Goldendale Sentinel August 31, 2022

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The Sentinel talks with candidates in contested county races

Candidates for Klickitat County Sheriff Bob Songer (incumbent) and Garique Clifford spoke with The Sentinel last week. Following are comments from each candidate.

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Sentinel: For those unfamiliar with how you came to run again, would you give us a summary of that? Songer: At the time, my undersheriff, Tim [Neher], came to my office around the first of the year, and he said, “Bob, do you plan on running again?” I said, “Well, I’m not sure, I may or may not retire; why you asking?” And he said, “Well, if you’re not going to run, if you’re going to retire, I’d like to run.” Well, I’ll be honest with you, I got my career in, I don’t need another 10 or 15 years in law enforcement. I’ve got plenty of years in law enforcement for retirement and everything else. So I said, “Well, if you’re really interested, yeah, Garique Clifford Sentinel: Were you surprised that the Klickitat County Republicans endorsed your opponent, given that you’re both Republicans?

Songer: No, I don’t feel that’s accurate. I feel they based it on experience. I’m going on my eighth year as sheriff of this county, I’m doing the job as sheriff. Mr. Clifford has not. He is a patrol sergeant in charge of three, four, five people maybe, versus me in charge of, as a department head, right at 19 sworn deputies, 13 jailers, seven support staff, two part-time positions, range timber deputies, and a $5.2 million budget. He has none of that experience, period, and the Republican Party knows that. And that’s why they came out in endorsement.

Sam Hill, the iconic figure who built some of the earliest roads in Washington State and whose stately mansion built for his wife, Mary, became the world-renowned Maryhill Museum, plans to drop in at an event at the museum on September 10. Despite being bodily challenged since 1931, the last time he was seen alive, Hill is said by the museum to be scheduled for an appearance that day. The event is a fundraiser for Maryhill Museum entitled “I’m in Love Again with Maryhill Museum,” which will have a Roaring Twenties theme. “Mark your calendar for a magical, 1920s-themed evening to celebrate Maryhill and raise funds in support of the museum,” the museum website enthuses. “It’s going to be the bee’s knees! Don your roaring ’20s duds, enjoy a delicious Italian dinner with wines and brews, kick up your heels with fellow Maryhill supporters, and even meet Sam Hill in person.” The website says nothing about a Ticketsséance.forthe event are $100 and can be obtained at tinyurl. com/mvbaxm8d.

Bob Songer Sentinel: Your opponent says the endorsement by Klickitat County Republicans (KCR) for you is in part a reaction to how close the primary vote was. Do you feel that’s accurate?

Sentinel: So you see their endorsement of Sheriff Songer as a reaction to the primary vote?

Songer: What I understand is that a proposal was made to the Republican Party to endorse me, and they talked about it. They voted on it and unanimously did in fact endorse me, based on qualifications. And I think there’s another point here that Mr. Clifford is really missing. With a lot of people I’ve talked to, he is viewed as the Democrat candidate with an R behind his name. And if you don’t believe that, drive around and see where his signs are and see what Democrat signs are there. I was at the [County] Fair breaking down Sunday, and as the chairman of the county Democrat Party went by, they did a fist bump {Clifford and the chair of the county Democrat Party], which tells me that they’re pretty close. There’s no doubt in my mind, he’s being pushed by the far left, the Democrat Party. That’s their candidate. And then if you think about it, in all of the county elections going on right now, there is not one Democrat. Not one Democrat—but they do have, they do have a Democrat running. They just placed an R behind his name for cover.

Those summer days are getting just a tad bit shorter, and that means only one thing: school is back in session. These students may not be ready to give up their summer adventures, but it is time to hit the books. The schools of Klickitat County are very excited to get their students back into their classrooms to learn and grow for another great schoolOveryear.the past couple of years, school has looked a little different due to the Covid restrictions. This year, the schools are doing all they can to make things as normal as possible while still doing everything they can to make everyone feel comfortable and safe in their learning environment. Teachers have spent time in their classrooms decorating and preparing for the first day to make it as memorable as possible for their students. Administrations have set up days for their staff to get together, do team building exercises, and create an atmosphere that is positive and ready to have an outstanding year. What can students expect for their year? They will learn new math skills, get better at reading, write amazing stories, continue to build lifelong friendships, create confidence in themselves, and grow in so many ways they never thought were possible. Teachers believe in their students and they spend hours of their own time trying to fi nd ways to help the kids understand every concept. Teachers are superheroes; they don’t wear masks or capes but rather paint and glitter, they develop caffeine addictions and deal with climbforthem,teachergoingtherekidsdeprivation.sleepThewilllearnisalwaystobeathereforwhofightsthemandwillmountainsforthem. Along with all the learning, the kids will also have more fun than they can imagine. Crazy science experiments, book projects, PE competitions, academic awards, and art projects are just a few of the things these kids can look forward to. School can sometimes not be a top pick for kids, but it is so important for them to learn and grow so they can dream and accomplish amazing things in their lives. With all that being said, kids and teachers, be sure to get good sleep every night and be ready for the first week of excitement. Pack great lunches, make sure you have all the supplies you need, and have rocking first week outfits. Remember the first week sets the tone for the year, so make it spectacular.

The Sentinel is gearing up for its annual calendar. As we did last year, in keeping with our broader distribution througout the county, we’re welcoming submissions from photographers everywhere in Klickitat County, and we now call the calendar “Klickitat County.”Thephotographer whose picture is chosen for the cover will win a free Amazon FireHeretablet.arethe guidelines: - Photographs must be of scenery, which can include wildlife. Must be nature-scapes, no close-ups (need to see it’s something clearly native to Klickitat County).No photos of peo-ple.They must be horizontal (landscape mode)—no vertical shots will be consid-ered.Identify what the picture is of, and from where it was taken. - All photos must be in high resolution, 300 dpi or higher. Submit your photos dalesentinel.com.2023Calendar@golden-to:

Sentinel: There is talk that the County Republicans did that as a reaction to not endorsing a specific candidate in a race a couple of years ago, when both candidates then were also Republicans. Is that a sufficient reason in your mind to change policy at this time and endorse a single candidate?

Sentinel: Especially on the west side of the county, you are drawing a lot of Democrat support, perhaps as a reaction against Sheriff Songer. Is that your sense as well? Or do you sense that you just have a better track with the community out there? Clifford: I think it’s both now. I’ve lived out there

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Sentinel: What is your sense of why the KCR chose the timing it did for the endorsement, before the County Fair and before any other candidates?

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Clifford: Lisa [Evans, chair of the County Republicans] approached me, and I said, “Yeah, I heard, I was disappointed.” I did ask her why did the party elect to do only the sheriff candidates before the County Fair, versus any other candidates who are running for office in the county or statewide. I felt there was a hesitation there. And then she said, “That’s a really good question.” And then she indicated that no one made a motion to do that. When you read the bylaws, it pretty much indicates that they can endorse a single candidate, but generally speaking, they should not; they should support all party candidates in their run for office.

Clifford: Absolutely not. In Sheriff Songer’s previous run, he was running against a Democrat, and you would expect the Republican Party to endorse a single candidate Republican in the primaries. I was hoping to be 50-50 in the primary [Clifford ended up with 111 votes less than Songer in the August primary], and I’m right there. I think the County Republicans closed ranks, and Sheriff Songer has heavy influence within the party—to include his campaign manager, to include posse members, to include his wife—that helped the direction of the party.

