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City’s municipal consultant discusses goals, projects for Liberty Lake’s futureBy Kelly MooreSplaSh Staff Writer

Since coming to Liberty Lake in late November, the city’s municipal consultant, Mike Cecka, has hit the ground running with a growing list of projects and assign-ments.

Topping that list is facilitating the transi-tion to new administration starting Jan. 3, but he’s also spending time evaluating a number of city policies and procedures while reviewing city staff salaries.

The Splash recently sat down with Cecka to learn more about his first impressions of the city and where he sees it headed.

Q. Why don’t we start talking a little bit about your background?

A. I live in Leavenworth, and I worked as the city administrator there for 12 and a half years. I also worked

in Maple Valley and Cle Ellum. I retired in 2003 as the Cle Ellum city administrator. I’ve affiliated with Prothman, the recruiting agency for which this job was filled, on an occasional basis since retiring.

In that regard, I worked for Leaven-worth as an interim city administrator, for Chelan County Planning Department as an interim director, and for Pend Oreille County assisting with the selection of a public works director.

My background is mostly stuff like that, but now it’s all done on an occasional basis.

Q: I know you came to the position through a recruiting agency, but was there anything in particular that attract-ed you to this gig?

A: The timing was good, but more than that, it’s an interesting area. It’s a relatively new city, and I’ve had some experience with new incorporation in Maple Valley. At both Cle Elum and Leavenworth, I was the first city administrator in those cities, so the possibility of reestablishing that posi-tion felt like a good fit.

I tend to relate more with cities this size or smaller. It felt like a good fit for me and sounded like an interesting job, so I was

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Municipal Consultant Mike Cecka works on special projects from his newly designated office space at City hall.

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delighted when I was selected. Q: Had you been to Liberty Lake

before?A: You know, like most people, I’d trav-

eled the Interstate 90 corridor and passed by, but I’d never actually stopped and got-ten acquainted with the community until this.

Q: What was your first impression?A: Oh, very positive. It’s a place that has

an identity. A number of newly incorpo-rated cities tend to be more suburban areas that really don’t have an identity of their own. A lot of times, they’re incorporated as a defense to keep something else from happening.

A lot of times they don’t really have that strong sense of identity, but Liberty Lake is so unique in that it does. The fact that it is sort of a stand-alone community, not just part of a bigger, sprawled-out metropolitan area, allows it to have that.

I also like the fact that it’s a well-planned community. It was designed as such, so there are parks and open space that people love so much here. That obviously adds to the attractiveness of it.

Q: Well, since you arrived, I know

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• Dec. 29, 20114 The Splashcommunity Calendar Community Briefs

DECEMBER 29Noon: liberty lake Centennial

rotary meeting, liberty lake Sewer and Water building, 22510 e. Mis-sion ave.

DECEMBER 31liberty lake Municipal library

closed

JANUARY 1happy New year!

JANUARY 2City hall closed

JANUARY 37 p.m.: liberty lake City Council

meeting, liberty lake City hall, 22710 e. Country Vista Drive

JANUARY 46:45 a.m.: liberty lake Kiwanis

meeting, liberty lake City hall, 22710 e. Country Vista Drive

11 a.m.-2 p.m.: liberty lake Senior lunch program, liberty lake City hall, 22710 e. Country Vista Drive

5:45 p.m.: liberty lake toastmas-ters, liberty lake Sewer and Water building, 22510 e. Mission ave.

6:30 p.m.: SCope meeting, ll City hall, 22710 e. Country Vista Drive

10:30-noon: Spokane Valley’s Mindful Mamas, City hall’s little house, 22710 e. Country Vista blvd.

JANUARY 5Noon: liberty lake Centennial

rotary meeting, liberty lake Sewer and Water building, 22510 e. Mis-sion ave.

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The Liberty Lake community comprises three watersheds: Liberty Lake, the Spokane River and the Aquifer. The lake and the river feed the aquifer beneath us. It is our only source of drinking water. Runoff into street drains makes its way directly to the aquifer. So please:

throw in the trash while the temp is ‘right’ any dog-do lying on the snow or ground

check that no gas or oil is being washed to the street from your driveway

Toastmasters clubs offering free leadership training

Toastmaster clubs in Spokane and North Idaho are planning to offer free workshops on leadership the week of Jan. 23. Work-shops will focus on honing the leadership skills of mentoring, coaching, team build-ing, motivating, delegating, resolving con-flict, goal setting and giving effective feed-back.

For more information, contact Nancy Shatto at 353-3934 or [email protected].

Residents invited to RotaryThe Jan. 5 meeting of the Liberty Lake

Centennial Rotary Club will feature a pre-sentation on emergency services available through MedStar, from INHS MedStar Community Relations Coordinator Mary Gillmore.

The meeting, held at the Liberty Lake Sewer and Water District building, 22510 E. Mission Ave., is open to the public.

City offers tax rebateSenior and low-income or disabled and

low-income residents living within the city limits of Liberty Lake may qualify for a re-bate of the utility taxes they paid in 2011. Residents who qualify may apply for a re-bate starting Jan. 1.

For more information, go to www.lib-ertylakewa.gov or call the city treasurer at 755-6720.

City offices closedLiberty Lake Municipal Library will be

closed on Saturday and City Hall will be closed on Monday in celebration of the New Year holidays.

New food bank opensLiberty Lake Church, 704 S. Garry Road,

now has a food bank. If you have needs or know someone who does or would like to make a donation, call the church at 255-6266 and ask for Julie.

Photos needed for library muralThe Liberty Lake Library Foundation

continues to solicit photos to make up a photo-mosaic mural at the library. Photos can be of any subject type and will be used as a pixel in a larger image of Pavillion Park.

All photos must be submitted by e-mail to [email protected].

New residents must fill out form to receive mail

Newcomers to Liberty Lake who hope to receive mail must fill out Postal Service Form 4232, Liberty Lake Post Office offi-cials reminded recently. Citing a number of new residents asking why they are not re-ceiving mail, officials encouraged a visit to the post office, 1423 N. Molter Road, to fill out the brief form.

City hosts Senior Lunch ProgramThe Senior Lunch Program in Liberty

Lake is served Mondays and Wednesdays. Seniors age 60 and older are invited at 11 a.m. at Liberty Lake City Hall, 22710 E. Country Vista Drive. The recommended donation is $3.50.

