BY JULIE ASHMORE EVENT PUBLICITY OROVILLE - On Thursday, March 8th, at 3 p.m., community members from the United States and Canada will meet at the Canada/U.S. border crossing on the Oroville side, to help create a peace banner representing our two cities and our two coun- tries. The “Join Me On the Bridge” event honors the resilience of millions of women survivors of war around the world. Community members from Oroville, Osoyoos and the surround- ing areas will stand with women across the globe to give them strength and to show support for their demands for peace and equality. This is a global event with women and men meeting on bridges around the world to stand for peace on International Women’s Day, orga- nized by by Women for Women International. To see where others are meeting this year across the globe, visit http:// joinmeonthebridge.org/page/event- map. For the past two years, this event has been spearheaded by Ellie Braman. She had the idea to bring local people together, from both sides of the border, toward the common goal of peace and equality for all -- and she made the event happen. Braman is greatly missed in our communities and attending this event is an exceptional way to carry forward her enthusiasm and love for others. Stand with women on March 8th to build bridges of peace and hope for the future. Women and men are equally invit- ed to attend. RSVP & more info: joinmeonthebridge.org/events/oro- ville. Send email inquiries to: jash- [email protected]. Community A2-3 Letters & Opinions A4 Movies A5 Valley Life A5-6 School News B1-B2 Sports B3 Classifieds/Legals B4-B5 Obits B5 Outdoors B6 OKANOGAN VALLEY GAZETTE-TRIBUNE Volume 106 No. 10 CONTACT US Newsroom and Advertising (509) 476-3602 [email protected]INSIDE THIS EDITION Sunday, March 11, 2012 LOCAL SCHOOLS Tonasket PTO Carnival PAGE B2 DAYLIGHT SAVINGS! WWW.GAZETTE-TRIBUNE.COM | THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 2012 | 75 CENTS NEWSSTAND PRICE G AZETTE-TRIBUNE SERVING WASHINGTON’S OKANOGAN VALLEY SINCE 1905 Photos by Justin Haug Members of the Haug family were out enjoying the warm weather, hiking in the Sinlahekin Wildlife Area, when they were surprised to find not one, but three butter- cups blooming, along with other wildflowers. The tiny yellow but- tercups were found on a south facing slope in the wildlife area, said Cari Haug, whose husband Justin took photographs of the flowers and their son Riley who is in the fifth grade. Buttercups: Spring is on the way BY BRENT BAKER [email protected]TONASKET - Tonasket City Councilman Scott Olson has concerns about video surveillance being used in town without a policy in place. And while his motion at the council meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 29, to curtail the use of such surveillance until a policy is written failed, he hopes his point was made. The motion read, in part: “Until the Tonasket City Council passes a policy on the use of video/photo/audio sur- veillance including the reasons for the surveillance, use of the material gath- ered, what will become of the data gath- ered and how long it will be until it is destroyed, such electronic surveillance shall be banned except where allowed under a judge’s order. “The intent of this motion is to sus- pend electronic surveillance by the City of Tonasket until a policy is in place. This action is not intended to set policy.” Olson said he made the motion not because he felt such surveillance was being done improperly, but because there was nothing in place to define how and why the information would be gathered in public areas and what would be done with it. “This isn’t about how the material gets used in court,” he said. “It’s about what happens to the material internally.” He expressed frustration that he origi- nally asked for a policy to be written when game cameras were purchased last fall in part to monitor for illegal dumping at Chief Tonasket Park. Despite multiple requests to police chief Robert Burks during council meetings, a policy was still not in place. Burks was not in town last week and wasn’t present at the meeting for the discussion. “I don’t want to create this policy,” Olson said. “The police department needs to write a policy that fits their needs. What I want is a policy before they start using (the cameras).... It will in effect suspend camera use.” Olson and councilwoman Julianna Griffin voted in favor of the motion, while Councilwomen Jean Ramsey and Jill Vugteveen opposed. Councilwoman Selena Hines was absent and mayor Patrick Plumb abstained; at 2-2, the motion failed. Ramsey, Vugteveen and Plumb, how- ever, supported the intent of the motion. “I would say ‘yea’ to the motion if we were fair enough to give them a time- line,” Vugteveen said. “We’re not going to wait another six months before it’s there. But we shouldn’t restrict the use of the camera as there’s been no abuse or his- tory of it to this point. There’s no need to not trust that our officers aren’t doing their jobs appropriately.” “I’m going to take this on myself to Council raises privacy concern Councilman Olson voices concern about video surveillance being used in town “The intent of this motion is to suspend electronic surveil- lance by the City of Tonasket until a policy is in place. This action is not intended to set policy.” Scott Olson, Tonasket City Councilman BY BRENT BAKER [email protected]TONASKET - Tonasket Chamber of Commerce president Dale Crandall said at the Tuesday, Feb. 28 chamber meet- ing that after examining options for the future of the Tonasket RV Park, attempt- ing to make it legal for tenants to stay for longer than a month at a time would be inadvisable. Crandall said that when city water is supplied, there aren’t issues that would run the park foul of the Health Department. But unless the tenants can be defined as temporary or recreational, the park would have to be designated a mobile home park. “If we have tenants there that are not vacating at least one night a month we will fall into (mobile home park terri- tory),” he said. “We have to define our tenants as transient for recreational pur- poses in order to be an RV park that is exempt from mobile home park regula- tions. And believe me, that would be a lot more complicated.” There were no formal decisions made about the RV park, however. Treasurer Bill Nelson said that 48 members have paid dues for 2012 so far, with more still coming in. The account balance stood at $13,517 with all bills paid. Vice president Julie Alley said that she’d been attempting to contact area cottage-type businesses with chamber applications. “The Oroville chamber had a good notice with last year’s application that described how people benefit from the Chamber regardless of whether they are members or not,” she said. “They gave us permission to ‘plagiarize’ that.” Alley added that a number of busi- nesses had been requesting printed bro- chures, similar to ones designed last Chamber looks at future of RV Park 48 members have paid dues for 2012 so far, more still coming in Men and women from around the world meet on bridges to stand for peace on International Women’s Day ‘Join Me on the Bridge’ March 8 SEE CHAMBER | PG. A3 SEE COUNCIL | PG. A3 Submitted photo Troupe Masarrat dancing at “Join Me at the Bridge” in 2010.
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BY JULIE ASHMOREEVENT PUBLICITY
OROVILLE - On Thursday, March 8th, at 3 p.m., community members from the United States and Canada will meet at the Canada/U.S. border crossing on the Oroville side, to help create a peace banner representing our two cities and our two coun-tries.
The “Join Me On the Bridge” event honors the resilience of millions of women survivors of war around the world.
Community members from Oroville, Osoyoos and the surround-ing areas will stand with women across the globe to give them strength and to show support for their demands
for peace and equality. This is a global event with women
and men meeting on bridges around
the world to stand for peace on International Women’s Day, orga-nized by by Women for Women International.
To see where others are meeting this year across the globe, visit http://joinmeonthebridge.org/page/event-map.
For the past two years, this event has been spearheaded by Ellie Braman.
She had the idea to bring local people together, from both sides of the border, toward the common goal of peace and equality for all -- and she made the event happen.
Braman is greatly missed in our communities and attending this event is an exceptional way to carry forward her enthusiasm and love for others.
Stand with women on March 8th to build bridges of peace and hope for the future.
Women and men are equally invit-ed to attend. RSVP & more info: joinmeonthebridge.org/events/oro-ville. Send email inquiries to: [email protected].
GAZETTE-TRIBUNESERVING WASHINGTON’S OKANOGAN VALLEY SINCE 1905
Photos by Justin Haug
Members of the Haug family were out enjoying the warm weather, hiking in the Sinlahekin Wildlife Area, when they were surprised to find not one, but three butter-cups blooming, along with other wildflowers. The tiny yellow but-tercups were found on a south facing slope in the wildlife area, said Cari Haug, whose husband Justin took photographs of the flowers and their son Riley who is in the fifth grade.
TONASKET - Tonasket City Councilman Scott Olson has concerns about video surveillance being used in town without a policy in place. And while his motion at the council meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 29, to curtail the use of such surveillance until a policy is written failed, he hopes his point was made.
The motion read, in part: “Until the Tonasket City Council passes a policy on the use of video/photo/audio sur-veillance including the reasons for the surveillance, use of the material gath-ered, what will become of the data gath-ered and how long it will be until it is destroyed, such electronic surveillance shall be banned except where allowed under a judge’s order.
“The intent of this motion is to sus-pend electronic surveillance by the City of Tonasket until a policy is in place. This action is not intended to set policy.”
Olson said he made the motion not because he felt such surveillance was being done improperly, but because there was nothing in place to define how and why the information would be gathered in public areas and what would be done with it.
“This isn’t about how the material gets
used in court,” he said. “It’s about what happens to the material internally.”
He expressed frustration that he origi-nally asked for a policy to be written when game cameras were purchased last fall in part to monitor for illegal dumping at Chief Tonasket Park. Despite multiple requests to police chief Robert Burks during council meetings, a policy was still not in place.
Burks was not in town last week and wasn’t present at the meeting for the discussion.
“I don’t want to create this policy,” Olson said. “The police department needs to write a policy that fits their needs. What I want is a policy before they start using (the cameras).... It will in effect suspend camera use.”
Olson and councilwoman Julianna Griffin voted in favor of the motion, while Councilwomen Jean Ramsey and Jill Vugteveen opposed. Councilwoman Selena Hines was absent and mayor Patrick Plumb abstained; at 2-2, the motion failed.
Ramsey, Vugteveen and Plumb, how-ever, supported the intent of the motion.
“I would say ‘yea’ to the motion if we were fair enough to give them a time-line,” Vugteveen said. “We’re not going to wait another six months before it’s there. But we shouldn’t restrict the use of the camera as there’s been no abuse or his-tory of it to this point. There’s no need to not trust that our officers aren’t doing their jobs appropriately.”
“I’m going to take this on myself to
Council raises privacy concernCouncilman Olson voices concern about video surveillance being used in town
“The intent of this motion is to suspend electronic surveil-lance by the City of Tonasket until a policy is in place. This action is not intended to set policy.”
TONASKET - Tonasket Chamber of Commerce president Dale Crandall said at the Tuesday, Feb. 28 chamber meet-ing that after examining options for the future of the Tonasket RV Park, attempt-ing to make it legal for tenants to stay for longer than a month at a time would be inadvisable.
Crandall said that when city water is supplied, there aren’t issues that would run the park foul of the Health Department. But unless the tenants can be defined as temporary or recreational, the park would have to be designated a mobile home park.
“If we have tenants there that are not vacating at least one night a month we will fall into (mobile home park terri-tory),” he said. “We have to define our tenants as transient for recreational pur-poses in order to be an RV park that is exempt from mobile home park regula-tions. And believe me, that would be a lot more complicated.”
There were no formal decisions made about the RV park, however.
Treasurer Bill Nelson said that 48 members have paid dues for 2012 so far, with more still coming in. The account balance stood at $13,517 with all bills paid.
Vice president Julie Alley said that she’d been attempting to contact area cottage-type businesses with chamber applications.
“The Oroville chamber had a good notice with last year’s application that described how people benefit from the Chamber regardless of whether they are members or not,” she said. “They gave us permission to ‘plagiarize’ that.”
