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City’s planning commission continues work with new chairman By Kelly MooreSplaSh Staff Writer

Liberty Lake resident Bob Moore was recently named chairman of the city’s Planning Commission — a group that studies and makes recommendations on future growth through continued review of the city's comprehensive plan, develop-ment codes and other matters as directed by the City Council.

The Splash caught up with Moore last week to learn how he got involved and what the group will be working on in the near future.

Q. I know you’ve been on the P l a n n i n g

Commission for a little over a year now. What was it that first made you want to get involved?

A. Well, I read in The Splash that they couldn’t have a Planning Commission meeting because

they couldn’t reach a quorum because they didn’t have enough members. I have expe-rience with being on a planning commis-sion before in Ohio. I thought, well, I’ll just send my application in. I interviewed with the mayor, and I was appointed soon after.

Q: What kind of projects have you worked on so far?

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after about a year on liberty lake’s planning Commission, Bob Moore was appointed chair-man, a role that requires him to preside over the monthly meetings.

A: We’ve done some work on the comprehensive plan and the development code. We just updat-ed that and made our recommendations to Council, all of which were accepted.

Q: Are there any new responsibilities that go along with being the chairman now?

A: I don’t think there’s anything new

necessarily. I’m just a Planning Commis-sion member. Being chairman basically just means I preside over the meetings.

Q: Do you have any goals for the Plan-ning Commission moving forward?

A: I’d like to see the Planning Com-mission have a little more visibility in the community. I think it’s an important job, and I think we have some very capable people on the Planning Commission. I’d like to see our role expanded, if possible.

If You Go…Planning Commission meeting

When: 4 p.m. March 14

Where: City Hall, 22710 E. Country Vista Drive

All meetings, workshops and hearings are open to the public, and community members are encouraged to attend.

For more: www.libertylakewa.gov/development/planning_commission.asp

See PLANNING, page 21

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MARCH 8Noon: liberty lake Centennial rotary

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

6 and 7 p.m.: liberty lake relay for life planning and team captain meet-ings, respectively, liberty lake Munici-pal library, 23123 e. Mission ave.

6:30 to 7:30 p.m.: “hunger Games” party, liberty lake Municipal library, 23123 e. Mission ave.

MARCH 11Daylight Savings time Begins

MARCH 129:30 to 11 a.m.: Community blood

drive, Greenstone homes, 1421 N. Meadowwood lane

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

6:30 p.m.: Central Valley School

Board meeting, 19307 e. Cataldo

MARCH 146:45 a.m.: liberty lake Kiwanis meet-

ing, liberty lake City hall, 22710 e. Country Vista Dr.

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

Noon to 1 p.m.: liberty lake lions Club meeting, Barlows family restau-rant, 1400 N. Meadowwood lane

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

5:45 p.m.: liberty lake toastmasters, liberty lake Sewer and Water Building, 22510 e. Mission ave.

MARCH 15Noon: liberty lake Centennial rotary

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

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Relay meetings tonightThe Liberty Lake Relay for Life is hold-

ing a pair of meetings tonight (March 8) as organizers continue to gear up for the sec-ond annual event, planned for July 20-21.

Those interested in forming teams and captains of current teams will meet at 7 p.m. at the Liberty Lake Municipal Li-brary, 23123 E. Mission Ave. A committee meeting for anyone interested in getting involved with event planning, promotion and team development will be at 6 p.m. in the same place.

For more information, visit www.relay-forlife.org/libertylakewa or call Jennifer Kronvall at 242-8303.

Library opening late todayThe Liberty Lake Municipal Library will

open late today (March 8) for staff train-ing. Hours of operation today only will be 1 to 8 p.m.

Residents invited to RotaryToday's (March 8) meeting of the Lib-

erty Lake Centennial Rotary Club will feature a presentation from Jessica Kovac, founder of Blessings Under the Bridge.

The meetings, held at noon each Thurs-day at the Liberty Lake Sewer and Water District building, 22510 E. Mission Ave., are open to the public.

Library invites students to celebrate ‘Hunger Games'

A "Hunger Games" Party for sixth-grad-ers through teenagers will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. tonight (Thursday) at the Liberty Lake Municipal Library, 23123 E. Mission Ave.

The event celebrates the movie release as well as Teen Tech Week by holding an archery contest and trivia competition, through which participants can earn raffle tickets for prizes, including a $25 Best Buy gift card, movie tickets, five $10 iTunes gift cards and several $5 McDonald's cards.

For more information, call 232-2510.

Blood drive MondayA Liberty Lake community blood drive

will be held from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Monday at Greenstone Homes, 1421 N. Meadow-wood Lane.

Participants are encouraged to sign up in advance at www.inbcsaves.org with the sponsor code, “libertylakecomm.” For more information, visit the website or call 800-423-0151.

Counselor to speak to KiwanisWednesday’s 6:45 a.m. meeting of the

Liberty Lake Kiwanis Club will feature a presentation by family counselor Michael Shessar. The club meets weekly at City Hall, 22710 E. Country Vista Drive, and the public is invited to attend.

Grad night fundraiser planned for St. Patrick’s Day

A Luck O’ the Irish silent auction and fundraiser to support Central Valley High School grad night will be held at 7 p.m. March 17 at Mirabeau Park Hotel, 1100 N. Sullivan Road in Spokane Valley.

The event costs $20 at the door, which includes hors d'oeuvres. Auction items include a one-week condo in Aruba, golf at Circling Raven, massage packages and more. A winner will also be drawn for a $10,000 raffle prize. Individual raffle tick-ets are on sale for $100, and a maximum of 300 will be sold.

For more information, contact Dan Ste-phenson at 209-4792.

Quilts on display at libraryQuilts by Joan Kearney, a multi-talented

fiber artist and Liberty Lake resident, are featured during the month of March at the Liberty Lake Municipal Library, 23123 E. Mission Ave.

Busy March for LLCTA performance and several opportuni-

ties for people to be involved highlight a busy March for the Liberty Lake Commu-nity Theatre.

Performances of "Anne of Green Gables Readers Theatre" will be 7 p.m. March 16 and 3 p.m. March 17 at The Kave, 4904 N. Harvard Road in Otis Orchards. Admis-sion is free (donations accepted), and re-freshments will be available for purchase.

A free comedy improv workshop will be held at 7 p.m. March 14 and 28 at the Clubhouse Theatre Room in Country Vista Apartments, 21200 E. Country Vista Drive. No experience is required. Teens and adults are welcome to attend.

See BRIEFS, page 21


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We Appreciate Our Dedicated VolunteersMore than 700 parents, students, employees and community members volunteered their time, energy and passion in support of the Vote YES campaign. In addition to ringing doorbells and writing letters, these volunteers placed yard signs across the Valley and waved signs on busy street corners in support of our kids. And, more than 900 individuals and businesses endorsed the levy campaign. THANK YOU!!

To the 14,290 Central Valley voters who understood the importance of renewing our expiring School Programs and Operations Levy with continued funding for the next three years and voted “Yes” on February 14, our students and campaign volunteers say THANK YOU! Our Replacement Levy passed with 59.3% approval, well above the 50% needed to continue supporting programs vital for a quality education for our kids. After a hard-fought campaign, it is important to recognize the hundreds of committed volunteers who spent thousands of hours working to ensure the quality schools essential to maintain a vibrant community.

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Contributing Businesses and Organizations:Adams Elementary PTSADeena AllenALSC ArchitectsKerri and Tim AmesShirley AndrewsArchitects West, Inc.Vicky BoothBowdish Rockets Booster ClubBroadway Elementary PTOCarolyn's Cake Decorating & Candy Supplies LLCCentral Valley Co-Curricular Activities AssociationCentral Valley Education AssociationCentral Valley Kindergarten Center PTOChester Elementary PTATim and Joanne ComerMaggie CrabtreeDCI EngineersVern and Shannon DiGiovanniThomas DingusJeff DufresneEvergreen Middle School PTOGSI – Greater Spokane Incorporated*Greater Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce* Greenacres Elementary PTSAGreenacres Middle School PTAHawk Pics (campaign photographer)Horizon Middle School PTAIntegrus ArchitectureJacque and George JohnsonDenise and Mark Kennedy

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Spokane Valley officers responded to an alarm call early Saturday at Green-acres Elementary School, 17915 E. Fourth St.

Officers responding to the 2:57 a.m. call located a window pried out of the wall on the east side of the school. Of-ficers were able to see a ceiling mount projector hanging by wires inside the classroom, quickly set up a perimeter around the school and requested a Spokane Police Department K-9 unit to assist in a search. No suspects were located.

Anyone who may have seen any suspicious people or vehicles during this timeframe are urged to call Crime Check at 456-2233.

Kindergarten registration begins

Registration begins March 15 at 8 a.m. for incoming kindergarten stu-dents in the Central Valley School Dis-trict.

Parents are encouraged to enroll early to select from the various options of morning classes, afternoon classes

or all-day, tuition-based kindergarten classes with extended child care. Op-tions vary by school. Central Valley schools will also begin accepting reg-istration for new first-grade students beginning March 15. Parents should come prepared with up-to-date immu-nization records, original state-certified birth certificate and proof of residence using a current electric bill. Registra-tion packets are now available for pick up to complete prior to the first day of registration.

