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takes title at all-male “Mr. CVHS” pageantBy Kelly MooreSplaSh Staff Writer

Every year, hundreds of students, staff and family pack the auditorium at Cen-tral Valley High School to see who will be named “Mr. CVHS.” This year, about a dozen senior men came out, but only one took the title.

Braden Davis won over judges and fans, taking the crown April 19 in front of a sold-out crowd. The win may come as no surprise to those who know Davis as an accomplished athlete, active volunteer and member of the student leadership team. The Splash recently sat down with Davis to see how he managed to score the title and if there’s more to the CVHS senior than just a pretty face.

Q. What exactly is Mr. CVHS?

A. Mr. CVHS is an all-male pageant at our school to crown the top boy out of all the seniors.

Q: Is it voted on?A: Kind of. We get judges from around

the city from other “Mister” pageants. They have Mr. Rogers, Mr. Shadle Park. The winners from other high schools around here come and they judge.

Q: Do the students have any vote or say in who wins?

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braden davis, center, credits ribbon dancing, determination and a good sense of humor to his “mr. CVhS” win.

braden daViS

Age18

FamilyParents, Danielle and Jerry; brother, Colby

College plansNorth Idaho College, then either EWU or University of Montana

Favorite teamBoise State Broncos

Supported causeCVHS food drive

Dream vacationGuided fishing and hunting in Alaska

Crowning achievement

A: No. It’s just the other winners, but I think audience participation makes a dif-ference.

Q: What kind of preparation did you do to get ready for the event?

A. Well, I did a lot of work. For my tal-ent I did a ribbon dance, so there was a lot of preparation for that.

Q: Did anybody help you?A: My mom helped me make the music

mix for it. Other than that it was all on my own.

Q: So did you just make up the whole dance?

A: Yeah, I just kind of felt the music, I guess. I just went with it.

Q: Did you come into the pageant with a plan at all?

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• may 5, 20114 The Splashcommunity Calendar Community Briefs

MAY 5noon: liberty lake Centennial

rotary meeting, denny ashlock building, 22510 e. mission ave.

1 p.m.: “Your toughest Career Questions answered” webinar, lib-erty lake municipal library, 23123 e. mission ave.

MAY 73:30 p.m.: legomania deadline,

liberty lake municipal library, 23123 e. mission ave.

7:30 p.m.: “three Chairs and the truth,” liberty lake Community theatre, 1421 n. meadowwood lane

MAY 911 a.m.-2 p.m.: liberty lake

Senior lunch program, liberty lake City hall, 22710 e. Country Vista drive

6:30 p.m.: Central Valley School board meeting, 19307 e. Cataldo

MAY 106:30 p.m.: liberty lake municipal

library board meeting, liberty lake municipal library, 23123 e. mission ave.

MAY 116:45 a.m.: liberty lake Kiwanis

meeting, liberty lake City hall, 22710 e. Country Vista drive

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

noon to 1 p.m.: liberty lake lions Club meeting, barlow’s family restaurant, 1400 n. meadowwood lane

4 p.m.: liberty lake planning Commission, liberty lake City hall, 22710 e. Country Vista drive

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

MAY 12noon: liberty lake Centennial

rotary meeting, denny ashlock building, 22510 e. mission ave.

On the cover: Illustration of 1976 news clippings

by Sarah Burk, Splash graphics editor

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In the April 28 education brief, “Pio-neer School to put on play,” an incorrect performance time was listed. The school will perform “Snow White” on Friday at 6:30 p.m. and Saturday at 3 p.m. at Trent Elementary School. Liberty Lake resi-dents Prateek Sharma, Danny DeNike, Aditya Varadan and Bailey Wills are part of the cast.

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Library offers career webinarsThe Liberty Lake Municipal Library, 23123

E. Mission Ave., is offering three career webi-nars on selected Thursdays in May.

Today’s webinar (May 5) is titled “Your Toughest Career Questions Answered,” May 12 is “Resume that Gets the Job,” and May 19 is “Interview Like a Pro.” Each of the webi-nars begins at 1 p.m.

To RSVP, call 232-2510 or email [email protected].

Rotary holds club dayEmily Osborne will speak on the topic

“Think Life Insurance” during the Rotary Club meeting today (May 5) at noon at the Denny Ashlock Building, 22510 E. Mission Ave.

An optional lunch is available for $10. The public is invited to attend.

Lions Club to collect donationsThe Liberty Lake Lions Club will be at the

Liberty Lake Safeway from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday passing out white cane tags to raise awareness for those who are sight and hear-ing impaired. Donations will be accepted, and proceeds benefit the Northwest Lions Foundation and local services for sight and hearing.

For more information, call 927-2193.

Library holds adult Lego contestThe Liberty Lake Municipal Library is

holding a LegoMania contest for high school students and adults. Participants must bring their original creations to the library, 23123 E. Mission Ave., by 3:30 p.m. Saturday in or-der to be eligible.

The public is invited to vote on favorites, and winners will be announced at 1 p.m. May 21 at the library.

For a complete set of rules, go to www.lib-ertylakewa.gov/library.

Improv comedy at LLCTComedy improv group Three Chairs and

the Truth will perform 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Liberty Lake Community Theatre, 1421 N.

Meadowwood Lane, Suite 130. This will be the last event for LLCT in the current space.

Cost is $2 for the PG-rated performance. For more information, go to www.libertyla-ketheatre.com.

WTA holds trail work dayThe Washington Trails Association is hold-

ing a trail work party on Saturday at Liberty Lake County Park, just south of the city.

Efforts will be focused on dealing with ero-sion and drainage problems on the main Lib-erty Lake Creek trail. For more information, call 206-625-1367 or go to www.wta.org/vol-unteer/trail-work-parties.

Kiwanis to hear about potholesRobert Dunning with Petroleum Services

will be the featured speaker at the Liberty Lake Kiwanis meeting at 6:45 a.m. Wednes-day at City Hall, 22710 E. Country Vista.

He will share about newly developed tech-nology that can reduce water damage to as-phalt pavements, concrete and brick struc-tures.

Library announces watercolor contest award winners

The Spokane Watercolor Society's People's Choice Award winners were announced last week at Liberty Lake Municipal Library. Peggy Conrad was awarded first place for her painting "Spools of Thread." Gay With-erspoon took second place with "Sun Flower Bouquet," and third place was awarded to Trish Elser's "Peony Expressive."

The Society's two-month exhibit was part of the Art in the Library program that invites regional artists in a variety of mediums to display their work. Artists who wish to be considered for this program can send in an application found at www.libertylakewa.gov/library.

For more information, contact Library Di-rector Pamela Mogen at 435-0777.

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

CVSD kindergartners learn about sun safetyfrom Staff reportS

More than 150 kindergartners learned ba-sic sun and skin safety on May 3 during the first area “Stop the Burn” campaign at the Central Valley Kindergarten Center.

The event featured physicians from Ad-vanced Dermatology teaching groups of students about ways to protect their skin and prevent certain skin cancers. Every stu-dent was also given a sun hat to wear on the playground for protection.

“Accumulation of ultra-violet radiation is the cause of skin cancers and prevention is the key,” Advanced Dermatology and Skin

Surgery Doctor Joel Sears said. “Even on a cloudy day, kids wearing hats during recess helps communicate the sun awareness mes-sage to protect your skin from cancer. We are excited about the opportunity to partner with the Kindergarten Center to pilot the ‘Stop the Burn’ campaign.”

The campaign comes in conjunction with National Skin Cancer Awareness Month. The Centers for Disease Control and Pre-vention rank Washington and Idaho among states with the highest skin cancer rates in the United States.

A Stop the Burn Golf Tournament will be held June 17 at the Coeur d’Alene Resort to support the continued purchase and distri-bution of sun hats for young students in lo-cal communities.


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LL woman remains critical after head-on I-90 collision Fund set up to defray medical expensesBy Kelly MooreSplaSh Staff Writer

Liberty Lake woman Jessica L. Sharpe, 19, remains in critical but stable condition at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after sustaining injuries in a head-on colli-sion on Interstate 90 April 24.

Family friend Carmen Halpern said Sharpe suffered several broken bones and has undergone multiple surgeries to cor-rect the fractures. She also said Sharpe is expected to spend “several weeks” at Harborview Medical Center before she is stable enough to return home for recovery.

