Community A2-3 Valley Life A4 Letters & Opinions A5 Valley Life A6-7 Obits/Police A8 Outdoors A9 Classifieds/Legals 10-11 Business & Services A11 Valley Life A12 OKANOGAN VALLEY GAZETTE-TRIBUNE Volume 108 No. 30 CONTACT US Newsroom and Advertising (509) 476-3602 [email protected]INSIDE THIS EDITION Wauconda Sock Hop and Classic Car Show See page 12 Heritage Days, Fly-in and Can-Am Apple Cup Races See page 4 Sock Hop Fun WWW.GAZETTE-TRIBUNE.COM | THURSDAY, JULY 26, 2012 | 75 CENTS NEWSSTAND PRICE G AZETTE-TRIBUNE SERVING WASHINGTON’S OKANOGAN VALLEY SINCE 1905 BY BRENT BAKER [email protected]TONASKET - The Tonasket School Board finalized its budget for the 2012-13 school year and approved a Memorandum of Understanding with the teachers’ union that had been negoti- ated by superintendent Paul Turner at their Tuesday, July 23 board meeting. The approved budget includes a gen- eral fund of $10,798,100; and Associated Student Body fund of $196,989; and a debt service fund of $791,000. For the general fund it represents an increase of about $80,000 over the 2011-12 school year. Anticipated rev- enues come in at $10,715,731, meaning a potential dip in the fund balance from $800,000 to $717,000. The budget is based upon an anticipat- ed average enrollment next year of 1,040 students, which determines the level of state funding the district receives. By comparison, the 2011-12 budget was based upon an expected enrollment of 1,005 students. The actual enrollment for the year averaged 1,055, and the estimated enrollment for next year is expected to be similarly conservative. MOU The Memorandum of Understanding represents a four year agreement between the union and the schools on how to deal with the 1.9 percent cut to teacher com- pensation enacted a year ago. Turner said that the 1.9 percent equaled about three days pay and that the MOU adjusts teachers’ personal days to compensate. “In the contract right now they have two days of personal leave that the dis- trict picks up and two days where they can pick up the sub themselves, poten- tially four days,” Turner said. That now increases to a maximum of five personal days during the school year, all of which the district will pay for the cost of a substitute. For unused personal days, teachers will be reimbursed for the equivalent cost of paying for a substitute for those days at the end of the school year. “(The reimbursement) is an incentive to keep the teacher in the classroom,” Turner said. The agreement will be good for four years: the final year of the current con- tract, and the three years of the upcom- ing contract yet to be negotiated. Turner said with the 1.9 percent issue dealt with, contract negotiations will focus on three main issues: teacher/prin- cipal evaluations, health insurance, and language discrepancies in the current contract. “I really want to thank the teachers for BY GARY A. DEVON MANAGING EDITOR OROVILLE – Rick Braman, with the Oroville Friends of the Library, told the council their focus has changed from tearing down the public library and building fresh, to remodeling and refur- bishing the existing building. “There’s not much more to add, we’ve changed the focus from tearing down the old building and building completely new, to using what we have, although it won’t be quite what we had planned on,” said Braman at the council’s Tuesday, July 17 meeting. Tearing down and building a new library was estimated to cost in the neigh- borhood of $1 million, while remodeling and refurbishing would be a fraction of that. Braman said two builders had already done a walk through of the old Craftsman-style library and Civic League Building and that a list of the require- ments for the upgrade were taken to local builder Bob Thompson to see what he can come up with. “We are going to massage the plans to meet our needs, while a new build- ing would have been larger, the original footprint of the current building won’t be changed,” Braman said. Plans included removing the kitch- en from the old Civic League part of the building and making a break room instead. This will shrink that space down to allow for more books, according to Braman. The plan is also to remove the existing middle section between the library and the Civic League (meeting room) and move the bathrooms. “We will try and get the interior redone, remodeled and ADA compliant,” said Braman. As far as the exterior is concerned, Braman said it was hoped they could remove the T-1 siding that was installed over the old bevel siding and reuse the old siding. The group also envisions a better front entrance that would tie the two sections together. “Julie Ashmore feels confident that we have a higher chance of finding funds for a smaller project at about a fifth the cost of building new. She feels we have a much better chance of getting that type of grant,” said Braman, referring to the Friends of the Library’s grant writer. Braman said his late wife, Ellie Braman, who led the Friends of the Library and the push to build a new building, came up with the idea of going back to a remodel the day she passed away. “None of us know what libraries will look like in 10 years and this seems to be our best chance of getting what we need for the near future,” he said, adding that the building inspector has already told the group that the library is basically sound, with the exception of some sag- ging roof joists. “I think it is a great idea, I am glad we can move in that direction, rather than a new building because of the cost sav- ings,” said Mayor Chuck Spieth. Three truckloads of meal heading south BY GARY A. DEVON MANAGING EDITOR OROVILLE ‚Äì Carbon Cycle Crush was showing off their new seed mill for crushing canola seeds at their plant in Oroville. The mill is actually a 1940’s or 1950’s vintage 10-24F French, built in Piqua, Ohio, one of three mills of this type the company has had in storage at their Oroville operation, according to Leroy Smith, the operation’s production man- ager. “This particular machine was combined from two of those and totally refurbished,” he said. “It and the other two were last used by Cambria Foods in the 1960s in Lethbridge, Alberta. At that time they were running eight of them.” The mill has a 10¬º inch bore and is advertised as having the capability of crushing between 100 and 150 tons of seeds. Besides the shiny new paint, the company also put in new liner bars and converted it from an electric choke to a manual one, according to Smith. “It can do at least twice as much as the two Chinese-made mills we already have running at the plant. A lot of how much it can handle is based on how it is set up,” Smith said. He said the newly refurbished mill was moved in place next to the two existing mills and will become part of the line in the near future. The two smaller mills, which were operated independently are now tied together. The first mill crushes the seeds once extracting oil and meal and then the meal is sent to the second mill where it is crushed again, in an effort to extract as much oil as possible. When the larger mill comes on line the two smaller machines will be tasked with each doing the initial crush and the recrush will be done in the big mill. “This machine will potentially do the recrush down the road. We like to use our most efficient mill for the second crush to get every ounce of oil we can get from the seeds,” said Smith. The meal is then sold to cattle, dairy and poultry farmers to be mixed about one to four with other feeds. The oil, which is not “food grade” is used in lubricants and as additives to diesel to make bio-diesel. “We want to leave some of the good oil in the meal, but we’re leaving too much. It makes a difference to the purchaser if there is less oil, whether for dairy, poul- try or cattle. We want to get as much oil out of the seeds as possible, because the farmers know how to better use the meal that is produced,” adds Arnie Marchand, Business Development Director for the company. Marchand explained that the canola meal is prized by farmers as it is a good source of Omega 3 Fatty Acids. When the animals are fed the meal it allows the farmers to advertise their poultry, eggs, beef and milk as having the beneficial compounds naturally present in the food. CCC gets most of its canola seeds from Canadian farmers in Alberta, but has been encouraging local wheat farmers to adopt the crop, at least on a rotational basis. Oroville is kind of the CCC’s test kitchen, they are using it as test bed for creating more canola crushing facilities in Eastern Washington. Their business plans include using Oroville as a base for setting up the new facilities and training work- ers, then moving the set up to the new location, while continuing to operate the Oroville facility. Focus changed to remodeling Oroville Library Refurbished mill added to canola plant Photos by Gary DeVon Canola meal, produced at Carbon Cycle Crush in Oroville is loaded into a trailer. The 3700 pounds of meal, a byproduct of crushing canola seeds, is heading to Benton County where it will be mixed one to four with other feed like hay for dairy cattle. This was one of three similarly sized truckloads of the meal that was on its way out from the plant. Leroy Smith, CCC Production Manager, stands next to a 1940/50’s vintage French-brand seed crusher that was refurbished from two similar machines owned by Carbon Cycle Crush. The machine, built in Piqua, Ohio, still needs to be hooked up to a 200HP electric motor and when it goes into service should be able to crush more than twice as many seeds as the two 50 ton mills already running at CCC. Tonasket schools finalize budget SEE BOARD | PG. A3
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TONASKET - The Tonasket School Board finalized its budget for the 2012-13 school year and approved a Memorandum of Understanding with the teachers’ union that had been negoti-ated by superintendent Paul Turner at their Tuesday, July 23 board meeting.
The approved budget includes a gen-eral fund of $10,798,100; and Associated Student Body fund of $196,989; and a debt service fund of $791,000.
For the general fund it represents an increase of about $80,000 over the 2011-12 school year. Anticipated rev-enues come in at $10,715,731, meaning a potential dip in the fund balance from $800,000 to $717,000.
The budget is based upon an anticipat-ed average enrollment next year of 1,040 students, which determines the level of state funding the district receives.
By comparison, the 2011-12 budget was based upon an expected enrollment of 1,005 students. The actual enrollment for the year averaged 1,055, and the estimated enrollment for next year is expected to be similarly conservative.
MOUThe Memorandum of Understanding
represents a four year agreement between the union and the schools on how to deal with the 1.9 percent cut to teacher com-pensation enacted a year ago.
Turner said that the 1.9 percent equaled about three days pay and that the MOU adjusts teachers’ personal days to compensate.
“In the contract right now they have two days of personal leave that the dis-trict picks up and two days where they can pick up the sub themselves, poten-tially four days,” Turner said.
That now increases to a maximum of five personal days during the school year, all of which the district will pay for the cost of a substitute. For unused personal days, teachers will be reimbursed for the equivalent cost of paying for a substitute for those days at the end of the school year.
“(The reimbursement) is an incentive to keep the teacher in the classroom,” Turner said.
The agreement will be good for four years: the final year of the current con-tract, and the three years of the upcom-ing contract yet to be negotiated.
Turner said with the 1.9 percent issue dealt with, contract negotiations will focus on three main issues: teacher/prin-cipal evaluations, health insurance, and language discrepancies in the current contract.
“I really want to thank the teachers for
BY GARY A. DEVONMANAGING EDITOR
OROVILLE – Rick Braman, with the Oroville Friends of the Library, told the council their focus has changed from tearing down the public library and building fresh, to remodeling and refur-bishing the existing building.
“There’s not much more to add, we’ve changed the focus from tearing down the old building and building completely new, to using what we have, although it won’t be quite what we had planned on,” said Braman at the council’s Tuesday, July
17 meeting.Tearing down and building a new
library was estimated to cost in the neigh-borhood of $1 million, while remodeling and refurbishing would be a fraction of that. Braman said two builders had already done a walk through of the old Craftsman-style library and Civic League Building and that a list of the require-ments for the upgrade were taken to local builder Bob Thompson to see what he can come up with.
“We are going to massage the plans to meet our needs, while a new build-ing would have been larger, the original
footprint of the current building won’t be changed,” Braman said.
Plans included removing the kitch-en from the old Civic League part of the building and making a break room instead. This will shrink that space down to allow for more books, according to Braman. The plan is also to remove the existing middle section between the library and the Civic League (meeting room) and move the bathrooms.
“We will try and get the interior redone, remodeled and ADA compliant,” said Braman.
As far as the exterior is concerned,
Braman said it was hoped they could remove the T-1 siding that was installed over the old bevel siding and reuse the old siding. The group also envisions a better front entrance that would tie the two sections together.
“Julie Ashmore feels confident that we have a higher chance of finding funds for a smaller project at about a fifth the cost of building new. She feels we have a much better chance of getting that type of grant,” said Braman, referring to the Friends of the Library’s grant writer.
Braman said his late wife, Ellie Braman, who led the Friends of the Library and
the push to build a new building, came up with the idea of going back to a remodel the day she passed away.
“None of us know what libraries will look like in 10 years and this seems to be our best chance of getting what we need for the near future,” he said, adding that the building inspector has already told the group that the library is basically sound, with the exception of some sag-ging roof joists.
“I think it is a great idea, I am glad we can move in that direction, rather than a new building because of the cost sav-ings,” said Mayor Chuck Spieth.
Three truckloads of meal heading southBY GARY A. DEVON MANAGING EDITOR
OROVILLE – Carbon Cycle Crush was showing off their new seed mill for crushing canola seeds at their plant in Oroville.
