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OROVILLE – A second flock of back-yard poultry, this time near Oroville, was found to be infected with avian influenza, or bird flu last week and a six mile radius has been put under quaran-tine restrictions, according to the state Department of Agriculture.

The first cases in Okanogan County were discovered in late January. Forty pheasants and a dozen turkeys from game flock of about about 5000 birds in the Riverside area had contracted avian influenza. The birds in Riverside were tested and confirmed positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza on Tuesday, Jan. 27. The specific strain of avian influ-enza has not yet been identified, accord-ing to Hector Castro, with the WSDA.

On Thursday, Jan. 29, a team of vet-erinarians from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and WSDA began assessing the area for poultry flocks and contacting bird owners in the immediate vicinity of

the infected flock. The WSDA, USDA and Okanogan County Public health are working with the flock owners in developing a response plan to this latest report, he said.

This site of the Riverside flock is under quarantine and no birds are being moved from the property. As recently as November, the flock owners had their birds tested and, at that time, they showed no sign of avian influenza in the flock.

On Sunday, Feb. 1 the WSDA adopted an emergency rule to establish a second quarantine zone in Okanogan County, covering an area of roughly six miles around a site in Oroville where avian influenza was confirmed in a flock of mixed poultry and other birds.

The quarantine restricts the movement of eggs, poultry or poultry products out of the identified zone with exemptions made for operations that obtain spe-cial permits and meet specific criteria. WSDA received test results on Saturday, Jan. 31 that found the flock was infected with the avian influenza virus, though

additional tests will be needed to identify the specific strain, according to Castro. This second infected flock consists of about 100 birds, with at least half already succumbing to the disease.

Currently, WSDA has a third avian influenza quarantine zone in place in Clallam County, a response to an infected flock dis-covered there. Tests on birds from flocks in the surrounding area have all come back negative for avian influenza.

Because migratory wild waterfowl popu-lations can carry the disease, including the h i g h l y - p at h o g e n i c strains of avian influen-za (H5N2 and H5N8), WSDA is encouraging bird owners to protect

their domestic birds from contact with wild waterfowl and remain vigilant in their biosecurity measures.

There is no immediate public health concern due to the avian influenza virus detected, however public health officials routinely contact owners of infected flocks as a precaution. Avian influenza does not affect poultry meat or egg prod-ucts, which remain safe to eat. As always, both wild and domestic poultry should

be properly cooked, advises the WSDA.Other outbreaks of the avian flu have

been reported in Benton and Franklin counties, but involved much smaller numbers of poultry. WSDA continues to advise commercial poultry growers and backyard flock owners to be vigilant with biosecurity measures. This should include limiting contact between your birds and wild birds, especially water-fowl.

“We are wrapping up work in Benton and Franklin Counties where the infect-ed flock was very near the border of two counties.... we lifted the quarantine after three weeks,” Castro said.

WSDA has determined that the avian influenza detected in the two Benton County backyard flocks in December does not appear to have spread beyond those two sites. To reach this conclu-sion, a team of veterinarians with the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and WSDA visited approximately 1,800 premises in the quarantine area and test-ed samples from birds at more than 70 locations. All samples tested negative for avian influenza. As a result of this action and lifting of the quarantine, there are no longer restrictions on the movement of poultry or poultry products within the areas of Benton or Franklin coun-ties. Such restrictions remain in place in parts of Clallam County after a flock was confirmed infected with the H5N2 avian

influenza virus on Jan. 16.Three strains of avian influenza have

now been detected in Washington state:H5N8 – found in a falcon fed wild

duckH5N2 – detected in a wild duck in

Whatcom County, in two backyard flocks in Benton County, and in a back-yard flock in Clallam County.

H5N1 – detected in a wild duck in Whatcom County

“None of the bird flu in Washington State is associated with human illness,” said Castro.

The sub-type of the H5N1 virus detected in Whatcom County is geneti-cally different from the virus with the same designation that has circulated in Europe and Asia in recent years. The Eurasian H5N1 has infected people. To date, there have been no cases in the United States of humans becoming ill from any of these viruses.

Deaths or illness among domestic birds should be reported to the WSDA Avian Health Program at 1-800-606-3056.

While the risk to the public is low, it is not zero. People with known close con-tact with infected birds, including own-ers of infected flocks, will be contacted by public health officials as a precaution-ary measure.

First cases of bird flu found in countySites near Riverside and Oroville under quarantine

“None of the bird flu in Washington State is

associated with human illness,” said Hector Castro, Washington State Department of

Agriculture.Hector Castro,

Washington State Dept. of Agriculture

Gary DeVon/staff photos

John and Becky DesJardins are known to take time off in the winter, this year they didn’t head for warmer weather. Instead they closed Hometown Pizza and Pasta

and reopened as a restaurant with a dif-ferent spin on things. It’s something they’ve

been wanting to do for quite a long time and John is a baker at heart. While you

can still pick up a pizza pie, you can now get other types of pies and a wide selection

of baked goods as Hometown now offers a full service bakery. The pasta items are

gone, but now they’re offering breakfast sandwiches. Hometown’s hours have

changed -- they will be open 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Customers can

dine in from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and after 3 p.m. only takeout will be available.

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OLYMPIA Members from the Carlton Complex Fire Recovery Group and Okanogan County officials traveled to Olympia Thursday to discuss the Carlton Complex Fire that burned more than 256,000 acres and destroyed more than 400 structures.

The entire t w o - h o u r meeting of the House Agr icu lture and Natural R e s o u r c e s C o m m i t t e e was dedicated to reviewing challenges and lessons learned from the fire. First, the state Department of Natural Resources presented the agency’s work in responding to the fire.

Jim DeTro, Ray Campbell and Jon Wyss from Okanogan County testified about the fire response. They presented evidence of the problems with mismanagement and lack of communication.

“Indecision in initial stages led to incredible losses suffered last summer,” County Commissioner DeTro said. “Lack of awareness regarding the resources available and their location resulted in delayed responses and ineffec-tive deployment. We’re asking for authorization in statute direct-ing that local emergency response plan contains procedures for wildfire response in the crucial first hours following discovery [of a wildfire].”

Fellow County Commissioner Campbell shared how local smokejumpers were sent to a fire in Oregon and flew over one of the smaller fires that ended up

joining the Carlton Complex Fire.“Those smokejumpers should

have been deployed right there in their backyard,” Campbell said. “Within the valley, we had numerous contract firefighters, and we had plenty that didn’t get deployed.”

Wyss talked about the agricul-turalists, foresters, environmen-talists, tourists and economy that make up Okanogan County.

“Right here, the decisions we make today, will decide it all. Are we going to continue with the policies that are allowing these large fires, or are we going to pro-vide new direction and ensure a future for our county and state?” Wyss, with Gebbers Farms, said. “It all starts with you, the elected officials who have oversight and can propose legislation, to ensure this type of fire doesn’t happen again.”

Later in the hearing, Carlene Anders, executive director of the Carlton Complex Recovery Group, shared her experiences as a volunteer firefighter from Pateros.

“Firefighting has changed from the time I started until now. I felt safer 20 years ago than I did in this situation. If it weren’t for the gumption of the local people, we would have had people die in this fire. It is so important to fight fires aggressively, and if we don’t, then we put more firefighters in danger,” Anders said.

Rep. Joel Kretz, R-Wauconda, was given time during the hear-ing to share photos he took while fighting the fire with locals. Many of the photos showed agency representatives driving away from the fire while other pho-tos showed the constant work of

County officials testify on fire in OlympiaRep. Joel Kretz proposes changes

SEE FIRES | PG A2

Rep. Joel Kretz

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Kinross Kettle River - Buckhorn is implement-ing a comprehensive Social Closure Plan (SCP) targeted at assist-ing the commu-nity through the closure process. Specific aspects of the plan in-clude a Social and Economic Impact Analysis, a com-munity survey to assist with local planning efforts, fully sponsored entrepreneur and proprietor train-ing opportunities, individualized and confidential meetings with current vendors and contractors to review potential impacts, and community meet-ings. It is important for the community to get in-volved and participate in proactively taking control of the economic viability of their own future, utiliz-ing Kinross’ SCP and other resources as tools to assist them.

As mentioned, one of the available resources will be the results of a community survey that was conducted in September 2014. Over 300 resi-dents of Ferry and Okanogan Counties were sur-veyed, providing responses to questions related to the Buckhorn Mine, the mining industry, and most importantly, their views on the local economy and future outlook of their communities. Here are some of the key findings of the survey:

QUALITY OF LIFE On a scale of 1 (very poor) to 10 (very good),

residents of Ferry and Okanogan counties gave an average response of 7.2 to rate their quality of life. For those residents who had a positive per-

ception of their quality of life, reasons including “friends and family” (51%), “quiet or peaceful”

(37%), and “safe community” (22%) were identified most often. For those residents who had a negative per-ception of their quality of life, the top suggestion given on how to improve their quality of life was “more or better jobs” (57%).

LOCAL ECONOMYA total of 38% of residents think

the economy has declined in recent years, while fewer residents (22%) think the local economy has improved. Most residents (40%) felt that the economy has remained the same.

• For those residents who think the economy has improved, nearly half said it was due to an increase in jobs. Almost one-in-four re-spondents, all of them Okanogan residents, mentioned the re-opening of the plywood and veneer plant in Omak as an important factor.

• Of those residents who said the local econ-omy has declined, 51% said there are fewer jobs in their communities. A lack of oppor-tunities for young people, elevated cost of living, and an increase in regulations were also given as reasons they believe the local economy has declined.

One in four residents (25%) said they be-lieve the local economy will improve in the next five years. A similar proportion (24%) think the economy will decline, while 45% feel it will re-main the same.

When asked which industries should be ex-panded or developed in the region, residents had a wide variety of answers, with agriculture and ranching, retail, timber, and mining as the top responses.

One purpose of the survey was to identify ac-tions that should currently be taking place in order to help prepare the community for its future. Res-idents suggested offering trainings and working with businesses as top priorities. Both of these activities are occurring as part of KRB’s social clo-sure planning process, so we encourage you to take advantage of these opportunities.

Our Values: Putting people first • Outstanding corporate citizenship • High performance culture • Rigorous financial discipline

Community feedback helps shape closure planning

In the near future, mining will play a reduced role in local economies. Kinross is dedicated to mitigating the impact.

What is the most important thing to be doing between now and when the mine closes, in order to prepare for

the future of your community after the mine closes?

Total Ferry County

Okanogan County

Keep exploring 17% 23% 16%Offer training 14 4 16Work with businesses 7 2 8Finding a job 6 2 7Education 3 - 4Environmental concerns 2 - 2Help school district 1 - 2Maintain donations/charity <1 - <1Other* 11 25 9Nothing 4 3 5Don’t know 46 55 44Refused <1 - <1

What industries would you like to see expanded or developed in your region?

Total Ferry County

Okanogan County

Agriculture/ranching 15% 18% 14%Retail 14 6 16Timber 14 31 11Mining 11 33 8Restaurants/bar/food service 8 4 9Construction 8 1 9Education 7 - 8Manufacturing 6 2 7Visitor industry/tourism 6 7 6Health care 5 - 6Arts/entertainment 5 3 5None/no expansion 4 15 3Business/professional services 3 - 4Retirement communities 1 - 1Non-profit/social services 1 - 1Government (local, state, federal) <1 - <1Other* 13 8 14Don’t know 22 24 22

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Mary Lou Kriner will take over the Hidden Treasures Gift Store that Norma Jean Hart started some 25-years ago after converting the old Noots Drive-in, They invite everyone to stop by this Saturday for the Grand Opening of the new Hidden Treasures.

Norma Jean Hart retires after 25 years, Mary Lou Kriner to take over Tonasket gift storeTHE GAZETTE-TRIBUNE

TONASKET - Norma Jean Hart and her daughter Jenny purchased the old Noots Drive-in” 26 years ago, remodeled the building and transformed it into Hidden Treasures and The Split End.

She was 57-years old at the time and now at 81 has decided to finally retire from Hidden Treasures and move on to other adventures in her life.

“I will miss the people most of all. I feel so fortunate to be apart of this small community who has supported me for the past 25 years and many who have

become my dear friends,” she said.

Mary Lou Kriner will be the new owner of Hidden Treasures. She moved here from the “Coast” to get away from the rat race of the big city and to become a part of a small com-munity, as well as fulfill a life time dream to open her own gift store. She set out she set out three and a half years ago to open up her very own gift store which she called Marylou’s Gifts and More and was located in Oroville.

“Thank you for your sup-port Oroville. An opportunity arose for me in Tonasket and I boughyt and am taking over Hidden Treasures from Norma Jean Hart,” she said.

She is planning a Grand open-ing on Saturday, Feb. 7 celebrate Hart’s retirement and the start of her chapter in the Hidden Treasures story.

She asks that people stop by and celebrate with wine and hors d’oeuvres.

Hart says she plans on being in the store ever so often with Kriner and to visit with her old custom-ers and meet some of the new ones.

Hart adds, “Please join me in welcoming Mary Lou to our community and Hidden Treasures. I feel so grate-ful to have her keeping Hidden Treasures as a gift store. She is excited and looking forward con-tinuing Hidden Treasures legacy.”

Hidden Treasures begins a new legacy

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TONASKET – North Valley Hospital’s newest CT Scanner promises the ability to scan even the most challenging patients in the North Okanogan.

With the convergence of low dose technology, image qual-ity, and speed found in GE Healthcare’s Optima660 CT scan-ner, area physicians are now able to diagnose even the most chal-lenging patients. This innovative technology can help enable clini-cians to diagnose more patients whom have trouble holding still due to faster scan times and at the same time still achieve hi quality images while using the low-dose scanning capabilities.

“As diagnostic imaging has grown to become an important part of patient care, our goal of keeping radiation to a minimum has become more important,” said Shane Pyper, North Valley Imaging Center’s Manager.

