mud and bitter cold in to win a season-opening race in Oreana, Idaho, on Feb. 21, then raced again in the Tri-Cities the next day.. He’ll next race in a pair of Northwest Motorcycle Association Off-Road Series events in Odessa in late March.

Moving Up He hopes his step up in class this year gets him ready to race with an even more competitive pack next year. “(Open B) open to any sized bike,” Gage said. “I’m thinking of racing Open A next year, which would be a big step. I wouldn’t want to be finishing last; I want

to be able to compete with those guys.”

For practice, Gage says to get as much riding in as he can. Sunday he said he rode in Vantage, outside of Ellensburg, despite three inches of snow still on the ground there.

“I need to get my hands in shape,” he said. “My body gets in shape pretty quickly, but it’s definitely pretty tough on

the hands.

“I want to be able to place in the top three in the 15-and-under class,” he added. “When I get older, I’d like to be able to go down and race in Baja.”

The NMA Off-Road Series continues March 24-25 in Odessa with a pair of races - aptly named the Frostbite (Saturday) and White Knuckle (Sunday).

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Congratulations

Oroville Hornet Athletes 2011 - 2012

Alex Alvarez Wrestling sends two to 1B/2B state finals

Nick Perez

Boys basketball makes 2B state regionals

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C.J. Mathews

Girls basketball heads to district tournament

Connor Hughes

Kelsey Hughes

Michael Garrett

Katie Tietje

Briana Moralez

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Public Notices LEGAL NOTICE The Okanogan County Public Health Board of Health has changed their regular meeting time to 2:00 p.m., beginning with the March 13th Board of Health meeting. The regular Board of Health meeting is scheduled on the second Tuesday of each month and members of the public are invited to attend. Board of Health meetings are at the Public Health Offices located in the Public Services Building, 1234 S. Second in Okanogan.

Published in the Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune and Quad City Herald on March 1, 2012.#368643 NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING The Okanogan County open space advisory committee will be holding their annual meeting Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. in the Okanogan County Assessor’s Office located at 149 3rd Avenue North, Room 202, in the Courthouse. The public is invited.

Published in the Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune and Quad City Herald on March 1, 2012.#368628 Code Amendment 2012-1 Subdivisions Hearing and Final SEPA Determination The proposal is a legislative action amending Okanogan County Code Title 16 “Subdivisions�. The purpose of this process is to make Okanogan

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County’s subdivision code consistent with other County and State regulations. The proposal does not change development standards currently required for subdivisions. Project comments must be submitted in writing or attend the public hearing. The Okanogan County Regional Planning Commission scheduled a public hearing on March 26, 2012 at 7:00 p.m., located in the Commissioners Hearing Room in the Virginia Grainger Administration Building at 123 5th Ave. North, Okanogan, WA 98840.

The SEPA Responsible Official issued a final determination of non-significance (DNS). This decision may be appealed in accordance with OCC 14.04.220. Appeals must be made in writing to the Board of Okanogan County Commissioners, 123 5th Ave N Ste. 150, Okanogan, WA 98840. Appeals must be submitted or postmarked by 5:00 p.m. on March 16, 2012. Appeals shall state with specificity the elements of the environmental checklist and resulting determination the appellant finds objectionable and shall state the reason therefore. Appeals must include the $300.00 appeal fee. Failure to file a timely and complete appeal shall constitute waiver of all rights to an administrative appeal under county code. Information is available at the Office of Planning and Development. Direct questions and comments to: Okanogan County Office of Planning & Development, Ben Rough, 123 5th Ave. N, Suite 130, Okanogan, WA 98840, (509) 422-7122.

Published in the Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune and Quad City Herald on March 1, 2012.#368613 LEGAL NOTICE NEGOTIATION OF STATE LEASES WITH EXISTING LESSEES BETWEEN APRIL 2012 AND JUNE 2012 EXPIRES: AUGUST 2012.

