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Senate Joint Resolution 8205

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Proposition No. 1 City of Liberty Lake

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He may be new to Trailhead Golf Course, but he’s no stranger to the area or the local golfing community. Chris John-ston, the golf pro hired by the city of Lib-erty Lake a month ago, came to Trailhead from a general manager and head PGA pro position at the Highlands Golf Course in Post Falls.

“As far as golf is concerned, that’s all I’ve ever done,” Johnston said. “I started out picking the range at Sundance in Nine Mile when I was 14 and worked my way up.”

The Splash recently sat down with John-ston to learn a little more about his passion for the sport and his plans for Trailhead Golf Course.

Q. What is your background with the sport?

A. Like I said, I started out pick-ing the range at Sundance (Golf Course) in Nine Mile Falls. My

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dad was the head pro there for 18 years. My uncle actually owned it. I have a couple uncles and a couple cousins who were golf pros, so it kind of just runs in the family.

When I turned pro, I was the youngest Class-A professional in our section at the time. Our section in PGA of America in-cludes Washington, Oregon, part of Idaho and part of Montana.

Q: When you turned pro, were you still at Sundance?

A: I worked for my dad there for a little while, then Birdie’s Golf Center in Spo-kane. I made my way back to Sundance after my dad retired, and I stayed there for a couple years as the head pro.

Q: So how did you get to the job in Post Falls?

A: After a while I started to feel like I was right back where I started. I called up Gary Lindeblad, the head pro at Indian Canyon in Spokane. In this town and in our PGA chapter, he’s pretty much the godfather of

See GOLF, page 15

SplaSh photo by Kelly Moore

trailhead Golf pro Chris Johnston joined the city staff last month, having come from a general manager and head golf pro position at highlands Golf Course in post falls.

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• Expanding our trails and conservation areas.

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• Oct. 6, 20114 The Splashcommunity Calendar Community Briefs

OCTOBER 6noon: liberty lake Centennial

rotary meeting, liberty lake Sewer and Water District building, 22510 e. Mission ave.

OCTOBER 1011 a.m.-2 p.m.: liberty lake Senior

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

6:30 p.m.: Central Valley School board meeting, 19307 e. Cataldo

OCTOBER 117 p.m.: author reading of “hon-

yocker Dreams,” liberty lake Munici-pal library, 23123 e. Mission ave.

OCTOBER 126:45 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

noon to 1 p.m.: liberty lake lions Club meeting, barlows family restaurant, 1400 n. Meadowwood lane

4 p.m.: liberty lake planning Commission, liberty lake City hall, 22710 e. Country Vista Drive

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

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AboutThe Liberty Lake Splash

2310 N. Molter Road, Suite 305Liberty Lake, WA 99019

Phone: 242-7752; Fax: 927-2190www.libertylakesplash.com

The Splash is published weekly on Thursdays and is distributed free of charge to every business and residence in the greater Liberty Lake area. Additional copies are located at more than 100 drop-off locations in Liberty Lake and Otis Orchards.

Submitted materialsAnnouncements, obituaries, letters to the editor and story ideas are encouraged. Submit them in writing to [email protected] or bring them by The Splash office. Timely submissions should be received by Friday at noon for best chance of publication in the following week’s Splash.

Advertising informationInformation about classified and display advertising is on page 22.

SubscriptionsLiberty Lake residents receive a complimentary copy each Thursday. Subscriptions for U.S. postal addresses outside of the 99019 ZIP code cost $50 for 52 weeks and $30 for 26 weeks. Send a check and subscription address to P.O. Box 363, Liberty Lake, WA 99019 or call 242-7752 for more information.

Correction policyThe Splash strives for accuracy in all content. Errors should be reported immediately to 242-7752 or by e-mail to [email protected]. Confirmed factual errors will be corrected on this page in the issue following their discovery.

MembershipsThe Splash is an award-winning member of the National Newspaper Association and Washington Newspaper Publishers Association.

Copyright © 2011All rights reserved. All contents of The Splash may not be reproduced without written permission of the publisher.

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Rotary topic is financial literacyJulie Griffen will speak on financial lit-

eracy for businesses during the Rotary Club meeting today (Oct. 6) at noon at the Liberty Lake Sewer and Water District building, 22510 E. Mission Ave.

The Oct. 13 meeting will feature Itron HR manager Jason Jones. The public is in-vited to attend.

Snap photos for directoryThe deadline for the 2012 Community

Directory Photography Contest is Friday.Photographers of all skill levels are in-

vited to submit images that best embody the spirit of the community for the 2012 Community Directory Photography Con-test. Photos can be of events, places, nature scenes or whatever best represents Liberty Lake in the photographer's mind.

Selected photos may be used on the cov-er of the 2012 LLCD or on the inside pages of the directory. Prizes will be awarded to the top three winners.

Amateur or professional photographers age 16 years and older are eligible to enter. For more information, go to www.liber-tylakesplash.com and click on the ad at the top of the page.

Author to read from new bookAuthor David Mogen will read from his

new book "Honyocker Dreams" at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Liberty Lake Municipal Li-brary, 23123 E. Mission.

The book discusses the people and events Mogen experienced in Montana while growing up in the Hi-Line.

Lions Club hosts guest speakerGuest speaker Jim Olsen will present

"Living Old Graciously" at the Lions Club meeting on Wednesday (Oct. 12) at noon. The group convenes in the upstairs meet-ing room at Barlow's Restaurant, 1400 N. Meadowwood Lane.

The public is invited to attend. For more information, contact Tony Cheshier at 927-2193.

CV debate team earns honorFor the third year in a row, the Cen-

tral Valley High School debate team has earned membership in the National Fo-rensic League’s 100 Club.

About 60 students are members of the CVHS debate team. According to a press release, the active membership and points accumulated during competitions helped to earn the team’s invitation.

The honor designates the CVHS team as part of the top 10 percent of teams in

the nation.

Burn ban lifted last weekSpokane County and the city of Liber-

ty Lake lifted the burn ban last week for unincorporated areas of the county and within city limits. The ban had been in ef-fect since Aug. 5.

The lifting of restrictions does not apply to vegetative waste burning, which was banned within Spokane County several years ago.

News Briefs

The free forum meets from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Liberty Lake Municipal Li-brary'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.

For a full list of community briefs, visit www.libertylakesplash.com.

Apply now for tourism grantThe application deadline for 2012 Tour-

ism Promotion Grants is Oct. 21 at 5 p.m. Applications are available at www.liber-tylakewa.gov/finance.

Awarded through the city of Liberty Lake, people and organizations involved in marketing Liberty Lake, promoting lo-cal events or operating a tourism-related facility are encouraged to apply.

For more information, call Accounting Technician Eleanor Folsom at 755-6703.

Relay For Life committee volunteers needed

The American Cancer Society is looking for individuals interested in volunteering as planning committee members for the 2012 Liberty Lake Relay For Life.

The majority of the committee positions are still available. These include the event chair, food chair, logistics chair, registra-tion and accounting, sponsorship chair, team development chair and online chair.

Each fall the American Cancer Society hosts training for Relay For Life commit-tee members and selected team captains at Relay Summit. This year, interested volunteers will be invited to attend the event Nov. 4 and 5 at the Red Lion Hotel in downtown Spokane. Activities on Nov. 4 will be for team development and event chairs only. All committee members are invited to attend Nov. 5.

Relay Summit registration is requested by Oct. 14. For more information, contact ACS Representative Jennifer Kronvall at 242-8303 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-

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the following incidents, arrests, calls for service and citations were reported by the liberty lake police Department Sept. 26 through oct. 3.

Incidents and arrests• Vehicle theft — at 1 p.m. Sept. 26,

llpD received a report of a vehicle theft from the 1500 block of north Colonial Court. the complainant reported that his 1996 Geo was missing from his driveway. the complainant had no suspect informa-tion and told the police that his vehicle was unlocked with the keys inside. the vehicle was entered as stolen.

• Suspicious vehicle — at 10:50 p.m. Sept. 26, llpD was dispatched to a suspi-cious vehicle call at the 1300 block of north liberty lake road. the officer lo-cated the vehicle in the albertsons parking lot and determined the driver was lost and needed directions.

• Missing child — at 6:10 p.m. Sept. 27, llpD received report of a missing 12-year-old from the 1800 block of east bitterroot lane. the child was located a short time later at a friend’s home.

• Two-car accident — at 7 p.m. Sept. 27, llpD was dispatched to a two-car, non-injury accident at harvard road and euclid avenue. the at-fault driver was issued an infraction for failure to yield right of way.

• Vehicle prowl — at 8:15 p.m. Sept. 27, llpD received a report of a vehicle prowl that occurred sometime during the eve-ning of Sept. 25 at the 1800 block of north Caufield Court. the only item reported missing was the garage door opener.

• Domestic violence — at 12:35 p.m. Sept. 28, llpD was dispatched to 22000 block of east Country Vista Drive for a reported domestic violence incident. Dur-ing the investigation it was determined that no crime was committed and the officer stood by while one of the involved persons removed personal property from the apartment.

• Vehicle prowl — at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 28, llpD received a report of a vehicle prowl and theft that occurred between Sept. 24 and 25 at the 21600 block of east bitter-root lane. the complainant reported that

unknown suspects entered her locked vehicle while it was parked at the apart-ment complex and removed a Sony stereo valued at approximately $125. there were no signs of forced entry into the car.

• Robbery — at 3:30 p.m. Sept. 29, llpD was requested to assist Spokane Valley police Department with a robbery call at the 14000 block of east broadway avenue. llpD assisted in interviewing witnesses, and a subject was taken into custody by SVpD.

• Stolen vehicle — at 11:35 a.m. Sept. 30, llpD recovered a stolen vehicle that was located at the 19000 block of east Shannon Court. a white toyota Camry was parked on the roadway with license plates reported as stolen. the vehicle itself was reported stolen on Sept. 20 from Spokane Valley. the vehicle was returned to the registered owner.

