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Citizen bond committee reworked proposal, gains board approvalBY BRENT [email protected]

TONASKET - A year ago, Tonasket School District voters rejected a $6 million, 10-year bond that would have helped alleviate overcrowding, built a new Alternative/Outreach school and upgrade athletic facilities that in some cases pose safety hazards to participants.

The Tonasket School Board, on Monday, Nov. 24, approved a plan put

forth by superintendent Paul Turner, who coordinated the work of a citizens’ facilities committee to rework the expan-sion/upgrade plan in a way that they hope will address the concerns voters had about the initial attempt. The second attempt actually will cost more: $6.98 million over 12 years, or $1.58 per $1,000 of property valuation.

After the failure of the initial bond vote, the board took a different tack in involving the community.

The facilities committee - which included Aaron Alberts, Dan Vassar, Ernie Cerillo, Gene Jones, Janet Bretz, John Verbeck, Kevin Terris, Michael Greene, Rob Inlow, Shane Freese, Stacey Kester and Carol Lanigan - met nearly

weekly with Turner for the past sev-eral months to revamp the facilities plan; community Thoughtstream surveys have given the board and committee data to work with on the community’s pri-orities; and a citizens’ bond committee chaired by Greene, Patti Hill and Kirsten Williams will take on much of the task of providing information to voters leading up to the Feb. 10, 2015 election.

“We used three main premises dur-ing our discussion,” Turner said. “One was ‘need versus want.’ Cost was the second; and student programming. If we diverged, we tried to come back to those ideas to bring ourselves back and stay on focus on where we were at.”

While there were some complaints in

the community that the Thoughtstream survey was somewhat convoluted, the 500-plus responses did glean trends of opinions about the features of the bond that were incorporated into the commit-tee’s planning.

During the board meeting, Lea Schreck of Thoughstream summarized the results via teleconference.

“Overall what we saw in the data was that the Alternative School students needed a separate identity (location), but there need-ed to be cost-effective ways to get that,” she said. “For many constituents, Elementary School overcrowding was a key concern... there were cost concerns around the type of Ag shop construction... there was positive feedback for Career Programming... And

there was positive feedback for the sports complex and gym space.”

The project would affect nearly the entire campus, divided into six sections: sports complex upgrades, Elementary School expansion; new space for the Alternative/Outreach school; Agricultural Shop expansion; Middle School expansion (that would also free up some high school space); and campus wide safety and security upgrades.

“We had citizens on the committee, and the architect was here and met with the committee,” Greene said as part of his bond committee presentation. “We did community surveys, and the super-intendent went out to speak with com-

North County communities to kick off holiday season

Tonasket Schools approve $6.98 million bond

BY BRENT [email protected]

TONASKET - The Tonasket City Council agreed on a plan to settle the salaries of city employees for 2015, vot-ing unanimously on Tuesday, Nov. 25, to adopt Council Member Scott Olson’s compromise plan that adopted features of a pair of proposals sitting before the them.

Olson and Council Member Jill Vugteveen, who comprise the finance committee, had proposed the city raise its employees’ salaries by 2 percent across the board, which they deemed a cost of living increase (COLA) as opposed to a “raise.”

Mayor Patrick Plumb, who questioned the council’s definition of a COLA, proposed taking the aggregate of the employees’ salaries, raising that aggregate by 2 percent, then giving each employee an equal share of that increased amount, thereby helping the lower-paid employ-ees “catch up” to their higher-paid co-workers.

“My contention with the word... COLA as I understand it, is based on Social Security, what they determine,” Plumb said. “Everyone else calls a COLA some-thing else. The cost of living adjustment is 1.7 percent. (The council’s proposal) ended up being 2 percent. You do what you want, but it’s a raise.”

Olson explained where the two per-cent figure came from before floating his proposal.

“The 2 percent from the COLA came from the Federal Register,” he said. “I got it in June or July when we first had this conversation. I know we have batted around 2 percent and I know we can do 2 percent.”

Olson’s plan gives the employees a 1.7 COLA; the remaining 0.3 percent is figured from the aggregate salary of the 11 city employees and divided equally amongst them.

“Everyone gets a 1.7 percent cost of living increase, same as Social Security,” Olson said. “We take the extra 0.3 per-cent and divide it evenly among the 11 employees who only got cost of living. That would be (an additional) $132 per employee.”

The twelfth employee, Yvonne Kennedy, will get a separate raise after the council (following much discus-sion) determined that she had been hired in during this past year at a lower rate than other clerical employ-ees’ entry rates.

Council agrees on COLA/bonus combinationLight at end of tunnel for Tonasket budget

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Outdoor burning prohibited throughout North Central WashingtonTHE GAZETTE-TRIBUNE

YAKIMA - A Stage 1 burn ban for Okanogan, Chelan, Douglas, Klickitat, Kittitas and Chelan, Okanogan counties was issued for on Monday, Dec. 1 by the Washington Department of Ecology. The ban will remain in place until further notice. Air is expected to remain cold and stagnant over the next few days.

All outdoor burning – including residential, agricultural and forest burning – is prohibited.

Under a Stage 1 ban the use of uncertified wood-burning devices – including fireplaces, wood stoves and inserts – is prohibited unless they are a home’s only adequate source of heat. Certified wood-burning devices and pellet stoves are allowed. Ecology recommends burning hot fires using only clean, dry wood.

By limiting burning and follow-ing restrictions when burn bans are called, residents can help improve air quality sooner.

Ecology’s burn bans do not apply on tribal reservations, where the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has jurisdiction.

Above, Brad Calico and other members of the Oroville City Crew

hung poinsettia Christmas orna-ments up and down Main Street last Monday morning. Right, the

lighted decorations are a sure sign of the season, with the Oroville

Community Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony planned for

this Saturday evening. To the south, Tonasket will be

holding their annual Winterfest with the festivities starting Friday

evening and spilling over into Saturday with bazaars and a

benefit for Carlton Complex Fire victims and firefighters.

Gary DeVon/staff photos

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BY GARY A. DE VON & BRENT [email protected]

NORTH COUNTY – The weather-man is predicting warmer temperatures by this week’s end which promises better weather for the annual kick offs to the holiday season by the communities of Tonasket and Oroville.

For Tonasket that means Winterfest, which starts on Friday, Dec. 5 and carries over to Saturday and for Oroville it is the Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 6.

WINTERFESTThe centerpiece of Tonasket’s

Winterfest is the variety of activities that will take place Friday evening. The kids will be waiting for Santa’s arrival to Founders Day Park (next to the visitors’ center downtown) on a fire truck at 6 p.m. but there is plenty to do beforehand and on Saturday.

The Tonasket Library book sale, which actually begins on Thursday (9 a.m. to 6 p.m.) also runs on Friday (9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.) and will also include a story time and holiday craft. Winners of the coloring contest that will be announced at 5:45 p.m.

Not to be confused with the library

book sale is the Tonasket Elementary Scholastic Book Sale, which will be in full swing Thursday (8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.), Friday (4 p.m. to 8 p.m.) and Saturday (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.).

There will also be face painting in the foyer of the City Hall/Library building and a gift fair at the Visitors Center.

At the park, Quill Hyde’s A Cavallo will light up the festivities and likely provide horse rides for anyone who want them (don’t know what A Cavallo is? You’ll have to see it to believe it.)

There will be plenty of little “warm-ing fires” available to help hold off the

Gary DeVon/file photo

Santa and Mrs. Claus hitch a ride on a lighted tractor in last year’s parade.

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Over 50 people attended “Opportunity is Knocking: Business Development” - the first business and entrepreneur training that was held in Republic in early November. It was a 2-hour training held at the Republic School Cafeteria and conducted by Maury Forman and Terry Lawhead with the Washington State De-partment of Commerce.

The training session received positive feed-back. It was what’s called an “ideation” program, where Maury led the group through a series of questions surrounding a fictional business idea that they came up with. After his entertaining and enthusiastic introduction, he asked the par-ticipants to just shout out words that helped de-fine their community – verbs, nouns, adjectives, anything. Then, he asked them to work with the people at their table (about 4-6 per group), run to the flipcharts at the front and choose two words. From those two words, they had to come up with a business concept. Then, he had them go through an exercise where they came up with a one-sen-tence description of their business, defined what made their product unique, identified who their market was, and de-termined what skills or technology they would need in order to be successful. Toward the end, one person from each group had to pitch their idea to the other participants as though they were investors. Interestingly, there were some really intriguing ideas that came out of

what people initially thought was a very random exercise. For instance, the words “International” and “Pickle” turned into the company, “iPickle,” a web-based endeavor specializing in high-quality, organic, international spices and a variety of pick-led items. In the end, the overall lesson was that if

a group of people can take two seemingly unrelated words and come up with a very creative and potential business opportunity, they can go through the same exercise with their existing business or with a new business concept to come up with ideas for a sus-tainable business.

The next session, scheduled for Decem-

ber 10, will move away from the “fictional” side of things and will focus on “business planning.” Build-

ing a business is not simply executing a manage-ment plan for a business that you think will work. Instead, building a business is a search for the ac-tual business model itself – the product or service that will solve the unmet needs of your customers and generate sustainable revenue. This workshop will give you the tools to do this. Once you validate your business model, planning how you will run the business is a snap.

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These sessions are free to the public, although pre-registration is appreciated for planning pur-poses. A light meal and childcare are provided in order to make the sessions more feasible to attend.

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“I think it’s a good compromise from where we started from a 5 percent raise as requested by the employees,” Vugteveen said. “I also appreciate the compromise they came up with on the medical insur-ance.”

OLSON PANS PARKING HABITSThe season’s first snow has just fallen,

and already there are issues with parked vehicles blocking snow plows.

Olson reminded the mayor and city crews that parking on city streets between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. violates city ordinance. In a number of areas, plows had to navigate around vehicles, minimizing the benefit of plowing in some areas.

“We made a commitment the last cou-ple of years to push and enforce that,” he said. “Both Chief Burks and street department: we need to keep the streets open for the plows.”

CRIMINAL JUSTICE TAX PASSES BY ONE VOTEPlumb wasn’t quite ready to cel-

ebrate the passing of the criminal justice tax, which after ballots from the Tonasket City Hall drop box were counted, held a 137-136 edge. The final count on Nov. 25 didn’t change that.

“The fat mayor isn’t quite ready to sing,” Plumb joked. But that indeed did end up being the final tally, meaning the 0.1 percent addition to the state sales tax (raising it from 8.1 percent to 8.2 percent) within the Tonasket city limits will take effect beginning in April.

The measure had trailed by 12 votes, but that was before the 600-plus ballots in from the drop box were counted, which weren’t added in until the final count.