10-A56168-GRAZING- Gov Lots 5 & 6 (S1/2SE1/4), Section 33, Gov Lots 7 & 8 (S1/2SW1/4), Section 34, all in Township 36 North, Range 30 East, W.M. 10-A58399-GRAZINGNW1/4NW1/4, Section 11, Township 35 North, Range 27 East, W.M. Written request to lease must be received by March 30, 2012, at Department of Natural Resources, 225 S Silke Rd, Colville, Washington 99114-9369. Each request to lease must include the lease number, the name, address and phone number of applicant, and must contain a certified check or money order payable to the Department of Natural Resources for the amount of any bonus bid plus a $100.00 deposit. The envelope must be marked “Sealed Bid� and give lease number, expiration date of lease applied for and give applicant’s name. The applicant must be prepared to purchase improvements that belong to the current lessee. Persons wishing to bid to lease any of these properties can obtain more details, bid packet, and qualification requirements by contacting the Colville office or calling (509) 684-7474.

Published in the Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune on March 1, 2012.#368649 N O T I CE To Withdrawal McHugh Moto Track Conditional Use Permit 2011-11 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the proponent for McHugh Moto Track, CUP 2011-11 has withdrawn his application for a conditional use permit to operate a motorcycle track at 104 C, Airport Rd. The property is located approximately 2 miles south of Twisp, WA off of the Twisp Airport

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SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR OKANOGAN COUNTY SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION No. 11-2-00622-2 JOHN DANIEL GEBBERS and REBA GEBBERS, husband and wife, Plaintiffs, vs.

HILDA D. NELSON, individually and as executrix of the ESTATE OF WILLIAM W. NELSON, deceased; and all other persons or parties unknown claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described in the Complaint herein, Defendants.

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TATE OF WILLIAM W. NELSON, deceased; all unknown heirs of said parties; and all other persons or parties unknown claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described in the Complaint herein: You are hereby summoned to appear within sixty (60) days after the date of the first publication of this summons, to wit, within sixty (60) days after the 26th day of January, 2012, and defend the above-entitled action in the above-entitled court, and answer the complaint of the plaintiffs, John Daniel Gebbers and Reba Gebbers, husband and wife, and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned attorneys for plaintiffs, Thomas F. O’Connell, at his office below stated; and in case of your failure to do so, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demand of the complaint, which has been filed with the clerk of said court.

The object of this action is to quiet title.

DAVIS, ARNEIL LAW FIRM, LLP /s/: Thomas F. O’Connell, WSBA# 16539 Attorneys for Plaintiffs 617 Washington Street PO Box 2136 Wenatchee, WA 98807 Published in the Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune on Jan. 26, Feb. 2, 9, 16, and 23 and March 1, 2012.#361237

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The date of publication in Okanogan County’s legal periodical of record is March, 1 2012. Failure to file a timely and complete appeal shall constitute waiver of all rights to an administrative appeal under county code.

Information is available at the Office of Planning and Development. Direct questions to: Ted Murray, Recreation Coordinator, Okanogan County Office of Planning & Development, 123 5th Ave. N, Suite 130, Okanogan, WA 98840, (509) 422-7118.

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Published in the Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune and Quad City Herald on Marcdh 1, 2012.#368644 Okanogan County Notice of Final Decision Project: Exempt Segregation, Parcel #3426093002 Proponent: Linda Fastenow Decision: Approved Date of Publication: February 23, 2012 Appeal Deadline: March 15, 2012 The Okanogan County Office of Planning and Development approved the above-noted project. Within 21 calendar days of the publication date, parties with standing may appeal this decision to Okanogan County Superior Court at 149 N. 3rd Ave., Okanogan, WA, pursuant to RCW 36.70 C. Published in the Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune and Quad City Herald on March 1, 2012.#368605 SEPA 2012-1 Okanogan County Outdoor Recreation Plan Notice of Final SEPA Determination The SEPA Responsible Official for Okanogan County has issued a Final Determination of Non-Significance for the 2012 Outdoor Recreation Plan update. This plan covers the entire County and supersedes the previous plan adopted in 2004. This decision may be appealed in accordance with OCC 14.04.220. Appeals must be made in writing to the Board of Okanogan County Commission-

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Paul James Farmer Paul James Farmer peacefully slipped away into the arms of his loving savior on Feb. 16, 2012.

