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Circling in on the issue: Roundabout proposal may finally bring relief to safety and funding concerns at Harvard Road and Mission Avenue — but solidifying the state-city partnership remains a hurdle. www.libertylakesplash.comTRANSCRIPT
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Roundabout proposal may finally bring relief to safety and funding concerns at Harvard Road and
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With a recent budget amendment from the city, the Liberty Lake Municipal Library will soon be adding hours and staffing. The most significant staffing adjustment will be the increasing of Adult Services Librarian Dan Pringle’s hours, bumping him to full-time status.
The Splash recently caught up with Prin-gle to learn more about his role at the li-brary and what he’s planning for the facil-ity’s future.
Q. How long have you been working here now?
A. Just about a year. I started in June 2011.
Q: Where were you before you came here?
A: I got my master’s degree in library in-formation studies in May of 2010, so this is actually my first librarian job. Before I got hired here, I also worked at Mukogawa Fort Wright Institute in Spokane (a Japanese and English-language college). Before that I was in school at the University of British Columbia and before that was working at Eastern Washington University and other colleges around the state.
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adult services librarian Dan pringle was recently bumped to full-time status at the liberty lake Municipal library.
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Age33
FamilyGirlfriend, dog and two cats
Favorite authorRoald Dahl
Last read“Waist Deep,” by Frank Zafiro
EducationMaster’s degree from University of British Columbia and bachelor’s degree from Western Washington University
When he’s not workingPlays bass guitar in punk rock band, “They’re Watching”
Nose in the books
Q: So how did you land here? A: Well, I’m originally from Spokane, so
after I graduated from University of British Columbia, I came back here and was look-ing for jobs anywhere in the country. This one opened up after a while of not much luck finding anything. I thought it was a great opportunity to stay in the area and do something different. I wasn’t very familiar with Liberty Lake before.
Q: In the year or so since you’ve been here, have there been any aspects of the job you didn’t expect?
A: Well, my title is adult services librar-ian, and I think I’ve been working with kids more than I expected, given the title and the job description. That’s great, though, because I really haven’t had that experience before. That’s been interesting — under-standing what they’re looking for and how they approach coming to the library and talking to the librarians. That’s all new for me because I’d mostly only worked with col-lege students before coming here. Working in the public library, people want different
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COMMUNITYAug. 4 | Classical Conversations Christian Homeschool Community informational meeting 1:30 to 3:20 p.m., Liberty Lake Municipal Library, 23123 E. Mission Ave.
Aug. 8 | Brooke Moss on “The Carny” 6:30 p.m., Liberty Lake Municipal Library, 23123 E. Mission Ave. The romance author talks about her new book, “The Carny,” and becoming a published author. Copies available for purchase. For more: 232-2510
Aug. 10 | Outdoor cinema: Remember the Titans Dusk, Pavillion Park. Free movie is part of the Friends of Pavillion Park Summer Festival Series
Aug. 11 | Outdoor cinema: O Brother Where Art Thou? Dusk, Pavillion Park. Free movie is part of the Friends of Pavillion Park Summer Festival Series
Aug. 16 and 23 | “Twelfth Night” Know Before You Go 7 p.m., Liberty Lake Municipal Library, 23123 E. Mission Ave. Prepare for the Friends of Pavillion Park Shakespeare production of “Twelfth Night” with this 30-minute presenta-tion to ready play-goers for the hilarious, but complicated, comedy. For more: 232-2510
Aug. 17 | Outdoor cinema: Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire Dusk, Pavillion Park. Free movie is part of the Friends of Pavillion Park Summer Festival Series
Aug. 18 | Mutt Strut 8 a.m. to 1 p.m, Pawpu-lar Companions, 21950 E. Country Vista Drive. This community walk/run for dogs and their owners will consist of 1.5- to 2.5-mile routes that end at Pawpular Companions parking lot with an ice cream social, free giveaways and raffle prizes. All proceeds from pledge walk will benefit SCRAPS Hope Foundation. For more: www.pawpularcompanions.com
Aug. 24 | Outdoor cinema: How to Train Your Dragon Dusk, Pavillion Park. Free movie is part of the Friends of Pavillion Park Summer Festival Series
Aug. 25 | Lego Mindstorm Robot Class 10:30 a.m. to noon, Liberty Lake Municipal Li-brary, 23123 E. Mission Ave. Class for ages 9-14, registration required. For more: 232-2510
Aug. 25 | Pie Festival 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Liberty Lake Farmers Market, 1421 N. Meadow-wood Lane
Sept. 1 | Chef's Demonstration 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Liberty Lake Farmers Market, 1421 N. Meadowwood Lane
Sept. 9 | Bailey's Brigade Car Show 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Allsport Polaris and Honda, 19505 E. Broadway. The car show will benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation. Registration for cars is from 8 to 10 a.m., and awards will be announced at 1:15 p.m. Music, food, raffle prizes and a Wheel of Fun and Fortune. Basic registration is $15. For more: www.baileysbri-gade.com
Recurring Kiwanis Club of Liberty Lake 6:45 a.m. Wednesdays, Liberty Lake City Hall, 22510 E. Country Vista Drive. For more: www.liber-tylakekiwanis.org
Liberty Lake Centennial Rotary Club Noon Thursdays, Meadowwood Technology Campus Liberty Room, 2100 N. Molter Road
Liberty Lake Farmers Market 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays, 1421 N. Meadowwood Lane. For more: www.llfarmersmarket.com
Liberty Lake Lions Club Noon on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month, Barlow’s Restaurant, 1400 N. Meadowwood Lane. For more: 927-2193 or [email protected]
Liberty Lake Municipal Library 23123 E. Mission Ave. 10:30 a.m. Saturdays, Knitting Club; 10:30 a.m. Saturdays, computer classes; 1 p.m. Fridays, crafts for preschoolers; 1 p.m. Saturdays, crafts for ages 6 and up; 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, baby lapsit story time; 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, toddler/preschool story time. For more: 232-2510 or www.youseemore.com/libertylake
Liberty Lake Toastmasters 5:45 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays at the Liberty Lake Sewer and Water District building, 22510 E. Mission Ave. For more: 208-765-8657
Senior Lunch programs 11 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays at Liberty Lake City Hall, 22710 E. Country Vista Drive, and 11 a.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at Talon Hills Senior Com-plex, 24950 E. Hawkstone Loop. Seniors age 60 and older invited; recommended donation $3.50.
MUSIC & THE ARTSAug. 25 | Shakespeare in the Park "Twelfth Night" 5 p.m., Pavillion Park, 727 N. Molter Road
Sept. 1 | Pavillion Park Summer Concert Series: Spokane Symphony 6 p.m., Pavillion Park, 727 N. Molter Road
Sept. 29 | Artist Showcase Auction 5 p.m. Annual Spokane Valley Arts Council fundraiser features wine, food, live music and art. Tickets $35. For more: www.spokanevalleyarts.com/ArtistSh.html
CIVIC & BUSINESSAug. 4 | Home Depot Kid’s Workshop 9 a.m. to noon, 21701 E. Country Vista Drive. "Make a Bulletin Board.” For more: www.homedepot.com/workshops
Aug. 6 | INWLCC meeting 7 a.m. network-ing, 7: 30 a.m. meeting, Best Western Pep-pertree Inn, 1816 N. Pepper Lane. Monthly networking and business meeting of the Inland Northwest Latino Chamber of Commerce. Coffee and refreshments. For more: www.inwlcc.com
RecurringCentral Valley School Board 6:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Mondays of each month, CVSD administration building, 19307 E. Cataldo, Spokane Valley
Liberty Lake City Council 7 p.m. on the first and third Tuesdays of each month, City Hall, 22710 E. Country Vista Drive
Liberty Lake Municipal Library Board 6:30 p.m. the first Thursday of each month, 23123 E. Mission Ave.
Liberty Lake Planning Commission 4 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month, City Hall, 22710 E. Country Vista Drive
Free upcoming events in Liberty Lake’s parks:
5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Pavillion Park: Summer Reading Carnival
This Liberty Lake Municipal Library annual summer celebration is open to the community. For more: 232-2510
5 p.m. Saturday at Pavillion Park: Oli Brown Band and Peter Rivera in concert
This featured concert of the Friends of Pavillion Park Summer Festival Series is headlined by former Rare Earth drummer and lead vocalist Peter Rivera. Launching the show is rising British blues guitarist Oli Brown and his band. As with all FOPP events, the concert is free.
Liberty Lake SCOPE 6:30 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each month, City Hall, 22710 E. Country Vista Drive
Liberty Lake Sewer and Water District Board 7 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month, 22510 E. Mission Ave.
