Goldendale Sentinel December 28, 2022

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Happy New Year!

Sorensen on 34 years of service

LOU MARZELES EDITOR

Brenda Sorensen’s service in county government has been long and fruitful, and now she’s ready to wrap it up. After 16 years as Auditor for Klickitat County, Sorensen retires at the end of this year.

“I was sworn in the 27th of November 2006,” she recalls, as an appointee to finish an unfinished term by her predecessor. But her career began long before that, in Skamania County where she served from June 25, 1975, to November 26, 2006, starting off as clerk of the board of commissioners. “I was retired 17 hours,” she says with a laugh. “I had 30 and a half years in Stevenson. And now I’ve been here 16.”

Her transition from Skamania to Klickitat County had to do with remarrying and commuting and related factors. She did have some adjustments to make coming to Klickitat County.

“Every county runs things differently,” she points out. “The laws are there, but they’re all interpreted a little different. Just because they’re done one way in one county doesn’t mean that’s how they’re done in another county. So I came in and I said, ‘I’m not making any drastic changes for the fi rst six months. I want to look and see what’s being done and why it’s being done that way.

Just because it’s being done this way doesn’t mean it’s wrong.’ So that was my philosophy when I came. And the only thing I found right away that needed to be fixed was the payroll stubs weren’t put in envelopes. That was not a big deal.”

One of the first major changes Sorensen dealt with was the switch from poll sites to voting by mail, which the county did before it was mandated by the state. “I came here, and we were poll site voting, and that’s a lot more expensive to administer,” she says. She also didn’t care for the vendor the county was using for election. “They had been under a lot of scrutiny for security.” Initially the county commissioners were against going to vote by mail, but the switch was made in 2008.

Speaking of commissioners, Sorensen has worked with many over the years. She was hired as clerk of the board in Skamania County partly because she knew shorthand—no small deal at that time. Her key tool was a little cassette tape player. Back then the clerk worked out of the Auditor’s office, and Sorensen found herself being cross-trained in licensing, elections, and finance. Moving from Skamania to Klickitat County, she found only small differences in procedures between the two boards of county commissioners.

“I tried to get along with everybody,” she says about county commissioners. “Some of them were a little more challenging than others, but for the most part it was great. There was David [Sauter]

Senior Center flooding closes building

A burst pipe near the Goldendale Senior Center has forced the facility to close until further notice. The Center is heavily flooded. It’s uncertain if the burst pipe was in the Center or from an adjacent building.

The flooding was reported to Goldendale Police by a passerby about 8 p.m. Sunday night. The City of Goldendale got the water shut off around 10 p.m. The ceil-

ing in the men’s bathroom collapsed, and the only somewhat dry place is the kitchen. Until Senior Services can find an alternate kitchen, this will impact Tuesday and Thursday Senior Meals. Senior Services is also suspending the Pop-up Café’s meetings on Wednesdays and any other scheduled meetings during the week.

Ecology completes EIS on Goldendale Energy Storage Project

The Washington Department of Ecology has completed an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the proposed Goldendale Energy Storage Project. The comprehensive, science-based EIS will now be used by permitting agencies as they make decisions on permits needed for the project.

The report contains more than 300 pages; The Sentinel will provide more detail on its contents in coming issues. Preliminary indications are that the report favors statements by Native American communities that the project would be damaging to their culture.

The proposed Goldendale En-

ergy Storage Project, developed by Free Flow Power Project 101, LLC, would be a closed-loop hydropower system along the Columbia River in Klickitat County.

Water released from an upper reservoir would flow downhill to a lower reservoir through a turbine, generating power when other energy sources, such as wind and solar, are not available.

At other times, those renewable energy sources would be used to pump water back uphill during off-peak hours. The power produced would feed into the electrical grid at the nearby John Day Dam.

LOU MARZELES

END OF AN ERA: Brenda Sorensen, left, retires as Klickitat County Auditor at the end of the month. She stands with Shirley Chapple, who retired recently after decades of county service also in the Auditor’s Office.

COURTESY TROY CARPENTER, GOLDENDALE OBSERVATORY

RARE LIGHT PILLARS: Goldendale Observatory Administrator Troy Carpenter shared this dramatic photograph taken from the Observatory and provided this information: “On Friday evening, December 23, we observed a novel form of atmospheric optics known as light pillars. Their mechanism of formation is straightforward but occurs infrequently: they are tiny, plate-like ice crystals normally found suspended in high altitude cirrus clouds occurring much nearer to the ground and reflecting artificial light. Since they are reflections from hundreds of feet above, it is possible to observe these pillars even when their light source is obscured by trees and other foreground objects. The bright, yellow pillar in the center of the image is the Goldendale Reindeer farm. The colorful lights to the right are from decorated houses in the Rimrock road area. Frigid temperatures and calm, humid air are required to produce this spectacle. Witnessing light pillars was a pleasant surprise for our visitors on the eve of Christmas Eve.” Troy adds this reminder: “Speaking of visitors,

and Rex [Johnston] and Ray [Thayer]. Good people, all of them.”

Looking over her time in Klickitat County, Sorensen sees the ability of her team to pull together in crisis moments to be a particularly outstanding memory.

“I tried to work through those times, and everyone needed to work together,” she says. “That was kind of my thing. We’ve been

plugging along pretty good. We’ve just rolled right along, and we’ve built relationships. It’s a lot smoother now. We all work as a team. That wasn’t the case when I came in. I’m not the only one who made that happen; it takes everyone working together, and you have to have good staff, not only in my department, but other departments too.”

Then there are the sys-

tems. “Now we’re in the process of looking to replace the financial system, and I’m sorry I’m not going to be around to see that to fruition. But that and then changing over to vote by mail—that was a big, big step, recognizing that many people for years had taken their time to be at the poll sites. That was huge.”

She points to the process of updating software

as another key transition. “We’ve updated [recording] software once since I’ve been here,” she recalls. “We upgraded to the newer version. Elections have seen a lot of change. We had to give up our voter reg [registration] when we went to the statewide voter reg system. We had to give up our voter registration software, which was fi ne. Not all change is easy, but it doesn’t mean

EIS from page A1

Ecology’s fi nal EIS examines potential significant, adverse impacts if the project is built and whether they can be reduced or eliminated. These include impacts to air quality, plant and animal habitat, transportation, water resources, and water quality. The analysis also includes a section evaluating impacts to Tribal and cultural resources in the area.

Ecology released a draft EIS and held a public comment period from June 6 to Aug. 9, 2022. The agency hosted one in-person and

it has to be bad. We’re all statewide now; that’s been a big success. [Former Washington Secretary of State] Kim Wyman was a spearhead of that. She planted the seed with all of the auditors and the elections officials, and then we started kind of working towards that. I feel that’s part of why our election process is as secure as it is in this state. You can’t go from one place to another

and get a ballot and have it counted. You can’t register twice.”

So the Sorensen era comes to a close. “I’ve enjoyed my job,” she says. “I’ve enjoyed serving the public and doing what I could for them and trying to make a great work atmosphere for my staff. It’s been an honor and a pleasure to do this job, and I’m going to miss it.”

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two virtual public hearings during this time.

Under Washington’s State Environmental Policy Act, an EIS is required before issuing any permits to construct and operate the facility. It does not determine whether a project moves forward.

Ecology now has several permit decisions to make, including a water quality certification, a reservoir permit, and a construction permit. These decisions will happen over the next two years as project details are

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is conducting a separate federal environmental review of the project.

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Answer to last week’s Mystery Picture

This week’s Goldendale’s Attic Mystery Picture

This sure looks like a bunch of people being sworn in. Amazing— today’s Sentinel has a picture of this year’s elected officials being sworn

in! Must be an uncanny coincidence! But who are these people? When was this taken? We don’t know. All we know about this picture is that it ran

L ooking Back

December 21, 1907 – 115 Years Ago

“Uncle Jim” Lyle (of Lyle) was in a reminiscent mood when he recalled some changes that have taken place in the last 40 years. He noted that the old Oregon Steam and Navigation Company declared there was no landing at Lyle and early settlers were required to row a small boat out to midstream to get aboard the passing steamboat. The austerity of the corporation continued until 1881, when the independent steamer “Gold Dust” ran in mid-river and “Captain Spencer” made a landing at Lyle and pronounced it the best landing on the run. The aged pioneer noted changes in transportation for the town he founded, namely the landing at Lyle, wharf-boat daily, several steamboats, and the passing trains from Kennewick and Goldendale; and he concluded by saying, “My dream of 40 years ago has come true in part and will be fully fulfilled when the steel gang connects us with Portland.”

December 23, 1942 – 80 Years Ago

Washington State Patrolman John Gulden died on December 23, 1942, at the age of 43. Patrolman Gulden was shot south of Goldendale on the Mayhill Loops Road, just below the Sam Hill Memorial Fountain, as he approached a vehicle he stopped for driving without headlights. He was unaware the vehicle had two teenage suspects inside wanted for robbery and car theft. This was the first patrolman killed in Klickitat County. He was also the first patrolman to die of a gunshot wound. At the time of his death, Patrolman Gulden served thirteen years with the State Patrol.

December 25, 1952 – 70 Years Ago

Goldendale Signal Service Station, Highway 97 North, is open under new management. Come out and see us: Ed Doubravsky, Earl Rhoads, Bub Ingraham, and Doug Dodge. Signal, the Go Farther Gasoline.

December 25, 1952 – 70 Years Ago

Dear Santa, Please bring me a big doll and a set of dishes. I have been a good girl. Thank you. Gloria Blake [Williamson]

Dear Santa, Happy New Year Santa. I want a fire engine, I want an electric train that smokes and has lights. I need a big crane. Craig Arthur Schuster

Dear Santa, I want a big doll with a sheer nylon pink dress with lace and ribbon trim and a slip Thank you, Sandra Lefever [Rorabaugh]

Dear Santa, I want a Basketball, bulldozer, and a dump truck. Thank you. Miland J. Walling

December 13, 1962 – 60 Years ago

The first of four new homes built in the new West Roosevelt townsite has been completed to the point of being ready for occupancy, according to Melvin Clark who moved in last weekend. They thus became the first residents of the new town. The home not only is the product of their own labor but provides a historic continuation of the old Roosevelt School, many of whose old timbers and other material went into its construction. Also, it is of unusual note for its “A-frame” design. Many 2 x 12s of 26 to 30 feet in length were taken from the old school building. They are fir and were shipped in by W. H. Reader, pioneer Roosevelt general merchandize and building materials dealer, for construction of the school, believed to be built about 1908.

December 27, 1962 – 60 Years Ago

Year end in Goldendale found two building projects well under way. First is an 18-unit motel being built for Ben Bush on property between the Oasis Café and the OK Tire Shop near the east city limits. Second is the new home of Hassing Motors, local John Deere distributor. It is located on the south side of the present building, next to the Goldendale A & W and will be used as a new salesroom and John Deere parts house. The building is 40 x 100 feet in size.

—Richard Lefever Klickitat County Historical Society

in The Sentinel sometime, 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 (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.

We’ve colorized this picture from last week.

Karen Shattuck had all the answers to last week’s Mystery Picture because she was in the Mystery Picture!

The picture was printed in the June 1, 1961, edition of The Sentinel. The caption reads: Rainbow Officers of

Assembly No. 21 for 1961, installed at ceremony held May 21 in Goldendale are, from left: Carol Hewett, Hope; Karen Gibson, associate worthy advisor; Mary Jean Murdock, worthy advisor; Elizabeth Tebbs, Charity; and Marilyn Wilkins, Faith.