To enroll a child in kindergarten for the 2012-13 school year, the student must be 5 years old on or before Aug. 31 (or 6 for first-grade students).

Registration for kindergarten stu-dents living in the Greenacres and Lib-erty Lake elementary enrollment areas will take place at the Central Valley Kindergarten Center, 1512 N. Barker Road in Spokane Valley.

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See NEWS, page 23

By Kelly MooreSplaSh Staff Writer

The Liberty Lake City Council reviewed the city’s budgeting history in a meeting Tuesday night. Finance Director RJ Ste-venson presented the overall review of past forecasts compared to actual revenues and expenditures.

“This is what we asked for,” said Mayor Pro Tem Odin Langford, who led the meet-ing in Mayor Steve Peterson’s absence. “It’s time to put the past in the past and look forward to the coming year.”

In his presentation, Stevenson noted a number of revenues exceeded what was budgeted. These included sales tax, util-ity tax, criminal justice and admission tax, and streamline sales tax and other inter-governmental revenues.

With the unexpected revenues carried over into 2012 from last year’s ending fund balance, Stevenson suggested a number of options. He said Council members could do a number of things with it: keep it in the bank, invest in the bond market, invest in current projects, commit to projects to be completed in the near future and pay off debt.

Stevenson also advocated for the Coun-cil to designate utility tax funds solely as

revenue for projects in the capital facilities plan. He suggested the Council discuss how it hopes to use the utility tax or hold a public hearing about what its purpose will be moving forward.

In other business• Interim City Administrator Mike Ce-

cka said he expects the Council to further narrow the city administrator candidate list of 13 in an executive session next meeting. The finalists will be announced shortly before the final interviewing pro-cess, tentatively scheduled for April 13 and 14.

• At the next meeting, the Council will hear a presentation from Canfield and As-sociates, the city’s risk management firm, as an educational overview of available programs.

• Peterson and Council Member Susan Schuler were absent; Council Member Josh Beckett participated in the meeting via teleconference.

• The Council passed a resolution to appropriate $10,000 for Project Access, a regional program that provides medical services to low-income and uninsured res-idents. The measure passed with Council Member Keith Kopelson dissenting.

City budget history reviewed


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the following incidents, arrests, calls for service and citations were reported by the liberty lake police Department feb. 27 through March 5.

Incidents and arrests• Suspended license — a 33-year-

old Cheney man was arrested at 4:35 p.m. feb. 27 at the 1100 block of North liberty lake road for driving with a sus-pended license. his vehicle was initially stopped for a speeding violation.

• Child welfare — at 6:40 p.m. feb. 27, llpD received report of a possible truancy and child welfare issue at the 1500 block of North holl road. Based on the investigation, the case has been forwarded to child protective services for follow up.

• Attempted burglary — at 11:30 p.m. feb. 28, llpD was dispatched to the 19000 block of east Maxwell avenue for what was reported as an attempted burglary in progress. the complainant reported hearing someone trying to get in the back door of the home. officers from llpD, the Spokane County Sheriff’s office and a K9 unit arrived on scene and couldn’t locate any signs of attempted entry into the home, nor any evidence someone had been at the back of the residence. the complainant told officers the noise could have been from the air conditioning unit.

• Possible drug possession — at 1:55 p.m. feb. 29, an llpD officer observed a vehicle parked at the 2300 block of North harvard road occupied by two subjects. the two subjects didn’t notice the officer parked behind them, and due to the recent property crimes in the area, the officer continued to watch the subjects. after about 10 minutes of sitting in the vehicle, the passenger threw a lit cigarette out the window. the officer contacted both subjects and asked for permission to search the interior of the car. During the search, the officer located a plastic container with a logo recognized as a method to package and transport of controlled substances. the bag contained a powder substance. Both subjects denied owning or having knowledge of the bag in the vehicle. the item was seized as evidence and sent to a crime lab to be analyzed. Both sub-jects were advised that if the crime lab determined the item was a controlled substance, they would be charged.

• Credit card fraud — at 8 p.m. feb. 29, llpD received a report of a credit card fraud at the 1000 block of North

King James lane. the complainant reported unknown suspects gained ac-cess to his credit card information and charged more than $2,300 on the ac-count. the complainant still had posses-sion of his card and does not know how the charge was made to his account. the case has been assigned to Detective ray Bourgeois for follow-up investigation.

• Stolen vehicle — at 1:45 p.m. March 1, llpD observed a suspicious vehicle in a parking lot at the 21200 block of east Country Vista Drive. officers determined the vehicle was reported stolen out of Spokane on Jan. 31, 2010. the officer checked with apartment management, but no one was aware of who might be associated with the vehicle. Dispatch attempted to contact the owners of the vehicle but could not locate any current telephone numbers. the vehicle was towed from the parking lot.

• Burglary — at 7 p.m. March 3, llpD received a report of a burglary and theft at the 21000 block of east rockrose lane. the complainant reported he had money taken from him by a friend. the complainant reported he had an envelope containing about $5,000 on his counter. his visiting friend saw it and inquired about it before leaving early in the morning. When the complainant got up the next day and grabbed the envelope off the counter, all the cash was missing. the complainant checked the house for the money and could not find it anywhere. he called his friend, who denied taking the money. officers attempted to contact the complainant’s friend but have been unsuccessful. the case has been assigned to Bourgeois for follow-up investigation.

Calls for serviceChild abuse or neglect 1Citizen assist 1Citizen dispute 1Commercial vehicle inspection 1Drug possession 1fraud, credit card 1recovered stolen vehicle 1Suspicious person 1theft 1traffic accident 1traffic offense 1

Citationslicenses and plates required 2Driving while license suspended 3liability insurance 2Defective muffler 3Speeding 6Use of cell phone 1

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CV Theatre Department presents “Singin’ in the Rain”By Daymin MarrsSplaSh CorreSpoNDeNt

A love story based in the 1920s, “Sin-gin’ in the Rain” was released in 1952 and starred celebrities Gene Kelly, Donald O’Connor and Debbie Reynolds. Begin-ning this week, Central Valley students will showcase their version of the musical for the public at the CV performing arts center, 821 S. Sullivan Road in Spokane Valley.

Director Michael Muzatko is excited CV is putting on a dance-based screenplay, something he said hasn’t been done at CV

in a long time.“Lead actors had to take tap dance les-

sons over the summer to get ready, and then they auditioned in November,” he said. “They’ve been practicing weekdays and sometimes weekends since then.”

Along with these lessons, Muzatko said actors have been working with profession-al choreographers Jason Allen and Marcy Rayd to get them up to par with what this play requires for dancing.

The musical closely follows the origi-nal 1952 movie script for “Singin’ in the Rain.” It features four performers—Don (Ashton Toth), Cosmo (Brandon Carter), Lina (Ashley Stewart) and Kathy (Mattie Stewart)—who have difficulties trying to keep their careers alive as the film indus-

try transitions from silent to talking films. Including the technical crew, more than

75 CV students are participating in this production. There’s also a 24-piece live orchestra consisting of CV band members and professional musicians.

Muzatko said one of the most difficult parts of preparing for the production was figuring out how to literally make it rain on stage. In order to perform the screen-play, CV had to sign an agreement to heat the rain so the actors don’t get pneumonia.

Because water wouldn’t show up on film during the 1950s era, the original movie crew used watered-down milk so the rain would show up. Muzatko said no such substitute is being used in the CV version.

“Singin’ in the Rain” will be performed

Musical taps into actors’ dancing abilities If You Go…What: CV Theatre Department presents “Singin’ In the Rain”

When: 7:30 p.m. on March 7-10 and 14-17

Where: CVHS performing arts center, 821 S. Sullivan Road, Spokane Valley

Tickets: $10 presale (call 228-5218) or $12 at the door

at 7:30 p.m. today through Saturday and again March 14-17. Because it is a re-served-seating production, Muzatko sug-gested interested patrons attend the first weekend to ensure seeing a show.

For more information or for presale tickets, call 228-5218.

By Kelly MooreSplaSh Staff Writer

The Spokane River Regional Toxics Task Force, a formal group to lead efforts to reduce toxic compounds in the Spo-kane River, was formed late last month with 13 member governmental agencies, private companies and environmental organizations, including the Liberty Lake Sewer and Water District.

The goal of the task force is to develop a comprehensive plan to bring the Spokane River into compliance with water quality standards for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). These pollutants exceed water quality standards in several segments of the river. Eventually, the group will pre-pare recommendations for controlling and reducing the sources of PCBs.

“It’s way, way too early to determine anything as far as how we might be able to reduce them,” LLSWD Manager Lee Mel-lish said. “PCBs are found everywhere, and reducing them is going to be a real issue. … It’s all part of a five-year plan.”

PCBs are chemical compounds that were once used in a variety of products, such as insulating fluids for electric trans-formers and capacitors, paint additives, adhesives, caulks, inks, carbonless paper, lubricants and hydraulic fluids. The Unit-ed States banned production of PCBs in 1979.

According to the Washington State De-partment of Ecology, Washington munic-ipal and industrial wastewater discharges currently account for less than 10 percent of the PCB contributions to the river. This contribution will be reduced even further with the installation of advanced treat-ment systems designed to reduce other pollutants.

