Goldendale Sentinel January 15, 2025 by Goldendale Sentinel

HEADLINES & HISTORY SINCE 1879

New board changes time for public comment

RODGER NICHOLS FOR THE SENTINEL

Defamation suit ﬁled against attackers of business owner

LOU MARZELES

EDITOR

A spate of inflammatory information has shut down a Goldendale business and led to a multimillion dollar defamation suit.

Starcade Pizza on Collins shut its doors January 6 in the wake of rapidly declining clientele as four people in Goldendale launched a coordinated series of attacks on social media against owner Michael Snyder, going so far as to create a Facebook page specifically aimed at warning people against the business and Snyder.

The page was called “Beware Starcade Pizza Owner” and called itself “A community page to raise awareness of the threat the owner of Starcade Pizza, Michael Snyder, poses to the community of Goldendale and his past criminal behavior.” The site claimed Snyder is a pedophile with criminal charges and a history of domestic violence.

The Facebook page against Snyder was created and run by Darlene Williamson, Leandra Kessinger, Amanda Dershon, and Julia Skillman. Williamson, Kessinger, and Dershon are longtime Goldendale residents. Skillman is Snyder’s child. Skillman was also named in a separate action in Klickitat County Superior Court for violation of a no-contact order.

All four were named as defendants in a suit filed January 7 in Klickitat County Superior Court by Snyder for defamation. The suit seeks $5 million in judgement and $5 million in punitive damages, along with attorney fees and associated costs.

Ferguson proposes $4 billion in cuts to ease deﬁcit

JUAN JOCOM

WASHINGTON STATE JOURNAL

Gov.-elect Bob Ferguson unveiled a budget-cutting plan to ease a projected $12 billion statewide budget deficit during a 2025 legislative preview in Olympia Jan. 9.

“Washingtonians expect that we will increase revenue as a last resort. I will not contemplate additional revenue options until we have exhausted efforts to improve efficiency,” Ferguson said.

Estimates of the deficit vary widely, from $7 billion to $15 billion. To make up the deficit, Ferguson proposes cutting spending by 6% budget across most state agencies and a 3% budget cut to four-year higher education institutions. The cuts are projected to save $4 billion. Public K-12 education, community and technical colleges, public safety agencies, and pass-through entitlement benefits delivered by state agencies to eligible Washingtonians are not affected by the cuts.

An extensive review by The Sentinel of documentation reveals Snyder has no standing criminal record nor any extant record of domestic violence or child endangerment. The Sentinel obtained access to complete, detailed records of all legal action related to Snyder, including the critical final disposition of all charges.

The claims Williamson, Kessinger, Dershon, and Skillman made several claims about Snyder, including a particularly charged statement at Halloween last year when Dershon said on the Everything Goldendale Facebook page that Snyder was “trafficking your children.”

After Snyder posted a video of some kids on Halloween at the Starcade stealing an entire bowl of candy, Williamson wrote, “It’s illegal to post pictures of (other people’s) kids on the internet.”

(That statement is false given that the event was public.) The group variously decried Snyder with comments such as, “he’s creepy,” “he’s so into kids,” and “people watch your children.” They stated without substantiation that Snyder might have installed cameras in the Starcade bathroom stalls.

The four acquired documents, most likely supplied by Skillman, related to a conspicuously contentious divorce 20 years ago between Snyder and his ex-wife and posted them online; in some cases, documents were sent to specific business owners. But only initial documents were included that recounted charges by the ex-wife, which seemed to suggest gross improprieties by Snyder. None of the final case disposition documents were sent. In regard to every

charge, those final case records indicate Snyder was cleared. Particularly revealing was documentation in which Snyder’s ex-wife admited to fabricating many of her charges against him. Snyder took and passed a polygraph test denying all his ex’s allegations. The suit Snyder’s suit against Williamson, Kessinger, Dershon, and Skillman, filed jointly as himself and Starcade Pizza, claims the four made charges and allegations about` him that they are unable to prove. It includes three counts against the four defendants.

Count I claims “The Defendants willfully, maliciously, recklessly, and intentionally inflicted emotional distress upon the Plaintiff [Snyder] without just cause with the intent of harming the Plaintiff… Defendants made statements about and toward a family entertainment center [Starcade Pizza] owned and run by the Plaintiff and disseminated hearsay that alleges, through direct statement or innuendo, that Plaintiff has nefarious intentions toward children and support and spread lies that Plaintiff had threatened harm to a child and others both in the present and the past.” The count adds Snyder came into the community specifically to dedicate his business and life to “support the community with children and family as a focus” and states the defendant’s “false claims had the intended effect of causing Plaintiff to be needlessly feared by some members of the community and caused ‘Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress.’”

In Count II, Snyder states, “The Defendants have intentionally,

It didn’t take long for the new Klickitat County Commissioners regime to make a sweeping change. Their January 7 meeting was the first of the year and the first for the new lineup that saw Ron Ihrig and Todd Andrews take the place of Dan Christopher and Jacob Anderson. Last year’s Chair Lori Zoller took the gavel only long enough to supervise the election of chair and vice chair. Ron Ihrig picked up the gavel as this year’s chair, and Todd Andrews became vice chair.

Ihrig, who served as a commissioner more than 20 years ago, wanted to change the meeting schedule to a pattern he was familiar with from that previous service. After some discussion, Andrews made the motion:

“I’d like to make a motion,” he said, “to change Tuesday’s start time to 9:30, and that is for workshops, and that will currently continue to be up here, and Zoomed. And for us to start having meetings every Thursday downstairs in the Mt. Adams room, starting at 9:30 for workshops that will not be Zoomed.”

With that change, the time for public comment is now moved to 1 p.m. instead of 9 a.m.

Commissioners emphasized that no votes could be taken, nor any decisions made in the work-

shop sessions. They are open to the public, though there will be no public comment. Decisions and public comments would be reserved for the working meetings, on Tuesday afternoons.

Though with two new commissioners on board, meeting twice a week every week could be helpful getting them up to speed, commissioners are likely to feel backlash in not Zooming the Thursday meetings. There were not many workshop sessions held in 2024, but all those that were held were Zoomed.

The schedule change starts immediately, though the very first Thursday workshop on January 9 was scheduled to be Zoomed.

Planning Director Scott Edelman discussed with commissioners how to proceed with appointing volunteers to a County Solar and BESS (Battery Energy Storage System) Ordinance Project Advisory Committee, and to fill positions on the county planning commission. Applications for the advisory committee can be found on the county website.

Edelman also reported on the Monroe-Wilson rezone in the Snowden area, which drew what he called “quite a bit” of local opposition. He said opponents had not appealed the decision locally but had taken it to the state’s Growth Management Services

‘We are not going to tax our

out of this,’ Ferguson said.

rate with legislative leaders and state agencies to identify programs that are not reaching their goals for Washington residents. Some programs could be cut by less than 6 percent, and some could face larger cuts, Ferguson said.

In December, outgoing Gov. Jay Inslee proposed a wealth tax to make up the projected deficit, which would tax residents of Washington who are worth $100 million or more. Ferguson, however, has expressed skepticism with this plan. “We are not going to tax our way out of this,” Ferguson said. Ferguson also shared his previously proposed plans to invest in affordability, transportation and

Ferguson said he will collabo-

public safety. He is proposing an additional $100 million over two years to hire more law enforcement officers in the state. Additionally, Ferguson said he also wants to accelerate getting more ferries in operation.

In addition to the current budget shortfall, Ferguson said he wants to look at the whole process the state uses to forecast revenue and expenses. “I intend to spend some time making sure I understand how we got to this level of a shortfall, and to make sure that I, as a governor, do everything I can to make sure this doesn’t happen again,” Ferguson said. Ferguson becomes Washington’s next governor today. The Washington State Journal is a non-profit news website operated by the WNPA Foundation. Visit wastatejournal.com.

Updating fentanyl threat and treatment

LOU MARZELES EDITOR

The Sentinel recently spoke with Dr. Sarah Walton, based in Phoenix and who specializes in opioid treatment, to obtain an overview of the current state of fentanyl danger and ways to combat it.

Sentinel: Fentanyl addiction has been a growing concern across the country. Would you give us an overview of what fentanyl is and why it’s so dangerous?

Walton: Absolutely. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that’s significantly more potent than morphine—about 50 to 100 times stronger, in fact. It was originally developed for medical purposes, like treating severe pain, especially in cancer patients. When used appropriately under medical supervision, it’s a valuable tool. The danger arises when fentanyl is produced illicitly and mixed into other substances, often without the user’s knowledge. Even minute amounts can cause respiratory depression and lead to fatal overdoses.

Sentinel: That potency is striking. Why has fentanyl become such a prominent issue in recent years?

Walton: There are a few key reasons. First, fentanyl is relatively cheap and easy to manufacture compared to other opioids. This makes it appealing to illicit drug producers who often mix it with heroin, cocaine, or counterfeit prescription pills to increase potency or profits. Sec-

ond, the opioid epidemic created a population of people with substance use disorders who are at high risk of encountering fentanyl in the drug supply. Finally, its potency means that even those trying to use it recreationally are at much higher risk of accidental overdose.

Sentinel: What makes fentanyl addiction particularly challenging to treat compared to addiction to other substances?

Walton: Fentanyl’s potency and rapid action make it highly addictive. Users quickly develop a tolerance, requiring higher doses to achieve the same effects. This can escalate dependency and increase the risk of overdose. Withdrawal symptoms are also severe and can include extreme pain, anxiety, and gastrointestinal distress. Because fentanyl affects the brain’s reward pathways so powerfully, breaking the cycle of addiction is incredibly difficult without comprehensive treatment.

