Goldendale Sentinel April 6, 2022

THE SENTINEL REACHES 9 OUT OF 10 ADULTS IN GOLDENDALE

Goldendale, Washington

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 2022

Vol. 143 No. 14

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PHOTO COURTESY OF DON FELTHAM

AURORA OVER GOLDENDALE: Wednesday, March 30, the Northern Lights came south. Photographer Don Feltham (Ice Nine Photography) drove from Oregon City to Dalles Mountain Road to record the event and captured this, and other, startling images of the Lights as they danced over the Goldendale area. “I arrived approximately 7 p.m.,” Feltham says. “I was a little nervous because of clouds streaming off Mt Adams, but by the time the sun set and it got dark, they were mostly gone... These pictures were time exposures of between 15 and 30 seconds, shot with a Nikon Z5 and a 24-200 lens. I stayed until approximately 9:45 when the intensity faded a bit and headed home. A great evening, if a bit cold—30 mph wind and low 40s made for frozen fingers and toppled my tripod a couple of times, but well worth the effort!” You can even see a string of satellites, right below the date in the banner above.

Livestock Banquet packs the room LAUREN SCHUSTER FOR THE SENTINEL

The American Legion opened its doors to 200-plus guests on Saturday, March 26, for the Klickitat County Livestock Growers Banquet. Tickets were hard to come by as everyone was looking forward to a prime rib dinner and awards honoring their kids and fellow community members.

Travis Miller, president of the Cattlemen’s Association, started the night at 6:30 p.m., followed by Jane Lee giving the invocation.

As dinner was wrapping up, the awards began.

Hailey Gross, lifetime friend of the Rolfe Family, was awarded the Jean Schilling Memorial Lamb. Billi Bare, treasurer of the Cattlewomen and Rolfe Family representative, presented the award.

Toni Thiele Troh, from Glenwood, presented the Bernice Thiele Memorial Hog to a fellow Glenwoodian, Bella Bensel.

Bella was noted for consistently exhibiting the 3 Rs: respectable, responsible, and resourceful.

Hassing Memorial Steer, usu-

CONTRIBUTED

HONORED: Thirteen Steer of Merit kids line up to receive their awards, with Dan Lee announcing. ally donated by Columbia Bank, was donated by the K.C. Cattlemen, and Lexi Molnar was recognized for her work ethic and fortitude.

Dan and Mary Lee presented 12 beef showmen/women with the Steer of Merit from the 2021 County Fair.

Dan and Mary’s time and effort is appreciated for this program. Not all counties recognize their kids for the carcass data that their 4H steers provide. It is a special opportunity that the Cattlemen and the Lee family provide for the kids of Klickitat County. The kids who obtained a Steer of Merit from their 2021 projects were: Hadlee Beierle, Lydia Hanning, Emily Wooden, Wade Endicott, Caden Fahlenkamp, Connor Fahlenkamp, Jocelyn Fahlenkamp, Corynn Kayser, Ty Molnar, Wade Olsen, Rydell

Myers, Payton Lower, and Isaac Garcia. Emily Wooden, and Payton Lower, tied for 1st place, Jasper Olsen was 2nd and Isaac Garcia was 3rd.

The next two awards are given to adults for their commitment to the agriculture industry and our community. J.P. Enderby took to the microphone to list the continued support that Marvin Norris has given to the agriculture community. Marvin was recognized as the O.P. Krepps Memorial Award.

The tables were turned when J.P. was the recipient of the next award to be given. Karl Amidon gave an exceptional speech when alluding to his friend and Jim Bridgefarmer Memorial Award recipient, J.P. Enderby, a graduate of Goldendale High School.

The Jim Bridgefarmer award is

WASHINGTON STATE PARKS

JOIN THE CELEBRATION: The Goldendale Observatory holds a special Project Celebration tomorrow, April 7.

Observatory invites public to special celebration The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission invites community members to the Goldendale Observatory Project Celebration on Thursday, April 7, beginning at 3 p.m. Celebration participants include government officials, State Parks leadership and Commissioners, and Goldendale Mayor Mike Cannon.

Cosmic-themed dessert items will be served, and live solar-telescope views will be offered both indoors and outside.

Observatory Hill will be closed to traffic and pedestrians during the event. Interested visitors may arrive via shuttle buses provided

from the Goldendale High School parking lot (525 Simcoe Drive, Goldendale). The first bus departs at 2 p.m., and the celebration ends at 5 p.m. or before.

This special event also serves as an opportunity to meet and greet with board members of the new local friends’ association, Friends of Gorge Area Parks. More information about their organization is available at 4GorgeParks.org.

Live HD video streams of the Celebration will be made available at TVW.org and on the special events page at GoldendaleObservatory.com.

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City council: speakers oppose county request to use part of Grant Street RODGER NICHOLS FOR THE SENTINEL

Monday night’s Goldendale City Council meeting focused on a request by Klickitat County to vacate a portion of Grant Street next to the county courthouse. A number of people spoke against the proposal in its present form.

“I think vacating this street is not a good policy,” said Darrell Watson. “It is almost like spot zoning.”

Matt Chiles, a trustee of the neighboring Nazarene Church, said “The way it’s currently designed, it’s going to definitely impact our church. And I have been in talks with the head librarian, and they agree that it will impact the library, too, when they have big events because there is no access from Allyn Street.”

Klickitat County Commissioner Dan Christopher made comments in two personas—as a commissioner and as a private citizen. “On the commissioner’s side,” he said, “the first thing you learn is, ‘Don’t try to be an engi-

neer.’ Because if you’re trying to be an engineer without knowing the laws and safety and whatnot, you’re going to find yourself in litigation, because you let your personal [opinions] overweigh the engineer’s training.”

As a citizen, he said, “I personally don’t like this plan. I tried to change this plan; I was outvoted.”

Councilor Steve Johnston was characteristically direct. “I object to it wholeheartedly,” he said. “I don’t believe it is incumbent on the city to relinquish any property to help this parking situation.”

And councilor Dave Jones concluded, “So many people have raised concerns that I hadn’t really thought about. I won’t be able to support the plan as it is.”

Ultimately, councilors voted to table the proposal until the county can redesign the project to alleviate concerns voiced by the public. In an unusual split vote, councilor Filberto Ontoveros abstained, as he had not been present at the meeting when the proposal was introduced, and Steve Johnston voted against it, concerned that even a redesigned plan might still ask the city to vacate part of the street.

In other business, Police Chief Jay Hunziker shared the news that a well-respected nonprofit called TIP was expanding to in-

clude Klickitat County. TIP, he told councilors, stands for Trauma Intervention Program, and he described it as being composed of “Specially trained and thoroughly screened citizen volunteers who provide emotional and practical support to survivors of traumatic events and their families in the first few hours following a tragedy.”

TIP, he said, is a national nonprofit tax-exempt organization.

“Services are available to survivors and their families free of charge,” he added, “and are made possible by donations from local governments, businesses, and individuals.” He reported that the Washington State Patrol has had experience with the program in Vancouver. “They say it’s a fantastic program. Many, many great things come from the assistance of these people.”

Hunziker plans to bring a representative from the TIP organization to brief the council at an upcoming meeting.

A special library subcommittee of the council will meet next Monday at the council chambers at 4 p.m. This is in response to a local citizens group who were upset at some of the material they found at the city library. The meeting is open to the public.

GRAN FONDO

PEDAL PUSHERS: About 200 bibcyclists are expected to be in Goldendale this Sunday for the Gran Fondo cycling event.

Long-distance cycling event Sunday Some 200 bicycles—with their riders, of course—will descend on Goldendale this Sunday, April 10, for the Gran Fondo Goldendale long distance ride.

“Gran Fondo” is Italian, roughly translated as “Big Ride.” It’s a long-distance cycling ride event held in countries around the world and in the U.S. since 2009.

Participants race against the clock for best times in traversing the byways around Goldendale.

This one Sunday in Goldendale is scheduled for up to 90 miles of cycling, beginning at 8:30 a.m. at Goldendale High School. If you’re interested in helping out, the

event is still looking for a couple of volunteers to be stationed at an aid station at Wahkiacus trailhead on Horseshoe Bend Road, just off of 142, from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; if you’re interested, contact Jake at ephratabikes@gmail. com.

“Gran Fondo Goldendale is 90 or 45 miles [riders choose] of nonstop epic views and rolling terrain on the edge of arid central Washington,” the event’s website says, “and the rugged, snowcapped Cascade Mountains. This ride will leave you breathless!” Is that because of the scenery or the ride?

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Goldendale, Washington

G oldendale ’ s A ttic

Answer to last week’s Mystery Picture

This week’s Goldendale’s Attic Mystery Picture We’ll go out on a limb here and say these are three young people at some music event. It must be much more recent than most of our Mystery Photos, judging from the fact

that the picture was in color—this is the original color picture, not colorized—although we can’t be sure it ran in color. Beyond that, we haven’t a clue who they are or what the occa-

sion for this picture was.

Do you? All we know is this picture ran in The Sentinel sometime, lost in the annals of yesteryear. If you know anything about it, please drop us an email

(i n fo @ goldend a le s ent inel.com) or give us a call (773-3777) or drop in at the of f ice — and remember, you’re welcome to come in and take a look at the original photograph.

Looking Back March 31, 1916 – 106 Years Ago

The banking business of Klickitat County is done by eight banks, two at Goldendale, two at White Salmon, one at Lyle, one at Centerville, one at Glenwood, and one at Bickleton. In looking over the last official statements as called for on March 7, we find that the Bank of Bickleton, says the Bickleton News, ranks second in volume of business and first as to its comparative strength. In making this statement, it says we are not boasting but believes it deserves mention, and is worthy of consideration, and speaks much praise for the financial standing of our community.

