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July 19, 2012

Our

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Life special

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★ Community rallies to support family in fight against cancer PAGE 12

★ Relay For Life teams expand participant field PAGE 15

★ Readers share stories of hope, remembrance PAGES 16-17

★ F5 team captain shares insider experience with fundraising PAGE 14

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How it’s already beating cancer down every day

T his is our second annual purple is-sue, and as I reflect back on writ-ing this page 2 column for our first

one a year ago, I remember doing so un-der the watch of a custom Dalmatian pot filled with purple flowers — a gift to Team Splash in honor of our 101 Dalmatians Re-lay For Life theme in 2011.

The giver of the gift was one Cindy Esch, an applicant for a sales position we had open who was displaying just the right amount of persistence coupled with just the right amount of heart to make up for the fact that her years of sales experience didn’t include prior stints in the media in-dustry.

In many other ways, Cindy stood out. A Liberty Lake resident, her passion for the community was ingrained, genuine and uncontainable. A longtime reader, I some-times wondered if she knew more about The Splash than I did. But mostly, it was a passion for people that won me over. Was the Dalmatian gift a savvy, even strategic, touch from a prospective employee? It would be easy to suspect so, but with Cin-dy I sensed any motives behind the gesture were genuine. This was just one of many ways I could tell she was getting to know us personally, looking for ways to meet our needs and connect with our identity — precisely the skills (and the heart) we wanted for the position. Shortly after the Relay, we hired Cindy Esch.

In February, Cindy was diagnosed with breast cancer, and she has been on medical leave for the past three months. We miss her terribly, but not primarily because her absence cuts our sales staff in half (though we miss you for that, too, Cindy). Truly, there are regular comments in our office about the ways her vacant desk leaves a greater void. Her personality, her voice and her friendship breathe life into our team. Vastly more important and memo-rable than her sales figures is the relation-ship, the human connection, we share with her.

It’s no surprise or secret that relation-ships are also the underlying spirit behind the fight against cancer. Celebrate? Re-member? Fight back? We do that because we love and connect with one another; it’s because of people.

Kelli Dexter, another member of our

small team and also a cancer survivor, is similar to Cindy in that she can’t talk about her experience with cancer without a fo-cus on loved ones and caregivers. Hearing these two women talk makes me realize that while cancer remains a very real foe physically, the human spirit is beating it back day after day after day.

This is why our team continues to love being a part of Liberty Lake’s Relay For Life. This is an event where as fellow men and women, boys and girls, we come to-gether and connect around a celebration of life and birthdays — and of creating a world where the former is more rich and vibrant and the latter more abundant. I know as I watch Cindy, Kelli and other dear friends walk the survivors’ lap Friday, it won’t be hard to recall why we humans hate cancer so much. It’s because we love each other.

In the following space, Cindy and Kelli both agreed to share about their experi-ences with cancer for this issue, under one condition: They wanted to talk about the people.

Cancer treatments are so different for each person, but the one thing I think most of us who have ever

had cancer (or a family or friend with can-cer) would probably have in common is the amount of amazing people we came into contact with during our diagnosis and treatments. I can't even begin to say enough about the amazing staff at the of-fice I went to — from the receptionists to doctors and everyone in between.

On any given appointment, I saw any-where from five to 10 different people. I can't say I ever ran into anyone who didn't go above and beyond — and they all did it so naturally, with thought and care. I usually had to get blood drawn first, then off to see the nurse, followed by my doc-tor, then the nurses who administer the chemotherapy (for me this was five drugs and it took about four hours or so). Before leaving, I visited the receptionists who made my appointments, which is no small task given the web of appointments each patient has.

There are so many more truly incredible people than I could ever thank — from my surgeon to CT scan nurses, radiologists, phlebotomists and so on — it would be impossible to single them all out. It’s been more than eight years, and some may have moved on, but a few names I can’t help

Our human connection

By Josh JohnsonSplaSh Editor and publiShEr

By Kelli DexterSplaSh officE ManagEr

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Fun In The Sun!

It’s the best time of year to enjoy the outdoors, so grab your sleeping bag and pitch the tent in Pavillion Park on July 28th. The Muppets Take Manhattan movie will be shown at dusk. You can bring your own meals, or food and drinks will be available for purchase — DINNER: Wood-fired pizza, hotdogs, hamburgers, cotton candy, popcorn and more. BREAKFAST: Pancakes, sausage and eggs.

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Camp Starts: Saturday, July 28th Sign In: 5pm-6pm

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Location: Pavillion Park (727 N. Molter Rd, Liberty Lake, WA)

Cost: FREE

• July 19, 20124 The Splashcommunity Calendar of events

On the cover: Splash cover design by Sarah Burk

AboutThe Liberty Lake Splash

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COMMUNITYJuly 20 | Nighttime noises 10:30 a.m., Liberty Lake Municipal Library, 23123 E. Mission Ave. Kids contest to identify the most nighttime sounds. For more: 232-2510

July 21 | Fifth annual Soap Box Derby 8:30 and 10:30 a.m., Pavillion Park. Annual event of the Spokane East Rotary Club put on for spe-cial needs children. Derby pairs special-needs child with a volunteer driver for race down Molter Road from Pavillion Park to Valleyway. Barbecue for participants follows at Meadow-Wood Golf Course. For more: 990-9599

July 24 | A Good Night’s Sleep 6:30 p.m., Liberty Lake Municipal Library, 23123 E. Mission Ave. Presentation for adults on how to get a good night’s rest. For more: 232-2510

July 26 | Liberty Lake Community Theatre meeting 5:30 p.m., Liberty Lake City Hall’s Little House, 22510 E. Country Vista Drive. The main topic of this public meeting will be the organization’s fall production. For more: www.libertylaketheatre.com

July 26 | Creepy Bug Night 6:30 p.m., Liber-ty Lake Municipal Library, 23123 E. Mission Ave. Kids invited to see live bugs and other creatures up close — if you dare. For more: 232-2510

July 27 | Dream Catchers 10:30 a.m., Liberty Lake Municipal Library, 23123 E. Mission Ave. Kids invited to create their own dream catcher. For more: 232-2510

July 27 | Liberty Lake Days: Friday Night Car Cruise and Street Dance 6 to 9 p.m., "downtown" Liberty Lake. The free event is open to all class or collectible vehicles, and specta-tors are encouraged to line Liberty Lake Road between Albertsons and Safeway for the event or take part in the street dance located in the front area near Safeway. Car registration begins at 5 p.m. in the Albertsons parking lot. For more: www.libertylakewa.gov

July 27 | Fifth annual Festivale Italiano 7 p.m., Rocky Hill Park. Bocce ball and ice cream social followed by an Italian movie, “Moon-struck,” at dusk in advance of the traditional “Italian Festival” in conjunction with Saturday’s Farmers Market. The event is organized by the American Italian Club of Spokane.

July 28 | Fifth annual Festivale Italiano 9 a.m. to 1 p.m, Liberty Lake Farmers Market, 1421 N. Meadowwood Lane. Special Farmers Market event features cooking demonstra-tions, Italian pastry, meatball sandwiches and the singing styles of Adriano Ferraro.For more: www.llfarmersmarket.com

July 28 | Liberty Lake Bed Race 9 a.m., Pavillion Park. The inaugural event sponsored by the Liberty Lake Lions Club will start at the park entrance on Molter Road and run toward Country Vista Drive. Teams are encouraged to decorate their beds and dress in costume. One participant per team must ride the bed and wear pajamas. The team entry fee is $125 and includes T-shirts and breakfast for participants. Entry deadline is July 15. Awards will be given for overall winner, best bed design and best team spirit. All proceeds will benefit local chari-ties. For more: 896-7657

July 28 | Liberty Lake Days 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Pavillion Park. This city of Liberty Lake event runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Pavillion

Park. Resembling the All-Valley Picnics held in Liberty Lake starting in 1922, the event is free of charge and features carnival games, contests, a car show and vendor booths. For more: www.libertylakewa.gov

July 28 | Outdoor cinema: The Muppets Take Manhattan Dusk, Pavillion Park. Part of Friends of Pavillion Park Summer Festival Series

July 28-29 | Liberty Lake Kiwanis Family Campout 5 p.m. to 10 a.m., Pavillion Park. Sign-in and tent set up starts at 5 p.m. at Pavillion Park. Camping is free. A $7-per-person pizza and hotdog dinner will be served from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and a $5-per-person pancake breakfast will be served from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. the following morning. Coincides with family movie shown at the park at dusk. Campfires and alcohol are pro-hibited. For more: www.libertylakekiwanis.org

Aug. 2 | Summer Reading Carnival 5 to 7 p.m., Pavillion Park. The Liberty Lake Municipal Library event will be open to the community. For more: 232-2510

Aug. 9 | Pajama Story Time 6:30 p.m., Liberty Lake Municipal Library, 23123 E. Mission Ave. For more: 232-2510

Aug. 10 | Outdoor cinema: Remember the Titans Dusk, Pavillion Park. Part of Friends of Pavillion Park Summer Festival Series

Aug. 11 | Outdoor cinema: O Brother Where Art Thou? Dusk, Pavillion Park. Part of Friends of Pavillion Park Summer Festival Series

Aug. 17 | Outdoor cinema: Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire Dusk, Pavillion Park. Part of Friends of Pavillion Park Summer Festival Series

Aug. 18 | Mutt Strut 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. A com-munity walk/run for dogs and their owners will be held beginning at Pawpular Companions, 21950 E. Country Vista Drive. The pledge walk event will consist of 1.5- to 2.5-mile routes that end at Pawpular Companions parking lot with an ice cream social, free giveaways and raffle prizes. All proceeds will benefit SCRAPS Hope Foundation. For more: www.pawpularcompan-ions.com

Aug. 24 | Outdoor cinema: How to Train Your Dragon Dusk, Pavillion Park. Part of Friends of Pavillion Park Summer Festival Series

Aug. 25 | Lego Mindstorm Robot Class 10:30 a.m. to noon, Liberty Lake Municipal Li-brary, 23123 E. Mission Ave. Class for ages 9-14, registration required. For more: 232-2510

Aug. 25 | Pie Festival 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Liberty Lake Farmers Market, 1421 N. Meadowwood Lane

Recurring Kiwanis Club of Liberty Lake 6:45 a.m. Wednesdays, Liberty Lake City Hall, 22510 E. Country Vista Drive. For more: www.liber-tylakekiwanis.org

July 25 meeting will feature two speakers: Frank Scalise of the Spokane Police Depart-ment, who writes mysteries set in Spokane; and Daniel Amakobe, who will speak on his ministry in Kenya

Liberty Lake Centennial Rotary Club Noon Thursdays, Meadowwood Technology Campus Liberty Room, 2100 N. Molter Road

Liberty Lake Farmers Market 9 a.m. to 1

Free upcoming events in Liberty Lake’s parks:

6 p.m. Friday to 9 a.m. Sat-urday in the field east of Meadowwood Technology Campus:

Liberty Lake Relay For Life

The second annual event to benefit the American Cancer Society will feature games, entertainment and food vendors.

6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday at Beachcombers Beach: Trading Up and the SidemenConcert presented by Friends of Pavillion Park and the Beachcombers Beach Club open to the public with entrance on First Avenue along north side of Liberty Lake. Attendees can carry in a picnic and chairs or anchor a boat offshore.

