Newport Miner March 26, 2014

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Swans captivate near Calispell Lake

The Swan Festival, Saturday, March 22, captivated area residents and tourists with the white birds sparkling during the spring day near Cusick. About 140 people came to Calispell Lake that was melted at the edges and frozen in the center, allowing these two swans to walk on water. This is up from 100 attendees in 2013.

PUD fiber lines get TV ready

Metaline Falls and PUD talk about city taking water system

BY DESIREÉ HOOD OF THE MINER

METALINE FALLS – Representatives from the town of Metaline Falls and the Pend Oreille Public Utility District met to discuss a potential acquisition of the Metaline Falls water system currently operated by the PUD, Saturday, March 22 in Metaline Falls.

The town council continued the meeting to Tuesday, March 25, in order to fully consider all matters concerning an acquisition.

“We are interested, we

BY DESIREÉ HOOD OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – The Pend Oreille Public Utility District’s fiber customers may soon have the option of ordering Internet protocol television (IPTV) from the retail service providers as the PUD fiber lines are

are serious, but we still have to make a decision if it is in the consumers’ and the town’s best interest,” said Metaline Falls Mayor Tara Leininger.

If the town of Metaline Falls chooses not to move forward with an acquisition, the PUD has offered to create an advisory committee of town council members or alternate appointees to help weigh in on the operation, budget and rate issues. By law, the final decision making authority for the water system is the PUD Board of Commissioners so the

‘We don’t want to jump the gun. We want to make sure that when we deliver, it’s perfect.’

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Kelly Ryan CEO of iFiber

Community forum to help hire new principal

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Licking lips and a good time at spring carnival

BY DESIREÉ HOOD OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – The Newport School District is holding an open community forum to meet the four candidates who qualify for the high school principal position opening at the end of the year. The forum is Wednesday, March 26, from 4:45-6:15 p.m. in the high school cafeteria.

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Jayla Vadney enjoys her cotton candy while attending the spring Stratton carnival Thursday, March 20. The carnival had more than 450 punch cards sold to children who won prizes ranging from candy to goldfish. The proceeds, more than $2,000, will go toward new playground equipment for Stratton. Kindergarten teacher Pam Nichols said the carnival was a great success for families and students.

ready for the increased bandwidth and other technological challenges.

“We have been doing testing on our fiber pathways to ensure that we are ready for the increased bandwidth that would be required across our system,” CNS Supervisor Robert Fritz said. “We have done some testing and believe that our system is ready to transport the Douglas County feed in to our head-end.”

Fritz said CNS has an SEE FIBER, 2A

B R I E F LY Warmer weather, receding snow levels mean studs must come off OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Transportation reminds drivers to remove their studded tires by midnight, March 31.

Unless WSDOT grants a weather-related extension, studded tires are only legal in Washington from Nov. 1 to March 31.

With forecasts the rest of the month calling for temperatures well above freezing

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in most parts of the state, WSDOT does not plan to extend the deadline.

Studs are legal in Idaho until April 30.

Crews will keep an eye on forecasts, especially at higher elevations, and will be ready to treat and clear roadways if wintry weather returns. But sooner is better for those closer to sea level, as tire stores get busier as April 1 draws closer.

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gency supplies and tire chains in your vehicle,” said Chris Christopher, WSDOT Maintenance Operations director. “We often see snow on the peaks and near the passes well into May.” Under state law, driving with studded tires after March 31 is a traffic infraction and could result in a $124 ticket. More information about using studded tires in Washington is available online.

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POLICE REPORTS

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SPORTS

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McMorris Rodgers won’t face ethics charges WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rogers, R-Wash., will not face a special panel to investigate allegations that she improperly combined campaign funds and official funds in a GOP leadership race.

According to the Spokesman-Review, Reps.

Michael Conaway, R-Texas, and Linda SanSEE BRIEFLY, 9A

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BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – Ryan Apling, the 29-year-old who escaped from the Pend Oreille County Jail Feb. 12, was taken into custody without incident during Apling a traffic stop early Saturday morning, March 22.

“He was hiding in the car,” Pend Oreille County Sheriff Alan Botzheim said.

Deputy Dan Dice made a traffic stop about 12:20 a.m., near Camden Road and Highway 2. Dice wasn’t initially aware Apling was in the vehicle. He had noticed what appeared to be a pile of camouflage clothing in the back seat of the twodoor car and when he had the female passenger, Adina M. Ahlers, 30, of Priest

River, step out, he noticed some feet sticking out of the pile, Botzheim said.

Within a short time, Dice had assistance from another deputy and a Washington State Patrol trooper, Botzheim said.

Apling, Ahlers and the driver, Kyle J. Mischenko, 32, of Newport, were all arrested.

Ahlers and Mischenko are facing charges of rendering criminal assistance for allegedly assisting Apling.

They were also arrested on charges of possession of a controlled substance, use of drug paraphernalia, making, having a burglar tool and possession of stolen property.

Botzheim said a search warrant was being executed on the car.

Ahlers remains in jail, held on $10,000 bond.

Mischenko is being held on a $12,500 bond. Apling is being held on $170,000 bond.

In addition to the misdemeanor driving and trespass

County considers building permit exemptions

charges that he was being held on when he escaped, Apling faces charges of possession of stolen property and second degree escape.

Apling scaled several razor-wire fences when he escaped from the inmate recreation yard the afternoon of Feb. 12, running away barefoot and bleeding, leaving bloody footprints in the snow. He was being held on original charges of criminal trespass second degree and driving while license suspended in the third degree.

At the time of his escape, investigators believed someone had left Apling a change of clothes near the jail. He had dropped the jail-issued shirt and flip-flop shoes he had been wearing, and had lost some blood due to the razor-wire.

Botzheim said the community helped in the search for Apling. Apling probably didn’t leave the area because his support system and family are all here, Botzheim said.

FIBER: PUD will allow access to retailers FROM PAGE 1

IPTV transport circuit between Spokane and Douglas counties providing the option to Pend Oreille County.

CNS pays a fee for the circuit but Fritz said they would collect $5 from each of the retail service providers that will cover the cost of the fee for using the circuit.

The PUD has an agreement with Douglas County PUD, which has the equipment to pull the signals from the network satellite feeds and send them out via the fiber. The PUD will allow any retail service provider to access this television feed in Pend Oreille County.

CEO of iFiber Kelly Ryan, the retail service provider who will soon be offering IPTV using the PUD feed,

said there were some issues with the fiber backbone. So far they are the only company to say they plan to use the PUD television system.

Ryan said it was working great but changes were made on the system and the PUD is working on the problems that occurred during the change. He is hopeful to have a working television service in the next few months.

“All the rest of the testing is done, we are ready to go,” Ryan said. “They have made some headway, but it’s still not working perfect.”

He said the difference with television and Internet is the amount of bandwidth television takes. The IPTV does not “compress” the signal like regular television

and Ryan said the noncompressed signal is the best customers can get in terms of picture quality but any issues would be very noticeable.

“We don’t want to jump the gun,” Ryan said. “We want to make sure that when we deliver, it’s perfect.”

The PUD has been installing fiber cable in the south end of the county for the past few years. They received a $27.2 million stimulus grant and matched about $8.17 million to install the fiber to the premises of more than 960 people in the south county. Currently there are more than 970 customers using fiber Internet and about another 170 customers awaiting the hookup to search the Internet on fiber lines.

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Superintendent Dave Smith said the first 20 minutes will be for the candidates to introduce themselves to the forum guests.

From there, the candidates will go to sepa-

There is a four person interviewing team, but Superintendent Dave Smith said the forum guests are allowed to have input in the hiring process. rate tables in the high school multi-purpose room and be interviewed or hold conversations with people in attendance. The candidates will rotate to a new table of people about every 15 minutes.

Smith said the district received 19 applications for the position and chose the top four prospects for the forum interview. Smith said a group of about 15 people went through the applications looking at past experience and peer comments. Smith also made calls to refer-

ences regarding the candidates.

The candidates are: Philip Johnson, an English teacher from Colville High School. He has his principal credentials and was interviewed for the position before. He made it to the final two candidates before the district chose to hire Dennis Matson, the principal leaving.

Troy Whittle, a high school principal in the White Salmon School District in White Salmon, Wash.

Chuck Green, an assistant principal at a school in Arizona. He is a 1993 graduate Newport High School.

Michael Olsen, a high school principal in Endicott, Wash.

There is a four person interviewing team, but Smith said the forum guests are allowed to have input in the hiring process. He said they also have a student team that will talk with the candidates and ask predetermined questions.

There is no timeline for hiring, Smith said. A site visit to the candidates’ school may be needed before a decision is made.

He said if the choice is “absolutely clear” that evening, then a decision will be made that night.

“That evening we are formulating the plan,” Smith said regarding when the new principal will be hired.

SANDPOINT – The Bonner County commissioners are considering a building location permit exemption process during an April 2 hearing, scheduled for 2:15 p.m. in the first floor conference room of the county’s Administrative Building, 1500 Highway 2, Sandpoint.

The commissioners will discuss the process for certain non-habitable structures between 200 and 400 square feet of floor area.

Also under consideration are revisions to the fee schedule and several other amendments to building regulations. The proposed changes would only affect lands within the unincorporated areas of Bonner County.

Currently, small tool

sheds, playhouses, hay sheds and other structures not larger than 200 square feet do no need building location permits. However, all such structures must still meet setbacks, flood plain and other zoning regulations.

The board is proposing a new process, whereby non-habitable accessory structures such as lean-tos, carports and storage sheds larger than 200 square feet but not larger than 400 square feet would be an exempt building from location permits.

The landowner would be required to file an exemption notice with the county planning department prior to construction. All local, state and federal laws would still apply to the structure.

METALINE: Committees have worked for PUD committee is only for advising.

In a joint press release, the PUD and Metaline FROM PAGE 1

Falls said that advisory committees have worked successfully for the PUD’s other water systems and have been used in the past on matters such as budget review.

Members of the Metaline Falls Town Council, PUD staff and PUD Commissioner Rick Larson attended the Saturday meeting. Seven members of the public participated in the meeting with their comments.

“It was a productive meeting that furthered our relationship and helped to define future paths,” PUD General Manager John Jordan said. “The town has a better idea of what it is facing and what should be done during the acquisition process.”

“We are interested, we are serious, but we still have to make a decision if it is in the consumers’ and the town’s best interest.’

Tara Leininger

Metaline Falls mayor

The PUD offered to use its “best efforts” to facilitate a transfer. Jordan said the cost of the system, should the town decide to go forward with the acquisition, would possibly be “assuming liabilities,” or paying off the current debt on the system. The debt sits at about $200,000.

Leininger said the PUD and the council discussed a survey to be sent to the ratepayers on the water system asking if an acquisition is a good idea. A

double “yes” is also needed by the PUD, meaning the town and the water system customers favor the transfer.

Jordan said he does not believe a formal vote of the rate payers on the water system or of the county are needed if the acquisition was to move forward. “(An acquisition) would require informed customer consent. The town will likely need to do a business plan or independent evaluation of cash flow, costs and rate structure under their ownership before informed customer consent could occur and before financing could be obtained,” Jordan said. “There are many other tasks that would need to be done, but that is probably the most eminent.”

Some of the water system is outside the city limits and Leininger said the council believes they are legally able to operate the system, however, they will research the process before knowing for certain.

The topics discussed at the meeting Saturday included a 15 year financial operation history, benchmarking statistics against other water systems and filter plants, possible transition responsibilities for both parties, past customer survey results, and other similar issues.

According to the press release, attendees discussed several specific concerns including transfer price, financing of the acquisition, transfer of intangible water rights and easements, water operator license requirements, serving outside the city limits, hiring independent consultants to perform business analysis, developing a business plan, specific assets that could or could not be transferred and similar acquisition concerns.

Leininger said the PUD has given the town of Metaline Falls until Monday, June 30 to decide if an acquisition is going to occur.

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Last year, the weather this week started out cloudy and wet, then we finished the week with clear skies and sunshine. The temperature climbed to a high of 63 for the week, and dropped down to a cold 28 for the week’s low.

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Burglaries down in Pend Oreille County

BY DESIREÉ HOOD OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – Pend Oreille County Sheriff Alan Botzheim said the number of law enforcement calls throughout the county in February has decreased, with burglaries seeing the biggest decline.

‘We have a lot of our burglars in jail.’

Alan Botzheim

Pend Oreille County Sheriff

“Burglaries were way down,” Botzheim said. “We have a lot of our burglars in jail.”

Botzheim said the burglaries and property crimes were down for all of the towns in the county.

Botzheim released monthly law enforcement calls for the Newport, Cusick, Diamond and Sacheen Lake, Metaline Falls and Ione.

One person went missing from the Diamond Lake area, but the person has been located, Botzheim said. The family became concerned about the individual and reported him missing. He was located in the Spokane area.

A gunshot wound was reported. Botzheim said the man was cleaning his gun and it went off, shooting the man in his side. Botzheim said the man is expected to make a full recovery.

“He is back home,” Botzheim said.

There were nine reports of suspicious circumstances reported in Newport and seven more in the rest of the county.

Botzheim said the number is deceiving as any call that cannot be put into a more severe category, such as burglary, is called a suspicious circumstance.

“It could be anything,” Botzheim said. “Most turn up not suspicious or criminal.”

Traffic stops were down to 63 from 84 in January. In February of 2013, however, traffic stops were at 27.

Botzheim said a new deputy being proactive may be increasing the numbers some. He said when the officers are not busy and out on a more severe call, the deputies focus on traffic stops and that often leads to other crime.

“Traffic stops generate a lot of other crime,” Botzheim said. He said it may lead to a drug offense, a wanted person or other crimes.

He said the positive about the traffic stops is that most just help people be more cautious while driving.

“It slows people down,” Botzheim said.

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Kaylynn Becks, left, stands with honorees Jaxon Walrath, Bridget Fountain, Kristoffer Bringslid, Destiny Smith, Philipp Isert, Jacob Tesdahl and Cameron Bauer following the National Honor Society induction ceremony Tuesday, March 18.

Cusick students welcomed to National Honor Society

CUSICK – Cusick High School inducted several students into the National Honor Society at a ceremony Tuesday, March 18.

Seniors Kristoffer Bringslid and Philipp Isert and juniors Cameron Bauer, Bridget Fountain, Destiny Smith, Jacob Tesdahl and Jaxson Walrath were inducted into the NHS. Alec Bluff was selected for membership but unable to attend the ceremony.

Friends and family attended the ceremony.

“It feels great to be part of the Cusick’s National Honor Society. I am glad I could help induct new members into this excellent program,” said Kaylynn Becks, senior honor society member. Becks led the candle lighting portion of the induction.

Don Hawpe, Cusick principal and superintendent, congratulated the

new members during the dessert reception following the ceremony.

Students must have at least a 3.5 grade point average to be considered for membership. Eligible students submit a letter of application and are then offered invitations for membership by the Cusick NHS Faculty Council based on scholarship, leadership, character and service.

Kalispel Career Training Center offering natural resources program Associate degree through Salish Kootenai College

BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

CUSICK – Beginning April 1, the Kalispel Career Training Center in Cusick will offer a two-year degree program in Natural Resources through the Kalispel Tribe’s partnership with Salish Kootenai College of Pablo,

Mont.

The pilot program will offer five classes – Forestry Health and Disturbance, dendrology (the study of trees), introduction to the humanities, Native American studies and an introduction to wild land fire management.

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NEWPORT – The Washington State Rural Health Association is seeking input from rural residents throughout the state, and WHAT’S NEXT: RURAL HEALTH ROUNDTABLE: Wednesday, April 16, 6-8 p.m., Newport High School

is hosting one of their Rural Health Roundtable sessions in Pend Oreille County.

The session, called the Pend Oreille County Rural Health Roundtable, is scheduled for Wednesday, April 16, from 6-8 p.m. at the Newport High School

Cafeteria.

“Questions about health care reform and its effects on local care delivery are on the minds of our community residents. The more public awareness about rural health care challenges and how the health policy may affect local families and neighbors, the better,” Newport Hospital District CEO Tom Wilbur said.

The facilitator, Sue Deitz, director of the eastern Washington Critical Access Hospital Network, will lead the discussion and comSEE HEALTH, 5A

Line extension costs going up

BY DESIREÉ HOOD OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – The Pend Oreille Public Utility District is holding a public hearing Tuesday, April 1 at 11 a.m. at the PUD Administration Building so the Board of Commissioners can consider raising line extension fees.

PUD Commissioner Curt Knapp said they are ‘The fair way is to considering increasing have everybody the average cost for an overhead line from $550 to $700. The actual rate will pay for what it vary depending on the type costs.’ of installation, he said.

PUD Assistant General Manager April Owen said Curt Knapp there is no free base charge PUD Commissioner for a line extension.

“Some utilities recover a portion of the cost in their energy rate, but we do not choose to do that,” Owen said.

“The process we are going through now is an interim move to better recover our cost for extensions to new customers, as we haven’t fully recovered the actual costs in recent years.”

Knapp said the policy currently states the homeowner should pay 100 percent of the fees to install a new power line or improve an old line to private property.

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ng i n e p o Re st 1 April Under New Ownership Jodi McClure Welcomes You!

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Great blue heron This great blue heron is show on a piling south of the Usk Bridge Friday, March 21. Great blue heron are common in the area. Some are here year round. They are colony nesters, meaning they nest in groups called heronries or rookeries. This is the time of year they are starting to build nests.

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hen the snow came off the high school fields and tracks in the region, they blossomed with student athletes. Lots of ‘em.

This is good news for our schools and our communities.

We believe that well run school sports programs have saved more kids in rural communities than any other school or public program available today.

Beyond just giving them something productive to do is the fact the sports programs offer a myriad of skill development opportunities. Both physical and mental skills they won’t pick up anywhere else – and it’s fun.

In this issue, we have produced special pages featuring the student athletes and their upcoming schedules of competition. They will be experiencing the joys of victory and the agonies of defeat during the next several weeks. But they will always be learning.

Take some time on a warm spring afternoon and come watch. You won’t be disappointed. The competition is good and the athletes are great.

--FJW

‘Ghost’ moose in our neighborhood

BY PHIL COOPER WILDLIFE CONSERVATION EDUCATOR

In the last week or so, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) Panhandle office has taken several calls about odd looking moose. Some have been reported in and around towns, others out in more wild places.

The moose appear to be partially white; or, as one caller described “ghost-like” in appearance.

Moose can experience tick infestations that start in mid-September but the problem is not clearly visible to people until late in the following winter. The ticks are called “moose ticks.” Less commonly they are referred to as “winter ticks.”

The infestations become visible when moose scratch and paw at their own skin enough to cause large patches of hair to break or fall out. That is when IDFG begins to get reports of sick looking moose.

Many times these patches are on the withers where moose are able to reach and scratch with their hooves.

The skin exposed by the hair loss is light colored and from a distance the exposed skin makes the moose appear to be white in color.

Moose tick larvae hatch from eggs laid on the ground in April. They climb vegetation during the late summer and early fall. Stimulated by the carbon dioxide exhaled by a moose, they interlock their legs and wait. When a moose contacts the brushy vegetation covered by interlocked tick larvae, strings of thousands of tick larvae cling onto the hair of the moose and crawl toward the skin. (These tick larvae can also cling to deer, however, deer appear to be able to scratch them off.)

Infested moose can have tens of thousands of ticks. One dead moose was documented to have over 100,000 ticks.

Pity the biologist who had to do that necropsy and count them.

Moose ticks take a blood meal from their host in November, January, March and April to mature from larvae to adults. In April, the adult female ticks drop off to lay their eggs on the soil surface, starting the tick life cycle over again.

Thousands of feeding ticks are potentially fatal to moose. While some moose survive until the ticks fall off, some moose die. The cause of mortality can be loss of blood, hypothermia due to loss of hair, or starvation when the severe itching causes them to forage less than is necessary to maintain themselves.

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Big game seasons set for 2014 BOISE – The Idaho Fish and Game Commission Thursday, March 20, adopted the 2014 seasons for deer, elk, pronghorn, black bear, mountain lion and gray wolf. The new seasons include an increase in tags for elk and deer controlled hunts and an increase in tags for pronghorn hunts, as well as expanded wolf hunting and trapping seasons. A summary of major changes include: • Net increase of 1,076 controlled hunt deer tags.

• Total increase of 296

controlled hunt elk tags.

• Increase of 50 controlled hunt pronghorn tags.

• Increased limits and expanded seasons for black bear and mountain lions.

• Expanded seasons and unified bag limits for hunting and trapping of gray wolves.

Details of the 2014 big game hunting seasons will be posted on the Fish and Game website at http:// fishandgame.idaho.gov and the new printed brochure will be available at all license vendors in late April.

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YO U R O P I N I O N We all must fight for democracy To the editor: Our fights about taxes, militarism, climate, healthcare, abortion, guns, etc. are largely manufactured and sustained distractions.

Corporate interests manipulate perceptions, complicate common sense thinking and stoke our fears. Their money feeds disinformation campaigns, rewrites laws and controls our officials.

They hope we ignore their ongoing power grab.

The Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision institutionalized power for corporations whose goals are rarely in our country’s interest. Look at our pathetic world rankings in infrastructure, education and income inequality.

Congress spends 40 percent of their time fundraising. Little time to read bills or truly listen to constituents. Way too much money at stake. In 2012, DC lobbyists alone spent $3.3 billion or $5 million per Congressperson.

Can “We, The People” be heard? Hardly.

Our country is devolving to “unrestrained” capitalism in the name of “freedom.” We’ve been deceived and distracted.

Corporatists and politicians will do and say anything to win. Money rules.

We must focus on rescinding Citizens United, limiting lobbyists and reforming election processes. Other fights can wait.

“There’s class warfare all right, but it’s my class, the rich class, that’s making war, and we’re winning.” -Warren Buffet 2005.

This is the fight of our times.

-Michael Quick Sacheen Lake

Tri-County Health deserves kudos To the editor: Local heroes, 2nd edition: On Saturday we learned of a death in the family. By Monday we learned that the funeral was scheduled for the following Saturday. The airline ticket could be cheaper if we took our baby as a “lap child.”

Problem is, we needed a copy of our baby’s birth certificate for the airline.

Now, having lived in several other states, we sure didn’t expect to get the wonderful level of service that was offered by our local Tri-County Health District. I called them three minutes before lunch break, and was assured that if we could get the application completed before the mail went out, she would contact the main office in Colville, and they could

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South African Olympian Oscar Pistorius, the first double-amputee to compete in the Summer Olympics, is on trial for the murder of his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp, which occurred Feb. 14, 2013. Pistorius admits that he shot and killed her through the door of a toilet closet, but claims he thought she was an intruder. He has cried, vomited and wretched during the trial.

print the certificate and get it right to us.

