Goldendale Sentinel July 21, 2021

THE SENTINEL REACHES 9 OUT OF 10 ADULTS IN GOLDENDALE

Goldendale, Washington

WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 2021

Vol. 142 No. 29

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ABOVE: LOU MARZELES. LEFT: DOUG HERLIHY, AEROSTONE AIRPORT.

SCARY SIGHT: Friday a fire developed from a burning shed off Woodland Road and began to move east. A helicopter dropped its bucket into the pond at Aerostone Airport, owned by Doug Herlihy and often called into service for the county. Left, the airport served as a refueling stop for the helicopter. Sheriff Bob Songer expressed his appreciation for Herlihy and all the pilots who fly for free for the county, paying their expenses out of their own pockets.

Sex ed weighed for district LOU MARZELES EDITOR

Fair Board revises Premium Book The Klickitat County Fair Board made corrections to the Fair Premium Book Program (for page 3) after the Premium Book went to press.

The corrected page is now available on The Goldendale Sentinel website. Look for and click on the pale yellow ad that starts with ‘KC Fair Premium Book ADDITIONS.’ It will take you to the corrected page where you can download and print it. As well, a

print version of the corrected page can be found in this week’s Sentinel on page B5.

There is also a correction to the Sorting Entry Form on page 51.

Participants may enter only two times, not four as was on the form in the printed Premium Book.

The entire Premium Book— with these corrections—is now available for viewing/reading on Issuu through The Sentinel website.

Funds obtained for Goldendale childcare Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler announced Monday that she secured $583,390 in support of an effort by the Washington Gorge Action Programs (WAGAP) to develop a childcare facility in Goldendale.

The FY22 Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bill included funding for this community-supported request seeking federal funds to renovate or construct a facility in Goldendale to serve as a childcare or early learning center. Currently there are no licensed childcare providers operating in the region except for a Head Start program that is at

capacity.

“Southwest Washington is what’s known as a ‘child care desert’ and no one understands that more than working parents and employers in Klickitat County.

As we rebound from COVID, it’s clear that childcare is going to be crucial in helping folks get back to work and making sure employers have the workforce they need. That’s why I proudly advocated for the community’s request for funding that will construct a childcare facility in Goldendale to better serve families throughout the surrounding community,” Herrera Beutler said.

A book written in 1938 is indirectly connected to Klickitat County Sheriff Bob Songer.

The book is Scoop, by Evelyn Waugh, and it’s a satire on sensationalist journalism. It’s about EWS the goings-on at a newspaper called The Daily Beast. In 1938, the name tickled readers. Today, its online namesake Daily Beast, founded in 2008 and now holding a sizeable online following, focuses on politics, pop culture, and power, according to its editors. Two years ago, its editor in chief said it embraces “gonzo journalism,” a term that roughly means a style

written without claims of objectivity and often includes the journalist as a first-person narrative.

That places it well outside the bounds of traditional journalism, which is where it wants to be. This NALYSIS background helps one’s understanding when you look at a story it ran on July 14 on Songer.

The story claimed Songer deliberately manufactured wild rumors about Antifa and Black Lives Matter (BLM) organizations in 2020, saying the movements’ followers were trying to set wildfires.

Good news: the state can’t put a gun to parents’ heads and make them have their children take the new sex education classes.

On the other hand, for many the bad news is, the state, in its self-appointed wisdom, is trying to determine what gets taught in schools regarding sex education. More correctly, most of the voters of Washington made that decision, since the move toward broader sex education was voter approved.

There are some shocking topics, to many, in the curricula aimed at certain grade levels, though much of the more controversial content is optional to school districts. An example: proposed content would have sixth graders learn how to use a condom. The higher the grade, the deeper and more graphic the content becomes.

Parents have the right to opt out of the sexual health, as it’s called, material. School districts must provide 30-day notice to parents of upcoming classes, and parents are able to view the curriculum at all times once it’s available. During that 30-day window, parents can say they will not have their children participate.

The districts themselves also have some latitude in what they will provide as the timeline for roll-out of the classes unfolds.

(See the accompanying statement from Goldendale School District Superintendent Dr. Ellen Perconti on page A2.)

Alex Gorrod, youth pastor at the Goldendale New Life Assem-

bly of God Church, has been diligently keeping his community updated on the substance and meaning of the new law. Gorrod shared with The Sentinel a comprehensive post he recently provided, which we partially include here because it’s the best condensation of the material

we’ve found: “The state, through a committee, made it so K-12 sex education in its current form would need to be in all schools receiving state funds in order to meet standards.

This was then brought to a vote of the people of Washington. The

See Sex ed page B8

Submit Web media claims photos Songer made up rumor for 2022 Calendar N

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Lou Marzeles Editor

See Beast page B8

The Sentinel is gearing up for its annual calendar. Over the past decade, our calendar has featured photographs from photographers in the Goldendale area. This year, in keeping with our broader distribution througout the county, we’re welcoming submissions from photographers everywhere in Klickitat County.

The photographer whose picture is chosen for the cover will win a free Amazon Fire tablet.

Here are the guidelines: - Photographs must be of scenery, which can include wild-

life. No photos of people.

- They must be horizontal (landscape mode)—no vertical shots will be considered.

- Although you can submit pictures initially in low resolution for consideration, all photos chosen must be in high resoltion, 300 dpi or higher.

