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Cusick boys triumph at state

Town celebrates Cusick’s first boys’ state title

BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

SPOKANE - The Cusick Panther boys’ basketball team capped a near perfect year with a state championship, defeating archrival Almira/Coulee-Hartline 58-42 at the Arena, winning the rubber match against the only team to beat them this year. “The boys played good,” Cusick coach Rob Seymour says, crediting the whole team for the victory in the 2022 Hardwood Classic. “I’m happy for the team and the community,” senior Colton Seymour said after the win. “It’s been 41 years since the boys have been to a championship game. It means something.” It was the third meeting of the two teams this year. The first was a 20-point win by Cusick; the second gave the Panthers their only loss of the year, losing by two points a couple weeks ago. It wasn’t a surprise that ACH, the No. 1 seed and Cusick, the No. 2 seed, would meet in the championship game. Cusick took control from the start, with the Seymour brothers, Colton and sophomore Bode, running up seven points in the first four minutes before ACH

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Cusick sophomore Bode Seymour drives in the championship game against Almira/Coulee-Hartline last Saturday night at the Arena in Spokane. Seymour was the game’s high scorer with 18 points.

CUSICK - The Cusick Panthers’ boys’ basketball team didn’t disappoint fans when they won the state 1B championship game against Almira/Coulee-Hartline Saturday night at the Arena in Spokane. It meant a lot to the tiny town of Cusick. “I got a little choked up myself,” Francis Cullooyah said. His grandson, Louis Cullooyah, played in the championship game and 17 years earlier his daughter, Taunie Cullooyah, played on the Cusick girls’ team that won a state championship. Francis remembers holding Louis while Taunie played. A good number of the town was at the tournament games. A parade from Kalispel Tribal headquarters to the school, along River Road, was held Tuesday morning to celebrate the win. Eric Finley was a junior in high school and a scorekeeper for the girls’ team in 2005. “I thought it was cool when the girls won and to watch the boys do it was big for the community,” Finley said Tuesday as he waited for the boys’ team to come out from a meeting with the Kalispel Tribal Council. He noted that the championship game attracted people from throughout the county who cheered for the Panthers. Slyvia Meshell of Usk was also waiting Tuesday morning outside tribal headquarters. She said the whole community is proud of the team. “We’re all family here,” she said. Meshell said she was confident the boys were going to win. “We knew from the moment they walked on the floor,” she said. “They had that look in their eyes.”

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Newport Rodeo fundraising banquet largest yet BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

PRIEST RIVER - The Newport Rodeo Association’s “Queens and Cowboys Fundraising Banquet” was about double the size of last year’s event and held at the Priest River Event Center Saturday night, March 5. “There were close to 200 people there,” rodeo association president Ray Hanson said. “It’s the largest event we’ve had.” This year’s Newport Rodeo Queen, Brittney Jackson, was crowned at the event. She is a 12-year graduate of Newport High School who has been around horses all her life. Jackson, a 2017 Newport grad, is a two-time Washington High School Equestrian Team state finalist. She currently works as a lead technician at Northwoods Veterinary Hospital in Athol,

Idaho. The object was to raise money to support the Newport Rodeo Royalty in her travels to promote the Newport Rodeo. The financial part of the event was also successful. “We had a live auction, a silent auction, a raffle and door prizes,” Hanson said. A logging truck full of wood was the top draw in the live auction, drawing bids in excess of $2,000. Hanson said the money wasn’t all in, but that too was the most collected at a banquet fundraiser, in the neighborhood of $10,000-15,000. Auctioneer Randy Parker was as entertaining as he was productive in getting the most out of the bidders, often offering to put in his own money to get the bid that extra little bit higher. “Randy was great,” Hanson said. “The auction brought

in good money; I’m guessing double anything we’ve had before.” There were also a few guest speakers. Newport Mayor Keith Campbell spoke, as did Pend Oreille County Commissioner Robert Rosencrantz. “I don’t think we’ve had a county commissioner speak before,” Hanson said. Campbell, dressed in a suit SEE RODEO, 2A MINER PHOTO|DON GRONNING

Newport Rodeo Royalty coordinator Lola Rickey crowns 2022 Miss Rodeo Newport Brittney Jackson while Lola’s granddaughter Bayne Reedy, 3, looks on, along with Newport Rodeo Association President Ray Hanson. The event was the Queens and Cowboys Fundraising Banquet at the Priest River Event Center Saturday night, March 5.

B R I E F LY Daylight saving time springs ahead this Sunday

Free food distribution March 15

NEWPORT – Daylight saving time goes into effect Sunday, March 13 at 2 a.m., as most of America will “spring forward” as clocks are set ahead an hour. Daylight saving time ends Sunday, Nov. 6 at 2 a.m. when clocks, “fall back” an hour. While most of the country and about 40% of the world use DST, there are some exceptions. Arizona and Hawaii and several U.S. territories don’t fall back or spring forward with DST.

NEWPORT – Pend Oreille County is sponsoring a Second Harvest mobile market for the communities on Tuesday, March 15 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Newport Rodeo Grounds. Free groceries as supplies last and no identification is required. See the county’s website and Facebook page or call Clerk of the Board Crystal Zieske at 509-447-4119 for more information.

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Studded tire removal dates for Washington, Idaho NEWPORT – With the anticipated arrival of spring comes the removal of those studded winter tires from vehicles. Washington state law requires all studded tires be removed by the end of the day, Wednesday, March 31. Starting at midnight on Thursday, April 1, drivers with studded tires will face a $136 fine. For Idaho residents, studded tires must be off by Saturday, April 30. 

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Candra Shanholtzer said it was the first time ever the boys and girls qualified for the state tournament together. The girls lost in the first round. “It is a huge accomplishment just to make it there, but for the boys to go on to win the state championship is simply incredible,” Shanholtzer said. “I took a moment in the stands to soak it all in and take a look around at the amazing amount of people from all over that came to watch and cheer Cusick on. The energy level at that championship game was palpable. This is a group of boys that have been playing together for over 10 years and that’s what it takes to make this kind of run. The entire community is beaming with pride this week and extremely proud of both teams! So nice to have something to be excited about with all that is currently happening in the world.” J.R. Bluff coached the 2005 girls championship team. He followed this year’s boys’ team. A state championship is meaningful, he said. “It’s always a big deal,” he said. He said the championship was due to the hard work the boys’ team put in. Still, in a pandemic year, it wasn’t a sure thing the team would succeed. “COVID could have taken it all away,” Bluff said. It did the year

before, he said. “Nothing’s guaranteed.” Several of the team’s eight seniors are convinced they would have won last year if there had been a state tournament. “I definitely feel the team would have made it last year,” said Colton Seymour, a sentiment echoed by Cullooyah. “I wish I could have another year to play,” Cullooyah said. The team has played together from the second grade on, said Saydele Haynes, a 2014 Cusick graduate. Her cousin Kyden Nomee and her brother, Rodney Hall III, played on the team and she’s been a record keeper for years. She was confident the team would avenge its only loss of the season. “They took care of business and came home champions,” she said. Almira/Coulee-Hartline was a tough opponent, Bluff said. “The other team was tough,” Bluff said. “On this night, we seized it. We were playing our game.” Curt Holmes serves on the Kalispel Tribal Council and is father to Celias Holmes, a starter on the team. “I heard from people I haven’t hear from in 30 years,” he said. Holmes said the team took the only loss of the season to ACH hard. “The coach was telling me they could hear the other team cheer-

ing in the locker room after that game,” Holmes said. “The coach told them to remember that.” He said ACH is dominant in most sports, and a tough opponent, so it was good to beat them for the championship. “Sometimes David does beat Goliath,” he said. The boys have played together since they were small, playing better teams at first and losing. “They would be crying,” he said. But about the fourth or fifth grade, things started to click and they started winning. “They started talking about going to state then.” They didn’t do it by themselves. “It is a small, tight community,” Holmes said. The boys played all over the region, with parents

sacrificing time and gas money to get them to the games. In addition to being good basketball players, the team also has character, Holmes said. “It would be 9:30 at night and Celias would say he wanted to go shoot baskets with the team,” Holmes said. “I never worried about him because they were a good group of kids.” Holmes said the team’s success has led to increased interest in basketball. “I came out from working out the other day and there was a bunch of little kids playing basketball at the Wellness Center,” he said. There were a couple high school players playing with them. “These kids are a good group of boys. Now they’re real heroes.”

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Cusick fans greet the returning state champs Tuesday morning.

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could score. Bode scored half the team’s 14 first quarter points, on his way to being the game’s high scorer, with 18 points. Cusick was up 14-7 at the end of the first quarter. “I think I was aggressive,” Bode says. ACH rallied, tying the game at 14. But that was as close as it got the rest of the night. Cusick was up 28-18 at the half. At halftime, Coach Seymour stressed guarding ACH’s Reed Isaac, a 6-feet, 3-inch senior,

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and tie, cut loose with an admitted ‘Dad’ joke. “What’s the only attire a cowboy ghost will wear?” he asked. “Boooots.” Rosencrantz, a city guy, spoke about the first time he saw a rodeo, at Newport. “I had a great time,” he said. He spoke of an email he sent to friends following the event, eloquently describing how the athletic, social aspects of rodeo struck him. The Newport Rodeo will take place June 2425. The rodeo will have a new announcer this year, Brett Johnson.

says Louis Cullooyah, a senior. “We were worried about him getting the ball,” Culloyah says. The Panthers had held Isaac to just four first quarter points. Coach Seymour said the idea was to keep the ball out of Isaac’s hands, which they accomplished well in the first half. Isaac eventually started scoring, finishing with 16 points. ACH rallied in the third quarter, pulling to within

three points, but Cusick put on end to the rally in the fourth, going up by 11 points, their largest lead of the game. Culloyah and Celias Holmes hit key 3-pointers in the second half to keep ACH at bay. Culloyah ended the game with 14 points and 12 for Holmes. Colton Seymour scored 16 points in the championship game. The Panthers played a nearly error free game. They committed just six fouls and four turnovers.

