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2025 Central Washington Art Competition kicks off
Saturday, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) announced the start of the annual Congressional Art Competition. All high school students in Washington’s Fourth District are eligible to participate. The winning entry will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol.
“The Congressional Art Competition is a great event that offers young artists the chance to show their creativity at the national level,” said Newhouse. “Throughout the years I have witnessed remarkable talent of young artists
from all over central Washington, and I look forward to seeing what our local artists have in store this year.”
The Congressional Art Competition is open to all high school students in Central Washington. All artwork must be submitted to one of Newhouse’s district offices by April 26, 2025. The closest one to Goldendale is: Yakima District Office, 402 East Yakima Avenue, Suite No. 1000, Yakima, WA 98901, (509) 452-3243.
Severance includes pay, accrued vacation time, healthcare
LOU MARZELES
EDITOR
Klickitat County Public Utility District (KPUD) has finalized a severance agreement with former General Manager Jim Smith, according to documents obtained recently.
The agreement, signed last month, marks the end of Smith’s tenure at the utility district. His last day of work was March 4, 2025.
Under the terms of the agreement, Smith will receive a severance payment of $331,225.44, representing approximately one year’s worth of base wages. Additionally, he is provided $107,104.82 in accrued and unused vacation time, with $24,541.65 being directed to his 457 Deferred Compensation Plan and the remaining $82,563.17 paid directly to him
after standard payroll deductions.
The KPUD has agreed to maintain Smith’s healthcare coverage through March 31, 2026. After that date, he will receive post-employment medical benefits as outlined in his original employment agreement from February 2020.
The agreement includes standard confidentiality and non-disparagement clauses for both parties. The utility district has also agreed not to contest any unemployment benefits Smith may seek.
If contacted about potential employment for Smith, the KPUD agreed it will only provide basic information including Smith’s dates of employment, position, job duties, and—if authorized by Smith—his last salary.
KPUD board president Dan Gunkel signed the agreement on
Jail oversight push stalls
LOU MARZELES
EDITOR
A legislative effort to place Washington’s local jails under state oversight has failed to gain traction, despite growing concerns over inmate deaths, according to a report in The Seattle Times. Deaths such as that of Ivan Howtopat here in Goldendale reverberated through the Legislature but not to the degree that a change was made. Another death was that of Hien Trung Hua, who died in Yakima County Jail last year during a
mental health crisis. Hua’s death followed a struggle with jail staff who restrained him facedown— an approach that went against the facility’s policy. Local investigations cleared the guards involved, raising alarms among advocates for jail reform. The proposal, Senate Bill 5005, aimed to establish a statewide council that would monitor jail conditions and contribute to reviews when deaths occur in custody. However, the bill did not move forward this session. Supporters of the measure, including the fam-
Sheriff Bob Songer’s department update at the Klickitat County Commissioners meeting March 25 carried a surprise.
“Based on the fact that the two county commissioners at the time, Lori Zoller and Jake Anderson, claimed the employees of the jail and sheriff were negligent in Ivan Howtopat’s suicide in the Klickitat County Jail on May 20, 2023,” he said, “I am requesting a public records disclosure of the investigation and findings of Ivan Howtopat’s suicide that was conducted by an outside agency, the Skamania County Sheriff’s Office.
“I am also requesting a public records disclosure of the survey and findings conducted on the Klickitat County Jail by Jail Commander Jose Briones of the Island County Sheriff’s Office during 2023 and 2024.”
Saying he was concerned for the safety of citizens and deputies, Songer requested “$382,020 that was cut from the Sheriff’s
2025 Budget be reinstated in my budget so I can hire the two deputy replacement positions that I have been holding off on hiring in order to absorb the $382,020 budget cut.”
The report began by noting the Sheriff’s Office received 3,134 calls for service in the county between January 1 and March 20. Some 1,757 of the calls were inside cities and 1,377 in unincorporated areas of the county. Deputies also served 272 civil papers during the same time period.
His report concluded with safety tips that he said he planned to include in all future reports:
Legislature divided on school funding
JERRY CORNFIELD
WASHINGTON STATE STANDARD
Funding of Washington’s public schools is one of the tougher wrinkles House and Senate budget writers must iron out in the weeks ahead.
Democrat-drafted proposals in the two chambers are demonstrably different in how much is spent on special education, what grant programs are cut and when state funds are distributed to school districts. And it’s unclear what Democrats will do if new taxes they are counting on for billions of dollars for education are not approved.
Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal noted this week that the share of the operating budget going to public schools would be about the same in the Senate plan, while in the House proposal it would continue to shrink.
“We’re trying to figure out
how much of each budget relies on the revenue,” he added.
The current budget, which runs through June 30, spends roughly $31.2 billion of the general fund — the cache of state tax dollars used to fund day-to-day operations — on public schools. That works out to roughly 43%, down from the high-water mark of over 50% in 2019.
The Senate is proposing a two-year $78.5 billion budget, of which $34.3 billion of the general fund – 43.7% – would go to public schools. The House drew up a $77.8 billion plan, of which $33.2 billion, or 43%, is penciled in for education.
The Senate approved its operating budget on Saturday with
• Fraud is on the increase. If you receive a call and they want you to say “yes” to their questions, just say “bye-bye.”
• Also ignore the text about toll fees. Do not respond.
Zac Kennedy of the county’s lobbying firm Potts & Associates brought bad news from Olympia:
“The budgets are out,” he said.
“It is going to be ugly.” It’s to the point, he added, that he fully expects to see a special legislative session called to further deal with budget problems, whether right after the current time-limited session or later in the sum-
• Be aware of mailbox theft. Lock mailboxes to dissuade against outsiders accessing your mailbox.
only Democratic support. The House is expected to vote on its package Monday. Once passed, authors will begin negotiating to reconcile differences as they work to get a deal ahead of April 27, the last scheduled day of the session.
Tackling the cost drivers In dollars and cents, the single largest difference between the two budgets is funding of special education in the state’s 295 public school districts. The Senate plan contains a $1 billion increase in the next biennium compared to $188.9 million in the House. The state distributes an amount of money for each stu-
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FOR RECORDS: Klickitat County Sheriff Bob Songer speaking at an event last year. Songer has requested public records related to the investigation of the death of Ivan Howtopat.
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SEVERANCE PACKAGE DETAILS: Former Gov. Jay Inslee (left) awarded former KPUD General Manager Jim Smith the Washingtonian For a Day award in 2019. Smith has departed the utillity. The Sentinel has obtained the details of his severance package.
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LouMARZELES
EDITOR
When my longtime friend Tom Foxx told me about his son’s new music group I had thesamekind of feeling I used to get when I was music editor at The Washington Times in DC and a friend would want metowriteabout his music group What do you do when friendship might conflictwithhonestassessmentof musicaltalent?
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The Goldendale City out in front of you with Council has enacted a law nowarning,and thereyou requiringalldeer to wear are Reflective vests worn reflectivevestswhilewithin by deer hemaintains will allowmotoriststoseethem wellinadvanceandbeable said councilor Thurgood to avoid costly insurance Frumpton “Andforours” claimsfromtheanimals Frumpton pointed out thatdeercanbehardtosee, deertocometocityhalland especiallyatnight
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“Sure they cross at the They will be required to ‘Deer Crossing’ signs,” he wearthemwhilewithinthe admitted “Allinastraight city,thenremovethemand line, nice and orderly But leave them on the ground sometimes they’re like when they head back into trees; they just jump right thecounty
G OLDENDALE ’ S A TTIC
This week’s Goldendale’s Attic Mystery Picture
A cow with its two people. The girl is wearing a sash, but we can’t see what’s on it. Who are these two? What was the occasion for this picture? When was it? Where? Beats us. All we know is this picture ran in The Sentinel sometime, lost in
the annals of yesteryear. If you know anything about it, please send us an email (info@goldendalesentinel. com), or give us a call (509-
773-3777), or drop in at the office—and remember, you’re welcome to come in and take a look at the original photograph.
L OOKING BACK
March 28, 1935 – 90 Years Ago
A brand new 1935 Ford V-8 patrol wagon is to be used in the district from Washougal to Goldendale, according to a recent order of Chief Wm. Cole of the Washington State Patrol. The vehicle is to be used as an ambulance in case of an accident and is equipped with a fi rst aid kit. It will also be used in patrolling the highway and to transport those under arrest of violation of the liquor and traffic laws.
March 28, 1940 – 85 Years Ago
The establishment of a new dairy, complete with modern pasteurization equipment, was announced this week by Ray and Bert Beyerlin, No. 4 farmers. The new dairy will be known as the Goldendale Dairy. The brothers have purchased the route formerly operated by W. A. Layman’s Puritan Dairy. The new Goldendale Dairy is located on the Beyerlin ranch three miles south and one mile east of Goldendale on what is known as the Eddings ranch.
March 31, 1955 – 70 Years Ago
Ed Hoctor will leave Sunday for Portland where he will attend Multnomah College. Ed will study in the automotive trade school division of the college.
April 1, 1955 – 70 Years Ago
Mary Jean Murdock and James (Jim) Allyn celebrated their twelfth birthdays with a party given at the Orison Murdock home Friday evening. After refreshments and the opening of gifts, they attended a show at the Star Theater. Party guests included Becky Conners, Bonnie Bush, Charl Ann Lear, Janice Case, Linda Anderson, Claudia Knight, Patty Spiekerman, Janet West, Ralph Nickerson, Larry Blake, Frank Beebe, and Donald Oxwang.