Class offered for abuse victimsA.R.M.S. (Abuse Recovery Ministry

Services) offers free, confidential, weekly classes in Liberty Lake to help victims of domestic violence and abuse. For more information, call 484-0600 (calls are confi-dential).

Parenting forum to meetSpokane Valley's Mindful Mamas is hold-

ing a parenting forum on the first and third Wednesdays of the month.

The free forum meets from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Liberty Lake Municipal Library's meeting room, 23123 E. Mission Ave.

Breastfeeding questions will be answered, and all parents and caregivers are welcome. The event is kid-friendly. For more infor-mation, visit www.spokanemindfulmamas.com.

Library offers story timesChildren's story times are offered at Lib-

erty Lake Municipal Library on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays at various times. Crafts for kids ages 5 and up are also of-fered Saturdays at 1 p.m.

For more details, call 232-2510 or go to www.youseemore.com/libertylake.

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Information accompanying Central Valley High School basketball photos contained a pair of errors in the Dec. 22 Splash. The headline to the Central Val-ley girls basketball photo misidentified the team's opponent. It should have said CV was playing Mt. Spokane. In addition, the final score of the boys team's victory over Mt. Spokane was listed incorrectly. The Bears won 75-49.

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Summit School in Spokane Valley was selected as one of 22 “Washington State Innovative Schools” by the state’s Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction for best implementing “bold, creative and innovative” ideas. Summit, a Central Val-ley School District choice school attended by many Liberty Lake residents, will hold the designation three years.

“We are extremely proud of our Summit students, staff and parents for this well-deserved recognition,” CVSD Superinten-dent Ben Small said. “The creative learning environment at Summit enriches students as well as our entire district.”

Appointments available for help paying heating bill

SNAP, a private Spokane County non-profit, is opening another round of heat-ing assistance appointments Jan. 6 to low-income individuals and families needing help covering heating bills.

The agency announced recently it has

about 3,000 appointment slots available to residents of Spokane County at or below 125 percent of federal poverty guidelines. To schedule an appointment or to learn more about program criteria, visit www.snapwa.com. Appointments may also be made by phone at 242-2376 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 7 until appointments are filled — “probably about seven days,” according to a SNAP news release.

For general questions about the pro-gram, call 456-7111.

Directory distribution finishing this week

Distribution of the 2012 Liberty Lake Community Directory will be completed by Friday. The annual guide is sent to every residential and business address in Liberty Lake 99019 and 99016 by USPS mail.

The Directory is produced by Peridot Publishing LLC, the local company that also operates The Splash. Anyone who has not received a copy should e-mail [email protected].

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Elmer SchneidmillerMarch 5, 1918 - Dec. 9, 2011

A man of honor and integrity, who appreciated people, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, Dec. 9, 2011. Elmer Schneidmiller was born March 5, 1918, in Calgary, Alberta, to Henry and Anna

Marie (Gier) Schneidmiller and raised near St. John, Wash. He was the ninth of 12 children, and he had a strong sense of family. We treasure his stories of growing up on a farm, playing sports and serving in the military.

After graduating from Washington State College, he worked a year as a federal wheat inspector before joining the Marine Corps. During World War II, he was part of the 2nd Armored Amphibian Trac-tor Battalion and served on the islands of Saipan, Tinian and Iwo Jima.

In 1949, he started farming with his brother, Manuel, in Post Falls. Supported by their large family, they would eventu-ally grow their farm from Liberty Lake to Coeur d'Alene and were active throughout those communities. Elmer was a man of vision, and his impact can be best seen in the community of Liberty Lake.

He is survived by his brother, Harvey, of St. John, Wash., sons Rod and Ross, their wives Gigi and Kelli; grandchildren Heather and her husband Trevor, Steven, Holly, Jasmine and her husband Taylor, Jordana and Janae; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, Marian, to whom he was de-voted for 45 years, his parents, two sisters and eight brothers. Elmer will be greatly missed.

Donations may be made in his honor to: Friends of Pavillion Park, PO Box 325, Liberty Lake, WA 99019 for the historical marker project. Memorial service will be held at the Berean Bible Church, 10910 E. Boone Ave., Spokane Valley, on Friday, Dec. 30, 2011, at 2 p.m.

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the following incidents, arrests, calls for service and citations were reported by the liberty lake police Department Dec. 19-26.

Incidents and arrests• Police chase, stolen vehicle — a

31-year-old Spokane Valley woman was arrested at 11:15 p.m. Dec. 19 at State highway 41 and poleline road in idaho for attempting to elude a police ve-hicle, possession of a stolen vehicle and driving while license suspended. officer Kevin Schmeckpeper was on patrol in the area of appleway avenue and liberty lake road when he observed a toyota Sienna that was recently reported as a stolen vehicle. the officer attempted to stop the vehicle, but the vehicle accelerated as the officer acti-vated the emergency lights and siren on the patrol car.

the vehicle got onto interstate 90, headed eastbound and continued at approximately 100 mph. the pursuit continued into idaho as the vehicle exited off the interstate into post falls. the vehicle was disabled by the deploy-ment of stop sticks to deflate the tires.

a male passenger in the vehicle fled on foot as the vehicle stopped. that subject was caught by the post falls police Department, and it was deter-mined he had a felony warrant out for his arrest.

the driver was taken into custody without further incident. the driver told officers the reason she fled was because she thought she had outstand-ing warrants for her arrest, and she admitted to stealing the vehicle in Spo-kane earlier in the day. She was booked into Kootenai County Jail.

• Suspended license — a 38-year-old Spokane Valley man was arrested at 8:30 a.m. Dec. 21 at Molter road and euclid avenue for driving with a sus-pended license and operating a vehicle without the ignition interlock.

• Vehicle prowl — at 12:20 p.m. Dec. 21, llpD was dispatched to the 23000 block of east riverside avenue for a vehicle prowl. the complainant re-ported that sometime between 11 p.m. Dec. 19 and 6 a.m. Dec. 20, unknown suspects entered her unlocked vehicle parked in the driveway and took cash and personal belongings.

• DUI — an 18-year-old Spokane Val-ley man was arrested at 10 p.m. Dec. 22 at the 1700 block of liberty lake road for DUi. officers were dispatched to the location for a one-vehicle crash, and it was being reported that the sub-ject was trying to drive away from the scene. During the investigation, it was determined the driver was DUi.

• Domestic violence — at 5:30 p.m.