March 31, 1932 – 90 Years Ago

Teachers will not be employed in The Dalles who use tobacco, according to a ruling just made by the school board. The new contracts also prohibit use of alcohol, and an agreement by women teachers not to marry during the term of their contract. The tobacco ban is in line with the action of the teacher’s association which has banned magazines carrying tobacco advertising and caused the cancellation of Literary Digest, Vogue, and other magazines.

We’ve colorized this picture from last week to show what it might’ve looked like back then in color.

Never doubt Betty. At least not these Bettys when it comes to the names of those in our Goldendale’s Attic Mystery Picture.

By the time Betty Zesiger and Betty Richards came through the door last Wednesday, we still had only one person identified. We were, however, pretty sure it was a bank at Christmas time, as Dave West pointed out a sign saying “SAFE” on the right side of the picture, as well as the stockings hung by the fireplace.

The Bettys named off most of the people, and Betty Z. said she would be back with the remainder. In the

meantime, we had another identifier who thought one of the ladies was her great aunt. Betty disagreed, so while she was still here, we quickly searched the archives and found the picture on a National Bank of Commerce ad titled “Warm Wishes for a Happy Holiday” in the Christmas edition of The Goldendale Sentinel, December 25, 1958.

The caption read: Back row, left to right: Ken Weeks, Margie Foster, Lorraine Abbott, Daryl Spaulding, Virgie Olsen, Jean Seely, Ken McKee. Front Row: Marge Husted Mildred Whyte, Virginia Taylor, Griselda Hill, Myrel Mesecher, Eyvonne Keech.

Sesquicentennial Corner: Bringing Goldendale back to its roots

March 16, 1941 – 81 Years Ago

A new 400-ton capacity storage plant is now under construction at the Klickitat Gas Ice Corporation, Jack Newbern, company manager, announced this week. Eighty four-pound blocks of dry ice sealed air tight in fiber board cartons will be stored in this plant to wait shipment. Plans are now underway at the Klickitat plant to increase the daily output of the gas ice unit to 30 tons per day. The Klickitat Gas Ice Corporation was the subject of an article in a recent issue of the Mining World, a trade journal published in Seattle. This article included several photographs of the plant and members of the crew.

Last week we featured a story which ran in The Sentinel on February 9, 1925, titled “Pioneer History of Klickitat County” written

by Mrs. J. H. B. Royal, wife of a Methodist circuit rider.

Following is a continuation of the excerpt, which began with the winter and spring of 1871/1872; for reading Wikipedia convenience we have not INCREASED CAPACITY: The Klickitat Gas Ice Company plant located at the Klickitat Mineral Springs in the 1930s. The put in quotes: property was sold in 1972 to the Washington Department of Game. The main building was preserved as a sanctuary for Mr. Royal took his faithswifts, which nest in the chimney. ful horse “George” to a butte a mile away where he could March 1942 – 80 Years Ago paw the snow away and eat Indians of the Rock Creek tribe love their country and are willing to fight to protect it, venerable Chief William through the bunch grass.

Yallup told Col. Walter J. DeLong, state Selective Service head last week. Chief Yallup, accompanied by his son, He lived through all right Tom Yallup, and Mack Albert made this statement when he visited Selective Service headquarters in Tacoma, the and served us for many Associated Press reported last week. “If the Japanese came, they would take away our ancestral fishing privileges years. on the Columbia River,” the Rock Creek patriarch was quoted as saying. He said his tribe, though poor, had refused Snow fell and crusted government offers for help. “So long as we are allowed to fish, we can get along,’ he said. the third time, so for six weeks the postman could not bring the mail, which March 30, 1972 – 50 Years Ago had to be carried on horseA complete family shoe store is to open in mid-July in Goldendale at the corner of Columbus and Main Streets. back from The Dalles. Sun Businesses formerly occupied by Geneva’s Arts and Crafts, Henslee’s Barber Shop, and Dr. Harm’s Optometry will dogs were in the sky, the be remodeled into one large store to accommodate the large stock of shoes. first I had ever seen. When the chinook wind came, the April 6, 1972 – 50 Years Ago snow melted and the swolThe Sentinel still looks the same, but we have said a final farewell to our big printing press (unused the last two len creek came up to our years) and are ready to start rearranging our machinery to create more working space around our new electronic door sill but did not wash gear. the building away as some had thought it would.

April 6, 1972 – 50 Years Ago When the snow went off, The possibility of having Simcoe Drive paved will be studied by the Goldendale City Council. Generally, the counMr. Royal held Sunday sercil seemed to feel that Simcoe Drive may soon become the primary access road for the new bypass. For uniformity vices in our kitchen. The and durability then, it was agreed, pavement would be desirable. The matter of financing needs to be explored. people within reach filled the benches placed in front —Richard Lefever of the curtain. When the school house was built, the Klickitat County Historical Society services were held there.

This was only one of his Points to ponder: numerous preaching places.

In the summer of 1872 What goes, “Click— Is that it? Click— Is that it? Click— Is that it?” A blind man with a Rubik’s Cube. other rooms in the parsonOptimist: “The glass is half full.” Pessimist: “The glass is half empty.” Conspiracy theorist: “The goverment is age were floored, ceiled, and papered, my husband doing hoarding the water!” much of the work himself.

He also made a garden on I wish my wife would let me show her who’s boss around here.

the vacant lots. Dr. Miller built a house for his family, so we then had the use of the wood shed. Water was carried from the creek for all household use.

Miss Jennie Chamberlin, a lovely young woman, taught the school in the new school house and boarded with us until she decided to marry Mr. Whitney.

During the summer a camp meeting was held near the parsonage. Rev. H. K. Hines was presiding elder. People came from far and near and had a good meeting. The Fourth of July was celebrated on the camp ground, and also the golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins. I baked the gold cake for the occasion.

The winter of 1872-73 was mild and but little snow fell, though it laid on the ground until after Feb. 3, 1873, when our second daughter, Emma, was born. She was the first white child born in the town of Goldendale. There may have been Indian children born there, for the Indians often camped on the creeks on their way to and from the berry patches. We were somewhat alarmed about the Indians at the time as rumor reached us of their depredations elsewhere, but nothing serious happened.

They brought salmon and huckleberries to our door for sale. Their dark faces frightened the children, but most of them were friendly.

A4—April 6, 2022

Goldendale, Washington

Opinion The functions of a district school board director School boards in the state of Washington have the responsibility of governing the district. The Washington State School Directors’ Association (WSSDA) states that “school directors work together to oversee the school district.” The primary responsibilities of the board are to: hire, supervise, and evaluate the superintendent; set the vision, mission, and strategic goals for the district; review, revise, and adopt policies; establish and oversee the budget; and monitor the district’s progress towards its goals.

School boards oversee one employee—the superintendent. That means Guest they do not oversee or evaluate the other employees of the district. When Column Goldendale School Directors (GSD) Ellen hear a concern expressed about an employee, they have an established Perconti, practice of asking that the complaint Goldendale be communicated with the employee in question directly. The Board will School then let the superintendent know.

District This allows concerns to be addressed as close to the issue as possible. For example, if a parent has a concern regarding a teacher and that concern is brought to a board member, the parent will be asked to speak first with the teacher. If that conversation doesn’t resolve the concern, then the parent is asked to raise the issue with the teacher and principal and then with the superintendent, if needed.

The GSD Board has set the mission of the district as “Empowering Everyone Through Education.” The mission serves as the purpose of the district. Our vision is “To embrace high quality learning for everyone, every day, in every environment.” The vision establishes what we strive to become. The established goals provide direction regarding how to move the District towards the vision in order to achieve the mission. The District goals are: 1. All children will achieve—we will not allow an achievement gap.

2. All children will have quality teachers/staff.

3. All children will be in safe, healthy learning environments.

4. All children will have the support of the community through ongoing communication and connection.

The Board maintains close to 400 policies. Most of the policies are prescribed by the state of Washington through legislation. Over the last several years, the GSD Board has systematically reviewed and updated their policies. The Board uses a service from WSSDA to ensure that the policies match requirements and are within legal parameters. Each time there is new legislation, District policies need to be reviewed and revised. Goldendale’s Board has a process for reviewing policies where two board members do an in-depth review prior to bringing the new or revised policy to the full board. These policies are placed on an agenda for the first reading of the board. At this time, the board has the opportunity to ask questions regarding the policy. Then the board has a second reading of the policies. If adopted at this meeting, these policies

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become part of the full package that the district uses for operation.

Each year, the board reviews and adopts a budget. This action occurs after a public hearing in which the community has the opportunity to provide input. Each month at their meeting, the board hears a report regarding the budget status and fiscal health of the district. They also authorize expenditures.

Expenditures are approved by the GSD Board in their Consent Agenda.

The GSD Board has established two meetings each month. One meeting is called a Work Session.

At this meeting the Board is presented with information, such as progress towards goals, upcoming projects, etc., that helps inform the board and allows them to ask questions prior to making decisions.

The Regular Board Meetings are more formal and are where the board takes official action. The GSD Board uses a published agenda and Roberts Rules of Order to keep the meeting on track and ensure the business of the school is completed.

Being a School Board Director is not an easy task. Directors are asked to embrace new ideas, advocate for students and public education, make sound decisions, listen, and learn. They are charged with celebrating the successes and growth of the system while challenging the district to continually improve. GSD is fortunate to have a dedicated board with individuals who are willing to go well beyond even these two meetings each month in the performance of their duties.

