Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune, January 30, 2014

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BY GARY A. DEVON MANAGING EDITOR

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Kari Alexander, (with Tonasket Mayor Patrick Plumb) whose many contributions to the Tonasket community usually involved children, was chosen by the Tonasket Chamber of Commerce as the 2014 Founders Day Parade Grand Marshal at last Thursday’s banquet.

THROUGH A CHILD’S EYES

Tonasket names Kari Alexander to serve as Founders Day Grand Marshal

OROVILLE – Oroville has been leaning toward not allowing marijuana retail stores, grows or processing within the city limits and learned at the Jan. 21 council meeting that the city would be within its rights to do so.

Although no final decision on a ban was made, the council learned that the state Attorney General’s office has concluded that counties and cities may ban the location of a Washington State Liquor Control Board licensed marijuana producer, processor or retailer within their jurisdiction.

The AG’s opinion stated that Initiative-502, which legalized the recreational use of marijuana, did not include language that disallowed such prohibitions.

At past meetings the council showed concern that although recreational marijuana was legalized by the state initiative it remained illegal under federal law and could potentially jeopardize opportunities for federal grants and other monies.

“The Attorney General’s report said nothing in state law says local jurisdictions can’t ban marijuana retail establishments,” said city clerk Kathy Jones.

Councilman Jon Neal said despite the AG’s opinion, no one has challenged any bans against the stores as of yet, referring to a group that is trying to get municipalities that want to ban marijuana stores and grows to join together to fight any legal challenge.

“It’s pretty hard to fight something that

has yet to be established,” said Neal.

POSSIBLE STREET GRANT Rod Noel, head of the public works department, discussed the upcoming state STP (Surface Transportation Program) grant application period. He requested approval for the city to submit an application for resurfacing and sidewalk upgrades on Central Avene and Ridge Drive, starting at Main Street and going west to the city limits. Engineers have estimated that the cost to do so would be $494,828, with $428,026 requested from STP and a 13 percent match from the TIB (Transportation Improvement Board).

“The grant would pay for an overlay and to bring the road up to federal standards. Roads that are eligible are considered minor collectors, like the one that connect to Highway 97 like the one that goes up to Nighthawk and Cherry and Central and 12th Street which goes out to County 7,” said Noel.

The city will be using a TIB grant this summer to resurface Central, going east of Main, and Cherry Street, as well as make improvements to the water line, according to Noel.

LIBRARY READING ROOM The discussion about the use of the library reading room for a Winter Market was taken up again by the council. They heard a report from Councilman Neal about the library committee’s findings on the issue.

“We went through it and did make

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TONASKET - The Tonasket Chamber of Commerce announced its 2014 board members and bestowed its annual slate of honors on Thursday, Jan. 23, at it annual dinner and fundraising auction at the Community Cultural Center of Tonasket.

Kari Alexander was named Grand Marshal for the 2014 Founders Day Parade; Matt Deebach was honored as Citizen of the Year; The Kuhler Bar & Grill was named Business of the Year; and the Okanogan/Ferry County chapter of the Washington Pilots Association was honored as Organization of the Year, with Lee Orr accepting the award.

With the theme of “Tonasket: Through a Child’s Eyes,” each of the award-winners were connected with their contributions to children in the community. “(Alexander) felt strongly about the success of our children,” said Master of Ceremonies Mayor Patrick Plumb. “With the help of her spouse ... was a past preschool president, has been instrumental in making sure our PTO continues to exist, got a parapro license, served as a Chamber president in the past, brings events to our community that support kids, and fundraises like ... crazy... whenever this Missoula Children’s Theater comes to town. And her husband has supported her through all these dreams.”

“I’m a little stunned,” said Alexander, who will likely pull double duty on Founders Day as she also organizes the parade. “It’s going to be interesting being the Grand Marshal (too). I’m truly honored.”

The pilots’ association received the reward largely for its work on putting on the Father’s Day Fly-in, the hugely popular June event centered around giving free airplane flights to children.

“This group has made that day of th year special,” Plumb said.

Plumb said The Kuhler exemplifies what he wants to see in Tonasket businesses: a Tonasket kids who grew up, came back and put out their shingle. He added that The Kuhler is often the first place he turns when asking for donations, often for projects or events that benefit children.

“It’s a feel-good story in Tonasket,”

School Directors meet with legislators

BY GARY A. DEVON Brent Baker/staff photos

The Tonasket business community and friends gathered for their annual banquet at the Community Cultural Center of Tonasket on Thursday, Jan. 23.

Plumb said. “How do we get kids to come back and bring jobs to the area? This family that has been known for supporting a lot of different events... With the support of his family we are lucky to have one of our local kids do good.”

The Citizen of the Year award is voted upon by previous award winners, unlike the other awards, which are chosen by the Chamber.

Jerry Asmussen presented Deebach, Tonasket High School’s vocational ag and FFA teacher.

“He has impacted so many Tonasket kids and families,” Asmussen said. “In addition to a full teaching load he has taken students all over the state and nation, done fai rprojects in the summer and is advisor of the Tonasket FFA chapter. He’s never found a contest he wouldn’t try at least once.... His students have had successes at the district, state and national levels.”

“Thank you,” Deebach said. “I couldn’t think of a better place to live in the whole country.”

Speakers for the evening included Catherine Stangland, Daralyn Hollenbeck, Cathy Olson and Karen Stangland.

Catherine Stangland, a school board member who has spearheaded the recent informational campaign about the

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upcoming school bond and levy votes, discussed the need for the community to support its students in a world that is changing at an ever-faster pace.

Hollenbeck, president of the North Central Washington chapter of Blue Star Mothers, talked about the organization’s mission to provide peer support for the mothers of children serving in the U.S. Armed Forces and Border Patrol.

Cathy Olson, speaking on behalf of Linda Black, gave an update on the Tonasket Water Ranch, which was the focus of last year’s banquet. She said that Ty Olson Construction should have the park up and running this summer.

Karen Stangland gave an update on the status of the Tonasket City Swimming Pool, which was the topic of a community meeting two nights earlier.

Chamber of Commerce officers for 2014 include Julie Alley (President), Patrick Plumb (Vice President), Aaron Kester (Secretary), Jerry and Stephanie Bradley (Treasurers), Dr. Rob Nau (Board Member), Terri Orford (Board Member), Dale Crandall (Board Member) and Ed Lawrence (Board Member).

Finally, the Chamber’s live auction raised $1,670, the silent auction brought in $511.50, and $328 was raised through a 50/50 drawing that will be donated to the swimming pool fund.

MANAGING EDITOR

OROVILLE – Requiring 1080 teaching hours at high schools throughout the state could be problematic for Oroville, eliminating in-service training time for teachers, late start Mondays and early releases, among other things.

“We made it clear we needed training days back in there with a gradual increase to include more in the future,” said Rocky DeVon, who started last Monday’s school board meeting via teleconference, along with fellow board member Todd Hill.

The two had just travelled back from Olympia where they attended a Washington State School Directors Association conference and met with state legislators.

Th two who rejoined the meeting in the board room, gave a short recap of their trip at the end of the Monday, Jan. 27 meeting.

While the high school hours were increased by the legislature, they weren’t for the lower grades. If Oroville goes to the new hours in the high school the elementary would probably have to as well because the district could not afford to double up bus runs to accommodate students going to school at different times, according to Superintendent Steve Quick.

He added that there was a “just say no” attitude to the legislature adding teacher’s requirements, especially when they are taking away training time by

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requiring extra teaching hours.

“There’s a real rural/urban divide.

Some of the urban school district where the students are within five miles of the schools can run two buses, but that wouldn’t be practical for us,” said DeVon. The McCleary decision requiring the legislature meet its constitutional requirement to fund schools reigns over everything over issue, according to DeVon. “Some legislators want to pull schools out into a separate budget where nothing gets funded until schools are... saying that’s the paramount duty of the legislature,” DeVon said. “There is a push saying we need more local control. Every school district runs differently.”

Hill said that Sen. Linda Parlette (R-12th District) was very interested in knowing what the rural and urban challenges were for school districts.

“The biggest thing they are reiterating is they have to hear from us,” said Hill.

The two board members also discussed the push to change the way the state takes back federal timber dollars earmarked for rural schools with large amounts of federal timberland.

Earlier Shay Shaw, the district’s business manager said that was legislation aimed at stopping the state’s practice of taking an equal amount of basic education money from school receive the apportionment.

“We’re the only state that does that,” said DeVon. “It is on the top ten of WSSDA’s list.”

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ON THE ROCKS

OROVILLE | FROM A1

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Residents of Princeton, B.C. - Tonasket’s sister city - found themselves cut off from Penticton and other cities to the east after this rock slide shut down Highway 3 just west of Keremeos on Monday, Jan. 27. Three vehicles were damaged by the slide and one driver was hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries. As of Tuesday afternoon the boulders, some of which were truck-sized, had yet to be cleared as geotech crews evaluated the mountain for stability and power crews waited to be cleared to remove power lines downed by the slide.

Canadian wintering in Oroville dies in RV fire

By Gary A. DeVon Managing Editor

OROVILLE – A Saskatchewan man who winters each year in Oroville died in a fatal motorhome fire in Prince’s RV Park in the early morning hours last Saturday.

The Oroville Fire, Police and Ambulance departments, as well as an Okanogan County Sheriff ’s Deputy responded to the scene at 1000 23rd Ave. on Jan. 25

at around 4:06 a.m., according to Sheriff Frank Rogers. When emergency personnel arrived they believed a subject was staying in the trailer but were not sure and the fire at the trailer was fully involved, said the sheriff.

“Once the fire was put out they discovered the body of Cornelius D. Friesen, 84, of Glenbush, Saskatchewan. The trailer belonged to Friesen, who comes down to Oroville during the winter and was living in the

some recommendations, they are just waiting for final approval,” Neal said.

Mayor Chuck Spieth said that in the past, most uses of the room were associated with the library, while the market was not.

Neal said the biggest issue was with capacity.

“Forty-six people isn’t bad until you start adding tables, then it gets crammed,” said Spieth.

“As far as liability is concerned, I guess common sense has to apply at some point,” said Neal, making a motion to approve the reading room’s use for a Winter Market.

Councilman Tony Koepke made the second, adding, “I just wish they had somewhere else to do it.”

The motion carried.

Dust at Bin Lot The council also readressed the dust problem at the lot on the south end of town where apple bins are stored when not in use.

The property owner, as well as representatives from Gold Digger Apples met to discuss the complaints that have been received as well as photos taken by neighbors.

“They agreed that obviously more needs to be done,” said Jones. “It was suggested that when a problem happens to take photos and to let city hall know. We now have Jim Prince’s cell phone number to call him if need be.”

Jones said staff also discussed the possibility of moving the bins.

“That didn’t seem to be something they want to do. They said they are going to make a lot better

effort; perhaps install irrigation and shale and to make a better entrance and exit to the property at specific points.”

Mayor Speith said that a well was discovered on the property that could possibly be developed so Gold Digger doesn’t have to truck water. There was also discussion about the “walls” that have been built out of old bins to try and block the wind.

“You know as much property as they have there they don’t have to stack them quite so high.

With Jon (Neal) it’s dust, with me I totally lose my view of the mountains with all those crappy bins there,” said Councilman Ed Naillon, who lives west of the lot.

Councilman Neal lives to the south of the lot.

Tonasket man arrested on multiple drug charges

By Gary A. DeVon Managing Editor

trailer. Detective Sloan from the Sheriff ’s Office also responded to the scene to investigate the cause,” said Rogers.

At this time it appears that the fire was caused by space heater in the trailer and Friesen was the only one in the trailer at the time of the fire. Family members of the well-known Canadian snowbird have been notified. For more on Friesan see this Oroville Senior News and This & That in the correspondents section of this week’s newspaper.

OKANOGAN – A Tonasket man was arrested for several drug charges, including heroin and methamphetamine possession, after he nearly ran into a county deputy’s patrol car around noon last Sunday.

Deputy Isaiah Holloway was patrolling the parking lot of the El Parisio bar near the casino when a vehicle almost struck his patrol vehicle. The vehicle turned southbound on Apple Way Road and Deputy Holloway stopped the vehicle, according to Sheriff Frank Rogers. Holloway then contacted the driver and passenger in the vehicle. During the

stop Deputy Holloway obtained permission to search the vehicle.

Sgt. Tony Hawley arrived at the scene to assist along with Deputy Andre Loranc.

“During the search of the vehicle they discovered a plastic bag with several pills in it. They also discovered a large chunk of black material appeared to be black tar heroin. After questioning the subjects in the vehicle it was determined the items belong to Donald L. Thomas, 58 of Tonasket, who was a passenger in the vehicle.

The driver was not charged and was allowed to leave after the stop,” said Sheriff Rogers.

The sheriff added that Thomas also had $840 in 20 dollar bills on him and a plastic bag with addi-

tional pills and suspected methamphetamine. He was transported to the Okanogan County Jail.

The suspect was booked for possession of legend drug with intent to deliver – clonazepam, 27 pills; possession of legend drug with intent to deliver – Hydrocodone, 12 pills; Possession of legend drug with intent to deliver – Diazepam, 38 pills; Possession of legend drug with intent to deliver – clonazepam, six pills; possession of legend drug with intent to deliver – Buprenorphine, 11 pills; possession of controlled substance with intent to deliver – heroin and possession of controlled substance with intent to deliver methamphetamine.

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ONE MORE ‘IT’S SHOWTIME’ TO GO

Sen. Brian Dansel (7th District) from Republic was officially sworn in Monday by Justice James Johnson. Then, along with the other new members, the Republican was sent to the governor’s office. After returning to the senate floor he was part of a motion for the Seahawks to defeat the 49ers, the motion passed with a unanimous voice vote.

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Seventh District legislators holding Telephone Town Hall Sen. Brian Dansel sworn in Submitted by Bobbi Cousins House Public Information Officer

OLYMPIA – State Sen. Brian Dansel and Reps. Joel Kretz and Shelly Short invite residents of the Seventh Legislative District to participate in an hour-long Telephone Town Hall on Monday, Feb. 3, at 7 p.m. to discuss state legislative issues.

To take part in the call, residents can dial in toll-free 1-877229-8493 and enter PIN# 112381.

The phone line will open shortly before the call begins. To ask questions of the lawmakers during the call, participants can press star three (*3) on their telephone keypads.

The lawmakers will give a brief update on issues being discussed during the legislative session then open the call up to questions.

“As the newest addition to the Seventh District legislative team, I am looking forward to introducing myself to those I did not meet last fall and listen to the concerns and solutions constituents have to offer,” said Dansel.

“I believe government works best when there is a two-way dialogue between residents and their elected officials, so I am truly looking forward to sharing ideas on how we can make our district and the state an even better place to live and work.”

The telephone town hall format has received positive feedback, the lawmakers said.

“We have a huge district that can make it difficult to travel to local meeting with us or to Olympia, particularly in the winter months, which is why these calls have such a great participation rate,” said Kretz, R-Wauconda and deputy House Republican leader. “Our goal is to hear from as many constituents as possible when the Legislature is in session and this format is a

convenient way to reach out and ensure more people get a voice in Olympia on issues that impact them.”

