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In a community break room on the first floor of the Tierpoint building, 23403 E. Mission Ave., coffee and smoothie lovers can find Handcrafted Espresso, a modest set-up for an ambitious company launched in late July.

To many, the business appears to be a simple setup with a couple tables and a familiar face — owner Ted Matsumura, a former Tierpoint employee. But the bulk of the work behind Handcrafted Espresso is focused on launching a custom espresso blend as well as engineering a high-tech espresso machine to bring precision brewing to the home.

Amidst the hectic summer of getting the business off the ground, Matsumura also decided to get involved in the community by donating all proceeds and tips from last Thursday and Friday to the American Childhood Cancer Organization of the Inland Northwest.

The Splash recently sat down with Matsumura to find out a little more about what’s behind the business and where he sees it headed.

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community Community Briefs Inventor to speak to Rotary Mike Marzetta, Liberty Lake inventor and owner of Minds-I, will be the guest speaker at the Rotary Club meeting today (Sept. 22) at noon at the Liberty Lake Sewer and Water District building, 22510 E. Mission Ave. The Sept. 29 meeting will be a club day.

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Book club to resume meeting Books 'n Brew, Liberty Lake Municipal Library's book club, will resume 6:30 p.m. today at the library, 23123 E. Mission Ave. The group will continue meeting the fourth Thursday of the month.

Participants are encouraged to bring a favorite book from the summer to share, enjoy some coffee or tea, and help plan the reads for the coming year. A free book bag and reading journal will be given to first five attendees, and newcomers are welcome.

For more information, call 232-2510.

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For more information, call 232-2510.

Relay For Life committee volunteers needed The American Cancer Society is looking for individuals interested in volunteering as planning committee members for the 2012 Liberty Lake Relay For Life.

The majority of the committee positions are still available. These include the event chair, food chair, logistics chair, registration and accounting, sponsorship chair, team development chair and online chair.

Each fall the American Cancer Society hosts training for Relay For Life committee members and selected team captains at Relay Summit. This year, interested volunteers will be invited to attend the event Nov. 4 and 5 at the Red Lion Hotel in downtown Spokane. Activities on Nov. 4 will be for team development and event chairs only. All committee members are invited to attend Nov. 5.

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by Oct. 14. For more information, contact ACS Representative Jennifer Kronvall at 242-8303 or jennifer.kronvall@cancer.org.

Library offers story times Children's story times are offered at Liberty Lake Municipal Library on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays at various times. Crafts for kids ages 5 and up are also offered Saturdays at 1 p.m.

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Police Report The following incidents, arrests, calls for service and citations were reported by the Liberty Lake Police Department Sept.

12-19.

Incidents and arrests: • Suspicious person — At 11:15 a.m.

Sept. 12, LLPD was dispatched to a suspicious person call at the 21800 block of East Mission Avenue. The complainant reported a transient disturbing customers and writing down license plate numbers in a parking lot. Officers located the subject in a field nearby. Per the complainant’s request, the subject was given a trespass notice.

• Suicidal subject — At 1 p.m. Sept. 12, LLPD was dispatched to a suicidal subject at the 21200 block of Country Vista Drive.

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• Drug paraphernalia — A 21-year-old Veradale man was arrested at 9 p.m. Sept.

12 at Harvard Road and Euclid Avenue for possession of drug paraphernalia. The on-duty officer observed the man on a bike without a headlight and contacted him because he matched the description of a nearby burglary suspect reported as fleeing on a bike. The officer noticed the man was carrying a knife in his right front pocket. While searching the subject for additional weapons, the officer located a marijuana pipe in the subject’s shirt pocket. The subject admitted that it was his and was used to smoke marijuana. The man was issued a criminal citation for the offense.

• Drug possession — Two juvenile males from Greenacres, ages 15 and 17, were arrested at 3:34 p.m. Sept. 14 at Pavillion Park for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. One of the juveniles was stopped for a traffic violation.

During contact, the officer noted the odor of marijuana inside the car. The driver admitted there was marijuana in the car and told the officer he and his passenger had smoked marijuana earlier in the day. The passenger also told the officer there was marijuana in the car, as well as a smoking advice. The driver gave the officer permission to search the vehicle, and the officer located marijuana in the center console of the vehicle and a smoking device on the rear floorboard. Both juveniles were released to parents.

• Theft — At 7:30 a.m. Sept. 13, LLPD received a report of a theft that occurred sometime during the prior evening or early morning hours at the 1800 block of North Winchester Drive. The complainant stated unknown suspect(s) removed

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• Burglary — At 7 p.m. Sept. 14, LLPD received a report of a residential burglary and theft from the 900 block of North Tanglewood Lane. The victim reported that when he arrived home from a trip, he noticed a basement window broken out and the lock on the slider door removed.

The victim reported missing jewelry. The investigating officer spoke with neighbors, who said they saw two people at the home on the morning of Sept. 13 knocking on the door. They then observed the male go into the home. The neighbor was able to provide a description of the subjects.

The case was assigned to Detective Ray Bourgeois. During his follow-up investigation, he was able to identify the male suspect as a man who pawned a large amount of jewelry shortly after the burglary. On Sept. 19, Bourgeois recovered the jewelry from the pawn shop and contacted the victim, who was able to positively identify the jewelry. Bourgeois is currently looking for the suspect and his accomplice.

• Assault — At 6 p.m. Sept. 15, LLPD was dispatched to the 21000 block of East Mission Avenue for a domestic argument.

Upon arrival, police determined a husband and wife were involved in an argument that resulted in an assault. While checking the status of the subjects, police determined the man, a 26-year-old from Spokane Valley, had an outstanding warrant for reckless driving. He was booked into the county jail.

• Lost child — At 7:45 p.m. Sept. 14, LLPD was dispatched to a welfare check at the 1500 block of North Liberty Lake Road, where it was reported a small child approximately 5 years old was running north on Liberty Lake Road with no parents around.

