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✳ A preview of Sunday’s concert in the park 2

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At 83, Grand Marshal Lois Hatch still believes in working and playing hard, giving backBy Josh JohnsonSplaSh Staff Writer

Perhaps the only unnatural aspect of the selection of Lois Hatch as grand marshal at Sunday’s Fourth of July parade is the thought of the 83-year-old Liberty Lake resident sitting in a golf cart.

Hatch, who has lived in Liberty Lake 40 years and was a frequent visitor for years before that, is best known for her active lifestyle and full schedule of community service. She starts each day with a hilly 3.5-mile walk with friend Grace Criswell. Her son, Rand Hatch, said she is a two-time age group champion at Bloomsday.

A full-time volunteer, she makes regu-lar trips to Sandpoint to work at the Sch-weitzer Chapel, which she helped start in 1978 and has served on the board for the three decades since. She helps prepare the facility for the many groups that stay at its two-story dormitory.

“I’m in the real estate business, and I look at her calendar and she’s just as busy as I am,” Rand Hatch said.

Lois Hatch visited with The Splash re-cently about her active life, community service and the community she has called home for half her life.

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Age“83 going on 49” (according to son Rand Hatch)

Place and date of birthAlbany, Ore., in August 1926

FamilyChildren, Bev, Greg, Rand, Kim and Terri; six grandchildren. Married to Jack Hatch for 53 years until he passed away in 1997.

HobbiesRunning, walking, swimming, biking, snow skiing, service projects

Q. I’ve heard joking that you might prefer to be our first rollerblading grand marshal as opposed to the

rather sedentary alternative of riding in a cart.

A. (Laughs) My son Greg wanted me to go out rollerblading, and sure enough, I broke my wrist.

Another one was ice skating — I’ve had a few broken bones. I am still skiing. I stay on the black diamonds every once in a while.

Q: So there’s the skiing, you walk ev-ery morning, you work out at Curves … what am I missing?

A: You missed my bicycle, and I swim — at the club in the winter, and I’ve been out in the lake already this season. We started doing a Polar Bear Plunge years ago, and one year, ice was on the lake and we had to

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liberty lake resident lois hatch, 83, is serving as the 2010 parade grand marshal, chosen for her service to the community and commitment to her family.

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Boat volunteer needed July 4The committee organizing the Liberty

Lake Fourth of July fireworks is looking for a boat owner to volunteer to tow the fire-works barge before and after the display.

For more information, call Denise Coyle at 255-6837.

Bed race held at LL DaysThe first annual Liberty Lake Bed Race

will take place July 31 during the Liberty Lake Days festivities.

The event, hosted by the Liberty Lake Li-ons Club, will be at 9 a.m. and will include teams of five. Businesses, families, friends and community members are invited to form a team to race for the best time, best design and best team spirit.

The race will help raise funds for eyesight and hearing programs for the needy in the community, support local charities and pro-vide scholarships.

Team registration is $250 ($50 for each member). Forms are available at City Hall, 22710 E. Country Vista Drive, Mario & Son, 2750 Eagle Lane, and True Legends Grill, 1803 N. Harvard Road. Registration is due by July 15.

For more information, call Alene Lind-strand at 869-7657.

Chess returns to libraryChess play will briefly return to the Lib-

erty Lake Municipal Library this summer.Sessions will be held on Thursdays at

6:15 p.m. tonight and July 8 and 15.

Rotary elects new presidentThe Liberty Lake Rotary club installed

Mary Duncan, owner of Liberty Closing, as their new president. A celebration recently was held at the MeadowWood Technology Office Park (previously Agilent), arranged by Rotarian Wayne Frost. Liberty Lake resident Jimmy Finn provided the music. Duncan replaces outgoing president Ron Schutz.

Library holds water safety classThe Liberty Lake Municipal Library will

host a Red Cross water safety program July 15 for all ages.

The event is at 5 p.m. at the library, 23123 E. Mission Ave.

Reading program features waterThe Liberty Lake Municipal Library is

sponsoring a reading program with activi-ties and programs this summer around the theme, “Make a Splash, Make Waves and Water Your Mind.”

Patrons of all ages can pick up a reading log and a calendar of events at the library. In addition, the library is offering pro-grams that correspond with the summer’s theme at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesdays and at 11 a.m. on Fridays.

For more information, go to www.liber-tylakewa.gov/library.

Movies shown at libraryThe Liberty Lake Municipal Library is

showing movies featuring water at 6 p.m. on Wednesdays until Aug. 4.

Movie-goers of all ages are encouraged to wear their pajamas and bring pillows. Popcorn will be served.

A list of the movies and their ratings is available at www.libertylakewa.gov/li-brary.

Book clubs at libraryTwo book clubs for adults are offered at

the Liberty Lake Municipal Library, 23123 E. Mission Ave. These book discussion groups plan to meet the second week of each month.

Friends of Pavillion Park looking for concert event volunteers

Friends of Pavillion Park has volunteer opportunities for concert event positions, including helping with publicity and event setup and tear down.

Calendar

JULY 1Noon: liberty lake Centennial

rotary meeting, denny ashlock build-ing, 22510 e. mission ave.

6:15 p.m.: Chess play, liberty lake municipal library, 23123 e. mission ave.

JULY 4all-day festivities

JULY 511 a.m.-2 p.m.: liberty lake

Senior lunch program, liberty lake City hall, 22710 e. Country Vista drive

JULY 67 p.m.: liberty lake City Council

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

JULY 76:45 a.m.: liberty lake Kiwanis

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

10:30-noon: Spokane Valley’s mindful mamas, liberty lake munic-ipal library’s meeting room, 23123 e. mission ave.

11 a.m.-2 p.m.: liberty lake Senior lunch program, liberty lake City hall

Noon-1 p.m.: liberty lake lions Club meeting, Guardian angel homes, 23102 e. mission ave.

5:45 p.m.: liberty lake toastmas-ters, denny ashlock building, 22510 e. mission ave.

6:30 p.m.: Scope meeting, liberty lake City hall

JULY 8Noon: liberty lake Centennial

rotary meeting, denny ashlock building, 22510 e. mission ave.

6:15 p.m.: Chess play, ll munici-pal library, 23123 e. mission ave.

Dusk Friday at Pavillion Park: Showing of “Jumanji”

The PG-rated movie from 1995 stars Robin Williams as a man trapped inside a magic game board

who needs help from two children to finish the game and free him.

Dusk Saturday at Pavillion Park: Showing of “The Pursuit of Happyness”

The PG-13 movie from 2006 stars Will Smith as a struggling salesman who takes custody of his son

(played by Smith’s real-life son, Jaden) as he embarks on a career-changing challenge.

Free upcoming events in Liberty Lake’s parks:

5:30 p.m. Sunday at Pavillion Park: Concert by Tuxedo Junction

The opening band, Columbia, will play bluegrass before the main act, Tuxedo Junction, takes the stage for big band swing music.

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For more information, contact David Himebaugh at 994-7933 or [email protected].

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.

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 also is kid friendly. For more in-formation, visit www.spokanemindfulma-mas.com.

Toastmasters seeks new membersLiberty Lake Toastmasters meets week-

ly from 5:45 to 7 p.m. on Wednesdays at the Denny Ashlock building, 22510 E. Mission Ave.

Guests are welcome to learn more about Toastmasters, gain confidence in public speaking in a safe environment and de-velop better communication skills.

For more information, contact Debbie Louthan at 255-9668.

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Arrests and incidents:• Domestic violence — police respond-

ed June 21 to a domestic violence report on the 25000 block of east hawkstone loop. police found the victim’s 15-year-old daughter kicked her in the face, according to the police report. the teen was booked into the Spokane County Juvenile facility for fourth-degree domestic violence as-sault.

• Alcohol — police contacted two ju-veniles June 21 at Signal and mission as they were walking through heavy rain with no shoes on. a 17-year-old Spokane Valley male told the officer he was go-ing to albertsons for something to eat. police said he staggered as he walked and swayed when he talked to the offi-cer. the officer could smell alcohol on his breath, according to the report. the sec-ond male, a 16-year-old Spokane Valley resident, also had the odor of alcohol on his breath, police said. the pair had been staying with a friend who reportedly lived in liberty lake. they were arrested for being minors in possession of alcohol and minors exhibiting the effects of consum-

ing alcohol in public. they were released to responsible adults.

• Domestic violence — police re-sponded June 21 to the 25000 block of east hawkstone loop to the report of domestic violence. the male was yelling at a female, and she hit him, police said. the couple is dating. the female told the officers that the male was “pushing my buttons,” and she allegedly slapped him across the face and on the back of the head, according to the police report. the 29-year-old woman was arrested and booked into Spokane County Jail for fourth-degree domestic violence assault.

