Where’s the Fair Premium Book?
LOU MARZELES EDITOR
Judging by the number of people coming into The Sentinel office asking about the Fair Premium Book (FPB) recently, a lot of people are still unaware that the Klickitat County Fair Board is doing the book on its own this year—in a manner of speaking— and at its own expense. This is after 80 years of The Sentinel producing the book for the board at zero cost to the board. Actually, there is no physical FPB this year at all. The board only has fair information online— not even an electronic version of the FPB—and there are multiple reports from people saying they could not find even that information easily on the board’s website. Instead, anyone wanting to find it is advised to try to reach someone on the Contact Us page, as our Glenwood News columnist Mary Pierce reports this week (see page A5). None of the dozens of people who came to The Sentinel office or called in the past two weeks asking for the FPB had any idea where to get the needed information. And all said they preferred
JORDAN MAYBERRY FOR THE SENTINEL
“The rolling hills and surrounding farmland give no clue to the cache of curios, antiques, and fine artifacts the Whitmores have collected over the years,” writes Bob Elmer in a piece that encapsulates the almost mystical air around the hidden treasures of the Whoop-N-Holler museum. Hidden away in a generational ranch 11 miles outside of Roosevelt and Bickleton, a larger-thanlife experience is open to visitors with a curiosity for local history.
(As of yesterday, the museum was in a Level 3 evacuation zone for the Big Horn Fire but not in immediate danger.)
The Whitmore family has deep roots, extending over a century, in Bickleton and the surrounding area. As the years progressed and the family grew, they preserved their possessions and accepted donations from friends and associates. Whether tools, appliances, scrapbooks, or vehicles, the Whitmore family not only retained these valued pieces of history but also made a point to care for these treasures. The museum earned its name, “Whoop-N-Holler,” coined
a print edition to seeing it only online.
According to fair board financial documents, the board has paid between $7,500 and $10,000 to contractor Kacie Bane’s company, Visual Verve, for the “book” and website work. Those payments have come through the board’s county budget from taxpayer funds.
A detailed story on the board’s
as a term of endearment “after the antics of the now grown Whitmore children,” as Bob Elmer describes. Since the beginning of summer, the Whitmore children and heirs to the collection, David and Debbie Whitmore, have been working diligently to maintain and expand the museum, continuing the life’s work set forth by their parents, Lawrence and Ada Ruth Whitmore.
The museum offers a vast range of curiosities—a 1900 Fairview school house, volumes of antique phonographs, vintage musical instruments, artifacts from local native tribes, but among the most prominent among displays in the Whoop-N-Holler museum is one of the largest vintage auto collections in the state, assembled by the late Lawrence Whitmore. This collection consists of personal vehicles, tractors, and even a horse-drawn hearse sled, sourced from within the family and donations from associates. While the automobile collection was being assembled, Ada Ruth Whitmore focused on her passion: an archive of local historical documents compiled in a building on the museum property. “My mom’s goal in life was community his-
decision ran in The Sentinel on May 29 this year (https://tinyurl. com/nfpb3rjr). Here is a general summary of what happened: In late summer of 2023, fair board members indicated to The Sentinel they would not use the newspaper to do the FPB in 2024. Their ostensible reason was to provide electronic access to the book, despite the fact that The
Big Horn Fire continues to prompt evacuations
Yesterday the Klickitat County Sheriff’s Office stated it had issued Level 3, Level 2, and Level 1 evacuation notices to county residents in areas east of East Road near Bickleton due to a fast-moving wildfire, now called the Big Horn Fire. The towns of Bickleton (to the north) and Roosevelt (to the southwest) are not impacted by the evacuation notices. The fire is moving to the east towards the community of Alderdale.
Fire personnel from throughout Klickitat County are on
scene assisting the Bickleton Fire Department. A request was made and approved by the State of Washington to activate state mobilization for additional resources and fire management. The implementation of a fire management team will take place as the resources arrive.
Reminder: if you are in a Level 3 evacuation area, it means “Go Now.” The Sentinel has continuing breaking new information on the fire on its home page (www. GoldendaleSentinel.com).
tory,” David Whitmore shared. Stored in shelves of volumes in a trailer, Ada Ruth collected local history of Bickleton and the surrounding towns, which includes binders full of newspaper clippings, obituaries, and historical documents. The archive is open to inquirers, offering residents with family roots in Eastern Klickitat County a treasure trove of information about their heritage. “If people want to search out their ancestors from this area, if we got it, they are more than welcome to come here and search out the information, but we do not loan the books out,” David added.
The museum has become a labor of love for the family. “Work on the property isn’t going to end,” David explained. With the ownership transfer, David and Debbie have started placing new buildings with unique themes, still a work in progress. Despite the already sprawling collection open to the public, there is more to be seen, with storage of yet-tobe-presented antiques and curios behind the scenes. “We have a 53foot boxcar, full of items yet to be put on display,” David said. The Whitmores envision a visitor experience that involves rotating
RODGER NICHOLS FOR THE SENTINEL
Klickitat County residents face a welcome change in their dealings with county departments, following a policy decision made at the July 16 meeting of the Klickitat County Commission. Commissioner Dan Christopher brought up a subject that he said he’d been raising to no avail for the past three and a half years.
“We’re living in the Stone Age,” he said. “[This county] needs to update its policy and procedures to move into the century we’re currently in... Why the heck does all but one of the county departments not accept credit cards?” He called the current situation, requiring people to drive from wherever they are in the far-flung county to Goldendale to pay application fees, as “ridiculous.” He moved that the board sign a resolution requiring county departments to set up a process to take credit cards.
This time, the other two commissioners voted with him. No word on when the transition will take place, but that convenience is on its way.
Human Resources Director Robb Van Cleave gave an update on the status of the jail. He reported that the final transfer resolution is nearly complete and that he was getting assistance with the financial aspects from the county’s auditor, treasurer,
and fiscal manager.
In regard to the search for a jail manager, he said he would bring a request to next week’s meeting to hire a professional recruitment agency.
In response to a request from jail staff for more communication, he received permission from the union to inform jail staff directly, which otherwise is considered an unfair labor practice. That has made things easier, he said. Some things cannot be done until the department has been created, but he outlined a long list of what he called the mechanics of transferring oversight for the jail from the Sheriff’s Office to a new Department of Corrections that had to be done prior to transfer.
“Another big issue that I’ve run into,” he said, “is establishing a new what they call ORI number—an ORiginating agency Identifier. We cannot operate a jail under any circumstance without having an ORI number for the new Department of Corrections.” Research shows that an ORI is a nine-digit number required to deal with the FBI, whether it’s having them conduct a background check or obtaining fingerprint supplies and training aids.
Currently,
LASTING LEGACY: Ada Ruth Whitmore stands in front of a picture of her late husband, Lawrence. The Whitmore family continues to operate the popular Whoop-N-Holler Museum in Bickleton.
Fenton Lane Fire kept to 150 acres
Here’s what’s left after yesterday’s (July 17th) fi re in the area of Bickleton Hwy and Fenton Lane. Although it looks pretty bad, we were defi nitely lucky and kept it just under 150 acres. No one was injured and only 2 pump houses and an outbuilding were lost. The assistant chief attributes that to property owners keeping grass and weeds cut short around their homes and structures which made them able to be saved.
of Fenton Lane Fire at right from Rural 7 Fire Department.
Klickitat County Sheriff Bob Songer was transported to Klickitat Valley Health on Friday, July 12, with what appeared to be stroke symptoms. Songer was evaluated at Klickitat Valley Health and was eventually transported to a Portland hospital for further treatment and evaluation.
“As Sheriff’s Songer’s Undersheriff, I have been receiving daily updates from Sheriff Songer,” reported Undersheriff Carmen Knopes. “I am happy to report that he
has been walking around, eating, drinking coffee, and is ready to come home. I don’t believe this minor medical event will deter Sheriff Songer from working long hours, attending numerous meetings across the county including Posse and Posse Scout meetings, as well as the numerous events that he regularly attends throughout the year.
“I would like to express my gratitude to Klickitat County DEM/911, Klickitat County EMS, Klickitat
Valley Health, and Life Flight for providing such excellent care. I would especially like to thank everyone at Klickitat County Sheriff’s Office, Goldendale Police Department, Bingen-White Salmon Police Department, and Washington State Patrol for all the phone calls and messages concerning Sheriff Songer.” Since Knopes’ statement last week, Songer has been released from the hospital and is presently recuperating.
