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Bonnie Joy (Keller) Brown Ione
Bonnie Joy (Keller) Brown passed away Feb. 10. She was 66. She was born to William C. Keller and Anna Margaret (Meck) Keller in Ione Sept. 3, 1945. She spent the later part of her life in Oklahoma with her best friend and husband, Robert “Buck� Brown. Mrs. Brown is survived by daughters, Deeanna (and John) Pack, June (and Steve) Carter, and Jamie (and Scott) Lawrence; son Rick (and Cecelia) Cox; brothers Bill “Mike� (and Lanean) Keller and Pat (and June) Keller; also her sister, Carroll Reynolds; grandchildren Jessica, Stephanie, Scott, Cami, Dylan, Holly, Johna and J. D. and great-grandchildren Cheyenne and Kaycee.
Peggy Krabbenhoft Metaline
Peggy Krabbenhoft of Metaline lost her battle with cancer and passed away Sunday, March 11 in Vancouver, Wash. She was 61. Ms. Krabbenhoft was born in Colville to Harvey and Velma Green. She graduated from Metaline Falls High School in 1968. After working a variety of jobs
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The following cases were resolved in Pend Oreille County District Court by Judge Philip Van de Veer.
Feb. 29 Gail Anderson, 56, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (363 suspended), 24 months probation and fined $500 for reckless endangerment, amended from driving under the influence: $2,293 total fees and fine. James Gandy, 37, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (350 suspended) 24 months probation and fined $250, converted to a public defender fee, for fourth degree assault; $543 total fees and fine. A charge of third degree malicious mischief was dismissed. A charge of second degree criminal trespass was dismissed against Mitchell Gillock, 57. Scott Goodman, 46, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (363 suspended), 12 months probation and fined $500 for reckless endangerment amended from driving under the influence; $1,743 total fees and fine. Cassandra Grubb, 28, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (304 suspended) and fined $2,000 for driving under the influence, driving while license suspended and driving without the required ignition interlock; $3,800 total fees and fine. Shawn Kulzcyk, 40, was sentenced to 90 days in jail (89
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through the years, Ms. Krabbenhoft enjoyed 20 years of employment at the Seattle City Light Boundary Project, while continuing to raise her family. Ultimately her favorite occupation was being a grandmother. She was artistically talented and enjoyed oil painting, watercolors, quilting and sewing. She spent many hours gardening, huckleberry picking and playing with her grandchildren. Ms. Krabbenhoft was a member of the Forgotten Corner Quilting Club and was a supporter of community events. She is survived by siblings Buster Green of Chewelah, Marlene Martin of Rathdrum and Buck Green of Twin Falls, Mont. She was the loving mother of Lyssa Krabbenhoft of Pullman, Eric Krabbenhoft of Washougal, Wash., Ryan Krabbenhoft of Vancouver, Wash., and Michael Krabbenhoft of Lacey, Wash. She was the beloved grandmother of Everest, Kael and Olivia. She was preceded in death by her parents, Harvey and Velma Green, and her sisters Lois Hobien and Dolores Krabbenhoft. Services will be Saturday, March 17 at noon at the Metaline Falls Congregational United Church of Christ with Reverend Tara Leininger officiating.
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suspended) 12 months probation and fined $900 for negligent driving, amended from driving under the influence; $1,593 total fees and fine. Cynthia Mathwig, 50, was sentenced to 90 days in jail (90 suspended), 12 months probation and fined $250 for third degree driving while license suspended; $43 total fees and fine.
March 7 Swen Bergman, 63, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (363 suspended), 24 months probation and fined $1,000 for possession of less than 40 grams of marijuana and reckless endangerment amended from driving under the influence; $2,843 total fees and fines. A charge of use/possession of paraphernalia was dismissed. Norma Hough, 57, was sentenced to 90 days in jail (89 suspended), 12 months probation and fined $700 for reckless endangerment amended from driving under the influence; 1,643 total fees and fines. Charity King, 37, was sentenced to 90 days in jail (90 suspended), 12 months probation and fined $250 for driving while license suspended; $293 Total fees and fines. Sheryll Miller, 48, was sentenced to 90 days in jail (89 suspended), 24 months probation for driving while license suspended; $318 total fees.
