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End-of-year enrollment at OSD holds steadyKindergarten Round-up numbers down slightlyBY GARY A. DE [email protected]

OROVILLE – End of year enrollment at the Oroville School District appears to be about the same as the previous school year.

“There’s one more count to go… cur-rently we are at 544 to 546 FTEs, which is about the same as we had at the end of last year,” said Superintendent Steve Quick.

The district is required by the state to take several counts each school year and the district has one more count to make, according to District Business manager Shay Shaw in her report to the Oroville School Board during their last meeting.

These counts are important because the state uses the number of Full Time

Equivalent (FTE) students to pay basic education funds throughout the year. It is also important because the board will use these end-of-year numbers to deter-mine next year’s budget.

“The board traditionally sets the upcoming school year’s budget conser-vatively. In other words they base it on a number lower than the end of year count… last year they set it at 525 FTEs,” said Quick.

The district’s Kindergarten Roundup, a way to estimate how many new Kindergarteners, will be enrolled next year, attracted 49 students, according to Quick. He says is down a little compared to the past three years where it had been climbing.

“We still might pick up a few more in August,” he said.

Under good news and announcements School Director Amy Wise said she went up to sixth-grade camp and it looked like

BY KATIE [email protected]

OMAK - Twelve Tribes Resort Casino opened to the public last week, 14 months after breaking ground April 14, 2014.

“The Tribe has been wanting to build a nice casino and hotel for approximate-ly 20 years,” said Colville Confederated Tribe Board Director Gene Nicholson at the ribbon-cutting ceremony June 16.

“We knew we had to develop employ-ment; that was one of our first priori-ties,” said Colville Business Council Vice Chairman Mel Tonasket, who recalled a time when the tribe had no businesses in the area and unemployment was at 87%. “The tribe is one of the biggest employers in the county. It shows what can be done when we work together.”

The Colville Tribal Federal Corporation (CTFC) oversees several business enterprises, including three casinos; and employs several hundred

permanent and part-time employees, with 12 Tribes Resort Casino adding 200 jobs.

“Whether it’s through winnings or wages, the opening of this resort casino will definitely have an impact on our econ-omy, and the city of Omak thanks you,” said Omak Mayor Cindy Gagne.

Regular bus tours are scheduled to bring people in from Seattle and Canada.

The Casino encom-passes 56,000 square feet of gaming space, with 500 slot machines ranging in price from one cent to one dollar. Eight gaming tables feature Blackjack, Roulette and Craps, and a Poker Room.

“The gaming tables are new to the valley floor, and an enhancement to

the gaming environment,” said Gaming Chief Operating Officer Randy Williams. “It creates that full flavor.”

Full flavor dining-wise includes two restaurants inside the resort along with a

sweet shop selling pie and ice cream, bulk candy, espresso and cigarettes. The Camas restaurant serves three meals a day featuring American fare focused on the Northwest, and the Yu Asian Bistro serves Cantonese, Szechuan and Hunan cuisines during lunch

and dinner.The non-smoking, four-story hotel

with 24-hour room service has 80 rooms, including twelve two-room suites.

“We are very proud of what we have. The rooms are larger than elsewhere in

SEE CASINO| PG A2

Katie Teachout/staff photo

Tribal Councilman Ricky Gabriel was the first to get through the ribbon with gold-plated scissors, handed out to Colville Business Council members to cut the ribbon in celebration of the opening of the 12 Tribes Resort Casino Tuesday, June 16.

Twelve Tribes Resort Casino open for businessSEE SCHOOL | PG A3

Above, Conscious Culture Festival participants enjoy a tea-pouring ceremony led by

Bibi McGill. For more photos, see page B3.

Right, Caleb and Hayden Williams enjoy being chauf-

feured by Aaron Kester in the Spirit of Tonasket, a lawn-

mower-turned model airplane, at the Father’s Day Fly-in.For

story and more photos, see page B1.

Below, Rick Gallaher’s 1932 Chev 5 window coupe won

best of show at the NCCC Cruise in, see page B1Below right, Molson

Midsummer Fest Horeshoe champs Marc Alden and Riley

Davidson, for more see B2Katie Teachout & Gary DeVon

/staff photos

BUSY NORTH COUNTY WEEKEND

right, Sam Nau

/submitted photo

“We knew we had to develop employment;

that was one of our first priorities.”

Mel Tonasket Vice ChairmanColville Business Council

BY GARY A. DE [email protected]

TONASKET – A man and woman sus-pected of squatting in an Aeneas Valley home are accused of killing a woman and severely injuring a man by driving over the couple with their pickup on Thursday, June 18

James J. Faire, 55, Tonasket and Angelina M. Nobilis, 51, Kent, Wash. have been arrested on first degree murder and first degree assault charges. Witnesses at the scene said Faire ran the vic-tims over, stopped his vehicle, backed up and then drove forward again, running Debra L. Long, 51 of Issaquah, Wash. over a sec-ond time. Long died at the scene. George Abrantes, 48, of Marysville, Wash. was injured and was airlifted to Sacred Heart

Hospital in Spokane.The previous day Okanogan County

Sheriff ’s Deputies were called to a bur-glary complaint at 36 E. Sourdough Rd., about 20 miles east of Tonasket. Richard Finegold, the owner of the residence, said

he had just returned there after being gone since September of last year, according to Sheriff Frank Rogers.

“He said when he returned home he discovered locks had been changed, there was property in the residence that did not belong to him and a large amount of his belongings had been moved outside to out-buildings,” said Sheriff Rogers. At the time Finegold had possible

information on the suspects who had been at the residence. Deputies obtained

Squatters accused of killing woman with pickup truckSuspect alleged to have run woman down, then backed over her again before fleeing

SEE KILLING| PG A3

“The investigation shows that there was a heated argument

between the subjects and then Faire pulled a gun on the subjects and threatened them”

Sheriff Frank Rogers, Okanogan County

HappyCanada Day

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Above, players await the dealing of the first hand in Tuesday’s (June 16) poker tournament with a $1,000 prize to be split among the top five hands of the evening. The 56,000 square feet casino features 500 slot machines (left) along with live poker, blackjack, roulette and craps games. Gamblers can take advantage of the Players Advantage Card, with points for play rewards that can be redeemed for free play, hotel stays, meals or merchandise.

An ever-changing water sculpture balances out the interior’s design drawing from the surrounding arid landscape. The Sweet Shop sells pie and ice cream, bulk candy, espresso and cigarettes. Camas restaraunt serves American cuisine focused on the Northwest, and Yu Asian Bistro serves Cantonese, Szechuan and Hunan dishes. Roulette players and Omak residents (l-r) Matthew King, Tim Rubio and Jacob King laugh after turning in their

chips for cash. “It’s hard not to come out above what you went in with when you play Roulette,” said Matthew King. “As long as you bet safe,” added his brother Jacob.

A corner suite offers a sweeping view of the Okanogan Valley from the living area (above).The four-story hotel features 80 guest rooms, including 12 suites. Room decor includes photos from a collection of 145 pictures from the early 1900s up to the building of the Grand Coulee Dam. “The collection represents us as people, as a whole,” said Casino Manager Bryon Miller. The 12 tribes making up the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Nation are the Colville, Nespelem, San Poil, Lake, Palus, Wenatchi, Chelan, Entiat, Methow, the southern Okanogan, Moses Columbia and the Nez perce of Chief Joseph’s Bands.

The 40’ by 20’ swimming pool and indoor/outdoor hot tub are handicapped accessible. A dry sauna and showers are also located in the pool room. The Renew Spa will offer services including manicures, pedicures and massages.

Above, the Northwest Outlaws drum during last Tuesday’s (June 16) opening ceremony of Twelve Tribes Resort and Casino in Omak. Right, Tribal member Dan Nanamkin sings the Honor Song prior to the cutting of the rib-bon across the front doors of the casino.

Story and photos by Katie Teachout

“We wanted to keep the price where people

would want to come”Frank Rodriquez, Hotel Manager

Twelve Tribes Resort & Casino

the Omak area,” said Williams. “Corner suites have beautiful views of the valley with lovely vistas in each of the seasons.”

Prices range from $119 to $259, with Double Queens, Kings or Suites that have both a sleeping room and a living room.

“We wanted to keep the price where people would want to come,” said Hotel Manager Frank Rodriguez. “Once you’ve got them in, you’ve got them in.”

The hotel’s 20’ by 40’ swim-ming pool and indoor/outdoor hot tubs are handicap accessible, and there’s also a sauna and fit-ness center. The Renew Spa will offer treatments ranging from manicures to massage. According to Rodriguez, final decisions are being made on spa features before equipment purchases are made.

“This is not the end, only the beginning of what is going to happen,” said Mel Tonasket prior to the ribbon being cut. “This site is designed to expand.”

Future plans include a conven-tion center, Bingo, an RV Park and a vineyard out in front of the resort.

Plans for the Okanogan Casino, closed with the opening of 12 Tribes Resort, are still up in the air. A convention center was being discussed, as well as Bingo, a senior meal site and a wine tast-ing room once the vineyard starts producing.

“It’s not going to sit there and go to waste, I can assure you of that,” said Tonasket.

“We are looking ahead towards our Grand Opening Celebration on July 26, during which we will have commemorative gifts, $500 drawings every hour from noon until 10 p.m., a 2015 Cadillac ATS Sedan giveaway and a whole lot more,” said Creative Media Coordinator Stephanie Day.

Twelve Tribes Resort sits on a 40-acre parcel of 300 acres 45 miles south of Canada along Hwy. 97, with access across the road from the Fairgrounds Access Road.

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everyone was having fun.Tam Hutchinson, the Athletic

Director reported two students competed in state in golf and two girls competed in pole vault for state track.

“Nick Hugus was an alternate for tennis and our doubles team missed by one point,” he said.

During the public comment section of the meeting, parent Lisa Cole asked for a clarification on the district’s bullying policy.

“It’s kind of generalized on how you handle a bully. How do you handle bullying, threatening and name calling?” she asked, want-ing to know if the response was based on the type of bullying involved.

“We have changed our poli-cy in the last couple of years as the state made new guidelines,” replied Kristin Sarmiento, the principal at the high school.

“We look at each incident on an individual basis, we get them counseling, talk about behavior that is appropriate and inappro-

priate,” Sarmiento added. “Some students have been suspended on the first incident because of the severity.”

The principal said parents always have the option on wheth-er it should be handled at school or go to the police.

“We have been meeting on the discipline so there are changes coming,” she added.

The public comments were fol-lowed by end-of-season coaches’ reports from Dane Forrester, the softball coach and Hutchinson, the baseball coach.

“I thought the girls worked hard, we had five eighth grad-ers nearly all season long... there were always three in the outfield,” said Forrester.

“The baseball team had a lot of fun, we had a lot of young play-ers,” said Hutchinson. “It wasn’t a success with wins, but we always drew big crowds.”

After returning from a closed-door executive session where they evaluated Supt. Quick, the

board approved a consent agenda of several items. These included policy on public access to school district records; renewal of the agreement with Compass Group for food service and approval of an AVID Products and Services Agreement.

The board also accepted the resignation of teacher Cenah Whiteaker and hiring of spring coaches. Shaw will be re-hired as business manager, Joan Hoehn as K-6 principal and Sarmiento as high school principal. Evaluations of Quick are ongoing by the board and he has not yet been offered a contract. The board is expected to make that decision at their next meeting.

Ila Hall, Shelly Martin and Jennifer Burgard were approved as the elementary summer school teachers.

The next meeting of the Oroville School Board is sched-uled for Monday, June 29 at 6:30 p.m. at the District Office located at 816 Juniper Street.