Dec. 21, llpD received a report of a possible domestic violence incident that occurred earlier in the day at the 1500 block of North liberty lake road. it was reported that an assault had oc-curred when the couple, who are going through a divorce, met at the location so that one parent could pick up their child from the other. During the inves-tigation, the officer received conflicting stories about the events. the officer has requested video surveillance that may have captured the incident be reviewed by Detective ray bourgeois.

• False alarm — at 7:50 p.m. Dec. 22, llpD was dispatched to a commer-cial alarm at the 22200 block of Coun-try Vista Drive. Upon arrival, officers found the back door of the building was unlocked. officers checked inside and determined all was oK.

• Suspended license — a 21-year-old Spokane Valley man was arrested at 10:10 p.m. Dec. 21 at harvard road and Mission avenue for driving with a suspended license.

• Outstanding warrant — a 26-year-old Newport, Wash., man was arrested at 7:40 p.m. Dec. 23 at the 26000 block of east appleway avenue for an outstanding warrant out of Spokane County for driving with a suspended license.

• DUI — a 26-year-old Zillah, Wash., man was arrested at 12:40 a.m. Dec. 24 at the 21600 block of east Country Vista Drive for DUi. the vehicle was initially stopped for a speeding viola-tion, going 98 mph in a 35 mph zone. During contact with the driver, officers determined the subject was DUi.

Calls for servicealarm 1Citizen assist 1Citizen dispute 1Commercial vehicle inspection 7Depriving owner of vehicle 1Domestic violence 1DUi 3failure to appear 1Suspicious person 1traffic offense 3Vehicle prowl 1

Citationslicenses and plates required 1Driving without license 1Driving while license suspended 2ignition interlocks 1liability insurance 4effective windshield wipers 1Speeding 4DUi 2Use of cell phone 1Minor in consumption of alcohol 1

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you’ve been busy. What does the city administration have you working on?

A: I started out with probably three major assignments. One was to help with the transition to the new mayor and assist in that process. I’ve been working on that trying to get briefings done.

I’ve also been tasked with working with the mayor and Council on the possibility of establishing a city administrator posi-tion here, so I’ve been working on that and trying to identify what the potential ben-efits are and opportunities that might exist alongside establishing that. I’ve assisted Mayor-elect Steve Peterson in his evalu-ation of whether or not to move in that direction. I’ve given him the information he’s looking for, then tried to scope out just how that position might work with him in his new administration.

There are also a number of special proj-ects that Mayor Wendy Van Orman has wanted to try to wrap up or get as close to wrapped-up as possible. I’ve been working on those, reviewing financial policies and personnel procedures. A review of Council rules and procedures is a third example of that.

I’ve also started working on salary classifications as a result of recent Council decisions. I’ll be bringing some thoughts to the City Council regarding that in the near future.

Q: Sounds like you’ve got your hands full.

A: (laughing) Oh yeah, I’m keeping more than busy.

Q: Are there projects or assignments that top your priority list?

A: Well, I know that helping Mayor-elect Peterson decide on a city administra-tor position needs to be near the top of the list. Actually, it seems like several of the projects need to be done right away — the city administrator position, the compensa-tion consideration for city employees who have their step increases on hold, and I know there is interest in the Council rules and procedures.

I’ll be meeting with city administrators to scope out what our first few meetings in January will look like so we can get what we want accomplished. We’ll sort out what is realistically possible for us to do on that schedule.

Q: Talking about transitioning the new mayor in, what all does that entail?

A: He’s been to the last few directors meetings for department heads. We’ve been taking those opportunities for the directors to brief him on what’s happening in the departments to get him up to speed as quickly as possible on all the things in City Hall — current projects and hot but-ton issues that might be coming up in the

near future. Another is working out the details of

the swearing-in ceremony. There are some things he’d like to see happen, so we’re working on identifying those and setting them up. Other details, like office space and where he wants to be set up, I’m work-ing on.

I’m also building out his calendar, because appointments are already being requested and made. I’m facilitating that so there will be as smooth of a transition as possible.

Q: As far as the city administrator po-sition goes, can you say anything at this point as to which way you think Peterson is leaning?

A: Well, I’ve got to be careful not to get ahead of myself. Clearly the City Council, by a 5-to-1 vote, has given a near-unani-mous endorsement of the idea of having a city administrator with the approval of funding for that position.

The mayor is taking a very careful look at it and is studying it thoroughly, and I expect him to announce his intentions very soon. By that I’m assuming it’d be shortly after he takes his oath of office.

I have told him my perspective on it is that I’m biased. I’m a former city adminis-trator and city manager, so I believe in the position, and I’ve seen what that position can do in a number of different jurisdic-tions. I think it has a lot to offer.

However, I don’t see my role as selling the position to the city of Liberty Lake or Peterson. Rather, I will identify things the position could do and opportunities it could create and identify ways he could work with the position. I’m trying to get him the best information so he can decide himself.

Q: About how long do you think you’ll be around? Do you have any idea at this point?

A: You know, I really don’t. A lot will depend on the decisions that are made regarding the city administrator position. For example, if the decision were made to create the position and then fill it, the City Council would need to approve a job description and a salary.

Then the mayor and the Council will need to determine what procedure they’d like to follow in recruiting for the position. That needs to be looked at and evaluated so that they can decide what process to follow.

Once that decision is made, the mayor, City Council and I will have to sit down to determine what my role moving forward might be. Whether or not they’d like me to help out during that recruitment time with special projects or acting as an interim hasn’t been determined yet, so I can’t really say. It’s a possibility.

It might be that I’ll have served my purpose at that point so they can take over from there.

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Recalling the top 11 Liberty Lake stories of the yearBy Kelly MooreSplaSh Staff Writer

In a year marked with debates, cam-paigns and government evaluations, city elections led the forefront of community coverage in Liberty Lake. With a handful of would-be-incumbents bowing out, the city’s municipal landscape faced potential for dramatic change.

A proposition to change the form of government shed light on city opera-tions, while a handful of candidates vied for seats in the Council chambers. Other headlines ranged from the fate of a new utility tax to a team of young football players making their way to the Pop War-ner Super Bowl.

As determined by input from Splash staff, below are the top 11 stories Liberty Lake stirred up in 2011.

1. Peterson’s return as mayor heads election news

After a contentious election season, Mayor-elect Steve Peterson came out the victor over Council Member Josh Beckett in the race for mayor by a near 3-to-1 mar-

gin. Peterson, no stranger to city politics, first served as Liberty Lake’s mayor from 2001 to 2007.