“Folks want to be heard, which is evident when we see reports on how many people joined our previous calls into the district,” said Short, R-Addy. “We are talking about higher gas taxes, costly low-carbon fuel standards and many other issues that would impact individuals and businesses in the Seventh District. We hope folks will join the call and share their thought on these and other issues.”

Residents who are unable to participate in the call can send comments and questions to Dansel, Kretz and Short via e-mail at Brian.Dansel@leg.wa.gov,Joel.

Kretz@leg.wa.gov and Shelly.

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The 60-day 2014 legislative session began Jan. 13 and is scheduled to adjourn March 13.

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Steve Pollard and John Phillips perform at “It’s Showtime” last Saturday night at Vicki’s Backdoor Club in Oroville. It’s Showtime, once again drew a good audience. The night kicked off with Julie Ashmore and Harvey Swanson performing many of Ashmore’s original songs, as well as old favorites. The entertainment continued with ]Phillips and Steve Pollard performing more familiar tunes. John Oelund hosted the evening, which was sponsored by Windermere Realty, ReMax Realty, and Leah Cathryn Day Spa. For the second straight week, Clyde and Sandy Andrews added a relaxing night in their Jacuzzi Suite to the nightly drawings, which also included a coffee lover’s basket. Next week will conclude the annual It’s Showtime series, and will feature singer/songwriters Tyler Graves and Steve Kinzie. “It promises to be a great finale to this years series. We hope to see you there,” said Rick Braman, with the Friends of the Oroville Library.

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Outdoors

Biologist/songwriter to share saga of state wildlife OHA educational series at CCC on Feb. 7 Submitted by Julie Ashmore Okanogan Highlands Alliance

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The Bonaparte Lake Snow Drags should proceed as scheduled despite this year’s lack of snow fall. Organizers say that the ice is 16 inches thick and still thickening, with several inches of packed snow on top.

Snow Drags set for Feb. 8

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BONAPARTE LAKE - No snow? No problem.

That’s the word from Bonaparte Snow Drag organizers Mike and Bridgette Sterling, who said that the paltry snowfall, even at the altitude of Bonaparte Lake, shouldn’t pose a problem for the annual Bonaparte Snow Drags hosted by the Bonaparte Snowmobile/ATV Club.

“As of (last Wednesday) the ice is 16 inches thick and there’s about three inches of compact snow on the track,” says Mike Sterling. “That’s a good thing.

But it might become a race of skill and not speed if we don’t get more snow.”

The 2014 edition of the event, scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 8, is the third annual race. The snow drags (also referred to as the ice drags) did have an earlier run that lasted through the late ‘90s, but the Sterlings and the club spearheaded its reincarnation beginning in 2012.

I don’t know what the rhyme or reason was that went on,” Mike said. “We had enough interest from the local community that it would be neat to have again. It’s something to do in the winter time.”

“We got a group together to form the snow drag committee,” Bridgette says. “A handful of us meet every month and talk about what needs to be done, who covers what. We start working on it in September.”

Last year’s event included 98 competitors and the Sterlings expect to top the 100 mark this year. There will be 10 divisions, including two divisions for under 12s that will be separated by sled class.

“Last year we had 17 kids 12 and under,” Mike says. “We’ll have older kids on a 500 or 600, and the little kids on the 120s, that I like to call ‘bumblebees.’

“We’ll break it down by class of sled: 600, 700, 800, 900 and up. There’s a stock category and an improved category in the 800 division. We didn’t have enough in the 600s and 700s to divide them last year and we won’t know ‘til people get there to know what we have. We could have a stock and improved in several categories. After that there is the modified, under 800 and modified 800 and up. The last class is the open; if it has wings, it don’t matter.

“We had some sleds pushing 300 horsepower last year.”

The Sterlings said there will be a number of improvements to this year’s event. Much of that came from seeking feedback from last year’s participants.

“We were disorganized in a few events last year,” Mike says. “I think we’ve addressed those.”

The 500 foot long course will also feature a new “Christmas tree” drag light system, complete with professional timing system. There also is a small pot of prize money for class winners, pro-rated to the number of competitors in each group.

“Before we had a guy with a switch and guys at the end with flags,” Mike says. “But we’re still here to have fun. If you came to be real serious, you’ve come to the wrong place. It’s a family fun event. If you win, great, if not, we hope you had fun doing it.”

The Bonaparte Lake Lodge will be open with a limited menu, as well as a place to come in out of the cold. There will also be a number of outdoor warming stations and outhouses at the lake.

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Two divisions set up kids 12-and-under will allow even “bumblebee” racers to take part in the Bonaparte Lake Snow Drags on Feb. 8.

The event costs $10 per sled to enter (except for the kids divisions, which are paid for by two of the club’s sponsors: Kinross Gold and Ty Olson Construction.

“We actually have 42 sponsors,” Bridgette says.

Thank goodness for them. Without them none of this would be happening.”

Registration runs from 7:30-9:30 a.m. with the kids’ races beginning at 10. This year, kids’ trophies will be awarded immediately following their heats, rather than at the end of the day.

The Snowmobile/ATV club is a non-profit organization. Once the event’s costs are taken care, proceeds will go toward the Tonasket High School scholarship program and Make-a-Wish Foundation.

Last year, two $500 scholarships were awarded to graduating Tonasket students.

Bridgette Sterling said that the event was scheduled in coordination with the Okanogan County Advisory Board, of which Mike is a member, so as to avoid conflicts with other events.

“We want our club members to go to these other events and want them to come to ours,” she says.

“We want to be able to support one another.

“It gives people something to do in the winter.

The fog sets in down low and it gets pretty gray, but you go up there and it’s beautiful and sunny.”

Updates on course conditions can be found at the club’s Facebook page (search for “Bonaparte Snomobile atv Club” - with no “w” in Snomobile), or contact the Sterlings at bigrockranch@wildblue. net or (509) 486-2277.

TONASKET - On Friday, Feb. 7, wildlife biologist Ken Bevis, who is also a singer/songwriter, will provide an entertaining evening of stories, photos, songs and science to get a closer understanding of some of Washington’s fish and wildlife... sometimes from the viewpoint of the critters themselves! This family-friendly program will be fun for all ages and children are welcome.

Species to be featured in this presentation include bull trout, Chinook salmon, hummingbirds, woodpeckers, snowy owls, black bear, sandhill crane, and more.

“Wild animals are fascinating.

I find it extremely interesting to consider their world,” says Bevis.

“They undoubtedly have perceptions and realities that we can never know, but we can imagine.

Mixing biology, music and pictures can take us to that place, and hopefully help us appreciate them more.”

Ken s the Stewardship Wildlife Biologist for DNR’s Small Forest Landowner office (SFLO), with statewide responsibilities. He helps landowners with 10 or more acres to develop wildlife habitats through on-site visits, teaching workshops, and helping develop Stewardship plans for their lands.

Information about the SFLO and the opportunities for technical assistance and possible cost-share programs is available at www. dnr.wa.gov/SFLO? and from Ken at the presentation. This position is a particularly good fit for Ken, utilizing his communication skills as a teacher and entertainer, and wide knowledge of fish and wildlife. Ken is also a photographer and a singer/songwriter who specializes in songs about wild places and animals. Ken is a lifelong hiker, hunter, fisherman, skier, bird watcher and avid naturalist. He has lived in eastern Washington since 1986, and has held a variety of positions in Natural Resource management in this region. He has worked all across the eastern slope of the Cascades, and has experienced most corners of the beautiful Evergreen State through work and play.

Ken attributes his fascination with wild creatures and places back to his native Virginia; playing in the woods, camping with scouts and family and hunting with uncles. He attended Virginia Tech from 1975-79 and received a BS in Forestry and Wildlife, with additional studies in Communications. After working five Colorado summers with the US Forest Service as a forestry technician, Ken attended Colorado State University and earned his Teaching Certificate.

He moved to Washington State to participate in a spotted owl study

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Wildlife biologist Ken Bevis, also a singer/songwriter, will be presenting at the Community Cultural Center of Tonasket on Friday, Feb. 7. in 1986. Once in Washington, he fell in love with the place and stayed, living on the east side of the Cascades ever since. He worked for the Wenatchee National Forest performing wildlife surveys and timber sale support starting in 1987. This led to attendance at graduate school, where he earned a Masters of Science in Biology from CWU in Ellensburg in 1994, with a unique study of cavity nesting birds. While working for the Yakama Indian Nation as a Wildlife Biologist, Ken developed and supervised radio telemetry research on flying squirrel den site selection and studied spotted owl diets using owl pellets. Ken then served for 10 years in the WA Dept. of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) as the Timber Fish and Wildlife Biologist, and then Forest and Fish Biologist. He then worked in Salmon Recovery efforts in North Central Washington as WDFW’s Watershed Steward.

The current job of Stewardship Biologist is a natural fit for Bevis, who enjoys meeting and working with landowners and professionals all across the great state of Washington.

The Highland Wonders indoor educational series brings the natural history of the Okanogan Highlands and surrounding areas to Tonasket from November through May (skipping December). OHA’s Education Program builds awareness and

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THE TOWN CRIER

Stop stealing rural schools’ money

Washington State is the only state in the nation that takes federal timber dollars out of the hands of those that they were intended for, like our rural school children’s education.

Of course they don’t steal it directly; they do it using a sort of clumsy slight of hand. The federal government gives back so much revenue to timber dependent counties. They give it to the state to distribute based on the actual revenues generated in each county and that’s supposed to go toward the schools. And it does, kind of. Let’s say Oroville gets $100,000 and Tonasket gets $140,000 – the money is awarded and then the state deducts that amount from what these schools would get in Basic Education Funds. It’s like someone giving you a new car and stealing the new car you bought yourself that very day.

Legislation by Rep. Kathy Haigh (D-Shelton) would stop penalizing public schools in timber communities when it comes to basic education Out of funding.

My Mind “This is a common-sense reform that reflects Gary A. DeVon our common values,” said Haigh recently in a press release. She’s chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Education.

“It’s supported by Democrats and Republicans who agree that it’s wrong to let a quirk in the law punish students in timber towns.”

The quirk, she says, comes from the fact that the state’s forests were picked by the state’s founders as a source for school funding. But if your home county has federal forests, as many rural counties do, local schools get less in basic education funding from the state.

The total difference is about $8.3 million in 2014, according to the legislator.

“Eight million dollars is budget dust up in Seattle or Bellevue, but out in one-stoplight logging towns, that could be half the budget for the entire school district. So this reform matters for kids and teachers and parents out in timber country.

“Families and schools out in timber country are still recovering from the recession,” Haigh said. “This reform would help give them the education they need to live the American Dream.”

The first section of the bill reads, “School districts in counties with federal forests are at a disadvantage in terms of generating local revenue due to economic and private development opportunities that are forgone on these lands. The legislature intends to no longer reduce state basic education funding to school districts in counties with federal forest lands. The money school districts receive as a result of federal forest revenue payments should be considered as grants, or compensation, to inhabitants of local areas for impacts associated with the presence of federal lands. These revenues should be delivered to school districts as a supplement to basic education allocations in addition to the state’s basic education apportionment.”

Oroville School Board Directors Rocky DeVon and Todd Hill, as well as Tonasket Superintendent Paul Turner, just returned from meeting with legislators in Olympia. They said the Washington State School Directors Association has made changing the appropriations as one of their top 10 issues.

It’s unfortunate our government works this way - if the feds cut funding to the state, the state cuts from the counties, cities and schools – even if they have been mandated from above to continue providing the same level of services. It all rolls down hill.

What’s worse is a state taking money that traditionally went to school districts that can least afford to lose it. Giving with one hand and taking away with the other is no better than stealing from our children’s future. It’s good to see some of our legislators and WSSDA working to restore what traditionally had been a positive for our rural districts.

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THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF OROVILLE & TONASKET

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Challenge you to make our future your priority

Dear Editor, I would like to take this opportunity to challenge the citizens of Okanogan County.

Public education is a great privilege our children have as citizens of this nation. It does not come without cost or sacrifice.

Our students are our future. They are our future business men and women, community leaders, doctors, lawyers, first responders, etc… We bear the immense responsibility of making sure they get a solid educational foundation to pursue their career of choice.

I would like to challenge you make our future your priority. Support the maintenance and operations levies within your communities.

Respectfully, Todd C. Hill Oroville School District 410 Board of Directors

Similkameen our portable generator?

Dear Editor, Marc Alden’s letter “Enloe Dam: Missing Facts” was good preparation for possible disasters but made a weak argument for building the proposed powerhouse at Enloe Dam. “Fear” was the emotion woven through his narrative. These are real facts for consideration.

Our PUD is currently about $38 million in debt. Interest alone is $1.75 million annually. Our electric rates have increased 40-50 percent in four years. Electric consumption and sales revenue are in decline and the PUD debt is growing. Mismanagement is afoot.

The ratepayers are hurting.

Enloe Dam will produce 45 GWH of electricity annually, according to the PUD. This would supply 33 percent of Oroville’s electric demand or 5 percent of the entire PUD load. Wholesale power prices have fallen dramatically since the energy bubble burst in 2007, from $58/MWH to $23.5/MWH today.

Enloe will require $2.6 million to operate annually but will only generate $1.1 million at market price, losing $1.5 million each year.

Borrowing an additional $40 million and going ahead with this plan will push our climbing electric payments through the roof, doubling the debt and annual interest owed by the utility.

We all lose if this plan goes forward.

The Similkameen River is the home of threatened summer Chinook salmon and endangered upper Columbia River steelhead.

More than any other species, salmon and steelhead, define the Northwest. Before dams they spawned in nearly every stream within the Columbia and Snake River watersheds, providing an abundant primary food source to native people. With so few natural spawning populations remaining, unnecessary dams like Enloe are being removed to restore rivers to natural function and increase available spawning habitats. Dams prevent the natural deposition of gravels and woody debris that create gravel beds suitable for spawning.

Dams also stop the up and down river movement of other important fish species.

On our Similkameen for example, whitefish, rainbow trout, Pacific lamprey, pike minnow, peamouth, chisel lip, red-sides, suckers

, freshwater clams and mussels, would all move up and down river. We have a collective responsibility to preserve, protect and enhance the river home of all these wild fish stocks.

The PUD has claimed that our utility will bear the burden for costs associated with restoration of the Similkameen River and eventual removal of Enloe Dam. This is a false and misleading statement. Courts and policy makers in the region have determined salmon and steelhead recovery is a regional responsibility to be shared by the BPA and all other downstream utilities producing hydropower on the Columbia River. The money is set aside in special accounts by law and is waiting for worthy restoration projects like ours. Clearly, funding will not come from the Okanogan County PUD. Our local communities have a great opportunity for prosperity if we protect the wild, scenic, outdoor character of our region.

Visitors will come to enjoy the fish, wildlife and natural beauty of our area. They will come to boat, paddle, bike, hike, horseback ride, camp, hunt and photograph. They will take in the natural beauty, breath the clean air and work up an appetite with all that activity.

