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By Chelsee JohnsonThe Chronicle

OKANOGAN – Even as theair clears up in OkanoganCounty, health officials urgepeople to be aware of theirhealth.

Though the flames aren’tnearby, smoke and ash can stillblow in and jeopardize airquality.

Okanogan County PublicHealth said last Thursday toexpect occasional periods ofpoor air quality in the countywith smoke-related particulatesreaching levels consideredunhealthy for sensitive groups,including infants and youngchildren, the elderly, pregnant

women, diabetics or those withpre-existing lung andcardiovascular conditions.

Ash and debris from thefires rained over the county lastweek, covering cars, sidewalksand people with ash rangingfrom gnat-size or smaller topine needle length.

To alleviate some of thesmoke’s effects, health officialsurge people to stay indoorswith the windows closed anduse the recycle or re-circulatesetting on vehicle airconditioners during times ofpoor air quality.

“Anyone withcardiovascular or lungproblems should probably bestaying indoors,” CommunityHealth Director Lauri Jonessaid.

When ash is falling andheavy smoke blankets thecounty, it’s probably not

healthy for anybody to beoutside for an extended periodof time, and those who canavoid it should.

Jones said people such asconstruction workers who can’tavoid being outside should bewatchful of how the air isaffecting them.

“It hasn’t been too bad.Everybody’s eyes are kindaburning, but nobody has hadany real problems withbreathing,” Buno Constructioncrew manager Kevin Grant saidThursday afternoon. Buno isdoing sewer replacement workfor the city of Omak.

Road closures on U.S.Highway 2 over Stevens Passand state Highway 20 overLoup Loup Pass meant that hiscrew members had to takeSnoqualmie Pass to get back tothe west side of the state fortheir break last weekend.

By Dee CampThe Chronicle

KANOGAN – Utilitycrews are working 16-hour days to restoreelectricity to theMethow Valley,Pateros and other

areas left without power by theCarlton Complex fires.

Okanogan County PublicUtility District commissionersdeclared an emergency late lastweek and authorized ManagerJohn Grubich to do what’snecessary to address thesituation.

About 3,700 utility districtcustomers are without power,as are all customers of theOkanogan County ElectricCooperative in Winthrop.

The co-op’s electricity istransmitted over the utilitydistrict’s Loup Loup line,several miles of which weredamaged by fire.

Repairs to utility districtlines are expected to take

weeks, Grubich said.Grubich said the district’s

lines suffered extensivedamage, but crews have beenunable to get into all theaffected areas to assess all thedamage because the fires arestill raging.

“We’ve got hundreds, if notthousands, of structures on theground,” he said, in referenceto poles and towers.

About four miles at thewestern end of the Loup Louptransmission line have burned.The line takes power from theOkanogan Valley to theMethow Valley.

“The Methow Valley is out

until we can repair it,” Grubichsaid.

A spur off the line also feedsthe Malott area, but that – sofar – is working. The firespread northward into theMalott area in mid-afternoonFriday, so the utility cut powerto that area.

A transmission line betweenBrewster and Pateros also hasburned.

The utility’s fiber opticsbackbone line also has beendamaged, with several miles ofit burned along Old Highway97.

The line is operational fromMalott northward.

The utility sells wholesaletelecommunications service toretailers, who sell it to endusers.

Grubich said the Grant andChelan counties’ public utilitydistricts have offered crews andequipment. Bonneville PowerAdministration haveresponded.

“Our initial plan is to work16-hour days and sleep atnight” for as long as it takes torepair the damage and restoreservices, he said.

Priority will be given toareas of highest population, hesaid.

Establishing broadbandconnectivity south of Malottcould take several weeks, theutility said.

The utility asked that peoplenot hook up generators withoutchecking with the district first.

“They’re OK if put inproperly,” the district’s DanBoettger said. “But some put(electricity) back in the system.They jeopardize everyone outin the field.”

Utility poles are charredand broken along OldHighway 97 south of

Malott. Photo by Al Camp.

Residents should boil water

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OKANOGAN – Theintegrity of drinking water inseveral communities is inquestion after fires roaredthrough Okanogan County, andboil orders are in place forseveral areas.

The state Department ofHealth issued a drinking wateralert, saying that electricaloutages in the Methow Valleyand other areas are causingsome public water systems tolose water pressure.

The departmentrecommends boiling tap waterwhen service is restored orcontacting the local watersystem to find out whether it isnecessary to boil the water.

Boil orders are in effect forthe following areas: Lost River

Association, Alamo Orchards,Alta Lake Golf Course, theMethow Valley, CustomOrchard 1, Emanuel Heightsand the city of Pateros.

The department said to killbacteria, water should beheated to a brisk boil for atleast one full minute.

Many chemical pollutantswill not be removed by boiling,and cloudy water should befiltered before boiling usingcoffee filters, paper towels,cheesecloth or a cotton plug in

a funnel. Water can also be purified

by adding household bleach.Household bleach usuallycontains between 5.25 percentand 8.25 percent chlorine.

To purify, add a quarterteaspoon of household bleachper gallon of water. A completetable is available on theDepartment of Health website.

Bleach will not removechemicals, and cloudy watershould be filtered beforepurification.

Some areas’ water

is potentially

contaminated

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Alexis “Lulu” Taylor, 6, of Grand Coulee, takes shelter from the cold wind blowing across the frozen surface of Bonaparte Lake onSaturday. Taylor was at the lake attending the annual Lake Bonaparte Snow Drags, where temperatures hovered at about minus 10degrees prior to the 10 a.m. start time.

Local groups challenge land acquisitionsBy Christopher Lopaze

WNPA Olympia News Bureau

OLYMPIA – Landacquisition by state agencies isdraining county coffers,particularly in OkanoganCounty, Washington FarmBureau members andOkanogan County officials toldlawmakers Feb. 9.

Okanogan County FarmBureau President Jon Wysspresented the organization’sconcerns about the stateDepartment of Fish andWildlife’s new land acquisitionproposals to lawmakers.