Sentinel: Could you elaborate on how fentanyl impacts the brain and body?

Walton: Fentanyl binds to opioid receptors in the brain, which are involved in pain relief and feelings of pleasure. When these receptors are activated by fentanyl, they flood the brain with dopamine, creating intense euphoria. Over time, the brain’s natural ability to produce dopamine is diminished, leading to dependence on the drug to feel normal. On the physical side, fentanyl can slow or stop breath-

MULTICOLORED DISASTER: Fentanyl is often sold looking like multicolored candy to appeal to younger users.

LOU MARZELES

BUSINESS CLOSED: Starcade Pizza on Collins Street closed January 6. Owner Michael Snyder has ﬁled a $5 million defamation suit against four Goldendale residents whose personal attacks on him led

See Suit page A8 JUAN JOCOM/WSJ

G OLDENDALE ’ S A TTIC

This week’s Goldendale’s Attic Mystery Picture

Are these guys arguing over who gets to keep whatever it is they’re both holding? “It’s mine!” “I saw it ﬁ rst!” Seems unlikely. Who are these people?

What are they holding? Why are they having their picture taken in front of a horse? What’s the horse’s name? We have no idea. Do you? All we know is

this picture ran in The Sentinel sometime, lost in the annals of yesteryear. If you know anything about it, please send us an email (info@goldendalesentinel.

com), or give us a call (509773-3777), or drop in at the office—and remember, you’re welcome to come in and take a look at the original photograph.

L OOKING BACK

January 15, 1925 – 100 Years Ago

The hole in the floor and foundation of the jail, which was made by Wm. Hodge when he escaped a week ago Saturday night, has been repaired by I.B. Hansen. Prisoners have escaped by digging holes through the walls, and then the inside was lined with steel. They escaped by cutting a hole through the roof, and this was reinforced sufficiently to cause them to confi ne their efforts elsewhere. The latest escape was made by digging through the concrete floor and rock foundation, which calls for something to be done to make this part of the jail escape proof.

January 10, 1935 – 90 Years Ago

There is three feet of snow on top of the mountain on the road to Cedar Valley, according to L.E. Layman, who carries the mail into that community. A saddle horse was able to get through Tuesday for the ﬁ rst time in a week.

January 13, 1955 – 70 Years Ago

Dennis Roe will be installed as Master of Goldendale Juvenile Grange Friday night at Goldendale Grange Hall. Additional Juvenile ofﬁcers to be installed are: Overseer, Larry Blake; Steward, Billy Hostetler; Assistant Steward, Kenny Hill; Lecturer, Diane Fine; Chaplain, Daryl Willis; Treasurer; Ray Willis; Secretary Diane Amidon; Ceres, Candy Roe; Pomona Lynn Hill; Flora Sandra Hill; Lady Assistant Steward, Phyllis Fine; Home Economics, Marilyn Willis; Matron Mary Roe. There are currently 37 active members.

January 21, 1965 – 60 Years Ago

Clem Matylinski’s pet rattlesnake, which was kept in a cage in the back room of the Goldendale SP&S railway station, became a victim of the extreme winter cold and died during the 10 degrees below winter weather that was experienced about the middle of December. Matylinski caught the rattlesnake about two and half years ago at the mouth of Rock Creek, and he has kept it caged ever since. Its diet consists of three mice a month for the ﬁ rst two months, and then it went on a hunger strike for two years, not eating anything until six months ago when it broke its strike and consumed one mouse. The cold weather, however, was too much, and it was found frozen one morning. The snake is still at the railway station. Maybe it should have had an injection of the antifreeze before the cold weather came, instead of being put in it after the cold spill.

January 9, 1975 – 50 Years Ago

In one of those odd situations which occur at intervals in government, Prosecuting Attorney Gene Hanson found himself wearing three hats last week, instead of his usual two. Hanson is normally county coroner in addition to his job as county attorney. When Sheriff Reeves decided to call it quits now instead of at the end of the year, his job became vacant, and since the coroner is designated by law to take over as sheriff, Hanson became sheriff for 12 days. His fi rst official act was to appoint Sheriff-elect Rich Williams as undersheriff—to take care of the details. Asked how he liked the new job, Hanson replied: “I’m trying hard to not fi nd out.”

—Richard Lefever Klickitat County Historical Society

Answer to last week´s Mystery Picture

This picture has been colorized. It’s rare, but it happens: not a soul could contribute any information to last week’s Mystery Photo. Oh, well.

OpiniOn

As you sit at home watching video footage of the wildfires currently burning in California, it makes you wonder, could it happen here?

Well, yes, it could.

As California goes, so goes Washington. Our state politicians and bureaucrats in Olympia have a long history of copying California. Our politicos have gotten so lazy, they’ve even sponsored, supported, pushed and/or passed laws that say if California enacts a policy, Washington State will follow (cap and trade, vehicle emissions, gas-powered vehicle ban, to name a few).

Course change needed to avoid catastrophic fires Guest

“Washington set in law a goal for all new car sales to be zero emissions by 2030, and we’re ready to adopt California’s regs by end of this year,” outgoing Gov. Jay Inslee said two years ago on Twitter.

Column Roger Harnack

It’s about time our lawmakers realize we should not follow California into failure.

Here in eastern Washington, wildfires are normal from May through October. And we’ve had some big fires in recent years—Carlton Complex in 2014, Tunk Block, and Okanogan Complex in 2015, Range 12 and Chelan Complex in 2016, Cold Spring Canyon/Pearl Hill in 2020, to name a few. Some recent devastating fires we think of as large— the Gray, Oregon Road, Babb Road, Winona, and others—don’t even come close to our largest fires, or those in California.

Luckily, the push by Westside politicians and tribes to remove dams on our side of the state have thus far failed, leaving fire crews the reservoirs needed to draw water for fighting fires. But if liberal politicians and tribes have their way and our dams are breached, what you’re seeing on the evening news from California may come to pass here.

California politicians and tribes were quick to breach dams whenever and wherever they could. In Orange County alone from 2014-18, more than 80 small dams created for fisheries and water storage for fire suppression were breached as part of the Trabuco District Dam Removal Project.

Politicians were convinced by tribes and environmental extremists that removal of the small dams was necessary for fish. I bet today they are rethinking those breachings, as a lack of water storage is among the issues cited as factors in the devastating fires raging there now.

Unfortunately for Californians, that state is poised to remove six large dams in the next 10 years, the smallest of which is 63-feet tall.

No dams means no reservoirs and little or no water to fight wildfires or to keep gravity water systems pushing water to hydrants.

No dams means no power to pump water uphill to fire hydrants and no electricity to send water to sprinkler and other suppression systems.

There’s more. California politicians have also been

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quick to order lawn-watering restrictions, limit water to farmers, restrict timber harvests, barricade or berm forest roads, curtail grazing, draw down reservoirs, and allow developers to build large in rural areas that should be devoid of houses.

Sound familiar? It should. Washington state politicians and environmental extremists are using California as a blueprint for water use and management here.

In our state, some dams have already been removed, including Condit, Elwha, and Glines Canyon. And environmental extremists and western Washington Democrats are pushing for the removal of many more, including Ice Harbor, Lower Monumental, Little Goose, and Lower Granite on the Snake River. There’s even been talk about breaching bigger dams on the Columbia River.

And they’re pulling out all the stops. For example, Gov. Jay Inslee’s administration entered into a secret backroom deal he calls the “Six Sovereigns” agreement to set a court precedent that could lead to breaching Snake River dams.

Let’s be clear: if it hadn’t been for dams and the reservoirs above them, our state’s largest fires would have been much larger. And many of the smaller fires would’ve reached catastrophic sizes.

As the Legislature gets underway in Olympia, our lawmakers need to take a hard look at what policies have contributed to California fires. Lawmakers need to enact policies to reopen forest roads and encourage timber harvests, keep reservoirs full, end talk of dam breaching and improve opportunities for grazing and farming.

Our communities, indeed our lives, may depend on changing the direction we’re headed here in Washington state.

— Roger Harnack is the owner/publisher of Free Press Publishing. Email him at Roger@cheneyfreepress.com.

Burn-out has got to go

The Festival of Wheels gave it another try this year. It seems the attendance has dwindled to much lower levels than when the event was new, 10 years ago. There are a lot of competing car shows this time of year, so it doesn’t surprise me . This year Goldendale Motorsports Association and ABATE brought back the burn-out, which was tried several times in the past with questionable benefits to the town. This year someone had the brilliant idea to use the old skateboard park as a place to stage the return of the burnout. It was held on the concrete slab, a tempting medium for anyone inclined to bum rubber. Rednecks of many degrees, punk kids or maybe the little old lady from Pasadena. I personally was left with a bad taste in my mouth and lungs. Even though I made it a point to stay away from the burn-out and was at my home where I thought I would escape the noise and smoke, when the toxic cloud rose from the park and drifted over the Little Klickitat River Park (the swimming pool) on to the kids and families at the pool and on to me while I was sitting on my property. We were contaminated by the toxins in the smoke, and my eyes and throat were imitated, and my lungs filled with carbon monoxide and other cancer causing toxic compounds

for three hours. I think the city of Goldendale needs to rethink supporting burnouts in our park. Next year don’t issue a permit to any group that wants to burn-out. There are places in the county where it could be held, just not in the city please. I hate toxic smoke, and you should too.

