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January 4th, 2013
When the doctor told Dawn Nelson that she had cancer in 2005, she was six months pregnant with her first child. Test results had revealed a cancerous tumor in her stomach, and Nelson was informed that she probably wouldn't live to meet her baby girl.
Out of a desire to have her baby know who she was, Nelson began to write a memoir of her life. Unknown to Nelson, this book would change the course of her career.
âWe decided to go ahead and have her [the baby]. And I started writing my first book so that she would know who I was,â explained Nelson.
Theodore âBudâ L. Clark, age 79, a lifetime resident of the Kettle Falls area, passed away on Dec. 27, 2012 at his KetÂŹtle Falls home. Bud was born on March 8, 1933 in Colville, the son of Theodore Roosevelt and Elizabeth Marie (Arnold) Clark. He was a member of the Colville Confederated Tribes (Lakes Band) and a Native veteran from the Korean War.
On Dec. 25, 2012, Arthur Lee Millay went home to be with his Lord and Savior. Lee was born in Spokane on June 11, 1924 to Rolland and Dorothy Millay.
Harold Daniel âDannyâ Fincher Sr., a resident of Rice, passed away on Dec. 17, 2012 in Colville at the age of 66. He was born on March 8, 1947 in Wendell, Idaho, the son of Harvey Herbert Fincher and Mary LaVerne Gregg Sewell.
As a young boy, Danny lived in Riverton Heights outÂŹside of Seattle. There he continued his education and enÂŹtered the Navy. Danny served overseas aboard the U.S.S. EnÂŹterprise in the PaÂŹcific Theater during the Vietnam War.
Harold Daniel âDannyâ Fincher Sr., a resident of Rice, passed away on Dec. 17, 2012 in Colville at the age of 66. He was born on March 8, 1947 in Wendell, Idaho, the son of Harvey Herbert Fincher and Mary LaVerne Gregg Sewell.
As a young boy, Danny lived in Riverton Heights outÂŹside of Seattle. There he continued his education and enÂŹtered the Navy. Danny served overseas aboard the U.S.S. EnÂŹterprise in the PaÂŹcific Theater during the Vietnam War.
Frank Ivan âIkeâ Jenne, a life-long resident of ChewÂŹelah, passed away at his home on Christmas morning at the age of 85. He was born Oct. 31, 1927 at the family home on King Street. The son of Everett Jenne and HaÂŹzel (Smith) Jenne, he was the youngest of five children.
Born into a hard-working family during the Depression, Ike spent much of his time helping in the family-run creamery business. The Jenneâs always had an over-sized, very producÂŹtive vegetable garden with enough surplus to sell the extras on the streets of Chewelah.
December 31st, 2012
The Chewelah boysâ basketball team remained undefeated in Northeast A League play with wins against Riverside and Lakeside before Christmas
Jenkins High head coach Rocky Verbeck credits strong bench play from Tommy Norman, Cordell Bean, Deylin Peone and Lars Berger for the Cougars ability to grind out wins.
âI think that is going to be our theme this year--we ground out those wins,â said Verbeck. âThey donât score often, but our bench is making the most of their minutes and that is always big for us on the defensive side of things.â
Indians play without Hubbard
Itâs tough to win without your all-league meal ticket.
So it went for Colville High (4-4) in last Thursday nightâs non-league boyâs basketball game with visiting Priest River.
The Indians were playing without their 6-9 junior post, Matt Hubbard. The teamâs leading scorer and rebounder was in Oklahoma with his family.
Colville played well early and led by as many as nine points in the third quarter before Priest River found their collective shooting eye.
Top-ranked Post Falls up next
The Colville High girlâs basketball team (4-3) won its fourth straight game last Thursday night, holding off visiting Priest River (6-5) and posting a 38-35 win.
Colville got off fast in this one. The Indians put together one of their best opening quarters of the season to date in running to an early 18-6 lead.
CHS turned over the Spartans frequently in the early-going with their full court pressure. But PR battled back, outscoring Colville 10-6 in the second quarter before the Indians regained some momentum with an 8-4 third quarter run.
December 29th
Thieves helped themselves to a cup of coffee at Talk-n-Coffee in Colville last Wednesday evening, but not just any cup. The coffee shopâs white, sheet metal cup sculpture, which bears the Talk-n-Coffee logo, was stolen from its resting place on the sidewalk in front of the business, located at 119 East Astor Avenue.
The cup, which was made at a local metal workerâs studio in 2007, stands at over three feet tall and serves as a float in community parades and is considered an enjoyable landmark for, âthe coffee shop familyâ according to Talk-n-Coffee owner Scott Sanders.