Submit your photos to:

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A4—July 21, 2021

Goldendale, Washington

Opinion

It’s a good health investment for the future Twenty years ago, the hospital in Goldendale asked the voters for a bond supported by taxes to build a new part of the hospital. That bond was passed, and a new emergency department, X-ray department, and laboratory was developed. More recently some of the basement space from that new building was developed into a physical therapy department. Let me share an insider view of how these changes have impacted the community and doctors.

I worked in that tiny three-room emergency department until 2000. We needed more rooms to give good care which was private and safe. We now have five rooms and two large Guest trauma/acute care bays and an isolation room. That isolation room was Editorial useful in the pandemic. Adding the Dr. X-ray department right next door with a CT scanner, literally sharing Michael a wall with the trauma room, was a Garnett major improvement. No more wheeling patients with severe injuries or illnesses down the hall to an X-ray room and one that was without CT capability. That connection between the emergency department, CT, and now the helipad has become important. The treatments for stroke and heart attack have evolved. For stroke, we do a CT quickly, evaluate whether a procedure to remove by angiography or dissolve a clot in the brain artery is possible. If one of these treatments is warranted, then fly by helicopter to a facility that does these procedures—all within three hours of when symptoms began. Some heart attacks are treated in similar ways but the goal is even shorter, to get to angiography within 90 minutes of the beginning of symptoms. No other hospital in the Gorge does the angiography procedure to treat these conditions. All of the Gorge Hospitals are flying our patients to Portland for these procedures. Even if you are not fond of this hospital, these services are important to have available. That year 2000 Bond opened the door for this.

Remember our tiny little lab in 2000? If you stretched a little, you could come very close to touching the analyzer machines while you were having your blood drawn. That would have been an issue with Covid, to say nothing of the space issues there were in that lab to get any work done. The new lab has been able to add many new tests—because there is room for a new type of analyzer and a lab tech to perform the work.

How could it have been so cramped in 2000? Recall that we were working with a hospital built in 1949.

What can we do with the remaining portion of the 1949 hospital still in use with this new bond?

1. We have one operating room in our 1949 portion of the hospital. For much of my career we relied on surgeons from The Dalles to come and do surgery.

Often the surgeons would come when they were beginning their practices, and then after they became busier, Goldendale service became less of a priority.

Now we have surgeons who live and work here. We have an excellent general surgeon in Dr. Jeannie Mac-

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Gillivray, and now a gynecologist as well. The hospital has interviewed five orthopedic surgeons who would come and practice here. Our surgery department is growing.

2. We are still using the hospital rooms for inpatients built in 1949. These rooms were two bedrooms with a shared bathroom. Back then, four hospitalized patients used one bathroom. Good for 1949, but definitely not what we want now. Building inpatient rooms with private bathrooms is a good upgrade.

3. There are almost no long-term care beds in the entire county. The current hospital area used for inpatient beds could be used for long term care. Two bedrooms for long term care would be similar to what is available in other places. Families would not need to travel to see their loved ones.

We all want more doctors and nurse practitioners and physician assistants who are sharp, to come and stay in Goldendale. Having a good facility helps a great deal in recruitment.

I am living in a house built by Joe Dressel in 1950. It’s a classic, and when Pam and I first moved here in 1980, we loved it. Over time our family grew, and we needed more room, and the house aged.

Some investment has been needed from time to time in our home. Our hospital is similar.

I am thankful that the people of this Hospital District could see far enough ahead and voted for the bond in 2000. It did cost something then, but the return on investment was good. This bond would be a good return on investment as well. Vote yes for the bond.

Burn-out has got to go

for three hours.

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

I hate toxic smoke, and you should too.

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

I 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.

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 Ken McKune bum rubber. Rednecks of many Goldendale degrees, punk kids or maybe the little old lady from Pasadena.

C I personally was left with a bad taste in my mouth and lungs. Even though I made it a point to stay I recently received an updated 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 ColumGoldendale escape the noise and smoke, when bia Bank. I am not in the habit of the toxic cloud rose from the park reading the fine print but for some and drifted over the Little Klicki- reason this time I did. I came tatThe River Park (the make swimming another “added” line thatdo?

I found like facilities Wouldn’t of Gov. Jay Inslee’s actions during bond doesn’t sense across concerning.

Again, this line pool) on to the kids and families at veryfresh paint and new flooring be the pandemic have been unconstiis both for affordable personal andthan business the pool andgot on my to me while I was more construc- tutional (some state, sometimes I just Klickitat Valley reads: “We may sitting on my property.

Wepostcard. were accounts. tion ofItan entirely new refuse patient care federal). Wild claims such as Inslee Health bond measure to open andAnd account and may close contaminated by the things toxins in the But wing? if they really want more instituting unjust laws are ignorant KVH does many well. smoke, and my eyes throat its yourmodern accountpatient at anyrooms time for (andany two new and just complete nonsense! These the proposed bond and to upgrade were imitated, and mycapabilities lungs filledwith reason or forsuites), no reason surgical why at notall.” move PT assertions are based on what? On hospital acute care with carbon monoxide and other “FortoNo Reason At All” I particuthe old clinic building?