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

Ken McKune Goldendale

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

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

Ken Margraf Goldendale

Letters from the community

Is this what we really need?

So now Republican party leaders such as Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green, Senator Tommy Tuberville, and president-elect Trump have updated what they mean by Make America Great Again: threatening war against Denmark, a NATO ally, in order to steal Greenland “because

we need it.”

For 80 years since the end of World War II, the United States has been the bulwark of a stable world order. Now the GOP and its sycophant propaganda machine, Fox News Channel, is trying to make the case that “great nations” are great because they expand their territory, just like Russian dictator Vladimir

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Putin is attempting to do by invading Ukraine. My Republican friends, is this what you want your party to stand for?

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There’s more we can do to help

SFCC releases honor roll for Fall quarter 2024

Spokane Falls Community College lists 1,698 students on its honor roll for Fall quarter 2024, which ended in December. Students must have a grade point average of 3.0 or above to be listed on the honor roll. Among them are two area students:

Taryn Rising of Goldendale Emma Olson of Centerville SFCC is one of two community colleges within the Spokane Colleges district and serves over 5,000 students. It is renowned for its theater, music and fine arts as well as exceptional STEM programs. About 60 percent of its graduates transfer to four-year colleges and universities. Other students pursue career or technical degrees

or certiﬁcates. SFCC has campuses in west Spokane, Fairchild Air Force Base and Pullman.

Spokane Colleges is a dynamic, 12,300-squaremile state community college district that includes Spokane Community College, Spokane Falls Community College and six rural education sites, serving residents in Pend Oreille, Stevens, Whitman, Ferry and parts of Lincoln counties.

Spokane Colleges offers high-quality academic transfer, career-technical and eLearning degree and certiﬁcate programs; business and community training; and adult literacy programs throughout northeastern Washington, enrolling approximately 34,000 students a year. Visit www.ccs.spokane.edu.

I’m sharing this very important information again this week because it’s our opportunity to help a family that is always among the ﬁ rst to jump in and help when someone else in our community needs help and support. Jose Avila has been receiving treatment at Oregon Health Sciences University Hospital (OHSU) In Portland since December 28. He suffered a serious medical issue and faces a long recovery and lots of care when he finally gets discharged. He is slowly improving, working hard to regain his abilities and strength.

It has been quite overwhelming for him and his family, but Lori and their kids, Jayla and Anthony, have rallied around him, giving him much love and encouragement. Today he enjoyed watching a video of Jayla’s great basketball game from yesterday as part of the Trout Lake Mustangs girls team.

Many have inquired as to how they can help the Avilas out with the mounting expenses they are incurring. Various fundraising efforts are underway. The staff at the Glenwood Station has set up a donation can where we can donate easily and quickly.

Coming up will be a fundraising Indian Taco

dinner at the Glenwood school on Saturday, January 17. The Glenwood/Klickitat (Klickwood) boys basketball team will be playing a game against Sherman County in the Glenwood gym that night. This delicious dinner is being hosted by the awesome daughters and grandchildren of Billy and Alta Valdez and will begin at 4 p.m. This is a truly great opportunity to show our love and support as we watch Lori and Jose’s son Anthony and his Klickwood team out on the court that night. Please share this news with as many friends and family as you can. Here is important information from Mary Scott. The Glenwood Fire Adapted Community is holding its ﬁ rst meeting of 2025 at the Glenwood Grange Hall on Tuesday, January 21, at 6 p.m. This is an open meeting for those interested in mitigating the risk of property damage due to wildﬁ res. There will be a discussion of strategies to protect your home and outbuildings, resources and programs available to you, and steps we can take as a community to collectively reduce fire risk. Whether you are an expert on the subject or this is all new, you are welcome to participate.

Snacks will be provided. Please mark your calendars for the annual alumni game here in Glenwood, which will take place January 21, with start time of 6 p.m. You’ll have to decide who you’re going to cheer for, former Glenwood Eagles players or this year’s awesome Klickwood team. Or both. The ﬁ nal home game in Glenwood will take place January 31 with Trout Lake. This will be Glenwood’s 2025 homecoming game. The homecoming court will be presented at half time of the game, and the king and queen will be crowned. There are a lot of fun nights coming up here in our little community. After winning the Helix Tournament, our Klickwood basketball team continues to play strong and well as they reach about the half-way point in their regular season. They are fun and exciting to watch. We also watched our two Glenwood girls, Emma Patterson, a junior who attends school in Trout Lake, and Glenwood HS senior Jayla Avila and their Trout Lake Mustangs girls’ team. The Mustangs played Spray/Mitchell/ Wheeler last Saturday in the Trout Lake gym. Both

girls and their team played very well and the Mustangs won both the junior varsity and varsity games by wide margins. They are also fun to watch in their past-paced games.

We received some great news from Glenwood High School 2024 graduate Isabella Bensel. Bella is attending Walla Walla Community College daily, then takes online classes in addition to her in person classed. She is pursuing a degree in Business while also working toward her certiﬁcation in cosmetology. Bella has reached a point in her cosmetology training that now allows her to accept clients for haircuts, shampoos, and styling at the Walla Walla CC Style Salon. Way to go, Bella. Several of us here just wish she lived closer to home.

Another 2024 graduate also attending Walla Walla CC, Joslyn Arnold, is just about ready to begin the 2025 season on the Walla Walla college rodeo team. She is also loving her classes and experience at Walla Walla. Grace Griffin, also a member of the GHS class of 2024 is attending Eastern Oregon University in LaGrande, majoring in Education. It was great to see all three of these dedicated young women over the Christmas break.

Charles Hicks of Goldendale has earned a place on the Spokane Community College Honor Roll for Fall quarter 2024. Students on the honor roll earned a GPA of 3.0 or above.

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• Alcoholics Anonymous, Goldendale United Methodist Church, 7-8 p.m. Monday

• Lyle Lions Meeting 6 p.m. the 1st and 3rd Monday of the month. Lyle Lions Community Center.

• Popup Café – 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Lunch and support group at the Masonic Lodge on Columbus. Café is open weekly on Monday and Wednesday.

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

• Goldendale City Council meetings 6 p.m. 1103 S Columbus 1st and 3rd Monday of every month except on holidays.

• Book Discussion Group meets every third Monday at 11 a.m. – Goldendale Library

• One on One Tech Help 1st Monday of the month 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the Goldendale Library, call to set up an appointment 509-773-4487

• Goldendale School Board Work Session: 2nd Monday of the month at the Primary School Library.

• Goldendale School Board Meeting: 4th Monday of the month at the High School Cafeteria. Tuesday

• EPIC Youth Center Games: 3 - 4:30 p.m. every Tuesday. All ages welcome though a release of liabilities and parent agreement of conduct must be on file. Youth under the age of 8 must be checked in by a parent. Visit epicyouthcenter.org for forms.

• Wellness Warriors 3 – 4 p.m. on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at the Goldendale Library on Burgen Street. Join us as our local health department nurses teach us about different wellness topics to keep ourselves safe an healthy. Topics include: Hand Hygiene, Nutrition, Physical Activity, Emotional Health, & Safety/Injury Prevention. All ages are welcome, topics will be covered at an elementary school level.

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

• TOPS Club Inc. – Taking Pounds off Sensibly 10 a.m. the Nazarene Church on Grant and Allyn. Questions? Sally/ojala@ gmail.com.

• Goldendale Junior Community Chamber 7 p.m. 2nd Tuesday of every month at Umpqua Bank. Call 509-250-0625

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

• Soroptimist International of Goldendale, 5:30 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesday of the month. Dedicated to helping women and

Community Events

youth in our community and worldwide. All welcome. Contact Betty 509-250-3746.

• BINGO night: 3 p.m. on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at the High Prairie Community Center on Struck Rd. Meals and cards for purchase (discounted kids’ meals) Come meet your neighbours and enjoy some family fun!

Wednesday

• Healing Song Circle: 6:30 –7:30 p.m. every 4th Wednesday of the month, Missing Corner in BZ Corner. Song in healing for our hearts, our communities, and our world. Please come join us for this monthly community offering. We will be hosting and inviting many songwriters to share their songs too! Super excited to see you there! By donation $10-20, no one turned away. RSVP at laurarosedoctor@ gmail.com, 509-637-9425.

• Family Storytime: 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. at the Goldendale Community Library.

• Learn and Play! – 2 – 3 p.m. every 2nd Wednesday of the month at the Goldendale Primary School. Fun and learning for you and your little ones up to 5 years!

• Family Fun Night at the Goldendale American Legion on Broadway St. 4th Wednesday of every month at 6:30

• Free Youth Cooking Classes: 4-6 p.m. every other Wednesday, beginning Sept. 20th, 2023 – June 2024 at The Harbour 125 W. Main St. Goldendale. Children 13+, come join us at the Youth Drop-In Center for free cooking classes. 509-281-0288 or email cassidy@wagap.org

• Snowden Community Council Meetings – 1st Wednesday of the month at 6:30 at the Cherry Lane Fire Station

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

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

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

• Family Story Time at 10:30 – 11:30 a.m., Goldendale Library

• Popup Café – 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. lunch and support group at the Masonic Lodge on Columbus until further notice. Café is open weekly on Monday and Wednesday.

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

• EPIC Youth Center Games: 6:30 - 8 p.m. every Thursday. All ages welcome though a release of liabilities and parent agreement of conduct must be on file. Youth under the age of 8 must be checked in by a parent. Visit epicyouthcenter.org for forms.