March 31, 1960 – 65 Years Ago
Construction of Goldendale’s new bowling alley moved into high gear this week with the advent of good weather. The new bowling center will feature the latest equipment available and have automatic pin setting capabilities.
March 2, 1995 – 30 Years Ago
Wildlife-Friendly Farmers – The Walt and Betty Fahkenkamp’s farm has been declared the Central Klickitat Conservation District Wildlife Habitat Farm of the year, for incorporating agricultural practices that nurture wildlife. The Fahlenkamp Farm was chosen for the award because the Fahlenkamps apply several conservation practices to reduce soil erosion and improve water quality, which also enhance habitat for wildlife.
—Richard Lefever Klickitat
County Historical Society
Mystery Picture
Points to ponder:
I’m reading a very unusual murder mystery. It seems the victim was shot by a man from another book. Tom takes a shortcut through the cemetery and is disturbed to hear a regular tapping sound. The noise gets louder, and Tom comes across a man in a suit tapping away at a headstone. Tom looks over the man’s shoulder and sees he’s adding an “e” to the end of the name carved in the stone. “A little late for work like that, isn’t it?” Tom asks. “Yes,” says the man. “But it couldn’t wait. They spelled my name wrong.” Did you hear about the paranoid with low self-esteem? He thought no one important was following him. I went to our local bookstore to buy a book about conspiracies. They didn’t have any. Coincidence? There’s a knock at the Pearly Gates. St. Peter looks out and sees a man waiting to come in. St. Peter goes out and is about to begin his interview when the man disappears. A short time later, there’s another knock. Again St. Peter gets the door, sees the man, opens his mouth to speak, and the man disappears. St. Peter has just gone back inside when there’s yet another knock. Sure enough, the man is back standing at the Gates. “Are you playing games?” St. Peter asks. “No,” replies the man. “They’re trying to resuscitate me.”
Defi nition: Campers. Nature’s way of feeding mosquitoes.
Defi nition: Claustrophobia. Fear of Santa Claus.
COUNTY COMPLETES SCENIC ROUTE SURVEY
December 17, 1964
A scenic roads and parkways study, requested by the Recreation Advisory Council, newly created by President Johnson, was completed in Klickitat County last week, and the results sent to the state Highway Department Monday of this week, according to H. O. Strombom, county engineer.
According to Strombom, each state was requested to study their highway system and to nominate certain routes and parkways that would qualify. The state Highway Department requested that each county make a study of their roads and to submit the recommendations by December 14.
The county commissioners and the county engineer completed their survey last week and made the following recommendations:
1) The Troutlake-Glenwood road extending on to the county line north of Troutlake and along the Bird Creek road to the county line north of Glenwood. They also recommended that the Department of Natural Resources and the U. S. Forest Service consider setting up roads in Yakima county to tie into this road to provide access to the Bird Creek Meadows recreation area.
2) The Maryhill Loop road to the John Day dam starting at the top of the old Loops and following the old highway into Maryhill and then upon completion of the John Day dam, when the SP&S grade would be turned back to the county for road purposes, the route would be extended by way of the railway grade to the John Day dam and then back to the state highway by way of the present access road.
3) The Dalles Mountain to Lyle road which would begin at the intersection of The Dalles Mountain road and the state highway and continue to Warwick and then to Lyle by way of the High Prairie road.
4) The Rock Creek, Bickleton, Roosevelt road starting at the junction of Rock Creek and the state highway, going up Rock Creek to the Bickleton road, then to Bickleton and then to Roosevelt by the east road, ending at the new proposed Roosevelt ferry landing.
5) The Mud Springs, Simcoe Ridge route, starting at the intersection of the Box Spring and Bickleton road, then northeast following approximately the old stage coach route to the Status summit. The route would then continue in a westerly direction along the top of the Simcoes to the Kayser Butte road and would end near the monument northeast of Goldendale.
6) A route starting in Klickitat canyon and going up out of the canyon on the new Appleton road, then to Snowden and to the vicinity of Husum by a possible new route.
7) The Snowden, White Salmon, Burdoin mountain road which would start at Snowden and proceed to Burdoin mountain, taking in a section of the road to the bottom of Locke Hill. The viewpoint at the summit of Burdoin mountain was the object of this route.
8) The BZ Corner to Glenwood road and then to Klickitat by way of the Leidl and Bowman creek grades down the Klickitat canyon to Lyle. The next step, according to Strombom, is the preparation of the estimates for work and the facilities such as parks, camp grounds, and viewpoints along the routes selected. This phase of the project must be completed by January 15. The county has not been informed as to what the project consists of nor what it involves, Strombom stated. The survey is all that has been requested at this time.
This one apparently was too easy. Lots of people recognized (left to right) David, Daniel, and Doug
Brunton. Sidne Steindorf said she believes this picture was taken around 1994.
A Catholic Priest, A Jewish Rabbi and a Baptist minister were discussing the beginning of life.
The Priest said, “Life begins at conception. The Rabbi said he believe at birth. The Baptist minister thought for a minute and said, “I believe life begins when the last child leaves home.”
While there are different opinions about when life begins, what is the answer to the question, “When does life end?” Most of us would agree when we breathe our last breath is when it’s over for us. However, too often the ending of life is even more grim than us fighting for a breath of air and then we are nothing but a body of flesh and bone for some else to dispose of.
Too often life for many ends months or maybe even years before our final physical moment. Actually, possibly it has already happened to you, and you haven’t even realized that you are already dead. You died and you didn’t even know it. You’ve been staring at your television, scrolling through social media and maybe even walking around the aisle of the grocery store just as dead as old King Tut, but not physically, just mentally, emotionally and spiritually.
It happens to the best of people. You lose all interest in life. You have nothing that you look forward to. There is nothing you particularly want to do. No place you really want to go and nobody you want to be around. You’re dying, because you’ve given up.
There are several scenarios that can bring us to this motionless zombie stage of life. Losing a spouse, losing a job, losing a child, a business failure, financial failure, a major sickness or just outliving all your family and your friends. Too often people detach themselves from everyone or anything going on which limits their activity and interest even more. No doubt crippling disease changes our personalities and our interests. Battling cancer, diabetes, a neurological disease, or take your pick of many more, changes our attitude about wanting to be out and about and doing what we use to do. Going to church, the local Kiwanis meeting, or singing in the community choir may not have the same appeal.
Regardless of what you or a loved one has going on, it’s good to take notice of this stage of life and not be too hard on your friend or yourself. Here is what you must try:
1. Keep moving. Move whatever you can. Even if you are wheelchair bound, move your mind and whatever part of your body that you can move.
2. Keep doing. Do something. Read, pray, exercise, go to church, walk. Clean your house. Work a job, mentor people. Be a friend to others. Use your imagination.
3. Keep trying. As long as you can breathe, don’t quit.
4. Have something to look forward to. This can be anything. Someone’s birthday. A trip to the store.
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Mowing the yard. A family gathering. A weekend trip, a movie, church—it can be most anything. 5. Enjoy whatever you do. Laugh and have a good time.
The only person who can keep you down is yourself. Your number one obstacle is usually yourself. If we can overcome what we mentally put ourselves through, then we have a good chance of a good day. A good thought to add here is the scripture, “If God be for us, who can be against us?” Romans 8:21
Another one is “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Philippians 4:13
Now, go and have a good day!
Burn-out has got to go
The Festival of Wheels gave it another try this year. It seems the attendance has dwindled to much lower levels than when the event was new, 10 years ago. There are a lot of competing car shows this time of year, so it doesn’t surprise me . This year Goldendale Motorsports Association and ABATE brought back the burn-out, which was tried several times in the past with questionable benefits to the town. This year someone had the brilliant idea to use the old skateboard park as a place to stage the return of the burnout. It was held on the concrete slab, a tempting medium for anyone inclined to bum rubber. Rednecks of many degrees, punk kids or maybe the little old lady from Pasadena. I personally was left with a bad taste in my mouth and lungs. Even though I made it a point to stay away from the burn-out and was at my home where I thought I would escape the noise and smoke, when the toxic cloud rose from the park and drifted over the Little Klickitat River Park (the swimming pool) on to the kids and families at the pool and on to me while I was sitting on my property. We were contaminated by the toxins in the smoke, and my eyes and throat were imitated, and my lungs filled with carbon monoxide and other cancer causing toxic compounds
for three hours.
I think the city of Goldendale needs to rethink supporting burnouts in our park. Next year don’t issue a permit to any group that wants to burn-out. There are places in the county where it could be held, just not in the city please. I hate toxic smoke, and you should too.
On Sept 4 I will be asking the mayor and his administration to make an ordinance forbidding anyone from reckless unsafe burnouts in any ones neighborhood or any street in the Goldendale city limits. I would appreciate some support from like-minded citizens at the council meeting. Let them know how you feel.
Find out for yourself
I am a retired healthcare worker, a retired search and rescue volunteer, a longtime Firewise committee member, and a solar and grid intertie user for 35 years. I was delighted to read in The Sentinel about the plans for the microgrid for KVH and the school district.
I attended the first community planning session at the high school and heard an excellent presentation about the microgrid by Jonathan Lewis. The proposed Emergency Preparedness District, using this microgrid, would be an incredible asset for our county. Goldendale is lucky to have intelligent, forward thinking, civic minded people working for our community.
