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Rita Tsareva grew up in Russia and has spent almost her entire life training as a classical pianist. A product of several gen-erations of classical musicians and compos-ers, Tsareva said she “basically didn’t have a choice” but to be involved in music. She started learning to play at age 5 and com-pleted 22 years of music education.

She moved stateside in 2001 and became involved in accompanying others during competitions, musical theater and sym-phony groups while learning the English language. This Liberty Lake resident now uses her experience and skills to teach piano students in the Inland Northwest.

The Splash recently sat down with Tsar-eva to talk about life as a pianist and how life in America compares to life in Russia.

Q. Fill me in on your background. How did you get started playing the piano?

A. I come from a musical family. My dad is a pretty famous composer in Russia. He finished at the Moscow

Conservatory as a composer and his operas are running at local theaters, so he is quite talented. My mom is a piano teacher and my sister is as well. So I was born in music.

When I was 5 years old, my mom took me to music school, and that’s how my education started. I was there for two years of pre-school and then during my regular schooling as well. I wasn’t the prodigy — I am very careful when I use those kinds of terms because it’s rare when people are just talented from God and don’t need to prac-tice. I wasn’t one of those. I was just maybe more capable of doing this than others.

rita tsareva and a piano student get ready to practice. Despite teaching piano for many years in russia, tsareva said she had to take a break to learn english before feeling capable enough to teach stateside.

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Q: How many years did you study pia-no?

A: My mom found me the best teacher she could, and I stayed with her for 16 years. It made a difference because she knew me backwards and forwards and knew what I was capable of. When I went to my last school later on at the conservatory, I didn’t have any lessons with the teacher there be-cause she said, “Rita, I don’t know what to teach you.”

In all, I had 10 years of Special Music School, five years of Music College and then another seven years of post-graduate and doctoral work at the Music Conservatory.

Q: What have you been working on since coming to the states?

A: When I came here I didn’t start work-ing right away because I didn’t know enough English. I was introduced to American mu-sical theater for the first time, and it’s kind of a different thing for a classical pianist. I also played with the Coeur d’Alene sym-phony a few times and did a quite a few solo vocal recitals for opera singers or other mu-sicians who needed an accompanist. I work with Spokane Opera and the Coeur d’Alene

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Volume 13, Issue 5Public invited to lakes conference

The 10th annual Eastern Washington/North Idaho Regional Lakes Conference will take place Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Spokane Community College Lair-Student Union Building, 1810 N. Greene Street in Spokane.

This free event, which includes lunch, is hosted by the Liberty Lake Sewer and Water District and Spokane Community College Water Resources Program. The conference allows residents and lake as-sociations to come together to learn more about area lakes and watersheds.

Interested participants are encouraged to RSVP by Jan. 28 to BiJay Adams at 922-5443, ext. 230 or [email protected].

Library offers computer classBeginning Saturday, a computer class

will be held on Saturdays from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Liberty Lake Municipal Library, 23123 E. Mission.

The class will consist of basics of com-puter use, how to set up an email account and how to use Microsoft Office programs.

Interested participants can sign up by calling the library at 232-2510.

Valley Meals on Wheels benefit planned for this weekend

St. Joseph Knights of Columbus is hosting a breakfast on Sunday from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, 4521 N. Arden in Otis Orchards, to benefit Valley Meals on Wheels.

Pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage and beverages will be served. There is no set cost, but donations for the meal will be donated to Valley Meals on Wheels.

Tennis association plans meetingResidents interested in learning more

about the Liberty Lake Community Ten-nis Association are invited to a meeting Monday at 8 p.m. at Palenque Restaurant, 1102 N. Liberty Lake Road.

Volunteers are also needed to assist with local events and provide input re-garding community use of tennis courts.

For more information, contact Frank Cruz-Aedo at 294-8584 or [email protected].

Kiwanis club to meet off siteThe Liberty Lake Kiwanis Club will

meet on Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. at Barker High School, 13313 E. Broadway in Spo-kane Valley.

The group will be joining students at the school to hear Chancellor Johnson from Spokane Community College explain pro-grams and services the college offers to help seniors continue in their education.

The public is invited to attend.

Relay for Life holds meetingResidents interested in starting a new

Relay for Life event in Liberty Lake are in-vited to attend a meeting Feb. 10 at 6 p.m. in the meeting room at Liberty Lake Mu-nicipal Library, 23123 E. Mission Avenue.

An American Cancer Society repre-sentative will present information about the event to encourage attendees to join the planning committee or put together a team.

For more information, contact Jenni-fer Kronvall at 242-8290 or [email protected].

CV presents jazz nightThe sixth annual “Jazz Under the Stars”

event will be held Feb. 11 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Central Valley High School, 821 S. Sullivan Road.

The event, sponsored by CV band and color guard boosters, will feature a jazz concert, dancing, dessert and silent auc-tion. Jazz bands from CVHS, Greenacres Middle School and Evergreen Middle School will be the featured musicians.

This fundraiser is for all CV band and color guard programs.

Tickets are now on sale for $5 per stu-dent or $10 per adult and can be pur-chased from a CV band or color guard students or by calling 999-9880. Tickets will be $15 at the door.

Library offers Lego contestThe Liberty Lake Municipal Library,

23123 E. Mission Avenue., is offering Lego Mania events during the month of Febru-ary.

Contestants are asked to drop off origi-nal Lego creations at the library on Feb. 11 or 12 to be judged according to age category. The creations will be on display for two weeks so people can vote on their favorites.

The library will also host a reception for the winners on Feb. 26 at 1 p.m. The event will include games and activities for all at-tendees.

For more information, pick up a flyer at the library or click on the programs and activities link at www.libertylakewa.gov/library.

K-Kids host baby food driveLiberty Lake K-Kids are hosting the

eighth annual Baby Food Drive Feb. 12 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Liberty Lake Albertsons, 1304 N. Liberty Lake Road.

Bags of baby food will be available for $5 a bag, and donations of baby food or cash will also be accepted. All proceeds benefit the Spokane Valley Partners Food Bank.

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

CalendarFEBRUARY 3

Noon: liberty lake Centennial rotary meeting, Denny ashlock build-ing, 22510 e. mission ave.

FEBRUARY 510:30 a.m.: Computer Class, lib-

erty lake municipal library, 23123 e. mission ave

FEBRUARY 711 a.m.-2 p.m.: liberty lake Senior

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

8 p.m.: liberty lake Community tennis association meeting, palenque restaurant, 1102 N. liberty lake road

FEBRUARY 86:30 p.m.: liberty lake municipal

library board meeting, ll municipal library, 23123 e. mission ave.

FEBRUARY 98:30 a.m.: liberty lake Kiwanis

meeting, barker high School, 13313 e. broadway, Spokane valley

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, barlow’s family restau-rant, 1400 N. meadowwood lane

4 p.m.: liberty lake planning Com-mission, liberty lake City hall, 22710 e. Country vista Drive

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

FEBRUARY 10Noon: liberty lake Centennial ro-

tary meeting, Denny ashlock building, 22510 e. mission ave.

6 p.m.; relay for life meeting, meeting room at liberty lake munici-pal library, 23123 e. mission ave.

Last week’s story, “Opponents of bond organize with late blitz,” stated an incor-rect number of signs planted by the Cen-tral Valley Citizens for Education cam-paign. The campaign sent out 1,200 signs.

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Election ballots due TuesdayBallots for the Central Valley School

District’s proposed $69.6 million con-struction bond are due Tuesday.

Ballot drop boxes will be open until 8 p.m. No postage is required if you use one of these boxes. A local drop box is located at the Liberty Lake Municipal Library, 23123 E. Mission Ave.

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the following incidents, arrests, calls for service and citations were reported by the liberty lake police Department Jan. 24-31.

Incidents and arrests:• Domestic violence — A 13-year-old fe-

male from liberty lake was arrested Jan. 24 at 10:40 a.m. at the 22800 block of Country vista Drive for domestic violence assault - 4th degree.

• Forgery — A warrant was requested for a 28-year-old liberty lake woman for 15 counts of prescription forgery. on Jan. 25, llpD received a report from the Coeur d’alene police Department indicating the woman obtained blank prescription pads from her employer and forged her employer’s signature on the prescription pads for narcotic pain medications. During the investigation, police determined the suspect filled the forged prescriptions at the Walgreens in liberty lake. Several at-tempts were made to contact the suspect by police. Detective ray bourgeois finally contacted the suspect via phone, and she said she hired an attorney to represent her in the case and would not provide a state-ment.

• Harassment, resisting arrest — A 47-year-old liberty lake man was arrested at 9:30 p.m. Jan. 25 at the 22000 block on

bennett lane for harassment, obstructing law enforcement and resisting arrest. llpD received a complaint regarding e-mail and text messaging harassment. While inves-tigating, the officer learned the suspect in the case had a protection order he needed to be served. the officer went to the suspect’s residence to serve the order and to talk to him about the harassment case. the suspect was served the protection order and during the discussion regarding the e-mails and texts, he admitted to the offenses in question. the officer attempted to arrest the suspect, and a brief struggle ensued. two officers and the suspect fell to the ground. officers called for additional assistance as the suspect continued to resist arrest. officers were able to get the suspect into handcuffs, and he was trans-ported to the county jail.

• Driving with suspended license — A 23-year old liberty lake woman was arrested at molter road and Sprague avenue at 7:45 p.m. Jan. 26 for driving while her license was suspended. her vehicle was initially stopped for expired registration.

