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Focused on spending McMorris Rodgers also working on making the House more functional

BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – Congress is as caught up in the presidential race as the rest of the nation, but 5th District Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., says she is concentrating on making the House work better.

“An area where I’ve been focusing a lot, and it is a priority area, is how to get the House to function better,” McMorris Rodgers said in an interview at The Miner Tuesday, April 5. She spoke to the Pend Oreille PUD and held a town hall meeting at the Camas Center in Usk following The MINER PHOTO|DON GRONNING Miner interview.

5th District Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers McMorris Rodgers explains a is also working on point during an interview with advancing a variety The Miner Tuesday, April 5. of GOP positions. She said she has been looking at reforms of Congress, specifically Congress’s authority to set spending. She introduced legislation regarding

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Folding the flag Andrew Harris, Trentyn Kreager, and Grace Youk fold the flag during the House of the Lord Christian Academy’s Patriotic Day Tuesday, March 29. In the program, called Some Gave All, kindergarten through sixth grade students performed songs and history skits honoring veterans. This is the 12th year the House of the Lord has held the Patriotic Program, which was opened with a flag salute from the Sons of the American Revolution of Spokane.

Officials look at development options in Ashenfelter Bay

BY SOPHIA ALDOUS OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – With the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) bequeathing three acres

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of land along Ashenfelter Bay to Pend Oreille County, ideas are already coming in from area residents on how the property should be developed.

Located half a mile northeast

Newport Cemetery gets new roads

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Newport Cemetery Superintendent Chris Demlow works among the gravestones Monday, April 4.

from the Newport city limits, Ashenfelter Bay covers about 14 acres of land around the Pend Oreille River. The property is in the public domain, with three acres owned

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Newport City Council quizzes sheriff on crime

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NEWPORT – The Newport Cemetery will be renovated in the form of paved roads and parking, according to an interagency agreement between Pend Oreille Cemetery District No. 1 and Pend Oreille County Public Works Department.

The over 115-yearold cemetery, located at 161 Cemetery Lane and covering 80- acres, has about 88,000 square feet of roads, including a large, dirt-packed parking lot, that will be graded and paved in order to provide

NEWPORT – City council members had questions for Pend Oreille County Sheriff Alan Botzheim after Botzheim updated the council on March crime statistics

for Newport at its regular council meeting Monday night, April 4.

“I’ve had three people come ask me about the drug problem,” councilmember Ken Smith said. “The problem seems worse than a couple years ago.”

Prior to the meeting councilmember Sam Brooks told Botzheim he had been contacted by someone who was having problems in her neighborhood.

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Judge ups sentence for assault

BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – Pend Oreille County Superior Court Judge Pat Monasmith rejected a plea deal worked out for a 25-year-old man who attacked a former police car and its occupant in an attempt to get arrested. Brandon S. Fisher pleaded guilty to second degree malicious mischief and fourth degree assault in Superior Court Thursday, March 31.

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“This is deeply disturbing to me,” Monasmith said before rejecting the 90-day sentence worked out between prosecution and defense. He cited Fisher’s 2013 Bonner County conviction for felony assault and a Feb. 3 assault charge.

Defense attorney Brett Billingsley had said that Fisher had been kicked out of his grandfather’s house and believed he SEE JUDGE, 2A

B R I E F LY Broken Whistle at Playhouse April 15 NEWPORT – Celtic band Broken Whistle will perform at the Pend Oreille Playhouse, located at 236 S Union Ave. Newport, Friday, April 15, 7 p.m.- 8 p.m. Tickets are $12 and can be purchased at the door or by calling 509-447-9900.

Near normal snowpack NEWPORT – Current snowpack data and the forecast for the Pend Oreille River indicate near normal conditions for the spring and summer, according to a press

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release from the PUD. Water for the Pend Oreille River comes from snow in the mountains of Montana, including the Upper and Lower Clark Fork and the Flathead basins. Currently, the snow-to-water equivalent in these areas is 91.5 and 97 percent of average respectively. Mountain snowpack levels typically reach their peak moisture content by early April.

Snowpack runoff for the Pend Oreille River normally occurs from early June to mid-July. The latest forecasts prepared by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration indicate high flows in June at 65,000

cubic feet per second (cfs). Flood stage is 95,000 cfs.

Currently, the Pend Oreille River flow at Box Canyon Dam is 21,120 cfs. Pend Oreille PUD offers river level information on its website at www.popud.org. Information on the website is updated on a daily basis.

Tax help at Hospitality House Fridays NEWPORT –Senior citizens can get free help with their income tax each Friday at the Hospitality House in Newport from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information, call the Hospitality House at (509) 447-3812.

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better accessibility and help control water run off due to spring thaw and inclement weather.

Two to three dry wells will also be added.

The cemetery district is funding the project, which is currently budgeted at $2,000.

According to Chris Demlow, Newport Cemetery Superintendent, the project hasn’t gone out to bid yet, but the district is hoping to start construction in early June and finish no later than June 30.

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Biologists documented 108 wolf packs in Idaho at the end of 2015. In addi-

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cemetery on Memorial Day (May 30) and there would be too much traffic to try and have the project going on at the same time,” Demlow says.

The Odd Fellows, an international fraternal order dedicated to charity, officially established the cemetery in 1902. The cemetery district acquired operations and maintenance of the land in 1956. Constant wear and tear from vehicles over the years has caused ruts to form in the lanes that mark roadways through the gravestones.

“You can plow snow off of dirt

and sand when the ground freezes, but for the past several winters the ground hasn’t really frozen at all, so when you’re plowing, you’re tearing up the ground, which means you have to grade it more,” Demlow says.

The Pend Oreille County Public Works Department is assisting the cemetery district in creating a project scope, which includes proposal development and project inspection.

“It’s about working together so they (district) have access to the expertise they need for a project like this,” says Public Works

Director Sam Castro. “It’s a great resource that the county has to offer, to be able to help organizations with projects like this at minimal cost to them.”

The cemetery district will reimburse the planning department for the man-hours that the department puts into the project scope, but that is less expensive than what it would cost to hire a private consultant.

“You’re looking at a few hundred dollars as opposed to thousands,” says Demlow. “The county has been extremely helpful in helping us plan this out.”

JUDGE: ‘Another random assault, another random victim’ FROM PAGE 1

would be in violation of conditions of release by not having a place to stay, so he had tried to turn himself into the jail. Jailers wouldn’t take him so he went downtown and attacked the car and occupant.

“This is disordered thinking. This is dangerous,” Monasmith said. “Another random assault, another random victim.”

Monasmith pointed to a string of charges – the 2013 felony assault, a driving under the influence conviction, a Spokane County possession of stolen property charge, an assault charge Jan. 17 this year, then a Feb. 3 assault charge, followed by the Feb. 12 assault.

In addition to the jail time, he ordered

Fisher undergo chemical and mental health evaluations and follow any recommendations.

According to the statement of probable cause, dispatchers got a call from city employees about 2:50 p.m., Feb. 12, who reported a male was assaulting city administrator Ray King. When the deputy arrived a few minutes later, he encountered King and Fisher standing next to King.

Fisher was agitated, according to the statement, and insisted on going to jail. He told the deputy that he tried to turn himself in at the jail, but they wouldn’t arrest him, so he had to commit a crime.

King told the deputy he was sitting in his black 2002 Dodge Intrepid, a former police car, on Second Street, at the intersection

of Washington, when an agitated Fisher approached him. According to the deputy’s statement, King said Fisher ran across the street and jumped on the hood of the car.

He started kicking the windshield, shattering it. Then he jumped up and down on the roof, caving it in several inches.

As King tried to get out of the car, Fisher jumped down and attempted to punch him, but King pushed him away with his legs, according to the statement. King told the deputy Fisher then settled down and leaned up against the vehicle as if nothing had happened.

King was unhurt in the incident. He declined to pursue restitution, as he was insured. The insurance company wants restitution, however, and a hearing will be set.

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OPTIONS: Some don’t want motorized boats launching FROM PAGE 1

by WDFW, two-and-ahalf acres owned by the county, and eight acres a railroad right-of-way belonging to the Port of Pend Oreille.

“We’re just waiting on a referendum from the county concerning the property, but we don’t think there will be any issues in the transfer,” says WDFW Eastside Lands Supervisor Brian Trickel.

The county is not paying for the land, but Trickel adds that the county must follow the stipulations of the original agreement that WDFW made with the former owners of the land when the department purchased it in 1970 for $10,000.

According to Pend Oreille County Community Development Director Mike Lithgow, the rules of the agreement are that the county will develop the land for public use, no overnight camping will be allowed, and no recreational firearm use or fireworks will be allowed on the property.

Other than that, no official decision has been made yet on how exactly

Ashenfelter Bay will be utilized.

“We will be having some public meetings to get feedback on what people would like to see in that space, but we haven’t

‘We don’t think there will be any issues in the transfer.’

Brian Trickel

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set any dates as of yet,” Lithgow says. He says that developing the property into some form of public use will coincide with the Pend Oreille River Water Trail, a recreational trail covering 70 miles of the Pend Oreille River. The Water Trail begins in Oldtown, and then follows the river north through Pend Oreille County all the way up to Boundary Dam, just one mile shy of Southeastern British Columbia, Canada.

“Whatever is decided on, it will be a nice addition to that trail system,” says Lithgow.

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County Commissioner Dean Cummings has a definite opinion on how he would like to see Ashenfelter Bay developed. Cummings says he is in support of a dock and launch for motorized boats being installed in the bay.

“My new proposal is simply to use the existing remains of the land portion of the former railroad crossing, and shape it into a (boat) launch ramp on the county owned acre of land on the north side of the Bay,” Cummings explains. “I offered to do the work myself, using my own equipment, if the county would get, and give permission. It will make an excellent launch ramp, with no river current to turn your boat sideways as soon as it comes off, or tries to go on, the trailer.”

Cummings has offered to use his own equipment and labor to clear a ramp, shape the slope, and spread county gravel on the surface of the new ramp. It would not be paved or cemented by him.

“I just want to be able to launch my house boat and park to get supplies

in Newport,” Cummings says.

Ashenfelter Bay is a very sheltered, natural bay, constructed over thousands of years by annual spring floods until the dams were built on the Clark Fork, and Pend Oreille Rivers, Cummings adds.

Albeni Falls and Ashenfelter Bay were natural fishing sites for Native Americans in the area, and the bay offered shelter from storms, and calm water year round, except during the annual floods.

Since the construction of the dam, Ashenfelter Bay is slowly filling with silt, says Cummings.

“If it is not dredged in the next few years, it will slowly become a wetland bog,” Cummings says.

“It’s well on it way already. It would be a shame to lose such a wonderful gift for lack of effort.”

However, because of the shallow depth of the water in the bay, there are those who think a launch for motorized boats might not be the way to go. Pend Oreille County Parks and Recreation Board of Advisors member, Don Comins, said that while he couldn’t speak for the rest

of the board, he personally doesn’t think a dock and launch for motorized watercraft would be a prudent use of Ashenfelter Bay. He says the whole bay clogs up with milfoil and people would only be able to launch motorized boats five months out of the year until the water goes down in the spring and fall.

“Personally, I would be reluctant to put a fullscale boat marina there, as I think it would be kind of a waste, and removing milfoil and dredging is really expensive,” says Comins, who is an avid angler. “I think it would be a fine launch site for car toppers like kayaks, canoes, maybe a very small fishing boat with a motor on the back. It would be a nice picnic area, but we’ll see what people want.”

Lithgow estimates that public meetings concerning Ashenfelter Bay will most likely be held in the fall of 2016.

For more information, or to give suggestions on how Ashenfelter Bay should be developed for public use, call Lithgow at 509-4476457 or email mlithgow@ pendoreille.org.

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Wednesday Thursday Pleasant and Warm

Mostly Sunny and Warm

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Saturday

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Afternoon Shower

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Sunday Mostly Cloudy

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30 63 24 31 67 30 Apr 1 71 32 2 69 35 3 68 36 4 66 38 5 49 33 0.07 Source: Albeni Falls Dam

Last Year: The weather this week last year was very similar to this year’s. We saw a lot of sun at the beginning of the week and finished out with a little bit of rain. Temperatures ranged from the upper 40’s to the upper 60’s.

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Felon sentenced after finding gun

b r i e f ly Evergreen Arts meets April 11 NEWPORT – Evergreen Arts Association will hold their monthly meeting Monday, April 11, at the Create Arts Center at 900 W. 4th in Newport, beginning at 10 a.m.

EAA’s Artist of the Month is T. Kurtz, who will be displaying her pastels at Pend Oreille Valley Network, at 108 S. Washington Ave. in Newport.

The meeting will include a presentation by guest artist, Tom Holman, from Nordman, Idaho, sharing tips on photography techniques.

A $3 donation to Create is requested, and guests are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Pinochle Tuesdays at Hospitality House NEWPORT – Tuesday night pinochle games will resume at the Hospitality House in Newport Tuesday, April 12, at 6 p.m.

Pinochle will be played each Tuesday after that, at 6 p.m. at the Hositality House at 216 S Washington Ave. in Newport.

Kretz’s bill for forest burning becomes law

OLYMPIA –Seventh District Rep. Joel Kretz’s bill regarding forest resiliency burning has become law. House Bill 2928 ensures any air quality restrictions placed on outdoor burning does not impede measures necessary for prescribed burns for forest resiliency efforts.

Kretz says the process of forest resiliency burning mimics the natural cycle of a wildfire and helps reduce the threat and fuels of a catastrophic fire.

“After the worst fire season on record in Okanogan County, I knew we needed to act this session to bring forward legislation to improve our forest health and reduce our risk of further catastrophic wildfires,” said Kretz, R-Wauconda. “What most people don’t realize is that fire is essential for the natural health of our forests. Forest resiliency burning is good land management in conjunction with proper thinning methods. My bill marks progress in our efforts to protect our forests and the environment, while avoiding devastating wildfires in the future.”

Forest resiliency burning is carried out by professionals in order to maintain ecosystems, mitigate wildfire potential, decrease forest insect or disease susceptibility, or otherwise enhance the resiliency to fire.

Kretz’s bill will go into effect later this year.

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Building a parking lot Construction workers continue work on Washington Federal Bank Tuesday morning, April 5.

A new bank was built over the winter, and the old one torn down for a parking lot. Work is expected to last another couple weeks, crews said.

Jolly pleads not guilty

By Don Gronning Of The Miner

NEWPORT – A 28-year-old man who was arrested at the Zodiac Aerospace Advanced Composite and Engineered Materials Easter Sunday for felony harassment appeared in Pend Oreille County Superior Court Thursday, March 31.

Steven L. Jolly, pleaded not guilty to harassment threats to kill. He was free on $25,000 bond and was appointed a public defender, Dana Kelley.

According to prosecuting attorney Lori Smith, the incident involved Jolly and an ex girlfriend and Jolly’s former boss at Zodiac. When the man went to talk to Jolly, he saw an AR-15 and ammunition in the passenger seat, Smith said. By the time sheriff deputies arrived, the rifle had been moved to the back seat and covered up, she said.

The manager was concerned about Jolly returning to the Zodiac plant and wanted him barred from returning.

Smith said that District Court Judge Phil Van der Veer had ordered Jolly to surrender all firearms.

She said she understood he had other weapons, but by the time law enforcement got to Jolly’s home to check for firearms, they were gone.