The plan will include a review of Spo-

kane River studies as well as develop fu-ture studies to gain an understanding of how much PCB pollution is reaching the Spokane River, where it's located and how it got there in the first place.

Mellish said the group would be col-lecting samples throughout the year. He added that few facilities in the world are capable of testing at the required levels, and the task force ships samples to Van-couver, B.C., for analysis.

If measurable progress is not made in locating and controlling sources, Ecol-ogy said it may pursue more traditional approaches, such as developing a water quality improvement plan.

For the municipal and industrial waste-water dischargers to the river, participa-tion in the task force is a requirement in the water quality permits issued by Ecol-ogy in 2011. The Idaho facilities that dis-charge to the river are expected to receive permits from the EPA in 2012 that may include a similar requirement.

The task force also includes representa-tives Ecology, EPA, the Spokane Tribe of Indians, the Coeur d'Alene Tribe of Indi-ans, Spokane County, the city of Spokane, Inland Empire Paper Co., Kaiser Alumi-num Washington, Avista Corp., the Cen-ter for Justice’s Spokane Riverkeeper, the Lands Council and the Lake Spokane As-sociation.

Even though action was taken last month to formally create the group, the members have met informally on an as-needed basis several times in the past months at the Liberty Lake Sewer and Water District administrative building. Mellish said the group is looking to hire a facilitator to coordinate the group’s ef-forts as things take shape over the next few months.

LLSWD joins task force to bolster river’s water quality

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• March 8, 201212 The Splashcover story

Snapshots of four people who have been gearing up early for springStory and photos by Kelly MooreSplaSh Staff Writer

Spring doesn’t officially kick off for two more weeks, and Punxsutawney Phil guar-anteed winter weather through the better half of March. But that’s not stopping a handful of Liberty Lake residents.

With current forecasts predicting a high of 57 degrees on Friday, plenty in Liberty Lake are taking that as a cue to gear up their spring routines. Others, it may seem, hardly missed a beat all winter long.

Swinging for spring

Temperatures are finally creeping up high enough to war-rant a steady flux of golf enthusiasts at the Trailhead Golf Course driving range, but Lib-erty Lake golfing new-bie Todd Cornell has already put in hun-dreds of swings this year. He said he hits the driving range for a bucket almost every day — and he’s been doing it all winter.

“If you haven’t been swinging, when you come back in the spring, your wrists will hurt and your back will hurt,” Cor-nell explained. “Being able to go out there over the winter has been a huge bonus for me from a health standpoint. It’s kept me healthy all year long.”

His biggest motivator for the loyal driv-ing range attendance is simply a passion for golf — a sport he said he picked up just a year ago. Since that first round last sum-mer, he said he’s become “completely smit-ten by the game.”

Having grown up playing team sports like football and baseball, he said the quiet nature of golf and the necessary focus fas-cinates him.

“It’s just unbelievably fun to me,” Cor-nell said. “It’s therapeutic, you know? Even when it’s cold and kind of windy, you can go out there, get fresh air and just focus on your swing. It’s relaxing.”

The pro shop at Trailhead closes in De-cember and January, and anyone wanting to pick up golf balls for the driving range has to stop by City Hall. In January, Cor-nell said he brought a snow shovel with him so he could clear a space to swing from. He’s since become a familiar face to those who deal out golf balls.

“It was like 25 degrees out, and everyone at City Hall thought I was crazy, but you know, you’ve got your golf gloves on and you’re bundled up and swinging,” Cornell said. “Once you get your heart rate going, you just need to put on a stocking cap, and it’s good.”

He’s watched the sea-son turn from the view in the driving range’s first stall. And as the days get sunnier, he’s eager to venture further onto the green.

“I think it’s pretty obvious that the course opening up is going to be pretty great,” Cornell said. “You can swing all you want, but the only way to improve your game it to get out there and play. I’m really looking forward to start playing and getting on the greens.”

Fast track to warmer weatherThe Liberty Lake Running Club meets

every Thursday in March through Octo-ber, rain or shine — or snow. March 1 was no exception, as a handful of the faithful gathered for the three-mile loop on a rath-er frosty evening.

The club started three years ago after founder Kathy Whybrew discovered the Flying Irish Running Club in Spokane. That group meets downtown every week to run before getting together afterward to socialize at a local pub.

“They have hundreds of people who show up to run,” she explained. “I thought it was so great, we needed to do something like that here in Liberty Lake.”

After ironing out the details with the owner of Palenque Mexican Restaurant, she kicked off the Liberty Lake version with a consistent turnout the first year.

“I just wanted a reason to have to start running,” Whybrew said. “It’s good for that because I at least have to run once a week starting in March. If somebody else comes,

Rain or shine — or snow

that’s great. If somebody else doesn’t, that’s OK. I’m still out running and exercising.”

Whybrew admitted the weekly run is just as much for socializing as it is for fit-ness.

“When there’s a group that goes out

together, it’s nice just because there are people at every level — walkers, joggers and more competitive runners, too. Ev-eryone can find a buddy, and most of us stick around afterward and hang out at Palenque for drinks. … It’s turned out to be a great way to get to know people.”

Last year, the group hit the streets with official T-shirts. This year, those who wear the shirts to Palenque after the Thursday runs get a $3.50 margarita in addition to other happy hour specials.

This year, Whybrew said she’s also try-ing to plan a Spokane Shock night for the group, where the athletes join the usual crew for the run. She also hopes to pull off a “strolling story time” for kids, with story-boards posted throughout the route.

And even though the club is about as easy-going as it gets, Whybrew doesn’t bat an eye when committing to run through the early March snow.

“It is harder to run when it’s cold out, but getting involved in something like this where you know it’s weekly is a great way to

liberty lake golf enthusiast todd Cornell has faithfully hit golf balls at the trailhead Golf Course driving range almost every day this winter.

liberty lake running Club founder Kathy Whybrew made the group’s first three-mile loop March 1. runners meet at palenque Mexican restaurant before and after every thursday evening run.

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keep you consistent,” Whybrew explained. “You know? It’s what I do on Thursdays. … I’m not really paying attention to the weather — it’s March 1 so here I am.”

Sun and sudsThe Liberty Lake Farmers Market won’t

open this year until May 19, but that doesn’t mean familiar vendors aren’t keep-ing busy. Sydney Kearnes, the artisan be-hind Liberty Lake Soap, started building up her inventory just last weekend.

“Soaps can be ready in about a week, but in order to have the stock I’ll need for the Farmers Market, I have to get started a few months earlier,” Kearnes said. “I usually take a break over the winter, but I’m finally getting back into the swing of things.”

Kearnes decided to take up the soap making craft six years ago when a friend of hers, who also sold soap at the market, moved out of town. She's since become a familiar face at the Liberty Lake Farmers Market.

Her first batch from the weekend was a slab each of “You da’ Man,” Satsuma and shaving soap. The shaving soap will take about six weeks to cure, but the others will be off her drying rack in about a week and into the bins she has set aside for the Farmers Market.

Later this month, she said she would be working on Mother’s Day specials like flower-shaped guest soaps and deluxe flo-ral soaps like jasmine, gardenia and lilac.

Last year, Kearnes introduced salt and sugar body scrubs to her repertoire, and this year she will add a foot scrub, too. And customers can expect new designs and scents coming up often. Kearnes said she spends the offseason experimenting with new scents and creating soaps from sample scents.

Before the market kicks off, she said she

SPRINGContinued from page 12

With unseasonably warm weather for most of february, City parks and open Space Superin-tendent Jennifer Camp was able to start spring-cleanup efforts well ahead of schedule.

would be selling her goods at a craft fair in Spokane in late April. In the meantime, she’s just excited about getting back into the swing of things.

“Of course I’m ready for more sunshine, but seeing the faces of loyal customers at the market is something I look forward to every year,” Kearnes said.

farmers Market vendor Sydney Kearnes of liberty lake Soap is already building up her inventory to prepare for the May 19 market opening.

Geared up for greenAs the sun starts to shine a little longer,

at least one City of Liberty Lake employee is looking forward to putting a winter’s worth of planning into practice. Parks and Open Space Superintendent Jennifer Camp lives for all-things-green, and she’s geared up for another season keeping the city looking clean-cut.

“We’re doing a lot of preparing right now for what the upcoming season will bring,” Camp said. “Actually, with the warm weather we had in February, we were doing spring cleanup. It was kind of

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• March 8, 201214 The Splashlocal lens

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Scout troop 413 of St. Joseph’s Church in otis orchards recently went to Juniper Dunes Wilderness near pasco for a recent weekend camping trip. the scouts made their own food, hiked about 14 miles and played on 100-foot sand dunes. Many members of the troop are from liberty lake.

Scouts rough it at Juniper Dunes Wilderness

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liberty lake elementary School students competed in the Science olym-piad held feb. 15. the Science olympiad is an international nonprofit group dedicated to improving science education and recognizing science achievements through science tournaments at all levels of competition. thirty-nine lleS students competed in five categories. pictured are the winners of the astronomy and solar system category.

