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News A2-3 Cops/Courts/911 A4 Letters/Opinion A5 Community A6-A7 Sports, B1-B2 Schools B3 Veterans B4-5 Classifieds B6-B7 Real Estate B7 OKANOGAN VALLEY GAZETTE-TRIBUNE Volume 111 No. 45 CONTACT US Newsroom: (509) 476-3602 ext. 5050 [email protected]Advertising: (509) 476-3602 ext. 3050 [email protected]INSIDE THIS EDITION WWW.GAZETTE-TRIBUNE.COM | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2015 | 75 CENTS NEWSSTAND PRICE G AZETTE-TRIBUNE SERVING WASHINGTON’S OKANOGAN VALLEY SINCE 1905 Tonasket council hears budget requests OEA says demands on teachers’ time too high Tonasket and Oroville High Schools to honor veterans on Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 9 a.m. Veterans Day Assemblies TONASKET SCHOOLS IN THE NEWS FOR FFA, GARDEN See B3 Above, Aaden McNaer, six, chugs down the street dressed as a locomotive and Ava Ozo, three, as Queen Elsa (from the Disney movie “Frozen”) for the Oroville Chamber of Commerce’s annual business Trick or Treat event, held last Friday from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Oroville businesses reported giving away hundreds of treats to the many kids who dressed up for Halloween and participated. Left, Gru (Supt. Steve Quick) and his Minions, Shay Shaw, Betty Cole and Erin McKinney, from the movie “Despicable Me,” were the winners of Best Costume in the Business Halloween Costume and Decorations contest. The group at the Oroville School District Office have earned the title sev- eral times over the years ALL DRESSED UP SEE COUNCIL| PG A2 “The bottom line is we have to attract teachers to our district and we are already remote. I’m asking you to keep that in mind when you are negotiating” Dr. Lynn Johnson, President Oroville Education Association “More than ten people told me they intend to vote for the Tonasket Parks and Recreation District. ” Clair Jeffko, Council Member City of Tonasket Union president says demands increase, while time and pay do not BY GARY A. DE VON [email protected]OROVILLE – Dr. Lynn Johnson, president of the Oroville Education Association, says more is being asked of Oroville teachers, while time to accom- plish tasks and compensation remain the same or less. Johnson made a presentation to the Oroville School Board at their Monday, Oct. 26 meeting. “I’m here as a representative of the OEA to let you know about legislative actions that have impacted the Oroville School District. I know you are aware that teachers all over the state have walked out or gone on strike,” said Johnson, assuring the board that wasn’t her group’s intention, but that they should be aware of how these new demands and their impact on the district. Johnson, a teacher at Oroville, is a member of the certified contract nego- tiating team for the teacher’s association. She has 29 years in education as a teacher and as an administrator, she said. At one time she was the Oroville Elementary School principal. The information she presented came from UniServe and the Washington Education Association (WEA), according to Johnson. Johnson said there was a long list of requirements for teachers in Washington State, including the Washington State Teacher/Principal Evaluation Project. (TPEP). “TPEP is time con- suming, for princi- pals and teachers and teachers are not pro- vided additional time or pay for all of this work. There are 53 dif- ferent items that have to be observed or the teacher has to pro- vide evidence of,” said Johnson. Then there are changes to teacher certification requirements, according to Johnson. “They are super, super tough on new teachers. They’re putting in double duty,” she said. “Seasoned teachers continue to pay the costs to renew certifications, but the salaries continue to decrease.” Johnson said the school hours have increased for students as well. “There are longer student days and teachers have lost up to 15 minutes of preparation time each day, added up over a school year they’ve lost over six days of time to prepare and get ready for school,” Johnson said. She then addressed the online planner. “It’s great for admin- istrators and teachers like it, but it takes more time than a planner on a desk. The concern is an unreasonable work- load continues to grow without pay,” she said. Like many of the new state require- ments of teachers Johnson said, “Again, it’s not that it is a bad thing, in just takes more time.” Johnson said altogether teachers were averaging about 50 days of work that wasn’t compensated for. “Students are suffering, there are less breaks to revitalize, too much testing and teachers can’t/won’t do it all. Students are feeling the pressure,” Johnson said. She warned that there is a shortage of teachers in the state and fewer people are choosing to go into teaching as a career. She said if Oroville doesn’t compensate for the extra time being asked of teachers like other districts in the state are having to do, then the few teachers that are look- ing for jobs will look elsewhere. “College students are not choosing teaching, there are less and less that are interested. The bottom line is we have to attract teachers to our district and we are already remote. I’m asking you to keep that in mind when you are negotiating,” she said. For the teachers here I am not saying things are all bad, we just have to take care of our people.” To make the district more attractive to teachers she suggested providing an attractive contract that is comparable or better than other districts. She said there were disparities between the Oroville and Tonasket school districts. “One teacher was approached (by Tonasket) and said that they’ve got a bet- ter contract. We want to be profession- als,” she said. Chuck Ricevuto, a veteran teacher at Oroville High School addressed the situ- ation to School Director Rocky DeVon, the president of the school board. “Rocky you were one of my students and I think you know we took the time to personalize our instruction to stu- dents... that time to do that is gone,” said Ricevuto. “I want to compliment you for the time you took to personalize what you taught,” said DeVon. “It has been a big message that the school directors and myself have been taking to the state, no more programs without the money to pay for them.” DeVon said he was also worried about the closure of the Buckhorn Gold Mine, which is about 25 percent of the district’s property evaluation. He said he appreciated what teachers do, but he had to see a way to make it all balance out. “I appreciate the comparison you gave us between Oroville and Tonasket,” added School Director Todd Hill. “I’m not against Mr. Quick, but look at the number of administrators we have and only 550 students. He was hired as a part time superintendent and you moved him to full time. Do we really need a full time superintendent,” asked Johnson, reminding the board the district had the same number of administrators it had when the district had twice the students. RR crossing, sidewalks and pedestrian bridge also discussed BY KATIE TEACHOUT [email protected]Tonasket City Council met Thursday, Oct. 29 and further discussed the bud- get. At a budget workshop held Oct. 14, department heads submitted requests for needed items. Police Chief Darren Curtis asked for Surface tab- let computers, new chairs for the police station, stop stick strips and $7,000 to $10,000 for a new car. Superintendent Hugh Jensen needs a paint striper, a vehicle and a new mower. Mayor Patrick Plumb said he would like to increase rates for water by five percent and sewer by two percent in 2016. City Clerk and Treasurer Alice Attwood requested to have medical cov- erage continue, a new phone system for city hall, a maintenance agreement for computer hardware, new front doors for city hall and a cost of living increase. In the ongoing attempt to secure a new crossing of the Cascade and Columbia River Railroad (CSCD), to provide sec- ondary access into Chief Tonasket Park, the council discussed a traffic study of the area prepared by City Planner Kurt Danison at the request of the Washington State Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC). Chief Tonasket Park is located on city-owned property adjoining the city’s wastewater treatment plant, with the Okanogan River as the opposing bound- ary. The park is accessed from Railroad Avenue, so visitors to the park must travel through a busy industrial area to access the baseball fields, soccer fields, skate park, Water Ranch, boat launch and other amenities. The city has been attempting to devel- op a second point of access into the park since the late 1980’s. One of the city’s concerns is that in the event of an emer- gency along Railroad Avenue or within the industrial area which contains sever- al buildings with atmospheres controlled by ammonia and other toxic chemicals, people using the park would be unable to evacuate. The city gained permission from the Okanogan County Commissioners for the new access, then received permis- sion from Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W), the CSCD’s parent company, for a new crossing. Mayor Patrick Plumb then asked the UTC in January 2015 for approval of a new crossing. After meet- ing with the UTC in Tonasket along with county maintenance personnel and one county commis- sioner, the decision was made to upgrade a temporary cross- ing constructed by the federal Bureau of Reclamation in the early 1990s, finding this option to be the most cost effective and least damaging to the wetland areas west of the railroad tracks. G&W approved a basic crossing, rath- er than a fully signalized crossing, due to infrequency of trains on the track and expected limited, seasonal use of the crossing to be located at the south- ern boundary of the county’s shop land. The UTC then informed the city that new crossings require fully signalized facilities. With further explanation of the planned use of the crossing, UTC staff agreed to consider the option after being provided the traffic study which details the Average Daily Trips expected to use the crossing. In other city business, Councilwoman Claire Jeffko asked who’s responsibil- ity it was to fix a heaving sidewalk near the railroad tracks. Attwood said the abutting property owner is responsible. Plumb said because the property was located on the railroad it was probably the city’s responsibility, so Jensen said he would look at it the next day. Jeffko also reported more than ten Gary DeVon/staff photo Submitted photo
GAZETTE-TRIBUNESERVING WASHINGTON’S OKANOGAN VALLEY SINCE 1905
Tonasket council hears budget requests
OEA says demands on teachers’ time too high
Tonasket and Oroville High Schools to honor veterans on
Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 9 a.m.
Veterans Day Assemblies TONASKET SCHOOLS IN THE
NEWS FOR FFA, GARDEN
See B3
Above, Aaden McNaer, six, chugs down the street dressed as a locomotive and Ava Ozo, three, as Queen Elsa (from the Disney movie “Frozen”) for the Oroville Chamber of Commerce’s annual business Trick or Treat event, held last Friday from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Oroville businesses reported giving away hundreds of treats to the many kids who dressed up for Halloween and participated.Left, Gru (Supt. Steve Quick) and his Minions, Shay Shaw, Betty Cole and Erin McKinney, from the movie “Despicable Me,” were the winners of Best Costume in the Business Halloween Costume and Decorations contest. The group at the Oroville School District Office have earned the title sev-eral times over the years
ALL DRESSED UP
SEE COUNCIL| PG A2
“The bottom line is we have to attract teachers to our district and we
are already remote. I’m asking you to keep that in mind when you are
negotiating”Dr. Lynn Johnson, President
Oroville Education Association
“More than ten people told me they intend to vote for the Tonasket Parks and Recreation
District. ”Clair Jeffko, Council Member
City of Tonasket
Union president says demands increase, while time and pay do notBY GARY A. DE [email protected]
OROVILLE – Dr. Lynn Johnson, president of the Oroville Education Association, says more is being asked of Oroville teachers, while time to accom-plish tasks and compensation remain the same or less.
Johnson made a presentation to the Oroville School Board at their Monday, Oct. 26 meeting.
“I’m here as a representative of the OEA to let you know about legislative actions that have impacted the Oroville School District. I know you are aware that teachers all over the state have walked out or gone on strike,” said Johnson, assuring the board that wasn’t her group’s intention, but that they should be aware of how these new demands and their impact on the district.
Johnson, a teacher at Oroville, is a member of the certified contract nego-tiating team for the teacher’s association. She has 29 years in education as a teacher
and as an administrator, she said. At one time she was the Oroville Elementary School principal. The information she presented came from UniServe and the Washington Education Association (WEA), according to Johnson.
Johnson said there was a long list of requirements for teachers in Washington State, including the Washington State Te a ch e r / Pr i n c ip a l Evaluation Project. (TPEP).
“TPEP is time con-suming, for princi-pals and teachers and teachers are not pro-vided additional time or pay for all of this work. There are 53 dif-ferent items that have to be observed or the teacher has to pro-vide evidence of,” said Johnson.
Then there are changes to teacher certification requirements, according to Johnson.
“They are super, super tough on new teachers. They’re putting in double duty,” she said. “Seasoned teachers continue to
pay the costs to renew certifications, but the salaries continue to decrease.”
Johnson said the school hours have increased for students as well.
“There are longer student days and teachers have lost up to 15 minutes of preparation time each day, added up over
a school year they’ve lost over six days of time to prepare and get ready for school,” Johnson said.
She then addressed the online planner.
“It’s great for admin-istrators and teachers like it, but it takes more time than a planner on a desk. The concern is an unreasonable work-load continues to grow without pay,” she said.
Like many of the new state require-ments of teachers
Johnson said, “Again, it’s not that it is a bad thing, in just takes more time.”
Johnson said altogether teachers were averaging about 50 days of work that wasn’t compensated for.
“Students are suffering, there are less breaks to revitalize, too much testing and
teachers can’t/won’t do it all. Students are feeling the pressure,” Johnson said.
She warned that there is a shortage of teachers in the state and fewer people are choosing to go into teaching as a career. She said if Oroville doesn’t compensate for the extra time being asked of teachers like other districts in the state are having to do, then the few teachers that are look-ing for jobs will look elsewhere.
“College students are not choosing teaching, there are less and less that are interested. The bottom line is we have to attract teachers to our district and we are already remote. I’m asking you to keep that in mind when you are negotiating,” she said. For the teachers here I am not saying things are all bad, we just have to take care of our people.”
To make the district more attractive to teachers she suggested providing an attractive contract that is comparable or better than other districts. She said there were disparities between the Oroville and Tonasket school districts.
“One teacher was approached (by Tonasket) and said that they’ve got a bet-ter contract. We want to be profession-als,” she said.
Chuck Ricevuto, a veteran teacher at Oroville High School addressed the situ-ation to School Director Rocky DeVon,
the president of the school board.“Rocky you were one of my students
and I think you know we took the time to personalize our instruction to stu-dents... that time to do that is gone,” said Ricevuto.
“I want to compliment you for the time you took to personalize what you taught,” said DeVon. “It has been a big message that the school directors and myself have been taking to the state, no more programs without the money to pay for them.”
DeVon said he was also worried about the closure of the Buckhorn Gold Mine, which is about 25 percent of the district’s property evaluation.
He said he appreciated what teachers do, but he had to see a way to make it all balance out.
“I appreciate the comparison you gave us between Oroville and Tonasket,” added School Director Todd Hill.
“I’m not against Mr. Quick, but look at the number of administrators we have and only 550 students. He was hired as a part time superintendent and you moved him to full time. Do we really need a full time superintendent,” asked Johnson, reminding the board the district had the same number of administrators it had when the district had twice the students.
RR crossing, sidewalks and pedestrian bridge also discussedBY KATIE [email protected]
Tonasket City Council met Thursday, Oct. 29 and further discussed the bud-get. At a budget workshop held Oct. 14, department heads submitted requests for needed items.
Police Chief Darren Curtis asked for Surface tab-let computers, new chairs for the police station, stop stick strips and $7,000 to $10,000 for a new car. Superintendent Hugh Jensen needs a paint striper, a vehicle and a new mower. Mayor Patrick Plumb said he would like to increase rates for water by five percent and sewer by two percent in 2016. City Clerk and Treasurer Alice Attwood requested to have medical cov-erage continue, a new phone system for city hall, a maintenance agreement for computer hardware, new front doors for city hall and a cost of living increase.