The Big Horn Fire continues to burn near Bickleton. The fire started at about 1:07 Monday afternoon and was driver by windy and dry conditions. Since its origin, multiple resources including air operations and approximately 100 firefighting personnel have responded to the initial attack.
At 5 p.m. Monday Washington State Fire Mobilization was activated to support the fire suppression efforts.
As of yesterday morning, the fire was threatening residential and agricultural lands, critical infrastucture, and a natural gas plant.
Public and firefighter safety, as in all fires, remain the most important priorities.
At 7 a.m. yesterday, a Southeast Incident Management Team
Type 3 (SEIMT3) took command of the fire and is working closely with the Klickitat County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO), county fire departments, and emergency management agencies.
East Road was reopened yesterday morning from Bickleton south to Hale Road.
Evacuation levels as of yesterday morning: Level 3 “Go Now”: East Road to Sand Ridge Road
to the east and Alder Creek south to the Columbia River.
Level 2 “Get Set”: Sand Ridge Road to the Klickitat County line.
Weather and fire behavior: Dry weather is expected to continue with 0% chance of rain. Daytime humidity will remain low, and winds are from 5 to 10 mph.
The fire is 13,800 acres and as of yesterday was 1% contained.
This information was provided by the public information officer of the South East Washington Interagency Team.
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This week’s Goldendale’s Attic Mystery Picture
Well, this one defies even an attempt to make up something funny about it. Wait–maybe the tires are being arrested for balding! Are those batteries in front of that pile of tires?
But those look like large dials on the top, not positive and negative poles. The two men are clearly law enforcement officers. Did they conduct a raid on black-market tires and
weird black boxes? Who knows? We sure don’t. All we know is this picture ran in The Sentinel sometime, lost in the annals of yesteryear. If you know anything about it, please send
us an email (info@goldendalesentinel.com), or give us a call (509-773-3777), or drop in at the office—and remember, you’re welcome to come in and take a look at the original photograph.
L ooking Back
July 24, 1924 – 100 Years Ago
A crew of beavers has commenced logging operations on the lower pond of the Pacific Power & Light Company. They cut green timber at the upper end of the pond where they have their camp located, which they skid into the water. This is carried down to the dam where it collects around the pipe intake, impeding the flow of water into the pipe with the result that Manager Till has to keep clearing away the debris in order to keep the plant running. The beavers seem to have jumped the company’s claim to the upper end of the pond and along the creek that leads into it. They pay no rent, and no sort of argument or legal action has yet been found to make them vacate. Manager Till states he would have no objections to them confining their operations below the dam.
July 24, 1924 – 100 Years Ago
Mrs. M. L. Sanders, guardian of the Campfire Girls, and ten of the girls left Saturday morning for a week’s outing at the William McEwen place on the Cedar Valley Road. Mrs. Nelia Binford also accompanied them.
July 26, 1934 – 90 Years Ago
The Island Lunch service station, at the corner of Columbus and Broadway operated by Ralph and George Nickerson, has a new beer cabinet that was installed by a representative of the “Hop Gold” beer company the past week. The new cabinet makes for greater efficiency in dispensing the beer and eliminates the wooden barrel formerly used.
July 11, 1944 – 80 Years Ago
Tune Wyers, veteran mail carrier who observed his 50th anniversary of carrying mail into Glenwood Valley Sunday by re-riding the route on horseback, arrived in Glenwood 30 minutes earlier than originally planned. Several hundred lined the streets of Glenwood to cheer his entry.
July 20, 1944 – 80 Years Ago
A Canadian granite cornerstone, weighing 300 pounds, was laid Monday morning as the workmen resumed work on the new Methodist church. “The Order of Laying the Corner Stone of a Church,” as prescribed by the Methodist Church was used. Rev. C. J. Hall read the service and The Prayer of Consecration in the presence of the workmen and a few who gathered unceremoniously as they saw the stone being delivered to the building site. Those present were the workmen Clement G. Zielinski, A. Roland Riley, and Roy B. Chapman. Besides these, there were R.M. Spoon, Ed Riley, Charles Dudley, Ted Cassell, and Rev. and Mrs. Hall
July 4, 1974 – 50 Years Ago
Editorial: In line with the current thinking in the federal government, which produced the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (better known as (OSHA), we present a modest proposal for the safety of these same bureaucrats responsible for OSHA. It has come to our attention that approximately 200 persons per year are killed in the United States by lightning on golf courses. Since bureaucrats spend as much time as anybody on golf courses, The Sentinel proposes a solution to eliminate this dreaded links carnage. Be it resolved that from now on all golfers on any golf course will dress in rubber-insulated suits which shall cover the entire body of the golfer. Golf shoes will be constructed of glass at least two inches thick. All suits must include a lightning rod at least 48 inches in length fastened to the top of the rubber headgear. The shafts of all golfers will be insulated with at least three inches of high-quality rubber. All golfers will be required to check the weather and file a play plan every three holes to minimize contact with lightning-potential storms. With these minor proposals, we hope to make golf safer and, above all, more fun.
—Richard Lefever Klickitat County Historical Society
Points to ponder:
There was a piece of cake on a plate in the office refrigerator with a note on it saying, “Don’t eat me.” Now there’s an empty plate with a note that says, “I don’t take orders from food.”
Here’s one way of making sure your sales promotion doesn’t bankrupt your business. A sign in a local barbershop read, “We offer senior-citizen discounts. Must be at least 80 years old and accompanied by a parent.”
My fan has three speeds: useless, useless, and wind tunnel.
It’s easy to lose your train of thought when the tracks don’t lead anywhere.
This picture has been colorized. Dr. Ogden was the first to identify Jay Creighton, and the rest of our IDers confirmed he was correct. The gentleman on the left was a little bit harder to recognize because you could only
see part of his face. He was identified as Arvo
which probably places this at Niemi’s Variety store. Niemi’s was where Goldendale Pharmacy is now and was a staple of Goldendale for almost 40 years.
Niemi,
OpiniOn
I received some fantastic news last week! I received an email that read:
“Hello Lou Marzeles.” (Okay, there should have been a comma after hello, but I’m a professional editor highly trained to notice such details in a world that drops punctuation and whole sentence errors by the dozen every second. I was willing to let that go. I figured they were just in such a hurry to share the good news.)
“This is Mazie Reddit.” (Hm. Okay, another pause. Really? Mazie Reddit? Reddit is a website. And I’ve never heard of anyone with the name Mazie, though I’m the first to admit I’m no expert on names. Oh, well. Let’s see…)
Lou Marzeles, Editor
“I’m from the Student Loan Debt Department.” (Wow! Okay. But wait a minute—what Student Loan Debt Department? From what agency or bank or whatever? Should I be concerned there isn’t more information about that?)
“We tried to contact you at your home at 117 W. Main Street in Goldendale.” (Well, wasn’t that thoughtful. But… that address is for The Sentinel Even though with the hours I work it could feel like that’s where I live, it’s actually not. And if they tried to contact me there, how come I didn’t get a call or mail or a visit in person from Mazie? Hm.)
“Your student loans have been marked as possibly eligible for forgiveness under the new 2024 guidelines.” (Get out! How cool is that? But… what new 2024 guidelines? From what agency or organization or governmental department? Shouldn’t that information be included? Hm again.)
“Your case number is #12514, and your file will remain open in my system for only one more day.” (Oh my gosh, she went and gave me a case number! She’s serious. And clearly I need to act quickly!)
“Please give your dedicated eligibility line a call on Friday at 877-607-0895. Our office hours are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. EST Monday through Friday.” (Golly. She even set up a dedicated phone line just for me! Talk about going the extra mile! Those hours seem a little strange. Maybe she’s accommodating us folks on the west coast for whom 11 a.m. Eastern time is only 8 a.m. Yeah. That’s got to be it.)
Well, you can imagine my hand was reaching for the phone to jump on this opportunity—when it suddenly hit me.
I don’t have any student loans. Never did. I was so brilliant, they paid me to go to college.
Okay, fine, I admit that’s a bit of an exaggeration. Okay, it’s a wholesale fabrication. But it was funny. I rest my case.
Mazie must have gotten the wrong name. Maybe it was another Lou Marzeles who lives at the newspaper address on Main Street.
But just maybe—and you must understand I am able to reach this conclusion because I have had military intelligence training—this was a scam!
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Mazie—if that is your real name—you and your kind feed off the gullibility of a trusting, and too often not fully observant, public. This ploy was not even very creative. At least stories of Nigerian princes trying to salvage their fortune with the help of kindly Americans have a certain imaginative flair. Some cons try to spin a little whimsy behind their larceny. But come on, Mazie. This is just dumb and too easily seen through.
