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Oroville students score above state levels

Crowning the Rodeo Queen

Third graders’ scores especially high

BY GARY A. DEVON MANAGING EDITOR

OROVILLE – Oroville Elementary School students scored at or above state targets in nearly every grade level, with third graders scoring especially high in reading and math.

The Washington State report card is out and Oroville Elementary has met every target overall for the Annual Measurable Objectives (AMO), according to OES Principal Joan Hoehn.

“What does this mean? There are five overall reading and math targets for Oroville Elementary school: All students, Hispanic students, White students, Limited English students and

Low-income students. In all of these student groups, Oroville Elementary exceeded the Washington State target,” said Hoehn.

The AMO results have replaced the AYP (Annual Yearly Progress) since the Washington waiver was approved this year. Oroville Elementary had some exceptionally high scores in all individual grade levels in reading.

The state’s grade level targets for third, fourth, fifth and sixth grade Reading are 66.9, 57.5, 53.1 and 57.7 percent, respectfully.

“Our score in third grade reading was 94.6 percent,” said Hoehn.

All grade level targets exceeded the state grade level targets: fourth grade, 57.9 percent; fifth grade, 57.5 percent and sixth grade, 66.7 percent.

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Last year’s Tonasket Founders Day Rodeo Queen, Cortney Ingle, crowns 2013 queen Karlie Henneman at Saturday evening’s coronation ceremony.

Queen Karlie ready to take on role

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TONASKET - The drama of last year’s competition for Tonasket Founders Day Rodeo Queen may have been lacking, but that was OK with Karlie Henneman, who knew as the only contestant this year that she would receive the crown she’d been pursuing since last year.

Henneman was the runner-up for the 2012 crown in a very tight competition with four other girls that Ingle won.

This time around, there was no such tension, but Henneman couldn’t have been happier.

“It was a lot less nerve-wracking, for sure,” she said. “It wasn’t stressful, but there was a lot of excitement knowing I was the only one.

“It didn’t really hit me until I was up there speaking, though. You saw it, it was like, ‘Holy cow!’ Cortney had told me that when you get the crown it really hits you, and it did.”

Without other candidates there was no morning competition at the arena, but Henneman still gave her introductory speech as well as answering an impromptu question from master of ceremonies Tonasket Comancheros President Mike Stansbury.

“When I joined my 4-H group about six years ago, that was when my riding really took off,” she said during her speech. “I started competing in 4-H shows and rodeos throughout the spring and summer.

“Becoming a rodeo queen has been a queen of mine since I was little. Having the opportunity to become the Tonasket Rodeo Queen gives me to represent and become a role model for my home town.

I’m so thankful to have this wonderful opportunity to be the 2013 Tonasket Founders Day Rodeo Queen.”

The Comancheros will provide Miss Tonasket Rodeo a queen buckle, breast collar, parade flowers, a dozen roses, a traveling serape, a $400 mileage allowance, an $800 clothing allowance and a $500 scholarship.

Ingle tried to put her experience as the 2012 queen into words.

“I don’t think I could put enough words down on paper to describe how the year went,” she said, but added that the best part of the experience was how people worked together when things weren’t going well.

“There’s a lot of people that you don’t think would support you because you don’t know them very well,” she said. “But on your worst day they call come together.

On your worst day they can make it better.... I just want to thank everybody.

Everyone in this room may not be very close, but you obviously all support rodeo, and we’re all in it together.”

Stansbury also presented the Comancheros’ awards for the year, including Volunteer of the Year to Jean Ramsey; Club Member of the Year to Bud McSpadden; Organization of the Year to the Tonasket Eagles Club; Business of the Year to Midway Building Supply and Rentals; and a special award to Ray Colbert for his many years of faithful service.

Henneman said she was looking forward to the upcoming year’s travel and adventures even as she finishes up her senior year at Tonasket High School.

“It’s going to be a lot of work,” she said. “But I’ve got my parents to get me through, and friends that are very supportive. It’ll be very challenging, but I’m ready for it.”

Henneman added that Ingle and 2011 queen Jerian Ashley helped her prepare for what’s in store.

“They both said it’s stressful at times, but it’s all worth it. They said it’s an amazing experience.

“I only ever wanted to represent Tonasket. It’s my home town. Tonasket raised me, and I’ve never wanted to be anything else.”

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Tonasket Veterans Service Officer Shane Barton’s office is now located in the new building at the U.S. Armed Forces Legacy Project site on the south end of Tonasket.

VSO office moves

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TONASKET - Veterans Service Officer Shane Barton has moved his office to the recently-completed building at the U.S. Armed Forces Legacy Project site on the south end of Tonasket.

Barton, whose first day at the new location was Monday, Oct. 15, said that the new location provides him with a lot more space and in conjunction with the Legacy Project will make it easier

for him to provide some supplemental services to veterans.

“There’s a lot more privacy,” Barton said. “At the hospital, it was sometimes a little difficult when you got a hallway full of people, or someone would walk into the office while I was sitting there talking to someone about something pretty private. It’s very nice.”

In addition to helping veterans get access to VA services, the new building features a small library, a computer and

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School board opposes charter initiative

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TONASKET - The Tonasket School Board, at its Monday, Oct. 8 board meeting, unanimously approved a resolution opposing Initiative 1240, which, if passed, would allow the creation of up to 40 charter schools in the state over the next five years.

Board member Catherine Stangland, who introduced the resolution, said that her opposition was to the law itself, and not to the concept of charter schools.

Washington is one of eight states that currently does not allow charter schools. The initiative was submitted by a coalition that includes the League of Education Voters, Stand for Children and Democrats for Education Reform.

Stangland said that groups opposing the initiative include the Washington State School Directors’ Association (WSSDA), the Washington Education Association (WEA) and the Association of Washington School Principals. A

number of school districts have already drafted resolutions opposing the initiative as well.

“There wasn’t anyone expressly opposed to charter schools (at a recent regional meeting she recently attended),” Stangland said. “The issue is this particular law.”

Some of the problematic aspects of the law, she said, included: - The lack of solid data on the effectiveness of charter schools. Some studies treat charter schools favorably while others do not.

- Proponents say that the law is intended to create charter schools in the inner city, but the law doesn’t specify that.

- The only public oversight of the charter schools is an appointed board of unelected officials.

- School boards that want to have any say in the operation of charter schools within their district must become an “authorizer,” the process of which Stangland said was quite arduous and not feasible.

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- A simple majority of teachers or parents could vote to convert a public school into a charter school, with the possibility that the school would then be run by the appointed state board rather than the locally elected board.

- Money will flow with the charter schools. That includes any levy or bond money that voters approve for a school district: the needs of the charter school would need to be considered by the district, though the district would have no say over how the charter school could use the money.

“If we can’t fund what we already have effectively,” asked board member Ty Olson, “why would we even consider this?”

“People want choice and alternatives to what we have in public schools,” Stangland said. “I understand that. And they would have much more flexibility and freedom in what they teach and how they do it.”

Superintendent Paul Turner said that charter schools were a big piece of the

federal agenda. In the last several years, when the state tried to get Race to the Top funding it was denied in part because there were no such schools here.

“If they don’t have the same constraints as the public schools, but you get the same funding, imagine what you could do with that,” Turner said. “So (the) question is, why don’t you just give the public schools that same freedom?”

Other than that, Turner said, he was trying to stay neutral on the issue, and encouraged voters to be informed on the full content of the initiative before voting.

Stangland said that, in addition, it had the potential to create an unconstitutional “separate and unequal” school system without the accountability of locally elected officials over the use of funds in the school.

Once the resolution was passed, the board will not be permitted to campaign for or against the initiative, other than issuing a press release or letter to the editor to media stating their position.

The board also discussed two new evaluation systems that are in the process of being implemented.

The first, the Teacher/Principal Evaluation Pilot (TPEP) is an extensive evaluation system that Stangland said she would report on more extensively at the next school board meeting.

While it appears that the evaluation itself has been well-received by many administrators and teachers, the evaluation process itself will require a lot of time to complete.

“The number of hours (principals) will have to spend on this is mind-boggling,” Stangland said.

“I sat in (legislators’) office last February or March and said, ‘Hey boys, if you’re going to do this, you’d better attach some money to it,’” said board member Lloyd Caton. “I don’t know if that will

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Fighting from days of yore

State DOT shelves proposed SR97 roundabout plan Agency credits open house as reason they chose new alternative

BY GARY A. DEVON MANAGING EDITOR

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Medieval sword fights in History Park? Sort of, anyway. The Dregate Fighters, a.k.a. Fighters of Okanogan County, gather Wednesdays at the park in Tonasket, usually around 5 p.m., to learn and practice fighting techniques with makeshift swords, helmets and shields. Participants also come in from other parts of the county, as well as hitting the road for tournaments and other events. More information can be found at the Fighters of Okanogan County Facebook page.

SCHOOL BOARD | FROM A1 happen, but they are aware of (the unfunded mandate).”

Also in the works is the Annual Measurable Objective, which will replace the Annual Yearly Progress metric used in recent years.

“The AYP will go away,” Turner said. “The good thing is that it will compare us to ourselves, and not to the rest of the schools in the state. It measure our growth, rather than did we do better than someone else.

“There hasn’t been a lot of communication,” Turner added. “It just got rolled out, and everyone is behind. but across the board, we still have a lot of work to do with our scores.”

In other actions, the board authorized Turner to negotiate with GEAR UP coordinator Bob Ashmore to convert one quarter of his position into a grant-writing position at a cost of between $15-20,000. Turner said that Ashmore has experience and suc-

cess with grant writing, and hopefully within a year or two the new position would more than have paid for itself.

Also, parapro/counselor Desirae Coe resigned her position with the intent to take a position with the Upward Bound program that Tonasket High School principal Jeff Hardesty received a grant for.

The school board next meets on Monday, Oct. 23, at 7:30 p.m.

It will be the last “summer schedule” school board meeting; beginning in November, meetings will start at 7:00 p.m.

OKANOGAN – An unpopular plan to put a roundabout on Highway 97 at the intersection with Cameron Lake and Armory Junction roads has been stopped for now as the state Department of Transportation yielded to public pressure opposing it.

Dan Sarles, Regional Administrator with the DOT’s North Central Region, wrote to the Okanogan County Commissioners and other interested parties that the Open House held Sept. 19 and the public comments received greatly influence

his agency’s decision to go another way with the problem intersection, the site of multiple collisions over the years.

“As a result of the open house we are proposing a new alternative at the Cameron Lake Road/ Armory Junction Road intersection that is essentially a combination of portions of the alternatives presented. We intend to move forward a plan...that separates southbound mainline traffic from the right turn lane with a median gore area, adds left turn channelization, and adds two ITS signs alerting mainline traffic when vehicles are entering from the side roads. We feel these three measures will address the collision history,” writes Sarles.

Sarles adds that one of the primary goals of the open house was to gather information on the public perception of what problems existed at the intersections.

“Many of the comments helped

SCORES | FROM A1 dents raised the bar high again as 81.1 percent of the third grade students met proficiency while the state level target is 49.1 percent.

“Overall, 52.6 percent of fourth grade students met proficiency with the state level target at 48.6 percent,” Hoehn said. “The state’s level target for sixth grade is 33 percent and Oroville Elementary had 43.8 percent of our sixth grade students meeting proficiency.”

The fifth grade classes overall fell short of the state’s 55.2 percent, however. Only 35 percent of the fifth grade students met proficiency.

“Therefore, we are concentrat-

ing on math at this level. However, our accumulative score for math was a difference of 6.5 percent above the target for the state; and therefore, Oroville Elementary met this target,” she said.

Hoehn said that when comparing the third grade overall Measurements of Student Progress (MSP) reading score of 87.5% with nearby schools, Oroville exceeded others by over 30 percent (Tonasket was 50.7 percent and Brewster at 54.4 percent).

The math MSP overall score for third grade, 75 percent, was 28.3 percent above Tonasket and 11.8 percent above Brewster.

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to confirm the engineers’ perceptions or inform them of other issues to consider. Another goal of the open house was to share the alternatives we had explored to date and to potentially identify alternatives that had not been considered based on the public input. Among other things we heard about several near miss experiences at the intersections that doesn’t get covered by accident data,” he wrote.

The project cost will also be reduced by approximately $537,00, according to Sarles.

“Once constructed we will continue to monitor the intersection. At some point additional improvements may be needed which may or may not raise the roundabout as an option again.”

The DOT will be posting the change on the project web page: http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/projects/us97/cameronlakerdintersection “Writing is assessed in only fourth grade. Sixty-one percent of the 2011-2012 fourth grade students met standards in writing. This is highest number of students meeting standards in writing our school has had since the state started assessing writing,” she said.

