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Zosel Lumber Company loses small log machine, building in early morning fire Fire sprinklers had been shut off while repairs were being made; mill’s losses not insured

BY GARY A. DEVON MANAGING EDITOR

OROVILLE – A spark from an unknown source is suspected to be the cause of an early morning fire at Zosel Lumber Company’s chip mill on Jennings Loop Road last Thursday.

“The fire destroyed a small log milling machine and the building it was in, but won’t affect production or the mill’s revenue stream,” said Howard Zosel, sales manager with the family-owned sawmill.

“We don’t know for sure but John’s best guess is a spark from a grinding wheel could have been the cause,” added Zosel, referring to his brother who was one of the first at the scene of the fire, which was reported at 6:34 a.m. on Jan. 2.

Howard Zosel said that sparks can sit and smolder, not showing up for several hours. He added that this is a common occurrence at wood mills and that if still working out the cost of the damage the mill’s sprinkler system had been on to the building and small log machine, damage would have been minimal. which hadn’t been used in over a year.

“The sprinkler system was valved off He said both were uninsured. because of repairs that were being done,” “However, we got a lot of use from the said Zosel. “Normally that would have small log mill over the years and it was stopped the fire fully depreciated. It long before it got hadn’t been in progoing.”

“The fire destroyed a small duction for about The Oroville year. It was ran log milling machine and the amostly Fire Department with salvage building it was in, but won’t material,” he said. responded in full force and pressed The fire won’t affect production or the their 50-foot ladaffect the use of the mill’s revenue stream.” der truck into serchip mill other than vice, aiming the a new air compresHoward Zosel, Sales Manager nozzle at the top sor will have to be Zosel Lumber Company of the ladder down installed, according upon the flames. to Zosel, who said However, the mostly wooden structure production of wood chips at the mill had burned to the ground in less than an started back up in November. hour. Firefighters concentrated on keepThe small log mill was purchased ing the fire from spreading to the main from John’s lumber in Tonasket several structure which holds the company’s years ago and was added to the end of chipper and from spreading to lumber the line at the chip mill in a separate and raw logs that are stacked up in building, according to Zosel. the yard. Employees of the mill helped The partner in the lumber mill wantby using specialized machines to move ed to emphasize that the fire also will not piles of logs and lumber away from the affect production at the company’s main flames. mill which is located nine blocks north Zosel said he and his brother were of the chip mill on 14th Avenue.

Oroville Fire and Ambulance responded to a fire at Zosel’s chip mill off Jennings Loop Road early Thursday morning. Debra Donahue, Oroville Ambulance Coordinator, captured the fire as the building housing a small log machine was still on fire. The building and the unused machine were totally destroyed according to Howard Zosel. However, the chip mill itslelf remained undamaged due to the efforts of Oroville firefighters and the use of the city’s recently aquired 50-foot ladder truck, which was used to rain down water on the blaze.

Photos by Gary DeVon (right) and Debra Donahue (above)

2013: The Year that Was

FIRST BABY OF 2014

Major news stories for July through December COMPILED BY GARY A. DEVON MANAGING EDITOR

JULY • Major damage to crop – Some local growers were letting their cherries go unpicked because of major rain damage.

One grower calls it the worst he’s seen in two decades.

• ‘Doc’ Maycumber, veteran and veterinarian – Hugh Maycumber is profiled

by Brent Baker as part of his ongoing series on veterans. “Doc” served both as a U.S. Navy hospital corpsman in World War II and as a Tonasket animal doctor for 40 years.

• Jack was here – Comedic actor and musician Jack Black and his family kick back in the valley and in the highlands.

Black has family ties to the Tonasket area and often visits.

• Agreement resolves Buckhorn Mine water quality penalties – Crown Resources has entered into an agreement with the state Department of Ecology to settle a penalty issued last year for water quality at the Buckhorn gold mine near

Chesaw.

• Tonasket funds next phase of pool project – The long and arduous process of building a new swimming pool in Tonasket officially moved into its next phase as the council voted to commit $17,980 to study that will yield concrete options and cost estimates that can be put before the community for discussion.

• Boiler to be replaced – North Valley Hospital is proceeding with the replacement of its aging boiler system, a portion of which is inoperative and will leave the hospital inadequately heated this fall if the issue isn’t addressed.

• Feds approve Enloe Dam License – The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved a new 50-year federal license for the Okanogan Public Utility District to operate Enloe Dam. The water quality permit is still under appeal, however.

• Power rates going up no matter what – The rate PUD customers pay for electricity is going up, no matter what they might have hoped. The questions now

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North Valley Hospital’s first baby of 2014 was also the first baby born in Okanogan County this year.

Issac James Hamernik, son of Cheyanne Hamernik and Justin Pritchett, made his entrance into the world on New Years Day morning at 12:54 a.m. Issak weighed in at 8 pounds, 5 ounces and was 21-1/2 inches long.

Issac and his parents received a quilted gift basket that included locally made natural baby products, clothes, blankets, and items donated from the Samaritan Riders, Roy’s Pharmacy, Beyers Market and North Valley Hospital staff.

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review | FROM A1 are by how much and how soon.

That’s what people were told at the last of three public meetings held with ratepayers.

August • More water must spill over Enloe Falls – The ink was barely dry on Okanogan County PUD’s new federal license to operate Enloe Dam when the state Pollution Control Hearing Board said streamflow over the dam and falls must be considered and directed Ecology to do an aesthetic study.

• District to call for bids for OES gym roof repair – While work is expected to wrap up on the new elementary school roof, the district wants to approve bids for the gymnasium roof, which was separated out from the rest of the project as a cost savings measure.

• Hastings drops by – Taking advantage of his first extended break since last fall’s election, U.S. Rep. Richard “Doc” Hastings (R-Pasco) recently stopped in Tonasket as part of his tour of Washington’s Fourth Congressional District.

• Oroville back on top for new construction – During the boom times of the Buckhorn Gold Mine and Veranda Beach and other vacation home building, Oroville knocked the Methow Valley off its long held perch for most new construction – well, Oroville’s done it again thanks to the Reman and Reload Company’s latest expansion.

• More food and fun at the fair – While much is the same at the Okanogan County Fair for 2013, there are some new and expanded entertainment offerings this year.

The G-T outlined the new offerings and offered a special section of stories and photos of some of the many local kids entering their animals and vegetables in this year’s fair.

September • Warrants drop below $1 million – A milestone at the end of August when North Valley Hospital District’s warrant debt to Okanogan County dropped to $953,000 due to stalled Medicaid and Medicare payments coming in and the sale of the Oroville Clinic Building.

• Fatal shooting near Chesaw – The Okanogan County Sheriff ’s office found itself investigating the death of a Hoquium, Wash. man who was shot while grouse hunting on Pontiac Ridge Road.

• Tonasket’s Jim Rice reflects on career after retiring – Jim Rice figures he didn’t draw his gun with intent to shoot more than half a dozen times in his 24 years

Gary DeVon/staff photo

Fire broke out after a lightning strike hit Eder Mountain on Aug. 9. The fire continued to burn in rocky terrain, eventually taking out power to the airport beacon. The fire flared up again the next day but did no further damage to structures. as a Tonasket Police Officer, he tells Brent Baker in a profile of the officers long career.

• ‘Persons of Interest’ in fatal shooting – The sheriff ’s office releases the name of a man shot while hunting on Pontiac Ridge and says they have more than one person of interest in the homicide.

• Man charged with smuggling guns – The Osoyoos man facing charges for allegedly smuggling guns into Canada is a former Oroville resident with ties on both sides of the border.

• School board asked to give up $180,000 incentive – The company that contracted to build Oroville High School’s new geothermal heating and cooling system said the project was “overbuilt” and cost more than anticipated and asked the board to consider signing over the nearly $200,000 in energy incentives the district may be receiving.

October • Tonasket schools talk finances, levies – The Tonasket School Board is trying to lay the groundwork for running a pair of levies, but first found themselves dealing with the consequences of rising cost that dipped into the district’s fund balance to a level that alarmed a number of board members.

• Council asked to form ‘Destination Oroville’ – Chamber of Commerce President Clyde Andrews asked the Oroville Council to consider forming a committee to help designate recipients of lodging tax money for tourism promotion.

• Man arrested for Riverside Robbery – Oroville man arrested for Riverside Grocery robbery is also suspected in Dan’s Market robbery. Arrest follows release of video of robbery from the Riverside store.

• Harvest time – Short crop for Wenatchee District, especially so for north end of Okanogan Valley. While the rest of the apple producing states are having a bumper crop, the situations are reversed from last year for Gold Digger Apples and growers in Washington State.

• Brisa Leep claims Miss Tonasket crown – Like last year, there was no suspense involved with the crowning of the 2014 Miss Tonasket Rodeo. And like the outgoing Rodeo Queen, Karlie Henneman, next year’s queen, Brisa Leep, is more than ready to take on the role.

• Pellet gun causes lockdown at Tonasket Schools – An 18-yearold Tonasket student is taken into custody after being spotted on the high school campus with what turned out to be a pellet gun, causing a district-wide lockdown for nearly an hour. He said he had purchased the gun from a friend and was trying to sneak it into a car.

• Ground broken for Water Ranch – There’s no turning back now, the Tonasket Water Ranch took another step toward becoming a reality as Linda Black and her team of organizers hosted a groundbreaking ceremony at Chief Tonasket Park.

November • Man seeks ‘Five Star Service Flag’ for family – With a worn mid-forties clipping from the Oroville Weekly Gazette Gazette in hand, Thomas Wilburn went on a quest to secure the banner promised to the Earl Thornton family during WWII. The Thorntons had received notice they’d receive the flag for five children serving, but it never arrived.

Oroville’s American Legion Hodge’s Post has stepped forward to fulfill the promise made more than a half century earlier.

• Incumbents ruling the day for local office, except one – Even after the second vote count all incumbents for office, except Lael Duncan for North Valley Hospital Commissioner, have been returned to office. County voters also said “yes” to funding a new Transportation District, but Tonasket voters said “no” to a new criminal justice tax. Brian Dansel ousts John Smith for state senate.

• Few areas in city legal for pot shop – Being rich in parks, schools, playgrounds and day care centers means locating a marijuana store may be problematic for any would-be retailers in Oroville.

• Group wants Enloe Dam breach – Okanogan County PUD ratepayers could be stuck with the bill of breaching the dam and clean up if the utility fails to rehabilitate the historic dam for hydroelectric generation, according to PUD General Manager John Grubich.

December • Father and son accused in killing appear in court – Two Chesaw area men remain behind bars after at least one of them allegedly shot and killed a Hoquium man who was hunting grouse near their property in September.

• Council weighs taxes versus services – The Tonasket City Council was still attempting to finalize their 2014 budget in a way that would strike a balance between maintaining services that are costing more to provide and the desire not to raise taxes.

• City’s 2014 budget already on the rise – Even before approved, Oroville’s 2014 budget increased by at least $12,000 over the $8,267,700 discussed at the previous council meeting. One reason is the need to set aside more money for a four-wheel drive police vehicle, which will partially be funded by a Homeland Security Stonegarden grant.

• Out of school early – Gas leak at OHS chemistry lab sends district students home early. School District’s emergency alert system works mostly as planned sending out emails, voice mails and text messages in English and Spanish to parents.

• Officials gather for informal discussion – A panoply of elected officials and representatives of a number of other government agencies gathered for an informal “round table” discussion in the Tonasket School District board room. The officials discussed the concerns their various entities deal with and ways to communicate with representatives in Olympia.

AJ’s Barber Shop opens in Oroville Special prices on haircuts all this month

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Pre-Orders due by Jan. 17 for best selection

County Fairgrounds.

Customers who wish to buy large amounts of plants (100+ of a single species or 500+ of a mix of species) should contact the Conservation District for a project order form. Large orders will see a significant price break. Call (509) 422-0855 ext. 100 or email ocd@okanogancd.org The mission of the Okanogan Conservation District is to help cooperators achieve their conservation goals. The Okanogan Conservation District is a local governmental entity formed as a sub-division of Washington State under RCW 89.08. We provide voluntary, non-regulatory services to landowners and lessees in Okanogan County to address natural resource concerns. All Conservation District services are provided free of charge without discrimination.

Submitted by Kristin Cook Okanogan Conservation District

OKANOGAN - The preorder deadline for the Okanogan Conservation District’s annual native plant sale is fast approaching.

Customers who pre-order by Jan. 17 receive the best selection and availability. Last year, plants were sold out by 9 a.m. on sale day, so if there is a certain species that you want, a pre-order is your best option.