Pend Oreille County Superior Court Judge Pat Monasmith wondered if more charges were coming.

“This has the sniff of attempted homicide,” he said. Smith agreed, but said she hadn’t received the complete police report yet.

Monasmith emphasized that Jolly was to surrender all firearms and to not do so would be a violation of terms of release. A June 20 trial date is set.

Charging documents provided more details into what law enforce-

Snoqualmie Pass road work starts HYAK – It’s going to be a busy construction season on Interstate 90, as the Washington State Department of Transportation will start work in the next couple of weeks on a number of projects to improve sections of roadway from Snoqualmie Pass to Vantage.

A number of roadimprovement projects will cause delays for drivers this spring and summer while WSDOT and contractor crews build, repair and paint bridges; add lanes; and

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ment thought happened.

According to the sworn statement, Jolly’s supervisor reported Jolly’s former girlfriend had received a text from Jolly in which Jolly talked of murdering the supervisor and that Jolly had an AR-15 rifle in his car at work at the Zodiac plant.

A deputy sheriff responded to the Newport plant. Dispatch told him Jolly was in the building.

The deputy looked in Jolly’s car and saw the butt of the rifle under a towel in the back seat. He was told Jolly was coming outside with another employee. The deputy took Jolly into custody.

He later spoke with the woman who reportedly received the text. The text made speculative mention of what would happen if Jolly murdered the supervisor, according to the deputy’s statement, which included the words of the text.

A June trial date was set.

NEWPORT - A felon who ran out of gas and accepted a ride from a state wildlife officer last January gave up a rusty .22 pistol when asked if he had any weapons.

Brian F. Emery, 55, has decades old convictions for first degree kidnapping, robbery and armed robbery and isn’t allowed to possess firearms. So when the officer asked him about the weapon, he knew he was in trouble.

“I knew I screwed up,” he said when he pleaded guilty to second degree unlawful possession a firearm and was sentenced in Pend Oreille County Superior Court Thursday, March 31. The plea was part of a plea deal in which the charge was reduced from first-degree unlawful possession of a firearm.

Emery told Superior Court Judge Pat Monasmith the gun was one of three guns he found while cleaning the property of a veteran. He sold one gun to his mother and was going to pawn the one he was convicted of possessing. He said when he found them he didn’t think about not being able to possess firearms.

He thought about it when he gave the wildlife officer the gun.

“I thought, ‘Oh, no,’” he said.

The officer ran his name and found Emery had a non-extraditable warrant from Spokane County, was a felon and considered violent towards law enforcement. He told Emery he wasn’t going to arrest him, See felon, 6A

Avista fee going away BOISE – A $3.50 convenience fee paid by residential customers of Avista Utilities will soon be going away. The fee is charged by a third-party vendor when Avista electric or natural gas customers pay their bills online or by telephone.

Avista received approval from the Idaho Public Utilities Commission to process the online and telephonic payments on its own, something the utility says it can do for as little as $1.50 per transaction.

According to Avista, the convenience fee is “one of the largest frustrations” expressed by the utility’s growing

number of customers who pay electronically or by telephone. Avista serves about 125,000 electric and 80,000 natural gas customers in northern Idaho.

Avista estimates it will cost about $195,000 per year to process the payments for its Idaho electric customers and $120,000 per year for natural gas customers.

Avista will defer and record the costs it incurs to process the payments for possible inclusion in a later rate case.

The utility has also received approval in its Washington and Oregon jurisdictions to eliminate the fee.

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Crime, trashiness needs attention

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ewport city council members had a chance to question Pend Oreille County Sheriff Alan Botzheim about crime and perceptions of crime in the city. The Sheriff’s Office contracts with the city for law enforcement.

Council member Ken Smith said he has been approached by people reporting that drugs seemed to be more of a problem than they were just a couple years ago.

Botzheim provided a couple simple suggestions – being sure to report suspicious activity to law enforcement, maybe leaving a note on the windshield of strange cars letting them know the neighborhood is being watched.

The perception of trashy houses meaning illegal activity is there, whether it is valid or not.

Botzheim correctly points out that the homes really are the responsibility of the homeowner.

That may be slight comfort to people who are kept up at night by constant traffic, sketchy people and generally un-neighborly behavior.

The city may have a role. Other cities have moved against nuisance houses and Newport could do the same if the council wanted. It’s not an easy process but it is possible. Maybe it’s time to consider it.

-DG

It’s all in your hands As the wise, seasoned adage goes, opinions are like certain parts of the human anatomy and everyone has one.

While rather slapdash, it’s an expression that helps keeps things in perspective when you feel yourself getting overtly excited in a debate with someone who has a differing outlook. We’re not all going to agree, and clearly, that’s just life.

However, there’s one way to truly turn my crank like a wind up toy, and it takes a healthy dose of decorum on my part not to go into cymbal clanging monkey mode. It usually follows these statements, or variations thereof: S o ph i E ’ s “I’m just not into politics. It’s boring and I don’t see how it efC H OICE fects my life.”

Sophia “It’s a crooked system, so it aldous doesn’t matter what I do.”

These responses make me want to desk palm, which is like a face palm, except you slam your face onto the surface of your desk in a desperate effort to drive out the exasperation.

Understandably, there is a lot about politics that is a major turnoff: the seemingly constant party bickering, career bureaucrats, law jargon that reads like it’s purposefully written so that anyone without a legal degree won’t be able to understand it, navy blue suits, and hairstyles that scream for a gay beautician’s touch.

However, you don’t need a master’s degree in political science to not be apathetic. And while I don’t mean to harangue, it’s unfathomable to me that some people have zero interest in keeping an eye on local, state or federal civics when politics affects every aspect of their lives.

To pull that card, reporters see it all the time – I know I’m not a lone island in this. When people get wind of something a government entity is up to that they don’t like the sound of, they will show up at the public meeting to vent their anger, sometimes justified, sometimes vitriolic and uninformed. They show up long enough to scold or outright yell at their elected leaders or the people sitting on a particular panel, then head out the door. In instances like that, it’s challenging to subvert the opinion that as a people, we deserve what we get. After all, modern technology makes agendas and draft minutes from government meetings available at the click of a button. By law, legal notices concerning government works be they proposed projects or public meetings, are published in daily and weekly newspapers alike, right there for anyone to see. It’s one of those things that if you care, you will make the time.

On the other side of the same coin, however, it cannot be denied that our respective communities are full of concerned citizens who volunteer their time and skills, making impassivity take a backseat. But in terms of grasping the role politics plays in our daily lives, and not just when a presidential election rolls around every four years, well, we all need to get our butts to that figurative gym.

Otherwise, the costs of indifference are too steep.

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yo u r o p i n i o n Hospital jobs keep us alive To the editor, I read the letter from Larry in Cusick.

In response we have all noticed the empty storefronts in our communities. A few of our hospital board members are business owners in our towns. Thankfully our hospital, health clinics, assisted living and long-term care facilities are one of Pend Oreille County’s largest employers. The health of our community and local services do matter.

I personally wouldn’t want to go to Spokane for a quick in and out checkup or an emergency room visit, let alone have our parents or loved ones live more than 50 miles away from their lifelong communities. Keeping them local provides jobs here.

If someone is able to care for themselves in their own home, wonderful. But, when the time comes that you are unable to, I would rather see you stay right here in Pend Oreille County.

Waiting until you need the services, or saying we can think about it later or I’m voting no now, will only leave us without a place to go. My fellow Pend Oreille County voters, I urge to think about all the jobs and employment this provides.

I look at it like this, the $15-$30 (or less in many cases) per month now, is an insurance that we can remain in our community. You may or may not need a care facility in your elder years but many of us are unable to meet the needs of our aging parents. There obviously won’t be enough rooms for everyone but, let’s start now and then later decide if we need even more space. Please

visit and walk through our long-term facility. It is just not right or decent for two to four residents to share a restroom across the hall from their room.

Everyone deserves to have the privacy as they do in their own home.

-Cindy and Mike Boober Newport

Tax or local investment?

To the editor, There is inherent skepticism for new taxes, rightfully so. However, if you take a look at what the Hospital District is proposing, it may be better labeled an investment than tax. How so?

First, the bond proceeds will be used to build a new community asset (assisted living facility), which should stimulate the local economy during construction. Once built, the new facility will maintain senior caregiver jobs for families who will continue to live, work, and support local business in the area. And, for those who own property, in addition to the local economic and service benefits, the District has approved a means to credit back to you any taxes you pay.

That’s correct. If you provide evidence of the annual special tax paid, the District will credit that amount against any charges you may receive for District medical services (clinic, hospital, lab, emergency, physical therapy). So, effectively, any District taxpayer who uses District services may end up paying nothing for this tax.

So when is a tax not really a tax? When they give it back to you. This is the rare tax that makes a direct investment in the community, provides

measurable local economic benefits, and can put an equal amount of money back into the pocket of the taxpayer if they use District healthcare services. Times are tough, but this tax will maintain local jobs, will improve our local elderly residents’ quality of life, and can potentially be a zero net sum proposition for the individual taxpayer.

Note: on a property of $200,000 assessed value, the estimated annual levy is $113. If you use District services, it is likely there will be some deductible or co-payment to offset your tax against.

I’m a taxpayer, I’m a District services user, and I’m voting yes.

-Ed Elswick Usk

Need exists for new, local Assisted Living facility Anyone who has visited the Hospital District’s Long Term Care Unit and Assisted Living (River Mountain Village) will draw some obvious conclusions. The first is the privacy and dignity of the assisted living environment is what we’d prefer for ourselves and for our loved ones. The second is most residents living there would not be safe or sufficiently cared for in their own homes without dedicated caregivers.

Providing care is costly, whether at home or in an accredited facility, and Medicare does not reimburse families for caring for their seniors at home. Medicare will only provide partial funding for home care and only if provided by an accredited home health provider. For those who can manage, keeping a senior at home is wonderful for a family.

However, when that is

r e ad e r ’ s p o l l Visit The Miner Online to answer our readers’ poll question through Monday afternoon. Find it on the right-hand side of the page at www.PendOreilleRiverValley.com.

The results will be printed next week on this page. You need not be a subscriber to participate. If you have any ideas for future readers’ poll questions, submit them at minernews@povn.com.

no longer a safe option, the District’s proposal to provide for a new, local facility that maintains resident dignity, safety and health in a manner that is affordable to more families, is a wonderful community alternative.

Particularly when inhome care can cost several times the estimated tax that would be incurred by a typical family.

River Mountain Village is home to local residents and has a waiting list of local residents. The Long Term Care Unit is also home to local residents, the vast majority of which would qualify for high level assisted living care, if available here at home. Every resident who moves from the LTC to Assisted Living would immediately enjoy a higher quality of life at a lower cost of care. Our community is aging and demand for assisted living space is expected to increase. Other rural hospitals have closed their long-term care units, leaving only the option of big, out-ofarea corporate facilities.

We need this building.

-Walter Price Cusick

The road to serfdom To the editor, This past weekend an overwhelming majority of Washington Democrat voters, voted for Bernie Sanders as their nominee for President of the United States. Bernie Sanders is a self-proclaimed Socialist so there is no secret about his political leanings. He is very much in favor of more wealth redistribution.

He will significantly expand dependence on government by creating many more “free” programs, like universal See letters, 5A

r e ad e r ’ s p o l l r e s u lt s Should the U.S. close its borders to all immigrants?

No

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump made news recently by suggesting that Japan and South Korea should shoulder more of their national defense, developing nuclear weapons if needed.

50%

Should other countries be encouraged to develop nuclear weapons?

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No, of course not.

Yes, countries are responsible for their own defense.

Yes

Total votes: 18

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health care; free college education; mandatory, employee funded family leave; sick leave and vacation, a total of 15 weeks paid. “If you think things are expensive now, wait until they are free.”

He proposes to pay for all of these programs by raising taxes on “the rich,” raising the capital gains tax, and increasing taxes on corporations. Regarding raising taxes on corporations: Who do we really think pays the taxes that corporations pay? What do you think a company will do if their taxes are increased? How do you think a company is going to pay for the 15 weeks of paid leave?

They will raise the price for their goods and services, passing the increase on to the consumer, you and I. On his website he proposes making the wealthy pay their “fair share” of taxes. Currently, the top 20 percent of wage earners in the U.S. pay 84 percent of the federal revenue. How much more is “fair”? The bottom 20 percent pay no taxes. So, it is “fair” for people paying no taxes to force them to pay even more? When did we become such uniformed idiots?

-LeRoy Leland Diamond Lake

Nursing home outdated To the editor, New Residential Care facility. The District desires to serve our elderly population with a focus on life, dignity, and compassionate care. The nursing home opened in 1967 with two and four person living areas (bedrooms) and communal bathrooms with little privacy.

After 50 years of service the building is outdated, no longer meets community need or consumer expectations, and would not meet new building code for either nursing home or assisted living facilities.

Over the past 15 years, the industry has seen a shift in demand from nursing home to assisted living care. Services now provided in high end as-

sisted living facilities are the same as provided in the District nursing home.

The proposed District bond will fund a high level care, assisted living facility that would allow all existing nursing home residents to move into the new facility and live locally. The fact is, virtually every current nursing home resident would qualify for assisted living service in our community if the proposed facility were available today.

The proposed facility will offer a much higher level of care than River Mountain Village. High end assisted living facilities have registered nurses to treat and oversee care and have a much higher ratio of certified nurse’s aides to attend to residents’ daily care needs. New facilities, like the one proposed, are designed and staffed to treat residents with the same level of care needs as nursing homes of 20 years ago. The new facility will provide for additional local rooms, including one 18-unit neighborhood specifically designed for memory (dementia) care, offering the same level of care/service, in a more dignified environment, at a much lower cost.

If the bond passes, the District plans to convert the existing nursing home building into much needed clinical and social support and office space.

-Michele Page, RN Usk

with me. Of course they won’t physically be there in the room. The laws they pass will be. Where do such laws originate?

They come from organizations like ALEC (American Legislative Exchange Council) who sends out bills already written to conservative legislators.

This is a form of centralized government control that conservatives say they don’t want. That’s the idea that one bill or law applies to every state.

Short and Kretz don’t have the knowledge to write medical laws and regulations, so they have someone else do it for them who follows their conservative agenda.

The issue is that laws promoting an agenda cause more harm than good. A state law passed

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State law to oppose federal law can do more harm than good To the editor, My simple request is that the state government not invite itself and corporations into the exam room with me and my doctor.

Start with the fact that the government holds a license to practice medicine over my doctor’s head and the corporations must financially approve medical tests and procedures before my doctor can give them to me.

To be more precise I don’t want Representatives Shelly Short or Joel Kretz in the exam room

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with the intention of opposing a federal law or court decision usually violates what conservatives say they want which is less government. That’s how uninvited agenda followers indirectly end up in the exam room with me and my doctor.

What’s supposed to happen is that legislators hold hearings where experts from both sides testify and constitutes are allowed input. My input to Short and Kretz is that I don’t want your help when it comes to making medical decisions. I certainly don’t want your government intrusion. You can do me a favor by putting any bills sent to you from organizations like ALEC in the state’s paper recycle bin.

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Tax relief available for new Bonner businesses SANDPOINT – Bonner County commissioners, working with county Assessor Jerry Clemons, will waive property tax for new manufacturing facilities in which at least $3 million was invested, according to a press release from the commissioners. Under Idaho Code 63-602NN, the county commissioners may

declare property exempt for all or a portion of the market value of new plant and building facilities that meet tax incentive criteria.