Today, more than 70 million computed tomography (CT) scans are done per year in the U.S. with tremendous clinical value in helping physicians to provide a fast and definitive diagnosis across a wide range of applica-tions. CT is a non-invasive and expedient way to look inside the body at organs, soft tissues, vas-cular structures and bones using

x-rays to generate very high reso-

lution images of the body. It does this by rotating an x-ray source and detector around the patient as the patient is moved through the device.

The wide coverage and increased detectors of the Optima660 CT allows healthcare providers to scan organs such as the brain, heart, liver and pancre-as, in faster rotation times which will reduce breath hold times for patients. Also, the speed of this new technology allows providers to gather information about func-tion as well as anatomy.

NVH’s Optima660 CT comes

equipped with ASiR, GE’s low

dose technology which routinely reduces dose up to 40 percent with the same image quality. Furthermore, clinicians can help reduce patient anxiety with the Optima660 CT as:• The scanner is 50 percent qui-

eter than previous generation CTs

• Optima660 CT provides soft ambient lighting and personal-ized gantry displays

• It can comfortably accommo-date more patients with a lon-ger scan table that has a 500lb weight capacity.

North Valley Hospital gets new low dose CT Scanner

locals, including orchard spray-ers, to prevent further fire dam-age.

“A lot of my frustration is that the fire was coming all day, and a lot could have been done in preparation to put down fire lines and water down some of the land and protect the houses the fire was heading for. I never saw anything being done to prepare except by the private individu-als using whatever resources we had,” Kretz said. “I saw firsthand the lack of management and communication from the com-mand center. We had trained, capable and willing firefighters waiting to be put to work, only to have to sit and wait for orders.

We had experienced locals with equipment available to stop the fires, but many were told they did not have permission.”

Kretz is proposing several changes to the way a wildfire is handled in the state in direct response to some of the things that happened during the Carlton Complex Fire.

House Bill 1237 would give locals in an active fire situation access to state lands to put down fire lines or clear brush and tim-ber in order to suppress the fire.

House Bill 1508 would allow counties to choose to be exempt from the property fire assessment and instead collect the dollars locally to manage fires locally.

House Bill 1509 would require the state to use local contractors to fight a fire who are closest to that fire.

Kretz is also co-sponsoring other wildfire legislation spon-sored by legislators in the 7th and 12th Legislative Districts.

“What needs to change the most, I think, is the current mindset that the state is ‘manag-ing’ forest fires, instead of actu-ally putting them out. More can and should be done by the state to prevent this kind of devasta-tion. Our area will be rebuilding for nearly a decade. But we will, because we are resilient,” Kretz said.

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NVHs new GE Optima660 CT Scanner in the newly finished CT Room. An open house is planned for Feb. 13 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

“Please join me in wel-coming Mary Lou to our community and

Hidden Treasures. I feel so grateful to her keep-ing Hidden Treasures as

a gift store.”Norma Jean Hart,

Former owner, Hidden Treasures

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BRIDGEPORT – The NCW Narcotics Task Force with the aid of local and federal law enforce-ment arrested three Bridgeport men on drug and gun charges after a search was conducted on two Bridgeport locations Jan. 22.

The Task Force, U.S. Border Patrol and Douglas County Sheriff’s office served the search warrants and three men were arrested Eduardo Picazo. 23, Banjamin Angel Torres-Lopez, 24, and Faustino Cruz-Garcia, 35. They were booked into the Okanogan County jail on mul-tiple drug charges ending a four month long investigation, accord-ing to Sheriff Frank Rogers.

During the search of the two locations Task Force detec-tives located falsified residency cards, false social security cards, SKS rifle, semiautomatic pistol, ammunition, drugs, scales and packaging material for distribu-tion. Detectives also seized cash and a Chevrolet Corvette.

Picazo and Torres-Lopez are alleged to be gang members and in July of 2014 the two were arrested by California Highway Patrol after a traffic stop resulted in the finding of a substantial amount of methamphetamine and stolen firearms, according to Rogers.

“It is believed the two were

transporting a significant amount of methamphetamine from California back to Douglas and Okanogan County for distribu-tion,” said the sheriff.

Rogers added, “Charges from the 2014 California arrest include possession of a controlled sub-stance, transport of a controlled substance, carrying a concealed stolen weapon, carrying a sto-len loaded firearm, CCW/crimi-nal street gang and carrying a loaded firearm/gang member. Both Picazo and Torres-Lopez were out on bail from the 2014 California arrest.”

Eduardo Picazo was booked on three counts delivery of a controlled substance cocaine and three counts delivery of a con-trolled substance within 1,000 feet of a school bus stop.

Benjaim Angel Torres-Lopez was booked on four counts Delivery of a controlled sub-stance methamphetamine and one count delivery of a controlled substance within 1,000 feet of school grounds

Faustino Cruz-Garcia was booked on four counts Delivery of a controlled substance cocaie, four counts Delivery of a con-trolled substance cocaine within 1,000 of a school bus stop carry-ing enhanced sentences.

All three suspects have addi-tional charges pending, according to Sheriff Rogers.

Task Force arrests three for guns, drugs

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Renowned biologist, birder, and author Dick Cannings will bring his vast knowledge of birds to Highland Wonders on Friday, February 6, 2015.

In his inspiring presenta-tion, “The World Needs More Birders,” Cannings will demon-strate how going out to enjoy and watch birds can also generate

valuable information about the abundance and distribution of bird species in our region.

Drawing on a long career as a professional biologist, Cannings will convey anecdotes, stories, and experiences that underscore the need for citizen science pro-grams. Through coordinated efforts, the public can be actively involved in turning bird watch-ing into a collective database of bird breeding, bird behavior, and migration. Community mem-bers will be encouraged with the knowledge that anyone can become a birder, and contribute to a better understanding of the future for bird populations in a changing world.

Cannings will provide exam-ples of chance sightings that have sparked comprehensive mapping projects, which now contribute critical knowledge of unique bird species. This Highland Wonders event will also illustrate how the passion of amateur naturalists can catalyze a chain reaction that begins with data collection, which supports the need for stud-ies, which in turn produces the studies needed for habitat pro-tection to be legislated. Amateur birders can provide the legwork,

people-power, and on-the-ground observation needed for professional biologists to carry out scientific studies.

These studies can only be funded when sufficient data have been collected to indicate that a problem or issue needs to be addressed. While there aren’t enough biologists to collect all of the needed data, local birders can help fill in the gaps, which then helps produce the studies needed for critical habitat to be pro-tected. Cannings will also share puzzling changes in specific bird populations, highlighting mys-teries that citizen science might help unravel in the future.

“By developing programs that allow birders to gather scien-tific data while they are having fun watching birds, we can use the expertise and enthusiasm of the birding community to create large, continental-scale databas-es that will shape conservation biology in the decades to come,” Cannings says. “We can now combine field observations with cutting-edge web technology to get very detailed information on the numbers, distribution and movements of birds—informa-tion that is critical to modern

land management decisions. And anyone can get involved!”

Born and raised in the Okanagan Valley of south-ern British Columbia, Dick Cannings grew up in a family of avid birders. Still residing in the Okanagan, Cannings works as a consulting biologist, teaches field ecology overseas, writes about the natural world, and coordinates many programs for Bird Studies Canada – includ-ing Canadian Christmas Bird Counts, the Great Backyard Bird Count, the eBird program, the BC Breeding Bird Atlas and the British Columbia Owl Survey.

Birding has been a way of life for the Cannings family, and his son, Russell, is continuing the family tradition, working as a field biologist and setting a new BC record in 2010 for birds seen in one year.

The following month, on March 6, Dr. Mark Oswood will present on Stream Ecology. Last summer’s small group was pleas-antly surprised to discover how captivating aquatic entomology can be when taught by a charis-matic instructor who is passion-ate and proficient in his field of study. Community members agreed that more people should have access to this excellent learning opportunity, which the March Highland Wonders event will provide.

The events take place at the Community Cultural Center of Tonasket, beginning at 6:30 p.m., with a dinner benefiting the CCC at 5:15 p.m. The dinner will be $7.50 for CCC members and $8.50 for non-members (no charge for the presentation).

OHA is a non-profit organiza-tion that works to educate the public on watershed issues. The Highland Wonders educational series features the natural his-tory of the Okanogan Highlands and surrounding areas. OHA’s Education Program, which is offered free of charge, is designed to build the capacity of the community to steward natural habitats and resources by helping increase awareness of local natural history.

Donations are always wel-come, see www.okanoganhigh-lands.org/education/hw.

‘The World Needs More Birders’

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Birding is becoming more and more popular in the United States and there are many opportunities to do so in the Okanogan.

While it wasn’t that long ago it was people for the re-electrification of Enloe Dam versus those against it, mainly environmental groups who wanted to pull the dam out and free the Similkameen River. It took years of spending millions of dollars, but Okanogan County PUD seems to have accomplished something no one thought could happen – uniting the environmentalists with the farmers, ranchers, Republicans, you name it – all in an effort to stop the Enloe Dam re-electrification

project. Strange bedfellows indeed.Of course these groups have different goals in

mind, but they are united by one factor – cost. The numbers just don’t pencil out. Even if the dam were ungraded and a new powerhouse built, we continue to lose money on the venture well into the future. That didn’t even make sense before the PUD spent $6 million on a new head-quarters, despite our electric rates going up. The argument it was all money from excess power sales did little to sooth our wounds. It could have been better spent on upgrading equipment or put aside in a capital improvement fund or even to keep rate increases down. Or negotiate a big-ger percentage of Wells Dam for a more secure source of power than we are get from the BPA.

The market fluctuates but right now the cost of generating electricity from natural gas is so

low it has taken away our ability to make big bucks off excess power sales. No one could have predicted this 20 years ago, even 10, but it is a fact right now. Who know if and when that will change anywhere in the foreseeable future and make Enloe power a profitable commodity.

If we wait it won’t get any cheaper to rehab the dam – but the time to have done so is now water over... well you know. Our best bet might have been nearly three decades ago when a Bellevue-based company was going to rehab it, sell the power and turn it back over to the PUD after 10 years. So-called environmental interests shut that down over a demand for expensive fish ladders. These would have created a fish run into Canada that their government and the local Indian Bands did not support. A run that did not exist, according to tribal lore and scientific study, before the dam was built in the first place.

While there are groups united against placing a further burden on the ratepayers, there are still separate agendas out there. Some of the same environmentalists would like to pull the dam out altogether, while other groups would like to keep it as a historical part of Similkameen dating back to around the turn of the previous century. Others worry about the cost of pulling the dam out and who would shoulder the burden and what kind of mess it would create. Someone will have to pay and the ratepayers would not like that either. Claiming federal agencies will step in to remove it and clean up all the silt that would wash down river is easy to say, but until we see Congress actually appropriate the funds pardon us if we remain skeptical.

The best of all worlds would be a historical dam left on the river as a tourist attraction with no cost to the ratepayers or taxpayers. If the PUD has to spend money, look for some grant money to shore up the old powerhouses and make it a tourist attraction on the Similkameen Trail, put out a couple tables for trail users to sit and watch the majesty that is the Similkameen River as it cascades over old Enloe. Work with the Borderlands Historical Society and put up some historic photos of the railroad, early dam development and mount some webcams so we can all enjoy it no matter where we are.


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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Enloe project making strange bedfellows

Bill Slusher

Imagine you’re a player for one of the top American professional football teams which is playing the championship game in its league. The winner goes to the Superbowl.

I know, you’re sick of hearing about foot-ball. I can relate. I can’t get into quilting or baseball (too slow). Likewise mouse trap testing or hockey (too fast). But bear with me.

There are two minutes left to play in this football game. The opposing team has just scored but your team remains safely ahead. The other team must now kick the ball to your team, that your team may have possession and try to widen its lead.

If by some freak of sta-tistical improbability the other team somehow gets the ball while it is kick-ing to your team then your opponents may win, but a team retrieving the ball as it is kicking to an opposing team is rare. The short of it is, if your team simply catches this kicked ball, victory is cinched. Your team has won. It will be going to the pinnacle game in the sport.

Now, you’re a pro. This is how you feed your family. For you and many of your team-mates, this may be all you can ever do that earns you a hundredth of what you’re getting paid. Winning this game is job security in a viciously competitive profession of fickle employers. There is no affirmative action in football. You earn or burn. Winning means enormous amounts of money, priceless pride, and prestige to the max for your whole team.

Remember, your team doesn’t have to score again to win; it is already slightly ahead.

All your team needs to do is catch the ball kicked to it then stall with possession until the remaining seconds on the game clock expire as is done often. Game over. Superbowl bound. What could go wrong?

Well ... here’s where you come in.The opposing team that must now kick to

yours has one miracle chance to avoid soon losing this game, and it’s a very long shot. It’s a trick kick designed, not to rocket the ball way down the field, but to make it fall only a few yards away so the kicking team has a distant chance of recovering it to try to score again before time runs out.

Your team anticipates this. Your job, in the first row, practiced in countless drills to face this tactic, is strictly to block the oncoming players to give the teammates behind you their assigned chance to catch the kicked ball. There is no question in anyone’s mind what these assignments are.

The ball is kicked, you crouch to block as assigned, but you see the short-kicked ball arcing directly for ... you. You know you should block but the ball is coming right to you! Suppose the guys behind you fail and the other team recovers the ball? And scores? And wins? You have a nanosecond to make a crucial judgement call. You go for it.

You leap high to preclude the fast arriving opposing players from catching the ball. You extend your arms. The ball is still coming right to you. It’s an easy catch you’ve made hundreds of. You’ve done it! Yes!

You hear the accolades, feel the slaps on your back, see the joy in your teammates’ and coaches’ eyes as... you... win it for the team! You see Mom smiling! It feels so fine!

Until... the ball plummets between your hands, whacks you in the helmet face-mask and bounces directly into the arms of an opposing player. Oh no! No, no, noooo!

The opponents win in overtime. Your team’s entire season effort is... lost.

You weren’t reckless or stupid or a glory hog. Your motives were the best. You just made a hard call to take a risk you believed in your heart would secure victory for the team family you love.

