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Photo by Terry MillsTerry Mills spotted more than 40 goats crossing US-97 between Oroville and Tonasket on Monday, Jan. 30, as well as more than a dozen geese swimming nearby.

By Gary A. DeVonManaging Editor

OROVILLE – Music Director Eric Stiles shared the numbers and types of musical instruments the Oroville School District will be receiving through a generous Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation grant during the PTO Town Hall last month.

“We are very blessed to have this miraculous gift. Mr. Holland’s Opus’ mission is to keep music in the schools and they do that through targeting schools that have a need for musical instru-ments. I was urged to apply by a lot of people,” said Stiles, who added that it was his wife who en-couraged him to apply for grants for both the high school and the elementary.

“The gift entails mostly equip-ment which we will be receiving over the next few months and there is also $1401 for repairs,” said Stiles at the Thursday, Jan. 12 PTO Town Hall. “We are hon-ored that we got everything we asked for, this is like receiving the mega-millions jackpot... this is huge.

“I’m still in shock, the lady called a week ago yesterday. There were a lot of people in-volved... people praying and send-ing out positive vibes. I had a lot of help from (Supt.) Steve Quick and both principals.”

The two schools will receive 37 instruments between them totaling $72,000. The elementary will received three trumpets, four flutes, four bell kits, three alto saxophones, one euphonium, one three-quarter tuba, four clarinets,

two tenor saxophones, three trombones and two double french horns. In addition the school will receive $351 towards the repair of musical instruments. The ju-nior/senior high school will get $1050 towards repair of musical instruments, as well as three trumpets, four flutes, one drum set, one euphonium, one baritone saxophone, four clarinets, one piccolo, one bass clarinet and one bassoon.

“It should be noted that the award was particularly miracu-lous in that the foundation did not have to award both of our schools. A separate application was required for each campus. The foundation could have denied one application and only looked at one. They chose to consider both and they made a full award to both,” said the music instruc-tor. “Even a partial award to one school is amazing, but to award both schools everything that was requested is like winning the jackpot! It’s truly remarkable, and we are truly grateful!”

Earlier in the school year Stiles sent out an “SOS” looking for donations of instruments for the elementary school and he said the response of the local community was “amazing” with many people cleaning out their closets of unused instruments and donating them to the school. The repair money will help to fix any instruments at both schools that can be repaired, according to Stiles.

“The grant is really cool, but what’s even better than the grant is that we have Mr. Stiles,” said Supt. Quick.

By Brent BakerStaff Writer

TONASKET - The Tonasket City Council voted during its Tuesday, Jan. 24, meeting to be-gin the negotiations with Bergh Funeral Service for the long-term lease of property adjacent to the Tonasket Cemetery for the purpose of building a crematory and columbarium.

The vote came after a report from Kurt Danison of the city planning department, at which he shared their recommendation that the city lease rather than purchase the property.

“The property lease would be best for the city,” Danison said. “It’s the best way to protect the community.”

The council has not yet ap-proved the construction of the crematory; rather, this creates

an initial framework that moves the process far enough along that Bergh’s can begin getting environmental and other studies underway that would be neces-sary for the project itself to be approved.

“Hopefully this is where you can address as many of the community concerns brought up (at an earlier meeting) as possible,” said Councilmember Scott Olson.

“Absolutely,” said Scott Miller of Bergh’s. “I just need to know where I need to bring my pro-posal to when it’s ready.”

“You would work with the mayor and the staff to firm up a proposal,” Danison said. “That would come to the council and at that point the council would review that and could say yes, we will lease the property for that. And (if so) at (a subsequent)

meeting you would actually have the lease agreement.”

Local RV Park owners not happy with overstayers at Chamber’s park

Claire and Edward Jeffko, owners of Riverview Mobile Home and RV Park, expressed their concerns with the long-term campers at the Tonasket Chamber’s RV park.

“I’ve got a problem, the agree-ment with the Chamber was that it was supposed to be for short term visitors only,” Claire Jeffko said. “If people want to live here, then they need to find a more permanent place. They were supposed to be sending the ‘monthlies’ to myself or to Shannon.

“The Chamber shouldn’t be competing with private enter-

prise. I’m just asking for it to be fair.”

Councilmember Jean Ramsey noted that the Chamber had been working for the previous couple of months to remove the long-term campers. Chamber President Dale Crandall had also delivered a letter that asked the long-termers to leave by the end of the month, to which he said there was no resistance.

“They know they need to revisit the RV Park policy with the city,” Ramsey said. “The agreement was for there to be exceptions for construction workers, but those are supposed to come to the city on a case-by-case basis.”

“I take your point,” Mayor Patrick Plumb added. “I would like for you to be at any meeting

By Brent BakerStaff Writer

TONASKET - NVH Board Chairwoman Helen Casey took the time to commend those involved with the hospital for making it possible to win the Chamber of Commerce’s Busi-ness of the Year award.

“I want to commend everyone for making NVH district a great place to work and great place to be,” Casey said. “It was a very nice award from the Chamber. Things are really, really great, and I just want to say thank you.... and Patti and George Hill, employees here as Grand Mar-shals ... it’s really an honor to be in that position.”

Chief Financial Officer Bomi Bharucha reported that the year-end reports weren’t quite finished yet, while patient fi-nancial services manager Jana Symonds said that CPSI - which provides health care IT - had spent three days on site conduct-ing its analysis.

“We learned lots of things, and have lots of things to implement,”

Symonds said. “We absolutely drained every last ounce of brain cells ... we’re glad that they were leaving, but it was really fun to have them here and we have a lot of things to do.”

The board also approved the disposition of surplus equip-ment.

In addition, it was decided a letter should be drafted to the board of the Wenatchee hospitals to ask that long-term care pa-tients from the North Okanogan area be placed in the NVH Long-Term care facility, rather than in the Wenatchee area, where they are more likely to be separated from their families and local sup-port system.

Finally, the board recognized the efforts of several of its em-ployees who went over and above the call of duty, including Larry Stucks and James Monroe, who escorted home two patients on foot through the Jan. 24 snow-storm.

The board of commissioners next meets on Thursday, Feb. 9, at 7 p.m. in the district board room.

By Gary A. DeVonManaging Editor

EAST WENATCEE - An Oroville man sought in numer-ous burglary and theft charges in Oroville and Tonasket, includ-ing a theft at the Okanogan Ea-gles is being held in the Chelan County Jail.

Kyle A. Snyder, 20, was ar-rested in East Wenatchee over the weekend, according to Sher-iff Frank Rogers, who said it was unknown as to why, but it

could be in connection with an Okanogan County arrest war-rant.

“For the last month law en-forcement has been looking for Snyder. It is believed Snyder has been involved in burglaries in the Oroville and Tonasket area, at the Eagles in Okanogan and at various residence’s around the county. On Jan. 29, 2012, deputies recovered more stolen prop-erty at a residence in Okanogan which had been stolen from a residence in Crumbacher last month,” said Sheriff Rogers in a recent press release.

Snyder was arrested in mid-November 2011 with two other suspects for several thefts and burglaries in North Okanogan County, including a theft at the Free Methodist Church near Tonasket. In the church burglary two large flat screen televisions, speakers, electronic equipment, guitars, overhead projectors, computers, an air compressor and several other items valued at over $7000 were taken.

At the time of that arrest Snyder and Kurtis C. Bishop, 24, Omak/Tonasket, were lo-cated hiding in a closet at the Rocky River HUD site outside of Omak.

Snyder, who was out of jail on

$15,000 bail, became a suspect in the theft of over $5000 in cash from the Okanogan Eagles on Dec. 30 of last year. While suspects in an unrelated inci-dent were getting themselves “caught on camera” stealing the same-said surveillance camera, other burglars were stealing cash from the Okanogan Eagles -- within hours of the crimes being reported several suspects were under arrest and authori-ties were seeking Snyder in the Eagles burglary.

On Dec. 30 a burglary was reported at a residence outside of Twisp where the owner of the residence had recently died. Deputy Laura Wright responded to the scene and learned the suspects went to the residence and stole several surveillance cameras from the residence and possibly other items.

“The problems for the sus-pects were…. 1.) the surveillance cameras were on and 2.) Deputy Wright and the complainants in the case all recognized the suspects,” said Sheriff Rogers at the time.

At the same time Deputies Tim Newton and Terry Shrable were dispatched to a burglary complaint at the Okanogan Eagles in Okanogan. The investi-

gation showed that suspects had broken into the Eagles overnight and had stolen between $5000 and $6000 cash.

Deputy Wright had advised the other deputies on shift that she was looking for two sus-pects for the burglary in Twisp. Shrable, who was en-route to the burglary at the Eagles in Okanogan, spotted the camera theft suspects in a vehicle as they drove past him. Shrable was able to turn around and stop them. At the stop the two were arrested and taken into custody for the burglary at the Twisp residence.

During the investigation it was learned that Michael A. McClure, 34, Omak, and Snyder had showed up at the suspected camera thieves’ residence in Omak with a large amount of cash asking if they could get some methamphetamine from them, said Sheriff Rogers at that time.

“Snyder has told several peo-ple that since he is out of jail and it’s going to be a new year, he is going to continue to burglarize and steal as much as he can until he is caught,” said Rogers, in an earlier press release asking the community’s help in locate Snyder.

Bunch of Bighorns

Suspect sought in connection with several burglaries arrested in East Wenatchee

OCSO photoKyle A. Snyder

Hospital board enjoys Business of the Year award

Oroville Schools learn what instruments they’ll receive from Mr. Holland’s Opus grant

Photo by Gary A. DeVonOroville School Music Director Eric Stiles (far right) accompanies the OHS pep band during the Oroville Hornet Basketball game last Thursday night.

Tonasket, Berghs Funeral Service to move forward with crematory negotiations

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For cattle-ranchers, conserva-tionists and workers at the Wash-ington Department of Fish and

Wildlife, wo lve s are more than just a distant howl on a clear night.

Wolves constitute a conten-tious, multifaceted issue that members of the state Fish and Wildlife Commission hope to adequately address in their re-cently adopted wolf conservation and management plan.

“The plan recognizes a lot of complexities in wildlife manage-ment,” said Miranda Wecker, chairwoman of the commission.

The plan, which has been in the works since 2007, was unanimously adopted by the nine members of the commission Dec. 3 and aims to strike a balance between satisfying rigorous state and federal requirements for wolf recovery, providing ranchers the ability to protect themselves and their livestock from attacks, and control-ling un-g u l a t e - mostly deer and elk - pre-d at i o n , accord-i n g t o Wecker.

“ W e h a d t o take all of that into account,” said Wecker. “It might make people feel that the process is too cumbersome, but I can tell you that the commission is signaling to the agency (Dept. of Fish and Wildlife) that we want assertive-ness on this particular issue. We don’t want hesitation, we want the agency to aggressively assert its authority.”

According to the plan, gray wolves would be considered “re-covered” when there are at least 15 breeding pairs throughout the state, which amounts to about 300 or 400 wolves, said Wecker. There are currently 27 wolves and three successful breeding

pairs, according to the WDFW’s annual year-end survey.

Gray wolves have been listed as a protected species since they were first classified as endan-gered with the passage of the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) in 1973, which made it ille-gal to hunt, possess, maliciously harass or kill a wolf. They were given the same designation by Washington state law in 1980.

Wolves reached biological recovery levels throughout the Rocky Mountain region in 2002 and were slated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for delisting at that time, according to the Rocky Mountain Wolf Recovery 2002 Annual Report. However, Wecker said that litiga-t i o n p e r -taining to the ESA re-quirement that any de-cision to del-ist a species is scientifi-cally sound and will not result in it becoming listed again, nullified repeated attempts by the USFWS to delist.

In 2011, Congress stepped in on behalf of the USFWS and wrote language into its appropriations bill that delisted wolves in the Wyoming, Idaho, Montana and the eastern thirds of Washington and Oregon.

The repeated losses in court have forced the commission to be airtight with regard to its wolf management plan’s adherence to state and federal law.

“The potential for litigation has always got to be kept in mind,” said Wecker, who doubles as commission spokesperson. “It just means that our process has to be squeaky clean and has to comply with all the procedural rules, but we also have to have a good scientific basis because the law requires us to base these decisions on science.”

The listing of wolves as en-dangered has stirred up conflict between cattle-ranchers who want them immediately delisted due to fears about potential ef-fects the predator might have on their livelihoods and the officials who must obey the bureaucratic rules that make it nearly impos-sible to delist a species, said Jim Detro, Okanogan County com-missioner.

There has been substantial scientific research detailing

t h e p o s i -tive effect of wolves in mitigating unchecked elk popu-l a t i o n s that were damaging v e g e t a -tion at Yel-l o w s t o n e National Park. A 1994 study by USFWS found that wolves feasted on the weakest members of a herd, thinning it out while strengthening it by ensuring only the survivors procreated.

Sen. Bob Morton (R-Kettle Falls), who has proposed S.J.M. 8002, a joint memorial asking the federal government for support in removing wolves from the endangered species list, isn’t con-vinced that those same benefits will translate to Washington.

“What’s the importance [of wolves]? I don’t know of anything that they’re important for,” said the senator. “They’re predators that are destructive.”

Wecker acknowledged Mor-ton’s conclusion, saying the com-mission’s research staff has ad-mitted that there’s no guarantee wolves would have the same sort of beneficial effects on wildlife di-versity seen in Yellowstone once they reach recovery levels.

She also said that it’s possible growth estimates for wolves are too conservative and that the predator could reproduce much more rapidly than anticipated.

There have been no confirmed wolf attacks on livestock in the state since 2008 when the first breeding pack of wolves was fully documented in Okanogan County for the first time since the 1930s, said Dennis Beich, Department of Fish and Wildlife director of the North Central Re-gion. Washington currently has five confirmed packs, all ranging in the central and eastern parts of the state.

Jay Kehne, an Omak resident and recent appointee to the Fish and Wildlife Commission whose day-job is working as the Okanogan County Outreach associate for environmentalist group Conservation Northwest, said there’s anecdotal evidence of wolf attacks, but no hard data.

“I worked with a rancher over by Colville and he said he had fewer animals come home than normal. But, was it wolves? No-body knows. If you can’t prove it, you can’t get compensated [for

an attack],” said Kehne.Without a means to take pre-

emptive measures against wolves and with no way to prove that wolves were the cause of live-stock losses, ranchers are wor-ried that their businesses would be put in jeopardy if wolves pro-liferate faster than predicted.

“I hate what my government, using the wolf as a tool, is doing to our county to incrementally destroy the custom-culture and economic stability of not only rural Okanogan County, but rural Eastern Washington,” said De-tro, who had a petition to imme-diately remove wolves from the endangered list in Washington denied by the Fish and Wildlife Commission at the beginning of January.

“Wolves were eradicated in America 100 years ago for a reason,” said Detro. “They’re a serious problem, wherever they are.”

Detro said that, though the wolf management plan allows for non-lethal means of preemptive control, historically those have not been successful.

He is also concerned that the depart-ment will not have the money nec-essary to reimburse r a n c h e r s f o r l o s t cattle.

We c ke r said that t h e c o m -mission is sympathetic to the budget constraints and has made it clear to the legislature that the department is “willing to see some things we like to go by the wayside in order to fund” the wolf management project properly.

“We place a huge importance on the wolf issue because we know that if wolves have greater impacts than we expect faster than we expect, then we’re going to be in a huge set of monumental problems,” assured Wecker. “We don’t want the department to fall on its face on this one. This is one of overriding importance because we know what’s at stake in terms of livestock conflicts; we know what’s at stake in terms of ungulate conflicts. The agency’s reputation is at stake. People are going to be watching this like hawks. We want to make sure we do everything we can to direct the attention of the agency on this because it’s going to be hard.”

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Neighborhood asks for parking “roundtable”

Discussion regarding the ordinance prohibiting parking on city streets between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. continued, this time with Lisa Andrews of the South Tonasket Ave. neighborhood addressing the concerns of those who don’t have access to driveways or other alternate parking.

