Goldendale Sentinel July 5, 2023

Goldendale, Washington

Library meeting comments focus on Goldendale member

ZACHARY VILLAR FOR THE SENTINEL

Show ’n’ Shine shinier than ever

GRACE BLAND FOR THE SENTINEL

Grab your keys and get your vehicles ready for the 25th Show ’n’ Shine car show on July 8. This event has been one of the largest at Goldendale’s Community Days ever since Larry Lenoir, president of the Goldendale Motorsports Association (GMA), first introduced the show in 1997. This event was canceled one year due to COVID, but now it’s returning in full, drawing all sorts of treasured cars.

Back in 1996, Larry Lenoir and a group of other car buffs decided that Goldendale was in need of a car club. The group worked together to form the GMA, and a short year later Larry decided the club should host a Show ’n’ Shine event with the community. “A group of us decided Goldendale needed a car club, and then I decided to start doing the car show,” Larry recalls. That first year, the

group simply asked around for potentially interested participants, collected a bit of money for the entry fees, and let the show begin. “It just grew from there,”

Larry marvels. When the show first started out, the cars hardly filled a block, but now the show stretches throughout the entire downtown, bringing in over a hundred cars yearly.

“We pretty much have a class for everything,” Larry says, explaining the system that divides the cars. “We even added a class for 2010 and newer. We have ATVs, UTVs, and even a tractor class.” The Show ’n’ Shine is open to all and is very flexible with the vehicle’s make and model. Contestants must simply bring $10 to cover the entry fee, and then their cars are more than welcome. The show awards multiple trophies throughout the day, as well as hosts silent auctions and raffle games for anyone interested. “This has turned into one of

the biggest parts of Community Days,” Larry comments. “We get people from all over.”

The evening before the show, Les Schwab and GMA partner together to create a cruise-in poker run. “Basically, you ride around, and you go to five different stops and get five different cards,” Larry explains. “Then you come back to Les Schwab, and everyone compares their cards.” The fun game features two winners, one being the person with the highest hand of cards and the other being the individual with the lowest hand of cards. Each winner receives a $50 gas card, and the event is open to anyone, even those who aren’t participating in the Show ’n’ Shine. This game will begin at six at Les Schwab Tires the night before the big show.

The community can surely expect to see another wildly successful Show ’n’ Shine this weekend as GMA celebrates the growth the

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The Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries (FVRL) held a public board meeting on Monday, June 26, where the majority of the public comments made were about the FVRL board’s member from Goldendale, Olga Hodges. The meeting, held at the Three Creeks Community Library in Vancouver, Washington, came just six days after the FVRL held a board meeting in Goldendale, as reported in last week’s issue of The Sentinel Comments made during the public comment period of this most recent board meeting focused on the disputed significance of a statement made by Hodges at the end of the previous meeting. After thanking the large crowd of people for attending that meeting, she spoke words of religious sentiment: “Thank you so much, everybody who took time to come out and listen and share where you’re at, because it’s important. This library is here for our community. Whatever it is that you have to say, it is to be received respectfully and taken seriously. I’m deeply moved to see this turnout,

and I’m so honored to be able to serve you specifically. Thanks so much. Christ conquers.” Hodges represents Klickitat County and the Goldendale Community Library on the FVRL board and is a member of the growing Orthodox Christian community in this area. Goldendale is home to the St. John the Forerunner Greek Orthodox Monastery and the Saints Joachim & Anna Orthodox Mission, as well as many other non-Orthodox Christian churches. During public comment period of the Three Creeks Community Library meeting, the first person’s comments and name were cut off over Zoom because the library did not immediately unmute the microphone. The speaker’s comments were picked up in mid-sentence: “When someone sits on the board there is an assumption of non-partisanship. The board members leave their personal belief systems at the door in favor of serving the library district as a whole. If Ms. Hodges is unable to do so, then it would be in the best interest of all of the communities served by FVRLibraries [for her] to step down.”

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Cattle disrupt airport operations

RODGER NICHOLS FOR THE SENTINEL

The Goldendale City Council met June 20 in a meeting postponed from its usual Monday meeting schedule by the new Juneteenth federal holiday.

City Administrator Pat Munyan shared one of those stories that could only happen in rural America: “We did have the airport shut down for two hours this morning. A neighboring rancher’s cattle broke through the fence and got in there, so we shut it down until we were able to track the property owner down and have them come get their cattle out of there and repair the fence.”

Fortunately, no animals were

Davenport: ‘We’re rodeo family’

ZACHARY VILLAR FOR THE SENTINEL

On a warm June evening, sitting at his dining room table with a clear view of the Simcoe Mountains out north through a large window as the purple sky settled down upon them, Dave Davenport spoke about the importance of rodeo in these parts.

“In Klickitat County, we’re rodeo family,” said Davenport. “We all have deep roots here. It’s a tradition that’s been going on for many, many generations. It’s a tradition that we never want to see go away.”

Davenport has deep roots in

this region. His family migrated here in 1886, and he’s part of the fifth generation that’s been here. His grandfather was part of the team that won the Oregon Trail Pony Express Race in 1941, a 71mile race from Oswego Lake to Timberline Lodge on horseback. His father was a veterinarian and a good roper. “Rodeo’s been handed down for generations,” said Davenport. “Since the 1800s, our forefathers and mothers have kept this tradition alive. It’s up to us, the rodeo families, to keep it going, and teach the children the same way.”

While recognizing the importance of rodeo for families like

his, he acknowledged the origin of rodeo belonged to people who developed the culture outside of the United States. “The Hispanics, actually the vaqueros, were the ones where it all started. We love and enjoy the sport that we got, but the vaqueros, you got to take your hat off to them.”

According to an article from Smithsonian Magazine titled “A Brief History of the Rodeo” by Chris La Tray, the sport of rodeo got its name from the Spanish verb rodear, meaning to encircle or round up. “During downtime between drives or ranching gigs, vaqueros gathered to see who

harmed during the incident. Munyan also reported that electricians were working on completing the electronic aspects of the airport fuel system, which should be completed shortly. One of the main items on the agenda was the approval of a bid to provide what was described as a “dewatering screw press” for the city’s wastewater treatment plant. Munyan reported that only two bids had been received, but one had come in after the deadline and was disqualified.

The winner, Port Angeles-based FKC Company, Limited, will receive $286,290 for the equipment.

The other item of note was the discussion of the city’s six-year transportation improvement

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Big-city resident ‘lucks out’ in Goldendale

TAMARA KAUFMAN

FOR THE SENTINEL

Reaching rural communities to support families who fight food insecurity has become a mission for Anna Henschel. This former Chicago resident came to Klickitat County in 2022 and has taken to rural life like a fish takes to water.

“Getting to know another community and learn about it is really cool,” Henschel said. She and her partner came to the area to be with her family and found a new life in providing support to people in need through working for the Washington Gorge Action Programs (WAGAP) Food Bank Network.

Henschel was originally hired

at WAGAP’s main food bank warehouse in Bingen. When the Mobile Food Bank became a reality, she raised her hand. She quickly took on the coordinator role, helping create a new traveling network throughout rural communities in geographically challenging areas.