In the ongoing attempt to secure a new crossing of the Cascade and Columbia River Railroad (CSCD), to provide sec-ondary access into Chief Tonasket Park, the council discussed a traffic study of the area prepared by City Planner Kurt Danison at the request of the Washington State Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC).
Chief Tonasket Park is located on city-owned property adjoining the city’s wastewater treatment plant, with the Okanogan River as the opposing bound-ary. The park is accessed from Railroad Avenue, so visitors to the park must travel through a busy industrial area to access the baseball fields, soccer fields, skate park, Water Ranch, boat launch and other amenities.
The city has been attempting to devel-op a second point of access into the park since the late 1980’s. One of the city’s
concerns is that in the event of an emer-gency along Railroad Avenue or within the industrial area which contains sever-al buildings with atmospheres controlled by ammonia and other toxic chemicals, people using the park would be unable to evacuate.
The city gained permission from the Okanogan County Commissioners for the new access, then received permis-sion from Genesee & Wyoming Inc.(G&W), the CSCD’s parent company, for a new crossing. Mayor Patrick Plumb then asked the UTC in January 2015
for approval of a new crossing. After meet-ing with the UTC in Tonasket along with county maintenance personnel and one county commis-sioner, the decision was made to upgrade a temporary cross-ing constructed by the federal Bureau of Reclamation in the early 1990s, finding this option to be the
most cost effective and least damaging to the wetland areas west of the railroad tracks.
G&W approved a basic crossing, rath-er than a fully signalized crossing, due to infrequency of trains on the track and expected limited, seasonal use of the crossing to be located at the south-ern boundary of the county’s shop land. The UTC then informed the city that new crossings require fully signalized facilities. With further explanation of the planned use of the crossing, UTC staff agreed to consider the option after being provided the traffic study which details the Average Daily Trips expected to use the crossing.
In other city business, Councilwoman Claire Jeffko asked who’s responsibil-ity it was to fix a heaving sidewalk near the railroad tracks. Attwood said the abutting property owner is responsible. Plumb said because the property was located on the railroad it was probably the city’s responsibility, so Jensen said he would look at it the next day.
Jeffko also reported more than ten
Gary DeVon/staff photo
Submitted photo
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TONASKET – OK Chevrolet welcomes Service Manager Rod Moore into a new position as General Manager.
Moore, who moved to the val-ley in 1994, has a combined 20 years of automotive experience in the Okanogan Valley. He started employment at Price Motors in 1994 as a lot attendant,= and
began to perform light service work.
In 2000, Moore graduated with a degree from General Motors Automotive Service Excellence Program. He worked seven years as an automotive techni-cian before being named Service Manager for Sunrise Chevrolet in Omak.
In 2009 Moore moved to Tonasket to manage the OK
Chevrolet Service Department. “OK Chevrolet has the best
staff I have ever had the privilege to work with,” said Moore. “It is an honest, down home, caring, small town, local, family, forever hometown dealer.”
Moore lives in Tonasket with his wife of 17 years, Nicole. They have two children; Ryley, age 11 and Miranda, age 8.
Moore named new General Manager at OK Chevrolet
Katie Teachout/staff photo
Tonasket sixth-grader Zander Batton and seventh-grader Whitney Wilson dig their fingers into a “Zombie brain” made from jello Friday, Oct. 31, with the help of CWU students and staff. Anthony Denice (left), is a primate behaviorist.
Tonasket Middle School stu-dents had a treat in store for them when Michele Giovia arranged for ten Central Washington University students and staff members to present four different Halloween-themed science activ-ities throughout the day Friday, Oct. 31.
Giovia is the Gear Up Director for the Tonasket School District.
“They were quick lessons, about 35-minute sections where students learned how different things affected the brain,” said Giovia.
“We wanted students to learn more about the human body, and how things that happen to the brain affect behavior,” said Anne Gustafson during an activity that had middle school-ers playing with brains made of jello. Gustafson is a Behavioral Ecologist in the Master’s program at CWU.
Free Friday events, held on the
last Friday of each quarter, are for any middle school student eligible to participate. Students maintain eligibility by keeping their grades up and having all their assignments turned in.
“It was a lot of fun,” said Giovia. “One activity used Glow powder lotion to see how quickly an infec-tious disease would spread, and in another activity they learned about creepy critters like lizards and snakes. In the activity with the jello brains, gummy worms were placed in different parts of the brains, and students and staff discussed what areas of the body and behaviors that would affect. The last activity of the day was just playing fun Halloween-themed games like Zombie tag and Halloween Red Rover.”
Giovia said about 150 stu-dents participate in the activities throughout the day. The program was funded by Gear Up.
“It was awesome. On Monday and Tuesday (Oct. 26-27) we took the entire seventh grade to the college, and some of the same
students and staff who came to the school on Friday worked with them. The kids were like, ‘Hey I recognize you!’ It was great,” said Giovia. “The students stayed at the dorm, and on Monday got a tour of the college. Tuesday morning they toured a museum in Yakima, then went back to the college in the afternoon and did science activities.”
Giovia said student tours of CWU are funded with Gear Up grants, and CWU is the home of the program.
According to the CWU MOSAIC2 GEAR UP Project website, 2040 students in Brewster, Highland, Lake Chelan, Manson, Omak, Oroville, Quincy and Tonasket school districts and Orchard and Pioneer Middle schools in the Wenatchee school district, are served, beginning in 6th or 7th grade. The program runs for seven years. GEAR UP is a discretionary federal grant program designed to increase the number of low-income students prepared to enter and succeed in postsecondary education.
Free Friday features CWU staff and students
people telling her they intended to vote for the Tonasket Parks and Recreation District on the current ballot.
Plumb said he appreciated Councilman Dennis Brown attending the IACC conference and suggested other council members plan to attend next year.
Both Brown and Councilman Scott Olson expressed concern over properties in town listed on Christian Johnson’s Building & Permits Department Activity Synopsis under the compliance section as “just being monitored.”
“The unenclosed pool on First Street has been awaiting action
for three years,” said Brown. Johnson’s report also stated
all environmental permits being issued for the South Whitcomb Ave. Sidewalk Improvements project, and the Legacy Pedestrian Bridge project, as awaiting selec-tion of a contractor. people telling her they intended to vote for the Tonasket Parks and Recreation District on the current ballot.
Plumb said he appreciated Councilman Dennis Brown attending the IACC conference and suggested other council members plan to attend next year.
Both Brown and Councilman Scott Olson expressed concern
over properties in town listed on Christian Johnson’s Building & Permits Department Activity Synopsis under the compliance section as “just being monitored.”
“The unenclosed pool on First Street has been awaiting action for three years,” said Brown.
Johnson’s report also stated all environmental permits being issued for the South Whitcomb Ave. Sidewalk Improvements project, and the Legacy Pedestrian Bridge project, as awaiting selec-tion of a contractor.
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Rod Moore, employed at OK Chevrolet since 2009, has moved from being the Service Manager into a new position as General Manager.
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Above left, the winner of the Oroville Chamber of Commerce’s Business Halloween Best Decorations went to Sun Lakes Realty for their decorations. “They were amazing, both the decorations and costumes,” said Leah Palmer, who organized the event. Honorable mentions went to the Camaray Motel for their hallway of mir-rors for decorations and the Oroville City Hall crew, above, dressed up as their husbands, for costumes. Far left, Phouthasorn Chomthong, was ghoulish at her shop Heart Hair and Nails. “The kids and many parents had great costumes too,” said Palmer, about the Business Trick or Treat on Friday.
Left, Police Chief Juan Castaneda (far right), with the help of his Deputy Sophia Castaneda and little brother deputy Jual Castaneda brought his suspects (played by his parents, Juan and Sabrina Castaneda) to Chief Tonasket Park Saturday morning to take part in the Tonasket/Okanogan Valley Lions Club Howl-O-Ween 3k dog walk. Also taking part in the 3k was the Grim Reaper, played by Jose Castaneda. The event, designed to raise money for N.O. Paws Left Behind Dog Rescue and Leader Dogs for the Blind, included costume prizes and lunch.Katie Teachout/staff photo
Gary DeVon/staff photos
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COPS, COURTS & 911 CALLSCOMPILED BY ZACHARY VAN BRUNTCOURTHOUSE CORRESPONDENT
SUPERIOR COURTCriminalDustin Cody Smith, 29, Omak,
pleaded guilty Oct. 27 to forgery and second-degree possession of stolen property. The crimes occurred July 24. In a second case, Smith pleaded guilty Oct. 27 to POCS (heroin), forgery, third-degree theft and third-degree possession of stolen property. Those crimes occurred July 23 and Aug. 4. Smith was sen-tenced to nine months in jail and fined a total of $3,521.
Nichole Marie Gonzalez, 32, Omak, pleaded guilty Oct. 27 to five counts of distribution of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), and one count each of POCS (metham-phetamine) and bail jumping. Gonzalez was sentenced to 36 months in prison and fined a total of $2,210.50. The crimes occurred between February and June.
The court issued Oct. 22 a criminal summons for Robert Eugene Bass, 61, Tonasket, for two counts of second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm, two counts of unlaw-ful hunting with the aid of dogs, four counts of unlawful hunting of big game and one count of third-degree DWLS. The crimes allegedly occurred in June.
The court issued Oct. 27 an arrest warrant for Manuel Cabrera Jr., no middle name listed, 26, for second-degree TMVWOP, third-degree theft and third-degree malicious mischief. The crimes allegedly occurred Oct. 19. The court issued Oct. 27 a second arrest warrant for Cabrera for sec-ond-degree burglary, third-degree theft and third-degree malicious mischief. Those crimes allegedly occurred Oct. 6.
The court issued Oct. 28 an arrest warrant for James Jonathan McKinney, 31, Okanogan, with three counts of distribution of a controlled substance (methamphet-amine). The crimes allegedly occurred in March and June.
The court found probable cause to charge Ira Leo Frank, 30, Omak, with POCS (metham-phetamine), obstruction and use of drug paraphernalia. The crimes allegedly occurred Oct. 26.
The court found probable cause to charge Troy Steven Pierre, 19, Omak, with POCS (meth-amphetamine). The crime allegedly occurred Sept. 18.
The court found probable cause to charge Joseph Darwin Cormier, 25, Omak, with sec-ond-degree assault (strangu-lation) (DV), interfering with reporting (DV), third-degree escape and tampering with a witness (DV). The crimes allegedly occurred Oct. 20.
The court found probable cause to charge Michael Andrew Lezard, 28, Okanogan, with two counts of second-degree rape (forcible compulsion) and one count of attempted second-degree rape (forc-ible compulsion). The crimes allegedly occurred Oct. 9.
The court found probable cause to charge Angelica Lopez Torrence, 33, Omak, with second-degree burglary and third-degree theft. The crimes allegedly occurred Oct. 22.
The court found probable cause to charge Edward Don Chaja Jr., 64, Tonasket, with harass-ment (threats to kill). The crime allegedly occurred Oct. 24.
The court found probable cause to charge Raymond Richard Raab, 74, Tonasket, with four counts of intimidating a pub-lic servant and four counts of obstruction. The crimes alleg-edly occurred Oct. 22.
CivilThe state Department of Rev-
enue assessed the following businesses for unpaid taxes, interest and fines: Wayne David Lawson DC, Okanogan, $787.52; Sully’s Cafe, Loomis, $4,329.70; Alternative Medi-cine Okanogan, Okanogan, $2,031.66; and Backcounty Forestry, Omak, $5,442.08.
DISTRICT COURT
Wendy Limon Amezcua, 24, Omak, had a third-degree theft charge dismissed. Amezcua was fined $200.
Shawna Rae Anderson, 43, Okanogan, had a fourth-degree assault charge dis-missed. Anderson was fined $200.
Jessica L.D. Ballesteros, 19, Okanogan, had a third-degree DWLS charge dismissed. Ball-esteros was fined $500.
Darren Ray Best, 47, Omak, guilty of third-degree DWLS and first-degree negligent driving. Best was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 89 days suspended, and fined a total $1,383.
Manuel Cabrera Jr., no middle name listed, 26, Omak, guilty of third-degree DWLS. Cabrera was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 85 days sus-pended, and fined $658.
Judy Mae Carroll, 60, Oroville, had a charge dismissed: sup-plying liquor to minors. Car-roll was fined $200.
Daggon D. Chaska, 23, Omak, guilty of third-degree DWLS. Chaska was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 80 days sus-pended, and fined $858.
Delia Ann Marie Cheer, 28, Omak, guilty of third-degree theft and first-degree crimi-nal trespassing. Cheer was sentenced to 364 days in jail with 349 days suspended, and fined a total of $341.
Louis Mark Clark, 23, Omak, had two charges dismissed: reckless endangerment and obstruction.
Nicholas James Corter, 23, Tonasket, guilty of making a false or misleading statement. Corter was sentenced to 364 days in jail with 363 days sus-pended, and fined $808.
911 CALLS & JAIL BOOKINGS
monday, oCt. 26, 2015Trespassing on Hennepin St.
near Okanogan.Illegal burning on Miller Rd.
near Omak.Burglary on Hwy. 20 near Tonas-
ket. Theft on Pine Creek Rd. near
Tonasket. Theft on N. Main St. in Conco-
nully. Outboard motor report-ed missing.
Fraud on Westlake Rd. near Oroville.
Harassment on Vinmar Lane near Okanogan.
Littering on Hwy. 7 near Oro-
ville.Burglary on Blue Lake Rd. near
Oroville.DWLS on Eighth Ave. in Oroville.Harassment on Loomis-Oroville
Rd. near Tonasket.Warrant arrest on Bob Neil Rd.
near Oroville.Trespassing on Cayuse Moun-
tain Rd. near Tonasket.Automobile theft on Tonasket
Shop Rd. near Tonasket.Trespassing on Danker Cutoff
Rd. near Okanogan.Assault on Hanford St. in Omak.Domestic dispute on W. Bartlett
Ave. in Omak.Domestic dispute on Third Ave.
in Oroville.Danny Joe Smart, 24, booked
for DUI.Jodi Ann Nanamkin, 29, booked
for POCS and use of drug paraphernalia.
Ruth Emily Marchand, 42, booked on two Omak Police Department FTC warrants: DUI and second-degree DWLS.
