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2010, 03-10 Transmittal, Newspaper ArticleSpokane .•••*Valley6 Deferred Documents Response to Review Comments Revisions to Application Other (Describe Below): PERMIT CENTER Project Transmittal 11703 E Sprague Ave. Suite B-3, Spokane Valley, WA 99206 Phone: 509.720.5240 Fax: 509.688.0037 ❑ Provide one of the following (REQUIRED FOR ACCEPTANCE): ❑ PLUS Project #: ❑ Parcel Number: ❑ Site Address: Route to (Please check all that apply): Division # of Sheets/ Type of Document/ # of Copies Received by: ❑ Building �p Z VERIFIED/INITIALS -Ll may - �(41..1./ 0 / / 0 / ❑ QC by: / ❑ Development Engineering / / VERIFIED/INITIALS 0 / / 0 / / 0 / / QC Check by: ❑ f ❑ Planning / / VERIFIED/INITIALS ❑ / • _.. / '❑ / / ❑ / / ❑ QC Check by: ❑ SV Fire Department / / VERIFIED/INITIALS 0 / / 0 / / 0 / / ° QC Check by: Pro ect Contact Informal sn: Name: Email: Relationship to Project: 0 Architect ❑ Engineer NOTE: Phone: i >2/2C Fax: r� — %.24, 0 Other Design Professional 0 Contractor Owner / Applicant Bring all documents to the City of Spokane Valley Permit Center at 11703 E Sprague Ave — Suite B-3. We are sorry for any inconvenience, but documents brought elsewhere cannot be accepted. Effective June 10, 2009 To Whom it May Concern: THE White ecepftant Spokane's Original Source for Fishing and Sporting Goods March 10, 2010 The intent of this letter is to request an occupancy rating from the city for our secondary facility behind our current place of business to be used as a place for hunter's education. The property has been used in the past as an office for the White Elephant that resides at 12614 E. Sprague. The White Elephant, which is owed by John Conley, Rich Conley, and Pat Conley, was contacted by the Washington State Hunter's Education Instructors, a nonprofit organization, in November of 2009. The instructors informed Pat Conley that they had lost their past facilities and were hoping the White Elephant would be able to help with new facilities. The White Elephant has used that space at 12624 E. Sprague, for the past 21 years as an office, storage of retail goods to be sold in the main store, and for seasonal sales. The space has since been refinished. The main floor of the building has been repainted, lighting improved and new cabinets installed. In conjunction with Washington State Hunter's Education needs, new tables and chairs are to be available to provide for 20-40 students at a time. The students will range from children to adults. Washington State Fish and Wildlife provides property and liability insurance for the facility while occupied by Hunters Education. It is the White Elephants intent to lease the space to the Hunter's Education for $1 a month. The lease is an open ended lease with the intention to provide the space until the instructors no longer require the facility. We view this as an opportunity to provide a service back to the community to improve education as well as promote local businesses. Patrick J. Conley The White Elephant Stores 12614 East Sprague Spokane Valley, WA 99216 12624 East Sprague Spokane Valley, WA 99216 Phone: (509) 922-7887 Fax: (509) 924-1268 Cell: (509) 220-2126 it)lc-(4g k I pOs-7t- f So�aYw�.. ��o��_1Let lz) C�a.55 LMNG AREA a0t a• R. C l ss ? i '54 0 lz y2 A good environment for learning to hunt sporting goods store owner, others create the Outpost BvSandra Babcock sandi30@comcast.net Pat Conley's sons love the smell of pine and campfire. "They're outdoorsmen and respect the outdoors," he said with obvious father's pride. "They're law abiding, fr isstworthy kids and I think it's Ci'ecause I taught them to love Mt respect the outdoors. I think that has a lot of do with it." ZGonley traces this father -son erection to the hunter r education course they took years ago. "It's when I bonded with my four boys because we took the class together," he said. From those positive memories came Conley's willingness to help when he heard that Spokane's hunter education course, which is provided through the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, was in desperate need of a meeting location. See HUNTER'S ED,10 J. BART RAYNIAK bartr@spokesman. Pat Conley, co-owner of the White Elephant, is flanked by membi of the Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce during the grand opening of the Outpost, the new home for hunter education in till Spokane area. • i°k.kIleIVICIttl re? Your photos, vow' ad, in Buick. print, and online. atia dabte. • easy photos and Find additional p ds at information on many ads.com wvvw. s p o kes ma ncl essi fl, 4rr. When to Call Deadline to place, change or cancel most ads is 6 pm the day before publication or on Fri. - for Sat, Sun. & Mon.