Ken McKune Goldendale C
I recently received an updated “Terms for Business and Deposit Account Agreement” from Columbia Bank. I am not in the habit of reading the fine print but for some reason this time I did. I came across an “added” line that I found very concerning. Again, this line is both for personal and business accounts. It reads: “We may refuse to open and account and may close your account at any time for any reason or for no reason at all.”
“For No Reason At All” I particularly found offensive.
I encourage everyone to attend the next planning meeting at the American Legion, Tuesday, April 8, at 5:30 p.m., and see for yourself.
May-Lane Baker Goldendale
Do you or don’t you need an appointment?
Recently a group of 15 or so folks from around Klickitat County went
I contacted the bank for an explanation. The answer was essentially that “we wouldn’t do that.” Then why is it in your documents, I asked. The answer was to send me up the chain of command. The second person gave the same answer as the first and then was to have me contacted by some-one higher up. That person has not contacted me after more than a week so I am following through on what I told the bank contacts I was going to do—write a letter to the editor to be sure local folks are aware of how Columbia Bank is choosing to deal with its account holders.
Letters from the community
to the County building in Goldendale to meet with staff of our Congressional District 14 Rep. Dan Newhouse during one of his mobile office events. We had been informed by his Yakima office that no appointment was necessary. Upon arrival in Goldendale, the onsite staffer told us that we needed an appointment, and we couldn’t meet with her in Goldendale. We called the Yakima office immediately to request an appointment. Once again, we were told that no appointment was required and that they would ask the onsite staffer to meet with us. After waiting over an hour, we called the Yakima office a third time. This time, we were told we could not be seen without an appointment and would not be accommodated that day.
My concern is that a comment as broad as this opens the door for abuse. I have had no difficulties with our local branch and am sorry that the headquarters has decided to take such a hard line. It ap-pears I will need to look for a bank that does not behave in this manner.
Beware the Oligarch
Ken Margraf Goldendale
This directly contradicts the description of mobile office events on Newhouse’s website, which states: “Members of the public are invited to meet with Congressman Newhouse’s staff with no appointment necessary.”
It seems that serving and communicating with constituents is not a priority for Rep. Newhouse.
Shelley Baxter White Salmon
Guidelines for Letters
What is an Oligarchy? An Oligarchy is a form of government where the wealthy few run roughshod over the populous. An Oligarch is one of the wealthy individuals. Historically, average citizens in an Oligarchy do not fare well. At times the result has been dramatic—as in the French Revolution and our own revolution against England. Under an Oligarchy, the few running things take all the power and ignore institutions such as judicial systems (the courts), legislative bodies, and the will of the people. There is no room for dissent. Anyone who opposes the Oligarch is labeled a traitor and treated as such. An Oligarch surrounds himself or herself with followers who will do his or her bidding without question, whether it is lawful or not. The Oligarch wants one thing: to win and be at the top despite any pain delivered to the populous. What the Oligarch says is the truth. Anything else is a lie. Is this where we are now?
Ken Margraf Goldendale
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WEEKLY AND MONTHLY
Every Wednesday,Monday, and Friday
• Alcoholics Anonymous, Goldendale United Methodist Church, 7-8 p.m.
Monday
• Lyle Lions Meeting 6 p.m. the 1st and 3rd Monday of the month. Lyle Lions Community Center.
• Popup Café – 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Lunch and support group at the Masonic Lodge on Columbus. Café is open weekly on Monday and Wednesday.
• The Coalition for Preventing Abuse in Klickitat County (CPAKC) 4 p.m. every 2nd Monday via Zoom. 509-773-3776 or CPAKC on Facebook.
• Goldendale City Council meetings 6 p.m. 1103 S Columbus 1st and 3rd Monday of every month except on holidays.
• Book Discussion Group meets every third Monday at 11 a.m. – Goldendale Library
• One on One Tech Help 1st Monday of the month 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the Goldendale Library, call to set up an appointment 509-773-4487
• Goldendale School Board
Work Session: 2nd Monday of the month at the Primary School Library.
• Goldendale School Board Meeting: 4th Monday of the month at the High School Cafeteria.
Tuesday
• Adult Fiber Art Social Circle: 2nd Tuesday of the month from 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. at the Goldendale Community Library
• EPIC Youth Center Games:
3 - 4:30 p.m. every Tuesday. All ages welcome though a release of liabilities and parent agreement of conduct must be on file. Youth under the age of 8 must be checked in by a parent. Visit epicyouthcenter.org for forms.
• Wellness Warriors 3 – 4 p.m. on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at the Goldendale Library on Burgen Street. Join us as our local health department nurses teach us about different wellness topics to keep ourselves safe an healthy. Topics include: Hand Hygiene, Nutrition, Physical Activity, Emotional Health, & Safety/Injury Prevention. All ages are welcome, topics will be covered at an elementary school level.
• Board of County Commissioners meeting every Tuesday Klickitat County Courthouse, 205 S Columbus Goldendale. Visit www.klickitatcounty. org/643/Board-of-CountyCommissioners for information, agenda, and link for Zoom meeting.
• TOPS Club Inc. – Taking Pounds off Sensibly 10 a.m. the Nazarene Church on Grant and Allyn. Questions? Sally/ojala@ gmail.com.
• KC Fair Board Meetings 1st Tuesday of the month is a Workshop, 3rd Tuesday of the month is a Board Meeting.
• Soroptimist International of
Community Events
Goldendale, 5:30 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesday of the month. Dedicated to helping women and youth in our community and worldwide. All welcome. Contact Betty 509-250-3746.
• BINGO night: 3 p.m. on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at the High Prairie Community Center on Struck Rd. Meals and cards for purchase (discounted kids’ meals) Come meet your neighbours and enjoy some family fun!
Wednesday
• Healing Song Circle: 6:30 –7:30 p.m. every 4th Wednesday of the month, Missing Corner in BZ Corner. Song in healing for our hearts, our communities, and our world. Please come join us for this monthly community offering. We will be hosting and inviting many songwriters to share their songs too! Super excited to see you there! By donation $10-20, no one turned away. RSVP at laurarosedoctor@ gmail.com, 509-637-9425.
• Family Storytime: 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. at the Goldendale Community Library.
• Learn and Play! – 2 – 3 p.m. every 2nd Wednesday of the month at the Goldendale Primary School. Fun and learning for you and your little ones up to 5 years!
• Family Fun Night at the Goldendale American Legion on Broadway St. 4th Wednesday of every month at 6:30
• Free Youth Cooking Classes: 4-6 p.m. every other Wednesday, beginning Sept. 20th, 2023 – June 2024 at The Harbour 125 W. Main St. Goldendale. Children 13+, come join us at the Youth Drop-In Center for free cooking classes. 509-281-0288 or email cassidy@wagap.org
• Snowden Community Council Meetings – 1st Wednesday of the month at 6:30 at the Cherry Lane Fire Station
• Kiwanis 7 a.m. Simcoe Café 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month.
• Trivia at the American Legion every week 6:30 p.m.
• Family Story Time at 10:30 – 11:30 a.m., Goldendale Library
• Popup Café – 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. lunch and support group at the Masonic Lodge on Columbus until further notice. Café is open weekly on Monday and Wednesday.
• Lyle Community Council Meetings are the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 6:30, Lyle Activity Center (308 Klickitat). Meetings also available via Zoom https://lylewa.com/about-us.
Thursday
• EPIC Youth Center Games: 6:30 - 8 p.m. every Thursday. All ages welcome though a release of liabilities and parent agreement of conduct must be on file. Youth under the age of 8 must be checked in by a parent. Visit epicyouthcenter.org for forms.
• Rosary every Thursday evening at 6p.m. at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church 307 Schuster in Goldendale.
• Drinking Democratically 6 - 7:30 p.m. the third Thursday of the month. Food and drink available for purchase. Call Carol for location 971-404-1935
• Al Anon Group meets at 7 p.m. at the Nazarene Church 124 W Allyn in Goldendale. Call 509-310-3377 with questions.
• Learn and Play! 10:30 –11:30 a.m. at the White Salmon Library. Stories, songs, puppets, crafts and more for young children (birth through 5yrs) and their parents or caregivers presented by White Salmon Valley Community Library Staff. Free book for each participant provided by the FVRL Foundation.
• Goldendale Grange #49 Meeting – 4th Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at 228 E Darland in Goldendale
• Parent Support Group – 10
a.m. weekly 166 E Jewett Blvd in
White Salmon. Join us for community support at our weekly meeting at! Children are welcome & encouraged. There is a small play area to keep little hands busy. We’d love to see you there!
• Bingo at the Goldendale American Legion Thursdayscard packets go on sale 6:30 p.m. game starts 7 p.m. Food available
• Bingo - High Prairie Community Center, 2nd Thursday of every month, doors open at 6, starts at 6:30. Questions contact Lori Sweeney 503-260-7129
• WAGAP Mobile Food Bank – 1st Thursday of the month: 9-10:30 a.m. Wishram school, 10:45 - 11:30 Wishram Heights Housing, 12–2 p.m. Dallesport Community Center, 3-5 p.m. Lyle Lions Club. 3rd Thursday of the month: 9-11 a.m. Trout Lake Baptist Church, 12-2 p.m. BZ Corner Community Building. Call 509-493-2662 ext 208 for more information.