Alley added that a number of busi-nesses had been requesting printed bro-chures, similar to ones designed last
Chamber looks at future of RV Park48 members have paid dues for 2012 so far, more still coming in
Men and women from around the world meet on bridges to stand for peace on International Women’s Day
‘Join Me on the Bridge’ March 8SEE CHAMBER | PG. A3
SEE COUNCIL | PG. A3
Submitted photo
Troupe Masarrat dancing at “Join Me at the Bridge” in 2010.
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In January, the Kinross Kettle Riv-er – Buckhorn General Manager, Mark Ioli, and the Community and Government Relations Specialist, Deana Zakar, gave a presentation at a regular meeting of the Okanogan Economic Alliance. Roni Holder-Diefenbach, Executive Director of the economic development orga-nization, invited Kinross to speak about what is currently happening at Buckhorn, provide an overview of the mining and milling process, and explain the positive economic impact of our jobs and operations in the local area.
The presentation was well re-ceived and initiated some interest-ing and positive discussions within the collective group of business owners, economic development agencies, government entities, and other individuals. One topic that arose centered around contracts. City and county representatives noted that they often deal with gov-ernment grants, which provide fund-ing for infrastructure projects. Of-
ten, local contractors have difficulty receiving the government contracts due to prevailing wages, reporting
requirements, insurance, and other bidding issues. Similarly, it was noted that some contractors have a
difficult time getting contracts with private companies such as Kinross.
Unlike with government contracts,
Kinross has some flexibility when bidding and awarding contracts. What arose out of the Okanogan Economic Alliance meeting was the general consensus that local contractors are not aware of the process that Kinross uses to award contracts.
As a result of this discussion, Kin-
ross is considering holding one or more Contractor Fairs in the local communities this spring, so that lo-
cal contractors can meet with our Supply Chain group and find out how to bid on projects. We may also bring in other depart-ments, such as our Safety and Human Resources specialists, so that they can answer questions about required safety training, our strict drug and alcohol policy, and other questions that may arise.
Kinross is committed to our local communities. It is important to us to support
our local vendors and contractors as much as possible. At the Okano-gan County economic development meeting, the community spoke, and we listened. We are hoping that an event such as a Contractor Fair will help us support our community by best utilizing our local talent!
Our Values: Putting people first • Outstanding corporate citizenship • High performance culture • Rigorous financial discipline
Contractor fairs will bring Kinross, local business together
From construction projects to lunchroom vend-ing machines, Kinross employs local contractors whenever possible.
Local contractors serve the Buckhorn mine (shown), processing and admin-istrative facilities in Republic, and several intermediate points.
TONASKET - Tonasket School District is preparing to begin its mandated roll out of TPEP - Teacher/Principal Evaluation Pilot - that needs to be fully implemented per OSPI (Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction) during the 2015-17 biennium, said District Superintendent Paul Turner at the board’s Feb. 27 meeting.
“By December we’re required to do three things,” Turner said. “We need to adopt rules for what this looks like; we need to adopt descriptors of each rating in the system; and we need to choose from one of thee instructional frameworks.”
The three include Marzano, University of Washington and Danielson’s. Tonasket and most of Okanogan County districts have been exploring the Marzano method.
“We need to determine how this logistically is going to be done,” Turner said. “How will we pay for training and agree on the framework?
“We’ll be giving the three fram-weworks to the board, staff and administration for their feed-
back.”Also, he said the state has sub-
mitted a request to the Obama Administration to waive some No Child Left Behind requirements from the previous administration that have hamstrung portions of school funding.
“If this is accepted, the AYP (Annual Yearly Progress scoring) as we know it would go away,” Turner said. “No more setting 20 percent of Title I funding and no more letters going home explain-ing how we’re failing as a district.
“It still leaves in place the cri-teria and benchmarks that we have to achieve. It specifies 2011 as a baseline. We would have to improve by 50 percent by 2017 in all categories.”
Turner said that, with the levy election about to be certified on Feb. 28, votes trickling in had brought the majority to 59.4 percent. The levy easily passed, requiring just a 50 percent major-ity.
Attendance numbers were also positive as the district’s enroll-ment rose to an official count of 1,068.72 students. January is typically a month of enrollment decline; the rising figure brought the average enrollment for the year up to 1,061.
Tonasket Schools prep for TPEP
SuBmiTTEd By Livia MillardWenatchee Valley cOllege at OMak
OMAK - Motivational speak-er Helen Thayer will present the lecture “Polar Dream,” based on her best-selling book of the same name, at the Omak Performing Arts Center on Thursday, March 15, at 7 p.m.
In 1988, Thayer became the first woman to walk and ski to any of the world’s poles when she trekked solo to the Magnetic North Pole without dog sled or snowmobile.
She was also the first woman and first American to circum-navigate the Magnetic North Pole. Her book “Polar Dream” (Simon & Schuster, New Sage Press second edition) tells the story of her historic adventure with her companion Charlie, a Canadian Eskimo Husky trained to alert humans to polar bears.
Thayer’s lecture will include photographs of the Polar Ice Cap and the polar bears that live there.
Thayer has gone on to explore the far corners of the world. She
recently returned from a 900-mile expedition through four Sahara Desert countries, follow-ing an ancient trade route and accompanied by a 12-member family of the Berber tribe.
Other adventures include liv-ing with the Massai tribe in Tanzania in 2009, studying indigenous cultures and water issues in the Amazon in 2008, and trekking on foot across the Mongolian Gobi Desert in 2001.
Thayer has received numer-ous awards and recognitions for her achievements and expedi-tions.
In 2010, she was chosen by the University of Washington as one of Washington state’s “100 Women Who Have Made a Difference.” She was also named “One of the Great Explorers of the 20th Century” by National Geographic in 2002.
This event is free and open to the public.
This presentation is part of Women’s History Month and is sponsored by the Associated Students of Wenatchee Valley College at Omak.
adult slow pitch softball returns for second year
By Gary a. deVonManaging editOr
OROVILLE – Spring marks the return of adult slow pitch softball and for the second year in a row a league is forming in north county.
Last spring nine adult co-ed teams formed a slow pitch soft-ball league in Oroville with two of the teams coming out of Tonasket.
Games were generally played on Friday nights at 6 p.m. dur-ing the months of May and June, with a kick-off tournament at the end of April and a final tournament at the end of June.
“We are once again looking forward to putting together a league and hopefully expand, as we’d love to see more teams join the fun,” said Steve Quick, who is organizing the league. “We are searching out people who would either like to put together a team or simply join a team in need of players.”
While games are usually com-petitive, the heart of the league is to make sure adults are hav-ing fun playing softball togeth-
er, getting a little exercise and taking advantage of the great weather and facilities we have in the area, according to Quick.
Games usually start at 6 p.m. with the first game going five innings and the second game going up to seven, depending on the amount of light. Each team must have at least three women in the lineup at all times.
“Probably the most interest-ing part of the league is the strike zone behind the plate that is designated by a carpet cut-out. The batting team supplies the umpire and sportsman-ship is demanded by everyone,” Quick said.
“We are super excited for another season of fun. Whether you want to play or come watch, all are welcome as there is a really fun family atmosphere at all games.”
Last year the games were played at Oroville’s Bud Clark Memorial Ballfields and at Oroville High School’s Terry Taylor softball field, but the league is hoping some more teams will form in Tonasket and expand play to include fields there.
Those interested in being part of this year’s league should call Quick at (509) 560-3641 or send him an email at [email protected].
Polar Explorer Helen Thayer speaks in Omak
By Gary a. deVonManaging editOr
OROVILLE - The feature pre-senter at this month’s Oroville Chamber of Commerce meeting will be Dave Boyd, project coor-dinator for the Rural Energy for America Program.
The program helps rural cit-ies (including those the size of Oroville) and small businesses and agricultural producers, plan, develop and find funding to implement energy efficiency upgrades or renewable energy projects.
These can include wind and solar power. Boyd will be joined
by a representative from the Okanogan County PUD to share information on their programs as well.
The meeting will take place in the back room of FB’s Family Diner which has been reserved for the chamber on Thursday, March 8 at 1 p.m. Members and non-members are welcome to attend and network with other businesses and civil leaders in Oroville, said Chamber President Clyde Andrews.
For more information about Rural Energy for America Program go to this link: http://w w w. r u r d e v. u s d a . g ov / w a /BUSREAP.htm.
Rural energy program at Oroville Chamber
SuBmiTTEd By C. riVer JonescOMMunity cultural center
TONASKET - The Community Cultural Center of Tonasket’s March schedule again features a cornucopia of regular activities and special events as Spring tries to make its entrance into the val-ley.
The newest regular event is the Merkaba Cafe and Open Mic Night every Thursday from 5-9 p.m. Sign-ups for the evening begin at 4:45 p.m. There is no cover charge and dinners, des-serts and beverages are available.
The CCC’s first in its Spring Concert Series features the Laura Love Trio with Orville Johnson and Chris Leighton on Saturday, March 10.
Gourmet dinner begins at 5:30 p.m. with the show starting at 7 p.m. Ticket prices are $18 for the dinner and show for CCC mem-bers and $20 for nonmembers; for the show only it’s $9 / $10 while teens are half price and kids under 12 are free.
A “Save the Similkameen” din-
ner, music and networking ses-sion will be held Sunday, March 11, 1-7 p.m. The session will deal with the potential PUD hydro-electric generator project at the Enloe Dam site. Contact Joseph and Dorinda Enzensperger at (509) 476-4072 for more infor-mation.
The second annual Health and Spirituality Faire will be Saturday, March 17, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m., includ-ing group conversations, vendors, a drum circle, nutritious food and more. Contact Julie at (509) 429-1260 or (509) 286-1045 for more information.
The Artists’ Paint in will be Sunday, March 18, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., featuring artists from around the county in an informal gathering to do their art and inspire one another. Contact Clare at (509) 486-1119 for more information.
The Commodity Foods Program for Seniors will be dis-tributing food on March 22 from 9-11 a.m.
The Friday Night Coffee House on March 23 will feature Steve Kinzie and Steve Sher. Doors open at 5 p.m., dinner is served
at 5:30 and entertainment starts at 6:30 p.m. There is no cover charge for this event.
The next night, Adrian Xavier, Might Lions and Mista Chatman visit for the family-friendly Baby Luvs Reggae, 6-9 p.m.
Admission is $7 for adults, $5 for teens and children 10 and under get in free. For more infor-mation, contact [email protected].
March’s Free Community Dinner is Sunday the 25th, 2-5 p.m. All are welcome. For more information contact Janet at (509) 486-2061.
A roundtable informative session on Medical Marijuana Initiative 502 will be held Friday, March 30. The discussion will cover the law as it now stands, how the initiative would change it and the future of marijuana in Washington State. Organic din-ner will be served 5:30-6:30 p.m. with the presentation following.
Saturday, March 31 will be the Fourth Annual Girls’ Night Out,
with doors opening at 5 p.m. Dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m. with entertainment running from 6:30-9:00 p.m. The night will include “free shopping.” Contact the center at 486-1328 for more information.
Weekly events, in addition to the new Merkaba Cafe and Open Mic, include the LFW School f Dance on Mondays, 2:45-7:30 p.m.; Zumba exercise class from 6-7 p.m. on Mondays; the Buddhist Study Group in the Pamtingpa Center beginning at 6:30 p.m. each Tuesday; the Wednesday “Art Attack” after school program; the Childrens’ Play Group (ages 0-5 and their caregivers) from 10 a.m. - noon; two Wednesday Zumba exer-cise classes, 9-10 a.m. and 6-7 p.m.; the WSU Extension Class, “Cultivating Success, 6-9 p.m. every Wednesday; and the Friday Zumba exercise class, 9-10 a.m.