We had it in the mail by Wednesday – plenty early for the Friday flight.

Now, I know there is lots of debate about the size and efficiency and even necessity of the government in our lives these days, but I sure appreciate the good character demonstrated by the folks at Tri-County Health. They acted like true public servants, and we really appreciate them!

-Nathan Weathers Newport

North county residents want it both ways To the editor: I have a suggestion for the North Pend Oreille County anti-growth people. Ask for a gate to be put up on State Highway 20 just north of Cusick. Make that part of the county a gated community. The sheriff would staff a guard shack and control all entry and exit from the community.

Now the catch is that part of the county must be totally self-sustaining.

The people that live there get to have full control of their area, but no help of any kind from the outside. They can only trade with each other much like the Native Americans did centuries ago.

Every now and then some traders can ca-

R E A D E R ’ S P O L L R E S U LT S What do you think happened to Malaysia Airlines flight 370?

A UFO took control of the plane and made it disappear.

Yes. Testimony about his temper and past relationships shows he knew what he was doing.

No. He really did believe he was protecting his property and Steenkamp, who he thought was in bed, from an intruder.

I’m not following the trial. It’s just another case blown way out of proportion by the media.

The airplane crashed into the ocean because of mechanical errors and will be found by search crews in due time.

14%

36% 29% 21%

Do you think Oscar Pistorius is guilty of murder?

Yes. Regardless of whoever he thought the person was in his house, he showed gross negligence shooting through a closed door.

noe up the river and barter with the current residents. Now the people that live in the North County get to have all the beauty and vistas free of commercial and other residential development, but none of the goodies that come with that development.

The way I see it is that those people want it both ways. They want me to subsidize their lifestyle with my taxes and commerce. They get no development or new neighbors from development and I pay for all their government services. Many North County residents are getting payments and tax breaks from the government while enjoying the unobstructed vistas from a rural and natural setting. It’s like we are giving them a natural preserve for their private use.

The planning commission recently voted to allow a development of fiveacre home sites with an equestrian theme. I don’t understand how that doesn’t fit into a rural and natural lifestyle. So we are back to my question of how we pay for all this government and keep a no-development and growth policy. Asking for or expecting both isn’t realistic. Perhaps “Wilber” the talking horse has the answer.

-Pete Scobby Newport

The plane was hijacked and deliberately taken off course before crash landing in the ocean.

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The plane landed on an island and the passengers and crew are waiting to be rescued, similar to an episode of “Lost.”

The plane was hijacked and the passengers are being held as prisoners in an unknown country.

Total Votes: 28

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TRAINING: In-state tuition is lower FROM PAGE 3A

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Hospitality House potluck Ian Averett of Yakima was visiting his grandparents recently and dropped in for the Hospitality House Potluck Monday, March 24. The potluck is held the second and fourth Mondays of the month. There is no charge but people are invited to bring a dish. The Hospitality House has a board meeting Thursday, April 3 at 4:30 p.m. at the Hospitality House. The group needs some new board members and welcomes people of all ages to apply. The Hospitality House annual meeting is set for April 17.

LINE: PUD to do indepth study soon FROM PAGE 3A

“The fair way is to have everybody pay for what it costs,” Knapp said.

According to PUD Engineering Manager Chuck Frandrup, the PUD has seen a steady rise in the amount of line extensions and upgrades in recent years.

In 2011, 55 line extensions were done. In 2012 - 64 and in 2013 - 66.

Upgrades consisted of 17, 16 and 23 for the same three years. Frandrup said the numbers will likely keep increasing in upcoming years.

“We are slowly pulling out of the economic downturn,” Frandrup said.

“We expect a few more this year.”

The cost of materials and labor has increased in recent years, Frandrup said, and safety procedures have required a fourth person

be added to the three man crew.

Another difficulty, according to Frandrup is the crews are working as “hot work” meaning the power lines are not turned off.

He said they are doing the work with hot sticks and the safety issues rise when working with hot power lines.

“It just takes more time,” Frandrup said.

Frandrup said customer service are a big part of the reason the crews work with hot wires because nobody likes going without power.

“They are not as accepting of that as in the past,” Frandrup said.

The PUD categorizes customers as residential, commercial, irrigation or industrial and the $700 average quote is for a singlephase residential customer.

Owen said the PUD sends out a staking engineer to determine what is needed,

HEALTH: Input wanted FROM PAGE 3A

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The Washington Rural Health Association was

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how to build the line and the cost that will be incurred by the homeowner.

The PUD states in the line extension application that a work order would be issued upon receipt of full payment and required forms. The payment initiates the process of completing staking sheets and obtaining other required easements and or road permits.

Knapp said they look at the policy every couple of years.

“It’s to protect the ratepayers,” Knapp said. He said when a line is built and the PUD does not get paid, the funds come out of the electrical system budget.

Owen said the PUD would likely do a more indepth study this summer to evaluate the costs but wanted to get an “interim solution” before the construction season started.

“We’re testing the waters to see what interest there is there,” said Steve McCoy, director of academic success for Salish Kootenai College.

The college is fully accredited and the two-year degree will transfer to most four-year universities, he said.

Students will be offered Montana in-state tuition for the classes, with discounts offered for enrolled tribal members and first generation descendents.

The in-state tuition represents a significant discount.

Regular out-of-state tuition in Montana would cost $3,420 a quarter. Without any tribal or first generation discounts, the in-state tuition cost will be $1,692 per quarter, McCoy said.

For enrolled tribal members, the cost is $996 a quarter. For first generation descendents, tuition will cost $1,212.

The program, open to anyone with a high school diploma or GED, includes online and hybrid classes that will be taught at the center, along with a field studies component led by Kalispel Natural Resource Department staff.

Salish Kootenai College has a relationship with the Spokane Tribe that goes back 20 years, McCoy said. Classes are held in Wellpinit and

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A Thank You To Sheriff Botzheim

I would like to Thank Sheriff Botzheim for Speaking at The Pend Oreille County Oath Keepers meeting last Saturday. He gave the group insight into his life and his feelings about the Constitution and what his oath of office means to him. His presentation and the question and answers after gave the people in attendance a chance to see him in a new light. Again I would like offer a personal thanks to him for the political courage it took for him to speak at our meeting.

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development entities, according to a press release.

According to a report to the Pend Oreille County Economic Development Council, KCTC has a budget of $132,000 for fiscal year 2014, which goes from Oct. 1, 2013, to Sept. 30, 2014.

That’s down from the $161,400 budgeted for fiscal year 2013. According to the report, KCTC actually spent $168,108 in fiscal year 2013.

The biggest financial contributors to KCTC is the Kalispel Tribe, which provides $60,000 each year.

In addition to cash, the tribe also provided the building and all the equipment and maintenance services, such as janitorial and grounds maintenance.

The Cusick School District provided $26,150 in fiscal year 2013 and has budgeted $25,000 for fiscal year 2014.

The EDC funneled $30,000 from Seattle City Light and $5,000 from the PUD to KCTC in 2013 and budgeted the same amount for 2014.

According to the annual report, there were 78 high school students and four adults enrolled in fiscal year 2013.

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Spokane, he said. The Spokane tribe will send students to Cusick to take part in field trips with the Kalispel Natural Resource personnel.

KCTC has been working with Salish Kootenai College with other programs. The first group of construction students received certificates of completion from the college’s Lifelong Learning Center.

In 2013, KCTC and the college established an operating agreement, which outlines the relationship and goals and responsibilities of both the college and KCTC, an important step that led to the accredited classes.

The natural resource program was developed upon recommendation from representatives of Pend Oreille PUD Box Canyon Dam and Seattle City Light Boundary Dam as a strategy for meeting the need for workers with the specialized skills the degree provides.

It is also an opportunity for Kalispel tribal members to stay on the reservation and gain the training and expertise they need to continue the tribe’s stewardship of its land and natural resources.

The ability for community members to earn a degree locally and have the opportunity to obtain a good-paying job with a regional employer is a shared vision among the region’s various economic

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B R I E F LY Live music at Hospitality House NEWPORT – Newport’s Little Grand Old Opry features the local band, Scotia Road, Friday, March 28, at the Hospitality House.

The show starts at 6 p.m., at 216 S. Washington.

Church of Christ holds rummage sale NEWPORT – The Newport United Church of Christ Women’s Fellowship is hosting the annual Rummage Sale, Friday, April 4 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

For more information call Dorothy Bernard at 509-447-3404.

Helping hunger ‘Farmers Market Style’ NEWPORT – The local chapter of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, in cooperation with 2nd Harvest of the Inland Northwest, will be conducting a free “Farmer’s Market Style” distribution of fresh produce and perishable product to those families in need, Thursday, March 27, from 10 a.m. to noon at the American Lutheran Church, 332801 S.R. Hwy 2, Newport.

Only one household pickup per recipient is offered and picking up supplies for others is no longer allowed. Come with neighbors and bring boxes to take the food home, as the organizers supply of cardboard is limited.

For more information, contact Nicole Smoot at 509-671-1432.

Share your life events for free NEWPORT – The Newport and Gem State Miner Newspapers are looking to share your life events with the community.

Submit births, weddings and engagements to The Miner for publication at no charge. The Miner can be reached at 509-447-2433, minernews@povn.com or visit www.pendoreillerivervalley.com online, or stop by the office at 421 S. Spokane in Newport.

Art group calls all artists for April show NEWPORT – The Evergreen Art Association is sponsoring an open juried art show April 25.

Joe Kronenberg of Spirit Lake, an oil painter of western art, will jury the show.

Monetary awards will be given in six categories. For a prospectus, go to www.evergreenartassociation.weebly.com or call Robert Karr at 509671-1539.

Taste lots of chili, vote for your favorite PRIEST RIVER – The Priest River Chamber of Commerce is holding its first annual Chili CookOff, Saturday, April 5, from 4-6 p.m. in downtown Priest River.

The winner will be chosen by popular vote.

Each sample is $1.

For entry into the contest, contact the chamber at 208-448-2721 or prchamber@conceptcable.com.

The event will be held at the corner of Main and High streets.

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The Newport area Soroptomists awarded scholarships to three women who have shown outstanding community service. Honorees Leah Schaeffer, left, Kathleen Huffman and Teri Harding stand with Soroptimist Micki Weisbarth.

Three scholarships awarded NEWPORT – The Newport area Soroptomists awarded three scholarships to outstanding women in the Newport area, Tuesday, March 18, during the Soroptiomist meeting held at the Pine Ridge Community Church.

Terry Harding received a Ruby Award, given to a woman who makes extraordinary differences in the lives of women and girls.

Harding heads Young Lives in Newport, an organization that offers help, support, mentoring and friendship to girls ages 1320 who are single mothers or expectant moth-

ers. Harding started this program in Newport after working with a similar program in Alaska.

Kathleen Huffman received the Women’s Opportunity Award, given to a woman who has the primary financial responsibility for her family and herself, and who has been accepted to a vocational or academic program.

Huffman works for the Pend Oreille Country Library.

She started as a page, and worked her way up and moved to the Ione Library where she is now Senior Library Assistant, in charge of that branch

under the supervision of Library Director Colleen Auble. Huffman is enrolled in a Library Science Program.

Leah Schaeffer received the Fellowship Award that honors a woman pursuing a Masters or PhD degree.

Schaeffer is a professor of English at the Community College Center in Newport, working toward a PhD in Education.

Her goal is to start a nonprofit program that will help families and schools by recruiting and training adult volunteers to help and support military spouses during times of deployment.

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‘Live and Learn’ celebrates Money Smart Week PRIEST RIVER – The Live and Learn program at the Priest River Library will celebrate Money Smart Week, April 6-12, with a presentation by Seth Callos Thursday, April 10 at 3:30 p.m.

Join Callos, a financial advisor, while he presents Being Money Smart for Teens and Parents. He will show attendees how to learn how to save for a rainy day, college and the pit falls of credit cards. Any parent with children in sixth grade or older are encouraged to attend.

Snacks will be provided.

Preregister for this presentation at 208-448-2207.

On Thursday, April 17 at 5:30 p.m., join author Jane Fritz for a slide presentation on The Camas Path: History of the Kalispel Tribe of Indians. Fritz is the director of The Idaho Mythweaver, a non-profit corporation.

She will share the incredible story of the tribes survival and resurgence.

Fishing season is about

to begin and residents can bring a son or daughter to learn how to tie flies with Mike and Friends, Saturday, April 19 at 11 a.m. Mike and some local celebrities of the fly fishing world will help attendees learn a few new tricks for fly fishing.

Supplies are provided free.

Priest River Library is offering the sixth installment to the Computer Basics classes, Monday, April 21 at 10:30 a.m.

Colin from Limey Solutions will return to teach auctioning on eBay for beginners. Colin will give the royal tour and show you how to navigate eBay and PayPal. Register for this class at 208-448-2207. A minimum of six attendees is required.

Check the library website for more information at http://westbonner.lili.org or call 208-448-2207 in Priest River, and 208-437-0801 in Blanchard. The library can be found at facebook.com/ WestBonnerLibraries.

S E RV I C E N OT E Ryan L. Mathews Air Force Airman Ryan L. Mathews graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.

The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.

Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.

Mathews earned distinction as an honor graduate.

He is the son of Sandra Kastner of Mountain Home, Idaho, and William Mathews of Newport.

The airman is a 2011 graduate of Mountain Home High School, Mountain Home, Idaho.

WE E K AH EAD WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26 ROTARY CLUB: 7:15 a.m. - Oldtown Rotary Park OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS: 8 a.m. - Pineridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport, use back entrance NEWPORT TOPS: 9 a.m. - Newport Eagles FIBER ARTS KNITTING AND SPINNING GROUP: 9 a.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport STORY TIME: 10:30 a.m. Blanchard Library PRIEST RIVER LIONESS: 11:30 a.m. - Priest River Senior Center SACHEEN LADIES OF THE LAKE: Noon - Various Locations, call President Maria Bullock at 509998-4221 PRM-ADVOCATES FOR WOMEN: 1-3 p.m. - Station 2:41 Coffee Shop, Oldtown PINOCHLE: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center AL-ANON: Noon - American Lutheran Church JESSA’S CREATIVE DANCE CLASS: 4 p.m. - Create Arts Center

HAPPY AGERS MEETING AND POTLUCK: Noon - Priest River Senior Center DANCE CLASSES: 5:30-6:30 p.m.

- Create Arts Center, Newport LITTLE GRAND OLD OPRY SHOW: 6 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS OPEN MEETING: 7 p.m. - Priest River VFW AL-ANON: 7-8 p.m. - Priest River, 119 Main St., Suite 204, Room 16, Call Jan 208-946-6131

SATURDAY, MARCH 29 WOMEN’S AA: 9:30 a.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport HAPPY AGERS CARD PARTY: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center AA MEETING: 5 p.m. - Cornerstone Building, Selkirk Way, Oldtown OATH KEEPERS CONSTITUTIONAL STUDY GROUP: 5:30 p.m. Hospitality House, Newport SET FREE NORTHWEST MEAL AND WORSHIP: 6:30 p.m. Conerstone Building Behind Ace Hardware, Oldtown

SUNDAY, MARCH 30

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 5:45 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 7 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport

PRIEST RIVER TOPS: 6 p.m.

- Priest River Free Methodist Church

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 7 p.m. - Blanchard Community Church

SPIRIT LAKE HISTORICAL SOCIETY: 6:30 p.m. - Call 208-6235626 for locations

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 7 p.m. - Pend Oreille Bible Church in Cusick

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 7 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport

THURSDAY, MARCH 27 STORY TIME: 10:30 a.m. - Priest River Library

MONDAY, MARCH 31

TUESDAY, APRIL 1 MOTHERS OF PRESCHOOLERS GATHERING: 10 a.m. - Priest River Assembly of God Church

STORY TIME - CALISPEL VALLEY LIBRARY, CUSICK: 10:30 a.m. Calispel Valley Library, Cusick

SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF NEWPORT BUSINESS MEETING: 12-1 p.m. - Pineridge Community Church

OPEN PAINTING WORKSHOP: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport

JESSA’S CREATIVE DANCE CLASS: 4 p.m. - Create Arts Center

LOOSELY KNIT: 1-3 p.m. - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick

WEIGHT WATCHERS: 5:30-6 p.m. Weigh in and 6 p.m. meeting - Pineridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport

DUPLICATE BRIDGE: 12:30 p.m. Hospitality House in Newport CELEBRATE RECOVERY: 5:30 p.m. - House of the Lord, 754 Silverbirch Lane, Oldtown PEND OREILLE KIDS CLUB: 6 p.m. - Pend Oreille Mennonite Church PINOCHLE: 6 p.m. - Hospitality House in Newport ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 7 p.m. - Blanchard Community Church

FRIDAY, MARCH 28 STORY TIME: 11 a.m. - Newport Library

PINOCHLE: 6 p.m. - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick LADIES BIBLE STUDY: 6 p.m.

- House of the Lord, 754 Silver Birch Lane, Oldtown BELLY DANCE FITNESS: 6:307:30 p.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport BINGO: 6:30 p.m. - Newport Eagles KANIKSU LODGE 97: 6 p.m. VFW Hall in Priest River PEND OREILLE COUNTY SEARCH AND RESCUE: 7 p.m.

- Newport Health Center Basement ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 7 p.m. - St. Anthony’s Church

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2 ROTARY CLUB: 7:15 a.m. - Oldtown Rotary Park OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS: 8 a.m. - Pineridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport, use back entrance NEWPORT TOPS: 9 a.m. - Newport Eagles FIBER ARTS KNITTING AND SPINNING GROUP: 9 a.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport

CALVARY CHAPEL NEWPORT

“Where The Sheep Go To Be Fed” 101 S. Scott • Newport Sunday Morning 10 a.m.

(509) 939-0676 CalvaryNewport@aol.com / 97.3 FM “I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.”

John 6:35

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

Morning Worship ~ 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday: Youth ~7:00 p.m.

Pastor Mitch McGhee 447-3265

DALKENA COMMUNITY CHURCH • VILLAGE MISSIONS

COMPUTER BASICS FOR ADULTS: 10 a.m. to Noon Newport Library STORY TIME: 10:30 a.m. Blanchard Library PINOCHLE: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center PRM-ADVOCATES FOR WOMEN: 1-3 p.m. - Station 2:41 Coffee Shop, Oldtown AL-ANON: Noon - American Lutheran Church JESSA’S CREATIVE DANCE CLASS: 4 p.m. - Create Arts Center ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 5:45 p.m. - Hospitality House,

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST 3rd and Spokane St., Newport, WA Worship Service ~ 10:00 a.m.

Church School ~ 10:00 a.m.

Nursery Care Available Rev. Russell Clark 447-4121 newportucc@conceptcable.com www.newportucc.org

Community Church Directory

S.S. ~ 9:30 • Worship ~ 11 a.m.

Family Night, Wednesday ~ 7 p.m.

(Bible and Youth Clubs) Pastor Sandy Strait - 509-447-3687

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

509-671-3436

CHURCH OF FAITH

36245 Hwy 41, Oldtown, ID Sunday School 9 a.m.

Sunday Services - 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Wed. - Bible Study 6 p.m.

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

SPRING VALLEY MENNONITE CHURCH

4912 Spring Valley Road Sunday: 9:45 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. -- Sunday School (509) 447-3588

Newport BASIC MEETING: 6 p.m. Blanchard Community Center PRIEST RIVER TOPS: 6 p.m.

- Priest River Free Methodist Church PRIEST RIVER ANIMAL RESCUE: 6 p.m. - 1710 9th St., Priest River CALISPEL POST 217: 6 p.m. American Legion in Cusick PEND OREILLE ROCK AND GEM CLUB: 7 p.m. - Newport Eagles, 236 S. Union Ave. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 7 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport

AMERICAN LUTHERAN CHURCH E.L.C.A.

332801 Hwy. 2, P.O. Box 653, Newport Pastors Matt & Janine Goodrich Sunday School 9 am - Worship Service 10 am (509) 447-4338

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 11:30 a.m. Fellowship Time September - May AWANA - Tuesday 5:30 p.m.

The Immortals (13-High School ) Thur. 7-9 Pastor Rob Malcolm

NEW TESTAMENT CHURCH

CATHOLIC MASSES

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

Usk: St. Jude’s River Rd., Sat. - 5p.m.

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.

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS

Newport Church - Corner of Lilac Lane & Hwy. 20 North Head Elder Gilbert Navarro (509) 447-4755 Sat. Morning Services Sabbath School 9:30 • Worship 11:00 NACS THRIFT SHOP (509) 447-3488 PO Valley Church School (208) 437-2638

4 Miles South of Newport, Hwy. 2 Sun.: 9:30 Sun. School, 10:30, Worship, 6 p.m. Evening Service Sun. & Wed. at Pastor’s house. Jams 5 pm 2nd Saturdays Pastor, Walt Campbell: 447-5101

HOUSE OF THE LORD

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

“United Generation Church” Youth Group Wednesday 6 p.m.

Jeff & Robie Ecklund, Pastors • 437-2032 www.hotl.me

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 a.m.

Evening Worship 6:30 p.m.

Bible Study Weds. 6:30 p.m.

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Sports

B R I E F LY Spartans to honor wrestlers at Roxy PRIEST RIVER – The Priest River Spartans will honor the wrestling team during the winter sports awards Wednesday, March 26, at 6 p.m. at the Roxy Theater in Newport.

The Spartans finished the season with a District Tournament first place finish and sent 16 wrestlers to the Idaho state wrestling championships. Senior Dallas Hopkins, 145 pounds, took third place at state, sophomore Greg Fitzmorris, 160 pounds, finished fourth and freshman Clayton Bowman, 152 pounds, took a fifth place state finish.

Bowman is the highestranking freshman to place at state in Spartan history.

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Priest River’s Jesse Miller tries to tag Newport’s Jeron Konkright during a game at Priest River Tuesday, March 18. The ball came out and Konkright was safe. Priest River won the game 12-1.

Spartans stop Newport nine

Cusick baseball starts soon CUSICK – The Cusick Panther baseball team opened their baseball season with a game against St. George’s after deadline Tuesday, March 25. Saturday, March 29, the Panthers are scheduled to travel to Republic for a doubleheader. An earlier game scheduled March 22 with Wellpinit was cancelled.

Selkirk splits with NW Christian JV IONE – The Selkirk Rangers baseball team split a doubleheader with the Northwest Christian junior varsity Saturday, March 22. The Rangers won the first game 15-2 and lost the second 16-6.