According to a Washington State Patrol report, Sharpe was headed westbound on

I-90 in a 2000 Hyundai Elantra when Wil-liam Ainsworth, 73, entered the roadway headed the wrong direction in a 1994 Lin-coln Town Car. He struck Sharp’s vehicle head-on and was pronounced dead at the scene. Sharpe was airlifted to Seattle after being transported to Sacred Heart Medical Center by ambulance.

A fund was established at Washington Trust Bank to help offset her family’s ex-penses while they stay with her in Seattle. Halpern said anyone wishing to contribute to the Jessica Sharpe Donation Fund can do so by visiting any Washington Trust Bank.

A Zumba fundraiser will be held for Sharpe at 5:15 p.m. Tuesday at the Alliant Building, 695 N. Legacy Ridge Drive. All proceeds from the class will go toward the donation fund. Admission is $5, but addi-tional donations are encouraged.

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LL Kiwanis announce scholarshipsThe Liberty Lake Kiwanis Foundation

announced last week its annual scholar-ship awards. This year, the foundation awarded $13,000 in scholarships to 16 stu-dents.

According to the foundation, 42 appli-cations were received from high school seniors and former scholarship recipients.

The scholarships, which included one for $1,500, eight for $1,000 and seven for $500, were awarded to the following stu-dents: Alexandra Backsen, Central Valley High School; Morgan Cutter, University High School; Krissy Daschbach, Gonzaga University; Alexis Fraser, Spokane Falls Community College/Whitworth; Kelby Gummersall, CVHS; Mary (Lucy) Hatch, Barker High School; Marci Hohner, West Valley High School; Melissa Lesky, Bark-er; Haleigh Miller, CVHS; Tate Murphey, CVHS; Ashley Nilson, Washington State University; Amanda Rahfeldt, Barker; Debra Rowden, Barker; Ashleigh Seely, CVHS; Kendra Ann Sherrill, CVHS; and Lauren Speers, CVHS.

CVHS presents ‘Narnia’The Central Valley High School The-

atre Department is presenting “Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” as its final main-stage production of the season.

Productions will be held May 11-14, 16 and 17 at 7:30 p.m. at the Central Valley Performing Arts Center located on the CVHS campus, 821 S. Sullivan Road in Spokane Valley.

The story takes place in 1940 during World War II when four children played by Ashton Toth (Peter), Tegan Monaghan (Susan), Christian Koch (Edmund) and Amanda Guarisco (Lucy) are evacuated to the English countryside from London. Through a wardrobe, they discover the magical land of Narnia and come face to face with the White Witch, Aslan and other Narnia characters who will come to life on the stage.

Tickets are available for $10 at the door or by calling the CVHS business office, 228-5218.

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By Kelly MooreSplaSh Staff Writer

The Liberty Lake City Council reviewed Washington State Department of Trans-portation (WSDOT) plans for improving the section of Interstate 90 from Barker Road to Liberty Lake at its regular meet-ing May 3.

WSDOT Project Engineer Darrell Mc-Callum presented a number of proposed concepts for the improvements, all of which include an altering of the Liberty Lake exit at Harvard Road.

McCallum said the changes were meant to ease traffic congestion and improve safety on a section of interstate that was designed and built in the early 1950s. The westbound loop-style on-ramp at Harvard Road was added in 2002.

The simplest adjustment included im-provements to expand and upgrade the Harvard Road bridge, with improvements

made to ramp connections. Two other concepts showed a new interchange with varying I-90 access from Henry Road. The latter two proposals also cut off I-90 access from Harvard Road.

WSDOT is currently accepting public comment on the concepts until May 15. All comments will be addressed and, if necessary, incorporated into a final report by late summer. McCallum hopes to gain state approval of the final report by the end of the year.

He said an April 28 open house meeting in Greenacres drew more than 80 people and solicited about 25 comments.

McCallum said construction on the project is still about 20 years out, due to a lack of funding, but plans necessary for so-liciting construction bids should be ready within a year. The current estimate for the cost of the design, right of way and con-struction is $85 million.

For more information on the project and how to submit public comment, visit www.wsdot.wa.gov/projects/I90/Spokan-eIdahoStLine.

In other business:• The Council approved the second read

of Ordinance 191 to amend the City De-velopment Code and the River District Specific Area Plan Overlay.

• After reviewing a closed record public hearing, the Council approved the Legacy Ridge Phase 4 Preliminary Plat. The pro-posal subdivides a 9.3-acre land parcel into 31 lots for single-family homes.

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County to pursue Saltese site through Conservation Futures

Spokane County commissioners decided last week to pursue the Saltese area through the Conservation Futures program after the price was reduced. The 552-acre site is south of Liberty Lake and Spokane Valley.

Parks Director Doug Chase recommend-ed moving the property from fifth to third on the list to take advantage of the reduced $1.2 million price tag. The current price is half of what an appraisal said the property was worth in December.

The Conservation Futures program is funded through a property tax that levies up to a $6.25 tax per $100,000 value on all properties in the county. Revenue from the

program is projected to cover the top three to five sites on the priority list during the next five years.

LL named Tree City The Arbor Day Foundation named Lib-

erty Lake a Tree City USA community for its commitment to urban forestry. This is the eighth year the city has received this na-tional designation.

In order to receive the distinction, the city must meet standards such as having a tree board or department, a tree-care ordi-nance, a community forestry program and an Arbor Day observance.

More information about Tree City USA can be found at www.arborday.org/treec-ityusa.

News Briefs


Chief remembers LLPD involvement in Pennsylvania murderBy Kelly MooreSplaSh Staff Writer

No homicide has been documented in Liberty Lake since Police Chief Brian As-mus came over in 2001 to build the de-partment. The most serious case Asmus recalls came to the department in Decem-ber 2002.

Investigators contacted Asmus, inform-ing him that Richard Illes, a doctor who recently relocated to Liberty Lake, was the primary person of interest in the investi-gation of his wife’s murder.

His wife, Miriam Illes, had moved out of the couple’s Pennsylvania home with their 5-year-old son after discovering her husband’s affair. She was found with a gunshot wound to her chest in her home Jan. 15, 1999.

The Liberty Lake Police Department obtained a search and arrest warrants, and with assistance from Pennsylvania investi-gators, found evidence connecting him to the crime.

Perhaps the most grisly piece of evi-dence uncovered in that search was a manuscript found on Illes’s computer. The title was, “Heart Shot: Murder of the Doc-tor’s Wife.”

Asmus was flown to Pennsylvania to testify in Illes’s trial June 2003. Illes was found guilty of first-degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison without parole.

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Remembering the murder that shook a quiet Liberty Lake community 35 years agoBy Kelly MooreSplaSh Staff Writer

Highway 200 flows as reliably as a river through 700 miles of quiet, Montana coun-try. By late spring, drivers can count on the scenic route as a safe passage north all the way into Canada. That’s what Lethbridge, Alberta natives Donna Peard and Carolyn Sterenberg, both 19, were expecting when they hit inclement weather at Rogers Pass April 27, 1976.

The women decided the road ahead, made treacherous by a late-season snow, looked impassible and decided to turn back. The new plan was to retrace the last 100 miles and stay another day in Missoula where

they’d been visiting Peard’s boyfriend, who played in a band.

They couldn’t have known it, but the de-tour would prove more dangerous than the snowy pass. And it didn’t end in Missoula, but on a narrow residential street across two state lines, almost 300 miles away.

The day closed only after a nightmare-drive with a madman in the backseat, who steered the women at gunpoint off a busy interstate and into what appeared to be a secluded community. The sign read, “Exit 296, Liberty Lake.”

The hitchhikerIt was just beginning to snow again when

Sterenberg pulled over to pick up the scrag-gly-haired hitchhiker near Lincoln, Mont. David Antony Johnson, a 20-year-old from Everett, Wash., had been looking for work in Missoula, and now he was ready to move

on. Details from the trio’s tragic drive are re-

counted from 35-year-old Spokane Daily Chronicle and Spokesman-Review articles covering the incident and court plea, as well as interviews with longtime residents who can’t shake the memory.

Sterenberg told reporters she became “nearly hysterical” when Johnson immedi-ately brandished a small revolver from the backseat. She pulled over to let Peard take the wheel and on Johnson’s orders, they continued through Missoula — all the way into Washington.

As the car neared Spokane, Sterenberg said Johnson ordered the girls to take sev-eral off-ramps and then get back on the in-terstate while looking for back roads. She also told reporters Johnson had smoked a “marijuana cigarette” and became angry as they searched for a secluded area.