Officers located the child near Walgreens and were told he was running away from home because he was in trouble. The officers reunited the child with his parents.

• Burglary — At 11:55 p.m. Sept. 15, LLPD was dispatched to a residential burglary in progress at the 22800 block of Country Vista Drive. A caller reported a male subject was attempting to break into an apartment and was last seen leaving the area on foot. Officers determined the suspect in this case entered an apartment where his ex-girlfriend is now living with someone else. There was a brief argument, and the suspect left.

• Domestic violence — A 15-year-old Otis Orchards male was arrested at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 16 at Harvard Road and Indiana Avenue for domestic violence, malicious mischief and an outstanding warrant for contempt of court. Officers were dispatched to assist Sheriff’s deputies at the 4900 block of Drury Road in Otis Orchards.

It was determined the suspect fled the area on foot and was likely heading toward Liberty Lake to catch the bus. LLPD officers located the suspect running southbound on Harvard Road, where he was arrested.

The subject was booked into juvenile detention.

• Domestic violence — At 11 p.m. Sept.

16, LLPD was dispatched to a report of a domestic violence situation at the 25000 block of Hawkstone Loop. During the investigation, officers determined no crime was committed.

• Drug possession — An 18-year-old Spokane Valley man was arrested at 11:45 p.m. Sept. 16 at the 24500 block of Hawkstone Loop for possession of marijuana.

While on patrol, an officer observed a suspicious vehicle in the area. While checking on the car, the officer saw a bag he suspected contained marijuana and could smell burning marijuana coming from inside the vehicle. There were two males and a female in the rear seat of the car, and no one in the front seat of the car. Two of the subjects in the vehicle were juveniles. The officer was able to determine the marijuana and smoking device found in the car belonged to the arrested man. The female passenger admitted to smoking marijuana, and parents were contacted to pick up the two juveniles, while the adult passenger was arrested.

• Suspended license — A 25-year-old Spokane woman was arrested at 8 a.m.

Sept. 17 at Appleway Avenue and Signal Road for driving with a suspended license.

Calls for service: Alarm 1 Burglary 1 Citizen assist 2 Citizen dispute 2 Domestic violence 1 Drug paraphernalia 1 Drug possession 1 Drug sales 1 Juvenile problem 2 Suspicion 1 Suspicious person 2 Theft, other 1 Theft, vehicle parts 1 Traffic hazard 1 Traffic offense 1 Welfare check 3

Citations: Licenses and plates required 1 Driving without a license 1 Driving while license suspended 1 Liability insurance 6 Defective muffler 1 Speeding 9 Negligent driving, 2nd degree 1 Use of cell phone 1 Possession of marijuana 1 Possession of drug paraphernalia 2 Assault IV 1

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Council meeting ends abruptly

By Kelly Moore Splash Staff Writer

With an open motion on the floor and an uncompleted agenda, a marathon Liberty Lake City Council meeting came to an abrupt end Tuesday night.

According to Council rule, meetings must adjourn at 10 p.m. unless extended with a unanimously approved motion, so Council Member Josh Beckett motioned to extend 15 minutes. Upon objection from Council Member Susan Schuler, Mayor Pro Tem David Crump made a friendly amendment to the motion, asking to extend five minutes. Schuler maintained her opposition to the motion, and with her solo vote the meeting immediately adjourned.

The abrupt ending cut off discussion regarding a resolution to adopt a six-year transportation improvement program.

Council members moved and seconded approval of the resolution, but were still discussing details when the meeting ended, and a vote was never taken. City Attorney Sean Boutz said the resolution technically failed because it was never voted on.

Sticking points in the discussion centered on the transportation plan’s inclusion of projects aligning with the city’s comprehensive plan, established in 2003 to create a more traditional downtown in Liberty Lake. The plan proposes reducing traffic on Liberty Lake Road down to two lanes with slant parking on each side.

Council Member Ryan Romney drove

the discussion, questioning whether the future downtown is still a reasonable goal for the city.

“I don’t want to put my vote behind a plan that I don’t see fully fleshed out,” Romney said “It creates momentum for other plans to take place that I may not be in favor of. “ Before time ran out, Boutz clarified that statutes require the city to have a transportation plan, although any project would still need Council approval as funding becomes available. Smith added the plan is contingent on how Washington State Department of Transportation plans for a second Interstate 90 interchange in the city develop.

The last time a meeting failed to move past the 10 p.m. deadline was in 2008 when Schuler and Council Member Odin Langford opposed an extension. However, no known precedent exists in Liberty Lake with a meeting adjourning this way and leaving a vote on a motion hanging.

“You’ve had two weeks to get your answers,” Schuler said in response to the request for time extension.

After the meeting, Smith said he hopes to see the resolution again on a future agenda.

The city is required to approve a plan before statutory deadlines in order to qualify for outside funding for any transportation improvement projects.

The adjournment also cut off agenda items allowing council members to discuss unfinished or new business and hear citizen comments.

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The city of Liberty Lake recently added two new faces to the current staff — Finance Director RJ Stevenson and Golf Professional Christopher Johnston.

Stevenson joins the city with 18 years of finance experience, most recently having worked as interim finance director for the city of Washougal, Wash.

Mayor Wendy Van Orman said a major Stevenson goal for Stevenson is reviewing current accounts to prepare new forecasts and projections to help guide budgeting decisions.

His first day was Sept. 17.

Stevenson relocated to the area with his wife and three kids.

The position has remained vacant since the previous Finance Director, Arlene Fisher, left in early 2008 to take a job as the city administrator in Cheney. Fisher is

the only person to have held the position in the city’s history.

Christopher Johnston was hired to step in as the new golf pro at the city-operated Trailhead Golf Course. He came from the Highlands Golf Course in Post Falls, where he worked as the general manager and head PGA pro.

In addition to a Class A PGA of America Certification since 1997, he’s also a Ping and Titleist club fitter. He was named 2007’s Inland Johnston Empire PGA Merchandiser of the year.

