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TONASKET - The Tonasket City Council approved a plan that all involved hope will be the final step in getting the Tonasket Water Ranch constructed in Chief Tonasket Park sooner rather than later.

At the Tuesday, July 8, city council meeting, Linda Black - who has spear-headed the spray park project - and city planner Kurt Danison gave an overview

of the project and the reason for the delay in getting construction started that cropped up this spring.

Danison said the question arose of what would happen to the water park’s run-off. If the spray park ran at maxi-mum capacity (typically spray parks only run a few of their implements at a time), there would be approximately 100,000 gallons of run-off a day. That is in con-

One last push?Tonasket approves plan for spray park drainage

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Bid awarded for airport projectBY GARY A. DE VONMANAGING EDITOR

OROVILLE – The two bids for the Airport Runway Improvement Project at Oroville’s Dorothy Scott Airport varied greatly and were opened at the city coun-cil’s Tuesday, July 1 meeting.

Road Products Inc. of Spokane bid $89,323 and C.R. Construction of Bend Oregon bid $224,831. Councilman Ed Naillon made a motion to accept the lower of the two bids and Councilman Tony Koepke made the second and it was approved. The wide difference in bid-ding may have been based on an earlier, more complicated project. The city also accepted an award of $5,339 from the Washington State Aeronautics Airport Aid as a partial match on the project.

The money will be used to make repairs to the runway, including crack filling and sealing. The city is doing this to preserve the runway while it gathers funds to do the runway relocation in a few years. That project is expected to cost about $1 million, with a 10 percent, $100,000 match from the city.

Tax ExemptionMonte Langley from Help U Save

appeared before the council on behalf of the Oroville Housing Authority. He described several instances where the city had charged the OHA a self-described “Utility Tax” even though the agency, a part of the City of Oroville, is exempt from such taxes. Langley works

with agencies to get back any taxes they may have been charged that they are exempt from.

“I’m here ultimately to request a refund of some of the utility taxes that were paid. Housing Authorities in the State of Washington are tax exempt under RCW 35W8210,” said Langley, who went on to say that cities, counties, states and any subdivision thereof were exempt from the tax.

He also attempted to show several copies of utility bills where the OHA had paid the city’s utility tax. He said he had asked the city to provide an accounting of the extent of some of the bills that the agency had paid.

“The city, when contacted, said this was not a tax on the Housing Authority,” said Langley, who added that from 2011 to 2013 the OHA had paid $9821.38 that it should have been exempt from paying.

“That is the value that I am asking for on behalf of the Housing Authority,” he said.

“Is that your presentation?” asked Mayor Spieth.

“This is the first any of us have heard of it in any detail,” said Councilman Jon Neal.

“I think the council should all take a look at the packet and I’d assume I’ll have a look at it and make a recommenda-tion,” said Mick Howe, the city’s attorney.

Langley and the OHA were assured they would be put on the Aug. 19th agenda to hear if the council had made a decision about refunding the exempt taxes.

Search continues for possible drowning victimTHE GAZETTE-TRIBUNE

LOOMIS – Authorities were still searching Tuesday for Darrel L. Williams of Oroville who they believe drowned in Palmer Lake Friday, July 11.

The call about a possible drowning at Palmer Lake, near the Chopaka Lodge, came in around 12:45 p.m. on Friday. The sheriff ’s office and Okanogan County Search and rescue responded to the scene with a boat, personnel and div-ers, according to Sheriff Frank Rogers. The U.S. Border Patrol also arrived on the scene and launched a boat, the sheriff added.

“The two subjects were fishing along the shore when Darrel L. Williams, 57, of Oroville, stood up in the back of the boat and then fell overboard,” said Rogers. “When he surfaced his partner asked him if he was okay and threw him a life jacket. Williams told him he was all right but then began to struggle and went under the water and never surfaced. Williams’s partner immediately dove in and tried to locate Williams but was unable to find him,” said Rogers in a release to the press last Monday morn-ing.

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HOT NIGHT, COOL MUSIC

The Mood Swings (l-r, CherylAnn Crego, Betsey Rainsford and Judy Johnston) lit up Tonasket’s History Park at last Friday’s Music in the Park event with their golden voices. Their music, mostly from the 1940-60s era, included a slate of iconic tunes familiar to most. The trio per-formed at Oroville’s Alpine Brewery on Saturday as well. Left, Michael Goudeau and his La Ultima crew served tostadas at Friday’s event.

Brent Baker/staff photos

“They’re met with bureaucracy every-

where they turn. How sad is that?”Jill Vugteveen,

Tonasket City Council Member

Brent Baker/staff photo

The Molson Schoolhouse, site of the annual maypole dance during Molson’s annual festi-val, is celebrating its 100th anniversary on Saturday, July 26.

Celebration for Molson School House planned

MOLSON – The Molson School House Celebration will be held on Saturday, July 26, starting at 10 a.m. in honor of the building’s 100th year.

To celebrate there are activities planned at the old brick school house which now serves as a museum and at the Molson Grange Hall, according to organizers. Participants are also being encouraged to visit nostalgic Old Molson as part of their day.

“The celebration includes demonstrations, vendors, a scavenger hunt and much more,” said Elva Helm, a graduate of the former school. “People are also invited to share their past and present memories by writing on various posters that will be placed around the area.”

A parade is planned around 11 a.m. and there will be games, and door prizes. In addition, food is available for purchase throughout the day. Music by the Wilders will start at 1 p.m. and Arnie Marchand and Andrew Joseph will be on hand for book signings. Alumni and everyone are welcome to attend, said Helm.

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trast to the 104,000 a day of water that Public Works Superintendent Hugh Jensen said is applied to the grass in Chief Tonasket Park on a daily basis.

The comparison, Danison said into a question from Mayor Patrick Plumb, “Is immaterial.

“We can talk philosophy all night but it won’t build us a water park.... Most water parks in the state use dry wells, send the water into the storm water system, all sorts of things. Because of the volume of water it Department of Health kicked it ot their large on-site sewer system people.

“They responded and required in the permit that it’s wastewater, therefore it has to go to the treat-ment plant.”

The complication, Danison said, would be that if the city contributed to the project by pro-viding access to the stormwater drainage system, even if in com-bination with an upgrade to the nearby restroom facility in the park, the project would change from its current privately-funded model into a public works project.

“That would be a sewer lift station,” Danison said. “So all of a sudden it goes from begin $55,000 to (to provide drainage) potentially another $150,000, a six month lead time for engineer-ing, design, construction, and public bids for the public works project. That upset the apple cart.”

After consulting with city engineering firm Varela and Associates, Danison and Jensen presented three possibilities to the council, the first two of which added significant expense to the park.

The third would allow the installation of a pipe that would drain the water directly into one of the cells in the treatment plant, which is about 900 feet away.

“There are no limitations,”

Danison said. “It’s not attached to wastewater, and it’s something that could be done relatively inex-pensively and quickly. The only limitation is for lead time for ordering the equipment that is necessary to install.”

It also gave Black a fundrais-ing target for the last bit of the project, which until now has been hard to pin down. The city wasn’t asked to contribute funds to the project, and couldn’t without it becoming a city project with all the previously mentioned strings attached.

In the longer range, Danison said, that could also allow the city to upgrade the bathrooms at a time of its own choosing, and then attach the spray park drain-age to the upgrade.

Black, for her part, expressed

frustration at the delays and com-plications that have arisen in what she originally thought would be a relatively simple and beneficial project to give kids a chance to play in the water during what will likely be a lengthy effort to get the city swimming pool rebuilt.

Council member Jill Vugteveen sympathized with Black’s frustra-tion.

“It just seems like if she knew then what she knows now, she would never have come and asked us (if she could built the water park,” Vugteveen said. “We have people in this community with all this energy. They try to go for-ward and take on these projects and bring something wonderful to this town. And they’re met with bureaucracy everywhere they turn. How sad is that?”

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TOM BLACK LENDS TALENTS TO PROJECTTONASKET - In the week since the council approved a drain-age plan for the Tonasket Water Ranch, Linda Black has acquired the talents of a new engineer: husband Tom, who had a long career as a satellite engineer and volunteered to direct that end of the project.“Things are finally coming around,” said Linda Black on July 15. She has been trying both to finish the project fundraising as deal with the various engineering issues that have arisen. “When Tom offered his services, it was like a huge burden lifted.“Everyone thinks of him as so sweet, but when it comes to his work he’s an animal. We’ve made more progress in the past few days than we have in months.”In addition to the drainage option that the council approved July 8, a second option that will cost less than the estimated $34,000 pricetag for the approved option is being examined by the Department of Ecology, Black said. “Kurt Danison has been fighting the good fight for us,” Black said. “We hope to have a decision on what we can do (from DOE) soon. “Either way, I can get back to just worrying about the fund-raising, and Tom can deal with the engineers. I think we’re close to finally getting this done.”

Divers dove in the area on Friday but were unsuccessful in locating Williams. Response crews were again on the water on Saturday, with divers but again were unsuccessful in locating Williams.