• Narcotics Anonymous, 7 - 8 p.m. weekly at the United Methodist Church, 109 E Broadway Goldendale.
Friday
• Open sewing, knitting, or whatever you do every Friday from 1 - 4 p.m. at Wild Daffodil and 3C’s Fabric in their new location $10.
• Lyle Community Game Day 1 p.m. the third Friday of every month at the Lyle Lions Community Center.
• Bingo – 2nd & 4th Friday of the month, Mt Adams Elks Lodge 124 NE Church Ave, White Salmon. Doors open at 5:30, Bingo at 6 and the Salmon Run Grill is open from 5:30 –7:30
• Knitting and Stitching Circle 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. White Salmon Community Library
• GamerNoon for teens 3 – 5 p.m. at the Goldendale Library. Come play tabletop and board games.
• Crafternoons at the Library –every 4th Friday 2:30 – 4 p.m. for ages 7-10 (all ages welcome at the Goldendale Library).
Saturday
• Hope Neighborhood 4 - 5:30 p.m. (winter hours) 115 E Main Street, Goldendale at the Goldendale Senior Center. A time of fellowship, bible reading, and discussion for those seeking to learn and grow in God’s word.
• Art Club: Saturday at 1 p.m. at Apollonia Book Store in Goldendale
• Lyle Lions Pancake Breakfast 1st Saturday of every month 7 a.m. -10 a.m. Omelettes and ham and eggs cooked to order. Endless Pancakes. Location: Lyle Lions Community Center 5th & State Street (Hwy 14).
• Columbia Grange meets the 2nd Saturday of every month.
• Goldendale Aglow Lighthouse meets from 2 - 4 p.m. at the Senior Center 3rd Saturday of every month –, 115 E. Main St. Goldendale
• Family Storytimes 10:30 –11:30 a.m. 1st Saturday of the month @ the Goldendale Library
Sunday
• Trout Lake Farmers Market: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at the Trout Lake Grange Hall
COMMUNITY EVENTS
April 4, 2025, Bickleton Carousel Museum Opens for the season: Friday and Saturdays 10 a.m - 3 p.m., Sundays 12 - 4 p.m. April 5, 2025, Horray for Hats! Spring Tea & Fundraiser.: 2:30 - 5 p.m. at the Maryhill Museum of Art Join us in your best afternoon tea attire wearing your favorite hat for a spring tea event to raise funds for a new Collections Department Freezer at Maryhill Museum of Art. Feature Presentation Dr. Steven L. Grafe, Curator of Art, talks about Maryhill Museum of
Art’s fashion collections Raffle Drawing, Tea & Accompaniments Loïe’s: The Museum Cafe will serve assorted teas in antique China teapots with a curated selection of savory tea sandwiches and mini-quiches, scones with fresh preserves and clotted cream, and abundant petite desserts. Spring Tea Tickets are $55 for Museum members and $70 for non-members. Raffle tickets will be sold at the door.
April 5, 2025, Bickleton Authors Book Signing: 1 - 3 p.m. at the Market Street Cafe in Bickleton. Come meet your local Bickleton authors! Karen (Meyer) Eisenbrey, Bailey McManus, Erica (Jensen) Kingsbury, Peter B. Lewis, Naida Joy (Kelley) Webster, Tami (Berk) Whitmore.
April 8, 2025, Goldendale Emergency Microgrid Project Planning Meeting: 5:30 p.m. at the Goldendale High School Cafeteria, Simcoe Dr project sponsors want to hear from you — our community members! How can this microgrid better serve Goldendale? Are there additional ways to use this system to make our town more resilient? The public is invited, and encouraged to attend. For more info visit: https://www.youtube. com/watch?v=uJL_D0FcZkA or https://kvhealth.net/index.php/ kvh/news/goldendale-emergency-microgrid-project-a-community-driven-energy-solution.
April 9, 2025, Take the Veil Off: Money Tracking for Real Life with The Main Hall: 5:30 - 8:30 April 9, April 16 and April 23rd (3 part class) at The Missing Corner, BZ Corners. Transform your relationship with money through simple, consistent tracking that actually works. create lasting peace of mind around money. More info: www.lauradoctor.com Facilitator: Laura Doctor of Trout Lake 5:30-8:30pm April 9,16,23. Cost $0-15 For Intro Session on April 9th,$50/class April 16 and 23 if you decide to stick with it- Pay now or later.
April 11 - 12, 2025, Centerville Grange Mini Fair: 8 a.m.6 p.m. Mini Fair: Crafts, Art, Sewing, Painting, Food & More – Bring Your Creations, Fun for All! Ages 5 & up bring your creations on April 11th 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. and April 12th 8 - 9 a.m. when we will close for judging. Contact Lucille Bevis for more info 509773-9122.
April 12, 2025, Family Fair & Garden Event: 9 a.m. -1 p.m. at the Centerville Grange Hall. Join us for a morning filled with fun and learning! While our local judges evaluate the fair entries, take a break and enjoy some family-friendly activities, including an educational gardening program, gardening activities, and crafts for the kids. Savor a delicious lunch provided by Centerville Grange #81, and take some time to explore the fantastic entries from our local community members. We look forward to seeing you there! Questions on Family Gardening Day? Contact: Claudine Mincks at 509.250.0670
April 12, 2025, Goldendale Soroptimist Tea Party: 1 - 4 p.m. at the Goldendale Grange Hall on East Darland. Join us for a tea party and silent auction with a fashion show hosted by Monkeyshines. Tickets are $25. To donate an item call or visit Monkeyshines at 509-250-3835 or stop into the shop at 514 S Columbus.
April 17, 2025, Human Resources 101 Workshop: 6 p.m. at the Goldendale Chamber of Commerce office 903 E .Broadway. Presented by Klickitat Valley Health. Join us for an essential Human Resources 101 Workshop, presented by Klickitat Valley Health, designed for small business owners, managers, and anyone responsible for HR functions in their workplace. Limited space, rsvp to 509-7733400 or admin@goldendale -
chamber.org
April 19, 2025, Seed Exchange: 3 - 5 p.m. 170 Lyle Snowden Rd, Lyle, Domaine Pouillon Please join us for our 5th annual Garden Seed Exchange at the estate! April 19th 3-5 P.M.. This is a free event! You are welcome to bring seeds to share or just come and take some seeds for your garden. Please come share your love, excitement, and ideas for the growing season. We look forward to seeing you. Contact Domaine Pouillon for more information 509-365-2795
April 20, 2025, Natural Egg Dying with Molly Holmlumd: 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. at The Missing Corner, BZ Corner. We will make dyes from natural materials and dye our eggs with them. Utilizing kitchen scraps and gathered materials we will learn how to make color from everyday materials, and try out a few techniques to make some truly special eggs. Families are welcome to come together. Cost: $75/family and $50/single person *Bring your own hard-boiled eggs. Pre-register foragedink. myshopify.com. Any questions email: mollyholmlund@gmail. com
April 20, 2025, Easter Egg Hunt and Potluck: 1 - 4 p.m. at The Missing Corner, BZ Corner.
April 22, 2025, Mobile Market: 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. 104 Simcoe Dr DRIVE-THRU distribution, up to 250 families (or while supplies last). Free food items will be distributed including an assortment of nonperishable and fresh items. Free food will be provided to anyone in need of food assistance. Our Mobile Market free food distributions serve people facing hunger. No appointment or documentation required.
April 25 - 27, 2025, Maryhill Ratz 2025 Spring Free-4All Freeride: Spring Free-4-All at Maryhill Loops Road brings friends and world-class athletes together for a weekend of epic riding and racing. Visit www. maryhillratz.com/2025/01/2025spring-registration/for details and to sign up
April 26, 2025, Pacific Northwest Plein Air opening reception: 5 - 7 p.m. at the Maryhill Museum of Art 35 Maryhill Museum Drive, Goldendale. Pacific Northwest Plein Air in the Columbia River Gorge is an outdoor painting event that is hosted by Maryhill Museum of Art. This year marks its 20th anniversary.