Previously, the council had asked for the neighborhood to submit a written proposal to the council on how to provide park-ing for those residents without other places to park while still allowing snow removal and street cleaning to take place during those hours.

Andrews said she didn’t want the neighborhood to come up with a proposal that couldn’t be implemented due to ignorance of other ordinances or laws that it could conflict with.

I would have brought a pro-posal but I figured I can work on proposals all day long, but without the input of (law) en-forcement and Bill (Pilkinton), it’s just going to get picked apart,” she said. “I was hop-ing to be able to find a way to work together to come up with a proposal.”

“I don’t want you to create a proposal for me,” Andrews said. “I want to work with

(law) enforcement, I want to work with Bill and work on a solution. I don’t want to have to park four blocks away when I own a house which I pay taxes on. I’ve lived there since ‘05... I’m asking you to work with me and work with homeowners to come up with something.”

“Bill is very willing to work with homeowners,” Olson said. “It’s just a matter of setting up a meeting time. I would ask Mr. Pilkinton and Mr. Burks if we can have half an hour of their time and have them tell you some possibilities, then please bring something to us written up and we can go from there.”

And it’s not just the local ordinance...

Later in the meeting, the coun-cil discussed feedback from the community on the recent en-forcement of parking ordinances, including a state law prohibiting parking on the “wrong” side of the street, facing traffic.

“I want to be clear,” said Mayor Plumb. “It’s called ‘law enforce-ment.’ If it exists on the books, let’s do something about it and enforce it. If it needs to be removed, then we need to work with the state to fix it. If we need to fix the laws, that’s the council’s job. These are the people we elected ...

“I acknowledge that people are upset, but these are laws. I’m not going to ask law enforcement to (enforce) one and not the other. And if we need to fix them, that’s why we’re here.”

“We just need to accept the

complaints,” said Councilmember Jill Vugteveen. “The council and maybe just me, because I’ve been pushing for this for a long time… we have rules on the books that have not been enforced for a long time. It’s happening now, and now we’re getting pushed back. It’s go-ing to happen for awhile, because this is a change. If people are go-ing to blame the council because we’re asking law enforcement to do that, then we’re going to have to accept that there are going to be some people calling, and they’re not going to be happy.”

Officer Audra Fuller, working in Tonasket since last fall, said she has received some of that “push-back.”

“I’ve only given a few tickets, but I have people saying I’m ha-rassing them,” she said. “I’m OK with that; I just need to know I’m going to be backed up.”

“I appreciate what you’re do-ing‚“ Plumb said. “You’re getting full support from me. I support your department and the things you guys are doing. Complaints can be directed at me.”

Not all of the feedback has been negative.

“I’ve heard nothing but positive responses,” said Claire Jeffko, in attendance to discuss the RV Park issue. “It’s been more like, ‘It’s about time!’”

Other council actionsAfter reviewing three options

for improving the pedestrian crossing at Whitcomb and Sec-ond (for safer access to hospital parking), the council approved an option that includes rect-

angular flashing beacons with no overhead pole at the cost of $60,000. In addition to being the least expensive of the three options, it is also solar-powered and features a push button to manually activate a timed cross-ing period.

The council also approved:- turning over obsolete com-

puter and copier equipment to Green Okanogan for recyling;

- changing internal fund num-bers for clarity and bookkeeping purposes;

- an interfund loan, allowing the water project to borrow $150,000 from the sewer fund. This will allow Varela and As-sociates to do the planning for both projects at the same time, rather than having to wait for Rural Development monies be-fore starting the water project planning. Not doing so could have required as much as $2 million in interim financing that likely could not have been procured;

- approved Varela and Associ-ates to proceed with the water project design, contingent on legal and Rural Development approval;

- created separate water and sewer project funds;

- continued its agreement with Highland Associates for city planning (10 hours per week);

- and $21,047 (most of it from the Washington Airport Aid Program) for the engineering portion of the $150,000 airport project (runway crack repair, slurry and line repainting).

The city council’s next regular meeting will be Tuesday, Feb. 14, in the council chambers at city hall.

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COUNCIL: Next regular council meeting Tuesday, Feb. 14

Groundhog Dinner this SaturdayBy Brent BakerStaff Writer

TONASKET - Tonasket School District superintendent Paul Turner paid a visit to the Tonasket Chamber of Commerce’s regular meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 24, to explain the details of the Feb. 14 levy replacement election, for which most residents have already received their ballots.

Turner’s presentation was one of several given to area groups over the past couple of weeks.

Turner explained how the dis-trict’s approach to teaching is in the process of changing, how the schools are evaluating student performance, and how school funding affects that.

“The main overarching picture that I would want you to see is that the idea of teaching has been, ‘I taught ‘em, they didn’t get it, oh well, we’ll move on,” Turner said. “The concept has shifted over the last few years to, ‘Did they learn it?’ We’ve been working very hard to change that dynamic of the school. This year we’ve really implemented the as-sessments that we’re using with our kids.

“We’ve got assessments in place to evaluate kids in each classroom to evaluate whether they ‘got it’ or not... Where be-fore it was, they got an A, B, C, D ... now we specifically target the concept that individual kids didn’t get, and work with them to help them keep up with the rest of the kids.

“The biggest thing the teach-ers are having to do is know how to effectively use these assess-ments, and what we struggle with is the time that it takes to do that. That’s what we’re wrestling with.”

Turner said that the $1.15 mil-lion levy will be targeted to meet specific expenses. The four gen-eral expenditure areas include building and grounds mainte-nance ($337,000), curriculum and technology expenses ($335,000), special programs and staffing (such as paraprofessionals, se-nior projects, extended contracts for librarians and counselors - $227,000) and co-curricular ac-tivities ($225,000).

At current property valuations

the levy will cost $2.57 per $1000 of assessed valuation, up from $2.21. Other area districts that receive LEA funding are pay-ing between $2.77 (Pateros) and $3.61 (Omak) per $1000. The $2.57 figure is an increase of 35 cents over last year, but down 10 cents from 2009.

“We feel strongly that this is where the money will be spent,” Turner said. “We won’t be shift-ing this around to cover other expenses.”

Uncertainty as to the the level of state Levy Equalization Act funding (intended to bolster the fortunes of rural school districts) has complicated the district’s efforts to paint a clear financial picture beyond what the levy would cover.

“The (state) Supreme Court de-termined after a lawsuit that the schools need to be fully funded, and that they’re not. That could affect things,” Turner said. “If the legislature fulfills that, then great, but we won’t know until the (legislative) session ends where we’ll stand.”

On the positive side, Turner noted that the building bonds will be paid off within two years, and that the facility is still in overall good condition.

“It’s still a fantastic facility, really the pride of the commu-nity,” Turner said. “We do need to maintain it though. We don’t want to wait until the roofs are leaking like happened with the old buildings.”

As for the regular meeting...Chamber president Dale Cran-

dall said that the long-term tenant issue at the RV park was closer to being resolved after he delivered a letter to the tenants asking them to vacate by the end of Janu-ary. He noted that the overarch-ing issue of long-term tenancy still needs to be addressed with the city, as well as the need for a new park manager.

Treasurer Bill Nelson reported that the annual fundraising din-ner netted $2,210 and also re-ceived $800 from the city in hotel/motel funds.

Dave Kester said that the TVBRC board is looking for more board members, and Herb Wan-dler reminded everyone of the 27th annual Kiwanis Groundhog dinner this Saturday, Feb. 4, at 5 p.m. at the Tonasket High School commons.

Clyde Andrews agrees to take presidencyBy Gary A. DeVonManaging Editor

OROVILLE – Clyde Andrews, who manages the Camaray Motel with his wife Sandy, has agreed to serve as the interim president of the Oroville Cham-ber of Commerce.

Since no one came forward or was nominated at the nominat-ing meeting in November 2011, the position has gone unfilled, with the exception of Gary DeVon, the 2011/2012 president

agreeing to serve until a new president was found. Andrews agreed to take the position on an interim basis, but may make the job permanent for 2012 de-pending on he and his wife’s fu-ture plans. The chamber board of directors will meet with Andrews today at Expressions Espresso at 1 p.m. to make the selection official. DeVon will move to the Past President’s position on the board.

This month the regular mem-bership meeting of the Oroville Chamber will be Thursday, Feb. 9 at 1 p.m. at the Shop Tavern. Members and non-members (21-years-old and over) are encouraged to attend

to learn more about the organi-zation and to work on ways of bringing more business to the Oroville area.

Pam Leslie, with Oroville’s Carbon Cycle Crush, was the guest speaker at the last cham-ber meeting which was held at FB’s Family Diner on Jan. 12. Leslie, the facilities manager, said the company ran into dif-ficulties bringing canola seed across the border and instead is looking to growers in Wash-ington State and elsewhere in the U.S. to get their seed. CCC is crushing the seed and turn-ing it into oil for lubricants and meal for cattle feed. Although much of the seed out there is

Genetically Modified, about 20 percent of the seed avail-able for planting is not. She said that she was encouraging local farmers to grow the non-modified seeds, even though the oil and meal being pro-duced at CCC is not for human consumption.

Leslie also volunteered Car-bon Cycle Crush, 224 as the hosts of the next Business After Hours event. The event will be held at the CCC office at 224 Appleway Ave. starting at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 16. Chamber members and non-members alike are encouraged to come join in the conversation at this informal get together.

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Both Oroville and Tonasket School Districts are going before the voters asking them to re-place the two-year Maintenance and Operations Levies that are running out this year. The new two-year M&Os, which will be collected in the years 2013 and 2014, are necessary to continue to provide our school kids with an education they can use to go on to find jobs, pursue higher education opportunities and to better the communities in which they live. An excellent education prepares our students to be good citizens and to become produc-tive members of society.

Bearing in mind the state of the economy, our school boards

did not ask for major increases in local funding, but merely to continue the support for our school districts that we have been so willing to give in the past. This is especially hard when the state has continuously cut back on basic education funding and in Tonasket’s case, cutting Levy Equalization funds -- but it is necessary.

Our children deserve the best education we can give them and the same opportunities that other children in the state and nation enjoy. Things like advances in technology have helped to close the gaps between rural and sub-urban schools and Tonasket and Oroville are striving to give their students a fighting chance to go on to college or vocational schools and to successfully enter a changing job market.

Unfortunately the state has shirked its primary constitutional duty and has passed more and more of the cost of basic educa-tion off to the districts. Tonasket and Oroville have cut their bud-gets to the bone and there’s little

more left to trim. The levy helps to keep in place programs that our kids need, it buys new tech-nology and textbooks and it also allows the districts to maintain their buildings so that the stu-dents and their taxpaying sup-porters get the most out of them before they need to be remodeled or replaced. Levies also pay for extracurriculars like sports and Knowledge Bowl that help to make sure our kids grow up to be well-rounded individuals.

By passing the M&O Levy we get to exercise our local control, a control we don’t enjoy at the state or federal level. We have local school boards with people we know, people we have elected sitting on them. They, with in-put from the public and staff, decide where our levy money is best spent -- not Olympia or Washington, D.C. Without much trouble we can attend school board meetings and make our needs heard and be actually listened to -- That’s not so easy when dealing with the state or federal governments.

When we were in school our parents and grandparents, neigh-bors and others supported our

public education, now it’s time to give back by supporting the cur-rent generation. Vote yes for our

North County schools and make sure your ballot is postmarked by Tuesday, Feb. 14.

Ballots are out, time to vote for our kids

75 Years Ago, January, 1937

The first heavy snow of the win-ter arrives the first of the week. Re-cords show total precipitations for 1936 to be 9.77 inches as compared to the 8.27 inches received during 1935. Is the drought over?

National Forest land increased by 2,668,869 acres during the past year, plus some 3,000,000 acres in Alaska that are not yet in the national forest.

Advertisers included: (mostly provided to the newspapers in matt form from which lead cast-ings were made for the press) Dress patterns, usually three dif-ferent ones each week, available by mail for .$15 each.

American Rand Corporation, which has been running the Wan-nacut mill for two months this year, has 26 on the payroll and will run all winter.

There will be a meeting of the Oroville Telephone Company at the Town Hall on January 9, 1937.

New, good houses are needed to keep up with the growing town. It seems definitely assured that things are on the upswing toward

better, more modern homesSome of the local advertising

shows the following: Economy Motors & Transfer for all of your freight needs; Dr. A.S. Watrous, Dentist; Adams Machine Shop; R. R. Kerkow and E. E. Efner, M.D.; Ike‚Äôs Grocery, syrup, 1 gallon, $.31; toilet tissue, 5 rolls, $.24; cof-fee, 3 pounds, $.87 and 4 1/2 pounds of buckwheat flour, $.29 and from Ben Prince’s Store, 2 pound jar peanut butter, $.28; oranges, $.10 per dozen; suede shoes, $.98. The bottom of the ad states ‚ÄúWE BUY FURS:, Barmon‚Äôs Mercan-tile, any hat $.69.

50 Years Ago, January 11, 1962:

The Oroville Chamber of Com-merce Banquet drew a full house at the installation of officers for the coming year. The officers were, H. Ben Holden, President; Gil Turner, Vice President; Bernice Marchant, Secretary-Treasurer; with Archie Shirley, Stafford Lewis, Tom Dull, Wayne Callison and Cleland Emry, directors.

This Thursday evening will see skiers of the area out in force to take advantage of night skiing at

SitzMark Ski area near Havillah. This is the first year for lights at the ski area.

Grant Rainsberry, Commander of the American Legion, presented a new 8 x 12 ft. 50-star flag to Oroville High School’s Student Body President, Tom Buckmiller.

Eleven inches of snow fell Sat-urday night and early Sunday morning in the Chesaw-Knob Hill country.

Real Estate ads show 23 acres of orchard with a large home, good location, full line of machinery for $25,000 down and total price of $60,000.

In the Food Line: Cascade Mar-ket- 10½ ounce Tomato soup, $.10; non-fat milk, 14 quart size, $.89; Prince’s IGA-clam chowder, 15 ounce, 4 for $.89.

25 Years Ago, January 16, 1986:

For the time being, Mrs. LaRee Felt will keep her newly acquired position with the Oroville-Tonas-ket Irrigation District Board of Directors, despite an element of opposition to her being elected. She won with 366 votes by a nar-row margin against incumbent Stan Nelson with 334 and Ken

Balmes with 55.The Tonasket Tiger boys varsity

had an important win over the Oroville Hornets Friday night by swatting them by a final score of 71-61. The Oroville Hornets won over the Cascade Kodiaks with a last few seconds play with a final score of 44-42.

Real Estate: 1.27 acre, level, few apple trees, irrigation water, on the county road frontage, $24,000.00.

January 23, 1986: Dr. Stuart Holmes can do 10 minutes of stand-up comedy, do a little jig, laugh, cry and appear grandfatherly all in a period of two hours. He and his wife Edith, were honored for their 37½ years of commitment to the North Okanogan County. At 71, and his arm in a sling, he entertained the group with is rendition of “The Mouse That Got Away”.

Halley’s Comet’s last ap-pearance appeared in 1910 and it must have been a sight. That year it passed closer to the earth and was perfectly visible with the naked eye. Several local seniors recalled watching that show. Three of those interviewed are from Oroville, Harry Shelling, 86 was 11; Nellie Raritan, 89 was 13; Lloyd Emry, 87, was 11 and the three from Tonasket were; Ted German,

98 was 23; Agnes Frantic, 97 was 11 and Dudley Bullock, 89 was 13.

The comet will be visible again in March.

Only Paul speaks of Constitutional limits

Dear Editor,I would have to agree with

John Connot, that there is a slim chance that Ron Paul will get the nomination for president from the Republican Party. He is still the elephant in the room that no one wants to acknowledge, and this comes mostly from neo-cons who were talking about the need to return to the Constitution only a few months ago. But it seems now that Ron Paul’s main topic is the Constitution and the answers it offers, there is an absence of support from that quarter of the party.