HEALTH & RECREATIONAug. 4-5 | Hot August Pickleball Tournament HUB Sports Center, 19619 E. Cataldo, Liberty Lake. Tourney for adults 18-88. For more: www.hubsportscenter.com
Aug. 9 | 16th annual Valley Chamber Golf Scramble 1 p.m. shotgun start, Meadow-Wood Golf Course. $100 entry fee includes steak dinner, drink, raffle ticket and goodie bag. For more: 924-4994 or [email protected]
Aug. 14 | Fifth annual River District Criterium Bike Race 5:15 to 9 p.m., Half Moon Park, 19995 E. Meyers Ave. Hosted by the Baddlands Cycling Club, this family-friendly race includes “just for fun” kids’ races before the adult bike racers take to the course. Wood-fired pizza by Veraci Pizza, desserts and refreshments available. Kids activities, prizes and drawings will occur throughout the evening. Parents can pre-register for kids races online, or in-person regis-tration runs from 4:30 to 5p.m. Helmets required.
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the following incidents, arrests, calls for service and citations were reported by the liberty lake police Department July 23-30.
Incidents and arrests• Theft — at 9 p.m. July 24, llpD was
requested to assist the Spokane County Sheriff’s office with a theft at the 23600 block of east 3rd avenue. the complain-ant reported subjects in a red honda took items from the front yard of the home.
• Pursuit — at 7:15 p.m. July 24, llpD was requested to assist the Spokane Val-ley police Department with a subject who had an outstanding felony warrant near the 12900 block of olive avenue. SVpD of-ficers advised they were in foot pursuit of the wanted subject. llpD officers assisted in the foot chase and were able to take custody of the subject at the 12600 block of east Valleyway avenue.
• Theft — at 12:20 p.m. July 25, llpD received a report of a theft that occurred at pavillion park. the complainant told officers he left his ipod on top of his backpack while at the skate park. When the complainant went to retrieve his backpack, he noticed the ipod missing. Witnesses said a 9- or 10-year-old subject picked it up and left the park with two adults in a gray vehicle.
• Burglary — at 9:15 a.m. July 24, llpD received report of a garage burglary that occurred overnight at the 1800 block of north Willamette road. the complainant told police he left his garage door open overnight, and unknown suspects entered his vehicle parked in the garage and took a garmin gpS unit.
• Animal welfare — at 7:45 p.m. July 25, llpD received a report of an animal issue at the 1200 block of north liberty lake road. the complainant reported two dogs were locked inside a vehicle parked at the shopping center, and the complain-ant was concerned for the welfare of the animals. SCrapS was notified, and the vehicle left the area prior to llpD arrival.
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• Vehicle prowl — at 11:15 a.m. July 26, llpD received a report of a vehicle prowl that occurred overnight at the 19000 block of east nora. the complain-ant reported unknown suspects entered two unlocked vehicles parked in the driveway and removed several items, including a laptop computer, ipod, sun-glasses and a wallet. a debit card taken in the theft was used at 5:40 a.m. and at 6:55 a.m. at an exxonMobil gas station. the debit card was tried again at 9:20 a.m. at the 18700 block of east appleway avenue, but those charges were denied.
• Garage burglary — at 8:30 a.m. July 26, llpD received a report of a garage burglary and theft that occurred over-night at the 1900 block of north Caufield road. the complainant reported that unknown suspects entered the open garage and took a 2012 Specialized rock Crusher red bicycle.
• Harassment — at 3 p.m. July 27 llpD received a report of an ongoing harassment issue at the 22800 block of east Country Vista Drive. the complain-ant told police she received numerous harassing phone calls, text messages and emails from an ex-boyfriend. llpD re-quested the complainant provide copies of the harassing messages for evidence in the case. once received, the case will be forwarded to Detective ray bourgeois for follow-up investigation.
• Vehicle prowl — at 9:45 a.m. July 28, llpD received a report of a vehicle prowl that occurred overnight at the 19000 block of east Deschutes avenue. the complainant said unknown sus-pects entered his unlocked vehicle and removed several items, including a laptop computer and a Verizon wireless adapter. the complainant also stated that his checkbook had been moved but was not taken.
• Controlled substance — a 36-year-old Spokane Valley man was arrested at 5:10 p.m. July 28 at the 21000 block of east Mission avenue for possession of a controlled substance, methamphet-amine. While on patrol, an officer ob-served a suspicious parked vehicle. the officer saw two people in the car and ob-served the person sitting in the passen-ger seat smoking from a glass smoking device. both subjects were detained. the officer located the smoking device in the passenger seat and also located a dollar bill folded into a bindle that contained a white powder substance.
• Abandoned vehicle — on July 26, llpD impounded an abandoned car in the area of appleway and Signal road. the registered owner of the vehicle was contacted earlier, and he stated the car must have been stolen, but he did not want to report it as stolen. it was
determined the registered owner of the vehicle, who lives in the Worley, idaho, area, had outstanding arrest warrants for parole violations for murder, robbery and burglary. llpD contacted Coeur d’alene tribal police and advised them of the situation. the tribal police located the subject, and he was taken into custody. a family member of the registered owner was contacted, and he told police he would pick up the vehicle; however, he never did so the vehicle was impounded.
• Disruptive person — at 10:40 p.m. July 28, llpD was dispatched to an unwanted subject at the 1300 block of north liberty lake road. the complain-ant stated there was a subject in the store who was eating items without paying for them and when confronted by employees, was throwing items at them. officers contacted the subject as he was leaving the store. it was determined the subject was kicked off an Sta bus in lib-erty lake and possibly had mental health issues. the store decided not to press charges but requested the subject be trespassed from the store. the subject was trespassed, and officers were able to contact a family member, who requested the subject be transported to barker and boone to wait for the next bus.
• Malicious mischief — at 9:30 a.m. July 28, llpD received a report of a mali-cious mischief incident that had occurred sometime in the past few days at pump house park. Suspects reportedly dipped their hands in paint and placed painted handprints on several items at the park including the playground equipment, pump house, trees and parking lot. any-one with information is encouraged to call llpD at 755-1140.
• Counterfeit money — at 4:30 p.m. July 28, llpD received a report of a subject attempting to pass a counterfeit $20 bill at the 1300 block of north lib-erty lake road. While en route, officers were advised the suspect had fled on a bicycle last seen northbound through the parking lot. officers checked the area and could not locate the suspect. officers contacted the business, and they described the suspects as two male subjects in their 40s, who appeared intoxicated. the employee recognized the bill used to pay for an order as fake and reported the incident to the man-ager. the subject that placed the order asked for his money back. the employee refused to give him the fake bill and both subjects left the store on bicycles. officers recovered the counterfeit bill and requested the business provide the surveillance footage of the incident.
• Robbery — on July 29, llpD was requested to assist the Spokane Valley police Department with a robbery at the
17000 block of east Coach Drive. a de-scription of a suspect vehicle was broad-cast to the surrounding agencies. an llpD officer located the suspect vehicle parked near boone avenue and barker road. the vehicle was unoccupied, but a male and female subject were seen walking from the general direction of the suspect vehicle into a restaurant. When officers entered the establishment, em-ployees said the male and female walked inside the business and ran out the back door. officers checked the area and located one of the suspects. the subject was detained for SVpD.
• Collision — at 3:50 p.m. July 27, llpD was dispatched to a two-car in-jury collision at the 22800 block of east appleway avenue.
• Suspended licenses — llpD officers made six arrests on suspended licenses during the reporting period, including:
- 7 p.m. July 24 at euclid avenue and Kenney road;
- 5:30 July 25 at interstate 90 and liberty lake road
- 8:40 p.m. July 26 at Molter road and Valleyway avenue;
- 5:30 a.m. July 27 at Country Vista Drive and henry road;
- 9:45 a.m. July 27 at Country Vista Drive and liberty lake road;
- and noon July 29 at harvard road and indiana avenue.
Calls for serviceabandoned vehicle 1agency assist 4animal problem 1burglary, residential 2Counterfeiting 1Drug possession 1failure to appear 1harassment 1lost or found property 1Malicious mischief 1Suspicion 1Suspicious person 1theft 1traffic accident 1traffic offense 3trespass of real property 1Vehicle prowl 2Violation of court order 1Welfare check 2
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erative Information Network later this month, the Liberty Lake Municipal Li-brary’s online catalog will be down from 4 p.m. Aug. 18 to 10 a.m. Aug. 21.
The library will also be expanding its hours, opening from 2 to 8 p.m. Mondays beginning Sept. 10.