During the last full week of April, more than 40 artists will travel to the Gorge for four days of painting en plein air. The 2025 juror is Texas artist, Suzie Baker, a past President of Oil Painters of America (2020-22) who will assign awards to a dozen works. Completed paintings will be available for purchase in the museum’s M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust Education Center from April 27–May 26, 2025. Juror Suzie Baker and Maryhill Museum of Art’s Curator of Art Dr. Steven L. Grafe will present awards. All works on view will be available for purchase. April 30, 2025, Herbal Medicine Making Series Part 2 ~Tinctures, and Glycerites: Please Pre-register. Workshop cost is $85, and includes all materials for take-home remedies, educational handout, tea, and light snack. http://www. bearfoot-botanicals.com/bookonline The space will be open for 30 minutes after class for questions and socializing. There will also be a pop-up shop of Bearfoot Botanicals herbal products at 20% off for all workshop attendees. Looking forward to sharing this time with you all! www.bearfoot-botanicals.com @bearfootbotanicals on IG May 2, 2025, Red Cross First Aid, CPR, and AED Course: 5 - 7 p.m. at The Missing Corner, BZ Corner. Train for Moments that Matter - Safely, Effectively & Confidently. Whether you need First
Aid, CPR, and AED training that satisfies OSHA-mandated job requirements, workplace, or other regulatory requirements, or you just want to know how to keep your loved ones safe, the American Red Cross is your “go-to” source of emergency and safety training for more than a century. More than 5 million people choose our award-winning courses to learn life-saving skills each year. Instructor: Scott Cascella Cost: $90 Signup Link: https://www.pdxraft.com/CPR May 2 - 4, 2025 Home and Garden Show: Join us for the annual Goldendale Home and Garden Show, where we celebrate the best of home improvement, gardening, and community spirit in Klickitat County! This year, we’re working harder than ever to bring you an unforgettable experience with exciting new features and activities. Stay tuned for more details as we finalize our plans. We can’t wait to see you there and make this year’s Goldendale Home and Garden Show the best one yet! May 3, 2025, SW Fire on the Mountain Half Marathon: 9 a.m. 119 NE Church Ave, White Salmon Fire Department. This is a stunning, point to point, trail half marathon with sweeping views of the White Salmon River Valley and Columbia River Gorge. Race start is at the Husum Fire Station and travel up Indian Creek road to the Weldon Wagon Trail where you will climb 1500’ to epic views. A few miles of gravel and a short road section will bring you to the fully stocked, Cherry Lane Fire Aid Station. Once you are recharged you will dive back into spring flower lined trails and begin your winding decent into the streets of White Salmon and finish at the White Salmon Fire Station. 100% of proceeds of this event will be donated to the Klickitat County Fire Dist. #3 Volunteer Firefighters Association. *Sorry, no dogs. We cross through private land where cows will be out to pasture,. Check-in is at the White Salmon fire department starting at 7 a.m.. All participants need to be checked in by 8:20 and will board a bus to shuttle them to the start in Husum. Shuttle bus departs from White Salmon at 8:30 (so allow yourself time to be checked in prior to that). Visit https://ultrasignup.com/register. aspx?did=125064. Hosted by the Columbia Gorge Running Club. May 10, 2025, Goldendale Farmer’s Market Opening Day: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. at the Goldendale Chamber of Commerce office on E. Broadway. May 10, 2025, Growing Through the Seasons series: 10 - 11:30 a.m. at the Goldendale Community Library on Burgen St. Wild Plant Identification and Foraging with Mike Lummio From garden planning to transplanting to drought tolerance, foraging, harvesting and saving seeds, follow this series through the seasons to learn how to grow and be self-sustaining. For details call 509-773-4487 or visit fvrl.org
May 16 - 18, 2025, Oregon Trail Rally: Oregon Trail is a 3 day rally event that begins in urban Portland, OR and continues through the Columbia Gorge farmlands outside the city. More details coming soon!
May 16, 2025, Red Cross First Aid, CPR, and AED Course: 5 - 7 p.m. at The Missing Corner, BZ Corner. Train for Moments that Matter - Safely, Effectively & Confidently. Whether you need First Aid, CPR, and AED training that satisfies OSHA-mandated job requirements, workplace, or other regulatory requirements, , the American Red Cross is your “go-to” source of emergency and safety training for more than a century. Instructor: Scott Cascella Cost: $90 Signup Link: https://www.pdxraft.com/CPR
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
DAILY FOOD SERVICE
The Klickitat County Dept of Corrections is soliciting a vendor to provide daily food service to the inmates at the Klickitat County Jail. Two of the three meals served each day must be hot meals. The Jail is a 49 bed jail and in 2024 the average daily population was 33. Follow the link below for bid documents.
The personal representative named below has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal representative or the personal representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of:
(1) Thirty days after the personal representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(3); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as
N otices
otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.
Date of First Publication: 3/26/25. John Martinez
Personal Representative Robert M. Gregg, WSBA #12553
Attorney for Personal Representatives
Address for Mailing or Service: 800 N. Devine Road Vancouver, WA 98661
Telephone: 360-694-6505 (1305, 1402, 1502)
NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS TO USE KLICKITAT COUNTY HISTORICAL PRESERVATION FUNDS
The Klickitat County Board of Commissioners has discretionary funds, generated by recording fees, which are intended to promote historical preservation or historical programs, which may include the preservation of historic documents. Klickitat County is currently seeking proposals for projects to use these funds. The total amount to be awarded in 2025 is $5,000. Projects may be to acquire or preserve local historic buildings, artifacts, or documents; to develop and present local historical programs or events, or to perform research into local history. Applicants must be non-profit or governmental entities which perform educational, interpretive, or preservative activities within the boundaries of Klickitat County which promotes or preserves the County’s local history. Descriptions of the program, along with applications, are available in the County Commissioners Office at 115 W. Court Street, Room 102 in Goldendale. You may also call the office at (509) 7734612, or email Bocc@klickitatcounty.org Applications must be complet-
c lassifieds
school diploma or GED, Washington Drivers
(CDL preferred or ability to
or
to obtain
6 months) and
certifications. Additional water/wastewater or DOT Certification will be considered. Residency within 20
response time to City Shop. Starting Salary $26.62$33.90 per hour, DOQ. Application packets are available by contacting Shelly Enderby at the City of Goldendale, 1103 S. Columbus, Goldendale, WA 98620 (509) 773-3771. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. THE CITY OF GOLDENDALE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.
HOUSE FOR RENT GOLDENDALE RENTAL: Secluded property with extraordinary privacy on 40 acres with territorial views and 3 spring fed ponds. Older barn with stalls for 4-6 horses, tack room, storage room, hay loft and hay elevator. 5 bay covered vehicle and workshop area. Old bunkhouse for storage or hobbies, enclosed shop area wand a chicken coop. Older 2 bedroom 1 bath home, very well insulated. Large bathroom has separate shower and tub. Kitchen has newer refrigerator, stove, dishwasher, and pantry. Woodstove, propane stove, and 500 gallon propane tank. Washer and dryer hookups in mudroom, also has a root cellar. Property is fenced and cross fenced and backs up to Brooks Memorial State Park. $1900/mo + deposit 503-706-7725 (4.16)
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WANTED: Egg Cartons: Brought to Grain Growers in Goldendale 509-773-5598.
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This Just In....
Probate Notice to Creditors: Patricia A. Laferty - The Law Office of Justin D. Leigh
Klickitat County Notice of Planned County Force
Work: 2024 Road Projects - Klickitat County Public Works
• Public Notice: Klickitat County Lead Entity Technical Committee Meeting April 10th, 2025 - Klickitat County Natural Resources Department
Probate Notice to Creditors: Wayne Charles MilkeLori Lunn Hoctor, Attorney at Law
ed in full and received in the Klickitat County Commissioners’ office on or before 5:00 PM on Monday, April 28, 2025 (fax submissions will not be accepted). Dated this 18th day of March 2025. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS /S/ Ron Ihrig, Chairman (1306, 1403) IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF KLICKITAT Estate of, PATRICIA A. LAFFERTY, Deceased.
Case No.: 25-4-00018-20
PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030)
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE
The above Court has appointed Darrell Peterson as Personal Representative of Decedents’ estate. Any person having a claim against the Decedent must present the claim:
(a) Before the time when the claim would be barred by any applicable statute of limitations, and; (b) In the manner provided in RCW 11.40.070:
(i) By filing the original of the claim with the foregoing Court, and (ii) By serving on or mailing to me at the address below a copy of the claim. The claim must be presented by the later of: (a) Thirty (30) days after I served or mailed this Notice as provided in RCW 11.40.020(1) (c), or (b) Four (4) months after the date of first publica-
purple, 24” x 12” x 20” big enough for two machines
$130 509-261-2038
TRACTOR TIRES, two, 14.9-24, 13” rims. $450.
509-314-8255.
RIMS (4) stock 16” 5 lug $75 Rims
509-342-6923
GUITAR Dobro Style w/ case. $200 509-773-4497 FLIP PHONES Verizon Nano Nokia models – used less than 1 year, model is about 2 years old - $5 each
509-464-6039
CAPTAINS TWIN BED, dark brown with drawers and mattress $200. Twin size metal princess bed, white, with mattress $125. Clean, non smoking home. 360-9778286
FREE firewood – you cut, you haul 541-980-4082
FREE QUEEN MATTRESS Firm, with box support 1 ½ years old 541-980-4082
RIMS, chrome 6 lug Ford w/ studs $300 Goldendale area
509-261-1525
2 Senville 9000 BTU minisplit wall units (new) – $200
509-790-9985
AIR CONDITIONER black and decker, portable (7/24) $250 509-790-9985
43” LG TV on quality rolling cart (2023) $100 509-7909985
6 EATON all in one 20 amp breakers (new) $25 each
509-790-9985
HOSS fruit picking bucket, used very little $25 509-7909985
GOLD MINING EQUIPMENT, gold mining dry wash, gold wash for water, 20 ft hose. Call 509-3140161
MASSAGE TABLE, like new $100 50-261-1021 leave a message
ANTIQUE CHURCH PEW $150 509-261-1021 leave a message
ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR
Golden Compass Sport. New Batteries in 2023. In good condition $400 cash. Pick up near hospital in Goldendale 509-773-5362
WEDDING RING set, 14 carat gold sizes 5 ¾ women, 10 ½ men’s $499 for both -
509-250-3373
RIMS 4 stock 16” rims, fits a Ford or? $150 509-342-6923
MOP BUCKET industrial sized mop and bucket FREE
509-773-4286
CAMPER JACKS $50 509773-4286
TABLE PAD round, new in box, mahogany color, beautiful, never used. Paid over $200, asking only $140 509261-2038
TRACE SW SERIES INVERTER/chargers with revision 4.01 software by XANTREX SW2024 $500 509-773-3636
2 PAIRS WATER SKIS (Connelly advantage and Connelly Flex 250), 1 small life vest 12”, 2 adult life vests plus 2 additional $100 takes it all. 509-773-4286
BED FRAME older twin bed frame mattress is in good condition $50 509-773-4758 Announcements & Notices
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NAMI|Oregon National Alliance on Mental Illness
NAMI is the largest education, support and advocacy organization on mental health in the nation. The Mission of NAMI Oregon is to improve the quality of life of persons with mental illness and of their famillies through support, education and advocacy.