Also, the OHA membership meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. on March 16, and the CCC Board meeting will be March 20, 6:15 p.m., with the events committee meeting at 5.
CCC stays busy in march
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year highlighting area antique dealers, that they could have available describing area businesses and attractions.
Crandall said that the redesign of the Chamber’s website was ongo-ing.
“I’m excited to get member profiles set up and getting a higher pro-file,” he said.
In upcoming events, the Kiwanis will be sponsoring a pancake feed at the Senior Center on Saturday, March 17, 8-11 a.m. Cost of the breakfast is $5, with profits going toward funding a leadership confer-ence for Tonasket High School Students interested in forming a Key Club (junior Kiwanis) at the school.
Also, Nancy Nash-Mendez of the Omak Worksource Office said that there would be a job fair May 4 at the East Omak Senior Center.
“We’re in partnership with various organizations throughout the county,” she said. “We’ll be canvassing Tonasket with fliers. Hopefully we can bring out of town commercial-type employees to meet employ-ers.
The Chamber’s next meeting will be Tuesday, March 13.
address,” Plumb said. “We want something done and we want something done soon. I’ll talk to Chief Burks.... the point is well taken.”
Introducing Zeus Tonasket police officer Darren
Curtis was on hand to introduce Zeus, the department’s K-9 Unit narcotics dog.
Curtis, who recently completed training with the dog, said that he and Zeus will be available to other law enforcement agencies within a 10 mile radius of town without having to request permission, and that they could be made available to more distant locales in some circumstances.
“Anything over that, would require them getting ahold of (Chief Rob) Burks,” Curtis said. “The county works really well with us; depending who was on duty they could arrange to cover town while I was out doing something for them, or Rob, Jim and Audra could be on call. If I’m duty, if I get called out, Rob is supposed to be working with the other agencies for paying my overtime wages if they have to call me out.”
Curtis said there is a possibility of being called out to work for other law enforcement agencies due to a shortage of narcotic-detecting dogs in the area.
“At this point the county doesn’t have a set date to replace the dogs they’re losing,” Curtis said. “And the Port of Entry doesn’t have any.
“With Border Patrol and Homeland Security funds and stuff like that, it might increase the funds that we can get from them if they ask, since we have a dog they can do interdiction on since we have a nexus to the border.”
Parking solution proposed
Lisa Andrews, who petitioned the council for a solution to the South Tonasket Ave. parking issue a month ago, returned to deliver a proposed revision to the city parking ordinance that would address both lack of park-ing and street access.
Andrews met with Police Chief Rob Burks and city pub-lic works Superintendent Bill Pilkinton before crafting the pro-posal, which would cover South
Tonasket Ave. between Third and Division.
Currently the ordinance on that stretch of road - which has dwell-ings only on the west side of the street, most without driveways - allows no parking on the east side of the street, and no parking on the west side from 2-6 a.m. The primary issue is allowing room for snow removal during the win-ter months.
“We propose to exempt change the ordinance from the east side of the street to no parking from 2 a.m to 6 a.m. from Nov. 1 to March 31, since the only real problem we’ve had is night time snow removal,” Andrews said. “And on the west side, to exempt Tonasket Ave. between Third and Division from the no parking ordinance.”
“So basically it just formalizes what has been the ‘handshake agreement’ that we’ve had over the years,” said Mayor Patrick Plumb. “We’ll ordinance draft for this alone, and get it passed along to you to review so that you can see that it’s what you intended.”
The proposed ordinance would not cover other areas of Tonasket Ave. that have similar parking issues, as it would be drafted to
cover the unique configuration of the road between Third and Division.
Improvement projects reviewed
Kurt Holland and Dan Conger of Varela and Associates present-ed the proposed sidewalk and street improvement plan to the council.
The plans include revisions of the most of the Whitcomb Avenue cross walks, the installa-tion of a crossing signal at Second and Whitcomb for safer access to hospital parking; and the a variety of improvement proj-ects on Sixth, Fifth and Third between Whitcomb and Western Avenues.
In other council actions, Gloria Jones was approved as member of the Library Board; a public meet-ing for review of city codes was scheduled for March 6; and the council accepted Coleman Oil Company’s bid for 2012 gas and diesel supply (Coleman was the lone bidder).
The next Tonasket City Council meeting will be Tuesday, March 13, in the council chambers at City Hall.
By Gary a. DeVonManaging editOr
OKANOGAN - Leah McCormack, Okanogan County Treasurer has announced that she will be changing party affiliation from Democrat to Republican.
The Okanogan County Treasurer’s office is one that serves everyone and crosses party lines in every aspect of the job, but after many discus-sions with her husband and family, the decision to change parties was a personal choice and has absolutely no reflection on the Okanogan County Democratic Party in any way, said McCormak.
The county treasurer added that she appreciated and cherished the friends she has made and the support she has received by the Okanogan Democratic Party, but this is the right decision for her as an individual.
As in the past, Mc Cormack said she will continue to be the most dedicated Treasurer she possibly can in serving the citizens of this county “in a fair, efficient and fiscally responsible manner.”
Photos by Gary DeVon
The Okanogan Borderlands Historical Dinner and Auction held last Saturday evening at the American Legion Post was very successful. The function raised well over $4500 through dinners served and both silent and live auctions. Most of the items auctioned that night were donated by OBHS members and local businesses. Rich Solberg was the high bidder for the Mystery Item, the second year in a row he won the prize with a bid of $175. In addition to breakfast items including bacon, eggs, bread and orange juice, Solberg also won breakfast for four at the Phoenix in Molson. The dinner served that night was stew and cornbread with pie for dessert. Among the projects slated for the money are more historical informa-tion signs like the ones at the Peerless, Dick’s Pharmacy, Alpine Brewery, Hometown Pizza and Pasta and the McDonald Cabin.
Dinner-Auction raises $4500
Foodways & Byways DVD screening
By nancy Warner - Directorgathering Our VOice PrOject
OrOVille - there will be a special screening of the gathering Our Voice video Foodways & byways: the Story of Food in north central Washington on thursday, March 8 at the Oroville Public library at 7 p.m.refreshments will be available. For more information contact nancy Warner, gathering Our Voice Project director, (509) 881-1812, [email protected] or the Oroville library, (509) 476-2662.
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Okanogan County Prosecutor Karl Sloan announced he will seek election to the Okanogan County Superior Court bench.
Sloan said he wants to be elected as judge in Position 1 which is cur-rently held by Judge Jack Burchard, who announced he will not be run-ning for reelection in November.
First elected as prosecutor in 2002 he was re-elected in 2006 and 2010. He began working in the prosecutor’s office in 1998. As Prosecuting Attorney, he’s been responsible for directing that office, overseeing seven attorneys and 10 support staff. His office is responsi-ble for prosecuting all state, county and municipal criminal cases in the county; acting as legal advisor to all county departments and the county commissioners and provid-ing victim/witness assistance.
Serving as county prosecutor has provided him thorough knowledge of courtroom procedures and the ability to make tough and timely decisions, according to Sloan.
“I know firsthand the impact the court system has on crime victims, witnesses and litigants,” he said.
Sloan has extensive courtroom experience, having personally tried over 150 criminal cases to juries and argued numerous appellate cases before the state Court of Appeals and state Supreme Court.
“If elected, I will bring exten-sive Superior Court experience, independence, and fairness to the role of judge. I have been working for over a decade to protect the citizens of Okanogan County and their property,” he said. “I strongly believe that justice must extend to all persons, regardless of social or economic status. If I am elected,
you can count on me to administer the law fairly and impartially. A good judge is one who works hard, comes prepared to conduct hear-ings and trials in an efficient man-ner and ensures that people are treated fairly and with respect.”
Sloan has two years left on his term as prosecutor. If elected to the non-partisan position as judge, the county commissioners would select someone from the same political party to fill that empty position.
“I believe they’d seek input from the Okanogan County Democratic Party,” said Sloan.
Sloan has served as a member of the State Bar Association Court Rules and Procedures Committee since 2007. The committee reviews and recommends amendments to the rules governing courts and attorneys throughout the state and provides comments to the State Supreme Court regarding proposed rules and changes. He was also an appointed member of Attorney General Rob McKenna’s Methamphetamine Task Force and previously served as president of the County Bar Association.
He earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance and Economics from Central Washington Uni-versity; a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Oregon and a Juris Doctorate Degree from Seattle University School of Law.
Before joining the Okanogan County Prosecutor’s office, he worked in private law practice and for the Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney. Sloan grew up on a dairy farm in rural Skagit County and moved to Okanogan County to raise his family. He lives with his family, including four children ages seven to 16, in Riverside.
For information on the candi-date visit www.votesloan.us.
Karl Sloan seeks election to Superior Court bench
county treasurer switching partiesLeah McCormack switching from Democrat Party to Republican Party
It is sad to think that with the sale of the brick P e e r l e s s building to the own-ers of the R a n c h o C h i c o ’ s Restaurants t h e “Pe e r l e s s” name will be retired.
However, as sad as this his-torical name change is, it’s not the first time the building has undergone changes – just look at the historical sign recently erected on the building’s side by the Okanogan Borderlands Historical Society.
The building started out as the DeGrubb and thankfully adopted the Peerless name that at one time adorned first one, then two wooden hotels located to the north of the brick building.
And since the fire in the 1970’s the building, which was once a three story hotel, has been used as a single story restaurant. That was quite a change in itself.
Although the Peerless is so very rooted in the town’s history, checking out some of the other new historical signs will show you that Hometown Pizza and Pasta was once the Red Front Store -- it has been home to a hardware store, insurance agency and Drummond Drugs before becoming Hometown.
Fire has made other changes in town, many can still remember the Kozy Kitchen Cafe, which once stood between Hometown and my late father’s and his partner’s business, the Pastime Tavern – fire took out that res-taurant and threatened to take
the surrounding buildings with it. Things change.
Instead of worrying about a name change (Rancho Peerless perhaps?), Oroville should be excited one of our empty build-ings will be filled with a busi-ness.
That side of the street has been looking pretty empty, with the exception of Hometown, the dental clinic, Trading Post, Sun Lakes Realty and NVH’s therapy center.
The office building on the opposite corner from our offices remains empty, as does the Pub and Pastime and on the west side of the street Yo Yo’s is vacant (talk about name changes). However, the new owners of the Pastime say it will be reopened before May Day and that’s something to look forward to.
From a purely selfish point of view, I hope it keeps the Pastime name, but if it doesn’t that’s not the end of the world either. At least another business will have new life breathed into it.
We’re not a ghost town, but sometimes it looks like it. If we can just get occupants for these other empty buildings Oroville’s downtown core will be much improved.
Rather than creating compe-tition for existing businesses, it will be helpful to everyone, bringing more people to town for the added things to do while they are here.
Maybe all this name changing means it’s a good time to start a historical sign display out in back of the Depot Museum.
I could see the Peerless sign and maybe the Pastime and Pow Wow Drive-In signs living on at the museum as one more way to honor the history of businesses past.
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Out of My Mind
Gary A. DeVon
Don’t cut Critical Access
Dear Editor,Here is a copy of a letter I sent
to our representatives in Olympia and I think more people in the community should be aware that Tonasket’s North Valley Hospital is a Critical Access hospital and may face severe cuts if this bud-get cut is enacted. I encourage members of the community to act as I did.
As a registered nurse and con-stituent, I am very concerned about the proposed cuts to our critical access hospitals.
Please don’t cut Critical Access Hospitals — jobs and our rural health care safety net depend on them. These cuts will hurt hospitals with large numbers of Medicaid patients the most. These hospitals are often the only providers in their communities.
