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By Brock HiresThe Chronicle

TONASKET — Former highschool librarian ElizabethKinkade is expected towithdraw her guilty plea in aschool-sex case when sheappears in court Friday.

She will appear at 9 a.m. inOkanogan County SuperiorCourt in Okanogan.

The change of plea stemsfrom a misconception insentencing options, courtrecords show.

“Bothcounsel forthe state andcounsel forthe defendanthadmistakenlythought thecharge (to)which thedefendantwas pleadingguilty would not preclude herfrom serving her sentence viaelectronic home-monitoring inlieu of serving said time in jail,”court documents said.

“Upon PSI (pre-sentencinginvestigation) being initiated, itbecame apparent the defendantwould not qualify for EHM(electronic home monitoring)

and the crime (to) which shehad pled guilty would requireher to serve her sentenceimposed in the OkanoganCounty Jail.”

Since learning of themisconception, Kinkade andprosecuting attorneys havealtered the plea agreement toallow for home-monitoringrather than time in the jail.

“The defendant will bereceiving the same agreedresolution, but through adifferent process, which thedefense and the state haveagreed to,” Kinkade’s attorneyAnthony Castelda wrote to thecourt. “... The defendant willserve the entire period of ninemonths on EHM.”

Kinkade, 38, originallypleaded guilty Aug. 19 to onecount of first-degree sexualmisconduct with a minor.

“Between the months ofApril 2014 and May 2014, I didengage in sexual intercoursewith an enrolled student of theTonasket High School, who wasat least 16-years-old, but nomore than 21 years old, towhom I was not married,”wrote Kinkade in a letter to thecourt. “During this time, I wasemployed by the TonasketSchool District.”

Kinkade was originallycharged with five counts offirst-degree sexual misconductafter allegations of intimaterelations with an 18-year-oldmale student she met at school,records show.

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Cross serves as Dead Horse Cliff monument

By Brock HiresThe Chronicle

RIVERSIDE – Throughsteep terrain and a maze ofdense sagebrush andshrubbery, a local man claimsto have found the latestdiscovery in the ongoingmystery of infamous DeadHorse Cliff.

On a sunny Octoberafternoon hike, WayneCarpenter and cousin LarryCarpenter discovered amonument nailed to an oldjuniper tree.

About a half-mile southfrom the cliff where horseswere stampeded to their deaths

nearly a century ago, ahorseshoe cross is nailed to a

tree, facing the direction of thekill site.

“I showed him (Larry) thelocation of the cliff where thehorses were run off and wherethey landed, when I happenedto choose to go through a small

grove of what looks like junipertrees,” Wayne Carpenter said.“Larry noticed somehorseshoes welded together,painted, and fastened in a formof a cross to a juniper tree.”

The Carpenters’ family

homesteaded the base of thecanyon more than 100 yearsago.

In fact, the canyon was oncenamed “Carpenter Canyon.”That is, until a group of TunkValley residents stampededhorses off a cliff high aboveRiverside.

Carpenter said he believesthe cross is a memorial for thedozens — and perhapshundreds — of horses run overthe cliff between Riverside andTunk Valley.

“The nails were rusty; therewere some areas grown intothe tree,” he said. “Apparently,it’s a memorial. Supposedly,about 220 that were killedduring the process of runningthem off the cliff. Most wererun off the cliff but those thatstayed on the top of the cliffwere shot.”

As legend has it, both wildand well-bred workhorses weredriven over the edge to theirdeaths 90 years ago.

It is believed that those inthe rear of the herd pushedthose in the front over theedge, Carpenter said. Horsesthat refused to jump were shotand their carcasses pushedover.

The year was 1924. Homesteaders and pioneer

families were upset with horsesroaming freely throughoutTunk Valley, eating forageneeded for livestock.

Aside from the wild horses,neighboring farmers andranchers began to let theirhorses – even well-bredworkhorses and Clydesdales –range freely.

Researcher: Who

marked infamous

Riverside kill site?

ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE HITS OMAK

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Jasmair Bains, right, chases a Zombie Run participant Saturday in Omak’s East Side Park. For more Halloween photos from areaevents, see Page A10. For Zombie Run results, see Page A8.

By Dee CampThe Chronicle

BREWSTER – The CarltonComplex wildfire claimed itssecond life last week as GebbersFarms patriarch Dan Gebberssuccumbed to injuries hesustain in a fall fighting theblaze.

Dan Gebbers — a lifelongOkanogan County resident,orchardist, cattleman and treefruit industry pioneer — was 84.

He was injured whileworking with other familymembers and employees toprotect family land on ParadiseHill during the height of thewildfires.

He was hospitalized with aconcussion and wasn’t able torecover, said his daughter,Sonya Taylor.

She said everyone at thefamily owned Gebbers Farms’office will miss his daily visits topick up his mail and tease

workers.“He would come to the office

every day with his dog, Muffin,”she said.

He never had a desk at thecompany office, just a chair anda school-sized table, she said.

“We saw each other everyday. We’re really going to missthat,” Taylor said.

Okanogan CountyCommissioner Ray Campbelldescribed Gebbers as “a goodfriend” he’d known since thelate 1980s, when Campbellbegan working on real estatedeals with him.

