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FROM THE EDITOR: Movies and TV shows that should be shot in the county

FROM THE EDITOR: Movies and TV shows that should be shot in the county

(BRANDON HANSEN/Managing Editor of the Chewelah Independent)

While everyone talks about the Stevens County economy like it’s some magical Rubik’s Cube that could be solved if we just sent Jay Inslee on vacation, I keep thinking “what if one cottage industry we could establish is a vibrant film community?” Other places have done it by making it easy to get permits and giving companies a nice tax break in turn for bringing in temporary jobs and a good shot of money to the area from the cast and crew.

Think about it; here are the films that COULD have been filmed in Stevens County. More

Target shooting near Suncrest site closed due to fire danger

Target shooting near Suncrest site closed due to fire danger

(PRESS RELEASE/Washington DNR)

HIGH FIRE DANGER: The temporary closure is effective on June 17…

Due to high fire danger, the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR), working with Stevens County, is temporarily closing a portion of state land to shooting, effective June 17.
This comes as Eastern Washington moves into a wildfire season where authorities are expecting hot and dry conditions.

Closure of the area known locally as “Stonelodge” or “Mile Marker 19,” to shooting coincides with fire danger increasing from moderate to high in Stevens County. This land is located off Highway 291 west of Suncrest, Wash.

Violators of the shooting closure could be subject to fines. DNR may re-open Stonelodge to target shooting as conditions allow.

As a reminder, incendiary devices, such as exploding targets, sky lanterns, or tracer ammunition, are illegal on all DNR-protected lands.

If you see smoke or a fire, please call 911.

Small fires dot Stevens County as fire danger upgraded to high

Small fires dot Stevens County as fire danger upgraded to high

(STAFF REPORTS/Chewelah Independent)

Fire burns around signs just before you get into Colville. (Jamie Richardson photo)

BE ALERT, BE SAFE: Fires can start easily from most causes and small fuels in these conditions…

The Washington Department of Natural Resources has increased the fire danger to “high” in southern Stevens County and many other Eastern Washington counties as things dry out for summer. Local fire districts and departments have been kept on their toes with small fires breaking out around the county.

Chewelah residents woke up on Friday to the news that the fire danger had been raised, only to see a plume of smoke rise near Sand Canyon Road. A small outbuilding had caught fire from unknown causes and, with timber and more houses nearby, the danger of it spreading was great. Quick response from Stevens County District 4, the Chewelah Fire Department and Washington DNR ensured that the fire was essentially kept to a tenth of an acre. More

AAA LEGION BASEBALL: Davis throws no-hitter, Northstars win three games in Montana tournament

AAA LEGION BASEBALL: Davis throws no-hitter, Northstars win three games in Montana tournament

(GENO LUDWIG/Chewelah Independent)

BIG SKY WINS: Chewelah-rich Northstars win three games at talented Belgrade Tournament…

The Spokane Northstars was one of four teams that won three of its four games during the first three days of the Belgrade Tournament last week. Because one of those wins was over undefeated and first-seeded Northwest Premiere, Coach Eric Krausz was confident that his team would be selected to play for the championship on Sunday. He was bewildered when his Northstars were overlooked by the tournament committee when three other teams were selected to play in the championship series on the final day of the event.

“I was sure that we would get a chance to play for the championship when we beat Northwest Premiere on Saturday morning,” said Krausz. “They came into the tournament unbeaten and were the team expected to win it. We waited all day Saturday to see how the rest of the games turned out, and we were one of the four teams with three wins. I was shocked when we were not selected to play on Sunday.
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AA AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL: Niners get wins against Rogers, K-Falls

AA AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL: Niners get wins against Rogers, K-Falls

(GENO LUDWIG/Chewelah Independent)

TOUGH BATTLES: Young bats perform against Kettle Falls, Rogers, but struggle against CDA…

American Legion Baseball leagues are put together much differently than high school baseball leagues. High school leagues are organized based on the number of students in the schools. The Northeast 2B League, for example, consists of 13 high school schools, all with an enrollment of less than 214 students.

