Pacific NW News Service

Yosemite by Bob Shannon

The Nelson Housing Committee wants to see the process started at the beginning when it comes to the possibility of a safe outdoor space, or homelessness campground.

Councillor Donna McDonald says they need to identify the scope of the issue first.

People who do outreach estimate there are between 30 and 50 homeless people in Nelson.

McDonald says they're asking if the Nelson Committee on Homelessness has a capacity to play a role in laying out plans to address the issue.

Former Tonasket High School librarian Elizabeth A. Kinkade, left, awaits a court hearing Monday morning for allegedly violating a no-contact order issued in the case against her for having sex with a student. Her husband, Mark Kinkade, is on the far right in the back, awaiting a hearing on an alleged domestic assault on his wife.

  ALLEGHENY TOWNSHIP, PA — Police arrested and charged a man with a crime because he hung an American flag upside down on his own property.

     

The Allegheny Township Police Department intruded on Brubaker’s property and forcibly took down the flag. Mr. Brubaker was charged with ‘defiling’ an American flag.

Allegheny Township Assistant Police Chief L.J. Berg said justified the arrest because he and others were offended.  “People have made too many sacrifices to protect the flag and to leave this happen in my community,” said Berg.  “I’m not happy with that.”

 Self Portrait

TREE LIGHTING & CAROLING IN THE PARK
The Republic Chamber of Commerce's second annual tree-lighting and caroling will take place November 29 at 4:00 PM in Patterson Park. Join us for a fun community celebration!
Although we recently received a donation of a large box of lights, we still need more lights to fully decorate the tree. If you have usable outdoor mini lights to donate, we will gladly use them. If you would like to help purchase lights, the reels of lights like the city bought last year cost $36 per reel (about 45' long). We have a City Council member who pledged to donate the cost of one reel. Can we get a few more? For donations of lights or funds, please contact Lacy at 775-8242.

 Ferry County Mountains are big time granite
Oh...and gold...and quartz

SPOKANE, Wash. – Trader Joe's announced that it will open a second location in Spokane.

Owners signed a lease to open the store at 5520 N. Division Street. They expect to open in the second half of 2015.

Trader Joe's carries domestic and imported foods and beverages along with fresh baked breads, Arabica bean coffees, frozen entrees, juice, nuts and much more.