The organization wants amoratorium on future landacquisition by the agency untilan economic impact study isdone to determine if there is anet benefit to effected counties.Wyss said the farm groupopposes using taxpayer funds toincrease government ownership

of land.The state agency and

Okanogan County areconducting separate economicimpact studies on landacquisitions in the county. TheFish and Wildlife study isexpected to be released by theend of this month. TheOkanogan County study is alsonearing completion.

Fish and Wildlife LandDivision Manager Clay Spraguesaid he hopes the studies look atall aspects, including thefinancial impact of the stateowned-land bringing hunting,fishing and wildlife-watcherstourism – a $4.5 billionindustry, according to theagency.

He said the proposal wouldcontinue to advance theagency’s responsibility toprotect fish and wildlife. InOkanogan County, the agencyhas proposed to purchase 2,200

acres in Tunk Valley for habitatconservation.

Fish and Wildlife officialsclaim the acquisition is neededto protect sharp-tailed grousehabitat from development. Aquick look at the land showsmost of the valley isundeveloped sage-shrubsteppe, farm and rangeland,with very little development.

According to state records,more than 75 percent of thecounty is already owned byeither state, local or tribalgovernment. Fish and Wildlife,the state Department of NaturalResources, the U.S. ForestService and Colville tribe allown land in or adjacent to TunkValley.

In addition to the Tunkacquisition proposal, the Fishand Wildlife would alsoacquire 728 acres of land in theKettle River Corridor in nearbyFerry County, and 4,100 acres

of land near Crown Point –between Grand Coulee andBridgeport - with a possibilityto expand the “Grand CouleeRanch” project to a total of20,500 acres.

Fish and Wildlife hasproposed acquisition of 13parcels of land in 12 counties in2015-2017, potentially addingmore than 25,000 acres to itsholdings, a move farmers andproperty rights advocatesoppose.

The agency currentlymanages close to 1 million acresof land statewide, according tothe agency’s website.

Okanogan Countycommissioners have raisedissues with continued Fish andWildlife land acquisitionbecause they said it is hurtingtax rolls, resulting in lessrevenue for schools, roads andemergency services.

County officials have also

noted that state acquisition offarms and ranches hasdiminished jobs and cut intobusiness tax revenues.

“If any of our privatelandowners didn’t pay theirtaxes, their property would besold at the courthouse steps,”Kennedy said. “So why do stateagencies get away with onlypaying a portion of theirpayment in lieu of taxes?”

During the last two years,Okanogan County has receivedless than they asked for fromthe state. In 2013, the countybilled Fish and Wildlife$523,500, and received$151,000.

“That’s a broken promise bythe state,” said Rep. Joel Kretz,R-Wauconda.

Kretz has advocated a halt tostate land acquisition or in thealternative requiring stateagencies to pay taxes equal towhat would be levied on

privately owned land.He said because much of

Okanogan County is alreadyowned by the government, youhave to be careful with the taxbase left to make sure thecounty is able to fund localservices. He’s against stateagencies purchasing more land,especially for conservationeasements, until Fish andWildlife “takes local concernsseriously.”

“I’m proud of local folks tobring this up,” he said. “It’stheir job to educate thelegislators.”

Sen. Linda Parlette, R-Wenatchee, is sponsoringSenate Bill 6551, which wouldtransfer the responsibility ofpayment in lieu of taxes to theState Treasurer’s Office. Thatoffice would make the processconsistent with how the stateDepartment of NaturalResources handles PILT.

Omak updatingsign regulations

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OMAK – The city plans toupdate its sign code to deal withan increasing number oflighted, animated businesssigns.

City Administrator RalphMalone said the existing signcode, adopted in 1995, would bereplaced by the new one. Theold code didn’t address thenewer type of sign.

Officials started working ona rewrite after noticing one ofthe signs displayed flashinglights in red and blue colors,making people a block or moreaway think there wereemergency vehicles on thestreet, he said.

In another instance, Mid-Valley Medical Group had to gothrough a variance process inorder to replace an off-premisessign.

City officials spent about ayear updating the code, whichnow sets parameters forflashing, brightness and colorchange frequency on animatedsigns.

The City Council, during itsmeeting last Monday, set ahearing on the proposed codeduring its Feb. 18 meeting at

City Hall, 2 N. Ash St. Themeeting starts at 7 p.m.

Malone said the DowntownMerchants Group is aware ofthe changes and has beenworking with city officials onthe rewrite. The PlanningCommission also has beeninvolved.

“It’s been updated enoughso we will just repeal the oldone and install the new,” hesaid.

In other business, thecouncil:

• Renewed a contract forplacement of National WeatherService lightning-detectionequipment at the OmakMunicipal Airport. The federalagency will pay $600 per year.

• Approved a contract withButch’s Electric, Omak, forelectrical work at Carl PrechtRV Park in East Side Park. Thecity is replacing some RV padsand upgrading the electricalservice.

The city will spend about$21,000 on electrical work.

• Amended the water budgetto allow for vacation time cash-out and sick leave buy-back foremployee Mike Ervin, whoretired after 20 years with thecity.

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ONAPARTE LAKE –The temperaturehovered aboutminus 15 degreesSaturday morning at

Lake Bonaparte Lake Resort.But the cold weather made

for perfect racing conditions forthe annual drag racingenthusiasts hitting the frozenwaters of Bonaparte Lake for aday of competition on nearly20-inch-thick ice.

“That made for some darncold racing,” race spokeswomanBridgett Sterling said, callingthe day a success. “We werepleasantly surprised by thenumber of people who bravedthose cold temperatures.”

More than 50 teenage andadult competitors raced inclasses based on engine size andmodifications from 600cc toopen.

“Floor it when the light’sgreen,” 11-year-old MattWagner of Omak said afterwinning the junior class on the500-foot Bonaparte Lake SnowDrags course.

The Virginia GraingerElementary School student saidhe didn’t mind the frigidweather because “It’s fun to goup against other racers.”