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named to the spring term’s Dean’s List at Eastern Oregon University in La Grande. To qualify, students must complete 12 credit hours and achieve and maintain a GPA of 3.5 or higher.
Grandparent contest returnsFor the third consecutive year, Greater
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A $100 prize will be awarded to both the writer and grandparent in three age divisions: 7-10, 11-13 and 14-17. Entries must include the writer’s full name, date of birth and phone number as well as the nominated grandparent’s full name. Mail by Aug. 24 to Greater Spokane County Meals on Wheels, Attn: Essay Contest,
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Winners of the contest will be an-nounced at the third annual Grandpar-ents Day Celebration, planned from 1 to 4 p.m. Sept. 9 at CenterPlace at Mirabeau Park, 2426 N. Discovery Place. The win-ners will be selected by a panel of com-munity judges.
Tickets of $15 (kids 10 and under are free) can be purchased by calling 924-6976 and include entertainment, a silent auction, kids activities and a lunch ca-tered by Silver Cafe.
Smart Start School Supply collection under way
Participating families and generous donors are sought for the annual Smart Start School Supply program, organized by Spokane Valley Partners in partner-ship with Horizon Credit Union.
Donations for the program may be dropped off at Spokane Valley Partners, 10814 E. Broadway in Spokane Val-ley, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Biggest needs include backpacks, 3-ring binders, binder divider tabs, pencil pouches/boxes, wide-tip col-ored markers and 5- to 7-inch scissors.
Interested families may register for the program Aug. 6-10 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. To participate, families must be low-income residents of the greater Spokane Valley area (which includes Liberty Lake) and have physical custody of the children receiving help.
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Pauline Lassiter Twining, 90
Pauline “Polly” Lassiter Twining was born Feb. 26, 1922, in Portsmouth, Va. She passed away at Spo-kane Hospice House July 13, 2012, after living in Liberty Lake
for the past six years. Polly was preceded in death by her hus-
band, Lyle George, and is survived by her son Roy Vann (Betty) Twining of Liberty Lake, grandson John (Kara) Twining of Liberty Lake, grandson Brian (Sara) Twin-ing of Idaho Falls, granddaughter Amy (Cliff) Kelly of Shoreline, Wash., and six great-grandchildren.
The past six years have seen four genera-tions of Twinings living at the lake. A ser-vice will be held at 2 p.m. Friday (Aug. 3) at Guardian Angel Homes, 23102 E. Mis-sion Ave.
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Peter Rivera, Oli Brown Band set to perform SaturdayBy Nick MerchantSplaSh Contributor
After more than 40 years in the mu-sic business, Peter Rivera is still going strong. As the original drummer and lead vocalist of Rare Earth, Rivera racked up a number of hits during the 1970s.
The band was one of the first white groups signed to then Detroit-based Mo-town Records. Rare Earth scored Top 10 hits with songs like “Get Ready,” “(I Know) I’m Losing You” and “I Just Want To Celebrate.”
Since then, Rivera has moved to Spo-kane and continues to perform across the country — including a stop in Liberty Lake this Saturday.
“I’m doing all of the Rare Earth hits,” Rivera said. “Some of the favorites from my many years of concert touring were not just the singles but album cuts too. We do an hour-and-a-half, and we do all the popular stuff from Rare Earth and a couple cover songs from Ray Charles and musicians like that.”
After Rivera left Rare Earth in 1983, he played with a supergroup called The Classic Rock All Stars for 16 years. The group was made up of members from popular 60s and 70s bands like Sugarloaf and Iron Butterfly.
For the past few years, Rivera has been touring the country as a solo act with musicians from Spokane — an experi-ence he says is “almost like starting over.”
“It’s real tough out there for a lot of classic rock bands,” Rivera said. “At one time, we were the cheese. We were play-ing all the coliseums and big shows. Our records were really strong. Nowadays, the audience gets a little thinner because of the age brackets and stuff like that. I think we come off strong, and young
people still like what we do because they recog-nize the professional-ism in the playing.”
For Rivera, it’s all worth it when he steps on stage.
“I love to play, and I love to play for people,” Rivera said. “When they applaud and respond, that’s like my air. I like to keep breathing so I keep playing. I don’t get tired of it really. When I’m playing, you see, I’m really no age at all. I don’t feel like an older guy trying to play young music; I’m just playing what I play.”
Rivera played Pavillion Park in 2009, but he assured potential concertgoers that this show will be different from last time.
“We got some new stuff we’re going to play,” Rivera said. “We were probably fairly new as a band at that time. We’ve evolved and gotten a lot more comfort-able with what we’re doing.”
As long as Rivera feels ageless on stage, he said he doesn’t plan on calling it quits anytime soon.
“People ask me when I’m going to re-tire, and I say that I’m never going to retire,” Rivera said. “There’ll come a day when I can’t do it, but that isn’t today.”
Oli Brown BandIf the blues is an old man’s game, no
one bothered to tell Oli Brown. The bur-geoning guitar phenom celebrated his 21st birthday last year but already has three albums under his belt.
Brown attributes his early entrance into the blues to his father and legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix.
“When I was a kid, my dad was always playing blues music,” Brown said. “I sort of grew into it, and when I started play-ing guitar my first point of reference was Hendrix. I really like how he took the blues and made it his own sound, his own
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genre of music, really.”Less than three years
after Brown picked up a guitar for the first time, he was invited on tour with an American blues band called Blinddog Smokin’. This first tour of the states gave Brown a taste for rock-and-roll
showmanship when the band opened for Buddy Guy.
“I began to love the entertainment side of it,” Brown said. “You watch someone like Buddy Guy, and he’s an amazing en-tertainer. I’ve always thought [blues] mu-sic has had a great vibe and a genuine feel to it. When Buddy Guy is onstage, he isn’t pretending to be someone he’s not.”
Since then, Brown has racked up blues awards and a considerable European fol-lowing. Now Brown is back for his sec-ond American tour with the Oli Brown Band to win some fans this side of the pond.
“We’re sort of working on getting the name out here,” Brown said. “It’s fun to feel like you’re gaining some ground. The crowds are bigger than when we played
here last year, and people are more famil-iar with the music.”
While Brown acknowledges the turn-out is better in Europe, he doesn’t believe there’s a significant difference between European and American crowds.
“It’s hard to define a difference in crowd vibe by country or state,” Brown said. “Sometimes in England, you’ll get a crowd that’s absolutely nuts. In other parts of England, you’ll get a quiet crowd that just wants to sit and listen to the mu-sic. And that’s been pretty much our ex-perience in every country.”
Liberty Lake denizens unfamiliar with blues music shouldn’t shy away from the opportunity to see Brown on Saturday. Brown’s 2012 release, “Here I Am,” finds the band expanding its sound away from Brown’s classic blues influences.
“Blues is an influence, but I really try to put my own voice into the songs,” Brown said.
Above all, Brown makes sure the show is a good time.
“People can expect a good vibe,” Brown said. “That’s what we aim to do. I just want people to have fun. We as musicians don’t take ourselves too seriously.”
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• Aug. 2, 201210 The Splashcover story
City, WSDOT working on partnership in effort to move forward long-tabled roundabout project Kelly MooreSplaSh Staff Writer
As soon as next year, Liberty Lake driv-ers may approach the city through different means: a roundabout at Harvard Road and Mission Avenue, rather than a stop sign. However, the fate of the project is all but sealed with collaborative entities still solidi-fying their roles in the effort.
Recent progress on the $1.5 million proj-ect to install a roundabout at Harvard Road and Mission Avenue took off in June, when the Council approved a memorandum of understanding with the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT).
The memorandum approved by the Council included language obligating the state to “attempt to fill in any construction phase funding gaps after the city has ex-hausted its ability to fund the project with Harvard Road Mitigation Funds and avail-able grants.”
According to Community Development Director Doug Smith, who has acted as a city liaison on the project, WSDOT is ask-ing for an amendment to that statement to “allow more flexibility.”
“I can’t see the Council will have a prob-lem with it,” Smith said. “It doesn’t obligate us to any more; it just obligates the state to less.”
In fact, it’s unclear what the potential ob-ligation might be. Any funding gap would depend on the city’s effort to secure grant funding to supplement about $550,000 from the Harvard Road Mitigation Fund — its entire balance.
“It’s hard for me to see how this will af-fect the project moving forward until I see numbers tied to it,” Council Member Cris Kaminskas said. “If it’s a $20,000 problem, we might be able to work around it. If it’s a $200,000 problem, I don’t think that’s some-thing we can work around.”