Kids compete in Science Olympiad

Snow day Kiwanis dance sets record sales

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topped 45, making this year the largest

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A benefit for the local Meals on Wheels program will be held all day today (March 8) at Clark’s Tire and Automotive, 16010 E. Sprague Ave. in Spokane Valley.

Clark’s will be offering free oil change and vehicle inspections with cash or food donations accepted for Meals on Wheels. A barbecue will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Many other giveaways and special promotions will be offered throughout the day, including a $5 raffle to give away a used Toyota Camry.

WELL meets this weekThe Women Executives of Liberty Lake

(WELL) will hold its monthly meeting Friday at the Liberty Lake Water and Sewer District building, 22510 E. Mis-sion Ave. Members and guests are wel-come at 12:45 p.m. for networking and the meeting at 1 p.m.

The program will feature informa-tion on Hearth Homes, a nonprofit that provides living quarters for distressed women and children. WELL also plans to present a donation to the organization during the meeting.

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Gravity Jack work featured at sports festival

In cooperation with BodyBuilding.com and Abby Fox Fitness, Liberty Lake-based Gravity Jack provided augmented reality content during the Arnold Sports

Festival March 1-4. The festival, named after Arnold Schwarzenegger, is held an-nually in Columbus, Ohio, and is report-edly the largest multi-sport event in the nation.

Visitors to the Arnold Sports Festi-val encountered a number of banners equipped with Gravity Jack's patent-ed augmented reality markers. When scanned with the free iTunes and An-droid Market app browsAR, the codes triggered exclusive augmented reality content, including video content and the ability for viewers to vote for favorite competitors. Additionally, those viewing the technology-enhanced banners will also be able to “like” the BodyBuilding.com, Abby Fox Fitness and Gravity Jack Facebook pages, follow each on Twitter and visit websites for each.

Hunt Mining names new CFOLiberty Lake-base Hunt Mining an-

nounced Matt Fowler as the corpora-tion’s new chief financial officer as of March 1.

Fowler has 10 years of investment, cor-porate finance and accounting experi-ence with publicly listed companies. He has raised equity funds for issuers, been involved in numerous private equity transactions and drafted and finalized numerous documents for publicly listed companies.

In conjunction with the appointment, interim CFO Vicki Streng will resign and resume her position as controller of the corporation.

Itron deploys network to AustraliaIn an attempt to better track and pre-

dict water consumption in the Australian

tourist city of Port Douglas, Itron an-nounced Feb. 21 it was chosen to deploy a wireless fixed network system for water metering there.

"Ultimately, our solution is scalable and will allow the town to maintain its existing infrastructure today, while positioning it for future growth," Itron Australia General Manager Sheena Trumble said in a press release. "We are pleased to equip our customer with a system to help manage fluctuating water demand and implement conservation programs."

This new deployment in Australia fol-lows last year's full-scale deployment of the same system in the city of Kalgoor-lie. Over the course of the six-month project, Itron is implementing a system that will help track water consumption and optimize supply according to de-mand.

Vendors sought for March mixerThe Women Executives of Liberty

Lake are seeking vendors for its March 22 mixer at George Gee Porsche, 21502 E. George Gee Ave. Applications are due March 15.

The event will include a fashion show featuring Kika Paprika Clothing and Mi-

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By Shaun BrownSplaSh CorreSpoNDeNt

TACOMA — As you wind south from Seattle on I-5, the Tacoma Dome comes into view. For high school basketball play-ers in the state of Washington, it symboliz-es success. Only eight teams from the larg-est divisions in the state earn the chance to play in the Dome.

Central Valley High School earned a spot in both the 4A boys and girls divi-sions and were the only school to send both teams to the 2012 championship round.

With a tough loss in the district tourna-ment, the Central Valley girls entered the state competition ranked ninth. Katie Es-tey, senior point guard for the Bears, said she’ll always remember the great feeling of “getting there, ranked ninth, and then go-ing all the way to the championship game.”

The three-day event featured many out-standing personal and team achievements, some of which are recounted below.

Thursday: The GirlsThe Lady Bears drew the 9 a.m. game

against Eastlake of Sammamish and entered a chilly Tacoma Dome to open the tourna-ment.

“The Dome was huge,” freshman Madi-son Hovren observed. “It was amazing to be there playing.”

The level of play demonstrated by Hov-ren and her teammates was amazing as well. The game started out as a scoreless contest,

perhaps in part due to the Tacoma Dome jitters but also attributable to the tough de-fense displayed by both teams. Neither team managed to get on the scoreboard until half way into the first quarter. Central Valley posted five unanswered points to start the scoring, but also collected two early fouls on 6-foot sophomore post Mariah Cun-ningham. Despite the early foul trouble, Cunningham was a major contributor with four steals, four rebounds and seven points.

Eastlake came back in the second quarter to tie the game at 22, but Central Valley re-gained the lead with two free throws by Ch-antelle Fitting to close the half ahead 24-22.

“As a team, we knew what we wanted, we had a common goal and we stuck to that like we had been all season,” Fitting said.

The second half performance by the Bears served as evidence of their determi-nation. Four minutes into the third quarter, the Bears had pushed the lead to 11 points.

Eastlake brought the press late in the fourth quarter, but Sydney Emory broke through, drawing a common occurrence in this game: a foul. The Bears made a to-tal of 18 free throws in the fourth quarter, with Emory making 6 of 8 in the game and Brooke Gallaway shooting 12 of 12. Estey also turned in a consistent performance with five points, five rebounds and five as-sists.

Gallaway and Hovren shared the role of high scorer with 18 points each. With a fi-nal score of 62-48, the Bears advanced to the semifinals.

Thursday: The BoysUnlike the Lady Bears, the Central Val-

ley boys basketball team drew the Thurs-day 9 p.m. game. The Bears met Garfield of Seattle, picked by many on the west side of Washington to win the entire tournament.

When the CV boys entered the Tacoma Dome, very little evidence remained of the riotous seven-hour bus ride, fraught with shootings (Nerf-gun style), practical jokes, snow chains on the pass and a bloody nose for one player. Senior guard Gaven Deyar-min pled guilty to Eli Wiecking’s injury, but maintained he was “just trying to get Eli ready” for the level of play they would meet in the tournament.

“We felt like rock stars — traveling, eating out, coming to the games in the big Dome with some pretty big crowds,” said Austin Rehkow, junior point guard and leading scorer in the regular season. “It was just good chemistry.”

By game time, more and more members of the CV Nation had arrived at the Tacoma Dome to cheer the Bears. Brett Busch and Jace Gummersall, attired in “spirit suits” bearing a strong resemblance to retro CV wrestling uniforms, helped increase a four-student attendance from the morning game to a few dozen.

“This was a once in a lifetime experience for my senior year, with both teams at state,” Busch said. “We try to help the team stay pumped.”

The fans did a great job accomplishing that objective.

“Having the fan support was great,” said Garret Sawyer, a clutch-shooting senior guard. “That made it a lot more enjoyable to play.”

Matching Garfield in quickness and ac-curacy, the Bears’ defense put a damper on Garfield’s top scorer, Tucker Haymond, in the early going. The teams traded the lead throughout the first half, with Central Val-ley heading to the locker room down by three.

In the second half, the Bears continued to control the pace of the game, exhibiting un-selfishness in sharing the scoring among 8 players. Garfield, by contrast, only had four players score in the matchup.

“We didn’t get rattled,” senior guard Dustin Dach said. “We took them out of what they really wanted to do.”

A clutch 3-pointer by Sawyer, in which he drew the foul and made the free throw, came with two minutes left in the game. Tough play by Anthony Brommer helped the Bears build a 50-46 lead, when he took it to the basket for two and later drew a charge with 43 seconds remaining. The lead was too much for Garfield to overcome, and the Bears gained their first tournament victory, 53-52. Deyarmin scored 14, Sawyer 10 and Rehkow 7 to lead the Bears, but the real sto-ry of the game was the defense that forced Garfield to a lower point total than all but one of its regular season games.

It was nearly 11 p.m. before CV Nation trickled out of the Dome on day one of the

sports

CV Nation, teams enjoy strong showing at stateSUBMitteD photo By ShaUN BroWN

See STATE, page 17

A large contingent of “CV Nation” made the trip to Tacoma to cheer on the Central Valley High School boys and girls basketball teams in the state tournament this past weekend.


tournament, looking forward to the semifi-nals for both teams on day two.

Ironically, the west side press was not very impressed by the CV Nation domina-tion on day one. Neither the boys nor girls garnered more than a few paragraphs in the press.

Friday: The GirlsWith Thursday’s victory, the Lady Bears

didn’t have to hit the court quite as early on Friday. Their semifinal game got under way at 3:45 p.m.

By this time, the CV Pep Band had suc-cessfully traversed Snoqualmie Pass to make its appearance in the Dome, where the dancing trombones and traveling saxo-phone rocked the bleachers.

“The band has always been there for us,” Gallaway said. \

With the Bears facing Mount Rainier (undefeated in regular season play and a fa-vorite to win the tournament), every bit of extra support was appreciated.

Mount Rainier jumped to a 15-7 lead through the first quarter. The Rams main-tained most of that margin through the sec-ond quarter. However, a shot at the buzzer by Estey sent the Bears into halftime down by five.

