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TREVISON, ROBERT LEANDER
Feb. 9, 1932 - Feb. 27, 2009
www.roberttrevison.com

Robert Trevison was born and raised in Trail B.C. during the Depression. From an early age family and friends recognized his wit, his compassion, his strong moods and an incisive, versatile mind, equally at home with poetry, physics and fishing. As a teen, he was a Latin scholar, a smelter worker, a musician who played trombone in the Maple Leaf Band and an outdoorsman with a passion for the beauty of Kootenay Lake.

After receiving his B.Sc. in Metallurgical Engineering at the Montana School of Mines in 1956, he married childhood sweetheart Janet Brown and worked as a research engineer in high purity metals for Cominco Ltd. in Trail. In 1961, he became the technical driving force behind the new Cominco Electronic Materials unit in Spokane, eventually patenting new processes while developing cutting edge products for customers such as Intel, Texas Instruments and IBM. As production manager, he was a charismatic leader who recognized people's talents and helped them reach their potential. His efforts helped build the operation from a group of four to a commercially successful enterprise of 350. At the same time, he raised a family, caring for his wife during her long battle with cancer and for their three children following her death in 1978. After his retirement in 1991, he spent his life savings to buy Camp Lourdes on Kootenay Lake as a legacy for the Trevison family.

His varied interests - from growing tomatoes and making antipasto to building and fixing almost anything to appreciating books, art and music - made him welcome in every walk of life. "He had a unique capability of sizing up people at the first encounter, and tailoring his words and his behavior and body language to establish easy contact," said friend and former boss Dr. Eb Hirsch. "It was one of the great gifts he had."

He was passionate about socioeconomic fairness and a knowledgeable critic of politics and government, although as his health weakened he dispaired of his ability to create change. "He was so well informed on everything," said friend and political activist Sally Jackson. He "had a real passion for what was right."

His primary interests were the fate of neglected children and mistreated animals, particularly the millions of dogs and cats killed in the U.S. each year. Neighbors grew used to seeing their pets among his own pack of dogs - mostly former strays - enjoying home-cooked meals, a good scratch and rides in his car, generally receiving better care than he gave himself.

Countless people who never knew Robert Trevison's name will remember his humor or one of his daily acts of respect and generosity. He helped stranded migrant workers push their broken truck to a service station, paying for the part they couldn't afford. He shoveled travelers out of snowy ditches, bought diapers for the mother outside the grocery store and slipped cash to parents with hungry kids. "He just had the kindest heart. He was the most giving person we ever met," said friend Ken Safranek. "He was always thinking about 'How am I going to help that poor person out there in the street?'"

Although physically fragile at the end of his life and relying on help from his son, his intelligence remained undimmed. He died at home, asleep in his favorite chair. He was preceded in death by parents Peter and Emma Trevison of Trail B.C; wife Janet; and daughter Erica, who died in infancy. Survivors include companion Evelyn Smith; son Peter of Spokane; daughters Nancy (Michele Rain) of Nelson, B.C. and Catherine (Charles Blanke) of Portland Oregon; and one granddaughter. He is also survived by sister Eleanor of Trail B.C.; and brothers David (Claudette) of Penticton B.C. and Louis (Lillian) of Newbury Park, Calif. Please sign our guestbook at www.roberttrevison.com

Susette GeMay Littell Werner
12/12/1966 - 02/08/2009

Dear Susie:
It has been one year since your
infectious laughter, beautiful smile and "I love you's" were tragically taken from our lives. We don't know any more today then the day you joined our Lord. We are still mystified.

There will be a memorial mass offered for the repose of your soul on the
anniversary of your entrance into
eternal life with our Lord on Monday, February 8th at 8:00 am at
Assumption Parish, 3624 W. Indian Trail Road. All are invited to attend this service by Father Michael Savelesky. We all know that divine
intervention is the only thing that will bring us closure.

Love, Mom and Dad

Geretta Violet Levens Gosselin
Feb. 8, 1910 - Nov. 17, 1997
HAPPY 100th BIRTHDAY

You left us over 12 years ago for
a much better place.
We miss you everyday.
You were a mother and friend to your
4 children: Glenn, Clifford, George J. and Vondalee.
Grandmother to 9 and
great-grandmother to 17.
A wife for 63 years to your husband George who celebrated his 100th
birthday with family and friends
on Nov. 2, 2009.

Geretta spent many years in Spokane. She was active at Sacred Heart School and with the Girl and Boy Scouts.
Enjoyed camping and later traveling
in the RV.