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Commissioners declare county-wide burn ban

“With years of persistent drought on the east-ern Washington landscape, and predictions by the National Weather Service for a hotter and drier summer than normal, it’s prudent to take

precautions now”Peter Goldmark,

Commissioner of Public Lands

Early fire season forecast by DNRBY GARY A. DE [email protected]

OKANOGAN - Okanogan County Commissioners have Declared Hazardous Fire Conditions and issued Resolution 62-2015, a county-wide burn ban against outdoor burning of com-bustible materials.

Combustible materials may include, but are not limited to, outdoor burning of yard waste and none emergent agricultural burning. See the resolution for further explanation. Use of gas or charcoal fired BBQ’s are allowed.

This follows a state ban announced by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) that started June 17 on DNR-protected lands east of the crest of the Cascade Mountains. This was expanded to include the western side of the state on June 22. The Washington State burn ban applies to state forests, state parks and forest-lands under DNR fire protec-tion. It does not include federally owned lands.

“With years of persis-tent drought on the eastern Washington landscape, and pre-dictions by the National Weather Service for a hotter and drier summer than normal, it’s prudent to take precautions now,” said Commissioner of Public Lands Peter Goldmark. “This burn ban will help protect people, forests and property.”

In 2015 so far, there have been 241 wildfire starts throughout the state. Last year’s fire sea-son was the biggest on record in Washington, with the larg-est state fire ever, the Carlton Complex, destroying more than 250,000 acres. More than 1 mil-lion acres of Washington’s land-scape has been consumed by wildfire since 2009.

DNR is awaiting legislative action this summer on requests for $4.5 million for additional firefighting teams and equip-ment, and $20 million to improve the health of drought-ravaged, flammable forests.

The burn ban applies to all out-door burning on DNR-protected forestlands with the exception of recreational fires in approved fire pits within designated state,

county, municipal and other campgrounds.

Fireworks and incendi-ary devices, such as exploding targets, sky lanterns, or tracer ammunition, are illegal on all DNR-protected forestlands. Charcoal briquettes are also not allowed. The statewide burn ban will run through Sept. 30, 2015.

Campfire restrictions have not yet been declared on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National

Forest, but an earlier than nor-mal fire season is being predicted by the Forest Service.

According to the National Geographic Area Coordination Center long range forecast, wild-fire season is likely to occur earli-er than usual in most areas across the west this summer. In addi-tion, above normal significant wildland fire potential, above normal temperatures, and below average precipitation for much of Washington State are expected.

“The extent and duration of our fire season will depend upon the amount of precipitation we receive during May and June,” said Okanogan-Wenatchee NF Fire Staff Officer Keith Satterfield. “The plants in the woods are greening up ahead of schedule and grasses have already grown tall in some places. With this early green up comes early cur-ing and drying with the potential for an earlier start to fire season.”

Low snowpack and warmer temperatures have allowed fuels to dry earlier than usual.

Low snowpack means that high elevation fuels will dry ear-lier in the season and be available to burn if lightning occurs.

“Once summer arrives the big-gest factor in determining the kind of fire season we will experi-ence will be the number of thun-der storms passing over the forest and how wet those storms are and also the amount of human caused fires,” Satterfield said.

Campfire restrictions will

probably be put in place sooner than in past years. Forest visi-tors need to factor that into their plans and remember to find out if restrictions are in place before heading to the national forest.

On May 15, Governor Jay Inslee declared a statewide drought emergency.

“Other parts of the west had less than normal snowpack this winter, unlike last year when Oregon and Washington were

the main areas affected by lower than normal snowpack. Due to this, there may be competition for firefighting resources this summer,” Satterfield said.

It is normal for firefighting resources to be moved where they are most needed. There will be competition for resources, nationally as the number of wild-fires increases. Limited wildfire fighting resources include air-tankers, helicopters and other specialized equipment or per-sonnel.

This summer, over 300 fire-fighting personnel will be work-ing on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. Currently, every ranger district has resources available to respond to a wild-fire. “Early this spring we sent crews to a fire that started in Canada and burned across the border onto federal lands. We’ve also extinguished a number of lightning and human caused fires in the past couple weeks,” Satterfield said.

With the expected long, hot and dry fire season people are advised to be especially careful with fire when recreating in the woods and grasslands.

Homeowners should follow FireWise practices around homes and cabins. People living in high fire prone areas need to be pre-pared when fire season arrives by having evacuation plans in place and knowing ahead of time what items/belongings to take if directed to evacuate.

the information but the suspects had left.”

The next day, at around 1:35 p.m., deputies were detailed again to 36 E. Sourdough Rd., when it was reported that the suspects had returned to the residence. Approximately five minutes later dispatch received a call from the same area that two subjects had just been run over, said Rogers.

“When deputies and detectives arrived on scene they discovered a female subject in the roadway who was pronounced dead at the scene and a second male sub-ject who was injured but alive,” Rogers said.

The investigation shows that the two suspects, James J. Faire, 55 of Tonasket and Angelina M. Nobilis, 51 of Kent had returned to the residence.

“Apparently Faire and Nobilis knew Finegold had been gone and decided to move into his place, basically squatting while Finegold was gone. Also, Finegold is miss-ing property and money from the residence,” said Rogers.

When Faire and Nobilis arrived back on the property, Finegold was there along with two other

friends, Abrantes and Long and other witnesses.

“The investigation shows that there was a heated argument between the subjects and then Faire pulled a gun on the subjects and threatened them,” the sheriff said. “Faire then got back into this pickup with Nobilis and ran Long and Abrantes over.”

Faire and Nobilis left the scene

and drove to Tonasket and called law enforcement from there. Faire and Nobilis were contact-ed by law enforcement and later were arrested and booked for first degree murder and first degree assault. The vehicle has been impounded and weapons that Faire had were also taken. The investigation at this time is still ongoing, according to the sheriff.

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SUPERIOR COURT

Criminal

Manuel Cabrera Jr., no middle name listed, 26, Omak, plead-ed guilty June 16 to second-degree theft. The court dis-missed additional charges of second-degree theft and first-degree trafficking in stolen property. The crime occurred March 25. In a second case, Cabrera pleaded guilty June 16 to theft of mail. That crime occurred during the month of February. Cabrera was sen-tenced to a total of six months in jail and fined $1,971.

Scott Leslie Reierson, 47, Oro-ville, pleaded guilty June 16 to harassment (gross misde-meanor) and second-degree malicious mischief. Reierson was sentenced to 364 days in jail with 204 days suspended and credit for time served; and fined $500 for the Nov. 11, 2014 crimes.

Caleb Ryan Ritz, 31, Omak, pleaded guilty June 16 to second-degree possession of stolen property. Ritz was sen-tenced to 17 months in prison and fined $600 for the Sept. 4, 2014 crime.

Kyle Steven Cate, 23, Omak, pleaded guilty June 17 to sec-ond-degree robbery (lesser included of first-degree rob-bery) and an attempt to elude a pursuing police vehicle. The court dismissed a third-degree DWLS charge. Cate was sentenced to 14+ months in prison and fined $1,110.50 for the May 4 crimes.

The court found probable cause to charge Dakota Joseph Shaul, 19, Omak, with second-degree burglary and third-degree malicious mischief. The crimes allegedly occurred June 9.

The court found probable cause to charge Kyle William Nicho-las Johnson, 18, Omak, with possession of a stolen motor vehicle. The crime allegedly occurred June 12.

The court found probable cause to charge Brian Junior Sang-ster, 35, Omak, with second-degree assault (with a deadly weapon) (DV). The crime allegedly occurred June 15.

Juvenile

A 17-year-old Omak girl was found guilty June 16 to intimidating a witness. The state failed to prove a fourth-degree assault charge. The girl was sentenced to 15 to 36 weeks with the State Depart-ment of Social and Health Services and fined $100. The crime occurred between March 1 and March 18.

A 16-year-old Omak boy plead-ed guilty June 17 to MIP/C. The boy was sentenced to 16 hours community service and three days in detention. He was fined $100 for the March 21 crime.

A 14-year-old Oroville girl pleaded guilty June 17 to third-degree assault. The girl was sentenced to 128 hours of community service and 14 days in detention with credit for 14 days served. She was fined $100 for the Jan. 9 crime.

A 13-year-old Omak girl pleaded guilty June 17 to fourth-degree assault. The girl was sentenced to 15 days in detention with credit for 15 days served; and fined $100 for the May 13 crime. A resti-tution hearing was scheduled for Aug. 26.

DISTRICT COURT

Franklin J. Raschka, 36, Oroville, guilty on three counts of third-degree DWLS. Raschka was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 80 days suspended, and fined a total of $1,808.

Semone Lee Reuben, 27, Omak, guilty of third-degree DWLS. Rueben was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 87 days sus-pended and fined $618.

Robert Trevor Richardson, 34, Omak, had a charge dis-missed: false reporting.

Gerald Alan Sam, 58, Omak, had a third-degree malicious mis-chief charge dismissed.

Merton Bazil Solomon, 47, Omak, guilty of third-degree DWLS. The court dismissed an additional third-degree DWLS charge. Solomon was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 88 days suspended, and fined $383.

Dylan Dewight Sprague, 20, Tonasket, guilty of MIP/C. Sprague was sentenced to 364 days in jail with 362 days suspended, and fined $808.

Christopher Joseph Stem-baugh, 26, Oroville, guilty of obstruction. Stembaugh was sentenced to 364 days in jail with 359 days suspended, and fined $893.

Joe Richard Stewart Jr., 45, Omak, guilty of third-degree DWLS. Stewart was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 80 days suspended, and fined $818.

Donald Bryce Sylvester, 29, Oro-ville, had a charge dismissed: violation of a no-contact order.

Robert Charles Thedorff, 66, Tonasket, had two charges dismissed: third-degree DWLS and operating a vehicle without an ignition interlock device.

Randy Lee Timentwa, 34, Omak, guilty of fourth-degree assault and guilty (other deferral revoked) of unlaw-ful display of a weapon. Timentwa was sentenced to 364 days in jail with 357 days suspended, and fined a total of $1,641.

Melissa Marchel Torgerson, 47, Okanogan, guilty of third-degree DWLS. Torgerson received a 90-day suspended sentence and fined $368.

Juan C. Torres Nava, 26, Okano-gan, had a third-degree DWLS charge dismissed.

Janalda Lynn Warbus, 24, Omak, guilty of third-degree DWLS. Warbus was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 88 days sus-pended, and fined $408.

Christopher Alan Wayland, 26, Okanogan, had a fourth-degree assault charge dis-missed.

Larry Dale Wilson, 63, Okano-gan, guilty of first-degree criminal trespassing. Wilson was sentenced to 180 days in jail with 179 days suspended, and fined $1,058.

Jayleen Dawn Zacherle, 24, Omak, guilty of no valid operator’s license without ID. Zacherle received a 90-day suspended sentence and fined $468.

911 CALLS & JAIL BOOKINGS

monday, June 15, 2015Public intoxication on Pine Crest

Rd. near Tonasket.Burglary on Oak St. in Omak.Assault on S. First Ave. in Okano-

gan.Domestic dispute on Ione St. in

Okanogan.Domestic dispute on N. Second

Ave. in Okanogan.Theft on Pine Creek Rd. near

Tonasket.Assault on S. Birch St. in Omak.Trespassing on Pine St. in Okan-

ogan.Theft on S. First Ave. in Okano-

gan. Amplifier reported miss-ing.

Lost property on Appleway Ave. in Okanogan. Cell phone reported missing.

Theft on Elmway in Okanogan.One-vehicle crash on Omak Air-

port Rd. near Omak. Fatality later reported.

Domestic dispute on Omache Dr. in Omak.

DWLS on Omak Ave. in Omak.Theft on Riverside Dr. in Omak.

