Goldendale Sentinel December 1, 2021

SERVING ALL OF KLICKITAT COUNTY

Goldendale, Washington

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2021

Vol. 142 No. 48

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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas Christmas events are in full swing from this weekend to close to Christmas Day TAYLER BRADLEY FOR THE SENTINEL

The month of December is here and there is a lot going on in our town of Goldendale. If you really enjoy the holidays and are looking for opportunities to support the locals or looking for something to do, well then look no further! Here are some of the great holiday things going on in our town.

Holiday bazaars This first week of December has multiple chances to find some amazing gifts for your friends and family.

There are a few holiday bazaars in the area that will provide a chance for shoppers to support local and small businesses and find just the right gift. The first is the Tin Barn Holiday Market. This event is held in a barn at 1030 West Broadway, and vendors will be offering upcycled décor, handcrafted finds, antiques, and handmade Christmas gifts. This bazaar will begin the evening of December 3, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and continue December 4 and 5 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The next bazaar happening this weekend is the High Prairie Christmas Bazaar in Lyle at the High Prairie Community Center. There will be vendors there with

handmade items, Christmas decor, and much more.

There will also be food for purchase with the proceeds going towards the Community Center and the HPCC Firefighters. It runs from December 2 through the 4th from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day.

The third bazaar will be in Dallesport at their Community Center. They too will have vendors with lots of amazing treasures for great shopping. This one is December 3 from noon to 6 p.m. and December 4 and 5 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The last of these great shopping opportunities for this weekend is the annual Centerville Bazaar. This usually takes place at the Centerville School, but because they had so many vendors, they have expanded to the Centerville Grange. So be sure to check out both locations filled with awesome vendors as they will only be set up December 4 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

If you missed all the shopping the first weekend, don’t worry—there will be one last bazaar in Goldendale at the Grange Hall at 228 East Darland for those last-minute shoppers on December 11 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

“Through Angel Eyes” The Goldendale Adventist Christian School will pres-

ent their Christmas play entitled “Through Angel Eyes” at the Seventh-day Adventist Church on 59 Bickleton Highway, from 10:45 a.m. to noon on December 4. There will be a potluck lunch afterward. All are invited.

Best decorated homes and businesses Judging for the best decorated homes and businesses in Goldendale will take place the night of December 9.

So, if you are holiday crazy and think you have the best decorations, be sure to leave your lights on so the judges can see your magic.

Candy Cane Lane Parade One of the highlights of the holiday for the community is the Candy Cane Lane Parade. It will take place on the evening of December 11, when Grand Marshalls Stan and Susan Marlow will light the tree on the courthouse lawn and commence the beginning of the parade. After the parade, be sure to gather at the Presby Museum for food and laughter and, of course, a chance for pictures with Santa.

Be sure to check out all of this holiday fun. Come support the community, shop, eat, and spread the holiday cheer.

Beware of fake charities

TAYLER BRADLEY

FURNITURE AND FOOD: Lacey Barrett believes all furniture deserves a second chance, so she specializes in upscaling furniture to renewed glory.

And she also offers lunch soups, and breakfast goodies, and fresh coffee.

Know your neighbor: Fresh Starts TAYLER BRADLEY FOR THE SENTINEL Another new business has been added to our community this year, and it seems to be a perfect fit. Owner Lacey Barrett has always had a love for giving old items a new purpose in life; what began as just a hobby has turned into a self-run business. Lacey began her first business online and then this past summer decided she really wanted a store front— and so Fresh Starts was born.

Opening Day was October 16, and ever since then business has been incredible, according to Lacey. She is very humble and

grateful for all the community’s support. Her furniture pieces are upcycled and given a fresh, new look. “I enjoy how different a fresh coat of paint and a little sanding can do to something,” she says. She loves how happy people get when finding just the right thing in her shop. Her favorite part is when “someone comes to me with something in mind and then being able to make that vision come true.”

Lacey’ store doesn’t just offer upcycled furniture. She also has some great boutique clothing, shoes, home décor, bedding, and jewelry. She has a full espresso machine to make your favorite yummy drink and offers soups daily for lunch as well as tasty breakfast goodies. What a fun experience—lunch and shopping at the same place. She will be sure to provide a friendly atmosphere

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Here’s a recent actual telemarketing phone conversation that took place in Goldendale: Ring ring.

“Hello?”