Some will buy lunch or dinner, some will buy more gear or window shop Main St. and some will stay the night and have breakfast the next morning. Every guest will make a contribution to our local economy. Main St. can make a comeback after years of decline. We don’t need more electricity we need a vibrant outdoor recreation economy. The “Economic Generator” we really need is a wild, scenic Similkameen.

Joseph Enzensperger Oroville

Expect full disclosure

Dear Editor, On Dec. 30, 2013, the results of the Washington State Auditor’s Audit of North Valley Hospital were released. The web site is: http://www.sao.wa.gov/auditreports/ auditreportfiles/ar1011058.pdf. The report stated NVH did not follow state procurement laws concerning work done at public entities.

From the report: The District started a project to remodel the hospital building’s second floor with an estimated cost of approximately $180,000, and intended to use day labor for most of the work. However, after starting the project the District found it had to bring systems up to current health and building code standards. To date, the project is approximately 80 percent complete, and has capitalized costs of approximately $419,000.

The District did not formally bid the project as required, and exceeded its statutory authority when using day labor costing approximately $47,000, and acting as the project’s

Minimum stage Loosely paraphrasing Washington governor Jay Inslee of late: ‘Let’s give all menial workers a 61percent raise! Won’t that be lovely? Then they can more readily live in cost-of-living-intensive Seattle and do the menial work there so we don’t have to.

‘See, by paying menial workers far more for their labor than it’s worth on the competitive labor market we award them that wonderful sense of dignity and self-esteem that comes from being freebie-given an artificially earned, inflated wage extorted from employers by the state.

‘And get this bonus icing on the cake.

All these menial workers will of course, vote for us Democrats! After all, they dare not endanger the raise we give them. As the great Democratic poverty fighter Lyndon Johnson famously said: “I’ll have those [plural N-word] voting Democratic for the next 200 years!”

‘Remember our credo! We Washington state government Democrats have proudly never met any American businesspersons who weren’t making too much money for their own good.’

End paraquote.

I know about menial work. To put rice in my bowl I have mowed yards, washed dishes and swept stores. I’ve been shot at on both sides of the Pacific, I’ve hauled dead horses, I’ve cleaned up pukey drunks, shoveled expeople out of car wrecks and fought mobs.

I was a collector in the Carter recession.

Why, I’ve even ... dare I admit it... written books. So yes, I know that all work is valuable (OK, OK, maybe not writing). That brings us to the real question about minimum wage laws: How valuable?

A unit of labor is only legitimately worth what the Great Unbreakable law of Supply and Demand says it is at any given economic

moment.

Famously failed attempts to violate the law of supply and demand include minimum wage laws. They can briefly seem successful but they drive employers to robot technology and cheaper labor markets elsewhere inasmuch as is possible for the employer. As even monster Boeing has proved lately, it’s usually possible. Creative statistics have been contrived by minimum wage fans purporting that jobs are not driven elsewhere by overpriced worker compensations, but Boeing has also exposed that lie. Ask the IAM. They’ll tell you.

Still more creative statistics are contrived to claim that raising the minimum wage ‘lifts the poor out of poverty’, but all it does is inflate the price of products and services so the extra money artificially paid to workers gets soaked up in those higher prices. Doubt it? Consider Washington state (with the largest minimum wage in America) whose governor is now pandering to the low-wage worker vote by trying to jack it up yet further. Quoth the Seattle Times, January 24, 2014: “13% of [Washington] state’s population lived below the poverty line in 2012, up from 10.6% in 2000.” Not much contriving room in that stat.

Clearly minimum wage laws do not reduce poverty, they only make it more expensive for us all.

The only folk who genuinely benefit from minimum wage laws are those liberal politicians who dupe the public into voting for said politicians on the myth that these gimmicks will somehow make them richer while not raising their cost of living and everyone else’s. When you’re poor, you take your votebribe money where you can get it and sweat the long term economics later. This is understandable, but it does not change the damage done to us all with inflated prices driven by the Mobius Loop of minimum wage laws.

general contractor. Further, the District did not comply with other public works laws when it: 1. Procured architectural services costing approximately $10,000 without evidence that a competitive negotiation process was used; 2. Used contractors without obtaining evidence that prevailing wages were paid, obtaining performance bonds, or meeting retainage requirements; 3. Didn’t receive certification from the Washington State Department of Revenue, Employment Securities Department or Department of Labor and Industries that all taxes had been paid in full. This involved the violation of six RCW’s, as per the report!

The results are: The District cannot demonstrate it received the best price for its public works project, and that it provided for fair competition. The District could be responsible for the wages and benefits to workers paid less than the established prevailing wage rates. The District could also be held responsible for claims arising under the contract or payment of taxes due to the state that the contractor did not pay. In short, the taxpayers will get to eat it again!

The response from the District was interesting. The usually very vocal CEO couldn’t be reached for comment. Another Administration member stated that the project was complete, contradicting the 80% in the audit! The District also said that training is being provided.

Quite frankly, we’re not paying for on the job training, especially at these prices!

And once everyone is properly trained, will there be another pay increase to go with that? I will mention that the Washington Association of Public Hospital Districts has a website and page, http://www.awphd.org/ Publications/resources_cr.aspx that contains all you need to run a Hospital District, including a Commissioner Guide, Financial Reporting & Board Responsibility, a Guide to PHD Political Activities, a Legal Manual, an Introduction to Public Hospital District Governance, CEO Evaluation Forms, etc.

Additionally, where was the legal council?

In the private sector, violating even one of the RCW’s mentioned would bring severe personal penalties. However, since this was all done in the magical public sector, the offenders are not held personally responsible, and all monetary costs are just to be absorbed by the taxpayer.

President Harry Truman had a sign on his desk that said, “The buck stops here.” Since NVH claims to operate in complete transparency, as one of those who got and will get to eat it again, I expect a full disclosure of who, what when and where concerning all aspects of this violation of the public trust, and in a prompt fashion!

David Wolosik Oroville

The hard truth is that none of us are entitled to the American Dream. We’re all only entitled to ... pursue ... the American Dream. All political econo-gimmicks notwithstanding, how close we get in that pursuit will always depend on the three spokes in the wheel of success without any one of which the wheel does not turn for any of us: talent, drive and luck.

Luck”!? you cry. How is that fair? Oh, it ... isn’t ... fair, and life never promised it would be.

The late billionaire business genius Steve Jobs was cast away by parents who found him a dreadfully inconvenient infant. He was adopted by a carpenter/mechanic and wife with highschool diplomas. Jobs dropped out of college after six months largely because his blue-collar adoptive parents were going broke trying to keep him there. Yet he became one of history’s more astonishing and accomplished (to say nothing of richest) visionary entrepreneurs. At age 56, even Jobs’ luck failed him as pancreatic cancer. It too was not ‘fair.’

I generously suspect that Jobs might well have answered the fairness question the same way I do: Fairness cannot be made, it can only be made the best of.

I would add that minimum wage laws don’t make fairness either, they just make fraudulently hoodwinked votes.

William Slusher is an author, columnist and sociopolitical writer with a small ranch on the Okanogan River. Enjoy his nonpartisan Pacific Northwest political comedy: CASCADE CHAOS, or How Not To Put Your Grizzly In The Statehouse (Amazon, cmppg. com, or your local bookstore). Mr. Slusher may be contacted at williamslusher@live. com.

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Okanogan Valley Life

Tickets on sale for Pat McManus Show One month down and six weeks to go and we can start having real serious thoughts of spring.

Have you purchased your tickets for the Patrick McManus show? It’s Feb. 14, a perfect way to celebrate Valentine’s Day. How about a nice dinner at one of our eating places, then to the show?

Can’t afford both? Then make something special, at home, for “your honey” then to the show. Then on Saturday, Feb. 15. the ice fishing derby is held in Molson with a good breakfast by the Molson Grange Auxiliary, in the Grange Hall, starting at 7 a.m. to get you all warmed up for fishing, or there will be craft tables, raffle baskets etc. for those that don’t like the cold. Both of these functions are sponsored by the Oroville Chamber of Commerce. It has been reported that there have been some catches being made and maybe the folks won’t come home empty handed, as was the case last year.

We all know what spam is….not the new kind associated with computers, but the meat that most World War II guys don’t like. Anyway, I was just reading that a fellow was fishing in the Mississippi River and caught possibly the worlds largest blue catfish, weighting 116 lbs., 13 oz. and guess what he was

using for bait? Spam! So tell the fellows if all else fails at the ice fishing derby, try spam.

It is now official that Perry and Hillary Blackler have moved from the notable “Blackler house on the hill” to the lake home, formerly owned by Perry’s parents, the Art Blackler residence. If you don’t know where that is, you take the county road, to the turn-off “Blackler Road” go almost to the end of it, and there you are. I was sorry to learn that one of the landmarks in Oroville was no longer owned by “family,” but time marches on and brings changes. I worked for Gladys (Blackler) Evans and her aged mother entertained me by giving the history of how “Artie” brought apple trees from Chicago, on the train, coming down the Molson grade, and planted one of the early orchards in the valley. To say just how old the orchard and home are, I can’t say for sure, but it fits into the category of, “It’s always been there.” Many, like me, had their first job there and the trees in 1943 seemed as tall and big as a California redwood, as they’d been there many years already so add another 71 years and you come up with “a long time.” Blackler and Evans were noted folks in the apple industry, to say the least, and Perry and associates continued

in that tradition. I could write lots more, Church, will be March 4 this year due to like how Mr. Blackler was on the school the calculations of Lent and Easter etc. board, nabbed Ibe Menze, a lovely lady, being later (or is it earlier?). I don’t know school teacher, and now one all the reasons why, I just of the descendants, Menze know this is the date for the Pickering (recent Okanogan good sausage and pancake County Fair queen) and Perry feed, as told to me by one of and Hillary’s granddaughter, the members. so the family will always While they shovel snow continue to be remembered. on the East Coast, we have The orchard will probably heavenly sunshine, which continue to be referred to verifies that I didn’t get the as Blackler orchards just as windows washed last fall.

Dwinnell Bros. is still called Maybe I’ll be first on the list by their name and it has been year.

THIS & THAT thisWhen many years since they were you make potato Joyce Emry the owners. soup, just a few minutes Evelyn Dull recently before you serve it, add some returned from a nice warm processed cheese (Velveeta get-away to Hawaii, where 14 family or a similar kind) and let it melt and members, representing four generations you’ll be glad you did. It adds a richness enjoyed time spent together sightseeing, that is so good! and other fun things, such as celebrating We have received word from Nancy a milestone birthday for her. Kudos to a (Gadberry) Peterson, telling of the death very special lady! of her brother Gene. There is an obituary The Kiwanis Ground Hog Dinner in in this issue. Gene used to work at the Tonasket will be held Saturday night, G-T when he was in high school here.

Feb. 1t, at 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Condolences go out to the family.

Tonasket High School Commons. This Once again Bob Hirst has had another is the 30th year the club has been host- complication. Just when he was gaining ing the affair. It started in the basement strength and beginning to see “light at of the Brethern Church in Ellisforde the end of the tunnel,” he fell and broke and soon outgrew the space, due to the his right arm/shoulder. Fortunately he is popularity of the function (you wouldn’t left handed, but this has been very painbelieve how many attempts I made at ful, putting him in and out of hospitals trying to get the date of this function). up and down the valley. He is a trooper, Did you know some of the old-timers but enough is enough. He and Margaret used to call a ground hog a whistle pig? need your thoughts, prayers and encourThe pancake dinner, which is usu- agement. (there goes our pinochle ally held in February, at the Episcopal games, again.) Sunday night update:

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By Marianne Knight Highlands Correspondent

Here we are, another week of cold, freezing fog and lots of blue skies and sunshine and at the last week of January. According to the weather forecast we may be getting some much needed snowfall to get us through spring and summer seasons.

Check out the posters with information about the Ice Fishing Festival. Sign up and test your skills at the lake. The reports so far are that there is lots of ice and

Gifts for Kids a Christmas success

By Kally Berlinger Oroville Woman’s Club

The Oroville Woman’s Club would like to thank the parties that participated in helping us make this years Gifts For Kids program successful. Thanks to your generosity we helped over 550 kids wake up to a gift on Christmas morning.

Every year we start planning for this event in around midOctober, as you can imagine with a program this size it takes many hours of planning, shopping, and wrapping. On the day of our event ,seeing and hearing the appreciation from those we help makes every minute worth what we do. Children should never have to go without at Christmas for any reason.

Special thanks goes to the Seventh Day Adventist Church for letting us the church as our location, Veranda Beach, Sterling Bank, Princes Department Store and Helen Casey. There are several more donors who wish to remain anonymous.

We would also like to thank the young people that came and helped out the day of the give away. Alex Gonzales, Sierra Speiker, Tanner Smith, Kayla Mckinney, Rosa Rivera who is

Saddened by our Canadian friend’s tragic passing Submitted by Dolly Engelbretson Oroville Senior Center

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Oroville Woman’s Club member Lisa McCoy helps organize gifts for the organization’s Gifts for Kids program. a senior at OHS who picked us to do as her project for the year.

It is always so good to see that young people understand the importance of volunteering in their community, if not for volunteers there would not be much going on in small communities

like ours.

This program would not exist if not for all of you. Again, thank you. the Oroville Woman’s Club - Renee Ewalt, Kally Berlinger, Patti Lawrence, Susan Speiker, Sonia Veliz, Sandra Wildermuth and Lisa McCoy.

We were sorry to learn of the death of our Canadian Friend, Cornelius “Neal” Freisen. He spent his winters here for the past several years, but went back to Saskatchewan in the spring. He attended church and made many friends at the Senior Center and the United Methodist Church. He

Super Bowl party this Sunday

By Jan Hansen Oroville Eagles

Super Bowl Potluck planned Sunday Submitted By Sue Wisener Tonasket Eagles #3002

I can see a bad fire season coming due to lack of snow. Come on mother nature help us out.

On Feb. 1 at 1 p.m. there will be a memorial for Dean Stansbury, come share your times with him as he has gone to a better place.

Feb. 2 we will be having the Super Bowl party -- Seahawks vs. Broncos. This will be a pot-

Nearly playoffs

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Our pool league has been moving along very nicely over the winter. There haven’t been any major bumps and not a lot

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Don’t forget Bingo on Fridays starting at 7 p.m. and the kitchen opens at 5:30 p.m., also on Friday we have a meat draw. Sunday mornings there is breakfast from 9 a.m. to 1 a.m. (new cooks and

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Pinochle scores as from last Sunday as follows: first place Jo Porter and Ken Cook, second place Neil Fifer and Gladys Fifer, low score went to Jerry Cooksey and Penny Smith, last pinochle, last but not least Muarie Deback and Kathy Moore.

We wish all a speedy recovery to good health. God bless all. The Biggest Little Eagles in the State. and the banquet. We will meet at the Pastime Bar and Grill at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 9.

Think about how it all went last year and bring your good ideas to improve things this year. In the meantime, we will see each other across the tables. Play Pool!

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Jan, 26….Possibly Bob was moved back to Tonasket earlier in the week.