“He was always fair andhonest,” and the type of personwhose word could be trustedwith a handshake, Campbellsaid.

“I helped him put together alot of land” deals, he said. “Wewould visit, look at projects.”

“He was an exceptionalman,” said Okanogan County

Farm Bureau President JonWyss, whose wife, Melanie, isGebbers’ oldest granddaughter.

“Danny was always unafraidto move forward, even whentimes were hard and otherswere afraid to take a chance,” aspokesman for his family said.“He continued to expand hisbusiness over the years, despitethe state of the economy, andthe expansion of Gebbers farmsis a product of his vision.”

His family was among thefirst to bring Mexican guestworkers to the area and hisfamily has participated in theJapanese Agricultural Trainingprogram for 46 years. Hesponsored a Vietnamese familyin 1975 and later, when theSoviet Union opened up,Ukrainians.

Gebbers and businesspartner Ed Pariseau werehonored in January 1985 asBrewster’s Citizens of the Year.

“They don’t say, ‘I would liketo do that.’ They do it,” Gebbers’cousin, Howard Gamble, said inpresenting the award.

In 1968, the family plantedsome of Washington’s firstGranny Smith apple trees.While many fruit growers losttheir trees to the severe winterof 1969, the Gebbers’ treessurvived and the familyexpanded its holdings.

Apple industry leader GradyAuvil commended them aspioneers of the Granny Smithapple in the U.S. for having thefirst commercial planting of thevariety in the Northwest andmore acres than any grower inthe country.

More than 20 years ago, DanGebbers foresaw theopportunity to expand thecherry marketing season byplanting late-ripening cherry

Dan Gebbers

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sustained fighting

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Dan Gebbers, pictured with his dog, Muffin, was the patriarch ofGebbers Farms, the largest family farm in the nation.

“The nails were rusty; there

were some areas grown

into the tree.Wayne Carpenter

”Wayne Carpenter

A welded horseshoe crossmarks serves as a monumentnear Dead Horse Cliff.

Kinkadewithdrawssex case plea

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‘Ras’races torecordAnother speedy

hiker met on trail

Earlier this month, Jason“Ras” Vaughan of Havillahbecame thefirst personto crossWashingtonstate onfoot beingfully self-supported.

Vaughancovered theapprox-imate 507-mile trek in13 days, 14 hours and 58minutes.

The Chronicle carried astory about the record in theSunday edition after talkingto Vaughan on his cellphone.

Several points of interesteither came to light after thestory or were left out due tospace.

That included Vaughan’spreparation for the record byadding 15 pounds of weightas a means of carryingcalories to be burned on thetrip.

“I weighed 200 pounds(up from his normal 180-185) when I began,” he said.“Immediately upon finishingI weighed myself at the moteland weighed 173 pounds. SoI lost 27 pounds on the trail.”

To start, Vaughan hiked30 miles north from Hart’sPass on the Pacific CrestTrail to the Canadian border,rested for a day beforeturning around and startinghis historic state crossing at5:33 a.m. Aug. 6. He finishedat 8:31 p.m. in the middle ofthe Bridge of the Gods acrossthe Columbia River nearCascade Locks. At his sidewas his wife, Kathy.

What made the crossingspecial, besides the speed,was that Vaughan did notreceive any outside help, didnot have supplies cached onthe trail nor hike into anytowns for anything. He alsodid not forage for wild foodnor accept anything offeredto him by other hikers.

Instead, he took all thefood he would consume onthe trail and kept all histrash.

To make his pack lighter,he did not have a tent,sleeping bag or stove. Heopted only for a coat and asmall, inflatable mattress.His pack included 29 poundsof dehydrated food.

“I had cooked anddehydrated my own rice, soystrips and tempeh, plusbought dehydrated refriedbeans,” he said.

“I would soak all thesethings together into a heartyand savory stew that wasabsolutely delicious,” he said.“It was good enough that Iwould eat it at home, evenwhen other foods areavailable. I couldn’t havebeen more happy with howthat played out.”

Vaughan also met anotherrecord setter on the trail – anorthbound JoeMcConaughy. McConaughyestablished a new recordcrossing of the trail whilebeing fully supported(supplies were waiting forhim along the trail). Heaveraged 45 miles a day onthe 2,660-mile Pacific CrestTrail from Mexico to Canada.

McConaughy, who goesby the trail name ofStringbean, finished in 53days, 6 hours and 37minutes. That broke the oldrecord set last year by sixdays for a fully supportedcovering of the trail.

“That’s impressive, that’sincredible,” Vaughan said. “Imet him on the trail. Westopped and talked. He hadso little gear; he looked likehe was out for a run for a fewhours.

“When I told him I wascompletely unsupported, hiseyes widened,” Jason said.

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Josh McDaniel of Oroville’s Gold Digger Apples dives for a fly ball during coed softball tournament Sunday at The Plex in Okanogan.

Club sizzles to trophyThe Chronicle

OKANOGAN – The ClubSports Bar and Grill flamebroiled its opponents in walkingaway undefeated and with thechampionship trophy from theCoed Softball TournamentSaturday and Sunday.

The Club topped HeatstrokePrinting, 12-7, in an all-Okanogan finale at The Plex,where 12 teams competed.