Nine-year-old SageFuhrman of Tunk Valley tooksecond. Her secret: “Go fast.”

She took second place.The junior division racers

were the first to hit the ice.Okanogan’s Darren Goetz

took second place in the 900Improved class, racing forXtreme Powersports ofOkanogan.

“For the most part, it wasgreat,” Goetz said. “It was a funtime.”

Goetz also raced last yearwhen the starting light wastriggered by a toggle switch.This year, the drags featured aprofessional “Christmas tree”starting system.

“Racing was better this yearbecause of the light system,” hesaid. “I enjoyed it.”

Goetz noted that the coldkept some race fans away andthat had it been a “littlewarmer,” more sleds and fanswould’ve been present.

But not all race fans were

bothered by the cold.Bailey Steinfort of

Bonaparte Lake turned out towatch the drag racing in shorts.

Other local racers placing inthe Top 3 in their classesincluded Cody Kurtz, NickOlsen and John Koffel, all ofRepublic; Austin Wood ofOkanogan; Chad Andreas ofOmak; and Ryan Rose ofTonasket.

Final results:600 Stock/Improved: 1, Pat

Merrett, Cle Elum. 2, Ken Selzler,Roslyn. 3, Mason Grey, Roslyn.

700 Stock/Improved: 1, PatMerrett, Cle Elum. 2, Ken Selzler,Roslyn. 3, Cody Kurtz, Republic.

800 Stock: 1, Ryan Selzler,Roslyn. 2, Pat Merrett, Cle Elum. 3,Austin Wood, Okanogan.

800 Improved: 1, Pat Merrett, CleElum. 2, Ryan Selzler, Roslyn. 3, NickOlsen, Republic.

800 Modified: 1, Ryan Selzler,Roslyn. 2, Conrad Krisik, Colville. 3,Ryan Rose, Tonasket.

900 Stock: 1, Ryan Selzler,Roslyn. 2, Oscar Selzler, Roslyn. 3,

William Gohl, Republic.900 Improved: 1, John Koffel,

Republic. 2, Darren Goetz, Okanogan.3, Chad Andreas, Omak.

Open: 1, Darren Wise, Colville. 2,Conrad Krisik, Colville. 3, John Miller,Colville.

Sterling said it takes a lot ofvolunteers to keep the racesalive, noting this was the thirdyear after having taken a 12-year hiatus.

“We are already lookingforward to next year,” she said.

Competitors brave

frigid weather

on Bonaparte Lake

Ryan Selzer of Roslyn raced to three first-place finishes Saturday, including this victory in the 900Stock class of the annual snowmobile drag races on Lake Bonaparte.

Six of the youth racerssport their trophiesincluding, from left, SageFuhrman of Tunk Valley,Adam Harrington of KettleFalls, Alex Goetz ofOkanogan, Riley Rose ofTonasket, Corbin Cruz ofTunk Valley and first-placefinisher Matt Wagner ofOmak. At left, the startlinefeatured a professional“Christmas tree” systemthis year. Below, ChadAndreas of Omak, right,launches off the startlinebeside Darren Goetz ofOkanogan in a heat racein the 900 Improved class.

Matt Wagner, 11, of Omak, gets a pep talk on the startline of theBonaparte Lake Snow Drags during competition Saturday.

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OMAK — Motorcyclists fromall over the state are in townthis weekend for the GoldwingTouring Association’s 2014Washington State Rally.

Some 90-plus motorcyclistsare camping at Omak HighSchool this weekend andparticipating in communityevents and educational programs.

Goldwing TouringAssociation State DirectorRandy Kepley said Gold Wingmembers like to have rallies insmaller, more welcomingcommunities like Omak.

The association hosted a“show and shine,” open to thepublic Saturday morning, andthen at dusk paraded throughtown so everyone could see thelights on their bikes.

“You can pretty much say aGold Winger is in par with asquare dancer,” Kepley said.

“They just want to go out andhave a good time and putmoney into the community.”

According to Kepley,members are generally inclinedto congregate around pie andice cream shops.

“We pretty much ride toeat,” he said, noting theassociation is family friendlyand children are absolutelywelcome.

The association is an all-inclusive motorcycle group;

there are no brand restrictionsand all motorcyclists arewelcome, he said.

This is the second year theGoldwing Touring Associationhas had its annual state rally atOmak High School.


OMAK —As part of itssummer reading program, theOmak Public Library is hostinga series of events for childrenand teens throughout thesummer.

“The summer program isreally a club for kids who lovereading and books,” NorthCentral Regional Library regionalmanager Sharon Reddick said.“And the beauty of it is that thenon-reader or reluctant reader,maybe, gets excited about it forthe first time and finds thatreading can be fun.”

On Tuesday, there will be ateen craft event from 3-4:30p.m. for ages 13-18, she said.Participants will learn binarycode and make their name in anecklace.

“We’re really excited aboutour teen program this year,”Reddick said.

On Thursday, the library,along with an educator from theChelan County Public UtilityDistrict, will host a science andelectricity event from 3-4 p.m.for school-age and preschoolchildren.

Library staff said the utilityhas a large educationaloutreach program and goodspeakers who know how torelate to the children.

Regular children’s story time

will be from 11:30 a.m. to noonFriday. The featured story isMargaret McNamara’s “TheThree Little Aliens and the BigBad Robot.”

Throughout the summer,participants are rewarded forreading, and the library keepstrack of how many hours eachhas read.

The regional library system

provides paper materials andentertainers for the events andthe local Pioneer Club andFriends of the Library purchaseprizes.

Reddick said readingpromotes success not only inschool, but in life.

Reading teaches children tosolve problems and findanswers, she said.

There will be three moreteen events throughout thesummer; grade school andpreschool events happenweekly at the library and arealways included in the calendarportion of The Chronicle.

All the branches in the NorthCentral Regional LibrarySystem offer summer readingprograms.