Clifford: I think so. Sentinel: Did the primary vote surprise you? Clifford: No, it did not. I’ve been out in the community knocking on doors, handing out signs, talking to people. And when I visit people in the community, they tell me how unsatisfied they are with Sheriff Songer. So when those numbers came out, I was not surprised at all. I’m very happy with my numbers in the Goldendale area. I felt that they were strong.

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August 25, 1892 – 130 Years Ago R. Maxwell, Columbus has sold five tons of Peaches to the Oregon Packing Company, consideration 1 and one quarter cents per pound delivered to Grant, Oregon.

CONTRIBUTIONS The following neighbors have kindly come to the assistance of the distressed of PeterGoldendale.McCallum, bacon and flour; W.B. De Mars, bacon, flour and potatoes; Miss Allen and Mrs. Stur gess bread and butter; Mike Farrel, 1 bbl. Flour; Con Jeackel, bacon and flour; W.K. Gillmore, provi sions; Jacob Louery, flour; Hugh Fenton, potatoes; Abe Ahola cash $1,00; Peter Ahola, two sacks potatoes; John Shoemake, meat and potatoes; Mrs. Thomas Murphey, flour and meat; T Thompson, potatoes; Geo. Stoughton, meat; C. H. Cur tis, mdse. $20; H.F. Ritzche, 200 lb flour and bacon; Tunis Hanshew, flour and bacon; Chas. Purvine, 3 sides bacon; A.M. Wiley, 7 sacks potatoes; F. M. Rude; butter and potatoes; A. Kay sar, groceries; R. A. Semms, 2 sides bacon; W. A. Vanhoy, 75lb vegetables and bacon; C. A. Shoodes, quantity of provisions; Chas. Pierce, potatoes; R.C. Combs, pro visions; O.S. Stump, 5 sacks wheat; James Thompson, potatoes and bacon; Scott Warwick, potatoes and bacon; B.F. Purdy, 200lb bacon; Burgen and Wal dron, 300lb beef; Hayden & Brooks Co, provisions $9,50; Jack Cleaves, groceries; W.D. Smith, groceries; Geo. Darch, flour and potatoes; L.H, Smith, flour, bacon and potatoes; Frank Mar tin, flour; Thomas Crofton, mdse. $5,00; J.P. Gillmore, flour; W.P. Ames, mdse $3,75; Oscar Vanhour, bacon and potatoes. YOUR DUTY Under the circumstances, the people of this county have an important duty to perform that should not be delayed. Every merchant and business man in town has lost heavily by the fire, and in many cases it will be with the utmost diffi culty that they will be able to start up again. You are owing them, almost to a man; some of you have a little money, others have credit, while some have nei ther. Now what we want to say is this: these merchants are able to carry you no longer. They have done so while they were able, but that time is past, and now you must come to their relief. If you have not got the money, sell something. If you don’t want to do that, go and borrow it. You have it in your power to avert a panic in this county during the present year that, should it come, will fall heavier upon your heads than upon any others. All that will be asked of you will be to do the very best you possibly can, and that immediately, and while you are doing so don’t forget The Sentinel. We only want what is honestly due us, but we want that badly.

August 29, 2002 – 20 Years Ago Ken Marvel received the Washington State Fair Commission’s “Black and White” ribbon for his history photo display at the Klickitat County Fair held last week, August 22-25. The state representatives examine the fair and the exhibits and may or may not award this particular ribbon to an individual, exhibit, or total category in the fair. These inspectors also determine the state funding for the next year’s fair.

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August 31, 1928 – 94 Years Ago Following the belief that everyone should learn to swim, the managers of the Blockhouse Mineral Springs have provided a natatorium that is now open to the public and is proving to be very popular. In a dry and thirsty land, a dip in the swimming pool is one of the most beneficial and refreshing experiences that humanity enjoys during the summertime. It is predicted that the enterprise of these Mineral Springs men will be one of the most success ful that has ever been launched in Klickitat County. It will fill a legitimate need and serve a most useful purpose.

September 4, 1952 – 70 Years Ago Work on assembling the new 45 x 60 lodge at the ski site in Brooks Memorial Park will soon get under way according to Douglas Ledbetter. The work will be donated by Yakima Valley Carpenters Union, and it is reported some 40 members will work on the building on weekends. In excavating the basement of the building, they encoun tered heavy boulders. County Commissioner Jack Dressel gave permission for use of the county compressor and Pokey Foster, county employee, donated a full days-time in drilling and blasting.

August 30, 1962 – 60 Years Ago Paul Johnson, Superintendent of Schools, reported to the Chamber of Commerce at its Monday meeting that an open house will be held at the new elementary school sometime in September. Johnson also told the Chamber that the Indian school at Goodnoe Hills has been closed and that the students from there will be coming to the Goldendale schools. He said the 27-mile trip would be made by school bus.

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AFTER THE FIRE. Upon returning to Goldendale from Portland last Friday evening we beheld, to our surprise, building after building going up in which to temporarily conduct the business of the town. The county auditor, treasurer, and probate judge have put up a building immediately on the site of the old court house in front of the vault and are making arrange ments to occupy them now. Sig Sichel has the largest new building up so far just south of the court house, and near him on the west is Dr. Willard’s office. On the rear of the lot upon which Frank Patton was putting up his barber shop, he has a small shop which he has been occupying for several days. John Keates has a neat little building going up on the site of his old shoe shop and is an improvement on the old one; Bold & Fenton have their blacksmith shop almost completed on the site of the old shop; B. B. Presby is building an office opposite the site of Mr. Wing’s store; C. R. Van Alstyn has started a good substantial building on the site of his late store, and things are beginning to look quite lively again.

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August 31, 1972 – 50 Years Ago Editor Comments: last week we told you about having guests from England. During our visit, they asked the identity of the large building with the cross on top of it at the entrance to town. “We saw this huge building, topped with a Christian symbol, and thought it odd that such a small town should boast such a large cathedral. Even more odd was the fact that it seemed to be windowless and composed of rounded sections, but we knew you have some very modernistic churches.” When we explained it was just a grain elevator, a storage place for the golden harvest, the depository of our natural wealth, a good laugh was enjoyed by all.

In The Sentinel’s attic (we really do have an attic), not long ago, we found a box of very old and deteriorating newspapers. In this stack to our amazement, we found the issue of May 24, 1888, 10 days after the devastating fire of May 14, 1888, in which a large portion of Goldendale and its business district were destroyed. Here’s what it had to say (for ease of reading we haven’t put it all in quotes):

July 16, 1942 – 80 Years Ago Efforts are now being made to arrange a barge shipment of baled alfalfa hay from the Klickitat Valley to Wahkiakum County, Lyle Ternahan, county agent, said Tuesday. He said Wahkiacum county dairymen had made inquiry concerning availability of first-grade Klickitat Valley dryland hay in barge load lots,

Somebody must have said, “Ladies with glasses on the left, please.” All these women have a flower of some kind near their necks, and they’re all wearing “Hello My Name Is…” tags. If only we could read what it says on each one. And if only we knew who these ladies are, what they were doing, and when and where this picture was taken. 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 (info@golden dalesentinel.com) or give us a call (509-773-3777) or drop in at the office— and remember, you’re welcome to come in and take a look at the original photograph.