This spring, Henschel happily added the Goldendale Food Bank to her schedule. “I totally lucked into this community!” she said. She is on a mission to forge new relationships and create a welcoming environment for clients and volunteers. “I want to be here and give back.”

Henschel finds that her roles in Bingen, Goldendale, and the Mobile Food Bank are inter-

ZACHARY VILLAR

RODEO AS A WAY OF LIFE: Dave Davenport holding his dog Nigel stands with Rod Bevans outside Davenport’s home.

SENTINEL FILE PHOTO

IT’S BACK AND BETTER: The Goldendale Motorsports Association’s annual Show ’n’ Shine returns for the 25th time this year at Community Days. This picture was taken back in 2011. The show draws a lot of cars and their fans.

Ogden of cial pianist at State Grange session

RICHARD LEFEVER FOR THE SENTINEL

Goldendale optometrist

Dr. James Odgen says he was elated when asked to be the official pianist at the recent Washington State Grange Session in Moses Lake. He is also not a novice when it comes to Grange melodies as he grew up in a very active Grange family. His association with the Grange started as a basket baby, sleeping in a wicker basket next to his mother while she played at Grange meetings. At the age of 2 ½, he became the official mascot for Sunnyside Grange, as their degree team performed the fi rst degree at the 1952 State Grange Convention. At the age of six, probably with his mother’s encouragement, he started a seven-year stint of piano lessons. By age 10, Ogden was accompanying his

mother, Marguerite, playing at Grange dances and for Grange degree teams around Cowlitz County. He is also a self-taught accordionist. He graduated from Junior Grange in early 1964 and advanced into the subordinate or adult Grange. By the National Grange session that fall, he had worked his way through all the lower degrees and attained his seventh and highest degree at the fall Grange session in Vancouver, Washington.

During the Goldendale Grange 112th birthday party this spring, Ogden’s cousin, Washington State Grange Gate Keeper Butch Ogden, presented him with his 60 years Grange membership pin.

If there is a piano available, he willingly plays it at special events and throughout the holiday season.

Ogden was not only State Grange pianist at the convention, but he also led a

workshop on his eyeglass mission trips. For years he has been collecting old eyeglasses and recycling them

KCSO provides free NRA basic

Klickitat County Sheriff Bob Songer has announced that the Klickitat County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO)

Posse will hold two free NRA Basic Handgun classes for Klickitat County residents. The fi rst will be on July 29 in Goldendale at the Klickitat County Sheriffs Training Center at 7 Potts Lane, Goldendale. The second class will be on August 26 in at the Mt. Adams Fish and Game Association range located

at 975 NE Park Avenue, White Salmon. The purpose of these classes is to acquaint citizens with the safe and legal use, operations, and care of handguns and to inform participants of fi rearms resources in Klickitat County and the availability in the county of advanced training and training facilities. The classes are also designed to encourage use of the Klickitat County Firearms Training Facility

to be given out on his mission trips. He has provided free eye care on 20-plus trips to third-world countries.

handgun classes

in Dallesport.

For those seeking additional training after this Basic Firearms class— including NRA Certification and copies of NRA training materials—you can indicate your interest on the registration for the NRA Basic Handgun Class or at the class. The NRA Certification cost is $20, to offset the cost of the NRA training materials. Additionally, students attempting NRA Certification must

pay for applicable range fees and provide their own ammunition.

Opportunities to practice the use of handguns will be scheduled at the local fi ring ranges after completion of the NRA Basic Handgun classes.

To sign-up for the NRA Basic Handgun classes, complete the registration at www.surveymonkey. com/r/CL265RP.

CONTRIBUTED

IVORY TICKLER: Dr. James Ogden was asked to be the official pianist at the State Grange Session.

G OLDENDALE ’ S A TTIC

Answer to last week´s Mystery Picture

This week’s Goldendale’s Attic Mystery Picture

This one is probably too easy. Yep, it’s the opening of a Red Lobster in Goldendale. No, wait—that’s not what it says at the top of the picture!

L OOKING BACK

June 17, 1943 – 80 Years Ago

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

Waste fat salvage must be increased at once. This material is urgently needed for the production of explosives. All citizens in the county are urged to save and turn in every ounce of waste fats.

June 26, 1953 – 70 Years Ago

The peaceful, tree-enclosed valley at Wahkiacus where a few years ago “Chick” Brune watered and bedded his flocks of sheep is today a bustling little community of homes, machinery, and a sawmill, with children playing, truck “cats,” and men going back and forth. The mill was purchased in 1947 from the late Marshall Van Hoy together with 3,000 acres of timber land from Horace White by Melvin and Lawrence Woodruff who came from Tremonton, Utah. Eight of the Woodruff brothers have been at the mill in various capacities since it was purchased. Additional acreage has been acquired, and the boys just recently purchased another grader, a resaw, and planer, the latter being housed in a new building. Three of the brothers, Melvin, Lawrence, and Virgil, married local girls. The Browning sisters and Melvin and his wife have just moved into a new eight-room home. Lawrence and Virgil also have plans for new homes in the near future.

May 30, 1963 - 60 Years Ago

Bids on concession booths at the 1963 Klickitat County Fair were awarded by the Fair Board at its meeting last Tuesday, as follows: the No. 1 booth, or “snow cone” booth, to Lyle High School junior class. Booth No. 2 (food Booth), to Centerville Grange. Booth No. 3 (hot dogs), Lyle MYF. Booth No. 4 (pop), Goldendale Jaycees. Booth No. 5 (cigarettes and candy) Columbia Grange, Lyle. Browning Brothers Carnival will be back again this year but will be set up on the grounds of the old Goldendale High School rather than on a business street as in the past.

Jube 26, 1964 – 59 Years Ago

This is the Golden Jubilee year of Washington State and the Washington State Grange. Both were founded 75 years ago. In fact, the Grange is two months and one day older than the State. Four of the oldest subordinate Granges in the State are in Klickitat County: Centerville Grange No. 81 and Columbia Grange (Lyle No. 87) were both founded in 1889. Glenwood Grange No.94 and Mt. View Grange No. 98 of White Salmon was organized in 1890. All are still going strong. Centerville has 149 members; Columbia 139 members; Glenwood 134; and Mt. View. 72. All told Klickitat County has nine subordinate Granges with a March 1964 membership of 1,102, according to Sam Churchill, farm editor for the Yakima Herald. On June 14, Churchill’s column reviewed 75 years of State Grange history, with frequent mention of Klickitat County. Before total membership outgrew small-town accommodations, the Grange held four of its annual meetings in Klickitat County: Goldendale in 1891; White Salmon in 1893, Lyle in 1897; and Centerville in 1904. The State Grange now comprises 475 subordinate Granges with 54,000 members, plus 1,400 youngsters enrolled in Junior Granges. Until last December, the oldest Granger in the State and the nation was William Olson of Husum who died at the age of 99. He had maintained his membership in Columbia Grange for 75 years.

June 26, 2003 - 20 Years Ago

Klickitat County Historical Society’s 2003 project of building an early-1900s replica of a schoolhouse and carriage house is nearing completion. The building is constructed next to the Presby Museum on Broadway west of Columbus Avenue.