• Suspended license — liberty lake police arrested a 48-year-old man June 21 on appleway avenue for driving with a suspended driver’s license.

• Suspended license — police arrested a 30-year-old man June 22 for driving with a suspended license. police initially pulled him over after he failed to yield the right of way driving north on meadowwood lane to westbound east appleway, almost causing a collision.

• Reckless driving — police arrested a 38-year-old man June 22 for reckless driving and driving under the influence on interstate 90 after the man drove past an officer at 92 mph. the driver also was swerving across lanes of travel and over the solid white line onto the shoulder, po-lice said. police found he was under the influence and that his license was sus-pended.

• Domestic violence — during a traffic stop at North Signal road and east apple-way, the officer noticed the female driver had a bleeding cut on her lip, and there was blood on her chin and sweatshirt col-lar. the male passenger also had blood on his hand. police found the couple had been arguing and the male punched the female in the mouth. police arrested the 21-year-old male and booked him into Spokane County Jail for fourth-degree domestic violence. he also had an out-standing arrest warrant for a traffic of-fense.

• Harassment — police responded June 23 to North Cirque lane for a harass-ment/ stalking complaint. the complain-ant told police she has received unwanted e-mails, phone calls and messages from a male. police are continuing the investiga-tion.

• Theft — police responded June 23 to albertsons to a theft report. a male re-portedly stole a basket full of steaks and a 30-pack of Keystone beer. Officers ob-tained a license plate and suspect descrip-tion. the investigation is ongoing.

• Suspended license — police arrested a 19-year-old man June 23 for third-de-gree driving with a suspended license. he initially was stopped for improper display of license tabs.

• DUI — While police were investigating a domestic violence incident on June 24 at the gas station on appleway avenue, a driver in a vehicle pulling a boat pumped gas and then asked an officer for direc-tions to Canada. police said his speech was slurred and he appeared intoxicated. police arrested the 61-year-old floridian man for driving under the influence.

• Bus assault — police responded June 24 to the report of an assault in the area of North Signal road and east mission on an Sta bus. a male reportedly assaulted and threatened to kill a female. the male was detained and the female contacted a nearby gas station. the man was arrested for fourth-degree domestic violence as-sault and felony harassment and threats to kill. he was booked into the Spokane County Jail.

• Suspended license — police arrested a man June 26 for third-degree driving with a suspended license after stopping him for speeding on east appleway av-enue.

• Graffiti — police are investigating an incident of graffiti on the pavillion park re-stroom building. police say the comments were derogatory toward police and skat-ers. police are reviewing video surveil-lance and plan to coordinate with the Spokane police department to determine

if the graffiti was a local tagger or a known suspect in the greater Spokane area.

• Marijuana — liberty lake police re-sponded June 24 to the area of 600 N. bella lago to the report of people smok-ing marijuana inside their car. Officers ar-rested a 19-year-old Spokane Valley man and a 20-year-old liberty lake man for un-lawful possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

• Domestic violence — police respond-ed June 26 to the area of east baldwin av-enue to the report of domestic violence. police found that a 27-year-old woman had assaulted a male, with whom she had a relationship. She also violated a domes-tic violence protection order that involved the victim. She was arrested and booked into jail for fourth-degree domestic vio-lence assault and violation of a protection order.

• DUI — police pulled over a vehicle June 27 after observing it drive around several closed businesses on east Cataldo avenue and then speed away. the driver showed signs of being under the influ-ence of alcohol, police said. the 21-year-old man was arrested and booked into jail for driving under the influence and driv-ing with a suspended license. the passen-ger in the vehicle also was arrested and booked into jail for three outstanding ar-rest warrants.

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Here is the third trimester honor roll from Greenacres Middle School for students in grades six through eight, according to a school news release:

Sixth grade4.0 GPA studentsElizabeth Allen, Emily Anderson, Elly Boone, Kyle Brockbank, Erica Casey, Zoe Chambers, Nickolas Condos, Grant Cox, Brielle Crump, Savannah Folsom, Shelby Frank, Zachary Gallafent, Bethany Gehrett, Nathan Grinalds, Kailee Guerdette, Brooke Hagerty, Emma Holdaway, Kelsey Hormel, Abby Horton, Joshua Jenkins, Lexi Larsen, Jess McGinnis, Kieran Natarajan, Kira Plagman, Mason Radmaker, Connor Reding, Hannah Reiman, Brady Sanders, Kelsey Shaber, Justis Simmons, Riley Sine, Andrew Stewart, Allison Termath, Joshua Thomas, Ryan VanLiew, Emma Whybrew

3.2 GPA and above studentsReece Adams, Danny Alder, Samuel Anderson, Mathew Arlt, Koryn Baker, Alisha Balogh, Elijah Beeman, Jillian Bell, Easton Benson, Reagan Biotti, Kristen Birdsill, Ashley Blew, Kasey Boyle, Jordyn Bridgens, Jessie Brown, Trevor Burgess, Chris Campbell, Brandon Carlson, McKinzie Carter, Tyree Chaplin (VanVoorhis), Garrett Claussen, Sam Collins, Colton Cook, Eric Cowell, Ben Craig, Joe Cruzaedo-Wagner, Eric Dahlin, Landon Daines, Brittney Davis, Antonio DeHamer, Alius DeLaRosa, Zachary Demchuk, Hannah Downey, Deidra Dunbar, William (Billy Elliott, Haylee Ernst, Leanna Farley, Quinn Feider, Whitley Finch, Victoria Finley, Dennen Fitterer, Erik Floden, Nancy Fu, Ian Fullmer, Amy Guarisco, Whitney Gulliford, Tanner Gumm, Tanner Gummersall, Jesica Hania, Carter Hanson, Kyra Harames, Madison Hemenway, Amber Hill, Nicolas Hinman, Kobee Hogan, Thomas Hughes, Abe Jensen, Brittany Johnson, Aili Jones, Naji Kaddoura, Rachel Kaiser, Kyle Kaplan, Alona Karasyov, Diana Karptsov, Tyson Keys, Mercedes Kissinger-Smith, Nick Kolterman, Lyndsey Kovacich, Mark Laptev, Alyssa Leone, Veniamin Leshkevich, Tabitha Liljenberg, Tanner Lund, Sam Lynn, Max Mallinen, Sage Marinello, Leanne Masingale, Christian Mason, Hannah McCabe, Riley McDonald, Michaela McDowell, Emily Merk, Baylee Merz, Mitchell Meuser, Cori Michielli, Brenden Millikan, Arin Mitchell, Kaylea Michell Moffeit, Makayla Moorhead, Jack Morrison, Marty Munyon, Michael Nall, Kyle Neil, Huntter Niles, Anita Oleynik, Brooklyn Petrini, Emma Poole, Alexis Post, Peighton Quaintance, Mason Raskell, Kevin Rathmanner, Mallory Sarner, Samantha Scheurer, Cameron Schneider, Harrison Sherwood, Ellise Shoemaker, Daniel Taylor, Logan Taylor, Tono Tecca, Kolby Thomas, Morgan Thompson, Taryn Ungaro, Benjamin Urbanec, Katie Van Etten, Alexandria Vargas, Devin Volquardsen, Kyle Wang, Shane Whitecotton, Breona Whitman, William Wigen, Makayla Williams, Hayley Wood, Madison Yang

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• July 1, 2010� The Splash

Community groups host local festivitiesBy Tammy KimberleySplaSh Staff Writer

It’s no secret that Liberty Lake knows how to celebrate Independence Day. Ac-cording to the lineup of weekend events, this year will be no exception.

Various community groups are host-ing events and activities to allow family and friends to come together to celebrate. These festivities include weekend mov-ies, the annual community parade, a free concert in the park and fireworks show over the lake.

Listed below is a guide to the events over the holiday weekend:

Movies to show in park

The Friends of Pavillion Park out-door movie series kicks off this week-end with two out-door showings at Pavillion Park.

The movie “Ju-manji,” rated PG, will run on Friday night. The 1995 film stars Robin Williams as an adult trapped in-side an enchanted board game who needs the help of two children to fin-ish the game and find freedom.

Another movie, “The Pursuit of Happyness,” rated PG-13, will show on Saturday evening. This story follows a struggling single parent played by Will Smith who faces hard times trying to make it as an unpaid intern at a stock bro-kerage firm.

Both movies begin at dusk. The Liberty Lake Kiwanis will sell concessions.

T-shirts for saleThe Liberty Lake Fourth of July T-shirts

will be available for purchase beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday on the upper island of Alpine Shores and Liberty Lake Road.

The 20th commemorative edition was designed by the Rod and Kelly Kern fam-ily. The cost is $10 for a white shirt and $15 for a shirt in color. Proceeds from the T-shirt sales help fund the community pa-rade.

For more information, go to 4thofju-lyatlibertylake.com.