Burn-out has got to go

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.

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.

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.

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 Ken McKune bum rubber. Rednecks of many Goldendale degrees, punk kids or maybe the little old lady from Pasadena.

C I personally was left with a bad taste in my mouth and lungs. Even though I made it a point to stay I recently received an updated away from the burn-out and was at “Terms for Business and Deposit Ken Margraf my home where I thought I would Account Agreement” from ColumGoldendale escape the noise and smoke, when bia Bank. I am not in the habit of theWhat toxic is cloud rose from the park reading the fine print but for some Community Library just finished chase of the item. a community library? and drifted over the Little Klicki- reason time Icontest did. I and came What comes next? our this bookmark are pretat River Park swimming across an “added” line that I foundLibrarparing for summer learning.

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The Friends of the Library are ver Regional Libraries (FVRL) is This gives everyone the opportu“to strengthen our communities nity to find what they are looking active and looking for volunteers. through knowledge, experiences, for. Our collection expands to online Lastly, a Yarn Bomb! Inquire at the and creativity” and we do so by pro- resources which includes but is not library to get involved. We look forviding a vast collection of books, limited to electronic books and ward to seeing you at the Goldenmovies, magazines, and other audiobooks, news, professional dale Community Library. resources. We provide an assort- development, test preparation, ment of programs such as computer grant and scholarship resources, Terra McLeod classes, one-on-one help with your auto repair, crafting, and small Branch Manager phone or laptop, programs to make business resources. If you still don’t Goldendale Library art, learn history or a language, see what you want, we have interattend a video game club, or check library loans from libraries across out a board game. The Goldendale the nation, or you can suggest pur-

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April 6, 2022—A5

Hometown

Updates from former students Good Food Pantry going I really enjoy keeping in touch with former Glenwood students. Last week, my Tuesday was made brighter by a phone call from 2020 graduate and sweet friend Brooklyn Emerson. It was great to hear her voice and catch up on all the happenings in her very full life. Brooklyn, daughter of Cheyenne and Mike, has been attending Central Oregon Community College where she will receive her A.S. degree in Fire Science this June. She currently is employed as a fire fighter for Crooked River Ranch Fire and Rescue and will return to COCC in the fall to begin her studies toward an A.S. degree in Paramedicine.

Brooklyn’s long-term goal is to become a flight medic and work for a company such as Lifeflight. Brooklyn joined the Glenwood Volunteer Fire Department as a high school student and took her role of serving her community very seriously.

Whatever the future holds for Brooklyn, we can be certain it will involve serving people and communities.

We here in your hometown are so proud of you, Brooklyn. Keep up the good work.

I also heard from sweet friend, Marquis Tyndall, another member of the Glenwood High School

class of 2020. Marquis is in the Electrical program at Perry Technical Institute in Yakima. She has one year left of her schooling.

This semester she’s studying National Electric Codes (NEC) and WAC/RCW rules, laws, and procedures. This involves a lot of hands-on labs. Marquis will be taking the general electrical administrator certification exam this semester, which will allow her to be assigned to a single general electrical contractor or any specialty electrical contractor, as their administrator.

Her job will be to ensure electrical contractors obey the state electrical laws, rules, and regulations. It’s rare that students sit for this exam while still in school, so Marquis is ahead of the game and says, “Wish me luck!”

When Marquis graduates in March of 2023, she will have 3,000 clock hours and may qualify as a thirdyear recognized electrical trainee by the Washington State Department of Labor and Industry, toward her journeyman certification.

She says she has been the only woman in her class so far and used to be the only woman in the entire Electrical department. She’s

thankful a few women have now enrolled in other classes in the Electrical department. The big news for Marquis is that she will soon be featured and interviewed for Perry’s “Women in Trades” conference, to answer questions and talk about her experiences at Perry. Marquis says, “I am very thankful and incredibly happy with all the opportunities I am gaining from going to a trade school instead of a 4-year college, and I look forward to my future as an electrician.”

Way to go, Marquis. Your hometown community is very proud of all you have accomplished.

I would love to hear from other Glenwood graduates about what’s going on with their lives and their schooling. You can find me on Facebook or call me at (509) 364-3344.

The Glenwood Women’s Club Easter Egg Hunt is getting even more exciting for the kids this year. I need to clarify that there will be 12 money eggs in each of the three age groups sections in the park. In addition to the money eggs, Claude McKenzie at Glenwood General Store has donated 20 gift certificates. There will be another 20 eggs specially

marked with that prize, to be redeemed at the Women’s Club table at the egg hunt.

We hope for a great turnout on Saturday, April 16, at 10 a.m.

The Camas Prairie and Vicinity Pioneers Association will hold their spring meeting on Sunday, May 1, in the Glenwood school multipurpose room. There will be a potluck luncheon at 1 p.m. with a discussion and slide show about our beautiful Mt. Adams Cemetery.

Following the cemetery presentation, President Jerry Dean will open the floor to any further discussions and topics for future meetings. All are welcome to attend, and the history of our area is a fascinating topic, whether your family was here many generations ago or newly settled here.

Are you looking for a venue for an upcoming event? The Glenwood Rodeo Association has been a big part of the Glenwood Community and Klickitat County for 87 years. The Association is strictly a non-profit organization. As such, the rodeo grounds and/or dance hall are available to rent for public and private events. For more rental information, please contact Chris Miller at (509) 364-3427.

Goldendale FFA Plant Pals

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GREENHOUSE PLANTING: FFA members have been teaching sec-

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F.A.R.M. for Kids Chair Goldendale FFA members in the 7th- 8th-grade Agricultural Leadership class have been teaching second graders about plants for the past month as part of an

FFA Leadership Development Event (LDE). The LDE is called F.A.R.M. (Forestry Agriculture and Resource Management) for Kids and encourages FFA chapters within Washington State to develop and implement “outreach” programs. The

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goal of these programs is to engage and educate elementary students through activities or presentations related to agriculture that are fun, educational, and grade-level appropriate.

In the Goldendale FFA Plant Pals project, members in the Agricultural Leadership class met weekly to plan out their lessons as well as prepare their materials. On scheduled days, FFA members walked over to the Goldendale Primary School and paired up with the students in Mrs. Kayser’s second grade class to teach them the major plant parts.

The plant part topics that the members taught about were plant parts puzzles, germinating seeds lab, Play Doh model roots, stems in colored water, matching leaf types, and candy flowers. “The younger students were very engaged in the lessons, and we had a lot of

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hands-on activities to keep them entertained. They said that they liked us coming down and mentoring them,” commented Emma Rich, GMS FFA Reporter.

After learning about all the plant parts, all secondgrade students from the primary school came to the GMS greenhouse at the end of March to practice seed germination. The secondgrade students will return in May to transplant their seedlings into pots to take home.

The next step for the chapter is submitting their application and presenting at the Washington State FFA Convention.

“We are very excited to move forward with our project and attend the FFA State Convention to share our project,” said Claire Gilmore, FFA member.

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D I R E C T O R Y

Good news and bad news: bad news is, our Lyle Good Food Pantry is now closed.

WAGAP has officially closed the location at the Lyle Community Center. Good news is; they are currently awaiting approval of a grant to retool a truck to use as a mobile delivery service. We have been told it should be up and running by summer. In the meantime, please check out the existing food banks in Bingen, Klickitat, Goldendale, and Stevenson.

Last call for ya’ll: do you have all those throw-aways loaded up, tied down, and ready to take to the Clean Up? It’s Saturday and Sunday, April 9 and 10, and the best chance to rid the clutter that just keeps piling up—and remember it’s free!

Periodically I like to give our local merchants a little boost, and this time it is for Lyle’s Country Café.

They have been in business for as many years as I can remember (and remember, I’m old). But Dave has been running the show for the past 30 years and does a great job. You know the food has to be good if he’s still in front of that grill. They are open seven days a week, one of which is a big hit and customer’s favorite—Sundays.

He starts out with prime rib breakfasts and rolls it over to prime rib sandwiches in the afternoon. While there, you can see a wall of our military heroes where family members have proudly offered personal photos for the display, browse through a collection of National Geographic magazines, shop for one of the fantastic photos of a local photographer, or watch

the traffic go by on Highway 14. So get up and out! Seven a.m. to 2 p.m. except Sundays when it starts at 8 a.m. Lots of parking. Can’t miss it: 605 State Street on Highway 14 in beautiful downtown Lyle.

And speaking of businesses, rumor has it that the Sandbar and Grill (across the street from the café) is now in the remodeling stage in preparation for opening a Chinese Restaurant. I’m sure that once again the building will sport a new name and new look. Our Good Lord knows that building has seen more than its share of changes over the years. As soon as I learn the facts, I will be sure to pass them along.

Those of you who knew my brother, Edward Lykens, during the years of his growing up and graduating from Lyle High School, I regret to inform you of his passing on the 31st of March, in his home in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

We moved to Lyle from Los Angeles during the winter of ’47-’48, putting him about in the sixth grade. After graduating, he got his first job on the Tidewater Barge that traverses the Columbia; every time I see it on the river, I think of him. After his stint in the Navy, he became an ordained minister of the Nazarene Church. It was hard for me to call him “Reverend,” but he earned it and deserved it. He’s rejoicing with the rest of my family of that generation. Enough said.

We were close; I loved him dearly and shall miss him every day.

Again I would like to let everyone know that I no longer send my column to the Columbia Gorge News.

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Goldendale, Washington

Don’t look back to white and black

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.