Sesquicentennial Corner: Bringing Goldendale back to its roots

This week we bring a story titled “Bill” Byars writes of Early History in Goldendale Community” that was published in the January 3, 1946, edition of The Sentinel. The story is reproduced below and will continue next week. For reading convenience we have not put them in quotes. When the writer first saw Goldendale in the summer of 1890, the city was installing a new water system. The water came from the Bloodgood Springs and was pumped by water and steam power from the flour mill of the Goldendale Milling Co., north of the Little Klickitat in the northwestern part of town. Prior to the organization of the mill company, the flour mill was owned by Joseph Nesbitt and S. H. Jones. Mr. Nesbitt became manager of the company, Mr. Jones selling his holding to the corporation. The mill and warehouse were destroyed by fire at a later date. The old water system was owned by H. D. Young and Wm. Chatfield. The water came out of the Little Klickitat at a point about one half mile above town. The reservoir was on top of the hill near the Chas. Ramey residence on East Broadway.

In 1890 Goldendale had no improved streets or sewers. The only concrete sidewalks were in front of the Ward and Young bricks on Main street. (Shipps shop and H. Roloff bldgs) Before the big fire of 1888, Main street, the business section, was only 66 feet wide. After the fire it was widened to 100 feet, except the Marble corner on Main and Chatfield streets, which was not set back until the street was paved. South of “B” Street, on the west side of Columbus Avenue, was the old John J. Golden home. There were no other homes on the west side of the street south of the Golden home until Hopkins Addition was reached. Railroad Addition was not on the map, and the old county road ran directly from the old school building in the west end of town to connect with the present road at the west boundary of the municipality. Out in this section, south of the auto camp, was the baseball diamond.

Where Terminal addition is now located was a field owned by the Chatfield heirs. In this enclosure was a race-track, portions of which can be located at this time. East of town, where Ward’s and Academy Additions are now located, was the farm of “Father” Hornibrook. His old home was on the south side of Main street, not far from the high school building. The road coming in from the north did not come directly down the hill as at present but made a curve to the east and crossed the Little Klickitat on a short bridge just to the east of the present bridge site. This bridge was constructed by Arthur Richardson, formerly county engineer, and its location staked

out by the writer. Since then the present bridge was built under supervision of Lynn Spalding.

It may be of interest to give the names of those engaged in business in Goldendale fifty-five years ago.

At the southeast corner of Main and Chatfield streets was located the Phil Carwell wagon shop. Mr. Carwell was the step-father of the Marshall brothers, Howard, Charley and John. All of them have passed to the great beyond. Mrs. J. L. Rankin was a sister. Charley worked with his step-father, and across the street where the former W. A. Wing blacksmith shop was located, John was in the blacksmithing business. Perry Wing, brother of W. A. worked in the shop with John. Howard Marshall was driving the Goldendale-Grants stage in 1890. Afterwards he drove the Goldendale-The Dalles stage several years for C. C. Alvord. He was deputy county treasurer and under A. H, Ahola and Jacob Crocker and then served two terms as treasurer.

Just east of the Carwell shop was the Blacksmith shop of Chas. Morris. His residence was the present home of Adelia Kaiser. Mr. Morris was elected county treasurer on the populist ticket. His son, Charley, was postmaster at Arlington, Oregon, for several terms.

Goldendale Energy Storage Project is a boon

At a time when rising inflation and interest rates are creating hardships for businesses and families, the Goldendale Energy Storage Project represents a huge opportunity. As an investment in our future, it is on target to receive its 50-year operating license from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in 2023. It would bring more than 3,000 family-wage construction jobs and apprenticeships and dozens of long-term operations and maintenance jobs to rural Washington.

The Goldendale Energy Storage Project represents a new era for the former Columbia Gorge Aluminum Smelter, which spans from the Columbia River to the Tuolumne Wind Farm just eight miles east of Goldendale. It would clean up a toxic waste site and provide millions in tax revenue to support our schools, our healthcare system, our roads, our parks, and more, all while delivering carbon-free energy for our homes, businesses, schools, and hospitals.

Since the Columbia Gorge Aluminum Smelter closed in 2003, Klickitat County has worked hard to create a long-term plan to bring back goodpaying jobs to the town of Goldendale and surrounding areas.

The Goldendale Energy Storage Project deserves our support and the support of our elected officials in Olympia.

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Burn-out has got to go

The Festival of Wheels gave it another try this year. It seems the attendance has dwindled to much lower levels than when the event was new, 10 years ago. There are a lot of competing car shows this time of year, so it doesn’t surprise me .

This year Goldendale Motorsports Association and ABATE brought back the burn-out, which was tried several times in the past with questionable benefits to the town. This year someone had the brilliant idea to use the old skateboard park as a place to stage the return of the burnout. It was held on the concrete slab, a tempting medium for anyone inclined to bum rubber. Rednecks of many degrees, punk kids or maybe the little old lady from Pasadena.

I personally was left with a bad taste in my mouth and lungs. Even though I made it a point to stay away from the burn-out and was at my home where I thought I would escape the noise and smoke, when the toxic cloud rose from the park and drifted over the Little Klickitat River Park (the swimming pool) on to the kids and families at the pool and on to me while I was sitting on my property. We were contaminated by the toxins in the smoke, and my eyes and throat were imitated, and my lungs filled with carbon monoxide and other cancer causing toxic compounds for three hours.

I think the city of Goldendale needs to rethink supporting burnouts in our park. Next year don’t issue a permit to

any group that wants to burn-out. There are places in the county where it could be held, just not in the city please. I hate toxic smoke, and you should too.

On Sept 4 I will be asking the mayor and his administration to make an ordinance forbidding anyone from reckless unsafe burnouts in any ones neighborhood or any street in the Goldendale city limits. I would appreciate some support from like-minded citizens at the council meeting. Let them know how you feel.

I recently received an updated “Terms for Business and Deposit Account Agreement” from Columbia Bank. I am not in the habit of reading the fine print but for some reason this time I did. I came across an “added” line that I found very concerning. Again, this line is both for personal and business accounts. It reads: “We may refuse to open and account and may close your account at any time for any reason or for no reason at all.”

“For No Reason At All” I particularly found offensive.

I contacted the bank for an explanation. The answer was essentially that “we wouldn’t do that.” Then why is it in your documents, I asked. The answer was to send me up the chain of command. The second person gave the same answer as the first and then was to have me con-

tacted by some-one higher up. That person has not contacted me after more than a week so I am following through on what I told the bank contacts I was going to do—write a letter to the editor to be sure local folks are aware of how Columbia Bank is choosing to deal with its account holders.

My concern is that a comment as broad as this opens the door for abuse. I have had no difficulties with our local branch and am sorry that the headquarters has decided to take such a hard line. It ap-pears I will need to look for a bank that does not behave in this manner.

Ken Margraf Goldendale

Main Street, Goldendale, WA 98620-9526.

Contact Your Legislators

Gina Mosbrucker (360) 786-7856

gina.mosbrucker@ leg.wa.gov P.O. Box 40600, Olympia WA 985040600

Chris Corry (360) 786-7810 chris.corry@ leg.wa.gov P.O. Box 40600 Olympia WA 985040600

Curtis King (360) 786-7626 414 Legislative Building P.O. Box 40414 Olympia, WA 98504

U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse Yakima office: (509) 452-3243 402 E. Yakima Ave Suite #1000 Yakima, WA 98901

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Guest Column David Sauter, on behalf of Klickitat County Commissioners

Ken McKune Goldendale

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Dangerous roads were a challenge

There certainly isn’t a lot of news to share this week. The big story was the arctic cold that brought freezing rain and highway closures. I know it caused a lot of frozen pipes in our area and some broken pipes. I hope this fi nds all those issues fi xed now.

The dangerous roads caused many families to change holiday plans. Some from here who had plans to venture out to celebrate with family in other towns had to cancel their trips and stay safe at home. And some who were expecting family from out of town had to postpone celebrations until condi-

tions are safer for travel. The school board meeting scheduled for December 22 had to be postponed until the 27th. We are very thankful for our county road crews who worked hard all through the storm and holiday weekend to keep the roads plowed and sanded. Even so, at least two different drivers had trouble negotiating the 90-degree curve at the top of our driveway and went into the snowbanks a bit. Luckily, there was no damage or injuries and the cars were able to soon be back on their way. In case you didn’t receive notification regarding garbage service, Republic Services made

the decision to not send their trucks out on the icy roads. All garbage and recycle will be picked up on Friday, December 30, at no extra charge.

Our postal clerk, Gail, also deserves a big thanks and pat on the back for making the treacherous drive all but one day last week, a day that was way too dangerous for anyone to be out on the roads. We also greatly appreciate the Glenwood General Store and Glenwood Station for staying open to serve us.

Glenwood school students and staff are still enjoy-

It’s all about the weather

As I write this report, it is December 25, the day chosen for our Good Savior’s birth, so I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas and will have the happiest year in 2023. May all God’s blessings be showered upon you!

Our liaison at the Lyle Fire Department, Patty Elkins, has been reporting that it is all about the weather. Highways have been closed and reopened in the past few days, as well as snow slides (is that like an avalanche?) across both I-84 just west of Hood River and another snow slide blocking Highway 14 near CookUnderwood Road. They have been cleared thanks to the dedicated snow plow drivers. These guys are out there where they tell us not to go, risking their safety to keep ours strong. Now we not only have to worry about the roads, we have to watch out what might fall down upon us!

It’s just plumb nasty out there! And with all this

freezing weather and some people without adequate housing, a warming shelter in Lyle has recently opened.

If you need a warm, dry place to stay, whether for minutes or hours, come to the Lyle Activity Center on the southeast corner of 3rd and Klickitat St. There will be hosts waiting to welcome you with light snacks, hot beverages, and a smile until the outside temperature rises.

If you plan to stay overnight, let them know by 9 p.m. Call (509) 731-4888 or email LyleCouncil@gmail.com.

Have you made your emergency box yet? That’s the one that has such things as fl ashlights, fresh batteries, jugs of water, blankets, battery radio, maybe even a few bags of trail mix. The Columbia Gorge, as has much of the Pacific Northwest, is experiencing significant ice and snow impacts, and the Klickitat PUD would like to remind customers that the potential for power outages, with downed power

lines or trees, is present. If you do lose power, please contact KPUD at (800) 5488357.

Time is running out: have you given any more thought to those New Year’s Resolutions? There are so many to choose from, such as stop smoking, stop vaping, stop drinking, lose weight or addictions of any kind. There is help if you just reach out. Also, I’ve said it before, but I have to reiterate: volunteering is a great resolution. It is a worthwhile commitment that gives back to the volunteer by creating self-worth and a feeling of satisfaction.

Oh, yes—if weather permits, don’t forget to get to the Lions for their fi rst Saturday Breakfast on January 7. I haven’t been informed one way or another if they will be open, so if road signs give you a warning, comply with them. It’s better for you to be safe than having a full belly. But hey, if that pavement looks passable, scurry on down there for that hearty breakfast!

What´s in the Sky

21st. On the 30th the Moon and Mars will be very close together, separated by less than the diameter of the Moon as we see it in the sky. Look for it at about 8 or 9 p.m. if skies are clear.

The Quadrantid meteor shower peaks just after New Year’s Day, on the 3rd and 4th. The bright Moon will wash out all but the brighter meteors around that peak. The name Quadrantid comes from the old name for the Constellation Bootes, once called Quadrans muralis.

ing their Christmas break.

Classes will resume on Tuesday, January 3, 2023. It sure seems strange to be writing 2023, but here we are at the end of 2022 already.