Cusick was 14-16 from the free throw line. Their man-to-man pressure took its toll on ACH, who turned the ball over 12 times. Bode had three steals and Colton had two. Cusick’s offensive rebounding at key times was also a factor in the win. Kyden Nomee pulled down 10 rebounds for Cusick, including three offensive boards. The Seymours each had four rebounds, with three offensive rebounds apiece. Nomee only scored one

point, but was a defensive factor, with two blocks and a steal. The Panthers had to beat two other teams to get to the championship game. They got a 74-65 win over DeSales Thursday, March 3 and beat Sunnyside Christian 5948 Friday, March 4. It was the first boys’ state title for Cusick. They finished fourth before and lost a championship game in 1981. They finished the season with a 23-1 record.

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B R I E F LY Community Prayer Rally March 26 PRIEST RIVER – A Community Prayer Rally will be held Saturday, March 26 in the Priest River Lamanna High School gymnasium, 2-4 p.m. All community members are invited. Churches, police, EMS, fire personnel, medical, educators, veterans, military, elected officials, families, local businesses—all are welcome. Each community service entity will be honored and prayers offered for them. Please come to stand with your community, recognize their efforts and to pray for and encourage them. For more information, contact Marilyn Moseley 208-437-3518.

Free gardening seminar Sunday DIAMOND LAKE – There will be a free gardening seminar on Sunday, March 13, 2 – 5 p.m. at the Diamond Lake Seventh-day Adventist Church. Topics will include Gardening 101, Year-Around Gardening and Wild Edible Plants. The church is located at 336002 Hwy. 2. For more information, call 509-671-3513.

Free movie at the Roxy Saturday NEWPORT – It’s another free movie day at the Roxy Theater with the Newport, Priest River Rotary Club Saturday, March 12 with a showing of the 1998 film, “Ever After: A Cinderella Story,” rated PG. Doors open at 11 a.m. and the movie starts at 11:30 a.m. Rated PG, “Ever After” stars Drew Barrymore, Anjelica Houston and Dougray Scott. There is no set admission price, except the Newport, Priest River Rotary Club asks for a donation (regular Roxy concession prices still apply). Donate and enter to win fun prizes. The drawing will happen after the film. The Rotary Club is a non-profit comprised of local businesses and individuals dedicated to making the community and the world a more enriching place for all. Check out the club’s Facebook and go to www.rotary.org/en for more information about Rotary.

Road restrictions announced NEWPORT – The following Pend Oreille County road restrictions go into effect Thursday, March 10 at 9 a.m. Road Districts 1 and 2 along with LeClerc Road North in Road District No. 3 will move to Stage 3 Restrictions. Road District No. 3 will move to Stage 2 Restrictions, except for LeClerc Road North that will move to Stage 3.

Student concerts coming up PRIEST RIVER – The Priest River Junior High and High School Band concert will be Tuesday, March 15, 7 p.m. at the PRJH auditorium. The Junior High and High School Choir concert will be Tuesday, March 29 at 7 p.m., also at the PRJH auditorium.

County forest restoration projects coming this year NEWPORT – Pend Oreille County Public Works, along with the County Parks and Recreation Department, has three forest restoration projects lined up for Pend Oreille County lands this year. The county will be taking an active approach on forest management to facilitate and encompass a healthy forest making it resilient to natural and human disturbance and creating biological diversity able to provide sustained habitat for vegetation, wildlife, and humans,

‘Over-stocking causes tree stress because neighboring trees must compete intensively for light, water, and nutrients.’ Ryder Bricker County Forester

according to County Forester Ryder Bricker. The first project, beginning in March/ April and continuing into first week of June 2022 in northern Pend Oreille County, will have an active timber sale involving selection harvest on two locations. The first location is the Goat Launch wildlife viewing area, located off Boundary Road, and the second location is the Sweet Creek Rest Area located north of Ione off Highway 31. This timber sale is part of an ongoing forest restoration program throughout all county lands to promote forest health. One of the primary forest health problems in the Inland Northwest forests is over-stocking, meaning too many trees per acre, according to Bricker. “Over-stocking causes tree stress because neighboring trees must compete intensively for light, water, and nutrients,” Bricker says. “Over-stocking is a concern within portions of both locations, particularly in the understory cohort throughout Sweet Creek.” A series of stand treatments are prescribed within the timber sale contract to meet stocking concerns and other management objectives. The second project, beginning mid-summer to late fall 2022, is Habitat Enhancement noncommercial forest thinning. Bricker says the county will possibly be working with the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation conducting a noncommercial forest thin on 325.11 acres located off LeClerc Road. The treatment objective is to enhance forest health and mitigate wildfire risk, while also improving conditions for native wildlife. “By removing selected tree species and providing adequate spacing for more desirable native tree species, the

soil seed bank will be exposed to an increase amount of sunlight and water infiltration,” Bricker says. “This treatment on the landscape will allow the latent seed bank to regenerate and provide adequate native year around forage for ungulates such as elk and deer, while also promoting tree growth.” Last but not least, the third project beginning mid-fall to early winter is the Pend Oreille County Park and Rustler’s Gulch Timber Sale. The goal of the project is to include silviculture prescriptions such as selection harvest and group selections within timber sale contract to improve overall forest health. Bricker says that primary forest health concerns to date involve areas of widespread presence of root disease, excessive seedling density, high proportions of shade tolerant species, and susceptibility to wildfire. “POC lands provide an excellent source of educational outreach, recreation, and income to help facilitate the cost with ongoing maintenance of roads, trails, campsites, and facilities all while also maintain-

ing forest health for all future generations to enjoy,” Bricker says. “While visiting POC lands you may come across some active forest management on the landscape so, please be considerate, responsible, and safe while you recreate.”

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Sophie’s Choice: Motley Musings Stratospheric expectations vs. reality

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I love these redonkulous Lifetime/ Hallmark romance films. Will our beleaguered, but plucky heroine have to choose between the handsome millionaire philanthropist who spends his spare time rock climbing with kittens and working on his abs? Or will it be the hot, emotionally vulnerable single dad who still finds time to bake cookies for the homeless with his precocious daughter and work on his biceps? Where are these life problems and why don’t I have them?

Fashion is always recycled Conversation with young cousin: “Sophia, you should dress like goblin-core.” “What?” “It’s an aesthetic that highlights the underbelly of natural ecosystems that aren’t usually considered attractive by societal standards.” “Yeah, I tried that aesthetic from about 6 to 18.”

How I sound talking about K-pop “I say old sport, have you heard that new Blackpink song?” “Have I heard it? My dear fellow, I have had it on repeat for three days now! Is it not fire?” “Indeed, bang up to the elephant! A jam, my dear chuckaboo.” *I’m usually the oldest person in the conversation.

Follow me for more recipes You know what’s bonkers delicious? One of those prosciutto wrapped mozzarella sticks forgotten in the console of your car for approximately 24-72 hours. Delightful mouthfeel. Exquisite marriage of salty ham and soft, almost buttery cheese. There need be no more meaning or purpose to life during such an encounter, there is only you and your Italian buffalo milk covered in pork. Heaven on earth.

Glad to have you back Ever randomly come across a song you haven’t heard in years that makes you feel like you’ve run into a long lost friend? Mine was ‘Sweet and Low’ by Augustana, which popped up on my radio playlist while driving back from Spokane last weekend. What is one of yours? Email me at sophianewportminer@ gmail.com.

Literacy investments help make Idaho students lifelong readers BY GOV. BRAD LITTLE IDAHO

Whenever I am asked about teachers who influenced me growing up, I recall Mrs. Summers, my first grade teacher. She taught reading to her students in a way that instilled in me a lifelong love of reading. I am better off today for the guidance of Mrs. Summers, and now, as Governor, I want to make sure every Idaho student has the same opportunity I had to strengthen their reading skills from a young age and ensure success in education and life. My priority has been and will continue to be getting all Idaho kids to read proficiently by the end of third grade. It just makes sense. Our investments in education later will have more impact if we can give students a strong start. It is not only our constitutional obligation but our moral obligation as well. I have always been an advocate for full-day Kindergarten for those districts that choose to implement it. Thankfully, Idaho’s system of public education is locally driven, with input from parents, and it will remain that way. My Leading Idaho plan includes an additional $46 million for literacy, which may go toward offering full-day Kindergarten for families that want it in many parts of the state. This means we will be directing $76 million ongoing to districts to ensure our kids can read proficiently by the end of third grade. With this added investment, we will have increased funding for literacy five-fold since I took office as Governor just over three years ago. It is SEE LITTLE, 5A

  

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YO U R O P I N I O N Questions for Biden supporters To the editor, After watching Biden’s State of the Union address, I have questions for his supporters. He imposed strict sanctions on Russia to financially hurt them. The truth is he destroyed domestic energy selfsufficiency and is buying millions of barrels of Russian oil every day, supporting their economy and the war. He supports law enforcement. His far-left squad has done everything in their power to defund the police, install prosecutors who won’t prosecute, unless you are conservatives such as those who went to the Capitol Jan. 6 to legally demonstrate. Most are still in DC prison, but they are letting out attempted murders on bond the same day as arrest? He claimed efforts to secure our border. First day in office, he signed executive orders to stop building the border wall, stop stay-in-Mexico policies, reverse all travel bans from Islamic terrorist countries, and reverse all Trump’s efforts to secure the border. He supports building in America. The Biden family received $31 million in Chinese business deals. What about Hunter? Their business partner Devon Archer just went to jail for illegal dealings they all committed. What other great things has he done for the American people? • Crammed Build Back Better down our throats. Thankfully, some real American Democrats, such as Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema, defend policies that will hurt their constituents. BBB’s estimated cost is $7 trillion.