Dusk Saturday at Pavillion Park: Showing of “Star Trek”

Director J.J. Abrams injects new life into the storied

franchise in this 2009 sci-fi adventure. Rated PG-13.

p.m. Saturdays, 1421 N. Meadowwood Lane. For more: www.llfarmersmarket.com

Liberty Lake Lions Club Noon on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month, Barlow’s Restaurant, 1400 N. Meadowwood Lane. For more: 927-2193 or [email protected]

Liberty Lake Municipal Library 23123 E. Mission Ave. 10:30 a.m. Saturdays, Knitting Club; 10:30 a.m. Saturdays, computer classes; 1 p.m. Fridays, crafts for preschoolers; 1 p.m. Saturdays, crafts for ages 6 and up; 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, baby lapsit story time; 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, toddler/preschool story time. For more: 232-2510 or www.youseemore.com/libertylake

Liberty Lake Toastmasters 5:45 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays at the Liberty Lake Sewer and Water District building, 22510 E. Mission Ave. For more: 208-765-8657

Senior Lunch programs 11 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays at Liberty Lake City Hall, 22710 E. Country Vista Drive, and 11 a.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at Talon Hills Senior Com-plex, 24950 E. Hawkstone Loop. Seniors age 60 and older invited; recommended donation $3.50.

See CALENDAR, page 10


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the following incidents, arrests, calls for service and citations were reported by the liberty lake police department July 9-16.

Incidents and arrests• Malicious mischief — a 53-year-old

rathdrum man was arrested at 10:30 p.m. July 9 at the 1300 block of north liberty lake road for two counts of mali-cious mischief, 2nd degree. officers were dispatched to the area for a report of a disorderly subject. When officers arrived on scene, they contacted the subject, who was holding two braided ropes with steel hooks on the end of them. he was observed breaking out windows at carl’s Jr. with the weapons, causing about $2,000 in damage. officers also determined the subject had broken out windows at american West bank. due to the man’s excited state, a medical evaluation was conducted, and he was transported to the hospital and later released to police custody.

• Suspected trespassing — at 7:30 p.m. July 9, llpd was dispatched to a trespassing call at legacy ridge. a caller reported four subjects on motorcycles were riding through the park. officers determined the subjects on motorcycles were development residents, and the complainant was advised to contact the hoa.

• Suspicious circumstances — at 8:40 p.m. July 9, llpd was dispatched to a suspicious circumstances call in legacy ridge. the complainant reported that two females were observed digging something up, and then walking away from the area toward a parked car with something in their hands that they had dug up. it was determined the subjects were unearthing a time capsule due to new construction happening in the area where they originally placed it.

• Outstanding warrant — at 2:50 a.m. July 10, llpd was requested to assist the Spokane county Sheriff’s office on a traf-fic stop with a wanted subject at harvard and rowan. the driver was taken into custody for an outstanding warrant for escape.

• Suspected trespassing — at 10:10 p.m. July 9, llpd was requested to as-sist the Spokane county Sheriff’s office with a trespassing incident at the 26000 block of East Eastland avenue. a caller reported several subjects in the back-yard of a vacant house with flashlights. the subjects arrived in two vehicles and parked in the driveway of the vacant house. officers determined the subjects had permission from the homeowner to remove property from the backyard.

• Drug possession — a 30-year-old Spokane Valley man was arrested at 7:40 p.m. July 10 at Mission avenue and homestead drive for possession of

marijuana, possession of drug para-phernalia and driving with a suspended license. officers first contacted the man for the suspended license violation. during contact, the officer noted a smell of marijuana coming from the car and asked the subject if he had just smoked marijuana. the man admitted to having recently smoked and then retrieved a smoking device with marijuana from the center console of the vehicle and handed it to the officer. When the subject was asked if he had any more marijuana in the car, he told the officer he had some in the armrest. the subject retrieved a plastic bag containing marijuana from the armrest and gave it to the officer.

• Drug paraphernalia — a 19-year-old Spokane woman was arrested at 11:20 p.m. July 10 at harvard road and Mis-sion avenue for possession of drug para-phernalia and driving with a suspended license. during the investigation, officers located three marijuana-smoking devices in the vehicle.

• Hit and run — at 1:50 a.m. July 13, llpd was dispatched to a report of a hit-and-run accident at the 21000 block of East country Vista drive. a caller reported a blue dodge pickup ran into the side of a building, a male subject got out of the vehicle, ran away from the accident and may have got into another vehicle. officers checked the area for the suspect but could not locate him, then went to the accident scene and observed the truck that had been driven into the building and abandoned with the engine still running. officers determined the license plate on the truck had been sto-len from another vehicle, and the truck also appeared to have been stolen. the vehicle was impounded, and additional evidence was collected from the scene.

• Suspicious circumstances — at 7:20 p.m. July 13, llpd was dispatched to the 20000 block of East baldwin avenue for a report of suspicious people in the area. the complainant reported two subjects were arguing on his front porch and that he had armed himself with a gun and told dispatch he was going to shoot the subjects if they came into his house. officers arrived in the area and could not locate anyone. they asked dispatch to call the complainant and have him put his gun away and come outside to con-tact law enforcement, but the complain-ant said he didn’t want to. the officers contacted several neighbors, who all reported seeing nothing. the complain-ant eventually came out and talked to officers, telling them he was seeing the people now running around the house. the officers didn’t see anyone. the case was determined to be a possible mental health issue.

• Outstanding warrant — a 28-year-old newman lake man was arrested at 8:10 p.m. July 13 at the 1800 block of north harvard road for an outstand-ing arrest warrant. officers received a tip that the listed subject was at the business and had an outstanding arrest warrant. officers confirmed the warrant and had a picture sent to them of the subject. officers entered the business, located the subject and took him into custody.

• Ignition interlock — a 46-year-old Spokane man was arrested at 10:20 a.m. July 13 at Malvern road and Maxwell drive for operating a vehicle without ignition interlock when required. the vehicle was initially stopped for a seat belt violation.

• Welfare check — at 6:35 p.m. July 14, llpd was requested to assist the Spokane county Sheriff’s office with a welfare check in the area of interstate 90 and Sullivan road. a caller reported a male subject was swinging from the freeway overpass and appeared ready to jump into traffic on i-90. officers were able to contact the subject, who stated he was having suicidal thoughts. he was transported to the hospital.

• Disorderly subject — at 6:30 p.m. July 14, llpd was requested to assist the Spokane county Sheriff’s office with a disorderly subject in the area of harvard road and Wellesley avenue. the incident started as a road rage situation.

• Argument — at 8:20 p.m. July 14, llpd was dispatched to an argument at the 25000 block of East hawkstone loop. the complainant reported that her ex-husband used a key to enter her apartment, and he was now leaving the area in a vehicle. an officer contacted the male subject, who said he went to get his personal belongings from the apartment and was involved in an argument. officers stood by to keep the peace while the man returned to remove his personal belongings. the subject was then trespassed from the complex.

• Shooting — at 4:50 a.m. July 15, llpd was requested to assist the Spo-kane Valley police department with a shooting that took place in the area of the 15000 block of East Mission avenue. the SVpd stated the shooting suspect was detained at a traffic stop on pines road and requested additional units.

• Traffic hazard — at 7:30 a.m. July 15, llpd responded to water over the roadway in the area of country Vista drive and henry road. traffic control and warning signs were put in place until the water could be pumped from the roadway.

• Suspicious circumstances — at

Police Report

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Lake milfoil to receive annual herbicide treatment

Liberty Lake will be treated with an aquatic herbicide to control Eurasian watermilfoil next week, the Liberty Lake Sewer and Water District announced.

A 2,4-D herbicide called Navigate will be used for the treatment, intended to keep the growth of the invasive plant species in check.

LLSWD will post signs in treated and potentially affected areas up to 72 hours before application. The signs will describe any water use restrictions or advisories. The treatment is regulated under a permit from the Washington Department of Ecology.

The treatment is planned in three areas totaling 12.5 acres in size, on the northeast, west and southwest shores of the lake.

With questions or if lake residents are withdrawing water for potable or do-mestic water use, livestock watering or irrigation, and have no alternate water source, contact Lake Protection Man-ager BiJay Adams at 370-1574 or [email protected].

Ballots arriving this weekBallots for Spokane County’s Aug. 7

primary election are being mailed to voters yesterday and today, a press re-lease form the county’s elections office said. A total of almost 265,000 ballots will be mailed.

Ballots must be postmarked by Aug. 7 or may be dropped off for free at a white drop box located at the county’s public libraries, including Liberty Lake Municipal Library, 23123 E. Mis-sion Ave.

Voters who have not received a bal-lot by July 26 should call 477-2320. Citizens not yet registered to vote in Washington state have until July 30 for in-person registrations at the county’s elections office, 1033 W. Gardner in Spokane.

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Council hears public input for 2013 budgetBy Kelly MooreSplaSh Staff WritEr

In an effort to garner public input for the 2013 budget preparations, the Liberty Lake City Council held a public hearing Tuesday evening, but only received three comments, two of which were e-mailed in prior to the meeting.

The two e-mailed comments urged the Council to move in opposite directions. The first, from Stepping Stone Child De-velopment teacher Joanne Hotchkiss, voiced support for the Liberty Lake Mu-nicipal Library, saying its services ben-efited students at the school, as well as the entire community.

The next letter, from Liberty Lake resi-dent Mary Munger, challenged the Council to rethink spending — specifically noting a recent Council move to expand library funding within the current budget. Mung-er also suggested privatizing Trailhead Golf Course, currently owned and operat-ed by the city. She encouraged the Council to focus on public safety and streets.

The only in-person comment came from Gary Johnson, a representative from the Liberty Lake Historical Society’s historical markers committee. He said the commit-tee — including architects and landscap-ers — had identified areas throughout the city for the markers and requested the society be considered in the 2013 budget to supplement any money needed to build historical markers.

“We’re going for extra special here,” Johnson said. “We plan to seek donations, but with the scale of some of these plans, we’ll need the city’s help.”

He said the committee’s goal for the markers would be to engage, educate and entertain visitors and residents.

Mayor Pro Tem Odin Langford asked Johnson to meet with city staff to further outline needs and priorities and return for a formal project presentation.

The public hearing followed last meet-ing’s mid-year budget update presented by RJ Stevenson. Following Tuesday’s in-put, the city will move forward with 2013

preparations by requesting budgets from department heads, which will be due Sept. 7. Stevenson also said the Mayor’s 2013 budget presentation to the Council is ten-tatively scheduled for Oct. 16.

In other business:• The Council heard an update on plans

for the third annual Liberty Lake Days from planners Recreation Coordinator Michelle Griffin and Planning and Build-ing Services Manager Amanda Tainio.

Tainio said the city was expecting to see the event grow with 1,500 people in at-tendance this year. In addition, 45 booths are planned for the Saturday festivities, up from 19 last year.

• Mayor Steve Peterson was absent, and Langford presided over the meeting. Council Member Josh Beckett participat-ed via telephone.

• Project Access Operations Manager Sarah Bates thanked the Council for its continued support. According to her pre-sentation, 20 residents received $111,000 worth of donated medical services through the program in 2011. She project-ed $170,000 to be donated to Liberty Lake residents this year.

Project Access is a regional network of physicians and hospitals collaborating to provide specialty-level, universal, on-demand health care access for medically underserved citizens living at or below 200 percent of the Federal Poverty Level.