But ... rather than the god, you’re now the goat. Instead of high-fives, you get a scathing on-screen tongue lashing from the coach, scowls from your teammates. Boos roar around the stadium. Rather than the rave of sportswriters tomorrow, you’re going to be the screw-up they jeer at, the guy who sank your team’s Superbowl hopes, the dork whom nighttime TV comedians make audi-ences cackle about. And it could mean you’re stocking warehouse shelves for minimum wage next year.

Oh... oh... how it hurts.If you haven’t had any god or goat moments

yet, be patient, they’re coming, guaranteed. You’ll have tried your heart out to do the right thing but it will have cruelly rolled back all over you.

When it happens you’ll feel like the only person it’s ever happened to... but you won’t be. We all have our god or goat moments.

William Slusher’s latest novel is a bipar-tisan Pacific Northwest political comedy: CASCADE CHAOS, or, How Not To Put Your Grizzly In The Statehouse. He may be insulted and complained to [email protected].

Ever had a ‘god or goat’ moment?

Put your foot down and say ‘No on Enloe”Dear Editor,

For three years north county ratepayers have been challenging PUD commissioners and managers trying to re-electrify Enloe Dam. Eight years of spending on applications, high priced lawyers and well paid consultants has drained $12 million dollars from the PUD balance sheets already. Enloe Electrification requires $39 million in additional borrowing plus $23 million dollars in interest. The PUD estimates the new Enloe power plant will lose between $1.1 and $1.7 million dollars each year. We will go deeper in debt every year of operation. The borrowing of $44.5 million dollars since 2000 leaves the Utility currently owing $38.5 million dollars on principle and $24.7 million due in interest. This is bad man-agement at work.

Anyone familiar with Similkameen Falls knows it to be one of the most amazing water places in the region. The salmon and steelhead fishing hole just below the falls is a treasured special place to local fishermen and local friends of the Similkameen River. We cannot stand on the sidelines while the PUD makes plans to build a budget busting power plant atop one of our most precious resources.

Commissioner Bolz, our PUD representa-tive, is completely out of touch with north county ratepayers. People are standing up to say loudly and clearly “No on Enloe!”

A crucial deciding vote will take place at the next PUD Meeting on Feb. 9, 2015, 2:30 p.m., at the PUD Auditorium, 1331 2nd Ave. N, Okanogan. One resolution will authorize the building of the proposed power plant at Enloe Dam. The second resolution would terminate all further activity by the PUD on the Similkameen River. Urge all three com-missioners to support the second resolution to De-Commission Enloe Dam. Call or email all three Commissioners: Ernie Bolz 509-486-2553, [email protected]; Steve Houston 509-429-9248, [email protected]; Scott Vejraska 509-826-7088 [email protected].

Joseph Enzensperger Oroville

Hoping for a multi-use park where bin lot wasDear Gary,

I was delighted to see the front page article containing information that the bin lot in Oroville is being leased for a park. A big thank you to the Prince family.

I was also happy to see that a sand lot is being considered for its possible use. Here’s my thoughts. We already have an excellent soccer field and baseball field complete with walking track that gets regular use. We have tennis courts available to anyone so inclined. We have two wonderful picnic parks, Deep Bay and Veteran’s Park (recently acquired and as I understand, doing financially well). Both are complete with their own bodies of water for swimming related activities, both highly used.

What we don’t have is a multi-use or a sandlot park. Definition: A vacant lot used especially by children for unorganized sports and games. And… it’s in a perfect part of town! I’m envisioning children walking to this park to roller blade or skate, shoot a few baskets, or an impromptu baseball game. I could even see a small skate board area. I’m also envisioning an area that could be flooded and frozen for ice skating in the wintertime. (Ha Ha, if we ever get enough cold weather again…!) A covered area with a few picnic tables would be nice also. Maybe a small overflowing fountain for small children water play.

One of the best visions I could see is that this park along Hwy 97 could be decorated for the Christmas Holidays or any holidays. It would be a bright addition to the appeal of the town as residents and visitors approach the city. You have to admit, that once you cross the Okanogan River bridge things look a little dismal ‘til you get closer in. This park brightly lit and decorated would be a huge eye appeal.

I know, I know, this would all take some money. However, I think it’s entirely possible and I’m hoping that the powers that be will not just simply put in another grass covered area that has to be watered and mowed. What

do you say Oroville? Sincerely, Naomi Noel Alloway Oroville

Remember the future of our studentsDear Editor,

The Tonasket school district capital improvement bond is for the students of the district. These students have names and faces. The job of educating students is difficult in many ways. Tonasket has a dedicated educa-tion team and the lack of adequate facilities makes their job of properly educating the stu-dents much more difficult, sometimes nearly impossible.

An advisory committee of community members looked at the needs of the students & teachers. This is not a “wish” list. This bond was their recommendation which the school board accepted.

When the current school was built 20 years ago there was a shortage of funds to com-plete the building. The middle school gym was built without enough room to extend the bleachers fully. The Ag Shop space was severely reduced making it impossible for students to utilize some machines and equip-ment. These and other issues that impact the students learning & safety have surfaced since then and would be remedied with this bond. Programs have been mandated by the State of Washington, with little or no funding. This bond would provide the space to imple-ment these programs.

Increasing taxes is difficult for all of us, but this is a tax that directly benefits our community & the future of our children & grandchildren who are the future of Tonasket and our country. The previous bond was paid off last year.

If you have questions, please contact us or the District Office. Remember the future of our students, community and country and vote Feb. 10.

Patti and George HillTonasket


OKANOGAN VALLEY LIFE

Sitzmark is open so there must be snow

A new month, already! Still cold, but no snow, however I read that Sitzmark Ski Hill is open, so if we go high enough, there is some snow.

On going into Hughes Department store, last week, I thought I was in the wrong building. What a facelift! A total new look! Good job!

In and about town are a lot of folks that have had the flu, of one kind or another. The hospital, E.R. rooms etc. have been filled to capacity and doctors and nurses doing double time and even some of them have been ill.

Sympathy goes to Grant and Elsa

Lewis, due to the death of their son, Steve. Also Grant has some seri-ous health issues. Grant will be tak-ing a series of radiation treatments, in Wenatchee which hopefully will allevi-ate some of the discomfort he is having.

Also condolences to Charlene Helm, our ad gal at the G-T and her sister, Shannon Mieirs, in the loss of their mother, Janis Allison.

Keep in mind another Oroville Senior Center breakfast coming up, Saturday, Feb. 7. Great food and plenty of it!

There is interest from the community in saving the nursing home in Tonasket as is being shown by the attendance at the meetings that are being held. If

enough people have ideas and input surely something positive can be worked out.

Another Gonzaga win! Only one loss so far this season!

After a week of “regular food” try an evening out with some Mexican cuisine. Spice up your life a bit.

January is usually the month that a lot of diets are started, and some are seri-ous about it and some, by February, are back to their old habits. “People who say, “Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels, have obviously never had bacon,” (or a hot fudge sundae), should I go on?

Today, Saturday, I must clean the refrigerator, because for the past four days that has been my mission and now I’m all out of week.

It’s great to have a drop in visit from Larry Eder, share a cup of coffee,

exchange a few books, get an update on the buffalo situation and some chit-chat about the rest of the family.

Well, the football game and went after a lot of hullabaloo and the wrong team one. All the snacks, drinks and shirts and hats and other Seahawks mementos made for a lot of fun and now it’s all over ‘til next year.

A long time resident, Margaret Straga, has gone to Moses Lake to be near fam-ily, as she needed extra care and was wheelchair bound.

Moose are getting very brave and going very near homes, looking in the win-

dows. A pair were sighted at the Lamar Wooley home and one was up close and friendly at Bea and Leon Aldens home, east of Tonasket.

Betty Bair took Barbie Fremuth for a scenic drive, last Saturday in the Loomis area and they saw many deer, and a lot

of other wildlife. It was like a giant zoo. And the next day a ground cover of white greeted us, but that snow was so full of water it melted quickly. I don’t like surprises like that snow. I thought we were finished with snow for the win-ter, but I should know better, because we often get snow in February, but it doesn’t stay long.

Remember that the Kiwanis Groundhog supper is Saturday, Feb. 7 at the Tonasket gym. Always good home cookin’ with lots of yummy desserts.

The Picard house, located on the cor-ner of Deerpath and 23rd has a for sale sign on it. Jane lived there for many years and since her death her sons, Chris and Jon, have been undecided about selling or keeping and have reached a decision.

Hometown Pizza reopened Tuesday. Different menu, more bakery items, big salad bar, whole new atmosphere and shorter hours. Stop in and wish them well and have some lunch or take some-thing home for later.

Sitzmark’s open, so there must be snow

THIS & THATJoyce Emry

More winter or not, only the groundhog knows for sureSUBMITTED BY MARIANNE KNIGHTHIGHLANDS CORRESPONDENT

This week starts the first week in February. Sure hope it is a good day for the groundhog on Feb. 2 You all know how that goes – sun if he sees his shadow Spring will be soon or?

if he does not see a shadow we have six more weeks of winter. What – ever.

You do know that the Bingo nights at the Grange Hall on the first and third Friday’s of each month, are still happening. The group is getting bigger - that

means bigger pay back. Come and join us at 7 p.m.

The next Pancake Breakfast will be at the Molson Grange Hall on Sunday,Feb. 22 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bring a friend or family or neighbors.

To catch you all up (well almost) to the Pinochle Winners, here we go. Jan. 12 the Highs went to Carl Cole and Mary Louise Barnette and the Lows went to Joe Gubser and Danny Wietrick. Traveling – not sure. On Jan. 19 the Highs went to Joe Gubser and Bev Holden, with the Lows going to Carl Cole and Evelyn Dull and with no one

taking the Traveling. This week was the fifth week of play and Rodney Field , being the winner. On the Jan. 26

with 28 players in attendance the Highs went to Alan Moore and Judy Ripley. The Lows went to Al OBrian and Betty Hall, Becky Cross (Marilyn) took the Traveling Award. Well, that takes care of the Pinochle numbers for January.

Until next week.

HILLTOP COMMENTS

New Nursing Home booklets are outSUBMITTED BY THE NURS-ING HOME SUCCESS TEAM

Here Ye, Here Ye! Finally the Fact Sheet notebooks we prom-ised are printed and are now spread all around the North County. They were compiled by the Nursing Home Success Team and can be read easily and quick-ly. You can even pick and choose what you would like to learn or use.

“Nursing Home Success Team” booklets are now at librar-ies, schools, pharmacies, some churches, some businesses, some restaurants and Senior Centers. Distribution areas include Tonasket, Oroville, Loomis, Chesaw, Molson, Bonaparte and Wauconda.

Each notebook contains a page of facts about the Nursing Home. In addition, there is a Foundation brochure to look at. Also provid-ed is contact information for your state and federal legislators along with a sample letter to send. The last page is the Administrator’s Report presented at the Hospital Board meeting on Dec. 31, 2014. This contains a lot of useful infor-mation about the Nursing Home as well as what is happening on the state level.

Please read these booklets. We encourage you to send letters to your legislators. You may use the sample form letter and resource information to contact them.

There are extra sample letters and resource pages in the booklets that you can take and use as well as extra fact pages. There is a correction on the Resource page. Doc Hastings should be replaced by Dan Newhouse.

Everyone is welcome to come to the Nursing Home to visit and if you want information you can ask for Kim Black. If you would like to phone and ask for informa-tion you may call Karen Schimpf at 509-486-2144, Linda Holden at 509-486-3147 and Sandy Vaughn at 509-485-2281.

We hope you were able to lis-ten to the National Public Radio spot done this past week about

the plight of Public Nursing Homes. They interviewed at the Nursing Home and included Allen Hole, Daryl Coleman and Sandy Vaughn in their broadcast. It was fun to hear folks we know on NPR! You may access this broadcast on the NPR website: nwpr.org/Public Nursing Homes Close One By One. Again, no our Nursing Home is not closing, but the risk remains.

Have a good week. Comments about the booklets are appreci-ated. If there any problems or if extra green and yellow sheets are needed you may call Karen Schimpf.

We are printing more.

NURSING HOME NEWS

Community makes ‘Gifts for Kid’s’ program a successSUBMITTED BY KALLY BERLINGEROROVILLE WOMEN’S CLUB

The 2014 Gifts for Kids pro-gram was very successful again this year thanks to all the dona-tions we received.

The Oroville Women’s Club has been doing this program for several years and would not be able to help so many kids in our community if not for the help of others.

We are a small group of ladies who believe in giving children in our community a chance to wake up Christmas morning and have a toy of their very own to unwrap. As parents we know what it is to struggle in life, for some people paying a bill or having Christmas is not an option. Our hope is that

this program takes that burden from those families at Christmas time and gives a child the joy of Christmas.

Thank you to the Seventh Day Adventist Church for letting us host the program through your building, thank you to Umpqua Bank for letting us store and wrap the gifts in their building and thank you to all the people who donated money or gifts. We had three anonymous donations, as well as donations from Surjit Singh (76 station), Terry Lotwin, Oroville Masons, Hughes Department Store and Rebekah, Eli, and Arlie Christensen, Oroville American Legion, Lloyd and Bev Curtis and Marilou Kriner (Marilous Gifts).

Also, thank you to the people

who spent hours of your time helping us wrap all those gifts, thank you to the staff at Umpqua Bank for helping organize, sort and wrap and to the folks that helped us transport them to the church.

To the young people who helped us out, Rosa Rivera, Alex Gonzales and Ali Miller, thank you for your time and effort to help us out and to their employers for giving them time off to come out and get involved in their com-munity.

It takes volunteers to help grow a community, without volunteers these special events would not take place. Our community is in need of volunteers. Please get out and find an organization that you would like to take part in to help our little town grow in programs and keep them going.

Again, thank you from the Oroville Women’s Club - Renee Ewalt, Kally Berlinger, Patty Clark, Susan Speiker, Anne Brown and Lisa McCoy.