“On Sunday, July 13 we again searched the area with two boats. One had divers while the other used sonar and a small under-water camera but we still have not been able to locate Williams,” writes Rogers, who adds that Search and Rescue, as well as the

Border Patrol would be back on the lake with divers on Monday.

“We have a very good idea where he went in the water, but so far have been unable to find him. Divers are working in water from 35 feet to 70 feet with very poor visibility. We believe that the area Williams went down in is around 60 feet deep,” said the Sheriff.

Divers are working in tempera-tures at around 40 degrees while personnel in the boats are dealing

with 100 to 110 degree tempera-tures throughout the day. They will continue searching this week to locate Williams.

Williams is a retired U.S. Border Patrol Agent with his last duty station being at the Oroville Branch of the United States Border Patrol. Williams’s family has been notified of the accident.

If confirmed, this would be the third drowning in Okanogan County this year.

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BY BRENT BAKERBBAKER@GAZETTE-TRIBUNE.COM

TONASKET - It was, for now, only for a day, but North Valley Hospital edge its way out of war-rants for the first time in years, as reported at the Thursday, July 10, Board of Commissioners meet-ing.

The district had $2,992 in the bank on July 2, and while the ups and downs of daily cash flow will have NVH slipping in and out of warrants for the short haul (the debt stood at $152,836 the day of the meeting), it underscored the progress NVH has made on that front in the past two years.

The hospital’s debt to Okanogan County was at $2.955 million in late August, 2012, and was still at about $2 million at this time last year.

NVH Administrator Linda Michel, who was away at a confer-ence, said in her written report: “I am sure we will probably go in and out of warrants for some time, but wanted to thank every-one for their help in achieving

this awesome milestone.”

REPORTSDirector of Nursing Tina Smith

produced a report that covered more than two dozen metrics comparing North Valley Hospital to other state hospitals, Rural Healthcare Quality Network averages and Washington state goals. NVH compared favorably both to the state targets as well as to their peers in most every category.

“All in all, it’s one of the better surveys we’ve had,” Smith said.

The categories included such metrics as “Median Time from ED Arrival to Administration of Fibrinolytic Therapy for Eligible AMI Patients” to “Percent of Pneumonia Patients Receiving an Appropriate Antibiotic.”

A number of commissioners also recently attended confer-ences.

Clarice Nelson said that at recent conference in Chelan, she was encouraged that NVH’s recent focus on succession plan-ning was on the right track.

“They mentioned that in the health care field the CEOs are retiring earlier,” Nelson said. “... Seventy five percent of the health care leaders are planning on retir-ing in the next 10 years. So it will be nice that we have this piece in place.”

She added that North Valley Hospital’s improving financial situation has it ahead of where many rural hospitals currently operate.

“In the U.S. 41 percent of rural hospitals operate at a loss,” she said. “There are 1,316 (Critical Access Hospitals, of which NVH is one), and 927 are unprofitable.”

She added that there was dis-cussion about how hospitals may need to cope with cuts to Medicare reimbursement rates if proposed legislation becomes law.

“It’s more important now than ever that the board, community and leadership stay engaged in what’s going on and stay on top of these things and stay aware,” she said.

The Board of Commissioners next meets on Thursday, July 31.

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TONASKET - Plans for the formation of a mosquito con-trol district that would include Tonasket, Oroville, Omak and Okanogan have moved forward, though there is still no guaran-tee that a ballot measure will be approved by the Okanogan County Commissioners.

City Planner Kurt Danison reported that, even as the com-missioners approved a public hearing to discuss putting it on the ballot for this fall’s elections, the committee has been work-ing on maps to determine more specifically which areas would be included in the district.

“The original proposal for Tonasket was just to include the city limits,” Danison said. “Patrick (Plumb, representing Tonasket on the committee) realized after some of these meetings, some of the others are adding areas out-side their cities. Because in many cases mosquito breeding habitat is outside the city limits.”

Danison’s proposal included areas south of Tonasket down to Midway on the east side of the river and as far south as North Pine Creek Road on the west side.

“The thought behind that it would take in these areas along the riverbanks where they would breed,” Danison said.

If approved by voters, an addi-tional property tax of about 25 cents per $1,000 of property valu-ation would be used to fund the district.

“The district would have people on the ground, figuring out for the first year where the hot (breeding) spots are, then go through a treatment regimen,” Danison said. “It would be mostly BTI... Little briquets in the storm drains, broadcasting granules, etc. Once you have adult popula-tions you’ve lost the battle. The last resort is spray.”

He added that it would be a slow process to get the mosquito district up and running; first year receipts would be about $150,000, but collection wouldn’t start for a full year after the measure would be approved by voters.

The public hearing is scheduled for Monday, July 21, 3:00 p.m. in the Commissioners’ Auditorium in Okanogan.

TRANSPO HEARING JULY 28The city will be holding a pub-

lic hearing on its six-year trans-portation plan at its next council meeting, Tuesday, July 28.

Though not likely to engender the kind of passion as a Super Bowl party or the World Cup finals, it’s an opportunity for citi-zens to give input on which proj-ects involving roads, sidewalks and the like the city should pri-oritize.

The six-year plan is approved each year, but Danison said this

year that its significance is great-er than in years past thanks to the demise of the North Central Regional Transportation Planning Organization last spring.

“Typically in your street plan ...you make sure the projects are eligible for state funding,” Danison said. “ So those were the only ones we cared about. But since we no longer have a regional transportation planning organization, we have to try to do a regional plan in the county.”

Danison supplied last year’s approved list of projects and asked the council to rank the projects in importance from most critical to least, regardless of funding or other considerations.

He said US-97 (Whitcomb Ave.) through the center of town, always a sore topic due to piecemeal maintenance and persistent drain-age issues, was a prime example.

“It’s a state route; some of the communities won’t put that in there because it’s the state’s responsibility,” Danison said. “But in the end if we are working a regional transportation plan, you should include that route. It is of truly regional significance...

“It’s important we let the state know. We send it in, it goes to the county, it goes into a DOT regional play, gets sent into Olympia and gets folded into the state transportation plan. Our priorities need to make it in there.

“US-97 through Tonasket is not very high on the state’s pri-ority list. The only reason it will end up on their list is if ... there is trouble moving traffic through here. It needs to be on our radar screen, the county radar screen, the regional radar screen, and eventually the state.... Otherwise what we’ve been seeing on 97 is what we’re going to see.”

JEFFKO REQUESTS TRAIL PRESERVATIONCouncil member Claire Jeffko,

during her report, asked that something be done to preserve the river front trail in Chief Tonasket Park. Since the city turned the narrow road through the park into a one-way loop, she said, parked cars have been park-ing and driving on the trail.

“Its’ being totally destroyed,” Jeffko said. “When I’m walking my dogs on what’s left of the trail - in the poison ivy - US Forest Service was doing some sort of operation.”

She said that when she asked them to move, they responded that Public Works Superintendent Hugh Jensen had already asked them to but that they would not move their vehicles “because it was a shady spot,” she said.

Plumb noted that when the one-way was first introduced, it had been thought at the time that the Water Ranch would either be under construction or opera-tional by this point.

“Is there a way we can define

that trail?” Jeffko asked. “To make it a definite trail, so that they know it because most of the time I don’t think it’s intentional.”

DOE FETES CITY CREWJensen and his crew were

awarded the state Department of Ecology’s Wastewater Treatment Plant Outsanding Performance Award.

Criteria included effluent limits, complying with monitoring and reporting requirements, spill pre-vention planning, pre-treatment and overall operational demands.

About one third of the state’s approximately 300 wastewater treatment plants received the award.

“I want to recognize you and your staff for the work they do, not only for our happy flushing, but that we’re recognized that,” Plumb said. “The city is very indebted to you and your staff.”

MAYOR VISITS SISTER CITYPlumb continued to foster

Tonasket’s relationship with its sister city of Princeton, B.C., by taking his family and a few others to Princeton Racing Days over the last weekend of June.

“Jensen Sackman, Myra Gaytan and Jordan Sackman came up with me to Racing Days,” Plumb said. “Jensen, seeing that, she is looking into starting an ambas-sadors program here (similar to what Princeton has) just because of the friendship and awesome-ness it presented to her.”

Plumb said that though one of Racing Days’ signature events, thoroughbred horse racing, didn’t occur this year, it was still a festi-val worthwhile for Tonasket tour-ists to visit.

“They had a bunch of kids’ events,” he said. “It was a lot of fun. It would be cool if we could have more people head up there. They were so welcoming; it was very awesome.”

CHIEF QUESTIONS LANTERNSPolice Chief Rob Burks said

that in the wake of this year’s July 4 celebrations, he was concerned at the number of “Chinese lan-terns” that were seen in use.

“It’s crazy that those are being sold at this time of year,” he said of the fireworks, that amount to floating airborne candles. “You have no idea where those are going to come down.”

Vugteveen noted that while in most instances the flame should be out before the remains of the lantern return to earth, she saw a number of them that came close to hitting trees.

“It’s hard for me to believe that in July those are OK,” said Vugteveen, a Forest Service fire-fighter.

Plumb said a more formal discussion about what fireworks should be sold in the city, espe-cially during the summer, should be arranged at a future date.