Under NAMI Oregon sponsorship, NAMI-Gorge providees a monthly support group meeting for caregivers, friends, and family members of persons with mental illness.
Alisa Grumbles Clerk of the Board
Klickitat County, Washington (1405)
PUBLIC NOTICE Klickitat County Lead Entity Technical Committee Meeting April 10th, 2025
tion of this Notice. If the claim is not presented within this time period, the claim will be forever barred except as provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective for claims against both the Decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.
First Publication of this Notice: April 2, 2025
Justin D. Leigh (WSBA No. 55307)
Attorney for Darrell Peterson Law Office of Justin D. Leigh 106 N. Grant St. | P.O. Box 855 Goldendale, WA 98620 (509) 426-4415 (1404, 1503, 1602)
KLICKITAT COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT NOTICE OF PLANNED COUNTY FORCE WORK 2024 ROAD PROJECTS
Notice is hereby given in accordance with RCW 36.77.070 that the following costs were expended in 2024, using County forces for the Road projects listed below: CRP, ROAD PROJECT, ACTIVITY, COUNTY FORCE CRP373, Bickleton Hwy, Widening, $215,564.13 CRP359, Sundale / Old Hwy 8, BST , $595,386.80
TOTAL $810,950.93
Dated this 18th day of February, 2025 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Klickitat County, Washington Ron Ihrig, Chairman Todd Andrews, Commissioner Lori Zoller, Commissioner ATTEST:
Monthly NAMI Gorge inperson meetings are being conducted the first Thursday of every month from 6 to 7:30pm at the Gloria Center at 2505 W. 7th Street, The Dalles. For information on local NAMI Resources, please contact Barbara Telfer: at 541-980-7264 or by email: booklovinbarbarian@ gmail.com.
For other NAMI information or resources: NAMI Oregon Support Line 1-800-3436264.
RIVERVIEW Al-Anon Family Group in The Dalles: Episcopal Church of St. Paul, 1805 Minnesota, Taylor Hall. Meets every Thursday, 12:30-1:30pm. This meeting is free and open to anyone in the community who is interested in attending.
TOPS OR #443 meets Thursday mornings, 8:30- 10 am. @ Zion Lutheran Church, use elevator entrance only. 10th and Union St., The Dalles, OR.
TOPS - Taking Off Pounds
Sensibly meets upstairs at Columbia Bank in White Salmon at 10am on Tuesdays. Join us at 90 NE Tohomish St., White Salmon, WA 98672. No meetings during severe weather. 541980-0251.
HAVEN: Weekly counseling groups for victims of domestic/teen dating violence or sexual assault. Biweekly educational classes given in Spanish and English for domestic violence. Call Haven, 541-296-1662.
STROKE SURVIVORS SUPPORT GROUP Oregon Veterans Home 700 Veteran Drive The Dalles 3rd Thursday of the month 1:30pm-3pm Questions, 541-296-7441
NARCOTICS Anonymous: Goldendale United Methodist Church, 109 E Broadway, Thursdays @ 7pm.
PARKINSON’S Support Group: 1st Thursday of every month, 10:45am11:45am in the Deschutes Room at Waters Edge, 551 Lone Pine Blvd., 2nd Floor. For more information, please contact Chad @ 541340-0142.
DEMENTIA Support Group every 2nd Monday of the month at the Oregon Veterans Home, 10:30am - 11:30am 541-296-7190 for info.
The role of the Klickitat County Lead Entity Technical Committee (TC) is to provide technical advice to the Klickitat County Lead Entity Citizens Review Committee on the identification, sequencing and prioritization of projects for salmonid recovery and the evaluation of the technical merits of candidate projects submitted to the Citizens Review Committee. This meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 10, 2025 at 9:00 A.M. at the Pioneer Center, in the Bingen Room. The Pioneer Center is located at 501 NE Washington St, White Salmon, WA 98672. This open public meeting will also be accessible online using Google Meet via the link provided below. Other 2025 meeting dates will be announced in future notices. Meeting Links: Google Meets meet.google.com/wzw-vgmzpxt Join by Phone (US) +1 484-841-4523 PIN: 520 768 085# SIP Address 7949467851195@video.klickitatcounty.org ID: 7949467851195 If there are any questions, please contact: Klickitat County Natural Resources Department Email: keatonc@klickitatcounty.org Phone: 509-773-2410 Office: 115 W Court St, Room 204, Goldendale, WA 98620 (1406, 1504) IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR KLICKITAT COUNTY In the Matter of the Estate of
AA in WAMIC (open): Tuesdays @ 7pm, NEW LOCATION! Molly B’s @ 57740 Main St., Tygh Valley, Oregon.
AA in MAUPIN (open), Maupin Community Church, 490 5th St., Thursdays @ 7pm.
AL-ANON in The Dalles: The Dalles Serenity meeting every Monday at 7pm @ Gateway Presbyterian Church, 1111 Dry Hollow. For more info, call 541-2962677.
YOUNG Parents Support Group: ages 15-21, Tuesdays @ 7pm, call Tess @ 541-298-5104.
AL ANON FAMILY GROUPS (Support for family and friends of alcoholics) meets Mondays at noon Pathways to Recovery Riverside Community Church 317 State St. Ruth Wells Room Tuesdays at 7pm St. Mark’s 11th & Eugene Hood River
MAC Lung Disease Support Group: for details, please call 541-483-2253 or 541805-5068.
Survivors of Suicide Loss Support Group Meets in person at Columbia Gorge Community College, Hood River campus, across from Rosauers, on the second Tuesday of each month from 5:30-6:30pm. Support group participants have all lost someone to suicide and strive to help each other with their grief journeys and advocate for suicide prevention. Contact Brent and Shawnee at bsemmons@ hrecn.net or 541-806-2790.
NA MEETINGS Every Wednesday. 6:30 - 7:30 at the Casa Guadalupe House, 1603 Belmont, Hood River, Oregon. Alcoholicos Anonimos Reuniones Jueves 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm St. Paul Episcopal Church 1805 Minnesota St. The Dalles, OR 97058
RECOVERING COUPLES ANONYMOUS Meets 2nd & 4th Sundays at 10am. 216 Cascade St., Suite 26 Hood River
DO YOU HAVE HURTS, HABITS, HANG-UPS? Attend
WAYNE CHARLES MILKE, Deceased No. 25-4-00015-20
PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.40.030 The Personal Representative named below has been appointed and has qualified as Personal Representative of this Estate. Persons having claims against the deceased must, prior to the time such claims would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) thirty days after the personal representative personal representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) within four months after the date of first publication of this notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim will be forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.
DATE OF FILING COPY OF NOTICE TO CREDITORS with Clerk of Court: 17th day of March, 2025 DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: April 2, 2025.
Debra Lois Milke-Matticola, Personal Representative 514 S. Columbus #8 Goldendale, WA 98620 Prepared By: LORI LYNN HOCTOR, ATTORNEY AT LAW 514 S. Columbus #8 GOLDENDALE, WA 98620 (509) 773-0149/ Hoctor.law@ outlook.com (1407, 1506, 1604)
CELEBRATE RECOVERY, a faith-based 12 step program, every Thursday night at Hood River Alliance Church 2650 W. Montello (Off Rand Road) Dinner provided at 5:45pm and large group meeting at 6:30pm For more info. call 541-386-2812
GRIEF SUPPORT Establishing a Grief Support Group. Please call Natasha 702-755-0778
TOPS OR #942 meets at Gateway Presbyterian Church, The Dalles, Thursdays, 5:30-6:30pm.
Volunteers Gorge Youth Mentoring (G.Y.M.) a program of The Next Door, is seeking a positive, adult role model for a 12-year-old girl in The Dalles, who enjoys arts and crafts, animals, and going for walks. She has been waiting to spend a couple days a month with a mentor who could get her out of the house and expose her to more outdoor activities. For more information on how to get involved with G.Y.M., please call Kateel at 541-399-0259.
MENTORS WANTED Would you enjoy building a meaningful friendship with a child or teen? If so, become a mentor!
Gorge Youth Mentoring
knee pads and size 8 insulated 1200 gram boot. Hardly used by Caddis. Retail $300, sell for $175. Call/text 541-490-6113, preferably between 8am-6pm.
FORMAL Dining Room Chairs, set of 6. Excellent condition. $300. 509-9499813. DOG Kennel, 6’ x 12 ‘x 6’”. $50. 541-298-4883.