Supporting underdogs in a contest that is so crucial for the future of this nation comes easy for me. After listening to the State of the Union speech last week I came to the conclusion that all Obama was demanding was a little more power and a lot more money, if he just had those two things he could fix our troubles, and it is at this point that Ron Paul differs from the

Santorum, Obama, Gingrich, and Romney gang. None of these guys speak of the limit the Con-stitution places on government, so with the election of any one of those we can expect more of the top down government we have now. Ron Paul wants to free us from this totalitarian attitude that has over taken our government.

Holding our noses as we vote is going to take on a whole new meaning for the supporters of the Obama regime and people may need help with their con-sciences in this area, which I’m sure there is some technological application for that problem.

But then again if he can’t stop producing fraudulent birth records he may be looking at another line of work come No-vember… maybe breaking rocks under the supervision of men with guns.

Steve LorzTonasket

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We have a mailbox by the laun-dromat and a couple weeks ago someone plowed it, we would like to give a big thanks to whoever did it, thanks so much!

Very thankful,Scott and Sarah Nelson

Economics and Wisdom

Dear Editor,Today a majority of econo-

mists and politicians say that the Great Recession officially ended in 2009. However, we are now starting to feel the negative aspects of trillions of dollars in budget cuts at the national, state and local levels that affect most of the middle class and poor citi-zens of this nation. The number of long-term unemployed Ameri-cans, partly defined as those who have been out of work so long that they have simply stopped looking for employment, is still expanding. There are many oth-ers examples, but to summarize, the Great Recession did not end in 2009, but rather is still ongoing today, and with improvement hard to visualize.

What is not being said, per-haps intentionally, is that the positive and long-term health of our economy is directly con-nected to any meaningful social or political advancement that has or has not been initiated and embraced by the general popu-lace of our great country.

As a society it can almost be said that the various levels of our federal and state governments have fallen into the dark ages, something not seen since the Great Plague in Europe many centuries ago. The apparent absence of visible leaders in the three civilian branches (Judi-cial, Legislative and Executive) of government compound this descent.

Regardless, each of us must try to find an internal source of inspiration while being receptive to the possibility of an individual that is well-versed in Wisdom (as Abraham Lincoln was) will some day appear and rise above the petty dysfunctions of govern-mental entities and emphasize the visionary character traits of inspiration, common sense, high moral standards and a lifetime of intellectual learning.

Ray GattavaraAuburn, Wash.

At a time when America’s economy is still fragile, job cre-ation is stagnant, and energy prices are rising, we should be looking at every opportunity to put Americans back to work and increase domestic energy production. America’s hydro-power industry is ready to meet this challenge.

As Eastern Washington’s voice in Congress, I know that hydropower helped build the Pacific Northwest. Decades ago, they turned what was once a desert into one of the most productive agricultural regions in the country. In addi-tion to providing flood control and transportation, dams also provide the affordable, renew-able energy that helped give birth to Boeing and Kaiser Aluminum and then turned them into global leaders in specialized manufacturing. Now the dams are powering hi-tech data centers in Eastern Washington such as the Titan complex in Moses Lake and the

Yahoo, Intuit, and Microsoft data centers in Quincy.

And yet, despite its numer-ous advantages, hydropower remains vastly underutilized. While hydro meets 72 percent of Washington State’s total electricity needs, nationwide that number is only 7 percent. Furthermore, according to the National Hydropower Asso-ciation, simply increasing the capacity at existing dams could create 700,000 new jobs. Again, that’s without building a single new dam.

As the founder of the Con-gressional Hydropower Caucus, I’ve been working to spread the great news about hydropower.

And I’m excited to announce a new bipartisan bill with Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) to ex-pand domestic hydropower production. Our bill, H.R. 3680, the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act, would facilitate the development of hydropower and conduit projects through several common-sense reforms: First, we would exempt small hydropower and conduit proj-ects (those generating under 5 megawatts of electricity) from the regulatory process completely. Next, we would give the Federal Energy Regu-latory Commission (FERC) the option to exempt hydro and conduit projects generating

between 5-40 megawatts from the permitting process. Too often, hydropower and conduit projects get caught up in the permitting process, harming the irrigation districts which rely upon them. By expediting the permitting process in a way that establishes parity between the public and private sectors and between federal and non-federal agencies, we can un-leash the enormous potential of American hydropower, greatly benefiting irrigation districts throughout the nation.

Rep. DeGette and I are going to push hard on this legislation because it will create jobs and ensure America’s competitive

advantage in the energy sector. Hydropower has the capacity to meet our nation’s growing energy needs, reduce our dan-gerous dependence on foreign oil, bolster irrigation,and put Americans back to work.

It’s time to say “yes” to Amer-ican hydropower. And that’s precisely what our bill does. I look forward to working with America’s irrigation districts to get the bill passed through Congress and signed into law.

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rod-gers (R-WA) is a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and founder of the Congressional Hydropower Caucus.

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Where was I last week? Well, I was right here at home, with my article written and it was in the computer when the machine decided to freeze up and we couldn’t get it out. After a lot of work on Jason’s part, with pieces scattered all over the office, it

was determined it was the moni-tor and we have a temporary one now and hopefully all goes well, until we get a new one. Comput-ers are a wonderful invention but they can be very annoying, sometimes.

The weather the past week has been changing from very nice, warm sunshine, melting some of the snow that escaped the plows to freezing those little bits that melted and making it very dangerous. So far I have not heard of any bad falls.

Bev Lee had her hip replace-ment and she should be home by the time this is printed, with

a son here to lend a helping hand.

Edith Holmes has been trans-ferred from Brewster hospital to Tonasket, where she will recover and do therapy after her bone breakage. Of course, she has other ideas and would prefer to be at home, so maybe a visit with a word of cheer would be in order for her.

Rumors are that “something” is happening with the Peerless. Time will tell us about that soon, it seems. We do need a restaurant with full menu, but another Mexican place? That is a rumor.

And, I have no further infor-mation about the Molson Inn.

The street guys and their equipment make fast work of the snow in mid downtown but sometimes they have to hunt for places to pile it.

Several have asked about ser-vices for Warren Brazle...to be announced at a later date.

Thanks Gai Wisdom for the kind words in your “Letter to the Editor” and as for the print-ing being “out-sourcing” to Penticton, the Gazette had been printed in Penticton for the past twenty five years or so up until the time it was sold to Prairie

Media. The Sound publishing owns that business too, so it only makes sense to print their own paper, instead of going to Chelan.

It is great fun going through the old newspapers finding items for the “News from the Past” and a lot of time can be wasted seeing what happened in 1936-37 etc. I’ve heard good comments about folks liking to see that column back instead of so much fishing stuff in Lake Chelan.

More than eighty quail were scurrying up 21 Street, one day last week. I don’t know where they go, but they do it every

day, and then back to Joe Shaws where they surely get fed and repeat the procedure the next day.

It is good to have Bob Hirst up and able to put on an apron and cook a chicken dinner, as he did last Sunday at the United Methodist Church. And Con-gratulations to he and Margaret as they have just celebrated their 51 Wedding Anniversary.

We have learned of the death of Elsie (Thornton) sister of Delores Hogue, but don’t have particulars further.

Enjoy Life Now! It does have an expiration date!

Submitted by Glenna Hauenstein

At the beginning of Janu-ary the eight applicants for Continuing Education Schol-arships were awarded $500 each to help with the winter quarter expenses. The stu-dents who were recipients are: Mariah Brown (OHS class of 2010), the U of W; Justin Larson-Miller (2009) Gon-zaga; Kelsey Smith (2008) EWU; Maya Fulmer (2008) Western Wash. U.; Brandon Funston (2010) Big Bend Com-munity College; Mary March-and (1997) Wenatchee Valley College-North; Ashley Oakes (2008) Portland Community

College; Nicole Funston (2009) Wenatchee Valley College-North.

Three of the awards were financed by generous dona-tions from Kinross Gold Corp. Another was possible through the monthly payroll deduction by a teacher. Most of the funds came from the annual spring silent auction/variety show and the Christmas basket drawings. The lucky winner of the Christmas basket was Rene Beuchat and the gift bag was won by Cindy Cole.

It is time again to be plan-ning for this year’s silent auction/variety show, which is scheduled for Thursday, March 15. The PHS music

department and elementary school children usually pro-vide most of the talent. How-ever, it is open to adults and other children too. If you have a talent that you would like to share with the community, please contact Eric Stiles via e-mail stile@chopaka.wednet.edu or phone 476-3612. Appli-cation forms will be available at both schools and several local businesses. The selection committee will be having audi-tions Feb. 28 through March 1 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the high school music room.

If you have items to donate for the auction please contact Glenna Hauenstein at 476-2416.

Submitted by Dolly Engelbretson

Watch for the icy spots! I hear another storm is head-ing this way so be prepared.

Steve Quick, Superinten-dent of Schools will be here on Jan. 31 to talk about the levy on which we will vote Feb. 14. That is Valentine’s Day, so make it a good one.

Our lineup of speakers for

February include: Joy Law-son, speaking on the: Ceme-tery as a followup for Bergh’s Funeral Discussion. On Feb. 14, Daralyn Hollenbeck will be talking to us about the Blue Star Program, and on Feb. 28 Arnie Marchand will get us up to date on the Car-bon Cycle Crush program.

I u n d e r st a n d t h at E d Gooldy has transferred to Spokane. He will be missed

around here and the Molson Grange.

Pinochle News: Evelyn Dull won the Door Prize; Beverly Storm had the most Pinochles and Mary Lou Bar-nett and Lenard Paulsen tied for High Scores. Boots Emry ended up with 1500 Trump again. It has been some time but she did win it several months ago.

More next time.

Submitted by Marianne Knight

There were 40 Pinochle play-ers on Jan. 23, which means there were 10 tables full for the night. They all really like to play. The low players were Cleta Adams and Tyler Field. The high players were Rae Morris and Larry Smith. Judy Bunch walked away with the Traveling score.

A reminder, today is, or was

the Ladies Auxiliary monthly meeting. The Ladies finished the raffle baskets for the pancake feeds that will be starting the end of February.

The next Grange meeting will be held on Feb. 9 at 7 p.m. in the Grange Hall

The Ice Fishing Festival will be held on Feb. 18 starting at 8 a.m. with a pancake feed. Tell your friends and relatives to come for this special weekend.

The first regular pancake feed will be on Feb. 26 from 11a.m. to 2 p.m. We feature ham, eggs, hashbrowns, buckwheat and buttermilk pancakes, optional salsa and apple sauce. A great meal.

Happy Birthday wishes go out to Blanche Gregg.

Get Well wishes this week are for Vivian Emry and again for Nita Myrick.

Until next week.

Submitted

The Oroville Auxiliary would like to thank all of the busi-nesses and people of the com-munity for the great donations to our auction and dinner for the funeral costs for Justin Gemmell. The family greatly appreciated all of the support.

Shondra would like to thank all of the volunteers for the help of putting the dinner and auction together. It was a great turn out.

The Auxiliary will be having a Sweetheart Dinner on Feb. 11 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.. The menu will be Prime Rib, baked potato, salad, garlic bread,

and a dessert. You can buy tickets at the bar now for $12 a plate or at the door on Feb. 11. Music by North Half to follow the dinner.

Auxiliary meetings are the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month. Please come and be heard. We are people help-ing people.

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By Gary A. DeVon

OKANOGAN - The Paths and Trails Committee has developed a draft Recreation Plan that evaluates existing recreation opportunities, reviews public opinion regarding parks and recreation and proposes a six-year action plan and other related items that the county wishes to pursue.

The draft Recreation Plan is available online to review at the website: www.okanogancounty.org/planning.

“If you are interested in re-

viewing or submitting com-ments regarding the draft Rec-reation Plan, please send written comments to the address listed below by Feb. 24, 2012,” said Ted Murray, Recreation Coordinator with the Okanogan County Plan-ning Department.

The Okanogan County Com-missioners will conduct a public hearing on the county’s pro-posed Recreation Plan on Feb. 27 at 10 a.m. in the commissioners’ hearing room.

For more information contact: Ted Murray, Recreation Coordi-nator, Okanogan County Plan-

ning, 123 5th Ave. N, Okanogan, WA 98840.

County draft Recreation Plan available for review

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Holy Rosary Parish1st & Whitcomb Ave., Tonasket

10:30 a.m. English Mass 1st Sunday of the MonthOther Sundays at 8:30 a.m.

1:00 p.m. Spanish Mass every other Sun.Rev. David Kuttner • 476-2110

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

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

so that no one can boast.” -Eph. 2:8-9“To every generation.” Celebrating 100 years 1905-2005

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

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

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

“A biblically based, thoughtful group of Christian People”Sunday Worship at 11 a.m.

Call for program/activity information Leon L. Alden, Pastor

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

9:15am Praise Singing. 9:30am Worship Service10:45am Sunday school for all ages

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

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

Pastor Jim Yaussy Albright. jim.ya@hotmail.com

Oroville Community Bible FellowshipSunday Service, 10:00 a.m.

923 Main St. • ocbf@ymail.comMark Fast, Pastor

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 Conception Parish1715 Main Street Oroville

8:30 a.m. English Mass 1st Sunday of the MonthOther Sundays at 10:30 a.m.

1:00 p.m. Spanish Mass every other Sun.Rev. David Kuttner • 476-2110

PC of G Bible Faith Family Church476-3063 • 1012 Fir Street, Oroville

SUNDAY: 7 a.m. Men’s Meeting 9:45 Sunday School (2-17 yrs) • Life Skills (18+) 10:45 Worship Service • Children’s Church (3-8 yrs)

WEDNESDAY: 7 p.m. Bible Study (13+)Pastor Claude Roberts

Oroville United Methodist908 Fir, Oroville • 476-2681

Adult Bible Study: 9:30 a.m. • Sun. School: 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m.

4th Sundays, 6 p.m. Prayer & Healing Service. Pastor Karen Davison

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

The Reverend Marilyn Wilder 476-3629Warden • 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

Bible Study: Sat. 9:30 a.m. • Worship: Sat. 11 a.m.Pastor Skip Johnson • 509-485-2434

Oroville Free Methodist1516 Fir Street • Pastor Rod Brown • 476.2311

Sun. School 9:15 am • Worship Service 10:15amYouth Activity Center • 607 Central Ave.

Monday 7:00 pm • After School M-W-F 3-5pm office@orovillefmc.org

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

Pastor Duane Scheidemantle • 485-3826Youth Pastor Matthew Valdez

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Sunday Worship 11:00am & 6:30pmWednesday- family Night 6:30pm

Pastor Vern & Anita WeaverPh. 509-826-4082

Community Christian FellowshipMolson Grange, Molson

Sunday 10:30 a.m., Worship & Youth Sun. SchoolWednesday 6:30pm, Bible Study

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Here’s How to Insure a Great Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day is almost upon us. To celebrate, you may want to present your loved ones with chocolates, flowers or any number of other traditional gifts. But if your valentine also happens to be your spouse or your life partner, you also might want to show your love in another way — by making sure you have ad-equate insurance.

Just consider some of the things that life insurance can do for you and your family:

Pay off your mortgage — With sufficient life insurance, your family can remain in their home should anything happen to you.Educate your children — College is ex-pensive, and it seems to get more costly every year. If you were to die premature-ly, your life insurance proceeds could help pay for your children’s education. Help fund retirement — Term insur-

ance consists of just a death benefit. But “permanent” insurance policies, such as whole life or universal life, a tax-advan-taged savings component that could help pay for your retirement and help keep you financially independent — which means you won’t have to worry about being a “burden” to your grown children. Further-more, proceeds from your life insurance policy could help your surviving spouse retire more comfortably.Help protect your business — If you’re in-volved in a family-owned business enter-prise, you can structure a life insurance policy to help preserve the business or transfer it to the next generation.Pay for estate taxes — If your estate is sizable, it could generate estate taxes. Life insurance proceeds can help your heirs pay these taxes.Clearly, life insurance offers a variety of benefits. But how much do you need? And what type do you need? You might hear that your coverage should be worth around seven or eight times your annual salary. But there’s really no one-size-fits-all formula. In determining how much life insurance you require, you should con-sider your age, your income, the size of your family, the amount of your mortgage, whether your spouse has a retirement ac-count, your financial goals and other fac-tors. Your financial advisor can help you assess these variables to determine the

appropriate level of coverage.

