Goldendale Sentinel January 26, 2022

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Goldendale, Washington

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2022

Vol. 143 No. 4

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New theater group holds auditions for inaugural production

LOU MARZELES EDITOR The Goldendale Community Theater, a newly formed organization, has announced it will hold open auditions for its upcoming season.

“Do you love to act, dance and/ or sing?” a flyer posted around town by the theater company asks. “Come join us! We are just starting up our theater group and are in the process of choosing our first musical production. Possibilities include Newsies Jr., Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and Dr. Dolittle. The final choice will depend on the casting turnout we have, so come on down and show us what you’ve got!”

The new theater group is formed by Amy Poe and her family, recently relocated to Goldendale from Portland. Back there, the family was frequently involved in community theater and hopes to bring that experience to Goldendale. Their initial plan is ambitious: doing a musical requires not just people who can act but who can also sing and do some movement. Poe is undeterred, trusting the community will respond—and she says the two audition nights are already

filling up with appointments.

The audition is open to performers of all ages. Actors, singers, and dancers are needed.

Auditions will be held January 26 and 27, Wednesday and Thursday, from 6 to 8 p.m. For the location in Goldendale, contact Poe at amypoe@comcast.net, or call/text (503) 984-0679.

When you RSVP for an audition, you’ll be assigned a time to come. Poe would like auditioners to arrive about five to 10 minutes early. And be prepared. Each person auditioning is asked to recite a memorized one- to two-minute monolog and sing 32 bars of an up-tempo showtune. For the latter, you can bring a CD or digital accompaniment or just sing unaccompanied.

Once a cast is selected, rehearsal dates and times may vary depending on performers’ availability but will likely include Wednesday and Thursday evenings and some weekends.

The performances themselves are currently planned for Thursday through Sunday, April 28 to May 1, which includes three performances, a mandatory dress rehearsal, and strike day to take down the set. The Goldendale

See Theater page B4

CONTRIBUTED: RODGER NICHOLS

NEW COUNCIL: Newly and re-elected members of the Goldendale city council are sworn in last Tuesday. The regular Monday meeting was moved because of the Martin Luther King holiday.

City council seats new members RODGER NICHOLS FOR THE SENTINEL The Goldendale City Council met Tuesday, January 17, due to the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday on Monday. As the first meeting of the new year, several council members were sworn in.

They included Loren Meagher in Position No. 3, Miland Walling in Position No. 4, and Ellie Casey in Position No. 6. All won election or re-election in November. But Kevin Feiock, who was the only candidate to file for Position No. 5, was not able to take office.

Though he had earlier held that position, he became ineligible last year when it was determined he no longer met the residency requirement. That determination unfortunately came after the candidate filing period ended, and he ran unopposed. When he had to step down last year, Dave Jones was appointed to fill out

the term. At last Monday’s meeting, council declared the seat vacant, and appointed Dave Jones for the term. Clerk Connie Byers performed a joint swearing-in ceremony for the four.

In other business, Goldendale Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Nicole Lundin reported on Chamber activities in 2021.

She introduced a new and improved Chamber website which she described as “much more interactive.” That included listing more than 180 businesses, with links to their websites, plus festivals and events, tourist attractions and retailers, all broken out by categories and easy to find. She noted that each listing includes relevant details, such as hours, and a map showing how to get there. She also said businesses could upload photos to the site.

Though the pandemic caused lots of disruption in normal activities, she said last year’s re-

vived Community Days, with a crowd estimated at 2,000 people, had been a nice success.

There was good news for nonprofits planning tourism events in 2022 as well. The Event Committee, which funds those events with revenue from the hotel/ motel tax, had five applications for the year. Those requests totaled $65,390. Originally, committee members expected that there would only be $55,000 in room tax revenues to award, but the actual total came to $70,000, which meant the city could fully fund all four requests, and have some money left over for in-kind services by the city in support of Community Days.

The five awards were: $10,000 to the Greater Goldendale Christmas Committee for the Candy Cane Lane Parade and associated events; $5,000 for the time capsule project; $5,975 to the Goldendale

See City page B4

Home deliveries offered for families recovering at home Pathways Health Connect is providing families in Klickitat and Skamania Counties who are recovering from COVID-19 at home deliveries of groceries, shelf-stable meals, and personal protective equipment.

If an adult or child within a household has tested positive for COVID-19, it’s advised for all household members to stay home.

“Getting groceries and feeding your family is difficult when delivery services are unavailable,” said Abby Brandt, Pathways program director. “Help is available through the Care Connect Washington Program.”

The Washington State Department of Health established the Care Connect grant for local agencies to support residents to quarantine in the comfort of their homes and further prevent the spread of the virus. “We hope we have made a positive impact in our area,” said Samantha Dommer, the Care Connect program coordinator for Pathways.

To participate, the affected individual must have a positive

COVID-19 test administered by a medical professional. Home tests do not qualify the household to receive this assistance.

Anyone experiencing symptoms should contact their primary care physician or local health department to arrange for a test and make a recovery plan, says Pathways Health Connect. In Klickitat County professional COVID-19 tests are available by calling: • Klickitat Valley Health COVID Help Line at 773-4029, • NorthShore Medical Group at (509) 493-2133, or • Skyline Health Medical Clinic at (509) 637-2810.

Once the positive COVID-19 test results are registered with the medical professional, contact Pathways Health Connect at (509) 281-0829 or (509) 281-2277 to apply for the home deliveries. A community health worker will arrange for a no-contact delivery of the supplies to be brought to your home.

The Care Connect Washington grant operates through SW Washington Accountable Community of Health (SWACH). It is delivered by Washington Gorge Action Programs (WAGAP) through its Pathways Health Connect team.

For more information, email pathways@wagap.org.

WDFW

IT’S A BIRD, IT’S A PLANE, IT’S A—DEER!: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife have had a flock of red helicopters zigzagging around Klickitat County netting mule deer.

Helicopters over county capturing mule deer The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) began conducting mule deer captures from helicopters this month.

These captures are taking place in Klickitat and Chelan counties along the east slope of the Cascade Mountains.

Contracted professional crews are capturing approximately 20 adult female mule deer in each area using humane methods to make the captures as safe as possible for both deer and humans.

This work is being done through a long-term partnership with the

U.S. Department of the Interior to bolster mule deer conservation efforts in Washington under Secretarial Order 3362- Improving Habitat Quality in Western BigGame Winter Range and Migration Corridors.

The deer are being fitted with GPS satellite collars to track their movement and migration patterns and allow biologists to learn more about how deer use their habitat.

“In Eastern Washington, there are many issues impacting mule deer habitat that could affect deer

populations in the future,” said WDFW ungulate section manager Kyle Garrison. “Information gathered from the collared deer will be used to assess the movements of the animals and help prioritize habitat conservation and management efforts.”

Each animal is being collared and released on the site where it is captured. The collars are programmed to drop off the deer after four years and will be retrieved by WDFW staff.

“In recent years, mule deer

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s e e t Mana

One of the strangest looking ocean mammals is the manatee. To make it even more unusual, a manatee is not related to any other ocean mammal but is a distant cousin of the elephant. The manatee and elephant even have physical features that are similar. Both mammals are the same gray color with short wiry hair. Manatees have toenails like an elephant and even have a short trunk.

Scientists believe that manatees evolved millions of years ago from land to marine animals leaving their much larger cousin the elephant behind. Like other marine animals a manatee, which is sometimes called a sea cow, has to surface to breathe.

Hello human!

There are three different types of manatees. Scientists tell them apart by their size, shape and where they live. One thing all three types have in common is the need for warm water.

Although a manatee may look well insulated by fat it is not and water that is too cold will kill it.

