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First Day of School for 2010-2011 School Year ~ Wednesday, September 1st

No School ~ Monday, September 6th ~ Labor Day

K-8 Picture Day ~ September 15th

K-8 Open House ~ September 15th ~ 5:30-7:00 pm

No School ~ Monday, October 11th ~ Consortium Day

The Mary Walker Schools have a long and distinguished history of service to children and families. We are proud of our students. They continue to achieve at high levels and make significant contributions to our community. Just as important as academic excellence, a heavy emphasis is placed civility, citizenship, and character development. School Website

Wellness Clinic ~ Camas Valley Grange Springdale, WA. September 18th 2010 Saturday 1pm –4pm

Free Hearing Aid Testing, Free Blood Pressure Testing and Fire Prevention & Awareness Q&A, Unicare.

Colville Pet Refuge~ 509-684-1475 Please visit us at www.colvillepetrefuge.com if you have any pet products to donate, or please call: 509-684-1475 and ask for Nancy or Heather. We also need volunteers, and sure would love to find homes for our dogs. All dogs are spayed or neutered. Individuals who would like to adopt a dog should contact Mary at (509) 732-4126, or Kathy Schultz at (509) 684-6854 or Diana at (509) 684-1475 or email Cash donations are always appreciated too! Contact the shelter at: Colville Pet Refuge, 1250 N. Hwy 395, PMB 266, Colville, WA 99114. Colville Pet Refuge is a 501 C 3 non-profit organization.

Upcoming Cat Spay/Neuter Clinic at Camas Valley Grange Sunday September 19th. Stevens County residents living at or below poverty level qualify for this low cost spay/neuter program can make reservations for upcoming clinics by calling 1-509-935-MEOW (6369). Stevens County Cat Care is able to offer this low cost service to lower income area residents thanks to local volunteers, donations, and occasional small grants. However, as the economy worsens, donations trickle in slower and grants are harder to come by. Please help your local 501(c)(3) non-profit cat spay/neuter group continue to make a difference in our county. Monetary donations of any amount would be appreciated and can be mailed to Stevens County Cat Care at Post Office Box 776 Chewelah, WA 99109. Donations of your gently used old towels and various sizes of plastic dog or cat airline crates would also be greatly appreciated and are needed at every clinic.

Also Pet Finder for lost or adoptable cats click here.

“Music on the Mountain" Spokane Symphony -- Sat. Sept.11th Hosted at Chewelah Peak Learning Center

The Spokane Symphony performs a collection of spirited, familiar, and moving pieces composed by talented Americans with Americana-based subject matter in a lovely, intimate setting on top of the mountain at Chewelah Peak Learning Center. Saturday, September 11, 2010. Doors open at one p.m. Tickets are $25 and include scrumptious hors d'voeurs. Tickets are available at the Chewelah Chamber of Commerce, Valley Drug, Aker's United Drug, The Independent, American West Bank and Flowery Trail Coffee House

New! Moose Hollow Musings A Senior Perspective by safin website

IWhen I bought my property last December, 2008 and wandered around the five acres I saw lots of Moose scat. My property also has wonderful little ravines or also known as “Hollows”, thus the name “Moose Hollow”.

On August 18, 2009 I moved to Moose Hollow, a significant day not only because of the move but also because it would have been my 43^nd wedding anniversary if I had stayed married to my son’s father. I was also sick. During the move, on my notorious access road, my 32.5 ft travel trailer decided to jack knife with the truck pulling it. After the excitement continued

Mary Walker School District “Readiness to Learn Grant Awarded to District” -The Mary Walker School District has recently been awarded a $3,000 grant called Readiness to Learn (RTL). This grant is used to serve children at risk of academic failure due to social, personal, and family outside of the school. Washington State University awarded this grant to five rural districts in the area. Each district selects several families and determines ns appropriate interventions based on their needs. The money will be used to provide interventions to the selected families. Data is also collected by teachers and the parents/guardians to determine whether or not intervention has positively impacted the child's academics. After extensive consideration of how to implement this grant at Mary Walker, we have decided the most effective way to provide intervention to families is through a “Family Night Out.” This will be an after school event for families several times throughout the year. Students will be selected to plan and prepare the food to be served and guest speakers will be provided after dinner has been served. The topics for guest speakers will range from entrepreneurs in the Springdale area, college/trade school advisors, community leaders, etc. We look forward to this great opportunity to build a better relationship with families. Please feel free to call Lisa Williams, the Educational Support Room Teacher, at 509-258-4727to discuss ways we can specifically help your family. http://www.marywalker.org/

GREATER LOON LAKE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE - Chamber Meeting Wed. September 8 @ 4 p.m. will be at DAN & JO'S BAR & GRILL 3075 3rd Street Valley, WA.. We are Serving the Loon Lake, Deer Lake, Jump Off Joe and Waitts Lake areas, from the towns of Clayton, Four Corners, and Valley, and from adjacent communities and rural areas who share in the stated purpose of the organization, and from others who have civic, industrial, or business interests vested within the Chamber area.