• Rosary every Thursday evening at 6p.m. at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church 307 Schuster in Goldendale.

• Drinking Democratically 6 - 7:30 p.m. the third Thursday of the month. Food and drink available for purchase. Call Carol for location 971-404-1935

• Al Anon Group meets at 7 p.m. at the Nazarene Church 124 W Allyn in Goldendale. Call 509-310-3377 with questions.

• Learn and Play! 10:30 –11:30 a.m. at the White Salmon Library. Stories, songs, puppets, crafts and more for young children (birth through 5yrs) and their parents or caregivers presented by White Salmon Valley Community Library Staff. Free book for each participant provided by the FVRL Foundation.

• Goldendale Grange #49 Meeting – 4th Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at 228 E Darland in Goldendale

• Parent Support Group – 10 a.m. weekly 166 E Jewett Blvd in White Salmon. Join us for community support at our weekly meeting at! Children are welcome & encouraged. There is a small play area to keep little

hands busy. We’d love to see you there!

• Bingo at the Goldendale American Legion Thursdayscard packets go on sale 6:30 p.m. game starts 7 p.m. Food available

• Bingo - High Prairie Community Center, 2nd Thursday of every month, doors open at 6, starts at 6:30. Questions contact Lori Sweeney 503-260-7129

• WAGAP Mobile Food Bank – 1st Thursday of the month: 9-10:30 a.m. Wishram school, 10:45 - 11:30 Wishram Heights Housing, 12–2 p.m. Dallesport Community Center, 3-5 p.m. Lyle Lions Club. 3rd Thursday of the month: 9-11 a.m. Trout Lake Baptist Church, 12-2 p.m. BZ Corner Community Building. Call 509-493-2662 ext 208 for more information.

• Narcotics Anonymous, 7 - 8 p.m. weekly at the United Methodist Church, 109 E Broadway Goldendale.

Friday

• Open sewing, knitting, or whatever you do every Friday from 1 - 4 p.m. at Wild Daffodil and 3C’s Fabric in their new location $10.

• Lyle Community Game Day 1 p.m. the third Friday of every month at the Lyle Lions Community Center.

• Bingo – 2nd & 4th Friday of the month, Mt Adams Elks Lodge 124 NE Church Ave, White Salmon. Doors open at 5:30, Bingo at 6 and the Salmon Run Grill is open from 5:30 –7:30

• Knitting and Stitching Circle 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. White Salmon Community Library

• GamerNoon for teens 3 – 5 p.m. at the Goldendale Library. Come play tabletop and board games.

• Crafternoons at the Library –every 4th Friday 2:30 – 4 p.m. for ages 7-10 (all ages welcome at the Goldendale Library).

Saturday

• Hope Neighborhood 4 - 5:30 p.m. (winter hours) 115 E Main Street, Goldendale at the Goldendale Senior Center. A time of fellowship, bible reading, and discussion for those seeking to learn and grow in God’s word.

• Art Club: Saturday at 1 p.m. at Apollonia Book Store in Goldendale

• Lyle Lions Pancake Breakfast 1st Saturday of every month 7 a.m. -10 a.m. Omelettes and ham and eggs cooked to order. Endless Pancakes. Location: Lyle Lions Community Center 5th & State Street (Hwy 14).

• Columbia Grange meets the 2nd Saturday of every month.

• Goldendale Aglow Lighthouse meets from 2 - 4 p.m. at the Senior Center 3rd Saturday of every month –, 115 E. Main St. Goldendale

• Family Storytimes 10:30 –11:30 a.m. 1st Saturday of the month @ the Goldendale Library

COMMUNITY EVENTS

January 16,2025, Canva 101 Workshop: 8: 30 - 10 a.m. at the Goldendale Chamber office on East Broadway. Join us for a comprehensive Canva 101 Workshop, where you’ll unlock the full potential of this powerful design tool! Whether you’re a beginner or looking to enhance your skills, this workshop is perfect for you. What You’ll LearnCanva Basics: Get started with Canva’s intuitive interface and learn how to create stunning designs from scratch. - Branding Set-Up Assistance: Discover how to set up and maintain consistent branding across all your projects. - Time-Saving Tricks: Learn valuable shortcuts and tips to streamline your design process and save time.

Cost: - $25 for non-chamber members, free for chamber members. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to enhance your design skills and take your projects to the next level. Reserve your spot today!

January 25, 2025: 5Point Film Festival: 6 p.m. at the Trout Lake Hall, 15 Guler Rd, Trout Lake. To fund weekly programming and events for the Columbia Gorge Junior Kayak Club 2025 season, we are hosting a special showing of the 5Point Film Festival. The film festival will feature a variety of short outdoor films. $20 Advance / $20 Day of 6pm Doors / 7pm Film Showing. All Ages. To purchase tickets visit https:// troutlakehall.eventcalendarapp. com/u/37601/331224

February 15, 2025, An Intimate Evening with Margo Cilker: A Benefit for the Trough Lake School Music Program: 6 p.m. at the Trough Lake Hall, 15 Guller Rd, Trout Lake. 6 - 8 p.m. Silent Auciton andother fun, 8 p.m. Marg Cilker performance. All ages welcome! $25 advance/ $30 at the door. ALL TIED TOGETHER Silent Auction, Community, and Fun! We are super excited to host a benefit night to raise funds for the Trout Lake School music program. This will directly benefit an afterschool program for this school year and any additional funds will be saved to contribute towards the potential full-time Music teacher for next school year. Our goal is to raise $10000. Please share the link to donate or buy a ticket for this special evening! https:// troutlakehall.eventcalendarapp. com/u/37601/354776

February 15, 2025, Alder Creek Pioneer Rodeo Queen Coronation: 5 p.m. at the Bickleton School. Social hour starts at 5pm, dinner at 6pm. We will have silent auction items and dinner! Tickets will be available to purchase at the door, $15 per person with 5 & under free. All proceeds will go to help Jaylee the 2025 Alder Creek Pioneer Rodeo Queen through her year! The 2025 Rodeo Queen is Jayleen Phillips. If you’d like to donate items to the silent auction contact Amanda Chamers at 509366-0509

January 22, 2025, and February 6, 2025, Goldendale Chamber of Commerce Acceess Membership: 10:00 a.m. and 6 p.m. The Greater Goldendale Area Chamber is thrilled to announce a series of Access Membership Events where we will unveil the details of our new

membership structure. This initiative is designed to enhance engagement, provide more tailored resources, and foster a stronger sense of community among our members. As a member of The Chamber, your success is our priority. That’s why we have undertaken a comprehensive review of our membership offerings to ensure they align with your needs and aspirations. Our new structure is aimed at delivering greater value, enabling you to connect more effectively, access critical resources, and drive your business forward. Visit https://www. goldendalechamber.org/benefits/ for more information.

January 25, 2025, Klickitat County A.R.E.S. Winter 2025 Field Day: 9 a.m. - p.m. at the County Fairgrounds in Goldendale. Are you a current Amateur (HAM) radio operator? Are you interested in learning about Aamateur Radio operations? Join us!Radios and antennas will be set up for participatns, guests, and visot use. Or bring your own gear. Contact KCARES@groups. io for more information.

January 25, 2025, Family Movie Night: 6 - 8 p.m. at the Masonic Lodge, 219 S Columbis in Goldendale. Join us for another family movie night with popcorn and drinks. Sponsored by CPAKC, WAGAP and Umpqua Bank. Call 509-281-2330 for more information.

February 27, 2025, Goldendale Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours: 5:30 - 7 p.m. at the County Services Office, 115 W Court in Goldendale. Join us for an engaging evening at our Business After Hours event on February 27th at 5:30 PM! Hosted by Klickitat County’s Small Business Development Advisor, Tessa Bowdish, this is a fantastic opportunity for local business owners and entrepreneurs to connect, share ideas, and support one another in our vibrant community. Enjoy light refreshments as you mingle with fellow professionals, gain valuable insights from Tessa, and explore new opportunities for collaboration. Whether you’re a seasoned business owner or just starting out, this event is designed to foster relationships and facilitate growth.Don’t miss out on this chance to enhance

your network and learn from one another. We look forward to seeing you there! Register for this event by calling the Chamber at 509-773-3400.

March 29, 2025, Lilly Hiatt: Doors open at 6, show starts at 7 at the Trout Lake Hall, 15 Guler Rd. Trout Lake. The last few years have been a little hazy for Lilly Hiatt, who finds herself searching for answers on her striking new album, Forever. Recorded at home with her husband, Coley Hinson who produced and played most of the instruments, Forever grapples with growth and change, escape and anxiety, self-loathing and self-love. The songs are intensely vulnerable, full of diaristic snapshots and deeply personal ruminations, but they’re also broad invitations to find yourself in their unflinching emotional excavations. The result is a raw, unvarnished work of love and trust that walks the line between alt-rock muscle and singer/songwriter sensitivity, a bold, guitar-driven exploration of maturity and adulthood from an artist who wants you to know you’re not alone, no matter how lost you may feel. https:// troutlakehall.eventcalendarapp. com/u/37601/344049

March 27, 2025, True Loves: Doors open at 6 p.m., show starts at 7 at the Trout Lake Hall 15 Guler Rd, Trout Lake. $20 advance, $25 day of. Listening to the Seattle-based original funk & soul group, True Loves, is like walking down a favorite neighborhood street, slappingfive with friends, checking up with clerks in their stores, and smelling the familiar scents of your most cherished locale. The band is it’s own block party. What began in 2014 as a jam session between three of the city’s best- drummer David McGraw, bassist Bryant Moore and guitarist Jimmy James- has since blossomed into a global force that features percussionist Iván Galvez, Trombonist Greg Kramer, and saxophonists Gordon Brown and Skerik. Together, the group’s live performances have garnered them much acclaim and millions of streams on YouTube. https:// troutlakehall.eventcalendarapp. com/u/37601/352596

Our beloved mother, aunt, sister, cousin, teacher, and especially grandmother, Patricia Ann Schnebly Cosner, died on December 19, 2024, a day after returning to her beloved Big Island. To say we are saddened, shocked, and devastated would be an understatement. She was full of life and lived it to the fullest.