In the semifinals, the Clubwon 6-1 over the Turtles fromSumas and Heatstroke won 9-8over Cleats and Cleavage ofSpokane.

The Turtles beat Cleats andCleavage in the game for third-and fourth-places.

Shawn Townsend andKelsey Speiser were named allstars for the Club.

Cory Hailey and MichelleJane were all stars forHeatstroke.

In round-robin playSaturday, the Club toppedHeatstroke 7-3, Pigs Might Flyof Spokane 14-11 and ValleyLanes of Omak 22-12.

The Club beat FarmersInsurance 14-4 to openSunday’s single-eliminationplay.

On Saturday, Heatstroke fellto the Club 7-3, 11-10 to ValleyLanes and 12-1 to Pigs Might

Fly.Heatstroke’s fortunes

improved Sunday with a WarParty 16-2 and Gold Diggers 13-8 before eventually advancingto the championship game.

Oh Ennit, which plays as ElPortal in the coed league, wonSaturday games 20-8 over WarParty, 21-2 over Omak Clinicand 22-21 in nine innings overCleats and Cleavage.

The Turtles eliminated OhEnnit, 14-13, to start single-elimination play Sunday.

Farmers Insurance of Omaklost to the Turtles, 22-6,rebounded for a 22-1 win overI’d Hit That of Spokane and lostto Gold Diggers 16-4. OnSunday, Farmers Insurancetook out Omak Clinic, 25-6 thenfall, 14-4, to the Club.

War Party in round-robinplay fell 20-8 to Oh Ennit and

12-6 to Cleats and Cleavagebefore beating Omak Clinic, 20-8.

Heatstroke knocked out WarParty 16-2 on Sunday.

Valley Lanes edgedHeatstroke 11-10, fell to PigsMight Fly 22-12 in eight inningsand lost to the Club 17-7 onSaturday. On Sunday, theTurtles sent Valley Lanespacking, 18-15.

Omak Clinic fell 21-1 to OhEnnit, 20-8 to War Party and12-6 to Cleats and Cleavage onSaturday before beingeliminated Sunday by FarmersInsurance, 25-6.

“A big thanks to DougBuchanan for doing such agreat job on the fields,”tournament organizer ShirleyBowden said.

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Hydroplanes buzz around Lake Pateros

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PATEROS – Driving was fastand furious over the weekendduring the 22nd Terry TroxellMemorial Pateros HydroplaneRaces presented by Block HeadMachine.

During a 5-liter raceSaturday, several boats wentinto the first turn at the start ofthe third race close together,with three eventually sufferingenough damage to take onwater and end the race.

Drivers were deployed andused in the recover of the boats,none of which sank. No one wasinjured.

The limited hydroplaneswere racing under thesanctioning of the AmericanPower Boat Association andhosted by the Tacoma InboardRacing Association.

Competition includes adozen classes plus a 6-litrerunabout exhibition and avintage boat race each day.

The weekend prior to theraces in Oak Harbor, moneyand gift certificates werecollected to benefit Paterosresidents who lost their homesin the Carlton Complex fire.

Results

Sportsman – 1, 39, “E-motion,” Dave Weber,owner/driver, Spokane. 2, 31,“Soaring Eagle,” Jeff Gibson,owner/ driver, Kent. 3, 33,“Bizzy Bee,” Brandon Cushing,owner/driver, Kennewick.

Pro stock – 1, 35, “RiskyBusiness,” Jeff Humphrey,Spokane. 2, 89, “Fast Forward,”Robert Yeager, owner,Spokane; Levi Weber driver,Spokane.

National modified – 1, 133,“Hey Jude,” Pat Bertram,owner, Eatonville; driver, JaredKnelleken, Yelm. 2, 11, ”Keepthe Faith,” Dan Defranco,owner, Sammamish; driver,Chris Bertram, Eatonville. 3, 56,“Miss Diagnosed,” Bill Strain,owner/driver, Auburn.

Grand national – No. 76,“Mattson Construction,” MattMattson, owner/driver,Suquamish.

5 liter – 1, E-42, “StevensonRoofing,” Jeff Bernard, Kent. 2,E-98, “Agitator,” WallyJohnston, owner, Helena,Mont. 3, E-1, “SnoqualmieCasino,” Brian Perkins driver,North Bend.

2.5 modified – 1, A-10,“Keep the Faith,” Dan Defranco,owner, Eatonville; ChrisBertram driver, Eatonville. 2, A-9, Pateros Baby, JaredKnelleken, owner/driver, Yelm.

2.5 stock – 1, S-36, “TheTrainer,” Austin Eacret,

owner/driver, Seattle. 2, “Toy2,” Ray Badger, owner/driver,Baker City, Ore. 3, S-8, “Crazy8,” Conrad Malmo,owner/driver, Bellingham.

1 liter – 1, y-5, “FastraxMotor Sports,” Corey Peabody,owner/driver, Fife. 2,“Penguin,” Bill Wallace, owner,Kirkland; Ryan Mallow driver,

Enumclaw. 3, “Grumpy byPeters and May,” Stan Masel,owner, Hoquiam; Jeff Bernarddriver, Kent.

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J.P. Short of The Club Sports Bar and Grill tries to fake runnerDrew Windsor of Heatstroke Printing in thinking he has the ballduring a run down in a semifinal game Sunday.