Commissioners anticipate that this business incentive policy will attract new businesses and create more jobs in Bonner County.

Land is not eligible for

this exemption, nor is existing buildings. Approval is discretionary and must be obtained from the county commissioners.

The exemption can be given for up to five years.

In order to qualify for the property tax exemption, all four of the minimum criteria need to be satisfied.

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Boat Idaho course May 14 SANDPOINT – The Bonner County Sheriff’s Office will be conducting a Boat Idaho Course May 14 and June 25 for the boating public wanting to learn basic boating laws and safety. The class will begin at 9 a.m. at the Marine Division Boat House lo-

cated at 4001 North Boyer Road, in Sandpoint. The class is expected to last about six hours. It is free to the public and is open to residents of any state.

This course will teach people about boating safety and the legal requirements, including

necessary equipment.

Basic boating laws and the rules of the road with regard to navigation and boater courtesy will be instructed.

For more information or to sign up for the course, call (208) 263-8417 Extension 3125.

Crop insurance deadline nears SPOKANE – May 1 is the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage for nurseries, according to a press release from USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA).

Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing coverage also have until the May 1 sales closing date to do so. Growers applying for the first time may purchase coverage at any time.

Crop insurance provides protection against a loss in production due to natural perils such as wind, hurricane, and freeze.

More information on nursery crop insurance is available at RMA’s Nursery Policy

Web page.

All applications, including those for new or amended coverage, are subject to a 30day waiting period before coverage begins.

Coverage begins 30 days after receipt of a signed application, a Plant Inventory Value Report for each insured practice, and two copies of the grower’s most recent wholesale catalog or price list. Growers are encouraged to visit their crop insurance agent soon to learn specific details for the 2016 crop year. Learn more about crop insurance and the modern farm safety net at www.rma.usda.gov.

missioners said Bonner County Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Paul Kusche let them know about this business incentive for Bonner County.

For more information on how to file for 63602NN benefits in Bonner County email Kusche at prkusche@bonnercountyedc.com.

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In early April, crews will resume work to replace sections of the westbound lanes near Cle Elum.

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Pancake and burrito breakfast NEWPORT – A pancake and burrito breakfast to benefit the South Pend Oreille Fire and Rescue (SPOFR) will be Saturday, April 16, from 7 a.m.-11 a.m.

Cost is $5 for 11-years-old and older and

$3.50 for five to two-year-olds. Menu is pancakes, breakfast burritos, sausages and omelets. The breakfast is at the SPOFR Fertile Valley Station 34 at Fertile Valley and Jermain Road.

felon: Defendant’s mother testified From Page 3a

but he was forwarding the information to the prosecutor. A month or so later Emery was summoned to court and charged. He asked jail Captain Geoff Rusho what he should do if he found another gun. Rusho told him to call them, which is what he did when he found the third gun. He met law enforcement off site and surrendered the pistol.

Emery’s mother testified and said he had been a great help to her.

Monasmith went along with the plea bargain, sentencing Emery to nine months in jail, the low end of the nine-

12 month sentencing range.

He told Emery that although the criminal convictions were old, they were serious and meant he would never get gun rights back. He told Emery he had gambled on a prison sentence when he took the gun. The reduction was a break, he said.

“This is your one bite at the apple,” he said when going along with the recommended sentence. He said there were no aggravating circumstances about the crime and that Emery had been cooperative.

In addition to eight months in jail, he sentenced Emery to six months community custody and $800 in legal financial obligations.

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Various Silent Auction Items All are welcome!

To maximize the impact of donation budgets, Ponderay Newsprint Company, Mountain West Bank, and Teck Pend Oreille Mine joined together to fund the Pend Oreille Valley Foundation (POVF). The POVF Board meets 4 times per year to review applications. Any request for funding that will benefit the youth of the Pend Oreille Valley will qualify for consideration.

Applications available at Mountain West Bank, Newport. - Next meeting: May 11, 2016- Deadline: April 6, 2016.

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Cusick students take on ‘Kindness Challenge,’ build character

By Don Gronning Of The Miner

CUSICK – The Cusick School District held a

district wide kindness project recently. For about a month, students nominated one another for acts of kindness, which earned

them a “leaf” on the Tree of Kindness. The elementary had approximately 60 leaves and the JH/HS had almost 90 leaves in the 30-

Courtesy photo|Chris Evers

Cusick students received leaves for acts of kindness that went on this Tree of Kindness at Cusick High School. More than 150 leaves were earned in a 30-day period.

day period. Students also took the “Kindness Challenge” which had 40 acts of kindness they performed at home and at school.

In Life Skills/Character Counts weekly classes, they discussed the Character Pillar of “Caring.” Student learned to expect nothing in return, as kindness is from your heart and not just to “win.”

In other Cusick activities, at the third quarter elementary school assembly, students played “elephant games” and competed in base races.

Students were also awarded for their academic achievements, with students rewarded for all A’s, all A’s and one B, and improvement awards for those whose grades improved significantly.

Lastly, as a surprise to students, four students were honored for their “lifestyle of kindness,” a

Comments sought on migratory game bird seasons in Idaho BOISE - Public comment on proposed changes to the upcoming migratory game bird seasons is being sought by the Idaho Department of Fish and Game.

To view and comment on the season proposals, visit Fish and Game’s public involvement page at www.fishandgame. idaho.gov/content/publicinvolvement.

Open house meetings are currently scheduled for Pocatello and Jerome, in southern Idaho.

Beginning this year, a new process and schedule established by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will be used for setting annual migratory game bird hunting regulations, according to a news release from the Idaho Department of Fish and Game. This new process and schedule will allow Fish and Game to set migratory game bird hunting seasons earlier, which will also allow the Commission to set seasons for all migratory game birds at the same time. This means hunters will have more time to plan their hunts and hunting seasons for all ducks, geese, sandhill cranes, doves, and crows will be available in the same brochure.

Proposals for the 20162017 seasons include:

Waterfowl The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which oversees waterfowl management at the national level, authorized Fish and Game to hold a waterfowl season similar to the 2015-2016 season.

Using that authorization as a framework, Fish and Game conducted a hunter opinion survey recently to assess hunter preferences on how to structure waterfowl seasons for the next five years, 20162020. As a result of this survey, Fish and Game has proposed a 105-day season and a two-day youth hunt, identical in length to last year’s season.

For ducks and Canada geese, the 107 days can only occur between Sept.

24, 2016, and Jan. 29, 2017. For white-fronted geese and light geese (Snow and Ross’s), the 107 days can only occur between Sept. 24, 2016 and March 10, 2017.

The proposed Youth Waterfowl Season is Sept.

24-25. A seven-bird daily bag limit for ducks, but not more than two female mallards, two redhead, three scaup, two pintail or two canvasback is also part of the new season proposal.

Sandhill Crane

Fish and Game proposes to increase tag numbers to a total of 465 tags, extend season length in some hunt areas, and close a small section of the Jefferson County Hunt Area. The proposed daily limit is two birds for all hunts, and the season limit is two birds for each hunter. Sandhill crane tags will be made available on a first-come firstserved basis beginning at 10 a.m. (MDT) Aug. 1 at all license vendors.

Dove The proposed season structure for doves is Sept. 1 to Oct. 30 statewide, with a daily bag limit of 15 mourning and white-winged doves in the aggregate.

Crow The proposed season structure for American crows is Oct. 1 to Jan. 31 statewide, with no daily bag limit.

Hunters can also visit their nearest Fish and Game office for copies of the proposed seasons and comment forms, or attend an open house meeting where they can speak directly with local biologists.

Written comments may also be mailed to: 2016-17 Waterfowl Seasons, P.O. Box 25, Boise, ID 83707.

Comments will be collected through April 13.

Information collected will be summarized and presented to the Fish and Game Commission, which will set the final waterfowl seasons April 21.

The 2016-2017 Migratory Game Bird Seasons and Rules brochure, which now includes waterfowl, sandhill crane, dove and crow season information, will be available at all license vendors and online by late July.

boy and girl from K-2, and grades 3-5.

The winners were - Lizzie Lyons, Dylan Taxter (K-2) and Emma Jean Thomas, Dakotah Jennen (grades 3-5). They received the gifts because of kindness, shown daily, often quietly, without notice. The gifts were donated by Sylvia

Meshell, Event Coordinator, and Jenni Jones, Public Health Prevention Specialist for the Kalispel Tribe.

There were also awards given to four JH/HS students the previous day, JH Grades 6-8: Taressa Pierre and Jayden Dobson and HS 9-12 grades: Megan Hays and Jimmy Schrader.

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Newport HOSA team sweeps state competition

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NEWPORT – Newport High School had 22 students travel to the 2016 HOSA-Future Health Professionals State Leadership Conference and Competition March 18-19.

According to leader Saraya Pierce, students prepared for months to demonstrate their skills along with 675 other students from around the State of Washington.

Newport had 21 students competing and returned

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‘It was a fantastic weekend...’

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with 16 medals. Sonja Moore was named the new WA HOSA Vice President of Region 1 (all of Eastern Washington). Students placed in nine different events, with Angela McDermeit earning a medal in all three of her events.

Students that earn one of the top three places (and a medal) automatically qualify to compete at the HOSA International Leadership Conference in Nashville, Tenn., this June.

“We may have other students that are in alternate positions, but we will not know for a few more days,” Pierce said. Students can only compete at the international conference in one event, which in some cases, as decisions are made, may advance alternates into competitive positions for some events.

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Courtesy photo|Saraya Pierce

The Newport High School HOSA team. HOSA stands for Health Occupation Students of America and the Newport team returned with 16 medals from the 2016 HOSA-Future Health Professionals State Leadership Conference and Competition last month.

“It was a fantastic weekend with these students representing the high school and community of Newport with outstanding Grizzly pride,” Pierce said.

“They appreciate the support our community has shown them.”

Results from Washington state HOSA Competition:

Tie for 1st: Medic Reading - Angela McDermeit, Travis Dillon 1st: Medical Math - Travis Dillon 2nd: Epidemiology - Angela McDermeit 2nd: Medical Terminology - Angela McDermeit 2nd: Healthy Lifestyle Erika Moore 2nd: Personal Care Blanca Fuentes

1st: Public Health - Gabe Furman, Stephanie Huang, Kylin Brown, Emma Waterman 2nd: Public Service Announcement - Dawn McMillian, Lexi Polensky, Miranda Campbell 3rd: Forensic Medicine Kayla Warner, Maki Ranck

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Zorica said he was concerned about the burned house in his neighborhood on south Washington Avenue. Law enforcement had been in the neighborhood the previous night, apparently looking for someone. They were spotlighting with their lights and circling the area.

Zorica said people had been coming in and out of the house taking things.

“It looks like a swap meet,” he said. The building isn’t safe, he said. “It’s not structurally sound.

What can we do about that?”

Botzheim said his office was investigating the house fire, which was thought to have been arson. He said the fire investigation was wrapped up, as far as what started the fire, and now his office was continuing to investigate.

Botzheim said the burned out house may not be a law enforcement problem, however. He said it was private property and ultimately up to the property owner and the insurance company to deal with.

City administrator Ray King said the city would make a call to the insur-

ance company to see if the house can be better secured.

Botzheim said not everything that looks suspicious is illegal. He advised that people keep an eye on their neighborhoods. When they see a car that doesn’t belong, Botzheim said someone could leave a flyer on the windshield welcoming them to the neighborhood and advising them that traffic was monitored.

Botzheim said it was important people continue to call and report things they think are suspicious. Even if it doesn’t result in an ar-

MINER PHOTO|DON GRONNING

This house on south Washington Avenue in Newport has had reports of people going in and out and removing items following a suspicious fire recently.

rest, he said deputies could sit at problem areas and write their reports, providing a law enforcement presence at the same time.

Botzheim reported on

March law enforcement calls in Newport.

He said the numbers were down a little but the types of incidents were more serious, including two fires. One of the fires

was a camper a couple weeks ago. The cause of the fire was a THC extraction operation, which is illegal. He said charges were likely coming on that.

IDAHO: Hunters, trappers harvested 256 Idaho wolves in 2015 FROM PAGE 2A

had established territories overlapping the Idaho state boundary. Not all packs are presumed documented. An estimated 786 wolves were associated with documented packs of wolves in Idaho at the end of 2015, similar to that for 2014, yet below that of the peak years of 2008 and

2009.

Biologists made closer study of 53 packs to determine if they met the federal breeding pair criteria (an adult male and adult female and at least two pups present on Dec. 31). Of these, biologists documented that 33 packs met breeding pair criteria at the end of 2015.

Because the number of

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WEIGHT WATCHERS: 6 p.m.

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W H O TO C O N TA C T WASHINGTON

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President Barack Obama (D) The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington DC 20500 Comments: 202-456-1111 Switchboard: 202-456-1414 www.WhiteHouse.gov/Contact Sen. Maria Cantwell (D) 511 Hart Senate Bldg.

Washington DC 20510 202-224-3441 Website: www.cantwell.senate.gov Local: U.S. Courthouse 920 W. Riverside, Suite 697 Spokane WA 99201 509-353-2507 Sen. Patty Murray (D) 154 Russell Senate Office Bldg.

Washington DC 20510 202-224-2621 Website: www.murray.senate.gov Local: 10 N. Post St. Suite 600 Spokane WA 99201 509-624-9515 Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R) Fifth Congressional District 203 Cannon House Office Building Washington DC 20515 202-225-2006 Website: www.mcmorrisrodgers.house.gov Local: 10 N. Post St. Suite 625 Spokane WA 99201 509-353-2374

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Governor Jay Inslee (D) Office of the Governor PO Box 40002 Olympia, WA 98504-0002 360-902-4111 Relay operators for the deaf or hard of hearing, dial 7-1-1 www.governor.wa.gov Legislative District 7 Sen. Brian Dansel (R) 115B Irv Newhouse Building PO Box 40407 Olympia, WA 98504-0600 360-786-7612 E-mail: Brian.Dansel@leg.wa.gov District Office: 319 W. Hastings Suite B205 Spokane, WA 99218 509-340-9107 Rep. Joel Kretz (R) 335A Legislative Building PO Box 40600 Olympia WA 98504-0600 360-786-7988 E-mail: kretz.joel@leg.wa.gov Home Office: 20 N. Main St. PO Box 1 Omak, WA 98841 509-826-7203 Rep. Shelly Short (R) 427A Legislative Building PO Box 40600 Olympia WA 98504-0600 360-786-7908 E-mail: short.shelly@leg.wa.gov Home office: 147 North Clark Ave. Suite 5 Republic WA 99166 509-775-8047

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packs meeting breeding pair criteria was already well above the federal recovery requirement, Idaho did not undertake the considerable expense and personnel time necessary to confirm whether the remaining packs met federal breeding pair criteria.

Wolf harvest by hunters and trappers was unchanged from 2014 to 2015. Hunters and trap-

pers harvested 256 wolves in 2015. Fifty four wolves were killed in response to depredations on livestock and 21 were taken to reduce predation on big game populations in 2015.

Average pack size was 6.4 wolves at the end of 2015, similar to the 6.5 average wolf pack size in 2014 and smaller than the 8.1 wolves per pack average during the 3 years

prior to the establishment of harvest seasons in 2009.