One final word on life insurance: Don’t wait too long before purchasing a policy or upgrading your existing one. Your life insurance premium is based, in part, on your age, so the sooner you act, the bet-ter. Also, the time to buy life insurance is while you are healthy, because poor health could prevent you from obtaining coverage. As important as it is, life insurance isn’t the only protection you and your loved ones may need. During your working years, you are actually more likely to become tem-porarily disabled, due to injury or illness, than you are to die. If you weren’t able to work for a while, you could help your family maintain its lifestyle if you had an adequate disability income insurance pol-icy. Your employer might offer you some coverage as a benefit, but it might not be sufficient, either in terms of income or the length of the disability covered. Conse-quently, you may want to explore an indi-vidual disability insurance policy. When you think of romantic Valentine’s Day presents, “insurance” probably doesn’t pop up right away. Yet, by making sure you’ve got all the coverage you need, you may actually be giving your loved ones the greatest gift they’ll ever receive.

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Local Food BanksOROVILLE – The Oroville food

bank operates every Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., excluding holidays, in the base-ment of the Seventh Day Adven-tist Church. For more informa-tion, call Jeff Austin at 476-3978 or Sarah Umana at 476-2386. It is that time of year again - the Oroville Food Bank could use help in food and money dona-tions for the upcoming holiday season and thank you too ev-eryone who helped out through the year.

TONASKET – The Tonasket food bank operates every Thurs-day from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Sarge’s Burger Bunker, 101 Hwy 97 N. For more information contact Jack Gavin at (509) 486-2480.

Genealogical Society Meeting

OKANOGAN – U.S. Armed

Forces Legacy Project will be the program for the next meet-ing of the Okanogan County Genealogicval Society to be held on Feb. 2 at 2 p.m. at the Wilson Research Center in Okanogan. The program will be presented by Michael Stewart and Karen Schimpt as representatives of the U.S. Armed Forces Legacy Project in Tonasket. They will present information as to the type of information that might be available for genealogical research. This meeting is open to the public and everyone is welcome to attend. For more information call Phil Brown at (509) 486-4324 or Maggie at (509) 422-3944.

Owls and Woodpeckers

TONASKET – Okanogan Highlands Alliance presents, “Owls and Woodpeckers of the Okanogan Highlands and Be-

yond”, with Paul Bannick, on Friday, Feb. 3 at 6:30 p.m. Dinner, benefiting the Community Cul-tural Center, will start at 5 p.m., followed by the presentation with tea, coffee and desserts. This presentation is being held at the Community Cultural Center, 411 S. Western Ave., Tonasket. For more information contact Julie Ashmore at (509) 433-7893, julie@okanoganhighlands.org or visit www.okanoganhighlands.org/education.

Computer BasicsOROVILLE - Computers are

here to stay and they are be-coming more complex! Learn the basics on how to use that computer that sometimes leaves you confused – navigate through the toolbars, use the explore and start menus, learn how to use function keys and right mouse clicks, and more. It’s a two-session class on Monday, Feb.

6 and 13 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Come with your questions and, if you want, your laptop. For more information or to register call Ellen at 476-2011, or go online to www.northvalleycommunity-schools.com.

Sweetheart DinnerOROVILLE – The Oroville

Eagles Auxilary will have a Sweetheart Dinner on Satur-day, Feb. 11 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The menu will be prime rib, baked potato, salad, garlic bread and a dessert. Tickets are available at the bar or the door the night of. Music by North Half will follow dinner.

Childbirth ClassesTONASKET – North Valley

Hospital will offer childbirth classes on Feb. 7, 14, 21 and 28 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the In-Service room at the hospi-tal. NVH is the only facility to offer childbirth class in the Okanogan Valley. If interested in attending contact Rene Todd at (509) 429-4847 or e-mail ob@nvhospital.org.

Solid Waste Advisory Meeting

OKANOGAN – A Solid Waste Advisory Committee meeting will be held on Monday, Feb. 9 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. and will met in the Health Department

Conference room at the Public Services Building, 1234 2nd Ave. S., Okanogan.

Snowmobile Advisory Meeting

OKANOGAN – A Snowmo-bile Advisory Committee meet-ing will be held on Monday, Feb. 9 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. and will meet in the Health Department Conference room at the Public Services Building, 1234 2nd Ave. S., Okanogan.

Fire District 16 Monthly Work Session

TONASKET – The Okanogan Fire District 16 commission-ers in Aeneas Valley will hold their monthly work session Monday, Feb. 13 at 6 p.m. at the Sun Ranch Commons facility located at 1183 Aeneas Valley Road. The public is invited to attend. Call Mike Woelke at (509) 486-1386 for more infor-mation.

Blue Star Mothers February meeting

TONASKET – The NCW Blue Star Mothers have invited RN Kathleen Mowry, Tonasket VA Clinic, to speak how military service affects our soldiers, airmen, seamen, guards and patrolmen. She will be speak-

ing on Thursday, Feb. 16 at 6:30 p.m. at the North Valley Conference Room.

U.S. Border Patrol Citizen’s Academy

OROVILLE – The U.S. Border Patrol will be holding a ses-sion of its upcoming”Citizen Academy” and invites those interested to take advantage of the opportunity to learn more about the Border Patrol and the Spokane Sector. The Academy is open to interested individu-als 18 years of age and older. Sessions will meet 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Feb. 29, March 7, 14, 21 and 28 at 1105 Main St., Oroville. Participants will be selected on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information contact the Border Patrol office at (509) 496-4665.

Family History Center

TONASKET – The Family History Center at The Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints (Highway 97) is open on Wednesdays from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. and on Sundays from 9 a.m.to 10 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Enjoy free access to genealogy resources includ-ing Ancestry.com and Family Search. Explore your family roots with help and assistance. For more information call Dolly at (509) 476-3336.

Tonasket/Oroville School Menu

Friday, Feb. 3: Breakfast: Belgian Waffles and Berries. Lunch: Hot Dog, Sweet Potato Fries, Peas and Carrots, Milk and Five Star Salad Bar.

Monday, Feb. 6: Breakfast: French Toast Sticks and Yogurt. Lunch: Corn Dog, Carrots, Pears, Milk and Five Star Salad Bar.

Tuesday, Feb. 7: Breakfast: Ham and Eggs with Potatoes. Lunch: Mac & Cheese, Mandarin Or-anges, Green Beans, Milk and Five Star Salad Bar.

Wednesday, Feb. 8: Breakfast:

Blueberry Muffin with Yogurt. Lunch: Pizza, Green Beans, Pineapple, Milk and Five Star Salad Bar.

Thursday, Feb. 9: Breakfast: Sau-sage Biscuit and Fruit. Lunch: Lasagna, Carrots, Multigrain Breadstick, Milk and Five Star Salad Bar.

Oroville School News

Friday, Feb. 3: AAU Basketball 5:30 p.m.; Basketball @ Pateros 3:30 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 4: Indoor Soc-cer Open Gym (High School students only) 10 a.m.; Little Cheerleaders 10 a.m.; Wrestling @ District Tournament – Lake Roosevelt High School 10 a.m.; Girls Wrestling District Tourna-ment @ East Valley High School (Spokane) 11 a.m.; Basketball vs. Brewster 4:30 p.m.

Monday, Feb. 6: Knowledge Bowl

@ Chelan 4 p.m.; JH Girls Bas-ketball vs. Grand Coulee 5 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 7: Basketball vs. Lake Roosevelt – Senior Night 6 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 8: AAU Bas-ketball 5:30 p.m.; Community Volleyball 7:30 p.m.; Career Fair 8:30 a.m.; JH Girls Basketball @ Liberty Bell 5 p.m.; JR High Wrestling @ Republic 6 p.m.; RCIAS Class 6 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 9: AAU Basketball 5:30 p.m.; Basketball @ Liberty Bell 6 p.m.

Tonasket School News

Saturday, Feb. 4: District 6 HSWR @ Omak 10 a.m.; DHBB w/Cash-mere 6 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 7: MS Girls Basket-ball with Liberty Bell 5 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 8: Early Release 12:30 p.m.; MS Wrestling at Re-public 6 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 9: Cub Den Store; MS Girls Basketball at GCD 5 p.m.; THS ASB Student Council meeting 2nd block Library 9:18 a.m.

Oroville Gun Club Scores

16 yard:24 – John Leslie and Bob Peter-

son22 – Logan Farris and Brian Rise21 – Pete Valentine, George Miklos

and Ben Peterson20 – Owen Radke and Roger

Owen19 – Wyatt Radke

18 – John Rawley, Tod Richardson and Blake Rise

17 – Perry Blackler16 – Sue Gero15 – Lisa Pickering14 – Paul Schwilke8 – Max Close5 – Jaxon Rise

Tonasket Gun Club Scores

16 yard:24 – Bob McDaniel22 – Dennis Lorz and Matt Dee-

bach20 – Robert McDaniel and Josh

Corum

Handicap:23 – Matt Deebach19 – Dennis Lorz12 – Bob McDaniel

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Sports

By Brent BakerStaff Writer

LEAVENWORTH - Cascade’s boys basketball team won just about every statistical battle with Tonasket on Saturday, Jan. 28, which went a long way toward explaining the margin of the Kodiaks’ 53-23 victory over the Tigers.

The Tigers fell behind 26-9 at the half and never recovered.

"Cascade took advantage of our miscues and they scored on many of our turnovers,"

said Tonasket coach Glenn Braman. "They beat us up on the boards and got 10 more shots than we did. Twenty percent from the floor will not yield very many points.

"It was a long week of prac-tice (with only the one game) and I need to make sure we are better prepared for what we have coming into our place this week with three home games to finish the season."

John Stedtfeld led the Ti-gers (7-10, 0-7 Caribou Trail League) in scoring with eight

points. Lazaro Ortega had six rebounds and Michael Orozco had four steals.

Tyler Harrod led the Kodi-aks (6-12, 4-4) with 22 points.

The Tigers host Okanogan (ranked in the top 10 much of the season), Omak on Thurs-day, Feb. 2, and top-ranked Cashmere on Saturday, Feb. 4.

"We have our work cut out for us," Braman said. ‚"I want the boys to finish this season with strength and on a posi-tive note."

By Brent BakerStaff Writer

LEAVENWORTH - Tonas-ket’s girls basketball team lost a 46-29 decision at Cascade on Saturday, Jan. 28.

The Tigers ran up 18 points in the first quarter before the turnover bug bit them as it has throughout the season. Tonasket scored just 11 points the rest of the way.

The Tigers (4-13, 0-7 CTL) finish up the season with home games against high-powered Okanogan (Tuesday) and Cashmere (Saturday, Feb. 4), as well as Omak (Thursday, Feb. 2).

By Brent BakerStaff Writer

MANSON - Oroville’s boys basketball team won its sec-ond game against Manson in a three-day period on Saturday, Jan. 28, using a suffocating full court press to break the game open early on the way to a 76-58 victory.

The defensive pressure paid off with plenty of scoring early as the Hornets ran up a 28-13 first quarter lead and held onto the margin through the first half.

“We played as a team for the first time in a while and it showed,” said Oroville coach Allen Allie. “Our guys protected the ball much better and cut our turnovers down which gave us more looks at the basket.”

Michael Garrett scored 32 points, but Allie said his scoring didn’t really stick out.

“It shows a team effort,” he said. “C.J Mathews had a triple double and Zack Speiker had a double double. (They) were great on the boards.”

Luke Kindred also limited the Trojans’ leading scorer, Javier Guillen, to seven points.

“I have a hard time singling out any one player tonight be-cause each kid did a great job on defense, making assists and protecting the ball,” Allie said. “(That) was the way need to play from here on.”

Speiker added 16 points and Mathews had 12, making up for foul trouble that saddled Connor Hughes througout the game.

“I was proud of the effort and poise our kids kept during the game,” Allie said. “Connor probably played half the game because of fouls. We need him on the floor for his defense and offense. He is a big part of what we do.”

Alex Vanderholm led Manson (7-8, 2-6 CWL North) with 15 points.

The Hornets (10-5, 5-2) played winless Bridgeport on Tues-day and host Brewster in a key league contest on Saturday, Feb. 4. Oroville is in good shape to

make the post-season, with a three-game lead over fifth-place Pateros and Liberty Bell, but needs to make a solid push in its final league contests to avoid a first round matchup with state power White Swan at the district tournament.

Oroville 77, Manson 64OROVILLE - The Hornets

hosted Manson on Thursday, Jan. 26, after a two-day weather delay and used big runs in the first and third quarters to pull away to a 13-point victory over the Trojans.

Garrett scored 22 points, Mathews had 12 and Kindred scored a season-high 13.

“We were trying to focus on team basketball and I think we

succeeded,” Allie said. “Our defense went a little south on us in the second and third quarters but we were able to regain our pressure in the fourth.

“We need to be able to come up with four quarters of pressure defense if we plan on playing in the post-season.”

The Hornets had a seemingly comfortable lead late in the first half before the Trojans reeled off 10 quick points in the final two minutes before halftime.

“Lazy defense,” Allie said. “Our offense ... was much better tonight than it has been in recent games. We have been playing a lot of one-on-one lately so the focus was on making five passes before any shot attempt. We did a decent job of that tonight.”

By Brent BakerStaff Writer

MANSON - Oroville’s girls basketball team moved into a virtual tie for third place in the Central Washington League North Division with a pair of vic-tories over Manson last week, including a 45-21 win on the Trojans’ home floor on Satur-day, Jan. 28.

Lily Hilderbrand led the Hor-nets with 12 points, followed by Brianna Morales with ten points, seven rebounds and two steals. Naomi Peters and Hilderbrand had eight rebounds each.

Oroville (9-6, 4-3) faces two key games this weekend, start-

ing at Pateros on Friday. The Hornets and Nannies are tied for the third spot in the league. Oroville hosts league-unbeaten and state-ranked Brewster on Saturday, Feb. 4.

Oroville 56, Manson 24OROVILLE - The Hornets

opened up a 30-8 lead over Manson by halftime of their Thursday, Jan. 26, contest and coasted to a 32-point victory.

The game was originally scheduled for two days earlier but was postponed by heavy snow.

The Hornets spread the play-ing time out and got eight girls

into the scoring column, led by Lily Hilderbrand with 10 points. Callie Barker and Katie Tietje each added nine with Naomi Pe-ters, Sierra Speiker and Kelsey Hughes scoring eight apiece.

“Kelsey Hughes led the way with eight points, 11 rebounds, seven steals and three assists... she had a heck of a game, as did Hilderbrand,” said Coach Mike Bourn.

We had six girls with eight or more points. Hilderbrand was high scorer with ten and Katie Tietje and Callie Barker had nine points each off the bench. The two other starters, Peters and Sierra Speiker had eight points each. Morales had six steals.

Oroville boys take two key games from Manson

Oroville’s CJ Mathews heads skyward for a two-point jumper against the Trojans. Mathews had 12 points against Manson. In the previous match up against the Trojans Mathews had a triple double.

Photos by Gary DeVonHornet Michael Garrett gives it his all in an aggressive drive to the basket in the Hornet’s 77 to 64 victory over the Manson Trojans on Thursday, Jan. 26. He led Oroville with 22 points.

Oroville girls top Manson twice in three days

Photos by Gary DeVonOroville’s Becky Arrigoni (left) shoots for two points against the Manson Trojans at the Hornet’s home game in Coulton Auditorium last Thursday. Hornet freshman Lily Hilderbrand (right) fires up a shot under major pressure from Manson defenders during Oroville’s victory over the Trojans.

Cascade rolls past Tonasket boys

Tonasket girls fall at Cascade

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TONASKET - The Tonasket wrestling team wrapped up its regular season with three Caribou Trail League dual meets last week as they geared up for post-season action that begins this Friday, Feb. 3.

The Tigers split a double dual at Cashmere on Wednes-day, Jan. 25, losing 39-33 to Cashmere and defeating Cas-cade 56-24.

Chelan topped the Tigers

on Senior Night in their final home meet on Saturday, 42-30.

