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Vol. 117, No. 18

July 28, 2016

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MARIJUANA IN WASHINGTON

GROWTH OF AN INDUSTRY

WILDFIRE CANNABIS SETS DOWN ROOTS JUST OUTSIDE OF CHEWELAH WITH MARIJUANA GROWING OPERATION

Grow operation has 1,940 plants and plans on 90,000 square feet of indoor grow space

By Brandon Hansen The Independent Staff Chewelah is certainly no stranger to agriculture, so Building 420 on the site of the old Magnesite plant isn’t anything new - except for perhaps the product.

Building 420, operated

by Wildfire Cannabis Company, already has 1,940 cannabis plants growing outside with present and future plans to expand to 90,000 total building square feet for their indoor grow including a full state-of-the-art kitchen and processing facility. Reaching their tier III grow canopy of 30,000 square feet.

Robert Foster, of Deer Park, is manager and owner of Wildfire Cannabis Company. He also assists and

oversees several project sites for CGrowth Capital — a publicly traded company — including the site just south of Chewelah. The CEO of Chewelah Properties LLC signed a lease last April with Wildfire Cannabis giving Mr. Foster an opportunity to break into the new marijuana industry in Washington.

“CGrowth’s CEO Bill Wright sees the potential of what the site could be used for and the future potential of it,” Foster said.

Things have been moving — and growing — fast for Wildfire. After Mr. Foster acquired a producers license on April 24, 2015 and completed the stringent requirements by the state to get vested. Wildfire has already built a considerably large grow area outside their building and is just about ready in the next few weeks to begin their inside grow operation.

Mr. Foster along with his

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Shipping containers have been put together to serve as the fence for Wildfire Cannabis’ grow operation just south of Chewelah, west of Hwy. 395 on the site that was once the Magnesite plant. Brandon Hansen photos

Calendar thursday, july 28

10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Food Bank Open (Every Mon/Thurs) 3 p.m. Summer Reading Program: Be Healthy, Be Happy, Be Fit, Chewelah Library 6:30 p.m. Kingdom Gathering, Colville Ambulance Conf. Room 7 p.m. BINGO, Chewelah Senior Center (Every 2nd/4th Thurs)

friday, july 29

9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Stevens County Swap Meet, Valley Grange 10:30 a.m. Preschool Storytime, Chewelah Library (Every Friday) 11:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Chewelah Farmers Market, Chewelah City Park 7 p.m. KCHW Comedy Event with Concert, KCHW studios

saturday, july 30

9-9:30 a.m. Prayer Meeting, outside City Hall 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Stevens County Swap Meet, Valley Grange

sunday, july 31

9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Stevens County Swap Meet, Valley Grange

monday, august 1

10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Food Bank Open (Every Mon/Thurs)

tuesday, AUGUST 2

Election Day, Primary Ballots Due 6 p.m. Citizens Awareness Night, Chewelah Senior Center

wednesday, AUGUST 3

6:30 p.m. Chewelah City Council Meeting, City Hall 7-8:30 p.m. Artist Lecture: Ed Broberg, Quartzite Brewing

thursday, AUGUST 4

10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Food Bank Open (Every Mon/Thurs) 5-8 p.m. First Thursday Art Walk, Downtown Chewelah 7 p.m. BINGO, Chewelah American Legion (1st/3rd Thurs)

Friday, AUGUST 5

Life Line Screening, Faith Community Church 6 p.m. Rev it Up for the Vets/ Dancing with the Cars Street Dance, Downtown Chewelah Rendezvous Days begin, Colville

fridays, saturdays, sundays 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Museum Open

CHEWELAH COURT CENTER

Pickleball open for the public

By Brandon Hansen The Independent Staff After months of work, pickleball finally has a home in Chewelah.

Volunteers and supporters gathered at what had been all tennis courts up at the Chewelah Golf Course. After months of work that began in 2014 by the Chewelah Pickleball Committee, funds were raised to construct four pickleball courts on one of the tennis courts.

From here on out, the area by the golf course will be known as the Chewelah Court Center.

“The hard work is done and now we can come out and play,” said pickleball commit-

SEE MORE ONLINE! Want to learn about pickleball and how to play?

www.usapa.org tee member Sue Schlatter.

The committee had to raise $15,000 dollars for the construction of the courts, which included resurfacing and the installation of poles into 36-inch deep holes for the nets.

“100 percent of our donors paid after pledging,” Schlatter said. “That’s just huge.”

Sue Schlatter talks to a crowd of volunteers and donors of the new Chewelah pickleball courts on Saturday. Schlatter said 100 percent of See PICKLEBALL Page 8 pledges for the courts have been received. Brandon Hansen photo

CHEWELAH KIWANIS

VALLEY FAIR

$5,000 for PACA

T-shirts available soon

Cal Greenaway, Sharon Ludwig, Clancy Bauman and John Grumbach pose for this photo as the Chewelah Kiwanis Club donated $5,000 dollars to PACA this year. Kiwanis will donate another $5,000 to PACA next year. The Kiwanis Club’s main mission is to support kids, something the group feels the Chewelah Center for the Arts will do.

The “Valley” Community Fair T-Shirts will be available starting Monday, August 1. The t-shirt was designed

by Hugh Franks and Dave Giessen of Valley and printed

by Stickit Signs. T-shirts will be on sale for $10 each.

T-shirts are also available to those who pre-register for the fun run. Please visit our website at valleycommunityfair. tripod.com for registration forms and information.

Brandon Hansen photo

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INDEX: Sports - Page 5-6 Obituaries - Page 9 Service Directory - Page 11 Classifieds - Pages 12-15

Chewelah Weather Report

Date July 18 July 19 July 20

High 84 87 78

Low 66 45 39

July 21 85 40 July 22 94 50 July 23 72 46 July 24 78 43 *Precipitation is not recorded weekends/holidays. Data Robin Hegney/City of Chewelah

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CORRECTIONS Northwest Alloys

The Independent reported that the Northwest Alloys plant in Addy produced aluminium during its run, when it actually produced magnesite. The burglars in the story took neither magnesium nor aluminium but rather the cigarette towers at the shut down plant, because smoke if you got em?

Tournament schedule

The Independent reported that the Chewelah Legion A team would play at Shadle Park for the state tournament, but as tournament organizers love to do at the last minute, the games were moved to Rogers so people from Chewelah could enjoy the lovely antique shops in Hillyard.

The Independent

CATCHING

AIR There’s nothing but air, blue sky and clouds for Tanner Thorsen of Spokane as he competes in the Springdale Supercrossdo two weeks ago. He is riding a red Honda. To see more of Ed Broberg’s photography, check out the upcoming First Thursday Art Walk or go to his website edbroberg.com.

Ed Broberg photo

NORTH COUNTY

Kettle Falls pool district in disarray, causes frustration was prepping to go to voters putting a measure on the bal- munity to go gather signatures the taxing district was too given.”

County misstep Despite public protest at large they decided to shrink that would create a parks again. continues to influence in 2015. With the City of Ket- lot “We tried to work with the district to just include the hearings, the commissioners tle Falls unable to fund yearly and recreation district with a

By Jamie Henneman The Independent Staff The Kettle Falls pool sits dry again for the third year and that, depending on who is consulted, is the fault of the Stevens County Commissioners, the Stevens County Auditor or the Kettle Falls community.

An effort from citizens of the Kettle Falls area to find a way to fund the $50,000 it costs each year to keep the pool open turned into a fight between the community and the county commissioners as an idea to solve the issue

pool operations, community members had tried to pay for the pool through fundraisers like “Float the Pool” that collected donations to keep the pool open. However, a longterm solution was needed, so an effort started to form a parks and recreation district that would collect a property tax to keep the pool open. In the summer of 2014, organizers circulated a petition to gain support for the idea and the efforts culminated with nearly 500 signatures to the county commissioners for review.

The petition asked the county commissioners to approve

tax base that included the City of Kettle Falls, four surrounding taxing districts and part of a district in Ferry County. The proposed tax rate was 19 cents per $1,000 assessed property value.

The Stevens County Commissioners accepted the petition to form the district but decided that the proposed taxing district was too large for those who would actually “benefit from the pool.” The commissioners also took issue with the fact that the signed petitions didn’t specify a dollar amount for the property tax. So they asked the com-

folks when they came in and tried our best to follow the law,” said Stevens County Commissioner Wes McCart.

“They thought they were doing the process correctly, but the taxing amount wasn’t specified.”

Frustrated with the commissioners’ response, those who worked on getting signatures for the ballot declined to go out and again collect signatures, asking the commissioners to simply put the measure on the ballot so people could vote.

However, because the commissioners decided that

City of Kettle Falls. They also named the district the Upper Columbia Pool District. Commissioner McCart said this unilateral decision was within the commissioners’ power per state law.

“It is our job to see if the people being included in the taxing district could benefit and we decided those living outside of Kettle Falls would not,” said McCart who said the commissioners also received negative feedback about the potential tax. “We tried to make the best decision with the information that was

held on to their changes to the proposed Upper Columbia Pool District and proceeded with the changes.

Then things got confusing.

When the commissioneramended proposal hit the auditor’s office, it was the understanding of the community and the commissioners that there would be one measure on the ballot to create a pool district and to fund it. In reality, two separate measures appeared on the ballot; one creating the district and an-

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Western Rivers sues county to get tax freebie Group argues land transfer $194,652 they paid in property tax to Stevens County. The should have been exempt

By Jamie Henneman The Independent Staff An environmental group who bought over 2,000 acres from a private timber company and then sold it to the U.S. Forest Service is suing Stevens County for property tax that they paid “under protest,” arguing that the land purchase should have been tax exempt.

Western Rivers Conservancy (WRC) purchased over 2,400 acres along Sheep Creek in Stevens County from Tristate Northeast Washington Timberlands in 2014 and then sold it to the U.S. Forest Service. The group claimed the land was of value to USFS because it included habitat for “rare Redband and Bull Trout,” along with Grizzly Bears, Wolverines and Lynx.

The motto of the organization is, “sometimes to save a river, you have to buy it.”

The group, who made $1.1 million on the sale of the Sheep Creek property, is suing in order to get a refund of the

suit contends that the property was exempt under state law that makes land transfers to government agencies exempt (RCW 84.33.140).

However, Stevens County Commissioner Don Dashiell said the land was not exempt from taxation because Western Rivers never submitted a forestry plan to the county which would have kept the land in a “designated forest land” classification.

“A ‘designated forest land’ classification allows the property tax on a parcel to be deferred with the anticipation that timber harvested from the land will be subject to the county timber tax,” Dashiell said. “Since they didn’t file a forestry plan and don’t intend to harvest any timber, it doesn’t meet the qualifications so we charged the property tax.”

The lawsuit, filed June 29, demands a refund of the “unlawful taxes.” WRC legal counsel Michelle DeLappe said WRC is in the process of serving the papers to Stevens County and setting a trial date.

QUICK HITTERS NOT A SMOOTH START - The Democratic National Convention began with boos and jeers by Bernie Sanders supporters after leaked emails showed that the DNC apologized to Sanders on Monday because party leadership worked to sabotage his campaign for president.

AN EVEN WORSE START - The Australian Olympic Committee has declared the Olympic Village in Rio uninhabitable with flooded floors, mold, broken elevators and exposed wiring. This comes after a New Zealand athlete was kidnapped by Rio police and made to pay them hundreds of dollars.

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ON THE Birthdays & Anniversaries for July 28-Aug. 4 CALENDAR This Week

LIFE LINE

Happy Birthday David Pohto, Teri Rancourt, Orin Yanover, Mandy Park, Chris Booth†, Joan Schut, Kelani George, Fran Marshall, Donna Steig-Wilson, Ava Hartill, Susan Boone, Nancy Miller, Brandon Hansen, Bill Gregerson, Brent Fox, Cassandra Trampush, Sydnie Katzer, Sky Griepp, Clancy Bauman, Natalie George, Kylie McCanna, Betty Nelson, Julee Childress, Wendy Regan, Gracea Fantasia, Lisa Hixson, Nolan Ray Smith-Swearngin, Dylan Harley Davis. Happy Anniversary Walt & Chris Carpenter, Pat & Lorene Wissink, Greg & Laura Rutherford, Dan & Nani Kassa, Bill & Lorraine Schanzenbach, Loren & Terra Davidson, Ron & Judy Hentges, Jim & Tammy Culverwell.

As listed in the Chewelah Valley Lions Club 2016 Community Calendar

Faith Community Church is hosting Life Line Screenings Friday, August 5. Register now.

More info on Page 4.

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Sharing Her Story

TRAILS END GALLERY FEATURED ARTIST

Brittney Wuesthoff aims to inspire others battling eating disorders

By Brandon Hansen The Independent Staff

Brittney Wuesthoff of Chewelah is pretty busy coaching Little League, playing softball and rugby, doing CrossFit, working at Dutch Bros. and going to school at Spokane Falls Community College.

But she’s also finding time to share her personal story — recently being interviewed by KHQ — about having an eating disorder.

It’s part of her effort to help people and raise awareness to an issue that is more common than most people think. According to Nationaleatingdisorders.com, nearly 30 million Americans suffer from an eating disorder at some point in their life.

In the spring of 2014, while at Minnesota’s Hamline University pursuing her dream of playing collegiate basketball, Wuesthoff noticed she got winded going up staircases which didn’t make any sense to her.

Wuesthoff had a strict diet and was very active in running and exercising, so being out of shape didn’t add up.

She went to the internet and learned about eating disorders. Wuesthoff looked up Anorexia and then also learned about Orthorexia,

making art through a lens

By Brandon Hansen The Independent Staff

Brittney Wuesthoff which is preoccupation with eating healthy food.

“I was always working out and eating green salads while tracking calories,” Wuesthoff said. “I was seeing how low I could get sometimes. I’d eat a net of 600 calories and then run 7-9 miles a day.”

Eating disorders typically affect the young and old, but Orthorexia specifiSee HER STORY Page 9

Chewelah-area photographer Ed Broberg will be featured at Trails End Gallery next month and will have his work around town as part of the August 4 First Thursday Art Walk. Broberg, who grew up in Walla Walla, has a strong background in photojournalism, commercial photography, ski coaching, and sailing.

Along with Trails End Gallery, Broberg’s photography pieces will be featured at Paul’s Coffee Bar, ChewVino, and the Chewe-

Calling All Cars. Cruisers, Little Deuce Coupes, loud pipes, your Project Car, . . . and ORANGE Cars in all shapes, sizes and conditions.

Got a car or truck? . . . Drive it on down to the Rev It Up for Vets car cruise and Chewelah Arts Guild’s Dancing with the Cars street dance on August 5 at 6 p.m. In anticipa-

tion of Chewelah’s Light Up the Park in October, the highlighted color of the evening is orange – orange cars, orange floats, orange shirts or . . . .

The streets will come alive with an orange glow when “The Judge” comes to town.

The sponsoring groups, Orange cars are in the shed today, but ready to rumble at the Rev It Up for the Vets car cruise and See REV IT UP Page 9 Chewelah Arts Guild street dance Aug. 5. Courtesy photo

DISTINGUISHED YOUNG WOMEN

Hilzinger to participate at State Program Aug. 6 Kayti Hilzinger, the Distinguished Young Woman of Chewelah, will be participating at the Distinguished Young Women of Washington Program on Saturday, Aug. 6 at 7 p.m.

