011619eEdition

The Newport Miner THE VOICE OF PEND OREILLE COUNTY SINCE 1901

Wednesday, January 16, 2019

www.pendoreillerivervalley.com

Volume 116, Number 51 | 2 Sections, 20 Pages

$1.00

Comp plan meeting contentious

BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

CUSICK – The deadline for written comments on four proposed amendments to the Pend Oreille County Comprehensive Plan was extended through Jan. 30 and the planning commission will deliberate on the amendments at a subsequent meeting. Those were two outcomes of a planning commission hearing held at the Cusick Community Center public hearing Tuesday, Jan. 8.

The meeting was attended by about 30 people, including Pend Oreille County Commissioner Mike Manus.

Planning commission chairman Norris Boyd started to take the commissioners through deliberations Tuesday night after the first application was presented when the commission’s attorney, Nathan Smith, attending by phone, said the commission should hear each amendment and deliberate at a later meeting.

That deliberation will take place at the next planning commission meeting, set for Feb. 12 at the Cusick Community Center.

Two amendments dealt

with individuals applying for zoning changes. The first was for a land zone change for seven acres that will be used for a commercial storage facility on Westside Road near Dalkena. Doug Cash presented the application on behalf of Shannon Reel.

They sought to change the land zone from Natural Resources 20 (NR-20) to a Residential 5 (R-5), with an associated change to the future land use map proposed for the seven acres. The seven acres are part of a 17-acre parcel that Reel would leave in NR-20.

Community Development Director Greg Snow said that it was permissible to leave the remaining acres in NR-20. NR-20 is for natural resource lots, normally with 20-acre minimum lot sizes. R5 is for five-acre minimum lot sizes for residential housing.

Bob Eugene testified that he sent written testimony opposing the change to R-5. He said R-10 made more sense.

There were five calls in support of the change.

The next item on the agenda was for a zone change from Public Land to R-5 on behalf of Lori

MINER PHOTO|DON GRONNING

Rick Eichstaedt, an attorney representing Responsible Growth * NE Washington, testifies at the planning commission meeting Tuesday, Jan. 8. Eichstaedt said the county was risking lawsuits by rezoning all privately owned properties designated with a Public Lands zone.

Stime of Hayward, Calif., and Tracy and Rachel (Kelli) Knapp of Newport.

They were seeking a zoning change from Public Lands (PL) to R-5 for three parcels on Pleasant

Drive East, on the east side of Pend Oreille River, off LeClerc Road South.

Stime has two lots and the Knapps own one.

The Knapps testified they bought the land that

was used as a gravel pit from the county to build a home. Since the land is zoned PL, they can’t build on it until it is zoned for residential use.

Tim Anderson said that

the public land designation is a problem for another reason. He said hunters come onto the land to hunt, within a few SEE COMP PLAN, 2A

A year of service Newport Police Department hits one-year anniversary

BY CANEEL JOHNSON OF THE MINER

MINER PHOTO|DON GRONNING

PUD officers elected The Pend Oreille Public Utility District No. 1 Board of Commissioners met Tuesday, Jan. 11. Pictured are Rick Larson, Curt Knapp and Joe Onley, the newest commissioner, along with clerk of the board Karen Willner. The board elected Knapp as president and Larson as vice president. The board also met for a two-hour executive session over litigation.

NEWPORT – When the Pend Oreille County Sheriff proposed to more than double the contract for law enforcement with the city of Newport, the city decided it was time to reestablish their own department.

“It was just less expensive to have our own police force than to continue with

the sheriff’s office,” Mayor Shirley Sands said. “People said we couldn’t get it done before the contract ended, but we did. We only had one officer, but it was the beginning.”

The Pend Oreille County Sherriff’s Office was paid $284,548 by the city of Newport for law enforcement services in 2017.

The sheriff’s office wanted $575,257 to continue their contract with the city. The city decided that it would be more efficient and effective to build a police force of its own.

There were many things that went into starting the department. A police force SEE POLICE, 9A

B R I E F LY Distinguished Young Women meeting Feb. 1 PRIEST RIVER – There will be an informational meeting for any junior girl interested in the Distinguished Young Women program, Friday, Feb. 1 at 12:10 p.m. in the library conference room at Priest River Lamanna High School.

Distinguished Young Women of Priest River is part of a national scholarship program that promotes and rewards scholarship, leadership and talent in high school girls in their junior year. Cash scholarships are awarded at the local level and millions in collegegranted scholarships are available. Local winners will advance to the state program in Idaho Falls.

Follow us on Facebook

CLASSIFIEDS

Night to remember for YES kids USK – Youth Emergency Services and the Kalispel Tribe are teaming up to give YES youth a ‘Night to Remember,’ at a formal dance at the Camas Center for Community Wellness, Saturday, Feb. 16.

Donate new or gently used formal wear like gowns, suits, dress shirts, dress pants, ties, tuxedos and dress shoes.

Donations will be accepted through Feb. 7 and can be dropped of at Kalispel Market, Crossroads Family Restaurant, Camas Center for Community Wellness, and at KALTRAN offices. For more information, call 509-447-7247.

7B-10B

Call to make appointment with veterans’ services PRIEST RIVER – A representative from the Bonner County Veterans Service office will be in Priest River Tuesday, Jan. 22, 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at VFW Post No. 2909. Bryan Hult will answer questions about current veterans benefits, assist with ongoing claims, and take new claims for benefits for eligible veterans and their dependents.

Appointments must be scheduled in advance by calling Lyndsie Halcro at 208-255-5291. If there are no appointments or if weather conditions prohibit travel, the outreach will be canceled.

The VFW post is located at 113 Larch St.

OPINION

4A

RECORD

6B

SPORTS

1B-3B

LIFE

5B

POLICE REPORTS

6B

OBITUARIES

6B

PUBLIC NOTICES

7B-10B

BOOSTERS

4B

WHO’S IN CHARGE?

SEE GOVERNMENT DIRECTORY ON STANDS NEXT WEEK

2A

| JANUARY 16, 2019

The Newport Miner Serving Pend Oreille County, WA

Michelle Nedved Publisher

Jeanne Guscott Office Manager

Natalie Babcock

Assistant Office Manager

Micki Brass

Advertising Manager

J. Lindsay Guscott Advertising Sales

Cindy Boober Advertising Sales

Don Gronning News Editor

Sophia Aldous Gem State Editor

Caneel Johnson Reporter

Brad Thew Production

J. Louis Mullen Owner

DEADLINES

Lifestyle Page.......................Friday 12 Noon General News ................Monday 12 Noon Display Advertising............Monday 5 p.m.

Classified Advertising............. Monday Noon Hot Box Advertising.............Tuesday Noon Legal Notices........................ Monday Noon BUSINESS HOURS 8:30 a.m.-5:15 p.m. Monday-Friday 421 S. Spokane Ave., Newport, WA. YEARLY SUBSCRIPTION RATES Pend Oreille County, WA..........$27.50 West Bonner County and Spirit Lake, Idaho...............$27.50 Out-of-County & Elk...................$37.35 Single Copy...................................... $1.00

POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Newport Miner, 421 S. Spokane Ave., Newport, WA. 99156.

Telephone: 509-447-2433 E-mail: minersubscriptions @povn.com

Published weekly by Newport Miner, Inc., 421 S. Spokane Ave, Newport, WA. 99156. Periodical Postage paid at Newport, WA.; USPS No. 384400.

LETTERS POLICY

We welcome letters to the editor. Letters should be typed and submitted to The Miner and Gem State Miner office no later than 5 p.m. Friday for publication the following Wednesday.

No letter will be published unless it is signed by at least one individual, even if the letter represents the view of a group. The letter must include a telephone number and address for confirmation of authenticity.

Letters should be no longer than 300 words. The Miner reserves the right to edit to conform to our publication style, policy and libel laws.

Political letters will not be published the last issue prior an election. Letters will be printed as space allows.

HOW TO CONTACT US

By Mail: 421 S. Spokane Ave. Newport, WA 99156

By FAX: (509) 447-9222 * 24-Hours Comments or Information

By Phone: (509) 447-2433

Our editors and writers welcome your calls to discuss issues, coverage or story ideas.

News minernews@povn.com Classified Ads minerclassifieds@povn.com Display Ads mineradvertising@povn.com Legal Ads minerlegals@povn.com Subscriptions minersubscriptions@povn.com CONNECT WITH US

The Miner Online www.pendoreillerivervalley.com MOBILE EDITION www.pendoreillerivervalley. com/m.htm FACEBOOK

www.facebook.com/ MinerNews TWITTER

www.twitter.com/MinerNews

FROM PAGE ON E

THE NEWPORT MINER

Sworn in: New Bonner County Commissioner, assessor

BY SOPHIA ALDOUS OF THE MINER

SANDPOINT – A large crowd of about 80 people attended the swearing-in of new Bonner County Commissioner Steven Bradshaw and assessor Donna Gow Monday, Jan. 14.

Bonner County Commission Chairman Jeff Connelly administered the oath of office to Gow and county clerk Michael Rosedale administered the oath to Bradshaw.

The ceremony took place at the Bonner County Administration Building in Sandpoint.

Bradshaw, 63, is the pastor of Cocoalla Cowboy Church, where he has worked for the past 15-years. He and his wife of 41-years, Cindy, have lived in Cocoalla since moving from Houston, Texas in 1988.

After taking the oath of office Bradshaw said he told his parishioners last Sunday that Psalm 19:14 will be on his office wall: “May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.”

“Thank you to everyone in Bonner County that voted, regardless of who you voted for,” Bradshaw said. “I work for you all. I’m your employee. Your best interests will always be the driving force of my decisions.”

Bradshaw takes over the position of Bonner

MINER PHOTO|SOPHIA ALDOUS

New Bonner County Commissioner Steven Bradshaw addresses the crowd while Bonner County Prosecutor Louis Marshall, Sheriff Daryl Wheeler and Clerk Michael Rosedale look on.

County District 1 Commissioner from Glen Bailey, after Bradshaw won in the Republican primary.

He went on to defeat Democrat challenger Steve Johnson in the Nov. 2018 general election.

“I knew that the Lord was wanting me to do more, and I was trying to get people more involved in the political process,” Bradshaw said in an interview after the ceremony and before he was to begin orientation at the administration building. “You can’t lead from behind.”

When asked if there were any issues he would like to address while in office, Bradshaw said he didn’t have anything specifically.

“There’s always room to improve things and make them more efficient,” he said.

During Monday’s ceremony, Bailey thanked his office’s staff, Bonner County employees and Connolly and commissioner Dan McDonald.

He told the crowd that Bonner County, “is in good hands.”

“All of our elected officials do a good job and help make Bonner County one of the best counties in Idaho to live in,” Bailey said.

Smiling, he cracked, “If they don’t, you can always vote them out.”

Gow, who has worked at the Bonner County Assessor’s Office for 28 years, expressed her gratitude to voters and her supporters, saying

that she is inheriting great staff at the asses-

sor’s office and department of motor vehicles.

County commission has new chair NEWPORT – Karen Skoog is the new Pend Oreille County Commissioner chairperson. The chairperson is rotated annually. It was Mike Manus’ turn in the rotation, but the commissioners agreed that it would be best if Skoog were appointed next. Manus will remain as vice chair.

There are two reasons that Skoog was chosen.

The commissioners agreed that it would be easier on Manus due to his health problems this year, and if Skoog decided to run for commissioner next year she would have more time.

“She has not said she is going to run,” Manus said.

“We hope she does.”

Manus remembers when he was chair and on the board of the Washington State Association of Counties and had to run for election.

“It was just too much,” Manus said.

Skoog took over the WASAC duties for Manus that year to allow him time to run for office.

COMP PLAN: Doing away with Public Lands affects 23 parcels FROM PAGE 1A

hundred feet of homes.

He said there is no way to curtail hunting since it is zoned PL.

Smelter enters discussion The third amendment was presented by Phyllis Kardos of Responsible Growth * Northeast Washington and the Citizens Against the Newport Silicon Smelter. She was joined by John Endres and Ed Styskell.

The wide ranging amendment sought a number of things, including strengthening language in the comp plan to protect the environment, including placing industrial projects within the county’s Urban Growth Area. She said the changes supported the Growth Management Act. Boyd said he had a hard time understanding the 74-page amendment.

“This is tough to get through and understand what you’re trying to do,” he said. He asked that the group bring back a clear “black-line” amendment that shows what they want to change in the comp plan.

Responsible Growth * NE Washington’s attorney, Rick Eichstaedt, said that he would like the record to remain open so the group could provide the draft Boyd requested.

There were other people who commented on the amendment.

Gail Sweeney of Priest Lake said that the amendment was designed to

discourage inconsistent land uses. Eugene said that tax status shouldn’t be used to decide zoning, instead, descriptions of actual use was preferable, he said.

Jerry Person of Priest River said that he supported the amendment.

Christian Meador of Newport said he opposed the amendment because it targeted one business – PacWest Silicon.

Ted Kardos urged the county to adhere to RCW 84.34.300. He said it is designed to protect agriculture and forest land from urban sprawl.

It is clear, concise and enforceable, he said.

Can’t use public lands until re-zoned The final amendment was to do away with the Public Land designation, something that would affect 23 parcels of land that are no longer owned by public entities.

The properties would be rezoned according to the county’s matrix of current land uses.

It would establish a Public/Institutional Uses class in the matrix of current land uses.

The amendment was put forth by Pend Oreille County, with Snow making the presentation.

Snow said the amendment was needed because people who bought land zoned public lands couldn’t build on the land because it wasn’t properly zoned. There was no mechanism to change the zone, he said. Pend Oreille County commissioners and Pend Oreille

County Prosecutor Dolly Hunt had recommended this amendment as a way to accomplish that.

Planning commissioners were skeptical.

“What’s the problem?”

Boyd asked. He said people could come ask for a rezone at the monthly planning commission meeting. “This seems to be solving a problem that doesn’t exist.”

Ashton asked what it cost to get a rezone. Snow said $1,200.

Boyd said making the purchase of any PL zoned land conditional would solve the problem. The parties could put together a sales agreement that calls for the land to be properly zoned before the sale is completed. If it isn’t the sale doesn’t go through.

“I buy ground like that all the time,” Boyd said.

James Sears said he bought land from the abandoned gravel pit that he can’t use until it is rezoned. He said Snow had advised property owners not to apply separately, since the comp plan amendment to do away with the PL zone was being considered.

Another man said it was a broadbrush stroke to remove the planning commission from the decision making process.

Eichstaedt, the attorney representing Responsible Growth * Northeast Washington, said that the amendment would open the county up to lawsuits. He said rezoning this way could allow industrial development outside the county’s Urban Growth Area, some-

thing that undoubtedly would lead to lawsuits.

“It has to be consistent with rural,” he said. “You can’t have an industrial facility outside the UGA.” Anderson said some landowners were being held hostage by not changing the zoning.

“They’re being taxed as though they could use the land,” he said. He said the county didn’t disclose there would be a zoning issue.

Phyllis Kardos said that PacWest would benefit unfairly from the amendment.

Boyd said he didn’t want to hear the word “smelter” again. He said the hearing was to consider four specific amendments and the smelter wasn’t one of them.

The attorney representing the Citizens Against the Newport Silicon Smelter, Norm Semanko, testified next.

He said he didn’t know why anyone from the county would tell someone not to apply for a zone change out of public lands. He said 14 months ago he told the county about the need for a zone change and a need for a conditional use permit if the proposed smelter was to move forward.

But there has been no application for a proposed industrial site or rezone.

Boyd told him to calm down, that he wasn’t in court. Semanko said he was testifying on behalf of his clients. After a little back and forth, Semanko asked for a ruling from Smith, the county’s land use attorney attending by phone.

“Do I have the right to testify?” he asked. After a pause, Smith said people had the right to testify for three minutes.

Leslie Sinclair of Ione asked if the chair has a right to ban specific words. Boyd said he couldn’t ban specific words, but he had a responsibility to get public comment on record about the four proposals.

Sinclair asked if it was proper to control with anger. She said it was the first time she has been to a planning commission meeting. She wanted someone to look into whether the chair could control through anger.

A Newport man said he was in favor of the amendment.

Fred Zakar wondered why the amendment was coming forward now.

He said something had the appearance of being unethical, it should be avoided.

Five planning commissioners attended the meeting, the minimum for a quorum. Commission chair Norris Boyd, Judy Ashton, Judy Hansen, Dennis Osweiler and Dan Mueller attended. Wayne Antcliff, Paul Edgren and William Kemp were absent. The planning commission is made up of nine members, with one vacancy.

Ashton and Kemp were reappointed to the planning commission by the county commissioners the day before the meeting.

The commission elected Boyd Chair and Ashton vice chair at the start of the meeting.

ThE mineR

January 16, 2019 |

3A

Corrections Saturday morning breakfasts at American Legion Post 147 Post 147 in Priest River are not free. It was incorrectly reported that it was (‘Oldtown veteran wins Post 147 holiday rifle raffle’ The Miner Dec. 19). The cost for the all-you-can-eat breakfast is $6 (12 and under eat for $3). The proceeds from the breakfast go to the Legion’s veteran and community program. We regret any confusion this may have caused.

Pend Oreille County Jail Captain Zamora’s first name is William. In last week’s story ‘Zamora to head jail’ it was incorrectly reported. We regret any confusion this caused.

Courtesy photo|Versatile Industries

Cranes execute a difficult pass technique to place a section of the Sullivan Lake Bridge while construction workers guide them and watch for any problems.

County project receives award

By Caneel Johnson Of The Miner

NEWPORT – The Sullivan Lake Inlet Bridge project is the winner of the HUB Build Northwest Awards Competition. The project was nominated by Versatile the general contractor for the project.

The award will be presented Feb. 1 at the Davenport Grand Hotel in Spokane.

“These awards recognize the best projects in our region over the past year. We had many outstanding entries,” said Sheryl Stewart the executive director of Inland Northwest Associated General Contractors of America in the award letter.

The project cost $1,050,000 and was paid for using two federal grants procured by Pend Oreille County. The county designed the project and handled all the permitting as well.

“We are rather excited about Versatile getting the ward,” said Don Ramsey the county engineer.

“They did outstanding work on the project.”

The project faced many challenges. It faced safety concerns including traffic flow and weather.

The Sullivan Lake Bridge is located in the Northeast corner of Pend Oreille County in a remote location.

The bridge was originally one lane,

and there are corners approaching each side of the bridge that limited visibility.

“Many a time drivers had to back up after coming across another driver on the bridge,” according to the submission presentation by Versatile.

The project widened the approach and made the bridge into a two-lane road. Construction had to be done on both sides of the bridge simultaneously. Materials and equipment had to be transported on nearly 40 miles of mountainous county round trip from one side to the other.

The construction had to be completed before the spring runoff brought the river up too high and the traffic from summer vacationers began.

“Anyone in the Pacific Northwest construction industry will tell you, there are two main obstacles around here, weather, and remote location,” the Versatile submission reads.

Despite a two-week delay in the start of the construction due to freezing temperatures and snow the bridge was completed on time. The grand opening was July 4.

Environmental and esthetics were also concerns for the project. It was essential to preserve the surrounding area and the inlet.

“All possible pre-cautions had to

be taken to ensure that there were no disturbances to the eco-system,” the submission reads.

Maintaining the quality of the natural beauty was a priority.

“We made a commitment to the people of Pend Oreille County to build them a safe bridge while respecting the natural beauty of the surroundings,” the submission reads.

“It was important to ensure that the new bridge mirrored the natural beauty of this area, and did not impose upon it,” the submission stated. It had to look as if it had been there all along.”

The most challenging aspect of the project was the unique construction technique involved. The contractors used a precast bridge, and had to use two cranes working in tandem to put it in place. There were two sections of bridge, each 100 feet and weighing 60 tons. The cranes had to use a difficult passing technique that required one crane positioned on either side of the bridge. One crane would position a section of the bridge halfway across the span and transfer it to the second crane.

“There were no accidents and no lost time throughout the entirety of this project to our employees, our community or to nature,” the submission said.

Pend Oreille Libraries debut test prep resource NEWPORT – The Pend Oreille County Library District has subscribed to a new resource called Learning Express, which is designed to help users prepare for school, the workforce, and life in a variety of ways.

Learning Express has different centers of learning tailored to the goals of each individual user.

The “School Center” provides subject-specific help for students in elementary, middle and high

school, the “High School Equivalency Center” assists with preparation for the GED, HiSet, or TASC exams, and the “College Admissions Test Preparation Center” will help students prepare for the SAT, ACT, PSAT, AP Exams, and college admissions essays.

For those in the workforce, the “Career Preparation Center” offers entrance and occupation exam help for a variety of employment

Washington ready to assist federal employees with unemployment benefits OLYMPIA – Federal workers furloughed due to the partial government shutdown may apply for unemployment benefits to help them meet their financial obligations while they wait to return to their jobs.

“Washington stands ready to assist federal workers in our state,” said Suzi LeVine, Employment Security Department (ESD) Commissioner. “Just like other workers who are unemployed through no fault of their own, federal workers have the unemployment safety net to help them through this difficult time.”

Federal employees may apply for benefits at ESD. wa.gov or by phone at 800-318-6022. The day they should call depends on the last digit of their social security number.

Due to the shutdown, furloughed workers should be prepared to provide verification of their wages when requested because ESD may be unable to reach their employers to verify their wages. Valid documents could include copies of pay stubs or W-2 forms.

ESD has posted a webpage with more information for federal employees affected by the shutdown.

More than 73,000 federal employees worked in Washington as of the first quarter of 2018. ESD has received unemployment benefits applications from roughly 1,000 workers since the furlough started, including those furloughed and workers who were laid off for other reasons.

As required by law, workers who receive back pay should plan to repay any benefits received.

choices, such as civil service tests, nursing exams, Border Patrol exams, and electrician exams, to name a few. It also helps users prepare for military careers via ASVAB and Officer Candidate texts.

Other centers are also available.

“This resource is both easy to use and incredibly useful, so we are delighted to be able to offer it to members of our community,” Library Director Mandy Walters said. “My favorite part is that it designs custom

help for users based off their practice exams. If you take one of the tests and struggle with a specific component, Learning Express will develop a study guide tailored to bolster your skillset in that area.”

Users can access Learning Express by going to polcd.org, then “Browse,” then “Online Learning.” A library card is required.

For assistance or questions, contact any local library at 800-366-3654 or email info@pocld.org.