Selkirk coach Pete Whittekiend said Charlie Lavigueur had three hits in the first game, including a double. Brandyn Ross had an excellent defensive day behind the plate, Whittekeind said.

Selkirk will entertain Wilbur Friday, March 28, with the game starting at 1 p.m. The Rangers are scheduled to play Chewelah Tuesday, April 1 at home. The game will get underway at 2 p.m.

Newport boys lose against Colville NEWPORT – The Newport boys soccer team lost 2-0 to Colville Friday, March 21. This was the their second game of the season. They played Mead junior varsity Tuesday, but results were not available at press time.

Colville’s Mark Kharchenkco scored at 30 minutes. Alberto Cisneros scored at 70 minutes to secure the win.

Newport’s Matthew Solis had 20 saves, and Colville had five.

The Grizzlies travel to Oroville Friday, March 28, to play at 4 p.m.

They will travel from there to Bridgeport Saturday, March 29, to play at noon.

BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

PRIEST RIVER – The Priest River Spartan baseball team got the better of a visiting Newport team Tuesday, March 18 in a nonleague game. The Spartans won 12-1.

Neither team has played outside much this year.

Spartan coach Mark Schultz said his team played well, though.

“Our pitchers and hitters did a really good job today,” Schultz said.

Senior Jake Perkins went 2-4 at bat, with a RBI, senior Ashton Brooks went 3-3 with 2 RBIs and a double, senior Wyatt King went 2-3 with two doubles, junior Benson Huntley went 2-2 with a RBI and a double and sophomore Gregory Fitzmorris went 2-3 with a RBI and a double.

On the pitching side, Priest River pitchers threw well for their first game.

King went three innings with 6-strikeouts, a base on balls and no hits. Perkins threw two innings with 3-strikeouts and 2 bases on balls, he said.

Newport’s Ryan Rapp got on base with a triple and was driven home by Bailey Brown for Newport’s sole score in the top of fourth inning. Priest River answered with six runs in the bottom of the inning to end the game by the 10 run rule.

Newport coach Chance Hargrove said his team hadn’t been outside much.

“This was our first time on the dirt,” he said. Mostly the team has practiced inside and the couple times they got outside, mainly played catch in the outfield.

The game gave him a chance to see what his team needs to work on, he said.

Kyle Jackson pitched the first to and two thirds innings, with Brown coming in to finish the game.

The Grizzlies had one error in the game and Priest River had none.

Lady Spartans’ hot bats score first-game win PRIEST RIVER – Priest was still not playable due to Brittany Krampert hitting River’s softball team started mud so the games were held back-to-back home runs for the season strong with a at Priest River Elementary. the second game in a row. win against IntermounIn the first game of the Vivian Reynolds started tain League foe St. Maries double-header, Priest River the second game of the Thursday, won 10-8. double-header. The sunny March 20.

Krampert skies turned frigid and cold ON DECK: “I couldn’t got her second and so did the Spartan VS. NEWPORT: Thursday, have asked for March 27, 4 p.m. straight win defense. a better first of the season Reynolds had her first AT TIMBERLAKE game,” Priest going seven start of the year and pitched TOURNAMENT: Friday, March 28, 2 p.m.

River coach innings with 10 well for three and twoRon Kruse said. strikeouts. She thirds innings, only giving This was the first time gave up nine hits and an up one hit and two runs bePriest River had been able uncharacteristic six walks. fore a two-out error opened to practice or play on a dirt The highlight of the game infield, this season, so to was Morgan DeMent and SEE WIN, 8A have only three errors S P O RT S C A L E N DA R was excellent, Kruse said.

The girls hit the ball WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26 PRIEST RIVER TRACK AT very well and Brittany COLVILLE INVITE: 10 a.m. NEWPORT SOFTBALL VS. Krampert had an outColville CHEWELAH: 4 p.m. - Newport standing first outing on PRIEST RIVER BASEBALL AT NEWPORT BASEBALL VS. the mound.

BONNERS FERRY TOURNACHEWELAH: 4 p.m. - Newport MENT: 11 a.m. - Bonners Ferry “I think mentally and THURSDAY, MARCH 27 physically we are much NEWPORT TRACK AT ST. MARIES: 10 a.m. - St. Maries PRIEST RIVER SOFTBALL VS. better prepared than we NEWPORT: 4 p.m. - Priest River were at the start of the SELKIRK TRACK AT EZRA GORDON INVITE: 10:30 a.m. FRIDAY, MARCH 28 year last season. Overall Colville our program is looking PRIEST RIVER BASEBALL AT NEWPORT BASEBALL VS. BONNERS FERRY TOURNAvery good with 13 girls on FREEMAN: 11 a.m. - Newport MENT: 11 a.m. - Bonners Ferry varsity and 17 on JV. NEWPORT SOFTBALL VS. SELKIRK BASEBALL VS. WIL“The parents have been FREEMAN: 11 a.m. - Newport BUR: 1 p.m.

Selkirk a great help this year too,” NEWPORT BOYS SOCCER VS. SELKIRK SOFTBALL VS. WILKruse said.

BRIDGEPORT: Noon - BridgeBUR: 1 p.m. - Selkirk The game remained port PRIEST RIVER SOFTBALL AT scoreless until Priest River CUSICK SOFTBALL VS. REPUBTIMBERLAKE TOURNAMENT: gained three runs in the LIC: Noon - Republic 2 p.m. - Timberlake third. St. Maries matched CUSICK BASEBALL VS. RENEWPORT BOYS SOCCER VS. those runs in the top of PUBLIC: Noon - Republic OROVILLE: 4 p.m. - Oroville the fourth, but Priest TUESDAY, APRIL 1 SATURDAY, MARCH 29 River responded with SELKIRK BASEBALL VS. OPEN GYM, ADULT BASKETsix in the bottom of that CHEWELAH: 2 p.m. - Selkirk BALL: 7 a.m. - Newport High inning and two more in School the fifth.

Brittany Krampert pitched and Jesi Huntley caught for Priest River.

Morgan Dement hit two homeruns for Priest River and Krampert hit one.

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Spartans, Grizzlies battle at the Bonners Ferry Invite

BY DESIREÉ HOOD

Rangers, Panthers travel to start track season IONE – The Selkirk and Cusick track seasons are starting, Saturday, March 29, at noon, by traveling to Colville for the Ezra Gordan Invite.

This will be the first time the athletes have seen an outside track because snow has kept the athletes inside.

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NEWPORT – Spartan Jill Weimer had two first place finishes, one in the high jump and one in the triple jump, helping lead the female Spartans to a third place finish during the season opening Bonners Ferry Invite, Saturday, March 22. Eight teams competed at the track meet in Bonners Ferry.

“For the seniors, it was just like riding a bike. They got out there and did great,” Spartan head coach Jared Hughes said. “For most of the younger kids, they were more nervous, yet once they got out there, they did fine.”

Timberlake topped the meet on the boys and girls sides, the boys finishing with 238.48 team points and the girls 183.5. The boys lineup finished with Bonners taking second and St. Maries rounding out the top three. Priest River took fourth with 85.2 team points. For the girls, Kellogg took second and the Spartans finished third with 89 team points.

“We were missing a few key girls due to injury and not of enough practices, and on the boys side, we only put them in two to three events and didn’t load them up because of a few nagging injuries,” Spartan coach Hughes said.

The Newport Grizzlies took fifth for the boys with 48.33 and seventh for the girls with 23.5 team points.

“Not bad considering our team is so young,” Grizzly head coach Rory Axel said of the first meet. “All of them are starting off really well.”

The girls team had many top three placers at the invite from both the Spartans and Grizzlies. Senior Spartan Amber Trantum took second in the 100 ON DECK: meter run.

NEWPORT AT ST. Spartan MARIES: Saturday, March 29, 10 a.m. junior Erica McPRIEST RIVER AT COLVILLE: Saturday, Cracken March 29, 10 a.m. finished second in the 800 meters. In the 1600 meter run, Spartan sophomore Elisabeth Young took fourth and McCracken took fifth.

For the 3200 meter run, Young took fourth for the Spartans girls.

Weimer placed second in the 100-meter hurdles for the Spartans, followed by a sixth place Spartan finish by sophomore Tabitha Wilson.

On the field side of the event, the Spartan and Grizzly girls had a few placers. For the discus event, Trantum finished third for Priest River.

Grizzly senior Hanna Seiler finished seventh.

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Grizzlies starts strong, fall to Cardinals

BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

MEDICAL LAKE – The Newport Grizzlies boys baseball team opened their Northeast A League season with a double header at Medical Lake Saturday, March 22.

The Grizzlies lost 13-3 and 15-5 ON DECK: but Newport coach Chance HarVS. CHEWELAH: Wednesday, grove saw his team jump out to March 26, 4 p.m. a two run lead in the first game, FREEMAN: Saturday, March which they held until the fourth VS. 29, 11 a.m. inning.

“We came out and scored three runs,” Hargrove said. Austin Krogh got on base with a fielder’s choice, then was driven home by a triple by Ryan Rapp. Kyle Jackson drove Rapp in with a single and Jesse Reyes hit a double.

Hargrove said the hits came against a good Medical Lake team.

“Medical Lake is a good team,” Hargrove said. “For us to show up and lead for three innings was a good sign.”

Newport didn’t get any more runs after the first inning, something Hargrove said the team will continue to work on.

Bailey Brown pitched the first four innings and Jeron Konkright came in on relief.

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St. Maries bests Spartans PRIEST RIVER – The had five errors. They also Spartans baseball team had trouble at bat. finished on the short end of a “Offensively we couldn’t 13-2 score against St. Maries string anything together,” Thursday, March 20, in a Schultz said. game played at Priest River.

Jake Perkins went 2-4 Priest River with a triple, ON DECK: started out with Brooks 1-2 with a score and held AT BONNERS FERRY a RBI. TOURNAMENT: FridaySt. Maries score- Saturday, March 29-30 Priest River less until the third is still catching inning. up on outdoors practices, “We started out good until Schultz said. the third,” Priest River coach “We saw a lot of situations Mark Schultz said. today that we haven’t had a Pitcher Ashton Brooks chance to work on,” Schultz cruised through the first two said. innings, striking out five.

Now that they can get Schultz said junior Jacob outside, he said they will get Bowden did a good job pitch- back to practice and work to ing in relief, once he settled get better and more consisdown he threw strikes. tent he said.

But a mix of errors and Friday and Saturday, walked players let St. Maries March 28-29, the Spartans back in the game with a big will play in the Bonners five run inning. Priest River Ferry Tournament.

Newport honors winter athletes NEWPORT – The Newport Grizzlies honored the winter athletes from basketball and wrestling, Monday, March 17.

Wrestler Joe Luback received the Grizzly Award. Austin Krogh and Nolan Finley will share the honor of outstanding wrestler.

Jeron Konkright was given the Offensive award for varsity basketball. Dean Ownbey won the Defensive award, Josh Smith was awarded the Raising Your Bar award and Connor Mullaley received the Coaches award.

On the junior varsity boys basketball team, Ty McDaniel was given the Offensive award. Kaben Hastings was given the Defense award, David Quandt received the Raising Your Bar award and Otis Smith was given the Coaches award.

On the C-squad boys basketball team, Darion Ralston received the Offensive award. Fred Houck was given the Defensive award, Ben Jakeman was given the Raising Your Bar award, and Philipp Weber was given the Coaches award.

On the girls basketball team, Holly Malsbury and Jolie Frederick won the Captains award. Malsbury and Frederick were also awarded the Inspirational award, the Best Defense award and the Coaches award. Jalin Earl was the Most Improved.

On the junior varsity girls basketball team, Isabelle Kepner and Tori Poisel were given the Captains award.

WIN: Spartans play Friday FROM PAGE 7A

the flood gates.

Two walks, a hit batter and a triple later the Chargers tacked on an additional six runs.

Freshman Rachel Akre finished the inning and the rest of the game with a promising six strikeouts. DeMent continued her hot hitting with a triple and two doubles. Brianna Novak continued to be solid at third base on defense and at the plate with two hits, a triple and a single.

“From a coach’s standpoint

we played well and were up for the first game but the intensity lagged for the second game,” coach Kruse said.

“We lost focus and committed too many errors on the bases, in the batters box and in the field.”

Priest River traveled to St. Maries Tuesday, after The Miner went to press. They host Newport in a makeup game Thursday, March 27, at 4 p.m., with hopes the junior high field will be playable.

The Spartans play at the Timberlake Tournament Friday, March 28, at 2 p.m.

Cusick girls split with LRS three in the fourth and two runs in the bottom of the fifth.

“In the first game we were lacking on defense in our outfield, although our pitching and catching was pretty strong,” coach Allen said.

Brianna Balcom pitched for Cusick and Reigan Allen ON DECK: was behind the AT REPUBLIC: plate.

Saturday, March 29, Balcom, Tiffany Noon Yarber, Renee Wynne, and Alyssa Walrath each hit a single and a double. Jacki Sage hit two singles, and Iola Hansen and Nalene Andrews each hit a double.

Things turned around for the Panthers in game two. Coach Allen said she moved her outfield around a

BY MICHELLE NEDVED OF THE MINER

CUSICK – The Cusick softball team split a doubleheader with Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Saturday, March 22.

The Panthers lost the first game 16-6, but came back to win the second game 11-6.

“I think they just had some jitters the first time around,” new head coach Monica Allen said.

In the first game, LRS led 2-1 going into the second inning, where no team made it across home plate. LRS added three runs in the third and then scored 11 in the fourth, ending the game on the 10-run rule after the fifth. Cusick did manage to score

bit, and the team got better, staying strong and hustling.

Cusick scored three runs in the first, two in the second and one in the third. LRS trailed by one run heading into the fourth inning. Cusick scored two more runs in the fourth and another three in the sixth for the win.

Balcom and Allen teamed up again on the mound and behind the plate.

Allen had one triple and three singles, Wynne hit a triple and two singles and Balcom hit a double and two singles. Yarber and Alajah Henry each hit two singles, and Cass Hansen and Talieya Tonasket each hit a single.

The Panthers travel to Republic Saturday, March 29, to play at noon.

Newport falls to Medical Lake on softball field

BY MICHELLE NEDVED OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – The Newport softball team lost both games of their doubleheader against Medical Lake Saturday, March 22.

The Cardinals’ pitcher Shelby Pavao struck out four in five innings against Newport. The Griz lost 12-2 in five innings.

Newport scored one run in the first and one in the third, while Medical Lake scored two in the first,

one in the third, five in the fourth and four in the fifth.

Bianca Sanchez started out pitching for Newport.

Emily Hunt took over in the third and Jensen Kirkwood relieved her in the fifth. Chaleigh Kirkwood was behind the plate.

Goldie Akesson and Hunt each hit singles.

Chaleigh Kirkwood hit a triple and Jensen Kirkwood hit two singles.

It got worse for Newport in the second game, when

they lost 17-2 in three inNewport hosts Chewelah nings. Medical Lake scored Wednesday, March 26, four runs in the at 4 p.m. and ON DECK: first, 10 in the Freeman Satsecond and three VS. CHEWELAH: urday, March in the third, when Wednesday, March 26, 29, at 11 the game ended on 4 p.m. a.m. Both are the 10-run rule. AT PRIEST RIVER: Northeast A Thursday, March 27, 4 Jensen KirkLeague conp.m. wood started on tests.

VS. FREEMAN: Saturday, the mound for Their game March 29, 11 a.m.

Newport, and was against Priest relieved by Akesson in the River that was canceled third. Chaleigh Kirkwood last week is now scheduled caught and also hit a for Thursday, March 27, at double and a triple. Jensen 4 p.m. at the Priest River Kirkwood hit a single.

Junior High field.

Selkirk softball starts season strong IONE – The Selkirk softball team started off the season with a strong showing against Columbia Saturday, March 22. The Rangers won both games of the doubleheader, beating Columbia 29-6 in three and a half innings, and 17-2 in four innings.

Sayvanna Warren pitched the first game with Lexy Ellsworth behind the plate. Sierra Chantry pitched the

second game with Abby Christman catching.

Ellie Grass hit two homeruns, and Annie Byrd hit one homerun. Ellsworth hit two doubles, Warren hit one double, and Josie Miller and Sammy Enyeart each hit singles.

The Rangers host Wilbur-Creston Friday, March 28, at 1 p.m.

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Weimer topped the high jump competition with a fivefoot jump, however, Grizzly jumper sophomore Kylin Brown finished close on her heels in third.

Spartan coach Hughes said Weimer tied for the best jump in the state and was named female field athlete at the meet. Grizzly senior Erin Rednour finished first in the girls pole vaulting at more than seven feet. Spartan senior Ariana Eisler took third.

Trantum jumped during the long jump, finishing this time in third place with more than 13 feet. Eisler finished in a three-way tie in the long jump for sixth.

The girls triple jump also had two Spartan’s in the top three. Weimer took first with more than 32 feet and

Trantum took second with also just over 32 feet.

The boys teams finished the season opener with a number of top finishers. Senior Dallas Hopkins for Priest River finished first in the 200 meters and fellow Spartan Andy Meyer took third.

Meyer took a third place win for the Spartans in the 100 meters event as well.

Spartan junior Brent Willis finished second in the 800-meter run and Spartan junior Josh Marks finished second for the 1,600 meter run. Junior Josh Marks ran the 3,200 meters and placed fourth for the Spartans.

Grizzly freshman Darion Ralston hurdled to a fourth place finish at the 110-meter hurdles. Grizzly coach Axel said this was a strong showing for the hurdles and Ralston.

“He is going to be a future star,” Axel said.

The Spartan relay teams finished strong with a first and two second place finishes. The 4x100 relay saw Spartans Thomas Anselmo, Michael Taylor, Starling Infante and Andy Meyer finish second. The 4x200 relay, Hopkins, Meyer, Jacob Rowton and Brent Willis finished first. The 4x400 relay, Willis, Hopkins, Infante and Rowton finished second.

The field events for the boys had some top three placers. Grizzly junior Rocky McDaniel met a personal best record for the triple jump event. He finished first by jumping more than 41 feet, Grizzly coach Axel said.

Teammate Ralston was close on his heels with a third place finish. “(McDaniel) got his steps,

ran down and nailed the board perfectly,” Axel said.

McDaniel finished first in the long jump event as well.

Grizzly coach Axel said the coaches were pleased with the showing the Grizzly team made at the invite and they have “no gripes.”

“We now need to start working on the little details that make all the difference in hand offs, the jumps and the throws,” Axel said.

Spartan coach Hughes said the strengths the team showed was in the relay, sprint and distances for the boys. “We need to get better at the field events for us to contend down the road,” Hughes said.

The Grizzlies will travel to St. Maries, Saturday, March 29, at 10 a.m. The Spartans travel to Colville on Saturday, March 29, at 10 a.m.

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five runs in the first inning and another five in the second inning. Newport came back and scored two runs in the fourth inning but Medical Lake answered with two of their own and the game was called at four innings because of the 10 run rule.

Konkright went 2-3 at bat, including an RBI and a double. Rapp went 2-3, including a double. He drove in two runs, Hargrove said.

Chase Slocum was 1-2 with a single. Austin Krogh got on base with a single.

Kyle Jackson started the game on the mound for the Grizzlies, with Konkright finishing.

Newport is at home the next three games. Wednesday, March 26, they will play Chewelah at 4 p.m. Saturday they will have a doubleheader against Freeman. The first game will start at noon.

BASEBALL TUESDAY, MARCH 18 Priest River 12 Newport 1 Newport (0-3, 0-2)

000 10 111 Priest River (1-1, 0-0)

2 2 2 6 0 12 13 0 Jackson, Brown (4) and Rapp; King, Perkins (4) and Huntley. W-King. L-Jackson. HITS: Newport- Rapp. Priest River- Je. Griffin, Perkins 2, Brooks 3, King 2, Huntley 2, Slinger, Fitzmorris 2. 2B-Brooks, King, Huntley, Fitzmorris. 3B-Rapp.

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BOYS SOCCER FRIDAY, MARCH 21 Colville (1-1, 0-1) 2 Newport (0-1, 0-0) 0 Statistics: Shots –Colville 22, Newport 5.

Saves – Colville, Reichenbach 5. Newport Solis 20. Scoring: First half –1, Col, Kharchenko, 30:00. Second half –2, Col, Cisneros, 70:00.

SOFTBALL THURSDAY, MARCH 20 St. Maries (0-3, 0-2) 000 300 0 3 4 2 Priest River (2-1, 0-0) 003 620 0 11 15 3 Statistics: Auer and McQueen; B. Krampert and Huntley. W-Krampert. L-Auer. HITS: 2B-St. Maries, McQueen. HR-Dement 2, B. Krampert.

SATURDAY, MARCH 22 Springdale (3-1, 0-0)

104 002 1 8 9 1 Priest River (2-1, 0-0)

320 050 x 10 13 3 Statistics: Hegel and Lavulavu; B. Krampert and Huntley. W-B. Krampert. L-Hegel. 2B-B. Krampert (PR) 2, Novak (PR). 3B-Smith (Spr),

Dement (PR), Fierro (Spr). HR-Dement (PR).

Springdale (3-1, 0-0)

200 603 1 Priest River (2-1, 0-0)

201 101 0

12 4 2 594

Statistics: Smith, Vangini (4) and Lavulavu; Reynolds, Akre (4) and Warren. W-Smith.

L-Reynolds. 2B-Dement (PR) 2, Fitzmorris (PR). 3B-Dement (PR), Novak (PR).

Newport (0-2, 0-2) 101 00 255 Medical Lake (3-0, 2-0) 201 54 12 12 1 Statistics: Sanchez, Hunt (3), J.Kirkwood (5) and C.Kirkwood; Pavao and Pruitt. W-Pavao (2-0). L-Hunt. HITS: Newport-Akesson, J.Kirkwood 2, C.Kirkwood, Hunt. Medical LakeSoliday 2, H.Cheevers, G.Cheevers 2, Pruitt 2, Hamby 2, Wegner, Dormaier 2. 2B-G.Cheevers, Pruitt, Hamby, Dormaier. 3B-C.Kirkwood, Soliday, G.Cheevers.

Newport (0-2, 0-2)

101 236 Medical Lake (3-0, 2-0)

4(10)3 17 12 1 Statistics: J.Kirkwood, Akesson (3) and C.Kirkwood; Pavao and Pruitt. W-Pavao (30). L-J.Kirkwood. HITS: Newport-J.Kirkwood, C.Kirkwood 2. Medical Lake-Soliday 2, G.Cheevers 3, Pruitt 2, Wegner 3, Dormaier 2. 2B-C.Kirkwood, G.Cheevers, Pruitt, Wegner, Dormaier. 3B-C.Kirkwood, Soliday.