• Instituted “woke” policies in government. I don’t care if you want to be something other than what you were born, but the government shouldn’t be forcing this on us. • Called Kyle Rittenhouse a white supremacist and murderer on national media. His attackers were white, and he was defending his own life. The President shouldn’t call a man guilty before he goes to trial. • Spent $7 trillion in 2021, the total intake for the US government for this year was $4.05 trillion. • Inflated gas and food prices to a 40-year high. -John Henshaw Newport

U.S. supporting Russian war with oil purchases To the editor, Hopefully one day we will all be driving automobiles that run on a source of energy other than that derived from petroleum products. One day we may have the technology to provide power to our homes and cities using completely renewable energy, whether wind or solar or some other medium. Unfortunately, the technology is not yet to that point. In the meantime, we still require gas and/or diesel to power our automobiles. Sure, there are electric vehicles on the market but the supporting infrastructure is woefully inadequate to serve the millions of electric vehicles needed to replace fossilfueled vehicles. Presently, electric vehicles are too cost-prohibitive for the average individual or family to own. Therefore, until that great day, we are still reliant on fossil fuels. The United

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As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues into its second week, should the U.S. quit buying Russian oil? Yes, if we produced enough of our own, we wouldn’t have to buy Russian oil. No, that will cause gas prices to go even higher. Yes, gas prices are going up anyway, we need to cut off Putin’s money source. No, it’s an escalation that will force China and Russia even closer together.

States has enough fossil fuel reserves to provide all that we need without purchasing petroleum products from the Middle East, Canada, Mexico, Venezuela or (gasp!) Russia. In fact, following Adolph Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, Uncle Joe (never met a kick-back he couldn’t embrace) Biden placed severe sanctions meant to cripple Russia’s economy, exempting Russia’s oil-producing sector because we inexplicably need to buy Russian oil. Uncle Joe shut down the Keystone pipeline and is otherwise crippling our own oil producing capabilities because this will force us into using alternative technologies even though the technology and its supporting infrastructure is inadequate for our needs. So we shut down our own oil production and buy necessary supplies from Russia. This strategy makes perfect sense to the Democrats, known politically as cutting off your nose to spite your face. So, while we give lip service to supporting the “proud Ukrainians” we finance Russia’s military. We find ourselves riding shotgun with the devil to the apocalypse. -Larry Montgomery Newport

Does GOP want the Soviet Union back? To the editor, Two Republican congresswomen pictured during the State of the Union speech are screaming at the president. A third congresswoman is our Cathy McMorris Rodgers smiling at the jeering. We live in a time where civility is seen as weakness and verbal abuse is praised and enabled. Another picture is from CPAC where the

same screaming congresswomen are praising the Russian president while the crowd waves Russian flags. That conference ends with the former president saying that Putin is smart, and Biden is dumb along with every American political and military leader. The former president then claimed that Russia wouldn’t have invaded Ukraine if he was in office. His first impeachment was for withholding military support to Ukraine unless Ukraine investigated his political opponent. I don’t understand why Republicans favor the Russian president over the American president. What happened to Reagan Republicans that helped take down the former Soviet Union? Do they want the Soviet Union back? Republicans say rising gasoline prices are Biden’s fault. I would like to hear from some local Republicans if they would want an oil well drilling rig to roll into their back yard and start drilling so that I could have cheaper gasoline. Perhaps they would be willing to send a son or daughter to fight in a foreign war to ensure an uninterrupted flow of cheaper gasoline into our country. How many body bags would it take to lower the price of gas at the pump? Would Americans be willing to pay more for gasoline if it helps to end the war in Ukraine? Many Republicans are cheering for Putin and screaming at Biden for not having cheap gasoline. The real cost is not at the pump. We are selling our American soul for gasoline, so keep on screaming until SEE LETTERS, 5A

R E A D E R ’ S P O L L R E S U LT S Did Inslee and the others make the right call making masks option in schools March 12? No, there still is significant community spread and kids take can COVID home to their elders.

Yes, sort of. They shouldn’t have been required to begin with.

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Yes, they were needed at first but now that COVID is waning, the children don’t need to wear masks.

No, when COVID returns, it will be that much harder to get people to take precautions again. That’s what happened last year.

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Treager, Selkirk team up to help Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation About a year ago, a manager at Selkirk Ace Hardware in Oldtown contract Traeger Grills to see if they had interest in or a program in their company to help communities. Treager provided three exclusive high-end model Traeger Grills for Selkirk to donate. The first grill was donated to a local team of first responders for their station; Selkirk Ace auctioned off the second grill and all monies raised went to Children’s Miracle Network for Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital. This is the third grill and on behalf of Traeger Grills, Selkirk Ace is donating it to Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation for their first fundraising banquet since the onset of the pandemic.

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the price is right. -Pete Scobby Newport

What is a Republican? To the editor, Our friend, John Weyant, again wrote another insulting misguided letter besmirching Demos etc. (‘Democrats shouldn’t infiltrate GOP’ March 2). But I’m confused by his political nomenclature. I was a Republican voter until Newt Gingrich and the far right changed the values of the party. Being a fiscal conservative with strong family values, I felt the GOP had best represented me. I always held strong social values: cared for the underprivileged, strongly respected rule of law and law enforcement, valued the non radical religions of others, respected other peoples’ opinions if based on researched facts from varied sources, tried to never be racist in thought or deed, listened to health experts trying to help us be safe, and did whatever to try to protect others as well as myself. I wanted fiscal moderation and responsibility. I wanted people to work and be responsible for their own economic situations. I still do. But I taught respect as a child, I never name-called my president nor his wife even if I didn’t believe as they did. However the present vocal GOP no longer represents me. The far left doesn’t represent me

either … but they do more so than the scary far right. John W. fears Demos are trying to infiltrate the Republican Party. Perhaps the truth is that the decent Republicans who don’t recognize their party with the MAGA, gun toting, racist, name calling, big lie followers are trying to help their party return to their former values. I’d like to return to the party myself. -Carrolyn Vidal Newport

Religious organization shouldn’t be trusted To the editor, I read the column/evangelizing by Joel Labrucherie on the wonderful family life of a Jehovah’s Witness family, and how they handle talking to their children about problems in the world. (“Equip kids to face difficult news with weekly family time,” The Miner Newspaper, Feb. 16, 2022.) As a former Jehovah’s Witness (herein JWs) convert, who left after 25 years, I have a few comments. 1. JWs have a higher than average rate of depression. 2. They are “asked” to attend three one-hour meetings a week – since COVID they are all on Zoom. 3. It is “suggested” that each member spend at least 10 hours a month knocking on doors selling their magazines and books, and holding “Bible studies” from one of their publications (which cherry picks scriptures to support their doctrine) with interested

persons. Since COVID they are writing letters instead of going door-to-door and, I guess, conducting their “Bible studies” on Zoom. 4. JWs are “discouraged” from spending any social time with any non-JWs. 5. They are “discouraged” from reading anything that is not JW related, especially if it pertains to religion. 6. They are emphatically “discouraged,” maybe I should say pressured, from reporting any molestation of children to the “worldly” authorities (police), with the result that many lives have been damaged or ruined and pedophiles have been protected by “Jehovah’s organization.” 7. If anyone doesn’t comply with items 2 and 3, they are “marked” as “poor association” and effectively ostracized by not being invited to gatherings. 8. If anyone does something that is not approved, even smoking, they are to be “disfellowshipped” which results in “shunning,” that is not being spoken to by a JW including their family. They are completely cut off from all friends and family members. 9. They have added words and changed words in their “New World Translation” of the Bible. My final comment is that JWs are a cult and not to be trusted. -Patty Conway Usk

an accomplishment I am truly proud of. The increased resources can be utilized by districts to address literacy based on their own needs. Some districts may choose to use the dollars for full-day Kindergarten, and other districts may choose to use them for after school reading programs. I have always supported addressing

needs through flexibility. Each district is different, and the money needs to be flexible to ensure success. I hope that years from now every Idahoan will be able to reflect on their education and think back, like I do now, about someone who helped them learn to love reading from a young age. With the historic literacy investments I am seeking through our “Leading Idaho” plan we will get there!

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Ione Council talks moving, power theft IONE – Electric vehicles, electricity theft and a possible council move to new quarters were some of the subjects discussed at the Feb. 16 Ione City Council meeting. Council member Lawrence McNeal said that Deputy Nutter is investigating the theft of electricity from the Ione Community College (ICC) and requested summary of the cost of electricity per day. The same household suspected of pilfering the electricity also has vehicles and snowmobiles blocking the roadway. McNeal said a code enforcement offi-

cer is needed and the city cannot just move private vehicles. Mayor Eva Marie Warren will call the sheriff’s office regarding the roadway. McNeal said he would continue to research the cost to add air conditioning to ICC. Citizen Kathleen Hoffman asked about a charging station for electric vehicles. Council explained the idea is based on a Washington State Department of Transportation survey for future needs, but nothing is planned at this time. Hoffman asked if in the future this would be

discussed. Council said that other projects have higher priority. Warren asked council about moving Town Hall/Council Chambers to the ICC building with the sheriff’s office to remain at current location. Council member Ken Timmreck said to move ahead with cost estimates. McNeal did not think there was enough space for the clerk office, but Timmreck disagreed. Ione Council meetings are the first and third Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. at council chambers, located at 112 N. Central Ave.

Board of Health meets next Wednesday NEWPORT – The regular meeting of the Board of Health of Northeast Tri County Health District will be 10 a.m. on Wednesday, March 16. The meeting will be conducted by remote participation. Participation information is listed below and available at www.netchd.org. The public is invited and encouraged

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Priest River Council meeting rescheduled PRIEST RIVER – The Priest River City Council did not meet this last Monday, March 7, due to lack of a quorum. The meeting has been rescheduled to Monday, March 14, 6 p.m. at the Priest River Event Center.