TITLE & ESCROW W From your first home to your dream home, and all the moves in between TITLE INSURANCE ESCROW CLOSINGS • NOTARY PROPERTY PROFILES CONTRACT SERVICING

312 S. Washington Avenue, Newport, WA PoTitle.com (509) 447-2471 mail@potitle.com

EMT CLASS STARTING SOON Volunteer EMT’s Needed!

South Pend Oreille Fire & Rescue and Pend Oreille County Fire District 6 are currently in need of volunteer EMT’s. Application packets and class registration information is now available online at www.spofr.org .

Few jobs offer the opportunity to save a life All Fire & EMS agencies in Pend Oreille County are in need of volunteer EMT’s.

No matter where you live in Pend Oreille County we will put you in contact with your local Fire District.

Are you interested in Emergency Medicine or have you ever thought about becoming an EMT? If so contact us now and allow us to help you become an EMT and give back to your community.

EMT Class Class starts 1/30/19

If you are interested please call us or drop in. We at South Pend Oreille Fire & Rescue would like to meet with you!

South Pend Oreille Fire & Rescue Diamond Lake Station # 31 325272 Hwy 2, Newport WA 99156 509-447-5305 Chief Mike Nokes

BREAKFAST IS SERVED. (LUNCH TOO!)

Breakfast only on Sundays

SEE OUR FULL MENU ON OUR WEBSITE, CROSSROADSUSK.COM

OPEN FOR BREAKFAST AND LUNCH

7AM-3PM DAILY

(509) 447-7422 • CROSSROADSUSK.COM 421341 Hwy 20, Usk, WA – Where Hwy 211 meets Hwy 20

4A

| January 16, 2019

It’s about to get fowl up in here After the dashing and thrashing that is the holiday season, it’s too easy to fall into the lackadaisical lull for the remainder of the winter season. Unless you’re a snow bunny that hits the ski slopes frequently (and I am not), it seems like we have this almost frantic buildup to Christmas and the New Year, than collapse into a nog-filled heap, grousing about the bitter cold and icy roads until we can get to spring and grouse about the bugs and rain.

So what is a person to do? Maybe you already have activities that stoke S o p h i E ’ s the great, gray brain thing in your head jar and give you that social C HOI C E connection that we are all kind of awkward at, but we all crave (I’m not Sophia talking about that, so pick your mind aldous out of the gutter and dust it off).

For myself, I have rediscovered the comforting failure of cooking gone awry. Now my parents taught my brother and I to cook growing up, and as a kid I was a 4-H member who participated in cooking and baking. As an adult though, unless you make time for it or you are a domestic engineer, it’s too easy to get home, boil some eggs, eat some martini olives and call it a well-rounded meal. If you’ve got some extra room in the budget, perhaps you’ll have delectable rendezvous with your local pizzeria (order an extra large so you have plenty for breakfast the next day).

Over the holidays though I found myself doing a lot of house-sitting, thus being alone with other people’s pets.

Not surrounded by the usual Christmas trappings, I was inspired by none other than that vivacious, inspiring Queen of Butter, Julia Child, to dive in and debone a duck. Why? For no other reason than to see if I could, and I did. A hardcore vegan might be disconcerted of how proud I was of the crime scene. It certainly wasn’t a professional job by any stretch of the imagination, but I managed to turn that bird inside out. Of course, because it was a Julia Child recipe, deboning was only the first step. I then had to stuff the bird with beef and pork, orange zest, and sundry spices, sew it up and wrap it in pastry. Because Home Chef is for practical people, and I never claimed to be one of those.

After lining my duck carcass with the stuffing, I realized I did not have a trussing needle with which to truss said fowl. It being Christmas day, there was no way I was going to drive out and find one, so using my cooking twine, I tightly tied the duck until it looked like a poorly art directed murder victim from David Fincher’s 1995 film ‘Seven’ (“What’s in the duck?” Sorry, not sorry, I had to do it).

See sophie, 6A

All the privileges and blessings for everyone

Viewpoint

ThE mineR

lette rs policy We welcome letters to the editor. Letters should be no longer than 300 words. Letters should be typed and submitted to The Miner office no later than 5 p.m.

Friday for publication the following Wednesday. No letter will be published unless it is signed by at least one individual, even if the letter represents the view of a group.

The letter must include a telephone number and address for authentication. The Miner reserves the right to edit letters. Political letters will not be published the last issue before an election. Letters will be printed as space allows.

w e b c o m m e n t s We welcome comment on select stories on our web site. You may comment anonymously. We will review comments before posting and we reserve the right to omit or edit comments. If you want to comment only to our writers and editors, let us know that you do not want your comment published.

yo u r o p i n i o n Our strength is unity of purpose To the editor: I have lived a long time, and in my lifetime there have been many national emergencies: the Great Depression, strong movement in the ‘30s for isolationism, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, (which ironically, may have been a favor for us, for it brought the nation together for the World War II effort).

Then there was the Vietnam War and the Nixon scandal. Today we have an insidious problem, which I think most of us do not recognize.

This is the interference in our election by Putin.

There is evidence that Putin and his trolls have spread lies and false news around the country in an effort to divide us. False news and rumors are spread around the country via social media.

At present, we are divided as a nation. Our real strength is our unity of purpose. As citizens of this great country, we must unify. Every American has concerns; we must be aware of the

concern of others. Russia is still trying. Their hope is to divide all democracies in the world, so that democracy cannot exist.

It has long been their aim. We must begin to listen to other voices and regain the spirit of freedom, which makes our country so great. We must again become the leader of the free world. It is our destiny.

-Ruth Calkins Newport

New congresswoman killed common decency To the editor: We begin this new year by mourning the death of common decency. We have a new U.S. representative calling the president of the United States the vilest, most disgusting, 12-letter epithet one person could ascribe to a fellow human being.

This newly-elected congresswoman represents the state of Michigan, the Democrat Party, and the Muslim religion. Yes, Islam, the religion of peace. And where is the moral outrage from the

left? Where is the voice of reason from the Democrat leadership? Where is the Speaker of the House when this doyenne of Muslim motherhood gleefully cries into the microphone, “We’re going to impeach the mf-er.” Where is the woman’s mother, for Pete’s sake?

Surely, President Trump has provided much fuel for those who would burn our republic to the ground. His daily ill-advised tweets, his rudeness, his bullying.

And, yes, his misguided attempts to make his natural hair look like a wig. But, mf? Is this what the left is going to hold up as the new normal?

Does the honorable Rashida Tlaib kiss her son with that mouth? Is this the voice of the new left? Is this the new voice of reason?

Whatever happened to decency? Courtesy?

Self-respect? What would have been the reaction if some ill-bred, white male had called Obama that vile moniker? The left would have called out Antifa to surround the fool’s house and

throw rocks through his windows; shout at his children while they were eating dinner.

And congresswoman Tlaib responded to criticism of her boorishness saying, “I’ll always speak truth to power,” proving once again that speech cannot be held hostage to reason. This is what happens when people learn English as a second language by reading bumper stickers.

-Larry Montgomery Newport People need to protest locally, nationally To the editor: One of our nation’s founding fathers commented that we have a democratic republican form of self-government, if we can keep it.

What is missing from today’s self-government balance between the legislative purse strings and the separate executive administrating branch?

I don’t see much public protest, dissent or participation today, locally or nationally. Are we losing it?

See Letters, 5A

In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Legislature to convene without PRA consensus

By Bonnie Evans Newport

In the musical, “South Pacific,” there is a line in a song that says, “You have to be carefully taught to hate, before you are five or seven or eight.”

Racism thrives, still today, even in churches. It is born out of ignorance and fear.

Some people attend church for 50 years, hear every sermon, sing every hymn, and not a word of Jesus’ teachings has penetrated their hearts.

Thomas Merton, author of “The Wisdom of the Desert,” said: “The Kingdom of God is not in words, but in power. And, again, not those who hear the Law will be justified before God, but those who carry it out.”

The commandments of God are to be lived.

I was shocked one night at a dinner to hear racist remarks from some of my church family.

There was a joke, then laughter. The person who made the joke said, “Oh we shouldn’t say that now, should we?”

Another person spoke up, “Oh, for the good old days.”

For whom?

For people to spout off racist comments, tell racist jokes, ridicule others different from you?

For black people to ride in the back of the bus?

For some to drink at separate fountains?

To eat at a restaurant at separate places?

To not be allowed to entertain at a Daughters of the American Revolution gathering?

To be allowed to entertain at a hotel, but not be allowed to stay there?

To be hung by their necks from a tree because of the color of their skin?

To be herded onto a reservation?

Women not allowed to vote?

Women teachers had to be single?

Women’s pay less than men’s?

Women being harassed by men since Adam?

Muslims, and all minority religions in our country, treated unjustly?

The list goes on and on and on, and some of those good old days are still with us.

See Evans, 5A

Task force adopts general principles, but fails to resolve legislative privilege issue

By Fred Obee, executive director Washington Newspaper Publishers Association

OLYMPIA – As the Washington State Legislature convenes Jan. 14, it will be beginning business without a consensus with stakeholders on whether the Legislature should be subject to the state Public Records Act. A legislative task force created to find common ground on the issue adopted some general provisions,

but legislators say they still believe the Legislature deserves special treatment to protect its deliberative process. Open government advocates disagree.

“We hoped that we would be able to roll up our sleeves and work together side-by-side with legislators to identify how to bring the legislature fully under the Public Records Act and craft specific exemptions to protect the public interest,” said Toby Nixon, President of the Washington Coalition for Open Govern-

reade r’s poll The U.S. is undergoing the longest partial federal government shutdown yet, since Dec. 22. The issue of whether or not to fund a wall between Mexico and the U.S. is preventing the passing of a governmentfunding budget. President Donald Trump is demanding Congress fund a $5.7 billion border wall and Democrats are refusing to fund any. Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell has said he won’t bring a bill up for a vote unless President Trump will sign it.

How long do you think the partial shutdown will go on?

It will end be over by the end of the week.

It will go to the end of February.

I don’t know, but for however long it goes on, people should not have to pay federal taxes.

ment. “We are disappointed that the outcome of the process is limited to just a few vague, broad, high-level statements of principles that should have been obvious to all from the start.”

Republican lawmakers Matt Shea and Mike Volz, in a joint statement, claimed the state Constitution confers a privilege that allows legislators to withhold documents related to the deliberative process.

See disclosure, 6A

r e a d e r ’ s p o l l r e s u lt s Are Ocasio-Cortez’s ideas the direction the country should move?

Total Votes: 57

21%

47% 21%

Yes, what is radical is what has happened to the country under Republican and neoliberal control.

Yes, climate change is causing an existential crisis that threatens to bring an end to civilization.

No, her ideas are crazy and out of step with America.

11%

No, even if her ideas were sound, she’s pushing too hard too fast.

She needs to learn the job first.

ThE mineR

January 16, 2019 |

5A

Evans From Page 4A

And to top it off, there are several hate groups in Newport, Priest River, Sandpoint and Spokane. That list, also, goes on and on and on.

I grew up on the Yakama Indian Reservation. There were many nationalities in our area, and a very progressive school: Indians, black people, 200 Japanese in the schools, Mexican, Filipinos, French, Dutch, and many others from all over the world.

I always felt fortunate to live in such a diverse culture.

I never encountered any prejudice in my school.

And, there was never any prejudice in my home.

So, the revulsion I felt by an occurrence when I was 19 years old stayed with me my entire life.

I was riding a “through bus” from Los Angeles to Kansas City. A through bus meant everyone got on in Los Angeles, and all the same people rode all the way to Kansas City.

In Gallop, New Mexico, at a break, I was around the corner talking to an interesting old man, and guess what?

The bus drove off and left me.

My luggage left; I did have my purse.

So, there I was: stranded.

And hours later, I finally caught a bus that drove down country lanes, and picked up people who hailed it.

It was slow; we stopped a lot. It was definitely not a through bus.

When we were traveling across the Texas Panhandle, I was standing in the aisle, along with many others as

there were no seats.

In the middle of nowhere, the bus stopped and picked up an old black man who had his arms loaded with sacks of groceries.

That old man had to make his way down the aisle to the back of the bus, where black people in Texas had to ride.

Although I knew of this practice, I had never seen it.

As the man made his way to the back of the bus, men and women in the aisles cringed from him and said hurtful comments, “Why did they let him on?” “Why couldn’t he walk?”

That old man has never been out of my mind. I wondered how “civilized” people could have such hate. (Maybe they had to be taught before they were five or seven or eight.)

A few miles down the road, that old man had to make his way again through all those racist bodies that cringed.

I have often wondered: How he must have hated getting on that bus. Sometimes, cruel words are not healed in a lifetime.

Mahatma Gandhi said, “It has always been a mystery to me how man can feel themselves honored by the humiliation of their fellow beings.”

I prayed that old black man went on to live a better life.

But, I doubt it, at that time and that place.

I am thankful God is the compassionate and loving God of all people, all races, all faiths.

God bless the world.

Letters estimated by the Spokesman Review that approxiLocally I read the news- mately 6,000 individuals paper to discover that my are being impacted by town’s executive branch the shutdown here in the pushed my reluctant and Inland Northwest only. uninformed legislative Lives are being held in purse string holder counfinancial hostage by the cil members to give a nod insistence of funding for a to a last minute budget southern wall, a wall that with a sudden 30 percent even Homeland Security sewer rate increase to states will not provide cover recent hires’ salary the needed security increases. No members against drugs and illegal of the general public activities. Enhancing our participated, no advance southern border security notice or first reading of a is urgently required. A budget ordinance or usual monumental waste of due process publication funds for a wall demanddetails. ed by Trump is not the Non-payment, “under answer. protest,” of the sewer fees In early 2018 Congress until it is done right looks agreed to provide up to like a viable option for me. $25B for border secuThe council members rity with the promise the can simply refuse to sign DACA issue would be any more unacceptable permanently resolved. executive short cuts, if Trump’s answer was a they feel they have public proposed DACA extension support. only to the fall of 2020.

But why should we A government funding make waves if no other bill was then passed with ratepayers show they care no funding for a wall. about it?

At present the leader of Same nationally: I read the Senate will not even in the newspaper that allow a vote on renewing the executive branch is government funding. His pushing my reluctant reasoning is that Trump legislative purse string will not sign. holder representatives, Congresswomen Cathy under an implied threat McMorris Rodgers has of a trumped-up emervoted “No” on recent bills gency, to give a nod to a that would re-open our last minute $5.7 Billion government. Her spin is, dollar “Mexico will pay why waste time on legisfor it” border enhancelation that will not pass ment, shutting down my the Senate or be signed by government. Not much Trump. I suggest she studpublic protest. It’s more ies the basics in lawmaklike a distraction. ing called veto override.

Previous stalemate shut In the interim, your downs ended only from friends at the local U.S. public protest.

Forest Service office are “We the people” need not being paid. Other to protest and direct our government programs are local and national public shutting down that have servants in both branches an impact locally such as to act for the public’s SNAPS and health sergreater good, so we can vices. Is the physical barkeep our self-government rier adamantly proposed functioning. Come on. It’s by Trump, a barrier that our money. will not improve border We have been “Missing security, more important In Action.” than a functioning federal -Duane Schofield government?

Cusick -Robert W. Schutte Newport From Page 4A

Border wall holding us financial hostage

To the editor: This morning, Friday, I watch with utter dismay on what is taking place concerning the government shutdown. It was

U.S. creates own messes To the editor: Along with “God bless America,” Republicans use the term “rule of law” or “we are a na-

tion of laws” as political swords to fight the mythical battle against liberalism. Now they say our asylum laws offer perverse incentives and are filled with loopholes.

Suddenly, the law is bad because Hispanic people are using it. It’s like thinking your football team was cheated out of a victory based on what you believe was a bad referee call that applied an existing rule.

We never seem to ask why the migrants are coming or seeking asylum in our country.

America’s long-term foreign policy for Central American countries has a troubled history. Our CIA personnel trained assassins to kill leaders of countries that opposed American corporate interests. We also toppled organizations that revolted against American puppet governments. You might recall the Iran/ Contra scandal from the Reagan administration.

Our drug enforcement policies and covert operations led to the massive drug cartels that are now driving many migrants to our southern border.

Their choice is to be killed by drug cartels or flee to America. We compound the problems with American’s desire for those drugs and cheap labor from migrants.

We should ask why our prisons are filled with drug law violators and why thousands of our citizens die from drug overdoses. We should ask why the “war on drugs” failed and continues to fail. Drug users have turned to crack cocaine, meth and fentanyl because law enforcement and restriction of the parent drugs was so successful.

America continues to create its own messes and our drug policy stands out as the prime example. That’s a major reason why thousands of migrants are showing up at the border to escape the drug cartels and seek a safer life for their families.

-Pete Scobby Newport

HERE TO SERVE YOU Whether it’s paying a bill or connecting to our lines, you can count on our Customer Service team to get the job done.

QUALITY SERVICE AT LOW COST #PublicPower

Did You Get My 2019 Dog License Yet?

All City of Newport Resident Dogs 6 months or older MUST have License by February 28th. $10 spayed or neutered $50 unaltered Late Renewal Penalty $10

Dogs Must Wear Tags!

Contact Newport City Hall (509) 447-5611

Every day is Sale Day in The Newport Miner and Gem State Miner Classifieds.

6A

| January 16, 2019

disclosure:

Browse, search historical publications with new website OLYMPIA – The Washington State Library, a division of the Office of Secretary of State, has launched a new website for the Washington Digital Newspapers program: Washingtondigitalnewspapers.org.

The site features new titles in the State Library’s digital newspaper collection, with full-text article search of more than 400,000 pages from the State Library’s collection of historic Washington newspapers, including The Newport Miner. Visitors can interact with the site with the help of text correction features to improve search results on dark or damaged pages, by attaching subject tags to articles, and saving their search history for larger research projects.

“This new resource provides students and other researchers with access to a rich trove of publications across decades of Washington history,” State Librarian Cindy Aden said. “Through viewing these historic digitized newspapers, it’s possible to understand

ThE mineR

From Page 4A

important Washington experiences as they were viewed by the people who lived them.”

The Washington Digital Newspapers program brings together the library’s earliest pioneer-era online collection with titles digitized as part of the National Digital Newspaper Program and the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

The State Library’s newspaper collection in Olympia contains more than 6,500 newspaper titles, including more than 50,000 reels of microfilm and newspapers in German, Vietnamese, Danish, and Greek. As a rich source of primary materials for teachers, students, genealogists, and professional researchers it’s one of the best “go-to” places to find Washington newspapers.

“The new site will make it easier for people to browse our historic newspaper collection on a stable platform that will make researching fun and See state library, 7A

“In many cases, it makes sense to protect sensitive information shared by constituents, such as crime victims and whistleblowers who seek assistance from their legislator. And to the extent that the legislative privilege derives from the state constitution and cannot be waived by statute, additional study and thought needs to occur on this topic.”

A coalition of media partners led by the Associated Press last year sued the Legislature challenging its presumption that it was exempt from the Public Records Act. A superior court judge sided with the media organizations and that prompted the Legislature to quickly adopt legislation without hearings exempt-

ADOPT A PET

ALL 2018 CATS ARE $10 TO ADOPT MAKING ROOM FOR 2019

ISABELLE

RAYNE

Protective, sweet girl, enjoys snuggles and belly rubs

Loves to go hiking, will protect her property but loves her family

LUNA

MOLLY BROWN “Spirited” older lady, very affectionate

Beautiful, loving girl, would love a home with her sister Bernadette

208-448-0699

208-448-0699

208-448-0699

208-448-0699

TOULOUSE

LUCKY DUCK Extremely affectionate, loving Tabby

Reserved young girl but warms up quickly

Excellent workshop cat, independant but likes people

208-448-0699

208-448-0699

208-448-0699

208-448-0699

Loving, young boy with stunning eyes

ROOFTOP

BERNADETTE

ing themselves from the act. Newspapers across the state published editorials condemning the action and the governor’s office was swamped with calls and emails from outraged citizens. Ultimately a deal was struck and Gov. Jay Inslee vetoed the bill. Creating a task force to study the issue was agreed to following the governor’s veto.

The legal case has been appealed to the state Supreme Court, but it’s clear the Legislature still intends to introduce legislation this session.

The 15-member task force heard from a number of experts who looked at the way other states handle Legislative records.

Some states, like Delaware and Montana, specifically include state legislatures in their public records acts, Oklahoma excludes the legislature from the public records act, and some states have hybrid laws. Montana, for example, has no deliberative process exemption for records of its legislature unless privacy would be violated.

States also vary on the treatment of constituent correspondence: California closed constituent correspondence from public disclosure, while Colorado exempts correspondence from disclosure where the constituent would have a reasonable expectation of privacy or made a request for assistance, the committee’s final report says.

Open government advocates pointed out the Public Records Act has many exemptions and already protects privacy rights in many circumstances.

Eric Stahl, of Davis Wright Tremaine, outlined three main principles to follow when adopting policies related to public disclosure.

First, records are presumed to be subject to disclosure and any exemptions must be narrowly construed.

Second, rules for disclosure and exemptions should apply to the Legislature to the same extent that they apply to state agencies. Third, communications with a legislator or legislative staff about legislative work are

Sophie: From Page 4A

JACKIE

Very shy kitten, just needs a patient person

MINDY

Outgoing and adventurous - declawed cat (Indoor Only)

RAHJE

208-448-0699

208-448-0699

208-448-0699

SHAQ

Huge sports fan, loves to play ball

208-448-0699

Animals in need of a good home will be featured in this section on the first and third week of each month, thanks to these advertisers and The Miner Newspaper. These pets can be adopted from the Priest River Animal Rescue, Hwy 2, across the street from Mitchell’s Grocery Store in Priest River. Hours are 11 to 4, 208-448-0699.

Please visit our web site to view all available adoptions at www.pranimalrescue.org

Grooming Full & Self Service Cats & Dogs Mon-Fri 8 to 2 & Sat by Appt.

POOCH PARLOR 309 N. State Ave • Oldtown • 208-437-0503

MIKE REYNOLDS

LOGGING

SELECTIVE & MECHANICAL LOGGING

Serving Pend Oreille Valley for 18 years

PRIEST RIVER ID • (208) 448-2548

Pawsitively

POSH

1st right after the Oldtown Bridge

HHome Health Care Pharmacy

(208) 437-2046

(509) 447-2484

(behind Albeni Falls Building Supply)

Carpet Upholstery

Truck Mount

PET SALON

48 S. Treat St. Priest River, ID 208-448-0818

& JANITORIAL

P.R.I.D.E Certified

Kevin Hopkins 208-437-5298

301 S. S Washington, Washi h ngto t n Suite C Newport • 509-447-3734

Then it came time to wrap the jumbled meat bundle in pastry, the first batch of which had all the consistency of a mud hole.