Coach Freddie Rehkow lit a fire in the locker room, and the Lady Bears came out ready to do battle. With five straight points by Hovren, a 3-point shot by Fitting and a free throw by Gallaway, the Bears found themselves tied at 32.

In the fourth quarter, Mt. Rainier re-gained the lead, only to see it evaporate on an Emory 3-pointer with 4 seconds left in the game. Now up 42-40, the Bears had only to hold on. Mount Rainier inbounded the ball, brought it across half court and called a time out. With only two seconds left, the Bears lined up to deny the inbounds pass. Cunningham stretched all 6-feet in front of the Rainier player and forced her to make a pass that Hovren snagged, and the buzzer sounded.

Cheerleader Shannon Moore of Liberty Lake, who celebrated her birthday during the tournament, loved the intensity of the competition.

“I felt like the girls busted out all their best stuff,” she said.

Friday: The BoysMost of CV Nation dispersed to grab

some sustenance before returning to the Dome for the boys’ 9 p.m. semifinal game.

For the second night in a row, the game was delayed due to overtime in the prior matchup. The band members and the stu-dents (many more of them by now) milled around on the ground level, waiting for their chance to occupy the bleachers on the home team side.

sportsSTATEContinued from page 16

“The support was amazing,” said Central Valley Vice Principal Brandon Deyarmin. “They just kept coming and coming. I was glad to see so many kids.”

Along with the kids, in some cases, par-ents came as well. Ed Wiggin drove over with his son, Andrew, to catch the compe-tition and watch down-the-street neighbor Adam Chamberlain. Chamberlain, a soph-omore point guard for the Bears, said, “After the first game, I felt a lot more comfortable, I got all the nerves out and felt more confi-dent. The older guys set an example for us to stay calm, have fun and play as a team.”

The Bears were pretty confident of their matchup against Union of Camas. Even though Union had quite a few tall players, the Bears relied on teamwork and speed to control the game.

The game started off a little rocky with the ball trickling out of bounds on two dif-ferent occasions, but Austin Rehkow hit two 3-pointers right around the four-min-ute mark, and the Bears took an 8-6 lead. Union took the lead back at the end of the first quarter, but the Bears, fueled by two short jumpers from Chamberlain, went to the locker room with a 29-23 halftime lead.

The third quarter saw several turnovers by the Bears, and Union came within 3 points, but a series of free throws, bookend-ed by a pair of 3-pointers from Dach, gave the Bears a 47-37 lead with four minutes to play.

Jordan Chatman of Union tried (and al-most succeeded) to single handedly elimi-nate the Bears lead, capping his perfor-mance with a 3-point shot sent the length

of the court off a defensive rebound. But the buzzer sounded, and the Bears found them-selves still in the lead (52-51) and headed to the championship game.

CV Nation poured out of the stands to high five and hug the victors.

“I thought our student body was phe-nomenal,” Deyarmin reiterated. “The sportsmanship was amazing.”

Saturday: The BoysWith the excitement and anticipation

generated from Friday’s victories, it’s a wonder anyone in CV Nation slept very well. Even so, the stands began to fill as the much-anticipated 3 p.m. boys state cham-pionship game between Central Valley and Davis approached.

The students kept coming. Ashley Jensen, a Liberty Lake resident, woke up Saturday morning and said to her mom, “Can we go to Tacoma?” So they hit the road, hoping to arrive in time to cheer her classmates to vic-tory.

The boys were loose and relaxed. Guards Danny Nimri and Gaven Deyarmin dem-onstrated their dancing ability as the pep band played some warm-up music. The Central Valley Pep Band also did the hon-ors in playing the National Anthem for the championship game.

Once the game got under way, the inten-sity was evident. Chamberlain went to the hoop for two, followed by Rehkow to give the Bears an early lead. Sophomore for-ward Beau Byus followed with another in-side jumper, and the game stayed close. At halftime, the Bears led 19-18 over the Davis

Pirates.In the second half, play seemed to heat

up. Two Bears players were called with charging on their way to the basket, and Chamberlain limped out of the game after finding himself at the bottom of a pile-up. Rehkow hit a 3-pointer late in the third to give the Bears their last lead of the game. After that, the lid went down on the basket, and nothing else would fall for the Bears in the third quarter. Davis went ahead 31-26.

Senior forward Anthony Brommer worked hard underneath to help close the gap, hitting two inside shots. Deyarmin and Chamberlain both followed with a layup, but the Pirates weren’t standing still, and the margin never closed. The Bears finished second place in the tournament with a 48-42 loss to Davis of Yakima.

“I’m extremely proud of this team,” Coach Rick Sloan said. “You can’t always control the shots, but you can control the effort, and they gave effort.”

“It was a great trip all around,” said Re-hkow, not to be confused with his father, the coach of the girls team. “Coming into the season, we weren’t really predicted to go very far, and sure enough we came togeth-er as a team and going to state was a great opportunity. To be here again next year is definitely a goal of mine, for myself and the other four returning on varsity.”

As CV Nation filed out of the stands (the Dome officials required the band, the cheer-leaders and all the spectators to move to the other side of the court for the girls game),

See STATE, page 18

SUBMitteD photoS By ShaUN BroWN

the Central Valley boys and girls basketball teams each placed second in the 4a Wiaa hardwood Classic state tournament held March 1-3 in tacoma.

Members of the boys team include seniors eli Wiecking, phil terrell, Dustin Dach, Garret Sawyer, Danny Nimri, anthony Brommer and Gaven Deyarmin; juniors austin rehkow and ryan Deckard; and sophomores adam Chamberlain, aJ Knudsen and Beau Byus. the team is coached by rick Sloan and as-sistants Mike laws, ron Knudsen and randy hendrick. Managers are liberty Johnson, Carissa Jackson and ryan Klienman.

Members of the girls team include seniors latasha lofton, Victoria lee-Nauta, Katie estey, Sydney emory, Brooke Gallaway, Chan-telle fitting and McKenzi McDonald; sopho-mores lauren Simpson, Molly Barnhart and Mariah Cunningham; and freshman Madi-son hovren. the team is coached by freddie rehkow and assistants Judy Walters, Geoff arte and tiera irby. Managers are Kasey ames, payten fox and lauryn peterson.


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Cheer 1: Sydney Emory, Central Valley Girls Basketball

Emory experienced what every young athlete dreams about — making a 3-point-er to win a game. In doing so, she propelled the CV Bears into the state championship game. With the Bears trailing by one and only four seconds remaining on the clock, Emory nailed a 3-pointer from the corner to secure a 42-40 semifinal win over Mt. Rainier High School.

Cheer 2: Madison Hovren, Cen-tral Valley Girls Basketball

Hovren had a huge state tournament for the CV girls basketball program as she scored a game high 18 points in the Bears opening 62-48 win over Eastlake High School, a game in which she also broke the school’s freshman scoring record. In the semifinal matchup with Mt. Rainier,

she pulled down 15 rebounds in CV’s 42-40 win. She also posted nine points, sev-en rebounds and four blocks in the state championship game, which CV dropped to Skyview High School, 46-43.

Cheer 3: Gaven Deyarmin, Cen-tral Valley Boys Basketball

Deyarmin was the only Bears player to score in double figures in each of the state playoff games as the Bears finished in second place. Deyarmin opened the tournament with 14 points in the Bears 53-52 win over Garfield High School and followed that up with 11 points and seven assists as the Bears bounced Union High School 52-51 in the semifinals. The Bears 19-game winning streak and hopes for a state championship title ended in the fi-nals, as they lost to Davis High School 48-42. Deyarmin had a team-high 13 points while also pulling down nine rebounds.

Sports Briefs

Second place for coach

the exuberance had abated, but the love and support for their team still radiated in their actions. Hugs and high fives were just as readily handed out, but the hugs lasted lon-ger and the heads were down a bit.

Saturday: The GirlsThe question that hung in the air: What

would the Lady Bears do? Dominate, is what it seemed they would do as they jumped to a 15-5 lead in the first quarter. However, a few traveling calls and a few missed shots allowed the Skyview Storm to shrink the Bears’ lead to three at halftime.

The third quarter was a neck-and-neck contest, with neither team leading by more than 3 at any point. In the fourth quarter, the Bears surged, managing a 43-38 lead with just three minutes to play. However, the Skyview full-court press tripped the Bears up a bit. Twice in a row, the Bears were trapped on the inbounds, unable to get the ball up court. Coach Rehkow called a time out, but Skyview closed to a 43-43 tie.

For more than a minute, the game was

a stalemate, and then, with seconds on the clock, Skyview’s Aubrey Ward-El hit a long 3-point shot, and the time ran out. The Cen-tral Valley Lady Bears took second place with a 46-43 loss.

“I guess the glass slipper fit their foot bet-ter than ours,” Coach Rehkow said, “but I keep telling my girls they are still winners. … You’ve got to be proud to be a Bear this year. I want to say thank you to all the fans and the parents and the people that support-ed us throughout the season and in Tacoma. Mr. Parker and the band and the cheerlead-ers did an outstanding job. The people that come to the games and make these kids feel special make you realize how awesome it is. Everybody was there for these kids.”