• Suspended license — a 27-year-old Deer park man was arrested at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 29 at barker road and Mission av-enue for driving with a suspended license. the vehicle was initially stopped for failure to display a front license plate.

Calls for serviceagency assist 2Citizen assist 5Domestic violence 1family fight 1lost of found property 1Mail tampering 1Missing person 1parking problem 1recovered stolen vehicle 1theft, vehicle 1traffic accident, blocking 1traffic accident, personal injury 1traffic offense 4trespass of real property 1Vehicle prowl 2

Citationslicenses and plates required 1Driving while license suspended 4liability insurance 5failure to yield right-of-way 1Speeding 3failure to wear safety belt 1

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Beckett: Lawsuit, court summons and default judgment came without prior knowledgeBy Kelly MooreSplaSh Staff Writer

Spokane Teachers Credit Union was awarded a $13,338.45 default judgment Sept. 16 in a lawsuit against Liberty Lake City Council Member and mayoral candi-date Josh Beckett, who failed to respond to a court summons.

When asked by The Splash for com-ment Sept. 29, Beckett reacted in shock, saying he had no knowledge of the law-suit, court summons or final judgment. On Oct. 4, he said his lawyer was inves-tigating the case to determine his legal options.

“I don’t want to give the impression that I’m skirting the issue,” Beckett said. “Whatever the outcome is, if the court says I owe this, I have to own up.”

Court records show Beckett was served a summons and complaint for monies due at 4:50 p.m. Aug. 22 at an address he said he no longer claims as his residence. Doc-uments show his ex-wife, who stills lives at the house, accepted the papers.

According to the delivered summons, in order to defend against the lawsuit Beckett would have had to respond with a writ-ten defense within 20 days. Because there was no response, a default judgment was awarded to STCU.

According to a complaint for monies due filed by STCU and dated Aug. 16, Beckett completed a Loanliner Applica-tion for a Visa credit card in July 2009, agreeing to make monthly payments. The complaint reports a principal sum of $12,144.51 due from Beckett with ad-ditional interest and late charges as of

March 14, 2011. Beckett said the account in question is a

personal line of credit “which there was a dispute about, but never an issue to come

to court about.” “Despite Plaintiff ’s

demand, Defendants have failed to make timely monthly pay-ments and based on the terms of the agreement, Plain-tiff has accelerated amounts due under the agreement,” the

complaint states. The amount awarded to STCU in-

cludes the $12,144.51 principle, $704.94 in interest fees, $289 in court costs and $200 in attorney’s fees.

The judgment comes on the coattails of a March settlement with Bitterroot Lodge in which Beckett was ordered to pay $1,915 in past due rent, late fees and attorney’s fees incurred by the Plaintiff.

“That was a matter of strong differences of an interpretation of a lease,” Beckett said. “Eventually it was more cost effec-tive to just pay it. I should have backed out long before, but instead I ended up pay-ing attorney’s fees because I was trying to prove a point.”

Beckett, who was first elected to the City Council two years ago, is out of town on business and missed Tuesday’s City Coun-cil meeting.

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City to tap consultantAdministrator figure will assist with budget, ease transitionBy Kelly MooreSplaSh Staff Writer

In a meeting Tuesday night, the Liberty Lake City Council voted to spend up to $35,000 to hire a consultant with tempo-rary and transitional duties to be deter-mined by a committee of council members.

“I believe a good number of citizens have expressed their desire to have an educated professional help with the city,” Council Member Judi Owens said. “We know there are qualified people out there ready to drop everything and help us, so let’s get it done.”

The action arose out of a workshop dis-cussion on an interim city administrator for the remainder of the year. The consul-tant may have similar duties, but will work under a “consultant” title to emphasize the temporary nature of the hire and clarify he

See CONSULTANT, page 21


Dentist sponsors CVSD athleticsThe staff at Simonds Dental Group in

Liberty Lake was recently named team dentist for Central Valley High School athletics.

“It is purely done to protect our com-munity’s kids’ teeth as they play for our local high school,” Dentist Ross Simonds said.

At no charge to the school, the office delivered $3,500 of custom mouth guards to the CVHS football program and will

be setting up plans for other sports that need mouth guard coverage. Simonds estimated the total donation value of this year’s sponsorship to be more than $10,000.

MINDS-i announces new productLast week, the newest product from

Liberty Lake-based MINDS-i hit the market. The new two-in-one super rover kit provides everything needed to build a 4x4 super crawler or an alternate 6x6 rover chassis.

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“Historically, the complexity and costs associated with AUV competitions have hindered growth and participation,” MINDS-i founder Mike Marzetta said in a press release. “MINDS-i is pioneering a sleeker and more robust system at a low-er cost to help promote the expansion of this important category of relevant robot competitions.”

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Curves joining fee waived for women getting mammograms

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Curves fitness clubs of Liberty Lake and Spokane will waive the joining fee for new members who show proof of a mammogram within the past year or make a $25 donation to breast cancer re-search.

The promotion is intended to raise awareness about the importance of risk management, early detection and treat-ment.

"Curves mission has always been to strengthen women," Curves Founder Di-ane Heavin said in a press release. "Typi-cally, women are caregivers, but when it comes to breast cancer, women need to understand how important it is to take care of themselves.”

For more information, visit www.curves.com or the Liberty Lake location, 1235 N. Liberty Lake road, suite 104.

Family Medicine Liberty Lake welcomes nurse practitioner

Family Medicine Liberty Lake, 23801 E. Appleway Ave., is adding a new nurse practitioner to the staff this week as well as expanding its clinic hours.

Pam Vecchio, ARNP, is accept-ing new patients. She specializes in women's care, pedi-atrics, bio-identical hormone replace-ment therapy, and full-range family practice.

The new hours of operation are 7 a.m.

to 6:30 p.m. Monday — Thursday and 7 a.m. to 4:40 p.m. Friday. In addition, the practice also offers house calls.

H2E hires new business officerMichael Murray recently joined the

engineering staff at H2E Incorporated in Liberty Lake as the Business Devel-

opment Officer. He previously worked for StorePorter as a business develop-ment consultant.

H2E is a project and risk manage-ment, energy man-agement, power and automation engi-neering firm located

at 1326 N. Whitman Lane.

Itron wraps stimulus-funded project in California

Liberty Lake-based Itron announced last week that Glendale Water and Power (GWP), based in southern California, finished deploying an Itron solution in support of its smart metering project. GWP was the first utility to apply for and acquire Department of Energy American Reinvestment and Recovery Act funding.

With the use of Itron smart electric-ity meters, smart water communication modules, a meter data management system, leak detection technology and customer-facing web portals, the GWP project aims to help Glendale residents better monitor and understand energy and water usage.

The partnership with Itron will aid GWP in promoting conservation efforts in a service territory of 120,000 custom-ers. For more information, go to www.itron.com.

LL resident opens Yoga CenterLiberty Lake resident Natalie Gauvin

has spearheaded the opening of The Yoga Center at Spokane Fitness Center in Spo-kane Valley. It is located on Sprague Av-enue between Evergreen and Sullivan.

To celebrate the grand opening, all yoga classes will be offered for free dur-ing the first two weeks of October. For more information, visit www.theyoga-centerspokane.blogspot.com.

Candy buyback returnsFor the fourth year in a row, KiDDs

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Trick-or-treaters can bring their un-opened candy to KiDDs Dental, 1327 N. Stanford Lane, suite B, on Nov. 1 from 4 to 7 p.m. to receive $1 per pound of un-opened candy. Collected candy will be shipped overseas to troops through the organization Operation Gratitude.

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Cheer 1: Mikayla Ness, Central Valley Volleyball

Ness, a senior, had two big games hit-ting for the CV volleyball team during their two matches this past week. In CV’s 3-0 sweep of Lewis and Clark, Ness led the way with 10 kills and then added 8 more kills as CV also beat Ferris High School.

Cheer 2: Jessie Kunz-Pfeiffer, Central Valley Soccer

Kunz-Pfeiffer, a sophomore goalie, helped lead CV to two shutout victories

this past week in GSL action. Kunz-Pfei-ffer saved four shots in the Bears 2-0 win over Shadle Park and had seven saves as CV beat U-High 3-0.

Cheer 3: Mackenzie Shea, Central Valley Slowpitch Softball

Shea, a senior infielder, pounded out nine hits over three games as CV posted three wins in league action last week. Among Shea’s nine hits were two triples and a home run as the Bears defeated Rog-ers High School and swept a doubleheader from Shadle Park High School.

Football team loses to FerrisFor the first half of their game ver-

sus undefeated and number-one state-ranked Ferris High School, the Central Valley Bears looked to pull off the upset and stake their own claim as one of the best in the state of Washington. Then the second half occurred.

The Bears entered the half with a 10-7 lead based off Austin Rehkow’s 42-yard field goal as well as a 41-yard touchdown pass from Gaven Deyarmin to Dustin Dach. The Bears offense stalled in the second half as Ferris grinded out three rushing touchdowns to put away the 28-10 win. For the game Ferris ran for 235 yards and committed no turnovers, while the Bears mustered only 200 yards of to-tal offense and turned the ball over three times.

The Bears (4-1) next play on the road versus Gonzaga Prep (3-2) on Friday with kickoff slated for 7 p.m.

Volleyball picks up two winsThe CVHS volleyball team picked up

two relatively easy wins last week as they swept matches with Lewis and Clark and Ferris high schools. Against Lewis and Clark, CV won 25-16, 25-14, 25-19 as Mikayla Ness led the way with 10 kills. Sam Block led the team in aces and blocks.

Against Ferris the Bears had a couple of closer sets but still swept away the Saxons by scores of 25-15, 25-22, 25-20. Ness led the way again with eight kills while Block led in aces and blocks. Tia Pau picked up 24 assists to help lead CV to the victory.