The Council is expected to review the WSDOT revision at its next public meeting Tuesday, Smith said.
“I’m not worried that this isn’t going to happen. … I’m going to remain optimistic that this is just legalese, and the project will
Seeking safe passage
still move forward,” Council Member Josh Beckett said.
Talking in circlesCity leaders have long discussed con-
cerns for safety at the intersection, though attempts to mitigate traffic at the site have consistently failed to gain traction. With WSDOT plans pending for an eventual ad-justment to Interstate 90 access to Liberty Lake, and traffic counts lacking statistical justification for further mitigation, the fu-ture of the intersection has long-since been in limbo.
“Statistically, (WSDOT representatives) are still saying it’s not an issue, but everyone who drives through there knows it’s dan-gerous,” Kaminskas said. “Nobody counts all the close calls.”
Furthermore, the pending memoran-dum between the city and state never men-tions safety, only that “the city and WSDOT both desire to improve the intersection by constructing a roundabout type of intersec-tion design.”
According to information provided by
the Liberty Lake Police Department, from May 1, 2010, to Feb. 28, 2012, the city had 24 traffic collisions at Harvard Road and Mission Avenue. During that same time-frame citywide, there were 96 collisions.
“Catastrophic incidents have already happened at that intersection,” Kaminskas said. “As the city grows and traffic increas-es, the likelihood for things like that to hap-pen again only increases.”
In 2008, a Liberty Lake woman travel-ing north on Harvard Road as a passenger in a minivan was seriously injured when a truck coming from the westbound exit of Interstate 90 ran the stop sign at a high rate of speed. The woman was airlifted from the incident with sustained head trauma, a pel-vic fracture, broken ribs, punctured lungs, ruptured spleen and other internal injuries.
“It’s only a matter of time before some-one is killed there,” Beckett said. “We need to do what we can before that happens.”
While dangerous, it’s not the most acci-dent-prone intersection in the city. LLPD Chief Brian Asmus said statistically, the stoplight-managed intersection at Liberty
Lake Road and Appleway, about a third of a mile south of the intersection in question, sees the most incidents. It also, of course, sees more traffic.
“I think it just comes down to safety,” Council Member Shane Brickner said. “We always want to offer the safest community possible, and that includes traffic.”
Brickner also noted that, while the total number of incidents at Harvard Road and Mission Avenue is lower than other inter-sections, the impact is usually greater be-cause of the speed of drivers exiting Inter-state 90. Asmus also confirmed that notion, saying the severity of injuries and property damage has been more severe at that inter-section as compared to other collisions in the city.
Council Member Dan Dunne suggested a historical deterrent for the project could lie in the fact that the roadway is a multi-jurisdictional piece of infrastructure, and neither the city nor the state can act unilat-erally on the matter.
See ROUNDABOUT, page 11
Community Development Director Doug Smith said
the WSDot conceptual roundabout design is still
in its “infancy,” and further project development will
include public involvement activities to gather feedback
on the proposed plan.
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Hoopsters win bracket at Valley tourney
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team Valley boys hoopsters won the championship game in the 9th-grade bracket at the hooops 3-on-3 basketball tournamet in Spokane Valley, finishing with a 5-0 record. pictured from left: Cameron tucker, Christian Mason, Sammy Anderson and Marty Munyon. (liberty lake residents in bold.)
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triathlon team “guns and roses,” made up of liberty lake residents (from left) tricia usab, Christy anderlik and Jaquelin hartman won the women’s team division of the race the river triathlon in Coeur d’alene July 29.
Members of the Spokane Shock joined the liberty lake running Club July 19 for its weekly run through the city and get-together at palenque Mexican restaurant.
“Perhaps the conversation we’re hav-ing now is an example of why this hasn’t moved forward,” Dunne said. “Part of the hold-up seems to be the interaction of these two entities and what they can or can’t agree to.”
FundingIn Smith’s presentation to the Coun-
cil regarding the proposed project, he said WSDOT —now further along in plans for reconfiguring new I-90 access to Liberty Lake than in previous discus-sions regarding the intersection — en-sured the project would withstand fu-ture changes. He also said a design could allow additional lanes of travel through the roundabout to be added as traffic counts increase.
“Funding has always been the issue,” Beckett said. “The city simply can not move forward with this by ourselves.”
According to the pending memoran-dum of understanding, WSDOT has
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FACEBOOK FEED“What is your opinion of the pro-posed $1.5 million roundabout at Harvard Road and Mission Av-enue — a collaborative WSDOT and city effort?”
Kimberly Walden Middleton: PLEASE!! I say a little prayer every time I come off the freeway cross Mis-sion. Question… Would semi trucks or RVs have difficulty negotiating a roundabout?
Tara Wenzel-Barnes Malik: Why a roundabout — a street light would be cheaper and more effective. Some-thing needs to get done but it doesn’t need to be plated in gold!!!!
Jody Steensland: Something desperately needs to be done! That intersection is fraught with peril! Dan-ger! Danger! Danger! I think the cost of a roundabout is utterly ridiculous, but it’s that or a stop light or eliminate it entirely! Hate hate hate that inter-section! And then LL goes and plants trees right up close to the intersection itself making it challenging to see left and right.
Mel Agnostical: yes yes yes and YES
Patrick Webster: My opinion is roundabouts are great and one would work well there. A better question is why does it cost $1.5 million to build one there. Seems a bit inflated for a few yards of concrete.
Weigh in on the continuing discus-sion at www.facebook.com/liber-tylakesplash
agreed to proceed with its own funding to contribute the design and environ-mental work necessary to move the proj-ect to a bid-ready status, ready to break ground in 2013.
In addition, the city will contribute the entire balance of the Harvard Road Miti-gation Fund, about $550,000, toward the project. The fund was established in 2002 by city ordinance to fund improvements to Harvard Road, with monies coming in from developers of projects that impact traffic along the thoroughfare.
The city must also take the lead in so-liciting and applying for additional fund-ing through grants to close the gap in construction costs. The memorandum, however, explicitly states that outside of the Harvard Road Mitigation Fund, no other city monies are to be expected to go toward the project.
“I love that we were able to partner with the state for this,” Kaminskas said. “That was a great accomplishment on the city’s part. I wish we could have done something in the meantime to make that intersection safer.”
Roundabout vs. StoplightBeckett explained the ongoing process
to identify the most appropriate traffic control device ultimately led the state to determine a roundabout as the best op-tion. Beckett also noted the proximity of the Liberty Lake Road and Appleway Avenue intersection would likely cause backup at the intersections if an addi-tional stoplight were installed.
Brickner said the longevity of a stop-light project was also brought up as a concern, whereas the roundabout could be designed to withstand expansion without an extensive overhaul.
“I’m cautiously optimistic, just be-cause I’ve seen roundabouts go way wrong,” Kaminskas said. “If the experts say a roundabout is the best option, then I trust what they say. I know they exist, and they’re a tool for a reason.”
Dunne noted “cultural challenges” as-sociated with the project would require increased awareness and driver educa-tion, as commuters develop familiarity with such a device.
Asmus again pointed to the Liberty Lake Road and Appleway Avenue inter-section, noting that despite a stoplight there, it was the most incident-frequent junction in the city. He also noted that collisions in roundabouts are typically side-swiping, as opposed to the T-bone incidents that are currently most com-mon at the Harvard Road and Mission Avenue intersection.
“Overall, I think (the roundabout) is a good idea,” Asmus said. “It definitely won’t eliminate collisions, but histori-cally, roundabouts are able to reduce the amount of property damage and injury caused during collisions.”
• Aug. 2, 201212 The Splash
By Ross Schneidmillerliberty laKe hiStoriCal SoCiety
Having been involved in Liberty Lake as a historian for a number of years, I often get asked to com-ment on various events and issues. One remark I seem to say over and over is that the people of Liberty Lake are very passionate. We may not always agree on what is the best way to do something, but we are passionate about our commu-nity. A historical link to this pas-sion might be best exemplified in the person of Peter Wildshoe.
In 1854, Wildshoe was living on the west side of Liberty Lake. He enjoyed gazing out over his herds of horses and cattle, both 800 strong. The history books tell us nothing of his family, where he was born or if his wealth was inherited. We do know he was young (about 18 years of age) at this time. His neighbor to the east was Tecomtee, whose sister, So-phie, he eventually married. Over the hill to the west was Andrew Seltice. Seltice, at least 10 years his senior and very respected, was a mentor to Wildshoe. It was upon Wildshoe’s land that Seltice would host his annual gathering.