Ken McKune Goldendale C

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.

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.

Color’s in. We all win.

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.

Ken Margraf Goldendale

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APRIL 6, 2022—A7

OBITUARIES Herman “Herm” Richard Umlauf (February 29, 1948 – March 8, 2022) Herman Richard Umlauf, age 74, passed away peacefully at home in Seaview, Washington, during the early hours of March 8, 2022. He was preceded in death by parents, Herman Richard and Marguerite (Peggy) B. (Spalding) Umlauf; nephew, Jeffrey; and niece, Ronda. He leaves behind family, including his “sis,” Judith Carol Jones (Umlauf ); niece, Karyn; grandnephews, A.J. (Chelsea) and Sharley (Michelle); grandniece, Abere (Scott); great grandnieces, Clare, Scarlett and Noor; great grandnephews Brody and Pax; as well as many lifelong friends. He is survived by daughter Annie Beryl.

Herman grew up in Goldendale, graduating from Goldendale High School. He was a Vietnam War veteran (1967-68) where he earned

Herman Umlauf

several medals for his service. The discipline and patriotism he learned in the U.S. Army never left him, as friends and family will attest. His success as a cook may be attributed to the years he spent as the “chef” for the crew aboard fi shing vessels, which also included an impromptu photo shoot “for the girls” at Hustler.

His recipes were legendary, and he took pride in the fact that everyone’s appetite was satisfied, no matter the menu, and no one walked away hungry.

In July 2018, he submitted his application to Inland Northwest Honor Flight, hoping he would soon be added to a scheduled departure. He yearned to hear the band strike up a patriotic song just as the honored guests begin to descend the departure ramp. He looked

forward to being greeted with music, cheers, banners, signs, and hundreds of outstretched hands just waiting to thank him for his service as he headed off to Washington, D.C. to embark on a oncein-a-lifetime journey to visit the Vietnam Veterans Memorial where the names of many of his brothers in combat who gave their lives in service have their names inscribed on the Vietnam Wall.

Sadly, he never received that call he was anxiously awaiting, “to make next Honor Flight.” That call came just three weeks after his passing. Herman was on the Honor Flight scheduled to depart Spokane International Airport on April 26, 2022.

In his later years, Herm spent several months out

Innovator Drinks in The Dalles of each year with his fishing family. On occasion, his attire would be his souvenir clothing from a memorable trip to Hawaii, a hula skirt not to be worn without his coconut bra. He enjoyed talking football and never shied away from an impassioned political conversation.

Herm, you’ll long be remembered for all the good grub, and may you have fair winds and following seas.

We honor a life which was lived to the fullest, and we honor a spirit now free.

His interment with Military Funeral Honors will be at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver, Colorado, to be scheduled. Herman will fi nally hear that patriotic song in his honor and witness a well-deserved ceremony thanking him for his military service.

Wasco County Innovation partners present Innovator Drinks in The Dalles, an event aimed at building community and highlighting the work of entrepreneurs, innovators, and remote workers in Wasco County. This free event will be held at Freebridge Brewery on April 20 with doors opening at 5:30 p.m.

The event will include networking opportunities and presentations where you will hear from community innovators and entrepreneurs: • Ted Volkov - Founder and Managing Director of Amidy Labs, a local family-owned tech company based in The Dalles, Oregon. Amity Labs is one of the pioneers of largescale cryptocurrency mining and blockchain computing in Oregon.

• Robert Wallace - Executive Director, Energy Analyst, and Innova-

tor at Wy’East Resource Conservation and Development Area Council Inc., a non-profit 501(c)3 development organization serving the Pacific Nor thwest. Wy’East RC&D delivers education, outreach and onthe-ground technical assistance to agricultural producers and rural small businesses to accelerate the demand for energy efficiency and renewable energy.

If you are a community innovator, entrepreneur, or remote worker, this event will be a valuable opportunity to network and learn about what new tech and innovation projects are happening in Wasco County.

Food will be provided.

You can RSVP for this free event at https://bit.ly/ Innovator-RSVP or by contacting Natasha Blaircobb at Natasha@mcedd.org

Robert Lynn Williams Jr. August 15, 1974 - March 23, 2022 Robert Lynn Williams Jr, born August 15, 1974, in Goldendale, passed from this life on March 23, 2022, at Christus St. Michael Health System in Texarkana, Texas. He was 47 years old and a resident of Queen City, Texas.

Robert is preceded in death by parents Robert Lynn “Bobby” Williams Sr and Charlotte Ann McCullough. He is survived by his loving wife Tanya Marie (Niemeyer) Williams

of Queen City, Texas; sons Prestin Lynn Williams and Tyler Mikel Williams, both of Queen City, Texas; daughter Tiffany Ann Bane of Goldendale; adopted parents Frank Dollarhyde and Pegg y Dol larhyde of Goldendale; brothers Norman Vetner Misterek of Goldendale, Shane Dollarhyde of Kennewick, Washington, and Scott Dollarhyde of Goldendale; sisters Charlina Renee

Williams, April Dollarhyde, and Amber Wynhoff, all of Goldendale; grandchild Braxton James Bane; and sp e c i a l f r iend s Jimmy Slaight and Josh Hamllik of Goldendale; Jenny Mont gomer y of Glenwood, Washington; and John Martin of Coos Bay, Oregon.

In his free time, Robert enjoyed watching TV, hunting, camping, fishing, and crabbing in Coos Bay. He loved spending time with

his family and friends at barbecues and going on trips and vacations to new places. His memory will be forever cherished, and his legacy will live on in the lives he so dearly touched.

Robert is being cremated under the direction of Queen City Funeral Home in Queen City, Texas. A celebration in honor of his life will be held on August 27, 2022, at Goldendale New Life Assembly of God beginning at 11 a.m., officiated by Pastor Kevin Gerchak.

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Church Directory

GRACE BRETHREN BAPTIST

Columbus Avenue Baptist, S.B.C. 815 N Columbus, Goldendale, 509.773.4471; Pastor Michal Block, Sun Worship 11am, Sun School 9:45am. Call for Zoom services. We’re on YouTube, FaceBook, & Instagram. Mon 6pm prayer meeting.Wed 6pm Youth & Children's groups. For updates: ColumbusABC.org, ColumbusABC@embarqmail.com, or call.

CATHOLIC

Holy Trinity Catholic 307 Schuster, Goldendale; Father William Byron, 509.773.4516. Sat Eve Mass 5:30pm; Sun Mass 9am & 10am. Eve of Holy Days 7pm; Holy Days 9am. Daily Mass Mon-Fri 9am. CCD Classes Wed 2:15-3:30pm, K thru grade 6; Wed 7-8:30pm grades 7-12. Confessions every other Saturday noon -1pm.

EASTERN ORTHODOX Ss. Joachim & Anna Orthodox Mission 219 W Main, Goldendale, 907-317-3828; Rev John Phelps; Sat: 6:30pm Vespers; Sun: 8:15am Orthros, 9:30am Liturgy; Tue: 6:30pm Catechism; Wed: 6:30pm Youth Group; Fri: 6:30pm Compline

Community Grace Brethren 1180 S Roosevelt, Goldendale. 509.773.3388.

Sun Svc 10:30am in person. Wed: AWANA 2pm & Youth Group 5pm.

GoldendaleGrace.com. Watch us on Facebook Live: Facebook.com/GoldendaleGrace.

"Learning - Living - Loving JESUS."

LUTHERAN

Christ the King Lutheran S Columbus & Simcoe Dr, Goldendale; Pastor David Daugs. 773-5750. Worship services 10am Everyone welcome.

METHODIST

United Methodist

NEW LIFE ASSEMBLY of GOD

1602 S Columbus, Goldendale; Pastor Kevin Gerchak, 509.773.4650; Sun. School 9:30am; Morning Worship Service 10:30am; Evening Service 6pm; Family Night on Wed. 7pm with programs for ages 3 years through adult.

RIVER of LIFE CHURCH of GOD 2023 Pipeline Rd; Pastors Rod & Cathy Smith, 509-773-3185, Sunday Worship 10:30am; Wednesday Bible Study 7pm. RiverofLife222.org.

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST 1/2 mile east on Bickleton Hwy. Sabbath School Sat. 9:30am; Worship Service 11am; Pastor Michael Smith; 509.773.4381

Columbus & Broadway; Pastor Joyce O'Connor-Magee; 509.773.4461. Service times: Worship 9:30am; Adult classes 10:45am; Fall & Winter Children’s Church available during worship. All are welcome. Call the church for regularly scheduled events.

Centerville Community Church

508 Dalles Mountain Road, Centerville, WA 98613; 509-637-3068; Pastor Patti McKern; pastorpatti53@gmail.com; Sunday Worship Celebration 10am.

"Find refreshment for your soul and friends for your journey."

Father’s House Fellowship 207 S Klickitat Ave, 509.773.4719. Basic Bible Fellowship 9:30am; Worship 10:30am; Tue. 6:30pm Freedom Now Meeting.

“A Gospel-Centered Church.”

Mid-Columbia Unitarian Universalist Fellowship

NAZARENE

Church of the Nazarene 124 W Allyn, Goldendale; Pastor Earnie Winn and Pastor Greta Sines. 509.773.4216; Sunday worship 10:30am; goldendalenaz@gmail.com.

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

Contact The Sentinel at 509.773.3777 or Ads@GoldendaleSentinel.com to include your church’s services & offerings.

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Online Worship Sunday 10am Religious Exploration for Children and Youth; email mcuuf1@gmail.com for a link to Online Service; MCUUF2.org; Rev. Judy Zimmerman, 541-241-6771.

