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OKANOGAN – Nearly$54,000 was raised during theMay 18-19 Relay for Life, andmore donations to the fightagainst cancer are expected inthe coming weeks.

Although relay weekendreceipts fell short of organizers’$70,000-$73,000 goal,organizers are pleased with theevent and the money it raisedfor the American CancerSociety.

“It went really well,” Co-chairman Roger Montanez said.“Some teams already areplanning for next year.”

Last year’s Relay raised

$72,000, but Montanez said thedown economy continues totake its toll. Donations can bemade through August and stillcount toward the 2012 total.

“We are not disappointed,”he said. “We are really, reallyhappy with the generosity of thecommunity.”

The Relay drew 31 teamsand 389 participants.

Top fundraisers were the

American Cancer SocietyBoard, $7,653, followed byAngels of Hope, Brewster,$7,151.70, and TRCA Well-Wishers, Brewster, $61,092.50.

During opening ceremoniesFriday evening, Hattie Buchertsang the National Anthem andcancer survivor ElizabethBisque, Bridgeport, cut the

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table for couple

Septic lagoonwon’t be builtnear airport

By Zachary Van BruntThe Chronicle

OMAK – After severalmonths of litigation, Morganand Son Septic Service haveagreed to an $18,000settlement in exchange forscrapping plans to open asewage lagoon on GreenacresRoad near the municipalairport.

The Coleman Butte WaterAssociation, OkanoganIrrigation District and the DuckLake Water Associationreached the settlement withseptic business owners A.C. andLaurie Morgan.

“Obviously we’re verypleased with the outcome,”Coleman Butte WaterAssociation President JerryHendrick said. “The purpose ofthe appeal was to not have alagoon over the aquifer, and wegot that achieved.”

“I’m very, very happy to seeit go away. It should never havehappened, and if our countyhad been responsible, it neverwould have happened,” lagoonopponent Bill Bullock said. “I’mnot a lawyer or anything, but Iknow it was against the law.”

Bullock, as well as manyother area residents, expressed

concern that the county’spublic notice on the lagoon hadrun in newspapers in Orovilleand Brewster, but was notpublished locally.

“But it’s over with now, andwe won’t be terrorized withsomething like this ever again,”he said.

Both lagoon proponentsA.C. and Laurie Morgandeclined to comment.

The Morgans accepted$9,000 at the Wednesday, May16, signing, and are expected toaccept another $9,000 in ayear.

Okanogan County Board ofAdjustment members votedAug. 18 to allow a conditional-use permit at the site,

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OKANOGAN, Wash. –Okanogan County ProsecutingAttorney Karl Sloan says he hasyet to decide whether to retry aCarlton couple accused ofcausing the death of their sonby failing to call a doctor.

At issue iswhether Gregand GarnetSwezeyshould facemanslaughtercharges againin the faith-healing deathof their 15-year-old son,ZacherySwezey.

Theteenager died in 2009 at homefrom a ruptured appendix.

The couple was acquitted ofsecond-degree murder chargesin the death earlier this month.But a hung jury left the door

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Ferry elections battles shaping up

By Zachary Van BruntThe Chronicle

REPUBLIC – Voters in FerryCounty have two contestedraces for county commissionerseats, including a three-waybattle for the District No. 1 seatcurrently occupied by Brad L.Miller, Curlew.

Throwing their hats in thering against Miller are two otherCurlew residents: LornaJohnson, 55; and JohnnaExner, 59. All three candidatesprefer the GOP.

“The county needsdecisiveness and consistency,”

Johnson said. “I think it’s timefor a change, and I’m willing totake on the challenge.”

Miller, 59 and a lifelongresident of the area, said he’scommitted to supporting thecounty’s traditional industriesof mining, cattle, forestry andtourism.

“The future of our county isextremely important to me, andI will continue to look for newideas and new industries inaddition to supporting what wehave traditionally,” he said.

Exner could not be reachedfor comment.

District No. 2 incumbentRobert “Bob” Heath, 67, aDemocrat from Inchelium, saidhe believes government shouldbe a servant to the people, notthe master.

“The most important thing

that has happened in thecommissioners’ office since myterm began is that thecommissioners, although notalways in agreement on issues,do listen and respect different

viewpoints,” he said.Heath defends his seat

against former oppositionRepublican candidate MikeBlankenship, 62, Kettle Falls,who had the commission seat

from 2000-08.“Mr. Heath out-performed

me in the last election, but I’mrunning again because thecitizens have asked me to,” hesaid. “I have many citizens whofeel that that seat has not beenadequately represented. Thereare some serious shortcomingsin what the representation hasgiven from District No. 3.”

Blankenship said that thestate needs to provide morerevenues to counties,particularly to those countiesthat have vast amounts ofpublic land.

“That needs to becompensated for,” he said.

Ferry County PUDCommissioner Nathan Davis,38, Republic, is facing Dan

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Organizer says Relay for Life raised about $54,000 Event falls short of

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in the last election, but I’m

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have asked me to.Mike Blankenship

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CancersurvivorsSuzanneAdams, 53,left and TinaEiffert, 42,both ofOmak,share a hugand a tearat the startof the Relayfor Life afterbeingpresentedcarnationsFridaynight.

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By Dannie OliveauxThe Chronicle

AENEAS VALLEY – A 54-year-old local man was killedNov. 13 in a single-car crash.

Aeneas Valley Road residentCharles J. Morgan waspronounced dead at NorthValley Hospital in Tonasket.

He frequently visited AeneasValley General Store, ownerTerry Racy said.

“I was saddened to hearabout his death,” she said. “Hehad been living here for aboutthree years and was ondisability.”

Morgan, who had ties toOklahoma, was a private 1stclass in the U.S. Army in themid-70s, she said. He lovedanimals was was said to havehad more than 10 dogs and cats.

“I really worried about hisanimals,” Racy said, addingMorgan had a son and daughteroutside the area.

Jeff Bergh, post adjutant ofthe American Legion in Tonasket,said Morgan was not a member.

The Washington State

Patrol reported Morgan waskilled about 5:45 p.m. when hiseastbound 2004 Chevroletpickup crossed the centerline ofstate Highway 20.

He overcorrected, returnedto the eastbound lane and leftthe roadway, the report said.

His vehicle overturned andlanded on its wheels off theroadway, the report said.Morgan was not wearing aseatbelt at the time of the crash.

Trooper Darren Wright saidthe cause of the wreck is underinvestigation; authorities haveyet to determine if drugs oralcohol were factors.

No services are planned.

By Cary RosenbaumThe Chronicle

OMAK – Channels 2, 4 and6 went back on the air Thursdayafter being down a month.

Television District No. 1users had been without thethree Spokane channels, whichcome in via antenna and arepart of more than 10-channelsystem provided by the district,Manager Laurie Morgan said.

“It usually works quitegood,” Okanogan user AliceHobart said. “This is the longestthey’ve ever been down.”

Hobart has been using the

service since 1971. Morgan said the loss of the

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Al Camp/The ChronicleA pair of Omak Fire Department firefighters spray

water while training on a controlled burnWednesday night on Cedar Street in Omak, acrossfrom Omak High School. The school district intends

to build a parking lot on the site after anothertraining burn. The date of that burn has not been

announced. At right, flames rise several feet in theair during the training burn.

‘Breaking Dawn Part 2’ hits Omak


OMAK – Four hours prior tomovie time, the line for, “TheTwilight Saga: Breaking DawnPart 2” began to build.