• Driving with suspended license — A 30-year-old Spokane valley man was arrest-ed at Country vista Drive and henry road for driving while his license was suspended.

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LL may see buses on weekendBy Kelly MooreSplaSh Staff Writer

Despite record increases in ridership over the past five years, the Spokane Tran-sit Authority’s shrinking budget prompted a 2.9 percent reduction in bus services last year, and more changes are not much further down the road. Liberty Lake, how-ever, might make it through phase two of cuts with improved overall service.

STA Director of Planning Karl Otter-strom presented proposed updates to the phase two cuts in bus services at Tuesday’s Liberty Lake City Council meeting, not-ing a newly proposed Route 98 that would bring seven-days-a-week service to Lib-erty Lake. STA currently services Liberty Lake five days a week.

“This is what I would say is an improve-ment in service to Liberty Lake,” Otter-strom said. “We did that by making other areas in the Valley more efficient. … Part of this is making the system work better even as we have to shrink it.”

Route 98, if approved, would travel along Sprague Avenue east of the Valley Transit Center to the Greenacres area and con-tinue on Mission Avenue to Harvard Road, ending at the Liberty Lake Park and Ride.

According to the adjustments, the pro-posal still eliminates the direct-to-down-town Route 72 by consolidating it with Route 74. This revised route would also operate between the Liberty Lake Park and Ride and downtown STA Plaza with a single stop at the Evergreen exit to service the Mirabeau Park and Ride. Currently, Route 74 exits at Sullivan and services the Spokane Valley Mall as well as Mirabeau.

The beefed-up Route 74 would have increased service during peak hours and limited midday service. The initial phase two reduction proposal cut midday service to Liberty Lake altogether and reduced rider capacity. Phase one of the reductions hit Liberty Lake last September with fewer midday buses servicing Route 74.

STA cited a steady drop in sales tax reve-nue — about 70 percent of its budget — as the impetus for the reductions. To balance its budget, the agency is looking at further decreasing services by 7 percent this year and another 7 percent in 2012.

Otterstrom reported sales tax revenues are higher than predicted, but that won’t save STA from any 2011 reductions.

“That may help up forgo next year’s cuts,

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• Feb. 3, 20118 The Splashlocal lensTrail taken over by water

a section of walking path along liberty lake road flooded last week when the liberty lake Sewer and Water District opened floodgates to lower lake levels. according to llSWD manager lee mel-lish, the trail clears up as soon as the gates are closed, but there’s no telling how long they’ll be open. he said they have a court-ordered lake level to maintain and in the past they’ve kept the gates open for months at a time. the trail could potentially remain flooded for a quite a while longer, but it all depends on the weather.

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Cameron Weber receives the Cadet of the year award from lieutenant Commander ted Smith during a ceremony last month. Weber, who has completed a number of advanced trainings and obtained the rank of petty of-ficer, was also awarded the Navy league youth medal and the Community Service excellence award from the fort Spokane battalion of the u.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps. he is part the panhandle battalion, a local detachment of 15 cadets led by rob and Susan Weber (Cam-eron’s parents).

a u-10 girls soccer team claimed first place at an indoor tournament last month in Spokane. pic-tured are (liberty lake residents in bold) Jason Reynolds (coach), Kylie Beckett, alyssa molina, Kylie Spangler, Stella Olander, Madylyn Sim-melink, Travis Brough-ton (coach), lexi bled-soe, Kara Gerard, Liberty Broughton, Madison Reynolds. Not pictured is Makena Dodson.

Liberty Lake scenes

a buck runs near the ninth hole at mead-owwood Golf Course last fall. richard Shutts captured the buck on camera while he was frol-icking with a doe, and he also recently snapped a photo of a January sunset (below).

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It’s well known that the first couple of months of the New Year find the gyms and specialty sports spots filled with cars in their lots. But you still have to eat.

In my trek through five different eater-ies in and around Liberty Lake, I found myself already testing some of my New Year’s resolutions, but the temptations I knew would be well worth it. Fifty bucks and five days, here we go…

MondayGood eats — and nearby, too!

My assignment was to enjoy one of the five meals outside of Liberty Lake, but close enough that it’s still a lunch destination. So I check this off my list on day one, venturing west on Country Vista Drive 10 minutes to the Mongo-lian BBQ, a family-friendly spot with a strip mall corner anchor at Sullivan and Sprague.

It’s a modest restaurant, but with a lot to offer. The hostess gives a cheer-ful hello and immediately asks if I’d like chopsticks. On the right, I’m greeted by a 120-foot long mural of the country-side of Mongolia. On the left, my lunch awaits me. If it’s been a while since your

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THE RULES: Mix it up, talk to everyone you see and record your reflections.

THE BUDGET: $50 for five lunches

THE CRITIC: Frank Cruz-Aedo, veteran of both the restaurant industry and Liberty Lake

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last visit to a Mongolian-style restau-rant, here’s the gist: Load your bowl with your favorite ingredients, pass it to the chef, watch them cook your feast on large cast-iron flat pits, enjoy. Repeat. The menu lists no less than 50 items for building your meal, from cold finger-food bites like fresh orange sections and pineapple chunks to sunflower and sesa-me seeds to top your dish.

First you have to choose the bowl size, which includes the Little Khan for young kids ($3.99), the Mighty Khan ($7.95) or the Barbarian ($10.95). These give you one trip through the line. The most popular-sized bowl ($9.95, all lunch prices) is all-you-can-eat. I grabbed this one and proceeded to load up with extra cilantro. Next, I weighed that down with Banh Pho flat rice noo-

Mongolian BBQ, 15416 E. Sprague, Spokane Valley

Open 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. dailyOrder: All-You-Can-Eat Bowl

Trip 1: Mixed seafood with cilan-tro; trip 2: Lamb and veggies; trip 3: Tofu-veggie combo

Total cost for lunch: $10.81 ($39.19 remaining)

dles. I then added the mixed seafood (squid, cuttlefish, octopus, scallops, bay shrimp), a few pieces of imitation snow crab, mushrooms, snow peas, a pinch of jalapeño slices and finished it off with lemon juice, Mongolian fire-oil and Mongolian sauce.

The cooks are very helpful, and they are fast to complete your dish. If you need assistance with the vast array of sauces, ask them. The pit is set at a 700 degree temperature, so you’re not kept waiting but mere minutes. Back to your table you’ll find a hot bowl of white rice has arrived. Common condiments such as salt, pepper and soy sauce are kept company by a bottle of the vibrant red-hot Sriracha chili sauce.

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the chef’s work at mongolian bbQ doesn’t take long when this large cast-iron flat pit is heated to 700 degrees.


Heading back for my second trip, I couldn’t resist an old standby favorite of mine: lamb. With it, I added fresh bell peppers, broccoli, scallions, onions and chow mein noodles. This time I was treated by the owner herself cooking my meal. Thuy Pham joked, “You must be special!”

Thuy has owned the restaurant for five years. She told me she was actu-ally once employed there as a waitress and one night had a dream she owned the restaurant herself. A year later, that dream came true.

Two workers from Huntwood tell me they come about once a month and enjoy the food and like that the staff is friendly. Another young boy and his dad come in any chance they get. “We live in Newman Lake, but the food here is great,” Brian Ruchert tells me.

I mentioned New Year’s resolutions before? Well, now I’m grappling with one of them: my personal challenge to eat less. But an encore is required, I reason with myself, for the purpose of giving you more highlights! For the third and final round, I decide on a to-fu-veggie combination including fresh celery, Napa cabbage, carrots, cauliflow-er, bamboo shoots, fresh spinach, bean sprouts and zucchini.

I’m plenty full, but I never pass up the fortune-cookie fun of finding out what my future holds. I read Confucius’ note to me: “The strengths in your character will bring you serenity.” Nice.

Frank’s other picks within a 10-min-ute drive:

• The White House Grill, 712 N. Spokane St. in Post Falls

This chef makes Guy Fieri look like a timid, shy prep-cook. If you love garlic, you’ll love this Mediterranean restaurant.

• MAX at Mirabeau, 1100 N. Sullivan Road in Spokane Valley

I helped design the bar, so I’m quite proud of the MAX. Upscale eats, huge menu, DJ and dancing on weekends.

• Otis Grill, 21902 E. Wellesley in Otis Orchards

Seven years ago when I reviewed this spot for The Splash, it was the Burger Barn. They’ve come a long way, and owner Ronda Emerson con-tinues to do a great job.

• Twigs Bistro, 14728 E. Indiana in Spokane Valley

Double-sided fireplace and fab design features; contemporary pizzas and sumptuous sandwiches.

tuesdayWork … eat … work … eat …

Twisp on Tuesday. Gotta do it. Twisp Café & Coffeehouse is located on

Appleway next to Anytime Fitness — just east of the intersection with Molter. It’s a great place to pull out your laptop for some work and a great soup-and-sand-wich lunch.

Amy Snoddy is the owner, and she just completed her first full year in business with Twisp in 2010.

“I’m happy how it went,” she sighs with a smile on her face. “We changed our hours last year during certain times of the day where we weren’t seeing enough business, but I’m excited about bringing back ladies’ night in February.”