“Please, don’t hang up!”

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GIVESMART VIDEO, VIMEO.COM/ 646213344 The demand not to hang up THE SCAMMER AND THE SCAMMEE: Scammers seek their most promost often results in people inductive time to prey on victims, like vampires coming out at night. Christmas stantly hanging up. But sometimes the call is from an actual time is peak predator season. person making what seems to be a very reasonable pitch. allows people to make informed for Online Giving, which helps Yes, ’tis the season for happy and educated giving decisions. people understand how online holidays, charitable giving—and GIVESMART! offers resources charities and donations work, scammers. that can help Washingtonians, and how best to ensure their doBecause of the sheer numbers as well as senior centers, retire- nations go directly to their desigof people seeking ill-gotten gain ment communities, and civic and nated charities or nonprofits. To out there, especially at this time nonprofit organizations, protect request hardcopies of the guide of year, the Office of the Secre- themselves from being victim- and other GIVESMART! resourctary of State is encouraging peo- ized by fake charities and fund- es at no charge, or to request an in-person presentation for your ple to “give smart” this holiday raisers. season to help them ensure their Resources include an Info organization, call the Charities charitable donations go to their Sheet and Trifold Brochure for division at 800-332-4483 or visit intended causes. quick and easy pointers; Tele- sos.wa.gov/charities/givesmart.

The Office of the Secretary of GIVESMART!, a collaboration phone Questions Guide and between the Office of the Sec- Charities Contact Info magnets; State offers these GIVESMART! retary of State’s Corporations a Questions for Telephone Solici- tips for people to consider before they donate to any charity or and Charities division and the tations checklist; and others. state’s Attorney General’s office, Also available is a new Guide See Scam page B6

KVH secures funding for emergency electrical upgrades The lights are on 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year at Klickitat Valley Health.

What happens, though, if there is a power outage or if seasonal wildfires compromise the local power grid? While it isn’t something you think about when you walk into a hospital or clinic, stable electrical power is quite literally the lifeline of any healthcare facility.

KVH is set to begin major upgrades to its emergency electrical systems through the support of a $3 million state capitol budget appropriation secured by Rep. Gina Mosbrucker, a $500,000 Energy Efficiency Grant from the Washington State Department of Commerce, and a $500,000 grant from The Sunderland Foundation, which provides grants with a focus on funding brick and mortar projects that need new or improved facilities.

“We’re so used to having an uninterrupted supply of power,” said Jonathan Lewis, Director of Support Services at KVH. “It

usually doesn’t register with people that all of this is very fragile.”

In order to receive federal funding from Medicare and Medicaid, hospitals that provide critical care are required to have generators that power their essential functions. Currently, the emergency electrical system at KVH is powered by generators purchased in 1967 from World War II surplus that run through systems from that era that have become a safety concern.

“We run regular tests on our generators, but just because you have generators doesn’t mean they will work, or work for long,” said Lewis. “Many generators can have lag time before they kick in, and the few seconds that equipment goes down could generate a reboot, which might put patients at risk if they’re dependent on a constantly running machine.

“Power fluctuations might also cause damage to sensitive equipment. Deciding which areas of the hospital to get power can be

agonizing. Power is essential for everything to function normally: we need power to run everything from our electronic health record system to refrigerating medications, ventilators, electronic prescription dispensing units, and many other pieces of essential equipment.”

Lewis—a licensed electrician—surveyed all the power-dependent elements of the hospital in preparation for upgrades.

Even the elevators were examined, which are essential for moving critically ill patients in an emergency. In addition to a new generator and other infrastructure updates, a hydrogen fuel cell will also be installed as a secondary emergency backup.

“A lot of work went into this plan,” said Leslie Hiebert, CEO of Klickitat Valley Health. “As the only critical care resource in our part of the county, preparedness is always at the top of the list when evaluating our systems.

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There is a children’s Christmas song about getting a hippopotamus for the holiday, but what would you possibly do with one if you got one? Where would you keep it? What would you feed it? How would you take care of one? Baby hippos are adorable but they grow to be enormous. At least the common hippo is a giant. There is also a second kind of hippo called the pygmy hippo.

Did I say that the common hippopotamus is enormous? It falls into third place in size of land animals right behind the elephant and the white rhinoceros. A male hippo can weigh as much as a small car and a truck put together. They have massive round bodies, short stumpy legs and four toes.