* Garage Sale Directory Deadlines: • 5:30 pm Wed. for Fri. 5:30 pm Thurs. for Sat. & Sun. • Open House Directory 4:00 pm Wed. Fri/Sat/Sun. Real Estate! Rentals • 4 pm Thurs./Contacts 5:30 pm ThursiNon-Contacts • Sat. Auto Section 4 pm Fri. 'Cal you Rep krcarrectcustom &Airs (5Perza „Sch e �eduule a seven-day ad " two additional da nd FREE!* y$ no qgsirictions refundapplY. these rates are able, ask for details 'Private Pa 'Ty only HUNTER'S ED Continued from 1 "Pat and his company have always supported hunter education," said Tom Higgins, a certified instructor with the Washington State Fish and Wildlife Hunter Education Instructors Association for 29 years. "Pat got word on this and made this area available. It's a great way to support our hunting heritage for the local Spokane area." The "area" that Pat Conley made available is a warehouse behind the White Elephant Store on Sprague Avenue in Spokane Valley, which he and Firearms responsibility is "the major his family own. With the help of many portion of the program," Higgins said. hands and generous grants from the "Once they pick up that firearm, it's Friends of the National Rifle Association their responsibility to maintain safe and Safari Club International, the handling. If there's a direct swinging of warehouse was, utted, cleaned and the muzzle, the student failed." Bled. High -definition television "It scares the kids but it's best for monitors or video presentations and them to learn that way," Conley said. furniture were purchased in preparation "When my boys took the class, and I do for the formal dedication of the Outpost this with all the new kids that come into last week. The first class begins Friday. the store, what's the number one rule? Higgins attributes the continued Muzzle control. Don't forget that." success of hunter education courses to Conley, who frequently fields calls the "American sporting public" giving a about hunter education courses is hearty nod to President Teddy Roosevelt's desire to protect the environment and wildlife. "He was the father of our American conservation scene," Higgins said. "He had the insight to see that our nation was really damaging our natural resources." This progressive insight prompted American sporting groups to push through Congress the Pittman -Robertson Act of 1937 that placed an excise tax on sporting firearms, handguns, ammunition and archery equipment at the manufacturer's level. The tax is specifically earmarked for environment and wildlife conservation and education fret . To sign up Go to wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/ huntered/classes/basic.php. Pamphlets are also available at area sporting goods stores. Course location The Outpost, 12614 E. Sprague. Ave., Spokane Valley, (Behind White Elephant Store); (509) 924-3006 pleased about an increase in female students. "I tell you what," he said, "it's probably 50-50 now of boys and rls. It used to be all boys and treat was e norm but now it's a lot of girls." Both Conley and Higgins are avid outdoorsmen where, according to Higgins, "You have the thrill of the hunt; the fair chase of the game. And the fact is that most of the time, 99 percent of the time, the game wins." And both are eager for the facility to be put to use for the first of many hunter education courses offered to adults and youths. In particular, Conley is grateful to the volunteers who cleaned the warehouse, donated pinewood, sanded and painted the concrete floor built it wasn't for the American sporting cabinets and handcrafted cabinet public, the folks that go up there and use handles and a coat rack from deer the natural resources, understand them antlers, to ready the building for its and care for them, we would not have debut. the wildlife in the United States of "I want it to be like the outdoors. I America that we have now," Higgins figure a kid, who is new to the outdoors, explained. "The American hunter has comes in here and sees all of this, it'll been at the forefront to make laws, rules help them strive to have the and regulations to maintain and experience," Conley said. enhance our wildlife." "Basically the new facility will be a The week-long course is taught by great.improvement and a fantastic boon Higgins and fellow instructor Red for the public to give good, responsible, Nierstheimer in the evenings and all day high -quality classes," said Higgins. Saturday and focuses on outdoor A wide smile stretched across preparedness, survival, muzzle control Conley's face. "Yeah," he said, "It'll be and hunter ethics and responsibility. great." ;r, /) pie,?,Lat\r_A -s 4 &Kye_ cco 11 C N GC C)t- GSA tic. �� t C- 4 E-ti �D�.�F� , c'v` t C�Cs, i� ae . I14: • i" % p • LS ? 1 p �� ��� �� te- L.,,„ � :�� � 5 ��ti ���, �� , .2 lflt k,