Robert Charlie Atkins, 24, DOC detainer.
tuesday, oCt. 27, 2015Vehicle prowl on Bolster Rd.
near Oroville.Theft on Patterson Creek Rd.
near Tonasket.Theft on Monroe St. in Okano-
gan.Domestic dispute on S. First Ave.
in Okanogan.Drugs on N. Third Ave. in Okano-
gan.Malicious mischief on Pontiac
Ridge Rd. near Oroville.Domestic dispute on Shumway
Rd. near Omak.Theft on Engh Rd. in Omak.Domestic dispute on Kay St. in
Oroville.Theft on S. Whitcomb Ave. in
Tonasket.George Joshua E. Gilmer, 35,
DOC detainer.Jacob Robert Guy Nanamkin,
25, booked on an OCSO FTC warrant for fourth-degree assault (DV) and an FTA bench warrant for POCS.
Raymond Joseph Moore Jr., 54, booked on two FTC warrants: DUI and physical control.
Wednesday oCt. 28, 2015Vehicle-vs.-cow crash on Toroda
Creek Rd. near Wauconda.Burglary on Pontiac Ridge Rd.
near Oroville.DWLS on N. Frontage State Rd.
near Tonasket.Theft on Boundary Point Rd.
near Oroville.Drugs on Jasmine St. in Omak.Drugs on Loomis-Oroville Rd.
near Tonasket.One-vehicle crash on Sinlahekin
Rd. near Loomis. No injuries reported.
Theft on Engh Rd. near Omak.TMVWOP on Jackson St. in
Omak.Public urination on Juniper St. in
Oroville.Sarah Marie Ohmer, 43, booked
for fourth-degree assault (DV).
Joe Ballesteros Lopez, 21, booked on four FTA warrants: two for second-degree DWLS and two for third-degree DWLS.
Deena Jean Lezard, 27, booked for three counts of POCS and two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia.
Stephen Moses Jr., no middle name listed, 55, booked for POCS, third-degree DWLS, possession of drug parapher-nalia and possession of a prescription drug without a prescription.
Eric Andreas Bakken, 51, court commitment for violation of a no-contact order.
thursday, oCt. 29, 2015Assault on Copple Rd. near
Omak.Malicious mischief on Dwinnell
Cutoff Rd. near Oroville.Drugs on Pogue Rd. near Okan-
ogan.Warrant arrest on E. Third St. in
Tonasket.Trespassing on S. Fourth Ave. in
Okanogan.Warrant arrest on S. Whitcomb
Ave. in Tonasket.Warrant arrest on N. Birch St. in
Omak.Warrant arrest on S. Ash St. in
Omak.Two-vehicle crash on Engh Rd.
in Omak.Assault on N. Main St. in Omak.Adam Luntsford, no middle
name listed, 41, booked on three OCSO FTA warrants: DUI, third-degree DWLS and operating a vehicle without an ignition interlock device.
Danail Joseph New, 26, booked on an OCSO FTA warrant for harassment.
Joshua Dean Allen, 34, booked on three warrants: second-
degree criminal trespassing, second-degree vehicle prowl and second-degree TMVWOP.
George Elmer Britt, 31, booked on a State Patrol FTA warrant for DUI.
Friday, oCt. 30, 2015Warrant arrest on Hwy. 7 near
Oroville.Burglary on Omak Airport Rd.
near Omak.Automobile theft on Conconully
St. in Okanogan.Warrant arrest on Sandflat Rd.
near Omak.Domestic dispute on Chesaw
Rd. near Oroville.Warrant arrest on S. Third Ave. in
Okanogan.Domestic dispute on Crowder
Rd. near Okanogan.DWLS on Omak Ave. in Omak.Theft on S. Main St. in Omak.Malicious mischief on Omache
Dr. in Omak.Burglary on Engh Rd. near
Omak.Public intoxication on Omak
Ave. in Omak.DUI on S. Granite St. in Omak.Fire on 11th Ave. in Oroville. Theft on Ironwood St. in Oro-
ville.Domestic dispute on Main St. in
Oroville.Trespassing on Central Ave. in
Oroville.Trespassing on Main St. in Oro-
ville.Patrick Joseph Wapato, 21,
booked on a DOC secretary’s warrant.
William Martin Shawl, 31, booked on two Omak Police Department FTC warrants: DUI and hit-and-run (unat-tended vehicle); and a DOC secretary’s warrant.
Dwight Eldon Backherms, 52, booked on an OCSO FTA war-rant for third-degree DWLS.
Ciara Marie Lasarte, 29, DOC detainer.
Jennifer Lynn Valdez, 21, booked on an Omak Police Department FTA warrant for first-degree criminal trespass-ing.
Miguel Angel Dominguez San-tana, 19, DOC detainer.
Angelo Ricardo Coy, 30, booked for violation of a no-contact order (DV), resisting arrest and obstruction.
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Buckhorn Mine recognized nationally for safety record In October, Kinross Kettle River-Buckhorn
was notified that the Buckhorn Mine was award-ed the Sentinels of Safety Certificate of Achievement from the National Mining Asso-ciation. This is a great accomplishment that builds on the mine’s milestone which they reached on Friday, October 16 2015 of going 4 years without a lost time incident. The Certificate of Achievement in Safe-ty is awarded to only the top five operations of all U.S. mining op-erations, in each min-ing category that have met all of the award criteria. The Sentinels of Safety awards are awarded annually to the nation’s safest mines. This award was initiated in 1925 by then-Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover and remains the nation’s most prestigious award recognizing mining safety. The purpose of the annual Sentinels of Safety award program is to recognize achievement of outstanding safety
performance, to stimulate greater interest in safe-ty and to encourage development of more effec-
tive accident preven-tion programs among the nation’s mineral mining operations. This program is spon-sored by the National Mining Association (NMA), who receives the mining safety sta-tistics annually from the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA.)
The Buckhorn Mine was classified in the large underground metal mines category. To be eligible for the award, the Buckhorn Mine must: (1) have reported employment data to MSHA for each quarter in which it was active during the calendar year (January 1 - Decem-ber 31); (2) have not experienced a work
injury that resulted in a fatality, permanent disabil-ity, days away from work or days of restricted work activity; (3) have a No Days Lost (NDL) injury in-cidence rate no greater than the national average
for these same category; and (4) have accumu-lated at least 4,000 employee - hours during the calendar year.
This national recognition is a testament to the hard work and efforts EVERYONE puts in each and every day to ensure that we all go home safe and healthy.
Our Values: Putting people first • Outstanding corporate citizenship • High performance culture • Rigorous financial discipline
The Buckhorn Mine earned the Sentinels of Safety Award from the National Mining Association last month.
Miners conduct the quarterly weighing of a self-rescuer.
While the demands on our students continue to increase, especially in the form of testing requirements which seems to change from year to year, so too does the demand on our teachers’ time. While we ask more of our teachers apparently the state feels they don’t have to give the people we trust with our kids either the time or pay for doing it.
Dr. Lynn Johnson, president of the Oroville Education Association, tried to make that point at the last Oroville School Board meeting. She talked about how teachers across the state are being asked to do more, like TPEP, The Teacher and Principal Evaluation Project, which was part of a broad education reform bill passed by the Washington State Legislature in 2010, with implementation beginning in 2013/14.
Traditional evaluation systems have a two-tiered ranking of “satisfactory” or “unsatisfac-tory.” TPEP calls for a four-level rating system and eight minimum criteria.
Dr. Johnson explained TPEP includes 53 data items that have to be kept track of, or give evi-dence in support of. Like many things passed down from above, the funding to pay teachers for
the extra work is not provided by the state, nor is the time to meet all the requirements being asked of our teachers. And this is just one of many examples Dr. J presented to the board. And, while other school districts are trying to find ways of compensating teachers for their time, Oroville hasn’t kept up, because, like many rural school districts the money just isn’t there and the legislature continues to balk at fund-ing real basic education as required by the state constitution.
Are teachers overworked? – Ask someone who isn’t around teach-ers all day and they might say no. Ask someone who gets a chance to observe a teacher on a regular basis and they might change their mind. Are they overpaid? Certainly not for the jobs we entrust them to do, nor compared to most professions that require the same level of educa-tion. In fact their pay is actually decreasing, even after state voters tried to increase their compensation through the initiative process.
My mom spent nearly her entire career at Oroville Elementary School and for the most part I think she loved it. She put in extra hours at home grading papers and doing the things most teachers do without getting paid for them. When school supplies were short or non existent, as they often were, she like her fellow teachers, paid for them out of her own pocket. And, while she loved it, she advised all her children not follow her into teaching because she felt the pay was too low compared to other professions that require that level of education (well maybe not journalism). For a long time I wasn’t so sure about her advice, but perhaps she was right all along and it sounds like it’s just getting worse.
And that’s a big problem for small schools like Oroville and Tonasket, more people are choosing not to become teachers in Washington State, which has an average teacher salary ranking 42nd in the nation.
If your Oroville or Tonasket and you want to draw good teachers to your school and keep them, you have to do something to attract them. That’s probably isn’t going to be our rural, slower-paced lifestyle. And the old argument that it costs less to live here doesn’t fly either – home prices and rents might be lower, but not the cost of groceries, gas and most other necessities.
According to Johnson, Tonasket has stepped up with some incen-tives, let’s hope the Oroville Board heeds the OEA’s words and looks at ways we can attract and keep good teachers in a teacher short state.
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Teachers: A case of you get more than you pay for
Out of My Mind
Gary A. DeVon
Blood on your handsDear Editor
I would like to invite each and every cit-izen of Okanogan County to boycott the next upcoming movie “The Hateful Eight” of director Quentin Tarantino which will debut in December 2015.
Mr. Tarantino recently declared at a rally in New York City that police officers are mur-derers, which seems to be the popular hate-ful rhetoric going around. Tarantino himself helped to organize the rally.
Police organizations nation wide are call-ing for a mass boycott of movies directed by Tarantino. Tarantino is just another example of the self-important spewing forth hate rhet-oric towards an organization that is here to help the public. Any organization has its bad apples but to broad brush the peace officers across America is reckless and dead wrong.
Clay WarnstaffOroville
Dream came trueDear Editor,
My name is Paul Fuchs, I am 11-years-old and I am attending the Oroville Elementary School. Like every year my friend and I went Trick or Treating on Main Street, we enjoy a good time together and the candies too.
This year the staff at the Camary Motel asked me to enter my name in a drawing, I did not even know what the prize was, they did not tell me. I put my name in anyway. Later that night we received a phone call. They told me I won a prize. It was a Kindle Fire!!! I could not say anything! I was totally speechless I did not believe it was true! I was so happy! My own Kindle Fire!
I always wanted a Kindle Fire, because I had nothing to play any mobile games or read eBooks on. In the future I hope I will use my new Kindle to read many interesting eBooks and play games.
I hope the person who donated the Kindle Fire will read this letter, because I’d like to say “Thank you very much” and let you know how happy you made me! Thanks, you made my dream come true!
Yours, Paul FuchsOroville
The Oroville Gazette75 years Ago
Friday, November 1 - 15, 1940: Only eight men from the upper Okanogan Valley had their draft number drawn on the first draft. Those included: William Stogenga, Emil B. Banich, Ithiel Ramsey and Clifford A. Lane all from Oroville: Cornelius A. Kearney, William O. Hensey and Francis W. Fleming from Tonasket and Sam Miller, Chesaw. They were among the first 3,434 men called in Okanogan County. Formal opening and Flower Show at the H.W. Nelson Flower Show and Green House in Tonasket on Nov. 17. The Oroville Business Club resumed their weekly meeting at the Peerless Monday night follow-ing a postponement during hunting season. The new officers, A. M. LeMay and John Hancock, Secretary assumed their duties. Among the topics of discussion were: Is there an opening for a bank in Oroville; to purchase uniforms for the school boy patrol; gather information about federal money for the use at the airport and information on the num-ber of pheasants released in the county by the game department. An insert in this issue announces that the Grand Coulee Dam is 92.8 percent complete with only 63.3 percent of the contract time elapsed and that the first “Coulee Power will flow on Jan. 1, 1940.” Roosevelt re-elected as President of the United States over Wendell Wilkie and Arthur B. Langley is leading for the Washington governorship. George Engstrom, proprietor of George’s Five and Ten of Oroville, located in the old First National Bank building, returned home with his new bride, formerly Helen Cassal of Winthrop. The Oroville Schools and stores will be closed on Monday for Armistice Day. This will allow everyone wanting to attend the Annual Armistice Day football classic between Oroville and Tonasket High Schools, an opportunity to do so. The Oroville Hornets Football Team went to Tonasket for the Armistice Day game and came back with a well earned 12-6 victory. They will meet again in Oroville on November 21, when the Tigers will attempt their revenge. More horses will be purchased by the Army Remount Service next week in Okanogan and Tonasket. Only geld-ings will be purchased and no off colored horses will be accepted. The price will range from $150.00 to 175.00 per animal. Grocery Prices: Mother’s Cocoa, 5 Lb. for $.15; Miracle Whip Dressing, $.29; 2 oz can of pepper, $.05; 5 lb. box chocolates, $.79; 2 lb. carton of crackers, $.17; Large can of oysters, $.13.
The Oroville Gazette50 Years Ago:
November 4 - 11, 1965: A fire completely destroyed John’s Pontiac building and the living quarters of the John Kammers. Owner, Ray Kammers was working on a truck and was draining gas from the tank when his trouble light slipped and ignited the gas. Kammers was treat-ed at the hospital for second and third degree burns to his hands and face. Lost in the fire were three new Pontiacs on the showroom floor, two vehicles belonging to Bud Clark and a Jeep belonging to Richard Forrester. A. Z. Wells Foundation grant to the St. Martin’s Hospital in Tonasket to purchase high-low beds, which can be adjusted for the patients care of the benefit of the attending nurses of staff. All beds
of this type are now used in the hospital. Oroville voters elect new school directors. Art Henderson and John Haskell were seeking the post held by Clayton Emry for the past eight years and Kem Smith was running for re-election unopposed. Haskell won the seat with a vote of 125 against Henderson’s 30. A close watch is being kept on the Canadian Border west of Oroville as police continue their search for a transient worker who fired on two officers Saturday night. Sheriff Horner accuses Kaufman of having fired a 3 caliber semi-automatic rifle at Okanogan county Deputy Sheriff Lloyd Loney and officers, Russell Manchester and John Chestnutt, of the U.S. Border Patrol. He was being sought for questioning about a check written in the name of John Thorndike at the IGA store in Oroville. On Monday of this week, a business transaction developed with John Kelly purchas-ing George’s Body Shop in Oroville from George’s Super Service in Tonasket. Kelly is well known in this community, as he and his fam-ily have lived here for the past 20 years as the former owner of the Western Auto Store, driving the Molson-Chesaw Mail Route and driv-ing bus routes. Bob Neal, who has been operating the shop since 1957 will remain in the business. The Oroville Hornets had to struggle to come out on the long end of the score of 14-0 against the Okanogan Bulldogs during the last 53 seconds of the game. Paul Schwilke assumed management of the Mobil Service Station on Oct. 18, 1965. The business was formerly owned and operated by George Kidwell. Free Dog Sled Rides will be offered by and at the Cascade Market on Main Street in Oroville on Nov. 13. Grocery Prices: Center Cut Pork Chops, $.89 lb.; Slab bacon, $.59 lb.; 5 lb. tin Honey, $.98; Bananas, $.13 lb.; Large Texas Pink Grapefruit, 12 for $.1.00; Doughnuts, 6 for $.29; Cucumbers, 2 for $.15. Weather-wise by Marge Frazier, Official Observer: Nov. 3, 48 degrees maximum and 25 degrees minimum; Nov. 4, 58 and 32; Nov. 5, 53 and 36; Nov. 6, 52 and 30; Nov. 7, 54 and 31; Nov. 8, 50 and 40 and Nov. 9, 55. Weekly precipitation,Nov. 3,.09” and Nov. 4, .02”.
