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• Happily Ever After
• Inspiration for a Valley
• Deep White Dream
• Sultan narrows chief search to one
• Suspect arrested in back-to-back robberies in Monroe
• Legislature holds hearings on U.S. 2

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• Around The Valley
• Flashback
• Newsbriefs

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• Happily every after (continued)
• Roads Update
• Obituaries

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• Letters

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• Classified ads
• Valentine's Specials

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• Coldwell Banker Bain homes for sale

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• Editor's Notebook
• Families of victims of traffic accidents sometimes not notified for hours
• New Business

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• Births
• Church Directory
• Find It Fast Directory

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• Health and Beauty

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• Sports

February 5 , 2008

Valley General Hospital, providing comprehensive health care close to home

Lots going on, all year long

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(Left) EARL AND MARGARET SHREVE met in her native England while he served there during the Second World War. (Right) MARY AND JERRY STACKPOLE spent nearly as much time apart as together in the 48 years of their marriage, because Jerry's job required that he travel incessantly, a fact that drew the couple closer, said Mary. Photos by Polly Keary

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Sultan narrows chief search to one
The City of Sultan has narrowed the search for a new chief of police to one candidate; Charles Dennis, 44, currently an under sheriff in Bonner's Ferry, Idaho. Dennis was one of two candidates to appear at a recent event at which Sultan resident were given the opportunity to meet them. Lee Reed, 42, of Asotin, Wash., remains the number two candidate for the position. See page A-1

Two Monroe couples explain how they
stayed together for a total of 110 years See page 1

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Deep White Dream

HUGE WALLS of snow loom over vehicles parked at the Stevens Pass ski area. The 12-foot deep base is a dream come true for skiers and water supply forecasters. Photo by Steve Higgins

Inspiration for a Valley

CLYDE JELINEK (center) acknowledges the ovation from the crowd at the Annual Sultan Community Awards Event at Sultan High School Saturday evening. He was awarded the Inspirational Toastmaster of the Year Award
.Photo by Jim Scolman

CHARLES DENNIS, pictured here at a recent meet-the-public event in Sultan with his wife Sydney, has been selected as the City of Sultan's top candidate for the job of police chief. Dennis currently serves as under sheriff in Bonner's Ferry, Idaho. Photo by Jim Scolman

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