Twisp offers more than you’d guess. Amy said a lot of people don’t know they serve food and suspects many think they only serve coffee. They have daily sand-wich specials, and their deli case is filled with quiches and fresh pasta salads to choose from. When you come by for a vis-it, be sure to take advantage of their com-fortable couches, and make sure if it’s your first time there, you introduce yourself to Amy. She will like that.

Their staple soup is the tomato basil, served daily with a second soup as an al-ternate choice. The menu ranges from wraps to traditional sandwiches to beauti-fully made salads, and everything is made in-house. They have a bar area with com-fortable stools, a newly updated wine list, beer, live music events and local art to ad-mire or take home with you. Weeknights they are open until 7 p.m. or “maybe later,” Amy says. A special wine-tasting night is in the works.

An example of one of their gorgeous sal-ads is the Caribbean Salad ($7.50 or $5.50 half). Mixed greens, fresh pineapple, mandarin oranges, avocado and sugared pecans served with honey-lime dressing (add chicken $2) served with warm pita bread slices. A Twisp happy hour menu includes edamame, hummus with pita, cool veggies, gourmet flatbread pizza and more.

I was curious if Amy had background in culinary work or the restaurant business. See LUNCH, page 12

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Twisp Café & Coffeehouse, 23505 E. Appleway Ave.

Open Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Order: Chicken salad sandwich on wheat, Italian pasta salad, cup of coffee


“No culinary background, but I owned a coffee drive-thru, and I wanted to open my place,” she said. “I was told about this new location in Liberty Lake, and I really wanted to open here in this community.”

She pulls all her recipes from various sources and is proud to tell me that she makes everything herself.

Savannah Brosvik, Amy’s longtime friend and second-in-command, recom-mended their staple soup with a Panini or sandwich. The chicken salad sandwich on wheat (white and flat bread is also of-fered) was quite good, and I liked the use of red leaf and red cabbage in there. I’m not usually a fan of cold pastas, but Amy’s was fantastic. You could taste how fresh it was, and the crisp broccoli florets, cu-cumbers, black olives and tomatoes stood out nicely.

During my visit to Twisp, there was a variety of traffic. A father with his two boys. A young couple. A regular who came in for his usual. And several differ-ent tables were all business lunches. They were all well taken care of by Amy and her team.

I’ve not mentioned the desserts. Aaaah, but then I want you to go in to Twisp to try them and tell me what you think. Say “hello” to Amy.

Frank’s other picks to both work and dine with wifi:

• Chevron Café, 1109 N. Liberty Lake Road

New York-style deli hoagies, salads — best place for quiet to focus on work.

• McDonalds, 1306 N. Liberty Lake Road

Have a McFish or McSalad while you work.

• Safeway Signature Café, 1233 N. Liberty Lake Road

Deli food, sandwiches and great soups. Say “hi” to manager Dan.

• Starbucks, 1342 N. Liberty Lake Road

Preeminent spot to work while you eat/drink. Plus, artisan breakfast sandwiches.

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ample seating and free wireless internet make twisp the type of place where one can spread out and get some work done.


Wednesdayi feel the need, the need … for speed!

On Wednesday, I paid a visit to the Great Harvest Bakery in the Home Depot shopping center for some quick bites and wonderful bread. Business was hoppin’ at 12:30 p.m. when I ar-rived.

For fast, casual service, Great Har-vest offers a nice selection of hot and

cold sandwiches. In the morning, you can’t pass up their popular breakfast bites, which starts with their signature honey wheat bread and then adds to it cheddar cheese, bacon, eggs and a tomato basil spread. For lunch, I had the Honey Mustard Ham sandwich boasting a homemade honey mustard spread. The sandwich was made fresh and included honey ham, Swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato and red onion on Great Harvest’s honey wheat bread.

A conversation with owner Ross Umbdenstock reveals he’s happy about The Mat opening next door, and the foot traffic is great, but hopes more will lease the remainder of empty spaces. Umbdenstock has nearly 15 years ex-perience in the food and beverage business, and he’s now complete with having recently taken over the fran-chised store from his business partner. If you’ve ever met Ross, you know he is always all-smiles. He’s proud about the community involvement that he’s committed Great Harvest to. You’ll of-ten also catch him wearing his toque hustling to his Great-Harvest-Mobile to deliver baked goods.

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Great Harvest Bread Co., 21651 E. Country Vista Drive

Open Tuesday through Fri-day, 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Satur-day 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Order: Half Honey Ham sandwich $4.50; add side of chips & drink $1.25


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frank Cruz-aedo greets Great harvest owner ross umbden-stock (left) after surveying a vast array of baked goods that sit ready and waiting.


said she comes in once a month for the wonderful cinnamon chip loaf.

“They’re great for snacks,” she said. Ross said he sees a lot of regulars, one

who is affectionately called “Great Har-vest Mama” because of some ties she has to the original concept — and also, of course, because she comes in frequently as a customer. Another local is seen once or twice daily for his fresh roasted coffee and occasional breakfast bite treat. Ross brings in two bakers at 3:30 a.m. daily and boasts about a full calendar of bread choices always baked fresh.

“Our honey wheat is who we are and what we do,” he tells me.

There’s four to five breads offered daily, and every month it is different. A total of 150 different breads have been baked at the Liberty Lake location, with a possi-bility of another hundred Ross could try and offer to everyone. Throughout the day, you can take advantage of their sam-pler plate. Try a bite-size nibble of your choice: Almond Roca scone, oatmeal chocolate chip or breakfast bite. Lather on a bit of whipped creamed butter if you wish, or a little squeeze of honey.

“There’s quite a bit of competition,” he says, but he counters that catering busi-ness is good for them. “Just today, we got a nice order from the HUB Sports Cen-ter.”

Large catering orders average about eight per month. This fall will be Great Harvest’s four-year anniversary, and it’s evident he is pleased with the business and appreciates the support Liberty Lake gives.

Keep up the nice work, Ross, and thank your staff for the fast work on my sandwich.

Frank’s other picks for grabbing lunch on the go:

• Papa Murphy’s, 1334 N. Liberty Lake Road

Take ‘n bake pizza and new s’mores dessert pizza; also, Italian salads.

• Pizza Hut, 1330 N. Liberty Lake Road

Lunch takes 10 minutes. Try the new Big Dipper (feeds four) or 50 cent Wednesday Wings.

• Quizno’s, 1235 N. Liberty Lake Road

Freshly toasted sandwiches and hot soups; owner’s always there to ensure speed of service.

• San Francisco Sourdough, 23801 E. Appleway Ave.

“The best sandos start with the bread.” — Chef Joe See LUNCH, page 14


thuRsdayhidden valley Ranch

No, we’re not talking about the dress-ing, but about a hidden spot in Liberty Lake you may not know about. It wasn’t Hidden Valley Ranch chicken day today, but maybe better: Mexican Day at Mam-ma Mia’s.

Thursday’s the bomb at Mamma Mia’s, and Safeco/Liberty Mutual employee Ronda Ives will attest to it. I met with new owner Jerry Amicarella early in the week, and he spoke about his tough location and challenges with signage, but he want-ed to be sure I came back on a Thursday. It was “Chef Jose” that he was proud to tell me about, as was Ms. Ives.

Mamma Mia’s in Liberty Lake is not hidden or unknown to the hundreds of employees who work in the Liberty Lake Business Park, home to a Safeco Cus-tomer Care Center and Getronics. But if you or I don’t work there or aren’t driving down Appleway past Taco Bell, we may not know about Mamma Mia’s. Daily, they serve many employees, and Ms. Ives says she frequents the eatery about four times a week. She said the food is really good and, of course, it’s convenient for the campus’ workers.

“Between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. is when the majority of folks come in and out dur-ing their different times for lunch,” Ives says.

But there is still plenty of room for walk-in traffic, and it’s a treat the cafeteria was made open to the public. Typically, corporate campuses are closed to the public. When you drive onto the Lib-erty Lake Business Park, trend left and then make another left into the parking lot. From there, you’ll walk about 200 yards to Mamma Mia’s door No. 19 (vis-ible from the lot). You’ll then walk into a 10,000-square-foot cafeteria. It’s car-peted. It’s comfortable. It’s inviting as a cafeteria. And the prices are competitive to boot.

You can pick from a self-serve sandwich bar, a self-serve pay-by-the-ounce salad bar, a specialty station that changes types of cuisines daily or weekly, and a grill for your standard fare of cheeseburgers, fries, grilled cheese sandwiches and more. Tia

Amicarella, Jerry’s daughter, also urged I try “Chef Jose” and his food. And that’s certainly where the big line was.

I had a wet burrito with the works. Jose asked what I wanted to finish off the burrito, and I told him everything. He struck a surprised smile when he heard me order in Spanish. The choice was beef or chicken burrito, and I chose beef even though more often than not, the beef is not seasoned correctly, usu-ally turning out bland. Not the case with Jose’s. It was perfect. Toppings were fresh lettuce, cheddar, tomatoes, black olives, green onions, jalapeños and a dollop of sour cream.

Mr. Amicarella has been in the indus-try seven years, and though he’s hopeful for his Liberty Lake cafeteria, he also wonders about signage restrictions and whether the community will embrace his cafeteria-style lunch for their options. He’s confident about his catering busi-ness, which he says is up. He’s already ca-tered two weddings, and an airline called that day about renting the entire facility.

It’s a tough business indeed, no matter what kind of place you have, and Jerry’s hanging in there. A job well done, Jerry.

Or should I say, “¡Vamos!” And, you are hidden no longer.