Lind-Ritzville/Sprague (1-1, 0-0)

203 (11)0 16 11 5 Cusick (1-1, 0-0)

100 32 6 6 10 Statistics: Aldridge and Jimmaka ; Balcom and Allen. W-Aldridge. L-Balcom.

Lind-Ritzville/Sprague (1-1, 0-0)

023 001 0 6 9 9

Cusick (1-1, 0-0)

321 203

0 11 4 9

Statistics: Mattox, Aldridge (6) and Jimmaka; Balcom and Allen. W-Balcom.

L-Mattox. HITS: 2B-LRS, O’Brien, Rosen. Cus, Wayne. 3B-Cus, Allen.

BOWLING MARCH 17 Bantams Team Won Tigers 37 Jaguars 15 Lions 11 4 Team 4 0

Lost 11 33 37 48

High scratch game: Lucas Allen 90, Teagan Zinsky 38. High handicap game: Lucas Allen 240, Teagan Zinsky 185. High scratch series: Lucas Allen 148, Teagan Zinsky 73. High handicap series: Lucas Allen 448, Teagan Zinsky 367.

MARCH 17 OK Lanes Junior League Team Won 4 Ya Ya’s 35.5 3 Strike outs 35 1 Prehistoric Turk 33 2 Turkey Hunters 24.5

Lost 28.5 29 31 39.5

High scratch game: Garrett Shull 200, Madison Hilden 132. High handicap game: Garrett Shull 254, Trynitee Allen 229. High scratch series: Garrett Shull 488, Madison Hilden 326. High handicap series: Cody McMillan 654, Trynitee Allen 648. High team scratch game: Ya Ya’s 555. High team handicap game: Turkey Hunters 751. High team scratch series: Ya Ya’s 1596. High team handicap series: Turkey Hunters 2,227.

MARCH 19 Lucky Ladies Team Country Lane

Won Lost 71 33

High scratch game: Claudia McKinney 192.

High handicap game: Claudia McKinney 232.

High scratch series: Betty Balison 490. High handicap series: Betty Balison 637. High team scratch game: Country Lane 634. High team handicap game: Country Lane 634. High team handicap series: Country Lane 829. High team scratch series: Country Lane 1739. High team handicap series: Country Lane 2324.

Covered splits: Liz Pope 9-10, Terri King 4-6-10, Evie Logan 4-7-9, Sharon Smith 3-10, Debbie Smith 2-7, Shirley Ownbey 2-7.

Wednesday Night Loopers Team Win Loss Ok Lanes 398 302 Pooch Parlor 364 336 McCroskey Defense 361 339 Club Rio 349.5 350.5 Pend Oreille Marine 323 377 Treasurers A-Z 304.5 395.5 High scratch game: Jim McCroskey 244.

High handicap game: Jim McCroskey 271. High scratch series: Jeff Huling 583. High handicap series: Jim McCroskey 651. High team scratch game: McCroskey Defense 862. High team handicap game: Pooch Parlor 1066. High team scratch series: OK Lanes 2510. High team handicap series: Pooch Parlor 3029.

MARCH 20 Thursday Niters Team Dysfunctional Enforcers Wilkinson Rental Plain Nasty’s

Won 70 59 60 57

Loss 42 49 52 55

53 53 48 48

59 59 60 64

High scratch game: Duane Jones 253, Evie Logan 175. High handicap game: Larry Burnham 629, Connie Zinsky 241. High scratch series: Duane Jones 664, Evie Logan 482. High handicap series: Larry Burnham 710, Evie Logan 668. High team scratch game: Diesel Dawgs 705. High team handicap game: OK Lanes 871. High team scratch series: Country Lane 1964. High team handicap series: OK Lanes 2519.

Covered splits: Duane Jones 2-7-8, Michael Frisque 5-7, Rod Hilden 9-10, Steve Nolting 3-10, Floyd Degele 5-10 and 3-8-9, Randy Edgar 9-10, Esther Wilkinson 3-10.

MARCH 21 Friday Night Leftovers Team Won Lost Stoney Rollers 70 46 Party of Four 67 49 EZ-Rider 65 51 Weber Enterprises 63 53 Gutter Gang 61 55 O.K. Lanes 58.5 57.5 Timber Room 58 58 Stone Ridge Lakers 54.5 61.5 Cusick Tavern 54 62 King Pin 49 67 Nick’s Angels 48 68 Screamin 4 Ice Cream 48 68 High scratch game: Brian Hilliard 232, Cathy Wagner 211. High handicap game: Bill Tremaine 256, Diana Hilden 252. High scratch series: Rod Hilden 612, Cathy Wagner 468. High handicap series: Bill Tremaine 719, Linda Benzo 646.

Covered splits: Sherry Loveridge 5-8-10, Jim Loveridge 2-4-9, John Jacobson 2-7-8, Jim Lattery 6-7-8-9-10, Bill Tremaine 6-710, Allen Hilzer 2-10.

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DOWN RIVE R EVE NTS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26

TUESDAY, APRIL 1

STORY TIME: 10:30 a.m. - Metalines Library

STORY TIME: 11 a.m. - Ione Library

BASIC COMPUTER CLASS: 11 a.m. to Noon - Ione Library, Call 509-442-3030 For Reservations

FORGOTTEN CORNER QUILT GUILD: 6:30 p.m. - Ione Senior Center

WEIGHT WATCHERS: 6 p.m.

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

METALINE FALLS GUN CLUB MEETING: 7 p.m. - 72 Pend Oreille Mine Road, Metaline Falls

THURSDAY, MARCH 27

STORY TIME: 10:30 a.m. - Metalines Library

STORY TIME: 11 a.m. - Ione Library

FRIDAY, MARCH 28 STORY TIME AND CRAFTS: 10:30 a.m. - Metalines Library ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 7 p.m. - Ione Senior Center

BASIC COMPUTER CLASS: 11 a.m. to Noon - Ione Library, Call 509-442-3030 For Reservations COMMISSIONER KISS OFFICE HOURS: 3-6:45 p.m. - Ione Library

MONDAY, MARCH 31

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

Bonner County Commissioners discuss StoneRidge BLANCHARD – The Bonner County Board of Commissioners is holding a public hearing Wednesday, April 2 at 2 p.m. in the first floor conference room at the Bonner County Administration Building, to discuss a plan

by StoneRidge Golf Course to subdivide 7.2 acres into 28 smaller lots.

Ironwood at StoneRidge, CDS StoneRidge AssociatesLand is requesting the approval. The lots would range in size from 0.15 acres to 0.23 acres and common open space.

The site is located at the

StoneRidge Golf Course and is part of an approved largescale unit development at the recreation complex in southwest Bonner County.

The property is currently zoned recreation and the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the application to the Board of County Commissioners Written comments can be sent to the Bonner County Planning Department, 1500 Highway 2, Suite 208, Sandpoint, Idaho 83864. People can also email comments to planning@co.bonner.id.us.

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chez, D-Calif., chair the House Ethics Committee, decided to not formally drop the case, but will review it themselves.

The Office of Congressional Ethics said it found “substan-

tial evidence” that McMorris Rodgers improperly used her staff and her office to help her 2012 re-election campaign.

An attorney for McMorris Rodgers said that the allegations are the result of a disgruntled employee.

Highway sidewalk project close to start NEWPORT – State approval is the last thing needed for the city of Newport to move forward with the project that will lay new sidewalks along one side of Highway 2, to make travel safer for nonmotorized users.

City Administrator Ray King said the engineers have completed the design and planning stages. They are now waiting for approval from the Department of Transportation to begin construction.

“Once everything is good to go, they have to sign off on any project,” King said.

King said the section of highway from Owen Grocery and Deli, past The Miner Newspaper office and continuing down to Audrey’s Restaurant, will get new sidewalks, an unofficial bike lane and possibly new lights.

“The reason we pursued this is there were people walking up and down the highway and that can be dangerous,” King said. He said that getting students to class safely is a concern, and working with the school district on this project may help the students have safer commutes.

The grant was given by the Washington State Department of Transportation under the Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program for $646,000. The city will match $71,800. The NonMotorized Transportation Improvement project will total more than $718,000 when completed.

King said the city has been applying for different grants for this project. He said the city received the PBSP grant in June 2012. The city hired

Welch Comer in September 2013 to engineer the project.

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Economic development group plans to sell county EDC website finally operational; more to come

BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

IONE – The Pend Oreille County Economic Development Council debuted its website (http://pocedc. org) last week at the board meeting Wednesday, March 19 in Ione.

EDC director Jamie Wyrobek said the site has been a long time coming, but she is happy with the result.

“It’s live, it’s beautiful and they made it easy to edit,” she said.

The EDC had a page with minimal information on the county website, but had wanted its own stand-alone site for years. The EDC, through various committees, tried to build a site, but ultimately decided to contract for the site.

According to EDC treasurer Melannie Jones, the website was developed by Revolve, a Coeur d’Alene company. They were the only firm to respond to a request for proposals. The board was prepared to go out to bid again, but was satisfied with Revolve’s proposal. The cost was $5,000 for the site and $500 for the logo. Content was provided by Keoke, a Sandpoint firm. The final bill isn’t in yet for the content, but will be between $1,200 and $1,800, Jones said.

The new site is an improvement over the single page site, with a link to available commercial properties, contact information for each of the 13 board members, a template for writing a business plan and a list of business resources, some of which can provide funding.

The site will continue to be developed, Wyrobek said.

The EDC board decided not to fund projects usually through requests from community groups this spring, as they have in the past, Wyrobek said.

“This year the money will go to-

ward marketing and recruitment,” Wyrobek said.

Last year the EDC funded $37,000 for five projects, including $10,000 to the Port of Pend Oreille for a shop expansion, $9,500 to Pend Oreille County for completion of the Scenic Byway project, $8,000 to the Kalispel Tribe of Indians, for the construction of a seasonal covered vendor area for events such as craft fairs and farmer’s markets, $5,000 for the Tri County Economic Development District to fund a third of a position for a regional tourism specialist and $1,510 to the Cutter Theater to renovate an office to rent to a new business.

The marketing committee con-

‘It’s live, it’s beautiful and they made it easy to edit.’

Jamie Wyrobek

EDC director about the new website

ducted a situational analysis of the business climate in Pend Oreille County. The marketing committee, made up of Karen Snyder, Susan Harris, Donna Sellers, Jenny Smith, Steve Shumski, Melannie Jones and Sev Jones, met to develop a marketing plan.

They concluded there were a number of advantages for businesses in the county, including large fiber and data capabilities in the south part of the county, low taxes and rent and an attractive lifestyle. High quality schools were also noted, with higher on-time graduation rates than the state average. The county had strong leadership with a variety of skill sets, the committee pointed out, including several business organizations interested in collaborating and sharing resources.

On the negative side, the marketing committee concluded the county

had a scarcity of commercial property, high shipping costs and lack of a highly skilled workforce. They also counted lack of fiber data capabilities in the north end of the county as a weakness.

The plan is to have a one-year and a five-year marketing plans, Wyrobek said, with the objective of increasing economic development throughout the region over the next five years.

The marketing committee suggested developing a two-pronged message that covers the region, with recreation being marketed in the north of the county and development in the south.

At the March 19 meeting, the board heard a presentation from Gloria Flora about the economic development possibilities of biochar. Biochar is a fine grained charcoal made by burning wood, manure, crop residues and sold waste in a specially designed furnace with limited to no oxygen.

The furnace captures all emissions, gasses and oils for reuse as energy. The biochar that is left is particularly effective in reducing soil acidity, resulting in reduced fertilizer costs where it is used. On poor soils with low carbon content, the result of adding biochar to the soil can be dramatic, with as much a four-time increase in crop yields. Not all soils respond the same and it might take up to a year to see results.

There will be several biochar seminars held in April and May. An introduction to biochar seminar will take place April 16, from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Cutter Theater in Metaline Falls, at the PUD room in Newport from 7-8:30 p.m. April 17 and at the Camas Center May 13, from 6-7:30 p.m.

Biochar and technology and production seminars will be held April 30, from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Cutter Theater, at the PUD room in Newport May 1, from 7-8:30 pm., and at the Camas Center May 27, from 6-7:30 p.m.

Elk pot dispensary burglarized ELK – A marijuana dispensary in Elk called JD’s Garden, located at 39817 N. Newport Highway, was burglarized late Sunday night or early Monday morning, March 8 or 9, according to a press release from the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office. Two marijuana pipes, 22 ounces of marijuana and 38 THC infused chocolate bars were stolen.

Later that same Monday, March 9, deputies answered a drug possession call at Riverside High School.

A juvenile male student reported to school administration that another male juvenile student gave him a

chocolate bar. He said after he ate it, the other student told him the chocolate bar was laced with marijuana.

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THE NEWPORT MINER

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Above: A room full of anticipation, the Library at Stratton housed the Bingo hall on Thursday, where families and friends watched their cards intently hoping for the right number to be called.

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Chance Jones gladly shows off his Doritos prize he received when returning the ticket he got from the roaming clown during the spring carnival at Stratton Elementary.

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Left: Student Ethan Johnson and his family intently watch as he waits to see if the pingpong ball will land in a jar, scoring him a prize during the carnival on Thursday.

District makes most levy cuts in facilities Finance committee removes most junior high work, adds enhanced opportunities courses

BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

PRIEST RIVER – The West Bonner County School Board of Trustees decided what they were going to trim from their levy request to reduce it to $3 million in hopes that voters will pass the supplemental levy. Voters turned down the $3.5 million levy March 11 and at a meeting two days later, school board members voted to resubmit a reduced levy in May. The board finished the details of the levy proposal at their regular board meeting Wednesday, March 19.

“Most of the cuts came from facilities,” vicechairman Eric Eldenburg said. In the $3.5 million levy that failed, the district had sought $465,00 for several facilities items, including a $100,000 replacement of the high school football bleachers, $90,000 to replace a card reader lock system and $65,000 towards making the junior high school handicap accessible.

“They’re all gone,” Eldenburg said. “There is about $123,000 left for facilities.”

Those would include things like asphalt and roofing projects, he said. Much of the money for the junior high was to make the building accessible for people who can’t walk well.

School board member Drew McLean asked what the district was going to do about the accessibility issue.

District superintendent Ellen Perconti said that the board could use its $200,000 contingency fund, but she wouldn’t recommend it.

“Basically, we’re not going to do anything unless we get sued?” he asked. The answer seemed to be yes, at least for now.

The facilities committee and the board decided to not spend $100,000 on football bleachers.

Eldenburg kept alive his proposal to run a capital bond to take care of the facilities needs.

“After the May levy passes, I would propose a facilities task force be formed,” he said at the school board meeting. He said the bond issue would be much smaller than the $9 million bond that failed in 2006.

The board built in $69,000 in advanced

opportunities programs, things like advanced math. The district will also get a little more in discretionary funding from the state, about $146,000, according to the district’s business manager Debra Buttrey. The district had

‘Most of the cuts came from facilities.’

Eric Eldenburg

Board Vice Chairman

also discussed the policy for closing school in recording. cold weather. The question came up after the One woman spoke during the public comdistrict, like neighboring Newport, decided ment period and said that the board needed to to hold school when the weather dipped into educate people about the cost of the levy. She the single digits earlier in the month. Others said on a $200,000 home, the failed $3.5 mildistricts, like Lake Pend Oreille, closed school. lion levy amounted to a $32 annual increase School board member Tony Lamanna said over the levy it was replacing. that it was a human call to close schools and “It wasn’t much,” she said. She suggested that he trusted Perconti and the transportaprivate donations for the bleachers. She tion director to make the best decision. pointed out that a student who broke his leg Eldenburg said that the district had some was unable to attend classes at the junior high extra hours built into the school year for and had to be home schooled until his leg got weather closure. better.

“We have the extra hours, let’s use them,” Another woman said that a year in prison he said. Perconti said she understood and and a year at Harvard cost about the same. would close school if a similar cold spell hit.

Poverty is a factor in the high rates of incarThe board heard from a number of people ceration, she said, and education helps with during the public comment portion of the poverty.

March 19 meeting, including one woman Another man said he had grown complawho told them that she was keeping her cent and thought the levy would pass, as it daughter home from school and had filed four always has. He said he would participate more harassment complaints with the district. in advocating for its passage.

Board chairman Sandy Brower told the Another woman said that when the district woman the board couldn’t hear the complaint split off from Sandpoint in 1999, they were until the district finished an investigation. told that the district would not get less than Perconti said she had met with the woman to Sandpoint. address the complaint. The woman said she “We have not given the students the benefits didn’t feel she got a satisfactory answer. of a separate district,” she said.

During the discussion, Perconti noticed someone was recording the discussion, in violation of board rules, which require district permission under board Special deadline Tuesdays 2 p.m. policy, with 24-hours notice OLDTOWN AUTO SALES 21” FLAT SCREEN requested. The person stopped

counted on about half that amount, so the district will see about $74,000 more than it budgeted for in discretionary funding, she said.

Board members discussed how to communicate the need for the levy’s approval to voters.

Eldenburg said he did not want to emphasize that the district would likely close two schools if the May levy failed.

“That’s perceived as a threat,” he said.

McLean said people need to know the consequences of not passing the levy.

“I want an action plan, so the community knows before they vote,” he said.

Perconti said that after the levy failed, she talked to other school superintendents for advice. They advised board members and advocates speak to small groups about the levy.

She said more people were needed to speak to the groups.

After the meeting, Perconti said that if the levy doesn’t pass in May, programs will be cut and the district will have to decide if it can keep Sat., April 5 • 5pm its smaller American Legion, Cusick schools open.

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Meet Your Grizzlies

BASEBALL

MARCH 26, 2014 |

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SOFTBALL

TOP RETURNEES: Senior Chaleigh Kirkwood; juniors Bianca Sanchez and Riley Moss; sophomores Jensen Kirkwood, Tori Housal

TOP RETURNEES: Senior Kyle Jackson; junior Bailey Brown and sophomore Braden Nichols TOP PROSPECTS: Jeron Konkright, Ryan Rapp and Chase Slocum Jesse Reyes Senior #16 KEY LOSSES: Hargrove didn’t list any key losses from last year’s team.

Bailey Brown Junior #8

Ryan Rapp Senior #23

Kyle Jackson Senior #2

TOP PROSPECTS: Three freshmen, Brittany Jackson, Emily Hunt and Goldie Ackeson

Austin Krogh Senior #4

OVERALL PROJECTION OF TEAM’S CHANCES IN THE NORTHEAST A LEAGUE: As a new coach John Nate JD Jeron Buhler Pack returning to the area after Lyon Konkright Junior #25 Freshman #6 Junior #26 time away, Chance HarSenior #20 grove isn’t familiar with the current league teams gest strength. and has no projection of where his team will finish WEAKNESSES: The Not Pictured: Casey in the league.

Newport team is Tiede, short on overall Asst. Coach STRENGTHS: Hargrove experience, Josh counts a good work Chance Tiede, Hargrove ethic as the team’s big- SEE NEWPORT BASEBALL, 2B Asst. Coach Head Coach

OVERALL PROJECTION OF TEAM’S CHANCES IN THE NORTHEAST A LEAGUE: Coach Mullaley said because of the very young team he has, it’s difficult to tell how the team will fair. Three players aren’t able to play to their full strength yet. Two are injured and one started the season late and needs to build up more practices before she can play in any games. “It’s day-to-day,” he said.

Rusty Hargrove Asst. Coach

VS. CHEWELAH:

4 p.m. Newport

SATURDAY, MARCH 29

VS. FREEMAN:

11 a.m. Newport

SATURDAY, APRIL 5

VS. KETTLE FALLS:

TUESDAY, APRIL 8

VS. BONNER’S FERRY:

TUESDAY, APRIL 15

VS. LAKESIDE:

4 p.m. Lakeside

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16

VS. RIVERSIDE:

4 p.m. Riverside

SATURDAY, APRIL 19

VS. CHEWELAH:

11 a.m. Chewelah

TUESDAY, APRIL 22

VS. MEDIAL LAKE:

4 p.m. Newport

TUESDAY, APRIL 29

VS. FREEMAN:

4 p.m. Freeman

THURSDAY, MAY 1

VS. RIVERSIDE:

2 p.m. Newport

TUESDAY, MAY 6

VS. KETTLE FALLS:

4 p.m. Kettle Falls

SATURDAY, MAY 10

VS. LAKESIDE:

11 a.m. Newport

Goldie Akesson Freshman

Stormy Persyn Anderson Freshman

Fee Grad Junior

KEY LOSSES: Maggie and Alex Abercrombie graduated, as did another pitcher, Renee Peters. Third baseman Sammy Enyeart moved away.

Jesse Reyes Freshman #3

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26

Emily Hunt Freshman

11 a.m. Newport 4 p.m. Bonner’s Ferry

STRENGTHS: The team has strong catching and pitching. Because of the young team – with six starters being freshmen – it will take a while to determine the team’s strengths. However, the numbers are way up from last year. Mullaley said

Isabelle Kepner Sophomore

Brittney Jackson Freshman

Serena Jakeman Freshman

Abigail Johnson Freshman

Tiara Oliver Sophomore

Chaleigh Kirkwood Senior

Jensen Kirkwood Sophomore

Shelby Millage Freshman

Mary Spring Sophomore

Lynda Walker Sophomore

Amber Pillers Sophomore

Victoria Poisel Sophomore

16 girls played last year, and he has 24 playing this season. The numbers are so strong, Newport

started a junior varsity team, coached by Angie SEE NEWPORT SOFTBALL, 6B

GOLF TOP RETURNEES: Seniors – For the boys, Greg Vaughn and for the girls, Sydney Herndon; Juniors – For the boys, Spencer Siemsen, Nick Allen, Dean Ownbey and for the girls, Tiffany Huang; Sophomores – Boys, Otis Smith

IN THE NORTHEAST A LEAGUE: Coach Murphy thinks the team has a good shot with the boys sending four to five to Regionals and the top two girls have a chance of going far.