After taking the Liberty Lake exit, Peard drove around the area and was on South Liberty Drive near Kamiakin Drive when Sterenberg whispered, “He’s going to kill us. Let’s run.”

The shootingAt that point, Peard slammed the brakes

and the two women made a break for it. Johnson immediately shot Peard as she was exiting the car. A coroner’s report showed the bullet entered the back of her neck, exit-ing her lower jaw and “death was immedi-ate.”

Before removing Peard from the car, he fired two shots in Sterenberg’s direction. Sterenberg ran for cover behind a car driven by Helen Waller. News reports said a bullet went through the windshield of Waller’s car, “narrowly missing” the driver.

Johnson then drove away in the women’s car, and Sterenberg was hurried inside Lib-erty Lake resident Bob Sullivan’s house. Sullivan, now 79, still lives in the house on Kamiakin Drive and remembers the event vividly.

“I’d just gotten back from San Francisco visiting my dad, and I was telling my wife how nice it was to be back in peaceful Lib-erty Lake,” Sullivan said. “We were looking out the dining room window, and I saw this car slam on the brakes and I heard, ‘pop, pop, pop.’”

Sullivan ran outside and said he got a good look at Johnson. In fact it was “good enough for him to look back at me and aim the gun. He didn’t pull the trigger, though. He just got back in the car and sped off.”

Sullivan said he chased Johnson as he drove off, not knowing what he’d do if he actually caught up.

“I guess I didn’t really think about that,” Sullivan said. “I didn’t have time to be scared.”

After losing Johnson and his getaway car, Sullivan returned home to the aid of Steren-berg. He’d watched her fall into a ditch as she ran from Johnson’s line of fire. He also saw her friend lying in the street with a gun-shot wound to the head.

He said they sat Sterenberg down on the sofa and talked to her until she wanted to lie down. Later, she asked for a shower.

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Kidnapping victim Carolyn Sterenberg, 19, fell into this dip along South liberty drive on april 27, 1976, as she dodged bullets from hitchhiker david antony Johnson’s .22 revolver.


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“All she wanted to do was wash her hair,” Sullivan said. “She thought if she could wash her hair, then she wouldn’t have to think about what had happened anymore.”

Sullivan also said he gave his pistol to a friend who went up the road looking for Johnson. His friend never found the hitch-hiker, and Sullivan said it was probably good that he didn’t.

The manhunt“It was very scary,” resident Ross Schnei-

dmiller recalls. “Nobody knew where this guy had gone. He was disturbed, and we knew he wasn’t acting rationally.”

The car stolen by Johnson was found abandoned about an hour after the shoot-ing where the road dead-ended. Police said Johnson appeared to have driven the car as far as he could into a field before getting stuck in mud. Johnson then fled on foot into the wilderness.

Police were notified almost immediately after the shooting and a massive manhunt persisted throughout the evening. The search included aircraft, search dogs, Sher-iff ’s deputies — including two SWAT teams — and Washington State Patrol.

Schneidmiller, a senior in high school at the time, was arriving for work at Valley View Golf Course (now Trailhead) when he said he noticed seven or eight patrol cars racing toward the lake.

“(The police) put up a road block and stopped anyone from leaving the lake,” then Golf Pro at Valley View Golf Course Den-nis Reger recalled from his Spokane Valley home. “That was the first we heard of any-thing being wrong.”

When he and the crew at Valley View were notified about the incident, Schneid-miller said he and fellow employee Howie Crosby drove the course on a tractor telling golfers to leave and find a safer place.

“We were yelling, ‘Get off the course. There’s a madman on the loose with a gun,’” Schneidmiller said. “That cleared people out pretty quickly.”

In fact, almost the entire small communi-ty was quickly affected as police continued their efforts.

“Several people around the community had stories after that,” Schneidmiller said.

Children returning from school were es-corted home by sheriff ’s deputies. Residents arriving home were greeted by SWAT teams ready to inspect the house before letting anyone else inside.

In the meantime, Sullivan said he covered Peard’s body with a blanket in the street, where she remained untouched for six or seven hours until proper authorities were able to arrive on-scene and pronounce her dead.

“I don’t remember if people really felt

threatened that day,” Reger said. “I remem-ber it like it was just a normal day, but peo-ple were talking about it and people were worried.”

The arrestThe countywide manhunt didn’t end until

early the next morning, when Johnson was found having breakfast in at the Country Kitchen Restaurant, 15606 E. Sprague Ave. in Spokane Valley. The restaurant would later change hands to become Saks Family Restaurant and is now an American West Bank.

The waitress, Judith Kirsten, 18, called police about a nervous-acting man who fit the suspect’s description. Officers arrived about 30 minutes later and took Johnson into custody at about 6:40 a.m., and reports say he went without incident.

The public defender assigned to John-son’s case told the court Johnson wanted to return to Spokane to further his search for work. The defender said Johnson, “had no intent at the time (of the abduction) of do-ing them any harm.”

Johnson pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, first-degree assault and first-degree kidnapping on May 24 of that year and was sentenced to three terms of life in prison, two of which were to run concurrently.

Chief Deputy Prosecuting Attorney L.C. Kinnie said that, in exchange for Johnson’s guilty plea, the state reduced a previous charge of first-degree murder.

The defense attorney said Johnson chose to turn off at Liberty Lake in hopes of leav-ing them in a remote area so that he could “be long gone” by the time they could con-tact authorities. He said the shooting was a “panic reaction” and for the shooting he “has no explanation.”

“We talked about it for at least a week at the golf course,” Reger said. “The paper would write about it, and people would come in every day with new bits of infor-mation. It started getting hard to get the truth filtered through what was becoming legend.”

The talks eventually quieted, and then all but stopped. Sullivan said he never heard from Sterenberg again, and memories from the event were pushed back in residents’ minds as Liberty Lake grew into the com-munity it is today.

Despite the judge’s sentence requiring a mandatory minimum of 20 years for each life term, Washington Department of Cor-rections records show Johnson was released in February 1991. He served time on parole until 1994, when the state’s interest in him closed and his crime was considered ad-equately atoned. The details of Johnson’s life as a free man are unknown.

Do you have memories of this day or of any other historical Liberty Lake crimes? Share comments or future story ideas by e-mail to [email protected].

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Baseball team ends regular season strong

The Central Valley High School baseball team used an end of the season, three-game winning streak to propel themselves into district play. However the team saw their season come to the brink of finish-ing as they lost their first game of district play 3-2 to Mead High School. CV played Rogers next in a losers-out game on May 4 at Avista Stadium. (The game was played after The Splash went to press.)

The Bears wrapped up the end of the regular season by defeating University High School 8-3 and sweeping two games from Lewis and Clark by scores of 10-6 and 15-11. Against U-High the Bears broke open a close game by putting up five runs in the final two innings for the win. Tyler Smith picked up the win on the mound, and Ryan Leone paced the offense with two hits.

In the Bears 10-6 win versus LC, the of-

fense picked up two runs in each of the four innings to open up a big lead on their way to the win. Jacob Hochberg picked up the win on the mound as Cody Cousins banged out three hits for the Bears. CV’s second game against LC saw the Bears have to rally. LC opened an 8-2 lead after two innings and a 10-2 lead going into the bottom of the fifth inning when the Bears’ offense exploded for five in the bottom of the fifth and eight more runs in the bot-tom of the sixth inning to earn the 15-11 win. The Bears had four players —Matt McCauley, Scott Hilpert, Dustin Dach and Andres Morales — knock out two hits a piece to pace the offense.

Softball wins three of fourThe CVHS fastpitch softball team won

three of four league games over the last week of action. The Bears defeated Gon-zaga Prep 8-4, dropped a 5-4 decision to North Central, beat Lewis and Clark 12-6

Cheer 1: Savannah Hoekstra, Central Valley Track

Hoekstra, a freshman, notched four first place finishes during the Bears recent GSL meet and the Lake Washington Invita-tional. Hoekstra was part of the winning 4x400 meter relay team at the invite while also winning the 100- and 200-meter rac-es along with the long jump during CV’s meet with Gonzaga Prep and Mead High Schools.

Cheer 2: Peter and Leslie Ho, Central Valley Tennis

The Ho siblings from Liberty Lake dom-inated both singles play and as a mixed

doubles team by winning league matches and taking home first place at the Inland Empire tennis tournament. Peter won his league match versus Mt. Spokane 6-1, 6-2 while Leslie won her match 6-0, 6-1. The duo followed up their league wins by cruising to victory at the tourney by win-ning their championship match 6-1, 6-0.