A herd of young teenagegirls, some accompanied byparents or other adult, formedthe majority.

The first people in line hadbeen waiting since 8 a.m.

“I’ve watched the first twowith her. Might as well watchthe third,” 19-year-oldOkanogan resident JamesSandefur said, pointing at hisgirlfriend.

Ericka Roberts, 17, ofOkanogan, quickly responded.

“There’s five movies,dummy,” she said.

Why do these die-hardstorture themselves by campingout up to 12 hours in thewinter?

“Because ‘Twilight’s bomb,”Roberts said, making herfriends laugh. “We’ve been firstin line three times now.”

Sarena McBride, 18, ofOkanogan, had a differentreason.

“I do this for Jacob,” shesaid, referring to moviecharacter Jacob Black.

“She’s going to make eyebabies with Jacob,” said 30-year-old Angel Clark of Omak,as she pointed at ShaleenaCook, 21, also of Omak.

The weather wasn’t much ofa problem for the group thathad been waiting since around10 a.m.

MoviefansAngelClark,from left,ShaleenaCook andSarenaMcBride,all ofOmak,wait inline for“TheTwilightSaga:BreakingDawn Part2.”

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A repaired broadcast systemsits in the station atop OmakMountain.

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Police on‘choppingblock’

Basic channelsworking again


OMAK – The City Council isconsidering slashing workers’hours at City Hall to keep fromcutting a police position.

A majority of the OmakPolice Department was presentfor a Nov. 13 workshop whereMayor Cindy Gagne addressednext year’s proposed overall$20.3 million budget.

Her recommendation was toeliminate one police position, amove to help balance the $3.3million operational fund andmaintain a $1 million reservefund.

“We should considershortening the hours for somepeople, so we can come up withthe funding,” CouncilwomanLeann Whitener said, callingfor across-the-board reductionsthat would include office and

public works employees.The budget, as proposed,

would draw down reserves$183,000 below the requiredreserve fund balance.

“Are you happy with anending fund balance of$816,000? If not, then you’vegot to make cuts,” CouncilmanMichael Foth said.

Councilman Dino DeCesarisuggested looking into the cost

“I wasn’t going to

put my guys’

heads on the

chopping block.Larry Schreckengast

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Disabled veterankilled in crash

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Firefighters hose down the front of the home.


Firefighters prod the building to maintain the fire. Al Camp/The Chronicle

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Hoover said the committee has its eye on another event — butshe’s not saying what just yet.

According to Hoover, the group is tentatively targetting nextspring for another fun-filled event.

In the meantime, other groups are gearing up for their breast-cancer awareness campaigns and fundraisers.

Relay for Life officials have already met and are in the planningstages for their overnight walk next spring.

The Bouncin’ for Boobies committee and the Relay for Lifegroups are separate organizations, with similar goals.

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FREE TURKEYSFREE TURKEYSLisa Peterson adjusts the bra of Nathan Swager. Bowlers collected money from other bowlers for local women battling cancer.

Members ofthe Bouncin’for Boobiesboard, whichput on thebowling event,get ready tobowl. Theyincluded, fromleft, LisaPeterson,Sandy Hinger,PennyTverberg,Carine Wood,Dayla Culpand LynnHoover.

Bowlers show off their Bowling for Boobies shirts. The womeninclude, from left, April Brady, Lisa Peterson, Ginny Belgarde,Morgan Cosino, Lana Judd and Amanda Peterson.

Leon Hoover, left, and Valley Lanes owner Larry Widman kept thelanes humming.

Pat Messinger won the “FillYour Cup” competition forraising $127 in his bra.

Chronicle photos by Al Camp

By Al CampThe Chronicle

OMAK – The Omak andBrewster high school soccerteams fought to a standstill inregulation and overtime, 2-2,during opening of league playSept. 11.

The Bears would prevail in ashootout, 3-2, to open theseason with a win.

“The first half was good forus, the second half not so good,”Brewster coach Alex Sanchezsaid.

The Bears led 2-0 after 15minutes in the first half on goalsby Veronica Arrez.

Omak’s Haley Little scored arebound goal in the 29thminute to make it 2-1 at thehalf.

“In the second half, we letdown and they scored,” Sanchezsaid.

Shaylyn Goodall,surrounded, chased andbadgered by three to four Bears,passed to Shawnee Covingtonopen at the left corner penaltybox. Covington bent a shot overthe Brewster goalkeeper KarinaGuzman’s hands into the rightside of the goal with about fiveminutes to go in regulation.

After no one scored in twofive-minute overtimes, theteams lined up for a shootout.

Five players take turnsshooting on goal. If the teamsare still tied, there is a sudden-death shootout.

Following a coin flip andselection of a goal (south end),Arrez for Brewster and DanielaCarroll for Omak were eachsuccessful in their first roundkicks.

Omak went up, 2-1, whenBrewster’s Daisy Gonzalez hadher shot blocked by Omakgoalkeeper Makenzie Norwill.Little made her shot for Omak.

In the third shootout round,Janet Carrillo made her shot forthe Bears while a shot byGoodall was no good, tying thescore at 2-2.

In the fourth round,Makenzie (7 blocks inregulation) stopped a shot byChandler Smith and Guzmanstopped a shot by Covington.

The shootout and game wasdecided in the fifth round whenGuzman made a shot to the leftside and Abby Hale had hershot blocked by Guzman.

“We are used to our bigfield,” Sanchez said. “When weget to a small field, we tend tokick the ball up the field insteadof passing it.”

��OKANOGAN – The

Okanogan High School soccer

team opened Caribou TrailLeague play by beatingTonasket, 5-2, on Sept. 11.

“I thought that we playedvery well,” Okanogan coachDean Klepec said. “We passedthe ball well and our defensekept the ball on Tonasket’s halfof the field most of the time,especially in the first half.”

Megan Parks opened thescoring off an assist from KaitiKlepec.

Klepec scored on an assist byBethany Schreiber.

Schreiber then scored on an

assist by Parks to put Okanoganup, 3-0, at the half.

In the second half, parksscored on assist from AidanO’Connor and Schreiber scoredon an assist from Parks.

Scoring for Tonasket was notavailable by noon Friday, Sept.14.

“Our goalie Cameron Mosesplayed well in the back and hada couple of great saves whenTonasket started putting morepressure forward in the secondhalf,” Klepec said.

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WINTHROP – The LibertyBell High School soccer teamdismantled Oroville, 10-1, onSept. 11.

“It was Oroville’s first game,which is always nice to get outof the way,” Liberty Bell coachMike Wilson said.

“And they only had 13players. We came out really fastand really strong.”

Liberty Bell led 8-0 at thehalf starting with Aden Jonesscoring on a breakaway twominutes into the game.

“The second half I had my

team play keep away instead oftrying to score until I had all theyounger players in,” Wilsonsaid.

Liberty Bell scorers includedTulie Budeselich, Sage Abate,Jaqueline O’Keefe, LaurenFitzmaurice (2), MakennaBarnes (2), Jones (2) and KayaArchambault.

Kaitlyn Grunst scoredOroville’s lone goal.

Other Sept. 11 scores:Cashmere 7, Quincy 2LaSalle 3, Cascade 1

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ChloesavorsspecialtimesYoung girl fights

AHUS disease

Al Camp is the sports editor forThe Chronicle. Email him [email protected].