Our Klickwood girls and boys basketball teams will have home games against Horizon Christian in

our Glenwood gym on January 3. The boys JV game will start at 5 p.m., followed by girls varsity, then boys varsity. They’ll have very few games in the Glenwood gym, so please come out if weather and roads permit and support our high school athletes.

Klickwood will play LyleWishram in Klickitat on Friday, January 6, and in Trout

Lake on Saturday, January 7. The Trout Lake game tips off at 2 p.m.

We’re ending 2022 still dealing with Covid as well as flu and colds, but it was sure a much better year than 2021. Let’s hope for good health and happiness for everyone in 2023. Happy New Year, everyone.

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Happy New Year!

2023 begins. Another rotation of the Earth around the Sun will yield the usual starry treasures in the night sky, including dazzling stars, bright planets, meteor showers, and this year another partial solar eclipse in October (more on that in later months). Make sure that viewing the night skies are on your recreation list for 2023!

January may be cold, but it presents some great opportunities for stargazing when the skies are clear. Have you ever thought that winter skies seem the darkest with the stars shining brighter than in summer nights? There is some truth to that. First of all, January’s night skies are dominated by some very bright stars.

Our evening sky includes Sirius, the brightest star in the sky (other than the Sun, of course) as well as Capella, Rigel, Procyon, Betelgeuse, Aldebaran, and the twins Pollux and Castor. But that is not the only factor. Also, in winter evenings we are looking toward the outer extent of our galaxy, whereas in summer evenings we are looking toward the more star-dense parts of the galaxy. The collective light from millions

of stars in summer nights lends a bit less contrast with the background not quite as black.

Those bright stars will have a planetary companion again in January, the planet Mars. While the red planet is now pulling away from us and growing less bright, it will still outshine all of the stars except for Sirius.

Mars will not be the only visible planet in the evening sky. Jupiter still shines bright, now low in the west. Look for a close encounter with the crescent Moon on the evening of January 25.

Saturn will still be in the evening sky but very low in the west before sunset. Bright Venus re-enters the evening sky this month and will have a close encounter with Saturn on the 22nd of the month. Look for the two planets, very low on the western horizon, just after sunset. If you have a good view of the horizon and a pair of binoculars, you may be able to detect the very thin crescent Moon just below the planets. January 23 and 24 will also have nice views of the two planets, quite close to each other, plus the now more easily visible crescent Moon, higher in the western sky.

January’s full Moon comes on the 6th, with the new Moon following on the

Charlene Ruth Lemley passed away to the arms of the Lord on December 10, 2022, in Yakima, Washington, due to long-standing illness.

Charlene was born in White Salmon, Washington, on September 6, 1939, to Margaret (Hildenbrand) and Melvin Walker Sr. Charlene married Raymond O. Lemley on February 7, 1958, in White Salmon. They have four children, Raylene, Raymond Lee, Donna, and Sandra (Sam).

Charlene was preceded in death by her husband, Ray-

mond; parents Margaret and Melvin Walker Sr.; and son in law Olan Williams. She is survived by her children Raylene (Dwight) Steinbach, Raymond (Sally) Lemley, Donna (Bill) Clack, and Sandra Lemley. Charlene has eight grandchildren: Fred Steinbach, Kari Carlton, Trent Steinbach, Rocky Lemley, Shelby Pomerinke, Nichole Page, Benjamin Clack, and Robert Clack; and 14 greatgrandchildren. Charlene is also survived by her siblings, Beulah (Russell) Dallas of White Salmon, Ann

Charlene Ruth Lemley

(Charles) McGraw of Lyle, Washington, Melvin (Dixie) Walker Jr. of White Salmon, and George (Karen) Walker of Toledo, Washington.

Charlene attended the one room schoolhouse of Mt. Brook school and graduated from Columbia High School in White Salmon in 1957.

She worked at the telephone company as a switchboard operator and later worked for Ron and Lillian Ladi-

ges as a meat wrapper at the L&L Meat Lockers in Bingen, Washington. Charlene and Ray purchased the Glenwood Market store in Glenwood, Washington, in 1972 from Moxee and Irma Ladiges and ran it for several years. She also worked at Jantzen’s in Hood River, as well as at Duck Wall and Mt. Adams Fruit in Odell. She had a passion for selling Princess House Crystal and

John Leroy Bright Leroy Robert Leventry

John Leroy Bright was the oldest son of Leroy Albert and Audrey Alice (Dobson) Bright. He was born in Los Angeles, California, on October 14, 1939. He was a swimmer and football player in high school. John graduated from the University of Southern California with a Bachelor of Science degree and started working at the City of Hope Medical Center as a biochemist.

Through the years, he was a research chemist, lab assistant, lab equipment salesman, wine salesman, owned and operated restaurants, and worked as the jail cook in Goldendale. While working as a research chemist at USC, his team isolated the enzyme streptokinase from rattlesnake venom for use as a clot buster in heart attack victims. His last job before retirement was at the Umatilla Chemical Agent Disposal Facility where he helped neutralize the stockpile of World War II nerve gas stored there.

John was married three times. His first wife was Betty (Henson); his second was Gyla (Benson); and his widow is Nan (Wheelock). He had five children: Karen Ann, Daniel Scot, Joseph Leroy, Oliver Matthew, and Amanda Beth. He has eight grandchildren

and seven great-grandchildren.

After moving to Goldendale, John and Nan ran Ted’s Diner and Back Alley Pizza together. They purchased the Ledbetter building and converted it into Bright’s restaurant before fi nally turning it into what it is now Klickitat Valley Title Company. John was a master gardener and a gourmet cook. He loved traveling and being a coach. He took great pride coaching the Goldendale Community Swim team and being a part of the Parks and Rec committee.

Always curious and adventurous, he once made a Turducken (a turkey stuffed with a duck that was stuffed with a chicken). In addition, he used to have a side business where he sold tumor cells he grew in mice and rats.

John died peacefully and without distress at his home on December 18, 2022. He was preceded in death by his little brother, Jeffrey Allen, and his daughter Karen Ann.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, December 29, 2022, at Columbia Hills Memorial Chapel (300 W Broadway, Goldendale).

Leroy Robert Leventry, 76, of Centerville passed away at his home in his sleep on December 20, 2022.

He was born on December 1, 1946, in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, to Nellie Alvern (Hinkle) Leventry and Paul Richard Leventry.

He served time in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam war. Leroy was a selfemployed truck driver. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Barbara J. (Beckman) Leventry of Centerville; three children, Leland R. Leventry of Cen-

terville, Bonnie J. (Steven) Winchester of Washougal, Washington, and Allen E. (Alisa) Leventry of Vancouver, Washington; brother Thomas E. Leventry of Allison Park, Pennsylvania; nine grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

Leroy loved to hunt and work on old cars and tractor.

Services are pending for the summer of 2023 with arrangements under the direction of Columbia Hills Memorial Chapel, 300 W. Broadway, Goldendale.

Magnetic Jewelry at local bazaars.

Charlene was an active member of the Glenwood Community, serving roles in the Glenwood Homemakers Club, especially enjoying the annual Mother’s Day Tea event. Every Glenwood Rodeo season Charlene would be there beside her husband, Ray, and volunteering in any way she could help. Charlene volunteered as the entertainment supervisor at the Klickitat County Fair for several years. She loved discovering new talents and giving

local acts a chance to shine at the Fair.

No one ever left her acquaintance feeling like a stranger. She loved to visit with everyone and was always bragging about her children and grandchildren. She brought a smile to all who knew and loved her.

Join the family for a joint Celebration of Life for Charlene Lemley and her brother Melvin Walker Jr. on Saturday, February 25, at 1 p.m. at the Grace Baptist Church in White Salmon.

BAPTIST

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

CATHOLIC - Holy Trinity Catholic

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

EASTERN ORTHODOX

Ss. Joachim & Anna Orthodox Mission 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

Church Directory

GRACE BRETHREN

Community Grace Brethren 1180 S Roosevelt, Goldendale. 509.773.3388. Sun Svc 10:30am in person. Wed: AWANA 2pm & Youth Group 5pm GoldendaleGrace.com. Watch us on Facebook Live: Facebook.com/GoldendaleGrace "Learning - Living - Loving JESUS."

LUTHERAN

Christ the King Lutheran S Columbus & Simcoe Dr, Goldendale; Pastor David Daugs. 773-5750. Worship services 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 10:45am; Sunday School all ages 9:30am; goldendalenaz@gmail.com.

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.

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

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST

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

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

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

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

Father’s House Fellowship

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

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

Ferguson, Inslee propose firearms measures

At a press event in Tukwila last Monday, Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson and Gov. Jay Inslee announced they will jointly request two gun measures for the upcoming legislative session. One renews the call for a ban on the sale of military-style assault weapons. A second, new proposal aims at ensuring that gun manufacturers and dealers—like other purveyors of dangerous goods—must take steps to prevent their products from getting into the hands of dangerous individuals.

The Firearm Industry Responsibility & Gun Violence Victims’ Access to Justice Act states that firearms manufacturers and sellers will face liability if they fail to establish, implement, and enforce reasonable controls in the manufacture, sale, distribution, and marketing of firearms. The bill says that victims will have access to justice when the firearms industry fails to keep firearms out of the hands of dan-

gerous individuals. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Jamie Pedersen, D-Seattle, and Rep. David Hackney, D-Tukwila. The second bill, sponsored by Sen. Patty Kuderer, D-Bellevue, and Rep. Strom Peterson, D-Edmonds, renews Ferguson’s call for a ban on the sale, manufacture, or importation of militarystyle assault weapons. This is the second time Inslee has joined Ferguson to call for a ban on the sale of assault weapons.

According to a statement from Ferguson’s office, two different statewide polls in the last year show that Washingtonians overwhelmingly support banning assault weapons. A July poll, sponsored by The Seattle Times, KING 5, the University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public, and Washington State University’s Murrow College of Communication, found that more than 60 percent of Washingtonians support a ban on assault weapons in the state. More

Washingtonians supported a ban than opposed it on both sides of the Cascades, the poll found. And a poll released in June performed by Public Policy Polling for the Northwest Progressive Institute similarly found that 56 percent of Washington voters support a ban on the sale of assault weapons.

In the last decade, Washington state voters have backed firearms safety laws proposed as statewide initiatives. Since 2014, voters have approved initiatives closing background check loopholes (nearly 60 percent of the vote), creating extreme risk protection orders (more than 70 percent), and raising the age to purchase and mandating enhanced background checks for semi-automatic rifles, as well as creating safe storage standards (nearly 60 percent).

“I’m proud to stand alongside Attorney General Bob Ferguson once again on this issue,” Inslee said. “I am sick and tired of the drumbeat of headlines announcing dev-

astating losses of life due to gun violence. I want kids safe at school. I want crowds safe at concerts. I want police safe on the job.”

“We’re done coddling the gun lobby, and we can’t sit around and wait for action on the national scale,” Kuderer said. “In Washington state, we can stand up to special interest groups that would see guns in the hands of teenagers and children. It’s disingenuous and wrong when the gun lobby and advocates for weapons of war say that we need guns everywhere. They say an increase in accessibility will solve the nationwide increase in crime, but it won’t, and it hasn’t.”

“It has become a grim duty for elected officials, reacting to the news of yet another mass shooting,” Peterson said. “We must do more than offer condolences and vague promises of action. We know that assault weapons make mass shootings more deadly; we know that they are the weapon of choice for mass shooters. These weapons of war have no place in our communities or on our streets. It is time for the Legislature to take decisive action and ban the sale and distribution of these killing machines.”