It is with a heavy heart that I write this next portion. I don’t know exactly when I first met this fellow, that would come to Oroville each fall to get away from the cold winters of Saskatchewan and attended the United Methodist Church and the Senor Center and made many friends, easily. He was friendly, always well groomed and his name was Neil and I seemed to have difficulty remembering his last name. Finally he told me to think of where he was from and the rest should come, easily. Think “Friesen” ‘cause that’s what you do where I live.”

And it worked. The community looked forward to the arrival of Neil Friesen, each fall. He drove his motor home down and parked at Prince’s RV lot and the blackened spot there today is where a tragic fire destroyed the motor home and his life, in the early hours of last Saturday morning, January 25th.

Sunday morning, before church, a tribute was held for Neil, with folks giving special thoughts and memories. Neil considered the congregation “family” and he attended most functions at the church, especially if there was to be food. He enjoyed good “home cooking.” He will truly be missed!

My friend and pinochle partner, Beverly Lee, still remains in the hospital, Tonasket, recovering from a blood clot in her lungs, as told to me by her minister.

They say that age is all in your mind.

The trick is to keep it from creeping down into your body.

HILLTOP COMMENTS fish are being caught. Don’t forget the pancake breakfast before you go to the lake (in the Grange Hall).

Everyone is welcome to come and set up an Arts and Craft table or one with lots of Baked Goods for sale in the Grange Hall. Mary Lou Kriner is in charge. She is out of town at this time but will be back soon. More information next time.

New this year is a Pine Box Derby. Enter your old car or

OROVILLE SENIOR NEWS had a great sense of humor and will be greatly missed. Farewell Neal.

Programs for the first two weeks of February are: Carol Coleman will give us an overview of the local Fish Hatchery.

On Jan. 11, Sandra’s on Main will give us update on where she has been for the last several months.

EAGLEDOM AT WORK sock hop. There will be a dance contest and a costume contest.

So dig out you poodle skirt and your bobby socks and come join the fun!

We are planning a special fundraiser for Saturday, March 22. A Chinese buffet by Linda Darrow followed by an auction to raise funds to replenish our coffers after the burglary and support our local charities. Watch here for more info.

Our Aerie meetings are the first

TONASKET GARDEN CLUB School District to explain to us the upcoming voting on Feb. 11 for the levy and bond. There are two votes: Replacement Maintenance and Operation levy; and Capital Improvement Bond.

Pamphlets were passed around, questions asked and answered.

purchase a new kit at the Camray Motel. This is open to all ages, everyone is welcome to enter.

Stand by for lots more information next week.

The results of last weeks Pinochle games were: High’s George Penner (excuse me, but that is the third week in a row.

What is up with that? Did you never learn to share, George?

The Ladies High went to Judy Bunch. Everett Turner and Boots Emry took the Low’s and Bev Holden the Traveling. The fiveweek champion was none other than Guess Who? That’s right-George Penner. There were 34 Players on Jan. 20 Best of luck to the other players next time.

Entrees for this week are: Thursday, Jan. 30 – Chili with cheese; Friday, Jan. 31 – Pork Cutlets. No news for the following week yet.

We still have slippers for sale and now I notice that some of the hand knitted variety and a couple of shawls have appeared.

Someone has been busy.

Pinochle Scores for Jan. 25: The door prize was won by Wilma and most pinochles by Zane Gazaway. Clayton Emry had high points for the men and Dolly Engelbretson had high points for the ladies.

More next time. and third Tuesdays of the month and the Auxiliary meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays.

Happy hour is 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. every day and Super Bowl is always Happy Hour. We have free pool every Sunday. Monday is Taco Night, during Pool League we have Burgers on Wednesdays, Thursdays we play Bingo and eat Burgers and More. Friday is Steak Night, Karaoke and Meat Draw. Watch this column for Saturday special events.

Come join your brothers and sisters at your Eagles and bring your friends. Find out what’s happening at your club and join in. As always, We are People Helping People.

Roll call was, “Do you have any new plants to plant in your garden this spring?”

A donation is being sent to the Free Methodist Church for the use of their facilities during the District Meeting and Christmas Dinner.

We encourage guests and new members to attend the meetings.

The number to call for time and place is (509) 223-3427. The next meeting will be at the Hillside Apartments on Feb. 10 at 1:30 p.m.

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Okanogan Valley Life COMMUNITY CALENDAR OROVILLE - The Stroke Support Group will be meeting Thursday, Jan. 30 at 10:30 a.m. at the Youth Center located at 607 Central Ave. in Oroville (adjacent to the Free Methodist Church). This is a support group for anyone who has had a stroke, no matter how long ago. Discussion from those who have recovered would also be welcome. Refreshments.

School Retirees’ Meeting

OMAK - Okanogan County School Retirees’ Association meets at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 31, at Koala Street Grill, Omak. Wendy Schrable from the Council on Aging will discuss Alzheimers and dementia. Information: (509) 422-2954.

Groundhog Dinner

The Tonasket Kiwanis Club will be hosting its 30th annual Groundhog Dinner on Saturday, Feb. 1, 5:00-7:00 p.m. at the Tonasket High School Commons. Tickets are $9.50 for adults, $4.50 for kids 12 and under, with pre-school and under free. Bulk sausage available for $3.50/lb.

Spiritual Movie Night

OROVILLE - The HUMUH Clear Mind Buddhist Meditation Center at 1314 Main Street in Oroville is hosting a Spiritual Movie Night on Saturday, Feb. 1 at 6:30 p.m. Snacks are provided. Bring a donation and help keep the lights on at the Center.

Everyone is welcome. For more info call (509) 476-0200.

Free Sunday soup lunch

TONASKET - The Tonasket Free Methodist Church will be hosting a free lunch Feb. 2, 9 and 16. All are welcome! First Church Service 9:30 am, Sunday School second Church Service 11 a.m., Soup 12:30 p.m.

Eat Like a Caveman

OROVILLE – North Valley Community Schools is offering this class on Wednesday, Feb. 5. With the Paleo Diet you will go au naturale, eating foods that our ancestors hunted and

Annual Variety Show planned Looking for talented people, donations

By Glenna Hauenstein Oroville Scholarship Foundation

OROVILLE - March will soon be her so the Oroville Scholarship Foundation (OSF) Committee is busy planning the ninth annual Variety Show and Silent Auction fundraiser with Eric Stiles from the Oroville Music Department.

If you have a talent to share, please contact Mr. Stiles at eric.

Through A Child’s Eyes

by Daralyn Hollenbeck President, NCW Blue Star Mothers

I had the great opportunity to speak at the Tonasket Chamber of Commerce Banquet last week about our moms of military group formed in early 2010 as a support group for parents who have children currently serving in any branch of the U.S. Armed Forces, including the Border Patrol.

Together we dig in to understanding military life, jargon, deployments, and how to best help our children integrate out of and back in to civilian life. It is often Moms who are the first identifiers of Traumatic Brain Injury or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, so we educate heavily on that.

The theme of the banquet was “Tonasket: Through a Child’s Eyes.” Sixteen families from the Tonasket area have actively identified with our group as having adult children serving in the Armed Forces. Of these families, 19 children (or grandchildren to us) have registered with us as having Tonasket as their home-

Get out that yo-yo!

By Jackie Valiquette North Valley Community Schools

The fabulous 50s had music and artists unlike any other decade. One could argue that the 60s, 70s, and beyond has had their share of individuality, as well - but there was something special about the 50s… Music at the 50’s Dance on Feb. 15 will include all these eras. A new contest will be the yo-yo competition. Kids and adults, get out that yo-yo and start practicing!

Next week brings a slate of excellent classes: Your Estate – Don’t Put it Off! (We all need to plan ahead, Monday Feb. 3); Alien Agenda (people love this class; three sessions, Tuesday, Feb. 4…); Knitting (a time to learn new skills, four sessions,

Bonaparte Lake Snow Drag

BONAPARTE - Snowmobile Drags, Saturday, Feb. 8, racing begins at 10 a.m., registration 7:30-9:30 a.m. Ten racing classes, including youth division. Stay tuned for more information, or contact Mike Sterling at (509) 486-2277 or bigrockranch@ wildblue.net.

A Fine & Pleasant Misery

OROVILLE - Oroville Chamber of Commerce sponsors the Patrick McManus Show “A Fine and Pleaseant Misery on Saturday, Feb. 14 at Oroville High School at 7 p.m. There is also a 50’s Dance at Vicki’s Back Door Club to support Community Schools.

NW Ice Fishing Festival

MOLSON - The Northwest Ice Fishing Festival will be Saturday, Feb. 15 at Molson and Sidley Lakes. Tourney starts at 7 a.m., register at Sidley Lake office. Other activities include pancake feed at Grange Hall, Dog Sled Demos, Pinewood Derby, Arts & Crafts, raffles & baked Goods.

FFA Steak Feed

Tonasket FFA Alumni and Friends invite you to enjoy a barbequed 8-ounce top sirloin steak, baked potato, cole slaw and roll at the Tonasket Eagles on Saturday, Feb. 8, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Members and guests are invited; cost is $10 per person.

Kids are welcome until 10 p.m.

CCC Talent Show

The CCC will be having their annual Winter Talent show on Saturday, Feb.

OROVILLE SCHOLARSHIP FUND stiles@oroville.wednet.edu.

Auditions will be during the last week of February. Funds raised at this event are shared with the school music department and the OSF’s Continuing Education Awards. To donate items for the auction please call (509) 476-2416 or 476-3145.

Eleven qualified college students applied for Continuing Education money in December

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8, at 6:30 p.m. We are reaching out into the communities for talent. Are you a singer, player, speaker, or do gymnastics or dance? We are wanting to put you on our stage for a 5-10 minute performance. We will furnish the sound equipment and stage lights; you will be able to showcase your performance. Call (509) 486-1328 to sign up.

Father Daughter Dance

OROVILLE - Father Daughter Dance for girls ages Pre-K to 6th grade and their father figure (bring your dad, uncle, brother, grandfather or friend) on Saturday, Feb. 15 from 7 - 9 p.m. at the OHS Commons. There will be sweets and light refreshments along with lots of dancing and music.

Tickets are by donation at the door all proceeds will benefit Oroville PTO. Pictures will be available for an additional cost. Come enjoy a night to remember, all are welcome!

Heart to Heart

Tonasket Free Methodist Church is hosting Heart to Heart, a women’s evening of praise, worship and fellowship, on Thursday, Feb. 27. The church is located at 1 Stanton Loop Road, Tonasket, just up the Havillah Rd. from the high school softball field. Social begins at 6:30 p.m. with the event starting at 7:00. Jen Willson, recently returned from a longterm mission to Malawi, Africa, will be the speaker. Contact Pat Richey (509) 486-4680 or Kristi Hutchins (509) 486-2910 for more info.

OROVILLE - The Oroville Scholarship Foundation’s annual Variety Show and Silent Auction fundraiser will be Friday, March 14 at OHS Coulton Auditorium. Those that would like to participate in the variety show are encouraged to contact Oroville Music Director Eric Stiles at the high school, (509) 476-361 or email him at eric.stiles@oroville. wednet.edu. To donate auction items you may call G. Hauenstein at (509) 476-2416 or Terri Barker at (509) 476-3145.

and each was awarded help with winter quarter expenses.

Besides money from the fundraiser, the Continuing Ed account was boosted by generous donations from the Kinross Gold Corporation, Oroville Reman and Reload, Inc. and the monthly payroll deductions from a local teacher. Also, the two holiday baskets, which were displayed at the Christmas bazaars and at Hughes’ Department Store were a big success. The baskets were won by Carol Peddle and Vicky Haney.

Be sure to mark Friday, March 14 on your calendar and attend this year’s event. Let’s make it the best one yet!

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The Hometown Soldier’s children hold a very special place in a Blue Star Mom’s heart. It’s often the mother of the soldier who steps in to help with the care of the children and help with running the military family while the parent(s) are away on an exercise or deployment. It is often the Blue Star Mom spouses call when they need another adult to talk to when their partner is away at war. Or, when TBI or PTSD has changed daddy or their mama and they need the stability gramma or grampa can give.

Oddly enough, you won’t find them in the school district, but they’ll show up at community events or in a grandma’s back yard. Their military lifestyle moves them around to other states or countries a lot as they grow up; consequently, many military kids have never enjoyed typical “home town” life that we take for granted.

But our young people who are serving in the military, the

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Feb 4…); Yoga For All Ages (stretch and strengthen, four sessions, Tuesday, Feb 4…); Eat Like a Caveman (sorry, no processed foods, Wednesday, Feb. 5); Play That Guitar (rock, blues or jazz?, six sessions, Feb. 5…); Draw a Face (do it with expression, Thursday Feb. 6); Landlord & Tenant Law (understand the rules, Thursday, Feb 6); Want to Learn Spanish? (Not too difficult, four sessions, Thursday, Feb 6…) and Red, White & Brew (make it at home, three sessions, Saturday, Feb. 8…)

Pick up a blue catalog in stores around town.To register call Ellen Barttels at 509-476-

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and second-degree DWLS. The crimes allegedly occurred Jan. 9. In a separate case, the court found probable cause to charge St. Peter with POCS (methamphetamine), making a false or misleading statement, seconddegree DWLS and use of drug paraphernalia. Those crimes allegedly occurred Jan. 20.

The court found probable cause to charge Darcy Kim Edwards, 41, Omak, with residential burglary and second-degree theft. The crimes allegedly occurred between Jan. 2-7 in Omak.

The court found probable cause to charge Frances Joann Edwards, 46, Omak, with residential burglary and second-degree theft.

The crimes allegedly occurred between Jan. 2-7 in Omak.

The court found probable cause to charge Jeannette Marie Kent, 63, Riverside, with vehicular assault.

The crime allegedly occurred on Jan. 10 in Omak.

The court found probable cause to charge Kevin Bert Priest, 48, Omak, with residential burglary, second-degree theft and third-degree malicious mischief.

The crimes allegedly occurred between Jan. 2-7 in Omak.

The court found probable cause to charge Melissa Marie Holcomb, 24, Oroville, with

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ones who did graduate from local schools, tell thir children that, even though they may be currently stationed in Texas or Turkey, that a North Central Washington community is their home town!

The sacrifice and resilience of these children makes it possible for their parents to serve.

They bear part of the burden for our nation’s freedom. As a token of our communities’ appreciation for their service, our chapter sends a Thank You gift to every child of your Hometown Soldiers! However, we donít have a master list. If you know of any child whose parent is in the Armed Forces that are from North Central Washington, tell us about them so that they, too, can be included in April’s Month of the Military Child program.

To pay for all of this we recycle cell phones; and, we produce an annual Soldier Calendar we sell for $10 to keeps our hometown heroes ever before the eyes of our community in a very tangible way.

We asked each civic and business leader to purchase and display the Hometown Soldier Calendar every year, starting with this one. They are still available! Reach us at ncw.bluestars@ yahoo.com.

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Curtis Michael Cargile, 42, Omak, pleaded guilty Jan. 16 to assault in violation of a no-contact order. Cargile was sentenced to nine months in jail and fined $1,110.50 for the March 2, 2013 crimes.

Michaella Jean Flores, 30, Omak, pleaded guilty Jan. 16 to POCS (methamphetamine). Flores was sentenced to six months in jail and fined $2,210.50. The crimes occurred Sept. 7, 2013.