“We’re going to get him in there and put his retail experience to use,” Van Orman said. “We have plans to retrofit the pro shop. … It’s going to be something you haven’t seen yet.”

Johnston replaces former Trailhead Golf Pro Mollie Thola. Thola was hired as the pro when the city purchased the golf course in 2002, and she held the position through June 6 of this year.

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State Senate candidates Mike Padden (left) and Jeff Baxter (far right) participate in a question and answer session mediated by Great Spokane Valley President Eldonna Shaw Sept. 16. Both candidates plan to make public appearances at this weekend’s Valleyfest.

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Candidates discuss conservative goals

By Kelly Moore Splash Staff Writer

When ballots begin hitting mailboxes Oct. 19, voters will decide between two Republican candidates to fill the final year remaining on a term in the 4th District State Senate vacated by longtime Sen. Bob McCaslin earlier this year. The 4th Legislative District includes Liberty Lake.

Spokane County commissioners appointed Jeff Baxter to the position in February, a status he hopes to retain through the election. However, opponent Mike Padden, a former 4th District state representative and Spokane District Court judge, hopes to wedge his way back to Olympia with a win at the polls.

Both candidates express conservative Republican views by stressing job growth and a tighter rein on government spending.

As the state approaches a projected $1.4 billion shortfall in revenues planned for the current two-year budget, both Baxter and Padden show little variance on goals for State Senate.

In a Sept. 16 question and answer forum before the Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce, Padden attempted to set himself apart from Baxter, saying “my opponent has indicated he’s open to tax increases, so that’s a difference between us.”

However, in closing statements at the event, Baxter presented the audience with a signed “Taxpayer Protection Pledge” drafted by Americans for Tax Reform. According to the pledge, Baxter will, “oppose and vote against all efforts to increase taxes.”

While the candidates’ ideology and endgoals may at first appear identical, the roads toward achieving these aims may be what differentiate the two for voters. Maybe.

Creating jobs Both candidates stressed creating jobs as the No. 1 goal for the State Senate, and both plan to do so by decreasing taxes on businesses.

“What that means is that we need to have a business-friendly environment,” Baxter explained. “We need to have less taxes, and we need to get businesses successful and prospering so that we can create more jobs.”

Baxter went on to say the state needed to encourage entrepreneurship but didn’t specify how. Padden suggested reducing the business and operations tax, even waiving it a year or two for new small businesses, while reconsidering regulations.

“The one that I hear the most about is the Department of Ecology,” Padden said.

“There seems to be plenty of people there, maybe more than we need, and they impose a lot of regulations not only on citizens, but on small, local governments. The state needs to revisit some of those things.”

Padden was also the only candidate to suggest that regulations like Initiative 937, which requires utilities to generate 3 percent of production from alternative energy sources, will only drive up costs and further drain businesses.

“We have an abundance of hydroelectric energy right now, and yet we have to have our utilities purchase alternative forms of energy, which are fine, but I think it should be more market-driven,” Padden explained.

“The costs are passed on to our citizens and our businesses.”

Addressing the budget shortfall Plans for handling the impending deficit might be where the candidates differed most — albeit only slightly. Padden pre-

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“We simply need to get the government out of businesses’ way. … I believe when people are left unbridled with their God-given talents and abilities, we can steer our government toward a business-friendly environment, toward what the state constitution prescribes.”

“I was in the legislature for over 14 years, and I know how the legislature works. … We need to look at regulations that are very burdensome. There are legitimate functions of state government — we’ve got to be aware of that and we’ve got to support it in a smart, effective way.”

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sented a plan to reduce spending by taking a closer look at built-in cost increases like personnel costs while contracting certain services to the private sector.

“I mean, do we need a state printer?”

Padden asked. “Do we need a lobbyist for the state printer to lobby the legislature for more money for the state printer?”

Overall, he implied cuts were necessary to balancing the budget, while trying to “do more things better” with existing personnel.

He added that a 2.5 percent state reserve fund stacks up poorly compared to some local government reserves of up to 15 percent.

“We’ve been spending so much money for so long, and we’ve had double-digit growth for the budget for the last five biennium,” Padden said. “We’re now at a situation where the economy has turned sour and we have a revenue shortfall.”

Baxter, who currently sits on the Ways and Means Committee, said the state needed to focus on redirecting money that’s been misplaced. He referred to a bill he brought to the Senate — The Washington State Recovery Audit Act — in which state departments would undergo audits never before done. He reported similar acts in six other states recovered more than $900 million per state.

“With the recovery audit, we can audit different agencies — Medicare, Medicaid, Department of Corrections — making sure that our spending is directed and corrected in the right way,” Baxter explained. “Then we can redirect that misuse of spending to the proper things, which could be anywhere from education, infrastructure, helping the elderly and making sure that our retirement programs are in place so that we don’t have an excess of spending and debt where it takes over $1 billion a year to service the debt. It’s killing jobs, killing the education system and again killing the opportunities for our future children.”

See CANDIDATES, page 15

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Donors, volunteers gift LLPD with treadmill From staff reports

On Sept. 16, the Liberty Lake Police Department received a commercial treadmill by a donation made through the efforts of Liberty Lake SCOPE volunteers working with Grant Bafus, owner of the Liberty Lake Athletic Club.

The volunteers were looking to do something for the department and decided there was a need for a treadmill in the department’s fitness room. SCOPE helps keep the community safe by providing support and assistance to the police department, Chief Brian Asmus said.

SCOPE volunteers worked with Liberty Lake Athletic Club to provide the treadmill.

Bafus delivered and set up the equipment at the police department last week. In addition, the Liberty Lake Athletic Club offered to provide maintenance and service for the treadmill for a period of three years.

The Liberty Lake Police Department appreciates the donation and the cooperative partnerships with the community that make Liberty Lake a special place, Asmus said.

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Bears roll past Rogers Cheer 1: Grayson Sykes, Central Valley Football Sykes, a junior running back and linebacker, contributed two of CV’s seven touchdowns in their route of Rogers High School 49-6. Sykes scored on a 15-yard touchdown run and an interception return for the Bears.