Plant information and order forms are available online at www.okanogancd.org/plant-sale or at the district office at 1251 South 2nd Ave, Room 102 in Okanogan. Plants can be picked up on April 5 at the Okanogan

Community Church preps for centennial Submitted by Tonasket Community Church

TONASKET - Tonasket Community Church, 24 E. 4th St. in Tonasket, will host its annual meeting on Jan. 26 at 12:45 p.m., after church. It is a time to get the annual update and share in the fellowship of God’s word.

The women’s fellowship group will have a no host luncheon at Shannon’s on Jan. 25 at 1 p.m.

Time to celebrate the past year and plan 2014. Call 486-2066 for more information.

We celebrate our Pastor and wife and all our church family. As the bell tolls on Sunday

mornings, the year 2015 will ring in 100 years. We are looking for your stories and pictures to share during this year of celebration.

Many of your family and friends have worshiped with us through the years and have some pictures or special memories. Just at a service and two of the couples who no longer lived in our community had been married at the church. Kids grown and gone whose names have been carved in that wonderful wooden table.

Please to share with us: Tonasket Community Church, P.O. Box 371, Tonasket, or leave a message at (509) 486-2181 or (509) 486-2066.

It’s Showtime Returns for 2014

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OROVILLE - Andrea Cockle has opened AJ’s Barber Shop at 1202A Main Street, next to Frontier Foods in Oroville and is celebrating her Grand Opening all this month with special deals on haircuts.

“I opened the barber shop on Dec. 17 on a ‘hit and miss’ schedule,” Cockle Said. “But beginning Jan. 6 the shop has been open on a regular schedule Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Fridays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

I’m closed daily from 1 to 2 p.m.”

Cockle was born and raised in Oroville.

She is offering haircuts for $13 and a steamed towel facial shave for $20. She uses Redken for Men products along with some Matrix shampoos and conditioners. However, during the whole month of January the price for a haircut will be at the Grand Opening price of just $10.

“I am offering the traditional straight razor facial shave starting in January. Men need pampering too and it’s a great way to slow down and relax, even if only for a few minutes,” she said.

Cockle graduated from Oroville High School in 1988, spent several years in Germany and then moved back and has

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Tyrone and Janet Glanzer of Tonasket are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Dana Glanzer, to Sean Haire, son of Brad and Tinamarie Condie of Hillsborough, NC. Dana and Sean are both attending BYU-Idaho. Dana is planning on graduating in July with a Bachelors Degree in Recreation Management. Sean is majoring in Accounting. The couple will be married Jan. 31, in the Spokane Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

and drinks benefit the Oroville Library, which will begin an inteOROVILLE - It’s Showtime, rior renovation this coming year. the annual winter library fundThis year’s lineup includes: raiser is returning this January Brock Hires, Steve Kinzie, and February. Mark your calen- Chuck Oakes, Steve Pollard, dars so that you don’t miss any of John Phillips, Tyler Graves, Julie these fun, free events. The dates Ashmore and Reid Engle. are Saturday, Jan. 11, 18, 25 and The Friends of the Oroville Feb. 1 at Vicki’s Unique Boutique Library would like to thank the Back Door Club, starting at 6:30 generous sponsors of this event. p.m.

They are Akins Harvest Foods, These Saturday night events The Camaray Motel, Esther feature music performances and Bricques Winery, Hometown plenty of snacks of all varieties, Pizza, Hughes Department Store, including hot drinks. There will Leah Cathryn Day Spa, ReMax also be pizza the aslice Why notbystart newfrom holiday tradition? this the Realty, Trinos Make Restaurant and the Hometown Pizza.

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Andrea Cockle opened AJ’s Barber Shop at 1202A Main Street near Frontier Foods. The barber shop offers haircuts as well as steamed towel shaves. Cockle says all of January is Grand Opening and is offering haircuts at a discuount at $10 in celebration of her new business. lived here ever since.

“In the future I hope to offer scalp treatments, scalp massage and roller sets. I have always been interested in the hair industry and after recovering from some medical issues last year I decided it was time to get the ball rolling towards becoming a barber,” she said.

With her eye on that goal Cockle attended the Total Cosmetology Training Center’s Barber Program in Spokane for seven months and graduated on

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She said she has lots of family living in Oroville and the surrounding communities. She is married to Gordie Cockle and they have three daughters, Ashley Porter, Daphne (Ed) Booker and Kacey Cockle. She has five grandchildren with number six on the way.

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“It has taken some time to apply and receive all of the licensing and permits needed to open an barber shop but it has all come together and now I am a fully licensed Barber with all the permits in place,” she said.

This is her first business and Cockle said she is looking forward to serving the community and plans on “being your local barber” for a very long time.

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2013 SPORTS IN REVIEW, PART II 6/7 regional meet, with none of the Tigers advancing to the state finals. Freshman Johnna Terris came the closest to nabbing one of the 20 spots on the girls side, finishing 30th in 22:47.61.

Top stories in Tonasket and Oroville high school sports, September-December

Speiker wins third state XC title PASCO - Happy, but not quite satisfied, Sierra Speiker still has goals and aspirations to reach for, even after winning her third Class 1B/2B state title in four years. Speiker was heavily favored in the Saturday, Nov. 9, race at Pasco’s Sun Willows Golf Course and didn’t disappoint, losing the rest of the field as she crested the hill at the 100-meter mark and cruised to a 30-second lead within the first mile, extending that to 41-second victory.

Her time of 18:20.41 was her personal best for the course.

Compiled by Brent Baker bbaker@gazette-tribune.com

Oroville finally beats Brewster Despite some of the fits and starts that often characterize season-opening games, Orovilleís football team ended three years of frustration with an 18-7 victory at Brewster on Friday, Sept 6.

Speiker crushes Tonasket course record

TONASKET - For the first time in a long time, the Tonasket Cross Country Invitational wasn’t plagued by temperatures threatening the 90 degree mark.

But heat of a different sort took down the Tigers’ course on Saturday, Sept. 6, as Oroville’s Sierra Speiker broke her own course record by nearly 50 seconds and Republic’s Duncan Forsman came within one second of the boys course record while winning easily. The Hornet senior looked ready to step it up yet another level as she cranked out a 16:43 run on the 2.8-mile course, which translates to one of the top 20 5k times recorded for all of the 2012 season.

Tiger football tops Omak OMAK - For the first time in six weeks, the Tonasket Tigers had smiles on their faces in the post-game huddle.

After a brutal month-long road trip and a tough homecoming loss to Quincy, the Tigers inflicted a little misery of their own by defeating Omak 35-21 on Friday, Oct. 25, to end a five-game los-

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Left, Luke Kindred was named Central Washington 2B League Most Valuable Offensive Player while leading Oroville to the state playoffs; above, Kylie Dellinger and the Tonasket girls soccer team had their best season in years and advanced to the Bi_District 6/7 tournament. ing streak.

Hornet soccer notches first win MANSON - Oroville’s girls soccer team coasted to its first victory of the season on Tuesday, Sept. 24, shutting out Manson in a non-league contest 3-0.

Girls soccer off to hot start TONASKET - Tonasket’s girls soccer team is on an early-season run none of the girls have experienced before.

The Tigers, 5-1 overall (4-1

Caribou Trail League) dominated Chelan on Thursday, Oct. 3, in a 7-0 victory,

Field goal proves decisive in playoff chase

OROVILLE - Dustin Nigg drilled a 41-yard field goal with four seconds left to left Oroville past Liberty Bell on Oct. 11. That field goal and victory proved decisive as the Hornets later advanced to the state playoffs after finishing tied with Liberty Bell for the final state berth.

Soccer earns first playoff berth OROVILLE Bolstered by the navigation of a steep learning curve by its freshman and eighthgraders, the Oroville soccer team gave up 30 fewer goals than a year ago, tripled their win total and qualified for the district playoffs for the first time since the program started in 2004.

Oroville volleyball to playoffs OROVILLE - After more than a decade battling just to stay out of last place in whichever

league they were playing in, the Oroville volleyball team is suddenly playing a much bigger prize. The Hornets, after edging Liberty Bell 25-22, 22-25, 24-26, 25-18, 15-11 on Thursday, Oct. 17, clinched a berth in the district playoffs for the first time since 1996.

No Tigers to state cross country SPOKANE VALLEY Tonasket’s cross country teams wrapped up the 2013 season Saturday, Nov. 2, at the Bi-district

Hoops teams trade blowouts OROVILLE - In the only Tonasket-Oroville varsity basketball meeting of the year, the Tigers and Hornets traded big victories on Dec. 13. The Oroville girls trounced Tonasket 46-10, while the Tiger boys ran up a 58-16 lead on the way to a 74-37 defeat of the Hornets.

Rawley, Aitcheson excel at Tri-State COUER D’ALENE - Seven Tigers traveled to Idaho for the prestigious Tri-State Invitational, featuring weight classes of 35-45 wrestlers and brackets that were filled with state medalists, champions and nationally ranked competition from schools of all classifications. Collin Aitcheson (120 pounds) brought home a sixth place trophy, while John Rawley (195) finished eighth in a tournament regarded as much more difficult for small school wrestlers than the state finals in February.

Cops & Courts Superior Court Criminal

Len Melvin McLane, 51, Omak, pleaded guilty Dec. 30 to harassment. McLane was sentenced to 364 days in jail with 319 days suspended, and credit for 45 days served. He was fined $1,010.50 for the Sept. 2, 2012 crimes.

The court found probable cause to charge Garret Victor James Elsberg, 25, Okanogan, with firstdegree unlawful possession of a firearm, conspiracy to commit residential burglary, making or having burglar tools and unlawful carrying a loaded pistol in a vehicle. The crimes allegedly occurred Dec. 21 in Omak.

The court found probable cause to charge Larry Lee Graves, 57, Tonasket, with drive-by shooting (DV), fourth-degree assault, third-degree malicious mischief, harassment and carrying a concealed pistol without a permit.

The crimes allegedly occurred Dec. 20 near Tonasket.

The court found probable cause to charge Lynda Diane Fry, 29, Omak, with harassment (threats to kill) and second-degree malicious mischief. The crimes allegedly occurred Dec. 18 in Omak.

The court found probable cause to charge Ryan Joseph Stotts, 29, Oroville, with residential burglary (DV), third-degree theft (DV), two counts of violating a no-contact order (DV), harassment and harassment (DV). The crimes allegedly occurred Dec. 25 in Oroville.

Juvenile

A 17-year-old Tonasket boy pleaded guilty Dec. 27 to making a false statement and hit and run (unattended). He was sentenced to five days in detention and fined $100.

Civil District Court

Thomas Duran Jr., no middle name listed, 52, Omak, had a thirddegree DWLS charge dismissed.

Shannon Dawn Edwards, 40, Omak, guilty of third-degree DWLS. Edwards received a 90-day suspended sentence and fined $468. An additional thirddegree DWLS charge was also dismissed.

Alex Whistelkia Elsberg, 19, Okanogan, guilty of third-degree DWLS. Elsberg was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 80 days suspended, and fined $468.

Larry Junior Frazier, 44, Omak, had a third-degree theft charge dismissed.

Jan Majella Freeman, 52, Oroville, guilty of third-degree DWLS. Freeman was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 89 days suspended, and fined $858.

Glenn Laverne Gorr, 31, Omak, guilty of obstruction. Gorr was sentenced to 180 days in jail with 170 days suspended, and fined $608.

Vickie Ann Hall, 46, Omak, guilty (deferred prosecution revoked) of DUI, hit and run (unattended vehicle) and third-degree DWLS. Hall was sentenced to 364 days in jail with 361 days suspended, and fined $2,936.

Dustin Rex Hawley Hennigs, 19,

Okanogan, had a charge dismissed: taking protected fish or wildlife.

Nicholas Robert Hill, 28, Omak, had a third-degree DWLS charge dismissed.

Laura Ann Iukes, 43, Omak, guilty of fourth-degree assault. Iukes received a 180-day suspended sentenced and was fined $1,033.

Ernest Lee Knight, 50, Tonasket, guilty of third-degree DWLS. Knight received a 90-day suspended sentence and was fined $818.

Glen Ray Launer, 71, Omak, had a fourth-degree assault charge dismissed. Launer was fined $600.

911 Calls and Jail Bookings Monday, Dec. 30, 2013 Snowmobile crash on Lake Rd. near Oroville. Injuries reported.

Harassment on Weatherstone Rd. near Omak.

Harassment on Cartwright Dr. near Tonasket.

One-vehicle hit-and-run crash on Engh Rd. in Omak.

Threats on Johnson Creek Rd. near Omak.

Harassment on Gordon St. in Okanogan.