Public hearings upcoming for mosquito district, transportation

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REPUBLIC - Rod and Sue Fogle of Fogle Pump and Supply, Inc. , Jon and Nicki Ricard and Justin and Katy Ricard are excited to announce the acquisition of Ricard Drilling by Fogle Pump.

Jon Ricard worked for Fogle Pump from 1997 to 2004 when he started his own company becoming successful in all fac-ets of the water business. Jon’s brother Justin has been with him for a number of years and has himself become a very qualified, fully licensed driller and pump installer.

Fogle Pump has been in the water business for over 33 years, becoming one of the industry leaders in all aspects of drilling, pump installation, water treat-ment, irrigation pivots and virtu-ally anything else to do with water or drilling. With the addition of Ricard brothers, Fogle Pump will have 11 licensed drillers and over 20 licensed pump/irrigation staff making them the most complete water company in the state.

Fogle Pump currently oper-ates out of branches in Airway Heights, Colville, Republic and Tonasket covering all of Northeast Washington and northern Idaho. By combining forces with Ricard Drilling, Fogle Pump will be offering the best customer service with the most collective knowl-edge in the area period.

Rod and Sue Fogle are truly excited to welcome Jon Ricard

back into the “Fogle” family and look forward to many years together with both Jon and his brother Justin. The Ricard broth-ers will continue being hands on working in the field both in the well drilling and water system installation side of the business.

The Fogles would like to point out that they are looking forward to continuing to take care of not only their past customers but also providing their service to for-mer Ricard Drilling customers, however Fogle Pump is not buy-

ing the Ricard Corporation and therefore will be unable to honor any of Ricard Drilling warranty’s expressed, written or otherwise, with the exception of any manu-facturer’s warranties that may still be in effect.

Fogle Pump along with the Ricards look forward to con-tinuing to be your “Water Professionals” for any water needs that you may have. Give them a call at 1-800-533-6518or stop by and see them at one of their branches.

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TONASKET - The Tonasket School District has scheduled a series of meetings in order to give the community a chance to visit with Superintendent Paul Turner regarding the future direction of the school district.

The meetings (which include ice cream) will be geared toward gathering information that will be used in strategic planning ses-sions in August. Topics include: the ongoing discussion regarding the facilities bond election; the formation of a bond committee; changes to the elementary school facility; and the recently com-

pleted ThoughtExchange online survey.

The first two meetings have already taking place. The remain-ing meetings are scheduled as follows:

• Wauconda Store, Wednesday, July 16, 6:30 p.m.

• Pine Creek home of John and Sherry Bodkins (847 N. Pine Creek Rd.), Thursday, July 17,

6:30 p.m.• Aenaeas Valley home of Tom

and Yvonne Kennedy (6 Main Road), Monday, July 21, 7:00 p.m.

• Havillah Church Meeting Hall, Tuesday, July 22, 7:00 p.m.

• Loomis-Similkameen Community Club (8 Palmer Ave.), Wednesday, July 23, 7:00 p.m.

• Whitestone Church base-ment, Thursday, July 24, 7:00 p.m.

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TWISP - For the second time in a year, conservation groups have been forced to file a lawsuit challenging a deci-sion by the Okanogan County Commissioners to open hun-dreds of miles to use by All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) as being in violation of state law.

Conservation Northwest (CNW) and the Methow Valley Citizens’ Council (MVCC) support respon-sible riding, but say that the county adopted the latest ATV Ordinance like signing a blank check, without doing even a basic analysis of the residents, infrastructure or resourc-es that might be affected or harmed by allowing ATVs virtually every-where.

The groups filed the first law-suit in August 2013, challeng-ing two sweeping ordinances that allowed ATVs on most roads in the county, including high speed highways. The lawsuit charged that the county had adopted the ordinances with no study of envi-ronmental impacts from opening these roads to ATVs and con-trary to the restrictions in the 2013 state law allowing counties to open only lower speed roads to use by ATVs. In response to the suit, in March 2014 the County Commissioners repealed both ordinances.

In May, the Commissioners returned with a proposal to open almost 600 miles of county roads to ATVs, after what the conser-vation groups say was “going through the motions of comply-ing with another state law (SEPA) that requires thoughtful envi-ronmental analysis of the likely impacts of an action like opening these roads to ATVs.” MVCC and CNW objected to the proposal in written comments and filed an administrative appeal of the Planning Department’s determi-nation that the proposal would have no significant environmen-tal impact.

The MVCC and CNW believe strongly that opening hundreds of miles of county roads to ATVs will result in increased illegal off-road riding, which has been prov-en to damage fragile soils, vegeta-tion, streams, and wildlife habitat. In addition, the groups pointed out what they call “deficiencies regarding the lack of environ-mental assessment of impacts to public safety agencies and other vehicles on the affected roads.”

On June 16, the Board of County Commissioners denied the appeal with virtually no dis-cussion and without reading the evidence presented, according to the groups. A week later, they passed an ordinance opening 400 miles of county roads to ATVs. In

response to an appeal filed by the Colville Confederated Tribes, the Ordinance was changed to reflect that most roads on the Colville Reservation remain off-limits to ATVs.

“We are extremely disappoint-ed that, once again, the commis-sioners chose to disregard the law and public comment and that another legal challenge is nec-essary,” said Maggie Coon, who chairs the board of the Methow Valley Citizens’ Council.

“We believe the county’s actions will increase confusion and encourage illegal ATV rid-ing on sensitive lands, degrading important habitat for fish and wildlife.”

Conservation Northwest and the Methow Valley Citizens’ Council say they support the responsible use of ATVs in appro-priate places, in a way that keeps people safe, respects private prop-erty, protects wildlife habitat, and minimizes conflict with other vehicles and recreationists. The groups believe that the Okanogan County Commissioners’ recent actions run counter to that goal.

In a previous request for a statement regarding the groups original lawsuit, Okanogan County Commissioner Jim Detro (Position 3) said he was unable to comment because the issue involved litigation.

School schedules community meetings

Conservation groups sue county over ATV ordinance again

SUMMER READING AT THE LIBRARY

Deb McVey, The Library Lady, or La Señora de Los Libros, presented the Bilingual Natural Science Show at the Oroville Public Library as part of their Summer Reading Program on Tuesday, July 15 McVey tells tales in English and Spanish blending both languages to the delight of her audience. The show is part of the Oroville Library’s Summer Reading Program “Fizz, Boom, Read!” For more information call 509-476-2662. Summer Reading Programs are taking place at many of the local libraries, including the one at Tonasket. Watch the community calendar in the paper and online at www.gazette-tribune.com for schedules and times.

SUPERIOR COURT

CRIMINALRyan Joseph Stotts, 30, Oro-

ville, pleaded guilty July 8 to tampering with a witness (DV) and 10 counts of violation of a no-contact order (DV). Stotts was sentenced to 27.75 months

$1,210.50. A restitution hear-ing was scheduled for Aug. 11. The crimes occurred between December 2013 and March 2014. In a separate case, Stotts pleaded guilty July 8 to

-ing (DV), and two counts of violation of a no-contact order (DV). Stotts was sentenced

$1,110.50.Leslie Ell Mitchell, 56, Wauco-

nda, pleaded guilty July 8 to second-degree unlawful pos-

was sentenced to four months

the Oct. 17, 2009 crime.Jeremiah Leonard Track, 27,

Okanogan, pleaded guilty July 8 to POCS (hydrocodone) and POCS (hydromorphone). Track was sentenced to four

$2,110.50 for the Aug. 19, 2013 crimes.

Christine Marie Mix, 47, Okano-gan, pleaded guilty July 8 to POCS (methamphetamine), use of drug paraphernalia and third-degree DWLS. Mix was sentenced to 10 months in jail

March 2 crimes.The court found probable cause to

charge Albert Frank Johnson Kennedy, 41, Okanogan, with second-degree burglary and second-degree theft. The crimes allegedly occurred be-tween May and June of 2014.

The court found probable cause to charge Jordan Marie St. Peter, 22, Omak, with hit-and-run (injury accident). The crime allegedly occurred June 21 in Oroville.

The court found probable cause to charge Kallie Louann Thomas, 24, Omak, with three counts of theft of a lease-purchased

property. The crimes allegedly occurred between January and June of 2014.

The court found probable cause to charge Clarence Swindle III,

incest, second-degree child molestation and second-degree incest. The crimes allegedly occurred in between June 1-24.

The court found probable cause to charge Humberto Garcia Aguilar, 21, Omak, with three counts of distribution of a controlled substance (meth-amphetamine), one count of which was within 1,000 feet of a school zone. The crimes allegedly occurred between October and November of 2013.

The court found probable cause to charge Enrique Anthony Castillo, 22, Okanogan, with second-degree theft (access de-vice), second-degree ID theft, second-degree vehicle prowl and second-degree possession of stolen property. The crimes allegedly occurred June 28.

The court found probable cause to charge Crystal Lynn My-ers, 36, Tonasket, with POCS (methamphetamine) and use of drug paraphernalia. The crimes allegedly occurred July 1.