I appreciate that safety net and public health services have not been cut further due to the leg-islature’s willingness to propose new revenues. Please continue to explore the option of new reve-nues to stop cuts to critical access hospitals.
Thank you,Jean Pfeifer RNTonasket
Keep the faithDear Editor,I don’t know where to begin. I
guess I’m gonna take my Grandpa Ed Round’s approach; speak the best I know “with the heart.”
Community, I was raised by a very loving family. I lived on a small black out at Sawtell-East Oroville Road in Oroville. I had loving aunts and uncles, two won-derful grandparents and super loving parents. I was blessed with two moms and two sisters. Not to mention a handful of cousins!
I didn’t realize just how blessed I was!
A church was built on that land. My Grandpa Ed said to me one time when I was younger, “A seeds been planted Sabrina! Watch it grow. You’re gonna know by its fruit that it’s good.” I didn’t get it then and really it didn’t mat-ter much to me.
Now community I don’t know if you all been out that way lately. It’s not the common scenic route people take and at first sight it may not even look like much. Couple double-wides, some junk laying around, nothing too spec-tacular at first sight. But I guaran-tee you thee is life thriving on that land! I know just how special this little block is cause my Grandpa gave that land to God’s people! Plain and simple.
I remember a year before my Grandma Ardith went to see the Lord; we were outside and they got this tree my Grandpa planted in their front yard. Beautiful tree. Well the flowers on it were so sweet there were at least 30 to 40 humming birds feeding on it! No joke!
Now behind their house is my
Mom and Dad, Jerry and Connie’s house. Dad’s got lots of animals! He lives on social security and over half his money goes to feed pigeons (even two migrants from town), 10 or 11 chihuahuas, hors-es, chickens, turkeys and a goat! He told me, “I want Early-Dawn and Tapanga to know something more than what this generation is growing up with.” My family is poor, but they are the richest folks I know.
Another example of self-less faith – Randy and Cindy McAllister. Wonderful people! They Pastor that little church that’s growing. They take a lot of stones thrown at them. I figure there are some jealous judgmen-tal folks that don’t like them much but that’s okay. Cause I know they pray for everyone. They are the good fruit!
Community I know that the fruit my Grandpa talked of is good because I know the seeds planted were planted in selfless faith and love. This fruit is all of those that are called according to his purpose (Romans 8:28).
Luke 6:43-45 says, “No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. Each tree is recognized by it’s own fruit. People do not pick figs from thorn bushes or grapes from bri-ers.
The good man brings good things out of the good stores up in his heart and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil
stored up in his heart. For out of the over flow of his heart his mouth speaks.”
So with that said Gary I wanna close by saying how truly grateful for those who have persevered through all adversity for God’s purpose. Don’t give up! Thank you family, Randy and Cindy McAllister, thank you commu-nity.
His servant,Sabrina RoundsMissoula, Montana
Same old songDear Editor,Republican presidential con-
testants are singing the same old song. Four conservative white guys pandering to, playing to, an unrepresentative base of anti-abortion, anti-gay, anti-immigra-tion, anti-tax, anti-government, anti-everything zealots. They and their party are remnants of a bygone past.
Romney, Gingrich, Santorum, Paul, are old news in a fast chang-ing world. They are a picture of negativity spewing out vin-dictive rhetoric on everyone and everything that doesn’t fit in their worldview.
Four conservative guys trum-peting Bush era failed economic policies, tossing around pie-in-the-sky promises, on how they’ll move the country forward. This pack no longer represents any-thing. They only represent them-selves.
Ron LoweNevada City, California
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
BY REP. CATHY MCMORRIS ROGERSWASHINGTON’S 5TH DISTRICT
I recently had the opportunity to visit Fairchild Air Force Base again, home to more than 4,000 active duty servicemembers and their families, National Guard, Reserve, and civilians, and the largest employer in Eastern Washington. Fairchild – which is located 10 miles southwest of Spokane – houses the 92nd and 141st Air Refueling Wings, which are responsible for sup-porting global military opera-tions through air refueling, passenger and cargo airlift and aero-medical evacuation.
Fairchild is also home to the Air Force Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape school, medical detachments, a weap-ons squadron and the Joint Personnel Recovery Agency.
Since it was founded 70 years ago, Fairchild has been a prod-uct of our community, and this year will be one of the most important in its history.
Why? Because this is the year the Air Force will make a deci-sion about where it will bed the next generation of tankers – the KC-46A.
Fairchild needs these new tankers because our current ones are woefully out-of-date. Our pilots are flying tankers which are more than 50 years old – so old their grandfathers flew them! As the Spokesman-
Review recently reported, “The tankers are the one aircraft the military cannot go to war without…They allow jet fight-ers, supply planes and other aircraft to cover long distances - crucial with fewer overseas bases and operations far from the U.S. in places like Iraq and Afghanistan…Today, the Air Force is struggling to keep them in flying shape.”
In 2011 – after a ten-year delay – the Air Force finally awarded Boeing with a $35 bil-lion contract to build the new tankers.
The contract is for 179 tankers with the first delivery scheduled for Fiscal Year 2016. My goal is to make sure those tankers are based at Fairchild.
Whether you consider the age of Fairchild’s current tankers or the base’s proximity to Asia, or whether you consider the high quality of Fairchild’s leadership, or the courage of its service-members and their families, no base in the entire country is bet-ter qualified to serve as the first home of the new tankers than Fairchild.
To bring them here, I am working with Fairchild’s leaders and other community leaders because the timeline is short. Right now, the Air Force’s Air Mobility Command is putting together its strategic base cri-teria for the tankers, and they expect to submit the criteria for approval in March.
A month later, the Air Force will begin an enterprise-wide review of potential base candi-dates and make recommenda-tions to the Secretary of the Air Force in early June.
Washington’s leaders are unit-ed in our determination to bring the new tankers to Fairchild. In December, I joined Governor Christine Gregoire, Sen. Patty Murray, Sen. Maria Cantwell, and every member of the Washington Congressional del-egation in writing a letter to Air Force Secretary Michael Donley highlighting the exceptional assets Fairchild has to offer the new fleet.
The leaders of our communi-ty – Republican and Democrat; private sector and public sector; at the federal, state, and local levels – are working together as a team to continue advocating for Fairchild.
The lynchpin of our teamwork is “Fairchild First” - a committee of regional leaders to protect and advocate for the base. In January, we came together to initiate a six-month strategy to bring those tankers to Fairchild.
This strategy includes repeat-ing our annual “Forward Fairchild” trip to the Pentagon. Every year since 2005, I’ve led this trip so that Eastern Washington leaders can meet with the Secretary of the Air Force and other high-ranking officials to discuss the impor-tance of Fairchild and the new
tankers and possible new mis-sions.
Our next trip is in April.While I am focused on
Fairchild – and especially bring-ing the new tankers there – I know that what makes Fairchild special – more than anything else – is our brave servicemen and women and their families.
As the wife of a retired Navy pilot, I have a strong appre-ciation for the sacrifices these families make.
That’s why, in 2009, I co-found-ed the Congressional Military Family Caucus. The Caucus – which has dozens of Members in both parties - draws attention to their needs and advocates for legislation on their behalf. In October 2011, we hosted our first Military Family Summit outside of Washington D.C., at Fairchild. It was a tremendous success that has already had a big impact.
As we advocate for Fairchild, I will never forget the men and women who make this base one of America’s best – the heroes on the front lines, and the quiet heroes at home.
I will continue to do every-thing I can to make sure our heroes have all the support they need and have earned.
America is a grateful nation. And we will continue to show our gratitude.
U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers represents Eastern Washington in Congress.
First of new tankers should be based at Fairchild AFB
Sad to see the Peerless name change, but...
Recently, while in the Seattle area, it was refreshing to see pan-sies, heather, crocus and some other spring flowers blooming. Coming home and thinking, well it won’t be long until we’ll be seeing those flowers here, and what did we get last Wednesday but snow. Oh well! It can’t last long.
We made a hospital visit last week. Oroville was well represented. We found that Howard Cumbo had been moved back from Wenatchee and that Juanita Waggy had been trans-ferred to Wenatchee. Verle Harnasch was in the room next to Bob Hirst hav-ing some heart irregularities and Bob is recuperating from yet another fall, which really left him in a “colorful state”. He has black and blue spots in so many places due to the fact that when taking cumadin, bruising is a side effect. His spirits are good but pain is something he is having to deal with.
A granddaughter asked, “Gramma, what is it like to be old?” So, I told her to put cotton in both ears, pebbles in both shoes, put rubber gloves on both hands, and smear vaseline over your glasses and there you have it. Instant old age!
This is a true story...some years ago little Jill Osborne, while sitting on the lap of our special Lottie Osborne, said, “Grandma Lottie, why doesn’t your skin fit anymore?” I think a lot of us are beginning to wonder that, aren’t we?
Betty Lorz passed away and her ser-vice will be held March 10 at the United Methodist Church, at 11 a.m. with din-ner following at the church.
A phone call from Dolly Brazle asked me to give the date of the memorial service for Warren, which will be April 21, 11 a.m. Since this is more than six weeks away I’ll write a reminder every few weeks and by then the place will have
been decided on. (It will be in the Molson-Chesaw area). If you should wish to get in touch with Dolly her phone number is (971) 222-3351, and that is in Oregon.
Each evening the “honking” of geese can be heard as they sashay back and forth along the lake, deter-mining where to stop for the night.
Gonzaga basketball games are about finished for another season...Next comes Mariner’s baseball, with hopefully a bet-ter year ahead of them.
It was good to see Dixie and Phil Brown at the recent Molson pancake feed. We learned to like Dixie a lot, when Clayton’s parents were residents in the nursing home. She was a very caring and devoted person, helping in a responsible way and we thank her a lot for those times.
Deloris Baker is able to come for lunch again at the Senior Center, after having serious health issues, again.
Chris Cleman, husband of Doreen (Ripley) and son of Brax and Dee Cleman, on returning from Pullman, taking their daughter back to school, had an accident. No broken bones, but lots of bruises in numerous places especially his neck. Winter road conditions caused the three car accident.
Last Friday there were more cars on Main Street than I’ve seen for quite some time.
Things happening next door to City Hall, so I guess after the debris gets transported away, a new building for the city will get under way. Yeah! Those two old buildings have been an “eyesore” for
long enough.What a shame that Trino’s has once
again been broken into and trashed. Some people seem to think taking the property of another is an easier way to get money than working for it. It was reported to me that Trino’s will be reopening, shortly. We were told he was reopening this week...of course we’ve also been told he wasn’t.
Last Saturday the Old Peerless build-ing was opened for the selling of “stuff ” for souvenirs. I hope the building is classed as a historical site and the out-ward appearance then can’t be changed, so I was told. To have vivid colors put on the building would be a disaster, or so it seems to me.
There is a lady in town that is more than a little bit dedicated to her clients at her barber shop. Edna Leslie has been undergoing chemotherapy for several weeks but continues to come to the shop on “her good days”. She still has radiation to contend with and I’m sure she is over-whelmed by the love and support from those who know her.
Another former local person, Tom King, son of the late Ed King, unfortu-nately has the same type of cancer his dad had. He now lives in Hillsboro, Ore., and has had one kidney removed and doing well, at this point, according to family. Many wishes for recovery for him are on their way to him.
Some weeks it seems I have so many sad things to report, but I guess that is life and folks seem to like to keep up with those happenings.