Theft on S. Ash St. in Omak.

Trespassing on W. Hale Ave. in Omak.

Cody Lee William Burse, 18, juvenile court commitment for making a false statement and hit- and-run (unattended).

Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013 Weapons offense on Okoma Dr. in Omak.

Two-vehicle hit-and-run crash on Hwy. 7 near Tonasket. No injuries reported.

Domestic dispute on S. Cedar St. in Omak.

DUI on Omak-Riverside Eastside Rd. near Omak.

Trespassing on S. Seventh Ave. in Okanogan.

Threats on S. First Ave. in Okanogan.

Two reports of theft on Engh Rd. in Omak.

Two-vehicle crash on 23rd Ave. in Oroville. No injuries reported.

Disorderly conduct on Main St. in Oroville.

Public intoxication on Ironwood St. in Oroville.

Wesley Hart Jones, 31, booked for DUI and hit-and-run (unattended).

Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014 DWLS on S. First Ave. in Okanogan.

DUI on S. Second Ave. in Okanogan.

Warrant arrest on Appleway Ave. in Okanogan.

Assault on Hubbert Rd. near Omak.

Domestic dispute on Hwy. 97 near Oroville.

Burglary on W. Cherry Ave. in Omak.

Automobile theft on S. Fourth Ave. in Okanogan.

Malicious mischief on Hwy. 7 near Tonasket.

Domestic dispute on S. Second Ave. in Okanogan.

Domestic dispute on Jaquish Rd. near Omak.

Harassment on S. Second Ave. in Okanogan.

Dumpster fire on E. Fifth Ave. in Omak.

One-vehicle hit-and-run crash on W. Bartlett Ave. in Omak.

Trespassing on S. Main St. in Omak.

Automobile theft on N. Douglas St. in Omak.

Warrant arrest on Sawtell Rd. in Oroville.

Domestic dispute on Mill Dr. in Tonasket.

Domestic dispute on N. State Frontage Rd. near Tonasket.

Burglary on S.E. State St. in Tonasket.

Tyler Thomas Clough, 21, booked for DUI. Cory Leon Hopkins, 31, booked on a Department of Corrections secretary’s warrant for thirddegree assault.

Jason Russell Adkins, 41, booked for DUI and unlawful possession of a loaded firearm in a vehicle.

Juan Fernando Muniz Moreno, 32, booked for DUI, third-degree DWLS and a USBP hold.

David Dylan Everett Pier, 18, booked on three juvenile court FTA warrants: second-degree burglary, theft of a motor vehicle and first-degree theft.

Johnathan Edward Whitescarver, 25, booked for fourth-degree assault (DV) and third-degree malicious mischief (DV).

Jordan Dean Whittle, 19, booked for theft of a motor vehicle, thirddegree DWLS, hit and run (property damage), third-degree malicious mischief, residential burglary, 10 counts of seconddegree theft, two counts of vehicle prowl, second-degree malicious mischief, residential burglary (DV) and third-degree malicious mischief (DV).

Jose Rodriguez Ramos, 34, booked on an Oroville Police Department FTA warrant for disorderly conduct.

Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014 One-vehicle hit-and-run crash on Hwy. 7 near Tonasket.

Two-vehicle crash on Kermel

Rd. near Omak. No injuries reported.

Trespassing on S. Second Ave. in Okanogan.

Two-vehicle crash blocking traffic on Hwy. 97 near Ellisforde. No injuries reported.

Domestic dispute on S. First Ave. in Okanogan.

Weapons offense of S. Second Ave. in Okanogan.

Theft on S. Granite St. in Omak.

Domestic dispute on S. Ash St. in Omak.

Warrant arrest on N. Ash St. in Omak.

Structure fire on Jennings Loop Rd. in Oroville.

Assault on Main St. in Oroville.

Assault on Ironwood St. in Oroville.

Trespassing on Kernan Rd. in Oroville.

Janet Lynn Charley, 46, booked on DUI, third-degree DWLS, ignition interlock violation and failure to surrender suspended license.

Shane Heisey, no middle name listed, 27, booked for fourthdegree assault (DV).

Warrant arrest on Balmes Rd. near Oroville.

Burglary on Okoma Dr. in Omak.

Alcohol offense on Quince St. in Omak.

Lisa Lynn Oliver, 41, booked for first-degree trafficking in stolen property, third-degree theft and a Department of Corrections detainer.

Rachael Cinda Rawley, 30, booked for a drug court violation.

Christopher William Smith, 18, court commitment for second-degree hunting big game and taking protected wildlife.

Friday, Jan. 3, 2014 Vehicle prowl on Jasmine St. in Omak.

Warrant arrest on W. Second Ave. in Omak.

Fraud on Holder Rd. near Tonasket.

One-vehicle crash on Conconully Rd. near Okanogan.

Another one-vehicle crash on Conconully Rd. near Okanogan.

Theft on S. First Ave. in Okanogan.

Fraud on Hwy. 20 near Tonasket.

Harassment on Hosheit Rd. near Riverside.

Harassment on Hagood Cutoff Rd. near Tonasket.

Violation of no-contact order on Aeneas Valley Rd. near Tonasket.

DWLS on Hwy. 97 near Oroville.

Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014 DUI on Hwy. 7 near Tonasket.

DWLS on S. Main St. in Omak.

Fraud on S. First Ave. in Okanogan.

Burglary on Rodeo Trail Rd. in Okanogan.

Trespassing on Vinmar Lane near Okanogan.

Threats on Appleway Ave. in Okanogan.

Theft on O’Neil Rd. near Oroville.

DWLS on S. Main St. in Omak.

DWLS on Ironwood St. in Oroville.

Warrant arrest on E. Elberta Ave. in Omak.

Theft on Omache Dr. in Omak.

Threats on W. Elberta Ave. in Omak.

Theft on Engh Rd. in Omak.

Warrant arrest on Main St. in Oroville.

DWLS on Ironwood St. in Oroville.

Domestic dispute on Hwy. 97 near Tonasket.

Jeffery Howard Herschlip, 56, booked for third-degree DWLS. Misty Francine Ornelas, 32, booked for DUI. David Contreras Sandoval, 27, booked on a USBP hold.

Sandina Marie Nelson, 19, booked on two OCSO warrants, both for fourth-degree assault.

Mongo Jerry Lodi Renion, 30,

booked for third-degree malicious mischief.

Julie Aspen Wise, 21, booked on an Omak Police Department FTA warrant for third-degree theft.

Bradley Allen Sweat, 24, booked on a Department of Corrections secretary’s warrant.

Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014 DUI on Oak St. in Okanogan.

Littering on Pine Creek Rd. near Tonasket.

Assault on Hwy. 97 near Tonasket.

Assault on Little Doe Rd. near Tonasket.

Theft on S. Second Ave. in Okanogan.

Automobile theft on Elderberry Ave. in Omak.

Custodial interference on Main St. in Oroville.

Domestic dispute on Hwy. 97 near Tonasket.

Samantha Diane Dick, 24, booked for DUI, third-degree DWLS, and giving false information.

Michael Roderick Carson, 35, booked for DUI, second-degree DWLS, POCS and a Tribal warrant.

George Walter Davis, 73, booked for fourth-degree assault (DV) and interfering with reporting (DV).

At the

MOVIES OLIVER THEATRE Oliver Theatre

Enjoy your evening out, taking In a movie at the Oliver Theatre!

January, 2014 Programme Oliver, B.C.

Sun.-Mon.-Tues.-Thurs...7:30 P.M. Fri.-Sat.................7:00 & 9:00 P.M.

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ANCHORMAN 2

THURS. - FRI,.JAN 9,10

Nominated

Best Picture, B Best Actre

SAT.-SUN.-MON.-TUES. 11-12-13-14 OLIVERJAN THEATRE

Regular Showtimes

Coarse and sexual language,sexually suggestive scene, violence.

– Mon. – Tues. Jan. 11 -­ 12 – 13 – 14 Sat. -­ Sun. Sun. – Mon. – Tues. – Thurs…7:30 p.m.

Showtimes on Sat. @ 7:00 & 9:15 p.m.

Fri. – Sat………….……….7:00 & 9:00 p.m. (unless otherwise stated)

WALKING WITH DINOSAURS Enjoy your evening out, taking In a movie at the Oliver Theatre!

January, 2014 Programme

your guide to

Phone

Sat. – Sun. – Mon. – Tues., Thurs. – Fri. Jan. 4 – 5 – 6 -­ 7, 9 -­ 10 Showtimes on Fri. & Sat. @ 7:00 & 9:20 p.m.

GRUDGE MATCH

Out On The Town

Reg

Sun. – Mo Fri. – Sat (un

Sat. – Sun. – Mo Jan. 18 – 1 One Show

Phone 250-­‐498-­‐2277 Oliver, BC

Frequent coarse language.

Sat. – Sun. – Mo Jan. 25 – 2 One Show

Nominated for 2 Gold Best Picture, Best

Sat. – Sun. – Mon. – Tues., Thurs. – Fri. Jan. 18 – 19 – 20 -­ 21, 23 -­ 24 One Showing Nightly @ 7:30

Visit Our Website

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THURS. - FRI. JAN 16-17

Sat. – Sun. – Mon. – Tues., Thurs. – Fri. Jan. 4 – 5 – 6 -­ 7, 9 -­ 10 Showtimes on Fri. & Sat. @ 7:00 & 9:20 p.m.

Coarse and sexual language, violence.

Thurs. -­ Fri. Jan. 16 – 17

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* Wednesday *

PRIME RIB starting at 5 pm.

* Thursday *

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SAT.-SUN.-MON.-TUES.,THURS. FRI.JAN 18-19-20-21, 23-24

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OMAK THEATER OMAK AND MIRAGE THEATERS ARE NOW DIGITAL Including

Frequent coarse language.

Coarse and sexual language,sexually suggestive scene, violence.

Sat. – Sun. – Mon. – Tues., Thurs. – Fri. Jan. 25 – 26 – 27 -­ 28, 30 -­ 31 One Showing Nightly @ 7:30

Sat. -­ Sun. – Mon. – Tues. Jan. 11 -­ 12 – 13 – 14 Showtimes on Sat. @ 7:00 & 9:15 p.m.

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes Best Picture, Best Actor

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THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY Coarse and sexual language, violence.

114 min

PG

Thurs. -­ Fri. Jan. 16 – 17

STARTS FRIDAY

ADVENTURE/COMEDY/DRAMA STARRING BEN STILLER, KRISTIN WIIG, JON DALY FRI, 6:45, 9:45 SAT: *3:45, 6:45, 9:45 SUN: *3:45, 6:45 WKDAYS: 6:45 There will also be a matinee of this show on Sat. Jan. 18 at 2:00 p.m. All seats $6.00 for the matinee.

Frequent sexually suggestive scenes and coarse language.

Programme Subject To Unavoidable change without notice

The

MIRAGE THEATER

101 S. Main St. - 2 blocks from Omak Theater

LONE SURVIVOR STARTS FRIDAY

R

121min

ACTION/DRAMA STARRING MARK WAHLBERG, TAYLOR KITSCH, EMILE HIRSCH, BEN FOSTER

FRI. 6:45, 9:45 SAT. *3:45, 6:45, 9:45 SUN. *3:45, 6:45 WKDAYS. 6:45

PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 5: THE MARKED ONES R 84min

HORROR/THRILLER STARRING ANDREW JACOBS, JORGE DIAZ, GLORIA SANDOVAL FRI. 7:00, 9:30 SAT. *4:30, 7:00, 9:30 SUN. *4:30, 7:00 WKDAYS. 7:00

SAVING MISTER BANKS

PG13

125 min

STARTS FRIDAYCOMEDY/DRAMA STARRING EMMA THOMPSON, TOM HANKS, PAUL GIAMATTI, ANNIE ROSE BUCKLEY. FRI. 6:45, 9:45 SAT *3:45, 6:45, 9:45 SUN *3:45, 6:45 WKDAYS 6:45 Adult $8.50

Matinee $6.00

Frequent sexually suggest

Programme Subject To Unavoidable change without notice

Nominated for 7 Golden Globes

Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor Best Actress, Best Screenplay

Child $6.00

No children under age 4 admitted unless film is G rated. No one under 17 admitted to R rated films without their own parent. Photo ID required.

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OKANOGAN VALLEY GAZETTE-TRIBUNE | JANUARY 9, 2014

THE TOWN CRIER

Legal pot ... this should be interesting

While television news teams were flocking to Colorado to video long lines of people waiting to buy legal marijuana in that state, it remains to be seen how the roll out of a similar law in Washington will fare.