The mill is actually a 1940’s or 1950’s vintage 10-24F French, built in Piqua, Ohio, one of three mills of this type the company has had in storage at their Oroville operation, according to Leroy Smith, the operation’s production man-ager.
“This particular machine was combined from two of those and totally refurbished,” he said. “It and the other two were last used by Cambria Foods in the 1960s in Lethbridge, Alberta. At that time they were running eight of them.”
The mill has a 10¼ inch bore and is advertised as having the capability of crushing between 100 and 150 tons of seeds. Besides the shiny new paint, the company also put in new liner bars and converted it from an electric choke to a manual one, according to Smith.
“It can do at least twice as much as the two Chinese-made mills we already have running at the plant. A lot of how much it can handle is based on how it is set up,” Smith said.
He said the newly refurbished mill was moved in place next to the two existing mills and will become part of the line in the near future. The two smaller mills, which were operated independently are now tied together. The first mill crushes the seeds once extracting oil and meal and then the meal is sent to the second mill where it is crushed again, in an effort to extract as much oil as possible. When the larger mill comes on line the two smaller machines will be tasked with each doing the initial crush and the recrush will be done in the big mill.
“This machine will potentially do the recrush down the road. We like to use our most efficient mill for the second crush to get every ounce of oil we can get from the seeds,” said Smith.
The meal is then sold to cattle, dairy and poultry farmers to be mixed about one to four with other feeds. The oil, which is not “food grade” is used in lubricants and as additives to diesel to make bio-diesel.
“We want to leave some of the good oil in the meal, but we’re leaving too much. It makes a difference to the purchaser if there is less oil, whether for dairy, poul-try or cattle. We want to get as much oil out of the seeds as possible, because the farmers know how to better use the meal that is produced,” adds Arnie Marchand, Business Development Director for the company.
Marchand explained that the canola meal is prized by farmers as it is a good
source of Omega 3 Fatty Acids. When the animals are fed the meal it allows the farmers to advertise their poultry, eggs, beef and milk as having the beneficial compounds naturally present in the food.
CCC gets most of its canola seeds from Canadian farmers in Alberta, but has been encouraging local wheat farmers to adopt the crop, at least on a rotational
basis. Oroville is kind of the CCC’s test kitchen, they are using it as test bed for creating more canola crushing facilities in Eastern Washington. Their business plans include using Oroville as a base for setting up the new facilities and training work-ers, then moving the set up to the new location, while continuing to operate the Oroville facility.
Focus changed to remodeling Oroville Library
Refurbished mill added to canola plant
Photos by Gary DeVon
Canola meal, produced at Carbon Cycle Crush in Oroville is loaded into a trailer. The 3700 pounds of meal, a byproduct of crushing canola seeds, is heading to Benton County where it will be mixed one to four with other feed like hay for dairy cattle. This was one of three similarly sized truckloads of the meal that was on its way out from the plant.
Leroy Smith, CCC Production Manager, stands next to a 1940/50’s vintage French-brand seed crusher that was refurbished from two similar machines owned by Carbon Cycle Crush. The machine, built in Piqua, Ohio, still needs to be hooked up to a 200HP electric motor and when it goes into service should be able to crush more than twice as many seeds as the two 50 ton mills already running at CCC.
Tonasket schools finalize budget
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Council feels county trying to make it collect their debt on sewer projectBy Gary a. DeVonManaging editOr
OROVILLE – The Oroville City Council discussed whether they should ask for a six-year replacement of the EMS levy which will soon expire or seek a three-year levy as suggested by the rural EMS district.
“This is the last meeting before the deadline to put before the measure before the voters,” said Kathy Jones, Oroville City Clerk. “Monte [Drummond] said the EMS board wants a three-year levy at 25 cents.”
Jones said she favored asking for 25 cents for the city as well, rather than raising the amount.
“To me sticking with 25 cents is okay, I’m almost a little ner-vous even 25 cents may not pass,” said Jones, “I was in favor of raising it last time, but I’m not so sure this time.”
Jones explained the rural EMS Board’s reasoning behind just asking for a three-year levy has to do with the increase in property valuation that the district expe-rienced and the fact that during that time they were locked in at 25 cents.
“Their rational is that property may go up again within six years and they are only able to increase the tax by one percent a year,” Jones said.
If they go for a three-year levy then they could put a higher rate before the voters if property valuations increased, rather than waiting a full six years, according to Jones.
Councilman Tony Koepke made a motion to approve the city running a special six-year EMS levy at the amount of 25 cents per $1000 in evaluation. The motion was seconded by Councilman Walt Hart III and passed.
The EMS District board was meeting later in the week to decide what they would ask for and for how many years.
The council heard a presen-tation from a representative of the Colville Confederated Tribes
regarding their recycling program and were told that the Tribes were looking to join in partner-ship if the city ever decided to pursue a recycling program of its own. The mayor and council expressed their appreciation for the presentation and was sur-prised by the large amounts of old tires and other recyclables the Tribe had collected since they implemented the program.
Police Chief Clay Warnstaff told the council that the city’s moratorium on medical mari-juana collective grows and dis-pensaries would expire soon.
“The moratorium expires in September and I wanted to bring it to your attention,” said Warnstaff, adding there were really no new developments on the state level.
“There is no talk of legalizing it in the state, the legislature is not action on it. There has been no direction from the state, which is not surprising,” said the chief.
Warnstaff said the City of Chelan had passed an ordinance allowing collective gardens as long as they were within accord with state and federal law. The police chief called this “mislead-
ing” as the grows are not legal under federal law.
“Chris [Branch, Director of Community Development] and I talked about being more straight forward. The staff has recommended going with (city attorney) Mick Howe and just not allowing them, citing federal statute,” said Warnstaff.
In a discussion on the mosqui-to spraying program, City Clerk Kathy Jones said the city was waiting for certification of the pilot and once that was done and the high water had receded the city would give 48 hours notice to people living in the spray area. (Update: The mosquito spray program has been cancelled this year, according to Jones, due to the inability of Omak, the lead-agency in the program, to find a replacement pilot for the regular pilot who was injured earlier in the year).
There was also discussion about an agreement the county wants the city to sign regarding the Public Works Trust Fund loan. The county sought and received an extension of the pay back of the PWTF loan they took to con-struct the Eastlake Sewer Project.
The extension adds 10 years to the current 20-year payback period. The city also used a small portion of the loan to improve its sewer lines and wastewater treat-ment facility to handle the addi-tional sewage that is generated in the Eastlake Project. The city makes payments on this portion of the loan to the county.
“Our payment was due at the end of July. Since we did not hear from the county as to the decrease in our payment because of the loan extension we went ahead and made it from the $115,000 we had budget for,” said Jones.
“I was directed to write a let-ter saying that we would like to participate in the extension with no penalties for early pay off and asked for a new amortization of the schedule. We received a let-ter in response saying the county will extend, but wants Oroville to show more willingness in their level of commitment to support a special assessment area,” said Jones.
Mayor Chuck Spieth asked how the city can form an assess-ment area on people living in the county.
“Isn’t this what they were talk-ing about doing themselves when they got so much negative feed-back from the people living in the area, how can we do it?” asked Jones.
Noel said the city did not have an operational agreement in place that said the county would turn the system over to the city.
“I think they’re asking us to collect for them,” he said.
Councilman Ed Naillon sug-gested the city continue to bud-get for and make the original payment agreement.
“If we keep making the original payment and if they can’t make their payments they’re attempts to try and make us collect for them won’t have teeth,” Naillon said.
Noel added that the county hasn’t even made all the devel-opers connect to the sewer line. “The Health Board is going to ask the county when they are going to enact its policy that when someone connects to city water they also connect to the sewer,” said Noel.
“They don’t want to adopt the policy so they try to make us do it,” said Jones.
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NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON - Construction is underway on the largest expansion of broadband fiber in the Okanogan region’s history, bringing high-speed Internet service to nearly every unserved community in the region includ-ing the Colville, Kettle Falls, Republic and Tonasket areas.
Northwest Open Access Network (NoaNet) is initiat-ing construction on two federal American Reinvestment and Recovery Act grants that will bring high-speed Internet access to schools, hospitals, emergency response agencies, and librar-ies across the Okanogan region. The project will lay the ground work for bringing affordable broadband service to thousands of businesses and households.
Construction crews started work this month on the $16 mil-lion project that will lay more than 175 miles of high-speed fiber and employ 53 workers in Stevens, Ferry, Pend Oreille and Okanogan counties over the next year. The new broadband
Internet service will be available soon after construction is com-pleted in summer 2013. More than 30 community institutions will also be connected includ-ing the Stevens County Rural Library District, Ferry County Sheriff ’s Department, Stevens County 911 Communications and Mount Carmel Hospital.
“This broadband initiative will create immediate jobs dur-ing construction and attract eco-nomic investment to rural areas that have struggled from limited access to broadband,” said Greg Marney, Chief Executive Officer of NoaNet.
Remote areas often have only the most rudimentary capabil-ities needed to share critical information among firefight-ers, police, hospitals and first responders. Additionally, busi-nesses are reluctant to relocate or expand in areas not served by broadband.
The new broadband service will make life-saving enhanced 911 services available to virtu-ally every inhabited location in the state. The ability to trans-fer real-time data over wire-less networks will allow hospi-
tal physicians to communicate with EMTs en route from injury sites.
“We are looking forward to providing wholesale fiber optic internet service at the speed of light to the Colville and Kettle Falls communities,” said Stevens P.U.D. Manager Dick Price.
The new broadband infra-structure will create a seamless network connection capable of:
* Connecting community col-leges and universities, creating opportunities for collaboration on research and information exchange.
* Making remote diagnosis, enhancing professional training with reduced travel, and making it possible to provide immedi-ate assessment and guidance to emergency workers via video-conferencing.
* Enabling businesses to use credit/debit card payment sys-tems, automated inventory and fulfillment systems, and web sales that are not currently avail-able or extremely limited today.
* Giving farmers the ability to participate in commodities trading ñ a key competitive dis-advantage to the family farmer.
The 2012 election season got off to an official start of sorts in Tonasket on Tuesday, July 17, as state representatives Joel Kretz (R-Wauconda) and Shelly Short (R-Addy) visited with supporters at Whistler’s Restaurant.
Short is running unopposed for state house position 1 in the Aug. 7 primary while Kretz is facing off against Robert Wilson of Ione for position 2.
Both said in their remarks that they were working toward help-ing other Republican candidates getting elected so as to take over the majority in the state house, which would require their party to gain eight seats. Kretz also said he thought Republicans had their best chance at the Governor’s office in 28 years.
“The focus in Olympia needs to be on jobs,” Kretz said. “This state is in a mess with its regulatory climate.
“We’re excited this year about (the potential of) a majority ... If
we take the majority this year, if the Republican caucus wants to keep me in the corresponding position I would be the majority leader.”
Six-year or three-year EMS Levy?
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State Representative Shelly Short (R-Addy).
2012 Campaign kick-off
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State Representative Joel Kretz (R-Wauconda) speaks at last Tuesday’s campaign kick-off in Tonasket.
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NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON - These class-es are for people who are just learning how to preserve food and also for veteran food pre-servers who need a refresh-er course to be sure the food they are preserving is done safely, according to Margaret A. Viebrock, WSU Extension Educator and class instructor.
No Fear When Using a Pressure Canner will be held Monday, Aug. 6.
This class will help elimi-nate the fear for using a dial or weighted gauge pressure canner. This session will also include information on can-ning vegetables, preserving for special diets, altitude adjust-ment and canning with a pro-pane burner.
Pickle Pointers on Aug. 13 will teach the secrets for suc-cessful quick-pack and fer-mented pickles and pickling without salt. Sauerkraut and kimchi lovers won’t want to miss this session.
After the Making Salsa and Canning Tomatoes class
(Wednesday, Aug. 29), people will want your salsa recipes! Find out what kind of toma-toes to use in salsa and how to select and prepare peppers. Techniques for making salsa, canning tomatoes, prepar-ing juice blends and spaghetti sauce will be explained.