Flores had two other charges dismissed.

Theodore Kurtis Storm, 26, Omak, pleaded guilty Jan. 23 to second-degree theft. Storm was sentenced to 90 days in jail and fined $1,110.50. The crimes occurred in October and November of 2013. A restitution hearing was scheduled for March. 18.

Trevor W. Armstrong, 28, Tonasket, pleaded guilty Jan. 23 to two counts of residential burglary and one count each of firstdegree theft, third-degree theft and first-degree criminal trespass. Armstrong was sentenced to 364 days in jail with 274 days suspended, and fined $1,110.50.

A restitution hearing was scheduled for March 18. The crimes occurred in March and October

of 2013.

The court dismissed Jan. 24 a 2011 second-degree possession of stolen property charge against Eric Shane Laducer, 33, Omak.

Oscar E. Cervantes Medina, 33, Oroville, was ordered to pay $8,920.46 in restitution to North Valley Hospital. The amount owed stems from a 2012 assault.

The court found probable cause to charge Jakob Stephens Parr, 20, Riverside, with first-degree theft and first-degree trafficking in stolen property. The crimes allegedly occurred Jan. 6.

The court found probable cause to charge Bernard Alex Dick Jr., 25, Okanogan, with first-degree theft and first-degree trafficking in stolen property. The crimes allegedly occurred Jan. 6. In a separate case, the court found probable cause to charge Dick with two counts of distribution of a controlled substance (heroin). Those crimes allegedly occurred in October 2013.

The court found probable cause to charge Linda Beth Clark, 54, Okanogan, with distribution of a controlled substance (methamphetamine). The crime allegedly occurred Sept. 26, 2013 in Okanogan.

The court found probable cause to charge Raelena Marie St. Peter, 18, Omak, with TMVWOP

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Nice Apartments for rent, $410 - $475. Call to see how you can get One Month Free.

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Say it in the classifieds! *Special deal* *HAPPY BIRTHDAY *HAPPY ANNIVERSARY *CONGRATULATIONS!! *WILL YOU MARRY ME? MUST BE PREPAID $6.00 for the first 15 words additional words $1.00 each. Bold words, special font or borders extra.

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Found DID YOU FIND AN ITEM AND WANT TO FIND THE OWNER? Found items can be placed in the newspaper for one week for FREE. Limit 15 words, or prepay for words over the 15 word limit. Call 509-476-3602 before noon on Tuesdays.

Houses For Sale LITTLE HOUSE on very nice city lot. Poor condition needs lots of work. Seller terms to reliable, able buyer only. Seller is licensed RE OROVILLE: QUIET AREA Agent. $44,500 Call 509-476- featuring 2 BR, 2 BA ground floor apt. Level entry home 2121 with walk-in closet. Relax & view your nice green yard from your covered back patio.

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Orville: 3 Bedroom 2 Bath, lake view, nice, clean $750/1st/last/damage. Airport Rd. 509-560-0240

Positions are open until filled. For more information, or to apply please visit our website, www.dnr.wa.gov. If you have further questions (after reviewing our website) contact Heidi Seitters at (509) 684-7474.

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Statewides STATEWIDE CLASSIFIEDS WEEK OF JAN. 27, 2014 This newspaper participates in a statewide classified ad program sponsored by the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association, a statewide association of weekly newspapers. The program allows classified advertisers to submit ads for publication in participating weeklies throughout the state in compliance with the following rules. You may submit an ad for the statewide program through this newspaper or in person to the WNPA office. The rate is $255 for up to 25 words, plus $10 per word over 25 words. WNPA reserves the right to edit all ad copy submitted and to refuse to accept any ad submitted for the statewide program. WNPA, therefore, does not guarantee that every ad will be run in every newspaper. WNPA will, on request, for a fee of $40, provide information on which newspapers run a particular ad within a 30 day period.

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PUBLISHER’S NOTICE All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or an intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination�. This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate that is in violation of the law.

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Public Notices January 17, 2014 Job Opening The City of Tonasket is now accepting applications for the position of Maintenance Worker/Mechanic/Parks & Cemetery Caretaker. Application and job description are available at the Tonasket City Hall, 209 S. Whitcomb Ave. Office Hours 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Mon. - Fri. Closing date is February 18th, 2014, 4:30 pm. The City of Tonasket is an equal opportunity employer.

Published in the Okanogan Valley Gazette on January 23, 30, 2014. #539471 OROVILLE-TONASKET IRRIGATION DISTRICT SMALL WORKS ROSTER The Oroville-Tonasket Irrigation District maintains a Small Works Roster to the completion of public works projects in accordance with District’s Resolution No. 2010-02, and RCW 39.04.155 provisions. The maximum cost for any project cannot exceed $300,000.00 which included the costs of labor, material, equipment and sales and/or use taxes as applicable. All interested contractors not currently on the Small Works Roster are encouraged to submit an application at this time.

Small Works Roster application can be obtained and submitted to the Oroville-Tonasket Irrigation District, PO Box 1729; Oroville, WA 98844.

Inquiries and requests for applications may be directed to the manager at 509-476-3696.

Published In the Okanogan Valley Gazette on January 30, 2014. #540644 PUBLIC NOTICE Contractors and Vendors List As authorized under RCW 35.23.352 (2), and RCW 35.23.352(8), the City of Tonasket is updating their Small Works Roster, consisting of contractors interested in performing work for the City of Tonasket which is estimated to cost less than $200,000.00 and their Vendors List, consisting of vendors interested in providing supplies, materials, equipment or services between $7,500.00 and $15,000.00 through telephone and/or written quotations.

In awarding contracts for such projects, the City of Tonasket shall invite proposals from all appropriate contractors or vendors who have requested to be included on the Small Works Roster and/or Vendors List, and shall select the lowest responsible bid. The City reserves the right to refuse any and all bids.

All contractors and vendors, where required by law, must be properly licensed or registered in this state.

The City of Tonasket actively seeks participation by minority or women owned firms who otherwise qualify.

Forms may be obtained at Tonasket City Hall or by calling 509-486-2132.

Published in the Okanogan Valley Gazette on January 23, 30, 2014. #538562 TS No.: WA-13-591834-TC APN No.: 1700120800 Title Order No.: 8346252 Grantor(s): MARCELA V BONAR Grantee(s): BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Deed of Trust Instrument/Reference No.: 3132403 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Pursuant to the Revised Code of Washington 61.24, et. seq. I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington, the undersigned Trustee, will on 2/28/2014, at 10:00 AM At the main entrance to the Superior Courthouse, 149 Third North, Okanogan, WA 98840 sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable in the form of credit bid or cash bid in the form of cashier’s check or certified checks from federally or State chartered banks, at the time of sale the following described real property, situated in the County of Okanogan, State of Washington, to wit: LOT 8, BLOCK 12, LACOURT SECOND ADDITION TO THE TOWN OF OMAK, AS PER PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME “E� OF PLATS, PAGE 12, RECORDS OF THE AUDITOR OF OKANOGAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON. More commonly known as: 434 S FIR ST , OMAK, WA 98841 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated 5/7/2008, recorded 05/12/2008, under 3132403 records of Okanogan County, Washington, from MARCELA V BONAR, AN UNMARRIED PERSON, as Grantor(s), to PRLAP, INC., as Trustee, to secure an obligation in favor of BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Beneficiary, the beneficial interest in which was assigned by BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. (or by its successors-in-interest and/or assigns, if any), to Green Tree Servicing LLC. II. No action commenced by the Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Borrower’s or Grantor’s default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust/Mortgage. III. The default(s) for which this foreclosure is made is/are as follows: Failure to pay when due the following amounts which are now in arrears: $39,217.30 IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: The principal sum of $77,055.69, together with interest as provided in the Note from the 5/1/2011, and such other costs and fees as are provided by statute.

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THIS OFFICE IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. Dated: 10/28/2013 Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington, as Trustee By: Tricia Moreno, Assistant Secretary Trustee’s Mailing Address: Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington C/O Quality Loan Service Corp. 2141 Fifth Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101 (866) 645-7711 Trustee’s Physical Address: Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington 19735 10th Avenue NE, Suite N-200 Poulsbo, WA 98370 (866) 645-7711 Sale Line: 714-573-1965 Or Login to: http://wa.qualityloan.com TS No.: WA-13-591834-TC P1067242 1/30, 02/20/2014 Published in the Okanogan Valley Gazette on January 30 and February 20, 2014. #539048

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WASHINGTON NOW to assess your situation and refer you to mediation if you are eligible and it may help you save your home. See below for safe sources of help. SEEKING ASSISTANCE Housing counselors and legal assistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in determining your rights and opportunities to keep your house, you may contact the following: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance and referral to housing counselors recommended by the Housing Finance Commission: Toll-free: 1-877-894-HOME (1-877-894-4663) or Web site: http://www.dfi.wa.gov/consumers/hom e o w n e r ship/post_purchase_counselors_foreclosure.htm. The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development: Toll-free: 1-800-569-4287 or National Web Site: http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD or for Local counseling agencies in Washington: http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/hcc/fc/index.cfm?webListAction=search&searchstate=WA&filterSvc=dfc The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and attorneys: Telephone: 1-800-606-4819 or Web site: http://nwjustice.org/what-clear. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee.

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has possession of proof of such service or posting. These requirements were completed as of 9/24/2013. VII. The Trustee whose name and address are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the above-described property. IX. Anyone having any objections to this sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustee’s sale. NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS - The purchaser at the Trustee’s Sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the deed of trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the deed of trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE SALE OF YOUR HOME. You have only 20 DAYS from the recording date of this notice to pursue mediation. DO NOT DELAY. CONTACT A HOUSING COUNSELOR OR AN ATTORNEY LICENSED IN

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A chance to vanquish Broncos that haunted Seahawks past My first encounter with the menace to Western civilization that is the Denver Broncos came while perched in a precarious 300 Level bleacher seat in the Kingdome in 1978.

We had just moved to Seattle the previous summer and my dad scored us some tickets for a couple of Seahawks games that season.

The first HALF-BAKED was the ‘Hawks’ Brent Baker first-ever, glorious, 27-7 victory over the Oakland Raiders. The following week was a game we figured they had no chance of winning: a visit by the defending Super Bowl not-champion Broncos, led by geriatric quarterback Craig Morton.

Shockingly the Seahawks led at halftime, fell behind, and eventually tied it on a late Efren Herrera field goal that forced overtime. The Broncos took the overtime kickoff and moved downfield to somewhere in the vicinity of the goal line. But lo and behold, a miracle: Denver’s Jim Turner shanked a field goal to give the Seahawks a chance to win.

Not quite. A defensive lineman named Dave Kraayeveld mistakenly remained on the field for the field goal attempt, was flagged by the zebras, and Turner made good on his second try.

So there you have it: the Seahawks’ original 12th Man. The ‘Hawks, in their third year, ended up with their first winning season at 9-7. But how might history might have changed had the Seahawks won that game? Denver won the division that year at 10-6, so if the season had played out the same way, it would have meant ... playoffs?!

Rooting for professional sports teams often seems like cheering for a load of laundry, as if it only matters what names are on the jerseys and not who the men are that fit inside of them.

My love affair with the Seahawks wasn’t that way.

That was near the end of the era when players were not all millionaires. Seattle quarterback Jim Zorn was a member of our church, Mercer Island Covenant, though if you didn’t know “who he was,” you wouldn’t have known the Seahawks’ quarterback walked among us mere mortals (as my teenage self saw it).

His “aw shucks” demeanor was legitimate. He’d come to church in blue jeans before it was the cool thing to do. Occasionally his buddy Steve Largent would be with him. No one swarmed them for autographs.

He’d usually be spotted tooling around town in his white VW Bug and if you happened to pull up to the next gas pump he’d chat at you like you were just another one of his neighbors, which we were.

Days after his wife Joy gave birth to their first daughter, he stood up in church, raised his arms over his head in triumph and said, “Well, she finally had it.”

Of course, we cheered.

He was generous with his time and, when I got up the gumption one year to ask for his help with a youth group fundraiser, he handed me a check for 10 times the amount I’d asked for.

So rooting for the Seahawks, more so than with the Sonics, Mariners or Sounders, became a deeply personal thing.

When Zorn got benched in favor of Dave Krieg in the midst Seahawks’ first playoff run, 1983, it was indeed a downer.

But not only was Zorn classy in his handling of his new role, the ‘Hawks were filled with other guys I couldn’t help but root for, even as I found out as much as I could about them. Kenny Easley, Dave Brown, Jacob Green, Curt

Warner, Yakima native Dan Doornink, even current “voice of the Seahawks” Steve Raible, were more than just blue jerseys.

The late Pete Gross, the ‘Hawks’ original play-by-play man, who I’d met at my junior high school’s career day that first year we were in town, was as nice a guy as you could imagine.

The Seahawks’ first playoff game was against the loathsome Broncos and rookie quarterback John Elway (who got mop-up duty in Seattle’s 31-7 victory).

I’ve always thought the noise in the Kingdome that day structurally damaged the place. I was convinced an era of Seahawk dominance had begun, especially after they reached the AFC Championship game that year.

Alas, it was not to be. Warner blew up his knee the following year and was never the same, though the Hawks ran up a 12-4 mark that was a franchise best until 2005. Elway turned into ... well ... JOHN ELWAY ... the most loathed athlete in Seattle for nearly two decades (at least until A-Rod left town). That was especially galling, considering the Seahawks’ inability to scratch out more than the occasional victory, serving as tasty morsels of inferiority during the Broncos’ repeated runs to the Super Bowl.

The Seahawks muddled about in mediocrity for years before bottoming out in the mid-90s with a 2-14 season. But even that year, horrific as it was (they never scored as many as 20 points in a game), turned out OK in the end: the Seahawks beat the Broncos - on Monday Night Football, no less - in overtime. Granted, that was Seattle quarterback Stan Gelbaugh taking on Bronco immortal Tommy Maddox in a “hide the women and children” unclassic.

Times have changed. The Seahawks and Broncos haven’t been divisional rivals for 10 years. The Kingdome is gone, replaced by the even-louder CenturyLink Field. Heck, they even left town for a few days for Los Angeles, only to return when Paul Allen came in on his white horse to rescue the team.

This generation has discovered a new icon of all that is evil in the world, the San Francisco 49ers. Social media turns every word into a potential firestorm of controversy and sometimes we know more about these guys than we’d like.

Some things are remarkably similar: Russell Wilson, both in playing style and from what I have seen of his public persona, has a lot more in common with Zorn than than any Seahawk quarterback since.

The ‘Hawks even played in a Super Bowl eight years ago. That, as we all know, went horribly awry (though somehow it’s hard to gin up that kind of hatred for the Pittsburgh Steelers over the failings of the officials in that game).

The possibility of losing to the Niners in the NFC title game last week was so revolting as to make the game a stomach-churning exercise of anxiety-induced misery. Thankfully, disaster was averted. But there is something for us old-time Seahawk fans that would be so, so satisfying to see all of those Elway-fueled years of frustration and humiliation cleansed by a Super Bowl victory over the Broncos. After all, it was Elway, now Denver’s General Manager, who seduced and imported Hall of Famer Peyton Manning, beating the Seahawks even to that particular prize.