First of all there’s the need for supply – there appears to be no shortage of potential farmers that want to get into the game. Although I can’t say for sure, I think some seeking to grow pot in the county might already have past experience.

The county commissioners wisely chose not to add their own restrictions to marijuana production and treat their zoning like the would any other farm. In Colorado they let medical marijuana growers do the initial supply, while other sanctioned grow operations get geared up.

Then there’s the retail stores – location, location, location is the mantra when locating a business. However, location is just what will make it hard for retail outlets to locate in small Out of cities like Oroville and Tonasket. You can’t put My Mind a store within a 1000 feet of a school, church, Gary A. DeVon public park, playground or day care center. That doesn’t leave much room for retail. In Oroville, Police Chief Clay Warstaff and Community Development Director Chris Branch figure that’s a small area on the very south end of town along the highway. That must be why the state funded the sidewalk out that way.

Of course the good libertarian or budget-minded might ask, why do you need a grower and a seller anyway? Most people could probably grow a plant or two in their backyard (or windowbox) and cut out all those middlemen. Well, it all has to do with the way they sold Initiative 520 to the people of Washington. The state needed the tax incentive to sell it to some voters. And you can’t have any moonshiners or the state would miss out on their cut. It’s yet to be seen in Washington or Colorado what kind of problems they’ll have with the home gardeners.

Another potential problem is with those that are stopped for Driving Under the Influence – how does law enforcement tell other than the obvious signs of being intoxicated by something? There are no Breathalyzers for pot and blood testing might show use whether it was that day or a couple of weeks prior. Someone who has used legal medical marijuana could be in trouble even if they weren’t “high” while they were driving, but had used it at an earlier time. This was an issue that was brought up at a forum held in Tonasket prior to the law being approved by Washington voters. In addition to the few that seemed anti-legalization, there were basically two camps, one that wanted I-502 as it was passed and another that wanted a different law that would take these potential problems into consideration.

Keeping marijuana out of the hands of young people will also be a problem, but probably no more so than alcohol is. Like alcohol, it is up to parents, schools and community to educate children on the dangers involved in consumption of substances like pot and booze.

During Prohibition (with a capital P for alcohol) some states just decided it was making things worse, leading to gangsterism. Enough states just started ignoring that federal law and eventually Prohibition went away and so did the criminal element. Like alcohol Prohibition, anti-marijuana laws have led to increased criminal activity and unfortunately long prison terms for people who were not hardened criminals – certainly not the Al Capones of Prohibition days. Washington and Colorado are on the forefront of the same kind of movement. It remains to be seen how many states will follow in these two states’ footprints and if this will lead to an end to marijuana prohibition nationwide, a lowering of the criminal element connected with pot, and the last we see of people being put in jail for victimless crimes at a huge cost to our communities and our pocketbooks. We certainly shouldn’t be proud of the nation with the world’s highest prison population.

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THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF OROVILLE & TONASKET

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Vote for bond and levy

Dear Editor, I want to encourage you to vote yes on the Tonasket School Bond and Levy in February.

Those who know that I am an old teacher might accuse me of being self serving, but my reasons are self serving in a way that might not be so obvious.

I want to live in a vibrant community. I see so many former students in vital roles in our community, and I believe a great education is an excellent foundation that benefits everyone. As a community member I want the students coming out of our schools to be life long learners. When I go to the town library I want the former student behind the counter to know how to operate the equipment. I want local contractors to have the skills to run a business.

It is a benefit not only to myself but to the community as a whole to have well trained first responders. As I grow older I worry that I might fall. There is a good chance that the first responder who comes through my door is a student in our school right now. From my time on the volunteer fire department I know the hours of training that are required by first responders. If they are going to stay current on techniques and technology they must have a solid basic education. After my fall I might spend time in the hospital. I will be served by other Tonasket graduates. Their math and science skills will need to be strong in the nursing field to help with my recovery.

For a vibrant community now and a safe community tomorrow, I encourage you to recognize the direct benefits we all receive from strong schools. Please vote yes on both the Tonasket School Bond and Levy.

Scott Olson Tonasket

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The Molson Leader

92 YEARS AGO Again, unable to find the first half of the Oroville Gazette for 1939 and will be substituting the Molson Leader.

January 16, 1922: Formal announcement of the opening of a branch store at Tonasket was made by the Dunlap Mercantile Co. this week. The company has taken over the Apparel Shop, formerly owned

by Francis S. Merva, who now becomes a stockholder and will remain in charge of the Tonasket store. C.A. Merva will remain in charge of the Tonasket store. C. A. Dunlap will be manager of the Molson store and J. F. Dunlap will divide his time between the two stores. NOTICE LIVESTOCK OWNERS! Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will file charges against all violators of the herd law and will give all possible assistance for the enforcement of that law in this district.Signed: Molson Community Club.

One-third of the motor vehicle owners of this state procured their 1922 licenses during December, reports of county auditors to Director of Licenses Fred J. Dibble. During December and early January, State Treasurer C. L. Babcock was able to handle receipts of license moneys with one-third the numbers of employees used a year ago.

The Oroville Gazette

50 Years Ago January 2, 1964: The raucous county seat campaigns in Okanogan County and a vivid description of an Indian horse race in 1879 are featured in the third issue of “Okanogan County Heritage,” a quarterly magazine published by the Okanogan County Historical Society. “County Courthouse Contests” written by the late William Compton Brown of Okanogan, tells of two efforts to wrestle the county seat away from Conconully;

Before our time is gone Dear Editor, In the last 120 years mankind went from horseback to nuclear weapons that could destroy the world in just moments. That is a very short time period for the world that laid dormant for hundreds of years. But the farther mankind has progressed, the less spiritual we have become, worshipping our own creation and losing identity to ourselves, the universe and our creator.

From the time of our birth our spirit is carnated in the flesh, then soon a sense of being from the light and power of essence that keeps the spirit of all life in perpetual motion.

It never ends.

Doomsday preppers must not see or believe in a power greater than themselves if they think they can just build a fortress to save their life. But what about their soul?

We are all subjects of time and on time we depend. But we don’t usually know when our life will end.

Why would anyone plan a future or have children when their own future is uncertain and think it will soon end? Reality shows like these do alter the vision and faith of people who actually believe what they (the doomsday preppers) are doing.

It seems mankind or the human spirit is always trying to figure out how life and the universe began. It is very hard for the human species to believe that a power could exist without a beginning or an end and have more intelligence than the human mind.

What people do not seem to understand is that all wildlife would stay in harmony and balance if man was never here. There are many species of wildlife that became extinct because we are safe.

I think that mankind should stop trying to figure out how the universe began and proving how man began. I think all the people who try to figure out how we got here should stop dwelling on how man began and start

ITEMS FROM THE PAST Riverside’s unsuccessful campaign in 1908 and Okanogan’s successful effort in 1914.

The Oroville Hornets opened league play against Chelan last weekend, dumping the Goats 74-53. The Hornets walked off the floor at half time with a 39-20 lead. The first five wouldn’t let up on the scoring as Ray Wilson, Mike Bourn and Pat Siegrist found the range to expand the lead to the final score. A business deal was completed last week whereby George Kidwell took over the ownership of the Mobil Service on Main Street. Note: (the present location of “America’s Family Grill). Kidwell took over the ownership last Saturday, January 1 from Margaret Thomas, who has been the proprietor the past few months. Kidwell and his wife Darleen have been residents of Oroville for the past 36 years. The Sitzmark Ski School got underway during the recent weekends with 68 skiers attending. Officials said this week that there was still room for more to join the classes. Personnel from the ski area say there is lots of snow and with the new snow that came the first of the week, the hill should be the best that it has ever been.

Weather Wise by Marge Frazier, official observer: Dec. 31 - 37 maximum and 35 minimum 35; Jan. 1 - 38 and 33; Jan. 2 - 35 and 29; Jan. 3 - 40 and 25; Jan. 4 - 39 and 22; Jan. 5 - 37 and 26; Jan. 6 - 40 and 30 and Jan. 7 - 37 and 15. Total precipitation, .34” and snow, 19.” Groceries: Nalley’s Chili, 4 - 15 oz. tins, $1.00; 20 oz. bottles Catsup, 5 for $1.00; Clam Chowder, 4 for $1.00; 25 lb. bag Cold Metal Flour, $1.89; Pork loin roasts, $.49 lb.; 4 oz. jar marmalade, $.10; 8’ Sonny Boy frozen fruit pies, $3 for $1.00.

The Gazette-Tribune

25 Years Ago January 5 – 12, 1989: Oroville and

thing and have faith in where we are going.

Jerry Hutchins Oroville

In response to letter writer’s comments Dear Editor, Addressing The Town Crier 12/26 comments: I’m writing this, not in response to negative comments about NVH; but to the personal slights present in two letters.

I’m not the person you accuse of foaming at the mouth during a Commissioners meeting; although I do know and respect the individual you might be referring to! Accusing those whom don’t agree with you of hostility or referring to us as lap dogs or other meaningless idioms does nothing to further your cause.

Using Ms. Jane Fonda’s actions in Vietnam as a potential insult to myself and others’ usefulness in our communities, does require a response! Being a decorated disabled combat veteran and having served two partial tours of the Viet Nam war, I view her actions two ways, both being equally important.

1) For the treatment of our military POW’s after her famous antiwar visiting statement, I personally regret still having to share the air I breathe with her! Nor will I support her in any manner. 2) That having been noted; I also feel that Ms. Fonda had and has the right of free speech that is ours as American citizens, protected via the service of our veterans and a Constitutional right! I do not have to agree with or approve of her opinions and actions anymore than I do yours.

I do appreciate the fact; that in our VA system (veterans) if one wishes to appeal a decision/case/cause; it (the appeal) must contain new and material evidence.

Michael Stewart Tonasket Tonasket Mayors offer predictions for 1989.

Oroville Mayor Ed King predicts that the next few years to be “fairly rough” as far as budget planning goes. “I just hope the economy turns around in the future.” The 1989 budget has projects ongoing at the airport, streets, police department and annexation as well as economic development. Tonasket Mayor, Ron Weeks, predicts nothing but good news for 1989. He told the G-T, in a recent article, that he felt the town’s budget was certainly a balanced one and that it will take care of the needs for the upcoming New Year. Among the various projects were reactivation of the Tonasket airport, upgrading the railroad crossing guards and warning signs on 4th Street attempts to do some beautification in the city limits and normal street improvement projects. A bond issue of $6,650,000 to build a new elementary and make improvements to two other buildings will go before Tonasket District voters on March 14 under a resolution approved by the school board at its first meeting of 1989. Did you know that the Oroville auditorium/gym was dedicated on Jan. 19, 1953? At that time, it was reported as the “finest gymnasium/auditorium in North Central Washington” with seating capacity of 2000 people and at that time contained the largest gym floor in Okanogan County. At the dedication for the $200,000 facility, the new building was officially named the “Coulton Gymnasium” honoring Mrs. Effie Coulton.

Mrs. Coulton began her teaching career in 1917 in Oroville, left in 1920 to be married but came back in 1929 and has been known as a fair but strict taskmaster as she taught her classes strong in English. (Personal Note by writer: I was privileged to have her as my main room teacher beginning with the 6th grade in 1937 through the 9th grade.)

Oroville Hornets and Tonasket Tigers have had their “ups and downs” in their last two respective games. Oroville downed the Okanogan Bulldogs 79-49 but were defeated on their home floor by the Twisp-Winthrop Cascades 75-68. The Tigers defeated the Omak Pioneers with a final score of 58-53 to capture first place in the CTL only to be defeated by the Quincy Jackrabbits by three points to put the Tigers back in a tie for first place.

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Time to get back to business

Benefit dinner planned for Jan. 18

By Sue Wisener Tonasket Eagles #3002

Winter is here, but where is the snow? It could come any day or not.

On Jan. 18 there will be a benefit dinner and desert auction for Jeff Wilson to help with funeral expenses. Dinner starts at 5:30 p.m. and goes to 7 p.m. A steak dinner with all the fixings at the low cost of $10 Karaoke to follow with Linda Wood.

Our propane money is running out, so there will be a bake sale on Jan. 24 starting at 4 pm.

Winter Quarter Classes begin

By Jackie Valiquette North Valley Community Schools

Time to get off the couch and learn something new! Winter quarter classes begin Jan. 20 and continue through March. Pick up a blue catalog in stores around Oroville and Tonasket – they’re free, so please take one! You will have 43 classes from which to choose and many are new.

How about these offerings: Pixel Picture Perfect, Mommy & Me in the Kitchen, Cream

Gutschmidt new president at Center

By Dolly Engelbretson Oroville Senior Center

Happy New Year to you all! This new year enters a new beginning with a new president at the helm.