Low Sugar Jams & Jellies (Monday, Sept. 10) will teach how to reduce the amount of sugar in your favorite jams and jellies. There are other options for low sugar spreads with just a few easy alterations and using some sweetening alternatives. This session will also include
information on making syrups and pie fillings.
All of the classes will be held at Okanogan County PUD Auditorium, 1331 N. 2nd Avenue in Okanogan from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Pressure canner gauges will also be checked fol-lowing each class.
Preregistration is requested by calling (509) 745-8531or (509)422-7245. There is a $5.00 fee per class to cover the cost of publications and handouts. For more information con-tact Margaret A. Viebrock at 509.745.8531 or [email protected]
NORTH VALLEY - Storms that rolled through Okanogan County last week caused damage and power outages throughout the county, though the level and types of damage varied.
Storms on Sunday, July 22, were responsible for a washout of US-97 near Malott, power outag-es throughout the area and flash flooding in a number of places.
Aeneas Valley took the brunt of that storm, reportedly getting 6-8 inches of hail in some spots. Flash floods damaged Cape LaBelle road, as well as a num-ber of private roads, homes and properties that were in the path of the storm.
The Saturday, July 28 storm flooded downtown Omak, caused
home damage near Loomis, knocked out power and caused plenty of damage as far east as Republic in Ferry County, and left the Wauconda Sock Hop operating without power. Power had been restored in some east county areas by Monday eve-ning.
The U.S. Forest Service report-ed damage to campgrounds, roads and trails, particularly in the areas east of Tonasket.
Friday night, firefighters removed downed trees from Highway 20 near Sweat Creek, and worked to re-open FS roads 3100, 3125 and 3120. The 3010 was reportedly washed out at Aeneas Springs.
Also, firefighters in the Methow Valley Ranger District responded to five small lightning-caused fires over the weekend.
TONASKET - Greg Howard was recently dubbed “the Einstein of Tonasket” at a recent City Council meeting.
Howard thinks of himself as more of an Edison. Or maybe Gene Wilder.
The Tonasket inventor admit-ted to having a “Wilder moment” the first time he successfully got one of his motorized bicycles running.
“The first time I started it up,” Howard said, “I felt like Gene Wilder in ‘Young Frankenstein.’ You know, ‘It’s alive!’”
Howard’s creation combines the solid construction of a Huffy bicycle with a small motor that can navigate local hills with ease for those who don’t want to pedal them on their own. On a flat sur-face, the motorized bikes can go up to 30 miles per hour.
“It’s basically a two-wheeled sewing machine,” he said. “And it’s the greenest thing on the road that burns gas.”
The bikes can either be ped-aled as one normally would, or kick-started into their motorized incarnation without having to stop. And when running on the motor, get anywhere from 80-140 miles per gallon.
“Legally, it’s considered a bicycle,” Howard said. “It doesn’t require a title, plates or insurance. You do need a helmet, and per federal law you need to be 16 to drive something that burns gas on a public road.
“It’s a great way to get around, and honestly, it’s just fun.”
The bikes also come with the option of a pair of lighting sys-tems: one works entirely off the motor, while the other includes a battery and comes with turn and brake signals.
Howard, who works as a sur-gery tech at North Valley Hospital for his “day job,” splits his time between Malott and Tonasket, living with business partner Lou Cesnaitis when he’s in town. Howard has been an inventor/tinkerer at heart since he was an 11-year-old apprentice gunsmith.
“As a kid it never dawned on me that guns would become a political issue,” Howard said. “I made my first five rifles before I even owned one, and then took a concept of one and re-engineered it.”
Howard recently demonstrated his invention at a Tonasket City Council meeting in the hopes that the police might be interest-ed in using one or more of them for patrolling events that draw large crowds.
“If it’s something they’re look-ing for, great, and if not, that’s fine,” Howard said. “And even if not, maybe one of them would want one for personal use.”
At the moment, his motorized bicycles, which run for between $700 and $800, are available at Quality Stop Sporting Goods in Tonasket.
“Once you pay for it, you can just hop on and ride away,” Howard said.
Mike Britt wasn’t home when a flash flood ripped under his home during the July 22 storm that struck near Cape LaBelle Road in Aeneas Valley. Britt returned home to find his basement filled with nine feet of water and areas of the foundation washed out from under his home. A couple dozen of his Aeneas Valley neighbors helped empty his basement of the floodwater and shore up his damaged home.
Okanogan County Sheriff/submitted photo
The storm that rolled through Okanogan County on Saturday, July 28, caused damage in a number of areas, including this home on the Loomis-Oroville highway. Dan Newton, 85 years old, was uninjured when this tree crushed his house which was built in 1934. According to Okanogan County Sheriff Frank Rogers, family members were with Newton, and he will be staying in a shop at the residence.
brent baker / staff photo
Greg Howard demonstrates his motorized bicycle at a recent Tonasket City Council meeting.
inventor hopes motorized bikes catch on
the time and effort in dealing with this again,” Turner said.
Capital needsThe board also discussed the
fact that the bond levy used for construction expires in Dec. 2013, and that further funding will be necessary to deal with continuing needs in terms of maintenance and enhancements to the district facilities.
Turner discussed two possible types of levies that could be used: a bond levy, that would give the district funding all at one time, but would need to be repaid with interest over time; or a capital levy, which would allow the dis-trict access to capital funds only as they were collected (for a maxi-mum of six years), but would be interest free.
Levy rates are subject to fluc-tuation depending on property values, but a capital levy at a rate of $1.90 per $1,000 would bring in about $850,000 per year.
Turner shared a list of capital projects that was preliminary in nature, but the board generally
agreed that the top priorities were to replace the alternative educa-tion building, which has been housed in a decades-old portable; and additional classroom space in the elementary school. Other projects that could be considered include roof replacement, resur-facing the track and finishing the athletic facilities, and expanding the Ag shop.
Turner led the board on a tour of the facilities, highlighting the areas where he saw needs.
“If this is what we choose to do, we need to plan for the next six years,” Turner said. “We’d have to run a levy next spring.”
The district’s final average enrollment for the year finished at about 1,055, after a decline in June pulled the average down to its lowest number of the year. It was the first year that the state counted June enrollment num-bers.
Also, the board approved the hiring of Agustin Pedregon as varsity boys basketball coach.
The Tonasket School Board next meets Monday, Aug. 13, at 7:30 p.m. in the district office board room.
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Can-Am Apple Cup roars back onto Lake OsoyoosBy Gary a. DeVonManaging editOr
OROVILLE – This week-end offered much to do and see throughout Oroville with Heritage Days, the Fly-in and the Can Am Apple Cup.
Heritage Days featured music in the park and an extended Farmer’s Market, exhibits at the Depot Museum, spinning wheel demonstrations, plant sale and pie and homemade ice cream. There was also a tractor show and competition. The Fly-in fea-tured a breakfast put on by the Boy Scouts, airplane rides and a couple of exciting fly-bys.
The Can-Am Apple Cup, back after a miss last year, was back on Lake Osoyoos off Oroville’s Deep Bay Park last weekend.
“I think it was a great success,” said a tired Jinnie Bartholomew, who with her husband led the move to bring powerboat racing back to Oroville. “The storm on Friday made it so we couldn’t get the course set up in the water or put up the signs, but on Saturday and Sunday the weather was wonderful.”
Bartholomew said that she esti-mated 300 to 400 people came through the park on Saturday, with the numbers quite a bit lower on Sunday.
“It was a little windy and their was some chop on Saturday, but it didn’t bother the racers. On Sunday the water was gorgeous,” she said.
The racers all agreed that they enjoy coming to Oroville, accord-ing to Bartholomew and fellow Can Am Association member Kathy Jones.
“All the racers love this area. They said Friday they’d heard of the Northern Lights, but really got a light show with all the light-ening,” said Jones.
“The racers were absolutely tremendous. They love Oroville and they love the lake to race on, they told me they really love the community,” Bartholomew added.
Bartholomew said she was a little disappointed that more peo-ple didn’t take advantage of the Shriner’s Trolly that was offering rides to and from town during the race. She said the Shriners only reported 35 riders.
There were seven classes of powerboats featured. There were 1 Liters, the 2.5 Mods, the 2.5 Stocks, 5 Liters, Sportsman E (a new class that began in 2011 and is based on the 350 cubic inch Chevrolet Engine), Flat-bottoms, Super Stock, National Mods and Vintage powerboats.Can am apple Cup results:Sportsman e Class 1. david Weber, Spokane.2. levi Weber, Spokane3. Marissa Stone, Clayton5 liter1. Jim Mauldin, Friday Harbor,2. brian Perkins, north bend3. richard Hill, burlington1 liter1. John Culver/Josh Culver, north bend2. brian Perkins/HJamie nilson, Fife3. nick bononcini, issaquahCompletion Jet (a new class to Oroville)1. James rick, bullhead City, ariz.2. louis Schindler, blythe, Calif.3. Mark Moyle, burley, idaho4. Joe dilworth, burley, idaho 2.5 Stock 1. terry anderson, Moses lake, Wash.2.5 Modified1. karen toulouse, eatonville, Wash (Pat bertrom, owner)2. Jarod knelleken, yelm, Wash.Vintage exhibition(no placings, demonstration only) Jim labrie, Covington, Wash.; Wes gray, ellensburg, Wash.; ron Mor-rison, Vancouver, Wash.; Paul russell, langley, b.C.
Heritage Days offered lots to do and see in Oroville
Photos by Gary Devon
Fighting for the lead
An exciting fly-by with a Chinese trainer trailing smoke
Breakfast at the Fly-in
The model train at the depot, with realistic Oroville setting.
Music in Madeline Wells Park
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THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF OROVILLE, TONASKET & OKANOGAN COUNTY
GAZETTE-TRIBUNESERVING WASHINGTON’S OKANOGAN VALLEY SINCE 1905
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BY CATHY MCMORRIS RODGERSU.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (R-WA)
When I was growing up on my family’s farm in Kettle Falls, I would never have imagined that one day I would have the oppor-tunity to serve in Congress. I was the first person in my family to graduate from college. And my first job out of college was work-ing for then-State Representative Bob Morton. Not long after, I was appointed to the State House, and for the next ten years, served in the Legislature and worked in my family’s small business. In 2004, I was humbled when you first elected me to Congress. And since then, I’ve worked every day to be worthy of your trust.
These days, I have a much bigger District than the one I had in the Legislature. Back then, I represented Pend Oreille, Stevens, Ferry, Lincoln and parts of Okanogan and Spokane Counties. But there’s no ques-tion that the communities that make up Northeast Washington – Republic and Colville, Newport and Davenport, and many others - are still my home.
As your Congresswoman, I am focused on many issues – from the economy to health care, from energy to national security – but I am also working on a num-ber of issues that uniquely affect Northeast Washington.
This month, I was proud to
speak on the House floor in sup-port of H.R. 4402, the National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act. This bill – which passed the House overwhelming-ly - is a huge win for our mining industry. Specifically, it would bring transparency to the permit-ting process so we can reduce per-mitting delays and better leverage our vast mineral resources.
Right now, it takes longer to receive a mining development permit in America than any of the other top 25 mining nations in the world. The average waiting peri-od for a permit is 7-to-10 years. The Kettle River-Buckhorn Mine and its 400 employees in Ferry County know that all too well. The EIS schedule and the explor-atory permit has been delayed for years and was recently delayed for an additional year without much explanation. That must change. The bill we passed this month is the change we need.
We also need change when it comes to our forest industry. The forest industry supports thousands of jobs in Northeast Washington, but many of those jobs are threatened by a combi-nation of judicial activism and excessive government regula-tion. In 2010, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that forest stormwater runoff produced dur-ing logging must be regulated by the Clean Water Act (CWA) – a flawed decision, especially during a bad economy. If the govern-
ment enforces the Court’s rul-ing, it would mean that landown-ers would need to get a separate federal permit for every culvert and bridge under their roads. There would also be significant new monitoring requirements. An appeal of any one permit could bring logging to a halt. Thousands of small forest land-owners in Northeast Washington could be forced out of business.