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Last week we had another basketball team picture, but the general consensus was that this was not a Gol dendale team, not taken in Goldendale, and perhaps one of the other county schools. We had one caller who stated it was her hus band’s basketball team from Glenwood, but we didn’t get a year in order to search the archives for the full picture. If this was you, please give us a call back with the year if you know it. The names we were given are Ray Kraul (first on the left) and Bubs Murray (sec ond on the left).

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—Richard Lefever Klickitat County Historical Society Points to ponder: A police recruit during training was asked what he would do if he had to arrest his own wife. He answered, “Call for callednow,friends.hassomethingningifFictionbetweenWhat’sbackup.”thedifferencefictionandreality?hastomakesense.Evencrimewouldn’tpaythegovernmentwererunit.Dejavuiswhenyoudosofunny,GodtorewindittoshowHisIfIweredoingyogarightthepositionwouldbedownwardspiral.

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Ken ICGoldendaleMcKunerecentlyreceived 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 particu larly found offensive. I contacted the bank for an explanation. The answer was essentially that “we wouldn’t do that.” Then why is it in your docu ments, 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.Myconcern is that a comment as broad as this opens the door for abuse. I have had no difficul ties 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.KenMargrafGoldendale

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The person we need There needs to be improvements by the county auditor that will bene fit the citizens. There are issues that have been neglected, and they are ones that would improve the quality of services greatly. One is to work on the Department of Licensing to open services in the west end of the county. Also to use employees more efficiently by cross training available employees to assist when there are people wait ing in long lines. Have documents online needed by citizens able to be downloaded with instructions for all services. Have an auditor who will listen to citizens’ comments and concerns. These are things that Joanne Chambers wants to accom plish to help the citizens be able to conduct their business in a timely manner with access services with the least amount of problems. Voters desire an auditor who is willing to take a second look at all problems that might arise with the voting discrepancies and continu ally working to put safeguards in place to make sure that election results are the truest with the most accurate outcomes. Joanne believes that voting is the citizens’ voice and should be protected. The auditor has an important role. The position is responsible for processing revenue, maintaining budgets, accounting transactions including payroll and invoices, and ensuring the county has sufficient cash to meet expenditures. Joanne has done internal auditing and has been an accountant. I believe Joanne Enyeart Cham bers is the best candidate for audi tor.

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

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This. year Goldendale Motor sports 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 skate board 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 Klicki tat 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 burn outs 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.

We need a Klickitat County Sher iff’s Department that continually strives for professionalism by pro viding on-going training for their personnel. Laws are constantly changing; technology is always improving; and legal issues are a constant issue for law enforcement. Garique Clifford is young and will bring fresh ideas to the department. He is totally devoted to his profes sion. He has many hours of training and certifications relating to vari ous aspects of the job. His education and commitment to professionalism well qualify him to serve Klickitat County. I have spent many hours with Garique in discussion with his desire to run for Sheriff. I have more than 37 years of law enforcement experience as a Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff and Chief of Police of two agencies, administrator over two divisions of a major criminal justice agency, and as a graduate of the FBI National Academy. I believe my knowledge and ability to evaluate Garique’s qualifications, ideas, and goals are more than sufficient. It is my opin ion that he possesses the skills and expertise to professionally adminis ter the department, and his goals for the department are right on target. I whole heartedly endorse his candi dacy for Sheriff of Klickitat County.

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Last Wednesday, August 24, Hoodenpyl Park in the heart of Glenwood was filled with community members there to wish Claude McKenzie a happy 60th birthday and celebrate his 15-year anniversary of owning Glenwood General Store. It’s hard to pull off a surprise party out in the open in a small town, but I’d say Claude was very surprised, as his brother convinced him to take a lit tle walk. It was our opportu nity to let Claude know how greatly we appreciate all he does for our community and how special he is to all of us here. Claude’s sisters and brothers were there, along with his mom, Alicia, to be part of the celebration. Con gratulations on two mile stones, Claude, and thank you for all you do. Our Glenwood cow girls continue to amaze and make us proud. Last weekend Peyton Sanchey, a Glenwood sophomore, and Joslyn Arnold, a jun ior, competed in the Sher man County Fair & Rodeo and came home winners. Peyton and her beautiful horse Sister placed first in barrels against many other Northwest Pro Rodeo Asso ciation (NPRA) women bar rel racers, coming home with a paycheck and her first rodeo buckle. Joslyn placed first in breakaway roping against a large field of NRPA women ropers and also came home with a nice paycheck and a buckle. To make the evening even more special, those cowgirls got to compete with their school superin tendent, Elyse Mengarelli. As Joslyn’s mom said, how many kids get to travel to and compete in rodeos with their superintendent? Peyton had just come off a 3rd place finish in barrels in Heppner, also an NRPAsanctioned rodeo. These girls are on fire, competing against more experienced women and showing them how it’s done. We are all so eager to follow their jour ney in High School Rodeo competition this year, starting this month in Longview. Watch these girls. They’re going far in rodeo, for herJaecee,amongofday,aroundherdoingeventsthemoreseason,aandgirls.fullSalmonPossepetethenFreewaterJuniorparticipatedJoceewoodYoungersure.Glencowgirls,andJentryHoctor,intheAugustRodeoinMilton-lastweekend,hurriedhometocomintheWestKlickitatClubplaydayinWhiteonSunday.WhataweekendforthosecowBoththeJuniorRodeoPlaydaysarebasedoncumulativetimefortheandthereareafewcompetitionsbeforeseasonendsforbothends,butthey’reverywell.JoceeandhorseGracereallyflewthebarrelsonSunmakingthefastesttimeanybarrelracers,eventheadults.Hermom,wasrightbehindwithaveryfasttime.

Most of all, they’re having a lot of fun and really hon ing their Glenwoodskills.School started their 2022-23 school year last Wednesday, with nine new students added to the student body. That’s great news for our small school. After Labor Day weekend, there may be a few more new students. Some big news for our high school students is the addition of another sport, Cross Country. We have some great runners here and it’s going to be a lot of fun. The high school kids also have a wider variety of classes to choose from this school year. Just two of the new classes available are Teacher Acad emy, a credit class for students who might be considering a career in edu cation, and a drama class, which will be a great plus for our many talented stu dent actresses and actors. In addition, there are clubs students can join, focus ing on subjects in which they expressed interest last spring when surveyed by Ms. Mengarelli. Time is built into the schedule for students to participate in the clubs of their choice. This school year is off to a great start and will be very enriching for all our stu dents.Ididn’t receive many more results from the County Fair, but am very happy to report that Rich Wheelhouse received a Reserve Champion ribbon for his elderberry wine. Way to go, Rich. Congratu lations.Coming home from the school dinner last Monday evening, I just had to stop and take some photos of our pretty little post office. The flower boxes and planters are so full and beautiful and make that little old building a pretty focal point, not just for all of us who live here, but for visitors to our small town. I learned that Linda Johnson is the person who has donated many hours and her gardening skills to make it look so nice. Thank you,JenniferLinda.Hallenbeck pro vided the following infor mation for our local kids: Kids Jam for kids in kinder garten through 5th grade will begin soon! Mark your calendars for Friday, Sep tember 23, from 6 to 8 p.m. Kids Jam will be on the 2nd and 4th Friday each month, until May. We look forward to seeing your kids for this night of fun Bible learning! Youth Group for 6th - 12th graders will begin again the Sunday after Labor Day, September 11. Youth group is an opportunity for our teens to come together for a night of fun, food, and Bible learning. We meet every Sunday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the church. We also go on fun outings throughout the school year and Winter Camp over President’s Day weekend.