Wolf depredations on livestock have trended downward since wolf harvest began in 2011.

USDA Wildlife Services agents classified 35 cattle, 125 sheep, three dogs, and one horse as confirmed wolf depredations in 2015.

Nine cattle and nine sheep were classified as probable

wolf depredations. The Idaho progress report is available online at www. fishandgame.idaho.gov/ wolves.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Northern Rocky Mountain progress report, which includes reports from Idaho, Montana and Wyoming, is available at www.fws.gov/ mountain-prairie/species/ mammals/wolf/.

SPENDING: Too much federal spending FROM PAGE 1

unauthorized spending, and wants to make sure Congress is doing its job in reviewing programs and spending.

“We budget based on the 1974 budget law and too much of the federal government is on auto pilot,” she says. “We need a new budget law.”

She says she hears from a variety of industries that too much of the government is driven by the executive branch, which controls all the various federal agencies. She says it has been building for decades under both Democratic and Republican presidents.

McMorris Rodgers says the federal government should set budgets in twoyear increments, like the state does. She wants to go to zero-based budgeting, a method of budgeting in which all expenses must be justified for each new period. Zero-based budgeting starts from a “zero base” and every function within an organization is analyzed for its needs and costs.

McMorris Rodgers says entitlement programs like Social Security need to be included in the budget.

Currently only discretionary spending is considered, she said.

“I think we need to bring the whole federal budget under the review of Congress,” she says. She says that’s the first step.

“I think that we would be more honest about

what our fiscal situation is,” she says. “Right now we keep running up deficits and adding to the debt.”

McMorris Rodgers says she wants to keep Social Security benefits the same for current retirees and near retirees.

She says any changes to Social Security will have to have bipartisan support. When asked if she would consider raising the cap on Federal Insurance Contributions Act contributions, which fund Social Security and Medicare, McMorris Rodgers didn’t seem to favor that.

Currently people pay FICA taxes on up to $118,500 of income. People who earn more only pay on the first $118,500.

She says strengthening the program for those who depend on it is vital and those discussions haven’t started yet because entitlement programs aren’t considered in the budget process.

“Right now we keep adding to the debt and running up the deficit and ignoring what the fiscal realities are,” she says.

McMorris Rodgers has been active in veteran’s issues. She expressed frustration with the difficulties still facing veterans going to Veterans Administration Hospitals, including the requirement that veterans who live within 40 miles of VA hospital have to go there, instead of local health care facilities.

She is also concerned with the difficulties in

Meeting focuses on Pend Oreille water level PRIEST RIVER – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is holding a public meeting on Albeni Falls Dam operations Thursday, April 21, from 6-8 p.m. at the Priest River Event Center. The Corps hosts this meeting two times a year to keep the public in the loop for anticipated operations, lake levels and flows for the upcoming coming seasons.

At the Lakes Commission meeting this week, the Corps gave a general vision for lake levels on Pend Oreille for this spring. The lake is starting to fill now and should not go back down again. The Corps intends to have the lake at 2,055 feet by the end of April, 2,060 feet by the end of May and full by June 15 with a possibility of it being even a little earlier.

making appointments.

She wants the VA to use “off the shelf” technology to allow self scheduling through a website or smart phone. She received a 38-page letter explaining why the VA didn’t think that would be feasible. Now, she and Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., are introducing legislation that would require the VA to pursue such technology.

McMorris Rodgers said she supports allowing as much local control as possible for federal lands.

“I introduced legislation that would have allowed counties to enter into management agreements with the Forest Service,” she said. She stopped short of saying states should take over federal land.

“I’ve been briefed on that idea once,” she said. “I’m open to looking at it.”

She said there is real frustration with how the national forests are managed. She says one in three acres of national forest land is diseased, with bug infested, dying timber.

“If Americans knew, they would be outraged,” she said.

When asked if the Forest Service is adequately funded to manage the land, McMorris Rodgers said that the recent firefighting of the last two summers have cut into forest management money.

“We’re robbing management to fight fires,” she says. She says she wants to change the way firefighting is funded, bringing it under the Federal Emergency Management Agency funding.

She says, like many others, she is still studying the recently released Forest Plan for the Colville National Forest.

“I did ask for a 45 day extension of the com-

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McMorris Rodgers is also known for her work on disability issues. She worked on the Achieving Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act, which was signed into law in 2014.

That lets people set aside tax-free money in a savings account. The money wouldn’t count against people for benefits.

The next step is promoting employment opportunities for people with disabilities.

“The next big area of focus needs to be on that transition from school to what’s next,” she said “There are a whole bunch of people with disabilities who want to work,” she said.

McMorris Rodgers said officials from Resolute Forest Products, the managing partner of Ponderay Newsprint Inc., stop by her office in Washington D.C., regularly. While they don’t make any commitments on how long the Usk mill will be in operation, they do mention its viability in the competitive industry.

When asked about the presidential race and whether she would endorse a candidate, McMorris Rodgers said she at first thought she would but the race has become so unpredictable, she is reluctant to endorse anyone now.

So would she vote for Donald Trump if he becomes her party’s nominee for president?

“Fortunately, I don’t have to make that decision,” she said. She says there is plenty of time for her to decide. “We have a long ways to go.”

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Sign up for the Mud Volleyball Tournament LACLEDE – Come rain or shine, the annual Mud Volleyball Tournament at Klondyke Café will be Saturday, April 30. Those wishing to participate in should dress warmly and prepare for any type of weather. Registration starts at 10 a.m. and the

games start at 11 a.m.

Teams can pre-register by stopping in at the café and filling out a form, which is encouraged by event organizers. Cost is $40 per team. There are no limits to the number of team members, but there must be at least two women on

GROUSE CREEK LARGE WOOD REPLENISHMENT PROJECT Priest Community Forest Connection announces a Request for Proposals for a stream channel enhancement project on Grouse Creek. The project area is located approximately 13 miles northeast of Sandpoint, Idaho in TNSP 59N, R1E, sections 16, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 30 of the Boise Meridian.

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each team. Participants should wear clothing they don’t mind getting dirty and hiking boots as op-

Gospel Jam Sat. April 9th 5:00pm

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Music • Food • Fun

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North Country Realty is pleased to introduce their newest Broker, Phil Flack, to the Coldwell Banker Team. Phil, a lifelong resident of the Newport/Priest River area, is currently licensed in Washington and is pursuing an Idaho Real Estate License. As an avid sportsman, Phil has been a member of many local organizations such as the Newport Gun Club, Pend Oreille Bass Club, Lake Coeur d’ Alene Anglers Association and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.

When the time comes to buy or sell a home, or purchase that recreational property you have been saving for, give Phil a call and put his local knowledge to work for you.

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posed to rain boots, which will get stuck in the mud.

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SPRING BAZAAR Usk Community Club, 2442 Black Road. April 16th, 9:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m.

Lunch served 11:00 a.m.2:00 p.m. Door prizes!

Barb (509) 445-1433; Francis (509) 445-1223.

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We charge 10 percent or a minimum of $200. We get results! We also buy used cars, trucks and recreational vehicles. (208) 437-4011.(49HB-tf) YARD SALE Saturday April 9th, 9:005:00, April 9th. 301 Giddings Road, 1 mile up Spring Valley Road, Newport. Tools, camper shell, fabric, clothes, wheelbarrow, much more. Follow signs.(10p) DOES YOUR DOG REFUSE TO COME WHEN CALLED? WE CAN FIX THAT Training for obedience, tracking, socialization... this Spring! LuckyUs Ranch. (509) 447-3541. luckyusranch.com (10) PACK RAT PRIVATE SALVAGE Wanted: timber- steelmiscellaneous. Call Larry Witt, private being (509) 671-3823.(10p) GARAGE SALE Friday April 8th, 9:00- 2:00.

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(10p) FOREST PLAN Pend Oreille County Democrats & others April 23rd meeting. 10:00 a.m.- noon.

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b r i e f ly Cusick rests, plays Selkirk April 12 CUSICK – The Cusick Panthers baseball team had the week off. A tentatively scheduled game with a British Columbia team was canceled. The Panthers will next play Tuesday, April 12, at Selkirk. The game will start at 3 p.m.

Little Guy wrestlers shine at Colville COLVILLE – The Newport Little Guy Wrestlers returned from the Colville meet last weekend with a bunch of medals, including seven first place medals.

Parker Hamilton won two first place medals in different categories. Chris Noble, Preston Kremer, Nate Shaw, Mollie Pillers and Landen Pillers also won first place medals.

Winning second place were: Mathieu Kirkwood, Ajay Mendoza, Chase Ward, Tripp Roberts, Dillan Nokes and Madisen Pillers.

Taking third place medals were: Sonny Prentice, Hunter Brokaw and Nate Shaw.

Errors hurt Newport boys NEWPORT – The Newport Grizzlies baseball team struggled last week, losing 10-0 to Medical Lake in six innings Tuesday, March 29 and losing 13-2 to Freeman Thursday, March 31 in five innings. Their best outing was against Priest River (see separate story) but they lost both games of double header Saturday, April 2.

“The little errors hurt,” Newport coach Sean Schneider said about the Medical Lake contest.

The Grizzlies took on undefeated Freeman a couple days later, losing 13-2 in a game played at Whitworth because Freeman’s field wasn’t playable. Schneider said it was fun for the players to play on the university field. Jesse Reyes hit a double for Newport.

Conrad Madison and Owen Leslie also got hits for the Griz.

Newport will play Freeman Tuesday, April 12, at Newport. The game will start at 4 p.m.

Lady Rangers sweep Columbia IONE – The Selkirk softball team swept Columbia in a double-header Saturday, April 2, winning both games on the 10-run mercy rule.

“These are games we are supposed to win,” Selkirk coach Mike Mondich said.

Selkirk won the first game 16-0 in three and a half innings. Quinn Zimmerman pitched for Selkirk and Lexi Ellsworth caught.

Jenna Couch hit three home runs and Emma Avey hit one. Whitney Dawson, Destiny Evans and MacKenzie Maupin all hit doubles in the first game. The second game was more of the same.

Selkirk won 21-3 in three and a half innings. Couch pitched and Ellsworth caught. Dawson hit two homeruns. Couch and Avey each hit two doubles, Aubrey Lindquist and Ellen Huttle each hit one double, and Ellsworth hit two triples.

The Rangers host Priest River Tuesday, April 12, at 3 p.m., after a week off for spring break.

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Newport’s Pedro Madeira, No. 10, and Kade Zorica, No. 7, drive against a Colville player at last Thursday’s game.

Grizzlies win one, lose two in soccer matches

By Sophia Aldous Of The Miner

MEAD – It was a busy week for Newport High School Boys Soccer as they scored a 4-1 victory against Medical Lake Tuesday, March 29, then fell to Colville 5-3, Thursday, March 31 and lost to Mead, 8-0, Friday, April 1.

Kai Thomas brought in two goals for Newport in the first half of the Grizzlies’ 4-1 win over Medical Lake. Johnny Quandt nailed two more goals for Newport, including one goal in the 61st minute.

Newport had 11 shots on goal and Medical Lake had seven. Newport goalie Adam Moorhead

had five saves while Medical Lake had four.

“Adam was impressive in the goal,” Newport Coach Mark Zorica said.

“Our bench gave us great productive minutes. The boys are starting to figure things out and playing the type of soccer we are capable of playing.”

While Newport stayed competitive against Colville during the March 31 game at home, the Indians stayed in the lead, beating the Grizzlies 5-3.

Newport’s Jordan Battle scored a goal at 29:50 into the game with an assist from Freedom Struthers, followed by Johnny Quandt at 48:00 with an assist from Pablo

Rufino. Thomas scored the final goal for NewOn Deck: At Riverside: Tuesday, April 12, 4 p.m.

port at 58:20 with an assist from Quandt.

Colville’s Alberto Cisneros had a hat trick to help Colville top Newport in the league game.

At the April 1 game, the Grizzlies just couldn’t quite shake the Panthers’ hold, losing 8-0.

Newport had five sots on goal while Mead took 16.

Newport’s goalie had six saves while Mead had two.

Newport will play Riverside at Riverside High School Tuesday, April 12 at 4 p.m.

Priest River falls to Sandpoint

By Don Gronning Of The Miner

SANDPOINT – The Priest River Spartan baseball team struggled with errors in a doubleheader with Sandpoint Thursday, March 31, losing the first game 17-5 in five innings and the second game 12-2, also in five innings.

“We didn’t start like we wanted to, when you commit six errors, it’s hard to win,” Priest River coach Mark Schultz said. “In the first inning we should have only given up one run, but making errors leads to big innings and that is what we got to clean up. I was impressed how our team kept fighting and worked at getting better.”

In the first game junior Nate Pettit went 2-3, junior Alex Simpkins went 1-2 with three RBIs, and senior Johnny Campbell went 2-3 with an RBI.

“In game two, we played better, cutting down on our mistakes,” Schultz said. “One thing that I can say about our team is that they don’t give up, On Deck: At Lakeside: Wednesday, April 13, 4 p.m.

they continue to fight until the last out.” Priest River is a young team.

“We have been working on cutting down on our strikeouts, and in this double header we only struck out seven times,” Schultz said. “We put the ball in play and now we need to find some holes to get some more hits.

Senior Johnny Campbell went 1-2 with a RBI.” The Spartans will next play Wednesday, April 13, when they travel to Nine Mile Falls to play Lakeside. The game will start at 4 p.m.

Spartans run against Stags and others at Deer Park Invite

By Sophia Aldous Of The Miner

DEER PARK – The Priest River Lamanna High School track and field team came across the border into Washington to compete at the Deer Park Invite Friday, April 1.

“We only took half of our team, and it was also mostly our younger kids,” says coach Jared Hughes. Spartan standouts include freshman Caleb Gleason in the 3,200. “His time of 10:46.27 is the best time in league this year, and the number five time in our state 3A classification this year,” Hughes says. Jacob Campbell and Collin Detrick did well in the high jump, with Campbell jumping a league best of 5 feet

8 inches while Detrick jumped 5 feet 6 inches to tie the league’s second best height. Spencer Sedgwick jumped 18 feet 4 inches for the second best long jump in league while jumping 36 feet .5 inche in the triple jump for the fourth best distance in the Intermountain League (IML).

Erik Moore also had a great day in the jumps, jumping 36 feet 1.5 inches in the triple jump and 17 feet 4 inches in the long jump to improve his league ranks of third and fourth, respectively in each event.

Konner Durham continues to improve in the 300m hurdles, Hughes says. He placed eighth at Deer Park with the fourth best time in league and the eighth best time in the

state for 3A classification.

Next up for the Spartan Track and Field team will be the Freeman Invite on Friday, April 15 at 3:30 p.m.

“We will be taking the full team to this meet,” says Hughes. “The kids On Deck: At Freeman: Freeman Invite, Friday, April 15, 3:30 p.m.

continue to impress us (the coaches) with their work ethic and pace of improvement.”

On a side note, Hughes says the Spartans are looking for help running the Priest River Invite Saturday, April 23 and a home dual meet on Tuesday, April 26. Email jaredhughes@sd83.org to volunteer, or for more information.

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Lady Spartans sweep Newport NEWPORT – Border rivals Newport and Priest River took to the softball field Wednesday, March 30, with the Spartans coming out on top of both games of the double-header.

Priest River won the first game 25-3.

“We were really up for Newport,” Priest River coach Rob DeMent said. “We really swung the bats well.”