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April 6, 2022—A8

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Groups and laws support survivors of sexual assault Teresa Clyne

Programs for Peaceful Living Sexual assault can happen to anyone. It affects people of all genders, ages, cultures, sexual orientations, races, religions, and socioeconomic statuses.

Local, state, and national organizations work together to raise awareness in efforts to prevent assault and support survivors. April is the 21st annual Sexual Assault Awareness Month, but the history of social change

runs even further back.

Following the Civil Rights Movement, women gathered together to share experiences, and researchers validated that sexual violence was far more common than previously thought. In 1971 the first Rape Crisis Center was founded in San Francisco.

Over time, nationwide organizations such as the National Sexual Violence Resource Center were created, and local groups such as Programs for Peaceful Living were developed in

Washington State has had several bills signed into law and funding included in the budget that supports victims and survivors of sexual violence. One example includes dealing with a backlog of over 6,000 untested sexual assault kits and reducing the time it takes to process kits to 45 days. Others include providing nurse education for forensic exams and introducing school curriculum about preventing sexual violence.

For anyone in need of sup-

port locally, Programs for Peaceful Living offers free and confidential services or referrals. Support includes: • Crisis intervention.

• Medical exam support.

• One-on-one advocacy.

• Legal advocacy (with assistance in writing protection orders, preparing for court, and court support).

• Sexual assault survivor’s support group.

• Therapy referrals.

• Ongoing advocacy tailored to each client’s needs.

• Referral to other support

programs Everyone has a role to play in ending sexual assault, harassment, and abuse. Take action to promote the safety of others and show survivors they are believed and supported.

For more information or assistance, contact Programs for Peaceful Living in Goldendale at (509) 7736100 or the Bingen office at (509) 493-2662. If you are in crisis, call the 24/7 toll-free crisis line at (844) 493-1709.

Your closed fist covers about 10 degrees. Your three middle fingers, held together, covers about 5 degrees.

By April 4 and 5, Saturn and Mars are very close together as we see them, called a conjunction. They will only be about a half a degree apart, less than the width of your little finger at

arm’s length. As the month goes on, the apparent distances between them will grow larger, and Jupiter will “join” them, to the left of Venus. By April 20, they should make a nice line in the morning sky, with Jupiter on the left, then Venus, then Mars, and finally Saturn. The waning crescent

Moon will join them, below the planets on April 25 and 26.

Another conjunction comes at the end of the month, when Jupiter and Venus join each other, again about half a degree apart.

Hopefully we will have clear skies for these events!

The Moon begins April just after its “new” stage and will be full on the 16th.

April’s new Moon will occur on the last day of the month.

On April 4, the crescent Moon was just below the star cluster Pleiades, low in the west after sunset. On the 8th, the Moon will be just below the Gemini twins, Castor and Pollux. On the

9th, the Moon will be just to the left of those stars. On the 11th and 12th, the Moon will be in the constellation Leo. On Tax Day, the 15th, you’ll find the almost full Moon just below the bright star Spica, in the constellation Virgo.

More spring constellations are beginning to enter the evening sky in April.

Virgo and Corvus are above the eastern horizon by 9pm.

By mid-month, Hercules, Bootes, Virgo, and Corona Borealis, the northern crown, will be above the horizon. See if you can locate them on a nice spring evening.

Enjoy April’s night skies!

but not required.

April 26 – 27, 2022 – Klickitat County Pomona Grange Mini Fair 12:30 – 6 p.m. Goldendale Grange Hall on Darland St. Entries are open to everyone in Klickitat County, 4-H, and FFA members are encouraged to participate. A variety of categories are available for entries, there will be food and a variety of the famous grange pies available as well. Contact LuAnn Whitmire 509-833-7404 for details.

April 30, 2022 - Goldendale spring litter cleanup 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Goldendale High School 525 E Simcoe Dr. Join Columbia River Realty to help get our beautiful Goldendale cleaned up and litter free.

Visit www.klickitatcounty. org/1219/Campaig ns- Outreach-Events to RSVP May 1, 2022 – The Presby House Museum Opens for the season. Open Daily 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. May 1 – October 15 May 6 – 8, 2022 - Goldendale Home and Garden Show Klickitat County Fairgrounds Friday, May 6 Noon - 6 p.m.

Saturday, May 7–10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Wine & Beer Garden & Live Bluegrass 4-7pm Sunday, May 8 10 a.m.– 3 p.m.

Over 60 Exhibits, home improvement, landscaping, gardening, home and garden decor, local contractors, and more. Food, drawings, giveaways, new exhibits with live music, and fun for kids. Tips on spring planting, landscaping, pick up plants and trees, FREE ADMISSION, FREE PARKING Visit or call the Chamber for information or reserve a vendor booth. https://members. goldendalechamber.org/experience-goldendale-calendar.

(509) 773-3400 May 7, 2022 - Make Soup, Not Waste 2 – 3 p.m. Join the Klickitat County Solid Waste Department for a live cooking demo with chef and author Anne-Marie Bonneau. Learn how to reduce your food waste and how to go plastics free in the kitchen. Visit http://www. k l ick itatcou nty.org /1219/ Campaigns-Outreach-Events to sign up for this free event!

May 13 – 14, 2022 Goldendale Book Sale at the Public Library May 14, 2022 - Goldendale Farmers Market 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Open for the season. Goldendale Chamber of Commerce yard, corner of Broadway and 3rd.

May 21 – 22, 2022 - Oregon Trail Rally in Goldendale Rally starts in Portland at the International Raceway on 5/20, Goldendale on 5/21 ends in Dufur Oregon on 5/22.

Please note certain designated county roads will be closed at this time. For spectator infor-

mation please visit https://oregontrailrally.com/.

May 28, 2022 - Lyle Pioneer Day Parade starts at 10 a.m. Hwy 14, vendors, food, and music in the park. For vendor information call 541-705-5963 May 28, 2022 Klickitat Historical Museum opens for the season May 28 – 29, 2022 - Elks Memorial Day Weekend Antiques & Glass Show May 28 10 a.m.–6 p.m., May 29 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Mt Adams Elks Lodge 124 NE Church Ave, White Salmon Antiques and Vintage items Adults $5.00, children 12 and under are free.

Food and drinks for sale. For vendor information contact Jess Felton at 541-519-6402 or Desteni Felton at 541-519-2475 June 3 – 5, 2022 - Goldendale Bluegrass Pickers Festival Ekone Park, Bluegrass and old-time music lovers from around the Northwest. Play or listen, everyone welcome.

Camping for full weekend is $10 per person - day visitors free.

June 4, 2022 - June Blooms Goldendale Gardens Tour A map of the gardens in the tour available May 27 at the Goldendale Chamber at 903 E. Broadway. Gardens will be open to the public on Saturday, June 4th, from 10am - 5pm. garden tour is self-directed and free, no registration or tickets are needed. Garden registration deadline is May 15. Register your city garden or get the garden map at https://members. goldendalechamber.org/experience-goldendale-calendar.

June 4, 2022 - Annual Goldendale Soroptimist Plant Sale 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. 103 W Main Street Annuals, Perennials, veggies, herbs, flowers, and houseplants available. If you have a plant donation, call 509-250-3746. All proceeds from the sale go to support local programs to improve the lives of local women and girls through education.

June 4, 2022 – Trout Lake 100 Endurance Ride 25m, 50m, 75m, 100m distances. This is a bucket list ride in one of the most beautiful ride camps around. Home of the 2003 Pan American race. Visit www. facebook.com/mtadamsride June 4, 2022 – Camp Jonah Family Fun Day 31 Little Mountain Road, Trout Lake, BBQ and fun for the whole family. The auction will be online again this year. Camp Jonah also hosts a number of day camps as well as overnight camps for kids throughout the summer season. Check their website CampJonah.com or call 509-395-2900 for more information June 4, 2022 - White Salmon Spring Festival Rhe-

ingarten Park June 10 – 12, 2022 - Alder Creek Pioneer Association Picnic and Rodeo Cleveland Park, 4 miles west of Bickleton on Bickleton Highway - Washington’s oldest rodeo with 2022’s picnic 111th year! Visit www.bickletonrodeo.com or email Sandrap4@embarqmail. com June 11, 2022 - Yarn Bomb Goldendale Library. visit the library to see a yarn bomb, bring knitted and crocheted materials to participate. See the FVRL.ORG event calendar for more details.

June 14, 2022 – White Salmon Farmers Market 4-7 p./m. Rhinegaren Park June 17 - 18, 2022 - Goldendale City Wide Yard Sales Map and list of yard sales available a few days before June 17 at the Chamber Office, 903 E. Broadway. Sign up begins in May for those having a sale in the Goldendale 98620 area - for online form and more information go to www.Goldendalechamber.org call or text 509261-0789.

June 18 – 19, 2022 Ketchum Kalf Rodeo Glenwood, WA This top-notch NPRA rodeo has plenty to do, see, and sample for “kids” of all ages. Visit www.glenwoodwashington.info/rodeo for more info.

July 4, 2022 White Salmon Celebration in the Park and Parade July 8 – 9, 2022 - Goldendale Community Days Downtown Goldendale Spend your post-Independence Day weekend with the always-spectacular Goldendale Community Days, from July 8-9.

Friday: Celebrating Goldendale's Sesquicentennial at 6:30 p.m. on the Klickitat County Courthouse lawn off Columbus Ave. Saturday: Parade at 10 a.m.

Goldendale Motorsports Association’s Show 'n Shine car show all day Presby Museum Quilt Show from 10 a.m.- 4 p.m.