Parade winds through Alpine Shores neighborhood

The 22nd annual Fourth of July parade will be held at noon this year in the Alpine Shores neighborhood. Committee mem-bers said the time was changed to an hour earlier to better accommodate families with young children.

The purpose of the parade is to focus on patriotism and create special memories for the kids, said Committee Chairman Dave Graham. Kids and their families are en-couraged to decorate their bikes, scooters or wagons in red, white and blue and march for spectators along the parade route.

“The more flags, the better,” Graham said. “We love it when kids dress up as Uncle Sam and that kind of thing.”

Roadblocks will be set up around 10 a.m. when the parade route will close (see map on page 9). Parking is available on the streets around the neighborhood as well as at Liberty Lake Community Church, 704 S. Garry Drive.

Parade lineup begins at 11 a.m. at the cor-ner of Shoreline and Liberty Drive. No pets, politicians or vehicles (other than golf carts towing a parade item) will be allowed in the parade, Graham said.

For the first time, the committee is giving awards judged in four different categories: Best Young Child, Best School Age Child, Best Group and the Tina Wallingford Me-morial Award for a family or group working together on a special theme.

This year’s parade is dedicated to Wall-ingford, a recently deceased Alpine Shores resident who helped lead the celebration for many years. Wallingford was instrumental in the committee, planning and created many of the pins that are given to kids who participated in the parade, Graham said.

Getting fired up for the Fourth At a glanceFourth of July weekend events

FridayDusk: “Jumanji” movie in Pavillion Park

Saturday5:30 p.m.: Sale of Fourth of July

T-shirts at the corner of Liberty and Alpine drives

Dusk: “The Pursuit of Happyness” movie in Pavillion Park

Sunday10 a.m.: Roads close for parade route11 a.m.: Parade lineup begins at the

corner of Shoreline and Liberty drivesNoon: Parade starts; games and

festivities afterward in Alpine Shores park area

5:30 p.m.: Concert at Pavillion Park Around 10 p.m.: Fireworks display

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This year’s pin, created in Wallingford’s honor, was designed by April Munyon. She said that she joined the committee this year to honor Wallingford.

“Tina used to call us all together, start the whole process going and then be down there at the end cleaning up,” Munyon said. “She had the biggest smile and the biggest heart. She will be missed.”

The committee is hoping to entice fami-lies to stay longer and take part in the games this year by offering food vendors. Com-mittee member Cheryl Leavell said people should bring money because the committee has recruited restaurants to provide a vari-ety of food options for purchase before and after the parade.

Several vendors, such as Barlow’s Family Restaurant, Twisp Café and Frank’s Franks, have committed to selling food in the Al-pine Shores park area, Leavell said.

“At the end of the parade, everybody is tired and hungry so people usually go home and have lunch,” she said. “We’re hoping to make this a full-day event so maybe people will stay a little longer.”

Graham said the committee needs do-nations to help cover costs associated with the parade, usually totaling around $1,500. Additional information about the festivities and how to give can be found on their web-site, 4thofjulyatlibertylake.com.

Concert in the park on Sunday Big band music along with some mod-

ern swing will over take Pavillion Park Sunday evening when Tuxedo Junction takes the stage. The opening band, Colum-bia, will play at 5:30 p.m. and Tuxedo Junc-tion is scheduled to begin around 7:30 p.m.

Parking will be available at Liberty Lake

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Elementary School and a shuttle from the school to the park will begin around 4:30 p.m. The lot at Pavillion Park will be re-served for the elderly and those needing extra assistance.

Concert-goers are encouraged to bring blankets or low-backed chairs to enjoy the evening. A dance floor will be set up in the grass off center stage.

The Kiwanis will be selling hamburgers, hot dogs and other concessions throughout the evening. The concert is expected to wrap up just before 10 p.m. in time for people to

enjoy the fireworks show. For more information, go to www.pavil-

lionpark.org.

Fireworks to dazzle spectatorsThe sky will light up with a variety of

colors around 10 p.m. on Sunday when the fireworks display begins over Liberty Lake. The show can be seen from Liberty Lake County Park, Pavillion Park and private beachfronts.

Steve Underwood, owner of Rocketman fireworks company, said he is planning to shoot higher for greater visibility at Pavil-lion Park. With more than 2,000 shells and effects that will go off, the show will be slightly larger than last year and last ap-proximately 15 minutes.

“The closer you get to the lake, the more spectacular it will be because of the reflec-tion you get from the water,” Underwood said.

Denise and Tim Coyle, who have coor-

dinated the fireworks show for more than 10 years, said the costs run between $10,000 and $12,000 for the show, which is funded entirely by donations from the community.

Donation receptacles are set up at Albert-sons, and funds will be accepted following the parade and during the concert at Pavil-lion Park. Donations also can be sent to the Liberty Lake Fireworks Fund at P.O. Box 430, Liberty Lake, WA 99019.

Local agencies handle traffic control

In order to accommodate the estimated 5,000 people who will attend July 4 events in the city, the Liberty Lake Police Depart-ment is contracting with a local traffic con-trol company, Northstar.

The LLPD’s traffic control plan calls for certified flaggers from Northstar to assist in getting traffic through Liberty Lake as safely and fluidly as possible, Sergeant Clint Gibson said. This will free up officers to re-spond to emergencies and calls for service.

“We see an influx of at least a few thou-sand people during the concert and fire-work shows within the city as well as south of the city. All of that traffic has to funnel through Liberty Lake to get to and from the events,” he said. “The traffic control plan has worked well the past two years and we are not expecting anything different this year.”

From 6:30 p.m. until after the fireworks show, Molter Road between Country Vista and Boone Avenue will be closed, as well as Country Vista between Wright Boulevard and Molter. Flaggers will be stationed at those and other intersections to help pe-destrians cross and to direct traffic.

The Spokane Valley Fire Department will patrol unincorporated Liberty Lake and put up a limited number of barricades on streets where no-parking signs are spaced apart.

“We’ll be doing both parking and fire-works-related enforcement like last year,” Fire Marshal Kevin Miller said. “Our main goal is to keep everyone safe.”

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Officials look at cutting services, adding revenue streamsBy Hope BrumbachSplaSh editOr

With little positive economic news on the horizon, the city of Liberty Lake is bracing for a for-midable financial future, with a likelihood of cutting community

services and exploring additional revenue options.

City officials are starting the budget process early this year, with the first of a series of work-shops held next week to discuss and plan for 2011 and beyond. City staff is forecasting a $650,000 general fund deficit for the com-ing year, with a bleak outlook for the years following.

“This one is going to be a tough one for all of us. We’ve prided ourselves on keeping our taxes low,” Mayor Wendy Van Orman said. “And we’re also praying for

a better economy, because once the economy picks up, we will do better as well.”

The city is weighing the possi-bility of cutting services or look-ing into other revenue options. Liberty Lake currently doesn’t charge a utility tax. It’s also al-lowed to raise property taxes 1 percent each year, an option the Liberty Lake City Council turned down the last two years.

“We need to ask residents about level of service, keeping up with streets, 24/7 police cov-erage, maintenance of parks and open space,” Van Orman said. “We have to look at some other revenue streams, if not.”

In the last few years, the city has scaled back expenses, includ-ing laying off a building inspec-tor in 2009. For 2010, the City Council approved a $12.28 mil-lion budget, which was about 5 percent less than the year before. The city’s non-union employees didn’t receive a cost-of-living in-crease, although they are eligible

for a merit raise.The projected $650,000 short-

fall in 2010 represents about 10 percent of the city’s general fund, which totals about $6 million and pays for general city services, including the police force, park maintenance and streets.

The deficit is the largest in re-cent memory, said Jessica Platt, the city’s administrative services manager.

City officials say the economy is continuing to plague city cof-fers. Sales and property taxes, which make up the vast majority of the city’s revenue sources, are declining.

In 2009, the city received 16 percent less in sales tax than the year before. For mid-year 2010, the city is down 8 percent com-pared to the same time last year and 22 percent less than the same time in 2008, according to city staff.

In 2007, for example, construc-tion retail served as the second

City forecasts rough financial times

largest revenue source for sales tax in the city. Now it’s the fourth largest, Platt said.

“Our main change is the down-turn in the economy, and also keeping up our service level with the growth we’ve experienced,” Platt said. “And what we’re start-ing to see is our expenditures are exceeding our revenues.”

City staff is working on a bud-get projection into 2015 for the City Council. At Tuesday’s meet-ing, the Council is holding a pub-lic workshop about the budget forecast. At later meetings, the Council is expected to discuss in more detail options to deal with the budget crunch, Platt said.

“They’re all being discussed at this point,” she said of budget so-lutions.

If you goThe Liberty Lake City Council will hold a public workshop on the city’s budget forecast at 7 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall, 22710 E. Country Vista Drive.