“I wasn’t sure what to expect with this year’s young team as our season got started,” said Tonasket coach Dave Mitchell. “They have progressed well and wrestled tough. Had we not lost Austin Booker for the season, I believe we would have gone into our last dual meet with Chelan with both teams undefeated in league and I’m not sure we wouldn’t

have beaten Chelan in the dual.

“This season has been an awesome accomplishment for this group of young studs.”

The season continues Friday at Omak as the two-day Class 1A District 6 tournament gets underway at 6:00 p.m. The tournament continues Sat-urday morning at 10:00 a.m. The top four wrestlers in each weight class will advance to re-gionals at Colville on Saturday, Feb. 11, beginning at 9:30 a.m.

STATS ‘N’ STUFFHIGH SCHOOL JV / VARSITY SPORTS THIS WEEK

Thursday, Feb. 2BB (JV/Var) - Omak at Tonasket 6:00 / 7:30 p.m.GB (Var/JV) - Omak at Tonasket 6:00 / 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 3WR - Tonasket at 1A District 6 Tourn. (at Omak) 6:00 p.m. BB (JV/Var) - Oroville at Pateros 6:00 / 7:30 p.m.GB (Var/JV) - Oroville at Pateros 6:00 / 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 4WR - Tonasket at 1A District 6 Tournament (at Omak)WR - Oroville at 1B/2B District Tourn (at Lk Roos) 10:00 a.m.WR - Oroville girls at District (at E Valley, Spok.) 11:00 a.m.BB (JV/Var) - Cashmere at Tonasket 6:00 / 7:30 p.m.GB (Var/JV) - Cashmere at Tonasket 6:00 / 7:30 p.m.BB (JV/Var) - Brewster at Oroville 6:00 / 7:30 p.m.GB (Var/JV) - Brewster at Oroville 6:00 / 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 7BB (JV/Var) - Lake Roosevelt at Oroville 6:00 / 7:30 p.m.GB (Var/JV) - Lake Roosevelt at Oroville 6:00 / 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 9BB (JV/Var) - Oroville at Liberty Bell 6:00 / 7:30 p.m.GB (Var/JV) - Oroville at Liberty Bell 6:00 / 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 10WR - Oroville qualifers at Regionals (at Kittitas) TBA

Saturday, Feb. 11WR - Tonasket qualifi ers at Regionals (at Colville) 9:30 a.m.WR - Oroville qualifi ers at Regionals (at Kittitas) TBA

Oroville boys and girls basketball begins district tournament play at Wenatchee and / or Eastmont High Schools on Monday, Feb. 13.

BOYS BASKETBALL

StandingsCaribou Trail League (1A) League Total W L PF PA W L PF PAOkanogan 7 1 58.9 48.6 15 3 62.8 48.6Cashmere 7 1 63.4 50.9 14 2 64.0 48.7Chelan 4 3 52.3 52.6 7 10 48.0 53.3Cascade 4 4 50.6 50.6 6 12 51.3 55.0Omak 1 7 53.9 60.6 7 11 58.1 54.8Tonasket 0 7 42.7 60.7 7 10 55.9 54.2

Central Washington League North Division (2B) League Total W L PF PA W L PF PALk Roosevelt 8 0 69.9 34.4 12 4 60.9 41.3Brewster 7 1 64.4 47.2 9 7 57.4 53.3Oroville 5 2 65.4 61.0 10 5 63.7 63.5Liberty Bell 3 5 55.9 65.8 8 8 53.4 55.2Pateros 3 6 48.2 53.0 7 10 51.1 52.4Manson 2 6 57.1 65.5 7 8 55.3 58.6Bridgeport 0 8 40.1 73.0 0 15 39.0 71.8

Last week’s scores:

Saturday, Jan. 28Cascade 53, Tonasket 23Oroville 76, Manson 58Lake Roosevelt 69, Chelan 28 (NL)

Friday, Jan. 27Cashmere 70, Okanogan 51Chelan 54, Omak 50 (OT)Brewster 62, Pateros 40Manson 75, Bridgeport 55

Thursday, Jan. 26Oroville 77, Manson 64Lake Roosevelt 70, Liberty Bell 31

Tuesday, Jan. 24Cashmere 58, Cascade 52Okanogan 60, Omak 54Brewster 65, Bridgeport 41Liberty Bell 62, Pateros 58

Box Scores

at Cascade 53, Tonasket 23Jan. 28

TON - Michael Orozco 0 0-0 0, John Stedtfeld 3 0-1 8, Trevor Terris 1 0-0 2, Damon Halvorsen 2 0-0 6, Zach Villalva 0 1-2 1, Roberto Juarez 1 0-0 2, Dillon Zemtseff 0 0-0 0, Lazaro Ortega 2 0-0 4, Dakota Bogart 0 0-0 0. Totals 9 1-3 23.

CAS - Steinke 4, Parton 0, M. Trevino 11, Nash 0, Mendoza 0, C. Trevino 4, Hartl 7, Merritt 4, Harrod 22, Wood 1, Calkins 0, Lopez 0. Totals 22 6-10 53.

QTR 1 2 3 4 FORO 7 2 6 8 23CAS 14 12 19 8 53

Oroville 76, at Manson 58Jan. 28

ORO - C.J. Mathews 6 1-2 14, Chase Nigg 0 0-0 0, Zack Speiker 7 2-6 16, Michael Garrett 11 8-10 32, Connor Hughes 4 0-0 8, Luke Kindred 1 1-2 3, Lane Tietje 0 0-0 0, Joe Sarmiento 0 0-0 0, Dylan Rise 1 1-2 3. Totals 30 13-22 76.

MSN - Bailey Stevens 1 1-4 3, Paul Toolson 0 0-0 0, Marcus Vanderholm 4 1-1 9, Ty Harding 4 1-3 9, Javier Guillen 2 3-5 7, Israel Rodriguez 0 0-0 0, Alex Vanderholm 7 1-3 15, Casey Sorenson 0 0-0 0, Salvador Leyva 6 3-4 15, Jorge Tejada 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 10-20 58.

QTR 1 2 3 4 FORO 28 18 7 23 76MSN 13 18 14 13 58

at Oroville 77, Manson 64Jan. 26

MSN - Paul Toolson 0 0-0 0, Marcus Vanderholm 2 1-2 5, Ty Harding 5 2-5 13, Javier Guillen 5 12-17 22, Alex Vanderholm 5 2-4 12, Olegario Orozco 2 0-0 5, Casey Sorenson 0 0-0 0, Salvador Leyva 3 1-2 7, Jorge Tejada 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 18-30 64.

ORO - C.J. Mathews 7 0-3 14, Chase Nigg 1 1-2 3, Zack Speiker 3 0-0 6, Connor Hughes 4 0-1 8, Luke Kindred 5 3-4 13, Joe Sarmiento 1 0-0 2, Dylan Rise 4 0-0 9, Michael Garrett 9 4-7 22. Totals 34 8-17 77.

QTR 1 2 3 4 FMSN 14 18 18 14 64ORO 21 18 27 11 77

GIRLS BASKETBALL

StandingsCaribou Trail League (1A) League Total W L PF PA W L PF PACashmere 8 0 66.4 36.0 17 0 69.1 37.9Okanogan 6 2 58.6 36.9 14 4 58.0 42.1Chelan 5 2 55.1 39.1 9 8 48.6 38.9Cascade 3 5 41.9 48.0 8 10 44.7 45.6Omak 1 7 35.0 64.1 5 13 38.4 55.0Tonasket 0 7 26.1 61.4 4 13 32.4 48.5

Central Washington League North Division (2B) League Total W L PF PA W L PF PABrewster 8 0 67.4 31.0 14 2 62.8 37.7Lk Roosevelt 7 1 61.9 31.5 11 5 53.1 38.2Oroville 4 3 46.3 40.3 9 6 43.5 43.0Pateros 5 4 53.2 44.6 11 6 50.6 42.6Bridgeport 3 5 31.3 47.6 7 9 31.6 43.2Liberty Bell 1 7 26.5 58.5 3 13 24.9 53.6Manson 0 8 21.3 54.6 1 13 24.6 49.8

Last week’s scores:

Saturday, Jan. 28Cascade 46, Tonasket 29Oroville 45, Manson 21Chelan 62, Lake Roosevelt 56 (NL)

Friday, Jan. 27Cashmere 63, Okanogan 57Chelan 67, Omak 48Bridgeport 38, Manson 32Brewster 65, Pateros 44

Thursday, Jan. 26Oroville 56, Manson 24Lake Roosevelt 73, Liberty Bell 14

Tuesday, Jan. 24Okanogan 70, Omak 26Cashmere 67, Cascade 41Pateros 68, Liberty Bell 36Brewster 61, Bridgeport 25

Box Scores

at Oroville 56, Manson 24Jan. 26

MSN - Guillen 2, Miller 4, Lepley 5, Suarez 1, McFadden 0, Ro-driguez 0, Vanderholm 0, Castro 6, Ellsworth 1, Verduzco 5.

ORO - Briana Moralez 2, Callie Barker 9, Becky Arrigoni 2, Katie Tietje 9, Naomi Peters 8, Sierra Speiker 8, Lily Hilderbrand 10, Kelsey Hughes 8.

QTR 1 2 3 4 FMSN 4 4 8 6 24 ORO 17 13 8 19 56

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STATS ‘N’ STUFFHIGH SCHOOL JV / VARSITY SPORTS THIS WEEK

Thursday, Feb. 2BB (JV/Var) - Omak at Tonasket 6:00 / 7:30 p.m.GB (Var/JV) - Omak at Tonasket 6:00 / 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 3WR - Tonasket at 1A District 6 Tourn. (at Omak) 6:00 p.m. BB (JV/Var) - Oroville at Pateros 6:00 / 7:30 p.m.GB (Var/JV) - Oroville at Pateros 6:00 / 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 4WR - Tonasket at 1A District 6 Tournament (at Omak)WR - Oroville at 1B/2B District Tourn (at Lk Roos) 10:00 a.m.WR - Oroville girls at District (at E Valley, Spok.) 11:00 a.m.BB (JV/Var) - Cashmere at Tonasket 6:00 / 7:30 p.m.GB (Var/JV) - Cashmere at Tonasket 6:00 / 7:30 p.m.BB (JV/Var) - Brewster at Oroville 6:00 / 7:30 p.m.GB (Var/JV) - Brewster at Oroville 6:00 / 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 7BB (JV/Var) - Lake Roosevelt at Oroville 6:00 / 7:30 p.m.GB (Var/JV) - Lake Roosevelt at Oroville 6:00 / 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 9BB (JV/Var) - Oroville at Liberty Bell 6:00 / 7:30 p.m.GB (Var/JV) - Oroville at Liberty Bell 6:00 / 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 10WR - Oroville qualifers at Regionals (at Kittitas) TBA

Saturday, Feb. 11WR - Tonasket qualifi ers at Regionals (at Colville) 9:30 a.m.WR - Oroville qualifi ers at Regionals (at Kittitas) TBA

Oroville boys and girls basketball begins district tournament play at Wenatchee and / or Eastmont High Schools on Monday, Feb. 13.

BOYS BASKETBALL

StandingsCaribou Trail League (1A) League Total W L PF PA W L PF PAOkanogan 7 1 58.9 48.6 15 3 62.8 48.6Cashmere 7 1 63.4 50.9 14 2 64.0 48.7Chelan 4 3 52.3 52.6 7 10 48.0 53.3Cascade 4 4 50.6 50.6 6 12 51.3 55.0Omak 1 7 53.9 60.6 7 11 58.1 54.8Tonasket 0 7 42.7 60.7 7 10 55.9 54.2

Central Washington League North Division (2B) League Total W L PF PA W L PF PALk Roosevelt 8 0 69.9 34.4 12 4 60.9 41.3Brewster 7 1 64.4 47.2 9 7 57.4 53.3Oroville 5 2 65.4 61.0 10 5 63.7 63.5Liberty Bell 3 5 55.9 65.8 8 8 53.4 55.2Pateros 3 6 48.2 53.0 7 10 51.1 52.4Manson 2 6 57.1 65.5 7 8 55.3 58.6Bridgeport 0 8 40.1 73.0 0 15 39.0 71.8

Last week’s scores:

Saturday, Jan. 28Cascade 53, Tonasket 23Oroville 76, Manson 58Lake Roosevelt 69, Chelan 28 (NL)

Friday, Jan. 27Cashmere 70, Okanogan 51Chelan 54, Omak 50 (OT)Brewster 62, Pateros 40Manson 75, Bridgeport 55

Thursday, Jan. 26Oroville 77, Manson 64Lake Roosevelt 70, Liberty Bell 31

Tuesday, Jan. 24Cashmere 58, Cascade 52Okanogan 60, Omak 54Brewster 65, Bridgeport 41Liberty Bell 62, Pateros 58

Box Scores

at Cascade 53, Tonasket 23Jan. 28

TON - Michael Orozco 0 0-0 0, John Stedtfeld 3 0-1 8, Trevor Terris 1 0-0 2, Damon Halvorsen 2 0-0 6, Zach Villalva 0 1-2 1, Roberto Juarez 1 0-0 2, Dillon Zemtseff 0 0-0 0, Lazaro Ortega 2 0-0 4, Dakota Bogart 0 0-0 0. Totals 9 1-3 23.

CAS - Steinke 4, Parton 0, M. Trevino 11, Nash 0, Mendoza 0, C. Trevino 4, Hartl 7, Merritt 4, Harrod 22, Wood 1, Calkins 0, Lopez 0. Totals 22 6-10 53.

QTR 1 2 3 4 FORO 7 2 6 8 23CAS 14 12 19 8 53

Oroville 76, at Manson 58Jan. 28

ORO - C.J. Mathews 6 1-2 14, Chase Nigg 0 0-0 0, Zack Speiker 7 2-6 16, Michael Garrett 11 8-10 32, Connor Hughes 4 0-0 8, Luke Kindred 1 1-2 3, Lane Tietje 0 0-0 0, Joe Sarmiento 0 0-0 0, Dylan Rise 1 1-2 3. Totals 30 13-22 76.

MSN - Bailey Stevens 1 1-4 3, Paul Toolson 0 0-0 0, Marcus Vanderholm 4 1-1 9, Ty Harding 4 1-3 9, Javier Guillen 2 3-5 7, Israel Rodriguez 0 0-0 0, Alex Vanderholm 7 1-3 15, Casey Sorenson 0 0-0 0, Salvador Leyva 6 3-4 15, Jorge Tejada 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 10-20 58.

QTR 1 2 3 4 FORO 28 18 7 23 76MSN 13 18 14 13 58

at Oroville 77, Manson 64Jan. 26

MSN - Paul Toolson 0 0-0 0, Marcus Vanderholm 2 1-2 5, Ty Harding 5 2-5 13, Javier Guillen 5 12-17 22, Alex Vanderholm 5 2-4 12, Olegario Orozco 2 0-0 5, Casey Sorenson 0 0-0 0, Salvador Leyva 3 1-2 7, Jorge Tejada 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 18-30 64.

ORO - C.J. Mathews 7 0-3 14, Chase Nigg 1 1-2 3, Zack Speiker 3 0-0 6, Connor Hughes 4 0-1 8, Luke Kindred 5 3-4 13, Joe Sarmiento 1 0-0 2, Dylan Rise 4 0-0 9, Michael Garrett 9 4-7 22. Totals 34 8-17 77.