OROVILLE WOMEN’S

CLUB

Squash, welding, non-profits, perfect pies and paracord projectsSUBMITTED BY CYNTHIA GROUND, D.C.NORTH VALLEY COMMUNITY SCHOOLS

North Valley Community Schools is offering several inter-esting classes. Coming up this week NVCS would like to offer the following classes:

Introduction to Squash – Saturday, Feb. 7, at 9:45 a.m. Squash is good for you! I don’t mean just the garden variety. Squash is a sport that gives you a full cardio workout, as well as being fun! Come learn to play this sport and get in shape at the same time.

Art of Welding - Monday Feb. 9 at 6 p.m. This class will cover several types of welding, for art or use. Bring items made of iron and learn how it’s done!

Grant Writing for Non-Profit – Tuesday, Feb. 10 at 6:30 p.m. This class will cover grant writ-ing, specifically for non-profit organizations. Learn where to look for grants, how to write a letter of interest and what sort

of information you may need to provide.

Perfect Pie Making 101 - Tuesday, Feb. 10 at 5:30 p.m. It’s as easy as pie! How easy is that? Come find out! In this class you will learn how to make a homemade, perfect-every-time crust along with a pie filling that doesn’t run.

Paracord Bracelets -Thursday February 12 at 5:30 p.m. Come learn how to make a unique bracelet from paracord. It could even be used as a survival tool!

To sign up for these classes and more, call Ellen Barttels at 509476-2011 or check out North Valley Community School online at www.northvalleycommuni-tyschools.com! NVCS is still searching for a board member. Do you have ideas or opinions? If you do, we can use you on the NVCS board of directors, call Ellen at 509-476-2011.

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LEARNING TREE

Six more weeks of winter, really?SUBMITTED BY SUE WISENERTONASKET EAGLES #3002

The groundhog saw his shad-ow, that means six more weeks of winter. Do you really believe in a groundhog?.

Good Job for the Seattle Hawks, OOOPS at the end of the game. Next year will be here

before you know it.On Saturday, Feb. 14 we will

be having a Sweet Heart Dinner for everyone’s sweetheart. Come enjoy a great dinner of prime rib with all the trimmings for only $17. Karaoke with Linda Wood to follow.

Bingo is doing well, there is

still over $14,000 in Pick 8 to be won. The kitchen is open at 5:30 p.m.

Bingo starts at 7 p.m. Joker Poker is moving up there

again come in and win half of $2,137 can’t win if you don’t play. (Must be present to win) . Don’t forget we have pinochle on Sundays at 1 p.m.

We wish all of those that may be ill a speedy recovery to good health. God bless all.

The biggest Little Eagles in the State.

TONASKET EAGLES

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BY BRENT [email protected]

COULEE DAM - When Lake Roosevelt won at Oroville, it was a surprise to many.

Thursday, Jan. 29, the Raiders did it again, topping the Hornets at home 48-40 and setting them-selves up to claim the second seed to the district tournament in less than two weeks.

As they did before, the Raiders jumped out to an early lead.

This time, Oroville fought all the way back - twice - tying the game in the second quarter, falling behind again, and briefly taking the lead early in the fourth before LR pulled away at the end.

Lake Roosevelt’s aggressive defense - back court pressure, heavy perimeter defense col-lapsing on Oroville star Lily Hilderbrand any time she got the ball anywhere near the paint - disrupted the Hornets’ offense even as LR piled up the fouls.

But it paid off as the Hornets suffered an 0-of-18 night from 3-point range and hit just 16-of-28 free throws.

“It was just the type of game you need to help you get ready for districts,” said Lake Roosevelt coach Peewee Pleasants. “The girls had to make adjustments, and they did. They had to play through contact.

“The main thing on defense was I told the girls, just keep playing. (Oroville coach) Mike Bourn is a great coach and he makes you work for everything you get.”

The Hornets never did effec-tively break the Raiders’ back-court pressure. It didn’t force many turnovers, but the Hornets often used up nearly all of their 10 second allotment just get-ting the ball into the front court, cutting a lot of time off the shot clock in which to run their offense.

And when they did, Hilderbrand often found herself shooting through or passing out of triple-teams.

“Their pressure bothered us, especially in the first half,” Bourn said. “It took time off

the clock, and then we didn’t execute. At the end of the game, we just had people do things they weren’t supposed to do at the wrong times.

“They collapsed on Lily and left us open, and we didn’t make the shots.”

LR quickly jumped out to a 14-4 lead. The Hornets respond-ed to tie it at 18 on Hilderbrand’s 3-point play, but Riley Epperson, Lachelle Bearcub, Katelyn Schilling and Kayla St. Pierre all scored in the final two minutes of the half to give the Raiders a 26-18 margin at the break.

Oroville again fought back, scoring most of its points off of Hilderbrand offensive rebounds or at the free throw line. At one point Pleasants went airborne when the Raiders had piled up 15 fouls to Oroville’s three.

Hilderbrand knocked in an offensive rebound to give the Hornets a 35-34 lead late in the third quarter, but it turned out to be Oroville’s only lead of the night.

Hilderbrand had another 3-point play with 1:10 left to cut the Lake Roosevelt lead to 43-40. The Hornets put together a solid defensive possession, but Riley Epperson provided the dagger with a 3-pointer as the shot clock ran out to make it a six point lead with less than 40 seconds on the clock.

“Our diagonal play was work-ing,” Bourn said. “We were get-ting shots but we weren’t making them. It puts great pressure on the post defender. If we shoot better, that makes a big differ-ence.”

Epperson led the Raiders (12-6, 10-2 CWL North) with 12 points, while Hilderbrand fin-ished with 21 points and 15 rebounds to lead Oroville (10-7, 7-4).

The two could meet again in a loser-out, winner-to-state game in at the district tournament, but there’s a lot that could happen between now and then.

OROVILLE 50, MANSON 26OROVILLE - Oroville

bounced back from its defeat at Lake Roosevelt 24 hours ear-

lier to bounce Manson 50-26 on Friday.

The Hornets jumped out to a 23-10 lead and extended it to 43-15 after three quarters as eight players scored in the con-test.

Oroville’s full court press yielded 16 steals that kept Manson from developing any offensive rhythm.

“Before the game Coach (Mike) Bourn asked the team to play these final league games solely for their teammates and nobody else,” said assis-tant coach Bill Cottrell. “They responded to the challenge and it was our best overall team effort so far this season.”

Freshman Hannah Hilderbrand

had what Cottrell called her best game of the season with 13 points and 12 rebounds as Manson focused on containing older sis-ter Lily Hilderbrand (who had 12 points, eight rebounds and five blocks).

“Mikayla Scott, Faith Martin and Kendal Miller all played well,” Cottrell said.

Scott added eight points and nine rebounds as Oroville improved to 11-7 (8-4 CWL North).

Bayley Ward led Manson (5-12, 2-9) with 10 points.

OROVILLE 61, BRIDGEPORT 41BRIDGEPORT - Jan. 27,

2015 - Bridgeport gave Oroville a battle before the Hornets pulled

away in the second half Tuesday to claim a 60-41 victory on the Fillies home floor.

The Hornets led 34-18 at the half, but needed a 12-1 burst to end the second quarter to build that lead.

“We didn’t have much energy tonight,” said Oroville coach Mike Bourn. “I don’t know what it is. With Lake Roosevelt com-ing up Thursday, maybe they were looking forward to that. But if we play like this they’ll run us out of the gym.”

Lily Hilderbrand had 21 points at that half, but Bridgeport coach Stuart Dezellem switched up the defense to slow her down after halftime.†

Samantha Martinez played her best game of the season for the Fillies and was a big reason they crept back to within 34-24 mid-way through the third quarter.

But Hilderbrand, passing quickly out of the heavy defense she faced, assisted on 3-point-ers by Kendal Miller and Kali Peters, and Peters added another bucket to give the Hornets a 17-point lead after three quarters.

Hilderbrand finished with 24 points and 15 rebounds to lead Oroville (10-6, 7-3 CWL) and Mikayla Scott added 12 points.

Martinez finished with 22 points for Bridgeport (3-12, 1-10).

Raiders bounce Hornet girls again

Brent Baker/submitted photo

Rachelle Nutt and Kendal Miller apply some pressure defense at Bridgeport last Tuesday.


OROVILLE - The good news, as far as the Oroville Hornets are concerned, is that they had some margin of error heading into Friday’s home contest with Manson.

The bad news for the Hornets is that margin is now gone after falling 51-50 at home to the Trojans on Friday. The loss sets up Tuesday’s contest at Tonasket: Oroville (6-11, 4-8 CWL North) will clinch a spot in the district play-in game with a win, but a loss will mean they’ll need to upset co-league leader Brewster and hope the Tigers (6-11, 3-9) lose to Bridgeport on Friday.

“It all comes down to Tuesday,” said Oroville coach Jay Thacker. “Manson played well and was able to steal a win.”

The Hornets battled foul trou-ble all night †as starters Andrew Mieirs, Bryce Glover and Lane Tietje all fouled out. Partially as a result of their foul trouble the three combined for just 14 points.

That left others to pick up the slack; Jetta Youker finished with a season-high 11 points for the Hornets on 5-of-6 shooting, with Dustin Nigg also scoring 11.

Spencer Ward led all scor-ers for Manson with 16 and Bo Charlton added 15.

Manson’s (7-10, 2-9) only league wins of the season have come on the road at Tonasket and Oroville, disrupting the playoff aspirations of both teams.

LAKE ROOSEVELT 71, OROVILLE 31COULEE DAM - Jan. 29,

2015 - Lake Roosevelt’s Raiders are getting healthy, and that could spell trouble for other teams as the post-season nears.

An Oroville squad that had been surging for the past cou-ple of weeks had a less than enjoyable night as visitors on the Raiders’ home floor, falling 71-31 on Thursday.

That, despite the Hornets tak-ing a 16-13 lead after one quarter.

Lake Roosevelt’s full court press paid dividends, keying a 44-8 run from the start of the

second quarter to a few minutes into the fourth.

“We like to play up and down and get into our opponent, then adjust to how they’re playing,” said LR coach Matt Simpson. “If they’re turning the ball over, we’ll press more and keep them uncomfortable.”

The Hornets figured they had a chance to stay in the game, given their defeat last week of Libety Bell, a team that was just coming off a win over the Raiders.

But after hitting four 3-point-ers in the first quarter, the Lake Roosevelt pressure dominated the

game, and though the Hornets were less than pleased with the 28-8 edge in free throw attempts that afforded by LR, Hornets never found a way to stop the Raiders’ big run.

Jackson Louie scored 14, Jesse Louie added 12 and three players scored nine to lead a balanced attack for the Raiders (10-6, 8-3 CWL North).

Oroville (6-10, 4-7) was led by Nathan Hugus with nine points.

Simpson said the differ-ence between Thursday’s rout and close a two-point win over Bridgeport last week and a

10-point win over Manson was simply the Raiders’ getting closer to full strength. Chance Garvin missed the Bridgeport game with a family emergency; Austin Rosenbaum was nursing a bad thumb; and another starter was recovering from a rolled ankle.

OROVILLE 61, BRIDGEPORT 52BRIDGEPORT - Bridgeport

hasn’t been playing like a last place team, so Oroville figured it would have a tough game on its hands before visiting the Mustangs’ home floor on Tuesday.

And that was before Bryce

Glover, the Hornets’ leading scorer and rebounder for the past few weeks, got sick and had to stay home.

The Hornets overcame Glover’s absence, all sorts of foul trouble and a hot shooting night by the Mustangs’ Kevin Alvarez to pick up a key CWL North road victory, 61-52.

“Our bench was huge,” said Oroville coach Jay Thacker. “Jetta (Youker) and Jaxon (Blackler) in the first half played really solid. Jetta had seven or eight rebounds after a shaky start.

“I’m really proud of them.”Foul trouble hit both teams

early as Bridgeport’s Bailey Evenson and Oroville’s Nathan Hugus each picked up their sec-ond fouls within the first four minutes of the game.

The Hornets held as much as a six point lead in the second quar-ter. Lane Tietje got called for his third foul - and a technical foul gave him his fourth - and Alvarez hit four straight free throws to tie the game. Alvarez’s trey gave the Mustangs their first lead since early on, but Dustin Nigg drained a trey at the halftime buzzer to put the Hornets back on top, 28-26.

With Evenson back in the game, Bridgeport threatened to take control in the third quar-ter, leading by as many as four points.

But Nigg and Hugus each took charging fouls on consecutive possessions - including one that gave Evenson his fourth foul - and that sparked the Hornets on a 17-3 run that put them up 10 points.

“Dustin and Nate - they were tough,” Thacker said. “Taking those charges... they were a lot smarter in the second half as far as playing with fouls, too.”

Evenson and Alvarez led one final Bridgeport charge back to within five points late in the fourth quarter.

But with a minute to go, Tietje - who only played the last few minutes of the second half - buried a 3-pointer to give the Hornets an eight point lead.

“It’s those things we have to learn heading to the playoffs that teams will do what they need to to get under your skin,” Thacker said. “ When we were in the posi-tion we were last year no one had any reason to get under our skin. Now that we’re trying to get in a position to go to districts, they have a reason to try.

“If we can get to districts, we believe anything can happen.”

Andrew Mieirs led the Hornets (6-9, 4-6 CWL North) with 19 points, with Joe Sarmiento added 13. Nigg also had 13 and Tietje scored 10.

Alvarez had 19 and Evenson scored 11 for Bridgeport (3-12, 1-10).

Tough finish to week for Oroville boys


Dustin Nigg stands firm in taking a charge during Oroville’s win at Bridgeport.


The Hornets’ Joseph Sarmiento glides to the basket at Bridgeport last Tuesday.


Oroville’s Kali Peters draws a charge at Bridgeport during the Hornets’ vic-tory over the Fillies.


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OROVILLE - Oroville will be playing host to this year’s District 5/6 North Subregional tourna-ment this weekend.

The opening round, as well as the first consolation round, will take place this Friday, Feb. 6, beginning at 4:00 p.m. The tournament resumes Saturday morning at 10:00 a.m. with the championship quarterfinals.

The top four wrestlers from each weight class will advance to next week’s East Regional tour-nament at Northwest Christian (Colbert) near Spokane. The top five finishers there will earn trips to the state Class 1B/2B tourna-ment at the Tacoma Dome.