Regional hearings board votes in CAUSE’s favor

By Hope BrumbachSplaSh editOr

A local citizen group that op-poses the development of a 3.6-acre lot on the north shore of Lib-erty Lake is claiming a “hollow” victory after a regional hearings board ruled in their favor last month.

The Eastern Washington Growth Management Hearings Board voted last month on an appeal the citizen group filed in January asking the board to re-view the Spokane County Com-mission’s decision to rezone the hotly debated property for devel-opment.

The board issued a “deter-mination of invalidity” for the commissioners’ action, saying it doesn’t conform to the Growth Management Act (GMA) and that it is inconsistent with the county’s comprehensive plan and development regulations, ac-cording to the final decision and order.

The regional board’s decision, however, doesn’t prevent the de-velopment from moving forward.

“We accomplished what we set

out to do, (which) was to prevent this from becoming a precedent countywide,” said Kathi Shirley, a member of CAUSE, an organiza-tion of local residents concerned with development in the Liberty Lake watershed. “It was definitely a victory, and it did show that the commissioners’ reasoning didn’t follow the GMA and that it wasn’t the right way to do this kind of zoning.”

Spokane County Commissioner Mark Richard said last week that he hadn’t yet heard the hearings board decision, but regardless, he doesn’t put much stock in the outcome. He questioned the ob-jectivity of the board and whether the group has jurisdiction over individual parcel changes, due to recent court rulings.

“How the hearings board (thinks) they could rule on an individual land-use zone change request, I’m not sure,” Richard said, referencing the recent court case on individual parcels. “That also has me puzzled.”

At issue is the 3.6-acre lot, which has been owned for more than 50 years by Liberty Lake’s

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The purchase was finalized last month for the massive complex and about 70 acres of land, which Greenstone has said will be turned into a technology campus.

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LL man’s boat catches fireA Liberty Lake man’s boat caught fire

last week and sank in Hayden Lake be-fore it could be retrieved.

Mark Koontz, 49, of Liberty Lake and his 17-year-old son fueled the fiberglass boat at the Hayden Lake Marina, pushed away from the dock and struggled to start the boat. The boat backfired and the fuel exploded, blowing off the 23-foot Regal powerboat’s engine cover, according to news reports

The boat caught fire and was fully en-gulfed before the fire department arrived. Personnel from Northern Lakes Fire De-partment responded with a fireboat and on-shore fire trucks to contain the fire.

Koontz wasn’t injured, and his son was treated on scene for slight burns.

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Local group plays big band soundBy Hope BrumbachSplaSh editOr

Come to the Independence Day con-cert in Pavillion Park, and you’re at risk of contracting a toe-tappin’ disease.

That’s the prognosis provided by Bill Moore, the business manager and first trombonist for Tuxedo Junction, a local group who is taking the stage Sunday eve-ning in Pavillion Park for the free annual holiday concert.

The opening act, Columbia, will begin at 5:30 p.m., and Tuxedo Junction will begin playing at around 7:30 p.m., with a selection of big band music, lively swing and concert tunes.

This is a repeat performance for Tux-edo Junction, which has helped Liberty Lake hail the Fourth of July several years in the past.

“They’ve been a fan favorite,” said Da-vid Himebaugh, president of Friends of Pavillion Park, which sponsors the free summer concert series. “(It’s) fun music that people can dance to.”

For those needing to get their toes tap-ping, a dance floor will be set up in the grass off center stage.

Columbia, the band opening for Tuxe-do Junction, is a Spokane-based bluegrass ensemble featuring traditional bluegrass instrumentation with three-part vocal harmonies. The band includes two Lib-erty Lake musicians, Bob Asbury on the banjo and Judy Rasmussen playing bass.

Tuxedo Junction is planning a lineup of classic big band and swing songs with additional modern tunes, including some from Cherry Poppin’ Daddies, to appeal to the younger crowd, Moore said. The group will open with the National An-them and also will play a military tribute.

The band plays in venues all over the Inland Northwest, but Pavillion Park is a favorite, Moore said.

“The crowd loves us, we love the crowd. Pavillion Park is just ideal for what we’re doing,” Moore said. “We’re very excited about being back. It’s a lot of fun for the band, and that will come out in the mu-sic. This isn’t just a gig.”

The group includes 17 musicians and a vocalist and is directed by Craig Catlett, a band member who recently was re-cruited to take the director role, Moore said. The band includes musicians from Spokane to North Idaho, including Lib-erty Lake resident Bill Gotfredson, who plays the string bass. Dr. Ruth Pratt is the vocalist.

Some band members are professional musicians and music instructors and others are working professionals who want a musical outlet, Moore said.

The group donates profits to music scholarships. Over the years, the band has awarded more than a dozen of vari-ous values to local students.

“That keeps us all doing this for the right reason,” Moore said. “We all do it because we love music and for the schol-arships.”

Parking for the event will be available at Liberty Lake Elementary School, and a shuttle from the school to the park will begin around 4:30 p.m. The lot at Pavil-lion Park will be reserved for the elderly and those needing extra assistance.

Concert-goers are encouraged to bring blankets or low-backed chairs to enjoy the evening.

The Kiwanis will be selling hamburg-ers, hot dogs and other concessions throughout the evening. The concert is expected to wrap up just before 10 p.m. in time for the fireworks show.

— Splash staff writer Tammy Kimber-ley contributed to this report.

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Law enforcement out in full force over the FourthBy Tammy KimberleySplaSh Staff Writer

During the Liberty Lake fireworks dis-play in 2005, medical personnel were called to respond to a man having a heart attack at a home along East Third Avenue. Minutes later, an explosion on the fire-works barge wounded two pyrotechs.

Congestion of cars parked along the narrow lake roads caused confusion and delays in getting needed help to the vic-tims.

Restrictions in place for parking, fireworks

Safety tips for the Fourth Here are some safety reminders from the Liberty Lake Police Department:• Be sure to observe traffic, boating

and pedestrian laws• Do not drink and drive. This

includes all modes of transportation• Alcohol is not allowed in public

areas, including Pavillion Park• No open containers of alcohol are

allowed in any mode of transporta-tion unless the container is inac-cessible by passengers or drivers

• Possessing or discharging of fire-works is not allowed

• Enjoy the day and be patient

Those two emergencies not only short-ened that year’s show, but they also caused area agencies to champion safety precau-tions that are in place for this year’s holi-day happenings.

Local law enforcement agencies said they will have extra help this weekend to enforce parking restrictions as well as en-courage the safety of all parties involved with fireworks.

Patrols for illegal parking, fireworks

The incidents that occurred five years ago on July 4 led the Spokane Valley Fire Department to request last year parking restrictions along the lake in unincorpo-rated Liberty Lake.

The narrow streets cause difficulty in maneuvering fire trucks, said Fire Marshal Kevin Miller.

“Those roads are narrow not just on July 4 but on every day of the year,” he said. “It cuts off a truck from being able to get out there and people can’t get out.”

This last spring, the Spokane County Commissioners unanimously agreed to restrict parking along 20 roads near the lake.

With the new restrictions and no-park-ing zone signs installed, Miller said the fire department will place only a few barri-cades this Fourth, compared to past years.

“If there’s an accident, we want to be able to get in there,” he said. “The last thing anybody wants to do is to keep someone from getting help.”

The Liberty Lake Police Department is contracting with Northstar, a local traffic control company, to help with the influx of people in the city for the concert and fireworks show.

Sergeant Clint Gibson said the certified flaggers will be on hand to assist motorists so that police officers will available to pa-trol and help with emergency calls.

Gibson said that the city has had only a handful of documented violations of the Spokane County law that prohibits people from selling, discharging or using any type of fireworks.

Although Gibson said he feels that most residents respect the ban on consumer fireworks, people can be cited for possess-ing or discharging fireworks.

Safety a top priority for Rocketman

Rocketman of Spokane Valley is back for their third fireworks show in Liberty Lake.

Owner Steve Underwood said their pyrotechs comply with state laws that re-quire wearing proper fire equipment and life vests, possessing fire extinguishers and having sheriff ’s deputies present at all times.

In addition, the company operates safely by limiting the amount of people on the barge and conducting training for employ-ees each year. Underwood said their pro-fessionalism and stringent standards have led to a perfect safety record for Rocket-man so far, but he says that the danger

level increases when shooting fireworks from a barge.

The fire department inspects their dis-play prior to the show for safety adherence and sheriff ’s deputies will patrol a 500-foot perimeter from the barge to ensure safety.

“If you are violating the radius, you can be cited,” Underwood said. “Do yourself a favor and stay further back.”

‘Pyrotech Pete’ still recoveringIn the 2005 accidental explosion, two

pyrotechnicians were injured 10 minutes into the fireworks show when a six-inch mortar misfired on a barge in the middle of the lake. The blast blew a hole in the dock, severely wounding one pyrotech and spraying another with burning shrapnel.

