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Crypto currency conditional use permit filed

BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – The owners of the former Ponderay Newsprint Company site filed for one of the first permits needed to turn the former newsprint site in Usk into a crypto currency producing operation. A conditional use application was filed by Todd Behrend of Ponderay Real Estate March 10 for Ponderay Data Cryptomining Facility. The

matter will go to a public hearing April 7, via Zoom, starting at 9 a.m. There is a legal advertisement in this week’s paper with instructions on how to attend the Zoom meeting. Behrend is Chief Operating Officer of Ponderay Real Estate, one of several LLC offshoots of Allrise Capital, formed to manage the transformation of the newsprint mill into a large crypto currency producing operation. Other Allrise entities

formed include Merkle Standard and Ponderay Data. The application and answers to comments from the Kalispel Tribe give a view of what is planned for the former newsprint mill site. Behrend writes that the plan is to install 50 new transformers and 150 modular data centers in the five-acre parking lot of the site next to Highway 20 on the former PNC site. The mobile data centers are 8 feet

by 20 feet and will house high density computing equipment, more than 30,000 servers. In addition, a smaller data center in the former construction office building will require two cooling towers 8 feet by 8 feet by 16 feet high. In response to the tribe’s questions about the fluid used in the towers, Behrend said the cooling towers being looked at by Allrise use water. For freeze protection, the towers use water

and propylene glycol, which was in a closed loop and not designed to be discharged. He said what water was discharged would be low volume and is discharged to prevent buildup of minerals and other organic river growth or ambient air. The land the newsprint mill operated on for 30 years before declaring bankruptcy in 2020, is not zoned industrial or even SEE MILL SITE, 2A

Pelleberg, Stahl join Merkle Standard BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – Merkle Standard has hired former Newport city administrator Russ Pelleberg as project manager. Merkle Standard is the firm formed by Allrise Capital to turn the former Ponderay Newsprint Company site into a crypto currency producer. “He’s been helpful in communicating with Greg,” said Todd Behrend, referring to Pend Oreille County Community Development Director Greg Snow. Behrend is CEO of Pend Oreille Industries, one of several Allrise offshoot firms associated with developing the cryptocurrency project at the old PNC site. Snow is steering Behrend through the conditional uses permit process. (See related story.) Merkle Standard also hired Monty Stahl, according to Allrise CEO Rulsan Zinurov. He will be chief operating officer, Zinurov said in a short call to The Miner. Pelleberg worked as city administrator for Newport before resigning in May 2021. Before that he worked as city administrator for Umatilla, Ore. At the time of his hiring, Stahl was working in Newport as managing director for Northern Data, Behrend told The Spokesman-Review for a March 13 story. That’s the same firm Port of Pend Oreille Commissioner Kimberly Gentle works for. Northern Data is a German firm that is one of the largest cryptocurrency mining companies in the world. Stahl also ran West 117 LLC, a computer hosting company at Telephone Road and Highway 2. He sold about nine acres of property, a building and equipment to another Allrise offshoot LLC, 32 Telephone Road for $1.75 million. Behrend and others will be conducting a tour of the facility for some local elected officials and managers Thursday, March 17. There have been several tours of the facility, including tours with Kalispel tribal officials and Economic Development Director Jamie Wyrobek. Zinurov intends to be in town for the March 17 tour.

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County helps distribute food Pend Oreille County workers turned out to distribute food from 2nd Harvest Mobile Market Tuesday, March 15, in the WSU Extension parking lot. Here Crystal Zieske and a 2nd Harvest worker direct traffic. A variety of food was given out, including bread, peanut butter and potatoes. Some 250 people received food.

Three start county campaigns BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – With campaign filing still about two months away Washington state, three candidates have filed with the Walrath Blakeslee Dice state Public Disclosure Commission, starting the campaign Sheriff Glenn Blakeslee has kicked process. Candidate filing week is off his campaign for reelection, as May 16-20. did county treasurer Nicole Dice. Becky Walrath announced All are running as Republicans. her campaign to be elected Pend Walrath was one of seven Oreille County commissioner, Republicans who sought Mike District 2, Pend Oreille County Manus’s seat when he resigned.

Robert Rosencrantz was ultimately appointed by the two remaining county commissioners. Walrath, a 1991 Cusick High School graduate, has a bachelor’s degree in education from Eastern Washington University. She currently works as branch manager for WAFED bank in Newport, a position she has held since 2020. Before that Walrath worked for the Kalispel Tribe from 2003 to 2020, first as a financial manageSEE ELECTION, 2A

B R I E F LY Man killed in vehicle collision SPIRIT LAKE – A traffic collision near Spirit Lake left one driver dead and two others injured on Thursday, March 10. According to Idaho State Police (ISP), the vehicle collision occurred at approximately 5:23 p.m. on Highway 41 near milepost 22, north of Spirit Lake. In a press release, ISP wrote that the driver of an

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Lopez out on $50,000 bond

Trial slated for May 9 BY SOPHIA ALDOUS OF THE MINER

SANDPOINT – Former Newport School District Resource Officer and city police officer Raul A. Lopez will receive a jury trial tentatively scheduled for May 9 after pleading not guilty to several charges of sex crimes with a minor, according to court documents. The charges are unrelated to Lopez’s work with the Newport School Lopez District. At his arraignment in Bonner County Magistrate Court last month, Lopez, 37, faced three counts of felony lewd conduct with a child under the age of 16 and two counts of child sexual abuse of a minor under the age of 16. If convicted, he faces the

possibility of life in prison. A pretrial conference has been scheduled for Tuesday, April 19 at 10:30 a.m. Lopez was released from custody on a $50,000 bond following a bond reduction hearing where his public defender, Susie D. Jensen, argued that her client had ties to the community and is not a flight risk. Jensen also said that the $150,000 bond Lopez was being held under violated his rights to be free from excessive bond and due process, according to the state and federal constitutions. According to a statement of probable cause, the Bonner County Sheriff’s Office notified the Newport Police Department on Tuesday, Jan. 18, of serious criminal allegations against Lopez, who was a Newport police officer at the time. The alleged crimes occurred in Oldtown, where Lopez lived. Lopez was immediately placed on administrative leave and his peace officer powers

were suspended pending an investigation, according to a press release in January from Newport Police Chief Mark Duxbury said. Lopez resigned from his position as a police officer with the Newport Police Department on Friday, Jan. 21. He was the school resource officer for the Newport School District for four years. Before that he worked for the Bonners Ferry Police Department. The Bonner County Sheriff’s Office notified the Newport Police Department on Jan. 23 that Lopez turned himself into investigators and he was booked into the Bonner County Jail. Before he turned himself in, Lopez had a counseling session with an Idaho Health and Welfare psychotherapist on Jan. 21. The psychotherapist is a mandatory reporter and he also reported that Lopez had told him he was under investigation for sexually abusing the girl, but would not go into details.

Who will lead the school district? Community meets candidates BY SOPHIA ALDOUS OF THE MINER

PRIEST RIVER – With current West Bonner School District Superintendent Paul Anselmo planning to resign at the end of the school year, several superintendent candidates took to the stage in the Priest River Junior High auditorium March 8 to meet the community and answer questions. The WBCSD board of trustees had approved finalists Jacquelin Branum, Michael Robey, Kimberly Shaner and Amber Williams at the Feb. 16 board meeting. Shaner and Williams already work in the WBCSD. Shaner is the district psychologist and Williams is the principal at PRJH. Community members submitted questions for each finalist at last Tuesday’s forum prior to event. Inquiries ran the gamut from mask mandates, bullying, critical race theory and test scores, to name a few. Branum was the first up, saying she has over 25 years experience of working in public education. She started as a reading specialist in elementary school and went on to work in the Columbia Falls School District in Montana for five years teach-

ing third through eighth graders. Branum continued to teach special education in Bozeman, Mont. as she studied towards her Branum Masters in School Administration. She was the principal at William Harvey Elementary School, and then went on to be kindergarten through eighth grade principal and Robey superintendent at Trout Creek School District. At the same time Branum assisted the Noxon School District in coordinating curriculum. She retired early to be caretaker for her Shaner elderly mother who had dementia. She currently lives in Sandpoint. Robey is a retired superintendent from Illinois who has also worked as a bus driver, teacher, custodian and Williams technology director for several districts throughout the state. Before

retiring he was the assistant regional superintendent of schools for DuPage County, the second largest county in Illinois. He says him and his team were responsible for overseeing 42 school districts with a combined total of 155,000 students. Shaner has worked in the WBCSD for 12 years as the district’s psychologist, providing psychosocial rehabilitation services to students. She started her career at Idaho Hill Elementary in Oldtown. She is certified in special education and has been director of the district’s program for the past three years. Shaner expressed her love for the district, saying she appreciates the leadership of district administrators like Susie Luckey, the principal at Idaho Hill who gave Shaner her first job with the district. Shaner has also received her certification to become a principal and superintendent. Last to speak was PRJH principal Williams, who has been with the district for three years. Williams worked in dentistry for over a decade and has a bachelor’s in education. She returned to education once her children were old enough to start school and went on to get her master’s in elementary education. She has taught special education,

kindergarten and second grade. Williams has education specialist degrees (EdS) in building leadership and superintendent administration. The WBCSD board of trustees went into executive session Thursday, March 10 to discuss whom the new hire would be, but did not make a decision. The matter will be discussed again in executive session during the regular board meeting Wednesday, March 16 at 6 p.m. in the district office. In addition to seeking input on finalists for its superintendent’s post, the school district is running a parent survey for input on several topics to help measure how the schools meet parent needs. The survey can be accessed on the district website at www.sd83. org. Parents should pick their student’s school from the dropdown menu. For those who have students in different schools within the school district, the survey can be completed for each school by using the drop down menu for each school. The survey should take 5-10 minutes to complete and responses are anonymous, district officials said. Survey responses can be submitted until Friday, April 1.

ELECTION: Blakeslee with sheriff’s office 24 years FROM PAGE 1

ment officer, then as Director of Human Resources. She has raised $1,200, according to the PCDC, with Leslie Griffin and Robert Griffin of Erie, Penn., contributing

$500 each. Walrath contributed $100, as did her campaign manager Ryan Sample. Blakeslee has worked with the Pend Oreille Sheriff’s Office for 24 years. He was raised in north Pend Oreille County. Prior to being elected treasurer, Dice

worked in the Treasurers Office as an accountant 3/tax specialist since 2011. Before that she worked a couple years for the Pend Oreille Pubic Utility District and before that 13 years with the town of Grand Coulee.