The Gazette-Tribune25 Years Ago:
November 1 – 8 & 15, 1990: In an attempt to negotiate a peaceful solution of a disagreement among the nine cities and the county over jail fees, the county has agreed to drop the lawsuit brought against the cities last year. In late 1987, the county began demanding that the cities pay $15 booking fees and a $40 per day for housing non-felon prisoners for the cities. The cities refused to pay the more than $200,000 in jail and booking fees for 1988 and a few years prior. The Board of Directors of the Riverview Cemetery is asking the Nov. 4 voters to approve an $11,000 annual levy, in an attempt to ward off bankruptcy. Located southwest of Oroville on the western side of the Similkameen River, the cemetery has faced severe financial problems over the last several years. Miss Stacey Ayers, of Tonasket, was pro-nounced Miss Tonasket Rodeo 1991 by Master of Ceremonies Lloyd Caton Jr. during the coronation ceremonies Friday night at the Village Fare. Stacie is a senior at the Tonasket High School and he daughter of Wayne and Lori Ayers of South Pine Creek. It appears that the Tonasket School District has not yet hit upon the right combina-tion of factors to guarantee approval of a school bond as the latest issue went down to defeat in last Tuesday’s General Election. Despite winning a majority, he $3,223,000 issue failed to garner the necessary 60 percent voter approval. Director Jeff Sandberg and his Oroville High Pep Band helps to warm the fans with their “hot” sounds. “The Peerless is exactly where it was when I bought it last year” remarked W. B. “Mac” McPherson about the restaurant and lounge he bought in a Marshal’s Sale a year ago this week. During that time, he has had four heat pumps installed and did major repairs to the roof. McPherson said that he has been looking for someone with the financial means to lease the place, hire good help and be able to meet payroll. A picture of turbulent waters shows the feeding time for over 600,000 Chinook
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OKANOGAN VALLEY LIFE
I can’t believe it! And, then another month and you know what that will be.
Word has been received from our friend, Mary Ellen Lemond, in Michigan, that she has shingles, again. Once is enough for me and I hope my shot still kicks in, if needed.
It isn’t often that we hear of some-one wanting to gain weight. It is usu-ally the other way around, but for Doris Reynolds, (twin of Dee Patterson) she must reach a prescribed weight to be able to tolerate the treatments for the Hodgkin disease, she is battling. There is only one positive thing about the disease and that is, that now days the success of the treat-ments is very high. And we certainly are hoping that all goes well for her.
These rainy, dreary days, of recent, aren’t nearly as much fun as sunshine and pretty flowers, but that’s life. I guess we weren’t promised a rose garden, year ‘round.
If you find a path with no obstacles it
probably doesn’t lead anywhere.Have you been to the American
Legion for Wednesday night hamburg-ers? Sure beats cooking at home and no dishes to wash. It’s a win-win situation.
On Saturday, Nov. 7, the annual spa-ghetti luncheon/bazaar will be held at the United Methodist Church. Deep appre-ciation to (Hometown Pizza) John and Becky Dejardens for their assistance in preparing and obtaining the necessary foods, for a delicious spaghetti, crisp salad, garlic bread and pumpkin pie for dessert. There will be seating available for those that can’t accommodate the stairs. For the first time there will be a few vendor tables offering items other than just items made by the church. Come and be surprised! Lunch starts at 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and bazaar is 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Meet friends and make new ones.
One of our faithful members, at the Oroville Senior Citizens, is Darlene Allen. News comes of serious health
issues with Darlene. Hank and Darlene moved to Oroville some several years ago to give “in-home care” to Ruby Sherling, Darlene’s mom. And later decided to sell their home in Spokane and live life in the ”slow lane.” Hopefully her diagnosis and treatment will be beneficial and we’ll see them back at our lunch tables.
Jim Weaver, artist and past aid to the cook at the Senior Center, has the misfortune of having a detached retina and was sent to Spokane for evaluation and corrective procedures. Best wishes for a speedy recovery are being sent to him.
Who says senior citizens are drab and dull? Well, maybe some are but not those found in Oroville. From “Shady Ladies” Doris Hughes and Evelyn Dull, wearing lamp shades for their hats, to “Minnie Pearl” Betty Steg, Barbie Freimuth, as a lovely bride and the prize winner, Roberta Cole, in a bright purple witch outfit, and others. Whata’ a bunch of fun ladies.!!!!
To have a home on Lake Osoyoos and
a home in Hawaii would be having the best of two worlds, wouldn’t you say? That is the case of Wallie Akowa who is
able to move back and forth as the seasons change. Have a good winter, Wallie!
As you drive past the Oroville Free Methodist Church, you will notice the absence of all the shrubs, bushes, flowers etc. that once were located there, sur-rounding the church. Also the “YAK” building, (once Dr. Lamb’s office) and where the youth group of the com-munity have met for quite a few years. Watch for new construction of a replacement
building to be used for receptions etc, to replace the use of the basement of the church which proved, through the years, to be too small and stairs that were detri-mental to some.
I noticed a man cleaning and remov-ing/replacing bricks around the base of the trees that adorn Main Street. Time wears on them. Hopefully soon we can get some new businesses to fill some of the empty shops. That too is being worked on.
Do you have a pet peeve? I think most folks do. I guess mine would be the cell phone. Sure, they are a great invention, but do little kids really need one? And can’t folks go to the grocery, without one snugly in place, as they move from one isle to the next and sometimes pay-ing more attention to the phone than to their shopping cart. And apparently not enough tickets are being given out by the State Patrol and other cops because driving and listening/talking is still very much seen. What ever did we do before those phones were invented?
Word has been received of the death of Ken Hilderbrand. Ken is the youngest brother of Bill, Bob and Pat Nelson. I have no further particulars, at this time.
Sometimes troubles come in “bunch-es” and it would seem that is what is happening with the Thorndike family at this time. Ron MacDougall, who has been battling cancer for quite some time, is having another “flare-up.” Eleanor T. Gausman and Joan T. Jensen have been diagnosed with cancer. Duane Ward is having issues again and there have been death’s with Ted’s step-children. Prayers and condolences go out to the families and friends of these folks who are going through troubling time.www
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Next Senior Pancake Breakfast is Nov. 14SUBMITTED BY JAMES GUTSCHMIDTPRESIDENT, OROVILLE SENIOR CITIZENS
Some events to watch for in Nov. include: Our pancake break-fast served on Saturday, Nov. 14, from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. and Thanksgiving Potluck is on Nov. 26 at 1 p.m. (We will provide the turkey, dressing, potatoes, and gravy). Mark your calendars.
Our Halloween Costume Party Friday was wonderful fun. The prize for best costume went to Roberta Cole. Roberta was dressed in purple, with a pointed hat, and she fit the part very well of, well, you know. (You think she cast a spell on the judges?) Second prize went to Betty Steg, as Mini Pearl, and third prize went to Barbie Fremuth, dressed as a bride. I think that Doris Hughes and Evelyn Dull sported costumes that were not, in any way dull, as the shady ladies. They were runners up. And, of course, there was that sprightly young fellow with a huge spider hanging from his hat. Not to for-get the box lady.
After lunch, Thursday last, the bingo crowd, gobbling gobs of Halloween candy and had a great time playing, bingo? We are looking to find a cabinet, prefera-bly near the snack table. Our goal is that the the “bingoers’” setup is less disruptive to the kitchen staff. OCTN, our meal provider, has the space rented until 1 p.m., and the kitchen staff has a lim-ited time to prepare and clean up. The rule is that everyone is to stay out of the kitchen until
1 p.m.. Now, I know, that you kings and queens are not bound by any rules, in all matters of the realm. But, there is the gnawing concepts of “consideration” and “the golden rule” that even kings and queens should consider when dealing with, you know, mere “subjects?” Remember. With the proper attitude, all things are pos-sible (but, that’s another story).
The Menu for next week is: Tuesday, split pea and ham soup; Thursday, orange glazed chicken; Friday, beef roast. For Seniors age 60 and over, the suggested donation is $3.50, or as one can
afford. The price for those under 60 is $8.00. And, for a donation of $3.50, can we really get lunch at the Senior Center? You know, fun, food, and friends? See you there?
“Seven, that’s the time we leave - at seven.” This is a line in what song? And, who was the famous movie star who sang it in 1944? (I woke up with this tune in my head yesterday. I wasn’t even born in 1944).
Pinochle Report: Door Prize, Ken Ripley; Pinochle, Darlene Firpo; High Man, Leonard; High Woman, Bev Storm.
OROVILLE SENIOR NEWS
Come shop the Chesaw Christmas Bazaar Nov. 7SUBMITTED BY MARIANNE KNIGHTHIGHLANDS CORRESPONDENT
Have you started your Christmas shopping yet? Well, Saturday, Nov. 7 would be a good day to start at the Chesaw Christmas Bazaar.
You can shop from 9 a.m. ‘til 2 p.m. in the Community Building in Chesaw. There will be home-made items, books, jewelry, dried flowers, cookies, baked goods and more. The Country Kitchen will be serving chili “your way.” With or without cheese or onions, in a bowl or on a bun. Join us for
a day of shopping and fun. For info call Beth at 509-485-2397.
I messed up on the Pinochle report last week so all you play-ers will get two weeks worth of winners, Now, for the week of Oct. 19 the highs went to George Penner and Judy Ripley, the lows went to Ray Visser and Sally Eder. Alan Moore was the Traveling winner. There were 33 in attendance. The week of Oct. 26 with 34 players, Darrel Bunch and Ina Visser were high, Harold Harper and Evlyn Dahl were the Lows. Carl
Cole won the Traveling.Three of the ladies from the
Highland Stitchers took 56 quilts
to the Tonasket Distribution cen-ter along with some hats. Thank you ladies for this great donation to those in need.
There will be a Free Thanksgiving Dinner in Chesaw on Thursday, Nov. 26 from noon to 3 p.m. The menu includes: turkey or ham, stuffing, pota-toes and gravy, yams, corn, green bean casserole, salad, pickles, olives, cranberries, rolls and but-ter and dessert (pie), coffee, tea, hot cocoa and sparkling cider.
The next Bingo night in Molson will be on Nov. 6 at 7 p.m., bring a friend and join in the fun.
Honor a veteran on Wednesday, Nov. 11 at the Chesaw Mercantile. Come and visit with a veteran, have a cup of coffee and a cookie or two and thank them for their service.
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North Country-opoly available to order Nov. 7SUBMITTED BY ALLENE HALLIDAYOROVILLE GRANGE REPORTER
At October’s meeting Cindy Nelson reported all the spaces have been sold for the Grange’s fundraiser board game, North-Country”opoly.” It will be avail-able to order on Saturday, Nov. 7 (call Cindy at 509- 560-9271) and will be on sale in local stores on Monday, Dec. 7, in plenty of time for Christmas shoppers.
A hearty thanks to all who
have shopped at our monthly Flea Markets and to all who have donated items for these events. Wednesday, Nov. 21 we will have bargains galore in our “bag and box” sale. Everything you can fit into either a bag for $2 or into a box for $5, both of which we will provide.
Members discussed the pos-sible effects of this year’s hot sum-mer weather on various crops. Apparently, tomatoes did not produce as well as expected. Also, there were reports of area filbert trees not being pollinated result-
ing in no nuts being produced - only empty shells. Samples of walnuts that were misshapen and rotten were examined.
A recent book, The Garden of Invention, which relates the remarkable achievements of botanist/horticulturist Luther Burbank, was also discussed. He worked with nature to improve vegetables, fruits, flowers and trees by grafting, cross-breeding and selection in Santa Rosa, Calif. He is credited with changing that state from primarily producing wheat to being the fruit and veg-etable capital it became in the late 19th century.
Join us at our monthly evening meetings the third Wednesday at 7 p.m. or come early for the potluck at 6 p.m. Give your ideas for improving crop production in the hotter, drier summers we have been experiencing.
Questions? Call 509-476-4072.
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Roberta Cole, dressed in a purple witch’s costume, won for Best Costume in the Oroville Senior Center’s Halloween Costume Contest during their Halloween party on Friday.
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Looking for more volunteersSUBMITTED BY GAI WISDOMOROVILLE EAGLES #3865
The Auxiliary Ladies have the new raffle basket on display and will be happy to sell you tickets for it. It’s a coffee theme, and it’s pocked with goodies. Come in, take a look, and buy a ticket or two. All monies will go toward the ladies’ charities.
DJ Note and Renegade Productions will be here on Friday, the 13th! It’s Karaoke at it’s finest. The party is on beginning at 9 p.m. and will rock on until
closing time. Get your friends together and come in and join us.
On Saturday, Nov. 21, the band North Half will be at the Oroville Eagles. This will be a special event open house and the public is invited to join us. North Half is a very popular band that we don’t get to enjoy nearly often enough.
The pool league is on again and Burgers and More will be too. That’s every Wednesday at 6 p.m.
Your Eagles need volunteers especially in the kitchen! I can’t find anything in our by-laws to
prevent the Aerie members from volunteering their time and tal-ents to the Auxiliary projects. Come on people. Get out there and help!
Our Aerie meetings are the first and third Tuesday of the month and the Auxiliary meets on the second and fourth Tuesday.
Queen of Hearts will be drawn at 6:30 every Tuesday. Happy hour is 4:30 pm to 7 p.m. every day. Thursdays we play Bingo and eat Burgers and More. Fridays are Steak Night, Joker Poker, and Meat Draw. We open early on Sundays when the ‘Hawks play at 10 a.m. We have free pool every Sunday. We are People Helping People!