STRENGTHS: Turnout strong at 32 golfers

KEY LOSSES: Gage Andersen, Courtney Wiese

WEAKNESSES: Inexperience

OVERALL PROJECTION OF TEAM’S CHANCES

HEAD COACH: Jim Murphy

AGE: 58 COACHING EXPERIENCE: 32 years as a coach, third year coaching golf OCCUPATION/TEACHING EXPERIENCE: Retired Newport Athletic Director

McKinsey Madison Junior

Christopher Ownbey Freshman

Dean Owenby Senior

Nicolas Allen Junior

Haley Basnaw Sophomore

Isaiah Battle Junior

Haley Braun Junior

Michelle Contreras Sophomore

Sydney Salesky Sophomore

Spencer Siemsen Junior

Benjamin Simila Junior

Carla Dessale Junior

Travis Dillon Freshman

Debora Manuela Ferreira Junior

Joseph Fitzmorris Sophomore

Jolie Frederick Senior

Nina Stellmacher Junior

Hadley Stratton Sophomore

Gregory Vaughn Senior

Gabriel Furman Freshman

Madeline Green Freshman

Ashley Grew Sophomore

Kaben Hastings Sophomore

Sydney Hearnden Senior

Savana Rice Sophomore

Levi Litowitz Sophomore

Jacob Ragsdale Sophomore

Tiffany Haung Junior

John Hilden Freshman

Fynn Peck Sophomore

ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE: High school football, basketball, baseball and college football ASSISTANT COACHES: Dave Siemsen

MONDAY, APRIL 14

AT DEER PARK INVITE:

TUESDAY, APRIL 15

VS. FREEMAN:

2 p.m. - Medical Lake

FRIDAY, APRIL 18

AT CHEWELAH INVITE:

10 a.m. - Chewelah

MONDAY, APRIL 21

AT DEER PARK INVITE:

10 a.m. - Deer Park

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23

VS. KETTLE FALLS

AND CHEWELAH:

2 p.m. - Newport

FRIDAY, APRIL 25

AT CHEWELAH INVITE:

10 a.m. - Chewelah

MONDAY, APRIL 28

AT LAKELAND INVITE:

TBA - Lakeland

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30

VS. MEDICAL LAKE

AND CHEWELAH:

2 p.m. - Newport

FRIDAY, MAY 9

AT LAKESIDE:

2 p.m. - Lakeside

10 a.m. - Deer Park

Daniel Fitzmorris Senior

Not Pictured: Joseph Weltzin, Junior

Dave Seimsen Asst. Coach

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Emma Houck Sophomore

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BOYS SOCCER TOP RETURNEES: Seniors Cody Smith, Alex Young, Daniel Foust, Aaron Santee, Nathan Larson, Allen Thomson, Tyler Ringgenberg; juniors Matthew Solis (Keeper), Kade Barrenco, (out last year with a broken collar bone), David Quandt, Thomas Cass; sophomore Nicholas Graham

TRACK AND FIELD TOP RETURNEES: Juniors Rocky McDaniel, Allen Walden Sophomores: Kaylen Brown, Emma Waterman, Ty McDaniel

Seth Cass Senior #11

Tristen Cutshall Senior #16

Daniel Foust Senior #5

Nathan Larson Senior #21

Conner Mallaley Senior #0

Kailey Saunders Junior

Eric Cunningham Senior

Kylin Brown Sophomore

Catelynn Dobson Junior

Aaron Santee Senior #20

Carter Schultz Senior #7

Cody Smith Senior #6

STRENGTHS: Coach Axel said the team is young and the majority are new to track and high school sports as most are freshmen.

Tamera Fairley Freshman

Brendan Geary Sophomore

Samuel Hunley Freshman

Douglas Jess Freshman

WEAKNESSES: Axel said the team is young with little track experience HEAD COACH: Rory Axel AGE: 57

Allen Thomson Senior #3

Alex Young Senior #17

Kade Barranco Junior #9

Thomas Cass Junior #10

COACHING EXPERIENCE: 21 years coaching track at Newport, three years coaching in California

Rhianna Knore Sophomore

Cole Morse Junior

Rocky McDaniel Junior

Ty McDaniel Sophomore

Harley Taylor Sophomore

Curtis Phillips Junior

Adam McMeen Freshman

Sonja Moore Freshman

Emma Waterman Sophomore

Darion Ralston Freshman

Eric Rednour Senior

Hanna Seiler Senior

Friedrick Turner Freshman

Allen Walden Junior

Kaprina Goodwin Asst. Coach

Morgan Johnson Asst. Coach

OCCUPATION: Case worker for the Department of Children and Family Services in Washington State for 15 years.

KEY LOSSES: Newport’s top goal scorer Erik Person, who scored 18 goals and was named to the All League the last two years, graduated last year.

Dennis Fisher Junior #8

Ben Jakeman Junior #13

David Quandt Junior #4

Mathew Solis Junior #23; #1

ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE: Axel ran track and cross county in high school and college.

ASSISTANT COACHES: Morgan Johnson as the second year throws coach and Kaprina Goodwin as second year sprint and hurdle coach

OVERALL PROJECTION OF TEAM’S CHANCES IN THE NORTHEAST A LEAGUE: Coach Jerry Person thinks the team will qualify for division playoffs.

Philipp Weber Junior #15

STRENGTHS: The team is deep with 31 kids turning out for soccer. They are athletic and have a great team attitude, Person said.

Jordan Battle Sophomore #14

Will Ballantine Freshman #11

Joshua Cunningham Freshman #13

WEAKNESSES: Lack of experience, lots of first year players.

Freedom Struthers Sophomore #20

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: “There are no really weak players on the team. First year players have either experience in youth soccer or athletic ability.

Team should show great improvement as we progress though the season,” coach Person said.

Kyler Zorrica Sophomore #18

Jace Hoadley Freshman #4

HEAD COACH: Jerry Michael Person

Ryan Leon Freshman #6

Johnny Quandt Freshman #22

Jesse Young Freshman #5

Kai Thomas Freshman #2

Aleks Wells Freshman #3

in the trade AGE: 57

OCCUPATION: Electrical contractor and Master Electrician, over 35 years

TOP PROSPECTS: Rocky McDaniel in the triple jump, Ty McDaniel in the shot and discus KEY LOSSES: Arielle Walden

TOP PROSPECTS: Seniors who are playing varsity for the first time this year include Carter Schultz, Tristan Cutshall, Seth Cass, who played when he was a freshman, and Conner Mullaley. Juniors playing varsity for the first time include Ben Jakeman, who played when he was a freshman, Philipp Weber and Dennis Fisher. Sophomore Kyler Zorica and freshmen Kai Thomas, Johnny Quandt, Joshua Cunningham and Jesse Young are also playing on the varsity team for the first time this year.

COACHING EXPERIENCE: Four years as head soccer coach for Newport High School, 25 years coaching youth soccer, seven years coaching youth baseball

THE MINER

ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE: Skiing (42 years), Mountain climbing (climbed Mt St Helens 1973, Mt Anderson 1974), sailing (42 years), Hiking (42 years).

Plays soccer, volleyball, basketball, runs, swims, bikes, rock climbs, kayaks and white water rafts for recreation

Not Pictured: Nolan Fisher, Sophomore #23 Nicholas, Graham Sophomore #19

Jerry Michael Person Head Coach

FRIDAY, MARCH 28

VS. OROVILLE:

SATURDAY, MARCH 29

VS. BRIDGEPORT:

Noon - Bridgeport

THURSDAY, APRIL 3

VS. RIVERSIDE:

4 p.m. - Newport

SATURDAY, APRIL 5

VS. MEDICAL LAKE:

Noon - Medical Lake

TUESDAY, APRIL 8

VS. CLARKSTON:

6 p.m. - Clarkston

SATURDAY, APRIL 12

S. OROVILLE:

Noon - Newport

MONDAY, APRIL 14

VS. COLVILLE:

4 p.m. - Colville

TUESDAY, APRIL 15

VS. LAKESIDE:

4 p.m. - Newport

THURSDAY, APRIL 17

VS. RIVERSIDE:

4 p.m. - Riverside

SATURDAY, APRIL 19

VS. MEDICAL LAKE:

1 p.m. - Newport

TUESDAY, APRIL 22

VS. LAKESIDE:

4 p.m. - Lakeside

THURSDAY, APRIL 24

VS. RIVERSIDE:

4 p.m. - Newport

TUESDAY, APRIL 29

VS. MEDICAL LAKE:

4 p.m. - Medical Lake

THURSDAY, MAY 1

VS. LAKESIDE:

4 p.m. - Newport

4 p.m. - Oroville

NEWPORT BASEBALL FROM PAGE 1B

OCCUPATION: Hargrove is studying education online at Dakota State University.

Hargrove said.

HEAD COACH: Chance Hargrove AGE: 26 COACHING EXPERIENCE: While this is Hargrove’s first high school head coaching position, he has coached Newport American Legion baseball and was an assistant coach at Dakota State University.

ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE: Hargrove was a three-sport athlete in high school. During his senior and junior years, the Grizzlies placed at the state tournament and Hargrove was named to the league’s All-League team. He played college baseball at Everett Community College and Dakota State University.

ASSISTANT COACHES: Josh Tiede, Casey Tiede and Rusty Hargrove

Lance Wood Freshman

Cory Wylie Sophomore

Aryonna Willoughby Freshman

Acacia Wicks Freshman

Not Pictured:

Margarita Bolter, Senior Dalton Arrand, Freshman Samantha Buyer, Senior Andrew Russell, Junior Rebecca Malcolm, Freshman Stephanie Orman, Freshman Darren Troupe, Senior Kayla Warner, Sophomore

Shawn Zubaugh Freshman

Rory Axel Head Coach

SATURDAY, MARCH 29

AT ST. MARIES:

10 a.m. - St. Maries

FRIDAY, APRIL 4

AT DEER PARK INVITE:

Noon - Deer Park

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16

VS. MEDICAL LAKE, FREEMAN:

3:30 p.m. - Newport

SATURDAY, APRIL 19

AT PRIEST RIVER INVITE:

11 a.m. - Priest River

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23

VS. CHEWELAH AND KETTLE FALLS:

3:30 p.m. - Newport

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30

AT RIVERSIDE:

3 p.m. - Riverside

FRIDAY, MAY 2

AT RIVERSIDE INVITE:

3 p.m. - Riverside

WEDNESDAY, MAY 7

AT LAKESIDE:

3:30 p.m. - Lakeside

SATURDAY, MAY 10

AT TWILIGHT INVITE:

6:30 p.m. - Davenport

PRIEST RIVER SPRING SPORTS PREVIEW

THE MINER

Meet Your Spartans

BASEBALL

TOP RETURNEES: Seniors IF/ OF/P Wyatt King, IF/P Jake Perkins, IF/P Ashton Brooks (All-IML last year), IF/OF Jalen Griffin, C/OF Jesse Griffin, C/INF Ben Parker; juniors C/OF Benson Huntley, INF Jesse Miller, 3B/P Brad Drake, 1B/P Jacob Bowden, INF Trent Slinger; Sophomore OF/P Greg Fitzmorris.

TOP PROSPECTS: “The underclassmen will all have to contribute this year,” Spartan coach Mark Schultz said.

KEY LOSSES: Schultz says the team will miss Tyler Barber, an All-Intermountain League MVP, R.C. Akre, another All Intermountain League selection, Nick Farnham, a third all leaguer, as well as Dalton Sommer, and Cody Edwards, all of whom graduated last year.

OVERALL PROJECTION OF TEAM’S CHANCES IN THE INTERMOUNTAIN LEAGUE: “I think our league will be very competitive. With only one seed to state it will be a fight to go to state,” Schultz said. “We continue to work hard in practice, I see us in the mix for league at the end of the year.”

STRENGTHS: “We have a lot of key returners, a good senior class with a good group of underclassmen,” Schultz said. “We have some returning pitchers who have varsity experience. Our seniors are showing great leadership and they all are working hard for this season.”

WEAKNESSES: Schultz said the team’s biggest weakness is being able to play outside

TOP RETURNEES: Girls: Jill Weimer, Beth Bykerk, Amber Trantum and Erika McCracken.

Ethan Harrison Sophomore

Wyatt King Senior

Anthony Storro Freshman

Nate Pettit Freshman

Trent Slinger Junior

Jalen Griffin Senior

Marcus Weiler Junior

Jesse Miller Junior

Jacob Bowden Junior

Gregory Fitzmorris Sophomore

Jake Perkins Senior

Ben Parker Senior

Brad Drake Junior

Jesse Griffin Senior

Alex Simpkins Freshman

Ashton Brooks Senior

early in Not Pictured: the seaLou Musso, son. “We Assistant Coach have only Chris Matthews, been out- Assistant Coach side for a Jeremy Conlon, couple of Assistant Coach practices,” he said.

The team also needs to become more consistent at the plate and work on team defense, he said.

Boys: Dallas Hopkins for sprints, Andy Meyer for sprints, Thomas White for throws, Josh Marks for distance and Blaine Nelson for hurdles.

TOP PROSPECTS: Tabitha Wilson in sprints, Elisabeth Downs in sprints, Breanna Willis in sprints, Jake Rowton in sprints, Brent Willis in sprints, Thomas Anselmo in sprints and Corbin Maltba in sprints.

Ben Huntley Junior

Mark Schultz Head Coach

HEAD COACH: Mark Schultz

SEE PRIEST RIVER BASEBALL, 6B

VS. BONNER’S FERRY TOURNAMENT:

TBA - Bonner’s Ferry

VS. BONNER’S FERRY TOURNAMENT:

TBA - Bonner’s Ferry

SATURDAY, APRIL 12

VS. BONNERS FERRY:

11 a.m. - Bonners Ferry

TUESDAY, APRIL 15

VS. TIMBERLAKE:

4 p.m. - Timberlake

THURSDAY, APRIL 17

VS. KETTLE FALLS:

4 p.m. - Priest River

SATURDAY, APRIL 19

VS. KELLOGG:

11 a.m. - Kellogg

TUESDAY, APRIL 22

VS. BONNERS FERRY:

4 p.m. - Priest River

SATURDAY, APRIL 26

VS. TIMBERLAKE:

11 a.m. - Priest River

TUESDAY, APRIL 29

VS. KELLOGG:

4 p.m. - Priest River

THURSDAY, MAY 1

VS. SANDPOINT:

4 p.m. - Priest River

O U R

Seeber’s 509-447-2484

Community Colleges of Spokane, Newport Center 509-447-3835

Little Rascals 208-448-2642

City Service Valcon 208-437-3513

Rudy Marmo’s (Formerly Michael’s) 509-447-3355

Rob’s Heating & Cooling 208-437-0174

Newport Vision Source 509-447-2945

Welco of Idaho 208-290-4547

Mountain View Family Medicine 208-263-9545

R & L Enterprises, Inc. 208-448-1080 Stash & Stow Mini Storage 208-255-6091 East River Plumbing 208-920-0058 Priest River Motors 208-448-0500 Oldtown Auto Sales 208-437-4011 White Cross Pharmacy & Compounding 208-448-1633 NAPA Auto Parts 509-447-4515

Gem State Miner Newspapers 509-447-2433 Blanchard Inn 208-437-3137 Carl Pitts & Sons Well Drilling 208-437-4168 Tri Pro Forest Products 208-437-2412 Les Schwab 208-448-2311 Ben Franklin 208-437-4822 Selkirk Ace Hardware 208-437-5669 Aerocet 208-448-0400

Ariana Eisler Senior

Amber Trantum Senior

Jill Weimer Senior

Teddy Fowler Junior

Erika McCracken Junior

Anna Nelson Junior

OVERALL PROJECTION OF TEAM’S CHANCES IN THE INTERMOUNTAIN LEAGUE: Coach Hughes said the girls’ team has several girls who will lead the league in several events, but their lack of depth will hurt in dual meets. The boys will be the strongest team in years but they won’t know how good until they run in a few meets.

Abigail Tefft Junior

Faith Young Junior

Tabitha Wilson Sophomore

Elisabeth Young Sophomore

Breanna Willis Freshman

Mollie Johnson Freshman

Kayla Neuman Freshman

Elizabeth Tefft Freshman

WEAKNESSES: The boys will be inexperienced and girls have a lack of depth.

Andy Meyer Senior

Brantley Bacon Senior

Dallas Hopkins Senior

Hilmur Leaf Senior

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS/ OBSERVATIONS: “I believe IML track will be great to watch this year. The top three to four in each event will be competitive versus big schools and at the state level. Both boys and girls teams have the ability to finish in the top half of league,” coach Hughes said.

Starling Infante Junior

Camerson Murdock Senior

Jordan Otero Senior

Thomas White Senior

Corbin Maltba Freshman

Luke MacDonald Junior

Josh Malakowsky Junior

Levi Maltba Junior

HEAD COACH: Jared Hughes AGE: 39 COACHING EXPERIENCE: 11 years as head coach, 17 coaching overall

S PA R TA N S

Laclede Convenience Store & Deli 208-263-3892

Mi Pueblo 208-448-0115

Beth Bykerk Senior

KEY LOSSES: Steffie Pavey in distance, Brady Nelson in hurdles, Angel Clark in jumps, Mollie French in sprints, Jacob McDonald in the pole vault and Jason Oliver in distance.

They all graduated last year.

SEE PRIEST RIVER TRACK, 6B

SA LU T E

Savanah Bullard Senior

STRENGTHS: The boys will be sprints and distance and the large turnout. The girls strength is in the jumps and throws.

SATURDAY, MARCH 29

Alternative Counseling & Rehabilitative 208-448-4855

3B

TRACK AND FIELD

FRIDAY, MARCH 28

W E

MARCH 26, 2014 |

Collin Dietrich Freshman

Clay Pelton Freshman

Josh Mullan Junior

Jake Rowton Junior

Brent Willis Junior

Nick Burns Sophomore

Gabe MacAlevy Freshman

Cody Pelton Freshman

Kenny Chesnut Sophomore

Bret Fink Sophomore

Josh Marks Sophomore

Blaine Nelson Sophomore

Tallin Hanes Freshman

Nick Rusho Sophomore

Michael Taylor Sophomore

Thomas Anselmo Freshman

Jeremy Crawford Freshman

Bonner General Hospital 208-263-1441 Office Services 208-448-2941 CHAS-Community Health Assoc. Spokane Clinic 509-939-8716 Rival Roofing 208-610-6656

Not Pictured: Elisabeth Downs, Freshman

Northern Lakes Dock & Barge 208-437-2004 Kalispel Tribe 509-445-1147 Karaoke by Marj 208-704-3843 Zodiac Aerospace 509-447-4122 Pine River Apartment Management 509-467-3036

SATURDAY, MARCH 29

AT COLVILLE INVITE:

10 a.m. - Colville

SATURDAY, APRIL 12

AT KELLOGG INVITE:

10 a.m. - Kellogg

TUESDAY, APRIL 15

VS. TIMBERLAKE:

4 p.m. - Bonners Ferry

SATURDAY, APRIL 19

AT PRIEST RIVER INVITE:

10 a.m. - Priest River

TUESDAY, APRIL 22

AT KELLOGG:

4 p.m. - Kellogg

FRIDAY, APRIL 25

AT TIMBERLAKE INVITE:

3 p.m. - Timberlake

THURSDAY, MAY 1

AT MEET OF CHAMPIONS:

2:30 p.m. - Post Falls

FRIDAY, MAY 2

AT RIVERSIDE TWILIGHT INVITE:

3 p.m. - Riverside

THURSDAY, MAY 8

AT DISTRICTS:

4 p.m. - Timberlake

FRIDAY, MAY 9

AT DISTRICTS:

4 p.m. - Timberlake

CUSICK SPRING SPORTS PREVIEW

4B

| MARCH 26, 2014

Meet Your Panthers

BASEBALL

TOP RETURNEES: Seniors Dustin Newkirk and Michael Konkright, junior Eli Peterson and sophomores Tyson Shanholtzer and Franklin Pope Jr. TOP PROSPECTS: “We have a very young team and everyone has been practicing well,” Cusick coach Tell Hamilton said. He is looking forward to seeing how everyone progresses.

KEY LOSSES: Ryan Sample, Derrick Bluff and John Cutshall OVERALL PROJECTION OF TEAM’S CHANCES IN THE NORTHEAST 1B NORTH LEAGUE: Hamilton says he’s not sure yet. “It depends on how our young team progresses,” he said.

STRENGTHS: Hamilton counts athletic ability as a team strength.

Dustin Newkirk Senior

Marshall Rankin Senior

Mickey Andrews Freshman

Michael Konkright Senior

SOFTBALL

Bruce Kirtley Senior

Takota Sheller Senior

Eli Peterson Junior

Kristoffer Bringslid Senior

Tyler Nomee Junior

Franklin Pope Jr. Sophomore

Antoinne Holmes Freshman

HEAD COACH: Tell Hamilton

COACHING EXPERIENCE: Hamilton has been the head baseball coach at Cusick for six years.

OCCUPATION: Facilities Manager at Camas Wellness Center ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE:

TOP PROSPECTS: Nalene Andrews, Reigan Allen, Brianna Balcom, Cassidy Hansen, Renee Wynne, Alajah Henry and Iola Hansen KEY LOSSES: Lauren Nelson, Jessica Nelson, Haley Adams, Shanelle Savage and Sarah Martin graduated.

STRENGTHS: Infield and batting WEAKNESSES: The Panthers are a young and inexperienced team.

WEAKNESSES: A lack of experience

AGE: 33

TOP RETURNEES: Junior Iola Hansen; sophomores Reigan Allen, Cassidy Hansen, Brianna Balcom, Tiffany Yarber and Val Keogh

OVERALL PROJECT OF THE TEAM’S CHANGES IN THE NORTHEAST 1B NORTH LEAGUE: Coach Monica Allen sees the Panthers finishing in second place.

Tyson Shanholtzer Sophomore

George Dick Freshman

Jace Peone Freshman

Bryce Nomee Freshman

Tell Hamilton Head Coach

Not Pictured:

Hamilton played baseball, basketball and football at Cusick High School for all four years. He also played two years for the Spokane Blue Devils, an AAA Legion baseball team and played baseball for a year for

THE MINER

Terrance Gould,Junior Wyatt Shanholtzer, Freshman Community Colleges of Spokane.

ASSISTANT COACHES: Timmy Konkright

SATURDAY, MARCH 29

VS. REPUBLIC:

Noon - Republic

SATURDAY, APRIL 5

VS. SELKIRK:

Noon - Cusick

SATURDAY, APRIL 12

VS. COLUMBIA:

Noon - Cusick

SATURDAY, APRIL 19

VS. WILBUR-CRESTON:

TUESDAY, APRIL 22

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: “I am really looking forward to this season,” coach Allen said. “All the players work well together as a team, which will take them far into this season.”

HEAD COACH: Monica Allen AGE: 38 COACHING EXPERIENCE: Coach Little League for

Reigan Allen Sophomore #7

Nalene Andrews Senior #9

Brianna Balcom Sophomore #3

Makalia Ensminger Freshman

Cass Hansen Sophomore #15

Lola Hansen Junior #10

Alajah Henry Senior #4

Val Keogh Sophomore #12

Barbara Nick Junior #24

Audrey Price Freshman

Jacki Sage Freshman #30

Talieya Tonasket Freshman #17

Renee Wynne Sophomore #5

Tiffany Yarber Sophomore #18

eight years, volunteer high school assistant coach for the 2013 season.