Come to the Center on Thursday to meet this personable young man (younger than me, that is). His name is James Gutschmidt and he lives in the Highlands. Larry Smith is vice-president (another Highlander); Kathie Hennig, secretary (another Highlander) and our very capable treasurer, Verna Bjorkman. The Board members are Wayne Adams, Marilyn Perry and Marge Finlay.

James has some new ideas for the Center, so let’s give him an opportunity to share some of those ideas.

Pool most afternoons after lunch; bingo every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon following lunch; exercise SAIL program for one hour every Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Judy Ripley

January events • Jan. 8, 6-9 p.m. - Game / Musical Jam Night - Bring a snack to share, a game or acoustic instrument and join in the fun.

• Jan. 10, 6:30 p.m. - Highland Wonders: The Squirrel World of the Pacific Northwest. Dinner at 5:00 p.m.

• Jan. 12, 2-3:30 p.m. -

Telephonic Shoot Results The Tonasket Gun Club is taking part in the Spokesman Review’s Telephonic Trap Shooting. The clubs next meeting is Sunday, Jan. 12 at 1 p.m. and officers will be

TONASKET EAGLES Please bring your bake goods or come in and purchase something.

Everyone who goes to the beer garden likes to stay warm, without donations it can get very cold out doors.

The Aerie’s next meeting will be Jan. 15 at 7 p.m.. and Auxiliary meeting Jan. 16 at 6:30 p.m.

Don’t forget our meat draw on Fridays at 5:30 p.m. Kitchen opens at 5:30 p.m. as well and of course Bingo at 7 p.m.

Shake a Shift gave away almost $7,000 and Name Game almost $8,000 so come in shake

LEARNING TREE Puffs, Eat Like a Caveman, Body Lotion & Scrub, Red, White & Brew, Science Experiments you can Eat, and Write it Right. Also new will be Low Sugar Canning & Cooking, The Astronomy of It, The Biology of It, What’s for Dinner, Curious about Alpacas?, The Earth Science of It, Jewelry from Clay, and The Physics of It. Great classes, all of them.

During the first week of classes: First Aid/CPR (Jan. 20, three

OROVILLE SENIOR NEWS is our leader and does an excellent job of putting us through our paces.

This program is geared specifically for seniors and is a good way to start the day and the new year. Do your body a favor!

On the second Thursday following exercises is our Board Meeting. All are welcome to attend. The third Tuesday following the regular Board Meeting is the Business Meeting and all are welcome to attend and ask questions.

We have books to read, jigsaw puzzles to work on (Doris always has one started). She always has many crafts items on the back table for sale and keeps it well stocked with a variety for sale.

Donations are always welcome and prices are nominal.

Ken and Jim, our kitchen chefs always have delicious meals prepared for us at a nominal cost, especially if you are 60 or over.

Maurice Reichel is the around-

CCC OF TONASKET Community Meal • Jan. 17, 5-9 p.m. - Coffee House: Martin & Elliott • Jan. 22, 6-9 p.m. - Game / Musical Jam Night • Jan. 24, 5-9 p.m. - Coffee

TONASKET GUN CLUB elected.

Tonasket Results: 16 Yards

dangerous. He has been in hospital in Spokane, started home last Friday and had to return back to the hospital.

And, I’ve just received a phone call of the death of Dean Stansbury, longtime resident of the Tonasket-Palmer Lake area. No details, just that he died.

Our family had more deaths and mishaps during the holidays than I ever remember before.

Our visiting families have returned home safely. Not so with folks in the eastern parts. Many inches of snow have made driving dangerous to say nothing of the missed flights due to closed airports. But the Green Bay Packer game went on in 20 degree weather and they had to push snow off the playing field the night before the game.

It gets mighty noisy when there are multiple little ones, under foot, but on the other hand it seems very quiet when they all go home. I know everyone thinks their grandkids (and great grandkids) are the smartest, but we do have some very special ones, and at ages eight, six and four they can sing together so well.

and sign, can’t win if you don’t come in say hi to some friends and or meet some new ones.

Pinochle scores from last Sunday as follows: 1st place Joanne Michels, 2nd place Lye Anderson, Low Score went to Carol Ross and Last pinichole to Glays Fifer, and Jule Hovland.

We are saddened by the loss of Brother Dean Stansbury, he passed away on Jan. 1 2014.

There will be a Memorial service on Feb. 1 at 1 p.m. at the Tonasket Eagles. Dean was a member for 57 years.

We wish all of those that may be ill a speedy recovery to good health. God bless all.

The Biggest Little Eagles in the State. sessions); Knifty Knitter Looms (Jan 20, two sessions); Play That Piano (Jan. 20, six sessions); Daily Dose of English (Jan. 22, six sessions); Pixel Picture Perfect (Jan 22, two sessions); and Body Lotion & Scrub (Jan. 23, one session).

Remember, you can contact us several ways: Ellen Barttels is in the office to answer any questions. Her number is (509) 476-2011, or email community. schools@oroville.wednet.edu.

You can register online, too, at northvalleycommunityschools. com. We look forward to seeing you at one or more NVCS classes this winter! town bus driver who delivers meals to those housebound and seniors needing to do errands door to door.

In other words, come visit us and see for yourself what we have to offer. I have heard comments such as: I don’t want to be around those old people; well, guess what? We are all sociable and have a great sense of humor.

By the way, we have contracted with Chance Cornell, a very handyman. he does an excellent job with whatever assignments may come his way. Just ask Raleigh Chinn.

Pinochle scores for the past two weeks: Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013: The door prize was won by Mary Lou Barnett; most pinochles

by Eunice Godwin; high scoring man was Zane Gazaway and high scoring woman was Nellie Paulsen. Pinochle Scores for January 4, 2014: Door prize was won by Betty Steg and most pinochles by Ted Zachman; High scoring man was Ted Zachman and the high scoring woman was Mary Lou Barnett.

P. S. Dues for 2014 are due!

More next time.

House: Doug Woodrow • Jan. 26 - 2-3:30 p.m. Community Meal • Craft Day - Thursday, 1-4 p.m. Find a project or being a new one. Tea and coffee provided; bring a snack to share.

• Liquid Lounge - Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

- Office is open and coffee is brewing. Bring a friend and enjoy some quiet time.

24 - Robert McDaniel, 24 - Noah Olmstead 23 - Jeff Taylor 21 - Jeff McMillan 18 - Lloyd Caton Jr. Handicap 22 - Noah Olmstead 21 - Lloyd Caton Jr.

I’ve ever read. Fortunately, I have only 80 pages left.” That can’t be said of the book I’m reading. First, it isn’t a novel and second it isn’t obscene. It is the true story of growing up living in South Africa during Apartheid and the experiences encountered. It is well written

by Bea Alden, wife of our Pastor Leon Alden.

Funny thing about chickens... It is the only animal you can eat before it’s born.

I didn’t know Jack Beeman, but he was well known as was evidenced by the many who gathered for his “last roundup,” some even standing in cold temperatures as the church was overflowing, and others on horseback for the final ride to the Loomis Cemetery.

One of his friends told me he was a true cowboy and will be sorely missed by his many friends and family.

The price of fresh asparagus, in the market, is over five dollars a pound, for little spindly stalks, about the size of a lead pencil. (That’s weeds, in that state) I guess in my apple thinning days I must have stomped into the earth, thousands of dollars worth, calling it bad names, as it tangled with my ladder. I like fat stalks, preferably pickled and wrapped with thin slices of ham, held together with cream cheese.

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It isn’t a crocus or a robin on wing that gives us our first intimation of spring, it’s the hardy fisherman shivering in his boots, and threading frozen worms on icy hooks.

So, that brings to mind the ice fishing derby, coming up in Molson, that is sponsored by the Oroville Chamber of Commerce. I’m not personally interested in that, but the Patrick McManus show being held in conjunction with the ice derby and will be held inside the warm Commons of the high school does appeal to me. The actor presents a fun evening of entertainment. The time is a while away and I’ll get more on it next week.

We continue to have some foggy, dreary days, and then surprise! along comes the sunshine. Nearby Molson has had the opportunity to really “look down” on Oroville because many times when it is dreary here they are having bright sunshine, while we’re under a fog bank here in the valley.

Some folks that have had to add “little black boxes” to their cable TV have had a bit of trouble with the new operation.

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SUPERIOR COURT, STATE OF WASHINGTON, COUNTY OF SPOKANE In the Matter of the Estate of: EDITH E. HOLMES, Deceased.

No. 14-4-00007-5 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this estate.

Any person having a claim against the Decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced.

The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.010(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the Decedent’s probate and non-probate assets.

Date of First Publication: January 9, 2014.

Barry W. Merrell, Personal Representative Address for Mailing Notice: c / o Donald K. Querna Randall | Danskin 601 West Riverside Avenue, Suite 1500 Spokane, WA 99201 RANDALL | DANSKIN A Professional Service Corporation By Donald K. Querna, WSBA #6081 Attorneys for Personal Representative Published in the Okanogan Valley Gazette on January 9, 16, 23, 2014. #536826

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SUMMONS TO: THE DEFENDANTS A lawsuit has been started against you in the Superior Court of Okanogan County by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A, its successors in interest and/or assigns, plaintiff. Plaintiff’s claim is stated in the written Complaint, a copy of which is served upon you with this Summons.

In order to defend against this lawsuit, you must respond to the Complaint in this action by stating your defense in writing and serving a copy upon the undersigned attorney for the plaintiff within 20 days after service of this summons and complaint within the State of Washington or 60 days if service is effected by personal service outside the State of Washington or by publication, or a default judgment will be entered against you without notice. A default judgment is one where plaintiff is entitled to what it asks for because you have not responded.

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Regular meetings are held the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month at 4:30 pm in the City Council Chambers. If you have any questions, please call JoAnn Denney at 4762926 ext 13.

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Drummond, Monte & Barbara, Conditional Use Permit, 2013-3 Notice of Public Hearing An application from Monte & Barbara Drummond has been submitted for a conditional use permit to have a Mini Storage yard. They already have an existing 50’ X 200’ X 17’ Mini storage unit and an existing home and detached Garage on the parcel. In the future they want to add another 50’ X 150’ X 17’ Mini storage unit and a 50’ X 100’ X 17’ Covered Parking area to the same parcel. The property located 1.8 miles south of the Canadian Border on Highway 97, within section 40, township 27, range 08, of the Willamette Meridian. The tax parcel number is 4027080070.

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WARDEN - It’s a pattern the Tonasket wrestling team wouldn’t mind continuing throughout the rest of the season.

Collin Aitcheson and John Rawley each won their weight classes for the second straight week while the Tigers as a team had their second consecutive runner-up finish at Warden’s 10 team Jeremiah Schmunk Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 4.

“We had another great weekend,” said Tonasket coach Dave Mitchell. “We were missing a couple of guys due to sickness, so the fact we were able to still finish second was due to all of our wrestlers winning at least one match.”

Warden won its home tournament with 177.5 points, while the Tigers (141.5) edged Mt. Baker 9140) for the runner-up spot. Kittitas (116) was fourth, followed by Liberty Bell (109), Connell (104) and others.

Aitcheson (120 pounds) won both his matches, including an 8-2 decision over Warden’s Josiah Guerra in the final.

Rawley (220) also won twice, including an 4-1 victory over Warden’s Jerry Reyes.

Frank Holfeltz (182) reached the final of his weight before being edged by Alex Ray of Mt. Baker 6-2 in the final.

Others finishing in the top five for the Tigers included Vance Frazier (106, 3rd place); Rade Pilkinton (113, 4th); Dyllan “Peaches” Walton (126, 3rd); Zach Lofthus (145, 5th); Caleb Lofthus (152, 5th); Dallas Tyus (160, 5th); and Chad Edwards (285, 3rd). Tim Frazier (138) finished sixth.

Tigers also third at NOHI The Tonasket JV squad finished third at Oroville’s NOHI Invitational, behind the Okanogan and Kettle Falls varsity squads.

Winning their weight classes were Devin Walton (113) and Trevor Peterson (126). Zion Butler (132, 3rd), Austin Rimestad (138, 3rd), Wyatt Pershing (145, 3rd) and Caio Baumstein (152, 3rd) also placed. Lucas Vugteveen won a match but didn’t place; Jose Lopez and Ulukbek Beishekeev also wrestled.

Rough going for Tiger girls

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TONASKET - Two unbeaten, highly-ranked opponents in two nights proved to be much more than the Tonasket girls basketball team could handle.