To prevent this from happen-ing, I worked with Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA) and the forest industry to intro-duce the Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act, which would restore the federal government’s policy under CWA and protect jobs. The bill is currently before the House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
On a related note, I am also work-ing to help Eastern Washington’s Secure Rural Schools, which rely on forest industry revenue to receive federal education aid and county support. I strongly sup-port the Federal Forest County Revenue, Schools and Jobs Act which would ensure the long-term viability of the Secure Rural Schools program by putting our people and our land back to work at a time when we need it most.
Let’s face it: When the gov-ernment owns land – whether through a Wilderness designa-tion or a monument designation – it almost completely eliminates all economic vitality in the sur-
rounding area. With job creation and economic growth now more important than ever, it is impera-tive that Congress review such major decisions regarding land ownership.
That’s why I cosponsored H.R. 758, The National Monument Designation Transparency and Accountability Act. This bill would require the President to receive approval from Congress before designating a national monument, making the designa-tion process more democratic, collaborative and inclusive. I will continue to support it.
When I was in Colville around the Fourth of July, I was remind-ed that what makes Eastern Washington great isn’t the beauty of the land or the living we make off it. No, what makes this corner of America great is the people who call it home – my home. As I continue working in Congress – on issues ranging from the local to the national to the internation-al – your wisdom and character will continue to inspire me.
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers represents Eastern Washington in Congress from Washington’s Fifth Congressional District. Editor’s Note: With redistricting following the last U.S. Census, McMorris Rodgers is no longer on the ballot for Okanogan County voters and we will be voting for a candidate from the Fourth Congressional District, currently represented by Doc Hastings. G.A.D.
Truly sorry for my behavior
Dear Editor,This letter is to the president of
the American Legion in Oroville and I’ve agreed to have it pub-lished in the local paper:
I am writing you to apologize for the incident that occurred on July the 4th regarding the prop-erty of the Legion.
On the evening of July 4th, myself, my wife and two friends headed to Oroville to partici-pate in the fantastic celebrations of which we had heard tell for Independence Day in America. After the trip from Kelowna, Canada through the border, we arrived for the evening’s festivi-ties at the Lake Osoyoos Veterans Memorial Park. We stopped at Prince’s and purchased red-white-and-blue flashing neck-laces, rings and sunglasses. We wanted to celebrate American Independence Day alongside Americans and fully show our support. The store sadly did not carry July-the-4th T-shirts or American Flags.
Later on in the evening after the main fireworks display, we had purchased our own fire-works to continue the celebra-tion. Following the instructions from the park rangers, we walked up the small roadway to the high-way to let off our fireworks.
Unfortunately, this is where my usually grounded decision mak-ing skills let me down. There, hanging from the telephone pole, was a beautiful American flag. Removing it from the pole, and with smiles wide, we posed for some pictures. The local Border Patrol agent even stopped with us for a photo in his Chevrolet. We had every intention of putting the flag back where it came from, but before we were able to, we were stopped by the local police.
When the police arrived, we never envisioned for a second that their motive was to press charges. We didn’t run away. We were very polite, and were cooperative in every manner. We simply assumed that we would be told to put the flag back and the matter would be settled. No Harm, No Foul. I was astonished to be read my rights and thrown in jail for posing respectfully with the American flag! I understand that it was not my flag to take but I never had any intention of stealing the flag, desecrating it or even simply allowing it to touch the ground.
I come from a family whose service in the Royal Services is distinguished. My grandfather fought with the British Navy in WWII on the flower class destroyers protecting the Atlantic fleets. My father served in the Royal Air Cadets, training to become a pilot before a tragic eye injury ended his career. I too have personally served with the Air Cadets in Australia, achieving the rank of Leading Air Cadet. It was whilst I was in the cadets that I was placed in charge of the
flag party for 17 Flight Brighton. I have a tattoo on my back of the war memorial in France dedicat-ed to the Australian Diggers that died there, with the Latin words for loyalty (Fidelitas) emblazoned above it.
I therefore completely under-stand the level of respect war-ranted to a nation’s flag. I cer-tainly did not come to America on your national day of celebra-tion to steal, destroy or desecrate your flag.
Unfortunately my lack of understanding on how Americans “do things differently,” has now led to me being charged with third degree theft. I am to appear before a judge on July 23 at 8 a.m. This is of great concern to me because in my 31 years on this planet I have NEVER had any run-ins with the law. I have not even had so much as a speeding fine. I am more than willing to provide a lengthy list of refer-ences who are happy to provide you with either a verbal reference over the phone or provide one in writing. I can provide cop-ies of both my Australian and Canadian driver’s history and criminal record on request.
I understand that my behavior in your country on the evening of July 4th was unbecoming and not what is to be expected of me. Whilst my intentions were sound, my actions were not, and I do not believe that they should go unpunished; however, I do think and hope you can agree that creating a criminal record for a model citizen in their com-munity for a small, harmless act is unsubstantiated.
I implore you to please drop the charges against me and con-tact me personally. I am more than happy to pay my penance with the local legion. As one of Kelowna’s up and coming chefs, maybe I could provide my culi-nary services for a fundraiser for your local (American Legion) branch? Or perhaps scrubbing toilets with a toothbrush would seem more fitting to you? Either way, I hope that the criminal aspect of this altercation can be extinguished and we can settle this as gentlemen outside the courts.
Yours in humble apology Nigel Rhys Tearle Kelowna, B.C.
Obamacare like Cash for Clunkers
Dear Gary, Now that the Fourth of July and
the Supreme Court decision on the Health Care Program are behind us the thought has occurred to me that the Health Care Program is a remake of the Cash for Clunkers Program…with a few variations.
One was optional and the other isn’t. One allowed you to trade for something that would work bet-ter than what you had, the other promises you something that will work better, but as with most government programs the results will tell a different story, but this doesn’t matter because the inten-tions are what count. The One is a tax that we were told wasn’t a tax, the other just used taxpayer money to fund its plan and we understood that. CFC plan didn’t have a Death Panel and HCP doesn’t either, it is called a Medical Advisory Board. Advisory in this application is not the right term to use, mandatory is more appropriate. This board will have the authority to fine a doctor if they don’t follow the “advised” treatments for their patients. With the CFC program you decided when to stop repairing your car as it got older, the HCP will relieve you of any decision when it comes to repairs you may need as you get older. The CFC program lasted only a short time, but that won’t be the case for HCP. I doubt that any of the politicians who put the CFC program in place actually used it and I doubt any will use this HCP either, they will be riding in health care vehicle that doesn’t look or operate anything like the one they mandated for us.
The HCP will need between 16-60 thousand new IRS agents make sure everyone is pay-ing for this new “medicine” called the Health Care Program/Universal Health Coverage for All/Obamacare, the Cash for Clunkers plan only needed Hank at the deal-ership with some sand to destroy the engine of the car you brought in.
As I think about the Fourth of July and the importance of our young nation declaring its inde-pendence from the tyranny of England and compare that to the tyranny caused by a congress that “had to pass a bill to see what was in it,” I wonder what new tidbits of tyranny will the Benedict Arnold Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will bring upon us when she signs the United Nations small arms agreement this month. The “long train of abuses and usurpations” described in the Declarations of Independence keeps getting lon-ger. Hopefully it will be derailed in November.
Steve LorzTonasket, Wa.
Shaping real health care reform
Dear Editor,If there is anything you don’t
like about Obamacare, if you think it needs major surgery if not outright repeal and real reform, then start voting for change in the August primary and vote for Dr. Art Coday to represent Washington in the U.S. Senate.
We have two good men run-ning for the Republican nomina-tion. One is a practicing physician and small-business owner with a solid grasp of the Constitution, a working knowledge of health care and the ability to make a differ-ence in shaping real health care reform.
The other has good intentions and a business background, but just not the experience to com-mand respect at the health care negotiating table. This is the year to send our best medical expertise from Washington to Washington: Dr. Coday.
In a year when negative cam-paigning is the norm, we need a candidate with a positive dif-ference. Coday is a practicing physician, caring for seniors and the disabled on Medicare and Medicaid. Coday has a calling to serve, and now he is ready to serve the people of Washington.
Sue Lani MadsenEdwall, Washington
Once again our nation is shocked and saddened by another senseless multiple killing by a gunman whose aim seems to be little more than a need for attention. While James Holmes is certainly getting a lot of atten-tion on television, radio and in print for opening fire in a Colorado movie theater, the one thing that may come out of this is a rethinking of the debate on the ease of which these mass murderers can get their hands on firearms and ammunition.
The problem is everything that Holmes did was perfectly legal, from his purchase of multiple firearms from legitimate dealers to buying thou-sands of rounds of ammunition over the internet. Unfortunately, even an instant background check is not going to show what it was that blackened Holme’s soul. Up to that point he hadn’t done anything to bring his inten-
tions to light — although he had dropped out of a doctorate program in neuroscience, according to all reports he had been a bright undergraduate stu-dent. And dropping out of college usually doesn’t lead to this kind of reaction.
With all the talk about Assault Weapons not being for hunting, there’s little doubt the framers of the Constitution weren’t thinking about hunting when they wrote the Second Amendment. They had in mind the ability of the people, through militias, to fight off opposing armies — of course they never imagined a day when someone with a modern semi-automatic firearm could take on a whole regiment of troops armed with muskets. So, any discussion of gun control is going to have to go deeper than the hunting analogy and cut right into the Second Amendment. So far those who favor
gun control haven’t been willing to go that far and until then it looks like we’ll be maintaining the status quo and continue to accept that we are not safe at any time from someone who has legally obtained these kinds of weapons and wants to randomly inflict death and sorrow.
The irony of our article on Tonasket PD’s school shooting drill appear-ing in last Thursday’s G-T and the events that same day in Colorado were not lost on those of us at the newspaper. The article itself spurred conversations on what a good thing it was that the Tonasket police and other law enforcement were trying to be proactive when it comes to deal-ing with a crisis like a school shootings. However, we weren’t sure how that would translate in a case like they had in Colorado. While all of us believe the one place our children should feel safe and secure outside of the home is while at school, it makes one wonder about whether any of us can feel safe, even while at the mall or in a movie theater or just walking down the street.
Would reinstating the Assault Weapons Ban have stopped Holmes? Probably not, but it may have kept the death toll down. There is going to be a lot said about this tragic incident in the next few weeks and maybe even months. But like the shooting in Arizona last year where 18 were shot and six were killed and then Congresswoman Gabby Gifford was gravely injured, the cries for stricter gun control laws and stricter penal-ties will soon fade, until the next madman seeks attention by going on a killing spree.
With cities and counties facing dwindling budgets and cutting back on law enforcement, we can’t always rely on the police to keep us safe — with the easy availability of this kind of firepower, in most cases, they can only react after the fact anyway.
Let’s hope that if one thing comes from this senseless act, it is a reopen-ing of the dialogue on what can be done to prevent these incidents in the future. It seems hopeless, as if the two sides of the debate on gun control will never agree to even sit down and discuss the issue and that the gun lobby is too strong, but maybe something good will come of it — but we’re not holding our breath.
Reopening the dialogue on guns
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When contacted by phone to inform her of her luck Joan responded, “I don’t believe it, I never win anything.” Congratulations Joan!
To all who purchased tickets for this “raffle extraordinaire”, thank you very much. The raffle was a huge success! The Oroville Parent Teachers Organization will receive the proceeds from this plus the always popular See’s Candy sales held earlier this year and matching funds of $1000 from Royal Neighbors Of America in Rock Island, Ill.
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Another Heritage Days has come and gone and great fun was had by all.
Oroville turned out at it’s best for Norm Oliver’s benefit on Saturday. Dinner sold out early and the auction lasted late. The items were numerous and varied and Ken Neal was our own prime auctioneer. Oroville is fortunate to have him and all our loving and generous friends and neigh-bors. We don’t have a final count, but to say it went well is an under-statement.
Sunday afternoon there was a pool tournament and raffle also for the benefit of Norm and Teresa. Major players turned out
and the matches were great to see.
Now we are back to regular business. On Mondays the ladies serve tacos. Tuesday is our regu-lar meeting night. Joint meeting is the first Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m., and Aerie meetings or the first and third Tuesday. The exception is this coming Tuesday, July 31. There is a meet-ing that night in compensation for the holiday on July 4. The Auxiliary meets the second and fourth Tuesdays. Wednesday we serve Sloppy Joes and Thursday is
Bingo Night with Burgers. Every Friday we’ll present The Charles Wilder Karaoke Show.