Fifteen Washington high school seniors will participate in the scholarship program at Washington State University’s Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum.

Those participating in the 2016-17 program also include Kamilah Stone, Almira-CouleeHartline (ACH); Kaytlyn Barnea, Asotin; Julia Galindo, Clarkston; See DYW Page 9

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lah Public Library. Trails End Gallery and ChewVino, will feature a wide selection of recent personal projects, while Paul’s Coffee will have some of Broberg’s older Broberg photojournalism work mixed in with recent work, and the State University project. library will display his imWhile he came to the ages from the past two Light Chewelah area five years ago, Up the Park events, and some See BROBERG Page 15 images from his Washington

Citizen Awareness Night August 2, 2016 at 6:00 p.m.

Chewelah Senior Citizens Center (302 E. Main Ave., Chewelah)

Our agenda will be to discuss the current national, state and local issues. Like DOE, Agenda 21/2030 and VSP just to name a few.

REV IT UP FOR THE VETS

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Ed Broberg’s photography will be featured at the Aug. 4 Art Walk

We hope to come up with a game plan to bring our county and communities closer together in times of need, work closer with our officials and work on county preparedness of supplies for our residences of Stevens County in time of a crisis.

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Remember When Compiled by Lew Arnold The more things change . . . The more they stay the same 110 Years Ago - July 20, 1906 In business since Saturday, the Chewelah Creamery has already turned out two big churns of first-class butter.

100 Years Ago - July 14, 1906 Messrs. H.S. Spedden and Vic Baker formed a partnership and leased the Raftis building on West Main for a garage and general repair shop. The building will also be used as headquarters for the Ford dealership which has been handled by Mr. Spedden for several years.

The Commercial Creamery Company of Spokane has leased the north storeroom of the Lever Building and installed a cream testing plant for local cream trade. They will test the cream and pay cash as delivered.

70 Years Ago - July 18, 1946 Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Miller of Addy welcomed home the last of their three sons who were in the military. Sgt. Donovan Miller, youngest of the three brothers, received his discharge at Ft. Lewis on July 13. He had been attached to the 42nd Division performing occupation duties in Austria since the close of the war.

Aileen Schmid of Addy became the wife of Grant Taylor of Chewelah in a double ring ceremony on July 14th at St. Mary of the Rosary Church with the Rev. Joseph P. Knecht officiating.

60 Years Ago - July 19, 1956 Chewelah’s latest business establishment, The Washington Co-Op, opened Monday by manager Bill Lindsey. The building is located north of the Farmers Feed and Grain Elevator on the Great Northern right-of-way.

In one of the most interesting baseball games played here is some time, the Chewelah (CRA) team defeated Kettle Falls, 7 to 4.

Chewelah had 10 hits to Kettle’s 4. Among the Chewelah players were Herman Pein, Glen Bundy, Merle Lorentz, and Ron Burgess.

50 Years - July 21, 1966 Two lucky fishermen from Chewelah were notified that they each won a Bronson/Actionrod Professional “63” rod and reel.

The lucky fisherman was Lee Heine and the winning dealer was Nave Sety, owner of Sety’s Sport Shop. Lee’s father, Orie, won the previous year’s prize.

40 Years Ago - July 22, 1976 Dr. Arnold Lee announced the termination of his practice and advised his patients that the office would be turned over to Inland Health Association.

Roxanne and Hal Hoxie, members of the Newport Track Club, qualified for the regional finals for the AAU Junior Olympics.

30 Years Ago - July 17, 1986 The Jenkins High School Class of ‘51 held its 35 year reunion with 40 class members attending with their spouses.

A rash of accidents resulted in 5 deaths along Highways 395 and 291 in the past week.

Chataqua ‘86 was a swell party with over 100 parade entries.

20 Years Ago - July 18, 1996 Chataqua ‘96 became history with a crowd of 3,000 turning out for “Men In The Making” Friday evening, 83 parade entries and a park full of food vendors and crafts. Temperatures hovering near 100 degrees didn’t seem to discourage visitors.

10 Years Ago - July 20, 2006 Thirteen years late but the Stevens County Commissioners voted to approve the comprehensive plan which took effect on July 11th. Adoption of the plan tentatively brought the county into compliance with the state’s Growth Management Act. Stevens County Clerk Patty Chester was named “Clerk of the Year” by the Washington State Association of County Clerks.

Following months of deliberations, the Chewelah city council adopted a temporary sign ordinance which was meant to help the city look less cluttered and to enhance the downtown revitalization project.

CHURCH DIRECTORY

UPCOMING

EVENTS JULY 27 - PRESSURE CANNER TESTING

If you are canning your harvest this summer, then don’t miss one of these free canner testing sessions happening from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at WSU Stevens County Extension Office located at 986 S. Main in Colville on Wednesday, July 27, and Friday, August 12.

WHY TEST? Pressure canning is the only method recommended for canning meat, poultry, seafood, and vegetables. The risk associated with preserving these low-acid foods is botulism poisoning.

Botulism is caused by a toxin produced by bacteria called Colstridium Botulinum.These bacteria are rarely if ever destroyed at boiling-water temperatures.

At the higher temperatures of a pressure canner, they are easier to destroy. All low-acid foods should be processed at temperatures of 240 to 250 degrees Fahrenheit, temperatures reached with pressure canners when operated at 10 pounds of pressure at sea level.

Higher pressures are needed to attain 240 degrees F at altitudes above sea level.

Testing your pressure canner will determine whether your canner is functioning properly and help you preserve food safely.

Dial gauge pressure canners should be tested yearly before you start canning.

For additional information contact: WSU Stevens County Extension 509-684-2588 or asabins@wsu.edu.

CHEWELAH

E. 10 Webster, PO Box 378 Chewelah, WA 99109 · 935-8046 Pastor: Judith Holloway Sunday School 10:30am Sunday Worship 10:30am Communion 1st Sunday of month Monday Morning, 11:30 Lectionary Bible Study

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110 N. Second St. West 935-6311 SUNDAY WORSHIP Sunday School - 9:00am Worship 10:00am Fingerprints Preschool Holy Communion - Every Sunday Come Share the Spirit with US!

An Open & Affirming Church No matter where you are in life’s journey... you are welcome here. chewelahucc.org

CROSSROADS COMMUNITY CHURCH Bulldog Rd. & Hwy 395

Sunday School All Ages - 9:45am Worhsip Service - 11:00am AWANA - Tuesday - 6:30pm

ABUNDANT LIFE FELLOWSHIP 203 E. Clay & 2nd 509-935-8029 Sunday School 9:00am Worship Service 10:00am

FAITH COMMUNITY CHURCH

CHEWELAH BAPTIST CHURCH 210 W. Main Ave. • 935-8385 Sunday School 9:45am Worship 11:00am & 6:00pm Wed. Bible Study & Prayer 7:00pm Dan Cleghorn, Pastor

ST. MARY OF THE ROSARY CATHOLIC CHURCH 502 E. Main • PO Box 26 Chewelah, WA 99109 935-8028 Pastor Jeffrey Lewis Mass Time: Saturday, 4:00pm Sunday, 10:00am Reconciliation: Saturday, 2:30-3:30pm

CHEWELAH

Pastor Jim Wallace SEVENTH-DAY Schedule of Services ADVENTIST CHURCH Sunday 9:30am Sunday School 2310 Sand Canyon Rd., Chewelah Phone 935-6523 10:30am Morning Worship Pastor: Larry Kirkpatrick Children church and nursery Saturday Sabbath Worship provided.

Sabbath School Study: 9:30 Wednesday Evenings-all groups, Church Worship Hour: 11:00 youth group, prayer, Bible study, Wednesday Prayer Meeting: 6:30pm refreshments.

A church where families grow together.

CHEWELAH Located on the corner of EVANGELICAL FREE 4th & Colville 2211 Sand Canyon Rd. 3 blocks west of Safeway 935-7003 935-7770 - Pastor Dan Work 935-8505 The truth shall set you free. www.chewelahfaith.org 10:30am Worship Check us out on Facebook

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and join us for a night filled with comedy, snacks and outstanding music.

-Submitted by KCHW

JULY 30 - PRAYER MEETING

Sixty years ago on July 30, 1956 the motto “In God We Trust” was adopted by the Congress of United States of America. The motto took two years to pass.

On July 4, 1776, 240 years ago we became an independent nation. These freedoms were hard fought for then, by men, women, and even children. This freedom is to be able to “Trust in God” not just any god, but the God of the Holy Bible.

On Saturday morning, July 30, between 9-9:30 a.m. there is a meeting to give thanks, honor and pray, for the safety of all those who have served this nation faithfully.

In the Armed Forces, Police and Fire departments and Public Offices.

The meeting will take place at the Chewelah City Hall near where The Bell was hung between 1986-1987.

In June of this year “The Bell,” due to rotting timbers that held it in place, collapsed.

It is time people for us to “cry” out to the Lord.

-Submitted by WSU Stevens County Extension President George Washington stated, “It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible.” july 29 - TAEKWON-dO fundraiser Call Fran Marshall if you have any question at 509Bradley’s Taekwon-Do in Chewelah will be selling 935-6233.

-Submitted by Fran Marshall raffle tickets and Papa Murphy’s cards at the Chewelah Farmers Market Friday, July 29 to help fund the students’ trip to nationals. Stop by the Chewelah Farmers Market AUGUST 5 - JHS CLASS REUNION and support Bradley’s Taekwon-Do. The JHS Class of 1986 is having a reunion on August -Submitted by Bradley’s TKD 5-6. It will start out Friday night at the Sportsman’s Bar and Grill at 7 p.m. and then continue on Saturday at 7 JULY 29 - KCHW SUMMER SHOW p.m. at ChewVino.

KCHW 102.7 Chewelah is proud to announce an Any questions about the event can be directed to evening of comedy and music featuring local talent. The Noelle Anderson-Parks at 509-844-4651. There is also a event will be held at the KCHW Radio Station at the 3rd Facebook page you can find by searching for “JHS Class Street Mall in Chewelah on July 29, 2016 at 7 p.m. It of 1986.” will kick off with The Semi-Blue Un-Politically Correct Quartzite Improv Troupe featuring local stand-up comedian Courtney Marie Hentges. The troupe also features AUGUST 5 - LIFE LINE SCREENINGs Residents living in and around Chewelah can learn Schelley Strite, Kevin Christensen, Keith Cochran, Scott about their risk for cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, & Jean from the KCHW AM show and Joseph D. Wuldiabetes, and other chronic, serious conditions with afczynski. Following the troupe will be special musical fordable screenings

by Life Line Screening. guests Shannon McNeil and Pat Eggleston. Seating is Chewelah Faith Community Church will host this limited and the doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 community event for Life Line Screenings on August 5. or $8 for members with all proceeds going to the radio The site is located at 313 W. Colville Ave. in Chewelah. station - a non-profit organization - and can be purchased online at KCHW.org or purchased the night of the event.

See EVENTS Page 9 This event will contain adult material. Come on down

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MOVING? SAVE MONEY! Who do you know that is moving out of the area and purchasing a home in another area? Here is a strategy to save hundreds, if not thousands of dollars on the purchasing end! Let a local Realtor® (located where you are moving from) refer you to a Broker in the new location. By allowing them to take a referral fee (usually in the neighborhood of 20-25% of the buyer’s agent’s commission) they can get paid to help search for a qualified Realtor® in the new location. But in the process, ask them to give some of it back to you!

For example, if you were moving to another area and wanted to purchase a home in the $300,000 range, the buyer’s agent would probably receive a commission in the 3% range which is a $9,000 commission. An average referral fee on that commission would be around $ 2,000. Ask the referring agent to gift to you a large portion of that referral fee towards your next purchase.

Rather than rolling the dice in a search for a Realtor®, you could let your home agent do that research for you since they know the right things to look for. Most buyers agents agree to pay a referral fee in order to accept a referral for a client that they would not normally receive.

But let’s say that you weren’t exactly satisfied with the agent who just sold your home and you don’t want them to receive another dime! Since you didn’t feel good about their service why would you feel comfortable with allowing them to choose the Realtor® for you in the new location? For starters, you wouldn’t have to use that agent! You could ask any good Realtor® to accomplish that task for you. What’s the down side for someone to spend an hour or two doing some quality research for you and getting paid to do it?

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CHATAQUA 2016

Chataqua Parade Winners Announced The 2016 Chataqua Assistance Animals parade winners are as follows:

ATV/Motorcycle

1st - American Legion Riders Post 54 2nd - Becky Miner and Airianna Turk 3rd - Royal Family Kids Camp

Antique/Classic Car

1st - Sety’s Truck 2nd - Denny Wolf- 1947 Chevy Fleetliner 3rd - Nathan Thompson1941 WC 12 Dodge Truck

Commercial Float

1st - God Fearing Brothers 2nd - First Class Septic 3rd - Richmond Logging

Community Float

1st - Deer Park 2nd - Odessa 3rd - Spokane Lilac Festival Association

A big thank you to the parade sponsors - Chewelah Auto Parts and ChewVino.

And another big thank you to all the volunteers who Children’s Group 1st - StageTime Summer made the parade possible, with special thanks going to Theatre the City of Chewelah, Chris 2nd - Bradley’s Lewhalder, Girl Scout Troop Taekwondo 5006, Bob Levan and crew, 3rd - Kips Gymnastics and the parade judges.

Mounted Unit/Other Animal: 1st - Rockin’ Rescue

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FARMERS MARKETS

Now accept SNAP/EBT Farmers Markets in Colville and Chewelah are now accepting SNAP/EBT (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program/Electronic Benefits Transfer) – formerly known as “Food Stamps” – for qualifying food purchases. In addition, these markets participate in the Fresh Bucks program that provides a $2 incentive for every $5 purchased using the SNAP/EBT card.

The Fresh Bucks incentive coupons are good for purchases of fruit, herbs, mushrooms, vegetables and vegetable starts.

The Fresh Bucks pro-

gram is supported by grants through the Washington State Department of Health. Catholic Charities Spokane, Food For All administers the program in Eastern Washington.

The goal of the program is to help low-income families access more nutritious locally grown food while boosting sales to area farmers.

The market locations and times of operation are: CHEWELAH - City Park, Hwy 395 at 700 N Park St., Fridays, 11:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., through October 21 COLVILLE - Corner of See FARMERS MARKET Page 9

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Mariner Watch: Livin’ on a prayer The Mariners are still hanging on by a prayer, sitting seven games behind Texas (58-42) and 3.5 games behind Houston in the AL West.

They are winners of four of their last six. Seattle is ranked ninth in the league in runs (467), 11th in the league in batting average (.261) and 11th in the league in ERA (3.95)

THE GOOD

THE BAD

THE UGLY

Seattle’s Ken Griffey Jr. ended his Hall of Fame acceptance speech by putting his ball cap on backward - which was his trademark back when he was a Mariner mainstay.

White Sox players are declining to pay clubhouse dues during their three-game series after finding out the Mariners take a 60 percent cut from clubhouse managers.