• The Spokane Valley Fire Department updated the Council with information on its upcoming Maintenance and Op-erations levy. Fire Chief Mike Thompson explained the ballot issue was something the 180-employee department has had in place since the 1960s. He also said the vote would renew the tax levy.

Without support from the levy, Thomp-son said the department would have to reduce services to four stations and 76 em-ployees.

“I would encourage people to do what-ever they can to get the word out on this so that it can pass,” Council Member Cris Kaminskas said.


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• Child luring — at 9:20 p.m. July 15, llpd responded to an attempted child luring in the area of the 900 block of north Wright boulevard. an officer was advised that a group of teenage males in a black sedan stopped on country Vista drive near Wright boulevard while the victim was in the driveway of her home. the driver of the vehicle told the girl he had candy and told her several times to hurry up and get in the car. the victim ran into the house and told her mom, who then called 911. an officer checked the area and could not locate the sus-pect vehicle. the victim and her mother did not recognize the subjects in the car or the vehicle.

• Disturbance — at 6:30 p.m. July 15,

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• Disturbance — at 4:55 a.m. July 16, llpd was dispatched to the area of the 25000 block of East hawkstone loop for a party and disturbance. a caller stated people had been outside an apartment yelling and partying for more than an hour. an officer determined which apart-ment the party was at, made contact and advised the occupants to quiet down.

• Suspended licenses — llpd officers made six arrests on suspended licenses during the reporting period. in addition to the ones described above with other offenses, arrests were made at:

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- 6:30 p.m. July 12 at liberty lake road and appleway avenue;

- 7 p.m. July 13 at Molter road and Mission avenue;

- and 4:30 p.m. July 14 at liberty lake road and appleway avenue.

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Citationslicenses and plates required 1Expired registration 1driving without license 1driving while license suspended 6ignition interlocks 1liability insurance 9defective muffler 2no splash aprons 1failure to stop at a red light 1Speeding 5use of cell phone 1texting while driving 1failure to wear seatbelt 2possession of marijuana 1possession of drug paraphernalia 1littering 1

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MUSIC & THE ARTSJuly 19 | Bob McCaslin Family Concert 6:30 p.m., Liberty Lake Municipal Library, 23123 E. Mission Ave. For more: 232-2510

Aug. 4 | Pavillion Park Summer Concert Series: Oli Brown & Peter Rivera 5 p.m., Pavillion Park, 727 N. Molter Road

Aug. 25 | Shakespeare in the Park "Twelfth Night" 5 p.m., Pavillion Park, 727 N. Molter Road

Sept. 1 | Pavillion Park Summer Concert Series: Spokane Symphony 6 p.m., Pavillion Park, 727 N. Molter Road

CIVIC & BUSINESSJuly 19 | INWLCC networking 5 to 6:30 p.m., Palenque Mexican Restaurant, 1102 N. Liberty Lake Road. Informal gathering of the Inland Northwest Latino Chamber of Commerce. For more: www.inwlcc.com

July 20 | “Meet the County Commissioner Candidates” 6:30 a.m. doors open, 7 a.m. breakfast and program, Mirabeau Park Hotel, 1100 N. Sullivan Road, Spokane Valley. Monthly networking breakfast of the Greater Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce will feature a panel discussion of invited candidates. $25, open to the public. For more or to register: www.spokanevalleychamber.org

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Liberty Lake City Council 7 p.m. on the first and third Tuesdays of each month, City Hall, 22710 E. Country Vista Drive

Liberty Lake Municipal Library Board 6:30 p.m. the first Thursday of each month, the library, 23123 E. Mission Ave.

Liberty Lake Planning Commission 4 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month, City Hall, 22710 E. Country Vista Drive

Liberty Lake SCOPE 6:30 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each month, City Hall, 22710 E. Country Vista Drive

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Aug. 4-5 | Hot August Pickleball Tournament HUB Sports Center, 19619 E Cataldo, Liberty Lake. Tourney for adults 18-88. For more: www.hubsportscenter.com

Aug. 9 | 16th annual Valley Chamber Golf Scramble 1 p.m. shotgun start, MeadowWood Golf Course. $100 entry fee includes steak din-ner, drink, raffle ticket and goodie bag. For more: 924-4994 or [email protected]

Sept. 16 | RIM Ride Various times depending upon distance starting from the Meadowwood Technology Campus, 2100 N. Molter Road. Distances include 5, 15, 25, 50 and 100 mile routes. Online registration deadline is Sept. 1, cost is $15-$45 depending on distance. For more: www.rotaryinmotion.com

RecurringLiberty Lake Community Tennis Association Clinics 6:30 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays; ladies day clinics at 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays; kids 12 and under, 9 a.m. Saturdays, through August at Rocky Hill Park, Mission Avenue and Winrock Street. For more: 255-9293

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Community rallies to support local family’s fight against cancerBy Kelly MooreSplaSh Staff WritEr

One of Tom and Nancy Brubaker’s newest friends is their Relay For Life team cap-tain. Teresa Seely recruited the longtime Liberty Lake residents to join the second annual event after meeting them at a recent community fundraiser.

“I did Relay once — last year on a whim,” Seely said. “It was a great time, so I thought next year I should do it and have my own team. I also decided that the best team I could have would be of cancer survivors and care-givers. Those are the two kinds of people I admire — my fellow cancer survivors, and the people who bend over backward to take care of us even though we’re grouchy.”

To kick off the second annual Liberty Lake Relay For Life, cancer survivors take the first lap. On the second lap, caregiv-ers join them. This year, Tom Brubaker will be joining the survivors, though his diagnosis is still sinking in with him.

“I don’t really feel like a survi-vor; I feel like a beginner,” Tom Brubaker said. “It’s only been two and a half months.”

In what she calls a miracle, Seely just happens to have sur-vived the same type of malig-nant brain tumor Tom Brubaker is currently fighting.

The diagnosisTom Brubaker said the first

hints of something wrong started about six months ago. He said his life had been “flat.” He was hav-ing a hard time pushing himself in his workouts and expressing his emotions. Then he started getting headaches, nausea and double vision.

“I went to the doctor at the end of April, and at first, they didn’t do an MRI,” he said. “They thought it was some other mi-nor thing. Then I went and got another opinion, and the doctor said let’s look at your brain. Then

there it was right there in the middle of my brain.”

Because of the tumor’s location, neurologists told the Brubakers it would be inoperable. Oncolo-gists said they couldn’t get rid of it, but they could try to shrink it to give him more time.

Since the diagnosis, Tom has gone through six weeks of ra-diation and six weeks of chemo-therapy. He’s now on a respite from treatment, but doctors will soon take another look at his tu-mor to see how it responded to the medication and what kind of treatment will be needed moving forward.

Coping with the help of family and friends

“At first you’re just in shock,” Nancy Brubaker said. “You go from being healthy to all of the sudden, they’re saying you have a terminal brain cancer, and your life just changes like that.”

With the news, she said her entire family experienced a full gamut of emotions. But no one is letting up the fight.

“You go through shock,” Nancy Brubaker said. “You go through crying. Then you go through buck up and suck. Then you go through, ‘Ok, I better pace myself because this is going to be a long haul.’”

Through it all, the family has emerged with a resolve to live life to its fullest.

“The hard part for me is liking to be in control of my life,” Tom Brubaker said. “I like to drive the car, and the doctors don’t want me driving. I was the scoutmas-ter of a scout troop, and I had to step down. I can’t do physi-cal things anymore. I can’t go to work right now.”

For the most part, doctors have said he responded relatively well to the treatments, but they still take their toll. He has medica-tions to treat side effects of other medications, and chemotherapy leaves him with frustratingly low energy levels.

“I guess our hardest job is just being humble enough to let people in and do things,” Nancy Brubaker said. “We’re all people that are used to doing things for other people. We’re not used to being on that side of the fence. We’re so appreciative of the help

It takes a village

we’ve gotten. When you’re going to treatments every day, you can’t do it all."

Nancy Brubaker has been in-volved with a number of service organizations in the past, as well as helping out other families in the neighborhood — whether it’s pet sitting or watching kids. Tom has been a scoutmaster for all of his sons and many of the boys in his neighborhood as well.

“The hard part for us is that we’ve always believed it’s more joyous to give than receive,” Tom Brubaker said. “We like to reach out to people, and we’ve been a very giving family because there’s such joy in that. Then all the sud-den it’s like you flip the coin and you’re receiving and you feel re-ally self-conscious about it.”

Barb Oviatt, an instructor at The Mat, said she’s known the family for 10 years. She previous-ly worked with Nancy Brubaker at the Liberty Lake Athletic Club, and they’ve stayed friends ever since.

“Nancy is all about service,” Oviatt said. “She always has an extra kid in her house, and she’s worked with a number of dif-ferent ministries. With her, it’s

always been about helping other people.”

Since the diagnosis, the Brubakers say the community support has been tremendous.

“That’s one of the things that’s really cool,” Tom Brubaker said. “It’s really brought our family closer together, and it’s brought the community closer together — people have been giving us gifts and meals and we did a yoga benefit at the park. We had a ben-efit concert last week, and people were outside playing and having a good time together.”

Little by little, the commu-nity has rallied to support them. Neighbors built a raised garden bed so that Tom Brubaker could garden without having to bend over. Other families brought potted plants to supplement his garden, and eventually another family helped set up a propane-fueled fire ring and camping chairs to create a little backyard oasis in the garden. Tom Brubak-er’s coworkers donated a garden shed.

“They are inspiring to every-one, and everyone who’s been able to help has been so blessed,” longtime friend Kathy Loveall

said. “They are definitely well loved.”

Another friend, Christanna Boyle, has been coordinating meals to be delivered by local families about four days a week.

“I was just devastated when I heard the news,” Boyle said. “We don’t know what to do when something like that happens. We often think of food, because it’s so nurturing. I like to cook, and I’m good at organizing, so I thought this would be perfect.”

She started a sign-up sheet at the Liberty Lake Athletic Club, and the first two months almost immediately filled with friends eager to help out. She also en-courages anyone to help out in the way they feel the most com-fortable, saying whatever you do best is probably the best gift.

“I try to remember how I feel when I take a meal over to some-one else or how I feel when I take someone to a doctor’s appoint-ment or help clean their house,” Nancy Brubaker said. “You know, I want to do it. There really is genuine joy. People aren’t doing things out of obligation, and it’s really sweet.”

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Peace that surpasses understanding

As the family continues down an un-certain road full of doctors’ appointments and treatments, they are approaching anything that comes around the bend with confidence in their beliefs.

“Who is to say what any of us would

do in that situation, but it’s amazing to see how they’ve latched on to their faith,” Oviatt said. “Some people could get an-gry or bitter, but they are just so humble, and they contribute everything to God.”

Loveall said the peaceful mindset is inspiring for those close to the family, as well as the loving nature of Tom and Nancy’s relationship.

“Tom has always been such a loving, supportive husband,” she said. “I know they’ll be together forever, in some ca-pacity, no matter what.”

Throughout the ordeal, Tom said the silver lining is his reignited passion for his faith. He’s delved into the Bible to find peace with his situation — although he admittedly doesn’t understand why it happened to him.

“Our family has always been close, but this has definitely drawn us closer,” he said. “For me, the peace that surpasses understanding is the security of my sal-vation. I know I’m going to be in Heaven whether that’s tomorrow or when I’m 90.”

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July 20-21 at Meadowwood technology caMpus

By Kelly MooreSplaSh Staff WritEr

From meaningful moments to fun activities, Relay For Life will honor those who have been touched by cancer while raising funds for the American Cancer Society.