A full grown manatee is about the size of a car. The average adult animal is about 10 feet (3 meters) long and can weigh up to 2,000 pounds. They have a flat tail and two flippers that they use to move, or swim, through the water. They move forward by moving their tail up and down and use their paddle-like flippers to steer. Their body is shaped like a big chubby torpedo. This is the slowest of the marine animals and usually moves through the water at 3-5 miles per hour. They can move at up to 20 miles per hour but only for a little while before they get tired. A manatee will travel up to 50 miles or 80 kilometers a day looking for food. All a manatee ever really does is eat, sleep and swim. A manatee, like an elephant, is an herbivore.

That means it’s diet is mostly plants.

READ ALL ABOUT MANATEES! Face to Face With Manatees

by Brian Skerry Manatee Rescue by Nicola Davies Manatees by Melissa Gish Across 4. A living organism that is fully grown or developed or of age 5. a person who studies or has expertise in science 7. a broad flat limb used for swimming 8. unusual; odd; peculiar 10. an animal that only feeds on plants 12. relating to the structure, size, or shape of something 13. to develop gradually; come into being 15. a mammal that lives in the ocean 16. the long round muscular nose of an elephant

What do baby manatees need to grow up big and strong?

The manatee is an endangered species. Although it doesn’t have any natural predators, human interactions with the animal have caused huge declines in population. At one time manatees were hunted for food, but most of the damage to the population has been unintentional. Manatees live along the coastal regions and pollution harms the animals and kills the plants they eat. Another way humans have harmed the manatee is coastal boat traffic. The manatee can not swim fast enough to get out of a boat’s way.

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JANUARY 26, 2022—A3

GOLDENDALE, WASHINGTON

G OLDENDALE ’ S A TTIC

Answer to last week´s Mystery Picture

This week’s Goldendale’s Attic Mystery Picture It’s a gaggle of guys, one lady, and seven hats, counting the one on the lady. Book Club?

Haberdashers Union

meeting? All we know is this picture once ran in The Sentinel, lost in the annals of yesteryear. If you know

a ny t h i ng about it, please drop us an email (info@goldendalesentinel.com) or give us a call (773-3777) or drop

in at the office—and remember, you’re welcome to come in and take a look at the original photograph.

LOOKING BACK January 28, 1892 – 130 Years Ago The Goldendale Roller Process Mills are worthy of brief mention in this issue. These mills were erected last summer by the Goldendale Milling Company at a cost of $25,000. They have a capacity of 100 barrels per day, and the very finest and best quality of f lour and bread stuffs can be made at these mills. The company first tried to run the mills on water power, but as the past few years have been exceedingly dry, the water supply was insufficient, and the company purchased a forty-horsepower Erie City engine which now furnishes the motor power for the entire mills. There are five double sets of rollers, four graters, ten bolters, four scalpers, three middling purifiers, sackers of f lour and bran, and packers—in fact, machinery sufficient to fill the large three-story building. Besides supplying our own county to a great part, bread and millstuffs are shipped all along the line of the U.P, and to points along the Columbia River. Mr. Joseph Nesbitt is the business manager; Sam Lucas is the engineer; and John Albring is the miller. There are several other employees in the various departments. [The Goldendale Milling Company complex was located in the vacant field east of Allyn’s Building Center.]

January 12, 1922 – 100 Years Ago The first contract for construction of the Bridge of the Gods automobile toll bridge across the Columbia River at Cascade Locks was let today by the Bridge of the Gods Corporation to the Interstate Construction Company of Washington. The contract calls for putting in the piers on both the Oregon and Washington sides of the river. The plans call for the completion of the bridge itself within 18 months.

January 19, 1922 – 100 Years Ago Frank Jarvis has returned from The Dalles hospital, where he has been a patient for some time as a result of frozen feet. During the November snow storm, he was caught in a snow slide, while carrying the mail of the Liberty Bond–Lyle route, which resulted in the death of his horse and frozen feet for Frank.

The mail bag was lost at the time, and after much exploring around, he found the bag last Monday, despite the fact that it has been out since early in November. Postmaster Splawn says little damage was done to the mail.

January 22, 1953 – 69 Years Ago Eons ago a prehistoric monster and a Redwood tree died at Murdock, Washington. Last week well diggers on the Murdock–Minor property a quarter of mile west of Smithville brought up fragments of bone and rock. Frank Johnson, who collected the specimens, says the bone was found 126 feet below the surface and the bark about 120 feet below. The diggers drilled through a dry underground riverbed.

Their bit drilled through a f lint hard boulder and through a thick layer of lava before bringing up the dawn age evidence.

Dr. James Ogden, Marc Niva, and Mark Doubravsky were able to put names to a few faces in this picture.

However, it was Betty’s Zesiger’s week to know the where’s and why’s— she attended this party and is actually in the picture, though she was Betty Lofton back then. This is of Goldendale High School’s class of 1957’s 10-year class reunion in August of 1967.

With such an exact date, and while Betty was still here, we were able to quickly pull the pictures from The Sentinel’s archives. A photo and story ran in the August 17, 1967, edition of The Sentinel. The photo caption reads: “SI XT EEN M EM BERS OF THE CLASS OF ’57 of Goldendale High School attended a class reunion at the Goldendale County Club Saturday night. Members of the class and their wives and husbands are pictured above and all those attending (not in order) are listed below. A total of 42 students were listed on the class roll at graduation.”

The story that followed read: “Sixteen members of the Goldendale High School class of ’57 attended the class reunion dinner-dance at the Goldendale Country Club August 12. Twentyseven people partook of a roast beef dinner catered

by Bob Stewart of the Shah Café and enjoyed an after dinner program led by Wes Loftin.

“Barbara (Perry) Ross read several interesting class statistics and the high school class prophecy, and Nancy Eshelman read letters from class and faculty members who were unable to come. Five prizes were awarded, including one given to LeRoy and Lelia Culver of San Jose, Calif., for coming farthest. The

class with their families met at Brooks Park Sunday afternoon for a potluck picnic. Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Murdock were welcomed to the group. Mrs. Murdock was one of the senior class advisors.

“Out-of-town couples who attended the reunion were Bob and Sandra (Sanstrom) Archer of Vancouver; Richard and Marjorie (Allyn) Arp of White Salmon; Daryl and Pam (Pike) Burke of Bellevue; LeRoy and Lelia Culver of San Jose, Calif.; Jean (Scheradella) Daugherty of Clarkston; Bob and Betty (Beyerlin) Richards of Seattle; Ron and Barbara (Perry) Ross of Bellevue; Carl and Karen (Firch) Rothermel of Seattle; Doug and Georgia (Cornwall*) Rutledge of Portland; and Don and Loraine Slawson of Wasco, Ore. Local classmates were Larry and Jean Boardman, Merwyn and Nancy (Thompson) Eshelman, Inez (Thompson) Freeman; Dick Hutchins, Wes and Betty Loftin, and Bob and Dorothy (Jeter) Niemela. * “Cornwall” was misspelled in the article; it should be Cornwell, per the 1956 GHS yearbook.

Back row, left to right: Betty Lofton, Wes Lofton, Dick Hutchins, Larry Boardman, Bob Niemela, Ron Ross, Carl Rothermel.

Middle Row: Don Slawson, Merwin Eshelman, Nancy (Thompson) Eshelman, Jean Boardman, Richard Arp, Dorothy (Jeter) Niemela, Doug Rutledge, Georgia (Cornwell) Rutledge, Bob Richards.

F ront row: Loraine Slawson, Inez (Thompson) Freeman, Marjorie (Allyn) Arp, Barbara (Perry) Ross, Karen (Firch) Rothermel, Jean (Scheradella) Daugherty, Betty (Beyerlin) Richards.