Firearm Industry Responsibility and Gun Violence Victims’ Access to Justice Act

In 2002, 17-year-old Lee Boyd Malvo and 41-yearold John Allen Muhammad killed 10 people and wounded

three others in Washington, D.C., over several weeks, in what became known as the Beltway Sniper Attacks. The two attackers used a rifle that Malvo stole from a Tacoma gun store. An investigation found that not only did the gun store have no idea the weapon had been stolen, but it could not account for hundreds of other weapons it should have had in its inventory. The gun dealer’s negligence led to a successful lawsuit against the gun store and the manufacturer that provided $2.5 million to the victims’ families. Unfortunately, changes in federal law have shielded the gun industry from liability and barred lawsuits like this one—even when their negligence is provable.

That law, the federal Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA), shields gun manufacturers and sellers from liability in some circumstances. However, Congress invited states to regulate firearm sales and marketing practices by exempting such state laws from PLCAA.

The Firearm Industry Responsibility and Gun Violence Victims’ Access to Justice Act requires firearm industry members who conduct business in Washington state to establish, implement, and enforce reasonable controls regarding the manufacture, sale, distribution, importing, use, and marketing of the firearm industry

members’ firearm-related products. A violation of the act is a violation of the state Consumer Protection Act and its public nuisance law. The bill ensures access to justice for those injured or killed as a result of illegal firearms industry conduct, allowing them or their families to pursue damages under Washington law.

Banning the sale of assault weapons  Ferguson’s statement draws on selected statistics regarding assault weapons. These have been used in some of the deadliest shootings over the last decade and are increasingly used to perpetrate mass shootings. According to an Attorney General’s Office analysis of mass shooting data, they are 11 times more likely than a handgun to be used in a mass shooting. Assault weapons are also seven times more likely to kill law enforcement than any other firearm.

This legislation prohibits the sale, manufacture, and import of assault weapons in Washington state while allowing reasonable exemptions for manufacture and sale to law enforcement and the military. The legislation does not prohibit the possession of assault weapons.

Eight states have passed similar legislation banning these weapons. Ferguson’s statement asserts that multiple federal courts have upheld these public safety laws as constitutional.

Couple go whole hog on pig farm

You might remember the old television show “Green Acres,” where a couple from the city move to the country and have a pet pig named Arnold. Well, Jason and Tamra Erhardt moved from Vancouver to Goldendale and have a whole passel of pigs— some are named and some are not—on their 10-acre farm called Triple Nickel Pigs.

The Erhardts’ story actually begins when they were in high school in Vancouver where they became friends. After graduating, they went their separate ways, eventually met up again, and were married in 2008. Tamra brought a two-year-old boy, Ben, to the marriage, and in the subsequent years, they added Jacob (Jake), now 14, and Natalie, now 10, to the family.

Between 2008 and 2019, there was a lot of moving back and forth between Vancouver, Longview, Goldendale, Vancouver, Carson, Washougal, and back to Goldendale due to job, family, and health situations.

While driving one day early in 2019, Jason heard “what I knew was the voice of the Lord say to me, ‘Call Frank.’” For years, Jason and Tamra had considered Frank Rush and his wife, Monica Chappell, as surrogate uncle and aunt. They had purchased a 10-acre plot of land with the idea that one day somebody in the family could have a place to live in the country. Monica passed away in 2018, but Frank has remained “Uncle” to the Erhardt family, and that’s who Jason called after receiving his incredible directive. “We prayed hard,” Tamra said, “and we knew it was the right thing to do.”

Even though neither Jason nor Tamra had farming in their background, they were ecstatic to purchase the property. In several of their homes, they had backyard chickens and large gardens, and Jason

had always wanted to live on a farm. They cleared the land for their place of residence, and the dream farm-life began for these city dwellers. Jason lived on the property in a tent for a year, while Tamra and the kids continued living on the west side so Tamra could continue working in her hotel management job. They put up fencing, bought six pigs to share with friends, and started reading everything they could get their hands on about raising pigs, genetic lines, and every detail about pig physiology, such as learning a pig’s gut does better with fermented fruit and they have two wombs. The Erhardts were finally able to sell their house in Washougal and were able to be all together on the farm, moving into a nice, large fifth wheel and a smaller RV.

They say blessings can come out of crises, and that is what happened for Jason and Tamra when the pandemic hit in 2020. They were able to get a very good deal on 10 pigs from a company in the Midwest that were of a quality genetic line for meat, because of all the slaughterhouses that were closing.

Both Tamra and Jason are conscientious about using their property to the betterment of the land, themselves, and their pigs. Everything they grow, from the garden to the animals, is organic. They do a lot of composting and do rotational grazing so the pigs have clean ground and fresh grasses to munch on. Regenerative farming is very important to the welfare of the farm. Besides the grazing, the pigs get a non-GMO pellet food in just the right amounts. They also get quite a bit of vegetables and fruit when Maryhill Fruit Company has to discard over-ripe or damaged product.

The Erhardts are also very compassionate when it comes to butchering time. Instead of loading the pigs up and hauling them to the butcher, they

hire a mobile butcher to come to Triple Nickel Pigs to do the slaughtering so the pigs don’t get scared or stressed. “They are comfortable right to the end,” says Jason. “They even trot right up to the butcher.”

Right now, Jason and Tamra have 12 breeders and 19 piglets. Berkshires are what they have mainly had until recently and can trace their genetic lines back to the 1800s. Berkshires produce superior meat because of their shorter meat fiber and better marbling, which makes the meat more tender than other breeds.

Triple Nickel Pigs do not just sell their pigs for meat; they also sell a lot of piglets to kids in 4-H for Fair projects because of their exceptional genetic lines. Along with raising top-quality meat pigs, they have started branching out into newer lines of Yorkshire, Hampshire, and oldline crosses of Hampshire and Duroc for show pigs.

One of the things Jason and Tamra enjoy most is raising and donating a pig to the Young Marines Club. This program focuses on teaching the values of leadership, teamwork, and self-discipline for boys and girls aged eight through high-school graduation so they can live and promote a healthy, drug-free lifestyle.

The Erhardt family loves this new life of pig farming and are in it “whole hog.” They are looking forward to supplying even more champion pigs and prime pork for the community and beyond. If you are in the market for either a blue-ribbon show pig or the best tasting pork to set on your table, give Jason and Tamra a call at (509) 557-0077 or visit their website at www. triplenickelpigs.com and reserve yours today. They don’t have a tagline of “Premium Pork For Your Fork” for nothing—and that’s no hogwash.

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PIGS APLENTY: Jason and Tamra Erhardt are living their dream of being pig farmers. Left to right: Natalie, Tamra, Jake, and Jason.

The Washington Outdoors Report: A winter outdoors roundup

KRUSE FOR THE SENTINEL

BONAPARTE LAKE

ICE DERBY - Bonaparte Lake Resort will be putting on their fi rst annual ice fi shing derby on January 28. The cost to enter for adults is an affordable $10, and the youth entry fee is only $5. There are prizes for the biggest trout caught as well as the heaviest bag of multispecies fi sh (where you must weigh in three of the five fish species found in the lake).

The first-place prize for the biggest trout is an Eskimo ice auger and 50 percent of the prize money for this category. The angler weighing in the heaviest multispecies bag will also take-home 50 percent of the prize money for this category along with a Jett sled with a cover. As for the kid with the biggest trout? He or she will get an ice fishing pole, a tackle box, and 50 percent of the youth entry fees.

If you get cold out on the ice, you can warm up

at the resort’s restaurant which will be serving both hot drinks and food. Signups take place at the resort between 7:30 a.m. and 9 a.m.

Official weigh-ins begin at 3 p.m., and the awards ceremony takes place at 4:30.

Eric Cruz, posting about this on the resort’s Facebook page, is asking for sponsors to help out with what looks to be a very fun event. Sponsors will be named on the official flyer, advertisements, and sweatshirts. If you are interested in supporting this derby, call Eric at (509) 322-1878 and do so before December 29.

WENATCHEE VALLEY SPORTSMEN SHOW

CANCELLED – After a twoyear hiatus due to the Covid pandemic, the Wenatchee Valley Sportsmen Show was going to take place at the Town Toyota Center from January 6 through the 8th, a new date for the show that would have made this the fi rst sportsmen’s show of the year in the Pacific Northwest.

Unfortunately, the show

has been cancelled. In a statement sent out to exhibitors, event organizer Amy Gustin stated, “The last couple of years has defi nitely

impacted the landscape of trade shows. We have found that many vendors are no longer in business, had to change their business model

Community events

December 30, 2022, Retirement Party for Brenda Sorenson: 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. Goldendale Lions Club. Come help us celebrate Brenda’s many years of public service.

December 30, 2022 Goldendale High School Alumni Games: Girls game starts at 6 p.m., Boys game starts at 7:30, Goldendale High School gym. Register at https://forms.gle/ hmNbwh9fBkRoAg389 or contact (girls) Danielle Blain 509-201-2285 or (boys) David Stelljes 509-952-9529

December 31, 2022, New Years Eve Party: 6 p.m. Centerville Grange. Come for the soup, stay for the pinochle, $5 each.

December 31, 2022, New Year’s Eve Recovery Bash at the Recovery Café: 6 p.m. – 2 a.m. Goldendale Senior Center 115 East Main Street, Goldendale. There will be games, food, fellowship, Karaoke and arts & crafts. All are welcome, we look forward to seeing you al there!

January 1, 2022, Polar Plunge: 10 a.m. Maryhill State Park. For Information go to www.centralklickitat parksandrecreation.com or call the Goldendale Swimming Pool at 509-773-0506 or 509-250-0981.

January 21, 2023, 2023 Klickitat County Fair and Rodeo Queen Coronation: 5 –8 p.m. Murphy’s Family Watering Hole in Bingen. Dinner, Live music and Silent Auction,

admission is $20 per person. Contact Amanda Chambers for Ticket 509-366-0509

January 24, 2022, American Cross Blood Drive: 1:15 – 6:30 p.m. Goldendale High School. Call Nadine at 509439-2011 for an appointment or go online, Red Cross and search by zip code.

WEEKLY AND MONTHLY EVENTS

Sunday and Monday

• Breakfast at the Legion: Sunday 8-noon, Monday 7-11 Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday

• Alcoholics Anonymous, Goldendale United Methodist Church, 7-8 p.m. Tuesdays & Thursdays

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

Monday

• Programs for Peaceful Living Domestic Violence Victim support group via zoom Mondays 10 a.m. 509-7736100 or 509-493-1533.

• The Coalition for Preventing Abuse in Klickitat County (CPAKC) 4 p.m. every 2nd Monday via Zoom. 509-7733776 or CPAKC on Facebook.

• Yoga Zoom meeting 6-7:30 p.m. Jill Kieffer RN Instructor call to pre-register (541) 490-3704

• Goldendale City Council meetings 7 p.m. 1103 S Columbus 1st and 3rd Monday of every month except on holidays.

• Book Discussion Group

to survive a world without events to sell their products, or have chosen to only do the larger shows. With that being said, we are going to work hard through next year to see if we can get the show back up and going for January 5-7 2024.”

NEW YEAR’S DAY EVENTS AT WASHINGTON STATE PARKSJanuary 1 is a fee-free day at Washington State Parks and there are a number of events taking place to kick off the new year in nature.

One such event is a Polar Plunge at Maryhill State Park in the Columbia River Gorge. This will take place at 10 a.m. at the swimming area along the Columbia River in the park. Plungers can fi nd out if they have what it takes for a short winter (5 minutes max) dip in the mighty Columbia. A $15 donation is asked.