The principal credits parents and grandparents and volunteer mentors, like those in the HOSTS (Help One Student to Succeed) reading program with aiding the students achieve such high scores.

“Our students, your children or grandchildren, did outstanding work last spring during completion of these tests. Please continue to support your students, our teachers and staff, and our school,” said Hoehn.

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“People will be able to check books out, and eventually we’ll have movies and DVDs,” Barton said. “We’re hoping to get a TV in here in case people don’t have one at home, and we’re very excited about the oral history computer.

“We’re also looking to get a second computer in here in case they want to go online and look for or apply for jobs or social assistance programs. Basically we want to make this an all-access place, because a lot of people don’t have internet or phones.”

Barton said he will be making another push to educate veterans on available services once the Tonasket VA Clinic has all of its

providers “up and running.”

“Pretty soon we should have three full-time VA providers and one part-time, and we’ll be hiring a couple of more RNs,” he said.

“The log-jam isn’t as bad as it was. We want to be sure they’re all set up and running and make sure they can handle the influx of veterans once we start getting out there and promoting it more.

“The last time we did a radio spot, the receptionists got overwhelmed.”

Barton emphasized that most services found at the larger VA hospitals are available at the Tonasket clinic.

“Some people are a little standoffish about the VA, and some

Page 3 people are misinformed about it,” he said. “Some people believe we can’t do the same stuff here as at a regular VA hospital, which just isn’t the case We can do just about everything, save for some specialized surgeries, but everything else we can certainly do here.”

Barton said that the main hoop to jump through involved verifying that adequate security was in place.

“Getting the security approved was a big deal,” he said.

Barton’s office hours are unchanged: 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Mondays through Fridays. The new office does have a new phone number: (509) 486-2121.

There will be an open house at the new facility on Saturday, Nov. 3, 1:00-5:00 p.m.

Jinny Bartholomew offers clothing, knicknknacks, furniture and more at Its Still Good in Tonasket.

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It’s Still Good offers pre-loved clothing, more

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Facial Focus and Hair Designs have been operating in the same space at 9 West 4th Street in Tonasket since January. Pictured are (l-r) Cheree Pearson (Hair Designz), Jill Ayers (Facial Focus) and Shannon Larson (Hair Designz). Not pictured is Johnna Hawkins (Hair Designz).

Hair Designz, Facial Focus a good match Holiday Open House on Nov. 17

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TONASKET - Facial Focus by Jill Ayers has relocated into Hair Designz at 9 West 4th Street in Tonasket, operating in that location since last January.

It turned out to be just what Ayers needed to spur some growth in her business and she has already seen it pay off.

“I wanted to have better exposure,” Ayers said. “This has been a

good spot; I’m really happy here.”

Facial Focus and Boutique by Jill Ayers offers facials, pedicures, shellac nails and waxing, as well as fashion accessories and home decor.

It’s also been a good match for Hair Designz, which includes stylists Shannon Larson, Cheree Pearson (Utecht) and Johnna Hawkins. Their goal to create an environment where their clients are the top priority and their experience is relaxing and rewarding.

The group has recently redecorated, and Ayers has added a boutique to her business as well.

“It’s been working very well,”

Larson said. “Having the addition has been very nice for our customers.”

Hair Designz’s professional products include Redken, Biolage, Kenra, Sebastian, Onesta and Thermafuse and features ChaCha’s locally-made all-soywax candles.

The joint businesses will be having a holiday open house on Saturday, Nov. 17. Special pricing will be available for pre-booked appointments for mini-pedicures, paraffin dips, eyebrow shaping, hairstyling or partial highliting.

There will also be hors d’oeuvres, drinks, shopping, drawings and prizes.

TONASKET - There are stores that sell pre-owned items, and then there is “It’s Still Good,” which touts its inventory as “preloved.”

The new business, which opened at 313 S. Whitcomb in Tonasket (in the location of Beyers’ Radio Shack), offers clothing, knickknacks, furniture and more.

“The town needed a place to buy beautiful items for less,” said proprietor Jinnie Bartholomew, who moved with her husband Dave to Tonasket five years ago to raise bison and open the store.

“All clothing is washed and ironed before going out the door.

Even though my items are used, I only sell nice things that are clean.”

Bartholomew said the idea for the business came from her own awareness of having “too much stuff,” and she knew she wasn’t alone.

“I called my seven sisters and told them to clean out their closets,” she said. “I told them I needed their stuff, and they gave me 50 bags of clothing.”

Barholomew said that she hopes to carry more appliances and furniture as time goes on and hopes to hire extra help if it’s needed.

Born and raised in Tacoma, Bartholomew said she owned

three cafes on the coast and has three grown children still on the west side.

It’s Still Good accepts cash only and is open Tuesdays through Fridays from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m-4 p.m.

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okanogan valley life FUN AT THE OKANOGAN FAMILY FAIRE

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There’s always lots to see and do at the annual Okanogan Family Faire, whether it’s wearing a viking helmet your son gave you that he got in a barter (above), helping to carve a canoe from a pine log (right) with Voyages of Rediscovery, voyagesofrediscovery,blogspot.com. There’s also (far right) dancing with your mom, protesting an initiative to legalize marijuana or selling local produce from Leaping Sheep Farms while wearing a green wig that matches (sort of) the Kohlrabi.

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hen diagnosed with breast cancer, women are often filled with questions. What is the survival rate? Can breast cancer spread to other parts of my body?

What does this mean for my family?

Such questions are common, and it’s perfectly alright and even beneficial for women diagnosed with breast cancer to ask as many questions as possible to better understand the disease. Though each individual’s experience with breast cancer is unique, upon diagnosis the doctor will determine which stage that cancer is in. Determining the stage of the cancer is based on: * the size of the cancer * if the cancer is invasive or noninvasive * whether or not the cancer is in the lymph nodes * if the cancer has spread to other parts of the body Upon diagnosis, the doctor will also discuss if the cancer is local, regional or distant. Local means the cancer is confined to the breast, while regional means the cancer has spread to the lymph nodes, most likely those in the armpit. If the doctor says the cancer is distant, that means it has been found in other parts of the body. If the tumors involve the breast skin, the underlying chest structures, have changed the breast’s shape, and enlarged the lymph nodes, the doctor will then likely determine the cancer is locally advanced or regionally advanced.

Survival rates have increased dramatically over the last 30 years.

Much of this is thanks to research, but increased awareness of breast cancer has also played a role in the significantly improved survival rates. Part of that awareness includes taking steps as a young woman to reduce risk for breast cancer. Steps such as adopting a healthier diet, learning about family history with breast cancer and undergoing routine checkups can greatly improve a woman’s chances of beating breast cancer.

Survival rates depend on a host of factors, including the stage of the cancer at diagnosis. Women who understand the stages of breast cancer and the role they play in surviving the disease might be more inclined to take steps that reduce their risk. * Stage 0: Though the best breast cancer diagnosis is no diagnosis at all, women diagnosed with stage 0 breast cancer can breathe somewhat easy. Stage 0 means the cancer is noninvasive and there is no evidence that the cancer cells or the noncancerous abnormal cells have spread beyond the part of the breast where they originated. * Stage I: A stage 1 diagnosis means the cancer is invasive, and the cancer cells are beginning to invade normal cells around the breast tissue. However, a stage 1 diagnosis means the lymph nodes have not been invaded. * Stage II: Stage II is divided into

the subcategories of IIA or IIB. A stage IIA diagnosis can mean any of the following: - no tumor has been found in the breast, but cancer cells are in the lymph nodes under the arm; or - the tumor in the breast is 2 cm or smaller and has spread to the lymph nodes under the arm; or - the tumor in the breast is between 2 to 5 cm but has not spread to the lymph nodes under the arm.

A stage IIB diagnosis means the cancer is invasive and: - the tumor is between 2 to 5 cm and has spread to the lymph nodes under the arm; or - the tumor is larger than 5 cm but has not spread to the lymph nodes under the arm * Stage III: Similar to stage II, a stage III diagnosis will be divided into subcategories. But stage III breast cancer will be diagnosed as IIIA, IIIB or IIIC. In stage IIIA breast cancer: - no tumor is found, but cancer has been found in the lymph nodes under the arm; these lymph nodes will be clumped together or sticking to other structures or the cancer may have spread to lymph nodes near the breastbone; or - the cancer is any size and has to spread to the lymph nodes under the arm, which are clumped together and sticking to other structures A stage IIIB diagnosis means: - the cancer may be any size and has spread to the skin of breast and/or the chest wall; and - the cancer may have spread to the lymph nodes under the arm, where they will be clumped together or sticking to other structures; or the cancer may have spread to the lymph nodes near the breastbone.

Symptoms of stage IIIB breast cancer can include reddening of a significant portion of the breast skin, swelling of the breast and a warm feeling at the touch.

A stage IIIC diagnosis means: - there may be no sign of cancer in the breast - if the there is a tumor, it can be any size and may have spread to the chest wall and/or the skin of the breast; and - the cancer has spread to the lymph nodes above or below the collarbone; and - the cancer may have spread to the lymph nodes under the arm or near the breastbone. * Stage IV: A stage IV diagnosis means the cancer has spread beyond the breast and local lymph nodes to other organs of the body.

This can include the skin, bones, liver, lungs, distant lymph nodes, or even the brain.

A stage IV diagnosis might be a recurrence of a previous breast cancer, but it’s also possible to get a stage IV diagnosis at first diagnosis.

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THE TOWN CRIER Capital Levy for Elementary School roof on ballot The Oroville School District is seeking the approval of Capital Projects Levy on the November ballot this year to cover the costs of replacing the roof at the elementary school.

The district has written and received one grant to help in the project, but it will cover less than 10 percent of the cost to replace the entire roof. In August I wrote an article describing our dire need for a new roof on our elementary school as it has been repaired and maintained for years, but it has definitely come to that point where a major replacement is essential.

The board is asking voters to approve a $1.2 million capital levy over three years.

This equates to collecting about $400,000 each year for three years to complete the project. In terms of how this will affect individual taxpayers this amount equates Steve Quick about 66 cents per thousand of assessed Supt. Oroville to property value. Our current M&O levy has School District a rate of $2.46 per thousand, so if approved, the rate would increase to approximately $3.12 per thousand.

How does this combined rate compare to other districts in the Okanogan Valley? Tonasket has an M&O of $2.15 and a bond of $1.62 for a total rate of 3.77. Omak has an M&O of $2.32 and a Bond of $1.09 for a total rate of $3.41. Okanogan has an M&O of 3.26, Bond of $1.83, and a Capital levy for technology of $.96 for a total rate of $6.05 per thousand. Certainly nobody wants to pay more taxes than necessary, but this slight increase to pay for a new roof is needed to protect our facility and the ones who use it.

Our plan is to complete the project in the summer of 2013. We could wait until all the levy money is collected before beginning the project, but nobody feels that we can put off the project any longer without causing potential damage to the facility by neglecting the need. The district will take out a short-term loan to be able to complete the project next summer, which the board feels is the most prudent thing to do.

In other news, many may have noticed that a well rig has been working hard at the north end of the elementary school at the expense of the company who designed the elementary school heating system to help improve the efficiency of that system.

We’re hoping that the new well will help provide warmer classrooms this winter as in recent winters the geothermal system has struggled to keep up with those bone chilling days in January and February.

Editor’s Note: The last week to write Letters to the Editor endorsing or opposing candidates and/or ballot issues will be for the Thursday, Oct. 25 (deadline Monday, Oct. 22) newspaper. This allows the candidates themselves, or their appointed representatives, time to respond to any new claim that has been voiced against them on this opinion page in prior issues. As always, letters endorsing or opposing candidates are published on a space available basis and should be clear, concise and fewer than 250 words.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Gold theory not a new one Dear Gary, I read with interest the article on last week’s front page about the theory of an ancient river bed for the Similkameen. Sixty or so years ago when I was just very young there was a gentleman we called Mr Kinney (Kenney?) who turned up for several summers and lived in a shack a few miles above Shankers Bend. He would spend the summers burrowing back into the mountain side behind his shack, near the river.

He never drove a car but would start hiking toward Oroville with his little black dog, dressed in a suit coat, slacks and fedora hat and would wait for some one to stop and give him a ride. He had a theory that there was an old river bed of the river (sound familiar?) and if he could just dig back and hit it,he would find lots of gold. He was well spoken and sounded educated. He came back for several years and then all of sudden showed up no more.

We never knew what happened to him. Maybe he is in that tunnel he was digging. Since he only came in the summers we might assume that he was a teacher or college Geology instructor with gold fever. Any way , it is interesting that this theory is not a new one and someone dreamt the same dream years ago.

Diane Brommer Davenport, Wash.