Soccer posts two shutoutsThe CVHS girls soccer team had a

strong defensive week by posting shut-outs against Shadle Park High School 2-0 and University High School 3-0. In the win over Shadle Park, the Bears scored first in the 57th minute of the game on a goal from Paige Gallaway off of an as-sist from Holly Miller. The team iced the game in the final moments of the second half on a goal from Savannah Hoekstra

off of an assist from Natalie Middleton. Goalie Jessie Kunz-Pfeiffer had four saves in the win.

Against U-High the Bears picked up a goal in the first half from Hoekstra off an assist from Gallaway and netted two more in the second half from Miller and Kasey Ames. Kunz-Pfeiffer had seven saves for her second consecutive shutout in net.

Softball picks up three winsThe CVHS slowpitch softball team

busted out their bats in winning three GSL games last week. The Bears defeat-ed Rogers High School 15-6 and swept a doubleheader from Shadle Park High School by the scores of 17-1 and 14-4. Against Rogers the offense was led by Carissa Sdao, Brittani Gilbert and Mack-enzie Beaudry-Norris who all had three hits.

During the first game of the double header against Shadle Park, the offense was led by Mackenzie Shea who had four hits including a triple and Taylor Way-man who hit a home run among her three hits. The second game of the double header saw Shea pound out three more hits including a home run while Gilbert added three hits as CV swept the two games from Shadle Park.

Girls cross country moves to 5-0, boys team splits race

The CVHS girls cross country team moved their record to 5-0 in the GSL with wins over Shadle Park and Ferris High Schools during a league race last week. The girls were paced by Alex Moore who finished in second place with a time of 19:39 and Skye Sanders who crossed the line right after Moore in third place with a time of 19:43.

The boys cross country team split their results with Shadle Park and Ferris as they defeated Shadle but lost to Ferris. The top boys finisher was Corey Hunter who came in fifth place with a time of 16:16 on the three-mile race.

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CV athletes compete for Team USA at Paralympics

Two Central Valley High School seniors were recently named to the 2011 Track & Field High School All-American Team by the U.S. Paralympics.

Amberlynn Weber, a Liberty Lake resi-dent, is one of six athletes who will compete for Team USA at the Parapan American Games in Mexico this November. Austin Pruitt, who was named Boy’s Field Athlete of the Year for the second year in a row, is currently ranked third in the world in the 200-meter and fourth in the world in the 100-meter in his classification.

Local racers wrap up seasonTwo Liberty Lake athletes wrapped up

the 2011 Pacific Northwest Watercross Tour for jet ski racing with top ten finishes in multiple divisions.

Derrick Helm earned first place finishes in the Expert Ski Limited and Pro/Am Ski Stock divisions while also coming in sec-ond place in the Pro/Am Ski GP division. Shawn Blackburn came in third place in the

Beginner Ski division and tenth place in the Freestyle division.

Splash Select completes week 4 Tayo Van Marle and Bob Deno were the

only community players to finish week four with a 7-1 record. After implementing the tiebreakers, Van Marle won the week and thus received a $25 gift certificate to True Legends Grill. The season-long leader re-mains Mark Johns with a 28-4 record while three players, Van Marle, Marc Antonietti and Josh Owen, are two games back with a record of 26-6.

The advertising portion of the game saw two players, Patrick Fechser of Hay J’s Bistro and Perry Vinson of True Legends Grill, both finish with 6-2 records on the week. With a better record of picking col-lege games for the week, Fechser won the tiebreaker and earned the top spot for the week. Vinson remains on top of the over-all leader board with a record of 26-6, just two games ahead of Baker Construction, Liberty Lake Athletic Club and the Liberty Lake Splash.

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fOOTBallGSl StandingsTeam league OverallFerris 5-0 5-0Central Valley 4-1 4-1Lewis and Clark 4-1 4-1Mead 4-1 4-1Gonzaga Prep 3-2 3-2North Central 2-3 2-3University 2-3 2-3Mt. Spokane 1-4 1-4Rogers 0-5 0-5Shadle Park 0-5 0-5results9/30 CV vs. Ferris 28-10 L

VOllEyBallGSl StandingsTeam league OverallMead 5-0 6-0Gonzaga Prep 4-1 6-1Central Valley 4-1 5-1Mt. Spokane 4-1 5-1North Central 3-2 6-2University 2-3 3-4Shadle Park 2-3 3-5Rogers 1-4 2-7Lewis and Clark 0-5 1-6Ferris 0-5 0-8results9/27 CV vs. Lewis & Clark 3-0 W9/29 CV vs. Ferris 3-0 W

SOCCERGSl StandingsTeam league OverallCentral Valley 4-0 8-1Gonzaga Prep 4-0 9-1Lewis and Clark 3-1 10-1Ferris 3-1 5-2Mead 2-2 7-2Mt. Spokane 1-3 4-4Shadle Park 1-3 4-4University 1-3 1-3

North Central 1-3 2-5Rogers 0-4 0-5results9/28 CV vs. Shadle Park 2-0 W9/30 CV vs. University 3-0 W

SlOwPiTCh SOfTBallGSl StandingsTeam league OverallUniversity 8-0 8-0North Central 9-1 9-1Central Valley 6-3 6-3Lewis and Clark 4-4 4-4Rogers 4-5 4-5East Valley 3-6 3-6Gonzaga Prep 3-6 3-6Ferris 1-7 1-7Shadle Park 1-7 1-7results9/26 CV vs. University 13-10 L9/28 CV vs. Rogers 15-6 W9/29 CV vs. Shadle Park 14-4 W9/29 CV vs. Shadle Park 17-10 W

BOyS CROSS COunTRy9/28 CV vs. Shadle Park 28-29 W9/28 CV vs. Ferris 24-31 L

GiRlS CROSS COunTRy9/28 CV vs. Shadle Park 24-31 W9/28 CV vs. Ferris 16-47 W

SChEDulEOCTOber 63:30 p.m. CV Softball vs. Ferris 6:15 p.m. CV Volleyball vs. Sandpoint OCTOber 77 p.m. CV Football at Gonzaga PrepTBD CV Volleyball Crossover Classic at FerrisOCTOber 8TBD CV Volleyball Crossover Classic at FerrisOCTOber 104 p.m. CV Softball at Gonzaga PrepOCTOber 114 p.m. CV Softball at University 7 p.m. CV Volleyball at Mt. SpokaneOCTOber 123:30 p.m. B & G Cross Country at N. Central (Audubon Park)4 p.m. CV Soccer vs. Ferris (Albi Stadium)OCTOber 134:45 p.m. CV Football vs. Shadle Park (Albi Stadium)3:30 p.m. CV Softball vs. Lewis and Clark

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Liberty Lake resident Paul Cartee teamed up with friends Doug Johnson and John Cardosa to open one of downtown Coeur d’Alene’s latest additions: Fire, an artisan pizzeria at 517 Sherman Ave.

The trio got the idea after cuing in to popular restaurants while traveling the country for their former jobs.

“We just noticed that people loved wood-fired pizza,” Cartee said.

“And we did too,” Johnson added.

In addition to installing a custom wood-fired stove, the partners worked with Hissong-Hurtado Design Group out of Spokane to create an urban at-mosphere they describe as “sim-ple yet sophisticated.”

Reclaimed barn wood accents and exposed rafters starkly con-trast with sleek white chairs, modern furniture and giant black and white photographs.

“We set out and said, ‘Let’s just create a great place where people can come and feel like they’re re-ally getting away. Like they’re on a little vacation when they go to dinner,’” Johnson said. “There’s nowhere else in this area where you can get that kind of urban, big-city feel.”

Since opening July 27, Johnson said the reaction from visitors has been just about what they’d hoped for. He told a story about a group that came in and viewed the wall art as if in a gallery be-fore taking a seat.

“Once we get people in the door once, they start coming over and over again,” Cartee said.

For the Fire crew, atmosphere may draw people in, but they say it’s a combination of the artisan-style pizza and the “supporting cast” of beer and wine that keeps people coming back.

The menu features traditional and unique pizza flavors, and in a couple weeks, the revamped lineup will feature the owners’ fa-vorite creation yet: a Gorgonzola date pizza topped with balsamic

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“The items we do, we want to do really well,” Cartee said.

To keep the menu fresh, John-son and Cartee said they plan to update the lineup every six months or so.

They’ve also committed to us-ing as much locally sourced in-gredients as possible. The wheat used for the crust is grown in

Moscow, Idaho, and produce has come in everywhere from a local tomato grower to an employee’s back yard. The flavors for pizza specials and the daily dessert fruit crisp are dependent on what owners can get at the local farm-ers market.

Sam Lange, former Coeur d’Alene Resort sommelier and current wine steward at Pilgrim’s Market, compiled the wine and beer list.

“It’s an eclectic list with great craft beers and wines what per-fectly compliment what we’re do-ing here,” Cartee said.

To accommodate as diverse a crowd as possible, the restaurant is open 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and until mid-night on Fridays and Saturdays. Adjusted fall hours start later this month. For more information, visit www.firecda.com.

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I was his first assistant for five years, (and then) a job opportunity came up for a spot at the Highlands Golf Course. He basically handed the owner about eight names, and I was one of them. He said, “I got your foot in the door. Now you have to get the job.”

Q: What exactly did you do in that po-sition?

A: I was the general manager. I was basi-cally in charge of everything — beverages, maintenance, the golf shop, merchandis-ing and teaching. It was a great job with great people. I felt like they were all part of my family.

In that time my wife and I started a fam-ily, and I just started missing things. I be-came a businessperson and I didn’t teach anymore because I was too busy. If I was out teaching, my phone would go off and I’d know something was going on that I needed to attend to. I didn’t get to play golf anymore either. I used to play in tourna-ments all the time and got tons of expo-sure. As a golf professional, I think you need to play golf.

Q: How did you get turned on to the job here in Liberty Lake?