Siding reported missing.Assault on S. Birch St. in Omak.Public intoxication on S. Main St.

in Omak.Three reports of trespassing on

Main St. in Oroville.Hit-and-run vehicle crash on

Main St. in Oroville.Brian Junior Sangster, 35,

booked for first-degree assault and harassment (threats to kill).

Tuesday, June 16, 2015Credit card fraud on Hwy. 97

near Oroville.Weapons offense on S. Western

Ave. in Tonasket.Littering on Miller Rd. near

Omak.Warrant arrest on Hwy. 20 near

Okanogan.Harassment on Hwy. 7 near

Tonasket.Drugs on N. Fourth Ave. in

Okanogan.Domestic dispute on Aeneas

Valley Rd. near Tonasket.Theft on West St. in Riverside.Search and rescue on Sinlahekin

Rd. near Tonasket.Burglary on Rodeo Trail Rd. near

Omak.Disorderly conduct on S. Main

St. in Omak.

Harassment on N. Main St. in Omak.

Fraud on N. Ash St. in Omak.Trespassing on E. Fig Ave. in

Omak.Warrant arrest on Ironwood St.

in Oroville.Theft on Golden St. in Oroville.Threats on E. Seventh St. in

Tonasket.Kolby Christine Smith, 18,

booked on two juvenile war-rants: second-degree bur-glary and third-degree theft.

Tamitha Marie Davidson, 44, booked on an Omak Police Department FTC warrant for third-degree theft.

Colin Michael Oakman, 24, court commitments for hit-and-run (unattended) and first-degree negligent driving.

Davis Henderson Tatshama, 31, booked on a State Patrol FTA warrant for first-degree DWLS.

Michael Winston Kinzebach, 19, court commitment for POCS.

Teddy Wayne Bennett, 58, booked on two counts of fourth-degree assault.

Zacharian John Collins, 19, booked for fourth-degree assault (DV).

Wednesday June 17, 2015Two-vehicle crash on Hwy. 155

near Omak. Injuries reported.Violation of a no-contact order

on S. First Ave. in Okanogan.Domestic dispute on Copple Rd.

near Omak.Domestic dispute on E. Fig Ave.

in Omak.Burglary on E. Sourdough Rd.

near Tonasket.Disorderly conduct on Murray

St. in Okanogan.Theft on Riverside Dr. in Omak.Burglary on Benton St. in Omak.Disorderly conduct on Jasmine

St. in Omak.Motorcycle theft on Riverside

Dr. in Omak.Assault on Shumway Rd. near

Omak.Found property on Oak St. in

Omak. Bicycle recovered.Warrant arrest on Shumway Rd.

near Omak.Public intoxication on N. Ken-

wood St. in Omak.Theft on Golden St. in Oroville.Found property on Main St. in

Oroville. Purse recovered.Threats on E. Seventh St. in

Tonasket.Jamie Ray Williams, 28, DOC

detainer.Arthur George Longdo, 61,

court commitment for DUI.Chad Winston Vanatta, 28, DOC

detainer.Angela Dawn Gates, 34, court

commitment for reckless driv-ing.

Dylan Dewight Sprague, 20, court commitment for MIP/C.

Thomas Andrew Hamner, 32, booked on four FTA warrants: second-degree possession of stolen property, violation of a no-contact order, fourth-degree assault (DV) and DUI.

Thursday, June 18, 2015Burglary on Camp Desautel Rd.

near Omak.

Two-vehicle crash on E. Dry Coulee Rd. near Okanogan.

Domestic dispute on S. Second Ave. in Okanogan.

Assault on E. Sourdough Rd. near Tonasket.

Trespassing on S. First Ave. in Okanogan.

Recovered vehicle on E. Elberta Ave. in Omak.

Fire on S. Fir St. in Omak.Two-vehicle crash on Omache

Dr. in Omak. No injuries reported.

Assault on S. Main St. in Omak.Domestic dispute on Ironwood

St. in Oroville.Oleg Viktorovich Saley, 32,

booked on a Tonasket Police Department FTA warrant for third-degree DWLS.

Kristen Ann Bob, 32, booked for fourth-degree assault.

Friday, June 19, 2015Disorderly conduct on S. West-

ern Ave. in Omak.Malicious mischief on Rodeo

Trail Rd. near Okanogan.Burglary on Omak River Rd. near

Omak. Chainsaw and stereo system reported missing.

Domestic dispute on S. Fourth Ave. in Okanogan.

Burglary on Hungry Hollow Rd. near Oroville.

Trespassing on N. Elm St. in Omak.

Assault on S. Second Ave. in Okanogan.

Theft on E. Fig Ave. in Omak.Domestic dispute on Riverside

Dr. in Omak.Threats on N. Main St. in Omak.Theft on Main St. in Oroville.Malicious mischief on E. First St.

in Tonasket.Angelina Nobilis, 51, booked for

first-degree murder and first-degree assault.

James John Faire, 55, booked for first-degree murder and first-degree assault.

Shaun Oliver Crane, 45, booked on two counts of third-degree possession of stolen property.

Kalvin Eugene Johnson, 45, booked for third-degree DWLS.

Penny Annette Weekly, 39, court commitment for second-degree criminal trespassing.

Laural Angelina Anthony, 19, booked for mail theft and a Tribal FTA warrant for fourth-degree assault.

Richard Kevin Wright, 35, booked for first-degree child molestation.

saTurday, June 20, 2015Alcohol offense on S. Second

Ave. in Okanogan.Alcohol offense on Simons Rd.

near Okanogan.Malicious mischief on Appleway

Ave. in Okanogan.Theft on Appleway Ave. in

Okanogan. Mail reported missing.

Lost property on N. Second Ave. in Okanogan. Wallet reported missing.

DWLS on Hwy. 97 in Omak.Warrant arrest on Engh Rd. in

Omak.Trespassing on Hanford St. in

Omak.Warrant arrest on Omak Ave. in

Omak.Threats on Jasmine St. in Omak.Lost property on Engh Rd. in

Omak. Purse reported miss-ing.

Trespassing on N. Juniper St. in Omak.

Domestic dispute on 23rd Ave. in Oroville.

Lost property on S. Whitcomb Ave. in Tonasket.

Tristan Vance L. Andrew-Paul, 19, booked on warrants for DUI (under 21) and hit-and-run (unattended).

Kristina Michelle Grooms-Sloan, 41, booked on two Omak Police Department FTA war-rants: fourth-degree assault (DV) and third-degree theft.

Christina Delrosario, no middle name listed, 34, booked for fourth-degree assault (DV).

Eduardo Pamatz Ponce, 24, booked for obstruction.

Lisa Louise Best, 44, booked on an Omak Police Department FTC warrant for fourth-degree assault.

Bruce Leroy Wisner Jr., 51, booked on an OCSO FTA war-rant for second-degree crimi-nal trespassing.

sunday, June 21, 2015Domestic dispute on N. Second

Ave. in Okanogan.Rape on Cayuse Mountain Rd.

near Tonasket.Assault on River Rd. near Omak.Automobile theft on E. Grape

Ave. in Omak.Theft on Engh Rd. in Omak. Elec-

tronics reported missing.Illegal burning on E. Eighth Ave.

in Omak.Harassment on E. Bartlett Ave.

in Omak.Theft on Engh Rd. in Omak.Public intoxication on S. Whit-

comb Ave. in Tonasket.Jacob Patrick Vincent Ramsey,

28, booked for fourth-degree assault (DV).

James Preston Simpson, 35, booked for DUI.

KEY:DUI – Driving Under the

InfluenceDWLS/R – Driving While License

Suspended/RevokedPOSC – Possession of a Controlled

SubstanceMIP/C – Minor in Possession/

ConsumptionTMVWOP – Taking a Motor

Vehicle without Owner’s Permission

DV– Domestic ViolenceFTA/C – Failure to Appear/

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

Sheriff ’s OfficerRP– Reporting PartyDOC – State Department of

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

Protection.ICE– Immigration and Customs

Enforcement

To the maay sponsors who make Bonaparte Lake Fish Day

A Huge Success! Akins Harvest Foods, Oroville

Columbia River Carbonates

Dave Rains Fish Farm

Frontier Foods, Oroville

Gary L. Lesamiz, DVM

Hughes Department Store

Jerry Utt’s Apiary

Kinross Kettle River Buckhorn

Lee Franks Mercantile

Midway Building Supply

Nancy Inlow- AVON

Okanogan County Sheriff

Okanogan Valley Bass Club

Oroville American Legion Post 84

Oroville Sportsmen Club

Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation

Royal Neighbors of America, Oroville

Scholz Sporting Goods

Son of American Legion, Tonasket

Tonasket American Legion Post 82

Tonasket Awards, Morgan Montanye

U.S. Forest Service – Tonasket & Republic Ranger Districts

Washington Dept. of Fish & Wildlife

Wauconda Hall

� Okanogan-Wenatchee National Porest � Tonasket :Raqer District

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Use caution before following the massesDear Editor,

Reading multiple online posts, comments, emails, various newspaper editorials/articles and letters-to-the editor while also having conversations to people from all walks of life within our communities over the last sev-eral months regarding Commissioners Ray Campbell and Sheilah Kennedy’s job perfor-mance during their first term in office, I urge my fellow Okanogan County citizens to be cautious when forming their own personal opinions.

In the interest of full disclosure I worked on Commissioner DeTro’s first campaign, managed Commissioner Campbell’s cam-paign and voted for Commissioner Kennedy along with the majority of currently elected officials in Okanogan County. I am a cur-rent Okanogan County Farm Bureau board member and a member/volunteer for various groups and organizations within our county. I do not receive a federal, state, county or grant-backed paycheck funded by the taxpay-ers of our county, state or nation. I have no desire or plans to hold any elected office or public employee position and am not related to any elected officials in Okanogan County. Nonetheless, I do attend a large number of the county meetings and meetings across the state on my own time and dime—99% of the time representing myself—to confirm that the elected officials I have supported are doing their jobs and are representing their constituents.

At every county board or department meet-ing I have attended, Commissioners Campbell and Kennedy have always put the health, wel-fare and safety of Okanogan County’s citizens above all else. They have never shied away from the hard questions or issues; although, conventional wisdom clearly dictated that their questions and demands for account-ability from all county and state departments to their constituents would be akin to com-mitting social and political suicide. They have both always conducted themselves in a straightforward, open, honest, profession-al and courteous manner even when con-fronted with blatantly rude and inappropriate

behavior from state department and county employees. This is also the very first time to my knowledge that Okanogan County Commissioners have NEVER taken the levy shift of $500,000 (which is legal) from Public Works to balance the budget. Commissioners Campbell and Kennedy have also refused to take in-county travel—which was voted in by p rior commissioners—and opted not to take a pay increase for themselves as was approved prior to their election to office.

Okanogan County departments that have been allowed to run amuck unchecked and unchallenged for decades are finally being forced—albeit kicking and screaming—by Commissioners Campbell and Kennedy to:

-Account for positions that have been bud-geted for but never filled. Justify self-given employee pay increases within budgets that have already run through their reserves.

-Justify why rates for services should be raised to pay those employees’ pay increases when the taxpayers (who fund the paychecks and pay the increased rates) are already strug-gling and do not receive those same benefits themselves.

-Justify why and how the county depart-ments can complete jobs cheaper, better and more efficiently than the private businesses—since the county depends on those businesses and their employees to provide a large portion of the county budget.

-Justify why some county employees are being offered job contracts that guarantee them outstanding benefits, pay scales and job security multiple years into the future on a scale competing with some Fortune 500 companies and leaving little room within the contracts for disciplinary actions should the need arise when an employee is not perform-ing—when the county and the citizens paying these wages are struggling to even make ends meet.