An Okanogan girl turns 8on Monday, Sept. 17, whilecontinuing a courageousfight against her disease andenjoying life to the fullest.

Chloe Peterson, who’sfought Atypical HemolyticUremic Syndrome for morethan four years, enjoyed apretty terrific year so far.

“It’s been a pretty coolyear,” her mother, LisaPeterson, said.

Chloe got to meet herrodeo idol, J.J. Harrison, atthe Omak Stampede inAugust through the efforts ofStampede and Children’sWestern Wish Foundation.

“She totally wanted tohang out with J.J.,” Lisasaid. “She likes rodeo. Sheused to call it radio when shewas littler. Her favorite parthas always been J.J. therodeo clown.”

The Okanogan second-grader is the adopted Childof the Year by the GoodSamaritans, who held amotorcycle ride yesterday,Sept. 15, to raise money todefray costs for the family offour – parents Lisa and Benalong with son, Mckade, 9.

The money will help payfor every-other-week tripsfor six months to Spokanefor a new drug that willprotect her kidneys.

The fourth annual ChloePeterson co-ed softballtournament will raise moneyfor AHUS research Sept. 22-23 at The Plex, 93 RodeoTrail Road, Okanogan.

The tournament,organized by Lynn Hooverand Jen Palmer, raises about$2,000 each year for AHUSresearch.

It’s also a fitting way toraise money, since Lisa, 30,plays softball for theLivestock Café during theregular season. She will playfor Rancho Chico in thetournament.

Chloe, an avid softballplayer, wants to be a dancer.She’s been taking lessonsfrom Lori Fraley-Wilson.

Organizers are working tobring 10 teams to thetournament this year,compared to about six ineach of the first three years.

The tournament T-shirtwill memorialize long-timeofficial and softball playerDonnie Truitt, who passedaway this spring.

“The tournament is notgoing to be the same withoutDonnie,” Lisa said. “Everyyear he’d ask what he coulddo. He donated his time asan ump. He donated amassive amount of time toour tournament (such asworking the fields) andnever complained.

Chloe currently suffersfrom sleep apnea, migrainesand stomach problems.

The disease can harm thekidneys, red blood cells andthe vascular system.

Chloe was slowed by aninfection last week.

“She is recouping well,”Lisa said. “She gets sick easy.Any little bug the kids getshe gets.”


Chloe Peterson got to meether favorite rodeopersonality, J.J. Harrison, atthis year’s Omak Stampede.


Brewster’s Karina Guzman dives for a shot during a shootout with Omak on Sept. 11. The Bears won the shootout, 3-2.

Nannies, Raiders play rare match

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COULEE DAM – Paterosneeded four sets to top LakeRoosevelt in a rare meeting ofthe volleyball teams Sept. 11.

“It’s funny to think that inmy nearly 20 years here, we’dnever played volleyball againstLake Roosevelt, much lessplayed in their gym,” Pateroscoach Gene Dowers said. “Thegirls know the Raiders wellfrom basketball, softball, andtennis. But our volleyball matchwas a first in recent memory.”

The Raiders (1-1 overall)won the opening set, 25-20,using hard serving and anaggressive attack.

Pateros ran off the nextthree sets 25-20, 25-18 and 25-11.

Dowers credited betterserving in the second set for theturnaround along with stronghitting by Chloe Gill.

“The third set was our bestand Lake Roosevelt fought backhard,” Dowers said. “Our servestarted to score. Jessi (Dowers)and Kat (Wilson) each scoredfour kills. Erin (Hook) had twobig solo blocks to lead us at thenet.”

The Nannies started thefourth and deciding set withseven serving aces.

Almira/Coulee-Hartlinehanded Pateros (3-1) its firstloss, 3-0, Sept. 13. Informationfrom the match will be in TheChronicle’s Wednesday, Sept.19, issue.Pateros stats from Lake Roosevelt

match: Kim Vazquez 7 kills, 16/17serves w/4 aces, 19 passes, 11 digs, 4blocks, 1 assist; Erin Hook 5 kills,12/13 serves w/4 aces, 8 passes, 6digs, 5 blocks, 1 assist. Jessi Dowers 5kills, 10/13 serves w/3 aces, 11assists, 6 passes, 10 digs, 1 block;Chloe Gill 8 kills, 15/20 serves w/7aces, 16 passes, 18 digs. KatarinaWilson 4 kills, 10/17 serves w/7 aces,

11 assists, 2 passes, 11 digs, 1 block.Grace Williams 6/9 serves, 7 passes, 4digs, 1 block. EmmaLee Luft 1 kill, 3/4serves w/1 ace, 1 pass, 5 digs.

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School volleyball team held offOmak to win a close first setthen sweep the match, 3-0,Sept. 11.

The Bears (2-1 overall)prevailed 25-20, 25-9 and 25-17in the league match.

Cascade topped Brewster, 3-2, in a league match Sept. 13. Astory from the match willappear in The Chronicle’sWednesday, Sept. 19,newspaper.

“We got off to a strong startagainst Omak in the first setand then struggled for a bit withtheir serves,” Brewster coachMarcy Boesel said. “I waspleased with our attack anddefense for the most part.”Brewster stats: Brett Boesel 16/18

serving, 2 aces, 4 kills, 2 blocks, 10digs, 22 assists; Andie Gebbers 4/4serving, 12 kills, 5 blocks, 4 digs;Jessie Hammons 3 kills, 1 block, 8digs, 2 assists; Margie Brammer 10/12serving, 2 aces, 3 kills, 3 digs;Marquette Miller 6/10 serving, 6 aces,7 kills, 9 digs; Jocelyn Reyes 23/25

serving, 4 aces, 10 digs, 1 assist;MacKenzie Harmier 1 kill, 12 digs;Kendall Leaver 1 kill, 2 digs; BethanyAnderson ½ serving, 1 dig; WhitneyBaker 5/5 serving.

��OKANOGAN – Okanogan

High School’s volleyball teampicked up its first league victorywhile handing Tonasket its firstCaribou Trail League loss Sept.11.

The Bulldogs won, 3-0, toimprove to 1-1 overall. Tonasketis 2-1 overall

“Our girls worked hard andwell together during the gameon Tuesday night againstOkanogan,” Tonasket coachJackie Gliddon said. “Our

serving was led by senior AhliaYoung (14/14, 1 ace) followed byjunior Jenny Bello (6/6).

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Bridgeport High Schoolvolleyball team swept visitingEntiat, 3-0, during a non-leaguematch Sept. 11.

The Fillies won, 25-11, 25-23and 25-10 led by aggressiveserving that kept the Tigers offbalance, Bridgeport coachCalvin Stark said.Bridgeport stats: Alex Martinez 6

aces on 18/19 serving, 5 kills, 1 block;Anita Velazquez 4 aces on 17/17serving, 4 kills, 5 digs, 2 blocks;Bethany Swezey 4 aces, 3 kills, 1block.

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TONASKET – TheOkanogan at Tonaskethigh school football gameSept. 21 has been pickedby KREM TV as a possible“Game of the Week.”

“We are in competitionwith another game(Potlatch vs. Lakeside) forKREM TV to attend thegame at Tonasket,”Okanogan AthleticDirector Steve Chamberlinsaid. “We need people tovote for our game – it willbe lots of fun for thefootball team, cheer, andstudent section.”

Voting opens onMonday, Sept. 17, atwww.krem.com/weather/toms-tailgate/Toms-Tailgate-2012-128085308.html.