Fundraisers are the most reliable source of revenue for our local volunteers to keep various organizations up and running, and all for your benefit in the long run, so when you see one advertised, don’t skim by it. Think how a little of your time and money can benefit the majority of others—and usually they all pertain to an event that brings joy, fun and camaraderie toward your fellow man. So take it seriously when it comes to fundraisers such as the Lyle School, Fire Dept, Lion’s Club, Twin Bridges Museum, Activity Center, to list a few. The money raised keep their doors open and organizations running smoothly.Nowabout those fund raisers: Lyle’s Twin Bridges Historical Museum will be having their annual Spa ghetti Dinner coming up on the 17th of September from 5 to 7 p.m. Tickets can be pur chased at the door or from various board members. Price is $10 each or $50 for the whole family. Your dol lars help keep the electric bill paid, which provides the security of a sta ble environment that maintains the condition of the historical exhibits, both healthy and secure for years to come. Since the food bank has become a mobile operation and sets up on the 1st Thurs day of each month, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Lion’s Club; the Lyle Activity Center (old grade school building) is once again available for renting rooms for personal or organizational activities, which brings me to this: later in the year they will open the doors and bring back to life the Christmas Bazaar on November 4 and 5. I’ll tell you more about that later. But if you are a vendor and want to get in on the money maker by selling your unique wares, give Karen Beck a call at (541) early.reserve490-5673andyourtableThosefunds help keep the lights on. Tim Darland is stepping down as High Prairie fire chief, and the High Prairie Fire Department Commis sioner Philip Haner wants to reiterate that those who are interested in becom ing Tim’s replacement are to provide a Statement of Interest to: kcfpd14@gmail. com. And that brings us to another fundraiser: the High Prairie Second Mini Firehouse Sale, planned for Friday and Saturday, Sep tember 23 and 24. For more information on that, call Sharon Aleckson at (509) 365-4429 or Barbara Par rish at (509) 281-0933. KLASAC is asking the residents to search their souls and decide if they would like to become men tors for the organization’s children. For more info, plan on attending the meet ings held on the second Tuesday of each month from 4 to 5 p.m., next meet ing next on September 13.

What’s in the Sky September 2022

Jim White For The SenTinel September already is here, the month we have the autum nal equinox and the beginning of fall. September is a great stargazing month, and skies are often clear, and darkness comes earlier. Sunset comes at about 7:45 p.m. on September 1 and drops back to about 6:45 p.m.September begins with a beautiful crescent Moon in the southwestern evening sky, in the constellation Libra. By the 3rd of the month, the now firstquarter Moon will be located low in the southern sky, in the constellation Scorpius. Follow ing the Moon’s position relative to the background stars, you can see that the Moon moves from west to east as it orbits the Earth. On the 7th and 8th of the month, the now almost full Moon will be near Jupiter in the southeast. On the 10th and 11th, the Moon will visit be near bright Jupiter, in the southwest. On the 17th, if you are an early riser, look for the third-quarter Moon just to the left of the planet Mars in the morning sky. Full Moon occurs on September 10, with new Moon following on the 25th.The bright planets Saturn and Jupiter are prominent in September. Jupiter makes its closest approach to Earth for the year on September 26. Sat urn was closest last month, but viewing Saturn in September is even better, as the ringed planet rises earlier, and is higher in the southern sky earlier in the evening. Saturn’s rings can be seen even with a small telescope – give it a try if you have Jupiterone.is much brighter than Saturn and will be quite prominent as the brightest “star” in the southeastern sky in September. Point a small telescope, or even a good pair of 10x binoculars toward Jupi ter, and you should be able to make out the small circular disc of the planet. You should also be able to see four small “stars” lined up along Jupiter’s equator. They are the planet’s 4 largest Moons, Io, Europa, Callisto, and Ganymede. They are easy to see because they are large. Ganymede is the solar system’s largest moon, being even larger in diameter than the planet Mercury. Io and Callisto are larger than Earth’s moon, with Europa being slightly smaller. A fun thing to observe is the movement of Jupiter’s moons from night to night. They orbit quite quickly, and you can see them change position from day to day. Galileo observed this with the newly invented tel escope in 1610, causing quite a stir at a time when people thought everything revolved around the Earth! You can replicate Galileo’s discovery quiteFalleasily.constellations are making their presence in the September sky. Pegasus, with its “great square” of equally bright stars, is right above Jupiter in the eastern evening sky. Andromeda, to the left of Pegasus, includes the Androm eda galaxy, faintly visible to the naked eye on dark, moon less nights. In the north, Ursa major’s Big Dipper is low in the northeast. Cassiopeia lies in the northeast. Auriga the charioteer is becoming visible low in the northeast. Look for a bright star, Capella, low in the northeast after sunset. Capella is the 6th brightest star in our nightEveningssky. in later September also provide opportunities to view the International Space Station as it zooms overhead. Go to Heavens-Above (www. heavens-above.com), enter your location information, and click on “ISS” for times when the Station is visible. A great way to view the bright planets this fall is to visit the Goldendale Observa tory. The much-improved facil ity features great programs and wonderful views through its 24.5-inch telescope. Check out the Observatory’s web page at atAreametatPark,inmation.vatory.com/www.goldendaleobserformoreinforIfyouareinterestedsupportingtheuniqueStateaswellasotherKlickiCountyStateParks,joinwiththeFriendsofGorgeParks,moreinformationwww.4gorgeparks.org.EnjoySeptember’sskies! WA

He never saw it coming

Burn-out has got to go

Ken ICGoldendaleMcKunerecentlyreceived 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.”

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“For No Reason At All” I particu larly found offensive. I contacted the bank for an explanation. The answer was essentially that “we wouldn’t do that.” Then why is it in your docu ments, 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.Myconcern is that a comment as broad as this opens the door for abuse. I have had no difficul ties 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.KenMargrafGoldendale

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 meThis. year Goldendale Motor sports 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 skate board 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 Klicki tat 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 burn outs 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.