An Iowa football player, Faith Ekakitie, was mistaken for a bank robber while playing Pokemon Go and was held at gunpoint

by Iowa City police.

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Chewelah’s Tayeb Wilson tags out an Eastmont runner to clinch a 7-3 victory in their first game of the Legion Single A State Tournament last Saturday.

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Quartzite bombers advance to trophy round of state tourney

By Geno Ludwig Staff Correspondent The Chewelah Cougars advanced to the trophy rounds of the Washington State American Legion Baseball Tournament on Monday at Rogers High School in Spokane by crushing Lake Stevens 12-2 in their final game of pool play.

T h e Cougars won two of their three games in pool play and moved into Tuesday’s games as the number one seed from the American Division. They are one of eight teams that moved forward into the loserout quarterfinal round of the

event.

Chewelah opened tournament play on Saturday with a 7-3 victory over Eastmont.

They lost a 5-2 game to Elma on Sunday. Then, on Monday, they 10-runned Lake Stevens in four innings to earn their ticket into the quarterfinals.

Chewelah 7, Eastmont 3

Chewelah opened the tournament on Saturday with a 10-hit barrage that notched a 7-3 win over Eastmont.

With the score knotted at two runs apiece after four innings, the Cougars used three singles and a double to grab a 6-2 lead. Carl Oman, Johnny Larson and Dylan Davis smashed singles. Larson’s hit scored Oman, Pearson Grooms batted in Davis, and a double off the bat of Zach Kubik brought in Larson and

Grooms.

Back in the first inning, Oman scored the first Cougar run. He got on base on an Eastmont error, was bunted over to third base by Larson, and went home on a balk.

In the second inning, Ethan Rowe was issued a walk and was moved over to second base by Davis. Jerry Kramer then hit a double that scored Rowe, giving Chewelah an early 2-0 lead.

Oman hit his second single of the game in the sixth inning. He was advanced to second base by Kramer and on to third base by Kubik. A single

by Grooms sent Oman home with the final run of the game for a 7-3 Chewelah victory.

Oman, Grooms, and Davis each had two hits. Larson pitched a complete game for the Cougars, throwing

seven innings, allowing six ed into scoring position by ners on the corners, but they hits and three runs.

Tayeb Wilson. Jerry Kramer were marooned. batted him in.

Elma scored two runs in With Wilson on base, Elma 5, Chewelah 2 Carl Oman singled, giving the The Cougars stranded Cougars a pair of base runSee LEGION Page 10 nine base runners in Sunday’s game against Elma. Chewe3.5” x 2.5” | Maximum Font Size: 30 pt lah’s inability to bring runners home, along with four untimely errors in the middle innings, led to a 5-2 loss on the second day of the tournament.

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“Regrets? I’ve had a few.” – Frank Sinatra Mr. Sinatra, one of the most famous entertainers of the 20th century, did things his way, but he was also familiar with remorse.

He’s not alone, of course. We all deal with regrets – and financial ones are among the most troublesome.

Here are the leading financial regrets, according to a recent survey by Bankrate.com, along with some suggestions for avoiding them: Not saving for retirement early enough – This was the top regret expressed by survey respondents. Saving and investing early for retirement offers you two key benefits. First, the more time you give growth-oriented investments, the greater their growth potential. And second, by saving and investing for retirement early in your career, you will likely need to put away less money each year than you would if you waited until, say, your 40s or 50s. So, if you aren’t already doing so, contribute as much as you can afford to your IRA and your 401(k) or similar employer-sponsored plan. And increase your contributions every time your salary rises.

Not saving enough for emergency expenses – You can’t plan for all expenses. Your furnace might die, your car may need a major repair, you may incur a sizable doctor’s bill – the list goes on and on. If you don’t have the money available to meet these costs, you might be forced to dip into your long-term investments. That’s why it’s important to maintain an emergency fund, containing three to six months’ worth of living expenses, in a liquid, low-risk account.

Taking on too much credit card debt – If you don’t overuse your credit cards, they can be handy and helpful, in many ways.

Try to keep a lid on your credit card debt, keeping in mind that your debt payments reduce the amount of money you have available to invest for your long-term goals, such as a comfortable retirement.

Not saving enough for children’s education — This may be perhaps the most difficult regret to address – after all, it’s not easy to save for your own retirement and simultaneously put money away for your children’s college educations. However, if you can afford to save for college, try to do so in as advantageous a manner as possible.

Buying a bigger house than you can afford – If you tie up too much money in mortgage payments, you will have less to contribute to your various retirement accounts. And while home equity certainly has some value, it generally does not provide you with the same liquidity – and probably not the same potential for growth and income – as an investment portfolio that’s appropriate for your needs and risk tolerance. So, think carefully before purchasing that big house – you might be better served by scaling down your home ownership and ramping up your investments.

You can’t avoid all the doubts and misgivings you’ll encounter at various stages of your life. But if you can reduce those regrets associated with your finances, you could well increase your satisfaction during your retirement years.

This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor, Ryan Moore.

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10U LITTLE LEAGUE

12U LITTLE LEAGUE

The Chewelah 10U All-Stars were quite happy with their third-place prize of mini-bats. Leah Oman photo

Cougs notch third place Chewelah defeats Newport for solid finish at Deer Park Settler’s Day

By Geno Ludwig Staff Correspondent Chewelah’s 10U all-star team used a nine-run fourth inning to defeat Newport 12-7 on Sunday afternoon to claim third place in the Deer Park Settler’s Day Wood Bat Tournament. The Cougars won three of their five games, losing twice to tournament champion Trail.

They defeated Castlegar, Post Falls, and Newport.

This was the third time the Cougars had placed third in a summer tournament.

They finish the season at Colville next weekend where they will compete in the Rendezvous Tournament.

Trail 7, Chewelah 3

After a closely-played first few innings, Trail pulled away from the Cougars to post a 7-3 win in the opening game of the tournament for both teams on Friday morn-

ing.

“We played really well, especially at the beginning of the game,” said Coach Eric Krausz. “The score was 2-1 through the first three innings. We had opportunities to score with runners on base and our big hitters coming to the plate later in the game, but we were unable to bring them in. We even had the bases loaded once and did not score.

“Trail is probably the best team in the tournament, and we surprised them by playing so well. Their best pitcher threw the last three innings against us. He threw really hard, but he did not intimidate us. We hit the ball pretty solid against him, scoring two runs and frustrating him a little.”

Church scored both Chewelah runs. He was hit by a pitch in the first inning.

Back-to-back singles from Nolan Jeanneret and Wyatt Accord brought him home.

In the sixth inning, Church hit a leadoff single and was walked around the rest of the bases on consecutive walks given to Acord, Bodie Katzer and Shade

Krausz.

Chewelah 7, Castlegar 3

In Saturday’s evening game, Chewelah scored three runs in the first inning and two more in the fourth to bag a 7-3 victory over Castlegar for the Cougars’ second win of the day.

Katzer clobbered a triple in the bottom of the opening inning, bringing Church home with Chewelah’s first run. A sacrifice bunt by Jeanneret brought Katzer home for a 3-0 Cougar lead.

Later in the inning, Krausz was walked with the bases loaded to push Lucas Stahl across the plate for the fourth run and a 4-0 lead.

A double up the middle

by Krausz in the fourth inning brought home two more Chewelah base runners. Wyatt Acord and Dakota Acosta both singled and scored on the two-bagger, lengthening the Cougar lead to 6-0.

Katzer singled and came home via a Stahl double to widen the Chewelah lead to 7-0.

Castlegar scored in the See 10U Page 10

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The Chewelah 12U All-Stars won the Settler’s Day Wood Bat Tournament.

Back row (left to right): Will Frizzell, Zach Bowman, Andrew Sweat, Eli Larson, Coby Rancourt, Kruz Katzer, James Macrae, Clayton Jeanneret, Josh Piepgras, Jack Carpenter, Corban Stearns. Front row (left to right): Coach Harley Bowman, Coach Dan Macrae, Coach Jim Carpenter. Tamara Bowman photo

CHAMPS AGAIN

Cardiac Cougs take down tourney host for title at Settler’s Day

By Geno Ludwig Staff Correspondent

Corbin Stearns had only one hit in the championship game at Deer Park last Sunday, but it was the most important hit of the contest.

Stearns’ double in the bottom of the sixth inning rolled all the way to the left-field fence, scoring Josh Piepgras from second base for a 5-4 Chewelah win at the Settler’s Day Wood Bat Tournament.

With one out and the score tied at 4-4, Piepgras had been walked, putting the winning run aboard for the Cougars. Stearns then hit a 2-and-2 pitch for the walkoff double to defeat the host Tri-County Tigers.

The win earned Chewelah the tournament championship and extended the Cougar winning streak to 10 straight games.

They went undefeated the previous weekend to capture the Orofino tournament championship trophy.

“Strong pitching and scrappy offensive play have helped the streak stay alive,”

Chewelah’s Coby Rancourt delivers a pitch for the All-Stars in Deer Park. Tamara Bowman photo said Coach Dan Macrae.

Chewelah trailed 4-2 going into the fifth inning.

Kruz Katzer walked and James Macrae hit a bunt single to give the Cougars a pair of base runners. Katzer came home on a pitch that got past the catcher and Macrae was batted in by Coby Rancourt

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to knot the score at 4-4 with one inning to play.

The Cougars scored their first two runs in the third inning. Clayton Jeanneret singled and was batted in by Macrae’s double. Andrew Sweat’s single moved Macrae to third base, and a double

by Rancourt brought him home. Macrae went 3-for-3 and scored two runs. Zach Bowman, Rancourt, and Piepgras each had two hits.

Sweat threw the last three innings, allowing no runs, to earn the pitching win.

Chewelah 7, Post Falls 2

Earlier in the day, Chewelah used a five-run third inning to defeat Post Falls 7-2 in the semifinal round of the tournament.

Behind 2-0, the Cougars got hits from Stearns, Jeanneret, Macrae and Sweat to take over the lead, 5-2.

Bowman and Katzer both singled and scored in the sixth inning, widening the Chewelah lead to 7-2.

Bowman went 2-for3 for the Cougars. Macrae, Sweat, and Stearns hit doubles. Bowman and Sweat split time on the mound, both throwing three innings. They allowed two runs on four hits and struck out 12 Post Falls batters.

Chewelah 4, Spokane Valley 1

In Saturday evening’s game, Chewelah scored four early runs in the first inning and held on to beat the Spokane Valley Titans by a 4-1 score.

Singles by Katzer, Macrae, and Piepgras did the damage. Macrae and Piepgras each batted in two runs.

Bowman, Rancourt, Macrae, and Will Frizzell threw a combined onehitter, with the lone Titan hit coming in the final inning.

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Likely U.S. Voters were asked whom they would vote for if the presidential election were held this week (rasmussenreports.com).

TRUMP 43%, CLINTON 42%

TO THE EDITOR

Reinvigorate the school board Dear Editor, Last Wednesday, the Chewelah School Board took a vote in favor of reinvigorating the representative governance of our local schools. I applaud them! They opted to put a measure on the November 2016 ballot that reorganizes the district, thus giving more opportunities to more citizens—more often—to run for school board.

They did not take this decision lightly. The Board tried for more than a year to fill the vacancy in the Director District 4 position, but unfortunately, no one residing in the proper location came forward. I witnessed them discuss a solution at every board meeting since January.

After a thorough effort to fill this position under the existing geographic restrictions, they recognized the need for a change. The answer? Redefining the Board as elected representatives living in three geographically defined di-

rector districts, and two additional elected “at–large” representatives who may live anywhere within the boundaries of the school district.

Candidate participation in narrowly geographically defined races has dropped in our community. Comparing the period of 1999-2007 to the period of 2008 to present, there has been a 34 percent drop in the number of individuals running for public office locally. By reorganizing the Chewelah School Board as proposed, citizens with the “desire to serve” will find the “opportunity to serve” better aligned in time. In November, join me in voting “Yes” to reorganize and reinvigorate the School District. Until then, join the conversation on Facebook at “Supporting Chewelah School Board Reorg.”

Sincerely, Lori Larsen Chewelah

Make sure you get out and vote America, Let’s Vote!

Recently, I’ve been talking to people about our current Presidential election. I’ve heard statements such as: “In all good conscience I can’t vote for Donald Trump and I’m surely not voting for Hillary, so I guess I won’t vote.”

Donald Trump was not my first choice either, but now that he is the nominee for the Republicans I am going to vote for him. Mr. Trump has stated that he does and will support the Republican Party Platform and will appoint conservative Federal Judges

and Supreme Court Justices.

That’s my vote: God, America, moral values, securing the future for our children and grandchildren. For the responsible citizen, to not vote is not a choice and to vote for a third party candidate simply aids the opposition. We need to exercise our privilege and responsibility in voting and not give America away by default.

Respectfully, Francis J. Baumann Chewelah

Obama’s Dangerous Rhetoric He did it in Ferguson, Missouri and now he is doing the same thing concerning the recent police shootings of black men in Louisiana and Minnesota.

Before law enforcement even had enough time to begin the investigation, Obama has already concluded the police are in the wrong and has voiced that opinion, as though it is fact, on national TV. His irresponsible discourse is possibly the one most important factor in the rising crime rates and anti-police sentiment around the country.

The turmoil which will

follow will result in more death and destruction than a thousand Al Capones and a thousand Billy the Kids armed with assault rifles (high capacity magazines) in full auto can achieve. Then what follows? Martial Law? A dictatorship?

Remember Obama’s campaign promise?

To fundamentally change this country. He made that promise at the same time he ridiculed those who, “stick to their guns and bible.”

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FROM THE EDITOR

Your guide to drivers on Highway 395

W

atching Mad Max Fury Road a few months ago, something struck me as all too familiar. Crazy highway chases. Oddly customized cars.

People being a little bit uncivilized.

Oh wait, I must be watching a documentary on Highway 395.

Let’s face facts, as traffic grows on our little two-lane highBy Brandon way, things can get a little hairy Hansen driving to Spokane or Colville.

There’s nothing particularly danBrandon is the managing editor gerous about the road itself unless of the Chewelah a deer tries to commit ritual suicide Independent. by becoming a hood ornament on the car you just finished making payments on. It’s just the fun mix of drivers that choose to call this stretch of road their home.

Some drivers are more suited for bumper cars, some look like they’re trying out for Spokane drag races and some look like they took inspiration from the Beverly Hillbillies on how they tied down the stuff in the back of their pickup.

Perhaps you’ve run across these people, but just in case you’re too busy trying to not die on the highway — as opposed to looking at the drivers — here’s a handy-dandy guide I’ve come up with.

Silver Surfer

You know the 95-year old cruising down the highway going 40 m.p.h. You’ll be cruising along, heading to Loon Lake for some water time and BAM! There’s somebody in front of you going the same pace as a spirited jogger.

These people are also completely oblivious to the 20 cars behind them and usually throw their hands up in the air in disgust as a line of rigs pass them. How dare someone not want to go the speed they want to go - which is 20 m.p.h. below the speed limit.

Maybe they want to play it safe but really what are they worried about? Getting the Delorean up to a speed that would send them back in time?