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Chili Cook-off is Saturday, Nov. 7SUBMITTED BY LYLE ANDERSONTONASKET EAGLES #3002
Well November is upon us and those leaves are down and ready for raking and the weather is cooling off.
We hope everyone had a great Halloween. Our annual Halloween party went well and a great thanks to all that came and also participated. The fol-lowing placed for our costume event. First place went to Roxi Pelton as a Spider Queen, second place to Terry Pelton as Sir Lance-o-lot, and third place to Vicki Wilkinson as Michael Jackson.
Don’t forget to mark this Saturday down for our 5th annu-al Chili Cook-off on Nov. 7 at 5:30 pm. Come and enjoy tasting some fine chili and help decide this years winner in the hot and mild categories. There will also be a dessert auction during the event.
Bingo will be on Friday at 7
p.m. and the kitchen will open at 5:30 p.m. for some of those great hamburgers and fries and other great food, so get on down here and come enjoy yourself and try for that big bingo prize.
Bingo is also looking for more volunteers to help out during the evening and also there is always more room for participants to play bingo. Come on down for a great evening of fun.
Saturday we will be having Karaoke at 9 p.m. after the chili event and don’t forget Joker Poker Drawing at 7 p.m. Come and try and get the joker for the prize pot. Sunday at 1 p.m. will be our weekly pinochle, if you enjoy good company and playing cards come on in and we will make sure you get a seat.
Pinochle scores for last week-end are as follows. Nellie Paulsen took home first place and second place went to Ward Seim. Carol Ross and Wanda Sutherland grabbed the last pinochle of the day while Jo Porter had low score.
We wish all those that may be ill a speedy recovery to good health. God Bless all.
The Biggest Little Eagles in the state.salmon as they fight to get
their share of a special feeding mixer at the new fish rearing station located on the bank of the Similkameen River near Oroville. The fish will remain in the rearing pond until April, at which time they will be released into the river in an effort to start an annual migration of adult salmon. Okanogan County Sheriff ’s Deputies raided a barn seven miles south of Oroville and seized over 1800 marijuana plants last Thursday, Nov. 8 in what turns out to be the larg-
est and most valuable marijuana bust in county history. (NOTE:
This writer thought “what a dif-ference 25 years makes.”)
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9 a.m. English Mass every Sunday7:00 p.m. Spanish Mass every Saturday
Father Jose Maldonado • 476-2110
Immanuel Lutheran Church1608 Havillah Rd., Tonasket • 509-485-3342
Sun. Worship 9 a.m. • Bible Study & Sun. School 10:15“For it is by grace you have been saved, throughfaith--and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of
God--not by works, so that no one can boast.” -Eph. 2:8-9“To every generation.” Celebrating 100 years 1905-2005
Crossroads Meeting Place Tonasket Foursquare Church415-A S. Whitcomb Ave. • Pastor George Conkle
Tonasket Community UCC 24 E. 4th, Tonasket • 486-2181
“A biblically based, thoughtfulgroup of Christian People”
Sunday Worship at 11:00 a.m.
Ellisforde Church of the Brethren32116 Hwy. 97, Tonasket.
11 am Sunday School. 11 am Worship Service “Continuing the work of Jesus...simply, peacefully, together”
Pastor Debbie Roberts, 509-486-3541Open doors affi rming deversity and welcoming to all
24 E. 4th, Tonasket
Tonasket Bible Church10 6th East and Whitcomb • 509-429-2948
Pastor Stephen Williams • www.tonasketbiblechurch.orgSun. Worship Service 9:30 am
Sun. Christian Education Hour 11 am • Sun. Eve. Service 6 pm“SANCTIFY THEM IN TRUTH; YOUR
WORD IS TRUTH.” JOHN 17:17
Come join us!CHURCH GUIDE
Okanogan Valley
To place information in the Church Guidecall Charlene 509- 476-3602 ext 3050
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Ruby Scene at Winery
OROVILLE - “Ruby Scene,” featuring Denny Richardson and others including Sonny Lanigan and Sandy Vaughn, will perform live Thursday, Nov. 5 at Esther Bricques Winery. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Light refreshments are available. Esther Bricques Winery is located at 42 Swanson Mill Rd., Oroville. For more informa-tion, call 509-476-2861, check the website – www.estherbricques.com, or check out Esther Bricques Winery’s Facebook page.
United Methodist Bazaar
OROVILLE - The Oroville United Methodist Church will hold their annual spaghetti lun-cheon and Bazaar, Saturday, Nov. 7. The bazaar opens at 10 a.m. and goes to 3 p.m. Serving for lunch begins at 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
CCC Auction
TONASKET - Tonasket Com-munity Cultural Center will hold their annual benefit auction Saturday, Nov. 7. Doors open at 4 p.m. with the silent auction. Fine wines by Esther Bricques Winery will be served. A steak stroganoff dinner begins at 6 p.m. Games begin at 6:30 p.m., and the main live auction starts around 7 p.m. This fun evening features lots of good food, many varied auc-tion items such as local overnight stays, gift certificates, desserts, a flight and more.
OVOC Auditions
OMAK - Okanogan Valley Orchestra and Chorus will be holding auditions for their annual spring community show, Nov. 7 and 8. This year’s show is The Adams Family: A Musical. Vocal auditions are Saturday, Nov. 7 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Omak HS/MS Choir room. Register for an appointment time through Judy Johnston at [email protected]. Dance Auditions and script readings are Sunday, Nov. 8 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Virginia Granger School in Okanogan. These are open to all who have had a vocal audition. Contact Johnston for more info.
Community Coat Closet
OROVILLE - Warm coats for winter for children and adults will be given away on Saturday, Nov. 7 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Depot Museum, 1210 Ironwood in Oroville. The event is sponsored by the Oroville Royal Neighbors of America, Sterling Bank and community donations.
Chesaw Christmas Bazaar
CHESAW - The Chesaw Christmas Bazaar will be Saturday, Nov. 7 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Communiity Building in Chesaw. There will be home-made items, books, jewelry, dried flowers, cookies, baked goods and more. The Country Kitchen will be serving chili “your way.” With or without cheese or onions, in a bowl or on a bun. Join us for a day of shopping and fun. For info call Beth at 509-485-2397.
The Roots of Music: Exploring Earth’s Soundscapes
TONASKET - The Roots of Music: Exploring Earth’s Soundscapes with George Halekas will take place on Friday, Nov. 6 at 5:15 at the Tonasket Community Cultural Center. The fall season begins with a com-pelling presentation that weaves together music and ecology, as biologist George Halekas sur-veys the unique beauty of nature’s soundscape, and explores why Earth is considered a ‘sonic jewel’
and ‘singing planet.’ This edu-cational event is sponsored by Humanities Washington, coordi-nated by the OHA and hosted at the CCC. The presentation is free; dinner is $7.50 for CCC members and $8.50 for non-members. More info: okanogan-highlands.org/education/hw or 509-476-2432.
Charity Stich-a-Thon
MOLSON - Highland Stitchers will be doing a “Jelly Roll Race” quilt top sew-day for charity on Sunday, Nov. 8 at the Molson Grange from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Bring your sewing machine and basic sewing notions. All fab-ric “jelly rolls” will be provided. Prizes awarded for fastest com-pletion, accuracy and “quilter’s choice.” Refreshments served. Completed quilt tops will be quilted, finished and displayed at the Highland Stitchers 2016 Molson Quilt Show on Saturday, Aug. 27. All quilts will be donated to people in need in our commu-nity. RSVP by Tuesday, Nov. 3. Contact Lisa Chaplin at 509-485-2077 to RSVP and information.
Fire Dist. 16 Budget Meeting
AENEAS VALLEY - The Okanogan Fire District #16 com-missioners will hold their annual public budget hearing Monday, Nov. 9, at 6 p.m. at 20 Bench Creek Road in Aeneas Valley. The public is invited to attend. Call Mike Woelke at 509-486-1386 for more information.
Transit Authority Meeting
OMAK - TranGO will hold a Public Board Meeting on Monday, Nov. 9 at 6 p.m. The location will be in the Council Chambers of Omak City Hall, 2 Ash St N, Omak, WA 98841. Please call (509) 557-6177 or visit www.okanogantransit.com for any questions
Historical Society to Meet
OROVILLE - The Borderlands Historical Society General Meeting for members and friends is Tuesday, Nov. 10 beginning at 4 p.m. at the Oroville Depot Museum. Please enter by the freight doors.
Oroville Library Storytime
OROVILLE - There is story-time at the Oroville Library every Wednesday at 10 a.m. for pre-school age children. The next sto-rytime will be Wednesday, Nov. 11. For more information contact [email protected].
Vaughn and Engel to Perform
OROVILLE - Sandy Vaughn and Reed Engel will perform live Thursday, Nov. 12 at Esther Bricques Winery. Doors open at 6:30 pm. Light refreshments are available. Esther Bricques Winery is located at 42 Swanson Mill Rd., Oroville. For more informa-tion, call 509-476-2861, check the website – www.estherbricques.com, or check out Esther Bricques Winery’s Facebook page.
Indoor Flea Market
OROVILLE - Indoor Flea Mar-ket and Craft Bazaar at Appleway 1300 Main Street Friday Nov. 13 and Saturday Nov. 14. For more info or to sign up come to Appleway or call 509-476-3900.
WE Women Auction Notice
The annual auction sale for the Whitestone/Ellisforde Church of the Brethren Women’s Fellowship will be held on Friday, Nov. 13 at the Whitestone Church, 575 Loomis/Oroville Hwy, Tonasket. Doors will open at 6 p.m. and
the auction will begin at 7 p.m. There will be handwork (pillow-cases, dishtowels, jewelry), baked goods, candies, etc. up for auc-tion. There will also be a silent auction table. You’ll find some-thing for Christmas gifts or your own needs. There will be refresh-ments by donation. Everyone is invited and urged to come. Proceeds will go to mission proj-ects, including Mission Aviation Fellowship, Disaster Ministries, North Valley Nursing Home and to help maintain kitchen supplies for the two churches. For further information call 509-223-3427.
Benefit Roast for Don King
OROVILLE – A benefit “Roast” and Auction for Don King, who was diagnosed with cancer this past March, is planned at the Oroville Eagles on Saturday, Nov. 14. The fundraiser, to help with medical expenses, includes a dinner cooked by the Oroville Fire Department. Doors open at 4 p.m., dinner starts at 4:30 p.m. and auction at 6 p.m. The Roast starts after the auction. King started chemo and radiation in the middle of May and completed treatment the end of June. Rules for the Roast are as follows: 1. Anyone donating $50 will have a 4-8 minute time limit to Roast Don. 2. No filters, anything goes. 3. Organizers are also setting up a Skype call in number for any-one who cannot make the Benefit Roast and would like to partici-pate in giving him a bad time. All donations can be dropped off at Joey King’s. Questions can be directed to Martin Rosales, email [email protected] or call 206-391-5551. Oroville Contact Annette Rounds 509-560-0351.
Planning Hearing
TONASKET - The Tonasket Planning Commission will hold a public hearing On Tuesday, Nov. 17 at 3 p.m. The agenda includes a continuation of the public hear-ing and Final Review of Zoning
Code Chapter 17. Originally scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 20 and then rescheduled for Oct. 27, it is now on Nov. 17
Community Christmas Bazaar
OROVILLE - The Oroville Future Business Leaders of America Community Christmas Bazaar will be Friday, Nov. 20 and Saturday, Nov. 21 at the Oroville Elementary gym. Those that would like to reserve a booth ($20) should contact Susan Smith at 509-476-2427.
Chesaw Thanksgiving Dinner
CHESAW - There will be a Free Thanksgiving Dinner in Chesaw on Thursday, Nov. 26 from noon to 3 p.m. The menu includes: turkey or ham, stuffing, potatoes and gravy, yams, corn, green bean casserole, salad, pick-les, olives, cranberries, rolls and butter and dessert (pie), coffee, tea, hot cocoa and cider.
Continuing Ed Scholarships
OROVILLE - The Oroville Scholarship Foundation would like to remind former OHS graduates that Friday, Dec. 4 is the deadline to apply for
their Continuing Education Scholarships. This local financial aid program offers aid to those OHS grads that have completed at least one year of vo-tec school or college. Aid will be awarded for the winter term. Access to applications and information is online at orovillescholarship-foundation.org
Food Banks
The Tonasket Food Bank oper-ates every Thursday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the old Sarge’s Burger Bunker, 101 Hwy. 97 N. For more information, contact Debbie Roberts at 509-486-2192.
The Oroville Food Bank oper-ates every Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., excluding holidays, in the basement of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. For more info, call Jeff Austin at 509-476-3978 or Sarah Umana at 509-476-2386.
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to be listed for longer periods. Calendar items must include day, date, time and location, as well as a for further info contact. Place events online by clicking “Add an Event” on the homepage. List your event only for the day or days of its occurrence. Once submitted, it can take up to 48 hours to appear on the calendar. To list your invent in the newspaper submit them us at [email protected] or Gazette-Tribune, P.O. Box 250, Oroville, WA. 98844.
EVENTS PLANNED TO HONOR LOCAL VETERANSTONASKET
TONASKET - In honor of Veteran’s Day, the Tonasket High School ASB will be hosting a Veteran’s Day Assembly on the morning of Tuesday, Nov. 10 in the Tonasket High School Commons from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. The students would like to encourage all veterans to please bring items to be displayed on our Veterans’ memorabilia table. Before the assembly, from 8:45 to 9 a.m., THS ASB and FCCLA will be pro-viding a refreshment area for veterans and commu-nity members to sit, visit, and reflect. They will have decorated tables for the veterans to sit at, enjoy the refreshments, and watch the assembly. They encour-age community members to attend the assembly and celebrate America’s Veterans with them.
OROVILLEOROVILLE - Oroville High School will be holding
a Veterans Day Assembly on Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 9 a.m. at the Coulton Auditorium. Veterans are encour-aged to attend. The assembly is open to the public.
CHESAWCHESAW - Honor a veteran on Wednesday, Nov.
11 at the Chesaw Mercantile. Come and visit with a veteran, have a cup of coffee and a cookie or two. Thank them for their service.
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The Roots of Music: Exploring Earth’s Soundscapes SUBMITTED BY JULIE ASHMOREOHA CONSERVATION COORDINATOR
Fall is in the air, and with the cooler weather comes a new indoor Highland Wonders season, offering a diverse array of presentations to deepen the com-munity’s understanding of the natural world. The season begins on Friday, Nov 6, with a compelling presentation that weaves together music and ecology. Biologist George Halekas surveys the unique beauty of nature’s soundscape, and explores why Earth is considered a ‘sonic jewel’ and ‘singing planet.’