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commercial. It is zoned R-5, residential. The permit application shed some light on claims that a CUP had been issued in the 1980s to allow the newsprint mill to operate. Mike Lithgow is a former Department of Community Development director for Pend Oreille County who now works for the Kalispel Tribe as policy analyst in the tribe’s Natural Resource Department. In written comments on behalf of the tribe, he said such a permit didn’t exist because the county didn’t have Conditional Use Permits then. Behrend said that after a lengthy search, he couldn’t find a CUP either. There was a Shoreline Permit issued in 1985 to Ponderay Newsprint Company because the millsite was next to

the Pend Oreille River. Behrend said the confusion may be because one application form, “A Pend Oreille County Application for Substantial Development, Conditional Use, or Variance Permit,” was used for all three. A Shoreline Permit was granted that year. A conditional use permit was not requested, according to the application. The crypto currency operation will generate noise. “The computers produce 75dB noise from the fans,” Behrend writes. “The operation is continuous.” The company would like to begin operations as soon as possible. “The owner desires to have all the MDCs in operation by early March 2022,” according to the SEPA checklist prepared in November 2021. In addition to the CUP,

the cryptomining facility will need electricity. It is currently contracted for 5 megawatt hours but is approved for 100 MWh. The Ponderay Newsprint site used an average of about 85 MWh. The Bonneville Power Administration manages the power grid regionally and has to approve the sale of that much electricity. It has approved up to 100 MWh for crypto currency production. The PUD is in negotiations for a price and terms for 100 MWh. Lithgow wanted clarification on whether the company planned to open the site as a mill. “The SEPA checklist does not clarify if the crypto mining is in addition to the re-opening of the paper mill that has been shut down for over a year,” Lithgow wrote in questions from the tribe in January. “If it is in

addition to the pulp mill, the cumulative impacts need to be included in the SEPA checklist.” Behrend answered that permits have been maintained for the historical operation, but said he didn’t know about restarting a papermaking facility. “The future of the manufacturing process is impossible to determine,” he wrote. When the mill was operating, it employed about 150 people. According to a narrative in the conditional use application, the crypto currency site will employ 35 people, not counting security. Lithgow and the tribe challenged the claim that the site has been used continuously as an industrial site. He said it had not been producing paper since it closed for the bankruptcy. He pointed out that the

newsprint mill was a “legal nonconforming use.” Such a use could continue, unless the non conforming use is discontinued for a year or longer. Behrend responded that the site still is an industrial site, and that the equipment “is exercised daily,” that the water intake and discharge have been maintained and are continuously manned and that reporting to the applicable agencies has continued. “This constitutes a consistent continuous use,” Behrend wrote. Some work has started at the facility. A county clearing and grading permit was issued and trenching has started on the parking lot. The permit is to move 6.442 cubic yards of materials so that electrical and water lines can be run to the data centers.

  

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Lily Gladstone stars in Misty Shipman and Hope Shipman’s “The Handsome Man.”

‘The Handsome Man’

Prominent Indigenous actors star in upcoming local short film BY MATTHEW KINCANON FOR THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW

A new short film shot on the Kalispel Tribe Reservation seeks to portray Indigenous people in a way not often seen and features two prominent Indigenous actors in a story about a trickster spirit who causes trouble for a family. Written and directed by sisters Misty and Hope Shipman, “The Handsome Man” tells the story of River, a woman who meets a strange figure known as the Handsome Man on the reservation and invites him home, only to discover that she’s met a trickster spirit. Misty Shipman said his actions and disregard for River’s family cause unceasing commotion until a decision has to be made. The short film is based on a story by Johnny Arlee, a Salish-language adviser at the Kalispel Tribe of Indians who had a minor role in the 1972 Western “Jeremiah Johnson” and now lives in Montana. Misty Shipman (Shoalwater Bay Tribe) said Arlee reached out to her and Hope in 2021 asking them to adapt the story into a short film. Shipman added that they were both deeply honored to be asked to do it. “(Arlee) is this luminary figure in our community, universally adored and respected, and it was a huge honor that he asked us of all the people he knows, he knows so many film folks, and it was incredible that he asked us to do it,” said Shipman, adding that it shows how much he honors and respects Native American women’s voices in film. The short film stars Evan Adams (a Tla’amin First Nation actor who starred in the hit film “Smoke Signals”) as the titular Handsome Man and Lily Gladstone (a Blackfoot and Nez Perce actress who will appear in Martin Scorsese’s upcoming film “Killers of the Flower Moon”) as River, who becomes entranced by him. “The Handsome Man is a bit of a cursed man, and in my mind, he represents some of the maladaptation that we sometimes get after going through trauma or having a hard time trying to get to a better place,” Adams said.

Adams described his character as someone who needs to heal and be able to look himself in the eye and find his inner voice again. He said his character is a broken man who can drag others down with him, but those around him continue to try to lift him up despite the pain he causes. Adams said his role is different from others he’s played before. As opposed to his character Thomas in “Smoke Signals” and similar nice guy roles, the Handsome Man had him find the worst in him and is a role he’s not used to portraying. “The story is very Indigenous, it’s one I’ve heard many times about how our people are working from a damaged place, and what is that like for others who are in their life and what is it like to be that kind of character,” Adams said. Gladstone described her character River as someone who is introverted, alternative and her own person who struggles with being lonely. While her character had a strong sense of who she thought she was, Gladstone said she ultimately had some blind spots and unmet needs that made her a prime target for someone like the Handsome Man. “Where I was really intrigued by River was how, even though there’s this moment of disturbance with her family, the love and support from them ultimately is what heals her and then therefore … they end up healing (the Handsome Man),” Gladstone said. Gladstone said she was interested in seeing and exploring how her character has the power to reconcile with her family, forgive and move together toward healing. She said her character’s capacity for love and forgiveness introduced an important conversation regarding how people handle those who have hurt them. Shipman said both actors bring humanity to their characters in a deep way. For her and fellow Indigenous people, she said it’s transcendent and spiritual because they don’t always get excellent representation – and when they do, they’re often relegated to the past. SEE FILM, 6A

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Thank you, Newport Schools, for keeping our kids safe

My kindergartener got to go to school on Monday with no face mask for the first time ever. I don’t think he was as excited as I was, as masks never bothered him or his third-grade sister. You tell a kid they need to do something to stay safe – like wear a seatbelt – and they do it. But making sure we had a clean face mask each day for both of them was a task I’m more than happy to skip in the morning. We’re sure the staff and administration at Newport schools, and schools across the state of Washington including Cusick and Selkirk, are more than happy to not have to wear masks too. But we want to thank them all for putting up with the mandate with diligence and grace to keep our kids safe and our schools funded. I know from talking with superintendent Dave Smith how tired and frankly, sad, they were to be yelled at by parents who didn’t agree with the mask mandate. While every parent has the right to feel how they choose, the school officials didn’t have that luxury. School districts were required by the state to mandate masks or risk losing hundreds of thousands of dollars in state funding. Agree or don’t with masks, it was a choice local officials didn’t really have. Thanks to mask wearing, sanitizing, social distancing and a myriad of other measures school districts took over the last two years, the spread of COVID within our schools didn’t become rampant. For that we are thankful. For all the abuse school officials took from angry parents and community members, we are sorry, a bit embarrassed and appreciative. You all did an outstanding job keeping our kids safe, your heads level, and at least this parent eternally grateful. -MCN

Think things are expensive now? They’re going to get worse BY REP. JACQUELIN MAYCUMBER R-SEVENTH DISTRICT

During a time of the highest inflation in decades, the majority party voted to increase the cost of living. During a housing crisis, they voted to increase the cost of building a home. During a public safety crisis and a time of increased crime, they voted to decrease criminal sentences and attacked the Second Amendment and law-abiding gun owners. Unfortunately, there seems to be a serious disconnect between what our families and communities are facing and what lawmakers in Olympia are doing. With inflation at a 40-year high, and with gas prices skyrocketing to record prices, our money is being stretched like never before. Many of us are struggling to fill up our gas tanks, put food on our tables, and keep our families healthy. Contrast that with the riches of Washington state coffers. Rising property values – and thus rising property taxes – along with federal stimulus money and continued economic activity around the state has led to an unprecedented state budget surplus of nearly $15 billion over the next four years. With many citizens experiencing unprecedented economic hardships and our state flush with taxpayer dollars, now is the time for a bipartisan effort to give some back to hardworking Washingtonians. This is something I worked hard to achieve during this short, 60-day, mostly remote legislative session. However, with the current majority in Olympia, it didn’t happen. Republicans offered bills to reduce property taxes, reduce the state sales tax, reduce the business and occupation tax for small businesses, and more. Not one was allowed to pass into law. In fact, the transportation budget created and passed by the majority party will raise fees and taxes. Again, at a time when gas prices threaten our family budgets, forcing us to make difficult choices. And it’s going to get worse. Low-carbon fuel standard and cap-and-tax legislation passed by the majority party last year will absolutely have an impact on the price of gas. Some conservative estimates say it could add another dollar-per-gallon to the price of fuel. Those of us in the agriculture community who farm and ranch are being devastated by rising fuel and fertilizer costs. When you add in the increasing costs of transporting goods to markets and circumstances on the global stage, food prices are going to continue to rise. The biggest failure of this year’s legislative session was the inability to look past today and realize that things are going to get much worse. We could have given substantial, meaningful relief to taxpayers that are being squeezed from all sides. This failure will be the hallmark of the 2022 legislative session and will impact our citizens, families, and SEE MAYCUMBER, 6A

  

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YO U R O P I N I O N Time for Biden to go