If you go to Lake Wenatchee State Park on New Year’s Day, you can strap on your snowshoes and join park staff and volunteers for a brisk snowshoe hike around a frosty,

snow-covered, winter wonderland! This event takes place between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Limited space is available for the hike, so please call ahead to reserve your spot.

This is a fantastic opportunity for first-timers in snowshoes or adults with children. The easy hike follows a 1.3-mile-long trail with varying views, plenty of opportunities for snowball fi ghts, and memorable photos! A limited number of snowshoes are available to rent for no charge, please call ahead to (509) 763-3101 to reserve a pair. Following the hike, hot cocoa, and light snacks will be available for participants outside the North Reservation Booth.

Additional guided First Day Hikes are taking place on Whidbey Island at South Whidbey, Fort Casey, and Fort Ebey State Parks. Find out more details at www. parks.wa.gov/calendar.aspx

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

meets every third Monday at 11 a.m. – Goldendale Library

• One on One tech help 1st Monday of the month 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the Goldendale Library, call to set up an appointment Tuesday

• Board of County Commissioners meeting every Tuesday Klickitat County Courthouse, 205 S Columbus Goldendale. Visit https:// www.klickitatcounty. org/643/Board-of-CountyCommissioners for information, agenda, and link for Zoom meeting

• TOPS Club Inc – Taking Pounds off Sensibly 10 a.m. American Legion. Questions? Sally/ojala@gmail. com

• Goldendale Junior Community Chamber 7 p.m. 2nd Tuesday of every month at Umpqua Bank. Call 509-2500625

• Goldendale Photo Club 2nd Tuesday of Every month 105 West Main 6 p.m. Jeanne Morgan 10-5 M-F at 509-7722717

• KC Fair Board Meetings 1st Tuesday of the month is a Workshop, 3rd Tuesday of the month is a Board Meeting.

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

com/about-us

• Farmers Market, White Salmon 4 – 7 p.m. every week

Wednesday

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

• Gorge Farmers Co-op Pickup 4 – 6 p.m. Columbia Grange 87, Lyle

• Beginning Quilt class 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. call 3C’s Fabric to sign up 509-261-2815

• Pinochle at the Centerville Grange – 3rd Wednesday of every Month.

• Trivia at the American Legion – every week 6:30 p.m.

• Children’s Storytime at 10:30 a.m., Goldendale Library

• Crafternoons at the Library – every 3rd Wednesday 2:30 – 4 p.m. for ages 7-10 (all ages welcome at the Goldendale Library

Thursday

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

• Bingo - High Prairie Community Center, 2nd Thursday of every month.

• Soroptimist International of Goldendale business meeting 6 p.m., 2nd & 4th Thursday of the month. Dedicated to helping women and youth in our community and worldwide. All welcome, call 509-250-3746 for the location and more information.

WKO lumber facility in Carson, Washington is expanding production. We are looking to fill mutiple positions in our fast paced lumber mill for day and night shifts. If interested in any of these positions please apply:

Yard Operator/ Equipment Operator

Cleanup

Full job descriptions and required application can be obtained at the main office located at 2022 Wind River Hwy. Carson, WA 98610

Job postings can also be found on

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SNOW FUN: Participants snowshoeing on a First Day Hike.

LOU MARZELES

SWORN IN: Thursday newly elected and re-elected officials in Klickitat County were sworn in by Judge Randall Krog at the Klickitat County Courthouse.

Left to right: Judge Rick Hansen, Prosecuting Attorney David Quesnel, Auditor-elect Heather Jobe, Assessor-elect Billie Bare, County Clerk Renea Campbell, Sheriff Bob Songer, Commissioner-elect Lori Zoller, Treasurer Greg Gallagher, and KPUD Commissioner Doug Miller.

LOU MARZELES

COVER PHOTO: Rob Wing shows his photo on the cover of The Sentinel’s 2023 Klickitat County calendar. He also holds a gift-wrapped Amazon Fire tablet which he won for having his photograph “Miller ’s Island Reflections” chosen for the cover.

SURPLUS ITEMS

RESOLUTION NO. 12142022

WHEREAS, Klickitat County Rural 7 Fire and Rescue has need from time to time to declare certain materials as surplus that are no longer usable by Rural 7; and WHEREAS, the following item is of no use to the district; 1977 Chevy K30 4x4 Type 6 Brush Truck CKR337J161420

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Chief Anthony Browning is hereby authorized to declare surplus of the above listed item and to dispose of the item.

APPROVED, at the regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners of Klickitat County Rural 7 Fire and Rescue on this 14th day of December 2022.

(5106, 5201)

SMALL WORKS ROSTER

KLICKITAT COUNTY is in the process of updating its’ Small Works Roster (SWR) for 2023. Only contractors that fill out the County’s SWR application can be added to the roster. Contractors/Vendors that are on the SWR will be eligible to bid on county projects. Categories of work include road and building construction, snow removal, renovation, remodeling, alteration, repair, or improvement of real property.

Contractors licensed in the State of Washington who are qualified to perform any of the above listed categories and wish to be included please call 1-800-583-8074 or (509) 7734616 for an application.

Applications are also available on our web site at https:// www.klickitatcounty.org/DocumentCenter/View/11380/SmallWorks-Application-PDF (5107, 5202)

PUBLIC NOTICE

Resolution # 2022November 16, 2022

WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of the Central Klickitat Conservation District (“District”) operates under the laws of the 1588 State of Washington applicable to conservation districts.

WHEREAS the District is governed by a five-member board, as set out in RCW Chapter 89.08 and WAC Section 135110.

It is RESOLVED that a poll-site election for an open position on the District board of Supervisors will be held on February 15th, 2023 from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. and at the Central Klickitat Conservation District, 1107 S Columbus Ave. Goldendale, WA 98620.

A mail-in option is additionally available. The last day and time that voters can request ballots from the District is February 8th, 2023 by 4:00 p.m. Ballots can be requested from Election Supervisor, Kirsten Schilling at 1107 S. Columbus Ave. Goldendale WA 98620, by phone at (509) 773-5823 x108, or by email at KirstenS@CentralCD.org. Official results will be announced in May by the Washington State Conservation Commission. If a voter is returning a ballot by mail, the voter must account for the time it will take for the ballot to be returned to the district by mail. Ballots returned by mail must be post-marked no later than February 9th, 2023. Ballots returned by other means must be returned to the Central Klickitat Conservation District Office at 1107 S. Columbus Ave. Goldendale, WA 98628.

The elected position whose term Is expiring in May 2023 is currently held by Terry Nickels. Interested candidates must be registered voters who reside within the boundaries of the District. Candidates may be re-

quired to be landowners or operators of a farm, depending on the current composition of the District board of supervisors.

The filing deadline for candidates to file their candidate information is January 19, 2023, at 4:00 pm. Interested candidates must file their candidate information at the following location: 1107 S. Columbus Ave., Goldendale WA 98620.

The election supervisor will be Kirsten Schilling.

A conservation district supervisor is a public official who serves without compensation and who sets policy and direction for the conservation district.

The published election procedures can be viewed at the District office and are available from the Washington State Conservation Commission at http:// scc.wa.gov/.

Adopted at a regular board meeting of the District Board of Supervisors on November 16, 2022. (5203, 0101)

PUBLIC

NOTICE Resolution # 2022November 22, 2022

WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of the Eastern Klickitat Conservation District (“District”) operates under the laws of the 1588 State of Washington applicable to conservation districts.

WHEREAS the District is governed by a five-member board, as set out in RCW Chapter 89.08 and WAC Section 135110.

It is RESOLVED that a poll-site election for an open position on the District board of Supervisors will be held on February 28th, 2023 from 11:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. at the Alder Creek Grange Hall #890, 304 E Market St. Bickleton, Washington 99322. A mail-in option is additionally available. The last day and time that voters can request ballots from the District is March 17th, 2023 by 4:00 p.m. Ballots can be requested from Election Supervisor, Kirsten Schilling at 1107 S. Columbus Ave. Goldendale WA 98620, by phone at (509) 773-5823 x108 or by email at KirstenS@CentralCD. org. If a voter is returning a ballot by mail, the voter must account for the time it will take for the ballot to be returned to the district by mail. Ballots returned by mail must be post-marked no later than Election Day, March 28th, 2023. Ballots returned by other means must be returned to the Eastern Klickitat Conservation District Office at 1107 S. Columbus Ave. Goldendale, WA 98628.

The elected position whose term is expiring in May 2023 is currently held by Jason Blain. Interested candidates must be registered voters who reside within the boundaries of the District. Candidates may be required to be landowners or operators of a farm, depending on the current composition of the District board of supervisors.

The filing deadline for candidates to file their candidate information is January 24th, 2023 at 4:00 pm. Interested candidates must file their candidate information at the following location: 1107 S. Columbus Ave., Goldendale WA 98620.

The election supervisor will be Kirsten Schilling.

A conservation district supervisor is a public official who serves without compensation and who sets policy and direction for the conservation district.

The published election procedures can be viewed at the District office and are available from the Washington State Conservation Commission at http:// scc.wa.gov/.

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• Public Notice: Election Resolution - Central Klickitat Conservation District

Public Notice: Election Resolution - Eastern Klickitat Conservation District

• Klickitat County Mitigated Determination of NonSignificance - SEPA2022-28 Sam and Carol SmithKlickitat County Planning Department

Nonprobate Notice to Creditors: Winifred A. Sullivan - Dorsey & Whitney LLP

• Notice of Trustee's sale: Mary Sorensen, Parcel Number 02-13-3365-0001/00 1 - Insource Logic Public Notification: Lodging Tax Advisory Committee Meeting 1/9/23 - Klickitat County Economic Development Department

meeting of the District Board of Supervisors on November 22, 2022 (5204, 0102)

KLICKITAT

COUNTY MITIGATED DETERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE

Notice is hereby given that Klickitat County issued a Mitigated Determination of Non-significance (MDNS) on December 22, 2022 under SEPA Rules (Chapter 197-11 WAC) and the Klickitat County Environmental Ordinance Number 121084, as amended, for the following proposals: SEPA2022-28. Applicant: Sam and Carol Smith. A Short Plat application requesting to subdivide approximately 33 acres into four lots. The proposed short plat is located in a portion of the NENE of Section 33, T5N, R16E, W.M. Klickitat County, WA (Goldendale vicinity) on tax parcel 05-16-3300-0020/00.

After review of the completed environmental checklists and other information on file the Klickitat County Responsible Official has determined that this proposal will not have probable significant adverse impacts on the environment. Copies of the MDNS are available at the Klickitat County Planning Department during normal business hours. Comments or appeals on the above environmental review will be accepted until 5:00 pm January 13, 2023. Appeals must be made to the Board and filed with the Klickitat County Auditor’s office. Appeals shall not be deemed complete without payment of the appeal fees, payable to Klickitat County Planning Department. (5205)

SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR KING COUNTY IN RE THE ESTATE OF WINIFRED A. SULLIVAN, Deceased.

No.22-4-08729-1 SEA NONPROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW r 1.42,030)

The Notice Agent named below has elected to give notice to creditors of the above named decedent. As of the date of the filing of a copy of this notice with the Clerk of this Court, the Notice Agent has no knowledge of' any other person acting as Notice Agent or the appointment of a personal representative in the decedent’s estate in the state of Washington. According to the records of the Court as are available on the date of the filing of this notice with the Court, a cause number regarding the decedent has not been issued to any other notice agent and a personal representative of the decedent's estate has not been appointed.