By that time, my pleasant endeavor into French cooking had turned into an all day obsession that I was determined to see through, because damn it, unlike ab day at the gym I was going to finish this.

After hurriedly concocting another batch of pastry, it was time to bake that bad bird. When the aroma that began emitting from the oven was a mouthwatering one, I began to think that I might be on to something. Even the dogs I was pet-sitting migrated to the kitchen on the reasonable chance that perhaps a tidbit had dropped to the floor for them to sample.

When the final product came out of the oven, I was pleasantly surprised that it didn’t look like a mutant baby and smelled rather amazing, if I do say so myself.

However, upon cutting into the crust encased duck, I realize that in my haste to get it cooked, I had not constructed a proper top for the pastry that would have allowed me to

matters of public interest and should be disclosable.

Ultimately, the committee decided on the following broad principles: • The Legislature should strive for greater transparency.

• There is a need to protect the right of privacy of individuals in their communications with legislators, beginning with existing exemptions of the Public Records Act and adding narrowly crafted exemptions as needed.

• The House and Senate should respond to record requests via a single office in each chamber, • An efficient, independent mechanism for handling disputes should be established. • It should be possible to get an independent advisory opinion as to whether a record is disclosable.

• Establishing a definition for a harassing request should be considered.

• Whistleblower protections should be extended to any communication with legislators.

• The Legislature should actively engage with stakeholders throughout the development of any legislation to implement these recommendations.

The final report of the task force says that the need for protection of the legislative deliberative process was considered at length, but the committee did not reach consensus on that issue.

Committee member David Ammons was an Olympia political reporter for The Associated Press for more than two decades, a communications advisor to the Secretary of State for nine years and currently is vice chair of the state Public Disclosure Commission.

In a written statement to the committee, he said: “I am struck by the wisdom of I-276 (the Public Records Act) and the transparency it provides, now more than ever. As a longtime fan and supporter of the Legislature, I really think there is a great opportunity to repair the damage caused by the 2018 legislation.”

snip the cooking twine I had used to lash the bird together. So, my pate de canard en croute, to use its proper name, came with baked in dental floss. I wish I could say it’s because I am efficient that way.

To summarize, the crust wasn’t that great the second day after storing it in the fridge, but the filling came through scrumptiously (it’s hard to mess up the taste of a duck, pork, beef combination).

To some, this may sound like a lot of self-defeating work, and I get that.

Believe it or not though, it was actually a lot of fun.

That doesn’t mean it wasn’t challenging, because it was, but it also reminded me to be patient and just go for it. If it came out an absolute mess, who cares? To quote Mrs. Child, “The only real stumbling block is fear of failure. In cooking you’ve got to have a what-the-hell attitude.”

On that segue there is an interesting food and cooking class coming up in Priest River. Check this week’s Lifestyle section to learn more, and if you attend the class, let me know how it goes.

For comments, critiques, or just plain palavering, Sophia can be reached at sophianewportminer@ gmail.com.

ThE mineR

Grants available to help get kids outside

OLYMPIA – Washington state is accepting applications for the No Child Left Inside grant program, which aims to give at-risk children opportunities to experience the outdoors.

No Child Left Inside grants fund programs that provide youth in Washington with outdoor recreation and education programs, including summer camps, natural resource-based education programs and science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) programs. The program is funded by the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission and administered by the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office.

Public agencies such as cities, counties and special purpose districts; tribal governments; non-

profits; schools; informal after school programs; veteran organizations; community-based programs; and private entities such as individuals, businesses, religious groups planning nonreligious activities, are eligible to apply. The programs must be delivered outdoors in Washington state.

“The No Child Left Inside program ties into the legacy part of the State Parks’ mission, as we work to ensure a strong connection with natural, cultural and historical resources for future generations,” said Don Hoch, State Parks director.

“It’s exciting to be providing grants that allow kids from communities all over the state to get outdoors and enjoy meaningful experiences, physical activities and

learning opportunities that they otherwise might not have. The grant programs that are funded typically focus on the environment, social involvement, collaboration and community–in beautiful and inspiring outdoor settings that are fun and inspiring for young people.”

Grant recipients may ask for $5,000 to $150,000 for each program and about $1.5 million in grants up for grabs. Typical programs offer backpacking or camping, boating, environmental education, fishing or hunting, hiking, orienteering or rock climbing, or farming education.

“As screen time continues to demand more and more of kids’ attention, it makes funding like this even more important,” said Kaleen Cottingham,

director of the Recreation and Conservation Office. “This is a big investment in our future land stewards–the young people who might otherwise not get the chance to go camping, hiking or experience the great outdoors.”

An advisory committee made up of statewide leaders in outdoor education and outdoor recreation programming evaluates and scores the grant proposals.

“These grants are very competitive, which ensures that the limited funding goes to the strongest projects,” Cottingham said.

Visit RCO’s website to read an overview of the grant program and to access grant application materials. Pre-applications are due March 1 and grants will be awarded in July.

New Idaho W-4 helps taxpayers estimate paycheck withholding BOISE – The Idaho State Tax Commission launched the first Idaho-specific W-4 form today to help taxpayers more easily calculate how much state income tax should be withheld from their paychecks.

Copies of the Idaho W-4 form will be mailed out in the coming days to more than 70,000 Idaho employers with payroll withholding accounts.

It’s already available on the Tax Commission website at tax.idaho. gov/w4.

The goal is getting many thousands of Idahoans who have not yet updated their withholding since

last year’s historic tax reforms to use the Idaho W-4 and more easily get their calculation right for 2019.

“The new Form ID W-4 gives us an important new tool for helping Idaho taxpayers properly calculate how much of each paycheck should be withheld to cover their Idaho individual income tax liability,” Tax Commission Chairman Ken Roberts said.

The federal and state tax systems now diverge when it comes to individual income tax. No longer is federal withholding information applicable for use on Idaho tax forms.

State Library: About 100,000 pages a year From Page 6A

informative,” said Shawn Schollmeyer, National Digital Newspaper Project director at Washington State Library. “This project has been a great way to learn about events and people in our state past and present, as well as meeting the people in our cities who are proud and passionate about their communities.”

Partnerships with museums, libraries, archives, and publishers from across the state allow the State Library to preserve newspapers and the cultural heritage of these communities. The collection’s newest titles, added just this year, are Anacortes American editions from 1890 to 1922 and the Catholic Northwest Progress from 1900 to 1945. A new partnership with the Cashmere Museum and NCW Media will bring archived issues from 1906 to 1940 of the Cashmere Valley Record to view later in the year. The program is scheduled to add approximately 100,000 new newspaper pages to the digital collection each year.

The Idaho W-4 form provides a better way for employees to calculate and update their withholding information.

“While the federal W-4 form is still needed for calculating federal withholding, the Idaho W-4 is a shorter, simpler and far more accurate way of determining your Idaho withholding,” Roberts said. “We hope it encourages more taxpayers to update their W-4 and avoid unexpected tax bills.”

Taxpayers or employers can call the Tax Commission toll free at 800-972-7660 with any questions.

January 16, 2019 |

7A

Healing Priest River

By Caneel Johnson Of The Miner

PRIEST RIVER – Patti Wiser, 66, started Healing Hands message in the Riverton Mall located at 45 S. McKinley St., Priest River massage in August

ally Locally d Owned ed & Operated

v

of 2018. The store was previously Wandering Gypsy, which sold handmade items like jewelry, crochet and embroidered items. The store still sells those things, but it now offers massage See massage, 10B

311 W. Walnut Newport, N WA (509) (509 447-3933

For All Your Automotive Needs

Plan Ahead

Winter Tires & Coolant Flush

NOW AVAILABLE Be Ready for Cold!!

Certified Master Tech on duty to serve you!

A Proud Member of Your Local Newport Grizzlies Maws and Paws Booster Club “We support our local students in all their endeavors.”

The family of

Bonnie Crotteau appreciates the thoughts & prayers of her friends over the past few weeks.

8A

| January 16, 2019

Health & Medical

ThE mineR

Family Features

A diagnosis of a chronic condition such as Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, cancer, or diabetes can bring a swirl of thoughts and emotions. There may be relief at finding an ex-

planation for bothersome symptoms, but that relief is often quickly overshadowed by insurance issues, financial concerns, and worry about the future.

If you’ve recently received a chronic diagno-

Women’s Herbal Workshop

Cedar Mountain Wellness Center is excited to announce that we will be hosting a special weekend workshop on March 9 & 10, taught by the renown Elaine Sheff, Clinical Herbalist and Co-Director of Green Path Herb School located in Missoula MT. She is the author of several books on herbal medicine and healing and she has been passionate about sharing herbal knowledge for over 25 years. Elaine has taught nationally and internationally and we are very fortunate that she will be teaching this workshop at Cedar Mountain. Elaine will discuss first menstruation, the fertility cycle, menstrual health, PMS, menopause and hormonal balancing for all ages. Many recipes and handouts are included in the class. Herbs discussed will include, Raspberry, Yarrow, Calendula, Rose, Vitex, Motherwort, and many more! Bring a sack lunch. Snacks, coffee and tea will be included. Cost is $180 if you register by January 31, $195 February 1 or after. Seating is limited so take advantage of the early bird discount and ensure your spot!

Information / register, call Lois Robertson, 509-671-0515 or send a check to: Cedar Mountain, 701 Veit Road, Newport, WA 99156

sis, take it one step at a time to navigate the road ahead.

Working to overcome the hurdles associated with a chronic condition diagnosis can be physically and emotionally draining. In addition to securing a doctor with expertise in treating your condition, you’ll need a support team of family and friends who can serve as a sounding board for your questions and concerns, help with everyday tasks when you’re feeling run down, pro­v ide transportation to appointments, and help keep your spirits up.

Understand Your Condition

Arming yourself with information is critical when you receive a life-altering diagnosis.

It’s important to understand everything you can about the condition, including known causes, symptoms you may experience, what you can expect as the disease progresses, and more.

If the volume of information is overwhelming, try to consume it a little at a time so you can retain more and give yourself time to process everything you’re learning. As you read, be sure to make notes about things that are confusing or that you might want to discuss with your medical team.

Identify Treatment Options

A big part of your research will likely involve your treatment options. If your doctor has outlined multiple options for treatment, you’ll want to investigate each one thoroughly so you can understand the benefits and risks, as well as deciding which option is the best fit for your particular circumstances. You’ll also want to confirm that your treatment is covered by your health insurance

“WHERE COMPASSION AND EXCELLENCE MEET” • • •

Are you tired of being embarrassed by your smile?

Sick of not being able to eat comfortably?

Worried about how your teeth may be harming your health?

and at what level.

Handle Insurance Issues

Most people assume that if they have health coverage, they can count on at least a portion of the treatments and medications their doctor recommends being covered. In many cases, that’s true, although the exact coverages depend on variables like your plan, deductible, and more.

However, there are also some circumstances in which you may experience a delay before you’re able to follow your doctor’s treatment orders. One example is step therapy – a protocol sometimes used by health insurance companies that requires patients to try and fail on one or more lower cost medications before they will provide coverage for the medication originally prescribed by the patient’s provider.

Step therapy is also known as “fail first” because it requires a patient to fail on an insurer-preferred drug first. For patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), like Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, this protocol may result in worsened health outcomes. A

e v a H u o Y o D Hearing Loss?

IT MAY BE AFFECTING YOUR QUALITY OF LIFE. This Special Hearing Consultation is important to you, if...

• You have trouble hearing TV and over the telephone • You often ask others to repeat themselves • You’ve had a loved one express concerns about your hearing

At The Smile Miracles Project we are dedicated to making state-of-the-art comprehensive and wholistic dental health care affordable to all.

Call now for your FREE CONSULTATION and see the difference for yourself!

COMPREHENSIVE AND WHOLISTIC DENTAL HEALTH CARE 50 0 Main S Street, Suite S 201, 20 0 Priest River • 208-597-7774 20 08 9

Dentures • Extractions • Implants Veneers • And More

We specialize in Washington Labor & Industry Claims!

708 South Main Street Deer Park, WA 99006 www.eargeek.com

Call to schedule your appointment today!

509-276-8859

survey by the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation found that as many as 40 percent of IBD patients had been subject to step therapy, and 58 percent of those patients were required to fail two or more drugs before being granted access to the drug their doctor originally prescribed.

“During these delays in optimal treatment, patients are at risk, not only for their physical well-being, but also for their quality of life,” said Dr. Ross Maltz, co-chair of the Government and Industry Affairs Committee of the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation’s National Scientific Advisory Committee. “In some instances, insurance policies can impede patient access to the care they need and affect the patient and provider decision-making process.”

Groups are working to change this process through legislative reform, but in the mean­ time, if you are subject to a step therapy requirement by your insurance provider, you can appeal.

The best approach is to work with your doctor to prepare a written letter that contains: n A clear statement that you are appealing a denial of coverage for

your prescribed medication n The name of the medication that was denied n A detailed explanation of previous treatments or factors that led your doctor to prescribe the denied medication n Any studies or evidence that support the use of the prescribed medication n The specific health risks you experience now or may in the future without the medication that was originally prescribed n A clearly stated request for approval of the specific prescription, including the medication name and dosage Once your letter is finished, file it quickly and pay attention to dates.

There can be time limits on how quickly you must file an appeal after a claim is denied. Make sure you keep copies of all correspondence from yourself, your provider, and your insurance company. Also keep a record of all names and titles of the individuals you speak to and any case or authorization numbers for reference in the future.

To find more information and resources, visit crohnscolitisfoundation. org/steptherapy.

ThE newport mineR

January 16, 2019 |

Acting classes at Cutter Theatre METALINE FALLS – The Cutter Theatre will host a series of acting classes beginning in late January. The classes are for beginning and experienced actors, ages 14 and up. Younger actors may request admittance to the classes, which are being taught by Cutter Artistic Director Tara Leininger. The classes are on Sundays, 1:30-3 p.m. There is no fee, but a $5 donation per class is suggested.

The classes can be taken individually, and there is no requirement to take any minimum number, although the two classes on comedy and the two classes on drama would be better served if both were taken.

Jan. 27: Know Your Stage – From the basics of stage direction and terminology, the class will explore what any actor needs to be ready to set foot on stage, including auditioning techniques.

Feb. 3: Stage Movement – Knowing what a director expects and how you as an actor respond. This class will also look at choreography.

Feb. 17: Comedy Tonight, Part 1 – The class will explore the difficult art of comedic timing, physical comedy, and work on scenes and monologues.

Feb. 24: Comedy Tonight, Part 2 – Continuing the work begun in the previous class, scenes and monologues will be performed and critiqued.

March 17: Drama Queens & Kings, Part 1 – The class will explore the dramatic acting styles, working on scenes and monologues.

March 24: Drama Queens & Kings, Part 2 – Continuing the work begun in the previous class, scenes and monologues will be performed and critiqued.

March 31: Musical Theatre – The class will study and participate in some scene/musical numbers from the genre of musical theatre.

Tara Leininger has been acting since she was twelve, including professional summer stock experience, acting in television advertising, experience in both high school and college productions, as well as working for the Missoula Children’s Theatre in their community theatre. She taught high school theatre for over 20 years, and has been an actor/director for the Cutter since 1991.

For more information on the acting classes, contact The Cutter at 509-446-4108.

down rive r eve nts Wednesday, Jan. 16 Story Time: 10:30 a.m. Metalines Library

Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. - Ione Senior Center

Sunday, Jan. 20

Commissioner Kiss Office Hours: 3-6:45 p.m. - Ione Library

American Legion Post 144: 3 p.m. - American Legion in Metaline Falls

Weight Watchers: 6 p.m.

Weigh in 6:30-7 p.m. meeting Ione Catholic Church

Story Time: 10:30 a.m. Metalines Library

Ione Town Council: 7 p.m.

- Clerk’s Office

Thursday, Jan. 17 Story Time: 11 a.m. - Ione Library North Pend Oreille Lions: 6:30 p.m. - Ione Train Depot

Friday, Jan. 18 Story Time and Crafts: 10:30 a.m. - Metalines Library

Monday, Jan. 21 Selkirk School Board: 6 p.m. - Selkirk Middle/High School Music Room

Tuesday, Jan. 22 Story Time: 11 a.m. - Ione Library

Wednesday, Jan. 23 Story Time: 10:30 a.m. Metalines Library Weight Watchers: 6 p.m.

Weigh in 6:30-7 p.m. meeting Ione Catholic Church

W h o to c o n ta c t WASHINGTON

Federal

President Donald J. Trump (R) The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington D.C. 20500 Phone: Comments 202-456-1111 Switchboard: 202-456-1414 Senator Patty Murray (D) 111 Senate Russell Office Building Washington D.C. 20510 Phone: (202) 224-0238 Spokane office: 10 North Post Street Spokane WA 00201 Phone: (509) 624-9561 Senator Maria Cantwell (D) 111 Senate Russell Office Building Washington D.C. 20510 Phone: (202) 224-0238 Spokane office: W. 910 Riverside, No. 697 Spokane WA 99201 Phone: (509) 353-2547 Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R) 1708 Longworth House Office Bldg.

Washington D.C. 20515 Phone: (202) 224-0238 Colville Office: 555 South Main Colville WA 99114 Phone: (509) 684-3481

State

Governor Jay Inslee (D) Office of the Governor PO Box 40002 Olympia, WA 98504-0002 360-902-4111 Relay operators for the deaf or hard of hearing, dial 7-1-1 www.governor.wa.gov Legislative District 7 - Position 1 Rep. Jacquelin Maycumber (R) 411 John L. O’Brian building PO Box 40600 Olympia, WA 98504-0600 Phone: (360) 786-7908 Email: Jacquelin.Maycumber@leg. wa.gov No home office yet Legislative District 7 - Position 2 Rep. Joel Kretz (R) 335A Legislative Building PO Box 40600 Olympia, WA 98504-0600 Phone: (360) 786-7988 Email: kretz.joel@leg.wa.gov Local Address (March-December) 20 North Main St. PO Box 1 Omak, WA 98441 Phone: (509) 826-7203 State Senator - Legislative District 7 Shelly Short 409 Legislative Building PO Box 40407 Olympia WA 98504 Phone: (360) 786-7612 Email: shelly.short@leg.wa.gov

Washington Legislative Hotline 1-800-562-6000 During session, weekdays 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Legislative homepage: www.leg.wa.gov

9A

West Bonner School District looks at levy options PRIEST RIVER – It’s levy time in the West Bonner County School District, where the Board of Trustees is hoping voters will approve a Maintenance and Operations (M&O) levy for the 2019-2021 school years.

Pending approval, the levy election would be slated for Tuesday, March 12. The board will vote on the levy proposal at the

next regular meeting Wednesday, Jan. 16 at the district office in Priest River. The meeting will start at 6 p.m.

The Board of Trustees discussed the levy at their Dec. 19 meeting, keeping the proposed amount under $3 million, which West Bonner County voters have passed for the last six levy cycles.

A simple majority is required to

pass by a levy by Idaho State law.

The 2017-2019 M&O levy, set at $3 million for two years, passed with 732 votes in favor or the levy and 522 votes in opposition.

Despite a reduction in state funding, trustees will not ask for an increase in the levy amount.

Superintendent Paul Anselmo See WBCSD, 10A

Police: About six problems houses in Newport From Page 1A

had to be recruited, training had to be set up, a budget had to be approved, and contracts with other agencies had to be worked out.

“Our biggest concern was public safety,” city councilman Mark Zorica said. “The city would have no protection after the contract expired.”

The city started the process in October, interviews started in November, Police Chief Mark Duxbury was hired in December and sworn in as interim chief on Jan. 2, 2018, Sands said. Both Sands and Zorica said that Duxbury is the best chief that Newport could possibly have. The council named him employee of the year, and Sands said he is the reason they have been able to recruit the experienced and knowledgeable officers they have.

“There is usually a lot of turn over here,” Sands said. “New officers use this as a stepping stone to get experience then they move to a bigger department.”

The budget for the police department for 2018 was $274,000. The city moved $124,000 from the 2017 reserves for the start up process. The initial start up was expensive because the city had to purchase equipment and vehicles. The first two vehicles purchased were around $10,000 from the State Patrol and the second two from the county were a little less than $10,000. The two vehicles from the State Patrol came equipped with radios and radar, but the second two had to have them installed.

They all had have decals put on. When the Newport Police force was disbanded in 2006 and the sheriff’s office was contracted to handle the law enforcement for the city, several firearms were loaned to them.

The four pistols, three shotguns and three rifles were returned to the city when they decided not to renew the contract with the sheriff’s office. The police department made a deal with S.O.S. Pawn in Newport to sell the three AR-15 rifles and upgrade them to a more modern style that was more versatile. The new rifles are lighter, shorter and have the capability of adding laser sights and flashlight. The police department’s budget for 2019 is $498,500, which is still $76,757 less than the proposed contract through the sheriff’s office. Approximately 75 percent of the budget is designated for salaries, liability insurance, benefits and overtime. The city administration helps with the clerical duties of the police department so 12 percent of the city clerk’s salary and 21 per-

cent of the assistant city the city council for pushclerk’s salary is included ing forward,” Duxbury in the police departsaid. “I could not have ment’s budget. One of the done it without the help reasons the budget has of the Pend Oreille Counincreased so much is that ty Sherriff’s Office, the the department has a Bonner County Sherriff’s full force now. There are Office, and the county three officers: Ryan Nuprosecutors office.” vill, Raul Lopez and Todd The police department Annerude and the police has received 2,610 calls chief, allowing 24-hour in 2018. coverage for Newport.

“The six most comTheir salary started at mon calls in the area are $45,768 plus benefits; traffic violations, noise as of Jan. 1 their yearly disturbances, wanted salary will be $48,768 subjects, low level theft, plus benefits. Duxbury’s vehicle prowl and theft original salary was a of unsecured property,” six-month contract for Duxbury said. Duxbury $33,744 plus benefits. He attributes most of the officially was sworn in as theft, vehicle prowls and chief in June of 2018 and wanted subjects to drug his salary was increased use. According to Duxto $69,864 a year plus bury the most common benefits. substance confiscated in The city contracts the area is still methamthrough the sheriff’s ofphetamines. Opiates are fice for dispatch and the found as well, but they Pend Oreille County Jail are not as abundant as for prisoner housing. meth.