-Justify why public inclusion and process have not occurred over the years regarding public assets. Demand coordination from state and federal agencies so the people of Okanogan County actually have a say in what happens in our county for the first time ever. The list could go on.

Considering that I have personally seen and witnessed all of the above, I urge you to please do your own research before judg-

ing Commissioners Campbell and Kennedy. Meetings are open to the public and the majority of documents are available upon request regarding many of the issues tear-ing our county apart. If you have questions, call Commissioner Campbell and Kennedy or invite them to a meeting. How can you expect to get a straight answer if the people in question aren’t even at the table with you? Consider the source of where a lot of the turmoil and information within our commu-nity is coming from and where those sources’ personal connections and interests lay. And finally, don’t rely on my word or anyone else’s. I have faith in you—the taxpayers and citizens of Okanogan County—to do your due dili-gence and form your own unbiased opinions.

Trinity StuckerTonasket

Appreciate the work done behind the scenesDear Editor,

So many people work so hard behind the scenes to make May Day a fun day for every-one. I think it is time to say thank you to these guys.

We all take for granted that the parade line up and 3 on 3 will have porta potties. This is thanks to Mike Tibbs who has for many years set them out in the morning and picked them up in the evening. He has volunteered this service without asking for payment to even cover the cost of TP and chemicals! A lot of time and work!

Another person is Gary Bull who every year rounds up the street barricades and sets them out and has people direct traffic. He also rounds up golf carts for the parade judges as well as working with the kids games.

And of course, there is Ken Neal who has announced the parade for over 30 years. Wow, talk about dedication.

Just three guys that have worked hard so that we can enjoy May Day. Thank you guys and also the others that spend their May Day in service to the rest of us that gather for the fun.

Linda SchwilkeOroville

Donate to the Community Fireworks Display

Oroville’s Community Fourth of July Fireworks display has been a big hit for several years now and become an Independence Day tradition. The show is a big attraction to town, drawing people from across the border in Osoyoos to the north and Tonasket to the south. It’s a fun way to share an evening with your family whether your tak-ing in the view from the park, in a boat on the lake, in your car along

the highway or from one of the nearby lake side homes and resorts.

The event, originally organized by the late Joy Ehlers as a full day of fun at Oroville’s Deep Bay Park, which hadn’t so much earlier undergone a transformation after it had been turned over to the city from the local Kiwanis Club. The Sons of the American Legion were recruited to take over the project and for the last many years it has basically been run by Dane Forrester with help from his wife Joyce (this year’s May Festival Grand Marshals) and friends like Bryan Sawyer, the licensed pyrotechnician.

While the music and food events that were originally a part of Joy’s dream have fallen by the wayside, the Oroville Chamber of Commerce, which has taken up the event, is working on

offering entertainment and food in the future years. If you have any ideas you might contact Leah Palmer, the chamber’s vice-president.

However, the fireworks will retain top billing – and to bring those the chamber of commerce needs your donations – whatever you can afford, even if it’s just a dollar or two. It’s amazing home much money it takes to light up the sky – but the ‘oohs’ and ‘ahhs’ of the crowd are worth it. So, whether you come down to the park to watch or some-where else where the view is good remember people are working hard to make the event happen and be sure and give what you can so the chamber can bring you the event again next year. Your donations help to make the down payment on next year’s show, which has to be paid early to ensure a spectacular Fourth of July display.

Many local businesses have generously donated over the years – even some that aren’t so local. Dan Lepley, from the chamber board has been approaching local businesses about giving this year. You can donate at Umpqua Bank, the Camaray Motel, or via Credit Card at www.orovillewashington.com, or by check to Oroville Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box 2140, Oroville, WA 98844.BE LOUD, BE PROUD

A new tradition may be starting at the park as the Oroville High School Cheerleaders are asking people to come support them by participating in the first annual Be Loud, Be Colorful 5K run on the Fourth of July. It’s $15 to enter and runners, who are asked to wear white T-shirts and sun glasses will be showered with bright colored powder in the shades of Old Glory. Participants will begin at Deep Bay Park, continue south on Westlake road, turn around by Les Schwab and loop back to the park. For more information call 509-560-1063 or 509-413-6157.CANADA DAY

One last thing, while we have to wait until Saturday, July 4 for our celebration, our Canadian neighbors will be celebrating on Wednesday, July 1. Remember to wish your favorite Canuck a Happy Canada Day — it might be a little belated as you see them up at the Chesaw Rodeo or in Oroville for the fireworks.

Out of My Mind

Gary A. DeVon

LETTERS TO EDITOR

The Oroville Gazette75 years Ago

Friday, June 7- 14, 1940: The International Shows will furnish the carnival amusement at the Oroville Border Days Rodeo here on Saturday and Sunday, June 15th and 16th. There will be five rides and concessions of all kinds running continuously day and night. The local Grange held a very interesting meeting Thursday night followed by enter-tainment provided by the Oroville Junior Grange. Oroville can be justly proud of this juvenile group, which is one of the few to be organized in this county, and who won First place in the entire state for the Scrap Book Competition. The group is led by Mrs. Fannie Rogers and she has reminded all that any child may join this group whether their parents are Grangers or not. For the conve-nience of the general public, as a large crowd is expected in town this week-end for Border Days, the following grocery stores and meat markets, have agreed to maintain these shop-ping hours on Sunday. Open at 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. and closed from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Those agreeing to these hours are; Wagner’s Grocery and Market; Ben Prince’s Store; John Dykes Market; Mooney’s Market and Meyer Prince’s

Store. The new Baptist Church, which has been in process of construction since last December, will open for services next Sunday, June 16. Sunday School and worship services at the usual hours of 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. We are greatly appreciative of the use of Mr. Peterson’s team and Mr. John Kline’s team in the digging of the basement and all other labors which were so efficiently donated. The new bridge being constructed across the Okanogan River on the Molson-Oroville road, will be open to light traffic in time for this week-end. This opening will eliminate the detour to the bridge southeast of town for the people living in the East Oroville Orchard Tracts and from Molson-Chesaw. Grocery Prices: Nalley’s Potato Chips, $.08 per bag; Kerr widemouth jars, $1.10; Crackers, 2 2lb. pkgs, $.25; 2 lb. jar peanut butter, $.25.

The Oroville Gazette50 Years Ago:

June 3 - 10 , 1965: Commencement exer-cises for the largest graduation class ever to leave Oroville High School, took place last Friday evening at the Coulton Auditorium, May 28, 1965. A total of 74 seniors received their diplomas and 12 scholarships, totaling $1,712, were given to 12 of those. Named as Valedictorian was Kathleen Kernan and Edna Ballard was Salutatorian. The Glover Cup, which over the years has become the high-est award to a graduating senior, was won by Pat Siegrist. A new business just opened in Oroville is “Art’s Miniature Golf Course. It is located behind his drive-in on Highway 97. Each of the 18 holes offers something dif-ferent to the players. At a special quarterly conference last Thursday, officers of the

First Methodist Church authorized a build-ing project and elected a building committee. Elected were, Tom Dull, Chairman; Dave Thorndike, Gordon Sylvester, Mrs. Wesley Rogers, Harold Forney, Mrs. Jerry Dull, Warren Carey, W. A. Fassett and Don Reese. Boyd Walter, construction engineer for the Chief Joseph Reclamation Area, appealed to the Oroville Chamber of Commerce, for help in locating five or six houses for rent to his office and field engineers. Boyd stated that they would be living in Oroville for two or three years during construction and would have about 18 children enrolled in the school. Roy Frazier, local orchardists has been elect-ed Commander for American Legion Post No. 84. Other officers elected were, Stanley Nelson Sr., Vice Commander. At the Post’s last meeting, Paul Anderson presented the Legion with Boy Scout Troop 26’s Charter continuing for the 25th consecutive year. Sisters of Kathy Sawtells, new Theta Rho President and all Past Presidents themselves, acted as installing officers for her installation. Those sisters are Mrs. Steve Troth, Miss Peggy Sawtells and Mrs. Kenneth Ripley. Grocery Prices: Fryers. Cut up, 2½ to 3½ lbs. Avg. $.35; Lettuce, 2 hds. $.29; Tomatoes, $.29 per lb. 2 lb. loaf Velveeta cheese, $.75; Cottage Cheese, Pint, $.23; Ground Beef, 3 lbs. $1.17; Radishes or Green onions, $.05 per bunch.; Watermelon, $05.5 per lb.4, 65 and 23; April 5, 65 and 33 and April 6, 59 and 41. A total precipitation of .01” for the period. Grocery Prices: Flour, 25# bag, $1.89; Bread, 4 loaves for $1.00; 2lb. bananas, $.29; Ground beef, 3lb., $1.17; Skinless Franks, $.49 per lb.; Ice Cream, ½ gal. $.49; MJB Coffee, 3 lb. tin, $1.37 and 16 oz. frozen, breaded shrimp,$.99.

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OKANOGAN VALLEY LIFE

After picnics, barbecues, dinners and what have you, honoring father’s on “their day” it’s now back to the “grind” and no more holidays until July 4th, I think.

Oroville has had some visitors. Mary Ellen Lemmond, from Michigan, who lived here some year ago, making many friends and she still comes back, to visit, when her health permits. Many remember Margaret Neff, wife of the late

Russell Neff, who was Oroville School District Superintendent. One of her sons brought her to Oroville to touch base with some of their friends. She now lives in Olympia.

And the community welcomes back Candy Churchill who grew up here. She has returned and she and her husband bought Dee Patterson’s home on Cherry Street and her last name is now Floyd.

The Seattle Mariners had lost so many

baseball games, I was just about ready to give up on them, and now they’ve won a few. It must be as frustrating for the team as it is for me, but they can’t quit, as they’re under contract.

Brock Hires recently had an accident, that resulted in being cut with shattered glass and had a hospital stay, but reports are he is doing okay.

This is the season for yard sales. Many signs out all along the way, inside towns and in the country.

Cherry picking and pro-cessing is in full swing now.

Joannie (Emry) Raymond and some of

her family, along with her mom, Vivian, were here for the Molson Midsummer

Fest, last weekend. I was sorry to miss it, as seeing the many folks and visiting and seeing the happy kids, winning (or losing) games is fun, for all.

Luanne (Emry) Billings, is making progress from her serious health issues but has a series of rehabilitation pro-grams to continue with to keep gaining strength to cor-rect the many things that were affected from her “stroke like” symptoms.

We went to Clarkston, Wash. to visit Elaine Burton and for a

reception for her grandson, who had graduated from high school recently in Idaho. We returned by way of Moses Lake where we visited Anita (Emry) McIntosh and had a lovely Father’s Day dinner at the home of her daughter, Laurie VanWinkle, and family.

How long has it been since you had a root beer float? Buy the ingredients and make some at home and then you can have seconds.

Do you know how old the Statue of Liberty is? It came from France and is 130-year-old.

Lotsa people “throwing their hats in the ring” to make a run for president. It’s a rotten job, but somebody’s gotta do it.

‘Til next week.

No more holidays until the Fourth of July

OROVILLE SENIOR NEWS

HILLTOP COMMENTS

Old building needs constant attentionSUBMITTED BY JAMES GUTSCHMIDTPRESIDENT, OROVILLE SENIOR CITIZENS

The progress of our storage unit has been slowed, as we have been dealing with several emer-gencies including the walk-in freezer shutdown, the furnace malfunction, the oven malfunc-tion and the new dining room floor, which required our atten-tion due to sub floor structural failure. And, now the ice maker needs replacement.