Any persons having claims against the decedent must, before the time the claims would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in a manner

as provided in RCW I 1.42.070 by serving on or mailing to the notice agent or the notice agent's attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the notice agents’ declaration and oath were filed. The claim must be presented within the later of (1) Thirty days after the notice agents served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.2.020(2) (c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of this notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.42.050 and 11.42.060. This baris effective as to claims against both the decedent's probate and nonprobate assets, DATE OF FILING OF THIS NOTICE WITH THE CLERK OF THE COURT: December 19, 2022

DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE: December 28, 2022

The notice agent declares under penalty of perjury under the laws of the state of Washington on December 16, 2022 at Eagle, Idaho that the foregoing is true and correct.

Candace Chase, Notice Agent Jennifer L. Jones, WSBA #145289 Mathew C. Teagarden, WSBA #50403

Attorney for Notice Agent Dorsey & Whitney LLP 701 Fifth Avenue. Ste. 6100 Seattle, WA 98104

King County Superior Court Court of Notice Agent's Oath and Declaration/Cause Number 22-4-08729-1 SEA (5206, 0103, 0201)

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION

The Klickitat County Lodging Tax Advisory Committee will meet at 10:00 A.M. on January 9, 2023 at the Klickitat County Services Building, 115 W. Court Street, Goldendale, WA in the Mt. St. Helens Conference Room #304. For more information, please call (509) 773-7060. (5208, 0104)

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE

TS No WA05000020-21-1 TO No 210613787-WA-MSI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE PURSUANT TO THE REVISED CODE OF WASHINGTON CHAPTER 61.24 ET. SEQ. Grantor: MARY L. SORENSEN, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN, AS HER SEPARTE ESTATE Current Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust: Mortgage Assets Management, LLC Original Trustee of the Deed of Trust: NORTHWEST TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. Current Trustee of the Deed of Trust: MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps Current Mortgage Servicer of the Deed of Trust: PHH Mortgage Corporation Reference Number of the Deed of Trust: as Instrument Number 1152658 Parcel

Number: 02-13-3365-0001/00 I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on January 27, 2023, 10:00 AM, on the front steps main entrance Klickitat County Courthouse, 205 W Columbus Ave, Goldendale, WA, MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, the undersigned Trustee, will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable, in the form of cash, or cashier's check or certified checks from federally or State chartered banks, at the time of sale the following described real property, situated in the County of Klickitat, State of Washington, to-wit: LOT 1, VELIE HARRIS SUBDIVISION, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED NOVEMBER 5, 1990, IN BOOK 5, PAGE 61, AUDITOR`S FILE NO. 220932, KLICKITAT COUNTY PLAT RECORDS, IN THE COUNTY OF KLICKITAT AND STATE OF WASHINGTON. APN: 02-133365-0001/00 More commonly known as 504 3RD AVENUE, DALLESPORT, WA 98617 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated October 3, 2007, executed by MARY L. SORENSEN, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN, AS HER SEPARTE ESTATE as Trustor(s), to secure obligations in favor of BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., A NATIONAL BANKING ASSOCIATION as original Beneficiary recorded October 9, 2007 as Instrument No. 1073341 and the beneficial interest was assigned to MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT, LLC. and recorded February 22, 2022 as Instrument Number 1153136 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Klickitat County, Washington. II. No action commenced by Mortgage Assets Management, LLC, the current Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Borrowers' or Grantors' default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust/Mortgage. III. The default(s) for which this foreclosure is made is/are as follows: Failed to pay the principal balance which became all due and payable based upon the death of all mortgagors, pursuant to paragraph (7)(A)(1) under the Note, and pursuant to paragraph (9)(A)(1) of the Deed of Trust. PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST DUE INFORMATION Principal Balance as of September 30 $92,596.16 Interest due through September 30, 2022 $19,002.30 TOTAL PRINCIPAL BALANCE AND INTEREST DUE: $111,598.46 PROMISSORY NOTE INFORMATION

Note Dated: October 3, 2007 Note Amount:$262,500.00 Interest Paid To: September 24, 2020 Next Due Date: October 24, 2020 Current Beneficiary: Mortgage Assets Management, LLC Contact Phone No: 866799-7724 Address: 1 Mortgage Way, Mt Laurel Township, NJ 08054 IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: The principal sum of $92,596.16, together with interest as provided in the Note or other instrument secured, and such other costs and fees as are due under the Note or other instrument secured, and as are provided by statute. V. The above described real property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. Said sale will be made without warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances on January 27, 2023. The defaults referred to in Paragraph III must be paid by January 16, 2023, (11 days before the sale date) to cause

a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time before January 16, 2023 (11 days before the sale) the default as set forth in Paragraph III is paid and the Trustees' fees and costs are paid. Payment must be in cash or with cashiers' or certified checks from a State or federally chartered bank. The sale may be terminated any time after the January 16, 2023 (11 days before the sale date) and before the sale, by the Borrower or Grantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance by paying the entire principal and interest secured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust, and curing all other defaults. VI. A written Notice of Default was transmitted by the current Beneficiary, Mortgage Assets Management, LLC or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address(es): ADDRESS MARY L SORENSEN 504 3RD AVENUE, DALLESPORT, WA 98617 UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF MARY L. SORENSEN 504 3RD AVENUE, DALLESPORT, WA 98617 by both first class and certified mail on August 1, 2022, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and the Borrower and Grantor were personally served with said written Notice of Default or the written Notice of Default was posted July 29, 2022 in a conspicuous place on the real property described in Paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. VII. The Trustee whose name and address are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the above described property. IX. Anyone having any objections to this sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustees' Sale. X. Notice to Occupants or Tenants. The purchaser at the Trustee's sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the deed of trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the deed of trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. Notice to Borrower(s) who received a letter under RCW 61.24.031: THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE SALE OF YOUR HOME. Dated: September 21,2022 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as Duly Appointed Successor Trustee

By: Alan Burton, Vice President MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps 606 W. Gowe Street Kent, WA 98032 Toll Free Number: (844) 367-8456 TDD: (800) 833-6388 For Pay Off Quotes, contact MTC Financial Inc. DBA Trustee Corps Order Number 85812, Pub Dates: 12/28/2022, 1/18/2023, GOLDENDALE SENTINEL (5208, 0301)

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EMPLOYMENT

Wanted: Assisted living home in Goldendale/Klickitat area. Well educated 73-year-old capable of basic self needs like bathing and cooking. Mildly handicapped, walks with a crutch. Write to PO Box 686, Goldendale 98620. (12.14)

ADMIN ASSISTANT/ RECORDS

CLERK

Under general supervision, performs a wide variety of office support and clerical duties and activities of a general and specialized nature in support of the Goldendale Police Department; receive, screens and directs

(1.4)

HOUSE FOR SALE

Robby’s Red Ranch house, shop, barn. Located in Goldendale 4 bedroom, 2 bath

on 5 acres, $575,000. 541580-3788 or 541-580-2060

VEHICLES

2009 Gulf 23’ Motor Home with built in vacuum cleaner and generator. In very good condition with only 43,000 miles. Asking $25,000 509773-5316 (12.21)

LIVESTOCK

MILKING DOES AVAILABLE Registered Capra di Belli American Alpines: 1 milking doe, in milk, available. 307-321-7113 Goldendale

MARKETPLACE $500 OR LESS

FLOAT TUBE Leigh Outdoors with Remington size 13 boots & browning flippers, used twice 509-3936230

BMX BIKE Schwinn Prostock SE BMX, adult owned and ridden, built from custom parts would retail for $650, asking $150 509-3936230

VINTAGE SKIS – 1965 Metalist 74” w/Dolomote 8.5 boots. 1965 Krystal wood blanks, never used. 1972 K2 holiday w/ sz 7 boots 509393-6230

SOLID WOOD DOUBLE bed frame, bamboo base made for a memory foam mattress, dark grey wooden slat style, like new $100. 509-261-1211

STUDDED SNOW TIRES (4) Hankook 215/55-16 used one season, like new. $225 509-261-1211

95 piece set of Pfaltzgraff

“Garden Party” dishes, mugs, soup bowls, platters, serving pieces, casseroles, etc. Excellent condition $150 obo 509-773-3907 or 369-607-7068

PROPANE TANKS Updated and FULL $45 or one or $80 for two 509-342-6923

SOLID WOOD FIREPLACE CABINET with mantle, needs electric insert or use decoratively $150 509-7734684 for details

FREE WOOD, Goldendale. U cut, U haul. Jim Daniel, 541-980-4082.

BOOTS Keen Mt Vernon 6” manufactured in Portland, size 12 ee $150 509-7736793

Two albino bunnies to give

spayed and neutered. Has hutch, need good home. 509-250-3986 or 509-314-1383.

ATTENTION

Support Groups

NA MEETINGS

Every Wednesday. 6:30 - 7:30 at the Casa Guadalupe House, 1603 Belmont, Hood River, Oregon.

TOPS OR #942 meets at Gateway Presbyterian Church, The Dalles, Thursdays, 5:30-6:30pm.

NARCOTICS Anonymous: Goldendale, 412 S. Columbus, Tues. @ 6:30pm.

Alcoholicos Anonimos Reuniones Jueves 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm St. Paul Episcopal Church 1805 Minnesota St. The Dalles, OR 97058

AL ANON FAMILY GROUPS (Support for family and friends of alcoholics) meets Mondays at noon Pathways to Recovery Riverside Community Church 317 State St. Ruth Wells Room Tuesdays at 7pm St. Mark’s 11th & Eugene Hood River

NAMI|Oregon National Alliance on Mental Illness

NAMI is the largest education, support and advocacy organization on mental health in the nation. The Mission of NAMI Oregon is to improve the quality of life of persons with mental illness and of their famillies through support, education and advocacy.

Under NAMI Oregon sponsorship, NAMI-Gorge providees a monthly support group meeting for caregivers, friends, and family members of persons with mental illness.

Monthly NAMI Gorge meetings are being conducted the first Thursday of every month from 6 to 7:30pm at The Dalles Library. For information on local NAMI Resources, please contact Barbara Telfer: at 541-980-7264 or by email: booklovinbarbarian@ gmail.com.

For other NAMI information or resources: NAMI Oregon Support Line 1-800-3436264.

PARKINSON’S Support Group: 1st Thursday of every month, 10:45am11:45am in the Deschutes Room at Waters Edge, 551 Lone Pine Blvd., 2nd Floor. For more information, please contact Chad @ 541340-0142.

YOUNG Parents Support Group: ages 15-21, Tuesdays @ 7pm, call Tess @ 541-298-5104.

YOU HAVE

DO

HURTS, HABITS,

HANGUPS? Attend CELEBRATE RECOVERY a faith-based 12 step program, every Thursday night at Hood River Alliance Church 2650 W. Montello (Off Rand Road) Dinner provided at 5:45pm and large group meeting at 6:30pm Childcare is provided. For more info. call 507-820-0871

MAC Lung Disease Support Group: for details, please call 541-483-2253 or 541805-5068.

HAVEN: Weekly counseling groups for victims of domestic/teen dating violence or sexual assault. Biweekly educational classes given in Spanish and English for domestic violence. Call Haven, 541-296-1662.

RIVERVIEW Al-Anon Family Group in The Dalles: Episcopal Church of St. Paul, 1805 Minnesota, Taylor Hall. Meets every Thursday, 12:30-1:30pm. This meeting is free and open to anyone in the community who is interested in attending.

TOPS OR #443 meets Thursday mornings, 8:30- 10 am. @ Zion Lutheran Church, use elevator entrance only. 10th and Union St., The Dalles, OR.