July 3, 2003 – 20 Years Ago

More than 50 years ago, Wishram’s Bob Adams worked on the Great Northern 2507 steam-powered locomotive in Montana. He was a fi reman, in charge of keeping the engine stoked with oil. The locomotive, once used to transport Army troops across the Rocky Mountains, later pulled freight across North Dakota and Minnesota before retiring to Klickitat County. But it has been absent for almost 10 years, having been transported to the Port of Pasco for restoration. On July 7, Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) will tow it home. The class P-2 type Mountain 4-8-2 steam locomotive was built in October 1923 by Baldwin Locomotive in Philadelphia. Only 28 were built for the Great Northern Railroad. The 2507 is one of two surviving P-2s. The other, the 2523, is on display in Willmar, Minn. The locomotive is 15 feet 10 inches high and 57 feet 1 inch long. The tender adds an additional 45 feet 1 inch, to make the total length 102 feet 2 inches. Klickitat County Purchased .94 acres in October 2002 from BNSF to establish Wishram Railroad Park where the 2507 will be on display.

—Richard Lefever Klickitat County Historical Society

More points to ponder:

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nel.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.

Points to ponder:

“Doctor, I can’t stop stealing things.”

“Take these pulls for a week, and if they don’t work, get me a 42-inch flat screen TV.”

“Doctor, the letters A, E, I, O, and U really annoy me. And sometimes Y.”

“You have irritable vowel syndrome.”

What device tells you you’ve been drinking too much? A karaoke machine.

You know you’ve had too much to drink when you can’t fi nd your way out of a bus shelter.

A chicken walks up to a duck standing at the side of a road and says, “Don’t do it. You cross that road, and you’ll never hear the end of it.”

We colorized this photo. Unsurprisingly, no one was able to name any of the people in last week’s Mystery Picture, let alone the year. But the engine itself was easily identified by many. This is the Great Northern steam engine 2507, GN 2507, currently residing under cover and carefully protected at Wishram. Below is a condensed history of the Wikipedia history of the engine. GN 2507 is a 4-8-2 “Mountain” type steam locomotive, a member of the P-2 class. until being retired in December 1957 and sold to Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway. GN 2507 is one of only two surviving examples of a P-2 class locomotive. GN 2507 was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1923. One of 28 locomotives in its class, it was delivered to the Great Northern Railway on 2 November 1923. Purchased with the intention of passenger service, GN 2507 was used to pull the Oriental Limited and Empire Builder passenger services. In February of 1948, it struck a landslide south of Mukileto, Washington, and went over the rock sea wall into Puget Sound. The locomotive was eventually repaired and returned to service. In 1957 it was retired and kept in storage in Minnesota. It was later sold to the Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway (SP&S), who had promised a steam locomotive to Klickitat County to display at Maryhill State Park. The locomotive was towed to Vancouver, Canada, and repainted with

SP&S lettering, even though it had never been operated by that railway. It was formally donated to Klickitat County on September 3, 1966, and dedicated “to the days of steam locomotives and to the men who operated them.” U.S. Rep Catherine Dean May played an important role in securing the locomotive for the county and gave a speech on the day of the handover. The Sentinel covered this in its September 8, 1966, edition, which is likely where this picture originated.

In the early 1990s, the locomotive was leased to the Northwest Railway & Locomotive Preservation Association, who planned to restore the engine to service. In October 1992, it was repainted to restore its original Great Northern logo.

On 29 January 1994, the locomotive was transported on a river barge to Pasco, Washington for restoration; however, the planned restoration never took place.

GN 2507 was subsequently leased to the Washington State Railroads Historical Society, but little restoration work was undertaken.

On July 7, 2003, the locomotive was pulled by a BNSF locomotive to its current home in Wishram. A new paint job, costing about $70,000, returned the locomotive to its 1950s all-black appearance. The locomotive is now displayed near Wishram station, at a oneacre site built by Klickitat County for nearly $300,000. GN 2507 is one of only two preserved P-2 class locomotives—along with Great Northern 2523, on display in Willmar, Minnesota.

Exploring Goldendale’s roots

This week’s story comes to us from deep in The Sentinel’s archives, June 28, 1923, and is titled “Pioneer Reunion is Attended by Many.” The story will be continued next week.

A representative number of the pioneers of the Klickitat valley gathered in the city park north of town last Saturday to celebrate the 2nd annual meeting of the Central Klickitat Pioneers’ association. Besides the pioneers and others from the central section of the county who attended the meeting, other sections of the county were well represented by visitors. Former Klickitat people who now live at other places in Oregon and Washington, seized upon the opportunity to visit the old stamping grounds and renew acquaintances. The weather for the day was good, considering the run of cool, windy days that were prevalent for some time, there being very little wind, but some rain in the afternoon and evening.

Commencing at 10:30 a.m., a program was rendered in the city park, following which a picnic dinner was enjoyed. Hot coffee was served by the association.

The numbers on the program were well selected, well rendered, and much enjoyed. The Goldendale I.O.O.F. band furnished the music, and addresses were made by W. W. Sparks, a

Vancouver attorney, who taught school here over forty years ago, and by Mrs. Harry Miller, formerly Miss Mabel Ingersol, who is an ex-resident of this city, a member of the legislature from Snohomish county, and a sister of Mrs. Wm. McEwen of Goldendale.

W.J. Hindley, ex-mayor of Spokane and at present educational director and executive member of the Washington State Retailer’s Association, delivered the address of the day. Judge N. B. Brooks, president of the association presided at the meeting.

Other numbers on the program were vocal solos by Miss Frances Jordan of Maryhill, readings by Dorothy Graham, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Graham of Centerville, and a piano duet by Miss Zelma Miller, and sister Mary, of Goldendale. The band rendered selections at different times during the program. During the afternoon a ball game took place on the local diamond between the Goldendale and No. Six nines, resulting in a score of 17 to 7 in favor of Goldendale.

There’s a better way to handle fireworks sales

Like most Americans, I enjoy watching—and lighting—fireworks on Independence Day.

America’s “birthday” should stand out among all national holidays. And the colorful, aerial explosions showcase the freedom and independence for which the U.S. stands.

But why then do only tribes have the ability to sell the “good” fireworks—you know: firecrackers, bottle rockets, Roman candles, mortars, and more? There’s nothing magical about the imaginary line on a map suggesting fire-works perform differently on a reservation or tribal trust land.

Whether you are on or off a reservation, fireworks can start fires and cause injuries. But used responsibly, on or off a reservation, they also provide great entertainment and make Independence Day look and feel more important.

Column Roger Harnack

In short, fireworks have the same entertainment effect whether you are on or off a reservation.

But when it comes to fireworks, tribal leaders see things differently than do our bureaucrats in Olympia. Most tribes see fireworks as a source of pride as well as a source of revenue for individual tribal members and the tribe as a whole. Off reservation, the decision on what is legal is strictly political.

Revised Code of Washington 70.77 establishes the law making fireworks legal in Washington State. Subsection 70.77.111 says the intent of the law is designed to regulate, not prohibit, the sale and use of fireworks.

While the intent of the law isn’t to ban fireworks, the law gives the Washington State Patrol’s top bureaucrat the ability to “regulate” fireworks sale and use in the state. And by regulate, I mean it gives the WSP chief the ability to prohibit certain fireworks, under the guise of so-called safety. According to RCW 70.77.575, the chief is required to create a list of fireworks that can be sold in the state by Oct. 1. And by Nov. 1, the chief is required to notify manufacturers, wholesalers, and importers what they are allowed to have available here.