Trish was born on March 25, 1947, in Ellensburg, Washington, to Robert and Margaret Schnebly. Little Trishie Schnebly was (I imagine) a handful for her parents (who were not young) and her older siblings, Susie and Bobby. She always teased she was an “oops!” baby as her dad was 50 when she was born. Sadly, her dad died when she was only 11, and I know it was not easy on her and her siblings or her mother to keep the ranch running as a single mother of three kids and her mother having to get a job “in town” to help support them. But my mother never had any excuses about life. She was smart, and after graduation from Ellensburg High School, she attended her beloved Washington State University (following in both her parents’ footsteps as WSU students). Her freshman year she worked a job in the dining halls and played three (!) sports: volleyball, basketball, and tennis—at that time women didn’t even get varsity letters. She played volleyball and tennis her next three years—this was a feat, considering very few women played sports, let alone two or three! One of her professors helped usher in Title 9 years later and she (and all of the other women) were given their “letters” by WSU in an amazing ceremony—she was so proud of that! Her whole life she continued to champion women in sports—actually, she wanted everyone to play and enjoy sports and exercise. At WSU, she was a Pi Beta Phi (like her sister, her mother, and her aunts before her) and met my dad, Louis Cosner (an AGR), at WSU. They were married 47 years before Louie died in 2017. Together, they loved to golf, travel to Hawaii and Mexico, have/attend

parties, follow and attend WSU sporting events, and follow their kids’ sports and other accomplishments. She also loved going up to “Grandpa Augie’s” cabin (which became theirs) up in the Simcoes with Dad and family/friends. But once Dad got sick and really couldn’t do the work up there, she didn’t go up to the cabin much. She loved her life and missed dad so dearly. It took her years to recover from his death.

Trish was a middle school and high school English and P.E. teacher (first in Yakima) and for the next 28 years in Goldendale. She and Louie lived on the ranch in Centerville, near her muchloved parents-inlaw, Clinton and Mary Cosner. She always said she would never marry a farmer/ rancher because of how hard the life was growing up on a ranch, but when they married, dad told her he wouldn’t ranch—he worked for the USDA then (until he was drafted for Vietnam). After that they did end up on the ranch/ farm, but mom put her foot down and said, “No milk cows and no chickens!” Two kids (Heidi and Kurt) came along. Mom was a pretty strict parent and expected us to behave. But she damn well made sure we had everything we needed. My parents were frugal and took care of their money. They built their own home in 1977. She didn’t splurge on things while we were growing up, but we always got what we needed and (mostly) what we wanted (even if it was an “offbrand”—ha, ha!). Education was very important to her, and she expected us to do well. She was a beloved teacher, coach, and volleyball ofﬁcial/ref in the Goldendale School District. She coached volleyball (MS and HS), girls’ basketball, golf (for years!), and tennis (for even more years!). She enjoyed her co-workers and was always cheering on the Goldendale Timberwolf teams. I believe most of her students loved her—but I know she was strict and expected a lot out of them. She had high expectations

BAPTIST Columbus Avenue Baptist, S.B.C. 815 N Columbus, Goldendale, 509.773.4471; Pastor David Beseler, Sun School 9:45am, Sun Worship 11am, Sun Bible Study 6pm, Prayer Meeting Mon 6pm, Youth & Children's groups Wed 6pm; ColumbusABC.org, YouTube, FaceBook. ColumbusABC@embarqmail.com

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; Wed: 7pm Youth Group; Fri: 9pm Compline.

Patricia (Trish) Cosner

of everyone and I believe most people were better off because they wanted to live up to her expectations! Things she loved: golfing, traveling, the beach, snorkeling, hiking, her walking group, the Centerville Church and church friends, going to pick huckleberries up at the Huckleberry Patch, the Centerville School, her family, her friends, her students (former students), eating good food, reading, her cats (and all pets), her siblings, her nieces, nephews, her husband, and especially her grandsons. She loved her “add-on” family of the Amblers, Foxes, Huntleys (her “extra” granddaughters Julia and Camille), her sonin-law, Casey Fox, and daughter-inlaw Barbara. She was especially close with Barb, as they lived so close to each other on the farm. We are inﬁ nitely grateful to all Barb has done to help our mother over the years. When she wouldn’t listen to Kurt or me, she would listen to Barb! She also volunteered at Centerville School, the Presby Mansion, the Maryhill Museum, DKG (teacher’s association), plus probably more I don’t even know about. She donated money to so many organizations and always felt the need to help others with funds and/or time. She became very generous as she grew older—both in her kindness and her wallet. I guess as you grow older, you realize you “can’t take it with you”!

I realize now she was a good example of how people can learn to love, live, and care for others. She was very forgiving and welcomed people into her life with open arms. My dad and her never met a stranger—they would meet people while traveling, befriend them, and later we would go on trips with these friends they would make on some beach somewhere. She loved her beloved Cougars and spent about 20 (or more) years tailgating, attending football, volleyball, and basketball games in Pullman. She loved going to Bowl games

and never missed watching the Cougs on TV. She loved her Mariners, the Trail Blazers, and the Seahawks. She watched all the games, and no matter how much her teams sucked, she was always just sure, “This is their year!” But even when she knew it wasn’t, she still watched and cheered— that’s some loyalty! She loved sports (and fitness) and teaching P.E. She desperately loved her grandsons (C.J. and Bo Fox, Trace and Nate Cosner). She was infi nitely proud of all their accomplishments on the sports fields/courts and off. She was proud of their academics and of Trace and Nate’s continuing the Cosner tradition of showing steers at the Klickitat County Fair. I am so thankful we had so many good years with her as the boys were growing up (fi rst in Pullman and later in Kennewick and her living right next to the Cosner boys in Centerville). She got to spend a lot of time with my boys when Papa Louie was in the memory care home, as she came most weeks and stayed with us for days at a time. She spent even more time with Trace and Nate, due to their close proximity and her volunteering at the Centerville School over the years. I am so thankful she took trips with all four of her grandsons on solo

“grandma-grandson” trips. The boys will always have those memories—usually funny things that happened on these trips with her. She adored her visitors to the Big Island—thank you if you visited her there. She was so happy and relaxed there! We have so many good memories of her there. She is predeceased by her parents, Robert Schnebly and Margaret (Schnebly) Treadwell and her stepfather, Alva Treadwell. Her cherished parents-in-law, Clinton and Mary Cosner. And, of course, her beloved husband, Louis H. Cosner. Trish is survived by: her daughter (me), Heidi Fox (husband Casey), and grandsons C.J. and Bo Fox of Bozeman, Montana. Her son Kurt Cosner (wife Barbara) and grandsons Trace and Nate Cosner of Centerville. Her sister Sue (husband Mike) Gillespie of Walla Walla, Washington. Her brother Bob (wife Linda) Schnebly of Ellensburg, Washington. Her beloved sister-in-law Susan Baxter—whom she was so thankful moved back up to Goldendale years ago so they could hang out and hike together many years. Her sister-in-law Gail (husband John) Nall of Sacramento, California. Many beloved nieces and nephews and their spouses and kids (Jenny, Trish, Jeff, Robbie, Shan, Christi,

Andrew, Matthew, Heather, Gabi, Abby, and Cosner nieces and nephews).

How can we process this?

Please hug your loved ones. Call your parents. Listen to their long and rambling calls. Share stories with your kids about your grandparents and parents and watch them roll their eyes—but do it anyways! Live life to the fullest— that’s what my mom did! Laugh loud, forgive often, pray, sing hymns loud in church! Tell people “I love you!”

We ask that in lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to one of her favorite non-proﬁts: Cougar Athletic Fund, Centerville School, Centerville Community Church, Parkinson’s Research, Goldendale High School Scholarship Fund (via Klickitat Valley Education Trust), or the Goldendale Community Pool (via the Central Klickitat/ Goldendale Parks and Rec Dept.).

A celebration of life will occur later in the spring. Her body is being cremated in Hilo, Hawaii, and being taken care of by Ballard Family Mortuary-Hilo (on Hawaii). Her ashes will be sent to Gardner Funeral Home/Columbia Hills Memorial Chapel in Goldendale. They will work with us to have a celebration of life and bury her ashes in the Centerville Cemetery.

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Church Directory

GRACE BRETHREN

Community Grace Brethren 1180 S Roosevelt, Goldendale. Pastor Aaron Wirick. 509.773.3388. Sun Service 10:30am in person. Wed: AWANA 2pm. Youth Group 6pm8pm GoldendaleGrace.com. Watch us on Facebook Live: Facebook.com/GoldendaleGrace "Learning - Living - Loving JESUS."

LUTHERAN

Christ the King Lutheran S Columbus & Simcoe Dr, Goldendale; Vicar Ann Adams. 509.773.5750. Worship services 10am Everyone welcome.