I say a little prayer
When I see a wreck by the
side of the road
I say a little prayer
When I meet someone carrying
a heavy load
I say a little prayer
When I see a mother with a
crying child
I say a little prayer
When I see some children
running wild
I say a little prayer
When my cross gets heavy
and hard to bare
And there is no one around who
seems to care
I continue on with my little prayer
I knew God would hear me
He is everywhere
- Written by Geretta Violet
Levens Gosselin

Mom, I miss you more than
most people know.
You were my best friend and I could talk to you about anything.
I still talk to you and I know you still watch over me and your extended
family.
Love and God Bless,
your daughter Vondalee

BURTON,
George Ivan
September 1, 1925 to

February 3, 2010

Our Husband and Dad was a native Californian, born in Los Angeles.

When he was 19 he joined the Navy (1944) and was commissioned an ensign. Honorably discharged, he

continued to serve in theNavy Reserves where he rose to the rank of Lieutenant Commander,eventually retiring from the service in 1965. During this same time, he studied engineering and began work for the Bell Telephone System as a telecommunications engineer. He continued there for 36 years, retiring in 1984.

Along the way he married his "honeyheart" and lifelong companion, Georga Ann and together they raised three children. He was very active in his church, was an avid photographer and enjoyed fishing for trout in the Sierra Nevada mountains. In 1997 he moved on to 15 acres of undeveloped land in Elk, Washington and built a beautiful home where he could feed the birds, garden, and enjoy deer, turkeys, and an occasional moose. He became a member of the Country Church of the Open Bible and made many friends there.

George was an outgoing man who liked people and who liked to shareamusing stories. He was a very kind and good father and a loving, faithful husband. He always tried to honor God with his personal choices andlifestyle. God blessed and prospered him during his life and his family and various charities benefited from his generous, sharing heart. He will be greatly missed by all his family and friends. He leaves behind his wife of 61 years, Georga Burton; his daughters and their spouses, Ronnie and Aart Van Kempen of Dapto, Australia; Bonnie and Bernie Smernoff of Elk; his son and daughter-in-law Lynn and Susie Burton, also of Elk, and his grandchildren; Jackie and Kelly Jo of Australia, Arika of Deer Park, Joshua andJessica of Elk. He also has eleven great-grandchildren both in this area and in Australia.

There will be a celebration of George's life on Saturday, February 13 atCountry Church of the Open Bible in Elk, Washington at 11:30 AM.

PUBLIC NOTICE
The Basin Environmental
Improvement
Project Commission (BEIPC)

Regularly Scheduled Meeting

February 17, 2010

The Basin Environmental

Improvement Project Commission will conduct a regularly scheduled meeting on February 17, 2010 at the Wallace Inn Gold Room, 100 Front Street, ID.

The meeting draft agenda is posted at the BEIPC office, 1005 W. McKinley, Kellogg, ID and on the BEIPC website at: www.basincommission.com.

The agenda includes presentations of final reports on two Clean Water Act projects, an update of EPA activities in the Upper Basin and IDEQ repository activities, a report on CCC activities, and presentation of the 2009 Annual Report. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m.

For more information and for individuals planning to attend the meeting requiring special needs, please contact Terry Harwood, BEIPC Executive Director at (208) 783-2528 or terry.harwood@deq.idaho.gov.

SR20208

Diamond Self Storage
5602 West Sunset Highway
Spokane, WA 99224
509-747-9376

Will auction the following
Storage Units on site

February 23rd at 2:00 pm

A-16 Vince Mercer

E-05 Leroy Gardner

F-04 Robert and Eileen Clausen

F-14 Kathy Lou Cumpton

H-26 Jack Iszler

M-73 Donna Reid

N-34 Thomas Barton

P-11 Tina Marie Ryan-Campbell

P-24 Richard Thompson

T-07 William Thornton

T-20 Jamie Pretz

T-35 White Runkel

V-26 Aaron Lichtscheidl

You have until 5:00 pm on

February 22nd, 2010 to pay in full all Back rent, fees,and costs.

SR20191

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed proposals will be received for the following project:

PROJECT:

Number AE1159

Elevator upgrades '09

Eastern Washington University

Cheney, Washington 99004

TIME:

10:00 AM

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

LOCATION:

Eastern Washington University

Construction and

Planning Services

101 Rozell

Cheney, Washington 99004

Prospective bidders may obtain construction drawings and specifications from Northwest Engineering Inc. 8817 E. Mission Ave., Ste 201, Spokane Valley, WA 99212. Tele (509) 343-6963 upon presentation of a deposit of $75. Drawing and specifications may be viewed at the aforementioned office or the following locations:

• Associated General Contractors

Spokane

• Spokane Regional Plan Center

Spokane

• Associated Builders and

Contractors, Spokane

• Tri-Cities Plan Center Kennewick

• Associated General Contractors

Hayden, Idaho

• C&P Services, EWU

Cheney

Deposit will not be returned if documents are mutilated or so mutilated or so marked that they are not reusable and/or if they are not returned within 10 working days after bids are received. Other sets of individual sheets may be purchased at a cost (not refundable) from the printer with the approval of Northwest Engineering Inc.