Tia Belisle of Manson, left, inspects damage to her boat following a collision Sunday.

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The coach said he was proudof how the team turned aroundand fought hard after the team’sfirst loss of the season Fridaynight.

“Last night, we kind of let itget away,” said Carlquist afterhis team finished the season 27-1. “That is what my guys are allabout. We are going to out hardthem. When they go out tocompete, it’s like there’s notomorrow.”

Okanogan ruled the boards(44-28) led by Jim Townsend(20 points, 9 rebounds and 3assists), Justin VanderWeide (8points, 9, rebounds and 2steals) and Tyler Morris (9points, 8 rebounds, 4 assistsand 2 steals).

“The hard part is this is mylast day with my seniors,”Carlquist said, fighting back atear. “I love them to death. Ijust love my kids.”

Seniors included JustinRivas, Jason Perez, ColtonCrowson and VanderWeide.

“Rivas has been our pointguard for three years,”Carlquist said.

Rivas produced 9 points and3 steals. His career ends with1,230 points for the Bulldogs.

Townsend, a junior, headsinto next year having scored1,103 career points.

Carlquist said thedevelopment of next year’steam will start shortly.

Okanogan (56) – Perez 4, Cate 0,Rivas 9, Morris 9, Guerrette 4, Pruitt 2,Crowson 0, Townsend 20, Staggs 0,VanderWeide 8.

Rebounds (44) – Townsend 9,VanderWeide 9, Morris 8, Perez 4.Assists (11): Morris 4, Townsend 3.Blocks: Rivas 1. Steals (12): Rivas 3,Perez 2, Morris 2, VanderWeide 2.

The big blow to Okanogan’squest for an undefeated yearand a state championshipwhooshed away with a 3-pointer with six seconds in a49-48 win by King’s in the statesemifinals.

Okanogan would missseveral opportunities to sockthe game away until freshmanCorey Kispert used a doublescreen for the winning score.

Okanogan, with notimeouts, got the ball downcourt fast for Tyler Morris, whomissed an off-balance 3-pointtry. A put back by Justin Rivaswas ruled after the buzzer.

Rivas sank back-to-back 3-pointers for a 48-26 lead with2:58 remaining.

Rivas missed a trey,Townsend missed a put backand a field goal attempt, Rivasmissed a layup and Townsendmissed the front end of a 1-and-

1 free throw.Rivas stole the ball with 34

seconds to go only to have apass to Tyler Morris be ruled aturnover with Morris foot beingon the out-of-bounds line infront of the Okanogan bench.

Kispert’s score was the firstfor the Knights in threeminutes.

“There was no doubt on ourteam who was going to take theshot,” King’s coach Rick Skeensaid.

King’s fell to undefeatedZillah, 52-46, in thechampionship game.

“It just didn’t happen,”Carlquist said with a shake ofhis head after the game. “Wehad three trips down the courtwhile up two. It’s going to behard to do (bouncing backSaturday). Life is all about upsand downs. We’ve had someups. Now we are down.”

“(Townsend and Rivas) arestallions,” Skeen said. “We’venot seen a one-, two-punch likethat. Townsend is so good goingto his left. And Rivas, we triedto keep him on the parameter.We felt we needed to keep himout of the paint where he couldhurt us.

“Okanogan has super classykids.”

Despite King’s not having aplayer under six feet, Okanoganoutrebounded the Knights, 44-38.

Okanogan (48) – Perez 2, Cate 0,Rivas 16, Morris 5, Guerrette 7, Pruitt0, Townsend 9, VanderWeide 9.

Rebounds (44): Townsend 13,VanderWeide 12, Perez 5, Guerrette 4.Assists (10): Perez 3, Rivas 3,Townsend 2. Blocks: Townsend 1,VanderWeide 1. Steals (7): Rivas 4,Townsend 2.

Okanogan charged frombehind to tie Cedar ParkChristian then blast to a 70-60overtime win on Thursday’sopening day of state.

The Bulldogs trailed, 55-48,with 3:39 to go beforemounting a comeback.

Rivas (24 points) scored 7points late and another 4 in a12-2 overtime run.

Townsend (23 points, 14rebounds, 5 assists) hit a freethrow to tie the game with 36seconds remaining.

A Rivas drive to the hoopwas ruled to be after buzzer.

Okanogan (70) – Perez 4, Rivas24, Morris 6, Guerrette 2, Pruitt 0,Townsend 23, VanderWeide 11.

Rebounds (41): Townsend 14,Morris 6, Perez 4, VanderWeide 4,Guerrette 3. Assists (16): Rivas 5,Townsend 5, Perez 2, VanderWeide 2.Blocks: Perez 1, VanderWeide 1.Steals (8): Rivas 5, Guerrette 2.

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OMAK – Six regional CubScout Packs will compete at 2p.m. for the fastest pinewood

derby car Saturday at SunriseChevrolet, 725 Okoma Drive.

Those qualifying for thederby include:

Pack 23, Oroville: CashDevon.

Pack 52, Omak: DallinEvans, Aaron Prince andWeston Wood.

Pack 24, Coulee Dam: NoahHunt, Showaway Hunt and PaulStout.

Pack 25, Nespelem: LoganValenzuela and TrentonValenzuela.