The huge Sherriff Songer’s uninformed say more modern private rooms, includcancer causing toxic compounds larlylower foundfloor offensive. could then be converted so? On Fox News’ disinformation? ing two “larger semi-private rooms that can be converted to an emer- to the new patient rooms and OR, Or two-year old mentality: “You gency ICU,” two operating rooms which are conveniently close to can’t make me!” No Covid-related and expanded “advanced surgeries” needed modern infrastructure, the laws have even been proposed by to include “joint replacements,” and ER and diagnostic imaging, and Inslee. And if had done so, the legadd 15 “Long Term Care” nursing serviced by a large and currently islature enacts new laws, not the home beds, may not be one of them. unused patient elevator, as was governor.

Based on the accusations, I’m reaKVH argues these improvements originally intended.

Long-term nursing home care sonably certain these assertions are are needed for future growth.

Once upon a time Goldendale had for 15 people out of hundreds who not based on even a reading knowla nursing home with a couple dozen qualify doesn’t seem to fix much, edge of either constitution, let alone beds. It proved financially unviable especially when adult family homes an in-depth knowledge of constituand closed. KVH built an assisted have made up for the lack of nurs- tional law.

Here’s your chance to read, underliving facility, but it too proved ing homes across the country. And insolvent and now serves as the KVH already uses its surplus hospi- stand, think for yourself, and apply Family Practice Clinic and office tal beds as “skilled nursing facility critical thinking skills to Inslee’s and the Washington State Departspace for additional administrative / swing beds.”

A few people may need a relatively ment of Health’s actions during the staff.

In the early 2000s a new hospital rare once-in-a-lifetime “advanced” Covid-19 pandemic: Washington State Constitution: idea was presented to the commu- orthopedic surgery—why do you nity by KVH and the Goldendale want everyone to pay thousands https://bit.ly/3eopkwQ U.S. Constitution: https://www.

Chamber of Commerce. Ultimately of property tax dollars for “local” instead of a new hospital, we only advanced surgical services at a usconstitution.net/const.pdf The current Secretary of Health got a new lobby, a larger ER and small community hospital (in addiimaging departments, and a huge tion to health insurance premiums was appointed by Inslee. The Secunfinished lower patient care floor and/or deductibles) just so you can retary of Health enforces all laws used for storage. Now KVH wants have “local convenience”? For less created for the protection of public another bite at the rest of the “new than $50 in gas, you could get the health and all rules established hospital” apple, and our tax dollars same advanced surgical services at by the State Board of Health. This will again be needed to pay for it. larger facilities by personnel who includes the common-sense rules But the reasons presented for the perform these complex cutting-edge instated to maximize Washington new addition seem to have some procedures daily. As numerous stud- residents’ safety during the panies show, frequent practice really demic. holes in them.

Inslee didn’t make any laws. He According to the State, KVH does make a difference in quality of has 25 licensed hospital beds, 10 of care—that’s why we have advanced just followed constitutionally desigwhich are “semi-intensive care.” cardiac, stroke, and trauma centers. nated procedures, which includes appointing a Secretary of Health, How many acute care in-patients does the hospital average—maybe Bob Yoesle who, as all appointees, was confour or five a day? This takes an Goldendale firmed by the Washington State Senate. equal minimum number of nursing and support staff and a “hospital- It’s complete nonsense ist” to take care of them. Couldn’t Steve Heitmann KVH convert the existing doubleWhite Salmon So many people are willing to bed occupancy rooms to single-bed make wild assertions that several occupancy by just taking out a bed

Letters from the community

JULY 21, 2021 —

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Following are the winners of the 2021 Show ’n’ Shine at Community Days: Best of Show - Frank and Kim Martilla Best 1920s - David Ward 1929 Ford Model A Best 1930s - Bill and Lois Perry 1932 Chevrolet pickup Best 1940s - Jay Isler 1948 Ford F-1 pickup Best 1950s - Phil Lynn 1954 Chevrolet pickup Best 1960s - Doug and Amy Heilman 1966 Ford Mustang Best 1970s - Judy Robbins 1970 Chevrolet C-10 pickup

Best 1980s - Vern Laurence 1989 Jeep YJ Best 1990s - John Carter 1991 Honda Accord LX Best 2000s &newer - Dakota Ambers 2004 Acura TL Best Stock - Paula King 1973 Plymouth Roadrunner Best Modified/Custom (1960 & newer) - Aaron Brandt 1967 Mercury Cougar Best Factory Muscle (’63 - ’73) - Dan Cunningham 1970 Dodge Challenger Best Motorcycle - Frank Hewey 2003 Big Dog Chopper Best Street Rod (1959 &

Older) - Andrew Malcom 1927 Ford Bucket T Best Foreign- Dakota Brazzi 2016 Hyundai Veloster Turbo Best Antique Tractor - Restored - Tom Liethen 1950 Farmall Tractor M Row Crop Best Truck - Damon and Roberta Hulit 1968 Dodge D 200 Crew Cab Best Rat Rod - David and Tina Byers 1929 Willys Knight Best Under Construction Dwayne Bruce 1938 Buick Century Sedan Best Convertible - Will

Felt 2013 Chevrolet Corvette Best Survivor - Joseph Stinnet 1931 Ford Model A Coupe Best Service Vehicle - Al Barrigar 1926 Ford Model T Best Orphan - Steve and Melody Hudson 1985 Avanti Blake Coupe Best Corvette - Jerry Robbins 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Most Likely to Get a Ticket - Dan Stotsenburg 1933 Henry Ford Mayor’s Choice - Clinton Baze 1969 Pontiac GTO