Vote party endorsed candidates Dear Editor, As a registered, voting Okanogan County Republican, I find it disconcerting to see elected Republican PCO and current County Commissioner Bud Hover teaming up with Democratic county commissioner candidate Al Roberts who is running against Hover’s fellow Republican endorsed candidate, Sheilah Kennedy.

I feel that Commissioner Hover is openly thumbing his nose at his own political party and the citizens who elected him. I have recently found out that Mr. Roberts sits on the county planning board and was one of the members who tried to push growth management terms into our county’s comprehensive plan. Okanogan citizens have fought hard to be heard on this issue and I’m worried that should Mr. Roberts and Commissioner Hover be elected GMA will be forced onto our

75 YEARS AGO: October 15 - 22, 1937: A flying trip to Olympia late in the week, by County Commissioner Del Weaver and Engineer James Bannon who joined Commissioner E. F. Taylor and C. S. Adams. A conference there with Land Commissioner A. C. Martin, smoothed the way for clearing of six miles of the right of way for the Loop Loop Road.

It is understood the Bureau will spend approximately $50,000 next year for additional grading and surfacing and at that rate it will be able to complete the forest highway by 1939, connecting it with the improved county road above Boston Heights. This will bring the upper Methow Valley within 30 miles of Okanogan by first class highway. Charles Askins Jr., one of the best known pistol and revolver experts in the United Sates, is in Oroville for a few days to give personal instruction to all parties interested. Askins, who is the firearms instructor for the Immigration Natural Naturalization Service, Border Patrol, and is now giving instruction to the local Border Patrol. The boiler at the Earl Fruit Company packing shed, which is used for heating water for the apple washing machine, exploded Saturday morning about seven, completely wrecking the boiler itself and the small shed house enclosing it.

The wreckage was cleared away immediately and a small boiler secured from A. L. Kitching was installed and in operation before noon causing little delay in the operation of the plant.

The Great Northern Railroad is laying new steel track between Wenatchee and Oroville. A special crew with derrick and work cars is now in Pateros. The local section crew has been enlarged and is assisting. Loomis News: Gypsies, traveling in a blue Ford V-8 sedan, left Loomis Thursday in possession of a post card size Kodak and a violin, both of which were taken from the home

county regardless of the people’s wishes. Commissioner Hover says he is opposed to GMA and yet, turns around and says he wants to extend the Methow Review Plan down to Black Canyon in the Zoning document. This is in direct conflict with the wishes of the taxpaying landowners in the region. I’m finding that a lot of what Commissioner Hover says conflicts with his actions.

The Okanogan County Republican Party and many of the area organizations were right to not give him their endorsements.

Please vote for Okanogan County and elect Republican endorsed candidates Ray Campbell and Sheilah Kennedy as our next county commissioners. Thank you.

Sincerely, Jae Hightower Tonasket

Hover for ‘big government’ Dear Editor, If you are for the rights of big government then vote for Don “Bud” Hover for county commissioner.

If you are for the rights of the people then vote for Ray Campbell for county commissioner.

David W. Creveling Carlton, Wash.

Recognizing the truth Dear Editor, Overcoming the negatives (of which there are many) in our culture now requires a good amount of intelligence and common sense while thinking and going about our daily lives.

Humanity has reached a point that is commonly known as critical mass. Decisions need to be

made both for ourselves, our birth country and/or our country of residence, and for the entire population of our planet.

The decisions that need to be made are as diversified as the number of citizens of every country that exists. A few may think that no improvements are required nationally or globally.

Thankfully these citizens compromise a very small minority of individuals in the U.S.A. Perhaps the most important matter to be recognized is that representative government fails to work functionally when the common citizens of any country gives too much political power to large national and/or state governments. When this happens our society loses any positive social ethic in which to grasp throughout our lives.

We are now in a position in which the long – accumulated political power of governments in general must be taken back by the citizens (voting has become a waste of time as the same dysfunctional politicians always get elected, whether the incumbent or the challenger) in order to restore a society that no longer

ITEMS FROM THE PAST of Guy Eastman. The man and two women had both been in the house, and it is thought that waited until Eastman left home and then went back and got the things, which were missed on his return some two hours later. The sheriff ’s office was notified at once. Bud Hirst, accompanied

by C. N. Bagwell of Chesaw, left Monday morning with a truck load of concentrates to be delivered at the smelter in Kellogg, Idaho. Earlier in the year, they had hauled several loads of picked ore from the Eagle Mine to the smelter but now are having their more milled at the Poland China mill, which is under the supervision of R. D. Dart.

50 YEARS AGO: October 18-25, 1962: The wonders linotype machine is the object of great concentration as these four members of the Journalism Class at the Oroville High School toured the Gazette printing department early this week. Seated at the machine is Jerry Gates and standing left to right are Sandra Hill, Vonita Goodman and Jim Gates. The hilarious Harlem Stars are coming to town November 7, 1962.

Advertised as the greatest and funniest basketball team in the country today. The Stars are a combination of Negro stars who tour the world making fans laugh. Oroville football fans will get their first home view of Caribou Trail League action when the Oroville Hornets take on the Chelan Goats on Ben Prince Field, Friday night at 7:30 p.m. The game should provide plenty of thrills as the determined Hornets seek their first league victory. Del Erken, manager of the telephone company will be in charge of an hour-long program explaining the new dial number set up for this area at the American Legion Hall. The Next

few articles are taken from the HORNET HEADLINES, a special edition to celebrate National Newspaper Week. This issue was written, composed and readied for the press by members of the Oroville High School Journalism class. I am one of those poor unsuspecting students who went our for the inhuman torture of apple picking. I admit that I went off with many false ideas on my first day. I never expected a picking bag to weigh over 100 pounds full, but I’m sure it does.

The Hornets gained their second victory of the season by beating the Brewster Bears by a score of 6 – 0. The hornets are continually improving. If they could coordinate a good offensive night with a good defensive night, they would beat everyone bad. GROCERY PRICES: Blue Bonnet margarine in one # packages, 4# for $.89; slab bacon, $.49 per 4 #; popcorn, 2# bag, $.25; Giant size Hershey bars, 3 for $1.00; Center cut pork chops, $.59 per #; Instant Maxwell House coffee, 10 oz. $98.

25 YEARS AGO: October 15 - 22, 1987: Okanogan County Sheriff, “Johnny” Johnston announced last Wednesday that he will cut his third term short and accept the job of Shelton police chief.

Johnston leaves the sheriff position after nine years of service.

Four candidates have thrown their hats into the ring for the Okanogan County Sheriff ’s position that is being vacated by S. R. “Johnny’ Johnston. The four contenders who have expressed a desire to the sheriff ’s job to the Democratic Central Committee are: Undersheriff Robert Hull, County Deputy Sgts. Tony Fitshugh and Jim Weed, and Twisp Chief of Police, Lane Roberts. On Nov. 3, the people of the City of Tonasket will vote on whether

allows politics to be practiced by the Congress, the Judicial branch and the President.

Ray Gattavara Sumner, Wash.

Don’t Text and Drive Texting and driving will cause a accident. Texting and walking or doing anything will cause accidents.

The new thing now, is more rear end crashes. Because of texting. Every text takes your eyes off the road for five seconds. Most don’t even pause between texts, they never stop. A lot of people will die because of texting.

What are the odds? The statistics are there is a 30 percent chance someone texting will not make it home. And talking on a cellphone is 15 percent, the same as drunk driving. Help spread he word. Don’t text and drive. Stay safe. And stay off the phone while driving.

Thank you Billy Durham EZ Defensive Driving Plainview, Texas a proposed $600,000 swimming pool is an affordable solution to their present dilapidated and leaky pool. Strategies are being planned to pass the bond issue by the pool committee. (NOTE 2012 seems still a problem). Projected cost to the city dwelling taxpayer until the bonds are sold, has been set at between 1.5 to 1.6 mil/per thousand. On a $25,000 home, taxation will be about $37.50 to $40.00 per year. (NOTE the difference in home value) Is $.25 per thousand too much to pay when your life is in danger? That is the question that will be put to the voters of Oroville next November when a special levy is asked to finance the Emergency Services District. He levy, which would generate about $31,000.00 per year, would be voted on by everyone in Oroville School District 410. “Timely completion of the Oroville-Tonasket Irrigation project is a step closer to reality” said representative Sid Morrison. The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs has granted approval on an Omnibus or “catchall” bill authorizing a $417 million left on the ceiling for construction of the O-T system this year. The added monies raises the ceiling to a total of $88 million for the problem plagued system. The football BELL GAME in Oroville last Friday night, was a typical battle for North County supremacy. The Tigers came out on top 22-7 and celebrate around the bell that they took back to Tonasket for a year. Oroville is small. It’s also rural. It also has a lot of empty buildings. The central Business District has always been viewed as the two blocks on Main Street between Central Avenue and Appleway Street. If that’s the case, it can be honestly said that one-quarter of the central business section is unoccupied. At last count, there were 1 empty storefronts and/or empty lots. (déjà vu).

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Halloween is right around the corner It’s getting time for the kids to pick out their pumpkins for carving for Halloween. Guess where there are hundreds of them? Beanblossoms, that’s where! They have been growing assorted sizes of them for years and they have a “bumper crop” this year, located at their home on Jennings Loop road.

Also time for baking pumpkin pies. Remember when a large can of pumpkin was 25 cents? It’s a little more than that today...way more.

Remember that October is cancer awareness month. Pink is the color. If you have one of those little pins, designating the cause, wear it, honoring the survivors or in memory of those that didn’t survive. I’ll wear mine just as soon as I can find what blouse I’ve left it on.

It’s time for the Red Cross blood draw again. The date is Oct. 31 at the United Methodist Church.

NOTE TIME CHANGE! 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Don’t you wish every day could be as beautiful as most of last week was? Perfect weather!

And the flowers (most of them) still blooming. And we have made no return trips to the hospital. Yeah!

Pinochle games at Molson started last week. Good to see

By North Valley Community Schools

Plans for the second annual 50’s Dance are underway. This year it will be on Saturday, Dec. 1 at the old “PUB” on Main Street in Oroville, now Vicki’s Unique Boutique. If you attended this event last year you know what fun it was. Dance the night away to the 50s, 60s, and 70s music of local bands, join in the hulahoop contest and enjoy all kinds of “50’s” food. Hamburgers, hot dogs, chips, floats, banana splits and wine and beer will be avail-

the familiar faces of some that we hadn’t seen since play ended last spring.

One new face in the crowd is that of Wa y n e THIS & THAT B i r c h , Joyce Emry brother of Vivian Emry, who has moved here from Tennessee, making his home with his sister. Sounds like a good deal for both of them, however he may be out of practice of using a snow shovel.

The St Mary’s Mission fire, in the surrounding area, is slowing down but still creating smoke.

Did you ever notice how majestic the Okanogan County Court House looks? While driving along the highway I noticed young inmates, in broad striped uniforms, picking up trash.

That’s a good thing!

I’m not opposed to folks who need them, to receive food stamps...but I am opposed to those who receive them, spending $70 for a carton of cigarettes. That would go a long

ways toward their food bill and their health would be better for it. And I see no reason for the recipients not to have drug testing. The folks that help to pay for the food stamps most likely had to pass the test for their job that helps to pay for the food stamps in the first place.

Lloyd and Bev Curtis have had a visitor, from Oregon.

Penny, daughter of Bev. who is a nurse, having a few days away from work.

Keep watching the corner of Main Street and Central for new happenings. The items of food that will be for sale there sound very interesting...right “up my alley”.

If you’re planning to have a table at the Senior Citizen’s Bazaar, you’d better reserve, now. The price is still the same, $10 (card table size) and hopefully I have the correct date, which is the first Saturday in December, which is Dec. 1.

There is much talk about changes in the insurance programs, that many of us have.

Some of it is so complicated that many of us need help in understanding the “why’s and wherefore’s”. Sterling Insurance was at the Senior Citizens Building answering questions and meeting privately with those who

THE LEARNING TREE

every dollar helps to keep us in the business of offering recreational, cultural and educational classes for our extended community. On this same evening you will have two events to keep you busy. The City Tree Lighting will take place in the early evening and the dance begins immediately afterward. Plan on a full fun evening to begin the December holiday season!

If you want more information about the dance, call Ellen at (509) 476-2011. You’ll see flyers around town by mid-November.

able. Prizes for best ‘era’ outfit, and best hula-hooper (kids and adults). Hula hoops are provided, but if you have one, start practicing!

This is a fund raiser for the Community Schools program and, while we don’t make a ton of money, we sure have fun, and

were confused. They will be in the area for a while to answer questions, and of course try and sell you a plan.