The public is invited to the free event that begins 6 p.m. Friday at the Meadowwood Technology Campus. American Cancer Society representative Jennifer Kronvall said entertainment chairperson Jean Simpson has lined up a great slate of activities to keep participants motivated throughout the night.

“We just encourage people to come down and check things out,” Kronvall said. “It’s a great time, and we want the community to see what Relay For Life is all about. There are all kinds of free activities to bring your kids to and enjoy the evening.”

Highlights on the event schedule include the 6 p.m. opening ceremonies, with a salute to local cancer survivors, and the 10 p.m. luminaria ceremony to honor those who’ve fought the battle against cancer.

This year, more food vendors will be onsite Friday evening, including The Dark Side Espresso Bar, Bubbadogz, Mickeldean’s Ice Cream, Azar’s Restaurant and Roamin’ Pizza Chariot. Other craft vendors include Beauti Control, Likkii Tender Hearts, Miche and Thirty-One.

Liberty Lake Kiwanis will provide a free pancake breakfast at 8 a.m. Saturday for participants. The breakfast is open to the public, and Kiwanis will be accepting donations for Relay For Life.

For more information, go to www.relayforlife.org/libertylakewa

FridAy Noon to 4:30 p.m. Team campsite setup

3:00 p.m. Team registration begins

4:00 to 5:30 p.m. Cancer survivor registration

5:00 to 5:30 p.m. Food and craft vendors set up

6:00 p.m. Opening ceremonies Presentation of Flag: Boy Scout Troop 406 National Anthem: Erika Boles Invocation: LLPD Chaplain John Thompson Survivor Speaker: Teresa Seely Survivors and caregivers laps Presentation of teams Song by survivor Sammie Jo Chapman

6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Silent auction begins

6:30 p.m. Survivor reception Entertainment by Erika Boles and Anchors Away; Theresa Sue Fransworth and Daniel Lang

6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Music by Breakout Choir

7:30 to 8:15 p.m. Extreme Science with Radical Rick: A show for kids and adults alike!

8:15 to 8:25 p.m. Demonstration by Liberty Lake Tae Kwan Do

8:25 p.m. Announce winner of tent site contest

8:30 to 9:30 p.m. Music by BillyReyJo Band with Bill Tierney, Brian Jones and Jerry Reynolds

9:30 to 10:00 p.m. Rock music by In Dire Need

10:00 p.m. Luminaria ceremony, including music by Angus Scott Pipe Band, moment of silence, reading of the luminary poem and a reading of names

10:30 to 11:30 p.m. Rock music by In Dire Need

10:30 p.m. to midnight Stargazing with Spokane Astronomical Association

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Rallying the coworkersTeam captain shares heart behind new Relay teamBy Kelly MooreSplaSh Staff WritEr

This year, Liberty Lake’s Relay For Life event is kicking off its second year with an expanded entertainment list, more vendors — and more teams to share in the fun. A handful of teams represent groups of friends and families, but this year the majority represents businesses.

The Splash recently caught up with the captain of one of the event’s fresh-man teams, Terry Wells, who leads the group from F5. Wells shared a little bit about what it was like to start a team from scratch, their successes so far, and what she hopes they’ll continue to achieve.

Q. How did you hear about Relay For Life?

A. We do a lot of business with Safeway for events. I know the gal in their bakery, Jean Simp-

son. She said, “I bet you guys might be interested in forming a team or joining ours.”

I found a little more about it, and then she put me in contact with Jennifer Kronvall, the American Cancer Society representative who works on our event.

Q: Once you decided to start a team, how did you recruit people to join you?

A: I sent an email to the gals in our facility, and there are 10 of us who have joined the team. It’s kind of interesting because we have over 180 people at our facilities, but only 10 percent of them are women. We just thought it’d be a

really good opportunity to have some bonding amongst ourselves.

Q: What do you think is the moti-vating factor for you guys?

A: We’ve all been touched one way or another by cancer; it’s so widespread. We just wanted to be able to demon-strate what a few women can do when they pull together. My personal reason for getting involved with Relay For Life is that my sister is a colon cancer survivor. We almost lost her, and then my mother-in-law is battling recurring cancer right now. So it’s a real personal issue with me.

Q: What kind of fundraising have you been able to do?

A: We’ve actually done a couple of lunch fundraisers. For the first one we did, one of our directors put up the cap-ital for us. Some of our managers grilled hotdogs, and the team members stood out and served. I think we raised about $840. Then a couple days ago we had a barbecue where we partnered with Ap-plespice Junction. Our corporate office has a program that’s called F5 Connects. Applespice Junction gave us a discount and waived their service charge, and then F5 Connects picked up the rest of the tab. We made about $796 off of that one. We’re pretty excited.

Q: I would imagine being able to raise money so successfully right out of the gates has been pretty gratifying.

A: It really is. This has really encour-aged us so that we know we want to continue on and stay involved and have fundraisers throughout the year and get ready for next year.

Q: What has the response been like from the rest of F5?

A: It’s been real positive. The fundrais-ers we’ve had were lunches that we sold

to employees. The second one, since it was done by a caterer, we opened up to the public, and we had a great turnout.

Q: It seems like you guys are really knocking it out of the park. Have you ever done fundraising stuff before?

A: I have. I was previously in Tacoma before I took this position two years ago, and so I was involved with a lot of fundraising. I worked for an all-female investment firm, and we were very ac-tive in the community with community service, especially if it involved rais-ing funds for women’s groups. I’ve also been involved with Habitat for Human-ity and Olive Crest, which is for chil-dren and families, and the Emergency Food Network.

We’ve also raised funds here at F5 for Northwest Harvest. We have an an-nual donation drive around Thanksgiv-ing time. It’s pretty fun, and we’ve ap-proached this from a different aspect. We have different departments, so the departments compete against each other, and we tally it every day, then the winning team gets taken to lunch. Our directors match a percentage, and then our vice president has matched dollar for dollar. For the last two years, we’ve given Northwest Harvest $8,000.

People here see the importance of giving back to the community. We’re all appreciative of what we’ve been given in our own lives, so we feel it’s really im-portant to give back to others and make a difference. We just feel so fortunate that we were able to raise the amount of money that we have, having just started getting involved. We kind of jumped in after the meetings started.

Q: I know a lot of teams are deco-rating the campsites to represent dif-ferent countries to go along with the event theme of “A World Without

Cancer.” Are you guys planning to do anything like that?

A: We’re going to represent Japan. F5 is a global organization, and we have a location in Tokyo. That’s why we chose Japan. To decorate, we’re going to hang lit Japanese Lanterns around the camp-site, and we’re setting up a booth with lanterns and Japanese fans. We also bought a silent auction item to tie in with our Japanese theme. It’s a sake and sushi set, and we’ll put a Ding How gift card with it and maybe a bottle of sake.

We’re also planning to put framed photographs of people we know who’ve battled cancer out on our table. I think that’ll also give it a nice personal touch.

Q: What are your expectations for the Relay event? Have you ever been to one before?

A: None of us have ever been before! We’re really excited about it. We are just ready to soak it up and be part of the experience.

When we were first getting involved, we were all kind of timid and not sure what we were getting into. We’ve had meetings every few weeks to organize, and now that it’s approaching, we’re just all so excited about it. We just can’t wait.

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Funds raised through Relay For Life help support a number of American Cancer Society programs. In addition to funding research for a cure, ACS also provides lodging while families travel for treatment, rides to and from treatments, sessions with trained cosmetologists who teach women how to cope with skin changes and college scholarships for cancer survivors.

$10 can help purchase microscope slides, fundamental for cancer research

$25 provides helpful materials and guidance to a newly diagnosed patient to ease the cancer experience

$50 helps deliver a wig to a woman experiencing hair loss from her cancer treatments

$75 provides nutritious meals to a child attending a weeklong, fun-filled and safe camp for kids with cancer

$100 provides a mammogram for a woman who has no insurance or is underinsured

$150 can provide lodging for a patient seeking treatment away from home

$200 will help support cancer information specialists who provide answers and comfort to cancer patients

and caregivers 24/7

$350 can provide a cosmetologist consultation for a cancer patient learning to care for changing skin during chemotherapy

$1,000 can help fund a portion of a college scholarship for an eligible young cancer survivor

Source: American Cancer Society


AltekCaptain: Kathie Sherrill

14 team members

Cancer Survivors and Caregivers

Captain: Teresa Seely9 team members

City of Liberty LakeCaptain: Michelle Griffin

7 team members

Expect A LotCaptain: Brian Daley

8 team members

F5 TatsumakiCaptain: Terry Wells

8 team members

Freedom RVCaptain: Mike Stanisich

8 team members

ItronCaptain: Kimberly Millikan

17 team members

Liberty From CancerCaptain Shaun Beck

1 team member

Liberty Lake Merchants Association

Captain: Sandra Bartel6 team members

Project OpportunityCaptain: Debbie Long

1 team member

Safeco CaresCaptain: Tawni Spargur

2 team members

Team AdharaCaptain: Vicky Anderson

7 team members

Team SplashCaptain: Kelly Moore14 team members

Valley HospitalCaptain: Jeneen Hanson

1 team member

Walgreens Relay Revelers

Captain: Jamie Ashley11 team members

Teams amp up for this weekend’s Relay For Life

Why did you decide to start a team?Last year, I just showed up at the event on a whim and signed

up as a survivor. I decided that night that I would form a team of cancer patients like me and caregivers such as my husband and children.

What is your group doing to raise funds?I’ve asked for donations on Facebook, on my Caring Bridge web

page and I’m planning to sell cupcakes at Relay. What are you most looking forward to at the Relay For Life

event?I’m looking forward to hanging out with friends and enjoying

the fun-filled evening.

Why did you decide to start a team?We want to make a difference in the fight against cancer. We are

an all-ladies team and work together. We wanted to have a bond-ing experience — 90 percent of the workforce in our company is male, and we wanted to demonstrate what we could do as women.

What is your group doing to raise funds?We’ve done individual fundraising to supplement two separate

barbecues we held as a team during lunchtime at work. We’ve also sold luminaria bags.

What are you most looking forward to at the Relay For Life event?

The experience!

Compiled by Kelly MooreSplaSh Staff WritEr

According to www.relayforlife.org/libertylakewa, 15 teams had reg-istered for this year’s Relay For Life event in Liberty Lake as of Mon-day morning, almost doubling last year’s tally. The Splash gathered information on each team from the event website and dropped in on a team captains’ meeting to get the scoop on who will be circling the track this year and what’s keeping them motivated.

Why did you decide to start a team?We have lost several family members to cancer and have some

who are survivors. What is your group doing to raise funds?We’ve been selling feet, luminaria, etc. What are you most looking forward to at the Relay For Life

event?The great hope it brings for a cure.

What is your group doing to raise funds?We had a community picnic, car show and dog show in May.

Why did you decide to start a team?We all have our different reasons, but I think most of us simply

appreciate the value of a strong community getting together to ac-complish something greater than ourselves. Along the way, we’ve all gotten excited about supporting such a worthy cause.

What is your group doing to raise funds?Our teammates coordinated a “corn toss” tournament with our

friends and families that raised $1,100. In addition, The Splash will donate a portion of this issue’s ad sales to our fundraising goal. Fundraising also came in from supportive friends and fam-ily, convinced to help us out after some good old-fashioned ask-ing. Everything we’ve managed to raise has come out of a truly team-oriented effort, not just among the team, but the community that’s gotten behind us as well.