Large capacity gun magazine ban moves to governor’s desk BY AZEB TUJI WASHINGTON STATE JOURNAL

OLYPMIA - Since September 2016 Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson has been working toward implementing gun reform that

would prevent acts like the Mukilteo mass shooting on July 30, 2016, in which three people were killed. Now, a ban on magazines that hold more than 10 rounds is on its way to Gov. Jay Inslee’s desk for

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OBITUARI ES Robert George Svoboda NEWPORT

Robert George Svoboda of Newport, Wash., passed into Glory on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, at the age of 81. As a precise, mathematical man, he would have been happy to know that he left this earth on Twos-Day (2-22-22), which is both a palindrome and an ambigram

day. Robert was born in New York City to Robert Svoboda Sr. and Ellen Blaha on July 13, 1940. He attended the prestigious Brooklyn Technical High School and then he went on Svoboda to graduate from Valparaiso University with a degree in Electrical Engineering. At Valpo, he met the love of his life, Nancy Berreitter, who he married on Sept. 9, 1962, in Chicago, Ill. They were married for 59 years before his passing. Their first life adventure involved two years spent teaching in Nigeria as part of the newly formed Peace Corps. Returning to the United States, Robert attended the University of Kansas, where he received his Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering. Robert, who most people called Bob, worked as a Systems Engineer at TRW in their Space & Defense Division for 31 years, working in Southern California and Australia. He served as a Cub Scout leader, a jail chaplain, a Bible study leader, a church elder, and a Habitat for Humanity volunteer. Bob and Nancy moved to Newport when

they purchased Bear Paw Camp in 1991, managing it until they retired in 2012. Robert is preceded in death by his parents and his grandson, Oliver Angel Even. He is survived by his wife, Nancy; his children, daughter Vickie and her husband Curtis along with their two sons, Michael and Timothy; son Jeffrey and his wife, Candy, along with his two sons, Evan and Lucas; daughter Cheryl and her husband Greg along with their three children, Adrian, Elliot and Brianna; and son, Joel; and his brother Gerald. The family has requested that remembrances be made in the form of contributions to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105). Robert faithfully supported the work of St. Jude, where children with life threatening diseases are treated and “no family ever receives a bill for treatment, travel, housing or food because all a family should worry about is helping their child live.” A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 8, 2022, at Laclede Community Church (25 N. Riley Creek Road, Laclede, ID) with a light luncheon to follow.

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Washington mask mandate in most setting ends March 11 BY BROOKLYNN HILLEMANN WASHINGTON STATE JOURNAL

OLYMPIA - Washingtonians will see the end of the state masking mandate 10 days earlier than expected, following a dramatic decline in COVID-related hospitalizations and deaths. “We want to move forward as a state at the appropriate time,” Gov. Jay Inslee said Feb. 28. After March 11, facemasks will no longer be required in most settings, including schools, restaurants and businesses. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated masking guidelines the week prior,

with a focus on altering restrictions to fit the transmission and hospitalization rates by county. According to the map, all but nine counties within Washington fall into the low and medium risk categories and may safely stop wearing masks. Inslee said health officials are confident the entirety of the state will be out of the high-risk category by the end of next week. March 21 was the original end date for the mandate, with the daily COVID admissions projected to fall to five per 100,000 residents. Inslee said recent modeling shows the state is approaching that goal, but may not reach it by the

new deadline. Masks will still be required in certain settings including healthcare facilities, long-term care settings and in correctional facilities. Private businesses and local health jurisdictions will have the ability to implement their own regulations. Federal guidelines still require the use of masks on public transit and at airports, but no longer on school buses. “This is not a time to throw caution to the wind. Remember, the pandemic is not over,” said Washington State Department of Health secretary Dr. Umair Shah. “While we will no longer require masks in most

places, we know masks still offer protection.” While the mandate has a specific deadline, Inslee said he would maintain the emergency declaration. He said the order is necessary to maintain the mask mandate within healthcare settings and protect individuals’ rights to continue wearing masks at work. Additionally, it allows the state to utilize federal relief funding. Republican leaders said the state of emergency should end immediately. “Tomorrow marks the start of the third year of the people being shut out of the decision-

making process,” Senate and House minority leaders John Braun, R-Centralia, and J.T. Wilcox, R-Yelm, said in a joint statement following the governor’s announcement. 

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magazines a gross misdemeanor. Voting no were 7th Legislative District Reps. Jacquelin Maycumber, R-Republic and Joel Kretz, R-Wauconda, along with Sen. Shelly Short, R-Addy. “This is a sad day for the freedoms of our citizens and for those who believe in our state and federal constitutions,” Maycumber and Kretz said in a joint statement. “The Democrats in this state have succeeded in their efforts to infringe upon the rights and freedoms that so many have sacrificed so much to protect. “This bill will not deter criminals from committing violence. Not one drive-by shooting, not one armed home invasion, not one armed robbery. Violent criminals will find the tools they want to commit their crimes. However, this new policy will absolutely make our families and communities less safe. It hinders the ability of law-abiding citizens to defend themselves and their loved ones in these uncertain times.” Ferguson said the bill would prevent deaths. “Today is the fulfillment of years of hard work from so many,” Ferguson said. “More than five years ago, I stood with the parents of shooting victims, legislators, mayors, police chiefs and representatives from faith communities to say enough is enough and proposed banning the sale of high-capacity magazines in Washington state. Today, our Legislature chose public safety over the gun lobby, and I am deeply appreciative of their service. This policy will save lives and make our communities safer from gun violence.” In testifying for the bill, Snohomish County Prosecuting Attorney Adam Cornell said he responded to the scene of the Mukilteo shooting, in which a man using an assault type rifle with a high capacity magazine killed three and injured another/ “I saw with my own eyes three beautiful dead children. An AR-15 equipped with a high capacity magazine caused that horror on that day and those maga-

zines continue and will continue to cause horror and pain for those affected by gun violence in our country and in our communities,” Cornell said. Those opposed, like the Libertarian Party of Washington, said the bill isn’t about safety and will turn millions of law-abiding gun owners into criminals, putting already over-criminalized and marginalized communities at further risk of police abuse. Similar sentiments were shared during the House Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee hearing earlier in the session. “Who will protect us but ourselves?” asked Lisa Chang, who is of Asian descent. “If this bill is passed you’ll see an increase in hate crimes toward someone like me. If this is passed, I’m nothing more than a statistic toward hate crimes against Asians, toward the LGBT community, toward women and toward immigrants.” Kristin Beneski from the Washington State Attorney General’s Office said advancing the bill will “reduce mass shootings, save lives and make Washington a safer place to live.” She also spoke to the constitutionality of the bill saying all seven courts of appeals that have considered large capacity bans have found them to be consistent with the Second Amendment. “For too long we have accepted gun violence as an inevitable part of life,” said Sen. Marko Liias D-Everett, prime sponsor of the bill. “My own community was impacted by gun violence in 2016, when three young lives were lost due to a mass shooting. Today, the Legislature took long overdue action to protect families across Washington from that harm by restricting the sale of highcapacity magazines. This is a common sense policy that will save lives, and I am grateful for all of the years of advocacy that led to its passage.” THE WASHINGTON STATE JOURNAL IS A NON-PROFIT NEWS WEBSITE OPERATED BY THE WNPA FOUNDATION. TO LEARN MORE, GO TO WASTATEJOURNAL.ORG.

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Winners Arlie Ward, Levi Thomure, Lisa Enyeart, Keith Enyeart, Adam Collison, Jim Miller and Ed Adamchak.

County shoot well attended

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Lindsay Collison, Colton Seeber and Brady O’Brien.

METALINE FALLS – Below are the results of the Metaline/Newport Gun Club’s Winter Trapshoot. Metaline Falls Gun Club hosted the annual County Shoot on Sunday, March 6. 16-yard: A Class – Adam Collison 48; B Class – Levi Thomure 44; Dean Welter 44; Levi Thomure won via shoot-off with a 21; C Class – Arlie Ward 38; D Class – Kory Enyeart 42; Vet Class – Larry Jungblom 43; Ladies Class – Lisa Enyeart 42; Jr. Class – Brady O’Brien 41; Jr. Runner-up – Colton Seeber 32; Sub Jr. Class – Lindsay Collison 41; Sub Jr. Runner-up – Anden Greisemer 36. Handicap: Winner – Jim Miller 41; Runner-up – Lisa Enyeart 40; Levi Thomure 40; Keith Enyeart 40; Dean Welter 40; David Bradbury 40; Colton Seeber 40; Keith Enyeart won via shoot-off with a 22. Doubles: A/B Class – Adam Collison 38, C/D Class – Ed Adamchak 33 High overall: Adam Collison 121

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Cusick players during the opening ceremonies of the championship game.

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The Cullooyah family was out in force, hoping for a repeat of the championship that Taunie Culloyah, right, won with the 2005 team. Her son, Louis, was a big factor in the championship win for the boys.

Cusick coach Rob Seymour watches his son Colton Seymour go for up for a shot against ACH Saturday. Colton had a total of 56 points in the three tournament games.

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Newport-Priest River doubleheaders March 15

Newport soccer plays next week

NEWPORT - The Newport Grizzlies will host Priest River for doubleheader baseball and softball games Tuesday, March 15. As usual, the baseball games are played on the baseball field near Sadie Halstead Middle School and the softball games are played by the high school. The first games start at 3 p.m.

NINE MILE FALLS – The Newport Grizzly boys’ soccer team has their first game of the season scheduled for next week at Lakeside on Monday, March 14 at 4 p.m. This is followed by another away game at Riverside High School Thursday, March 17. Their first home game is Monday, March 21. Both of these games start at 4 p.m.

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Spartan golf swings into play March 14 PRIEST RIVER – Spartan golfers are tentatively scheduled to have their first game of the season Monday, March 14 with the Lewiston Invitational. Time and location are to be announced. Priest River will host its first golf game at Stoneridge Golf Resort Monday, April 11 at 10 a.m.