The moral of the story: if some offer out of the blue seems for the best, it could very well be for the worst. Read and tread carefully.
Burn-out has got to go
The Festival of Wheels gave it another try this year. It seems the attendance has dwindled to much lower levels than when the event was new, 10 years ago. There are a lot of competing car shows this time of year, so it doesn’t surprise me . This year Goldendale Motorsports Association and ABATE brought back the burn-out, which was tried several times in the past with questionable benefits to the town. This year someone had the brilliant idea to use the old skateboard park as a place to stage the return of the burnout. It was held on the concrete slab, a tempting medium for anyone inclined to bum rubber. Rednecks of many degrees, punk kids or maybe the little old lady from Pasadena. I personally was left with a bad taste in my mouth and lungs. Even though I made it a point to stay away from the burn-out and was at my home where I thought I would escape the noise and smoke, when the toxic cloud rose from the park and drifted over the Little Klickitat River Park (the swimming pool) on to the kids and families at the pool and on to me while I was sitting on my property. We were contaminated by the toxins in the smoke, and my eyes and throat were imitated, and my lungs filled with carbon monoxide and other cancer causing toxic compounds
for three hours. I think the city of Goldendale needs to rethink supporting burnouts in our park. Next year don’t issue a permit to any group that wants to burn-out. There are places in the county where it could be held, just not in the city please. I hate toxic smoke, and you should too.
On Sept 4 I will be asking the mayor and his administration to make an ordinance forbidding anyone from reckless unsafe burnouts in any ones neighborhood or any street in the Goldendale city limits. I would appreciate some support from like-minded citizens at the council meeting. Let them know how you feel.
Where the real problem is
In regard to the article “City addresses parking on Broadway,” what’s the problem? On East Main Street, two cars can’t pass each other, let alone a semi. When another car approaches, one of you must pull over so the other can pass. Who initiated this Broadway “problem”? The problem on East Main is between King Street and Chatfield. You can park on the north side of the street, but not on my side, which is the south side. Semi’s even use it, blocking the whole road. I find this way more of a problem than Broadway.
Ken McKune Goldendale
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we seek to stop an environmental policy that seeks to shut down natural gas and propane and force solar and wind in our backyards over our objections. Please support Gloria Mendoza and Deb Manjarrez.
I recently received an updated “Terms for Business and Deposit Account Agreement” from Columbia Bank. I am not in the habit of reading the fine print but for some reason this time I did. I came across an “added” line that I found very concerning. Again, this line is both for personal and business accounts. It reads: “We may refuse to open and account and may close your account at any time for any reason or for no reason at all.”
John Aaron Enright Goldendale
They’re the right people
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.
Letters from the community
alarming Republican “slow coup” in public forums in 2010, described in this 2013 Facebook post: https:// bit.ly/3L7KeA8.
Chris Corry Yakima
Ken Margraf Goldendale
No drama
I encourage the voters in Washington State Legislative District 17 (LD17) to vote for Marla Keethler to be our representative to the Washington State Senate.
“For No Reason At All” I particularly found offensive.
Since 2019, I have had the honor of representing Klickitat County in Olympia along with my amazing seatmate, Gina Mosbrucker. My family and I have been welcomed with open arms by the people and communities around the county. The district lines change this year was a significant blow, but I still hold Klickitat County in my heart.
However, I am thrilled to endorse two exceptional candidates, Gloria Mendoza and Deb Manjarrez, who I believe will be outstanding representatives of Klickitat County in Olympia. They are aligned with our shared, down-to-earth rural Washington values.
Both Deb and Gloria have family roots here in Central Washington. They both own businesses and understand the importance of lower taxes, supporting law enforcement, and protecting agriculture from predatory regulations in Olympia.
I will be glad to have them working alongside me in Olympia as
Marla first served as a White Salmon city councilor, is now the mayor, is on the board of the Hood River-White Salmon Bridge Authority and was elected to the board of the Association of Washington Cities. She is consistent in her policies, understands the process of governing, is a good communicator, uses her staff wisely, does not bring attention to herself, and works in the best interest of the people she represents. There is no drama with Marla.
You can read about her at www. marlaforsenate.com.
Janet Holen White Salmon
You are our last chance
We have one last chance to save our democracy!
We’ve had a long time to prevent what is now an extreme emergency. The first alarm was in 2000, when SCOTUS decided the Bush-Gore election outcome. That alarm became louder and more urgent in 2009. I started to write about the
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Now, in 2024, it has a name: “Project 2025” detailed in a 950-page document. It’s a planned coup that calls for devolving our democratic republic to a dictatorship mixed with Christian nationalism and predatory corporations operating outside the rule of law and civil protections. And it’s no longer “slow” because it’s almost done.
For years, right-wing Republicans have been putting pieces in place for a successful coup, while too many unaware Americans have not voted or were duped to vote against their own best interests.
Trump instigated insurrection, and right-wing Trumpers in Congress have blocked beneficial legislative progress and strengthened seditious efforts.
Moreover, Trump appointed right-wing lackeys to SCOTUS and stacked the lower courts with more of his minions. SCOTUS with its recent Immunity and Chevron rulings has built the legal foundation for Trump’s smooth implementation of Project 2025, if elected.
We have only one last defense against the loss of our republic, the rule of law, and rights and protections, such as Social Security and protecting clear air, water, and healthy food:
That one last defense is you and a strong majority of Americans voting for Democrats up and down the ballot on November 5, 2024.
There’s only one issue on the 2024 ballot: Save our democracy! And that’s in your own best interest! If we fail to do this, then we lose everything else that matters to us as American citizens.
Steve Heitmann White Salmon
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One of my favorite people to write about in this column, Shane Scott, continues to show what a talented young cowboy he is. I wrote about Shane in early June as he was the No. 9 draft pick in the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) draft. He was selected by the Texas Rattlers and is the youngest rider to ever be drafted to the PBR. Shane, son of Amy and Shawn Roggenkamp and Trevor and Courtney Scott, and grandson of Oop and Diane Burgin and Marilyn and the late Mike Scott, just went to the last National High School Rodeo Finals of his high school career. While the bull riding didn’t go his way this year, it was thrilling to watch Shane ride to the championship for the second year in a row in the saddle bronc event.
As if this year hasn’t already been incredibly awesome for Shane, he recently received a full-ride scholarship to Western Texas College in Snyder, Texas. Congratulations, Shane. We’ll all continue to follow your career and root for you from Glenwood. While our other Glenwood kids, Joslyn Arnold, Peyton Sanchey, and Blake Masden did not have the success they hoped for at the National Finals, they all did well and represented Team Washington well. Joslyn was dealing with a pretty rough illness but did not give up. She worked hard in both her breakaway rop-
ing and goat tying, which demonstrated a lot more stamina than many of us could have shown under the same circumstances. Hold your heads high, Glenwood cowgirls and cowboy. You have made all of us here in your hometown very proud.
Younger cowgirls Jocee and Jentry Hoctor traveled to Pendleton over the weekend for their Western States Junior Rodeo in Pendleton. Despite the earlier-than-usual start each day, the horses and roping stock did have a hard time with the heat. Although we weren’t able to attend this rodeo, we learned that the sisters both did very well in all their events. Way to go, Hoctor cowgirls.
I heard that we won’t be receiving hard copy premium books for the county fair this year and we will need to find the information we seek on their website, www.klickitatcountyfair.com. I didn’t fi nd the actual book when I looked on the site. I would suggest you go to their site and click on “contact us” and you will see a contact person and phone number for each department. The fair runs August 14 through the 18th, but exhibits usually need to be entered between certain hours on the Tuesday of fair week, which would be August 13 this year. Several people in our community have expressed interest in entering their projects this year.
Josh and Randi Krieg, educators at Goldendale Middle and High Schools, recently facilitated three Curriculum for Agricultural Science Education(CASE) professional development institutes at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington, to teach Introduction to Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (AFNR), Environmental Science Issues (ESI), and Small Gas Engines (SGE) CASE curricula.
CASE 4 Learning is committed to designing an inquiry-based agricultural curriculum that meets the current demands of teachers, students, and industry.
CASE 4 Learning provides comprehensive professional development
and workshops for new and seasoned teachers to achieve lifetime certification, learn new coursework, and build a community of support. Upon certification, all CASE 4 Learning teachers have access to course updates, training, and support for the remainder of their career. The curriculum is designed to spiral and scaffold course concepts, incorporate APP (Activity, Project, or Problem) modalities, and meet core standards to equip teachers and schools to help students become lifelong learners and prepare them for college or careers. The curriculum was written by CASE 4 Learning. CASE is an acronym for Curriculum for Agricultural Science Education and is an ini-
tiative of the National Council for Agricultural Education (The Council.)