Quite a few folks came for lunch at the Senior Center last Friday and among them was a fellow who has made Oroville his home for a lot of years, the honorable Web Hallauer. His caregiver brought him and many enjoyed visiting with Web, and his memory is quite good, for having lived almost a century.

Ya’ gotta speak up, as his hearing is impaired, but otherwise he’s “hangin’ in there” and can still spin some pretty good tales of days gone by. For a lot of years, Web owned and operated the Valley Evaporating Co. and employed a goodly number of folks. Today it is occupied

by Gorman Bros. Lumber and there are huge stacks of lumber of assorted sizes, for blocks around and still employing a lot of people.

Bill Hilderbrand has been hospitalized from pneumonia and is very glad to be back in his room in Extended Care, where they don’t wake him so often during the night.

And Bill had his 80th birthday, and for a guy that kept saying “no birthday party” I believe he enjoyed himself last Saturday, as friends and family gathered for cake, ice cream and picture taking and a lot of “remember when’s”. He was surprised, to say the least.

George Barker was also in the hospital, but is back to Extended Care, and his wife, Winnie, is recovering from foot surgery.

AHH! These Golden Years!

By Marianne Knight

The Chesaw Community Building is taking on a “Fresh New Look” with a fresh coat of paint and new chair railings.

All of this will be finished by the first Saturday in November, just in time for the Christmas Bazaar. Members of the Knob Hill Home Economics have been doing the work and it is looking good.

Speaking of the Bazaar on Nov. 3, we still have a few tables left for vendors for a donation of $10 each, so call now to reserve your table. We will have a nice variety of crafts, books, greeting cards, dried flowers, picBy Dolly Engelbretson

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Friday Steak Night is back. Steak dinners with all the fixin’s or Fish and Chips are served every Friday night from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The ladies are doing Meat Draw too.

Also Friday is Karaoke night.

be announced soon, and yet another building, next door to it, that was locked, but peeking in the windows showed some interesting looking things.

By that time we were exhausted so had to go home, take a rest and get ready for Saturday night pinochle at the Senior Center. Oh! what a busy life we lead!

Sunday at the United Methodist Church, the Men’s Club, served hot biscuits and gravy to those present, after church. YUM! The weekend of the last yard sale, I made a big pot of potato soup, for the workers to snack on. I’ve had two or three requests for my recipe. What, a recipe for soup? I never heard of such a thing. You just fry some bacon, onion, celery and add a whole bunch of shredded carrots, then add a can of cheap cream of chicken soup and some potatoes and milk (and some cream and butter don’t hurt anything), and if isn’t as thick as I like, I add some dehydrated mashed potatoes flakes and then my secret ingredients (salt, pepper and spices) until it tastes like soup and away we go. Isn’t that the way everyone cooks?

Sorry to learn of the serious health issues of Evelyn Frazier.

A benefit chili feed and dessert auction is being held at the American Legion Hall, next Saturday, spearheaded by Judy Beanblossom and Annette (Rounds) to help defray expenses. Go, eat, buy dessert or just downright donate, and all will be greatly appreciated.

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cold rather than that warmth we had a week back.

On Saturday, Oct. 13 there was a celebration of the life of Monte Alexander. Monte loved life and was quite a story teller, so I am told. He was also an adventurer.

We send our condolences to his family and friends.

Vivian Emry is over in Seattle having her seafood dinner at Ivar’s.

Another of our Senior Folks will be Celebrating her 89th Birthday in a week or so. Happy Birthday Nita Myrick. Those that saw you last week at the Grange were glad to see you out and about and feeling good.

Until next week.

tures, and baked goods. Start your Christmas shopping with us. Call Marianne at (509) 4852103 for more information.

Well I guess that fall has finally arrived. It is hunting season and all of the trees and bushes have changed to a rainbow of fall colors and rain has been predicted or has come in the form of sprinkles here and there.

A bit of fog was even spotted on Saturday evening. The temperature has become more cool or

OROVILLE SENIOR NEWS Hirst will be chairing the beef stew and all the trimmings luncheon detail including pie, for only $7. We will also be looking for dessert and bread items for one of our tables. Evelyn Dull will chair that table. Posters will be seen around town.

The front door is on temporary detail until the molding and trim around the door can be permanently repaired. If another 30 to 60 mph wind arrives, we will be using the side door. In an emergency we could leave the building through the front door.

Don’t forget the potluck on Sunday afternoons with card

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Hooray! Joy and John Lawson and their Canadian friends will be playing their music for us on Friday, Oct. 19.

I asked her if they would be returning to their original date of the first Friday of the month, but she was unable to give me an answer until they had discussed it.

Bob Hirst is chairing the “Biscuits and Gravy” breakfast fund raiser for the Building Fund on Nov. 10 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Orange juice, coffee and tea, along with scrambled eggs will also be served.

Our annual bazaar is currently scheduled for the first weekend in December, or Dec. 1 if you prefer. Tables are still $10 and two have been reserved already.

So let Marge Finley or Boots Emry know your intention. Bob

I’m not big into politics, but did watch the V.P. debate last week. Whether it was good or bad, right or wrong, I have never seen any so called intelligent, grown man be as rude and disrespectful as the present V.P. was, with his sneers and interruptions and I don’t seem to be alone in my thinking. And to think that in a heartbeat he could become the president!

Bob and Margaret Hirst are enjoying the company of their son, Mark, Florida, as he visits and surveys the area for a job that will get him back to the Northwest. We wish him success in his endeavors.

We finally made it into the newly opened Plaza, (former Yo-Yo’s) last week. Nicely redone and the fact that they serve breakfast any time, surely made a hit with friend husband.

He is always disappointed when the menu reads, “no breakfast after eleven” and his watch tells him it is ten minutes past that time.

It is so good to have cars lined up on the street showing us that the “ole’ burg is coming to life again”.

Then we walked across the street and visited the opening of “Vicki’s Boutique”. Changed a bit since we used to bowl three nights a week in that location. Be sure and stop in...you’ll be surprised at all the “stuff ”.

Some new, some used and wedding gowns galore!

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We would like to express our gratitude and thanks to all

of our friends, family and community members for all of your thoughts, prayers and the strength received from each.

We would like to especially thank the Aurora Masonic Lodge #201 and the Oroville Eagles along with all the local businesses that contributed to the benefit dinner.

Also thanks to the special group of friends that surprised us with a beautiful manicured yard on one return trip from a hospital stay. We are on the road to recovery with the final surgery behind us and we wouldn’t have made it without all of your prayers. - Thank you, Gordie and Andrea Cockle

playing afterward. Pool most week days. Exercises on Tuesday and Thursday mornings 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Still more room for more people.

The medical insurance people will be here again on Friday, Oct. 26 at 1 p.m. Those of you who have received notice that your Community Health Coverage is being canceled as of Jan. 1, 2013 may want to attend this meeting.

The will meet in the back pool room.

Thank you to Leonard and Nellie Paulsen for the donation of the four Hubbard Squash Saturday evening.

Pinochle scores for Saturday Oct. 13: Door Prize was won by Neoma Vandiver; Most Pinochles was won by Sally Eder; High Score for men was Ed Craig; and High Score for the ladies was Phyllis Shenyer.

More next time. raising dinner and dessert auction for Pat and Beth Sutton on Nov. 3. (This is a correction from last week.) Beth is in Seattle for treatment for a very serious illness. Please turn out and help your neighbors in this worthy endeavor.

Many of our members are looking forward to Pool League starting next month. We will do burgers on Wednesdays and the house will rock with pool action.

Buck Shot will join us Oct. 27 and Halloween and Harvest Dinner are big on our agenda.

Remember our Aerie meetings are the first and third Tuesdays of every month and the Auxiliary meetings are the second and fourth Tuesdays at 7 p.m. We have a joint meeting on the first Tuesday at 6 p.m.

The ladies serve tacos on Mondays at 6 p.m. and burgers before Bingo at 5 p.m. on Thursdays. Friday night we have karaoke with Chuck Wilder and Saturday, excepting special events, is Open Mike Nite. On the Sundays that the Seahawks play at 10 a.m. we will be open to serve you and support the ‘Hawks.

The Oroville Eagles are People Helping People.

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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 4762386.

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.

Art Exhibit Tonight OROVILLE – Esther Bricques Winery is showing art by Dan Hulphers and John Philips beginning this Thursday, Oct. 18. John Philip’s oil paintings are joined by Dan Hulphers’ wood and metal sculpture pieces. Doors open at 6 p.m. Light refreshments are available. Fresh crush juice is available for sampling. Also, mark your calendar for a music performance

by John Philips on Oct. 25. Esther Bricques Winery is located at 42 Swanson Mill Road, Oroville. For more information call the winery at (509) 476-2861.

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Coming up this Sunday, Oct. 21, the Auxiliary is starting the Sunday breakfast season.

Breakfast starts at 9 a.m. and goes until 11 a.m. Sunday breakfast is one of the major fund raisers for the Auxiliary so come in on Sunday and help support their many good causes.

Okanogan Women TONASKET – On Friday, Oct. 19, the Community Cultural Center of Tonasket will host “Wonderful Okanogan Women”, presented by the Okanogan County Historical Society. Join in a journey to the past, complete with women dressed in period costumes, a DVD story of some of the early 1900’s Pioneer women who helped to establish the communities in this county. Doors open at 5 p.m. and the presentation will be at 6 p.m. and lasts about an hour. Refreshments will be provided by donation to the CCC. The Community Cultural Center is located at 411 Western Ave., Tonasket. Call (509) 4861328 for more information.

Vegetarian Potluck Dinner OROVILLE – The Humuh Clear Mind Buddhist Meditation Center at 1314 Main Street in Oroville is hosting a vegetarian potluck dinner on Saturday, Oct. 20 at 6 p.m. Bring a dish and a donation and help keep the lights on at the Center. Everyone is welcome.

Okanagan Symphony

OROVILLE – A benefit Chili Feed with all the fixins will be held for Evelyn Frazier at the Oroville American Legion on Saturday, Oct. 20 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. There will be a pie and cake auction as well as door prizes. Call Annette at (509) 5600351 or Judy at 476-2480 for more information.

Orchestra Concert Time PENTICTON – Join the OSO in Penticton on Saturday, Oct. 20 at 7:30 p.m. at the Cleland Theatre and be transformed by the poignancy, mystery and power of this transcendental music. Tickets are available from the Penticton Wine Country Information Centre, 553 Railway Street, (250) 276-2170 or 1-800-663-5052. Additional information can be found on the website at www.okanagansymphony.com.

Oroville Grange Flea Market OROVILLE – The Oroville Grange Flea Market is this Saturday, Oct. 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 622 Fir St. Watch for sign on Highway 97 south of town. A lot of new items and lots of bargains. Tables are available to rent. Local honey is available.

For more information call Betty at (509) 476-3878.

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TONASKET EAGLES On Saturday, Oct. 27 we are having our Eagles Halloween party. There are cash prizes for costumes. There is a potluck starting at 6 p.m. so bring your

favorite dish and wear a costume.

Pinochle scores from last Sunday are: First - Neil Fifer; Second - Lyle Anderson; Low Score - Penny Smith; Last Pinochle - Penny Smith.

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

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

Campfire restrictions lifted for National Forest lands Submitted by Robin DeMario Public Affairs Specialist

WENATCHEE— Due to the large amount of rain that fell overnight, Forest Service officials have lifted the campfire ban that was in place for national forest lands in Okanogan County.

Recreationists may again have campfires in areas where they are normally allowed in the Methow Valley and Tonasket Ranger Districts of the Okanogan-

she’s not available, messages will be returned quickly.

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Wenatchee National Forest. Fire danger remains at moderate in these areas.

The Industrial Fire Precaution Level (IFPL) is now at Level 1 across the entire OkanoganWenatchee National Forest.

Woodcutters using chainsaws can cut firewood all day long but they still need to maintain a onehour fire watch after shutting down their chainsaws and have the safety equipment listed on their woodcutting permit.

For more information

about campfires or woodcutting, please contact the nearest Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest office--Chelan Ranger District 509-682-4900, Entiat Ranger District 509-784-1511, Wenatchee River Ranger District (509) 548-2550, Cle Elum Ranger District (509) 852-1100, Naches Ranger District (509) 663-1401, Methow Valley Ranger District 509-997-4003, Tonasket Ranger District 509-486-2186, or the forest headquarters office at (509) 664-9200.

TONASKET – Preschool Storytime is being held at the Tonasket Library on Wednesday, Oct. 24 at 11 a.m. “Halloween” is the theme. For more information call the Tonasket Library at (509) 486-2366.

Don’t Put if Off TONASKET – This popular class is coming up again, and this time it’s in Tonasket. Roger Castelda will explain what it is you need to protect your assets and your family with “Don’t Put it Off.” Too many of us are guilty of not having a will. But, a will doesn’t do the job by itself; there are other absolutely necessary documents. Find out what they are, why you need them, and how to get them. What does it cost?