Essentially, the Washington State Patrol chief gets to decide what millions of Washingtonians can and cannot use on the Fourth of July.

Except, in reality, he doesn’t.

Thousands—if not millions—of Washingtonians head to reservations each year to buy personal fireworks. Non-tribal residents flock to “Firecracker Alley” between Tacoma and Puyallup to buy what they can’t purchase in the neighborhood fireworks booth. In Toppenish, a fireworks flea market pops up at the end of every June, attracting celebratory enthusiasts from across the state.

Individual tribal stands open in the cities of Omak, Coulee Dam, Hunters, Neah Bay, Nespelem, Usk, and the list goes on. And just across the state line in Idaho, you’ll find many non-tribal Washingtonians lined up to purchase personal aerial fireworks on Coeur d’Alene tribal lands.

State fireworks laws simply do not apply on reservations, even those in the state. A federal court

decided in the 2019 case Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation v. Klickitat County that non-tribal law enforcement officers cannot enforce a fireworks ban on a reservation. So, Washington state has a different set of fireworks rules for tribal entrepreneurs and fireworks users than non-tribal folks.

That’s prompted many communities across the state to take a different approach to enforcing fireworks laws.

Rather than have law enforcement chase off-reservation fireworks calls, some communities have designated discharge areas where residents can bring personal fireworks to launch under the watchful eyes of local fire and emergency crews.

The idea has led to fewer fires and fewer injuries in those communities. It’s also opened the door to fantastic personal fireworks displays, while reducing costs to communities that may not otherwise be able to afford a professional pyrotechnician. Those local decisions haven’t resolved the disparity between tribal and non-tribal residents in our state. But they have been a successful way for many residents and communities to celebrate more safely, without turning regular Washingtonians into misdemeanor offenders.

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

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Burn-out has got to go

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

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

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

for three hours.

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

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

Ken McKune Goldendale

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I contacted the bank for an explanation. The answer was essentially that “we wouldn’t do that.” Then why is it in your documents, I asked. The answer was to send me up the chain of command. The second person gave the same answer as the first and then was to have me contacted by some-one higher up. That person has not contacted me after more than a week so I am following through on what I told the bank contacts I was going to do—write a letter to the editor to be sure local folks are aware of how Columbia Bank is choosing to deal with its account holders.

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

Ken Margraf Goldendale

Letters from the community

It’s a recruiting station I attended the meeting at the library on June 20. I am sorely disappointed. We were allowed to be heard. I feel our concerns were summarily dismissed by the Fort

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

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

Vancouver Regional Library staff and administration. The LGBTQ+ agenda is being foisted on those of us who hold to traditional family values, whether we like it or not. I no longer feel the library is a safe place for our little children. It has

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been made into a recruiting station for Gay Pride. I plan to boycott the library and vote “no” on taxes for it in the future.

Patrick Stuart Goldendale

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Meet your (new) neighbors

We live in a friendly little community. We see people we haven’t met at the store or post office and wonder, Do they live here or are they just visiting? The Glenwood Homemakers will host the first annual Meet and Greet gathering at Hoodenpyl Park in beautiful downtown Glenwood on Saturday, July 15. This is a way for all of us to meet new residents and make them feel welcome and at home in our great little community. The event will begin at 4 p.m. Hotdogs, burgers, lemonade, and utensils will be provided. Please bring a side dish or dessert to share and a lawn chair. I

have a feeling this is going to be a really fun evening. Here are a couple of reminders regarding two Glenwood school summer programs that have sign-up deadlines.

Summer school will start July 10. Hours are 9 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday. Lunch and transportation will be provided for the students.

If you haven’t yet enrolled your child in the summer school program, it’s not too late. This program is for grades kindergarten through 8. I know the kids had a blast in the summer

school program last year and this year will also be a lot of fun mixed with the learning. Swimming lessons at the Goldendale pool will take place July 17 through July 28, Monday through Friday. The bus will leave the Glenwood school at 11:30 a.m. and return to the school at approximately 2:30 p.m. each day. Swimming lessons are provided free of charge to Glenwood students. Out-of-district students are welcome to join the Glenwood kids for this fun program. The cost for out-of-

district is $25 each. Call Mrs. Troh at (509) 364-3438 to sign your child up for this great program. If you have driven through Glenwood, have you noticed the very pretty flower boxes and barrel planter at the post office? We have Linda Johnson to thank for that again this year. Thank you, Linda, for caring enough to make our little community much nicer. By the way, Kara Griffin has been selected as our new postal clerk and is nearly finished with the required training. She’ll be in our post office every day very soon.

Dallesport water rates could go up again

Our patience has been rewarded! The Murdock Mini Mart gas pumps are fixed, and they are selling fuel again! It took longer than expected, so they want to thank you for your patience.

And that’s not all. The Port of Hood River received notification from contractor Abhe & Svoboda that work on the steel truss repairs is ahead of schedule. All remaining nighttime bridge closures that were scheduled June 30 through July 7 have been canceled. The bridge is fixed, and you can get gas in Murdock to get to your destination (but remember, we have a great gas station right here in Lyle that serves the community quite well.)

Lots of High Prairie news: their Farmers Market is at the Community Center, 701 Struck Road (between Centerville and Lyle), from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the first and third Fridays, May through September. Vendors can contact Josh Harrison at (509) 281-0971 or josh7harrison@ gmail.com. And along those lines, their Community Yard

Sale & Firehouse Sale are happening July 28 and 29 and again September 22 and 23, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Locations are 701 Struck Rd (Community Center), 704 Centerville Highway (the old fire station), and 783 Centerville Highway (three-family yard sale). Their Bingo night is set for the second Thursday of every month. The next one is July 13 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at 701 Struck Road. (All minors must be accompanied by an adult 18 years or older.) The Dallesport/Murdock Newsletter has this customer alert: your rate is going up again. Your wastewater monthly bill is projected to be $137 per month in 2025 if the Klickitat Public Utility District (KPUD) continues to operate and maintain the Dallesport Wastewater Treatment Facility. You can help keep that from happening! Please attend the public meeting at the Dallesport Community Center in July 2023 (exact date to be deter-

mined) to hear the proposal by the Dallesport Water District (DWD) to bid on the operations and maintenance contract. They will provide information on how they can run the plant better, and cheaper, than the KPUD. It’s your money and your wastewater plant. Come hear the proposal. At least one county commissioner will be at this meeting, and they need to hear from everyone about how you want the plant to be run. Watch for notices at the post office, the community center building, DWD website, and on Facebook for the exact meeting date and time.

Remember the Klickitat Canyon Days, July 28-30. The 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament is on Sunday, July 30, at 9 a.m, and vendors are still being accepted for their Saturday Market opening 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on July 29 with live music. Applications are available on the Klickitat community website. The 5K event will have its annual

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River Run on July 29 at 8 a.m., starting at the Klickitat Post Office on Highway 142. A Fire Weather Watch is in effect for much of central Washington, and parts of eastern Washington show a possibility for dry weather coupled with some wind. Check your local county for burn bans and fireworks restrictions.

