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10/30/2014

Bench honors trails supporter
The city is issuing a proclamation honoring Shirley Schoenberger at the council meeting on Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. In 1995 I first met Shirley when she came to a meeting at my house when a group of Liberty Lake citizens started a committee to find a way to connect the community with trails. Our dream was to provide user-friendly trails within Liberty Lake. From the start, Shirley had one priority. She wanted a trail extending east down from the Liberty Lake Golf Course to help people coming up the hill. We were able to add many trails and a pedestrian overpass, but we were not able at first to add the trail down east of the golf course.

Shirley was an active walker and a member of the Striders Volkswalking club. I often would meet her walking past my house, or I walked past her house and we would talk. She would often talk of the need for the trail east of the golf course. In 2013 the city of Liberty Lake installed the new trail with the money we had left over from the Transportation Benefit District that was established to build Liberty Lake trails. Whenever I go down that part of the trail, I always think of it as Shirley's trail.  

Shirley passed away last August. Her passion was her well-landscaped garden with a bench to enjoy it. Ron, her husband, has donated the bench to the city of Liberty Lake.  They are placing the bench on the trail so one can see the treed-lined trail from the golf course and Shirley's garden. As Ron said, "it will give the weary traveler a chance to stop, take a seat, rest, and appreciate the wonderful scenery we have in our beautiful little world." 

Tom Specht
Liberty Lake Trails Chairperson

FOPP flourishes thanks to community support
On behalf of the Friends of Pavilion Board of Directors and volunteers, I would like to say thanks for the great support we received from the Liberty Lake community for our 2014 summer series.  We started with the movie "Frozen" on July 3 and continued through the 4th of July concert, Shakespeare in the Park by the Montana Shakespeare Company and culminated with the Spokane Symphony on August 30.  It seems every year the movies, play and concerts draw more people, and for that we are grateful.  The movie "Frozen" was by far the largest audience ever for a Pavillion Park movie.

The Friends of Pavillion Park Holiday Ball at the Davenport Hotel is coming up on Dec. 6.  As the ball is our single fundraising event, we need support from the community in order to continue to offer great entertainment for 2015 and beyond.  There are several ways you can support FOPP - attending the Holiday Ball (individual tickets are $75), sponsorships, donations, program event ad or auction items.

The Friends of Pavillion Park Board of Directors and volunteers is a small group of dedicated people that bring you the park events.  In order to grow our community involvement we need additional help.  Please consider becoming a board member or volunteer.  Information can be found at www.pavillionpark.org.

Bob Schneidmiller
President, Pavillion Park Board of Directors

Chase has proven record as treasurer
As an Independent voter, I have always put the value of good government over party politics. As County Commissioner, my personal experience with Rob Chase as County Treasurer affirmed that Rob has the community's best interest at heart. 

Rob recognized the need to reform state law so that those who fell on hard times could pay back their property taxes through partial payments. If not for Rob, many homeowners could lose their biggest asset if they can't pay their back taxes in one lump sum. Now because of Rob, the county can take payments on back taxes and interest owed instead of foreclosing on those who can't afford a huge balloon payment. Next on his agenda is a bill that would cut the exorbitant 23 percent interest and penalties charged on these back taxes to a simple 12 percent. 

Good government means elected officials who work for us. Rob Chase has a proven track record and has been effective at both the local and state level. He goes above and beyond his job description to deliver fair and responsive government for all. We deserve this kind of leadership in county government. Spokane County deserves another four years of Rob Chase!

Bonnie Mager
Former Spokane County Commissioner

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