Cheer 2: Taylor Butters, Central Valley Volleyball Butters, a junior outside hitter, helped lead CV to two wins as she had 11 kills and three aces against Rogers High School. She also added 11 kills against Coeur d’Alene as the Bears won three games to two.

Cheer 3: Cheyenne Abele, Central Valley Slowpitch Softball Submitted photo by Bob Johnson/Spokane Sports Shots

Central Valley defenders Danny Nimri (No. 22) and Anthony Brommer hit the holder as he attempts to pass after a botched field goal attempt. Grayson Sykes intercepted the pass attempt and ran it back for a touchdown during CV’s 49-6 win over Rogers.

Sports Briefs Local jet ski racers end season this weekend The region three Northwest Jet Sports Watercross Tour is having their final race this weekend on Lake Chelan. After four rounds, two Liberty Lake residents are in contention for season titles.

Derrick Helm leads in three categories, Expert Ski Limited, Pro/Am Ski Stock and Pro/Am Ski GP, heading into the final race of the season. In the beginner ski division, Shawn Blackburn sits in third place and trails by four points.

Splash Select wraps up week two Week two of Splash Select, the weekly football pick’em game, saw 10 community players end the week with a 7-1 record.

CVHS Sports Roundup After the tiebreakers were implemented, Brady Houbrick picked up the win. Houbrick received a $25 gift certificate to True Legends Grill for his prize. The season leader is still Mark Johns who has an impressive 15-1 record after two weeks of picking games. The season long winner earns a $100 cash prize.

The advertising portion of the game saw Chad Kimberley of The Liberty Lake Splash post the only 7-1 record among the participants. With the win, The Splash now joins Barry Baker of Baker Construction, Perry Vinson of True Legends Grill and Grant Bafus of the Liberty Lake Athletic Club at the top of the leaderboard with a 13-3 record on the season.

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Scoreboard Community Golf 9/13 Liberty Lake Women’s 18-Hole Club Game played - Better Ball Flight A: Patsy Lynn, 35.5 Flight B: Honey Conlon and Billie Etter, 32 (tie) Flight C: Lee Sonderman, 32.5 Flight D: Sandee Bickelhaupt, 39 9/14 Trailhead ladies golf Flight A: gross, Joyce Jacobs, 44; net, Sammie Fletcher, 31 Flight B: gross, Deanna Hauser, 49; net, Bea Carroll, 29 Flight C: gross, Tammye Cameron, 64; net Peg Nadvornick, 39 No-handicap: Ann Parman, 63 9/15 Liberty Lake 9-Hole First flight: gross, Lois Richards, 50; net, Sadie Reuckert, 37 Second flight: gross, Kathy Camyn, 51; net, Lorraine Martin, 32 Third flight: gross, Wilma Capaul, 58; net, Emma Long, 41 Birdie: Lois Richards, #5

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League Overall 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0

Abele, a senior infielder, had four hits including a homerun as CV opened their 2011 season with two wins over Rogers and North Central.

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Volleyball GSL Standings Team League Overall North Central 1-0 4-0 Gonzaga Prep 1-0 3-0 Central Valley 1-0 2-0 Mead 1-0 2-0 Mt. Spokane 1-0 2-0 Lewis and Clark 0-1 1-2 Shadle Park 0-1 1-2 University 0-1 1-2

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CV crushes Rogers The Central Valley High School football team picked up their third straight win on the season as they rolled past Rogers High School 49-6. CV scored 21 points in the opening quarter as they maintained their top spot in the GSL standings.

The Bears opened the scoring with a one yard plunge from Alex Jacot who finished the game with 113 yards on just 13 carries.

Quarterback Gaven Deyarmin scored the second touchdown on an 18-yard run before Grayson Sykes scored on an interception return and a 15-yard run to open a 28-0 lead.

After Rogers picked up a score in the second quarter, the Bears answered with a 19-yard touchdown pass from Deyarmin to Anthony Brommer to go into halftime with a 35-6 lead. CV finished off the game by picking up a second rushing touchdown from Jacot and the final score of the game on a 2-yard run from Brandon McClung. The Bears next play University High School in the annual Greasy Pig game at U-High on Friday at 7 p.m.

Volleyball picks up two wins The CVHS volleyball squad, under the direction of new coach Chris Kosty, picked up two wins last week by defeating Rogers 3-0 and Coeur d’Alene 3-2. Against Rogers the Bears won by the scores of 25-12, 2519 and 25-8 as Taylor Butters led the way for CV with 11 kills and three aces. Tia Pau had 18 assists and three aces.

CV split the first four games with Coeur d’Alene losing the first and third games by two points each, 26-24 and 25-23, while winning the second and fourth games by a big margin of 25-12 and 25-14. In the

fifth and decisive game, the Bears won by a score of 15-10 as Butters again lead the way for CV with 11 kills. Sam Block had four blocks to lead the Bears to the win.

Cross country teams split with University The CVHS boys and girls cross country teams opened league play with the boys losing to University 25-30 while the girls beat University 22-37. The top boys finishers were Corey Hunter who came in third place with a time of 16:35, Drew Brown who finished in fourth place with a time of 16:43 and Jared Seckel who came in fifth at 16:44. The girls were led by Alex Moore who won the race in a time of 20:33 while Courtney Owens came in third at 20:57.

Softball gets under way The CV girls slowpitch softball season began with the Bears picking up two wins over Rogers and North Central High Schools. CV opened their season with a 15-1 win over Rogers that was limited to five innings due to the mercy rule.

The Bears exploded for eight runs in the fourth inning to open a double digit lead as Mackenzie Shea led the team with three hits including two doubles and Cheyenne Abele had two hits including a homerun.

CV’s second game of the season was much closer as they rallied in the final inning for an 11-9 win over North Central.

The Bears trailed 8-6 going into the seventh inning before putting five runs on the board to secure the victory. The offense pounded out 15 hits with Carrisa Sdao leading the way with three base hits while the defense committed only one error in the win.