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Library offers reading program

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Children participate in a story time activity at the Omak Public Library.

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Goldwing Touring Association’s Washington State Rally arrives in Omak Thursday morning.

DeathWendell Rettkowski

SPOKANE – Wendell Rettkowski, 79, of Spokane, died June 26,2014, in Kennewick.

A service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Wilbur LutheranChurch, with a reception and graveside to follow.

Arrangements are by Einan's at Sunset.

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A small snake swims atop Omak Lake last weekend near the boat launch at the end of North End Omak Lake Road.

Motorcyclists set

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Okanogan rolls over Omak, 55-7, in annual Backyard Brawl


MAK — The “zombieapocalypse” hits downtown thisweekend as runners try toescape zombies.

Danger lurks around every corner.Hold onto yourflags if you want tosurvive.

“The zombieswill try to get you asyou do your run,”City AdministratorRalph Malone said.“I’m pretty surethey’re not going toeat anybody’sbrains.”

The Zombie Fun

Run kicks off a day of Halloween andharvest-themed events Saturday.

Registration is at 8 a.m. in front of theOmak Stampede Arena, 421 StampedeDrive E. The free run starts at 9 a.m. andgoes through East Side Park.

A food drive is part of the run.“That’s kind of the entry” fee, Malone

said.Participants, who are encouraged to

dress up, will run or walk along a coursein the park, with activity stations – andzombies – along the way. They’ll wearflags, which the zombies will try to grab.

“People are lining up to be zombies,”Mayor Cindy Gagne said.

A “kid-friendly” zone also is planned.Goodie bags will be given.

Later in the day, activities move toCivic League Park, at the corner of SouthAsh Street and West Central Avenue, forHarvest Fest.

Activities, which run from 4-6 p.m.,include games, children’s crafts, a bouncyhouse and a pumpkin patch.

City Councilman Dino DeCesari willmake s’mores for those attending.

A costume contest for adults, childrenand dogs will be at 5 p.m., followed by a

Omak festival kicks off with zombiesHalloween, harvest event

to fill downtown area

Halloween

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By Brock HiresThe Chronicle

OKANOGAN — The twoteenagers charged with killing aTunk Valley resident werearraigned Tuesday in OkanoganCounty Superior Court.

Parker M. Bachtold andShalin E. Alltus, both 16, arecharged with first-degreeaggravated murder, first-degreerobbery, theft of a motor

vehicle, two counts of theft of afirearm and two counts ofunlawful possession of a

firearm-juvenile inpossession ofa firearm.

Details ontheirarraignmentswere notavailable atpress time.

They wereextraditedfrom

Roseburg, Ore., to OkanoganCounty last Wednesday eveningand appeared in a preliminary

hearing Thursday in OkanoganCounty Superior Court.

Visiting Chelan CountySuperior Court Judge John E.Bridges reviewed filingdocuments and agreed with theprobable cause statements.

Bail was set at $1 million forBachtold and $750,000 forAlltus. Chief Criminal DeputyProsecuting Attorney BrandenPlatter said they are bothconsidered a flight risk andBachtold has a previouscriminal record.

According to the WallaWalla Union-Bulletin, Bachtoldwas sentenced in November oflast year in Walla Walla County

on one count of second-degreeescape.

Bachtold allegedly pleadedguilty Oct. 18, 2013, toknowingly running away from awork crew while serving aprevious sentence in the WallaWalla County Juvenile JusticeCenter.

The Union-Bulletin alsoreported Bachtold pleadedguilty to possession of less than30 grams marijuana and tounlawfully possessing drugparaphernalia used to consumea controlled substance Nov. 8,2013.

Teenagers arraigned in killing of Tunk resident

Al Camp/The Chronicle

Defendant Parker

Bachtold has prior

criminal history

Photo taken inside a pumpkin by Roger Harnack

Navy warfaretrainingplans getpublic airing


OKANOGAN — An openhouse is planned Nov. 4 sopeople can learn more aboutthe U.S. Navy’s plans toconduct electronic warfaredrills over Okanogan and Ferrycounties.

The open house will be from3:30-7:30 p.m. at theOkanogan County Public UtilityDistrict office, 1331 N. SecondAve. Navy and U.S. ForestService personnel will be onhand to answer questions.

The open house comes twoweeks after The Chroniclerequested information aboutthe electronic warfare training— information was available,but the neither the newspapernor public were notified inOkanogan and Ferry counties.

The Navy has applied for aspecial-use permit to operatemobile electronic emitterswithin Okanogan-WenatcheeNational Forest. Navy aircraft,flying above 9,000 feet, wouldcommunicate with the emittersduring training exercises.

Exercises would beconducted intermittently — afew to several days at a time peryear — during the permit’s five-year life span, the U.S. Forest

Service said.Electromagnetic emitters

would be mounted on trucks,which would be driven on forestroads within the ranger district.The district lies within theexisting Okanogan militaryoperations area; similartraining exercises are plannedin the Roosevelt operationsarea, which encompasses mostof Ferry and part of Stevenscounties.

The Navy completed anenvironmental assessment inAugust and issued a finding of“no significant impact” for theplanned training in theOkanogan and RooseveltMilitary Operations Areas andanother on the OlympicPeninsula.

On the North OlympicPeninsula, local residentsobjected, saying the Navy’splans weren’t publicized wellenough.

The Navy advertised itsplans in early August in TheSeattle Times, The DailyWorld, The Olympian and TheMontesano Vidette. Thosenewspapers do not specificallyserve the North OlympicPeninsula where the training isscheduled to be conducted. Andthe Navy didn’t publish anynotices in newspapers servingareas within the Okanogan andRoosevelt operations areasencompassing Okanogan andFerry counties.

Commissionersto hear Carltonwildfire stories

The Chronicle

OKANOGAN – A publicmeeting to gather OkanoganCounty residents’ stories abouttheir experiences in the CarltonComplex fire is planned for 6p.m. Wednesday in the Agriplexat the Okanogan CountyFairgrounds, 175 Rodeo TrailRoad.