TEACHING Alyssa EXPERIENCE: Paraprofessional Walrath Sophomore #1 for the Cusick School District ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE: Played high school softball ASSISTANT COACHES: Shandell Bussler, Candea Smartlowit

Not Pictured: Shandell Bussler, Asst. Coach Candea Smartlowit, Asst. Coach

Monica Allen Head Coach

SATURDAY, MARCH 29

VS. REPUBLIC:

Noon - Republic

SATURDAY, APRIL 5

VS. SELKIRK:

Noon - Cusick

SATURDAY, APRIL 12

VS. COLUMBIA:

Noon - Cusick

Noon - Wilbur-Creston

SATURDAY, APRIL 19

VS. WILBUR-CRESTON:

Noon - Wilbur-Creston

VS. LV ROGERS:

2 p.m. - Cusick

SATURDAY, APRIL 26

VS. NORTHPORT:

Noon - Cusick

SATURDAY, APRIL 26

VS. NORTHPORT:

12 p.m. - Cusick

TUESDAY, APRIL 29

VS. CURLEW:

2 p.m. - Curlew

TUESDAY, APRIL 29

VS. CURLEW:

2 p.m. - Curlew

SATURDAY, MAY 3

VS. ALMIRA-COULEE/HARTLINE:

Noon - Cusick

SATURDAY, MAY 3

VS. ALMIRA-COULEE/HARTLINE: Noon - ACH

TRACK AND FIELD TOP RETURNEES: Seniors Quinton Montgomery, Nolan Finley and Warren Piengkham; juniors Iris StrangeOwl, Bridget Fountain and Jamie Samuels; sophomores Baylie Brown, Shae Kirtley and Amp Poophanwiwat and freshmen Cecianna Auld, Alana Keogh, Jennifer Fountain and Jalen Simon.

Quinton Montgomery Senior

Nolan Finley Senior

Warren Piengkham Senior

GOLF Iris StrangeOwl Junior

TOP RETURNEES: Seniors Saydele Haynes and Phillip Isert; juniors Jacob Tesdahl, Zayne Arnell and Marcus Sheridan; sophomore Josh Keogh and eighth grader Nicole Tesdahl TOP PROSPECTS: Juniors Jacob Tesdahl, Zayne Arnell and Marcus Sheridan

Saydele Haynes Senior

Phillip Isert Senior

Jacob Tesdahl Junior

Zayne Arnell Junior

Marcus Sheridan Junior

Josh Keogh Sophomore

Hunter Becks Sophomore

Jim Sattleen Head Coach

Everyone is working hard at improving their game.

KEY LOSSES: None TOP PROSPECTS: Quinton Montgomery, Nolan Finley, Warren Piengkham, Iris StrangeOwl and Alana Keogh KEY LOSSES: none OVERALL PROJECTION OF TEAM’S CHANCES IN THE NORTHEAST 1B NORTH LEAGUE: Coach Jones said the team will be very competitive this year.

STRENGTHS: Jones said the senior leadership and the hard working team with great enthusiasm are the strengths.

WEAKNESSES: The team is young but talented.

COACH COMMENTS: Jones said the team is going to have fun and be competitive at all levels.

HEAD COACH: Jim Sattleen

Bridget Fountain Junior

Jamie Samuels Junior

Baylie Brown Sophomore

Shae Kirtley Sophomore

AGE: 39 COACHING EXPERIENCE: First year coaching OCCUPATION: Prevention specialist for the Kalispel Tribe of Indians

OVERALL PROJECTION OF TEAM’S CHANCES IN THE NORTHEAST 1B NORTH LEAGUE: Coach Sattleen said the team should finish in the middle of the league.

STRENGTHS: Sattleen said the leadership is their strength and the veterans show outstanding maturity.

Amp Poophanwiwat Sophomore

ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE: Junior high and high school volley- Jalen ball, basketball Simon Freshman and track ASSISTANT COACHES: Mike Keogh

Cecianna Auld Freshman

Alana Keogh Freshman

WEAKNESSES: Sattleen said lack of experience.

AGE: 61 COACHING EXPERIENCE: 12 years as a golf coach OCCUPATION: Aquatic Manager for the Kalispel Tribe ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE: High school football, basketball, baseball and golf ASSISTANT COACHES: Bill Pickerel and Pat Adams

COACH COMMENTS: SEE CUSICK GOLF, 6B

WE SALUTE OUR CUSICK PANTHERS Jenni Jones Head Coach

Mike Keogh Assistant Coach

Not Pictured:

Jennifer Fountain, Freshman

Community Colleges of Spokane, Newport Center Oldtown Auto Sales 208-437-4011

509-446-3083

SATURDAY, MARCH 29

AT COLVILLE INVITATIONAL:

10 a.m. - Colville

TUESDAY, APRIL 15

AT LEAGUE MEET:

3:30 p.m. - Davenport

SATURDAY, APRIL 19

AT PRIEST RIVER INVITATIONAL:

10 a.m. - Priest River

TUESDAY, APRIL 22

AT LEAGUE MEET:

3:30 p.m. - Colville

SATURDAY, APRIL 26

AT UNDEBERG INVITATIONAL:

10 a.m. - Ritzville

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30

AT LEAGUE MEET:

3:30 p.m. - Newport

TUESDAY, MAY 6

AT LEAGUE MEET:

3:30 p.m. - Republic

509-445-1125

CHAS-Community Health Assoc.

Spokane Clinic

Tri Pro Forest Products

509-939-8716

509-447-3835

Seattle City Light

HEAD COACH: Jenni Jones

Cusick School District #59

NAPA Auto Parts 509-447-4515

Newport Miner Newspapers 509-447-2433

208-437-2412

Kalispel Tribe Ben Franklin

509-445-1147

208-437-4822

Zodiac Aerospace Selkirk Ace Hardware

509-447-4122

208-437-5669

PUD District 1

Rockwood South Hawthorne Retirement

509-447-3137

509-536-6650

City Service Valcon

NE Tri-County Health District

208-437-3513

800-873-6162

SELKIRK SPRING SPORTS PREVIEW

THE MINER

Meet Your Rangers

BASEBALL

TOP RETURNEES: Seniors Brandyn Ross, Charlie Lavigueur, Nick Lane and Warren Batiste; junior Dominic Cain and sophomores Logan Miller, Brady Filler and Noah Bailley TOP PROSPECTS: “We really like the potential of our freshmen class: Ben Avey, Jacob Couch, Austin Miller, and Brayden Taylor,” Selkirk coach Pete Whittekiend said. “Each of them bring a unique set of skills that will help our team this year and in the future.” The players are very coachable and a team oriented group of boys, he said. The team has quite a few new players this season, including Shawn Mailley, Daniel Cervantes, Matthew Hastings, Alex Lane, Devin Washington, Joey Dickenson, Jordan Storey, Ben Avey, Jacob Couch and Brayden Taylor.

KEY LOSSES: “Mikey Weiss and EJ Maupin where big time players for our program,” Whittekiend says.

“They brought great heart and commitment. We will miss them immensely.”

They graduated last year.

OVERALL PROJECTION OF TEAM’S CHANCES IN THE NORTHEAST 1B NORTH LEAGUE: “We believe that we are going to be in the hunt for one of the top spots,” Whittekiend says.

“The boys are working diligently and are very focused toward many team awards this season.”

STRENGTHS: “We have more flexibility with the positions our boys can play this season compared to last season,” Whittekiend said.

“A lot of players are going to have to contribute for us to have success, which makes for a great team to coach.”

TOP RETURNEES: Seniors Georgianna Shafer and Sean Huntsman; juniors Kaitlin George and Erin Rumelhart; sophomore Lauren McGeorge Shawn Mailley Senior #3

Brandyn Ross Senior #12

Nick Lane Senior #13

Charlie Laviguer Senior #18

Daniel Cervantes Senior #4

Dominic Cain Junior #24

Alex Lane Sophomore #40

Noah Bailey Sophomore #34

Matthew Hastings Junior #11

Logan Miller Sophomore #23

Jordan Storey Sophomore #2

Devin Washington Junior #1

Joey Dickenson Sophomore

Ben Avey Freshman #22

Brady Filler Sophomore #36

Austin Robertson Freshman #10

Not Pictured: Charlie Snow, Assistant Coach

Kiara Curran

Tristin Carman

Katie Dewey

Daniel Fraley

WEAKNESSES: Whittekiend Jacob doesn’t list any Couch Freshman #7 weaknesses, although the team hasn’t got much outside playing time early in the season.

HEAD COACH: Pete Whittekiend

Brayden Taylor Freshman #20

Kaitlin George

Amanda Heim

Sean Huntsman

Amanda Johns

COACHING EXPERIENCE: 17 years

TEACHING EXPERIENCE: Whittekiend is a mathematics teacher at Selkirk High School, with 14 years experience.

ASSISTANT COACH: Charlie Snow

VS. CHEWELAH:

2 p.m. - Selkirk

SATURDAY, APRIL 5

VS. CUSICK:

Noon - Cusick

SATURDAY, APRIL 12

VS. ALMIRA-COULEE/HARTLINE:

Noon - Selkirk

TUESDAY, APRIL 15

VS. NELSON:

2 p.m. - Selkirk

TUESDAY, APRIL 22

VS. CURLEW:

2 p.m. - Selkirk

SATURDAY, APRIL 26

VS. REPUBLIC:

Noon - Selkirk

TUESDAY, APRIL 29

VS. NORTHPORT:

2 p.m. - Northport

SATURDAY, MAY 3

VS. ODESSA:

Noon - Odessa

Jason Johns

Jaden Krabbenhoft

Lauren McGeorge

Dana Riggleman

HEAD COACH: Susan Vermeulen COACHING EXPERIENCE: 11 years at Selkirk High School.

She took the 2013 season off.

Erin Rumelhart

Dakota Shafer

Georgianna Shafer

Alexander Yarnell

Susan Vermeulen Head Coach SATURDAY, MARCH 29

AT EZRA GORDON INVITE:

FRIDAY, APRIL 4

AT DEER PARK INVITE:

TUESDAY, APRIL 15

AT NORTHEAST 1B/2B LEAGUE MEET:

TUESDAY, APRIL 22

AT NORTHEAST 1B/2B LEAGUE MEET:

SATURDAY, APRIL 26

AT UNDEBERG INVITE:

11 a.m. - Ritzville

FRIDAY, MAY 2

AT RIVERSIDE INVITE:

3 p.m. - Riverside

TUESDAY, MAY 6

AT NORTHEAST 1B/2B LEAGUE MEET:

TUESDAY, MAY 13

AT NORTHEAST 1B/2B LEAGUE MEET:

TUESDAY, MAY 20

AT DISTRICTS:

FRIDAY, MAY 30

AT STATE:

8 a.m. - Eastern Washington University

SATURDAY, MAY 31

AT STATE:

8 a.m. - Eastern Washington University

10:30 a.m. - Colville Noon - Deer Park 3:30 p.m. - Davenport TBA - Colville

TBA - Republic 10 a.m. - TBA 10 a.m. - Whitworth

1 p.m. - Selkirk

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R A N G E R S

Mountain Chicks 509-442-2209

Metaline Falls Trading Co. 509-446-2301

Sweet Creek Creations 509-446-2429

Ben Franklin 208-437-4822 Pend Oreille County Library 509-447-2111

CHAS-Community Health Assoc.

Spokane Clinic 509-939-8716 Carey’s Auto Body, Inc 509-684-2587

Selkirk Ace Hardware 208-437-5669

Kalispel Tribe 509-445-1147

Selkirk School District 509-446-2951

PUD District 1 509-447-3137

Zodiac Aerospace 509-447-4122

NAPA Auto Parts 509-447-4515

City Service Valcon 208-437-3513

Community Colleges of Spokane, Newport Center 509-447-3835

Country Hardware Store 509-442-3532

Dawson Construction & Concrete 509-442-3702 Cathy’s Café 509-446-2447

WEAKNESSES: Vermeulen said it is a young team. She said that living up north, the team has yet to get outside on the track or in the jump pits and throwing circles.

The first time the team will compete in these events will be at the first meet in Colville, Saturday, March 29.

Pete Whittekiend Head Coach

ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE: High school sports

AGE: 40

SA LU T E

STRENGTHS: Coach Vermeulen said the team has great leadership from the two seniors and the team is very eager to learn and practice hard.

OCCUPATION: Retired

TUESDAY, APRIL 1

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TOP PROSPECTS: Georgianna Shafer at the 100 and 300 hurdles and long jump, and Lauren McGeorge at the 100 and 300 hurdles and long jump KEY LOSSES: Aley Curran graduated.

VS. WILBUR:

5th Avenue Bar & Grill 509-446-4234 Seattle City Light 509-446-3083

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TRACK AND FIELD

FRIDAY, MARCH 28

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SOFTBALL TOP RETURNEES: Senior Josie Miller; sophomores Nicole Espe, Ellie Grass and Abby Christman TOP PROSPECTS: Ranger coach Jeff Miller is hoping for big results from freshman catcher Lexy Ellsworth, and five eighth graders, including pitchers Sayvanna Warren, Sierra Chantry. Ellen Huttle and MacKenzie Maupin are expected to do well, too.

KEY LOSSES: Starting pitcher Kirby Anderson, who had about 60 wins in her fouryear career graduated.

Three-year starting catcher Jessika Reiber and thirdbaseman Savanah Christman also graduated. Katie Couch and Anna Kotzian did not return to softball their senior year, and sophomore Hannah Rick didn’t return either.

OVERALL PROJECTION OF TEAM’S CHANCES IN THE NORTHEAST 1B NORTH LEAGUE: After two big wins against Columbia this past Saturday, coach Miller has high hopes for his team, ex-

Josie Miller Senior

Bryanna Sargent Senior

Sami Enyeart Senior

Ellie Grass Sophomore

Nicole Espe Sophomore

Annie Byrd Sophomore

Lexy Ellsworth Freshman

Natasha Owens Freshman

pecting to finish in the top three.

STRENGTHS: The Rangers have explosive bats this year, as well as Syvana good defense.

Warren Eighth Grade WEAKNESSES: If anything, the Rangers’ pitching is a weakness, but only

Ellen Huttle Eighth Grade

Mykenzie Maupin Eighth Grade

Not pictured: Jeff Miller, Head Coach Abigail Christman, Sophomore Shawn Wllsworth, Assistant Coach

Sierra Chantry Eighth Grade

SEE SELKIRK SOFTBALL, 6B

FRIDAY, MARCH 28

VS. WILBUR:

1 p.m. - Selkirk

SATURDAY, APRIL 5

VS. CUSICK:

Noon - Cusick

SATURDAY, APRIL 12

VS. ALMIRA-COULEE/HARTLINE:

Noon - Selkirk

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16

VS. WELLPINIT:

2 p.m. - Wellpinit

TUESDAY, APRIL 22

VS. CURLEW:

2 p.m. - Selkirk

SATURDAY, APRIL 26

VS. REPUBLIC:

Noon - Selkirk

TUESDAY, APRIL 29

VS. NORTHPORT:

2 p.m. - Northport

SATURDAY, MAY 3

VS. NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN:

10 a.m. - Selkirk

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PRIEST RIVER SOFTBALL TOP RETURNEES: Seniors Brittany Krampert, Johnna Fitzmorris, Sabrina Brandt, Michaela Dreyer; juniors Kaylee Fink, Destiny Day, Vivian Reynolds, Brianna Novak, Aimee Warren TOP PROSPECTS: Morgan DeMent, Melissa Krampert, Jesi Huntley, Rachel Akre KEY LOSSES: Ayonna Lentz, Alyssa Deal and Erika Nelson all graduated. Lentz is assistant JV coach this year for the Spartans.

TOP RETURNEES: Seniors Colton Nunley, Colton Clark, Eric Mortensen, Miles Jahnsen and Spenser Johnson, and junior Jeremy MacDonald Rachel Akre Freshman #23

Sabrina Brandt Freshman #18

Destine Day Junior #3

Morgan Dement Freshman # 12

KEY LOSSES: None

Michaela Dreyer Senior #4

Kaylee Fink Junior #2

Johnnna Fitzmorris Senior # 10

Jesi Huntley Freshman #22

HEAD COACH: Scott Salesky

OVERALL PROJECTION OF TEAM’S CHANCES IN THE INTERMOUNTAIN LEAGUE: “Timberlake is still the team to beat but we have the team to do it,” coach Kruse said.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: “The team has really bonded well this year and has worked hard to prepare for the season,” coach Kruse said.

HEAD COACH: Ron Kruse AGE: 51 COACHING EXPERIENCE: This is Kruse’s second year as varsity head coach. He was assistant coach for two years, and coached TBall to Pony baseball and

OVERALL PROJECTION OF TEAM’S CHANCES IN THE INTERMOUNTAIN LEAGUE: Coach Salesky said the team finished second in league last year and he is hopeful to take first and advance to state.

AGE: 54

Colton Nunley Seniors

Colton Clark Seniors

Miles JanHsen Seniors

Eric Mortensen Seniors

Spenser Johnson Seniors

Lainey Gamma Seniors

Catherine Gamma Freshman

Derrik Cook Freshman

COACHING EXPERIENCE: 28 years at Priest River

Brittany Krampert Senior #28

STRENGTHS: Brittany Krampert is the best pitcher in the league and the Spartans have three capable backup pitchers.

The Spartans are also a very fast team.

WEAKNESSES: The outfield is young and inexperienced, but they are fast.

PRIEST RIVER GOLF

Melissa Krampert Freshman #1

Aimee Warren Junior #16

Brinna Novak Junior #11

Ron Kruse Head Coach

Dan Buttrey Asst. Coach

Vivian Reynolds Junior #7

Ayonna Lentz Asst. Coach

OCCUPATION/TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 32 years as a teacher, currently teaching at Priest River Junior High

Not pictured: Jeremy MacDonald, junior– out for an injury until mid-April

THURSDAY, APRIL 10

AT INTERMOUNTAIN LEAGUE TOURNAMENT: 1 p.m. - Timberlake

THURSDAY, APRIL 17

AT INTERMOUNTAIN LEAGUE TOURNAMENT: 1 p.m. - Bonners Ferry

FRIDAY, APRIL 18

AT CHEWELAH INVITE:

10 a.m. - Chewelah

TUESDAY, APRIL 22

VS. BONNERS FERRY:

2 p.m. - Priest River

TUESDAY, APRIL 29

VS. TIMBERLAKE:

2 p.m. - Priest River

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30

AT PRAIRE INVITE:

9 a.m. - Genesis Prep

THURSDAY, MAY 1

VS. KELLOGG:

4 p.m. - Kellogg

MONDAY, MAY 5

AT DISTRICTS:

9 a.m. - Ranch Club

Not Pictured:

softball for 25 years.

Rob Dement, Asst. Coach

TEACHING EXPERIENCE: Kruse is Director of Technology for West Bonner County School District. He is retired after 21 years from the U.S. Army at the rank of First Sergeant in the Military Intelligence Branch.

to post and inter-agency championships in softball and volleyball and post champion several times in racquetball.

ASSISTANT COACHES: Assistant varsity coach Rob Dement; JV coach Dan Buttrey, assistant JV coach Ayonna Lentz (last year Spartan All-league Catcher)

ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE: Kruse was a three-sport letter in high school, led numerous military teams

FRIDAY, MARCH 28

VS. TIMBERLAKE TOURNAMENT:

TBA - Timberlake

THURSDAY, APRIL 10

VS. LAKELAND:

4 p.m. - Lakeland

NEWPORT SOFTBALL

SATURDAY, APRIL 12

VS. BONNERS FERRY:

11 a.m. - Bonners Ferry

FROM PAGE 1B

TUESDAY, APRIL 15

VS. TIMBERLAKE:

4 p.m. - Timberlake

THURSDAY, APRIL 17

VS. KETTLE FALLS:

4 p.m. - Priest River

SATURDAY, APRIL 19

VS. KELLOGG:

11 a.m. - Kellogg

TUESDAY, APRIL 22

VS. BONNERS FERRY:

4 p.m. - Priest River

SATURDAY, APRIL 26

VS. TIMBERLAKE:

11 a.m. - Priest River

TUESDAY, APRIL 29

VS. KELLOGG:

4 p.m. - Priest River

SELKIRK SOFTBALL FROM PAGE 5B because of lack of experience, Miller said.

HEAD COACH: Jeff Miller AGE: 43 COACHING EXPERIENCE: Youth softball and base-

ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE: In high school, Miller was a four-year starter in football, three-year starter in basketball and three-year starter in basketball.

ball, youth basketball, four years as head junior high boys basketball coach, helping with high school baseball and boys basketball the last couple years.

OCCUPATION: Technician at Box Canyon Dam for the Pend Oreille Public Utility District

WEAKNESSES: Youth and inexperience

HEAD COACH: John Mullaley

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS/ OBSERVATIONS: Mullaley would like to see the league do away with one rule change from last year.

Batters are not required to attempt to get out of the way on inside pitches.

Mulalley said he has heard coaches tell their players to stay in the batters box when pitchers don’t throw hard, in an attempt to get on base. He believes this is a safety issue, and caters to

AGE: 57

FROM PAGE 4B THURSDAY, APRIL 10 VS. INCHELIUM, ST. GEORGE’S, LRS:

3 p.m. – Harrington

MONDAY, APRIL 14

11 a.m. – Colville

THURSDAY, APRIL 17 VS. NWC, COLFAX, DAVENPORT:

3 p.m. – Odessa

TUESDAY, APRIL 22

AT NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN INVITE:

2 p.m. – Fairways

MONDAY, APRIL 28

VS. NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN, ST. GEORGE’S: 2 p.m. – Deer Park

MONDAY, MAY 5

AT STONERIDGE GOLF COURSE:

1 p.m. – StoneRidge

MONDAY, MAY 12 AT SUB-DISTRICTS:

10:30 a.m. – Meadowwoods at Liberty Lake

MONDAY, MAY 19 AT DISTRICTS:

12:30 p.m. – Meaddowwoods at Liberty Lake

PRIEST RIVER TRACK coaching overall OCCUPATION/TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 15 years teaching Science and Physical Education at Priest River Lamanna High School

baseball and football.

OCCUPATION: Mullaley has been in the construction business for 31 years.

ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE: 15 years playing competitive fastpitch softball

COACHING EXPERIENCE: 19 years coaching fastpitch softball and 36 total years coaching other sports, including

ASSISTANT COACH: Angie Johnson

Not Pictured: Breana Anderson, Freshman Makenzee Ranck, Freshman

Grace Weaver Freshman

Rylee Moss Junior

Jasmine Solis Freshman

Bianca Sanchez Junior

Angie Johnson Asst. Coach

Johm Mullaley Head Coach

ASSISTANT COACHES: Shawn Ellsworth, volunteer Katie Gidding

CUSICK GOLF

FROM PAGE 3B

harder throwers. He does not advise his players to try to get hit at the plate.

Johnson.

Amanda Smith Senior

AT INCHELIUM INVITE:

Scott Salesky Head Coach

ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE: High school football, wrestling and track at Priest River, four years letterman in track and field at University of Idaho.

ASSISTANT COACHES: Lance Clark, Carrie Seaney

Noelle Nordin Junior

Katelynn Scheller Freshman

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26

VS. CHEWELAH:

4 p.m. - Newport

SATURDAY, MARCH 29

VS. FREEMAN:

11 a.m. - Newport

SATURDAY, APRIL 5

VS. KETTLE FALLS:

11 a.m. - Newport

TUESDAY, APRIL 8

VS. BONNERS FERRY:

4 p.m. - Bonners Ferry

TUESDAY, APRIL 15

VS. LAKESIDE:

4 p.m. - Lakeside

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16

VS. RIVERSIDE:

4 p.m. - Riverside

SATURDAY, APRIL 19

VS. CHEWELAH:

11 a.m. - Chewelah

TUESDAY, APRIL 22

VS. MEDICAL LAKE:

4 p.m. - Newport

TUESDAY, APRIL 29

VS. FREEMAN:

4 p.m. - Freeman

THURSDAY, MAY 1

VS. RIVERSIDE:

11 a.m. - Newport

TUESDAY, MAY 6

VS. KETTLE FALLS:

4 p.m. - Kettle Falls

THURSDAY, MAY 8

VS. LAKESIDE:

3 p.m. - Newport

PRIEST RIVER BASEBALL FROM PAGE 3B AGE:46 COACHING EXPERIENCE: This is his sixth varsity season, and 13th season coaching.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE: Paraprofessional at

high school ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE: Schultz is a 1985 Newport High School graduate, who played football, basketball and baseball.

ASSISTANT COACHES: Lou Musso, JV Coach Chris Mathews, Jeremy Conlon

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FOR THE RECORD

D E AT H N OT I C E Richard Foster BLANCHARD

Richard E. Foster of Blanchard passed away March 20 at his home. He was 61.

A graveside service will be held Thursday, March 27, at 1 p.m. at the Blanchard Cemetery.

Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in Priest River is in charge of arrangements.

Nina E. Mischenko PRIEST RIVER

Nina E. Mischenko of Priest River passed away March 20 at Newport Hospital. She was 91.

A full obituary with service details will appear at a later date.

Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in Priest River is in charge of arrangements.

Jorden Joshua Thames Jorden Joshua Thames was born March 2, at 6:24 p.m. to Katie Carter and Michael Thames of Newport. He weighed 6 pounds and measured 19 inches in length, delivered at Newport Hospital by Dr. Kraus. He joins brothers Joshua, Matt and Joey. Maternal grandparents are Robert and Jessica Carter.

Paternal grandparents are John Carolyn Thames.

Kilee Rene McGinnis Kilee Rene McGinnis was born March 12 at 1:23 p.m. to Ashley and Ben McGinnis of Newport. She weighed 7 pounds, 15 ounces and measured 20 inches in length, delivered at Newport Hospital by Dr. Kraus. She joins sister Audrey and brother Gabriel. Maternal grandparents are Ted and Kim Culver. Paternal grandparent is Ciona Kemper.

M O S T WA N T E D L I ST EDITOR’S NOTE: The following are descriptions of people currently wanted by the Pend Oreille County Sheriff’s Office and other law enforcement agencies. Any information about these suspects should be directed to the sheriff’s office by calling 509-447-3151.

This is a regular section of The Miner. All information is provided by the sheriff’s office.

Keven J. Leopard, 26, is wanted on four Pend Oreille County warrants for failure to appear on original Leopard charges of reckless driving, two accounts of DV assault 4th and bail jumping. He is 5 feet, 6 inches tall and weighs 140 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes. His last known address was in the Newport area. Extradition is statewide.

Martin M. Hackett, 26, is wanted on four Pend Oreille County warrants for failure to appear on Hackett original charges of DV assault 4th and three accounts of driving with license sus-

pended. He is 6 feet tall and weighs 155 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.

His last known address was in the Oldtown area. Extradition is statewide.

Adam D. Boudreau, 30, is wanted on a Pend Oreille County warrant for failure to appear on original charges of drivBoudreau ing with license suspended. He is 6 feet tall and weighs 189 pounds, with blond hair and green eyes. His last known address was in the Elk area.

Extradition is statewide.

Charlene R. Coleman, 37, is wanted on a Pend Oreille County warrant for failure to appear on original charges Coleman of controlled substance violation. She is 5 feet, 7 inches tall and weighs 130 pounds, with brown eyes and brown hair. Her last known address was in the Newport area.

Extradition is Washington and Idaho.

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P O L I C E R E P O RT 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

B I RTH S

MARCH 26, 2014 |

MONDAY, MARCH 17

report of someone sleeping in a sleeping bag in a driveway.

VEHICLE PROWL: N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, report of vehicle prowl in progress, two detained.

SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: Camas Flat Rd., report of white SUV parked for several days.

FRAUD: S. State Ave., complainant reports receiving a phone call from someone saying send $200 and they will send $500.

BURLARY: Northshore Diamond Lake, report that sometime since 6:30 a.m. someone took laptop, money and food.

ARREST: Westside Calispel Rd., Brandon Scott Fisher, 23, of Newport was arrested for driving under the influence.

ARREST: Shaylin Michele Hooper, 19, of Elk was arrested for attempted motor vehicle theft and third degree theft.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON: W. 4th St. DISTURBANCE: Calispel, report of female yelling at passing vehicles.

TRESPASSING: W. Walnut St., Newport WELFARE CHECK: W. 8th St., report of possible elder abuse.

MALICIOUS MISCHIEF: Daisy Lane, report of mailbox smashed overnight.

ARREST: Scotia Rd., Stephen Michael Henderson, 25, of Mead was arrested for driving with a suspended license.

SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: Deer Valley Rd. ARREST: James David CulpBricker, 24, of Newport was arrested for driving with a suspended license, hit and run and driving while intoxicated.

TUESDAY, MARCH 18 TRESPASSING: Box Canyon Rd. ARREST: S. Washington Ave., Newport, Geoffrey Alan Chadwell, 42, of Elk was arrested for fourth degree assault domestic violence.

BURGLARY: Northshore Diamond Lake, report that sometime in the last month someone cut lock on garage.

HARASSMENT: N. Calispel Ave., complainant said neighbor of her mother has been harassing her mother by coming out screaming at her.

ACCIDENT: Deer Valley Rd., complainant reports hitting deer, deer needs to be euthanized.

HARASSMENT: S Calispell Ave., report that subject is harassing complainant’s daughter, he was told to stop but won’t.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19

THURSDAY, MARCH 20

FRIDAY, MARCH 21 SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: Coyote Trail BURGLARY: Calicoma Rd., report that house and shop were broke into sometime within the last week.

ARREST: Calispel, David C Porter, 33, of Newport was arrested for fourth degree assault domestic violence.

ARREST: Houghton St., Jacob W. Conner, 23, of Ione was arrested for violation of a protection order.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: LeClerc Rd. S. THREATENING: Conklin Meadows Rd., complaint reports receiving threats from a male.

VIOLATION OF ORDER: Baker Lake Rd., reported violation of court order.

BURGLARY: Rodeo Grounds, report of juveniles breaking into the announcer’s booth.

ERRATIC DRIVER: Hwy. 2, report of red Dodge north bound, excess speed, driving erratic.

ARREST: Hwy. 2, Janice M. O’Grady, 36, of Newport was arrested for driving while license suspended.

JUVENILE PROBLEM: Hwy. 2, report that autistic son is throwing items around residence, punching family members.

THREATENING: W. Walnut St., Newport, report of threatening remarks.

DISTURBANCE: S. Garden Ave., Newport, report of custody dispute in parking lot.

ARREST: Hwy. 2, Robert L. Vogtman, 19, of Newport was arrested for driving while license suspended.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PHYSICAL: Hwy. 2, report that known female just broke caller’s window at residence.

ARREST: W. Walnut St., Newport, Sara E. Blevins, 33, of Priest River was arrested for driving with a suspended license.

SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: Horseshoe Lake Rd., complainant concerned about vehicle that has been in area all week.

ARREST: LeClerc Rd. S., Ryan A. Kamstra, 25, of Chattaroy was arrested for driving under the influence.

DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED: S. Washington Ave., Newport

DRUGS: Hwy. 2, report of drugs associated with traffic stop.

TRAFFIC OFFENSE: W. Ash, report of green Ford F150 king cab with tinted windows, speeding in area and spinning out.

THEFT: Medford Rd., report of tailgate stolen from property.

AGENCY ASSIST: Hwy. 2, report of female stating to store clerk that boyfriend was hitting her.

PHONE OFFENSE: N. Spokane Ave., Newport, complainant received voice message that complainant thinks is scam, wants to have deputy listen SUSPCIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Houghton St., complainant reports hearing male outside, afraid it may be respondent in order.

ARREST: Christine Lynn Avery, 54, of Newport was arrested for driving with a suspended license.

ARREST: Anthony Elvis Purcell, 53, was arrested for driving with a suspended license.

ARREST: Hwy. 2, Ryan Andrew Apling, 29, of Newport was arrested on warrants.

SATURDAY, MARCH 22

32, of Newport was arrested for possession of a controlled substance, use of drug paraphernalia, making, having a burglar tool, possession of stolen property, rendering assistance.

SUNDAY, MARCH 23 BOOK AND RELEASE: S. Garden Ave., Newport, Jared Stevens Holley, 27, of Newport was booked and released for unlawful hunting of big game.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Metaline Falls Area, report of female in area with history of mental health problems.

MALICIOUS MISCHIEF: Boundary Rd., malicious mischief reported.

BOOK AND RELEASE: S. Garden Ave., Newport, Deanna Lee Frederick, 41, of Deer Park was booked and released for driving under the influence and possession of a controlled substance.

ARREST: Telephone Rd. E., Khyndra Anais Torres, 23, of Newport was arrested on a warrant.

HARASSMENT: Newport Area, report of subject sending harassing messages.

WEAPON OFFENSE: McCloud Creek Rd., complainant reports hearing close gunshots.

ARREST: N. Grandview Ave., Corey T. Collison, 24, of Metaline was arrested for diving with a suspended license.

ARREST: Timothy Joel Frederick, 49, of Deer Park was arrested for possession of a controlled substance.

WEST BONNER COUNTY

MONDAY, MARCH 17 NON INJURY ACCIDENT: Hwy. 57, Priest River

TUESDAY, MARCH 18 NO REPORTABLE INCIDENTS.

SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: S. Washington Ave., Newport

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19

GRASS FIRE: Camden Rd., report of grass fire in back field.

HARASSMENT: S. Mckinley St., Priest River

SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: Hwy. 2, Newport DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: S. Union Ave., Newport, report of physical domestic violence.

SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: Stanley Drive, Newport SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: S. Cass Ave., Newport ARREST: Adina Marie Ahlers, 30, of Priest River was arrested for possession of a controlled substance, use of drug paraphernalia, making, having a burglar tool, possession of stolen property, rendering assistance.

THURSDAY, MARCH 20 NO REPORTABLE INCIDENTS.

FRIDAY, MARCH 21 NO REPORTABLE INCIDENTS.

SATURDAY, MARCH 22 TRESPASSING: Hoo Doo Loop, Oldtown, report of a trespass.

SUNDAY, MARCH 23 NO REPORTABLE INCIDENTS.

ARREST: Kyle James Mischenko,

SUSPICIOUS PERSON: Hwy. 20,

PU BLIC M E ETI NGS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26

City Hall

TRI-COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT: 11 a.m.

- TEDD Conference Room, 986 S. Main, Suite A, Colville

PEND OREILLE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: 9 a.m. - Pend Oreille County Courthouse

THURSDAY, MARCH 27 PUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICT NO. 1 BOARD: 4 p.m. - Sandifur Meeting Room, Newport Hospital PEND OREILLE COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICT BOARD: 5 p.m. - PUD Conference Room, Newport PRIEST RIVER AIRPORT BOARD: 6:30 p.m. - Priest River

MONDAY, MARCH 31

TUESDAY, APRIL 1 BONNER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: 8:45 a.m. - Bonner County Administrative Building PEND OREILLE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: 9 a.m. - Pend Oreille County Courthouse PEND OREILLE PUD COMMISSIONERS: 10 a.m. - Newport PUD Offices BONNER COUNTY SOIL AND

WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT: 1:30 p.m. - USDA Office, 1224 Washington Ave., Ste. 101

OLDTOWN URBAN RENEWAL DISTRICT BOARD: 5:30 p.m. Oldtown City Hall

WEST PEND OREILLE FIRE DISTRICT: 6:30 p.m. - Fire Hall on Highway 57

FIRE DISTRICT NO. 4 COMMISSIONERS: 6 p.m. - Dalkena Fire Station No. 41

PEND OREILLE FIRE DISTRICT NO. 5: 7 p.m. - Fire Station 51, 406722 Highway 20, Cusick

DIAMOND LAKE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION: 6:30 p.m. - Diamond Lake Fire Station, Highway 2

PEND OREILLE COUNTY FAIR BOARD: 7 p.m. - Fairgrounds at Cusick

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2 DIAMOND LAKE WATER AND SEWER: 10 a.m. - District Office, 172 South Shore Road

SACHEEN LAKE SEWER AND WATER DISTRICT BOARD: 7 p.m. - Sacheen Fire Station, Highway 211 IONE TOWN COUNCIL: 7 p.m. Clerk’s Office

Governor Otter signs Justice Reinvestment Bill Public safety package will reduce recidivism and contain the cost of corrections BOISE – Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter last week signed into law a bill aimed at improving public safety, reducing recidivism and slowing growth in Idaho’s inmate population.

Implementing Senate Bill 1357 also could help the State avert up to $288 million in new prison spending over the next five years, according to Otter’s office.

The legislation was unanimously approved by both the

‘We all realized that unless we made some important changes, the prison population would continue to grow significantly. That would mean spending much more without actually addressing the causes.’

of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center serves as a technical assistance provider to Idaho, in partnership with The Pew Charitable Trusts and the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA).

“We all realized that unless we made some important changes, the prison population would continue to grow significantly. That would mean spending much more without actually addressing the causes,” Otter said. “I applaud everyone who worked tirelessly to produce the legislation that I was pleased to sign today. For the people of Idaho, it will mean safer communities and better use of taxpayer dollars.”

In January, the CSG Justice Center released a report identifying three challenges confronting Idaho’s criminal justice system: (1) revolving doors in our prisons, with people getting out only to reoffend and return, (2) inefficient use of prison space focused on people convicted of property and drug offenses, and (3) insufficient oversight to ensure that State-funded recidivism-reduction strategies are yielding the

intended outcomes.

“Addressing such significant criminal justice system challenges required tremendous bipartisan, inter-branch collaboration, which resulted in the Idaho solution that was signed into law today,” said Patti Anne Lodge, Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee Chairwoman. “This legislation will continue Idaho’s history as a low-crime state while reducing recidivism and the resulting costs from growth in our prison system.”

SB1357 includes provisions for strengthening probation and parole supervision practices and programs to reduce recidivism; structuring parole to make more productive use of prison space; tailoring sanctions for violations of supervision; and assessing, tracking, and ensuring the success of recidivism-reduction strategies.

Senator Lodge and House Judiciary, Rules and AdminisSEE JUSTICE, 10B

Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter Idaho

Idaho House and Senate. It also received widespread support from criminal justice system stakeholders. It is the product of 10 months of work on the “justice reinvestment” project that Governor Otter launched with Chief Justice Roger Burdick, Senate President Pro Tem Brent Hill and House Speaker Scott Bedke.

SB1357 represents a consensus-based, data-driven approach to responsibly reducing corrections costs and reinvesting savings in strategies to increase public safety. The Council

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SPILLWAY NO. 2 TOTAL DISSOLVED GAS MODIFICATIONS

Bid Opening: April 16, 2014 at 2:00 P.M. PW# 2014-017 PROJECT LOCATION: This project is located at Boundary Dam, near Metaline Falls in Pend Oreille County, approximately 100 miles north of Spokane, Washington.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This project consists of the following elements of work: installation of fabricated stainless steel roughness elements (energy dissipators) with cementitous grout placed within them, anchored into the existing concrete spillway channel and rock beneath Spillway No. 2 with multi strand post tensioned anchors of approximately 80 feet in length; installation of a stainless steel fabricated ramp requiring field welding, in the channel of Spillway No. 2 that extends the entire width of the spillway channel and penetrates the Spillway No. 2 concrete channel walls. Work includes but not limited to deep rock and concrete drilling and anchoring; concrete core drilling, concrete saw cutting and demolition; shop and field welding mostly of stainless steel; batching and placement of pressurized cement grout; access work with use of mobile crane. Work also includes constructing and maintaining a containment system for spills, silt, drill cuttings and grouting during the course of construction.

ESTIMATE: The Engineer’s Estimate for this project is approximately $1,715,000.

NOTE TO BIDDERS: As allowed by the HPA (included in Section 00 31 43) work shall only occur between February 21, 2014 and September 30, 2014.

PRE-BID SITE INSPECTION: Bidders must attend a mandatory pre-bid site inspection, which will be held on the following date:

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.

1. April 9, 2014, at 10:00 AM. The meeting will start at the Shipping and Receiving Building conference room after checking in at the security gate entrance as directed by the security guard. See Vicinity Map on Drawing Sheet 1 (D-49130).

1 Personals 2 Help Wanted 3 Business Services 4 Work Wanted 5 Lost and Found 6 Child Care & Preschool 7 Business Oportunities 8 Misc. For Sale 9 Washington Statewide Advertising 10 Rentals Wanted 11 Housing For Rent 12 Storage For Rent 13 Real Estate For Sale

Not less than 24 hours prior to the mandatory pre-bid meeting start time, notify Kim Pate, Project Manager at kim.pate@seattle.gov or (206) 684-3705 of the company and name of each person who will attend the meeting. All attendees will be required to show identification to the security guard at the plant entrance.

MALE AND FEMALE CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS $2743.42- $3211.13/ month. Union; shift differential; competitive benefits package which includes vacation, sick leave and medical; Application deadline 4:00 p.m. April 14, 2014, Physical agility and written examinations held April 17, 2014.

Civil Service application required. $15.00 processing fee. Application and job announcement available: www.pendoreilleco.org or Civil Service, 625 West 4th, Newport, Washington; (509) 447-2712. (8-3) Every day is Sale Day in The Newport Miner and Gem State Miner Classifieds. Read them every week.

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Real Estate Wanted Mobile/Mfg. Homes Commercial Property Misc. Wanted Boats & Motors Cars & Trucks Motorcycles Recreational Vehicles Machinery, Tractors Logging Timber Farm & Ranch Animals for Sale Notices

No bid will be accepted from any bidder who does not attend the mandatory prebid meeting.

For purposes of the Inclusion Plan, this is considered a Boundary type of project with a Past Performance of 3% WMBE utilization rates based on completed projects. For questions please contact Miguel Beltran at Miguel.beltran@seattle.gov or 206-684-4525. Back-up contact is Forrest Gillette at Forrest.gillette@seattle.gov or 206-684-3081.

PART TIME RECEPTIONIST who has computer knowledge, great people skills, multi- tasking abilities, attention to detail, and is willing to be flexible with their BID DOCUMENTS: Contract schedule. This posiDocuments, contacts and Bid Instructions tion is on a 30 day trial are available at period, at which time https://www.ebidexchange.com/seattle. an evaluation will be made. Your schedule CERTIFIED NURSING will be discussed during Miner want ads work.

ASSISTANT your interview. Please Life Care Center of send your hand written CERTIFIED NURSING Sandpoint resume to: Jennifer at ASSISTANT Post Office Box 1619, Life Care Center of $500 SIGN-ON Sandpoint Newport, Washington, BONUS FOR DAY AND EVENING SHIFTS! 99156.(8-3) $500 SIGN-ON BONUS FOR DAY AND EVENING SHIFTS! $1,000 SIGN-ON BONUS FOR NIGHT SHIFT!

Short of cash; long on “Stuff?” Advertise in The Newport Miner and Gem State Miner Full-time positions available Classifieds. Call (509) for all shifts. Must be an 447-2433 for full details.

Idaho-certified nursing

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assistant. Long-term care experience preferred.

We offer great pay and benefits in a team-oriented environment.

$1,500 SIGN-ON BONUS FOR NIGHT SHIFT!

Full-time positions available for all shifts.

Must be an Idaho-certified nursing assistant. Longterm care experience preferred. We offer great pay and benefits in a team-oriented environment.

5-12 BAND/MUSIC TEACHER .6 PE/HEALTH TEACHER ELEMENTARY TEACHER SECOND GRADE .4 FTE ELEMENTARY TEACHER

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9-12 SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER The Newport School District is accepting applications for the above teaching positions.

Additional information and applications may be obtained by calling the Newport School District at (509) 447-3167 or at www.newport.wednet.edu.

Equal Opportunity Employer.

Newport School District MIDDLE SCHOOL BASEBALL COACH

(Number of positions dependent on participation numbers)

The Newport School District is accepting applications for a Middle School Baseball coaching position. Applications close at 3:00 PM, April 1, 2014. Additional information and applications may be obtained by calling the Newport School District at (509) 447-3167 or on the district website: www.newport.wednet.edu Equal Opportunity Employer.

LOST 2 SMALL DOGS Miniature black Schnauzer, female.

White Bichon, male.

Lost in Newport March 24th. Please call (509) 447-4415, (509) 2203789.(8-3p) Miner want ads work.

3 BEDROOM 2 bath, 2 decks, tipout, 2 room addition, carport, woodstove, appliances.

Yard and garden. $625/ month. References, deposits. No pets/ no smoking. Newpor t, Deer Valley. (509) 6711689.(6-3P)

SACHEEN LAKE AREA 2 parcels. Parcel #1: 6 1/2 acres includes 2 Fast, friendly service since 1990 lots, level, trees, open Roof & Floor Trusses areas, well, septic and Bill • Ed • Marcus • Ted • Jeff power. $50,000. Parcel #2: 1 1/2 acre lot, no 208-267-7471 improvements, open 1-800-269-7471 building site, trees, mostly level. $6,500.