Tonasket and Oroville both took part in the league mixer at Kittitas to finalize seeding for the district tournament.

Hornets included in the top four seeds (favored to advance)

include Jordan Smith (seeded 4th at 126 pounds), Scott Hartvig (4th, 160) and Charles Arrigoni (3rd, 182). Smith finished third at the state tournament last year.

Zane Scott (185) is seeded fifth and the remainder of the young Oroville squad is seeded sev-enth or eighth in their respective classes.

Warden comes into the tourna-ment with seven top seeds and 13 in the top four. Tonasket has three top seeds and 14 in the top four, while Liberty Bell has four top seeds and a second seed.

“Anything can and will hap-pen at this level of competi-tion,” said Oroville coach Chuck Ricevuto. “Some competitors are hungrier and healthier than their opponents. You must be ready to defeat someone who beat you during the season and be willing to remove the “Doubt Demon.”

HORNETS HOST SENIOR NIGHTOROVILLE - Oroville’s

seniors were honored on Wednesday at the Hornets’ Senior Night, though it won’t be their final home match of their careers.

That’s because Oroville will be hosting the North Sub-district tournament on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 6-7.

But in their final regular home match, senior Jordan Smith (126 pounds) had a pin and senior Leo Curiel (132) picked up two wins by major decision. Senior Andrea Perez was also honored for her four years as manager and stat-keeper.

Other winners for the Hornets were juniors Scott Hartvig (160) and Charles Arrigoni (182) who each earned pins.

Jeff Rounds, Drake Fox Nick Clase and Zane Scott also wres-tled.

OROVILLE AT EPHRATAEPHRATA - Scott Hartvig and

Charles Arrigoni led the way for Oroville, winning their weight

classes at the Ephrata Invitational on Jan. 24

Hartvig (160) and Arrigoni (182) each pinned all of their opponents on the way to the win.

Leo Curiel (132) finished sec-ond in losing a close decision in the championship match.

Jeff Rounds (113) and Drake Fox (120) each took third and Zane Scott (195) took fourth, dropping the third place match 3-0.

Brandon Baugher (145) also won a match while Luis Vazquez (106), JOrdan Smith (126), Kacey Dewitte (152) and Nick Clase (170) also wrestled.

OROVILLE AT REPUBLICREPUBLIC - Oroville’s wres-

tling team visited Republic for a mixer on Thursday, Jan. 15 recording three pins on the night.

Drake Fox (120 pounds), Jordan Smith (126) and Leo Curiel (132) each had pins for the Hornets. Also victorious were

Brandon Baugher (145) and Zane Scott (195). Jeff Rounds (113), Luis Vazquez (106) and Kasey Dewitte (152) also wrestled.

HORNETS AT PATEROS MIXER

PATEROS - Oroville turned in a successful night of wrestling at the Pateros mixer on Wednesday Jan. 14, which also served as the Billygoats’ Senior Night.

“It was great to be in the Bill Haley Wrestling Palace, and equally great to help honor Bill’s senior wrestlers,” said Oroville coach Chuck Ricevuto.

Leo Curiel highlighted the Hornets’ night with a pin and an 8-3 victory at 132 pounds.

Zane Scott (195) won a 2-0 decision, while pins were record-ed by Jeff Rounds (113), Drake Fox (120) and Brandon Baugher.

Also wrestling were Kacey Dewitte (152) and Luis Vazquez (106).

Oroville to host District Wrestling

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Only three weeks left in the Inland Empire Spokesman Review Telephonic ShootSUBMITTED BY OROVILLE & TONASKET GUN CLUBS

Oroville Gun Club Due to Super Bowl, turn-out was low. It was windy and slushy so scores were lower than normal. There are three more weeks left in the Spokesman Review shoot, so there is still time to participate.March 1 is Oroville Club ShootMarch 8 is Tonasket Club ShootMarch 15 is Omak Club Shoot

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16 YARD20 Robert McDaniel20 Jeff Taylor20 Lloyd Caton Jr.17 Randy Cline17 Rick Lind15 Hunter Swanson 3 Scott Hughes

HANDICAP23 Lloyd Caton Jr.19 Rick Lind17 Jeff Taylor11 Randy Cline

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STANDINGS AND

SCHEDULESGIRLS BASKETBALL

CENT. WA LEAGUE NO. DIV. (2B) League Overall W L W LOkanogan 12 0 18 0Lk Roosevelt 10 2 12 6Oroville 8 4 11 7Brewster 8 4 9 9Liberty Bell 4 8 4 13Manson 2 10 5 13Tonasket 2 10 3 15Bridgeport 2 10 3 15

CENT. WA LEAGUE SO. DIV. (2B) League Overall W L W LMabton 9 0 17 2White Swan 6 2 13 4Kittitas 4 4 10 7Waterville 3 5 7 9Soap lake 2 7 3 12Warden 1 7 5 13

BOYS BASKETBALL

CENT. WA LEAGUE NO. DIV. (2B) League Overall W L W LBrewster 11 1 16 2Okanogan 11 1 15 3Lk Roosevelt 9 3 11 6Liberty Bell 7 5 12 5Oroville 4 8 6 11Tonasket 3 9 6 11Manson 2 9 7 11Bridgeport 1 11 3 13

CENT. WA LEAGUE SO. DIV. (2B) League Overall W L W LMabton 9 0 16 3Warden 6 2 13 5Soap Lake 4 5 5 9Waterville 3 5 8 10Kittitas 2 6 2 15White Swan 1 7 3 15

SCHEDULESFEB. 5-14

Thursday, Feb. 5GB (JV/Var) - Brewster at Oroville,

4:00/6:00 pmBB (JV/Var) - Brewster at Oroville,

4:30/7:30 pm

Friday, Feb. 6GB (JV/Var) - Tonasket at Bridge-

port, 4:00/6:00 pmBB (JV/Var) - Tonasket at Bridge-

port, 4:30/7:30 pmWR - Sub-regional at Oroville (incl.

Tonasket), 4 pm

Saturday, Feb. 7WR - Sub-regional at Oroville (incl.

Tonasket), 10 amBB - Tonasket or Oroville vs. TBA,

time and location TBA, district play- in game

Wednesday, Feb. 11GB - Oroville at District Tourna-

ment (Eastmont HS), time and opponent TBA

BB - Boys District Tournament (Eastmont) if Oroville or Tonasket qualify.

Saturday, Feb. 14WR - East Regional at NW Christian

(Colbert) - Tonasket and Oroville quali� ers


COULEE DAM - A season-long issue was a prime culprit in denying Tonasket its biggest win of the season.

The Tigers played their best game of the year at Lake Roosevelt on Friday, leading the Raiders nearly the entire game. But free throw shooting, which has been costly on a number of occasions this year, aided Lake Roosevelt comeback in the fourth quarter to force overtime.

The Raiders pulled away for 65-59 victory.

“We led the whole game,” said Tonasket coach Mike Larson. “We played our best, complete game. But 5-for-12 from the free throw line (in the fourth quarter) doesn’t get it done.”

That and the awakening of LR star Chance Garvin undid the Tigers’ lead.

“Our defense was tough,” Larson said.

Garvin, limited to five points through the first three quar-ters, went off for 10 points in the fourth, including a pair of 3-pointers, to lead the Raiders’ surge.

Tonasket held a 33-25 halftime lead and was still up by five heading to the fourth.

Ethan Bensing led the Tigers (6-11, 3-9 CWL North) with 14 points.

“He played sick,” Larson said. “And he had his most complete game of the year.”

Jesse Ramon added 12 and Adrian McCarthy finished with .

Lake Roosevelt (11-6, 9-3) had Jesse Palmer with 17 points, Garvin with 16 and Taren Redstar with 13.

The loss could have been costly for the Tigers in the race for the final playoff spot, but Manson’s upset of Oroville kept Tonasket one game behind the Hornets. The two faced off on Tuesday, with the winner likely headed to Saturday’s district play-in game against an opponent and site yet to be determined.

OKANOGAN 74, TONASKET 53

TONASKET - Jan. 27, 2015 - Jim Townsend poured in 11 fourth quarter points, while Benny Cate, T.J. Morris and Mason Guerrette added four 3-pointers as Okanogan finished Tuesday’s contest with a 28-13 fourth quarter that broke open what had been a competitive game with Tonasket, 74-53.

The Tigers trailed 28-27 at halftime as Townsend, the Bulldogs’ leading scorer, had just two points.

Meanwhile, Colton Leep had

12 first half points and Jesse Ramon hit a pair of 3-pointers to have Tonasket thinking upset at halftime.

The Bulldogs led 46-40 head-ing to the final quarter before their finishing kick put to rest any such hopes.

Townsend led Okanogan (13-3, 9-1 CWL North) with 18 points, with Guerrette and Morris adding 14 apiece, Cate scoring 12 and Cody Pruitt chipping in with 11.

Leep and Adrian McCarthy each scored 14 for the Tigers (6-10, 3-8), with Ramon adding 11.

Raiders edge out Tigers in OT

Wills, Valentine and Breshears lead Tonasket scoringBY BRENT BAKER

[email protected]

COULEE DAM - Tonasket played on even terms with Lake Roosevelt in the second half in Coulee Dam on Friday.

But the Tigers, who trailed 28-11 at halftime, needed a bit more than that to pull off what would have been an upset against one of the hottest teams of the league in the second half of the

season.The Tigers managed just a pair

of free throws in the opening quarter and trailed 9-2.

Johnna Terris scored all her team-leading seven points in the third quarter as the Tigers pulled to within 12, 35-23.

The well went dry again offensively in the fourth quar-ter, though defensively Tonasket still held the Raiders (12-6, 10-2 CWL North) to nine points.

Kayla Willis, Jenna Valentine and Sydney Breshears each scored four for Tonasket (3-15, 2-10).

The Tigers also lost to unde-feated (17-0) Okanogan 89-9 on Tuesday, Jan. 27.

Terry Mills/photo

Tiger Adrian McCarthy shooting over Okanogan Bulldog Jim Townsend.

Terry Mills submitted photo

Jill Townsend shooting over Jenna Valentine and Sydney Breshears

Tigers fall at Lake Roosevelt

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Timm, Suzan Van Dyck, Katlen Wagner. Freshmen4.0: Madison, Gariano, Spencer Gariano, Elsbeth Hjaltason, Nicole Juarez Zelaya, Jesse Ramon. 3.5-3.99: Griselda Alvarez-Torres, Chadwick Bretz, Cinthya Calderon, Madyson Clark, Rycki Cruz, Mikah Haney Williamson, Katie Henneman, Esmerelda Mathis, Justin McDonald, Taylon Pilkinton, Kallysta Ray, Joseph Schell, Destin Sphar, Logan Thompson, Alycia Tibbs, Alina Vlahovich, Brooklynn Ward, Camille Wilson, Jacob Wilson. 3.0-3.5: Sydney Breshears, Jessie Burks, Samuel Flores, Elijah Harris, Meri Hirst, Hayley Larson, Sandra Magdaleno Espinoza, Joseph Ogborn, Rodrigo Ornelas, Jacob Reisner-Callum, James Silverthorn, Olivia Sutton, Morgan Tyus, Myhe Williams.

Tonasket High School announces Honor Roll

Applications need to be in by Feb. 23SUBMITTED BY SALLEY BULLOROVILLE SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION

Local talented singers, dancers, instrumentalist, readers, magi-cians and others are sought by the Oroville Scholarship Foundation, OSF, to perform at the Spring

Variety Show on Thursday, March 2 at 6:30 p.m.

Groups and soloists of all ages are encouraged to participate in this fund raising event. The application deadline is Monday, Feb. 23, with auditions following on Tuesday through Thursday, Feb. 24 – 26.

Applications can be found at both grade and high school offices and online at www.oro-

villescholarshipfoundation.org/varietyshow. Applicants may contact Eric Stiles, OHS Music Teacher, for more information via email at [email protected] or by phone 509-746-3612.

The OSF sponsored Spring Variety Show raises money for scholarships by holding silent and live auctions, and shares proceeds with the OHS Music Department.

Sign up for OSF Variety Show

OKANOGAN VALLEY LIFEGiving to fire and flood survivorsSUBMITTED BY CATHY BAI-LEY, FIRE RECOVERY CHAIR TONASKET/OKAN.VALLEY LIONS CLUB

The Tonasket/Okanogan Valley Lions Club (T/OVLC) has dis-tributed almost $10,000 in dona-tions to Carlton Complex Fire/Flood survivors since November 2014.

A majority of the funds raised were collected in July in Tonasket as the fires were still burning. That collection and donations

from individuals, businesses and Lions Clubs around Washington State has helped 11 families. 100% of donations go to survivors. T/OVLC has been able to purchase firewood, snow tires, a generator, building materials, rent and util-ity bills to help survivors recover

their lives, and well being. Several businesses helped the recovery with generosity and exceptional service including John Pence, Home Depot, Valley Lumber, North 40 and Superior Auto. The recovery is not over. If you would like to make a donation or volunteer please contact T/OVLC Relief Chair Cathy Bailey P.O. Box 120, Tonasket or the Okanogan County Community Action Council (509)422-4041 Lions International is the largest service orga nization in the world. T/OVLC was char-tered in January 2013 and would like anyone interested to contact us.

TONASKET/OKANOGAN

VALLEY LIONS CLUB

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COPS & COURTSCOMPILED BY ZACHARY VAN BRUNTCOURTHOUSE CORRESPONDENT

SUPERIOR COURTCRIMINALSondra Lee Clark, 50, Genelle,

B.C., pleaded guilty Jan. 27 to POCS (cocaine). Clark was sen-tenced to 28 days in jail and fined $2,110.50. The crime occurred Jan. 8 at the Oroville Port of Entry.

Manuel Cabrera, no middle name listed, 26, Omak, pleaded guilty Jan. 29 to second-degree assault (DV). The court dismissed three additional charges: first-degree burglary (DV), interfering with reporting (DV) and third-degree theft (DV). Cabrera was sentenced to 364 days in jail with 302 days suspended and credit for time served, and fined $1,110.50. The crime occurred Nov. 18, 2014.