During the CASE Institutes, Randi spent 7 days facilitating AFNR and Josh spent 10 days facilitating ESI and SGE in Pullman, WA. The Kriegs worked through nearly every lesson in the three respective curricula and educated 37 other agriculture and science teachers from across the nation on how to deliver lessons in an inquiry-based way that shifts the focus in the classroom from teacherled to student-directed learning.
“I love the ability to help other agriculture teachers feel comfortable and confident teaching content specific information. CASE 4 Learning is an awesome vehicle to teach content in an engaging way. If the teachers have a positive learning experience in which they feel properly prepared to teach, then that excitement for these inquiry lessons will transfer to their own students at home,” said Randi Krieg. For more information about CASE 4 Learning, visit www.case4learning. org.
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WEEKLY AND MONTHLY EVENTS
Every Wednesday,Monday, and Fri- day
• Alcoholics Anonymous, Goldendale United Methodist Church, 7-8 p.m... Monday
• Popup Café – 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. lunch and support group at the Masonic Lodge on Columbus until further notice. Café is open weekly on Monday and Wednesday.
• Programs for Peaceful Living Domestic Violence Victim support group via zoom Mondays 10 a.m. 509-773-6100 or 509493-1533.
• The Coalition for Preventing Abuse in Klickitat County (CPAKC) 4 p.m. every 2nd Monday via Zoom. 509-773-3776 or CPAKC on Facebook.
• Goldendale City Council meetings 6 p.m. 1103 S Columbus 1st and 3rd Monday of every month except on holidays.
• Book Discussion Group meets every third Monday at 11 a.m. – Goldendale Library
• One on One Tech Help 1st Monday of the month 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the Goldendale Library, call to set up an appointment 509-773-4487
• Goldendale School Board Work Session: 2nd Monday of the month at the Primary School Library.
• Goldendale School Board Meeting: 4th Monday of the month at the High School Cafeteria. Tuesday
• EPIC Youth Center at 1106 S Roosevelt in Goldendale is open from 10 - 11:30 am for grades 5 – 8. Come enjoy indoor and outdoor activities such as soccer, volleyball, dodge ball, pickleball, table tennis and more. Meet new people and make new friends. For updates, check out our website at epicyouthcenter.org.
• Wellness Warriors 3 – 4 p.m. on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at the Goldendale Library on Burgen Street. Join us as our local health department nurses teach us about different wellness topics to keep ourselves safe an healthy. Topics include: Hand Hygiene, Nutrition, Physical Activity, Emotional Health, & Safety/Injury Prevention. All ages are welcome, topics will be covered at an elementary school level.
• Board of County Commissioners meeting every Tuesday Klickitat County Courthouse, 205 S Columbus Goldendale. Visit www.klickitatcounty. org/643/Board-of-CountyCommissioners for information, agenda, and link for Zoom meeting.
• TOPS Club Inc. – Taking Pounds off Sensibly 10 a.m. the Nazarene Church on Grant and Allyn. Questions? Sally/ojala@ gmail.com.
• Goldendale Junior Community Chamber 7 p.m. 2nd Tuesday of every month at Umpqua Bank. Call 509-250-0625
• Goldendale Photo Club 2nd
Tuesday of Every month 105 West Main 6 p.m. Jeanne Morgan 10-5 M-F at 509-772-2717
• KC Fair Board Meetings 1st Tuesday of the month is a Workshop, 3rd Tuesday of the month
Community Events
is a Board Meeting.
• Soroptimist International of Goldendale, 5:30 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesday of the month. Dedicated to helping women and youth in our community and worldwide. All welcome. Contact Betty 509-250-3746.
• BINGO night: 3 p.m. on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at the High Prairie Community Center on Struck Rd. Meals and cards for purchase (discounted kids’ meals) Come meet your neighbours and enjoy some family fun!
Wednesday
• Healing Song Circle: 6:30 –7:30 p.m. every 4th Wednesday of the month, Missing Corner in BZ Corner. Song in healing for our hearts, our communities, and our world. Please come join us for this monthly community offering. We will be hosting and inviting many songwriters to share their songs too! Super excited to see you there! By donation $10-20, no one turned away. RSVP at laurarosedoctor@ gmail.com, 509-637-9425.
• Learn and Play! – 2 – 3 p.m. every 4th Wednesday of the month at the Goldendale Library. Fun and learning for you and your little ones!
• Family Fun Night at the Goldendale American Legion on Broadway St. 4th Wednesday of every month at 6:30
• Free Youth Cooking Classes: 4-6 p.m. every other Wednesday, beginning Sept. 20th, 2023 – June 2024 at The Harbour 125 W. Main St. Goldendale. Children 13+, come join us at the Youth Drop-In Center for free cooking classes. 509-281-0288 or email cassidy@wagap.org
• Snowden Community Council Meetings – 1st Wednesday of the month at 6:30 at the Cherry Lane Fire Station
• Kiwanis 7 a.m. Simcoe Café 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month.
• Gorge Farmers Co-op Pickup 4 – 6 p.m. Columbia Grange 87, Lyle
• Beginning Quilt class 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. call 3C’s Fabric to sign up 509-261-2815
• Trivia at the American Legion – (on hold through summer) every week 6:30 p.m.
• Family Story Time at 10:30
– 11:30 a.m., Goldendale Library
• Popup Café – 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. lunch and support group at the Masonic Lodge on Columbus until further notice. Café is open weekly on Monday and Wednesday.
• Lyle Community Council Meetings are the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 6:30, Lyle Activity Center (308 Klickitat). Meetings also available via Zoom https://lylewa.com/about-us.
Thursday
• Drinking Democratically 6 - 7:30 p.m. the third Thursday of the month. Food and drink available for purchase. Call Carol for location 971-404-1935
• EPIC Youth Center at 1106 S Roosevelt in Goldendale is open from 10 - 11:30 a.m. for grades 1 - 4. Come enjoy indoor and outdoor activities such as floor hockey, balloon volleyball, dodge ball and more. Meet new people and make new friends. For updates, check out our website at epicyouthcenter.org
• EPIC Youth Center at 1106 S Roosevelt in Goldendale is open for all youth from 6:30-8 p.m. for indoor and/or outdoor activities. Meet new people, have fun playing soccer, dodge ball, gaga ball and more! For updates, check out our website at epicyouthcenter.org or follow us on Facebook.
• Al Anon Group meets at 7 p.m. at the Nazarene Church 124 W Allyn in Goldendale. Call 509-310-3377 with questions.
• Learn and Play! 10:30 –11:30 a.m. at the White Salmon Library. Stories, songs, puppets, crafts and more for young children (birth through 5yrs) and their parents or caregivers pre-
sented by White Salmon Valley Community Library Staff. Free book for each participant provided by the FVRL Foundation.
• Goldendale Grange #49 Meeting – 4th Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at 228 E Darland in Goldendale
• New Parent Support Group – 10 a.m. weekly 120 W. Stuben at Mugs Café in Bingen. Join us for community support at our weekly meeting at Mugs Cafe in Bingen. We meet in the back room. Children are welcome & encouraged. There is a small play area to keep little hands busy. We’d love to see you there!
• Bingo - on hold until the end of Summer. Goldendale American Legion Thursdays - card packets go on sale 6:30 p.m. game starts 7 p.m. Food available
• Bingo - High Prairie Community Center, 2nd Thursday of every month, doors open at 6, starts at 6:30. Questions contact Lori Sweeney 503-260-7129
• WAGAP Mobile Food Bank – 1st Thursday of the month: 9-10:30 a.m. Wishram school, 10:45 - 11:30 Wishram Heights Housing, 12–2 p.m. Dallesport Community Center, 3-5 p.m. Lyle Lions Club. 3rd Thursday of the month: 9-11 a.m. Trout Lake Baptist Church, 12-2 p.m. BZ Corner Community Building. Call 509-493-2662 ext 208 for more information.
• Narcotics Anonymous, 7 - 8 p.m. weekly at the United Methodist Church, 109 E Broadway Goldendale.
Friday
• Bingo – 2nd & 4th Friday of the month, Mt Adams Elks Lodge 124 NE Church Ave, White Salmon. Doors open at 5:30, Bingo at 6 and the Salmon Run Grill is open from 5:30 –7:30
• Beginning Quilt Class 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. call 3C’s Fabric to sign up 509-261-2815
• Knitting and Stitching Circle – 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. White Salmon Community Library
• GamerNoon for teens 3 – 5 p.m. at the Goldendale Library. Come play tabletop and board games.