Property approximately 2 blocks off Highway 211 on county maintained road. Both properties adjoin. Owner will carry. 1/2 down, short term contract. (509) 447-4861.(6-3p)

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Newport. 400 square feet with additional storage space of 350 square feet. (208) 7551568. (51-tf) GREAT PRICE $150,000.00 H i g h w a y f ro n t a g e .

325182 Highway 2, Diamond Lake. 2 nice block buildings. Create your own business!

(503) 515-9374. (8-3p)

FOR RENT 2, 3, and 4 bedroom rentals available. Newport area. Starting at $680 and up. (509) 842-0643. (6tf) BEAUTIFUL 3 BEDROOM 2 bath Rancher. Located in desirable Newport neighborhood. $975/ month plus deposit. Short of cash; long (509) 671-2185.(7-3p) on “Stuff?” Advertise in The Newport Miner Find it fast in The New- and Gem State Miner port Miner and Gem Classifieds. Call (509) State Miner Classifieds. 447-2433 for full details.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE DIRECTORY

You too can Advertise Weekly for only $8.25 Call 447-2433 ATTORNEYS Law Office of Denise Stewart

Wills, Trusts, Probate, Medicaid, Business 301 S. Washington Ave., Suite A, Newport, WA (509) 447-3242

CHIROPRACTIC Camas Center Medical & Dental Services Ryan Leisy, DC - (509) 447-7111 1821 N. LeClerc Rd., #1, Cusick, WA 99119

MASSAGE THERAPY Harmony Healing Arts Center Gloria Campbell -- 448-2623 47 10th -- Priest River

Cedar Mountain Massage Therapy

Lois A. Ernst, Licensed Massage Therapist 322 S. Washington -- Newport -- 447-3898

The Willows - Massage & Bodywork Studio Judy C. Fredrickson, RN, LMP Newport -- (509) 671-7035

COUNSELING Molly Phillips, LICSW, CMHS, GMHS

Licensed Counselor, Many Insurances Accepted 415 W. Walnut, Newport, WA -- (509) 671-0226

DENTIST Newport Dental Center

James G. Cool, D.M.D. Family Dentistry -- Evening Hours 610 W. 2nd -- (509) 447-3105 • 800-221-9929

Wayne Lemley, D.D.S.

Complete Family Dentistry & Orthodontics 424 N. Warren Ave., Newport -- 447-5960 Toll Free 877-447-5960

Camas Center Medical & Dental Services

1821 N. LeClerc Rd., #1, Cusick, WA 99119 (509) 447-7111 - (509) 445-1152 fax

The Kidds Place

Dentistry for Children North Spokane County - off Hwy 2 506 E. Hastings Rd Ste B Spokane Wa 99218 (509) 252-4746 www.thekiddsplace.com

Kaniksu Health Services Priest River Medical Clinic

Vickie O’Connor 208-265-9299 208-265-9710 Fax 1125 N. Division St. Sandpoint, ID 83864 Vickie_O’Connor@LCCA.com Visit us:

METALINE DUPLEX 1 bedroom $465; Water, sewer, garbage, electricity are included.

(208) 610-9220. (7-3)

ELEMENTARY TEACHER FIRST GRADE

HEALTH CLINICS

CUSTODIAN - 3 HOURS PER DAY The Newport School District is accepting applications for a part-time custodian. Additional information and applications may be obtained by calling the Newport School District at (509) 447-3167 or at www.newport.wednet.edu.

Equal Opportunity Employer.

Newport School THE WATER District PROFESSIONALS

Family Practice, Minor Emergencies Behavioral Health Mon. & Wed., 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Tue. & Thu., 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Fri. 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

(208) 448-2321

Camas Center Medical & Dental Services 1821 N. LeClerc Rd., #1, Cusick, WA 99119 (509) 447-7111 - (509) 445-1152 fax

OPTOMETRIST Newport Vision Source

Drs. Michael & Cheryl Fenno 205 S. Washington -- 447-2945

PHYSICAL THERAPY Priest River Rehab Services

A Service of Bonner General Hospital Tim Gray, P.T. -- 448-4151 Mon.-Wed.-Fri. - 9-5 • Tues. & Thurs. 9-4

Core Physical Therapy

at Club Energy • Newport Gary Schneider PT • (509) 671-3122 Monday thru Friday By Appointment

PODIATRIST -- FOOT SPECIALIST Douglas K. Monson, D.P.M.

Patients seen at Newport Hospital twice a month 509-926-2848 -- 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

THE MINER

FORD RANGER XLT 1994, 4x4 141,000 miles, good condition. $2,500 or best offer.

(509) 447-2743.(8-3p)

Need HOP Poles!!

LOCAL PRIVATE INVESTOR loans money on real estate equity. I loan on houses, raw land, commercial property and property development. Call Eric at (425) 803-9061. www.fossmortgage.com

Oldtown Auto Sales

303 N. State Ave. • Oldtown

208-437-4011

We Buy Cedar Logs

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1999 Dodge Ram 2500 Excab Cummins Diesel 4x4..$13,495 2000 Designer 5th Wheel Trailer w/3 Slideouts & Solar Panels .........................$10,995 1990 Ford F250 4X4 .....$5,995 2006 Saturn Ion 4D ......$5,895 1996 Dodge Ram 1500 4x4 Truck .............................$3,995 1998 Chev Suburban 4x4................................. $3,495 1997 Chev Blazer 4x4 ..$3,495 1997 Cadillac Deville 4D .....................$2,995 1989 Ford F150 Truck 4x4................................$2,995 1978 Chev 3/4 Ton 4x4 Truck .............................$2,495 1989 Ford Bronco ll 4x4................................$1,795

Jasper Post Mill, Inc. Buying B i llodge d pole pine. . .

Top Prices Paid on 6” & Smaller in Diameter

DRIVERS -- Whether you have experience or need training, we offer unbeatable career opportunities. Trainee, Company Driver, Lease Operator, Lease Trainers. (877) 369-7105 centraldrivingjobs.com

Hwy. 41, Blanchard, Idaho 208•437•4411 or 509•238•6540

Skyler Johnson 509-690-3127

LEGAL SERVICES

YEARLING ANGUS and polled Hereford bulls. A. I. sired. 10001200 pounds, $2,000$3,000. Visit our website at hagencattleandhay. com for more information and pictures or call (509) 936-4380.(8-3p)

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.

WANTED: Pre-1975 Superhero Comic Books, spor t s, non- spor t s cards, toys, original art & celebrity memorabilia especially 1960’s Collector/Investor, paying cash! Call Mike: 800273-0312 mikecarbo@ gmail.com

201481 PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SPOKANE No. 14-400231-1 Probate Notice to Creditors RCW 11.40.030 In the Matter of the Estate of Mabel E. Allen Deceased.

The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the

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Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced.

The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1) (c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the de-

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Equipment

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Open: Tuesday - Friday 8:30-5:30 Saturday 8:30-2:00 Closed Sunday & Monday

WATER

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Kevin Johnson 24/7 Emergency Service 208-255-9580

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Timberline Shopping Center 5479 Hwy 2 Priest River, Idaho

Construction

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Digital Photos

Dog Boarding

Electrical Services

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Flood Dryout Services Mold Inspection & Remediation Remodeling & Repairs Friendly Pre Purchase Home Inspections Insurance Claims Consulting Brooks Swanson (CMI) (CMRC) General Contractor RCT-13983 ALLAMA5940N5

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Glass

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WINDSHIELDS WHILE-U-WAIT Mon-Fri. 7-5 Sat 8-12

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Flowers Plants Chocolates Balloons Tuxedos Gifts

Fuel

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PRIEST RIVER FAMILY OIL

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Internet

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EVERYTHING INTERNET Geothermal • Ductless Radiant • Fireplaces 24 hr Service

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Fiber - $49.95/Month Wireless Web Services Internet Telephone

(509) 447-3067 or 1-888-800-POVN (7686)

DU-MOR RECYCLING

Your Local Metals Recycler

“Where our High Standards Meet Yours” Corner of Hwy 2 & Spokane Ave. (509) 447-2433

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THE ANIMAL DOCTOR Quality veterinary care for your pets and barnyard friends.

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Bring Us All Your Metals Tues-Fri 9am-4pm • Sat. 9am-1pm

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Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Saturday 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Veterinary

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Copper / Wire / Insulated Auto Batteries

ACTION Recycling, Inc. (509) 483-4094

Small & Large Animal Medicine & Surgery Brian Dockins DVM

Washington & Idaho

COPPER ALUMINUM STAINLESS STEEL (East of Hamilton)

Portable Chemical Toilets 2654 E. Hwy 2 • Oldtown, ID

(208) 448-2290

Florist

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Rent by the day, week, biweekly, month

Lic# RIVERCE886B7

Newport

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www.chandreafarms.com

125 N. Washington Ave., Newport

(208) 448-1439

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Gas Fireplaces & Inserts

Quality Electrical Services at affordable prices

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Cell 509-710-8939

Recycling

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Resident Manager Highway 57 ~ 1 1/2 Miles from Hwy. 2 (208) 448-1273

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“Our Variety Shows”

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Owners Bob, Jane & Paul Clark

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We are celebrating 10 years of service for Pets and People, Too!

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Journeyman Plumber Senior &Vet Discounts

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Portable Service

41 Homes built in the city since 1974

Dog Boarding & Training

Priest River

Layout Services to Full Color Printing

509-671-7855

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WDFW asks public’s help to generate leads in shooting of radio-collared wolf OLYMPIA – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WFDW) is seeking the public’s help to identify the person or persons responsible for shooting and killing a gray wolf last month in Stevens County.

A 2-year-old black female wolf from the Smackout Pack was found dead Feb. 9 near Cedar Lake in northeast Stevens County. The condition of the carcass indicated it had died between Feb. 5 and Feb. 7.

A veterinarian’s examination confirmed it had been shot.

Wildlife managers had captured the wolf about a year ago and fitted it with a radio collar so they could track its movements and those of her pack

CONTINUED FROM 9B cedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.

Date of first publication: March 12, 2014 / s / D e l o re s A .

Webb DELORES A. WEBB Personal Representative Attorney for Personal Representative: Karen L. Sayre, WSBA #15548 SAYRE & SAYRE, P.S. Address for Mailing or Service: West 201 North River Drive, Suite 460 Spokane, Washington 99201-2262 (509) 325-7330 Published in The Newport Miner March 12, 19 and 26, 2014.

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PUBLISHER’S NOTICE: All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or an intention, to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.”

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 1-800669-9777. The toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800927-9275. (31tf)

members.

WDFW, with the help of three non-profit organizations, is offering a

A 2-year-old black female wolf from the Smackout Pack was found dead Feb. 9 near Cedar Lake in northeast Stevens County. reward of up to $22,500 for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the case.

Conservation Northwest, the Center for Biological Diversity, and The Humane Society of the

201483 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT NO.1 OF PEND OREILLE COUNTY LINE EXTENSION FEES A public hearing will be held at 11:00 a.m., April 1, 2014, so that the Board of Commissioners may consider the line extension fees.

The hearing will be held at the PUD Administration Building in the Newport Conference Room, 130 N. Washington, Newport, Washington.

The public is invited to attend and be heard.

Karen Willner Clerk of the Board Published in The Newport Miner March 19 and 26, 2014. (7-2)

_____________ 201485 PUBLIC NOTICE: The Town of Metaline Falls passed Ordinance #317, the Final Budget for 2014 and Ordinance #316, the Adjusted 2013 Budget at their regular scheduled council meeting on March 11, 2014.

For a full copy of these ordinances please contact the clerk’s office (509-446-2211).

Tina Swink Clerk/Treasurer Town of Metaline Falls Published in The Newport Miner March 19 and 26, 2014. (7-2)

_____________ 201486 PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF PEND OREILLE No. PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.40.030 In the Matter of the Estate of WILLIAM A. ROACH, Deceased.

The Personal Rep-

BLANKET WASHINGTON

United States, have each pledged $7,500 to create the reward.

Gray wolves are protected throughout the state.

WDFW is responsible for management of wolves and enforcement of laws to protect them.

The illegal killing of a wolf or other endangered fish or wildlife species is a gross misdemeanor, punishable by up to one year in jail and a fine of up to $5,000.

Sergeant Pam Taylor of the WDFW Northeast Washington Region is leading the investigation.

She urged people with knowledge of the crime to report it confidentially by calling WDFW’s poaching hotline, 877-933-9847, or by texting a tip to 847411.

resentative/Administrator named below has been appointed as Personal Representative/Administrator of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative/Administrator or the Personal Representative/Administrator’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Personal Representative/Administrators served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(3); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and non-probate assets.

Date of first publication of Notice to Creditors: 3/19/14 Personal Representative/ Administrator: Debra A. Roach Attorney for Personal Representative/ Administrators: Fonda L. Jovick Address for Mailing or Service: Fonda L. Jovick Paine Hamblen LLP 119 Main Street, Suite 201 Priest River, Idaho 83856 DATED: 3/17/ 2014 /s/ DEBRA A. ROACH DEBRA A. ROACH Personal Representative/Administrator Presented by: PAINE HAMBLEN

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______________ 201487 PUBLIC NOTICE Combined Notice of Application and Action Pursuant to County Development Regulations, notice is hereby given that Pend Oreille County did on March 17, 2014 received a complete Joint Aquatic Resources Permit Application, SEPA Environmental Checklist, and associated documents from Dustin Person, and did on March 17, 2014 issue a Determination of Completeness for a recreational dock, ramp, pier, stairs, and landing project on the Pend Oreille River.

(FILE NO. SSDP-14002), Location: 712 Levitch Rd., Newport, WA 99156. An Environmental Checklist under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) was prepared by the applicant on March 07, 2014, and the county expects to issue a Determination of Non-Significance for this project. The optional DNS process is being used and this may be the only opportunity to comment on the environmental impacts for the proposal (WAC 197-11355). Any person desiring to express their views, or to be notified of the action taken on this application should contact the Pend Oreille County Community Development Department.

The submitted application and related file documents may be examined by the public between 8:00 AM & 4:30 PM at the Pend Oreille County Courthouse, Lower Level, 625 West 4th, Newport, WA 99156, (509) 447-4821 and viewed at www.pendoreilleco.org. Contact: Todd McLaughlin, Community Dev. Natural Resource Planner, (509) 4476462, tmclaughlin@ pendoreille.org. Written comments from the public may be submitted to Pend Oreille County no later than

JUSTICE: $33 million for reinvestment FROM PAGE 7B

tration Chairman Rich Wills co-chaired both an interim legislative committee and a working group that received regular presentations from criminal justice experts at the CSG Justice Center.

“The process enabled all sides to agree on the major drivers of growth in Idaho’s correction system,” Wills said. “After we found consensus on the sources of the problem, the question turned to the best way to increase safety and lower spending. The answer we came up with is the policy framework codified in this bill.”

Of the five-year projected savings, $33 million is recommended for reinvestment back into probation and parole officer training, more officers to supervise probationers and parolees, community-based substance use treatment, and improvements to the victim restitution collection process. Funding for these priorities will be kick-started in the State budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1.

“The authors of this bill should be applauded for including meaningful input from Idaho’s prosecutors, law enforcement and judiciary,” Twin Falls County Prosecutor Grant Loebs said. “Increasing public safety requires significant investments in stronger supervision, greater offender accountability, and better management of victim restitution.”

“The Courts are very pleased that the

April 03, 2014. The Pend Oreille County Planning Commission will be hearing this Substantial Shoreline Development Permit Application on April 08, 2014 at 6:00pm in the Cusick Community Center, 111 S. First Ave., Cusick, WA Required Permits: Substantial Shoreline Development Permit (Pend Oreille County), Floodplain Development Permit (Pend Oreille County), Hydraulic Project Approval (WDFW), Regional General Permit 7 (US Army Corps) Dated: March 17, 2014

Planning Commission will be hearing this Substantial Shoreline Development Permit Application on April 08, 2014 at 6:00pm in the Cusick Community Center, 111 S. First Ave., Cusick, WA Required Permits: Substantial Shoreline Development Permit (Pend Oreille County), Floodplain Development Permit (Pend Oreille County), Hydraulic Project Approval (WDFW), Federal Authorization Dated: March 17, 2014

Published in The Newport Miner March 19 and 26, 2014. (7-2)

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______________ 201488 PUBLIC NOTICE Combined Notice of Application Pursuant to County Development Regulations, notice is hereby given that Pend Oreille County did on March 14, 2014 received a complete Joint Aquatic Resources Permit Application, SEPA Checklist Addendum, and Design Plans from Seattle City Light, and did on March 17, 2014 issue a Determination of Completeness for Engineered Log Jam Pilot Project on Sullivan Creek. (FILE NO. SSDP-14-001), Location: Sullivan Creek Delta, Metaline Falls, WA 99153, Section: 21/22, Township: 39N, Range: 43E. Any person desiring to express their views, or to be notified of the action taken on this application should contact the Pend Oreille County Community Development Department. The submitted application and related file documents may be examined by the public between 8:00 AM & 4:30 PM at the Pend Oreille County Courthouse, Lower Level, 625 West 4th, Newport, WA 99156, (509) 447-4821 and viewed at www.pendoreilleco.org. Contact: Todd McLaughlin, Community Dev. Natural Resource Planner, (509) 4476462, tmclaughlin@ pendoreille.org. Written comments from the public may be submitted to Pend Oreille County no later than April 03, 2014. The Pend Oreille County

Published in The Newport Miner March 19 and 26, 2014. (7-2)

201474 PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE There will be a public hearing April 07, 2014 at City Hall, 200 South Washington Avenue, Newport, WA 99156 at 6:00 PM on the moratorium on the acceptance of applications, issuance of permits, operation of facilities associated with marijuana for recreational or medical purposes adopted by City Council on February 18, 2014.

Published in The Newport Miner March 26 and April 2. 2014.

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______________ 201489 PUBLIC NOTICE SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION SUPERIOR COURT NO. 14-4-01385-7 KNT SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR KING COUNTY In re: Joseph L. Sherman and Thelma E. Sherman Revocable Living Trust Dated May 8, 1990: Gerald B. Sherman,Petitioner, v. Joseph O. Sherman, Respondent.

No. 14-4-01385-7 KNT Summons by Publication.

The State of Washington to the said Respondent Joseph O. Sherman: You are hereby summoned to appear within sixty days after the date of the first publication of this summons, to wit, within sixty days after the 26th day of March, 2014, and defend the above entitled action

Idaho Judiciary was involved in the Justice Reinvestment efforts from the beginning,” Chief Justice Roger Burdick said. “We pledge to remain active in the implementation of this important legislation and to ensure that robust probation supervision – including community-based treatment and testing – are employed to improve public safety, rehabilitate offenders, and preserve sentencing discretion to judges of the individuals who come before them.”

“Idaho joins 18 other states in pursuing this data-driven justice reinvestment approach,” said Denise O’Donnell, director of BJA. “By signing SB1357 into law, Idaho is one step closer to achieving its goals of containing corrections costs while increasing public safety. We look forward to seeing the same collaboration that served Idaho so well during the initial phase of justice reinvestment as stakeholders now work to implement these policy changes.”

“Policymakers in Idaho are showing what can happen when you make decisions based on data and research,” said Adam Gelb, director of The Pew Charitable Trusts’ public safety performance project. “They have crafted a set of policies that will cut crime, hold offenders accountable, and halt the rising costs of corrections.”

For more info about SB1357, visit http:// www.legislature.idaho.gov/legislation/2014/ S1357.htm.

in the above entitled court, and answer the complaint of the petitioner Gerald B. Sherman, and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned attorneys for petitioner Gerald B. Sherman, at his office below stated; and in case of your failure so to do, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demand of the complaint, which has been filed with the clerk of said court. The objects of the action are a trust accounting, conveyance of real property, and money judgment.

Daniel F. Clawson / WSBA #24141, Attorney for Petitioner Gerald Sherman , 108 Logan Ave So, Ste A, Renton WA 98057.

Telephone (425) 2771299.

Published in The Newport Miner March 26, 2014. (8)

______________ 201492 PUBLIC NOTICE The Town of Ione maintains a Small Works Roster. All contractors desiring to be placed on or maintained on the Small Works Roster must submit a written request along with all current licenses, certifications, registrations, bonding, insurance and any other material deemed appropriate by the Town.

Requests and the required documentation may be submitted to the Town Clerk at PO Box 498, Ione, WA 99139 or delivered to 207 Houghton St. Sandy Hutchinson Town Clerk/Treasurer Published in The Newport Miner March 26, 2014. (8)

_____________ 201493 PUBLIC NOTICE The following ordinance was adopted at the regular meeting of the Newport City Council on March 3, 2014. The complete text of this ordinance is available for review at City Hall during regular business hours.

ORDINANCE NO. 2004 An Ordinance of the City of Newport, Washington, repealing ordinance number 413 concerning the licensing of auctioneers

Published in The Newport Miner March 26, 2014. (8)

_____________ 201494 PUBLIC NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE The following ordinance was adopted at the regular meeting of the Newport City Council on March 3, 2014. The complete text of this ordinance is available for review at City Hall during regular business hours.

ORDINANCE NO. 2005 An ordinance of the City of Newport, Washington, updating code provisions regulating amusement devices, defining same, prescribing licensing requirements, providing a penalty for violation and repealing Ordinance No. 263, Ordinance No. 539 and Chapter 5.12 of the Newport Municipal Code Published in The Newport Miner March 26, 2014. (8) ________________ 201496 PUBLIC NOTICE WAREHOUSEMANS LIEN NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Notice is given that Diamond Lake Mini Storage will be selling by live auction the contents of unit #C18 belonging to Angela Stocksett 2566 S. Meridian #C, Puyallup, WA 98373, amount owing $652 .00, unit #B19 belonging to Tami Benson 908 W Jackson Ave., Spokane, WA 99205, amount owing $550.00, unit #A12 belonging to Trent Hudson 192 Dubois Ave, Twin Falls, ID 83301 amount owing $675.00, unit #A28 belonging to Wayne Davis 116 South Shore Rd., Newport, WA 99156, amount owing $540.00 and unit #A14 belonging to David Porter 19162 Sutliff Rd., Escalon, CA 95320 amount owing $900.00. All of these Units contain household items. Auction to be held on April 5th at 1:00 at Diamond Lake Mini Storage 325502 N Highway 2, Newport, WA 99156 Katherine Rager 447-4088 Published in The Newport Miner March 26 and April 2, 2014.

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