“Our box exceeded everyone else’s (in the county) by hundreds,” Plumb said.

The mayor said the city will collect 84 percent of the tax, the county will get 15 percent and 1 percent will go to the Department of Revenue as an adminis-trative fee. The city won’t actually see any of the first trickle of those funds in its coffers until June, but Plumb said it’s already as good as spent. Plumb said the city is in arrears to Okanogan County for its jail fees due to rising costs that the city had been unable to cover.

“Jail fees alone will take this money, period,” he said. “We pay over $30,000 a year. At the moment we are so far indebted to the county for this that we’re going to have to take out a loan, which really sucks.

“We can’t provide that service for what we’re paying,” he added. “It’s actually a good deal for us.”

PERSONNEL POLICIESCouncil member Dennis Brown

brought up the state of the city’s person-nel manual, which includes policies and procedures for staff behavior.

Brown said he felt that department heads could do a better job of mak-ing sure those they were responsible for followed these procedures and needed to review the manual more often.

“It’s big,” Olson said. “I think every year would be plenty, so department heads know the policy. The problem is our policy is not clear and up to date. And that is our (the council’s) thing.

“I hope the Personnel Committee will get back together and get back to us with some proposals.”

Olson said he also hoped that the city could put together a social media policy.

“I’m sure they are out there,” he said. “Let’s find one. (A number of social media incidents) are an embarrassment to the city.”

“I echo that,” Vugteveen said. “We really need to address that.”

Plumb said that such a policy would need to be handled differently for elected officials, such as council members and the mayor, than it would be for city employees.

“There’s some things you can do for employees that you can’t do to elected officials,” he said.

GREEN OKANOGAN RAMPING UPCouncil member Claire Jeffko report-

ed that Green Okanogan has received its 501(c)3 non-profit status and is prepar-ing to ramp up its operations.

“They are very excited,” Jeffko said. “They also have a cardboard bailer. Next year during spring clean-up they would like to work with the city.”

Vugteveen noted that the organiza-tion’s site along Western had been notice-ably cleaned up.

“It looks much nicer over there,” she said.

“NEW” RESERVE OFFICERThe council approved Jim Rice as a

reserve officer to cover upcoming per-sonnel shortage due to new officer Matthew Beard attending his academy training early next year.

The Tonasket City Council next meets on Tuesday, Dec. 9, at 7 p.m.

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chills. The Lions Club will be provid-ing roasted chestnuts and the Tonasket Kiwanis will be giving away free hot chocolate. Christmas caroling will begin at 5:30 p.m. When Santa arrives half an hour later, he’ll light the tree and pose for photos with happy (and unhappy) children. Meanwhile fire truck rides will also be available for the kids.

And where would we be without the log cutting contest sponsored by the Tonasket Eagles?

CHRISTMAS LIGHTING CEREMONYThe Oroville City Crew has put up

the lighted poinsettia decoration, so now it’s time to light up the community Christmas tree at Centennial Park on Friday evening.

The festivities begin with a new tra-dition that started a few years back, the lighted Christmas Tractor Parade. The tractors line up about 5 p.m. and come down Main Street until they get to Centennial Park (between Sun Lakes Realty and the Old Peerless). This year Double “A” Logging, Oroville Transit and Lees-ure Lite have donated $200 toward cash prizes for the winners of the parade and Washington Tractor has provided a $25 gift certificate.

Then Santa and Mrs. Claus will travel from up north to Oroville to meet with the boys and girls and offer a picture opportu-nity. There will be free hot dogs, hot choco-

late provided by Akins Harvest Foods avail-able. Then the community Christmas tree, which was donated by Hughes Department Store, will be lit in the middle of the park. And, everyone is invited to join in the car-oling which will be led by members of the Okanagan International Choir.

FOOD DRIVEDon’t forget that the holidays can be a

tough financial time for many families. The Oroville Food Bank will be having a food drive at Atkins Harvest Foods and Frontier Foods on Saturday, Dec 6 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The food bank will be collecting food for Christmas and trucks will be set up at both stores. Come and donate if you can as the local food bank has gone from helping 120 plus families per week to sometimes over 200.

BAZAARS AND MOREAlso, in Tonasket, there is more going

on than just the Friday night celebration.Bazaars will be taking place through-

out the Tonasket area. They include:• Tonasket Community Church

(corner of 4th Street and Tonasket Avenue), Friday 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.;

• Community Cultural Center of Tonasket (411 Western Ave.), Friday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.;

• Crossroads Foursquare Church (415-

A Whitcomb Ave.), Friday, 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

• Civic League, which will be held at Tonasket Elementary School on Friday from 4:00-8:00 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

There will also be a number of open houses - some of which may not be listed here, so keep your eyes open!• Tonasket Co-op (corner of 4th Street

and Western Ave.) will have an open house on Friday and Saturday, including complimentary ginger snap and chocolate chip cookies. Beef and vegetarian chili will also be available for sale Friday evening.

• Roy’s Pharmacy on Whitcomb Ave. will also have an open house on Saturday, beginning at 9 a.m. The pharmacy counter will be closed but the gift store, featuring new gift lines, will be open.

• Hidden Treasures (31574, Hwy. 97 just north of town) will host its annual open house on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Finally, Tonasket Eagles and Chamber of Commerce are also joining forces to put on a Saturday evening fundraiser for Carlton Complex fire victims and as a thank you for the firefighters. Dinner is at 5:30 p.m., with silent auction running from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Music will be provided by the Randy Battle Blues Band at 8 p.m. and The Outer Space Blues Band beginning at 10:30 p.m.

OK Chevy is running is annual coat and toy

drive, with the com-munity already making

substantial progress in filling the dealership’s

showroom pickup with new coats and toys

for local kids. General Manager Wes Heinsma is hoping that donations surpass the truck’s abil-

ity to hold them. The showroom tree is also being decorated with

donated gloves and mit-tens that also will be

distributed to local kids in need. OK Chevy will

be collecting clothing through Dec. 19.

Brent Baker/staff photo

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OKANOGAN - Nominations are now being accepted for the position of Weed Board Member for noxious weed area #5. Area #5 consists of Tonasket north to the Canadian Border.

Members of the Okanogan County Noxious Weed Control Board attend a monthly board meeting on the fourth Wednesday of each month. Board members

are not paid for their service, but are reimbursed for actual expen-ditures related to travel.

Those interested in the Weed Board position, should con-tact the Noxious Weed Office to obtain a nomination form. Nominees are required to sub-mit a written application to the Board, as well as the nomination form which must contain signa-tures of at least ten (10) registered

voters residing with in Weed Area #5.

Interested applicants need to submit letter of interest with sig-natures of support to the Weed Office by Dec. 11, 2014, 4 P.M., Room 102 in the Courthouse or P.O. Box 791, Okanogan, WA 98840.

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REPUPLIC - As part of a pro-gram to assist the local commu-nities with upcoming change as closure of the Buckhorn Mine approaches, Kinross Kettle River – Buckhorn is hosting a series of trainings and workshops designed specifically for Ferry and Okanogan county residents and businesses. The second in the series, “Startup: Planning for the Unknowable Future” will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 10 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Republic School cafeteria.

The free training will be pre-sented by Mike Skinner, the direc-tor of the Center for Inclusive Entrepreneurship at Pinchot University. After 12 years as a corporate finance attorney, Mike chose to dedicate his energy to the elimination of poverty and the development of individual eco-nomic self-sufficiency and strong local economies. Over the last 10 years, Mike has helped hundreds of people start and grow small businesses.

Building a business is not sim-ply executing a management plan for a business that you think will work. Instead, building a busi-ness is a search for the actual business model itself – the prod-uct or service that will solve the unmet needs of your customers and generate sustainable revenue. This workshop will give you the tools to do this. Once you validate your business model, planning how you will run the business is a snap.

• Learn “lean startup” prin-ciples essential to developing an entrepreneur’s mindset.

• Start using the Business Model Canvas to search for, dis-cover and validate your business model.

• Learn how to translate your

business model into a traditional written business plan.

• Leave with a Business Model Canvas, a Business Plan Template, and a list of valuable resources.

Training is fully sponsored by Kinross, so there’s no cost to partici-pants. Food and childcare will be pro-vided. The Republic School Cafeteria is located at 30306 E Hwy 21.

“If you or someone in your family is interested, or if you know someone who may be, please let them know. There is no cost to attend. Food and childcare will be provided,” said Deana Zakar, Community and Government Relations Specialist with Kinross.

Registration is not required but is helpful in order to determine headcount. This series is aimed at helping budding entrepreneurs to create new business ventures, as well as help existing businesses

add value to their current busi-ness model. For more informa-tion or to register, go to www.krbcommunity.com/.

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munity groups. There was a lot of information gathered that led to the bond at the number that it did and the improvements that are being made. It adds value to every area of the facility... it touches all areas of the school.

“There are a lot of cost savings, even if some of the numbers seem high... To put some of this into perspective, the last bond you did was 20 years ago. Clinton was the president and a new car cost $12,000. That’s how long it’s been and a lot has changed since then.”

Turner detailed what the improvements would involve:

• Sports facilities upgrades would include an ADA-accessible path from the elementary school all the way to Havillah Road; resurfacing the track (if not done in the next couple of years, it risks structural damage to the underlying track foundation); upgrading the baseball and soft-ball fields (including the playing surfaces, as well as fencing to prevent injury to spectators); and restrooms/concessions (likely combined with the Elementary School expansion.

• Elementary expansion would take place to the northwest of the building, extending into the current playground area. A new pod would create space for the preschool, Life Skills classroom, Resource rooms and specialists. Most of those currently tak-ing up classroom space (and in some cases, hallway space) in the existing pods, which would then revert to regular classroom use.

The expansion also would include dual-use bathrooms that would be accessible only from the inside or outside of the build-

ing, depending on whether for students during school hours or for those attending athletic events outside.

“Overall we end up with eight classrooms per pod,” Turner said. “Four classrooms per grade, which was our goal coming in, as well as accommodating other programs.”

• Ag shop expansion will include three bays. One of the bays will include three labs, including one “wet” lab.

“Also some refrigerator and freezer units, as well as the mech lab,” Turner said. “Right now when they do a project on small engines, they have no place to put them. Over top would be a stor-age area, and with a steel roof we could run a hoist out over there. It also includes a covered sidewalk outdoors, and a sidewalk to the parking lot.”

• Middle School expansion will have a domino effect on nearly every other portion of the proj-ect. With the expansion of the Ag shop, the new Ag classroom and teacher will be relocated into the high school proper creat-ing more classroom space in the middle school. Four additional classrooms will be constructed, which will also help alleviate space issues in the high school.