In addition to beating out Beckett at the polls, Peterson fought hard campaign-ing against Proposition 1, an effort to change the city’s form of government. The proposition, brought to the ballot by a peti-tion organized by the Citizens for Better Government, failed with about 30 percent voter support. If it would have passed, it would have changed the form of govern-ment to Council-Manager and eliminated the elected mayoral position.

Election conversations began in Janu-ary when three would-be incumbents — Wendy Van Orman, Judi Owens and David Crump — announced plans not to run for reelection. The trio served as the last of the city’s founding Council, first sworn in May 2001. Van Orman, of course, spent the past four years as the city’s mayor.

"The past is not bad," Peterson said on election night. "There are things that hap-pened you don't want to repeat, but there are also things that happened you'd want to bring back."

One thing he promised not to repeat is the attempt he led to assume control of the Liberty Lake Sewer and Water District. The city and LLSWD have always oper-

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ated as separate entities, but in Peterson's first term he led the city in an attempt to take over operations of the LLSWD. The attempt fell short after facing legal chal-lenges, but the process sparked multiple lawsuits and countless heated meetings.

Whether or not he’ll staff the city admin-istrator — a position with allocated funds in the 2012 budget but one he eliminated in his previous stint as mayor — is yet to be announced.

Liberty Lake voters also had their say in November on four Council seats, although only one was contested. In that race, Shane Brickner came out ahead of fellow newcomer Keith Kopelson. Newcomer Dan Dunne ran unopposed to fill David Crump’s seat, and Cris Kaminskas and Susan Schuler retained their seats. City government election winners will be sworn in at City Hall Jan. 3.

While the election results themselves are noteworthy, the process of it being in the news throughout the year helped propel it to the top of our annual list. The city’s most talked-about issues — including a crisis of leadership cited by the Committee for Bet-ter Government in its Proposition 1 push — were intertwined with the election.

2. Utility tax discussions lead to reduction

Born out of an impending budget gap for 2011, the Council voted last year to establish a 6 percent tax on utilities within city limits. The decision sparked continued discussion among businesses, the forma-tion of the Greater Spokane Valley Cham-ber of Commerce’s Utility Tax Taskforce, a mid-year Council review of the tax and an eventual reduction of the rate Dec. 13.

The reduction — from 6 percent to 3 percent — was passed unanimously by the Council in a marathon meeting to pass the 2012 budget. Citing higher-that-budgeted sales tax and utility tax revenue, the Coun-cil started the 2012 budgeting process with the option to allocate a $2.9 million surplus in the 2011 budget.

Over the course of the year, the Council heard from numerous businesses urging a reduction of the rate. The Chamber’s task-force presented its findings to the Council in July during a mandatory review of the tax rate.

The report showed businesses ac-counting for the majority of the tax’s revenue and asked to see it reduced, if not repealed. Council opinions on the mat-ter fluctuated throughout the year, with some stressing a need to see it done away with, while others focused on the need to gather more data before making a hasty decision.

The adjustment to a 3 percent rate, re-flected in the 2012 budget, is expected to

garner $625,000 for the city in the coming year.

3. School construction bond falls short for CVSD

Voters failed to provide majority sup-port, let alone the needed 60 percent supermajority, when the Central Valley School District asked Feb. 8 for approval of a $69.6 million construction bond that would have built a new school and made significant improvements to five oth-ers. The meager 46 percent approval rate surprised supporters and detractors alike, many of whom blamed a bad economy for the wide margin of defeat.

The school district, which last passed a bond in 1999, has maintained that the challenge of overcrowded and outdated fa-cilities is not going away. In preparation for the bond, a committee developed a Capital Facilities Plan with projects proposed through 2033.

After the bond failure, Superintendent Ben Small recommended the district reconvene the capital facilities committee to develop a blueprint for the future, but did not anticipate a new bond until after another election target was passed.

"We've got a levy that we're running in 2012 which is huge now that we've got budget impacts from the state," Small said in March. "We've got to concentrate as a district to make sure our levy gets passed."

Voters will consider the replacement levy on Feb. 14.

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following the construction bond’s failure in february, operations continued as usual without funding to address identified needs in aging facilities throughout the Central Valley School District. here, students in Kellie acker-man’s third-grade class listen to instructions during a lesson at liberty lake elementary.

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Steve peterson discusses his mayoral election victory with City Council Member Susan Schuler at a celebratory election-night event Nov. 8 at palenque Mexican restaurant. peter-son claimed the seat with about 74 percent voter support over opponent Josh beckett.


Ross Schneidmiller, president of the Lib-erty Lake Historical Society. The group launched “The Resort Project” in The Splash Jan. 5, with monthly features of the city’s former resorts

Josh Schluter, cur-rent Friends of Pavil-lion Park president featured March 17, shortly after taking over the role

Sam Burke, featured March 24 for sharing the story of his battle against childhood cancer

Mike and Linda Up-hus, retiring school principals featured May 26 after 36 years at area schools

Ashleigh Seely, featured June 9 as the top graduate at Central Valley High School

Sasha Deyarmin, named in the June 30 Splash as the new principal for the Central Valley Kin-dergarten Center

Mary Munger, Citizens for Better Government leader spearheaded efforts to change the city’s form of government, as explained in the July 21 Splash

Mary Lou Petty-Skok, the 96-year-old Olympic veteran shared her memories on the 75th anni-versary of the 1936 Summer Games and was featured in the July 28 Splash

Jean Simpson, fea-tured Aug. 4 as one of “cancer’s worst en-emies” for her efforts to spearhead Liberty Lake’s inaugural Re-lay For Life

Joanne Comer, former Kindergarten Center principal moved to head up operations at Liberty Lake Elementary School, as featured Sept. 1

Chris Johnston, new golf pro at Trailhead Golf Course, featured Oct. 5

Luke Richey, founder and CEO of Gravity Jack, featured Nov. 17 for efforts to lead the global race in developing augmented reality technology

Jessica Kovac, featured Dec. 1 for her efforts to launch Blessings Under the Bridge, a non-profit created to feed Spokane’s homeless population

Wendy Van Orman, exiting Liberty Lake mayor, featured Dec. 22 for her service to founding and devel-oping city govern-ment

Faces of 2011A few memorable newsmakers who left a lasting impression this year

4. Annual yard sales regroup under new leadership

After a year in limbo, the 18th annual version of the Liberty Lake Community Yard Sales was reinvigorated by new lead-ership in 2011. The Liberty Lake Kiwanis Club agreed to take the reins of the event, which has become a community staple featuring hundreds of sales and thousands of visitors to the community.