You can sign up for the county Emergency Alert System by choosing to get alerts via email, text message, or phone call. They also strongly recommend if your main source of information is a house phone that you have a corded phone on one of your extensions. That way if the power goes out you can still get emergency alerts or call 911. Modern cordless phones require electricity. You can get to Klickitat County Emergency Alerts at www. smart911.com/smart911/ref/ login.action. Submit your news to Mildred E. Lykens, (509) 365-2273 or lykensme41@gmail.com.

Blake Lesko, agriscience educator from Goldendale School District Career and Technical Education Department, attended a Curriculum for Agricultural Science Education (CASE) professional development institute at North Dakota State University to teach the Agricultural Power and Technology CASE curriculum. This opportunity was funded by a grant through the Association of Equipment Manufacturers.

CASE is an instructional system that is changing the culture of agriculture programs in the United States through teacher professional development; inquiry-based, studentfocused lessons; assessment; and certification.

Teachers use the curriculum to elevate student experiences in the agriculture classroom and prepare students for success in college

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and careers emphasizing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). CASE is an initiative of The National Council for Agricultural Education.

During the CASE Institute, Lesko spent 72 hours working through nearly every lesson in the yearlong curriculum and learning how to deliver lessons in an inquiry-based way that will shift focus in the classroom from teacher-led to student-directed learning.

“This training was fast paced, but I appreciated practicing the lessons so that I can better help my students learn. I plan to incorporate the lessons with my middle and high school students next year,” said Lesko. For more information about CASE, visit case4learning.org.

Old fraternal organization attracts young adults

active young leaders in Klickitat County. At the recent State Grange Session in Moses Lake, they joined 22 other Grange leaders from across the state all seeking their 5th and 6th Grange Degrees. The Grange organization recognizes seven levels of membership. The first four degrees are conferred at the local level or home Grange. The fifth degree is administered by a county or Pomona Grange. The colorful sixth degree is conferred only at a State Grange meeting. Pink roses are symbolic to this

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degree and given to the participants. The ritualistic pageantry of the seventh degree is performed annually by the National Grange. All three future leaders are determined to receive their seventh and highest degree this fall at the National session in Niagara Falls, New York.

It is remarkable to witness young people engaging in fraternal organizations, especially when membership in fraternal organizations is at an all-time low. Goldendale alone lost two of the oldest and largest fraternal groups in the coun-

BAPTIST

Columbus Avenue Baptist, S.B.C.

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

CATHOLIC - Holy Trinity Catholic

307 Schuster, Goldendale; Father William Byron, 509.773.4516. Sat Eve Mass 5:30pm; Sun Mass 9am & 10:30am. Eve of Holy Days 7pm; Holy Days 9am. Daily Mass Mon-Fri 9am

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Goldendale, 907-317-3828;

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

Live: Facebook.com/GoldendaleGrace

"Learning - Living - Loving JESUS."

LUTHERAN

Christ the King Lutheran S Columbus & Simcoe Dr, Goldendale; Pastor David Daugs. 773-5750. Worship services 10

Everyone welcome.

METHODIST - United Methodist Columbus & Broadway; Pastor Kendra BehnSmith; 509.773.4461. Service times: Worship 9:00am; Adult classes 10:45am; Fall & Winter

Children’s Church available during worship. All are welcome. Call the church for regularly scheduled events.

NAZARENE - Church of the Nazarene

try when the Odd Fellows and the Masons recently disbanded. Throughout history Goldendale has been the home of 16 dif-

ferent fraternal organizations, and Centerville is home to six. Only one such group remains today—the Grange.

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NEW LIFE ASSEMBLY of GOD

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

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

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST

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

CALL TODAY (866) 788-1147

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

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

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

9:30am Liturgy; Wed:

Youth Group; Fri: 9pm Compline

124 W Allyn, Goldendale; Pastor Earnie Winn and Pastor Greta Sines. 509.773.4216; Sunday worship 10:45am; Sunday School all ages 9:30am; goldendalenaz@gmail.com.

BLAKE IN CASE: Goldendale agriscience teacher Blake Lesko was among the participants at a recent CASE professional development meeting.

Erin Stelljes, Sara Wade, and Daniel Lefever are

C GOING FOR HIGHER DEGREE: Erin Stelljes, Sara Wade, and Daniel Lefever will receive their seventh degree in the National Grange this fall.

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could ride the most fractious horse, or who was the surest hand with a rope,” reads La Tray’s article. “These informal gatherings evolved into competitions between different ranches that drew ever-larger crowds and increasingly took on a carnival atmosphere—the sounds of animals, the roars of the crowd, the odor of sweat and horseflesh.”

“All nationalities enjoy this sport,” explained Davenport. “I’m not just talking whites. I’m talking the Hispanic people. I’m talking about Mexicans, the Native Americans. To me we’re all just one big family, because we love this tradition. It’s not about race. It’s about all of us loving this sport.

It represents the Western heritage and traditions of ranching communities that have been established in all countries. I’m not just talking about America. I’m talking about all countries.”

Indeed, the sport of rodeo has a diverse history. Another article, titled “Saddle Celebrities,” by Lila Thulin, listed several important fi gures in rodeo from the past, such as Bill Pickett, the son of formerly enslaved parents. “In 1972, Pickett was posthumously inducted into the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum’s Rodeo Hall of Fame, the fi rst Black athlete to be so honored,” wrote Thulin. The article also featured female riders like Tad Lucas, born Barbara Inez Barnes to a family of 23 siblings in 1902. A trickriding cowgirl from Cody, Nebraska, she won the title for all-around cowgirl at the Chicago World’s Fair in 1933.

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twined as she connects with people, and they get familiar with each other.

“As I get to know people, I can let them know what option is more convenient for them,” Henschel said.

“And if they go to a Mobile Food Bank once a month, they’ll see me and feel more comfortable.” And she said clients are helping to spread the word about these services, making the WAGAP Food Bank Network even more effective.

Henschel says these interactions also help give her new ideas so the teams can provide even better service.

This has led to new efforts to broaden the Mobile routes.

People in eastern Klickitat County used to drive to Goldendale to obtain services. Now the truck stops in communities like Wishram, Dallesport, Roosevelt, Bickleton, and more.

Glenwood was also recently added to the mobile route on the third Thursday of the month from noon to 2 p.m., stopping at Glenwood

Rodeo isn’t just something that’s important to the lives of individual men and women. It bears significance for the entirety of what Davenport called the “rodeo family.” “It is a sport that represents all cowboys and cowgirls with a legacy that is here to stay, as long as I’m alive. I’m proud to have lived in Klickitat County all my life. The rodeo family is really a family, and we help each other out, and we teach our children and help them achieve their goals. It’s something that’s been instilled in us. We help everybody whenever they need it. That is the bottom line. We have three rodeos here starting with Bickleton, Glenwood, and Goldendale. As a community, we have had great success. There’s so much support. Without that support we have nothing.”

While the evening progressed, it became evident that Davenport walks the walk when it comes to rodeo family, as his two friends Jamie Dean Seely and Rod Bevans wandered in to join the conversation and share their own rodeo history. Seely’s father, Wilbur “Buzz” Seely, was instrumental in teaching Davenport how to ride. Davenport has two bronze statues of Buzz Seely riding a bucking horse featured prominently in his home.