Frank’s other picks for local lunches you may not have thought of trying:

• Clubhouse restaurants at Mead-owwood (24501 E. Valleyway Ave.) or Liberty Lake (24403 E. Sprague Ave.) golf courses

Club sandwiches and light fare.• Cabela’s Café, 101 N. Cabela Way

in Post FallsDeli meals served, and I love the

game that’s on the menu — try the alligator sandwich. Also, free fudge samples.

• George Gee Automotive Café, 21502 E. George Gee Ave.

That’s right: George Gee. Breakfast cooked to order or sandwiches made on the fly.

• R’nR Clubhouse, 23203 E. Knox Ave.

’50s-inspired diner open to the public on the campus of the area’s largest RV dealership.

Mamma Mia’s, 22425 E. Appleway Ave., Door 19

Open weekdays, breakfast 7 a.m. to 11 a.m., lunch 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Order: Beef burrito $4.50, Green & Black Tea Raspberry Snapple $1

Total cost for lunch: $5.98 ($19.63 left)

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the cafeteria-style mamma mia’s serves hundreds of employees in the liberty lake business park, home to Safeco’s Customer Care Center and Getronics, but it is also open to the public for breakfast and lunch. thursday is mexican Day.


FRidaystay for a while and relax

Dare I say we’ve saved the best for last? Well, Hay J’s Bistro is the best. It’s not the same as a grab ‘n go or a laptop lunch or taking a drive with the kids for a meal. Hay J’s is top-notch in the up-scale dining arena and very well liked in Liberty Lake.

Located on Harvard Road just on the other side of the freeway, you will pull into the gas station, and if you’re lucky during lunch you’ll find a parking spot in front. Yes, on my recent visit they were packed. The restaurant quickly filled and owner Rhonda Entner Dean was hus-tling back and forth seating guests.

My lunch companion and I were not in a hurry, so it was perfect. Many were there on their lunch break, and many were there to stay and relax for their See LUNCH, page 15


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Order: Ladieu saladTotal cost for lunch: $5.44

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visit. Three executives from Mario & Sons told me on their way out that the food was excellent and the service was great. Two of them frequent Hay J’s for business lunches.

One of the many things I like about Hay J’s is its hip concrete floor and brushed walls with painted-on clever sayings about food and wine. The atmosphere is posh, but casual. And Chef Patrick Fech-ser’s artwork on his lunch plates is not to be missed. The pretty food goes absolutely perfect with this pretty restaurant.

A long-time regular, Liberty Lake resident Lori Olander, says she comes two to three times a month and has been coming in since Hay J’s opened. Her lunch that day was fabulous, she said — a blackened steak sandwich wrap with a cup of the roasted tomato, feta and artichoke soup.

Stephanie Bregher is another good customer, and at one time she said visit-ed every week with her husband. Steph-anie ordered the same soup as Olander along with a garden salad. I chose the Ladieu salad (remember my “eat less” resolution). The soup was wonderful. Bregher thought it would be a thicker soup, but was not and was happy about that. My Ladieu had fabulously deli-cious goat cheese that I just love. This, coupled with a nice fresh cucumber-infused water, and you couldn’t ask for more. Our server was pleasant and un-obtrusive to our lunch experience.

Think a busy place like Hay J’s gives the chef and owner some time to rest

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hay J’s bistro is known for not only its food — but the clever painted-on say-ings about food and wine that line the walls.


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in-between lunch and dinner? Guess again. Rhonda and Chef Fechser have been quite busy lately preparing for the Hestia Wine Makers Dinner, a four-course extravaganza with dessert and carefully selected Hestia Cellars wines.

If you’d like another glimpse into Hay J’s and you happen to be a part of the Facebook community, just take a look at all the great comments from custom-ers. Not to mention people excitedly making their lunch plans through the Hay J’s fan page. Recently added to Hay J’s offering is brunch on Sundays.

It’s Stephanie and Lori’s favorite place. And no doubt it’s many others as well. Just take a look on Facebook.

Frank’s other picks for Liberty Lake places to settle in with your meal

• Barlow’s Restaurant, 1400 N. Meadowwood Lane

Comfort food, nice ambiance for relaxing, fun diner counter overlook-ing open kitchen.

• True Legends Grill, 1803 N. Har-vard Road

Spacious bar area with tables per-

fect for large groups or small; new menu and many large-screen TVs for your fave sports.

• Palenque Mexican Restaurant, 1102 N. Liberty Lake Road

Overlooking our beautiful Trail-head Golf Course; popular family spot.

• Ding How, 1332 N. Liberty Lake Road

Small restaurant, cozy sushi bar; this one’s here to stay.

it’s a WRaP!Well, I accepted the MISSION, fol-

lowed the RULES — and I came in under BUDGET! Even with gratuities added in, you can enjoy five excellent lunches and feel good about your New Year’s Resolutions. That is, of course, as long as one of your resolutions doesn’t involve portion sizes (see Monday). So I blew one resolution, but championed another when I chose water instead of soda at Great Harvest.

Frank Cruz-Aedo has managed res-taurants from Coeur d’Alene to Airway Heights and from California to North Carolina. His all-time favorite spot is TGI Friday’s, and he enjoys gourmet home cooking.


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Area residents are invited to hit the books together this month for a community-wide book read sponsored by Greena-cres Middle School.

Discussion questions and a reading schedule for the book, “Three Cups of Tea,” are avail-able on the district’s website, www.cvsd.org/greenacres/, in a link under the event calendar.

GMS Librarian Cherie Holm has invited parents and commu-nity members to the lunchtime book club meetings for thought-ful discussion and, of course, tea. According to the book, when two people share their first cup of tea, they’re strangers; on the second cup they become friends; and by the third they are family.

“One of the reasons I wanted to do this as a community read is because it brings people together when you share common expe-riences like this,” Holm said.

So far only students have at-tended the discussion groups,

but Holm said parents who are unable to attend can write down comments about the book for students to discuss and post in the library.

“Three Cups of Tea” chronicles author Greg Mortenson’s quest to establish schools in remote ar-eas of Pakistan and Afghanistan. After failing to summit K2, the world’s second largest moun-tain, Mortenson wandered away from his group without food or water. By chance, he stumbled upon a Pakistani village where he was nursed back to health. Overwhelmed by the village’s hospitality, Mortenson vowed to return and build a school for them.

This is the first community read planned through Holm. To encourage participation, she said she’s contacted other schools and public libraries in the area. Holm also tied the book in with the January PACE character trait of the month — fairness — by talking about how everyone deserves an education.

The book choice was a no-brainer for Holm. She said she

chose the bestseller because she wanted her students to experi-ence and learn about a culture they probably aren’t familiar with.

“We have soldiers over there in Iraq and Afghanistan and this helps the kids understand what it’s like over there,” Holm said. “I want them to know how lucky we are in America.”

Holm also said she selected the book because Mortenson struggled to find funding for the project and young students were actually the first to start fund-raising.

“It was kids who started this penny drive,” Holm said. “I love this book because it was kids who made the first donation … I want them to know one per-son can make a difference in the world. It’s about helping out and being giving people.”

The reading wraps up next week, but Mortensen is sched-uled to speak at Gonzaga Uni-versity March 28. Holm hopes to rally a group to attend the event.

GMS book club seeks input

his vehicle was initially stopped for a speeding violation.

• Reckless driving — An 18-year-old Greenacres man was arrested at Country vista Drive and henry road for reckless driv-ing. his vehicle was observed on radar going 83 mph in a 35 mph zone.

• Vehicle prowl — LLPD re-ceived report of a vehicle prowl and theft on North macKenzie road at 8:30 a.m. Jan. 28. the complainant stated that some-time overnight, an unknown suspect entered his unlocked car parked in the driveway at his house. the suspect took his wallet and garage door opener.

• Vehicle prowl — At 7:20 a.m. Jan. 28, llpD received a report of a vehicle prowl and attempted garage burglary that occurred at the 24000 block of east broadway Court. the complainant stated that sometime in the early morn-ing hours, an unknown suspect entered his unlocked vehicle parked in his driveway and took

an mp3 player, leather gloves and the garage door opener. the complainant also stated that at about 5:15 that morning, a family member was in the garage when the garage door opened. the family member observed a white 5-foot-10-inch male walking at a fast pace toward the garage as it opened. the suspect saw the family member in the garage and ran away to a silver or light blue honda Civic parked near the residence.

• Vehicle theft — On Jan. 28 at 8:50 a.m., llpD received report of a vehicle theft at the 23300 block of east main Street. the com-plainant reported that sometime overnight, her 2000 Kia Sephia with idaho plates was stolen out of her driveway. the vehicle was later recovered in north Spokane by the Spokane police Depart-ment. the male driver of the car fled on foot, but a female passen-ger was arrested at the scene.

• Vehicle prowl — On Jan. 28 at 10:15 a.m., llpD received a report of a vehicle prowl and theft that occurred at the 800 block of North Stevenson Court. the complainant reported that

sometime overnight, an unknown suspect entered his vehicle and removed the garage door opener from the car.

• Harassment — At 5 p.m. Jan. 25, llpD received report of telephone harassment at the 25000 block of hawkstone loop. the complainant reported she received hundreds of text mes-sages from an ex-boyfriend over a couple of days. the complainant reportedly told the ex-boyfriend to stop, and he persisted. the responding officer provided information on how to obtain an anti-harassment order and also called the suspect, leaving a mes-sage telling him to stop sending the messages.