People can voice concernsand commendations regardingvarious agencies’ performanceduring the fire. Some already

are questioning the stateDepartment of NaturalResources through a claim filedFriday against the agency.

“The objective of themeeting is to gather valuableinformation from the citizenswho experienced the wildfirefirst hand,” commissionerssaid. “The information will beused in subsequent review ofthe emergency response planand in the formation of otherapplicable policies andregulation.”

County Planner PerryHuston said commissionershave received requests frompeople “to provide a forum to

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Bachtold

See Wildfire A12

Residents invited

to share tales of

catastrophic event

Shalin E.Alltus listensto publicdefenderNick Blountduring apreliminaryhearing onmurdercharges lastweek inOkanoganCountySuperiorCourt.

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local newspapers


OROVILLE – A Tonasketman was killed Sundaymorningfollowing aone-vehiclecrash oncountyHighway 7.

Fred W.Cook, 53, waspronounceddead at thescene.

“At around6:45 a.m., theOkanogan County Sheriff’sOffice was contracted reference apossible fatality accident near1756 Highway 7,” OkanoganCounty Sheriff Frank Rogerssaid, noting the property ownerwent outside around 6:30 a.m.and found Cook’s car upside-down in a field.


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A Warrior Stampede competitor strains through the mud pit and under barbed wire near the finish line Saturday in the Omak Stampede Arena. See complete coverageof the grueling 5K and 10K races on Page B1.

Cook

The Chronicle

OKANOGAN – A formerCoulee Dam police officer hasbeen charged with six feloniesalleging sexual assault of a girl,now 13.

Joshua M. Jimenez, 35, ofCoulee Dam, was arrested on awarrantFriday inDouglasCounty. Hewas bookedinto theOkanoganCounty Jailthe same day.

Jimenezwas chargedAug. 8 inOkanoganCounty Superior Court withthree counts of second-degreechild molestation and threecounts of second-degree incestfor incidents that allegedlyoccurred between May 30,2013, and May 30, 2014.

Okanogan County SheriffFrank Rogers said his office hasbeen working on the case sinceJune, when it was turned overto his office by the Coulee DamPolice Department.

“The case originated inCoulee Dam, which is whereJimenez was previouslyemployed as a police officer forthe city police,” he said.

Jimenez now works atGrand Coulee Dam, Rogerssaid.

Bail was set at $500,000,and he remained in jail as ofpress time.

His arraignment date wasn’timmediately available.

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Fair board: No beer garden this year

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OKANOGAN — TheOkanogan County Fair willremain dry, at least for thisyear’s fair.

Fair Advisory Boardmembers voted, 8-1, Thursdaynot to change policy to allow anon-site beer garden. Boardmember Bill White voted infavor.

Board Chairman Lon Dixoninitially told those gathered forthe meeting that there would be“no spot” on the agenda forpublic comment about the beergarden proposal. Instead, he

told the 30 or so audiencemembers they could take theircomments to countycommissioners.

But during the meeting,

Trisha Bradley, who is helpingcoordinate children’s games atthe fair, said she was told byCommissioner Sheilah Kennedyto address the advisory board.

Commissioner RayCampbell chimed in, saying,“this is the committee youshould express your opinion to.Public comment is important.”

He said if a beer gardenproposal were referred tocommissioners, they would lookonly at liability, so the place todebate the proposal was beforethe advisory board.

Dixon agreed to let eachperson have two minutes toaddress beer sales concerns.

Several board members saidthey didn’t think a beer gardenwas necessary.

Board member andentertainment coordinator

Naomie Boesel was amongthose opposed.

“People say it’ll bringmoney” to the fair, she said.“But I’m losing sponsorsbecause of the proposal.”

Board member KathleenMaltais asked who would bekeeping track of children ofpeople in the beer garden.

“We have had a rule aboutno beer on the grounds, butpeople have it in their campers”during fair, White said.

He advocated having a beergarden in an enclosed spacewhere it wouldn’t be seen and


OMAK – Grammy award-winningentertainer Sheryl Crow recentlypurchased a refurbished 1969 SSCamaro from Choice Auto Group.

“She’s just an amazing person,”Choice Auto Group manager NickMartin said Monday.

According to Martin, Choice Autoand Arizona Muscle Cars owner andpresident Michael Kaiser had been incontact with Crow’s manager for severalmonths to find a Camaro that didn’tneed too much work.

“About six months ago, I got a callfrom Sheryl’s manager,” said Kaiser.She was looking at another ‘69 Camaro,but it sold before she could buy it.

Kaiser set out to find her a car.“I’m going to go on the hunt and find

you one,” Kaiser said to Crow. “Lightrestoration, new paint, tires, and got itall dialed in.

“I wanted to deliver it to her inperson, and she was like ‘Oh yeah,

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Pop star Sheryl Crow

purchases ‘muscle car’

from Choice Auto Group

Choice Auto Group/Special to The Chronicle

Sheryl Crow, middle in overalls, and crew pose with her sporty 1969 SS Camaro purchased from Choice Auto Group.

‘Every day is a winding road...’

“I’m losing sponsors because

of the proposal.Entertainment coordinator Naomie Boesel

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Habitat for Humanity plans home tour Saturday

LET HER BUCK


Amara Wentz of Republic shows her excitement for Prospectors’ Days and Flying Changes 4-H as the club’s entry into the annualparade, which makes its way down Clark Avenue in Republic. For more on Prospectors’ Days, see Page A10.

County goesahead withATV proposal


OKANOGAN – Most countyroads on the Colville IndianReservation are being removedfrom the list of roads on whichATVs will be allowed, butotherwise the commissionersare going ahead with plans toopen up all roads with speedlimits of 35 mph or less.

Commissioners spentseveral hours Monday listeningto testimony in three hearingsconcerning ATV use.

They had proposed to openall county roads – paved andunpaved – to the machines’ useunder a law passed last winterby the Legislature.