Last straw

To the editor, In my opinion, it’s time for President Joe Biden to resign and take his laughing vice president with him. He has destroyed our energy independence, strengthening Russia financial position, by ceding the oil market to them. The American consumer suffers from runaway inflation (7.9%) caused by his money policies, that is being borrowed from our descendants to pay back. Biden has surrounded himself with a collection of socialists and left-wing progressives. Our border is being overrun with both fentanyl and illegals who have absolutely nothing to offer our country other to sponge off the benefits for which our citizens pay. This is a violation of our immigration laws and should be cause for Biden’s removal from office! In violation of our constitution, he fills vacancies by quota rather than abilities. Biden takes what a former bartender (Rep. Alexandria OcasioCortez, D-N.Y.) who was somehow elected to congress says about climate change as gospel and acts on it to our detriment. How has he handled such adversaries as China, Iran and Russia? Regarding the decisions he has made concerning Putin and Ukraine, history will rank him with Hitler. Just what has Biden done that could be considered positive for our country? Time to go Biden, before you divide America more! -Curtis Bedore Blanchard

To the editor, President Biden hit the ground running after his inauguration trying to reverse his predecessor’s policies. He started by shutting down the Keystone pipeline. He then decided not to enforce laws regarding illegal immigration. Illegals are allowed through the southern border with their promise to return later to an assigned court date six months down the road. That applies to good people, bad people, criminals of all kinds, drug dealers with fentanyl, people with COVID 19, and potential terrorists. That was the last straw for many Americans. Then came congressional bills that increased the national debt by $6 trillion or more. Bills for supplemented unemployment checks in an amount that encouraged them not to return to work. That was the last straw for many more Americans. Then came government shutdowns of businesses, supply shortages due to not enough workers and distribution problems, lack of support for the police and lack of prosecution of criminals causing an ever increasing crime rate. Last straw for more people. Now with inflation at a 40 year high, the cost of everything has increased. As everyone knows the price of oil & gas is increasing daily due to supply shortages. This is something President Biden could help solve by reversing his restrictions on oil exploration, production and fracking. Someone needs to explain to him and the green crowd that the

environment and/or climate will not improve by buying oil from enemies of the United States who are working in the same world’s atmosphere. Now even a majority of Democrats know that this is the last straw! -K.C. Hunt Newport

Where are we heading? To the editor, Are you enjoying Biden’s energy policies as you’re pumping gas? Two years ago America was energy independent and exporting oil and gas. One of the first things that Biden did was to slow gas and oil production through Executive Orders. When you slow production, even with static demand, the price goes up. The Biden administration likes to blame this on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Sorry, gas was up $1.14 average before the invasion. We are now going to stop buying Russian oil. Canada has a solution for us, finish the keystone pipeline and they will sell us oil. Biden’s policies put us in this energy mess. Even Elon Musk is calling for more oil and gas production and the WSJ just reported that several world leaders have refused calls from Biden. Where has America gone? I will take Trump’s gas prices over Biden’s “roaring economy” any day. Inflation will damage people. The price of food is up 24% from a year ago. It turns out that the Department of Defense was funding bio-labs in Ukraine (just like the lab in Wuhan). Victoria Nuland, Under Secretary of State, declared under

oath that we do have bio-labs in Ukraine and she was concerned that Russia might get their hands on them. Maria Zakharova, spokeswoman for the Russian government, pronounced to Biden that, “we found your Bio-weapons.” This could be a game changer in our relationship with the world. Is that why Putin invaded? Did he know we had bio-weapons right across his border? It’s been reported that he has taken over at least six bio-labs. It appears we may have been funding 30 such labs in Ukraine. If Russia stops exporting fertilizer and Hungary stops exporting wheat, the world’s food producers and sources will suffer. Prices will skyrocket. God help us in the direction we are heading. -Glen Pierce Spokane/Cusick

Oil companies want higher prices To the editor, Even before Russia invaded Ukraine, Biden was being blamed for higher gasoline prices. Here is a clue. It’s not American oil or energy. Our country doesn’t own the oil in the ground or under the coastal waters. It belongs to multi-national corporations. They buy the mineral rights or leases to extract the oil, which then becomes their oil. Remember the largest oil spill in America? A guy with a heavy British accent was seen on TV explaining the spill. He was the CEO of British Petroleum. It wasn’t American Petroleum. SEE LETTERS, 5A

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As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues into its second week, should the U.S. quit buying Russian oil?

With the Russian invasion continuing, the Ukrainians want NATO to close air space over Ukraine, enforcing it by force. Do you think that is a good idea? No, it will lead to a nuclear confrontation between the U.S. and Russia. Yes, otherwise every city in Ukraine will be flattened. No, nor should we be sending them weapons. Yes, Russia started this. If it leads to war with Russia, so be it.

Yes, gas prices are going up anyway, we need to cut off Putin’s money source.

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No, that will cause gas prices to go even higher.

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Yes, if we produced enough of our own, we wouldn’t have to buy Russian oil.

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Down Memory Lane

110 years ago 1912

Carstens & Earle, Inc. of Seattle purchased the county’s first bonds ever issued. The firm paid $72,000. Arcadia Orchards Co., which was doing a big development in the Deer Park area, filed a plethora of claims along the Calispell River. Controversy erupted over proposed cruising, classifying and segregating the patented lands of the county for assessment purposes, and the county commissioners scheduled a public hearing.

100 years ago 1922 Maintenance of state roads by the Washington Highway Department superseded the former system of having it under the control of county engineers and commissioners. The Newport Commercial Club, in cooperation with the western Progressive Grange, advocated the formation of a taxpayer protection league. A jury convicted two local men of robbing the Metaline Falls State and Savings Bank of $2,000 cash and $5,000 in Liberty Bonds on Aug. 19, 1921.

90 years ago 1932 A big drain continued on charity funds. Newport Consolidated School District cut teachers salaries by $100 for the 1932-33 school year because of hard times ahead. Bus driver were cut by $90 the year before. A state income tax measure was proposed.

80 years ago 1942 Diamond Match Co. was building dry kilns at its Newport plant. Defense training courses in local high schools adequately prepared youngsters for defense work, in the opinion of Harold Oaks who file a report with the State Department of Vocational Education.

70 years ago 1952

Water supply was good and low fire danger was predicted for the summer of 1952. Some pedestrian accidents could more accurately be described as self-inflicted wounds, a Washington State patrolman quipped.

60 years ago 1962 Voting was light in town elections. Elected to the Newport council were George Crysler, Marion Ladwig and Roger Billings; Cusick council: Marvin Setzer, Emil Olson, Clifford Bush, Arleigh Hoisington; Metaline Falls: Guy McInturf, Dave Garrett, William McKern; Metaline council: Paul Reiver, Dave McKenzie, Leslie Beatty and incumbent Mayor J.C. Crampton. Ione candidates were unopposed.

50 years ago 1972 Pend Oreille County Rodeo Association opened its annual search for a queen. Seventy persons attended a Newport Chamber of Commerce meeting to discuss economic progress in the Tri County area. Newport Community Hospital got a coronary care machine.

40 years ago 1982 Newport entered into a 13-week contract with Dennis Barney to provide Newport with enforcement of its animal control ordinance. His first duty will be to go door-to-door to sell dog licenses to pet owners who are already in compliance with the city’s ordinance. Dog licenses cost $2 for a male and neutered females and $10 for an unneutered female. Members of the Washington Old Time Fiddlers Association were preparing for a regional contest at Spokane Falls Community College. Those planning to enter included Bob Johnson, Elmer Jay, Leo Miller, Art Stokoe, Lisa Smith,

Marianne Miller, Kim Brooks, Candy Hansen and Trina Nelson.

30 years ago 1992 Newport High School’s Future Farmers of America agriculture mechanics took first place in the threeschool contest they hosted Feb. 27. Newport FFA mechanics scored higher than Kettle Falls and Riverside, Newport’s Jeff Hendrickson, Wade Steffens and Phil Flaz achieving the top individual scores. For the second straight year, Cusick High School will host the Panorama Music Festival, featuring about 400 band and choral singers. Eleven schools will participate, including the three county schools, Newport Selkirk and Cusick.

20 years ago 2002 A Pend Oreille County meeting with county commissioners to discuss a proposed dog ordinance drew a packed crowd to tell testify in favor of an ordinance. The area around Oldtown generates more calls for service for the Bonner County Sheriff’s Office than other populated areas, Captain Elaine Savage told the Oldtown Council at its regular meeting. She said the Sheriff’s Office received 641 requests for service from the Oldtown area last year, with 387 coming from within the narrow boundaries of the City of Oldtown. There were 225 citations issued, of which 178 were within city limits. Shoplifting was the single reason for so many calls.

10 years ago 2012 “You could hear a pin drop,” says Don Plattenberger, recalling the silence at OK Lanes In Oldtown when he bowled a perfect 300 game. It wasn’t Plattenberger’s first perfect game; he’s bowled seven or eight of them. But this is the first one in a league SEE MEMORY, 6A

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So, the price of gas isn’t controlled by the POTUS. Democrat or Republican we can’t blame the president for high prices. Nor can we give credit to a president for lower gas prices. Americans are confused by what occurs while a president is in office as the cause of what happens (good or bad). It’s like saying the president controls the weather. The same would apply to the governor. Crime is another example of falsely equating what happens with who is holding a political office. Crime can be up or down for many reasons and the least

would be criminals saying they committed their crimes because of who was the mayor, governor, or president. I recently paid $85 to fill up my SUV. I am sure the foreign oil company stockholders appreciated my business. No president would force higher gas prices if he could control those prices. If you want to see lower prices, ask your representatives to introduce bills that fix the price of gas and limit corporate profits of oil companies. Oil companies would then want to pump more oil to increase profits by increasing the volume of sales. Today, they can sit on thousands

of oil leases and wait for higher prices and make more profits. -Pete Scobby Newport



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B R I E F LY Juvenile arrested on felony warrant PRIEST RIVER – A juvenile was arrested at Priest River Lamanna High School on a felony warrant Tuesday, March 8, according to Priest River Police Chief Drew McLain. The 14-year-old boy was charged with lewd and lascivious conduct and booked into Bonner County Juvenile Detention. He was released into the care of his guardians the same day. McLain said the incident the boy has been accused of did not occur on school grounds. According to Idaho law, lewd or lascivious conduct is any sexual contact with a minor under the age of 16.

CORRECTION Northwoods Performing Arts does not have Sunday matinees, contrary to what was reported in the March 2 story “Northwoods announces upcoming show season.’ Matinees occur on Saturdays. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., dinner is at 6:30 p.m. and the show starts at 7:30 p.m. We regret any confusion this may have caused.