January 30, 1992 – 30 Years Ago Glenwood: The sixth-grade class has had an ongoing project for seven years, collecting Campbell product labels. They have completed cutting, trimming, and counting into 100-label bundles, 18,500 labels to meet their goal to send for a new VCR player which will replace the old worn out one. The class would like for everyone to save any of the Campbell product labels for the next item they wish to order in the future.

January 24, 2002 – 20 Years Ago A generous donation from a local citizen has brought the Goldendale Police Department into the age of K-9 law enforcement. Goldendale’s Vay Godbey gave $8,200 in memory of his brother, Vivan Chase Godbey, which the Goldendale Police Department used to purchase a 20-month-old German Shepard to help with the city’s law enforcement duties. Goldendale Police officer Reggie Bartkowski will train the dog, which was purchased recently in Rochester, Washington.

January 11, 2012 - 10 Years Ago Hood River Bridge toll has been raised to $1.00 for standard vehicles one way.

—Richard Lefever Klickitat County Historical Society

Points to ponder: When I was a child, I wanted to be a surgeon. But apparently I was too young.

If I save time, when do I get it back.

Police arrested two people yesterday. One was drinking battery acid and the other was eating fireworks. The police charged the first one and let the other one off.

He’s so vain, he joined the Navy so the world could see him.

Some see things as they are and ask, “Why?” Others see things that never were and ask, “Where’s my medication?”

Jealousy is the process of counting someone else’s blessings instead of your own.

He was sentenced to 20 years for his part in a timeshare fraud. But he only has to go to prison for two weeks every year.

Points to ponder:

I can trace my ancestry back to the Tom who invented foolery.

There was this paranoid guy with low self-esteem who thought nobody important was out to get him.

It seems cops don’t like it when you ask them, “Hey, you need some help?” Especially when you’re wearing a Batman costume.

A4—January 26, 2022

Goldendale, Washington

Opinion Human trafficking affects people of all backgrounds

help break the cycle of exploitation and protect future generations. Other ways to help combat human trafficking: Support anti-slavery organizations. Groups such as the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women (catwinternational.org), Agape International Missions (aimfree.org), and Polaris (polarisproject.org) all work to end human trafficking and support survivors. OurRescue.org works as an underground railroad organization rescuing children. The goal is to end child trafficking.

Volunteer with local organizations like Programs for Peaceful Living, or raise awareness with your Human trafficking and slavery happen every day local church or community organizations. Or find other organizations to donate your time to through around the world. The U.S. Department of State estiEndSlaveryNow.org, which offers an Antislavery Directory. mates that around the globe, nearly 25 million adults Learn more about the problem to inspire action. Books and documentaries can illuminate many and children are trapped in the form of human trafaspects of modern slavery, including “Understanding Global Slavery” by Kevin Bales and “A Crime So ficking, including here in the United States.

To break the cycle of exploitation and protect future Monstrous: Face-to-Face with Modern-Day Slavery” by Benjamin Skinner.

Help break the cycle of exploitation. Become familiar with the issue and take action today. It could generations, January is recognized as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. Janu- be as small as educating others by sharing resources or as big as becoming a volunteer with the underground railroad and helping to shelter a rescued child. ary 11 was set aside as a day of observance in 2007.

If you or someone you know is in crisis, call the local 24/7 toll-free crisis line at (844) 493-1709. For Human trafficking can be hidden in plain sight. It more information from the local Crime Victim Service Center operated by Programs for Peaceful Livmay come in the form of forced labor or sex trafficking, call 773-6100 or (509) 493-2662. ing and can affect families from all backgrounds.

“At six years old, my family began trafficking me. I went to school. I Guest went to church. I went to crowded doctors’ offices. Dozens of adults Column were around me every day, but no Teresa one saw anything.” This survivor’s make it dangerous when disturbed (Editor’s note: Marc Boardman We need critical thinking story is shared by “Hope,” who was and radicalized individuals use it rightly pointed out by email that past Clyne, trafficked from ages six to 11. Learn Last week’s article about to endorse their peculiar personal Washington State WACs do establish Programs more about her story through the a route by which forced quarantine “enforced quarantine” sure goes a agendas.

Burn-out to go showing why for three hours.

I contacted the bank anlist some Trump and members of his cult may be put into effect;for they long, longhas waygot toward OnWatch website at https://iamonexplanation.

The answer was I think the city of Goldendale for Peaceful a free and fair press is considered have weaponized ignorance and extreme-danger situations that might watch.org. to rethink supporting The Festival of gaveProvidit needs that “we wouldn’t do misinformation to the perilessentially of require such a draconian measure. the lynchpin of Wheels democracy.

Living Only one percent of sex trafficking another try this year.

It seems the burnouts in our park.

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There are send me up the chain of command. lower levels than when the event identified. According to OnWatch, responsibility which should not be sad episode in American history, eration, triggering the false story that places in the county where itwill could person gave the same was new, lightly.

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There are parents and educators needThe to second the state was about to start rounding taken applaud the Goldthe average age a person is first trafbe held, just not in the city please. a lot of competing car shows this answer as the first and then was folks. endale Sentinel staff for taking the pay special attention to instructing up recalcitrant unvaccinated ficked is 12, and 40 percent of child sex trafficking I hate toxic smoke, and youthinking should and time of year, so high it doesn’t to haveEquating me contacted some-one children in critical Covidby with, say, the Black information roadsurprise in a commuvictims are sold by family members. too. how to become conscious consummenity . where the low road is exceedhigherPlague up. That person has not is far offshore of reason.

But contacted after than a This Goldendale MotorOners Sept 4 I will information. be asking the The U.S. Department of State offers some potenof accurate What is then me we do live more in wacky times.) ingly year popular. sports Association ABATE mayor and his administration to week so I am following through tial red flags that might indicate human trafficking frightening is how many children, Notice that the and “usual suspects” brought the burn-out, which make an ordinanceinforbidding on what I told the bank contacts I home-schooled the Trump cult spreadback the misinformation, failed to activities: employees living with their employer, was tried several times in the past was going to do—write a letter to anyone from reckless unsafe burnfact check and/or further confused environment, will never have this living in poor conditions, or too many people living with benefits to the outs chance. in any ones neighborhood or the editor to be sure local folks are thequestionable issue by citing “constitutional” in a cramped space; you may find that it is impossible town.

This someone had the any street in the Goldendale city aware of how Columbia Bank is issues foryear their own benefit.

Unforidea toConstitution—like use the old skate- the limits. I would appreciate some choosing to deal with its account to speak with the individual in private or even if you brilliant tunately, the Diane Jessup board park as a place to stage the support from like-minded citizens holders. can converse, their answers may seem to be scripted Christian Bible—is vague enough to return of the burnout. It was held at the council meeting. LetGoldendale them My concern is that a comment and rehearsed; the employer may hold all of the emon the concrete slab, a tempting know how you feel. as broad as this opens the door ployee’s identity documents; they appear to have been medium for anyone inclined to for abuse. I have had no difficulphysically abused, or their behavior is submissive Ken McKune bum rubber. Rednecks of many ties with our local branch and am Goldendale degrees, punk kids or maybe the sorry that the headquarters has or fearful; maybe they receive little to no pay, or are little old lady from Pasadena. decided to take such a hard line. under the age of 18 and being prostituted.