• Driving while license suspend-ed — A 31-year-old Liberty Lake man was arrested at 10 a.m. Jan. 29 for driving while his license was suspended and operating a vehicle without a required ignition interlock device. the officer rec-ognized the driver from a previous DWlS incident.

• Narcotics recovery — LLPD’s K-9 team assisted the Spokane

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SplaSh photoS by Kelly moore

Sixth-grader olivia baddeley discusses the community read

book, “three Cups of tea” by Greg mortenson, over lunch

with friends.

left: Keeping with their book’s theme, the club meets over

tea.

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Admittedly I write this column with the taste of bitterness in my mouth. A week ago Sunday, I was preparing a different Super Bowl column — a column attempting to re-cruit the good people of Liberty Lake to join me as a Chicago Bears fan.

But as Super Bowl XLV prepares to kick off in a few days, I type with a twinge of sad-ness. Instead of references to Walter Payton, the Super Bowl Shuffle and the Monsters of the Midway, I am forced to rethink my Super Bowl plans. In place of photos of my kids decked out in Bears gear (which is now packed away in hibernation until next fall), I am deliberating over pictures of steel beams or cheese heads.

So how do you enjoy the Super Bowl when it features a team you despise—the Green Bay Packers—and a team you could care less about—the Pittsburgh Steelers? (Although I imagine Seahawks fans would find great joy in the Steelers not only losing the Super Bowl but getting robbed repeat-edly by the refs as well.)

This year I say, forget the game. Keep it on the big screen of course, but focus your gathering around some other non-game re-lated Super Bowl activities.

Prepare a team feastStudies say that the average Super Bowl

viewer consumes 3,000 calories on Super Sunday which is more than any day of the year other than Thanksgiving. There’s no denying food is a traditional part of the day. But instead of consuming those calories in wings, pizza and chips and dip, go for a more game-inspired spread—make your food all about the Packers and Steelers.

In honor of the Green Bay Packers, of-fer some beer-battered brats and cheese balls. Recognize the Steelers with pierogies (fried dumplings stuffed with sauerkraut and meat) and kielbasa (polish sausage). At minimum, throw out some green and yel-low or black and gold M-n-Ms.

Go healthyThis, of course, is to help offset the 3,000

calories you and your guests have been drowning in up to this point. Instead of the traditional drinking games where you might be trying to chug a can or knock back a shot, take a more family-friendly approach.

Each time you hear the commentators say certain phrases or names (such as first down, penalty flag, Clay Matthews or Troy Polamalu), participants can do 10 push ups,

Spicing up the Super Bowl

By Chad KimberleySplaSh Staff Writer

eat five carrot sticks or drink a swig of wa-ter. This also works for celebrity sightings in the crowd or anytime FOX promotes one of their shows or the Daytona 500.

Place your betsThe Super Bowl and gambling go hand in

hand. Instead of worrying about total points, winners and losers and point spreads, focus on some of the less traditional bets to spice up your viewing party.

You could always bet if the coin flip is heads or tails or the over/under time it takes for Christina Aguilera to belt out the national anthem. (Bodog.com, a sports gambling site, puts the number at 1:50 min-utes.) What about placing a wager amongst friends for which quarter is the highest scoring or if the total points will be odds or even? For a postgame bet, will the Super Bowl MVP thank his family, his coach, his teammates or God first?

Five dollars says that a few fun wagers will keep you engaged until confetti fills the air.

Critique the commercialsWhether it’s Michael Jordan and Larry

Bird playing a game of extreme horse for a McDonalds Big Mac, the Budweiser frogs or the mosquito that explodes due to Tabas-co sauce, commercials are the centerpiece of many viewer’s Super Bowl experience. Companies recognize their importance as they pony up nearly three million dollars for each 30 second spot with hopes of being the buzz at the water cooler the next day.

On tap this year is a commercial featuring Justin Bieber and Ozzy Osbourne working together (which could be a sign of the com-ing Apocalypse) along with another risqué ad from GoDaddy.com. So make sure at each commercial break your party takes a couple of moments of silence to enjoy and, at times, mock the 2011 attempts at robbing your wallet.

View the post-game shows If none of the above activities interests

you, let me offer one last option for enjoying your Super Bowl Sunday — the post game show. I’m not referring to the show where the talking heads dissect the games high-lights and lowlights, but rather the actual show that FOX chooses to follow the Super Bowl.

Over the year the lineup has included sta-ples like “The Office,” “Survivor” and “The Simpsons.” This year features “Glee.” It’s bad enough I didn’t get to write this column all about my love for the Chicago Bears, but the producers of Glee have further added insult by titling their post-game episode, “The Sue Sylvester Bowl Shuffle.” Simply a disgrace!

While I am at it I might as well dump one more heaping pile of burning coals upon my passion for the Bears. The Green Bay Packers win 24-23.

Sigh.

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Opera when they need a practice pianist. Q: How long have you been teaching

students here?A: This is only my third year of teaching

here, even though I taught in Russia since I was 16. I started with a company here, and I was asked to play for competitions and all kinds of festivals. As time passed, I got brave enough to agree to teach some kids. Now I have a few, and they are very dedi-cated. Little by little my name got out, and now I am known around here.

I didn’t teach for five years, and I actually enjoyed the break, but then I found myself missing it. I’m at the age and experience level where I can offer a lot to my students.

Q: Of all the things you do as a pianist, can you pick a favorite?

A: I love teaching. You know, when kids come to you, they don’t know anything. They are like a blank sheet and you can write anything on that. Then a few years later, I can see how I’ve affected them and

what influence I’ve had as to the way they think and what their interests are. It’s very rewarding to see those little kids grown into musicians.

Q: So do you notice many differences between your teaching now compared to your time teaching in Russia?

A: When I was in Russia I worked at the special music school. You come to the school when you are 5 years old and you study only musical subjects in addition to the regular school that you go to in the mornings. The music programs are very de-veloped.

I was very surprised that it was not the same here in America. In my opinion, the musical education here in America starts way too late. When you start learning musi-cal theory only when you are in college, it’s too late.

In Russia, you start learning about musi-cal history from way before our era — those three or five notes when music was in its very beginning and then eventually it grew into something else. When I was growing up, it was only an elective to learn about modern music. In America they start learn-ing about musical history from these days

and work backward.Q: Do you have any proud moments in

your teaching?A: In Russia, my students were competi-

tion winners. We performed on the televi-sion and the radio, and a lot of them went on to get a musical career. That’s something that really makes me proud.

Here when I accompany musicians in the competitions, I always have winners. When I help them, I feel like I accomplished some-thing with them. It’s not only them winning; it’s mine too because I was a part of their performance.

Q: Have you ever thought about playing your own solo performances?

A: I never wanted to be a concert pianist. I don’t have a personality for that. The com-petitions are very brutal and you have to be a kind of aggressive person not to get frus-trated or broken.

I wanted to have a family. In that profes-sion, in my opinion, you can’t have both. Concert pianists practice seven to 12 hours a day and there is no time for anything else. Your career is your child. I chose teach-ing because I have a child to raise. That’s

why I didn’t want to do it; it’s not because I couldn’t. I chose not to. I still have my desires fulfilled. I know what I’ve accom-plished, and I don’t need to prove it to any-one. My kids will be my proof later.

Q: Do you enjoy teaching and living in America?

A: I like the opportunity here. Sometimes I meet people who I’d never meet in Rus-sia. They are world-known musicians who I get to play with. A few years ago I got to play with a well-known tuba player, Patrick Sheridan. I don’t know who got him here and how he got my name, but I filled in for an accompanist that dropped out. I had three days to prepare the whole program and it was quite challenging, but I didn’t regret doing it because it was such an op-portunity.

Q: What would you consider your greatest accomplishment?

A: It’s not what you’d expect. It’s that I learned English enough to the point where I can teach American kids how to play pia-no. It’s hard to teach in English to kids who don’t speak Russian! That would probably be it.

PIANISTContinued from page 2


Columbia Medical Associates Liberty Lake Family Medicine, located at 1334 N. Whitman Lane, opened its doors earlier this week in the Health and Wellness Building of the Liberty Lake Commons development.

The clinic will be open 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

As part of the grand opening, patients interested in the Liberty Lake location can stop in to check out the facilities and receive a free blood pressure check.

Doctor Walter Balek, Certified Physician Assistant Sherri Connerly and Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner Jeanette Proctor will provide services at the new lo-cation.

“There’s so much growth in the Liberty Lake area,” Columbia Medical Associates Special Projects Manager Terilyn Bertsch said. “We’ve had people traveling into Spo-kane from that side of the valley, and this will accommodate those patients. It will ad-dress all the people coming in from Idaho as well.”

Columbia Medical Associates is the primary tenant of the 26,000 square-foot building, which Baker Construction and Development broke ground on last May.

With 17 locations in the greater Spokane area, Columbia Medical Associates pro-vides primary care and other health and medical services for more than 150,000 pa-tients a year.

Medical clinic opens this week


About two years ago Integrity Invest-ments President Rick Bates expanded his financial planning corporation to Coeur d’Alene. Shortly after setting up shop there, however, he discovered Liberty Lake was a more “strategic location” for him so he moved the office last summer to 21980 E. Country Vista Drive.