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communities for years to come. The struggle that we face is real. The impacts to our families and children are real. But we are in this together. I will continue to fight for the safety of our

families, the value of our hard-earned dollars, and the future of our children. We are 7th District Strong! (REP. JACQUELIN MAYCUMBER, R-REPUBLIC, REPRESENTS THE 7TH LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT, WHICH INCLUDES PEND OREILLE COUNTY. SHE IS THE HOUSE REPUBLICAN FLOOR LEADER.)

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game. He bowled for the Early Birds. The Pend Oreille County Road Department took deep cuts last year to come out of a $700,000 deficit. Public Works Director Sam Castro told employees that further layoffs were unavoidable. Last year six workers were laid off for half the year but were brought back in time for snow plowing. This year the layoff will be permanent, Castro told the workers, but it was unknown how many or what positions would be affected.

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“The fact of the matter is that we’re here right now, we’re present right now, and we have stories that are very worthy of being told,” Shipman said. In the short film, Shipman said she and Hope intentionally portrayed the characters as upper-class, rich people because Indigenous people are often portrayed as impoverished and needing help from an outsider to save them. Shipman said Indigenous communities need modern stories as well as the wider world that might hold perceptions of these communities that are rooted in the past, history and trauma. “While all of that is very real, I also want to look to the future, and what our ancestors preserved for us was the ability to have our culture, our languages and our sacred stories, and that’s really what ‘The Handsome Man’ is about,” Shipman said. “It’s perpetuating the legacy that our elders and ancestors gave us as Indigenous people.” Speaking to her own experience, Shipman said she chooses stories that reflect hope and heritage for fellow Indigenous people and show the strength they and their families have and the healing power of ceremonies. Gladstone said being able to make films today is a beautiful way to revitalize old stories and find new ways of telling their stories. “Both Lily and Evan are such giving people, so to have both of them involved in this project is … a very exciting thing to see on screen,” said Julia Keefe, executive director of One Heart Native Arts & Film Festival and member of the Nez Perce Tribe. Shipman said filming took place in December at several locations on the Kalispel Indian Reservation. The film is produced by the film festival, and Keefe said it was important to shoot the film locally because the location brought authenticity to the story. She added that local Tribal members were cast as secondary characters. The festival handled contractual agreements with the actors and Screen Actors Guild, arranged travel and lodging, got COVID-19 tests and managed hospitality and transportation for actors, among other requests, Keefe said. “(The festival) was able to pick up the additional challenges and tasks that come with any sort of film production so that (Shipman) and her crew can just focus on making art,” Keefe said. “That’s the role that One Heart played, and we’re really happy to do it.” Keefe said every aspect of the film’s production was driven by “Native creatives.” “Not only is the narrative powerful in and of itself, but as a viewer to know that every single frame, sound and aspect of this production was filmed in Eastern Washington was very much driven by Native people in Washington state,” Keefe said. “The Handsome Man” is expected to be shown at the annual One Heart Native Arts & Film Festival this fall. For more information, visit oneheartfestival.org. *THIS STORY WAS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW FRIDAY, MARCH 11. IT IS BEING REPUBLISHED WITH THE PERMISSION OF THE S-R.

  

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OBITUARI ES Michiko Stewart PRIEST RIVER

On March 5, 2022, our beloved mother, Michi, graduated from this earthly school at the age of 89 and moved forward to enter Stewart into her next adventure. She will be remembered by many for her easy laugh, generous heart, and maybe most important, her love of nourishing people through cooking, canning and baking. Did she bake you cookies because it was your birthday? Did you come to visit her and leave with a jar of jam or canned peaches? Did you receive a bowl of her famous fried rice because you plowed her driveway, cleaned her chimney, fixed her plumbing or pruned her trees? Or maybe you were bold enough to ask her for a bowl of it? She loved it when people requested a bowl of fried rice because it meant she could be of service to you. She may have nourished you in other ways because at heart, she was a caregiver to us all. Michiko was born in Odomari, Japan, in 1932. The exact date of her birth is a bit of a mystery, but her parents “assigned” March 25, 1932, as her official birth date in order to meet the deadline for school enrollment. She always said this was her parents’ first attempt to get her out of the house as soon as possible. By her own admission, she was precocious and outspoken as a child and a challenge to a more compliant Japanese culture. After moving between Japan and China and surviving World War II, she declared that one day she would leave Japan for a new beginning in America.

Her life changed when she met our father, Lyle, an American G.I., and they were married in Tokyo, Japan in November 1956. She barely knew our father, had never heard of Idaho and didn’t speak English, and yet she chose to move to the country that had bombed her homeland and then rebuilt it. Her decision didn’t sit well with her family, but she saw it as an opportunity to reinvent herself after having a privileged life upended by war, famine and hardship. Little did she know that she would become one of the 45,000 war brides who came to America in search of a better life. Moving to America was challenging, but one condition stood out very clearly to her – an abundance of food! This was an important part of living the dream and came to define her in later years. She raised four children and always considered Bobby Hensley as one of her own since his clothes always found a way to the laundry basket. Her full-time job was raising a daughter and three sons to adulthood – not an easy task for a woman who was still learning to speak and read and write English, along with earning a driver’s license and attending to the endless trail of dogs and cats that always found their way into her house. She quickly learned that the Stewart family was genetically predisposed to pet ownership and there was nothing she could do about it. Our mother claimed indifference to pets yet knitted her fair share of dog sweaters, and loved to boast that the reason her aging cats had nice fur was because she fed them sushi grade tuna. One thing she never understood was our father’s cigarette habit. One day she decided to find out what the big deal was about smoking. She invited her young children

to join her in lighting up a few Camels and inhaling them. We all felt sick from the experience and vowed to never smoke again. This was just one of her unconventional superpowers as a mother. After her children were grown and gone, she accepted a position working for the school lunch program at Priest River Elementary. She enjoyed her co-workers and getting to know all of the kids. But most of all, she enjoyed being of service in a food environment. She worked there for many years and at one point was the oldest employee at the school district when she had her 79th birthday. She retired at age 79 to care for our father. Long after her children were grown and gone, she maintained two refrigerators because she needed room for the plethora of food she liked to have on hand. She was always prepared for an unexpected guest and lived by the philosophy that “if you cook, they will come,” a super power used by mothers worldwide. She kept an excessive amount of condiments in her refrigerator and was living proof that most coded food items are still good well beyond their expiration date. Mom had a lot of gifts and talents and was an expert seamstress, proficient at knitting and crocheting and was good at crafts. Perhaps her greatest gift was her sixth sense and ability to see around corners. She had an uncanny ability to cut through the cobwebs and see what was really going on – another super power her children knew they couldn’t hide from. She was hard to fool! She liked watching all sports and her commentary on football games was wildly popular with our friends, due to her heavy accent and unique perspective of the English language. “He catch football, run, and then tip over” was probably her most priceless assessment of a football

play. She had a wonderful sense of humor and loved retelling stories of the funny things she had said or done. Mom was also blessed to have the company of many loyal and devoted friends, and she would want them to know that each was cherished to the very end. Michiko was predeceased by her husband, Lyle, and her brother, Akira, of Japan. Her spirit lives on in her four children: Pam Stewart (Brent), Greg Stewart, Steven Stewart (Amie), Gary Stewart (Deanna); four grandchildren: Alex Haberstroh, Jordan Neighbors, Morgan Douglas and Taylor Stewart; seven great-grandchildren, and her brothers Takemitsu Mori, Toshinori Mori and sister Noriko Sugawara, all of Japan. Mom made it clear that after her death, she didn’t want a service or any kind of celebration of life event. She said, “What’s the point of celebrating me if I’m not there to enjoy it – just come visit me while I’m alive.” And everyone did. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Bonner County Hospice. We were in good hands with them. Please feed this soul. Thank you. 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.

Cathy Larae Slinger COEUR D’ALENE

Cathy Larae Slinger, 64, of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, went to join her parents in Heaven on Jan. 22, 2022. Cathy was born May 10, Slinger 1957, to Janice Lorraine and Gary Allen Hunt. Cathy and her siblings, Dave and Brenda, were born in Silverton,

Use of force by police redefined in new Washington law BY JUAN MORFIN WASHINGTON STATE JOURNAL

OLYMPIA - People with mental health problems and juveniles can be detained or restrained by law enforcement, according to new legislation on the use of force. The new law, House Bill 1735, passed the Washington State House with a 90-5 vote, and passed

in the Senate 49-0. It was signed into law Friday, March 4 by Gov. Jay Inslee. Seventh Legislative District Reps. Joel Kretz, R-Wauconda and Jacquelin Maycumber, R-Republic voted for it. The bill was drafted to end confusion caused by the adoption of a law last year that prevented crisis responders from receiving police assistance.

“It adjusts 2021 police reform legislation by clarifying when an officer can use reasonable force in a non-criminal incident, such as a mental health crisis,” Inslee said. Incidents surrounding involuntary treatments are also covered under this bill. “That’s the nature of involuntary treatment, and sometimes that may involve a minor use of

W H O TO C O N TA C T Federal

President Joseph R. Biden (D) The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington DC 20500 Comments: 202-456-1111 Switchboard: 202-456-1414 www.WhiteHouse.gov/Contact Senator Patty Murray (D) 154 Senate Russell Office Building Washington D.C. 20510 Phone: (202) 224-2621 Spokane office: 10 North Post Street #600 Spokane WA 99201 Phone: (509) 624-9515 Senator Maria Cantwell (D) 511 Hart Senate Office Building Washington D.C. 20510 Phone: (202) 224-3441 Spokane office:

W. 920 Riverside, No. 697 Spokane WA 99201 Phone: (509) 353-2507

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R) 1035 Longworth House Office Bldg. Washington D.C. 20515 Phone: (202) 225-2006 Colville Office: 555 South Main Colville WA 99114 Phone: (509) 684-3481

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Governor Jay Inslee (D) Office of the Governor PO Box 40002 Olympia, WA 98504-0002 360-902-4111 Relay operators for the deaf or hard of hearing, dial 7-1-1 www.governor.wa.gov Legislative District 7 - Position 1

Rep. Jacquelin Maycumber (R) 425B Legislative Building PO Box 40600 Olympia, WA 98504-0600 Phone: (360) 786-7908 Email: jacquelin.maycumber@leg. wa.gov No home office yet Legislative District 7 - Position 2 Rep. Joel Kretz (R) 335A Legislative Building PO Box 40600 Olympia, WA 98504-0600 Phone: (360) 786-7988 Email: [email protected] State Senator - Legislative District 7 Shelly Short 409 Legislative Building PO Box 40407 Olympia WA 98501-0407 Phone: (360) 786-7612 Email: [email protected]

force such as having to put someone in a car or transport them or get them out of a car to get them into an emergency room for treatment,” said Hoquiam Chief of Police Jeff Myers.  Furthermore, the bill clarifies the threat standard for an officer to use deadly force.  Under last year’s legislation, the use of deadly force was justified only to protect against an “imminent threat” of serious injury or death for the officer or another person. House Bill 1735 changes this standard by saying an “immediate” threat must be present. 