Freshman Tawny Nichols got her first two wins on the mound.

“In the first game, she hit her spots very well, and kept their hitters off balance the entire game,” DeMent said. “We absolutely hit the cover off the ball in the first game, (with) Morgan DeMent leading the way with two homeruns.”

It was a lot closer in the second game, but Priest River still came out on top, winning 8-6. Nichols had to pitch again because the Spartans were short handed.

“She battled in there, but they were able to take advantage of her mistakes and took the lead,” DeMent said. Priest River was able to rally and tie the game with a third homerun by DeMent. Jesi Huntley put Priest River ahead with her first homerun of the season.

“Newport is a lot like us, with a lot of young players; we were just fortunate to have the hot bats,” DeMent said.

Newport displays pluck at Deer Park track meet

By Sophia Aldous Of The Miner

DEER PARK – Newport High School turned out a small, but motivated track and field team Friday, April 1 when the Grizzlies attended the Deer Park Invite. “Many of our athletes had prior engagements, so the ones that did attend showed true Griz spirit in their events,” Coach Lindsay Hicks-Frazer said. “The day at Deer Park was an extremely long one, but the weather was gloriously perfect.” Two athletes in particular are to be noted for showing good team spirit, Hicks-Frazer added. Sonja Moore and Chris Rivard willingly stepped up to cover in the 4x400 relay. Other athletes that made personal records (PR) were: Pole Vault: Rhianna Knorr, 6 feet 6 inches High Jump: Dylan Warner, 5 feet 8 inches;

Tabitha Horton 4 feet 2 inches Long Jump: Tabitha Horton, 13 feet ½ inch; Sonja Moore, 12 feet 5 inches Triple Jump: Erika Moore, 26 feet 3.75 inches Javelin: Robby Owen, 126 feet 6 inches; Tiara Hamberg, 77 feet 9 inches; Shawna Zubaugh, 57 feet 11 inches; Rhianna Smith, 55 feet 8 inches Discus: Harley Taylor 73 feet 8 inches Shot Put: Acacia Wicks, 19 feet 9 inches 400m Sprint: Brian Malcolm, 1:00.96 4x100m Relay: Tabitha Horton, Erika Moore, Breanna Willis, Aryonna Willoughby, 58.90 4x200m Relay: Tabitha Horton, Isabelle Kepner, Rebecca Malcolm, Aryonna Willoughby, 2:07.16 Newport Track and Field will travel to Freeman High School Friday, April 15 for the Interstate Invitational at 3:30 p.m.

Cusick track to compete at Colville April 12 COLVILLE – The Cusick High School track and field team will

compete at Colville High School Tuesday, April 12 at 3:30 p.m.

s p o rt s c a l e n d a r Saturday, April 9

High School

Open Gym, Adult Basketball: 7 a.m. - Newport High School

Newport Soccer vs. Riverside: 4 p.m. – Riverside High School

Monday, April 11

Newport Softball vs.

Freeman: 4:30 p.m. – Newport High School

Newport Boys’ Varsity Golf vs. Deer Park: 10 a.m. – Deer Park High School

Tuesday, April 12 Selkirk Baseball vs.

Cusick: 3 p.m. – Selkirk High School Selkirk Softball vs.

Priest River: 3 p.m. – Selkirk High School Newport Baseball vs.

Freeman: 4 p.m. – Newport

Cusick Track vs.

Colville: 3:30 p.m. – Colville High School Selkirk Track vs.

Colville: 3:30 p.m. – Colville High School

Wednesday, April 13 Priest River Baseball vs. Lakeside: 4 p.m. – Lakeside High School

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By Sophia Aldous Of The Miner

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Priest River’s Greg Fitzmorris gets to third base against Newport Saturday, April 2. Priest River won both games of the

doubleheader played under sunny skies in Newport.

Spartans come from behind, beat Newport

By Don Gronning Of The Miner

NEWPORT – It was looking good for Newport. They were seemingly on the cusp of their first win, up 7-4 in the fifth inning over Priest River in the first game of a doubleheader played April 2 in Newport.

“We hit good against Priest River,” Newport coach Sean Schneider said, with the Grizzlies getting 10 hits.

Spartan coach Mark Schultz said his team started slow and made errors in the first game.

“Got to give Newport credit for taking advantage of our errors and taking an early lead,” Schultz said.

But the Spartans didn’t give up and rallied for a big six run sixth inning, taking the lead. They went on to win 10-8.

Anthony Storro pitched 2.2 innings for the Spartans, striking out six, walking three and giving up four unearned runs. Nate Pettit came in and finished the game and threw the ball well, Schultz said.

Hunter Peterson pitched for Newport.

He was relieved by Fred Houck in the sixth inning.

Priest River hit well, with Greg Fitzmorris going 2-5 with two RBIs, Pettit went 2-3, Hunter Hartwig went 2-3 with two RBIs and Storro went 2-3 with an RBI. The second game wasn’t as close, with the Spartans winning 10-0 in five innings, with six runs coming in the opening inning.

“We were patient at the plate and got on base drawing walks,” Schultz said. “Scoring early really took the pressure off our

team and you could see how well we played in the field, only committing one error.”

Schneider said the first inning really made the difference for his young team.

Fitzmorris threw a great game for Priest River, Schultz said. He struck out seven, walked two and gave up four hits in six innings.

“Greg was sharp today and had command of all his pitches,” Schultz said. “Our defense really played well in the second game, making plays and getting the routine outs.”

Lady Spartans lose three PRIEST RIVER – The Spartan softball team had a rough week, save beating Newport in a double-header Wednesday (see separate story). The Spartans lost to Deer Park Tuesday, March 29, and to Sandpoint Thursday, March 31.

“I was extremely pleased with how the girls played,” Priest River coach Rob DeMent said. Deer Park won 5-0.

“Deer Park is a good team and I knew we needed to keep the game low scoring to give ourselves a chance.”

Rachel Akre pitched very well, and the difference really came down to a few errors, according to DeMent.

Priest River was behind 2-0 going into the seventh inning, which was

exactly how they needed the game to go.

“Unfortunately, we just weren’t able to get the offense going.”

Priest River lost to Sandpoint in both games of a double-header, 10-0 and 21-7.

Priest River had to cancel the JV game and bring some of those players up just to field a team because of the looming spring break.

“That isn’t the situation you want to be in when stepping up and playing a bigger school,” DeMent said.

“Sandpoint is much better than they’ve been the past few years, and I think they’re being overlooked.

They’ve got a solid core of travel ball

players, and we just weren’t able to match up with them.”

Priest River struggled to get anything going. Tawny Nichols pitched the first game, and battled through a little soreness and fatigue from pitching two games the night before.

Jasmine Martin pitched the second game, and pitched a great game, but the balls just kept finding holes.

“We had a couple girls who were sick, but battled. All said, I’m very proud of the girls for battling,” DeMent said. “We just weren’t in a good spot to play a team as good as them.”

The Spartans have a week off and then head to Selkirk to play Tuesday, April 12 at 2 p.m.

DEER PARK – The Selkirk track and field travelled to Deer Park High School Friday, April 1 to compete with 701 athletes at the Deer Park Invite.

“This was a great experience for our athletes and I’m proud of how well they competed,” says Coach Susan Vermeulen.

Top finishers (in the top eight, as 1-8 score points) were; Lauren McGeorge sixth in 300m On Deck: At Colville: Tuesday, April 12, 3:30 p.m.

hurdles and eighth in 100m hurdles; Zayren Bubb eighth in 200m; Brady Filler eighth in Shot Put, and Stephen Avey, eighth in javelin.

Athletes placing in the top 20: Noah Bailey 200m, 110m and 300m hurdles, Katie Dewey 100m hurdles; Ryan Issakides, 1600m and

3200m; Austin Robertson, 300m hurdles; Dana Riggleman, shot put; Alex Yarnell, triple

‘I have confidence that our athletes will be very competitive.’

Susan Vermeulen Selkirk track coach

jump; Zayren Bubb, long jump; Jaden Krabbenhoft, triple jump, and Steven Issakides, triple jump.

Selkirk’s next meet will be Tuesday, April 12 at 3:30 p.m., which will be the team’s first B1-B2 League meet for District 7 at Colville.

“It is at this meet that the athletes will see how competitive they need to be to eventually advance on to State at the end of May,” says Vermeulen.

“I have confidence that our athletes will be very competitive.”

Newport softball takes break NEWPORT – The Newport softball team played Freeman Thursday, March 31, but results were not available at press time. The Griz have a week off for spring break and then host Freeman Tuesday, April 12 at 4:30 p.m.

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Selkirk sweeps Columbia IONE – The Selkirk Rangers baseball team easily beat Columbia in both games of a doubleheader Saturday, April 2.

They won the first game 14-4 and the second 18-4, both in five innings.

“They’re a pretty young team,” Selkirk coach Charles Snow said. That let him start some of his younger players, including freshman pitcher Caleb Whittikeind.

“He did well,” Snow said. Snow wasn’t so sure how Logan Bailey, another freshman, would do.

“It was his first game,” Snow said. “It was a big surprise. He got two base hits.”

One of those hits was a double.

Ben Avey also hit a double. Jacob Couch and Brad Sargent also got hits.

In the second game, Calvin Petrich got three hits for the Rangers, including two doubles.

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b r i e f ly Blood drive April 21 NEWPORT – A community blood drive will be held in Newport, Thursday, April 21, from 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the United Church of Christ at 430 W 3rd St. George Lunden is coordinating the drive. Blood is collected for the Inland Northwest Blood Center, which needs an average of 200 blood donors a day to meet the needs of more than 35 hospitals in the Inland Northwest. A single donation can save up to three people.

Newport has more than one Spokane Scholar SPOKANE – Last week’s story about the Spokane Scholars Foundation award nominees should have included five Newport students, not just one.

In addition to Sarah Reel, Angela McDermeit, Brenna McDermeit, Kris Mitchell and Brendan Geary were nominated.

They will be among 143 high school seniors to receive a Spokane Scholars Foundation Medal of Academic Achievement April 18 at the Spokane Convention Center.

Each scholar has been nominated by a high school principal, counselor and teachers based on scholarly accomplishments in one of six content areas: English, social studies, mathematics, science, world languages and fine arts.

Reel was nominated for English, Angela McDermeit for science, Geary for mathematics, Brenna McDermeit for fine arts and Mitchell for history.

Spokane Scholars Foundation will award $60,000 in monetary grants ranging from $1,000 to $4,000 to 24 of the scholars, four each in the six content areas. A panel of three judges reviews the applications in each area.

Grow a better garden with good soil workshop NEWPORT – Good soil is often the unrealized hero of a successful garden or landscape. The “Improving Your Garden Soil” class will be offered Thursday, April 14, at the WSU/Pend Oreille County Extension Office at 227 S. Garden Avenue, Newport, from 6 p.m.- 8:30 p.m., and will teach gardeners how to increase harvests and health of landscapes by improving the soil.

A panel of experienced Pend Oreille County Master Gardeners will provide tips on fertilizing soil as well as composting procedures. Participants will also learn how local soils were formed, the types of soils located on their properties, and how to arrange for soil testing. Refreshments will be offered.

The cost for the class is $5 for community members and $3 for Master Gardeners. All funds raised from the class will be used by the local Master Gardener Foundation to provide gardening education programs to the community.

Pre-register by calling the WSU/Pend Oreille County Extension Office at 509-447-2401 to provide contact information should the class schedule change and to ensure adequate materials for all participants will be available.

Courtesy photo|Alice Warner

Young Kiona Warner, 3, turns the post office box key one of the last times last week. Kiona and her parents, Daryl and Sherry Warner moved to South Carolina and gave up P.O. Box 216, ending 90 years of family ownership.

Post Office box in family 90 years NEWPORT – One family has had P.O. Box 216 in Newport for 90 years. That came to an end last week when Daryl and Sherry Warner checked mail for the last time before moving to South Carolina.

Sherry’s mother, Alice Warner, says her grandparents, William and Stella Wright, first got Newport Post Office Box 216 when they moved here from Ione in 1926.

They passed the post office box to Alice’s parents, Theo and Helen Crysler, in the

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The 2016 Responsive Grant cycle is now open

and closes April 29. The program is designed to address one-time, emergent needs in the seven counties, and any nonprofit serving the region can apply for up to $15,000.

An online application for the 2016 cycle is available on the website at www. empirehealthfoundation. org. For more information, call 509-919-3042 or email christina@empirehealthfoundation.org.

1950s.

“I remember going down to get the mail when it was located by Owen’s,” Alice says. P.O. Box 216 then went to Alice and Frank Warner, who used it a couple decades before turning it over to their daughter and son-in-law Daryl and Sherry Warner in 2007.

Daryl and Sherry, along with their daughter Kiona, moved to South Carolina last week.

Mushrooms workshop April 14 SANDPOINT – Most northern Idaho residents enjoy edible wild mushrooms found in Idaho forests, such as morels, shaggy manes, and boletes. But they may not know about edible mushrooms that can be grown at home on logs or other media.

In April, a University of Idaho Extension evening workshop titled Growing Forest Mushrooms will introduce participants to techniques for growing a variety of edible forest mushrooms, including oyster and shitaki mushrooms. There is a $15 registration fee, which covers resource materials and refreshments.

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The featured speaker will be Jim Freed, Washington State University Extension Forester Emeritus, who worked intensively in the non-timber forest products field for over 40 years.

The program will be held on Thursday, April 14, from 6 – 9 p.m. at the Ponderay Events Center, at 401 Bonner Mall Way, Suite E. in Ponderay. Those wishing to participate should pre-register at the University of Idaho Extension Office in Bonner County by Friday, April 8. Registration is limited.

For registration questions, contact the University of Idaho Extension Office in Bonner County at 208-263-8511.

Courtesy photo|Corning family

Wyatt Michael Corning passed way last summer in a tragic accident. A park in Blanchard will bear his name.

Memorial park fundraiser April 16

BLANCHARD – A fundraiser will be held Saturday, April 16, from noon to 3 p.m. at the Blanchard Grange to raise money for landscape supplies, building materials and playground equipment for the Wyatt Michael Corning Memorial Park.

The park is named for a boy killed last summer in an accident. The family wants to honor his life and spread his love.

There will be a variety of activities, including a petting zoo, a bouncy house, an inflatable obstacle course and dessert walk, in addition to food.

For more information, call 208 304-7591.

we e k ah ead Wednesday, April 6 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

Friday, April 8 Happy Agers Meeting and Potluck: Noon - Priest River Senior Center Story Time: 3 p.m. - Newport Library

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

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

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

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

Computer Basics for Adults: 10 a.m. to Noon Newport Library

Friday Night Live: 7 p.m. Hospitality House, Newport

Story Time: 10:30 a.m. Blanchard Library Al-Anon: Noon - American Lutheran Church Pinochle: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center Alcoholics Anonymous: 5:45 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport Pend Oreille Rock and Gem Club: 6 p.m. - Oldtown Rotary Park Priest River Animal Rescue: 6 p.m. - 1710 9th St., Priest River Calispel Post 217: 6 p.m. American Legion in Cusick BASIC Meeting: 6 p.m. Blanchard Community Center

Thursday, April 7 Priest River Food Bank Open: 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Priest River Senior Center Story Time : 10:30 a.m. Calispel Valley Library, Cusick Story Time: 10:30 a.m. Priest River Library Open Painting Workshop: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport Duplicate Bridge: 12:30 p.m. - Hospitality House in Newport Loosely Knit: 1-3 p.m. - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick Pinochle: 6 p.m. - Hospitality House in Newport Bingo: 6 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center Celebrate Recovery: 6 p.m. - 301 E. Third St. N., Oldtown Pend Oreille Kids Club: 6 p.m. - Pend Oreille Mennonite Church Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. - Blanchard Community Church Newport Masonic Lodge: 7:30 p.m.