Can you do it yourself? Bring your questions to this important class on Thursday, Oct. 25, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. To register call Ellen at 476-2011, email her at comschools@chopaka.wednet. edu or go online to www.northvalleycommunityschools.com. If

OCSRA Meeting OKANOGAN – Okanogan County School Retirees Association meets at 11 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 26 at the Cariboo Inn, 233 Queen Street, Okanogan.

Nick Schultz, President-Elect of Washington State School Retirees’ Association, is the guest speaker.

For more information call (509) 422-3393.

Halloween Carnival and Haunted Hallway OROVILLE – The 3rd Annual Halloween Carnival and Haunted Hallway is being held Saturday, Oct. 27 at the Oroville Elementary Gym from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Lots of fun and prizes.

Harvest Supper MOLSON – The annual Molson Grange Harvest Supper is being held Saturday, Oct. 27 at 6:30 p.m. The Grange will furnish the meat. Bring a side dish, salad or dessert. All are welcome to come and enjoy old friends and meet new friends. Come to Molson and help celebrate.

Halloween Party

Oroville/ Tonasket School Menu Friday, Oct. 19: Hamburger on a Whole Grain Bun; Mandarin Oranges, Carrots, Fruit and Veggie Bar. Monday, Oct. 22: Spaghetti, Spinach Salad, Pears, Fruit and Veggie Bar. Tuesday, Oct. 23: Cheesy Chicken and Rice, Mandarin Oranges, Seasoned Cauliflower, Fruit and Veggie Bar. Wednesday, Oct. 24: Tony’s Pepperoni Pizza on Whole Wheat, Pineapple, Seasoned

Green Beans, Fruit and Veggie Bar. Thursday, Oct. 25: Chicken Alfredo, Peaches, Seasoned Corn, Fruit and Veggie Bar.

Oroville School News Friday, Oct. 19: Football @ White Swan 7 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 20: Cross Country @ League Meet 11 a.m.; Girls Soccer vs. Manson (Senior Day) 11 a.m.

Monday, Oct. 22: JH Boys Basketball begins; Tuesday, Oct. 23: Volleyball vs. Manson 5 p.m.

TONASKET – The Tonasket Eagles will have their Halloween Party on Saturday, Oct. 27. Potluck will begin at 7 p.m. (Bring your favorite dish), Costumes will be awarded first, second and third at 10 p.m. Enjoy Karaoke by Linda.

This event is for Eagle members and guests.

Book Signing OMAK – ‘A Wrong Number’ written by David Eggert, Omak, has just been released. David Eggert will be at the Cornershelf Bookstore in downtown Omak on Saturday, Oct. 27 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for a book signing.

First Aid/CPR Class OROVILLE – First Aid and CPR Class will be held on Oct. 29, 30 and 31, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. in the Oroville Elementary School library. Bring a pillow the first night. For information call Ben Hylton (509) 223-3412, leave message.

Downtown Trick or Treat OROVILLE – Trick or Treat Downtown Oroville on Wednesday, Oct. 31 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at participating businesses. Register at the Camaray Motel for a costume contest.

Wednesday, Oct. 24: Community Volleyball 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 25: Girls Soccer @ Bridgeport 4 p.m.; Volleyball @ Lake Roosevelt 5 p.m.

Tonasket School News Saturday, Oct. 20: Girls Soccer @ Cascade 1:30 p.m.; Volleyball vs. Cascade 12 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 23: Girls Soccer vs. Brewster 4 p.m.; Volleyball vs. Brewster 5 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 24: Early Release

Omak author to host book signing Submitted

OMAK - Local author David L. Eggert will be signing his new novel, A Wrong Number,at the Cornershelf Bookstore in Omak on Saturday, Oct. 27, 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

A Wrong Number, is set during the Korean War and tells a gripping story about a love’s worst nightmare.

Like many young men who served their country during the early ë50s, Dana Higgins was very relieved when the conflict ends. He takes leave in China where he meets a beautiful geisha girl named Suki. But then he commits the cardinal sin that befalls many while in the service: He falls deeply in love and promises her he will return.

Now thirty years later and happily married to his stateside sweetheart, Danaís life is interrupted by a string of seemingly innocent wrong numbers.

Does the caller really have A Wrong Number?

David, author of two previous novels, First Love and The Homecoming, is presently retired and lives in Omak with his wife, Sharon.

CCC to host Monster Prom

By River Jones Tonasket CCC

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EMT course in Tonasket Major closure over

By Brent Baker

bbaker@gazette-tribune.com

TONASKET - Tonasket Emergency Medical Services director Michael Greene isn’t offering a way to make a quick buck or a low-key pastime.

What he is offering is a course that he is uniquely qualified to teach that has rewards far beyond finance or hobby.

Beginning in early November and meeting three times a week until Febr u ar y, Michael Greene Greene, a paramedic and certified state instructor, will be providing 160 hours of Emergency Medical Technician training.

“It will be 160 hours of training,” he says. “In that 160 hours, they’ll learn ambulance operations, driving and operating the ambulance, auto extrication and hazardous materials awareness.

“They’ll learn how to manage everything from severe to mild medical emergencies and severe to mild traumatic emergencies.

They’ll spend time in and emergency room. We’ll send them to places like Yakima, Wenatchee and Seattle to ride in a busy ambulance and get some experi-

ence.

“And then they’ll be able to ride here.”

That, of course, is the ultimate goal: to expand the available pool of emergency responders in the area.

He’s hoping to fill the class with 16 people and as Oct. 12, 10 vacancies remained.

While the overall cost of the course is prohibitive at about $850, Greene said a lot is being done to reduce what prospective EMTs would have to pay out of their pockets.

“The biggest obstacle has been the cost,” Greene said. “We’ve been able to offset that with donations from the Kiwanis. The EMS district is subsidizing $350 and we’re taking local donations to reduce the cost further. “So the exact amount depends on the amount of donations and how many people we get. We’ve also been talking about a payment plan; it’s a big chunk of money.”

Upon completion of the course, EMTs must be affiliated with an organization, and through the Tonasket EMS they can get their out-of-pocket expenses reimbursed after two years of service.

Upon completion of the course, active EMTs are asked to commit to four 12-hour shifts a month, with a small on-call hourly wage and reimbursement for actual

transports.

Students will also be eligible to take a national certification exam that would make them eligible to work in any state.

Greene said much of the class will focus on scenario-based training.

“We’ll replicate calls with simulated patients,” Greene said. “I’m a big believer in it. The research in how people perform under stress is that they will go back to what they were taught. So if we can create a parallel scenario they’ll be able to perform that way.

“We’re teaching techniques, but as importantly teaching how to think critically under stress.”

Prospective students need to be high school graduates with clear criminal and driving records.

“We’re really wanting people who want to serve the community, enjoy hands-on work and are already part of the community,” Greene said. “I don’t want to make it falsely attractive and get a group of people and not meet anyone’s expectations. But it is very rewarding and very useful.

If you’re an outdoors guide or on the fireline, they’re great skills to have.”

Anyone interested in registering for the course or seeking more information can contact Greene at (509) 560-0080 by Oct. 31.

Tonasket awards signal bid

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TONASKET - The Tonasket City Council approved a bid to install the overhead crossing on Whitcomb Avenue at the North Valley Hospital parking lot crossing at the Tuesday, Oct. 9, city council meeting.

The council received two bids and awarded a bid for about $43,787 to Nepple Electric.

“As disappointed as I am that these are out of town contractors (that provided the only two bids),” said council member Jean Ramsey, “we tried every which way and sideways to get our local guys to do this.”

After Mayor Patrick Plumb pointed out that bid packets had been sent out to local contractors, city clerk Alice Attwood said that she did receive one that couldn’t be considered because it came in after the deadline and in an

unsealed envelope.

“Is there something we’re doing that makes it inaccessible?” asked council member Scott Olson.

“I think part of it has to do with the difficulty and intricacy of all the forms,” Attwood said.

“The government forms, unless they’ve done it before and are a bigger contractor, most people don’t want to deal with it.”

Attwood also reported that the city will be receiving $61,000 from the Department of Ecology that it hadn’t been expecting that will be applied to a contingency for project funding that will negate the need for the city to take out an additional loan to complete the project.

“They said Tonasket must be a charmed city,” Attwood said.

“Someone gave up money from a forgivable loan; they turned it in since they didn’t need it.”

The council also approved the extension of a year-to-year lease

with Jim and Lois Rice for the property adjacent to the Tonasket Airport. As part of the lease agreement, Rice handles security and Homeland Security calls at the airport.

Also approved were a temporary increase in assistant city superintendent Hugh Jensen’s salary to compensate for the additional work he has taken on in the wake of public works director Bill Pilkinton’s retirement, and approved the hiring Yvonne Kennedy as a temporary police clerk.

There were also public hearings held for the preliminary city budget and to review community development and housing needs in light of a proposed Community Development Block Grant.

The city is requesting funds to help pay for storm water and downtown planning.

There were no public comments during either hearing.

A memorial service for Mildred Verbeck will be held Oct. 27 at Ellisforde Church of the Brethren at 11 a.m. For more information contact Karen at (509) 927-4408.

Janet L. Evans

Twisp River where the only running water they had was when the farm was irrigated. Jan and Rhonda moved to Spokane in 1968 and Jan went to work for the National Home Loan Bank Board.

On Feb. 7, 1969 Jan met her second husband, Donald Evans.

They were married at Coeur D’Alene, Idaho on June 16, 1971.

She was now an “Air Force wife”.

She moved with Rhonda from Spokane to Redlands, Calif. to be with her husband, then to Biloxi, Miss., when Don went to school on computers. Together they moved to a radar site in Charleston, Maine. After being there for a year they again moved, this time to Colorado Springs, Colo., all in the first four years of their marriage.

In Colorado Springs Jan worked for the City Treasurer and in 1988 they moved to the San Luis Valley of Colorado. There they started a ranch and Jan worked for the San

WSDOT Release

HYAK — Drivers could face major delays when crews reduce Interstate 90 over Snoqualmie Pass to one lane in each direction. Crews will close one lane in each direction of the highway for six days, starting Oct. 14, as they prepare to open a brand new section of highway.

The Washington State Department of Transportation and contractor crews will reduce I-90 from a four-lane highway to a two-lane highway from 9 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14, to 7 a.m.

Friday, Oct. 19, to pave transitions between the old and new

westbound and eastbound lanes.

“It’s going to be really important for drivers to listen to us when we say ‘plan for added travel time,’” said Will Smith, WSDOT project engineer.

“This closure is going to be inconvenient and we all need to work together in order to get through it. Good things are worth waiting for, and this is definitely a good thing.”

When WSDOT reopens the lanes Oct. 19, the 27,000 drivers who travel over the pass every day will have a brand new section of roadway from mileposts 54 to 57.

Drivers can use online travel

Luis Valley Irrigation District. She retired from the District in July of 2008 after 18 years and they moved to Elephant Butte. Jan and Don then traveled and became “workampers,” working all over the northwest. Jan enjoyed meeting people and traveling to new places. She loved to hear train whistles and rain on the rooftops.

She will be missed by her family and many friends.

Jan leaves behind her husband of 41 years, Don Evans of the family home; her daughter, Rhonda Keeling of Center, Colo. and her brother, Lenard Ekkelkamp and wife, Chris of Chico, Calif.

At her request cremation has taken place and no services are planned.

Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Baca’s Funeral Chapels and Sunset Crematory of Las Cruces, NM. (575) 527-2222. For online condolences logon to www.bacasfuneralchapelslascruces.com.

Catholicism

Begins Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012 l 7 to 8:30 p.m. and continues every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month until June.

Immaculate Conception Catholic Church - Oroville, WA Welcome Singles, College Students, Dads, Moms, Seniors!!

Contact: Father David Kuttner dbkuttner@dioceseofspokane.org Contact Phone: 476-2110 More information: www.catholicismseries.com

OROVILLE Oroville Community Bible Fellowship

Sunday Service, 10:00 a.m.

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

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

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 Sunday Worship: 9 a.m.

Rev. Leon Alden

Valley Christian Fellowship

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.

Trinity Episcopal

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

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

Wednesday Bible Study: 7 p.m.

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

Oroville Free Methodist 509-486-0615

312 S. Whitcomb

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Adult Faith Formation Series

Church of Christ Janet L. Evans, age 71 of Elephant Butte, N. M., passed away on Oct. 10, 2012 in Las Cruces, N. M., after a long battle with lung problems, the result of many, many years of smoking.

Jan was born Feb. 9, 1941 at the Dutch Colony in Linden, Wash.