Live music, food, vendors, and children's activities all in downtown Goldendale. Goldendale Farmers' Market will be there with delicious berries, local produce, farm fresh eggs, and much more!

July 29 – 31, 2022 – Klickitat Canyon Days Downtown Klickitat Friday at dusk Kicks off with a free community movie on the blacktop Saturday parade, live music, vendors, beer garden, car show, reunion, and a host of fun activities for the whole family.

Sunday Ducky Derby, 600

small plastic ducks, numbered and sponsored by participants, are floated down the Klickitat River.

Klickitat County Senior Service Hot meals can be picked up curbside at the Goldendale or White Salmon locations or hot meals can be delivered within 30 miles of Goldendale or White Salmon locations.

Frozen home meals can be delivered anywhere in Klickitat County.

3/2 WS 3/3 GD: Beef Stroganoff 3/7 WS/3/8 GD: Baked Chicken 3/9 WS 3/10 GD: Swedish Meatballs 3/14 WS 3/15 GD: Quiche w/ ham & broccoli 3/16 WS 3/17 GD: Corned Beef 3/21 WS 3/22 GD: Sloppy Joes 3/23 WS 3/24 GD: Tuna Salad 3/28 WS 3/29 GD: Beef Lasagna 3/30 WS 3/31 GD: Chicken Pot Pie Goldendale office: 509-7733757 White Salmon office: 509-493-3068 Toll Free: 800447-7858 SEASONALLY OPEN Alder Creek Pioneer Carousel Museum OPENS for the Season April 1 – October 2, 2022.

Fridays and Saturdays 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Sunday 12 p.m.

– 4 p.m. Call 509-896-2565 for groups any day Adults $5.

Family $10. Children $1. Buggies, Wagons, Veterans, Native American, Alaska, and pioneer displays.

OPEN YEAR ROUND Art at the Chamber 903 E Broadway, Goldendale Monday – Saturday 10 a.m. –4 p.m. Over 50 local artisans display their wares Goldendale Community Library Open Weekly Monday – Saturday 10 a.m.- 6 p.m.

131 West Burgen Street Goldendale, WA 98620 360-9065000 or 1-888-546-2707 G oldenda le/K l ick itat Bookmobile https:// fvrl.librarymarket. c o m /e v e n t s / u p c o m i n g ? branches%5B89%5D=89 for schedule Goldendale Observatory State Park 1602 Observatory Dr. Goldendale, WA 98620 April – September they are open Thursday – Sunday 3 p.m.5 p.m. and again from 9 p.m.midnight. groups of 6 or more must schedule a tour, see website for more information. WA State Parks Discover Pass is required to park on-site and is available for purchase at the facility; $10 day-pass, $30 annual. Visit www.goldendaleobservatory. com or call (509) 773-3141

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Sexual assault is any sexual activity or contact that you do not consent to. It may include rape, molestation, incest, drug-facilitated sexual assault, and sexual harassment in and out of the workplace. In the U.S., over 21% of individuals identifying as female and nearly 3% of those identifying as male have experienced sexual assault.

State laws protecting victims vary but are improving. In the past few years,

What’s in the Sky Jim White

For The Sentinel April has arrived, with (somewhat) warmer temperatures and usually a few more clear skies. Our days are definitely getting longer and our nights shorter.

At the start of April, we’ll have about 12 hours and 49 minutes of daylight. By the end of the month, that will stretch to about 14 hours and 19 minutes of daylight, a gain of an hour and 30 minutes during the month. Of course, that means shorter nights for stargazing, but with more comfortable temperatures.

The bright planets remain in the morning sky. And they are worth a look, especially at both the start of the month, and the end of the month. On April 1, Venus, Saturn, and Mars were very close to each other in the east-southeastern sky, before sunrise. Venus was easily the brightest star-like object in the sky. About 3 degrees to the right of Venus was Saturn, and about another 3 degrees to the right of Saturn was Mars.

All three were brighter than nearby stars, about 10 degrees above the horizon.

For future reference, a good gauge of these distances is your outstretched arm.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS Sunday and Monday • Breakfast at the Legion: Sunday 8-noon, Monday 7-11 Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday • Alcoholics Anonymous, Goldendale United Methodist Church, 7-8 p.m.

Tuesdays & Thursdays • Zumba Classes – Soul 2 Soul Health Center 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.

Monday • Programs for Peaceful Living Domestic Violence Victim support group via zoom Mondays 10 a.m. 509773-6100 or 509-493-1533.

• The Coalition for Preventing Abuse in Klickitat County (CPAKC) 4 p.m. every 2nd Monday via Zoom. 509-773-3776 or CPAKC on Facebook.

• Yoga Zoom meeting 6-7:30 p.m. Jill Kieffer RN Instructor call to pre-register (541) 490-3704 • Goldendale City Council meetings 7 p.m. 1103 S Columbus 1st and 3rd Monday of every month except on holidays.

Tuesday • Board of County Commissioners meeting every Tuesday Klickitat County Courthouse, 205 S Columbus Goldendale. Visit ht t ps://w w w.k l ick it atcounty.org/643/Board-ofCounty-Commissioners for information, agenda, and link for Zoom meeting • Soroptimist International of Goldendale business meeting 3 p.m. Goldendale Grange. Dedicated to helping women and youth in our community and worldwide. All welcome, call Cindy at 509-250-1590 for information.

• TOPS Club Inc – Taking Pounds off Sensibly 10 a.m.

American Legion. Questions? Sally/ojala@gmail. com • Goldendale Junior Community Chamber 7 p.m. 2nd Tuesday of every month at Umpqua Bank. Call 509250-0625 • Goldendale Photo Club 2nd Tuesday of Every month 105 West Main 6 p.m.

Jeanne Morgan 10-5 M-F at 509-772-2717 • KC Fair Board Meetings 1st Tuesday of the month is a Workshop, 3rd Tuesday of the month is a Board Meeting.

• Lyle Community Council Meetings are the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 6:30, Lyle Activity Center (308 Klickitat). Meetings also available via Zoom https:// lylewa.com/about-us

Wednesday • Kiwanis 7 a.m. Simcoe Café 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month.

Thursday • Bingo - Goldendale American Legion Thursdays - card packets go on sale 6:30 p.m. game starts 7 p.m.

Food available Saturday • Lyle Lions Pancake Breakfast 1st Saturday of every month 7 a.m. -10 a.m. Omelets 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.

COMMUNITY April 6, 2022 - Wildfire Risk Reduction Workshop 5 p.m. Lyle Activity Center’s Picnic Shelter Hosted by Lyle Community council and Lyle Volunteer Fire Department.

Learn about simple ways to make your home and property safer.

April 8, 2022 – Ukrainian Easter Eggs 6 – 9:30 p.m. New Life Assembly of God 1602 S. Columbus. Come join us in creating beautiful egg decorations. This is a fund raiser for Ukrainian Humanitarian Relief. Adults only $10 min donation. Pre-registration required by April 1, 2022 Reggister22@gmail.com April 9 – 10, 2022 - Lyle Community Cleanup will include recycling, yard debris collection, volunteer opportunities to help neighbors and more! visit www.facebook. com/events/381240223435535 for recycling guidelines.

April 16, 2022 – Easter Egg Hunt 11 a.m. Community Grace Brethren Church April 16, 2022 - Glenwood Women’s Club Easter Egg Hunt 10 a.m. County Park in the Pine Vista neighborhood.

The easter bunny will be there to pose for pictures with the kids and hand out candy April 17, 2022 - Easter Brunch Buffet – 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. American Legion Hall, Goldendale $20 adults, $15 kids 12 and under. See their FaceBook page for details www. facebook.com/legiongoldendale April 17, 2022 – American Legion Easter Egg Hunt whistle sounds at 8 a.m. sharp, Goldendale fairgrounds.

April 22 - 23, 2022 - Bingen and White Salmon Community Clean-up Day 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. 900 Marina Way, Bingen All Bingen and White Salmon residents welcome to bring waste including appliances, scrap metal, garbage, recycling, tires and more to drop-site. Donations welcome

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The Washington Outdoors Report: Outdoors round up John Kruse

For The Sentinel FIVE WAYS TO CATCH TROUT THIS SPRING: 1. TROLL ’EM UP – Trolling for trout allows you to cover a lot of water to find schools of fish in your favorite lake. Many anglers use some sort of reflective flasher and then tie on a fly or lure on a leader behind it. I prefer a Mack’s Flash Lite troll with mylar blades as opposed to the heavier Cow Bell or Pop Gear troll flashers. Popular offerings behind the flashers include Mack’s Wedding Ring spinners, lite weight Dick Nite spoons, or trolling flies.

2. CAST A SPINNER – Spinners like Worden Rooster Tails, Mack’s Promise Keepers, and the tried-and-true Mepps Aglia are overlooked but effective offerings for trout whether cast from shore or a boat.

Try chrome blades if the water is colored or if it’s a cloudy day. If the sun is

shining on the water, try a spinner with a brass, black or copper blade.

3. TOSS A SPOON – Spoons, like spinners, are deadly on trout. Eppinger Dardevle, Acme Kastmaster and Luhr Jensen Krocodile spoons are three of my favorites, and they are all weighted in a way that allows you to cast them further than a spinner or fly.

4. USE BAIT – Berkley PowerBait in various colors, as well as salmon eggs, marshmallows and worms or night crawlers all work well. If you are fishing off the bottom use a sliding egg weight above a swivel and tie on two to four feet of leader below the swivel to the bait hook. If there are weeds on the bottom of the lake consider using a slip bobber and suspend your bait offering above the weedy bottom for bites.