Al-Anon: 7-8 p.m. - Priest River, 119 Main St., Suite 204, Room 16, Call Jan 208-9466131

Saturday, April 9 Kids Movie Club: 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. - Newport Library Happy Agers Card Party: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center AA Meeting: 5 p.m. - Cornerstone Building, Selkirk Way, Oldtown Notes: Updated Oct. 23, 2012

Sunday, April 10 Newport Youth: 4 p.m. Sadie Halstead Middle School PM Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport

Monday, April 11 Evergreen Art Association: 10 a.m. - Create Arts Center Hospitality House Senior Potluck: Noon Newport Habitat for Humanity: 6 p.m. - Sandifur Room, Newport Hospital Priest River Lions: 6:30 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. - Blanchard Community Church Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. - Pend Oreille Bible Church in Cusick Blanchard Grange Meeting: 7 p.m. - Blanchard Grange

Tuesday, April 12 Blanchard Stitchers Quilting Group: 10 a.m. Blanchard Inn River Arts Alliance: 10 a.m. - Various sites Writers Group: 2 p.m. -

Create Arts Center Weight Watchers: 5:30-6 p.m. Weigh in and 6 p.m. meeting – Pineridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport Pinochle: 6 p.m. - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. - St. Anthony’s Church Spirit Lake Lodge No. 57: 8 p.m. - Spirit Lake

Wednesday, April 13 Rotary Club: 7:15 a.m. Oldtown Rotary Park

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.”

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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 S.S. ~ 9:15 • Worship ~ 10:45 a.m.

Family Night, Wednesday ~ 7 p.m.

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

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) 447-2659

Overeaters Anonymous: 8 a.m. - Pineridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport, use back entrance Newport TOPS: 8:30 a.m. Hospitality House 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 Al-Anon: Noon - American Lutheran Church

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

Sunday School 10:00 a.m.

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

Community Church Directory CATHOLIC MASSES

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

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

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

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

AMERICAN LUTHERAN CHURCH E.L.C.A.

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

(509) 447-4338

HOUSE OF THE LORD

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

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

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

Home and Community Educators Diamond Lake Club: Noon - Call Billie Goodno at 509-447-3781 or Chris King at 208-437-097 Weavers’ Group: Noon to 3:30 p.m. - Create Arts Center Pinochle: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center Alcoholics Anonymous: 5:45 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport Spirit Lake Historical Society: 6:30 p.m. - Call 208-665-5921 for site

REAL LIFE NEWPORT

“Where Jesus and Real Life Meet.”

Worship Time: Sunday 10:30 a.m., at the Newport High School Real Life Ministries office, 420 4th St. Newport, WA Office Phone: (509) 447-2164 www.reallifenewport.com

NEWPORT SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCH

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

Evening Worship 6:30 p.m.

Bible Study Weds. 6:30 p.m.

BAHÁ’Í FAITH OF NEWPORT

“Verily I say, this is the Day in which mankind can behold the Face and hear the Voice of the Promised One.” The Divine Springtime has come. Rejoice!

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

NEWPORT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

“Sharing Christ As He Is, With People As They Are” 2nd & Spokane Sts 447-3846 9 a.m. Sunday School 10:15 a.m. Worship Service 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

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• 9-9:45 a.m.: Exercise Class at • 10 a.m.: BASIC Meeting, Priest River Senior Center Blanchard Community Center Priest River Senior Center • 10-11 a.m.: Line Dancing at PR • 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Hospitality • 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Quilting at • 11:30 a.m.: Happy Agers House Open for Activities Priest River Senior Center • 1-3 Potluck and Meeting • 11:15-12:45 p.m.: Lioness p.m.: Hospice at Priest River Senior • Noon: Meal, Ione Senior Center Meeting at PR Senior Center Center • 3-6 p.m.: Food Bank • Noon to 4 p.m.: Hospitality • 1:30-5 p.m.: Cards at Priest Open at Priest River Senior Center House Open for Activities River Senior Center

• 1-4 p.m.: Cards at Priest River Senior Center • 6:30 p.m.: Bingo at Ione IOOF Hall

• 8 a.m.: Coffee Hour at • 8 a.m.: Coffee Hour at • 8 a.m.: Coffee Hour at 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Hospitality House • 8 a.m.: Coffee Hour at HH • 9-9:45 a.m.: Exercise class at Priest River Senior Center • 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Hospitality House Open for Activities • 11 a.m.: Community Lunch at Priest River Senior Center • Noon: Potluck at Hospitality House • 1-5 p.m.: Mexican Train at PR Center

• 8 a.m.: Coffee Hour at Hospitality House • 9 a.m. to noon: Food Bank open at Priest River Senior Center • 6 p.m.: Happy Agers Bingo

Hospitality House • 9-9:45 a.m.: Exercise Class at Priest River Senior Center • 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Hospitality House Open for Activities • 1:30-5 p.m.: Cards at Priest River Senior Center

• 9-9:45 a.m.: Exercise Class at Hospitality House • 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Quilting at Priest River Senior Center • 10-11 a.m.: Line Dancing at PR Priest River Senior Center • 3-6 p.m.: Food Bank Open at • Noon to 4 p.m.: Hospitality Priest River Senior Center House Open for Activities

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Hospitality House • 9-9:45 a.m.: Exercise Class at • 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Quilting at Priest River Senior Center • 10-11 Priest River Senior Center a.m.: Line Dancing at PR • 3-6 p.m.: Food Bank Open at • Noon to 4 p.m.: Hospitality Priest River Senior Center House Open for Activities

• 1-4 p.m.: Cards at Priest River Senior Center • 6:30 p.m.: Bingo at Ione IOOF Hall

• 8 a.m.: Coffee Hour at • 8 a.m.: Coffee Hour at 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Hospitality House • 9-9:45 a.m.: Exercise Class at Priest River Senior Center • 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Hospitality House Open for Activities • 11 a.m. to noon: Community Lunch at PR Senior Center 1-5 p.m.: Mexican Train at PR Center

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Free drawing class attracts students Cyndy Byerley teaches a free drawing class for beginners at the Create Art Center in Newport. Each child learns the basics and easy techniques for drawing, shading, dimension, horizon lines, building on the child’s natural talent and desires.

The class is held twice a month and is for ages 7-18.

There is also a free kids painting class held once a month. Call 509-447-9277 for details.

Miner photo|Don Gronning

Cyndy Byerley ooohs as Anna Walton, 7, mixes paint during the free painting class Thursday, March 30 at Create Art Center in Newport.

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Haley starts a drawing of a locomotive.

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There is quite a bit going on in this pencil drawing by Dominic Jackson.

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This is how drawings start.

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Shayna Peasley looks at her work from the drawing class.

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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.

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Pend Oreille County

Monday, March 28

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: S. Washington Ave., Newport, report of possible looters at residence.

ERRATIC DRIVER: Hwy.20 and Black Rd., Usk, report of silver car speeding and passed a car on the Usk Bridge.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON: N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights ASSAULT: Fea and 3rd, Newport, report of males fighting in the area

ERRATIC DRIVER: Scotia Rd., report of motorcycle speeding north on Scotia Rd.

THEFT: W. Walnut St., Newport, report of juvenile male shoplifting

ARREST: Tavis Ray Davis, 32, of Colville was arrested on local warrant.

ACCIDENT: Sprague and Industry, Airway Heights

ERRATIC DRIVER: Spring Valley Rd., report of vehicle driving erratically.

PROPERTY DAMAGE: Scotia Rd. East, report of property damage to guard rail.

ARREST: Trask Rd., Newport, Christopher W. Kornfeind, 59,

obituari es Weldon D. Warren Priest Lake

Weldon D. Warren of Priest Lake passed away at his home Wednesday, March 30. He was 86.

Weldon was born Aug. 20, 1929, in Tacoma, Wash., the son of Alvina (Adler) and Isham Warren. Weldon and his wife of 68 years, Wynona, lived at Priest Lake since 1941.

Weldon worked from 1948-1958 at Warren Diamond Match, Outlet Mill at Priest Lake, Squaw Valley at Vern’s Saw Mill at Priest Lake, and at Kelly’s Mill across from what is now known as Millies, also at Priest Lake. In 1958, Weldon built Binarch Lumber Mill with Owen and Austin Raine. In 1983, the Binarch Lumber Mill was sold to The Bradbury Brothers. After selling the mill Weldon worked for Bonner County for 15 years plowing snow and grading roads.

In 1984, Weldon purchased his first Morgan horse and raised registered Morgans for more than 30 years.

He loved fishing and hunting.

Weldon was a wonderful and loving family man and is survived by his wife, Wynona Warren; son Wesley (Gene) Warren; daughter Waneta (and Bill) Dalton, daughter Wilda (and David) Dilts; sister Kathleen Perin; grandchildren Sherie, Jamie, Denise, Daniel, Brook, Crystal, Dana, Marie Anne, Weldon O, Phillip, Wade, Russel and Morgan; 22 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, one son and a grandson.

A funeral service will be held Wednesday, April 13, at 1 p.m. at the Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in Priest River with interment to follow at the Evergreen Cemetery.

Contributions may be made to the River City Hospice or the Priest Lake E.M.T. Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in Priest River is in charge of arrangements. Family and friends are invited to sign the online guestbook at www.sherman-knapp. com.

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Sacheen Lake Sewer and Water District Board: 3 p.m. - Sacheen Fire Station, Highway 211 Fire District No. 4 Commissioners: 6 p.m. - Dalkena Fire Station No. 41 Diamond Lake Improvement Association: 6:30 p.m. - Diamond Lake Fire Station, Highway 2 Ione Town Council: 7 p.m.

- Clerk’s Office

Thursday, April 7 Bonner County Planning and Zoning Commission Hearing: 5 p.m. - Bonner County Administrative Building, Sandpoint

Monday, April 11 Pend Oreille County Commissioners: 9 a.m. Pend Oreille County Courthouse Pend Oreille Fire District No. 2: 10 a.m. - Fire Station 23, 390442 Highway 20, Ione Oldtown Urban Renewal District Board: 5:30 p.m. Oldtown City Hall, as needed Pend Oreille Fire District No. 6: 6 p.m. - Furport Fire Hall, 7572 LeClerc Road Oldtown City Council: 6:30 p.m. - Oldtown City Hall Cusick Town Council: 7 p.m. - Cusick Community Center

Tuesday, April 12 Bonner County Commissioners: 8:45 a.m. - Bonner County Administrative Building Port of Pend Oreille

ARREST: S. Garden Ave., Newport, Robert James Foust, 19, of Newport esd arrested on a Dept. of Corrections warrant.

TRESPASSING: Deer Valley Lane, complainant wants subjects trespassed from property.

THEFT AUTOMOBILE: W. 7th St., report of 1979 Toyota truck orange and rust in color stolen sometime during the night.

Diamond Lake Water and Sewer: 10 a.m. - District Office, 172 South Shore Road

TRESPASSING: N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights

AGENCY ASSIST: Stateline Rd. N., Newport, attempt to locate person who fled on foot.

CIVIL: Westside Calispel Rd., report of ex-wife stealing boat motor the other day.

Wednesday, April 6

Tuesday, March 29

ATTEMPT TO LOCATE: S. Warren Ave., report of complainant’s 73-year-old wife went walking with their dog and has been away for two hours.

THEFT: N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights

ANIMAL PROBLEM: Green-

of Newport was arrested for unlawful imprisonment and fourth degree assault domestic violence.

Commissioners: 9 a.m. Usk, 1981 Black Road Pend Oreille County Commissioners: 9 a.m. Pend Oreille County Courthouse West Bonner Library District Board of Trustees: 9 a.m. - Priest River Library Friends of the Library: Noon - Priest River Library Newport School Board: 5 p.m. - District Offices Pend Oreille County Planning Commission Hearings: 6 p.m. - Cusick Community Center Metaline Falls Town Council: 7 p.m. - Metaline Falls Town Hall West Bonner Library Board: 7 p.m. - Priest River Library Laclede Water District: 7:30 p.m. - Laclede Community Hall

Wednesday, April 13

TRESPASSING: LeClerc Rd. S., report of ex-wife’s boyfriend trespassing on complainant’s property and when asked to leave subject got in complainant’s face.

THREATENING: E. Circle Drive, report of known female threatening to have complainant killed TRESPASSING: N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights WEAPON OFFENSE: W. 7th St., complainant reports that male walked into apartment with handgun.

BURGLARY: Coyote Trail ARREST: Michael Aaron Heister, 47, of Liberty Lake arrested on Department of Corrections (DOC) detainer.

Wednesday, March 30 FOUND PROPERTY: Hwy. 20, complainant reports they found a big knife on side of highway while cleaning up trash yesterday and wants to turn it in.

ARREST: Millers, Jason M. McMaster, 43, of Deer Park was arrested on a local warrant.

ANIMAL PROBLEM: Sullivan Lake Rd., report of neighbor’s sheep on complainant’s property again, ongoing issue.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON: W. Walnut St., report of male subject sitting in light blue car with temp tag in window close to fuel station.

He keeps getting out of his vehicle and approaching customers in the parking lot asking them for money.

ATTEMPT TO CONTACT: Royal Lane, request to deliver a message to subject who is caring for complainant’s property.

SUSPICIOUS CICUMSTANCES: S. Washington Ave., complainant said there is a baggie on the sidewalk and may be crystal meth.

THEFT OF AN AUTOMOBILE: Deeter Rd., report of a blue 1975 Datsun pickup stolen from residence last night.

THEFT: LeClerc Rd N. ANIMAL NOISE: W. 1st St., report of neighbor’s dogs barking all day and night, so far unknown where the owners are.

PROPERTY DAMAGE: Deer Valley Rd., someone hit guard rail and damaged it.

WEAPON OFFENSE: Deer Valley Rd., report of someone shooting a gun and complainant believes it is towards where they are clearing brush.

TRAFFIC HAZARD: Davis Lake Rd., report of broke down travel trailer partially blocking the roadway and has been there for about two weeks DISTURBANCE: E. 4th Ave., report of male subject that pulled a knife on another male subject.

Pend Oreille Cemetery No. 1: 8:15 a.m. - E. 100 Circle Drive, Newport

BURGLARY: Driskill Rd., complainant reports outbuilding broken into and his truck has been stripped.

Pend Oreille Conservation District Board: 9:30 a.m. - Newport Post Office Building

ANIMAL PROBLEM: W. Kelly Drive, report of male brindle pit bull dog running

loose in area with collar.

ERRATIC DRIVER: Hwy. 2, report of a green Jeep with handicapped sticker with Washington plates behind complainant all over roadway crossing into other lane of traffic.

THEFT: W. Walnut St., Newport, report of theft of merchandise with video footage: suspect is white male with full beard 6’0, 200-lbs., Carhart pants and coat with large gauges in ears.