QTR 1 2 3 4 FMSN 14 18 18 14 64ORO 21 18 27 11 77

GIRLS BASKETBALL

StandingsCaribou Trail League (1A) League Total W L PF PA W L PF PACashmere 8 0 66.4 36.0 17 0 69.1 37.9Okanogan 6 2 58.6 36.9 14 4 58.0 42.1Chelan 5 2 55.1 39.1 9 8 48.6 38.9Cascade 3 5 41.9 48.0 8 10 44.7 45.6Omak 1 7 35.0 64.1 5 13 38.4 55.0Tonasket 0 7 26.1 61.4 4 13 32.4 48.5

Central Washington League North Division (2B) League Total W L PF PA W L PF PABrewster 8 0 67.4 31.0 14 2 62.8 37.7Lk Roosevelt 7 1 61.9 31.5 11 5 53.1 38.2Oroville 4 3 46.3 40.3 9 6 43.5 43.0Pateros 5 4 53.2 44.6 11 6 50.6 42.6Bridgeport 3 5 31.3 47.6 7 9 31.6 43.2Liberty Bell 1 7 26.5 58.5 3 13 24.9 53.6Manson 0 8 21.3 54.6 1 13 24.6 49.8

Last week’s scores:

Saturday, Jan. 28Cascade 46, Tonasket 29Oroville 45, Manson 21Chelan 62, Lake Roosevelt 56 (NL)

Friday, Jan. 27Cashmere 63, Okanogan 57Chelan 67, Omak 48Bridgeport 38, Manson 32Brewster 65, Pateros 44

Thursday, Jan. 26Oroville 56, Manson 24Lake Roosevelt 73, Liberty Bell 14

Tuesday, Jan. 24Okanogan 70, Omak 26Cashmere 67, Cascade 41Pateros 68, Liberty Bell 36Brewster 61, Bridgeport 25

Box Scores

at Oroville 56, Manson 24Jan. 26

MSN - Guillen 2, Miller 4, Lepley 5, Suarez 1, McFadden 0, Ro-driguez 0, Vanderholm 0, Castro 6, Ellsworth 1, Verduzco 5.

ORO - Briana Moralez 2, Callie Barker 9, Becky Arrigoni 2, Katie Tietje 9, Naomi Peters 8, Sierra Speiker 8, Lily Hilderbrand 10, Kelsey Hughes 8.

QTR 1 2 3 4 FMSN 4 4 8 6 24 ORO 17 13 8 19 56

December 15, 2011 • OkanOgan Valley gazette-tribune C1

By Brent BakerStaff Writer

REPUBLIC - Oroville’s wres-tlers spent most of Saturday,

Jan. 28, jockeying for district tournament seeding at the fi-nal league mixer of the year at Republic, with five of the nine Hornets likely securing top-five positions for next weekend’s tournament.

Eric Herrera (285 pounds) continued his late-season surge with a pin over an opponent he’d lost to earlier in the season to secure the top seed in his weight class next week.

Angel Camacho (145) had what coach Chuch Ricevuto called the team’s best perfor-mance of the day, wining twice and securing a top-two seed. Alex Alvarez (160) won both his bouts and Nick Perez (145) lost

to two-time state champion Kyle Kirkendall of Republic. Both will likely be No. 2 seeds at districts.

Alex Kelly (132) went 1-2, los-ing his matches 4-0 and 2-0 but

winning by pin. Mike Lynch (138) and Eddie Ocampo (138) each went 11-1 on the day.

Leo Curel (120) and Corey Childers (145) each lost their only matches of the day.

The Hornets travel to Lake Roosevelt on Saturday, Feb. 4, for district tournament action beginning at 10 a.m.

Oroville seniors sweep in final home meet

OROVILLE - The Hornets’ seniors each won both their matches Friday, Jan. 27, while wrestling against the Eastmont JV squad in the final home meet of their careers.

Alex Kelly (132), Mike Lynch (138), Nick Perez (145) and Alex Alvarez (160), as well as Breanna Dodd (106), Ferny Perez (118) and Kaylee Harris (145) were all honored in their final home matches. Ali Fulmer and Megan Mieirs were also honored for their service as stat girls.

Eddie Ocampo (138) and Angel Camacho (145) also won twice, while Eric Herrera avenged an early 3-0 loss with a pin. Leo Curel and Corey Childers also wrestled.

Ricevuto said that, while no team score was kept, the Hornets won 11 of their 15 matches.

Honored at Senior Night were wrestlers Breanna Dodd, Ferny Perez, Kaylee Harris, Alex Kelly, Michael Lynch, Nick Perez and Alex Alvarez, as well as cheer-leader-manager Ali Fulmer and stat keeper Megan Mieirs.

Tiger wrestlers gear up for districts

Photo by Terry MillsThe Tigers’ Caleb Lofthus gets his Chelan opponent on his back at Saturday’s dual meet.

Hornets hit Republic for final league mixer

Photos by Gary DeVonOroville Senior Alex Kelly knocked out his Eastmont opponent with a pin Friday night. Kelly, a four-year letterman, was among nine seniors honored that night.

Oroville Senior Nick Perez tosses his opponent before pinning him in the second round. Perez is a four-year letterman who was honored at Senior Night.

Alex Alverez also won his match with a pin. Alverez, who was honored at Senior Night, is one of the most improved wrestlers on the Hornet team.

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Michael Frank Huntington, 62, owner and operator of Bannon Creek Quarter Horses, Tonasket, Wash., left us all too soon follow-ing a horse trailering accident and returned to his Lord and Savior on Jan. 9, 2012.

Horseman, Rancher, Father, Husband, Friend, Soldier, Broth-er, and Son, Mike was proud to be the father of sons: Jarod Michael and Dennis Nathan, Tacoma. He is survived by too many wives to count, but wrote fondly of his undying love for first wife, Su-san Terwado, Yakima, and third wife and mother of his sons, Carolyn Wallace, Tacoma. Mike was amazed that each of his ex-wives had the same last name - plaintiff. He is also survived by

fiancé Melanie Bailie, Tonasket; Brother Steve (Juli) Huntington, Beverly Hills, Fla.; sister Roxa Christeanne (LeVan ) Goodey, Los Alamos, N.M.; friends of 50 years Steve and Judy Wright, Yakima; Aunts Eleanor (Sam) DeRosa, Richland, and Melinda (Larry) Smith, Sumner; Half Sisters Elizabeth and Valerie Huntington, Richland and An-nette (Jeffery) Welton, Seattle; many nieces and nephews; and leaves behind friends made over the years in Tonasket, What-com County, Yakima, Montana, Florida, California, and birth-place Richland; 11 Registered Quarter Horses, a deaf German Shepherd, and one mean herding dog. He was preceded in death by mother Wilma Jean Robison Huntington, father Arthur S. Huntington, Richland; sister Patricia Irene, Whatcom County and grandparents Frank and Francis Robison, Seattle.

Mike loved his sons, his fam-ily, his horses, and friends. He served his country in the Marine Corps, lived a hard life, and died like the lonely cowboy he was.

A celebration of his life will be held Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012 at 11 a.m. at Hope Lutheran Church, 623 Whitcomb Way, Tonasket, WA, 98855. Ashes will be spread on the ranch following. Mike’s family would like to express their sincere thanks to the many friends and neighbors that have shared their kind thoughts and words, and request that any remembrances be sent to Hope

for Horses, PO Box 1790, Wood-inville, WA 98072.

Homer Carter

Homer Carter, 91, passed away Jan. 27, with family at his side. Homer came to Okanogan County at the age of one, with his parents, George Harry and Minnie Ida (Crysp) Carter, and brothers and sisters. The fam-

ily settled in the area east of Tonasket and put down deep roots.

H o m e r g r a d u at e d f r o m Tonasket High School in 1938, and was drafted into the Army on Jan. 9, 1942. He served nearly four years in the Pacific Theater as a radio and telegraph opera-tor. Homer married classmate Catherine Martin in 1946, and they enjoyed more than 60 years together before her passing in 2006.

Homer went to work for the then State Department of Highways on Oct. 14, 1946 and worked there nearly 30 years until retiring. He then took over directorship of the local TV District for some ten years before retiring again, this time to pursue his lifelong passion of horses, horsemanship and all things western. He was active in the Okanogan County Sheriff’s Posse and the Omak Stampede Association. He spent countless summer hours riding cattle for area ranchers, with his saddle horses Cache and Pete, mule

Anvil, and faithful dogs Deke and Snoopy. He became an eloquent speaker, wrote poetry, and delivered warm eulogies for numerous dear friends.

Homer is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law : Stan and Linda, and Jay and Laurie, all of Okanogan; and daughter Chris Eliassen and partner Hammy Hamilton of Twisp; four grandchildren: Nathan and Ma-rissa Carter of Okanogan, Dawn Eliassen of Spokane, and Jason and Jennifer Eliassen of Denver; and one great-granddaughter, Carter Catherine Eliassen; as

well as numerous nieces, neph-ews and an army of friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents; three broth-ers; five sisters; and his wife, Catherine.

A memorial service and cele-bration of life will be announced at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you make a donation to your local animal shelter or other charity of your choice.

Precht-Harrison-Nearents Chapel & Okanogan County Crematory LLC are in charge of arrangements.

Submitted PhotoThe Kiwanis in Tonasket are once again sponsoring the TERRIFIC Kids program at Tonasket Elementary School for children in kindergarten through fifth grade. Pictured are children who recently received certificates for being T (thoughtful) E (enthusiastic) R (respectful) R (responsible) I (inclusive) F (friendly) I (inquisitive) C (capable) kids. With the students are TSD superintendent Paul Turner and Kiwanian Sandra Bews, mother of two grown children and grandmother of six grandchildren. She and her husband Bruce joined Kiwanis in November 2011.

Submitted by Julie AshmoreConservation CoordinatorOkanogan Highlands Alliance

T O N A S K E T — T h e Tonasket Community Cul-tural Center will be host-ing an Okanogan Highland Alliance presentation on Friday, Feb. 3, as part of its monthly Tonasket Friday coffeehouse program.

Paul Bannick will adapt his renowned “Owls and Woodpeckers” presenta-tion to “the Okanogan High-lands and Beyond,” and will take us on a visual and auditory exploration of lo-cal habitat types, through the owls and woodpeck-ers that most define and enrich these places. His photographic field report will celebrate the ways in which the lives of these two iconic birds are intertwined with one another, and will explore their role as key-stone and

indicator species for their environment. The Highland Wonders audience will be immersed in the sights and sounds of forest, grassland, and desert, and in the en-

tertaining and informative details of Paul’s narrative. The hidden life of these birds is obvious for those who know how to find it. Paul knows how to find it, and how to bring it to life for his audiences through photos, sound, and story.

Paul Bannick is a wildlife photographer specializing in the natural history of North America with a fo-cus on birds and habitat. Coupling his love of the outdoors with his skill as a photographer, he creates images that foster the inti-macy between viewer and subject, inspiring education and conservation.

“These two bird groups are linked by the fact that more than half of the owl species in North America rely on woodpeckers for their nest cavities, in some way,” Paul says.

He photographs wood-peckers and owls in hopes of drawing attention to the challenges facing these birds and their ecosys-tems.

“Many woodpeckers and owls are considered indica-tor species,” he explains.

“These are species that de-pend upon critical elements of a natural system

and are most sensitive to degradation of those elements. Because of this, the health of an indicator species population can be used to monitor the health of a natural system.”

Paul’s work can be found in bird guides from Audu-bon, The Smithsonian , Stokes, The National Wild-life Federation, and in the Handbook of the Birds of the World. His work has been featured in a vari-ety of publications from Audubon, Sunset, Birds and Blooms, Pacific Northwest (two cover stories), Seattle Times, Alaska Air Maga-zine, and in many other books, magazines, parks, refuges, and other outlets in North America and Eu-rope. He has appeared on dozens of NPR stations and programs, including Travels with Rick Steves and BirdNote.

This Highland Wonders presentation is an opportu-nity to benefit from Paul’s countless hours observing owls and woodpeckers,

sometimes spending hours moving inch by inch into the right position while watching a bird’s behav-iors, movements and the path of the sun. All of Paul’s photos are of wild subjects, and all images are faithful, unaltered representations of the natural moment.

The exciting Highland Wonders l ineup in the months to come includes Bats, Bighorn Sheep and Butterflies. The Highland Wonders educational series features the natural history of the Okanogan Highlands and surrounding areas. OHA’s Education Program is designed to build the capacity of the community to steward natural habitats and resources, by helping to develop an informed and empowered population.

The presentation begins at 6:30 pm with desserts, tea and coffee; the dinner benefit ing the CCC be-gins at 5:00 pm. The indoor events are held at the CCC, at 411 S. Western Avenue, Tonasket, and details are provided on OHA’s website: www.okanoganhighlands.org/education.

Submitted by Vera ZachowOVOC Coordinator

OMAK - Okanogan Valley Orchestra and Chorus will perform their Family/Valentine’s Day concert Feb. 12 at 3 p.m. at the Omak Performing Arts Center.

This concert will feature the Children’s Corner with children of ages four to 94 encouraged to come to the front of the PAC at the begin-ning of the concert to ask and answer questions from the orchestra members. Youth are encouraged to join the orchestra on stage.

The orchestra, directed by Terry Hunt, will present a Duke Elling-ton Medley, “The Very Thought of You” with trumpet solo arranged by Bob Hougham, a Scherzo from Carl Maria von Weber Symphony #1 and Selections from Carl Nielsen’s Aladdin Suite.

The chorus will sing “Cruella De Vil” from Disney’s “101 Dalma-tians‚“ and “Hisakata No” a traditional Japanese poem; a Scottish Folksong “Flow Gently, Sweet Afton” and more.

Members of the Artists of Okanogan sponsor an art exhibition showcasing local artists at work before the concert, at intermission, and after the concert in the multi-purpose room at the Omak PAC. We are excited to offer this personal look into artists at work.

“Second Strings” with Roz Nau conducting, will perform several pieces at this family concert.

Susan Graves will be serving a chocolate feast that will be offered at intermission.

A pileated woodpecker takes flight, as captured by Okanogan Highland Alliance speaker Paul Bannick.

CCC to host Owls and Woodpeckers of the Okanogan Highlands

Photos by Paul BannickPaul Bannick speaking on friday at the Tonasket CCC, captured this image of a great gray owl.

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Code Amendment 2012-1 Subdivisions

Threshold SEPA DeterminationThe proposal is a legislative action amending Okanogan County Code Title 16 “Subdivisions”. The purpose of this process is to make Okanogan County’s subdivision code consistent with other County and State regula- tions. The proposal does not change development standards currently re- quired for subdivisions. Project com- ments must be submitted in writing, or attend the public hearing. The public hearing for this project is not yet scheduled. Project comments and SEPA comments will be re- viewed separately. SEPA Comments must be submitted in writing no later than 5:00 pm February 17, 2012. Ac- cording to Washington SEPA (State Environmental Policy Act) regula- tions, Okanogan County Planning and Development issued a DNS (de- termination of non-significance) for this proposal. Failure to comment by this date denies a party standing toappeal the final determination. Infor- mation is available at the Office of Planning and Development. Direct questions and comments to: Ben Rough, Senior Planner, Okanogan County Office of Planning & Devel- opment, 123 5th Ave. N, Suite 130, Okanogan, WA 98840, (509) 422- 7122.Published in the Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune and Quad City Her- ald on Feb. 2, 2012.#362905

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EN EL TRIBUNAL SUPERIOR DEL ESTADO DE WASHINGTON DENTRO DEL Y PARA EL CONDADO OKANOGAN - TUTELAR DE MENORES

AVISO Y CITATORIO/DICTAMENAudiencia de TutelaNUMERO EN EL TRIBUNAL: 11-7- 00108-3REFERENTE A LA DEPENDENCIA DE:JULIAN OCHOA,Una nina menor de edadESTADO DE WASHINGTON: ALE- JANDRO PAHUA A QUIEN COR- RESPONDA Y A CUALQUIERA QUE RECLAME TENER INTERES PATERNAL DE LA NINA ANTERI- ORMENTE MENCIONADA.

I. AVISO DE AUDIENCIA1.1 Se les notifica que una peticion fue presentada ante este tribunal, alegando que la nin anteriormente mencionada es dependiente del Es- tado.1.2 Se llevara a cabo una audiencfia el dia March 5, 2012, a la 1:00 p.m., en el tribunal Tutelar de Menores, En el Edificio de Tribunales del Conda- do Okanogan, en Okanogan, Wash- ington1.3 El proposito de la audiencia es de escuchar y considerar las eviden- cias en la peticion1.4 Si usted no se presenta, el Tri- bunal podra emitir un dictamen, en su ausencia, estableciendo l terminacion.