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Following are the sponsors and classes in the 2021 Show ’n’ Shine: Best of Show: Goldendale CARQUEST 1. Shenandoah Construction– Best Antique 1929 and older 2. Allyn’s Building Center– Best 1930’s 3. James R. Ogden OD– Best 1940s 4. Kerns Shop– Best 1950s 5. Golden Photo –Best 1960s 6. Klickitat Valley Realty – Best 1970s 7. American Legion – Best

1980s 8. Ayutla’s Mexican Restaurant – Best 1990s 9. JD Farrer Construction – Best 2000 and Newer 10.The McCredy Co. – Best Stock Topper – 11. Freedom Automotive – Best Modified/Custom (1960 & newer) 12. Quality Inn & Suites Hotel – Best Factory Muscle (’63 thru ’73) 13. Goldendale Cycles– Best Motorcycle 14. Les Schwab- Goldendale - Best Street Rod (1959 & Older)

15. The Dirty Cowgirl Best Foreign 16. Simcoe Mobile Repair, Inc. – Best Antique Tractor – Restored 17. Spring Creek Ag Machine, LLC - Best Antique Tractor – Unrestored 18. Goldendale Tire Center – Best Truck 19. Dwinell’s Country Ales – Best Rat Rod 20. Michele Stone, KVR - Best Under Construction 21. Umpqua Bank, Goldendale- Best Convertible 22. Columbia Bank - Best

Survivor 23. Little Paris Beauty Salon – Best Service Vehicle 24. Bishop Sanitation – Best Orphan 25. Columbia Mfg. Homes, The Dalles – Best Corvette 26. Riverview Community Bank - Most Likely to Get a Ticket 27. Goldendale Mayor’s Choice 28. Kent Large DDS –Poker Walk Winner Uncle Tony’s Pizza - Hot Wheels Drag Racing trophies

Hot Wheels Drag Racing Sponsored by Uncle Tony’s Pizza 1st Place Age 1 thru 5 - Scottie Lyon

Age 6 thru 11 - Logan (no last name written down) Age 12 thru Adult Baeden Lee (received trophy)

2nd Place Age 1 thru 5 - Nicholas Blunt (received trophy) Age 6 thru 11 - CJ Casteel Age 12 thru Adult - Graham Grindling

Those who did not receive their trophy should contact Dennis Schroder at (509) 539-2557.

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Klickitat County Fair Board revised page 3 of Fair Premium Book 2021 Klickitat County Fair Premium Book TABLE of CONTENTS

-PROGRAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 LIVESTOCK EXHIBITS General Info / Animal Welfare Policy . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 Livestock Rules & Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 Herdsmanship Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 4-H & FFA Market Stock Sale Rules . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 Beef Cattle - Dept 100, 105 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 Dairy Cattle - Dept 110, 115 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8 Dairy Goats - Dept 120, 125 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8 Non-Dairy Goats - Dept 130, 135 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10 Sheep - Dept 140, 145 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

11 Swine - Dept 150, 155 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12 Horses - Dept 160, 165, 166 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

13 Ponies - Dept 166, 169 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15 Miniature Horses - Dept 170, 175 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16 Poultry and Eggs - Dept 180, 185 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18 Rabbits - Dept 190, 195 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19 Cavies - Dept 196, 199 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

21 Dogs - Dept 200, 205 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

22 Western Games—Dept 210 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

23 OPEN EXHIBITS Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

24 Crops & Horticulture - 500, 505 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25 Grain King - Dept 510, 515 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

28 Hay King- Dept 520, 525 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

29 Fleece Show - Dept 530, 535 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

29 Flowers - Dept 540, 545 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

29 Food Preservation - Dept 550, 555 . . . . . . . . . . . .

31 Baking - Dept 560, 565 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

32 Sewing - Dept 570, 575 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

33 Quilts - Dept 580, 585 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

33 Needlework — Dept 600, 605 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

34 Fiber Arts - Dept 610, 615 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35 Fine Arts - Dept 620, 625 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35 Photography - Dept 630, 635 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

36 Crafts, Hobbies, Ceramics - Dept 640, 645 . . . . . . . .

37 Booth Exhibits - Dept 700, 705 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

38 Farm Shop - Dept 800, 805 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

38 FFA Record Book Contest - Dept 810 . . . . . . . . . . . 38 FFA Posters - Dept 815 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

39 4-H EXHIBITS Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

39 Departments 1-13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39-45 STILL LIFE/MKT STOCK ENTRY FORMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-47 TEAM PENNING/BRANDING/ROPING/SORTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48-50 Entry Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

51 HORSE ENTRY FORM.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

52 CAMPGROUND REGISTRATION FORM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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OGDEN’S MOPAR LIMO SERVICE For the 25th year, Ogden’s Mopar Limo Service is offering free taxi service during all four days of the 2021 Klickitat County Fair. The taxi is available from 9:00am to 7:00pm, but earlier or later runs can be made if prior arrangements are made with the dispatcher. The taxi will load and unload at the handicapped parking area near the Fair Office, directly behind the Reno’s Stage. From this location, it is only a short walk to the grandstand, barns, and exhibit halls. Persons who wish to use the taxi should call the dispatcher at 773-4809. When passengers are ready to leave the fair, the dispatcher can be telephoned or contacted in person at the Fair Office.

The 1947 Plymouth, 1948 DeSoto, and 1949 Dodge are all in excellent condition this year, thanks to mechanical help from Jason Read, Ordell Enstad, and J.P. Enderby.