Since then he’s been pooling clients from both Spokane and Coeur d’Alene, and the business has grown so much that he is ready to add employees.

“It’s worked out better than I ever thought it would,” Bates said. “Business is great.”

Clients from Spokane weren’t willing to travel all the way to Coeur d’Alene, he said. But his Liberty Lake operation has flourished so he’s planning to add

two employees by next week — a full-time receptionist and a tax person who’ll be around February through April. The upcoming hires will expand the corpora-tion’s full time staff from three employees to five.

The Liberty Lake office is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Integrity Investments specializes in financial planning for retirees or people nearing retirement. Bates said he regu-larly holds seminars in Spokane and Coeur d’Alene for potential clients to get an idea for how he works. Upcom-ing seminars will be held at the Coeur d’Alene Resort Feb 8 and 9.

Bates splits his time between here and his Kalispell, Mont. location, where he’s been stationed for about 12 years.

For more information on Integrity Investments, visit www.integrityinvest-mentsinc.net.

Financial planning firm expands in LL

integrity in-vestments president rick bates opened his liberty lake operation last summer and plans to grow his staff in the next week.

SplaSh photo by Kelly moore

Store hosts cat adoption dayPawpular Companions Boutique,

along with SCRAPS, is hosting a cat adoption event on Feb. 12 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the store, 21950 E. Coun-try Vista Drive, Suite 100.

The event will feature special promo-tions, free food samples and treats.

For more information, contact 927-8890 or www.pawpularcompanions.com.

Itron installs software in California

Southern California Edison an-nounced last week it completed instal-lation of Itron software systems that will offer its customers new pricing plans, programs and services.

According to a press release, the in-stallation of Itron Enterprise Edition Meter Data Management will help customers within the central, coastal and southern parts of California make better-informed decisions about their energy use. Southern California Edi-son, one of the nation’s largest electric utilities, serves nearly 14 million people in a 50,000-square-mile area.

Liberty Lake-based Itron is a pro-vider of smart metering, data collection and utility software systems for nearly 8,000 utilities worldwide.

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The Splash Feb. 3, 2011 • 19History

By Pastor Ray Ruefliberty laKe hiStoriCal SoCiety

The Knudsen family moved to Liberty Lake from Norway, via Canada, in 1889. Osmond and Martha settled on a home-stead on the Idaho-Washington border in the hills overlooking Liberty Lake. The property is near the county park, and fam-ily members still own property in the area.

Osmund and Martha Knudsen had sev-en children: Osmund, Andrew, Tom, Carl, Martha, Annie and Sig, who was the young-est — born in 1901 — and the last one to live on the farm. Sig loved the lake and spent hours working and visiting lake families. He raised potatoes and vegetables to sell to lake residents, as well as milk and eggs.

Sig enjoyed playing in his band, called Sig’s Hillbilly Band. They played at Liberty Lake Park, as well as many area dance ven-ues.

Sig bought a boat called “Cupid” and re-named it “Poke Along.” A similar style of boat can be seen on the exterior of Albert-sons. He sold rides for 25 cents a person.

Current Liberty Lake resident Ron Knudsen, Sig’s son, tells the story of the time when his parents had been dating for a long time, and Thelma asked Sig when they might get married. Sig told her when she sold $100 in boat ride tickets, they could get married. In a very short time, she had sold $100 worth, and they were married. In 1945, Sig and Thelma moved from the farm on the mountain, selling some Hereford Cattle to buy the land on

Multi-talented homesteader’s son started Sig’s Sig’S RESORT

DescriptionAdjacent to Liberty Lake Park on the west side of the lake, Sig’s Resort was known for food, picnicking, swimming, launching boats and its “dockside” gas service.Dates of Operation1947-1980OwnersSig and Thelma Knudsen, 1947-1973Irv Kenny, 1973-1980What’s there today? What was once Sig’s Resort is now a large residential parcel near where Melkapsi Street intersects the lake. Did you know• Cabin 10 at Liberty Lake Park was the Knudsen home prior to the basement home at Sig’s Resort.• Sig Knudsen could play almost any musical instrument you could put in his hands.• Sig’s tour boat was originally a steam-driven boat until he converted it to a gas engine.• Sig and his friends often toured the lake in the summer on a barge, playing music as people listened from the shoreline.• Sig’s Resort held weekly jam sessions on summer evenings at the lake.• In the early 1900s, there were 20-30 homes on the eastern hills of the lake, and most of them burned in the fire of 1939.

the lake at the corner of Melkapsi Street and Liberty Drive. There was a small shed on the property that Sig used to store oars and other resort supplies. This building had once served as Liberty Lake’s second post office.

Sig hired an excavation company to dig out a basement. Sig, his brother, Carl, and his nephew, Les, used a small cement mixer to mix concrete for the foundation. As soon as the basement was finished, the family moved in while construction con-tinued on the upper floor. Sig continued working the farm and was also employed at Kaiser in construction. The resort opened in 1947.

Sig’s Resort became a family affair. Thelma and her daughter, Barbara, ran the restaurant. There was the usual fast food menu as well as a daily special that could become a real meal deal. Many teens who became adults and still live at the lake have fond memories of those meals.

Sig and his sons, Cliff and Ron, ran the waterfront, renting boats and motors, sell-ing gas, parking cars and helping folks

launch boats. (Many drivers did not know how to back a boat trailer into the launch area and needed assistance.) Sig’s resort owned up to 36 boats and barges, which were used for fishing and recreation.

In time, Ron took over the waterfront operations, and Sig helped where he could. Since Sig’s was the only resort selling gas out on a dock at the lake, there was con-stant traffic during the summer with drop-in boats keeping everyone on their toes.

Ron’s daughter (and current Liberty Lake resident) Kelli Schneidmiller remembers a time when her mom and grandma became upset, unable to find Ron anywhere.

“Grandpa took out the binoculars and saw him swimming across the lake,” she recalls. “The resort was slow that day, and Dad just wanted some exercise. I remem-ber him doing that a few times!”

During the Korean War, the number of military personnel at Fairchild Air Force Base grew rapidly. Liberty Lake became a popular destination for hundreds of them, and at times they practically ran the resort as volunteers.

photoS CourteSy of the liberty laKe hiStoriCal SoCiety

above, liberty lake was alive with recreational activity on the beach at Sig’s resort in this circa 1950s photo. the photo at left, taken in the same timeframe, shows Sig and thelma Knudsen visiting with diners behind the coun-ter. the Knudsens served a variety of food items and a popular daily special at Sig’s.

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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

In the ’50s, a significant change took place as customers began buying their own fiberglass boats. Launch fees of a dollar or two were charged for the convenience. The front yard of their home across the street became a boat-trailer parking lot.

For many years, Liberty Lake Park was adjacent to Sig’s Resort. On special week-ends, it wasn’t unusual to see thousands of visitors. These folks moved from the park to the resort easily, and they enjoyed the hospitality of both destinations.

The resort was sold to Irv Kenny in 1973, and later the property was bought by the Hanson family for a private home. The fond memories of Sig’s were held in high regard by many who frequently visited the popular resort through the years.

Pastor Ray Ruef serves on the board of the Liberty Lake Historical Society. He has lived at Liberty Lake since 1965, serving the Liberty Lake Community Church for 24 years. “I wish to express my sincere appre-ciation to Ron and Linda Knudsen for their time and the information they provided for this article,” Pastor Ruef said.

• Feb. 3, 201120 The Splashopinion

Bond critical to learning, safetyAs an educator, parent, grandparent and

long-time community member, I am voting “yes” for the CVSD bond.

I have been a teacher at Greenacres Ele-mentary for more than 20 years. Our school is in serious need of updating to make it safer, more energy-efficient and better able to meet the academic needs of our students. The 32-year-old heating system is so ineffi-cient that our classrooms are either too hot or too cold. We have no permanent walls and few doors that can be locked during an emergency. Noise floats from room to room through all the open spaces no matter how hard we try to keep things quiet for our neighbors. Only classrooms on the perim-eter of the school receive any natural light.

Plus, our school is out of room. Every day, 121 Greenacres children (K-5) are bused away to other schools. Two portable build-ings have been added on the playground to house three overflow classrooms of stu-dents. I now teach in one of those portable classrooms. We have no running water and no bathroom facilities. Many times a day, in all kinds of weather, students travel back and forth to the main building. It is far from an ideal situation for student learning or safety.

With interest rates and construction costs at historic lows, today is absolutely the right time to make an investment in our children because we can get a lot of mileage from our dollars. Investing in our schools raises our property values and makes our community a desirable place to live and work. Yes, it will cost most of us a little bit more a month. For a person living in a modest home valued at $150,000, the tax increase is only about $8.31 per month. Yet, that investment will positively impact thousands of our children for years to come. My students and grand-child are worth it, and so is every child in

Central Valley. I urge you to support our children and invest in our community by voting “yes” for the CVSD bond.

Jill MollTeacher, Greenacres Elementary School

Pass on a ‘debt-free inheritance’Much has been said about the Mead and

Central Valley school bonds due for a vote Feb. 8. The Citizens for Responsible Taxa-tion are being vilified as “against children, education and progress.”

We believe those against our children’s current and future welfare are those who would approve continuous taxation on an already over-taxed society. The state is to contribute over $60 million in addition to the $49 million from Mead and the $69.6 million from Central Valley. The state is nearly bankrupt — $41 billion. Spokane County — $968,891,168. City of Spokane — $194,398,772. And these districts “must have” how much?