Citing a lack of volunteers, the associa-tion leading the sale cancelled the 2010 event. A handful of community members stepped in to loosely organize that year's 17th annual event, but it lacked much of the organizational infrastructure of year's past.

In stepped the Kiwanis club, which worked with past organizers to take the ba-ton for the 2011 event. Club member (and current president) Scott Draper directed the event, and the club partnered with The Liberty Lake Splash to publish a guide of maps and listings for residents and visitors. The June 11 event drew 178 officially regis-tered homes and was attended by the usual influx of hundreds of people.

The club is hoping to build on those inaugural efforts in 2012, recently securing a $1,500 lodging tax grant from the city of Liberty Lake to help bolster the event and attract visitors.

5. Community pioneer passes away

Elmer Schneidmiller, who was a pioneer of both the grass seed fields of Liberty Lake and the community those fields eventually transformed into, died Dec. 9 at the age of 93.

Schneidmiller began farming the fields

of Liberty Lake in 1951. He lived in the community from 1955 on. In 1999, he was honored as grand marshal of the Fourth of July Parade in part for the legacy he carved from the fields he once worked.

"Anybody that lives in Liberty Lake, golfs at MeadowWood, goes to school at Liberty Lake Elementary, enjoys Pavillion Park, rides the bike trails or strolls the side-walks should know they are living Elmer Schneidmiller's original vision," said Bill Main Jr., who helped develop some of the land Schneidmiller owned.

In his death, many community lead-ers honored Schneidmiller's vision and philanthropy, but those who knew him best pointed also to his deep commitment to his family and country. Schneidmiller served as a commander of amphibious tanks for the Marines in World War II.

Following the war, as the country increasingly embraced the idea of mani-cured lawns and green space, he became a pioneer in the turf grass industry alongside his brother, Manuel, and the brothers were once the major supplier of grass seed for Jacklin Seed Company.

Schneidmiller was preceded in death by his wife, Marian. He is survived by his two sons, Rod and Ross, their wives and six grandchildren.

6. Council calls for look into city’s HR practices

Grumblings of potential human resourc-es issues within the city staffing first picked up when two police officers submitted res-ignations in late April. By May 17, Council conversations citing rumors, accusations and hearsay called for an extensive internal review of the city’s HR practices.

Within three months of the Council call-ing for the audit, the city was able to review

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its future once in jeopardy, the annual liberty lake Community yard Sales event returned June 11 bolstered by support from the liberty lake Kiwanis to promote more than 175 individual yard sales.


the results of more than 50 interviews that generated about 200 pages of notes.

"Generally, it would appear that most of staff members enjoy working for the city of Liberty Lake," the report generated by Canfield Insurance and Risk Management Specialists Consultant P.J. De Benedetti states. "Staff members said that they felt valued and appreciated for the work that they do in the city. Staff members men-tioned receiving compliments on their work from community members as well as fellow employees and supervisors."

The report cited four areas of concern: communication, chain of command, ad-ministrative roles and interactions among staff, mayor and Council. In response to the audit, Council members expressed mixed sentiment — some stating con-fidence in the findings and others stat-ing hesitance to get behind the message presented.

The city's former facilities technician, Chris Lowe, participated in the audit before resigning from his position mid-August, citing the frustration of working under the current administration and mayor as what sent him packing after eight years of employment at the city.

"I felt like there was no way out," Lowe said. "I felt like I was harassed. Every time I turned around someone was looking over my shoulder, never trusting my work or what I did."

Before seemingly closing the book on the issue, administrators took a stab at some of the report’s recommendations by reviewing the city staff ’s organizational chart and reporting efforts to improve communications.

A municipal consultant hired in Novem-ber may address any concerns remaining after the new administration transitions into office Jan. 3.

7. Woman survives car accident with determined recovery

Jessica Sharpe, a Liberty Lake resident and Eastern Washington University stu-dent, was headed westbound on Interstate 90 April 24 after dropping off an Easter dinner to her friend, when another vehicle crossed traffic with his lights off and col-lided with her head on.

The vehicle's 73-year-old driver died. Nine months later, Sharpe is alive and continuing to improve, having endured 17 broken bones mended by seven rods, seven plates, 36 screws, two pins, two skin grafts and 13 surgeries. Amidst the medical trau-ma, Sharpe rebounded in time to return to school this fall, where she’s working toward admittance in a nursing program.

"Life is great because I'm alive," Sharpe said, laughing. "I'm breathing still, that's the greatest part. But I see life almost in a See TOP 11, page 13

different light now. … There are so many things that we let overwhelm us or get us down or stress us out, but there's so much to be thankful for that we often ignore. It's easy for us to ignore because things get crazy. We get distracted easily, but this has taught me to cherish the little things so much more than I ever have."

She said she made a deliberate decision

parking spots and irrigation hooked up to the water system at Trailhead Golf Course. She said several trees are in place, and a community garden similar to what is in place at Rocky Hill Park is ready to go. In November, a monument to community namesake Steve Liberty was unveiled at the site.

As funds become available and commu-nity members make donations, Van Orman said plans include adding several water features, stocking the area with vegetation and developing an area to display historical timelines and the work of local artists.

"It's all about culture, history and art," she said. "That's what makes the commu-nity."

9. City sees businesses shuffle in and out

In another year marked by economic turbulence at the national level, local busi-nesses moved in while others moved out, shuffling employees throughout the city.

A major draw for additional jobs into the city came with the announcement by Cen-ter Partners Inc. to start shifting employees to the 52,000-square-foot building last used by Telect Inc. at 1730 N. Madson St.

By the time the transition is completed, Human Resources Manager Paige Kramer said the new location would house about 700 employees, with room to grow up to 800.

In addition, a handful of new startups sprouted in the city. These include the frozen yogurt and soup shop Just Chillin’, home décor and clothing boutique Lol-lipop Lemondrop, North Idaho Dermatol-ogy, wine bar Eau de Vie and heavy equip-ment rentals and sales outlet Musselman.

Still, Liberty Lake was no exception to the slow economy, with a handful of businesses closing doors. Some of the big names to leave town this year included Ashley Furniture and Sleep City, entirely vacating the massive commercial building at 21605 E. Country Vista Drive.