• Crafternoons at the Library –every 4th Friday 2:30 – 4 p.m. for ages 7-10 (all ages welcome at the Goldendale Library).
Saturday
• Hope Neighborhood 4:30 - 6 p.m. 115 E Main Street, Goldendale at the Goldendale Senior Center. A time of fellowship, bible reading, and discussion for those seeking to learn and grow in God’s word.
• Art Club: Saturday at 1 p.m. at Apollonia Book Store in Goldendale
• Lyle Lions Pancake Breakfast 1st Saturday of every month 7 a.m. -10 a.m. Omelettes and ham and eggs cooked to order. Endless Pancakes. Location: Lyle Lions Community Center 5th & State Street (Hwy 14).
• Columbia Grange meets the 2nd Saturday of every month.
• Goldendale Aglow Lighthouse meets from 2 - 4 p.m. at the Senior Center 3rd Saturday of every month –, 115 E. Main St. Goldendale
• 3rd Saturday Dinners –Bavarian Deli 5 – 7 p.m. Local Beef brisket $25
• Family Storytimes 10:30 –11:30 a.m. 1st Saturday of the month @ the Goldendale Library
FARMERS MARKETS
Goldendale Farmers’ Market
9 a.m. - 2 p.m. every Saturday at the Goldendale Chamber office on Broadway.
Lyle Farmers & Crafters
Market 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. July 14,& 28, August 11 & 25, and Septembr 15th. Located at the Lyle Community Center.
White Salmon Farmers’ Market 4 - 7 p.m. every Tuesday in Rhinegarten Park
High Prairie Farmers Market 701 Struck Road, Lyle
(between Centerville & Lyle), the 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. June – September. Vendors, please contact Bea Wilson 509-6370584.
MUSEUMS
Presby Museum 127 West Broadway in Goldendale. Open May 1 - Octiber 13 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Closed on Mondays. Visit https://www.presbymuseum.com/or call 509-773-4303 for more information.
Gorge Heritage Musuem 202 E Humbolt Street in Bingen. Call the Museum at (509) 493-3228 or email ghm@gorge.net for hours. Twin Bridges Museum 403 Klickitat Street in Lyle. Open every Saturday from June through September from 12 - 5 p.m. Visit https://twinbridgesmuseum.wordpress.com/ Carousel Musuem 4 East Market Street in BickletonOpen Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. and Sunday 12 - 4 p.m. Visit https://www.bickletoncommunity.org/carousel-museumor call 509-896-2007
Whoop-N-Holler Museum 1 Whitmore Rd in Bickleton. Open Monday - Friday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. 509-896-2582
Maryhill Musuem of Fine Art 35 Maryhill Musuem of Art Drive, Maryhill. Open 120 a.m.5 p.m. March 15 - November 15. https://www.maryhillmuseum. org/visit
Klickitat Historical Museum Klickitat - more information coming.
COMMUNITY EVENTS
July 1 – 31,2024, Klickitat School District Summer Meal Program: 12 - 1 p.m. Klickitat School 99 School Drive. Klickitat School District will be providing FREE summer meals to youth age 18 and below. Contact Superintendent Kendrick Lester at 509-369-4145.
July 24, 2024, Beef Counts /2nd Harvest food Distribution: at the Goldendale High School.
July 24 - 28, 2024 Broken Spur Rodeo Association Summer Camp: 149 Willis Road call 541-993-9560 for details. Come have fun with your horses and your friends. Jan Wallace clinician, helmets required. Cost is $150.
July 24, 2024, American Red Cross Blood Drive: 12 - 5 p.m. at Skyline Hospital in White Salmon.
July 24 - 28, 2024 Broken Spurs Rodeo Summer Camp: 149 Willis Road, Goldendale. Come have fun with your horses and your friends. Cost is $150. Jan Wallace clinician. Helmets required. Contact Pat Shamek 541-993-9560 or visit Broken Spurs Rodeo Association on Facebook.
July 25, 2024, Gorge Women in STEM Fair: 4 - 6 p.m. at Daubenspeck Park 413 West Humboldt St. Bingen. All staff at Gorge Tech companies with middle school-aged kids are invited to come and enjoy this event! Join us to hear from Women in STEM careers Women in STEM and tech industry jobs will host at booths set up in the park. The hosts will have an easy, fun and tech-oriented hands-on activity for the kids, and will also share a brief presentation on how their present careers evolved from their education in STEM, and/or what working as a woman in the tech industry is all about.
Booth activities, food and drinks will be provided!
July 26 & 27, 2024 High Prairie Firehouse Sale: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. at the Old Red Firehall 704 Centerville Hwy. Work party is 7/25 from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Yard Sale Fundraiser for High Prairie Fire District #14. Donations & volunteers welcome.
July 26 - 28, 2024 Canyon Days: Get ready for the 46th annual Klickitat Canyon Days Festival! Join us as we celebrate life in the canyon. Most events are free, and there will also be lots of great food and items to purchase. It will be sunny and hot, so come prepared and bring your swimsuit! Check out the Events tab to plan a fabulous weekend in beautiful Klickitat, Washington. See you there! Free parking is available throughout town as well as in the school parking lot. The Sage Coffee Shop and Bakery, The Landing Cafe, The Canyon Market, and Huntington’s provide great food and drink options all weekend long. Kiddie Carnival (starts at 6) & Free hot dog dinner (at 7) Friday night at the Community Center, 6 - 7:30 p.m. Outdoor movie starts at sundown (around 9 p.m.). Saturday starts with breakfast at the firehall from 7 - 10 a.m. The 5K registration starts at 7:30 with the run starting at8 a.m. Market with live music and kids activities starts at 9, 3 on 3 basketball at 10, Parade at 11, car show at 11:15 and the Rubby ducky race pickup at 6 p.m. Sunday the co ed volleyball tournamet starts at 9. July 27 – 28, 2024 W.E. Rock Crawl Western Series Round 3: 290 Pipeline Road, Broken Boulder Farm, Goldendale. Gates open at 9 am. both days. Bring your chairs! Food and rest rooms are available on site as well. There will be off-road vendors and lots of spectators and teams. The sport of World Extreme Rock Crawling or W.E. ROCK is all about challenging driver and machine. Competitors build amazing vehicles to drive over the most extreme obstacles our world renowned course designers can dream up. Conquering large boulders, steep climbs, rock ledges and massive drops, all while avoiding strategically placed cones. Depending on the class the competitors choose to compete in their vehicle must follow some basic build rules and safety requirements. The rules are designed to keep each class fair while allowing the builder freedom to engineer the most competitive vehicle they can.
July 27, 2024 Takohachi Q Ensemble: 11 a.m 228 E Darland Goldendale at the Goldendale Grange Hall. Come experience the enchanting world of Japanese culture through captivating storytelling and traditional music in this family-friendly program. Sponsored by Ft Vancouver Regional Library.
August 1, 2024, 2024Summer Party: 5:30 - 8 p.m. at Zepher Inc, 310 Larch St. in Bingen. Get ready for the gorge tech community’s best party of the summer! The 2024 GTA Summer Party is August 1st at Zepher in Bingen. Enjoy Murphy’s brisket while enjoying cold beverages and chatting with GTA members and friends. It’s the best way to network… in a relaxed summer atmosphere! Register here https://www.eventbrite. com/e/2024-gta-summer-partytickets-934541547927
August 3, 2024, Annual Back to School Bash: 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. on the Courthouse Lawn in Goldendale. Free school supplies will be given away. Drawing for 3 free backpacks. Food, games, inflatables and school supplies. Come join the fun! This FREE event is organized by Goldendale Church of the Nazarene 509-7734216.
August 6, 2024, National Night Out: 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. on the County Courthouse lawn in Goldendale. Fun for the whol family! Come meet our local law enforcement
August 8, 2024, Free Sports Physicals: 1 - 5 p.m. at the Goldendale High School cafeteria. We’ve teamed up with KVH to bring you sports physicals, Impact Testing and the option
to purchase your GHS ASB all in one place! All GHS & GMS athletes need to complete their registration for 2024/25 athletic participation in Final Forms! https:// goldendale-wa.finalforms.com YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS THIS! (Any student-athlete 7 - 12 grade who will be participating in athletics this coming school year is required to have a current physical on record with GSD.) *Authorization form signed by parent / guardian is required.