Planning Director PerryHuston issued a determinationof non-significant impact forallowing ATVs on roads with 35mph or lower speed limits, butthe Colville ConfederatedTribes and two environmentalgroups disagreed and appealed.

In a morning hearing, thetribe presented its arguments,but ultimately withdrew itsappeal of the determination.Instead, tribal officials askedfor reservation roads to beremoved from the plan, towhich commissioners agreed.

Monday afternoon’s firsthearing was for an appeal filed

by the Methow Valley CitizensCouncil and ConservationNorthwest.

They took issue withallowing roads to be open andargued roads should beevaluated individually. Theyalso asked for a fullenvironmental impactstatement, rather than theenvironmental checklist used.

Attorney Melanie Rowland,arguing for the environmentalgroups, said the county “failedto do even the most basicanalysis on impacts, safetyfactors, impacts on emergencyservices and the budget.”

With almost 600 miles ofroads are on the list, “yousimply chose to open all roadsof 35 mph or less.”

She argued that opening theroads will allow ATV ridersaccess to environmentallysensitive areas where a certainnumber of them are likely toride off road and damage thoseareas.

Even if the same percentageof riders goes off road in suchareas as do now, there likelywill be more ATVs in generaland thus more off-road riders,she said.

Huston said the roadsalready are open to otherlicensed vehicles, so allowingstate-licensed and compliantATVs won’t change anything.

“There will be increasedopportunities for legal ATVuse,” he said.

Most tribal incumbents leading

The Chronicle

NESPELEM — Three offour incumbents up for re-election to the Colville BusinessCouncil are leading after a tallyof votes in Saturday’s election.

Absentee ballots will becounted Thursday and addedto poll votes to make general

election totals.Inchelium District

Councilman Jim Boyd, KellerDistrict Councilman Joseph L.Somday and Nespelem DistrictCouncilwoman Nancy CawstonJohnson all are leading theirrespective races.

Nespelem DistrictCouncilman William “Billy”Nicholson trails his challenger,Amelia (Moses) Marchand bysix votes. Nicholson has 100poll votes to Marchand’s 106.

There are no incumbents

for either of the Omak Districtpositions up for election or forInchelium District position No.2.

Those elected to the councilwill be seated July 10.

Poll vote totals:Inchelium District position

No. 1 — Jim Boyd, 126; GeraldR. “Jerry” Signor, 99.

Inchelium District positionNo. 2 — Marvin Joseph Kheel,169; Yvonne Swan, 59.

Keller District position No.1 — Joseph L. Somday, 47;

Darlene Zacherle, 18.Nespelem District position

No. 1 — William “Billy”Nicholson II, 100; Amelia(Moses) Marchand, 106.

Nespelem District positionNo. 2 — Nancy CawstonJohnson, 108; Harvey MosesJr., 97.

Omak District position No.1 — John E. Gorr, 87; Edwin L.Marchand, 112.

Omak District position No.2 — Duane E. Hall, 105;Michael E. Marchand, 95.

Only Nicholson

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Reservation roads

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to open routes

Chelan mankilled in crash

The Chronicle

PATEROS — A Chelan man was killed Saturday when hispickup truck went off U.S. Highway 97 and landed in a pondabout five miles south of town.

Cole A. Ballenger, 48, died at the scene, the WashingtonState Patrol said.

He was northbound at 1:17 a.m. when his vehicle went offthe road on a curve, crossed a private driveway and came torest in the pond. He was wearing a seatbelt.

It’s unknown if drugs or alcohol were involved, the patrolsaid. The crash was caused by speed too fast for conditions.

The truck was destroyed.

KITCHEN FIRE IN BREWSTER

A small fire brokeout in the kitchenof CamperosMexicanRestaurant, E. MainSt., in Brewster, onSunday.Firefightersresponded to theblaze, but detailswere not availableat press time. Noinjuries werereported.

Brad Skiff/Special to The Chronicle

Fugitives arrestedin Tunk Valley

The Chronicle

RIVERSIDE – Two peoplewanted in the Spokane area onwarrants, including one forescape from communitycustody for rioting with adeadlyweapon,were arrestedlastWednesdayin TunkValley.

BenjaminLee Johnson,34, of Mead,and RachelA. Banks, 27,of Spokane,were booked into the OkanoganCounty Jail, Sheriff FrankRogers said. They were arrestedby the North CentralWashington Narcotics TaskForce.

Johnson was wanted on anationwide warrant as a violentoffender escaped fromcommunity custody for rioting

with a deadly weapon.Banks was wanted on

extraditable warrants forescape from communitycustody, possession of a stolenvehicle and possession of acontrolled substance.

Rogerssaid theyapparentlyhad beenliving in anRV park inRiverside forthe pastmonth andclaimed tohave movedto the arealooking for

work. Officers discovered theirwhereabouts and had watchedthem since last Monday.

On Wednesday, the twowere seen leaving the RV parkat around 5:30 a.m. Officersfollowed them to the TunkValley area.

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PATEROS — Vehiclesjockey for a spot to dropoff donations of water,clothing or food. Otherscompete for a place to

park to pick up much-needed supplies housed atPateros High School.

Propane stoves line anarea in front of the school,where tables sport food,including dozens of pizzasfrom West Side of Chelan.

Volunteers arrive totake drinking water toAlta Lake.

“The BPA (BonnevillePower Administration)

and PUD (Public UtilityDistrict) are busy gettingelectricity,” said PaterosSchool Principal andAthletic Director MikeHull as he assisted withfood and donations.

This is the scene at theschool, days after CarltonComplex wildfiresdevoured homes,buildings and vehicles.

An estimated 70 homes

were destroyed in townand the nearby Alta Lakecommunity.

Paul Harris ofOkanogan was the first tostart unloading a longtrailer of cat and dog foodand other items donatedby Petco. The items atstores in Spokane andWenatchee were cleaned

‘God’s got us’

Firesraceacrosscounty


PATEROS – Rain fellTuesday morning, givingfirefighters and communitymembers hope that the CarltonComplex fire may have an end.