The contract is the “That does not mean same as it was when the the opiates problem is not city contracted its law as significant as methamenforcement through phetamines,” Duxbury the sheriff’s office with said. “It just means we only the normal yearly find them more.” increase. The cost of There are about six dispatch in 2017 was problem houses in the $51,400. It was $52,428 area that have a large in 2018, and it will be amount of traffic and $53,477 in 2019. The cost many know wanted of housing inmates for persons that frequent the 2017 was $58,570 and locations. Duxbury plans $59,741 in 2018; it will be to work closely with other $60,936 in 2019. agencies including the It has been a year sheriff’s office to form a since the Newport Police task force to deal with the Department was established, Jan. 1 2018. It Skin Care • Skin Surgery took a lot of work and Cosmetics help from many agencies to get the department up IPL Laser Acne Treatment and running.

Dr. Scott A Smith “I want to thank the Paul Hill, ANRP city staff who handle all Elizabeth Jacobsen, PA-C the administrative duties for the department, the Now Serving Colville public works department Area at Specialty Groups for getting the police & Physical Therapy vehicles running and getting all the radios and 143 Garden Home Dr, Colville equipment installed, and Call our Spokane Office to Schedule appointments

locations.

“We have seen a reduction in property crime and traffic safety is improving,” Duxbury said.

Duxbury plans to emphasize crime prevention and education for the public over the next year. He wants to make the public aware of small things that can prevent property crime like locking car, garage and house doors. Putting things away and not leaving belongings out in the open are simple things that can be done to prevent theft. The police department is working on a cadet academy program for youth ages 14-20.

Volunteers can receive training and give back to their community by assisting the police at public events like the rodeo. The volunteers would only be eyes and ears for the department. They would have no official capacity as law enforcement officers. Any injuries to the volunteers would be covered under L&I, and the city’s liability insurance would cover any injury to the public.

“It is very unlikely there would be any injuries,” city attorney Tom Metzger said. “It is not even a blip on my radar.”

The program is still in its initial stages of development and many details are still being worked out.

AUTO INC CAREY’S BODY Hi-Tech Collision Repair

We work with your insurance company to repair your vehicle to “before-accident” condition

• Computer Estimates • Color Matched Electronically On-Site • Semi-Down Draft Bake Spray Booth • Six Tower Frame Rack • Unibody Universal Measuring System with Upper Body Measuring • The Area’s Finest Technicians • Built by Satisfied Customers

509-684-2587

1101 S. Main. St., Colville

KEEP WARM WITH

ABC HEATING & ELECTRIC Your Comfort System Specialists Heating, Air Conditioning, Electric, Refrigeration, Sheet Metal Residential, Commercial, Industrial, SALES & SERVICE 411 W. 2nd Ave • Colville, WA • (509) 684-2018

10A

| January 16, 2019

HOT BOX

Special deadline Tuesdays noon.

SCOTIA ROAD CONCERT Date change to February 10th, 2:00 p.m. Create, 900 West 4th, Newport. www.createarts.org (51p) INDIVISIBLE PEND OREILLE COUNTY Tuesday, January 22, 5:45 p.m. Potluck. Round table discussion. 900 West 4th Street, Newport. Indivisiblependoreillecounty@ gmail.com (51p) ACCEPTING NEW WORK even decks. Floor coverings, indoor remodels.

Fellowship Builders. Russ (509) 671-0937. (49HB-4) MOVING? VACATION? NOTIFY US! Let us take care of the change! The Miner Newspapers will do a temporary or permanent address change so you don’t miss any important news. Or if you prefer we can stop delivery and restart when you return.

Papers forwarded by the Post Office are only forwarded for 4 weeks.

(51-AltTF) GET CREATIVE End rolls of newsprint start at just $1.00. Great for art projects, do it yourself wrapping paper, packing around those fragile gifts and so much more!

Get yours at The Miner Newspaper office, 421 South Spokane Avenue, Newport. (51-AltTF)

ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS for trailer court. 801 South Spokane, Newport. $800$1000/ month includes water, sewer, garbage, 2 parking spaces. Deposit and 1st month’s rent required. Charles (435) 554-5479.(51p) RECEPTIONIST Full time in our Estate Planning firm. Preferred experience in scheduling, answering phones, excellent communication and customer service skills.

Benefits and competitive pay. To apply, email resume’ and cover letter- PDF format: heather@ eltclawgroup.com or drop off: 418 West 3rd Street, Newport. Subject line of email or cover should have your last name (all caps), dash, and one word that you would use to describe yourself (lower case) [For example: SMITH-compassionate] Cover letter should include the following information: Why you are the team member we are looking for? What are your 3-year personal and professional goals?(51) SHOULD YOU READ THE PUBLIC NOTICE SECTION? Important meetings, surplus items, applications to the county, notices to creditors, tax sales, summons and more can be found in the Public Notice section.

Every day is Sale Day in The Newport Miner and Gem State Miner Classifieds.

Read them every week.

ThE newport mineR

To de-annex or not to de-annex?

Golf course didn’t work out

By Sophia Aldous Of The Miner

PRIEST RIVER – The City of Priest River is looking at de-annexing a parcel of land after plans for the parcel fell through.

The topic was brought up at the regular council meeting Monday, Jan. 7 According to Priest River River Mayor Jim

Martin, the city annexed the parcels in 2006 for a potential golf course community development that never come to fruition.

“Now we have these 20-acre plus pieces of property out there that still have either timber or agriculture exemptions and all these different things that normally you don’t have in the city,” Martin says.

Planning and Zoning Director Brian Quayle suggested the city look at de-annexing the whole parcel as opposed to individual plots.

He said he started

SERVICE FOR ALL MAKES, MODELS & DIESELS

208-448-0112

40 High St., Priest River • Mon-Fri: 8-5

contemplating the issue when a parcel owner wishing to de-annex their land from the city contacted him.

This made him look at the possibility of restoring all of the land to Bonner County.

In the original annexation the city also annexed East Settlement Road.

The cost to maintain those roads by the

WBCSD: Permanent levy also an option From Page 9A

said that the way the state funding stands WBCSD loses around $75,000 in revenue.

A permanent levy was also an option the board considered. School districts can run a permanent levy as long as the levy amount exceeds 20-percent of the dis-

Where to Join NEWPORT/PRIEST RIVER ROTARY CLUB Owner-Operators of S.P.O.R.T (train rides) Meetings every Wednesday at 8 a.m.

(Excluding 2nd week) at Rotary Park, Oldtown.

Contact Michelle 509-710-9379 Looking for new members to join!

PRIEST RIVER AMERICAN LEGION #147 For God and Country VETS HELPING VETS Community Breakfast A.Y.C.E. $6.00 1st Saturday 8:00a.m. - 10:30a.m.

Meeting follows at 11:00a.m.

PEND OREILLE PLAYERS Live Theatre - Concert House Season Tickets / Memberships Punch Cards (6 Shows for the price of 5) Always Welcome New Talents!

509-447-9900 pendoreilleplayers.org

county costs the city around $10,000.

The city currently doesn’t provide services to any of the parcels.

Martin said the city and county have informally discussed de-annexation over the past several years.

The city will hold a public hearing before making the decision whether or not to deannex.

SOROPTIMIST OF NEWPORT Meetings first and third Tuesday at noon PineRidge Community Church 1428 W. First Ave., Newport Contact Michelle Weisbarth 509-671-2552 www.facebook.com/siofnewport/

OLDTOWN PEND OREILLE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION POST #155 SPORTSMEN’S CLUB VETS SUPPORTING VETS (Oldest Sportsmen’s Club in WA) in the ID/WA area Meetings first Monday of the month Meeting 3rd Tuesday 7pm Cusick Legion Back Room at 6:30pm Oldtown Rotary Park ALL ARE WELCOME 509-671-1057

trict’s operating revenue for the past seven years.

Voters would have to decide if they approve of the permanency and the dollar amount.

In the unlikely event that the state decides to fully fund education, the board of trustees could lower the levy amount or scrap it all together.

A permanent levy would require the board to stick with the final proposal’s maximum amount.

The 2019-21 M&O levy proposal’s first draft set the amount at $2,967,428 per year, with about $33,000 for the board to address the funding requests of some committee proposals.

The current levy rate of $1.76 per $1,000 of assessed property value would drop to $1.53 in the next two year levy, if the board approves it, because of increased property values.

ThE mineR

Sports

b r i e f ly Championship girls’ basketball reunion NEWPORT – The 1999 Grizzly’s girls basketball state championship team reunion will take place Saturday, Jan. 19, following the girls’ basketball game, around 5:30 p.m., Grizzlies coach Mike Frederick said. This year will be the 20-year anniversary of the championship.

Carey Sauer was the state tournament’s Most Valuable Player. She scored 114 points in the four games of the tournament, setting two state tournament scoring records. She broke the record for points scored in a state tournament game, scoring 36 points against Eatonville, then broke her own record two days later by scoring 39 points against Elma.

The Grizzlies went 25-2 that year, beating Black Hills 59-50 in the championship game.

Metaline Falls Gun Club announces shoot results METALINE FALLS – The Metaline Falls Gun Club had 21 shooters participate Sunday, Jan. 13. Following are the results.

16-yard: Keith Enyeart 24, Mike Barton 23, Andrew Marshall 22, Bryan Ford 22, Larry Jungblom 22, John Ross 22, Garry Taylor 22 Ladies 16-yard: Diane Luhr 13 Youth 16-yard: Madison Moorhead 25, Megan Moorhead 22, Megan Marshall 21, Hunter Marshall 20, TJ Taylor 20 Handicap: Hunter Marshall 24, Sam McGeorge 23, Mike Barton 23, Madison Moorhead 23 Doubles: Keith Enyeart 41, Andrew Marshall 34, Brad Gotham 33, Tony Zaren 31, Kory Enyeart 29

Results from Newport Gun Club NEWPORT – The Newport Gun Club announced results from their winter shoot Sunday, Jan. 13.

16-yard: Dan Schaffer 23, Arlyn Duncan 23, Dan Reijonen 22, Brent Livengood 22, Dan Willner 22, Bud Leu 21, Mike Craddick 21, Justin Schaffer 21, Jim Rainey 21, Adam Collison 21, Jim Miller 21, Dean Welter 20, Nick Larson 20, Brad Bare 20, Moki Garcia 20, John Hankey 20, Steve Patton 20 Ladies: Lisa Adams 10 Youth: Amy Reijonen 22, Bradley O’Brien 21, Toby McIntosh 21, Brady O’Brien 19 Handicap: Jim Miller 24, Toby McIntosh 23, Adam Collison 23, Bud Leu 22, Dan Schaffer 22, Ray Kamstra 22, Harry Williamson 22, Arlyn Duncan 22, Brent Livengood 22 Doubles: Bud Leu 43, Dan Reijonen 40, Phil Flack 40, Adam Collison 38 Continental: Dan Schaffer 23, Dale Maki 23, Bud Leu 22, Brent Livengood 22, Dan Reijonen 22, Adam Collison 22, Justin Schaffer 21, Nick Larson 21 Wednesday skeet: 12 gauge: Jim Rainey 24, Jack Newman 22, Nick Larson 22 20-28 gauge: Jim Rainey 21, Nick Larson 21, Gary Yeaw 17, Jack Newman 14 .410 bore: Jack Newman 19, Nick Larson 17, Jim Rainey 17

January 16, 2019 |

1B

Strong week for Selkirk boys to a solid start, leading the first quarter 15-8. Columbia rallied in the second quarter, with the teams each scoring 16.

The teams continued to play close after the break, with Selkirk outscoring Columbia by one point in the third quarter. Selkirk put the game away in the fourth quarter with a 23-8 run. The Rangers won 67-44.

Zimmerman led Selkirk scoring with 17 points. Link had 16 and Zech Curran scored 11 points.

The wins give the Rangers an overall record of 8-6.

They are 5-1 in Northeast 1B North conference play, currently tied for third with Inchelium. Cusick leads the conference with a 6-1 record.

Cusick will host Selkirk Thursday, Jan. 17, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18, the Rangers will play Almira/ Coulee-Hartline Friday, Jan. Courtesy photo|Mary Huttle 18, at 6 p.m. and Northport Selkirk’s Thomas Huttle goes to the rim against Columbia Friday night at Selkirk. Selkirk Tuesday, Jan. 22, at 7:30 won 67-44. p.m.

By Don Gronning Of The Miner

IONE – The Selkirk boys basketball team won two games last week with solid performances. The Rangers travelled to Northport Tuesday, Jan. 8, where they took a 57-18 Northeast 1B North conference win. Friday, Jan. 11, they hosted Columbia, getting a 67-44 win.

Against Northport, Selkirk’s defense was clicking.

They didn’t allow the Mustangs to score more than six points a quarter.

The Rangers were up 27-8 at the half. They came out after the break and more than doubled their first half score, outscoring Northport 28-4. Selkirk eased up in the last quarter, with Northport outscoring the Rangers 6-2.

Justin Krabbenhoft led all scorers with 17 points. Ryan Zimmerman scored 15 and Jay Link scored 11.

Friday at home against Columbia, the Rangers got off

Grizzlies take third at River City Dual Wrestle Eagles earlier in week

By Sophia Aldous Of The Miner

NEWPORT – The Grizzlies went up against the Lakeside Eagles Tuesday, Jan. 8 in a home wrestling dual.

“We are making some great improvements as a team and individually,” says NHS wrestling coach Adrian Bojorquez. “Lakeside is a team that has really demoralized us in the past, but we had a couple of matches that almost tipped the balance of how the duel ended.”

Overall Newport broke even in the middleweights, according to Bojorquez.

As far as the scoring for the dual went, Newport got dominated in the smaller weights, but was able to edge

Rangers ready to wrestle Grizzlies

out Lakeside in the upper weights. The highlight of the match for Newport was the 170-pound match. Keelen Mitcham was in a close 2-0 match heading into the second period. His opponent chose bottom and Mitcham held the Lakeside wrestler down for the first 20 seconds.

On the edge of the mat the Lakeside opponent got to his feet and was awarded an escape, but pushed into Mitcham On Deck:

Of The Miner

CUSICK – The Cusick boys basketball team played three times last week, beating Republic and Valley Christian but losing to Odessa.

The Panthers started the week with a 68-26 blowout win at Republic Wednesday, Jan. 9.

Republic, which has yet to win a game this season, had trouble with Cusick. The Tigers trailed 22-7 at the end of the first quarter and 55-14 at the half.

while in a tie-up. Mitcham hip-tossed the Lakeside kid and pinned him to get the win.

“That match definitely got the Newport crowd going and helped us with the team score,” says Bojorquez.

Cusick Girls Basketball vs. Selkirk: 6 p.m. - Cusick High School

See Grizzlies, 3B

Morning Glories

23

8 17

said. He could see them playing for a state championship this year.

Cusick was competitive in the first half, Seymour said, down 39-29 at halftime.

“We held their leading scorer to just eight points in the first half,” he said.

Unfortunately for the Panthers, that player, Ryan Moffett, went off for 20 points in the second half.

Odessa had a big third quarter.

“They put up 31 points See Panthers, 3B

Team

Won Lost

Diamond Lake Deli

237.5 182.5

Woodwise

212 208

Ballsy Broads

21.5 14.5

Pin Ups

No Pins Left Behind

20.5 19.5

McCroskey Defense

196.5 207.5

Club Rio

187.5 216.5

Sparklers

18

22

High scratch game: Barb Mix 193. High scratch series: Claudia McKinney 513. High handicap game: Barb Mix 252. Handicap series: Claudia McKinney 657.

Converted splits: Betty Balison 5-6, Kelly Jo Hilliard 3-10.

Les Schwab

204.5 215.5

180

Newport Wrestling at Colville: 7 p.m. - Newport High School Selkirk Boys Basketball vs. Cusick: 7:30 p.m.

- Cusick High School Cusick Boys Basketball vs. Selkirk: 7:30 p.m. Cusick High School

Wednesday Night Loopers

Pooch Parlor’s Golden Girls 32

Newport Girls Wrestling vs. District 7/8: 5 p.m. - Liberty High School Selkirk Girls Basketball vs. Cusick: 6 p.m.

- Cusick High School

Bowli ng Lucky Ladies

Wednesday, Jan. 16

At Lewiston: Clearwater Classic, Jan. 18 and 19, 3 p.m. and 9 a.m.

The second half went the same way, with Cusick coach Rob Seymour pulling his starters.

“Three of four of the starters didn’t play in the fourth quarter,” Seymour said.

Cusick scoring was led by Colton Seymour, with 23 points. Trevor Shanholtzer scored 12 and Devin BrownEagle scored 11.

The next day, Thursday, Jan. 10, the Panthers lost to Odessa 89-56.

“Odessa is a legitimate playoff team,” Seymour

Wednesday, Jan. 9

s p o rt s c a l e n d a r

Thursday, Jan. 17

Vs. Colville: Thursday, Jan. 17, 7 p.m.

Cusick boys win two, fall to Odessa

By Don Gronning

IONE – The Selkirk High School wrestling team competed at Chewelah last Thursday, Jan. 10 and in Spokane Valley at Northwest Christian Saturday, Jan. 12. Results from those events were not available before deadline. The Rangers will wrestle at Newport High School Thursday, Jan. 17 at 6 p.m., then at Lewis and Clark High School in Spokane Saturday, Jan. 19 at 9 a.m.

184

High Scratch Game: Rush Balison 236.

High Handicap Game: Karen Batsch 256.

High Scratch Series: Rush Balison 596. High Handicap Series: Rush Balison 650. High Team Scratch Game: McCroskey Defense 750. High Handicap game: Woodwise 893. High Team Scratch Series: McCroskey Defense 2,013. High Handicap Series: McCroskey Defense 2,367.

Converted splits: Arlo Hoisington 3-9-10, 4-5-7; Kim Aubrey 9-10; Conner Sheppard 6-7-10.

vs. Almira/Coulee-Hartline: 4:30 p.m. - Cusick High School Priest River Boys Basketball vs. Kellogg: 5:30 p.m. - Priest River Lamanna High School Newport Girls Basketball vs. Freeman: 5:30 p.m. - Newport High School Newport Boys Basketball vs. Freeman: 5:45 p.m. - Newport High School Cusick Boys Basketball vs. Almira/Coulee-Hartline: 6 p.m. - Cusick High School Priest River Girls Basketball vs. Kellogg: 7 p.m. - Priest River Lamanna High School

Friday, Jan. 18

Monday, Jan. 21

Priest River Wrestling at Lewiston: TBA - Lewiston Senior High School

Priest River Girls Basketball vs. St. Maries: 7 p.m. - St. Maries High School

Newport Girls Wrestling at Rumble at the River: TBA - Spokane Convention Center

Newport Boys Basketball vs. Deer Park: 7:15 a.m. - Newport High School

Newport Wrestling at Clearwater Classic: 3 p.m. - Lewiston High School Newport Girls Basketball vs. Lakeside: 5:30 p.m. - Lakeside High School Selkirk Girls Basketball vs. Valley Christian: 6 p.m. - Selkirk High School Newport Boys Basketball vs. Lakeside: 7:15 p.m. - Lakeside High School Selkirk Boys Basketball vs. Valley Christian: 7:30 p.m. - Selkirk High School

Saturday, Jan. 19 Newport Girls Wrestling at Rumble at the River: TBA - Spokane Convention Center Priest River Wrestling at Lewiston: TBA - Lewiston Senior High School Newport Wrestling at Clearwater Classic: 3 p.m. - Lewiston High School Open Gym, Adult Basketball: 7 a.m. - Newport High School Cusick Girls Basketball

Tuesday, Jan. 22

Priest River Girls Basketball vs. Upper Columbia Academy: 5:30 p.m. - Priest River Lamanna High School Newport Girls Basketball vs. Deer Park: 5:30 p.m. - Newport High School Selkirk Girls Basketball vs. Inchelium: 6 p.m. - Selkirk High School Cusick Girls Basketball vs. Northport: 6 p.m. Cusick High School Priest River Boys Basketball vs. Upper Columbia Academy: 7 p.m. - Priest River Lamanna High School Cusick Boys Basketball vs. Northport: 7:30 p.m. Cusick High School Selkirk Boys Basketball vs. Inchelium: 7:30 p.m. - Selkirk High School

Wednesday, Jan. 23 Priest River Wrestling at St. Maries: TBA - St. Maries High School Newport Wrestling vs.

District 7/8: 5 p.m. - West Valley High School

2B

Sports

| January 16, 2019

ThE mineR

Spartan boys fall to Timberlake

By Don Gronning Of The Miner

Courtesy photo|Emma Bradbury

Grizzly Alika Robinson goes up for the shot at home against Riverside Friday, Jan. 11. The Grizzlies won 67-44.

Grizzly get first league win

By Caneel Johnson Of The Miner

NEWPORT – The Grizzlies girls’ basketball team had their first league win at home against Riverside Friday, Jan. 11, 67-44. The Rams were one point ahead at the end of the first quarter 1413, but the Grizzlies gained a good lead in the second quarter 21-8 giving them a 12-point lead at halftime. The Grizzlies continued to dominate the second half scoring 18-11 in the third quarter and 15-11 in the fourth quarter.

“We played four quarters productively offensively and the defense stepped up,” Grizzly coach Mike Frederick said.

“We got a number of steals which led to layups or free throws in the other end. Defensively, Alika Robinson, Cydni Lewis and Julie Schoener were the key to winning the game.”

The Grizzlies shot 36 times from the free throw line and made 28 shots, said Frederick.

Robinson led the Grizzlies in scoring with 24 points, Lewis scored 13 points, McKinley Leslie and Brooke Marsengill scored nine points each, Schoener scored eight points, Madi Bradbury scored three points and Evelyn Jergens scored two points.

The Grizzlies lost in Medical Lake

Tuesday, Jan. 8, 54-24. It was a tight game until the last two minutes of the first quarter. Then the Cardinals went on a scoring streak. The Grizzlies had trouble scoring in the second quarter only scoring one point, which gave the Cardinals a fair lead of 20 points at halftime. The Cardinals continued to dominate the third quarter 12-5, The Grizzlies did better in the fourth quarter but were outscored by the Cardinals 13-10.

“I thought we played decently,” Frederick said. “We just failed to put he ball in the basket. It was 8-8 with two minutes to go in the first quarter. Then the Cardinals went on a run and we only scored one point in 10 minutes.”

Robinson led the Grizzlies in scoring with 10 points, Schoener scored five points, Leslie and Lewis scored four points each and Bradbury scored one point.

The Grizzlies have a league record of 1-5 and a non-league record of 2-10.

The results for the game against Colville Tuesday, Jan. 15 will be in next week’s paper.