Enough is enough.

In the name of all that’s right and good in the world - or if not that, at least in the names of Ring of Honor immortals Zorn, Krieg, Largent, Warner, Easley, Green, Brown, Gross, Cortez Kennedy, Chuck Knox, and Walter Jones let’s get this done.

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Tonasket’s Collin Aitcheson shows some outrageous flexibility while executing a high-crotch move on the way to pinning his Chelan opponent on Saturday, Jan. 25. The Tigers dropped a heartbreaker in team dual competition to the Goats, 39-36.

Chelan wrestlers down Tigers

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TONASKET - Tonasket’s wrestlers stormed back from a 33-18 deficit with four matches to o to take a 36-33 lead over Chelan with only the 220 pound weight classification still to go.

It wasn’t quite enough. The Goats had defending state champion Asa Schwartz left on deck, while the Tigers had no one left to oppose him. Chelan used the final-match forfeit to take the Caribou Trail League dual meet on Saturday, Jan. 25, 39-36.

Leaving the last weight open was a calculated risk by Tonasket coach Dave Mitchell, and it actually worked. It just wasn’t enough.

Rather than leave rookie wrestlers Jose Lopez to open against Chelan heavyweight Jose Padilla, Mitchell opted to bump 220-pounder Chad Edwards against Padilla, whom Edwards stood a better chance against than if he’d faced the state champ.

That moved paid off in a big, if unfortunate, way, as Padilla reinjured his leg early in the bout, giving Edwards an injury default victory and six points.

With those points in hand, the Tigers needed to build a sevenpoint lead before Schwartz came around.

It wasn’t quite to be.

The match turned at 126 and 132, where Trevor Peterson and

Brent Baker/staff photo

Vance Frazier nearly turned the tables on Chelan’s Kevin Monje before losing a major decision.

Peaches Walton faced of against Chelan’s Ivan Reyes and Julio Vera, respectively. Either victory would have been an upset for the Tigers; Reyes is ranked seventh in the state (at 120) and Vera second (at 126).

Reyes held off Peterson 5-0 in their match, while Walton battled Vera to the final whistle, losing 5-3 as he tried in vain in the final seconds to get a bout-tying takedown.

Other matches went as expected, though Vance Frazier (106) preserved a couple of points by

avoiding a pin and Dallas Tyus (160) also avoiding a pin despite spending most of the match on his back.

Winning were Collin Aitcheson (120), Jorge Juarez (138), Austin Knowlton (170), Frank Holfeltz (182) and John Rawley (195), all with pins.

The Tigers fell to 3-1 in CTL duals. They travel to Okanogan on Thursday and host Brewster and Quincy in a pair of duals on Saturday at 6 p.m. in their final home date of the season.

TONASKET 57, CASHMERE 24 CASHMERE - The Tigers won easily at Cashmere on Thursday, Jan. 23, as the Bulldogs had no chance after giving up 36 forfeit points.

Winning on the mat for the Tigers were Collin Aitcheson (pin), Dyllan Walton (3-2 decision), Jorge Juarez (pin) and Dallas Tyus (pin). Picking up forfeit victories were Vance Frazier (106), Rade Pilkinton (113), Austin Knowlton (182), Frank Holfeltz (195), Chad Edwards (220) and Jose Lopez (285).

interesting.

“Interesting in that you rated your wrestlers 1-5 based on their ability and experience.

Considering the competition our kids did pretty well.”

Taylor Robinson (182 pounds) was the Hornets’ lone champion.

However, Oroville boasted a number of runners-up, including

Jordan Smith (120), Leo Curiel (132), Eddie Ocampo (160) and Lukas Mieirs (182).

Ruben Renfro (170) had a pin early in the tournament but didn’t reach the medal round. Also wrestling were John Marquiss (113), Charles Arrigoni (170) and Roger Carranza (182).

“This tournament was perfect for our better kids and especial-

ly good for our inexperienced kids who were able to build some much-needed confidence,” Ricevuto said.

Oroville hosts its all-league mixer on Saturday, Feb. 1, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Those results will determine seeding for the following weekend’s district tournament at Colbert on Saturday, Feb. 8.

Hornets grapple at Ephrata tourney

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BBAKER@GAZETTE-TRIBUNE.COM

EPHRATA - A different kind of wrestling tournament proved beneficial to both the experienced and less-seasoned Oroville wrestlers on Saturday, Jan. 25, in Ephrata.

Oroville coach Chuck Ricevuto called the tourney set up “very

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SPORTS

One bad quarter...

Hornets moving up learning curve, but still fall at LR

BY BRENT BAKER BBAKER@GAZETTE-TRIBUNE.

COULEE DAM - The first quarter was a thing of beauty.

The second quarter was best spent at the concession stand.

Oroville’s boys basketball team followed a stellar opening at Lake Roosevelt with a rough second act. To the Hornets’ credit, they pulled themselves together to play a solid second half in one of the league’s toughest gyms for visiting teams, but fell 67-49 to the Raiders in a game in which the final score doesn’t tell much about the game.

It certainly hides the fact that the Hornets scored the games’ first 11 points and held the Central Washington League’s highest-scoring offense scoreless for more than six minutes. With freshman Bryce Glover shadowing 6-3 Lake Roosevelt forward Chance Garvin all over the floor, the Raiders were unable to get much going on offensively. Even more importantly, the Hornets handled LR’s full court pressure with much more aplomb than in earlier games.

“The kids started to see what

we can do at the defensive end,” said Oroville coach Jay Thacker.

“Bryce did an outstanding job on Garvin all game. We handled their pressure well, but then we got away from what we were doing that was working against their press.”

The Raider pressure finally started paying off and the LR points came in bunches. The 11-point lead took just two minutes to vanish in the second quarter, and by halftime Lake Roosevelt held a 33-24 advantage after scoring 29 points in eight minutes.

“Garvin didn’t have anything until we started turning the ball over,” Thacker said. “It’s tough to play defense when you do that.”

Rather than collapse, the Hornets hung in there. Glover held Garvin to just eight points other than the turnover-fueled 10 that he scored in the Raiders’ second quarter run; Jackson Lonie flung in 22 points to lead all scorers.

But Nathan Hugus scored a career-high 20 points, many off of offensive rebounds, and the Hornets were still within 54-47 with three minutes left.

Their own full court press, employed to cut into LR’s lead with time running out, instead allowed the Raiders to run off 13 straight points to pull out of reach.

“A lot of our games have been that way,” Thacker said. “When you try to make a run you take

Tigers fighting for playoff spot

BY BRENT BAKER BBAKER@GAZETTE-TRIBUNE.COM

Brent Baker/staff photo

Andrew Mieirs hauls in long pass at Lake Roosevelt on Friday. some chances and make yourselves vulnerable if the bounces don’t go the right way.

“Hugus was really ready to play tonight. Bryce only had two points, but he expended so much effort sticking with Garvin. I was really proud of how he did. And Joe (Sarmiento, 14 points) probably had his best game.”

The Hornets (3-13, 1-4 CWL) have six remaining league games, including four at home against North Division opponents.

“If we could have pulled this out we’d have been in charge of second place,” Thacker said. “But now we have everyone coming to our place. If we can sneak one out we’ll be on good shape. We’ll keep working, keep battling and see what happens.”

OROVILLE 58, MANSON 50 MANSON - It may not have been particularly pretty, but no one was planning on giving back Oroville’s 58-50 victory at Manson.

The Hornets turned the ball over 20 times and got off 22 fewer shots than did the Trojans, but shot 45 percent to Manson’s 29 percent from the floor to earn the win.

Bryce Glover shot 3-of-4 from 3-point range and finished with a game-high 21 points. Joe Sarmiento added 11 points and 10 rebounds while Dustin Nigg had 11 points and nine rebounds as the Hornets built a 48-39 lead after through three quarters and held on for their first Central Washington 2B League victory of the season.

Oroville girls hang on for win at LR

seconds left to make it a five point game, then drew a charge at the defensive end to finish the Raiders’ chances.

“That was a great move by Chesaw,” Bourn said of Jewett. “And those free throws were big.

“We tried to keep (LR) from driving to the right, but we kind of let them do it and they kept making those little ‘fling’ shots. When they come up to Oroville we need to make sure they don’t do that. They have two losses now; we need to play well enough against them that they know if we play them (at districts) in Wenatchee that they can’t beat us.”

Hilderbrand paced the Hornets (9-5, 5-0 CWL) with 21 points, with Jewett adding 14.

BY BRENT BAKER BBAKER@GAZETTE-TRIBUNE.COM

COULEE DAM - Winning at Lake Roosevelt is never easy.

The Oroville girls basketball team took control of the Central Washington League’s North Division on Friday, Jan. 24, by doing just that, holding off a game Raiders squad 45-40.

“I’ve been here with some very good teams from Liberty Bell (in the past),” said Oroville coach Mike Bourn. “We’d beat them by 35 over there and come here and beat them by seven.

“Tonight we’d get up and they’d keep coming back. But there’s no such thing as a bad win in this gym.”

The Hornets took a 20-9 lead midway through the second quarter as LR couldn’t contain Lily Hilderbrand in the middle, sending the Hornet post to the free throw line eight times in the first half.

The lead didn’t last as LR scored nine straight points to climb within 20-19 early in the third quarter. Hilderbrand and Mikayla Scott answered with nine points in an 11-2 run that gave the Hornets their biggest lead

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GIRLS BASKETBALL CARIBOU TRAIL LEAGUE (1A) League W

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WRESTLING CARIBOU TRAIL LEAGUE (1A)

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League Duals

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Crunch time

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Oroville coach Mike Bourn expresses his opinion of a foul call at Lake Roosevelt on Friday; the official questions Bourn’s defensive stance. at 31-21.

Lake Roosevelt wasn’t done, climbing to within three points with two minutes left.

Brittany Jewett hit two free throws with 48

OROVILLE 62, MANSON 33 MANSON - The Hornets overcame a slow start to win 62-33 at Manson on Tuesday, Jan. 21.

After edging to a 5-4 first quarter lead, Oroville exploded for a 22-7 run in the second quarter and outscored Manson 35-22 in the second half.

Lily Hilderbrand scored 24 points with Brittany Jewett and Mikayla Scott adding 13 apiece.

CASHMERE - Four games left to play. Four teams tied for the Caribou Trail League’s final two playoff spots.

The Tonasket boys basketball team didn’t expect to be in this position, but that’s where a couple of costly, close losses earlier in the season put them. Combine that with a couple of surprises - Omak’s upset of Cashmere in December being the biggest, along with Cascade’s win over Chelan - Tonasket, Omak, Quincy and Cascade all face elimination (and play another exclusively) in their last three games.

“I’ve said all year, we have to bring it every night,” said Tonasket coach Agustin Pedregon. “The good part is we’ve started playing with the kind of intensity and focus that we were playing with at the start of the season. It’s only three games, but I told the guys, the second half of the season starts now for us.”

CASHMERE 72, TONASKET 52 CASHMERE - The Tigers played to a 15-15 tie after one quarter at Cashmere on Friday, Jan. 24, but the Bulldogs got loose for a series of transition layups in the second quarter to build an 11-point halftime lead.

“They hit five in a row like that

in the second quarter,” Pedregon said of the Tigers’ 72-52 loss.

“The big problem is we weren’t rebounding well and they took advantage of it.

“We chipped away and competed the whole game. Our ball movement was 100 times better than what it’s been lately.”

Ethan Bensing scored a seasonhigh 16 points as well as drawing the unenviable task of defending Cashmere star Dylan Boyd.

“He shot the ball well and was aggressive,” Pedregon said. “He did a good job on Boyd. He forced some bad shots and a couple of air balls. He really stepped up.”

OKANOGAN 82, TONASKET 55 OKANOGAN - Pollsters rank Okanogan as the top Class 1A team in the state, and the Bulldogs looked like it while defeating Tonasket 82-55 on Tuesday, Jan. 21.

“You just have to give them credit,” Pedregon said. “They’re finely tuned and gearing up for the post-season.”

Jim Townsend scored 29 points and Justin Rivas added 23 for Okanogan (17-0, 12-0).

Dyllan Gage opened the second quarter with a 3-pointer that kept the Tigers within 21-15, but Okanogan responded with an 18-2 run that took all of three minutes to put the game firmly in hand.

The Bulldogs led 49-26 at the half.

Michael Orozco paced the Tigers with 20 points and Trevor Terris added 11.

Okanogan, Cashmere beat Tiger girls

BY BRENT BAKER BBAKER@GAZETTE-TRIBUNE.COM

CASHMERE - Three of the state’s top five Class 1A girls basketball teams compete in thee Caribou Trail League, at least until the end of this season.

Tonasket took on two of those juggernauts last week, losing at home to Okanogan on Tuesday and at Cashmere on Friday, Jan. 24.

Okanogan defeated the Tigers 70-11, building a 24-2 lead after one quarter and a 51-7 edge at the half.

Kylie Dellinger scored five

points for the Tigers, with Kathryn Cleman adding four points.

Unbeaten Cashmere hosted the Tigers on Friday, building a 24-0 lead in the first quarter before pulling off their full court press.

The Bulldogs built the lead to 38-6 at the half.

Baylie Tyus hit three 3-pointers for a team-high nine points and Elizabeth Jackson added four.

Tonasket (3-13, 0-10 CTL) travels to Cascade on Friday, Feb. 1, before closing out the season with home games against Omak on Feb. 4 and Quincy on Feb. 7.

STANDINGS & SCHEDULES W 4 3 3 2 1 1 0 0

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STATE RANKINGS BOYS BASKETBALL (1A)

(ScoreCzar.org - last updated Jan. 25) Top 10/CTL with power rating 1. Zillah 3.70 2. King’s 3.92 3. Okanogan 4.30 Seattle Academy 4.30 5. Vashon Island 4.39 6. Kalama 4.43 7. Lakeside-9 mi.

4.48 8. Lynden Christian 4.49 9. LaCenter 4.53 10. Cedar Park Chrst.

4.61 14. Cashmere 4.89 17. Brewster 5.21 35. Chelan 6.31 40. Tonasket 6.85 43. Quincy 6.96 57. Omak 7.89 64. Cascade 8.26

BOYS BASKETBALL (2B)

(ScoreCzar.org - last updated Jan. 25) Top 10/CWL with power rating 1. St. George’s 3.54 2. Morton/White Pass 3.74 3. Bear Creek 3.80 4. Lind-Ritzville/Sprg 4.42 5. NWC-Colbert 4.44 6. Liberty-Spangle 4.56 7. North Beach 4.89 8. Tri Cities Prep 5.00 9. Onalaska 5.02 10. Willapa Valley 5.37 23. Kittitas 6.71 26. Riverside Chrst.