A: Just as a fluke, I saw the position list-ed online. At first I was a little apprehen-sive because I really liked my job; I didn’t need to go anywhere. I thought maybe this would be the opportunity for me to get back into teaching, maybe work a little less hours and not have my phone ring at 10:30 at night because the alarm went off at the golf course.

I came in for the interview and I was pretty honest in the entire thing. I said from the beginning that I wanted to take the job to slow down a little bit.

Right now I’m just kind of getting my feet wet. I’m seeing how things were run before and what I might want to change. For the last month that’s pretty much what I’ve been doing.

Q: So do you have any big ideas?A: The city wants to start 2012 (at Trail-

head) as a new place. We’re going to rede-sign the golf shop and I’ll have an office there so that I’m almost in the room — not in the attic or at City Hall. We’re going to change the wood out, change paint, change everything. People will be able to walk in next year and it’ll look like a new place.

As far as merchandising goes, I really take pride in my background and like do-ing it. In the six years I was at Highlands, I won two “merchandiser of the year” awards from my peers. That’s something I want to try to bring here, not on the same scale, but I can definitely get some good

merchandise in here that might make peo-ple want to stop and look around.

Q: Do you think it makes a difference being so entrenched here in the commu-nity?

A: Yes. I’ve been in the Spokane area my whole life and my wife’s family is here. There have been other job opportunities farther away, but I don’t want to live in Se-attle. I like this area a lot. It’s growing quite a bit and it’s growing in this direction. I think it won’t be long until Spokane, Lib-erty Lake and Coeur d’Alene are all just one big place. Basically I’m sitting right in the middle of all the growth, which is great.

Q: What do you do when you’re not golfing?

A: Right now, with my youngest daugh-ter playing soccer and my son in baseball, it’s pretty much practice every night of the week.

Q: Had you golfed much in Liberty Lake before coming to Trailhead?

A: I have golfed quite a bit at Meadow-wood and Liberty Lake Golf Course be-cause I’ve participated in events there. The funny thing is that I had never played Trailhead, and the reason for that was be-cause I grew up playing Sundance and felt like I had moved passed the short course stage. I played it for the first time a couple weeks ago, and it’s a tough little golf course, for sure. With all the little sets of tees, any player from any ability can play here. I was definitely challenged.

Q: What do you enjoy most about golf?A: I actually played other sports grow-

ing up, and I didn’t even start playing golf until the summer before ninth grade. Even then I still played other sports, but I think I ended on golf because in all those other sports, it’s team. In golf you’re on a team, but you live and die by yourself. If you do well, you get to take all the accolades. And if you do poorly, it’s all on you as well. I like that aspect of it.

I played football for a while and there was a point when I realized, “Wait a min-ute. I don’t have to get hit? And I don’t have to run? I just have to walk around in this beautiful scenery?” That’s when I thought, “OK, maybe golf is my sport.”

Q: Do you have a favorite golfer? A: Growing up, my favorite player was

actually Fred Couples. I just liked his non-

chalant way of playing golf. No matter what was happening, he never seemed frazzled.

These days Tiger Woods, as far I’m concerned, is the best player to have ever played the game. He’s having a little trou-ble now and has been off the grid with his own personal problems for a while, but the quality of golfers now compared to 20 or 30 years ago is completely different. There are guys playing on the lower PGA tour that could have beat anybody 30 years ago, and they’re not even on the big tour yet.

Q: Do you think that’s from advancing equipment or talent?

A: I think a lot of it has to do with equip-ment. There’s no way that I’m hitting the ball longer now at 39 years old because I’m stronger. The equipment makes a huge dif-ference. Guys are driving the ball 360 yards

and hitting little wedges to greens where normally that would have been a wood driver and a four-iron.

That definitely makes a difference, but I also think just more people like golf now. In 1990 when I graduated high school, golf wasn’t exactly cool. It wasn’t a cool sport to play and now it is.

Q: You’re definitely in a great commu-nity of people who appreciate the sport now.

A: Definitely. This area is just like a golf Mecca. As far as the rates go, a couple walked in the other day who were just amazed at how little a round of golf cost. Around the United States, fees are definite-ly a lot higher for not as quality of courses. I think we’re lucky to be here and lucky to have these rates.

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Advocates on both sides dissect pros and cons of our system, hoping it doesn’t fall on deaf earsBy Kelly MooreSplaSh Staff Writer

Proposition No. 1 of Liberty Lake calls on voters to decide by this November whether to adopt the council-manager form of government and abandon the mayor-council form of government. Un-til the final numbers are tallied, those ad-vocating for the change continue to argue their case, saying they hope voters take the time to understand the difference.

After a tumultuous run at City Council, the proposition finally made it to ballots only after a resident-formed committee pushed a petition with about 260 signa-tures. That door-to-door petitioning ac-counts for the majority of the Committee for Better Government’s campaigning ef-forts — although it’s not for a lack of try-ing.

“I’ve published my phone number and the e-mail address, and we’ve made ourselves available to speak at service organizations and give an informational presentation,” Committee Member Mary Munger said. “Frankly, no one has asked us to come speak.”

Since getting the proposition to the ballot, Munger said her committee has published ads and made efforts to get as much information out as possible. Still, since her phone number was first pub-

lished in late July, she said she’s only got-ten one phone call.

“I would be happy to hear objections,” Munger said. “I’m more concerned that there’s apathy or a lack of understanding for the change.”

Council Member Susan Schuler said she believes people are looking forward to a change in the people in government, but that’s about where the concern stops.

“I think the people involved have a stronger opinion than the general pub-lic,” Schuler said. “The general public doesn’t really care how things get done, they just care that it does get done.”

For those who do care: City ordinances currently mandate a

mayor-council-administrator form of government in which the mayor, elected by popular vote, is charged with manag-ing city employees and operations. A city administrator — a position that hasn’t been staffed since 2005 — is tasked with assisting the mayor to carry out those du-ties.

“The concern I keep hearing repeated-ly is that we won’t have a mayor,” Munger said. “That isn’t true.”

Munger explained the city would re-tain the mayoral seat, but that position would hold a different set of responsibili-ties. Under the new form of government, the mayor title would be appointed to a Council member by a vote amongst the Council. The mayor would exist to facili-tate meetings and act as a figurehead for the Council.

The new mayor would lose veto power, power to hire and fire department heads

City leadership structure debated

and policy implementa-tion. Those powers all go to the city manager, who will also take on execu-tive authority.

The biggest difference is that the Council could fire the new power-hold-ing manager if he or she performs poorly.

“A strong mayor like we have now basically has so much power that it can be easily abused,” Munger said.

She also argued that the city manager’s profes-sional expertise is pre-ferred over that of a city administrator because, as exemplified in the past five years, a city administrator isn’t always required.

“The only way to guarantee profession-

al leadership is with a change of government,” Munger said.

Should the proposi-tion carry with voters, the restructuring would require an overhaul to the city’s ordinances — a task unclear in its scope.

Munger said Liberty Lake is the first city to incorporate with the strong mayor form of government since 1970.

According to the Municipal Research and Services Center of Washington, 17 cities have documented tran-

sitions from the strong mayor format to the council-manager organization Munger advocates for. Eight cities with a

Mark the calendarCandidate forums coming soonMonday: Rally in the Valley

The Central Valley School District high school government classes will host “Rally in the Valley” from 5 to 8:30 p.m. Monday at the Central Valley High School Theater. Candidates vying for Spokane Valley City Council, Liberty Lake mayor, Liberty Lake City Council and State Senate District 4 will debate current political issues.

Questions will be submitted ahead of time by students and at the event by public at-

tendees. Information on ballot initiatives will also be available.

Oct. 13: Liberty Lake Candidate Forum

The city of Liberty Lake ballot will be well-represented at a candidate forum from 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. Oct. 13 at the Meadow-wood Technology Campus, 2100 N. Molter Road. The forum, organized by the Greater Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce, will give a focused time slot to each of the three competitive Liberty Lake ballot issues:

• Proposition 1, 7 to 7:30 p.m.: Repre-sentatives of both sides of this initiative

to change the city's form of government from mayor-council to council-manager will speak to this ballot issue. Mary Munger will speak on behalf of the Committee for Bet-ter Government and its efforts to pass the change. Longtime Council Member Judi Owens plans to share reasons for opposing the proposition.

• City Council, 7:30 to 8 p.m.: Political newcomers Keith Kopelson and Shane Brickner are contesting Council Position 5.

• Liberty Lake Mayor, 8 to 8:45 p.m.: This race pits former Liberty Lake Mayor Steve Peterson against current City Council

Member Josh Beckett.

The three unopposed candidates for City Council will also be introduced at the event, including incumbents Susan Schuler and Cris Kaminskas, and Dan Dunne, who serves on the Liberty Lake Planning Com-mission.

All candidates have been asked to take time to interact with the public before and after the forum. Questions for use during the program can be e-mailed in advance to [email protected], and 3x5 cards will be available to submit questions the night of the event.

See LEADERSHIP, page 17

SEPT. 22 State Senate SEPT. 29 City Council OCT. 6 Ballot Initiatives OCT. 13 Liberty Lake Mayor


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council-manager government have tran-sitioned the opposite way in the history of the state.

“People have said that this is how we were founded, so it should stay that way,” Munger said. “To me, 10 years have passed, and we are experiencing dysfunc-tion in city government. Perhaps that’s a sign that we should reevaluate things.”

She said an example of the dysfunction is Council discussions appearing and reappearing or disappearing from the agenda without an action or decision.

“A city manager can clarify issues and confirm they are addressed,” Munger said. “In my mind, a council of elected representatives selecting their own leader

might diminish the amount of conflict we currently have between the legislative and executive branches.”

Schuler disagrees. She voted against adding the proposition to the ballot be-fore community members took matters into their own hands with a petition.

“I think that is driven out of frustra-tion,” Schuler said. “I know there are peo-ple frustrated with the pace of things at City Hall, and they blame that on the fact that we don’t have a city administrator. … If you have a strong mayor and the strong mayor does their job managing the staff, you don’t need a city administrator.”