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WOULD YOU LIKE TO SHARE YOUR POETRY WITH THE MINER NEWSPAPERS? EMAIL TYPED POEMS TO [email protected] NO LATER THAN 5 P.M. ON FRIDAYS FOR POSSIBLE INCLUSION IN THE FOLLOWING WEEK’S NEWSPAPER.

Lament Lamenting Wailing Frantic footsteps Crowds Pushing and surging Highways crowded Huge Cacophonous Deadening Obliteration Buildings collapse Sirens scream Breath holding Hiding Children shushed Waiting for the all clear Scurry For food For shelter For home For peace The sounds of war COURTESY IMAGE|GAYE OSCARSON

-- Nancy Eldridge

B R I E F LY Corned beef, cabbage at Hospitality House NEWPORT – March means corned beef and cabbage at he Hospitality House on Thursday, March 17, 4-6 p.m. The menu will be corned beef, potatoes, carrots, cabbage, dinner roll and dessert for a donation of $10 or more. All donations will go to support local senior programs and this year will be used to support Newport Habitat for Humanity to fundraise for their next project. This fundraiser will eventually help some local person with a forever home. Also, don’t forget every Saturday morning 9-11 a.m. there is a complimentary, hearty breakfast served at the Hospitality House.

Look around for area art This watercolor painting by Evergreen Art Association member Gaye Oscarson is one of many works by various EAA members now on display at the Newport Library through March 15. Other paintings are by Christina Haynes, Jan Gleason, Gaye Oscarson, Sue Lee and Ellen Bartel. Members’ art can also be viewed at Black Rose Salon, POVN, Priest River Library and Create Art Center.

Deadline approaching for One Act Play Festival

Next MOPS meet-up is March 15 NEWPORT – Gatherings for MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) and MOMS, for mothers of preborn up to age 12, are the first and third Tuesdays of the month, 9-11 a.m. The next gathering is Tuesday, March 15 at Pine Ridge Community Church. The subject will be “What is your Legacy?” Attendees can make a “Mom’s Day Off” home essentials notebook. Bring a recipe for a freezer meal. There is free childcare and snacks, and breakfast for moms at each gathering. Pine Ridge Community Church is located at 1428 W. 1st in Newport. For more information, text/call Janice at 509589-1077.

Dillon makes dean’s list FINDLAY, Ohio - Jessie Dillon of Newport has been named to the fall dean’s list at the University of Findlay in Findlay, Ohio, requiring a minimum GPA of 3.5.

Gouache painting class for adults this Friday PRIEST LAKE – Make a soothing gouache painting while learning beginner-friendly techniques with this unique medium Friday, March 11, 12:30 p.m. at the Priest Lake Library. Gouache is a method of painting using opaque pigments ground in water and thickened with a glue-like substance. The library provides all painting supplies. This is an adult class. Register by calling 208-443-2454 or [email protected].

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Making the most of the snow Jennifer Hampson, manager of the Ione and Metaline Falls Libraries, and her daughter, Rowan, led a successful snowshoeing tour of the Mill Pond Trail on Saturday, Feb. 19. Check out upcoming library events at www.pocld.org or by picking up a program guide at any library location. Do you have potential Lifestyle photos you would like to share? Email .jpgs to [email protected].

NEWPORT – Hear ye playwrights far and wide, it’s almost that time again. Pend Oreille Players Association (POPA) is seeking submissions for the 12th annual One Act Play Festival. POPA nurtures, inspires, educates and entertains the people of Northeast Washington and northwest Idaho, providing opportunities to experience all aspects of the performing arts. Submission guidelines for one act plays are as follows: The play must be an original work by the participating playwright; can be 10–20 minutes long; no more than four characters (characters may play double roles); have minimal set/light requirements, and must be family friendly. Playwrights should not include their name anywhere on their digital script. Include a brief playwright bio and contact information in the email with the script submission. Playwrights must submit a $10 entrance fee through POPA’s website after emailing their submission. Submission period closes Thursday, March 31. Playwrights will be notified of POPA’s decision by Thursday, May 5. The One Act Play Festival Play performances will be August 12-14 at the Pend Oreille Playhouse. Enter at [email protected], using Subject: POPA One Act Submissions and insert the title of the show. For more information, go to www.pendoreilleplayers.com or www.facebook.com/PendOreillePlayhouse.

Poems, pewter and baskets at Create Art Center NEWPORT – Create Art Center has launched its second annual poetry challenge, “A Sense of Change.” The rules are one entry

per person, single-spaced, no longer than 30 lines, original work, and no offensive or inappropriate language. Send in two copies,

one with the author’s name and contact information and one without name or contact information. Entries will be received now to April 30. There is a $3 entry free. Beginning pewter casting with Weezil Samter will be on Thursday, March 24, 3-5 p.m. This class will use one and two-faced molds and a graphite block to make individual designs through a basic melt and pour technique. The class is $25 with an additional $1.75 per ounce of graphite used. Olivia Giannasi will be teaching a flat reed basket class Saturday, March 19 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for $25. All materials are supplied. Bring thin needle nose pliers and a sack lunch. All classes require preregistration. Come in or send check or money order by mail to P.O. Box 1173, Newport, WA 99145 or online at www. createarts.org.

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A community art project

The public was invited to help with the murals at Priest Lake Library from November 2021 to February 2022. Scores of area youth got in on the artistic endeavor, with art supplies provided by the library. Kids created a bucolic scene of nature and animals. Now that the public participation of the mural is done, library staff will add the finishing touches.

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OBITUARI ES Joan Christianson IONE

Joan Christianson, age 90, passed away on Feb. 13, 2022, in Spokane, Wash. Joan was born Nov. 11, 1931, to Robert and Elizabeth (Pratt) Ingram in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Joan would meet the love of her life, Leonard Christianson, and after a courtship, the two would be wed in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Joan and Leonard would welcome three children, Grant, Lynn and Danna-Ben, and in 1956, the family would relocate to Auburn, Wash., where Joan and Leonard would welcome their fourth child, Beth. In her mid-20s, Joan had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, and after working with a doctor in her home, her symptoms went into remission, and she was able to progress from being bed-ridden. Shortly after she entered training to become an LPN, an achievement that she and her family were extremely proud of. During that course work their fourth child was born. When Joan wasn’t working, she loved the outdoors, swimming, or camping, or simply being in the sunshine. She enjoyed oil painting and a variety of artistic activities. In the mid-2000’s, Joan and Leonard would relocate to Ione, Wash., to be closer to their son, Grant, and quietly resided there until their gradual decline in health led them to Buena Vista in Colville. Joan was preceded in death by her loving husband of 67 years, Leonard Christianson; her parents, Robert and Elizabeth Ingram; brothers Grant and Danny (Peter) Ingram, and granddaughters Yvonne and Jessica Christianson. She is survived by her four children, Grant, Lynn, Danna-Ben and Beth; her eight grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. A Celebration of Joan’s life will be announced at a later date. Please visit the online memorial and sign the guestbook at www. danekasfuneralchapel. com. Danekas Funeral Chapel is entrusted in care.

Karl A. Duncan PRIEST LAKE

Karl A. Duncan, age 90, passed away Monday, Feb. 28, 2022. He was born April 26, 1931, in Newport, Wash., to Glen and Duncan Anna Duncan. After

graduating, Karl pursued his career as an Electrical Lineman and Electrician. He retired from Northern Lights after many years of service. In addition, Karl managed and operated the Priest Lake Dam for more than 60 years. Karl and MaryLou would have celebrated 75 years of marriage this September. Together, they have one son, four daughters, nine grandchildren, and 19 great-grandchildren. Karl was an active and passionate member of the Priest Lake Community and often could be found volunteering at most Priest Lake events. Karl enjoyed water skiing, snowmobiling, and dancing. More than anything, he enjoyed spending time with his family. Karl is survived by his beloved wife MaryLou Duncan; his son, Tom Duncan; his daughters, Kathy Kemink, Marcia Warren and Melia Barr; and his sibling Ellsworth Duncan. Karl was predeceased by his daughter Susan Turner. No service will be held at the request of the family. Instead of flowers, the family requests any donations be sent to the Priest Lake EMTs.

Julie Ann Long McGinnis NEWPORT

Julie Ann Long McGinnis went home to be with Jesus on Feb. 18, 2022. He put out His gentle hand and she took McGinnis it. She was surrounded by family when she left this world, after a short battle with lung cancer. She was born May 20, 1957. Julie will be with her grandma Grace, her mother Dolores, her brother Timothy C. Kussell, infant granddaughter Rebecca Kasch and infant grandson Travis Long. She was also predeceased by nine aunts and uncles. Truth be told, she is probably playing Canasta with the family that departed this world before she did. She loved playing card games and board games. This love of games was shared with her entire family. It was another tradition passed on by her mother Dolores.