Learning of the death of Paul Farmer, one of the most quiet spoken men, I think I ever knew, didn’t come as a sur-prise. The years had caught up with him and health problems had been a real issue. He was a standard fixture at the “Dryer” Valley Evaporator, for many a year and could fix anything from a leaky faucet
to the dryer tunnels or anything else that malfunctioned, being a self taught “fixer”. He and his wife Thelma were resi-dents of Oroville before health reasons caused them to move closer to doctors in Wenatchee where they recently celebrat-ed 71 years of togetherness. He was truly a man filled with kindness. Condolences go out to the family.
Two grandchildren were taken from Madge Haney, with the death of Pamela Jones and Michael Haney. Condolences to her and other family members are indeed in order.
Michael Haney, after suffering a seri-ous accident during football practice, almost 25 years ago, has been in a coma and semi-comatose condition for all those years. A handsome young man with so much potential, especially in the sports field, was surrounded with caring love from his parents, Harry and Linda Haney, as well as all other family mem-bers. His life has ended but the memories will linger forever.
As you’re looking for a place to have breakfast don’t forget that Linda’s Bakery is just off Main Street at 712 14th, open-ing at 6 a.m. each morning and that is where you’ll find several of the coffee roundtable guys meeting solving(?) the problems of the day. She also is known for yummy cinnamon rolls, and has a good Chinese buffet, on some Friday nights.
Sympathy goes to Betty Steg, in the loss of her mother. It would seem her death was possibly caused from taking
over the counter cold medication, as it happened after she had been taking the pills for three days.
The Lawson’s and friends from Canada played music for those having March birthdays, last Friday at the Senior Center, and although at the time we didn’t know of the death of Betty’s moth-er, she was thought of and Dal Wilder played “Wheels” on the mandolin, which Betty always requested when she could attend. John remains about the same, after many years of health deterioration, from strokes.
A visit to the hospital last Sunday found Bob Hirst and Howard Cumbo still residents and getting stronger and taking therapy. Remember them with cards and visits when possible.
A good crowd was on hand for the dinner and auctions, supporting the local museum. The affair was held at the American Legion building, as the museum has their summer displays up utilizing the space there. Ken Neal ably handled the auction of items that weren’t on the silent auction. Folks are very generous with their time and donations of items making these affairs successful. Our community may be small in num-bers but they are large with participation in affairs such as these, for the better-ment of the different causes.
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This past week was warmer with more sunshine and no new snowfall. Of course warm-er means melting snow, which means, mud season is here. The county has done a good job of clearing the roads all winter, but the side roads are getting bad. I guess if we insist on having the spring season now we will have to put up with mud. I am sure that it won’t be too long before the mud will turn to dust and there will be those that will complain about the dust. I am sure that most all of
us are welcoming the sun.There has not been a lot going
on in town. In fact it has been really quiet. The biggest gather-ing was in Molson at the Grange Hall on Monday night when the Pinochle players are doing their thing. Winners were: High - Clayton Emry and Myrtle Wood; Low - Jim Fry and Judy Ripley. Jim Fry also took the Traveling
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The Red Hat Ladies will be going to the Bingo Casino on March 10. If you want to attend and get the perks you must sign up by Wednesday. Call Marianne at (509) 485-2103.
There is going to be a memo-rial service for Warren Brazel on April 21. More details to follow. It will be a potluck, so mark your calendar for the date and bring you favorite dish to share with others.
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If you believed you had five minutes to live, what decisions would you make? Curl up in a ball? Consider sacrificing your-self for the others around you? Or, would you run into the face of your attacker?
“Our kids have seen a lot. Their experiences are atypical for an average American 20 or 30 years old; yet are not unheard of for a soldier. Even amazing people can hit a brick wall” with the name of PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) or the like, written on it.
Kathleen Mowry, RN, North Valley Hospital VA Clinic sees it and deals with it everyday. There was no one better to talk with us this past month about what our soldiers may find themselves dealing with than Kathleen, along with VA Peer Counselor Michele Barton. They made clear what it is that we, as mothers, friends, and family, need to look for in our military and patrolmen when they return from long term, high stress, and volatile situations. Knowing what to expect can be half the battle. Mothers and fami-lies need to know how to steady themselves for a soldier’s return, hopefully only to be relieved when their serviceman/woman returns the same man or woman they were when they left. But this isn’t always the case.
Our Chapter has put together
a library for anyone in the com-munity to access for more infor-mation or guidance on dealing with active duty soldiers. Both the library and our Chapter can be accessed at facebook.com/ncw.blue.star.mothers. Donations welcome.
Welcome home to sailor IT1 Christopher Rojeski, son of Georgie and Cliff Berry of Oroville! He has recently returned from being Forward Deployed to Japan for two years. (Please notify us when your soldier come into our area!)
April – The month of the mili-tary child: To honor the chil-dren of our hometown soldiers for their sacrifices and courage as they help bear the burden for our freedom, we are sending a “thank you” and gift to each child we are notified about. Please con-tact us at [email protected] or 485-2906 with names and address of the military children you know. We don’t want any child left behind!
Want to know more informa-tion about what the Blue Star Mothers are all about? Daralyn Hollenbeck, President of NCW Blue Star Mothers WA3, will be the guest speaker March 13 at 11 a.m. at the Oroville Senior Center. Or join us March 15 at 5
p.m. in Tonasket (location TBA – check our Facebook page: NCW Blue Star Mothers).
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Holy Rosary Parish1st & Whitcomb Ave., Tonasket
10:30 a.m. English Mass 1st Sunday of the MonthOther Sundays at 8:30 a.m.
1:00 p.m. Spanish Mass every other Sun.Rev. David Kuttner • 476-2110
Immanuel Lutheran Church1608 Havillah Rd., Tonasket • 509-485-3342
Sun. Worship 9 a.m. • Bible Study & Sun. School 10:15“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God--not by works,
so that no one can boast.” -Eph. 2:8-9“To every generation.” Celebrating 100 years 1905-2005
Crossroads Meeting Place Tonasket Foursquare Church415-A S. Whitcomb Ave. • Pastor George Conkle
OROVILLE – The Oroville food bank operates every Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., excluding holidays, in the basement of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. For more information, call Jeff Austin at 476-3978 or Sarah Umana at 476-2386. It is that time of year again - the Oroville Food Bank could use help in food and money donations for the upcoming holiday season and thank you too everyone who helped out through the year.
TONASKET – The Tonasket food bank operates every Thursday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Sarge’s Burger Bunker, 101 Hwy 97 N. For more informa-tion contact Jack Gavin at (509) 486-2480.
100 year celebration
OROVILLE – Celebrating 100 years all Girl Scouts are invited to a luncheon March 11 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the American Legion Hall in Oroville. Contact
Cassie Thornton (509) 476-2715 for more information.
Habitat for Humanity Meeting
TONASKET – The regular meeting of the Okanogan County Habitat for Humanity will be held Tuesday, March 13 at 7 p.m. at the home of Mike and Peggy McDaniel, 170 Hubbard Rd. For more information call Arlene Johnson at (509) 223-3147.
Patterns for LakesOROVILLE - Fishing season
will start soon, and for you anglers this class is Fly Tying 102! You will learn how to tie the most effective still water patterns, and then you will catch the brook, brown, cut-throat, rainbow and tiger trout that reside in the many lakes of the Okanogan. Bring a fly-tying device and tools and learn more than you already know about fly-tying. This two-session class is on Tuesday evenings, March 13 and
20. Call Ellen at 476-2011 or go online to www.northvalleycom-munityschools.com to register. Get ready for fishing season!
Spring Noxious Week Conference
OKAOGAN – A seminar for re-certification credits (Eight credits for the day) will be held on Wednesday, March 14 from 8 a.m. to 4:40 p.m. at the Agriplex at the Okanogan Fairgrounds. Don’t miss this class if you need credits!
To pre-register stop by the Okanogan County Noxious Weed Office, Room 102 in the County Courthouse. For more informa-tion call (509) 422-7165.
Women of Worth 2012
TONASKET - “Heart to Heart” Third annual Women of Worth 2012 is at the Tonasket High School Commons on Thursday, March 15 at 6 p.m. Enjoy inspi-rational message TFMC Worship
Team and Choir, Drama and Hors d oeuvres. A woman’s event for all women of Tonasket, Oroville and surrounding areas. There is no charge at the door but donations can be made to cover costs. Please register with Kristi by March 13 at (509) 486-2910 or [email protected].
The House JacksOMAK – The House Jacks
will be performing at the Omak Performing Arts Center on Friday, March 16 at 7 p.m. For more information contact the Omak PAC at (509) 826-8323 or visit www.omakpac.org. Tickets are available at the door or in advance at the following locations:
Rawson’s, Cornershelf, Tonasket Interiors, Tonasket Pharmacy, North Cascades Broadcasting and Oroville Pharmacy.
Help Camp Ortoha
HAVILLAH – A Thrivent sponsored Camp Ortoha fund-raiser is being held Saturday, March 17 with authentic Filipino dinner being served at 5 p.m. at the Immanual Lutheran Church in Havillah. A dessert and baked goods auction will follow.
Scholarship OfferOKANOGAN – Okanogan
County residents who are at least a college junior and are working toward an initial certificate and are committed to a career in an educational field may apply now for this scholarship that is offered by the Okanogan County School Retirees Association. Deadline for completed application form is May 1, 2012. Applications are available from: Homer and Jennie Hedington, 1079 2nd Ave. S., Okanogan, WA 98840 (509) 422-2954 or from OCSRA website: okanogancsra.com.
An evening of music
OROVILLE – A free concert will be held on Saturday, March 10 at 7 p.m. at the Oroville Free Methodist Church at 1516 Fir St., in Oroville. The concert will feature “Touch of Grace” hand bell choir, harpist, Mariliz Romano and friends, and the choral group, “The Episcopettes”. A free will offering for Okanogan County Habitat for Humanity will be taken.
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By Audrey Holmes
The Feb. 13 meeting was held at the home of Barie Colbert. The roll call question was, “Bring old Valentines to share.” There were some very beautiful ones and Barie showed us two that her daughter Terri had crafted herself.
Reva shared with us that she gives her husband Jim the same card again every year and he doesn’t even notice it. We got a chuckle out of that.
Some photos of Barie’s yard blooming with summer flowers were passed around.
The Club’s Horticulturalist, Donna Sylvester, wanted to know if anyone gets the “Baker’s Creek”
seed catalog, and if so advised that the pepper plants should be planted indoors now.
Jan Smith shared the “Horizon Herb” seed catalog with us.
There are herbs listed in there that we had never heard of before.
President Pam Burton asked us to bring to the next meeting ideas for crafts for Founder’s Day.
Freda Holmes offered that her son-in-law has fertilizer, which
will soon be used in the park.Barie provided refreshments
for us and the leftovers were sent with Pam for the Assisted Living residents get-together for the next day.
Wendy Taylor announced that the Aeneas Valley Evangelical free church’s community cloth-ing give-away for Aeneas Valley residents will be held on Saturday, March 10 at 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Phone number is (509) 486-0456. This is held at 1183 Aeneas Valley Rd., Tonasket.
We encourage guests and new members. Number to call for time and place is (509) 223-3427. The next meeting will be held at the Hillside Apartments at 1:30 p.m.
By VerA ZAcHow
WINTHROP - The Winthrop Barn will be hosting the Okanogan Valley Orchestra and Chorus for its spring concert on Saturday, March 24.
It will be the first time the orchestra has performed in the Winthrop area as the orchestra seeks to expand its area of per-formances
The orchestra will be perform-ing “The Irish Festival Overture” written by their talented orches-
tra director Terry Hunt, for this spring concert. This is the second time they have had the honor of performing Hunt’s music.