Pack 20, Okanogan: ChadBusching.

Pack 60, Omak: Daniel

Haley, Brady Tonasket andRichard Poitras Jr.

In addition to scoutcompetitions, there will be asponsor’s race that includesSunrise Chevrolet, OkanoganTire Factory, Mursick Welding,Livestock Cafe, Omak Chronicle

and Sheriff Rogers.

Races planned for

Sunrise Chevrolet

Pinewood cars to race Saturday Speedy sports storiesBoosters to hold annual dinner, auction

OKANOGAN – The Okanogan Athletic Booster Club’s annualdinner and auction will be at 5 p.m. Saturday in the OkanoganCounty Fairgrounds Agriplex, 175 Rodeo Trail Road.

The event begins with a social hour, followed by dinner at 6p.m. and the auction at 7 p.m.

An Italian buffet dinner by the Breadline Cafe is planned,along with a dessert auction and no-host bar.

Admission will be charged.— The Chronicle

Justin Rivas of Okanogan falls exhausted to the floor while King’s celebrates a last-second 3-pointer that won Friday.

Okanogan coach Mike Carlquist watches the clock tick its finalseconds in third-place game against Seattle Academy.

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Justin VanderWeide of Okanogan drivesfor a score against King’s Alex Donaldduring state semifinal game Friday.VanderWeide, one of four seniors for theBulldogs, finished the tournament with asteady 28 points and 25 rebounds

Jim Townsend reaches for a reboundagainst King’s Josh Alexander inThursday’s game. Townsend finished thetournament with 36 rebounds.

Justin Rivas drives for a score. Below,Jason Perez brings the ball up the courtagainst Seattle Academy.

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FIRESTORM

Flames race down the hillside to the edge of the Methow River upstream from Pateros on Thursday evening.

The Stars and Stripes flies proudly over Chiliwist Cemetery onFriday, unscathed by the wildfire.

The fire-scorched body of a classic truck remains in Paterosfollowing the wildfire that burned several homes.

Heather Carrington of Pateros digs through the rubble of her friend’s apartment in search of anything salvageable.

Okanogan County Sheriff, Frank Rogers, monitors fire activityalong Indian Dan Road, between Pateros and Brewster.

A firefighter sprays water on a power pole along Old Highway 97south of Malott.

A man frees a dog from its kennel Friday as fire approaches aMalott home.

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Okanogan DaysPhotos by Al Camp

Mike Campbell, Okanogan class of 1956, kisses Karron Buchanan during the class’s entry in the parade.

Members of the Club Sports Bar and Grill, which was namedOkanogan’s Business of the Year, wave to the crowd.

Okanogan County Commissioner Jim DeTro carries a flag anddrives a John Deere tractor in the parade.

Dorie Wood, center, and members of the Okanogan Volunteer Fire Department each received a city volunteer award.

Spencer King of Omak leads ATVs during the parade.Okanogan County Fair Queen Miranda Cleveland waves.A brass band performs before the parade through town.

Chantz Popelier flies out of a cold dunk tank in an effort to raisemoney for himself and Abbi Popelier to compete in a nationalrodeo later this summer. He also displayed his roping skills.

Obituary From A11

Katherin Anna TracyKatherin Anna (Sherling,

Sutton) Tracy, 94, passed awaypeacefully, May 30, 2014, atNorth Valley Extended Care inTonasket.

Katherin was born inOroville, Wash., on July 10,1919, to Ernest and EmmaSherling of Molson. It was in theHighlands that Kay spent heryounger years and startedschool at LoneStar on MaryAnn Creek,traveling toand from byhorseback. Bythird-grade,the Sherlingfamily movedinto Molson.

During thedepression, the family moved tothe Okangoan Valley for work,living in Mallot then Omak,where Kay attended high schooland graduated in 1938,

receiving the HonorableCitizenship Award.

When she was 6, her fatherpurchased an upright piano.Her mother taught her thebasics; the rest is history. Sheplayed for income, dances,programs, weddings, funeralsand pleasure, playing until astroke ended it at the age of 94.

Kay married Bill Sutton onDec. 26, 1938, in Omak.

They lived there until afterSharron was born in Decemberof 1939. After moving to theMolson area to farm , MichaelDean was born in January of1943. Relocating to Chesaw, sonSteve was born in 1945. Soonthey moved to DwinnelOrchards near Oroville andDanny Lee was born in 1947.

Then it was again to Chesaw,where she and Bill had a smalldairy, soon back to Oroville.

Kay went to work full-time,from restaurant work, clerking,thinning, picking and sortingapples and her favorite was aday care business.

With the four children, she

and Bill moved to Almira in1954. The opportunity to run asmall cafe was available. Withthat experience, she moved onto be a cook at Almira Hotel.

Another move, this time toGrand Coulee, where all threeboys would graduate fromGrand Coulee High School.After the children were raised,she pursued her dream ofbecoming a teacher. At age 47,she started college and earnedher bachelor of arts in educationat 50. She taught fourth-gradein Oroville for 10 years. Next tothe joy of her own children werethose in her classroom.

She was respected,competent, caring and happy inher vocation. During herteaching years, she designedand helped build a cozy loghouse with the help of herfamily. Through necessity, sheaccomplished many skills andalways looked at the positiveside. Her homes, thoughsometimes humble, were alwaysinviting and open to friends,family and those in need.