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Below: Spokane Elite Girls U-11 team won the ICE division of the Pend Oreille Cup. Pictured are Maggie Cross, Frankie Schade, Kennedy Seibold, Coach Abbas Faridnia, Brie Holecek, Madeline Szacik,, Alisa Crooks, Madylyn Simmelink, Alyssa Molina, Madison Reynolds, Chloe Gellhaus, Madeline Christiansen, Kara Gerard and Liberty Broughton. (Liberty lake residents are highlighted in bold.)

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New insurance agency now open

By Kelly Moore

Splash Staff Writer

Jana Pool Insurance Agency, an American Family Insurance broker, opened Sept. 1 in Suite 120 of the Liberty Square Building, 1421 N. Meadowwood Lane in Liberty Lake.

Pool said the agency provides all types of insurance, including plans for auto, home, life, boat and recreational vehicle coverage.

With a full-time office manager on board, Pool said she is looking to make a second hire for a full-time producer.

“I’m anxious to get involved in the community,” Pool said. “We’ll have some open houses and hopefully get involved with the Farmers Market next year.”

Another way she said she hopes to get involved is through American Family Insurance’s Teen Safe Driver Program.

With a recording device installed in their teen’s car, parents are able to review video of possible risky driving behaviors. The device captures both interior and exterior views of the teen driver’s vehicle for a few seconds before and after any kind of erratic movement like extreme braking, sharp cornering, sudden acceleration or a collision.

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score the data, adding tips for preventing similar incidents. In some cases, the data is reviewed to determine fault in accidents. Parents are also sent a weekly driver report card showing how their teen’s performance rates compared to peers.

Pool said the program has proven to increase safety among teen drivers. She hopes to distribute information about the program at local drivers’ education venues. She also plans to make house calls for interested parties as she settles into the community.

Pool brings more than 23 years of insurance sales experience to the business, having previously worked for State Farm and other American Family agencies in the area. The Liberty Lake office is her first business ownership venture.

“It’s great,” Pool said. “It’s a lot of hard work, but the benefits in the end are worth it. Liberty Lake is a great community to get involved in.”

American Family Insurance, established in 1927, operates in 19 states with about 3,500 independent contractor agents. The Liberty Lake office currently operates Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. For more information, visit www.amfam.com.

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In Biz Sleep City closes Sleep City, formerly located at 21605 E. Country Vista, recently closed its doors for business.

Marketing Director Patti Earling said the company moved the Liberty Lake store due to the high demand in Coeur d’Alene and Spokane Valley. She said Sleep City stores are located in those two cities and also in north Spokane.

“By moving, we have expanded our product line and are offering better selection and convenience to our valued customers,” she said.

This closure comes after Ashley Furniture Homestore, the store just east of Sleep City, also shut down for business last spring after two years in operation.

Both franchises are based in Missoula, Mont., and owned by Jed and Jennifer Heggen.

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According to a press release, Valley Hospital was one of only five hospitals in Washington to earn the distinction and the only one in the greater Spokane area to do so.

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90s, I came to Spokane to work at a tech company. My wife and my family ended up buying a house out here. After that company was sold, we rented our house to some people and moved back to California to work at Intel before deciding to come back and raise our kids in Spokane schools, which we love.

Q: What did you do when working for Intel?

A: I was the product manager for the first multi-core processors.

Q: I heard you worked in Liberty Lake at Tierpoint for a while too.

A: Yeah, I worked for a year there to define their strategy for cloud-based computing solutions. I worked with early adapters and those who wanted to implement a cloud solution — especially locally or for people in Seattle or anyone who didn’t want to be more than a few hours away from their precious data.

Q: So how did you get into making espresso? It seems like a big jump.

A: It does, but it’s been a hobby of mine for many decades. It’s something that I had a passion for at home, so I found an opportunity with the management here because many of the folks here like espresso or even smoothies.

We don’t have time for a full lunch or a trip to Starbucks in the afternoon. In some of the multi-tenant buildings in bigger cities, there’s usually an anchor shop at the base of the building. Here it was kind of weird to get in my car and drive half a mile or so for a good coffee.

Q: You have a pretty small setup here in the Tierpoint building. Is there more to your business than what people see when they stop in?

A: We’re coming out with our own blend that we’ve defined. We expect to sell more from our roast than retail sales through the coffee stand.

And then we’re working with some state of the art espresso-makers in Seattle for both the home and commercial markets. It will allow you to dial in very, very specific parameters, like setting brewing temperature to a fraction of a degree.

Technology like that was previously only available in high-end commercial machines at restaurants and coffee shops.

Those will soon be available in the homes for well under $1,000. To get that kind of brewing precision before, you pretty much had to spend $15,000 to have your house wired and plumbed or go to a restaurant that had that kind of setup.

Q: What is the signature blend like?

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All coffee beans are ground onsite at the Handcrafted Espresso stand located inside the Tierpoint building. The business was created to act as an anchor shop for busy building tenants, but sales are open to the general public.

A: It’s a mix from three different continents. It’s going to have Costa Rican, Sumatra and Colombian premium beans roasted in a traditional manner — not one of the energy saving methods that some people are using here in the area.

Q: What is the flavor like?

A: The Costa Rican is a dark French roast. That will make a large part of it very familiar to people who drink coffee from the stands and chains. The Colombian significantly lightens up the taste and brings out some fruity and aromatic-type flavors. The Sumatra is very dark, but it also has some unique tastes that usually aren’t present in a French roast.

Q: If it goes well, do you think you’ll keep making new blends?

A: Oh, yes. Definitely. In fact, I’ve already made a custom one for my mother who is very caffeine sensitive. I made her a variety that is 30 percent less caffeine.

It tastes about the same, but we probably won’t market it. Our research shows that those caffeine-reduced blends don’t sell

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Q: And as far as the coffee stands go, is the one here at Tierpoint the only one or can people find you in other places?