Investigators did not pinpoint a specific cause nor assign blame to Entertainment Fireworks Inc. or its pyrotechs, according to the deputy state fire marshal report.

Pete Black, the most seriously injured pyrotech, sustained injuries to his right leg. Since the incident, the North Spokane resident has had six surgeries — two with-in the past few months — and continues in physical therapy. He walks with assistance from a cane.

Although he has not been able to work since the accident and is retired as a pyro-tech, he said he hopes the fireworks show at Liberty Lake continues on.

“The Liberty Lake show has great people and great support from the community,” he said. “I loved everybody out there — it was one of my favorite shows to do all year.”

Lancaster family. In December, commis-sioners approved 2-1 a change from rural traditional zoning to low-density resi-dential for the property, going against the recommendation of the county’s planning commission and against vocal opposition

by neighbors and others, who said they were concerned about the precedent set by the rezone and the environmental impact of such a development on the lake.

Richard has said the project application meets the “test of the law.”

In May, the Spokane County Commis-sioners approved 2-1 a developer agree-ment submitted by Lancaster Enterprises

LLC, allowing the Lancaster family to now submit plans for the land’s subdivision within the parameters of the agreement.

Because the agreement has been ap-proved, that allows the project to go for-ward despite the hearing board ruling,, which CAUSE members have decried as an unfair loophole in the law.

Shirley, with CAUSE, said the group,

does not plan to seek further legal action, however.

“There’s nothing more we can do,” she said. “It’s still a victory, but it’s not going to stop the Lancasters. That wasn’t the point to begin with. We certainly had nothing against the Lancasters … but the way it was done was something we don’t want to see happen in the county.”

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team Swullch won the fifth-grade bracket at hoopfest last weekend with a perfect 5-0 record. pictured are (liberty lake residents in bold): Lacie Hull, Lexie Hull, Kalle Crouch and Sienna Swannack.

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team boswellhomesdotCom recently won their hoop-fest bracket. team members include brad boswell (lib-erty lake resident), todd tandecki and randy Swartz.

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a liberty lake team won the family division title last weekend at hoopfest. the team included liberty lake residents ernie, bryce and bryan aguilar and their cousin Zach Swett from edmonds, Wash.

Hoopfest champs

Local residents complete Ironman Eleven Liberty Lake residents were

among the more than 2,000 participants who completed the eighth annual Coeur d’Alene Ironman last weekend.

The top male finisher among Liberty Lake residents was Tobin Smith, who com-pleted the 140.6-mile event in 11:14:38. The top female finisher from Liberty Lake was Katie Hemenway with a time of 12:29:42.

Others who finished the course were Dan Murphy in 11:49:21, George Jensen in 12:15:15, Reed Christensen in 12:32:52, Debbie Panther in 13:17:31, Beth Giffing in 13:23:25, Cheryl Gamache in 15:05:17, Nicole Pauls in 15:12:23, Erika Plosa in 15:55:57 and Wayne Davis in 16:07:15.

The overall top male finisher in the race finished in 8:24:40 and the top female fin-isher had a time of 9:17:54.

Sports Brief

Hoopfest heights Free yoga

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Community members stretch in a free summer yoga class in pavillion park, offered by liberty lake athletic Club. yoga is offered at noon thursdays at pavillion park, and Zumba is at 10 a.m. Saturdays in pavillion park. participants don’t have to be members of the club.

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SplaSh phOtO by tammy Kimberley

Crowds take to the street in Spokane last weekend for hoopfest, the largest three-on-three basketball tourney.


Hoopfest, the world’s largest three-on-three tournament, celebrated its 21st year of blacktop basketball last weekend on the streets of downtown Spokane.

I just experienced my first … it might also be my last.

It won’t be my last just because my team went 0-3 (more on that later).

It won’t be my last because our final game of the day witnessed six or seven cops tearing through the backside of our court en route to the shooting that oc-

curred just a few blocks away.

It might be my last because, plain and sim-ple, I am getting too old for this.

I came to this realization

while sitting in a bookstore in down-town Spokane es-caping the chaos of the streets between our first and second game of the day. I attempted to get up and head toward our team’s court when I heard my knees, ankle and back play the Rice Krispies song when I stood up.

Snap, crackle and pop. Add a little milk, and I could have been a meal for a carnivore.

As the oldest member of my Family League team, consisting of my brother-in-law Josh Johnson, his brother Mike John-son and his brother-in-law John Kirsch, I realized my job was simply to sub in for guys as they got tired, let the other teams’ big guy pound on me in the paint and try

to contribute a point or two to our team’s total — and also try to have some fun.

I would say, despite the loss-es, most of those goals were realized. Our team had an un-usually consistent run of tough losses. We dropped our first game 18-16 as the time limit ex-pired on us before we could tie it up and force overtime (games go to 20 points or 25 minutes). This dropped us to the loser’s bracket, where we would have

to win six or seven games to battle back for a championship.

We lost our next game 18-16 as we missed a late two-pointer that would have forced over-time. After another tough loss, we had about 30 minutes before squaring off with another squad in the first round of the consolation bracket.

We lost 18-16. Despite the same score, we had a slightly different ending. We were tied at 16 heading into overtime. We missed a two-pointer, they hit a two-pointer and we started making plans for our now newly freed up Sunday morn-ing.

18-16, 18-16, 18-16. Seriously, what are the odds? As John said, the team now has a perfect name for next year’s run at the winner’s shirt.

To be honest, my body wasn’t too dis-appointed by the early departure, but I do wish for my teammates’ sake that we could have made a better run, or at mini-mum, won a game. But as I reflect on my first Hoopfest experience, there were defi-nitely some highlights — and one very unfortunate lowlight.

The Hoopfest crew does an amazing job of organizing, running, maintaining and managing an astounding number of teams, courts and streets. I was impressed with our court monitor Courtney who ran a tight ship and didn’t put up with complaining from players or fans. And you have to respect the volunteers who take upon themselves the unsavory job of trash detail.

Also, it is great to spend a day shooting air balls with family and friends — the majority, if not all, of those shots com-ing off my fingertips — and just hanging out around the court with wives, kids and complete strangers.

On the flipside, there was one unfor-tunate thing that made the Hoopfest ex-perience disappointing. As a basketball coach, one of the mantras I preach to my players is the concept of “win right, lose right.” Whether we pick up a big win or suffer an embarrassing loss, we treat our opponents, officials and one another with respect.

This concept seemed all too often to be AWOL this weekend. Between players complaining about calls, parents yelling at their own kids or other kids, threats be-ing thrown about or posing and mocking after a win, it was sad to witness.

I know there were great moments of sportsmanship on many courts and teams that showed the characteristics of winning right and losing right, but it seemed to lean a little to heavily to win wrong and lose wrong.

As I walked away from my first and probably last Hoopfest experience as a player, I couldn’t help but think it was time to leave the street ball to the young guys and gals and spend time cheering on the next generation of players.

With that, I am nearly 100 percent sure I am retired from Hoopfest.

As I type that, I can’t help but think of Michael Jordan, who is considered the greatest basketball player of all time, as he retired from an amazing career with the Chicago Bulls with the famous quote that he was “99.9 percent” sure he would never play again.

Two years later he played again. Splash Staff Writer Chad Kimberley is

embarking on multiple “firsts” this summer for an occasional Splash column series.

MY FIRSTSMY FIRSTSA COLUMN SERIES BY SPLASH STAFF WRITER CHAD KIMBERLEY

My first Hoopfest




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Fourth of July event part of the fabric of Alpine ShoresBy Dave Grahamliberty laKe VOiCeS

The vision for the Alpine Shores devel-opment was spawned in the early 1960s: a massive earth-moving project that cre-ated a waterway and island around which homes and a marina were to be built. But, that’s another story.

Fourth of July celebrations are part of the historic fabric of Alpine Shores. As early as 1981, the Alpine Homes Associa-tion planned for community events. Early activities included picnics, a play day, bar-becues and even a big pig roast, where neighbors came together to have a good time and celebrate Independence Day.

“The neighborhood has always been unique,” said Jackie Wills, co-author of the book “A History of Alpine Shores on Liber-

The parade: a little history, a big traditionty Lake.” “We love to party, but more than that, we work well together on projects.”

A quick read of the Alpine Shores his-tory book reflects this. Over the years, the homeowners group financed and installed the street lighting. Docks were built and a marina took shape. Neighbors pitched in on each of the five large pieces of common property. Taking each one at a time, they beautified them, installing lawns, land-scaping and sprinkler systems. Today, they maintain them all.

“There was no developer here after 1976,” Wills said. “We did it all.”