The court found probable cause to charge Mary Lou Barclay, 42, Tonasket, with second-degree assault, harassment

malicious mischief. The crimes allegedly occurred July 6.

The court found probable cause to charge Rosea Mae Perez, 30, Omak, with second-degree assault. The crime allegedly occurred July 1.

The court found probable cause to charge Zelda Boyce, no middle name listed, 60, Omak, with second-degree assault (with a deadly weapon) (DV) and third-degree malicious mischief (DV). The crimes al-legedly occurred July 5.

The court found probable cause to charge Bridger C. W. Morgan, 24, Riverside, with second-degree assault (strangulation) (DV). The crime allegedly occurred July 5.

The court found probable cause to charge Serena Rae Smith, 21, Omak, with second-degree rape a child. The crime alleg-edly occurred between August 2012 and May 2013. The court issued an arrest warrant for Smith on July 9.

The court found probable cause to charge Kevin Michael Clark, 33, Okanogan, with second-degree theft, POCS (heroin) and unlawful possession of a dangerous weapon. The crimes allegedly occurred July 1.

DISTRICT COURT

Tricia Lynn Dezellem, 40, Okano-gan, guilty of third-degree possession of stolen property. Dezellem was sentenced to 364 days in jail with 334 days

She also had two charges of third-degree theft dismissed.

David Randall Dixon, 68, Oro-ville, had a charge dismissed: violation of a burning permit.

Daniel Mark Dixon, 33, Oro-ville, guilty of second-degree

or catch card). Dixon was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 89 days suspended, and

Michael Anthony Eisen, 25, Oroville, guilty of third-degree DWLS. Eisen received a 90-day suspended sentence and

Donald Jay Scott Feeley, 37, Omak, had a charge dismissed: second-degree criminal tres-

passing.Silas Leo Gardipee, 26, Omak,

had two reckless endanger-ment charges dismissed.

Brett Nicolas Lawrence Giles, 23, Okanogan, had two charges dismissed, both for violation of no-contact orders.

Nathaniel Marcus Hamilton, 27, Omak, guilty of violation of a no-contact order. Hamilton was sentenced to 180 days in jail with 174 days suspended, and

Samantha Ann Harding, 43, Okanogan, guilty of third-degree DWLS. Harding was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 89 days suspended, and

William Jack Heggie, 60, Omak, had a charge dismissed: carry-ing a concealed pistol without

$200.Dennis Keith Johnson, 58, Omak,

guilty of third-degree theft. Johnson was sentenced to 364 days in jail with 359 days

Roland David Johnson, 84, Omak, guilty of third-degree theft. Johnson received a 90-day

$893.Deena Jean Lazard, 25, Omak,

had three charges dismissed: all for use or delivery of drug paraphernalia.

Jeremiah Richard Leduc, 37, Omak, guilty of third-degree DWLS. Leduc received a 90-day suspended sentence and

Arlen Leroi Long, 57, Omak, guilty of third-degree DWLS. Long was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 88 days suspended,

Lyle Zachary Long, 29, Omak, guilty on two counts of operating a vehicle without an ignition interlock device,

DWLS and one count each of violation of a no-contact order and second-degree criminal trespassing. He had a charge dismissed: operating a vehicle without an ignition interlock device. Long was sentenced to 364 days in jail with 340 days

$5,665.Tosh M. Mason, 26, Tonasket,

guilty of third-degree DWLS and operating a vehicle without an ignition interlock device; and guilty (deferred prosecution revoked) of third-degree DWLS. Mason was sentenced to 180 days in jail with 170 days suspended, and

Brian Lee Mathis Jr., 28, Tonas-ket, guilty of third-degree DWLS. Mathis received a 90-day suspended sentence, and

Due to space limitations we were unable to run 911 Calls and Jail Bookings in our print edition. They can be found in their entirity at www.gazette-tribune.com.

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COPS & COURTS

Holy Rosary Catholic Church1st & Whitcomb Ave., Tonasket

11 a.m. English Mass every SundayFather Jose Maldonado 476-2110

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

“For it is by grace you have been saved, throughfaith--and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of

“To every generation.” Celebrating 100 years 1905-2005

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

(509) 486-2000

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

“A biblically based, thoughtfulgroup of Christian People”

Sunday Worship at 11 a.m.

Whitestone Church of the Brethren577 Loomis-Oroville Rd., Tonasket. 846-4278

Ellisforde Church of the Brethren32116 Hwy. 97, Tonasket. 846-4278

10am Sunday School. 11am Worship Service “Continuing the work of Jesus...simply, peacefully, together”

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Faith Lutheran Church

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Immaculate ConceptionCatholic Church

1715 Main Street Oroville

Father Jose Maldonado 476-2110

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Oroville Ward33420 Highway 97

509-476-2740

Visitors are warmly welcomed

Oroville Unit ed Methodist

Rev. Leon Alden

Valley Christian FellowshipPastor Randy McAllister

Sunday School & Children’s Church K-6

Located at Kid City 142 East Oroville

Trinity Episcopal

602 Central Ave., Oroville

The Reverend Marilyn Wilder 476-3629

Church of ChristIronwood & 12th, Oroville 476-3926

Sunday School 10 a.m. Sunday Worship 11 a.m.

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

Pastor Tony Rivera 509-557-6146

Oroville Free Methodist1516 Fir Street 476.2311

Youth Activity Center 607 Central Ave.After School M-W-F 3-5pm

OROVILLE

LOOMISLoomis Community Church

Main Street in Loomis

11 a.m. Worship Service

CHESAWChesaw Community Bible Church

Nondenominational Everyone Welcome

Pastor Duane Scheidemantle 485-3826

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Pastor Vern & Anita WeaverPh. 509-826-4082

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THERON L. DAVIS

Mr. Theron L. Davis, 79, a resident of Oroville, Washington, went home to live with Jesus on June 6, 2014.

He was born in Mount Vernon, Washington February 13, 1935 the only child of William R. ‘Bill’ and Madonna ‘Donnie’ M. (Schroeder) Davis. He attended school in Edison and Burlington and graduated from Burlington-Edison H.S. in 1953.

He enlisted the U.S. Navy in January 1955 and attended electronics school and served on the USS Prairie (AD-15) as an Electronics Technician. During this tour he made an around the world cruise and visited many ports of call. In 1958, he married Jane Anderson, and in 1959, he attended the University of Washington under a Navy schol-arship program, graduating with a BSEE in 1963. He was com-missioned as an Ensign in 1963 and attended Nuclear Power and Submarine schools and completed initial Submarine Qualification

on the diesel submarine Sea Owl (SS-405). In the remainder of his 21 year career in the Navy, he served as training officer at the reactor prototype in West Milton, New York and aboard the fast attack submarine, USS Jack (SSN-605) and the ballistic missile sub-marine, USS George Bancroft (SSBN-643(G)).

He retired from the Navy in 1975 and settled in Richland, Washington where he served as a manager with Siemens Power Corp. in the Information Services group until his retire-ment in 1995. In 1997 he moved to Oroville, Washington where he married High School era soul mate, Carolyn (Osborne) Walker in 1999.

Theron was a member of Faith Lutheran Church in Oroville. He enjoyed the outdoors, hunting, fishing, traveling, his children, and the joy of Gods’ creation. He also enjoyed the study of family history and compiled a geneal-ogy of “A Davis Family in North America”.

He is survived by his wife Carolyn, previous wife Jane, sons Bill (Lynda) Ellis-Davis of Lookout Mountain, Georgia; Russ (Marina) Priesnitz-Davis of Bethesda, Maryland; Paul

(Tonya) Dubbin-Davis of Kennewick, Wash.; Craig (Robyn) Rosemeyer-Davis of Kennewick and daugh-ter Sarah (Andy) Prein

of Kennewick and 18 grandchil-dren; and 12 step-children and their families.

Theron requested that there be no visitation for viewing.

“There is a port of no return where ship’s may ride at anchor for a little space.

And then some starless night the cable slips leaving only an eddy at the mooring place.

Gulls veer no longer, Sailor rest your oar. No tangled wreck-age will be washed ashore.”

CIQALA CHAYTON

MILLERCiqala Chayton Miller blessed

us on June 2, 2000.Ciqala just graduated from 8th

grade. He had just started work-ing as a commercial fisherman last season .

He loved the outdoors and all the wildlife around him. You could always find him out at Palmer Lake if he wasn’t finding work to do for others in Loomis. He also enjoyed hunting, football, basketball, bicycling, hunting snakes and bringing home sev-eral praying mantis. His mother allowed him to bring five into the home.

He was a member of the Loomis Community Church where he attended, as well as assisted and volunteered his time to help others. He was always eager to lend a hand and gave to people from his heart.

He was always pleasant, respectful and kind to everyone. He had a great sense of humor and loved to tell jokes. He was a good role model to others. He was a treasure and a blessing to us all. He touched the lives of everyone he met. For everyone that knew him, he will never be forgotten. He is permanently etched in all our hearts. He will be sadly missed and loved forever.