The orches-tra will also fea-
ture “Sinfoniotta on Russian Themes” by Rimksy-Korsakov.
The OVOC chorus, under the direction of Don Pearce, will sing, “Come Ye Ladies & Lairds” by Dan Davison, “O Crux” by Knut Nystedt, “Live-a-Humble” by Jester Hariston and several selections by Aaron Copland.
Winthrop Barn to host OVOC concert
Submitted Photo
Terry Hunt
OVOC will perform “The Irish Festival Overture” written by Orchestra Director, Terry Hunt
TONASKET - Tonasket High School held its second annual Winterfest celebration Feb. 21-25, culminating with the King’s Assembly on Friday, Feb. 24 and Tiger Walk of Fame Winterfest Award Show on Saturday eve-ning.
After competition at the King’s Assembly on Friday, Caleb Knowlton was voted Winterfest King over Jared Stedtfeld and Brandon Sawyer.
Winterfest royalty includ-ed Freshman Prince Devyn Catone (escored by Darbee Sapp), Sophomore Prince Collin Aitcheson (escorted by Amber Monroe); Junior Prince Kenworth Silverthorn (escorted by Kayla Davis); Senior Prince Dakota Bogart (escorted by Melody Wolen; and “Ms T” Jessica Meier.
Hickman and Cynthia GutierrezClass Clown - Dakota BogartMost School Spirit - Michelle
TimmermanMost Eligible Bachlorette
- Cynthia Gutierrez and Jenna Davisson (tie)
Most Athletic - John StedtfeldMost Sensational Style - Brandi
WilsonMost Daring - Jared StedtfeldBest Laugh - Jared StedtfeldAmazingly Artistic - Zack
WeaverBest Academic Achiever -
Anthony VerhasseltMost Postive - Cierra WilliamsCutest Couple - Jake Hickman
and Kyndra DellingerMost Supportive Community
Member - Anita AsmussenMost Accident Prone - Trista
RomigSweetest Smile - Jenna
DavissonBeautiful Eyes - Sadie LongCoach of the Year - Dave
MitchellShipwreck Favorites - Kevin
Aitcheson and Brandi WilsonPerforming in the talent show
were Alliston Glanzer and Mary Naylor; Jonalynn Glover; Cierra and Connor Williams; Michelle Timmerman; and David Standley, Parker Kenyon, Marcelino Ruiz-Martell and Jordan Kennedy.
Brent Baker / Staff Photos
Caleb Knowlton is crowned Tonasket High School Winterfest King by Dakota Bogart at Saturday’s Tiger Walk of Fame Annual Winterfest Award and Talent Show. At right, Omak’s 2HOTT Elite Cheer Team, including Nikki Flores of Tonasket (top) performed at Friday’s King Assembly.
Tigers go all out for Winterfest
Above, Brandon Sawyer’s fingertip-lit gloves cre-ated quite a show for Tonasket High School students during the Feb. 24 assembly. At left, Tonasket Winterfest king candi-date Jared Stedtfeld sends human practice Collin Aitcheson flying during talent competition.
Brent Baker / Staff photos
Brent Baker / Staff Photo
Cierra Williams displayed her considerable singing talent and stage pres-ence at Saturday’s Winterfest Talent Show.
Brent Baker / Staff Photo
Marcelino Ruiz-Martell drums his part during a performance of “Stairway to Heaven” at the THS Winterfest.
Cook/Austin set to exchange vows on June 30, 2012The families of Jeannie Marie Cook and Christopher William Austin would like to announce the engagement of their children.Jeannie Cook was born and raised in Oroville and is the daughter of Craig and Regina Cook of Oroville. Jeannie is a 2007 graduate of Tonasket High School and has been previous-ly employed at Prince’s Food in Oroville and is currently a homemaker and stay at home mom to the couple’s one year old daughter, Jaiden Marie Austin.Christopher William Austin was born in Cashmere, Wash., and is the son of Mary Lou Dean. Chris moved to Tonasket in 1995 and is a 2004 graduate of Tonasket High School. He served with the Tonasket Americorp in 2005 and has been employed with NAPA/Allen’s Auto Parts in Tonasket since 2006.A June 30, 2012 wedding has been planned at the Valley Christian Fellowship in Oroville.
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Face Paint, Ben Richie (above), 3, gets a tractor painted on him at the Tonasket PTO Carnival, in his favorite color, John Deere.Clowning around (right) at the Tonasket PTO Carnival held to raise money for the Parent-Teacher Organization.Sometimes life is a cakewalk (below left), especially when you can win a sweet prize if your standing on the right number when the music stops.Fish On – Many tried their luck at the Fish Pond (below right), with all sorts of fun prizes for the young anglers to try and reel in.
Romeo & Juliet, the sequel!
Photo by Gary DeVon
Tonasket High School Students act out a scene from Romeo & Juliet, The unofficial, unnecessary Sequel on Friday, Feb. 24 at the THS Commons. The comic play was directed by Miranda Slagle as part of her Senior Project. in the play Prince Escalus decides that everything would be better if the ending of Shakespeare’s classic is rewritten and the two famous lov-ers live. The sequel starred Russell Perry as Romeo and Cierra Williams as Juliet, as well as Brandon Sawyer, Prince Escalus; Ren Wilcox, Benvolio; Dakota Fry, Rosaline; Clayton Fry, Lord Montague; Toni Smith, Lord Capulet; Allison Glanzer, Lady Capulet; Lynn Hendrix, Paris; Levi Schell, Friar Laurence; Sarah Green, Blanche; Dallas Tyus, Balthasar; Liberty Newton, Nurse; Rachael Sawyer, Carmella and Jon Brooks, Page. The choir sang “One Hand, One Heart” written by Leonard Bernstein. Choir members included kallie Mirick, Cierra Williams, Courtney Jones, Audra McLean, Lynn Hendrix, Michelle Timmerman, Conner Williams and Madie Villalva and were under the direction of Patti Middleton. Jaz Bolz was on the piano. English teacher Julie Colbert was Slagle’s mentor for the project.
By Lynn Chapman
A free concert is being given on Saturday evening, March 10, at 7 p.m. at the Oroville Free Methodist Church. Performers will include the Oroville Free Methodist sponsored hand bell choir, “Touch of Grace”, harp-ist, Mariliz Romano and friends and the choral group, “The Episcopetts”.
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standings (Final)caribou trail league (1a) league total W l PF Pa W l PF Pa#cashmere 9 1 63.2 49.9 22 4 61.2 47.9+Okanogan 9 1 59.1 48.9 20 6 61.3 49.5 *cascade 5 5 49.8 49.9 8 15 50.6 54.4chelan 5 5 51.5 52.1 8 14 48.1 53.5tonasket 1 9 44.8 61.1 8 12 55.0 55.4Omak 1 9 53.0 59.5 7 13 57.2 54.8
central Washington league north Division (2b) league total W l PF Pa W l PF Pa#lk roosevelt 12 0 72.9 37.4 20 6 64.7 44.4*brewster 10 2 65.1 50.1 13 10 57.6 53.8 +oroville 7 5 61.9 59.6 14 11 59.6 62.0 *Pateros 5 7 50.6 51.7 9 13 51.0 53.2 manson 4 8 57.3 65.8 9 10 55.8 60.3liberty bell 4 8 54.5 63.2 9 11 53.1 55.8bridgeport 0 12 39.8 74.2 0 19 39.0 72.8
YAKIMA - Okanogan’s girls basketball team won the program’s first-ever state title on Saturday, March 3, with a 44-36 upset of two-time defending cham-pion Freeman in the 1A state championship game.
The Bulldogs harassed Freeman into a 28 percent shooting night and took a 10-4 first quarter lead that they never relinquished.
Tournament MVP Kara Staggs scored a game-high 21 points, Caitlyn Behymer added eight points and Tyler Schreckengost had 11 rebounds to go with seven points for Okanogan, which finished 23-5 after finishing second to Cashmere in the Caribou Trail League this season. It was the third state title for coach Bryan Boesel, who won three at Brewster in 2000, 2001 and 2003.
Okanogan defeated Chelan (14-14) in Thursday’s quarterfinal 50-40 and Castle Rock 47-39 on Friday. Chelan, the CTL’s big surprise in the playoffs, lost to Onalaska 34-30 in second day action and fell short of a trophy.
Central Washington 2B League North Division champion Brewster advanced to Saturday’s state championship game but fell 65-57 to unbeaten defending champion Reardan in the title game.
Chandler Smith ripped Reardan for 35 points, including 15-o18 at the line, and had 12 rebounds, but Jessie Hammons (10 points) was the only Bear to reach double figures. Brewster led 40-34 at the half, but Reardan took the lead at the end of the third quarter on a 30-foot 3-pointer that hit the rim and the top of the backboard before dropping in.
The Bears took their last lead at 57-56 with three minutes to play before the Indians closed the game out on a 9-0 run.
Brewster beat Tacoma Baptist 55-25 and White Swan 62-58 to reach the final.
In boys 1A, Cashmere was crushed 66-42 in the semifinal by Zillah on the way to a fifth place finish. Lynden Christian won the title with a 57-45 victory over the Leopards.
Colfax, which knocked Oroville out of the 2B tournament in the regional round last week, claimed the state title with a 51-40 victory over defending champion Northwest Christian. Colfax had no team come closer than eight points at the state tourney.
Lake Roosevelt, the CWL North champs, suffered a disappointing finish after falling 64-46 to NWC in the quarterfinals and a 65-60 loss to Wahkiakum in the elimination round. University of Idaho-bound Ty Egbert scored 28 points and had 15 rebounds in his final high school game.
Okanogan girls win Class 1A hoops title
Boys BasketBall Caribou Trail League
mVP: Joe townsend, sr., Okanogancoach of the year: Okanogansportsmanship: tonasket
OMAK - Oroville’s Junior High wrestling team concluded its season Saturday, Feb. 25, at the Culminating Tournament in Omak with four of their athletes placing, led by Logan Mills’ champion-ship at 175 pounds.
Mills, Wesley Davis (3rd place, 140), Charlie Arrigoni (4th, 175) and Blake Rise (4th, 189) earned the Yellowjackets’ top honors on the day.
Connor Bocook (140) and Austin Holcomb (161) also competed at the tournament.
Scott Harvig and Kayhla Blanchard were also on the team.
Yellowjacket coach Walt Arnold said this was one of the most enjoyable teams and seasons he’d coached in several years.
“The positive atmosphere, the desire to get better and the dedication of the wrestlers gave us an excel-lent and successful season,” he said.
Arnold said the team had three goals: to have fun, improve daily and be good sports, “Which were exceeded,” he said.
The Yellowjackets competed in a jamboree and six mix-n-match events during the season.
Yellowjacket wrestlers finish solid season
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Oroville’s Junior High wrestling team had four placers at the Culminating Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 25 in Omak.
OROVILLE - Eleven youth wrestling teams con-verged on Oroville for the Killer Bee Wrestling Invitational on Saturday, March 5, with nearly 200 competitors vying for medals.
“It made up one o the largest and most diverse tournaments we have ever taken on,” said Oroville high school wrestling coach Chuck Ricevuto. “Thanks to a lot of volunteer help from parents, students and community members, (it) came off smoothly.”
Teams came from Wenatchee, Cashmere, Nespelem, Omak, Okanogan, Liberty Bell, Tonasket, Chelan, Pateros and Brewster, as well as Oroville’s own Killer Bees.