It was in this active community that our Fourth of July parade and celebration was born in 1989. It was Jeanie Wolff, Zanna Nel-son, Marilyn Robinson and Bonnie Smith who had the vision and got things started.

“The four of us used to bike together,” confided Nelson as she reflected on her memories. “That first year we reached out to schools and groups to come and be part

Address Sprague tree by treeI am sad to think that the trees along the

golf course on Sprague could possibly be cut down. The corridor formed by these trees is like a little piece of paradise for those of us who use the Liberty Lake trail system. The trees create a safe haven for birds and squirrels. It’s a shady break for dog walkers, families with strollers, bik-ers, and joggers in the summer, and a nice windblock in the winter.

I realize these trees create a raking nightmare for the homeowners, and driv-ers need to learn to slow down on this sec-

tion when the roads are icy in the winter. Judging by the bags of leaves piled up for the free leaf pick-up, that part of Sprague is probably second only to Third Avenue (on the lake). Is that a good reason for cutting down the trees? Certainly if any of these individual trees are threatening anyone’s home, the problem needs to be addressed on a tree-by-tree basis. Other-wise, we need to be careful that we don’t end out removing these trees for all the wrong reasons.

Kerry MastersLiberty Lake

Reckless drivers make intersection dangerous

I am writing this letter to inform the may-or, Liberty Lake City Council and our excel-lent police department about the threat to public safety that exists for those of us who live near the intersection of North McKinzie Drive and Valleyway. The problem is that too many drivers are exceeding the 25-mph speed limit, usually at speeds in the range of 40 mph and above. Vehicles preparing to make a right turn onto Valleyway veer left into the oncoming lane of traffic to accom-plish this task without having to brake at the intersection. Moreover, the volume of driv-ers who are speaking on a cellular phone, texting or even eating cereal while attempt-ing this illicit maneuver is beyond belief.

Further exacerbating the threat is the fact that many young children, families and re-tired members of our community frequent-ly walk, bike, jog, skateboard, roller blade and push baby strollers near this intersec-tion because of the pedestrian walkway that connects the dead end of Valley Way with Settler Drive and leads to the bike/pedes-trian pathway that is adjacent to Trailhead Golf Course.

I would like to suggest a few solutions to this real and present danger. First, there is only one speed limit sign posted on North McKinzie Drive, which is permanently ob-scured by tree branches. I would offer my own property as a place for another 25-mph sign to better inform drivers. Second, a stop sign should be placed at the north end of McKinzie Drive where it intersects with Valley Way. Third, I implore our excellent

police department to dispatch an officer to this intersection. I guarantee the city could earn over $10,000 dollars in fines during the first month for speeding, talking on the cell phone/texting, driving while not wearing a seatbelt or a combination thereof (policing Fridays and Saturdays would prove opti-mal).

With the summer weather approaching and the accompanying increase in human and vehicular traffic, I would kindly ask

of our neighborhood parade.” Little did they know that they had a ti-

ger by the tail. As the parade grew, the girls created the famous T-shirts. Each year had a new and innovative design. Those shirts have become collector’s items.

Over the years, the whole parade/cele-bration happening has involved hundreds of volunteers from all over the lake. Other key organizers have been Tina Walling-ford, Kelli Schneidmiller and Ann Tichy, just to name a few. The unique success of the event comes from the many individu-als who take special ownership and pride

in making their own contributions. It is truly a lake-wide happening that has cre-ated many wonderful memories.

Today, the organizers are a local bunch of volunteers and are known as the 4th of July at Liberty Lake Inc. They want to ex-tend an invitation to all Lakers to be part of the fun and to visit their “very cool” web-site at www.4thofjulyatlibertylake.com. It has all the details of this year’s event and some great history.

Dave Graham lives in Alpine Shores. A version of this article first appeared in The Splash on March 14, 2000.

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dave Graham waves to the crowds from his deck at a past fourth of July parade.

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break through it at Rand’s. So we have a Liberty Lake Polar Bear Plunge if anybody’s interested. We’ll probably do it again, maybe when I turn 85.

Q: You are 83 right now, and you stay so healthy and active. Do you also watch what you eat?

A: I try desperately to follow a good diet, but I fall off the wagon a bit.

Q: So what did you think when you were asked by Ross Schneidmiller to be the grand marshal?

A: Well, Ross, why? I think the only reason is my age. I’ve known so many of the people who have been (grand marshals).

Q: Ross Schneidmiller put you in a class with 2000 grand marshal (and former Wash-ington secretary of state) Lud Kramer when it came to com-munity service.

A: I would not jump in the same sentence even with Lud Kramer. I did minor things, but certainly not anything compared to what he was capable of. I think I was just always willing to do whatever needed to be done. We kind of always felt like we needed to give back. That’s part of being a good Christian is doing for others.

Q: Your husband (Jack Hatch died in 1997; the couple was married 53 years) shared this philosophy and the two of you have quite a resume of commu-nity service. As a couple, did

you purposely set out to teach this or was it more of a lead-by-example type of thing?

A: I think by example. Jack was president of the Union Gospel Mission for years and also be-came president of the board out at Whitworth, and he gave a lot of his time to activities and orga-nizations he felt were important. I don’t think we ever preached it more than we just did it.

Q: What brought you to Lib-erty Lake, and why have you de-cided to stay here?

A: We were able to get the house on MacKenzie Bay. We had come out here to boat and for swimming lessons for 15 years, and Jack asked Tommy Greiner to let him know if he ever decided to sell his house. When he called, he said, “we’ll take it.” And that house, with its absolutely gorgeous sunsets, was just an ideal place to bring the family.

Q: Any specific memories stick out to you from your time in Liberty Lake?

A: Just the fact that we were able to be on the water and en-joy it. We had a lot of Japanese summer guests, and the thing they loved the most was learn-ing to waterski. Every summer for 18 or 20 years we had the guests through the International Exchange Council. I found host families, and quite a few people at the lake were host families for us, and that was one of the things we did was have them come out to the lake and learn to waterski.

Q: Who has inspired you? Are there personal heroes in

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leads by exampleBy Josh JohnsonSplaSh Staff Writer

To hear her middle child, Rand, tell it, Lois Hatch could have been a profes-sional at any number of things — an ice skater, a swimmer, a skier. His mul-titalented mother is also a “great singer” gifted with “a great sense of humor.”

“But she is first and fore-most a mother and now a grandmother, and her fam-ily is first and foremost to her,” Rand Hatch said.

It’s for her contributions to her family and the commu-nity at large that Lois Hatch was selected grand marshal for the 2010 Fourth of July Parade in Alpine Shores.

“Lois has always been in-

volved,” said Liberty Lake’s Ross Schneidmiller, who helps select the grand mar-shals each year. “She’s a great volunteer, has such a neat outlook on life and has al-ways stayed active. She con-tinues to serve later in life, which I think is really neat because not everyone does that. She is just one of those young-at-heart people.”

Rand Hatch’s earliest memories of his mother al-ways involve volunteering, whether she was a teacher for Scouts or served on the PTA as her five children went through school. She has also volunteered her time for causes ranging from Liberty Lake Church to the United Way to Sch-weitzer Chapel. The dedica-tion to community service was a lifestyle.

“The volunteer thing, she never preached it,” Rand Hatch said. “All the kids pret-ty much just took on what she did. She led by example, and she had the uncondi-tional love of a mother.”

Liberty Lake parade grand marshalsThe following have been hon-ored as grand marshals since the inception of the Fourth of July Parade in Alpine Shores in 1989:

2010 Lois Hatch2009 Darlene Stokke2008 Dick & Donna Hoover2007 Ray & Karen Ruef2006 Harold & Joan Hughes2005 Anton “Ras” Rasmussen2004 Howard & Mary Floy Dolphin2003 Lyle Stephenson2002 Floyd & Betty Johnson 2001 Elmer Schneidmiller2000 Lud Kramer1999 Lee Smith1998 Rosie Brady1997 Ruth Barnes1996 Bob Blair1995 Jim Brumm1994 Bob Wills Sr.1993 Della Neyland1992 Alex Farrante1991 Ann MacKenzie Wyatt1990 June Bailey1989 Sigwell Knudsen

those of you whom I see on a daily basis driving recklessly at this busy intersection to please slow down and drive the 25-mph speed limit.

Ed SlackLiberty Lake

Don’t forget nutrition myth No. 1

The article, “Five common myths about what you eat” (June 24 Splash) was interesting, but I am amazed that it did not include the biggest food myth of all — that meat, dairy products and eggs are good for us. This myth began with

propaganda from the livestock, dairy and egg production indus-tries, and so many people still believe this to be true. It’s crazy in this day and age when there is so much evidence proving other-wise.