Is no one listening to the voice of reason? We are the government. We are the source of revenue. Taxes are ours to pay. Debt is ours to retire. Do we not care? Our gover-nor does. As stated in her State of the State address, she’s “frustrated with a failed sys-tem.” The November election thundered to politicians: “No more spending!”

Let’s regain integrity. Wait three to five years to see if we’ll have any money for im-provements. We’re nearly bankrupt, folks. We call for wisdom, sacrifice, the love of kids and their right to a debt-free inheri-tance. Say no to bond-age.

Marilyn J. Montgomery Treasurer, Citizens for Responsible Taxation

Bond not about teacher needsAs teachers, we love to provide the best

learning environments possible for our stu-dents. We are master crafters, thrift-store shoppers, beggars and borrowers dedicated to providing interesting activities and invit-ing classrooms. We often spend our salaries on posters, games, materials and technology to create memorable educational experienc-es. We’re not complaining; we’re living the dream of being teachers and being a part of building positive community members. We thrive on overcoming obstacles and finding creative ways to engage our students.

One challenge we can’t surmount by our-selves is the overcrowding and unsafe en-vironments that our students face. Would you like to have your 5-year-old bused to a school miles and miles from your home school? Would you like your child to have to learn in a boys’ locker room that has been blocked off for a “temporary” classroom? How about a school without a gym or where the electrical systems can’t support the tech-nology needs? Would you like your child to be in a school where you can’t hang anything from the ceiling because it has asbestos in it? Scarier still, would you like to have your child in a school where strangers can walk in without being seen? All of these situations exist today in our outdated buildings.

The time is now to improve this situa-tion. You have the opportunity to vote to make the needed improvements. On Feb. 8, you will vote for or against our children’s safety and well-being. You are not voting for teachers, salaries or materials. You will be voting to give our students safe, efficient learning environments. The bond is strictly for buildings, classrooms and renovations that our children need to succeed. We en-courage you and implore you to vote “yes” on the Central Valley School bond. Vote yes for our children and our future.

Deb griffithSpokane

Schools an investmentThe upcoming Central Valley School Dis-

trict bond is an investment in our future. Seven years ago, my wife and I intention-ally purchased a home within the district’s boundaries. As a homeowner, not only is my home a place to live and call my own, but I view it as an investment. One way of supporting this investment is by paying taxes that help support schools, fire depart-ments, libraries and other areas that help create a strong infrastructure that makes the city of Spokane Valley a desirable place for people to live.

Schools are at the heart of any commu-nity and deserve our support, even if it is as simple as protecting our homes as an in-vestment. For me, it goes beyond my per-sonal investment; by supporting the kids in our community, I am helping my com-munity. The taxpayers were there for me when I went to school, and this is my way of doing my part to support the future of the next generation. With that thought in mind, it makes it easy to vote “yest” for the Central Valley School District bond.

John ParkerSpokane Valley

Chester an example of needCentral Valley School District pride runs

deep with me. I can proudly say that my husband and I both graduated from CV in 1981, and our son graduated from U-High in 2007. Currently, I am the principal at Chester Elementary. My school is listed on the ballot under the first proposal for the construction bond.

It frustrates me when I hear people say we don't need to spend money to renovate schools. I challenge any of the nay-sayers to

Letters to the Editor

In early December, I wrote an article in this newspaper asking for your support of the Central Valley School District’s bond. The Central Valley Citizens for Education committee has worked for five months to present a factual message so our patrons could understand what the taxpayers are

By Damon SmithSplaSh GueSt ColumN

Our kids, our schools, our decision

being asked to approve. This $69.6 million bond calls for long-

needed upgrades, modernization, expan-sion and school construction. The major buildings identified in this bond are all more than 30 years old. This is not a “wish list.” This is a “priority list.” And this is only the first step in implementing a 25-year Capital Facilities Plan that has been well thought out and written with much com-munity input. Nothing about this plan is “gold-plated.” In fact, the plan maximizes state matching funds to the fullest and ren-ovates and expands existing facilities wher-ever possible.

With just two weeks left in the elec-tion, the Citizens for Responsible Taxation group have again mounted a campaign against both the Central Valley bond and the Mead School District’s bond. The odd part is the address for the group is a South Hill address (5428 S. Regal Street). This is the same group that routinely mounts neg-

ative campaigns against any school bond campaign in the area, some dating back to 2003. Are we going to accept an unknown group (who may not even have a connec-tion to our Valley or our district) tell us how to make decisions about the future of our schools? Our kids, our families need this bond to pass. Strong schools build strong communities.

The Central Valley School District edu-cates more than 12,450 students in 25 fa-cilities around the Valley. The district cov-ers more than 80 square miles. This is no small responsibility. This is no “small” school district. If the Capital Facilities Plan is not implemented beginning with this bond passage, we will be letting down our future generations. Our children need safe, secure schools with learning environments supported by current technology in code-compliant buildings.

I am proud of our community and the way we band together and rally around

the cause. I am willing to pay my fair share of the Capital Facilities Plan. Many of my neighbors have told me they are also will-ing to accept the proposed tax rate for the benefit of our children and their education.

We need to stand together as a commu-nity and make this our decision. Our mes-sage has been clear and understandable. We have given you facts, not misstatements. We have taken pride in putting our face with our message so you know who we are. We have asked for your support and need it now more than ever. If you have an opinion, I hope you stand up and speak out.

The Central Valley School District needs to stand strong together and cast our bal-lots. Vote yes by Feb. 8.

Damon Smith is chairman of the Central Valley Citizens for Education Committee, a principal in DCI Engineers and the chair-man of the board of the Greater Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce.

See LETTERS, page 21


BOYS BASKETBALLStandingsGSL League OverallFerris 14-0 15-1Gonzaga Prep 12-2 13-3University 11-3 12-4Central Valley 7-7 8-8North Central 6-8 6-9Rogers 6-8 6-10Mead 5-9 6-10Lewis and Clark 5-9 5-11Mt. Spokane 2-12 4-12Shadle Park 2-12 3-13Results1/25 CV vs. Mt. Spokane 62-55 L1/28 CV vs. Shadle Park 57-48 W

giRLS BASKETBALLStandingsGSL League OverallGonzaga Prep 13-1 14-2Lewis and Clark 11-3 12-4Shadle Park 10-4 11-5North Central 9-5 10-6Mead 8-6 10-6Central Valley 7-7 8-8University 5-9 6-10

Mt. Spokane 4-10 6-10Ferris 3-11 4-11Rogers 0-14 1-15Results1/25 CV vs. Mt. Spokane 49-35 W1/28 CV vs. Shadle Park 62-44 W

gYMnASTiCS1/26 CV at University 172.15-148.15 L1/26 CV at Mead 169.075-148.15 L1/26 CV at Shadle 149.35-148.15 L1/26 CV at Mt. Spokane 148.3-148.15 L

WRESTLing1/27 CV vs. University 35-20 L

SCHEDULEFEBRUARY 35 p.m. CV Girls Basketball vs. University at Spokane Arena7:15 p.m. CV Boys Basketball vs. University at Spokane ArenaFEBRUARY 85:30 p.m. CV Boys Basketball at Mead 7 p.m. CV Girls Basketball at Mead FEBRUARY 105:30 p.m. CV Boys Basketball vs. North Central 7 p.m. CV Girls Basketball vs. North Central

CVHS Sports Roundup

SubmitteD photo by bob JohNSoN/ SpoKaNe SportS ShotS

Senior Jarod maynes places his universi-ty high School opponent in a precarious position during his 16-6 win. Despite the win from maynes, the bears lost the an-nual battle of the bone dual meet to the titans by a score of 35-20.

Wrestling loses Battle of the BoneSquaring off with fellow league-unbeaten

University High School, the CVHS wres-tling squad jumped out to a 20-12 lead be-fore the Titans rolled off the final 23 points of the match to finish off a 35-20 victory. The Bears picked up major decision victo-ries from Jarod Maynes and Brenton Beard at 125 and 130 pounds respectively along with a victory via a pin from Jake Hollen-beck at 152 pounds. But it wasn’t enough as CV dropped to 8-1 in GSL matches.

Boys basketball splits gamesThe Central Valley High School boys

basketball team split two games this past week in GSL action which left their record in the GSL at an equally split 7-7. The Bears dropped a 62-55 decision to Mt. Spokane

Scoreboard

Five questions with Rocky Hill’s ‘vote no’ contingentBy Josh JohnsonSplaSh eDitor aND publiSher

A group of residents from Liberty Lake’s Rocky Hill neighborhood have been cam-paigning against Central Valley School District’s $69.6 million bond proposal. The Splash e-mailed five questions to one of the group’s leaders, Crystal Rodgers.

Q: How do you respond to those who sympathize with the plight of Rocky Hill families but argue that for the greater good districtwide, this bond needs to pass?

A: How would you feel if I asked you to do something that would be unfavorable for your children so that my children can ben-efit? As a parent, I have an obligation to look out for my kids. I understand other schools need help, but I take offense when they ask me to put my child’s needs behind theirs.

Q: If the bond doesn’t pass, LLES is still full, meaning new families moving into developments like Rocky Hill will likely be transported to other schools anyway. While current students may be able to keep grandfathered spots in LLES, don’t you fear the neighborhood itself will be split between multiple elementary schools?