Ore. Gary and Lorraine started their family in Molalla, Ore., then in 1966 they moved to Cathlamet, Wash. Shortly after in 1967, they relocated the family to their permanent home in Newport, Wash., where Gary purchased a Redimix Concrete company. During her school years Cathy enjoyed riding horses, cheerleading and playing softball. She also spent some of her time working at the Grizzly Drive In. After graduating from Newport High School, she traveled around the entire U.S. with some friends and ended up in Florida working retail for a short while. Eventually she ended up on the west side of the States again, where she started a job working at West Yellowstone Park, which she really enjoyed. In 1980, Cathy moved back home to Priest River, Idaho, where she met her lifelong partner and the father of her children, Steven W. Slinger. They were married on Oct. 24, 1981. They had their first child, Steven G. Slinger, on April 24, 1982, at the hospital in Sandpoint, Idaho. Steve and Cathy relocated their family from Priest River to Pinehurst, Idaho, in 1984. Shortly after they had their second child, Valerie Slinger, on June 25, 1985, at the hospital in Silverton, Idaho. Cathy spent the majority of her working years in the Aquatics Department for the Forest Service in Coeur d’Alene. She ended her professional career working at the Kootenai County Transfer Station as a Manager/Equipment Operator.

Some of her favorite things to do in her free time were boating, motorcycle and 4-wheeler riding, spending time with family, gardening and traveling. She also really loved animals. Some of the places she was fortunate enough to travel to were Costa Rica (several times with her brother Dave), Fiji, Hawaii, Alaska, Mexico and the Philippines. She also enjoyed several cruises and made numerous trips to visit her parents and family members in Yuma, Ariz. Cathy is preceded in death by her parents Gary Hunt (1935-2018) and Lorraine Hunt (1937-2017). She is survived by her partner in crime Steve W. Slinger, her son Steven G. Slinger, her daughter Valerie Slinger, her step-son Eric Slinger, her brother Dave Hunt, her sister Brenda Pike, her uncles Roger and Darrell Hunt, her auntie Marie Rankin and Betty Carter, her uncle Bill and aunt Nancy Romero and her six grandchildren, Riley, Colton, Haley, Khloe, Ella and Alice. Cathy was a wonderful person and will be deeply missed. A celebration of life for her will be held at Sherman-Campbell Funeral Home in Newport, Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 11 a.m. with a reception to follow. 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.

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Hear ye, hear ye, who has filed? Candidates coming to your Idaho ballot

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SANDPOINT – Idaho voters will have a clearer picture of who is running for local office as the May 17 primary election approaches. The candidatefiling period started Feb. 28 and closed last Friday, March 11. Listed below are the candidates who have filed for elected office and emails for interested voters who want to contact them. All candidates are Republicans, since no Democrats filed for office. All Precinct Committee Officers (PCO) are incumbents and are running unchallenged. Bonner County Asses-

sor: Grant W. Dorman, grantwdorman@gmail. com, incumbent Donna E. Gow, gowdonna024@ gmail.com and Jessi A. Webster, [email protected]. Incumbent Bonner County Clerk Michael W. Rosedale is running unopposed. He can be reached at michael.rosedale@bonnercountyid. gov. Conner County Commissioner, District 2: Incumbent Jeffrey A. Connolly, jkconnolly@ frontier.com; Randi L. Flaherty, randiflaherty@ gmail.com and Asia L. Williams, www.voteasiawilliams.com. Bonner County Com-

missioner, District 3: The seat is currently held by commission chairman Dan McDonald, who did not file for re-election. Running for the position are David C. Bowman, bowmanfordistrict3@ yahoo.com; Richard A. Harter, [email protected]; Ron H. Korn Jr., ron@ ronkorn.com; Benjamin L. Omodt, [email protected], and Brian A. Riley, who did not provide an email or phone number. Bonner County Coroner Robert W. Beers is running for re-election unopposed. He can be reached at robert.beers@ bonnercountyid.gov.

Bonner County Treasurer candidates are Elections Manager Chief Deputy Clerk Clorrisa A. Koster and Dennis Colton Boyles. Koster can be reached at [email protected] and Boyles’ email is [email protected]. Current treasurer Cheryl Piehl is not seeking reelection. At the state level, incumbent Russ Fulcher is running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Idaho District 1 against Libertarian Joe Evans. Michael Banner and Kaylee Peterson are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Idaho District 1.

DEQ awards $300,000 to Oden View Estates in Bonner County BOISE – The Idaho Department of Environ-

mental Quality (DEQ) announced the award

of $300,000 in drinking water construction assistance to Oden View Estates Improvement Association, Inc. in Bonner County, Idaho. The funding will be used to develop an additional water source. The assistance from DEQ’s State Revolving Fund, which is capitalized annually by grants from

the US Environmental Protection Agency, carries a simple 1.5% interest rate, is payable over 30 years, and has $273,290 in principal forgiveness. The favorable loan terms represent a $396,654 savings to the community when compared to average costs for municipal general obligation issuances.

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Boys’ soccer plays Lakeside in first game of season

Grizzly golf starts March 17 NEWPORT – The Newport High School golf team is scheduled to have its first competition of the season Thursday, March 17, time to be announced. The Pirate Open will be on the Esmeralda Golf Course in Spokane.

Newport runs, throws at Riverside Wednesday NEWPORT – Grizzly track and field starts the season off at Riverside High School on Wednesday, March 16 at 3:30 p.m. The team’s first home game is scheduled for Wednesday, April 13 at 3:30 p.m. at Ellersick Field.

Newport tennis at home March 23 NEWPORT – The Newport tennis team, both boys and girls, will open the season Monday, March 21, at Medical Lake. The team will be back home Wednesday, March 23 for their first home match.

Newport softball opens away NEWPORT – The Newport softball team will open their season with a pair of away game. They will travel to Riverside Tuesday, March 22 for a game that starts at 4 p.m.

Spartan baseball against Riverside Saturday PRIEST RIVER – The Priest River Spartan baseball team will play Saturday, March 19, at Riverside. The first game will start at 11 a.m.

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NEWPORT – The Grizzlies played their first game Monday, March 14 at Lakeside High School, losing 8-2. Both goals were scored by Ben Sears, unassisted. The first was a penalty kick. “We improved as the game went on and it will be exciting to see how the season develops,” coach Laura Verity says.   Grizzly boys’ varsity soccer is slated to play at Riverside Thursday, March 17 and then at Deer Park Monday, March 21. Both games start at 4 p.m.

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Cullooyah family shares State 1B experience 17 years after Cusick’s girls’ championship BY DAVE NICHOLS THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW

Taunie Cullooyah played on the first state championship basketball team – girls or boys – in Cusick High School history in 2005, while her infant son was in the stands being cared for by family and friends. She’ll be among many of those same folks watching her son Louis – now a 17-year-old senior – playing for second-seeded Cusick in a State 1B tournament. When Louis’ team played on Saturday in a regional game at University High School, which the Panthers won 63-57 over Lummi Nation, it seemed as if the entire town of Cusick was there in support. “Definitely not everyone,” Taunie Cullooyah joked. “We’re not this tiny.” Still, there were plenty of friends, family, students and community members there to support the Panthers. “They’re all out here,” she said. “We’re all supporting our boys. We all watched them play growing up, right? So we’re just all proud of them.” Louis is looking forward to the experience. “It feels good, coming from a small school to be playing in a big tournament,” he said. “Last year we didn’t get to have state and we probably would have made it. So this is cool.” His mother, who is enrolled with the Kalispel Tribe, said basketball is something their community rallies around, as she traded hugs, handshakes and knowing glances with just about everyone that walked by. “I think most of us live for basketball,” Cullooyah said. “I mean, we all grew up playing and our parents came to support us, and now their grandchildren.” Cullooyah was a 17-yearold point guard when she helped lead the Panthers to their first title in 2005 – a 67-50 win over Almira/ Coulee-Hartline. Louis was born the previous August. After Louis was born, “my whole life just flipflopped,” Cullooyah told The Spokesman-Review at the time. “I live my life the way I want him to live

his.” She described how community members would take turns watching Louis while she was on the court, and she would occasionally look up to wave or to find who had him at the time. “It’s a community thing. That’s how we are out on our reservation,” she said on Saturday. “It’s a big community. We couldn’t have done it without everybody stepping up and doing their part. Like they say, ‘It takes a village to raise a kid,’ and that’s just how it is up there.” Cullooyah’s and Louis’ roles have flipped, with her in the stands and him on the court. “I just think it’s cool being in the same boat as my mom, getting to see what she got to feel,” Louis said. Like many parents, Cullooyah became emotional when her son’s team qualified for the state tournament. “I cried when I first found out,” she said. “I didn’t think I would because I’m not – I’m emotional behind closed doors. But yeah, I cried as soon as I knew they were gonna make it to state because they just play so well together. And they all just love each other.” Louis cracked the starting five this season, and Cullooyah’s coaching has been a big part of that. “I’ve been working real hard on my game the past five years,” he said. “I didn’t start off like my teammates did, so they’ve put in a lot more work than me.” “I told him, you know, he’s come a long way these last couple of years,” she said. “To see him make it to starting five from where he was at a couple years ago. ... It was so much work we put into it. “But to see him come this far, I told him, ‘I’m already proud of you. I’m so proud of you and I want you to go out, have fun, play your game. Have fun with your team, because these memories are going to last forever.’ ” Things haven’t been easy for Louis – or his mother. Louis’ father was in the picture initially, but is no longer. “I haven’t seen or heard from him in a few years,” she said. “I let my son know that I’ll always keep the door open for his dad to visit,”

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Three generations of Culloyahs stopped for a picture after Cusick won the Championship. Pictured are Francis Cullooyah, Louis Cullooyah and Taunie Cullooyah. Taunie played on the championship girls’ team in 2005 and Louis was on this year’s winning boys team.

she said, mentioning that Louis’ father occasionally has brought him gifts through the years. Cullooyah has four other children. Her sister died three years ago, and Taunie takes care of her three young children as well. “Growing up, (Louis) missed out on a lot,” she said. “I was on the pow wow trail. He missed out on a lot of basketball. We were on the trail a lot. A lot of the old team pictures, you’ll see he’s barely in there.” Cullooyah described Louis when he was younger as a “timid player” before hitting a growth spurt and coming into his game recently. “You know, my competitive drive, I just want him to be the best he can be as a player, no matter what he’s doing – or anything he’s doing,” she said. “I want him to work hard at it.” Cullooyah spends most of her time coaching or driving one of her eight children to practice or a game. She wouldn’t have it any other way. “Basketball is year round for us,” she said. “I always tell them, ‘You guys are so lucky.