The court found probable cause to charge James Michael Erikson, 32, Riverside, with residential burglary, third-degree malicious mischief and third-degree theft. The crimes allegedly occurred Jan. 11.

The court found probable cause to charge Anthony Kevin Baker, 27, Omak, with first-degree robbery, first-degree burglary, second-degree theft and sec-ond-degree assault. The crimes allegedly occurred Dec. 27, 2014. In a separate crime, the court found probable cause to charge Baker with first-degree trafficking in stolen property and third-degree possession of stolen property. The crimes allegedly occurred between Jan. 8-15.

The court found probable cause to charge Dustin Thomas Hayes, 26, Omak, with POCS (heroin). The crime allegedly occurred Jan. 19.

The court found probable cause to charge Lyle Zachary Long, 29, Omak, with six counts of violation of a no-contact order. The crimes allegedly occurred between October 2014 and January 2015.

The court found probable cause to charge Joshua Michael Fink, 31, Omak with second-degree assault. The crime allegedly occurred Jan. 14.

JUVENILEA 17-year-old Omak girl pleaded

guilty Jan. 21 to first-degree criminal trespassing. The girl was sentenced to one day in detention with credit for one day served, and fined $100 for the Aug. 17, 2014 crime.

A 16-year-old Omak boy pleaded guilty Jan. 28 to possession of marijuana. The boy was sen-tenced to 16 days in detention with credit for 16 days served, and fined $75 for the Oct. 5, 2014 crime.

A 16-year-old Omak boy pleaded guilty Jan. 28 to second-degree DWLS. The boy was sentenced to three days in detention with credit for three days served and fined $100 for the Aug. 7, 2014 crime.

A 15-year-old Omak girl pleaded guilty Jan. 28 to two counts of fourth-degree assault. The girl was sentenced to three days in detention and fined $100 for the Oct. 13, 2014 crimes. A restitu-tion hearing was scheduled for

March 25.

DISTRICT COURTJorge Alberto Alvarez Urapo, 24,

Tonasket, guilty of first-degree criminal trespassing. Alvarez Urapo was sentenced to 364 days in jail with 332 days sus-pended, and fined $808.

Billy Dale Anderson, 46, Okanogan, guilty of third-degree DWLS. Anderson was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 88 days suspended, and fined $858. He also had a charge dismissed: failure to transfer a vehicle title within 45 days.

Robert Charlie Atkins, 23, Oroville, guilty of fourth-degree assault. Atkins was sentenced to 364 days in jail with 324 days suspended, and fined $893.

Paul Bruce Beatty, 31, Tonasket, guilty of second-degree DWLS. Beatty received a 180-day sus-pended sentence and fined $1,018.

Vanessa Marie Bejar, 30, Okanogan, guilty of cyberstalk-ing. Bejar received a 364-day suspended sentence and fined $1,018.

Delora L. Bostic, 57, Omak, had a third-degree theft charge dis-missed.

Leonard Ray Burke, 27, Omak, guilty of third-degree DWLS. Burke received a 90-day sus-pended sentence and was fined $818.

Tina Marie Caruthers, 47, Okanogan, guilty of fourth-degree assault and guilty (other deferment revoked) of another count of fourth-degree assault. Caruthers was sentenced to 364 days in jail with 359 days sus-pended, and fined a total of $2,566.

Brandon William Cate, 28, Omak, had a charge dismissed: failure to stop and give information.

Daggon Devoy Chaska, 22, Tonasket, guilty of third-degree possession of stolen property and two counts of resisting arrest. Chaska was sentenced to 180 days in jail with 165 days suspended, and fined $1,616. Chaska also had a third-degree DWLS charge dismissed.

Mistia Alicia Clark, 27, Omak, guilty of fourth-degree assault. Clark was sentenced to 364 days in jail with 353 days suspended, and fined $1,183.

Thomas Lee Cohen Jr., 44, Omak, guilty of first-degree DWLS and operating a vehicle without an ignition interlock device. Cohen was sentenced to 364 days in jail with 180 days suspended, and fined $1,308.

Peter Lee Colomb, 64, Omak, had a DUI charge dismissed.

911 CALLS AND JAIL BOOKINGS

MONDAY, JAN. 26, 2015DWLS on Dayton Ave. in Omak.Warrant arrest on Kermal Rd. near

Omak.Domestic dispute on Main St. in

Oroville.Theft on Engh Rd. in Omak.Domestic dispute on S. Main St.

in Omak.Burglary on Emery St. in Omak.Theft on Riverside Dr. in Omak.

Cell phone reported missing.Trespassing on S. Ash St. in Omak.Theft on Kay St. in Oroville.Theft on Ironwood St. in Oroville.

Harassment on Tenth Ave. in Oroville.

Theft on Ironwood St. in Oroville.Warrant arrest on Main St. in

Oroville.David John Donovan, 61, booked

for third-degree DWLS and fail-ure to stop for an officer.

Michael John Hyde, 44, booked for failure to obey, third-degree DWLS, second-degree TMVWOP and obstruction.

Annika Rachel Kennedy, 30, booked on an OCSO FTA war-rant for third-degree malicious mischief (DV).

TUESDAY, JAN. 27, 2015Warrant arrest on Ernie Robinson

Rd. near Oroville.One-vehicle crash on Eastlake

Rd. near Oroville. No injuries reported.

Trespassing on Hwy. 7 near Oroville.

Violation of a no-contact order on S. Second Ave. in Okanogan.

Fraud on Hahn Rd. near Omak.Domestic dispute on W. Fourth St.

in Tonasket.Theft on Riverside Dr. in Omak.

Bicycle reported missing.Harassment on Tenth Ave. in

Oroville.Domestic dispute on Golden St. in

Oroville.Vehicle prowl on S. Tonasket Ave.

in Tonasket.Hector Berry Cardenas, 40,

booked for POCS (metham-phetamine).

Raymond Valentine Dispenza, 74, booked on eight OCSO prob-able cause warrants: one for second-degree rape of a child, three for second-degree child molestation, one for first-degree incest and three for second-degree incest.

Linsey Robbin Ortiz, 27, booked on a Tonasket Police Department FTA warrant for third-degree DWLS.

Jesus Dominguez Martinez, 31, court commitment for first-degree DWLS.

Carlo Lee Perez, 29, booked for second-degree burglary, third-degree malicious mischief and second-degree theft.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 28, 2015Threats on Main St. in Loomis.Theft on Salmon Creek Rd. near

Okanogan.Check fraud on Hendrik Rd. near

Omak.Theft on Rocky Point Lane near

Okanogan.Warrant arrest on Engh Rd. in

Omak.Assault on Koala Dr. in Omak.Four reports of theft on Engh Rd.

in Omak.Drugs on S. Cedar St. in Omak.Two-vehicle crash on Omache Dr.

in Omak. No injuries reported.Domestic dispute on Omak Ave.

in Omak.Warrant arrest on Ironwood St. in

Oroville.Alana Lee Vanbrunt, 28, booked

for possession of drug para-phernalia.

Bruce Leroy Wisner, 51, booked for second-degree criminal tres-passing.

Tina Marie Caruthers, 47, booked for violation of a no-contact order.

Davis Henderson Tatshama, 30, booked on a DOC secretary’s warrant for third-degree assault.

Rudy Martin Garcia, 26, booked for delivery of a controlled sub-stance (heroin) (within 1,000

feet of a school zone).Thomas Edward Isakson, 42,

booked on two counts of POCS (within 1,000 feet of a school zone).

THURSDAY, JAN. 29, 2015Trespassing on Elmway in

Okanogan.Theft on Jennings Loop Rd. near

Oroville. Phone charger and car keys reported missing.

Fraud on S. Seventh Ave. in Okanogan.

Warrant arrest on W. Oak St. in Okanogan.

Threats on Spring Meadow Lane near Oroville.

Warrant arrest on Hi-View Lane near Tonasket.

Illegal burning on Westlake Rd. near Oroville.

Warrant arrest on Oak St. in Omak.

Theft on Riverside Dr. in Omak. Fuel reported missing.

Trespassing on Omak Ave. in Omak.

Two-vehicle crash on N. Main St. in Omak. No injuries reported.

Domestic dispute on S. Ash St. in Omak.

Fraud on N. Ash St. in Omak.Theft on Omache Dr. in Omak.

Cigarettes reported missing.Theft on Oak St. in Omak. Jewelry

reported missing.Burglary on S. Cedar St. in Omak.Theft on Omache Dr. in Omak.Two-vehicle crash on W. Second

St. in Tonasket. No injuries reported.

Jeremy John Lavender, 29, booked on an Omak Police Department FTA warrant for violation of a no-contact order.

Dustin Thomas Hayes, 26, DOC detainer.

Orlando Gutierrez Najera, 23, court commitment for two counts of third-degree DWLS.

Wesley Paul Wirth, 37, booked for POCS (methamphetamine), possession of drug parapherna-lia, and an FTA bench warrant for second-degree retail theft.

Daggon Devoy Chaska, 22, booked for POCS (with intent) (marijuana) and possession of drug paraphernalia.

FRIDAY, JAN. 30, 2015DWLS on N. Second Ave. in

Okanogan.Theft on Engh Rd. near Omak.Domestic dispute on Hwy. 7 near

Oroville.Theft on N. Main St. in Conconully.

Fuel reported siphoned.Domestic dispute on Sidley Lake

Rd. near Oroville.Violation of a no-contact order on

S. First Ave. in Okanogan.DWLS on 16th Ave. in Oroville.Assault on W. First Ave. in Omak.Malicious mischief on E. Bartlett

Ave. in Omak. Fence reported damaged.

Daniel Keith Parker, 49, booked for possession of a stolen motor vehicle.

Cergio Santiago Britt, 28, DOC detainer.

Dustin Hawk Chambers, 23, DOC detainer.

Madison Leigh Louie, 29, booked on an FTA warrant for second-degree burglary.

SATURDAY, JAN. 31, 2015Drugs on N. Railroad Ave. in

Okanogan.Assault on Country Vue Rd. near

Omak.

DUI on Hwy. 20 near Okanogan.Weapons offense on Loomis-

Oroville Rd. near Loomis.Malicious mischief on Hwy. 97

near Tonasket.Weapons offense on Sunrise

Heights Rd. in Okanogan.Theft on O’Neil Rd. near Oroville.Theft on Eastside Oroville Rd.

near Oroville. Firearm reported missing.

DWLS on Hwy. 97 near Oroville.Theft on Engh Rd. in Omak.Assault on N. Douglas St. in

Omak.Daniel Grant Keith, 60, booked

for DUI.John David Price, 54, booked for

DUI.Lois Elaine Perez, 53, booked for

second-degree burglary and third-degree theft.

James Walker Jr., 48, court com-mitment for DUI.

SUNDAY, FEB. 1, 2015DUI on Hwy. 97 near Okanogan.Hit-and-run vehicle crash on

Duck Lake Rd. near Omak. Mailbox reported damaged.

One-vehicle crash on Chesaw Rd. near Oroville. No injuries reported.

Theft on Landen Lane near Oroville. Firearm reported missing.

Theft on Balmes Rd. near Oroville. Tools reported missing.

Lost property on Engh Rd. in Omak. Cell phone reported missing.

Malicious mischief on Eastlake Rd. near Oroville. Residence reported egged.

Domestic dispute on Shumway Rd. near Omak.

Warrant arrest on Senna St. in Omak.

DWLS on Hwy. 97 near Omak.Theft on Omache Dr. in Omak.Burglary on Juniper St. in Oroville.Malicious mischief on Ironwood

St. in Oroville.Tommy Eugene Moore, 48, booked

for third-degree theft, third-degree DWLS and third-degree possession of stolen property.

Ciara Marie Lasarte, 29, DOC detainer.

Aldolfo Gutierrez Valle, 28, booked for DUI and a USBP hold.

George Scott Smith, 41, booked on a State Patrol FTA warrant for DUI, a State Patrol FTC warrant for third-degree DWLS and an OCSO FTA warrant for second-degree DWLS.

Suzanna Marie Marchand, 32, booked for residential burglary.

Martin Thomas Stanley, 45, booked for residential burglary and a Grant County FTA war-rant for second-degree DWLS.

Juliana Yvonne Terry, 30, booked for residential burglary, POCS and two Grant County war-rants: residential burglary and dumping waste without permis-sion.

Maria Amezcua Limon, 20, booked on an OCSO FTA war-rant for fourth-degree assault (DV) and two Omak Police Department FTA warrants: no valid operator’s license without ID and reckless driving.

KEY:DUI – Driving Under the

InfluenceDWLS/R – Driving While License

Suspended/RevokedPOSC – Possession of a Controlled

SubstanceMIP/C – Minor in Possession/

ConsumptionTMVWOP – Taking a Motor

Vehicle without Owner’s Permission

DV– Domestic ViolenceFTA/C – Failure to Appear/

Comply (on a warrant)FTPF – Failure to Pay FineOCSO – Okanogan County

Sheriff ’s OfficerRP– Reporting PartyDOC – State Department of

CorrectionsUSBP– U.S. Border PatrolCBP– U.S. Customs and Border

Protection.ICE– Immigration and Customs

Enforcement

Surprise Your Sweetheart With Flowers!509-476-3193

Sweetheart • Valentine Candy• Floral Arangements • Balloons, Gifts

Blossom & BriarJust 2 miles North Of Oroville

33436 US Hwy 97., Oroville, WA 98844

Ladies Night

OutFeb. 12, 2015

Join Us From 4-7pm for fun, refreshments,

prize drawings, new treasures,

and great discounts!

Held at:

The Farm Shed521 - 2nd Ave S. Okanogan, WA

509-422-9722Be Sure to Mark Your Calendar with these

Future Ladies Night Out 2015 dates: June 11, Sept. 17, Dec. 3

� e family of Janis Allisonwould like to say thank you to everyone for love,

support, cards, � owers, food, attending the service,music and sharing of memories.