Don’t let a need for transportation keep you from attending the fair! 773-4809 is the number to call for a FREE ride.

2021 ADMISSION Adults $8 Daily / $16 Season Senior citizens (62+) $6 Daily / $12 Season Ages 6-12 $5 Daily / $10 Season Under age 6 Free (with adult accompaniment)

Calendar of Events Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday • Alcoholics Anonymous, Goldendale United Methodist Church, 7-8 p.m.

Monday • Programs for Peaceful Living Domestic Violence Victim support group via zoom Mondays at 10am.

Call for more in-formation: 509-773-6100 or 509-493-1533.

• The Coalition for Preventing Abuse in Klickitat County (CPAKC) meets at 4:00pm every second Monday via Zoom. Contact number is 509-773-3776 or CPAKC on Facebook.

• Yoga Zoom meeting from 6-7:30 p.m. Please call Jill Kieffer RN Instructor to pre-register (541) 490-3704 • Goldendale City Council meetings 7:00 p.m. at 1103 S Columbus – First and Third Monday of every month except on holidays.

Tuesday • Soroptimist International of Goldendale business meeting 3 p.m. Dedicated to helping women and youth

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2021 KLICKITAT COUNTY FAIR & RODEO PROGRAM THU, JUL 23, 2021 All Campground Reservations must be postmarked by JUL 23. DO NOT SEND MONEY; fees collected when you arrive at fairgrounds.

THU, JUL 23, 2021 All Booth, Livestock, Horse, Western Games entries including entry fees must be postmarked by JUL 23 Entries may be brought to Fair office from Noon-7 pm THU, JUL 23, 2021 All Team Penning/Branding, Ranch Cutting, Ranch Sorting and County Team Roping entries must be postmarked by Jul 23.

TUE, AUG 10, 2021 All 4-H Record Books, 4-H Market Livestock Project Record, 4-H Educational Displays/ Posters with completed entry form must be brought to the 4-H dept at fairgrounds noon to 7 pm. FFA Record Books & FFA Educational Displays/Posters brought to High School Vo-Ag room 101 9 am-3 pm.

TUE, AUG 10, 2021 Market Poultry and Rabbit weigh-in at the small animal barn 4 pm to 6 pm MON, AUG 12, 2021 HAY & GRAIN KING ENTRIES Fairgrounds 6 pm-8 pm SUN, AUG 15, 2021 10 am-4 pm: Campers will be allowed to park in camping area only on this day.

1 pm-5 pm: Still Life Building opens for booth placement.

1 pm-5 pm: Fair Office open.

MON, AUG 16, 2021 9 am: Fair Office open 10 am: Still Life Building opens for booth placement; must be in place by 8 pm TUE, AUG 17, 2021 9 am: Fair Office open Noon - 8 pm: All STILL LIFE EXHIBITS must be entered/placed in Still Life Building. (Open Adult. Open Youth, 4-H and FFA.) 2-4 pm: Horseentry arrival. No horses in stalls without MANDATORY VET CHECK. All exhibitors required to stall for Fair duration. Only lead-line and Wed. horses five & under classes may haul in.

4:30pm: MANDATORY Horse Exhibitors Meeting in grandstands.

6 pm: Western Games begin, barrels first WED, AUG 18, 2021 8 am: Fair Office open Little Arena: 8:15am: Vet Check for Haul In/Out Only 8:30am: Open Showmanship 9:00am: Leadline 9:30am: Open Western Eq 10:00am: Leadline Costume 10:30am: Open Bareback Eq. 11:00am: Leadline English Eq. 11:30am: Open English Eq. Noon to 12:30pm: Lunch Break 12:30pm to 2:30pm: Reining Big Arena: 8am-Noon: HORSE CLASSES Begin: Peewees followed by Junior, Intermediate, Senior, and Adult SHOWMANSHIP Noon-1pm: Lunch 1pm-3:30pm: Halter Noon-2:30: Rabbits, Poultry, Cavies brought to Small Animal barn, vet checked, & caged 2-4 pm: ALL LIVESTOCK UNLOADED, VET CHECKED/WEIGHED. No animals allowed in barns before 2 pm 2:30pm: Rabbit, Poultry & Cavy exhibitors meeting.

4 pm: Miniature Horses/Ponies check-in; MUST BE VET CHECKED BEFORE STALLING.

5 pm: FAIR AND RODEO QUEEN contestant Speeches on RENO’S STAGE 5:15 pm: Livestock exhibitors meeting 5:30 pm: Ranch Sorting in arena 10 pm: CURFEW - all animals should be checked and barns cleared of exhibitors THU, AUG 19, 2021 7 am: Fair Office open • All stalls & alleys must be cleaned • Fair Board Meeting 8 am: Still Life Bldg opens • Swine Exhibitors Meeting in showring 8 am: Rabbit Pelt/Fiber, Poultry Barn Little Arena: 8am to Noon: Trail Class Noon-12:30pm: Lunch 12:30-2:30pm: In Hand Trail 2:30-3pm: IHOR Big Arena: 8am-noon: HORSE CLASSES Begin: Peewees followed by Junior, Intermediate, Senior, and Adult. Starting with Western Pleasure, followed

by Western Equitation and Bareback Equitation.

