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    Articles by Brent Baker
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    Brent, is a former reporter/photographer for the Gazette-Tribune and sometimes works as a freelance sports reporter for the G-T. Prior to working at the G-T, he was the sports editor for Sunrise Publishing from 2000-2005 in Michigan. He subsequently owned and operated Buckland Media, a high school sports website, in Michigan until 2010. He and his wife Kim, who have an adult son, moved to Tonasket in 2010. Brent worked as a full time reporter/photographer at the G-T from 2011 - 2014).
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    NVH makes cuts to control warrants
    NVH makes cuts to control warrants
    By Brent Baker • August 23, 2012 4:02 pm

    TONASKET – North Valley Hospital District’s warrant level has stubbornly remained at over $2.5 million for several months, putting the…

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    Brent Baker / staff photoTonasket's Collin Aitcheson, shown here at last year's WIAA state wrestling tournament, competed in July at the USAW Junior Greco Nationals in Fargo, North Dakota.
    Tonasket's Aitcheson competes at Greco nationals
    By Brent Baker • August 17, 2012 11:34 am

    TONASKET – Collin Aitcheson probably didn’t know what he was getting into when he and some of his Tonasket High…

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    Brent Baker / staff photoForty years after a disastrous Olympics experience, Doris Heritage is still providing wisdom and encouragement to athletes -- and, occasionally, their parents.
    Half-Baked: An encounter with my favorite Olympian
    By Brent Baker • August 17, 2012 11:31 am

    I’m one of those people who can’t quite get enough of the Olympics. I won’t confess to being a rhythmic…

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    Brent Baker / staff photoViews of the Similkameen River abound on the trail, particularly on the more rugged upper half.
    Strolling the Similkameen trail
    By Brent Baker • August 17, 2012 11:26 am

    OROVILLE – Sometimes it’s those things in your own back yard that are least appreciated.It’s pretty early in the game…

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    Tonasket city council member Scott Olson (right) envisions a future with a small park, possibly some basketball hoops, murals on the warehouse walls and an improved trail for safe access from town to Chief Tonasket Park, which is beyond the trees at left.
    Olson envisions improvements to Bonaparte Creek area in...
    By Brent Baker • August 9, 2012 4:59 pm

    TONASKET – It’s not a plan, or a proposal, or anything solid at this point.

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    Parking ordinance rears its ugly head again
    Parking ordinance rears its ugly head again
    By Brent Baker • August 2, 2012 12:37 pm

    TONASKET – It’s the issue that just won’t go away for the Tonasket City Council.After a period of peace after…

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    Council asked for public transport input
    Council asked for public transport input
    By Brent Baker • August 2, 2012 12:28 pm

    TONASKET – Officials from throughout the county were scheduled to gather Tuesday, July 31, in Omak to determine whether or…

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    Ed and Claire Jeffko
    No sign of Tonasket pilot since July 23
    By Brent Baker • August 2, 2012 11:43 am

    TONASKET – Search agencies suspended their search for Tonasket’s Ed Jeffko on Sunday, July 29, after six days of looking…

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    Tonasket schools finalize budget
    Tonasket schools finalize budget
    By Brent Baker • July 26, 2012 4:42 pm

    TONASKET – The Tonasket School Board finalized its budget for the 2012-13 school year and approved a Memorandum of Understanding…

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    Ed and Claire Jeffko (courtesy photo)
    Ed Jeffko, plane missing in Cascades
    By Brent Baker • July 25, 2012 12:01 pm

    TONASKET – Crews have been searching since Monday evening, July 23, for Tonasket’s Ed Jeffko, who took off from the…

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    Greg Howard, owner/engineer of Okanogan County Motorized Bicycles, shows the mayor and council  one of his  motorized bikes which he said would be good for a police bike patrol. The bikes cost about $800 with the motor added and can go up to 30 mph.
    Tonasket approves bid for upgraded pedestrian crossing
    By Brent Baker • July 19, 2012 4:38 pm

    TONASKET – The City of Tonasket’s move to re-bid the pending pedestrian crossing project appears to have paid dividends, based…

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    Tonasket EMS practices its response procedures on a pair of "victims" during Saturday's school shooting drill. Photo by Brent Baker
    Area first responders prepare for worst
    By Brent Baker • July 19, 2012 4:27 pm

    TONASKET – Smoke and the sounds of gunfire filled the air, as did the moans and screams of fallen students…

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    T.J. Tjoelker's "Runnin' in the Red" throws off plenty of heat at Saturday's Truck and Tractor Pulls.
    Truck and Tractor Pull roars through Tonasket
    By Brent Baker • July 19, 2012 10:41 am

    TONASKET – Noise, smoke and dirt filled the air at the Tonasket Rodeo Grounds on Saturday, July 14, as the…

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