His passing leaves a hole in our hearts but his memory remains bright and alive. His family members and friends will miss him.

Paul was born on Dec. 26, 1920 in Pocahontas, Va., to Carrie and James Farmer. He met his wife Thelma at an old fashioned tent meeting.

They were married on Dec. 26, 1940 in Snowville, Va., and recently celebrated their 71st wedding anniversary. Paul honorably served his country in the United States Army during World War II and loved to share those experiences, especially about driving the amphibious “DUCK.”

Oroville School News Friday, March 2: AAU Basketball 5:30 p.m.; State Basketball Tournament; Keller Bee Wrestling Tournament 6 p.m.

Saturday, March 3: Adult Indoor Soccer; State Basketball Tournament; Killer Bee Wrestling Tournament 7 a.m.

Monday, March 5: AAU Basketball 5:30 p.m.; Community Volleyball

Gun Club Results Tonasket Gun Club 16 yards: 24 – Robert McDaniel 21 – Dennis Lorz and Noah Olmstead 20 – Doug McMillan 19 – Lloyd Caton Jr. 18 – Al Rise 16 – Jeff McMillan Handicap: 19 – Dennis Lorz 14 – Lloyd Caton Jr.

The family moved to Oroville Day (Jerry) and brother, Robert in June 1947 where he and Farmer. He is also survived by Thelma lived for over 60 years. nine great grandchildren and They loved this small community numerous nieces and nephews and their many friends and assoHe was preceded in death by ciations there. In September 2007 his parents; son, Larry Farmer; Paul and Thelma moved to the grandson, Troy Riel; sisters Sara East Wenatchee Assisted Living “Elizabeth” Eshom and Mattie Lee in East Wenatchee, Wash.

(Effie) Hill; and brothers: Frank Paul worked for over 53 years Farmer and Charlie Farmer. as a mechanic in the apple indusA Memorial Service will be held try, most of those with the Valley at a later date at the Pentecostal Evaporating Company and later Church of God in Oroville. with Gold Digger where he finalIn lieu of flowers, donations ly retired at the age of 80. He was may be made to the Central known to all as an extremely con- Washington Hospital Foundationscientious, dedicated and hard Dialysis Unit - http://www.cwhs. worker who could absolutely com/foundation/default.aspx repair anything. His work ethic (Select “dialysis” drop down tab). was certainly an example to his Express your thoughts and children and grandchildren. memories in the online guest Paul was a member of the book at http://www.telfordschaPentecostal Church of God in pel.com.

Oroville. He loved to worship, served as a Deacon and especially enjoyed playing the guitar with the church musical group. As he battled kidney failure in recent Pamela J. Jones, Oroville, died years, his courage and uncom- Feb. 17, 2012 at North Valley plaining attitude served as an Hospital in Tonasket. inspiration to all of us.

She was born in Tonasket on He is survived by his devoted June 30, 1959. Pam attended and loving wifeINVESTMENTS of 71 years, Thelma THE RIGHT IN YOUR IRAschool in Oroville. She moved Farmer of East Wenatchee, Wash.; to California where she raised THE RIGHT INVESTMENTS IN YOUR IRA children Mari Riggan (Dewayne), her three sons. Pam returned to Brush Prairie, Wash., Nancy Riel Oroville in 2008. She was a mem(Harley), Sunnyside, Wash., Don ber of the Oroville Eagles, where Farmer (Carol), Richland, Wash.; she was a bartender. daughter-in-law, Judy Farmer, She is survived by two sons: East By Wenatchee, Wash.; grandopening an Edward JonesChris (Robin) Toth of Citrus children Monica Riggan, Jerry Heights, Calif. and Ryan (Dani) IRA, you’ll Darren have access Keeney (Jacquie), By opening an EdwardFarmer, Jones Toth of Destin, Fla.; granddaughKristin Churnside (Adam), Jeff ters: Trinity and McKenzi Toth; to investments that could IRA, you’ll have access Farmer, Tammy Wallin (Kurt), provide a higher return than mother, Jackie Lynch; grandto investments that could Tom Riel (Ana); sisters: Madeline mother, Madge Haney; two sisyouNoel currently earn.