5. TIE ON A FLY – Fly fishing enthusiasts can do as well as bait anglers (if not better) by matching the

CAUGHT: A rainbow trout caught on a Promise Keeper spinner.

hatch. You can fish below the surface with streamers or nymphs and if you see trout rising to the surface tie on a dry fly. No matter what you use you’ll do best by matching the insect hatch going on above or below the water at the time you are fishing.

John Kruse

UPCOMING EVENTS: In a sign of returning normalcy, several events and fundraising banquets are taking place this month in central and eastern Washington. They include: THE GOLD SHOW – Put on by the NCW Prospectors at the Chelan County Fair-

Gorge Commission 101: National Scenic Area, a century in the making Rodger Nichols

For The Sentinel Whether you are new to the Columbia River Gorge, or have been here for a long while, you have probably heard about the Columbia River Gorge Commission and wondered who they are.

This is the first of a series of columns to bring you up to speed and keep you connected with the Gorge Commission’s plans and actions and how they affect communities and lands within the National Scenic Area (NSA).

For thousands of years, the Gorge has been a region inhabited by native Peoples living in and protecting the natural environment. In modern times, conservation efforts to protect the waterfall corridor were started in 1915 after the opening of the Historic Columbia River Highway. Over time, 21 parks were created.

In 1937, the Pacific Northwest Regional Planning Commission noted the Gorge as an area of national significance. Over the decades, as the population increased in the Port-

land/Vancouver metropolitan areas, renewed efforts began in order to protect the region from sprawl and retain its scenic beauty.

Federal bipartisan work was required, since the area spanned two states. It was championed by Senators Mark Hatfield (R-OR) and Dan Evans (R-WA), and Representatives Don Bonker (D-WA) and Les AuCoin (D-OR), among others.

In 1986 the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act was passed. The purposes of the National Scenic Area Act are “(1) to establish a national scenic area to protect and provide for the enhancement of the scenic, cultural, recreational, and natural resources of the Columbia River Gorge; and (2) to protect and support the economy of the Columbia River Gorge area by encouraging growth to occur in existing urban areas and by allowing future economic development in a manner that is consistent with paragraph (1).”

The National Scenic Area (NSA) was defined as 85 miles from the mouth of the Sandy River to the mouth of

the Deschutes River on the Oregon side, and a similar span on the Washington side east to Maryhill. To the north and south, the NSA was bounded by the ridgelines visible from Interstate 84 and SR 14.

The Act also authorized Oregon and Washington to form a Bi-State Compact, which in turn created the Gorge Commission to jointly develop a Management Plan to be administered by the Commission and counties in the NSA. To allow pre-existing communities space to grow and thrive, 13 “urban areas” were exempt from NSA land use ordinances resulting from the Management Plan: Cascade Locks, Hood River, Mosier, and The Dalles in Oregon; and Home Valley, Carson, Stevenson, North Bonneville, White Salmon, Bingen, Lyle, Dallesport, and Wishram in Washington.

The bistate Columbia River Gorge Commission has 13 members. Six counties in the Gorge appoint a commissioner: Clark, Skamania, and Klickitat in Washington; Multnomah, Hood River, and Wasco in

Oregon. The governors of Oregon and Washington each appoint three commissioners, one of whom must reside in the National Scenic Area. Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Manager with the USDA Forest Service is a 13th, non-voting member.

The effectiveness of this setup is that it brings a variety of perspectives to balance local and regional interests of both states.

Operational funding is provided equally by the states of Oregon and Washington.

The Commission currently meets monthly on the second Tuesday of each month

by Zoom. Agendas are available at www.gorgecommission.org a week prior to each meeting.

Has it been working?

Consider the contrast at the Sandy River confluence, with downtown Troutdale, the truck stop, and the bustling shopping mall on the west bank compared to the open space and uncluttered views of the NSA. Designation of specific development areas and protection of open spaces has enabled beautiful landscapes for all to enjoy.

carpeting. The building's original ornate hardwood flooring has been hidden for years under this carpeting. But a simple job turned more complicated when linoleum was discovered under the carpeting glued to the floor with a tar-based adhesive. Many hours of continuous sanding finally revealed the original floor.

This week the crew will be applying several coats of floor varnish. The new floor will be dry and ready for the May 1 opening.

In our Annex building, the displays have been completely refurbished.

Special this season will be Dr. West’s primitive dental office and equipment. Next to it is a display of Goldendale banking history, The Sentinel’s old printing press, and finally an early 1900s vintage frontier farm office.

Visit the Presby Museum this summer and witness firsthand Klickitat County History.

—Richard Lefever

Presby Chronicles The Klickitat County Historical Society Museum (the Presby) will be open for the 2022 season from May 1 through October. The hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. The museum will be closed on Mondays.

Our volunteers have been working countless hours to provide visitors a new and memorable museum experience this season. Three volunteers spent the winter months scanning and inputting 3,147 historic photos into a new program called Past Perfect. A photo storage system used by many area museums. By entering old photos into this database, a search can be accomplished faster and with potentially more results.

No longer will you need to

search boxes of old photos for that one perfect picture.

It is now possible to share photos with other museums in the area. After the scanning process is completed, the original historic photos are stored in acid free envelopes and placed in a fireproof vault for safe keeping. Visitors are welcome to come into the Presby and locate that special family picture whenever museum staff is available. Better yet, become a museum host this summer and learn about the museum and this new program. Photocopies are available for a slight cost.

Society President James and Ken working with other dedicated volunteers spent the last month inside W. F. Presby’s old law office room ripping out decades old

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ROCK ISLAND KID’S FISHING DAY –Pit Pond, Rock Island, April 16. The City of Rock Island teams up with the Wenatchee Sportsmen’s Association and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife for a fun day of fishing focusing on the kids! Loaner rods and fishing tackle are available and both catchable size and larger trout are being stocked in the pond for this event. Additional trout have been stocked in the adjacent Putters Pond, where adults are allowed to fish as well as youth anglers.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK FOUNDATION BANQUET – The Columbia Basin Chapter of RMEF will be having a fundraising banquet at the Best Western Lakefront Hotel in Moses Lake on Saturday, April 23.

Doors open at 5 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online at www.rmef.org/events.

MULE DEER FOUNDATION BANQUET – The North Central Washington Chapter of MDF will host their annual banquet at the Chelan County Fairgrounds on Saturday, April 30, from 5 to 10 p.m. Buy tickets at www.muledeer.org/events.

DUCKS UNLIMITED BANQUET – The other fundraising banquet going on April 30 is the DU banquet hosted by the Goldendale Chapter of this well-known conservation organization.

Like the other fundraising banquets, there will be dinner, drinks, raffle prizes, games, live auction, and silent auction items available for purchase. This fundraiser takes place at the Klickitat County Fairgrounds in Goldendale, and the doors open at 5 p.m.

Tickets can be purchased at www.ducks.org/events.

John Kruse – www.northwesternoutdoors.com and www.americaoutdoorsradio. com.

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HELPING HAND: Klickitat County Fair and Rodeo Queen Micaela Gutierrez assists her uncle and auctioneer, John Rolfe, during the live auction.

given to recognize the service an individual has given to his/her community. J.P.’s service to his community is lengthy.

The 2022 Cattlemen of the Year are John Sr. and Julie and John Jr. and Aubrey Stephens of Lyle. John Sr. began his speech with, “Behind every rancher is a wife that works in town.” Throughout his talk John was very proud and adamant that their ranch is a family operation, that everyone contributes and works together. Their field day will be Saturday, May 27.

The Cattlemen Brad Cameron and Pace Amidon sold tickets throughout the evening to a gun raffle and had another in the live auction. The evening wrapped up with the Cattlewomen’s silent auction ending and the live auction beginning.

All proceeds from both auctions go to the Cattlewomen’s events throughout the year.

We strongly believe that a community is only as strong as its youth. Our associations support our community and educate the consumer on beef and the industry that surrounds it. This year we have the possibility to have 12+ applicants for our county scholarship to a graduating senior. The cattlewomen will also host a Beef Counts Food Distribution Event on Thursday, June 23rd at Goldendale High School. In cooperation with 2nd Harvest items, beef will also be given to the community. We also support the Klickitat County Fair and FFA events. Our goal for next year is to provide an Ag Day at a county school. At this event in the past, an assembly has been held to talk about beef, lunch has been prepared for the students and staff and Agriculture based books were donated to the school’s library.

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Have you ever thought about your footprints? A footprint is an impression left by your foot or shoe on the ground or some other surface. There is another kind of footprint that people leave behind.

It’s called a carbon footprint.

Everything we do requires energy.

Energy to use and energy to make what we are using. Things like electricity, clothing, food, and transportation all need the use of energy to create and get to us.

The energy used releases carbon dioxide and methane into the air.

As those gasses rise, they get trapped in the atmosphere around the Earth, and like a blanket they cause the temperature of the Earth to rise. That is your carbon footprint. When you put the footprints of every person in the world together it’s mind blowing.

Have you ever walked across sand with bare feet? Those footprints go away, but our carbon footprint never does.

What did Obi Wan Kenobi say to the tree on Earth Day?

s e r i T g n i l c y c e R There are many ways to reduce our carbon footprint.

A famous campaign that has been around for a very long time is Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. Reduce means use less of something. We can all do that. Don’t leave lights on, and don’t leave water running. Things like that will go very far. Reuse means using something over and over. A water bottle is a good example. A good refillable water bottle makes a much smaller footprint than four or more plastic water bottles every day.