“Buzz taught me a lot about riding broncs, and just about life, too,” said Davenport. “He was one hell of a bronc rider.” Jamie Dean Seely told of how her father came in at 15th at the National Finals Rodeo in 1969 but ended up winning in overall scores for the sea-

School. This new location is helping to reach more people who previously had to travel 30 to 45 minutes to the nearest Food Bank point.

The Mobile Food Bank runs throughout Skamania and Klickitat counties during its weekly Thursday routes and rotates locations. A complete list of the schedule can be found online at wagap.org/foodbanks-nutrition, along with contact information for the brick-and-mortar sites in Bingen, Stevenson, Klickitat, and Goldendale.

Minimizing waste is also high on the team’s priority list, and they found another way to partner with local farmers and families by putting out notices for leftovers that are available for animal feed. This program is free and open to all community members. It helps move things like broccoli and romaine lettuce that are no longer in prime condition for human consumption to the farm to help feed animals.

son. “So that means he rode every bronc for the whole time at Oklahoma City and averaged out and won the average,” said Seely. “He didn’t win the world, but he won the average. He won Cheyenne, San Angelo, Houston.” She showed off the gold buckle he won, the rodeo equivalent of winning a gold medal at the highest level. She also displayed the gold card he received, a kind of membership card that gold buckle winners receive to show that they are in the top tier of the sport.

“That gets Jamie Dean into any PRCA [Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association] rodeo, that gold card,” said Davenport. “They respect the history,” he elaborated, speaking of the regard that rodeo culture maintains for its own past.

“When you have the talent to win something like that, they give them a gold card, and it’s just passed down through their family. When they go to a rodeo, they don’t have to pay for tickets.”

After winning the golden buckle, Buzz Seely had to come back to work on his family’s farm and take over responsibility for 3,000 head of sheep. “Unfortunately, some of us have to do that,” said Davenport in commiseration. Davenport’s own rodeo career was cut short when he had to make a similar decision. “I didn’t have a chance to really step up and go into the PRCA because of my dad’s health. So I had to make a choice: keep rodeoing, or come back and keep the ranch going. My brother and I both chose to come back to keep this going. I know my brother could have won a gold buckle. I

A happy side effect of this new energy that Henschel brings is a revitalization of the volunteer base in Goldendale. Henschel said she posted to social media that she was looking for volunteers and got immediate results. “People are responding,” she said. “We are making good connections, and word of mouth is also making a noticeable difference.”

She finds this positive energy is also improving the experience of clients who utilize the services. “Our volunteers work hard to create an environment that is welcoming, that people feel respected and are not ashamed to be utilizing the resources,” Henschel said.

She’s proud that the team has revamped the Goldendale space to make it more inviting for clients and more efficient for providing services. She said people are welcomed inside and can now interact with staff, improving the opportunity

know that.” But Davenport’s experience in rodeo bore great significance for him, as was evident from the many stories shared back and forth across the table that evening between him and Bevans. Seely brought out an old rodeo booklet from when Davenport was still riding. “Right here, I scored 63 points, and I was 14 years old,” said Davenport. “I had 1,030 points, and I was just three points from this guy.” They spoke about the changes that have taken place in the sport since those days. “When I was a kid riding, some of the top bronc riders back in the old days was like Jim Shoulders,” recalled Bevans. “25,000 bucks a year, good money. Now the kids are making a million, millionand-a-half.”

“They didn’t have enough money out there when we were riding, did they, Rod?,” asked Davenport. “No, no,” replied Bevans. “I don’t give a damn how many horses or how many bulls that you rode, and I never rode a lot of bulls, I didn’t like the suckers. They weren’t nice to me. But I rode a lot of horses, and I was scared every time I got on one. And they were smaller than they are now. They were little horses back in them days, compared to what they are now.”

Despite whatever possible envy Davenport expressed towards the improved opportunities of today’s riders, he has done plenty to help these young up-andcomers make it in the world of rodeo. Both he and Bevans judged rodeo competitions after they were done

to connect clients with additional WAGAP services that might help make their lives better.

“I love interacting with people,” Henschel said. “I get to know and remember people. That’s one of the really cool things, month after month, getting to know people and feeling like I’m in the community.

I’m recognizable there and permanent. It’s good for me and for them.”

To learn more about WAGAP Food Banks, including Goldendale or Mobile Food Bank, information is available online at www.wagap.org/foodbanks-nutrition or by phone Monday through Thursday at (509) 493-2662 extension 208. Walk-ins are welcome during local office business hours, and someone new to WAGAP services can also start their intake process online at www.wagap.org/ start.

riding, and Davenport still helps train young riders.

“There’s not a better feeling, and I think I can speak for Rod here, too, to see these young kids compete and achieve their goals,” said Davenport. “And when they reach that, I have a feeling in my heart that it’s a great achievement to see them fulfi ll their goals and dreams.”

He and Bevans spoke about watching Shane Proctor, whose family comes from Glenwood and who won the PRCA world championship in bull riding in 2011, when he was just starting out in rodeo as a kid.

“We both knew he was going to go on because he had so much talent,” said Davenport. “We both knew that he had the quality to continue on. He can frickin’ ride. I mean like none other. But what really makes me proud of him is he takes his wife now with him, and she is one of the top trick riders in the United States.” Proctor’s wife, Haley Ganzel, performed her trick riding at the recent Ketchum Kalf Rodeo in Glenwood.

Bevans, who is 84 years old and grew up in Skamania County and now lives in Goldendale, had an outlook on modern rodeo culture in the area that was less optimistic than Davenport’s.

“Ain’t much left anymore.

I don’t know what the hell we got going.” But he also seemed to suggest that the sport was growing more popular in general. “The thing about rodeo is there’s a lot more people showing up than there used to be.

When I was a kid, I started rodeoing in the ’50s, and people in that time were trying to get rid of it. Said it

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show has seen over the years. Aside from this car show, the association also hosts Concours de Maryhill in October. The Show ’n’ Shine and Concours de Maryhill make up the main two events for the club, but the group often enjoys club cruises and barbeques. Individuals interested in joining the club should be sure to stop by the Show ’n’ Shine

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plan. The state required that every municipality update its plan every year, including a public hearing. There is a list recommended by the council’s public works committee that identifies the streets planned for upgrades each year. For 2024, the list includes a chip seal on East Simcoe from Highway 97 to Columbus and a reconstruction of South Shuster from Collins to the primary school.

Councilors plan to hold a public hearing on the list of priorities at the next city council meeting. A copy of the list is available in the packet for the

was mean to animals. Hell, the bull only works, what, maybe 8 seconds a day out of the year.”

Expanding his focus to the world beyond rodeo, Bevans reflected on the changes he’s seen in his life.

“I think the worst thing that happened to this country is, it growed up. Every place has. I lived over in Montana for quite a while, and I went over to Missoula, down south where my kids live. My wife made me drive up through Levy. When I lived over there, that Flathead Lake didn’t have nothing on it. Just a little town here and there. You couldn’t fi nd nothing. Now the people are so wealthy who are moving in there, they’ve got elevators to bring their boats out of the water.”