8:15 am: Non Dairy Goat Exhibitors Meeting, Goat showring 8:30 am: Market Goat judging begins, Breeding and Open Classes to follow • Market Swine classes begin, Breeding and Open Classes to follow • Market Lamb classes begin, Breeding and Open Classes to follow.

9 am: Cavy Showmanship followed by Confirmation Classes.

9 am: Miniature Horse classes begin.

9:30 am: Open Dairy Goat Doe classes begin, 4H and FFA to follow 9:45am: Dairy Goat exhibitor meeting.

10am: Dairy goat breed classes begin, followed by pack goat showmanship, groom squad, goat harness & pack class 10 am: Beef Exhibitor Meeting, followed by Market, Breeding and Open Classes 11 am: ENTERTAINMENT BEGINS 1 pm: Peewee Swine Showmanship • Rabbit Showmanship; confirmation classes follow 4:30pm: OPEN AND FAMILY PENNING 5 pm-7 pm: KICK-OFF BBQ 6 pm: Archery competition Joan Frey Arena 6:30 pm: Fair & Rodeo Queen contestants Horsemanship in arena 7 pm: COWBOY AUCTION 8 pm: Penning Finals, Family Penning First 8 pm: Still Life Building closes 8 pm: Rabbit & Poultry Building closes 10 pm: CURFEW - all animals checked and barns cleared of exhibitors FRI, AUG 20, 2021 7 am: Fair Office open • All stalls & alleys must be cleaned • Fair Board Meeting, Big Arena 8 am: Still Life Bldg opens • Non Dairy Goat Showmanship begins • Sheep Showmanship begins • Swine Showmanship begins Little Arena: 8am-10am: Versatility Pairs 10am-noon: Working Pairs Noon to 12:30pm: Costume Big Arena: 8am-noon: • HORSE CLASSES Begin: Peewees followed by Junior, Intermediate, Senior, and Adult. Starting with English Pleasure, followed

by English Equitation and Discipline Rail.

9 am: Poultry Mkt Classes • Dairy Goat Showmanship adult followed by youth classes • Beef Showmanship begins • Miniature Horse classes begin followed by Driving Equine classes 9am: Dairy goat showmanship followed by Dairy goat judging 11 am: ENTERTAINMENT BEGINS Noon: Dairy Cattle Classes, Open classes follow 1 pm: All-Around Showmanship Contest (Beef,

Dairy Cattle, Dairy Goats, Meat Goats, Sheep, Swine and Horses.)

2 pm: Poultry Showmanship 3 pm: Open Branding begins; finals follow; Western Games Awards presented before Branding Finals.

4-6 pm Archery Demos Joan Frey Arena 8 pm: Still Life Bldg closes • Rabbit/Poultry Bldg closes 10 pm: CURFEW - all animals checked and barns cleared of exhibitors SAT, AUG 21, 2021 6 am: Work Arena and Stock 7 am: Fair Office opens • Fair Board Meeting • All stalls and alleys must be cleaned.

7:30 am: Dog Check-in 8 am: Dog Showmanship begins followed by Obedience classes and Dog Judging • Goat Milking Contest • Small Animal All Around, Poultry Barn 8 am: Dairy goat milking contest followed by costume class and calling contest 8:30 am: County Team Roping 9 am: Still Life Building opens 9 am: PARADE PARTICIPANTS ASSEMBLE at Goldendale Primary School 9 am: Cavy agility Poultry Barn 9 am: Rabbit Hopping Poultry Barn 9:30 am Horse Exhibitors Mandatory Meeting, Joan Frey Arena. Tentative Archery Demonstrations, Joan Frey Arena 10 am: DOWNTOWN PARADE STARTS 11 am: ENTERTAINMENT BEGINS 11:45 am: Parade of Champions line-up 12:15 pm: Hay/Grain King awards Presented 12:30 pm: RODEO starts 1 pm: Small Animal Costume/Drags, Poultry Barn 2-3 pm: Rabbit Judging Contest, Poultry Barn 3 pm: Dog Bench Show ends 4-7 pm: Steak Dinner, Grass Area by Joan Frey Arena 5 pm: MARKET STOCK SALE Begins, Swine Show arena 8 pm: Still Life Building closes 8 pm: Rabbit & Poultry Building closes 9 pm:Band/Dance, Sand Shed 10 pm: CURFEW - all animals checked and barns cleared of exhibitors SUN, AUG 22, 2021 6 am: Work Arena & Stock 7 am: Fair Office opens • Fair Board Meeting 8 am: All stalls/alleys cleaned • RODEO SLACK BEGINS • Small Animal Jeopardy, Poultry Barn, followed by Goat Agility Contest 9 am: All goat awards at Goat show ring bleachers • Still Life Building opens 9:30 am: Horse Exhibitors MANDATORY MEETING, Joan Frey Arena 10 am: Grace Brethren Service 10 am: Livestock Judging Contest 10:30 am: ENTERTAINMENT BEGINS 12:15 pm: LIVESTOCK PARADE 1 pm: 4 pm: State Fair Sign-up - 4-H Dept.

1 pm: RODEO starts 3 pm: 4-H Awards, Reno’s Stage • Barns Closed for Market Stock animals loaded out 3 pm: HORSES RELEASED STALLS CLEANED & DECORATIONS REMOVED 3:30 pm: Still Life Building closes for exhibit take down; reopens at 4:00 pm for exhibit pickup. No exhibits released until 4:00 pm.