Wildshoe was a hard worker. He spent many years building his home and barn with logs. He built rail fences to keep stock off his fields and garden. The Indi-ans did not have the equipment to raise enough hay to feed their stock for the entire winter; their saving grace was that the Spokane Valley provided year-round food for their stock. They only had to supplement hay in the severest of conditions.
Usually where Peter was, you would find Sophie also. They en-joyed working together in the garden. She would split rails with him to fence the fields. When it was time to round up the stock, they would do this together riding throughout Liberty Lake and the Spokane Valley. It was said she was at his side in hostile battles, too; while he was shooting one rifle, she would be loading another so it would be ready for his next shot.
When Wildshoe was not work-ing, he usually could be found at Spokane Crossing (later known as Spokane Bridge). Wildshoe had a passion for horseracing and bet-
ting on the races against the trav-eling miners and packers. Regard-less of the outcome of the race, he would claim his horse had won. Whenever the others disagreed, he would start a fight. Because he was a natural fighter and physi-cally very strong, he would get his way, earning him the reputation as “the Bully of Spokane Crossing.” During the horseracing at Seltice’s gatherings, heavy betting was pro-hibited, and Wildshoe would only argue in good fun — amusing the young people.
We get an insight into Wild-shoe’s character from a number of tribal meetings that Andrew Selt-ice remembered and told to his son, Joseph. These remembrances were documented in the book, “Saga of the Coeur d’Alene Indi-ans.” Wildshoe usually spoke after Seltice at these gatherings and was less diplomatic and more to the point. He knew the cost of their accomplishments and was not willing to give them up easily. He wanted what was best for his tribe and was willing to fight for it. If presented with a better argument, however, he could change his mind and support the alternative. That is what happened with Father Joset’s plan for the tribal members to move to the Palouse for better farmland. Father Joset presented the plan to the tribe at a gathering at the Cataldo Mission. Wildshoe was outspoken and against it, but when he looked into it further, he realized it was best for himself and the tribe and became a strong pro-ponent for it.
Wildshoe had just finished re-building the log home, barn and fences that had been destroyed by Colonel Wright’s punishing cam-paign. He had built them better and in less time than before, be-cause he was more skilled in log building than when he was young-er. Wildshoe made the decision to move the buildings to the Palouse on skids rather than build for a third time. A few tribal members laughed at the thought of mov-ing the structures fifty miles over rough terrain. However, when Wildshoe arrived and moved his family in long before others com-pleted their houses, the laughing turned to praise.
After Seltice died in 1902, Wild-
Influential and passionate, Peter Wildshoe was a Liberty Lake original
Genesis of Liberty LakeA series from the Liberty Lake His-torical Society, appearing in the first Splash issue of each month in 2012.
JANUARY: Geology of Liberty LakeFEBRUARY: Coeur d’Alene TribeMARCH: 150 years of Gathering, Recreation and MusicAPRIL: Indian Wars, Part IMAY: Indian Wars, Part IIJUNE: Chief SelticeJULY: TecomteeAUGUST: Peter WildshoeSEPTEMBER: Mullan TrailOCTOBER: Homestead ActNOVEMBER: Spokane Bridge CrossingDECEMBER: Stephen Liberty
History
DID YOU KNOW?• 111 years ago when Peter Wildshoe was the 2nd Chief of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe, he commis-sioned a tribal member to create three dolls for the Smithsonian Institute. These dolls, a Native American man, woman and child are currently on loan and displayed at the Old Mission State Park in Cataldo, Idaho.
• Peter was also called Pierre — the French name for Peter.
• The St. Louis Republic reported in December 1905 that Wildshoe received a peace pipe originally owned and used by the Sioux Chief Sitting Bull. It was given to him by the Chief of the Flathead Indians as a gesture of friendship. This chief had exchanged two of his best ponies for it with Sioux friends after learning its history. It was said that Wildshoe prized the gift highly for its history no less than for its intrinsic worth.
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peter Wildshoe lived at liberty lake as a young man.
shoe was elected Head Chief of the Coeur d’ Alenes. The Spokesman Review stated: “The choice gives universal satisfaction since Wildshoe is a progressive and mod-ern-minded Indian and has great moral influence over his people.” He served in this capacity for five years until his death in 1907.
Ross Schneidmiller is president of the Liberty Lake Historical Society and a life-long resident of the community.
Shown later in life holding a peace pipe, Wildshoe eventu-ally agreed the best plan for his Coeur d’alene tribe was a move to the rich farmland of the palouse.
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things and have different expectations for what to get out of a library. Essentially it’s the same, but it’s kind of a different context.
Q: Can you give me a little bit of an overview of exactly what the adult servic-es librarian does?
A: A lot of my time is spent thinking about what kind of materials to buy for the library. I talk to people and track at what is being checked out or read so that I can find things people can be interested in. I also have to keep up with what’s coming out and new, so I read a lot of book reviews and try to pay attention to awards that come out. Everybody does a year-end list or upcom-ing list, so I have to kind of pay attention to all that. I also spend time doing the regular checking in and checking out that everyone does here. That’s the time when I can an-swer questions and help people find things.
Q: Are you involved at all on the pro-gramming side of things?
A: I haven’t been as much as I’d like to because I’ve just been short on hours. At full time, I’ll be able to do more with that. It could be bringing people to speak or hav-ing activities aimed at adults. I can come up with my own classes or activities. I’d like to teach people about the new stuff that’s com-ing this summer and how that’s going to change our services and what that means for them and how they can use the new website. Also some of the other things, like researching and article databases we have, I’d like to promote more and help people use those.
Q: Are you going to be doing book clubs or anything like that?
A: Probably. I know Pamela Mogen likes doing that and has been doing it for a while, so maybe I’ll start a new book club. We’re going to be open on Monday and Thursday evenings starting in September, so maybe we could have two book clubs.
Q: What do you like most about work-ing at the Liberty Lake library?
A: I think we have a really supportive community. People that like it and use it really like it. It’s good to get a lot of posi-tive feedback from them and help them find what they need, whether it’s a book they might be reading while they’re on vacation
or helping find demographic information for a business they’re planning to start. It’s all kinds of things that I didn’t necessarily expect.
Q: It sounds like you do a little bit of ev-erything here at the library.
A: Yeah, I think we all do. We’re a pretty small operation; most of us are only here part time. We have to be sure to cover all the bases whenever we’re here.
Q: I know there are quite a few new things coming to the library in the next month or so. Is there anything in particu-lar you’re excited about?
A: I think the opportunity to share re-sources with all the libraries in north Idaho that are part of the Cooperative Information Network is going to be great. There are lots of things that we can’t afford to buy or don’t have a need to buy because the audience for them is so small in Liberty Lake. But the au-dience in Coeur d’Alene or somewhere else might be bigger, so those books will be ac-cessible. Patrons will have access to books, movies and all those other resources from all the libraries in the network. That will be great.
Q: What kind of impact do you think the change will have on the library?
A: I think it will also free us up to spend our own money on things that are more specific to our smaller, particular Liberty Lake audience. If I make a book order for the adult collection, a percentage of that is usually patron requests. If those books are available at another library, I can put that money into something other people would also like.
Q: So does the Liberty Lake audience have a particular taste in books?
A: Not necessarily. I think a lot of people who use the library heavily are here for the new bestsellers or the core fiction collection of the latest or most talked about books. I think that’s the thing everywhere.
Q: If the change to the new network does work out to free up parts of your budget, how would you like to see it used?
A: There are some things I think we could look into. An example is our subscription to an automotive repair database. We had to cancel that, but there’s still a need for it. Maybe we’ll be able to move some things around for those kinds of things we’ve had to work around because of budget realities.
LIBRARIANContinued from page 2
profiles
• Aug. 2, 201214 The Splashlocal lens
Splash Travels
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Central Valley high School DeCa students took the Splash along with them when they competed at the international Career Development Conference in Salt lake City, utah this summer. picture from left: Jesse Sheldon, Manoah ainuu, haley hogberg, John Schutts, McKenzie McDonald, Molly barnhart, Zack Termath and Madisen Degeest. (liberty lake residents in bold.)
Splash Travels
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Wendy and Dar-ren Van orman took the Splash along to visit their son, Dustin Van orman, in China and to tour inner Mon-golia. Wendy Van orman said they walked a lot, learned chopsticks are a talent and “don’t ask what you are eating.”
Festivale Italiano
SplaSh photoS by Kelly Moore anD Janet pier
Members of the american italian Club of Spokane brought the 5th annual festivale italiano to the liberty lake farm-ers Market Saturday with music food demonstra-tions, and homemade meatball sandwiches and pastries.