Meat, dairy and eggs are not good sources of protein or cal-cium because they are loaded with saturated fats and cholesterol which, face it, make us fat and lazy and clog our arteries. Broccoli has more protein per calorie than beef, and the high animal protein content of milk actually causes calcium to be leached from the body. Oh yeah, “Milk ... it does a body good” — ha! Healthy protein sources include whole grains, oat-meal, beans, peanut butter, brown

rice, quinoa, peas, lentils, soy milk, nuts, seeds and vegan burgers.

According to Cornell Univer-sity, “The vast majority of all can-cers, cardiovascular diseases and other forms of degenerative illness can be prevented simply by adopt-ing a plant-based diet.”

If you think you need to eat meat because you are an athlete, think again. I doubt you can out-run Carl Lewis or Ricky Williams, outjump Robert Parish or Edwin Moses, win the Mr. Universe con-test twice like Bill Pearl, outbox Keith Homes, outspar Mac Dan-zig or outplay Prince Fielder, all world-class vegetarian athletes.

Christy DawnLiberty Lake

your life? A: Probably mostly my mother.

She taught us to work hard and do the best we could and not give up on things. She wasn’t an ath-lete, but she lived to be 103 and took care of herself and mowed her own lawn until she was 94 or 95. I would say she was my hero. And my children, my five chil-dren, are my inspiration.

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BULLETIN BOARDYoung professional roommate wanted for home in Liberty Lake. Must be clean and quiet. No pets. $500/month + split bills. 509-475-1326.

EVENTSPsychic Fair - Saturday, July 10, Coeur d’Alene Inn, 11am-5pm. Featuring readers, healers and vendors. Call 509-624-1865 to reserve your space.

Summer sewing for kids! Introductory classes and mini camps start July 5th, and go throughtout the summer. Four students per class, new speed control machines! Email me at [email protected].

Upcoming kid’s Art workshops (ages 5+) at The Art Chalet, $28 each, 10-12:30pm. Monday (5th) ‘Scenes of Liberty Lake’. Tuesday, (6th) Fairies & Fantasy figures. Wednesday (7th): Oil painting (1-3:30pm — teens only, $48 for oils). Thursday (8th): ‘Paint your own pet’. Friday (9th): French scenes & around the world. Call 255-9600 or go to: www.theartchalet.com.

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FURNITUREAdjustable solid antique brass floor lamp with 2 lamp shades - one for atmosphere one for light. Paid $325 asking $125. See Craigslist, 255-6428.

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REAL ESTATEALPINE SHORES HOME

Completely remodeled home for sale in the beautiful Alpine Shores neighborhood. This 4-bedroom house comes with a dock for your boat and park-like backyard for your kids. New everything throughout. Call 509-999-0639 for a showing. For sale by owner, agents welcome, $339,000.

BEST BUY ON LIBERTY LAKESANDY BEACH MOBILE VILLAS 55 and up mobile villa park living is great. 25 steps from the sand. 3 bedroom, 2 bath villa, all updated, great views of the lake, $165k, monthly rent on lot. Easy care gardens with water feature. Come enjoy the peace of lake living. Call now for viewing with immediate availability (509)991-4563 or (509)710-1452

PERFECT FAMILY HOME Built 2008! 6-bed, 3-bath, 2774 sq. ft. New carpet, hardwood floors, tile, upgrades everywhere! Must sell! 21 S Holiday Rd. Greenacres / Liberty Lake, $249,900. Call 650-516-8423, for sale by owner.

RECREATION06 Club Car Precedent, 48 volt, split w/s, very good tires/body, auto charger, will take trade/will finance w/no interest, $2,995, 999-8989, day/nite.

08 Yamaha 48V cart, like new, top, w/shd, auto charger, $3,495. Trailer avail $700, will trade, 999-8989.

4 passenger Club Car 48 volt cart, top, w/s, charger, new batteries, $1995, 999-8989.

CRIBBAGE PLAYER?“Gymnastics for the brain.” Keep your mind young & active and play cribbage with our group. Any skill level, no fees or memberships required. See us at www.playcribbage.com or Bill, 509-921-7723.

Drysuit small, new rubber at neck, wrist, ankles 3 yrs ago. Ski early warm & dry! $100 obo, 979-3890.

Ironman wetsuit, small, full length arms/legs. Purchased 2 yrs ago. New $475 never worn. Offered at $250 obo. Cap also $10, 979-3890.

JR golf club set with stand-up bag and cover. Used four times. $50. 509-414-6062, Liberty Lake.

MASTERCRAFT PROSTAR 205Don’t let another summer slip away without a wakeboard/ski boat. This locally owned Mastercraft 205 has a new engine, open bow, wakeboard tower with speakers, and excellent condition. Asking $17,900. Call 509-999-0639 if you have questions or for a test ride.

New, never-used gas E-Z-GO cart. 4 stroke 2008 with split w/s, white color, no dings or scratches. Will do some trade, 999-8989, $4,995 obo.

Pelican paddle boat, $375 obo, 879-4367.

SERVICES

1ST 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.

BOOTCAMPAwesome Workout! Bootcamp held at the HUB Sports Center on Mon/Wed/Fri 7-8am or Tu/Th 6-7pm. Visit www.speedfittraining.com for more info or call 509-499-9906

Cleaning Services. Fast, reliable, all natural products, competitive rates, references. Willing to go the extra mile. Call 509-496-1370.

Domestic personal assistant. Cooking and cleaning provided. Liberty Lake area. Call 255-4013.

HEINZ PAINTING & HANDYMANBBB ACCREDITED! Hard working, on time and professional. Many satisfied LL customers. Mention this ad for 10% off. Dave Heinz, 953-8093. Lic, bonded & ins. Heinzph924bw.

Home repairs, large or small. Minor plumbing, fences, bathroom remodels and more. References available. Let me finish your “honey-do’s,” 869-3062. Paulman Services, PAULMS*991BT.

LAWNMOWER REPAIRLAWNMOWER REPAIR & TUNE-UP Joel’s Lawnmower Repair. Factory Training Technician repairing both riding and walk-behind lawnmowers, snowblowers and garden tillers. Pickup and delivery available. Licensed and insured. Call 924-5396.

LIBERTY LAWN & LANDSCAPEProviding complete landscape service. Property cleanup, tree & hedge service. Residential yards start at $30 for mow, blow & trim edge. 509-226-1352, www.vizzini.com.

Living Clean Home Cleaning Services — eco-friendly products, insured, reasonable rates, call for a free consultation, Jackie Darretta 208-660-0620

MY LOVING NANNY INC.Do you need trustworthy and reliable childcare? We’re a nanny agency and babysitting service, with affordable rates! Connecting families with highly qualified nannies or sitters. Call 509-280-6914 or go online at www.mylovingnanny.net

ONSITE PC REPAIROn site PC repairs, spyware and virus removal, new installations. Network setup / Internet access configurations. Phone system repair and installations. Call Olson Consulting, LLC 509-779-2239 [email protected].

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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Anew Start Rejuvenation Center 2Binns Family Chiropractic InsertCasey Family Dental 11Chevron 5City of Liberty Lake - Trailhead adult 5City of Liberty Lake - Trailhead junior 11Cullings Family Dentistry 5Domino’s Pizza 3First Liberty Apartments/Talon Hills 11

Friends of Pavillion Park InsertGrisafi, Jim 11Inland Empire Utility Coordinating Council 11Legacy Animal Medical Center 11Liberty Lake Family Dentistry 3Liberty Lake Farmers Market 3Liberty Lake Sewer & Water District 6Nhance Wood Renewal 7Sayre and Sayre 10

Simonds Dental Group 3

Spokane Valley Cosmetic Laser Center 10

Therapeutic Associates 2

Tickle My Pets Sitting 6

Treasure Aisles Video 5

True Legends Grill 7

Windermere Real Estate - Melanie White 11


PACIFIC LAWN MAINTENANCEFull Service Professional weekly / bi-weekly lawn care with rates starting at $20 weekly. Serving the liberty Lake area for over ten years. Guaranteed lowest prices in town. Free estimates and free first mow with summer contract. Pacific Lawn Maintenance 509-218-1775.

PROFESSIONAL INSTALL OF:Showers, floors, backsplashes, countertops and carpet. 30+ years of experience, many references. Bonded & lic. Larry and Lillie, 993-8814.

PROPERTY SERVICE-REPAIRSAV Associates is your complete home & property contractor. Paver patios & drives, remodel, repairs, decks. No job too small or large. Tenant move-out repairs, maintenance & haul away. We can prepare you home for listing and sale or maintain vacant properties and rentals. Lic. #savasa*923ms. 509-226-1352, www.vizzini.com.

REALISTIC REMODELING20 years experience. All your remodeling and repair needs including insurance repairs. Local resident. Licensed and bonded, REALIR*928R6. Call Greg Bartel, 255-6124 or 220-3794.