Others to depart included Mastercraft, Anew Start Rejuvenation Center and Hall Law Offices. At the very beginning of 2011, Spokane Kia was acquired by George Gee Automotive, consolidating into the latter’s George Gee Imports operation and leaving vacant to this day Kia’s longtime facility at 21326 E. Mission Ave.

10. Rockin’ B Ranch says goodbye after 17 years

After 17 years of entertaining the Inland Northwest, Rockin' B Cowboy Supper Show hosts Scott and Pamela Brownlee an-nounced mid-August that the 2011 season would be the last. The decision came more as a revelation for the two, who simply said, "It's time."

"The summer vacation thing really is a nonexistent category in our lives," Pamela Brownlee said. "We got to our 30-year

to stay strong and positive throughout the ordeal, which included a 35-day stay Har-bor View Medical Center in Seattle, an 18-day stop in a nursing home and continued physical therapy to help her walk.

And the healing continues. Another surgery scheduled this month will remove a pin from her foot. Once that's gone, she said she’d be happy to start wearing high-heel shoes again.

8. Arboretum becomes a realityAfter six years sitting on the backburner,

Liberty Lake's arboretum, Nature's Place at Meadowwood, finally scored the necessary funding to become more of a reality for the community.

Support for the arboretum gained trac-tion when Council Member Judi Owens committed to making the project happen last December.

The 2.88-acre plot of land was donated by the Meadowwood Homeowners Asso-ciation in 2005 for the purpose of creating an arboretum. On Feb. 22, the Liberty Lake City Council approved $85,760 from the city's capital projects fund, and city crews broke ground on the site in mid-March.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony Sept. 17 marked the official opening of phase one of the arboretum. Mayor Wendy Van Orman said the first phase involved installing the necessary infrastructure, such as pathways,


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the city installed infrastructure this year for Nature’s place at Meadowood arboretum, including pathways, parking, irrigation systems, several trees and a community garden.

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Gravity Jack app available in stores

Gravity Jack, the Liberty Lake-based technology com-pany, announced the release Dec. 15 of browsAR, its flag-ship augmented reality browser. The browser is available for free download through both Apple’s iTunes Store and the Android Market.

In addition to being a fully fea-tured QR code reader, browsAR offers the added technology of Gravity Jack’s patented AR tech-nology.

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STCU names new facilities manager

Richard Breitenberg was re-cently hired as the new facilities manager for STCU.

Breitenberg has 20 years ex-perience in residential and com-mercial construction and was most recently project manager and superintendent for Con-tractors Northwest Inc., where his projects included the expan-sion and remodeling of STCU

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He replaces Jack Cady, who retired in December after 14 years as STCU’s first-ever fa-cilities manager. During Cady’s tenure, the credit union expand-ed from five branches to 15.

Valley Chamber prepares for annual awards

The Greater Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce will host its ninth annual Gem of the Valley Awards Gala on Jan. 28.

Chamber members and other community citizens will gather

at the Mirabeau Park Hotel to honor the Harry E. Nelson Citizen of the Year. Past recipi-ents Mike DeVleming, Diana Wilhite, Ian Robertson, Peggy Doering and Dick Denenny se-lected longtime Spokane Valley resident and community leader Chuck Stocker as this year’s honoree.

In addition, Awards of Excel-lence will be given to a small, medium and large business as well as a non-profit organization that has demonstrated excep-tional leadership, initiative, and success in its day-to-day opera-tions. Recognition also will be given to an individual who has provided outstanding support in 2011 to the Greater Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce.

Individual tickets to the event are available for $50 at the Chamber office, 9507 E. Sprague Ave. in Spokane Valley.

For more information or to sign on as an event sponsor, contact the Chamber at 924-4994.

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wedding anniversary this year in June and couldn't celebrate it, not like we should have at least."

The day was packed with rehearsals and planning and per-formances. By the time the sun

set, both felt about 17 years worth of exhaustion, and calling it quits started to sound like it wasn't such a bad idea.

"Just to be able to say we don't know what we'll be doing next summer is really a sweet thing," Pamela Brownlee said. "People have asked, ‘Isn't it bittersweet?' It is bittersweet, but it's heavy on the

sweet. With all the feedback we're getting from people, we know we've made a difference."

The announcement sparked a record season for the Rockin’ B Ranch, and the Brownlees are taking their time in plotting their next move while staying open to suggestions for the future of their famous barn.


11. Pop Warner team invited to Super Bowl

The Spokane Valley Bengals, a Pop Warner football team made of 7- to 9-year-olds from Liberty Lake, Spokane Valley and Spo-kane, won a lottery of sorts this year with an invite to play a Mitey Mite exhibition game at the Pop Warner Super Bowl games held Dec. 3 at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex in Florida.

"We're all excited," assistant coach Matt Schneider said after receiving the invite in September. "Whole families, all the way down to the little babies, are excited. This is a big deal for all of us. … I played football for Eastern Wash-ington University, and I never got to do anything this cool."

The boys answered the invite with an undefeated record and held up a rigorous practice sched-ule until closing their extended season by winning a 28-6 thriller against New York's Irondequoit Screamin' Eagles at the bowl game.

With the score at a 7-6 gridlock for most of the game, the Bengals broke away with three touch-

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players for the bengals, a Mitey Mite pop Warner team, run drills during practice oct. 14. the team stayed busy during its season with practices after school tuesday through friday, games on Saturday and agility training on Sunday.

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Scott and pa-mela brownlee perform on the

main stage with Gordon Grove as three of the

five riders of the rockin’ b.

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downs in the final five minutes. "Every kid on the team did

something important to help us win that day," assistant coach Todd Carlson said. "That's what we asked of them that day, and every single guy played the best they've ever played."


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This will be the final sports predictions column I ever write.

Sadly, this will be the final column where I predict the Cubs to win a World Series, Gonzaga to make a deep tourna-ment run or Central Valley High School to win multiple state championships.

You see, according to very reputable sources (the Mayan calendar and Nos-tradamus), 2012 will be the final year of existence for our world, and yes, sadly that includes the world of sports.

I guess the Mayans decided that Dec. 21, 2012, would officially mark the end of all things. The Mayans based their calen-dar on star charting, and supposedly on Dec. 21 of next year the Galactic Equa-tor is going to cross paths with the Milky Way (stars not bars), and I guess all crazi-ness is going to break out (picture every

It’s the end of the sports world as we know it

By Chad KimberleySplaSh Staff Writer

cheesy natural disaster movie that has been made).