Following retirement, Kaymarried Glenn Tracy Jr. in 1979.Again, she moved many moretimes.

First, following hisemployment, then for pleasure,from coast to coast and Alaska.Kay loved flying and enjoyedtwo trips to Germany and otherEuropean countries.

Eventually, they returnedand settled near Oroville andstarted skiing at age 65.Excitement of the first heavysnowfall brought them to theslopes. It soon became theirpassion.

After Tracy passed, shemoved to Tonasket and lived atthe North Valley Assisted Livingfor 10 years.

Kay is survived by herdaughter, Sharron (Geral) Coxof Tonasket; son, Steve(Marsha) Sutton of Soap Lake,Wash.; step-sister, Darlene(Hank) Allen of Oroville; step-son, Jeff Tracy of Petersburg,Alaska; five grandchildren; onegreat-grandson, three step-grandchildren; and nieces and

nephews.She was preceded in death by

husbands, Wesley (Bill) Suttonand Glenn Tracy Jr; sons,Michael Dean and Danny LeeSutton; and grandson MichaelSutton Jr.

Memorial services forKatherin will be at 11 a.m.,Saturday, June 14, 2014, in the

Oroville High School Commonswith a luncheon to follow at theMolson Grange.

In lieu of flowers, memorialsmay be made to the OrovilleScholarship Foundation or theMolson Museum.

Bergh Funeral Service ofOroville/Tonasket is in care ofarrangements.

Obituary policyThe Chronicle publishes both paid obituaries and unpaid death

notices Wednesdays and Sundays. Paid obituaries cost $60 (prepaid) and include one color

photograph and submitted biographical information.Obituaries may include the following information: decedent’s full

name, age, date of birth, date of death, hometown, time living inOkanogan or Ferry counties, career and family history, survivingfamily members and funeral home and arrangements.

Please limit survivors to immediate family members andgrandchildren. Extra photographs cost an additional $10. There isalso an extra charge for lengthy obituaries.

Free death notices include the following information only: thedecedent’s full name, age, hometown, date of birth, date of death,funeral information and the funeral home in charge ofarrangements.

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By Al CampThe Chronicle

WENATCHEE – TheOkanogan High School girlssoccer team claimed the District5/6/7 championship with aconvincing 4-0 blanking ofTonasket at the Apple Bowl onSaturday.

Okanogan, No. 1 fromDistrict 5/6/7, takes on LibertyBell, No. 4 from District 5/6/7,at Okanogan.

No time or date had been setas of Sunday night.

Tonasket, No. 2 fromDistrict 5/6/7, takes on Adna,No. 1 from District 4, this week.No time or date had been set.The match is on the other sideof the state bracket fromOkanogan, Liberty Bell andBrewster.

“I thought we played good,”Okanogan coach Dean Klepecsaid. “We came out hustling andtook advantage of our scoringopportunities. As a team, thatmight be the best we’ve playedthis year.”

The Bulldogs hobbled intopost-season, dropping theironly games of the season. Thatended up creating a 3-way tiefor the league title.

But in the playoffs,Okanogan rediscoveredscoring.

The Bulldogs haven’t givenup a goal this postseason. Theyeliminated Bridgeport, 6-0,beat Liberty Bell, 3-0, in thesemifinals and then toppledTonasket.

Okanogan got on the boardin the 18th minute on a passfrom Keanna Egbert to EmmyEngle, who sailed the ball fromthe right into the upper leftcorner.

Aidan O’Connor sent acorner kick just in front ofLiberty Bell’s goal, where JillTownsend punched it in with 10minutes left in the first half.

Just two minutes into thesecond half, Townsend passedto the middle where Kate Stonechested the ball 5 yards in frontof the goal and quickly twistedand shot the ball for a score.

“It just went from my bodyto a kick,” Stone said. “I waspretty close.”

Okanogan got a scare acouple minutes later when RoseWalts ran through Okanogangoalkeeper Cameron Moses,who lay motionless on theground for a minute. She wouldcontinue to play.

“I hurt my shoulder,” Mosessaid after the game. “It’s a littlesore, but it’s OK.”

As for her teammates, Mosessaid, “They played outstandingdefense. We came prepared.”

Then Okanogan’s AlexisJones took a hard-kicked ballon her right ear and had toleave the pitch.

O’Connor scored on a freekick from 25 yards in the 53rdminute.

“I was trying to put my shotin the goal, that was myintention,” O’Connor said of herlong score. “I was aiming for thecorner.”

Tonasket threatened late,missing on a corner kick in the62nd minute.

By the end of the game, bothteams had younger players onthe field.

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showed finishing fourth doesn’tmean anything when you reachpostseason, where everyone’srecords starts at 0-0.

The Bears shocked LibertyBell, which finished the regular

season as co-league champs, 2-0, in the District 5/6/7consolation finals Saturday atthe Apple Bowl.

Later this week, Brewster,seeded No. 3 from District5/6/7 plays Friday Harbor, No.1 from District 2, and LibertyBell, No. 4 from District 5/6/7,takes on Okanogan, No. 1 fromDistrict 5/6/7. The loser-outgames are on the same side ofan 8-team state quarterfinalbracket.