Recycling is when you collect and return something that could be trash, so it can be made into something else.

What is around us all the time that should always be recycled? Tires. Billions of tires are discarded every year. Look at the vehicles around you. The cars have four tires but some larger vehicles have as many as 18. Tires are not biodegradable. Biodegradable items will, over time, break down on their own with the help of microorganisms. Tires are made of materials that will never break down. In 1990 there were already 1 billion tires that had been discarded.

If that had continued unstopped there would be 33 billion tires now. The United States and other countries are working hard to reduce the footprint of discarded tires. It is estimated that Europe recycles 95% of all discarded tires.

ACROSS 2. To use again for some purpose 6. he layer of gas that surrounds Earth 7. rubber covering that fits the rim of a wheel 8. a form of energy that gives things the ability to move and work 10. A way to move people or things from one place to another 13. An odorless gas that occurs abundantly in nature 15. the ability to do work or to make something move 16. the top layer of something 17. to fill or become filled again

May the Forest be with you!

So what do tires become when they are recycled? They have been shredded and used as mulch padding at playgrounds around the world. Some playground equipment is molded recycled tires. Mixed with asphalt they strengthen roads and even pave sidewalks and running tracks.

There may be recycled tires under your feet right now. It has been used for flooring, carpet and the padding beneath those things. April is Earth month. What can you do to lower your carbon footprint?

DOWN 1. to make something smaller or use less of something 3. able to be broken down by living organisms 4. The carbon mark left by how you live and what you use 5. a chemical element found in all living things 9. An effect produced on someone 11. how hot or cold something is 12. a way to take trash and turn it into new products 14. material that is thrown away or useless

Want to learn more about Tire Recyling?

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Golf Recap Tayler Bradley

Sports Editor The golf team has had a great start to their season with a couple of tournaments under their belts and some impressive improvement.

Head coach Amy is very pleased with their hard work and performance thus far in the season and is pushing them a little more each time to see just how far they go.

The women’s team consists of the one “lone wolf,” Sara Hiebert. In their first tournament in The Dalles she did her very best and showed some real potential as she

was just finding her groove on the course. The next week they traveled Othello, and she shot 12 strokes better than the week before, ending up placing third in the tournament. A notable improvement and a good start for her as she heads into the rest of her season.

The men’s team has a few more players, and they have also had a great start.

In their first tournament at The Dalles, Jackson Large, Myles Lee, Logan Telford, and Christian Green together shot a 458 for 7th place. They were doing very well as they headed into their next tournament in Othello.

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They made some changes, and their hard work showed.

They placed 4th as a team and had three players place individually. Ike O’Leary placed 8th, and Jackson Large and Myles Lee tied for 10th.

This past week the team had a great day out on the course for their annual alumni fundraiser. The kids paired up with alumni and played together. It was such a fun day and really got the team going for their first league tournament that they will play Monday the 11th.

We are excited for their rest of the season and what this amazing group of kids will accomplish.

Baseball Recap Tayler Bradley

Sports Editor The boys have been on the diamond for a couple of weeks now and have seen a lot of success. Head coach Ann Cochran has really seen some good things from these players and is ready to see what else they will accomplish this season.

In one of their first weeks of play, they faced Tenino’s varsity team. The Wolves really put in the work this game, playing each and every inning with all the heart they could, but in the end Tenino came out on top by 3 runs, final score 8-11 Tenino. Garrett Peters pitched the first 4 innings giving up 6 runs and striking out 5 players. Cameron Groves and Noah Clark came in to relieve Garrett for the remaining innings.

Cameron Groves had 3 base hits out of the 5 at bats with 2 runs batted in. Matt Blain had 2 base hits out of the 3 at bats with 2 runs scored.

Noah Clark had 2 base hits out of 3 at bats, and Riker Hanning had 2 base hits out of 4 at bats.

On the same day, they also played Zillah. They had warmed up with their first game and now were ready to get the win this time—which is exactly what they did, as Zillah was no match for the Wolves. Final score 15-5 Goldendale. Matt Blain pitched 5 innings striking out 3 players and giving up only 4

runs. Cameron Groves had 3 base hits out of 4 at bats, Austin Neil had 3 base hits out of 3 at bats with 2 runs batted in and Brayden Kenny had 4 base hits out of 4 at bats.

Overall, the boys played well and were ready for their next game.

This past week the team loaded up and headed to Walla Walla Valley Academy for a double header. In their first game, the boys had a huge victory over Walla Walla, with a final score of 17-3. Garrett Peters pitched 5 innings striking out 8 players he also had 2 base hits out of 3 at bats. Riker Hanning had 2 base hits with a double. Noah Clark also had 2 base hits with a double. Designated hitter Tyler Miles scored 2 runs, and both Kade Bomberger and Keegan Gilk had two base hits with 2 runs batted in.

These boys were on a high coming off wins and ready to face off with Walla Walla for game two. It ended up being a little tougher the second time around as the Wolves trailed by 5 runs going into the 6th inning. But the Wolves are fighters, and they never gave up. In the 6th inning they scored 8 runs on 3 hits with 2 errors and 4 walks. It was a big inning for sure. Matt Blain finished out pitching and held Walla Walla to get the win as the game ended due to darkness.

With two wins for the week already, the boys looked ahead and prepared for their

double header against TriCities prep. These teams both played hard and really held each other off the home plate. Tri-Cities Prep got the first win with a final score of 2-1. Garrett Peters pitched great this game striking out 6 players, walking 3 and giving up 1 earned run. Elliot Grindling came in to relieve Garrett and threw a scoreless inning. Keegan Gilk scored the only run for the Wolves this game due to a hard- hit ball from Riker Hanning.

This match up wasn’t over yet as they headed into game two.

Game two against TriCities Prep was yet again another tough one, but these boys were going all the way to the end. It just wasn’t enough to overtake their opponent. Tri-Cities Prep got the second win of the day with a final score of 1-6.

They had a big 6th inning, getting 4 of their 6 runs off of two hits. The Wolves had Matt Blain as pitcher, and he pitched 4 great innings and was relieved by Noah Clark.

Cameron Groves scored their only run for the game off a great hit from Matt Blain.

These boys have seen some tough teams and played very well against them. There is a lot of season left as they get a week of practice during spring break to prepare for a big week coming up. Their next game will be in Highland on the 16th. Good luck, boys. Keep up the hard work!

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The girls also rallied the ball back and forth with the Cle Elum girls’ team. Gwen Gilliam played first singles and defeated her opponent in two sets putting up the first win for the girls. Jeslyn Berry played second singles and just wasn’t able to find that groove for the night and fell a touch short. Taylor Beam and Lizzy Hedges played first doubles, and they played very well together, defeating the other team. They got the second win for the girls. Second and third doubles for the girls played their very best but are still learning the game and weren’t able to get the win that night. Cle Elum took the team win this time around.

With some great games already in the books, the boys and girls headed to La Salle for their second match of the week. Max Christensen played first singles again, and it was one heck of a game; he really made it interesting.

He took the first set while La Salle took the second, so it came down to the third set, and Max got the win. Rogan

Sports Editor This week the tennis team had two matches and they played some tough opponents.

The team is working hard though to better their skills and be competitive when they play. They are on the courts no matter the weather, so when these tough teams land on their schedule, they are ready.

Their first match was at home against Cle Elum.

First up, the boys’ team. Max Christensen and Rogan Bothamley played first and second singles this week. Max played all three sets and tried his best, but the Cle Elum player came out on top. As for Rogan, he made quick work of his opponent and got the win for the boys. Kyden Blunt and Sam McCandless played first doubles this week, and they too defeated Cle Elum in two sets for the second win of the night. Cle Elum didn’t have any other players, so they had to forfeit second and third doubles. The final game count was Goldendale 4, Cle

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Bothamley played second singles, and though he tried his best, he couldn’t get past his opponent. As they moved into doubles, Kyden Blunt and Sam McCandless defeated La Salle and added the second and final win for the boys.

The second and third doubles teams played tough, but La Salle kept the wins on their own home courts.

The lady Timberwolves took the courts and prepared for some tough matches.

Gwen Gilliam and Jeslyln Berry played first and second singles again, and they saw just how tough these La Salle girls could be. They both played their very best, but it wasn’t enough today to get the win. Taylor Beam and Lizzy Hedges, however, were able to find that fire and get the ball past the other team, getting the only win for the girls that night. La Salle was a tough one all the way around, but there were many positives for the athletes to take home and work on over spring break. Keep up the hard work, Wolves!

Track and Field Recap Tayler Bradley

Sports Editor The men’s and women’s track and field team for Goldendale High School headed out to the Holder Relays in the Yakima Valley at Eisenhower High School. They had some great highs for the day as each and every athlete tried their very best, no matter if they were running,

jumping, or throwing.

The men really left the meet with some great accomplishments for the day. First Alden Williams placed 9th in the 400meter race and 3rd in the 1600meter race, with a personal best time of 4:39. He is really finding his groove for the season and only getting faster.

Sebastian Sanchez finished 13th in the freshman/sophomore 100-meter race. Rowen Richelderfer placed 11th in

the fresh/soph 400-meter race, with a time of 1:06. They then moved into the 800-meter fresh/soph race where Sean Henrikson finished 3rd overall. Sean also placed 5th in the 1600-meter fresh/soph race, and his teammate Issac Call finished 1st with a time of 5:08.

The longest race of the day was the 3200-meter race, and Ivan Erland finished 8th overall, and his teammate Damian Simonds finished 13th overall.

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