C I personally was left with a bad It ap-pears I will need to look for a If you have the opportunity to speak with a potentaste in my mouth and lungs. Even bank that does not behave in this tial victim privately (be sure not to jeopardize the though I made it a point to stay I recently received an updated manner. victim’s safety in case the trafficker is watching), away from the burn-out and was at “Terms for Business and Deposit Ken Margraf my home where I thought I would Account Agreement” from Columhere are some sample questions you could ask if you Goldendale escape the noise and smoke, when bia Bank. I am not in the habit of see red flags: Can you leave your job if you want to? the toxic cloud rose from the park reading the fine print but for some Can you come and go as you please? Have you been and drifted over the Little Klicki- reason this time I did. I came hurt or threatened if you tried to leave? Has your fam- tat River Park (the swimming across an “added” line that I found ily been threatened? Do you live with your employer? pool) on to the kids and families at very concerning. Again, this line the pool and on to me while I was is both for personal and business Where do you sleep and eat? Are you in debt to your employer? Do you have your passport/identification? sitting on my property. We were accounts. It reads: “We may refuse contaminated by the toxins in the to open and account and may close If not, who has it? smoke, and my eyes and throat your account at any time for any If you believe you have identified someone in a were imitated, and my lungs filled reason or for no reason at all.” trafficking situation, call 911 if there is an emergency. with carbon monoxide and other “For No Reason At All” I particucancer causing toxic compounds larly found offensive.

Otherwise, call the National Human Trafficking Hotline at (888) 373-7888 to ensure response by law enforcement officials knowledgeable about human trafficking. They will connect you with the anti-trafficking services in your area, such as the Programs for Peaceful Living Crime Victim Service Center.

Recognizing and reporting suspected trafficking can

Letters from the community

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JANUARY 26, 2022—A6

OBITUARIES

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Kenneth Joseph Byars Kenneth Joseph Byars, son of A.T. “Ted” Byars and Dorothy Frances (Strong) Byars, was born August 9, 1934. He was the great grandson of early Klickitat County pioneers Joseph Nesbitt and grandson of Ada Nesbitt Byars and W.F. “Bill” Byars. Kenneth passed January 2, 2022, at the age of 87 in Reno, Nevada.

Kenneth Byars grew up in Goldendale and graduated from Goldendale High School, Class of ’52. In his senior year he was a member of the championship basketball team. He represented GHS for Boys State. He lettered in football, track, and basketball.

After graduation from GHS, he attended classes at WSU, then joined the U.S. Air

Force and attended classes at Biloxi Military Schools.

After serving in the Air Force for three years, he continued his education at

(Germany), the United States, Japan, and Vietnam working for a private contractor in Communications Technology as an electronic

Left, Kenneth Byars’ GHS senior photo 1952; right, Ed Layman with Kenneth Byars, lifetime friends who grew up on the same block.

East NM University, UW and University of California Berkley.

During Kenneth’s professional years, he traveled extensively through Europe

test engineer. He returned occasionally to Goldendale to visit friends and family.

His lifetime experiences were astounding. His quest for knowledge and curios-

Charles Vernon Lewis Chuck was born in Sanders, Idaho, on April 13, 1937, to Charles Byron (Bud) and Florence Theresa Lewis. He passed away on January 6, 2022, at his home in Goldendale.

Chuck grew up in Pinehurst, Idaho, where he loved riding horses, hunting, and tinkering on cars with his father as a kid. After graduating from school in K i n g s t on , Idaho, where he was among the last graduating class, he took a job with United Telephone and moved to Hood River, Oregon. In 1957 he entered the U.S. Army and spent most of his enlistment in La Rochelle, France. He then returned to Hood River in 1959 to start a family with his fi rst wife. In 1960 the family moved to Goldendale. He owned and operated Chuck’s Chevron for more than 10 years. He returned to the phone company before retiring.

Chuck made a lot of friends in Klickitat County in his 61 years living there.

Chuck had an upbeat personality and was well known for his positive attitude. He always had a joke (mostly off color) for everyone he met. He was active in Goldendale United Methodist Church and sorely

missed attending services due to Covid concerns.

Nothing was more important to Chuck than his family. He consistently stayed in contact with everyone from Alaska to Minnesota and everywhere in between via phone and Facebook. He loved to talk to all his kids and grandkids but was also a great listener!

Chuck is surv ived by h is daughters Christi Daniels and husband Mike, Margie Walz and husband Ron, Colette Lewis and husband Tony Bidonde; and his stepchildren Gail Sorensen and husband Ronald, Tom Jones and wife Laurel, Veryl Jones and significant other, Lewis White, Marsha Morgan and significant other, Steve Reynolds. He leaves a legacy of 22 grandchildren, 64 great grandchildren, and 20 greatgreat-grandchildren. He is also survived by his sisters Laura Gray and Margie Hedberg.

Chuck is preceded in death by his parents, his wife of 41 years, Virgie Lewis, his son, Charles Elmer (Bud) Lewis and stepchildren, Linda Garrison and Terry Jones.

Services will be held in the spring of 2022.

Raymond O. Lemley ity never ceased. Kenneth always appreciated a subtle, good joke or long conversations on the phone. He lived his last 20-plus years in Reno, analyzing people and statistics. Through those years, Kenneth may have been seen at a poker table or his favorite sports book in the El Dorado or Cal Neva in Reno.

He was proceeded in death by stepmother Edith L (Noe)Byars; brothers Rex, Don, Ted, Bob, and Norman; and sister Mary Josephine Byars. He is survived by sister Phyllis Byars Nelson of Goldendale and many nieces and nephews.

A private celebration of life will be held at a later date to be announced.

Joseph David Sigman Joseph David Sigman of Goldendale passed away peacefully in his home on January 10, 2022, at the age of 96.

A loving son and father, he was born in Vici, Oklahoma, December 14, 1925. His formative years were during the Great Depression, which shaped him his whole life. He worked many farming jobs from a very young age to help his family and also served in the United States Navy during World War II. Joseph was the middle of five children and is survived by his youngest sister Elaine Lowe. While never fi nishing high school, he had a love for learning, construction, and automotive mechanical puzzles. He worked 36 years for ALCOA in Vancouver, Washington, before retiring to Goldendale.

Joseph was married to Lois Sigman for 39 years with a family that consisted of yours, mine, ours, and more. He loved his children and grandchildren, going on road trips to visit family and friends all over the country, watching baseball, reading e-mails, and talking about the Bible. He always said he wanted to live until he died, and he accomplished that in every way.

Joseph is survived by son Ronald Sigman; and daughters Beverly Baldassare, Leatha Emerson, Carla Campo, Tina Fies, and Jennifer Sigman. He had many grandchildren, great- and great-great-grandchildren.

He was a loving uncle to many nieces and nephews as well. Joseph will be truly missed by all who knew and loved him.

Raymond Oliver Lemley (Ray) passed to the arms of the Lord on December 18, 2021, in Toppenish, Washington, due to long-standing illness.

Ray was born in White Salmon, Washington, on July 7, 1938, to Leland and Dorothy (Newby) Lemley.

Ray married Charlene Walker on February 7, 1958, in White Salmon. They have four children: Raylene, Raymond Lee, Donna, and Sandra (Sam).

Ray was preceded in death by his parents Leland and Dorothy Lemley; his brother Robert Lemley; and son-in-law Olan Williams.

He is survived by his wife Charlene and his children, Raylene (Dwight) Steinbach, Raymond (Sally) Lemley, Donna (Bill) Clack, Sandra (Sam) Lemley. Ray has eight grandchildren: Fred Steinbach, Kari Carlton, Trent Steinbach, Rocky Lemley, Shelby Pomerinke, Nichole Page, Benjamin

Clack, Robert Clack. He has 14 great-grandchildren.

Ray attended the oneroom schoolhouse of Mt. Brook School and graduated from Columbia High School in 1956. He also graduated from Clark Community College in Vancouver, Washington.