Come sing and dance with us! Saturdays are open for special events and this Saturday is a real-ly special event.
Our beloved sister, Rae Jean Wyatt, passed away and the Auxiliary, her family and her many friends will gather to say farewell to her. We will meet at 12 p.m. on Saturday, July 28 after an 11 a.m. graveside service at River View Cemetery. There will be a potluck lunch, a small memorial and then lots of stories about Rae Jean. And there are many! Join us to tell your favorite story and say goodbye to our friend, neighbor and sister.
By Marianne KniGht
My, oh my, was that a big storm or what? How did you, your fam-ily and property do in the wind, hail and rain? Did you loose your power, and your phone? I am sure most of you are saying yes to all of the above. I think we will all remember the storm of July 20 for a long while.
Roller-skating has been can-celed for Friday night, July 27. The reason for this closure is the All School Reunion. Skating will resume on Friday, night from 7
p.m. to 9 p.m. on Aug. 3.Every five years the Molson
All School Reunion has their cel-ebration at the Molson Grange Hall. So far there are one hun-dred and twenty four signed up for the July 28 festivities. All are welcome to attend. This will be your chance to visit with old friends and classmates from years gone by. For more infor-
mation, please call Mary Louise Loe at (509) 485-3292.
Friends of Jeremy Todd: Join us for a weekend of memories at Lost Lake on July 28 and 29. Bring your tents and teepees or just come for the day. Fish, swim or play games. Remember the great times we had. Celebrate his 32nd birthday. All meals will be potluck. Need more info? call Linda Todd (509) 485-2142.
The next Ladies Auxiliary meeting will be on Aug. 2 at the Grange Hall at 12 p.m.
Until next week.
SuBmitted
Pinochle scores from Sunday, July 22 are: 1st - Tie, Gene Michels and Joanne Michels; Low Score - Dale Byers; Last Pinochle - Gene Michels and Joanne Michels.
Coming up Aug. 4 and 5 we have our Eagles Picnic at Bonaparte
Resort. Cost for hookup space is $22. Burgers are provided, please bring your favorite side dish.
We wish anyone who is ill a speedy recovery to good health. God bless you all, The Biggest Little Eagles in the state.
By daralyn hollenbecKnCW blue Star MOtherS
NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON - Annual mem-berships to the Blue Star Mothers run Sept. 1 thru August 31. Our group has been growing tremen-dously. Once moms realize that Blue Star Mothers can provide the solidarity and camaraderie of peers who can simply look them in the eye and know what they’re going through, they’re excited and they stay.
The North Central Washington group was formed by inviting mothers who have a child serv-ing in the Armed Forces to take part in that solidarity, camara-derie, and understanding that comes through like experiences.
“When I found out that my son was being deployed I played
the stoic mom like everyone else,” says Daralyn in the News21 video “Mothers Left Behind” (http://vimeo.com/13770685). “But the night before he deployed I fell apart, which surprised me! I truly thought I was handling it much better than I actually was.”
It is so hard to know when others need help unless they ask for it. Heck, it’s hard to know when you might need help! The best idea is to have a support group already in place. You are invited to be a part of this year’s membership.
Our Facebook page is a great source of information and net-
working but nothing can take the place of the warm exchange that comes when you share your military experiences face-to-face. I need the healing that comes from being with others who know exactly how I felt the night I got a call from my son in Basic Training or Afghanistan. We can offer that to you, too.
A mother recently told me, ìWhen I came to my first meet-ing I cried just because everyone knew what it was I was feeling being a mom of a soldier. I didn’t even have to try to explain.î
We meet the third Wednesday of the month. Not every soldier leaves children, spouses, broth-ers and sisters at home. But all of them have mothers.
For membership details contact VP Georgie Berry at [email protected].
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tion link between producers and the agency,” said Gary Breiler, County Executive Director.
The three-to-five person committees are the place pro-ducers can appeal most agency determinations. Committees also make decisions which can impact program payments. The committees meet approximately once a month.
To be eligible for involvement, producers must participate or cooperate in at least one Farm Service Agency program and be of legal voting age. Nomination forms must be submitted to the local FSA office. Nomination forms may be obtained from the local FSA office or the Farm Service Agency website - http://www.fsa.usda.gov/.
Each county committee draws its members from local administrative areas (LAAs). Counties are broken up into administrative areas for the purposes of representation and
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Candidates must live in the local administrative area they will represent and must be eli-gible to vote in the county elec-tion. Members serve on stag-gered three-year terms so that one-third of the seats is up for reelection each year. Committee members are compensated for official duty hours.
“We encourage all producers to consider being a candidate,” said Breiler. “Producers benefit from a diverse committee rep-resenting all of agriculture in our area.”
After more than 70 years, the county committee structure remains a cornerstone of FSA’s efforts to preserve and promote American agriculture, accord-ing to Breiler.
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community bulletin boardLocal Food Banks
OROVILLE – The Oroville food bank operates every Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., excluding holidays, in the basement of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. For more information, call Jeff Austin at 476-3978 or Sarah Umana at 476-2386.
TONASKET – The Tonasket food bank operates every Thursday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Sarge’s Burger Bunker, 101 Hwy 97 N. For more informa-tion contact Jack Gavin at (509) 486-2480.
Summer Reading Program
TONASKET – The final three programs of the Tonasket Library’s Summer Reading Program are listed below. For more informa-tion contact Miriam Caddy at (509) 486-4908. Thursday, July 26: NCRL Puppet Show at 1 p.m.; and Tuesday, Aug. 7: Raptor Show at 1 p.m.
Music in the ParkTONASKET – The Tonasket
Community Cultural Center presents “Tonasket’s Got Talent” on Friday, July 27 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. as their third Music in the Park event of the summer. The event is in History Park and performers are Bud McSpadden, Broken Arrow Band, Sunny Lanigan (sing-a-long), Don Elliott, Martin Elliott, Leo Brett and Sandy Vaughn. Bring a blan-ket or lawn chair. Admission is free and there will be refresh-ments available for purchase. For more information contact Janet Culp at (509) 486-2061.
Oroville Youth Soccer Registration
OROVILLE – Registration for fall is now open. Oroville Youth Soccer is a recreational soccer club open to all kids living in Oroville and surrounding areas between the ages of 4-15. To register online go to www.ncw-
soccer.com and follow the links under Oroville Youth Soccer. Early registration will close July 31. For more information go to Oroville (WA) Youth Soccer Club on Facebook, or contact Carrie Rise at 560-0867 or [email protected].
British Soccer and TetraBrazil Soccer Camp Registration
OROVILLE – Oroville Youth Soccer is hosting two different styles of soccer camp this sum-mer, Aug. 13-17. British Soccer Camp returns for the third year with programs for players ages 3-12. TetraBrazil Camp returns for the second year to offer a more skill intensive camp for players 11-18. Register online at www.challengersports.com by July 31 to ensure your free t-shirt and ball are available on the first day of camp. For more information go to Soccer Camp Oroville 2012 on Facebook, or contact Carrie Rise at 560-0867 or carrierise@
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Riverview Cemetery Clean Up
OROVILLE – A community volunteer clean up day is hap-pening at Oroville’s Riverview Cemetery on Saturday, Aug. 4 from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. If you would like to volunteer and help clean off headstones please bring (if available) old broom, gloves, serrated knife, edger and bottled water. High school students can receive community service hours for helping out. This clean up day is sponsored by Elisha Willis’ senior project. For more informa-tion contact (509) 476-2364.
Farmer’s Market, Flea Market and Community Yard Sale
OROVILLE – Farmer’s Market at the Oroville Public Library
will also feature a special Flea Market and Yard Sale, Saturday, Aug. 4, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Vendor space is available and the booth fee will benefit the library. For more information please call the Oroville Public Library at (509) 476-2662.
VBS in LoomisLOOMIS – Vacation Bible
School will be held at the Loomis Community Church, Monday, Aug. 6 through Aug. 10 from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and ages are Pre K through sixth grade. Bible lessons, games, crafts and music and special guests Uncle Roy and Aunt Elvia are featured. For more information call (509) 223-3902.
Back to School Bash and Barbecue
OROVILLE – Free School Supply Give-Away to Oroville students K-3rd, Saturday, Aug. 11 from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Oroville Elementary School
– north end playground. Enjoy fun and games, free hot dogs and school supplies for all students Kindergarten through third grade attending Oroville Elementary School, bring your families too. (Every student attending Oroville Elementary in grades K-3 will receive all the school supplies recommended by the Oroville Elementary school’s supply list). This event is courtesy of Oroville Assembly of God. Contact Pastor Dwayne Turner at (509) 476-2924 for more information.
Tonasket Fiber Art Show
TONASKET – The Tonasket Visitor and Business Resource Center announces the Tonasket Fiber Art Show featuring works by Tom Deebach, Rebecca Shaub, Amanda Shaub, Elizabeth Davis and many more local artists. You may view their work at the visi-tor center, (next to the police station at Founders Park) 215 S. Whitcomb, Ave., through Aug. 15. For more information contact Linda Black at (509) 486-4543.
OMAK - The following students have been named to Wenatchee Valley College’s Spring Quarter 2012 Dean’s List for earning grade point averages of 3.5-3.99 in 12 or more college-level graded cred-its.Oroville: abraham bennett, adeline Sylvestertonasket: gabriela garcia, Michaela newton, enrique Ortega, ian Wood-rowOkanogan: elizabeth Davis, jamie gavin, kayla good, amber Heding-ton, taylor Palm, Debbie Shibley, erica VeenhuizenOmak: Diane anderson, garren brown, Sarah brown, brenda Cate, katrina Cates, amanda Chavez, leonard Cheer, Chiffon Clark, Mitch-ell Corpuz, Sergio Duarte, Deshawn Dunham, Mahleah grant, bryan jones, Curt kencayd, jorden kruger, joseph launer, alana levi, brandon Martin, giona Muniz, Daniel Oleynik
WVC Spring Quarter 2012 President’s List
The following students have been named to Wenatchee Valley College’s Spring Quarter 2012 President’s List for earning a grade point average of 4.00 in 12 or more college-level graded credits.Oroville: Danielle Sykes, briety tuftetonasket: jeremiah lofthuOkanogan: katelyn brown, Marissa Carter, kaitlan klepec, julie Martin, james SpencerOmak: brandon black, Corie
johnson, tiffany lange, Cheryl levi, richard russell, nicole West
WVC 2011-12 Graduates and Certificates and Awards EarnedASSOCIATE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES DEGREEOroville: jennifer Clark, adeline Sylvestertonasket: nicolette Flores, brock Hires, jeremiah lofthus, ian Wood-rowriverside: ebony PattersonOkanogan: katelyn brown, jeremy gibson, amber Hedington, Cristina kirchner, james Murray, joshua PattersonOmak: Danita baez, john berg, Casey brewer, Sarah brown, triena Darrow, roberta Donnor, Dana gaines, julie Hurlbert, alexa lan-caster, tara Meyers, giona Muniz, larry newsome, jacob nicholson, rachel Paul, tona Perry, john ram-sey, leonard Simpson, Crystal Smith, kara Smith, Devin Starr, William Stotts, jessica WilkinsASSOCIATE IN NURSING DEGREEOroville: betty glover, Michelle Pel-legrinitonasket: Cheri Clapsaddle, rita jensen, alison Potterriverside: jessilyn Martin
ASSOCIATE OF TECHNICAL SCIENCE DEGREEAccountingOmak: brenda Cate, larry Hudsonriverside: jessica Wilsontonasket: robert Harris, jasmine MejiaBusinessOmak: larry Hudson, Shannon Statlerriverside: jessica Wilsontonasket: jasmine MejiaChemical Dependency StudiesOmak: barbara andersonCriminal JusticeOkanogan: raul luna, amanda StokoeOmak: angel Clark, Marilyn Dick, brandy kloth, Charli MuselEarly Childhood EducationOkanogan: julie MartinOmak: joclyn Micheltonasket: theodore zachmanMedical Laboratory TechnologyOmak: alana Mcgibeny, amy Miller, Chris tribouNatural Resourcestonasket: Sharon ClarkCERTIFICATESOmak: angel Clark, Marilyn Dick, brandy kloth, Charli Musel, Cory riceEarly Childhood EducationOmak: joclyn MichelNatural Resources TechnicianOmak: jason Miller, Matthew MoenPractical NursingOmak: lisa bentzley, Mei jackson, Mary lingle, jennifer Park, luke red-man, Danielle WhitneyOroville: betty glover, Michelle Pel-legrini, kathryn Scottriverside: jessilyn Martintonasket: alison Potter
You are invited to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of Ray and Helen Casey, Wednesday, Aug. 8 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Tonasket Community Church fellowship hall, 24 E 4th St., Tonasket. Please give them the gift of your presence at this celebration. Ray Casey and Helen (Shove) Casey were married Aug. 8, 1962 in Winthrop. Ray is retired from the U.S. Forest Service and several other occupations of his choosing. Helen is the Branch Manager of Sterling Bank in Oroville. Their children the late Arnold Casey and Peggy of Tonasket, Tim Casey and Teresa of Tonasket and Dianna and Tim Naillon of Yakima, Grandsons Austin Casey of Spokane and Steven Matthews of Long Beach, Calif., and Brian and family of Longmont, Colo. Hosted by their family and friends. Will be a week of celebrations as their family will host a celebration at Sun Mountain Lodge in Winthrop on Sunday, Aug. 5 as a family reunion takes place as well as the All Winthrop School Reunion.