Defending state champion Brewster (10-0) - currently ranked No. 2 in Class 1A to another Caribou Trail League unbeaten, Okanogan, in the Scoreczar.org computer rankings - handed the Tigers a 70-16 defeat on Friday, Jan. 3.

Twenty four hours later, No. 4 Cashmere also improved to 10-0 to the tune of 58-9.

At Brewster on Friday, the Tigers trailed 36-12 at the half, but the Bears put on a 22-2 run in the third quarter to put the running clock mercy rule into effect.

Chandler Smith scored 24, Monical Landdeck added 21 an Brette Boesel scored 15 for Brewster.

Kathryn Cleman, Baylie Tyus and Kylie Dellinger each scored three points to lead Tonasket.

In Saturday’s contest, the Tigers had difficulty getting past Cashmere’s full court press in the first quarter as the Bulldogs ran up a 25-2 lead.

Dellinger, Tyus, Carrisa Frazier, and Jaden Vugteveen each scored two points for the Tigers (3-7, 0-4 Caribou Trail League).

Abbie Johnson and Breanne Knishka each scored 11 for Cashmere.

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Oroville’s Charles Arrigoni and Tonasket’s Lucas Vugteveen go at it during Saturday’s North Okanogan Holiday Invitational at Oroville. Arrigoni ended up finishing fourth in the Hornets’ annual home tournament.

Hornets 5th at depleted NOHI

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OROVILLE - Okanogan was the big winner at Oroville’s annual North Okanogan Holiday Invitational tournament, held Saturday, Jan. 4, this year instead of its usual spot on the calendar the weekend before Christmas.

With the gym floor being refinished over the holidays, the tournament was pushed back two weeks, which cost the event a number of its usual participants, who were otherwise engaged with other tournaments.

“When our normal Dec. 21 date was lost we immediately lost five of the teams that normally attend and had to fight for teams with the Almira-Coulee/Hartline and Warden Tournaments,” said Oroville coach Chuck Ricevuto.

“This left us with seven teams mostly due to coaches who cared enough to come back to Oroville.

“We are indeed grateful to those teams who could make it and hope their kids had a fun wrestling day.”

Lukas Mieirs was the lone Oroville wrestler to win a champioinship on the day, pinning each of his opponents at 195 pounds.

Runners-up included Jordan Smith (120), Eddie Ocampo (170) and Taylor Robinson (170). Fourth-place finishers were John Marquiss (106), Diego Santana (138) and Charles Arrigoni (170).

“Leo Curiel and Ruben Renfro scrapped very hard against tough competition,” Ricevuto said, “but went two -and out.”

Okanogan (183) edged Kettle Falls (171) for the tournament title. Tonasket’s JV wrestlers (100) finished third, followed by Brewster (97), Oroville (86.5), Wilbur-Creston/Keller (76) and Republic (60).

“Thanks also to Ken Neal for

STANDINGS & SCHEDULES Boys Basketball Caribou Trail League (1A) Brent Baker/staff photo

Oroville’s Lukas Mieirs wrestled his way to the NOHI 195 lb. title on Saturday by pinning each of his opponents. a great job MCing and special thanks to Daphne Booker for to a super job on the computer,” Ricevuto said. “Without these

people and many other kids, faculty, parents, and community volunteers we could not host the NOHI event.”

Cashmere delivers reality check

By Brent Baker

League Overall

W L W L Brewster Okanogan Chelan Cashmere Omak Tonasket Quincy Cascade

5 0 8 2 4 0 11 0 4 1 6 4 3 1 6 3 1 3 5 5 0 4 6 4 0 4 4 5 0 4 1 9

Cent. WA League No. Div. (2B) League Overall

W L W L Lk Roosevelt 0 0 4 4 Liberty Bell 0 0 5 3 Oroville 0 0 2 5 Manson 0 0 0 6 Bridgeport 0 1 2 4

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TONASKET - One 15-point deficit wasn’t too much for the Tonasket boys basketball team to overcome.

Doing it twice against a team like Cashmere was another matter.

In the big picture, it was the first game this season that the Tigers never gave themselves a chance to win in the second half, giving up a 25-6 third quarter run on the way to a 70-39 loss.

The score was ugly, but Tonasket coach Agustin Pedregon was happier with the Tigers’ effort than on a number of occasions earlier in the season that ended up as Tonasket wins, including last week’s Christmas tournament.

“You have to give Cashmere credit,” Pedregon said. “They’re well-coached. It seems they had their cylinders greased. They worked their defensive side and offensively they did a good job of setting us up for the wide open shots.

“Our guys battled. There’s nothing more I can ask for from them. They keep on battling and competing, but now it’s to the stage of learning how to win games. But I have nothing bad about our boys tonight. The score doesn’t show it but they played a pretty good game and battled through the whole game.”

Cashmere sharpshooter Dylan Boyd took advantage of the sweet spot in the Tigers’ zone defense, hitting five 3-pointers from deep in the corners on both sides of the basket.

But when Pedregon switched up the Tigers’ defense, the Bulldogs quickly adjusted, driving the lane for layups. “(Cashmere coach) Levi Heyen has seen and coached these defenses,” Pedregon said. “They know what they’re going to see and he has a good group of guys that work hard.”

The Tigers also struggled on the offensive glass, pulling down just four offensive rebounds in

TONASKET - 2B or not 2B ... that has been the question for Tonasket as the classification process has plodded along over the past two months.

Thanks to changes in the classification system, the Tigers have been on the proverbial bubble, waiting to find out if they would continue to play in Class 1A along with the likes of Cashmere, Cascade and Chelan, or drop to Class 2B with smaller schools like Oroville.

Tonasket athletic director Kevin Terris received word from the WIAA Friday that, as other schools have made decisions to opt up to a larger classification, the domino effect had pushed the Tigers into the ranks of the 2B schools.

Other schools dropping down include Brewster and Okanogan, meaning the Central Washington 2B League will next year have a very different look to it next year.

Assuming everything remains as it is in terms of the classification system, it appears as though this will only be a two year stay in 2B for the Tigers as the incoming middle school classes are significantly larger than the classes currently in high school.

Caribou Trail League (1A) Tonasket’s Michael Orozco scoops a shot past Cashmere’s Connor Badgley during the Tigers loss to the Bulldogs on Saturday, Jan. 4.

Brent Baker/staff photo

League Overall

W L W L Brewster Okanogan Cashmere Chelan Cascade Omak Tonasket Quincy

5 0 10 0 4 0 10 0 4 0 10 0 3 2 7 4 1 3 7 3 0 4 5 5 0 4 3 7 0 4 2 7

Cent. WA League No. Div. (2B)

League Overall

W L W L

Oroville 0 0 4 3 Manson 0 0 1 4 Lk Roosevelt 0 0 2 6 Liberty Bell 0 0 0 8 Bridgeport 0 1 0 6

Schedules Jan. 8-18

Wednesday, Jan. 8 WR - Tonasket at Omak, 7:00 pm WR - Oroville at Kettle Falls, 6:00 pm Friday, Jan. 10 WR - Davenport/Tonasket JV at Oroville, 5:00 pm BB (JV/Var) - Cascade at Tonasket, 4:30/7:30 pm GB (JV/Var) - Cascade at Tonasket, 4:30/6:00 pm

the game, including two in the fourth quarter.

“They didn’t give us second looks,” Pedregon said. “We had to work for everything, and after we would work so hard to get something we weren’t getting another chance.”

Cashmere immediately bolted out to a 17-2 lead, but Tonasket was able to clamp down defensively, forcing four turnovers to set up a 13-0 run that got the Tigers back in the game. Dyllan Gage hit his third 3-pointer of the first half to give the Tigers a 21-20 lead. Trailing by three as the half ended, the Tigers had a chance to cut the lead to one or tie it, but instead gave up a 3-pointer to Cashmere’s Jesse Jaspers to trail 29-23 at the half.

Gage led the Tigers (6-4, 0-4 Caribou Trail League) with 20 points; Boyd led Cashmere (6-3, 3-1) with 25.

Pedregon said the tough start

to league play, while tough to swallow, is an opportunity for the team to see where improvements can be made in time to make a district tournament run.

“We’ve been in three close (CTL) games, two winnable games, out of the top four teams in the league,” he said. “Taking the positive out of it we see where we’re at against the best. This gives us a good idea of what we need to work on, both the boys and me as a coach.

“I’m extremely proud of these guys. They keep doing everything I ask. I don’t take for granted that I have them and I’ll miss them once they’re gone. But we still have a lot of basketball left and we’ll keep competing and trying to get into a situation where we can do something at the end of the season.”

Brewster 54, Tonasket 42 BREWSTER - Brewster is

never the easiest place to win, but the Tigers had a shot at this one, leading 18-17 at the half before falling 54-42.

Most significantly, Tonasket’s defense held Brewster star Timbo Taylor to just one point.

“We couldn’t find the hoop to score enough and pull away from them,” Pedregon said. “Our defense was great. We did a great job of locating the shooters. The biggest thing was not letting them get into rhythm.”

The Bears pulled away in th fourth quarter as they focused on shutting down Dyllan Gage, who had 14 points through three quarters but was blanked in the fourth.

Meanwhile, Easton Driessen scored 12 of his 18 points in the second half and Cade Smith hit three fourth quarter buckets to put the game out of reach.

Michael Orozco added eight points for the Tigers, with Derek Sund scoring seven.

Saturday, Jan. 11 WR - Tonasket at Cascade Invitational, 10:00 am WR - Oroville at Mary Walker (Springdale), 10:00 am BB (JV/Var) - Kittitas at Oroville, 2:00/3:30 pm GB (Var/JV) - Kittitas at Oroville, 2:00/3:30 pm Tuesday, Jan. 14 BB (JV/Var) - Tonasket at Quincy, 4:30/7:30 pm GB (JV/Var) - Tonasket at Quincy, 4:30/6:00 pm BB (JV/Var) - Entiat at Oroville, 6:00/7:30 pm GB (Var/JV) - Entiat at Oroville, 6:00/7:30 pm Thursday, Jan. 16 BB (JV/Var) - Oroville at Bridgeport, 6:00/7:30 pm GB (Var/JV) - Oroville at Bridgeport, 6:00/7:30 pm Friday, Jan. 17 BB (JV/Var) - Tonasket at Chelan, 4:30/7:30 pm GB (JV/Var) - Tonasket at Chelan, 4:30/6:00 pm WR - Cascade at Tonasket, 7:00 pm Saturday, Jan. 18 BB (JV/Var) - Riverside Christian at Oroville, 1:00/2:30 pm GB (Var/JV) - Riverside Christian at Oroville (1:00/2:30 pm) WR - Tonasket Apple Pie Tourney (incl.

Oroville), 10:00 am

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SPORTS

A ‘Half-baked’ plan to reconfigure WIAA sports, Part 2 Releasing my inner sports geek, once and for all

2A; 46 in 1A; and 33 in 1B/2B. (Some of those numbers may be off by one or two because the process wasn’t yet complete, but bear with me).