The game with themost votes will get KREMTV to attend their contest.

Tonasket AD KevinTerris asked fans to postthe link to their socialmedia connections.

Friday night scores:Okanogan 21, Chelan 6Cascade 10, Quincy 7Tonasket 40, Brewster 14Cashmere 68, Omak 0Davenport 41, Oroville 14Liberty 28, Bridgeport 20Darrington 48, Manson 7Reardan 41, Lake Roosevelt

14Republic 68, Curlew 16Pateros 56, Waterville 36Columbia-Inchelium 28,

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Omak’s Kellie Foth sends a shot against Brewster blockersBrette Boesel, left, and Andie Gebbers during match Sept. 11 inOmak. Brewster won, 3-0.

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PATEROS – The secondannual Apple Pie Jamboree jetsports races brought in a recordnumber 48 entries that kickedup Columbia River water July21-22.

Between the personalwatercraft races, competitorsput on a freestyle exhibitionthat included backflips, barrelrolls and no-hand jumps.

Among the few completingbackflips was 15-year-old OwenKuipers of Kelowna, B.C.

“We may well have seen thebirth of the next freestyle starfrom this region,” promoterRoger Harnack said of Kuipers.

“You don’t see many JetSkiers doing backflips.

“It’s pretty amazing. Hecould be going for a WorldFinals title a few years downthe road.”

The races drew some ofworld’s top racers, includingAaron Newport of Benton City.

He showed how fast the1,200 cc Jet Ski he and IanBenson built could cover thecourse. The professional, whowas ranked No. 5 in the world acouple years ago, easily won thepro class, and lapped nearly allnovice and expert riders in hisheats.

Lauren Jones of Twin Falls,Idaho, competed well, too. Shewas third at the Worlds lastyear in the novice women’s skidivision.

At the junior level, NathanClements, 12, Marysville, kepthis undefeated string alive.He’s not lost a junior class racefor two years.

His mother, Angela, won therunabout class.

Soap Lake Mayor RaymondGravelle also attended theevent to present the awardsfrom races in his town lastmonth.

Some Apple Pie Jamboreeawards were presented Sunday,but most will be presented inSeptember at Lake Chelan.

Once compiled, results willbe posted online.

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ProctormakesgainsCowboy travels far

and wide for wins

Bullrider Shane Proctor,formerly of Coulee Dam andnow of Mooresville, N.C.,

producedhis bestresults yetlast weekwhiletravelingfrom UtahtoCalifornia.

He alsoheaded uptheProfessional

Rodeo Cowboys Associationrankings.

Proctor took first at the102nd California RodeoSalinas on Sunday.

He also won a roundFriday night at the of ‘47Rodeo in West Valley City,Utah.

In the finals at Salinas,Proctor watched as one byone each of his fellowcompetitors failed to lasteight seconds.

Proctor, the last out of thechutes, scored an 88 to claimthe bullriding title with atwo-round total of 172.

“I was just trying to covermy bull and not worry aboutwhat everyone else wasdoing,” Proctor said inMonterey County’s TheHerald on July 22.

It was Proctor’s firstCalifornia Rodeo buckle.

“It’s nice to get this oneunder my belt, or on my beltI guess,” he said.

Having finished secondlast year at Salinas, the 27-year-old cowboy had afeeling something goodwould happen.

On Saturday night,Proctor learned that the bullhe’d been assigned was No.817, one others hadpreviously scored well on atother rodeos.

His confidence was highenough that he pulled out ofa potential Saturday nightfinals slot at the Snake RiverStampede in Nampa, Idaho,to take his lone shot here.

“I knew I had a gooddraw. That bull, No. 817, isso good that he don’t need aname,” Proctor said.

“It’s great to win here.” Proctor picked up money

July 20 by being the onlybullrider to make the whistleFriday night, a Deseret News

story said. He scored 77 at the Days

of ‘47 Rodeo in West ValleyCity, Utah.

“I didn’t even know it,” hesaid of being the line riderwith a score. “It was a goodday for me. I was moreworried about staying on mybull.”

The score put him fourthin the overall, but he did getmoney for the Friday win.

“Every little bit helps,” hesaid acknowledging that thistime of year is when cowboyscan make up a lot of ground.

His goal this year is to getback to the NFR and winanother worldchampionship.

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Vet checks, practices delayedThe Chronicle

OMAK – Because of theweather, veterinary checks andpractices were delayed lastweekend for the World FamousSuicide Race.

Suicide Race heats place atthe end of each performance ofthe Omak Stampede, this yearfrom Aug. 9-12.

Like last year, high riverwater levels put off practices a

week.Some veterinary checks were

done last week.The checks and possibly

swim tests could occur thiscoming weekend, depending onwater levels. Horses also mustpast a hill test prior to beingallowed to enter the race.

Veterinary checks are nowscheduled for 5-7 p.m. Friday,July 27, with practice being 6-8p.m. On Saturday, checks andpractice are 10 a.m. to noon.

On Sunday, practice isscheduled for 5-7 p.m.

Entries will be taken from 6-

8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 3, andSaturday, Aug. 4.

The Owners and JockeyAssociation’s annual meeting isat 4:30 p.m. Saturday, July 28,at the Horseshoe Park inOmak’s East Side Park.

If more than 20 horses enterby Saturday night, eliminationheats are slated for 3 p.m. and 5p.m. Sunday, Aug. 5.

The field is limited to 20horses as a safety measure.

Compared to similarendurance races, Omak’s racedoes not take long.

Horses race 100 feet then

over a steep embankment thatleads to the Okanogan River.

The river is a wild card — ifit’s high, horses that swim wellor are tall enough that their feetreach the bottom, have anadvantage.

The race wraps up withhorses racing up a ramp into therodeo arena.

Last year’s winnerscombined two past champions.

Patch, which took AaronCarden to the title with fourfirst place finished in 2007, andTyler Peasley, who won in 2005and 2006 aboard Reuben, were

brought together.Patch and Carden produced

two firsts, a second and a thirdfor 18 points and brought thetitle to owner Kevin Carden.

The win was not locked upuntil the final race.

Commando, ridden andowned by Abe Grunlose,finished with 15 points.

Commando and Patch weretied in the standings after thefirst two races.

Mo Whiskey, ridden byWinfred Pakootas and ownedby Montana Pakootas, earned12 points.


One of the best Jet Ski racers in the world, Aaron Newport of Benton City, fights through wake produced in pro class racing Saturday.

CORRECTION

A photograph on Page B3 of theJuly 18 issue of The Chronicle,should have said Kevin Fletcher wasdriving the pickup shown at the Truckand Tractor Pull on July 14 in theTonasket Rodeo Arena.

Proctor

Jet skiers enjoy hot

weather, big waves

High river levels

put schedule off

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Junior class race winners Jessie Wilcos of Everett (age 13-15 division)and Nathan Clements of Marysville (age 10-12 division) show off Blowsiongift certificates they earned winning their classes Sunday. Blowsionproduces high-performance personal watercraft parts.


Freestyle rider Dayton Fedak gets his back wet while completing a barrel roll Saturday,July 21, during the annual Apple Pie Jamboree Jet Ski races.


OKANOGAN – Commissioner of PublicLands Peter Goldmark returned to his oldstomping grounds to meet with OkanoganCounty commissioners about “forest healthhazard” wildfire threats over ongoing insectinfestation.

The informal, 30-minute meeting wasJuly 19 in the commissioners’ hearing roomin the Grainger Administration Building.