The Riddler

Fifteen miles over the speed limit? 10 miles under it?

This guy on the road keeps you guessing. They’ll scorch past you in the passing lane and then five minutes later, you’ll find them holding up traffic. Why? Because they like to keep people guessing on the road, that’s why! You dare not pass them because as soon as you get in the other lane, they kick it up another 5-10 m.p.h. Because… I dunno, some people just like to watch the world burn.

The Tailgater

They dare not pass in the passing lane, but they’ll certainly let you know that you’re only going the speed limit. Who does just the speed limit? In Stevens County, the speed limit is this magical number on the side of the road that at one point in human history, people followed.

Anyways, this person’s headlights will be holding a conversation with you in the front seat of your rig and then when a passing lane comes up, this special driver will continue to tail you like they’ve been instructed by the CIA to keep tabs on you.

The Incredible Hulk

It’s a requirement: When you have the world’s biggest truck, you have to constantly remind people you have the world’s biggest truck. After dropping more than you would on a down payment for a house, somebody has to show off a rig that would make a Bigfoot monster truck blush.

The person usually sets his rig up by installing two flag poles on the back, a pair of inappropriate genitalia hanging from the tow hitch, bumper stickers that remind you that “I DRIVE A BIG TRUCK” and of course the obligatory exhaust pipes that pour out enough black smoke to melt the polar ice caps.

Oh and don’t forget the lift kit that also doubles as the tallest building in Chewelah.

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Henry Kaiser Helped Make America Great

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etween now and November, you will hear lots about

By Don C. Brunell “How to Make America Great Don C. Brunell Again!” is a business Much of our country’s greatness is analyst, writer because of our “Entrepreneurial Spirand columnist. it.”

It is our unique trait which makes He retired as us the envy of the world. president of America has been blessed with the Association of Washington industrious leaders who are optimistic, Business, the forward looking and passionate. They state’s oldest and are tireless men and women who take largest business calculated risks and pull themselves organization, together after failure. They have the and now lives in drive to get things done no matter what Vancouver. He the circumstances. can be contacted Henry J. Kaiser, who dropped out at theBrunells@ msn.com. of school at age 12, was one of our country’s leading entrepreneurs. His legacy remains with us today even though he died in 1967.

His story begins in 1894. Kaiser started working for local merchants to help support the family in Whitesboro, NY. He moved to Spokane in 1906 and found a job selling silverware at James McGowan’s hardware store. McGowan described Kaiser as “a go-getter with faith, enthusiasm and hard work.

He was a great believer in giving his customers service over and above their expectations.”

Kaiser moved into road construction in 1914. He borrowed $25,000 to build a 2.5 mile road in northwest Washington. Kaiser, who often worked out of his car from sunrise to sunset, quickly earned the reputation for finishing jobs ahead of time, with high quality and on budget.

Along the way, Kaiser invented ways to construct roads faster and cheaper. For example, he worked with heavy equipment manufacturer, R.G. LeTourneau, to replace horsedrawn equipment with gas-powered machines.

Interestingly, when truck manufacturers refused to make dump trucks powered by diesel motors, Kaiser bought the trucks anyway and swapped out gasoline engines. It cut operating costs in half.

Kaiser’s interest in dam building spiked in the 1930s. He found partners, “The Six Companies,” and they won the bid to build the $54 million Hoover Dam on the Colorado River.

Kaiser was made chairman of the consortium in recognition of his unique ability to get people to work together. Hoover was completed two years and two months ahead of schedule.

“The Six Companies” went on to build major portions of Bonneville and Grand Coulee dams, which also were completed more than a year earlier than planned.

Kaiser became famous during World War II for shipbuilding and delivered nearly 1,500 vessels in the war effort.

The most notable were the “Liberty” and “Victory” cargo ships.

Kaiser perfected fast welding techniques which all but eliminated laborious riveting. The piece-by-piece way of putting ships together was scrapped and replaced by prefabricated sections. His shipyards were laid out like assembly lines with steel and parts flowing smoothly from rail flat cars to dry docks.

On Liberty ships alone, government records show that Kaiser built them in two-thirds the time and at 25 percent less cost than the average of all other shipyards.

After the war, Kaiser’s empire grew. He moved into steel, aluminum and concrete production, real estate and health care. In 1946, he teamed with auto executive Joseph Frazer to assemble Kaiser and Frazer cars. In 1956, they switched to making a commercial version of the World War II Jeep.

Kaiser established the foundation to provide affordable health care. It was a new idea where people would prepay for health services at Kaiser’s hospitals and clinics rather than go to higher cost fee-for-service providers.

On his 85th birthday, Kaiser told reporters: “Of all the things I’ve done, I expect only to be remembered for my hospitals. They’re the things that are filling the people’s greatest need—good health.”

As Kaiser illustrated, entrepreneurs are essential to America. They are embedded in our country’s DNA.

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July 28, 2016

POLICE BLOTTER

BY CHEWELAH POLICE CHIEF MARK BURROWS

Week of July 28, 2016 We used to sing the song, America the Beautiful, in our public schools. These inspiring lyrics were penned 103 years ago but our need for the message couldn’t be more obvious.

Current national news stories are downright negative and depressing…. We could use more stories regarding why and how so much of the fabric of our culture remains intact.

The Chewelah PD handled 58 calls in the last week and approximately 110 calls since your last police blotter. Four of the calls from last week were dog-related. Barking dogs, dogs on the run, etc. One pet owner rec’d a ticket for allowing two dogs to run loose and is being charged with not having dog tags. On another call, an aggressive dog was collared and transported to impound. Officers responded to three disturbance calls; a noise complaint; and a person reported harassment. Two fraud calls; two welfare check requests; three theft reports; two unwanted persons; officers checked on five suspicious vehicles; and made 26 traffic stops. Traffic stops promote safety by enforcing speed limits, insuring vehicles are operational, and discouraging people from driving impaired.

Officers also responded to a report of a possible prowler at 1 a.m.; a vehicle prowl; an area check; an alarm; a report of a stolen vehicle; and two assists to other agencies. Local deputies and officers appreciate your support and encouragement.

Prosecutor’s Journal

By Stevens County Prosecuting Attorney Tim Rasmussen

Week of July 28, 2016 Last week there were two jury trials in District Court. Both were on DUI cases.

Both of the cases were the result of vehicle stops in Chewelah or just outside Chewelah.

Washington State Patrol troopers processed both cases and Deputy Prosecutor prosecuted both cases. One stop was the result of a call by a citizen regarding bad driving and the other stop was the result of the observations of Chewelah officer Pankey.

In the first case, a citizen called 911 and reported that a light gray truck with a broken tail light was driving southbound in the northbound lane by the Chewelah Safeway. It was also reported that the truck crossed the fog line multiple times (in short, the vehicle was all over the road).

A few minutes later, WSP Trooper Jessie Dell saw a truck with a broken tail light that met the description. He stopped the truck to investigate. When blue lighted, the truck did not pull over right away, but when it did, it came to a stop partly in the road.

Jasey Jansen was found to be the driver.

After failing field sobriety tests, Jansen was arrested and charged. At trial, the jury learned Jansen had a .13 breath test.

They found him guilty. The sentencing was postponed. Jansen’s record shows one prior DUI charge within seven years; a DUI charge out of Utah amended to Reckless Driving.

In the other case, Sgt. Pankey of Chewelah saw a driver cross the fog line and the center line coming out of Chewelah.

The driver did not pull over promptly when signaled to stop. The driver was Defendant Garri Lundquist.

After the stop, WSP Trooper Dell took over the investigation.

Ms. Lundquist had multiple visual clues of impairment and could not repeat the alphabet. She agreed to take the breath test and provided a sample that registered a .15. They jury found Ms. Lundquist guilty.

The sentencing was not postponed. She was found to have a prior DUI charge that was amended to Neg 1 ten years ago. She was sentenced to five days and jail and standard fines and costs that amount to nearly $1,500.

In another drunk driving case, Ms. Amber Fast has been charged in Superior Court with Vehicular Homicide as a result of her driving while impaired just south of Chewelah. She was driving over 100 m.p.h. when she struck a bicyclist who was also driving south on the highway. The bicyclist was killed instantly.

Ms. Fast has posted a $100,000 bond while awaiting trial.

It is important to remember that a charge is not proof of guilt.

A person must be presumed innocent until convicted by a court or jury at a trial.

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GROWTH Continued from Page 1 Wife own 90 percent of Wildfire Cannabis Company, there are also four other shareholders — some of them also working for the operation. Wildfire currently employs 11 full-time employees with medical benefits and shareholder options. Wildlife Cannabis has 1,940 plants currently growing outside. Brandon Hansen photo This is a business opportunity made legal by the peoWildfire got most of their plants from lo- tions of Washington State not classifying ple of Washington State and regulated by cal growers as well. Foster said he per- marijuana grow operations as agriculThe Washington State Liquor Cannabis sonally had never seen a plant before ture,” Foster said. “They classify growBoard, Foster said. “It’s about creating beginning this business venture but had ing buildings as Factory I which means quality good paying jobs in this area,” learned a lot from his experts in a very far more stringent requirements than CGrowth Capital has been one of short time. anything an agricultural building needs Wildfire’s biggest supporters. With the “There’s so much to it,” Foster said. or desires. date for shipping product to retailers still “There’s a lot of time and money. These Wildfire is also in the final steps of months away, they’ve been patient and girls you have to treat them right with getting there processing license. Along behind Wildfire the entire way. watering and nutrients along with mas- with their producer license, it would alWith Wildfire’s lease, all tenant im- sive amounts of attention.” low the company to process all raw canprovement expenses were provided by Eight of the 11 employees focus on nabis into its final packaging for shipping Chewelah Properties LLC allowing Fos- growing specifically and, while there’s directly to retailers. Currently there are ter to concentrate all his funds towards an automatic watering system, the grow- 285 retailers in the state and 818 producthe operation. Furthermore, Wildfire has ers hand water the plants with nutrients ers. been able to manage all operations with as well. They expect about a pound of Foster also wanted to thank the Foster’s contributions and not loans or production from each plant when they Stevens County Planning and Building private investors. reach maturity.

Department, Tri County Health, Stevens The outside grow area, which con“All our nutrients are all-natural bio County Commissioners, WSLCB and sists of 1,940 plants in several different safe and approved by the WSLCB, most the Department of Ecology for their asgrow stages, is surrounded by 17 ship- of the nutrients don’t even have caution sistance and support to get through this ping containers as its obscured fencing. A labels on them,” Foster said. lengthy process of permitting and regustate of the art security surveillance sysBuilding 420 — as it’s called — is latory review required to grow cannabis tem remotely monitors the site and a 24- in its final stages of construction. They legally in Washington State. Foster went hour security staff is on site at all times. have made great strides on improvements on to say the tax dollars and jobs created “Eastern Washington is phenomenal to infrastructure and preparing for future by cannabis production will only help for growing marijuana,” Foster said. “We buildings thanks to efforts by Chewelah strengthen the economy especially here get a breeze here in Chewelah and the Properties LLC including removing gar- in Stevens County where big business plants like it. The roots bind to the soil bage and tearing down existing buildings has historically shied away from. better and it blows some of the pests off. that are falling apart. Wildfire is preparPlants have gone from small seedIt’s also usually a little warmer in the val- ing for its startup of the indoor grow in lings to impressive leafy crops in just a ley and it’s not a secret these plants like the next few weeks and when complete few short weeks for Wildfire, which is warmth.”

— with the support of their landlord — breaking into a new industry for the state, Foster employs several growers that will start two phases of construction. just a few miles out of town. monitor the growth and health of the 35 “The challenge in permitting and different strains currently in production. construction is the unexpected ramifica-

PICKLEBALL Continued from Page 1 The project was onschedule and within budget.

The committee also repainted the nearby maintenance shed green and redid the hitting wall on the tennis courts. Now that the courts are finished, many community members involved in the construction process are envisioning some changes to the tennis area to make it more park-like.

“And there’s still a lot of things that you can envision that could happen here,” Schlatter said. “People get engaged when they come together for commu- Carol Williams helps dedicate the new pickleball courts at the golf course nity things and this can be and many community members got first dibs on a game. Brandon Hansen photos the vehicle for that.”

Courts will now be open CRChewelah.

8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and those interested Community members are also in buying pickleball gear can get a planning to hold demonstrations and discount by going to PickleballCen- lessons in August. tral.com and using the discount code

ON THE RECORD IN STEVENS COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT

NEW CASES State of Washington vs. Jordan M. Lewis. Theft 2>$750.

Laurie Ann Dickinson, petitioner, Joseph Shane Griffith, respondent. Domestic violence.

State of Washington vs. Chad Dray Olson. Controlled substance no prescription.

Matthew J. Doppenberg, petitioner, Shannon N. Doppenberg, respondent. Dissolution.

Gina Lindskog, petitioner, Zachary Scott Lindskog, respondent. Dissolution.

State of Washington vs. Nathan Tyrell Phillips. Residential burglary.

State of Washington vs. Justin Lee Wagner. Possessio of stolen property 1.

State of Washington, Department of Labor & Industries vs.

Charles A. Norris. Tax warrant.

Numerica Credit Union vs. Clare M. Best, John Doe Reynolds. Collection.

John Evan Davis, Sun Ae Davis, petitioners, Melinda Ann Thompson, respondent. Harassment.

Renee M. Pratt, petitioner, James E. Pratt, respondent.

Dissolution.

State of Washington vs. Michael Silas Christen. Controlled substance no prescription.

State of Washington vs. Andrew Sylvester Harp. Possvehicle.

Diana Salazar Cordero-Bakke, petitioner, Nikia Timothy Striet, respondent. Domestic violence.

Flynn Madlin vs. Scott Bailey, Amy Johnson, Any and all persons who occupy the premises, all who are unlawful occupant.

Quiet title.

Justin Matthew Davis, petitioner, Melanie Hope Davis, respondent. Dissolution.

Estate of Delores M. “Doll” Linton, deceased, John O. Linton, petitioner. Estate.

State of Washington vs. Ryan James Balis. Burglary 1 weapon.

State of Washington vs. Robyn Elizabeth Norris. Burglary 1 weapon.

State of Washington vs. Isaac James Boyd. Burglary 1 weapon.

State of Washington vs. Colton Jonathan Alan Haynes. Theft vehicle.

State of Washington vs. Kurtis P. Jones-Tolliver. Theft vehicle.

State of Washington vs. Brandon Kenneth Leon Kilgore.

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valley FAIR Continued from Page 1 All registrations forms including livestock, parade, 3-on-3 basketball and fun run are due by August 1, 2016.

A fair committee meeting is also planned for Monday, August 1 starting at 5:30 p.m. at the Valley Grange Hall. Workdays for the fair will be on Wednesday, August 3 for the inside Exhibit Hall and Saturday, August 6 for the Livestock Barn starting at 8 a.m. Grab a broom, mop, bucket and rags, rake, mower, etc. and come on down to help. For questions, please call Theresa Carr at 509-937-2635.

This is the design for the Valley Fair t-shirts this year.