Cheer 3: Carli Riordan, Central Valley Softball

Riordan, a freshman, picked up two wins for CV over the past week while also pitching six innings of relief as CV won three of their four recent GSL games. Riordan now has four wins and a save on the season.

CVHS Sports Roundup

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HUB offers dodgeball tourneyThe HUB Sports Center, 19619 E. Catal-

do Ave., will be hosting a spring dodgeball tournament on May 20 from 7 to 10 p.m.

Registration is $60 per team, and play-ers must be at least 16 years old in order to participate in one of the three divisions of play. The tournament will consist of pool play and a single elimination tournament with teams playing a best of three for each match.

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Little League holds evaluationsRiverview Little League has player

evaluations for the juniors and seniors divisions on Saturday at 2 p.m. at Greena-cres Middle School, 17409 E. Sprague in Greenacres.

Players can register online by Friday or at the field on Saturday. More information is available at www.riverviewlittleleague.com.

Soccer team goes undefeatedThe River City G95 Black captured their

league championship in the Puget Sound Premier League GU15 Super League. The girls went undefeated as they won all 12 of their games while scoring 37 goals and allowing only three. Liberty Lake resident Kourtney Wick is part of the team.

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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. E-mail the information to [email protected] or drop it by our office at 2310 N. Molter Road, Suite 305.

BASeBAllGSL StandingsTeam League OverallFerris 16-2 17-2University 14-4 16-4Gonzaga Prep 12-6 13-7Mt. Spokane 11-7 11-8Shadle Park 10-8 11-8Mead 10-8 10-8Central Valley 7-11 7-11Lewis and Clark 4-14 5-15Rogers 4-14 4-16North Central 2-16 3-16Results4/27 CV vs. University 8-3 W4/27 CV vs. Lewis and Clark 10-6 W4/28 CV vs. Lewis and Clark 15-11 W5/2 CV vs. Mead 3-2 L

SoCCerGSL StandingsTeam League Overall PointsFerris 8-1 12-2 24Mead 8-1 9-2 23Lewis and Clark 6-3 8-7 19Mt. Spokane 6-3 7-6 16Central Valley 5-4 7-5 16University 5-4 5-6 15Gonzaga Prep 4-5 10-5 13

Shadle Park 2-7 6-7 6Rogers 1-8 3-9 3North Central 0-9 4-12 0Results4/27 CV vs. Lewis and Clark 1-0 L4/29 CV vs. Shadle Park 3-0 W

SofTBAllGSL StandingsTeam League OverallUniversity 13-1 14-2Mt. Spokane 10-4 11-4Shadle Park 10-4 10-5Mead 10-4 10-6Central Valley 7-7 9-7Ferris 7-7 7-8North Central 6-8 6-9Lewis and Clark 3-11 3-12Gonzaga Prep 3-11 3-13Rogers 1-13 1-13Results4/27 CV vs. Gonzaga Prep 8-4 W4/28 CV vs. North Central 5-4 L4/29 CV vs. Lewis and Clark 12-6 W5/2 CV vs. Rogers 5-4 W

BoYS TenniS4/27 CV vs. Mt. Spokane 5-2 L

ScoreboardSee ROUNDUP, page 16

See SCOREBOARD, page 16

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By ross SchneidmillerlibertY laKe hiStoriCal SoCietY

The spirit of opportunity must have been great in the late 1800s. Spokane had survived the fire and was a town on the move. Martin Kalez, an Austrian immi-grant, took advantage of his circumstanc-es, and the one-time dishwasher was now the proprietor of the Rockaway Café, one of Spokane’s most popular restaurants.

Like many successful businessman of his day, he fancied for himself an “out of town” ranch. He learned of the Liberty Lake area from one of his customers, and when he found out how cheaply he could purchase “land grant” property from the Northern Pacific Railroad, Kalez bought 640 acres. His acquisition on the southeast portion of the lake, which included several hundred feet of shoreline, cost less than $5 an acre.

It is unknown, at the time of his pur-chase, if Kalez envisioned more than a cattle ranch. A short time after Roderick MacKenzie built a hotel on the west side of the lake, Kalez started to develop his prop-erty’s recreational potential. The 50 acres closest to the lake was a natural grove with pine, birch and cottonwood trees. This was a perfect park setting, and it soon turned into a camping resort.

The accommodations were tent houses constructed of canvas stretched over wood framing. The tent city grew, and a store and restaurant were added. At this time, the primary means of transportation to the lake was by horse or horse-drawn ve-

Kalez Park ‘tent city’ among earliest resortsKAlez PArKDescriptionLocated on the southeast side of the lake, Kalez Park was known for its tent city under the big pines.Dates of Operation1896-1918OwnerMartin KalezWhat’s there today? Spokane County’s Liberty Lake Regional Park Did you knowThe term “land grant” applies to property given by the government for an incentive. The U.S. government gave railroads 10 square miles of land for every mile of track the railroad built to help fund them.

photoS CourteSY of the libertY laKe hiStoriCal SoCietY

Kalez park was known for its tent houses sheltered by big pine trees. the boat and beach area, below, were located in approximately the same place where modern swimmers enjoy liberty lake regional park.

hicles, but this did not deter Kalez Park, as it became known, from attracting a loyal patronage. Whereas the MacKenzie Hotel had nicer accommodations and ca-tered to more of an elite crowd, Kalez Park worked nicely for families as well as for large groups who could enjoy the option of renting out the entire facility.

The MacKenzie and Kalez properties were home to Liberty Lake’s first two re-sorts, and they more or less evolved as the opportunities presented themselves. However, as the century turned, other entrepreneurs came to the lake and pur-chased land with the intended purpose of building a resort.

In 1903, the Coeur d’Alene Electric Rail-way opened a passenger line between Spo-kane and Coeur d’Alene. It came within two miles of the lake near the present day site of Harvard and Mission. Emmett Denison, who lived near this location, would meet the trains with his stage and bring the pleasure seekers into the lake. From the west shore of the lake, they could take a boat across Liberty to one of the eastside resorts. There were now two resorts on the east shore, as Kalez sold off 160 acres of his property to Charles Traeger, who built The Zephyr.

Kalez leased the MacKenzie Hotel a year before the railway opened its line and was now involved on both shores. The lake re-sort owners tried to convince the railway to run a spur line into the lake, but they did not go for it. After the Coeur d’Alene and Spokane & Inland railways merged a few years later, they changed their minds. The merger produced the Spokane & Inland Empire Railway, and they wanted to in-crease their excursion fares. Already hav-ing the line between Spokane and Coeur d’Alene, they extended the line to Hayden Lake and built a resort. The following year, they added a spur line into Liberty Lake and on property originally belonging to MacKenzie completed a resort in 1909.

Liberty Lake’s boat business had grown over the years. Just as boats had met Deni-son’s stage, boats were there to pick up train passengers as they arrived to take them to their destinations. Kalez operated a boat

Sandy Beach ResortSig’s ResortDreamwood Bay ResortThe ZephyrKalez ParkGeorge Libby’s Boys’ CampNeyland’s GroveWayside ResortTed Weeks Resort MacKenzie HotelStonehouse Park and HotelLiberty Lake Park

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• Sandy Beach Resort

The Resort Project is a series of 12 articles that will run the first issue of every month in 2011. For more

on the series and LLHS, see pages 132-133 of the 2011 Liberty Lake Community Directory.

Sig’s Resort

Dreamwood Bay Resort

The Zephyr

Kalez Park

named Virginia (after his wife) that would have been the most direct route to his park.

After MacKenzie’s holdings were sold, Kalez was no longer involved on the west side. He continued to grow his tent city to about 50. He added a dance pavilion and set out to market his resort. A 1911 Spo-kane Daily Chronicle advertisement read as follows:

DON’T Swelter with the heat, but go to KALEZ PARK, the tented city among the big pines on the east shore of Liberty Lake. Fresh, cold spring water piped on the grounds, unexcelled beach for bathing, and boating facilities, also dancing pavilion. You will find Kalez Park to your liking. Our farm supplies milk and butter. Store and first-class restaurant on the grounds. Completely furnished tents except bedding. Parties having camp outfits may secure camp-sites. Any boat will take you to our

dock from the depot. Make arrangements to spend a few days at this ideal camp.The resort did well for a number of

years, but Kalez found it increasing diffi-cult to manage it and his downtown restau-rant. He turned the park’s operations over to his sons. When World War I broke out and his oldest son joined the Navy and his other son was likely to be drafted, he de-cided to sell the resort. Kalez got an offer to purchase the resort from Bishop Shin-ner of Spokane, and he accepted it. The Bishop had plans to turn it into a home for elderly priests but after some mishaps he abandoned the idea. During the 1920s, the grounds were used by George Libby for his boys’ camp and ultimately sold by the Bish-op to the Miller family for a cattle ranch.