Ron and Anita Fletcher will cel-ebrate 50 years of marriage with an open house at the Chesaw Dance Hall on Saturday, Aug. 11 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Ron and Anita were married Aug. 12, 1962 at the Havillah Church and have spent most of their married life in Wenatchee. They have two sons, Mike of Chelan and Gregg of Moses Lake.
Aristeo and Evelia Maldonado have announced the engagement of
their daughter Evelia Maldonado to Brent Zabreznik. Brent’s parents
are John and Donna Zabreznik. All are from Tonasket. The bride is a 2005 graduate of Tonasket High School. She received her bachelor’s
of science degree in Education with Bilingual/TESL minors from
Central Washington University. Brent graduated from Tonasket
High School in 2004 with honors and is working in D-3 Technology.
They currently live and work in Ellensburg. They are planning an Aug. 18, 2012 wedding in
Tonasket.
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kimberly ann Porter, 47, Oroville, pled guilty to DWlS 3rd. degree. She was sentenced to 90 days confine-ment with 90 days suspended and a $618 fine.kristina Marie taylor, 37, Oroville, pled guilty to Dui. She was sen-tenced to 364 days confinement with 363 days suspended and a $1,740 fine.robert lee alexander, 40, tonasket, pled guilty to DWlS 3rd. degree. He was sentenced to 90 days confine-ment with 88 days suspended and a $658 fine.Dwight eldon backherms, 52, tonas-ket, pled guilty to DWlS 3rd. degree. He was sentenced to 90 days con-finement with 89 days suspended and a $858 fine.Pedro Mora bandera, 45, tonasket, pled guilty to DWlS 3rd. degree. He was sentenced to 90 days confine-ment with 79 days suspended and a $858 fine.james edward Mengle, 43, tonasket, pled guilty to Violation of a no Contact Order. He was sentenced to 364 days confinement with 359 days suspended and a $933 fine.Marianne P. Cohen, 37, loomis, pled guilty to Suspension of burn Permit/Privilege. She was sentenced to 90 days confinement with 90 days suspended and a $568 fine.Caleb Seth arnett, 33, Omak, pled guilty with deferred prosecution re-voked to Dui. He was sentenced to 364 days confinement with 319 days suspended and a $2,361 fine.Frank buckskin rider bigwolf iii, 34, Omak, pled guilty to DWlS 3rd. degree and Failure to transfer title within 45 days. He was sentenced to 180 days confinement with 165 days suspended and a $1,358 fine.Michelle l Carden, 24, Omak pled guilty to DWlS 3rd. degree. She was sentenced to 90 days confinement with 85 days suspended and a $858 fine.kailer S lawson, 22, Omak pled guilty to Dui and Hit and run unat-tended vehicle. He was sentenced to a total of 454 days confinement with 450 days suspended and a $ 2,794 fine.jose agustin Sanchez, 28, Omak, pled guilty to DWlS 3rd. degree and Operating Vehicle Without ignition interlock. He was sentenced to 270 days confinement with 268 days suspended and a $983 fine.Denise nichole zunie, 34, Omak pled guilty to assault 4th degree. She was sentenced to 364 days con-finement with 364 days suspended and a $ 933 fine.
Superior CourtCriminal
the court found probable cause to charge alisa Doreen rice, 38, Coulee
Dam with two counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance other than marijuana, DWlS 3rd degree and use of Drug Paraphernalia. bail was set at $ 10,000.jessica rebecca andrews, 32, Coulee Dam, pled guilty to theft in the 2nd degree. She was sentenced to 20 days confinement and fined $1,110.50.Craig allen glass, 36, tonasket, was found guilty, by a jury, of Violation of a no Contact Order. He was sen-tenced to 24 months confinement, 12 months community custody, and a $1,210.50 fine.Frank l. bigwolf jr., 48, Omak pled guilty to two counts of Child Moles-tation 1st degree. He was sentenced to 78 months confinement and a $1,110.50 fine. a no contact order was also put in place for the victims.lyscomb Fred brown jr., 19, Okano-gan, pled guilty to theft of a Motor Vehicle, DWlS 2nd degree, resi-dential burglary, Malicious Mischief 2nd degree and theft 3rd degree. He was sentenced to 132 months confinement and a $ 1,110.50 fine.john Paul thomas ryan, 26, Omak, pled guilty to Possession of a Stolen Vehicle, attempting to elude Police Vehicle, reckless endangerment, and DWlS 2nd degree. He was sen-tenced to 14 months confinement and a $ 1,110.50 fine.
Juveniles
a 15-year-old Omak juvenile pled guilty to seven counts of Custodial assault, Malicious Mischief and as-sault 4th degree. She was sentenced to 12 months community supervi-sion and committed to the custody of Department of Social and Health Services, juvenile rehabilitation administration for institutional placement.a 17-year-old Omak juvenile pled guilty to Possession of a controlled Substance and theft 3rd degree. She was sentenced to 20 days confinement and 12 months com-munity supervision.
911 Calls/Jail Bookings
Monday, July 16
a report from ironwood St. in Oro-ville of a Sex Offense. a parent has the cell phone from their 13-year-old daughter that has extremely sexual messages from a 22-year-old male on it. Parent does not know who he is or where he is, believes he may be in nebraska.a request from n. locust St. in tonasket for a Welfare Check. Caller has not been able to contact their father since june 24. He is in his sev-enties and has a heart pacemaker.a report from W. jonathan St. in
tonasket of threatening behavior. Caller’s 15-year-old son is threaten-ing to do bodily harm to her and her fiancé. She will be taking her fiancé to the hospital and is concerned about what the son will do to the residence while they are gone.a report from engh rd. in Omak of Malicious Mischief. Subjects in a red pickup tried to take fuel from caller’s vehicle and also cracked the window. Subjects are friends of the caller’s nephew.a report from Crofoot lane in Omak of a Civil Dispute. Woman caller is leaving her husband today and be-lieves he knows. before he left town, he told her that he has a rifle with him that can reach out and touch someone.a report from Omak river rd. in Omak of a Vicious animal. a neighbor’s dogs are killing other neighbor’s animals.a report from an unknown location in Okanogan. the caller believes Social Security and DSHS are trying to kill him by not giving him enough money to buy groceries each month.a report from S. Fifth ave. in Okanogan of trespassing. Caller is requesting information on having a male subject trespassed from the lo-cation. Subject is using the property as a walkway from Fifth St. to third. St. and he is looking in windows as he walks through. When caller asked him to stop walking through he flipped her off and kept walking.travis justin Smith was booked into the jail for Fta warrants.lisa Mozelle kume was booked into the jail for possession of stolen property.Shanie rae Marchand was booked into the jail for vehicular homicide and vehicular assault.travis justin Smith, 32, was booked into jail on OCSO Fta Warrants for three counts DWlS, 3rd.lisa Mozelle kume, 53, booked into jail for Possession of Stolen Property.Shanie ray Marchand, 32, booked into jail for Vehicular Homicide and Vehicular assault.Darrel roy burnam, 53, was booked into the jail for FtP warrants.Donavan george Smith, 19, was booked into the jail for possession of a controlled substance.john Michael Serles, 43, was booked into the jail for FtP warrants on nVOl.luis Manuel lucas-Cruz, 25, was booked into the jail for Hit and run, nVOl without iD and a u.S. border Patrol Hold.
Tuesday, July 17
a report from 11th. ave. in Oro-ville of Malicious Mischief. Caller reported new graffiti on the outside wall of a building.a report from 19th. ave in Oroville of Harassment. Caller stated that the step dad keeps leaving rude notes
on their vehicle.a report from S. Whitcomb ave. in tonasket of Suspicious activity. a prowler in the area of the caller’s apartment. Subject just walked out of the wooden fence, he was peek-ing through the caller’s window.a report from W. Fourth. ave. in tonasket of a Citizen Dispute. a male subject across the street from the church came up to the caller’s son, in the church yard, and told him to stay off his property. Subject asked the son to shake his hand to make a deal about not going in his yard, when the son did so, subject squeezed his hand, would not let go and stated “you got me.”a report from Ponderosa Dr. in tonasket of a Civil Dispute. Woman claims her ex-husband violated a parenting plan by having the chil-dren around a drug user.a report from aeneas Valley rd. near tonasket of Malicious Mischief. Caller’s vehicle, a 1999 Saturn SC2, was being stored at log house at the location and the windows have now been broken out. Female subject staying at the residence admitted to breaking the windows and taking fuses out.a report from Scanlon lake rd. in riverside of an unattended Death. the neighbor of a 56-year-old female found her in her bedroom deceased, beyond any help.a report from South granite St. in Omak of Drug activity. across from the caller’s vehicle is a brown 4x4 with 2 subjects inside. a report from Cameron lake rd. in Okanogan of Suspicious activity. a male subject in a black vehicle is ramming the caller’s vehicle, a red jeep.nicolas guiterrez lopez, 55, was booked into the jail for Fta warrants on DWlS, 3rd and DWlS 3rd/inter-lock Violation.glenda kaye josefina ramos, 23, was booked into the jail for DuiCharlene luciel Walcker, 45, was booked into the jail for Dui.Marcos Florention rosas, 27, was booked into the jail for Fta war-rants, Possession of a Controlled Substance and DWlS 3rd degree.justin William nanpuya, 36, was booked into the jail for Felony Ha-rassment, Violation of a protection order and FtC warrants.joshua Micael Chapa, 21, was booked into the jail for Fta warrants and Making False or Misleading Statements.
Wednesday, July 18
a report from report from Sawtell rd. in Oroville of Suspicious activity. a babysitter requested an officer to come out, due to a language barrier, for a four-year-old child whose par-ents have not picked him up.a request from 16th. ave in Oroville
for Medical assistance. a 77-year-old female having extreme difficulty breathing, she had to disconnect the call because she could not breathe or talk.a report from O’neil rd. near Oroville of an alcohol Offense. a female subject got caller’s 10-year-old granddaughter intoxicated. the 10-year-old ended up with a 15-year-old male, unknown if any sexual activity occurred.a report from South Whitcomb ave. in tonasket of Suspicious activity. Caller can hear two males in the apartment above fighting, says it sounds physical. Caller does not know who they are, if there are any weapons or if alcohol is involved.a report from W. First. St. in tonasket of an animal Problem. a neighbor’s pit bull is loose again, chasing a cat. Owners have been fined previously and dog is supposed to be behind a 10 foot fence.a report from engh rd. of a traffic Hazard. a neighbor’s sprinklers are putting water on engh rd. at the location.a report from First. ave in Okanogan of Suspicious activity. Suspicious van with California license plate parked near the treatment plant for several hours. Denny albert Dare, 50, was booked into the jail for Felony Harassment, unlawful imprisonment and Crimi-nal trespass, 2nd degree.Charlene luciel Walcker. 45, was booked into the jail for bail revoca-tion on a Dui.isidro ramos-rodriguez, 51, was booked into the jail for Child Moles-tation.ashley lynnette Picard, 29, was booked into the jail for DWlS 2nd degree, Possession of Marijuana - 40 grams and Possession of Drug Paraphernaliaken Michael Clark, 31, was booked into the jail for DWlS 3rd degree and Possession of Drug Parapher-nalia.aaron lee Mears, 27, was booked into the jail for DWlS 1st degree and refusing to Cooperate with Police.