The largest three classifications have proportionately the same number of spots at the state tournament (about Two issues precipitated my whole 65 schools competing for 16 spots per thought of re-working how the weight class) as one another. Class 1A Washington Interscholastic Activities has 16 spots for just 46 schools, and Association administers high school the Bs have 33 shooting for eight spots sports leagues and post-season tourna(which is proportionate to the larger ments. schools, but makes for a less compelling The first was how the classification competition). system works; the second is the execuCombining 1A/2B/1B tournament tion of the various post-season tournawould create a logjam of 79 schools ments and events. (though many without full teams) comIn other words, piecemeal tweaks peting for 16 spots. aren’t going to cut it. It’s time to revamp A better solution (in my view) would the whole system. be to take the 278 wrestling schools and Most of the comments I’ve received divide them into five equal-sized divisince Part 1 appeared last week have sions unique to that sport. That would been positive. create pools of 56-57 teams, and five One area A.D. tournament brackets of 16 wrestlers remarked that apiece. there was too So, while not getting into the nittymuch common gritty of schools deciding to opt up to sense there for a larger classification, you end up with it to ever work. a largest school division (we’ll call it That one made Division 1) with 4A schools (enrollment my week. But of about 1260 and up); Division 2 with we’ll see if those mostly 3A and some 4A (enrollment feelings prevail HALF-BAKED after people get a of about 1030-1260); Division 3 with a load of my vision mix of 2A and 3A (640-1030); Division Brent Baker 4 (260-637) and Division 5 (the smallfor the playoffs. est 60 or so schools). This would create Last week I mentioned that as far as team playoffs go, I advocate for an all-in eight additional state tournament spots at the smallest school level while slightly system rather than the current assignthinning out the field in the upper diviments of allocated state playoff spots to sions. a certain number of finishers in each Each division’s schools are then divided league or district. So, here we go ... into four regions. The current “regional” system uses the existing permanent disIndividually speaking Holding strictly to classifications - 4A, tricts; that means some regions have more schools than others, which in turn means 3A, 2A, 1A, 2B, 1B - no matter what, that a certain number of state tournament makes for a top-heavy system. What berths are assigned by committee (For I mean by that is that the state playoff fields at lower classifications become too example, in the B tournament, Region 1 currently contains 11 schools from three diluted to really be meaningful, espedistricts; Region 2 contains 22 schools cially (though not exclusively) in sports from four districts.) more oriented to the individual such as The divisional approach, however, track, wrestling and tennis. would create four geographic regions A couple of examples: with approximately the same number of • In state wrestling, all of the state schools within each; each region would finals brackets feature 16 wrestlers and contain two districts. eight medalists ... except the combined The “math” on figuring out the “Road 1B/2B class, with just eight finalists and to the Tacoma Dome” becomes a lot four medalists. Some of the brackets at more simple. Qualify for regionals by the regional level are dangerously close to having all participants qualify because earning a top four district tournament finish. Qualify for state by earning a top the schools (and teams) are so small as four regional not have enough finish. entrants to fill (Note: I ran them out. through a num• Similarly, the ber of different state 1B track scenarios from and field meet a few differonly fields eight ent sports and finalists in most classifications / events, while the divisions. Plenty larger classificamore of those tions compete spreadsheets with twice as and hypothetimany. cal tournament • In state brackets are cross country included in the the 1A through version of this 4A fields all story available included 133online at www.

145 runners. But gazette-tribune. in 1B/2B, there com.) were 125 boys Keep in mind, and just 72 girls. the specifics In North Central above apply only Washington, to wrestling.

Bridgeport’s girls Each “individumade it to the al” sport would state meet as the go through the only school to same process field a complete - creating divifive-person sions from the team. schools that Yes, many actually parof the issues ticipate in the with the small sport; separating schools happen them into four precisely because regions with an they are small. equal number In the past, the of schools; and lower classificasetting the same tions were often criteria for each combined, even region to qualprior to 2007, ify for the state which is the first finals. year that the old Hence, B classification a school in was split into 1B Division 5 and 2B. in wrestling My problem may end up in with this is you Division 4 in end up with track and field. playoff fields A division, a that are either region, a district too small, since are specific to the number of each sport (not schools in a permanent) in classification is order to keep by definition a the playing field constant within as level as posa season. sible in each That sounds sport, instead of complicated, but trying to allocate it’s not: wrestling and negotiate provides a good the number of example. spots.

By my count, And rather using the prethan sticking a liminary enrollschool in a given ment numbers classification or released by the Dividing a primarily individual sport like division for two WIAA in early December, there wrestling into equal-sized divisions, with four or four years, would be 66 4A geographic regions, would simplify the “road this would all schools fielding to state” as well as create a more balanced be adjusted on wrestling teams; state tournament format, especially for smaller a yearly basis to account for the 68 in 3A; 65 in schools.

One version an eight-team district basketball tournament, advancing two teams to the round of 16 (either regionals or state) could play out like this. In this bracket, a loser-out first round would cut the field to four. Teams are seeded here by Scoreczar.org’s computer ranking. addition or subtraction of programs, as well as shifts in enrollment.

There likely wouldn’t be fewer politics involved in pre-season sessions to set up regions and districts, but the result would be far more straightforward in practice than the current system.

Some sports, like swimming, would require fewer divisions since the number of schools participating is so much smaller. But rather than trying to combine existing classifications, a sport-specific approach is more likely to maintain a true “state experience” for the athletes.

Most athletes I’ve been around would rather compete in a full field of other talented athletes than win a medal in an artificially diluted field.

Team sports Setting football aside for the moment, Washington has a happy situation right now where there are pretty close to 64 teams in each of its six classifications.

So, at least as it pertains to volleyball and basketball, which nearly all schools play, the formula is pretty simple.

Take, for example, Class 2B, which in the not-so-final WIAA numbers released in early December included 57 schools that played boys basketball.

That worked pretty easily into eight districts, some with eight teams, a few with seven, and one with six. Doubleelimination tournaments that would whittle the field down to 16 teams would not be hard to draw up.

For example, here in Okanogan County, a 2B district could include Okanogan, Oroville, Bridgeport, Liberty Bell, Brewster, Manson, Lake Roosevelt and Waterville (note that at the time those numbers were released, Tonasket fell into 1A).

Districts could be divided into subdistricts, if desired, for the opening round if reducing travel or needing to use multiple facilities are priorities.

Playing such a tournament at a site like Omak and/or Okanogan, or rotating the home court advantage to different sites, or other options would be open.

Ideally the girls and boys basketball teams from a given school wouldn’t be separated by the district mapping committee, which would create somewhat of a challenge in areas where there are a few single-gender schools.

The best aspect of this approach is a big cut-down in travel and likely better attendance at tournament games that are closer to home.

The second advantage? Teams at the bottom of league standings have a little more motivation not to pack it in once their post-season chances are done. It might be rare for a team in the midst of a bad season to wake up in the tournament.

But if an injured player returns, or a team experiences a coming of age moment ... well, the chance is there, at least.

Plus, again, from year to year, even if you don’t know what district you are in, you do know that you will get in and what is required to advance deeper into the tournament. No more of this “three spots this year, four spots next year, reclassify, two spots the year after that” business.

In other sports such as soccer, a divisional approach as outlined above makes more sense. Below is what a girls soccer district tournament might have looked like last fall.

Computers vs. playoff points In the above examples, the term “OPR” and a bunch of numbers like 1.98 and 4.23 appear after the names of schools. This is the “Overall Power Rating” used by Scoreczar.org that I used for seeding team tournaments in the various scenarios I ran through. It’s just one of the options available for ranking teams that take some of the guesswork out of the tasks set before committees that are charged with putting district and state tournaments together.

There are two numbers-based options that I’ve seen work successfully: either a “playoff points” system, or a computer ranking system.

With playoff points, a team accumulates points by winning games, and also by having its opponents win games. For example, when Tonasket defeated Kettle Falls (a 1A team) it might get 16 points in its playoff points column; when the Tigers beat Bridgeport (a 2B team), they might get 8 points. And every time an opponent won a game (regardless of whether Tonasket beat them or lost to them), they might pick up, say, 1 point.

The top 32 teams as far as accumulating playoff points would advance to the state playoffs (and yes, that number would be averaged since not all teams play the same number of games).

Computer rankings provide another option. Scoreczar.org, developed and

operated by Washington’s own Scott Odiorne, has won me over because of its ability to account for offensive and defensive efficiency as well as strength of schedule with its formula. While the human element always adds an element of unpredictability when high school teams take the field or court, Scoreczar comes astonishingly close to cleaning house on predicting state champions and is cited by numerous statewide media outlets because of its accuracy and its blindness to politics. (Full disclosure: I have provided some minimal cash to prop up the finances of the site, though I have no part in running any part of it that has to do with this state or the development of any of its features.)

One concern with such a rating is that it might encourage a team to run up outrageous scores like 82-0 to puff up its computer ranking. Scoreczar’s formula is self-correcting in that regard: a score like that weakens the loser’s rating to the extent that it will also weaken the winner’s overall strength of schedule and, therefore, it’s overall rating.

So, using either playoff points or something like Scoreczar’s OPR, seeding tournaments becomes a process that takes care of itself once the districts and regions are drawn up.

dreams come to an end.)

Last fall there were only 48 Class 2B teams, so I put together a 24-team bracket using the regionals and computer OPR ranking as an example.

I ran multiple scenarios of the tournament in last year’s Classes 2B and 3A the smaller class because of its local relevance, the larger one because a number of those schools have been looking for ways to keep from having Puget Sound area powerhouses knocking each other out of the playoffs in the early rounds.

One suggestion that came down the pipeline was to seed the entire football tournament from top to bottom.

It wouldn’t change things from a travel standpoint in any big way for the larger classifications. In 3A, teams seeded by region in my scenario would travel about 100 miles on the average in the first two (home field advantage) rounds of a 32 team tournament. There still would be a couple of teams having to make cross-mountain trips in the opening round.

In an “open” tournament, seeded 1-32, the average travel increased to just 110 miles.

In Class 2B, the story is quite different. The regional approach resulted in an average road trip of 138 miles

Drawing up regions for state tournament play would need to fall to sport-specific committees, hopefully with equal representation from schools of all sizes. Above is how a four region set-up in Class 1A football might look, using the top 32 computer ranked teams from the 2013 season. Each regional bracket would be seeded, with the regional winner advancing to the state semifinals.

Football, football, football Finally, the football question. Other than the WIAA’s decision to save money by cutting the state basketball tournaments from 16 down to eight teams, the state football tournaments have been the most consistent cause of angst and debate, at least since I moved back to the state in 2010.

None of what I have to say will make that go away, but I do think there are adjustments that would be beneficial.

Unlike other sports, I don’t advocate for the “everyone qualifies” solution for post-season. There are too few games, and cutting the regular season by two games to expand the tournament doesn’t serve the kids well.

However, I do think that most of the other elements of the “half-baked” team tournaments can be used here.

First off, let the league title races stand on their own, rather than double as a playoff qualification system. It looks good on the surface to say, for instance, that the top three teams in a league advance to state, but you can’t get around the allocation system ... and if you read the first part of Part 1 last week, my feelings on that are clear.

It also makes the operation of multiclassification leagues much easier and, perhaps best of all, eliminates the need for those three-way Tuesday miniplayoffs that are practically suicidal for a team that hopes to win again on Friday.

With sports like basketball and soccer, since all teams would head to district tournament competition, the districts and regions can be drawn up during the summer or, at worst, in the final weeks before the season gets started.

Football is different since we’re dealing only with playoff qualifiers. The four regions wouldn’t be drawn up until the regular season ended. Then, the teams within each region would be seeded.

With a 32-team tournament, four regions of eight would compete to go to the final four, where it would be easy to re-seed the teams (best computer ranking vs. no. 4, no. 2 vs. no. 3) for the semifinals.

(Not to mention, the thought of handing out a regional championship trophy to teams that had just won the right to head to the semifinals probably would sit a lot better with those teams than getting handed a third place trophy the following week after having their

through the first two rounds, with eight of 16 games coming in at 100 miles or less and three at 220 miles or more.

Comparing apples to apples, the 2013 round of 16 averaged a 175-mile road trip. Breaking the tournament into regions reduced that to 139 miles, or about 40 minutes each way by bus.

An open tournament markedly changed the equation: 241 mile average trip, the shortest at 118 miles and five trips of 350 miles or more.

Tell me that wouldn’t affect attendance, schools’ transportation budgets, or, frankly, the overall quality of play.

Nuts and bolts Facts like those highlight the need to keep representatives of small schools and large ones at the table through the whole process, whether it be changing the system as a whole, or administering whichever system ends up in place.

I’m not anti-large school or antisuburban league. I grew up on Mercer Island in the middle of the basketball culture there (though never good enough as a player to make the teams).

But I’ve lived most of my adult life in rural settings and have spent my career covering schools with enrollments of under 1,000.

Right or wrong, intentionally or not, the perception is that the decisions made in regards to post-season tournaments cater to the larger more affluent schools.

That is not unique to this state. At the very least, the burdens of long-distance travel and the expenses involved tend to fall on school districts that have the least wiggle room in terms of finances.

Things like the paring down of state basketball tournaments from 16 to eight teams - creating the “regional round” that cut the state tourney by a day but also created an additional weekend of travel to a distant location - may have saved the WIAA money but is very costly to schools that have to actually live with the results.

I hate to whine about problems without offering solutions. These are complicated issues with many interlocking pieces involving people with different visions of what presumably they all hope is in the best interest of high school athletes statewide.

Hopefully that common goal can result in some changes that would benefit everyone.

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Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune | JANUARY 9, 2014

OBITUARIES

Steven Warner

Steven Roy Warner

Steven Roy Warner was born August 11, 1969 in Burien, Washington to his parents Harry and Marian Warner. Steven passed away on December 24, 2013.

Those who knew Steven will remember him as Coolhand, and describe him as a big teddy bear who always offered a helping hand without asking anything in return. He will be greatly missed.