Julie’s spirit was strong just like those of her ancestors that fought in the Revolutionary War and the pioneers that captained the first wagon train over the Rockies into Oregon in 1843. She enjoyed hearing about her ancestors, sharing stories with her children and grandchildren. Her motto when fighting cancer was “Pioneer Strong.” She leaves behind her beloved husband of almost 31-1/2 years, Richard A. McGinnis, Jr.; two daughters Heather Kasch (Dale), Mandy (Amanda) Long; sons Johnny Long and Steve Kristofferson (D’Anna Kristofferson); step children Richard Arden McGinnis III and Liam (Alisha) McGinnis. Her grandchildren were Trevor Campbell, Chelcie Campbell, Malachi Holm, Tyler Lucas, Jennifer Long, Kaylene Kristofferson, step-granddaughter

Phoebe Stewart, Taliyah Kristofferson, Jonathan Long, Destiney Rose Long, Hattie Long, Robert Long, Joshua Long, Dominic Long, and two siblings Thomas Kussell and Theresa Nauschuetz, two nieces, two nephews, four great-nephews. Julie had a large extended family that meant the world to her and she loved them too. Julie treasured her husband Richard A. McGinnis, the true light and love of her life. She loved her children, grandchildren, nephews and nieces with an unwavering love. Julie will be remembered for her strength and power. She was a poet, a gifted writer, and deeply religious. She volunteered with the Red Cross, yet another contribution to this world. While working with the Red Cross as a volunteer, she went when called, even if it meant taking her first airplane ride in

her early 60s. Flying was certainly not high up on her list of “fun things.” She did love zip-lining, climbing rocks, the ocean, lighthouses, hiking, walking by the river, investigating the paranormal with her children and grandchildren. She loved butter rum breves, watching movies, especially ones that were Christmas themed. Julie also loved her beloved dogs, sister Mittens, Loki, Ruger and Blondie. A favorite dog, Kasha preceded her in death. Julie had so many gifts, a special way that made everyone “want to be with her.” She laughed often, loved hard, and always had time for anyone that needed her help, a hug, her ears, or her heart. Her birth flower was the Lily of the valley and in Ireland they are sometimes called a “fairy ladder.” This fits right in with Julie’s personality. Some of the

attributes attributed to this flower are purity, humility and sweetness. She had them all. Her heart was wholesome and filled with light. She was not afraid to die and knew that she would go to heaven. There is no doubt that she will kiss Jesus for all of us. Her eyes were the color of a cloudless spring sky, filled with a spark that beckoned everyone. All of us miss her and the radiance of her personality. The last bible first that Julie texted was; His mercy is new every morning. Lamentations 3:23. You are missed and forever loved. Sherman-Campbell Funeral & Cremation Services in Newport is in charge of arrangements. Family and friends are invited to sign the online guestbook at shermancampbell.com. SEE OBITUARIES, 8B

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’s 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, assists or transfers at press time. PEND OREILLE COUNTY

MONDAY, FEB. 28 MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION: Nicholson Rd., report of vehicle on its side, unknown injuries. MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION: Nicholson Rd., report of twovehicle collision. UTILITY PROBLEM: Hwy. 2, Newport, report of man hole cover off. SEX OFFENSE: Park St., Metaline Falls ARREST: Open Skies Rd., Newport, Spencer J. Schwartzenberger, 33, of Newport was arrested on a warrant. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: W. Larch St., Newport, person reports issues with subject that a vehicle was sold to. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Usk, woman reports her ex-husband was there and then left and keeps coming back.

TUESDAY, MARCH 1 MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION: Honeysuckle Drive, Cusick, report black 2008 Chevy Impala slid off the road into the ditch caller states she is not injured she walked back home. TRAFFIC HAZARD: Hwy. 20, Cusick, report of rocks on the road way, hit 2016 Ram 1500 white, blew out her passenger tire, caller is partially in the road way. ANIMAL PROBLEM: Duck Lane, Newport, person reports two huskies on her property, trying to get to her chickens. BOOK AND RELEASE: S. Garden Ave., Newport, Patricia Ann Canoy, 54, of Richland

was booked and released for making a false statement to an officer.

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Powerline Rd., Blanchard

ERRATIC DRIVER: Hwy. 20, report of small dark green Ford Ranger swerving in and out of the lane.

THEFT: Davis Lake Rd., report of theft of mailbox. NOISE COMPLAINT: Houghton St., report that neighbor is playing his music too loud.

THEFT OF PROPERTY: Hooper Ln., Oldtown, report of a firearm theft.

TRAFFIC HAZARD: Hwy. 20, report of downed tree blocking NB lane. SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: Trillium Rd., Cusick, report that car stopped in front of the drive way then sped up the hill and stopped.

SATURDAY, MARCH 5 MISSING PERSON: Black Rd., report that husband with Alzheimer’s is missing from residence.

TRAFFIC HAZARD: Hwy. 2, Priest River RECKLESS DRIVING: Hwy. 2, Priest River

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2

DRUGS: Hwy. 2, report of subject with drugs in truck.

DUI, ALCOHOL OR DRUGS: Hwy. 2 & Keyser Ln., Priest River, Bruce Larson of Priest River was arrested for a DUI.

TRANSPORT: S. Garden Ave., Newport, transport inmates to Spokane County Jail.

MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION: E. Blackwell St., report of hit and run on vehicle.

NON-INJURY ACCIDENT: Kelso Clagstone Cutoff & Clagstone Rd., Spirit Lake

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2

SUNDAY, MARCH 6

BOOK AND RELEASE: S. Garden Ave., Newport, Austin Reece Ferguson, 26, of Richland was booked and released for making a false statement to an officer. ARREST: S. Garden Ave., Newport, Jeffery C Bennett, 28, was arrested on a warrant. HARASSMENT: Mountain Bluff Lane, Newport, person reports being harassed by a subject over the phone and texts. FIRE: Hwy. 2, Newport, report of possible electrical fire; structure is on fire everyone out of house.

THURSDAY, MARCH 3 THEFT: W. Walnut St., Newport, report of groceries and alcohol taken. ERRATIC DRIVER: Hwy. 2 & Green Rd., report of vehicle passing in no passing zones. BOOK AND RELEASE: S. Garden Ave., Newport, Jerret Scott Weaver, 47, of Priest River was booked and released for first degree criminal trespass. THEFT: Camden Rd., report of lockbox pried open and key taken. MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION: Hwy. 2, vehicle rollover reported.

FRIDAY, MARCH 4

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: 2nd Ave., person reports being victim to a phone scam. DISTURBANCE: Community Hall Rd., report of three subjects fighting outside. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: S. Garden Ave., Newport, report that something was set on fire on the sidewalk in front of residence. ILLEGAL BURNING: Lehigh Ave., report of subjects burning cardboard.

THURSDAY, MARCH 3 SEX OFFENSE: Oldtown ATTEMPTED BURGLARY: Tank Rd., Oldtown, Andrew Seelig, 26, from Washington, was arrested for burglary. ANIMAL PROBLEM: E. Jefferson Ave., Priest River, dog license required. DISORDERLY CONDUCT: Jasper Meadows Ln., Priest River

FRIDAY, MARCH 4

THEFT: Bunge Rd., report that known subjects just stole gaming console.

RECKLESS DRIVING: Hwy. 2 & Bodie Canyon Rd., Priest River

THEFT: Buck Creek Rd., report of theft of a mail package.

OVERDUE MOTORIST: Jachetta Rd., Priest River

TRAFFIC OFFENSE: Hwy. 2, report that vehicle turns bright lights on back bumper when behind it.

HARASSMENT: Hwy. 2, Priest River

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MONDAY, FEB. 28 NON-INJURY ACCIDENT: Hwy. 57, Priest River ABANDONED VEHICLE: Hwy. 57, Priest River BURGLARY: Moose Creek Rd., Priest River DOMESTIC DISPUTE: Breezy Way, Priest River NON-INJURY ACCIDENT: Hwy. 41 & Clagstone Cutoff, Spirit Lake

SUSPICIOUS PERSON: Hwy. 211, person reports seeing wanted person run to the gravel pit.

NON-INJURY ACCIDENT: Hwy. 41, Oldtown, a 63-year-old Oldtown man was cited and released for DUI.

DISTURBANCE: Monumental Way, Cusick, report of male breaking things inside residence.

ACCIDENT SLIDE OFF: Hwy. 41 & Roberts Lane, Blanchard

THEFT: S. Main Ave., report of medications and money

CITIZEN ASSIST: E. 4th St. S., Oldtown

TUESDAY, MARCH 1 DOMESTIC DISPUTE: Rogstad

DUI, ALCOHOL OR DRUGS: Hwy. 2 & High St., Priest River BUSINESS/RESIDENTIAL ALARM: Hwy. 57, Priest Lake

SATURDAY, MARCH 5 911 HANG UP: Dickensheet Rd., Coolin DEATH INVESTIGATION: Eastside Rd., Priest River TRESPASSING: Old Priest River Rd., Priest River

SUNDAY, MARCH 6 FELONY WARRANT ARREST: Hwy. 2, Priest River, Dewayne R. Webb of Priest River was arrested on a probation violation. ACCIDENT, HIT & RUN: Gregory St., Priest River SUSPICIOUS PERSON/ CIRCUMSTANCE: 3rd St. & Rimrock Ct., Priest River JUVENILE PROBLEM: USFS 2550, Blanchard

PU BLIC M E ETI NGS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9 PEND OREILLE CEMETERY NO. 1: 8 a.m. - Newport Cemetery PEND OREILLE CONSERVATION DISTRICT BOARD: 9:30 a.m. - Newport Post Office Building SACHEEN LAKE SEWER AND WATER DISTRICT BOARD: 5 p.m. - Sacheen Fire Station, Highway 211 BONNER COUNTY DEMOCRATS: 6:30-8 p.m. - Panhandle Health, 322 Marion St., Sandpoint WEST BONNER WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT: 6:30 p.m. Oldtown City Hall METALINE TOWN COUNCIL: 7

p.m. - Metaline Town Hall

SATURDAY, MARCH 12 PONDORAY SHORES WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT MEETING: 9 a.m. - Pumphouse, Newport

MONDAY, MARCH 14 PEND OREILLE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: 9 a.m. Pend Oreille County Courthouse PEND OREILLE FIRE DISTRICT NO. 2: 4 p.m. - Fire Station 23, 390442 Highway 20, Tiger NEWPORT SCHOOL BOARD: Noon - District Offices OLDTOWN URBAN RENEWAL DISTRICT BOARD: 5:30 p.m. Oldtown City Hall, as needed

OLDTOWN CITY COUNCIL: 6 p.m. - Oldtown City Hall

TUESDAY, MARCH 15 BONNER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: 8:45 a.m. - Bonner County Administrative Building PEND OREILLE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: 9 a.m. Pend Oreille County Courthouse PEND OREILLE PUD COMMISSIONERS: 10 a.m. - Newport PUD Offices CUSICK SCHOOL BOARD: 3:30 p.m. - Cusick High School Library PROPERTY RIGHTS COUNCIL: 6:30 p.m. - Bonner County Administration Building, Sandpoint