Schuler, along with Council members Judi Owens and David Crump, voiced their opposition to the change when vot-ing to keep it off the ballot. In fact, just about all the Council members who vot-ed (and failed) to move the proposition

to the ballot with a resolution have said they think the change is a bad idea.

"I didn't think it'd be appropriate to take a stance in opposition if that meant voters wouldn't get their right to de-cide," Council Member Josh Beckett, also a mayoral candidate, told The Splash shortly after the vote. “I believe we need to have a strong mayor form of govern-ment, and I haven't heard a valid argu-ment otherwise.”

For more information on the proposi-tion, voters can attend a candidate forum at 6:45 p.m. Oct. 13 at the Meadowwood Technology Campus. Representatives on both sides of the proposition will be on hand to answer questions. Munger will represent the “yes” position, while Ow-ens, who helped choose Liberty Lake’s form of government more than a decade ago, will represent the “no” side to Propo-sition 1.

Voters to decide on scRAPs levyBy Kelly MooreSplaSh Staff Writer

A countywide ballot measure will meet its fate this fall as Liberty Lake voters join in deciding on a levy to replace the current Spokane County Regional Animal Protection Service (SCRAPS) shelter with a new facility to provide increased capacity for home-less animals at a more central county location.

With levy funding, SCRAPS looks to renovate a Spokane-owned warehouse

at Havana Street and Broadway Avenue for an estimated cost of $10 million.

According to materials presented at a county-held press conference, the pro-posed levy would equate to about $1 per month for an owner of a $200,000 home for a maximum of nine years.

Should the levy pass, the City of Spo-kane is prepared to join the regional program — a move county representa-tives said would decrease operational costs for current partners like the city of Liberty Lake. Spokane currently contracts animal control services with

SpokAnimal.SCRAPS currently partners with un-

incorporated Spokane County, Cheney, Millwood, Liberty Lake and Spokane Valley.

An informational town hall meeting will take place at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 12 at the County Commissioners Hearing Room located on the lower level of the Public Works Building at 1026 W. Broadway Ave. Spokane Mayor Mary Verner will join County Commissioner Todd Mielke and SCRAPS Director Nancy Hill at this meeting.

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the drawing released in September shows the proposed new SCrapS facility, should it be relocated to a retrofitted ware-house at havana Street and broadway avenue in Spokane

Statewide initiatives:

• Initiative measure 1125 concerning state expenditures on transportation

This measure would prohibit motor vehicle fund revenue and vehicle toll revenue from being used for non-trans-portation purposes. It would require the Legislature to set tolls and would provide that a toll on a particular road or bridge, including the Interstate 90 floating bridge, could be used only for construc-tion, operation or maintenance of that particular road or bridge.

• Initiative measure 1163 concerning long-term care workers and services for elderly and disabled people

If the Legislature amends certain statutes governing long-term care for eligible elderly and people with disabili-ties in 2011, this measure would reverse such amendments and reinstate the pri-or law. For the long-term in-home care program, it would provide independent audits, increase fraud investigation, and cap administrative expenses. It would also clarify that long-term care workers are covered by applicable law.

• Initiative measure 1183 concerning liquor: beer, wine and spirits

This measure would close state liquor stores and sell their assets, including the liquor distribution center. The state would license private parties to distrib-ute spirits and to sell spirits in retail stores meeting certain criteria, subject to specified training and compliance requirements. The measure establishes licensing fees for sale and distribution of spirits based on the licensee’s sales rev-enues. It would change some wine dis-tribution laws and allow non-uniform wholesale pricing for wine and spirits.

• Senate joint resolution 8205 con-cerning the length of time a voter must reside in Washington to vote for presi-dent and vice president

The Legislature proposed a constitu-tional amendment on repealing article VI, section 1A of the Washington Con-stitution. The amendment would remove an inoperative provision regarding how long a voter must live in the state before voting for president and vice president.

• Senate joint resolution 8206 con-cerning the budget stabilization ac-count maintained in the state treasury

The Legislature proposed a constitu-tional amendment on the budget stabi-lization account maintained in the state treasury. This amendment would require the Legislature to transfer additional moneys to the budget stabilization ac-count in each fiscal biennium in which the state has received “extraordinary revenue growth,” as defined, with certain limitations.

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• Oct. 6, 201118 The Splashlocal lens

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the SSC elite bu11 premier soccer team placed first at the District 6 tournament in tri-Cities at the beginning of September. pictured are (front row) Michael torre, Miles Chambers, ian Chambers, noah Dreves, paul brooks, hunter Clark; (back row) Coach brian Dreves, Josh hermes, Zachary Mattson, logan Coddington, hunter lynch, Caden Martin and altyn Cader. (liberty lake residents are highlighted in bold.)

Tri-Cities tournament champions

Home Depot holds health and safety fair for kids

Splash Travels

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Kevin Wilding paused with the Splash at the finish line after completing his first half ironman on Sept. 17 in Grand Coulee, Wash.

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rich and Ginny Semler took the Splash along on a re-cent trip to italy. they said they saw lots of wonderful sights (including the rome Colosseum), but basked in the ambiance of the liberty lake farmers Market upon their return.

SplaSh photoS by taMMy KiMberley

the liberty lake home Depot hosted the fourth annual Kids health and Safety fair on Saturday. local firefight-ers and law enforcement were on hand to talk with kids and their parents, and kids were given the chance to check out the inside of a fire truck. the free event also featured games, refreshments and activities sponsored by local businesses.

The Splash Oct. 6, 2011 • 19HistoryRoderick MacKenzie and his hotel

photo CourteSy of liberty laKe hiStoriCal SoCiety

this 20-room MacKenzie hotel was among visionary roderick MacKenzie’s contribu-tions to the early liberty lake community.

By Tom Spechtliberty laKe hiStoriCal SoCiety

The ‘Golden Age of Bicycles’As a biking enthusiast, my interest was

drawn to how the bicycle contributed to the start of the MacKenzie Hotel in 1895. From 1885 to 1890, new inventions changed the bicycle from the danger-ous, large front wheel bike of old to a bike much like today’s bike. Inventions like the roller chain, whose gear allowed smaller wheels, along with the inflatable air-filled bicycle tire led to the biggest bicycle craze of all during the 1890s’ “Golden Age of Bi-cycles.” The “mechanical horse” evoked an exciting new world in which even a poor person could travel afar and at will.

Biking clubs in Spokane starting in the 1890s would ride down Appleway to Liberty Lake. The riders cooled off by wading out in the shallow waters near what is now called Wicomico Beach, close to the MacKenzie house. The cyclist enjoyed the sandy shore and being able to wade far into the lake in its warm water, an especially attractive feature when many people at that time could not swim. They would say they were going to the lake to bathe rather than to swim. They had “bathing suits” instead of swimsuits.

MacKenzie HotelAnabel MacKenzie treated the bikers as

guests and would feed them. Her husband, Roderick, capitalized on this by building an addition to their house, and Anabel started charging 35 cents for a chicken dinner. The MacKenzies used this money to help build in 1895 a campground, a 20-room hotel and restaurant on what is now the west side of the 1200 block of Liberty Drive next to a natural spring. He already had outbuildings, stables and corrals he used for his ranch.

He stocked the lake with black bass. He also made a swimming beach and rented horses and boats. Although the Coeur d’Alene Indians used dug-out canoes at Lib-erty Lake at least since Chief Seltice had his summer celebrations in the 1850s, Roder-ick was the first to use row boats, which he rented out. In 1897, Roderick was staging swimming and boat races on Sundays and offering prizes. By 1902, the hotel was often filled to capacity. Seeing the MacKenzies’ success, others soon followed in his foot-steps to create “Spokane’s Inland Seashore.”

Ability to reinvent himselfIn 1890, Roderick MacKenzie at age 52

arrived in Spokane and decided to move to Liberty Lake. Was the reason because it was a chance to live on a beautiful lake with pine-covered mountains as a backdrop? Was he like many of today’s Liberty Lakers, search-ing for the quality of life this area has to offer? He started in Liberty Lake as a rancher and farmer, although he already had a successful ranch and real estate holding near Omaha.

He started selling his Omaha holdings and bought 800 acres on the west side of Liberty Lake. He bought what is now Wicomico Beach, including the original holdings of Stephen Liberty, the first log cabin and a 40-acre orchard on Liberty Lake. He was es-pecially proud of his full-blood Jersey cattle and his diversified farming.

This was not the first time Roderick MacKenzie made such a bold move. Of Scottish descent, he was born in 1838. He married Anabel McLean in Nova Scotia.

At 26, he moved to Boston and worked as a carpenter. At 32, he moved to Omaha, Neb., and became a contractor building the Union Pacific Railroad. He used his earnings to buy the center of the Omaha business district. He used the money from real estate to be-come a successful Omaha cattle rancher. He was one of the first Liberty Lake snowbirds, spending his winters in San Diego.

Man of visionRoderick was the first developer of Lib-

erty Lake and paved the way for much of the later development in the area. He started with infrastructure. Roderick saw to expand his customer base, he needed more than cyclists and those using the only other means of transportation at the time: horse and buggy. Not everyone wants or can bike 25 miles on a bumpy road to a lake to swim and then have to bike another 25 miles back — especially since this was before padded spandex biking shorts and light bikes with 12 or more gears. Roderick worked on improving the roads.

In 1902, the Coeur d’Alene and Spokane Railroad was beginning construction. MacKenzie attempted to convince the owners that a spur line into Liberty Lake would pay off. The line was not interested. They did have a stop where the gas station now stands across from True Legends. A stagecoach would take people from there into Liberty Lake.