Additionally, the middle school gym will be expanded to the west. Currently, the gym is so small that bleachers cannot be fully opened for athletic events; this will allow the gym to be used to its full capacity as well as creat-ing much of the framework for the Alternative/Outreach school project.

• The Alternative / Outreach

portion of the project had cre-ated much of the controversy sur-rounding the initial bond. Some wanted the school to continue in a facility completely detached from the primary campus, while others wanted to save money by incorporating it into a the current building.

“We sat down with the Alternative and Outreach staff ,” Turner said. “This is the last sce-nario we put together ...

“The access to this would be daylight space on a lower level (below the Middle School gym) only with a parapet or stanchion over the top and a patio area out front. There would be five offices for working one on one or two on one. The Outreach would have two classes with an accor-dion door in between. Alternative School wanted a solid wall, with two classrooms and bathroom.”

Turner added that the design would prevent the school from having the feel of being in a base-ment, maximizing the use of nat-ural light. The current building is 3,500 square feet, he said, while the new addition would be 5,022 feet.

There were some concerns about whether or not a recently passed state referendum could render some of the plans outdat-ed before the project even begins, but Turner noted that changes that might affect classroom space (a) could take time to come to fruition and (b) if they happen, would require additional state funding to come through.

“What the Legislature does, we can banter all day long about,” he said. “But we need to move forward.”

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MOSES LAKE - The Okanogan football team defeated two-time defending state champion Lind-Ritzville/Sprague 34-0 to advance to the state 2B championship game this Friday.

By defeating the Broncos, win-ners of 38 straight games, the Bulldogs qualified to play the unbeaten Napavine Tigers, who are currently ranked No. 1 in the state.

The semifinal game was played on Saturday at Moses Lake on Lions Field with temperatures in the lower teens with wind chills below 0 degrees

The Bulldogs were led offen-sively by T. .Morris with 121 yards on 23 carries and a touchdown. Adding to the the team rush-ing total of 257 yards were Jalen Moses with 78 yards and two touchdowns and Riley Prescott with 65 yards and a score. Quarterback Benny Cate added

two touchdown passes to Moses and Mason Guerette.

Okanogan held LRS 6 yards rushing and 145 yards overall. Leading the team defensive charge was senior middle linebacker Jim Townsend as the Bulldogs record-ed their second shutout in three state tournament games.

The state title game kicks off at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 5, at the Tacoma Dome.

Okanogan won the 1999 state title with a 28-0 victory over

Kalama in the Bulldogs’ last appearance in the state champi-onship game.

Okanogan will be trying to be the first state champion in foot-ball from the Central Washington 2B league since Soap Lake won it all 1973. Two teams the Bulldogs have defeated on the way to the dome - Reardan and LRS - had combined to win six of the past 12 state football championships.

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TONASKET - Tonasket’s boys and girls cross country teams both received awards for their academic performance, along with other awards handed out at their end-of-season celebration.

The girls team combined for a 3.65 Grade Point Average, earning them an Outstanding Scholastic Award from the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association.

The boys, with a 3.20 compos-ite GPA, earned an Distinguished Scholastic Award.

Along with their all-league awards (see the Nov. 27 edition of the Gazette-Tribune for the rundown), team awards were as follows:

Captains: Abe Podkranic and Smith Condon;

Most Inspirational: Smith Condon and Johnna Terris;

Most Improved: Rade Pilkinton and Katie Henneman;

Best 4-Square Players: Bryden Hires and Johnna Terris;

Best Go-Kart Drivers: Smith Condon and Camille Wilson.

Both teams advanced to the

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the squad and the boys will have five of their top seven slated to return.

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The Tonasket cross country teams not only both qualified for the state finals last month, they also both received WIAA awards for their academic performance.

Apparently over the past couple of months there has been an increase in burglaries of businesses up and down the valley. After talk-ing with Oroville’s new police chief, Todd Hill, we learned there are steps that can help make your business, or home for that matter, less of

a target of opportunity to thieves.The number one thing you can do, accord-

ing to Chief Hill, is report suspicious activity to your local law enforcement agency. In other words, we have to do our part and watch out for fellow businesses and neighbors. Those of us in small communities are used to depending on each other, why should it be different when it comes to the people and places we do business with every day?

“I think some people feel they are being a nuisance, but I’d rather they report something suspicious that turns out to be nothing, then to have a burglary take place because someone didn’t want to bother us,” says Hill.

The Chief adds that there have been occasions where someone tells them that they thought

something suspicious was going on, but only after the crime occurred.“That isn’t nearly as helpful as letting us know beforehand. If it is just

something like kids messing around, that’s OK. That’s what we are here for, to look into it,” he said.

Hill says just having the police respond to something, even if it turns out to be nothing, serves as a deterrent as the word gets around that people are reporting suspicious activity and law enforcement is ready to investigate the reports.

Other actions business owners can take to become less of a target include keeping the business well lit outside. Thieves shy away from the light, according to Hill

“Crooks like places where the view is obscured and those places should be well lit up,” he said.

Other deterrents can include video surveillance, but a less costly option might be something as simple as installing an audible alarm that draws attention to the business should a break in occur.

Hill said he can’t be sure what’s driving the recent uptick in break ins, whether it is something like a bad economy or drugs – not at least, until someone is caught and he gets a chance to interview them. While there is no solid evidence yet to who is committing the crimes, the Chief says there are indications the criminals may be working in groups in some cases, rather than alone.

“We have no solid information, just a feeling it is different groups by what we are seeing... the characteristics of the crimes,” Hill said.

He wouldn’t speculate as to what the criminals are after either, other than saying there seems to be a pattern of thefts of property that is not easily identifiable, like items without serial numbers.

On a personal note: It may seem obvious, but those of us who work at community weekly newspapers count the passage of time by weeks. Week 1 through 52 each year and then its on to the next volume and Week 1 again. In our case the next volume is 111, which means of course, we will be starting our 111th year here at the Gazette-Tribune.

I bring this up because it is hard to believe that we are at Week 49; you can see it right there at the bottom of the front page, right under the volume number and next to the lovely bar code. Week 49 means that Christmas is just around the corner and there are only three more issues and we start the year all over again. I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. I know I did and continue to have more to be thankful for every day.


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It was hot and humid one night last march, the kind of soaking heat that gives one to feel a blanket from a tub of hot water has been wrapped about one’s body. The last time I felt that pore-busting discomfort was stepping off an air-conditioned 707 onto an air-stair in a place called Cam Ranh Bay, where the distant night horizon sparked silently with artillery bursts. But this was half a planet and half a century away.

A cold brew helped, but nothing competes with jungle heat. I sat in darkness on a starboard cabin balco-ny aboard a 190 foot, five-star cruise ship. Barely five feet away a damp, hundred-year-old concrete wall slid slowly by. Not forty feet beyond, floodlights lit the steel hull of a huge ocean going container ship tower-ing high into the night sky as it moved in the opposite direction at a walking pace. I craned to look up at the freighter captain peering down from his starboard bridge wing 50 feet above me. Both ships eased to a halt.

Confoundingly, the massive freighter began to sink before my eyes. Simultaneously, our own comparatively tiny ship somehow rose. In ten minutes, the captain and I nodded at each other, our gazes now... level. The two ships proceeded.

We were traversing the Panama Canal in its hundredth anniversary year. The canal is an achievement for the ages, one of the Seven Engineering Wonders of the World, but already they are expanding it to accom-modate Panamax vessels. Nicaragua proposes to build a still larger canal.

Gliding under the brightly lit Bridge of the Americas later that night, I considered that this magnificent canal accomplishment could never be built today despite our superior technology. International environmentalists

would stop it dead for some sin like distress-ing a poluvian snorkle-nosed micro-frog. The project would die the death of a thousand lawsuits. Nicaragua is kidding itself.

The canal pathway was disputed by Columbia. Teddy Roosevelt knew the proj-ect couldn’t be achieved in banana republic

political turmoil so he effectively carved off a manageable Canal Zone and sent the Navy to invite the Columbians to take their garri-son back to old Columbia. A puppet government was installed to admin-ister the new nation of Panama, and an achievement of the ages was built.

The French, builders of the Suez Canal, were decimated by diseases

the tiny mosquito bore. The lead doctor Roosevelt ordered to get down there and stop the disease mortality spent years spraying oil on the standing water near human activity in the Canal Zone to kill mosquito larvae.

It worked, but imagine the screeching uproar that would bellow from environmen-talists over that one today.

The Nicaraguans are about to learn that not even much smaller engineering projects today get built affordably due to the crushing weight of environmentalist Ludditism. Luddites, like post-modern environmentalists, started out meaning well. Luddites wanted to arrest the loss of jobs to early nineteenth century industrial machinery but, also like modern environmentalists, they became carried away with their zealotry and began religiously – as opposed to rationally - opposing all things technological.

Consider the Pateros-to-Twisp electrical transmission line in backwater Okanogan County. Constructed 15 years ago at its incep-tion, the project would have been in service ten years already and would have cost a frac-tion, by many millions of ratepayer dollars, of what it will cost when the environmentalist

Ludditeism over a partial cut through a forest plays out. Fifteen years of environmental-ist lawsuits have bought yachts for lawyers, raised electrical rates, escalated construction costs, cut PUD revenue, fleeced what taxpay-ers are left, and seriously aggravated wildfire and blizzard power outages. All for highly questionable environmentalist religious gos-pels that the courts found faulty.

Then there’s the Enloe Dam saga near Oroville. The dam damners want to destroy it for the same money the damned dammers want to restore it to production of clean ener-gy. The damned dammers give researched figures for the cost of restoring the dam, but the best the dam damners can offer is that some consortium of unnamed environmen-talists’ ‘promises’ to pay $35M for removal. Curiously, their checks are not in the mail.

Yes, of course the environment is crucially important, and industry left unchecked will run to excesses at environmental expense. But the pendulum has swung since a strong America and a genuine leader simply took hold and built an enduring marvel of human achievement. It has careened to an opposite extreme of runaway environmentalist fun-damentalism within our government blindly dedicated to the Luddite frustration of all things corporate and industrial for the sake of its obsession with environmental puritanism.

It’s overdue time we took hold of that subversive sub-government and reminded it in a way it won’t forget that it works for us... not... as it apparently supposes, the other way around.

William Slusher is a retired police pilot, a ‘rotorpig.’ His latest novel is a bipar-tisan Pacific Northwest political comedy: CASCADE CHAOS, or, How Not To Put Your Grizzly In The Statehouse. [email protected].