-Submitted by The Valley Fair Association

ON THE RECORD IN STEVENS COUNTY DISTRICT COURT

CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS Judge Gina A. Tveit Kenneth Kelsey, $643 fine, Driving While License Suspended 3rd Degree.

Tavis R. Davis, $643 fine, 12 days jail, Driving While License Suspended 2nd Degree.

Philo M. Pesicka, $643 fine, 12 days jail, 12 months Supervised Probation, Assault 4th Degree Domestic Violence.

William N. Swan, $493 fine, 3 days jail, Illegal Outdoor Burn Prohibited Substances.

Paige N. Johnson, $493 fine, 2 days jail converted to community service, Leaving Child in Vehicle Unattended with Motor Running.

Michael C. Bennett-Newton, $693 fine, 15 days jail, Possession of Stolen Property 3rd Degree & Possession of

Legend Drug-No Prescription.

Michael C. Bennett-Newton, $93 fine, Criminal Trespassing 2nd Degree.

Tyler L. Herrell, $493 fine, 7 days jail, Assault 4th Degree.

Thomas M. Waller, $593 fine, 3 days jail, Assault 4th Degree & Violation of Protection Order.

Casandra M. Roskopf, $20 Restitution, $393 fine, Theft 3 Degree.

Edward J. Sauvageau, $198.41 Restitution, $1,343 fine, 1 day jail, 12 months Supervised Probation, Negligent Driving 1st Degree.

Arin W. Snyder, $643 fine, 1 day jail, Hit and Run Unattended Property.

Joe J. Derr, $593 fine, 6 days jail converted to community service, 12 months Monitored Probation, Disorderly Conduct.

Joe J. Derr, $593 fine, 12 months Monitored Probation, Resisting Arrest.

Cameron M. Stahl, $293 fine, Driving While License Suspended 3rd Degree.

Christopher J. Eggleston, $543 fine, 240 days jail converted to Electric Home Monitoring, Driving While License Suspended 1st Degree.

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OBITUARIES Matthew Davis Ausland

Matthew Ausland 1966-2016 Matthew Davis Ausland, age 50, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, July 6, 2016 in Bandon, Oregon, while on a family vacation. Matt was born on May 20, 1966 in Umatilla, Oregon to parents Craig and Sandi Ausland.

He was the first of four children. From an early age Matt had an earnest desire to learn more about God and lived his life following Jesus. He was taught humility and the importance of hard work during his childhood growing up on his parents’ 42-acre farm in Chewelah, WA. These were qualities that he exemplified throughout the remainder of his life. Fishing, horseback rides, and backpacking were some of his favorite activities growing up. Matt played football and basketball in high school and it was there that he met the love of his life, cheer-

leader Sunni Dai Kircher. The high school sweethearts married in 1987.

In 1984, Matt began college at Eastern Washington University where he majored in History and minored in Physical Education. Matt returned to Eastern following his graduation in 1988 to earn his teaching certificate. Matt worked as a substitute teacher as well as various jobs before he was hired by Anacortes Middle School. As a teacher, Matt was encouraging to his students as well as genuinely passionate about the subjects he taught. In 1996, Matt and Sunni had their daughter Madeline and their second daughter, Cassandra, was born in 2000. After both his daughters were born, Matt continued his education to earn a Masters Degree.

Matt was known by the people around him for being kind and accepting to all he met and always willing to lend a helping hand. He had an array of interests ranging from animals to video games.

Any and all history and current world news was fascinating to Matt, he could answer any question you had about anything. Matt was very sentimental and treasured his parents and siblings, consistently checking in on everyone despite the long miles that separated them all. Matt was a loving and involved father.

He volunteered as a coach

for all of his daughters sports growing up and attended every extracurricular event they participated in. As a husband Matt was supportive of anything Sunni put her mind to and their marriage was one of mutual respect and admiration. The faithful family dog, Cookie, had a healthy “fear” but undying love for Matt that was established after he trained her as a puppy.

Matt treasured the many lifelong friendships he made wherever he went, from church to his coworkers to his neighbors. He often organized and participated in sports pools with his friends and relatives, which he utilized as a way of keeping in touch with people. Matt was personable and approachable, always drawing in people who wanted to talk to him.

Matt’s sudden death was a shock to all who knew him due to the fact that he was very disciplined in regards to exercising regularly and keeping a healthy diet. He is survived by his wife, Sunni, daughters, Madeline and Cassandra, parents, Craig and Sandi, Bandon, OR, three younger siblings and their spouses, Kirk (Kim) in John Day, OR, Meg (John) in Sumas, WA, and Bart (Melissa) in Colville, WA. Matt was blessed by numerous aunts and uncles, nieces and nephews, cousins, friends, and of course, Cookie.

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Continued from Page 3 cally is usually found in 3040 year olds as metabolisms slow down and adults cope with a lifestyle change. Orthorexia turned into Anorexia for Wuesthoff.

“I struggled for three years and one and a half years was severely acute,” Wuesthoff said. “My parents flew me home for Easter break to see a doctor after I had admitted to having a problem. It was then that I was told I had bradycardia, an abnormally small heartbeat which is common in people with eating disorders.”

When Brittney came home, it was then that she decided to have an intake at The Emily Program which had a center in Spokane.

Like many people with eating disorders, Wuesthoff was shocked they suggested hospitalization - figuring she would just have to do some out-patient treatment. But the warning signs were there.

Since going to college, Brittney had lost 30 pounds and said her day was ruined when she didn’t eat what she had planned on and quickly exercised to get it out of her system.

“You don’t realize how

rev it up Continued from Page 3 Rev it Up for Vets and Chewelah Arts Guild, are inviting you to bring your cruiser of any hue, your dancin’ shoes and car memorabilia – signs,

malnourished you are,” she said. “You really lose all your personality and it affects your personal life. I was a brick wall. It wasn’t about being healthy, it was about being thin and good enough to fit in.

I would have to get calories out of my system everyday.”

Wuesthoff had an unhealthy relationship with food, but she realized it and went through The Emily Program with treatment of 7.5 hour days, five days a week for four and a half months.

Then she did four hours a day, four days a week for a month and a half with a recovery talk at the end.

There she had therapeutic meals, group therapy, nutritional classes and help from dietitians.

“You have to learn how to eat again,” Brittney said.

“People with eating disorders don’t enjoy eating anymore.

Now I enjoy food more and see it as energy for the day.”

Eating disorders can evolve from just about anything, they are a way of coping with deeper issues for people in all walks of life, Wuesthoff said. They can happen in athletes, people with bad homelife, people having changes in their sexuality and people with low self-esteem.

It’s also hard for loved ones to notice. Eating disorders are personal and secre-

“vintage” coolers, etc., to display alongside your car or in a designated display area.

The cruise begins at 6 p.m. followed by dancing to the beat of Six-Strings n’ Pearls interspersed with dance contests and awards for “best/creative” costumes from 6:30 -8:30 p.m.

Continued from Page 2 other funding it at the rate of 21.5 cents per $1,000 assessed property value. The measure to create the district passed by 50 percent, but the measure to fund the district failed by only garnering 52 percent approval instead of the needed 60.

However, a miscount at the Stevens County Auditor’s Office initially suggested both the creation of the district and the funding measure had passed. During this time, since no one had filed for the five pool commissioner seats that would govern the new parks and recreation district, write-in candidates were accepted and the offices were filled by a lot drawing.

When it was determined that the funding measure had not passed, the newly elected pool commissioners were sent a letter

DYW Continued from Page 3 Taylor Garcia, Colfax; Kendyl Druffel, Colton/ Uniontown; Salma Preppernau, Ellensburg; Lauren Claassen, LaCrosse; Megan Yorgesen, Mattawa; Elisabeth Barlow, Moses Lake; Wendolyn Rivera, Othello; Madeline Walker, Pullman; Tessa Jantz, Ritzville; Averie Hollis, Spokane; and Ellie Thyssen, Warden.

Each participant will perform a talent number and participate in fitness and self-expression routines during the evening program. The teens meet

events

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tive.

“What the Emily Program does is start from the beginning trying to find out what you are using the eating disorder for or what you are trying to cope with,” Wuesthoff said. “You then work with the therapist about these issues and slowly the dietitians can help you gain a better relationship with food and be able to see it as just food.”

Wuesthoff said she has a much more positive outlook on life and a much healthier relationship with food. People with eating disorders are never “cured” in the traditional sense, but Wuesthoff said she can realize the red flags of Orthorexia and address them.

About 90 percent of people who go to rehab have to go back and Wuesthoff said it’s hard to see friends she’s made from The Emily Program still struggle everyday with an eating disorder.

“Society shouldn’t try to fit people in certain molds of body types,” Wuesthoff said. “You should love yourself like you would love your child. You wouldn’t starve your child would you?”

Wuesthoff said more information for those worried that they may have an eating disorder can be found at www.emilyprogram.com.

Pack up the kids, grandparents and/ or neighbors and come on down to this all ages, free event for a good ol’ summertime evening with family and friends.

August 5 at 6 p.m. on Third Street in Chewelah.

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farmers market Continued from Page 4 Main and Astor, Wednesdays and Saturdays, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., through October 29.

“The Fresh Bucks program increases SNAP/EBT consumer’s buying power by 40 percent while supporting local farms,” said Brian Estes, Program Manager at Catholic Charities Spokane, Food For All. “In the participating farmers markets we have seen 30 to 40 percemt increases in total SNAP/ EBT sales. That’s telling us that we’re meeting our goal to bring more low-income families to the markets and they are purchasing more nutritious locally grown food.”

If you would like more information about this topic, please contact Brian Estes at 509-521-0606 or email at bestes@ccspokane.org.

Page 9 notifying them that the district had no funding. This meant that Stevens County now had another parks and recreation district that was formed, but unfunded (the Lake Spokane Parks and Recreation district near Suncrest is in a similar state.)

But that’s not the end of the story.

Since most community supporters had been aiming for a one-measure proposal that would create a district and fund it, the letter saying the district did not have funding made the five elected commissioners believe that the district had not been formed. No pool district commissioner meetings have been held to date and at least two pool commissioners said it was their understanding that no parks and recreation district had been formed.

Pool Commissioner John Ridlington said the district commissioners have not met and the community does not have the desire to run an un-

funded district.

“I think there has to be a way to do this, but not with the current players,” said Ridlington. “We need new blood, new ideas.”

Commissioner McCart argues that aside from the changes and mistakes, the Upper Columbia Pool District can move forward.

“There was lots of discussion on this issue and there are some who felt that the commissioners should blindly rubber stamp what the committee brought to them,” said McCart. “But we were doing our best to work with people and follow the law. We were not trying to circumvent the will of the people.

“Whether you agree or disagree with the changed taxing area for the pool district, there are five elected commissioners on a parks and recreation district and a mechanism to move forward,” he said.

individually with a panel of judges earlier. More than $10,000 in college scholarships will be awarded at the state program.

The teens arrived Tuesday, Aug. 2 to start practicing several stage routines that will highlight the 2016 program. Shirley Sears, Pullman, is program choreographer.

The participants will stay with Pullman families several days while rehearsing for the on-stage program.

The judging panel will be Pam and Victor Renard, of Kennewick, whose daughter Nicole, was Washington’s winner and national program winner in 2013; Megan Weed, Seattle, runner-up for Pull-

man’s title in 1993; Nicole Flansburg, Palouse, an active Whitman County resident; and Crissy Greenberg, Tumwater, first alternate in Pullman’s 2001 program.

Tickets are available through TicketsWest outlets and at the door the evening of the program.

This is the state’s 59th annual scholarship program.

Its goal is to emphasize education by providing scholarship opportunities to outstanding college-bound high school girls, and to encourage personal development in all young people.

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GOV. CANDIDATE STOPS BY Washington State Governor Republican candidate Bill Bryant stopped by the Stevens County Republicans Headquarters on Monday, delivering a speech as part of his “Big Blue Bus Ballot Bash” Tour. Photos by Brandon Hansen

Wyatt Acord focuses in on a pitch during the 10U squad’s tournament in Deer Park. Leah Oman photo

10U Continued from Page 6 top of the fifth inning to avoid being shut out. Katzer led the Cougars in the batter’s box with two hits. Also swatting hits were Krausz, Acord, Acosta, and Luke McGuire.

Jeanneret, Krausz, McGuire, and Katzer shared time on the mound.

Defensively, Dakota Acosta did a fine job behind the plate for Chewelah, throwing out a Castlegar runner attempting to steal second base and another trying to get to third base.

Chewelah 11, Post Falls 0

A seven-run explosion in the first inning triggered the Cougars to an 11-0 win over Post Falls in four-inning game on Saturday morning.

Chewelah used a six-hit attack in its first at-bat to leap out in front on the scoreboard.

Singles by Stahl and Katzer were followed by a double from Jeanneret. A single by Church, a two-run double from Krausz, and a three-run homer from Conner Barkaloo completed the fireworks in the batter’s box.

The Cougars added four more runs in the bottom of the fourth on doubles from Church, Jeanneret, and Stahl.

Jeanneret had a 3-for-3 day at the plate. Church and Stahl each had two hits. Jeanneret, Stahl, and Barkaloo combined for six hits and eight RBIs. Acord kept Post Falls off the scoreboard through all four innings that he was on the mound. He pitched a shutout, allowing no runs on

four hits, while striking out three. The game ended at the end of the fourth inning on the 10-run rule.

Trail 12, Chewelah 6

Somehow, Chewelah was again paired with Trail for Sunday morning’s game. The winner of this game advanced to the championship game.

The loser dropped into the game for third and fourth places.

Behind by a 9-2 score after four innings, Chewelah put together four consecutive hits to add four more runs to their score. A single by Acord, doubles from Jeanneret and Stahl, and a triple by Katzer ignited the rally.

However, in the end, Trail again came out on top, this time by a 12-6 score.

Katzer batted 3-for-3 with a trio of doubles to lead the Cougars at the plate.

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Chewelah 12, Newport 7

Nine Chewelah base runners stepped on the plate in the fourth inning, blazing a 12-7 triumph over Newport as the Cougars earned the thirdplace trophy at Deer Park.

Five timely hits fueled the attack.

Jeanneret, Stahl, and Katzer drilled singles. Dakota Acosta and Luke McGuire slammed doubles. In between the hits, Newport pitchers yielded four walks and hit three Cougar batters, of which six scored.

Acord doubled and scored in the second inning.

Singles by Enrique Navarez and Jeanneret, along with a double by Acosta produced three more runs.

Proactive Coaching speaker to JJSHS Head Volleyball coach Shirley Baker announces that on Monday, August 22, the Chewelah Cougar Volleyball team, with support from the Jenkins Junior/Senior HS Athletic Department, will sponsor three presentations by Proactive Coaching speaker Mike Morgan. Coach Morgan is the head football coach at Colfax High School and we have invited him to share his information on the intertwining of youth athletics and character development.

The intended audience for each presentation is listed within the content description.

The presentations are free to attendees.

10:30 a.m. -Life Lessons For Athletes - appropriate for athletes entering grades 5-12, their parents and coaches.

Being an athlete is far more than having physical skills and being able to perform better than an opponent on a given day.