� ank you to North Valley Hospital and North Valley Extended Care for caring for her in her last days. Your

kindness and compassion was greatly appreciated. � ank you to Bergh Funeral Service (Scott), � e Lutheran

Church and Rev. Dan Kunkel for the moving service,Dave Wildermuth for the special reading from mom’s

bible, Elva Helm for playing the beautiful music, Hailey Helm for singing Grandma Elva’s “Mother’s Day” song and

the beautiful poem, Carly Mieirs and all the friendsand family who shared loving and kind words at the

service. Jessica Helm for creating the preciousmemory board (a glimpse into a special life). � anksso much to all the ladies of the Lutheran Church for

preparing food and making such a nice placefor us all to congregate and share

memories of our mom. Mom would’ve been pleased to see

the love she was given in her passing.Much love to all.

Sincerely,Greg & Charlene Helm, Nick & Shannon Mieirs,

Mike Bailey & Family

Okanogan Valley Orchestra and Chorus present the

FCamily

oncert

Sunday, February 8 • 3 p.m.Omak Performing Arts Center

Adults $12 • Seniors $10Youth $8 • 12 and Under FREE

Second Strings will perform in the Multipurpose Room during intermission

The Chorus will feature songs from the Disney favorite, “Frozen.”The Orchestra will play “A Hectic Overture,” selections from Mary Poppins,

and premier a new work by Choir Director Jonathan McBride called “Stampede.”

Ticket outlets: Corner Shelf, Omak; Rawson’s, Okanogan; Roy’s Pharmacy, Tonasket; Oroville Pharmacy, Oroville; Brewster Drug, Brewster; and at the door.

Okanogan ValleyOrchestra and Chorus

[email protected] • 509-322-0261

KIDS!Join orchestra members for Kids’ Corner

before the show!

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MALOTT - North Central Washington Narcotics Task Force, Okanogan County Sheriff’s office, Colville Tribal Police and Washington State Patrol served two search war-rants on residences in the Malott HUD site, Malott Washington.

At the site of the first search warrant, Rudy Martin Garcia, 26, Malott, was arrested and booked into Okanogan County Jail on state charges of one count deliv-ery of a controlled substance heroin and one count delivery of a controlled substance within 1,000 feet of a school. Garcia also faces Tribal drug charges for possession of heroin, posses-sion of heroin with the intent to deliver, delivery of heroin, and enhancements associated with those charges,” said Sheriff Frank Rogers.

“When Garcia was arrest he was found in possession of Heroin that has a street value of $6,000. “In 2009 Garcia was convicted of Involuntary Manslaughter after the shooting death of David E. McCraigie in Omak. Garcia was released from

prison in 2013.”The second search warrant

was served at another residence in the Malott HUD resulted in the arrest of two more indi-viduals. Arrested at the scene were Thomas E. Isakson, 41, and Robert R. Ruiz, 41, both of Malott.

“During the search of the home detectives located sus-pected marijuana, metham-phetamine, psilocybin mush-rooms, hash and a semiauto-matic pistol.

Isakson was booked in to the Okanogan County jail on charg-es of delivery of a controlled substance methamphetamine (two counts) and delivery of a controlled substance metham-phetamine within 1,000 feet of a school bus stop.

Ruiz was booked into the colville tribal jail on charges of delivery of a controlled sub-stance methamphetamine (two counts) and delivery of a con-trolled substance within 1,000 feet of a school bus stop.

“Both men will be facing additional charges for the drugs found inside the home during the search,” said Rogers.

Three more arrested on drug charges

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OKANOGAN VALLEY LIFE

Holy Rosary Catholic Church1st & Whitcomb Ave., Tonasket

11 a.m. English Mass every Sunday7:00 p.m. Spanish Mass every Saturday

Father Jose Maldonado • 476-2110

Immanuel Lutheran Church1608 Havillah Rd., Tonasket • 509-485-3342

Sun. Worship 9 a.m. • Bible Study & Sun. School 10:15“For it is by grace you have been saved, throughfaith--and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of

God--not by works, so that no one can boast.” -Eph. 2:8-9“To every generation.” Celebrating 100 years 1905-2005

Crossroads Meeting Place Tonasket Foursquare Church415-A S. Whitcomb Ave. • Pastor George Conkle

Sunday: 10 a.m.(509) 486-2000 • cell: (509) 429-1663

Tonasket Community UCC 24 E. 4th, Tonasket • 486-2181

“A biblically based, thoughtfulgroup of Christian People”

Sunday Worship at 11:15 a.m.Leon L. Alden, Pastor

Whitestone Church of the Brethren577 Loomis-Oroville Rd., Tonasket.

9:15 am Praise Singing. 9:30 am Worship Service11:00 am Sunday school for all ages

Pastor Jim Yassey Albright 509-846-4278

Ellisforde Church of the Brethren32116 Hwy. 97, Tonasket.

11 am Sunday School. 11 am Worship Service “Continuing the work of Jesus...simply, peacefully, together”

Pastor Debbie Roberts 509-486-2192

24 E. 4th, Tonasket

Faith Lutheran Church11th & Ironwood, Oroville • 476-2426

Sunday Worship 9:00 a.m. “O taste and see that the Lord is good!”

Pastor Dan Kunkel • Deacon Dave Wildermuth

Immaculate ConceptionCatholic Church

1715 Main Street Oroville9:00 a.m. English Mass every Sunday

1:00 p.m. Spanish Mass every SundayFather Jose Maldonado • 476-2110

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Oroville Ward33420 Highway 97

509-476-2740Sunday, 10:00 a.m.

Visitors are warmly welcomed

Oroville Unit ed Methodist908 Fir, Oroville • 476-2681

Worship on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. Visit us on the web: www.OrovilleUMC.org

Leon L. Alden, Pastor

Valley Christian FellowshipPastor Randy McAllister

142 East Oroville Rd. • 476-2028• Sunday School (Adult & Teens) 10:00 a.m.

Morning Worship 11 a.m.• Sun. Evening Worship 6 p.m.Sunday School & Children’s Church K-6

9:45 to 1:00 p.m. Open to Community! Located at Kid City 142 East Oroville

• Wednesday Evening Worship 7 p.m.

Trinity Episcopal602 Central Ave., Oroville

Sunday School & Services 10:00 a.m.Holy Eucharist: 1st, 3rd, & 5th • Morning Prayer: 2nd & 4th

Healing Service: 1st SundayThe Reverend Marilyn Wilder 476-3629

Warden • 476-2022

Church of ChristIronwood & 12th, Oroville • 476-3926

Sunday School 10 a.m. • Sunday Worship 11 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study: 7 p.m.

Seventh-Day Adventist10th & Main, Oroville - 509-476-2552

Bible Study: Sat. 9:30 a.m. • Worship: Sat. 11 a.m.Pastor Tony Rivera • 509-557-6146

Oroville Free Methodist1516 Fir Street • 509-476.2311

Sunday School 9:15 am Worship Service 10:15am

offi [email protected] Rod Brown

NEW Hope Bible FellowshipService Time: Sun., 10:30 a.m. Wed., 6:30 p.m.Estudio de la Biblia en español Martes 6:30 p.m.

923 Main St. • [email protected] Fast, Pastor

www.BrotherOfTheSon.com

OROVILLE LOOMISLoomis Community Church

Main Street in Loomis9:45 a.m. Sunday School11 a.m. Worship Service

Pastor Bob HaskellInformation: 509-223-3542

CHESAWChesaw Community Bible Church

Nondenominational • Everyone WelcomeEvery Sunday 10:30 a.m. to Noon

Pastor Duane Scheidemantle • 485-3826

TONASKET

MOLSON

Riverside Lighthouse - Assembly of God102 Tower Street

Sunday Bible Study 10:00amSunday Worship 11:00am & 6:30pm

Wednesday- family Night 6:30pmPastor Vern & Anita Weaver

Ph. 509-826-4082

Community Christian FellowshipMolson Grange, Molson

Sunday 10 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m.Wednesday 6:30pm, Bible Study

“For by grace are ye saved through faith...” Eph. 2:8-9“...lovest thou me...Feed my lambs...John 21:1-17

RIVERSIDE

To place informationin the Church Guide

call Charlene509- 476-3602 ext 3050

Tonasket Bible Church10 6th East and Whitcomb • 509-429-2948

Pastor Stephen Williams • www.tonasketbiblechurch.orgSun. Worship Service 9:30 am

Sun. Christian Education Hour 11 am • Sun. Eve. Service 6 pm“SANCTIFY THEM IN TRUTH; YOUR

WORD IS TRUTH.” JOHN 17:17

Bible Faith Family ChurchPentacostal Church of God

1012 Fir Street, Oroville • 476-3063Pastor Claude Roberts

SUNDAY: 9 - 9:30 a.m. Prayer & Fellowship10:10 - 10:30 Coffee & Visiting

10:30 - 11:30 Church Service with Project 3:16 Band6 - 7:30 p.m. Pursuit

OkanoganValleyCHURCH GUIDE

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Heartsaver First aid/aedNorth Valley Community Schools presents Heartsaver First Aid/AED on Thursday, Feb. 5 at 6 p.m. It’s a dangerous world out there! The more people who know first aid and CPR, the safer all of us are. This comprehen-sive First Aid/CPR class covers the basics of First Aid including medical, injury, and environ-mental emergencies, and adult, child and infant CPR with usage of AED. Students will receive an American Heart Association certified First Aid/CPR card, valid for two years, upon completion of the course. To sign up call Ellen at North Valley Community School at 509-476-2011.

World Needs More BirdersTONASKET - Renowned bi-ologist, birder, and author Dick Cannings will bring his vast knowledge of birds to Highland Wonders on Friday, Feb. 6 at the Tonasket CCC. In his inspiring presentation, “The World Needs More Birders,” Cannings will demonstrate how going out to enjoy and watch birds can also generate valuable infor-mation about the abundance and distribution of bird spe-cies in our region. Drawing on a long career as a professional biologist, Cannings will convey anecdotes, stories, and experi-ences that underscore the need for citizen science programs. Through coordinated efforts, the public can be actively involved in turning bird watching into a collective database of bird breeding, bird behavior, and migration. Community mem-bers will be encouraged with the knowledge that anyone can become a birder, and contribute to a better understanding of the future for bird populations in a changing world. Dinner benefit-ing the Community Cultural Center at 5:15 p.m, followed by the presentation with tea, coffee and desserts. The CCC is located at 411 S Western Ave, Tonasket. The presentation is free; dinner is $7.50 for CCC members and $8.50 for non-members. More info: www.okanoganhigh-lands.org/education/hw

iNtro to squasH North Valley Community Schools offers an Introduction to Squash on Saturday, Feb. 7, at 9:45 a.m. Squash is good for you! We don’t mean just the garden variety. Squash is a sport that gives you a full cardio workout, as well as being fun! Come learn to play this sport and get in shape at the same time. To sign up for this class and more, call Ellen Barttels at 509-476-2011.

CCC taleNt sHoWTONASKET - The Community Cultural Center of Tonasket will celebrate 20 years of talent shows with a theme of Sen-timental Journey. The 20th Annual CCC Talent Show will be at the center, 411 Western Ave, Tonasket, on Saturday, Feb. 7, at 6:30 p.m. A baked potato sup-per will precede it, at 5:30 p.m. Volunteers are needed to help set up and clean up, prepare and serve food, bake desserts for the bake sale and help at the door. Please call Janet Culp at 509-486-2061 to sign up to help. Volunteers see the show for free.

ovoC FaMily CoNCert Okanogan Valley Orchestra & Chorus is pleased to present our Family Concert on Sunday, February 8th at the Omak Per-forming Arts Center beginning at 3 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend as we highlight song selections for the entire family. The Chorus will feature a medley from the Disney favorite, “Fro-zen” and the Orchestra will play selections from Mary Poppins. As a special treat, the Orchestra

will also be premiering a new work by Chorus Director, Jona-than McBride!Come early and join Orchestra members for Kids’ Corner where kids can learn about different Orchestra instruments and hear the different sounds that each instrument makes. In addition, Second Strings, a beginner string group under the direction of Roz Nau will be performing in the multipurpose room at intermission.

PerFeCt Pie MakiNgNorth Valley Community Schools offers Perfect Pie Mak-ing 101 Tuesday, Feb. 10 at 5:30 p.m. It’s as easy as pie! How easy is that? Come find out! In this class you will learn how to make a homemade, perfect-every-time crust along with a pie filling that doesn’t run. To sign up for this class and more, call Ellen at 509-476-2011.

darrelle loNdoN & keviN FoxOSOYOOS - Osoyoos Arts pres-ents Darrelle London and Kevin Fox on Thursday, Feb. 12 at the Osoyoos Community Theatre at 7:30 p.m. This music event features Kevin Fox, a multi-in-strumentalist, singer-songwriter and composer. Darrell London’s highlights include collaborating with Chantal Kreviazuk The Osoyoos Community Theatre is located at 5800 115th Street, Osoyoos BC. For more in-formation see www.osoyoosarts.

CoMe see tHe NeW Ct sCaNNerTONASKET - North Valley Hospi-tal will host a CT Scanner Open House on Friday, Feb. 13 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 203 S. Western Ave. in Tonasket.Light snacks & Refreshments will be served Come see the newly finished CT Room with 32-Slice CT Scanner.

oroville seNior BreakFastOROVILLE - The Oroville Seniors will be serving breakfast on Saturday, Feb. 14 between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. with a scrump-tious meal of pancakes, bacon, sausage, hash browns, fruit, cof-fee, orange juice, milk, all for the miserly price of $8, cheap. Look for the Valentines theme. Mark your calendar. Bring your own honey. And, don’t forget your sweetheart.

greeN okaNogaN FuNdraiser TONASKET - Green Okano-gan will be having a fundraiser auction and membership drive at the Community Cultural Cen-ter on Saturday, Feb. 14. Silent auction and music from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Dinner ($10) and live auction start at 7 p.m. Love your community and the Earth by helping Green Okanogan open a recycling center and restore this spring in Tonasket at 3 Rodeo Dr. (Across from Baker’s Acres). To donate auction items call Janet at 509-486-2061. For more info or to volunteer call Carol at 509-556-2250.

sHrove tuesday PaNCake FeedOROVILLE - The Oroville Epis-copal Church will be hosting a Shrove Tuesday Pancake Feed on Tuesday, Feb. 17 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the church hall at 604 Central Ave. The breakfast will be sausage, pancakes, and homemade applesauce. Tickets are available at the Oroville Pharmacy or the door. Adults, $6; seniors, $5 and children 12 and under, $3.