August 8, 2024, Friends of the Goldendale Library Ice Cream Social: 5 - 7 p.m. at the Goldendale Community Library.
August 14, 2024 End of Summer at your Library party: 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. at the Goldendale Community Library.
August 14 - 18, 2024, Klickitat County Fair and Rodeo: visit https://www.klickitatcountyfair. com/ for the full schedule.
August 27, 2024, Homeschool Hangout: 1 - 2 p.m. at the Goldendale Community Library. This is a drop in program with hands on activities designed for at home learners and their caregivers. Meet other homeschool families and explore our library homeschool resources.
August 31, 2024, Bickleton Community Day: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. downtown Bickleton. Join us for our annual community day. There will be a meet and greet for all types of classic vehicles, , live music, arts and crafts, a pie sale, flea market, and vendors. Information call 509-896-2007, vendors call 509-896-2113.
August 31 - September 2, 2024, Maryhill Ratz presents the 2024 RVOD Freeride visit https://www.maryhillratz. com/2024/06/2024-rvod-freeride/ for more information. The Maryhill Ratz and Skate School are teaming up to bring you the University of Maryhill. As part of the RVOD G-Ride, Headmaster Joe Lehm and his world class coaching staff start on Friday afternoon and continue throughout the weekend, with on-course coaching and difficulty options for ALL skill levels. This weekend is also the Tour de Maryhill. The top 24 qualifiers per class will race. Your qualifying time is made up of one solo run plus the average of your 2 fastest times between approximately 1pm and 3pm on Saturday, this time window will be announced ahead of time. You must have at least 2 runs within this time period to qualify for the Tour de Maryhill. The maximum racers per class is 24. If there are more than 24 racers in a class, only the top 24 times will race. September 7, 2024, Splendour of the River: 5 - 9 p.m. at the Maryhill Museum. Support Maryhill Museum’s mission to ignite a journey of educational enrichment in the Columbia Gorge! Together we hold the keys to an enchanting future. Tickets available and sponsorships available at www.maryhillmuseum.org or 509-773-3733.
September 6 - 8, 2024, Huckleberry Festival: Daubenspeck Park, Bingen. Join us for the annual HuckFest where we celebrate all things Hucklberry! Music starts at 5 p.m. Friday night and continues throughout the weekend. There will be a firemen’s breakfast Saturday morning. Parade starts at 11 Saturday as well. Find a seat on the sidewalks of Steuben between Walnut and Maple. For the kids there will be games like a watermelon eating contest, hula hoop contest, gunny sack racing and the infamous egg toss from 2:00 – 4:00 pm on Saturday, north of the playground. Visit https:// huckleberry-fest.com/for a full list of musicians.
September 17, 2024, Full Harvest Moon Celebration: 7 - 9 p.m. at the Field of Stars Boutique 514 S Columbus #4 Goldendale.
Joyce Grassmyer
December 14, 1942 – June 27, 2024
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Joyce Grassmyer, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. With a joyful heart, she passed peacefully on June 27, 2024, at the age of 81.
Joyce was born on December 14, 1942, in Yakima, Washington, to Real and Ester Sullens. She enjoyed a simple, joy-filled childhood. As a young woman, she met the love of her life, William Grassmyer. They shared 50 wonderful years of marriage before his passing.
Joyce cherished her family above all else, always putting their needs before her own. Her generous spirit knew no bounds, as she gave selflessly to others in need. She faced life’s challenges with unwavering loyalty, kindness, and a sense of
humor that brought light and laughter to everyone around her.
She is survived by her two sons, Rick and wife Tina Grassmyer, and Mark and wife Christie Grassmyer; as well as her grandchildren, Ryan, Audrey, and Dalton; her sister Claudia Young; and brother Rick Sullens. She is also fondly remembered by many friends and extended family.
A memorial service to celebrate Joyce’s life will be held on Friday, July 26, 2024, at 11 a.m. at New Life Assembly of God Church, 1602 S Columbus Ave, Goldendale, with a graveside service to follow. We hope you will join us as we celebrate and remember the countless joyful memories we shared with Joyce. She will be dearly missed and forever in our hearts.
75 days without wetting rains
Millions of acres of national forest lands across Washington and Oregon are continuing to see record-breaking dry timber conditions on both sides of the Cascades.
These critical conditions are spurring rapid wildfire growth from recent lightning storms including the July 16-17th storms which produced over 2,000 strikes in 48 hours.
How many days without rain?
Places like the FremontWinema and Deschutes national forests in Oregon have surpassed 75 days without wetting rains.
And 45 days without wetting rain is widespread across the Pacific Northwest from the Rogue RiverSiskiyou area of far southern Oregon over to the Wallowa-Whitman range in the east and north into the Okanogan-Wenatchee
country of central Washington.
“This is shaping up to be another monster fi re year in the Pacific Northwest and it’s just mid-July,” said Ed Hiatt, Pacific Northwest Assistant Fire Director for Operations. “We’re at the highest level of wildfi re response possible in the region and nation.”
With 14 large wildfi res currently burning on national forests in the region, all 17 national forests are now in campfi re restrictions to help prevent any human-caused wildfires. Annually, humancaused ignitions account for 75% of all wildfi res in Oregon and Washington.
“We can’t prevent lightning, but we can prevent human starts,” added Hiatt. “We can also prepare for the grueling summer ahead with a smoke-ready home, a family ready-set-go evacuation plan, and defensible space.”
Temperatures are expected to slightly cool by the end of the week.
BAPTIST
Columbus Avenue Baptist, S.B.C. 815 N Columbus, Goldendale, 509.773.4471; Pastor David Beseler, Sun School 9:45am, Sun Worship 11am, Sun Bible Study 6pm, Prayer Meeting Mon 6pm, Youth & Children's groups Wed 6pm; ColumbusABC.org, YouTube, FaceBook, ColumbusABC@embarqmail.com.
CATHOLIC - Holy Trinity Catholic 307 Schuster, Goldendale; Father William Byron, 509.773.4516. Sat Eve Mass 5:30pm; Sun Mass 9am & 10:30am. Eve of Holy Days 7pm; Holy Days 9am. Daily Mass Mon-Fri 9am CCD Classes Wed 2:15-3:30pm, K thru grade 6; Wed 7-8:30pm grades 7-12. Confessions every other Saturday noon -1pm
EASTERN ORTHODOX
Ss. Joachim & Anna Orthodox Mission
301 NW 2nd St, Goldendale, 907-317-3828; Rev John Phelps; Sat: 5:30pm Vespers; Sun: 8:15am Orthros, 9:30am Liturgy; Wed: 7pm Youth Group; Fri: 9pm Compline
Church Directory
GRACE BRETHREN
Community Grace Brethren 1180 S Roosevelt, Goldendale. Pastor Aaron Wirick. 509.773.3388. Sun Svc 10:30am in person. Tue: Youth Group 6-8pm. Wed: AWANA 2pm GoldendaleGrace.com. Watch us on Facebook Live: Facebook.com/GoldendaleGrace "Learning - Living - Loving JESUS."
LUTHERAN
Christ the King Lutheran S Columbus & Simcoe Dr, Goldendale; Vicar Ann Adams. 509.773.5750. Worship services 10am Everyone welcome.
METHODIST - United Methodist
Columbus & Broadway, Goldendale; Pastor Kendra Behn-Smith; 509.773.4461. Service
times: Worship 9:00 ; Adult classes 10:45 ; Fall & Winter All are welcome. Call the church for regularly scheduled events.
NAZARENE - Church of the Nazarene
124 W Allyn, Goldendale; Pastor Earnie Winn and Pastor Greta Sines. 509.773.4216; Sunday
worship 10:45 ; Sunday School all ages 9:30 ; goldendalenaz@gmail.com.
NEW LIFE ASSEMBLY of GOD
1602 S Columbus, Goldendale; Pastor Kevin Gerchak, 509.773.4650; Sun. School 9:30 ; Morning Worship Service 10:30am; Family Night on Wed. 7pm with programs for ages 3 years through adult. NON-DENOMINATIONAL
RIVER of LIFE CHURCH of GOD 2023 Pipeline Rd, Goldendale; Pastors Rod & Cathy Smith, 509-250-0222, Sunday Worship 10:30am; Wednesday Bible Study 7pm RiverofLife222.org
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST
1/2 mile east on Bickleton Hwy. Sabbath School Sat. 9:30am; Worship Service 11am; Pastor Michael Smith; 509.773.4381
Centerville Community Church 508 Dalles Mountain Road, Centerville, WA 98613; 509-637-3068; Pastor Patti McKern; pastorpatti53@gmail.com; Sunday Worship Celebration 10am "Find refreshment for your soul and friends for your journey."