I think we’re most excited to spend a fun evening together as a team, celebrating all of our hard work while honoring those who’ve inspired us. I think many are also interested in seeing the luminaria ceremony, but I know some kids who are pretty pumped about getting to stay up all night.

Why did you decide to start a team?We wanted to support our cancer patients and our American

Cancer Society volunteers at the Resource Center. What is your group doing to raise funds?We sold luminaria and tickets to Relay night at the Raceway. What are you most looking forward to at the Relay For Life

event?We’re most looking forward to the luminaria lighting ceremony

and filling up my passport.

Why did you decide to start a team?We wanted to show our support for the American Cancer Soci-

ety, a great organization. What is your group doing to raise funds?We held a book sale and sold “moons and stars.”What are you most looking forward to at the Relay For Life

event?We’re looking forward to the camaraderie and the survivors lap.

Why did you decide to start a team?Cancer has been a big scare in my life, and I’ve known too

many people who’ve had to fight it. We all know somebody — whether it’s a family member or friend — who has dealt with cancer. I’ve got a passion for anything that deals with helping fight cancer, and I’m motivated as a sponsor to do what I can to raise money for the American Cancer Society.

Why did you decide to start a team?Everyone on our team has been touched in one way or another

by cancer and we thought this would be a good way to bond and support each other.

What is your group doing to raise funds?We will be doing paint-it-purple feather extensions at the event

and 50 percent of the proceeds will go to the American Cancer Society.


We are just looking forward to getting out and being part of the community and meeting people we haven’t met yet.

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When faced with my husband having a terminal brain tumor and given three to 11 months to live, what is most important rises to the surface:

• First, our relationship is like we were just married, but with the depth and maturity of having been married 29 years; it is so very bitter sweet.

• Second, the love and care of this great community. I did not realize how many wonderful friends I have, how many peo-ple have reached out to us in sincere acts of love.

• Third, the amazing love of God who draws near and instills a peace that sur-passes understanding. I have peace in my soul regardless of the outcome. At the same time, as a mortal human being, I am extremely sad, yet he is there to comfort, and he sends others my way to help me through this time.

— Submitted by Nancy Brubaker

This past February, my hus-band lost his stepmother to a long, horrific battle with breast cancer.

In the last few months of her life, we traveled to the Lewiston/

Clarkston Valley almost every weekend to spend as much precious time with her as possible, as we knew there was not much time left. Also, we have a 17-month-old son we desperately wanted to fill with im-printed sights and smells so he would re-member something even if so small about the grandma he would never grow up to know.

For Valentine’s Day, after what would be our last and final visit with her, I wrote my husband a letter. It describes perfectly the profound impact her cancer — and ulti-mate death — made on me:

Last Sunday as we were driving up the grade, on our way home from a difficult weekend, I grabbed your hand. You let me. As long as I wanted. The only time I let go was to wipe my tears.

Watching your dad love his wife — stroke her hair, administer her medication, reassure her things will be alright, tell her she's beautiful, sit by her side, sleep on the floor next to her bed, pick out her coffin and then do it all over again — will be a beautiful memory for me. One that will

remind me to be patient, kind, gentle and encouraging. One that will remind me that while I sure love you a lot, I can always love you better.

We are guaranteed that life is never cer-tain, so while we still get to live out our love story, I am no longer going to take one minute for granted.

I'm writing this note to let you know that if years down the road you are ever sick, I'll be your Bob. I will stroke your hair, administer your medication and re-assure you things will be OK. And I know you would do the same for me. That is our love.

— Submitted by Ashley Salzwedel

cruz Salzwedel with ‘grandma laurie’

To celebrate my five-year milestone of becoming cancer-free, my husband, Mark, and I traveled to Australia and New Zealand. One of the gifts of a life-threatening illness is the re-minder to live fully — no matter

what. I’m thankful for the opportunity to cross off several items from my bucket list — swimming with the dolphins, riding a camel at sunrise at the base of Uluru and swinging on a zip line through the Dain-tree Rain Forrest.

Frankly, it’s taken several years of feel-ing cracked open to reclaim a deeper ac-ceptance of all “that is.” At first, I felt over-whelmed by anguish as I tried to cope with the permanent side effects resulting from my cancer treatments. Despite my best ef-forts, I felt powerless to overcome my grief through willpower, knowledge or my cur-rent set of skills. Since then, I’ve learned to

Cancer’s impact felt by many in communityfroM Staff rEportS

For the past few issues, The Splash solicited submissions from readers about how cancer has intersected the lives of Liberty Lake residents. Following are the stories we received in honor of those whose lives have been touched by cancer.

By Teresa SeelySplaSh guESt coluMn

In April 2000, I was living in a small town in Idaho. I was 32 years old, mar-ried with two children, ages 6 and 5, when I began having severe headaches. This went on for about two weeks. It felt like a sinus infection headache, but the pain was not controlled by over-the-counter pain meds. I was given a course of antibiotics to treat a possible sinus infection, but the pain did not subside. I was also experiencing chronic fatigue and bouts of forgetfulness, which I at-tributed to my ultra-busy schedule.

Being a full-time housewife/mother/personal accountant for my husband’s business and volunteering for three charitable organizations could surely account for the fatigue and forgetful-ness, but the headache was another matter. I decided, having absolutely no medical training, that I had a sinus blockage. I was scheduled for an MRI on April 7, 2000, which I was sure would show just that.

I was shocked and confused when I saw the MRI scan. It was not a sinus blockage. It was a tangerine-sized tu-mor in the left frontal lobe of my brain. My surgeon was able to get 95 percent of the tumor out, which definitely im-proved my chances of responding to treatment. After a full course of radia-tion, I began chemotherapy.

After the first round of chemo, I had

another MRI which revealed that my tu-mor had grown significantly, and I had three new tumors as well. My doctor had shown me a survival chart for the various stages of astrocytoma (a type of brain cancer). While the first three stag-es showed significant survival improve-ment as time went on, the fourth stage, which is what I had, showed no signs of improved outcome. Commonly called glioblastoma multiforme — or GBM for short — the survival rate for that type of cancer was 2 percent, and survival time did nothing to improve that.

However, in 2001, I was cancer free. It was an absolute miracle that I survived this cancer, and I owe full credit to God, who used a combination of my doctor's incredible host of knowledge and my stubborn unwillingness to let this dis-ease rob me of my perceived right to be a wife to my husband and to raise my children.

I wish that was the end of my story. That would be a pretty happy ending. Sadly, there are a couple more chapters. You see, during my second round of chemotherapy to treat the brain cancer, my doctor used a far more aggressive form of chemo than the previous one. He warned me the side effects from this type of chemotherapy could be worse than the disease itself and could even cause other cancers.

I had gone from 2001 to 2008 cancer

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for teresa Seely and her husband, allen, cancer has become intertwined with their personal story since a 2000 diagnosis.

My reason to Relay

See REASON, page 17See IMPACT, page 17

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process each loop of feelings and their un-derlying messages. As a result, I’ve shifted from surviving to expanding my capacity for thriving.

Currently, I’m writing an eBook and giving a workshop on Aug. 19 in down-town Spokane called, “From Grieving to Thriving.” For more details, visit www.grievinginplainsight.com.

— Submitted by Susie Leonard Weller

Susie leonard Weller rides a zip line through the daintree rain forest

How do loved ones deal with the immediate shock of learning that one of them has been di-agnosed with terminal cancer? Since it was my wife of 41 years,

it hit me and my children — and all of her dear friends — like a thunderbolt.

What does one do to make it easier for the person with whom you spent nearly all your life? In our case, my son, who lived in Idaho, found us a home in Liberty Lake, which we immediately bought, sight un-seen, to be closer to him, his wife and our grandchildren, before she passed. Their compassion, including that of our two daughters and their families, and a beauti-ful, peaceful community, helped her move on.

We all with pass some day, and maybe some day there will be a cure for cancer. But I continue knowing that the quietude and support of friends in this community keep me going! Liberty Lake has been a blessing!

— Submitted by Burke Horner

Susie and burke horner in 1969

but single out are my awesome doctor, Jay Wittenkeller from Rockwood Can-cer Treatment Center, nurse Pam Smith, nurse practitioner Jeanne Robison and receptionists Karen Munns and Sheelagh Sweitzer.

After my treatment was done, I jok-ingly told Dr. Wittenkeller I never wanted to see him again, but I would sure miss him and all of the staff as well! So here is a shout-out and props to all of you. I can't even begin to say “thank you” enough.

Cancer is the ticket I didn’t buy for the ride I didn’t want to take. This insidious disease first crept into

my family in April 2010, when my father was diagnosed with stage four esophageal cancer. A health-conscious man, he dete-riorated before our very eyes. Four months later, he was gone. I miss him every day.

Cancer reared its ugly head again this February when I was diagnosed with breast cancer. It wasn’t there when I had my last mammogram only 11 months prior. Two days after my biopsy, I had sur-gery. In April, I began a brutal chemother-apy. My radiation will start in September.

It has been said, “It takes a village.” This is as true for cancer patients as it is for children. I am deeply grateful for my fam-ily, friends, co-workers and clients who have cared for, supported and prayed for me. They have brought food, sent cards, e-mails, care packages, been my transpor-tation, weeded my yard, fixed my picnic table, stopped by for a visit and made sure my house was cleaned. Every time I hit a low spot, in some form they were there lifting my spirits. I couldn’t have walked

this road without all of them.I also owe much to my medical team,

whom I believe saved my life. Thank you, Dr. Carol R. Guthrie for using compas-sion, education and hope to break the news to me that I had cancer. Also, for act-ing quickly to remove the cancerous lump and making sure it hadn’t spread to my lymph nodes. Thank you to Dr. Stephen P. Anthony and his entire team at Evergreen Hematology and Oncology. I am grateful for Dr. Anthony’s ability to educate and tell it to you straight while still showing compassion and never rushing.

Medically, my body is very sensitive, so there were lots of complications from the chemo. Dr. Anthony and his team worked hard to keep my system in balance. Once, they even went into the office on a week-end to retrieve the only adhesive PICC line cover my skin could tolerate and de-liver it to the hospital for me. Answering endless questions, putting fears to rest, al-ways with patience and compassion, is the standard in this office.

Also, thank you to my Cancer Resource Navigator, Cherie Dean, for directing me to all the auxiliary resources I needed. Fi-nally, thank you to the ladies at Essential Woman Boutique for helping me look normal.

Each professional I encountered seemed to come to work with a clear understand-ing that treating cancer is a physically and emotionally difficult journey. They all treated me like a human being. For that, I am truly grateful.

As unprepared as I was for cancer, I was equally unprepared for the lessons it is teaching me. I have learned that I am not in control, but God is. I am not alone on this journey. The small stuff doesn’t re-ally matter. To be grateful for something every day. The most important thing in this whole life is our relationships with each other. Most importantly, we all mat-ter. We all make a difference. A difference that can’t be replaced when cancer takes one of us. So we must value those around us every day and fight cancer until a cure is found for us all.

CONNECTIONContinued from page 2

By Cindy EschSplaSh account ExEcutiVE

IMPACTContinued from page 16

free, or so I thought, but in February 2008, after going five months with blood level issues, my doctor decided to do a bone marrow biopsy, which revealed I had leu-kemia (AML).