For more than a week, hot,dry windy conditions sentflames racing across OkanoganCounty, destroying homes andsending hundreds of residentsfleeing.

“The rain is going to help,”Okanogan County SheriffFrank Roger said, but addedthat the weather forecast callsfor lightning throughWednesday.

“The rain is helping really alot,” said Joni Quarnstrom,spokeswoman for the fire’s onestate Type 1, two state Type 2and one national firefightingteams.

As of Tuesday morning,more than 1,600 firefighters –plus local crews – wereworking 24 hours a day tobuild and maintain fire lines.The blaze, which has burnedacross more than 243,000acres, is 16 percent contained.

At least 150 homes havebeen destroyed.

On Monday, the fire wasactive south of state Highway20 in the Pleasant Valley area,but did not cross the highway.Residents north of the highwaywere on a Level 3 (highest)evacuation alert.

“There were so manyaircraft in there,” Rogers said.

The highway remainedclosed Tuesday morning.

Winds from the south wereexpected to challenge fire linesTuesday, Quarnstrom said.

To the south, though, therain and wind direction arehelping in the Black Canyonand Antoine Creek areasbetween Pateros and Chelan.

To the north, Carlton wasunder a Level 3 evacuationorder Monday, but that waslowered to Level 2 on Tuesday.

“Firefighters foughtaggressively at Libby Creek,”Quarnstrom said.

Lightning touched off fourfires, from French Creek southof Carlton to Pearrygin Lakeeast of Winthrop, on July 14.Those fires, fanned by windand temperatures topping 100degrees, grew together over thenext four days, cutting swathssouth and east through timber,brush grasslands and homes.

In less than 24 hours fromThursday to Friday, the blazegrew 150,000 acres, oftenspotting ahead of itself.

That spotting hit Pateroshard on Thursday. Deputiescounted 30 homes destroyedthere and another 40 at nearbyAlta Lake, Rogers said.

“It was just unreal,” PaterosCity Clerk Kerry Wilson said.“People who have lived there

Community comestogether after firerages Pateros

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Above, Pateroscommunity members

dig for salvageableitems in the debris.At right, a chmney

and burnt car bodyare all that remain of

a home destroyed at Alta Lake.

Photos by Al Camp and Roger Harnack

Carlton Complex

wildfires largest

in state history

Market lamb – JordanHughes, grand; SpencerCleveland, reserve.

Suffolk ram lamb under 1year – Sarah Roach, grand;Lynda Dietrick, grand; TommyDeebach, reserve.

Suffolk 1 year and under 2 –Sofia Fletcher, grand.

Overall Suffolk ewe – LyndaDietrich, grand; TommyDeebach, reserve.

Crossbred ewe lamb under 1year – Cody Clark, grand;Jordan Hughes, reserve.

Overall breeding ewe – CodyClark, grand; Lynda Dietrich,reserve.

Suffolk best pair – SofiaFletcher, grand.

Crossbred best pair ewelambs – Leighanne Barnes,grand; Sarah Dixon, reserve.

Lads and lassies – TommyDeebach, pre-junior, grand;Hannah Heindselman, pre-junior, reserve; Lynda Dietrich,junior, grand; Jacie Deebach,junior, reserve; DallasHeindselman, intermediate,grand; Sofia Fletcher,intermediate, reserve.

Fitting and showing –Hannah Heindselman, pre-junior, special; TommyDeebach, pre-junior, special;Anah Wulf, junior, grand;Quincy Downey, junior,reserve; Halle Aparicio,intermediate, grand; MarlisaGarcia, intermediate, reserve;Miranda Cleveland, senior,grand; Jordan Hughes, senior,reserve.

Educational – HannahHeindselman, pre-junior,grand; Tommy Deebach, pre-junior, reserve; Lynda Dietrich,junior, grand; Kaitlynne Daniel,junior, reserve; DallasHeindselman, intermediate,grand; Johnna Terris,intermediate, reserve; Miranda

Cleveland, senior, grand;Micheal Timm, senior, reserve.

Herdsmanship – HannahHeindselman, pre-junior,special; Tommy Deebach, pre-junior, special; Lynda Dietrich,junior, grand; Connor andSkylar Hardesty, junior,

reserve; Sarah Dixon,intermediate, grand; CaelebHardesty, intermediate,reserve; Leighanne Barnes,senior, grand; Jordan Hughes,senior, reserve; Mid-ValleyRangers, group, grand; RiverRidge Kids, group, reserve.

OKANOGAN – We’realready excited for the nextone.

Seriously, though, I have along list of improvements I canmake in my area, and I heartales of others’ plans comingtogether. This is going to makethe 2015 Okanogan CountyFair even better.

As for this year’s fair, I waspleased to see how many localscame out to catch the exhibits,food, entertainment and allthat was happening on thegrounds. In talking with otherfair folks, the overallimpression was we had abigger crowd, even thoughexhibits seemed to be downquite a bit.

Hopefully, with the onlineregistration bugs worked out,people will sign up for nextyear in droves. I hope this

year’s improvements inspiredpeople to get involved.

Speaking of involvement,did you see something youliked? Something you hated?Something that you have anew idea for? Guess what – theFair Advisory Board wants toknow. Board members meet at7 p.m. on the secondWednesday of the month. Youcan also reach them via emailor by calling the fair office.

This fair belongs to all ofus, so let’s stay involved and

get things to where they needto be, whether in groundsmaintenance, activities,parking issues, campingconcerns or whatever makesyou passionate.

Meanwhile, if you have thetime and energy, offer to helpwith some clean up or repairson the grounds. Even if theboard isn’t able to point you inthe right direction, plenty ofsuperintendents could, andour phone numbers are in thepremium book.

Well done to all thevolunteers, staff and vendorsfor a great fair.

Keep at it – we are makingthings better!

Sheila Corson is an OkanoganCounty Fair volunteer and a formerChronicle reporter. Email her [email protected].