On July 2, Goldmark issued a “foresthealth hazard warning” for easternOkanogan and western Ferry countiesbased on concerns of a wildfire threat overthe insects. A nine-member technicaladvisory committee recommended thewarning after citing concerns aboutwildfire.

Goldmark, an Okanogan County native,


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Commissioner of Public Lands Peter Goldmark, right, talks with Okanogan Countycommissioners Bud Hover, left, and Jim DeTro after a meeting July 19 in thecommissioners’ hearing room in Okanogan.

Goldmark, commissionersdiscuss forest health issues

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Lisa Lindsay, founder of the Okanogan Wildlife League,shows off an owl during a live presentation at the OmakLibrary last week.


OROVILLE – Lisa Lindsaywatches as a baby deer dances

around in its cage.A day earlier, the fawn

was foundstanding

beside

its dead mother, which hadbeen struck and killed by avehicle on the highway nearWinthrop.

Lisa ismothering the

orphandeer andhopes toreturn itto its

naturalhabitat.

Just like anyother day for the

Okanogan Wildlife League,the only federal- and state-

permitted wildliferehabilitation center in thecounty. It was stared inOctober 2011.

The league’s goal is toprovide professional care tosick, injured and orphanedwild animals. Once they fullyrecover, then they are releasedback into their natural habitat.

The Lindsays moved fromArizona to Oroville four yearsago. Lisa, from Twin Falls,Idaho, met her husband Corey,while both were students at theUniversity of Washington.Corey is a native of SedroWoolley and works in lawenforcement.

Lisa graduate from collegewith a bachelor of arts inEnglish.

“I thought I wanted toteach, but I thought sitting in aclassroom all day would be toboring for me,” she said.

After finishing college, thecouple moved to Arizona,where Lisa began taking pre-

veterinarian classes. Sheapplied for veterinarian schooland got on the alternate list.

“I didn’t get in that year,then we had a baby,” she said.

Lisa, who also has a biologydegree from Northern ArizonaUniversity, is a licensedveterinarian technician.

“I have some animalexperience, it’s just the wildanimals are different,” Lisasaid.

She got involved inrehabilitation while atNorthern Arizona University.She was taking classes under ateacher who was a formerveterinarian in Mexico.

“One day she asked me if Iwanted a barn owl,” she said.

The next day, the teacherbrought her the owl.

“That started it, because Iwas never a bird person,” shesaid. “My goal was to become acat-specialized veterinarian.”

Lisa worked for aveterinarian for three years

before moving to Washington.After working for a little while,she decide to quit working tospend more time with herchildren.

“I missed working withanimals and said there’s not awildlife facility anywhere nearhere,” she said.

The nearest are locatednear Arlington and Lynden.There is another in Yakimathat specializes in birds onlyand one in Chelan that dealsonly with barn owls.

Lisa is not only covering

OWL provides care

of sick, injured,

and orphaned

wildlife in county

A group ofchildrentakesadvantageof standingwater inCivicLeaguePark afterheavyrainspoundedOkanoganCounty onFriday.

Woman safe aftertruck lands in water

By Dee CampThe Chronicle

CONCONULLY – An Okanogan woman swam to safety afterher pickup truck overturned and landed in ConconullyReservoir early the morning of July 19.

Haunani I. Ryan, 55, told Okanogan County Sheriff’sdeputies she was coming down West Fork Salmon Creek Roadand around a corner when she had to serve to avoid a vehicle inher lane, Sheriff Frank Rogers said.

The crash occurred between 1 and 4 a.m.“Ryan was able to get out of the vehicle but not able to climb

up the hill so she swam to Shady Pines (Resort), where she gothelp,” he said.

The vehicle had rolled over a couple times before hitting thelake, upside down. Its cab filled with water.

“She was lucky to get out,” he said.The incident was reported at around 8 a.m.Ryan was later transported by ambulance to Mid-Valley

Hospital, Omak.She probably will be cited for driving with wheels off the

road, he said.The vehicle was removed from the lake by Randy’s Towing,

Okanogan, and then the Okanogan County Search and Rescueand Emergency Management Department deployed an oil spillboom, which collected the oil and gas that had leaked out of thevehicle.

Joye Redfield-Wilder, spokeswoman for the stateDepartment of Ecology in Yakima, said her agency was notified

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Rain storm hits county


OMAK – The downtownarea turned into a lake brieflyon Friday afternoon, July 20,when a thunderstorm andmonsoon-like rain roaredthrough the mid-valley area.

The National WeatherService issued a flash floodwarning for central OkanoganCounty and Mother Naturedelivered.

“It was crazy,” OkanoganCounty Sheriff Frank Rogerssaid of water pouring off thehills between Omak andRiverside. “There were a

million little rivers.”Omak-Riverside Eastside

Road was closed briefly becauseof a slide in the Brooks Tractarea; trees were reported downon Kermel Road west of Omak,and on county Highway 7 nearTonasket and by Ellisforde.

“Omak got a lot of water,”Rogers said.

Civic League Park became alake as around two feet of wateroverwhelmed storm drains andbacked up onto the grass andadjacent Ash Street and CentralAvenue. A few people weretrapped briefly in the Omak

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Laying down the law at

At left, Oroville’sEric McKinney

takes a tumble insaddle bronc

riding, leaving hisboot still in thestirrup. At right

top, Grand MarshalKathrin “Kay”

Tracy took a ride ina Corvette for theparade. At rightbottom, BrandonCate and TysonSunduster ofOmak show

winning form inthe calf scramble.

Photosby

Al Camp

Runners take off on the Suicide Run up a Chesaw hill and back to the arena during Fun Games prior to the rodeo and parade at the Fourth of July Chesaw Rodeo.

ChesawChesaw

Pillow fighters get in their licks, with the loser being knocked into the dust of the Chesaw arena. The rodeo results and full story appeared in the July 8 Chronicle.

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We remember...Veterans, residents observeMemorial Day in honorof America’s war dead.

Photos by Al Camp and Zachary Van Brunt

American Legion members fire a salute in observance ofMemorial Day on Monday, May 28, in Tonasket.

Ed Thiele, center, salutes as veterans fire a salute to fellowservice members buried in Malott Cemetery.

War veterans Joe Turk and Gene Descoteaux fire a salute as EdThiele and Phil Turner salute in remembrance of fallencolleagues during a somber ceremony in Chilliwist Cemetery.

“Taps” is played in honor of America’s war dead buried in theLoomis Cemetery on Monday.

Spring Canyon Cemetery, east of Grand Coulee, sports the annual Isle of Flags display in honor of U.S. military personal who lost their lives in the service of their country.

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TWISP – Former residentPatrick Doran, the 22-year-oldson of Jim Doran and GretchenDieringer, has been acceptedinto Western WashingtonUniversity’s “Service Learningin South Africa” summerprogram.

The program begins June 24and explores the growing roleof non-governmentalorganizations in bringing socialdevelopment to the country,college officials said.

The course combinesacademic instruction withcommunity-based learning.

“I’ve studied and read agreat deal about Gandhi’s

experiences in South Africa andthe political struggles there andI’ve had an interest in socialjustice and racial issues inAmerica,” Doran said. “Thisprogram will take my academicknowledge to the next level.”

He said he has traveled toIndia twice as a student “and Iam comfortable in strange andforeign countries.

“I believe that this programwill give me insight in our owncultural issues and I will get 14university credits through theprogram.