I once again had to sit my children down and tell them that, "Mommy has cancer." This time, they were in eighth and ninth grade and had a much clearer picture of what that meant. This time, it meant four months in the hospital with very brief visits home between rounds of chemo, followed by a little over four months spent in Seattle preparing for and receiving my bone marrow transplanta-tion at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, more commonly known as the "Hutch." After checking my siblings and other rela-tives with no luck, they found a 10-out-of-10 match for me — an unrelated donor who resides in Germany.

The transplantation was successful, and by 2010 I felt like I was once again at the top of my game. I competed in sev-eral charity races, including the Susan G Komen Race for the Cure, Joggin' for the Noggin' and a half marathon for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Foundation. That year, I also had my best time ever

in Bloomsday and hiked to the top of St. Peter's Basilica in Italy. I felt like I was fi-nally getting my strength and momentum back.

That is, until the fall of 2010, when I began to experience breathing problems and a host of other strange symptoms. My November 2010 checkup at the "Hutch" in Seattle revealed I had chronic Graft Ver-sus Host Disease, or GVHD. This disease acts like an autoimmune disorder in that the immune system is attacking the body. It can be fatal, but so far that has not been the case for me. At one point I was on oxygen, and I am still taking 13 different medications to treat the lungs and other maladies related to GVHD. Thankfully, I am recovering and have high hopes for a better tomorrow.

These are hopes that not everyone has, so my reason for participating in this event is that I share the same mission as the American Cancer Society, which is a cure for all cancers so that we can all "cel-ebrate more birthdays."

Teresa Seely lives in Liberty Lake and will captain a team called “Cancer Sur-vivors and Caregivers” at Friday’s Liberty Lake Relay For Life.

SplaSh photo by JoSh JohnSon

the team at the Splash sports pink-ribbon socks earlier this year in a show of sup-port for co-worker cindy Esch’s fight against breast cancer.

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• July 19, 201218 The Splashlocal lEnS

Local Lens Share your snapshots for The Splash’s photo page. Email photos@libertylakesplash.

com with scenes from around town, community events and

Splash Travels.SplaSh photo by JoSh JohnSon

Celebrating a century inga labes, born July 11, 1912,

celebrated her 100th birthday during a reception with friends and family on Saturday in liberty lake. labes resided in lind, Wash., from 1949-

2010, where she worked at Krehbiel Motor Services and loomis truck

and tractor and was a member of good hope lutheran church, lind

Senior center and american legion auxiliary. She now lives with her

daughter in liberty lake.

Tossing corn for a cause at right, Josh Jensen of Spokane Valley

throws a bag in the championship match of the cornies, a second annual corn toss tournament and relay for life fundraiser

for team Splash. Jensen and his wife, Jessica, placed second at the event for a consecutive year. the tournament, with some help from the hub Sports center

in liberty lake, which facilitated a move indoors when Sunday’s forecast called for thunderstorms, raised more than $1,100

for the american cancer Society.

at left, Jonathan Kimberley prepares to lead the crowd in the pledge of allegiance during the opening ceremonies as Splash Editor and publisher Josh Johnson holds the mi-crophone.

Splash Travels

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chet and patty turner traveled

to Sandy, ore. June 21-24 to attended the

rinehart fam-ily reunion.

this year was the 105th for the reunion,

making it the nation’s longest

running family reunion.

SplaSh photoS by chad KiMbErlEy

Jeff harrington and tony Moser emerged as champions from the 18-team field.

SplaSh photo by bo JohnSon

Sushi-themed rice Krispies treats, the artis-tic culinary contribution of graphics Editor Sarah burk, were among a spread of goodies that fueled event participants.

Serving up summer fun

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liberty lake community tennis association volunteers

helped instruct a session of the city’s chill summer day

camp earlier this month. llcta members taught kids

basic tennis skills, running drills and teaching games to

camp participants.


COMMUNITY GOLF6/13 Trailhead Ladies 9-Hole Flight A: gross, Shirley Rodman, 46; net, Sue Schneidmiller, 37Flight B: gross, Kimberly Mayher, 53; net, Bobbie Larson, 30Flight C: gross, Susan Overby, 56; Net, Penny Jones, 366/20 Trailhead Ladies 9-Hole Flight A: gross, Shirley Rodman, 50; net, Bea Carroll, 35Flight B: gross, Dee Elder, 53; net, Elaine Lukes, 38Flight C: gross, Susan Overby/Jeanne Hammacher, 60; Net, Penny Jones, 396/27 Trailhead Ladies 9-Hole Flight A: gross, Bea Carroll, 54; net, Sue Schneidmiller, 35Flight B: gross, Elaine Lukes, 55; net, Bobbie Larson, 34Flight C: gross, Susan Overby, 58; Net, Tammye Cameron, 367/10 Liberty Lake Women's 18-Hole Golf ClubLiberty Cup and Putting ContestWinner: Frances Martin, net 71Flight A: Rose Jones, 33 puttsFlight B: Elsa Metting, 33 puttsFlight C: Lee Sonderman, 35 puttsFlight D: Judy Stroup, 42 putts7/11 Trailhead Ladies 9-Hole Flight A: gross, Shirley Rodman/Deanna Hauser, 49; net, Dee Elder, 35Flight B: gross, Bobbie Larson, 53; net, Kimberly Mayher, 34Flight C: gross, Peg Nadvornick, 65; Net, Judy Clark, 467/12 Liberty Lake Couples' ClubFour Man ScrambleFirst: Clyde and Colleen Wisenor & Mike and Jan Leedle.Second: Don and Sharon Ammon and Jr. Salvidar and Gloria SawyerThird: Penny and Kelly Lancaster and Marian and Ron Meola.7/12 Liberty Lake Ladies 9-Holers First Flight: gross, Robin McKee, 45; net, Betty Devine, Sadie Rueckert, Lois Richardson, 36Second Flight: gross, Deanna Hauser, 53; net, Ann Archibald, 38Third Flight: gross, Wilma Capaul, 62; net, Judy Booth, 38Chip-ins: Pat Reiter #1

LIBErTY LAKE LOOP 7/7Age group champion resultsOverall championMale: Brad Whitley, 22:04.74Female: Stephanie Brady, 31:11.2312 and underMale: Mathias DelaRosa, 34:45.9113-15Male: Colton Pegram, 23:11.5316-19Male: Corey Hunter, 22:13.37Female: Haley Dexter, 38:55.6320-24Male: Brad Whitley, 22:04.74

25-29Male: Dennis Ownbey, 38:52.51Female: Jessica Moklwe, 41:56.3730-34Male: Kevin Wilding, 30:32.02Female: Marya Oakes, 36:13.6635-39Male: Bob Wiese, 27:43.14Female: Jessica Romney, 31:31.6740-44Male: Eric Brady, 29:35.34Female: Stephanie Brady, 31:11.2345-49Male: Ted Augustine, 43:11.58Female: Heide Mackey, 34:50.1950-54Male: Mark Whitley, 31:51.67Female: Linnea Carlson, 33:34.2155-59Male: Dave Pier, 46:13.34Female: Sue Grozdanich, 38:49.0460-69Male: Jim Nania, 42:14.95Female: Sharon Sutton, 37:29.2770+Female: Lorraine Halverson, 61:12.02For a list of times for all runners, go to www.libertylakesplash.com and click on the sports tab.

VALLEY GIrL TrIATHLON7/8 1/3 mile swim, 12-mile bike, 3-mile run finishing at Pavillion Park, liberty lakeTeam resultsTop 5 Team Finishers 119 and Under Age Division1. Sarah Mel Disa (Melanie Hart, Sarah Jamison-Jetter, Disa Jennings), 01:16:342. ATAP (Ellie DeReu, Michelle DeReu), 01:24:273. Easy Way Out (Natalie Urbiha, Amy Rose, Jennifer Holmes), Liberty Lake, 01:28:264. Peak 7 (Angela Keatts, Loran Kerrigan, Holly Bohnert), 01:30:175. Smarkey (Josie Hollenback, Jennifer Gray, Molly Allen), 01:33:05Liberty Lake Finishers11. Andresick/Cartee (Kelly Andresick, Traci Cartee), 02:03:09Top 5 Team Finishers 120 and Over Age Division1. The Zumba Junkies (Patricia Hunter, Tiffan Korver, Eva Windin), Liberty Lake, 01:16:392. Jaipegs (Peggy Willis, Jaims Greenfield), 01:19:023. Three Women One Road (Ana Rivers, Sascha Hoffman, Bitsy Goss), 01:32:544. Owen (Nicole Larson, Janet Owen), 01:40:465. Intermountain Bank G (Denise Leonard, Cindy Jobb, Kellie Yates), 01:43:49Liberty Lake Finishers7. No We Are Not Sister (Shannon Brattebo, Katie Hagmann, Bette Brattebo), 01:44:37

Scoreboard

Team finishes third at Valley Girl

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the Spokane united team, the black Widows, won the girls u11-a division of the Kent cor-nucopia cup. they went 5-0 and outscored their opponents 30 - 4. pictured from left: (back row) coach rik robles, Kaitlyn harvey, Skylar robles, haylie greenwood, taryn baxter, Haley Lance, brooklyn Worsham, Dori Ames; (middle row) Jenny Drinkwine, bailey carter, audri-ana alfaro, Sailor Watson, rachel Ewers; (front row) Emily Kaiser. (liberty lake residents in bold.)

Soccer team takes Kent tourney

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the 12-u lightning Softball team brought home a trophy from the championship game of the Moses lake rattler rumble July 14-15. pictured from left: (back row) pitching coach nettie harder, assistant coach Greg Pieroni, assistant coach Chris Gumm, head coach Doug Pecha; (second row) paige Wollan, Kelsey Gumm, hannah conant, Macie reynolds, Lexi Horton, Michaela laabs, assistant coach Joslynn Watkins; (third row) Cali Carlson, Hannah Wampler, Anna Pecha, Erica Pecha, Preslee Pieroni; (front row) Kassidy Keller, Brooklynn Pieroni. (liberty lake residents in bold.)

Lightning strikes in tourney championship

SENd uS yOur SPOrtS! think your results belong on the scoreboard? If you’re from liberty lake and you play a sport, then they certainly do. or maybe you have a team photo you’d like to pass along. either way, the splash wants submitted information from or about liberty lake residents. email the information to [email protected] or drop it by our office at 2310 n. Molter Road, suite 305.

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team Easy Way out fin-ished third in the team category of the Valley girl triath-lon July 8. the team included amy rose, Jennifer holmes and natalie urbiha. all three team-mates are from liberty lake.

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Views expressed in signed columns or le�ers do not necessarily reflect the views of this newspaper or its staff. Editorials, which appear under the heading "Splash Editorial," represent the voice of The Splash and are wri�en by Editor/Publisher Josh Johnson.

About the Opinion Page

Levy extension makes senseI’d like to ask you to vote for the upcom-

ing Spokane Valley Fire Levy. This is a re-newal of the same levy we have supported for more than 65 years. It is not a new tax or a tax increase.

According to a recent status report by the department’s fire chief, this levy pro-vides for 53 percent of the department’s overall budget and is the funding source for six of the department’s 10 stations. Fail-ure of this levy would result in the closing of those six stations and loss of paramedic and other services.