State 1B/2B wraps up Nov.21-22 at Sunset Chev Stadiumin Sumner.

The teams played to ascoreless first half, with the ballstaying mainly in the middle ofthe field.

“We were a little bit shaky,”Brewster coach Alex Sanchezsaid. “Maybe it was the grassfield or maybe it was the mostpeople they’d seen in thestands. They were not used tothe crowd.”

Brewster punched the ballup the middle of the field on acouple passes, the last by YvetteSanchez to Daisy Gonzales, whosent the ball right and pastLiberty Bell’s goalkeeper earlyin the second half.

The Mountain Lions werewithout a key scorer, MiaKennedy, who was out with asore ankle, and goalkeeperLauren Ochoa, who suffered aconcussion in a collision a weekearlier against Okanogan.

“It was a tough loss, but Iwas proud of the way my teamplayed,” Liberty Bell coachLincoln Post said. “I felt wecontrolled the possession buthad a hard time putting the ballin the net.”

“The second half was betteronce we started cleaning up ourmistakes,” Alex Sanchez said.“That’s how we scored the firstgoal.

“I think we over- committedon defense,” Post said of thefirst goal.

Brewster added aninsurance goal by Gonzalez offanother pass from YvetteSanchez late in the game.

“I’m dangerous,” Gonzalessaid after the game.

“I kickedthe first goalwith my rightfoot and thesecond goalwith my leftfoot.”

“I knewshe was fasterthan thedefender,”YvetteSanchez saidof the firstassist.

As for thesecond assist,Sanchez saidthe kick wasmeant to go tothe middle,but she neveractually sawGonzales.

“I justknew to pass it up,” she said.

“I knew she would get it. Iheard players calling Daisy wasopen.”

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Okanogan’s Jill Townsend falls to the ground after kicking the ball away from Tonasket’s JadenVugteveen during District 5/6/7 championship match Saturday at Wenatchee’s Apple Bowl.


Liberty Bell’s Cailin Chandler, No. 17, attempts toweave through Brewster players, including MarthaMartinez, at right, during District 5/6/7 consolation

final Saturday at the Apple Bowl in Wenatchee.Brewster won, 2-0. At right, Liberty Bell’s Lily White,

No. 8, gets tangled with Brewster’s EsmeraldaOchoa while working a kick up the sidelines.


Okanogan goalkeeper Cameron Moses, in yellow, attempts to get the soccer ball as Tonasket’sRose Walts attempts to head it into the goal during championship match Saturday. Also attemptingto knock the ball away is Okanogan’s Keanna Egbert, left.

By Al CampThe Chronicle

OKANOGAN – Halloween isright around the corner andDebi Blount couldn’t behappier.

Blount makes one-of-a-kinddolls that fit the spooky dayperfectly.

“I love Halloween,” Blountsaid. “My art is eclectic. I lovesurrealism, horror and fantasy.My friends say I have a differentway to look at things.”

When you walk into Blount’shome, you immediately seedolls everywhere – about 100 inbins, on the sofa, on chairs.

Her special dolls havereceived some notoriety, too.Two recently appeared low-budget movies this year. Shesent three off to a Californiaphoto shoot last week.

“I am very proud of themovies,” said Blount, who saidproducers located her dolls onFacebook under Debz Dollz.

Being its Halloween season,she does well advertising herdolls online. Last week, shemade nine sales.

“Don’t forget aboutChristmas,” she said. “Don’tforget your creep dolls on theChristmas mantle.”

She finds dolls to modifyeverywhere, including eBay,Goodwill and other stores fromhere to Spokane.

“I’ve been drawing since Iwas little,” said Blount, wholiked to do Goth girls. “I’minspired by different artists. I’mself-taught. I’ve got tons ofdrawings.”

Blount is an illustrator whomoved to creating dolls abouttwo years ago at the suggestionof a friend.

“I wanted to do somethingdifferent, so the doll is my newcanvas,” Blount said.“Everybody draws pictures, butthe dolls are kind of unique.”

She showed her dolls for thefirst time publically at the Art inthe Park in Omak this July.

“I got mixed reviews in Omak,but sold some dolls,” she said.“When it comes to what my art is,it’s different. It doesn’t fit thisarea. But there is a growingcommunity of people who reallyappreciate the doll art.”

When not working on herdolls, she teaches art afterschool in Omak in the XtremeChallenge.

“It’s for high-risk kids,” saidBlount, 55, who teaches highschool and middle schoolstudents. “It gives them a safeplace to hang out after schooland be creative.”

So what does her husband,defensive attorney NicholasBlount, think of his wife’s hobby?

“He is not home much. So, I

have the house to myself a lot,”she said. “When he does comehome, he never knows what Iwill be working on.”

That recently meant arrivingto find a 32-inch tall Annabelledoll being created on commission.

“He is very supportive. Heknows art is my passion.”

She grew up in southern

California, lived in Seattle acouple years, then moved toOkanogan in 2011.

“There’s no seasons inCalifornia,” she said. ”That’sone thing I am learning here.It’s very beautiful here. Rightnow I am loving fall. The colorsare so beautiful. Then there isthe snow, but it’s not that bad.

“I love the house. I’ve neverhad a basement before.”

She will be busy for a longtime with so many ongoing dollprojects.