Until the age of three, Jan lived on a wheat ranch in Ft. Benton, Mont. From there her family moved to Spokane, Wash., where Jan went to elementary school at 5 Mile School. The family then moved to Okanogan, Wash., and she graduated high school in 1958. Her family moved again, this time to Twisp, Wash. and she attended business college in Spokane.

She met her first husband at Twisp and married in 1959. Of this union Jan had a daughter, Rhonda R. Kikendall. Jan and her family lived on a farm up the

graphs at the WSDOT website to decide the best time to travel over I-90 the week of Oct. 14 near Hyak.

Collisions or other slowdowns in the work zone will cause longer delays. Drivers need to plan ahead and give themselves plenty of time to get to their destination.

The six-day closure is part of the $551 million I-90 Snoqualmie Pass East - Hyak to Keechelus Dam project that’s widening a five-mile stretch of the highway from four to six lanes and improving reliability and safety.

The project is scheduled to be complete in fall 2017.

Okanogan Valley Church Guide

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

obituaries Mildred Verbeck

Snoqualmie Pass

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

LOOMIS Loomis Community Church

Main Street in Loomis 9:45 a.m. Sunday School • 11 a.m. Worship Service Call for other events information l 509-223-3542 Pastor Vern Fenton lookingup@wildblue.com

Father Robert Barron created this groundbreaking program as a thematic presentation of what Catholics believe and why, so all adults can come to a deeper understanding of the Catholic Faith.

CHESAW

Chesaw Community Bible Church

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

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

Immanuel Lutheran Church

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 Tonasket Foursquare Church

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

(509) 486-2000 • cell: (509) 429-1663

Tonasket Community UCC

24 E. 4th, Tonasket • 486-2181

“A biblically based, thoughtful group of Christian People”

Sunday Worship at 11 a.m.

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

Whitestone Church of the Brethren

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

Ellisforde Church of the Brethren

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

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

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court, 911 calls & jail bookings District Court Kyle Lee Fievez, 24, Okanogan, was charged with disorderly conduct.

He was sentenced to 90 days in jail and a fined $608.

Robert Flatbush, 20, Tonasket, was charged with possession of another’s ID and harassment. He was sentenced to 364 days in jail and fined $1,033.

Alicia Flores, 33, Omak, was charged with third degree DWLS. She was sentenced to 90 days in jail and fined $858.

Joseph Foreman, 20, Malott, was charged with second degree DWLS, minor in possession and consumption, and making a false statement to a public official. He was sentenced to a total of 540 days in jail and fined $1,558.

Macario Ibarra, 30, Omak, was charged with third degree theft.

He was sentenced to 364 days in jail and fined $1,058.

Gregory Lawson, 60, Tonasket, was charged with marijuana possession of less or equal to 40 grams and use or delivery of drug paraphernalia.

Michael Lynch, 18, Oroville, was charged with marijuana possession of less than 40 grams and use and deliver of drug paraphernalia.

Kelly Marchand, 33, Omak, was charged DWLS first degree. He was sentenced to 364 days in jail and fdined $1,058.

Alice Naylor, 73, Tonasket, was charged with first degree negligent driving. She was sentenced to 90 days in jail and fined $1,158.

Enrique Ortega, 45, Omak, was charged with a protection order violation. He was sentenced to 364 days in jail and fined $1,058.

Michael Ross, 45, Tonasket, was charged with a no contact order violation. He was sentenced to 364 days in jail and fined $1,283.

Tommie Tucker, 43, Oroville, was charged with four counts of third degree DWLS and two counts of protection order violation. He was sentenced to 180 days in jail and fined $1,636.

Superior Court Criminal The court found probable cause to charge Aaron Lee Dick, a24, with violation of a no contact order and possession of a controlled substance. He received 24 months in community custody and 24 months in DOC confinement.

The court found probable cause to charge Johnathon James Hart, 29, with possession of a controlled substance. He received 60 days in confinement.

The court found probable cause to charge Eric Matthew Anguiano, 21, with fourth degree assault, domestic violence and harassment with threats to kill. He received 364 days in confinement and 364 days of suspension.

Juvenile A 17-year-old Omak juvenile was

charged with third degree theft.

She received two days of confinement.

A 16-year-old Omak juvenile was charged with a MIP. He received two days of confinement and 12 months of supervision A 13 year old Omak juvenile was charged with an MIP and third degree theft. He received 9 months of supervision and 44 days of confinement.

A 17 year old Okanogan juvenile was charged with possession of less than 40 grams of marijuana.

He was sentenced to one day in confinement.

A 13 year old Omak juvenile was charged with fourth degree assault. He was sentenced to 6 months of supervision and 9 days of confinement.

A 14 year old Omak juvenile was charged with disorderly conduct.

He was sentenced to 14 days of confinement.

A 16 year old Oroville juvenile was charged with second degree theft, identity theft in the second degree, and third degree theft. He received 30 days of confinement.

911 Calls & Jail Bookings Monday, October 8 In Riverside, a vehicle was taken from Cooper St. The vehicle had a full fuel tank and the owner of the vehicle still had the keys. The vehicle has a bull rider sticker on the back and an oxidized red color step side.

In Tonasket, on Ruby Two Moons Rd., approximately 30 dogs were found starving and killing each other for food. The dogs were tied in different locations around the property. The dogs owner was not on the premises. Animal control was notified.

In Riverside, on Greenacres Rd., 16-year-old was reported as a runaway by his grandfather. The boy is 5’10, blonde hair, blue eyes, seen wearing red shorts and a maroon “WSU” sweatshirt.

In Riverside, on Kendall street, a wood chipper was taken sometime during the night from a residence.

In Okanogan, on Second Ave. S., a male subject was seen striking a one-year-old boy in the head outside the residence. The child was wandering in the street when the subject came out of a trailer and struck him. It is an ongoing domestic dispute.

In Riverside, on Hwy. 97, a wooden apple bin was found in the middle of the road. Also found was an orange hunter’s vest in a nearby well.

In Okanogan, on Third Ave. S., a pitbull considered to be vicious was left behind after its owner moved.

The dog has been reported biting children and has become aggressive. Current residents do not want to keep the dog. Animal control was called.

In Omak, on Omak Riverside Eastside Dr., an intoxicated woman in a blue pickup arrived at a residence with her five-year-old son. She proceeded to assault the male resident

but left before police arrived.

In Omak, on Kenwood St., a man dressed in black was hiding in the bushes and attempted to enter a resident’s car. He then proceeded down the road on foot and got into a black Honda. Authorities were notified.

Tommy Days, 56, was booked for second degree assault.

Jeramy Becht, 24, was booked for assault.

Macario Ibarra, 30, was booked for attempted robbery first, ASLT second deadly weapon, resisting arrest, and making false or misleading statements.

Darryle Gua, 28, was booked for DOC detainer.

Adrian Rodriguez, 30, was booked for first degree assault, two counts second degree assault with a deadly weapon, a concealed weapon violation and second degree DWLS. Melissa Hernandez, 18, was booked for DUI. Tuesday, October 9 In Riverside, on Evans Lake Rd., a resident was threatened by a male subject and threatened to hang himself. Police were notified.

In Omak, on Edmunds St., a male subject refused to leave a bar and threatened the bartender.

In Okanogan, on Salmon Creek Rd., graffiti was found under the bridges near Alma Park.

Melissa Starzyk, 33, was booked for FTA and four counts of third degree DWLS. Pinelipe Hunter, 43, was booked for FTA, DUI, and third degree DWLS. Damien Roedal, 30, booked for drug court violation.

Javier Mancilla, 22, booked for DWLS 3third degree DWLS .

Hugh Mcdonald, 45, booked for DUI. Bryan Hurley, 46, booked for DUI ignition interlock violation.

Patricia Anderson, 25, booked for reckless driving.

Leo Woods, 25, booked for contract violation.

Wednesday, October 10 In Riverside, on Griggs St., a residence was broken into and two of the doors were broken. It is unknown if anything was taken.

In Okanogan, on First Ave. S., a Honda Civic was left on the property. Police were called to remove it and the owner of the vehicle is unknown. The license plates were covered.

In Omak, on Riverside Drive, a man was laying in the road with his burned belongings next to him. The man was later declared dead and authorities removed body. Identity of the man is unknown.

Near Oroville, on Westlake Rd., three birds that were apparently poisoned were found inside residence.

Handled birds were bleeding from the mouth.

In Tonasket, on Hwy. 97, three teenage boys, one identified, were firing a rifle in the area for an hour.

Reporting party concerned for his children’s safety. Police found a target set up near where teenagers had been.

In Okanogan, on Seventh Ave. S., a man found large amounts of trash buried in his yard when he came home from work. Unclear who is responsible.

Justin Debeauement, 29, booked for reckless endangerment.

Ryan Cate, 29, booked for FTA, DUI. Charles Hess, 31, booked on a document detainer.

Donald Yocum, 60, booked for FTA, DUI. Thursday, October 11 Near Oroville, on Champerty Rd., a resident’s boyfriend threatened to kill her and was trying to light her belongings on fire and light the house on fire. The boyfriend was intoxicated and passed out upstairs when police arrived to remove him.

In Omak, on Engh Rd., a resident was being harassed by neighbors who put their dogs in her front yard, set them near the front door to scare and intimidate her and continued to drive back and forth in front of her house. She called the authorities when one of the dogs almost attacked her.

Esmundo Cosindo, 24, booked for possession of marijuana with intent to deliver.

Lamberto Valvovinos, 24, booked for POCS with intent to deliver and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Robert Peterson, 29, booked for malicious mischief and felony harass-

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Richard Haworth, 18, booked for DUI. Truman Covington, 25, booked for third DWLS. Donovan Nysti, 22, booked for hitand-run and fourth degree assault.

Tiana Aledaio, 19, booked for protection order violation.

Casey Barbian, 32, booked for DUI and two counts of reckless endangerment.

Klayton Burlingame, 22, booked for DUI and third degree DWLS.

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The Tonasket workshop takes place Saturday, Oct. 20, from 9:00

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Jose Sanchez, 28, booked for second degree assault.

Mark Nysti, 38, booked for second degree DWLS. Gerald Mckinnie, 31, booked for DUI and reckless endangermen assault fourth degree DV. Adrian Manivong, 27, booked for WRT, FTA, DUI and assault fourth degree DV. Samuel Suevas, 45, booked for document detainer.

Lily Charupe, 48, booked for DUI. Gary Day, 21, booked for four counts of harassment with intent to kill.

Duane Paul, 54, booked for DUI. Chance Carson, 18, booked for NVOL without ID. Joseph Lazard, 28, booked for DUI.

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Michael Engh, 24, booked for disorderly conduct.

Adan Torres, 18, booked for use of vehicle without owner’s consent.

Adrian Favian, 34, booked for NVOL without ID. Dia Gardner, 47, booked for assault fourth degree DV. Michael Dennis, 26, booked for DUI. Kenneth Reibehn, 48, booked for possession of drug paraphernalia.

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Available now! 360-255-3938 Lakefront home 3 bedroom 2 bath, garage $995; Carriage apartment on lake furnished 2 bedroom 1 bath $825; 2 bedroom home w/basement in town $650; 2 bedroom apartment $565; 1 bedroom apartments starting at $450.

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Help Wanted HS Title I Parapro/ HS Counseling Secretary The Tonasket School District is now accepting applications for a 7.5 hours per day HS Title I Parapro/HS Counseling Secretary. Applicants must have an AA degree, 72 quarter or 48 semester college credits, or documentation of successfully passing the State Assessment. Position will remain open until filled. Please contact the District Office for an application or available on the district’s website at: www.tonasket.wednet.edu.

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First Aid and CPR Class will Resume and application be held on Oct. 29, 30, 31 should be submitted by Oct. 7:00pm to 10:00pm in the 25, 2012.

Oroville Grade School Library. Bring a pillow the first night. For information call Ben Hylton 509-223-3412, leave message

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Public Notices Notice of the Intent to Adopt an Election Resolution The Okanogan Conservation District Board of Supervisors will hold a meeting at 4:00 PM on November 1, 2012 at the USDA Service Center, 1251 S. 2nd Ave, Okanogan, WA to adopt a resolution setting the date, time, location and manner of an election to fill a Conservation District Supervisor’s expiring term.

Published in the Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune on Oct. 18 and 25, 2012.#427649 OROVILLE-TONASKET IRRIGATION DISTRICT DIRECTOR POSITION OPEN The Oroville-Tonasket Irrigation District has two (2) director positions open for election. Currently these positions are held by Dan Tibbs and Marc Egerton. Persons interested in running for this position may pick up a Declaration of Candidacy or Petition of Nomination from the District office located at 516 Eleventh Street, Oroville, WA. These forms must be completed and returned no later than 4:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 5, 2012.