Liberty Lake Days
SplaSh photoS by Kelly Moore anD Janet pier
the 3rd annual city festival drew about
2,000 visitors to pavillion park for
contests, carnival games, vendors
and food. a SCrapS booth stayed busy at
the event with cats and dogs on site for
adoption.
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STCU CFO appointed to national board
STCU Chief Financial Officer Bill Be-fore was recently named to the board of Catalyst Corporate Federal Credit Union, a not-for-profit financial cooperative.
Before’s appoint-ment gives the north-west two representa-tives on the board for Catalyst, which provides services to 1,230 member credit unions.
Before has been part of the STCU management team
for 23 years. He holds an MBA from Gonzaga University and bachelor’s de-gree in business administration from the University of Montana.
Quality Hardwood Floors wins award
The Spokane Award Program recently selected quality Hardwood Floors of Spo-kane Inc. for the 2012 Best of Spokane
Award in the Hardwood Flooring Con-tractor category.
The Spokane Award Program is an annual awards program honoring the achievements and accomplishments of local businesses throughout the Spokane area. According to a Spokane Award Pro-gram press release, the program recog-nizes the best of local businesses in the region.
Quality Hardwood Floors is a family-owned company established in 1953 and focuses on craftsmanship flooring, includ-ing installation, sanding and finishing. Corporate officers include President Wal-ter Nevin, Vice President Paul Michels and Corporate Financial Officer Wendy Van Orman of Liberty Lake.
Accra-Fab implements system to reduce wastewater
Liberty Lake-based Accra-Fab Inc. re-cently completed a wastewater reclama-tion project in its plating line through collaboration with Impact Washington and the Washington State Department of Ecology.
“In our ongoing effort to improve busi-ness while being good stewards of the en-vironment, we continuously work on the challenges of reducing waste and improv-ing efficiencies through the implementa-tion of lean programs and processes,” Ac-cra-Fab President Greg Konkol said. “This success story demonstrates that what is good for the environment can also be very good for the bottom line.”
The team-designed system reduced the amount of wastewater generated from the Accra-Fab manufacturing processes from 1,500 gallons per week to 82.
According to an Accra-Fab press re-lease, the new system filters and cleans acidic water for reuse. A small portion of the plating formula is reduced to waste and hauled away. The press release said Accra-Fab experienced a 450 percent re-turn on investment in the system, saving more than $179,000 per year while pro-ducing 69,940 fewer gallons of wastewater.
In Biz features Liberty Lake-connected business items. Contact The Splash with busi-ness news at [email protected].
In Biz
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RV sales and service giant says INW location plotted ‘for years’By Kelly MooreSplaSh Staff Writer
After breaking ground on tenant im-provements at the former Mastercraft loca-tion in March, Camping World is prepar-ing to open for business Aug. 10 at 19651 E. Cataldo Road. The location will offer RV sales, service and accessories for outdoor enthusiasts.
“Camping World has been looking for the right location in the Spokane Valley for many years,” Camping World Market Sales Manager Laif Hanson said.
He also said the location was selected for its Interstate 90 location, with high-visibil-ity and easy access for customers. In addi-tion, he said the strategic location hopes to pull from multiple communities through-out the region.
“With our company’s recent growth and desire to go where our customers live and travel, we felt that this location would put us in a great position to reach an area of Washington and Idaho that our customers have been asking us to be in for a long time,” Hanson said.
According to Hanson, the location’s team of sales, parts and service representa-tives will bring approximately 30 new jobs
Camping World to open Aug. 10
to the area.The location will be a full-service facility
capable of doing manufacturer- and extend-ed-service warranty work along with all as-pects of service and installation.
Prior to moving into the new location, Camping World added a ramp for access into the retail showroom, opened up the retail showroom by converting the previous shop into additional retail space and built a new seven-bay shop. The recent construc-tion added at least 7,000 new square feet to the location.
Camping World announced plans for ex-pansion in October, with Washington list-ed among the sites of new store locations. Camping World already has in-state stores
in Tacoma and Burlington.Camping World, along with its sister
company Good Sam, employs approxi-mately 5,000 associates in the outdoor and RV industries and operates locations in 33 states.
A recent company announcement also projected its 100th store opening in the coming months. Nationwide, Camping World has announced three other stores planned to open this year and nine more opening in 2013. In addition, the company has targeted about a dozen additional mar-kets in the final stages of acquisition to be announced soon, a press release said.
For more information, visit www.camp-ingworld.com.
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to prepare for its targeted aug. 10 opening date in the former Mastercraft location, Camping World added a ramp for access into the retail showroom, opened up the retail showroom by converting the previous shop into additional retail space and built a new seven-bay shop.
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Editor’s note: In August 2011, a group of Liberty Lake residents endeavored on a good-humored expedition to find “The Vir-ginia,” a boat used in the early 1900s to fer-ry guests across Liberty Lake to Kalez Park from the train depot. The boat was reported to have been scuttled after it served its use-ful life. Jim Nania wrote a guest column about these initial search efforts titled “In search of the ‘Old Virginia’” (Sept. 22, 2011, Splash). While, as Nania would say, the “starfish didn’t align” in last year’s search, what follows is a chronicle of the group’s re-cent renewed effort, which has broadened as a search for “sunken ships and other his-torical treasure.”By Jim NaniaSplaSh gueSt ColuMn
On a recent hot and sunny Friday after-noon, the underwater archeological search team now organized as Liberté Aquatique made a second attempt to search the bot-tom of Liberty Lake for sunken ships and other historical treasure. The expedition was again led by our local historian, Ross Schneidmiller, who sported a new Indiana Jones-style fedora which when dipped in the lake absorbed water, thereby cooling the wearer with a gradual continuous evapora-tive process as well as more than a few an-noying drips about the shoulders.
Ross and team aquanauts Travis Dierks and Jim Nania were picked up at their docks by the “Argonaut,” skippered by Captain “Jello” Joel Nania, and the search began. This time, we had the benefit of an authen-tic official government map that clearly in-
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ross Schneidmiller, travis Di-erks and Joel nania show off some of liberté aquatique’s findings during the group’s recent search for historical treasure in the depths of liberty lake.
at left: travis Dierks poses underwater in liberty lake as he seeks out items on the lake bottom that history left behind.
‘Captain Jello,’ ‘Indiana’ and ‘Young Dr. Dierks’ renew hunt for historical treasure
dicated the location of the sunken ship: the Liberty Belle. (See map below.)
Using sonar, a grid search pattern was conducted with GPS marking of potential targets. At the first site, the sonar identified a clearly non-natural looking structure on the bottom. It was time for the divers to get wet, and a circular search pattern was ini-tiated using a rope attached to the anchor line with graduated markings to guide the expansion of the search radius with each rotation. In spite of excellent water clarity this year, the visibility on the bottom was, perhaps, three feet, and as before any dis-turbance of the sediment on the bottom produced clouds of silt. In any event, we failed to find a ship of any kind: only muck and snails and an occasional abandoned anchor with the remnant of attached rope festooned with fishing lures so as to make a safe retrieval problematic.
A severe thermocline at about 12 feet deep did not dissuade “young” Dr. Dierks from proposing a second site, even though he chose to dive without the benefit of a wetsuit. However, our failure to find that which had appeared on our sonar was, at the least, disconcerting to the divers in that as emergency physicians we have come to greatly rely upon imaging technology in the workplace. CT scans, MRIs and ultrasounds are so much better and less of a hassle than actually taking a patient history and doing a thorough physical exam.
“Indiana” Schneidmiller got on his cell to contact locals who remembered stories from the past and came up with the some-what improbable tale of a large, motor-pow-ered launch that sunk in the southwest cor-ner of the lake in the 1920s. His informant alleged the ship had been observed to move from its original position a good distance by a current that flows down a channel in the lake bottom that predates the great lake Missoula floods that created Liberty Lake.
As improbable as this sounded, it was more than enough to renew the team’s en-thusiasm for the search, and a second site
was chosen. Here, we found a fishing rod and tackle box whose juxtaposition suggest-ed that someone in the past had capsized at this location. Also, there was a 5 mph buoy that likely had been sunk when struck by a jet ski going 50 mph. But, alas, no ship.
Treasure runs from those who seek it, and a bit of grog ran through the veins of the team as we returned to port vowing that the search would continue next year, hope-fully guided by more sophisticated sonar technology.
Jim Nania is a longtime resident of Lib-erty Lake.