WEST PEND OREILLE FIRE DISTRICT BOARD: 6:30 p.m. Fire Station on Highway 57

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16 PEND OREILLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL: 8:30 a.m. - Various Locations PEND OREILLE COUNTY PARK BOARD: 2 p.m. - Cusick Community Center WEST BONNER COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD: 6 p.m. - District Office, Priest River FIRE DISTRICT NO. 4 COMMISSIONERS: 6 p.m. - Dalkena Fire Station IONE TOWN COUNCIL: 7 p.m. - Clerk’s Office

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entitled court, and answer the complaint of the plaintiff, Christine Schow, as Administrator of the Estate of Roger Pishny, and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned attorney for plaintiff, Alex M. Mifflin, at his office below stated; and in case of your failure so to do, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demand of the complaint, which has been filed with the clerk of said court. The nature of the action is to quiet title to real property located in Pend Oreille County, WA. Alex M. Mifflin, Steinacker Law PLLC, Plaintiff’s Attorney. 417 E Pioneer Ste. A Puyallup, WA 98372. (253) 242-3558. Published in The Newport Miner February 9, 16, 23, March 2, 9 and 16, 2022.(3-6) __________________________ 202254 PUBLIC NOTICE The Kalispel Tribe invites public review and comment on limited draft revisions to the Kalispel Water Quality Standards (WQS) as required by the Federal Clean Water Act. The Tribe’s WQS were revised and submitted initially to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 2016. After multiple reviews, EPA has approved most of the Tribe’s WQS except for some portions of the aquatic life criteria that needed to be updated with new EPA-recommended criteria and clarifying language. The proposed revisions to the WQS are limited to the specific changes described in the Statement of Basis, with the specific edits illustrated in the red-line version of the standards. Both documents are available for review electronically at https://knrd.org/our-water/. Hard paper copies of the documents are also available at the Kalispel Tribal Headquarters and the Newport Public Library. Written comments must be submitted by April 25, 2022, and sent by email to [email protected] or mailed to: Kalispel Tribe of Indians Attn: Ken Merrill PO Box 39 Usk, WA 99180-0039 A public hearing will also be held to provide an opportunity to give verbal testimony at 5:30 PM April 21, 2022, at the Kalispel Tribe of Indians’ Camas Center for Community Wellness, 1821 LeClerc Rd N, Cusick, WA. In addition, an open house will be held one hour before the Public Hearing to allow an opportunity for questions about the proposed draft revisions to the Kalispel Water Quality Standards. Published in The Newport Miner March 2 and 9, 2022.(6-2) __________________________ 202253 PUBLIC NOTICE REQUEST FOR SEALED BIDS PEND OREILLE COUNTY PUBLIC W O R K S D E PA R T M E N T 2 0 2 2 G A R D E N AV E PA R K I N G L O T PAV I N G P H A S E I Submit Bids to Provide Commercial Parking Lot Construction & Paving Services Response Deadline: 10:30am March 22, 2022 Continued on 7B

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Continued from 6B Pend Oreille County Public Works Department is soliciting Sealed Bids from Paving Contractors with expertise in Parking Lot Construction & Paving. Complete proposal packages can be found online at https://pendoreilleco. org/your-government/public-works/ pw-bids/road-bid/ or from the office of the Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners located at 625 W.4th St., Newport, WA. For questions contact Ben Eggleston at 509-447-4513 or [email protected] The Pend Oreille County Public Works Department, in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 252,42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4) and the Regulations, hereby notifies all bidders that will affirmatively ensure that any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full and fair opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award. Published in The Newport Miner March 9, 2022.(7) ___________________________ 202255 PUBLIC NOTICE REQUEST FOR SEALED BIDS PEND OREILLE COUNTY P U B L I C W O R K S A N D PA R K S D E PA R T M E N T 2022 SWEET CREEK COUNTY PA R K A N D G O AT L A U N C H W I L D L I F E V I E W I N G S TAT I O N DELIVERED LOG SALE Submit Bids to Provide Logging Services Response Deadline: 10:00am March 21, 2022 Pend Oreille County Public Works and Parks Department is soliciting Sealed Bids for logging services (including hauling/trucking) for 2022 Sweet Creek County Park and Goat Launch Wildlife Viewing Station Delivered Log Sale Located in Northern Pend Oreille County. Complete proposal packages can be found online at https://pendoreilleco. org/your-government/public-works/ pw-bids/road-bid/ or from the office of the Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners located at 625 W.4th St., Newport, WA. For questions contact Ryder Bricker at 509-2897223 or [email protected] The Pend Oreille County Public Works Department, in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 252,42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4) and the Regulations, hereby noti-

fies all bidders that will affirmatively ensure that any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full and fair opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award. Published in The Newport Miner March 9, 2022.(7) _____________________ 202256 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PEND OREILLE COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS AMENDMENT Notice is hereby given that on March 22, 2022, 2:30PM, the Pend Oreille Board of County Commissioners will hold a public hearing at the Commissioners’ Office, located at 625 W. 4th Street, Newport, WA. The matter is concerning correcting a scrivener’s error in the Commissioner district legal descriptions. Public comment is limited to three minutes per person. If you require any reasonable accommodation to participate in the meeting, contact the Clerk of the Board at 509-447-4119, at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. The districts map and legal descriptions are available on the county website. Meeting is available via Zoom, h t t p s : / / z o o m . u s / j / 5 0 9 4 4 7 4 11 9 , meeting ID: 509 447 4119 Or dial by your location: +1 301 715 8592 US or +1 253 215 8782 US. Meeting ID: 509 447 4119 Published in The Newport Miner March 9 and 16, 2022.(7-2) ________________________ 202257 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PROJECT CLOSURE 2 0 2 0 PAV E M E N T P R E S E R VAT I O N PROJECT PEND OREILLE COUNTY PUBLIC W O R K S D E PA R T M E N T- R O A D S DIVISION Notice is hereby provided that Pend Oreille County did complete a road maintenance project using County Forces. The following work was completed on 11/22/2021 for the roads listed: 1) Leclerc Road South-Mileposts 6.30-15.54 HMA Prelevel and cover stone sealcoat. 2) Deer Valley Road-Mileposts 7.8813.23 cover stone sealcoat. The following were costs associated with this project, for a total of $598,094: 1) Preliminary Engineering-$34,168 2) County Forces-$297,545

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3) Contracted Work-$266,381 Published in The Newport Miner March 9, 2022.(7) _______________________ 202258 PUBLIC NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE The following ordinance was adopted at the regular meeting of the Town of Ione Council on March 2, 2022. The complete text of this ordinance is available for review at the Clerk’s office during regular business hours. Ordinance 636 is declaring an emergency in the Office of the Treasurer and amending Ordinance 635. The said emergency arises from under appropriation for the insurance claim at the Ione Firehouse in the amount of $21,001.50. /s/ Sandy Hutchinson Sandy Hutchinson Town Clerk/Treasurer Published in The Newport Miner March 9, 2022.(7) ________________________ 202259 PUBLIC NOTICE COMBINED NOTICE OF A P P L I C AT I O N A N D A C T I O N Pursuant to County Development Regulations, notice is hereby given that Pend Oreille County did on February 15, 2022 received a complete Shoreline Substantial Development Permit Application, Joint Aquatic Resources Permit Application, and associated documents from William Bassett and did on February 25, 2022 issue a Determination of Completeness for a Dock Project (FILE NO. SSDP-22-015), Location: 7960 Fertile Valley Rd., Newport, Parcel #: 433125539039. An Environmental Checklist under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) was prepared by the applicant on January 15, 2022 and the county expects to issue a Determination of NonSignificance for this project. The optional DNS process is being used and this may be the only opportunity to comment on the environmental impacts for the proposal (WAC 19711-355). 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, Annex Building, 418 South Scott Ave, Newport, WA 99156, (509) 447-4821. Contact: Pend Oreille Community Development Department, vkoehler@ pendoreille.org. Written comments from the public may be submitted to Pend Oreille County no later than March 24, 2022. Required Permits: Shoreline Substantial Development Permit (Pend Oreille County); Floodplain Develop-

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ment Permit (Pend Oreille County); HPA Permit (WDFW); Letter of Approval (Army Corps of Engineers) Dated: March 1, 2022 Published in The Newport Miner March 9 and 16, 2022.(7-2) ________________________ 202260 PUBLIC NOTICE COMBINED NOTICE OF A P P L I C AT I O N A N D A C T I O N Pursuant to County Development Regulations, notice is hereby given that Pend Oreille County did on February 15, 2022 received a complete Shoreline Substantial Development Permit Application, Joint Aquatic Resources Permit Application, and associated documents from Inland Northwest Council BSA and did on March 1, 2022 issue a Determination of Completeness for a Dock Project (FILE NO. SSDP-22-014), Location: 4161 Northshore Diamond Lake Rd., Newport, Parcel #: 443002250001. An Environmental Checklist under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) was prepared by the applicant on January 14, 2022 and the county expects to issue a Determination of Non-Significance for this project. The optional DNS process is being used and this may be the only opportunity to comment on the environmental impacts for the proposal (WAC 197-11-355). 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, Annex Building, 418 South Scott Ave, Newport, WA 99156, (509) 447-4821. Contact: Pend Oreille Community Development Department, [email protected]. Written comments from the public may be submitted to Pend Oreille County no later than March 24, 2022. Required Permits: Shoreline Substantial Development Permit (Pend Oreille County); Floodplain Development Permit (Pend Oreille County); HPA Permit (WDFW); Letter of Approval (Army Corps of Engineers) Dated: March 1, 2022 Published in The Newport Miner March 9 and 16, 2022.(7-2) _________________________ 202261 PUBLIC NOTICE COMBINED NOTICE OF A P P L I C AT I O N A N D A C T I O N Pursuant to County Development Regulations, notice is hereby given that Pend Oreille County did on February 22, 2022 received a complete Shoreline Substantial Development Permit Application, Joint Aquatic Resources Permit Application, and Continued on 8B