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Sesquicentennial

Goldendale School District gets State grant

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Robert A. Pedersen was born July 19, 1969, in Nampa, Idaho, to David and Gwendolyn Pedersen. Fol lowing a long, hard-fought battle with brain cancer, Rob entered his heavenly home on August 23, 2022, and is now resting in the arms of Jesus. Rob moved to Goldendale with his family in 1974 and continued to live in Golden dale until moving to Okla homa in July 2020 for in1988.withdalefromuntilkindergartendaleattendedtreatment.cancerRobGoldenschoolsfromgraduatingGoldenHighSchooltheclassofWhilestillhighschool,Rob began working for DeHart’s Market, now Goldendale Market Fresh, where he continued to work until his diagnosis in 2020 with glioblastoma brain cancer. Rob was also a volunteer with the Goldendale Fire Department from 1992 until 2020 and was an active member of the Goldendale Nazarene Church. In July 2020, Rob moved to Oklahoma with his mother and sister to con tinue treatment for his cancer. In October 2021, Rob was enrolled in an experimental treatment at the Oklahoma University Health Stevenson Cancer Center in an effort to not only treat his own cancer, but also to benefit others who might be diagnosed with glioblastoma brain cancer in the future. In June 2022, it was deter mined the treatment was no longer effective and was discontinued. In an effort to continue advancing a treatment for glioblastoma brain tumors, Rob donated his body to the University of Oklahoma Health Sci ences for research. His mother, his Aunt Charlotte, and Uncle Dave cared for Rob at home until his pass ing. them.alsoandblessingwhoOklahomaandHomeProvidenceCareHospiceofCity,weresuchatoRobhisfamily,assistedRobwas preceded in death by his father, David; his grand mother, Carrie Hamil; his grandparents, Christian and Ouri Pedersen; and several aunts and uncles. He is survived by his brothers, Bill (Kim) Lewis and Russ Pedersen; sister Susan (Francis) Hilow; aunts and uncles, Diane Petersen, Charlotte (Dave) Belisle, Charles Hamil; Jim (Joyce) Pedersen, and Anna Venecia; nephews, Jeremy Wright, Thomas Neider, and Christopher Lewis; niece Brianna (Cordell) Jacobs; a great niece and nephew; and many cousins. A memorial service for Rob will be held at the Gol dendale Fire Department, 225 W. Court Street on Sat urday, September 10, at 2 p.m. September 17, 1922 – Jan uary 26, Margaret2022 was born in Goldendale to Robert and LuElla Faye Divers. She passed away sud denly at Trios Hospital in Kennewick, Washington. She was Margaret99. was preceded in death by her parents Robert and Faye Divers; her sister Arlene Divers; her brother Vernon Divers; and her daughter Karen WayShe(Knudeson).issurvived by her daughter Sandra Black (Knudeson) and daughter Judy Jones. Margaret had seven grandchildren, many great grandchildren, and many, many Washington.springSeptembertiongoingtraveling,friends,inggrandchildren.great-great-Margaretenjoyedspendtimewithfamilyandsquaredancing,shopping,andtolunch.TherewillbeaCelebraofLifeforMargareton17,2022,atHillChurchinRichland,

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

Father’s House Fellowship 207 S Klickitat Ave, 509.773.4719. Basic Bible Fellowship 9:30 ; Worship 10:30 ; Tue. 6:30pm Freedom Now Meeting. “A Gospel-Centered Church.”

The Washington State Department of Commerce has awarded $1,850,243 in grants for several school districts, the Department of Corrections, and the City of Renton to make energy effi ciency improvements to vari ous public buildings across theAmongstate. the school districts with grants is the Golden dale School District, which is receiving $350,000 for heat recovery and LED lighting updates to the high school and elementary school. The improvements will modern ize heating and cooling sys tems and automate facility controls, some of which do not meet health ventilation standards in a district with constrained resources.

ChristLUTHERANtheKing Lutheran S Columbus & Simcoe Dr, Goldendale; Pastor David Daugs. 773-5750. Worship services 10 Everyone welcome. METHODIST - United Methodist Columbus & Broadway; Pastor Kendra BehnSmith; 509.773.4461. Service times: Worship 9:00am; Adult classes 10:45am; Fall & Winter Children’s Church available during worship. All are welcome. Call the church for regularly scheduled events.

NAZARENE - Church of the Nazarene 124 W Allyn, Goldendale; Pastor Earnie Winn and Pastor Greta Sines. 509.773.4216; Sunday worship 10:30am; Sunday School all ages 9:30am; goldendalenaz@gmail.com.

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 Mid-Columbia Unitarian Universalist Fellowship 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. Justice. Inclusion. Compassion. A Welcoming Congregation

EASTERN ORTHODOX Ss. Joachim & Anna Orthodox Mission 301 NW 2nd St, Goldendale, 907-317-3828; Rev John Phelps; Sat: 5:30pm Vespers; Sun: 8:15am Orthros, 9:30am Liturgy; Tue: 6:30pm Catechism; Wed: 7pm Youth Group; Fri: 6:30pm Compline

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Paternal grandparents are Jim and Peggy Woodard of Goldendale, and maternal grandparents are Bill and Janet Benish of Shaker Heights, Ohio. Baby Solomon and his parents are all doing well.

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

Solomon James was born July 14, 2022, to Joe and Rachel Shirley of Cleveland Heights, Ohio. Although he was four weeks early, he weighed six pounds, nine ounces, and was 20 inches long. He arrived in Grand Rap ids, Michigan, while they were on vacation and traveled back to Cleveland with his parents two days later.

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POINT-COUNTERPOINT: Left, Sheriff Bob Songer’s anti-drug sign has been around the county since 2016. Right, a parody expressing disdain for constitutional sheriffs is making the rounds on Facebook.

Sentinel: On the topic of training, I remember at the candidates night, you mentioned that as a key priority. And then the sheriff got up and said, “Well, we’re already doing training.” How do you respond to that? Clifford: I’ve pulled the training records for this agency in regards to men tal health training. When I first started in law enforce ment, we’d go to someone in mental crisis maybe once a month, maybe twice a month. Now it’s multiple times a day. I feel like men tal health is something that law enforcement shouldn’t be involved in, but we’re going to get the calls to help assist when it’s going on. So I want every deputy to have further advanced mental health training. That does not exist currently beyond the mandatory minimum. The state requires two hours, two and a half hours a year for mental health training. And this office meets that minimum, but I do not feel it’s enough.

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Sentinel: Sometimes when someone says they’re a constitutional sheriff, they also mean they’re part of a move ment and/or organiza tions related to constitu tional sheriffs. When you say you’re aligned with constitutional sheriffs, are you saying you’re part of those movements or organizations? Clifford: I’m not going to join any organization to do that. Now, I agree with some of their stances. I don’t agree with how they go about it. Sentinel: So the differ ence is primarily in style and articulation? Clifford: Yes. Sentinel: What is your personal vision for this job? What does it mean to you? What do you want to say about what they can expect from you if you’re elected? Clifford: I’m going to bring fresh new ideas. I hope that I get as much support from the community as pos sible, no matter what politi cal view you are. And that’s what I feel like I’ve gotten with these primary num bers. Training is number one. I feel like every agency, to include mine right now, could improve on training. You have to make sure it fits in the budget, or you have to remove things from the budget to make that train ing possible. Career devel opment is important. If you’re not advancing depu ties’ careers or corrections officers’ careers, they’re stagnant, and they’re not going to be happy at their job for very long. So I would like to have happy employ ees who help the community when they’re in contact with the community, but I want every one of my deputies to have leadership training. The reason is, every deputy is a leader in the commu nity. No matter what they’re doing, whether it’s a domes tic violence call, collision scene, property dispute, when they go out there, the people they’re involved with are looking at them for answers. They’re the leader at that moment. Why not give them leadership train ing? That’s what I’m after, leadership training that will allow me as a sheriff to pick the next leaders within the Sheriff’s office. That will help the community. And it’ll allow the commu nity to trust their decision making when the deputies are out on the road, making decisions.