6.86 27. Lake Roosevelt 7.06 29. White Swan 7.16 34. Liberty Bell 7.45 36. Bridgeport 7.75 43. Oroville 9.80 47. Manson 12.15

GIRLS BASKETBALL (1A)

(ScoreCzar.org - last updated Jan. 25) Top 10/CTL with power rating 1. Okanogan 2.64 2. King’s 2.75 3. Brewster 2.92 4. Woodland 3.00 Cashmere 3.00 6. Lynden Christian 3.27 7. Cascade Christian 3.37

8. Kalama 9. Montesano 10. LaSalle 27. Chelan Cascade 43. Omak 66. Quincy 71. Tonasket

TONASKET (INDIVIDUAL)

3.40 3.42 3.61 4.79 4.79 6.05 9.58 10.90

106 lb - Vance Frazier (12th) 113 lb - Rade Pilkinton (14th) 120 lb - Collin Aitcheson (1st) 126 lb - Dyllan Walton (11th) 132 lb - Jorge Juarez (7th) 195 lb - John Rawley (1st) 285 lb - Chad Edwards (14th)

GIRLS BASKETBALL (2B)

(ScoreCzar.org - last updated Jan. 25) Top 10/CWL with power rating 1. Toutle Lake 2.85 2. Bear Creek 3.96 3. DeSales 3.99 4. White Swan 4.11 5. Willapa Valley 4.33 6. Crosspoint Academy 4.59 7. LaConner 4.61 8. Morton/White Pass 4.65 9. NWC-Colbert 4.66 10. Darrington 4.72 14. Oroville 5.24 31. Lake Roosevelt 7.32 36. Bridgeport 8.86 38. Manson 9.11 41. Kittitas 9.44 46. Liberty Bell 14.54 47. Riverside Chr. 14.91

WRESTLING (1B/2B) TEAM

(WashingtonWrestlingReport.net last updated Jan. 25) 1. Liberty Bell 2. Selkirk 3. Kittitas 4. Liberty-Spangle 5. Raymond 6. Mary Walker-Springdale 7. Wahkiakum 8. Lake Roosevelt 9. Reardan 10. Ocosta 11. Republic 13. Pateros Oroville unranked

2:00/3:30 pm GB (Var/JV) - Oroville at White Swan, 2:00/3:30 pm BB (JV/Var) - Tonasket at Cascade, 6:00/7:30 pm BB (JV/Var) - Tonasket at Cascade, 4:30/6:00 pm WR - Brewster at Tonasket / Quincy at Tonasket, 6:00 pm WR - Oroville hosts league meet, 11:00 am Tuesday, Feb. 4 BB (JV/Var) - Bridgeport at Oroville, 6:00/7:30 pm GB (Var/JV) - Bridgeport at Oroville, 6:00/7:30 pm BB (JVVar) - Omak at Tonasket, 6:00/7:30 pm GB (JV/Var) - Omak at Tonasket, 4:30/6:00 pm

Thursday, Feb. 6 BB (JV/Var) - Manson at Oroville, 6:00/7:30 pm GB (Var/JV) - Manson at Oroville, 6:00/7:30 pm Friday, Feb. 7 BB (JV/Var) - Quincy at Tonasket, 6:00/7:30 pm GB (JV/Var) Quincy at Tonasket, 4:30/6:00 pm WR - Tonasket at Cashmere (District tournament) - Day 1, 5:30 pm Saturday Feb. 8 WR - Oroville at NW Colbert (District tournament), 11:00 am WR - Tonasket at Cashmere (District tournament) - Day 2, 10:00 am

OROVILLE (INDIVIDUAL)

170 lb - Taylor Robinson (4th)

SCHEDULES JAN. 29-FEB 8

WRESTLING (1A) TEAM

(WashingtonWrestlingReport.net last updated Jan. 26) 1. Granger 2. Blaine 3. Quincy 4. Forks 5. Lakeside-9 mile 6. Kiona Benton 7. Castle Rock 8. Warden 9. Vashon Island 10. Elma 13. Tonasket

Wednesday, Jan. 29 WR - Eastmont JV at Oroville, 7:00 pm Thursday, Jan. 30 WR - Tonasket at Okanogan, 7:00 pm Friday, Jan. 31 WR - Oroville at Liberty Bell, 6:00 pm Saturday, Feb. 1 BB (JV/Var) - Oroville at White Swan,

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OBITUARIES

Kathrine Sawyer

Kathrine Ann Sawyer Kathrine Ann (Thornton) Sawyer, 52, of Ensenada, Mexico passed away on November 30, 2013. She was born on June 16, 1961 in Tonasket, Wash. to Oscar and Elsie Thornton of Oroville, Wash. When she was 19-monthsold she went to live and be raised by her Aunt Delores Hogue and Grandmother Augusta Thornton because of the sudden passing of her mother. Even though her Aunt Delores was not her biological mother she was her mom.

Growing up she traveled all over the nation, went to numerous events and loved the outdoors. Everywhere she went she always made friends. At the age of 17 she married Roger Sawyer.

For six months he had to sign her notes for school until she graduated Oroville High School in 1979. She then worked at different places such as the apple warehouse, running a candy business, owning a restaurant but the toughest job was raising her three kids.

She was known not only for her beautiful smile and sugar cookies but also opening her heart and home to many people. She was a honorary mom to many local and international kids.

She was a representative for a exchange student program and would take kids from all over the world into her home. She started a charm necklace that had over 50 charms on it. She was always there to be supportive to anyone, to give a hug when needed or cry because she could feel your pain.

She loved working in her flower garden, cooking incredible meals and spending time with family and friends.

Whatever she was doing she would put her mind, body and soul into it. She was always up for a challenge and never afraid of the unknown. After her divorce in 2007 from Roger Sawyer she worked at WalMart as a checker then in 2011 she moved to Ensenada, Mexico to fulfill her dream of living on a tropical beach. Even though miles away she stayed in contact and loved her family and friends.

She ended up getting sick then passed away after a emergency surgery trying to save her life. She was able to contact and say her goodbyes to her mom, daughter and son.

She was preceded in death by her father (Oscar), mother (Elsie) and daughter (Tara) and survived by mother Delores Hogue of Oroville, daughter Kristina (Ken) Myers of Snoqualmie, daughter Kimberlee (Andy) Gasho of Tonasket, son Andrew (Kayla) Sawyer of Issaquah, brother Jim

(Helena) of Oregon City, Oregon, sister Rae Jean (Dan) McPhillips of Boise Id, brother George ( Lee Miller) Thornton of Oroville, sister Lisa (John) Haney of Palo Alto, Ca, step mother Betty Thornton of Tucson,Az, step brother Gary Ritchie of Tonasket, grandchildren: Cameron, Zachary, James, Alyssa, Bentley, Viola and many friends and family.

A remembrance celebration pot luck will be held on February 22 at the Oroville Grange Hall at 1 p.m. This is a opportunity to share stories and great memories. Her wishes were not to cry but laugh and be happy. She is now with her baby girl and someday once again going to welcome everyone with open arms in heaven.

(Dennis) Peterson of Bellevue, Wash. and brother, Marion (Jan) Gadberry of Ocean Shores, Wash. He was preceded in death by his parents Lon and Dorothy Gadberry of Oroville, WA. A Memorial Service will take place at 11 a.m. on Saturday, February 1, 2014 at the LDS Evergreen Chapel, 14111 E. 16th Ave., Spokane Valley, Wash.

Interment will take place at Mt. View Cemetery, Loomis, at a later date. Please visit www.hazenjaegervalley.com to share your memories of Gene with our family.

burglary, second-degree theft and theft of a firearm. The crimes allegedly occurred between Dec. 28-31, 2013 in Oroville.

The court found probable cause to charge Chad David Buckmiller, 32, Oroville, with first-degree burglary, theft of a firearm and second-degree theft. The crimes allegedly occurred between Dec. 28-31, 2013 in Oroville.

The court found probable cause to charge Sean Lee Dahlquist, 22, Oroville, with second-degree burglary and third-degree malicious mischief. The crimes allegedly occurred Dec. 13, 2013 in Oroville.

The court found probable cause to charge Joseph Ronald Wise, 45, Omak, with second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm, harassment (threats to kill) (DV) and fourth-degree assault (DV).

The crimes allegedly occurred Jan. 19.

Juvenile

A 14-year-old Omak boy pleaded guilty Jan. 17 to unlawful display of a weapon. The boy was sentenced to 16 days in detention and fined $100. An additional charge was dismissed.

A 14-year-old Omak boy pleaded

guilty Jan. 22 to possession of a firearm or other dangerous weapon on school facilities. The boy was sentenced to nine days in detention with credit for nine days served, and fined $100 for the Jan. 13 crime.

District Court

Kevin James Smith, 27, Omak, guilty of third-degree DWLS, hit-andrun (unattended property), reckless driving and tampering with an ignition interlock device.

Smith was sentenced to 364 days in jail with 359 days suspended, and fined $1,866. Smith had an additional third-degree DWLS charge dismissed.

Jessica Gelina Soria, 29, Oroville, had a charge dismissed: outdoor burning of a prohibited substance. Soria was fined $400.

Timothy William Spaulding, 22, Tonasket, had a DUI charge dismissed.

Johnathan Leroy Stotts, 20, Okanogan, guilty of third-degree malicious mischief and guilty (deferred prosecution revoked) of second-degree criminal trespass. Stotts was sentenced to 364 days in jail with 357 days suspended, and fined $1,516.

Gene Gadberry

Eugene ‘Gene’ Gadberry Gene Gadberry of Spokane passed away on January 21, 2014, age 72. He was born in June 1941to Alonzo (Lon) and Dorothy Gadberry, living first in Loomis, Wash. and then moving to Oroville, Wash. when he was a young child.

In high school Gene enjoyed playing sports, especially baseball and football. After graduation from Oroville High School, he enlisted in the Army which took him to Germany for part of his enlistment. Upon his discharge from the Army, he moved to Spokane, WA, where he met and married Jeanie F. Moen in 1965. He worked for the Union Pacific Railroad from 1965 until he retired.

Gene learned to camp, hunt and fish from his father Lon and grandfather Marion Gadberry and passed that love to his children and grandchildren. Other passions were woodworking, gardening, watching and feeding birds, squirrels and strays. He built many concrete fishponds and water fountains. His was a ready wit with a fierce loyalty to family and friends. He was our rock in any storm and he is missed by all.

Gene is survived by his wife Jeanie and four children, Bonnie (John) Bundy of Colorado, William of Spokane, Gerald (Danette) of Battlefield, Wash., Steven (Rene) of Metaline Falls, Wash; 11 grandchildren, Christopher, Charity, Cheri, Alisha, Daniel and David, Eric, Ed and Elysia, Nicholas and Natasha; their spouses and ten great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his sister, Nancy

Tom Silverthorn, age 73 of Tonasket, died on Sunday, January 19, 2014 at his home in Tonasket.

He was born on December 4, 1940 in Tonasket to parents Jim and Betty Silverthorn.

At an early age Tom began a friendship with Joe Kelsey and his love of the rodeo lifestyle began.

Rodeo, cattle and logging were his life and he was a man who worked hard and played hard. He was a lifetime member of the Pro Rodeo Cowboys Association. Tom was one of a kind and if you were his friend he was a true friend who would do anything for you.

He is survived by two sons, Casey of Tonasket and Bart of Tonasket; a daughter, Becky of Okanogan; a sister, Kathryn Kurtz of Silverdale; nine grandchildren, Cierra, Dustin, Lexi, Brady, Bo, Colin, Lane, Sarah and Logan; and a great granddaughter, Saige.

Tom was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Rod Funeral Services will be held on Monday, February 3, 2014 at 1 a.m. at the Bergh Chapel in Oroville.

Interment will be at the Tonasket Cemetery with a luncheon to follow at the Tonasket Eagles.

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

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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

PRIME RIB starting at 5 pm.

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Open: Mon. - Sat. 11 to close

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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

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

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

Wednesday Bible Study: 7 p.m.

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CHESAW

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.

Church of Christ

Main St., Tonasket l 486-2996

For all the Courthouse, 911 and Jail Bookings this week please visit our website www.gazettetribune.com.

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Tom Silverthorn

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Daniel Dewey Thompson, 40, Okanogan, had a third-degree DWLS charge dismissed.

Felipe D.J. Ulloa Orendain, 32, Omak, had a third-degree malicious mischief charge dismissed. Ulloa Orendain was fined $600.

Luis Gallegos Villegas, 29, Omak, had two charges dismissed: violation of a no-contact or protection order and third-degree malicious mischief.

Kacee Robert Webb, 23, Oroville, guilty of first-degree criminal trespass. Webb was sentenced to 180 days in jail with 172 days suspended, and fined $808.

Stefanie D. Ytuarte, 24, Okanogan, guilty on three counts of third-degree DWLS. Ytuarte was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 85 days suspended, and fined $2,574.

Terry Lee Zoller, 62, Riverside, guilty of third-degree theft. Zoller received a 180-day suspended sentence and was fined $768.

Zoller also had a third-degree DWLS charge dismissed.

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

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Okanogan County

HORTICULTURE Meeting & Trade Show February 4th, 2014

Future of agriculture gets boost from Deebach Nationallyrecognized program keeps on rolling

attorneys, hot shot (fire fighters) all those kids, they speak happily about ag. Not just in my time, any time they went through the ag department, saying that they got a lot out of it, even before I was a part of it.”

True, Tonasket has had an ag program since 1936, and being a strong area for such things doesn’t hurt.

By Brent Baker But in the 18 years since bbaker@gazette-tribune.com Deebach arrived in Tonasket, the TONASKET - Matt Deebach walls and ceiling have filled with can talk all day about the success- banners earned at various FFA es of his Tonasket High School district and state competitions.

Most famously there are those students. two national Getting a runner-up finword edgewise ishes: once in out of the man parliamentar y “I’m a firm believer in about himself, procedure, and that’s another give the kids some- two years later matter. thing they can use no in novice parBut when liamentary prothe Tonasket matter what their occucedure (also Chamber of pation is ... all those kids known as rituCommerce als). bestowed its speak happily about “It’s always annual Citizen ag. Not just in my time, been a good of the Year ag program,” award upon any time they went Deebach said. “I the successful think over time, through (it).” ag instructor success kind of and FFA adviMatt Deebach breeds success. sor, with a little As the kids get convincing he better, they want was willing to give some insight into what makes his program so to get even better. (Sibling rivalry) successful that the school can’t has sometimes helped.

“I never thought going to accommodate all of the students nationals would happen even that want to get into it. once.

Most teachers never get that “I’m a firm believer in giving the kids something they can use opportunity at all. So going twice, no matter what their occupation that was unfathomable.”

Deebach’s own career path was is,” Deebach said. “I’ve had students that are mechanics, farm- both indirect and instructional. ers, orchardists, nurses, teachers,

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Tonasket High School ag instructor and FFA advisor Matt Deebach (left) was honored by the Tonasket Chamber of Commerce last week as its Citizen of the Year, largely because of the unprecedented success of his vocational agriculture program. Above, school board chairman Jerry Asmussen (right) presents Deebach with his award, which took the self-effacing teacher by surprise.

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Gold Digger Apples is working to address a labor shortage before pruning begins in March.

Labor continues to be a concern for growers, co-op More workers needed very soon

By Gary A. DeVon Managing Editor

OROVILLE – Gold Digger Apples has brought in H2A guest workers the last two years, but never has the growers’ cooperative needed them so badly and so soon.