Letters to the EditorThanks to bed race sponsors
The Liberty Lake Lions Club’s first an-nual Bed Race was a terrific success due to our wonderful sponsors: Guardian Angel Homes, Mario and Sons, Anytime Fitness and True Legends. Also, many thanks to SCOPE, the city of Liberty Lake and each of our members, family and friends who helped with our fun fundraiser.
All monies raised will be used for our community.
Alene LindstrandPresident, Liberty Lake Lions Club
BUTB summer event was a success thanks to so many
When I came up with the idea to put together a winter event/banquet for the homeless of downtown Spokane in the freezing cold in 2007, my husband said, “Jess, are you nuts?” With only a vision in my head and 20 years in the restaurant in-dustry, it was all I had to offer. That year, we watched 400 people come together “Under the Bridge,” and this last Decem-ber we had over 1,000 people.
Two years ago, I came up with another
crazy idea -- a “summer event.” My hus-band looked at me like I was beyond nuts ... again. This time, I saw haircuts and ice cream cones, mounds of desserts, cold pop, bottled water, a six-course meal, live music and a one-stop shopping area for those less fortunate to come and have some fun. In 2011, the first summer event was born. It was awesome. More then I en-visioned yet just what I hoped.
This year, Ben and Jerry’s returned with-out hesitation. Pepsi and Zips also cheerful-ly agreed to come back. Then I had a crazy
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S U B S C R I P T I O N F O R M
idea to offer iced Starbucks cof-fee, and God plopped an amazing woman in my lap -- Lindsey, the manager of the Market/Garland Starbucks who makes iced cof-fees for our regular weekly feeds. She also got 10 stores involved and Starbucks made 960 iced cof-fees at this summer’s event. My husband got his hair cut at Great Clips, and in talking it led Melo-dy to get corporate involved, and they cut hair at the event for four hours straight, bringing smiles and makeovers to so many.
We received an abundance of help from my Liberty Lake community with drop-off bar-rels from the Liberty Lake Police Department and John L Scott. A regional manager at Frito Lay donated 750 bags of chips. Spe-cial thanks to Papa Murphy’s
and Just Chillin’ for fundraisers and Pastor Steve Allen at Liberty Lake Church, who would not al-low Mike and I to touch a table or chair to set up. To my boss Emily Osborne at State Farm for supporting my heart and time to Blessings Under the Bridge, to our faithful servants who serve every single week, to my sons and daughters and husband, to all the other people who donated prod-ucts, money, clothing, etc., to all
the churches for stepping out to do God’s work: You have helped bless more than 17,000 people since 2007. I know I am forgetting so many people and things, but the ultimate goes to my heavenly father for allowing me to be a ser-vant and giving me the strength to keep going when I still don’t feel worthy to do his will.
Jessica KovacFounder and Executive Director,
Blessings Under the Bridge
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AUTOMOBILES1998 FORD EXPLORER
White, 4-door, excellent shape, spotless interior, 134K, $4295. [email protected].
BULLETIN BOARDHospice volunteers needed for the Spokane area. Family Home Care & Hospice is looking for caring volunteers. Please apply at www.familyhomecare.org.
EVENTSClassical Conversations Christian Homeschool Commmunity. Come to an information meeting at Liberty Lake Municipal Library, Saturday, August 4th from 1:30-3:30 to find out more!
KIDS (AGES 5+) ART WKSPS:At The Art Chalet. Mon. Aug. 6th: ‘Fairies’ (10-12:30p.m.); Tues. Aug. 7th: ‘Carousel and Real Horses’ (10-12:30p.m.); Friday, Aug. 10th: ‘Home & People Portraits’ (1-3:30p.m.). Call: 255-9600 or go to: www.theartchalet.com.
FOR RENTBeautiful, clean, Liberty Lake rental home: a spacious 2700 sq.ft rancher 4-bedrooms, 3 full bathrooms plus a finished basement with a mounted 60-inch HD TV, office, playroom, and extra storage. Playground structure in backyard, quiet street, wonderful neighbors, close to Elementary School & library, pets are allowed, no smoking $1480/month call 509-217-7101.
LIBERTY LAKE RENTALCondo with lake access, $725 per month. 2-bedrm, 2-bath, AC, covered parking, pool. To see call Linda, 208-929-5252.
RENT A BEAUTIFUL PLACEDownstairs apartment in beautiful Liberty Lake home. Outside entrance, floor to ceiling windows look out to forest-like backyard. 1500 sq/ft, 2-bed, 1-bath. Pets OK,, family neighborhood, prefer single professional. Must pass credit check, rental history and criminal
background check. Long term lease preferred. $1000/month includes all utilities. [email protected].
Roommate for 4-bed/4-bath 2,800 sq/ft LL house. $550 room/mo incl all util (w/s/g, w/d, electricity, wireless internet, cable). Partially furnished. Large enclosed yard & 3-car garage. 509-998-7364.
FURNITUREDOWNSIZING
Beautiful oak dining room, hutch w/lights; table w/leaf, six chairs, $750; two oak media towers, optional bridge, $65 ea/$100 pair. Excellent condition. 9-drawer bedroom dresser with mirror, fair cond, $75. Can e-mail pix. Thank you, 869-8161.
FRESH START PRODUCEU-pick blueberries, beets, beans, cabbage, summer squash, pickling cucumbers. * (Wapato tomatoes). Yakima sweet corn, cherries, Tilton and Goldrich apricots, Donut peaches, nectarines and Red Haven peaches. Huckleberries, honey, dill, garlic and lots more! Mon-Sat 8-6, Sun 11-5. Cash or check only. E 21619 Wellesley, Otis Orchards, 927-8133. Please support your local farmers!
Older Winter Piano in good condition, it is already in tune and ready to play! It comes with about 20 music books with a wide range of levels. Asking $250 Obo! Call/text Janice at 509-220-1993.
GARAGE SALES
HUGE ESTATE/GARAGE SALEHUGE ESTATE/GARAGE SALE Huge Estate/Garage Sale Saturday, August 4th 8am-4pm — NO early birds. 815 S. Madison Rd., Post Falls (off West Riverview between Spokane St. and Stateline Rd.) This is the one you’ve been waiting for! Executive Desk, Televisions, Book Shelves, Furniture, Treadmill, Massive Amounts of Fishing and Hunting Gear, Fly Fishing Gear, Game Mounts, Kids Bows, Dog House, Light Bars & Tools.
MISSION MEADOWSSaturday, Aug. 4th 9am-4pm. We have it all. Yard sales, Crafts, Baked goods, Open homes for sale, and lunch ($4, 11am-1pm) Mission & N. Grady - Follow signs.
Multi-family garage sale! Friday, August 3rd 8am - 3pm and Saturday, August 4th 8am-1pm. Lots of clothes, toys, unique gifts and household items! 1302 N. Mitchell Rd. Liberty Lake, WA 99019.
Multi-family garage sale: Friday, 8/3 and Saturday, 8/4 from 7:30-3. Furniture, household items, and alot of everything. 4008 N. Lynden, Otis Orchards, WA 99027.
MULTI-FAMILY SALE! Freestanding dishwasher, wood, toys, children’s clothing, bikes, homeschooling materials, books, household items and more. Saturday, August 4th, 9-2 at 24022 E. Sprague Ave. Liberty Lake.
HELP WANTEDFull time nanny needed for two children, 4.5 and 2 years. Individual must be reliable, trustworthy, good with kids, have transportation. Please email interest/qualifications to [email protected]. Start August 1st.
MISC. FOR SALE$1000 OFF STREET LEGAL
$1000 OFF STREET LEGAL Golf carts, Odyssey Sports, Hayden Id, 208-762-4662, all trades welcome.
05 Eze Go golf cart with new flip rear seat, 4 stroke, runs like new, will take trades, $2995, 999-8989.
06 Club Car Precedent: New batteries, split w/s, good tires, body and seat as good as new, $2495. Will trade/finance with no credit checks, 999-8989.
Brother laser 4-in-1 copier $165. - 638-8274.
Eze Go electric w/full enclosure, good batteries, $2150, 999-8989.
Four Milestone tires 175 65 R/14, good condition, $50 OBO, 509-255-6196.
Free Playset - You take it apart and haul it away, 315-5806.
Lots of home-grown zucchini for sale! Two zucchini, each a foot-long, for $1. Call 255-6422.
Thermax Aqua Filtration wet/dry vac. Cleans carpets/furniture, purifies air. Accessories, manual, VHS instructions, detergent. $1800 new. Rarely used, in great condition. $200 OBO. Greg, 995-3795.
Weslo Momentum 610 Elliptical machine, good condition, $60, 509-255-6196.