Dogs
BABY Basset Hounds. 2 females still. Parents on site. Ready 4/27/25. Dewormed every 2 weeks. Will have 1st shot. Will come with a blanket that smells like mama & siblings. $1,000 each. Taking deposits now. 541-9938809.
ROTTWEILER PUPPY 4-Month-old male purebred rottweiler puppy to good home. $600. 509-427-4648.
Pet Accessories & Supplies
DOG Kennel, 6’ x 12 ‘x 6’”. $50. 541-298-4883.
Garage/Yard Sales
Advertise Your Garage Sale Up to 10 lines Print and Online $25 Prepaid To place your ad contact your local newspaper.
Hood River News 541-386-1234 hoodrivernews.com Click Classifieds The Dalles Chronicle 541-296-2141 thedalleschronicle.com Click Classifieds White Salmon Enterprise 509-493-2112 whitesalmonenterprise.com Click Classifieds Auto Parts & Accessories
ALUMINUM Wheels with Tires (4). 15” for a Toyota 4x4 pickup. $50. 541-3541748.
YAKIMA Roof Top Bike Carrier. Set of 2 Yakima roof top locking bike racks to fit round crossbars. 42” track, 46” overall length. $75. 541490-7254.
Cars SELL your automobile quickly in our Gorge Classifieds. Place your ad through one of our websites or call one of our newspapers: hoodrivernews.com 541-386-1234 thedalleschronicle.com 541-296-2141 whitesalmonenterprise. com 509-493-2112
2004 GOLD Mini Cooper, 5 speed stick shift. Bike hitch, tracks for rooftop rack, clear bra paint protection, all repair receipts, great condition, 200K. $3,499. Text or call 971-258-9699.
Wheels Deal
541-980-8510. Miscellaneous SOFA Sleeper. Good condition. $35. 509-949-9813.
BING and Grondahl’s Danish Christmas Plates, 197079. No chips, excellent condition. $100 for set. 541490-7254.
DEHYDRATOR. Living Foods Dehydrator. 35” high on legs with castors. Includes 7 screened trays, adjustable thermostat, instructions & recipes. Free. 541-298-1066. Miscellaneous Wanted
WANTED: Old Rock Collections Agate, jasper, jade, mineral specimens, etc. 541-399-5039. Tools CRAFTSMAN Vintage Metal Toolbox, 30” with tray recently painted and powder coated. $75. 541-490-7254. Carson.
Advertise Your Car, Truck, Boat, Motorcycle, Motorhome • 10 Lines • 4 Weeks • Print & Online • 10 Online Photos • Online Map Only $25 hoodrivernews.com or whitesalmonenterprise. com or thedalleschronicle.com Click on “Classifieds” Click on “Place An Ad” Apartments for Rent PUBLISHER’S NOTICE All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertiser any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sec, handicap, familial state or national origin, or an intention to make any such preferences, limitations or discriminations. Familial state includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women & people securing custody of children under 19.
This newspaper will not knowingly accept any adverting for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD toll-free at 1-800669-9777, TTY/TDD: 1-800927-9275.
Help Wanted ASSISTANT MANAGER
Secure Storage - Hood River. Assistant Manager. Saturday position and additional hours as needed, 30-45 hours estimated per month. Compensation BOE. Hand deliver resume, cover letter and references(3) list to: 1400 Tucker Rd Hood River, OR 97031 or email application info to: hoodriver@securestorage.com. 541-386-4104.
YOUR AD Should Be Here! 773-3777
COLUMBIA GORGE NEW IS HIRING AN OUTSIDE MARKETING REPRESENTATIVE
Outside Marketing Representative: Columbia Gorge News is hiring a marketing advisor to service businesses in the area. This position is outside sales for the weekly newspaper in print and online plus niche publications. You must live in the Columbia River Gorge to perform this job. If you are outgoing and like to talk through ideas, this position is for you. The candidate will work from both home and the office. They will need reliable internet, computer, and a smart phone. A vehicle and valid driver’s license with insurance is a must. The candidate will work one on one with small businesses in our community to help them find ways to effectively market their business. The sales position will allow the person hired to work their own schedule to fit the needs of the customers. Weekly sales meetings and trainings required. Must have the ability to multi-task and be selfmotivated. The ability to handle basic excel or word documents, perform math calculations and the willingness to communicate well with customers in person and over the phone are needed. Sales experience a plus but will train the right candidate. This position is mainly MonFri but is somewhat flexible with part-time or full-time hours. Hourly, mileage, plus commissions. Email resume and references to: ChelseaM@GorgeNews. com Columbia Gorge News P.O. Box 390, Hood River, OR 97031. If you have questions, leave a message: 541386-1234 Ext. 100.
THE TICKET to a dream job might be a scam. Please be cautious! High-Paying Postal Jobs! No Experience Required! Don’t pay for information about jobs with the Postal Service or Federal Government. Call the Federal Trade Commission toll free @ 1-877-FTC-HELP, or visit www.ftc.gov to learn more. A public service message from Teh Dalles Chronicle and the FTC.
SKAMANIA COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH IS SEEKING A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MANAGER
$7,604-$9,068 per month depending on qualifications
Skamania County offers a generous benefit package, with medical, prescription, dental, and vision at affordable premiums for employees and their families as well as retirement, life insurance, paid time off (vacation and sick leave, holidays), and more.
You may be eligible for loan repayment.
Full job description and County application can be found at: https://www. skamaniacounty.org/departments-offices/humanresources
Signed applications may be submitted as follows: Via Email: Humanresources@co.skamania.wa.us or In Person or Via Postal: Skamania County Courthouse 240 NW Vancouver Avenue PO Box 790 Stevenson, WA 98648
Candidates who wish to deliver their applications may do so Monday through Thursday from 7:30am5:30pm.
Applications will be accepted until the position has been filled. Skamania County is an equal opportunity employer.
DEPENDABLE CAREGIVERS
Needed to assist adults w/ developmental disabilities. No experience needed. Full Time with benefits. Paid training. $19.00 per hour plus $1,000 sign-on bonus. andyb@forcci.org NOW HIRING 59+ POSITIONS throughout Umatilla, Morrow, Wheeler, Gilliam, & Grant counties.
Competitive wages, medical/dental/vision, Life Insurance, 401k, Wellness Benefits, and much more!
Applicants are encouraged to complete the online application and upload resume at ccswebsite.org/employment/ Positions open until filled. EEO.
LOOKING for a new job? Browse employment ads from throughout the Gorge on our classified websites: thedalleschronicle.com hoodrivernews.com whitesalmonenterprise. com
SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER
We are recruiting for a Special Education Teacher to serve the Wishram School District. This position is full time, 185 day contract. $53,594.00$101,017.00 full annual range. Position starts immediately. Apply online: www.esd112.org/ takeroot.
SKAMANIA COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH IS SEEKING A PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE MANAGER/ REGISTERED NURSE
$7,604-$9,068 per month depending on qualifications
Skamania County offers a generous benefit package, with medical, prescription, dental, and vision at affordable premiums for employees and their families as well as retirement, life insurance, paid time off (vacation and sick leave, holidays), and more.
You may be eligible for loan repayment.
Full job description and County application can be found at: https://www. skamaniacounty.org/departments-offices/humanresources
Signed applications may be submitted as follows: Via Email: Humanresources@co.skamania.wa.us or In Person or Via Postal: Skamania County Courthouse 240 NW Vancouver Avenue PO Box 790 Stevenson, WA 98648
Candidates who wish to deliver their applications may do so Monday through Thursday from 7:30am5:30pm.
Applications will be accepted until the position has been filled.
Skamania County is an equal opportunity employer. HOOD RIVER COUNTY IS HIRING: Seasonal Laborer; Parks & Buildings Visit: www.hoodrivercounty.gov Services; Employment SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS
We are recruiting for Special Education Teachers to serve the Wishram, Goldendale, Trout Lake and White Salmon School District. Four positions available. These positions are full time, 185 day contract. $53,455.00$102,527.00 full annual range. Positions are for the 2025-26 School year. Apply online: www. esd112.org/takeroot
SKAMANIA COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH IS SEEKING A MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIST I, II or III or BEHAVIORAL HEALTH THERAPIST I, II or III
$5,588-$8,304 per month depending on qualifications
Telework options may be available! Enjoy flexibility!
Skamania County offers a generous benefit package, with medical, prescription, dental, and vision at affordable premiums for employees and their families as well as retirement, life insurance, paid time off (vacation and sick leave, holidays), and more.
You may be eligible for loan repayment.
Receive up to 2% of your annual salary as a quarterly retention payment throughout the duration of the current union contract.
Full job description and County application can be found at: https://www. skamaniacounty.org/departments-offices/humanresources
Signed applications may be submitted as follows: Via Email: Humanresources@co.skamania.wa.us or In Person or Via Postal: Skamania County Courthouse 240 NW Vancouver Avenue PO Box 790 Stevenson, WA 98648
Candidates who wish to deliver their applications may do so Monday through Thursday from 7:30am5:30pm. Applications will be accepted until the position has been filled.
Skamania County is an equal opportunity employer. HOOD RIVER COUNTY IS HIRING: Management Support Technician Visit: www.hoodrivercounty.gov Services; Employment
PAYROLL
ANALYST
Auditor’s Office – Goldendale, WA – Non-Exempt - Full-Time – 40 hr/week, Grade 39, Step 1-5, $25.42$28.61/Hr DOQ. First review 4/4/2025, Open until filled. Visit www.klickitatcounty. org for details & application or contact HR Dept. 509773-7171.