The Spokane Valley Fire Department not only serves Liberty Lake, but Spokane Valley, Millwood and other unincorporat-ed areas as well. The department’s level of service results in reduced insurance rates for residential and commercial properties throughout its district. The levy dollars, unlike the increased insurance premiums that would result if the levy fails, are tax deductible. With all these factors consid-

ered, the levy is a valuable service for a nominal cost.

I witnessed the recent fire in the Big Trout Lodge and have personally observed this department’s professional firefighting and life-saving skills. There are numerous other instances where this department has had a critical role in saving lives and prop-erty in our community. Please vote yes and renew this vital public service.

Bonnie JosephLiberty Lake

Chase is the choice of freedomI am writing to voters who are interested

in preserving and reclaiming our freedom of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Rob Chase is a candidate for Spokane County Commissioner, district 2. I have known Rob for many years now, and my association with him has been within the political spectrum by trying to maintain

Last week, local organizers and The Splash teamed up and distributed 6,000 white luminaria bags, inserted into each issue of the paper.

These bags, white and simple in appear-ance, represent something much more profound: a person. It could be a cancer survivor. It could be a loved one who lost a battle with cancer, remembered and honored during this special event. Any-one, whether attending the event or not, is welcome to personalize a bag with the name, photo, message or drawing of a loved one impacted by cancer.

The bags can be dropped off at The Splash anytime this week by 5 p.m. Fri-day (slide it under the door if for some reason the staff is out) or brought to the Relay itself at the Meadowwood Tech-nology Campus by 8 p.m. that evening. A small accompanying donation ($10 is suggested) will join with the many others to make a big impact in the battle against cancer.

At 10 p.m. Friday, the luminaria are lit for the Ceremony of Hope. The once plain bags circle the track with light, representing real people — brothers, sis-ters, spouses, loved ones — who have felt cancer’s grip and who remind us why as a human community we fight back. It’s a beautiful, moving and signature moment of every Relay For Life.

We hope you are there to experience it for yourself. It’s a moment that can’t be reproduced in the comfort a living room. It is a moment when a community comes

together, solemnly remembers and qui-etly rededicates to the continuing battle.

When something that special happens — a moment turned momentum — a community glows with hope.

What to expectFar from intimidating, Relay a mix of meaning and fun

Never been to a Relay For Life? Perhaps you feel like you haven’t been as directly impacted by this disease as others, so you are wondering whether you would fit in.

Don’t fret. As this is only the second Relay in Liberty Lake, first-timers will be everywhere. As such, here are a couple of quick reminders to reassure that you’re not out of place:

1. This is a community event. Everyone

Splash Editorials Letters to the Editor

Transforming a white bagReturn luminaria candles and honor a loved one at Relay

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this luminaria was turned in for friday’s event. it will be joined by dozens of others during the 10 p.m. ceremony of hope. the community is invited to bring luminarias (inserted into last week’s Splash) to the Splash by 5 p.m. friday or to the event by 8 p.m. friday.

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• Photographers (amateur or professional) age 16 years and older are eligible to enter.

• Deadline is September 14. Prizes will be awarded to the top three winners.

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What scenic place is the most beautiful in our area? What events or activities best represent the spirit of the community? What sums up the essence of what it means to enjoy life in Liberty Lake?

Use your photography skills to capture the best images around Liberty Lake for our 3rd annual photography contest. Selected photos will be considered for publication on the cover and inside the 2013 Liberty Lake Community Directory.

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In BizItron plans water meter training program

Liberty Lake-based Itron an-nounced plans July 16 to collabo-rate with the 2iE Foundation to offer a program helping students and utility professionals learn water-metering fundamentals in order to better manage the water supply in Africa.

"Itron is passionate about be-ing good stewards of water, life's most vital resource,” President and COO for Itron Water Marcel Regnier said in a press release. “Our work with 2iE will give people in the industry in Africa the proficiency they need to bet-ter manage and conserve their water supply.”

Together, Itron and 2iE will present technical content in a classroom setting to an audience of people associated with the utility industry in Ouagadou-gou, Burkina Faso. The intent is to instill valuable metering prin-ciples so that utilities in Africa will be better equipped to face

the challenges of water supply scarcity, insufficient distribution infrastructure and an increasing population.

Company contracted for CVHS posters

According to a press release from All-American Sports Post-ers, the company has been autho-rized to produce Central Valley High School’s athletic posters. The posters are created to help athletic departments raise fund-ing.

All-American Sports Posters plans to contact local businesses to line up community sponsor-ships. For more information, contact CVSD Athletic Director Grant Walter at 228-5100 or All-American Sports Posters at 800-556-1380.

U-Haul rental comes to LLIn a U-Haul press release July

17, the company announced Storage Solutions Liberty Lake, located at 2211 N. Harvard Road,

recently added U-Haul truck and trailer rentals to the storage busi-ness.

"U-Haul is proud to be part-nering with a quality indepen-dent business such as Storage Solutions Liberty Lake LLC," U-Haul Inland Northwest President John Eide said. "This is a great example of the type of success-ful business relationship U-Haul has established in order to build and maintain a strong network of more than 15,000 independent dealers across North America."

Storage Solutions Liberty Lake LLC offers a variety of moving equipment and supplies in addi-tion to operating two storage fa-cilities in Liberty Lake.

For more information, call 795-5654 or visit www.mystorag-esolutions.com.

In Biz features Liberty Lake-connected business items. Contact The Splash with business news at [email protected].

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is invited. Yes, you! There is no guest list or connection to a team or personal experience with can-cer required. In short, it’s music, food, activities and great people together for a purpose.

2. It’s free. Yes, there will be opportunities to donate as well as some excellent vendors, but don’t stay away for fear you’ll be shaken like a toddler with a pig-

gy bank or slapped with a cover charge. That’s not the spirit of this event. We want you there to stand with us as part of this com-munity and as part of a common cause. Donations are great and the cause is even greater, but that is only a piece of the event.

3. It’s fun. The lineup of activi-ties and performances can only be matched by the top-flight neighbors who will be attending. Relay For Life is a party with a purpose.

4. You will be moved. It’s sum-

mer. If vacations and schedules and work and worries have you juggling, Relay For Life is like a refreshing pause button. Leave the balls in the air for a moment, and prepare for the opportunity to feel like a human being. Pre-pare to find yourself thinking about things that are truly im-portant. Prepare for perspective.

And when the last lap has been walked and the event is in the rearview mirror, prepare to dis-cover that a piece of it has stayed with you — leaving you a little better off for the journey ahead.

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LETTERSContinued from page 20

freedoms which were granted to us by God. Rob is a champion in this area. He has spent end-less hours volunteering to edu-cate many in regards to how all levels of government have been corrupted and are stripping away freedoms and rights by over-regulation and heavy taxation, resulting in placing the burden of unlawful government on the citi-zenry. He offers sound, practical, grassroots solutions of cutting spending and removing regula-tions that are unconstitutional

and harmful to businesses, pri-vate property and individuals.

I recommend you compare the candidates on their skills, in-volvement and desire to turn this country around, starting right in our own backyards.

A vote for Rob Chase is a vote for Spokane County that will lead us back toward those rights and freedoms we take for granted.

Check out www.webelievew-evote.com and click on “voter recommendation” to see how Rob Chase, along with other candidates, rated in a survey on sound morals, constitutional principles and economic issues.

Cindy MarshallOtis Orchards

Dog control and respectI’m done with inconsiderate

individuals allowing their dogs to do their business in my yard. I have talked to the police and the city about this.

I can and will press charges against these people when I catch them. I have put up a sign and left their deposits on the sidewalk for them. Hopefully, this will get the message through their heads.

randy WalkerLiberty Lake

• July 19, 201222 The SplashclaSSifiEdSAdvertising deadlinesIn order to be considered for the following Thursday’s Splash:

• CLASSIFIED ADS must be received by noon Monday.

• DISPLAY AD COPY must be received by noon Friday.

• DISPLAY ADS (CAMERA-READY) must be received by noon Monday.

• INSERTS must be received at least 9 days in advance.

• LEGAL ADS must be received by noon Monday.

Placing classifiedsClassifieds must be placed online at www.libertylakesplash.com or in person at 2310 N. Molter Road, Suite 305. Ads are not accepted by phone, e-mail, fax or postal mail.

Advertising inquiriesDisplay, insert or legal ad inquiries can be made by phone at 242-7752 or e-mail at adver�[email protected].

Advertising integrityInaccurate or decep�ve adver�sing is never knowingly accepted. Complaints about adver�sers should be made in wri�ng to the Be�er Business Bureau and to adver�[email protected]. The Splash is not responsible for the content of or claims made in ads.

AUTOMOBILES1947 Ford, coupe deluxe. $13,700. Once you see it, I think you will want it, 509-710-0164.

BULLETIN BOARDFree Fitness & Fun Camp held by U-district Pt. Join us for games and activities from 12:30-2 pm, July 23-25 at Rocky Hill Park. Ages 6-17. Reserve your spot, 927-1222.

EVENTSKIDS ART WORKSHOPS at The Art Chalet (ages 5-15): Mon. July 23rd: ‘Harry Potter & Star Wars’ (1-3:30p.m.); Tues. July 24th: ‘Seahorses, Starfish, Seashells & Seashore’ (10-12:30p.m.) Call: 255-9600 or: www.theartchalet.com.

FURNITUREModern dining set: 6 chairs, $300. Must see. Photo’s at Craigslist, Id#3126119122. Call John at 509-230-2123.

GARAGE SALESHUGE MOVING SALE!

Huge moving sale! Household items, furniture, crafts, clothes, stereo, games, books, scrapbooks, art, frames, tools, brand new never used items, kitchen items, digital camera, etc. Everything must go! Friday, July 20 from 9-3. Saturday, July 21 from 9-1 at 1411 N Winchester Ln. Liberty Lake.

Kids sale: Over 1,000 items sizes newborn- size 12-14. Very well organized and easy to shop. Lots of back to school items. 18905 E. 2nd, off Barker, Th-F, 8-4.

LOST & FOUNDBlue and white Pelican paddle boat drifted ashore. Rainbow. Call 255-6455.

Bracelet found on Sharp Avenue. Call to identify, 509-280-9563.

MISC. FOR SALE$1000 OFF STREET LEGAL

$1000 OFF STREET LEGAL Golf carts, Odyssey Sports, Hayden Id, 208-762-4662, all trades welcome.

Brother laser 4-in-1 copier $165. - 638-8274.

DOLL HOUSE & FURNITURELovely Blue doll house, hand built with shingled roof and full furnishings. Like new, only used as display. Call 255-8711.

For sale 12 qts Royal Purple Max ATF, never opened. $150. Get together with your buddies. 26% below Napa price. Selling full case only, not individual quarts. 509-995-9033.

Golf balls: major brands. Prov1, Callaway, Bridgestone, Taylor Made, etc. Very good condition - $20 and under per dozen, 255-9984.

Prince indoor/outdoor ping pong table $450, 10’ xmas tree $75, 6.0hp Honda pressure washer $350, 6’ Lifetime picnic table $150, kitchen table w/6 chairs $400. 509-251-6088, 805-217-3257.

PETSSpunky blond lab needs a family. Our very social 6-year-old dog wants to belong to a warm family with a large yard, $25. Come and meet him, 255-9140.

REAL ESTATEENJOY GOLF & THE LAKE AT

Sandy Beach Villa’s over 55 park. 2-br/2-ba, 24 x 70 mobile, large nicely lanscaped lot, quiet, safe location, very well kept. Priced to move at $48,000, 509-928-1511.