“We’re bringing in 36 in March so we have enough to prune,” said Greg Moser, general manager of Gold Digger. “In total we expect to bring in 90, with the second wave coming in mid-June before the cherry harvest.”

Moser said he believes there are several reasons it’s getting harder to find workers, especially in the orchards even if it’s less so for the warehouse itself.

“I’m not sure, but part of it may be uncertainty about whether Congress will pass an immigration bill any time soon.

Many workers might be staying

put until they know one way or The highly regulated federal another,” said Moser. “And in program insures the workers are other cases you have workers that paid so much and when the job have finished the job and just left is done makes sure that they are the area.” transported back to their home He suspects the high price of countries. fuel is also leading workers to While there is growing need for become less migrant workers in the orchards, and unwilling to travel the warehouse still as far to find work. needs help in the wareFor many the houses to pack and ship Okanogan Valley and out the fruit – apples, Oroville are about as far pears and cherries. as one can go to find Moser said the new work in the orchards cherry line, purchased in the western United from and Australian States. Oroville has Greg Moser company and put done a lot to try and online last summer, attract laborers, includdoes reduce some labor ing building permanent farm needs, but not entirely so if it is worker housing, but even that working to efficiency 24/7. He doesn’t seem to be enough lately. said that with the old lines it took “It’s unfortunate we have to a lot of people to do a certain go that way, H2A is not cheap,” amount of production. However, said Moser about the federal pro- with the new line about the same gram that allows growers to hire number of people can work, but labor from out of the country, produce a lot more. like Mexico or Jamaica. “There’s “We had trouble finding got to be a solution out there to enough people to work with the reduce costs and encourage labor See LABOR | PG B2 to come our way.”

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Brent Baker/file photo

Matt Deebach prefers talking about the accomplishments of his students, such as Grace Maldonado (right) last year. The Tonasket FFA program has accumulated so many banners that wall and ceiling space to display them is at a premium.

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old lines, I don’t think our labor numbers will be reduced and we will have a lot better production and get it working 24/7,” he said. “You can run with half the people... we’re not trying to employ less people but we even had to struggle to find enough work force with the new line and the workforce just doesn’t exist to maintain production with the older lines... with the older lines there is no way we can keep up with the production we need.”

The new cherry line has six cameras taking photos of each piece of fruit as it goes by. It can sort by size, pressure, quality, sugar content and color grade, according to Moser.

“We were pleased with what we saw last summer. It works so well it is to the growers advantage to sort in the field to catch the problem fruit and kick it out,” said Moser.

That can be more labor intensive in the orchards, but lead to a better quality product in a very competitive industry.

He said Brandon Funston, from Oroville, has just recently returned from Australia, where

“The new educational trend that people are copying is already in place in Career and Technical Ed or the old voc ag or whatever you want to call it,” Deebach said. “That’s one reason I hear they’re introducing STEM because they weren’t getting the basics that relate to the real world. All CTE classes, not just ag but business and home ec - that’s their main focus. To learn the skills you can use in any occupation.

“That’s one thing about the public speaking. You have to speak in any job you’re going to have. You have to communicate, whether it’s with a banker to get a loan or with the boss to find out things are going.”

Deebach pulled into town in 1996 with his truck, horse trailer, horse, and not much else.

“My background was orchard, cows and trees,” he said. “I thought this was a fabulous place for me.

“Now, my parents live here.

I married a local girl (Tara Fancher) and all of my in-laws are here. It’s taken quite a turn.”

As school board chairman Jerry Asmussen noted when presenting Deebach with his award at the Chamber banquet last week, Deebach has plied his considerable breadth of skills throughout the community.

“He settled in and started acting like a local,” Asmussen said.

“He can be found all around the community being neighborly and helping out. He has driven truck, ridden for cattle ... been a mechanic, welded, helped build houses - even built one for himself. He cuts meat, and has even been a wedding officiant...

“He has impacted so many Tonasket kids and families.”

That feeling is mutual.

“The community, parents and students have been super supportive,” Deebach said. “My wife had to get airlifted out at the drop of a hat with our first born.

Anita (Asmussen) took care of some FFA stuff I had to do; my dad came in and taught because he was around; the community told me not to worry about my place, just go. That speaks a lot for our area.

“My neighbor said we don’t have a lot of money here, but we sure take care of each other and it’s worth a lot more than money.

This community means quite a bit to me. It’s where I chose to raise my family long term. We had some opportunities to leave and we definitely chose to stay.”

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“Our field staff has already been to the Wenatchee meeting and the one in Chelan. A lot of people have to go to keep their credits up. And we go to learn what’s new... things like high density planting versus medium density and about the new equipment and technology coming up.”

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His original intent was to work in an auto body shop and do a little farming or ranching on the side.

“I got the opportunity to wrestle (at Western Oregon) and that changed my career path,” he said.

“I started out hoping to be an elementary school teacher. Once I left Oregon (after the wrestling program was cut) I went to Washington State and started working in the ag teacher field.

I really enjoyed that and stayed there.

“In the middle of that I took a run to Australia for a year and cowboyed there. So it wasn’t a straight through thing.”

He said his own path is an example of his educational philosophy, that kids should be able to try a little bit of everything.

And, he said, the recent educational push toward STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) fields is the sort of thing he feels has already been happening at his end of the educational spectrum.

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Agriculture under attack by special interests

BY JON WYSS, PRESIDENT OKANOGAN COUNTY FARM BUREAU

For the last 20 years, special interest groups have been attacking agriculture in Okanogan County through the promotion of taxpayer and ratepayer funded acquisitions of private lands, water rights and conservation easements.

These groups have been very successful in accomplishing their goals under the guise of ‘protecting’ agriculture while concurrently eroding the local agriculture industry and economy. Okanogan County Farm Bureau’s (OCFB) membership is steadfast in their position that only through private ownership and management will agriculture survive and continue to be Washington State and Okanogan County’s number one leading industry. It is over-regulation and taxation that pose the true threat to the viability and survival of private family owned orchards, farms and ranches.

An example of this is the new parks and recreation taxing district being proposed on the 2014 April ballot within Methow Valley School District 350. This special election proposal will impose heavier tax burdens on OCFB’s membership within that district

whose businesses are already struggling under the weight of strict water restrictions, grazing issues and out-of-area neighbors who like the idea of farming and ranching but not the realities that come along with it. OCFB is very concerned with the impacts this newly proposed tax will have upon farmers and ranchers within the Methow Valley.

Following are a few of the concerns expressed by OCFB’s member farmers, ranchers and business owners who will be impacted should this new taxing district be approved: 1. The new taxing district would allow for asset ownership which could lead to acquisition of lands, conservation easements and water rights that would be lost to agriculture.

2. The new tax has the potential to hit agriculture and our members at a time when they are already struggling to survive in the Methow and push them further off their lands.

3. The new taxing district appears to be a competing interest as Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife (WDFW) and other special interest groups are dedicating millions of taxpayer and ratepayer dollars towards the acquisition of private property and property rights within the

area. Now OCFB members would have a new tax that will push more private land owners to seek conservation easements or sell their remaining agriculture lands to WDFW. 4. Land owners have not received an economic analysis determining the actual costs to run the district and what the average annual tax increase would be to residents.

5. The new 5-person board would have eminent domain powers without the consent or oversight of the public.

6. The proposed taxing district would impose taxes without representation on farmers and ranchers that reside outside of Methow Valley School District 350 but have agricultural operations within the district. These citizens would NOT be allowed to vote on the newly proposed tax. However, their agriculture lands within the district would have the tax imposed upon them and the landowners would be obligated to pay it.

Due to our members’ expressed concerns, OCFB is opposed to the proposed formation of a parks and recreation taxing district within Methow Valley School District 350. The OCFB board remains committed to representing farmers, orchardists

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If you are one of those people, WSU Extension has the perfect program for you!d “Cultivating Success,” this WSU Extension program is specifically designed to assist people with little or no experience in agriculture to develop a plan on how to farm their land in a way that meets their own goals.

This is a 9-week course that meets one day per week, and covers topics as diverse as soil management, fruit and vegetable production, livestock and poultry production, farm management, marketing, evaluating farm resources, farm equipment, irrigation, and much more! There will also be two field trips to tour successful area small farms in the county, as well as a personal visit and consultation at your own property by the WSU Extension Director for Okanogan County, Curtis Beus. Participants

receive a large notebook filled with resource materials, and a CD with more publications, articles and other resource materials related to course topics. The tuition for this course is only $150, and couples and partners are encouraged to attend for no additional cost. This is only about a third of the cost of putting on this program, with the rest being paid for through grants that WSU Extension has received.

Classes will be held at the Virginia Grainger Building in the Sheriff ’s Office conference room in Okanogan, Thursdays from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. The first class will be held on Feb. 27.

There is still room in this class, but it is filling fast, so if the idea of gaining a good foundational education about a wide array of farming topics interests you, then don’t delay in contacting the WSU Extension office. You can register or get more information by calling the WSU Extension office at (509) 422-7245. You can also e-mail WSU Extension at Okanogan. county@wsu.edu or stop by the WSU Extension Office in the County Courthouse.

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Food Sovereignty/Food Security Garden Workshops: ‘From Soil to Salad’

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By Lonnie Dixon - Chair Okanogan County Parks and Recreation Board

Let me introduce myself: I am Lonnie Dixon and I was elected to be the Chair of the Okanogan Parks and Recreation Board Wednesday night. Something I am going to try to do on a regular basis is keep you folks informed on what is happening with our fair. I feel doing this will help you readers and listeners become more familiar with the fair and the fairgrounds.

A little about myself---I am the Ag teacher and FFA Advisor at Okanogan---I am in my 13th year here and have been involved with the Okanogan County Fair in some way shape or form for those 13 years. I was appointed to the board in May of 2011 and have served on the board since. Over the years my focus has been the students exhibitors that participate in the fair, I am dedicated to kids and their education. The fair presents a great tool to help kids learn and be successful. I farm in the county south of Malott and I have two great kids and a wonderful wife who are also invested deeply in the fair in 4-H and FFA. The board elected new officers for this year. They are myself as chairman; Vice-Chair - Bill White, Twisp/Winthrop and Secretary Monica Rawson, Malott/Brewster.

The remainder of the board is Brent Timm – Oroville/Tonasket; Kris Sims - Methow Valley/ Pateros; Gwen Whitley - Omak/ Okanogan and Justin Wilson Oroville/Tonasket My goal as chair this year is to develop a better connection

with the community so we can improve our fair for exhibitors and the people who attend our fair.

The board is committed to the community and the fair and we are proud of the direction the fair is headed. As the newly elected officers take over we are looking for help in our committees from members of the community. We are willing to accept help from anyone who wants to see the fair be a better attraction for the people of Okanogan County. If you or someone you know is interested in helping with the functions of the fair please contact the fair office at (509) 422-1621 and give your contact information and someone will get back to you in a timely fashion. We have need for volunteers throughout the entire fair.

We are currently working on a grant to build a new restroom with the possibility of rebuilding the grandstands and the RV park.

We have received $50,000 from the Washington Department of Agriculture to get started on the bathroom but we need more help – the projected cost of the bathroom is $150,000 so we need assistance with getting the project completed with money and what the

state calls “in kind” support. That means we can get people to help out and donate time and or materials to help complete the projects.

We are on very tight timelines and regulations to get this project done so your help is welcome and encouraged so we can get done.

The entire board is committed to making the fair better and getting more community support for the fair and activities at the fairgrounds. The fairground facilities are available for rental for activities throughout the year---all that needs to be done is contact the fair office and discuss what is to be held, the get a contract signed with proof of insurance and everything is good to go. A listing of fees and requirements are available from the fair office and can be easily e-mailed or you can pick them up in person. For more information call the fair office Monday through Friday.

If you would like to attend the regular board meetings you may do so. We would love to have you there to get information first hand from the board. The meetings are held the second Wednesday of each month starting at 7 p.m.in the Agriplex Annex building.

OMAK – Do you know where your food comes from? Is your food safe? Is your food affordable?

Do you have easy access to enough food to adequately feed your family? All of these factors contribute to “food insecurity,” and are considered and discussed during the WSU Colville ReservationFerry County Extension Food Sovereignty/Food Security Garden Workshops.

The Colville Reservation and both Okanogan and Ferry Counties are described as “Food Deserts,” by the USDA ERS (United States Department of Agriculture Economic Research Services). This means that people must travel 10 or more miles to access safe, healthy, affordable foods. Through participation in these workshops, reservation residents gain the skills and knowledge necessary to assist them in growing and preserving their own safe and healthy food supply.

To help educate about food sovereignty/food security, Colville Reservation Extension Educators, Kayla Wells and Linda McLean, along with Master Gardener volunteers, provided garden education for the residents of the Colville Reservation and nearby communities. Through these workshops, participants learned: 1. Why they should plant a garden, 2. How to plant and main-

tain a garden, and 3. What they can do with the bounty of fruits and vegetables that they will harvest from the garden. Basically, information was provided to get participants from seed, to soil and then salad.

“Producing your own vegetables is both healthy and rewarding,” stated Linda McLean, Colville Reservation Extension educator. “Most food travels 1500 miles before it reaches your plate.

By growing it yourself, you can control how the food is produced and you can harvest it at the peak of ripeness for the best taste and nutritional benefits.”

“For new gardeners it can be overwhelming to harvest your fruits and vegetables without having a plan for how to use the fresh produce,” stated Kayla Wells, Colville Reservation Extension educator. “In this year’s garden workshops, information was provided to answer that question of, ‘what now?’ If gardeners can successfully preserve their fresh produce, it prevents spoiling and it offers the opportunity for a wide variety of foods to be eaten year-round.”

As part of ‘R Fit Nation’ programming, workshops were held in each district of the Colville Reservation: Omak, Keller, Inchelium and Nespelem.

Colville Reservation Extension partnered with Colville Tribes Food Distribution, Colville Tribes TANF (Temporary Assistance for

Needy Families), Community Center Directors from: Nespelem, Inchelium and Keller, and Okanogan County and Ferry County Master Gardeners.

During the Food Sovereignty/ Food Security Workshops, participants received vegetable seeds to take home and plant their own gardens. Two community gardens were established, this year: Omak TANF Garden and the Nespelem Community Center Garden. Inchelium and Keller established their community gardens in previous years.

For information about gardening, food preservation or other workshops contact the staff at the Colville Reservation Extension Office at (509) 634-2304. Or you may contact the educators directly: Linda McLean, 4-H/Ag. & Nat. Resources FRTEP Educator at (509) 634-2305 or ljmclean@ wsu.edu, Kayla Wells, Family & Consumer Sciences Educator / 4-H Challenge Coordinator at (509) 634-2306 or kayla.wells@wsu. edu, Janine Koffel, 4-H Challenge and Outdoor Educator at (509) 775-5225, ext. 1114 or janine.koffel@wsu.edu, Dan Fagerlie, WSU Extension Tribal Relations Liaison / Colville Reservation Extension Project Director at (509) 690-0009 or (509) 775-3087 or fagerlie@wsu. edu, or Debra Hansen, Interim County Director, (509) 775-5225 ext. 1116. Or you may contact the Okanogan County Extension office at (509) 422-7245.

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