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and wrapped up their full week of action by picking up a win over Rogers by the score of 5-4.

Against Gonzaga Prep the Bears used the long ball as Lind-sey Gibson and Brooke Wayman both hit their second home runs of the year to pace the Bears 13-hit attack as Carli Rior-dan picked up the win on the mound. The Bears’ one loss was to North Central as they trailed 5-2 going into the bottom of the seventh but saw their two run rally fall just short. The offense was led by Jenna Gaskin who had two hits including a triple while Taylor Wayman, Macken-zie Shea and Carissa Sdao also added two hits.

CV found themselves trailing Lewis and Clark 5-0 after two innings. The offense tied it at 6-6 after six innings and put the game away with a six-run out-burst in the seventh inning for the 12-6 victory. Lindsey Gib-son picked up the win in relief for the Bears while also pound-ing out two hits for the offense. The girls wrapped up their four games in six days with a win

over Rogers. Riordan picked up the win on the mound, while Brooke Wayman and Tia Pau both had two hits to lead the of-fense.

Soccer wraps up regular season; districts next

The CVHS soccer team wrapped up their regular season by splitting two league matches before preparing for their first district game. The Bears first dropped a 1-0 decision to Lewis and Clark High School when LC scored late in the second half for the victory. Despite outshooting LC by a three-to-one margin, the Bears could not dent the back of the net in their loss.

The Bears next picked up a 3-0 victory over Shadle Park High School in a game that CV put away early by scoring all three goals in a 12-minute span in the first half. The offense got going in the fifth minute of the game on a goal from Nasri Her-ring and followed that up with goals from Alex Renz and Kai-lub Young as Bear goaltenders Aidan Dowling and Alex Yo-seph combined for the shutout win.

The Bears opened district play

in a losers-out game played May 4 at Joe Albi Stadium versus Lewis and Clark High School. (The game was played after The Splash went to press.) The win-ner advanced to a final district game which would determine seeding into regionals.

Track squads split GSL meet, compete in invites

The CVHS boys and girls track teams both lost to Mead High School and then defeated Gon-zaga Prep High School. The boys defeated G-Prep 102-43 and lost to Mead 99-46, while the girls defeated G-Prep 127-23 and nar-rowly lost to Mead 76.5-73.5.

The boys earned first place wins from Phillip Terrell in the high jump, Gaven Deyarmin in the long jump, Austin Seely in the triple jump, Kevin Stanley in the discus and Billy Rowell in the shot put. The girls picked up first place wins from Savan-nah Hoekstra in the 100 and 200-meter races along with the long jump, Paula Jennings in the javelin, Mikayla Ness in the dis-cus and the 800 and 1600 relay teams.

The CVHS boys track team competed in the 23rd annual

Shoreline Invitational ran at Shoreline Stadium in Seattle finishing in seventh place with 28.5 points among the over 50 schools who competed at the invite. Federal Way High School finished in first place with 56 points while fellow GSL com-petitor North Central came in fourth place with 37 points. The Bears received top four finishes from Mark Seely with a third place finish in the triple jump while teammates Billy Rowell and Kevin Stanley went third and fourth in the shot put.

While the boys squad was competing in Seattle, the girls track team was in Kirkland at the 35th annual Lake Washing-ton Invitational. The girls team finished in sixth place with 33.42 points just over ten points be-hind first place winner Tahoma High School who earned 44 points to win the invite. The Bears had two first place wins as the 4x400 relay team of Al-lison Jordan, Michelle Nemeth, Savannah Hoekstra and Mica Kondryszyn and the 4x800 relay team of Josie Warner, Skye Sand-ers, Chantelle Fitting and McK-enzi McDoanld won their races. Paula Jennings earned a second place finish in the shot put.

Tennis teams split games, compete at Inland Empire

During their recent GSL league match, the CVHS boys tennis team dropped a 5-2 decision while the girls won their match by a score of 6-1 versus Mt. Spokane High School. In the boys loss, Pe-ter Ho picked up a 6-1, 6-2 win in the number one singles spot while the top doubles team of Mi-chael Sattler and Andrew Wiggan dropped a 6-3, 2-6, 2-6 decision. For the girls team, their number one singles player Leslie Ho won with ease 6-0, 6-1 while the num-ber one doubles team of Saman-tha Block and Allison Burdick won 7-5, 6-2.

The teams competed next at the Inland Empire Championships where the Bears finished in fourth place with 130 points just 24 points behind team winner Rich-land High School. CV had three top two finishers: Megan Rindlis-bacher finished in second place in the girls number two singles spot, the number two mixed doubles team of Samantha Block and Tate Murphey earned a second place finish, and the number one mixed doubles team of siblings Peter and Leslie Ho won their champion-ship by 6-1, 6-0 in the finals.

4/30 CV at Inland Empire 130 pts. 4th

GirlS TenniS4/27 CV vs. Mt. Spokane 6-1 W4/30 CV at Inland Empire 130 pts. 4th

BoYS TrACK4/28 CV at Mead 99-46 L4/28 CV vs. Gonzaga Prep 102-43 W4/30 CV at Shoreline Invite 28.5 pts. 7th

GirlS TrACK4/28 CV at Mead 76.5-73.5 L4/28 CV vs. Gonzaga Prep 127-23 W4/30 CV at Lake Wash. Invite 33.42 pts. 6th

CoMMUniTY Golf4/27 Trailhead Ladies 9-Hole Flight A: gross, C.C. Marshall, 56Flight B: gross, Bev Johnson, 58Flight C: gross, Bea Carroll, 56; net, Susan Overby, 30No Handicap: gross, Molly Talbot, 67

SCHeDUleMAY 54 p.m. CV Softball vs. University4 p.m. CV Boys Track at Central Valley 4 p.m. CV Girls Track at Central Valley MAY 6TBD CV Boys Golf at Liberty Lake Golf Course4 p.m. CV Softball at Mt. Spokane MAY 99 a.m. CV Boys Golf at Spokane Country Club 4 p.m. CV Softball vs. Shadle Park

SCOREBOARDContinued from page 12

ROUNDUPContinued from page 12

Center Partners plans LL expansionBy Kelly MooreSplaSh Staff Writer

Center Partners Site Direc-tor Matt Carleton confirmed the company has signed a lease on the former Telect building, 1730 Madson Street.

Details regarding the move are still being negotiated as the company, headquartered in Fort Collins, Colo., works through the permitting pro-cess.

“The building suits our needs very effectively, and it’s a great location,” Carleton said. “Liberty Lake is a great envi-ronment, and we’re very ex-cited about this.”

Carleton said Center Part-

ners has started a remodel on the building. Details on when the facility will open and how many people will work there were not available.

The new facility will be the fourth area call center for Cen-ter Partners. Other centers, employing about 1,200 people, exist in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho Falls and Post Falls.

The locations offer client support from inbound consul-tative sales and customer ser-vice, to technical support, out-bound campaigns and order entry and fulfillment. Opera-tions opened in Coeur d’Alene in 2001, and the Liberty Lake center will be the latest expan-sion since 2002.

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Three ways to register:

Online: $10Submit your registration and secure credit card payment at www.libertylakesplash.com/yardsales to receive a discounted registration and special reasonably priced add-on options (color, borders, bold title) to help your yard sale stand out from the rest. Online ads can also exceed the 20-word maximum for 15 cents a word.

In-person: $15Stop by The Splash office between the hours of 9 a.m. and noon Monday through Friday to submit your registration information and payment. Add-on and extra word options available.

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Mail-in form: $15Complete the registration form below and submit it along with your fee. Remember, registration must be received by June 3 to be included in the official guide and map.

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(Sign up by June 3 to list your sale and description in the official guide and map. All registration fees, including add-on options, go to the Kiwanis Club of

Liberty Lake to support the event and community.)

Registered homes receive:Community guide: Listing information organized alongside your neighborhood’s corresponding map in the official 2011 Liberty Lake Community Yard Sales Guide. 9,000 copies will be distributed through the June 9 Splash, at distribution points throughout the region and at strategic community outposts on the day of the event.