“This will give me a personaland intimate experience withvery real and practical projectsthat will take my academicknowledge to the next level.”

Former Twisp mangoing to South Africa

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Omak’s Jonnie Rosser, left, shouts encouragement for her valve cover racer while competitng against Amie Johnson of Omak during one of the activities at the annual OK Friendly Car Club show.

A custom air intake graces a 1968 Chevelle SS owned byQuincy’s Karen McCart.

Spectators take in a vintage section of the 100s of cars parked at Omak’s East Side Park on Saturday.

A 1947 Ford wood wagon drew a lot of lookers during the annual car show.

The Chronicle

OMAK – The OK FriendlyCar Club hosted its annualMother’s Day weekend carshow May 12.

The show started as an ideaby Hal Schukar.

There were many activities,including valve-cover raceswhere participants were splitinto two weights, 8 pounds andlighter (lightweights), and 8-10pounds (heavyweights), withseparate races for children andadult.

Winners were:Children lightweight: 1,

Jeff Laymon, Omak. 2, JonnieRosser, Omak.

Children heavyweight:1, Amie Johnson, Omak. 2,Amber Englert, Omak.

Adult lightweight: 1,Matt West, Omak. 2, RonHarrington, Omak.

Adult heavyweight: 1,Dale Carrington, Puyallup. 2,Bobbi Jarnigan, Lacey.

Other results were notavailable by press time.

This 1938 Ford Wrecker wonthird place for Dual WheelTrucks. it was displayed byDave Hilstad and Hal Schukar.

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GianttroutwakesanglerChristmas comes

in April opener

‘Twas the night beforeopening day and all throughthe lake,

All the fish were contentbecause the fishermanweren’t awake.

The rods were all hung bythe tents with care,

In hopes limits of fishwould soon be there.

All the anglers werenestled, all snug sleeping intheir beds,

While visions of rainbowtrout swam in their heads.

When out on the pierthere arose such a clatter,

I ran to the noise to seewhat was the matter.

When what to my sleepyeyes should appear,

But one gigantic fishfollowed by a loud splash,anyone could hear.

The grand dad of triploidtrout I saw in the night,

Led me to wonder aloudhow it might fight?

I ran back to the tentthrough the wet park sod,

Grabbed a net, tackle boxand my trusty fiber rod.

Dashing back to the pierwhen it dawned on me,

That the sun was not outyet, that I’d be fishingillegally.

So I grabbed my gear andfollowed the fish’s thunder,

Keeping track along themuddy banks of that mightylunker.

Then the sun peekedthrough the trees on the bay,

Announcing the officialstart of the opening day.

Eyeing the ripples of thegiant fish’s last leap,

I tied on lure after lure tocatch that fish to keep.

I tossed lures with bighooks and small,

Then Rebels andWedding rings but nothingworked at all.

When down in my box Isaw something squirm,

I reached down andgrabbed a polka dot yellowand purple worm.

It barely hit the waterwhen my Stren line wenttight,

I set the hook and beganan hour-long fight.

The rod bent over and thetip sank into the lake sodeep,

The drag screamed andmy arms ached from thefish’s feat.

Finally slipping into myknotless net, I examined myprize,

But just couldn’t bringmyself to keep it you mustrealize.

Fishing’s a grand sport,that’s no fake,

So I let the old man slipback into the lake.

And as he splashed awayaround a stump,

I swear I hard him say,what a chump.

Al Camp is the sports editor for The Chronicle. Email him at

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ROCKY LANDING PREVENTED


Rocksie Timentwa hangs on tightly to her sheep during mutton bustin’ April 27 at the NespelemJunior Rodeo. The rodeo continues at 11 a.m. today at the grounds on Lower Columbia River Road.

Pioneers outlastTonasket, 15-11

By Al Camp

The Chronicle

OMAK – The Omak HighSchool baseball team outlastedTonasket, 15-11, in a leagueencounter April 24.

For Omak hitters, it was allor nothing.

Tonasket pitchers combinedto strike out 10 Pioneers. DylanFewkes went three innings,John Rawley two innings andJake Cory an inning.

“We got off to a slow startwith some errors early in thegame,” Tonasket coach TimCork said. “We got a few runsacross the plate in the fourth. Ithink that helped give us someconfidence. We scored threemore in the fifth, then eruptedfor six runs in the sixth.

“I’m always proud of thisgroup for never giving up andcontinuing to keep playinghard.”

Omak finishes its season athome against Okanogan onMay 1, then takes on Chelan in adoubleheader May 4.

“We have to beat Okanoganat our place and have to sweepChelan to have a chance to go tothe playoffs,” Omak coachPeewee Howe said.

The Top 3 teams advance tocrossover games with theNortheast 1A League.

The Pioneers (6-5 overall, 5-5 league) were in third place bya half game over Chelan (6-7, 4-5) entering the weekend.

Chelan was to play atOkanogan (2-11, 1-8) whileOmak traveled to league-leading and undefeatedCashmere (15-0, 10-0) onSaturday.

“Those Cashmere games arekind of a wash,” Howe said.

Tonasket finishes atCashmere on May 1 and goes toOkanogan for a doubleheaderMay 5.

Tonasket - Kjeld Williams 2 runs,single; Ian Young 3 runs; John Rawley2 runs; Pete Valentine 1 run, single;Trent Turner 1 run, single.

Omak - Dameon Landers 2-4,double; Jonathan Martinez 2-5; DevonJohnson 3-5, 2 doubles; Bryson Morris1-4, RBI; Tim Rubio 3-4, double, 2 RBI;Michael Holsworth 1-4.


Riverside Christian HighSchool baseball team knockedoff a young Bridgeport squad,16-6, April 24 in a non-leaguegame.

“It was a pretty good gameon both sides,” Bridgeportcoach Kyle Krustangel said.“We played much betterdefensively than we had in thelast few weeks against Kittitasand Warden.”

Bridgeport, which isbringing back baseballfollowing a seven-year hiatus,fell 27-0 to Kittitas on April 17and 18-3 to Warden on April 13.

“They have a talented teamand a very good catcher,”Krustangel said of RiversideChristian. “My kids competedthe whole game and kept thegame with in reach until theend. It was good for my kids tosee that we can compete withgood programs.”

Bridgeport (2-10 overall, 0-6league) has non-leaguevictories over Oroville andManson.

“Only one of my playersplayed baseball in the last fouryears,” Krustangel said.

The Mustangs include 20players, with one senior, threeeighth-graders and 13freshmen.

“So, we are extremelyyoung,” Krustangel said.

Bridgeport took overManson’s spot in the southdivision of the North CentralWashington 2B League.

“They thought they were notgoing to have a team,”Krustangel said. “So they’replaying a 20 non-league gameschedule.”

��LEAVENWORTH – The

Okanogan High School baseballteam fell behind early beforefalling to Cascade, 12-1, in fiveinnings April 24 in a leaguegame.

The Kodiaks jumped in front7-0 after two innings.

Cascade outhit Okanogan,14-3, and committed one errorto seven for the Bulldogs.

Okanogan players with hitswere Jacob Lawson, Ben Cateand Gabe Green.

“Outfield errors allowed theKodiaks to run around thebases all night long,” Okanogancoach Ed Ashworth said.

Lawson pitched two goodinnings, and Jim Townsendshined at catcher, the coachsaid.

“However, our club can’tcontinue to give teams extraouts,” Ashworth said. “We didnot play like ourselvesTuesday.