Thankfully, Adult and Aging Care is assisting us with fund-ing, and replacement of the exist-ing ice maker, soon. All of these have been hard on our budget and time. We are presently, also, working on roof repairs, and lighting electrical repairs. An old building, such as ours, unfortu-nately, needs constant attention. All of this is occurring during a

busy time for our building com-mittee, and we are thankful that we could accomplish what we have without facilities interrup-tion. We hope to get on with the storage unit progress shortly.

Not withstanding, we have been able to still maintain a sub-stantial building fund for a future needed addition, which is still on the back burner.

As you all know, Ken and Jim are retiring the 13th of this month. We all want to thank them for 23 years of superb service.

I’m sure we are all well aware of the extra effort and time they have contributed over the years in order to facilitate our dining experience. Most important are the little things, such as a lent ear, or a whimsical response to what-

ever, that only a professional staff can provide to kings and queens.

Tillie Porter has been suffering with a bad case of shingles, so Computer classes have been on hold, waiting for her recovery. Keep her in your thoughts and prayers.

Meals next week are: Tuesday, June 30, spaghetti; Thursday, July 2, BBQ Chicken; Friday, July 3, closed (enjoy Independence Day weekend.)

Patience is everything. Well, I guess enthusiasm and felic-ity deserve mention. OK, OK, so then: Patience, enthusiasm and felicity are everything. Reminds me of my dog in the morning. OK, OK, being a dog is every-thing. No, no, being a dog in the morning is everything!

Pinochle Report June 13: Door Prize, Danny W.; Pinochle, Leonard; Ladies High, Danny and Kate; Men’s High, Dave B. June 20: Door Prize, Ed Craig; Most Pinochles, Sally Eder; Men’s High, Leonard Paulson; Women’s High, Nellie Paulsen.

THIS & THATJoyce Emry

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Marvin and Ginger Miller will be celebrating their Golden Wedding Anniversary with an open house on Saturday, June 27 at the Molson Grange from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.Marvin and Ginger Cody were married 50 years ago on June 25, 1965 at the Free Methodist Church in Oroville. They have made the Oroville area their home ever since. Their children, Marvin S. Miller and Frances Darrow, will be hosting a potluck for them to celebrate their 50th Anniversary. Friends and family are invited to the potluck wish them the best (no gifts, please).Marvin owned an orchard and Ginger worked for the City of Oroville. They have three children, Francis (Earl) Darrow, of Oroville; Marvin S. Miller of Tonasket and Edie (Warren) Haris of Seattle.

Busy Saturday at Molson Midsummer FestSUBMITTED BY MARIANNE KNIGHTHIGHLANDS CORRESPONDENT

There was a very active day up in Molson last Saturday with the 20th Annual Molson Midsummer Festival. There were activities for everyone all day, starting with the pancake breakfast. They served 179 hungry folk.

After breakfast you could walk or run in the race to help work off some of those pancakes. As the Classic Cars were gathering in the Schoolhouse Museum park-ing lot, the parade entries were getting ready. This years Grand Marshals were Maurice and Bettie Reichel. They moved here from McGrath, Alaska where Maurice worked as the Village Public Safety Officer and Bettie was a teacher in the Head Start program. Maurice said that they were interested in a place that was sparsely populate. The Molson area filled the bill.

If you have attended the pan-cake breakfast, the annual yard sale and the Chesaw Rodeo you have seen Maurice and Bettie vol-unteering their time and energy. Maurice flips a mean pancake and Bettie is famous for her “Walkin Tacos.” Maurice serves as president of the Molson Museum Association and is the chairman of the building committee for the Grange. He is also President of the Knob Hill Home Economic Club of Chesaw. Bettie is involved as a member of the ladies auxiliary for the Grange and has served as a regular volunteer at the Museum in the past. Maurice has driven

the Senior Bus in Oroville for nine years. However he is often seen riding that big green mow-ing machine in Molson, keeping the surrounding areas “looking good.” Thank you, Maurice and Bettie for all you do for our com-munity.

At Midsummer you could dec-orate a May Pole, play horseshoes, Frisbee golf, a scavenger hunt and much more. Meanwhile in the Grange Hall you could enter one of many raffles or just one if you wished. The Winners were: Penny Cole, Craig Ortloff, Floyd Rise, Mary Louise, Joanne Gallagher, Linda Noon, J J Forthun, Jeff Forthun, Janet Leslie, J Case, Phyllis Hilstad, Janet Eder,Ralph Rise. I was unable to get what they won, but they were all home made items from the local folk.

The Sitzmark Ski Club of Havillah served Lunch in the afternoon. It was a day of mak-ing memories. We hope you will return next year. Other Parade entries included the “ 2015 May Day Queen the beautiful Ellamae Burnell riding in a 1979 Volkswagen Beetle convertible, owned and driven by her father, Noah Burnell. Her escorts were Wyatt Sherrer and Jasper Burnell (brother). Ellamae serves as Vice President of the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) North Central Region. She will be going to Chicago for the FBLA National Conference at the end of June and will be back in time for the 4th of July Parade in Chesaw.

Other local Royalty in the

Parade included the 2015 Miss Omak Stampede of Oroville Menze Pickering. She invited everyone to the 82nd World famous Omak Stampede Aug. 13-16th. The pretty Menze was riding in a 1959 Ford Fairlane 500 retractable hard top convert-ible, owned and driven by Perry Blackler, her grandfather.

There were many other Classic Cars like Sandra Hilstad in her Roadster. The best car was from Chesaw and was a Metalic, green and grey pickup owned and driv-en by our friend “Oh My God Joe.” Come to Chesaw on July 4th to see more cars in our parade. The Hot August Night this year in Chesaw will be on Aug. 29. New this year will be a dance on Aug. 28.

Mark your Calendars for the 2015 Molson School Picnic on July 25 at Lost Lake from noon to 4 p.m. Visitors welcome.

The Rodeo Club is hard a work getting things ready for the Rodeo on July 4th. Books open on June 25. Entries accepted 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. only. Junior Events (no entry fee) – Cow Riding, Calf Roping, Barrels, Calf Scramble. Open Barrel Racing, $10 entry. Senior Events: ($20 entry) - Cow Riding, Calf Roping,Regular Saddle Bronc, Ranch Saddle Bronc, Bareback, Wild Cow Milking. Call Mary Ellen Field at 509-485-3223 for information.

The Community Dance with Powder River Band will be July 3 at 9 p.m. and is $5 per person.

Our weather has been warm and that makes every thing very dry so much caution is needed. There is a Burn Ban in effect. Please be careful.

The Gazette-Tribune25 Years Ago:

June 7 – 14, 1990: Tonasket Pool Rates for 1990: 17 and under will be $.50 for each session and ses-sions will be from 1 to 5 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday. Rates for 18 and older are $1.50 per session. A record breaking number of entrants marched the length of the parade route in Tonasket, to the snappy music of five bands, accompanied by the long awaited sunshine. The weather was fine as hundreds lined the streets of Tonasket to watch the Founder’s Day Parade. One feature of the parade was an abundance of horses and riders who seemed to stretch from one end of the town to the other. At the 1990 Oroville High School Graduation ceremony, held in the Coulton Auditorium, Quill Hyde was the Class Speaker and the Glover Cup, the highest award to be given in the Oroville Schools

since the 1930’s for outstanding citizenship and achievement, was awarded to Kenneth John Ripley. At the Tonasket High School Graduation ceremo-nies Christy Holmdahl presented the Valedictorian address for the class. The class motto was “We don’t know what our future holds, but we know who holds the Future.” History was made last week in Chesaw. For the first time in decades, Canadians and their draft horses, were allowed by U. S. Border officials to cross into this country at Myncaster (four miles north of Chesaw) to participate in the annual Chesaw Draft Horse Play Day. The Canadian South Boundary Draft Horse Club, drove their teams from Rock Creek, B.C. to the crossing and was greeted there by members of the Highland Harness Horse Club, who had caravaned up from Chesaw in their wagons. Pictured in this issue, is a photo of the 1915 Oroville High School Girls Basketball Team. Those in the photo are; Goldie Mitchell, Teacher, Rosetta Murray, Inez Catlin, Hermina Greiege, Hazel Mallory McMahan, Daisy Stansbury and Lorraine Bartell.

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OROVILLE - Registration for Oroville Youth Soccer has begun. Go to www.ncwsoccer.om to reg-ister children four to 14-years-old. There is a one time $50 fee which allows players to play in Fall 2015 and Spring 2016. The deadline to register is prior to July 31, 2015. Players who aren’t registered by then will not be allowed to play. Fall season runs from September to October. Those with questions should contact Jaden Taber at 509-560-3461.

Stroke Support Group Potluck

OROVILLE - The Stroke Support Group will be holding a potluck on Thursday, June 25 at 10:30 a.m. at Osoyoos Lake Veteran’s Memorial Park at the Pavillion (2207 Juniper St, Oroville, Wash.) This is a sup-port group for anyone who has had a stroke, no matter how long ago. Discussion from those who have recovered would also be very welcome. This will be a pot-luck, so bring something tasty.

Good 4 U to Perform at Winery

OROVILLE – Good 4 U, of Okanogan, will perform at Esther Bricques Winery on Thursday, June 25. The group’s diverse per-formances run from acoustic to rock, with many of the works written by Lonnie and Teresa Good. Music begins at 6:30 p.m. Light refreshments are avail-able. Esther Bricques Winery is located at 42 Swanson Mill Road, Oroville. For more information regarding this or future events, please call the winery at (509) 476-2861 or check the Events Page at www.estherbricques.com.

Tonasket Music in the Park

TONASKET - Tonasket Music in the Park starts its annual sum-mer series on Friday, June 26 at 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The event takes place at History Park: on Locust Street, between West 1st street and West Jonathan Street. Music in the Park presents Ian McFeron with Nathaniel Talbot. McFeron is joined on tour by longtime friend and accompanist Alisa Milner on fiddle, cello, and harmony vocals. Fans of John Lennon, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, and Jackson Browne will feel at home in his music.

Preschool Story Time

TONASKET - Tonasket Library Summer Reading Program presents Preschool Story Time on Friday, June 26 at 10:30 a.m. at the Tonasket Library, 209 S Whitcomb Ave, Tonasket, Wash. The library phone number is 509-486-2366.

Oroville Farmers’ Market

OROVILLE - The next Oroville Farmers’ Market will be Saturday, June 27 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Oroville Public Library Board is presenting this markets on Saturday mornings through Oct. 31. The market can now accept WIC and Senior checks, through the USDA and Washington State sponsored Farmers Market Nutrition Program. The 2015 season also features three Community Yard Sale and Flea Market dates: July 4, Aug. 1 and

Sept. 5. New vendors are welcome and your booth fee helps support the Oroville Public Library. For more info call 509-476-2096.

Fusion Beads Craft

TONASKET - Tonasket Library Summer Reading Program presents Fusion Beads Craft on Monday, June 29 at 1 p.m. at the Tonasket Library, 209 S Whitcomb Ave, Tonasket, Wash. The library phone number is 509-486-2366.


TONASKET - Tonasket Library Summer Reading Program presents Preschool Story Time on Friday, July 3 at 10:30 a.m. at the Tonasket Library, 209 S Whitcomb Ave, Tonasket, Wash. The library phone number is 509-486-2366.

Bruce Cool Bench Dedication

OROVILLE - There will be a dedication to Bruce Cool on Friday, July 3 at 11 a.m. in Oroville Centennial Park. A bench is being placed in the park in his memory. Cool spent many hours working to make the park a dream and a reality for the com-munities enjoyment. Everyone is welcome; please come help us honor Mr. B. Cool. Attendees are encouraged to wear WSU crim-son and gray.

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Summer Reading Program pres-ents Jet Pack Craft on Monday, July 6 at 11 a.m. at the Tonasket Library, 209 S Whitcomb Ave, Tonasket, Wash. The library phone number is 509-486-2366.