The vibrant musical heritage of humanity is a wonderful component of this rich soundscape diversity, and the conversation will begin by looking at the emergence of music in ancient hunter-gatherer societies from an ecological perspective. The focus will then shift to exploring Earth’s soundscapes from the large planetary scale, to investigating representative habitats like the rainfor-est and ocean, as well as listening to the fascinating details of individual bird and whale song. Time permitting, we’ll come full circle and listen to contemporary music composers who take a more inclu-sive or interactive approach to making music with nature’s orchestra.
“I enjoy learning about where the arts and science interweave,” Halekas said. “The evolution of sensory awareness of the environment by hearing sound, lead-ing to the ability to project and inter-act with the surrounding soundscape, occurred comparatively late in earth’s history. Currently we have beautiful
unique soundscapes in every biogeo-graphic life zone on earth, and amazing singers like humpback whales and song-birds, along with the inspired musical tradition of humanity representing every human emotion in every age and culture. We truly have a singing planet!”
Halekas, a member of the Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau, is a former Wildlife Biologist with the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. He is cap-tivated by the power and expressive-ness of music and its ability to capture human emotions. A lifelong conserva-tionist, he is drawn to understanding the relationship between living organ-isms with their surrounding environ-ment, especially through sound. Since retiring as a biologist, he has served on a multi-year task force that advised the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife in developing a balanced Wolf Conservation and Management Plan. He records nature’s sounds and enjoys collaborating with visual artists, music composers, and biologists through his recordings. Halekas currently lives near Deer Park, Wash.
While the presentation is free, a din-ner benefiting the Community Cultural Center is available starting at 5:15 p.m., followed by the presentation with tea, coffee and desserts. For those that want dinner the cost is $7.50 for CCC mem-bers and $8.50 for non-members. On the menu: Roasted chicken, squash soup, salad greens with apples, craisins and cranberry dressing, and rolls.
The Community Cultural Center (CCC) is located at 411 S Western Ave, Tonasket.
This educational event is sponsored by Humanities Washington, coordi-nated by the Okanogan Highlands Alliance (OHA) and hosted at the CCC. Humanities Washington sparks conver-sation and critical thinking using story
as a catalyst, nurturing thoughtful and engaged communities across our state. For more about Humanities Washington, visit www.humanities.org.
The Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau is one of Humanities Washington’s oldest and most popular programs. A roster of 28 cultural experts and scholars provides high quality public presenta-tions across the state, encouraging audi-ences to think, learn and engage in con-
versation. These diverse and engaging speakers cover a variety of topics, includ-ing popular culture, photography, archi-tecture, literature, food, film and history. Best of all – these presentations are free and open to the public. For more about Speakers Bureau, visit www.humanities.org/programs/speakers.
OHA is a non-profit organization that works to educate the public on watershed issues. The Highland Wonders educa-
tional series features the natural his-tory of the Okanogan Highlands and surrounding areas. OHA’s Education Program, which is offered free of charge, is designed to build the capacity of the community to steward natural habitats and resources by helping increase aware-ness of local natural history. Donations are always welcome. Questions? www.okanoganhighlands.org/education/hw or 509-476-2432.
Wildlife Biologist George Halekas first speaker for Highlands Wonders
Brandon Cole/submitted photo
Feeding humpback whales synchronously emerge from their bubble net in Alaskan waters. (Photo used with permission, copyright Brandon Cole)
BIRTHSRaul Joel Cosino was born to
Maria-Elena Chavez, Omak, Wash and Gregorio Cosino of Tonasket, Wash. at 2 a.m. on Octobter 28, 2015 at North Valley Hospital in Tonasket. He weighed eight pounds at birth and was 20 1/2 inches long. He joins two siblings, Alex Cosino, age one and Eliazar Sandoval, age six.
MARRIAGE
LICENSES(Applied for at the Okanogan
County Auditor’s Office)
SEPT. 30, 2015Onecima Alvarez Andaya, 29,
Tonasket and Angel Javier Morales Salazar, 26, Tonasket.
OCT. 1, 2015Pamala Gayle Lester, 55, Okano-
gan and Larry Lee Prentice, 57 Sedro Woolley, Wash.
Nora Suzanne Waller, 34, Okanogan and Mark Daniel Kayser, 34, Okanogan.
Juanita Rose Reynolds, 28, Okanogan and Tyson James Lewis Lazard, 29, Okanogan.
OCT. 2, 2015Annabella Valverde Alfaro, 17,
Oroville and Diego Santana, 19, Oroville
OCT. 6, 2015Jennifer Mae Park, 35, Waucon-
da and Je� rey Allen Fergu-son, 50, Wauconda.
Sara Joanne Woodard, 25, To-ledo, Ore. and James Eugene Willis, 41, Toledo, Ore.
OCT. 7, 2015Anita Fransisca Leopard, 29,
Oroville and Roy Garrett King, 28, Oroville.
Miwako Pessoa, 41, Okanogan and Wilson Queiroz Pessoa Jr., 51, Okanogan.
Lori Lynn Rodio, 49, Twisp and Caine Steven Brand, 41, Chelan.
OCT. 9, 2015Amanda Rose Boyett, 33, Brew-
ster and Matthew � omas Llewellyn, 32, Brewster.
Anali Rubio, 28, Brewster and Juan Jose Hernandez Vil-lalpando, 30, Brewster.
Blanca Remedios Hernandez
Chavez, 25, Bridgeport and Ri-cardo Pio Huerta, 25, Bridgeport.
OCT. 14, 2015Krystal Meghan Turvey, 27,
Brewster and Cecil Cavazos Jr., 27, Brewster.
OCT. 15, 2015Rosa Isela Ramos Sanchez, 42,
Oroville and Jose Santos Reynoso Guzman, 35, Oro-ville.
The Tonasket Tigers shut out Bridgeport 5-0 Saturday, Oct. 31, and as this article went to press, they only needed to win one more game to go to State.
“If we win the next one, we will have control over our destiny,” said Tonasket Head Coach Darren Collins.
The last time Tonasket played Bridgeport (September 22), the Mustangs managed to get one goal in the net to the Tigers’ seven points, but Keeper Madison
Gariano let nothing get past her on Halloween.
The Tigers have had ten shut out wins so far this sea-son.
“It was nice to come up with a big win without Jaden on the field,” said Collins.
Midfielder Vugteveen had to sit this one out after being red-card-ed at their last game (a 6-0 shut-out against Brewster October 27), but was eligible be back in play for the Tigers’ scheduled game against Warden Tuesday, Nov. 3.
“They played a great sec-ond half,” said Collins. “Usually, they come out tired the second half, but they picked it up and we played a full game; a great game.”
This game was a “loser out,” so B r i d g e p o r t ’s season is fin-ished. “This game, we knew would be tough. But they didn’t give up, and played to the end,” said the Mustang’s Coach Gabe G o n z a l e z . “It is tough to begin a season with players with no experience. They are good, so we figured if we made it to the playoffs, that would be great.”
Bridgeport Keeper Flor Meza,
a senior in her first year playing soccer, had to work hard to keep the the Tigers from scoring more goals than they did.
Midfielders Kayla and Ashlynn Willis each had four shots, Midfielder Amanda Padilla
had three, M i d f i e l d e r Lisa Kudlik and Forward Heidi Cruz each had two, and Midfielder M o r g y n e Hjaltason and Forward Rose Walts each had one.
Scoring the goals were Ashlynn Willis with a Hat Trick of three and Kudlik with two. When she scored the fourth goal off a pass from her sister, Ashlynn Willis sent it in right between the top of the goal and the top
of Meza’s fingers as she jumped up in an attempt to stop the ball whizzing past the top of her head.
For the fifth and final goal of the game, Kudlik had to pick herself up off the ground and
continue to keep the ball away from the Mustang who knocked her down before she kicked the ball into the net.
“There were some great goals today,” said Collins.
Kayla Willis was credited with three assists, Ashlynn Willis had two and Hjaltason had one.
“When I made it in, it felt really good,” Ashlynn Willis said.
The Tigers host Warden Tuesday, Nov. 3 at 3:30 p.m. to see who will face Okanogan for the State Championship, held November 12-21 at Sunset Chev Stadium in Pasco.
Warden, in the South Division of the Central Washington B
League, has two league wins and zero losses with 14 wins and two losses overall. Okanogan is cur-rently first in the North Division of the Central Washington 2B League, with 12 league wins and zero losses and 15 wins and two losses overall. Tonasket, second in the North Division of the league, has nine league wins and three losses with 13 wins and three losses overall. Liberty Bell is third in the North Division with eight league wins and four losses and 11 wins and four losses overall.
Oroville team won two games this year and lost ten for fifth place in league above Manson with zero wins.
Tiger soccer cinches tenth shut-out
Katie Teachout/staff photo
Tonasket Coach Collins congratu-lates Lisa Kudlik after she picked herself up off the ground to score the final goal of the game.
Katie Teachout/staff photo
Tiger Morgyne Hjaltason fights for the ball before passing it to Lisa Kudlik, who then scored a goal during first half of the Tonakset’s game against Bridgeport Saturday, Oct. 31.
Katie Teachout/staff photo
Tiger Mandi Wilson holds possession of the ball despite a Mustang’s best efforts to steal it away from her.
Tonasket’s boys’ cross coun-try team (ranked ninth in state) qualified for State the second year in a row at the District 5/6 Championships this past week-end (Saturday, Oct. 31) at Walla Walla Point Park in Wenatchee.
“They ran really well and we are looking forward to the state
meet,” said Coach Bob Thornton.The team running at state is
Hunter Swanson, Bryden Hires, Garrett Wilson, Riley Morris, Justin McDonald, Zion Butler and Zach Clark with Eric Owsley attending as alternate.
Coming in third place in the boys’ three-mile varsity race was Swanson with a time of 16:33.57. Wilson, a freshman, took elev-enth place at 17:43.66.
Last year at the District 5/6 Championships, the boys team took second and Swanson placed sixth with a time of 17:47.
In this year’s boys’ JV race, Zach Clark took first place with a time of 20:20.05.
In the girls’ three-mile varsity race, Tonasket had six runners finish in the top 15.
The girls’ team, though placing second in regionals and being
ranked fourth in state, lost by only four points to the second-ranked team, and did not qualify to run at state as a team.
“Johnna Terris and Jenna Valentine did qualify and will represent Tonasket well at state,” Thornton said.
Terris came in third at 21:02.99, and Valentine came in fifth at 21:24.3. Katie Henneman came in ninth at 22:39.3, Victoria
Chervinska came in eleventh at 23:31.84, Haley Larson finished thirteenth at 24:14.55 and Kaylee Bobadilla finished fifteenth at 24:39.23.
Henneman and Bobadilla returned from an FFA Nationals competition just in time for the race.
“Coming back from a week long trip and running a three-mile race, we did okay,” Henneman
said on Monday, Nov. 2.“I’m still sore from that race,”
added Bobadilla. The girls’ team took first place
last year at the district champion-ships. Henneman came in third at 21:57, Terris in fourth at 21:58 and Valentine finished fifth at 22:02.
For the girls, one team and the top five individuals go to State; for the boys, three teams and the top 15 individuals go to State.
Tonasket cross country runners head to State
Katie Teachout/staff photo
Tonasket’s Kayla Willis (#19) congratulates her sister Ashlynn after scoring a hat trick (three goals in one game).
Katie Teachout/staff photo
Tonasket eigth grader and forward Heidi Cruz, shown here in the final minutes of Saturday’s (Oct. 31) game against Bridgeport, is a force to be reckoned with.
Katie Teachout/staff photo
Oroville Coach Tony Kindred encourages the Lady Hornets during half-time of their final game of the season. The Hornets lost the close-fought match to Bridgeport, 1-2.
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Caleb Mills pushes forward with the ball during the Hornets’ non-league game against Liberty last weekend. Mills rushed a total of 61 yards in the game.
The Hornet football team trav-eled to Spangle, in the middle of Spokane County, Friday, Oct. 30 where they faced the Liberty Football squad and came away with a 14-50 loss.
“Liberty was very big physical up front, making it hard for us to get our running game going,” said Oroville head coach Tam Hutchinson. “Nathan Hugus did a good job of throwing the ball, but five dropped passes hurt, every time we started gaining some momentum.”
Liberty racked up 22 points in
the first quarter before Oroville came on to score eight in the second quarter, with a nine-yard run for the touchdown by Logan Mills and a two point conversion run by his brother Caleb.
Liberty scored 14 more points in both the second and third quarters, but none in the fourth. A 12-yard pass by Hugus to Klinton Flowers earned the Hornets the last touchdown of the evening.
“Defensively we needed to tackle better,” said Hutchinson. “The boys did play hard and never gave up, despite being down by 22 points quickly.”
Oroville had 10 completed passes out of 25 attempts, and Liberty completed 12 of 15, with an average of 14.9 yards per pass compared to the Hornets’ 9.2
yards. The Hornets threw one interception.
Oroville gained 116 yards through 33 rushing attempts, and Liberty had 29 attempts for 202 yards. Both teams earned eight first downs through rushing, and Oroville earned five first downs through passing compared to Liberty’s seven.
Caleb Mills had 12 attempts running the ball for a total gain of 61 yards. Logan Mills had nine for 31, Connor Godwin had two for 15 and Seth Miller had three for 13. Hugus was sacked once for a loss of seven yards, but the Hornets sacked Liberty twice to put them back nine yards.
Spears had six receptions for 67 yards gained, and Flowers had one for 12, Seth Miller had two for eight and Caleb Mills had one
for five. Hugus had five solo tackles
with seven assists, Logan Mills had three solos and four assists, and Connor Godwin had four solos and two assists.
Miller returned two kickoffs for a total of 37 yards, Spears had one return for 21, Caleb Mills had one for 13 and Godwin had one for 10.
The Hornets next play Mabton in Mabton (near Yakima) Friday, Nov. 6, for the District 5/6 #3 seed to State playoffs. Mabton is in second place, behind Warden, in the South Division of the Central Washington B League with four league wins and one loss. Oroville is in third place, behind Okanogan and Brewster in the North Division with two league wins and two losses.
Oroville falls to Liberty
Submitted photo
Tonasket alumni Emily Mills earned a personal record and set a new school record while competing at Regionals with the Olympic College Rangers.
SUBMITTED BY DAN DITTMERHEAD CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK AND FIELD
COACH, OLYMPIC COLLEGE
Emily Mills, a sophomore at Olympic College in Bremerton, won the Northwest Regional Cross Country Championships on Friday, Oct. 30.