II. CITATORIO/ORDEN DE COMPARECER

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ADVERTENCIAEL DESOBEDECER ESTE CI- TATORIO O DICTAMEN LO EX- PONE A SER PROCESADO POR CONTUMACIA, CONFORME AL ESTATUTO 13.34.070 DEL CODI- GO REVISADO DE WASHINGTON. UNA PETICION DE TUTELA INICIA UN PROCESO EN AL CUAL, SI SE DETERMINA QUE LA NIN ES DE- PENDIENTE DEL ESTADO, PO- DRIA RESULTAR LE TERMINA- CION PERMANENTEMENTE DE LA RELACION DE PADRE A HIJO.Fechada este dia January 18, 2012Por direccion de Su SenoriaCHRISTOPHER E. CULPJuez del Tribunal SuperiorCondado Okanogan, WashingtonCHARLEEN GROOMESEscribana del Tribunal SuperiorCondado Okanogan, Washington/s/ by: Ada Ward,Escribana DelegadaPublished in the Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune and Quad City Her- ald on Feb. 2, 9 and 16, 2012.#362941

HUD # 5616804879 TS#12-12268-21 NOTICE OF DE- FAULT AND FORECLOSURE SALE WHEREAS, on 11/12/1998, a certain (Deed of Trust) was executed by Dorothy J. Battista, as Trustor, in fa- vor of Norwest Mortgage, Inc., as beneficiary, and Chicago Title Insu- rance Company, as Trustee and was Recorded on 11/18/1998 as Instru- ment No. 3002779, in the office of the Okanogan County, Washington

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Recorder, and WHEREAS, the Deed of Trust was insured by the UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF HOUS- ING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, (the Secretary) pursuant to the Na- tional Housing Act for the purpose of providing single family housing; and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust is now owned by the Secretary, pursuant to an assign- ment recorded on 12/10/2008, as In- strument # 3139871 in the office of the Okanogan County, Washington Recorder, and WHEREAS, a default has been made by reason of failure to pay all sums due under the Deed of Trust, pursuant to Paragraph 9 Subsection (i) of said deed of Trust and WHEREAS, by virtue of this de- fault, the Secretary has declared the entire amount of the indebtedness secured by the Deed of Trust to be immediately due and payable, NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to power vesting in me by the Single Family Mortgage Foreclosure Act of 1994, 12 U.S.C. 3751 et seq., by 24 CFR part 27, subpart B, and by the Secre- tary’s designation of us as Foreclo- sure Commissioner” notice is hereby given that on 02/24/2012 @ 10:00 am local time, all real and personal property at or used in connection with following described premises (“Property”) will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder: Com- monly known as: 611 Main Street, Oroville, WA 98844 More thorough- ly described as: The North 16 Feet of Lot 6; All of Lot 7 and the South 17 Feet of Lot 8 of Block 82, an addition to Oroville, as per plat thereof re- corded in Volume B of Plats, Page 1, records of the Auditor of Okanogan County, Washington. The sale will be held at the following location: AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE OKANOGAN COUNTY COURT- HOUSE, 149 3RD NORTH, OKANO- GAN, WA. Per The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development the estimated opening bid will be $107,418.77. There will be no pro-ra- tion of taxes, rents or other income or liabilities, except that the purchas- er will pay, at or before the closing, his prorate share of any real estate taxes that have been paid by the Secretary to the date of the foreclo- sure sale. When making a bid, all bidders except the Secretary must submit a deposit totaling ten percent (10%) of the Secretary’s estimated bid amount, in the form of a cashier’s check made payable to the Foreclo- sure Commissioner Cimarron Trus- tee Services. Each oral bid need not be accompanied by a deposit. If the successful bid is an oral, a deposit of $10,741.87 must be presented be- fore the bidding is closed. The de- posit is nonrefundable. The remain- der of the purchase price must be delivered within 30 days of the sale or at such time as the Secretary may determine for good cause shown, time being of the essence. This amount, like the bid deposits, must be delivered in the form of a cash- ier’s or certified check. If the Secre- tary is the high bidder, he need not pay the bid amount in cash. The suc- cessful bidder will pay all conveyanc- ing fees, all real estate and other tax- es that are due on or after the deliv- ery of the remainder of the payment and all other costs associated with the transfer of title. At the conclusion of the sale, the deposits of the un- successful bidders will be returned to them. The Secretary may grant an extension of time with which to deliv- er the remainder of the payment. All extensions will be fore 9-day incre- ments for a fee of $600.00 paid in advance. The extension fee shall be in the form of certified or cashier’s check made payable to the commis- sioner. If the high bidder closed the sale prior to the expiration period, the unused portion of the extension fee shall be applied toward the

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amount due. If the high bidder is un- able to close the sale within the re- quired period, or within any exten- sions of time granted by the Secre- tary, the high bidder may be required to forfeit the cash deposit or, at the election of the Foreclosure Commis- sioner after consultation with the HUD Field Office representative, will be liable to HUD for any costs in- curred as a result of such failure. The Commissioner may, at the direc- tion of HUD Field Office Representa- tive, offer the property to the second highest bidder to an amount equal to the highest price offered by that bid- der. There is no right of redemption, or right of possession based upon a right of redemption, in the mortgagor or others subsequent to a foreclo- sure completed pursuant to the Act. Therefore, the Foreclosure Commis- sioner will issue a Deed to the pur- chaser(s) upon receipt of the entire purchase price in accordance with the terms of the sale as proved here- in HUD does not guarantee that the property will be vacant. The amount that must be paid by the Mortgagor, to stop the sale prior to the sched- uled sale date is $107,268.77 as of 02/23/2012, PLUS all other amounts that are due under the mortgage agreement. Plus advertising costs and postage expenses incurred in giving notice, mileage by the most reasonable road distance for posting notices and for the Foreclosure Commissioner’s attendance at the sale, reasonable and customary costs incurred for title and lien record searches, the necessary out-of-pock- et costs incurred by the Foreclosure Commissioner for recording docu- ments. Plus a commission for the Foreclosure commissioner and all other costs incurred in the connec- tion with the foreclosure prior to rein- statement. Date: January 5, 2012 FORECLOSURE COMMISSIONER: CIMARRON SERVICE CORP, of NEVADA 719 14TH STREET MOD- ESTO, CA 95354 Telephone No. (209) 544-9658 Facsimile No. (209) 544-6119 H. E. COX, Presi- dent. Ad #18863Published in the Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune on Jan. 19, 26 and Feb. 2, 2012.#349784

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR

OKANOGAN COUNTYSUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

NO: 11-2-00699-1MEADOW CREEK HOLDINGS, LLC, an Idaho limited liability compa- ny, through BHR HOLDINGS, LLC, a Washington limited liability compa- ny, assignee of the Purchase and Sale Agreement dated July 19, 2011,Plaintiffs,v.MINNIE E. HAMILTON, THE ES- TATE OF MINNIE E. HAMILTON, DECEASED, and THE HEIRS AND SURVIVORS OF THE ESTATE OF MINNIE E. HAMILTON, DE- CEASED; AND ALSO ALL OTHER PERSONS OR PARTIES UN- KNOWN CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE, ESTATE, LIEN OR INTER- EST IN THE MINERAL RIGHTS DE- SCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT FILED HEREIN,Defendants.THE STATE OF WASHINGTON TO said Defendants:EACH OF YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to appear within sixty (60) days after the date of the first publication of this Summons, to-wit, within sixty (60) days after the 29th day of December, 2011, and defend the above-entitled action in the above-entitled Court, and answer the Complaint of the Plaintiffs, and serve a copy of your Answer upon the un- dersigned attorney for the Plaintiffs, W. Scott DeTro of the Law Office of Callaway & DeTro PLLC, at his office below-stated; and in the case of your failure to do so, judgment will be ren- dered against you according to the demand of the Complaint, which has been filed with the Clerk of said Court. The object of this action is to quiet title to the real property by re- moving the reservation of all miner- als in the said real property, together with the right to prospect for, mine and remove the same, under the Deed dated November 28, 1939, and filed for record on March 28, 1940, under Okanogan County Auditor’s File No. 290141 (Book 88 of Deeds, page 66), from title of the real prop- erty owned by Plaintiffs and de- scribed in the Complaint for Quiet Ti- tle filed herein.DATED this 20th day of December, 2011.CALLAWAY & DETRO PLLC/S/: By: W. Scott DeTro; WSBA #19601Attorney for Plaintiffs700-A Okoma DriveOmak, WA 98841(509)826-6316Published in the Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune on Dec. 29, 2011 and Jan. 5, 12, 19, 26 and Feb. 2, 2012.#347689

Okanogan County Notice of Final Decision

Project: Administrative Variance 2012-1Proponent: Brian & Sandra DowningDecision: ApprovedDate of Notification: February 2, 2012Appeal Deadline: February 23, 2012The Okanogan County Planning & Development Administrator ap- proved the above-noted project. Par- ties with standing may appeal this decision to Okanogan County Su- perior Court, pursuant to RCW 36.70 C, within 21 days of the notice of de- cision publication date.Published in the Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune and Quad City Her- ald on Feb. 2, 2012.#362897

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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR

OKANOGAN COUNTYNOTICE TO CREDITORS

NO. 11-4-00003-3In re the Estate of:VELMA ELIZABETH FILLEY ROWE,Deceased.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 limita- tions, present the claim in the man- ner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the per- sonal representative or the personal representative’s attorney at the ad- dress stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the pro- bate 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 present- ed 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: January 23, 2012DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: February 2, 2012/s/: GEORGIA PAULINE RAY- BEASLEYPersonal Representative/s/: Anthony Castelda, WSBA #28937Attorney for RoweP.O. Box 1307Tonasket, WA 98855(509) 486-1175Published in the Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune on Feb. 2, 9 and 16, 2012.#362998

Notice of Final DecisionUSGS Twisp River SE 2012-1

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Pat Connelly, USGS Columbia River Research Laboratory submitted a Joint Aquatic Resource Permit Appli- cation (JARPA). Okanogan County Planning has determined that this project is exempt from requirements for a Shoreline Substantial Develop- ment Permit per RCW 77.55.181 Fish Habitat Enhancement Projects. Twisp River Project Shoreline Ex- emption proposes to deploy six an- tennas on the bed near the mouth to detect juvenile and adult salmon, steelhead, trout and other fish tagged with Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) tags. Information from these detection will provide re- searchers and managers with data on life histories, populations, harvest effects and the efficacy of restoration for ESA listed fish. The project is lo- cated on the Twisp River on parcel 3321080070 within Okanogan County, T. 33,N, R, 21 EWM, S. 08.Published in the Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune and Quad City Her- ald on Feb. 2, 2012.#362883

Okanogan CountyNotice of Final Decision

Project: French Quail Short Plat 2010-21Proponent: Steven & Cynthia FisherDecision: ApprovedDate of Publication: February 2, 2012Appeal Deadline: February 23, 2012The Okanogan County Office of Planning and Development approved the above-noted project. Within 21 calendar days of the publication date, parties with standing may ap- peal this decision to Okanogan County Superior Court at 149 N. 3rd Ave., Okanogan, WA, pursuant to RCW 36.70 C.Published in the Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune and Quad City Her- ald on Feb. 2, 2012.#362910

NOTICE OF INTENT TO FORFEITPURSUANT TO THE REVISED

CODE OF WASHINGTONCHAPTER 61.30.070

Grantor: (1) Couch, Robert L. (2) Couch, Phyllis C.Grantee: (1) Robison, Larry L. (2) Robison, Esther A.

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Legal Description (abbreviated): Lot 3 By Design Short PlatAdditional legal(s) on Page 2Assessor’s Tax Parcel ID # 8808400300Reference Nos. of Related Docu- ments: Real Estate Contract dated March 22, 2002, Okanogan County Auditor # 3045396TO: LARRY L. ROBISON, ESTHER A. ROBISON AND THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES DIVISION OF CHILD SUPPORT (DCS)YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Real Estate Contract described below is in default and you are pro- vided the following information with respect thereto: A. The name, address and tele- phone number of the Seller and the Seller’s attorney giving this Notice is:Seller: Robert L. Couch and Phyllis C. CouchAddress: PO Box 923, Omak, WA 98841Telephone Number: (509) 422-1942Attorney: Esther M. MilnerAddress: 568 Pine Street, Omak, WA 98841Telephone Number: (509) 429-4555 B. Description of the Contract in de- fault is as follows:That certain Real Estate Contract dated March 22, 2002, and executed by Robert L. Couch and Phyllis C. Couch, husband and wife, as Seller, and Larry L. Robison and Esther A. Robison, husband and wife, as Pur- chaser, said Contract being recorded April 5, 2002, under Auditor’s File No. 3045396, Records of the Auditor of Okanogan County, Washington. C. Legal description of the property is as follows:Lot 3 By Design Short Plat, as per Short Plat thereof recorded in Vol- ume A-2 of Short Plats, page 188, under Auditor’s File No. 839805, Okanogan County Records. D. The description of each default under the Contract upon which this Notice is based is as follows: 1. Failure to pay the following past due items, the amounts and an item- ization for which are given in Para- graph G. and H. below: (a) Monthly payments due on the 5th days of March through Decem- ber of 2010 and January through De- cember of 2011 and January of 2012, in the amount of $171.46 each, totaling $3943.58. E. Failure to cure all the defaults list- ed above and in Paragraph G. and H. below on or before April 18, 2012 will result in forfeiture of the Con- tract. F. Forfeiture of the Contract will re- sult in the following: 1. All right, title and interest in the property of the Purchaser and of all persons claiming through the Pur- chaser given this Notice shall be ter- minated; 2.The Purchasers’ rights under the Contract shall be canceled; 3. All sums previously paid under the Contract shall belong to and be retained by the Seller or other per- sons to whom paid and entitled thereto; 4. All improvements made to and unharvested crops on the property shall belong to the Seller; and 5. The Purchaser and all persons claiming through the Purchaser giv- en this Notice shall be required to surrender possession of the proper- ty, improvements and unharvested crops to the Seller ten (10) days after recording of the Declaration of For- feiture. G. The following is a statement of payments of money in default (or where indicated, an estimate there- of), and for any defaults not involving the failure to pay money, the actions required to cure the default: 1. Monetary Delinquencies: Monthly payments due as listed above in sec- tion D.a.(a): $3943.58. Late Payment Fees: $189.75. Taxes and Assess- ments: $327.60. Totaling: $4460.93 2. Action(s) required to cure any non-monetary default: NONE H. The following is a statement of other payments, charges, fees and costs to cure the default: (1) Costs of Title Report: $290.79; (2) Copying (estimate) $5.00; (3) Recording (esti- mate) $46.00; (4) Attorney Fees (es- timate) $500; (5) Mail Fees (esti- mate) $12; Totaling $853.79The total necessary to cure the de- fault is the sum of $ 5314.72 plus

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the amount of any payments, and interest on taxes which fall due af- ter the date of this Notice of Intent to Forfeit and on or prior to the date the default is cured. Moneys required to cure the default may be tendered as follows: At Inland Professional Title, LLC, PO Box 2118, Omak, WA 98841 I. The Purchaser or any person claiming through the Purchaser has the right to contest the forfeiture or to seek an extension of time to cure the default, or both, by commencing a Court action prior to recording of the Declaration of Forfeiture.NO EXTENSION IS AVAILABLE FOR DEFAULTS WHICH ARE A FAILURE TO PAY MONEY. J. The person to whom this notice is given may have the right to request a Court to order a public sale of the property; such public sale will be or- dered only if the Court finds that the fair market value of the property sub- stantially exceeds the debt owed un- der the Contract and any other liens having priority over the Seller’s inter- est in the property. The excess, if any, of the highest bid at the sale over the debt owed under the Con- tract will be applied to the liens elimi- nated by the Sale and the balance, if any, paid to the Purchaser. The Court will require the person who re- quests the sale to deposit the antici- pated sale costs with the Clerk of the Court; and any action to obtain an order for public sale must be com- menced by filing and serving the summons and complaint before the Declaration of Forfeiture is recorded. K. The Seller is not required to give any person any other notice of de- fault before the declaration which completes the forfeiture is given.EARLIER NOTICE SUPERSEDED: This Notice of Intent to Forfeit super- sedes any Notice of Intent to Forfeit which was previously given under this Contract and which deals with the same defaults.DATED this 5th day of January 2012/s/: Esther M. Milner, WSBA# 33042Attorney and Agent for Robert L. Couch and Phyllis C. CouchPublished in the Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune on Jan. 26 and Feb. 2, 2012.#361155

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Public Hearing NoticeNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Board of Okanogan County Commis- sioners that a public hearing is set for 11:00 AM, February 6, 2012, to consider a supplemental appropria- tion from Bureau of Justice Assis- tance (BJA)–Border Grant to the Communications Budget in the amount of $16,733. The supplemen- tal will be used for Professional Ser- vices, Salaries and Wages. The hearing will be held in the County Commissioners’ Hearing Room lo- cated at 123 5th Avenue North, Okanogan, Washington. Persons wishing to comment may attend the hearing or submit their comments in writing to the Commissioners’ Office at 123 5th Avenue North, Rm 150, Okanogan, Washington 98840.Published in the Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune and Quad City Her- ald on Jan. 26 and Feb. 2, 2012.#361224

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALEI.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned Trustee will on Febru- ary 17, 2012, at the hour of 2:00 p.m. at the east entrance to the Okano- gan County Courthouse, at 149 3rd Avenue N. Okanogan, Washington, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable at the time of sale, the following described real property, situated in the County of Okanogan, State of Washington, to- wit:Lots 10, 11 and 12, and the Souther- ly 5 feet of Lot 9, Block 31, Town of Oroville, as per plat thereof recorded in Book A of Plats, Page 46, records of the Auditor of Okanogan County, Washingtonwhich is subject to that certain Deed

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of Trust dated November 10, 2009 and recorded on November 12, 2009, under Auditor’s File No. 3149895, records of Okanogan County, Washington, from Peerless Golden Properties, LLC, as Gran- tors, to Baines Title Company, as Trustee, to secure an obligation in favor of Stoltz Holdings, Ltd. as Ben- eficiary.