METHODIST - United Methodist Columbus & Broadway, Goldendale; Pastors Rob Blevins and Larry Gourley; 509.773.4461. Service times: Worship 9:30 ; Adult classes 10:45am; Fall & Winter 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 10:45 ; Sunday School all ages 9:30 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; Family Night on Wed. 7pm with programs for ages 3 years through adult.

RIVER of LIFE CHURCH of GOD

2023 Pipeline Rd, Goldendale; Pastors Rod & Cathy Smith, 509-250-0222, 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; 509.773.4381.

Centerville Community Church 508 Dalles Mountain Road, Centerville, WA 98613; 509-637-3068; Pastor Patti McKern; pastorpatti53@gmail.com; Sunday Worship Celebration 10am "Find refreshment for your soul and friends for your journey."

Father’s House Fellowship

207 S Klickitat Ave, 509.773.4719. Basic Bible Fellowship 9:30am; Worship 10:30am; Tue. 6:30pm Freedom Now Meeting. FHF1880@outlook.com “A Gospel-Centered Church.”

agency. But the agency referred it to the county, where it was denied, because Klickitat is not a growth management county.

The Growth Management Act of 1990 requires counties of more than 50,000 population to follow their requirements, which include fully planning for the whole county and designating urban growth areas. Counties under 50,000 were allowed to opt in, and 10 of them did so. Klickitat and Skamania counties are among the 11 counties that did not and are only required to plan for critical areas and natural resource lands.

He also noted a public hearing January 21 on a floodplain ordinance update required by FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, on pain of losing flood insurance for the whole county.

He said the goal was to wrap up the process in a

ing, lower blood pressure, and cause confusion or unconsciousness. These effects are what make overdoses so deadly.

Sentinel: Medicine is always advancing. What is being discovered about fentanyl that could inform prevention and treatment?

Walton: Researchers are focusing on several areas. One promising avenue is improved naloxone formulations. Naloxone, commonly known as Narcan, a medication that can reverse opioid overdoses, is less effective against fentanyl due to its potency and longer-lasting effects. New naloxone products are being developed to counteract fentanyl more effectively. Another area of focus is nonopioid pain management to reduce reliance on opioids altogether. Additionally, there’s ongoing research into the psychological and neurological mechanisms of addiction, which could lead to better therapeutic interventions.

Sentinel: You mentioned

maliciously, and without just cause libeled and slandered the Plaintiff’s name, business, and reputation in the community by making false, malicious, unsupported, and intentional statements about the Plaintiff,” the suit states, “… and as a direct and proximate cause thereof the Defendants have

single meeting ahead of a February 14 deadline. “There should be nothing controversial,” he said. “It’s adopting the required new ordinance here’s nothing we can really do about any of it.”

The new ordinance sets up a “no net loss” requirement. Any construction in a floodplain area would have to be offset by excavating elsewhere to create an equal amount of floodplain.

That night will also feature the first hearing on changes to the critical areas ordinance.

He also told commissioners that the department had received state grants to update the county’s comprehensive plan and to do ordinances for solar and battery energy storage systems.

Though he said funding to create a solar ordinance came from a pro solar funding source, Edelman said, “When we applied, I was very careful to

naloxone. How accessible is it, and how critical is its role in addressing the fentanyl crisis?

Walton: Naloxone is a lifesaving medication and a cornerstone in combating the opioid crisis. It’s available as a nasal spray or injectable and can rapidly reverse an opioid overdose if administered in time. Increasing access to naloxone is essential, particularly in highrisk communities. Many states have enacted laws allowing pharmacies to distribute naloxone without a prescription, and there are initiatives to equip first responders, schools, and even private citizens with it. However, broader education about its use is needed.

Sentinel: What steps can communities take to raise awareness about the dangers of fentanyl and reduce its impact?

Walton: Public education is key. Communities need comprehensive awareness campaigns that inform people about fentanyl’s risks, how to recognize

irreparably harmed the Plaintiff… The intention of these kinds of statements is clear, to deter people and make them afraid to patronize Plaintiff’s business.” Count III addresses collusion among the defendants “to spread unsubstantiated hearsay in the form of written and

indicate that we’re not just trying to promote solar. What we’re trying to do is streamline those kind of applications where they are appropriately located and sited within the community and meet the standards that we’re proposing.”

He told commissioners the Energy Facilities Site Evaluation Council (EFSEC) can “walk all over” the current restrictions fairly easily by saying there’s not enough background to explain the prohibitions.

But if the county adopts certain standards, EFSEC would have to address them in their review, lengthening the process and encouraging applicants to apply through the county instead, which gives the county more local control.

County Jail Superintendent Bill Frantz gave a short report in which he said the transition from the Sheriff’s Office had gone smoothly, with only a few minor hiccups, primarily

an overdose, and the importance of carrying naloxone. Schools, workplaces, and community organizations should also be involved in prevention efforts. Expanding access to addiction treatment and harm reduction services, like syringe exchange programs and supervised consumption sites, can save lives. Collaboration between public health departments, law enforcement, and community leaders is essential to make these efforts effective.

Sentinel: Harm reduction is sometimes controversial. Could you explain its role in addressing fentanyl addiction?

Walton: Harm reduction is about meeting people where they are and reducing the negative consequences of drug use without necessarily requiring abstinence. It’s a pragmatic approach that acknowledges the reality of substance use. Strategies like distributing clean syringes, providing fentanyl test strips, and offering

spoken statements, as well as disseminating and helping others disseminate a substantial amount of hearsay documents which they are unable to attest to personally and knew or should have known were likely to cause fear and alarm in the community for the intended purpose of causing the community

uniforms and patches. He also supplied some statistics.

“We had 504 bookings in 2024 in the jail,” he said. “There were 396 different individuals, so some people were booked more than once.” He gave the average daily population for the year as 34.

Economic Development Specialist and Natural Resources Project Coordinator Keaton Curtice reported on a number of areas, including an update on the 55 cabins at Northwestern Lake - which stopped being a lake when Condit dam was removed in 2011.

Public Works Director

Jeff Hunter reported that Bingen and White Salmon got a $450,000 in grants to pay the county to make street repairs.

“In Bingen, we’re doing Humboldt Street, grinding and repaving,” he said, “and Franklin Street we’re repairing and repaving. In White Salmon we’re doing

supervised consumption sites aim to prevent overdoses, infections, and other health risks. Evidence shows that harm reduction doesn’t encourage drug use but rather creates opportunities to connect people with treatment and support.

Sentinel: Are there particular challenges in getting accurate information about fentanyl to the public?

Walton: Yes, there are several. Misinformation and stigma are significant barriers. Many people still view addiction as a moral failing rather than a medical condition, which discourages individuals from seeking help. Additionally, some communities lack access to reliable information or resources. The rapid spread of fentanyl also means that public health messaging must constantly adapt to new trends, like counterfeit pills or novel synthetic opioids.

Sentinel: How can people contribute to spreading

to fear and distrust the Plaintiff… which resulted in actual fear, actual financial harm, and irreparable damage to the reputation of the Plaintiff.” Goldendale attorney Justin Leigh is representing the four defendants, who have been offered opprotunity to comment in a subsequent story.

Dock Grade. We are going to crack seal it, patch it, chip seal it, and then fog seal it.”

In addition to department reports, commissioners spent some time assigning committee memberships and liaison responsibilities.

Under the consent agenda, commissioners approved:

• A contract with Chris De Villeneuve for expertise and technical guidance on behavioral health services and designated crisis responder services.

• A resolution appointing Commissioner Ron Ihrig to the Klickitat County Public Corporation, effective January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2028.

• A resolution appointing Commissioner Todd Andrews to the Klickitat County Public Corporation, effective January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2028.

• An amendment to resolution No. 10824

accurate information about fentanyl?

Walton: Journalists play a crucial role in shaping public understanding. First, focus on factual, science-based reporting to dispel myths and reduce stigma. Use language that is compassionate and personcentered—for example, referring to “people with substance use disorders” rather than “addicts.”

Highlight personal stories to humanize the issue but also include expert perspectives to provide context. Finally, make resources available in your coverage, like links to treatment programs or harm reduction services.

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certifying tax levies for Fort Vancouver Regional Library Levy Certification.

• A memorandum of understanding with Mt. Adams Institute to provide $10,000 for grant writing services provided through the Washington State Department of Commerce.

• A memorandum of understanding with Mid-Columbia Economic Development District to provide $21,868 for grant writing services provided through the Washington State Department of Commerce.

• A request from Klickitat County Sheriffs office for a one-time credit card limit increase from $2000 to $6000 for repair expenses of the OSPREY. The State of Washington Boating program will be reimbursing KCSO $4000.

would you like to leave with our readers about the fentanyl crisis?

Walton: This crisis affects everyone, directly or indirectly. It’s not just about individual choices; it’s about systemic issues like access to healthcare, mental health support, and economic opportunities. We need to approach it with compassion and a commitment to evidencebased solutions. By working together as communities, we can reduce harm, support recovery, and save lives. Most importantly, no one should feel ashamed to seek help—it’s a sign of strength, not weakness.

Church holds river blessing New coroner has extensive background

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Out on the banks of the Little Klickitat River at Ekone Park, Ss. Joachim and Ana Orthodox Church held its annual ‘Blessing of the Waters’ service on January 6. This ancient celebration, deeply rooted in Orthodox Christian tradition, is often overlooked in the Western world. Fr. John Phelps, pastor of Ss. Joachim and Ana, described the event: “At its core, what it is, the Blessing of the Water transforms the water into a vehicle for the grace of the Holy Spirit.”