ANIMAL PROBLEM: Levitch Rd., complainant reports she was walking her dogs on leashes and a Saint Bernard came out of nowhere attacking her dogs and then knocked down her daughter.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: S. Washington Ave., report of subjects loading items up from fire that occurred on Saturday.

ANIMAL PROBLEM: Hwy. 20, report of dispatching injured deer.

THEFT: W. 6th STRUCTURE FIRE: Fertile Valley Rd., report of smoke coming out of garage ASSAULT: Riverside Ave., caller reports that while daughter was at park a male picked daughter up and wouldn’t put her down; male is now stalking her.

ARREST: Wiley L. Thurman, 24, of Usk arrested on US Marshal’s warrant and Tribal warrant.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: W. 6th St., caller reports finding copper tubing hanging in tree on property.

ANIMAL PROBLEM: Knott Rd., report of dog running loose in area for two weeks.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Monumental Way, caller believes he and his wife are in danger, but will not give further information.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: N. Washington Ave., report of male trying to pry the door open then saw complainant and jumped into a dark colored SUV, possibly a Rav 4 then headed south on Washington Ave.

Thursday, March 31 ANIMAL PROBLEM: Sullivan Lake Rd., report of approximately eight sheep on complainant’s property.

TRAFIC HAZARD: Spring Valley Rd., report of a vehicle parked in the middle of the roadway JUVENILE PROBLEM: Veit Rd.

TREE FIRE: Conklin Meadows Rd., report of tree against the power lines catching on fire.

JUVENILE PROBLEM: N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: W. Kelly Drive, report of approximately six to eight people and three cars at vacant residence.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Hwy. 2 THEFT: N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights RECOVERED VEHICLE: Gray Rd. THEFT: N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights

DISTURBANCE: W. Wisconsin Ave. ANIMAL NOISE: W. Pine St., Newport, report of a dog barking nonstop for three hours.

ANIMAL PROBLEM: Hwy. 20, report of vehicle vs. moose non-injury accident.

ARREST: Hwy. 2, Cynthia S. Cornwell, 65, of Grants Pass, Ore., was arrested for driving under the influence.

THEFT: W. Pine St., Newport, report of white Jeep Cherokee broken into within last four hours.

ARREST: Hwy. 2, Sampson E. Shove, 36, of Spokane arrested on local warrant DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PHYSICAL: N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights

Saturday, April 2 ASSAULT: N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights ANIMAL PROBLEM: Sullivan Lake Rd., report of sheep in complainant’s yard.

MALICIOUS MISCHIEF: W. 1st St., report of blue Chevy truck egged last night.

TRESPASSING: Hwy. 2 ANIMAL PROBLEM: W. 3rd St. ERRATIC DRIVER: Hwy. 211, report of silver car, possibly a Maxima, driving at high rate of speed and lane travel.

POSSIBLE DUI: 1st Ave.

MALICIOUS MISCHEIF: N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights

ARREST: Hwy. 211, Casey L. Webb, 22, of Spokane arrested for driving under the influence.

GRASS FIRE: King’s Lake, report of grass fire on the riverside of LeClerc Rd. SUSPICIOUS PERSON: Hwy. 2 SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: W. 7th St. AUTOMOBILE THEFT: N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, report of vehicle reported stolen, but later found.

NOISE COMPLAINT: Spring Hill Rd., report of subject playing loud music.

ERRATIC DRIVER: Hwy. 2, report of vehicle speeding in area.

AUTOMOBILE THEFT: N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights

GRASS FIRE: LeClerc Rd. S.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Hwy. 211

Friday, April 1 WEAPON OFFENSE: W. 4th St. SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights TRAFFIC OFFENSE: Stanley Drive, report of vehicle with trailer dumping debris over roadway SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: S. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights ACCIDENT: S. Union Ave., Newport, report of two-vehicle non-injury accident.

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THREATENING: Hwy. 20 JUVENILE PROBLEM: W. 1st St., Newport, report of five juveniles smoking marijuana at park INTOXICATION: N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, report of intoxicated subject in a vehicle in the parking lot.

ILLEGAL BURNING: Hwy. 20

West Bonner County

Monday, March 28 TRAFFIC HAZARD: Duford Rd. and Wisconsin Street, Priest River RECKLESS DRIVING: Hwy. 2, Priest River TRAFFIC VIOLATION: Spirit Lake Cutoff and Clagstone Rd., Spirit Lake

Tuesday, March 29 FELONY WARRANT ARREST: Hwy. 57, Priest River, Levi Workman, 27, of Priest River was arrested on a warrant.

ABANDONED VEHICLE: Chardonnay Drive, Blanchard ARREST: Blanchard Cutoff and Rogstad Powerline Rd., Blanchard, Gary Harris, 56, of Blanchard was arrested for driving under the influence.

Wednesday, March 30 THEFT OF PROPERTY: E. 4th St. S., Oldtown, report of theft of a bicycle.

ARREST: Timothy Shanks, 23, of Blanchard was arrested in Sagle for possession of a stolen vehicle and violation of probation.

Thursday, March 31 TRAFFIC VIOLATION: Hwy. 2, Priest River, a 55 year-oldmale from Priest River was cited and released for failure to purchase a driver’s license.

TRAFFIC HAZARD: Hwy. 2

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PHYSICAL: W. Wisconsin Ave.

DRUGS: Upper Wolf Trail

BURGLARY: E. 4th Ave., report of apartment broken into around 6 p.m.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Hill Top Rd.

ARREST: 1st Ave. Joshua Stewart Hyatt, 34, of Newport was arrested on a local warrant.

THEFT: W. 7th St., Newport, report of theft of front license plate

DISTURBING THE PEACE: Hwy. 2, Priest River

SUSPICIOUS PERSON: Southshore Diamond Lake

ANIMAL PROBLEM: Coyote Trail, report of deer that needs to be dispatched

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Hwy. 2

TRAFFIC OFFENSE: LeClerc Rd. N.

TRESPASSING: LeClerc Rd. N.

ANIMAL CRUELTY: Green Rd., report of horses not being fed

ERRATIC DRIVER: Hwy. 20

TRESPASSING: N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights

TRESPASSING: Monumental Way, request a subject get trespassed.

ERRATIC DRIVER: Hazel Rd.

TRESPASSING: N. Fea Ave., Newport

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Hwy. 2

ASSAULT: N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights

TRESPASSING: Sacheen Terrace Drive

STRUCTURE FIRE: Allen Rd., report of outbuilding on fire.

INTOXICATION: N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights

TRAFFIC OFFENSE: W. Kelly Drive, report of dune buggy racing up and down the road

ARREST: LeClerc Rd. N., TiaRae Dallie Thurman, 22, of Usk was arrested on tribal warrant.

VEHICLE PROWL: N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights

MALICIOUS MISCHEIF: N. Washington Ave., Newport, report of tires being slashed last night.

EXPLOSIVES: Camden Rd., report of two crates of TNT found in the barn.

Pend Oreille County Noxious Weed Control Board: 2 p.m. - Commissioners’ Meeting Room, Newport

Metaline Town Council: 7 p.m. - Metaline Town Hall

ERRATIC DRIVER: Hwy. 2, report of blue Ford station wagon slamming on brakes and holding up traffic.

Sunday, April 3 SUSPICIOUS PERSON: N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights

ARREST: Adam L. Goodoien, 46, of Priest Lake was arrested on an outstanding warrant.

DISORDERLY CONDUCT: Hwy. 2, Oldtown

Friday, April 1 DISORDERLY CONDUCT: E. 4th St., Oldtown CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE: Albeni Cove Rd. ARREST: Duane Gordon, 43, Oldtown and Adam Wilsey, 50, of Newport were arrested for possession of controlled substance and paraphernalia.

Saturday, April 2 RECKLESS DRIVING: Hwy. 2, Priest River TRAFFIC HAZARD: S. Blackhawk Ave., Oldtown

Sunday, April 3 ARREST: Hwy. 41, Oldtown, Howard L. Murray, 49, of Spokane was arrested for driving under the influence.

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2016101 PUBLIC NOTICE SUPERIOR COURT OF WA S H I N G T O N FOR PEND OREILLE COUNTY No. 16-4-00016-2 NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.40.010 Estate of Eileen Mae Campbell Deceased.

The personal representative named below has been appointed and has qualified as the personal representative of the estate of EILEEN MAE CAMPBELL. All persons having claims against the decedent MUST, prior to the time such claims would be barred by any otherwise applicable statue of limitation, serve their claims on the personal representative or

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the attorney of record at the address stated below and file an executed copy of the claim with the Clerk of the Court within four (4) months after the date of filing of the copy of this notice with the Clerk of the Court, or within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this notice, whichever is later, or, except under those provisions included in R.C.W. 11.40.011 or R.C.W. 11.40.013, the claim will be forever barred.

DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: March 23, 2016 /s/Douglas S. Barnard 2514 E 8th Ave. Spokane, WA 99202-4216 Published in The Newport Miner on March 23, 30 and April 6, 2016. (8-3) ___________________________ 2016102 PUBLIC NOTICE SUPERIOR COURT OF WA S H I N G T O N FOR PEND OREILLE COUNTY NO. 16-4-00014-6 NONPROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.42.030)

Nonprobate Estate of JACQUELYN L. STOREY, Deceased.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE As Notice Agent, I have elected to give notice to Decedent’s creditors.

On the date of filing of this Nonprobate Notice to Creditors with the Court: • I had no knowledge of: • Any other person acting as Notice Agent, or • The appointment of a Personal Representative for Decedent’s probate estate in the state of Washington.

• According to the records of the Court that were then available: • No cause number regarding Decedent had been issued to any other Notice Agent, and • No Personal Representative of Decedent’s probate estate had been appointed.

Any person having a claim against Decedent must present the claim: • Before the time when the claim would be barred by any applicable statute of limitations, and • In the manner provided in RCW Continued on 9B

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Continued from 8B 11.42.070: • By filing with the Court the original of the signed Creditor’s Claim, and • By serving upon or mailing by first class mail to me at the address provided below a copy of the signed Creditor’s Claim.

The Creditor’s Claim must be presented by the later to occur of: • Thirty (30) days after I served or mailed this Notice to you as provided in RCW 11.42.020(2)(c), or • Four (4) months after the date of first publication of this Notice.

If the Creditor’s Claim is not presented within the foregoing time period, the claim will be forever barred except as provided in RCW 11.42.050 and 11.42.060. This bar is effective for claims against both the Decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.

In accordance with RCW 9A.72.085, I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Washington that the foregoing is true and correct to the best of my knowledge. /s/Pamela L. Finke, Notice Agent Address for Mailing or Service: POB or Street Address: Denise Stewart Attorney at Law PLLC PO Box 301 City, State ZIP: Newport WA 99156 Published in The Newport Miner on March 23, 2016. (8-3) ___________________________ 2016104 PUBLIC NOTICE SUPERIOR COURT OF WA S H I N G T O N FOR PEND OREILLE COUNTY No. 16-4-00017-1 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) Estate of AUDREY L. HUNT, Deceased.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE The above Court has appointed us as Personal Representatives of Decedent’s estate. Any person having a claim against the Decedent must present the claim: (a) Before the time when the claim would be barred by any applicable statute of limitations, and (b) In the manner provided in RCW 11.40.070: (i) By filing the original of the claim with the foregoing Court, and (ii) By serving on or mailing to me at the address below a copy of the claim. The claim must be presented by the later of: (a) Thirty (30) days after we served or mailed this Notice as provided in RCW 11.40.020(1)(c), or (b) Four (4) months after the date of first publication of this Notice. If the claim is not presented within this time period, the claim will be forever barred except as provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective for claims against both the Decedent’s probate and non-probate assets.

Date of First Publication of this Notice: March 23, 2016

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/s/Terri E. Miller, Personal Representative 172 Woodland Dr. Newport, WA 99156 /s/Kim D. Aubrey, Personal Representative 180 Woodland Dr. Newport, WA 99156 Published in The Newport Miner on March 23, 30 and April 6, 2016. (8-3) ___________________________ 2016105 PUBLIC NOTICE S U P E R I O R C O U R T, S TAT E O F WA S H I N G T O N , C O U N T Y O F SPOKANE Case No.: 16-4-00421-2 AMENDED NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Matter of the Estate of, LAWRENCE RICHARD ASHDOWN, Deceased.

The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court.

The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1) (c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.

Date of First Publication: March 30, 2016 Personal Representative: Natalya Anatolyevna Koneva Address: 334 Sanham Lane Newport, WA 99156 Attorney for the Estate: Jeffrey A. Herbster Address: Winston & Cashatt, Lawyers 601 W. Riverside Suite 1900 Spokane, WA 99201 /s/Jeffrey A. Herbster, WSBA #23841 Attorney for the Estate Published in The Newport Miner on March 30, April 6 and 13, 2016. (9-3) ___________________________ 2016106 PUBLIC NOTICE C ombined N otice of A pplication and A ction Pursuant to County Development Regulations, notice is hereby given that Pend Oreille County did on March 24, 2016 receive a complete SEPA Environmental Checklist with supplemental documents prepared

by Pend Oreille County Public Works and did on March 24, 2016 issue a Determination of Completeness for a proposed Harvey Creek Boulder Removal Project (FILE NO. SEPA16-005), Location(s): Harvey Creek at Sullivan Lake Road (MP 6.79).

An Environmental Checklist under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) was prepared by the applicant on March 14, 2016 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. Written comments from the public may be submitted to Pend Oreille County no later than April 14, 2016. 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: Andy Huddleston, Community Dev. Assistant Planner, ahuddleston@pendoreille.org.

Required Permits: Critical Areas Review, Hydraulic Project Approval, Sections 401 and 404 Certifications Dated: March 24, 2016 Published in The Newport Miner on March 30 and April 6, 2016. (9-2) ___________________________

2016109 PUBLIC NOTICE REQUEST FOR STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATION (RSQ) Notice to Contractors – Small Works Roster Town of Cusick, Pend Oreille County, Washington In accordance with RCW 35.23.352; 39.80, 39.29, 39.34, 39.04.155 and as authorized by Town Council, the Town is accepting applications for the 2016 Small Works Roster. The Roster will cover projects estimated to cost $300,000 or less for public works. Contractors who have responded to this notice in the past, need to update their information to remain current. Call (509) 445-1718 or email cusick@itss.net to obtain an application.

Data to Furnish Engineering and Land Surveying Services The Town of Cusick (pursuant to Chapter 61, Laws of 1981) is inviting statements of qualifications and performance information from firms interested in providing professional engineering and land surveying services for the 2016 calendar year in conjunction with Town sponsored projects. The Town’s Water System Plan, for which engineering service is sought, includes: water treatment facility evaluation and upgrade including cost estimates, feasibility study, site control, and evaluation of the reservoir and miscellaneous water distribution and transmission pipelines in the Cusick and Usk service area.

Qualification and performance statements will be reviewed, placed on file for the 2016 calendar year, and will be used as the source from which to select one or more qualified firms from whom a detailed proposal will be requested for any specific project.

Those firms who have statements on file for the 2015 calendar year should only respond with a request for their statement to be renewed for 2016 along with any pertinent amendments to their statement.

Minority- and women-owned firms are encouraged to submit statements of qualification.

The Town of Cusick is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

Questions regarding this solicitation should be directed to the Town of Cusick, (509) 445-1718. Response of interested firms is requested no later than April 21st, 2016 to the following address, Town of Cusick PO Box 263, Cusick WA 99119.