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TONASKET - Tonasket Library Summer Reading Program pres-ents a puppet show on Thursday, July 9 at 11 a.m. at the Tonasket Library, 209 S Whitcomb Ave, Tonasket, Wash. The library phone number is 509-486-2366.


TONASKET - Tonasket Library Summer Reading Program presents Preschool Story Time on Friday, July 10 at 10:30 a.m. at the Tonasket Library, 209 S Whitcomb Ave, Tonasket, Wash. The library phone number is 509-486-2366.

OHS Class of 1975 Reunion

OROVILLE - The Oroville High School Class of 1975 will be having a get together on Friday, July 24 at Copper Mountain Vineyards (Aka - Taber’s Taste of Summer Fruit Stand) 1 mile north of Princes on Hwy. 97. The get together is from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. with drinks and appetiz-ers. Picnic to follow on Saturday. Bring the family. Pass the word to other classmates or view Brian Brownlee’s Facebook page for fur-ther details or call 509-833-0190.

OHS Class of 1953 Reunion

OROVILLE - The Oroville High School Class of 1953 will be having their class reunion on Saturday, Aug. 15 at Jerry Forney’s home. A letter to follow. More information at 509-476-2488.

Tonasket Food Bank

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

Oroville Food Bank

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 info, call Jeff Austin at 509-476-3978 or Sarah Umana at 509-476-2386.

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CHEERLEADER FUND RAISEROROVILLE - The Oroville Cheerleaders are sponsoring the first annual Be Loud Be Colorful 5K Fun Run to raise money for next year’s cheer season. The event will take place on

Saturday, July 4 at Oroville’s Deep Bay Park. The race begins at 8 a.m. What makes the event different is that each runner is showered with bright red, white and blue colored powder to help celebrate Independence Day. The race heads out of the park, south on Westalke to Les Schwab Tires and loops back to the park. Entry fee is $15.For more information call 509-560-1063 or 509-413-6157.


Tonasket may be a small rural village, but it hosts lots of art venues and artists who call the area home. A new gallery, Wild Women Glass, opened Thursday, June 5, at the RV Park in Tonasket. The studio took over the former caretaker’s cabin, after the city acquired it as an extension of the art gallery located at the Tonasket Visitor and Business Resource Center (TVBRC) just south of City Hall.

The studio features five art-ists who create stained, fused or mosiac glass pieces.

“All of the artists are from Tonasket,” said Peggy Swanberg, curator of the studio and one of the artists. “Not that we wouldn’t expand, but we want to keep it all local.”

Swanberg said the building had been empty five or more years, so it took a major overhaul to make it showcase ready.

“Dave Kester and George Kramer did most of the work; they jacked up and leveled the

building; replaced the deck and took out an interior wall,” said Swanberg. “Tonasket Interiors donated the floor. We hope to make it more welcoming and visually attractive to people as they drive by.”

The RV Park and Wild Women Glass is located at the north entrance to town, across Highway 97 from Beyer’s Market. The gal-lery is open Thursday through Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Tonasket City Gallery, located at the TVBRC, features more work of the same artists as well as a variety of work from local artists from Okanogan and Ferry Counties.

Jody Olson of Riverside is one featured artist who brings ani-mal images “to life” with papier mache. Olson has performed residencies with second grad-ers at the Methow Valley School District, where she has kids research local animals—includ-ing their lifestyles and habitat—before teaching them to create a papier mache sculpture of their chosen species.

Sandra Sweetman of Republic

presents fiber art pieces and Laurie Dorrell, also of Republic, brings in mixed media creations. Republic’s David Wermuth dis-played personalized designs and custom furniture; and Omak’s Carol O’Dell displays a variety of work ranging from quilts to pen and ink on leather, along with watercolors and Chinese Brush paintings.

There are smaller pieces fea-tured also, including lots of jew-elry as well as handmade cards.

The TVBRC is open Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Artists also set up at the Tonasket Farmers Market, which takes place on Thursdays from 3 to 7 p.m. May through September.

The Downtown Art Walk fea-tures nineteen artists through-out nineteen venues around town, including Tonasket City Hall and Public Library, North Valley Hospital, the Community Cultural Center and many local businesses. For a map of the Art Walk, stop by the TVBRC.

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Wild Women Glass, located at the RV Park off Hwy. 97 in Tonasket features the work of five local artists.


Faith Lutheran Church11th & Ironwood, Oroville • 476-2426

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

Pastor Dan Kunkel • Deacon Dave Wildermuth

Immaculate ConceptionCatholic Church

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Father Jose Maldonado • 476-2110

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

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Oroville Unit ed Methodist908 Fir, Oroville • 476-2681

Worship on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. Leon L. Alden, Pastor

Valley Christian FellowshipPastor Randy McAllister

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Alan Fisk in his new store located about ten miles from Oroville on the Loomis-Oroville Highway. The store is in a silver, vintage aluminum Spartan Trailer near his home on the Similkameen River. Fisk plans to offer a wide variety of prospecting equipment, mostly dealing with underwater mining, as well as training.

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OROVILLE – Alan Fisk has been chasing gold on the Similkameen River for nearly two decades, now he wants to help people learn to find gold themselves – not necessarily to get rich, but as an adventure.

“Most of my life was around King County. Nineteen years ago I came here to chase gold. I loved it and stayed, eventually getting my dream property on the Similkameen River,” said Fisk.

Lucky Duck is a retail store for prospecting, mining and Hookah dive gear. It is geared toward the underwater gold dredger. The store offers dive masks, including full face, air hoses, weight belts, pump seals, gold scales, hookah air regulators, gold vials and pans, screens, misc. hand tools, ropes, etc.

The store, which is located in a vintage Spartan trailer on his property at 2684 Loomis-Oroville Rd., opened for business on Wednesday, June 10, 2015. For

now he says his tentative hours will be 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. To find him-travel west from Oroville on the

Loomis-Oroville Road, his trailer is about three miles before the Nighthawk turn off.

“Between those hours I will be in the river dredging. I will be open Monday through Saturday,” he said.

Fisk also offers dredge repairs, welding and cutting, fabrication, special orders, training, eventu-ally classes. He has a shaker table to let people clean out the gold from “concentrates.”

“I can equip and train any-

one to find and recover placer gold,” he said. “ The first goal is to make sure that I can provide miners any dive or mining equip-ment they may need. In the gold dredging business time is critical. The second goal is to be able to offer the public the opportunity to dredge underwater in shallow water.

“The moment I saw Shanker’s Bend in the Similkameen I knew I wanted to do this, in the right time. The business idea is 19-years-old. For most of those years I kept a low profile and waited for the right time, which is now.

Because of the increase in the price of gold, more and more miners are coming to Oroville to chase their luck in the “Gold River.” If the miners know they can supply here, they are more apt to come here. Except for a few items the local stores carry, I have the only place they can get what they need now.

While Fisk calls the Oroville area home, he has two daugh-ters that live near Seattle and five grandkids.

“I live with my wife Candy, and our dog Rolly. I am retired and doing this for fun,” he said.

Lucky Duck Mining LLC offers equipment, training

TONASKET SHIPPING POST

Charlene Helm/staff photo

Tonasket Shipping Post, located at 214 S. Whitcomb Ave in Tonasket is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for your packing and shipping needs. The Shipping Post also sells prepaid cellular phones; handles consign-ments, ebay sales and mail forwarding; does drop shipments and clock repairs and has mailboxes. The business is owned by Betty London, and she hopes to include copy and print services soon. The Londons moved to Tonasket in September 2014 from Wenatchee and Vancouver, Washington; and opened the business March 1 of this year. The Tonasket Shipping Post’s phone number and fax number is (509) 486-4592.

“Nineteen years ago I came here to chase gold. I loved it and

stayed, eventually get-ting my dream proper-ty on the Similkameen

River”Alan Fisk, Owner

Lucky Duck Mining, LLC

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The 26th Annual North Country Car Club Car Show and Cruise-in, held June 20, had entries from around the state of Washington as well as Canada. A steady stream of spectators viewed vehicles displayed in 17 classes throughout the day, voting for their favorites.

“North Country Car Club appreciates all donations of items for the silent auction and mon-etary donations to help with show expenses,” said Patti Hill. “We are so thankful for the area support of our show and the generous sponsors who assist us in holding the show.”

North Country Car Club 2015 Car Show Results

Motorcycle sponsored by CJ Cycle

1st – Reggie Zwald, 2005 Harley Sportster

Class 1960-1979 sponsored by Whitney’s Garage

1st – Darrel Hickman, 1964 Chevy Nova

2nd – Jim Bretz, 1972 Chevy Chevelle

3rd – Roy Armstrong, 1969 Chevy Chevelle

Class 1980 and up sponsored by Rob Nau, Family Dental

1st – Rob Nau, 2007 Ford Shelby Mustang GT

2nd – Devon Sementilli, 2001 Pontiac Trans-Am

3rd – Ernie Rampley, 1990 ZR-1 Corvette

Custom Class sponsored by Castelda & Castelda Law Office

1st – Tony Smith, 1956 Ford Sunliner

4-Door Class sponsored by Steve Smith, Accountant

1st- Jak Heggie, 1965 Cevy Nova

Post-War Class sponsored by Grant’s Market

1st – Joe Schell, 1950 Ford 2 Door

2nd – Jeff Klimek, 1959 El Camino

3rd – R. Sauchom, 1956 4 Door Hardtop

Pre-War Class (1941 and older) sponsored by Nulton Irrigation, Inc.

1st – Rick Galleher, 1932 Chevy 5 Window Coupe

2nd Ralph Otto, 1931 Ford

Project Class – not painted – sponsored by RDL

1st – Dale Hawt, 1969 VW Roadster

2nd – ChrisMurrisk, P-38 Drop Tank Land Speed car

3rd – Marty West, 1968 Dodge Charger

Street Machine Class spon-sored by Superior Auto Parts

1st Dick Sweetman, 1955 Chevy Bel-Air

2nd – Charles Cone, 1935 Plymouth Coupe

3rd – Jim Mastey, 1968 Dodge Charger

Teenage Class sponsored by Kuhler Bar and Grill

1st – Chad Bretz, 1986 Chevy Silverado

2nd- Chad Bretz, 1961 Caddy Car

Tractor sponsored by Wilbur Ellis

1st – George Hill, 1951 Ford 8N Tractor

2nd – George Hill, 1949

Farmall Cub3rd – George Hill, 1949 John

Deere B

Truck sponsored by Hannah Trucking

1st – Dick Carter, 1956 Chevy Pick up

2nd – Joe Schell, 1948 Diamond T 36

3rd – Bacon, 1947 Chevy pick-up

Unrestored Class (30 years or older) sponsored by US Bank

1st - Garry Eagle, 1948 Pontiac Silver Streak

Semi 1 Ton or Bigger spon-sored by Double S Meats

1st – George Hill, 1974 Seagrave Fire Truck

2nd – George Hill 1946 Studebaker

Rat Rod sponsored by Upper Valley Realty

1st – Terry Cariker, 1929 Essex 2 Door Panel

Tractor Slow Race sponsored by Two Sisters

Janet Bretz

Best EngineRick Galleher, 1932 Chevy 5

Window Coupe

Best PaintRick Galleher, 1932 Chevy 5

Window Coupe

Best InteriorDick Sweetman, 1955 Chevy

Bel-Air

Best of Show sponsored by OK ChevroletRick Galleher, 1932 Chevy 5 Window Coupe

North Country holds 26th Annual Cruise-in

Photo by Rob Nau

This 1931 Ford, owned by Ralph Otto, took second place in the Pre War Class (1941 and older).