“I am extremely proud ofBenny Cate and Gabe Green.They competed 100 percent theentire night. They may beyoung, but they give ourprogram full effort. I am alsovery proud of the fact that JimTownsend took the losspersonal. When young playerstake it to heart when they lose,it reflects their maturity andability to compete.”

The Chelan at Okanogangame April 26 was rained out. Itwill be made up at 4:30 p.m.Monday, April 30.

��WATERVILLE – The Lake

Roosevelt High School baseballteam, despite several players innew positions, blankedWaterville, 11-0, April 24.

Justus DeWinkler led theway, going 3-4 at the plate witha double, 2 RBI and 2 runs. Healso pitched five innings, givingup one hit.

Lee Williams went 2-3 witha double and 3 RBI. TylerGarvin was 2-3 with a double,RBI and 2 runs.

“We have been workingthrough some different lineupshifts and rotations due to someplayer injuries and someineligibilities,” Raider coachBrandon Byers said. “But theboys have really done a goodjob of stepping into otherpositions they haven’t played.They have really begun to getcomfortable at their new spots,which will solidify some of thedefensive mishaps we’ve had inthe past few weeks.”

��WINTHROP – The Brewster

High School baseball teamedged Liberty Bell, 2-1, in eightinnings April 24 in a leaguegame.

“Miguel Churape wasfantastic on the mound,”Brewster coach Jerrod Riggansaid. “We gutted out a big roadwin.”

The victory kept Brewster(9-5 overall, 8-3 league) in firstplace, a half game ahead ofLake Roosevelt (11-3, 7-3).

Bears stop Manson in shootout

By Al CampThe Chronicle

MANSON – The BrewsterHigh School soccer teamshowed it’s ready for post-season play by winning ashootout against first-placeManson on the Trojans’ homefield April 26.

In a battle between first- andsecond-place teams, Brewsterpicked up couple league pointswith the 4-3 shootout victory.

“It was a great game,”Manson coach Phil Thomassaid. “It was exciting to go topenalties.

“I would have liked to winthe shootout, but it was goodexperience for the players.”

Although the teams are tiedby record, Manson (7-3-2, 6-1,19 points) picked up a leaguepoint for the shootout loss andis in first place.

Brewster (11-1, 6-1, 17points) picked up two leaguepoints and remains in secondplace.

“We still are in first place

since you get three points for aregular win, two points for ashootout win and one point fora shootout loss,” Thomas said.

“We are still in first place bytwo points.”

“We needed to win,”Brewster coach Ernesto Santossaid. “We had them and letthem go. That’s part of thegame.”

Manson scored first, beforeBrewster took a 2-1 halftimelead on goals by Edwin Tinoco.

Manson got a goal by AlexValencia and the tying goal inthe second half on a bicycle kick

by Jesus Lopez off an assist byOscar Ocampo.

“We kept on pushing tobreak through the tie, but werenot able to put it in the net,”Santos said. “In overtime, wehad a chance to score.”

Brewster players makingpenalty kicks were MarcosMendes, Ignacio Valencia,Mario “Bobby” Pamatz andTinoco for the winner.

Bear goalkeeper Abel Blancostopped two penalty kicks.

Trojan goalkeeper OctavioLopea had stops in regulationand one during penalty kicks.

Brewster won the juniorvarsity match, 1-0.

Brewster wraps up theregular season at Liberty Bell(1-10, 1-5) on May 1 and athome against Oroville (1-9, 1-6)on May 3.

��WINTHROP – The Manson

High School soccer teamcontinues to lead the NorthCentral Washington 1B/2BSoccer League, but just barelyafter edging fifth-place LibertyBell, 3-1, April 24.

Both teams were scoreless inthe first half.

Manson (7-2-2, 6-0) shookup its lineup in the second half,giving Olegario Orozco anopening to pass to AlexisValencia for a goal.

About 15 minutes into thesecond half, Orozco scored onan assist from Jesus Lopez andagain moments later scored ona crossed ball from OscarOcampo.

Just before the end of thegame, Liberty Bell’s Alex Boscobroke loose from his markerand scored.

Liberty Bell (1-5, 1-10)finishes the season at homeagainst second-place Brewster

(10-1, 5-1) on May 1 and atthird-place Warden (6-4, 4-2)on May 3.


Brewster High School soccerteam blanked Bridgeport, 3-0,April 24.

Isaii Ornelas scored twogoals and Marcos Mendezbooted another for the Bears.

“A win is a win, but we didnot play well,” Brewster coachErnie Santos said. “We had abad second half.”

Brewster goalkeeper AbelBlanco got the shutout.

“He did well,” Santos said.“He only had a little bit of work,but those were good saves.”

��WARDEN – The Warden

High School soccer teamwalloped Oroville, 8-1, in aleague match April 24.

The regular season endswith Bridgeport (5-9, 2-5) atOroville (1-9, 1-6) May 1 andOroville at Brewster (11-1, 6-1)on May 3.

Warden (7-4, 4-2) finishesits season at Manson (7-3-2, 6-1) May 1 and is back homeagainst Liberty Bell (1-10, 1-5)May 3.

Liberty Bell plays

Manson tough“

We had them and

let them go.

That’s part

of the game.Ernie Santos

”

Craig wins Omak cage fightBy Al CampThe Chronicle

OMAK – Tonasket’s MikeCraig may have hitched rides toreach Omak, but he left with a145-pound title belt after edgingMarlan Hall of Oliver, B.C.,during Ultimate Cage Wars onApril 21.

Craig took out Hall, 48-47,after the fight went five roundson a night with a lot of fights at

the Community Center.Results

Josh Chapa, Omak, dec. AaronBarnes, Ephrata, 29-28.Stevie Vasquez, Moses Lake, dec.

Jesse Miller, Wenatchee, 29-28.Trevor Willis, Omak, def. Tanner

Tilbury, Chelan, guillotine chock.Tyson Heath, Nespelem, def.

Jordan Cruz, Twisp, guillotine chock.Brandon McKay, Omak, knocked

out Josh Struck, Colville.Tyler Barnhart, Nespelem,

knocked out J.D. Carden, Omak.Travis Applebee, Omak, draw

Stacey Stewart, Colville.Ryan Holbrook, Omak, def. Victor

Hill, head and arm choke.Will Poitras, Penticton, B.C., def.

Richard Poitras, Vernon, B.C., on injurystoppage.Anthony Ballard, Chelan, knocked

out Kevin Weber, Tonasket.145-pound title belt: Mike Craig,

Tonasket, dec. Marlan Hall, Oliver,B.C., 48-7.

Bridgeport falls to

Riverside Christian

The Chronicle

CASHMERE – SeveralOkanogan County athletesbrought home the gold April 24from a track meet at CashmereHigh School.

Team scores were notimmediately available.

Okanogan’s Maddie Timmpaced thelocalBulldogs,shining inweight, sprintand jumpingevents at theseven-teammeet.

Timm wonthe shot put(31-0), thehigh jump (5-2) and tied for fourth in the 100(13.4).

For Brewster, Hunter Bachfinished second in the javelin(141-3) and second in the high

jump (5-6 based on misses).Luis Pio was fifth in the shot

(33-11.5).The Bears 4x100 relay was

fourth (49.5) with RodolfoEspinosa, Eduardo Ambriz,Victor Ruiz and Josh Squires.

For Brewster’s girls, BretteBoesel was third in the highjump (4-10).