The service coincides with the feast day of Theophany, a holiday observed 12 days after Christmas and often forgotten in many American churches.

Fr. John explained its significance: “Christmas is actually not the main feast. Theophany was what was celebrated, but by the Third Century, it had nothing to do with so-called ‘pagan holidays.’ The main feast in the Church was Theophany, for Christ’s baptism, for the inauguration of His ministry.” He elaborated on the historical context of the festive season: “March 25, which is His entry into the universe, the Feast of the Annunciation—add nine months to March 25, you get December 25. That’s why we celebrate December

25 as Christmas. People want to talk about all these other things about where Christmas came from, but that’s where it came from.”

Fr. John highlighted the deep connection between Christmas and Theophany: “There is a relationship in that, originally, from what I understand, Theophany and Christmas were celebrated together. In fact, you can see it in a lot of the services. There are a lot of relationships; you can hear it in the music. [The Orthodox Church] uses some of the exact same music, formats, for Christmas as we do Theophany. Even some of the hymns refer to each other.” He continued, “So the two feasts are integrally connected because, historically, the celebration of Theophany predated Christmas.”

Misconceptions about Theophany persist, particularly regarding its timing and meaning. “People call it Russian Christmas, but that’s not true. It’s Theophany, and it’s January 6. In the [Western Church] it’s called Epiphany, and we don’t [avoid] that term. In fact, in some of the service materials, it actually refers to it interchangeably, Theophany and Epiphany,” Fr. John clarified. “Traditionally, we call it Theophany, the Revelation of God. Because, at Theophany, the Trinity was revealed: you have the

Wiped off the Map

Part One It was barely a choice. In 1855, a time when the ink of border lines on United States maps had scarcely dried, Yakama Chief Kamiakin was told to sign over the land of 14 tribal nations and bands in the Pacific Northwest—or face the prospect of walking “knee deep” in the blood of his people. Legend has it that, when he put pen to paper, he was so furious he bit through his lip.

By signing, he ceded over 10 million acres across what is now known as Washington state. In return, the Yakama Nation was allowed to live on a reservation one-tenth the size of their ancestral lands, about 100 miles southeast of Seattle.

But the story doesn’t end there. The treaty map was lost for close to 75 years, misfiled by a federal clerk who put it under “M” for Montana. With no visual record to contradict them, federal agents extracted even more Yakama land for the nascent state, drawing new boundaries on new maps. One removed an additional 140,000 acres from the reservation, another about half a million, and still other versions exist.

By the time the original map was discovered in the 1930s, it was too late. Settlers had already made claims well within reservation boundaries, carving the consequences of this mistake into the contours of the land. NonNative landowners remain to this day. The Yakama want that land back. Most tribal members know the story of Kamiakin and his bloodied lip when he signed the treaty. Ask Phil Rigdon, a Yakama citizen and nationally recognized forester.

As the superintendent of the Yakama Nation Department of Natural Resources, he deals with a medley of issues, but his most important work is getting the reservation land back. After working on this for nearly 20 years, he knows that it takes time and an entire community to make the progress they want.

Son standing in the water, the Spirit descending in the form of a dove, and the Father’s voice thundering from Heaven.”

Due to the conditions of the Little Klickitat River, the congregation could not participate in a traditional aspect of the service. Fr. John described the custom: “Traditionally, especially down closer to the equator, the priest takes the cross and chucks it out into a large body of water, and all the young men would go swimming for it. In other places, even here, the young men dive in freezing water and go after the Cross.” He noted, “There are different traditions all over the world. In the Russian tradition, they go out into the frozen lakes and carve out a giant cross in the ice, and people, just regular people, dive in on one side of the cross and climb out on the other side of the cross.”

The location of the service at the Little Klickitat holds special significance. Fr. John emphasized the importance of blessing active bodies of water: “We’re blessing living bodies of water so that blessed water goes all around the globe. That water goes out into the oceans and intermixes with everything else.” Fr John concluded, “We’re basically blessing the entire world by blessing the waters of a river or a lake.”

“It’s a family thing for us, as we do this business,” he said.

Pushed up against the eastern slopes of the Cascade Range mountains, the Yakama reservation is over a million acres— but not all of it belongs to the tribe. The primary non-tribal landowner on Yakama Nation is the state of Washington, which owns close to 92,000 surface and subsurface acres of state trust land within the reservation’s boundaries, in addition to other types of land holdings.

As part of the Enabling Act of 1889, the federal government gifted tracts of land to states when they graduated from territories to join the Union. These parcels, known as state trust lands, are considered resources in perpetuity: States can sell or lease these lands to make money from grazing, timber, and other activities. The profit is then used to fund a state’s institutions: universities, jails, hospitals, and, especially, public schools. These lands can be a meaningful revenue source.

An investigation from earlier this year found that state trust lands across the western U.S. that send money to land-grant universities paid about $6.6 billion from 2018 to 2022. Washington’s state trust lands, including those on the Yakama reservation, are managed by its Department of Natural Resources, or DNR. The state is eager to return the lands back to the tribe; it recognizes that a return would both complete the Yakamas’ ownership of the reservation and support the region’s environmental health. However, the state’s efforts are dictated by legal policies and priorities that ensure the land is exchanged only on the condition that Washington is compensated for the lands’ value, even though it was wrongfully taken.

Grist has reported on over 2 million acres of state trust lands that exist within the borders of 79 reservations across the Western U.S. The investigation has shown that extractive industries, like mining, logging, and oil and gas drilling, operate on that land that generates billions of dollars for state entities. But the Yakama

Nation’s history with state lands is singular in its legal morass.

When the treaty map was “misfiled,” two main areas on the reservation were repeatedly depicted as non-tribal land on incorrect replacement maps. One is along the northern border of the reservation, known as Tract C. The other is Tract D, in the reservation’s southwestern corner.

Today, nearly 71,500 acres of surface and subsurface state trust lands on Tract D, and 19,700 acres on Tract C, send revenue to Washington’s institutions, mostly benefitting public K-12 schools. The map the Washington DNR uses to reference the Yakama reservation still marks Tract C as a “disputed area.”

The boundary errors have been acknowledged by authorities ranging from Harold Ickes, the secretary of the interior during the Franklin Roosevelt administration in the 1930s, to former president Richard Nixon in the 1970s.

But none of these acknowledgments were legally binding, said attorney Joe Sexton of Galanda Broadman law firm, based in Washington. That is, until the 2021 9th U.S. Circuit Court case of the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation v. Klickitat County, for which Sexton and Galanda Broadman, along with attorneys for the tribe led by Ethan Jones, argued the Yakamas’ case.

It started with a jurisdictional dispute over a criminal prosecution: In 2017, Klickitat County arrested a minor and enrolled tribal member for a crime in Tract D. The county claimed that the tribe had no jurisdiction over Tract D, since it wasn’t reservation land; the tribe declared the opposite. The Yakama Nation sued Klickitat County for stepping outside its jurisdiction; the county argued that Tract D was not included when the reservation was created. Sexton’s job was to prove that it was.

“If they had lost this, they would’ve really been brokenhearted about the fact that future Yakamas would not be able to consider this part of their reservation,” Sexton said. To be continued

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Erik Anderson has become Klickitat County’s first full-time coroner. Due to changes in Washington State law, prosecuting attorneys are no longer required to perform the services of coroner in counties with less than 40,000 people. This necessitated the election or appointment of a coroner by the county legislative authority, resulting in the appointment of Anderson as County Coroner. Bob Kindler will be the Deputy Coroner.

Anderson said the change in Washington State law will be helpful in facilitating the efficient performance of the coroner’s responsibilities.

“We can focus just on determining cause and manner of death,” said Anderson. “We don’t also have to be juggling going to court and prosecuting cases or heading to other calls while working for the Sheriff’s Department.

In 2021, the State legislature passed Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1326 which amended RCW 36.16.030 to remove the requirement that prosecuting attorneys in counties with less than 40,000 people act as coroner

starting January 1, 2025. Anderson’s law enforcement career within Klickitat County began in 1994 when he became deputy sheriff. In 2001 he was promoted to sergeant and retired on April 30, 2024. He joined the force when there were only four deputy sheriffs working the entire county. Klickitat County now has 17 deputy sheriffs. When Anderson started in law enforcement, he wasn’t as comfortable as he is now dealing with death on a regular basis. But knowing that death is part of the job, he decided to learn about it, and death investigation cases eventually became one of his career focuses. The years of investigating homicides, accidental deaths, suicides, and natural deaths have prepared Anderson for his new role as coroner.

“You take a professional approach to it,” said Anderson. “You’re committed to the case, but it’s a professional approach, and it’s not a personal matter. That’s not to say you don’t take it seriously, because I do, and I want to help the next of kin and the family and everybody else involved in resolving this case and getting through it as easily as possible. But

still, it’s a profession, and it’s a job.”

“It’s like law enforcement: you don’t belong there if you don’t like people” added Deputy Coroner Kindler.

“We know a lot of people in the county, and that helps them when it’s somebody they know who shows up.”

One of Anderson’s early exposures to the kind of death investigations that helped prepared him for his role of coroner occurred in 1998 when he had only four years on the force. He was assigned to a triple murder case in the town of Klickitat and was instrumental in the one-and-a-half-year investigation and eventual solving of the case.