Ray was an avid hunter/ fisherman. He was a volunteer fi reman in both Bingen and Glenwood. He was a Little League baseball coach, 4-H leader, and volunteered on the Klickitat County Fair entertainment committee alongside his wife, Charlene. Ray was a member of the Steelhead Club, the Elks Club, and the American Legion. He was also a long-time member of the Glenwood Rodeo Association; his duties included judging the rodeo parade.

A memorial service will be held Saturday, March 5, 2022, at 1 p.m. at the Glenwood School.

Gary Bartsma Gary William Bartsma, 74, of Goldendale passed away on January 19, 2022.

Gary was born in Artesia, California, on January 16, 1948. He joined the Navy in 1965.

Gary was marr ied to Kel l i (Freer) on August 20, 1990. They were married 31 years.

Gary worked as a welder for various companies in the West. He loved making wooden furniture and building metal eagles. His latest hobby was building wooden ships.

Gary is survived by his wife, Kellie; his sons, Kelly (Liz) of The Dalles, Oregon, Gary (Kristi) of Rogers, Texas, and Willie of Ocean Shores, Washington; and his three grandchildren,

Abigail, Clayton, and Brantley. He is also survived by his brother, Rick, of Costa Mesa, California, and other family and friends.

Gary was preceded in death by his father, Claude Bartsma, Sr., his mother Shirley (Wilson) Wright, and his brother, Claude Bartsma, Jr. The family of Gary William Bartsma wishes to thank the Klickitat Valley Health Hospice for their care, especially Stephanie and Summer who took wonderful care of Gary with love and dignity in his final months.

The family plans a private memorial service in the spring.

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

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

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

Community Grace Brethren 1180 S Roosevelt, Goldendale; Pastor Gregory Howell. 509.773.3388. Sun Svc 10:30am in person. Wed AWANA resuming in September.

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LUTHERAN

Christ the King Lutheran S Columbus & Simcoe Dr, Goldendale; 7735750. Sun. school, 9am; worship services 10am Everyone welcome.

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NEW LIFE ASSEMBLY of GOD

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

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

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

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

Centerville Community Church

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

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

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

Mid-Columbia Unitarian Universalist Fellowship

NAZARENE

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

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The Washington Outdoors Report: The return of SHOT Show John Kruse

For The Sentinel The covid pandemic put the kibosh on trade shows for the last two years, including the Shooting, Hunting Outdoor Trade Show (SHOT Show) held every January at the Sands Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada. This year, though, SHOT Show went on as scheduled, although it was a very different experience.

SHOT Show is not open to the public, just to people who work in the industry, which includes not only hunting and shooting sports enthusiasts, but also law enforcement and military personnel who want to check out the latest firearms, ammunition, and other products available with an eye towards ordering them.

This is a huge show. In 2020 there were 2,338 exhibitors, and attendees came not only from all 50 states, but also 78 countries around the world. SHOT Show is the biggest trade show of its type and the 19th largest trade show in the world. During a typical year there are north of 60,000 attendees, and this year the National Shooting Sports Foundation, which runs this event, expanded the floor space for exhibitors with hundreds of booths occupying not only the two floors of the Sands Expo, but also the adjoining Ceasar’s Forum. The NSSF states if you walk every aisle of the show, you’ll cover 13.9 miles.

In past years you saw firearms and ammunition manufacturers from Wash-

ington State exhibit at this show but several of these Washington based businesses have either closed or moved to more politically and business-friendly states that welcome the firearms industry. Despite that, there were several Washington based businesses at SHOT Show, including: Fort Discovery Inc. – A tactical training center based in Sequim Northwest Outfitting – A deer and elk outfitting service Rite in the Rain – Manufacturing waterproof pens Seat t le Eng rav i ng Center – Producing custom, engraved, premium firearms Cascade Precision – Manufacturing accessories for weapons American Shooting Journal – published by Media Index Inc. in Tukwila SHOT Show kicks off with an Industry Day at the Range. This takes place at the Clark County Shooting Complex in Boulder City.

The sprawling complex is 2,900 acres, the largest in the nation. Media professionals arrived there on Monday morning to shoot various new models, shells, and cartridges from the plethora of manufacturers there at the range.

I gravitated towards the shotgun area and enjoyed shooting a well-built single shot model 555 Trap Shotgun from Savage Arms as well as a unique shotgun from the JTS Group, a Kalashnikov style shotgun with a five-round magazine. Much

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HERE YOU GO: An exhibitor at Range Day offering me the chance to shoot a Savage shotgun.

to my surprise, it broke flying clay pigeons with ease, not something I was expecting from a tactical firearm.

Talking to Mike Reilly with the JTS group, he said the shotgun actually works well for hunting, and he had used it on a sandhill crane hunt this season in the Dakotas with great success. Reilly did caution you do have to put an easy-to-install plug in the magazine so that the firearm only shoots three rounds, the maximum limit

when it comes to bird hunting.

As much fun at as the shooting was (I literally couldn’t miss!), I think my favorite part of the day was taking a beefy electric bike out on a sandy, hilly, and rocky test track set up in the Nevada desert. The e-bike in question was a JEEP e-bike from QuietKat. Ryan Spinks, marketing manager for the Colorado based company, told me they specialize in manufacturing tough, all-

terrain electric bikes used by hunters and other outdoors enthusiasts who want to go further into the backcountry than you can on foot. Spinks also showed me trailers that can be towed by their bikes big enough to haul in a good deal of camping gear or haul out a deer. The bike performed extremely well on the test track, even for this middleaged, somewhat overweight rider, and the electric motor allowed you to climb all of the steep hills on the track with little effort at all.

The rest of the week SHOT Show happened at the Sands Expo Center. Attendance was down by about a third from previous years and approximately 10 to 15 percent of the exhibitors were no-shows due to Covid concerns. In fact, several exhibitors who planned on attending had to cancel at the very last minute because either they or a direct family member caught the Omicron variant of Covid just before the show started. Usually there are a number of celebrity appearances, numerous press conferences, and

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happy hours where beer and wine are served at certain booths by exhibitors.

This year, very little of this occurred.

The bright side about the lesser attendance meant I got to spend more time with exhibitors who are normally very pressed for time. A case in point: I got to interview the presidents of three major companies as well as the Director of Wyoming Game and Fish, something I would generally never get to do at a normal, loud, crowded SHOT Show.

Overall, the shooting, hunting and outdoor trade industry is strong, and just about every company was doing better than they were before the pandemic. This is due to the huge amount of new people getting involved in both hunting and the shooting sports. You can find out more about SHOT Show and the National Shooting Sports Foundation at www.shotshow.org.

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

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Obituaries Guy “Buz” Shurtz Guy Mitchell “Buz” Shurtz, 89, of Goldendale passed away on January 16, 2022, in The Dalles, Oregon.

Buz was born in Goldendale to Guy Alfred and Bessie Shurtz on September 30, 1932. He went to high school at Klickitat and graduated in 1950. He worked at the local dry ice plant before following his brother Harrold to Rawlins, Wyoming. There he enlisted in the Army and served near Big Delta, Alaska, from 1952 to 1954.

He returned to Rawlins where he worked various

SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR KLICKITAT COUNTY Estate of ARVID J. BACKMAN, Deceased.

No. 21-4-00087-20 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) PLEASE TAKE NOTICE The above Court has appointed Lorrie A. Pardee as Personal Representative of Decedent’s estate. Any person having a claim against the Decedent must present the claim: (a) Before the time when the claim would be barred by any applicable statute of limitations, and (b) In the manner provided in RCW 11.40.070: (i) By filing the original of the claim with the foregoing Court, and (ii) By serving on or mailing to the personal representative at the address below a copy of the claim. The claim must be presented by the later of: (a) Thirty (30) days after I served or mailed this Notice as provided in RCW 11.40.020(1) (c), or (b) Four (4) months after the date of first publication of this Notice. If the claim is not presented within this time period, the claim will be forever barred except as provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective for claims against both the Decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.