Being an athlete and a great teammate involves choices of effort and attitude – in other words - character. These are the lessons that should be taught by both coaches and parents and learned by athletes. If you really look at why we want young people to participate in sports, it is so that they will gain something from the experience that will make them a better adult. This presentation defines 10 traits that every athlete should gain from sport Teachable Spirit, Selflessness, Confidence, Mental Toughness, Accountability, Discipline, Leadership, Academic Responsibility, Pride and Humility and Integrity, 1 p.m. -Captains and Coaches Workshop - appropriate for coaches and team leaders entering grades 7-12.

Goals for the Workshop: Each team should finish with: A list of values (covenants) selected for their season, specific behaviors that they will teach and then ask the team to commit to so the values can be seen in actions - At practice, On Game Day, In school and In the community,a blueprint for students to lead their team (activity) which also carries over into school-wide student leadership, identification of potential problems/ethical dilemmas and a problem solving checklist.

6 p.m. - The Role of Parents in Athletics - all parents of any child playing youth sports pre-K-12 are encouraged to attend.

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12U Continued from Page 6 Cougars woke up their bats and started to pound the ball.

A single by Bowman triggered a two-run rally.

Sweat’s double up the middle scored Bowman to give Chewelah a 2-1 lead.

A single over second base

by Rancourt then scored Sweat to make it 3-1.

The Cougar hitting streak continued into the sixth at-bat, bringing home five more Chewelah runs.

Singles from Piepgras, Jeanneret, and Macrae, along with Sweat’s second

LEGION Continued from Page 5 the third inning and two more in the fourth at-bat to take over the lead, 4-1.

Chewelah scored one more run. Wilson singled and immediately stole second base. He advanced to third base on an error and was batted in by Kramer, notching his second RBI of the game.

The Cougars left base runners in the third, fifth, sixth, and seventh innings.

Carl Oman finished the game with two hits and a pair of stolen bases.

With Sunday’s loss, Chewelah dropped to a 1-1 record. Elma was also 1-1, as were Lake Stevens and Eastmont, the other teams in the pool.

double of the game, widened the Cougar lead to 8-1.

Castlegar added another run in the top of the sixth inning to make the final score 8-2.

Katzer and Macrae teamed-up to score the first Chewelah run in the opening inning. Katzer’s double was immediately followed by Macrae’s RBI single.

Macrae threw the first three innings, striking out four batters.Rancourt took over on the mound and recorded five strikeouts.

duel.

The game included only four hits, three by the Cougars and one by Post Falls. The big hit for Chewelah was a double in the opening inning

by Rancourt that scored two runs.

Bowman singled in the third inning and hit a single in the fifth.

Together, Bowman and Sweat threw a one-hitter, striking out 13 Post Falls batters.

Chewelah will compete in its final tournament of the summer in Colville next Chewelah 2, Post Falls 1 weekend during Rendezvous, Chewelah played its first where the Cougars intend game of the tournament on to extend their 10-game Friday night with Bowman winning streak. and Sweat winning a pitchers’

Chewelah 12, Lake Stevens 2

Chewelah took the lead, 3-1, with five singles in the top of the second inning.

Ethan Rowe, Jerry Kramer, and Johnny Larson hit the first three one-baggers to load the bases with one out. Zach Kubik batted in the first two runs with a fourth single that scored Rowe and Kramer.

Grooms swatted the fifth single, bringing Larson home.

The Cougars added another run in the third inning.

Rowe was issued a base on balls, was moved to second base by Kramer’s single, and was batted in by Oman. The run gave Chewelah a 4-1 lead.

In the first inning, the Cougars had the bases loaded, but they could not get any runners batted in. Larson and Zarren Nelson hit singles, and Kubik was hit by a pitch.

Larson came to bat in

the fifth inning with the bases loaded, and Chewelah milked the situation for eight runs.

Larson was hit by a pitch, scoring Rowe. Kubik singled, bringing Wilson home. A walk issued to Grooms sent Kramer home. Larson then scored from third base on a triple steal.

The rally continued with Nelson, Davis, and Oman being hit by pitches, scoring three more Cougar base runners. In the end, Chewelah added eight more runs, putting a 11-run spread on the scoreboard, 12-1.

Lake Stevens scored a run in the bottom of the fifth inning, but it was not enough to continue the game.

Chewelah won 12-2 on the 10-run rule.

Justin Rollis threw the five innings. He earned the win on the mound, allowing two runs and four hits.

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As a high school player in 1994-95, Donald led his team to a state championship appearance while earning Gatorade State Player of the Year. While playing at the University of Washington, he led the Huskies to two NCAA Tournament appearances and to one sweet sixteen.

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The Cougars hammered 11 hits, including two apiece

by Larson, Kubik, Nelson, Kramer, and Rowe.

District Championship

Chewelah came up one run short in the district championship game the previous week, eventually losing to Whitman County by a 4-3 score in the tournament finale.

Trailing 4-2 going into the sixth inning, the Cougars rallied for one run and left two runners on base. Pearson Grooms was walked and then was bunted over to second base by Dylan Davis. A bunt single from Tayeb Wilson moved Grooms to third base.

With two outs, Jerry Kramer hit a single over third base, scoring Grooms and advancing Wilson to second base. However, a ground out ended the rally and the inning, stranding two base runners and leaving Chewelah on the short end of a 4-3 final score.

The Cougars had an early 2-1 lead, but Whitman County scored one run in the second inning and two more in the third. A double by Zach Kubik and a single from Zarren Nelson batted in the two Chewelah runs in the first inning, bringing home Carl Oman and Justin Rollis.

The game had several outstanding plays from both teams, making it a proper championship encounter.

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STEVENS COUNTY ASSESSOR’S OFFICE has an opening for an Appraiser/ Appraiser Trainee. Applicant must have the ability to understand legal descriptions and be able to locate properties on a map and physically in the field. Applicant must have the ability to understand the standards for appraising property set forth by the Department of Revenue and must meet other minimum requirements. A detailed job description and application can be obtained online @ www.co.stevens.wa.us. All applications must be turned in to Colville Work Source 956 S Main, Suite B, Colville, WA 99114. Stevens County is an EOE and a drug free work place. TFN7/28 _______________________ Victim Advocate I – Victim Services at Rural Resources Community Action is accepting applications for the position of Victim Advocate I in Colville to work with victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. This is a non-exempt position; 40 hrs/wk; $14.59-$15.78 per hour, D.O.E, plus benefits.

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49 Degrees North Mountain Resort is looking for a dedicated and hard working vehicle mechanic. Full time position. Candidate should have experience maintaining heavy equipment. Requires good communication skills and ability to work in a team environment. Wages will be determined on experience. Please contact Bob Abrahamson @ 509935-6649 x 623. C8/11 _______________________ A C C O U N T I N G SPECIALIST Mary Walker School District (Springdale, WA) is accepting applications for a District Office Accounting Specialist.

Applicants must possess a High school diploma or GED certification (Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree preferred); have a minimum of 2 years’ experience working in a fast-paced accounting/ bookkeeping position; be able to work independently, with a minimum of supervision; possess excellent communication and organizational skills; be able to prioritize work and handle the physical and mental demands of meeting deadlines, last-minute projects and prolonged periods of sitting; and be able to competently handle confidential information.

This position is open until filled. For more information, contact our Business Manager, Sue McIsaac, at our District Office. For District Classified Employment Application, contact our District Office (509-258-4534), or visit our web site (www.marywalker. org/careers).

All original application materials, including letter of interest, letters of reference, placement file (if applicable) and resume can be brought in or mailed (no faxes or emails) to: MWSD, Attn: Accounting Specialist Position, P.O. Box 159 (500 N. 4th St.), Springdale, WA 99173. AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. C7/28 _______________________

CSF Certified Nurse Assistant (Part-time Position) Primary responsibility is to provide “Crisis Stabilization” and related services to consumers who are experiencing a mental health crisis that have been admitted to the crisis stabilization facility.

This includes assisting consumers with self-care and other activities of daily living; monitoring consumer vital signs (weight, blood pressure, pulse, etc.), and providing “Medication Monitoring” services to consumers. Must have Washington State Department of Health licensure as a “Certified Nurse Assistant” and a high school diploma or equivalent. Experience working with persons suffering from mental disorders is strongly preferred.

Able to communicate in oral and written form. Computer literacy desirable – clinical software used.

Starting salary DOE. Position located in Colville, WA. Additional info/application for any of these positions see www.co.stevens.wa.us

Stevens County Jobs Stevens County currently has openings in several county departments. Go to www. co.stevens.wa.us and look under the employment listing for more information. D7/28 _______________________ Telemarketing Opportunities Looking for a unique individual for a personal assistant. Must have sales experience and reliable transportation. High hourly wage plus bonuses, great work environment. $12-$16/ hr DOE other perks after probation period. Call 888959-8991 opt 0. TFN6/9 _______________________ HS FOOTBALL ASST. COACH Mary Walker School District No. 207 is accepting applications for a High School Football Assistant Coach for the 2016-2017 school year.

Must have knowledge & skills associated with football, coaching experience preferred, ability to work well with students and staff, and possess written and oral communication skills. This position is open until filled.

For a District Classified Employment Application, contact our District Office (509-258-4534), or visit our web site (www.marywalker. org/careers). Applications, including letter of interest and letters of reference can be brought in or mailed (no faxes or emails) to: MWSD, Attn: HS Football Asst. Coach Position, P.O. Box 159 (500 N. 4th St.), Springdale, WA 99173. AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. C7/28 _______________________

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17 GARAGE SALES/ AUCTIONS Treasure Box Garage Sale: lawnmowers, rototillers, picnic table & chairs, barbecues, lots of yard tools, recliners, tables & chairs, beds, new & used glassware, storage cabinets, lots of misc.

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27 APARTMENTS FOR RENT

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19 SERVICES Dean’s Excavation LLC. Backhoe work, water and sewer lines, utility ditches, foundation prep, septic systems and test holes. Call Dean Rusher at Dean’s Excavation (509) 935-4982.

DEANSEL972DU. TFN4/21 _______________________ ADDITIONS, REMODEL, REPAIR, New homes, roofs, decks, farm buildings and more. Denzil Mckinny (509) 935-6067, (509) 6801545 #DENZIMC025LH. TFN3/19 _______________________

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24 GARDEN/ PRODUCE Sherman Creek Orchard has peaches, and apricots $1.00 lb, Lodi apples .75 lb. Hours: Sun 8-1/Mon-Fri 8-5. 7386997. A7/28 _______________________

25 MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE DEHYDRATION IS SERIOUS Keep hydrated with electrolytes that add to your water. Ask for ELETE at SAGO Naturals & More, 110 E. Main, Chewelah or call 1-877-925-2633 or 509935-4388. TFN06/30 _______________________ For Sale: FOUR USED WHEELS fits tires 225/60 R 16 for $100.00. Call (509) 937-2002 or (509) 290-1933.

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Vitamins Herbals, Homeopathics Gem Stone Carvings & more Phone: 509-935-4388 Toll Free: 877-935-2633 110 E. Main, Chewelah, WA Closed Sun, Mon, Thurs, & Sat Open Tue., Wed. & Fri. 9:15am-5:30pm Lunch Hour: 2:00pm-3:00pm Mail Orders Welcome!

26 HOUSES FOR RENT Home for rent or lease, Chewelah. 3 bed/2 bath rancher. 2 car attached garage breezeway/covered patio.

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1st/last/$500 cleaning deposit. 509-6751341. C8/4 _______________________ Quiet small creekside home, surrounded by retirees. All appliances including w/d. No smoking, no pets. W/S/G plus lawn maintenance. 936-1619.

TFN07/21 _______________________ 3 br, garage, fenced backyard, references required, 1st & last month plus damage deposit, $600. Phone 935-6885. C8/11 _______________________

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28 COMMERCIAL FOR RENT Downtown Chewelah professional building available for lease. Up to 1500 sq ft of recently renovated space, ½ block off Main St, visible from Hwy 395. Negotiable rates/ options. Call 509-936-4230 for more info. TFN02/11 _______________________ 525 square foot business space for rent. Space is divided into two rooms.

Located in the city limits.

Inquire at the local American Legion Post 54 in Chewelah, or call 935-8464. TFN3/17 _______________________ For Lease - Retail shop with office, Hwy 395 in Chewelah, lighted sign. Available June 1st. Contact Mark at Park Street Group 935-6700.

TFN05/05 _______________________

29 HOUSES FOR SALE Townhouse Condo for sale at 27-hole Chewelah Golf and Country Club, 1,660sf.

2BR./2BA/loft.

2 car attached garage, Gas furnace/ fireplace/range.

Tankless hotwater system. Custom wood cabinetry. Granite bar.

Large, private patio opening onto spacious lawn. Quiet.

Dramatic view over canyon to Purple Flattop Mt. Airstrip.

20 minutes to Forty-Nine Degrees North Ski Resort.

True sportsperson’s paradise. $225,000.

509-715-9417.

C8/11 _______________________ 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.” Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women or people securing custody of children under 18. This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD toll-free 1-800-669-9777. The tollfree telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-927-9275. Equal Housing Opportunity.

50 STATEWIDE This newspaper participates in a statewide classified ad program sponsored by the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association, a statewide association of weekly newspapers.

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99 LEGAL NOTICES SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON, COUNTY OF STEVENS NO. 16 3 00082 9 SUMMONS SERVED BY PUBLICATION (SMPB) In re: Petitioner: Haskell

Kimberly

Ann

And Respondent: Casen Edwin Armstrong To: Casen Edwin Armstrong-The other party has asked the court to Approve or change a Parenting Plan or Residential Schedule.

You must respond in writing if you want the court to consider your side.

Deadline! Your Response must be filed and served within 60 days of the date this summons is published. If you do not file and serve your Response or a Notice of Appearance by the deadline: • No one has to notify you about other hearings in this case, and • The court may approve the requests in the Petition without hearing your side (called a default judgment).

Follow these steps: 1. Read the Petition and any other documents that were filed at court with this Summons.

Those documents explain what the other party is asking for.

2. Fill out a Response on this form: FL Parentage 332, Response to Petitioner for Parenting Plan, Residential Schedule and/or Child Support You can get the Response form and other forms you need at: • The Washington State Courts’ website: www.courts.wa.gov/ forms • The Administrative Office of the Courts - call (360) 705-5328 • Washington LawHelp: www. washingtonlawhelp.org, or • The Superior Court Clerk’s office or county law library (for a fee).

3. Serve (give) a copy of your Response to the person who filed this Summons at the address below, and to any other parties.

You may use certified mail with return receipt requested. For more information on how to serve, read Superior Court Civil Rule 5.

4. File your original Response with the court clerk at this address: Superior Court Clerk, Stevens County 215 S. Oak Street Colville, WA 99114 5. Lawyer not required: It is a good idea to talk to a lawyer, but you may file and serve your Response without one.

I agree to accept legal papers for this case at the following address 307 N. 2nd Street West, Chewelah, WA 99109 Published: June 23, 30, July 7, 14, 21, 28, 2016 SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON, COUNTY OF STEVENS No. 2016 5 00002 8 Summons Served by Publication (SMPB)

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claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.

Summons Served by Publication

To: Erik Donovan Dehnel - The other party has asked the court to decide who are the legal parents of a child.