“That was the big, gold star in my career,” said Anderson. “I thought, ‘If I can do this, I can probably do just about anything.’” Kindler, who was sheriff of the county at that time, said Anderson did a great job with the case.

In his present role as newly appointed coroner, Anderson says that he and Kindler are dedicated to doing the best job they can do and that they are here to serve the county.

“They can count on us to come in and do a compassionate, careful, transparent investigation on each and every case,” said Anderson.

NEW OFFICE: Bob Kindler, left, and Erik Anderson. Anderson is Klickitat County’s new coroner, and Kindler is deputy coroner.

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(May 22, 1934 - December 28, 2024) Charles A. “Chuck” Rice, a beloved educator, businessman, and community servant, passed away peacefully on December 28, 2024, at the age of 90.

Born on May 22, 1934, in Klamath Falls, Oregon, to Osmund Charles Rice and Alice Dorothy Presnall, Chuck lived a life characterized by faith, love, curiosity, engagement, and a commitment to personal growth.

Early Years and Education

Chuck’s early life was shaped by humble beginnings and a thirst for knowledge. His first home, built by his father and grandfather, lacked electricity and indoor plumbing, instilling in him an appreciation for the pleasures in life that don’t cost money. Under his mother’s guidance, Chuck learned to read by age four, setting the stage for academic success. School came naturally to him,

Clay Thomas Monson of Goldendale passed away on Thursday, December 26, 2024, at Providence Medical Center in Portland, Oregon, after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Clay was born in Seattle, Washington, on October 3, 1963, to Cleone (Bollig) and Allen Monson. Clay grew up in Mountlake Terrace, Washington, with his parents and nine brothers and sisters. He graduated from Mountlake Terrace High School in 1981 and quickly enrolled in the Army Reserves. When he turned 21, he decided to test for the Seattle Police Department. He’d go on to have a very successful career at the SPD and even earned Officer of the Year after a shooting he was involved in early on. Over his years in SPD, Clay worked in almost all departments in the PD,

Charles A. “Chuck” Rice

fueling his lifelong passion for learning and teaching.

A Life of Service and Adventure

After High School, Chuck worked for JC Penney’s for a year. He then went into the U.S. Army from 1953 to 1955, where he gained the rank of corporal. Following his discharge, he pursued higher education at Oregon State University, earning a BA in Business in 1958. It was during this time that he met and married his beloved wife, Mary Elizabeth McConnel, in 1956, forming a partnership where he fondly described himself as the “talker” and Mary as the “listener” and “strong and stable” presence in his life.

Professional Journey

Chuck’s career was as diverse as it was impactful. While his initial ambition was to run the JC Penney’s company, after college he began a stint in journalism, working for the Gazette Times in Corvallis for eight years. His journalistic pursuits continued at the

Vancouver Columbian and later at the Goldendale Sentinel . In Goldendale, Chuck’s entrepreneurial spirit flourished. He ventured into real estate, a career spanning 45 years, during which he founded Klickitat Valley Realty. His business acumen and his wife’s good sense led him to develop Simcoe Mini Storage and transform the City Center Motel into a thriving mini-mall for small businesses.

Educator and Community Leader

Perhaps

Chuck’s most cherished role was that of an educator. For 16 years, he taught 6th grade, nurturing young minds and fostering confidence in his students, much as his mother, wife, and mentors had done for him throughout his life. His commitment to community service was exemplified by his appointment to Oregon

Governor Hatfield’s Committee on Children and Youth and his 35 years as a volunteer firefighter in Goldendale. Personal Interests and Aspirations

An avid outdoorsman, Chuck found joy in hunting, fishing, camping, hiking, and mountain climbing. He particularly cherished his regular climbs of Mount Adams, embodying his lifelong spirit of adventure and growth. He would have liked one day to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro. His love for the arts was evident in his passion for music, poetry, and singing, which brought him joy throughout his life. Chuck was known for whistling everywhere he went and singing with enthusiasm in church, filling his surroundings with melody and cheer.

Faith and Philosophy Chuck’s faith was

rooted in an inclusive Christianity of generous love, influenced by both Methodist and Nazarene traditions. As the grandson of a Methodist preacher, he occasionally served as a lay minister. He loved reading the Bible in prayer and meditation, finding guidance and solace in its pages. A driving element of his life philosophy was the belief that every experience, pleasant or unpleasant, was an “opportunity for growth”—a perspective he readily shared with all who knew him. True to his nature, Chuck viewed even his own passing as an opportunity for growth, both for himself and those he left behind.

Family

Chuck was preceded in death by his dear wife Mary and their beloved son Michael. He was also preceded in death by his brother Don Rice and is survived by his siblings John Rice and Mary Beth Steele. In addition, he is

Clay Thomas Monson

including the SWAT team and motorcycle unit Clay loved football, and after high school he went on to play SemiPro for a couple years. When he turned 18, he bought a motorcycle, and he continued to ride throughout his life. Most recently, he took a trip and drove his motorcycle around the coastline of the U.S. He stopped and visited several friends and family along the way, ending the trip in Henderson, Nevada, with his daughters shortly before he got ill. In 2008, Clay married Stacey Hill of Goldendale in a ceremony in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. They went on to have two children, Callan and Ellie Monson. He also has four grown

children from a previous marriage, Bo, Dillan, Paige, and Brooke Monson. Clay retired from the Seattle Police Department after 35 years in 2015 and moved his family to Henderson, Nevada, where he worked as an officer for Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. After a few years working the Strip with Metro, he quit and got a job with the Clark County Park Police. After a few years, it was time to be closer to family so, he left the department, and they moved their family back to Goldendale. There, he got a job working on a different side of the law working as an investigator in the Prosecuting Attorney’s office.

Police work was Clay’s passion. He did his job with compassion, kindness, and strength. The only thing more important to him was his family.

Clay was preceded in death by his parents, Allen and Cleone Monson, and sisters, Joleen Frank, and Luanne Harris. Clay is survived by his wife Stacey Monson (Hill) of Goldendale; his sons, Bo Monson of Puyallup,

Washington, Dillan Monson of Everett, Washington, and Callan Monson of Goldendale; daughters Paige Monson and Brooke Monson, both of Henderson, Nevada, and Ellie Monson of Goldendale; granddaughter Blake Monson of Puyallup, Washington; siblings Gary (Mary) Monson, Karol (Glen) Milner, John (Joellen) Monson, Paul

survived by his children and children of his heart David, Debbie, Jeff and Stacey; grandchildren Nikki, Brian and Sophia; and great-grandchildren Abby, Cole, Ella, Piper, Julia, and Evan Michael. Remembrance In lieu of formal services, Chuck’s family encourages those who knew him to honor his memory by taking time to express admiration, love, and gratitude to someone they cherish—a fitting tribute to a man who valued personal connections and growth above all. Chuck Rice’s legacy is one of community service, lifelong learning, and the unwavering belief in the potential for personal growth in every situation. His impact on the lives he touched, both as an educator, and a community leader, will continue to resonate for generations to come.

(Sandi O’Neil) Monson, Mary (Jeff) Wescott, and Curt (Lynn) Monson; in-laws Jim and Kay Hill and brother-in-law Bryson (Amanda) Hill, all of Goldendale; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, and extended relatives.

A celebration of life will be held in the Seattle area at a date and place to be determined.

Muhammed Ali

Some people claim to be “the greatest” at different things like sports, games and music, but few of them really reach that goal. One person who did become “the greatest” was a boxer named Muhammed Ali. He was legendary, not only in the boxing ring, but he was a great role model in many ways.

Born in Louisville, Kentucky on January 17, 1942, his parents named him Cassius Clay Jr. He started boxing when he was 12 after his bike was stolen. He told the police officer who showed up he was going to “whoop” the thief. The officer was also a boxing coach. He told the boy that he should learn how to fight before he found and “whooped” anybody and took him into his gym to teach him to box. That was the day Cassius Clay started down the road to greatness. While he was just 18, he started proving the claim that he was the greatest when he won a gold medal in the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, Italy. It didn’t matter that the young man was a champion because just like other black people in the United States of America, at that time, he was treated differently.

Laws called Jim Crow laws made it illegal for black people to use the same water fountains, swimming pools or parks as other people. They even had separate public schools. This racism made Cassius Clay want to join the movement to change those laws. He was so angry about segregation that he threw his Olympic gold medal into the Ohio River! He became a respected civil rights leader along with other athletes, as well as Martin Luther King, Jr, and Malcom X. That is when Cassius announced that he was joining the religious group called the Nation of Islam and changed his name to Muhammed Ali.

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Just before a fight against Sonny Liston in 1964, he was quoted as saying, “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. His hands can’t hit what his eyes can’t see”. He was that fast in the boxing ring and he knew it. He moved around his opponents like he was dancing and that made his fights exciting. That night, he knocked Liston out and won his first heavyweight championship. Ali won a lot of fights that people predicted he would lose. Soon he became known as “the greatest boxer of all time.”

In 1984, Muhammad Ali was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease. This disease attacks the central nervous system that makes it hard to talk and walk. That didn’t change the fact that he was loved by people around the world. In 1996 at the Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, he was given a gold medal to replace the one he threw into the river. He even lit the Olympic flame. He died as a true champion in and out of the ring in 2016.

Becoming Muhammad Ali by James Patterson Who Was the Greatest: Muhammad Ali by Gabe Soria

Ali knocks out Sonny Liston to claim his first heavyweight title.

Cassius Clay fighting in the 1960 Olympics.

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