The dam again? Need to educate the ratepayersDear Gary,

Roberta Hackett of Chesaw was right in her Letter to the Editor of Nov. 20. The Okanogan County PUD does need to edu-cate the ratepayers and the various voices that aren’t ratepayers in Okanogan County.

One of the many questions we have about removing the Enloe Dam concerns the 45 feet of silt behind the structure. The figure itself is not very informative. How many cubic feet of toxic sludge are we talking about here? What toxic substances have washed down from all of those old mines and tailings over the last 90 years? What will a reclamation company do with it? How will they keep it from poisoning the downstream salmon beds and the water-shed? And what about all that nasty gold that’s liable to be there?

If the dam stays in place is it structurally sound? Will it continue to hold back all that foul sludge? Would removing just some of the silt improve the water-head enough to make a powerhouse more productive? Would raising the height of the dam in the off-season (as was done in the past) improve the kilowatt output of said dam?

Losing the falls below the dam is a con-cern to some people. Is there a way to build a power house so esthetically pleasing that, from across the river, the lack wouldn’t be so glaring to tourists? I’m thinking perhaps Native American art and/or graphics of leaping salmon.

It looks like “tearing it out or building it” are going to cost about the same amount of money so that answered one of the ques-tions. The timeframe for each of these

options is an entirely different thing. The PUD has about four more years to complete the power house if they go that route. The permitting process for the removal project will take another eight years and the remov-al itself could take another 10 years after that. The time frame is really of no concern as long as these questions have been kicking around.

I’m the first to admit I’m no hydraulic engineer, and I do have a personal and sen-timental attachment to the site, but there just must be a way to make all that water and all that height produce power and money for Okanogan County.

Or our PUD could just sell the problem to one of those out-of-county voices. You know, those voices that come in here and try to tell us how to manage the land and water we use to survive and maintain our life-style.

Gai WisdomOroville

How dare they suggest such thingsDear Editor,

I am sick of being told that we have to destroy all of the progress we have made toward realizing the Vision (The Constitution) of our founding fathers to satisfy the desire of a few to have power or maximize profits.

I re-read the Declaration of Independence recently and was astounded by the similari-ties between the injustice suffered then and the injustice we suffer now.

Americans have fought and died for the

freedom to vote and participate in self-gov-ernance. Americans have fought and died for the dignity of equality of civil rights. Americans have fought and died for the right of voice in the workplace to improve work conditions and safety, wages and hours; to create our middle class.

How dare anyone suggest that all this was given to the masses as Santa Claus pander-ing to win the vote? How dare anyone sug-gest that we must suffer the worst abuses to our dignity, health and environment to be competitive? How dare anyone suggest that we must bow to government supported economic tyranny by monopolies? These are the “Facts” of injustice that our founding fathers rebelled against.

We have the vision, science, wisdom and will to make things so much better.

Respectfully,Roberta HackettChesaw

Appreciate the Thanksgiving dinnerDear Gary,

I’d just like to thank the folks at Eva’s Diner and Bakery for a wonderful dinner on Thursday afternoon.

I wasn’t up to tackling too much in the kitchen since it’s hard to make a complex meal for one person. They put out a great buffet of turkey and ham and all the trim-mings. And dessert too! I appreciated it very much.

John AlfanoOroville

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Of snorkle-nosed micro frogs

Bill Slusher

December at the Community Cultural Center

Highlights this month at the Community Cultural Center of Tonasket:

• LFW School of Dance - Mondays, Dec. 8 and 15, 3:30-6:15 p.m.

• Children’s Play Group - Tuesdays, 10:00 a.m.-Noon

• Tonasket Farmers Market - Thursday, Dec. 4, 2:00-5:00 p.m.

• Holiday Bazaar - Friday, Dec. 5, 2:00-8:00 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 6, 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

• 11th Annual Peace Festival and Dinner - Friday, Dec. 12, 5:00-9:00 p.m. Hosted by Veterans for Peace, a local family that has lost members in the Middle East, and our community.

• Okanogan Family Faire and

Okanogan Neighbors mem-bership meetings and potluck - Saturday Dec. 13, 10:00 a.m. (OFF), 1:00 p.m. (Potluck), 2:30 p.m. (ON).

• Free Community Meal - Sunday, Dec. 14, 2:00-3:00 p.m., hosted by Tonasket Outreach “Make a Difference” class.

• Tonasket Farmers Market - Thursday, Dec. 18, 2:00-5:00 p.m.

• Commodities Food Distribution - Thursday, Dec. 18, 9:00-11:30 a.m.

• Free Community Meal - Sunday, Dec. 28, 2:00-3:00 p.m.


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FINANCIAL FOCUSSandra Rasmussen

As 2014 draws to a close, you may want to look back on the progress you’ve made this past year in various areas of your life — and that certainly includes progress toward your financial goals. At the same time, you may want to make some end-of-year moves that can close out 2014 on a positive note while paving the way for a productive 2015.

Here are a few such moves to consider:

Boost your retirement plan contributions.This actually isn’t an “end-of-year” move because you have until April 15, 2015, to contribute to your Roth or Traditional IRA for the 2014 tax year. Nonetheless, the sooner you get extra dollars working for you in your IRA, the better. You can put in up to $5,500 to your IRA (or $6,500 if you’re 50 or older) for 2014. If you are self-employed, or run a small business, you also have until April 15

Check Out This Year-end Financial Checklist to contribute to a retirement account, such as a SEP IRA or a SIMPLE plan. In addition to helping you build resources for retirement, these types of plans can offer you some tax advantages — so if you haven’t established a retirement plan yet, consult with your financial and tax professionals

Sell your “losers.” If you own investments that have lost value since you purchased them, you can sell them before 2014 ends and use the tax loss to offset some capital gains you may have earned in other investments. If you don’t have any capital gains, you can use up to $3,000 of your tax losses to offset other ordinary income. And for a loss greater than $3,000, you can “carry over” the excess and deduct it from your taxes in future years. If you still liked the investment that you sold at a loss, and you want to keep it in your portfolio, you could repurchase it, but you’ll have to wait 31 days to avoid violating the IRS’ “wash sale” rules. Keep in mind that these suggestions only apply to investments held outside your employer-sponsored retirement account; you can’t take a tax deduction on capital losses in a 401(k) or similar plan. Evaluate your 401(k) investment mix. You may be able to adjust the investment mix in your 401(k) as often as you like. So when evaluating your 401(k), make sure your holdings aren’t concentrated in

just a few investments, and try to determine if your portfolio is still appropriate for your risk tolerance — not too aggressive or too conservative. Also, if your plan offers a “Roth” option, consider taking advantage of it — with a Roth, you won’t be able to deduct your 401(k) contributions from your taxes, but once you retire, you won’t be taxed on your withdrawals.

Review your insurance coverage. If you’ve experienced any changes in your life in 2014 — new spouse, new child, divorce, new job, etc. — you may need to review your life insurance coverage to make sure that it’s still sufficient for your needs and that you have the correct beneficiaries in place.

By making these and other moves, you can say a fond farewell to 2014, knowing that you’ve done what you could to help bolster your financial position — for 2015 and beyond.

Edward Jones, its employees and financial advisors are not estate planners and cannot provide tax or legal advice. You should consult your estate-planning attorney or qualified tax advisor regarding your situation.

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December! It was difficult for me to write that word. It can’t be this near the last of 2014, can it? But, I guess it is.

So, our Thanksgiving was more quiet than usual, but very nice. Eva’s served a goodly number of folks as did the Senior Center. It was very nice of those folks to take the time (and expense) to help others who might have been alone and without a traditional dinner of turkey and the trimmings.

Some went for the early hour shop-ping in the various stores, but not me. I’ve been there done that. A nice warm bed is more enticing, when you reach my age.

A young boy was watching his mother

reading a book, with a puzzled look on his face. She explained, “It’s how people install new software into their brain.”

A few times recently, our house has been very quiet. The TV had no signal, the computer had a glitch, again, and even the clock didn’t tick. The clock has been out of kilter all summer, and I just keep not calling the repair man. It is very old and perhaps just tired, like me.

Didn’t call Jeff and Susie Harnasch to confirm this, but an avid golfer told me, they will be the new managers at the local golf course. Too much time on their hands and they’ll be close to what they like do, as well as keep things going smoothly.

Did you go into the Oroville Pharmacy, last week and find a new face doling out the pills? Owner, Dick Larsen, had to have a break, while a hip replacement got settled in. He’s had discomfort for quite some time and finally when he could get an appoint-ment and a relief pharmacist (which isn’t an easy task) at the same time. He had the problem corrected and I’m told he is doing nicely.

I made a long overdue phone call to one of my Missouri classmates and was so pleased when she answered the phone, because at our age you never know. She is recovering from a fall which broke a hip and we reminisced a lot about the forties which is when she moved to California and me, to Washington.

The inclement weather has caused more than a few problems with the satellites that bring us TV and upset the computer systems and in some cases, left

total darkness in the homes in certain areas.

Now, the big worries, for some of the country is, will enough shopping be done between now and Christmas. I won-der, if ever will our “times” be to lean more toward the family values and the true meaning of Christmas. How many times do we hear the phrase “I just have no idea what to get for so and so?” Well, maybe they don’t need anything in the first place. How about the promise to make a few visits or share some special food or just a phone call! Be creative and

don’t spend money you don’t have, as many do. You don’t want to be among those that are still paying Christmas bills, in July.

My daughter has put in a request that there be no electronic “gadgets” at the Christmas dinner table. I wonder how popular she will be with the younger

set? Be thinking about some of your memorable, past holidays, and try hav-ing conversation at your table, instead of watching, with one eye on a football game.

Once again there is a beautiful, live tree, in place at the United Methodist Church, donated by Jack Hughes. That guy just seems to know when to do a “good thing.” The tree is decorated each year with the hand crocheted snowflakes and angels, made by the ladies of the church, some gone from our presence and some still here. It is always beauti-ful!

A lady from Omak has ordered a Raggedy Andy doll for her grandson. Thirty-two years ago her son was given one and she wants to continue the tradi-tion. The church ladies have made thou-sands of them and they’ve been shipped all over the world. We’ll see that Andy gets to the proper hands.

As we endure the colder temperatures, we’ll put on a second sweater and ven-ture out, just when absolutely necessary.

‘Til next week.

THIS & THATJoyce Emry

December already, could it be true?

Many enjoyed the Thanksgiving meal at the Senior CenterSUBMITTED BY JAMES GUTSCHMIDTPRESIDENT, OROVILLE SENIOR CENTER

Thanksgiving we enjoyed tur-key with 31 people, and are thank-ful for that. Many thanks to all who helped. For the Highlanders, the snow during Thanksgiving was brutal. Walked a mile and a half in 18 inches of snow. Oh, the memories. I’ll never soon forget it.