A: Isn’t that funny? We continue to grow in Liberty Lake, and yet of there is no men-tion of any new schools being built in Liber-ty Lake (or expanded) for the next 25 years. Sure, we can hope that the new elementary and middle school (proposed in bond No. 4 and bond No. 5) come to Liberty Lake, but CVSD isn’t promising us that.

If CVSD had any consideration for Liber-ty Lake when constructing this bond, then either one of the following scenarios would have been proposed: 1. Building an addi-tional school within the city of Liberty Lake, or 2. the expansion of Liberty Lake Elemen-tary. Either of these proposals would have solved the problem. To be honest, had either of these options been proposed, I would not only be voting “yes,” but I would probably be volunteering to get the word out. CVSD’s complete disregard for the needs of Liberty Lake is blatant.

Q: Why not oppose the attendance ar-eas instead of the bond itself? Have there been past efforts by the neighborhood to attempt to change the attendance areas? If so, where did these fail?

A: When (CVSD Superintendent) Ben Small came to town, we asked him this very question. We explained we wanted to vote “yes,” but we cannot do so if CVSD plans on kicking our kids out of Liberty Lake. He told us there wasn’t anything we could do about it and, therefore, forced our “no” vote and campaign.

Q: Speaking of attendance areas, the district has said it made efforts to work with the appropriate entities to make sure families purchasing homes in Rocky Hill were made aware before they ever moved in of the likelihood they would fall outside of the LLES attendance area when a new bond passed. Was your family aware of this when purchasing into Rocky Hill?

A: No. We moved to Washington in 2008 and specifically choose Liberty Lake be-cause of the elementary school. At the time, our Realtor did explain to us that homes in the River District were not within the LLES boundary. We decided to only view the homes that were zoned as LLES, which included Rocky Hill. We were never told in 2008 there would ever be a possibility of our three children not attending LLES. In fact, we were told by our Realtor that the land next to LLES was reserved for future school growth.

Q: Keeping in mind that the past three bonds attempting to build an elementary school in Liberty Lake failed: You are against this bond, but what do you pro-pose as a solution?

A: The real problem here is the percent-age of CVSD’s budget that comes from Lib-erty Lake property taxes is not proportion-ate to the representation that Liberty Lake receives. CVSD needs our property taxes, but does not need our vote.

Our property taxes should support our city’s schools. Why not have a Liberty Lake School District? Why not have an expanded LLES that can accommodate Legacy Ridge and the River District? Why not turn the old Agilent campus into Liberty Lake High School? My vote is not against the schools, but rather for my city.

while picking up a 57-48 win over Shadle Park. Against Mt. Spokane the Bears trailed by only four points going into the final quarter but could not rally for the win. CV was led in scoring by Garret Sawyer who had 14 points including three shots from downtown.

CV struggled early in their next outing with Shadle Park, trailing by seven at the half before putting the game away by out-scoring the Highlanders 19-7 in the final quarter. The Bears were led in scoring by Joseph Guerrinha who had a team high 17 points including eight in the final quarter. Gaven Deyarmin added 15 points including three three-pointers.

Girls basketball wins two gamesThe CVHS girls basketball team picked

up two league wins during the last week which helped them pull their league record to an even 7-7 record with four games re-maining in the regular season. The girls de-feated Mt. Spokane 49-35 and Shadle Park 62-44 with the help of seven three-pointers in each game. Against Mt. Spokane the Bears pushed a seven point halftime lead to 13 after three quarters. They wrapped up the win behind the solid play of Katie Estey who had 14 points including four three-pointers and Brooke Gallaway who added 12 points.

Against Shadle Park, CV was tied at the half 29-29 before using a huge 22-8 third quarter margin to roll onto an 18 point final margin. The Bears shot well from behind the arc as Katie Estey knocked in three from long distance. Teammate Sydney Emory added four three-pointers and also shot well from the free throw line going 13 for 13 on the game. Brooke Gallaway led the way for CV with 18 points, Emory had 12 and Estey chipped in 11.

visit my school and discuss the challenges we face on a daily basis. We look great from the street, but come inside and notice that from one end of the building to the next, tempera-tures can fluctuate to extremes. That's what happens in a 37-year-old building, and out-dated HVAC parts are hard to come by.

Originally, Chester was built as an open concept school (a fad of the ‘70s). We have closets, cubbies and hanging blankets that are fashioned to serve as walls. Many of my students find learning more of a challenge

because of constant noise. In 1974, safety concerns for school children were different that they are now. As a result of this original design, we are also at a disadvantage when it comes to specific safety issues relevant to the current times.

Finally, I hope that voters accept my chal-lenge to see firsthand that kids are not re-siding in an optimal learning environment where they can learn to their greatest poten-tial in a safe environment. Show your pride in our future, vote “yes.” You are investing in the greatest asset we have — our children.

Cindy SothenPrincipal, Chester Elementary School

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LEGAL NOTICESCity of Liberty Lake Notice of Decision

Proposal File #: CP-11-0001Zoning: O / Public ROWProposal: Valleyway Pedestrian Access ImprovementProposal Description: Installation of a concrete sidewalk, approximately 1100 ft. long, from Timberfield Lane to Lindeblad Lane on Valleyway Avenue and Lakeside Road for pedestrian access improvementGeneral Location: South side of Valleyway Avenue and the west side of Lakeside RoadOwner: City of Liberty Lake (Doug Smith)Phone: 509-755-6706Contact: City of Liberty Lake (Andrew Staples)Phone: 509-755-6730Application Date: 1/4/11Determination of Completeness Issued: 1/6/11Notice of Application Review: 1/12/11 - 1/26/11

Notice of Decision Issued: 1/27/11Appeal Closing Date: 4pm, 2/10/11

City of Liberty Lake Planning & Building Services Decision: Approved w/ Conditions

SEPA Threshold Determination: Determination of Non-Significance (see DNS issued 1/27/11)

The decision on this project and the SEPA determination made under chapter RCW 43.21C are final but they may be appealed. Interested parties with standing, as defined in RCW 36.70C, have the opportunity to appeal a decision on a project permit. The decision may be appealed within fourteen (14) calendar days from the date the decision is rendered by delivering a notice of appeal to Planning & Building Services by mail or personal delivery. The notice of appeal must be received by 4:00 p.m. on the last day of the appeal period, unless the last day of the appeal period falls on a weekend or holiday, the notice of appeal shall then be due on the following business day. Appeal requests shall contain all information and items required in the City Development Code Section 10-4B-4, subsection H. An ‘open record’ appeal to the Hearing Examiner is available on many Type I project permits. The appeal procedure shall be as outlined in the City Development Code Section 10-4G-2, subsection H for Appeals of Administrative Interpretations by the Director and Section 10-6A-7, Subsection C for SEPA Appeals. The appeal closing date for this project is 4pm, 2/10/11.

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

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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 Decision (NOD) Issued: 1/27/11Published Date & Paper: 2/3/11, Liberty Lake SplashAppeal Closing Date: 4pm, 2/10/11

City of Liberty Lake Notice of Application

Proposal File #: P-10-0002Zoning: R-1Proposal: Legacy Ridge Phase 4 Preliminary PlatProposal Description: Preliminary Plat consisting of 31 single family lots, fronting on existing private roads on approximately 9.3 acres.General Location: Terminus of Legacy Ridge Drive within the Legacy Ridge Subdivision (Parcels 55216.9162 & 55222.9164)Owner: American West Bank (Jeff Norman)Phone: 509-434-3772Applicant: Copper Basin (Steve White)Phone: 208-765-5059Contact: Taylor Engineering, Inc. (Frank Ide)Phone: 509-328-3371

Application Date: 12/23/10Determination of Completeness Issued: 1/14/11

Notice of Application Issued: 2/2/11Comment Deadline: 4pm, 2/16/11

City of Liberty Lake Permits Included in Application: Preliminary Plat Application to create 31 lots. If the Preliminary Plat is approved, a Final Plat will be required to be submitted prior to individual lot sale, lease, or construction and City Building Permits will need to be issued prior to beginning construction.Other Permits: Liberty Lake Sewer District permits & approval, WA State Dept. of Ecology (DOE) permits & approvals, Spokane Clean Air permits & approvals, and Spokane Regional Health District permits & approvals may need to be issued prior to construction.Required & Existing Studies: A SEPA Checklist has been completed for Legacy Ridge Phase 4. An Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for The Highlands was prepared in 1978 and a Supplemental EIS was prepared in 1995.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 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 III Project Permit, this action is 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: 2/2/11Published Date & Paper: 2/3/11, Liberty Lake SplashEnd of Comment Period: 4pm, 2/16/11

LEGALSContinued from page 22

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STAContinued from page 7but there’s still a need now to reduce ex-penditures,” Otterstrom said

Representatives hope to have approv-al from the STA Board of Directors by March, but changes won’t go into effect until Sept. 18. STA will hold a public hear-ing on the proposal Feb. 16.

Mayor Wendy Van Orman, Mayor Pro Tem David Crump and Council Member Josh Beckett were not present at the meet-ing. Council Member Judi Owens was se-lected to lead the meeting.

Also at the meeting, Greater Spokane Val-ley Chamber of Commerce representative Nancy Holmes spoke for the Chamber in asking the Council to support a region-wide Transportation Benefit District. She also said members of the Chamber are forming a taskforce to study how the city’s new 6 per-cent utility tax will affect local businesses.


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