Freshman Karina Rinconwas fourth in the 800 (2:44.8)and Leticia Ornelas was eighth(3:03.1).

Kristina Ramirez finishedsixth (6:40.9) and Ornelasseventh (6:41.1) in the 1,600.

Wendy Garcia was fifth inthe 100 hurdles (18.8) andYesenia Torres was sixth (20.1).

The 4x200 relay finishedfourth (2:09.6) with Ramirez,Yadira Oregon, Ana Orozco andSandra Blancas.

Krysta Knowlton finishedfifth in the shot (28.5), fifth inthe discus (83-8.5).

��MANSFIELD – The Oroville

High School boys returned withsix blue ribbons from theIceberg Invitational track meet

April 24.C.J. Mathews won the 110-

meter hurdles (19.59) and thetriple jump (40-1). He wassecond in the high jump (5-8).

Caleb Haney won the discus(120-8). He also was fourth inthe shot (35-11).

Ruben Renfro won the 300hurdles (53.07) and was secondin the long jump (17-3).

The 4x100 relay won in53.03 and the 4x400 relay wonin 5:01.7.

Finishing second were DiegoSantana in the 1,600 (5:55.2),Sean DeWitte in the 300hurdles (53.65) and LukeKindred in the javelin (126).

For the Hornet girls, KaitlynGrunst won the high jump (4-8)and was second in the longjump (14-3).

The Oroville girls won the4x200 relay (2:18.1) and 4x400(5:03.9). The 4x100 relay wassecond (1:02.2).

Lisa Hartvig was second inthe high jump (4-6) and secondin the 1,600 (7:20).

Brittany Jewett finishedthird in the 100 (14.32).

Tracksters hit Cashmere meet

Timm

Oroville boys bring

home blue ribbons

The Chronicle

OLYMPIA – A stateDepartment of Fish andWildlife’s survey released lastweek shows the wolf populationhas nearly doubled in less thana year.

“The survey shows that ourstate’s wolf population isgrowing quickly,” Fish andWildlife Program Director NatePamplin, said. “That growthappears to be the result of bothnatural reproduction and thecontinuing in-migration ofwolves from Canada andneighboring states.”

State officials believe thereare 13 packs in the state –Hozomeen, Lookout,Teanaway, Walla Walla,Huckleberry, Ruby Creek,Strawberry, Nc’icn, BoulderCreek, Wedge, Smackout,Salmo and Diamond.

The Hozomeen and Lookoutpacks are located in the NorthCascades, and the Strawberry

and Nc’icn packs are on theColville Indian Reservation.

Seven other packs are believedin inhabit Northeast

Washington from Ferry Countyto the Idaho state line.

Although a wolf wasphotographed last week by asnowmobiler nearLeavenworth, state officials donot believe there is a packresiding in Chelan County.

“The survey is the baselinewe use to monitor wolves’progress toward recovery,”Pamplin said. “While we’vestepped up our monitoringefforts significantly over thepast year, we recognize that itdoes not account for every wolfwithin our state’s borders.”

Noting the actual number ofwolves and packs are muchhigher than the surveydocumented, Pamplin said thisyear’s survey confirms thepresence of at least 51 wolves innine wolf packs with a total offive successful breeding pairs.The previous year’s surveydocumented 27 wolves, fivewolf packs and three breedingpairs.

Lone wolves often gouncounted and those that rangeinto Washington but den inother states are not included in

the survey, he said. The two packs denning

outside the state, but ranginginto Washington are theHozomeen in the North

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Miller deathinvestigationcontinues


OMAK – Okanogan CountySheriff’s Office deputies haveinterviewed dozens of people inthe investigation of Leonard K.Miller’s death and, in theprocess, snagged several peoplewanted on warrants – includingone of Washington’s most-wanted sex offenders.

“We’re chasing all kinds ofdifferent leads,” Sheriff FrankRogers said Friday, Feb. 15..

Miller’s daughter, SheriEdwards, found his body theevening of Saturday, Feb. 9, athis rural home, 33 BrooksTract. Police are not releasingthe manner in which Miller, 88,died, but are treating the caseas a homicide.

No exact time of death isknown, but deputies believe hedied sometime Friday night or

Saturday.Miller’s pickup truck was

missing from his home thenight his body was discovered.It was found the morning of

Feb. 10 inEast Omak.

As ofFriday, Feb.15, deputieshadinterviewedclose to 50people aboutthe case,Rogers said.No arrestshave beenmade relatedto the slaying.

Evidencecollected atthe scene willbetransferred tothe stateCrime Labearly nextweek forprocessing,he said. The

Washington State Patrol team

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POOKY, POOKY!

Animal ownerfaces a dozencruelty charges


OKANOGAN – A ruralOmak animal owner wascharged Feb. 11 in OkanoganCounty Superior Court with sixcounts of first-degree animalcruelty and six counts ofsecond-degree animal cruelty.

In the first-degree cases,Lisa Marie Smith, 50, ischarged with starving,dehydrating and/or suffocatingsix animals — five cattle and agoat — and causing theirdeaths.

The maximum penalty isfive years in prison and/or a

$10,000 fine, plus restitutionand assessments on each count.

For the second-degree cases,she allegedly failed to providesix animals — five cattle and ahorse — with necessary shelter,rest, sanitation, space ormedication “and the animalsuffered unnecessary orunjustifiable physical pain as aresult.”

The maximum penalty percount is 364 days in jail and/ora $5,000 fine, forfeiture of theanimals, costs and a $1,000penalty.

Smith was arrested Feb. 6. In a report filed with

charging documents, OkanoganCounty Sheriff’s Office Sgt.Gene Davis said he, deputyJosh Brown and Chief CriminalDeputy Dave Rodriguez

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Dressed-up Waterville fans taunt Pateros player Danny Marquez, left, during the Shockers’ Feb. 14 playoff game against Paterosduring district tournament action in Ephrata. Waterville won the match-up, 62-42. For more 1B basketball, see Page 4.

Omak plans Himmler memorial


OMAK – A memorial servicecelebrating the life ofSuperintendent Art Himmlerand his commitment toeducation is planned forSaturday, Feb. 23.

Himmler died in a one-vehicle crash south of Pateroson Feb. 7 while en route to

Wenatcheefor aneducationalmeeting. Hewas 68.

The SchoolBoard and adozen staffmembers metFeb. 13 toplan thememorial

event.“We want to remember the

good times of Art,” boardChairman Wendell George said.

Several people have askedabout where to make memorial

donations. The boardconsidered several options and See Himmler 2

Wolf population doubles in less than a year

Mummified cattle

among those found

at rural Omak home

Search for clues

leads deputies to

arrest a wanted

fugitive on warrant

Growth is the result

of reproduction

and in-migration

Feb. 23 observance

will feature staff,

students in tribute

Miller

Shawl

Himmler

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

Shaded areas show confirmed and suspected wolf packs; most are in northeastern Washington.

Board will fill post temporarilyOMAK – The School Board

will meet in special session at10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19, at thedistrict office, 619 W. BartlettAve., to consider naming aninterim superintendent.

Board members plan to startwith an executive (closed-door)session, followed by appointmentof the interim superintendent andconsideration of a contract with

the North Central EducationalService District for that person.

Superintendent ArtHimmler, 68, was killed Feb. 7in a vehicle crash south ofPateros.

ESD Superintendent RichMcBride and OkanoganSuperintendent RichardJohnson are filling intemporarily.

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