Our Bazaar tables are filling up, so, if you want to reserve a table, or donate, or volunteer, for our Saturday, Dec. 13 Bazaar, call Betty Hall at 509-476-2788. Our annual election of Officers for Oroville Senior Citizens will be held at our regular business

meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 16, at 11 AM. Present your nominees to Betty Steg, or Raleigh Chinn.

We are now looking for anoth-er “Can Man” to purchase and recycle our aluminum cans. We’re also looking for some-one interested in shoveling snow from our walks.

On Tuesday, Dec. 23, the Ellisforde Church of the Brethren Choir will present music at 11 a.m. In addition, on that day, Hughes Department Store has given us the opportunity to gift wrap presents as a fundraiser. We’ll volunteer in three shifts from 6 p.m. to 12 p.m.

Remember, Pinochle for all Saturday evenings, Sunday

afternoons, and Bingo Tuesday and Thursday after lunch. Exercise sessions take place Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:30 a.m. Be encouraged to bor-row books from our library, and don’t forget to check out the bazaar table for priceless gems. In addition, there are two pool tables for senior’s or their guest’s use. Next year we will again have our Movie Matinee, and Tilly has prom-ised us computer classes, again. Try something new. Euchre, a card game, Tuesdays after lunch. Vallerie will teach new-comers. Don’t forget to pay your membership dues for 2015. Marge Finley is the membership chairperson and a great greeter. Happy Holidays.

Pinochle: Door Prize, Barbara Cline; Pinochle, Sally; High Man, Leonard Paulsen; High Woman, Danny Weitrick.

‘Til next time.

OROVILLE SENIOR NEWS

Hilltop planning for Christmas partiesSUBMITTED BY MARIANNE KNIGHTHIGHLANDS CORRESPONDENT

Last week I said things on our Hilltop would be getting busy besides the Pinochle Games on Monday nights at the Molson Grange Hall. The Thanksgiving Dinner for the Hilltop Folks last Thursday at the Chesaw Community Building was well received by all that attended.

On Thursday, Dec. 4 in the home of Mary Louise Loe in Molson the Ladies’ Auxiliary

will have their Christmas Party and optional Gift Exchange ($10). The menu will be ham, cabbage rolls, pie and what ever else comes from the kitchens of the ladies. I know it will be good.

On Friday, Dec. 5 Bingo will be held at 7 p.m. in the Grange Hall in Molson.

The Grange Christmas Party will be on Friday, Dec 12 and will be a potluck with a little help from Linda Darrow (formerly Linda’ bakery and you know that means a little Chinese). If you

plan to bring a child, please bring a gift for the kids gift exchange. All are welcome to attend. The dinner will start at 6:30 p.m.

The Knob Hill Christmas Party will be on Saturday, Dec. 13 at 5 p.m. in the Chesaw Community Building. This will be a potluck and optional gift exchange. All are welcome. For more informa-tion or answers to your questions call Carol at 509-485-2083.

The scores from the Monday, Nov. 24 pinochle are: Men’s High, George Penner; Men’s Low, Clayton Emry; Women’s High, Ina Visser; Women’s Low, Lani Thompson and the Traveling went to Birdy Nelson. There were 31 players in attendance.

Until next week.

HILLTOP COMMENTS

Eagles hosting Chamber Dinner on Dec. 6SUBMITTED BY SUE WISENERTONASKET EAGLES #3002

It’s not winter by the calendar, but feels like it, be sure you take good care of your animals. We would like to thank everyone that helped with the Thanksgiving dinner over 120 people were served. Also a big thanks to all that brought desserts.

On Saturday, Dec 6 the Tonasket Eagles will be hosting the Chamber of Commerce for a dinner and silent auction all prof-its will go to the Carlton Complex fire victims The event starts at 5:30 p.m.. Dinner includes prime rib sandwich, cole slaw and pota-to salad. Cost will be $12.00 and there will be not 1 but two blues bands. Silent Auction starts at 6 p.m., music at 8 p.m. ending late into the evening. There will be

Bingo on Friday. Pick 8 is over $14,000, also the kitchen will be open at 5:30 p.m. and Bingo at 7 p.m.

Sunday is our breakfast, start-ing at 9 a.m. through 11 a.m.

Pinochle scores from last Sunday as follows: first place Neil Fifer and Gene Michels, second place Ken Cook, last pinochle went to Jerry Cooksey and Penny Smith, and last but not least, low score to Dave Russell and Ted Paris.

We wish all of those that may be ill a seedy recovery to good health. God bless all. The Biggest Little Eagle in the State.

TONASKET EAGLES

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Thank You! The Family and I have very much appreciated the many expressions of love and caring

since Glenn passed away. Also, the Facebook comments have especially been enjoyed.

We will miss the most often heard question, "What proj-ect is Glenn working on now?" He was secretly pleased with all the interest.We chose a great community when

we moved here to teach forty-eight years ago! Thank you to all of our friends and former students.

- Glenna Hauenstein, Roger Marjory (Brandon), Phil, Susan

Garret Martin to Perform at Winery

OROVILLE -December opens at Esther Bricques Winery’s Thursday night live performanc-es with Garret Martin from the Omak area playing on Thursday, Dec. 4. Garret, performing for the first time at Esther Bricques, will feature the acoustical guitar and vocals. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Light refreshments are available. Esther Bricques Winery is located at 42 Swanson Mill Rd, Oroville. For more information, please call the winery at 509-476-2861.

Winterfest this Weekend

TONASKET - Tonasket’s Winterfest has a variety of activi-ties that will take place on Friday evening, Dec. 5. The kids will be waiting for Santa’s arrival to Founders Day Park (next to the visitors’ center downtown) on a fire truck at 6 p.m. For a full list of the things to do in Tonasket for Winterfest on Friday and Saturday, see this week’s front page.

Holiday Bazaar and Gift Show

TONASKET - The 19th Annual Holiday Bazaar and Gift Show will be held at the Community Cultural Center of Tonasket on Friday, Dec. 5 and Saturday, Dec. 6. Friday hours are 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday hours are: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. With over 30 vendors, everyone is sure to find something for each person on their gift list. Food will be served all day and there will be live entertainment. Come shop for some of the most unique gifts in the area and Shop Local! For more information check the CCC website at: www.communitycul-turalcenter.org or call 509-486-1328. The Community Cultural Center, a nonprofit organization, is located at 411 Western Ave in Tonasket.

Molson BingoMOLSON - BINGO at the

Molson Grange Hall on Friday, Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. $10 Fee.

Democrats MeetOMAK - The Okanogan

County Democrats monthly meeting will be held on Saturday, Dec. 6 starting at 12 p.m at the Breadline Café in Omak.

Tractor ParadeOROVILLE - The Oroville

Chamber of Commerce is ask-ing the community to join them Saturday, Dec. 6 at 5 p.m. as the Christmas Tree in Centennial Park is lit. A lighted tractor parade will start off the festivities. There will be the tree lighting, caroling, hot cocoa and hot dogs.

Food Drive for Food Bank

OROVILLE – The Oroville Food Bank will be having at food drive at both Atkins Harvest Foods and Frontier Foods on Saturday, Dec 6 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. They will be collecting food for christmas and trucks will be set up at both Atkins and Frontier Foods. Come and donate if you can as the local food bank has gone from helping 120 plus families per week to some-times over 200. The board and volunteers thank all who have supported the Food Bank. For more information or if you need a donation picked up you can con-tact Reta Emry at 509-476-3488,

Gail Fraiser at 509-476-2045 or any of the food bank board – President Jeff Austin, 509-476-3978; Vice-President Linda Saldana; Secretary/Treasurer Sarah Umana, 509-476-2386 and Coordinator: Dawn McClure, 509-476-2309.

Wool Co-op at Oroville Chamber

OROVILLE - The next gen-eral membership meeting of the Oroville Chamber of Commerce will be held on Thursday, Dec. 11 at 1 p.m. at The Plaza Restaurant in Oroville. Vicki Eberhart, presi-dent of the North American Wool Coop will be sharing about the co-op’s plans to produce prod-ucts using wool and other animal fibers in Oroville. The NAWC has recently purchased a building in Oroville to set up production. The NAWC is a non-profit orga-nization set-up as a cooperative for pooling and milling purposes, educating farmers in creating the highest quality fiber. This fiber is pooled for milling via their com-munity-owned Eco Fiber Mill for the production of roving, batting, and felting in making quilting and yarn products ready for sale to local, interstate and overseas markets. You can find out more about them at www.woolco-op.org.

Blues, Caroling at local Winery

OROVILLE-Upcoming perfor-mances at Esther Bricques Winery include the return of Chuck

Oakes and Ron Champagne with rhythm and blues on Thursday, Dec. 11 and Christmas carol-ing on Thursday, Dec.18. Music begins at 6:30 p.m.. For more information, call the winery at 509-476-2861 or visit the Events page at www.estherbricques.com. Esther Bricques Winery is located at 42 Swanson Mill Rd., Oroville. There will be no performances on Dec. 25 (Christmas) and Jan. 1 (New Years), as Esther Bricques Winery will be closed on those two dates. Live performances will resume after the Holidays with Denny Richardson’s band on Jan. 8, 2015.

Molson Grange Christmas Party

MOLSON - The Molson Grange will have their Christmas party on Friday, Dec. 12 at 6:30 p.m. This will be a potluck, so bring your favorite recipe. Santa will be attending so if your are bringing children have a gift with their name attached so Santa can hand it out. The public is invited and if you have something you would like to do at the Christmas party feel free and tell someone at the Grange so we can get you on schedule.

Molson BingoMOLSON - BINGO at the

Molson Grange Hall on Friday, Dec. 19 at 7 p.m. $10 Fee.

Gifts for the Children Event

OROVILLE - Oroville Women’s

Club is once again pleased to pro-vide the gifts for children event on Tuesday, Dec. 23, starting at 9:30 a.m. in conjunction with the food bank’s annual Christmas happening. The club members would also like to thank everyone who has donated to make this event possible. If you would like to help, please contact Kally at Umpqua Bank in Oroville at 509-476-3603.

Tonasket Food Bank

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

Oroville Food Bank

OROVILLE - The Oroville food bank operates every Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., excluding holidays, in the basement of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. For more info, call Jeff Austin at (509) 476-3978 or Sarah Umana at (509) 476-2386.

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for much longer periods. Please include day, date, time and loca-tion, as well as a for further infor-mation phone number. You may place an event on the online cal-endar 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 on the calendar. Online submissions don’t always go into the hardcopy edition, so it helps if they are also submitted to us at [email protected] or at Gazette-Tribune, P.O. Box 250, Oroville, WA. 98844.