Photo by Sam Nau

Dick Sweetman’s 1955 Bel-Air took first in Street Machine Class and Best Interior. Rick Galleher’s 1932 Chevy 5 Window Coupe took Best of Show, Best Paint, Best Engine and first in Pre-War Class (1941 and older).


This year’s Father’s Day Fly-in, held June 20-21 at the Tonasket Airport, saw 52 kids ages 15 and under going on free plane rides.

“That was great! I want to go again,” said eight-year-old Natalia Rodriguez after taking her very first airplane ride.

Pilots LeMoyne Wahl and Dean Buzzard volunteered their time and planes, along with three different pilots from the Tonasket Flying Club.

Wahl, who just started flying four years ago, may well have been having as much fun as Rodriguez.

“I’ve been wanting to fly ever since I was a kid,” Wahl said, “so I decided to get a plane and do it.” Wahl keeps his Cessna XP 172 on his cattle ranch near Palmer Lake. “I just take off right from the alfafa fields.” He said having a plane did save a little time on rid-ing to search for cattle, “but that’s probably just an excuse. I just like having it.”

His wife, Tonasket Kindergarten teacher Cheri Wahl, was helping load kids on the planes along with Don Grey.

Also on hand for the event was the MedStar helicopter and three-man team of RN Suzy Beck, Respiratory Therapist Jeke Riedel and Pilot David Leeman.

“All the medical crew are dual certified as Paramedics or EMTs,” said Beck. “We bring the ICU to the patient, wherever they are.”

“We got quite a few airplanes; we had good weather so sev-eral came over the mountains from the coast,” said Lee Orr, president of the Tonasket Airport Improvement Club who spon-sors the event. “We had a good turnout this morning (Sunday), and 178 people came to our steak BBQ last night.”

Orr said local merchants pay for the fuel the planes burn giving kids rides, and any money made from Sunday’s breakfast and Saturday’s dinner goes back to the airport through the improve-ment club.

Fly-in fun for all

Above, Gavin Potter gets out of a plane flown by Dean Buzzard while Cheri Wahl holds the door open for Lloyd Temby. Right, Betty Wehmeyer, age 6, readies herself for takeoff. Far right, Chelsea, Jenna and Trey Ergenbright, age 5, approach the plane for their turn in the sky. Below right, Spectacle Lake from the sky. Below center, LaMoyne Wahl fuels his plane for one more trip up. Below left, approaching the Tonasket Airport runway from Wahl’s Cessna XP 172. Left, Soren and Cyrus Levine sit in the Spirit of Tonasket, “flown” by Caleb Williams with his brother Hayden next to him.

Photos by Katie Teachout

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Tonasket Kiwanis ClubFRESH BERRY SALE

— 2015 Order Sheet —

Pick up at Tonasket Food Bank 1 to 3 p.m.Important: Please make arrangements for someone else to pick up your order if

you are unable to. We have no way to preserve the berries!

All BerriesStrawberries, Raspberries

& Blueberries will be delivered Wednesday, July 22

Fresh! Ready for eating, making jam or freezing! NO SUGAR ADDED

Total enclosed $ ________ Cash________ Check _________Name______________________Address ___________________City _______________________Day Ph.____________________Evening Ph.________________Kiwanis Rep________________Kiwanis Rep ph #____________

( ) 20 lbs. Strawberries (IQF) @ $50( ) 20 lbs. Raspberries (IQF) @ $55( ) 20 lb Zip Lock (IQF) @ $60

All orders must be pre-paidChecks payable to and send order to:

Tonasket Kiwanis ClubP.O. 2117

Tonasket, WA 98855

StrawberriesRaspberries

Blueberries

All profi ts go back into the Youth FundAll berries are IQF (Instant Quick Frozen) Ready to remain

frozen or thawed for jams or just eating.

Sorry, no last minute orders, deadline is June 29!!!!

— 2015 Order Sheet —

& Blueberries will be delivered

Fresh! Ready for eating, making jam NO SUGAR ADDED

The Family of Fred Yorkwant to say thank you to our extended family and dear friends for all the cards, prayers, food and love shared with us over the past few weeks. Our special thanks to Frontier Hospice for all the wonderful care shown to Fred. The entire staff was so very sensitive to his needs and the needs of his family We especially want to say a special thanks to Randy McAllister for conducting a lovely graveside service at the Oroville Cemetery. To the Or-oville American Legion for a beautiful Ceremony with the can-non salute was a moving tribute to this wonderful husband, fa-ther, grandfather, brother and uncle who served his family and country with love and devotion. We are grateful for the gen-erosity of the Oroville Legion for providing the facility for the luncheon and Linda Darrow for all the great food. And last but not least, Gary Bergh and Scott Miller for all their great help. We truly appreciate all of you. Fred had a wonderful farewell.

Molson Midsummer Fest a great day for family and friends

Several art pieces censored BY KATIE [email protected]

Tonasket’s annual Art Walk will be short one artist this year.

The event features artwork from twenty artists in twenty venues around town; both public buildings and private businesses.

Metal artist Ephraim Brown of E.C. Anomalies had several pieces of art-work displayed in the hallway just outside the Tonasket Public Library when he received a phone call from Linda Black Thursday, June 4, telling him that he was no longer a part of the art walk.

“Ephraim was told previously that his art work would be dis-played at the Tonasket Public Library, and was asked to make sure his art work would be appro-priate for the wide range of ages that use the library,” said Black. “Upon seeing the art work which he displayed, after having been asked to provide something age appropriate, I decided that he would not be given the opportu-nity to show a different collection of art this year.”

Speaking right after he received the phone call, Brown said he

hung the display Wednesday afternoon, June 3, and “didn’t hear anything about it until Patty Arbuckle (the volunteer in charge of the Art Walk last year) called me at 11:30 this morning and told me she was not happy with me either.”

Three pieces in the display were covered up by cardboard placards Thursday.

“I personally had no issue with the art for myself,” said librarian Sarah McVay. “But I felt the four classes of second graders coming

in today and their teach-ers probably would.”

McVay said she was not shown the art-work ahead of time, and the second graders were sched-uled to tour City Hall and the Library on

Thursday, June 4.“My concern was that people

would think that I was account-able. There was a disconnect between the library and the peo-ple in charge of the Art Walk,” said McVay, adding, “It’s pretty amazing metal work.”

City Clerk Alice Attwood said she had asked previously that Brown’s artwork not be displayed.

“He had some artwork up that, to me...I don’t think ‘offensive’ is the right word, but it was disturb-ing. We had a lot of kids here yesterday and the artwork was not appropriate for young people,

especially that age,” Attwood said on Friday, June 5.

The three pieces covered up and eventually removed from the wall by Black includ-ed a piece inscribed with the Latin “Deus intra purga-mentum est” which Brown said translates to “God is in the trash.”

“If some-one follows the message of Jesus, they know he hung

out with what was basically the gutters of the time. He was born in a gutter. The people who he associated with most commonly were the lowest of the low,” Brown said of the piece featuring a like-ness of Christ surrounded by cig-arette butts and syringes.

The Blood Goddess featured a papier mache face hooked up to dual blood IVs. “She is my own myth that I’ve created, who for millenia has been secretly reign-ing over her empire of blood, but she isn’t real; she is only a myth,” said Brown.

The third piece is called the Blessed Bleeding Virgin. “This piece incorporates a likeness of female genitalia. This represents the blessed mother, and the way in which all life came into the world,” said Brown. “And the fact that people would be offended by the sight of such a thing, even though each and every one of us came from that, just shows how far we have digressed from the truth; and how we still look upon female parts with fear and suspi-cion. Even though it is extensively used to sell in an overly sexualized culture.”

When asked why he chose to display pieces that might cause controversy, Brown said, “I guess I was just trying to explore a slight-ly darker and slightly deeper area. As an artist you have to keep mov-

ing forward; you can’t just keep doing the same stuff over and over. The whole point of art is to be able to go to places and explore things we nor-mally couldn’t through other means.”

“He’s a fan-tastic artist, but I warned him last week, ‘You

will be at the library, so keep it appropriate. There are kids going through there,” said Bonnie Pleasant, this year’s volunteer in charge of contacting the artists with a time and place their art-work will be displayed.

“I was repeatedly told that we have to protect the children from these things; from unpleasant visuals that might scare them,” Brown said. “But if you look at T.V. and the internet and things that children are constantly exposed to day after day, it makes me wonder how my work can be seen as so offensive.”

The Art Walk began in the summer of 2011.

“It was meant to be a way for our talented local artists to dis-play their work while providing a

form of entertainment for locals and tourists alike,” said Black. “He (Brown) has been informed that if he wishes to participate in the Art Walk next year, he will be allowed to do so. It is our hope that the Art Walk will continue to provide a way for Tonasket to support all of it’s local artists.”

A map of the Art Walk can be picked up at the Tonasket Visitor and Business Resource Center, located next to City Hall and open Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

To view a letter Brown wrote to the City of Tonasket after being censored, and a more detailed explanation of his cen-sored pieces, visit the E.C. Brown Anomalies website at ecbrown-anomalies.com

Local area artist told to take a walk

Submitted photo

The Blood Goddess is one of three pieces submitted to the Tonasket Art Walk that was asked to be removed from the exhibit at Tonasket City Hall.


The Puzzle Maker was one of the art pieces that was not censored.

“He’s a fantastic artist, but I warned him last week, ‘You will be at the library, so keep it

appropriate.’” Bonnie Pleasant, Volunteer

Art Walk Coordinator

“...if you look at T.V. and the internet and

things that children are constantly exposed to day after day, it makes me wonder how my

work can be seen as so offensive.”

Artist Epraim Brown

There was much to do dur-ing last Saturday’s Molson Midsummer Fest and much of it was play.

FUN WALK-RUNThe day started out with the

Molson Fun Walk-Run. The winner of the Overall Mile was

Elejah Burnell, from Oroville, with a time of 4:45. In the 10 and under it was: 1. Wyatt Sherrer, Oroville; 2. Jasper Burnell; 11-18 – 1. Sheridan, Oroville; 2. Riley Davidson, Molson, ; 19-30 – 1. Joelyn Forthum, Seattle; 2. CarliAnn Forthun, Portland; 31-49 – 1. Heather Burnell, Oroville; 2. Mary Gursky, Grand Forks, BC; 50+ 1. Bud Forthun, Oroville. The Three Mile: 1. Hadley Blasey, Oroville; 2. Keisun, Columbus, Ohio; 3. Kate Shulgina, Columbus, Ohio

MOLSON CHALLENGEThe Amazing Molson

Challenge was won by the team of Maddy Coffelt, Menze Pickering and Stephanie Cisos; in second was Sherdan Blasey, Hadley Blasey and Jessica Blasey and third was Debbie Nesper, Briseyda Pio and Edgar Pio.

CAR SHOWJoe Gubser’s 1948 GMC Pickup

took top place honors in the car show. Gene Fritts’ 1961 Ford Galaxy Victoria was second and there was a three way tie for third between Mark Fedderson’s 1941 Caterpillar, Tim Roberts 1966 Chevelle and Joe Glover’s 1969 Chevelle.

HORSESHOESHorse was won by Riley

Davidson and Marc Alden.

FRISBEE GOLFFrisbee Golf was won by Aaron

Reed with a score of 29.

Lisa Pickering/submitted photos

Above, Oroville May Queen EllaMae Burnell rode in her family’s classic VW convert-ible in the parade. Right, Menze Pickering, Miss Omak Stampede, helps to decorate the May Pole. Left, The horseshoe tournament was one of the many activities to be found during Midsummer Fest.