4:30 pm: ALL LIVESTOCK EXHIBITS RELEASED Decorations removed and stalls cleaned 5 pm: Still Life Building closes any exhibits not claimed taken to Fair Office.

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in our com-munity and worldwide. Guests and new members welcome. Goldendale Grange. Call Cindy at 509-250-1590 for more information.

• TOPS Club Inc – Taking Pounds off Sensibly – 10:00 am American Legion.

Questions? Sally/ojala@ gmail.com Wednesday • Kiwanis meets at 7 am at the Subway Restaurant.

Saturday • Goldendale Farmers Market. 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. At the Goldendale Chamber May through September. goldendalefarm-ersmarket@gmail.com for more information Community Goldendale hosts its first known LGBTQ+ pride event Saturday, July 31, from 5 to 9 p.m. at The Dirty Cowgirl restaurant, 604 S. Columbus. Celebrating the LGBTQ+ community of Goldendale, the group hopes to honor diversity and create a safe, welcoming environment for local lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer-identified individuals and their allies. The social event is family-friendly and

open to all ages. The event will include food, music, games, and a raffle drawing.

Pro-ceeds of the raffle will go towards funding future Goldendale Pride events and local groups. Early attendees will receive a free bracelet and beads (supply limited). LGBTQ+ community members and allies, as well as local businesses and organi-zations supporting the LGBTQ+ community, are encouraged to participate. For questions or for more information and op-portunities to volunteer, visit the Facebook page: Goldendale Pride (https:// www.facebook.com/GoldendalePride).

Klickitat County GOP Picnic & Fundraiser 7/17/2021, Glenwood Rodeo Grounds 63 Trout Lake Hwy, Glenwood WA 98619.

Questions? Call Fran at 509261-1331 Archery Poker 7/18/2021 2 Mountain Outdoors, 1925 East Collins, Goldendale. 9:30 am Let’s play some Poker with bows and arrows!

Sign-up ahead of time at 2mountainoutdoors@gmail. com, or just come and sign

up on site. $5 a hand per round Goldendale Community Library The library is located at 131 W. Burgen Street, Goldendale. For more information on any events please call (509)773-4487 Touch of Class Performing Arts Studio 908 S. Columbus Ave Goldendale, Washington 509250-0679 toctalent@yahoo. com GRAND RE-OPENING CLASS SCHEDULE Summer Schedule 8 Week Training Session Ages 4 & up Begins July 6th.

MONDAYS 12-2pm DREAM TEAM Performance/Competition TUESDAYS 10-11 Cheerleading 11-12 Cheerleading 3-4 Hip Hop/Jazz 4-5 Hip Hop/Jazz WEDNESDAYS 10-11 Gymnastics 11-12 Gymnastics 12-1 Gymnastics 3-3:45 Kinderclass 4-5 Boys Gymnastics 5-6 Ballet/Lyrical

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s e m a G c i p m y l O The The Olympic Games have a number of symbols that people recognize. The Olympic Rings are the blue, yellow, black, blue and red circles on a white background. Athletes are awarded gold, silver and bronze medals for winning. Both the Rings and medals have only been around since the modern games began. The Olympic Torch is one symbol that comes from the ancient games. At the beginning of the ancient games a fire was lit and kept burning until the games ended. The torch is lit in Olympia, Greece and delivered to the site of the games by runners. The longest distance the Olympic torch relay has covered is 85,000 miles. That is a Guinness World Record!

Three thousand years ago warriors in Greece got together and participated in a contest that was called the Olympic Games.

The games were also a way to honor the god Zeus. Most of the games were based on skills the warriors needed in battle, like how far a spear could be thrown or how fast a horse could be ridden. Women weren’t allowed to be in the army so they couldn’t participate in the ancient Olympic Games. As people began to believe in other religions, and the old gods were forgotten, the Olympic Games stopped. In 1896 the modern games began.

Many world records are set at the Olympic Games. The oldest record on the books is 29 years old and held by Florence Griffith-Joyner, a runner.

Michael Phelps, an American swimmer, set 39 world records and won 28 medals, 23 of those medals were gold.

The 2021 Olympic Games will be held in Tokyo, Japan from July 23rd-Aug 8th. There will be 339 different sports played at this year’s Olympics. Do you play a sport well enough to win a medal? Do you dream of going to the Olympics?

Learn more about athletes by scanning the QR code!

Why were the swimming elephants thrown out of the Olympics?

Because they couldn’t keep their trunks up!

See all sorts of world records by scanning this qr code!

Learn more in these books from your school or town library!

How To Train A T-Rex

by Alan Abrahamson and Michael Phelps What Are The Summer Olympics

by Gail Herrman Olympics (Eye Witness Books)

by Chris Oxlade and David Ballheimer

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BEAST from page 1 “‘One of the methods Antifa is using to start fires is to take a mason jar with tinder placed inside the jar, put it in brush with the lid open, so the hot sun light will create a slow start which allows them to be out of the area before the smoke appears,’ Klickitat County Sheriff Bob Songer wrote in an email to officials throughout the state,” the story states. It says he sent the email on Sept. 11, 2020, the same day the FBI dismissed rumors about leftist activists starting wildfires in Oregon.

“Baseless rumors about leftists starting wildfires were predictable, especially as fire seasons worsen with climate change, experts say.

But those hoaxes take on a new power when embraced by law enforcement,” the story said.