The Grizzlies will play at Lakeside Friday, Jan. 18 at 5:30 p.m. Then they will play at home against Freeman Saturday, Jan. 19 and against Deer Park Tuesday, Jan. 22, both games will be at 5:30 p.m.

Rangers defeat Northport

By Caneel Johnson Of The Miner

IONE – The Selkirk girls’ basketball team came from behind to beat the Mustangs 46-37 in Northport Tuesday, Jan. 8, overcoming a 12-point halftime deficit.

The Mustangs outscored the Rangers 9-7 in the first quarter and 15-5 in the second, to go into the halftime break up 24-12.

The Rangers have been working through some injuries this season.

Bree Dawson and Nicol Lyons collided in the first half injuring each other. Rangers coach Jack Couch had to put Kaitlyn Chantry and Jenna Couch in to replace them despite their own injuries from previous games.

“I hoped not to play them so their injuries could heal,” Couch said.

“We struggled to execute at both ends of the court in the first half. At halftime we adjusted our offense and defense and found some gaps in their On Deck: At Cusick: Thursday, Jan. 17, 6 p.m.

Vs. Valley Christian: Friday, Jan. 18, 6 p.m.

Vs. Inchelium: Tuesday, Jan. 22, 6 p.m.

defense and took advantage of it.”

The Rangers came back in the second half, tying the game by the end of the third quarter, outscoring Northport 19-7. They continued the momentum in the fourth quarter, with a 15-6 Ranger run to put the game away.

“Northport is a young group of girls,” Couch said. “I have to give them credit they have a lot of talent and are coming up

as a team.”

Northport has not won a game against Selkirk in 10 years.

Whitney Dawson and Jenna Couch led the scoring with 13 points each, Bree Dawson scored eight points Nichol Lyons scored six points and Madison Chantry scored five points.

The game against Columbia Friday, Jan. 18 was canceled because Columbia did not have enough players.

The Rangers have a 5-3 league record and are 6-7 overall.

“We have a gauntlet of games coming up to close the season,” Couch said.

The Rangers will play at Cusick Thursday, Jan. 17 at 6 p.m. Then they will play at home against Valley Christian Friday, Jan. 18 at 6 p.m. and against Inchelium Tuesday, Jan. 22 at 6 p.m.

SPIRIT LAKE – The Priest River Spartans boys basketball team couldn’t hold off a hot Timberlake team that went on a 30-14 fourth quarter run to win the Battle for the Buck game held Saturday, Jan. 12, at Sprit Lake. Timberlake came away with a 84-52 win.

Priest River started slow, down 21-13 at the end of the first quarter.

The Spartans had a better second quarter, but were outscored 15-14.

Timberlake started to pull away in the third quarter, outscoring the Spartans 18-11 but it was the fourth quarter where Timberlake put the game away.

Brandon McCracken led Spartan scoring with 20 points.

Keegan Hegel scored 17 points for Priest River, Cade Brennan scored 10

and freshman Travis Mathews scored five.

Priest River was able to limit Timberlake’s two top scorers, Jacob James and On Deck: Vs. Kellogg: Saturday, Jan. 19, 5:30 p.m.

Vs. Upper Columbia: Tuesday, Jan. 22, 7 p.m.

Dawson Cramer, in the first half, but the pair went off in the second, with James scoring 14 of his 18 points in the second half and Cramer scoring 12 of his 14 points in the second half.

Priest River played at Clark Fork Tuesday, Jan. 15. We’ll have results next week.

The Spartans will be at home for the next two games.

Saturday, Jan. 19, they will play Kellogg at 5:30 p.m. and Tuesday, Jan. 22, they will play Upper Columbia at 7 p.m.

Grizzlies grapple with Huskies

OTHELLO – The lady Grizzlies attended the Othello Lady Huskies Invite Saturday, Jan. 12, with Sierra Mason winning fifth place in the 170-pound weight class.

In the first round Mason received a bye and went on in the second round to win by a pin over a Zillah wrestler. In the quarterfinal she won by major decision over her Glacier Peak opponent.

Mason was pinned in the semifinal by a wrestler from Burlington Edison at 5:39 into the match.

In the consolation semifinals, she was pinned by a La Conner opponent, but went on to win by decision over a Connell

opponent for fifth place.

Mariah Melendez, 115-pounds, was pinned in the first round by a Davis wrestler. In the first round of the consolation bracket she received a bye. Melendez was pinned in the second consolation bracket round by an opponent On Deck:

At Liberty: Wednesday, Jan. 16, 5 p.m.

At Spokane: Rumble at the River, Jan. 18 (TBA)

from Mead.

Chloe Walker, 120, lost by a pin from a Grandview opponent in the first round at 1:43, and received a bye in the first

round of the consolation bracket. In the second round she was pinned by a Granger wrestler at 25 seconds.

At 145-pounds, Lana Hanni lost at 37 seconds into the first round by a pin from a Warden wrestler. She received a bye in the first round of the consolation bracket and went up against a Quincy opponent in the second round, losing by a pin at 1:17.

The girls will travel to Liberty for a wrestling meet Wednesday, Jan. 16 at 5 p.m.

They will be in Spokane Friday, Jan. 18 for Rumble at The River (TBA).

Spartans tangle with Tigers

By Sophia Aldous Of The Miner

PRIEST RIVER – It was an audible air of excitement at the War of The Waters at Priest River Lamanna High School Thursday, Jan. 10, as Priest River wrestled Timberlake. While Timberlake won the duel overall, the Spartans only lost two matches in the 126-pound and 152-pound weight categories. They had to give up points by forfeiting in several weight divisions.

“Timberlake won the duel, but Spartans are victorious by winning all but two matches wrestled,” says PRLHS wrestling coach Jesse Hellinger.

The Priest River home crowd was boisterous throughout the dual, cheering when it looked like Spartan wrestlers could use the encouragement and roaring every time a pin was made

by Priest River.

Arron Reyes, 200-pounds, pinned his opponent right out of the gate in the first round. Graden Hanes won by points, 2-1. Brandon Downs, 126, pinned his opponent after a rousing match that went for several touch-andgo rounds.

The Spartans took top spots at the River City Duals Friday and Saturday, Jan. 11 and 12 at Post Falls. Reyes, Truxton Wilson, 195, and Downs went undefeated throughout the day.

Miner photo|Sophia Aldous

Graden Hanes goes up against a Timberlake opponent at the War of the Waters last Thursday.

Keith Poirier, 106, and Colby Poe, 182, fought hard according to Hellinger, but didn’t place.

Priest River will travel to Lewiston Senior High School Friday and Saturday, Jan. 18 and 19.

Wrestling starts at 1 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. Saturday.

Tough week for Priest River Spartan girls

By Caneel Johnson Of The Miner

PRIEST RIVER – The Priest River girls’ basketball lost two games this week. The Spartans lost 56-27 in Kellogg Tuesday, Jan. 8 and 72-19 at Timberlake Saturday, Jan. 12.

In the Battle for the Buck, a annual spirit competition

between Timberlake and Priest River, Timberlake had a 39-point lead at halftime, and the Spartans were just not able to catch up.

“Well, we only had two players score and they had seven players (score) so it’s hard to win with that many scorers,” Spartan coach Morgan Douglas said.

Karah Fink scored 11 points

and Liann Kren scored eight points.

“Liann and Karah had great games offensively,” she said.

“They both were aggressive and showed great leadership even when it was hard.”

She said the spirit games like the Battle for the Buck are enjoyable and quite a bit different than a run of the mill game.

“It is always a competitive and fun atmosphere,” she said. “For the players it’s always hard to hear because of the loud crowds but it’s a totally different game that not a lot of people get to experience – the entire gym is filled and all eyes are on you.”

The Spartans have a league record of 0-3 and a non-league record of 1-10.

The results for the game at home against Bonners Ferry Tuesday, Jan. 15 will be in next week’s paper.

The Spartans will play at home against Kellogg Saturday, Jan. 19 at 7 p.m. Then they will play at St. Maries Monday, Jan. 21 at 5 p.m. Then they will play at home against Upper Columbia at 5:30 p.m.

ThE mineR

Sports

Panthers win in Republic

By Caneel Johnson Of The Miner

CUSICK – The Panthers girls’ basketball team took their second league win of the season, a 5136 victory in Republic Wednesday, Jan. 9. The Panthers beat Republic earlier in the season.

Cusick had a 12-point lead by halftime and won the game by 15 points.

The Panthers outscored Republic 14-8 in the third quarter. Republic managed to close the gap a little in the fourth quarter scoring 15-12, but it simply was not enough to take the win.

“We had all players but one score in this game,” Panthers coach Marcella Haynes said.

Every person on the team contributed to the win. Teresa Campbell led the Panthers in scoring with 19 points and had nine rebounds, Emma Hardie scored 13 points and had six rebounds, Jalyna Castillo scored eight points and had seven rebounds, Linden Peterson scored four points and had five rebounds and Danelle Sam scored three points

and led the team in rebounds with 10. Karlise Palmer had one rebound and Selena Wynne had four rebounds. They each scored two points.

Taressa Pierre had one rebound.

The Republic game was originally scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 8, but was rescheduled.

The Panthers lost against Odessa and ValOn Deck: Vs. Selkirk: Thursday, Jan. 17, 6 p.m.

Vs. Almira/Coulee-Hartline: Saturday, Jan. 19, 4:30 p.m.

Vs. Northport: Tuesday, Jan. 22, 6 p.m.

ley Christian later in the week.

The Panthers lost at home to Odessa 67-30 Friday, Jan. 11.

“The Ladies Panthers fell to two loses in Friday’s and Saturday’s game,” Haynes said.

“Our shots were just not falling. Cusick was playing with seven girls and they played hard till the end of the game.

“I’m really proud of Linden Peterson for stepping up and pressing

that ball, creating turnovers and scoring on the turnovers,” Haynes said.

The game against Odessa was the opposite of Wednesday’s game with Republic. Odessa outscored the Panthers in all but the fourth quarter, and had a 21-point lead at halftime.

The Panthers came four points short of Odessa in the second quarter 17-13. They outscored Odessa in the fourth quarter 13-9, but it was just not enough.

Campbell led the scoring with 19 points and had one rebound, Hardie scored five points and led the team in rebounds with six, Castillo scored four points and had four rebounds and Wynne scored two points and had two rebounds.

Peterson had five rebounds, Sam had three rebounds and Pierre had one rebound.

The Panthers lost at Valley Christian School Saturday, Jan. 12, 62-24.

Cusick put up a good fight in the first quarter, but were outscored by VCS 14-10. They were unable to score at all in the second quarter al-

lowing VCH to get a big lead. Cusick fought hard on the third quarter and both teams scored 14 points. Unfortunately, Cusick was shutout again in the fourth quarter.

Over the break the Panthers were unable to have a full team for every game because of vacations, illnesses and grade point averages, she said. She said she has a core group that includes some players returning to basketball from grade school. They compete every game.

“I am so proud of them putting in the work and dedication to build for the next few years,” she said.

Hardie led Cusick in scoring with 11 points, Campbell scored nine points and Castillo scored four points.

The Panthers have 2-7 league record and are 2-9 overall.

The Panthers will play at home against Selkirk Thursday, Jan. 17 at 6 p.m., against ACH Saturday, Jan. 19 at 4:30 p.m., and against Northport Tuesday, Jan. 22 at 6 p.m.

Grizzlies: Wrestled Kellogg for third, fourth

January 16, 2019 |

3B

Grizzlies wallop Medical Lake, Riverside

By Don Gronning Of The Miner

NEWPORT – The Newport Grizzlies boys basketball team won two Northeast A League games last week, beating Medical Lake 62-42 Tuesday, Jan. 8, at Medical Lake and Riverside 78-42 at home Friday, Jan. 11.

Medical Lake got out to a 17-5 first quarter lead before the Grizzlies came roaring back in the second quarter, outscoring the Cardinals 25-9 to take a 3026 halftime lead.

The teams settled down after the half, with Newport adding three points to the lead after a 15-12 quarter. Newport clamped down in the final quarter, allowing just six points, while scoring 17 to take the 62-44 win.

Danny Bradbury led scoring with 17 points. Tiegen Prange scored 14 and Tug Smith scored a dozen, with four other players also scoring, including Ben Krogh (9), Michael Owen (7), Sam Thomas (2) and Luke Nichols (1).

Friday against Riverside, Newport didn’t repeat the weak first quarter, jumping out to a 22-7 lead.

They continued to score, taking a 43-12 lead into halftime.

The second half was closer, but Riverside continued to fall further behind each quarter, as they were outscored by Newport.

Newport won 78-42, with Smith leading all scorers with 21 points. Bradbury scored a dozen. Scoring was spread out, with 10 Grizzlies scoring.

Newport is in second place in the NEA with a 5-1 league record. Deer Park leads the league with a 6-0 record. Lakeside (4-2) is third, Freeman (2-2) is fourth, Medical Lake (2-4) fifth, Colville (1-5) sixth and Riverside (0-6) seventh.

Newport played Colville at home Tuesday. They will go to Nine Mile Falls to play Lakeside Friday, Jan. 18, at 7:15 p.m. The Grizzlies play Freeman at home Saturday, Jan. 19 at 5:45 p.m. Newport will have a chance to avenge its only loss of the year when the Grizzlies host Deer Park Tuesday, Jan. 22, at 7:15 p.m.

Miner photo|Sophia Aldous

Jud Cupp of Cusick, wrestling for Newport, gets a hold on his opponent at a home dual against Lakeside Tuesday, Jan. 10. Cupp would win by a pin.

From Page 1B

Newport went on to compete at River City Duels Friday, Jan. 11 and Saturday, Jan. 12.

“I knew we were going to have a tough time competing with some of the better teams in the tournament because we only brought 10 guys to a team tournament where there are 15 weights, so we automatically are giving up 30 points to a team with a full roster,” Bojorquez says.

“Our first day we would wrestle two really tough teams, Bonneville and Sandpoint. The dual scores were really lopsided with Newport losing both, but we were able to get some really tough matches and all the boys improved tremendously.”

The second day the Grizzlies were placed in an eight team bronze

bracket. In this bracket all the teams lost the dual matches they wrestled the day before, so wrestlers were competing with teams similar to theirs. Newport wrestled Freeman first. The dual was a tie score at the end. Newport had more six point wins, thus winning the dual.

Newport’s next dual was against Eureka.

“The boys battled very hard and had a one more match been a pin or we would have won one of the close matches, we could have made it to the finals, but we ended up losing by two points,” Bojorquez says.

Newport wrestled for third and fourth against Kellogg. The Kellogg dual would come down to the last match. Warren Hamblen, 160-pounds, had to wrestle an opponent who he had lost to at

the Cheney Invite. Hamblen went out and got the first takedown and quickly flattened out his opponent, pinning him. Newport won the dual by three and earned the third place spot in the bronze bracket.

According to Bojorquez, Jeremy Ward, 113-pounds, won all five of his matches over the weekend.

“He was over-matched in a couple of his matches, but someone forget to tell him,” Bojorquez says. “He is a tough competitor and has a huge heart. We are all very proud of him.”

The Grizzlies will host the Colville Thursday, Jan. 17 at 7 p.m. then travel to the Clearwater Classic in Lewiston, Idaho Friday and Saturday, Jan. 18 and 19. Wrestling starts 3 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.

Saturday.

Panthers: Hardie scored game-high 26 points From Page 1B

in the third quarter and that was it,” Seymour said.

Colton Seymour led Cusick scoring with 24 points. BrownEagle had 11 points.

Saturday, Jan. 12, the Panthers traveled to Spokane Valley for a game with Valley Christian School, getting a 66-56

win.

“I think we were a little tired from the Odessa game,” Seymour said.

On Deck: Vs. Selkirk: Thursday, Jan. 17, 7:30 p.m.

Vs. Almira/Coulee-Hartline: Saturday, Jan. 19, 6 p.m.

Vs. Northport: Tuesday, Jan. 22, 7:30 p.m.

“We didn’t play as well but did get the win.”

The teams played a close first quarter, with Cusick leading 11-10.

The Panthers extended that to a 30-24 halftime lead. The teams played a 13-13 third quarter before Cusick pulled away with a 23-19 fourth quarter.

Ethan Hardie scored a game high 26 points for Cusick. Seymour added 22 points. The season is winding down.

“We’ve got six games left,” Seymour says. “We really need to win five of them.”

The next three games will be at home. The Panthers will play Selkirk Thursday, Jan. 17, at 7:30 p.m. Cusick will play Almira/Coulee-Hartline Saturday, Jan. 19 at 6 p.m. and Tuesday, Jan. 22, they will play Northport at 7:30 p.m.

Get The Miner delivered to your mailbox each week!

Contact us to get your subscription now! your s to get u t c ta n !

Co tion now subscrip

(509) 447-2433 421 S. Spokane Ave.

4B

| January 16, 2019

Boosters

ThE mineR

From ocean to table

T

he International Soroptimist Club of Newport was at it again Saturday, Jan. 12 with the annual crab feed fundraiser at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church.

The event raises money for local scholarships to girls and women seeking higher education.

All photos by Sophia Aldous.

Rick Hewes, Bear Smith and Jack Hunt clean and break up crab pieces before transporting the crab to St. Anthony’s Catholic Church.

Charlotte Demlow starts the long process of cooking 210 pounds of baked potatoes.

Kim Bolstad butters one of 27 loaves of bread in anticipation of Saturday night’s crab feed in the church basement.

Karla Linton takes bread out of the oven.

Support Our Future Loggers

Trevor Favaro 208-290-4547 (Formerly Welco Lumber)

About 425 pounds of crab are served up at the annual feed, with seatings at 4 p.m. and at 6 p.m.

HEALTHY IDAHO FORESTS. HEALTHY ECONOMIC FUTURE

World’s only manufacturer of FAA approved composite aircraft floats!

IDAHOFORESTGROUP.COM (208) 772-6033

208-448-0400 265 Shannon Lane, Industrial Park aerocet.com

WISE TIMBER MANAGEMENT PRESERVES BOTH

Professional Foresters Now Buying Logs AND Land

This space available on our Booster Page

Miner Community Newspapers 509-447-2433 mineradvertising@povn.com

ThE mineR

Lifestyle

b r i e f ly Woven basket class and potluck NEWPORT – Learn to build a woven birch basket with Olivia Giannasi at Create Art Center Saturday, Jan. 26 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The class is for ages 12 and up. Bring a potluck dish to share.

Students will need to bring needle-nose pliers.

The class is $35 with all material supplied.

Pre-registration is required by coming in, mailing to P.O. Box 1173, Newport WA, 99156 or online at www.createarts.org.

Call Create 509-4479277 for more information.

Create is located at 900 W. Fourth St., Newport.

Scotia Road concert Feb. 10 NEWPORT – Singersongwriter band Scotia Road will be playing all original music Sunday, Feb. 10, 2-4 p.m. at Create Art Center in Newport.

According to the band’s website, “Scotia Road is an all original singer/songwriter band with sweet sounds of folk, country and a touch of blues.

Scotia Road implements only original music written by members of the band and features warm mother-daughter vocal harmonies, mandolin, guitar and upright bass.”

For more information about tickets, contact Create at 509-447-9277.

Game night for couples this Friday OLDTOWN – Join House of The Lord for a fun night of friendly competition at Game Night! Marriage Event, Friday, Jan. 18, 7-9 p.m.

Registration is $20 per couple.

Popcorn, drinks and childcare provided.

Bring money for auction and other goodies for sale.

Every registration earns an entry in a drawing for next year’s Embrace retreat.

For more information, call 208-437-2032.

Class focuses on living grains, holistic nutrition PRIEST RIVER – The Priest River Library will host an informative Live and Learn class, Living Grains and Holistic Nutrition, Thursday, Jan. 24 at 5:30 p.m.

Learn how to make small changes to the diet using living grains and natural supplements to improve digestion, energy and overall health.

Instructor Pam Burt will discuss sprouting and cooking with live grains, as well as other nutritional benefits of holistic nutrition.

Registration is not necessary for this program.

For more information, call the library at 208448-2207.

Follow library programs and events at www.westbonner.lili. org.

Miner photo|Sophia Aldous

It’s your turn “We’re looking for more guys, but anyone is welcome,” says Bridge player Karen Rothstrom (bottom left), with Dorothy Sandvig, Sally Johnson and Lois Waterman at Hospitality House in Newport Thursday, Jan. 10. For more Bridge times and dates, see the Week Ahead section.

Calling all student photographers LYNNWOOD – The Professional Photographers of Washington is accepting applications for the 2019 Student Photographer of the Year Award, which is open to all high school seniors in Washington state, graduating in the year 2019. One student will receive the $2,000 scholarship grant, which will be used to further the applicant’s study in the photographic arts.

A panel of professional photographers who are members of the

Professional Photographers of Washington will select the finalists.

The Student Photographer of the Year will be chosen based upon photographic and scholastic studies, and the student’s wish to continue their studies in the photographic arts.

The application postmark deadline is Thursday, March 14, and the winner will be announced in April.

For more information or to receive an application, contact Anita

Weston at 425-7764426. Application, information and Past Student Finalists work are also available online at www.ppw.org.

The Professional Photographers of Washington was founded in 1952, “To create, foster and promote the exchange of thoughts and ideas freely, among photographers, so as to advance the art and profession of photography” and is an affiliate organization of the Professional Photographers of America.

January 16, 2019 |

5B

Auditions, concerts, coming up at Playhouse NEWPORT – There is a lot coming up at the Pend Oreille Playhouse, including Skookum Creek Music Company performing in concert Sunday, Jan. 27, at 3 p.m. Tickets are $10.

Upcoming auditions for the kids’ production of Witches vs. Princesses are Feb. 4 and 5 at 3:30 p.m. at the playhouse.

Performances are March 29, 30 and 31. Grades third through sixth are encouraged to audition.

This year’s spring musical is Coming to America, an American Vaudeville, which celebrates the lives of immigrants who came through Ellis Island from 1893 through 1916 in search of the American dream.

This new musical presents a humorous picture

of the melting pot that was the American experience at the turn of the century, through the eyes of everyday people who helped shape and change the United States.

Auditions are April 1 and 2 at 6:30 p.m. at the playhouse. Men, women and children are needed.

Prior stage experience isn’t necessary, but actors need to be able to project volume and commit to rehearsals and performances.

Performance dates are June 14-23.

For more information about auditions, tickets and membership, call the playhouse at 509447-9900. The Pend Oreille Playhouse is located at 236 S. Union Ave., Newport.

Teen night at the library NEWPORT – Newport Library’s Teen Advisory Board has a night of brownies, puzzles, and brainteasers planned for January’s Teen Tuesday, Jan. 22 at 5:30-6:30

p.m.