Sentinel: There is this sense that an accurate, constitutional approach means there’s a reliance on the supremacy of the U.S. Constitution first and foremost, then the state constitution. And when there’s an apparent disparity between the law at hand versus the Consti tution, a constitutional sheriff would refuse to enforce the law. Is that an accurate description of the approach?constitutional Clifford: Yes. In essence, they’re interpreting the constitution, which should be done by the courts. The courts should interpret, and that’s within the constitu tion. And absolutely, state law does allow the sheriff to use discretion. We have wide discretion in enforce ment of law. There’s only a handful of laws that we are required to enforce, such as domestic violence, violence protection order violations. Those are laws where we shall arrest. There’s only a couple handfuls other than that.

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for a long time. I’ve been an officer out there for a long time. My four of my kids went to school out there for many years. My wife works for the school [in White Salmon]. I’ve gone to parent-teacher conferences. I’ve helped volunteer at the school. So I know those peo ple; they know me person ally. They know I’m a good person. They know I do a great job in law enforce ment. And so that’s why they support me. Now, could they have talked to their friends if they’re, I guess, left-leaning? Absolutely. But when I’m sheriff, I’m sher iff for everybody; it doesn’t matter what political party or any party you are or no party at all; I’m still the sheriff. I’m supposed to enforce the laws, protect your constitutional rights as well. So if someone asks me for a sign to put in their yard, I don’t have a prob lem with it because it shows that, “Hey, we want some one new and vibrant and who’s going to be a person of his word and go out in the community and protect our rights and enforce the laws of the state. And we support him as a candidate and as a person. I do not have a prob lem with my sign being next to a Doug White sign.

Sentinel: Not to put words in your mouth: is it accurate to say your position is very much based on a stand for con servative values, a con servative way of life in the county, versus what appears to be a threat to that from the liberal far left? Songer: The Woke. Yeah. I think that’s fairly accu rate. And again, I make no apologies for it. And I consider myself a constitu tional sheriff that stands up for your liberties and your constitution. Most sheriffs will, but the difference is when government becomes the bad guy and starts stomping all over your lib erties and constitutional rights—is your sheriff going to stand up against the gov ernment or are they going to go along to get along and fold? I say one thing nice about being old—because I get accused of that—I don’t have to worry about making a career out of this. I have strong beliefs to protect our citizens’ constitutional rights. And I have proven to do that. Now, whether Garique would do it or not is questionable because he

Sentinel: So let’s get into that. How so? Clifford: In regards to case law, laws passed in the state are education.enforcementtheyeveryTheyers,alsosheriffaccount—butyouyou’reconstitutional.consideredWhenenforcingthelaws,havetotakethatintojustlikeanyorpolicechief,andtheirdeputiesandofficthere’swidediscretion.don’thavetoenforcelaw;well,inessence,do,butpartofthatcanbestraightItdoesn’thaveto be a citation or an arrest or anything like that. You can educate people on a new law that’s passed. And there’s no reason that anybody in the county should be afraid to go to the sheriff or the deputies and approach them about any questions or any thing like that. That’s some of the sense that I get when I go around the community.

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Sentinel: So you feel even though you may have Democrats favoring you, that does not neces sarily mean that they see you in the same camp as a Doug White or other Democrats who are run ning?

Sentinel: Aren’t there limits to how far someone in the Sheriff’s office can advance? Clifford: Yes. But that doesn’t mean their career development can’t advance in regards to knowledge.

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Songer: I think he’s being very clever. He’s being coached by the Democrats. They know there’s a block of votes over here that are con servative votes and are sup porters and patriots of the constitution. I can tell you in the first couple debates we had with him, he waf fled all over the place on the constitution. So there’s no doubt he’s picking up as things move on to cover himself. He was asked, would you enforce the law against Rosa Parks [back in the ’60s when she was ordered to vacate a bus seat reserved for whites]? Down south there at the time, that was the law. And he kind of waffled all over, wouldn’t give a straight answer. But then he finally came out and said, “Well, I’d ask her to move from the seat,” avoided the whole idea or question of, would you have arrested her.

Sentinel: How would you distinguish your management style from that of Sheriff Songer? Clifford: It’s definitely less combative. Sheriff [Dave] Brown [sheriff in Skama nia County], who’s one of my bosses, is a very consti tutional sheriff, but Sher iff Brown doesn’t threaten to arrest the governor, he doesn’t threaten to arrest FBI. He doesn’t threaten to arrest school or health department officials. If I have probable cause to arrest somebody, then I’ll either do it or leave it at that. I’ve worked for Sheriff Brown for nearly 16 years, and he is a very constitu tional man, and he would not have promoted me if I wasn’t constitutional and believed in his way of think ing. Now, the constitutional issue is very complicated, a lot more so than what Sher iff Songer likes to portray.

Sentinel: Sheriff Songer has endorsements from most of the Republican elected officials in the county. How do you feel you can do in the election in the face of that strong establishment support? Clifford: By just getting down into the community, talking to people, visiting with them, telling them my views, how law enforcement should act and be trained. Sheriff Songer has been in the area a long time. He’s been sheriff for a number of years, and he has personal relationships with some of these people. I think if I had personal relationships with some of them, I would also gain their support now. But it’s all what the community and the voters say in the end. I think we were pretty close in earnings [according to PDC reports that track candidates’ election funds]. He has spent a lot less because I had to start from zero, and he has already had a lot of signs and everything that he’s already had from two previous elections. It took me a long time to make this decision to run for sheriff. I had people in the community, I’ve had depu ties and employees in the office contact me and say, “Garique, would you con sider running for sheriff?” It took a long time to make that decision. I put a lot of thought and consideration in it. So I decided to run, I want a better Klickitat County. And I felt with my experience and leadership, I could help improve it. It’s a great place right now, but I think there’s always room for improvement. from I’ll go ahead and retire.” So, with that, Tim announced, filed with the PDC [Public Disclosure Commission]. And I even helped him put up some of his signs. And within about a cou ple months, Tim came to me and he said, “Bob, I’ve got to tell you, I’m going to drop out.” He said, “I’ve got three young boys, and I’m concerned how that’s going to affect my family.” Tim works, his wife works. And he was trying to juggle babysitting. He felt he owed it to his family. And I said, “Well, if that’s the case, I’m running again. We’ve got too many programs in play to take a gamble that somebody would come in and change a whole play ing field, do away with the posse, do away with the cou gar, wild predator, program that we’ve got going. And it’s no secret the far left’s hair is on fire because I have that program going, and they’ll do everything they can to stop it. Not to say they’re bad people. They’re good people. They have their own beliefs, but I have a job as sheriff to protect the safety of our citizens and livestock, when it comes to predators. The left was counting on me retiring. When Tim announced that he was running for sheriff, Tim was invited to the Dem ocrat Party candidate night to speak. When he emailed the Democrat Party and said that he would no longer be running for sheriff but Sheriff Songer had decided to run for reelection, you would’ve thought their hair caught on fire because they made it very clear: we do not want Sheriff Songer at this candidates’ night meeting. So there was one table with Clifford there. Sentinel: Do you feel the office of sheriff should be nonpartisan? Songer: That’s a good question. I wouldn’t have a problem with it if it was nonpartisan, but that isn’t way it is right now, and you run by party. And I’m con servative; I make no bones about that or apologies for it. I get attacked by the far left all the time. They’ve tried to file complaints with the Washington State Training Commission to get me de-certified. And I told the young investiga tor up there, under Inslee’s new citizen review board—I call it a kangaroo court. The young investigator called me and said, “Well, sheriff, we received a complaint and we have to notify the depart ment head, we received a complaint against you. And I said, “Really, who filed a complaint?” “Well, we can’t tell you that, it’s anony mous.” I thought we had a right to face our accusers, but anyway that’s their posi tion. And I said, “Can you tell me what the complaint is about?” And they said, “Yes, we have a complaint here that you’re a constitu tional sheriff and you have ties to anti-government domestic terrorist organiza tions.” And I started laugh ing. I said, “You’ve got to be kidding me.” I thought about it for a minute, and I said, “No, I am not a member of Antifa or Black Lives Mat ter.” About four or five days or a week later, I get a letter from them; they dropped the complaint. Well, I had a more recent one filed that I violated on a conflict of interest on [Klickitat County Commissioner] Jake Anderson. [Songer investi gated Anderson on possible criminal charges, sending the matter out of county spe cifically to avoid conflict of interest. Anderson was not charged.]