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(Walt) Acord; numerous nieces and nephews and a very special friend, Brian Clark.

She was preceded in death by her son Robby Toth; father, Sid Hart; grandfather, Harry Haney; grandparents, Sylvan and Ola Neihouse; two brothers: Scott and Jerry Neihouse and a nephew, Adam Sneve.

Memorials may be made to the Oroville Ambulance Fund or a charity of your choice.

Memorial services will be held at a later date.

Bergh Funeral Service of Oroville/Tonasket in care of arrangements.

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It’s important to understand which investments to own, and when to buy them.

But you should also know when it’s time to sell an investment — and why.

Unfortunately, many people sell investments for the wrong reasons. Some people want the money to purchase socalled “hot” investments, even if these new investments aren’t appropriate for their needs. Others own investments that have lost value, and fearing further losses, they decide to sell — thereby violating the oldest rule of investing: “Buy low and sell high.”

These types of behavior can lead to at least two major problems. First, if you’re constantly selling investments, you’ll likely incur fees, commissions and taxes that can erode any returns you did manage to achieve. And second, by frequently selling off your investments and

buying new ones, you’ll find it difficult to follow the type of consistent, long-term financial strategy that’s essential to help you work toward your goals.

If you shouldn’t sell investments to find quick gains or to avoid losses that may not even occur, when should you sell?

You might want to sell:

If your goals have changed — You bought certain investments because you thought they would help you make progress toward your objectives. But over time, your goals may change, so in response, you may need to sell some investments and use the money to purchase new ones that are more suitable for your new goals. For example, early in your career, you might have benefited from owning investments that offered high potential for growth, but as you near retirement, you may need to shift some — but certainly not all — of your growth-oriented vehicles to incomeproducing ones.

If the investments themselves change — You might have bought a stock because you liked the company’s products, business plan or management team. If any of these factors change significantly, though, you might need to re-evaluate your ownership of this investment.

If you need to rebalance your portfolio — You may have decided that your in-

Haney, Oroville; aunts: Lil Evans, Ft. Fraser B.C. and Carole Santistevan, Nampa, Idaho and by many cousins, nieces and nephews.

Michael had previously lost his grandparents: Vic and Helen Swanson and Harry Haney, Sr., all Oroville; as well as his Uncle Bill Evans and Bill’s son, Mark; and Mark’s daughter, Meghan, all of Ft. Fraser, B.C. Michael’s ashes will be interred beside his maternal grandparents in the Molson, Wash., country cemetery.

Almost 25 years of surgeries, hospitals, rehabilitation centers and nursing homes ended Feb. 21, 2012, with peace for Michael Hunter Haney. Throughout, he was a real champion. Memorial plans have not been finalized.

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Arrangements by Bauer Funeral Chapel, Snohomish, Wash.

Michael’s family would like to express their gratitude for all the love and support they’ve received over the years from people everywhere.

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Snohomish, Wash., at the age of 42, due to complications from the traumatic brain injury he sustained during a Cashmere High School football drill in Cashmere, Wash. on Nov. 3, 1987.

Michael grew up on Kodiak Island, Alaska, moving to Cashmere with his parents and sister Meagan. His parents, Harry and Linda Haney, retired in Kodiak when Michael finished tenth grade, and returned to Cashmere, where they had begun their teaching careers.

Michael Haney loved school and athletics, achieving success in both. He was a “straight A” student, and won recognition for his athletic success.

As a youngster in Alaska, Michael won state championships in both the Elks’ Hoop Shoot and the Ford Punt, Pass, and Kick, and represented the state of Alaska in national competitions in both.

He was MVP of the Anchorage Little League tournament, which led to a state championship for Kodiak.

As a high school student-athlete, Michael won all-conference honors in baseball, basketball and football, and was a member of the National Honor Society.