In 1907, Roderick MacKenzie was able to convince the railroad company by do-nating 15 acres for a depot and right-of-way for the Spokane Inland Railroad to build a spur to Liberty Lake. He organized and helped fund getting the telephone line to Liberty Lake. He obtained the right-of-way by working out a deal with the telephone company to haul the poles and

MaCKEnziE hOTElDescriptionThis 20-room hotel and restaurant located on the west side of the lake was the first of its kind in the community. Later, the family developed MacKenzie Cove on the southeast part of the lake, renting summer cabins to families.Dates of operation1895-1908Owners1895-1907: Roderick MacKenzie1907-1908: Palouse Land Company What’s there today?Though it burned down a century ago, the MacKenzie Hotel once stood on property that today would be found on the west side of the South 1200 block of Liberty Drive.

organized the farmers in the area to each donate a day’s work to complete the effort.

He tapped the growing market of Spo-kane. In 1880, “Spokan Falls” population was 350 white settlers.

In 1890, Spokane Falls increased to 19,922, and by 1900, Spokane had 36,848 people — an 85 percent increase over 10 years. By 1910, Spokane’s population was around 90,000. The spur to the electric railroad MacKenzie helped fund connect-ed Liberty Lake to Spokane and allowed this population an easy, inexpensive way to access the lake and his resort.

MacKenzie BeachIn 1894, Roderick bought 160 acres on

the east side of what is now called MacK-enzie Bay. One of Roderick’s five children, John MacKenzie, was running a resort in 1913 at MacKenzie Cove on the east shore with several partly furnished cottages for rent for $50 per month or $100 per sea-son with launch service to the trains. The family continued to rent summer cabins to families. Three family members still own property there. Greenstone is developing 7 percent of the MacKenzie family property; the remainder Greenstone is working with the county to protect for future genera-tions in the MacKenzie Reserve.

RequiemIn 1902 at age 64, MacKenzie leased

the hotel for five years to Martin Kalez of Spokane to operate. MacKenzie then sold his west shore land and hotel to four men who formed the Palouse Land Com-pany. They platted the land and changed the name from MacKenzie Beach to Wic-omico Beach. They refurbished the hotel but stopped operating it in 1908. It later burned down. In 1912, Roderick died at his winter home in San Diego. Roderick MacKenzie perhaps more than any other man was Liberty Lake’s first visionary.

Tom Specht serves on the board of the Liberty Lake Historical Society. He has lived in Liberty Lake since 1985.

Sandy Beach ResortSig’s ResortDreamwood Bay ResortThe ZephyrKalez ParkGeorge Libby’s Boys’ CampNeyland’s GroveWayside ResortTed Weeks Resort MacKenzie HotelStonehouse Park and HotelLiberty Lake Park

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• Sandy Beach Resort

The Resort Project is a series of 12 articles that will run the first issue of every month in 2011. For more

on the series and LLHS, see pages 132-133 of the 2011 Liberty Lake Community Directory.

Sig’s Resort

Dreamwood Bay Resort

The Zephyr

Kalez Park

George Libby’s

Boys’ Camp

Neyland’s Grove Wayside Resort

Ted Weeks

MacKenzie Hotel

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Cascade of activities made for another first-rate LL summer

What a great summer we had here at Liberty Lake!

The fireworks, concert and parade for the Fourth of July were fabulous as always. We love seeing the patriotic spirit our community displays, especially on Inde-pendence Day. The Sept. 11 flag-raising by Jameson Lake at Rocky Hill Park for his Eagle Scout project further demonstrated this sentiment.

The movies at Pavillion Park were well selected. We especially enjoyed “Queen of the Sun.” Thank you to Friends of Pavillion Park and Greenstone for making this pos-sible. We enjoy spending time at Pavillion Park for so many reasons.

Liberty Lake Days was a great week-end! We especially enjoyed the classic cars cruising down Liberty Lake Road on Fri-day night. The city did a great job as usual getting this event together.

We were thrilled to see the turnout for the Mutt Strut, first because it honored the late Chris Anderlik, the great defender of all animals and a wonderful neighbor, and also because so many in our community care about our animal companions. Hur-ray for Pawpular Companions Boutique’s role in gathering our community together to support and celebrate our animal com-panions.

The weekly Farmers Market provided the majority of our produce this entire growing season. We enjoyed everything there from the fresh-cut flowers to the handmade soaps, from the wool fibers to the lentils and grains. It is a great place to

see our friends and neighbors as well as to spend a lazy Saturday morning.

The Spokane Symphony concert is a wonderful way to end our summer each year. This year was no different. Bravo to all who make this possible. It was also a great way to celebrate the city of Liberty Lake’s 10th birthday. The newly dedicated arboretum made a great gift to all of Lib-erty Lake to enjoy as well.

Our sincere appreciation and gratitude to all who helped make the summer of 2011 at Liberty Lake exciting and fun. We had great times. Now we are looking for-ward to autumn and winter activities!

Gary and Ellen Martin BernardoLiberty Lake

Proposition No. 1 makes sense for our growing city’s business

My wife and I fell in love with Liberty Lake and moved here eight years ago. We love the great spirit of community, the walking trails, spacious tree-lined boulevards, the parks, convenience to shopping,and easy access to the freeway and Spokane and Coeur d’Alene.

Liberty Lake was originally formed 10 years ago with a couple thousand resi-dents. It now has 7,500-plus citizens, and in all likelihood we will have a population of 15,000 to 20,000 over the next decade or so.

Our current mayor presents the city extremely well in all social settings, in-cluding city functions and meetings with organizations around the state of Wash-ington. She spends more time on city issues than a part-time mayor should be asked to do.

While the social and community as-pects of Liberty Lake are handled very well, the city presently has enormous problems on the business end. This in-cludes the $12 million budget, serious human resources issues, the impact of a maximum utility tax, too much con-trol by developers at the expense of city residents and a lack of transparency that translates to secrecy on many important city issues.

If Proposition No. 1 passes, a city man-ager will report to and take direction from the City Council elected by our fellow citi-zens. Failure by the city manager to follow the Council’s direction can lead to im-mediate termination. For these and many other reasons, I am a strong supporter of Proposition No. 1 to put a full-time, non-political professional in charge of city business.

Ron RaggeLiberty Lake

Letters to the Editor

An amazing thing happened Saturday night.

Scott and Pamela Brownlee retired the Rockin’ B Ranch Cowboy Supper Show in front of a sold-out crowd. I smiled so long and so hard my cheeks started to cramp and the 73-year-olds across the table from me said the night capped their “best birth-day ever.”

I could go on about how intensely excit-ing the night was. I hardly remember the actual show because the overwhelming joy left such a strong imprint on my memory. Everything is a blur right up to the mo-ment I found myself out of my seat, mid-cheer with both fists in the air.

It was that good. Still, if you can believe it, that wasn’t the

“amazing” part. I showed up expecting a great show, and I wasn’t disappointed. What I didn’t expect was the ego boost.

I wrote about the Brownlees in the Aug. 18 Splash, just after they announced plans to retire the show. Because they are the sweet people they are, they didn’t spare a word of the positive feedback every writer craves.

At dinner, chance seated me next to some old friends of the Brownlees and during small talk one asked if I happened to know this show would be the last. I started to go into my shtick about working

The energy inside Liberty Lake’s favorite barn had a markedly “family reunion” feel this weekend. Nothing unusual there: A sense of family is as much a staple of the Rockin’ B Ranch as Miss Pammy’s barbe-cue sauce and Dusty Bicuspid’s toothless,

Rockin’ Reflections

By Kelly MooreSplaSh ColuMn

for the paper, and that’s when it happened. “Oh my God, are you Kelly?” The friend cut me off before I could ex-

plain meeting the hosts earlier this sum-mer and writing the story. He already knew.

Just like that, I felt a million miles high. For the first time since picking up a pen, a complete stranger recognized me for my writing. In the little vacuum of the Rockin’ B, the Brownlees managed to orchestrate one of the best compliments I’d ever re-ceived.

When I interviewed the couple back in August, Pamela Brownlee told me one of her favorite aspects of the show is be-ing able to spotlight local, young talent on the stage. The venue has been the launch-ing pad for dozens of young musicians in the Inland Northwest, and that makes the Brownlees boast like proud parents.

They seem to have a knack for seeing and nurturing the best in people. They’ve mastered the art of encouragement and don’t mind sharing praise with anyone who’ll listen or pass it down the grapevine. What the Rockin’ B hosts do best is uplift those around them. That may be their se-cret weapon in 17 years of successful busi-ness.

Their appreciation for people radiates through the cowboy supper show -- and everyone leaves feeling more special than when they arrived.

The Brownlees haven’t yet stumbled upon their next venture, but whatever it is, I know they’ll bring that same spirit to the table. Those who had the fortune to visit the barn will sorely miss those shows, but in the meantime, we’ve all got a lesson in neigh-borly love we can work on passing along.

Kelly Moore is a staff writer for The Splash. She can be reached at kmoore@ libertylakesplash.com.

By Josh JohnsonSplaSh ColuMn

dim-witted grin. But as the iconic cowboy supper show played its final two perfor-mances after a 17-year run, it was clear the sold-out audience contained few strangers.

Kim and I attended Saturday’s finale. I bought tickets weeks ago because I have a deep nostalgia for the Rockin’ B. I went to my first cowboy supper show with my grandparents years ago in Arizona, be-fore Scott and Pamela Brownlee brought their talents to Liberty Lake. Years later, my first Rockin’ B show turned out to be Granny’s last. Our extended family went back to the Ranch the next year to mark her birthday and honor our matri-arch. Granny cultivated a family culture of laughing and playing together, and the

See ROCKIN’ B, page 21

Final Ranch performance left us all feeling special

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of 8,000 residents demands full-time management. Call for a balanced budget from your elected City Council representatives and give them the power to monitor expenditures through a capable City Manager tasked with budget development and implementation. Before raising taxes, the need must be justified. An audit trail must exist for tracking how new revenues are spent.