And so CV Nation flowed out of the Dome and home across the pass with mem-ories that will last a lifetime and friendships that are stronger for the struggle.

And second place, for both teams, is pretty darn good. There are only two other teams in the state that wouldn’t trade places with the Central Valley Bears.

Correspondent and Liberty Lake resident Shaun Brown and her family followed the Bears to Tacoma and covered the event for The Splash.

STATEContinued from page 17

SplaSh photo By JoSh JohNSoN

Valley Christian head Coach Chad Kimberley takes senior guard Kolby Blew aside during the final moments of the panthers’ 1B state championship game against almira/Coulee-hartline in the Spokane arena Saturday. Kimberley, a liberty lake resident, is also a teacher and ath-letic director at Valley Christian School in Spokane Valley. he also works part-time on mostly sports-related assignments for the Splash. Valley Christian dropped the championship game 64-58 after defeating the 2011 state champion and runner-up in the first two rounds of the state tournament.


2012 VARSiTy BoyS BASEBAll Head CoaCH: Barry PoffenrotH3/12 4:00 p.m. CV @ Hanford 3/13 4:00 p.m. CV vs. Lake City 3/15 4:00 p.m. CV @ Rogers 3/16 4:00 p.m. CV vs. Rogers 3/20 4:00 p.m. CV vs. Mt. Spokane 3/22 4:00 p.m. CV @ Mt. Spokane 3/23 4:00 p.m. CV vs. Mead 3/27 4:00 p.m. CV @ Mead 3/29 4:00 p.m. CV vs. Gonzaga Prep 3/30 4:00 p.m. CV @ Gonzaga Prep 4/3 1:00 p.m. CV @ Shadle Park 4/4 1:00 p.m. CV vs. Shadle Park 4/10 4:00 p.m. CV vs. North Central 4/12 4:00 p.m. CV @ North Central 4/13 4:00 p.m. CV @ Ferris 4/17 4:00 p.m. CV vs. Ferris 4/19 4:00 p.m. CV vs. University 4/20 4:00 p.m. CV @ University 4/24 4:00 p.m. CV vs. Lewis and Clark 4/25 4:00 p.m. CV @ Lewis and Clark (Hart Field)5/1 4:00 p.m. Districts begin @ Avista Stadium

2012 VARSiTy GiRlS FAST PiTCH SoFTBAllHead CoaCH: Joe Stanton3/15 4:00 p.m. CV vs. Coeur d'Alene 3/17 1:00 p.m. CV @ Pasco 3/20 4:00 p.m. CV vs. Gonzaga Prep 3/22 4:00 p.m. CV @ Mead 3/27 4:00 p.m. CV @ Rogers 3/29 4:00 p.m. CV vs. North Central 3/30 4:00 p.m. CV @ Lewis and Clark (Hart Field) 4/10 4:00 p.m. CV @ Ferris 4/12 4:00 p.m. CV vs. University 4/13 4:00 p.m. CV @ Mt. Spokane 4/17 4:00 p.m. CV vs. Shadle Park 4/19 4:00 p.m. CV @ Gonzaga Prep 4/20 4:00 p.m. CV vs. Mead 4/24 4:00 p.m. CV vs. Rogers 4/26 4:00 p.m. CV @ North Central 4/27 4:00 p.m. CV vs. Lewis and Clark 5/1 4:00 p.m. CV vs. Ferris 5/3 4:00 p.m. CV @ University 5/4 4:00 p.m. CV vs. Mt. Spokane

5/7 4:00 p.m. CV @ Shadle Park5/10 4:00 p.m. Districts begin @ Whitworth

2012 VARSiTy BoyS SoCCERHead CoaCH: andreS Monrroy3/10 3:00 p.m. CV @ Kamiakin 3/13 4:00 p.m. CV @ Mt. Spokane3/16 4:00 p.m. CV @ Pullman 3/21 4:00 p.m. CV @ Shadle Park 3/23 4:00 p.m. CV @ Mead 3/28 6:30 p.m. CV vs. Mt. Spokane 4/11 6:30 p.m. CV vs. Gonzaga Prep 4/13 6:30 p.m. CV vs. Ferris 4/18 6:30 p.m. CV vs. University 4/20 4:00 p.m. CV @ North Central 4/25 4:00 p.m. CV @ Lewis and Clark 4/27 4:00 p.m. CV @ Rogers 5/2 4:00 p.m. Districts begin at Joe Albi

2012 BoyS AND GiRlS GolFBoyS Head CoaCH: Steve raSMuSSenGirlS Head CoaCH: KiM Brunelle3/12 TBD Boys @ Clarkston CC3/20 12:00 p.m. Boys @ Manito CC3/28 12:30 p.m. CV @ Esmeralda GC4/10 12:30 p.m. CV@ Wandermere GC4/17 12:30 p.m. CV @ Liberty Lake GC4/23 12:30 p.m. CV @ Indian Canyon GC4/27 8:00 a.m. Boys @ Liberty Lake GC4/30 12:30 p.m. CV @ Meadowwood Golf Course5/7 12:00 p.m. Boys @ Spokane CC5/9 12:00 p.m. Districts begin @ Qualchan GC

2012 VARSiTy BoyS TENNiS SCHEDulE BoyS Head CoaCH: Brian Kreider3/10 10:00 a.m. CV @ Tri-Cities3/17 12:00 p.m. CV vs. Hermiston 3/22 3:30 p.m. CV @ Ferris 3/27 3:30 p.m. CV @ Rogers 4/10 3:30 p.m. CV vs. Gonzaga Prep 4/12 3:30 p.m. CV vs. Lewis and Clark 4/13 TBA CV @ Pasco 4/14 TBA CV @ Pasco 4/17 3:30 p.m. CV vs. Mead

4/19 3:30 p.m. CV @ North Central 4/24 3:30 p.m. CV @ University 4/25 3:30 p.m. CV @ Mt. Spokane 4/26 TBA CV @ Boise 4/27 TBA CV @ Boise 4/28 TBA CV @ Boise 5/1 3:30 p.m. CV vs. Shadle Park5/7 12:00 p.m. Districts begin

2012 VARSiTy GiRlS TENNiS GirlS Head CoaCH: Stan CHaliCH3/10 10:00 a.m. CV vs. Richland3/17 9:00 a.m. CV vs. Hermiston 3/22 3:30 p.m. CV vs. Ferris 3/27 3:30 p.m. CV vs. Rogers 4/10 3:30 p.m. CV @ Gonzaga Prep 4/12 3:30 p.m. CV vs. Lewis and Clark 4/13 TBA CV @ Pasco 4/14 TBA CV @ Pasco 4/17 3:30 p.m. CV @ Mead 4/19 3:30 p.m. CV vs. North Central 4/24 3:30 p.m. CV vs. University 4/25 3:30 p.m. CV vs. Mt. Spokane 4/26 TBA CV @ Boise Tournament 4/27 TBA CV @ Boise Tournament 4/28 TBA CV @ Boise Tournament 5/1 3:30 p.m. CV @ Shadle Park 5/7 12:00 p.m. Districts begin

2012 BoyS AND GiRlS TRACKBoyS Head CoaCH: CHuCK BowdenGirlS Head CoaCH: denniS MCGuire3/17 10:00 a.m. CV @ Coeur d'Alene 3/28 3:30 p.m. CV @ Ferris 3/30 3:00 p.m. CV @ Wenatchee4/12 3:30 p.m. CV @ Hart Field 4/14 TBA CV @ Pasco 4/19 4:00 p.m. CV @ North Central 4/21 TBA CV @ Rogers 4/26 4:00 p.m. CV @ CVHS Stadium4/28 TBA CV Girls @ Lake Washington HS4/28 12:00 p.m. CV Boys @ Shoreline Stadium5/3 4:00 p.m. CV @ CVHS Stadium5/10 3:00 p.m. Districts begin @ SFCC

Central Valley High School 2012 spring sports schedules

the emerald City Smoothies 6th grade girls basketball team

won the eastmont Winter Classic in

Wenatchee, Wash. feb. 25-26. pictured are (front row, from left) Kelsey Gumm,

abby Gennett, Bayley Brennan, lexie Hull, (back row, from left)

amiah routson, lacie Hull, Claire Dingus and

Bryn Anderson. the team is coached by Ron

Anderson and Jeremy Gennett. (liberty lake

residents in bold.)

Girls team wins Wenatchee tourney

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Freshmen play old-school

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sports

the Central Valley fresh-man boys basketball team won GSl league with a 17-3 record, playing their game against Univer-sity high School in retro uniforms. the uniforms (inset) first made their debut at CVhS in 1973.

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Spending on overdrive for PDOur ex-mayor’s letter (“New mayor’s

spending ignores higher priorities,” March 1 Splash) struck a chord with me. Why are city employees allowed to take police cars home and use our gas/main-tenance no matter where they live? Does this apply to all city employees? What kind of nonsense is that? What exactly are the stats that the city’s fathers have gathered that would legitimize this type of decision making?

