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1. (Color) Hazelle Hofseth and her deceased husband Carl owned the property in question for 30 years. Photo by Steve Thompson/The Spokesman-Review 2.Doug Jayne says the lawsuit over the use of this land should concern all property owners. Photo by Steve Thompson/The Spokesman-Review

WSP officers inspect the car driven by Heidi L. Walker. Photo by Craig Buck/The Spokesman-Review

FOR THE RECORD: Saturday, March 18, 1995 CORRECTION: An article about the GOP Lincoln Day Dinner that ran in the March 12 edition of The Spokesman-Review wrongly attributed some remarks made by Mike Fitzsimmons to Richard Clear. Fitzsimmons, not Clear, introduced the head table.

A site has been tentatively picked for Valley Fire District's new Liberty Lake station. Elmer Schneidmiller, a longtime Liberty Lake landowner and resident, has offered to donate land near Mission and Molter. "I'm pretty confident," said Valley Fire Chief Pat Humphries. "This land fits our needs. We're going to present (Schneidmiller) with a possible agreement to review."

Motorists slid, crashed and abandoned their cars on slippery roads all over Eastern Washington and North Idaho on Saturday night. "You'd think it was the first snow of the winter instead of the last," said Laurie Madden, a dispatcher in Bonners Ferry, who reported seven minor accidents after 4 p.m.

Motorists slid, crashed and abandoned their cars on slippery roads all over North Idaho and Eastern Washington on Saturday night. "You'd think it was the first snow of the winter instead of the last," said Laurie Madden, a dispatcher in Bonners Ferry, who reported seven minor accidents during the day.

After months of searching, a third Spokane Valley community policing group has found a building to call home. SCOPE East, based in Otis Orchards, will be setting up shop in a room in the recreation center of the River Rose Mobile Home Park, 2601 N. Barker. The SCOPE (Sheriff's Community Oriented Policing Effort) group will will hold an open house on March 12.

Violence at the Sports Page Lanes is nothing new, say deputies who have worked there off-duty as security guards. The shooting early last Saturday was one in a series of violent incidents in the past six months associated with the popular youth hangout.

A Spokane Valley woman was raped after interrupting a burglary in her home last week. The 21-year-old woman had returned to the house on the 6700 block of East Eighth about 7:30 p.m. last Thursday, said sheriff's Lt. Clyde Ries. The woman went to the back of the house to let the dog out and smoke a cigarette, Ries said, then went to take a shower.

1. (Color) Tidyman's at Sprague and McDonald is planning to employ a security guard for safety. Photo by Steve Thompson/The Spokesman-Review 2. Graffiti on the wall of the Sports Page Lanes is an indication of gang influence in the area. In the background is the Tidyman's grocery store where a man was shot last weekend. Photo by Steve Thompson/The Spokesman-Review

Valley firefighters promise to throw support behind their new chief when he arrives on March 2, but that doesn't stop them from questioning the hiring process. They were surprised when the board of commissioners asked Chief Karl Bold to resign. The ensuing search for a new chief was quick and appeared to target one candidate right from the start, they said. "We're going to be 100 percent behind the new chief, but the process could've been done a little better," said firefighters union president Cooper Kennett. "The way it was done, we don't think it was fair." Pat Humphries, executive deputy chief of Vancouver Fire Department, last week was named Valley Fire's new chief.

Washington State Patrol troopers take John L. Mitchell into custody Tuesday morning. Photo by Steve Thompson/The Spokesman-Review

A fire that investigators say was sparked by an untended candle caused extensive damage to a Spokane Valley home last Saturday. The home of Duane and Jo Peterson, S2707 Raymond, sustained about $50,000 worth of damage from the blaze, which began about 1:40 a.m. The couple is staying at a motel, but probably will move temporarily into an apartment while their home is repaired, said Valley Fire inspector Paul Chase.

The executive deputy chief of the Vancouver (Wash.) Fire Department will take over as the new chief of Valley Fire District on March 2. Pat Humphries, 48, will be paid $74,000 per year and will serve at the will of the board of commissioners, on a month-to-month contract. "I am extremely happy," said Humphries, who is originally from Wenatchee. His wife is from Spokane and he said they have wanted to return to Eastern Washington for a while.

Ivan and Heather Gwynn play with their new rabbits. Photo by Steve Thompson/The Spokesman-Review

The sudden cold snap that hit last weekend led to a leap in chimney fires in the Spokane Valley. During the unseasonably warm weather of the past couple of weeks, people burned their woodstoves and fireplaces at a lower intensity, said Valley Fire inspector Kevin Miller. That causes creosote build-up in the chimney, he said.

Thirty-two students at East Valley High, 13 pictured, are involved in a SCOPE volunteer project helping Valley senior citizens with a variety of tasks. Photo by Steve Thompson/The Spokesman-Review

The four men being considered to head up Spokane Valley Fire range from the district's former fire prevention division chief to the president of the state fire chiefs association. Chief Karl Bold will step down when a new chief is hired. Bold was former chief Rod Tedrow's handpicked successor when Tedrow retired in August.

A Valley man was arrested after his wife told deputies he threatened to kill her early Sunday. Patrick M. Fitzsimmons, 28, E26512 Rowan, faces charges of domestic violence harassment and death threats.

Valley paramedics respond to a construction site accident. File photo/The Spokesman-Review

Misty Driggs, left, reacts after misspelling a word, while Benji Klein makes his attempt. At right is winner Janelle Lile, a ninth-grader at Valley Adventist School. Photo by Steve Thompson/The Spokesman-Review

Ron Hill and one of his dead chickens. Photo by Steve Thompson/The Spokesman-Review

A West Valley High School student was arrested on drug and assault charges Tuesday morning after fighting with another student. Sheriff's deputies were called to the school about 7 a.m. after the 17-year-old pushed a 15-year-old to his knees and punched him in the face, said Lt. Clyde Ries.

1. Ross Schneidmiller stands on the spot that soon will be Pavilion Park at Liberty Lake, a community build part for all ages. Photo by Steve Thompson/The Spokesman-Review 2. A circa 1915 photo shows the Liberty Lake pavilion's stylish upturned eaves. Below, a 1926 aerial photograph of the building and boat dock. Photos courtesy Ross Schneidmiller