is being pushed and fed by the far left. He can deny it all he wants, but the evi dence is out there, and he’s being pushed, and they don’t want a constitutional sheriff. They made that very clear. If the Democrats want to support Garique, that’s great. All I’m saying is, if that’s the case, then he needs to be upfront about it and not try to use the cover that he’s an R in order to get more votes when in fact he’s a D; he’s a Democrat or being supported by the Democrat Party. He just needs to be transparent about it.

Clifford: Absolutely. I’ve been to people’s houses who said, “This is the only Republican sign I’ll ever put up. I’ve never had one before, and I’ll never have one after.” So to me, I feel like I’m part of the com munity. They can approach me; people can approach me, and I’m willing to talk to them, even if I don’t agree with them politically. But it may not even be a political conversation, and we might disagree on whatever sub ject we’re talking about. We can still have a conversa tion about it. Maybe it comes to some type of understand ing. But the information I get from the community is, they feel like they’re being ostracized by Sheriff Songer when he talks at candidates’ nights.

Sentinel: What are the other key differences between you and your opponent? Songer: Garique’s a nice guy. I’m not saying he’s a bad guy. I’m just saying that he’s not qualified for the job as sheriff. He lacks the experience and man agement. He has no man agement experience. He has first line supervisor experi ence, which is totally dif ferent. It’s totally different from managing a sheriff’s office. We have a $5.2 mil lion budget, and we’ve been in line on the budget con stantly. We did not go back to the county commission ers and request a supple mental budget throughout the year. We have a bal anced budget… I’ve got 22 years in top management in law enforcement; that’s longer or as much time as he has in law enforcement. Yes, I’m old. I got a number of decades of law enforce ment experience. I’ve been a road deputy, a detective, worked homicides in Clark County, moved up in man agement, chief civil deputy. I managed a $14.5 million budget at that time. That was back in 2000, 1999, and raised to the rank of under sheriff, second in command in the Clark County Sher iff’s office… I ended up as police chief in Elko, Nevada, spent four years as police chief. Well, the difference between a police chief and a sheriff is when the police chief gets crossways with the mayor, he’s gone; when the sheriff gets crossways with any of the other elected officials, it’s up to the people whether he is gone, not the county commission, not the governor, or any of those. So there’s a lot of independence there because he or she, depending on the case, is the top law enforcement official of the county. The only alle giance the sheriff has is to the people he serves, period. Sentinel: Your opponent says deputies and staff in the Sheriff’s office asked him to run for sheriff. What is your response to that? Songer: What he pur posely forgot to tell you is, that was when Tim Neher was running. Apparently there was some deputies that weren’t real happy with Tim. And so they went to Garique, and Garique said he’d run. So his whole plan was to run against him. When the horses got changed and all of a sudden I’m running for reelection, he’s already vested. Pretty hard for him to back out at that point.

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COLUMBIAREPORTSGORGE –Jaelyn Justesen at Gorge Outfitters Supply says the walleye bite is better than normal for this time of year. They are deep in the Columbia River. The best way to catch them is with a spinner worm harness and bottom walker. Small mouth bass are definitely biting, and they are biting anything bright colored. Salmon are expected soon in the area. Anglers are gearing up with Short Bus 360 Pro Troll flashers and Brad’s Super Baits which they are stuffing with tuna. Catch and release sturgeon fishing is going well and squid is the hot bait.

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state to ratify the amend ment on August 18, 1920, the amendment passed its final hurdle of obtaining the agreement of threefourths of the states. Sec retary of State Bainbridge Colby certified the ratifi cation on August 26, 1920, changing the face of the American electorate. The campaign for wom an suffrage was long, difficult, and sometimes dramatic; yet ratification did not ensure full enfran chisement. Decades of struggle to include Afri can Americans and other minority women in the promise of voting rights remained. Many women remained unable to vote long into the 20th century because of discriminatory state voting laws.

Celebrating the 19th Amendment

Top: a poster common in 1920. Left top and bottom: The National Archives, colorized by The Sentinel. Above right, National Archives. LONG ROAD TO SUFFRAGE: Women were able to vote in some states as the 20th century began but not in all. The 19th Amend ment was ratified on August 18, 1920.

When 1920 began, women could not vote universally in the U.S. But on August 18 that year, everything changed.

–Wikipedia

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During the rainy part of the year the Amazon can be as wide as 120 miles. It starts very high up in the mountains of Peru and travels through 6 countries on it’s 4000 mile trip to the Atlantic Ocean. The Amazon is the second longest river in the world. The longest is the Nile river in Africa but the Amazon is wider and moves more water. Most of the trip the Amazon River takes on its journey to the sea is right through the heart of the Amazon Rainforest, which is the largest tropical rainforest in the world.

The Amazon River is the largest river in the world.

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ANIMALS of the RIVER

Trace the river’s path..

Along the river you will see some villages. Many of these villages build their houses on rafts so that when the rainy season comes their houses won’t flood.

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DOWN 1. the flow of electrical power or charge. 2. likely to cause harm 3. the second largest ocean on Earth 4. South American freshwater fish with very sharp teeth 5. a floating platform 6. a body of water that flows toward an ocean. 7. places near the equator 9. a place where people live that is usually smaller than a 10.towna person or thing of very great size. 13. when water overflows onto dry land

River Reading Look for these books about The world’s largest river at your school or town library! Journey to the River Sea By Eva Ibbotson The Rover and the Book By Alison Croggon

The Amazon River is full of not just beautiful animals but dangerous ones as well. The Pink River Dolphin starts its life grey and slowly turns pink as it gets older. It is one of only five different dolphins that live in fresh water instead of the ocean. There are over 3,000 different kinds of fish in the Amazon River. The most famous one is the Piranha but there are actually fish that are more dangerous than the Piranha. One of those is the Arapaima and another is the electric eel. You will also have to look out for bull sharks and stingrays. The clown of the Amazon River is the Giant Otter. It is called giant because it can grow to over 6 feet long. They live together in family groups and you can often see them playing together. However, if they feel threatened they can become very aggressive and dangerous. A family of otters is known to kill caiman, which is a South American relative of the alligator. The giant otter is an endangered species and has totally disappeared in some places along the river.