II.No action commenced by the Benefi- ciary of the Deed of Trust or Benefi- ciary’s successor is now pending to seek satisfaction or the obligation in any Court by reason of the Grantor’s default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust. The Beneficiary has substituted Dale L Crandall, At- torney at Law, WSBA #32168 as Trustee.

III.The default(s) for which this foreclo- sure is made is/are as follows:a. Defaults other than failure to make monthly payments:Failure to pay real property taxes for the year 2010 in the sum of $4,599.89Failure to pay real property taxes for the year 2011 in the sum of $4,396.13Failure to pay property fire and casu- alty insurance premiums in the sum of $1,012.00b. Charges, Fees and CostsCost of trustee’s sale guarantee for foreclosure $700.05Trustee’s fees and Attorney fees $2,750.00TOTAL OF CHARGES, FEES AND COSTS $3,450.05

IV.The sum owing on the obligation se- cured by the Deed of Trust refer- enced in (a) above is: Principal $128,056.57, together with interest as provided in the note from October 5, 2011, and such other costs and fees as are due under the Note or other instrument secured, and as are provided by statute.The above-described real property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. The sale will be made with- out warranty, express or implied, re- garding title, possession, or encum- brances on February 17, 2012. The default(s) referred to in paragraph III must be cured by February 6, 2012 (11 days before the sale), to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at anytime on or before February 6, 2012 (11 days before the sale date), the default(s) as set forth in para- graph III and all payments becoming due hereafter are paid and the Trus- tee’s fees and costs are paid. The sale may be terminated any time af- ter February 6, 2012 (11 days before the sale), and before the sale by the Grantor or the Grantor’s successor in interest or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance paying the entire principal and interest se- cured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust, and curing all other defaults.

V.A written notice of default was trans- mitted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Grantor or the Grantor’s suc- cessor in interest at the following ad- dress:PEERLESS GOLDEN PROPER- TIES, LLCc/o Ken Neal and Lila Kitterman2092 Highway 7Oroville, WA 98844

GRANTOR AND OCCUPANTS OF THE PREMISES:1401 Main St, Oroville, Washing- tonby both first class and certified mail return receipt requested on May 23, 2011 proof of which is in the posses- sion of the Trustee; and the Notice of Default was posted in a conspicuous place on the real property described in Paragraph I above and/or the Grantor or the Grantor’s successor in interest was personally served on with said written notice by the Bene- ficiary or his Trustee, and the Trus- tee has possession of proof of such service or posting.

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VI.The Trustee whose name and ad- dress are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale.

VII.The effect of the sale will be to de- prive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Gran- tor of all their interest in the above- described property.

VIII.Anyone having any objection to the sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating theTrustee’s sale.DATED this 9th day of November, 2011.TRUSTEE:Dale L. Crandall, Attorney at LawBy: /s/ Dale L. CrandallDale L. Crandall, WSBA #32168P.O. Box 173Loomis, WA 98827Telephone: (509) 223-3200Published in the Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune on Jan 12, 19 and Feb. 2, 2012.#349773

SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR

KING COUNTYPROBATE NOTICE TO

CREDITORS(RCW 11.40.030)

NO. 12-4-00240-9 KNTEstate of:TROY J BURNETT,Deceased.PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: The above Court has appointed me as Personal Representative of Decedent’s estate. Any person having a claim against the Decedent must present the claim: (a) Before the time when the claim would be barred by any appli- cable statute of limitations, and (b) In the manner provided in RCW 11.40.070: (i) By filing the original of the claim with the foregoing Court, and (ii) By serving on or mailing to me at the address below a copy of the claim. The claim must be pre- sented by the later of: (a) Thirty (30) days after I served or mailed this No- tice as provided in RCW 11.40.020(1)(c), or (b) Four (4) months after the date of first publica- tion of this Notice. If the claim is not presented within this time period, the claim will be forever barred except as provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective for claims against both the Decedent’s probate and non-probate assets.Date of First Publication of this No- tice: January 19, 2012Address for Mailing or Service:Randy G Burnett,Personal Representative20931 SE 268 STCovington, WA 98042Published in the Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune on Jan. 19, 26 and Feb. 2, 2012.#360008

The Oroville-Tonasket Irrigation Dis- trict maintains a Small Works Roster to the completion of public works projects in accordance with District’s Resolution No. 2010-02, and RCW 39.04.155 provisions. The maximum cost for any project cannot exceed $300,000.00 which included the costs of labor, material, equipment and sales and/or use taxes as appli- cable. All interested contractors not currently on the Small Works Roster are encouraged to submit an appli- cation at this time. Small Works Ros- ter application can be obtained and submitted to the Oroville-Tonasket Ir- rigation District, PO Box 1729; Oro- ville, WA 98844. Inquiries and re- quests for applications may be directed to the manager at 509-476- 3696.Published in the Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune on Feb. 2 and 9, 2012.#362880

SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHING- TON FOR OKANOGAN COUNTY

SUMMONS BY PUBLICATIONNo. 11-2-00622-2

JOHN DANIEL GEBBERS and REBA GEBBERS, husband and wife,Plaintiffs,vs.

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HILDA D. NELSON, individually and as executrix of the ESTATE OF WIL- LIAM W. NELSON, deceased; and all other persons or parties unknown claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate de- scribed in the Complaint herein,Defendants.The State of Washington to the said defendants, HILDA D. NELSON, in- dividually and as executrix of the ES- TATE OF WILLIAM W. NELSON, deceased; all unknown heirs of said parties; and all other persons or par- ties unknown claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real es- tate described in the Complaint here- in:You are hereby summoned to ap- pear within sixty (60) days after the date of the first publication of this summons, to wit, within sixty (60) days after the 26th day of January, 2012, and defend the above-entitled action in the above-entitled court, and answer the complaint of the plaintiffs, John Daniel Gebbers and Reba Gebbers, husband and wife, and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned attorneys for plaintiffs, Thomas F. O’Connell, at his office below stated; and in case of your failure to do so, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demand of the complaint, which has been filed with the clerk of said court.The object of this action is to quiet ti- tle.DAVIS, ARNEIL LAW FIRM, LLP/s/: Thomas F. O’Connell, WSBA# 16539Attorneys for Plaintiffs617 Washington StreetPO Box 2136Wenatchee, WA 98807Published in the Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune on Jan. 26, Feb. 2, 9, 16, and 23 and March 1, 2012.#361237

SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHING- TON FOR OKANOGAN COUNTYNOTICE AND SUMMONS/ORDER

Dependency HearingCOURT NO.: 11-7-00108-3

IN RE THE DEPENDENCY OF:JULIAN OCHOA,A Minor ChildSTATE OF WASHINGTON TO: MONA OCHOA, WHOM IT MAY CONCERN AND ANYONE CLAIM- ING PARENTAL INTEREST IN THE ABOVE NAMED CHILD.

I. NOTICE OF HEARING1.1 You are notified that a petition was filed with this Court, alleging that the above named child is dependent.1.2 A hearing will be held on Friday, March 5, 2012 at 1:00 p.m., At Juvenile Court, Okanogan County Court House, Okanogan, Washing- ton.1.3 The purpose of the hearing is to hear and consider evidence on the petition.1.4 If you do not appear, the court may enter an order in your ab- sence establishing dependency.II. SUMMONS/ORDER TO APPEAR

2.1 YOU ARE SUMMONED AND REQUIRED to appear at the hearing on the date, time and place indicat- ed.

NOTICEVIOLATION OF THIS ORDER OR SUMMONS IS SUBJECT TO A PROCEEDING FOR CONTEMP OF COURT PURSUANT TO RCW 13.34.070. A DEPENDENCY PETI- TION BEGINS A PROCESS WHICH, IF THE CHILD IS FOUND DEPENDENT, MAY RESULT IN PERMANENT TERMINATION OF THE PARTENT CHILD RELATION- SHIP.Dated this 20th day of January, 2012By direction of the HonorableCHRISTOPHER E. CULPJudge of the Superior CourtOkanogan County, WashingtonCHARLEEN GROOMESClerk of the Superior CourtOkanogan County, Washington/s/ by: Ada WardDeputy ClerkPublished in the Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune and Quad City Her- ald on Feb. 2, 9 and 16, 2012.#362915

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OLYMPIA - Rep. Joel Kretz and Rep. Shelly Short are invit-ing constituents in the Seventh Legislative District to partici-pate in a telephone town hall meeting Thursday, Feb. 9. The community conversation begins at 6:30 p.m. and will last one hour.

To participate, residents may call the toll-free number at 1-877-229-8493 and enter the code 15429 when prompted. During the tele-phone town hall, the Represen-tatives will listen to residents, answer questions and discuss a variety of topics related to the 2012 session. Once on the line, participants may select star 3 on their telephone keypads to ask a question or they can simply

listen in and take part in instant polls. There will also be an opportu-nity at the end of the call to leave a mes-sage for Kretz and Short.

“ O u r t wo main priorities for this session are to come up with a solution to our state’s projected $1.5 bil-lion shortfall within existing revenues and to implement legislation that will help create more long-term private-sector jobs,” said Kretz, R-Wauconda. “However, in the first couple weeks of session we’re hear-ing proposals to ban plastic grocery bags across the state, legalize the non-medicinal use of marijuana, and make spit-ting or roller skating on a state ferry a misdemeanor. Having a telephone town hall with 7th District constituents is a good way to balance the craziness of Olympia with the sanity of the common sense and wisdom from the folks back home. I’m looking forward to a good, lively discus-sion on a variety of issues.”

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D i s t r i c t i s the largest district in the state based o n s q u a r e miles,” said S h o r t , R -Addy. “In the past, we’ve had literally thousands of participants in our telephone town halls. To get that kind of participation in a district the size of the Seventh District would take weeks of traditional town hall meetings and hundreds of miles on the road. And I know many folks in district can’t take the time or are unable to travel to Olympia or other community-based town halls. This telephone town hall gives them the oppor-tunity to participate from the comfort of their own home and to let us know how they feel on important issues.”

Constituents who are unable to participate in the telephone town hall meeting can reach Kretz at his legislative office at (360) 786-7988 or Joel.Kretz@leg.wa.gov. Short can be reached at her legislative office at (360) 786-7908 or Shelly.Short@leg.wa.gov

By Brent BakerStaff Writer

TONASKET - Tonasket’s FFA recently competed in a trap shoot at Kettle Falls, but the busy part of the highly decorated program’s season is just about to get underway.

February will be a particularly busy month for Matt Deebach’s charges as they open with a shop contest at Brewster on Feb. 1, travel to the Ag Expo on Feb. 9, participate in a Beef 200 course in Okanogan put on by the WSU Extension on Feb. 10, and compete in a trap shoot at Colville on Feb. 11.

Also, Feb. 18-25 is FFA week, which kicks off with an FFA Alumni steak feed at the Eagles on the 18th.

“The kids are working hard on leadership contests to get ready for the spring time, said FFA coach Matt Deebach.

In its initial trap shoot contest of the year at Kettle Falls on

Jan. 21, the Tonasket team of Devyn Catone, Pete Valentine, Elizabeth Jackson, Lucas DeLu-cas DeTillian, Dillon Zemtseff, James Olson, Morgan O’Brien and Wyatt O’Brien scored a 119 out of 150 to match their high score from last year.

“It was a really good start,” Deebach said. “Colville and Omak are historically at the top of the state, and Omak won with a 146, which was the highest score any of us can remember. They were outstanding. But I was really happy with the prom-ise we showed.”

Individually, James Olson won the Annie Oakley with a chip shot and took third in the buddy shot, while Dillon Zemtseff fin-ished second in the buddy shot.

Tonasket is, of course, com-ing off the brightest highlight in a program with a long his-tory of bright moments after its parliamentary procedure team took national runner-up honors last fall.

“We have more parli pro teams than we’ve ever had,” Deebach said. “We’ll have at least three and possibly four. We’re really hoping to build on our success. Our freshmen typically do really well, and our juniors are work-ing really hard and have two years to try to get to the same point as the last group.”

Deebach said that district competition takes place shortly after Spring Break in April.

He also said that a number Tonasket FFA members will soon be qualify to be American Degree recipients.

We’ll have five American Degree recipients and should have at least that many state degree recipients,” he said. “It’s an application that goes over the course of four years, and once they meet the standards they can qualify for the awards. About one to two percent of all FFA kids get the American Degree, so to have five is pretty cool.”

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information about the NW Ice Fishing Festival you can call Robin Stice at the Eden Valley Guest Ranch at 509-548-4002, or log onto orovillewashington.com.

Fish Lake

I am getting a huge amount o f s n ow at my h o m e i n Leavenworth, and what I get reflects what is piling up at Fish Lake. However, those that are willing to slog through the snow and drill holes in the ice up there are finding the perch bite quite good. The guy that plows my driveway said he had a great day there recently, catching a 25-fish limit of nice perch and got a triploid rainbow that barely fit through the hole!

Anton Jones at Darrell and Dads Family Guide Service reports that Roses Lake, near Lake Chelan is producing very good catches of planted rainbow and more than the usual number of perch. I have always wanted to try the perch fishing at Roses Lake, and it sounds like this is the year to do it. I got a note from Stuart Hurd, Hurd’s Guide Service, telling me that the triploids at Rufus Woods are still biting, even in a snow storm. He said it is warmer when it snows than when we fished there last, and he is getting the same good num-bers of fish. Hurd launches above the dam at Bridgeport and doesn’t run that far up the reservoir to find triploids willing to bite.

Ice fishing festival coming near Oroville

Dave Graybill PhotoIf you look really close, you can see Dan Feil of Bob Feil Boats and Motors near the center of this photograph. He is sitting in a pontoon boat, one of a few boats that he displayed at the Seattle Boat Show. There are over 1,000 boats to see and some super deals on fishing tackle and other boating gear at the show. Dan’s father Bob was at the show this year, and has been there since it’s beginning in 1956. There were an amazing number of folks that stopped by from our at the show, that continues through next weekend.

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