You must respond in writing if you want the court to consider your side.

Deadline! Your Response must be filed and served within 60 days of the date this summons is published. If you do not file and serve your Response or a Notice of Appearance by the deadline: • No one has to notify you about other hearings in this case, and • The court may approve the requests in the Petition without hearing your side (called a default judgment) Follow these steps:

The lead agency has identified this document as being appropriate for this proposal after independent review.

The document meets our environmental review needs for the current proposal and will accompany the proposal to the decision maker.

DATE OF FIRST XX This DNS Addendum is PUBLICATION: July 14, 2016 issued under WAC 197-11-625; Dena Scherick, Personal the lead agency will not act on this proposal for 14 days from Representative the date below. Comments must be submitted by 4:30 p.m. on c/o McGrane & Schuerman Alison K. McGrane, WSBA #37417 Friday, July 29, 2016.

ATTORNEY AT LAW Name of agency issuing 298 South Main #304 document: Stevens County Land Colville, Washington 99114 Services, Building Division 509-684-8484 Published: July 14, 21, 28, 2016 ADDENDUM TO EXISTING ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT A DETERMINATION OF NONSIGNIFICANCE

1. Read the Petition and any other documents that were filed at court with this Summons.

Those documents explain what the other party is asking for.

Proponent: W.O.W. Industries – Cole Beaman Property Owner: Ruben D. Duran & Gail Deckert File #: BPA16252 & SEPA2016-002; SEPA20152. Fill out a Response on this 006; form (check the Response that matches the Petition): Location of Proposal: E2 E2 N2 X FL Parentage 303, Gov Lot 4 in the NW1/4 in Sec. Response to Petitioner to Decide 06, Twp. 29 North, Range 40 Parentage East, W.M., in Stevens County, WA. Assessor Tax Parcel You can get the Response form #2452400. Site Address: 4341and other forms you need at: B Springdale-Hunters Road, • The Washington State Springdale, WA Courts’ website: www. courts.wa.gov/forms Description of current proposal: • The Administrative Office SEPA 2016-002 for construction of the Courts - call: (360) of 8 foot high fence to enclose 705-5328 an additional outdoor growing • Washington LawHelp: area for a separate Tier 3 www.washingtonlawhelp. cannabis producer license. The org, or additional grow area will be • The Superior Court Clerk’s operated by WOW Industries office or county law library employees and the product (for a fee). will be processed in the WOW facility.

Approximately 500 3. Serve (give) a copy of your cannabis plants will be planted Response to the person who directly into the ground, and be filed this Summons at the address contained within the separate below, and to any other parties. 233’ x 234’ fenced area. Plants You may use certified mail with will be watered using drip return receipt requested. For emitter lines. Water consumption more information on how to will not exceed 1500 gpd from serve, read Superior Court Civil the well on the property and up Rule 5. to four 300 gallon water storage tanks will be used to minimize 4. File your original Response pumping from the well. Soil with the court clerk at this amendments will be various address: organic materials, plant waste will be composted, and no Superior Court Clerk, Stevens wastewater will be generated County from the operation.

WOW 215 South Oak Street anticipates the possibility of up Colville, WA 99114 to fifteen 20’ x 100’ soft sided hoop-houses within the fenced 5. Lawyer not required: It is area, to extend the growing a good idea to talk to a lawyer, season and protect the plants but you may file and serve your from frost. Two containers may Response without one. be used as part of the 8’ high fence, providing an area for Person filing this Summons or drying, minimal processing and his/her lawyer fills out below: the security system.

Christina Radzimska Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Agency that prepared original WSBA NO. 39376 DNS for SEPA2015-006: Stevens County Land Services, I agree to accept legal papers for Building Division this case at: Date original document was prepared: January 27, 2016 Stevens County Prosecuting Attorney Description of original document: Family Law Division The lead agency previously 298 S. Main, Suite 204 issued the Determination of Colville, WA 99114 Non-Significance, pursuant to WAC 197-11-625, to change This Summons is issued the use of an existing 8,250 according to Rule 4.1 of the sq.ft. building, originally built Superior Court Civil Rules of the and used as a laboratory, to a State of Washington. marijuana producer (Tier 2) and processor facility and erect two Published: July 14, 21, 28, 20’ x 96’ soft sided greenhouses August 4, 11, 18, 2016 for marijuana growing purposes.

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF STEVENS NO. 2016 4 00093 8 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATES OF ROBERT F. BAUER

Deceased.

The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statue of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s Attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the

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Description of Addendum for project: The current proposal would expand the existing outdoor grow area on the property by adding a separate cannabis producer with a Tier 3 license. The grow area will be separately fenced and accessed within the property, and plant maintenance and processing will be done by WOW Industry employees, utilizing similar operating plans, growing methods and watering systems.

The water use for this production area is in addition to the water used by WOW Industries for the original proposal. Based on information provided by the applicant, the total facility will use less than 5,000 gpd, and so qualifies under the industrial purpose exemption identified in RCW90.44.050.

The lead agency for this proposal has determined that the project change results in no probable new significant adverse impact on the environment.

This decision was made after review of a completed environmental checklist and other information on file with the lead agency. This information is available to the public at Stevens County Land Services – Building Division, 260 South Oak, Colville, Washington, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday - Friday excluding County holidays.

Telephone (509) 684-8325

Contact person: Katie Hoverter, Permit Coordinator Phone 509 684-8325 Responsible official: Erik Johansen Director, Stevens County Land Services Phone 509 684-2401 Mailing Address: 215 South Oak Street, Colville, WA 99114 Date of Issue: July 15, 2016 Published: July 21, 28, 2016 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF STEVENS NO. 2016 4 00092 0 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF RONALD D. CLARKE

Deceased.

The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this Estate.

Any person having a claim against the Decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statue of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or their Attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the latter of: (1) Thirty (30) days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the Notice to the Creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four (4) months after the date of first publication of the Notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the Decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.

Publication Dates: July 14, 21, 28, 2016 Personal Representative: Tessa A. Clarke Attorney for Personal Representative:

Chris A. Montgomery,

WSBA #12377

Montgomery Law Firm Address for Mailing or Service:

344 East Birch Avenue

P.O. Box 269

Colville, Washington

99114-0269 Probate Cause Number: 2016 4 00092 0 Court of Probate Proceedings:

Stevens County

Superior Court

Clerk’s Office

215 South Oak,

Room 206

Colville, Washington

99114 Published: July 14, 21, 28, 2016

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99 LEGAL NOTICES IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF STEVENS NO. 2016 4 00091 1 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF RITA M. GARRISON

Deceased.

The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this Estate.

Any person having a claim against the Decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statue of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or their Attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the latter of: (1) Thirty (30) days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the Notice to the Creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four (4) months after the date of first publication of the Notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the Decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.

Publication Dates: July 14, 21, 28, 2016 Personal Representative: Matthew G. Gilmore Attorney for Personal Representative:

Chris A. Montgomery,

WSBA #12377

Montgomery Law Firm Address for Mailing or Service:

344 East Birch Avenue

P.O. Box 269

Colville, Washington

99114-0269 Probate Cause Number: 2016 4 00091 1 Court of Probate Proceedings:

Stevens County

Superior Court

Clerk’s Office

215 South Oak,

Room 206

Colville, Washington

99114 Published: July 14, 21, 28, 2016 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF STEVENS NO. 2016 4 00094 6 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DELVA D. GESS

Deceased.

The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this Estate.

Any person having a claim against the Decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statue of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or their Attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the latter of: (1) Thirty (30) days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the Notice to the Creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four (4) months after the date of first publication of the Notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the Decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.

Publication Dates: July 14, 21, 28, 2016 Personal Representative: Charisse B. Chamberlain Attorney for Personal Representative:

Chris A. Montgomery,

WSBA #12377

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Montgomery Law Firm

Address for Mailing or Service:

344 East Birch Avenue

P.O. Box 269

Colville, Washington

99114-0269 Probate Cause Number: 2016 4 00094 6 Court of Probate Proceedings:

Stevens County

Superior Court

Clerk’s Office

215 South Oak,

Room 206

Colville, Washington

99114 Published: July 14, 21, 28, 2016 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF STEVENS NO. 2016 4 00095 4 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) In the Matter of the Estate of: LENA LOUISE SCHUMAKER Deceased, The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the Court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the Creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publica¬tion of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060.

This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and non-probate assets.

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SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON COUNTY OF BENTON NO. 16 4 00282 4 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS R.C.W. 11.40.030

REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. DBA AMERICA'S WHOLESALE LENDER (or by its successors-in-interest and/ or assigns, if any), to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. . 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: $50,399.40 IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: The principal sum of $149,027.58 , together with interest as provided in the Note from 5/1/2013 on, and such other costs and fees as are provided by statute. V. The above-described real property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. Said sale will be made without warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances on 8/26/2016 . The defaults referred to in Paragraph III must be cured by 8/15/2016 (11 days before the sale date) to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time before 8/15/2016 (11 days before the sale) the default as set forth in Paragraph III is cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid.

Payment must be in cash or with cashiers or certified checks from a State or federally chartered bank. The sale may be terminated any time after the 8/15/2016 (11 days before the sale date) and before the sale, by the Borrower or Grantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance by paying the principal and interest, plus costs, fees and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust, and curing all other defaults. VI. A written Notice of Default was transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address(es): NAME ABRAHAM M BRINDZA, AND ERICA C BRINDZA, HUSBAND AND WIFE ADDRESS 217 E EVERGREEN DR, KETTLE FALLS, WA 99141 by both first class and certified mail, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and the Borrower and Grantor were personally served, if applicable, with said written Notice of Default or the written Notice of Default was posted in a conspicuous place on the real property described in Paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. These requirements were completed as of 2/9/2016 . 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 20 th 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 20 th 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 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 (1877-894-4663) or Web site: h t t p : / / w w w. d f i . w a . g o v / consumers/homeownership/ post_purchase_counselors_ foreclosure.htm . The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development: Tollfree: 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&sea rchstate=WA&filterSvc=dfc The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and attorneys: Telephone: 1-800606-4819 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. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. QUALITY MAY BE CONSIDERED A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBTAND 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: 4/24/2016 Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington, as Trustee By: Lauren Esquivel, Assistant Secretary Trustee’s Mailing Address: Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington C/O Quality Loan Service Corp. 411 Ivy Street, San Diego, CA 92101 (866) 645-7711 Trustee’s Physical Address: Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington 108 1 st Ave South, Suite 202 Seattle, WA 98104 (866) 925-0241 Sale Line: 800-280-2832 Or Login to: http://wa.qualityloan.com TS No.: WA-15-697461-SW IDSPub #0105855 7/28/2016 8/18/2016

PREPARED BY: BRIAN G. GOSLINE, P.C. BRIAN G. GOSLINE Attorney for Co-Personal Representatives WSBA No. 19225

In the Matter of the Estate of NICOLAS R. HUMPHREY, DECEASED. The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the deceased must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in R.C.W. 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative, or to the Personal Representative’s attorney, Gierth-Eddy Law Offices, PLLC, at the address stated below, a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the Court. The claim must be presented within the later of: (a) Thirty (30) days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under R.C.W. 11.40.020(1)(c); or (b) four(4) months after the date of first publication of the notice.

If the claim is not presented within this time-frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in R.C.W. 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and non-probate assets.

Date of first publication: July 21, 2016 Personal Representative: LEOLA E. HUMPHREY Attorney for Personal Representative: Loren J. Eddy, of Gierth-Eddy Law Offices, PLLC Address for Mailing or Service: 1030 N. Center Pkwy Kennewick, WA 99336

DATED this 11 day of July, 2016 LEOLA E. HUMPHREY c/o Gierth-Eddy Law Offices, PLLC 1030 N. Center Pkwy DATE OF FIRST Kennewick, WA 99336 PUBLICATION: July 21, 2016 Presented by: Gierth-Eddy Law Offices, PLLC Anton L. Schumaker, Personal By: Loren J. Eddy, W.S.B.A. Representative #19759 c/o McGrane & Schuerman David E. McGrane, WSBA Published: July 21, 28, August 4, #8064 Attorney at Law 2016 298 South Main #304, NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S Colville, Washington 99114 SALE Pursuant to the Revised 509 684-8484 Code of Washington 61.24, et Published: July 21, 28, August seq. TS No.: WA-15-697461SW APN No.: 317017 Title 4, 2016 Order No.: 150331695-WASUPERIOR COURT OF THE MSO Deed of Trust Grantor(s): STATE OF WASHINGTON ABRAHAM M BRINDZA, IN AND FOR THE ERICA C BRINDZA Deed of COUNTY OF STEVENS Trust Grantee(s): MORTGAGE NO. 2016 4 00099 7 E L E C T R O N I C PROBATE NOTICE TO REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, CREDITORS INC., AS NOMINEE FOR (RCW 11.40.030) COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. DBA In the Matter of the Estate of: AMERICA'S WHOLESALE LENDER Deed MICHAEL JOSEPH MARESCA of Trust Instrument/Reference No.: 2007 0007647 I. NOTICE Deceased, IS HEREBY GIVEN that Quality Loan Service Corp. of The Personal Representative Washington, the undersigned named below has been appointed Trustee, will on 8/26/2016 , at as Personal Representative of this 10:00 AM At the Main estate. Any person having a claim Entrance to the Stevens against the decedent must, before County Courthouse, located at the time the claim would be barred 215 S. Oak, Colville, WA 99114 by any otherwise applicable statute sell at public auction to the of limitations, present the claim in highest and best bidder, payable the manner as provided in RCW in the form of credit bid or cash 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing bid in the form of cashier’s check to the Personal Representative or certified checks from federally or the Personal Representative’s or State chartered banks, at the attorney at the address stated below time of sale the following a copy of the claim and filing the described real property, situated original of the claim with the Court in the County of STEVENS, in which the probate proceedings State of Washington, to-wit: were commenced. The claim must LOT 13, KETTLE CREST be presented within the later of: NO. 3, ACCORDING TO THE (1) thirty days after the Personal PLAT THEREOF Representative served or mailed the RECORDED APRIL 26, 1993, notice to the Creditor as provided UNDER AUDITOR’S FILE under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) NO. 9304208, IN STEVENS four months after the date of first COUNTY, WASHINGTON. publica¬tion of the notice. If the More commonly known as: 217 claim is not presented within this time E EVERGREEN DR, frame, the claim is forever barred, KETTLE FALLS, WA 99141 except as otherwise provided in which is subject to that certain RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This Deed of Trust dated 7/6/2007, bar is effective as to claims against recorded 7/11/2007, under 2007 both the decedent’s probate and non- 0007647 records of STEVENS probate assets.