IRENE BEEMAN WILLIAMS

Irene Beeman Williams, age 90 of Manson, died on November 29, 2014 in Manson. She was born January 15, 1924 in National, Wash. to parents Harry and Nora (Michels) Beeman.

As a young girl she moved with family to Tonasket where she met her future husband Roy Williams in high school. Together they lived and raised their family in Tonasket, Omak and Winthrop. They eventually moved to the coast lived in Quilcene and Port Angeles. Following retirement they moved to Wenatchee. Her husband, Roy, preceded her in death and Irene remained in Wenatchee for nearly 15 years until moving to Manson to be close to a daughter.

Irene devoted her life to her family and good friends. For the last 25 years she snow birded in Yuma, Ariz. as she loved the warmth and sunshine.

She is survived by her chil-dren Bennie Duhman, Gwen Reyer, LaVonne McNew, Monte Williams and Pamela Holmes; brothers Bert Beeman and Jerry Beeman; sisters Ruth Nixon and Linda Paul; 15 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren

Irene was preceded in death by her husband, Jesse Laroy Williams; baby boy, Timothy Bruce and siblings, Jack Beeman, Odie Beeman and Wanda Bear.

Graveside Services will be held on Friday, December 5, 2014 at 2 p.m. at the Oroville Riverview Cemetery will a memorial ser-vice to follow at the Tonasket Free Methodist Church with Pastor Ron Wise, officiating.

Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or the Alzheimer’s Association.

Bergh Funeral Service of Oroville/Tonasket in care of arrangements.

BARBARA ‘BOBBIE’ ABSHIRE

Barbara “Bobbie” Abshire age 56 of Oroville passed away on December 1, 2014 at her home in Oroville. She was born May 15, 1958 in Clarkston, Wash. to parents Alfred and Dottie Harper.

At a young age the family moved to Oroville where Bobbie grew up. She married William Abshire. Together they lived in

Kentucky for many years and later divorced. In 2001 she moved back to Oroville where she met her companion, Ted Mattix. Bobbie enjoyed being outdoors camping and growing beautiful flowers.

She is survived by her special companion Ted Mattix; sons Otis Abshire and James Cleve Abshire;

daughter Elizabeth Robin Abshire; brothers David Harper, Darrell Harper and Kelvin Harper; sisters Joyce Davey and Sandy Bauer and five grandchil-dren

Bobbie was preceded in death by her parents and three sisters, Patty Rise, Sharon Fisher and Loretta Stotts.

Private services will be held.Bergh Funeral Service of

Oroville/Tonasket in care of arrangements.

DON F. NIGGDon F. Nigg, age 78 of Oroville,

passed away on Wednesday, November 26, 2014 in Colville. He was born September 27, 1936 in Oroville to parents Frank and Gunda Nigg.

Don grew up and attended school in Oroville, graduating in 1954. He then entered the

US Army and served dur-ing the Korean War. Following an honorable discharge from

the service in 1956 he moved to Conrad, Mont. On May 16, 1964 he married Betty Jean Fox in Coeur d Alene, Idaho and together they made their home in Oroville.

Don began driving truck for Figenshaw Trucking and also worked with his father as a pack-er into the Pasayten Wilderness. In 1978 while working full time,

Don built the family home in Oroville. He worked his entire life as a heavy equipment opera-tor and truck driver retiring in 1994.

Following retirement, he and Betty enjoyed travelling together. Both Don and Betty loved chil-dren and if there was ever a kid in need their home was always open to them.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Betty, in 2002. After Betty’s death he moved to Colville and built homes for his son and daughter and their families. He will be remembered for his patience great smile and sense of humor.

He is survived by his daughters Terry (Ron) Pinkerton of Omak and Cassi (Chad) Beardsley of Colville; sons Donnie (Amy) Nigg of Colville and Shawn (Dalene) Nigg of Oroville; sisters Mary Ries of Conrad, Mont. and Kathryn Loiselle of Spokane; ten grandchildren, four great grand-children and two foster grand-children, as well as many nieces and nephews.

Don was preceded in death by his parents, brother, Ray and two nephews, Greg Nigg and Nicholas Ries.

Funeral Services will be held on Friday, December 5, 2014 at 11 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Oroville with Father Jose Maldonado, officiating. A mili-tary graveside service will follow at Oroville Riverview Cemetery with Oroville American Legion, officiating.

Bergh Funeral Service of Oroville/Tonasket in care of arrangements.


OBITUARIES

Irene Beeman Williams

Holy Rosary Catholic Church1st & Whitcomb Ave., Tonasket

11 a.m. English Mass every Sunday7:00 p.m. Spanish Mass every Saturday

Father Jose Maldonado • 476-2110

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

Sun. Worship 9 a.m. • Bible Study & Sun. School 10:15“For it is by grace you have been saved, throughfaith--and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of

God--not by works, so that no one can boast.” -Eph. 2:8-9“To every generation.” Celebrating 100 years 1905-2005

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

Sunday: 10 a.m.(509) 486-2000 • cell: (509) 429-1663

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

“A biblically based, thoughtfulgroup of Christian People”

Sunday Worship at 11:15 a.m.Leon L. Alden, Pastor

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

9:15 am Praise Singing. 9:30 am Worship Service11:00 am Sunday school for all ages

Pastor Jim Yassey Albright 509-846-4278

Ellisforde Church of the Brethren32116 Hwy. 97, Tonasket.

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

Pastor Debbie Roberts 509-486-2192

24 E. 4th, Tonasket

Faith Lutheran Church11th & Ironwood, Oroville • 476-2426

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

Pastor Dan Kunkel • Deacon Dave Wildermuth

Immaculate ConceptionCatholic Church

1715 Main Street Oroville9:00 a.m. English Mass every Sunday

1:00 p.m. Spanish Mass every SundayFather Jose Maldonado • 476-2110

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Oroville Ward33420 Highway 97

509-476-2740Sunday, 10:00 a.m.

Visitors are warmly welcomed

Oroville Unit ed Methodist908 Fir, Oroville • 476-2681

Worship on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. Visit us on the web: www.OrovilleUMC.org

Leon L. Alden, Pastor

Valley Christian FellowshipPastor Randy McAllister

142 East Oroville Rd. • 476-2028• Sunday School (Adult & Teens) 10:00 a.m.

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

9:45 to 1:00 p.m. Open to Community! Located at Kid City 142 East Oroville

• Wednesday Evening Worship 7 p.m.

Trinity Episcopal602 Central Ave., Oroville

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

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

Warden • 476-2022

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

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

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

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

Oroville Free Methodist1516 Fir Street • 509-476.2311

Sunday School 9:15 am Worship Service 10:15am

offi [email protected] Rod Brown

NEW Hope Bible FellowshipService Time: Sun., 10:30 a.m. Wed., 6:30 p.m.Estudio de la Biblia en español Martes 6:30 p.m.

923 Main St. • [email protected] Fast, Pastor

www.BrotherOfTheSon.com

OROVILLE LOOMISLoomis Community Church

Main Street in Loomis9:45 a.m. Sunday School11 a.m. Worship Service

Pastor Bob HaskellInformation: 509-223-3542

CHESAWChesaw Community Bible Church

Nondenominational • Everyone WelcomeEvery Sunday 10:30 a.m. to Noon

Pastor Duane Scheidemantle • 485-3826

TONASKET

MOLSON

Riverside Lighthouse - Assembly of God102 Tower Street

Sunday Bible Study 10:00amSunday Worship 11:00am & 6:30pm

Wednesday- family Night 6:30pmPastor Vern & Anita Weaver

Ph. 509-826-4082

Community Christian FellowshipMolson Grange, Molson

Sunday 10 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m.Wednesday 6:30pm, Bible Study

“For by grace are ye saved through faith...” Eph. 2:8-9“...lovest thou me...Feed my lambs...John 21:1-17

RIVERSIDE

To place informationin the Church Guide

call Charlene509- 476-3602 ext 3050

Tonasket Bible Church10 6th East and Whitcomb • 509-429-2948

Pastor Stephen Williams • www.tonasketbiblechurch.orgSun. Worship Service 9:30 am

Sun. Christian Education Hour 11 am • Sun. Eve. Service 6 pm“SANCTIFY THEM IN TRUTH; YOUR

WORD IS TRUTH.” JOHN 17:17

Bible Faith Family ChurchPentacostal Church of God

1012 Fir Street, Oroville • 476-3063Pastor Claude Roberts

SUNDAY: 9 - 9:30 a.m. Prayer & Fellowship9:30 - 10:10 a.m. L.I.F.E. - Duck Dynasty

Faith Commander all November10:10 - 10:30 Coffee & Visiting

10:30 - 11:30 Church Service with Project 3:16 Band6 - 7:30 p.m. Pursuit

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Winterfest Happenings 2014 Thursday, December 4: Scholastic Book Fair at the Elementary School 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Library book sale 9-6

Friday, December 5: Tonasket Library Book sale 9 - 6:30 Tonasket Coop Chili Booth in front of Coop 3 to 7 p.m. (Open House & Free Cookies) Tonasket Library Story time and Holiday cra� Scholastic Book Fair at the Elementary School 4 to 8 p.m. Coloring contest announced at 5:45 at Library

Day Park Activities: Caroling and music in the Founders’ Day park beginning 5:30 Santa Arrives at Day Park by Fire Truck 6 p.m. and LIGHTS TREE Fire Truck Rides Many Vendors: Food and Gi� s Roasted chestnuts by the Lions Club Free Hot chocolate from the Kiwanis Club Quill Hyde’s A Cavallo Eagles’ sponsored Log cutting contest Visitor Center Gi� Fair in the building. FACEPAINTINGSaturday, December 6: Scholastic Book Fair at the Elementary School 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.AREA BAZAARS: Tonasket Community Church Fri., 4-8pm. Sat., 9-3pm, Lunch 12-1 contact Helen Casey 486-2066 CCC Fri., 2-8pm, Sat., 10-4pm 486-1328 or contact River Jones 486-2479 Civic League Fri., 4-8pm & Sat 10-4pm at Elementary School contact Nancy Inlow 486-2207 Crossroads Four Square Church, Fri., 2-8pm, Sat., 10-3pm TVBRC Winter Holiday gi� Show Fri., 10-8 pm, Sat., 10-5 pm Sue Kramer 486-1416 Sat. Dec. 6: AREA BAZAARS see above & Ads on page Eagles and Chamber of Commerce combined Fundraiser for Carlton Complex victims and � ank you for the Fire� ghters: Sat., Dec. 6, Dinner at 5:00, Silent Auction 5:30-7:00 Randy Battle Blues Band at 8 p.m. � e Outer Space Blues Band from 10:30 -12:30

Classic Christmas BazaarClassic Christmas Bazaar is Friday, Dec 5, 3-8 and Saturday, Dec 6, 9-3 in the Crossroads Church at

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Christmas BazaarTONASKET - Find us at 24 E. 4th St., Tonasket on Fri., Dec. 5 from 4 to 8 p.m. and Sat., Dec. 6 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Lots of made with love items! � ere will be a bake sale, out with old...in with new marked down...little vintage corner. One of a kind gi� s just for you. Come on out an enjoy Winter Fest Activities and join us for a cup of co� ee. Sat., Dec. 6 at 9 a.m. delicious cinnamon rolls from Shannon’s! Get ready for a fun day of shopping in Tonasket. Join us again for lunch on Sat., Dec. 6 from 11 to 2 p.m. � en � n-ish up your shopping. Saturday will watch for Roz Nau’s music students as they travel through town. For more information, please call 509-486-0995 or 509-486-2066.