Published in the Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune on Oct. 11 and 18, 2012.#429603 PUBLIC NOTICE DIRECTOR POSITION The Whitestone Reclamation District will have two Director positions to be filled at the annual election to be held on December 3, 2012. Candidates interested in being a Director on the District Board must file a Petition of Nomination declaring their candidacy with the Secretary of the District not later than November 5, 2012. Forms for the Declaration of Candidacy and Petition of Nomination for Director of the Whitestone Reclamation District are available from the District Secretary.

Jerry Barnes Whitestone Reclamation District 901 Loomis Highway P. O. Box B Loomis, WA 98827 Published in the Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune on Oct. 11 and 18, 2012.#429549 PUBLIC NOTICE SURPLUS ITEMS FOR SALE The City of Oroville has declared certain items as surplus and for sale.

Sealed bids will be accepted until 12:00 noon, Monday, Nov. 5, 2012 and will be publicly opened during the Nov. 6, 2012 meeting of the Oroville City Council, 1308 Ironwood, Oroville, WA. Faxed or e-mailed bids will not be accepted. For a complete list of items available and sale terms and conditions, please go to the city’s website at http://orovillewa.com The city reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive minor informalities.

ATTEST: Kathy M. Jones Clerk-Treasurer Published in the Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune on Oct. 11, 18 and 25, 2012.#429613

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ESTATE SALE: SATURDAY, OCT. 20 8:00am- 4:00pm, SUNDAY, OCT. 21 10:00am2:00pm, 30 Blackler Road, Oroville, WA. Furniture, everyday decor, kitchen appliances & gadgets, ALL Holiday decor, & lots, lots more!

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TOOLS • COLLECTIBLES • HOUSEHOLD Estate & Retirement TONASKET RODEO GROUNDS, TONASKET SATURDAY, OCT. 27TH, 2012 - 10:00 AM

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR OKANOGAN COUNTY SHERIFF’S PUBLIC NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY CASE NO.: 10-2-00669-1 NATIONWIDE ADVANTAGE MORTGAGE COMPANY, its successors in interest and/or assigns, Plaintiff(s). vs.

LINDA TEPLEY-KEAN; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF DANIEL KEAN, deceased; Occupants of the Premises; and any persons or parties claiming to have any right, title, estate, lien or interest in the real property described in the complaint, Defendant(s) TO: LINDA TEPLEY-KEAN; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF DANIEL KEAN, deceased;, Judgment Debtor(s). The Superior Court of Okanogan County has directed the undersigned Sheriff of Okanogan County, to sell the property described below to satisfy a judgment in the above-entitled action.

THAT PART OF THE WEST HALF OF THE NORTH EAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 29, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 27, E.W.M., DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE EAST LINE OF THE PRESENTLY EXISTING COUNTY, ROAD, 221 FEET SOUTHERLY FROM THE INTERSECTION OF SAID EAST LINE WITH THE SECTION LINE BETWEEN SECTION 20 AND 29; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 59’ EAST 475 FEET, TO THE CENTER LINE OF THE OROVILLE-TONASKET IRRIGATION DISTRICT RIGHT OF WAY; THENCE SOUTH 33 DEGREES 24’ WEST 224 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 77 DEGREES 49’ WEST 355 FEET; THENCE NORTH 0 DEGREES 32’ EAST 120 FEET TO THE EAST LINE OF SAID COUNTRY ROAD THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID COUNTRY ROAD TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. AND MORE ACCURATELY DESCRIBED AS THAT PART OF THE WEST HALF OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 29, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 27 EAST,W.M. DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE EAST LINE OF THE PRESENTLY EXISTING COUNTY ROAD 221 FEET SOUTHERLY FROM THE INTERSECTION OF SAID EAST LINE WITH THE SECTION LINE BETWEEN SECTIONS 20 AND 29; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 59’ EAST 475 FEET TO THE CENTER LINE OF THE OROVILLE-TONASKET IRRIGATION DISTRICT RIGHT OF WAY; THENCE SOUTH 33 DEGREES 24’ WEST 224 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 77 DEGREES 49’ WEST 355 FEET; THENCE NORTH 0 DEGREES 32’ EAST 120 FEET TO THE EAST LINE OF SAID COUNTY ROAD; THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID COUNTY ROAD TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. If developed, the property address is: 72 Clarkson Mill Road, Tonasket, Okanogan County, Washington 98855. The sale of the above property is to take place: TIME: 10:00 AM DATE: 11/16/2012 PLACE: Front Entrance, Okanogan County Courthouse.

Frank T. Rogers, Sheriff /s/: Beth Barker, Chief Civil Deputy Okanogan County Sheriffs Dept.

123 – 5th Ave N, Room 200 Okanogan, WA 98840 509-422-7200 ext. 7520 The Judgment Debtor(s) can avoid the sale by paying the judgment amount of $102,215.59, together with interest, costs, statutory interest, and fees before the sale date. For the exact amount, contact the Okanogan County Sheriffs Office at the address stated above.

Published in the Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune on Oct. 11, 18, 25 and Nov. 1.#429596

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Requests For Hotel/Motel Funds The City of Tonasket will be accepting requests for the 2013 Budget for the use of hotel/motel funds, until November 13, 2012, 4:30 pm. These funds may be requested by non-profit entities for tourism promotion.

Please submit your requests in writing and mail to the City of Tonasket, P.O. Box 487, Tonasket, WA. 98855 or drop off at City Hall, 209 S. Whitcomb Ave., Tonasket.

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SPORTS Quincy blanks Tigers Shutout is fourth straight for Jackrabbits as they try to chase down Cashmere, Cascade

By Brent Baker bbaker@gazette-tribune.com

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Tanner Smith snags a touchdown pass from Luke Kindred in the second quarter of Oroville’s 45-19 victory over Lake Roosevelt.

Hornets solidify playoff hopes

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OROVILLE - There are wins by big margins, and then there are wins that are impressive.

Oroville’s football team took care of business against a Lake Roosevelt team it knew it couldn’t allow to stay in the game, putting together a nearly mistake-free performance while beating the Raiders 45-19.

And it wasn’t really that close.

The Hornets started at a sprint - that being Tanner Smith’s 65-yard return of the opening kickoff to Lake Roosevelt’s 9-yard line - and didn’t let up until taking a 45-6 lead into the fourth quarter.

Oroville’s defense held the Raiders to 85 yards of offense through the first three quarters, 55 of that on one play.

Offensively the Hornets didn’t commit a turnover and as a team the limited their penalties to just six †for 43 yards.

“They’re all must wins right now,” said Oroville coach Tam Hutchinson. “But for me, this was important with us heading to White Swan next week. We needed to play a solid game on both sides of the ball.”

Dustin Nigg put the Hornets on the scoreboard with a 9-yard run on the first play after Smith’s big return, and two plays later Oroville had the ball back after a Raider fumble.

This time it took 10 plays to

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Mick Fulmer (62) sacks Lake Roosevelt quarterback Austin Rosenbaum and Jake Scott (64) swoops in to recover the resulting fumble during the Hornets’ victory on Oct. 12. move 35 yards, with quarterback Luke Kindred punching the ball in from a yard out.

Kindred scored his second touchdown of the game on the opening play of the second quarter with a 4-yard run that put Oroville up 18-0.

The Hornets scored twice more in the second quarter - on a 26-yard pass from Kindred to Smith, and a 1-yard Logan Mills run with 11 seconds left in the

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“We had a blown coverage,” Hutchinson said. “But other than that we really did play well.”

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down runs from Nigg in the third quarter and Connelley Quick to open the fourth before LR was able to move the ball on the Oroville reserves.

Kindred led the Hornets in rushing with 84 yards on 10 carries while completing 4-of-5 passes for 69 yards. Quick added 52 yards on the ground, Smith had 47 and Nigg added 38 and two scores.† Defensively, Kyle Scott and Smith led the team in tackles, with Mick Fulmer and Angel Camacho forcing LR fumbles.

Kyle Holt led the Raiders (1-6, 1-3) with 87 yards on nine carries, most of it in the fourth quarter.

The Hornets (4-3, 3-1) play at White Swan on Friday, Oct. 19, and need a win either there or at home against winless Bridgeport the following week to clinch a playoff bid.

“White Swan is its own set of challenges,” Hutchinson said. “Not least of which is the five hour bus ride and all that entails. But we’re playing better now (than earlier in the year), so we’ll go down and see what happens.”

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TONASKET - It figured to be tough going for the Tonasket offense when it traveled to Quincy for a Caribou Trail League football matchup on Friday, Oct. 13.

And it was, indeed, as the Jackrabbits blanked the Tigers 42-0 with the Quincy defense posting its fourth consecutive shutout. The Jacks haven’t allowed a touchdown since a Sept. 7 loss to Royal and haven’t given up a point since a 10-7 defeat to Cascade in which the Kodiaks scored all their points on special teams.

It was the defense that got Quincy rolling early in this one, posting the first points of the game on a fumble recovery in the end zone by Steven Gamez.

That started a four-score avalanche in just a 4:30 span of the first and second quarters that put the Tigers in a 28-0 hole from which they never recovered.

Quincy keyed on the Tigers’ leading rusher, Michael Orozco, holding him to minus-6 yards rushing on seven carries.

Austin Booker led the Tigers with 39 yards on eight carries, with Jeff Stedtfeld adding 33 yards on three carries. Trevor Terris threw for was 4-of-7 passing for 77 yards, including a 58-yarder to Ian Young.

Orozco, Stedtfeld and Booker each intercepted Quincy passes, but the Tigers also fumbled the ball away three times and tossed one interception.

Andy Vargas led Quincy with 98 yards and a touchdown on nine carries, with John Lindquist rushing for 59 yards and two scores.

The Tigers (3-4, 1-4 CTL) host Omak (1-6, 1-4) on Friday, Oct. 19. Quincy (4-3, 4-1), tied for second place in the league with Cascade, will try to hold onto that spot as it travels to Okanogan (4-3, 3-2) on Friday. With a win over the Bulldogs, Quincy will have a chance to play for at least a share of the league title when it hosts Cashmere on Oct. 26.

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SPORTS

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The entire field of girls at the Oroville Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 13 is off and laughing at the starting gun. There were fewer smiles as the runners neared the finish of the grueling five-kilometer race..

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OROVILLE - Oroville’s Sierra Speiker won the Hornets’ home invitational by over a minute and a half, while Liam Daily of Liberty Bell won a battle with Republic’s Duncan Forsman to claim victory on the boys side on a damp Saturday morning, Oct. 13.

Chelan’s girls and Republic’s boys won the team titles, with the placing their entire front five in the top nine, while Republic had its top five place in the first eight finishers.

Daily won on the three-mile course with a time of 16:43, with Forsman at 16:54. Tonasket’s Oscar Avilez led the Tigers with

a sixth place finish in 17:50, followed by Adam Halvorsen (22, 19:08), Adrian McCarthy (28th, 19:51), Smith Condon (32nd, 19:59), Lawrence Wambugu (38th, 20:36), Abe Podkranic (55th, 22:32), Jordan Hughes (56th, 22:38), Dallin Good (58th, 24:25) and Ryan Dejong (61st, 30:39).

For the Hornets, Diego Santana (25th, 19:26) and Ronel Kee (48th, 21:53) competed.

Speiker, with no one to challenge her, finished in 19:10 for a 101-second victory, about 12 seconds off her course-best time.

Others finishing for the Oroville girls were Lisa Hartvig (12th, 23:21), Callie Barker (13th, 23:52), Aua Cruspero (26th,

27:00) and Celene Cisneros (29th, 27:42).

Tonasket’s girls included Jessica Puente (8th, 23:07), Jenna Valentine (14th, 24:21), Claire Thornton (19th, 25:25), Kallie Mirick (21st, 26:02) and Vanessa Pershing (23rd, 26:24).

Both squads run their league championship races this week, with Tonasket heading to Chelan on Thursday for the Caribou Trail League finals and Oroville to Liberty Bell on Saturday, Oct. 20, for the Central Washington League championships.

Tigers run at Republic REPUBLIC - Tonasket’s cross country teams took to the road

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Oroville’s Ronel Kee and Chelan’s Junior Gonzalez sprint for the finish line at the Hornets’ invitational on Saturday.

Tuesday, Oct. 9, to run at the Republic Invitational, which also served as the District 7 1B/2B

Raiders deny Hornets their first victory

Double hat-trick sparks Tigers

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OROVILLE - Tonasket’s girls soccer team earned a 6-0 nonleague victory at Oroville on Thursday, Oct. 11, using hat tricks

by Kylie Dellinger and Christa McCormick to account for all of their scoring.