In accordance with state law,bidders are required to have acurrent Washington State contractor's license at the time ofsubmitting bids.

A pre-bid conference will be held at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, February 16th, 2010. Bidders shall meet at the Construction and Planning Services Office, Rozell Heating Plant, Eastern Washington University, Washington and Cedar Streets, Cheney, Washington, followed by a tour of the work site. Bidders are urged to attend.

Prospective bidders are advised of laudatory goals to encourageparticipation of minority andwomen's business enterprises in state contracting. The laudatory goals are: 10.0% MBE and 6.0% WBE. The state laudatory goals are not mandatory and will not be used as a criterion for awarding contracts.

This Bid is subject to Washington State Law, Eastern Washington University regulations, procedures and policies, as they exist or may hereafter be amended. The State of Washington, Eastern Washington University, acting through the Construction and PlanningServices office, reserves the right to reject any and/or all proposals, and to waive bidding informalities. SR20216

INVITATION TO BID

INDIVIDUAL LOT DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF 27

SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES

NEAR INCHELIUM, WA.

The Colville Indian HousingAuthority [CIHA] will receive Bids, from Indian Preference firms only, for Buttercup Lane Development of Project No. WA 97B043022, at 3:00 p.m., local time, onThursday, February 25, 2010, at the office of the Colville Indian Housing Authority, [Post Office Box 528] 42 Convalescent Center Boulevard, Nespelem, Washington 99155, at which time and place all Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

Proposed forms of Contract Documents, including Plans and Specifications, are available after February 2, 2010 by depositing $200.00 per set. Plan deposits will be returned to bidder upon return of all contract documents; PROVIDED HOWEVER, that said plans are returned in good, unmarked and unmutilated condition within ten (10) days after the time set for receiving bids, at:

• The main office of Colville Indian Housing Authority, phone 509-634-2160, fax 509- 634-8107, (limited quantities available):

• Architects West, 210 E. Lake- side Avenue, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814, In addition, a non- refundable shipping/handling fee of $15.00 per set is to be submitted by separate check.

Alternatively, plans may be received electronically or in print through the following sources: Abadan Reprographics: http://abadanplanroom.com

Spokane Regional Plan Center, 102 E. Boone, Spokane, WA 99202: www.plancenter.net

McGraw - Hill Plan Center200 SW Michigan Street,Suite 100A, Seattle WA 98106

A cashier's check or bank draft, payable to the Colville Indian Housing Authority, U.S. Government bonds, or a satisfactory bid bond executed by the Bidder and acceptable sureties in an amount equal to five (5%) percent of the Bid shall be submitted with each Bid.

The successful Bidder will berequired to furnish and pay for satisfactory performance and payment bonds in accordance to 24 CFR 1000.26 AdministrativeRequirements.

A non-mandatory, Pre-Bid Conference will be held at CIHA Office at 10:00 A.M., local time, onTuesday, February 16, 2010. All Bidders are encouraged to attend this Pre-Bid Conference to review and discuss the existing site conditions.

This project is subject to Section 7(b) of the Indian Self-determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450e (b)) Indian Preference is applicable to all subcontractors. In addition 1000.42 Section 3 requirements shall apply for job training,employment and contractingopportunities for low-income individuals. Applicable wage rates are included in the ContractDocuments.