Morton receives ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ from Safari Club OLYMPIA – Sen. Bob Morton, R-Kettle Falls, was honored last week by the Northwest chapter of Safari Club International for his dedication and service to preserving the heritage of hunting in Washington. Safari Club life-member Ed Owens presented Morton with a “Lifetime Achievement Award� plaque during a gathering of Republican senators on Tuesday, March 6.
The Safari Club is dedicated to wildlife conservation, education, and protecting the culture of hunting. Throughout his career in the Legislature, Morton has worked for good wildlife management practices that support hunting opportunities and hunters, including management of predatory wildlife that threaten the livelihood of ranchers and public safety.
MEDICARE | FROM PAGE 1B
drugs. Last year and this year, patients receive a 50 percent discount on all brand name drugs purchased while they are in the donut hole. The Medicare Part D prescription drug “donut hole� left thousands of seniors paying the full cost of prescription drugs after their yearly drug expenses exceeded $2,930. Drug coverage
wouldn’t resume until total drug spending hit $6,657 for the year – a high threshold for seniors on low, fixed incomes. The Affordable Care Act addresses this problem through prescription drug discounts for people affected by the donut hole. Those savings will continue increasing until 2020, when the Medicare Part D donut hole closes completely.
Editor’s note: The police reports, taken from dispatch logs provided to The Miner by law enforcement agencies, are not intended to be an exact report but rather a comprehensive list of police calls in Pend Oreille and West Bonner counties. Dispatch also fields calls for the Kalispel Tribe property in Airway Heights. Certain police calls are generally omitted because of space constraints. These include but aren’t limited to ambulance calls for illness, unfounded alarms, traffic stops, dogs at large, abandoned vehicles, 911 hang–ups and civil standbys. All dispositions for the police reports are assumed to be active, assist or transfer at press time. The police reports are updated each weekday on The Miner Online.
PEND OREILLE COUNTY Monday, March 5 THEFT – W. 5th St., reported two tires stolen from a van. BURGLARY – Tweedie Rd., report that tires and wheels, chainsaw, and auto parts were taken from shop. ACCIDENT – S. Washington Ave., report that subject backed vehicle into building and broke a window. ARREST – W. 5th St., Robert L. Browne, 32, of Newport was arrested on an out of county warrants, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. ERRATIC DRIVER – Hwy. 20, report of maroon vehicle with erratic lane travel, changing speeds, braking. MISSING PERSON – Conklin Meadows Rd., report of juvenile male missing. ACCIDENT – Hwy. 20, reported car in ditch with tail end in roadway. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – Shadow Lane MALICIOUS MISCHIEF – S. Washington Ave., report of rock thrown through bedroom window. Tuesday, March 6 SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION VIOLATION – Jorgens Rd., Newport, subject reported not to be in compliance. DRUGS – Ione BURGLARY – Hwy. 2, Newport, report that furniture was taken, entry made through front door. ARREST – Riverside, Ione, Michael John Hoyt, 48, of Ione was arrested on a warrant. SUSPICIOUS PERSON – Hwy. 2, Newport, report of officer contacting female pedestrian. RUNAWAY JUVENILE – S. Calispell Ave., report of daughter not coming home from school. HARASSMENT – LeClerc Rd. N., Cusick, report of harassment. FIRE – W. 5th St., Newport,
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THURSDAY, MARCH 15 Pend Oreille Watershed Implementing Team: 9 a.m. to Noon - American Lutheran Church in Newport South Pend Oreille Fire & Rescue: 7 p.m. - Station 31, 325272 Highway 2, Diamond Lake MONDAY, MARCH 19 Pend Oreille County Commissioners: 9 a.m. - Pend Oreille County Courthouse Pend Oreille Conservation District Board: 5:30 p.m. - Newport Post Office Building Priest River City Council: 6 p.m. -