Clouburn and Xavier Cardona (4th). Also wrestling - Shawn Foster, Kane Booker, Ryken Harris, Anthony Davis, Isaia O’Campo, and Marylu Tafolla.
First / Second Grade - Kolo Moser (champion); Alex Delrosario (2nd); Travis Darrow (3rd). Also wrestling - Nicholas Evans, Deagan Harris, Raquel Ocampo, Maya Spikes, Katie Maynard and Sierra Moser.
Third / Fourth Grade - Colby Guzman (cham-pion); Victor Ocampo (2nd); Braydon Thompson (2nd); Seth Baugher (3rd); Juilan Lopez (4th); Chris Wlorell (4th); Serfio Ocampo (4th). Also wrestling - Kael Harris, Cody Field, Sam Allenby, Taylor McCoy, Steven Lopez, John Cardona, and Cody Renfro.
Fifth / Sixth Grade - Jeff Rounds (champion); David Inequez (champion); Marcelo Ocampo (2nd); Dean Davis (3rd); Brigido Ocampo (4th). Also wres-tling - Hunter Gallant, Jerry Milholland, Brandon Baugher, Drake Fox, and Katie Rawley.
Youth wrestling tourney draws over 200 wrestlers
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REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONSThe City of Oroville is requesting statements of qualifications from consulting firms to provide the City with a roster for engineering services with respect to projects from April 2012 through April 2014. Projects that are currently in design or con- struction phases are excluded. Planned projects may include FAA funded airport improvements, Wash- ington State Department of Trans- portation and other State or Federal- ly funded projects, Water and Wastewater Projects and other mis- cellaneous projects as needed. Con- sulting work may include the devel- opment of plans and specifications, planning, right of way appraisal, sur- veying, construction inspection and construction management. State- ments shall include 1) description of the firm, 2) a listing of the types of services the firm provides, 3) de- scription of the consultant’s team in- cluding references, 4) descriptions of relevant project experience related to the facilities and services listed above and 5) firm references. Sub- mittals will be evaluated and ranked on descriptions of experience with similar projects, references and re- sumes of proposed project engi- neers. Fees and project scopes will be negotiated for each project. Expe- rience with Design and Construction, FAA and other State and Federally funded projects and criteria, water and wastewater systems is required. Five copies of the qualifications must be submitted to the City of Oroville no later than 4:00 p.m., Thursday, March 22, 2012 The top three firms will then be scheduled to attend an interview in Oroville for final selection process on Thursday, March 29, 2012. For further information, contact Rod Noel, City Supt., at 509-476- 2106 or Kathy M. Jones, Clerk- Treasurer, 509-476-2926. Mailing address is P.O. Box 2200, Oroville, WA 98844. The City of Oroville re- serves the right to select different consulting firms for projects based on experience and qualifications. The City of Oroville is an Equal Op- portunity and Affirmative Action Em- ployer and encourages minority and women owned firms to apply.ATTEST: Kathy M. JonesClerk-TreasurerPublished in the Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune on March 8 and 15, 2012.#370303
LEGAL NOTICEThe Okanogan County Public Health Board of Health has changed their regular meeting time to 2:00 p.m., beginning with the March 13th Board of Health meeting. The regular Board of Health meeting is scheduled on the second Tuesday of each month and members of the public are invit- ed to attend. Board of Health meet- ings are at the Public Health Offices located in the Public Services Build- ing, 1234 S. Second in Okanogan.Published in the Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune and Quad City Her- ald on March 1, 2012.#368643
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DECLARATION OF FORFEITUREPURSUANT TO THE REVISED
CODE OF WASHINGTONCHAPTER 61.30
Grantor: Robert L. and Phyllis C. Couch, husband and wifeGrantee: Crystal Ann O’Keefe and Rachel Jordan O’Keefe, both single personsLegal Description (abbreviated):N1/2 SW NE 21 - 39 - 29Additional legal(s) on Page 2Assessor’s Tax Parcel ID # 3929211003Reference Nos. of Related Docu- ments: Real Estate Contract dated July 3, 2003, Okanogan County Au- ditor # 3063079TO: CRYSTAL ANN O’KEEFE AND RACHEL JORDAN O’KEEFE(a) The name, address and tele- phone number of the Seller:Name: Robert L. Couch and Phyllis C. CouchAddress: PO Box 923, Omak, WA 98841Telephone Number: (509) 422-1942(b) Description of Contract: Real Estate Contract dated July 3, 2003, executed by Robert L. Couch and Phyllis C. Couch, husband and wife, as Seller, and Crystal Ann O’Keefe and Rachel Jordan O’Keefe, both single persons, as Purchaser, said Contract being recorded July 11, 2003, under Auditor’s File No. 3063079, Records of the Auditor of Okanogan County, Washington.(c) Legal Description of the Property:The North half of the Southwest quarter of the Northeast quarter of Section 21, Township 39 North, Range 29 East, W.M. Okanogan County, Washington.(d) Forfeiture: The Contract described above is for- feited, the purchaser’s rights under the Contract are canceled and all right, title and interest of the pur- chaser in the property and of all per- sons claiming an interest in all or any portion of the property through the purchaser or which is otherwise sub- ordinate to the seller’s interest in the property, are terminated, except the following persons and claims: NONE(e) Surrender of Possession: All persons whose rights in the prop- erty have been terminated and who are in or come into possession of any portion of the property (including improvements, unharvested crops and timber) are required to surrender such possession to the seller not lat- er than ten days after the recording of this document.(f) Compliance with Statutory Proce- dure: The Contract forfeiture was conduct- ed in compliance with all require- ments of RCW Chapter 61.30 in all material respects and the applicable provisions of the Contract described above.(g) Action to Set Aside: The purchaser and any person claiming any interest in the purchaser’s rights under the Contract or in the property who were given the Notice of Intent to Forfeit and the Declaration of Forfeiture have the right to commence a court action to set aside the forfeiture by filing and serving a summons and complaint within sixty (60) days after the date this Declaration of Forfeiture is re- corded, if the seller did not have the right to forfeit the Contract or failed to comply with the provisions of RCW Chapter 61.30 in any material respect.(h) EARLIER DECLARATION SU- PERSEDED: This Declaration of Forfeiture supersedes any Declara- tion of Forfeiture previously given with respect to this Contract.DATED this 3rd day of March 2012./s/: Robert L. Couch, Seller/s/: Phyllis C. Couch, SellerSTATE OF WASHINGTONss.County of OkanoganI certify that I know or have satisfac- tory evidence that Robert L. Couch and Phyllis C. Couch signed this in- strument and acknowledged it to be their free and voluntary act for the uses and purposes mentioned in the instrument.GIVEN under my hand and official- seal this 3rd day of March, 2012./s/: Debbie Moore, Notary Public in and for the State of Washington. My commission expires Jan. 23, 2016.Published in the Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune on March 8, 2012.#370253
Notice of Appeal and Public Hearing
Veranda Beach Resort – ERU’s Calculations
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing has been scheduled with the Okanogan County Board of Adjustment to consider an appeal of the Code Administrators administra- tive decision regarding an interpreta- tion of the Veranda Beach develop- ment agreement. The decision is regarding the calculation of equiva- lent residential units for carriage houses, auxiliary dwellings, and oth- er residential structures. The public hearing is set for March 20, 2012 @ 7:30 pm. in the Commissioners’ Hearing Room in the Virginia Graing- er Building in Okanogan Washing- ton. Testimony will be taken from parties with standing and other inter- ested parties. Written comments may be submitted to the Office of Planning and Development at the below listed address or submitted at the hearing.Published in the Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune and Quad City Her- ald on March 8, 2012.#370245
NOTICE OF CALL FOR BIDSSealed Bids will be received by the Board of County Commissioners of Okanogan County, in their office in the Grainger Administrative Building, 123 5th Avenue N Room 150, Okan- ogan, Washington 98840, until Tues- day, March 20, 2012 at 11:30 a.m.,
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at which time they will be opened and publicly read.2012 Liquid Soil Stabilizer and its application on County roads.The project generally consists of supplying soil stabilizer and its appli- cation for Okanogan County Depart- ment of Public Works for the 2012 construction season. Additional infor- mation and specifications may be obtained from the Okanogan County Department of Public Works, 1234-A 2nd Ave. S., Okanogan, WA 98840. (509) 422-7300. The Board of County Commissioners reserves the right to reject any or all bids.Published in the Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune and Quad City Her- ald on March 8 and 15, 2012.#370289
NOTICE OF CALL FOR BIDSSealed Bids will be received by the Board of County Commissioners of Okanogan County, in their office in the Grainger Administrative Building, 123 5th Avenue N room 150, Okano- gan, Washington 98840, until Tues- day, March 20, 2012 at 11:30 a.m., at which time they will be opened and publicly read.
2012 Liquid Soil Stabilizer and its application on County roads
The project generally consists of supplying soil stabilizer and its appli- cation for Okanogan County Depart- ment of Public Works for the 2012 construction season. Additional infor- mation and specifications may be obtained from the Okanogan County Department of Public Works, 1234-A 2nd Ave. S., Okanogan, WA 98840. (509) 422-7300. The Board of County Commissioners reserves the right to reject any or all bids.Published in the Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune and Quad City Her- ald on March 1, 2012.#368599
Notice of Public HearingNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing has been scheduled with the Okanogan Board of County
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Commissioners to consider an ordi- nance amending Okanogan County Code Section 1.16.020 voter pre- cincts. The proposed ordinance amends certain voter precinct boun- daries to be consistent with changes made to state legislative and con- gressional district boundaries. The public hearing is set for March 20, 2012 @ 1:30 pm. in the Commissioners’ Hearing Room in the Virginia Grainger Building in Okanogan Washington. Testimony will be taken from the public. Written comments may be submitted to the Office of Planning and Community Development at the below listed ad- dress or submitted at the hearing. Questions regarding the proposed changes should be directed to:Perry Huston, DirectorOkanogan County Office of Planning and Community Development123 5th Avenue North, Suite 130Okanogan, WA 98840509-422-7218 [email protected] gan.wa.usPublished in the Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune and Quad City Her- ald on March 8, 2012.#370231
Okanogan CountyNotice of Final Decision
Project: Exempt Segregation, Parcel #3726360010Proponent: Paul & Angela BolichDecision: ApprovedDate of Publication: March 8, 2012Appeal Deadline: March 29, 2012The Okanogan County Office of Planning and Development approved the above-noted project. Within 21 calendar days of the publication date, parties with standing may ap- peal this decision to Okanogan County Superior Court at 149 N. 3rd Ave., Okanogan, WA, pursuant to RCW 36.70 C.Published in the Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune and Quad City Her- ald on March 8, 2012.#370236
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Notice of Final DecisionProject: OST 2011-11Proponent:Cynthia & Timothy AmatoDecision: ApprovedDate of Notification: March 07, 2012Appeal Deadline: March 27, 2012The Board of County Commissioners approved the above-noted project on January 30, 2012. Parties with standing may appeal this decision to Okanogan County Superior Court, pursuant to RCW 36.70C, within 21 days of the notice of decision publi- cation date. For appeals please con- tact Okanogan County Superior Court at 149 N. 3rd Ave., Okanogan, Washington, or by phone at (509) 422-7275.Published in the Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune and Quad City Her- ald on March 8, 2012.#370309
Public NoticeCity of Oroville
The Oroville City Council will hold a public hearing at its regularly sched- uled meeting on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 in the City Council Chambers beginning at 7:00 pm to consider a recently adopted ordinance setting forth a 6-month moratorium under 35A.63.220 RCW on the establish- ment of land uses relative to the pro- duction and distribution of medical cannabis as allowed by 69.51A RCW. A substitute ordinance will be considered for adoption for clarifica- tion of various issues related to this Washington Statute. Additional infor- mation for this hearing is available from Oroville Police Chief Clay Warnstaff, Oroville Police Depart- ment, at 509-476-2913. Persons with special needs, including access and language assistance, should call City Hall at 509-476-2926 to make ar- rangements for accommodations at the hearing.Published in the Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune on March 8 and 15, 2012.#370297
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Public Hearing NoticeCity of Oroville
The City of Oroville Planning Com- mission will hold a public hearing Wednesday, March 21, 2012 in the City Council Chambers beginning at 5:00 pm. Purpose of the public hear- ing is to consider the adoption of amendments to the Oroville Compre- hensive Plan to update provisions re- garding Critical Areas, and to adopt a Critical Areas Ordinance to imple- ment these provisions. The designa- tion, classification and protection of Critical Areas are requirements of the Growth Management Act for all counties and cities in the state of Washington. The public is encour- aged to attend and comment. Per- sons needing additional information for this public hearing, and/or those with special needs, including access and language assistance, should call City Hall at 509-476-2926 for such information, or to make arrange- ments for accommodations at the hearing.Published in the Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune on March 8 and 15, 2012.#370439
PUBLIC NOTICEThe Oroville Volunteer Fire Depart- ment is now accepting applications. Forms may be secured from Rod Noel, Fire Chief, or at the Oroville City Hall, 1308 Ironwood. Completed Applications must be submitted by 12:00 noon, Friday, March 16, 2012. Applicants need to successfully com- plete a physical agility test, date to be determined.ATTEST: Kathy M. JonesClerk-TreasurerPublished in the Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune on March 8 and 15, 2012.#370240
John Russell Boyd, 65 of Tonasket, died at his home on March 1, 2012.