Now I might not be persuaded the world is ending by a group of people, the Mayans, who were able to predict the end of the world but not the end of their cul-ture, but we also have the predictions of No st r a d amus who said that sometime in De-cember 2012 a large comet is going to hit the planet causing all kinds of cataclysmic events (cue natu-ral disaster movie once again).

For those who might doubt, you have to un-derstand Nostrad-amus correctly p r e d i c t e d World Wars 1

and 2, the French Revolution and the assassination of many world

leaders. I mean, it takes a true seer of the future

to imagine a world where war would

break out among countries and political lead-ers would be targeted by crazed indi-viduals.

So, it must be true. 2012 is

it. The final cur-tain. The grand

finale. The fat lady warmed up and belt-

ing out the final song. So this year I throw cau-

tion and intelligence into the wind and make the predictions that I want to see happen this

year, the final year of sports in our world.

January: The NFL playoffs get under way mi-nus my Chicago

Bears (hey, even big dreams have to have an element of reality), but the flip side is I get to enjoy the playoffs featuring the core players from my championship caliber Fantasy Football team advancing in the NFL playoffs. This means the Drew Brees led Saints and the Ray Rice led Baltimore Ravens will get through their respective conference brackets to meet in the big game the first weekend of February.

February: My dream comes true as I get to become a television star (okay, star might be a bit of a reach) by competing on Winter Wipeout (remember this is my fantasy column) and dominating the Big Balls. Spurred on by the dream of riches and the unending admiration I will now have earned from my children I coast through the course and win the $50,000 which becomes seed money for the Lib-erty Lake Wipeout Course. I am thinking major tourist attraction. Mayor Peterson, let’s make this a priority during the first few months of your administration.

March: The first weekend of March brings about state championships on the basketball front for high school ath-letics and a couple of big wins for area teams. First off the Central Valley girls

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History: Liberty Lake Park

the three-story, 400-room bath-house at liberty

lake park invited visitors to change into rented wool

bathing suits to make the most of their time visiting liberty lake. the

bathhouse was located near the

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the namesake structure at pavil-lion park is mod-eled after today.

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Chris and Josie anderson and their fam-ily traveled to Wisconsin over thanksgiving to visit family near Green bay. Dane, evan and Nicholas an-derson posed with the Splash by the Vince lombardi stat-ue at lambeau field, home of the Green bay packers.

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Melisa Kinzel brought the Splash to buenos aires, argentina, in early Decem-ber, where she posed for a picture in front of a law building at the University of buenos aires.

Nicholas and les-lie Zilka took the Splash to Swit-zerland, where they visited their daughter, Sonya Zilka, her husband, robert hylton, and son, Drake. the pic-ture was taken at the basel Christ-mas market.

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local resident tom Specht snapped a few shots before the chilly holiday weekend. at left, a sunset friday evening lights up the sky. above, an owner plays fetch with his dog out on the ice Dec. 23, before the Christmas eve snowfall.

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NOTES OF BLESSING

“Consult not your fears but your hopes and dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but about your

unfulfilled potential. Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in, but what is still possible for you to do.” Pope John XXIII

Blessings from North Idaho College’s Leadership Class! Merry Christmas!

May God bless and keep you safe and warm this Holiday season and throughout the year.

Merry Christmas to Blessings Under the Bridge! You are inspiring. God’s blessings for the new year!

My blessing is my grand-daughter April Brogan.

We are very thankful for all we have in our lives. For our friends and family, and a great community. God

bless you for helping those that are not so fortunate, and for the opportunity for us to help out. Merry Christmas.

The following graphic shows how many bags were collected for Blessings Under the Bridge from Splash readers during

the month of December.Each bag represents 10 meals. Thanks to the generosity of our readers, funds for

1,100 meals were donated!

Tracking the Brown Bags

1,100Meals

During the holiday season, The Splash partnered with Blessings Under the Bridge to raise funds to feed the area’s hungry. Be-low are some notes submitted by those who donated to the cause.

Clear windows for safe drivingLiberty Lake drivers should take some

time to clear their car windows. Too many times, I’ve seen and almost been hit by drivers with frosted-over windshields, driving looking out a 4-inch hole the de-froster made.

With all the money in Liberty Lake, go buy a scraper and use it before you kill a neighbor! This could be a good money maker for the Liberty Lake Police Depart-ment, too, as driving with an obstructed view is against the law.

Doug DowneyLiberty Lake

As the year 2011 comes to a close, I find myself running from holiday party to Christmas shopping, to more holiday par-ties, with little to no down time. Besides the busyness of the season, one of the rea-sons I don’t have much extra time could have something to do with the recent adoption of my daughter, which has defi-nitely turned my world upside down — in a good way. In a season that is usually very focused on ourselves, my wife and I have found our perspective radically changed. To put it mildly, my focus has shifted. It has shifted from me to my daughter. To a life focused on self to a life … well, less-focused on self (I still have a long way to go before I’m entirely selfless).

As a Christian, one phrase I’ve often heard said during this time of the year is, “Jesus is the reason for the season.” Christ-mas is a celebration of his birth, a birth that would ultimately come to be known as the ultimate selfless act, as Jesus later willingly gives his life. The challenge we face in our consumer driven society today is to actu-ally keep the real meaning of Christmas at the center of our celebration. This is al-ways difficult for me as I get so focused on buying stuff and giving my family ideas of what to buy for me that I lose sight of the real spirit of the season. Now, whether you celebrate this season in the same way as I do or not, we can all agree that the idea of being selfless transcends religion and cul-ture.

Striving to make holidays the selfless season

By Andrew FouchéSplaSh GUeSt ColUMN

It’s no coincidence that two areas that are the biggest focus this time of year — gifts and relationships — are also the same ones that can cause people to dread the Christmas season the most. While gift giving will always be a main focus of the season, there are many people in our com-munity that barely have enough money to buy food — let alone presents — for their kids. For them, Christmas is a time where the overwhelming commercialism serves as a constant reminder of their shortcom-ings. Many amazing people and organiza-tions in our community reach out during this time of year to make Christmas special and help meet the needs of those in our community, selflessly giving and taking the time to serve those who have fallen on hard times. Because of their effort, we also have an opportunity to partner with them. Whether it’s donating a gift or just drop-ping spare change in a bucket, your selfless act of giving has the potential to bring light and hope to someone’s life this year.