All teenagers are welcome to attend. The library is located at 116 S. Washington Ave., in Newport.

Ridge Community Church, 1428 First St., Newport

Spinning Group: 9 a.m. Create Arts Center, Newport

River Senior Center

Rotary Club: 8 a.m. - Oldtown Rotary Park

Story Time: 10:30 a.m. Blanchard Library

Newport TOPS: 8:30 a.m. Hospitality House

Story Time - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick: 11 a.m. - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick

we e k ah ead Wednesday, Jan. 16

Church

AA Meeting: 7 a.m. - Pine Ridge Community Church, 1428 First St., Newport

Newport Masonic Lodge: 7:30 p.m. - Newport

Rotary Club: 8 a.m. - Oldtown Rotary Park

Books Out Back: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Priest River Library

Newport TOPS: 8:30 a.m. Hospitality House

Story Time: 3 p.m. - Newport Library

Overeaters Anonymous: 9 a.m. - Pine Ridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport, use front entrance.

Contact Barb at 509-447-0775.

Dance Classes: 5:30-6:30 p.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport

Story Time: 10:30 a.m. Blanchard Library Master Chef Cooking Series: 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. - Blanchard Community Center

Friday, Jan. 18

Alcoholics Anonymous Open Meeting: 7 p.m. - St. Catherine’s Catholic Church

Saturday, Jan. 19 Free Breakfast: 8-10 a.m.

- Hospitality House, 216 S. Washington, Newport

Story Time - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick: 11 a.m. - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick

VFW Breakfast: 8-11 a.m. 112 Larch St., Priest River

Al-Anon: Noon - American Lutheran Church

Happy Agers Card Party: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center

Pinochle: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center Alcoholics Anonymous: 5:45 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport Priest River Animal Rescue: 6 p.m. - 1710 9th St., Priest River Veterans of Foreign Wars Post/Auxiliary: 6 p.m. - Priest River VFW York Rite of Freemasonry: 6:30 p.m. - Spirit Lake Temple

Thursday, Jan. 17 UCC Non-Denominational Bible Study Group: 10 a.m.

- United Church of Christ, 430 W. Third St., Newport Alcoholic’s Anonymous Women’s meeting: 10 a.m.

- Rotary Club, Old Diamond Mill Rd., Oldtown Line Dancing: 10 a.m. Priest River Senior Center Story Time: 10:30 a.m. Priest River Library Open Painting Workshop: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport

Books out Back: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Priest River Library

AA Meeting: 5 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport Oath Keepers Constitutional Study Group: 6:30 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport

Sunday, Jan. 20 Newport Youth: 4 p.m. Sadie Halstead Middle School Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport

Monday, Jan. 21 Priest River Lions: 6:30 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. - Blanchard Community Church

Tuesday, Jan. 22 Priest River Food Bank Open: 9-11:45 a.m. - Priest River Senior Center Priest River Book Talk: 10 a.m. - Priest River Library Priest River Book Talk: 10 a.m. - Priest River Library Line Dancing: 10 a.m. Priest River Senior Center

Quilters Meet: 11 a.m. Priest River Senior Center

Writers Group: 2 p.m. Create Arts Center

Duplicate Bridge: 12:30 p.m. - Hospitality House in Newport

Weight Watchers: 5:30-6 p.m. Weigh in and 6 p.m. meeting - Pine Ridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport

Loosely Knit: 1-3 p.m. - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick Priest River Food Bank Open: 3-5:45 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center Blanchard Book Talk: 5:30 p.m. - Blanchard Library

Spirit Lake Visions, Inc.: 7 p.m. - 5525 New Hampshire St., Spirit Lake Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. - St. Anthony’s Church

Pinochle: 6 p.m. - Hospitality House in Newport

Spirit Lake Lodge No. 57: 8 p.m. - Spirit Lake

Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. - Blanchard Community

AA Meeting: 7 a.m. - Pine

Wednesday, Jan. 23

Overeaters Anonymous: 9 a.m. - Pine Ridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport, use front entrance.

Contact Barb at 509-447-0775.

Fiber Arts Knitting and

Al-Anon: Noon - American Lutheran Church

Priest River Lioness: 11:30 a.m. - Priest River Senior Center Priest River Lioness Meeting: 11:45 a.m. - Priest

Pinochle: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center Alcoholics Anonymous: 5:45 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport Spirit Lake Historical Society: 6:30 p.m. - Call 208623-5626 for sites.

Where to Worship

PINE RIDGE COMMUNITY CHURCH 1428 1st Street West Sunday School ~ 9:15 a.m.

Morning Worship ~ 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday: Youth ~6:30 p.m.

Pastor Mitch McGhee 447-3265

DALKENA COMMUNITY CHURCH • VILLAGE MISSIONS

S.S. ~ 9:15 • Worship ~ 10:45 a.m.

Family Night, Wednesday ~ 7 p.m.

(Bible and Youth Clubs) Pastor Steve Powers - 509-447-3687

CATHOLIC MASSES

www.pocoparishes.org Newport: St. Anthony’s, 447-4231 612 W. First St., Sun. - 11 a.m.

Usk: St. Jude’s 111 River Rd., Sat. 4:00 p.m.

Usk: Our Lady of Sorrows 1981 LeClerc Creek Rd. Sun. - 1st & 2nd - 5:30pm Ione: St. Bernard’s, 802 8th St., Sun. - 2nd & 4th - 8:00 a.m.

Metaline Falls: St. Joseph’s, 446-2651 -- 406 Park St., Sun., 1st, 3rd & 5th - 8:00 a.m.

HOUSE OF THE LORD

GRACE BIBLE CHURCH of Diamond Lake Corner of North Shore Road and Jorgens Road Informal Family-style Worship Sundays 10:00 a.m.

CHURCH OF FAITH

36245 Hwy 41, Oldtown, ID Sunday School 10 a.m. for all ages Sunday Worship - 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Wed. - Bible Study 6 p.m.

Pastor Jack Jones Church Office 208-437-0150 www.churchoffaitholdtown.org

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

3rd and Spokane St., Newport, WA Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m.

Pastor Becky Anderson 509-447-4121 newportucc@conceptcable.com www.newportucc.org

LIFELINE MINISTRIES Full Gospel - Spirit Filled 214 S. Montana Ave., Oldtown 916-671-4460 Sunday Service 10:00 a.m.

Friday Service 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday Prayer 4:30 p.m.

Pastor Jim McDonald

754 Silver Birch Ln. • Oldtown, ID 83822 ‘’Contemporary Worship’’ Sun. ~ 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

“Jesus Youth Church” Youth Group Wednesday 6:30 p.m.

Jeff & Robie Ecklund, Pastors • 437-2032 www.houseofthelordchurch.com

REAL LIFE NEWPORT “Where Jesus and Real Life Meet.”

Worship Time: Sunday 9:30 a.m., at the Newport High School Real Life Ministries office, 420 4th St. Newport, WA Office Phone: (509) 447-2164 www.reallifenewport.com

BLESSED HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH

BAHÁ’Í FAITH OF NEWPORT

“Through His potency everything that hath, from time immemorial, been veiled and hidden, is now revealed.”

Please call 509-550-2035 for the next scheduled devotional. Wonderful resources can be found at www.bahai.us and www.bahai.org

NEWPORT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

“Sharing Christ As He Is, With People As They Are” 2nd & Spokane Sts 447-3846 9 a.m. Sunday School 10:15 a.m. Worship Service Real 4 Life - College ages 3rd & 4th Mondays The Immortals (13-High School ) Thur. 7-9 Pastor Rob Malcolm

AMERICAN LUTHERAN CHURCH E.L.C.A.

332801 Hwy. 2, P.O. Box 653, Newport Pastors Matt & Janine Goodrich Worship Service 10 a.m.

(509) 447-4338 www.americanlutheranchurch.net

SEVENTH�DAY ADVENTIST

Saturdays, 10:00a.m.

Diamond Lake 301 W. Spruce St, Newport 326002 Highway 2 Sunday 10:30 a.m. Wednesday 7:00 p.m. diamondlakeadventist.org Pastor R. Shannon Chasteen Edgemere - 5161 Vay Rd 11:00a.m.

(864) 378-7056 edgemereadventist.org Bible preaching, God Newport - 777 Lilac Ln 10:40a.m. honoring music newportsda.com

NEWPORT SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCH

1 mile S. of Newport on Hwy. 2 447-3742 Pastor Rob Greenslade Sun. School 9:45 a.m. • Worship 11:00 a.m.

Evening Worship 6:30 p.m.

Bible Study Weds. 6:30 p.m.

TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH 180 Osprey Lane Priest River 208-448-2724 Sunday School 10:00a.m.

Sunday Service 11:00a.m.

Elder Led

6B

f o r t h e re c o r d

| January 16, 2019

ThE mineR

o b i t u ar i e s Ronald J. Erickson Newport

Ronald J. Erickson of Newport passed away Nov. 20, 2018, in Waynesville, Mo., while traveling visiting friends.

He was 87 Erickson years old.

He was born Nov. 27, 1931, to Stanley Erickson and Mildred Johnson in North Dakota. When he was 9 years old his family moved to Albion, Wash. He married his school sweetheart, Nelda Fulton, in March of 1953. Nelda passed away in 2014. Ron joined the U.S. Navy in the early 50s and continued with the Navy CBs for his career while living in many places around the world.

In 1974, Ron and Nelda moved to Newport, Wash., and ran a small cattle ranch near Diamond Lake. They were involved in the community joining the Diamond Lake Grange and becoming grandparents to many Newport High School athletes, especially following the girls high school athletics. He was well known at the Newport athletic events. For many years he volunteered at Stratton Elementary helping first and second graders with their reading.

Ron had set up a scholarship program through his Diamond Lake Ranch that provided any senior girl who participated in Newport High School athletics a small scholarship to go on to higher education. This program will be continued through his estate.

This gentle, kind and generous man will be missed by many in our community. A memorial service will be held in the spring at the Veteran’s Cemetery in Medical Lake. A notification of the service date and time will be posted at a later date.

Sherman-Campbell Funeral and Cremation Services in Newport is in charge of arrangements.

Family and friends are invited to sign the online guestbook at shermancampbell.com.

Martha Lou Gifford Newport

Marty Gifford of Newport passed away Jan. 8, at age 85.

She was born Martha Lou Blackwell in Clarkston, Idaho, on Gifford Jan. 13, 1933, where she grew up, “barefoot and carefree,” as she used to say. After high school, she attended Biola Bible College for her undergraduate. It was there that she met her husband, Donald Gifford, whom she married on July 25, 1953. Her husband preceded her in death.

Marty’s passion was

music. She taught high school choir for many years in North Pole, Alaska, and then in Priest River, Idaho, before retiring to her current home in Newport.

In retirement, she was a founding patron for the local community theater, Pend Oreille Players Association, where she was also the musical director for many youth Broadway shows and full-scale productions.

Marty was known for her spunky personality, her brightly colored hats, and her fierce love of her grandchildren.

She leaves behind a daughter (Nancy Gifford-Ashburn) and a son (Dan Gifford), eight grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held in her honor Thursday, Jan. 17 at 5 p.m. at the House of the Lord, 754 Silver Birch Lane, Oldtown, ID 83822.

Sherman-Campbell Funeral and Cremation Services in Newport is in charge of arrangements.

Family and friends are invited to sign the online guestbook at shermancampbell. com.

Martha J. Kuehn Diamond Lake

Martha J. Kuehn passed away at home peacefully Jan. 2.

She was 104.

Marty was born in JohnKuehn stown, Pa., in 1914. She attended Hillsdale College in the late 30s and proudly continued that association until her death.

In 1940, Marty married Kenneth Kuehn of Anita, Iowa, while Ken served as a World War II pilot.

They lived in Des Plains, Ill., Los Angeles, Calif., and lastly in the Newport area.

Ken and Marty’s son, Campbell, is deceased. Daughter Carolyn Jacobs resides in Spokane with her husband Roger and daughter Jalin.

Daughter Louise Blanchard resides in Blue Jay, Calif. Caring nieces and nephews are scattered across the United States.

Marty’s career included teaching fourth grade for 16 years in the L.A. public school system, ending with teaching ESL classes in the inner city, her favorite assignment.

Ken and Marty traveled extensively in the U.S. and internationally with company trips, Elder-hostels, cruises and on their own.

In 1998, they relocated to Diamond Lake. Marty made two special groups of friends in her P.E.O.

sorority, and with her bridge group.

A devoted wife, parent and friend, Marty was a vibrant example of the “Greatest Generation,” resilient, hard working, responsible, eagerly embracing life and others.

Service pending. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to: Hillsdale College, 33 E. College St., Hillsdale, MI 49242 (subject line: Martha J. Kuehn Scholarship Fund) or P.E.O. Chapter “O” Scholarship Fund,

P.O. Box 250, Priest River, ID 83856.

Aurora (Laine) Loukonen Elk

Aurora (Laine) Loukonen passed away peacefully at home in Elk, Wash., on Jan. 6, 2019, at the age of 90.

She was born on Feb. 1, 1928 on her parents’ farm near Parlier, Calif.

Aurora was a lifelong gardener and farmer.

She graduated from Reedley College in 1969 and attended Fresno State University where she was working toward a degree in microbiology while raising her children.

Aurora married Roy Loukonen, a Loukonen neighboring farmer, on June 5, 1960. In addition to managing and working on the farm, she worked at a winery

lab and later as a USDA raisin inspector. Aurora was dedicated to her husband’s care after he suffered a stroke in 1987 and cared for him until his death in 1997. Roy and Aurora moved to Chino Valley, Ariz. to be nearer to their daughter, Karen Skoog, shortly before Roy passed away.

During her time in Arizona she nurtured a flourishing high dessert garden and raised her See Obituaries, 10B

p o l i c e re p o r t s Editor’s note: The police reports, taken from dispatch logs provided to The Miner by law enforcement agencies, are not intended to be an exact report, but rather a comprehensive list of police calls in Pend Oreille and West Bonner counties. Dispatch also fields calls for the Kalispel Tribe property in Airway Heights.

Certain police calls are generally omitted because of space constraints. These include but aren’t limited to ambulance calls for illness, unfounded alarms, traffic stops, dogs at large, abandoned vehicles, 911 hang–ups and civil standbys.

All dispositions for the police reports are assumed to be active, assist or transfer at press time. The police reports are updated each weekday on The Miner Online.

Pend Oreille County

Monday, Jan. 7 TRAFFIC HAZARD: Hwy. 20, Newport, report that a dump truck is stuck and is partially blocking the roadway.

PROPERTY DAMAGE: S. Spokane Ave., Newport, report that the complainant’s roommate moved out and she showed up at the house and smashed the sliding glass door.

ILLEGAL BURNING: Westside Calispel Road, report of burning trash in a burn barrel.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE: Steamboat Meadows Lane, report that there are tracks going into a residence and doesn’t think anyone should have been there.

ACCIDENT: Willms Road, Elk, report of a vehicle rollover.

There are no injuries and the vehicle is not blocking the road.

ARREST: S. Garden Ave., Newport, Josette M. Horton, 47, of Elk was arrested on a DOC detainer.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Eastshore Road, report of a vehicle and foot tracks going into the property.

JUVENILE PROBLEM: S. Calispel Ave., Newport

PROWLER: Hwy. 2, report that a male opened the door and attempted to come inside, then left.

TRAFFIC HAZARD: W. Spruce St., report that two around the age of 12 are walking in front of cars.

ARREST: W. Walnut St., Andrew Robert Lyons, 30, of Springdale was arrested on violation of protection order.

GUNSHOT: Roberts Road, Newport, report of a gunshot wound, accidental discharge.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE: Tule Road, Cusick, report of an open door.

ARREST: Bead Lake Road, Newport, Travis Austin Boze, 41, of Newport was arrested for assault domestic violence in the fourth degree.

UTILITY PROBLEM: N. Spokane Ave., Newport, report that the sewer is backing up, and the complainant believes it can wait until first thing in the morning.

Wednesday, Jan. 9 TRAFFIC HAZARD: Russell Road, Newport, report that approximately two feet of a tree is blocking both lanes of the road.

ACCIDENT: W. 1st St., Newport, report that a logging truck backed into the complainant’s vehicle.

THEFT: Mill Creek Road, Ione, report that on Sunday a gate was cut approximately 1.34 miles up and fuel was taken from the equipment.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON: Leclerc Road, Cusick, report of a suspicious male walking around.

TRAFFIC HAZARD: Southshore Diamond Lane, report that a bicyclist is riding in the middle of the roadway.

TRAFFIC OFFENSE: Spooner Lane, report of kids riding fourwheelers up and down Scotia Road.

ANIMAL PROBLEM: Hwy. 20, Cusick, report of a deer partially in the northbound lane.

ACCIDENT: Hwy. 211, Newport, report that a white truck is off the road.

ACCIDENT: Hwy. 2, report that a vehicle hit a deer and it needs to be dispatched.

TRAFFIC HAZARD: Hwy. 2, report of a deceased deer blocking the northbound lane.

AUTOMOBILE THEFT: Deeter Road, Newport, report of the theft of a motorcycle last night.

EXTRA PATROL: Freedom Meadows Drive, report that the complainant heard what they believe was a gunshot about five minutes ago. The complainant has not heard anything else, but would like the area checked.

TRAFFIC OFFENSE: W. 4th St., report of a pedestrian violation.

ARREST: John Rudy Shane Dinger, 38, of Priest River, was arrested for reckless driving.

Tuesday, Jan. 8 BURGLARY: Freedom Meadows Drive, report that a residence has been broken into.

ARREST: Stohr Road, Newport, Aubrey D. Hunter, 32, of Newport was arrested for driving while license is suspended/ revoked, and David J. Buck, 23, of Spokane was arrested on an out of county warrant.

SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: Hwy. 20, report of a vehicle left for a week.

ANIMAL PROBLEM: Danforth Road, Usk, report that the neighbor’s dogs keep going after her and her dog.

Thursday, Jan. 10

Monday, Jan. 7

ABANDONED VEHICLE: S. Washington Ave. ANIMAL PROBLEM: S. 2nd Ave., report that the complainant wants to talk to a deputy about an aggressive dog.

TRESPASSING: Duck Lane, report that the neighbors keep trespassing on the complainant’s property.

THEFT: Cusick Boat Launch, report of items taken from a boat launch.

ERRATIC DRIVER: Hwy. 211, report of a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed.

LITTERING: Hwy. 2, report that a truck is dropping Styrofoam all the way from Spokane.

VIOLATION OF A PROTECTION ORDER: Pend Oreille County, report of a voicemail received from the respondent in a protection order.

NON-INJURY ACCIDENT: Hwy. 57, Priest River RECKLESS DRIVING: Hwy. 57, Priest River DOMESTIC DISPUTE: Holly Glenn, Priest River

ACCIDENT, UNKNOWN INJURY: Hwy. 2, Oldtown THEFT OF PROPERTY: S. Mckinley St., Priest River DISORDERLY CONDUCT: Hwy. 57, Priest River JUVENILE PROBLEM: Holly Glenn W., Priest River

Wednesday, Jan. 9

ATTEMPT-LOCATE: Hwy. 211, report of an attempt to locate a wanted person.

ANIMAL BITE: Spring Valley Road, report that a subject was bit by their own dog.

POSSIBLE DUI: Hwy. 20, report of a vehicle swerving.

DISORDERLY CONDUCT: 4th St., Priest River

Thursday, Jan. 10 MALICIOUS INJURY TO PROPERTY: Slee St., Coolin ABANDONED VEHICLE: E. Jefferson Ave., Priest River ABANDONED VEHICLE: Rivenes Ave., Priest River

Saturday, Jan. 12

PROWLER: Spirit Lake Cutoff, Spirit Lake

THEFT: W. Kelly Drive, Newport, report of a theft that occurred Jan. 8.

ANIMAL PROBLEM: Rocker Box Lane, Metaline Falls, report of three ducks and three chickens killed inside a pen last night.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON: Ashenfelter Bay Road, report of a suspicious person was walking behind the neighbor’s houses.

DISTURBANCE: Smokehouse Lane, Newport, report that a male on the property is threatening to kill them.

Friday, Jan. 11 ARREST: Cedar St., Priest River, Steve Rheingans, 45, of Priest River was arrested on a felony warrant.

Saturday, Jan. 12 SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCE: Old Diamond Mill Loop, Oldtown DOMESTIC DISPUTE: E. Spring St., Oldtown TRAFFIC HAZARD: Hwy. 2, Priest River

Sunday, Jan. 13

UNLAWFUL ENTRY: Spirit Lake Cutoff, Priest River

ACCIDENT: Leclerc Road N., report of a female stating her vehicle was in the ditch.

Sunday, Jan. 13

HARASSMENT: Leclerc Road N., report that a subject is harassing the complainant.

ACCIDENT SLIDE OFF: Hwy. 41, Blanchard

ABANDONED VEHICLE: Yergens Road, report of a deputy out with an abandoned vehicle.

VEHICLE PROWL: Turk Road, report that medications were stolen out of a vehicle.

SEX OFFENSE: Apling Lane

NON-INJURY ACCIDENT: Hwy. 41, Oldtown

Tuesday, Jan. 8

ERRATIC DRIVER: Hwy. 2, report that a vehicle is traveling at high rate of speed.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE: Sunvale Lane, report of footprints and tire tracks near a residence that no one should be at.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Mill Creek Road, report of subjects falling wood in the area.

West Bonner County

Friday, Jan. 11

ACCIDENT: W. Walnut Ave., report of a two-vehicle accident with minor injuries.

ARREST: S. Union Ave., Robert J. Foust, 22, of Newport was arrested on a DOC detainer and a local misdemeanor warrant.

ACCIDENT: Mccloud Creek Road, report of a vehicle in a ditch.

TRAFFIC HAZARD: Bead Lake Road, report of subjects cutting wood in the roadway.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: S. Washington Ave., report that subjects are at a residence, and the complainant doesn’t believe anyone should be there.

ERRATIC DRIVER: Hwy. 20, report of a vehicle swerving all over the roadway.