It is also one of very few land animals that have webbed toes. Because this animal spends so much of its time in water this helps them move around. Don’t think they can just get around well in water, a hippo can run 30 miles per hour on land.

s u m a t o p o p p i H Hippos like water. As a matter of fact the name that humans gave them is from the Greek language, and literally means river horse or water horse. The reason they were given this name is because they would rather spend their time in a pond, river or swamp than on land. Scientists now also think that because of their size the word horse was used, but this huge animal isn’t related to a horse at all. Gene mapping shows that the hippos’ closest relatives are whales and dolphins.

The common hippo is considered vulnerable. This means that unless the animal is protected it is likely to become extinct. Hippos are hunted by poachers who sell their teeth and eat their meat, and humans are moving into their habitat.

With a mouth that can open 4 feet wide and teeth that are almost 2 feet long and very sharp, a hippo is not an animal you want to mess with. They are very territorial and protective of their family. Hippos are known to be the deadliest animal on earth next to man. More than 500 people are killed by hippos each year. They are also one of the only animals that a crocodile is afraid of.

What do you call a hippo with a carrot in each ear?

Anything you want, he can’t hear you!

ACROSS 1. a system that people use to communicate, or share information 5. protecting or made to protect 8. a large mammal that is considered one of the most dangerous animals 9. To be connected through genetics 12. very large in size 13. part of a wetland ecosystem 14. a person or thing of very great size, strength, power, or importance DOWN 2. the study of heredity, or how certain features pass from parents to their offspring, or young 3. all of the living and nonliving things in an area 4. When an animal defends an area or living space 6. weak and without protection 7. very cute or charming 10. occurring or appearing frequently : not rare 11. the opening to the digestive system

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Second Sunday (December 5): Second Sunday of Advent Readings: Preparation Isaiah 40:3-5: “A voice of one calling: ‘In the wilderness prepare the way for the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be raised up, every mountain and hill made low; the rough ground shall become level, the rugged places a plain. And the glory of the Lord will be revealed, and all people will see it together. For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.’”

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Answer to last week’s Mystery Picture

This week’s Goldendale’s Attic Mystery Picture Four guys and three trophies—but they’re all looking at the one in the middle. Why? It’s not even bigger than the other two.

And why are there nine women standing behind the guys? Beats us. All we know is that this picture once ran in The Sentinel,

lost in the annals of yesteryear. If you know anything about it, please drop us an email (info@goldendalesentinel.com) or

give us a call (773-3777) or drop in at the office—and remember, you’re welcome to come in and take a look at the original photograph.

Looking Back November 21, 1891 – 130 Years Ago About 3:30 o’clock Wednesday morning, a miserable fiend in human shape made an attempt at brigandism, which brings a blush of shame to the cheeks of the good people of Goldendale: the thought that we have in the community a man mean enough to commit such acts of meanness is to be deplored. About the hour named, Mr. and Mrs. W.R. Dunbar were awakened by the reports of firearms and the whistling of deadly bullets into their sleeping apartment. There were seven shots fired into the building.

November 29, 1941 – 80 Years Ago Russell Woodward was named to succeed Sheriff C.R. House by the board of county commissioners.

House had resigned to accept a U.S. Bureau of Reclamation position in Grand Coulee.

Betty Zesiger, Kay Cameron, Mark Doubravsky, and Betty Fahlenkamp helped dig this one out of the archives.

Mark, with all his good humor, was pretty sure this was in front of the Sentinel office, and they were looking at turkeys.

He was, of course, correct. Everyone identified Mrs. Hornibrook, making the smallest child in the picture her youngest daughter Betty, now Betty Falenkamp. Betty was able to give the picture a year and allowed us to dig the picture out of The Sentinel’s archives.

Here’s what the original story that ran November 28, 1957, said: “F R EE GOBBLERS BRING CHEERS – Children of the Charles Koenig family were elated when their mother won the 20-pound turkey in a drawing in front of The Sentinel office last Saturday. Goldendale

merchants sponsored the pre-thanksgiving event. Other winners left to right: Mrs. Minnie Wedgewood, who won the 15 pound ‘bird’; Mrs. Ted Hornibrook, winner of the 10-pounder; and Mrs. Anna Sanders, winner of the 12-pound turkey. About 400 people attended the drawing; about 3,000 tickets were in the wicker and only five tickets were drawn to name four winners.”