A: Right now it’s just here. We’re looking at different places in Spokane, Spokane Valley, Seattle and the Bay Area for our next locations. Those will be like clones of what we have here.

Q: What caught my attention about you guys was that you donated two days of proceeds to the American Childhood Cancer Organization of the Inland Northwest (ACCOIN). What inspired you to do that?

A: Some of the people that follow me on Twitter and Facebook mentioned that there was a coffee for kids day. Since September is Childhood Cancer Awareness month, we thought, “Wow, we need to find a way to participate in this somehow.”

Q: How did you get set up with ACCOIN to get the word out?

A: We met with Jennifer Evans, who is one of the coordinators of ACCOIN.

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Since we’re only open half days — generally 8 a.m. to noon — we thought we’d do it for two days. We let all 20 tenants here know through e-mail and posters. For me, it’s really important to remind people the building supported it in the fact that they waived our rent those two days.

I just contributed my time and the coffee and fruits. We also gave all the tips right to the organization and just did the best we can. That’s a lot of my son’s generosity because he usually gets the tips for helping out. We know other much larger organizations participated too, and we’re happy about that.

Q: Speaking of your kids, I heard they put a lot of work in this summer to get the business off the ground.

A: Yes, they helped all summer. For the last few years they’ve been playing a lot of Farmville and Cityville on the computer. A lot of those skills they were able to translate to the real business we’re running here. All of the posters, menus, promotions we’ve done (like buy four get one free drink), and even the reporting forms that we give to the management on our revenues every month, my son has done.

He uses Excel and Photoshop for menus and he’s created a Wordpress website for the business.

He doesn’t drink coffee, of course, he’s only 12 and my daughter is 14, but they understand and help. When we were designing the brew, we had to do probably 100 permutations of ratios between Costa Rican, Sumatra and Colombian beans.

With a very accurate scale they were able to do those ratios for sampling.

Q: So do you think it turned out to be a learning experience for them?

A: Yeah, I think it was a great summer job. It was their first exposure to retail as a seller, at least in the live sense. They’ve sold on Ebay and done the virtual games.

They got to meet people in person — regulars as well as people who came in off the street for a quick coffee. They learned a lot, and I think that skill set will be valuable whatever they end up doing.

Q: Any last thoughts you’d like to add about Handcrafted Espresso?

A: As soon as our blend is launched, we’ll release that for sale world-wide through the Web. That’ll be like a virtual storefront for our blend.

Also, one of the reasons we created the company is to make an espresso that wasn’t fully automated like those you find at larger chains where the barista basically presses a button and a machine grinds the beans to a certain dose and makes a very consistent pour. We do that manually where the barista has more control over the pours, as opposed to the machine programming it.

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CANDIDATES Continued from page 8

Discussing education Baxter said he voted no on the current budget out of “disgust” because of the $256 million added to state education funding, none went to students, classrooms or curriculum.

“Education is getting the money it needs, but the problem is that it’s being misdirected,” Baxter said. “What that $256 million went to was partially to levy equalization that was needed in some areas. The rest was bus enhancement programs, which I dug into and dug into and those programs are simply to re-vinyl the seats and freshen paint on the buses.”

He also noted that a portion of those funds went toward all-day kindergarten programs — something he opposed, suggesting kindergarten could be handled by the private sector.

“Our attendance in K-12 education in the last decade hasn’t varied by more than 5 percent,” Baxter said. “We keep adding money to K-12 education, and it’s being misused; it’s being abused. It’s going to high administration costs.”

Padden agreed with higher accountability for spending, but supported making education spending a higher priority in the state budget.

“It should get a greater percentage (of the budget),” Padden said. “There are a lot of people that are doing a great job in our public school system; I think some of them ought to be rewarded. I think we ought to look at reforms, but we shouldn’t throw the baby out with the bathwater.”

Padden also suggested re-establishing priorities more toward education and less toward social services.

Another distinction between the two candidates came when discussing higher education. While both support smarter spending in post-secondary schools, Padden ascribed to a more hands-off approach while Baxter criticized recent legislation allowing schools to independently decide on tuition increases.

“Taking the University of Washington for example: They raised their tuition 20 percent, which is unbelievable to me,” Baxter said. “That’s a heavy burden on parents and on the students, and it causes great debt in a lot of cases for the students and the parents.”

Baxter again cited misspending and abuse of funds that could be redirected to create a “better quality product.”

Padden said the tuition issue is where he would have come down on the other side from Baxter.

“At some point, who is best around our schools?” Padden asked. “Is it the people that are in charge of the schools or does the state legislature micromanage them

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cover story

Senate matchup offers coin-flip on the issues

By Josh Johnson Splash commentary

Just to clear things up, the Spokane Association of Realtors endorsed Mike Padden in his bid for the State Senate, and the Spokane Home Builders Association endorsed Sen. Jeff Baxter. Oh, and vice versa.

That’s right, each organization endorsed both names on your ballot. Or, for those rule-sticklers planning to scribble in just one circle, the message here is to find your own coin and flip it.

“Normally, it doesn’t happen,” Padden said of dual endorsements. “But a lot of things about this race are unusual.”

That’s life in Washington state’s 4th District, home to Liberty Lake, Spokane Valley and a twist on traditional Republican campaign strategy: Lean right in the primaries, then lean harder in the general.

Ever since the state gave us a top-two primary system — and thereby the possibility both candidates on a general election ballot could represent the same party — it was only a matter of time before the conservative 4th District featured a GOP vs.

GOP showdown.

Enter our present reality, complicated as it is by dual endorsements and toughto-distinguish platforms.

Not that our State Senate candidates aren’t trying to differentiate themselves.

At a forum organized by the Greater Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce Friday, Padden said Baxter recently indicated he is open to raising taxes, which in the 4th District is like being open to purple-and-gold table settings at a Cougar athletic banquet. Padden, for the record, reiterated his opposition to tax increases from Olympia? I think there needs to be some authority and some policy that the state legislature sets, but I also think that the universities have got to run their own operations, and they’ll be held accountable for that.”