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CONSCIOUS CULTURE FESTIVAL

Araminta Little pedals a bike, producing kinetic friction to run the blender at Shwilly’s Shwankshuary Organic Smoothie spot. Below right, Bolo Dimodica of Carlton ladels sauce in the mobile ‘Manja’s Pizza,’ a business he and partner Kaarin Starr opened for the very first time Friday evening at the festival, serving pizzas until 2 a.m.

Yoga instructor and Little Shop of Yoga owner Laura Greenwood (front and center of photo) takes part in one of many free yoga workshops held throughout the weekend Saturday afternoon, June 20.

“I just want to go to my little tent and live there. This is so calm-ing for me,” said Bibi McGill, taking a break from the fast lane as Beyonce’s lead guitarist to come to the Okanogan Highlands and pour tea, teach yoga and make music. “This is the way I hope we’ll all live in twenty years or whenever we get there.” McGill said she traveled a long way, coming from Portland, but “I’ll definitely come back. This is like a vacation for me, even though I’m working.”

A young mother takes advantage of a hula hoop making workshop. All workshops held throughout the festival were free of charge.

Matt Yung Kanters, one of half a dozen featured artists from the Seattle Songwriters Showcase, plays the Solar Stage. Below right, Bonnie Pleasants of Art and Soul treats Heather Straub to an Aromatouch session.

Cayden Baddeley of Arizona, age 10, tie dies what he describes as a fancy shirt, “the kind you would wear to a wedding with a tuxedo.”

Photos by Katie Teachout

Women settle in for a spontaneous session in the Red Tent Saturday evening. The Red Tent is set up as “a safe, nur-turing space where you can honor and share the collective journey of womanhood with other women.” An ongoing Red Tent takes place the first Sunday of the month at the Little Shop of Yoga in Tonasket, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Above, Sarah Christine plays the main stage as part of Saturday evening’s Sick Donkey Records Showcase featuring Adrian Xavier, Essential I, Stingshark and Indigitize. Right, dancers enjoy tunes spun by a DJ Saturday after-noon in the Dome Vizion.

Above, a pirate climbs to the top of the Hydemade Acavallo Carousel while muscians play on deck.

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Crosswords

ANSWERSAcross

1. Bacon bit

6. Bandy words

10. Put one’s foot down?

14. “All My Children” vixen

15. Game piece

16. Speak with wild enthusiasm

17. Pungent herb growing in freshwater ponds

19. Face-to-face exam

20. Broad range of related ideas forming a sequence (pl.)

21. Hole drilled for petroleum

(2 wds)

23. Heirloom location

25. ___-eyed

26. Wrist joints

29. Plaque on o�ce door

34. Bottomless pits

36. Amscrayed

37. “Andy Capp” cartoonist Smythe

38. Pistol, slangily

39. Implement

42. Long-jawed �sh

43. “... ___ he drove out of sight”

44. Chit (abbrev.)

45. Smoke out

47. Most unusual

51. Article of faith

52. Persian, e.g.

53. Downy duck

55. Disperse

59. Ankle bones

63. Bolted

64. Pertaining to turning on an axis

66. The America’s Cup trophy, e.g.

67. Brio

68. Chilled (2 wds)

69. Latitude

70. Animal shelters

71. Tore down �at

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2. Mouth, in slang

3. Baptism, for one

4. Polar covers

5. Working less than 8 hours

(hyphenated)

6. Back problem

7. Pandowdy, e.g.

8. “Not to mention ...”

9. Abode

10. Garden handtool

11. Pink, as a steak

12. Elliptical

13. Farmer’s place, in song

18. Computer monitor, for short

22. Chop (o�)

24. Paint the town red

26. “Who ___?”

27. Cancel

28. Actress Winona

30. Fold, spindle or mutilate

31. About 1% of the atmosphere

32. Bait

33. “Snowy” bird

35. Laughed disrespectfully

40. “Them”

41. Outer surface

46. ___ non grata

48. Angioplasty target

49. Cashew, e.g.

50. Giants in Greek mythology

54. “Can’t Help Lovin’ ___ Man”

55. Increase, with “up”

56. Hood

57. Length x width, for a rectangle

58. Character in a play

60. Cuckoos

61. Shoestring

62. Coaster

65. “The Joy Luck Club” author

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Oroville School District No 410, Di- rector Pos. 5 At Large, 4 year termThe registration deadline for online registrations, mail-in registrations and transfers is July 6, 2015. Any qualified elector who is not registered to vote in the State of Wash- ington may register to vote in person at the Auditor’s Office up to and including July 27, 2015.You can register or obtain registration forms at the Auditor’s Office, on line at www.vote.wa.gov, and De- partment of Licensing.The Okanogan County Auditor’s Of- fice, 149 3rd Ave N, Room 104, at the County Courthouse, will be open so voters may obtain replacement ballots, drop off voted ballots, obtain provisional ballots, and use the Ac- cessible Voting Units, at the following times.Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM July 17, 2015 - August 3, 2015 On Election Day only, August 4, 2015, 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM.Drop box location for the Primary.Tonasket - Tonasket City Hall/Library Complex, 209 S Whitcomb Ave, To- nasketDrop boxes will close at 8:00PM on Election Day Voters needing additional information or assistance with voter registration forms or voting may call (509) 422-7240. Voters unable to use the mail-in ballot may use the Accessible Voting Unit available at the County Auditor’s Office.Ballots require sufficient first class postage and must be postmarked by the day of the election. Check with your local Post Office for deadlines to have your ballot postmarked prop- erly.

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For additional information on the election or regarding voter registration.vote.wa.gov/okanoganmyvote.wa.gov,Local newspaper, radio, and TVwww.pdc.wa.govMeetings of the Okanogan County Canvassing Board are open, public meetings and shall be continued until the activities for which the following meetings are held have been com- pleted. Canvass Board meetings are held in the Okanogan County Audi- tor’s Office, 149 3rd Ave N, Room 104, at the County Courthouse, in Okanogan.Wednesday, August 12, 2015 at 11:00 AM to determine the status of any provisional or challenged ballots Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at 11:00 AM to canvass the votes cast and certify the electionThis notice is in accordance with RCW 29A.52.Dated at Okanogan, Washington this 19 day of May, 2015.Laurie Thomas, Okanogan County Auditor and Ex-Officio Supervisor of ElectionsBy Mila M Jury, Chief Deputy and Certified Election AdministratorPublished in the Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune on June 25, 2015. #OVG636411

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FOR OKANOGAN COUNTYIn the Matter of the EstateofROBERT NEWTON BRAMMER,Deceased.No. 15-4-00053-4

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PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDI- TORSRCW 11.40.030The personal representative named below has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limita- tions, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal representative or the personal representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the personal representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(3); 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 RCW 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.Date of First Publication: June 11, 2014Personal Representative: Peter CraneP.O. Box 277Brewster WA 98812Attorneys for Personal Representa- tive:Bryan J. Maroney, WSBA No. 36966 of Davis, Arneil Law Firm, LLP617 WashingtonWenatchee, Washington 98807509/662-3551

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SUBMITTED BY KATHLEEN CHRISTENSENOKANOGAN COUNTY MUSIC TEACHERS

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Two local students won com-petitions for the privilege of playing at the Washington State Music Teachers Association Annual Conference June 23-26 in Bremerton.

Bethany Fast of Oroville is a violin student of Roz Nau in Tonasket and Joe Mintzer of Okanogan is a piano student of Kathleen Christensen in Omak. They will join students from thir-ty-three state-wide local chapters performing at the Honors Recital.

Fast, whose parents are Pastors Mark and Teresa Fast, won the non-keyboard District V com-petition which also includes Wenatchee and Moses Lake chap-ters.

Mintzer represents the Okanogan Valley Chapter (OKMTA). His parents are Jim and Kathy Mintzer of Chiliwist.

Mintzer, 17, is attending Wenatchee Valley College North as a Running Start student after homeschooling for 16 years, and

plans to attend a four-year col-lege after earning his Associates Degree in Omak. He carried a 4.0 GPA his first year at WVCN. He has been playing the piano for six years, and also enjoys playing sports, reading and swimming. He plays soccer and football and wrestles for Okanogan High School.

Fast is an EMT who plans on going into music study in the

future. She loves science and plans to become a veterinarian. She is a violinist at her church, New Hope Bible Fellowship in Oroville; and has five siblings who are also involved in music.

OKMTA welcomes all music teachers in the Okanogan Valley area to visit a chapter meeting. See www.wsmata.org, www.mtna.org or call (509) 422-4660 for information.

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Oroville Elementary School held their Sixth Grade Promotions on Monday, June 15 in the elemen-tary gym. In addition to hearing from their teachers, Ila Hall and Mary Willey, principal Joan Hoehn also spoke about how proud she was of the class which will head to the high school building next year to begin junior high school. Parents, relatives and friends were also treated to a slide show of the students when they were young and of their sixth grade year. After the certificates of promotion were handed out there was cake and punch for all in attendance.

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SUBMITTED BY MARLENE BARKEROROVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

The Oroville Elementary School would like to share the names of the Super Citizens for each month of the past school year.

Super Citizens are awesome little leaders. To qualify the stu-dent must have positive attitude toward school rules, dependabil-ity, caring for school property, being fair, respecting teachers and peers, friendliness, cheerful-ness, are trustworthy, completes schoolwork, and has a good attendance record.

This year’s Super Citizens were:September: Rilee Buckmiller,

Stella Chen, Lisbeth Nemecio, Cevina Morales, Esmerelda Bejar, Isaaih Godinez, David Hernandez, Victoria Martinez

October: Dylan Herrick, Leah Martin, Crystal Nemecio, Briseida Ortiz, Kaila Banks, Rebekkah Martin, Bowe McKinney, Maddie Martin, Sierra Buckmiller

November/December: Henry Gomez, Sandra Minigell, Lexis Duarte, Ava Singer, Raquel Ocampo, Skyler Noel, Natalie Rodriguez, LeRain Wallace.

January: Patti Montero, Ethan Cheney, Hayden Darrow, Liset Nemecio, Elijah Godinez, Marta Capote,

Andee Frederick, Emily Rawley, Ryken Harris

February: Stacy Padilla, Charlee Bilbruck, Jonathan Corrales, Anastasio Lozano, Lauren Rawley, Laura Padilla, Hadley Blasey, Austin Mathis

March: Jay Tietje, Shiloh Willis, Israel Barrera, Kinley Harris, Araceli Esquivel, Jordy Gomez-Mendoza, Gisela Bejar, Angel Rosales

April: Hazel Fogg, Brock Fox, Jacob Hughes, Luke Studard, Joey Lozano, Alexis Sanchez, Matthew Rodriguez

May/June: Sydney Lewis, Natalia Rodrigue, Amara Hayworth, Kylie Acord, Miguel Quesada, Tristan Poff, Vincent Reyes.

OES Super Citizens for 2014/15 school year

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Oroville Elementary students are able to earn a bike, donated by the Masons Bikes for Books program, by behav-ior, citizenship, attendance, number of books read, number of words read, accuracy, and improvement in reading based on several different test scores. Frank Grunert, of the Aurora Mason Lodge was on hand to award the bikes to students (left to right) Carly Mieirs, Austin Darrow and Maya Spikes. Representatives of the HOSTS (Helping One Student to Succeed) Program said they were very grateful to the Masons for their generous donation.

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This past Spring, the Oroville Junior and Senior High School band participated in the NCW Music Educators Association Large Group Instrumental Music Festival held at Manson. The students performed brilliantly, and received the highest rating, Superior, from the judges, according to Oroville School District Superintendent Steve Quick. “These students comprise a wonderful team of musicians, and they represented our school district well in all that they did while at the festival. Needless to say, I am very proud of these students and so should we all! We will hang our new banner proudly in our band room,” Quick said.

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