John was born June 15, 1946 in Seattle, Wash., to Harold and Mary Boyd.
John lived in Jackson Hole, Wyo., where he was a star bas-ketball player. He attended the University of Wyoming until joining the U.S. Marine Corps in 1966. John served his coun-try proudly and was discharged honorably after being awarded the Purple Heart for shrapnel wounds suffered during his tour in Vietnam. John worked and then retired from the U.S. Postal Service at the age of 55.
Ten years ago, John moved to Tonasket to help his father, Harold B. Boyd in running the Boyd Hay Farm in the Aeneas Valley. Some of John’s favorite memories were of working on his father’s guest ranch in Jackson, Wyo.; he enjoyed taking guests on trailrides and float trips down the Snake River. He was a member of the American Legion, the Elks, as well as the Eagles. His hobbies included race cars, sports such as football, baseball and basketball.
He is survived by wife, Bobbi Boyd of Seattle; daughter, Jaimi Boyd of Bozeman, Mont.; son, Jayson Boyd of Seattle; grand-daughters: Soliz and Sofia Boyd of Seattle; brother, Richard (Sheila) Boyd of Los Angeles, Calif.; niece, Erin Lancaster; nephew, Kelly Boyd; and great-neice, Maeve Lancaster.
John’s death follows his father’s two years to the day on March 1, 2012. Memorial services with Military Honors were held 12 p.m., Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at John’s home, 797 Aeneas Valley Road, Tonasket, Wash.
Precht-Harrison-Nearents Chapel and the Okanogan County Crematory LLC are in care of the arrangements.
dana Lin CoLumBia
The good Lord came on a paint horse named “Buddy” and carried Dana Lin Columbia, age 84, to heaven from his earthly home on Feb. 25, 2012.
Dana, (known as DL to most), was born on Sept. 1, 1927 on the family homestead in Canon
City, Colo. to Dana Leroy and Stella Perkins Columbia.
DL wore many hats in his lifetime. He found passion in everything he did, whether as a bull rider, saddle bronc rider, logger, rancher, bus driver, truck driver, mechanic, millwright, heavy equipment operator, drug and alcohol counselor, courier, sheep farmer or anything else he set his mind to. It is really hard to know which he enjoyed the most, as he wore every hat well and took pleasure in them all. As a World War II Veteran, he served with pride overseas with the Army Air Corp.
DL, a recovering alcoholic, dedicated the last 34 years of his life to helping others achieve sobriety. He was always there for others in their time of need. It did not matter what time of the day or night it was.
Family was very important to DL. Being surrounded by his kids and grand kids gave him his greatest joy as a parent. A family function, with the house packed full, was a perfect setting for him to display his unique sense of humor. Some called it corny, but all loved and appreciated it.
DL moved to Washington in 1975 to work on the Knorr ranch in Loomis. Later he drove truck long haul for 15 years, which he enjoyed immensely. Driving the big rig allowed him to travel across the country, making new friends, renewing old friend-ships, and strengthening family ties. He loved the open road and when he returned home always had great stories to tell. If you wanted to go somewhere, you just had to ask him and he could tell you what route to take, what mile marker to turn at, what obstacles to avoid, which route had the most beautiful country-side and the best truck stops.
After retiring from driving he decided to raise sheep. His sheep farming days started with three
of his granddaughters taking lambs to the fair. He jumped in with both feet and started rais-ing sheep. Within a few years his hard work was evident by the number of Grand Champion and Reserve Champion market lambs that came from his flock, a source of great pride to him.
DL is survived by his wife of 55 years, Georgia at home in Oroville; two brothers: Don Columbia of Tabernash, Colo. and Bob Columbia of Charlotte, Mich.; six children: Jackie (Butch) Pryor and Georgia (Danny) Nelson, of Oroville, Stella Columbia, of Loomis, Lyle (Gina) Columbia, of Pullman, Wash., Diana Porsch, and Loyal Columbia both of Ridgecrest, Calif. He is also survived by 20 grandchildren: Tom, Tony, Tim, Erin, Dawndi, Amber, Vinnie, Dana, Cody, Carson, Terry, Marchand, Hayley, Tamara, April, Jason, Jeremy, Johnny, Shawnalee, and Ryan;16 great-grandchildren: Alex, Jacob, Cian, Arya, Lucy, Kyson, Ashley, Charlie, AJ, Darrell, Wyatt, Summer, Sandralyn, Derek, Dylan, Dominic and Dallas; and one great-great-grand-child, Isaac; numerous nieces and nephews; and many, many friends whom he considered family.
DL was preceded in death by his mother and father; sis-ters Irla, Darlene and Deloris; a brother, George and daughter, Sandy.
He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grand-father, great-great grandfather, father-in-law, uncle and friend that will be greatly missed by all, but we know he has gone to the great roundup yonder.
Memorial services are tenta-tively set to be held in early sum-mer at Loomis, Wash. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Veterans’ organization of your choice,
Alcoholics Anonymous or the Okanogan County Fair Sheep Barn.
Beth anna ‘Betty’ LoRz
March 6, 1928 – Feb. 22, 2012
Betty Lorz, age 83, passed away Feb. 22, 2012 at North Valley Hospital in Tonasket following a sudden illness.
She was born March 6, 1928 in Cawker City, Kan., to parents Clifford and Violet Noon.
She attended school in Cawker City and in 1946 graduated in Chicago, Ill. In 1963, Betty
moved to the Oroville area. She worked doing many things
but her biggest passions were selling Avon and tending to her tomato plants in her garden.
Betty had a warm heart, gentle smile and a loving soul.
She will be missed by everyone who knew her.
Betty is survived by her children: Terry Calico and wife Bobbie of Wenatchee, Brad Calico and wife Laura of Oroville, Shelly Lorz and boyfriend Keith Demonte of Oroville and Karen Frisbee of New York; two sisters: Veda Poier and husband Dee of Pateros and Rose Young and husband Dale of Chelan; eight grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren.
Betty was preceded in death by her two sons: Dan Calico and Greg Lorz; her parents Clifford and Violet Noon and one broth-er, Carl Noon.
Memorial Services will be held on Saturday, March 10, 2012 11 a.m. at the United Methodist Church (908 Fir St., Oroville) with Pastor Karen Davison offi-ciating.
A luncheon will be provided following the service. Please share your thoughts and memories by signing Betty’s online guestbook at www.berghfuneralservice.com
Bergh Funeral Service of Oroville/Tonasket in care of arrangements.
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NORTH COUNTY - To cel-ebrate and recognize National Ag Day March 8th, 2012, the Okanogan County Cattlewomen’s Association has donated $50 beef gift certificates to each of the six Okanogan County Senior Meals Programs.
“It is our hope that county seniors will be able to enjoy a beef meal during this year’s Ag Week,” said Cattlewomen’s Associaion president Noreen Olma. “Lean beef gives you the essential nutri-ents for a healthy lifestyle no mat-ter what your age. We like to say, ‘Beef gives you ZIP - Zinc, Iron and Protein,’ powerful nutrients to help strengthen and sustain your body.”
“We can always use donations
of this kind, as well as money donations,” said Leanne Whitner, Executive Director of Okanogan County Transportation and Nutrition programs (OCTN). “Our programs are totally funded by state, federal and grant funds and it seems that we always have
a shortfall. This will come in handy.”
Cattlewomen purchased beef gift certificates from local gro-cery stores to present to Senior Nutrition Programs in Oroville, Tonasket, Omak, Okanogan, Brewster and Twisp.
tonasket Kiwanis terrific Kids
Submitted Photo
the tonasket kiwanis recently presented their monthly terrific kids certificates to selected recipients on tuesday, Feb. 28, at tonasket elementary school. each fourth tuesday of the month, the kiwanis provide the certificates and other small items, such as buttons and refriger-ator magnets, to each child that is picked by their peers. Pictured are kiwanian gerry anderson and 63-year kiwanian emert Verbeck standing at each end of the back row. also assisting at the event were wayne Verbeck, ralph longanecker, bill Dean, marjorie Dean, school staff and one of the terrific kids’ parents.
Photo submitted by terry Mills
Noreen Olma (left) presents Tonasket Senior Center director Sherri Laurie with a $50 beef gift certificate on behalf of the Okanogan County Cattlewomen’s Association in recognition of National Ag Day.
okanogan County Cattlewomen donate to county senior meals programs
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Anglers that look forward to the spring perch fishing at Moses Lake will have to wait a bit longer. The ice is pretty much gone from the lake, but the bite in the vicinity of the I-90 Bridge has yet to develop. No crowds of anglers can be seen in this popular fishing location, but I will stay on top of it to see if it happens this year. The bridge and shoreline area can often provide fast action for perch anglers and I have caught perch to 13 inches from this location in the spring. I have my fingers crossed in hopes for a good perch bite this year. Another spot that could keep perch anglers happy this year is Roses Lake, near Manson at Chelan. The perch population has been growing here, and although the ice is rotten it has not cleared from the lake. When it does you can bet that there will be as many anglers fishing for perch as trout at Roses. The lake is open year-round and is always an early season favorite for trout anglers. The lake is also a good one
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Okanogan River steelhead
I have been eager to fish the Okanogan River. Not so much that it is one of two rivers over that remain open to steelhead fishing, but that this is the time of year that the Okanogan can be outstanding. Every year when the ice comes off the steelhead bite comes on, and that time is now. I talked to Jerrod Gibbon, Okanogan Valley Guide Service, and he said that there has been open water on the upper river for quite a while, and now the ice has cleared off on the lower river. We are planning to give it a shot very soon. The Okanogan River is often overlooked as a steelhead stream. It freezes early and by the time the ice clears off people have
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