COLVILLE INDIAN

HOUSING AUTHORITY

BY: Elena L. Bassett,

Executive Director SR20214

ANDERSON, Teresa Lynn "Tracy" (Age 49) Passed away February 8, 2020

Heritage Funeral Home, Spokane, WA

ANDRES, Jesse (Age 22) Passed away February 5, 2010

Community Cremation Service Spokane Valley, Spokane Valley, WA

BERGSTROM, Neil Harland (Age 93) Passed away January 31, 2010

Lakeview Funeral Home, Sandpoint, ID

BRIGGS, Eleanor Loretta (Age 93) Passed away February 6, 2010

Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home, Spokane, WA

COOK, Gayl M. (Age 63) Passed away February 4, 2010

Community Cremation Service, Spokane, WA

CRAWLEY, Larry Passed away February 6, 2010

Strate Funeral Home, Davenport, WA

CUMMINGS, Laurie (Age 75) Passed away February 5, 2010

Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home, Newport, WA

DANIELSON, Mary M. (Age 84) Passed away February 8, 2010

Heritage Funeral Home, Spokane, WA

DAVIS, Quincy (Age 43) Passed away February 7, 2010

Spokane Cremation & Burial Service, Spokane, WA

DURKIN, Janis (Age 82) Passed away February 7, 2010

Spokane Cremation & Burial Service, Spokane, WA

EWING, Patricia Ann (Age 75) Passed away February 5, 2010

Heritage Funeral Home, Spokane, WA

GARDNER, Claude D. (Age 80) Passed away February 6, 2010

Community Cremation Service, Spokane, WA

GILLIN, Francis (Age 57) Passed away February 6, 2010

Spokane Cremation & Burial Service, Spokane, WA

JOB, Otillia I. Passed away February 3, 2010

English Funeral Home, Coeur d' Alene, ID

KENNEDY, Michelle M. (Age 43) Entered into rest February 2, 2010

Riplinger Funeral Home, Spokane, WA

LYONS, Yvonne (Age 95) Passed away February 6, 2010

Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home, Spokane, WA

McGUFFEY, Kevin (Age 48) Passed away February 3, 2010

Spokane Cremation & Burial Service, Spokane, WA

McKAY, James Robert (Age 92) Passed away February 7, 2010

Hennessey -Smith Funeral Home, Spokane, WA

McKINNEY, Deborah "Debbie" (Age 59) Passed away February 5, 2010

Yates Funeral Home, Coeur d' Alene, ID

MORGAN, John H. (Age 52) Passed away February 7, 2010

Community Cremation Service, Spokane, WA

NOVOTNEY, James Passed away February, 7, 2010

Strate Funeral Home, Davenport, WA

PHILLIPS, Lucy E. (Age 80) Passed away February 8, 2010

Community Cremation Service, Spokane, WA

POFFENROTH, Thresa M. (Age 96) Passed away February 6, 2010

Community Cremation Service, Spokane, WA

SAVAGE, Mary F. (Age 79) Entered into rest February 8, 2010

Riplinger Funeral Home, Spokane, WA

SHORT, Jacquelyn R. Passed away February 4, 2010

Hodge Funeral Home, St. Maries, ID

WICKHAM, James Aaron Passed away February 4, 2010

Hazen & Jaeger Valley Funeral Home, Spokane Valley, WA

WILSON, Gene (Age 58) Passed away February 6, 2010

Lakeview Funeral Home, Sandpoint, ID

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JOHNSON,

Howard R.

(Age 87)

Passed away on

January 29, 2010 in

Spokane, where he lived with his wife, Betty. Howard was born May 16, 1922 to

Julius and Margaret Johnson in Almond, Wisconsin. He grew up in Almond with three brothers and four

sisters until graduating from High School in 1940. After graduation, he enlisted in the National Guard, where he served until joining the Army for WWII. After receiving an Honorable Discharge from the Army, he enlisted in the Air Force, in 1949, the same year he married Betty. After proudly serving in the military for 40 years, Howard spent his retirement years with hiswife, Betty, restoring antiques in the family home. Howard and Betty were married 60 years and had two children, Richard and Judy. Howard is survived by his wife, Betty Johnson and son Richard Johnson. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Judy Johnson.

A private Memorial Service will be held at the Riverside Chapel on Wednesday, February 10th, 2010, at 11:00 AM. Howard will be laid to rest at Greenwood Memorial Cemetery.

Howard was an easy-going man, who always had a smile to share.

We will miss you.

WAGNER,

Joseph Walker

Memorial service for

Joseph Walker Wagner was held Saturday, February 6th, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Colfax.

Mr. Wagner, who was born in Farmington, WA on January 4, 1922, died on

January 23, 2010.

In 1940, his junior year of high school, he enlisted in

the Army Air Corps and was posted to Hickam Field, Hawaii. After surviving the Pearl Harbor attack, he served in the Pacific Theatre with the 7th Air Force until the end of the war. He married Ruth Elaine Cloaninger in 1945. He continued to serve in the Air National Guard from 1947 to 1950. After graduating from Gonzaga University he obtained a Master's in Social Work from the University of Ottawa in 1956. His social work career spanned 30 years of service to the community, first at Catholic Charities, then the State of Washington, the US Bureau of Indian Affairs and, after his retirement from the BIA, Riverside General Hospital.