UNATTENDED DEATH: E. Ockert St., Oldtown ARREST: 6th St., Priest River, Thomas Joseph Kurylo, 27, of Priest River was arrested for attempted strangulation and domestic battery.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCE: Lower Quartz Creek Road, Priest River ARREST: Eastriver Road, Priest River, Christopher Offer, 42, of Sandpoint, was arrested for DUI. HUNTING & FISHING VIOLATIONS: Cabin Ridge Road, Spirit Lake

P u b l i c M ee t i n g s Wednesday, Jan. 16 Pend Oreille Economic Development Council: 8:30 a.m. – PUD Newport Diamond Lake Water and Sewer District Board: 10 a.m. - District Office

Sandpoint South Pend Oreille Fire & Rescue: 7 p.m. - Station 31, 325272 Highway 2, Diamond Lake

Monday, Jan. 21

Pend Oreille County Park Board: 2 p.m. - Cusick Community Center

Pend Oreille County Commissioners: 9 a.m. - Pend Oreille County Courthouse

Fire District No. 4 Commissioners: 6 p.m. - Dalkena Fire Station

Priest River City Council: 6 p.m. Priest River City Hall

West Bonner County School Board: 6 p.m. - District Office, Priest River

Newport City Council: 6 p.m. - Newport City Hall

Ione Town Council: 7 p.m. - Clerk’s Office

Thursday, Jan. 17 Bonner County Planning and Zoning Commission Workshop: 5 p.m.

- Bonner County Administrative Building,

Selkirk School Board: 6 p.m. - Selkirk Middle/High School Music Room Pend Oreille Fire District No. 8 Board: 7 p.m. - Fire Station at Spring Valley and Tweedie Roads

Tuesday, Jan. 22 Bonner County Commissioners:

8:45 a.m. - Bonner County Administrative Building Pend Oreille County Commissioners: 9 a.m. - Pend Oreille County Courthouse Newport School Board: 5 p.m. District Office Pend Oreille County Republican Central Committee: 6 p.m. - Cusick Community Center Pend Oreille Planning and Zoning Commission Workshop: 6 p.m. - Cusick Community Center Pend Oreille County Republican Party: 7-8:30 p.m. - American Legion, Cusick

Wednesday, Jan. 23 Tri-County Economic Development District: 11 a.m. - TEDD Conference Room, 986 S. Main, Suite A, Colville

Classifieds CALL (509) 447-2433 to place your ad

ThE mineR

All ads appear in

and GEM STATE MINER [West Bonner County] On the Internet at www.pendoreillerivervalley.com

To place your ad, call 447-2433 email: minerclassifieds@povn.com

Mon. thru Fri.., 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. or come in to The Office at 421 S. Spokane Ave., Newport.

Mail to 421 S. Spokane Ave., Newport, WA 99156

Deadlines

Monday at noon. Late Ads until Tuesday 12:00 p.m. In The Hot Box.

Mental Health Counselor

Counseling Services: full time plus benefits, Salary: $3,932.81 - $4,404.22 per month DOE. See job description for complete list of qualifications and essential job functions. Obtain application and job description from Pend Oreille County Human Resources, 625 West 4th Newport, WA 509-447-6499 or the County website www.pendoreilleco.org

Free ads

• Items for Free: One week run only, 20 words or less.

Offer limited to One Free Ad per Week.

• Found Ads: Items found will be run one time FREE, 20 Words or less.

Payment terms

All classified ads require pre-payment. We accept Visa, MasterCard and American Express.

Classified Display Ads

$10.50 Per Inch. Deadline: Monday, 12:00 Noon

CPWI Coalition Coordinator

Counseling Services: full time position, Salary: $3,228.44 - $3,631.72 per month DOE. Location Selkirk Community.

See job description for complete list of qualifications and essential job functions. Obtain application from Pend Oreille County Human Resources, 625 West 4th Newport, WA or the County website www.pendoreilleco.org

TrussTek Fast, friendly service since 1990

Roof & Floor Trusses Bill • Ed • Marcus • Ted • Jeff

208-267-7471 1-800-269-7471

NEWPORT MINI-STORAGE

Lighted & Secure In-Town Location

In-Home Caregivers i Needed

In a World full of Black & White

Training Provided Hiring bonus – mention this ad!

Colorful

The Miner reserves the right to edit, reject or reclassify any advertisement.

Counseling Services: full time plus benefits, Salary: $3,972.14 - $4,448.26 per month DOE. This position is “school-based” working primarily in the Newport School District providing counseling services to students of all grade levels. See job description for complete list of qualifications and essential job functions.

Obtain application from Pend Oreille County Human Resources, 625 West 4th Newport, WA 509-447-6499 or the County website www.pendoreilleco.org

(1-800) 533-6518

Enter at Hwy 41 and 1st Street

Acceptability

Mental Health Counselor School Based

99% Customer Satisfaction A+ BBB Rating 30+ Years in Business

(509) 447-0119

Reach more than 1,100,000 Homes in 115 Washington State Community Newspapers.

One Week, up to 25 Words, Prepaid - $195- 25 Words, $8 each additional.

•Reach 325,000 Homes in 48 Idaho State Community Newspapers. One Week, up to 25 words prepaid $125.

Deadline: 12 days before publication.

Please check your ad the first time it appears and immediately report any error to the Classified Department. We regret that we cannot be responsible for more than a one-time incorrect insertion if you do not call the error to our attention.

• WELL DRILLING • PUMPS • WATER TREATMENT

Lic. # FOGLEPS095L4

Statewide Classified

Corrections

THE WATER PROFESSIONALS

www.foglepump.com

Rates

First 20 Words plus bold, centered head....... $14.00/Week Each Additional Word....................................................65¢ ea.

Add a color logo or picture ................................$5.00/Week Special: 2 Weeks Consecutive Run................3rd Week Free Hot Box: First 20 Words, bold centered head$17.00/Week Each Additional Word....................................................80¢ ea.

Classified Ads require pre-payment

Join Our Team!

Are you a caring individual who truly enjoys assisting the elderly or disabled?

Call today to apply at Beneficial, a great place to work as well as care for others!

We want you on our team!

Medical, Dental, Vision, Vacation, 401k and more when you work 20 hrs or more per week.

Starting wage DOE Locally Owned Part time to 24 hour shifts available!

Flexible scheduling!

509-684-5504 1-844-268-7779

COMMUNICATIONS / 911 DISPATCHERS

ENTRY (no experience) and LATERAL. Immediate open positions. Great pay and benefits. Application deadline: OPEN. See details at www.pendoreilleco.org under Human Resources or at the Civil Service Office, 625 W. 4th St., Newport, WA 99156.

509-447-6480

Choose to be

PRINTING 509-447-2433

EVENTSFESTIVALS P R O M O T E YOUR REGIONAL EVENT statewide with a $325 classified listing or $1,575 for a display ad. Call this newspaper or 360-344-2938 for details.

ANNOUNCEMENTS A PLACE FOR MOM has helped over a million families find senior living. Our trusted, local advisors help find solutions to your unique needs at no cost to you. Call 855415-4148.

DONATE YOUR CAR TO CHARITY. Receive maximum value of write off for your taxes. Running or not! All conditions accepted. Free pickup. Call for details, 855-6354229.

ARE YOU BEHIND $10k or more on your taxes? Stop wage & bank levies, liens & audits, unfiled tax returns, payroll issues, & resolve tax debt FAST. Call 855549-1037.

WA S H I N G T O N DIVORCE-SEPARATION, $130. $175 with children. NO COURT APPEARANCES. Includes property, bills, custody, support. Comp HELP THEM FIND YOU Let us know when your meetings are and we will place them in the Week Ahead section of The Miner and Miner Extra so that interested people may attend.

ATTORNEYS Estate & Long Term Care Law Group Wills, Trusts, Probate, Medicaid, Business 418 W. 3rd Street, Newport, WA (509) 447-3242

Camas Center Medical & Dental Services Ryan Leisy, DC - (509) 447-7111 1821 N. LeClerc Rd., #1, Cusick, WA 99119

Counseling Services: full time plus benefits, Salary: $2,499.37 - $2,810.13 per month DOE. See job description for complete list of qualifications and essential job functions. Obtain application from Pend Oreille County Human Resources, 625 West 4thNewport, WA 509-447-6499 or the County website www.pendoreilleco.org

(Jailer)- MALE & FEMALE- ENTRY (no experience) and LATERAL. Civil Service is testing to establish eligibility lists as there are immediate open positions.

Great pay and benefits. Application deadline: OPEN. See details at www.pendoreilleco.org (Human Resources) or Civil Service, 625 W. 4th St., Newport, WA. 509-447-6480

Dr. Chris Thomas & Amanda Winje, LMP 129 S. Union Ave. • Newport • (509) 447-9986

COUNSELING Pend Oreille County Counseling Services Substance Abuse Treatment/Prevention/Mental Health/Developmental Disabilities Offices in Newport & Metaline Falls (509) 447-5651

DENTIST Newport Dental Center

Robert Harrison, D.D.S. James Cool, D.M.D. Family Dentistry -- Evening Hours 610 W. 2nd -- (509) 447-3105 • 800-221-9929

BOOKKEEPER Part time flexible schedule. Computer skills, typing skills, familiarity with retail.

Send resume to: Post Office Box 1970, Newport, Washington, 99156.(49-3)

TELL THEIR L I F E S T O RY The Newport and Gem State Miner newspapers publish obituaries free of charge.

Contact us at minernews@povn. com or (509) 4472433.

2018372 PUBLIC NOTICE TS No WA06000103-16-1 TO No 8684281 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PURSUANT TO THE REVISED CODE OF WASHINGTON CHAPTER 61.24 ET. SEQ. Grantor: JORDAN G. KIFER AND AMANDA C KIFER, HUSBAND AND WIFE, Current Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust: PennyMac Loan Services, LLC Current Trustee of the Deed of Trust: MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps Current Mortgage Servicer of the Deed of Trust: PennyMac Loan Services, LLC Reference Number of the Deed of Trust: Instrument No. 20140320225 Parcel Number: 17049/453126-22-0001 I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on January 25, 2019, 10:00 AM, at main stairs of the Old City Courthouse, 625 W 4th St, Newport, WA, MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, the undersigned Trustee, will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable, in the form of cash, or cashier’s check or certified checks from federally or State chartered banks, at the time of sale the following described real property, situated in the County of Pend Oreille, State of Washington, to-wit: Abbreviated Legal: TAX 8 NW 1/4 NW 1/4 26-31-45. THAT PORTION OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 31 NORTH, RANGE 45 EAST OF THE WILLAMETTE MERIDIAN,PEND OREILLE COUNTY, WASHINGTON, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT A POINT 300 FEET EAST OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THAT SAME SECTION 26;THENCE SOUTH 500 FEET;THENCE SOUTH 60 DEGREES 28` EAST, 1190 FEET TO A POINT ON THE EAST LINE OF ABOVE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER,WHICH IS 233.4 FEET NORTH OF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THAT SAME NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST Q U A R T E R , A B O V E I D E N T I F I E D ; T H E N C E N O RT H ALONG THAT SAME EAST LINE OF THE ABOVE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER 1086.60 FEET, TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THAT SAME NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER;THENCE Continued on 8B

You too can Advertise Weekly for only $9.60 Call 509-447-2433

CHIROPRACTIC

CORRECTIONS OFFICERS

Your right to know and be informed of the functions of your government are embodied in public notices.

In that self-government charges all citizens to be informed, this newspaper urges every citizen to read and study these notices. We strongly advise those citizens seeking further information to exercise their right of access to public records and public meetings.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE DIRECTORY

Thomas Chiropractic & Massage Therapy

Receptionist

7B

Your Right to Know

THE NEWPORT MINER [Pend Oreille County]

January 16, 2019 |

Camas Center Medical & Dental Services 1821 N. LeClerc Rd., #1, Cusick, WA 99119 (509) 447-7111 - (509) 445-1152 fax

HEALTH CLINICS Camas Center Medical & Dental Services 1821 N. LeClerc Rd., #1, Cusick, WA 99119 (509) 447-7111 - (509) 445-1152 fax

MASSAGE THERAPY Cedar Mountain Massage Therapy

Lois Robertson, Licensed Massage Therapist 701Viet Rd -- Newport -- 447-3898

The Willows - Massage & Bodywork Studio Judy C. Fredrickson, RN, LMT Newport -- (509) 671-7035

OPTOMETRIST Newport Vision Source

Drs. Michael & Cheryl Fenno 205 S. Washington -- 447-2945

PODIATRIST -- FOOT SPECIALIST Dr. Brent A. Clark

Patients seen at Newport Hospital twice a month 509-924-2600 -- Call for appointments

PRINTING Printing & Design . . . at The Miner

We Have a Million Ideas for Our Customers!

421 S. Spokane, Newport -- 447-2433

REAL ESTATE Richard Bockemuehl

Century 21 Beutler - Waterfront Office (509) 321-1121 • Cell (509) 951-4390

VICTIMS ASSISTANCE Family Crisis Network

Serving victims of all crime and the homeless Office 447-2274, 24 hr Helpline: 447-5483

8B

classi f i e d s

| January 16, 2019

Continued from 7B WEST ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF THE SAME NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER,ABOUT 1020 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. CARRIED ON THE COUNTY ASSESSOR`S TAX ROLLS AS TAX 8. TOGETHER WITH THAT PART OF THE WEST HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 26,TOWNSHIP 31 NORTH, RANGE 45 E.W.M.,PEND OREILLE C O U N T Y, WA S H I N G T O N D E SCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE NORTHEASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE O F T H E S TAT E R O A D N O . 2 THENCE NORTH 2 DEGREES, 14 MINUTES WEST, 1221.50 FEET TO THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF TAX 8 AS CARRIED ON THEASSESSOR`S ROLLS;THENCE NORTH 60 DEGREES, 28 MINUTES EAST, 30 FEET MORE OR LESS TO THE LAND DESCRIBED IN THE DEED TO GEORGE M. SMITH, ET UX, RECORDED APRIL 22,1968 IN BOOK 48 OF DEEDS, PAGE 260, INSTRUMENT NO. 126226; THENCE SOUTH ALONG THE EAST LINE OF THE SAID SMITH LAND TO THE NORTHEAST COR-

NER OF THE LAND DESCRIBED IN THE DEED TO THE STATE OF WASHINGTON RECORDED FEBRUARY 3, 1958, BOOK 35 OF D E E D S , PA G E 6 2 8 ; T H E N C E SOUTH 0 DEGREES,28 MINUTES EAST ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID STATE LAND 534.1 FEET; THENCE CONTINUING SOUTH ALONG SAID STATE LAND 400.4 FEET TO THE NORTH RIGHT OF WASY LINE OF STATE ROAD NO.2; T H E N C E N O R T H E A S T E R LY, ALONG SAID STATE HIGHWAY TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. PARCEL NO. 453126 22 0001. APN: 17049/453126-22-0001 More commonly known as 321 CHRISANN LN, NEWPORT, WA 99156 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated December 8, 2014, executed

by JORDAN G. KIFER AND AMANDA C KIFER, HUSBAND AND WIFE, as Trustor(s), to secure obligations in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. (“MERS”), as designated nominee for AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Beneficiary of the security instrument, its successors and assigns, recorded December 15, 2014 as Instrument No. 20140320225 and re-recorded March 3, 2016 as Instru-

ThE mineR

ment No. 20160324264 and re-recorded on 02/09/2017 as Instrument No. 20170327472 and the beneficial interest was assigned to PennyMac Loan Services, LLC and recorded January 24, 2017 as Instrument Number 20170327336 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Pend Oreille County, Washington. II. No action commenced by PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, the current Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Borrowers’ or Grantors’ 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: DELINQUENT PAYMENT INFORMATION From June 1, 2016 To September 4, 2018 Number of Payments 1 $1,530.91 12 $1,504.76 4 $1,510.31 11 $1,543.30 Total $42,605.57 LATE CHARGE INFORMATION June 1, 2016 September 4, 2018 $182.97 PROMISSORY NOTE INFORMATION Note Dated: December 8, 2014 Note Amount:$263,311.00 Interest Paid To: May 1, 2016 Next Due Date:

June 1, 2016 Current Beneficiary: PennyMac Loan Services, LLC Contact Phone No: 866-549-3583 Address: 3043 Townsgate Road #200, Westlake Village, CA 91361 IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: The principal sum of $256,814.76, together with interest as provided in the Note or other instrument secured, and such other costs and fees as are due under the Note or other instrument secured, and 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 January 25, 2019. The defaults referred to in Paragraph III must be cured by January 14, 2019, (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 January 14, 2019 (11 days before the sale) the default as set forth in Paragraph III is cured and the Trustees’ fees and costs are paid. Payment must be in cash or with cashiers’ or certified Continued on 9B

Business Directory Give your important Business Message 100% Market Coverage in three publications and online for only $16.45 a week Automotive

Automotive

Boarding

Pet Boarding TLC

SERVICE FOR ALL MAKES AND MODELS

Honest • Prompt 208-448-0112

(208) 255-2955 sixstarautomotive.com 909 Hwy 2 Sandpoint, ID

Concrete

Dog Boarding

Spokane Rock Products

CHANDREA FARMS

Mon-Fri 8-5

40 High St., Priest River, ID

Concrete • Sand • Gravel

39102 N. Newport Hwy.

By Angie Hill

batthill@msn.com

(509) 671-3416 382 Lillijard Rd. Newport, WA

20+ years of service for Pets and People, Too!

F M

lloors & ore, Inc

208-448-1914 208-4

Carpet • Vinyl Ceramic Tile • Hardwood Timberline Shopping Center 5479 Hwy 2 • Priest River, Idaho

Dog Grooming

Electrical Services

RCE

Dog Boarding & Training

When Experience Matters

Carpet

48 S. S Treatt St. S Priest St Prie Pr iest stt River 208-448-0818 Mon - Fri. 8am-4:00pm Sat. by Appt.

River City Electrical

Quality Electrical Services at affordable prices

FREE Estimates Matt Dahlin

www.chandreafarms.com

Pawsitively Posh Pet Salon

Lic# RIVERCE886B7

Equipment

Equipment Repair

Excavation

Flood Services

BONNER SAW & POWER EQUIPMENT

Newport Power Equipment

Elk, Washington

(509) 292-2200

509-710-8939 Newport

Husqvarna and Echo Chain Saws 682 High St., Priest River (208) 448-1522

Small Engine Repair Snow Blowers & Generators Stihl Gold & Briggs Certified Honda & Kohler Master Mechanic 40 Years Experience 6561 Spring Valley Road Newport (509) 550-2500

Generators

Glass

Open: Tuesday - Friday 8:30-5:30 Saturday 8:30-2:00 Closed Sunday & Monday

Ben Dahlin (509) 671-2179

Excavating • Grading • Snowplowing Licensed, Insured & Bonded WA Lic# NORTHCE855N8 ID Lic# RCE-43218

Heating/AC

Priest River Glass Standby Generators Certified Techs 208-443-0365

Bellah’s Custom Homes, Inc.

Auto Commercial Residential

WINDSHIELDS WHILE-U-WAIT Mon-Fri. 7-5 Sat 8-12

208-448-2511

• Heat Pumps • Geothermal

YOUR HEATING COOLING & REFRIGERATION EXPERTS RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL Carrier

• Furnaces • Radiant Heat

Wood Stoves - Gas Stoves - Pellet Stoves & Oil Furnaces Available • We Service All Major Brands • Air Leakage Testing Available

Installations • Service Free Quotes

Bonded • Insured • WA #AMERIEH901G

• Sales • Installation • • Service •

WA. Contr. No. PRIESRG132NZ ID Reg # RCE-3360

24 Hour Service: 509-671-6952

Printing

Recycling

Real Estate

Printing & Design at The Miner Layout Services to Full Color Printing

DU-MOR RECYCLING

WATER • CLEAN-UP DRY OUT • RESTORE Floors & More, Inc

24/7 Emergency Service 208-255-9580 Idaho RCE-12308 Washingto Washington-FLOORMI974J1

Law Office

Law Office of Dana C. Madsen Social Security Disability law and Workers Compensation.

Contingent Fee Spokane, WA Call today for an appointment

Corner of Hwy 2 & Spokane Ave. (509) 447-2433

N 6404 Perry • Spokane (509) 489-6482

Veterinary

Veterinary

THE ANIMAL DOCTOR

PEND OREILLE VETERINARY CLINIC

Quality veterinary care for your pets and barnyard friends.

Dan Herrin D.V.M.

(208) 437-2800

(208) 437-2145 Small & Large Animal Medicine & Surgery Brian Dockins DVM

509-447-3144

Locally Owned & Operated!

Serving the Pend Oreille Valley for over 50 years

Children’s Learning World, LLC CHILD CARE FREE Transportation

Before & After School Program DSHS/ICCP Accepted

Chimney

Jake’s Chimney Sweep and Mountain Stove Serving Eastern WA and North ID

Cliff McDermeit

509-447-2244 | 208-263-0582

208 • 448 • 4482

www.jakeschimneysweep.com

Electrical Services

Electrical Services

Eagle Electric

Fred Simpson President & Owner

Cell 208-540-1134 Office 208-443-3165

Priest Lake fredeagle@ymail.com www.eagleelectriccorp.com

Residential Service & Repair

Aaron Chaussee

253-261-4029 nwesllc@gmail.com

ID CONTRACT #25081 WA CONTRACT #EAGLEES065PI

Newport - Spokane - Chewelah WA#NWELEES897JD

Fuel

Fuel

Priest River Family Oil 24 hr. Commercial/Public Card Lock Fuels

Delivering l Propane & Fuel to All of Pend Oreille & Bonner Counties!

Call us today!

208-437-3513

INCLUDE: • Highway Diesel • Off-Road Diesel • Unleaded Gasoline HOME DELIVERIES INCLUDE: • Stove Oil • Furnace Oil • Highway Diesel • Off-Road Diesel • Unleaded Gasoline Propane, Lubricants, Filters and Fuel Additives Available On-Site

2459 Hwy.2 • Oldtown

218 Cedar St. Priest River, ID 208-448-1812

Log Homes

Painting

Log or Natural Wood Homes

LIBERTY PAINTING

Repaired & Refinished

Conscientious & Reliable

Cob Blasting, Pressure Wash Cleaning, Oils, Stains, Chinking, Caulking, Complete Drywall & Painting Service

Repaints Interior • Exterior New Construction

Brad & Nancy Firestone

Licensed in WA & ID

509-325-5600

509-684-8764 • 509-680-1188 Lic# FIRESD*210C1

Larry Liberty (208) 437-3353 (208) 755-8588

Roofing

Sharpening

Shuttle NEWPORT & SPOKANE

New Construction & Recover

HooDoo Sharpening & Small Engine Service

Joe Jones (208) 610-6653 Jeff Nelson (208) 610-6656

“Where our High Standards Meet Yours”

217 N State Ave. Oldtown, ID

509-447-4962

(509) 671-2276

Child Care

Licensed, Insured & Bonded

Eastern WA & Northern ID • WA #RivalR*932KH • ID #RCE6539

lonepineloghomerestoration

Monday • Wednesday Thursday • Friday Fares: $500

Schedule rides 24 hrs. in advance during office hours: 8:30am-5pm

Pick-up & Delivery 35 Yrs. Experience 283 S. Rena Rd. Oldtown (509) 589 1389 (208) 304 6507

SPECIAL MOBILITY SERVICES 1-877-264-RIDE (7433)

Don’t Miss A Customer!