Date of First Publication: 01/12/2022 /s/ Lorrie A. Pardee Personal Representative PO Box 992 Rainier OR 97048 503-556-4318 (0208, 0301, 0401)

occupations, including law enforcement, mechanic, and owner/operator of a garbage collection business. He married Myrta Ruth Enderby December 27, 1973, and subsequently adopted her son, James.

They returned to Goldendale in 1979, where he worked for Rural 7 Fire Department building and maintaining a f leet of nearly 35 trucks. His son Mitch was born in 1981. He retired in 1995. He enjoyed camping, hunting, fishing, Pepsi, and raspberry-filled donuts. He loved his family and saw to their happiness.

Buz is survived by his wife, Myrta, of Golden-

dale; his sons James and Mitch; his great-nieces Kendra Sisneros of Rawlins, Wyoming, Kerri Vigil of Rawlins, Wyoming; and his great-nephew Kevin Graham of Rawlins, Wyoming. He is preceded in death by his brother George Shurtz; his father Guy Alfred Shurtz; his brother Harold Shurtz; his mother Bessie Shurtz; and his niece Sherry Graham.

A celebration of life will be held at New Life Assembly of God on January 29 at 2 p.m. followed by a reception at the Grange Hall. A private burial will follow at a later date.

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The Wolves were not happy with the loss but knew they would face Mabton again at the end of the week, this time on the opponent’s court. In that game, they stayed pretty close to Mabton in both quarters, thanks to their defense which kept Mabton from scoring more than they did. After the first half the Wolves were only down by one point, and they could see that win in their sights.

In the second half Mabton found a groove, and they pulled ahead of the Wolves with a lead of 10 points. The Wolves just couldn’t keep their defense together enough to keep

Mabton from putting the ball in the hoop. They had 8 minutes left in the game.

They continued to fight, but Mabton fought back a little harder. The Wolves weren’t able to pull ahead, and Mabton took the win again, final score 50-62.

With a couple of tough losses for the week so far, they boys were excited to be back on their home court for their game against White Swan. The first time they played them, the Wolves lost, and they were looking to beat them this time around. The Wolves started off with a bang, and they carried that through the whole entire game. The Wolves defense held White Swan to only 13 points for the first half

of the game. They were excited and hyped going into the second half. They knew that they had to play smart and together to take the win here. White Swan found a little momentum in the third quarter with high hopes of continuing it. But the Wolves weren’t going to let them take the lead. They fought even harder in the fourth quarter to keep their lead, and they ended up with a huge win, final score 80-50.

The Wolves will have another big week ahead of them with some very tough opponents. They will hold a home game Friday the 28th against Highland.

This is going to be a big one, so be sure to come out and support the Wolves.

to Chapter 39.80 RCW. The City anticipates requiring services for the following types of projects: 1) Street reconstruction, 2) Water pipeline replacement, 3) Environmental Compliance, 4) Architectural services, 5) Land Surveying services, 6) Wastewater plant operation and maintenance 7) Sanitary and storm sewer replacement, 8) Facilities plans for any of the above items, 9) SCADA improvements and consulting services, and 10) outside funding application preparation for various agencies, including but not limited to, Community Development Block Grant, ARRA funding, Transportation Improvement Board, Department of Transportation, Transportation Enhancement Program through the Federal Surface Transportation Program, Recreation Conservation Office, Department of Ecology, Department of Health, and Public Works Board.

The following criteria will be used to evaluate firms: Amount of specialized experience in type of work required (20), availability and capacity of the firm to accomplish the work in the required time frame (20), qualifications of personnel that will actually be working on the project (20), firm’s past experience with federally funded projects (especially CDBG and USDA/ RD projects) (20), geographical proximity of the firm to the project location (10), and professional reputation and references (10).

Firms desiring consideration shall submit a complete qualifications package and any other pertinent data to further assist the selection committee in evaluating the firm’s qualification to: City of Goldendale Attn. Larry Bellamy, City Administrator, 1103 South Columbus Avenue, Goldendale, WA 98620. Qualification packages should be submitted to arrive no later than 5:00 pm on February 18, 2022.

The most highly rated firm(s) will be selected for negotiation of the professional service contract for one or more types of projects.

These projects may be funded or partially funded through the Washington State Community Development Block Grant Program with federal funds provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. As a result, cost plus percentage of construction cost contracts may not be allowed and a number of state and federal equal opportunity action requirements may apply to the selection process and conduct of the project.

The City of Goldendale is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Minority and women owned firms are encouraged to submit statements of qualification.

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05-17-1400-0006/00.

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 February 11, 2022. 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 applicable to Class A projects, payable to Klickitat County Planning Department.

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as is 83 Dodge 3/4-ton pickup and an 86 GMC 1 ton pickup.

Please send sealed bids to KCFPD 2 PO Box 82 Bickleton WA, 99322 by February 8th or deliver them to our general meeting February 8th at 5:30 pm Bickleton fire hall at 400 west market street. Make sure you put your contact information on your bid. KCFPD 2 reserves the right to refuse all bids, payment by cashier’s check only. Vehicles must be removed within 30 days. To inspect vehicles, contact John Jensen at 509- 830-5435.

(0309, 0403) PUBLIC NOTICE Small Works Roster For 2022 Klickitat County Rural 7 Fire & Rescue Klickitat County Rural 7 Fire & Rescue is updating its Small Works Roster for the year 2022. Contractors, who would like to be included, can pick up applications from Klickitat County Rural 7 Fire & Rescue at 327 W Brooks St, Goldendale, WA 98620, on our website at klickitatcountyrural7fireandrescue.org or can request an application to be emailed or faxed by calling 509-773-4246 or emailing rural7@rural7.com. Completed applications can be placed in our drop box or returned by fax or email.

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PUBLIC NOTICE Vendor List For 2022 Klickitat County Rural 7 Fire & Rescue Klickitat County Rural 7 Fire & Rescue is developing its Vendor List for the year 2022.

Vendors who would like to be on our Vendor List please conSUPERIOR COURT OF tact Klickitat County Rural 7 WASHINGTON Fire & Rescue 327 W Brooks, FOR KLICKITAT COUNTY Goldendale, WA 98620 by Estate of calling 509-773-4246 or by JOYCE J. SAULS, email rural7@rural7.com or Deceased. visit www.klickitatcountyruNO. 24-4-00097-20 PROBATE NOTICE TO ral7fireandrescue.org for the forms. Forms can be dropped CREDITORS in our drop box or returned by (RCW 11.40.030) mail or email.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE (0311, 0405) The above Court has appointed Steven B. Sauls as Personal PUBLIC NOTICE Representative of Decedent's estate. Any person having a NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN claim against the Decedent that director position #3 of must present the claim: (a) Be- the Klickitat County Noxious fore the time when the claim Weed Control Board will bewould be barred by any ap- come vacant April 1, 2022. All plicable statute of limitations, persons interested in appointand (b) In the manner provided ment to the Board and residin RCW 11.40.070: (i) By filing ing in the geographical area the original of the claim with with a pending nomination the foregoing Court, and (ii) By shall make a written applicaserving on or mailing to the per- tion that includes the signasonal representative or the per- tures of at least ten registered sonal representative’s attorney voters residing in their district at the address below a copy of supporting the nomination to the claim. The claim must be the Klickitat County Noxious presented by the later of: (a) Weed Control Board. PursuThirty (30) days after I served or ant to RCW 17.10.050, at mailed this Notice as provided least three of the voting board in RCW 11.40.020(1)(c), or (b) members shall be engaged in Four (4) months after the date the primary production of agriof first publication of this Notice. cultural products. District 3 is If the claim is not presented bound by Highway 97 to the within this time period, the claim west, to the north by the Yakiwill be forever barred except as ma County line, on the east by provided in RCW 11.40.051 and Rock Creek Road northward 11.40.060. This bar is effective to the Bickleton Highway then for claims against both the De- eastward to the range line becedent's probate and non-pro- tween R18E and R19E and then northward along said bate assets.

