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Reward offered for arrest of Feb. 20 shooting suspects

A cash reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest of people suspected of participating in a shooting that injured a man on Feb. 20.

Detectives believe that Shawn J. Nason, Sampson O. Tesfamariam and Amber J. Bridge planned to rob the people at an apartment at 6901 N. Wiscomb Street. But a struggle ensued and one of the would-be robbers fired a shotgun through the apartment door, hitting a man in the abdomen and hospitalizing him.

Nason, 23, is 5 feet 11 and 250 pounds with blond hair and blue eyes. Tesfamariam, 28, is 6 feet and 160 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. Bridge is 20 years old.

Anyone with information about the whereabouts of any of the three is asked to call Secret Witness at 327-5111. Callers do not have to use their name to be eligible for the reward.

Activist Rev. Al Miles to speak on domestic violence issues

The Rev. Al Miles, an activist who speaks and writes about domestic violence, will speak in Spokane on March 15 and 16.

“The emotional, financial, psychological, and spiritual impact domestic violence has upon a family and an entire community is staggering,” Miles said in a statement.

His speech at the Spokane City Forum on March 16 will address the need for a community effort to end domestic violence.

Miles, a chaplain at The Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu, will hold workshops before and after the City Forum event, and give an evening talk about protecting teenagers from domestic violence and sexual assault.

His church-oriented talk on March 15 at Berachah Church will be followed by a performance by the Spokane Community Gospel Choir.

Registration is required for the City Forum event and workshops, for a fee of $8.50 and $10, respectively. The workshop fee includes registration for the City Forum talk. For more information and to register, contact the Interfaith Council at 329-1410 or info@interfaithnw.org.

EPA wants more people involved in Coeur d’Alene cleanup plan

The Environmental Protection Agency is making a new Community Involvement Plan for including local people and other stakeholders in the cleanup of the Coeur d’Alene Basin and “Box.”

In 2002, the EPA released a Record of Decision on a 30-year cleanup plan to scrub the basin of toxic waste left from a century of mining activity in the basin.

The agency’s Community Involvement Plan will outline ways to keep locals informed and involved in the ongoing cleanup.

The EPA is inviting people to help develop the plan through meetings and written comments.

EPA staff will meet personally with interested citizens on March 23 and 24. To arrange to meet with a staffer, call Sally Hanft by March 17 at (206) 553-1207 or (800) 424-4372, ext. 1207.

Comments regarding the proposed Community Involvement Plan also can be shared with the EPA in writing.

Send comments to Andrea Lindsay, EPA, 1200 Sixth Ave., ETPA-081, Seattle, WA 98101. The deadline for comments is March 31.

The EPA will use the comments in developing the plan, but will not respond to individual letters.

Rossi urges Oregon Republicans to reach out to Democrats

Seaside, Ore. Dino Rossi, who lost the closest governor’s race in Washington state history, told Oregon Republicans on Saturday he ran as strongly as he did by boldly reaching out to Democrats and independents.

Rossi was the keynote speaker at the 41st annual Dorchester Conference, a socializing and politicking gathering started by former Oregon Sen. Bob Packwood that is not an official Republican Party function.

Rossi, a Seattle real estate developer, said he went to union halls and other non-traditional venues for Republicans to seek votes during his bid for governor.

He said he thought the worst that could happen “is they would vote against me again.” And he said he garnered some Democratic support with his record of drafting a budget that was “fiscally conservative with a social conscience.”