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reported chimney fire at this location. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE – N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, report of female who is respondent in order is at the same location of male subject, papers not served. DRUGS – N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, report of found drugs. AUTOMOBILE THEFT – N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, report of stolen vehicle. HARASSMENT – Driskill Rd., Newport, report that female subject is outside complainant’s house yelling and threatening him. ARREST – Danielle Marie Keller, 42, of Cusick was arrested on a warrant. Wednesday, March 7 HARASSMENT – S. Union Ave., male subject sending threatening text messages. ARREST – Spokane Jail, Mark E. Robison, 51, of Chattaroy was arrested on a warrant. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – N. Hayford Rd., report of child left in vehicle. DISTURBANCE – 4th Ave., report of disturbance, possible weapon involved. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VERBAL – Hwy. 20, report of occupants in vehicle having an argument. ARREST – Robert Scott Turner, 33, of Spokane Valley was arrested on a warrant. ARREST – Eithan Jesse Kindle, 22, of Elk was arrested for driving while license suspended and for reckless endangerment. Thursday, March 8 ERRATIC DRIVER – Spring Valley Rd., Newport, report of a white sedan driving at excessive speed and passing cars. ARREST – Geiger Corrections, Christina L. Mellon, 32, of Cusick was arrested on a tribal warrant. ANIMAL CRUELTY – Casey Ct., Newport, report of possible animal cruelty. THREATENING – N. Willow Lane, Newport, complainant reported being harassed and threatened by a subject for the last few months. Friday, March 9 THEFT – Sullivan Lake Rd., Ione, report that someone took a fuel pump out of the aux tank on a county vehicle. AGENCY ASSIST – S. Garden Ave., Newport, court security for a protection order hearing. SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE – N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, report of a suspicious vehicle. BURGLARY – W. 5th St., report that three computer monitors were stolen between last night and this afternoon. BURGLARY – Virginia Lane, Newport, report that someone appears to have broken into the
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14 Pend Oreille Cemetery No. 1: 8:15 a.m. - County Courthouse in Newport Bonner County Democrats: 6:308 p.m. - Panhandle Health, 322 Marion St., Sandpoint Metaline Town Council: 7 p.m. Metaline Town Hall
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Priest River City Hall Selkirk School Board: 6 p.m. Selkirk Junior/Senior High Newport City Council: 6 p.m. Newport City Hall Pend Oreille Fire District No. 8 Board: 7 p.m. - Fire Station at Spring Valley and Tweedie Roads TUESDAY, MARCH 20 Bonner County Commissioners: 8:45 a.m. - Bonner County Administrative Building Pend Oreille County Commissioners: 9 a.m. - Pend Oreille County Courthouse Lenora Water and Sewer District: 10 a.m. - Skookum Rendezvous Lodge, 1432 Lenora Drive, Usk Pend Oreille PUD Commissioners: 10 a.m. - Newport PUD Offices PUD Fiber Rate Hearing: 11:30 a.m. - PUD Newport Office Citizen’s Salary Commission: 3 p.m. - PUD Newport Office Cusick School Board: 3:30 p.m. -
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complainant’s house. ARREST – Fertile Valley Rd., Tai L. Ward, 29, of Newport was arrested for driving under the influence. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – Deer Valley Rd., Newport, report of a group of minors, possible party. ARREST – W. 4th St., Newport, William D. Brogdon, 30, of Newport was arrested for driving under the influence. THEFT – Bud Porter Rd., Ione, report that some of complainant’s medical marijuana was taken, possibly by his nephew. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PHYSICAL – N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights ARREST – N. Main Ave., Metaline, John David Millican, 55, of Metaline was arrested for fourth degree assault domestic violence. Saturday, March 10 SUSPCIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – Houghton St., report of pit bull at large, ran back home, door to residence was wide open. UTILITY PROBLEM – McAvoy Rd., report of water running out of water meter. FIRE – Oldtown Bridge, report of unattended campfire under southeast end of bridge. ERRATIC DRIVER – Hwy. 2, report of white truck headed towards Newport, erratic lane travel. MALICIOUS MISCHIEF – Hwy. 20, report that someone tried to steal radiator out of vehicle. SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE – Bead Lake Drive, report of white truck parked with nobody around, near empty houses. MALICIOUS MISCHIEF – Bond Rd., report of fence damaged by a four wheeler going through it. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – Riverside Ave., report of two subjects with rifle in parking lot. DISTURBANCES – Juanita Lane, report of party with multiple cars and intoxicated people. SUSPICIOUS PERSON – N. Central Ave., report of 25-year-old female, suicidal, intoxicated. SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE – Quail Loop, Newport, report of vehicle parked across the street, male walked around corner of house. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VERBAL – N. Central Ave., report of verbal domestic violence situation. TRAFFIC HAZARD – Hwy. 20, report that injured deer needs dispatched. ARREST – James Ray Wilson, 19, of Cusick was arrested for driving while license suspended and possession of a controlled substance. Sunday, March 11 SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – S. Washington Ave., Newport, report of vehicle with open door
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Cusick High School Library West Pend Oreille Fire District Board: 6:30 p.m. - Fire Station on Highway 57 Property Rights Council: 6:30 p.m. - Bonner County Adminstration Building, Sandpoint WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21 Pend Oreille Economic Development Council: 8:30 a.m. - Various Locations Diamond Lake Water and Sewer District Board: 10 a.m. - District Office Pend Oreille County Park Board: 2 p.m. - Cusick Community Center West Bonner County School Board: 6 p.m. - Various schools Fire District No. 4 Commissioners: 6 p.m. - Dalkena Fire Station Northern Panhandle Green Party: 6 p.m. - Friends Meeting House in Sandpoint Ione Town Council: 7 p.m. Clerk’s Office
and broken window. BURGLARY – Locke Cutoff Rd., Cusick, report of cash stolen out of cabin. TRESPASSING – Chain Lakes Drive, Elk, report that neighbor continues to trespass on complainant’s property. COURT COMMITMENT – S. Garden Ave., Newport, Cody Daniel Gibbs, 19, of Newport was booked and released for bail jumping. JUVENILE PROBLEM – W. Pine St., Newport, report that 15-year-old male is yelling and swearing, twisted complainant’s arm. VEHICLE THEFT – Rockwood Rd., Newport, report of 1987 Toyota pickup being stolen. ARREST – Hwy. 2, Steven L. Caudell, 60, of Newport was arrested on an out of county warrant. HARASSMENT – Driskill Rd., Newport, report of ongoing harassment. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – W. Pine St., Newport, report that intoxicated male left hospital, possibly driving a silver sedan. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – W. Larch St., Newport, report of someone knocking at complainant’s door for two hours. MISSING PERSON – Hwy. 211
WEST BONNER COUNTY Monday, March 5 No reportable incidents. Tuesday, March 6 No reportable incidents. Wednesday, March 7 RECKLESS DRIVING – Hwy. 57, Priest River ARREST – LeClerc Rd., Oldtown, Bobby Joe Holt, 48, of Newport, was arrested on a Spokane County warrant. Thursday, March 8 DEFRAUDING AN INNKEEPER – Hwy. 2, Oldtown Friday, March 9 BURGLARY – Poirier Rd., Blanchard RECKLESS DRIVING – Dufort Rd., Priest River Saturday, March 10 ANIMAL PROBLEM – Hwy. 41, Oldtown, report of an injured deer. DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE – Hwy. 2, Oldtown, a juvenile female was cited and released to her parents for driving under the influence. A male was cited and released for possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia. Sunday, March 11 BURGLARY – Redneck Drive, Blanchard
BIOMASS | FROM PAGE 4B
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