The second area that can be a struggle this time of year is in our relationships. For many of us, this is a time of reuniting

with family and friends and enjoying the blessing of the relationships we have. Un-fortunately, this time of year also brings to the surface the pain of relationships that have been lost. Whether because of death, estrangement or other circumstances, in-tense loneliness and even mourning is of-ten a byproduct of the Christmas season. As a community, our ability to fill this void in people’s lives requires more intentional individual action than the first area I men-tioned. Giving of ourselves may mean in-viting someone to a family gathering who isn’t family, sharing a meal or just listen-ing to and acknowledging the hurt. I often find the hardest part of my life to be self-less with is my time. But giving time can be a gift far more valuable than a wrapped present.

As a community, let’s take the time this season to let the universal message of love speak through the commercialism and self-centeredness of our society. Imagine what this season could like if we did?

Andrew Fouché is the youth and worship director at Liberty Lake Church.

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BULLETIN BOARDLiberty Lake Church now has a food bank. If you have needs or know someone who does, call Julie, 255-6266.

Singles Surviving Spouses, a boomer aged social group of widow/ers. Join us if you want to get out and enjoy life again. e-mail at [email protected], 509-991-2310.

EVENTSKARAOKE

KARAOKE “Your the Star” every Thursday night at Cruiser’s in Stateline. 7PM. Come sing, eat some great food & enjoy some great cocktails, 208-773-4706.

FOR RENT22914 E Settler Dr - 5-bed, 3-bath, beautiful family home, great location, huge yard, 3-car garage. 509-385-1303 or 509-999-6116. Available immediately.

23 S Overlook - 5-bed, 4-bath, stunning with view four level home ready for move in. All appliances included move in ready! Contact us - Call Realty, 921-9898.

23319 E. Maxwell 4-bed, 2-bath, greatroom, gas heat, 2 car garage with opener. Great Location, no smoking. $1150/mo. 475-1857.

2-bed, 2-bath condo, completely remodeled. New floors, granite countertops, stainless appliances, TV/surround sound installed, 2-car garage. Close to lake and golf for $825/month plus deposit. Call 818-388-2532 or 509-220-4759.

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team cuts down the nets in Tacoma to win the school’s fourth girls basketball state championship, and on a related and completely biased note, the Valley Chris-tian boys basketball team wins its first-ever state championship as their coach gets an offer to join the University of Iowa coaching staff. Oh yeah, did I men-tion I am the coach at Valley Christian?

April: The NCAA championship game is the first Monday of April and will feature a major matchup of classic pro-grams as Kentucky knocks off Duke to win the title. But the road to the champi-onship game in 2012 will be littered with great stories as Gonzaga makes a run to the Elite Eight, Harvard makes it to the Sweet Sixteen and Eastern Washington qualifies for the tournament under for-mer Whitworth coach Jim Hayford.

May/June: The NBA playoffs get un-der way. Yep, that’s it. OK, I will at least give you a prediction for the NBA Finals; Chicago Bulls win in six games over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Now, please do not make me write anymore about the NBA (I miss the lockout).

July/August: The London Olympics dominate the dog days of summer as Michael Phelps captures at least three medals to become the most decorated Olympian of all time, another round of USA Dream Team basketball dominates on the court, because of Bruce Jenner’s success in the decathlon during the 1976 Olympics we have way too many Kar-dashian sightings, and Team USA edges out China and host country Great Brit-ain in the medal count.

September: The NFL season gets un-der way for the Seattle Seahawks with Robert Griffin III replacing Tavaris Jack-son at the quarterback position. The Heisman winner leans on a heavy dose of Marshawn Lynch to get the Seahawks off to a perfect 4-0 start. The Heisman runner-up, Andrew Luck, ends up un-lucky as he is forced to back up Peyton Manning in Indianapolis and grab a seat on the bench for the first two years of his career.

October: There is nothing like a World Series to get me excited about sports, and 2012, the final year, will mark the World Series matchup that I want to see — the Texas Rangers versus the Chicago Cubs. I want to see the Rangers attempt to avoid becoming the Buffalo Bills of the World Series, and of course I want to see the Cubs end the curse.

I could imagine it coming down to the crucial seventh game of the World Series … and … wait a second … I see a vision, I am getting a very clear thought and impression … I believe I need to make a prediction.

Today I would like to submit my own

theory on the end of the world. The date will be October 31, 2012. This is the date the Chicago Cubs will wrap up Game 7 of the World Series and as the final out is recorded and millions of long-suffering Cubs fans jump into the arms of their loved ones, a voice will call out from the night sky.

“It is done!”And with that, the apocalypse com-

mences. As meteors shower down upon Liberty Lake and geysers erupt from the depths of the lake and death begins its slow march down our streets, I will sit with a smile on my face as the voice of Harry Carry rings out in my mind, “Cubs win. Cubs win. Holy cow, the Cubs win.”

At least this way I can die a happy Cubs fan!

Chad Kimberley is sports editor of The Splash. He can be reached at [email protected].

SPORTSContinued from page 14

CVHS Sports RoundupCV boys drop OT decision

The Central Valley boys basketball team rallied in the fourth quarter to tie Shadle Park before dropping a double overtime decision 67-60 Dec. 20. The Bears out-scored the Highlanders 16-7 in the fourth quarter to force overtime and after both teams posted five points in the first over-time, Shadle Park outscored the Bears 15-8 in the second overtime to secure the win.

The Bears were led by guards Austin Rehkow, who had 16 points, and Adam Chamberlain and Dustin Dach, who each had 11. Dach’s scoring total included a

trio of 3-pointers.

CV girls remain unbeatenThe CVHS girls basketball team contin-

ued its perfect start to the season, defeat-ing Shadle Park 57-45 in a league game played Dec. 20. The Bears held a six-point halftime lead before outscoring the High-landers by three in each of the final quar-ters to pull out the 12-point win.

The Bears were paced by senior Brooke Gallaway, who poured in 26 points includ-ing 12 of 13 free throws, and freshman Madison Hovren, who added 13 points.

SEND US YOUR SPORTS! Think your results belong on the scoreboard? If you’re from Liberty Lake and you play a sport, then they certainly do. Or maybe you have a team photo you’d like to pass along. Either way, The Splash wants submitted information from or about Liberty Lake residents. E-mail the information to [email protected] or drop it by our office at 2310 N. Molter Road, Suite 305.

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