Holiday Bazaarand Gift Show

TONASKET - The 19th Annual Holiday Bazaar and Gift Show will be held at the Community Cultural Center of Tonasket on Friday, Dec. 5 and Saturday, Dec. 6. Friday hours are 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday hours are: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. With over 30 vendors, everyone is sure to find something for each person on their gift list. Food will be served all day and there will be live entertainment. Come shop for some of the most unique gifts in the area and Shop Local! For more information check the CCC website at: www.communityculturalcenter.org or call 509-486-1328. The Community Cultural Center, a nonprofit organization, is located at 411 Western Ave in Tonasket.

TONASKET - Will be on Fri., Dec. 5 from 4 to 8 p.m. and Sat., Dec. 6 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. � e Civic League Bazaar is located at the elementary school in Tonas-ket, tucked back in the corner. Roz Nau’s students will be at the Civic League Bazaar as well as the Tonasket Community Church.� ey are still accepting vendors. Call Nancy Inlow (Carl) 509-486-2207. Civic League Bazaar located at 35 E. Hwy 20, Tonasket.

Tonasket Civic League Bazaar

Annual Coat and Toy Drive at OK Chevy

TONASKET - Our Annual Coat and Toy Drive is on! Please help us � ll our showroom pickup with new coats & toys for local kids! Stop by and decorate our tree with gloves & mittens. OK Chevy locat-ed at 512 S. Whitcomb Ave. Call 509-486-8400. Proud supporters of North County! Our passion and love for the community runs deep. Please Shop Local this Holi-day Season!

TONASKET - Classic Christmas Bazaar Friday, Dec 5, 3 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, Dec 6, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Crossroads Church at 415A S. Whitcomb, Tonasket. � e bazaar coordinates with the Tonasket Chamber’s Tree Light-ing Festival and the opening of the Christmas Holiday.

Tonasket Classic Christmas Bazaar

Girls Night OutTONASKET - Baker’s Acres Girls Night Out will be Fri., Dec. 12 from 4 to 7 p.m. Refreshements & More. Come visit our gi� shop! Hidden Treasures

Annual Open HouseTONASKET - Hidden Treasures Annual Open House Sat., Dec. 6 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Refresh-ments, holiday cookies & co� ee. Drawings for discounts on pur-chases.

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1869 HWY 7OROVILLE, WA 98844

(509) 476-3948DATE OF AUCTION: 12/11/14Viewing Time: 10:00 AMAuction Time: 11:00 AM1998 Ford WindstarLic#ACL0095Published in the Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune on November 27, 2014.#OVG602055

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON

IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF OKANOGAN

In re the Estate of: STEVEN L. PLANQUE,Deceased.

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NO. 14-4-00112-5NOTICE TO CREDITORSThe personal representative, Sheri L. Thomson, has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal representative or the personal representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the personal representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020 (1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.DATE OF FILING COPY OF NO- TICE TO CREDITORS with Clerk of Court: November 25, 2014. DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: December 4, 2014./s/Anthony CasteldaANTHONY CASTELDA, WSBA #28937 Attorney for Planque Estate P.O. Box 1307Tonasket, WA 98855(509) 486-1175Published in the Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune on December 4, 11, 18, 2014#OVG602745

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON

FOR OKANOGAN COUNTYIn re the Estate of: LORNE G. TAYLOR, Deceased. Probate No. 14-4-00109-5PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDI- TORS(RCW 11.40.030)The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Per- sonal Representative of this Estate. Any person having a claim against the Decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Rep- resentative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the Decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.Date of first publication: November 20, 2014Personal Representative: Evelyn M. TaylorAttorney for Personal Representa- tive: Peg R. CallawayAddress for Mailing or Service: 700-A Okoma DriveOmak, WA 98841Court of probate proceedings and cause number: Okanogan County Superior Court, Cause No. 14-4- 00109-5Dated this 17th day of November, 2014.CALLAWAY & DETRO PLLCBy: /s/Peg R. Callaway Peg R. Callaway; WSBA #13786Attorney for EstatePublished in the Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune on 11/20, 27, De- cember 4, 2014.#OVG600847

PUBLIC NOTICEDIRECTOR POSITION

The Whitestone Reclamation District will have two Director positions to be filled at the annual election to be held on December 8, 2014 at 7:00 PM. Candidates interested in being a Director on the District Board must file a Petition of Nomination declar- ing their candidacy with the Secre- tary of the District no later than De- cember 5, 2014. Forms for the Declaration of Candidacy and Peti- tion of Nomination for Director of the Whitestone Reclamation District are available from the District Secretary. Published: The Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune on December 4, 2014.#OVG602380

PUBLIC NOTICEThe Board of Directors of the White- stone Reclamation District will meet to equalize the 2015 Irrigation As- sessment Roll on Monday, Decem- ber 8, 2014 at 6:00 PM at the District Office of the Whitestone Reclama- tion District, 901 Loomis Highway, Loomis, WA. Janine McCormick, Board Secretary/Office Manager.Published: The Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune on December 4, 2014.#OVG602380

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Sandy Peterson & Ron Peterson, Dan Coursey & Doug KeeWindermere Real Estate / Oroville

509/476-3378www.windermere.comwww.windermere.com

Well maintained, low maintenance 2 bedroom home. House and garage recently painted. Appliances stay. Thermo pane windows, R38 in the ceiling. Wall heat pump for heating and cooling. Single car garage with 110 and 220 and shop, large covered patio and storage area. Large lot fenced on three sides. 2 sites for RV hook-ups, one RV dump site. House is wheel chair accessible. Metal roof. NWML# 696142 DRASTICALLY REDUCED!! $90,000!!

1510 Main St., Oroville 509-476-4444Lake and Country Call Cindy or Rocky DeVon

www.orovillelakeandcountry.net High ceilings, it’s bright and spacious! Several personal touches and upgrades Situated on 7.79 acres. Two car garage, plus a large insulated shop. Nicely landscaped and fenced garden area. Great home and property! A must see! MLS#720868 $197,000

Like new with great view of valley in Tonasket neighborhood. 3 bdrm 2 bath home has open floor plan. Modern kitchen/dining

rooms with large sunny windows. New carpeting. Freshly painted interior

walls. Deck off dining room. Full basement. Attached garage. $159,500.

#1 Top Producer Office in North County!SUNLAKESREALTY Tamara Porter & Joan Cool

1411 Main St., P.O. Box 547 Oroville, WA 509-476-2121

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SENIORS

SUPERINTENDENT 3.75- 3.99Leonardo Curiel

PRINCIPAL 3.50- 3.74Kali PetersKyle ScottBethany RoleyBrian WiseSerina FinleyNahum Gar� as

MERIT 3.00-3.49Jessica GalvanLily HilderbrandDustin NiggRtcky MathisKylee Davis

JUNIORS

SUPERINTENDENT 3.75- 3.99Riley Davidson

PRINCIPAL 3.50- 3.74Ellamae BurnellBailey Gri� nFaith Martin

MERIT 3.00- 3.49Emmanuel CastrejonEmily FinsenWendy BarreraMikayla Scott

SOPHOMORES

4.0Courtnee KallstromYessica Nemecio

SUPERINTENDENT 3.75-3.99None

PRINCIPAL 3.50 -3.74None

MERIT 3.00-3.49Phoebe Poynter

Narya NaillonRyan MarcolinNathan HugusSandra HilstadBrentt KallstromJennifer Vazquez

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SUPERINTENDENT 3.75 - 3.99Maxwell TurnerSydney Egerton

PRINCIPAL 3.50-3.74Katherine EgertonVictoria KindredAlexia GarciaRyan Scott

MERIT 3.49- 3.00Zane ScottHannah HilderbrandHavannah Worrel

Luis VazquezMelissa CarpenterPaz LopezEstifenny CarrilloMacharra RichterTylynne WatkinsJe� rey Rounds

8TH GRADE

4.0Jennifer Cisneros-Medina

SUPERINTENDENT 3.75-3.99Madison WhiteakerWendy OrtegaLindsay KoepkeHunter DeVonMatthew GalvanSpencer MartinKatherine Rawley

PRINCIPAL 3.50- 3.74Sugeysi Layata

Alexis AllenbyJamen Gri� nAngela ViverosGllberto Hernandez-Delgado

MERIT 3.00- 3.49Jessie DeaquinoElijah Burnell Megan WestNicole Minarcin 3.04Andrew Del Rosario 3.01Jingy Sykes 3.00

7TH GRADE

4.0Charles EgertonTaralynn FoxAli HarrisChris Worrell

SUPERINTENDENT 3.75-3.99Edwin Garcia

Christina HerrickKaytie MillerSeth BaugherSheridan BlaseyHanna CurdieMariya MathisGwen HankinsJose Nemecio

PRINCIPAL 3.50-3.74Colby GuzmanAmerica CalderonHunter RoundsJeidi AvelinoJulissa Alvarez-ViverosAustin BernardRose CookDarian Range

MERIT 3.00-3.49Crespin BanksOlivia MathewsBrayden ThompsonPayton Sanchez

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Phone: 509.826.3200Fax: 509.826.1620

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SUPERIOR COURTCriminalKallie Louann Thomas, 25,

Omak, pleaded guilty Nov. 25 to three counts of theft of a rental, leased, lease-pur-chased or loaned property (two felony counts, one count gross misdemeanor). Thomas was sentenced to 364 days in jail with 328 days suspended, and fined $1,110.50. The crimes oc-curred between January and June.

Jordan Marie St. Peter, 23, Omak, pleaded guilty Nov. 25 to hit-and-run (injury crash) and DUI. St. Peter was sentenced to eight months in jail and fined $1,110.50 for the June 21 crimes.