Date of First Publica- range line and to the south by the Columbia River. Board tion:1/12/2022 members do not receive a /s/ Steven B. Sauls salary but are compensated Personal Representative for actual and necessary exP.O. Box 32 penses incurred in the perforLyle, WA 98635 Attorney for Personal Repre- mance of their official duties.

Completed applications must sentative be received at the Klickitat Campbell Phillips PC County Noxious Weed Control Kiffanie A. Phillips Board office, 115 W. Court St., P.O. Box 2449 MS-CH 205, Goldendale, WA The Dalles, OR 97058 (0215, 0308, 0402) 98620, by February 11, 2022.

Postmarks are not accepted.

Applications are available at PUBLIC NOTICE Klickitat County Fire District 2 the weed board office. For has two vehicles up for sale, additional information call the

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• Notice of Public Hearing: 2022 Klickitat County Noxious Weed List, Proposal to Increase 2023 Weed Assessment - Klickitat County Noxious Weed Control Board • Notice of State's Intent to Ne gotiate Lease: Grazing Lease 10-B64922 Part Sec.16 & Part 21, Twp 3 Rge 13.0E - Washington State Department of Natural Resources • Request for Statement of Qualification: Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying Services- City of Goldendale • Klickitat County Mitigated Determination of Non-Significance: SEPA2022-02 Johnson Bunch, LLC - Klickitat County Planning Department • Request for Proposals: Client Project Management Services - Klickitat County Public Works weed board office at 509-7735810.

(0314, 0406) NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Klickitat County Noxious Weed Control Board will hold a public hearing on Monday, February 14, 2022 at 2:30pm at 115 W Court St., Room 200, Goldendale, WA. THE PURPOSE of said hearing is to consider public comments regarding the 2022 Klickitat County Noxious Weed List and a Proposal to Increase the 2023 Weed Assessment. RCW 17.10.190 holds landowners responsible for controlling noxious weeds on their property.

(0407, 0501) PUBLIC NOTICE The Port of Klickitat is updating its Small Works and Professional Services Rosters.

Service providers wishing to be added to either roster must submit an application to the Port. Application forms may be requested by calling the Port at 509-493-1655, emailing bsnyder@portofklickitat. com, or downloading the PDF form on the Port’s website at www.portofklickitat.com/office/.

(0315, 0408) IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR KLICKITAT COUNTY In the Matter of the Estate of DOROTHY M. DRESSEL, Deceased No. 21-4-00100-20 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.40.030 The Personal Representative named below has been appointed and has qualified as Personal Representative of this Estate. Persons having claims against the deceased must, prior to the time such claims would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court which the probate proceedings were commenced.

The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) thirty days after the personal representative personal representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) within four months after the date of first publication of this notice.

If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim will be forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and

11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and non-probate assets.

DATE OF FILING COPY OF NOTICE TO CREDITORS with Clerk of Court: 12th day of January, 2022 DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: 19th day of January, 2022.

Anne L. Stutesman, Personal Representative 214 W. Main Street Goldendale, WA 98620 Prepared By: LORI LYNN HOCTOR, ATTORNEY AT LAW 214 West Main Street GOLDENDALE, WA 98620 (509) 773-0149/ Hoctor.law@ outlook.com (0317, 0409, 0502) NOTICE OF STATE'S INTENT TO NEGOTIATE LEASE Department of Natural Resources will begin negotiation of expiring leases with existing lessees on the following parcels. All leases are subject to third party bids by interested parties. Lease terms and bidding information is available by calling the Southeast Region at 1-800-527-3305 or by appointment at the Region Office at 713 Bowers Road, Ellensburg, Washington 98926.

The leases expire June 30, 2022.

Grazing Lease: 10-B64922, Part Sec.16 & Part 21, Twp 3 Rge 13.0E Written request to lease must be received by February 28, 2022, at the Department of Natural Resources, 713 Bowers Road, Ellensburg, Washington 98926.

Each request to lease must contain a certified check or money order payable to the Department of Natural Resources for the amount of any bonus bid, plus a $100 deposit. The envelope must be marked "Sealed Bid" and give the lease number, expiration date of lease applied for, and give the applicant's name. The applicant must be prepared to purchase any improvements that belong to the current lessee. For details and qualifications to submit a request, contact the Ellensburg office or call 509-925-8510.

HILARY FRANZ, Commissioner of Public Lands (0410) REQUEST FOR STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATION (RSQ) City of Goldendale Request for Qualification Data to Furnish Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying Services The City of Goldendale is soliciting statements of qualifications and performance information from engineers and consulting/professional firms interested in providing professional services for the 2022 calendar year, pursuant

KLICKITAT COUNTY MITIGATED DETERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE Notice is hereby given that Klickitat County issued a Mitigated Determination of Non-significance (MDNS) on January 20, 2022 under SEPA Rules (Chapter 197-11 WAC) and the Klickitat County Environmental Ordinance Number 121084, as amended, for the following proposals: SEPA2022-02 Applicant: Johnson Bunch, LLC. A Short Plat application requesting to subdivide approximately 104.08 acres into four lots.

The proposed short plat is located in the E 1/3 of the N 1/2 of Section 14, T5N, R17E, W.M. Klickitat County (Goldendale vicinity) on tax parcel #

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS For a Contractor to Provide Client Project Management Services to Klickitat County Klickitat County, Washington is seeking proposals from interested and qualified proposers to provide an experienced and dedicated client project manager (CPM) to serve as a facilitator and assist the County in preparing an RFP to replace the County’s current Financial Management Software.

Please submit six (6) Hard Copies and one (1) Electronic Copy to: Brenda Sorensen Klickitat County Auditor 205 South Columbus Ave., MS-203 Goldendale, WA 98620 Email: brendas@klickitatcounty.org The deadline is 1:00 p.m. on March 1, 2022. Interviews will be scheduled following review and scoring of proposals.

Instructions on your submittal may be obtained from the Klickitat County Website http://klickitatcounty.org/1109/ Auditor or free of charge access is provided to Consultants by going to http://bxwa. com and clicking on: Posted Projects; Good & Services; Klickitat County Goods & Services; and Projects Bidding.

Bidders are encouraged to “Register” in order to receive automatic email notification of future addenda and to place themselves on the self-registered “Bidders List.” This on-line plan room provides Bidders with fully usable online documents; with the ability to: download, print to your own printer, order full / partial plan sets from numerous reprographic sources (on-line print order form), and a free on-line digitizer / take-off tool.

Contact Builders Exchange of Washington at 425-258-1303 should you require assistance.

Klickitat County in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21, nondiscrimination in federally assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all firms that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit proposals in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color or national origin in consideration for an award.

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ATHLETE Spotlight

Athlete Spotlight Sara Hiebert Tayler Bradley

Sports Editor We have really enjoyed getting to know each and every one of the girls on the Timberwolves basketball team. This week we got to chat with senior Sara Hiebert. She plays down low as a post, which is a perfect fit for her long arm span and height. Sara does a great job under the basket rebounding and putting the ball in the net. Her love for the game began early when she used to play with her older brother. He would practice drills with her but of course, like any other sibling, would mess around and take the ball sometimes. That is where it began for her. She would go to the youth camps the high schools would put on in the summers, and she just fell in love with the game.