Neither the review nor the rollback of the Utility Tax has occurred. A Utility Tax was imposed in December 2010 for the 2011

fiscal year with a promise that it would be reviewed in July and rolled back if unnecessary. The Greater Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce found that 72.5% of the electric/natural gas utility tax is paid by businesses, even though Council members acknowledged only considering residential concerns. The Utility Tax continues. Was the tax a necessary revenue or did it just provide more funds for capital expense projects approved after the public budget debates in December? The Utility Tax has been directly questioned by residents at Council meetings without a “by the numbers” review and response. In this economy, the burden of a utility tax hits hardest on businesses with lesser revenues and residents with lower earnings. Was a Utility Tax the best or simply most expedient solution? Questions from residents and from Council members deserve crisp, concise responses … especially with respect to fiscal management and taxpayer burdens. What happened to the review and rollback? Give elected Council representatives authority to request answers to these questions and give residents the ability to access the answers from all elected representatives. Improve fiscal transparency and citizens’ access to information.

or she won’t be eligible for the permanent position, should it be created next year.

The committee hiring advisory com-mittee consists of Council members Odin Langford, Ryan Romney and Cris Kamins-kas, with Susan Schuler as alternate. Three community members will also be asked to join committee discussions for input but won’t be allowed to vote.

The consultant may also assist with any transition in the coming year — whether that be converting to a council-manager form of government or determining a city administrator job description and hiring procedure.

Finance Director R.J. Stevenson showed funding for the consultant position will come from 2011 savings in the city’s ad-ministrative services budget and projected savings in the mayor’s department budget.

Stevenson estimated salary and benefit costs to include the administrator posi-tion in the 2012 budget would be about $160,000. He noted this amount would

be included in the mayor’s preliminary 2012 budget, with possibly an additional $20,000 for professional recruiting ser-vices.

A short list of possible duties of the con-sultant suggested by Stevenson included acting as a liaison between mayor and council, preparing and guiding the search for 2012 city administrator or manager, overseeing human resource issues and making recommendations on policies, procedures and training.

The proposed timeline presented by Stevenson suggested the consultant could start as early as Nov. 1.

In other business, Schuler clarified her reasoning for not allowing an extension of the Sept. 20 meeting.

“If we get into those types of discussions … there has to be a point where we ac-knowledge we have to table things,” Schul-er said. “I’m very sensitive to the public, and it’s not fair to others if we start late or run over.”

She also clarified a misquote in the Sept. 22 Splash, saying her response to the re-quest to extend the meeting was, “Now you have two weeks to get your answers.”

CONSULTANTContinued from page 9

Rockin’ B fit that bill with harmony. My family’s experience is reflected in so

many I talk to. Even the online reviews of the Ranch are overflowing with references like, “we always bring our out-of-town relatives here when they visit.”

Over 17 seasons, hundreds of families have been adopted into the Rockin’ B clan, and many were on hand Saturday. Like siblings, we were already well aware of the Ranch’s homespun idiosyncra-sies and inside jokes. For example, most in the audience recited on cue with the host that the most important item on the menu was applesauce (it gives fingers a cool place to grip the hot tin plate). And when Dusty — Scott’s alter ego — read-ied to recite the Ranch’s favorite fairytale, “Rindercella,” even he acknowledged the familiar audience: “For those of you who have already heard this 97 times, just say it along with me.”

On cue, many in attendance fired up the story in rhythm with Dusty: “Twonce upon a wine in a coreign fountry, war war afay …”

And we laughed just as hard at that fa-miliar, familial humor as we did the first time we heard it.

But maybe it’s the working elements to the show itself that make the paying cus-tomers feel so much like kin. First-time visitors are often surprised that the same person who shows you to your seat when you arrive will often be seen again in the pre-dinner skit … and then serving in the chow line … and then playing world-class

music on the stage during the main show … and finally thanking you on your way out. Like a family, these “Ranch-hands” do a little bit of everything.

You’d think the Riders of the Rockin’ B (as the creative talent is referred to) would be holed up in a dressing room before the show demanding personally catered ser-vice, not out among the guests providing it. I get the feeling this phenomenon is not because the Brownlees require this of their talent, but because they hire talented peo-ple who also happen to have big hearts. You can tell the musicians love what they do on stage, but the funny thing is they seem to also love serving potatoes with a wisecrack and a smile. Can someone teach this to my children? (The service-with-a-smile part; they’ve got the wisecracks down.)

Speaking of teaching my kids, I always love it when Pamela Brownlee, prior to leading the national anthem, honors the veterans in the crowd and then asks the at-tendees to pull the young ones in close and teach them “how we do this.”

Saturday, on my way back through the chow line for seconds, the patrons in front of me were remarking about how the ever-earlier sunset made the Brownlee home, just steps away from the barn venue, look dark and unoccupied.

“The family’s all up here working,” a man joked.

Not the entire family, I thought to my-self. A few of us lucky cousins get to kick back and enjoy the show.

Josh Johnson is editor and publisher of The Splash. He can be reached at josh@ libertylakesplash.com.

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MISSION MEADOWS BAZAAR19312 E Nora Lane. October 14, noon-5 pm. October 15, 9-3 pm. Lots of crafts. Bake sale. Lunch available on Saturday. Follow signs from Mission and Grady.

Watch, Sons of Anarchy every Tuesday at 7pm at Cruisers in Stateline, Id. Free spaghetti. Watch the show on our 10’ screen. Fans of SOA gather for fun. Don’t be afraid of Cruisers bikers, we’re the good guys who just like our Harley’s & can afford the leather. 6105 W. Seltice Way. For more info call Sheri at 509-217-1937.

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Liberty Lake 2-bedroom 2-bath condo. Like new custom paint, stainless appliances, washer & dryer, single garage. Rent includes cable, internet, pool, hot tub, weight room. No smokers, no pets. $800 a month, $500 deposit. For applications email [email protected].

YOU’LL LOVE IT HERE2-bed, 1-bath, w/wd, fireplace, d/w, carport, large deck/patio overlooking the lake. $790 & $850. Woodlake Village Apts, 23310 E Inlet Dr, 255-9955.

FURNITUREBrass floor lamp, 60” tall, like new, $60, 509-990-5792.

Computer desk and chair, excellent condition, $120, 509-990-5792.

GARAGE SALESEstate sale: Antiques, Victorian living-room suite, furniture, glassware, decor, outdoor furniture. 607 S Liberty Lake Circle. Friday & Saturday 8-2.

Moving sale! Fri & Sat 8-4. Furniture, household, kids and teen clothes, outdoor furniture, all kinds of good stuff. Need to sell before winter. 19926 E 1st Ct, Greenacres. Follow signs.

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NEAT-FREAK NEEDED!HOUSEKEEPER/ORGANIZER Permanent, p/t, early mornings M-F, 3-4 hours per day starting by 6AM, $10-$15/hr, must be detail oriented. Send letter of interest to Kate Kennedy, PO Box 545, Liberty Lake, WA 99019 or [email protected]. Call 879-0078 with questions.

PART-TIME OFFICE ASST.Office assistant needed from mid-October through mid-January. 20 - 30 hours per week. Liberty Lake location. Call Sharon Robb, 509-638-5475.

LOST & FOUNDLost a turquoise and white paddle boat at Liberty Lake. If found, please call 255-9221. Thank you.

MISC. FOR SALE4 Mobius passes, $15. Gift certificate full set acrylic nails at Glen Dow, $15. 893-9521.

9 hole round of golf at Meadow Wood, Liberty Lake or Hangman Valley. I’m unable to use the gift certificate, but you can! $22 value for only $15, 879-0805.

Cricut Expression die cutting machine (almost new) - $125. Call Elaine at 509-710-4675.

Eat Local! Grass-fed-beef raised on our Spokane County Ranch. USDA packaging $6 lb & up. We live at Liberty Lake, so meat can be picked-up at our home or we may be able to deliver. 509-220-3902.

Groupon for Cedars Inn, 1 night stay $49, expires November 3, 2011. 255-9575.

Hardy Boys books (56 hardcover), good condition - $75. Call Elaine, 509-710-4675.

REAL ESTATEGREAT MFH IN SANDY BEACH! 3-bed/2-bath MFH in this coveted 55+ Liberty Lake community. GFA/CAC, all updated. Huge master suite w/ private deck. Awesome views of the lake. Beach access and boat slip. Amazing value $99,500! Bonnie, 868-4755.

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STREET LEGAL GOLF CARTS Year end sale on all new street legal golf vehicles in stock. Don’t miss out on the 2011 federal tax credit and Washington sales tax exemption. Odyssey Sports, Hayden, 208-762-4662.

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1ST EXPRESSIONS COUNTGive your home or business and edge in this competitive market. At September Jem Gardens & Designs we can help create that curb appeal to impress potential buyers or customers. A small investment could pay big dividends. Call Jamie at 509-723-8020 for more information.

20/20 WINDOW WASHINGWindow cleaning/power washing/gutter cleaning. Liberty Lake resident. Residential and commercial services. Very competitive, satisfaction guarantee. Free estimates 509-638-8275. This week get 20% off any inside and out window cleaning service.

AIRPORT TRANSPORTATIONLiberty Lake area to Spokane International Airport (GEG), $40, Tom’s Taxi. Call 509-270-3115.

BLOWOUT SPRINKLERSDEAR NEIGHBOR Please call us to set up an appointment. Our price is $38.95 + tax and mention this ad and get $5 off. Grassmasters Lawn & Sprinkler is licensed, bonded and has over 20 years experience, 924-LAWN.

EYELASH EXTENSIONS $75NO MORE MASCARA!! Eyelash Extensions are individually placed on each individual eyelash. Extensions last 3-4 weeks before fill. Done by a licensed esthetician. Lashes by Stephanie, 509-342-8199.

HEINZ PAINTING & HANDYMANBBB accredited, hardworking, honest, on time, and I do quality work. Dave Heinz, 509-953-8093. It’s October, get your projects done today! Licensed, bonded & insured, Heinzph924bw. Many satisfied LL customers.

High School seniors of 2012 and 2013! Let me take your senior pictures! Check out www.ferrarofotography.blogspot.com to see some of my work! Thank you!