On the other hand, American Legion leagues are created solely on an age format. The size of the town or the local high school are not considerations. The only requirement is that players on a team must be under a specific age limit. To play on an AA Junior Legion team, players must be born after Jan. 1, 2001. So, it was no mistake last week when Coeur d’Alene, with its two Idaho Class-5A schools showed up to the Barbour Complex to play the Chewelah Forty-Niners. The quality of performance, however, was a definite mismatch as the young Niners could not keep up with the veteran Lakers. More

Washington workers have average yearly wage rise to $65k in 2018

Washington workers have average yearly wage rise to $65k in 2018

(STAFF REPORTS/Chewelah Independent)

Washington workers so their yearly wage rise to $65K in 2018 according to the Employment Security Department. These new numbers released last week showed that the average yearly salary for people grew 5.5 percent in 2018 to $65,301. This is significantly more than Idaho’s $43,480. This is the largest jump from year to year in the state since 2006. The average worker made $1,255 per week in 2018. The industries with the largest average wage growth was retail trade with wages up 16.9 percent and information technology, which saw a jump of 13.1 percent.

WDFW confirms wolf attack on Stevens County livestock in June

WDFW confirms wolf attack on Stevens County livestock in June

(STAFF REPORTS/Chewelah Independent)

One cow killed in confirmed wolf depredation, other cow died of unknown reasons…

The WDFW announced on June 17 that a confirmed wolf depredation occurred on livestock in Northern Stevens County. Two cow carcasses were discovered by ranchers on June 10 and WDFW staff investigated the attack on June 12. One cow died from a wolf depredation, according to WDFW. Both cows were grazing on private leased property within the Wedge Pack Territory.

Proactive, non-lethal deterrents (range riding, human presence, monitoring via trail camera, and hazing of wolves when seen) were in place at the time of the depredation.

One of the cows was seen to have bit wounds on the tail, both rear legs, right elbow and throat. WDFW classified this as a wolf depredation. The other cow showed no signs of exterior injury and its status for cause of death was unconfirmed. Both cows had also been scavenged on by other animals.

A trail camera placed by a Stevens County Special Deputy Jeff Flood.

The carcasses were left to be scavenged and will be monitored near daily for further interactions as cattle are no longer in the area. Trail cameras were placed on the carcasses to continue to monitor activity.

 

Fire District 4 responded to seven fires in May

Fire District 4 responded to seven fires in May

(Irv Schick/Fire District 4) 

Chewelah area Fire District responded to 40 incidents overall…

FOR THE RECORD
In May, Fire District 4 responded to forty incidents. One structure fire, one cooking fire, one RV fire, two grass and brush fires, one grass fire, one illegal rubbish fire, twenty-three emergency medical calls, five vehicle accidents including one with injuries, one search (in the wildland) for injured persons, one authorized controlled burning and one  dispatched and cancelled.

For the month, our volunteer members gave five-hundred and twenty-nine hours of their time for incident responses and training. More

Margo Sety’s art being featured at TEDD

Margo Sety’s art being featured at TEDD

(PRESS RELEASE/Tri County Economic Development District)

Margo Sety

Gallery TEDD welcomes back Featured Artist Margo Sety…

Tri County Economic Development District is pleased to welcome Margo Sety as it’s current Featured Artist in Gallery TEDD. This is the second time the Gallery has displayed the Chewelah native’s beautiful watercolor paintings, many of them featuring scenes from around the Chewelah area. TEDD currently has twelve of Sety’s original watercolors, along with prints and notecards, on public display through the month of July. The public is welcome to come view and purchase the displayed art during regular business hours, Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.

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Vacation Bible School beginning on June 17 at Chewelah Baptist

Vacation Bible School beginning on June 17 at Chewelah Baptist

(PRESS RELEASE/Chewelah Baptist Church)

It’s Vacation Bible School in our town! Chewelah Baptist Church, at 210 W. Main Ave., is presenting “GiddyUp Junction – Taking God’s Love to New Frontiers.”

The round up begins Monday, June 17 and will continue through Wednesday. The 1st – 6th graders meet daily from 10:00 AM–12:30 PM. Bible lessons, songs, crafts, snacks and daily gifts are few of the exciting features. On Wednesday there will be an additional Awards Program at 7 p.m.

For further Bible School information, call 935-8385.

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