Mills is a Tonasket High School alumni.
Held at Gold Mountain Golf Club near Bremerton, Mills ran 19:50 over the very hilly golf course to lead the Olympic
College Rangers to their first-ever Ladies Regional Cross Country title.
Mills’ time was a PR (personal record) by two minutes and 16 seconds that set a new school record for this 5K course. Not bad for the conference 400 champion.
With 200 meters to go, Mills was in second place by 20 meters, but charged to the finish line to win by two seconds.
Last spring, Mills won her col-lege 400 meter Track and Field Championship.
Tonasket football lost 7-42 when they played a non-league game in Omak Friday, Oct. 30.
“We scored on a long drive in the fourth quarter. That made it 20-7 with six minutes to go,” said Tonasket head coach Jay Hawkins. “Omak then scored the final 22 points.”
Jesse Ramon ran the ball in one yard for the touchdown, and wide receiver Jeffrey Luna kicked in the extra point.
Ramon had a total of 86 yards on 20 carries, and quar-ter back Rycki Cruz gained 68 yards on 12 carries. Senior run-
ning back Christian Garcia-Herrera had five carries for 25 yards. Freshmen Ethan Smith and Tanner Anderson each had one carry; Smith for two and Anderson for seven.
Cruz completed four of 18 passes for for a total of 65 yards with one interception. Ramon received two for 51 yards, Luna received one for nine and Garcia-Herrera received one for five.
“Omak played with more energy and enthusiasm,” said Hawkins. “I thought we played good in stretches. We lacked con-sistency and did not win enough plays.”
This was the final game of the season for the Tigers.
Tigers end season with loss
Hornets finish season with game against BrewsterBY KATIE [email protected]
Tonasket hosted Bridgeport on the volleyball courts Tuesday, Oct 27, beating the Mustangs 3-2.
The Tigers lost the first game 24-26 before coming back to win the second 25-22. They lost the
first game 17-25, but won the sec-ond and third 25-22 and 15-11.
Kasey Nelson had nine kills, Vanessa Pershing had six kills, Olivia Sutton had five kills, and Alexa Sutton had four kills. Taylon Pilkinton had 11 assists, and Faith Lofthus served 32 out of 32; three of which were aces.
“For the first time in ten or 15 years the Tonasket Lady Tigers volleyball team is going to play-offs. It was a team effort,” said assistant coach Johnna Sutton. “Pam and I are very proud of the
girls!”The Tigers traveled to Ephrata
Saturday, Oct. 31 for Districts and lost 0-3 to Warden. A close match with Soap Lake saw Tonasket out 2-3.
OROVILLEOroville’s Lady Hornets played
their last game of the season against Brewster Tuesday, Oct. 27.
Mikayla Scott served seven for 10 with two aces, Jennier Cisneros served seven for eight with one ace and Hannah Hilderbrand
served seven for eight with three aces.
Passing, Hilderbrand was 27/30, Courtnee Kallstrom 15/18 and Scott was 15/18.
Scott hit 14/17 with four kills, Hilderbrand hit 18/22 with three kills and Kallstrom hit 6/8.
“Mikayla Scott is my varsity senior player, and she played well all season,” said Hugus. “She fin-ished her last game playing really well.”
Hugus said that while the team lost their final game of the year, she was happy with the way they played.
“We got along all season long and there was not a lot of drama,” added Hugus.
Tiger volleyball makes it to District play-offs
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Ton-asket’s FFA Horse Judging team came back with Silver honors from the National FFA Horse Evaluation Career Development Event (CDE) held in Louisville, Ky. Oct. 27-31, after taking first place as a team at the State com-petition in September.
The team, which placed 28 out of 47 teams, is made up of senior Lexee Howell, s o p h o m o r e s M a d y s o n Clark, Katie Henneman and Camille Wilson, and fresh-man Kylee Bobadilla. Wilson was named State Champion in September, and Henneman placed ninth in state. This was the first time Tonasket FFA compet-ed nationally in the horse judging event.
“We were pretty proud of how we did. It would have been cool to come back and say, ‘We won gold,’ but we’re happy with how we placed, especially since we only had a month to prepare and some of the other teams had a lot longer,” said Henneman. Other schools competed in State events in the spring, rather than fall; giving them longer to prepare for Nationals.
“We put out everything we knew. We studied all that month at lunchtime,” Bobadilla said.
The team traveled back East with their coach, FFA Advisor Matt Deebach, and Wilson’s mother; flying out of Seattle Saturday, Oct. 24.
“On Wednesday we com-peted 10 hours straight,” said Henneman. “We had to go in and judge eight classes of horses, then we were told which four classes we had to give oral rea-sons on.”
The girls said they wrote out their page-long oral reasons before committing them to mem-ory.
“It was a bit overwhelming,” said Bobadilla. “There were 47 state teams of four competitors each. But we met a whole lot of kids from different states, and made a lot of new friends.”
“It was awesome,” Henneman agreed.
“There were about 65,000 people at the convention,” said Clark.
“ T h e r e were all dif-ferent events,” said Howell. “Eve ry th ing from mechan-ics to parlia-mentary proce-dure; agrono-my to livestock judging.”
The CDE event, held at
the Kentucky Exposition Center in conjunction with the 88th National FFA Convention and Expo, gives FFA members the opportunity to apply classroom knowledge to real-life situations.
“It’s a really hard contest,” said Deebach. “If you mess up on one little thing, it drops you signifi-cantly. These are all teams that have already been state champi-ons, so to place 28th out of 47 teams is pretty good.”
Deebach said he was especially proud of how the girls performed on their oral reasoning.
“It’s the hardest part, and each kid had to do four sets. Every one of the kids had three out of four scores in the 40s out of a possible 50 points. That’s very good,” said Deebach. “Camille scored a 46, an extremely good score. She was probably just one point away from being a national placer.”
Deebach said some of the students competing had already graduated, and the event included schools of all sizes without divi-sions. The school teams work together to complete practical activities and do a team presen-tation.
Fun outside the convention center also provided educational opportunities.
“They really wanted to learn. We went to a horse park that is the US Equestrian Site where they hold Olympic trials and US
National Dressage competitions, and the kids stayed until closing, asking questions. They had to kick us out,” Deebach said.
“We went to lots of cool places, including a horse farm where we got to touch a race horse worth $25 million,” Henneman said. “We got to go to the Mammoth Caves, and the Louisville Slugger plant where all the bats are made.”
“We also got to see the Budweiser Clydesdales, and to touch a horse that was 19 hands,” said Clark. “A lot of the places we went to helped us learn more about horses.”
“We went to an equestrian veterinarian clinic and got to see a live horse surgery,” said Bobadilla.
“It was a really pleasant trip. We met lots of nice kids,” said Deebach.
The girls said it gave them a chance to grow closer as a team, and to get to know their advisor better on the plane flight and long car rides.
“Deebach really helped us. He would give us extra assignments to do at home for practice, and say, ‘Make sure you do this.’ We wanted to do good for him; he is like another dad to us,” said Clark.
“We all really respect him. We got even closer to him on the trip. He’s like a father to us,” Henneman said.
“We could come to him about anything,” said Clark. “He’s always joking around. Even
when we were upset after the competition, he would always make us feel better.”
The girls laughed about an adventure they had on the way home.
“We got back into Tonasket at 4 a.m. Saturday morning, after fixing a flat tire in the pouring rain in Cashmere at 2 a.m.,” said Henneman. “We did good, as girls, helping Deebach change the tire.”
Both Henneman and Bobdilla were dropped off in Wenatchee, where they competed in the regional cross country meet at Walla Walla Point Park. Clark headed straight from Tonasket to a regional volleyball tournament in Ephrata.
The girls will all take part
in FFA again this year, with Bobadilla doing Novice Parliamentary, Howell doing Sales, and Henneman and Clark doing Parliamentary Procedure.
The girls said the events and competitions helped prepare them for careers in a lot of ways.
“It helps you with public speaking,” said Clark. “It also helps you get scholarships for college, and teaches you to be a fast thinker.”
“You have to be good with memorization, and good with speaking,” said Henneman. “It helps you to be confident in what you say.”
“It really opens you up to new experiences,” added Bobadilla. “And yes, you have to be con-fident.”
FFA team takes silver honors at Nationals
Submitted photo
Katie Henneman, Lexee Howell, Madyson Clark, Camille Wilson and Kylee Bobadilla competed at the FFA Nationals competition in Kentucky after taking first place in Washington State.
“We are pretty proud of how we did. It would
have been cool to come back and say, ‘We
won gold,’ but we’re happy with how we
placed.”Katie Henneman, Sophomore
Tonasket High School
Submitted photo
Nicholas London, Yamilet Reyes and Tucker Youngblood help harvest pumpkins Thursday, Oct. 29. The fourth-graders planted the pumpkins last spring along with their fellow third-graders.
Tonasket’s fourth graders had fun harvesting 101 pumpkins from the school garden Thursday, Oct. 29. The students planted the pumpkins as third-graders last spring.
“They were very excited and claimed ownership; everyone was saying, ‘These are my pump-
kins right here,’” said teacher Steve Roebeck.
The pumpkins were passed on to Liz Moore’s FCCLA (Family Career and Community Leaders of America) class, who converted them into puree to make pies.
The pies will be baked and sold by the high school cheerlead-ers before Thanksgiving. Contact Cheer Coach Jamie Portwood at [email protected].
edu, or one of the cheerleaders, to order a pie for the holiday.
Roebeck, who taught third grade last year but is now at the middle school as a Resource Room instructor, said his class would be taking care of the advertising for the project.
“They’ll make some posters and write a small brochure to go with each pie for writing experi-ence,” said Roebeck.
Roebeck received a small grant from the Okanogan County Retired Teachers Association that covered pumpkin seeds, potting soil and pots (the seeds were started in the classroom), along with extra funds to cover some of the cost for advertising and other ingredients for the pumpkin pies.
“It turned out to be a project a lot of people got to take part in,” said Roebeck.
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� e men and women who defend the lib-erties and freedoms of the countries they represent and hold a special place in people’s hearts and an eternal spot in their countries’ histories. Any opportunity is a good time to com-memorate the bravery and sel� ess deeds of military personnel, but certain prominent holidays in November make this an espe-cially important time to thank veterans for their service. November 11 is Veterans Day in the Unit-ed States and Remembrance Day in Canada. It’s also known as Armistice Day in other parts of the world. � ese holidays honor all military veterans who have provided service to their countries, and that each falls on November 11 is no coincidence, as the day
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Tonasket’s U.S. Armed Forces Legacy o� ers a beautiful, inspirational tribute to all veterans of the United States Armed Forces. To � nd out more information on how to add your loved one to the Legacy wall call Roger Castelda at 509-486-1175, Michael Stewart at 509-486-2144 or George Frank at 509-486-2747.
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Gerald E ScholzBranch of Service: US Army
1952- 1953Love your children
Randal EvenBranch of Service: USMC
1977 - 1985From Tom & Roberta
Thomas Even Sr.Branch of Service: USMC
1952 - 1955From your son Tom & Roberta
Thomas Even Jr.
Ricci EvenBranch of Service: USMC
1976 - 1980From Tom & Roberta
Rachael EvenBranch of Service: USMC
1978 - 1982From Tom & Roberta
Thomas Even IIIBranch of Service: US Army Sgt.
2004 - PresentAfghanistan & Iraq Tours
From Dad & Roberta
Edward W. FiglenskiBranch of Service: US Army (WWI)
Thank you for your service. Branch of Service: PFC USMC M (WWII Marine Corps Base)
San Diego, CA (1944 - 1945)Thank you for your service.
Frank Anthony Presto
Carl D. GrahamBranch of Service: US Navy (WWII)
Thank you for your service.
John Mike PershingBranch of Service: U.S. Air Force
Son-in-law of Patti and George HillCurrently in Las Vegas, NV
Major Mark WarderBranch of Service: US Army / active
Son-in-law of George & Patti HillStationed in Stuttgart, Germany
Leslie Warder HillBranch of Service: US MarinesDaughter of George & Patti Hill
Currently stationed inStuttgart, Germany with her husband
J. Vincent BretzBranch of Service: US Army
Father of Patti HillDeceased
18 W. 4th, Tonasket 486-2127
GRANT’S MARKET– Home Owned –
One Stop Grocery Shopping!
Oroville Pharmacy1416 Main St., Oroville 509-476-3411
Who fought to keep our freedom alive!
OROVILLE: 815 Central, 476-3023TONASKET: 323 S. Whitcomb, 486-2917OMAK: 2 N. Main Street, 826-1156BREWSTER: 538 W. Main, 689-0904
Personal, Commercial, Farm,Life/Health and Crop Insurance
BREWSTER: 538 W. Main, 689-0904
John L BurberyBranch of Service: SSGT USAAF
Korea / 1950-1954Thank you for your service.
James W. PruittBranch of Service: PFC U.S. Army
POW STALAG 7ALove, your children
Delmar A.Farley
Branch of Service: S-SGT. AUSAAF
1942-1945Radio Intel Ctrl Cheif
WWII VM ATSM APSMLove,
your childrenBrandon G. Jones
Branch of Service: CPL USMC1999 - 2003
From Dad, Mom Stephanie
Brenda Helm VerbeckBranch of Service: USAF / Retired
1980 - 2000Thank you for your service.
Robert L. BurberyBranch of Service: US Army / S.P. 3
1955 - 1957Thank you for your service.
Clyde SuttonBranch of Service: US Navy
From Barb Shackette
Marion CarlsonBranch of Service: US Navy
WWII Veteran
Joe SchneiderBranch of Service: US Army
Love, your daughters Shelly & Joella
Branch of Service: USMC 1980 - 1989
Love Roberta Scholz
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Crosswords
ANSWERS Across
1. “Polythene ___” (Beatles song)
4. Pack (down)
8. Confine
14. North, South and Central landmasses
16. Prickly plant
17. Second stomachs
18. ___ tunnel syndrome
19. Lying, maybe
20. Blend
22. Dilutes
23. Bicycle seat
25. Falling star
27. Marathon
29. Outdo
32. Contents of some cartridges
35. Bringing up the rear
37. Sylvester, to Tweety
38. Corpulent
39. Anger
40. “Gladiator” setting
42. “___ what?”