Little Guys go strong at Liberty High Newport Little Guy wrestler Steven Jolly wins his match at Liberty High School Saturday, March 5. Newport Little Guy Wrestling took to the mats with several wins in the top five. Newport had 33 wrestlers compete with a total of 28 pins. In first place were Nate Shaw, Whitley Gregory, Brody George and Parker Rabidue; second place was Ares Swain, Colton Bennett, Richardson Coston, Lane Hammer, Trenden Ellison and Landon Pillers; third place winners were Cael Stigall, Steven Jolly, Pablo Gutierrez and Payton Bennett; and in fourth place were Bryden Ellison, Preston Wacenske and Colton Bolyard.

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I wish I had a mom that knew about basketball and lifting and exercise and fitness as much as I do.’ I would have loved that. Me and my sister pushed each other growing up.” On top of everything else, she and Louis were asked to head up the sports program at the center in Cusick. “We’re getting that together, and we’ll see how far that goes for the community,” she said. Cullooyah said all the memories of her state basketball experience came flooding back after Louis’ team qualified. She’s heard from teammates she hasn’t seen in a while and has had a chance to reconnect. “One of my other teammates, the baddest that

was on our team, Kim Bluff, she was out here,” Cullooyah said. “We get to watch these games together. She called a couple of the players that we used to play with and told them, ‘Hey, you guys should make it over to the Arena to watch our kids play.’ Because they all know who Louis is.” Louis was obviously too young to remember his first trip to state. That doesn’t keep others from bringing it up. “He doesn’t remember at all,” Cullooyah said, chuckling. “But yeah, he likes the attention. I mean, in a good way. Everyone always teases him, like, ‘Dang, you were here at state, you know, however many years ago watching your mom.’ ”

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Name: Olivia ‘Liv’ Giannasi Town: Newport Artistic medium: Useful items, naturalist, like to build things from organic materials: soaps, bath salts and fizzies, hand cloths, macramé plant hangers, flat reed, round reed, birch bark, tote and antler baskets; lip balms, insect repellent, massage oils, hand/face/ body crèmes, dog packs and hats, birch bark lampshades, and leather purses. 1. Why Do You Make This Type of Art? I make this type of art to provide useful, well-made organic products.

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B R I E F LY Easter candy boxes at Cutter METALINE FALLS – The Cutter Theatre is currently taking orders for Easter candy boxes featuring homemade chocolates and candies. Cost is $10 a box. Proceeds help the Cutter with maintenance, upkeep and programs. The pick up date for boxes is Friday, April 15. People who live farther away from Metaline Falls, but still want to participate can also help out by ordering a box and donating it to the community so someone in need will receive an Easter gift. Call to place orders at 509-446-4108.

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Giannasi’s dachshund takes a ride in one of her handmade dog packs.

6. Do you have any exhibits/shows coming up? I’ll be at the Bigfoot Festival in June in Metaline Falls, the Usk/Cusick craft fairs held in May and November and at the Stratton Elementary holiday craft show in December.

Hymn Sing March 27 NEWPORT – The Pine Ridge Community Church is hosting, “Songs From The Past and Hymn Sing” Sunday, March 27 at 6:30 p.m. Anyone is welcome to attend. Event organizers ask that people bring snacks to share during intermission. The church is located at 1428 1st St. in Newport. For more information, call 509-869-9772.

St. Patty’s Day Deliciousness NEWPORT – March means corned beef and cabbage at the 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.

Birdhouse class for kids, young adults March 24 PRIEST LAKE – A beginner friendly carpentry class intended to familiarize kids and young adults with basic construction tools will be Thursday, March 24 at 2:30 p.m. Participants will be constructing birdhouses. Children younger than 8-years-old must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Register by calling 208-443-2454 or plplibrary@ hotmail.com.

Bind a book or two this Saturday NEWPORT – Learn how to bind your own hardcover, 100-page book at the Newport Library Saturday, March 19, 1-4:30 p.m. Like all library programs, this activity is free. The Newport Library is located at 116 S. Washington Ave.

Free food at Blanchard BLANCHARD – The 2nd Harvest Mobile Market will be distributing freed food Thursday, March 17 at the Blanchard Community Center from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The drive-thru event helps up to 250 families while supplies lasts. No identification is required. The community center is located at 685 Rusho Lane Road.

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Newport artisan Olivia Giannasi frequently teaches basket classes at Create Art Center. Go to www.createarts.org for more information.

2. What Does Your Artwork Represent? My artwork represents my connection with nature and the best handwork I can produce to offer someone enjoyment, maybe a good conversation piece. Good quality that lasts forever, or a little dab goes a long way. 3. What Inspires You? Life inspires me; people inspire me. I want to be part of something good, I want to leave something good behind when the curtain falls, when I take my last bow. 4. How Do You Make It? I make all of my artisan products with my hands and heart. 5. What Does Your Art Mean to You? My art means I have provided the world with something good from my heart in an honest method of creativity.

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Birch bark lampshades.

Tech Help Available at Pend Oreille libraries NEWPORT – Technology assistance is available at all Pend Oreille County Libraries. This includes assistance with phone or tablet setup and updating, help with downloading and using apps, document formatting, and much more. Drop in times are available in Ione on Friday, March 25 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., in Metaline Falls on Monday, March 21 from

4-6 p.m., and in Newport each Thursday, 2-4 p.m. The Calispel Valley Library in Cusick provides assistance by appointment only. Call 800-366-3654 x 2 or email [email protected] to book a time. Appointments outside of drop in hours can be booked depending on staff availability by calling 800-366-3654 and selecting the branch’s extension.

Not too late to give to coat drive PRIEST LAKE – The Priest Lake Public Library is looking for new or gently used coats, mittens, and hats for their annual winter coat drive. All donated clothing goes to children in need. March will be the final month for the coat drive. Bring new or clean, gently used donations to the library, located at 28769 Highway 57, Priest Lake. For more information, call 208443-2454.

Gardening Basics in Bonner County PRIEST RIVER – “Gardening Basics in Bonner County” is a free class offered to the public Saturday, March 26, 11 a.m. at the Priest River Library. For those new to the area or those who just want a gardening refresher, come join Jennifer Jensen from the University of Idaho Extension as she covers the basics of gardening. This class will pay particular attention on how to successfully grow a garden in Bonner County with its unique climate and growing season.

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PRIEST RIVER – Welcome Home Veterans Quilts of Valor had two separate occasions where they awarded quilts to local veterans. The most recent was Saturday, March 12, preceded by Saturday, Feb. 19 both at the Priest River Community Church.   Veterans that received quilts March 12 were Ila Jean Smith, U.S. Navy, 1963-1966; Michael Pilkington, U.S. Navy, Marines, Army, 1988 – 2014; Michael Pine, U.S. Navy, 1990 – 2005; Richard Howard, U.S. Army, 19551957, and Robert Hatfield, U.S. Navy, 1966-1972. Veterans who received quilts on Feb. 19 were David Brooks, U.S. Army, 1964-1968; Douglas Wurzauf, U.S. Marines, 1982-1988; Ellwood Werry, U.S. Army, 19451947; Michael Janasz, U.S. Air Force, 1973-1977; Michael Trenholm, U.S. Marines, 1966-1969; Richard Bakotich, U.S. Army, 1965-1968 and 1972-1974, and Scott Hall, U.S Marines, 20082012.

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OBITUARI ES Delyah Carroll NEWPORT

A graveside memorial service will be held for Delyah Carroll Friday, March 25, at 1 p.m. at Newport Cemetery.

Robert Brien Goodale SPOKANE

Brien Goodale passed away March 8, 2022, in Spokane, after battling a brief illness. He was born in Longview, Goodale Wash., on Nov. 30, 1937, to Margaret MacDonald and Lloyd Goodale. Brien grew up in Squamish, British Columbia, Canada, where he met the love of his life, Donna Harris, who would go on to be his wife for 63 years. Brien and Donna moved from Canada to California where they had four children, Gregg, Andrew, Michael and Calvin. After working for a time as a surveyor for the California Highways Department, Brien hired on with Morrison-Knudsen and spent the next decade moving around the United States from project to project. As Brien climbed the ranks of Morrison-Knudsen he and his family eventually settled in Boise, Idaho, in 1974. Brien loved the outdoors. With his boys in tow, he would snow-ski the slopes of Bogus Basin and Brundage Mountain, in McCall; waterski the lakes of Lucky Peak and Payette, hunt the mountains up the Middle Fork of the Boise River in Atlanta, Idaho, and fish the many lakes throughout Idaho. Over his lifetime Brien and Donna visited every state in the country, and every back road. They loved road trips; they were the “Road Trip King & Queen”! Brien never forgot his Canadian roots and enjoyed visiting his summer home in his favorite place, Gun Lake, in British Columbia every year. Brien spent 20 of his retirement years in Fayetteville, Tenn., where he and Donna hosted many family events to have their children and grandchildren close. He enjoyed spending quality time with family around a fire, on the lake boating, or around the dinner table. Brien was the head and center of the Goodale family. Brien was the “goto” person that all the family went to for help. He always had a sunny disposition and was called the giggler by his co-workers. Brien is preceded in

death by his parents, Margaret and Lloyd, his sister, Betty Jean and his brother Neil. He is survived by his wife, Donna, his children, Gregg, Andrew, Mike and Calvin, and nine grandchildren, as well as his brothers Lon and Dan. Sherman-Campbell Funeral & Cremation Services in Priest River is in charge of arrangements. Family and friends are invited to sign the online guest book at shermancampbell.com.

of 42 years old. She is survived by her son, Conner (Trinity) Vaage; parents Jim and Marla Vaage; sisters, Nicole (David) Kingery and Lindsay (Tyler) Troudt; Vaage nieces, Addisen and Kenadie Kingery; and nephews, Tyson and Sullivan Troudt. She is preceded in

death by her soulmate, Ron Bauer, as well as her grandparents, aunts, uncles, family members and friends. Angela was born in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, but spent her formative school years in Powers Lake, N.D. In 1996, Angela and her family moved to Priest River, Idaho, where she would graduate from high school. In 1999 she was blessed with her pride

PEND OREILLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL: 8:30 a.m. - Pend Oreille County Courthouse, Zoom 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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was lucky to be loved by her can attest that there is nothing she wouldn’t do for those she cared about. She will also be remembered for her love of a good fire with friends, camping and her insane love for all things pickle. She will be missed beyond measure. Angela’s family will be planning a memorial service later this spring in her honor. Date and location will be posted on Facebook.