He is survived by his mother, Lisa, and stepfather Phillip Cox of Loomis, Wash.; his father Richard and stepmother Kristi Miller of Shelton, Wash.; his brothers Ricky and Ariel Miller, Justin and Carolyn Miller, Jack

and April Goodwin, David Cox, Paul and Jessica Gage, and Branden Gage. His sisters Larisa Miller and Chanowha Miller, as well as a great number of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. His grandparents, Jerry and Antje Fletcher of Salt Lake City, Utah and Dave and Wanda Mattix of Loomis.

A Memorial Service will be held at 1 p.m. on July 19, this coming Saturday, at the Loomis Community Church in Loomis, Wash.

A memorial fund is set up with Wells Fargo for any donations to help assist the family in this tragic time.

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PUD’s ‘basic charge’ hurts

Dear Gary,While paying our power bill

recently an elderly lady was ahead of us trying to make heads or tails of her power bill. She was on the average plan and wondered why her bill was so high, $96 I believe. The lady behind the counter explained the averages had been adjusted, reflecting her increase.

This poor lady, 71-years-old, looked distraught when she real-ized more cash was being sucked from her paltry income of $600 a month. My heart hit my stom-ach.

As the clerk explained the best she could why her bill increased, she related that no more rate increases were coming this year. This year. The lady looked per-plexed and said she would try Community Action. The clerk said she’d better do it now because it starts October 1st and the list is growing daily.

Gee, why would so many peo-ple need help? Because when you’re on a fixed income any extra cash out of pocket can be hurtful to your basic needs. It wasn’t that long ago that the “basic charge” for power was $10 every two months. Now it’s $35 every month, $420 per year, per customer, just for being on the grid! Not to mention the many rate hikes in the last five years. Basic extortion is what it is.

How many meters are there in this county? Thousands, times $420.

My wife and I conserve power any way we can. Our last bill was $50.96 in power and the rest for the privilege of being a customer. Just crazy nuts.

The “basic charge” for seniors on fixed incomes needs to be waived. $420 would buy a lot of food and necessities and cancel some anxiety worrying about keeping warm in the winter and cool in the summer. A must for seniors.

This can and should be done. When Community Action runs out of funds – and they do – what is this poor soul to do? Suffer, with no remorse from the powers that be.

Thank you,Dan DixonOroville

Another bad tow experience

Dear Editor,Ms. Hart’s letter (July 10th)

describing her sad experiences with the procedure used by the sheriff and local tow companies when a vehicle requires towing and impoundment prompts me to share an a similar, although less tragic, incident.

In February, 2011, at about 3:30 p.m., my husband’s Toyota pick-up slid off a steep, icy sec-tion of North Pine Creek Road about 8 miles out of Tonasket. Had he not hit a large tree which stopped the vehicle, he would have proceeded down the steep hill and been badly injured. As it was, he was shaken, but okay, and a kind passerby drove him home—about five miles. The truck appeared badly damaged.

In our innocence, we thought we would wait and call a tow company next day to bring the damaged vehicle to our drive-way, where we could assess the damage. Since we couldn’t get out (we were snowbound and live a mile from the main road) we called a friend to inspect the vehicle. The next day he called and informed us it was no lon-ger there. We called the sher-iff and were informed that less than an hour after the accident, a deputy sheriff decided it was dangerous to leave it there; even though it was off the road, it could “distract” other drivers. No one had notified us or asked what our plans were. We were told the vehicle had been towed to Thompson Bees in Oroville, not because they were the closest (they were not), but because the tow companies were called in a certain order and it didn’t matter how close or far they were from the vehicle. We had to either pick the truck up and pay both the tow and daily impoundment fees or else we would lose the vehicle. We finally managed to get our second car down through the snow, and then arranged with another tow company to buy our damaged truck and tow it away. (We were promised $350 for this, but only received $150). Before

Thompson’s would release the truck to them, we had to get up to Oroville and pay our fees—a total of $638; tow charges of $378 and storage charges of $215, plus taxes. It was an expensive lesson!

We did appeal the depu-ty’s actions, but were told by Judge Culp that the deputy was empowered by law to remove the vehicle without our knowl-edge or consent if he judged it a hazard.

So beware motorists! If you are unlucky enough either through accident or mechani-cal failure to have to leave a car abandoned by the side of the road in Okanogan County, you had better have deep pockets or call a tow company pronto. It may be a scam, or it may just be an overreaction by the sher-iff ’s department to the law. In any case, Mercy does not season Justice here, nor do hardship, ignorance, injury, or even pos-sibly death, count as an excuse.

Jessica McNamaraTonasket

Don’t sweep it under the rug

Dear Editor,Dusty Gircux’s letter to the

editor in the July 3, 2014 edition of the Gazette-Tribune articu-lates well the feelings of many in our community regarding the Oroville School Superintendent and School Board’s decision not to renew Ryan Frazier’s contract and also their abhorrent behav-ior in not letting Mr. Frazier or members of the community speak at a scheduled meeting when told previously they could.

It is no secret that many stu-

dents have transferred and qual-ified teachers have either chosen to retire or move to another school district due to lack of support from the school super-intendent.

It is my understanding that while Mr. Frazier did not have “permanent teacher status” one would hope that those he reports to might mentor and guide him with regard to policies and expectations of the school dis-trict during this period. From all reports he was well liked by students, parents, other teachers and recommended for renewal by the high school principal. It appears only the Oroville School Superintendent had a problem and was not willing to resolve any issue with Mr. Frazier.

Like Ms. Giroux, I have no children in the school system-- I am simply a tax payer contribut-ing to the education of our local children. When quality teach-ers are lost, students transfer to other districts, the superin-tendent’s contract is extended and pay raise given, despite several incidents over the past year and a questionable past, are we really doing the youth in our community a favor if we continue to approve every levy requested? By voting “yes” we are in essence saying “ we trust you and approve of the job you are doing.” What I hear is dis-satisfaction from many -- please don’t let these issues be swept under the rug and forgotten by the next time you are asked to vote for additional school funds. The power of the community is in their vote and controlling of the “purse strings!”

Joanne MorrisOroville

While if it bleeds it leads is still a maxim for many in the journalism world, that isn’t always the best policy for a community newspaper.

I’d hope that most of the news we print is based on established facts, not rumor and innuendo. That’s why we haven’t been splashing conjecture all over the front page regarding Tonasket’s mayor or his wife and allegations, although unconfirmed, about supplying alcohol to minors. The mayor says some young people who were doing work at his home took wine coolers from his refrigerator without permis-sion. He even “self reported” the incident to the police department and asked that the sheriff’s office handle follow up.

Now some are saying that he offered the coolers to the kids and his wife was pouring shots. If that was true would one parent directly

involved with the situation have allowed her chil-dren to travel to Canada with the mayor’s family for Princeton Racing Days, as he reported at the last council meeting? If it was my child I wouldn’t.

However, we keep getting asked why we aren’t making a big deal about the mayor. We get calls in hushed tones from people who have an obvious agenda. It seems Patrick Plumb has a few people who would like to see him fall flat on his face. He’s put his foot in his mouth on a few occasions, especially when he tries to fly his conservative colors, but for the most part he fights hard for his town.

Is it because we like Patrick so much that we’re covering up for him? Not me; our politics, when

it comes to most things outside of our communities and the county, are probably 180 degrees from each other.

So far, no charges have been filed against the mayor, his wife or any of the kids involved. The prosecutor’s office says they’d like more information, but they haven’t brought a case. So where is the “there” there?

Should the mayor and/or his wife show up in the police or court stats after being charged with something, rather then part of a he said, she said, then we will bring you the story. But for now, we’ll let the rumor mongers continue to put their spin on things.

We will also continue to bring you the happy and the sad stories that make up living in the Tonasket and Oroville communities, as well as the workaday things like city council, hospital and school board meetings - things that may not always seem as exciting, but actually have a bearing on the lives we live here. It’s what we do best.

OperationOn another subject - since it’s been obvious I’ve been wearing a walk-

ing cast off and on for a long time - I’d just like everyone to know that by the time you read this I should be about done having surgery on my left foot. It’s not something I like to talk about, but get asked about a lot. I have a metatarsal bone in my foot that protrudes further than the others. Dr. Tony Kim in Wenatchee describes it as a “proud bone.” What it has to be proud of I don’t know. It causes me to get a callus and then a sore or ulcer -- that combined with Type 2 Diabetes has made it hard for me to heal. Just when it seems to be about gone, it comes back. By removing or “shaving” part of the bone the problem should go away. I had a similar operation done on my right foot last year and it’s worked so far. With luck I’ll be balanced out and my dog and I will be able to resume our walks around the Clark Ballfields. And, I’ll have my shifting foot back to get in some more motorcycle time before the snow flies.

However, I’ll still have a big boot for bit and probably have to use two crutches until it’s better. I appreciate the patience our readers have showed me while I limp into meetings and events.

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OPINION BY WILLIAM SLUSHER

One of Ronald Reagan’s favorite aphorisms was: “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: ‘I’m from the govern-ment and I’m here to help.’”

I thought about these words today when I noticed something less usual in America any-more: innovation coupled to a work ethic and a service-minded attitude. This very combina-tion carries millions of Americans to success, or at least it used to before it got ‘helped’ so much by government.