HOME & PROPERTY SERVICEOnly a short time left to complete outdoor projects before winter. Full property service from the ground up. Vacant property maintenance. SAV Associates #savasa*923ms. Steve, 509-226-1352.

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.

KIDFIT SPOKANEChildren’s Dance & Movement Programs in: Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Hip-Hop, modern, Mom N’Me, Kid Kardio, Kid Zumba, Gymnastics, Cheerleading. 18mos-13yrs. located at the Hub Sports Center, Liberty Lake. visit Kidfitspokane.com for details or contact Pam Chalpin, 953-7501.

Air Control Heating & Electric Inc. 3Appleway Florist & Greenhouse 7Bestway Lawn & Tree Care 6Carver Farms 4Chamberlain, Dr. Dan 9City of Liberty Lake - Library 7Clark’s Tire & Automotive 3Coeur d’Alene Wine Cellar 7Committee for Better Government 21Essentials Medi Spa 3Family Medicine LL/Medicine Man Pharmacy 8

Good Samaritan Society Spokane Valley 21Inland Imaging 11John L. Scott Real Estate - Pam Fredrick 5John L. Scott Real Estate - Zyph Realtors 7Karen Does My Hair 3Liberty Lake Farmers Market 6Liberty Lake Sewer & Water District 15Mercedes-Benz 24Mirabeau Park Hotel 9North Idaho Dermatology - Stephen Craig MD 10Northern Quest Resort & Casino 5

Peterson, Steve 3

Quinn Essentials 11

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Sterling Savings Bank 5

Therapeutic Associates 2

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LANDSCAPE PROS 993-7455Sprinkler blow-outs, aeration, power rake, shrub trimming, and fall clean up. mention this ad and receive 10% off any service, 509-993-7455. Call and set up your appointment today! Licensed, bonded and insured.

LIBERTY LAWN & YARDScheduling now, reserve your spot. Fall Aeration, tree & shrub pruning, property cleanup. Complete landscape maintenance. Steve, 509-226-1352.

LL small business? - Local CPA candidate/Gonzaga grad student/2nd career professional seeking 1-2 businesses or households that want to clean up 2011 or earlier financial records and eliminate tax deadline stress with reports ready to take to your tax professional. The messier your records, the more fun I have. References. Available Dec 1-30. 707-290-4030. [email protected].

PERSONALIZED FITNESSAffordable personalized fitness programs. Circuit, TRX, Bootcamp, Dance/Zumba, Yoga, Pilates, Nutrition. Individual, partner & group training. Located at The HUB Sports Center Liberty Lake, or in your home, or on-site. Specials! Contact Pam, 953-7501, www.chalpinfitness.com.

PROFESSIONAL INSTALLERS26 years experience, free estimates, all types of showers, backsplashes, countertops and flooring. Let us put the finishing touch on your project. Call Larry and Lillie 924-4954.

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.

RV, BOAT, AUTO AND TOYS.Store your treasures at Storage Solutions. Camera surveillance, controlled access and convenient locations. Spokane, 509-455-4242. Spokane Valley & Liberty Lake, 509-892-1600.

SNOWBLOWER TUNEUPS/REPAIRTune-ups and repairing all brands of snow blowers. Factory Trained Technician with over 18 years of experience. Licensed and insured. Pickup and delivery available. Call Joel’s Lawnmower Repair at 924-5396.

SPRINKLER BLOW-OUTSPacific Lawn Maintenance. Full service weekly / bi-weekly lawn care, fall core aeration, fall and winter fertilizing, and sprinkler blowouts. $30-35 most lawns. Quick reliable service. Serving Liberty Lake area 12+ years. Fully lic/bond/insured. Call today to schedule yours! Pacific Lawn Maintenance, 509-218-1775.

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SPRINKLER SYSTEM BLOWOUTEscapes Lawn and Sprinklers currently scheduling for sprinkler blow outs. Starting at $32 including tax. Call, text, or Email Patrick at 509-216-3905 or [email protected].

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.

YOU’VE GOT IT “MAID” Licensed, bonded & insured. I am honest, reliable and take pride in what I do. I have great references and competitive rates. Please call Gail, 509-385-1008.

WANTEDMonster Scooters Wa. Do you have any used Razor Scooter parts? If you’re not using them, we can! Call us: 924-0936.

STATEWIDEREACH 2.7 MILLION READERS: The Splash participates in a statewide classified ad program that allows classified advertisers to submit ads for publication in more than 130 community publications throughout Washington. $255 buys 1,180,746 circulation and 2,715,700 readers. For more information, contact Josh Johnson at 242-7752 or [email protected].

ADOPTIONADOPT - Art classes to zoo trips, everything in between, 1st baby will be our king/queen. Expenses paid. Dave & Robin, 1-800-990-7667.

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ATTEND 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.

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EVENTS-FESTIVALSANNOUNCE your festival for only pennies. Four weeks to 2.7 million readers statewide for about $1,000. Call Josh at The Splash at 242-7752 or 1-206-634-3838 for more details.

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FOR SALE - LANDREPOSSESSED RANCHES only 4 available. 40+ acres from $18,900. One day - October 8th. Lender sacrifice sale. All must go. Call UTR LLC, 1-888-430-8949.

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HELP WANTEDTRUCK DRIVERS - Company - Lease - Work for us or let us work for you! Unbeatable career opportunities. Trainee, company driver. Lease Operators earn up to $51K. Lease Trainers earn up to $80K, 877-369-7105, www.centraldrivingjobs.net.

LEGAL SERVICESDIVORCE $135. $165 with children. No court appearances. Complete preparation. Includes, custody, support, property division and bills. BBB member. 503-772-5295. www.paralegalalternatives.com, [email protected].

LEGAL NOTICESCity of Liberty Lake Notice of Application

Proposal File #: CP-11-0003Zoning: C-1 (Community Commercial)Proposal: Bryant Properties UpgradeProposal Description: Phase 1 - grading permit to pave and landscape approximately .95 acres around existing building. Future Phase 2 - expansion of the site to the north which will include two potential buildings and related site work for drainage and landscaping.Site Address: 23827 E. Appleway Ave., Liberty Lake, WA 99019 (Parcel 55112.9023)General Location: NE Corner of Fairway Ln. & Appleway Ave.Owner: Bryant Properties (Darrel Bryant)Phone: 425-255-3478Contact: Inland Asphalt (Dave Murphy)Phone: 509-534-2657

Application Date: 9/29/11Determination of Completeness Issued: 9/30/11

Notice of Application Issued: 10/5/11Comment Deadline: 4pm, 10/19/11

City of Liberty Lake Permits Included in Application: A City Grading Permit will need to be issued prior to beginning site work construction on Phase 1 and Phase 2. City Building Permits will need to be issued prior to beginning construction on future buildings. A City right-of-way permit will need to be issued prior to any work in the public right-of-way.Other Permits: WA State Dept. of Ecology (DOE) permits & approvals and Spokane Clean Air permits & approvals may need to be issued prior to construction. Future building permits may also require Liberty Lake Sewer District approval.Required & Existing Studies: A SEPA Checklist has been completed.Environmental Review: City of Liberty Lake Planning & Building Services is reviewing the proposed project for probable adverse environmental impacts and expects to issue a Mitigated Determination of Nonsignificance (MDNS) for this project. Any SEPA appeal is governed by the City of Liberty Lake Environmental Ordinance and such appeal shall be filed within fourteen (14) days after the notice that the determination has been made and is appealable. The optional DNS process in WAC 197-11-355 is being used and this may be your only opportunity to comment on the environmental impacts of this portion of the proposal. A copy of the subsequent threshold determination for this proposal may be obtained upon request and will be supplied to reviewing agencies. Probable MDNS Conditions: Harvard Road Mitigation for future buildings and other conditions as recommended by reviewing agencies.Development Regulations: City of Liberty Lake Development & Building Codes, Standards for Street and Sewer Construction, and the Stormwater Management Manual are the primary City regulations applicable to the site.Consistency: In consideration of the above referenced development regulations and typical conditions and/or mitigating measures, the proposal is found to be consistent, as provided in RCW 36.70B.040, with the “type of land use”, “level of development”, “infrastructure”, and “character of development”.

Written Comments: Agencies, tribes, and the public are encouraged to review and provide written comments on the proposed project and its probable environmental impacts. All comments received within 14 calendar days of the date this Notice of Application is issued, will be considered prior to making a decision on this application.Public Hearing: As a Type I Project Permit, this action is not subject to a future public hearing.Location where application file may be viewed: City of Liberty Lake Planning & Building Services, 22710 E. Country Vista, Liberty Lake, WA 99019. Project information is also available on the City website at www.libertylakewa.gov/development/public_notices.asp. Questions may be directed to the Project Coordinator listed below.Review Authority - Project Coordinator:City of Liberty Lake - Amanda Tainio, Planning & Building Services Manager, Phone: 509-755-6708, Email: [email protected]

Date Notice of Application (NOA) Issued: 10/5/11Published Date & Paper: 10/6/11, Liberty Lake SplashEnd of Comment Period: 4pm, 10/19/11

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGAmending Tourism Promotion Area

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS THAT: The City Council of the City of Liberty Lake will hold a public hearing on the rate to be charged Lodging Businesses within the City of Liberty Lake Tourism Promotion Area. The public will have the opportunity to comment on the proposal to modify the $1.00 charge per room per day to $2.00 per room per day. The public hearing will be held during the regular City Council Meeting On Tuesday, October 18, 2011, beginning at 7pm, or as soon thereafter as practical, at the Liberty Lake City Hall Council Chambers, 22710 E. Country Vista Drive, Liberty Lake, WA. Individuals planning to attend the meeting who require special assistance to accommodate physical, hearing, or other impairments, please contact the City Clerk at (509) 755-6729 as soon as possible so that arrangements may be made.

Publication Date: October 6, 2011

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