County, Washington , from ABRAHAM M BRINDZA, DATE OF FIRST AND ERICA C BRINDZA, PUBLICATION: July 21, 2016 HUSBAND AND WIFE , as Grantor(s), to LANDSAFE Francis P. Maresca, Personal TITLE OF WASHINGTON , Representative as Trustee, to secure an obligation c/o McGrane & Schuerman in favor of MORTGAGE Alison K. McGrane, WSBA E L E C T R O N I C #37417 Attorney at Law REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, 298 South Main #304, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR Colville, Washington 99114 COUNTRYWIDE HOME 509 684-8484 LOANS, INC. DBA AMERICA'S Published: July 21, 28, August WHOLESALE LENDER , as 4, 2016 Beneficiary, the beneficial interest in which was assigned by MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC

Published: July 28, August 18, 2016 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR STEVENS COUNTY NO. 2016 4 00097 1 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.40.020, 11.40.030 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ILA ANDERSON, Deceased.

The Co-Personal Representatives named below has been appointed as CoPersonal Representatives of this estate. Any person having a claim against the Decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Co-Personal Representatives or the Co-Personal Representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court. The claim must be presented within the later of: (a) thirty days after the CoPersonal Representatives served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(3); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim will be forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and RCW 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the probate assets and nonprobate assets of the decedent.

Date of First Publication: July 28, 2016 Isaac Q. Ward, Co-Personal Representative of the Estate of Ila Anderson Taryn R. Wilson, Co-Personal Representative of the Estate of Ila Anderson

Published: July 28, August 4, 11, 2016 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF STEVENS NO. 2016 4 00100 4 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) In the Matter of the Estate of: DELORES LINTON

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Deceased The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the Court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the Creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publica¬tion of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.

DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: July 28, 2016 John O. Linton, Personal Representative c/o McGrane & Schuerman, David E. McGrane, WSBA #8064 Attorney at Law 298 South Main #304, Colville, Washington 99114 509 684-8484 Published: July 28, August 4, 11, 2016 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR STEVENS COUNTY NO. 16 4 00070 9 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ROBERT F. WILSON, Deceased.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE The personal representative named below has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal representative or the personal representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the Creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.

Date of First Publication: July 28, 2016 Personal Representative: Charles Wilson, c/o TORINTO MARASCO, Attorney at Law (WSBA #47252), Webster Law Office, 116 N. Main St., Colville, WA 99114 Court & Cause No.: Stevens County Superior Court (WA), Cause No. 16-4-00070-9 Published: July 28, August 4, 11, 2016

The Independent 99 LEGAL NOTICES SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR STEVENS COUNTY NO. 2016 2 00291 7 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION (60 Days) JOSEPH J. LEMEHAUTE and CARMEN LEMEHAUTE, husband and wife,

Plaintiff, v.

The Heirs at Law of SHAWNEE DUCOTE, deceased; Occupants of the Premises at 1938 Flora Rd, Colville, WA 99114; any persons or parties claiming to have any right, title, estate, lien or interest in the real property described in the Complaint;

Defendant The State of Washington to the said above-named Defendants, and all other persons or parties unknown claiming any right, title, estate, lien or interest in the action described in the complaint herein: You, and each of you, are hereby summoned to appear within sixty (60) days after the date of the first publication of this Summons, to-wit: within sixty (60) days after the 28th day of July, 2016, and defend the above entitled action in the above entitled Superior Court and answer the Complaint of the Plaintiffs and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned attorney for the Plaintiffs, at his office below stated, and in case of your failure to do so, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demands of the Complaint in this action which has been filed with the Clerk of the Court.

The object of this action is to foreclose that certain Deed of Trust and clear title in the name of the Plaintiffs as to real estate in Stevens County, Washington, legally described as: Parcel No. 2360700 The W1/2 of the SE1/4 of the SW1/4 of Section 24, Township 38 North, Range 39 East, WM in Stevens County, Washington. against the Claim of the Defendants and any one of them.

DATED this 22 day of July, 2016.

Charles P. Schuerman, WSBA #14636 Attorney for Plaintiffs Published: July 28, August 4, 11, 18, 25, September 1, 2016

EDITOR Continued from Page 7 … and yet they still take the railroad tracks on Quarry-Browns Lake Road at 3 m.p.h.

The Human Torch

This person blazes past you like they’re trying to break the land speed record. ...then you catch up with them at the first stoplight in Spokane.

Every Subaru ever

YOU’RE OUTDOORSY. WE GET IT.

Deer Park Drivers

Considering some people from my church read this paper, I will not repeat the obscenities said while getting pulled out in front of for the umpteenth time in Deer Park.

SUPERIOR Continued from Page 8 Burglary first degree.

State of Washington, Department of Revenue vs.

Brown Boyz Ohana Eatery LLC. Tax warrant.

State of Washinngton, Department of Revenue vs. Thin Technologies Inc. Tax warrant.

Roxanne C. Ellis, petitioner, Shane Michael Thompson, respondent.

Domestic violence.

Estate of James Bruce Bening Jr., deceased, Leslie Ann Bening, petitioner. Foreign will.

State of Washington vs.

Clayton Sumbatoff. Noncharge.

State of Washington vs.

Lillieann Michele Smith. Theft 3.

State of Washington vs.

Christopher James Broughton.

Possession stolen vehicle.

Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC vs. Janet K. Leopard, John Doe Leopard.

Commercial.

McGrane & Schuerman

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BROBERG

DISTRICT

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Chewelah area five years ago, Broberg grew up in Walla Walla and was “raised in cowboy boots.” He wanted to be a rodeo cowboy when he was a kid, but when he hit Little League age he started playing a lot of baseball.

In junior high, Broberg was able to get into the photography program at his school and began his lifetime love for photography. In high school, he captured an image of a motorcyclist hitting a jump that made the Walla Walla Union and the newspaper also used his images from Broberg’s work will be displayed at several locations throughout a drug bust in action, that hap- Chewelah. Brandon Hansen photo pened at his school that year.

This led to the sports editor to ask him to shoot photos tor and coach the following season, I want to do.” of the semi-pro baseball team — the the position at Schweitzer provided Broberg moved to Chewelah Walla Walla Padres — for the news- many opportunities, one memorial five years ago, becoming the propaper. His second year on the sports was doing some ski tuning and as- gram director and head ski coach beat, he befriended an infielder sessments at the developmental for 49 Degrees North’s youth pronamed Ozzie Smith. Broberg would level for the United States ski team. gram. While injuries slowed him go on to shoot journalism for a few Eventually, he ended his full down, his passion for photography more years, but skiing began to cap- time skiing, to move back to Wal- again fired up and he’s been back ture his interest as well. la Walla to start his commercial doing professional photography It was during this time too that photography business, only to get since May. he began shooting photos at the sucked back in to coaching full time Since moving to Chewelah, Ed state penitentiary of unconventional the next three seasons. has enjoyed shooting small-town inmate treatments and prison life His company was contracted life, rodeos and continues to wow in general. His photos made na- by a power company in Richland, people with his portrait work as tional magazines and newspapers, Washington, to create images for well. and Broberg developed his interest their nuclear refueling/outages, and While doing an internship at in shooting areas people wouldn’t also worked on a team that pro- the Walla Walla Union Bulletin, normally go and capturing a story duced safety video that garnered a Broberg worked alongside and in images. He became the National national award. From there, he got a gained inspiration from his editor Press Photographers Association darkroom job at the Coeur’ d’Alene N. Christian Anderson III, and phoyoungest member at the age of 17. Press and eventually became their tojournalist Dennis Dimick.

He also entered the Pacific chief photographer.

Google those two names, Northwest High School PhotograBroberg was also named the Broberg says with a chuckle, “I was phy contest, winning first place in Coeur d’Alene Sailor of the Year in so lucky to have those two shaping sports and also best of show. He did 1997. my vision at such a young age.” it a second year and since then has After a few years, he got back Other personal mentors have not entered another photo contest. into being a freelance photogra- been Dean Collins, William Eugene “My favorite thing is street pher in CDA and then eventually Smith, Rich Clarkson, William Alphotography,” Ed said. “I’ve been moved to the San Francisco area. bert Allard, MaryAnne Golon, and doing it for a long time, and I’d He worked as a manager for a ma- Jay Maisel. go in some places where people rine company, and that opportunity Broberg’s passion for imwouldn’t want to go carrying a lot springboarded him to a Branding/ ages will be on display in Cheweof expensive equipment, but you’d Retail manager for the America’s lah this coming month. They’ll be get great images from there.”

Cup team. put up at the beginning of August He became a ski instructor Around this time, when he was and the Wednesday before the while still a junior in high school at not sailing, he also got into real es- First Thursday event, there will Anthony Lakes in Eastern Oregon tate and consulting for Silicon Val- be an Artist’s Talk at the Quartzand ended up driving three-hour ley companies. ite Brewery, and an opportunity road trips to ski, then turn around to However, the death of a close to win some signed images too. shoot sports for the Walla Walla Un- friend on a sailboat got Broberg “If you’re interested in photography ion. He became the youngest Level thinking about his true life’s pas- of all kinds, including creating and 2 instructor as a member of the Pro- sion, photography, and he continued shooting images with your mobile fessional Ski Instructors of America to keep dabbling in an art that he phone, my artist talk is geared to inin 1977, but he is positive someone loved dearly. People he sailed with spire you to get out and start creathas had to break that record since continued to push him to continue ing your own visual art. I just want then. to do photography as well. During to share the passion of what I love Broberg went to college in this time he was the Vice President to do,” Broberg said.

Walla Walla and then at Wenatch- of the American Society of Media ee Valley, where he attend- Photographers Northing their ski instructor program. ern California ChapShortly before graduation he be- ter came the assistant ski instructor “It lingered in my at Anthony Lakes and a month mind,” Ed said. “Pholater became their ski coach too. tography is something Moving to Schweitzer Mountain in I’m passionate about Sandpoint, Idaho to be an instruc- in life and something

Michael P. Hayes, $843 fine, 1 day jail, 12 months Supervised Probation, Negligent Driving 1st Degree.

Destiny J. Peterson, $593 fine, 1 day jail, Theft 3rd Degree.

Adam C. Nielson, $843 fine, 12 months Monitored Probation, Reckless Endangerment.

Justin M. Baulne, $193 fine, 20 days jail, 12 months Supervised Probation, Vehicle Prowling 2nd Degree.

Justin M. Baulne, $893 fine, 20 days jail, 12 months Supervised Probation, Malicious Mischief 3rd Degree & Assault 4th Degree – Domestic Violence & Interference with 911.

Clifton E. Fishburn, $2395 fine, 35 days jail, 24 months Supervised Probation, Driving Under the Influence & Driving While License Suspended 3rd Degree.

Kodi J. Stewart, $129 Restitution, $593 fine, 7 days jail, Theft 3rd Degree.

Latasha M. Burks, $443 fine, 3 days jail converted to Work Crew, Driving While License Suspended 3rd Degree.

William H. Caiger, $493 fine, 3 days jail, Assault 4th Degree.

Joseph C. Kulas, $443 fine, 12 days jail converted to Work Crew, Driving While License Suspended 3rd Degree.

Joseph C. Kulas, $443 fine, Driving While License Suspended 3rd Degree.

Joseph C. Kulas, $443 fine, Driving While License Suspended 3rd Degree.

Beverly V. McConnell, $893 fine, 2 days jail converted to Work Crew, 12 months Supervised Probation, Negligent Driving 1st Degree.

Brandon M. Montgomery, $843 fine, 2 days jail converted to Work Crew, 12 months Supervised Probation, Negligent Driving 1st Degree.

Nicholas J. Shrofe, $443 fine, 2 days jail converted to Work Crew, Obstruct Law Enforcement Officer & Reckless Driving.

Aaron M. Holcomb, $443 fine, 4 days jail converted to Work Crew, Criminal Trespassing 2nd Degree.

Jeffrey R. Burk, $543 fine, 4 days jail converted to Community Service, Theft 3rd Degree & Criminal Trespassing 1st Degree.

Christopher R. McDowell, $543 fine, 12 months Monitored Probation, Criminal Trespassing 2nd Degree.

Kimberley R. Sapp, $368 fine, 12 months Monitored Probation, Negligent Driving 1st Degree.

Patricia L. Smith, $293 fine, Theft 3rd Degree.

Norman C. Thurman, $943 fine, 30 days jail converted to SCRAM, 12 months Monitored Probation, Reckless Endangerment.

Norman C. Thurman, $1,490 fine, 1 day jail, 12 months Supervised Probation, Driving Under the Influence.

Robert A. Marton, $643 fine, 10 days jail, Driving While License Suspended 3rd Degree & Reckless Driving.

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The “headed to the garbage dump” people

It’s always fun being stuck behind these people and realizing the only thing preventing their monthly trash pile from depositing itself on your windshield is a few loosely hooked together straps flapping in the wind.

Bonus points for these people when they manage to get a couch in the most unsafe position on their pickup and say “good enough, it’s heavy enough we shouldn’t need to tie it down.”

hood ornament and 2) go faster than speed limit speeds up a steep incline fully loaded with a mule train. COME ON TRUCK DRIVERS GET IT TOGETHER, I’VE GOT TO BE IN SPOKANE IN 20 MINUTES SO I CAN BUY A BUMPER STICK FOR MY PICKUP.

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The driving political movement

Good bless you guys and gals, actually. I don’t know how you put up with us amateur drivers that think you can 1) stop on a dime, so when passing you we whip right back into your lane at roughly the same location as your

I’m not sure how some people can fit so many bumper stickers on the back of their car, and I’m equally as unsure about how they can keep up with all the political causes they proudly display on the back of their rig.

So there you have it. I’m currently submitting this to Nintendo to make a Highway 395 GO game, where people can catch these road characters and train them to be actual good drivers.

PLLC vs. Russell C. Page, Debra P. Page, Gary W. Watts.

Misc.

Kayla M. Owings, petitioner, Jamie L. Wicklander, respondent. Misc.

State of Washington vs.

Jeremy Patrick Hall. Possession of stolen vehicle.

State of Washington vs.

Donavon D. Harring. Controlled substance no prescription.

State of Washington, Employment Security Department vs.

Mark Postlethwaite, Jane Doe Postlethwaite. Tax warrant.

State of Washington, Employment Security Department vs. Jeff Nicholson, Jane Doe Nicholson. Tax warrant.

State of Washington, Employment Security Department vs. Chad Mellick, Jane Doe Mellick. Tax warrant.

State of Washington, Employment Security Department vs. Danny Kieffer, Jane Doe Kieffer. Tax warrant.

State of Washington, Employment Security

Department vs. Eric S. ODell, Jane Doe ODell. Tax warrant.

State of Washington, Employment Security Department vs. Raymond A. Flett Jr., Jane Doe Flett. Tax warrant.

State of Washington, Employment Security Department vs. Shea M. McCamish, John or Jane Doe McCamish. Tax warrant.

Kaja Holdings 2 LLC vs. Roberta Lynn Kaliman, Jonathan Paul Turner, Occupants of Premises. Unlaw Detain.

Robert Eugene Kofmehl, Kyle Joseph Jerred, Karen Marie Kofmehl, petitioners. Kody Matthew Jerred, respondent.

Domestic violence.

Keri Lynn Nopens, petitioner, Vivian Lawless, respondent. Domestic violence.

Estate of Michael Maresca, deceased, Francis Maresca, petitioner. Estate.

State of Washington, Employment Security Department vs. Charles E. Colvin, Jane Doe Colvin. Tax warrant.

Semi-truck drivers

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