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Thomas M. Krizanic, 72, a life-long resident of Elk, Wash., passed away on Feb. 26, 2022. Krizanic He was a graduate of Riverside High School. Tom was a hardworking man. He started out as a logger and discovered he didn’t like that life, so he became a dairy farmer. He did that for 31 years then switched to beef cattle. He loved his cows and his visits to the cattle auction. Tom was a great husband, father, grandfather, greatgrandfather and neighbor. He loved his family and friends. His door was always open and there was always someone joining him at the table for a cup of coffee and conversation. Tom was a former volunteer for the Elk Fire Department, enjoyed helping kids with 4-H projects and was a longtime supporter of the Pend Oreille County Fair. He is survived by his wife Donna of 48 years, daughter Michelle Balfour (Bryan), son Jeff Krizanic (Melissa), daughter Jenette Clary (Jason) and daughter Jaclyn Bryant (Kevin). He is also survived by his grandkids, Sadie Overton (Jakob), Jocee, Jamison and Jarrett and his greatgranddaughter Ellie. A celebration of his life was held from noon to 3 p.m. on March 12, at the Camden Grange, 7 Camden Road, Elk, Wash. To view and sign Tom’s online guestbook, please visit www.lauerfuneral. com.

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Angela Rae Vaage passed away peacefully on March 2, 2022, in Seattle, at the age

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, MARCH 7 DECEASED PERSON: Scotia Rd., Newport, female passed away. TRESPASSING: Hwy. 2, Newport, person would like to have subject trespassed from property. PROPERTY DAMAGE: Gray Rd. & Deer Valley Rd., report that stop signs at this intersection are knocked down and there are mail boxes up and down the road that have been damaged too. MUNICIPAL CODE VIOLATION: S. Washington Ave., Newport, report of Dodge Dynasty and trailer blocking the alley. JUVENILE PROBLEM: S. Washington Ave., Newport, report that juveniles were causing some problems inside; now they are outside, took some personal property of other kids, and stabbed bathroom door. SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: LeClerc Rd. S., Newport, report of blue Toyota Tundra, possibly saw movement but no one near it now, been there awhile. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Sharon St., report that subject took trailer to his place and went through all her things. ARREST: Pine Hill Rd., Newport, Shana K. Turman, 52, of Newport was arrested on a warrant. SUSPICIOUS PERSON: Winchester St., Cusick, report of strange male hanging outside residence for about 8 hrs. talking to himself about vampires. AGENCY ASSIST: W. Pine St., Newport, report that parents showed up with two kids and believe one of the kids got into drugs, but they are saying it is asthma.

TUESDAY, MARCH 8 SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: W. Walnut St., Newport, report of male sleeping outside the store entrance closest to the Idaho border concerned he might freeze outside, and no one has approached him. DECEASED PERSON: Conklin Meadows Rd., female passed away.

JAIL HOUSING: S. Garden Ave., Newport, Seth Geronimo Ford, 40, of Wellpinit is held on a Department of Corrections detainer.

ASSAULT: Sunnyside Drive, report that argument with neighbor became physical and damaged wall.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: S. Garden Ave., Newport, report that subject put something on his porch and then took it away.

TRESPASSING: E. Blackwell St., report that trespassed subject was at store.

ARREST: S. Garden Ave., Newport, Alicia N. Garis, 36, was arrested on a warrant.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9 RECOVERED VEHICLE: Silver Birch Rd., Newport, person thinks she may have a stolen boat someone donated to her store. DECEASED PERSON: Whisperwoods Drive, Newport, male passed away. FOUND PROPERTY: Veit Rd & Northshore Diamond Lake, person found debit card on the road. ERRATIC DRIVER: Hwy. 2, report of white sports car north bound, high rate of speed with air fin on the back. FIRE: Hwy. 20, Newport, house on fire, fully engulfed. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Spring Hill Rd., Newport, person says he needs to talk to a deputy about subjects on his property.

THURSDAY, MARCH 10 THEFT: LeClerc Rd S, Usk, internet theft reported. FRAUD: W. Pine St., Newport, subject reporting a fraud. DISTURBANCE: 1st Ave., Cusick ARREST: Hwy. 31 Metaline, Andrew Peter Garrison, 35, was arrested on a local warrant. THREATENING: Quail Loop, Newport, person reports getting threatening messages.

THREATENING: LeClerc Rd. N., report of threatening at clinic. ARREST: Hwy. 2, David Carl Porter, Jr., 41, of Newport was arrested for fourth degree assault domestic violence. ERRATIC DRIVER: Hwy. 2, report of vehicle swerving and slamming on brakes. MUNICIPAL CODE VIOLATION: S. Washington Ave., Newport, report of vehicle parked in front of business for several hours. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Hwy. 20, person thinks someone may have ransacked a trailer. MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION: Hwy. 2, two-vehicle collision reported. PHONE OFFENSE: Beaver Valley Rd., person reports receiving bizarre phone calls.

SOUTH PEND OREILLE FIRE & RESCUE: 7 p.m. - Station 31, 325272 Highway 2, Diamond Lake

SELKIRK SCHOOL BOARD: 6 p.m. - Selkirk Middle/High School Music Room PRIEST RIVER CITY COUNCIL: 6 p.m. - Priest River City Hall

PEND OREILLE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION WORKSHOP: 6 p.m. - Cusick Community Center

MONDAY, MARCH 21 PEND OREILLE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: 9 a.m. Pend Oreille County Courthouse

TUESDAY, MARCH 22 BONNER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: 8:45 a.m. - Bonner County Administrative Building PEND OREILLE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: 9 a.m. Pend Oreille County Courthouse

ANIMAL BITE: Bergen Rd., person reports being bitten by dog while walking. TRESPASSING: Hwy. 31 TRAFFIC HAZARD: Hwy. 20. report rocks in the highway. MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION: Hwy. 20, report of vehicle rollover.

SUNDAY, MARCH 13 TRESPASSING: W. Kelly Drive, Newport, subjects trespassing by city well. SUSPICIOUS PERSON: LeClerc Rd. & Kings Lake, law enforcement out with female by the bridge. ERRATIC DRIVING: Hwy. 2, report of vehicle swerving into oncoming traffic. WEST BONNER COUNTY

MONDAY, MARCH 7

PEND OREILLE COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE: 6 p.m. - Cusick Community Center PEND OREILLE COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY: 7-8:30 p.m. - American Legion, Cusick

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23 TRI-COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT: 11 a.m. - TEDD Conference Room, 986 S. Main, Suite A, Colville

TION: E. Lincoln Ave., Priest River, parking prohibited. THEFT OF PROPERTY: Sailors Ln., Priest River RECKLESS DRIVING: Hwy. 2, Priest River NON-INJURY ACCIDENT: Sleepy Hollow, Oldtown

THURSDAY, MARCH 10 RECKLESS DRIVING: Hwy. 2, Priest River CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE: Bonner Mall Way, Ponderay, Brandon F. Hankey, 30, of Priest River, was arrested for possession of a controlled substance - heroin, possession of a controlled substance - methamphetamine, possession of marijuana - less than 3 oz., possession of drug paraphernalia, and driving under the influence of drugs. ACCIDENT, INJURIES: Hwy. 41, Spirit Lake DEFRAUDING AN INNKEEPER: Old Diamond Mill Rd., Oldtown NON-INJURY ACCIDENT: Hwy. 41, Oldtown

FRIDAY, MARCH 11 ACCIDENT, INJURIES: Dew Valley Loop & Hwy. 2, Priest River NON-INJURY ACCIDENT: Hwy. 2, Priest River

BUSINESS/RESIDENTIAL ALARM: Moose Meadow Dr., Priest River

NON-INJURY ACCIDENT: Spirit Lake Cutoff, Spirit Lake

SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCE: Hwy. 2, Priest River

SATURDAY, MARCH 12

SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCE: Hidden Valley Rd., Spirit Lake ACCIDENT, UNKNOWN INJURY: Hwy. 41, Oldtown

TUESDAY, MARCH 8

FRIDAY, MARCH 11 ERRATIC DRIVER: Hwy. 2, report of vehicle all over the roadway, varying speeds.

NEWPORT SCHOOL BOARD: 5 p.m. - District Office

FRIDAY, MARCH 18

ERRATIC DRIVER: Hwy. 2, report of vehicle tailgating and unsafe passing.

ANIMAL PROBLEM: E. Jefferson Ave., Priest River, dog license required.

NEWPORT CITY COUNCIL: 6 p.m. - Newport City Hall

DIAMOND LAKE WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT BOARD: 10 a.m. - District Office, 172 South Shore Road

SATURDAY, MARCH 12

BUSINESS/RESIDENTIAL ALARM: Hwy. 57, Priest Lake

BONNER COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION WORKSHOP: 5 p.m. - Bonner County Administrative Building, Sandpoint

PEND OREILLE FIRE DISTRICT NO. 8 BOARD: 7 p.m. - Fire Station at Spring Valley and Tweedie Roads

SEX OFFENSE: Hwy. 211

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VERBAL: W 7th St., Newport, report of subjects screaming.