MENTAL
HEALTH
CLINICIAN
NORCOR Corrections is seeking to fill the position of Mental Health Clinician. This position is full time with great benefits. Criminal record may disqualify. Must have drivers license, pass background, drug, physical and other testing as indicated by the position. Per OHA mandate, COVID vaccination required. Application & full job description available at https://www.norcor.co/ adult/jobs/ or @ NORCOR Admin. Office 201 Webber Street, The Dalles. Open until filled. 541-298-1576.
HOOD RIVER COUNTY IS HIRING: Planning Manager
Visit: www.hoodrivercounty.gov Services; Employment NOW HIRING FOSTER PARENTS!
The Next Door, Inc. (TNDI) is hiring full-time foster parents to work with youth, ages 6-18. Applicants must live in Hood River or Wasco Counties. TNDI provides 24-hour support, free training, paid days-off and up to $1800 tax-free/month, for each youth. Bonus also offered for completion of certification! Contact 541308-2207 or visit www.nextdoorinc.org/fosterparent to apply.
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NOTICE
Oregon Construction Contractors Law (ORS 701) requires that all businesses that advertise remodeling, repair, home improvements or new construction be registered with the Construction Contractors Board. Registration means contractors have a bond and insurance. Home inspection businesses also must be certified which means the inspector has passed a test and must comply with standard of practice and behavior. For your protection, call 503-378-4621, ext. 4900 to check an inspector’s certification.
Notice to Contractors
Washington State Law (RCW 18.27.100) requires that all advertisements for construction-related services include the contractor’s current Department of Labor and Industries registration number in the advertisement. Failure to obtain a certificate of registration from L & I or show the registration number in all advertising will result in a fine up to $5000
against the unregistered contractor. For more information, call Labor & Industries Specialty Compliance Services at 1-800-647-0982 or check L & I’s Internet site at www. wa.gov
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Headlines & History for Klickitat County since 1879
Headlines & History for Klickitat County since 1879
Photos by local photographers Neil Thompson (top & center) and Steve Nygaard (bottom)
No one knows for sure when the concept of April Fools’ Day originated. It may have sprung from the Roman spring festival of Hilaria, a time of merriment and mischief-making when even local magistrates were subject to ridicule. Another possible starting point was the Catholic Church-decreed shift of the new year from the end of March to January in 1582, with those who continued to celebrate the old date derided as “April fools.” Whatever the source, the practice of pulling a prank on April 1 is by now well established across different cultures. And it isn’t simply a matter of the average Joe or Jane zinging their friends with a mild gag — prominent companies have been known to partake in the action on a far larger scale, too. Here are six cases where a well-executed idea blew past the boundaries of the garden-variety April Fools’ Day prank to earn widespread attention.
The Left-Handed Whopper Burger King proudly bills itself as the home
of the Whopper, which makes it fitting that the fast-food chain sprung a whopper of a prank on April Fools’ Day in 1998. That day, a full-page advertisement in USA Today trumpeted the launch of the “Left-Handed Whopper,” with a helpful diagram showing how BK’s signature sandwich was “rotated a full 180 degrees” to ensure a “better grip” and “maximum enjoyment” for lefties. The company’s vice president of marketing even described how the product was only being sold in the United States for the time being, but would possibly become available in “other countries
Fools’ Day in 1950.
with large left-handed populations.”
Neither the publication date of the ad nor the head-scratching premise raised red flags among the masses; a follow-up release from Burger King described how thousands of customers had gone to their restaurants to request left-handed Whoppers, with others specifying that they still preferred the right-handed version.
The Gravity-Defying Planetary Alignment
The BBC was up to its April 1 tomfoolery again in 1976, when astronomer Patrick Moore instructed radio listeners to be ready for an extraordinary cosmic event. At 9:47 that morning, Moore explained,
quite seriously. One caller described how she and 11 friends had all floated around a room together, while another demanded monetary damages
as such had earned a secret tryout with the New York Mets.
The Mets went along with the story, allowing players and coaches to
mound into cubes that were guaranteed to enhance the flavor of any drink. While he originally intended to haul over a real iceberg, Smith instead settled for a prank in which he draped plastic sheets over a barge and applied a mountain of shaving cream and firefighting foam on top.
On the morning of April 1, Smith had the barge towed into Sydney
Those who turned in to the April 1 episode were greeted by footage of smiling people plucking “spaghetti” from trees, with narrator Richard Dimbleby explaining how it was a banner year for the crop in this Swiss village thanks to the mild winter and the eradication of the pesky spaghetti weevil.
Apparently, spaghetti was still something of a novelty throughout much of the United Kingdom in that time, which explains why the BBC’s switchboard was lit up by callers inquiring how to grow their own trees. Meanwhile, those who wrote to the station with that question received the cheeky reply, “Place a sprig of spaghetti in a tin of tomato sauce and hope for the best.”
The Lung-Powered
Aviator
Harbor, while some 300 of his employees called local radio stations and newspapers to breathlessly describe the “iceberg” bearing down on the city. Even when the hoax was revealed with the onset of rain that
Earth would be directly lined up with Jupiter and Pluto (then still a planet) to produce an unusual gravitational pull; those who jumped at the exact moment he directed would find themselves temporarily floating.
The segment was actually a dig at a recently published book called The Jupiter Effect, which cited dubious scientific principles to detail how the eventual alignment of all nine planets would produce terrible earthquakes and the destruction of Los Angeles. Of course, there were an untold number of listeners who took Moore’s tongue-incheek announcement
for soaring too high and banging his head on the ceiling.
Sports Illustrated’s Sidd Finch Normally known for his realistic accounts of competing against professional athletes of various sports, writer George Plimpton took a new angle for the April 1, 1985 edition of Sports Illustrated by creating a fictional baseball player. As described in his story “The Curious Case of Sidd Finch,” the titular ballplayer was a reclusive 28-year-old Harvard dropout who had been trained by Buddhist monks, was fluent in Sanskrit, and played the French horn. He also could throw a baseball at the unheard-of speed of 168 miles per hour, and
be photographed with the middle school art teacher who was posing as Finch. Even though Plimpton hinted at the joke with the first letters of the words in the article’s subhead — “He’s a pitcher, part yogi and part recluse. Impressively liberated from our opulent life-style, Sidd’s deciding about yoga” (spelling out “Happy April Fools’ Day”) — the well-executed deception reportedly led to other teams contacting the Mets to learn more about this mysterious pitcher.
The Sydney Iceberg Heading into April Fools’ Day 1978, Australian businessman Dick Smith announced that he would tow in an iceberg from Antarctica and carve the frozen
washed away the foam, Smith cheerfully kept up the ruse by handing out ice cubes from the barge’s beer refrigerator.
The Great Spaghetti Harvest
In what may have been the first television-based April Fools’ prank, the BBC in 1957 decided to have some fun with viewers by way of its investigative series Panorama.
In April 1934, The New York Times, the Daily News, and the Chicago Herald & Examiner were among the American newspapers to publish an eye-opening photo of an airborne man wearing skis and clinging to a pair of bulky tubes. The caption explained how the contraption’s pilot was able to power rotors in the tubes by simply blowing into a box, making him the first man to achieve flight with his own body’s energy. What the editors of these publications didn’t realize was that the picture, distributed by the International News Photos, was from a fabricated story in the April Fools’ edition of the German news magazine Berliner Illustrirte Zeitung. The Americans also missed out on the joke by misspelling the pilot’s name, which was “Koycher”—a play on the German word for wheezing.
—HistoryFacts.com
Hedgehogs
What animal is so adorable you just have to cuddle it, but you can’t because it looks like a cactus? Hedgehogs are small nocturnal mammals that are famous for their spiky coats. Also known as a Furze-pig, these are some of the coolest and quirkiest mammals you’ll ever meet. With their adorable faces, tiny paws, and their spikes, they’re full of surprises. There are 17 different species of hedgehogs that can be found across three continents: Europe, Africa, and Asia. Whether in the wild, as a pet, or in cartoons and video games, these animals bring joy and curiosity
Hedgehogs live in a variety of habitats, in dens that are safe and cozy. Many hedgehogs, like the European species, live in wooded areas where there are plenty of leaves to hide under and insects to munch on. Hedgehogs can also be found in fields, meadows, and gardens. Hedgehog babies are called hoglets, adult females are called sows and adult males are boars. Would you believe a hoglet is about the size and weight of a grape when it is born?
They have fantastic survival skills to keep themselves safe. The most used survival reflex is to roll up in a ball. It might look like a small, defenseless animal, but it is actually well-protected when it curls up. The hedgehog’s coat is made of five to seven thousand quills that act like a shield. Hedgehogs have a strong sense of smell that helps detect predators. Adults are very good swimmers. Fun fact: their quills are hollow which helps keep their bodies buoyant in the water — like a prickly life vest!
Many people keep hedgehogs as pets. The favorite species to own is the African Pygmy Hedgehog. They are very shy, curious and can be very affectionate if they trust you. If you’re interested in having a hedgehog as a pet, make sure you get one from a reputable breeder and check the laws in your area because in some places it is illegal to own one. Some people illegally import hedgehogs caught in the wild and these animals can be affected by diseases that can spread to other animals, or even to humans.