Father’s House Fellowship
207 S Klickitat Ave, 509.773.4719. Basic Bible Fellowship 9:30am; Worship 10:30am; Tue. 6:30pm Freedom Now Meeting. “A Gospel-Centered Church.”
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agencies, fi re departments, and other public safety departments. The county will have to set up an account with them for the corrections department.
Other items he mentioned included creating new cell phone accounts, procuring a new copier, adding new call signs for the dispatchers, reconfiguring the computer system, securing a new credit card and new fuel cards for the department, transferring medical pharmacy billing, setting up firearms and taser training, down to designing and procuring new shoulder patches and stationery.
“The internal items cannot wait until after the transfer,” he told commissioners. “They need to be ready on the transfer date so that when we fl ip the switch, everything is ready.”
“Everybody has been very helpful,” he added, “including the sheriff’s office.”
The afternoon session featured an update on the Gorge Commission with Executive Director Krystyna Wolniakowski and Klickitat County’s representative on the Commission, Valerie Fowler. They were asked to explain why Klickitat County did not join the other five counties in the National Scenic Area and enact their own land use ordinances to match the
Scenic Area Management Plan. Wolniakowski explained that when the National Scenic Area Act passed in 1986, there were various opinions on what the impacts would be.
Many people embraced the idea that the Gorge would not become a strip mall, like the one just outside the Scenic Area across the Sandy River.
Others were incensed that it set up an agency with the power to tell people who were building in the area what colors they could paint their homes.
“I think the other five counties wanted to actually have a say in how they interpreted the ordinance,” she said. “They also adopted it because they would have an economic benefit. They could access the $8.5 million-dollar revolving loan fund that Congress created as part of the Act to support startup businesses and business expansions.”
In the other five counties—Skamania, Clark, Wasco, Hood River, and Multnomah—matching land use ordinances were enacted, and Scenic Area applications are handled by those counties’ planning departments. The Gorge Commission only gets involved if someone appeals a county decision.
But in Klickitat County, all land use applications for the portion of the county in the Scenic Area have
to go directly to the Gorge Commission, which by law cannot charge anything for processing those applications. And because the county hasn’t enacted its own matching regulations, Klickitat County businesses aren’t allowed to apply for the revolving loan funds.
Commissioners seemed genuinely surprised about some of this information and promised more questions when the Gorge Commission returns for their next report.
Under the consent agenda, commissioners approved:
• A contract extension for construction at the Columbia Gorge Regional Airport in Dallesport.
• A letter of support for a Columbia Land Trust grant application for the Trout Lake Phase 5 Agricultural Easement.
• An annual Reimbursement Grant Contract between Klickitat County Emergency Management and SECO Basic Service Washington State Military Department and State 911 Funds.
• A Courthouse Lawn Licensing Agreement and Waiver of Fees request from the Nazarene Church for the use of the Courthouse Lawn on August 3, 2024 for their annual Back to School Bash.
classic displays with new ones. “I want visitors to come and a month later have them see something new.” The transition has been busy for the Whitmores. “I told Dave, ‘Are we ever going to get done?’ and he said no,” Debbie Whitmore remarked. “It’s been tons of work for us, but his siblings have been good to help.” There will be five heirs to the Whitmore corporation, who intend to assist in the continuance of the estate as their
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Sentinel always made the FPB available online. But there were complaints from some board members that the newspaper was “getting rich” off advertising sold for the book and “stealing
parents wished. “We’re looking to continue how our parents were running the museum,” Debbie Whitmore explained, “while continuing to add the things we still have in storage.” Donations are accepted for tours when the grounds are open to the public to support continued operations on the estate. “We’re donation only; if you feel like you got your money’s worth, you donate,” David described. Despite the busy schedule of ownership
money that belongs to us.”
In reality, The Sentinel made only slightly more than its expenses involved in producing and printing the FPB. (Some connected with the board as recently as a few weeks ago still maintained The Sentinel used to charge the board for printing of the FPB. Not once in 80 years did the paper charge the board a penny for any work on the book, including its printing.)
Fair Board President Debbie Woodward told The Sentinel in May, “This year we will not have a traditional-looking premium book. We will be distributing exhibitor handbooks at various
transfer, the Whitmores remain dedicated to the museum. The museum is open to visitors at 1 Whitmore Road from Friday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visitors touring the grounds will hear more history from David and Debbie, whose trove of stories rivals the collections in the museum itself. Their passionate recitations will inspire not just those interested in antiques and local history but anyone tied to Klickitat County and its people.
locations within the county and also on our new website. We have a group of Fair Board volunteers who will be donating their time with copying, printing, and delivering the handbooks to various towns in Klickitat County.” Obviously that plan changed. Asked in May about the expense incurred to the board for the book and its distribution, and about whether or not volunteers were contributing to cover printing costs out of their own pockets, by email Woodward said she refused to disclose that information. All information on the board’s expenses has been obtained through public records requests.
$200 Electric Bill Credit Available!!
Klickitat PUD has partnered with a company called PROMISE , who is assisting in the qualification process, to distribute CCA funds to help low- to moderate-income households pay their electricity bills.
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EXTRA SchoolBoardmeetingnotes
Alex Gorrod attends meetings of the Goldendale School Board and offers his reports on them These are not official minutes of the meetings
I was able to attend the Goldendale School District Board Meetingon Monday, July 22, 2024 Here are some of the highlights check out the full agenda onlineat:https://meetings boardbook org/Public Agenda/780?meeting =643205
1 The meeting started with the presentation of theBudgetfor 2024-2025as wellastalksaboutabudget extension for 2023-2024
Dean Schlenker (Business Manager) made the presentation Thecombined budget will be around $52 million 62% of thegeneral fund budget is allocated to outside educational contractual services ($20+million to Pearson online, a littleless than $6 milliontoESD112forSPED services) Pearson online generatesabout$400,000 to theschoolsotheschoolwill be pursuing another five year contract with them, starting the process this comingschoolyear
The school budgeted $6 millionfor capital projects thatwillbeusedtocomplete phase 4 of construction if grants are awarded this year by OSPI (Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction) They also budged a littleabove three million for the track and field project ESSER funds
came to an end so they choose to reduce staffing bythreecertifiedpositions, allbyattrition Enrollment for the district was at 955 (2017/2018), with a sharp drop to 786 (2020/2021) It came back up the next year to 841, increasing to 848for last year They are budgetingfor 825students which is around the FTE they ended at this past school year The goal with thebudgetistobearound$2 millioninthefundbalance (9% of local expenditures) but the fund is currently under this amount This budgetismeanttopullthem closerbytheendofthefiscal year,about$100,000($1892 million) short instead of around$300,000short It was asked to increase the 2023-2024 budget income and expenditure capacity by $3,519, 192
The reasons presented for the budget extension were: SPED enrollment online has increased a lot $1519 million of the extension is due to an increase of incomeandexpenserelated to this Online, non-SPED, estimated 1850 students to be enrolled last year, but the actual enrollment was 2,050 This was about $2 million more in income and expenditures This extensionisno-cost(income and expenditures zeroed eachotherout) Later in the meeting the Board unanimously approvedboththe2024-2025 budgetandtheextensionfor 2023-2024
2 Tamara Johnson (4th Grade Teacher); James Barnes (GMS Head Boys Wrestling Coach); Trina Visser (GMS Head Girls Wrestling Coach), Sarah Glantz(GPSAssistantHead Cook),KaraKent(2ndGrade Teacher),RachelleGutherie (GPSSPED Para), Jennifer Holycross (GHS Assist Cross Country Coach), and Kenneth Woodruff (Building Custodian) were hired
3 Alexis Ladiges (Administrative Asst ), Ruth Faulconer (Accounts Payableand Food Service), Daniel Bischoff (Tech Director), Kristopher Stover (Tech Asst), Clay West (Transportation Coordinator), Michelle Watson (Payroll), Steven Randall (Maintenance and Custodial Manger) were approved for hire as UnrepresentedStaff
4 Torey SpaudlingJimenez and Robert Hinckley were accepted as GHS Football Volunteer Coaches
5 A resignation was accepted from Avriel Karseboom (GHS SPED Para)
6 The Board approved the PSE Agreement for the 2024-2025 school year which included raises and changestothepayscalefor timeservinginthedistrict They also approved the administrativepayscalefor 2024-2025
7 Dean Schlenker (Business Manager) reported that the general
fund was around $1657 million Thisis downfrom lastmonth($2,475,969)