Remodeling contractor: Licensed and bonded, Peterc*152re. 24 years experience, references. Decks, patios, garages, roofing, sheetrock taping and texturing, minor plumbing. All your remodeling needs. Call Bruce, 710-4541.

Seeking beginning/intermediate/advanced saxophone/clarinet students desiring to become better musicians. Classical, jazz concepts and improvisation. Reasonable rates, hour or half-hour lessons, references available, 509-475-7730.

STATEWIDE REACH 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 or [email protected].

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIESALL CASH VENDING! Do your earn $800 in a day? Your own local candy route. Includes 25 machines and candy all for $9,995. 1-888-771-3503

NEED INCOME? Work with me expanding my business. Easy work, part-time, or replace your entire income. Call 509-720-4389.

EDUCATION-INSTRUCTIONATTEND COLLEGE ONLINE from home. Medical, Business, Paralegal, Accounting, Criminal Justice. Job placement assistance. Computer available. Financial aid if qualified. Call 866-483-4429; www.CenturaOnline.com

EVENTS-FESTIVALSANNOUNCE your festival for only pennies. Four weeks to 1.86 million readers for less than $800. Call Josh at The Splash at 242-7752 or (206) 634-3838 for more details.

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

HEALTH/BEAUTYIF YOU used Type 2 Diabetes Drug Avandia and suffered a stroke or heart attack, you may be entitled to compensation. Attorney Charles Johnson, 1-800-535-5727.

HELP WANTEDDRIVERS — Company Drivers Up to 40k First Year. New Team Pay! Up to .48c/mile CDL Training

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Available. Regional Locations. (877) 369-7105. www.centraldrivingjobs.net

EXPERIENCED DRIVERS needed now! Home most Weekends! * Full Benefits * Plenty of Freight & Miles *Drive with the best! Sherman Brothers Trucking. Apply today! 800-457-1459 www.drive4sbi.com

FLATBED, Reefer and Tanker Drivers Needed! Experienced drivers & CDL students welcome to apply. Assistance in obtaining CDL is available.. 1-800-277-0212 www.primeinc.com

INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL Exchange Representative: Earn supplemental income placing and supervising high school exchange students. Volunteer host families also needed. Promote world peace! 1-866-GO-AFICE or www.afice.org

SLT NEEDS Class A Team Drivers with Hazmat. $2,000 Bonus. o/O teams paid $1.65-$2.00 per mile. 1-800-835-9471

WATERWORKS SPECIALIST — Pasco, WA. United Pipe & Supply is hiring an experienced waterworks specialist. Requires 5+ years reading plans, sales and coordination exp. Competitive compensation, benefits and relocation expenses negotiable. Email resumes to [email protected]. EOE

MISC FOR SALEDISH NETWORK $19.99/mo. free activation, free HBO and free Showtime. Ask about our no-credit

promo. 48 hr free install — Call now 888-929-2580. BuyDishToday.com

FASTER INTERNET! No access to cable/DSL? Get connected with high speed satellite internet. Call now for a limited time offer from WildBlue — 1-877-369-2553

FREE 6-Room DISH Network Satellite System! Free HD-DVR! 19.99/mo, 120+ Digital Channels (for 1 year). Call now — $400 signup bonus 1-866-551-7805

GET DISH — FREE installation — $19.99/mo HBO & Showtime FREE — Over 50 HD channels free. Lowest prices — no equipment to buy! Call now for full details 1-877-883-5720.

NEW Norwood SAWMILLS — LumberMate-Pro handles logs 34” diameter, mills boards 28” wide. Automated quick-cycle-sawing increases efficiency up to 40%! www.NorwoodSawmills.com/300N 1-800-661-7746 Ext 300N

REAL ESTATEFORECLOSED HOME AUCTION 100+ NW homes/auction 7/10. Open house 7/3. REDC/view full listings www.auction.com RE Brkr 200712109

STEEL ARCH BUILDINGS Huge savings on some of our summer clearance buildings. Selling for balance owed plus repos. 16x20, 20x24, 25x30 etc. Supplies won’t last! 1-866-339-7449

LEGAL NOTICES ORDINANCE NO. 77A

CITY OF LIBERTY LAKESPOKANE COUNTY, WASHINGTON

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LIBERTY LAKE, WASHINGTON, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 77 AND ADOPTING BY REFERENCE

SPOKANE COUNTY ORDINANCE NO. 99 0690 ENTITLED, “SPOKANE COUNTY COMMUTE TRIP REDUCTION ORDINANCE AND PROVIDING FOR OTHER MATTERS PROPERLY RELATING

THERETO”.

WHEREAS, on August 3, 1999, the Board of County Commissioners for Spokane County approved Ordinance No. 99 0690 which adopted the Spokane County Commute Trip Reduction Plan in accordance with RCW 70.94.527 to reduce the number of single occupant vehicle trips for the purpose of improving the air quality in Spokane County;

WHEREAS, on May 12, 2009, the Board of County Commissioners for Spokane County approved Ordinance 09-0449 adopting a CTR Plan and amendments to Ordinances No. 99 0690

WHEREAS, the City of Liberty Lake is required to adopt an ordinance implementing a Commute Trip Reduction Plan for all major employers within the City;

WHEREAS, on December 4, 2001, the City Council approved an Interlocal Agreement with Spokane County for the purpose of implementing the Commute Reduction Plan for the City of Liberty Lake and Spokane County; and

WHEREAS, in furtherance of the Commute Trip Reduction Plan, it is necessary for the City to adopt a Commute Trip Reduction Ordinance as set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Liberty Lake, Washington, do ordain as follows:

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Section 1. Authority to Adopt Laws by Reference. Pursuant to RCW 35A.11.020 and 35A.12.140, the City of Liberty Lake adopts by reference Spokane County Commute Trip Reduction Ordinance No. 99 0690 as presently constituted and hereinafter amended as theCommute Trip Reduction Ordinance of the City of Liberty Lake. Attached hereto as Exhibit “A” is a copy of Spokane County Ordinance No. 99 0690.

Section 2. Modification of Spokane County Ordinance 99 0690. The City modifies Ordinance No. 99 0690 as follows:

Section 9 entitled “Enforcement” is modified by adding the phrase “and the City of Liberty Lake” following the term “Spokane County”.

Section 10 entitled “exemptions and modifications” is modified by adding the term “and the City of Liberty Lake” by adding the phrase “and the City of Liberty Lake” after the term “Spokane County”.

Section 3. Adoption of Other Rules and Laws. To establish the validity, enforceability or interpretation of the Commute Trip Reduction Ordinance, all laws cited therein, related rules or regulations are hereby adopted by reference.

Section 4. Reference to Hearing Bodies. To the extent that the Spokane County Ordinance No. 99 0690 refers to “Hearing Examiners, “Board of County Commissioners” or any other similar body, the City Council shall serve in all such roles retaining the right to delegate such hearing authority to an appointed Hearing Examiner.

Section 5. Severability. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance should be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance.

Section 6. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect five (5) days after publication of this Ordinance or a summary thereof in the official newspaper of the City as provided by law.

PASSED by the City Council this 15th day of June, 2010.

Mayor, Wendy VanOrman

ATTEST:City Clerk, Ann Swenson

APPROVED AS TO FORM:City Attorney, Sean Boutz

Date of Publication: 7/1/10Effective Date: 7/6/10

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTONIN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SPOKANE

In the Matter of the Estate of:

FLOYD M. REEVES,

Deceased.

No. 10-4-00737-9

PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030)

The person named below has been appointed and has qualified 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 claim with the Court. 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(3); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of this 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 non-probate assets.

Date of Filing: June 9, 2010 Date of First Publication: June 17, 2010 Personal Representative: Josiana Ward

Attorney for Personal Representative: /s/James F. Topliff James F. Topliff, WSBA #11632 Attorneys for Personal Representative EVANS, CRAVEN & LACKIE, P.S. 818 W. Riverside, Suite 250 Spokane, WA 99201-0910 (509) 455-5200

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Splash Travels

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liberty lake residents larry and lisa laux recently trav-eled to europe via iceland.

One of highlights in iceland was visiting the world-famous

blue lagoon geothermal spa near Keflavik (pictured

above). the superheated seawater is rich in blue-green

algae, mineral salts and fine silica mud for the skin.

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liberty lake resident bette brattebo holds the Splash at Spokane Creek while driving on the Kenai penin-sula in alaska.

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the ambriz family recently traveled to paris, france and italy (although they forgot the Splash at home). they toured paris, Venice, Verona, pisa, Volterra, montepulciano, florence, rome and pompeii. pictured in pompeii (above) and in front of the louvre in paris (at left) are frank, madi-son, Cara and Jason ambriz.

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the Stephanis family recently traveled to Cape town, South africa. pictured with the Splash are paul and Zoë Stephanis with a view of table mountain and lion’s head in the background.

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