I’m not a real fan of being taken advan-tage of, especially when it comes to my tax expenditures. This rings loudly of the absolute urgent need for the police dog. Remember that one? We just had to have him according to Chief Brian Asmus, and then it was given away to the dog’s handler when he left the department. What was the cost of that idea? We’ve now bought personal cameras so our officers can wear them on their uniforms. For what? Does anyone besides me think this may be just a bit extravagant for our small little piece of ground in eastern Washington?

Liberty Lake’s latest bonanza is now go-ing to be three new police cars. Our cost: $35,000 a piece. I see my last comments (Sept. 15 letter to the editor) on this mat-ter resounded well. Why in heaven’s name would we buy Ford Interceptor gas hogs to patrol our community? Wouldn’t a gas miser Chevy Cruze do just as well at half the price and upkeep? Did Chief Asmus agree at an earlier City Council meeting that one car was going to be sufficient for 2012, or didn’t he?

And what’s with all the unmarked po-lice cars? I don’t get it. Could it be they are less noticeable in the officer’s drive-way when they take them home? Com-

mon sense dictates that police visibility and presence deters crime, not a silver LTD hiding behind a tree. After all, isn’t that why we wanted a police department in the first place?

All this nonsensical spending just adds up to more taxes hammered down the throats of already overtaxed households. Looks like an obvious need for more com-munity scrutiny before it’s too late. And exactly who is supposed to be watching our money? When’s the next election?

J.W. EscoLiberty Lake

Former mayor’s cautions bad for LLPD, public safety

Former Mayor Wendy Van Orman’s constant complaining about Mayor Steve Peterson (“New mayor’s spending ignores higher priorities,” March 1 Splash) started in 2001, when Liberty Lake became a city. If it was not for Mayor Peterson and the 2001 City Council, the city would not be what it is today.

Let’s back up a bit to when the streets were blocked by cars during the garage sale, preventing LLPD from responding to a domestic violence emergency, or an-other time when people called for help on the lake. Motorcycles could be an as-set to respond to this type of emergency, and when the city was offered two used Spokane Police Department motorcycles, my wife, Joyce, and I offered to pay for them but were told Van Orman talked to a Sheriff ’s deputy about motorcycles and was told they were too dangerous. She told the mayor she did “extensive research” on the matter and recommended not having them. I made a phone call to the Sheriff ’s Department and was told this advising deputy had failed his attempt to be a mo-torcycle deputy as he fell off of it during his training.

The three new police cars Van Orman questioned are going to be all-wheel drive and 6 cylinders, which will respond safely in bad weather with better fuel mileage. As for her concern about officers taking police cars home, this is also important in the event of an emergency because LLPD works with the Washington State Patrol and Spokane County Sheriff ’s Depart-ment, and vice versa, and this could enable them to reach an emergency faster. Is it for Van Orman to question Mayor Peterson, the City Council and the police chief ’s de-cision to keep the city safe?

I suggest the former mayor focus on the Easter Egg Hunt and stop the “extensive research” and complaints about the mayor or City Council.

Harry HansenFormer SCOPE President

Liberty Lake

Letters to the Editor

Editor’s note: The following column was submitted by a woman who recently moved from Liberty Lake and asked that her name be withheld. While The Splash’s policy is to always include names with opinion page submissions, an exception was made given the subject matter of this article.By J.W.SplaSh GUeSt ColUMN

I am a single mom and in the final months of graduate school for my prac-titioner license. I have two children, both honor students in a local junior high. Be-cause of my schooling and long hours at work, I decided to move in with a man to save money and pay down some debt. For a while, things went very well and the four of us were very happy. However, around this same time last year, about two months after we had moved in, circumstances be-gan to change.

Because of financial constraints, I found myself justifying the outbursts as my fault and played down the situation. After all, he was paying the rent. My living there was enabling me to pay down my debt.

But as the episodes unfolded, I would tell myself not to panic and if I learned to modify my behavior a little better, maybe it would modify his. This worked at first, but then the cycle continued to where any-thing would set him off, and usually at the worst times. For example, before I was out the door to take an exam, on the boat in the middle of the lake or, worse, in front of my kids.

In less than a year, I had contacted 911 dispatch four times for domestic violence. Each time after speaking with the police, I’d minimize the abuse and convince my-self I was being over-reactive and to stick it out just a little longer until graduation, then money would be better and I could leave. But the outbursts worsened, and I was paying a hefty price of my self-worth. He was winning the battle to control me, and I was believing I was unlovable, ugly and difficult to live with.

The last event was at 5 o’clock in the morning, less than a week before Christ-mas with the shouting, the four-letter words and name calling echoing down our street. When he stormed out, slamming the door behind him, two police officers arrived. One went to find him, and the other stayed with me, this time insistent that I go to a shelter. I wondered: What am I waiting for? Money?

As I cried on the policeman’s shoul-der, he told me life was too short and if I continued to make money the priority, I would wake up one day still broke with my kids grown up miles away or worse, dam-

aged. “The stuff ” didn’t matter, the local gossip didn’t matter. What was here, what was now, that’s what mattered! My game face and the minimizing of my situation were not working for me anymore, and I was clearly in big trouble. My children are 13 and 14, I’m an educated woman with two degrees — when is it ever a good time to be homeless?

I dropped the kids off at school and headed to the shelter. Driving around and crying, I started praying — like I’ve never prayed in my life. I had been angry with God for a while but decided today was a good time to settle the score. It was time to take accountability for my mistakes, own up to my fears, own up to my poor judg-ment and own up to the fact the kids were suffering, too.

Along the way, I passed a rental sign not far from my kids’ school. I called the num-ber from my cell, and by noon I was filling out a rental application. Knowing I had no money, I called my bank from my car and told them my situation. While still on the phone, they cash advanced in my checking account all the funds I needed for a move-in deposit. I was speechless. At 3 p.m., the time the kids came home from school, I had keys in my hand of our new home.

The next day (my birthday) my bank called and informed me that I was ap-proved for a refinance on my car, and my payments were lowered to half. Then, I discovered I had a mutual fund I had been paying into for years I didn’t know about (God’s birthday bonus). It was the best birthday present of my life!

From this experience I have learned a valuable lesson about life and about my-self: I do believe in miracles. I do believe that in our moments of real need, real ac-countability, and genuine remorse ... we are not alone.

Now, two months later, the children and I are thriving. Yes, money is tight, with a stop to the food bank on occasion. More importantly our home life is stable and all of us are doing well emotionally and in school. My daughter recently received an award for outstanding achievement, and I will be graduating this spring.

If you are in a similar situation that I was in, I understand the fear. Nonethe-less, our obligation as parents, family or friends is to protect those we love. I found strength and courage to press past that fear in a time of great personal doubt and faith. Look for the nobility within yourself and show by example to your children the power in this trait. Believe me when I say, you will not be alone when you take that first step out.

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Q: Do you know what kind of projects you’ll be working on?

A: I think we’re going to be working on the capital improve-ment plan and prioritizing the items on that list. It includes all the capital items for the city. We’ll re-view each item’s priority, cost and viability.

Q: When you go about deter-mining a project’s priority, what are some of the factors you con-sider?

A: Primarily, we just consider the importance of the item and the needs of the community. We also weigh its consistency with the city’s comprehensive plan.

Q: So you said you had previ-ous experience in the area. What is your background like in re-gards to planning?

A: I was chairman of the City Planning Commission in a com-munity called Montgomery, Ohio, from 1974 to 1978. It was an older community established in 1795. … We did some creative things there. We established a planned unit de-velopment for the downtown dis-

trict while maintaining historical markers. That downtown district kind of became the focal point of the city. We added things like put in brick sidewalks and trees and gaslights. In particular, we con-trolled the architectural character of that area. We controlled the aes-thetics and paint colors — a lot of the same thins we’re doing here in Liberty Lake, except I don’t think we have the focal point yet for the downtown district. That’s why I think the discussions concerning the city center are really going to be critical.

Q: What was it that encour-aged you to get involved in plan-ning issues at that time?

A: I had a neighbor who was serving on the recreation com-mittee at the time, and he had to resign because of business rea-sons. He recommended I talk to the mayor about that position. So I did, and the mayor thought I’d be a better fit on the planning com-mission. I also just wanted to do something for the community and volunteer.

Q: Did you learn anything from that early experience you might not have expected to learn?

A: The biggest thing I think I learned was having to find the balance between the rights of the community to control develop-ment and the rights of property owners to develop their property the way they want to.

Q: Since working with the Liberty Lake Planning Commis-sion, have you learned anything new?

A: Well, the laws in Washington are sure different from the ones in Ohio. I’ve learned about that, and a lot of history on develop-ment in Washington. The Growth Management Act was established in 1980 to provide a framework for the land use and planning and development regulations. The Planning Commission just works under those guidelines that are already established.

We’re an independent non-po-litical entity. The mayor appoints all of us and our job is to make recommendations to the mayor and the Council on planning and development matters. I have no political agenda. I have no po-litical aspirations. I just want to make a contribution to the city where I live.

Q: The only other thing I

wanted talk about was you have someone very close to you who has followed in your footsteps. Of course, I’m talking about your daughter, Cris Kamins-kas, who now serves on the City Council. Did you expect her to get involved in municipal mat-ters the way her dad did?