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Sheep take top prizes


Breanna Howell, 19, of Omak, shows her sheep duringcompetition Saturday at the Okanogan County Fair.

Planning begins for next year

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Corson

FFA teams test their knowledgeTeam contests

Produce judging – 1,Tonasket, 1,417 points. 2,Okanogan, 1,340 points. 3,Bridgeport, 1,330 points. 4,Pateros, 1,266 points. 5,Oroville, 1,252 points. 6, Omak,817 points.

Tractor driving – 1,Tonasket, 1,541 points. 2,Okanogan, 566 points. 3,

Oroville, 470 points.Livestock judging – 1,

Tonasket, 1,366 points. 2,Omak, 1,240 points. 3,Okanogan, 1,176 points. 4,Pateros, 1,137 points. 5,Oroville, 1,089 points. 6,Brewster, 932 points.

Agronomy judging – 1,Tonasket, 808 points. 2,Pateros, 728 points. 3, Omak,

709 points. 4, Okanogan, 691points. 5, Oroville, 468 points.6, Brewster, 187 points.

Horse judging – 1, Tonasket,931 points. 2, Omak, 834points. 3, Okanogan, 816points.

Sweepstakes (overall) – 1,Tonasket. 2, Okanogan. 3,Omak. 4, Pateros. 5, Oroville. 6,Brewster. 7, Bridgeport.

Swine hog the awardsMarket – Payton Oules,

grand; Hattie Buchert, reserve.Spirit of the pavilion –

Derek Robinson, senior; ShiannMcCallum, intermediate;Emma Wilson, junior; KatieLindquist, pre-junior; LoganRobinson, overall.

Fitting and showing –Amanda Johnson, senior,grand; Dyllan Gage, senior,grand; Bailey Hubbard,intermediate, grand; LayneeHubbard, intermediate,reserve; Kolbe Tverberg,junior, grand; Jade Barroca,junior, reserve; Grace Clark,novice, grand; Grace Cory,novice, reserve; LoganSilverthorn, pre-junior, grand;Kinsey Christoph, pre-junior,reserve.

Herdsmanship – DerekRobinson, senior, grand; LoganRobinson, intermediate, grand;Jacie Wilson, junior, grand;Katie Lindquist, pre-junior,grand; Cascaders 4-H, group,grand; Pateros FFA, group,grand; Keanne Wilson, overallchampion.

Educational – MadilynnLarson, grand; Joe Ogborn,reserve.

Breeder – Isaac Cordes,grand; Jesse Olson, reserve.

Feeder – Madilyn Tverberg,grand; Trent Skelton, reserve


Jason Townsend’s York hog earned a blue ribbon at theOkanogan County Fair.

Kiddin’ around wins ribbonsRyan Allgood – Any breed

dairy goat now producing milk,special award; dam anddaughter, special award;intermediate fitting andshowing, grand; Alpine 12-24months, grand; best of breedAlpine, trophy; Nigerian Dwarfunder 12 months, reserve; dairydoe Alpine, grand; NigerianDwarf over 2 years, grand; Bestof Breed Nigerian Dwarf over 2years, trophy; Nigerian Dwarfover 2 years, reserve.

Stacey Allgood – Any goatand any breed over 12 months,grand; and goat and any breedunder 12 months, grand.

Erica Breshears – Juniorfitting and showing, reserve;junior educational poster,reserve; Nigerian Dwarf wether,grand; best dairy wether,trophy; Nigerian Dwarf 12-24months, grand; juniorherdsmanship, grand; juniorsmall animal round robin,reserve.

Cora Diehl – Intermediatefitting and showing, specialaward; Nubian 12-24 months,reserve; intermediate

herdsmanship, grand.Jenna Everts – Grade

wether, reserve.Madison Everts – Grade

wether, grand.Bryden Hires – Senior

fitting and showing, grand;senior educational poster,grand; Pygmy doe, grand;Pygmy doe, trophy; Pygmywether, reserve; Pygmy kidunder 2 years, grand; Pygmykids, grand and trophy; seniorherdsmanship, grand; overalleducational display, grand;senior small animal roundrobin, reserve.

Tristan Jones – Pre juniorherdsmanship, grand.

Cassandra Lange – Pygmywether, grand and trophy.

Riley Morris – Intermediateeducational poster, reserve;Nubian 12-24 months, grand;nest of breed Nubian, trophy;Boer goat, grand; best meat doeor wether, trophy; Bore goat,reserve; Cashmere or Angoragoat, grand; fiber doe, grandand trophy.

Camri Peterson – Pre-juniorfitting and showing, grand and

trophy; pre junior educationalposter, grand; goat dress-upcontest, special award.

Athena Rietveld –Intermediate fitting andshowing, special award; Nubianunder 12 months, grand; bestdairy doe kid, trophy.

Cass Rothrock – Pre-juniorgoat, reserve.

Riley Stucker – Pre-juniorgoat, grand and trophy; PreJunior fitting and showing,reserve; Pre Junior.herdsmanship, special award.

Brielle Wahl – Junior fittingand showing, grand; junioreducational poster, grand;Nigerian under 12 months,grand; Nigerian Dwarf 12-24months, grand; produce ofdam, special award;superintendent’s award; juniorsmall animal round robin,grand

Angelina Wilson –Intermediate fitting andshowing, reserve; intermediateeducational poster, grand;Nubian under 12 months,reserve; intermediate smallanimal round-robin, reserve.

Grand – Karina Baum,crochet blanket; ElisabethBedard, pink rose; VictoriaHernandez, haunted dollhouse, brownies.

Reserve – Karina Baum,butterscotch blondies.

People’s choice –Elisabeth Bedard,Thursday; Jenna Radke,Friday; Karina Baum,Saturday; Alli Johnson,Sunday.

Scouts offer ribbon-winning entries

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A crochetedhat byKarina

Baum, ofOkanogan,wins a blue

ribbon in theGirl Scoutdivision.

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