Stacy Lavon Adrian, 46, Omak, pleaded guilty Nov. 25 to two counts of POCS (one each: methamphetamine and psilocybin mushrooms). The court dismissed a use of drug paraphernalia charge. Adrian was sentenced to 30 days in jail and fined $2,110.50for the Oct. 27 crimes.

The court found probable cause to charge Scott Leslie Reierson, 47, Oroville, with harassment (threats to kill) and third-degree malicious mischief.

The court found probable cause to charge Clint Thomas Black, 34, Omak, with third-degree assault. The crime allegedly occurred Nov. 16.

DISTRICT COURTJonathon Lee Aron, 20, Okano-

gan, guilty of making a false statement to a public servant and possession of marijuana (less than 40 grams). Aron was sentenced to 180 days in jail with 178 days sus-pended, and fined $758.

Patrick Dale Bilby, 22, Oroville, guilty (deferred prosecution revoked) of fourth-degree assault. Bilby was sentenced to 364 days in jail with 362 days suspended, and fined $1,033.

Brent McNeil Bleakney, 33, Omak, guilty of third-degree theft. Bleakney was sentenced to 364 days in jail with 359 days suspended, and fined $1,058.

Robert Forest Bright, 31, Okan-ogan, guilty of third-degree DWLS. Bright received a 90-day suspended sentence and fined $618.

Tina Marie Caruthers, 47, Okanogan, had a charge dismissed: interfering with reporting (DV).

Jarred Wendell Chaney, 21, Omak, had a second-degree vehicle prowl charge dis-missed.

Jose Eduardo Cocino, 22, Tonasket, guilty of second-degree DWLS. Cocino re-ceived a 180-day suspended sentence and fined $1,081.

Dylan Thomas James Counts, 20, Omak, guilty of third-degree theft. Counts was sentenced to 364 days in jail with 334 days suspended, and fined $808.

Levithian Johnathon Couture, 23, Omak, guilty of third-degree DWLS. Couture received a 90-day suspended sentence and fined $818.

Salvador Dominguez Cirino, 22, Tonasket, guilty of no valid operator’s license without ID and fourth-degree as-sault. Dominguez Cirino was sentenced to 180 days in jail with 165 days sus-pended, and fined $1,058.

911 CALLS & JAIL BOOKINGSmonday, nov. 24, 2014DWLS on Havillah Rd. near

Tonasket.Disorderly conduct on Queen St.

in Okanogan.Burglary on Mary Ann Creek

Rd. near Oroville.Burglary on Hwy. 7 near Tonas-

ket.Burglary on 16th Ave. in Oro-

ville.Burglary on Elmway in Okano-

gan.Automobile theft on N. Douglas

St. in Omak.Vehicle prowl on Elderberry

Ave. in Omak.Theft on Engh Rd. in Omak.Theft on N. Main St. in Omak.Trespassing on Ironwood St. in

Oroville.Warrant arrest on Ironwood St.

in Oroville.Theft on S. Locust St. in Tonas-

ket.Warren Eugene McCrea, 26,

booked on an OCSO war-rant for failure to register as a sex offender and a DOC secretary’s warrant.

Terry Joseph Hubbard, 33, booked on a DOC secre-tary’s warrant.

Carlo Lee Perez, 31, DOC detainer.

Tuesday, nov. 25, 2014Two reports of DUI on 16th

Ave. in Oroville.Malicious mischief on John St.

in Okanogan.Domestic dispute on Airport Rd.

near Oroville.Trespassing on Rodeo Trail Rd.

near Okanogan.Malicious mischief on Oleander

St. in Omak. Snow reported in mailbox.

One-vehicle crash on Hwy. 97 near Riverside.

Down power line on Palmer Ave. near Loomis.

Trespassing on S. Main St. in Omak.

Theft on Engh Rd. in Omak.Two-vehicle crash on the Cen-

tral Ave. Bridge in Omak. No injuries reported.

Hit-and-run vehicle crash on Engh Rd. in Omak.

Theft on Ironwood St. in Oro-ville.

Drugs on Kay St. in Oroville.Thomas Andrew Hamner,

34, booked for second-degree possession of stolen property, obstruction and a Douglas County warrant for DUI.

Brandon Shea Marchand, 40, booked for possession of stolen property, obstruction and an OCSO FTA warrant for third-degree DWLS.

Joshua Doyle Jones, 39, booked for obstruction and third-degree theft.

Ruben Correa Leon, 52, booked for DUI and obstruction.

Reyes Melchoir Hinojosa, 48, booked for DUI and first-degree DWLS.

Shane Michael Heisey, 28, DOC detainer.

Keith Richard DeMonte, 53, booked for fourth-degree assault (DV).

Wednesday, nov. 26, 2014Theft on Old Riverside Hwy.

near Omak.Harassment on Hwy. 7 near

Tonasket.Two-vehicle crash on Summit

Lake Rd. near Tonasket. No injuries reported.

Threats on Lost Creek Way near Tonasket.

Malicious mischief on Oleander St. in Omak. Snow reported in mailbox.

Domestic dispute on Nichols Rd. near Omak.

One-vehicle crash on Duck Lake Rd. near Omak. No injuries reported.

Burglary on S. Birch St. in Omak.

Trespassing on Engh Rd. in Omak.

Theft on Omache Dr. in Omak.Theft on Main St. in Oroville.Theft on S. Whitcomb Ave. in

Tonasket.Justin William Nanpuya, 38,

DOC detainer.Gerardo Hernandez Aparicio,

45, booked on four counts of third-degree rape of a child and one count of commu-nication with a minor for immoral purposes.

Demetrio Paz, no middle name listed, 27, booked on a probable cause warrant for second-degree assault.

Thursday, nov. 27, 2014Trespassing on River Ave. in

Okanogan.Burglary on Hwy. 7 near Oro-

ville.Burglary on W. Broadway St. in

Conconully.Warrant arrest on Central Ave.

in Oroville.Theft on Engh Rd. in Omak.Burglary on Ninth Ave. in

Oroville.Burglary on N. Country Vue Rd.

near Omak.Custodial interference on Mill

Dr. in Tonasket.Vehicle prowl on S. Ash St. in

Omak.Warrant arrest on Riverside Dr.

in Omak.Weapons offense on S. Main St.

in Omak.Trespassing on Main St. in

Oroville.Burglary on Main St. in Omak.James Clair Chevalier, 68,

booked on two Superior Court FTA bench warrants, both for first-degree unlaw-ful possession of a firearm.

Alicia Sue Saulmon, 45, booked for residential burglary, violation of a no-contact order (DV), second-degree malicious mischief, third-degree theft and making a false statement to a public servant.

Friday, nov. 28, 2014Domestic dispute on N. Siwash

Creek Rd. near Tonasket.One-vehicle crash on Cold

Springs Rd. near Okanogan.Custodial interference on N.

Sixth Ave. in Okanogan.Theft on S. Second Ave. in

Okanogan.Warrant arrest on Brooks Tract

Rd. near Omak.

Weapons offense on Salmon Creek Rd. near Okanogan.

Found property on Aeneas Valley Rd. near Tonasket. Stereo equipment recovered.

Burglary on N. Country Vue Rd. near Omak. Firearm reported missing.

DUI on N. Second Ave. in Okanogan.

Domestic dispute on Omak River Rd. near Omak.

DUI on Hwy. 97 near Tonasket.Harassment on S. Fifth Ave. in

Okanogan.Two-vehicle crash on Engh

Rd. near Omak. No injuries reported.

Warrant arrest on Okoma Dr. in Omak.

Malicious mischief on Engh Rd. in Omak. Tire was reported slashed.

Structure fire on Homestead Trailer Court Rd. near Omak.

Burglary on Ninth Ave. in Oroville.

Burglary on 14th Ave. in Oro-ville.

Warrant arrest on Golden St. in Oroville.

Found property on Sixth Ave. in Oroville. Medical items recovered.

Robert Charlie Atkins, 23, booked for second-degree assault and resisting arrest.

Sandra Rose Moses, 27, booked on three State Patrol FTA warrants, all for second-de-gree DWLS; a State Patrol FTC warrant for DUI; and an Omak Police Department FTA warrant for third-degree DWLS.

Tiffany Marie Olson, 34, booked on three Supe-rior Court bench warrants: POCS, possession of drug paraphernalia and third-degree DWLS.

Bjarne Matthew Olson Jr., 35, booked on a State Patrol FTA warrant for DUI.

Gordon Lester Dick Jr., 40, booked on an OCSO FTA warrant for theft of motor vehicle and a DOC detainer.

Billy Joe Rosekilde, 35, booked on a DOC secretary’s war-rant for POCS.

Hannah Lyn Galloway, 27, booked for obstruction.

Alysha K.M. George, 25, booked for obstruction.

saTurday, nov. 29, 2014DWLS on Apple Way Rd. in

Okanogan.

Domestic dispute on Hwy. 20 near Okanogan.

DWLS on S. Second Ave. in Okanogan.

Custodial interference on N. Ash St. in Omak.

Domestic dispute on Sixth Ave. in Oroville.

Theft on Main St. in Oroville.Diane Susan Manchester, 59,

booked for DUI.Jorge Reyes Morales Jr., 22,

booked for POCS (with intent) and first-degree DWLS.

Richard Cordell Woodruff, 73, booked for DUI.

Manuel Cabrera Jr., no middle name listed, 25, booked for first-degree burglary, sec-ond-degree assault, second-degree robbery, interfering with reporting (DV) and third-degree theft.

sunday, nov. 30, 2014Assault on Engh Rd. near

Omak.Theft on Shumway Rd. in

Omak.Harassment on Landen Lane

near Oroville.Trespassing on N. Main St. in

Omak.Burglary on Jackson St. in

Omak.Jorge Alejandro Sausedo Ayala,

29, booked for theft of a mo-tor vehicle.

Rigoberto Maldonado, no middle name listed, 56, USBP hold.

Donald Bryce Sylvester, 28, booked for violation of a protection order.

Issaac Gonzalez Quezada, 32, USBP hold.

KEY:DUI – Driving Under the InfluenceDWLS/R – Driving While License

Suspended/RevokedPOSC – Possession of a Controlled

SubstanceMIP/C – Minor in Possession/Con-

sumptionTMVWOP – Taking a Motor Vehi-

cle without Owner’s PermissionDV – Domestic ViolenceFTA/C – Failure to Appear/Comply

(on a warrant)FTPF – Failure to Pay FineRP – Reporting PartyOCSO – Okanogan County Sheriff’s

OfficerDOC – State Department of Correc-

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

ProtectionICE – Immigration and Customs

Enforcement

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