Sara feels this is one of the best seasons her team and she have played over the past four years. She believes it is due to their

great chemistry on the court from playing together over those many years. That comes from the great communication and love for each other the girls have; Sara believes that these two things are the most important for her team to have.

The flow on the court is so much better because of these two things. “Passing, shooting, and dribbling are all also important, but if you don’t love what you’re doing or who you’re playing with, you may not work as hard,” she says. Which also leads into her favorite part of this year so far. “Those moments in practice or games where we’re just laughing or joking. And seeing the skills that we have been working really hard on at practice transfer to games.”

As far as goals go, Sara really wants to dunk by the end of the season. Okay, she was kidding, but all jokes aside, Sara really would like to see her team continue to succeed and make it to the district playoffs and win

FOCUSED: Sara Hiebert loves the game and her team.

there, allowing them to play in the state tournament.

To be able to reach this goal, she knows they must always have fun and work

Goldendale Girls Basketball Tayler Bradley

Sports Editor This week the girls played their first two games against Mabton, which is a good, tough team. The girls were, ready, though as the two games prior to that got cancelled. They were primed to see some competition.

The first match-up against Mabton was played on Timberwolf territory. The girls were pumped as they hit the floor for warm-ups. The Wolves knew it was going to be a fight right to the end.

In the first quarter Mabton came out strong, but the Lady Timberwolves played great defense and hung right there with them. Going into the second quarter, the Wolves were down by three, but it wasn’t knocking their confidence one bit. They played as tough as they could, trying to keep those Mabton players from scoring. When that buzzer went off for half time, the girls were down by 6 points.

There was no backing down for the Wolves as they came out of the locker room for the start of the third quarter. Mabton was still firing on all cylinders, and the Wolves just couldn’t seem to stop their offense or get past their defense. But these girls are fighters, not quitters, and they weren’t going down without a fight.

In the fourth and final quarter, the girls clawed their way back into it and really put on a show. Coach Konrad says, “None of our girls gave up. I think we were down by 15 points, and they kept fighting and chipping away to cut it within 4 points at the end.” These girls really were not going to give up.

Unfortunately, that Mabton team had set themselves up well early in the game and held onto that lead for the win, final score 57-61.

Sara Hiebert was on fire this game with 18 points.

Gwen Gilliam was right behind her with 13 points, Payton Sheridan had 8 points, Mackenzie Dahl had 9 points and Brooke Blain had 4 points. Grace Bland and Taylor Beam both ended their night with 2 points apiece, and Jewlia Siglin had 1 point for the night.

These girls were not pleased with the loss, but they knew another chance at Mabton was in their sights.

Friday, they loaded up on

the bus and headed out for another great match-up.

Coach Konrad’s goal for this time was to take the speed of the game away from them and let the Wolves really control the momentum. And that is exactly what they did.

The girls really handled the Mabton defense and put a lot of pressure on them. The first quarter ended with the score 5-4, Goldendale up. In the second quarter Mabton took the game back and put the ball in the hoop. They ran off with the lead, adding 22 points where Goldendale only added 10. By the half Mabton was up 11 points.

Coach Konrad knew the girls could come back from this; there was still a lot of game left. The girls came back out on the court ready to fight, and that is what they did. No matter how hard the girls tried, they just couldn’t seem to get those shots into the net. Sometimes this happens in games where the whole team just has an off night shooting. It was a rough rest of the game for the girls as Mabton pulled away even farther with the lead in quarter four. Mabton took home another win over the Wolves, final score 33-53.

Payton Sheridan had 12 points for the night, Gwen Gilliam had 6 points, Mackenzie Dahl had 5 points, Brooke Blain had 5 points, Sara Hiebert had 3 points, and Taylor Beam had 2 points.

The Lady Timberwolves have had a rough week of games, but they were keeping their heads held high as they knew they had one more opponent for the week.

They hosted White Swan Saturday, and this was one they looked forward to playing. The last time they played them, the Wolves they lost a close one, and they were ready to overcome this scrappy team.

These girls never let the two-game loss from earlier this week even touch their confidence. They found a momentum and ran with it. The first quarter both teams scored fewer than 10 points, but it didn’t matter.

The Wolves were controlling the momentum of the game, and that is what they wanted. They hung onto it in each and every quarter after that. They outscored White Swan in all four quarters, which is a huge defensive accomplishment. White

Swan is currently number two in the league, so for the girls to hold them all four quarters is huge. The Lady Timberwolves took the win this time with a final score of 55-33.

Coach Konrad is very proud of his girls and how hard they worked all night.

He is especially proud of their defense and fighting spirit.

Payton Sheridan had 13 points and Gwen Gilliam had 11 points for the night.

Taylor Beam had 7 points, Sara Heibert had 6 points, Brook Blain had 6 points as well as Grace Bland. Mackenzie Dahl added 4 points, and Jewlia Siglin had 2 points.

The Wolves will have another big week of important games. They are currently fighting it out for that spot in the top four of the league to be able to move onto districts. They would really love to see the stands packed for their home game this Friday against Highland. It is also Senior Night, so be sure to come out and cheer on the Wolves.

ful in Sara’s eyes. It makes the team better and able to make progress.

Sara is currently working on her free throws. She knows Coach Konrad puts a lot of emphasis on these, as they are basically open shots, and wants to get better at them. They shoot a lot of free throws at practice to help with that. Another drill the girls do at practice, Sara’s favorite, is sumo.

It is a block-out drill, and Sara says that all the girls are competitive, and it gets really fun. Blocking out and rebounding are also one of Sara’s strengths, along with hustle. She makes sure to have these among other skills at the ready when on the court.

At the beginning of the season, there was some rough play at practice, and Sara was accidently hit in the head, giving her a concussion. She had to sit out for the first four or five games until she was cleared by the doctors to play. It felt like forever to her because

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hard. These are key factors in getting her and the team there. There is no clashing or cliques among this team, which is very help-

she wanted to be on that court playing with her team. When she did get to come back, it took her a little time to find that groove with the other girls and the game.

Sara has a tradition for every game: she has a Milky Way candy bar and a Gatorade before she plays. She did it one time and played really well, so she just started doing it from then on out. If she could have one superpower to help her on the court, it would be to jump super high. She could get rebounds, and of course then she could dunk. Sara participates in many other sports in school and outside of school. She is also involved in clubs such as NHS, Purple and Gold Club, Math Club, Native American’s Club, and Leadership.

Sara is one super busy girl, but we expect to see some great things from her the rest of this season. Be sure to come out and watch her play this Friday night.

Timberwolves Boys Basketball Tayler Bradley

Sports Editor The Timberwolves had a full week of some big games, and they played their hearts out. They got to play Mabton twice this past week and White Swan Saturday. Both were big, scrappy teams that were sure to put up a big fight to the very last second.

The Wolves first match up against Mabton was on their home court Monday night. The boys knew it would be tough, but they were ready for anything Mabton threw their way.

The first quarter was a big one as both teams scored over 20 points. Tyler Wells hit a big three and a couple of other two-pointers this quarter, bringing the boys’ momentum up. The Wolves were trailing by 8 going into the second quarter. But the Wolves knew there was a lot of game left. They continued to fight by playing some great defense. They went into the locker room at half time down by 7 points. The boys found some momentum in the third quar-

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PRESSING THE ATTACK: The Timberwolves gave it their all against Mabton last week.

ter, outscoring Mabton and closing the gap. They had to keep playing great defense and working hard on offense to get the ball in the hoop. Both teams were on a roll, and they again

both scored over 20 points in those final 8 minutes.

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