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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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    Hospital CEO breaks down NVH performance
    Hospital CEO breaks down NVH performance
    By Brent Baker • July 12, 2012 4:38 pm

    TONASKET – Is the glass half full, or half empty?North Valley Hospital District CEO Linda Michel seems to see that…

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    Tonasket Police plan school shooting drill
    Tonasket Police plan school shooting drill
    By Brent Baker • July 5, 2012 3:05 pm

    TONASKET – It’s a scenario no one wants to think about: a gunman loose in the local school, shooting staff…

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    'Report Night' at Tonasket School Board meeting
    'Report Night' at Tonasket School Board meeting
    By Brent Baker • July 5, 2012 2:58 pm

    TONASKET – The Tonasket School Board meeting scheduled for Wednesday, June 27, featured a number of reports, as well as…

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    Council discusses noise ordinance revamp
    Council discusses noise ordinance revamp
    By Brent Baker • July 5, 2012 2:48 pm

    TONASKET – The Tonasket City Council will be reviewing its noise ordinance after a number of reports that the current…

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    There's nothing resembling "fun" going on at the Tonasket City Pool this summer after it was shut down last fall and condemned this spring. The Tonasket City Council is trying to build a community-based coalition to spearhead the construction and long-ter
    City seeks area-based council for new Tonasket swimming...
    By Brent Baker • July 5, 2012 2:26 pm

    TONASKET – The Tonasket City Council was in agreement at its Tuesday, June 26, meeting that the city swimming pool…

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    New Tonasket EMS director Michael Greene Photo by Brent Baker
    New EMS director brings years of experience to...
    By Brent Baker • June 28, 2012 12:11 pm

    TONASKET – Michael Greene and his wife retired to Tonasket last November hoping to focus their efforts on doing volunteer…

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    Tonasket's Trevor Terris was selected as one of six high school juniors to join the WIAA's LEAP committee for the next two years.
    Tonasket's Trevor Terris gets LEAP bid
    By Brent Baker • June 28, 2012 11:34 am

    TONASKET – Trevor Terris’s long-range goals involve being involved with sports.So when he found out he was selected as one…

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    NVH audit shows 2011 improvement
    NVH audit shows 2011 improvement
    By Brent Baker • June 21, 2012 1:55 pm

    TONASKET – North Valley Hospital’s financial health has improved over the past two years and is on par with, or…

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    The Tonasket Police Department was the beneficiary of a donation by local gun shop owner Mike Murphy, who presented these rifles to the local cops at the June 13 City Council meeting.
    Donation re-arms Tonasket cops
    By Brent Baker • June 21, 2012 1:13 pm

    TONASKET – The Tonasket Police Department got a big boost from a local merchant as Mike Murphy of Murphy’s Sporting…

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    Councilwoman Julianna Griffin, stepping down because she is moving to the Oroville area, was presented with a plaque honoring her service to the city by Tonasket Mayor Patrick Plumb. Photo by Brent Baker
    Tonasket Planner suggests forming 'Friends of the Pool'
    By Brent Baker • June 21, 2012 1:04 pm

    City Planner Kurt Danison of Highlands Associates reported on a variety of topics at the Wednesday, June 13 Tonasket Council…

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    School board approves life skills curriculum purchase
    School board approves life skills curriculum purchase
    By Brent Baker • June 14, 2012 2:49 pm

    TONASKET – The Tonasket School Board approved the purchase of the IMC Life Skills curriculum for use in the elementary…

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    Members of Tonasket Elementary fourth grade teacher Scott Olson's class, including (l-r) Ruby Capote, Kevin Garcia, Enrique Long-Sandoval, Kyndall Rollins and Christina Torres, visited 105-year-old Lula Gardener to learn about what school was like 100 yea
    A Taste of History: Lula Gardner
    By Brent Baker • June 14, 2012 2:33 pm

    Lula Gardener, 105-years-old, shares school memories with TES 4th graders TONASKET – The more things change, the more they seem…

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    Jasmine Grangroth, Cierra Williams and Co-Valedictorian Michelle Timmerman sing the National Anthem to open Saturday's graduation.
    Tonasket celebrates Class of 2012
    By Brent Baker • June 14, 2012 2:12 pm

    TONASKET – Tonasket High School’s Class of 2012 topped off its senior year with graduation ceremonies on Saturday, June 9,…

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