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| MARCH 9, 2022



THE MINER

OBITUARIES: FROM PAGE 5B

Eldon Orland Orr DALKENA

Eldon Orland Orr passed away March 3, surrounded by his children and family. He was born Dec. 9, 1941, in Bassett, Neb., to Kenneth “Harold” and Olive “Ollie” Orr. Orr The family moved west in 1948 to settle in Dalkena, Wash. Eldon graduated from Cusick High School in 1961. He worked for the U.S. Forest Service in Montana in 1962 and then for the Diamond Saw Mill in 1965. He retired from Crown Pacific in 1996. He met and married Joyce “Jo” Marie Steel of Kalispell, Mont., on Nov. 27, 1963. The couple had two children, Deana Jo Orr-Fleming and Mike Eldon Orr. They later divorced. Eldon was an amazing single Dad, caring friend, brother and uncle. He was a Life Member of NRA. He loved guns, collecting Ruger handguns, hunting, watching

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associated documents from Travis and Teresa Matson and did on March 1, 2022 issue a Determination of Completeness for a Dock Project (FILE NO. SSDP-22-018), Location: 355 Bald Eagle Dr., Lot #20, Newport, Parcel #: 443222550020. An Environmental Checklist under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) was prepared by the applicant on February 14, 2022 and the county expects to issue a Determination of Non-Significance for this project. The optional DNS process is being used and this may be the only opportunity to comment on the environmental impacts for the proposal (WAC 197-11-355). 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, Annex Building, 418 South Scott Ave, Newport, WA 99156, (509) 447-4821. Contact: Pend Oreille Community Development Department, [email protected]. Written comments from the public may be submitted to Pend Oreille County no later than March 24, 2022. Required Permits: Shoreline Substantial Development Permit (Pend Oreille County); Floodplain Development Permit (Pend Oreille County); HPA Permit (WDFW); Letter of Approval (Army Corps of Engineers) Dated: March 1, 2022

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old western movies, picking up antiques, being with his family and having coffee and breakfast with his friends. But the thing he loved most of all was to LAUGH and make other people laugh. Eldon met and married Linda Lou Lawrence of Wyoming on Dec. 30, 1994. The couple was later sealed for time and all eternity in the Seattle, Wash., LDS Temple. Eldon was preceded in death by his father, mother, and wife Linda. He is survived by his daughter Deana Orr (Fleming) of Warrensburg, Mo., his son Mike Orr of Kalispell, Mont., his granddaughter Arista Fleming of Boston, Mass., his brother Darrell, and wife Carlene along with their children nephews Troy Orr, Todd Orr and wife Janis Bouma, and niece Tamara Orr (Crismore) and husband Joe Crismore all of Libby, Mont., as well as numerous great nephews and nieces. Sherman-Campbell Funeral & Cremation Services in Priest River is in charge of arrangements. Family and friends are invited to sign the online guestbook at shermancampbell.com.

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Published in The Newport Miner March 9 and 16, 2022.(7-2) ________________________ 202262 PUBLIC NOTICE COMBINED NOTICE OF A P P L I C AT I O N A N D A C T I O N Pursuant to County Development Regulations, notice is hereby given that Pend Oreille County did on February 22, 2022 received a complete Shoreline Substantial Development Permit Application, Joint Aquatic Resources Permit Application, and associated documents from Jason and April Godwin and did on March 1, 2022 issue a Determination of Completeness for a Dock Project (FILE NO. SSDP-22-020), Location: 371 Bald Eagle Dr., Newport, Parcel #: 443222550021. An Environmental Checklist under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) was prepared by the applicant on February 22, 2022 and the county expects to issue a Determination of NonSignificance for this project. The optional DNS process is being used and this may be the only opportunity to comment on the environmental impacts for the proposal (WAC 19711-355). 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, Annex Building, 418 South Scott Ave, Newport, WA 99156, (509) 447-4821. Contact: Pend Oreille Community Development Department, vkoehler@ pendoreille.org. Written comments from the public may be submitted to Pend Oreille County no later than March 24, 2022. Required Permits: Shoreline Substantial Development Permit (Pend Oreille County); Floodplain Development Permit (Pend Oreille County); HPA Permit (WDFW); Letter of Approval (Army Corps of Engineers) Dated: March 1, 2022 Published in The Newport Miner March 9 and 16, 2022.(7-2) ________________________ 202264 PUBLIC NOTICE OPPORTUNITY TO OBJECT TO THE DRAFT DECISION R E G A R D I N G T H E S W E E T- I O N E I N T E G R AT E D R E S O U R C E S I M P R O V E M E N T P R O J E C T. The Newport-Sullivan Lake Ranger District of the Colville National Forest has prepared an environmental assessment, draft Decision Notice and Finding of No Significant Impact for the Sweet-Ione Integrated Resources Improvement Project. The Sweet-Ione project area is approximately 20,324 acres located in Pend Oreille County, WA in the Big Muddy Creek and Sweet CreekPend Oreille River subwatersheds. The draft Decision Notice describes my decision to restore and improve vegetation within the project area through a variety of methods including commercial (7,880 acres) and non-commercial vegetation management treatments (10,265 acres), realignment of the road system with an overall reduction of five miles of open National Forest System roads, and multiple aquatic habitat

It’s been nearly two years due to COVID since Newport Little Guy wrestlers got to compete, but the kids were back at the non-league Big Cat Battle in Mead on Feb. 26. Twenty-nine wrestlers competed with a total of 21 pins for the day. Winning second place were Bryden Ellison, Kasen Peterson, Steven Jolly, Jionni VenegasOchoa, Whitley Gregory, and Ares Swain. Placing third was Landen Pillers. Placing fourth were Colton Bolyard, Brody George, Colton Bennett, Richardson Coston, and Luke Swain.

improvement projects. The final EA, draft Decision Notice, and Finding of No Significant Impact along with other supporting information is available at https://www.fs.usda. gov/project/?project=54090. These documents are also available for review at the Newport Ranger District Office. Hard copies are available upon request. The Responsible Official is Carin Vadala, NewportSullivan Lake District Ranger. This project is subject to the objection process pursuant to 36 CFR 218 subpart B. How to Object and Timeframe The opportunity to object ends 45 days following the date of publication of the legal notice in The Newport Miner. The publication date of the legal notice in the newspaper of record is the exclusive means for calculating the time to file an objection. Those wishing to object should not rely upon dates or timeframe information provided by any other source. It is the objector’s responsibility to ensure timely filing of a written objection with the reviewing officer. Issues raised in objections must be based on previously submitted timely, specific written comments regarding the proposed project or activity during any designated opportunity for public comment, unless based on new information arising after designated comment opportunities. Interested individuals or entities who have not previously commented may gain limited eligibility to object based on new information, but only for issues that arise based on new information where that information is truly new and was not available during the designated public comment opportunity. Incorporation of documents by reference is permitted only as provided in §218.8(b). At a minimum, the objection must include the following: List the name, address, and if possible, a telephone number of the objector; Provide a signature or other verification of authorship (a scanned signature for electronic mail may be filed with the objection; Identify the lead objector when multiple names are listed on an objection; Provide the name of the project being objected to, the name and title of the responsible official, and the name of the National Forest(s) and/or ranger district on which the project is located; A statement of the issues and/or the parts of the project to which the objection applies; If applicable, a statement explaining how the environmental analysis or draft decision specifically violates law, regulation, or policy; suggested remedies; and supporting reasons; and A statement that demonstrates the connection between prior specific written comments and the content of the objection, unless the objection concerns an issue that arose after the designated opportunities for comment. Written objections, including attachments, must be filed with: Forest Supervisor, Objection Reviewing Officer, Colville National Forest Supervisor’s Office, Attn: Objections, 765 South Main, Colville,

WA 99114 between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays; or faxed to: Forest Supervisor, Attn: Objections at (509) 684-7080. Electronic objections must be submitted as part of an actual e-mail message, or as an attachment in Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx), rich text format (.rtf), or portable document format (.pdf) only to: objections-pnw-colville@ usda.gov. Please put OBJECTION and the project name in the subject line. If the sender does not receive an automated acknowledgement of the receipt of the objection, it is the sender’s responsibility to ensure timely receipt by other means. The preferred method is for objections to be submitted electronically through the Forest Service online comment system available at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/ project/?project=54090. For additional information contact Carin Vadala, Newport-Sullivan Lake District Ranger, at carin.e.vadala@ usda.gov. The USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Published in The Newport Miner March 9, 2022.(7) _________________________ 202266 PUBLIC NOTICE The Pend Oreille County Developmental Disabilities Advisory Board will be meeting from 12:30-1:30pm on March 22nd, 2022. Use the following link https://pendoreille-org. zoom.us/j/9593240381 or dial 1-253-215-8782 and use Meeting ID #959 324 0381 or join in person at 105 S. Garden Ave, covid protocols in place. Agenda: Supported Employment and Community Inclusion update, State and Regional updates, membership recruitment/marketing campaign. For questions or to RSVP, contact the Counseling Services office at 509-447-5651. Published in The Newport Miner March 9 and 16, 2022. (7-2) _________________________ 202267 PUBLIC NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE 2 2 - 0 0 5 T E M P O R A RY F I S H MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE DESIGN & ENGINEERING SERVICES RFP Notice is hereby given that Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County (the “District”), is issuing a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a consultant or firm to design and engineer a temporary fish management structure, as is detailed in RFP number 22-005 which is available at: popud.procureware.com. The District reserves the right to cancel this RFP at any time, or issue amendments or corrections. The District reserves the right to award this contract, or to not award this contract. Women’s, minority, and small business enterprises are encouraged to apply. The District is an equal opportunity employer. Published in The Newport Miner March 9, 2022.(7) __________________________