He graduated from Arlington High School in 1988. Steven loved trucks! Ever since the day he realized it had 18 wheels, Steven knew that he had to drive one when he grew up. In 1993, he achieved that childhood dream and graduated from Job Corp with a degree in Diesel Mechanics. It was one of the happiest days of his life when Steven proved to his father that he could drive an 18 wheeler. There was nothing Steven enjoyed more than driving through mountain passes, dry desserts, canyons, and valleys all across the United States. He lived for the sights and made friends wherever he travelled. When asked what he did for a living, Steven would answer that he was a Product Relocating Engineer. His self-appointed title fit him perfectly and he loved his job from the bottom of his soul.

Second only to driving big trucks, was Steven’s love of tinkering on his 18 wheeler. He spent hours taking apart, rebuilding and improving every detail of his rig.

When he wasn’t on the road or tinkering on his truck, Steven could be found watching NASCAR, listening to country and rock’n roll music, playing video games and watching the latest movies. He also collected black powder guns, knives and movies.

Steven is survived by his mother, Marian Warner, his sister, Kathrine Neary and his nieces: Amber Jacobs, Samantha Jacobs, Oliveia Jacobs, and Rayana Neary. He is preceded in death by his father, Harry W. Warner (March 2000) and his niece, Holly R. Jacobs (January 2002).

A memorial will be held at 1 p.m. on January 11, 2014 at The Free Methodist Church located at 1 Stanton Road, Tonasket, Washington 98855.

Precht-Harrison-Nearents Chapel of Okanogan is caring for the arrangements.

Clarice Michael

Clarice Alta Michael

Clarice Alta Michael, 74, died January 1, 2014. She passed peacefully at her home due to complications from ALS (Lou Gerhig’s disease).

Clarice was born April 16, 1939 in Wenatchee to Archie and Gertrude Green. She had two older brothers, Morris and Rodney. She grew up in Mazama and attended school in Winthrop.

The family had a saw mill in Mazama until a flash flood, and later a fire, destroyed the mill.

Clarice and her parents moved to Oroville in 1956. She attended Oroville High School her senior year, graduating in 1957.

Clarice married Walter Wyatt of Oroville Sept. 4, 1959 and soon had four children, Brian, Karen, Linda and Bruce. They lived and raised their children on their apple orchard north of Oroville. Clarice is well remembered as the town librarian where

she worked for 22 years, retiring in 2000. Her husband Walter passed in 1983. In 1990, after her children had grown and left the home, she sold the orchard and moved across town to live next to her parents.

Clarice married Larry Michael in 1997 and gained three grown children, Nick, Joe and Patricia.

After she retired from the Library, Larry and Clarice traveled extensively in their RV. Enjoying the warmer climate in Arizona, they became Snowbirds and eventually moved to Casa Grande to live year round. In 2009, Larry and Clarice moved to East Wenatchee to be closer to family where they’ve lived until her death.

Clarice is survived by her husband Larry, seven children (Brian Wyatt and his wife Kelly of Wenatchee, Karen Stokes and her husband Tony of Manson, Linda Clark and her husband Dave of Chelan, Bruce Wyatt and his wife Mary Dawn of Oroville, Nick Michael and his wife Jody of East Wenatchee, Patricia Maxwell and her husband Pete of Seattle, Joe Michael and his wife Carie of Pennsylvania), 16 grandchildren (Seth, Carly, Reggie, Crystal, Britta, Tyler, Leah, Melissa, Amanda, Kendra, Jennifer, Jessica, Ethan, Wyatt, Kayla and Savannah) and six great grandchildren. All of whom, she greatly enjoyed spending time with and that will greatly miss her.

A Memorial service/Potluck dinner will be held Saturday, January 11 at 11 a.m. at the American Legion hall in Oroville.

The family plans to hold private graveside service at a later time.

Lillian (Babe) sons Mike (Pam) grandson Travis and great grandchildren Mckinzie, Wyatt and Madison, grandson Chad (JoAnn) and great grandson Colton; son Dennis (Joann), granddaughter Kristie, great grand children Ashlyn and Jaden; grandson Jaime (Victoria) and great grandson Gino plus three step grandsons Brett, Darren and Gene, their 13 children and three great great grandchildren. He is also survived by his sister Helen Hodsdon and her children Mike, Paul, Jennifer and her children Drew, Meagan, and Emily, and Helen’s son Mark and his sons Chase and Bryce. He is also survived by his cousin Bill Peterson (Nina).

A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. at the Tonasket Eagles. Memorials may be made to the Tonasket Scholarship Fund or to the Relay for Life Cancer team, c/o Donna Zabreznik, P.O. Box 813, Tonasket, WA. 98855.

Dean Leslie Stansbury

Dean Leslie Stansbury lost his battle with cancer and neuropathy at his home on Palmer Lake January 1, 2014.

He was born July 30, 1927 in Oroville, Washington to Leslie Carl Stansbury and Pearl Marie (Peterson) Stansbury. He grew up on an apple orchard north of Ellisforde, going to the Ellisforde school through the seventh grade and graduating from Tonasket High School in 1945. In 1947 he married Lillian Figenshow and they had sons Mike and Dennis.

He wore many hats on the jobs he had: running the orchard for several years, driving truck, working in a sawmill and in the lumber yards of Brownson Lumber in Oroville and Tonasket. He was part owner in the Tonasket yard for several years. He also worked at the old Co-op Gas station, was delivery and yard man for the Chevron plant and finally ended his working years as building inspector for Okanogan County.

He retired in 1989 after 13 years with the county and in 1990 built a home on Palmer Lake.

During all this time he was very involved in community activities; helping with Cub and Boy Scouts, building and transporting the Tonasket Float and helping build things at the Tonasket Rodeo Grounds. He had been treasurer of the Tonasket Chamber of Commerce for many years, was a member of the Tonasket Eagles and had been President of the Okanogan Valley Dinner Dance group. As a youth he had been active in the Brethren Church. He had a beautiful tenor voice and sang often at church, local programs, weddings (including his own) and funerals.

He loved the outdoors and the family spent many hours exploring this beautiful country in his 1947 jeep, either just for the ride or to hunt birds, deer, elk etc. and to fish. Palmer Lake was a favorite destination and he helped teach many kids to water ski behind our boat Old Leaky.

In retirement he and his lifetime friend Jack Stevens could be found fishing the lake. He was trusted and respected in whatever he was doing and made many lasting friendships.

Dean was preceded in death by his father and mother, and his special cousin Henry Peterson.

He is survived by his wife

City Hall Closure

OROVILLE - The Oroville City Hall, Shop and Police Department Office will be closed Monday, Jan. 20th in observance of Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday. Customers with a Monday trash collection day will have their trash picked up on Tuesday.

Planning Meeting Cancelled

OROVILLE - The Oroville Planning Commission has cancelled their Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014 meeting. Regular meetings are held the first and third Wednesday of each month at 4:30 p.m. in the city council chambers. For more information call JoAnn Denney at (509) 476-2926, ext. 13.

CNA Training at NVH

North Valley Hospital and LongTerm Care Division have positions open in the Certified Nursing Assistant training course beginning Feb. 3, 2014. To apply you may pick up an application from Human Resources at North Valley Hospital in Tonasket or go to www.nvhospital. org and click on Employment to submit an electronic application.

For more information call 509-4863185. Applications will be accepted through Jan. 20.

Christians in Action meeting

Information about the Omak Stampede Gospel Stage, the KMBI FM translator, the Sonshine Cross on Shellrock Point and other outreaches will be shared during the annual meeting of Christians In Action,Tuesday, Jan. 21. The meeting begins at7 p.m. at the home of president Kathleen Christensen, 312 Canyon Court, Omak. The Board needs to hear from those who value the continuation of these activities and other events in order to make future plans. Please call 422-4660 or visit website to share your thoughts,www.okchristiansinaction.org

will be held on Jan. 20, 21, 22, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. in the Oroville Grade School Library. Bring a pillow for the first night. For more information contact Ben Hylton at (509) 223-3412.

First Aid & CPR Classes

LOOMIS - All day First Aid Classes are being offered in English & Spanish. The English class is on Friday, Jan. 24 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and the Spanish class is on Saturday, Jan. 25 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Both classes will be held at Whitestone Church. For more information contact Ben Hylton at (509) 223-3412.

Tonasket Food Bank

Earn L&I Card Class

OROVILLE – Students will receive a Department of Labor & Industries card, valid for three years, in this FirstAid/CPR class. It’s three sessions beginning Monday, Jan. 20. Course covers medical, injury, and environmental emergencies, and adult, child and infant CPR. Call Ellen Barttels at 509-476-2011, email community.schools@oroville. wednet.edu, or register online at www.northvalleycommunityschools.com

First Aid & CPR Classes

OROVILLE - First Aid and CPR Class

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 Deb Roberts at (509) 486-2192.

Oroville Food Bank

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 info, call Jeff Austin at (509) 476-3978 or Sarah Umana at (509) 476-2386.

Okanogan Valley Warren Cheney

Warren Carl Cheney

Dean Stansbury

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Long time Alaska resident Warren ‘Jack’ Cheney died peacefully December 4, 2013 at his retirement home in Payson, Arizona. He was 92.

His remains were cremated and the ashes shared with family and friends in Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, Washington State and the Bahamas.

Born in Golden, Colorado November 16, 1921, Mr. Cheney first came to Alaska in 1943 as an enlisted member of the US Coast Guard to assist in the cleaning up of damage caused by the WWII Japanese air attack on Dutch Harbor. He returned to Alaska in 1946 to work with the US Corps of Engineers in Fairbanks.

In 1960 his family followed Mr.Cheney from Washington State. The Cheneys started to commercially fish in Clam Gulch and later at Kalifonsky Beach on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula. In 1967 the family liquidated its fishing sites and moved to Kenai where Mr. Cheney became the first civilian hired at the Wildwood US Air Force Base. He served as supervisor and inspector of military billeting and housing. Following the base closure, the Cheney family moved to Anchorage where Mr. Cheney worked as a Supervisor of Billeting on Elmendorf Air Force Base. He retired in 1988.

Mr. Cheney was a past member of Grange 985 in Oroville, Washington State, a member of the Masonic Lodge 201 and a Charter member of Kenai lodge 11. He was also a lifetime member of Glacier Lodge 1 0 in Anchorage. His credentials also extend to being a member of Pioneer Igloo 15 in Anchorage.

Mr. Cheney was a Charter member of Kenai Lions Club. In addition, he was a life member of Theta Chi Greek fraternity San Diego Chapter.

Jack will be remembered by family and friends as a sincere, hard headed, most intelligent, happy individual also known as ‘Smiling Jack’. In the many tributes that have poured in to the family following his passing, there is a single recurring sentiment that continues to surface: “Jack made a difference.” Mr. Cheney was devoted to his family and his many friends world-wide.

He enjoyed the out-of-doors and the lifestyle of being a pioneer Alaskan. He never got enough of fishing and hunting.

Mr. Cheney was preceded in death by his wife Loretta Cheney, the mother of their two children, and a later marriage to June Cheney. Both women died of cancer. Preceding him in death was also his brother William.

Mr. Cheney is survived by his daughters Cindy Smimoff and Laura Lee Slaymaker, 4 grand children and three great grandchildren, several nephews and nieces.

Donations may be made to the American Cancer Society or the Masonic Burn Center.

CHURCH GUIDE OROVILLE

NEW Hope Bible Fellowship

(Formerly Oroville Community Bible Fellowship)

Service Time: Sun., 10:30 a.m.  Wed., 6:30 p.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

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 Sunday Father Jose Maldonado • 476-2110

PC of G Bible Faith Family Church

476-3063 • 1012 Fir Street, Oroville 8 - 8:30 Holy Grounds - Coffee, Tea & Conversation 8:30 - 9:45 Service@8:30 10 - 10:35 L.I.F.E.  10:35 - 11:00 Holy Grounds 11:00 - 12:00 Service @ 11:00 6 p.m. - 7:30 Pursuit (Pursuing God & Friendships) Pastor Claude Roberts Come enjoy song service with Project 3:16

Oroville United Methodist

908 Fir, Oroville • 476-2681 Sunday Worship: 9 a.m.

Rev. Leon Alden

Valley Christian Fellowship

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 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m.

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.

7:00 p.m. Spanish Mass every Saturday Father Jose Maldonado • 476-2110

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

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

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

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

Immanuel Lutheran Church

Trinity Episcopal

Tonasket Foursquare Church

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

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

Church of Christ

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

Wednesday Bible Study: 7 p.m.

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

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

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 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

LOOMIS Loomis Community Church

Main Street in Loomis 9:45 a.m. Sunday School 11 a.m. Worship Service Pastor Bob Haskell Information: 509-223-3542

To place information in the Church Guide call Charlene 476-3602