However one chooses to see Songer and his role in all this, the one key problem with The Daily Beast story is its assignation of deliberate motive to the sheriff—referring to his actions as a “hoax” and saying the rumors were manufactured—without verification.

Did Songer send the email in question? He admits he did. Did he invent them out of thin air with an intention to deceive, as The Daily Beast claims? Songer says he got the information from a reliable source. But “gonzo journalism” doesn’t need to dig very deeply where it doesn’t want to. It reminds me of when I was at The Washington Times and we did a story on The National Enquirer. “Our stories are accurate,” an editor there told us. “We’re just careful not to report ourselves out of a story.”

Consider this: if the story

had taken issue with Songer because he chose to send the email out of what it took to be his rightwing proclivities against leftist activists, that would be one thing. To say he invented the information with a view toward malicious deceit is entirely another.

“I got the information from a confidential source,” Songer says. “It tied some wildfires to Antifa and BLM and described their method of starting them.”

Law enforcement officers, Songer said, frequently share tips with other law enforcement agencies as a professional courtesy and in the interests of public safety.

“I didn’t tell them this was an absolute fact,” Songer adds. “I was just trying to keep law enforcement informed.”

Songer says there was friction with the reporter from The Daily Beast, Kelly Weill, when she interviewed him for her story. Songer says she told him the FBI had dismissed the wildfire rumor.

“I said, ‘OK, the FBI said that.’ And I got my information from a good confidential source,” he reiterates.

Then he asked Weill where she stood politically. “I have a right to ask that,” he says of the question, and he says Weill paused for some time when he asked. He told her he suspected she leaned to the left and that would make their conversation short.

The Daily Beast story also spoke of a camper bus carrying a family that was attacked by overzealous Washingtonians because they believed it to be an Antifa transport vehicle. It mentioned Songer sent an email some months later saying the bus’s owner was associated with Antifa/

SEX ED from page 1 majority of votes said, yes, they wanted this to be state law.

“The upper Middle School (7-8 grade) and High School (9-12 grade) will be using (if approved by the board) Glencoe/McGraw/Hill, www. mheducation.com/prek-12/ explore/hea lt h /glencoe health... Module 16 covers the male and female reproductive system; Module 18 covers changes during adolescence (puberty) and marriage; Module 24 covers HIV and other STDs. “There are eighty optional modules focusing specifically on sexuality. I am unsure if the schools will be using this material or not… 1. Puberty and Sexuality and making responsible decisions; 2. Relationships, communications, decisions about sexual relationships (including a focus on abstinence); 3. Hormones and the reproductive systems; 4.

Marriage and Parenthood; 5. Pregnancy and childbirth; 6. Contraception, concerns about sexuality, and abuse; 7. STDs; 8. HIV/AIDS. “Grades K-3 will use the Great Body Shop, www. thegreatbodyshop.net. The schools have stated that there will not be any sexual portions taught at these age levels…

“Grades 4-6 will also be using the Great Body Shop…

The website does give a list of topics covered but has no indepth information. Because the material is copyrighted, I will not be posting it but do my best to summarize what I saw.

“Each module or book had parts that were to be covered, and then ones that were optional if they were needed to cover state standards or just wanted by that school. I was told they would most likely not be using supplemental materials beyond the books, but was not told if they were using the optional materials. If we look at the guidance the schools were looking at, I see many of the optional things [are] needed to be covered to follow state

guidelines. The following are optional lessons found in those materials: “Identity: defining gender expressions, identity, and sexual orientations. Also it talks about the need to be tolerant and show respect for whatever people choose. The activity described starts with a discussion on what is typical for males and females as far as characteristics (physical, likes and dislikes, and behaviors). They will then be directed to show there is a difference between biological sex and gender expression with the second being something people can choose.

Then there is a discussion on what transgender, gay, lesbian, and bisexual mean and that those are chosen by the person and shouldn’t be assumed or said about them if they haven’t chosen that.

With this comes a teaching on how that is hurtful to do so and disrespectful, but it is okay for any person to identify themselves as they want.

So we should “Be Supportive, Be Respectful, Be Active.”

And then students are asked for ways they can accomplish this.

“Cleaning: starting in 5th grade it has sections on how to and the need to clean private parts, which I believe is already part of the health curriculum at the middle school level.

“Abstinence and Contraceptives: starting at 5th grade, there is a section on abstinence and contraceptives. This becomes deeper or more graphic each successive year. Sixth grade has a section specifically showing how to use a condom properly. It also contains an activity/lesson where students have to decide what a girl should do. She is dating a guy, who just asked if she would have sex with her, when they had both been practicing abstinence up to this point. The options given are to say no and break up, say yes, or say no and ask him to do something else instead (non-sexual)…”

BLM. Songer says his email could not have prompted the attack on the bus since it was sent long after, though Weill says he could have Googled the bus owner’s name and discovered what had happened.

“I sent the email again

based on another confidential source,” Songer says.

“As a public safety issue, I felt it was better to be informed than not. Look at the history of Antifa, what it did in Portland.”

The Daily Beast was obviously painting Songer with

its crazy brush, depicting him as (at least) an underinformed rightwing loose cannon. As an opinion piece, it would be entirely within its right to render that depiction. Where it inexcusably crosses a line is when, without substantiation, it calls

his actions deliberate, wanton deceit built on fraudulent invention. Any media capable of doing that can be readily dismissed as without journalistic integrity, irrespective of where anyone stands on the matters in question.