A: No, I was really kind of sur-prised when I found out she was going to run for Council. I can recall running for Council in

Ohio when she was probably in third grade. We had an election party, and she had a scorecard up on one of the doors in the house and she would post updates as the returns came in. I don’t think she lasted for the whole party; I think she went to bed early.

I was pleased she was so ea-ger to be involved in the Council here. Perhaps I had some influ-ence in her passion for this, but I don’t know.

PLANNINGContinued from page 2

LLCT's monthly board meeting, which is open to the public, will be held at 7:30 p.m. March 15 at Liberty Lake City Hall's Little House.

The theatre also has an opening on its board of directors for a chairman of pro-duction.

For more information, visit www.liber-tylaketheatre.com, e-mail [email protected] or call 342-2055.

Alzheimer's workshop planned for March 27

The Inland Northwest Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association will present “Know the 10 Warning Signs of Alzheim-er’s Disease,” a free workshop by Interim Executive Director Mark Havens, from 6 to 8 p.m. March 27 at Guardian Angel Homes, 23102 E. Mission Ave.

For more information, call 893-9300.

Kiwanis scholarships availableThe Liberty Lake Kiwanis Foundation

is seeking candidates for its 2012 scholar-ships. Applications are available at high school counseling offices or online at www.libertylakekiwanis.org. The scholar-ship application is due March 31.

The scholarships are the result of fund-

raisers held throughout the year as well as contributions from individuals, which can be made to the 501c3 Liberty Lake Kiwan-is Foundation, P.O. Box 384, Liberty Lake, WA 99019.

For more information, call Nick Nickol-off at 928-8290.

FOPP scholarships availableFriends of Pavillion Park is now accept-

ing scholarship applications for the 2012-2013 academic year. The organization is offering five $500 individual scholarships, a $500 President's Award and a $1,500 El-mer Schneidmiller Community Leader-ship Award. Liberty Lake residents — or children and grandchildren of Liberty Lake residents — are eligible.

For an application and complete quali-fications and descriptions of the awards, visit www.pavillionpark.org/scholarships. The application deadline is April 30. For more information, e-mail David Hime-baugh at [email protected].

City offers tax rebateLow-income senior or low-income dis-

abled residents living within the city limits of Liberty Lake may qualify for a rebate of the utility taxes they paid in 2011.

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

City hosts Senior Lunch The Senior Lunch Program in Liberty

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

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

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

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

Toastmasters seeking membersLiberty Lake Toastmasters meets weekly

from 5:45 to 7 p.m. on Wednesdays at the Liberty Lake Sewer and Water District building, 22510 E. Mission Ave.

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

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

Lions Club welcomes attendeesThe Liberty Lake Lions Club meets the

second and fourth Wednesday of each month at noon in the upstairs meeting room at Barlow's Restaurant, 1400 N.

Meadowwood Lane.The public is invited to attend. For more

information, contact Tony Cheshier at 927-2193 or [email protected].

SCOPE welcomes volunteersLiberty Lake SCOPE holds a general

meeting 6:30 p.m. on the first Wednesday of the month at City Hall, 22710 E. Coun-try Vista Drive.

This group partners with the Spokane County Sheriff 's Office and Liberty Lake Police Department to provide a safe living environment and foster community spirit. The public is invited to attend.

Food bank accepting donationsLiberty Lake Church, 704 S. Garry Road,

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

Photos needed for muralThe Liberty Lake Library Foundation

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

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

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

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LEGAL NOTICENOTICE

CITY OF LIBERTY LAKEPROPOSED FRANCHISE

ORDINANCE NO. 199 — SUMMARY

Ordinance No. 199 will grant the right of franchise to Avista Corporation for distribution of Gas in the City of Liberty Lake for a ten-year term. The Franchise does not convey any rights to Avista to provide services outside the Franchise Area. Avista agrees to meet accepted industry standards in carrying out any regulatory requirements of state and federal agencies and comply with all applicable laws and regulations, whether now or hereafter enacted. The City shall have the right to make and enforce reasonable rules and regulations pertaining to the conduct of Avista’s business. Excavation areas must be fully restored. Excavations require a City permit and must be carried out with reasonable dispatch, in a workmanlike manner, and with as little interference to the public as may be reasonable. Upon the City’s request, Avista shall relocate its Facilities in the Franchise Area. Avista may operate and maintain its Facilities in the Franchise Area including the use of an integrated vegetation management program. If, at any time, the City shall vacate any Franchise Area, such vacation shall be subject to reservation of a perpetual easement in favor of Avista for operating and maintaining the Facilities of Avista. In the event Avista abandons and permanently ceases use of any of its Facilities within the Franchise Area, Avista shall remove such Facilities only if required by the Federal Department of Transportation or City code, at its sole cost and expense. So long as provided by RCW 35.21.860, The City may not impose a franchise fee upon Avista, except a fee as provided in RCW 35.21.860 that recovers from Avista actual administrative expenses incurred by the City as outlined in subsections 12.1.(i), (ii), and (iii) of Ordinance No. 199. Avista acknowledges that the City is authorized to impose certain taxes upon Avista and that nothing shall exempt Avista from payment of such taxes lawfully imposed by the City. The City does not waive any rights with respect to the Franchise Area of the City under this Franchise. The City may direct Avista to resolve or eliminate any conditions or operations that endanger any person or create liability to the City. Upon request, Avista shall provide its emergency response plans and procedures and provide the City with periodic updates in addition to coordinating emergency management preparedness with emergency City personnel. Avista must provide insurance protection to the City relating to the franchise. The franchise is non-exclusive. Provisions are made for informal dispute resolution.

The City of Liberty Lake will receive public comments through April 17, 2012, the anticipated date of the final reading of Ordinance No. 199 before the Liberty Lake City Council during its regularly-scheduled meeting at 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers, 22710 E. Country Vista Drive.

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press release said. Liberty Lake Golf Course opens Friday,

while MeadowWood’s pro shop and driv-ing range opens today (March 8) and golf course opens March 15.

99 large animals adopted in less than one week

Following a seizure of 99 large animals Feb. 25 at a rural property in north Spo-kane County, the regional animal protec-tion agency, SCRAPS, has adopted out all of the animals, according to a press release.

“Our community has been wonder-ful, so many people have opened their hearts and homes to take on these ani-mals,” SCRAPS Director Nancy Hill said in thanking the greater Spokane commu-nity for its “incredible” response.

Speers on Dean’s ListLiberty Lake resident Lauren Speers

was named to the Dean’s List by the Uni-versity of Portland for the fall semester and was invited to be a part of the univer-sity’s honor's program.

Speers was also elected as senator rep-resenting the College of Arts and Sciences in the school’s Associated Student Body.

‘Spring forward’ SundayDaylight Saving Time strikes at 2 a.m.

Sunday, meaning residents should move clocks ahead one hour.

NEWSContinued from page 6

crazy, but it worked.” The early cleanup included picking up

debris, clearing away brush and pruning — the sorts of things that get left over from fall, Camp explained.

She’s spent the rest of her winter fine-tuning programs and plans for the city’s greens pace. For starters, she’s hoping to continue plans she started last year to incorporate some of the turf areas in the rough at Trailhead Golf Course into more native grasses.

“We want to find areas where it works to let the native species take over with no mowing,” Camp said. “Most importantly, it creates a habitat for wildlife, and a lot of golf courses are going back to this for that reason. Secondly, though, it cuts down maintenance costs.”

She said she’s also plotting ways to bet-ter designate soccer fields at Pavillion Park and Rocky Hill Park. Several fields are

typically designated with field markers, but this year she plans to treat each like an athletic turf with a lower mowing height more conducive to sports.

“We’ll have the whole park area, but then we’ll have these nice athletic fields that are a little more maintained,” Camp said. “They’ll be a little more distinguished to the eye and a little more player friendly. … That’s a big one this year. We’re going to play around with that and see what hap-pens.”

Camp has her job down to a science — literally. She’s been taking and testing soil samples to make sure each space gets the proper fertilizer as soon as the tempera-tures are high enough. She’s also keeping an eye out for the trees along Country Vista Road. Last year, many were hit with

a disease that made them look dead. “I got quite a few comments on it last

year,” Camp said. “I’ve already gotten com-ments on what we’re going to do for them this year. … Some people spray fungicides, but even that’s not a proven cure.”

Too keep costs down, and to keep from spraying fungicides that would likely waft into roadways and residential areas, Camp said she plans to put down good fertilizer to give the trees a strong start in the next few months.

“I’m excited just to finally implement these changes that we’ve been looking at all winter,” Camp said. “I’ve been sitting here thinking and planning and projecting and trying to figure out how to make this year better. It’s finally time to get outside and make a difference.”

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Rockwood Liberty Lake Clinic (1)

1326 N. Stanford Lane

509.755.6760

SERVICES:

» Family Medicine

» Internal Medicine

» Pediatrics

» Physical Therapy

» On-site lab and x-ray capabilities

HOURS:

Weekdays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Rockwood Urgent Care Center (2)

(formerly Valley FirstCare)

1431 N. Liberty Lake Rd., Suite B

509.342.3990

SERVICES:

» Diagnosis and treatment of minor illnesses and injuries

» On-site lab and x-ray capabilities

HOURS:

Weekdays, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Weekends, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Closed holidays

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