While Michael Haney was fortunate to enjoy much success in both athletics and academics, his most important quality was the fact he was just a “darn good kid!”

Michael is survived by his parents; sisters: Meagan (John) Dover, Gig Harbor, Wash. and Dawn (Mike) Jensen, Paonia, Colo.; grandmother, Madge

vestment portfolio should be composed of specific percentages of stocks, bonds and “cash” instruments. But due to changes in the value of your investments, these percentages can shift somewhat, resulting in a portfolio that no longer reflects your goals and risk tolerance. If that happens, you’ll need to rebalance your holdings, which may require you to sell some of your investments.

If an investment has chronically underperformed — Sometimes, an investment simply doesn’t perform as well as you had hoped. When this happens, you may be better off by selling the investment and using the money to pursue new opportunities. However, don’t rush to judgment. Before you sell an underperforming investment, try to determine why it hasn’t done well. Is it because the market as a whole has slumped? If so, your investment could rebound when the market does. Or are there separate factors, unique to this investment, that have caused its problems? If the investment’s fundamentals and prospects still look good, you might want to simply give it time to prove its worth.

By knowing when you should hold an investment, and when you shouldn’t, you can avoid costly mistakes and help improve your chances for long-term investment success. So think carefully before putting up the “For Sale” sign on your investments.

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Anglers getting itchy for Walleye Ice Fishing Festival Close to 100 adults and youth bought entries in the Eighth Annual NW Ice Fishing Festival at Molson this year, and in spite of very poor fishing (not a single fish caught) the event was a big success.

There was a great pancake breakfast and Italian-style dinner and it was decided that all the prizes, including the $500 top prize provided by Kinross Gold would be handed out by draw-

ing. This was a lot of prizes and everyone in the Molson Grange Hall had a great time cheering for the winners. This was the second year that no fish were caught in the derby and the WDFW and organizers are continuing to try to figure out why.

Low oxygen content in the chilly winter water is suspected and the timing of the derby is right when the fish are most lethargic. Both Molson and Sidley lakes offer great fishing in the spring and fall. On my way home from Molson I checked the condition of the Similkameen and Okanogan rivers. The Similkameen is ice free and there are long stretches of open water on the Okanogan in its upper reaches.

It is ice bound though from Malott down to the mouth.

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No one knows exactly why but the fishing for trout and kokanee hasn’t been anything close to what it usually is this time of year on Lake Roosevelt.

Anglers fishing out of Spring Canyon are either getting a few fish or getting blanked. Even Rufus Woods has been hot and cold. It seems that anglers fishing during the week, when there is more current, are doing better, but it still can be inconsistent.

Once again, one of the better trout fisheries in the region this time of year is at Banks Lake. Few people take advantage of it, but the early spring fishing for rainbow can be very good. Anglers pulling Flatfish or Rapalas can get limits in the north basin right now in pretty short order. Another good method is to pull a large, black Wooly Bugger fly. Anglers may

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The rainbow are worth the effort, too. Most range from 15 to 19 inches, with a few in the over 20 inch class mixed in the catches.

Most of lower Banks Lake is still frozen over, but the Northrup launch is open now. Most anglers are still using the Coulee Playland launch at Electric City.

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Anglers are getting the itch to catch some walleye and they are getting some relief by fishing near Two Rivers on Lake Roosevelt, and at the upper end of Rufus Woods Reservoir. The points outside of the Spokane Arm is where the walleye anglers are concentrating their efforts and there has been some rumors of exceptionally large fish being taken. Fairly good action is being had by local anglers that know where to look

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for walleye in the upper reaches of Rufus Woods. Typically the walleye fishing does take off in the area this time of year, and the mild weather has them feeding earlier than usual. Another area on the Columbia River that walleye hunters can be seen in the early spring is just above the Hydro Park boat launch near East Wenatchee. Water temperatures

on Banks Lake are warm enough to get walleye feeding on this impoundment, too, but until the ice clears off finding fish could be difficult. Most of the walleye abandoned the north basin as the water dropped last year and haven’t moved back into as yet.

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