Thursday, July 19
a report from e. Seventh St. in tonasket of an assault. Female caller assaulted by a 25-year-old Hispanic male. He has threatened to shoot her and she has several bruises that she wants to have photographed. She is obtaining a restraining order.a report from S. locust St. in tonas-ket of Suspicious activity. a male subject appears to be living in his pickup across the street from the caller’s house.a report from W. jonathan St. in tonasket of a Domestic Dispute. Caller was walking by and heard a female telling a male to stop hurting her, possibly intoxicated.a report from S. Ferry St. in Omak of theft. Someone took $100 that the
caller’s mother put in his grill for him while he was at dialysis.a report from river ave. in Okano-gan of Harassment. Male subject harassing caller on cell phone and also stated “blood in blood out,” which caller believes is a threat.a report from Second ave. in Oka-nogan of drug activity. Caller found a Meth pipe in the area.a report from S. Fifth ave. in Oka-nogan of a Domestic Dispute. girl-friend outside the residence. Caller had an argument earlier with the girlfriend and told her not to return until they figured things out.Charles leroy ellis jr., 42, was booked into the jail for Dui and DWlS 1st degree.bernard alex Dick jr., 23, was booked into the jail for Fta warrant. jerry ray Mears jr., 24, was booked into the jail for reckless Driving.
Friday, July 20
a report from West 4th. ave in Omak of Suspicious activity. 2 rolls of un-known material, possibly asbestos thrown onto sidewalk in front of the caller’s residence.a request for from Fig ave. for medical assistance. 911 open line with buzzing male voice screamed “help me”Matthew r. Carden was booked into the jail for Fta warrants.Suzanna Marchand was booked into the jail for Fta warrants.Cecelia rose abrahamson was booked into the jail for reckless driving.terra-lee Suzanne baker, 29, was booked into the jail for Dui.Matthew r. Carden, 25, booked into jail on WSP Fta Warrants on Possession of Marijuana – 40 grams, use/Delivery of Drug Paraphernalia, nVOl w/o iD.antonio Phillip Herrera, 24, booked into jail on a Document Detainer.Suzanna Marchand, 30, booked into jail on Fta Warrants for DWlS, 2nd and DWlS, 1st.rose Cecelia abrahamson, 18, booked into jail for reckless Driving.
Marriages
Donna lee Delk, 61, of Oroville, will wed William joe Delk, 71, of Oroville.komaldeep kaur Sandhu, 18, of to-nasket, will wed Seth elliot Midkiff, 21, of tonasket.bobbie jean jones, 52, of tonasket, will wed james ray goff, 59, of tonasket.Chasity Darlene ikeh, 28, of tonas-ket, will wed rayan Orlando russell, 28, of tonasket.tawnya Hope launer, 41, of Omak will wed ezra thomas Chapman, 31, of Omak.
AllAn BryAnt CAllisonAllan Bryant Callison, 74,
of New Smyrna Beach, Fla., a retired United States Naval Aviator, died Saturday, July 14, 2012 at Bert Fish Medical Center, New Smyrna Beach.
Mr. Callison, son of Wayne L. and Trena Gensinger Callison, was born in Wenatchee. Allan, known as Abie, spent his school
years in Oroville, graduating from Oroville High School in 1956. After 22 years of service, Allan retired from the U. S. Navy as a Lieutenant Commander. He then worked for the U. S. Immigration Department/Homeland Security as an Inspector for 17 years. He was a lifetime member of the Military Officers Association of America. Allan’s careers provided him the opportunity of living all over the world including the Philippines and the Bahamas. This triggered a love for travel that he enjoyed until his death.
Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Virginia L. “Ginger” Callison; one son, Ken Callison of Manson, Wash.; two daugh-ters: Patrice Servin of Portland, Ore., and Kathleen Sun of New Smyrna Beach; one brother, Keith Callison of Oroville; two sisters, Barbara Smolinsky of Port Orchard, Wash. and Diane Hester of Lynnwood, Wash.; six grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
Cremation will be by Dudley
Crematory, New Smyrna Beach. Memorial service will be 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012 at Trinity Episcopal Church in Oroville. Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association, P. O. Box 78851, Phoenix, Arizona 85062-8851 or Oroville Streetscape, P. O. Box 299, Oroville, Washington 98844.
rAe JeAn WyAtt
Rae Jean Wyatt of Oroville passed away on Wednesday, July 18 at Central Washington Hospital in Wenatchee. She was born at home in the house her father and grandfather built in Oroville on Aug. 21, 1931. She lived most of her life in Oroville. Her parents were Don Allen and Murl James Allen.
Rae Jean graduated high school in 1949 and married Leonard “Ted” Hirst. They later divorced and she lived with her parents and raised six children.
When her father had a debili-tating stroke at the age of 57, she cared for him. After he passed away in 1965 and her youngest started kindergarten, she began working at the Round Up Café. She learned to wait tables and be a fry cook. In 1986 she mar-ried Frank Wyatt in Oroville. Over the years she cooked at the Kozy Kitchen, the Peerless and Fao’s. She retired in 2007 at the age of 77. She said she most enjoyed working for her brother-in-law Bob Hirst and his wife Margaret. If you ever had a breakfast at Fao’s a.k.a Yo-Yo’s, Rae Jean cooked it. Rae
Jean was a charter member of the Oroville Eagle’s Auxiliary.
Rae Jean is survived by her children: Tedi Fletcher (Norris), Debra Hunter, Kim Hirst (Betty), Kirk Hirst and Julie Sylvester (Buck); grand-children: Kristin Sarmiento (Mariano), Alicia Seyhanli (Naci), Cori Thompson (Steve), Kim Allen Hirst (Anita), Gary James Hirst (April), Disa Hirst (Willy), Kathy Hunter (TJ), Bryce Sylvester (Kelly), Dara Sylvester; and 13 great grand-children
She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Gary Allen; husband, Frank Wyatt; and daughter Candace Lea.
Graveside services will be held at the Oroville Riverview Cemetery Saturday, July 28, 2012 at 11 a.m. A potluck luncheon is to follow at the Oroville Eagles. Memorials may be made to the Oroville Ambulance Fund.
Bergh Funeral Service of Oroville/Tonasket in care of arrangements.
GeorGe PAtterson
George Patterson was born April 8, 1925 to Frank and Beatrice Patterson in Oroville, where he lived for many years.
George passed away July 16, 2012 after a long illness in Wenatchee where he had made his home. He loved to come back to Oroville to visit his family and friend, Aileen Loney, who we all called our sister.
George was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers: Arnold, Edward and Gordon Patterson; and three sisters: Bernice Fleming, Lenore Wilson and Alice Range.
He is survived by four sisters: Madge Haney, Wanda Haney, Madree Burnett and Marlene Patterson.
Rest in peace, we love you.Graveside services in
Oroville July 31, 2012 at 11 a.m. Luncheon will follow the service at the Faith Lutheran Church, 1019 Ironwood, Oroville.
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Submitted by Linda bakerbible Faith Family ChurCh
LOOMIS - Bible Faith Family Church hosted their second youth bass tournament of the 2012 sum-mer season on Saturday, July 14th at Spectacle Lake. It was a great day and we wish you were there.
This has been such a neat event. It doesn’t only appeal to boys, but girls as well. Just to see their faces light up when they pull in “the big one” or when they weigh “the big one” is worth all our efforts.
It has been a blessing to those who come to watch as well as the young people. We invite you up to enjoy a nice summer day with us. There will be lots to enjoy. From good company, smiling children, to great weather. Having you their will make it better.
Here are the results of the Spectacle Lake tournament:
7-9 year old:1st place - Malachi and Luke
Studard caught four fish with a total weight of 3.05 lbs.
2nd place - Davana Baugher caught five fish with a total weight of 2.2 lbs.
10-13 year old:1st place - Jonathan Arnold
and Natalee Reed caught five fish with a total weight of 6.5 lbs.
2nd place - Brandon Baugher and Monty Rojas caught five fish with a total weight of 3.54 lbs.
3rd place - Lane Webster and Douglas Viebrock caught five fish
with a total weight of 3.22 lbs.14-17 year old:1st place - Sadie Rojas and
Shaelynn DeWitte caught five fish with a total weight of 3.2 lbs.
2nd place - Kacey DeWitte and Seth Baugher caught five fish with a total weight of 1.58 lbs.
The Big Fish Award went to Shaelynn DeWitte for her Big Largemouth Bass weighing in at 2.01 pounds.
Thanks to all the sponsors who help make these tournaments a success.
If your fisher(person) needs a
boat captain, please get in contact with BFFC (Pastor Roberts: (509) 476-4922). We would be glad to try and connect you with one.
The third and final event of the year will be held on Palmer Lake on Saturday, Aug. 11. If you aren’t a fisherman and just want to sit and shoot the breeze, Palmer is a great place to do that. Registration for all tournaments are at 7:00 a..m. Blast off usually will be at 7:30 and we fish until 12:00 - 12:30 p.m., depending on blast off.
Hope to see you there.
Youth bass tournament at Spectacle LakeFar left, Shaelynn DeWitte and her faithful pal Espy, with Shaelynn’s prize of a Big Largemouth which weighed in at 2.01 lbs.
Left, Malachi Studard caught the biggest fish in the 7-9 years age bracket. †It weighed in at 1.96 lbs.
Gloria High / submitted photos
When I was in college I spent a sum-mer working in the Grand Teton National Park. It was definitely an adventure-filled experience, though the excitement was
confined to my off-hours.
Most of my time there was spent toiling away wash-ing pots and pans in the Jenny Lake Lodge kitchen.
I might have missed out.
My younger self would have embraced the much more out-d o or- i nte ns ive experience experi-
enced by local trail crews in the summer employ of the Pacific Northwest Trail Association. I wondered what kind of people would hang out in the woods with picks and shovels for an eight week stretch in the summer heat.
Trygve Culp, regional coordinator of the Pasayten Region of the Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail, took me to visit with one of the three trail crews he is overseeing this summer.
One such crew is working the Kettle Crest Trail near Sherman Pass, while another started last week on the Long Draw Trail between Goodenough Peak and Smith Lake in the northeast corner of the Pasayten Wilderness.
The crew we dropped in on was work-ing just east of Wauconda, restoring what is officially known as the 301 South Trail that ascends to the summit of Corner Butte.
Originally, this crew was slated to work a section of the Pacific Crest Trail, but had to be reassigned when late snows prevented access to their original job site.
Culp said it hadn’t been maintained since prior to 1940, and while hiking up the newly restored trail to meet with the crew, we could see nearly-vanished por-tions of the old trail that without Culp’s trained eye I would have missed entirely.
As it turned out, four of the six on that crew I had already met at some point while covering various events for the Gazette-Tribune.
Kyle MacConnell, the crew leader, recently portrayed Captain Morgan-like “The Cad” in the Tonasket Community Theater’s two week run of “The Fantasticks.” Patrick Young I’d seen while covering sports at Tonasket High School, while Ned Mathis and Boone McKinney were Oroville athletes.
(Ned, in fact, moved here from the same area of Michigan that I did two years ago. I actually covered a high school football game he played in out there before we both moved, though I didn’t meet him until after we’d each relocated to this area).
Rebecca Shaub and Dylan Sprague I’d never met, and Amy Johnson, normally on the crew, was off that week.
MacConnell is the crew leader, but Shaub has by far the most experience, both on local trails and in doing the actu-al work. This is her fourth year working the trails, her third with the trail associa-tion. She’s also been at it long enough to see herself as part of a bigger picture.