SERVICES20/20 WINDOW WASHING

Window cleaning/power washing/gutter cleaning. Liberty Lake resident. Residential and commercial services. Very competitive, satisfaction guaranteed. Free estimates - 638-8275 (ask about our free power wash).

A-1 WHITE DUSTER Housecleaning, give yourself a treat and have your house cleaned. Reliable, trustworthy and reasonable rates. Weekly and bi-weekly. Please call Jamie at 509-892-3594 or cell 208-661-5535.

AIRPORT TRANSPORTATIONClean non-smoking van, Liberty Lake area - (GEG) Spokane International Airport, $40 each way or $75 round trip, reservations accepted. 509-270-3115, Tom’s Taxi Business, accounts welcome.

BIKE MECHANICExpert bicycle mechanic for service, tune up, rebuild or restoration. Fast turnaround time for most jobs. All types of bikes are handled so call for your appointment now, summer is going fast. Phone: 998-2359, Email: [email protected], Tony .

FRESH START PRODUCEFrom our farm: U-pick broccoli, cauliflower, green beans, beets, blueberries. Call for availability, no pesticides used. In the store: Yakima sweet corn, cherries, cucumbers and 4 varieties of apricots. Honey and lots more. Open 8-6 daily, Sunday 11-5. E 21619 Wellesley, Otis Orchards, 927-8133.

HEINZ PAINTING & HANDYMANBBB accredited, hardworking, honest, and on time. Free estimates! Now is the time for exterior painting. Call today! Dave Heinz, 509-953-8093. Licensed, bonded & insured, Heinzph924bw. Many satisfied LL customers.

Hydroseeding: The simple, low cost way to seed your lawn. Reasonable rates. Call Karl at Cantrell Landscaping, LLC - 998-8650.

NW PAINTINGAll phases of interior & exterior painting. Residential repaint specialists. Premium warranteed paint used on all projects. Many local references. Senior discounts. Estimates are always free, 509-622-2999.

PACIFIC LAWN MAINTENANCEFull service professional weekly / bi-weekly lawn care with rates starting at $25 weekly. Serving the Liberty Lake area for over 12 years now! Guaranteed lowest rates in town. Also offering full service lawn and tree spraying, weed control and fertilization. Free estimates and free first mow with summer contract. Pacific Lawn Maintenance, 509-218-1775.

PROPERTY SERVICESAV Associates Construction & Real Estate. Complete Property Service from the ground up. We can prepare your home for listing or sale and maintain vacant properties or rentals. Serving the Real Estate community since 1978. We can do it all or help you finish your project. Licensed, bonded. #savasa*923ms, 509-226-1352. For complete description of services offered, see savassociates.net

Remodeling contractor: Licensed and bonded, Peterc*152re. 27 years experience, references. Decks, patios, garages, roofing, sheetrock taping and texturing, minor plumbing. All your remodeling needs. BBB accredited approved. Call Bruce, 710-4541.

Ron’s Barber. Come give us a try if you like to have real Barber shop hair cut. E 18317 Appleway, just minute away from Liberty Lake, 922-4925.

SWIMMING LESSONS Swimming lessons just 5 minutes outside of Liberty Lake. $55 per child per two week session, Monday-Thursday. Sessions starting weekly. Call 509-688-4942 for more information.

VIP AIRPORT LIMO SERVICEAvoid the hassle and expense of parking. Travel in style, comfort, and luxury to/from Spokane Airport in a 10 passenger stretch limo. For a limited time, we are offering a special price of $49 each way or $89 R/T. Book now to reserve your date(s). Other event packages available, call for details. All major credit cards accepted. Contact Keith at 509-230-0820.

WINDOW WASHINGPristine “clearly the best”. Window washing specializing in residential, commercial and new construction. Free estimates, guaranteed best prices, fully insured and licensed. Your Liberty Lake neighbor. Call 710-5196.

WANTEDDonate your old instruments to LETEM! We are a 501(c)(3) that distributes them to underprivileged kids in the area. To donate, visit www.letem.org, call 509-464-9467, or email [email protected].

Amaculate Housekeeping 2The Bike Hub 2Callahan & Associates Chtd. 7Carver Farms 7Casey Family Dental 9Green Thumb Nursery 9Greenacres Christian Church 13Healthy Living Liberty Lake 8Inland Imaging 7Jimmy and Shauna’s Moving and More 7

John L Scott Real Estate - Pam Fredrick 11Karen Does My Hair 2Kathrine Olson DDS 11Kiwanis of Liberty Lake - Family Campout 3Liberty Lake EyeCare Center 3Liberty Lake Farmers Market 11Liberty Lake Golf Course 11Liberty Lake Liquor 2Northern Quest Resort & Casino 24Relay For Life of Liberty Lake 24

Salon Capello 7Sayre and Sayre 8Simonds Dental Group 3Sport Clips Haircuts 9Stepping Stone Christian School & Childcare 9Therapeutic Associates 13True Legends Grill 8Valley Hospital 5Wholesale Sports InsertZephyr Lodge & Conference Grounds 11

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

AUCTIONRECEIVER’S AUCTION Case#09-2-00438-9, www.PotholesGolfAuction.com, 7/27/12. Selling to highest bidder; 255ac PUD w/permits; Othello, WA (near Moses Lake) Coast/Sperry Van Ness, local contact Dave Smith, 206-276-2169.

CAREER TRAININGATTEND COLLEGE online from home. Medical, Business, Criminal Justice, Hospitality. Job placement assistance. Computer available. Financial Aid if qualified. SCHEV certified. Call 866-483-4429, www.CenturaOnline.com.

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

FINANCIALLOCAL PRIVATE INVESTOR loans money on real estate equity. I loan on houses, raw land, commercial property and property development. Call Eric at 800-563-3005, www.fossmortgage.com.

FOR SALE - MISCELLANEOUSSAWMILLS from only $3997.- Make money/save money with your own bandmill. Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to shift. Free info/DVD: www.NorthwoodSawmill.com, 1-800-578-1363 Ext 300N.

HELP WANTEDNOW HIRING: Companies desperately need workers to assemble products from your location. No selling, any hours. $500/Wk potential. Info 985-646-1700, Dept WA-5990, Peoples Lifestyle.

INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL Exchange Representative: Earn supplemental income placing and supervising high school exchange students. Volunteer host families also needed. Promote world peace! www.afice.org/reps.

DRIVERS - Inexperienced/experienced. Unbeatable career opportunities. Trainee, Company Driver, Lease Operator, Lease Trainers. 877-369-7105, www.centraldrivingjobs.net.

DRIVERS -Choose your hometime from weekly, 7/on-7/off, 14/on-7/off, full or part-time. Daily pay! Top equipment! Requires 3 months recent experience. 800-414-9569, www.driveknight.com.

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

Index of advertisersDelivered free to every business and residence in the greater Liberty Lake area, The Splash is possible because of its advertisers. Following are the local advertisers in this week’s Splash. Please consider them when offering your patronage.

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LEGAL NOTICESCity of Liberty Lake

22710 East Country Vista DriveLiberty Lake, WA 99019

(509) 755-6700

NOTICE OF ORDINANCE PASSEDBY LIBERTY LAKE CITY COUNCIL

The following is the title and summary of Ordinance No. 196-B passed by the City of Liberty Lake City Council on the 10th day of July, 2012. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 196 PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON DECEMBER 13, 2011, ENTITLED “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LIBERTY LAKE, WASHINGTON, ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY 1, 2012, THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2012, APPROPRIATING FUNDS AND ESTABLISHING SALARY SCHEDULES FOR ESTABLISHED POSITIONS”.

Section 1 states the following accounts contained in the 2012 Budget are hereby amended as set forth in Exhibit “A”.Section 2 states the explanations of the amendments are listed in Exhibit “B”.Section 3 establishes a severability clause in the event some portion of the Ordinance is held invalid.Section 4 provides for an effective date of five (5) days after publication of the Ordinance summary.

The full text of the Ordinance, including the aforementioned Exhibits, is available at the City of Liberty Lake City offices as identified above and on the City’s website www.libertylakewa.gov.A copy will be mailed or emailed upon request.

Ann Swenson, City Clerk Published: 7-19-12

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

In the Matter of the Estate of: No. 12-4-00791-0

RAY D. PINEO, PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Deceased. (RCW 11.40.030)

The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original claim with the Court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of this Notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and non-probate assets. Date of First Publication: July 5, 2012 Personal Representative: Douglass A. Pineo

/s/Hugh O. Evans, WSBA #6063 Attorneys for Personal Representative EVANS, CRAVEN & LACKIE, P.S. 818 W. Riverside, Suite 250 Spokane, WA 99201-0910 (509) 455-5200

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

In the Matter of the Estate of No. 12-400842-8

JAMES R. BARBER, PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Deceased. RCW 11.40.030

The Co-Personal Representatives named below have been appointed as Co-Personal Representatives of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Co-Personal Representatives or their attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Co-Personal Representatives served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent=s probate and nonprobate assets.

Date of first publication: July 12, 2012

/s/ Carol L. Barber CAROL L. BARBER Co-Personal Representative

/s/ Joanne L. Baker JOANNE L. BAKER Co-Personal Representative

Attorney for Co-Personal Representative:

Richard L. Sayre, WSBA #9400SAYRE & SAYRE, P.S.

Address for Mailing or Service:

West 201 North River Drive, Suite 460Spokane, Washington 99201-2262(509) 325-7330

CLASSIFIEDSContinued from page 22

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

In the Matter of the Estate of No. 12-400817-7

JOHN F. STALEY, SR. PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Deceased RCW 11.40.030

The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative=s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent=s probate and nonprobate assets.

Date of first publication: July 5, 2012

/s/ Bettye B. Staley BETTYE B. STALEY Personal Representative

Attorney for Personal Representative:

Karen L. Sayre, WSBA #15548SAYRE & SAYRE, P.S.

Address for Mailing or Service:

West 201 North River Drive, Suite 460Spokane, Washington 99201-2262(509) 325-7330

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JULY 29 SOLDOUT!

A luminaria bag was inserted in each copy of The Splash last week for the Liberty Lake Relay For Life. You can honor a cancer survivor or you can remember someone who has lost their battle by placing his or her name on the provided bag. Each

luminaria will be lit during the Ceremony of Hope at 10 p.m. during the Relay For Life on July 20.

Return the bag and a small donation ($10 suggested) to The Splash office at 2310 N. Molter Road by 5 p.m. Friday, July 20. The bags can also be taken to the luminaria table at the Meadowwood Technology Campus by 8 p.m. on July 20.

Please make checks payable to the American Cancer Society. Your contribution will save lives, help those affected by cancer and empower people to fight back.

Join us this friday & saturday!Liberty Lake reLay For LiFe 6 p.m. July 20 to 9 a.m. July 21, 2012 Meadowwood Technology Campus

Dedicate a Luminaria

Simple white luminaria bags are transformed and illuminated after dark at every local Relay For Life event. Each one is personalized with the name, photo, message or drawing in memory or honor of a friend or loved one who has been affected by cancer. Each luminaria candle represents a person. They are our mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, friends, coworkers and so much more!

www.relayforlife.org/libertylakewa Jennifer Kronvall | 509.242.8303 | [email protected]

july 19, 2012

Documents

cancer page

cindy esch

liberty lake resident

fundraising page

annual relay

dalmatian gift

participant field page

life teams