Getting results As members of the minority party, getting personal ideals to hold water will undoubtedly prove challenging for whoever eventually fills the seat.

Baxter said he plans to rely on his experience as a longtime business owner, where he’s dealt with thousands of businesses to

of all stripes, flavors and fashions.

Baxter’s response? Without addressing Padden’s comments directly, he whipped out a Taxpayer Protection Pledge bearing his signature. He read the form, on file with Americans for Tax Reform, which pledges, “I will vote against any and all efforts to increase taxes.”

And that was pretty much it. It was 8:30, time for the forum to end. The audience shuffled out through a familiar mental fog: What, one candidate says one thing and the other asserts the opposite is true?

Been there, done that, not sure it’s worth the time and effort investigating whether there’s a “bottom of it” to get to.

But in case you’re a glutton for punishment, the bottom looks something like the following. Sen. Baxter was interviewed last month by the local chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors, a trade association led by former Spokane County Commissioner Kate McCaslin that endorses candidates in local races.

McCaslin, who along with ABC has since endorsed Padden, asserts she and four others were present when Baxter was asked whether he would sign a no taxes pledge. She reports being shocked — “he could have knocked me out of my chair” — when the Senator said he would not commit to such a pledge and was actually open to certain tax increases.

Baxter insists he never said he wouldn’t sign a pledge.

“I read to you that tax pledge,” he told The Splash Monday. “If they took it the wrong way or I said it the wrong way, they knew my stance and they knew it was pretty obvious where I stood.”

As for any confusion regarding his openness to new taxes, he said the pledge allows him to make “revenue-neutral reforms.”

“If you are going to raise taxes, you have to lower taxes at the same time within the same piece of legislation,” Baxter said, explaining the only increase he would hypothetically approve is one that is com-

develop negotiating skills.

“It’s very important that we have somebody in place like that that’s a leader, that’s strong, that can deal with circumstances and different personalities and egos to get your point across and to drive your point home,” Baxter said.

Padden called on his 14 years in the state House of Representatives as his boon to the seat. He said during those years he learned not only intricacies of political process, but also the importance of integrity and relationships.

“You never want to let anything get per-

pletely offset at the same time and on the same tax.

McCaslin called the explanation an “about-face.” She said many associations like ABC favor certain tax increases, although her chapter doesn’t.

“I think he was confusing us with another group, and maybe he thought he was telling us what we wanted to hear,” she said. “… He told us flat out he would not sign a pledge. He told us flat out he would consider new taxes and fees.”

Baxter scoffed at the notion.

“Kate endorsed my opponent, and it wouldn’t have mattered what I said, they would have endorsed my opponent,” he said, noting he never voted to raise taxes in his abbreviated Senate term. “In my humble opinion, there is something going on behind the scenes.”

Baxter was selected by Spokane County commissioners earlier this year to replace the late Sen. Bob McCaslin following — trend alert! — a spate of Republican infighting. He said the real difference in the race is that he is a businessman, and he believes his experience running debt-free businesses translates better to addressing the state’s current predicament than Padden’s years as a public servant and lawyer.

For his part, Padden doesn’t mind playing the experience card. He touts how his 14 years in the State House of Representatives (he later also served as a District Court judge) included leadership positions such as Majority Floor Leader, all qualifications he says will make him the more effective senator.

While there is much to evaluate about the candidates in their disparate resumes, voters wishing to identify substantial policy differences may find their task a bit more, well, taxing. For a similar exercise, consider tracking down a coin.

Now, flip it.

Josh Johnson is editor and publisher of The Splash. Write to him or share your thoughts through a letter to the editor at josh@libertylakesplash.com. sonal, because today’s opponent on one bill may be your supporter on another bill later on in the session,” Padden said. “I wouldn’t have risen to the leadership positions that I had if I hadn’t been effective in creating coalitions and advocating positions.”

No further debate among the 4th District State Senate candidates is currently scheduled, but both plan to man booths at Valleyfest this weekend, where they’ll be available for questions. Both candidates also accept questions, comments and concerns submitted through campaign websites: www.votejeffbaxter.com and www.paddenforsenate. com.

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Letters to Editor Audit’s answers not surprising In tough times, the city spent resources hiring a consultant to talk to the city employees. The consultant stated as one of the findings that better communications were needed. No surprise; that’s the complaint you hear in most workplaces.

Even one of the council members was disappointed in the findings. Both the mayor and City Council need to make the rounds and talk to the employees and rely less on e-mails. This will save the city having to spend any more money on HR consultants.

David Williams Liberty Lake

Beckett is a step forward When we first moved here, Liberty Lake was a newly incorporated town of about 4,000 people. We watched as new development sprang up all around us, and our population soared to well over 7,500.

Growth projections see our city doubling again in the next 10 years. Quite honestly, I have not been terribly impressed with how prior leadership has handled this growth. Bad decisions and big, costly mistakes have been made. I’m not sure revisiting the past would be advantageous to our city.

I have had the pleasure of talking with Josh Beckett several times during his term as a City Council member. He has always been receptive and truly interested in what residents have to say. He believes in responsible development and a transparent government.

As Liberty Lake grows, our needs evolve.

We need a new leader who will work for the best interest of the whole community.

I believe Josh Beckett is the best choice for mayor of Liberty Lake. It’s time to move forward.

LuAnn Ragge

Liberty Lake

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Photo Courtesy of Ross and Kelli Schneidmiller

The Virginia once shuttled resort-goers from where they departed the train on the northwest corner of Liberty Lake to Kalez Park on the southeast shore. The boat, believed to be scuttled decades ago, was recently sought out by a group of longtime residents who explored the depths of the lake, looking for clues to its whereabouts.

In search of the ‘Old Virginia’

By Jim Nania

Splash Guest Column

After over 20 years of, “Yeah, we should do that,” we finally were able to assemble a team to conduct a search of the lake for one of its better-known boats. The Virginia, owned by Martin Kalez of Kalez Park and named after his wife, would meet the incoming trains and provide passenger service to the lake’s resorts in the early 1900s.