“People are surprised when they look at you as a woman on the trail crew,” she said. “I sort of feel like it’s redefining the role that women play in society. I’m just as strong and capable as these guys, and it’s really empowering. I love to see other
women pursuing this kind of thing, even if just for two or three summers in their lives.”
Shaub, like the others, is also motivated by more practical concerns. Her intent is to attend Evergreen State College to study environmental science and the visual arts.
Such pursuits require vast sums of money, and the trail job affords the chance to earn cash while not providing much opportunity to spend it.
“You’re able to buckle down and work all summer long and enjoy the outdoors,” she said. “I also love being away from all the technology for five to 10 days at a time. Two years ago I got home and found out that while I was working Michael Jackson had died.
“The whole world can change while you’re gone, and you have no idea.”
MacConnell said he was named crew leader “because I was the only one old enough to drive the rig.”
That said, he’s spent plenty of time in the outdoors, including Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Mt. Washington and other places.
“Mostly I spent it cycling and hiking,” he said. “But this work is totally ideal. I’m definitely cut out for it.”
MacConnell also teaches guitar at the Pascal Sherman Indian School, as well as performing theatrically and musically in a number of local venues.
“My musical and artistic and teaching endeavors have been blossoming,” he said. “Seasonal work is a way of life that I definitely honed into.
“This is definitely a great crew,” he added. “It’s full of locals that know the land. Rebecca has been the best possible co-supervisor, because she knows all the science behind the job. That’s why we pretty much deemed her the chief.”
Mathis and Young, recent high school graduates, both intend to use their money to study heavy diesel and automotive at WyoTech (formerly the Wyoming Technical Institute) and have each appreciated a change of scenery in their own ways.
“I needed the job so that I could get to Wyoming,” Mathis said. “I used to cut down trees, worked with chainsaws and stuff like that. I’ve cleared a lot of yards and worked in the garden.
“It’s been fun, tough work. It’s a lot more work with your legs (than in the flatlands of the Midwest). And you get to meet new people.”
Young said he was one of the first to apply.
“Once I got hired on, from there it’s just been busting my back, doing hard work and enjoying it. It’s a lot better than being in town and around a whole bunch of drama.”
He also said it was a great chance to learn about himself.
“Well, we’ve been learning about each other,” Shaub said. “And I know way too much about you guys.”
Sprague is working his second year on the trails, returning after last summer both because he needed the money and enjoyed the job.
“It’s a pretty good job,” he said. “It was cool last year because I got to know some new people. This year has been the same way, you get to work hard and explore the woods.
“I’m saving my money, either to move to North Dakota or move to the coast and find work with Boeing. I graduated (from high school) a year early, so I have to figure this stuff out a little faster.”
McKinney is the youngest of the bunch, heading into his junior year of high school, and is also in his second year on the job.
“(Oroville High School teacher George) Thornton knows Tryg, and he’s like, ‘I’ve got a pretty good job for you,’” McKinney said. “It’s been a blast. I like coming up here. I like being out in the woods. I’m pretty much just saving up gas money so I can drive during school, at least for now.”
Naturally, half the fun of seasonal work is what happens “off the clock.” The crew stays camped out near the trail for at least a week at a time, sharing meals and coping with the elements, like recent thunderstorms.
“Patrick and I were sleeping in the van and it just started downpouring,” Sprague said. “We knew Boone was going to try to get in the van so we locked the doors. He was pounding on the door with his sleeping bag out in the rain, and then it got real quiet.
“Then all of a sudden he’s climbing through the back window to get in out of the rain. Scared the crap out of us.”
And then there’s other close encoun-ters with nature that provide unforget-table experiences.
“Last night we walked up on a bear,” Young said. “He was probably a two-year-old, maybe 200 pounds. He didn’t seem skittish. He just smelled around and ventured off slowly.
“It was one of the coolest things of my life. I love it.”
“It’s fun and interesting,” Shaub said. “This is a one-of-a-kind crew. We have a good time.”
The crew has $12 per week per person deducted to pay for their food, which they have to find a way to manage while camped out in the woods.
“We’ve stayed under budget,” Shaub said. “We had some nasty situations with the cooler for awhile. But now I think we appreciate the food better and take care of it.”
Even out there in the woods, though, there is no escaping doing the dishes.
At least I could have helped with that.
Seasonal trail workers keep coming back for more
Half-bakedBrent Baker
Left, the crew working the 301 South Trail (a.k.a. the Conner Butte trail) included (front, l-r) Boone McKinney, Ned Mathis (back) Rebecca Shaub, Dylan Sprague, Patrick Young and Kyle MacConnell. Below, Young, Mathis, Sprague and McKinney work the trail (left), while crew leaders MacConnell and Shaub confer with coordinator Trygve Culp.
brent baker / staff photos
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Notice of abandoned property and sale of same. Attention Sherry Combs. As of July 2012 the rent on your storage unit located at Oroville Mini Storage, 140 Chesaw Road, Oroville, Wash., is 6 months past due. Attempts to contact you have been unsuccessful. Your unit is con- sidered abandoned and will be auc- tioned. Date of sale has been set 7/28/12. Contact 509-560-0166 for further information.Also for sale: Inflatable Spa Hot Tub, 15 HP Mercury Outboard, Para- sail, Dry Bag, Car top Kayak Sad- dles, DVR Security Camera System, 36” TV, Couch, and more! No pre- sales, viewing begins at 9 a.m., sale at 10 a.m.Published in the Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune on July 19 and 26, 2012.#406413
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR
OKANOGAN COUNTYNOTICE TO CREDITORS
NO. 12-4-00040-8In re the Estate of:FRANKLIN EARL NELSON
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DeceasedThe personal representative named below has been appointed as per- sonal representative of this estate. Any personal 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 on or mailing to the per- sonal representative or the personal representative’s attorney at the ad- dress stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the pro- bate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within that 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: JULY 2, 2012DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: July 12, 2012./s/: BETTA C. LIDSTRANDPersonal Representative/s/: Anthony Castelda, WSBA# 28937Attorney for Nelson
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PO Box 1307Tonasket, WA 98855(509) 486-1175Published in the Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune on July 12, 19 and 26, 2012.#404287
SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON
COUNTY OF OKANOGANPROBATE NOTICE TO
CREDITORS(RCW 11.40.030)NO. 12-4-00041-6
Estate of:ARTHUR ALLEN CASTONGUAY,Deceased.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICEThe above Court has appointed Lin- da K. Patterson as Personal Repre- sentative of Decedent’s estate. Any person having a claim against the Decedent must present the claim: (a) Before the time when the claim would be barred by any applicable statute of limitations, and (b) In the manner provided in RCW 11.40.070: (i) By filing the original of the claim with the foregoing Court, and (ii) By serving on or mailing to me at the address below a copy of the claim. The claim must be presented by the later of: (a) Thirty (30) days after I served or mailed this Notice as pro- vided in RCW 11.40.020(1)(c), or (b) Four (4) months after the date of first publication of this Notice. If the claim is not presented within this time peri- od, the claim will be forever barred except as provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective for claims against both the Decedent’s probate and non-probate assets.Date of First Publication of this No- tice: July 19, 2012Dale L. Crandall, WSBA #32168,
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Attorney for Linda K. Patterson, Personal RepresentativeP.O. Box 173Loomis, WA 98827Published in the Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune on July 19, 26 and Aug. 2, 2012.#405989
SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR
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CREDITORS(RCW 11.40.030)NO. 12-4-00011-4
Estate of:JAMES VERNON ANDERSON,Deceased.PLEASE TAKE NOTICE:The above Court has appointed Vicky L. Schu- chard as Personal Representative of Decedent’s estate. Any person hav- ing a claim against the Decedent must present the claim: (a) Before the time when the claim would be barred by any applicable statute of limitations, and (b) In the manner provided in RCW 11.40.070: (i) By filing the original of the claim with the foregoing Court, and (ii) By serving on or mailing to me at the address below a copy of the claim. The claim must be presented by the later of: (a) Thirty (30) days after I served or mailed this Notice as provided in RCW 11.40.020(1)(c), or (b) Four (4) months after the date of first publica- tion of this Notice. If the claim is not presented within this time period, the claim will be forever barred except as provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective for claims against both the Decedent’s probate and non-probate assets.Date of First Publication of this No- tice: July 26, 2012/s/: Dale L. Crandall,
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WSBA #32168, Attorney for Vicky L. Schuchard Personal RepresentativePO Box 173Loomis, WA 98827Published in the Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune on July 26, Aug. 2 and 9, 2012.#408013
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WAUCONDA - Pulling off the seventh annu-al Wauconda Fabulous 50s Sock Hop and Car Show took some last minute scrambling. But even widespread power outages that left the Wauconda Community Hall running on a set of generators didn’t dampen a lively crowd that rocked Saturday night away to classic tunes performed by Sean Owsley and Terri Dawley.
Just 24 hours earlier, Wauconda Community Hall president Gary Willett was wondering if the event would come off at all. Friday afternoon’s thunder-storm knocked out the power, and Willett said he got a call from the PUD informing him that it could be up to a week before it was restored.
If that wasn’t enough, Elvis impersonator Bernie Odegard, a Ferry County PUD worker, was injured on the job, and another performer was called away on a family emergency. That left Owsley - a KHQ Channel 6 (Spokane) anchor - and Dawley alter-nating and testing the limits of their vocal chords, though the crowd didn’t seem to mind.
“I got a call Friday afternoon that we were going to be without power, maybe for up to seven days,” Willett said. “I made a few calls and came up with a couple of generators that could run everything. So we were good to go. I called the radio station to get on the air that we were a go, too, in case anyone questioned it.”
He added that with 38 cars at the car show earlier in the day, and brisk sales of barbecued hamburg-ers, hot dogs and fresh fries at the concession stand, that Wauconda’s signature celebration had lived up to expectations.
“We still had a pretty good crowd, and a few more younger kids than we’ve had in the past,” Willett said.
Wauconda sock hop, car show rock on
It was hard to tell which decade it was in Wauconda on Saturday, what with polka dot dresses, poodle-do’s and classic trucks filling the Community Hall lot. Above, KHQ-TV’s Sean Owsley high-fives fans as he ventures into the crowd during Saturday’s sock hop.
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No power? No problem, at least at Wauconda’s Fabulous 50s Car Show and Sock Hop on Saturday, July 21. Whether dancing together (above), or alone, as four-year-old Brooklyn Kelly did at times, there was plenty of music, food, revelry - and even lights - to keep the festivities rolling deep into the night.
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WENATCHEE - During National EMS week, May 20-26, Oroville Ambulance Coordinator Debra Donahue was among 13 EMS providers from the North Central Washington Region featured in the North Central Emergency Care Council’s news-letter.
Individuals chosen for the honor were selected from names submitted by peers in the EMS industry “to be recog-nized for their dedication and commitment to the EMS and Trauma System,” said Linette Gahringer, Executive Director of North Central Emergency Care Council.
A photo and short bio of Donahue appeared in the news-letter. While working at Mt. Baker Ski Area, she realized that her training in Advanced First Aid was simply not enough to provide the needed care for their patients, she told the newsletter. So, in l988, she took an EMT class and eventually joined WCFD#4.
“I had finally found something that I absolutely loved to do,” she said.
Throughout the years she has worked for paid and volunteer EMS agencies, worked as an instructor in an EMS training business and played victim in some challenging and interesting places.
She returned to Eastern Washington in 1991 and joined the Oroville Ambulance Service in 2005. She is currently the
Agency Head, an AEMT, and recently received her Washington State SEI certification.
“What I enjoy most about EMS is the satisfaction of making someone’s bad day a better day,” she said in the newsletter. “Also, the fact that I can do something I love to make a living is of huge value to me. The income may not be much, but life is not all about money; loving my job and help-ing others is just as valuable.”
Donahue has raised four “EMS” children.
“I truly thank them for the understanding and patience that all of them have displayed, as mom is called out at the most inopportune times and spends many an evening at meetings or training. As a single mother, I could never have accomplished what I have without their sup-port. I would also like to thank the North Central Region for this recognition and also thank all EMS providers for their caring dedication to helping others.”
Outside of EMS she says she enjoys singing, gardening, hunt-ing, fishing and her children