I was enjoying my daily downtown lunch with several newspapers when across the parking area by another building I noted an older utility van drive in next to someone’s family car. A thirties-looking, modestly but neatly dressed, Hispanic-appearing driver opened his van in which was a large agricultural water tank along with a shop vac, a generator, a pressure-wash pump and much other gear. Neatly on the doors were racks of containers of cleaners and polishes, small brooms, window squeegees, paper towels and the like.

Thirty-five minutes later, the car looked new inside and out. He went in the nearby building to get paid by the car owner.

I asked for his card because I was impressed with what I saw and, as I am in the retirement mode, he’ll be keeping my cars clean.

I liked this young man’s whole attitude, work ethic, demeanor, drive and profession-alism. I’d love to tell you his contact information for your convenience and the promotion of his business, but remember, the vampire branch of government lurks out there. Publicly identifying him could interest any of three levels of government to come sniffing for fees, permits, licenses, and/or bonds and insurance, all anxious to enforce who knows what consumer, code, business, OSHA, envi-

ronmental and maybe even immigration laws. All this government ‘help’ would probably destroy the young man’s business if he has issues there.

I can’t avoid contrasting this entrepreneur with the teeming masses of welfare recipients plaguing America. Yes, some on welfare are just hard-luckers passing through on their way to productive lives but let’s face it, the unin-spiring reality is that almost a disgraceful half are not. Many will stay on welfare as long as they possibly can, 46.5% for more than two years (repeatedly), 19.6% ... way over ... five ... years (US Dept. of Health and Human

Services, July 2014).Many of these are living on the

same welfare as their parents and theirs and theirs. For many, only fools work. Many make a deliber-ate conspiracy of criminally gam-ing America’s numerous social wel-fare systems as a career. For them, American compassion and generosity compose not a temporary ‘safety net’

but a permanent loafer’s hammock that makes suckers of taxpaying American workers.

Put away your favorite rubber “Racist!” stamp. In America, virtually equal percentag-es of welfare recipients are white, 38.8%, and black, 39.8% (USDHHS, July 2014). 34.6% of American adults are on welfare.

Take a deep breath. In the Obama economy, more Americans are ... on welfare ... than have ... full-time jobs. (IJReview, Jan. 2014.)

Was my car washer an illegal alien? I didn’t ask - his English was rough - but know you this: I’ll trade a thousand lifetime-vested wel-fare ‘citizens’ for any one of these young men who pays his way and supports his own. And he can bring his family. Even if he isn’t pay-ing tax dollars (and he may be for all I know) he’s not soaking them up either. Better, say, a family of six immigrants paying no taxes but supporting themselves than six ‘citizens’ pay-ing no taxes while sponging off the working

citizen.It is a socially psychotic government

that spends billions of dollars of working Americans’ tax blood to keep out immigrants who want to work while spending billions more such blood dollars paying over a third of American ‘citizens’ ... not ... to work. At least one definition of socialist insanity is importing Jamaicans to pick Washington apples while forcing American workers to pay way over a hundred-thousand Washingtonians to do ... nothing.

I vote to stop deporting work-hungry immi-grants and start deporting multi-generational welfare careerists; a win-win for America.

Whatever government ‘system’ we have now is rather pregnantly not working. Worse, it’s toxic to that essential American work ethic from both ends. The career welfare parasite thinks, why work when government will sup-port me? The worker thinks, why work when government will steal my earnings to bribe votes from people who don’t work? That’s a national economic death sentence.

Demanding that government correct this lunacy is often piously condemned as a short-fall in ‘compassion’ for the down-and-out. Nuts. How about some compassion for those working people - now a minority - spending the finite hours of their lives away from their families laboring hard and long for wages from which ever more taxes are extorted to fund growing communities of career para-sites?

Where’s the compassion where it is ... earned?

William Slusher is an author, columnist and sociopolitical writer with a small ranch on the Okanogan River. Enjoy his newly reprinted down-and-dirty Southern murder mystery SHEPHERD OF THE WOLVES. (Amazon, cmppg.com, or your local bookstore). Mr. Slusher may be contacted at williamslusher@live.com.

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Trying to keep cool as a cucumberSUBMITTED BY SUZANNE DAILEY HOWARDTONASKET FARMERS’ MARKET

“We’re having a heat wave, a tropical heat wave,” was the theme song of last week. Obsessing over how to keep cool became our preoccupa-tion. Besides all the fresh fruits and vegetables (think cool as a cucumber), Tonasket Farmers’ Market held some solutions.

In the past, children and adults alike could head to History Park and take a refreshing dip in the Tonasket Pool. Alas, the pool fell victim to old age and was closed. We will have the chance to enjoy a pool in the future if the efforts of the Tonasket Pool Project prove successful. Karen Stangland was on hand last week representing the pool committee, answering questions and giving out information. An interesting article on the history of the original pool written by Bill McDaniel, reads like a his-

tory of the pioneer families of the area. So many people involved, donating time and money. And that is what it will take now to reach the goal. Please consider how you can help.

Perhaps a relaxing spa experi-ence is how you prefer to cool off. Two new market vendors bring their natural personal care items to sell. Eden Soap Company’s Cyndi Benitez offers local and natural fragranced soaps such as Highland Sage, Rose, and Dubois, plus Vanilla Cream sugar scrub, and an herbal muscle rub. Cyndi, a Tonasket native, also has produce; garlic, onions and fresh picked raspberries. Teresa McHugh brings her Wild Yarrow Botanicals, a line of natural wild-crafted skin care products to market. After trying her samples, I settled on Mountain Moisture moisturizer, hoping to stave off

more wrinkles.Cool cats had better see Jude

at her Doggie Bites booth, as she sews muslin mice filled with cat-nip. Our Siamese, Coco, began pawing at my market bag the moment I came home, sensing the aromatic treat within. This product is certified cool by a very cool cat indeed!

When it is too hot to contem-plate cooking, drop by Leonor’s Fresh Tamales and pick up din-ner to go. She has several flavors of tamales, as well as salsas and wagon wheel chips. A cool solu-tion to dinner. And, yes, there are cool cucumbers, as well as many other vegetables for sale. Whatever the weather, it’s always cool to shop at Tonasket Farmers’ Market. See you there!

‘The Word in Music’ at United Methodist Church, July 20

Did you ever see a summer move along so quickly? It will be gone before we know it.

Guess what? Melvin Gallagher brought us some REAL tomatoes. We call them “two biters.” Small and so sweet and tasty it is easy to see why they were once classed a fruit, instead of a vegetable. It’s good to have friends that remember my liking for garden ripe tomatoes.

We do so enjoy the gold finch birds that come for the potluck we provide for them with the little black, expensive seeds, in the feeder. This year there have been so many red heads and one day I saw one that was greenish in color.

While on the subject of birds, how about the symbol of our nation, the bald eagle? A lot of people think it is called the bald eagle because it looks like it has a bald head. Not the reason. It comes from an Old English word pie-bald, which means crowned with white. And up until now, you thought you knew everything!

Seeing a commercial showing a large breast bone of a turkey or chicken, com-monly referred to as the “wishbone” reminded me, that when I was a kid we called that the “pulley-bone” and did the same routine of getting a partner and each of us pulling to try and get the big part, while making a wish and it would come true if you managed to get the larger part. Silly? Yeah, but provided fun, momentarily.

Someone once said Americans are such crazy people. They take a perfectly nice piece of fabric, cut it into small

pieces, then work to sew them back together and call it a quilt. Or, take a pretty picture, cut it into little pieces, struggle to get it rearranged and call it a jigsaw puzzle. Clayton got the prize for being the oldest cousin at the recent reunion, and it was a puzzle of Oregon. He’s been work-ing on it over a week (and still has a long ways to go, because he says many of the pieces are missing). Finally it is finished and Alas! All of the pieces were there.

Just in case anyone asks you, it was HOT last week. Over 100 degrees is a bit much.

We’re still having com-puter glitches. Either Gary doesn’t receive the items at all, or gets doubles or they get lost in our computer and a variety of other things. (just like Lois Lerner of the IRS scandal), but I don’t think we’re guilty of anything… except, maybe being old.

What will you be doing Sunday morn-ing, July 20th at 9 a.m.? You could come to the United Methodist Church where John Nilson, a preacher’s son and award winning Oregon pianist, will be delivering the Sunday message, “The Word in Music.” John started studying

piano at age six, continuing his musical education, began playing guitar at age 14 and has a career that has branched significantly. He has performed all over the world, played with such luminaries as Jose Feliciano, Kenny G and many

others. Come and enjoy! We’ll test your memory

now. How many remember the old commercial songs on radio such as, the Coppertone song, Ipana toothpaste and Gillette razors? So, you’re just as old as I am.

The Red Cross was suc-cessful, again drawing 33 units of blood last week, so that means 99 lives could have been saved with that amount.

Is there anything more annoying than “chirping”

fire detectors in your house? Yes, there is. That being, that after replacing bat-teries in all the units, they start chirping again, and then when you read the date on the NEW batteries, they are outdated, although they’ve just been in the drawer. Hint! Read the dates first.