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TONASKET - The next Tonasket Library Preschool Storytime is Friday, Feb. 19 at 10:30 a.m. Pre-school Storytime is at the Tonas-ket Library, 209 S Whitcomb Ave, Tonasket. Any questions please call the library at 509-486-2366

First aid & CPr Class (eNglisH)TONASKET - A First Aid and CPR Class (English) will be held on Saturday, Feb. 21 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Whitestone Church basement, 577 Lommis-Oroville Rd. Bring a sack lunch and pil-low. For information call Ben Hylton at 509-223-3412, leave message.

First aid & CPr Class (sPaNisH)TONASKET - A First Aid and CPR Class (Spanish) will be held on Saturday, Feb. 28 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Whitestone Church basement, 577 Lommis-Oroville Rd. Bring a sack lunch and pil-low. For information call Ben Hylton at 509-223-3412, leave message.

doCk side driveOSOYOOS - Osoyoos Arts pres-ents Dock Side Drive a music event on Thursday, March 12 at 7:30 p.m. This popular swing and show band features Swing, Blues, Jazz and Show tunes. The event takes place at the Osoyoos Community Theatre at 5800 1115th Street in Osoyoos. Tickets available at Imperial Of-fice Supply in Osoyoos or at the door. For more information see www.osoyoosarts.

PraCtiCe sessioNsOROVILLE - Practice Sessions, the hour long program offered by the Oroville Community Library on Thursday mornings at 10:30 a.m. in the activity room will continue throughout January and February. Allene Halliday shares information about American music from the 1920’s to the 1960’s that has endured and is relevant to the present day. Steve Pollard accompanies her renditions on guitar. The presentations include performances as well as rehearsal techniques plus the history of the style of musc that is still used in current entertain-ment venues, such as popular movies, etc. This ongoing series is free and is for all ages to enjoy. Call 509-476-2589 for additional information

toNasket Food BaNkTONASKET - The Tonasket Food Bank operates every Thursday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the old Sarge’s Burger Bunker, 101 Hwy. 97 N. For more information, contact Debbie Roberts at 509-486-2192.

oroville Food BaNkOROVILLE - The Oroville food bank operates every Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., excluding holidays, in the base-ment of the Seventh Day Adven-tist Church. For more info, call Jeff Austin at 509-476-3978 or Sarah Umana at 509-476-2386.

Listing Your itemOur Community Bulletin Board generally allows listing your event for up two weeks prior to the day it occurs. If space allows it may be included prior to the two week limit. However, our online calendar at www.gazette-tribune.com allows the event to be listed for much longer periods. Please include day, date, time and location, as well as a for further information phone number. You may place an event on the online calendar by going to our website and clicking on the “Add an Event” button on the homepage. Please, list your event only for the day or days of its occurrence. Once your request is submitted, it can take up to 48 hours for the event to appear on the calendar. Online submissions don’t always go into the hardcopy edition, so it helps if they are also submitted to us at [email protected] or at Gazette-Tribune, P.O. Box 250, Oroville, WA. 98844.

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OKANOGAN - Okanogan Valley Orchestra and Chorus is excited to bring you a fun, for-mal event for Valentine’s Day, Saturday, Feb. 14 - a Valentine’s Day Masquerade Ball at the Old Flour Mill in Okanogan.

Grab your favorite friend or loved one and join us for a fun-filled evening of dinner, dancing, silent and live auctions. It’s a great opportunity to get dressed up and have a “ball” - masks are not required, but encouraged! This is a much needed fundraiser

for Okanogan Valley Orchestra and Chorus to continue to bring you four concerts per year and the annual spring musical.

Dinner will be catered by Breadline Cafe featuring alfredo seafood pasta, artichoke chicken cordon bleu, peppercorn steak marsala and more scrumptious options! Silent and live auction items range from beautiful jew-elry to relaxing getaways! Finish off the evening by dancing the

night away!Tickets are $40 per person

and can be purchased from any OVOC Board Member or by contacting Lynn Hoover (Omak/Okanogan area) at 509-322-0261 or Lisa Lindsay (Oroville/Tonasket area) at 509-560-3828. Tickets are limited and advance purchase is required.

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Assessor Furman at Oroville ChamberOROVILLE - Scott Furman, Okanogan County Assessor will pres-ent the impact the fires and the closing of Kinross will have on property taxes at the Thursday, Feb. 5 meeting of the Oroville Chamber of Commerce at America’s Family Grill at 1 p.m. The public is invited to come with your general questions, but ques-tions that concern your own personal property assessment is best taken up directly with the Assessors office. He can, however, certainly explain the process that can be taken to re-valuate any property.


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Crosswords

ANSWERSAcross

1. “A Nightmare on ___ Street”

4. Not honored

10. “A jealous mistress”: Emerson

13. Certain surgeon’s “patient”

14. Sartre novel

15. ___ constrictor

16. Face-to-face exam

17. Flowering plant’s reproductive organ

18. Certain digital watch face, for short

19. Fir tree seed producers

21. Australian runner

23. “Come in!”

24. Weightlifting maneuver

27. “I” problem

28. Bull markets

31. Of more dubious character

32. Note prolongation

34. Bamboozles

35. Unwanted item (2 wds)

38. Lentil curry

39. Sudden outburst (hyphenated)

40. Logarithmic unit of sound intensity

42. “To ___ is human ...”

43. Crumb

46. One who twists threads

47. “M*A*S*H” role

49. Baby carrier?

50. Telephone circuit connecting multiple subscribers (2 wds)

54. Elephant’s weight, maybe

56. Masked man with a stick

58. Keats, for one

59. “That’s ___ ...”

60. Chronicles

61. Colors

62. Oolong, for one

63. Wish undone

64. Balaam’s mount

Down

1. Astray

2. Shack (hyphenated)

3. Donnybrook

4. So unusual as to be surprising

5. Indian bread

6. “No problem!”

7. Federal agency for mail delivery (abbrev.)

8. Formerly known as

9. Lead sul�de

10. Ritual hand washing

11. ___ v. Wade

12. Bit

13. Pith hat

20. Salad oil holder

22. Like the Marx Brothers

24. Woodworking tool

25. Copper

26. “48___”

29. Favor

30. Common sense?

31. About 1.3 cubic yards

32. Entering a legl document into public record

33. C.S.A. state (abbrev.)

35. “That was close!”

36. Main house on a ranch (Spanish)

37. “Faster!”

38. “Silent Spring” subject (abbrev.)

41. Pauper

43. Loathsome

44. Wife of a rajah (pl.)

45. Allowances for waste after deduction for tare

48. Beginning

50. Qualm

51. Apple spray

52. Anger, with “up”

53. Makeup, e.g.

54. “Sesame Street” watcher

55. “___ to Billie Joe”

57. “___ moment”

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Announcements

CRAB DINNER

American Legion Post 84is holding their

annual crab dinner onSaturday, Feb 14th at 6 pm

Tickets are $25 each and can be purchased at the Lounge or at Vicki’s Unique Boutique on Main St. Only 150 presale tickets, no tickets at the door.



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Assists teacher in classroom activities and function as part of the teaching team and provide translation services to families and children. High School/GED, WA Drivers license required. Previous experience providing services to pre-school children and families preferred. Salary 9.60 - 10.26 per hr. DOE. 30 hrs. per wk. Fluent Bilin- gual/Spanish skills required. Applications obtained at101 4thAve. W – Omak. Send application, cover letter and resume’ to:

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We are dedicated to our em- ployees job satisfaction and take pride in providing a place to work that encourag- es growth, teamwork, communication and positiveemployee/supervisor relation- ships. FHC is a not for profit Community Health Center dedicated to providing quality health care regardless of ability to pay. EVERYONE is welcome.

We have the following opportunities available:

OKANOGAN:Dentist

2 Full time

Omak Medical:MA– C

Full time.Behavioral Health Interpreter

Care Coordinator1 Full time position.

English/Spanish bilingual required

Oroville Dental:Dental Assistant

Part time, on an as needed basisBrewster Jay Ave:

MA-C or LPN Full time

Clinic Custodian Full time, shift is split between

Jay Ave medical & Brewster Dental clinics

WIC Peer Counselor 10 hours per week. English/ Spanish bilingual required.

Brewster (Indian Ave):MA-R, MA-C or LPN

Full time

Bridgeport Med/Dental:Hygienist

Full time. Travel between Brewster and Bridgeport.

MA-C or LPN Full time

TonasketRN Nurse Case Mgr.

Full time MA-C or LPN

Part time, on an as needed basis position. English/

Spanish bilingual required due to business

need.

RoomerPart time/24 hours per week.

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for job descriptions. Submit cover letter and resume or application to

FHC, c/o Human Resources, PO Box 1340, Okanogan,

WA 98840 or email: [email protected].

Open until filled. FHC is an EEO Employer.

MiscellaneousOroville - Studio apartment. 350 Square feet, Kitchen, ¾ bath, private yard and we pay electricity. WSG. $385. Call mike at 509-429-3500.

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PUBLIC NOTICEContractors and Vendors Lists

As authorized under RCW 35.23.352(2), and RCW 35.23.352(8), the City of Oroville is updating their Small Works Roster, consisting of contractors interested in performing work for the City of Oroville which is estimated to cost less than $100,000 and their Ven- dor’s List, consisting of vendors interested in providing supplies, materials, equipment or services between $7,500 and $15,000 through telephone and/or written quotations.In awarding contracts for such projects, the City of Oroville shall invite proposals from all appropriate contractors or vendors who have re- quested to be included on the Small Works Roster and/or Vendors List, and shall select the lowest responsible bid.All contractors and vendors, where required by law, must be properly li- censed or registered in this state.The City of Oroville actively seeks participation by minority or women owned firms who otherwise qualify.Individual Assurity Bonds ac- ceptable.Forms may be secured at the Oro- ville City Hall or by calling 509-476- 2926.Published in the Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune on February 5, 19, 2015.#OVG613640

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON

IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF OKANOGAN

In re the Estate of: HARRY H. TOPPING,Deceased.NO. 15-4-00001-1NOTICE TO CREDITORSThe 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

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the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limita- tions, present the claim in the man- ner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal representative or the personal representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. 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 FILING COPY OF NO- TICE TO CREDITORS with Clerk of Court: January 20, 2015.DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: January 29, 2015./s/Hartley A. ToppingHARTLEY A. TOPPINGPersonal Representative/s/Anthony CasteldaANTHONY CASTELDA, WSBA #28937 Attorney for Topping Estate P.O. Box 1307Tonasket, WA 98855(509) 486-1175Published in the Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune on January 29, Feb- ruary 5, 12, 2015.#OVG612016

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON

IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF BENTON

In the Matter of the Estate of:

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William K Smith, Deceased. No. 14-4-00524-0 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDI- TORS RCW 11.40.030 The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Per- sonal 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 limita- tions, present the claim in the man- ner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Rep- resentative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate were commenced. 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 this 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 RCW 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the Decedent’s probate and non-probate assets. Date of First Publication: January 15, 2015.William C Smith P.O Box 4428 W. Richland WA. 99353, Personal Representative

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Court of Probate Proceedings: BEN- TON COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT Cause No. 14-4-00524-0 Published: The Okanogan Valley Gazette Tribune. January 22, 29, February 5, 2015.#OVG610321

PUBLIC NOTICENotice is hereby given that the Oro- ville City Council has scheduled a workshop for Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at 6:30 pm. Purpose of the workshop is to review and discuss potential utility rate increases. City Council meetings are held the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month beginning at 7:00 pm.If you have any questions, please call JoAnn Denney at 476-2926 x 10. ATTEST: JoAnn L. Denney, Clerk- TreasurerPublished in the Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune on February 5, 2015.#OVG612126

Public Notice PostedProclamation of Reclamation

Abandoned State Hwy. 4 (now S.R. 2OE) circa 1932-2015 Feb. 1, 2015 To be recorded as Par- cel nos. 372726002-372726005-372726006 all in Okanogan Co. WA. From Feb. 1, 2015 is unified non-abandonment linked to parcel 3727264005 Home- stead-Farmstead Roger Rylander.I Roger Rylander have maintained, improved and paid delinquent property taxes on said parcels. I am the first person to have property identified as segregated and recorded nonabandonment of such property. I

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am the First person in recorded history to do so. I will improve the premises and relocate my driveway from mile marker 264.28 to a point that is the safest to all people of the State of Washington. State property is 100% free of encumbrances and when abandoned is 100% free of encumbrances. Now and Forever to be entered into county taxed land. I do so willingly. Records of said Abandoned 1932 roadway are kept int he maproom basement at the Wenatchee D.O.T. P.U.D. welcome Phone welcome. Posted on Proper- ty. WAC458-61-550 Excise tax exempt South of Creek Abandoned roadbed. W.A.C. 197-11-960 Roger Rylander288 Howard End Rd.Tonasket, WA 98855/s/Roger RylanderPublished in the Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune on February 5, 12, 19, 26, March 5, 12, 19, 2015.#OVG611291

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PUBLIC NOTICERegular Cemetery District 4

Board MeetingsThe Cemetery District 4 Board will hold their regular board meetings every 2nd Monday of each month for the year 2015. The meetings are held at the Oroville American Legion Hall, 314 14th Ave, beginning at 1:00 pm. The Cemetery District 4 Board conducts and administers all general powers and business of the Ceme- tery District and is guided under the RCW 68. for all public purposes of the Cemetery District.The public is invited to attend.For more information, please contact Mary Lou at 509 476-2375 or email at Cemeterydist4@myhighland- mail.com.Published in the Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune on February 5, 12, 2015#OVG613828

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