We do find the need to make a correction to this original caption. We are unsure who the mentioned Koenig family children are, as the children in the picture are Mrs. Ted Hornibrook’s, who is actually the lady closest to the kids (instead of the second from the left as mentioned).

Did you know The Sentinel has hardbound books containing printed copies of all volumes back to 1918?

December 4, 1941 – 80 Years Ago A man named after the town stopped in Goldendale to see what the town he was named after looked like. His name: Golden Dale Hamilton. He said his parents had lived here before he was born, and his mother liked the town so much she named him after it. He lives in San Francisco.

November 30, 1950 – 71 Years Ago It has been announced in Washington D.C. that applications for the purchase of 30 government-owned farms in the northern end of the Columbia Basin project will be received by the Bureau of Reclamation from now until January 8, 1951, according to the project development supervisor. The farms are located in what is officially known as Block 40 and will be among the first to receive water from the main Columbia Basin Irrigation works when Coulee Dam water comes to the project in 1952. Prices for the farms will range from around $400 to $850, which is the dry land appraised value of the units.

November 4, 1971 – 50 Years Ago The first of three business location changes took place this past weekend on Main Street in Goldendale when Sears moved from the Gillenwaters Building into its newly built facilities next door to Hometown Market [now Bishop Services Inc.]. The Furniture Mart is moving from the west side of Gillenwaters building to the east portion, and the Star Theatre moving where the furniture store is now [McCredy’s today]. Remodeling inside and out will take place before each move is completed.

November 25, 1971 – 50 Years Ago A new apartment building in Goldendale is now under construction at the corner of Golden and Broadway. The 22-unit project is expected to be completed in mid-February.

November 25, 1971 – 50 Years Ago Groundbreaking for the new $250,000 church building for the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints in Goldendale is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Sunday. The structure will be located on the Jim Brokaw property on Bloodgood Road across from the cemetery.

—Richard Lefever Klickitat County Historical Society

Points to ponder:

Johnny was in Sunday School and heard the teacher say, “Lot was told by the Lord to take his wife and flee out of the city, but when he looked behind, his wife turned to salt.

Any questions?”

“Yes,” said Johnny. “What happened to the flea?”

They finally invented a computer as smart as a human.

When it makes a mistake, it blames another computer.

Birthdays are good for you. The more you have, the longer you live.

If you are what you eat, then my dog is a calculator.

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Opinion Goldendale School Board honored by WSSDA

ed the 2020-21 school year with Family Connections. Each teacher met individually with students and family members during the first three days of school. In this meeting, the teacher learned more about the hopes and dreams of the family for their student and the needs of the family as we were starting with remote learning. These meetings provided a connection and foundation that was powerful for both families and teachers. This process was so powerful that we continued it at the start of the 2021-22 school year.

Shift 3 Focal Students: GSD Board understood that the start of the 2020 school year was a stressful Goldendale School Board is honored to receive the time for staff, students, and families. They were explicit in having high expectations for the district Small School District Board of the Year award from Washington State School Director Association. GSD’s while offering understanding and grace in the context of the pandemic. This meant a careful balance in providing clear expectations while not layering too many new initiatives.

Board is one of three chosen from the 34 Boards of The GSD Change Team initiated the idea of working on lesson design to more fully engage students.

Distinction for 2021. Steilacoom and Auburn boards were honored as the medium and large district boards Fourteen teachers representing each of the buildings participated in this powerful professional learning. The first step of the lesson design process was to identify one or two “least-served” students in of the year. the class. Teachers were able to define and select these students based on their own criteria. After WSSDA’s Board of Distinction application asked identifying the student(s), the teachers interviewed them and then used the information they learned boards to illustrate how their actions exemplified about the student in crafting their lessons. The impact to these specific students was immense, and the vi-sionary leadership and helped their schools close opportunity gaps. WSSDA indicated that the selection impact to these teachers’ practice is on-going.

The GSD school board celebrated the success of the process and have asked that this work continue panel was impressed by GSD Board’s participation in the Change Team process, a process designed to move and expand. The GSD board specifically stated the desire for staff to “stay hungry” in their learning.