A supported event: The sales will be advertised and publicized through region-wide outlets, and the Kiwanis Club is working with local authorities and strategic vendors (portable restrooms, etc.) to ensure a safe and well-supported event.

Directional signage: Signs will be posted to help guide shoppers into the neighborhoods, including the River District.

Charity pick-ups: A truck from ARC of Spokane will be going up and down Liberty Lake streets Monday, June 13, to pick up unsold items residents wish to donate to charity. No large items please. If your items are somehow missed, call ARC at 328-6326, and another truck will be sent out Wednesday, June 15.

Satisfaction: In the past, some homes have chosen to hold sales on the day of the event without registering. By submitting an official registration, you showcase your community pride by helping organizers properly support the strategic needs of the event as well as giving back to the Liberty Lake community. After expenses, all proceeds from the event will be reinvested by the Kiwanis Club into the community. To summarize: charity event … makes Liberty Lake shine … brings you swarms of shoppers — that’s worth $10.Payments should be made and mailed to

Kiwanis Club of Liberty Lake, P.O. Box 384, Liberty Lake, WA 99019 along with the completed registration form.

For questions about registration, contact The Splash at 509-242-7752.For general yard sale questions, e-mail Scott Draper

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Workshops offered for kids Home Depot, SCOPE and Spokane

Valley Health are sponsoring morning workshops geared toward kids and their parents on Saturday at the Liberty Lake Home Depot, 21701 E. Country Vista Drive.

From 9 a.m. to noon, kids can build a Mother’s Day tulip planter. A car seat safe-ty clinic and bike rodeo will be held from 10 a.m. until noon. All events are free and open to the public.

Physzique hosts open housePhyszique is hosting an open house

from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday at the training studio, 1611 N. Molter Road.

The event will offer free Mexican food, family-friendly games and drawings for prizes, including a one-year free training membership.

For more information, call 800-719-3608.

Vet clinic expands hours, staffLegacy Animal Medical Center, 1318 N.

Stanford Lane, recently expanded its hours and hired two new full-time employees.

The expanded clinic hours are 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday.

Dr. Emily Wynne joined the office as a veterinarian in April. She graduated from Washington State University in 2008 and recently served at an emergency clinic in Montana.

Rosalie Trapani started working as a licensed veterinary technician in March. She has experience in veterinary hospitals on the South Hill and the east coast.

For more information, go to www.lega-cyamc.com.

Itron lands contractLiberty Lake-based Itron announced

last week that the city of Ottawa in Ontar-io, Canada, has signed a contract to deploy its smart water metering technology.

The project, which consists of 210,000 smart water modules, infrastructure, software and a meter data management system, is expected to take 24 months to complete.

“This project exemplifies the City of Ot-tawa’s commitment to deploying state-of-the-art technologies to ensure they provide efficient reliable service to their customers at an affordable price,” Itron Canada Man-aging Director Scott Owen said. “Itron is proud to assist Ottawa in realizing these benefits today and in the future.”

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• may 5, 201118 The Splashlocal lens

Local Lens Share your snapshots for The Splash’s photo page. E-mail [email protected] with scenes from around town, community

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Splash Travels

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liberty lake residents howard and mary dolphin spent two and a half months va-cationing in Waikiki, hawaii, over the winter. their granddaughter, brook dormaier, and her husband, dave, stopped by for a weeklong visit and posed with the Splash.

angela and ryan hoseid took the Splash along to Cozumel island during a vacation to playa del Car-men, mexico.

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the Splash traveled to Cabo San lucas, mexico, for Spring break with many Central Valley high School students and their families. pictured are Tyler ribail, Garrett ribail, Spencer Stephenson, Brandon fayant, brody Cone, Damon Justus, Taylor Stocker, Jordan Stocker, austin parker, Justin fayant, brock Cone, Connor Stephen-son and Jordan Justus. (liberty lake residents are highlighted in bold.)

City recognizes Arbor Day

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liberty lake mayor pro tem david Crump, City engineer andrew Staples and recreation Coordi-nator michelle Griffin plant a tree in recognition

of arbor day at rocky hill park last friday. the city of liberty lake was recently named a tree

City uSa community by the arbor day founda-tion. it is the eighth year the city has received this

distinction.

at right, mayor pro tem david Crump displays the arbor day proclamation.

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Central Valley School district Superintendent ben Small, brandie evans, Steve Wilson and damon Smith attended a luncheon last month at the Spokane Club to honor recipients of the northeast Washington association of School administrators honorary Community leadership award. evans, Smith and Wilson were nominated by CVSd to recognize their outstanding contributions toward education.

evans is a founding member of partners advancing Character education (paCe) and serves on the paCe leadership team and marketing and curriculum committees. Smith was the volunteer chairperson of the Central Valley Citizens of education committee and led the district’s february 2011 construction bond campaign. Wilson serves as vice president of paCe and works to solicit financial support as well as organize the “Character Champions” guest speakers.

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A: I was just determined to win. I didn’t really have a plan. I just tried to entertain the crowd and make sure everyone had a good time.

Q: What do you think won the title for you?

A: I definitely think the ribbon dance helped. Just being able to work the crowd and be involved with them helped. I was goofy and just tried to relate to them.

Q: Is there anything that goes along with the title?

A: No, you just get to say you’re Mr. CVHS of your class. It’s just a sash and crown and that’s about it.

Q: Well I heard you were a pretty busy guy. What else are you involved in?

A: I’m in ASB Leadership at Central Val-ley High School, so we plan all the events that happen there. Outside of school, I hunt a lot and bass fish with a couple of my other friends. We do tournaments. I race mo-tocross, too, so I’m kind of an outdoorsy person all around. Now that I’m done with wrestling, I’m going to start helping coach our local club. I did in the previous years, but I had to focus more on my wrestling. Now I can focus more on the kids.

Q: Tell me more about your wrestling. I heard you were quite accomplished.

A: I went to state the last two years. Q: Do you do any volunteering?A: When there’s an opportunity that

comes up, they usually post it at school. Over the summer, I was planning on going to different leadership camps and helping out there.

Q: So are you planning for college after this summer?

A: Yes. I’m planning on starting out at North Idaho College in Coeur d’Alene. I’m

going to start working toward a degree in education. I’d like to teach either history or special education.

Q: Do you know what age you’d like to teach?

A: I think high school, I can relate to them pretty well, I think.

Q: It seems like you have a lot on your plate. Do you ever have trouble balancing everything?

A: Yeah, especially this year. It’s my se-nior year, so trying to plan out everything for college and you still want to have fun. So trying to fit that in with schoolwork, some-times you’ve got to just stop, slow down and take a breath and figure things out.

Q: Is there anything you do when you decide to slow down? What keeps you lev-elheaded?

A: Usually I go out on my boat. That’s what calms me down. I go out and fish and just have some alone time. It’s fun.

Q: So, aside from being named Mr. CVHS, what would you consider your greatest accomplishment?

A: It was my goal for high school, but probably my greatest accomplishment was making it to state for wrestling. Coming in my freshman year, it was a big deal for me. I wanted to at least make it there, just to see what it was like to wrestle there. And I did it twice, so I exceeded my expectations there.

Q: Do you have any advice for the younger classes you’ll be leaving behind when you graduate?

A: Just leave a legacy. You want to be re-membered, in a good way obviously. Do all you can and just be yourself.

Q: What about next year’s round of guys going out for Mr. CVHS?

A: Well, I think I set the bar pretty high. But, I think if they just try to reinvent them-selves and come up with something way over the top, then they might have a chance.

MR. CVHSContinued from page 2

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braden davis is announced “mr. CVhS” in front of a sell-out crowd april 19. Judges chose davis over about a dozen other candidates at the all-male pageant.

• may 5, 201120 The Splashopinion

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By Brandon ComellaSplaSh GueSt Column

What comes to mind when you hear the word “courage?” You may think of a fam-ily member serving our country in war. Or Mel Gibson in the movie Braveheart yelling “freedom!” For myself, I look at the teenagers I work with every week and some of the home circumstances they en-counter every day.

Each month, the board for PACE (Part-ners Advancing Character Education) in-troduces a new character trait to Spokane Valley kids. “Courage,” the character trait for May, means “displaying integrity in spite of obstacles and challenges.” It means showing bravery.