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SHOCKING FACTS Electric eels are not really eels. They are knife fish and they are related to the catfish. The electric eel is almost blind. They send out electrical pulses that bounce back and tell them where their prey is. These fish can grow as long as 8 feet and weigh about 40 pounds.

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Football Frenzy Youth Soccer Tayler Bradley SportS Editor

The football season may have ended last fall, but that doesn’t mean these boys haven’t had it on their minds for the past year. They made choices over the last several months that would help them be better on the field for the coming season. Each one of these players are ready to get back in the game to make big hits, get dirty grass stains, make incredible catches, and play with their team. After the season ended last year, some of the boys who didn’t play winter or spring sports left the field but walked right into the gym. These boys came in for early morning work outs to work towards those gains. Being in shape and gaining strength are huge for any athlete. Head coach Aaron Cochran says, “The workouts provide increases in strength and athleticism dramatically.” These things will be very helpful on the field for each player. They continued their workouts through the summer, and though their numbers were down a little, they still had some boys who stepped up and put in the time to get better. The team also attended the Tenino Foot ball Camp for their third year. It was a terrific expe rience for this team as they saw some great competition from other teams across the state.The Wolves graduated a big group of seniors who had been supportive leaders, but it just means it is time for the other boys to step up and bring the team together. Coach Cochran is proud of the leaders who are rising to the occasion and states, “They are doing a great job of developing their skills as communicators and being vocal leaders.” This year’s Captain Council is made up of four returning play ers, Kade Bomberger, Riker Hanning, Garrett Peters, and Sam Wilder. All four boys are good athletes and role models in the class room and on the field. Speaking of the field, the boys held a midnight prac tice to kick off the season followed by an early morn ing session right before the Klickitat County Fair. This was an excellent way for the boys to get excited and put football on their minds. The team has some rebuilding and adjustments to make this year but also a lot of room to grow. Kade will still be leading as the quar terback with Seth Lucatero and Steve Faumina back ing him up. Offensively, the line is getting sorted out, and they are figuring out who will fit best where. Sam Wilder and Malaki Maiava are returning as guards, Riker Hanning and Cam eron Groves as receivers, and Garret Peters as tackle. Then there are many play ers who are ready to step into some big roles that have opened up. Defensively, they have some returners who are big and physical, Sam, Garrett, Malaki, and Vic tor Canche are all ready to guide the others and keep their opponents out of the end“Thiszone. group has a lot of potential, and the staff needs to maximize on this,” says Cochran. The coach ing staff is putting in a lot of time and effort to help these boys have a great sea son and execute on the field every time. Their first game will be held on Friday, Sep tember 2, in White Salmon, so be sure to tell them all good luck.

There are many organiza tions in the county that help to run programs or collect donations or put on events for the members of the community. One of those organizations is Kiwanis. This is an international community program that has a chapter here in Gol dendale. They just held one of their annual events this past weekend, the Kiwanis Golf for Kids Tournament. This year was their 20th year out on the course rais ing money. It was held on Saturday at the Goldendale Golf Club. Players made up teams of four and played best ball. The team paid a fee to enter the tournament, and there were many other dona tions that were given by business in our generous community. It was a great day out on the course, and there were teams from all over the county, The Dalles, and Yakima that came to participate. Altogether they raised $5,000 that goes right back into the commu nity. They also had a booth at the Klickitat County Fair where they handed out free books to the kids and col lected donations from the community members. Kawanis holds events like these to be able to provide support to youth within the community. All of the dona tions and money they raise is given back in some way. Their main project is to encourage reading by pro viding books to the youth of the greater Goldendale area. They do this by attend ing events and passing out free books to the children.

They also provide two scholarships to graduating seniors at the end of every school year. Education is important for this organi zation, so with their funds they also make a donation to the Goldendale High School Robotics Club annu ally. Making sure that our youth is growing, learning, and reaching for the stars is huge for them; they want to continue to help our kids do bigThethings.organization meets twice a month at the Sim coe Cafe that has graciously opened their doors for them to meet outside business hours. If you are interested in being a part of this group, they are always welcoming to anyone who wants to join. They really want to thank each and every sin gle sponsor that help make their purpose possible. With them, no matter how big or small, they couldn’t do what they do four our community. The next time you see them passing out books or in a booth or just within our community, be sure to thank them for all of their efforts.

The Sentinel is about to lose its Sports Editor. Tay ler Bradley has been doing a fantastic job during her time with us, but she’s mov ing to Texas very soon. If you enjoy sports and enjoy writing, The Senti nel has an opportunity for you, and you don’t have to be a seasoned pro. You need solid English basics, but beyond that we can train you—Tayler had never writ ten professionally before working for us, and did we mention she’s been doing a fantastic job? And yes, this is a paying gig. Keep in mind you won’t start as Sports Editor; neither did Tayler. Rather, you’ll start as a sports writer, wow us with your diligence and coverage, and then ascend to Interested?editorship. Give us a call (509-773-3777) or send an email to daleSentinel.com.News@Golden Sentinel seeks new writersports

They allow every single kid to play, no cuts or tryouts; this way each kid gets the opportunity to have fun and learn. They collect donations throughout the year, such as old cleats and shin guards, to equip kids who can’t afford new gear. The cost of registration is $55 for the first kid and $50 for the next, and so on. The program takes some of their funds and provide schol arships for families who may not be able to afford the sign-up fee, so those kids also have the chance to participate. The sign-up fee helps to cover the cost of things like jerseys and equipment.“Thebackbone of the pro gram is volunteers,” Pro gram Coordinator Heather Jobe says. “They keep the mood positive, relaxed, enjoyable, and fun all while teaching soccer skills, and the value of hard work and sportsmanship.” There are a total of 160 kids for 16 teams. One of the struggles is getting enough coaches for all these teams. Lives can be very busy for every person in the family, but the only way this program is able to run is for people to volunteer. Some of the vol unteers happen to be high school kids who have played through the program and want to come back and give their time to the younger kids. This is very reward ing, as it shows the soccer program really does have an impact on these kids. The teams will practice and play games over the next six to eight weeks. Most of their games and practices will take place on the field at Ekone Park. Gol dendale is part of a league that also includes teams from Trout Lake, White Salmon, The Dalles, Hood River, Carson, Stevenson, and Corbett. Only the older kids will travel to play with these other teams. They also struggle with finding places for these older kids to play on. The fields at Ekone are not quite as large as they need, so for many of their games the older teams must travel. Either way, the kids get through it and have so much fun. This soccer season is sure to be a fun one. It may be busy, but Heather says, “It isn’t without frustra tions, but at the end of the season we all feel rewarded by the fact that we have had the opportunity to partici pate in such an important program.” The program is always thankful for all the donations and volunteers that help make it possible to play. If you happen to be around to catch one of the kids’ games at the park, stop by and cheer them on.

The fall season is here, and that means the youth soccer program is ready to get underway. This is such a great opportunity for the kids to get involved in some thing and learn new skills. The season starts this week, and the kids will play until the end of October. There are teams for kids in grades kindergarten all the way through the 8th grade. It is time for these kids to get on the field and get to kicking. This program is run through the Central Klicki tat Parks and Recreation District that helps make this program possible.

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