RECREATION1984 Yamaha gas golf cart. Runs great. Good tires in good condition. Must see to appreciate. $800 or best offer, 255-6260.
SERVICES20/20 WINDOW WASHING
Window cleaning/power washing/gutter cleaning. Liberty Lake resident. Residential and commercial services. Very competitive, satisfaction guaranteed. Free estimates - 638-8275 (ask about our free power wash).
A-1 WHITE DUSTER Housecleaning, give yourself a treat and have your house cleaned. Reliable, trustworthy and reasonable rates. Weekly and bi-weekly. Please call Jamie at 509-892-3594 or cell 208-661-5535.
AIRPORT TRANSPORTATIONClean non-smoking van, Liberty Lake area - (GEG) Spokane International Airport, $40 each way or $75 round trip, reservations accepted. 509-270-3115, Tom’s Taxi Business, accounts welcome.
Ashley Your Supper Nanny- Responsible Liberty Lake adult resident who delights in working w/children of all ages. Reliable, trustworthy, have transportation. References Avail 323 479-6355.
BEFORE/AFTER SCHOOL CAREProvided by licensed in home daycare located in Liberty Lake. Homework time and help everyday. Care available for winter and spring breaks too! Contact Jamie, 499-9141.
BIKE MECHANICExpert bicycle mechanic for service, tune up, rebuild or restoration. Fast turnaround time for most jobs. All types of bikes are handled so call for your appointment now, summer is going fast. phone: 998-2359, Email: [email protected], Tony.
FIT PRESCHOOL ENROLLMENTThe Liberty Lake Athletic Club Fit Preschool Program is now enrolling 4 and 5 year olds in their afternoon program for the 2012-2013 school year. You do not need to be a member to enroll. For more information contact Sarah Pratt at 998-9656.
Amaculate Housekeeping 9Carver Farms 7Casey Family Dental 7City of Liberty Lake - Trailhead 7Evergreen Fountains 13Glen P. Volyn MD 8Green Thumb Nursery 5Healthy Living Liberty Lake 7Inflatable Fun & Party Rentals 5Inland Imaging 7
Jimmy and Shauna’s Moving and More 9John L. Scott - Marilyn Dhaenens 13John L. Scott - Pam Fredrick 8KidFit Spokane 5Liberty Lake Auto Glass 8Liberty Lake EyeCare Center 3Liberty Lake Family Dentistry 3Liberty Lake Liquor 9North Idaho Dermatology, Stephen Craig MD 2Northern Quest Resort & Casino 20
Sayre and Sayre 6
Simonds Dental Group 3
Spokane Indians 13
Spokane Indians 20
Spokane Transit Authority 5
Spokane Valley Fire Dept 3
Stor-A-Way Self Storage 7
Therapeutic Associates 2
HEINZ PAINTING & HANDYMANBBB accredited, hardworking, honest, and on time. Free estimates! Now is the time for exterior painting. Call today! Dave Heinz, 509-953-8093. Licensed, bonded & insured, Heinzph924bw. Many satisfied LL customers.
House sitter for August Vacations: I will watch your house daily while you are on vacation, to be sure that all is well, and pick up mail. Also, will spend time with pets, and/or walk and play with your dog. Contact Sharon at 509-924-0336 or cell 509-280-2279.
LIBERTY LAKE MONTESSORIEnroll for Fall. Ages 3-6, 2 spots open. Ms. Debbie, 255-9512.
NW PAINTINGAll phases of interior & exterior painting. Residential repaint specialists. Premium warranteed paint used on all projects. Many local references. Fully insured. Senior discounts. 509-622-2999
PACIFIC LAWN MAINTENANCEFull service professional weekly / bi-weekly lawn care with rates starting at $25 weekly. Serving the Liberty Lake area for over 12 years now! Guaranteed lowest rates in town. Also offering full service lawn and tree spraying, weed control and fertilization. Free estimates and free first mow with summer contract. Pacific Lawn Maintenance, 509-218-1775.
PRESCHOOL/PREKLL CHILDREN’S ACADEMY Classes nearly full but still a few spots open for Preschool on Tues/Thurs AM or PM classes and PreK Mon/Wed/Fri PM classes. Call 922-6360 to set up a tour before our Back to School family bbq’s begin - you don’t want to miss out!
PROPERTY SERVICESAV Associates Construction & Real Estate. Complete Property Service from the ground up. We can prepare your home for listing or sale and maintain vacant properties or rentals. Serving the Real Estate community since 1978. We can do it all or help you finish your project. Licensed, bonded. #savasa*923ms, 509-226-1352. For complete description of services offered, see savassociates.net
Remodeling contractor: Licensed and bonded, Peterc*152re. 27 years experience, references. Decks, patios, garages, roofing, sheetrock taping and texturing, minor plumbing. All your remodeling needs. BBB accredited approved. Call Bruce, 710-4541.
WINDOW WASHINGPristine “clearly the best”. Window washing specializing in residential, commercial and new construction. Free estimates, guaranteed best prices, fully insured and licensed. Your Liberty Lake neighbor. Call 710-5196.
Index of advertisersDelivered free to every business and residence in the greater Liberty Lake area, The Splash is possible because of its advertisers. Following are the local advertisers in this week’s Splash. Please consider them when offering your patronage.
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YOU’VE GOT IT “MAID”Licensed, bonded & insured. I’m honest and reliable. I take pride in what I do. I have great references & competitive rates. Call now: Gail, 509-385-1008.
WANTEDDonate your old musical instruments to LETEM! We are a 501(c)(3) that distributes them to underprivileged kids in the area. To donate, visit www.letem.org, call 509-464-9467, or email [email protected].
STATEWIDEREACH 2.7 MILLION READERS: The Splash participates in a statewide classified ad program that allows classified advertisers to submit ads for publication in more than 130 community publications throughout Washington. $255 buys 1,180,746 circulation and 2,715,700 readers. For more information, contact Josh Johnson at 242-7752.
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FINANCIALLOCAL PRIVATE INVESTOR loans money on real estate equity. I loan on houses, raw land, commercial property and property development. Call Eric at 800-563-3005, www.fossmortgage.com.
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HEALTH/BEAUTYWERE YOU IMPLANTED With A St. Jude Riata Defibrillator Lead Wire between June 2001 and December 2010? Have you had this lead replaced, capped or did you receive shocks from the lead? You may be entitled to compensation. Contact Attorney Charles Johnson, 1-800-535-5727.
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LEGAL SERVICESDIVORCE $135. $165 with children. No court appearances. Complete preparation. Includes custody, support, property division and bills. BBB member. 503-772-5295, www.paralegalalternatives.com, [email protected].
REAL ESTATE50% OFF OCEANFRONT condos! 2-BR/2-BA was $700K now $399,000. Acquired from bank 1 hr Vancouver, 2hrs Seattle, 1-888-99-Marin x 5397.
LEGAL NOTICESIN THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SPOKANE
In the Matter of the Estate of No. 12-400904-1
CLASSIFIEDSContinued from page 18
FRANCIS LEONARD VAN VEEN, PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Deceased. RCW 11.40.030
The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative=s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent=s probate and nonprobate assets.
Date of first publication: August 2, 2012 /s/ Julia M. Shaughnessy JULIA M. SHAUGHNESSY Personal Representative
Attorney for Personal Representative:
Richard L. Sayre, WSBA #9400SAYRE & SAYRE, P.S.
Address for Mailing or Service:
West 201 North River Drive, Suite 460Spokane, Washington 99201-2262(509) 325-7330
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SPOKANE
In the Matter of the Estate of No. 12-400920-3
EILEEN S. DUNBAR, PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Deceased. RCW 11.40.030
The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative=s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent=s probate and nonprobate assets.
Date of first publication: August 2, 2012 /s/ James A. Dunbar JAMES A. DUNBAR Personal Representative
Attorney for Personal Representative:
Richard L. Sayre, WSBA #9400SAYRE & SAYRE, P.S.
Address for Mailing or Service:
West 201 North River Drive, Suite 460Spokane, Washington 99201-2262(509) 325-7330
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SPOKANE
In the Matter of the Estate of No. 12-400869-0
CORNELIA B. HESTON, PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Deceased. RCW 11.40.030
The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative=s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent=s probate and nonprobate assets.
Date of first publication: August 2, 2012 /s/ Alfred C. Heston ALFRED C. HESTON Personal Representative
Attorney for Personal Representative:
Richard L. Sayre, WSBA #9400SAYRE & SAYRE, P.S.
Address for Mailing or Service:
West 201 North River Drive, Suite 460Spokane, Washington 99201-2262(509) 325-7330
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