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and joy, Conner, and later in 2006 she would find the other love of her life in Ron. Angela, Ron and Conner went on to be a strong family unit until Ron’s passing in 2015. Ron’s passing left a hole in Angela and Conner’s world but found solace in each other and their family. Angela will be greatly missed for her fierce loyalty, big laugh and loving heart. Anyone that

FELONY ARREST WARRANT: Hwy. 57, Priest River, Juvenile was arrested on a felony juvenile warrant out of Bonner County at Priest River High School. DUI, ALCOHOL OR DRUGS: Cork Rd. & E. Settlement Rd., Priest River, Gary Saccomanno, 51, was arrested for felony DUI. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE: Peninsula Loop, Priest River

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9 MUNICIPAL CODE VIOLATION: E. Lincoln Ave., Priest River, multiple RVs blocking alleyway. MUNICIPAL CODE VIOLA-

TRESPASSING: Hwy. 2, Oldtown, Terrill Miller, 33, of Spokane was arrested for trespassing. SUSPICIOUS PERSON/ CIRCUMSTANCE: Tank Rd., Oldtown TRAFFIC HAZARD: Spirit Lake Cutoff & Clagstone Rd., Spirit Lake SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCE: Hwy. 2, Priest River RECKLESS DRIVING: Rimrock Ct., Priest River SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCE: Saccs Ln., Priest River WEAPON OFFENSE: Eldenburg Rd., Priest River THREATENING: E. Sandy Ridge Rd., Priest River SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCE: Hwy. 2, Priest River

SUNDAY, MARCH 13 HUNTING & FISHING VIOLATIONS: Hwy. 2, Oldtown LITTERING: Albeni Cove Rd., Oldtown TRESPASSING: Railroad Ave., Blanchard

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Continued from 6B 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) ________________________ 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 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) ________________________ 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 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

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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) ________________________ 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

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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) _________________________ 202224 PUBLIC NOTICE REQUEST FOR SEALED BIDS 2022 HMA Pend Oreille County Public Works Department Purchase Hot Mix Asphalt Response Deadline: 10:30 am Tuesday March 29, 2022 Pend Oreille County Public Works Department is soliciting bids for the purchase of approximately 950 tons of Hot Mix Asphalt 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 Mike Kirkwood at 509-447-4513 or publicworks4u@ pendoreille.org Published in The Newport Miner March 16, 2022.(8) ________________________ 202263 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Ordinance 2022-01 Amending Utility Late Fees and Shut Offs was adopted by the Cusick Town Council on March 1, 2022, after a public hearing, will be effective upon this publication and is available at the Clerk’s Office at Town Hall, 111 First Ave, Cusick, WA 99119, 509 671 9008. Published in The Newport Miner March 16, 2022.(8) _________________________

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Five easy ways to enhance digestive health (Family Features) As your social schedule picks up steam and you attend more social gatherings and celebrations, you may find yourself with an unexpected issue: digestive troubles. Problems like this can have a negative impact on your overall wellness, so it’s important to make healthy digestion a priority. According to Ayurveda, the ancient Indian science of how to live long and be healthy, the health of the digestive system is the core of optimum health. Ayurvedic medicine asserts the digestive system is based on the strength and balance of its Agni (fire), which enables the body to absorb, digest and assimilate food. The teachings suggest an imbalanced Agni creates undigested residues, which form

toxins that create imbalances and can lead to disease. Some of the dietary guidelines for healthy digestion and strong Agni include: • Allowing 4-6 hours between meals • Avoiding eating between meals • Avoiding foods with cold, wet and heavy qualities • Drinking ginger tea or hot water to stimulate the Agni • Starting a meal with pungent (hot), sour and salty flavors • Consuming a small amount of bitter taste before a meal to increase the production of hydrochloric acid in the stomach Plant-based foods that are high in fiber fill you up faster, so you’re less likely to overeat, and they also help with digestive regularity. Increase your intake

Continued from 7B CALL FOR RFP&QS A N D C O N T R A C T AWA R D ( S ) HEARING Open proposals and qualifications (RFP&Q) for the hiring of Aquatic Weed Control Contractors by the Pend Oreille County Weed Board for the 2022 season will be received by the Weed Board until NOON Tuesday, April 12, 2022. The Weed Board will publicly review the proposals, and begin evaluation to make the final determination of the most qualified applicant(s) to negotiate a contract during a hearing held Aril 13, 2022 at 2:15 PM in the Weed Board Office, 227-B South Garden Ave, Newport WA. RFP&Q specifications are available at the Weed Board office, 509-447-2402 or electronically from [email protected]. The Weed Board reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, to waive any informality in the proposal bids and to accept such proposal or bids as may be deemed in the best interest of Pend Oreille County. RFP&Qs may be mailed to: Pend Oreille County Weed Board, PO Box 5085, Newport, Washington 99156-5085; hand delivered to at the Weed Board office at the street address above; faxed to 509-447-6477 or emailed to the address above. If you require any reasonable accommodation to participate in the hearing, contact the Weed Board, 509-447-2402, at least 48 hours prior to the hearing. Published in The Newport Miner on March 16 and 30, 2022.(8,10) __________________________ 202269 PUBLIC NOTICE SUPERIOR COURT OF WA S H I N G T O N , C O U N T Y O F SPOKANE NO. 22-4-00548-32 P R O B AT E N O T I C E T O CREDITORS In the Matter of the Estate of: CAROLYN MARIE JENSEN, Deceased. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE

of high-fiber foods like fruits, vegetables, whole grains, beans, lentils, nuts and seeds. Take a gradual approach to avoid upsetting your digestive tract and bump up your water intake as you go since fiber will absorb it and decrease the likelihood you experience gas or cramping. Keeping your body well hydrated is like making sure your car’s engine is well lubricated. It keeps all your moving parts in sync and operating for top performance. Some fluids can also help with detoxification, which can be especially beneficial when your social calendar is full and your opportunities to overindulge are greater. An option like Buddha Teas’ Detox Dharma contains detoxifying herbs that stimulate your digestive system. Strengthen-

The personal representative named below has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal representative or the personal representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the Creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. Date of First Publication: March 16, 2022 Personal Representative: Selena Ann Bryan Attorney for Personal Representative: Robin A. Schmahl (WSBA #44723) Address for Mailing and Service: Allen | Fischer PLLC, 510 W. Riverside Ave., 6th Floor, Spokane, WA 99201 Court & Cause No.: Spokane County Superior Court (WA), Case No. 224-00548-32 Published in The Newport Miner March 16, 23 and 30, 2022.(8-3) ___________________________ 202270 PUBLIC NOTICE COMBINED NOTICE OF A P P L I C AT I O N A N D A C T I O N A N D PUBLIC HEARING Pursuant to County Development Regulations, notice is hereby given that Pend Oreille County did on March 10, 2022 receive a completed CUP application, SEPA Environmen-

ing and soothing herbs are also incorporated into this balanced formula resulting in an effective yet gentle detox tea. For another solution, Turmeric Ginger Tea contains enough black pepper to make curcumin (the active ingredient in turmeric) bioavailable in hot water, helping build healthy Agni. In today’s busy world, it’s easy to scarf down a meal in record time. However, slowing down gives your body more time to process food. You’ll give your brain more time to communicate with your stomach and be more aware of when you’ve satisfied your hunger. If you need one more reason to get moving, your digestive health could be it. Regular physical activity promotes better digestion. However, if you

tal Checklist and supportive documents for a Cryptomining facility prepared by Ponderay Industries. and did on March 11, 2022 issue a Determination of Completeness for the Ponderay Industries (FILE NO. CUP-2021-012 Ponderay Industries), Location: 422767 State Route 20, Usk 99180, Pend Oreille County An Environmental Checklist under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) was prepared by the applicant on March 9, 2022. 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 Avenue, Newport, WA 99156, (509) 447-4821. Contact: Vicki Koehler, Community Development, or email comments to vkoehler@pendoreille. org. Written comments from the public may be submitted to Pend Oreille County no later than COB March 31, 2022. After which time a public hearing will be conducted via Zoom at the following: Thursday, April 7th, 2022 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/881203 81756?pwd=dXR5Nm5QWVlYZ3J LQnBPMzlFQk1OQT09 Meeting ID: 881 2038 1756 Passcode: 312818 Dial by your location +1 253 215 8782 US Meeting ID: 881 2038 1756 Find your local number: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/kb81puZi5Z One tap mobile +12532158782,,88120381756# US Required Permits: Clearing and Grading, Conditional Use Permit Dated: March 11, 2022 Published in The Newport Miner March 16 and 23, 2022.(8-2) ________________________ 202271 PUBLIC NOTICE Town of Cusick is seeking: Sealed bids for 3-year contract to harvest appr. 90 ac. of hayfield along Hwy. 20, before Annual POC fair in August.

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Bids must be received by 5pm, April 5, 2022, and may be mailed to Town of Cusick, PO Box 263, Cusick, WA 99119 or dropped off at the Office at 111 1st Street in Cusick. Please label outside of envelope “Hayfield Bid.” Published in The Newport Miner March 16, 23 and 30, 2022.(8-3) _________________________ 202273 PUBLIC NOTICE TOWN OF IONE NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING T U E S D AY, M A R C H 2 9 , 2 0 2 2 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town of Ione Town Council will hold a Special Town Council Meeting on Tuesday, March 29,2022, commencing at 1:00 p.m., in Council Chambers located at 112 Central Avenue, Ione, Washington 99139. The purpose of the Special Meeting is to approve low construction bid, FAA Grant Application for Runway Safety Area construction and WSDOT Aviation Grant Application for matching funds. For further information contact the Town Clerk at 509-442-3611. /s/ Sandy Hutchinson Published in The Newport Miner March 16, 2022.(8) _________________________ 202275 PUBLIC NOTICE The annual meeting for the Metaline Falls Community Hospital Association will be delayed 1 week due to COVID-19. The meeting will be held at the Selkirk Elementary School Multi-Purpose Room in Metaline Falls on Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. /s/ Kelly Curtiss Kelly Curtiss, President Metaline Falls Community Hospital Association Published in The Newport Miner March 16 and 23, 2022.(8-3) ________________________