His work moved the family through several towns in Washington and Idaho, and eventually to Southern California in 1972. He and his wife returned to Spokane in 1986 to be close to friends and family and spent over 20 years of happy retirement there. In particular, his participation in the 1988 Codger Bowl football game is memorialized on south side of the Codger Pole in Colfax. For the last two years they have lived with their son and daughter-in-law in Riverside, CA. In September, they celebrated 64 years of marriage. Mrs. Wagner died in October.

Joe Wagner had a profound commitment to helping others, especially disadvantaged youth. He also had keen and wide-ranging interests in science, history and the natural world. His love of people and of learning led him to participate in many organizations, from the Rotary Club to the Coulee Dam Volunteer Police Officers to the Spokane Mushroom Society. His creative spirit expressed itself in gem cutting, jewelry making, photography and water color painting. In his later years he devoted much of his time to the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association and the Civilian Conservation Corps. He was active member of St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Spokane.

Survivors include his daughter Theresa Wagner and son-in-law Elio Longobardi of San Francisco, CA; his son Daniel Wagner and daughter-in-law Victoria Wagner, grandchildren Nicholas and Tiffany Wagner, all ofRiverside, CA; and his brother, Monte Wagner of Salem, OR.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Pearl Harbor Memorial Fund, http://www.pearlharbormemorial.com.

Please leave condolences for the family at www.bruningfuneralhome.com

BRUNING FUNERAL HOME, COLFAX, WA

JONES,

Katheryn E.

Passed away in her home February 5, 2010. She was born September 20, 1946 in Miller, SD. She attended Corrin Grade School and Miller H.S. from which she graduated in 1964. She attended two years at Northern State College. She later graduated from Spokane Falls C.C. and

Eastern Washington University. She went on to get her Masters in Library Science at Indiana University in 1988. She worked for Rural Hand County Schools, Moscow Idaho Library, Washington State Library, and retired from Mid Columbia Library System in 2008. She married December 20, 1965, and divorced in 1981. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law Chet and Pan Jones, and their children Jay, Connor and Alyssa, and her daughter and son-in-law, Deborah and Brian Taylor and their children Cutter and Chance. She is also survived by her sisters Betty Johnson and Delores Joy. She is preceded in death by her parents Harry and Louise Wilson, her brother John, and her sister Carol. She was very active in Volksport, Kiwanis and various garden clubs. A memorial service will be held Saturday, February 13th, 2010, 1:00 p.m. at St. Luke Lutheran Church at 9706 N. Division.

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DAVIS, Lawrence "Ken"

(Age 79)

Passed away on February 4, 2010. A memorial service will be held today, Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at 2:00 PM at HAZEN AND JAEGER VALLEY FUNERAL HOME, 1306 N. PINES RD, SPOKANE VALLEY, WA 99206.

WICKHAM,
James Aaron
April 14, 1937-

February 4, 2010

Born in Spokane WA, toEmmett and Lela Wickham,our beloved father passed peacefully at home surrounded by his family; He courageouslybattled 15 plus years ofcancer.

Jim attended Spokane public

schools and graduated class 1957 from North Central High. While attending high school he was employed by the surplus store on Sprague Ave.

After Jim graduated he enlisted in the Navy Reserves, proudly serving 20 years. He was employed by Western Union which took him to Great Falls, MT, Helena, MT, and then to Auburn WA; where he retired after 27 years. He was then employed by King County Metro as a transit operator for six years, then retired, and came home to Spokane, WA in 1999.

Dad fully enjoyed spending time with family; he also liked camping, bowling, traveling, while his passion was to read.

Jim is survived by daughters Marilyn Rockett (Bill) from Black Eagle, MT,Patty Olson (Bob) from Great Falls, MT, Shannon Childress (Jon) from Ripley, W.V.; his sons Dwight Wickham (Kathleen) of Spokane, WA, Keith Wickham (Shelly) from Walla Walla, WA, and Kelly Wickham (Sallyann) of Port Orchard, WA. Also survived by numerous grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, his two nieces Glennda Park (Curtis), and Sue Scott (Bob) from Post Falls ID.

Preceded in death by infant brother Emmett Jr, his mother Lela Valora Wickham, his Father Emmett Charles Wickham, his sister Beverly Bahr, his former wife and lifetime friend, Carole Kimble.

Visitation will be held on Tuesday the 9th, 2010 from Noon to 8:00 p.m. at HAZEN & JAEGER VALLEY 1306 N. PINES, SPOKANE VALLEY, WA. 99206. Funeral services will be held in the Colonial Chapel of the funeral home Wednesday the 10th, at 1:00 p.m. Condolences can be made online and donations made to the Hospice of Spokane, 121 South Arthur Street, Spokane, WA, 99202.