As youth director at Millwood Commu-nity Presbyterian Church and director of The Crossing Youth Center, I talk to about 75 teens every week, many from broken homes. Often, they open up to me about having a parent in jail or abusive or alco-holic family members. Sometimes, they just want someone to listen as they share about their day.

It makes me realize that each day these kids build up the courage to get through

tough circumstances made tougher by the lies spread by television, radio, and mov-ies. Lies about body image, relationships, wealth and materialism.

My hope is that students in our com-munity can learn what it means to have integrity and be brave through difficult obstacles. I hope we can slowly eradicate those lies about what’s important in life, and share with them through actions and words that being a young man or woman of character will get them further in life and relationships than materialism and fame.

May we as adults share with them the courage we have seen, what we have been through and how they can build charac-ter by being courageous in their schools, community and homes.

Brandon Comella is a PACE board mem-ber and youth director at Millwood Com-munity Presbyterian Church. He wrote this as part of the PACE (Partners Advancing Character Education) monthly column se-ries inspiring communities to be a part of the character education movement in Spo-kane Valley. The PACE character trait for May is courage.

Thanks to participants of LLPOA Community Cleanup

I really want to thank the people who participated in Saturday’s Community Cleanup Day!

We all play role building courage in our youth

The weather didn’t cooperate, but de-spite the bitter cold and wind, we collected over 60 bags of garbage from the hot spots. In addition, groups went out to Rocky Hill Park, behind Barlow’s Restaurant and sur-rounding neighborhoods picking up even more garbage.

So thanks to everyone who made time to go out and do something good for the Liberty Lake area. I’d also like to thank the City of Liberty Lake, Liberty Lake Sewer and Water District and Baker Construc-tion for helping out with pickup, loading and disposal of the garbage.

The Community Cleanup is just one of the many positive activities the Liberty Lake Property Owners Association (LL-POA) has sponsored. What a great group of people to work with on this event.

Heather ChalichLLPOA Member

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pictures of Liberty Lake? Interact with printed photos or send your own pictures and memories to [email protected] or bring them by The Splash to be scanned at 2310 N. Molter Road, Suite 305.

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• may 5, 201122 The SplashclassifiedsAdvertising deadlinesIn order to be considered for the following Thursday’s Splash:

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AUTOMOBILES

5TH WHL 2003 KEYSTONE30’, Mdl Cougar, two slides, no smkg, pets, new awning, day & night shades, two fantastic fans, tbl & chairs, lots of storage, must see excellent condition, $17,900, 509-928-3023.

BULLETIN BOARDBicycle tune-ups! Support medical mission trip to Guatemala this summer, drop your bike off at Eastpoint church, 15303 E. Sprague, Sat. June 7th, 9am-noon. Suggested donation $35. www.cosmobiker.com.

Free Love and Logic Parenting Class Saturday, May 7, 9:00 to 3:00 at Real Life Ministries, Post Falls. To register, go to: http://www.realilifeministries.com/parenting. Questions? Email [email protected] or call Donna at 509-981-3232.

Free Zumba for Mother’s Day at Pavillion Park, Sat. May 7th 10am-11am. All ages welcome! For more info, call Emily Erickson 509-499-9906

Health & Wellness Fair. A day of fun that promotes nutrition and exercise, awareness and safety to stay healthy and fit! May 14th from 10am-3pm at the HUB Sports Center.

Would you like to give back to/support your community? Consider joining the Friends of the Library! Information? Giff at 954-3285.

EVENTSZUMBA CLUB @ THE HUB

Zumba w/ friends, Friday, May 20th 7-8:30pm at the HUB Sports Center. $10 at the door or advance $7.50, www.fitnessbyemily.com. Call Emily for more info, 509-499-9906

FOR RENT818 N Tanglewood 3-bed, 2-bath. Move in ready with all appliances! Beautifully upgraded, landscaped, premier neighborhood, centrally located. Must see! $1,195 + $1,145 deposit. Contact Call Realty, 921-9898.

FURNISHED VILLAS RENTAL LL Villas Executive, 1200 sq ft, 2-br, 2-ba, prime location. Furnished, pools, garage upgrades, $1800/mo. Craig, 208-704-5400.

HORSE BOARDING5-10 acre pastures, tack room, round pen, trailer parking, and tons of great riding from the property. $100 monthly, you provide hay. Liberty Spring Ranch LLC, 991-6934

Liberty Lake condo: Big Trout Villa, 1200 sf, 2-bedroom, 2-bath, balcony, garage and nice amenities. 1-year lease at $900/mo. includes cable, internet, trash collection and water/sewer. [email protected] for information or to view.

Nice home in good location. 3-bedroom, 2 1/2 baths, cathedral ceilings, large 2-car garage with lots of storage space in basement. No smoking or pets. 1315 N. Simpson. $1250/month. 208-755-0614.

GARAGE SALESMulti-family garage sale: Friday, May 6th 8am-2pm, toys, adult + childrens clothing, housewares, lots of miscellaneous, too much to list! 723 N. Garry Dr, Liberty Lake.

We are compulsive shoppers & admit it! Selling lots of purses & namebrand kids/adult clothing, housewares, dining set, air hockey table, all must go! 24104 E. Maxwell, Saturday, 5/7/11, 8-3.

HELP WANTEDNEED WORK DONE?

2 responsible college students from Liberty Lake willing to perform any task. Yard work, painting, staining, and cleaning. Have truck will haul. Call Colby or Braden 509-251-0881 or 509-263-0738

LOST & FOUNDBlack PVC plastic “frame/cradle” found on our beach. Claim it. Barry Barnes, 255-6557, 24426 E. 3rd Ave.

Lost little pink row boat missing from beach. This is the second time my little boat has taken off. Please call 998-3066.

MISC. FOR SALE2002 Club Car 48V golf cart, split w/s, auto charger, green, 08 bats, will trade, $1995, 999-8989.

Free 5 1/2-foot Blue Spruce; U-dig, I’ll help. Barry Barnes, 255-6557, 24426 E. 3rd Ave.

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MOTHERS DAY SURPRISE! Cutest pups! Ready to go this week! 509-990-7881, Hauser, $300.

REAL ESTATELIBERTY LAKE VILLAS 2-bedroom 2-bath. Prime location #477. Pool, garage and upgrades. $129,900, agent, 208-704-5400.

LLAKE UPGRADED GOLF CONDO Best value in L. Lake, Woodlands 2-bed, 2-bath, 1050 sq/ft, 2.5-car, fireplace, near beach and golf. Treed and quiet, $119,900. 103 S Neyland #2, 208-704-5400, agent.

RECREATION54 used golf carts, all makes, gas & elect. from $995-$2995, will trade & finance, 999-8989.

New and used street legal golf carts, only at Odyssey Sports. Used gas and electric carts starting at $995, Hayden ID, 208-762-4662.

TRIATHLON BIKEQuintana Roo Tri bike full carbon fiber wheels & frame. Ready for Ironman! Size: woman small. Only 100 total miles on it! Over $5500 new. Sacrifice for $4000. Serious inquiries only, 208-818-5383.

SERVICESA-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 TRANSPORTATIONLiberty Lake to Spokane International airport (GEG) $40 one way or $75 roundtrip. We accept reservations, 509-270-3115 (Tom’s Flat Rate Taxi).

Celestial Lawns - experienced yard man and responsible Eagle Scout desires to cut your grass. Usually $20 to $25 per lawn. Please call Dallin at 509-703-0350.

CERTIFIED COMPUTER REPAIRLiberty Lake’s preferred on-site computer and network repair. Experienced, Comptia certified technicians. Schedule now for same-week service (nights and weekends, too). No travel surcharges. 509-315-1144; farquhartech.com.

GOODAN PAINTING: Int. and ext. painting. Liberty Lake residence. 20 years experience with local references. Please call 924-3342.

Home repairs, large or small. Minor plumbing, fences, bathroom remodels and more. References available. Let me finish your “honey-do’s,” 869-3062. Paulman Services, Paulms*991bt.

J & L PETSITTERS and House-sitting. We would love to take care of your pets and your house. Reasonable rates. Trustworthy. Dependable. Local references. Call Jamie, 509-892-3594, 208-661-5535.

Just A Shine Home Cleaning Services. A thorough clean customized to your needs using all natural products. For a free estimate, 509-994-3191.

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PACIFIC LAWN MAINTENANCEPower raking/core aerating/complete weekly lawn maintenance and fertilizing. Serving Liberty Lake area for over ten years. Guaranteed lowest rates in town. Will meet or beat any competitors written bid. Great spring specials going on now. Call today for a free estimate. Pacific Lawn Maintenance, 509-218-1775.