8 Mr Schlenkeralsogave anupdateonafacilitiesand transportation He wanted togivea hugethank you to Clay West and John Halm whodeal with the busfleet for Goldendale, Wishram, Centerville and some Library vehicles They just passedtheirinspectionwith noissues ThechilleratGHS isin but not connected yet thatshouldbecompletedin the next couple of weeks, thus finishing phase 3 of improvements The GPS flooring is being put in currently AndtheGHSgym floorhasbeenrefinished
9 There were four audits that the school was completing recently Every one of them had no findings The audit team expressed that they were very impressed with Mr Schlenker’sprofessionalism andtheworkhedidinorder tohaveperfectresults
10 During Board comments Deborah Heart (board chair) shared that theywillbehavingabooth for the school district at the Klickitat Fair and Rodeo They will have administration, staff, and board members there to answer questions and so citizens can swing by and shareviewswiththem
11 Dr Ellen Perconti (superintendent) reported that there will not be a summer school this year, thoughGHSdidhavecredit recovery available for
students It was cancelled duetoonlyhave12students signingupforit,notenough to justify the program To clarify,thisisfrom me not the board, the summer schoolprogramoverthelast couple of years is different thanwhatmanyofusgrew up with It does provide educationbutisopentoany who want to partake, not just though struggling in school
12 The Board then had several action items They voted to combine with Centerville School District for GMS wrestling and football They approved the Discovery Education ScienceMaterialforgrades 5-8 This will cover books, online,andkitsandwillcost around$100,000fora6year agreement Betty Richards (BoardDirector)askedthat after a year a student and teacher to come and give a progress report on the materials They agreed to surplus some desks and chairs, old library books, andtwotablesawsfromthe 1970’s 13 The Board also approved the 1st reading for policiesand procedures 2022/2022P 2124/2124P, 6700/6700P, 6701/6701P and 6702/6702P Links to all of these can be found on the agenda They focus on Electronic resources and internet safety, digital citizenship, AI use, physical education andHealthclass,nutrition, recessandphysicalactivity, andwellness
14 Finally, the Board voted to engage SPVV Architect (from Spokane) for the football field and track They had 6 differentcompaniessubmit proposals They then narrowed those down to three who were willing to come to Goldendale, and those were interviewed by theBoard TheychoseSPVV for three main reasons 1 They said they would find andutilizelocalcontractors as much aspossible 2 The senior partner will head up the project and be on site 3 They also gave some recommendations of alternativesitesasoptions 15 After themeetingthe board went into an exempt sessionregardingcollective bargaining An exempt meetingis one that can be held without public notice and does not have to be recordedorhaveminutes
Check out previous minutesformeetingsonthe districtwebsite Iencourage anyone interested in what is going on at the school district to make it to an upcomingmeeting
The next board work session will be Monday August 12, at 6:30 pm at thedistrict office The next regular meeting will be Monday,August26,at7pm intheGHScafeteria There is also a special session boardretreatat5pm atthe districtoffice 20223, New‘BeWellWA’initiativeaimstoimprovewellness
The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) wants everyone to live their healthiest lives
This week DOH, alongside several partners from across the state, launched “BeWellWA,” aninitiative that empowerseveryoneto takesimplestepstoachieve their optimal health and well-being
“We want individuals to reimagine what wellness looks like” said Umair A Shah, MD, MPH,Secretary of Health
“Often health and wellness can feel overwhelming, especially keeping up with societies demands However,weknow small everydayactionscan leadtobigimprovementsin thelong-termwhenitcomes tohealth”
As we move past the pandemic, many still struggle with health and well-being challenges that may have amplified over thelast several years Asa directresponsetofeedback heard by the communities in the state, Be Well WA was born “Be Well WA” promotes four holistic pillarsofhealth:
• Movement:Movingyour bodyeveryday
Emotional well-being: Tuning into the body andmindtohelpmanage stressandemotions
• Nourishment: Fueling yourbodywithnutritional food,rest,andrecovery
• Social connection: Forming positive relationshipswithothers “Thehealthandhappiness ofallpeopleinWashington is at the core of ‘Be Well WA,’” said Elizabeth Perez, Chief of Public Affairs and Equity, DOH “By working with schools, partners, communities, and organizations, we’re meeting people where they are and encouraging simple actions to improve people’s lives, inside and out, regardless of age, financial constraints, time limitations,andabilities”
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“Special Washington is proud to support ‘Be Well WA’ and the Department of Health’s drivetoimprovethehealth and wellness of the people of Washington ” said David Wu, President and CEO of Special Olympics Washington “OurathletesOlympics
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ThisweekDOHlaunched its“BeWellWA”campaign The TV and social media ads encourage wellness activities,provideinclusive and budget-friendly tips, and show that simple, positive choicescan havea bigimpact
The “Be Well WA” campaign also includes a website with a variety of freewellnesstips,activities, and supporting materials Each day a wellness tip is shared offering people an opportunity to try a new hobby, take a midday stretch, or dance through a commercial break The website is available in EnglishandSpanish
The Washington Fish human-related cougar curbed, Washington s and Wildlife Commission mortality, including precious and ecologically Friday voted 8-1 to conflictkillings,willcount essential wolves need to retainthehighest possible
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I told my husband, Peter, when he first announced the idea that I thought it was dumb I probably didnt say dumb because I try to be nicer than that But I let him know that I thought his idea of getting exercise by climbing stairs in the stairwell was well kind of dumb
“Find out if I can access the stairs in the stairwell! hetoldme,after wehadpurchased thiscondo sightunseen duringthepandemic
We didnt see it for almost two years When we were finally ready to move the movers were late,and we hadtochangeour airplane tickets So Iflew out to see our condo for the first time without Peter Im going to tell you honestly it was not impressive
The condo had been occupied by the woman who bought it when the building was built in the 1980s She died right there at home and things had gone downhill toward the end Other than a fresh coat of paint on the walls and ceiling very little updating had beendone SoIwasseeingallthisforthefirst time andPeter’sbigconcernwaswhetherthe stairwellwasaccessiblesohecouldclimbthe stairs It was, I reported But I couldnt imagine how that wouldbeany funat all
WhenPeterfinallymovedintothecondo,he startedclimbingthe stepsinthe stairwell 12 rounds a day The building is 20 stories high, and the top 17 are accessible which means heclimbs238 stories every day
That works out to 2856 stairs if you are interestedindoingthemath
While I walked the neighborhood and admiredthe oldmansionsandthe manicured gardens and the friendly dogs, Peter climbed the stairs every day sevendays a week
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A number of famous people came from a small town no one has ever heard of, Wapakoneta, Ohio. There was an author, a screenwriter, a major league baseball player and more. The person that really put this town on the map was Neil Alden Armstrong. He was the first man to walk on the moon. He was a boy scout, pilot, astronaut and engineer. As a child, Neil didn’t dream of being an astronaut. Astronauts were characters in works of fiction. All he wanted to do was become an airplane pilot.
Air flight was still young in 1936. It was the year that the first commercial airline took passengers across the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It was also the year 6 year old Neil flew in his first airplane. He wanted to be a pilot so badly that he worked after school jobs to be able to pay to get his pilot’s license. He was a pilot before he even got a driver’s license. A year later Neil headed off to college where he studied to be an aeronautical engineer. These engineers are the people who design, build and test airplanes. At the same time he was going to college he was training to become a pilot for the United States Navy. By doing that, the Navy paid for his tuition.
Long before he stepped on the moon
Neil Armstrong was a hero. In 1950, the United States was at war in Korea. The Navy sent Neil overseas to serve on an aircraft carrier named the USS Essex. He flew 78 missions and was even shot down once. He received four medals and two gold stars for his service during the war. After the war he became an engineer and test pilot for the United States. The government agency he worked for was NACA and that agency became the National Aeronautical and Space Administration or, NASA. While testing planes, he got to test the X-15. That plane still holds the world record for being the fastest airplane. On one flight it was recorded flying 4,520 miles per hour. Neil was one of only 12 pilots that got to fly the X-15.
In 1962, Neil Armstrong began training to be an astronaut. His first flight as an astronaut for NASA happened in 1966. He was the commander of the Gemini 8 mission. Three years later he was the commander of Apollo 11. That was the first manned spacecraft to land on the moon. Neil was the first human to step on the moon and millions of people from around the world watched on television as it happened. As his foot touched down he said, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” Neil Armstrong and another astronaut, Buzz Aldrin, walked around gathering rocks and dust for science experiments. After a few hours they headed home.