The Tigers led 4-o at the half, but could have had quite a few more if not for Oroville goalkeeper Tosca Pickering, who snuffed out at least a dozen shots on goal in the first 40 minutes.

The Tigers’ scoring came mostly on point blank chances, including one sequence in which they had three consecutive corner kicks, the last of which McCormick knocked in.

Dellinger, Alicia Edwards, Baylie Tyus and Selena Cosino had assists for the Tigers.

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The Tigers (6-6, 4-6 CTL) went on to drop a 1-0 league decision at Quincy on Saturday, Oct. 13.

OROVILLE - The Oroville volleyball team keeps improving.

Hopefully that improvement will soon result in a victory as the Hornets pushed Lake Roosevelt to five sets on Tuesday, Oct. 9 before falling.

The Raiders pulled out a 25-27, 25-13, 19-25, 25-16, 15-10 victory.

“We are proud of the way the girls stepped it up and played as a

Oroville 1, Bridgeport 0 OROVILLE - The Oroville girls soccer team notched its first victory of the season on Tuesday, Oct. 9, blanking Bridgeport 1-0 in a Central Washington League contest.

The Hornets (1-9, 1-3 CWL) had lost two previous non-league contests to the Fillies by a combined score of 14-0. But this was a league game, and the Hornets turned the tables and moved ahead of Bridgeport into fourth place in the five-team league.

“Our defensive line played a tough and solid match,” said Oroville coach Laura Kinman.

“Great communication and trust with their teammates.

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The Tigers were the only nonleague squad in attendance, but

helped to fill out an otherwise small (though fast) field.

The Tonasket boys were led

by Oscar Avilez (7th, 17:52) on the full 5K course. Other finishers were Adam Halvorsen (19th, 20:10); Smith Condon (21st, 21:18); Lawrence Wambugu (22nd, 21:22); Adrian McCarthy (24th, 22:21); Abe Podkranic (28th, 24:21); Jordan Hughes (30th, 24:55); and Dallin Good (31st, 26:59).

For the girls, finishers were Jessica Puente (7th, 25:07); Jenna Valentine (8th, 26:02); Giesa Seidler (11th, 27:16); Vanessa Pershing (12th, 27:23); Claire Thornton (13th, 27:40); Kallie Mirick (14th, 28:00); and Corrina Karrer (18th, 34:29).

team,” said Oroville coach Stacey Hinze. “Every game the girls play, they are improving leaps and bounds, and this match was proof of that.

“We had some outstanding plays and girls should be proud of this game. Even though it wasn’t technically a win, it was a great match.”

Stats vs. Lake Roosevelt: Bridget Clark 17 digs; Marissa Garcia 11 digs; Rachelle Nutt 9 digs, 5 kills; Cassie Orlando 9 digs.

Bulldogs sweep Tigers Brent Baker/staff photo

Oroville goalkeeper Tosca Pickering makes a point blank save of a shot by Tonasket’s Christa McCormick. McCormick went on to tally her first career hat trick in the Tigers’ 6-0 victory, as did Kylie Dellinger.

(Goalkeeper) Tosca Pickering keeps improving and played a very aggressive match.”

Meagan Moralez scored the Hornets’ goal, with Kelsey Stell picking up the assist.

By Brent Baker bbaker@gazette-tribune.com

TONASKET - The Tonasket volleyball team was swept by Okanogan on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 25-18, 25-20, 25-13.

“We played well and had to come back to get in the game,” said

Tonasket coach Jackie Gliddon.

“We are looking forward to our game this Saturday in Quincy.”

Stats: Carrisa Frazier 18-19 serving, 2 aces; Cassie Spear 5-5 serving; Sadie Long 5-8 serving, 2 aces, 2 kills, 2 blocks; Ahlia Young 2 kills; Devan Utt 1 kill; Rachael Sawyer 1 kill, 1 block.

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*Saturday 10/13 results not reported as of press time

Caribou Trail League (1A)

League Overall Cashmere 5-0 7-0 Cascade 5-0 5-2 Quincy 4-1 4-3 Okanogan 3-2 4-3 Tonasket 1-4 3-4 Chelan 1-4 2-5 Omak 1-4 1-6 Brewster 0-5 2-5

League Overall Cascade 9-1 18-5 Chelan 9-1 19-1 Brewster 7-3 13-7 Cashmere 5-4 7-6 Quincy 4-6 6-9 Okanogan 3-6 5-10 Omak 2-8 3-11 Tonasket 0-10 2-10

Central Washington League (2B)

CWL (2B) North Division

League Overall Kittitas 4-0 4-2 Oroville 3-1 4-3 Liberty Bell 2-1 2-4 White Swan 2-1 5-2 Lk Roosevelt 1-2 1-6 Bridgeport 0-3 0-7 Manson 0-4 0-6

League Overall Bridgeport 4-0 12-5 Lk Roosevelt 2-2 4-6 Manson 2-2 5-7 Liberty Bell 2-2 5-7 Oroville 0-4 0-11 Overall records include best-of-3 matches from weekend tournaments

Girls Soccer Caribou Trail League (1A)

League Overall

Pts W-L W-L-T Cashmere 25 8-2 8-3-0 Cascade 23 8-1 9-2-0 Okanogan 21 7-3 9-3-0 Brewster 14 5-5 6-5-0 Tonasket 12 4-6 6-6-0 Omak 9 3-7 4-8-0 Quincy 9 3-7 4-8-0 Chelan 4 1-8 1-10-0

Entiat 6 2-2 3-5-0 Oroville 3 1-3 1-9-0 Bridgeport 0 0-4 4-5-0 In League play: Regulation win = 3 pts, Shootout win = 2 pts, Shootout loss = 1 pt; Regulation loss = 0 *Saturday 10/13 results not reported as of press time

Schedules, Oct. 18-27 Thursday, Oct. 18 Volleyball (Var only) - Oroville at Bridgeport, 6:00 p.m.

Cross Country - Tonasket at CTL Championship (at Chelan), 3:00 p.m.

Central Washington League

League Overall

Pts W-L W-L-T Liberty Bell 12 4-0 6-5-0 Manson 9 3-1 5-4-0

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Friday, Oct. 26 Football (Var) - Bridgeport at Oroville (HC/Sr Nite), 7:00 p.m.

Cross Country - Tonasket at Regional (Wenatchee), 2:30 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 27 Girls Soccer - 1B/2B District play-in game (if necessary), TBA Girls Soccer - Tonasket at Cashmere, 1:30 p.m.

Volleyball - Tonasket at Cashmere, 1:00/2:30 p.m.

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Sunday, 3 p.m. Oct. 21, 2012 Omak Performing Arts Center The Okanogan Valley Orchestra and Chrous present their season premiere concert featuring works by Brahms and Bernstein. The orchestra will perform Symphony No. 5, Op. 67 by Beethoven. The chorus will join the orchestra in singing, “He Watching Over Israel” by Mendelssohn.

Adults $12  Youth $8 Seniors $10  Under 12 FREE

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Saturday, Oct. 20 Girls Soccer - Manson at Oroville (Sr. Day), 11:00 a.m.

Girls Soccer - Tonasket at Cascade, 1:30 p.m.

Cross Country - Oroville at CWL Championship (at Liberty Bell), 1:45 p.m.

Volleyball (JV/Var) - Cascade at Tonasket, 12:00/1:30 p.m.

Volleyball (JV/Var) - Brewster at Tonasket, 5:00/6:30 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 25 Girls Soccer - Oroville at Bridgeport Cross Country - Oroville at Regional (Yakima), TBA

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Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune | october 18, 2012

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yond the month of October, and many people might be surprised to learn of breast cancer’s prevalence. In the United States alone, breast cancer incidence in women is 1 in 8, or roughly 13 percent.

In fact, among women in the U.S., breast cancer rates are higher than those of any cancer besides lung cancer.

With such staggering figures, it’s important for both women and men (who can also suffer from breast cancer) to gain a greater understanding of this deadly disease.

What Is Breast Cancer?

Breast cancer is an uncontrolled growth of breast cells. Any type of cancer is the result of mutations in genes responsible for regulating the growth of cells and keeping them healthy. In a healthy body, the cells replace themselves in an orderly fashion, as healthy new cells take over as old ones die out. When mutations occur, changed cells gain the ability to keep dividing without control or order, producing more similar cells and forming a tumor.

In the case of breast cancer, cancerous cells gradually invade nearby healthy breast tissue and make their way into the underarm lymph nodes, which are small organs that filter out foreign substances in the body. If the cancer reaches the lymph nodes, it then has a pathway into other parts of the body. Upon diagnosis, a patient will be told what stage of breast cancer they are in, which tells

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Above: The Okanogan Land Trust’s Harvest Celebration at the Esther Bricques Winery was kissed by a perfect Autumn afternoon on Sunday, Oct. 7, with visitors leisurely enjoying the sun and wine.

Right: Steve Colvin serves up a glass of white wine for Tom Black at the Esther Bricques Winery as part of the Okanogan Land Trust’s Harvest Celebration on Sunday, Oct. 7.

Henze also touted the OLT’s 10 years of public education, its volunteer board members and visionary land-owners, and the commitment to the agricultural

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OROVILLE - The Okanogan Land Trust held its ninth annual Harvest Celebration on Sunday Oct. 4, reviewing the land trust’s progress for the year in an event hosted by Esther Bricques Winery near Oroville.

The land trust’s mission as a non-government non-profit organization is to preserve the open landscapes, water resources and working farms of the Okanogan through individual agreements - conservation easements - with land-owners that carry on through future generations.

Walter Henze, one of the founding board members of the OLT, delivered a report highlighting the year’s accomplishments to date; - Conserved acreage has increased from 3,380 to 4,772 acres; - Another 1,616 acres are “in the pipeline” as far as having agreements finalized, including five Kinross properties totaling 551 aces and three other properties totaling 1,097 acres (to mitigate for the wildlife habitat and riparian areas disturbed by mining operations); - Letters of intent from four landowners covering more than 2,800 acres; - Requests in the past two months from local landowners interested in examining conservation easements for more than 1,800 acres.

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how far the cancer has spread beyond the original tumor.

Is Breast Cancer Hereditary?

According to BreastCancer.org, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing reliable, complete and current information about breast cancer, only 5 to 10 percent of cancers are due to an abnormality inherited from a parent.

While all breast cancers are caused by a genetic abnormality, roughly 90 percent of breast cancer cases are the result of genetic abnormalities that are a result of the aging process and the wear and tear of everyday life.

Can Breast Cancer Be Prevented?

Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is always an ideal approach, but breast cancer is never the fault of the individual. A balanced diet, a lifestyle that includes abstaining from smoking and drinking alcohol in excess and regular exercise are all ways to stay healthy, but none will guarantee a woman or man will not get breast cancer.

Are There Risk Factors for Breast Cancer?

BreastCancer.org notes that there are factors a woman or man can control that might lessen their risk for breast cancer.

Those risks include: * Weight. Post-menopausal women in particular can reduce their risk of breast cancer by maintaining a healthy weight.

Fat tissue is the body’s main source of estrogen after menopause, and having more fat tissue means higher estrogen

levels, which increases breast cancer risk. * Diet. Many cancers are linked to diet, but studies have yet to show for certain which types of foods increase the risk for breast cancer. In general, it’s good to restrict sources of red meat and other animal fats, such as fats from dairy products. Some studies have shown that eating a lot of red and/or processed meats is associated with a higher risk of breast cancer. Eating a diet low in fat and rich in fruits and vegetables is often recommended to reduce cancer risk. * Exercise. The American Cancer Society recommends engaging in 45 to 60 minutes of physical exercise 5 or more days per week, as evidence continues to mount that exercise can reduce breast cancer risk. * Alcohol and smoking. Alcohol limits the liver’s ability to control blood levels of estrogen, which can increase risk of breast cancer. Similarly, smoking has been associated with a small increase in breast cancer risk.

BreastCancer.org also notes additional risk factors for breast cancer can include recent oral contraceptive use, stress and anxiety and exposure to estrogen.

While all of the mentioned risk factors are within an individual’s control, there are a host of additional factors beyond a person’s control that can increase risk of breast cancer. These factors include age, family history, personal history, and race among others. For more info. on breast cancer, visit www.breastcancer.org.

Get Your Digital Mammogram At North Valley Hospital in Tonasket

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month!

We provide mammograms 5 days a week and have an on-site radiologist.

Screening mammograms are covered at 100% by your insurance, and if you’re under insured we have programs available to pay for some or all of your exam!

If you have your mammogram at NVH in October you will be entered into a drawing for a prize basket!

To schedule your appointment call 509-486-3124 North Valley Hospital 203 S. Western Ave Tonasket www.nvhospital.org

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