Chamber telephone number 509 233- 8646. Calls are forwarded to President's home phone.

For more info go to there website Email Chamber President Hal 509 233- 8646.

The Stevens County Sheriff's Ambulance (SCSA) is a, fee for service ambulance transport service. We operate on the monies we collect for our services. Our Vehicles, supplies, payroll, overhead expenses and our facility are being paid from the revenues we collect for our transport services. We do not use tax based funds to operate the Stevens County Sheriff's Ambulance Service. We are on of the least expensive BLS ambulance transport services in the State. We do not collect monies through an EMS levy or EMS district http://www.sheriffsambulance.org/

Chewelah's Park Avenue Players announce auditions for Neil Simon’s Rumors, to be directed by Cheri Freeman and George Eberth. In this classic Simon comedy four couples go to the townhouse of a deputy New York City mayor and his wife to celebrate their tenth wedding anniversary, but the party never begins because the host has shot himself in the head (he's suffered a flesh wound) and his wife is missing. His lawyer's cover up gets progressively more strained as the other guests arrive, but nobody remembers who said what about whom. The cast includes five men and five women, ages 25 to 55. Volunteers are also needed for stage design and construction, costumes, lights, sound, etc. Auditions will take place Monday and Tuesday, August 30 and 31, 2010 from 6-8 p.m. at the Jenkins Middle School Drama Department.

Performance dates are November 12-14 and 19-21. Questions about this production may be directed to Jeanne Nixon at 935-8595.

Jenkins Middle School Drama Room , Chewelah,Wa

Northport Labor Day weekend fun starts September 4,5,6. The people of the community of Northport, Washington Chamber of Commerce invite you to participate in the Annual Labor Day Parade to be held in Northport on Monday September 6, 2010. The parade will begin at 10:30 a.m. We ask that you please check-in at 9:00 a.m. at the High School parking lot. This area is located at the south end of town, 1 ½ blocks from Highway 25. The Northport Lions Club is also having their Annual Beef Barbeque this year at the City Park from noon to 5:00 p.m. For more info call 675-4466. On Saturday the 4th of September we start the day off with a Pancake breakfast provided by our local Volunteer Fire Dept. Following the breakfast, we will have our Let-um- Fly Horseshoe Tournament. We have 3 divisions: 1. Men, 2. Women, and 3. Jack and Jill. To sign up or for more information call 675-4466. At Noon the Kids will race their Rally-Cars down the hill at the corner of 4th and Summit ; this is always a crowd favorite. There will be food and drink provided all day by the Lion's Club. On Sunday the 5th there will be wild times at the Northport international Dirt Race Track gates open at 11:00am and racing at Noon. The weekend wraps up Monday the 6th at 10:30 am with our Labor Day Parade, followed with the Lion's Club beef BBQ at the park. There will be food, drink, and games for the kids. A beer Garden will be set up along with a chance to win a full Log Truck load of Firewood (donated by Forest Capitol Partners, LLC.)

FIRE DISTRICT TASKED TO HELP OTHER COMMUNITIES FIGHT WILDLAND FIRES:

Firefighters, including a Strike Team Leader, and equipment consisting of one water tender and three brush trucks from our fire district were tasked to join strike teams to fight wildland fires in four separate parts of the state, one vehicle per site. These assets were provided in accordance with a Statewide Mutual Aid Agreement. This agreement benefits us because if we ever have a bad wildland fire, other districts will come to our aid. The fires were near Walla Walla, Ephrata, Wenatchee and Grand Coulee. The fire district was reimbursed nearly $11,000 for providing such assistance. These funds covered all expenses plus any excess funds are used for vehicle replacement and equipment maintenance. Fire District website

The Coffee Shop -Loon Lake, Wa. (509)-233-8510 Open Monday-Friday, from 6 am to 4 pm, and from 7-5 on weekends. Owner Rachel serves Lattes, Mochas, smoothies and of course Coffee! And Deli sandwiches, Soups, Scones and specialty breads. There is WiFi for your notebooks.

Gold Line Bus Service Travel Washington’s newest route will kick off service from Spokane to Kettle Falls in early September 2010. Named for one the oldest natural resources in northeastern Washington, Gold Line will run two round-trips daily along US 395, connecting folks in Kettle Falls, Colville, Arden, Addy, Chewelah, Loon Lake and Deer Park to Spokane and key transit hubs, including Greyhound, Amtrak, Northwestern Trailways, Spokane Transit and Spokane International Airport. Schedule & Read more from Al Gilson from WSDOT.

Go see Smokey Bear’s Journey! Discover and explore the longest running PSA campaign in U.S. history. Start your own journey through the Smokey Bear archive by choosing a trail or decade. As you travel along, be sure to click on posters, TV/radio spots, and memorabilia. And don’t forget to stop by other areas of interest to read up on Smokey's story and the history of the campaign.

ACLJ American Center for Law & Justice Protecting People of Faith. www.ACLJ.org

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