“I plan to do this as long as Ican,” she said of her doll work.“I’ll be the crazy old doll lady aslong as I can do it.”

By Dee CampThe Chronicle

PATEROS – Scores ofvolunteers, includingcongressional candidate DanNewhouse, spent most ofSaturday cleaning up CarltonComplex fire damage, buildingfences, weatherizing trailersand doing other chores during“Make a Difference Day.”

Co-chairwoman CarleneAnders said the event, whichstarted at 8 a.m. at the Multi-Agency Relief Center, 113Lakeshore Drive, drew 227volunteers who worked on 25major projects.

They included trailer and RVsite winterization, stepbuilding, wallboardinstallation, organizingdonations at the relief center,clearing three home sites ofmetal, debris removal and ahalf-dozen fencing projects.

“It was awesome,” she said.Newhouse, a Republican

from Sunnyside, showed upwithout fanfare, introducinghimself as “Dan fromSunnyside,” Okanogan CountyFarm Bureau President JonWyss said.

Newhouse is seekingelection to the 4th Districtcongressional seat in a raceagainst Clint Didier, an Eltopiafarmer.

Newhouse, also a farmer,was put to work running abackhoe at a home site, Anderssaid.

He said his only regret wasthat he’d forgotten a coat andgot a little cold.

Trucks were on hand to haulaway debris, Anders said.

Along with individuals,several organizations andbusinesses sent groups to help,including Grace CommunityChurch of Wenatchee,Waterville High School,Wenatchee Rotary, theMennonite Church, GLCLutheran Church of Wenatchee,Wenatchee Valley Collegebaseball team, Paul MitchellBeauty School of Spokane,Chelan Rotary, Team Rubicon,Church of Jesus Christ ofLatter-day Saints (Brewster,Chelan and Manson), Seventh-day Adventist Church, ChelanLions, AmeriCorps, Alcoa,

Valley Lumber, Pateros Alumniand Disaster Chaplains ofCashmere.

One group of women endedup building a yurt floor whilethe baseball team went to workbuilding fence.

“They were awesome withthe fences,” Anders said.

Waterville students hadbeen to the area earlier to help.

Make a Difference Daycovered the Brewster andPateros school districts.

Anders said additionalvolunteers plan to visit the areain the coming weeks to finishprojects and tackle new ones.

Shannon Hampe was theother event coordinator.

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Debi Blount is surrounded by dolls in her work area at home in Okanogan.


The Day of the Dead Sugar Skull doll includes a spider in hair.

Trick-or-treat timeWhen you live in a

neighborhood with sidewalksand street lights, you tend togo cheap when it comes toHalloween candy.

After six years of sporadicvisits from trick-or-treaters atour old house at the south endof Okanogan, we moved to alarger house north of thecourthouse.

That first year, now nearly30 years ago, we wereunprepared for the onslaught.

After about five minutes ofkeeping the door open anddropping candy into kids’outstretched baskets andpillowcases, I made a franticrun to the store for moregoodies.

We wised up fast.Now we buy the cheapest

candy we can find inpreparation for about 200youngsters.

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81, $750. 2, Dustin Nigg, 78,$450. 3, Mason Payne, 66,$300.

Saddle broncSaturday – No rides.Sunday – Marshall Peone,

57, $500.Added – 1, Marshall Peone,

57, $1,500.

Ranch saddle broncSaturday – 1, C.J. Walls, 82,

$390. 2, Cole Rawlins, 74,$325. 3-4 tie, Ty Holloway andDustin Hennigs, 73, split $455.5, Ryan Anderson, 70, $130.

Sunday – 1, Cole Rawlins,83, $390. 2, Travis Yutze, 77,$325. 3, Ryan Anderson, 76,$260. 4, Ty Holloway, 75, $195.5, Aaron Hammer, 73, $130.

Added – 1, Cole Rawlins, 83,$450. 2, C.J. Walls, 82, $375. 3,Ryan Anderson, 76, $225. 4, TyHolloway, 75, $150.

Barrel racingSaturday – 1, Riata

Marchant, 18.63 seconds,$450. 2, Phyllis White, 19.38,$270. 3, Chris Vick, 19.62,$180.

Sunday – 1, Riata Marchant,18.62, $480. 2, Phyllis White,19.18, $360. 3, Brittany Jewett,19.31, $240. 4, Chris Vick,19.34.

Added – 1, Riata Marchant,18.62, $250. 2, Riata Marchant,18.63, $150. 2, Phyllis White,19.18, $100.

Stick horse racesAge 3 and younger – 1,

Kensei Uo, Seattle.Age 6 and younger – 1, Kai

Mallock, Seattle. A bull seems to be smiling as it tosses Brian St. Peter of Omak off its back. St. Peter was not injured.

Above, Riata Marchant of Omak rounds the third barrel en route to claim top time Sunday. She also was fastest Saturdayto claim the Top 2 places in added money. At left, Loren Marchand of Omak, the six-time World-Famous Suicide Racewinning jockey, tries his hand at saddle bronc riding Sunday.

Children dive after fleeing chickens during the scramble. There were also stick horse races and mutton bustin’ for the younger competitors.

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Rodeo metes out spills

Ryan Goodall braces for a fallin mutton bustin’.

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