Don’t let aging get you down ‘cause it’s too hard to get back up.

The grapevine has it that, Leah Cathyrn’s Day Spa will be closed and she will stay home and care for her new

baby boy, and that Mary Lou’s gift shop will move into the vacated spot.

A tragic drowning occurred in Palmer Lake last Friday. I don’t have a name, but was told it was a retired Border Patrol officer. Elsewhere in the paper I’m sure there will be a complete article.

Jim and Marilyn Prince were honored guests at a potluck Sunday evening, that was to be held at the home of Betty Hall, but with the rising temperatures outside, the affair was moved into a more com-fortable setting, in the basement of the Catholic Church. Excellent fried chicken and assorted salads with cake and ice cream to top it off, were served to those attending.

Our thermometer, which is pret-ty accurate, reached 104 degrees last Sunday. That was extreme for our area. And to think of those poor folks on the fire line fighting fires in the Chelan, Entiat and parts thereabout. I could smell the smoke, as it was creeping north. Hopefully it will be contained soon.

I was told by someone who has tried this: For severe sunburn, apply foamy shaving cream to the affected area and it really lessens the pain. Try it and see if you get results.

‘Til next week.

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Tonasket Eagles Picnic in AugustSUBMITTED BY SUEWISENERTONASKET EAGLES #3002

The weather has been fantastic for us and I hope that all have been staying cool this week as temperatures are still in the 100s.

Dues renewals have been going great and we would like to thank all those that have been getting in and updating their membership status. Come in or send in your dues before July 31 and you will be a early bird.

Sorry there was no Bingo this last Friday, not enough volun-

teers. At this time we would like to thank all the volunteers that make bingo possible. I was told there will be bingo this Friday at 7 p.m. with pick-8 at $13,800. So come in and test your dauber skills. Also the kitchen will be opened at 5:30 p.m. and meat draw at 6 p.m. Saturday at 6:45 p.m. bar time is the drawing for Joker Poker, the pot is at $1,865 and you could win half (must be present to win).

Our annual Eagle’s Picnic

will be Aug. 2 and Aug. 3 at Bonaparte Lake Resort. The main events will be Sunday Aug. 3. It will be pot luck, main dish provided. Come and enjoy a great time, hope to see lots of members and their families. As a reminder the Eagles will be Closed Aug. 2-3.

Pinochle scores from last Sunday are as follows: first place place Neil Fifer, second place Dave Russell, low score went to Betty Paul and last pinoch-le to Gene Michels and JoAnn Michels.

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

The Biggest Little Eagles in the State.

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FINANCIAL FOCUSSandra Rasmussen

Baseball’s best players gathered in Minneapolis this week to participate in the All-Star Game. If you’re a fan or even a “weekend athlete,” you can admire these players for their abilities, even if you — like the vast majority of humanity — can’t hope to duplicate them. But if you’re an investor, you may be able to learn some practical lessons from the All Stars.

So let’s look at a few common All Star traits to see how they might apply to investors:

Consistency — All Stars typically don’t just have a few good weeks or months — they tend to be consistently excellent, year after year. As an investor, you, too, need to strive for consistency. Instead of periodically chasing after “hot” stocks, try to follow a long-term strategy by staying invested in

What Can Investors Learn From All The Stars?“down” periods, and by rebalancing your

your life.

Ability to avoid errors — Everyone makes mistakes, but All Stars seem to make fewer

not walking a player with the bases loaded, All Stars seem to avoid errors while making the right moves at the right time. When you invest, you need to avoid common “errors,” such as investing either too conservatively or too aggressively. Instead of going to either of these extremes, build a portfolio appropriate for your risk tolerance but still capable of helping you reach your goals.

Preparedness — All Stars keep themselves in great shape and often develop additional skills as the years go by, such as developing a new pitch or learning to hit the ball to different parts

way, they can take advantage of opportunities as they arise. As you invest, you will also need to be prepared to take advantage of new opportunities. One such way to prepare is to have enough liquidity in your portfolio to make appropriate investment moves. In addition to preparing for opportunities, you’ll need to prepare for challenges that could jeopardize

your investment strategy. So, for example, you may want to build an emergency fund containing six to 12 months’ worth of living expenses. With such a fund in place, you may not have to dip into your long-term investments to pay for short-term needs, such as a major car repair, a new furnace or a big bill from the dentist.

Awareness of limits — Not even the best All Stars can do everything well. A good “singles hitter,” for instance, won’t waste a lot of effort in trying to hit home runs, while a powerful, but slow, slugger might not attempt to steal a base. Investors have limits, too, based

resources. To illustrate: Some wealthy and highly experienced investors may embark on complex or risky strategies, or purchase hard-to-understand investments. But these risky techniques and complex investments are not for everyone — and smart, “everyday” investors know this and stick with proven strategies and comprehensible investments.

You may never step foot on a baseball diamond. But as an investor, you can still pick up some “gems” of wisdom from the All Stars.

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Rory Morrison Miller, a baby girl, was born on

Wednesday, July 9 to Tara and Michael Miller at Mid

Valley Hospital in Omak at 9:09 a.m.

Her grandparents are Joyce Marchand, Arnie Marchand, Albert and

Sallie Miller and Cyndi and Lew Laptalo.

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BIRTH

Friday Movie Night trying to pick upSUBMITTED BY DOLLY ENGELBRETSONOROVILLE SENIOR CENTER REPORTER

As far as the Senior Center is concerned, the July 1 Sidewalk Sale was a success. Besides that, we had fun in the process. In a talk with Mary Lou Kriner, she said they would like to see more such events. It seems to bring people to the downtown area.

And, she has moved her busi-ness around the corner to the space formerly occupied by Leah. She is probably completely moved by now.

For a change of pace from our usual speaker on Tuesdays. A pianist from Osoyoos talked to Doris -- Hooray!

Beverly Storm showed up at pinochle for the first time in at least two months after spend-ing seven weeks in the hospital. It was really good to see her.

Welcome home .Larry Smith let me know that

there will be a potluck dinner on July 13 and they will play cards again.

Pinochle scores for July 5: the door prize was won by Ed Craig. Most pinochles was won by Mary Lou Barnett; the high scoring man was Clayton Emry and Beverly Holden and Myrtle Wood tied for high scoring lady.

We’re still raising a few dollars with our baby or child pictures. Also, the movie time event once a month on a Friday afternoon is still trying to pick up steam. James is showing more modern films, so come join in the fun. We even serve popcorn, just like the real uptown movie theaters.

The program for July 22 will

be Walt Hart giving us the proper Flag Etiquette. Linda Heagy who gave us the interesting talk on Strokes and what to expect if someone close to you is show-ing signs of having or have had a Stroke. She will finish up the discussion on July 29.

Pinochle scores for July 12 fol-low The door prize was won by Lani Thompson; Nellie Paulsen had the most pinochles and was high scoring woman for the eve-ning. All it takes to be the highest scoring woman for the evening is to receive One Thousand Aces and Fifteen Hundred trump in one hand. The high scoring man was Clayton Emry.

More next time.

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Local artist Smoker Marchand created the salmon sculptures which may be seen swimming in front of the Oroville Depot Museum. The Borderland Historical Society is featuring The Salmon People as their display this season. It tells the story of the Okanagan Indians. More on this display next week in the Gazette-Tribune.

SMOKER’S SALMON SCULPTURES

SANDY VAUGHN AT ESTHER BRICQUESOROVILLE –Sandy Vaughn is the next off ering in the summer con-certs off ered at Esther Bricques Winery. Sandy will be performing her vocal and guitar originals on the patio Thursday, July 17. Doors will open at 6 p.m., with music to follow shortly. Light refreshments are available. Esther Bricques Winery is located at 42 Swanson Mill Road, Oroville. For more infor-mation, please call the winery at (509) 476-2861.

OROVILLE FARMERS’ MARKETOROVILLE - The next Oroville Farmers’ Market will be Saturday, July 19 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Oroville Public Library is pre-senting this market on Saturday mornings through Oct. 25. The 2014 season also features three Community Yard Sale and Flea Market dates: Aug. 2 and Aug. 30. New vendors are welcome and your booth fee helps support the Oroville Public Library. For more info call 509-476-2662.

GRANGE FLEA MARKETOROVILLE - The Oroville Grange Flea Market meets in the hall on Saturday, July 19 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 622 Fir. Watch for posters and sign on Hwy. 97 on south end of town. Lot of new vendors and bargains. We rent tables to sell

yours. Coff ee any time. For more info call 509-476-3878.

STREAM ECOLOGY IN CHESAWDr. Mark Oswood presents Stream Ecology as part of OHA’s Highland Wonders summer series. The in-door presentation, at the Chesaw Community Building, will run from 10 a.m. until noon on Saturday, July 19. The fi eld trip (with pre-registration required) will begin directly after the presentation and end at around 3 p.m. The event will be lead by Oswood, a freshwater ecologist and emeritus professor. The presentation will cover the basics of stream ecol-ogy, followed by a demonstration of books and gear, and a fi eld trip to a local stream. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend the indoor presentation. Due to the nature of the outdoor portion of the event, participation is limited and pre-registration is required. Cost: free (donations accepted).