Affordable Optics 5Bestway Lawn & Tree Care 12Binns Family Chiropractic InsertCallahan & Associates Chtd. 7Calvary Chapel Christian School 8C21 Beutler & Associates - Gary Hansen 8Chalpin Fitness 9Chamberlain, Dr. Dan 19City of Liberty Lake - Library LegoMania 9City of Liberty Lake - Library Webinars 15City of Liberty Lake - Trailhead GC Junior 9Clark’s Tire & Automotive 3Copper Basin Construction 11Family Medicine LL/Medicine Man Pharmacy 7Good Samaritan Society Spokane Valley 13Healthy Living Liberty Lake 15

Ida & Norma’s Draperies 8Inland Imaging 13John L. Scott Real Estate - Pam Fredrick 15Junior League of Spokane 13Kiwanis of Liberty Lake - Golf Scramble 6Liberty Cross Ministries 9Liberty Lake Church 11Liberty Lake Community Theatre 21Liberty Lake Community Yard Sales 17Liberty Lake Family & Sports Medicine 13Liberty Lake Family Dentistry 3Liberty Lake Sewer & Water District 8Liberty Lashes 5Northern Quest Resort & Casino 24NW Tailoring 19Palenque Mexican Restaurant 7

The Plant Farm 8R’n R RV 19Sayre and Sayre 16Simonds Dental Group 3Sleep City 2Spokane Internal Medicine 3Spokane Valley Cosmetic Laser Center 16Spokane Valley Heritage Museum 19Sterling Savings Bank 24Therapeutic Associates 2Therapeutic Moon Massage 5True Legends Grill 5Valleyfest 15Wittkopf Landscape Supplies 5

PROFESSIONAL INSTALLATIONTile, laminate, vinyl and carpet. Prosource member. Free estimates. Larry and Lillie, 993-8814.

Remodeling contractor: Licensed and bonded, Peterc*152re. 24 years experience, references. Decks, patios, garages, roofing, sheetrock taping and texturing, minor plumbing. All your remodeling needs. Call Bruce, 710-4541.

Spring cleaning fever? Let us do the dirty work for you. One time cleaning and organizing or weekly house cleaning appointments available. $15/hour. Call Katie, 263-9627.

SPRING CONTAINER GARDENSCreate a welcoming entry this spring and be the envy of your friends & neighbors. September Jem Gardens & Designs can create beautiful container gardens for your entry & outdoor living spaces. Designs can be specialized for residential & commercial spaces. Free estimates. Call Jamie @ 509.723.8020 or e-mail [email protected] to get started.

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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.

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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].

ADOPTIONADOPT - Teacher (stay home mom) & School Administrator, love, music, sports, beaches, nature, extended family who love children await baby. Expenses paid. Peter & Mary, 1-800-933-1975.

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.

See CLASSIFIEDS, page 23


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HELP WANTEDINTERNATIONAL CULTURAL Exchange Representative: Earn supplemental income placing and supervising high school exchange students. Volunteer host families also needed. Promote world peace! 1-866-GO-AFICE or www.afice.org.

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REAL ESTATEOWN 20 Acres - only $129/mo. $295/down near growing El Paso, Texas. (America’s safest city!) No credit checks. Owner financing. Free map/pictures, 800-343-9444, www.20acreranches.com.

LEGAL NOTICESNOTICE

CITY OF LIBERTY LAKEPROPOSED FRANCHISE

ORDINANCE NO. 192 — SUMMARY

Ordinance No. 192 will grant the right of franchise to XO Communications Services, Inc. (“XO Communications”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of XO Holdings, LLC, for the operation of a telecommunications system in the City of Liberty Lake for an initial ten-year term, automatically extending the term for an additional ten (10) years, subject to Council approval. The Franchise does not convey any rights to XO Communications to provide services outside the Franchise Area. XO Communications agrees to meet accepted industry standards in carrying out any authorized activities, including all applicable laws and regulations, whether now or hereafter enacted. XO Communications agrees to comply with all applicable safety standards and codes governing use of occupancy. The City may direct XO Communications to resolve or eliminate any conditions or operations that endanger any person or create liability to the City. Excavations require a City permit and must be carried out with reasonable dispatch, in a workmanlike manner, and with as little interference to the public as may be reasonable. Excavation areas must be fully restored. Before undertaking any work authorized by this Franchise, XO Communications shall furnish an ongoing performance bond. XO Communications acknowledges that the City desires to promote a policy of underground installation of Facilities within the Franchise Area. Upon the City’s request, XO Communications must relocate its Facilities in the Franchise Area and shall provide plans for improvements, relocations and conversions to its Facilities within the Franchise Area. XO Communications must provide insurance protection to the City related to the Franchise. The Franchise is non-exclusive. Provisions are made for informal dispute resolution.

The City of Liberty Lake will receive public comments through May 17, 2011, the anticipated date of the final reading of Ordinance No. 192 before the Liberty Lake City Council during its regularly-scheduled meeting at 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers, 22710 E. Country Vista Drive.

City of Liberty Lake Notice of Public Hearing Before the City Hearing Examiner

Proposal File #: P-11-0001Zoning: R-1, R-2, & OProposal: Rocky Hill North Preliminary PlatProposal Description: Subdivide 67.79 acres into 327 parcels +

CLASSIFIEDSContinued from page 22

open space tractsGeneral Location: North of Winrock St. & Bergamot Ave. (Parcel 55114.9096)Owner: Liberty Meadows, LLC (Judi Williams)Phone: 509-921-6097Applicant: Rocky Hill, LLC (Joe Frank)Phone: 509-458-5860Contact: Greenstone Management (Drew Benado)Phone: 509-458-5860Application Date: 2/18/11Determination of Completeness Issued: 3/16/11Notice of Application Review: 3/23/11 - 4/6/11Number of Acres: 67.79Proposed Number of Lots: 327 parcels + open space tracts

SEPA Threshold Determination: MitigatedDetermination of Nonsignificance (MDNS)SEPA Mitigation: See SEPA MDNS Issued 5/4/11

Public Hearing Date: May 25, 2011Public Hearing Time: 2:30pmPublic Hearing Location: Liberty Lake City Hall Council Chambers - 22710 E. Country Vista, Liberty Lake

This notice has been provided to advise agencies, property owners, neighborhoods, and the public in general that a proposal requiring a public hearing has been scheduled for an “open record” hearing where individuals and agencies can provide testimony. This hearing held before the Hearing Examiner will be the last opportunity to testify or submit written comments that will be added to the record about the project prior to a decision being rendered. The Hearing Examiner may continue any hearing, and no additional notice of hearing shall be required if the matter is continued to a specified place, date, and time. The Hearing Examiner’s decision is a recommendation to the City Council and the City Council will conduct an additional ‘closed record’ public hearing at a regularly scheduled City Council meeting to render the final decision. Notice of the City Council hearing will be printed in the official City newspaper and on the City website at least ten (10) calendar days prior to the hearing. Additionally, members of the public and agencies who attended or spoke at the hearing before the Hearing Examiner, or submitted written comments, will be notified by mail of the upcoming hearing before the City Council. A motion for reconsideration by the Hearing Examiner may be submitted to the City within fourteen (14) calendar days from the date of the Hearing Examiner’s recommendation decision. The motion for reconsideration shall be reviewed and decided upon by the Hearing Examiner prior to scheduling the City Council decision

hearing. Appeals from the final decision of the City Council shall be made to the Spokane County Superior Court and must be filed as a land use petition at the superior court within twenty-one (21) calendar days of the date the written decision is signed.

Written Comments: Agencies, tribes, and the public are encouraged to review and provide written comments on the proposed project. All written comments received prior to the scheduled public hearing, will be added to the record and considered prior to making a decision on this application.

Location where application file may be viewed: Planning & Building Services, 22710 E. Country Vista, Liberty Lake, WA 99019. Project information is also available on the City of Liberty Lake website at www.libertylakewa.gov/development/public_notices.asp. Questions may be directed to the Project Coordinator listed below.Review Authority - Project Coordinator:City of Liberty Lake - Amanda Tainio, Planning & Building Services Manager, Phone: 509-755-6708, Email: [email protected]

Date Notice of Public Hearing (NOH) Issued: 5/4/11Published Date & Paper: 5/5/11, Liberty Lake SplashDate of Public Hearing: 5/25/11

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