There were more stories shared that evening, stories with mythic qualities, David and Goliath stories of a horse so unruly that only one man had the skill to ride him. But in the end, what Davenport sought to emphasize as being the most important element of rodeo culture was this deep, mysterious, and complex thing called family.

“You got the rodeo clowns, you got the pickup men, you got the contractors, you’ve got the moms and the dads of the kids who are competing. It’s a culture that’s not like any other culture. It’s a culture that’s driven by a community, not only here local but nationwide. It’s a culture that will never die. It’s a culture that will continue on, and I hope it does in my lifetime.”

or visit GMA’s website for more information. GMA is a well-established part of Goldendale, and the past 25 years of the Show ’n’ Shine have been a special part of Community Days. This year will be no different, as Goldendale gathers around the show and enjoys the fun and excitement GMA has brought to the town.

June 20 meeting posted on the city’s website. Councilors also passed a six-month moratorium on any new RV parks while they adjust some of the items in the city master plan. State regulations require that the city hold a public hearing within 60 days to explain the reasons for the moratorium. And councilors reminded people that Community Days are just around the corner on the weekend following the Fourth of July and indicated that plans were well under way for an even bigger celebration this year.

The Washington Outdoors Report: Outdoors roundup

JOHN KRUSE

FOR THE SENTINEL SUMMER CHINOOK SEASON CURTAILED

The Oregon and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced fishing for adult summer Chinook from the mouth of the Columbia River to Priest Rapids Dam is closed as of July 1. The reason? It’s because the run is tracking significantly below pre-season expectations. As of June 28, only 52,572 adult summer Chinook salmon had crossed Bonneville Dam. That’s about 12,000 fish less than last year’s run at this time and 6,500 fish less than the ten-year average.

However, fishing for sockeye salmon, hatchery steelhead, and jack Chinook salmon remains open from the Astoria-Megler Bridge upstream to the Highway 395 Bridge in Pasco. The daily adult bag limit is two adult salmonids (only one may be a hatchery steelhead) and five hatchery jack salmon. All sockeye salmon are considered adults. The fall Chinook run on this portion of the Columbia River is still scheduled to open on August 1.

THE WENATCHEE SALMON DERBY IS COMING UP SOON

The 10th annual Pete Flohr Memorial Wenatchee Salmon Derby takes place on the Columbia River between Rock Island Dam and Wells Dam on July 14 and 15. There will be over $7,500 in cash and prizes given away this year, including a cash prize for the biggest salmon weighed in and for the team who weighs in the heaviest limit of salmon on their boat. There is a mandatory skippers meeting at 6 p.m. on July 13 at the Eagles Aerie in Wenatchee. Weighins will take place both derby days at Beebe Bridge State Park and at Hooked on Toys in Wenatchee. The awards ceremony will commence on Saturday the 15th at 5 p.m. at the Wenatchee Eagles Aerie. Proceeds from the event benefit the Washington State chapter of the Coastal Conservation Association. Tickets are available online at www.wenatcheesalmonderby.com.

A REMINDER – NO

FIREWORKS ON PUBLIC LANDS

Fireworks are illegal to use in many places east of the Cascade mountains

due to high fi re danger, and that includes public lands throughout the state such as state parks, national parks, U.S. Forest Service lands, and property managed by the Bureau of Land Management in both Washington and Oregon. With wildfires already starting in several locations in Chelan, Douglas, and Grant Counties, fireworks bans can help reduce the risk of additional fi res starting at this time of year.

MUSIC AT LAKE

WENATCHEE STATE

PARK Lake Wenatchee State Park will come alive with the sound of music this summer! Washington State Parks announced the 2nd Annual Mountain Melodies concert series has been scheduled at Lake Wenatchee State Park’s South Park amphitheater. This year, the concerts will feature music from eastern Europe, Norway, Mexico, and rural America. All of the concerts take place

Hair Haven opens in Klickitat

ZACHARY VILLAR FOR THE SENTINEL

At the end of a quiet road that runs along the river in Klickitat, you might not expect to fi nd a full-service beauty salon. But that’s exactly what you’ll fi nd if you visit The Hair Haven, a new business that opened in March by Tonya Wyatt. She does haircuts for women, men, and children, and offers an array of hair services such as color, perms, highlights, and tinsel hair. She also does waxing.

After graduating from Beaverton Beauty School in 2007 right out of high school, Wyatt got her fi rst job working at a salon in the St. Johns community of Portland. But she started cutting hair when she was just a kid still living at home. Her mother used to cut the family’s hair when one day Wyatt realized she could do what her mom was

doing—but do it better. She even started developing her other hair salon skills at this young age.

“When I was a kid, I always loved coloring my own hair,” says Wyatt. “I think I was that girl who always had different colors all the time in high school. I love cutting and coloring.”

This may explain why The Hair Haven offers several coloring options, such as tints, balayage, vivids, and all-over color.

Despite Wyatt’s early talent, her father had doubts about her taking up hair styling as a full-time career.

“He made me take a year off and work, and I worked at one of the plants out in Forest Grove doing circuit board fi lm stuff for a year,” recalls Wyatt. After that year was over, she still wanted to pursue working in hair, so she enrolled in beauty school.

After moving to Vancouver with her husband and

working in a salon there, she took some time off to raise her children. Now that her kids are older, she decided she was ready to open The Hair Haven and start doing the kind of work that she is passionate about doing. “I’m ready to get back into it. I’ve been really eager to get back to doing what I actually love doing.”

The Hair Haven is by appointment only at the moment. Walk-ins will be coming soon. Those interested in scheduling an appointment with Wyatt can call (541) 288-8825 or visit the Hair Haven Facebook page and message her at www.facebook.com/profi le. php?id=100091500635370.

State agencies change policies for families affected by substance use at birth

The Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF), in conjunction with the Department of Health (DOH), the Health Care Authority, and the Washington State Hospital Association, have updated state requirements and best practices that aim to improve the health of infants and parents affected by substance use at birth.

If there are no safety concerns, state policy now allows substance-exposed infants to receive voluntary wrap-around services without being reported to Child Protective Services. All hospitals should update policies to align with state policy

and train staff no later than Jan. 1, 2025, to comply with federal requirements.

“While hospitals are still required to report cases where there is a safety concern for the child, not all families that have a child with prenatal substance exposure require child welfare intervention. We still want to connect these families with community-based services and resources that will support the family’s needs, reduce risks, and increase protective factors,” said DCYF Secretary Ross Hunter.

Updated requirements also include best practices for the clinical care of mothers/birth parents who need

withdrawal/stabilization care at birth, as well as for infants being monitored or treated for withdrawal.