100% Market Coverage in 3 publications NEWPORT MINER GEM STATE MINER • MINER EXTRA

$16.45 A Week 509-447-2433

ThE mineR

Continued from 8B checks from a State or federally chartered bank. The sale may be terminated any time after the January 14, 2019 (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 entire principal and interest secured by the Deed of Trust, 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 current Beneficiary, PennyMac Loan Services, LLC or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address(es): ADDRESS AMANDA KIFER 632 F ST, BLAINE, WA 98230 JORDAN KIFER 632 F ST, BLAINE, WA 98230 AMANDA C KIFER 321 CHRISANN LN, NEWPORT, WA 99156-8553 AMANDA C KIFER 1707 S PENDERGAST AVE, YUMA, AZ 85364-5118 AMANDA C KIFER PO Box 251, Ione, WA 99139 JORDAN G KIFER 321 CHRISANN LN, NEWPORT, WA 99156-8553 JORDAN G KIFER 1707 S PENDERGAST AVE, YUMA, AZ 85364-5118 JORDAN G KIFER PO Box 251, Ione, WA 99139 by both first class and certified mail on June 6, 2017, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and the Borrower and Grantor were personally served with said written Notice of Default or the written Notice of Default was posted in a conspicuous place June 6, 2017 on the real property described in Paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. 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 Trustees’ Sale. X. Notice to Occupants or Tenants. The purchaser at the Trustee’s sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the deed of trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the deed of trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in ac-

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 and people securing custody of children under 18.

The newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising or 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 at 1-800-669-9777. The toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800927-9275. (31tf)

Blanket Washington

Cover it all . . . reach more than 2 million Ad Readers for just

255

$

25 Words $10.00 each Additional

Call The Miner Today!

447-2433

cordance with RCW 61.24.060.

Notice to Borrower(s) who received a letter under RCW 61.24.031: THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE SALE OF YOUR HOME. You have only 20 DAYS from the recording date on 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 might 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: Telephone: (877) 894-4663 or (800) 606-4819 Website: www. wshfc.org The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development: Telephone: (800) 569-4287 Website: www.hud.gov The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and attorneys: Telephone: (800) 606-4819 Website: www.homeownership.wa.gov Dated: September 14,2018 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as Duly Appointed Successor Trustee By: Alan Burton, Vice President MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps 500 Union Street, Suite 620 Seattle, WA 98101 Toll Free Number: (844) 367-8456 TDD: (800) 833-6388 For Reinstatement/Pay Off Quotes, contact MTC Financial Inc. DBA Trustee Corps SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ON LINE AT www.insourcelogic.com FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: In Source Logic at 702-659-7766ISL Number 49536, Pub Dates: 12/26/2018, 01/16/2019, THE NEWPORT MINER Published in The Newport Miner December 26, 2018 and January 16, 2019.(48,51) __________________________ 201912 PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT O F T H E S TAT E O F I D A H O , I N AND FOR THE COUNTY OF BONNER Notice to Creditors I.C. 15-3-801 Case # CV09-18-1915 In the Matter of the Estate of Betty Joan Paulus EIN 83-6449956 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned have been appointed personal representatives of the above named decedent. All persons having claims against the decedent or the estate are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or said claims will be forever barred.

Claims must be presented to the undersigned at the address indicated and filed with the clerk of the Court, Bonner County, Idaho.

Dated this 4th day of January, 2019.

Personal Representatives, Kevin G. Paulus Laura L. Dowell P.O. Box 226 Stites, ID 83552 Published in The Gem State Miner January 9, 16 and 23, 2019.(13-3) __________________________ 201916 PUBLIC NOTICE IN COMPLIANCE WITH IDAHO CODE 55-2306, Pitts Mini Storage is conducting a lien sales for the described Storage unit: Lessee Roxanne Scholes Lessee Address: 238 Sherman Lane #05 Priest River, ID 83856 Amount $ 345.00 Lessee Storage unit: #12 Personal property to be sold: Misc items Date of Sale: January 19, 2019 Time: 10 a.m.

Place: Pitts Mini Storage 106 Silver Birch Lane Oldtown, ID 83822 208-437-2304 Published in The Gem State Miner January 9 and 16, 2019.(13-2) _________________________ 201918 PUBLIC NOTICE The Pend Oreille Conservation

District Board of Supervisors will hold a special meeting at 4:00 p.m. on January 17th, 2019 at 121 N. Washington Ave. Newport, WA 99156 to adopt a resolution setting the date, time, and location of an election to fill a Conservation District Supervisor’s expiring term. For those unable to attend you may join us via conference call at (719)2476387, PIN 22742. Please contact district manager David Marcell with any questions or accommodation requests prior to the meeting date.

Contact: (509)447-1155, davidm@ pocd.org, www.pocd.org, Published in The Newport Miner January 9 and 16, 2019.(50-2) __________________________ 201906 PUBLIC NOTICE SUPERIOR COURT OF WA S H I N G T O N COUNTY OF PEND OREILLE C ase N o . : 1 8 - 7 - 0 0 0 6 4 - 2 6 NOTICE AND SUMMONS B Y P U B L I C AT I O N (Termination) In re the Termination of : TAITAN JAE SMITH D.O.B. 06/15/2009 Minor Child TO: Anyone Claiming a Paternal Interest, alleged father, Petition to Terminate Parental Rights was filed on October 18, 2018 ; A Fact Finding hearing will be held on this matter on: February 14, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Pend Oreille County Superior Court, 229 S. Garden Ave., Newport WA 99156. YOU SHOULD BE PRESENT AT THIS HEARING. THE HEARING WILL DETERMINE IF YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS TO YOUR CHILD ARE TERMINATED. IF YOU DO NOT APPEAR AT THE HEARING THE COURT MAY ENTER AN ORDER IN YOUR ABSENCE TERMINATING YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS. To request a copy of the Notice, Summons, and Termination Petition, call DSHS at 509-447-6220. To view information about your rights in this proceeding, go to www.atg.wa.gov/ TRM.aspx.

DATED this 17th day of December 2018, by TAMMIE A. OWNBEY, Pend Oreille County Clerk.

Published in The Newport Miner January 16, 23 and 30, 2019.(51-3) ___________________________ 201919 PUBLIC NOTICE SUPERIOR COURT OF ASHINGTON FOR PEND OREILLE COUNTY NO. 19-4-00001-9 P R O B AT E N O T I C E T O R E D I T O R S ( R C W 11 . 4 0 . 0 3 0 ) Estate of LYNN DUANE BLAIR Deceased.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE The above Court has appointed me as Personal Representative of Decedent’s estate. Any person having a claim against the Decedent must present the claim: (a) Before the time when the claim would be barred by any applicable statute of limitations, and (b) In the manner provided in RCW 11.40.070: (i) By filing the original of the claim with the foregoing Court, and (ii) By serving on or mailing to me at the address below a copy of the claim. The claim must be presented by the later of: (a) Thirty (30) days after I served or mailed this Notice as provided in RCW 11.40.020(1)(c), or (b) Four (4) months after the date of first publication of this Notice. If the claim is not presented within this time period, the claim will be forever barred except as provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective for claims against both the Decedent’s probate and non-probate assets.

Date of First Publication of this Notice: January 16, 2019 Lucy Lynn Blair, Personal Representative 1081 WIllms Rd, Elk, Washington 99009.

Published in The Newport Miner January 16, 23 and 30, 2019.(51-3) ___________________________ 201921 PUBLIC NOTICE S TAT E O F WA S H I N G T O N A griculture L and for L ease A pplication N o . 1 0 - 0 9 3 5 6 4 1 0 Y ear L ease T erm The Department of Natural Resources offers for lease at Sealed Bid, a tract of land containing 640.00 acres, more or less, according to the government survey thereof, described as Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4 and S1/2N1/2, S1/2, Section 36,

January 16, 2019 |

9B

Township 38 North, Range 41 East, W.M. Minimum annual rent will be: $428.80. Lease covenants may be examined at the Stevens County Auditor’s office, Colville, Washington; Northeast Region headquarters located in Colville, Washington or the office of the Commissioner of Public Lands, Olympia, Washington.

Bidders Qualification Packet must be submitted by 9:00 a.m. on the day of auction. The Department of Natural Resources does not guarantee legal access. Public auction will be held at the Northeast Region DNR office, 225 S. Silke Rd, Colville, Washington, on February 20, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. /s/ Hilary S. Franz HILARY S. FRANZ, Commissioner of Public Lands Published in The Newport Miner January 16, 2019.(51) __________________________ 201922 PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF T H E S TAT E O F WA S H I N G T O N IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF PEND OREILLE C ause N o . : 1 8 - 2 - 0 0 0 3 6 - 6 SHERIFF’S PUBLIC NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY Date of Judgment: 10/16/2018 Order of Sale: 12/19/2018 Date of Levy: 01/07/2019 NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY, Plaintiff, vs.

THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF DOROTHY MARKS; JOHN MARKS, OCCUPANTS OF THE PROPERTY, Defendant(s).

TO: The Unknown Heirs and Devisees of Dorothy Marks; John Marks; Occupants of the Property; and any persons or parties unknown claiming any right, title, lien or interest in the real property described in the complaint; The Superior Court of Pend Oreille County has directed the undersigned Sheriff of Pend Oreille County to sell the property described below to satisfy a judgment in the aboveentitled action. The property to be sold is described as: THE EAST 370 FEET OF THE SOUTH 588.65 FEET OF THE EAST HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 2, TOWNSHIP 30, RANGE 45, E.W.M., PEND OREILLE COUNTY, WASHINGTON APN/Parcel No. 453002320001 | 453002328001 Commonly known as: 262 Lillijard Road, Newport, Washington 99156 The sale of the above-described property is to take place: Time: 10:00 a.m.

Date: Friday, March 08, 2019 Place: Pend Oreille County Hall of Justice; Front Door, East Entrance 229 S. Garden Avenue Newport, WA 99156 The judgment debtor can avoid the sale by paying the judgment amount of $203,796.23, together with interest, costs, and fees, before the sale date. For the exact amount, contact the Pend Oreille County Sheriff’s Office.

DATED this 9th day of January 2019 GLENN BLAKESLEE, SHERIFF PEND OREILLE COUNTY, WASHINGTON by: /s/ Ciara Williamson Ciara Williamson, Civil Deputy Published in The Newport Miner January 16, 23, 30 and February 6, 2019.(51-4) ___________________________ 201923 PUBLIC NOTICE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS 2 0 1 9 E levator R eplacement PEND OREILLE COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS Sealed proposals will be received

by Pend Oreille County Board of Commissioners for the contract to replace the elevator in the Historic County Courthouse, located at 625 W. 4th Street, Newport, WA 99156.

Proposals are due no later than 9:15 am on Tuesday February 12, 2019.

Proposals will be opened at that time.

The following is the Scope of Work: 1) Replace the entire mechanical system 2) Replace the lifting mechanism 3) Replace the car 4) All associated electrical and finish work The County Engineer reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, to Continued on 10B

10B

| January 16, 2019

Massage: Always ‘liked the medical side’ From Page 7A

therapy and relaxation for $50 an hour. Repeat customers can join the $40 club. Members who book at least one massage a month would pay $40 a month and all massages are $40 an hour. Massages are by appointment only, and store hours are Tuesday – Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Walk-ins will be welcome during store hours starting in the spring.

“I saw an ad in the newspaper for learning massage at the North Idaho Massage Academy, and decided to get my license,” Wiser said.

She entered the class two months late, but caught up quickly and was the first person in her class to get her license. She had to do 817 hours of massage to graduate.

Wiser offers massage therapy, aroma touch therapy and is a Rekiki master. She is taking a class for Lomi Lomi massage in January and intends to add cold stone, hot stone, pedicure chairs for leg massages and hot wax for hands.

Wiser wants to do massage therapy because she wants to help people heal.

“I always liked the medical side of things,” Wiser said.

Wiser went to Newfield Vocational High School in New York, where she was studying to be a nurse. She did not graduate because she moved when her father was stationed at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada.

Wiser’s father did research and development for Gyrodyne and helped design some of the first drones.

Wiser graduated from Las Vegas High School and lived there for 24 years until she sold her horses to someone from Idaho.

“They said we had to come up and see it, so we did,” Wise said. “We fell in love with it immediately.

We sold our property in Vegas and moved to Priest River in three weeks.”

Wiser and her husband, Steve, have five children between them, four girls and a boy.

They have lived in Oldtown for eight years. Two of their children live in Idaho, one in Priest River and one in Oldtown. Two of their children were raised in Idaho, and one was born in Priest River.

Both Wiser and her husband are reverends. They were ordained in the Universal Life Church. They do weddings, funerals and meet once a month at the store. They have 38 people in their parish.

They are both members of the Order of The Eastern Star and Steve is a Mason. Patti is on the committee for Pend Oreille Valley Relay for Life.

GET SEEN 12,000 sets of Eyes every week.

ADVERTISING 509-447-2433

Continued from 9B waive any informality in the proposals and to accept such proposal or proposals as may be deemed in the best interest of Pend Oreille County.

MAIL PROPOSALS TO: Pend Oreille County Board of Commissioners PO Box 5025 625 W. 4th St Newport, Washington 99156 Proposals shall be clearly marked “2019 Elevator Replacement” on the envelope. Submissions by fax or email will not be accepted.

A copy of the Request for Proposal and Instructions may be obtained by 1)Contacting the Pend Oreille County Public Works Department at the County Courthouse, P.O. Box 5040, Newport, WA 99156 (509) 447-4513 or 2) By email: publicworks4u@pendoreille.org 3) County Website: www.pendoreilleco.org Compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and RCW 49.60, Law against Discrimination, and other related laws and statutes is required.

Published in The Newport Miner January 16, 23 and 30, 2019.(51-3) __________________________

ThE mineR

Obituaries From Page 6B

grandson Thomas Cee. Aurora moved to Elk, Wash., to live with her daughter Karen Skoog and son in law John Skoog in 2007.

Aurora lived in Elk for 11 years where she enjoyed gardening, farm life and family activities. She loved cats, and fostered several abandoned kittens, but one cat named Dolly became a special companion.

She enjoyed listening to Christian radio and sermons and started attending Peaceful Valley Church in 2014, where she was baptized. Aurora lived a life full of dedication, loyalty, hard work, frugality, and love of family, which has served as an example to those around her.

Aurora was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Loukonen, parents Miina (Sonninen) Laine and Karl Laine, her siblings Florence Sinclair, Eugene Laine, Elizabeth Laine and an infant brother.

She is survived by her children: Steven Laine, Diane Thomas, and Karen (John) Skoog and her grandchildren; Thomas (Kimberly Flemming) Cee, Benjamin (Erin) Skoog , Adam (Lindsey) Skoog , Joshua (Ardyn) Skoog , Hanna Skoog and Miina Skoog. There are seven great grandchildren and she was anticipating the arrival of two more in the spring.

Visitation is Friday, Jan. 18, 2019 from noon-5 p.m. at ShermanCampbell in Newport.

Memorial Service is on Monday, Jan. 21, 2019 at 11 a.m. at Peaceful Valley Church in Elk. Sherman-Campbell Funeral and Cremation Services in Newport is in charge of arrangements.

Family and friends are invited to sign the online guestbook at shermancampbell.com.

Angelo Anthony Naccarato Priest River

Angelo Anthony Naccarato of Priest River passed away Jan. 9, at the age of 89.

He was born to George A. and Ruby Naccarato on June 24, 1929, in Priest River, where he

201924 PUBLIC NOTICE PEND OREILLE COUNTY NOTICE T O C O N S U LTA N T S F O R C R P 8 4 1 L eclerc R oad N orth M ile P ost 8 . 0 6 to M ilepost 11 . 6 6 , H I P R - S T P R L261(003), Pend Oreille County solicits interest from consulting firms with expertise in HMA testing. This agreement will be for approximately two months in duration with the option for Pend Oreille County to extend it for additional time and money if necessary.

Consultants will be considered for the following project.

Pend Oreille County reserves the right to amend terms of this “Request for Qualifications” (RFQ) to circulate various addenda, or to withdraw the RFQ at any time, regardless of how much time and effort consultants have spent on their responses.

Project Description The work to be performed by the CONSULTANT consists of testing HMA for mix properties and compaction. This project does not have a mandatory UDBE goal. The proposed improvements include pre-level and overlay of Leclerc Road North MP 8.06 to MP 11.66.

The major features of the project are as follows: Approximately 3.6 miles of HMA pre-level and overlay.

lived his entire life.

One of eight children born to George and Ruby, Angel attended the Settlement School during his early years and graduated from Priest River Naccarato High School in 1947.

While in high school, he dated Mary Jeanne Barnes; they later married and celebrated 70 years of marriage on Dec. 10, 2018.

Several words could be used to describe Angel; however, for those who really knew him, all would agree on “hard working” and “generous.” In his younger days, he was a logger and a mill worker.

For the majority of his working life, he was a carpenter and was known for his beautiful finish-work cabinetry. A living testimony to his carpentry-skill blessing can be seen at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church where he built the altar and the wooden manger that displays the nativity scene each Christmas. His real passion was as a farmer; he and Jeanne bought a house and 40 acres in Bodie Canyon in 1966 where he raised beef cattle, pigs for Italian sausage, and grew hay crops.

While they retired and sold the cattle several years ago, Angel helped his brother, George, put up hay each year nearly to the end of his life.

He and Jeanne lived a very simple and humble life together, yet Angel always had money in his wallet for someone in need, time to help a friend who could use an extra hand, and talents to share with those after him. His kids often joked about how much more patient he was when teaching his grandkids things than they remembered as kids themselves!

All have very special memories and funny stories about their grandpa, but the most important thing they will carry forward from him was his constant example of being such a decent human.

For all of his life, Angel was a member of St.

Catherine’s Church and spent many years as a member of the Knights of Columbus.

Angel’s wife, Jeanne, son Don (Lynn), son Jeff (Joy), and daughter Nancy (Larry) survive him. He has 10 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his second greatgrandchild, Kurt Anthony Mitchell Bleeker.

A rosary and funeral service will be held Saturday, Jan. 19, at 11 a.m. in St. Catherine’s Church in Priest River.

Burial will be at the Evergreen Cemetery in Priest River.

A celebration of Angel’s life will continue immediately following at Popeye’s Lounge in downtown Priest River. In lieu of flowers, Jeanne has asked that donations be made to the Knights of Columbus Hall Restoration Project, St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, or Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers.

Sherman-Campbell Funeral and Cremation Services in Priest River is in charge of arrangements. Family and friends are invited to sign the online guest book at shermancampbell.com.

Amy Maxine Steele-Ranni Oldtown

Amy Maxine SteeleRanni, 64, of Oldtown, Idaho went to be with the other angels in heaven, at her home on Jan. 13, 2019.

Amy Steele-Ranni was born in Princeton, Mo. on April 19, 1954 to her parents Kenneth Johnson and Barbara Padilla. Amy grew up in Santa Cruz, Calif. with her family and many friends. She met her first husband, Ronald Steele, and they married and moved to the Priest River, Idaho area to raise their five children. Amy was an active member of the community where she volunteered in Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts and many other community activities. She

Placing Crushed Surfacing Top Course on roadway shoulders.

Evaluation Criteria Submittals will be evaluated and ranked based on the following criteria: 1) Qualification of Proposed Project Manager 2) Qualifications/Expertise of Firm 3) Ability to meet schedule 4) Approach to project 5) Familiarity with WSDOT/FHWA standards 6) Past Performance/References Submittal Submittals should include the following information: Firm name, phone numbers; Name of Principal-inCharge and Project Manager; and Number of employees in each firm proposed to project.

Please submit FOUR copies of your Statement of Qualifications to: Pend Oreille County, Don Ramsey P.E., County Engineer no later than 4:00 p.m. on February 6, 2019. Submittals will not be accepted after that time and date. Any questions regarding this project should be directed to George Luft, at 509-447-6467.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Information Pend Oreille County in accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (Section 504) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), commits to nondiscrimination on the basis of

loved enhancing the lives of children, which inspired her to become a pre-school teacher for almost 20 years.

She was full of love and touched the lives of so many.

In 1999, Amy married the love of her life, and current husband, Elmer “Moe” Ranni and they enjoyed gardening and spending as much time as possible with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchilden. Amy spent her retirement (2016) knitting and crafting for her family and friends.

Amy was a devoted wife, mother, sister and friend to everyone.

Amy is survived by her loving husband of 20 years (Moe) and her five children: Shane Steele (Bothell , Wash.), Seth Steele (Rathdrum, Idaho), Jeb Steele (Deer Park, Wash.), Eben Steele (Newport, Wash.), and Amanda Steele (Spokane Valley, Wash.), who together gave Amy 13 grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren to share her over abundance of love with. She is also survived by her siblings: Edward Johnson (Calif.), Barry Johnson (Wash.), Rene Sommer (Wash.), Vicki Allen (Wash.), Leslie Chrisman (Wash.), and William “Billy” Chrisman (Wash.).

She is preceded in death by her mother, Barbara Chrisman, step-father, Leslie Chrisman Sr., grandmother, Maxine Collier, and her step-mother, Dorothy Johnson. The family invites everyone to join them, along with Pastor Dave Miller, in a Service of Remembrance at House of The Lord (located at 754 Silver Birch Lane, Oldtown, Idaho 83822), on Saturday Jan. 19 at 11 a.m. A potluck gathering will be held immediately following the service. The family asks for everyone to please wear or carry something tie-dyed in remembrance of Amy. Sherman-Campbell Funeral and Cremation Services in Newport is in charge of arrangements. Family and friends are invited to sign the online guestbook at shermancampbell.com.

disability, in all of its programs and activities. This material can be made available in an alternate format by emailing Pend Oreille County Craig Jackson, Public Works Director at (cjackson@pendoreille.org) or by calling collect 509-447-4513.

Title VI Statement Pend Oreille County in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21, nondiscrimination in federally assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises as defined at 49 CFR Part 26 will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, or sex in consideration for an award.”

Published in The Newport Miner January 16 and 23, 2019.(51-2) __________________________