The boat was reported to have been scuttled after it had served its useful life on the lake. In part, renewed interest in this quest resulted from a possible location identification that was shared with our lake’s own historian, Ross Schneidmiller.

In any event, “the starfish aligned” so as to put together all the critical elements of equipment and personnel for a sincere attempt at finding the “Old Virginia.”

On a beautiful Friday morning in August, the team assembled. Joel Nania captained the search boat, which he equipped with sophisticated sonar as well as an underwater diver to ship live video to the surface crew. He was most ably assisted by his daughter, Sammy, who helped handle the bulky eqiupment and various lines that were necessary to accomplish the search.

Travis Dierks, M.D., an emergency physician with dive search and rescue training, joined his slightly senior “partner,” Jim Nania, who one way or another is always “searching for treasure.” Finally, the mission leader, Ross Schneidmiller, was

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The search crew’s GPS sonar grid resembled “a bowl of spaghetti,” Nania said. boarded at his dock, and the search began.

Our plan was to conduct a surface search utilizing sonar to identify possible targets in the search area. The anticipated “grid” pattern intended to cover the entire area was tracked with GPS, the mapping of which looked more like a bowl of spaghetti than the more regular back-and-forth pattern we had anticipated. Promising “hits” were marked, and after covering the entire area, two spots were identified as having “clusters” of possible targets. It was then time for the divers to get wet.

The plan for the underwater search was to use a long rope attached to the anchor rope to guide the divers in ever widening circles.

This technique proved to be essential as we coped with limited visibility and 18 inches of muck on the bottom, which was easily disturbed and temporarily dropped the vis-

ibility to zero. Furthermore, after 100 years on the bottom, the likelihood of a large, easily identifiable, intact structure was remote.

Early in our first effort, Travis Dierks found some metal protruding from the silt which he thought was some sort of very heavy wire basket. The search rope was attached, and the other end brought to the boat crew members to give it the old heave-ho. With much anticipation, the object arose from the muck, revealing itself to be a large block of concrete.

Ross pronounced it of little historical value, and it was quickly released to return to the bottom. Dr. Dierks was reminded that we were searching for a ship and was requested to focus his enthusiasm with some greater degree of discrimination.

We then moved to the second search site and renewed our underwater rope search of the muddy and heavily snail-inhabited bottom. As we neared the end of our last revolution, it was again eagle-ray-eyed Dierks who spotted the hull. There she was in about 22 feet of water and resting upright but only a shadow of what was once an elegant vessel. What we found appeared to be most of the hull of a long, narrow, wooden-hulled boat that fit the general description of the “Old Virginia.” The video camera was guided along the wreck to provide our ship’s crew with some good images of the wreck. We measured the intact portion of the hull at approximately 21 feet long by 5 feet wide and speculated that

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History: The Windjammer

sept. 22, 2011 • 17

Remembering this moment in time

Linda Garrett, shown here, owned what she renamed the Windjammer in its final years as a Liberty Lake resort, from 1975 to 1980. The property was first a resort when it opened as a part of Neyland’s Grove in 1907. Garrett said she was proud to play a part in Liberty Lake’s resort history, and fondly remembers lunch-counter conversations with old-timers gazing out on the lake and reflecting on memories of the community’s resort history. Garrett continues to make her home in Liberty Lake to this day.

Mark Beck and John Schutts, members of the Liberty Lake Youth Commission, place items in the time capsule while Recreation Coordinator Michelle Griffin videotapes.

Writings by first grade students, city memorabilia, newspaper copies, a CD with popular songs and stats on the current economic climate were among the items placed in the time capsule. The capsule was buried in the arboretum during a ceremony celebrating the completion of phase one of Nature’s Place at Meadowwood.

Photos courtesy of Linda Garrett

Splash Travels

Left: Lori Peters-Merkel and Shanna Dunne took The Splash along for a girls week in New York City in August.

Below: Ray, Austin and Ashleigh Seely took the Splash along for a run at the Edmonton Marathon in August.

Austin, 15, ran his first half marathon, and Ashleigh, 18, ran her first full marathon.

Both placed first in their divisions.

Splash photos by Tammy Kimberley

Members of the Liberty Lake Youth Commission who attended the ceremony included (front row) Aleigha Rankin, Coral Rankin, Hailey Reneau, Matt Busch, Brett Busch; (back row) Mayor Wendy Van Orman, Mark Beck, John Schutts and Jonathan Jones.

Rotary ride delights 100-plus Amy Wohl of Liberty Lake and her children Gracie and Nolan (in tow) participated in the Liberty Lake Centennial Rotary’s inaugural Rotary in Motion Century and Family Fun Ride Sunday in Liberty Lake. In all, 129 riders bicycled more than 5,020 miles in and around the Liberty Lake community. Twenty-seven of the riders completed a challenging 100-mile course. The event raised money for the Liberty Lake Arboretum and Associated Industries Bright Promise scholarships.

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LEGAL NOTICE Apply for Tourism Funds The City of Liberty Lake is accepting applications for Tourism Promotion funding for 2012. Applications are due by 5:00 p.m.

October 21, 2011. The projects or events must take place between January 1 and December 31, 2012.

Funding comes from the City’s tourism fund, which is fed by hotel/motel taxes from lodging establishments within the city.

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more than a third of the hull was gone from one end as well as a good bit of what might have been above the water line. A few fragments lying next to the hull were collected to study construction techniques so as to better attempt to date the wreck.

Clearly this was no rowboat, but whether or not we had actually found the “Old Virginia” may require another visit to search the hull and surrounding debris field for further clues as to the true identity of this ship.

In any event, it was a very merry crew who cruised back into port while sharing a generous ration of grog.

Jim Nania is a longtime resident of Liberty Lake.

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The search crew for the Virginia included, from left, Jim Nania, Travis Dierks, Ross Schneidmiller, Sammy Nania and Joel Nania.

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