TOPS - Taking Off Pounds Sensibly meets upstairs at Columbia Bank in White Salmon at 10am on Tuesdays. Join us at 90 NE Tohomish St., White Salmon, WA 98672.

Survivors of Suicide Loss Support Group Meets via Zoom the second Tuesday of every month from 5:30 to 6:30 pm. Support group participants have all lost someone to suicide and strive to help each other with their grief journeys and advocacy for suicide prevention. Contact Belinda at 541-386-2500 x1 or belinda.ballah@co.hood-river. or.us to be provided the link for next Zoom meeting.

AA in WAMIC (open): Tuesdays @ 7pm, NEW LOCATION! Molly B’s @ 57740 Main St., Tygh Valley, Oregon.

AA in MAUPIN (open), Maupin Community Church, 490 5th St., Thursdays @ 7pm.

STROKE SURVIVORS SUPPORT GROUP

Oregon Veterans Home 700 Veteran Drive The Dalles 3rd Thursday of the month 1:30pm-3pm Questions, 541-296-7441

AL-ANON in The Dalles: The Dalles Serenity meeting every Monday at 7pm @ Gateway Presbyterian Church, 1111 Dry Hollow. For more info, call 541-2962677.

every 3rd Friday at the Oregon Veterans Home, 1:30 - 2:30 pm. 541-296-7190 for info.

FAMILY Alzheimer’s/Dementia Support Group: family members and friends caring for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia are invited to participate in our Dementia Support Group. Come and gain support and insight from others who are going thru or have gone thru this journey. Join us monthly in a caring environment to discuss your challenges and questions. Meeting held third Wednesday, every month, at 3:00 pm at FlagStone Senior Living at 3325 Columbia View Drive. For more information about our group, contact Karen Wilson at 541-298-5656. All Welcome.

RECOVERING COUPLES

ANONYMOUS Meets 2nd & 4th Sundays at 10am. 216 Cascade St., Suite 26 Hood River

24 HOUR AA HOTLINE and meeting information: District 14. 1-833-423-3683

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS meetings please go to gorgeaa.org.

Volunteers Gorge Youth Mentoring (G.Y.M.)

a program of The Next Door, is seeking a positive, adult role model for a 7-year-old boy in The Dalles, who is outgoing, talkative, and fun.

He enjoys playing basketball, riding bikes, and building things with Legos. He has been waiting to spend a couple days a month with a mentor who could expose him to more outdoor activities and help expand his reading skills. For more information on how to get involved with G.Y.M., please call Kateel at 541-399-0259.

MENTORS WANTED

Would you enjoy building a meaningful friendship with a child or teen? If so, become a mentor! Gorge Youth Mentoring, a program of The Next Door, provides children and teens with community based, one-on-one mentoring relationships with adult volunteers. Right now, 18 youth ages 6 to 21 are waiting to make a new friend. Mentors and youth plan their own activities based on their own schedules, meeting at least twice a month, for one year or more.

For more information, visit www.nextdoorinc.org/gym or email gym@nextdoorinc.org

Gorge Youth Mentoring (G.Y.M.)

a program of The Next Door, is seeking a positive, adult role model for a 12-year-old girl in The Dalles, who enjoys arts and crafts, animals, and going for walks. She has been waiting to spend a couple days a month with a mentor who could get her out of the house and expose her to more outdoor activities. For more information on how to get involved with G.Y.M., please call Kateel at 541-399-0259.

$500 or Less VHS Player, Zenith brand. $20. 541-965-2251.

WANT to sell something in the Budget Classifieds section? If you’re selling ONE item for $500 for less, we’ll place your five-line ad for free for one week! See the $500 or Less Box for exclusions. Call one of

White Salmon Enterprise 509-493-2112

JACOB

METAL Bed Frame for Twin or Double Bed. $15. 541806-0859.

Metal Frame with

Schwinn

RECLINER

METAL

YAKIMA

BLOOD Pressure Kit. $20. 541-965-2251.

WILSON Evolution Leather 28.5 inch Indoor Basketball. Nearly new. $20. 541-8060859.

SPACE Heater $40. 541965-2251.

POOL Table. Ping Pong conversion option included. Misc. equipment as well. In good shape. You pick up and move from The Dalles. $100. For more info, please call Shawn at 541-3400131.

POULTRY Water Jug. 7 gallon with octagon base. Extra O rings and cap. $45. 541-490-7254 (Carson).

WINDSHIELD Washer Pump, 12 volt for a 1997 Honda Accord. $20. 541965-2251.

RED Copper Brownie Pan. $20. 541-965-2251.

TV Stand, $150. 541-965-2251

ZENITH colored 21” TV with tubes $100. 541-965-2251.

COMPONENT stereo, plays 5 discs, also plays cassettes, 2 speakers, $100. 541-965-2251.

CLEAR Glass Dinner Plates, set of 15. 10 inch diameter. $45. 541-490-7254.

DVD Player. $20. 541-9652251.

BING and Grondahl’s Danish Christmas Plates, 197079. No chips, excellent condition. $100 for set of 10. 541-490-7254.

ENTERTAINMENT Center, Mahogany, 60” tall x 48” wide x 24” deep. $120. 541965-2251.

CASSETTE Box with Cassette Tapes. $40. 541-9652251.

SOFA SLEEPER, king size, white fabric with grape print, $500. 541-965-2251.

LAWN EDGER, Craftsman, electric, $75. 541-965-2251.

SCHWINN Women’s 26-Inch Landmark Cruiser Bike. $20. 541-806-0859.

METAL Bed Frame for Twin or Double Bed. $15. 541806-0859.

Electronics DVD Player. $20. 541-9652251.

ZENITH colored 21” TV with tubes $100. 541-965-2251

VHS Player, Zenith brand. $20. 541-965-2251.

COMPONENT stereo, plays 5 discs, also plays cassettes, 2 speakers, $100. 541-965-2251.

Firewood & Heating Fuel FIREWOOD for sale that is perfect for a fireplace. Soft and hard wood mixture. $250 a cord. Call 541-6454885.

Furniture

TV Stand, $150. 541-965-2251

ENTERTAINMENT Center, Mahogany, 60” tall x 48” wide x 24” deep. $120. 541965-2251.

SOFA SLEEPER, king size, white fabric with grape print, $500. 541-965-2251.

RECLINER Lift Chair. Brown cloth material, cushy and comfortable. Works great. Good condition. $300 OBO. 541-980-2169.

Heating & Air Conditioning SPACE Heater $40. 541965-2251.

Household Merchandise CLEAR Glass Dinner Plates, set of 15. 10 inch diameter. $45. 541-490-7254.

Health & Fitness

BLOOD Pressure Kit. $20. 541-965-2251.

Miscellaneous CASSETTE Box with Cassette Tapes. $40. 541-9652251.

RED Copper Brownie Pan. $20. 541-965-2251.

BING and Grondahl’s Danish Christmas Plates, 197079. No chips, excellent condition. $100 for set. 541490-7254.

METAL Bed Frame for Twin or Double Bed. $15. 541806-0859.

METAL Frame with Wood Headboard for Double Bed. Free. 541-806-0859.

Musical Items

JACOB Doll Antique Upright Piano. Needs to be cleaned

and tuned. Free. You Haul. 541-806-0859.

Sporting Goods POOL Table. Ping Pong conversion option included. Misc. equipment as well. In good shape. You pick up and move from The Dalles. $100. For more info, please call Shawn at 541-3400131.

WILSON Evolution Leather 28.5 inch Indoor Basketball. Nearly new. $20. 541-8060859.

NOTICE Certain laws and restrictions, as well as registration requirements, apply to the sale of firearms. For more information, contact the Seattle Field Division of the Department of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms at 206204-3205. This field division is responsible for Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Alaska and Hawaii. You may also go to www.atf.gov for FAQs and information.

SCHWINN Women’s 26-Inch Landmark Cruiser Bike. $20. 541-806-0859.

Cats

“ADORABLE

KITTENS”

4 months old and younger. Cute and playful. Vaccinated. Indoor only. MORE

Only $25

hoodrivernews.com or whitesalmonenterprise. com or thedalleschronicle.com Click on “Classifieds” Click on “Place An Ad”

SELL your automobile quickly in our Gorge Classifieds. Place your ad through one of our websites or call one of our newspapers: hoodrivernews.com 541-386-1234 thedalleschronicle.com 541-296-2141 whitesalmonenterprise. com 509-493-2112

Travel Trailers 2019 MPG 2750BH in great condition. Up-sized propane tanks. Two batteries. Tankless water heater **Anti-sway/weight distribution hitch included in price!!! **Bluetooth backup camera included in price!!! Has memory foam toppers and sheets sets for all mattresses. It has some cosmetic blemishes from use but nothing major. Very roomy and comfortable and easy to pull. Text Jesse for more info 907-203-8758. Asking $34,000 or best offer (NADA values between $38,000 and $45,000- so this is a great deal!)

Apartments for Rent

PUBLISHER’S

NOTICE

All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertiser any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sec, handicap, familial state or national origin, or an intention to make any such preferences, limitations or discriminations. Familial state includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women & people securing custody of children under 19.

24-hour support, free training, paid days-off and up to $1800 tax-free/month, for each youth. Bonus also offered for completion of certification! Contact 541-308-2207 or visit www. nextdoorinc.org/fosterparent to apply.

DEPENDABLE CAREGIVERS

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CHILDREN

Christmas Crescent Roll Finger Food

TAYLER BRADLEY FOR THE SENTINEL

During Christmas time, my family and I usually spend a lot of time with my aunts, cousins, and our family friends. My favorite part about getting together is all the yummy food we get to eat. I like to eat, and during the holidays there are so many finger foods brought to gatherings, which just makes me so happy. But what is your go-to finger food?

We all are always looking for a new appetizer to serve at the next party. One of the most common staples used in appetizers is crescent rolls. They are very versatile, and you can fill them with literally whatever you can imagine. Some of the classics include pigs in a blanket, a variety of cheeses, pizza fillings, and more. I love anything that has to do with bread and fillings. Carbs are my weakness, so you can guess what I reach for first at the food table, but my mom has one of my all-time favorite recipes for crescent rolls.

When I was little, we had

family friends visiting, and my mom’s friend would make these stuffed crescent rolls. My mom absolutely loved them and made sure she got a copy of the recipe.

Ever since then, Mom makes her stuffed crescent rolls every single year. My cousins love them so much they sometimes fight over who gets the last one. They are filled with cheese, herbs, and the secret ingredient—bacon!

Everyone loves bacon, so when you pair it with rolls and cheese, you can’t go wrong.

This is one recipe you will want to save for sure. Make them, try them, and I bet you will fall in love with them, too.

You will need:

• 2 cans crescent rolls

• 8 ounces cream cheese (softened)

• 8 pieces bacon (more if you like, bacon is our favorite, so we add a little extra)

• 1/3 cup shredded parmesan cheese

• 1/4 cup chopped onions (optional)

• 2 tbs. chopped parsley

• 1 tbs. milk

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.

2. In a bowl mix the softened cream cheese, parsley, parmesan cheese, milk, and onions. Set aside.

3. Cook the bacon so it is crispy, chop into small pieces, and add them to your cheese mixture.

4. Roll out the crescent rolls (one can at a time, so the dough doesn’t get too warm and sticky). Put a spoonful of the mixture on each flattened roll and roll them up. Make sure the sides are pinched together, so the filling doesn’t come out. Put on a baking sheet, and continue the process until the rolls or filling are gone.