School boards are governance bodies. This means they steer the direction of the district through district leadership using dialogue poli-cies, goals, and monitoring. School boards do not run the day-to-day operations of the district. The that deepens understanding of the Board of the Year award acknowledges GSD Board’s governance of the district by providing direction, system and cre-ates action based on Guest goals, and support for district growth. this understanding. GSD’s Change Column The past 24 months have not been easy. GSD’s Board has navigated many challenges and continues Team efforts arose from the Board’s to grow as a board. The Board of the Year honor is not seen as an ending point but as a push to grow goals: Dr. Ellen and develop into the best leadership possible for the students of Goldendale.

• All children will achieve Perconti, • All children will have quality Burn-out has got to go for three hours.

I contacted the bank for an teachers/staff Goldendale I think the city of Goldendale explanation. The answer was • All children will be in safe, The Festival of Wheels gave it needs to rethink supporting essentially that “we wouldn’t do School healthy learning environments another try this year. It seems the burnouts in our park. Next year that.” Then why is it in your docuattendance has dwindled to much don’t issue a permit to any group ments, I asked. The answer was to • All children will have the support District lower levels than when the event that wants to burn-out. There are send me up the chain of command. of the community through ongoing was new, 10 years ago. There are places in the county where it could The second person gave the same communication and connection. a lot of competing car shows this be held, just not in the city please. answer as the first and then was These goals provided the impetus time of year, so it doesn’t surprise I hate toxic smoke, and you should to have me contacted by some-one to look to accelerate the District’s growth and are too. me . higher up. That person has not This year Goldendale MotorOn Sept 4 I will be asking the contacted me after more than a resulting in three shifts within the District: sports Association and ABATE mayor and his administration to week so I am following through Shift 1 Redefining achievement: The board established a goal that all students will achieve. We started brought back the burn-out, which make an ordinance forbidding on what I told the bank contacts I was tried several times in the past anyone from reckless unsafe burn- was going to do—write a letter to by exploring what achievement really means. The with questionable benefits to the outs in any ones neighborhood or the editor to be sure local folks are board cited examples of students who had excelled in town. This year someone had the any street in the Goldendale city aware of how Columbia Bank is terms of grades at school but had struggled when leav- brilliant idea to use the old skate- limits. I would appreciate some choosing to deal with its account board park as a place to stage the support from like-minded citizens holders. ing the school context. They also cited students who return of the burnout. It was held at the council meeting. Let them My concern is that a comment had struggled in terms of grades at school who were on the concrete slab, a tempting know how you feel. as broad as this opens the door now business owners in the community. Added to the medium for anyone inclined to for abuse. I have had no difficulBoard’s concern was the context of COVID-19 and a Ken McKune bum rubber. Rednecks of many ties with our local branch and am Goldendale degrees, punk kids or maybe the sorry that the headquarters has heightened awareness regarding the importance of little old lady from Pasadena. decided to take such a hard line. well-being.

C I personally was left with a bad It ap-pears I will need to look for a GSD is working towards a broader definition of taste in my mouth and lungs. Even bank that does not behave in this achievement that includes self-understanding, conthough I made it a point to stay I recently received an updated manner. nections, knowledge (content standards), and comaway from the burn-out and was at “Terms for Business and Deposit Ken Margraf my home where I thought I would Account Agreement” from Columpetencies (collaboration, communication, etc). This Goldendale escape the noise and smoke, when bia Bank. I am not in the habit of work is not lowering academic standards; it ensures the toxic cloud rose from the park reading the fine print but for some that we pay attention to the whole child throughout and drifted over the Little Klicki- reason this time I did. I came all learning opportunities. tat River Park (the swimming across an “added” line that I found The board requested that this work and vision con- pool) on to the kids and families at very concerning. Again, this line the pool and on to me while I was is both for personal and business tinue and grow throughout the district and that successes in implementation are celebrated, highlighting sitting on my property. We were accounts. It reads: “We may refuse contaminated by the toxins in the to open and account and may close students’ growth toward this broader definition of smoke, and my eyes and throat your account at any time for any achievement. were imitated, and my lungs filled reason or for no reason at all.”

Shift 2 Safe and Healthy Learning Environment and with carbon monoxide and other “For No Reason At All” I particuFamily Connection: The GSD board in 2019 identi-fied cancer causing toxic compounds larly found offensive. that the learning environment in the district was not conducive to all students learning at high levels. They used discipline, suspension, classroom exclusion, and state assessment data to develop an understanding of the students who were not actively engaging in learning.

In order to create a culture for learning, GSD start-

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