These projects when funded could be through the Washington State Dept. of Health; USDA Rural Development; and Community Development Block Grant Program with federal funds provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. ss//Charlotte Yergens, Clerk/Treasurer Published in The Newport Miner March 30 and April 6, 2016. (9-2) ___________________________ 2016100 PUBLIC NOTICE The Pend Oreille County Developmental Disabilities Advisory Board will be meeting from 12:00 -1:30 P.M on April 18th. The meeting will be held at the County Counseling conference room, which is conveniently located at 105 S. Garden Ave in Newport. Light refreshments will be provided. If you require reasonable accommodation to participate in the meeting or have any questions, please contact Jessica Ausborn at 509-447-5651 at least 48 hours before the meeting.

Published in The Newport Miner on April 6 and 13, 2016. (10-2) __________________________ 2016108 PUBLIC NOTICE The Department of Natural Resources, Arcadia District will be holding a Pre-harvest Review at 1:00 p.m., on April 13, 2016. The meeting will be held at the Department of Natural Resources Deer Park work center training room, located at 1002 E. Crawford St., Deer Park, WA. The purpose of the meeting is to allow interested public, tribes, groups, industry and other agencies the opportunity to comment and provide input regarding planned timber sale activities within Arcadia District.

Published in The Newport Miner on April 6, 2016. (10) ___________________________ 2 0 1 6 11 0 PUBLIC NOTICE “The Pend Oreille Conservation District’s board meeting time has been

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changed from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM for summer hours. The next meeting shall be held at the districts office located at 121. N. Washington Ave., Newport WA 99156 on April 14th, 2016 at 5:00 PM.” David Marcell District Manager Published in The Newport Miner on April 6 and 13, 2016. (10-2) ___________________________ 2 0 1 6 111 PUBLIC NOTICE SUPERIOR COURT OF WA S H I N G T O N FOR PEND OREILLE COUNTY NO. 16-4-00022-7 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) Estate of VERLEY D. MATTHES, Deceased.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE The above Court has appointed me as Personal Representative of Decedent’s estate. Any person having a claim against the Decedent must present the claim: (a) Before the time when the claim would be barred by any applicable statute of limitations, and (b) In the manner provided in RCW 11.40.070: (i) By filing the original of the claim with the foregoing Court, and (ii) By serving on or mailing to me at the address below a copy of the claim. The claim must be presented by the later of: (a) Thirty (30) days after I served or mailed this Notice as provided in RCW 11.40.020(1)(c), or (b) Four (4) months after the date of first publication of this Notice. If the claim is not presented within this time period, the claim will be forever barred except as provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective for claims against both the Decedent’s probate and non-probate assets.

Date of First Publication of this Notice: April 6, 2016 /s/Darlene Bunyea, Personal Representative Denise Stewart Attorney at Law PLLC PO Box 301 Newport, WA 99156 (509) 447 3242 Published in The Newport Miner on April 6, 13, and 20, 2016. (10-3) ___________________________ 2 0 1 6 11 2 PUBLIC NOTICE SUPERIOR COURT OF WA S H I N G T O N FOR PEND OREILLE COUNTY NO. 16-4-00023-5 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) Estate of BONNIE J. WITT, Deceased.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE The above Court has appointed me as Personal Representative of Decedent’s estate. Any person having a claim against the Decedent must present the claim: (a) Before the time when the claim would be barred by any applicable statute of limitations, and (b) In the manner provided in RCW 11.40.070: (i) By filing the original of the claim with the foregoing Court, and (ii) By serving on or mailing to me at the address below a copy of the claim. The claim must be presented by the later of: (a) Thirty (30) days after I served or mailed this Notice as provided in RCW 11.40.020(1)(c), or (b) Four (4) months after the date of first publication of this Notice. If the claim is not presented within this time period, the claim will be forever barred except as provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective for claims against both the Decedent’s probate and non-probate assets.

Date of First Publication of this Notice: April 6, 2016 /s/Karen J. Demmitt, Personal Representative Denise Stewart Attorney at Law PLLC PO Box 301 Newport, WA 99156 (509) 447 3242 Published in The Newport Miner on April 6, 13, and 20, 2016. (10-3) __________________________ 2 0 1 6 11 3 PUBLIC NOTICE SUPERIOR COURT OF WA S H I N G T O N FOR PEND OREILLE COUNTY NO. 16-4-00024-3 NONPROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.42.030) Continued on 10B

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Child abuse awareness walk April 23 NEWPORT – The fourth Annual Child Abuse Awareness Walk will take place Saturday, April 23, in Newport City Park. The walk is sponsored by the Family Crisis Network (Pend Oreille Crime Victim Services). Sarah Kramer, Victim Advocate with Family Crisis Network, began this event in 2013 as a way of honoring healthy family relationships.

“The goal of the Child Abuse Awareness Walk is not to place blame or point a finger at people when child abuse takes place,” Kramer said. “Rather, the walk is meant to foster healthy family dynamics, promote a sense of community responsibility, and provide resources for our friends and neighbors who may need a helping hand.”

Every year the theme of the Walk is centered on a quote that inspires children and families. This year’s quote is “Children are the Seeds that make our Future Blossom.”

This quote was provided to local students from Sadie Halstead and Cusick Middle Schools to participate in a drawing contest. Out of 54 submissions, one student’s artwork was selected to be used as the logo for this year’s t-shirts and sweatshirts.

The Walk is free to attend and is one mile. The course will start at the Newport City Park and go down Calispel Avenue to Fifth Street, down the Grizzly Stretch to Garden Avenue and back down First Street, ending at Newport City Park.

Registration forms can be picked up from and returned to, Family Crisis Network office at 730 W. 1st St, Newport, WA 99156 or at the Newport City Park on the day of the walk. Late registration and t-shirt pick up begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 23, and the walk will begin at 11 a.m. with a bounce house, balloon twister, photo booth, music, and Hero of the Year Award presentation to follow .

White-nose syndrome bat confirmed in Washington NORTH BEND – White-nose syndrome (WNS) has been confirmed in a little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus) found near North Bend, the first recorded occurrence of this devastating bat disease in western North America. The presence of this disease was verified by the U.S. Geological Survey’s National Wildlife Health Center.

WNS has spread quickly among bats in other affected areas, killing more than six million beneficial insect-eating bats in North America since it was first documented nearly a decade ago.

WNS is not known to pose a threat to humans, pets, livestock or other wildlife.

On March 11, hikers found the sick bat about 30 miles east of Seattle near North Bend, and took it to Progressive Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) for care. The bat died two days later, and had visible symptoms of a skin infection common in bats with WNS. PAWS then submitted the bat for testing to the USGS National Wildlife Health Center, which confirmed through fungal culture, molecular and pathology analyses that it had WNS. “We are extremely concerned about the confirmation of WNS in Washington state, about 1,300 miles from the previous westernmost detection of the fungus that causes the disease,” said U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe.

“Bats are a crucial part of our ecology and provide essential pest control for our farmers, foresters and city residents, so it is important that we stay focused on stopping the spread of this fungus. People can help by following decontamination guidance to reduce the risk of accidentally transporting the fungus.”

First seen in North America in the winter of 2006-2007 in eastern New York, WNS has now spread to 28 states and five Canadian provinces. USGS microbiologist David Blehert first identified the unknown fungus, Pseudogymnoascus destructans, which causes the disease. WNS is named for the fuzzy white fungal growth that is sometimes observed on the muzzles of infected bats.

The fungus invades hibernating bats’ skin and causes damage, especially to delicate wing tissue, and physiologic imbalances that can lead to disturbed hibernation, depleted fat reserves, dehydra-

tion and death.

“This finding in a far-western location is unfortunately indicative of the challenges we face with the unpredictability of WNS,” said Suzette Kimball, director of the USGS. “This underscores the critical importance of our work to develop tools for early detection and rapid response to potentially devastating wildlife diseases.”

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service leads the national WNS response effort, working with state and federal partners to respond to the disease. The Service’s National White-nose Syndrome Coordinator Jeremy Coleman said the first step would be to conduct surveillance near where the bat was found to determine the extent of WNS in the area. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is responsible for bat management and conservation in Washington and will coordinate surveillance and response efforts.

WDFW veterinarian Katie Haman said the disease is transmitted primarily from bat to bat, although people can carry fungal spores on their clothing, shoes or caving gear.

The bat found near North Bend most likely had been roused from hibernation and was attempting to feed at a time of very low insect availability,” Haman said.

“At this point we don’t know where the infected bat may have spent the winter, but it seems likely that it was somewhere in the central Cascades.

Haman said Washington State has 15 species of bats that benefit humans by consuming large quantities of insects that can impact forest health and commercial crops.

WDFW advises against handling animals that appear sick or are found dead. If you find dead bats or notice bats exhibiting unusual behavior such as flying outside during the day or during freezing weather, please report your observation online at www.wdfw.wa.gov/ conservation/health/wns or contact the WDFW Wildlife Health Hotline at (800) 606-8768.

To learn more about WNS and access the most updated decontamination protocols and cave access advisories, visit www.whitenosesyndrome.org.

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• By filing with the Court the original of the signed Creditor’s Claim, and • By serving upon or mailing by first class mail to me at the address provided below a copy of the signed Creditor’s Claim.

The Creditor’s Claim must be presented by the later to occur of: • Thirty (30) days after I served or mailed this Notice to you as provided in RCW 11.42.020(2)(c), or • Four (4) months after the date of first publication of this Notice.

If the Creditor’s Claim is not presented within the foregoing time period, the claim will be forever barred except as provided in RCW 11.42.050 and 11.42.060. This bar is effective for claims against both the Decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.

In accordance with RCW 9A.72.085, I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Washington that the foregoing is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.

SIGNED Date: Place: At Newport WA Signature: Karen R. Rickard, Notice Agent Address for Mailing or Service: Address: Denise Stewart Attorney

Nonprobate Estate of JOHN D. WILEY, Deceased.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE As Notice Agent, I have elected to give notice to Decedent’s creditors.

On the date of filing of this Nonprobate Notice to Creditors with the Court: • I had no knowledge of: • Any other person acting as Notice Agent, or • The appointment of a Personal Representative for Decedent’s probate estate in the state of Washington.

• According to the records of the Court that were then available: • No cause number regarding Decedent had been issued to any other Notice Agent, and • No Personal Representative of Decedent’s probate estate had been appointed.

Any person having a claim against Decedent must present the claim: • Before the time when the claim would be barred by any applicable statute of limitations, and • In the manner provided in RCW 11.42.070:

Courtesy photo|Dick Bockemuehl

Loons are back This common loon was the first he has seen on Diamond Lake this year, photographer Dick Bockemuehl says. The photo was taken Monday, March 4.

100 years ago 1916

50 years ago 1966

Newport’s new theater, the Rex, opened under the management of E.H. Beaver of Elk. The Laclede mill started operations by experimenting with towing logs upstream from Priest River in the hope of finding it cheaper than hauling them by railroad.

Work began on the bridge across the Pend Oreille River at Priest River.

Postmaster Earl Kelley announced increases in money orders, insurance, registry, certified mail and COD rates, effective March 26, 1966.

The Newport High School baseball team started the season by beating Mead 1-0.

The streets of Metaline had names on signposts at each intersection.

An 8 pound, 27 ½ inch German Brown trout was caught on the Pend Oreille River near Ione by Terry Odgen of Ione.

90 years ago 1926 Newport’s water supply was so seriously low that the water company shut off the Great Northern railway from using water for locomotives except for through passenger trains.

Jack and James McInnis and Napoleon LeClerc secured a number of oil leases on lands around upper Calispell Lake.

A new auto stage line operating between Clark Fork, Idaho and Newport was started.

80 years ago 1936 The Newport grade school building was sold to S.T. Miller for $800.

Albeni Poirier, pioneer settler of the Newport region, and the man after whom Albeni Falls was named, died at age 75.

Crews on the Calispell flood control project completed the installation of a 5-foot culvert under the Millwaukee railroad track and Pend Oreille highway near Usk, to carry the flow of the diversion ditch to the Pend Oreille River.

70 years ago 1946 A new industry, a pole treating plant, was being established at Poles, Inc. Precipitation in March was nearly double the average for this month, 3.47 inches having been recorded by the Forest Service compared to an average of 1.98 inches.

Ed Dahlen, who was discharged from the Army, took over the Texaco service station on First and Washington from Mr. and Mrs. Wheaton.

60 years ago 1956 Jerry Burroughs, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.T. Burroughs of Usk, and a Cusick High senior, won first place with his accordion solo in a Veterans of Foreign Wars talent contest in Spokane.

Sadie Halstead, Newport grade school teacher, was honored at a PTA meeting with the unveiling of a plaque dedicating the new elementary school in her name.

Drennan McElroy of Ruby was elected president of the Pend Oreille Valley Sportsman’s Club.

at Law PLLC PO Box 301 City, State ZIP: Newport WA 99156 Date of First Publication of this Notice: April 6, 2016 Published in The Newport Miner on April 6, 13, and 20, 2016. (10-3) ___________________________ 2 0 1 6 11 5 PUBLIC NOTICE Combined Notice of Application and Action Pursuant to County Development Regulations, notice is hereby given that Pend Oreille County did on April 01, 2016 receive a complete SEPA Environmental Checklist with supplemental documents prepared

by David Hood of Hood Design Solutions, LLC and did on April 04, 2016 issue a Determination of Completeness for a proposed Dry Hydrant Project at the YMCA Camp Reed (FILE NO. SEPA-16-006), Location(s): YMCA Camp Reed @ 1152 Fan Lake Rd, Deer park, WA 99006. An Environmental Checklist under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) was prepared by the applicant on March 29, 2016 and the county expects to issue a

40 years ago 1976 A fire at Forest Enterprises at Usk cause over $100,000 in damages to the chipper.

Diamond Match announced a new, safer book match which “represented the first major technological advance in match safety in about 65 years.”

March came in like a lamb in Newport but went out like a roaring lion, with three or four inches of snow, which a rain and sleet storm removed the following day.

30 years ago 1986 Idaho Senator John McClure encourages state radio DJs to play the “Stop the Madness” record, which is part of the “Stop the Madness Campaign,” a project to promote awareness among the nation’s youth of the drug problem.

The record features popular singer Whitney Houston and is distributed by MCA Records. Proceeds from the record will be donated to national and local drug awareness programs. The music video features First Lady Nancy Reagan, basketball player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and actor Arnold Schwarznegger.

20 years ago 1996 City of Newport officials are putting together a zoning ordinance where “adult entertainment” could be permitted within the city. Proposed ordinance 876 would allow adult cabarets in certain parts of the city, but only after the owner had obtained a conditional use permit for such a facility.

10 years ago 2006 A recent cougar sighting occurred in Oldtown, making residents concerned for the safety of their children and pets.

A woman said she saw what appeared to be a cougar standing under her neighbor’s clothesline either eating or looking for something to eat.

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. Written comments from the public may be submitted to Pend Oreille County no later than April 21, 2016. 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: Andy Huddleston, Community Dev. Assistant Planner, ahuddleston@ pendoreille.org.

Required Permits: Critical Areas Review, Hydraulic Project Approval, Sections 401 and 404 Certifications Dated: April 4, 2016 Published in The Newport Miner on April 6 and 13, 2016. (10-2)