5. Put the pan of filled rolls in the oven and bake for about 8-12 minutes until brown. Times will vary because each oven will bake differently.

6. Take them out, let them cool for a few minutes, serve, and enjoy!

This

The Postscript

A Good Bar of Soap

A new year is coming, and I am focusing on the small stuff.

It is popular to make big, sweeping statements in a new year about the things that will change and be accomplished. I noticed a few years back that these grand announcements rarely had much effect.

What mattered, if I wanted to live a different kind of life, was the little things I did every day. I take my walk. I write a few words. I do my pushups. I’ve gotten used to watching in amazement how a tiny action, done daily, leads me to a place that seemed impossible just a few months earlier.

What I didn’t notice until recently is that it works the same way with little rewards. Small things make my life better in surprisingly big ways.

It all started with my soap.

Every day, I wash my hands several times and, every day, I use whatever soap I found that was on sale. If a package of six bars cost 50 cents less, that was the one I would buy. But while I was in Mexico, I bought a good bar of soap that cost a lot more—still less than a cup of coffee—but much more than I usually paid.

“Wow! My hands smell good.”

They felt good, too. I wondered why the heck I hadn’t done this long ago. I thought of all the years I never got one moment’s enjoyment out of washing my hands, and I wondered why on Earth that was. I went back to the store. I bought six bars. I gave some as gifts at Christmas. I stockpiled some for my own use. I decided—in this new year—I was going to treat myself to a wonderful bar of soap every time I washed my hands.

Then I got a new coffee cup. Why did I go for so many years using

-Carrie Classon

whatever old cup was in the cupboard instead of realizing what a nice thing it is to have a pretty cup? My new cup is lovely. It doesn’t drip when I drink from it. It is brightly painted and handmade. It gives me a little pleasure every time I use it, and I use it all morning long.

I thought of some of the larger purchases I’d made over the years that had given me very little pleasure. I thought of the purses and dresses that I rarely use, always imagining some special occasion when I would need them. The special occasion either never comes, or it ends up being a lot less special than I imagined. But a nice coffee cup? That cup gives me pleasure every day all day long.

Big stuff, I have decided, is overrated.

The little place we rent in Mexico with the slightly worse-for-wear Formica countertop and the mismatched furniture is perfect. It is not fancy. It is small. It reminds me that simple is easier and I don’t need big. It reminds me how little is enough.

So, in this new year, I am focusing on the small things—both the little things I do and the little things that surround me every day. I’m focusing on the things that consistently bring me joy—the fresh flowers on my desk, my colorful new coffee cup, the smell of good soap. The moments of joy add up and make my day better. The days add up to make a happier life. Now I just have to figure out what to do with a year’s supply of cheap soap.

Photos from this week’s column and podcasts can be found at CarrieClasson.com.

“Eyes Turned Skyward” by Alena Dillon.

Sylvester Bird”

“Home is Where the Eggs Are: Farmhouse Food for the People You Love” by Molly Yeh.

“The Queen: Her Life” by Andrew Morton.

“Strange New World: How Thinkers and Activists

Rede ned Identity and Sparked the Sexual Revolution” by Carl R. Trueman.

“Sir Callie and the Champions of

Helston” by Esme Symes-Smith.

“Tell the Truth, Dragon!” written by Bianca Schulze, illustrated by Samara Hardy.

Are Here: 30 Inspiring Asian Americans and Paci c Islanders Who Have Shaped the United States” written by Naomi Hirahara, illustrated by Illianette Ferandez.

is just a small sampling of the many new titles added each week to the Fort Vancouver Regional Library District collection. Visit the district’s 15 locations, our website at www.fvrl.org, or call (360) 906-5000 to reserve titles or nd additional listings.

Cartography

There are many jobs in the world that you can choose from when you become an adult. These kinds of jobs are called careers. Every career field started somewhere. The human mind is an amazing thing, and the human imagination has no bounds. Some careers, like being a software engineer, are relatively new. Other careers, like being a scientist or politician, have been around for a very long time. One ancient career that is still around today, and very important, is cartography.

How is a career that is more than a thousand years old still important today? First, a map can teach you about the world we live in. It can teach you about your own region and about other places in the world. Second, a map can help you navigate, or guide you from one place to another. It can also tell you about landforms, countries borders and tell you the distance from one place to another. Weather forecasters use maps to show how weather will affect us and how storms travel. New maps are being made daily as borders change, new areas are explored and mistakes on old maps are discovered. Also included on the new maps are newly explored regions of the rainforests of Central and South America, and other places that humans are curious about. The unexplored and unmapped areas that curiosity has us looking to are outer space and the ocean floors.

Scan this for a couple fun videos about maps & cartography!

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Most unexplored areas on Earth, the jungles and oceans, are now being mapped with the help of new technology. Modern mapping software on computers works together with satellites, global positioning systems (GPS), lidar and sonar. Mapping that used to take years to do can now be done in days and months.

National Geographic Kids World Atlas by National Geographic Kids

Kathrin Jacobsen

The very first maps showed small local areas. As people domesticated animals and invented ways to travel further, maps began to show more land and more details. The early maps, from one to two thousand years ago, showed land surrounded by water on a flat surface. It was with these maps that Columbus navigated, thinking he could sail west from Europe and find Asia.

A chart of Boston Bay circa 1840

Athlete Spotlight: Addi Bomberger

Tayler Bradley

For The SenTinel

With the holiday season upon us, the kids are on winter break, which means games are also on a break. This gives us the perfect time to spotlight some of the great athletes who represent the purple and gold.

Addi Bomberger is a Junior at Goldendale High School, and basketball is something she looks forward to playing every year. Addi began playing bas -

ketball at a young age. Her mother and brothers have a love for playing the game, and her dad has played the game his whole life and is the girls' varsity coach, so you could say basketball is a family affair. Though there is all of this influence around her, Addi loves the game in her own way, and that’s why she continues to play.

This year Addi has a great team that has taken on their season with full force, even though they had a few games cancelled from the

Athlete Spotlight: Josh Boe

Tayler Bradley For The SenTinel

The Goldendale Timberwolf boys basketball team has had a good start to their season, although it is currently winter break. We are taking this time to highlight some of the boys who make up the team. This week we get to know sophomore Josh Boe a bit more. That is fitting, as he has recently had some great games and has helped his team get a couple of wins under their belts.

Josh began playing basketball in the third grade; that is where it all started for him, and as the years have gone by, he continues to play and get better. He has always been one of the tallest kids in his grade, which is why he plays the post position. His height and skills help him to be a force under the basket. He has fallen in love with the game and all that comes with it. “I love how fast paced the game is,” Josh says, “and how emotional it can be.”

The other great thing that comes with playing basketball is an amazing team. Josh loves playing with each of his teammates and enjoys the fun memories they have created. “I like playing with this team because there is never a dull moment,” states Josh. “Everyone loves each other, and I think we have a special bond between us. The whole team is very energetic and goofy.” Each of them always gives their very best out on the court.

Josh knows their season had a little bit of a rough start but believes they have found their momentum after their last two wins. He knows these boys just need a little pep talk sometimes to change the game.

“Something that our team does really well,” he says, “is coming out of the locker room at halftime hyped up and ready to play.” We have seen this in the team stats.

As the season continues, the team will keep getting in practice time so they can work on all their skills.

During practice, the boys will run a variety of drills; Josh’s favorite is the threeman weave. This drill works on a couple of skills and makes the boys work together; it gets fast and fun, Josh says. All these things are going to help the boys compete against their toughest teams. Josh mostly looks forward to playing Cle Elum and Kittitas. “They are tough competitors,” he says, “and are the only teams stopping us from winning the league title.” Josh told us that one thing the whole team does before every game is listen to music to get into the mindset, and they pray— a great way to start out

before every game.

Though Josh loves his team, if he could play with anyone else it would have been professional basketball player Wilt Chamberlin. “I want to watch a guy who’s 7 foot tall,” declares Josh, “and can jump 50 inches in the air.” When we aren’t in basketball season, Josh is either playing football or baseball. He also is part of FFA and FBLA clubs at school.

We enjoyed getting to shine a little light on Josh, and we can’t wait to watch him play the rest of the season.

start. “We only got to play two games before league,” she says, “but it didn’t slow us down as we moved into league play.” This is a strong team because each of the girls wants the others to succeed. They know games are not won alone; they are won together, which is one of the reasons Addi loves to play with them. “This team plays unselfish basketball very well,” states Addi. “We all want everyone to be passing the ball and getting a chance to score,” she says. This type of teamwork

is made from the bonding they do and all of the practices they have. Addi sees how well they work together through the ups and downs that are thrown at them, and they are always finding fun in things no matter what. “There is never a dull moment when we are in practices, during our pre-game locker jam sessions, and on the court,” Addi says. Even though she loves her team, if she could bring any other player to the court with her, she would pick Hailey Van Lith. She

is a dominating college basketball player who inspires Addi to play her very best.

The team’s way of playing is going to help them each time they step out on the court for every matchup they have. There are some great teams in the girls’ league, but Addi looks forward to playing White Swan the most. Anytime they play this team, things get interesting, and you never know what the outcome will be.

Before Addi plays any game, big or small, she lays in bed the night before, think-

ing about what she needs to focus on. This helps her mentally prepare, so she can just react out on the court and make things happen. Addi is not just a basketball player; she also participates in soccer and softball and is part of the FFA, so she stays pretty busy.

If you haven’t gone out to watch Addi and her team tear up the court yet, you still have time because they have a lot of games left this season.

Winter Goldendale Cheer Special Sports

Tayler Bradley For The SenTinel

With winter sports in the midst of their season, that also means the Goldendale Timberwolf cheerleaders have been staying busy as well. They have been at every home game cheering on their fellow classmates who are passing the ball up and down the court or battling it out on the mats. They are the ones who help keep the crowd in good spirits through the highs and lows.

The Winter Cheer team started out with 12 girls trying out and a final eight for a complete team. Each of these girls is new to Winter Cheer, and some are even brand new to cheer in general. With a whole new team like this, head

coach Kristen Dorais has done a wonderful job working with these girls and getting them ready for each game. The girls have spent practices learning cheers, building team dynamics, and working on perfecting stunts. There has been some obstacles to overcome with each of these girls learning something new. “It has been a little slow going with all new girls,” Coach Kristen says, “but they are determined to perfect their skills.” They all have the heart to make it happen.

With a new team also come new cheers and new ideas. The girls have picked up some cute and fun new cheers from camp, and the crowd has been very supportive. There is always room for new additions and changes that keep eve -

ryone intrigued and excited about the Timberwolf spirit. Even though there are some new things being thrown out there, some things just shouldn’t ever change. A tradition that has been going on for as long as we can remember is the half-time pop shot. At half-time the cheerleaders roll out the cart full of liter pops, and the kids flood the floor to take their chance at making a shot to win their favorite pop. “The girls absolutely love the pop shot,” says Kristen, “and if we ever did away with it, the kids might riot.” This is a great fundraiser that everyone loves and won’t be discontinuing anytime soon. In addition to this fundraiser, the girls will be holding a kids cheer camp later on.

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This groups of girls have had no problems bonding and learning to trust one another, which has proven to be helpful as they continue to learn.

“This team really cares for each other and are very supportive,” says Coach Kristen. As they continue to grow as cheerleaders, their skills get better and better. They are working on getting stunts perfected and being louder when cheering. Their skills will grow and be on display at every single game.

There is a lot of cheer season left, and the girls are just getting started. We can’t wait to see what they bring us next. Word on the street is they may have a few surprises up their sleeves. If you happen to be at a game, be sure to cheer loudly with the girls.

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