BENEFIT BRUNCH Benefi t brunch for John Fed-dersen family, July 20 at 10 a.m. at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Havillah. First $1,000 donations matched by Thrivent Financial. Contact 509-485-2211. Dona-tions can be made out to Thrivent Financial. Mail to: 23 W. Lost Lake

Rd., Tonasket, WA, 98855.

ART WALK AT WINERYOROVILLE - A variety of Okanogan area artists will share their works on the lawns of Esther Bricques Winery on Sunday, July 20 from 1 p.m. - 7 p.m. Artists whose works will be available include Barbara Conner-Reed, Don Nutt, Bonnie Pleasants, Sarah Gelinau, Bruce Townsend Cook, and Joesph Ab-bott. The public is invited to come view their works and enjoy the setting to the accompaniment of live music. Esther Bricques Winery is located at 42 Swanson Mill Road, Oroville. For more informa-tion, call the Winery at 509-476-2861 or visit the web page at www.estherbricques.com

NCRL PUPPET SHOW AT LIBRARYOROVILLE - Puppet Show. The North Central Regional Library Puppeteers will present a puppet show at the Oroville Library on Wednesday, July 23 at 3 p.m.The show is part of the Oroville Li-brary’s Summer Reading Program “Fizz, Boom, Read!” For more information call 509-476-2662.

UKULELE CLUB TO MEETOROVILLE - The Ukulele Club will meet on Thursday, July 24 at Vicki’s Back Door 5:30 p.m. to

7:30 p.m. All levels of players are welcome to come and play for fun. We will learn to play together and more experienced players will help beginners. Meetings will take place every fourth Thursday of the month. For more information, call Reba at (509)560-4502

HEALTHY EATING COURSERegistered dietician Amber Hall will be teaching a course on healthy eating at North Valley Hospital on Thursday, July 24, be-ginning at 6:00 p.m. Learn about healthy eating habits, reading food labels, cooking with more fresh herbs and how to get more fruits and veggies into your diet. A portion of the class will be to ad-dress diabetic education and how to control your disease with diet and exercise and understanding of how certain foods impact your health.†There are 14 spots avail-able; register by calling 509-486-3163 or online at www.nvhospital.org (click on “Wellness Courses”).

DEMOCRATS TO MEETCHEWELAH - Seventh Legislative District Democrats will meet with Stevens County Democrats on Saturday, July 26 at Chewelah City Park at 10:30 a.m. Carol Eugene, 7th Legislative District Chairper-son, has set the agenda to include Bylaws Discussion, Fundraisers and

County Fairs. There will be a Silent Auction fundraiser and a picnic lunch. All Democrats are welcome.

CHELAN CO. PUD PRESENTATIONOROVILLE - The Chelan County PUD is coming to the Oroville Library on Thursday, July 31 at 11 a.m. The public public utility puts on an electrifying show for chil-dren and adults alike. The library invites you to “come let science spark your interest!” The presenta-tion is part of the Oroville Library’s Summer Reading Program “Fizz, Boom, Read!” For more informa-tion call 509-476-2662.

ROMANCING THE DESERTOSOYOOS - On Saturday, Aug. 9 the Osoyoos Desert Society will once again be hosting its popular fundraiser, Romancing the Desert. The event showcases the area’s unique desert habitat along with the gourmet delights of local restaurants and wineries. This year’s Romancing, held under a full moon, celebrates a ‘Moonlight Serenade’ theme and features wine and food tastings along the Desert Centre’s iconic boardwalk, a specially-themed guided tour, main course dishes, dessert, the musical stylings of ‘Sax Among Friends’ and a silent auction. Proceeds support the Osoyoos Desert Society’s habitat conserva-

tion eff orts.

FOOD BANKSTONASKET - The Tonasket Food Bank operates every Thursday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the old Sarge’s Burger Bunker, 101 Hwy. 97 N. For more information, contact Debbie Roberts at (509) 486-2192.OROVILLE - The Oroville food bank operates every Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., excluding holidays, in the basement of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. For more info, call Jeff Austin at (509) 476-3978 or Sarah Umana at (509) 476-2386.

LISTING YOUR ITEMOur Community Bulletin Board gener-ally allows listing your event for up two weeks prior to the day it occurs. If space allows it may be included prior to the two week limit. However, our online calendar at www.gazette-tribune.com allows the event to be listed for much longer periods. Please include day, date, time and location, as well as a for further infor-mation phone number. You may place an event on the online calendar by going to our website and clicking on the “Add an Event” button on the homepage. Please, list your event only for the day or days of its occurrence. Once your request is submitted, it can take up to 48 hours for the event to appear.

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WENATCHEE - New NCW Sports Awards standards were established by present and for-mer Wenatchee athletes Isaiah Brandt-Sims and Hannah Kiser as a result of being honored this year. Joe Harris, formerly of Chelan, equalled a record as well.

Brandt-Sims continued to make his mark athletically by being named North Central Washington Sports Awards High School Male Athlete of the Year for 2013-14. The recently gradu-ated Wenatchee High senior became the first male athlete over the 44 year span of the NCW Sports Awards to receive the award three times in the high school category. Brandt-Sims, who was co-recipient with Omak’s Dylan Green as a fresh-man and also received the award last year, joins former Cascade standout Megan Franza as the only three time recipients while competing in high school.

The Wenatchee star completed his prep athletic career having won Washington state 4A track titles in both the 100 and 200 meter sprints for four consecu-tive years. This past spring, he overcame a leg stress fracture that forced him to the sidelines for most of the season. Brandt-Sims came back to win the 100 and 200 meter dashes at the district meet to qualify for state. He was also a second team all-state 4A running back on the gridiron and Big 9 Offensive Most Valuable Player

who packed the ball for 1,469 yards his senior campaign and set a school career record of 3,470 yards rushing for the Panthers.

Also stepping into unchart-ed territory, Kiser, a former Wenatchee distance runner, was honored with a fourth consecu-tive College Female Athlete of the Year award and became the first to ever receive that many Sports Awards as a collegian. She com-peted in both cross-country and track for the University of Idaho. As a harrier, Kiser finished 12th at the NCAA-I Championships after winning the Western Athletic Conference cross-country title. She was also named the WAC’s Outstanding Track Performer after placing first at the conference track championships in the 1500, 5,000 and 10,000 meter runs.

Former Oroville standout Catie Arrigoni, an NCAA-I qualifier in the 3,000 meter steeplechase last month, was one of the finalists for the award.

Harris, a University of Virginia basketball standout who prepped at Chelan High School, received the College Male Athlete of the Year award. He averaged 12.0 points per game, was a 3rd team all-Atlantic Coast Conference selection, received a berth on the U.S. Basketball Writers of America (USBWA) all-District 3 team, led the Cavaliers to the ACC title and earned the league championship tournament’s MVP award. Harris was recently selected in the sec-ond round of the NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers.

This was the basketball stand-out’s third consecutive athlete of the year award in the col-legiate category which ties him with Lanny Davidson (Ephrata/EWU wrestling 1975, 76, 77), Will Derting (Okanogan/WSU

football 2003, 04, 05) and David Pendergraft (Brewster/Gonzaga basketball 2006, 07, 08) for the most awards received by a Male College Athlete.

Eastmont’s Rebecca Tarbert was the recipient of the High School Female Athlete of the Year award. She was an all-Big 9 forward in soccer and ?nished second in the 200 and third in the 100 meter dashes at the state 4A meet. Tarbert was named the Big 9 Outstanding Female Track Athlete after winning both the 100 and 200 meter district titles.

Oroville’s Sierra Speiker was also a finalist for the High School Female Athlete award.

Two state 1A championship contingents received Male and Female Team of the Year awards - Quincy soccer and Cascade volleyball. The coaches of those squads were also honored with Quincy’s Arturo Guerrero as Male Team Coach of the Year and Cascade’s Marni McMahon as Female Team Coach of the Year.

For the first time, no banquet was held. However, the selection process remained unchanged with an initial pool of 594 high school male athletes and 420 high school female athletes earning nominations as potential finalists. In college ranks, 58 males and 54 females were considered.

The NCW Sports Awards was founded in 1971 to honor the area’s finest athletes, teams and coaches. It is the third oldest regional athletic awards pro-gram in the state with only Seattle’s and Spokane’s having more longevity.

For more information and a complete listing of NCW Sports Awards recipients since 1971, enter “NCW Athletics” in any search engine.

NCW Sports Awards feature new achievements by athletes

Among local teams that fared well at Spokane’s Hoopfest last month were the 8th grade team of Let’s Get Splashy (top) and the 4th grade Tonasket Tigers. Let’s Get Splashy went 5-0 to win their division and included (l-r) Jordan Thrasher, Jesse Ramon, Jake Jordan and Raven Boyd. The Tigers (Reese Vassar, Tyson Schertenleib, Tyler Duchow, and Jade Ramon) ran their Hoopfest win streak to 10 games, going 5-0 after sweeping through the 3rd grade divi-sion last year.

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