43. ___-friendly
44. Chaotic
45. Unified whole
48. ___ of the Unknowns
50. For the time being
52. Sharp ends
56. Flight segment
58. Catch, in a way
60. Commuter line
61. Long-running Broadway musical
63. A short sonata
65. End of a threat (2 wds)
66. Kind of ears
67. Cylindrical and tapering
68. Achy
69. Blonde’s secret, maybe
Down
1. Airborne units
2. Amorphous creature
3. Apportioned, with “out”
4. ___-tac-toe
5. Insight
6. Drone, e.g.
7. Church song
8. “Yadda, yadda, yadda”
9. Less of a mess
10. Drive-in employee
11. Removes by suction
12. Wild cherry
13. Building additions
15. Jokes and ___
21. Sweet last course
24. Knowledge gained through tradition
26. King ___, Egyptian pharaoh
28. Sparkle
30. ___ souci
31. “Don’t go!”
32. Chinese dynasty
33. “O” in old radio lingo
34. Daily publication
36. “___ we having fun yet?”
40. BBs, e.g.
41. Revival
43. Final: Abbr.
46. Big hit
47. Classical Greek verb form expressing action
49. First act
51. He took two tablets
53. Lake nymph in Greek mythology
54. Having a thin, metallic sound
55. Bluish gray
56. Advance, slangily
57. Radial, e.g.
59. Game on horseback
62. Formerly known as
64. “Tarzan” extra
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At Thompson Beesin Oroville
we are interested in hiring an auto mechanic for a full time position. We are also inter- ested in hiring someone who has experience with tire ser- vice and sales, tow truck op- eration, and/or general me- chanics.
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DISTRICT OFFICE RECEPTIONIST/PUBLIC
RELATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS
MANAGERThe Tonasket School District is now accepting applications for a DISTRICT OFFICE RECEPTIONIST /PUBLIC RELATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER 7.5 hours per day, Monday – Friday, 260 days year. Expe- rience preferred in pubic rela- tions using oral and written communications as well as social media. Position closes November 17. To apply, ap- plicants must complete an on-line application and sub- mit materials through the on- line system. We will notaccept paper copies of appli- cations. Go to the district’s website at: www.tonasket.wednet.eduInstructions for completing the on-line application are found on the Employment link. Job descriptions are available on the online sys- tem also. Please call the dis- trict office at 509-486-2126 for help if needed.
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ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGER
The Tonasket School District is now accepting applications for an ASSISTANT BUSI- NESS MANAGER, 8 hours per day, Monday – Friday, 260 days per year. Preferred qualifications: two or four year degree in business relat- ed field or applicable certifi- cation; two plus years experi- ence working in K-12 school district or governmental set- ting; college level training in finance, accounting, and data processing; two years of ex- perience in a school district working with financial and/or human resources data (pre- ferred Skyward/WESPaC software). Beginning salary $55,000. Position closes No- vember 24. To apply, appli- cants must complete an on- line application and submit materials through the online system. We will not accept paper copies of applications. Go to the district’s website at: www.tonasket.wednet.eduInstructions for completing the on-line application are found on the Employment link. Job descriptions are available on the online sys- tem also. Please call the dis- trict office at 509-486-2126 for help if needed.
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We have the following opportunities available:
OKANOGAN ADMINHR Generalist
Full timeGrants Accountant/
Internal Auditor Full time
OMAK MEDICALBehavioral Health
Specialist Full time
Pharmacy Technician Full time. Bilingual
preferred. Occasional travel to Brewster required.
OROVILLE DENTAL:Dental Assistant
Part time, on an as needed basis. Bilingual preferred
BREWSTER DENTAL:Dental Assistant
Part time, on an as needed basis. Bilingual preferred.
BREWSTER JAY AVE:Patient Accounts Rep.
Full timeBreastfeeding Peer
Counselor Part time, 10 hrs/week.
MA-C or LPN Full time
Clinic Custodian Full time, shift is split
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City of Tonasket Final Budget Hearing
The City Council of the City of To- nasket will be holding the Final Bud- get Hearing on the 2016 Budget dur- ing the regular Council meeting on Tuesday, November 10th, 2015 which is scheduled for 7:00 pm. Anyone interested is invited to attend and those with special language, hearing or access needs should con- tact City Hall, 509-486-2132, 24 hours prior to the hearing.Tonasket is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Alice AttwoodClerk TreasurerPublished in the Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune on November 5, 2015.#OVG666838
PUBLIC AUCTIONTHOMPSON BEES
1869 HWY 7OROVILLE, WA 98844
(509) 476-3948DATE OF AUCTION: 11/10/15Viewing Time: 10:00 AMAuction Time: 11:00 AM1998 Subaru LegacyLic# AJL9501Published in the Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune on November 5, 2015. #OVG664613
CALL FOR BIDSSealed bids for surplus equipment and materials will be received at the office of the Oroville-Tonasket Irriga- tion District, P.O. Box 1729, 516 Eleventh Street, Oroville, WA 98844, until 10:00 A.M. local time on No- vember 30, 2015, and then will be publicly opened and read. Bid forms are available at the office of the Oro-
Tonasket residents can drop off information for the Gazette-Tribune at Highlandia Jewelry on 312 S. Whitcomb
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ville-Tonasket Irrigation District. For information concerning the bids, con- tact Jay O’Brien at 509-476-3696. Bid items are available for inspection at the District’s office and yard locat- ed at 516 Eleventh Street, Oroville, WA 98844, from 8:00 A.M. to 4:00P.M., Monday through Friday. No warranty is implied or expressed as to the condition of the equipment and materials. All bid items are on an “as is” condition. Should a bid be ac- cepted, no refunds will be made. All bids are to be accompanied by cash, certified check or personal check is- sued on a bank in the State of Wash- ington. All equipment and materials are to be removed by the successful bidder within 5 working days after notice of acceptance of bid. The right is reserved to reject any or all bids or to waive any informalities in the bid- ding.
BID ITEMSRoad Grader1969 BackhoeAir Compressor2- Pallets Copper Lead WirePallet of Surplus Pump BowlsSME Motor (serial # 1210dp2619)SMP Pump (serial #0397071511)SMP Pump (serial #c647011731)Miscellaneous Office MachinesDATED this 2nd day of November, 2015.Oroville-Tonasket Irrigation DistrictJay W. O’BrienSecretary/ManagerPublished in the Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune on November 5, 12, and 19, 2015.#OVG666780
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In the Superior Court of the State of Washington for the
County of OkanoganPetitioner Mandie R. MillerVs.Respondent Rahmier D. HarleyNo. 15-3-00137-5The State of Washington to the said Rahmier D. Harley:You are hereby summoned to ap- pear within ninety days after the date of the first publication of this sum- mons, to wit, within ninety days after the 29th day of October, 2015, and defend the above entitled action in the above entitled court, and answer the complaint of the petitioner Man- die R. Miller, and serve a copy of your answer upon the Okanogan Su- perior County Court at the address below stated; and in case of your failure so to do, judgement will be rendered against you according to the demand of the complaint, which has been filed with the clerk of said court. Petitioner, Mandie R. Miller, request- ing dissolution of marriage.Okanogan County Superior Court149 3rd Avenue North - 3rd FloorPO Box 112Okanogan, WA 98840Published: The Okanogan Valley Gazette-TribuneOctober 29, November 5, 12, 19, 26 and December 3, 2015.#OVG664507
PUBLIC AUCTIONTHOMPSON BEES
1869 HWY 7OROVILLE, WA 98844
(509) 476-3948DATE OF AUCTION: 11/10/15Viewing Time: 10:00 AMAuction Time: 11:00 AM1998 Ford ContourLic# AVG3313Published in the Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune on November 5, 2015. #OVG663843
PublicNoticesPUBLIC AUCTIONTHOMPSON BEES
1869 HWY 7OROVILLE, WA 98844
(509) 476-3948DATE OF AUCTION: 11/10/15Viewing Time: 10:00 AMAuction Time: 11:00 AM1993 Geo MetroLic# 350YSGPublished in the Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune on November 5, 2015. #OVG663892
PUBLIC NOTICEBUDGET ADOPTION HEARING
The City of Oroville 2016 Budget Hearing will be held at 7:00 pm, Tuesday, December 1, 2015 in the City Council Chambers. The formal Adoption Hearing will be held at 7:00 pm, Tuesday, December 15, 2015. Copies of the proposed budget will be available November 19, 2015 for any concerned citizens and may be obtained from the office of the City Clerk during normal business hours until the adoption hearing date.Citizens attending the hearings shall have the right to provide comments and ask questions concerning the entire budget.ATTEST: JoAnn L. Denney, Clerk- TreasurerPublished in the Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune on November 5, 12, 2015#OVG664642
Tonasket Planning Commission Public Hearing Notice
The Tonasket Planning Commission Public Hearing meeting is scheduled for Tuesday November 17, 2015 at 3:00pm. The agenda includes Con- tinuation of public hearing and Final Review of Zoning Code Chapter 17.Published in the Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune on November 5, 12, 2015.#OVG666915
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PUBLIC NOTICEPreliminary Budget Hearing
The City of Oroville will hold a public hearing to consider the Preliminary 2016 Budget during the November 17, 2015 regular council meeting.Citizens attending shall have the right to provide oral and written com- ments and suggestions.ATTEST: JoAnn L. Denney, Clerk- TreasurerPublished in the Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune on November 5, 12, 2015#OVG664640
PUBLIC NOTICEThe Oroville City Council has set their schedule for the 2016 Budget Workshops. All Budget Workshops will be held in the City Council Chambers. Budget Workshop dates and times are:-Thursday, September 24, 2015 at 8:30 am (all day workshop)-Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at 6:30 pm-Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 6:30 pm-Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at 6:30 pm-Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at 6:30 pmThe public has a right to attend any workshop and make comments.ATTEST: JoAnn L. Denney, Clerk- TreasurerPublished in the Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune on September 17, 24, October 8, 22, November 5, 19, 2015#OVG655239
BUSINESS & SERVICES DirectoryCall Charlene at 509-476-3602 ext. 3050 to advertise in the Business & Service Directory
Tamara Porter, Joan Cool & Shayne Thacker
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1974 double wide manufactured home,1008 sq ft., 2 bed, on 2.05 acres, Deck on the front and porch on the back. Out building, the value is in the land.
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Jasper Ray StarrBranch of Service: U.S. Navy
BM1C1 US Navy 1940-51WWII SO PACIFIC KOREA
USS PORTLAND CA33
K.J. RoweBranch of Service: U.S. ARMY
T.H.S. CLASS OF ‘81C company 1st platoon 5 battalion
502 infantry Berlin Brigade!Platoon ldr. Rank lieutenant
Robert C. JonesBranch of Service: PVT U.S. Army 1972-1975
Love, Mom and Family
William F. ShacketteBranch of Service: U.S. Navy
1946-1947US PIEDMONT AD 17 (WWII)
Love, Your Wife Barbara
Jack Boyd FiglenskiBranch of Service: CPL. U.S. Army
1951-1952Love, your sister Barb Shackette
Frank Figlenski Jr.Branch of Service: Sta� SGT.
U.S. ArmyMedical NCO 1943-1946 (WWII)
Victory Medal RecipientLove, your sister Barb Shackette
Michael BalcomBranch of Service: SGT E5
Army Artillery Div. Iraq2003 - 2011
Love, Mom Renee
HONOR OUR VETERANS
Dempsey TedrowBranch of Service: U.S. Army
WWIFrom Barb Shackette
Alan Lee VanbruntBranch of Service: U.S. Navy
Love, Alana Vanbrunt
Guy Ray VanbruntBranch of Service: U.S. Army
Vietnam VeteranLove, Alana Vanbrunt
Honor past and current military for their service and sacri� ce.
Walter Hart IIIBranch of Service: U.S. Army CW4
1968 - 2007
Vicki HartBranch of Service: U.S. Army
Master Sergeant / 1967 - 1995
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SUBMITTED BY RICHARD JENKINSDISASTER FIELD OPERATIONS CENTER-WEST
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Director Nancy Porzio of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Seattle District Office announced last week that SBA will open Disaster Loan Outreach Centers in Chelan and Okanogan counties to meet the needs of businesses and residents who were affected by the wildfires that occurred Aug. 9 – Sept. 10. The centers opened Monday, Nov. 2 at 9 a.m. at the Lake Chelan Chamber of Commerce and at the Okanogan Bingo Casino Administration Building.
“Low-interest federal disaster loans are available to businesses of all sizes, most private nonprof-it organizations, homeowners and renters whose property was damaged or destroyed by this disaster,” said Porzio. “SBA representatives will be on hand at the following Disaster Loan Outreach Centers to answer questions about SBA’s disaster loan program, explain the application process and help each indi-vidual complete their application,” Porzio contin-ued. The centers will be open on the days and times indicated until further notice. No appointment is necessary.
OKANOGAN COUNTYSBA Disaster Loan Outreach Center, Okanogan
Bingo Casino, Administration Building, 41 Appleway, Okanogan, WA 98840. Open Mondays - Fridays 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Closed Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11
CHELAN COUNTY SBA Disaster Loan Outreach Center, Lake Chelan
Chamber of Commerce, 216 E Woodin Ave., Chelan, WA 98816, Open Mondays - Fridays 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Closed Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11.
Businesses of all sizes and private nonprofit orga-nizations may borrow up to $2 million to repair or replace damaged or destroyed real estate, machinery and equipment, inventory, and other business assets.
SBA can also lend additional funds to businesses and homeowners to help with the cost of improve-ments to protect, prevent or minimize the same type of disaster damage from occurring in the future.
For small businesses, small agricultural coop-eratives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture,
and most private non-profit organizations of any size, SBA offers Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) to help meet work-ing capital needs caused by the disaster. EIDL assis-tance is available regard-less of whether the busi-ness suffered any property damage.
Disaster loans up to $200,000 are available to homeowners to repair or replace damaged or destroyed real estate. Homeowners and rent-ers are eligible for up to
$40,000 to repair or replace damaged or destroyed personal property.
Interest rates can be as low as 4 percent for busi-nesses, 2.625 percent for private nonprofit organiza-tions and 1.875 percent for homeowners and renters with terms up to 30 years. Loan amounts and terms are set by SBA and are based on each applicant’s financial condition.
Applicants may apply online using the Electronic Loan Application (ELA) via SBA’s secure website at https://disasterloan.sba.gov/.
Disaster loan information and application forms are also available from SBA’s Customer Service Center by calling (800) 659-2955 or emailingdi-sastercustomerservice@sba.. Individuals who are deaf or hard-of-hearing may call (800) 877-8339. For more disaster assistance information, or to download applications, visit http://www.sba.gov/disaster. Completed applications should be mailed to: U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.
The filing deadline to return applications for property damage is Dec. 28, 2015. The deadline to return economic injury applications is July 28, 2016.
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