For years, the Finnegan Neonatal Abstinence Scoring Tool was the primary model of care for treating substance-exposed infants. However, a growing body of research shows infants treated using the Eat, Sleep, Console (ESC) model of care experience shorter hospital stays and are less likely to receive medication to treat neonatal opioid withdrawal symptoms. Eat, Sleep, Console prioritizes parental involvement and nonpharmacological care such as cuddling, swaddling, rooming-in with parents,

between 8 and 9 p.m. on Saturday evenings in July and August. Here is the concert lineup:

July 15 – Radost Ensemble and Dunava (Balkan, Klezmer, eastern European music, and dance)

July 29 – The Eclectic Cloggers (Old-time, bluegrass, Appalachian music, and clogging)

Aug. 12 – Leikarringen (Norwegian folk music and dance)

Aug. 26 – Mount Vernon School District Mariachi & Folklórico (more than 100 students from Mount Vernon High School’s outstanding mariachi program) You can fi nd out more about this program at www. parks.wa.gov/1248/Mountain-Melodies-2023-Concert-Series.

CHECK OUT AN OUTDOORS ADVENTURE AT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY

Washington State Parks, along with several other state government agencies, is partnering with several nonprofit foundations and the Washington State Employees Credit Union (WSECU) to expand its Check Out Washington Program by providing 500 adventure packs to libraries

across the state for individuals to check out much as they would a library book. Each adventure pack contains a Discover Pass that provides families with free parking at public lands managed by Parks, Washington Department of Natural Resources, and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. They also feature educational materials, a set of three laminated pocket guides about Washington trees, wildlife, and birds, along with a highquality set of binoculars. The adventure packs are made in-state by eqpd gear (that’s how they spell it), a Twisp-based sustainable bag manufacturer. In our region, libraries containing adventure packs include North Central Library System, the Ellensburg Public Library, Yakima Valley Libraries, and the Spokane County Library District. Contact your local library to find out more about checking out an adventure pack for your next foray into nature! John Kruse – www.northwesternoutdoors.com and www.americaoutdoorsradio. com.

breastfeeding, and a quiet, dark room. The announced change formally recognizes Eat, Sleep, Console as the new best practice for birthing hospitals, and states medications and NICU admissions should no longer be the fi rst line of treatment for infants exhibiting withdrawal symptoms.

“The opioid and overdose epidemic is disrupting the lives of a growing number of families in our state,” said Tao Sheng Kwan-Gett, MD, MPH, Chief Science Officer at DOH. “These changes will help every baby born in Washington get the healthiest start possible.”

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WELCOME: Tonya Wyatt in her beauty salon in Klickitat, The Hair Haven.

WASHINGTON S PARKS GET YOUR MARIACHI ON: The Mount Vernon Mariachi group plays this summer at Lake Wenatchee State Park.

AT THE STATE CONVENTION: Klickitat County delegates at the 134th Washington State Grange Convention in front of the Quilt Show at Grant County Fairgrounds, Moses Lake, Washington. Left to right: front row, Dr. James Ogden, Sara Wade, Luanne Whitmire, Kay Kayser Thompson. Back row, Nickolas Bowdish, Dean Bowdish, Claudine Lefever, Richard Lefever, MaryAnn Enyeart, Lucille Bevis, and Daniel Lefever.

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Katharine Gardner, a Vancouver resident was next to speak. “It has become increasingly clear that some members of the board of trustees for the Fort Vancouver Regional Library may not have the best interests of the entire community in mind,” said Gardner. “The board’s ethics policy clearly states that its members have made a commitment to avoid situations in which personal interests might be served. Board members have agreed to disqualify themselves immediately whenever the appearance of a confl ict of interests exists.” The FVRL Trustee Ethics and Responsibilities Policy states that Board Trustees will “Avoid situations in which personal interests might be served or fi nancial benefits gained at the expense of library users, colleagues, or the institution, and disqualify themself immediately whenever the appearance of a confl ict of interest exists.”

“Last Tuesday’s meeting in Goldendale was not a good look for the board, in particular for one board member: Olga Hodges,” continued Gardner. “While it may be conjecture, it is at least suspicious that the meeting in her current town of residence was filled with several others whose lifestyles mesh with her own, including an individual going by her husband’s name. The public comments section was polluted by Ms. Hodges making her own statement that appeared to be a pat on the back for both herself and a number of those attending.”

Gardner then claimed that Hodges was associated with a group asking for books to be removed from the library and cited a quote from a March 2 Goldendale Sentinel article titled, “Council meeting focuses on library content.” (That story was discovered to contain a misquote and has since been corrected.) Before being corrected, the misquote reported Hodges as saying about a book on tarot reading, “How do we wipe that out?” (Her comment was a question about the book coming out well before Halloween; she actually said, “Why is that out?”)

At that same city council meeting, before Hodges had joined the FVRL board, she addressed the council by stating her purpose was not to get rid of books but rather to have books placed in their proper sections. “I just want to be clear before I share any of this: I am not proposing that we censor or burn books,” Hodges said at the city council meeting. ”I am trying to talk to you about age-appropriate displaying of books, and maybe even bringing in some better material for our young people, for our children.”

Gardner finished her public comment last Monday as follows. “You have made it clear time and time again what your personal beliefs are, and you are using your position to your personal benefit, which again is against this board’s own ethics policy. Olga, your actions and statements harm the reputation and integrity of the entire board. Even if you continue to sit

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in your position, you have tainted it, this whole board, and this library system.”

Rebecca Johnson thanked the board for coming to Goldendale the previous week and addressed demands that had been made by some for Hodges to step down or to be removed from the board. “As an Orthodox Christian, I do appreciate having another Christian on the board who will listen to all sides of our beliefs and is willing to speak out for us. Everything that we do holds true and strong in our faith. We’re all taking turns speaking our values. If we try to get rid of a board member because she was honest about her beliefs, then that’s impinging our religious freedom or removing freedom of speech. And when you’re speaking up about how you feel, I’m not offended by that. I feel like we can speak out about what we believe without you being offended by us. The way we react to other people’s beliefs and ideas is a choice. We can choose to be offended, or we can choose to accept that we have different ideas and try to reach mutual ground.”

Isaac, an Orthodox Christian, husband, and father from Goldendale, commented about the purpose libraries serve in our communities. “Propaganda literature that focuses on teaching homosexual, transgender, or other confused lifestyles to vulnerable, innocent children must stop, full-stop. The library… needs to serve as an opportunity for families and children to freely immerse

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themselves in classic, enriching literature without fear of being groomed. Our values are what enrich and educate our children. Christ conquers.”

Shelley Weslyn said that she was not an Orthodox Christian but loved Jesus Christ and defended the board member’s ability to voice their opinions. “Olga has the right as well as each one of you, to speak out your views on the board. This isn’t for the board to decide. This is a community library, and that’s what I asked the board last week, to please listen to this community. This community knows what they want as far as the types of materials they want. There’s no one that I know, Christian or non-Christian, who is telling me to burn books or ban books or whatever. It’s where you’re displaying these books and how you’re integrating this highly sexual content.”

Meika spoke as a resident of Goldendale, thanked the board for listening to the community and their desires, then reflected on the benefit of having a diverse board for the libraries. “I believe Olga Hodges is a person who stands up for our community, not just for people who think exactly like her. I don’t think asking for someone to resign for having a personal opinion about something, or a belief in something, is appropriate when everybody who sits on the board has their own personal beliefs and opinions about things. That’s what makes a diverse board a wonder-

ful place. It’s full of people who can work together and listen to each other and take advice from each other and take in the opinions of people that they serve in their communities. I just want to say I hope that you guys can continue to place people on the board who are of different opinions so that the board doesn’t become a place where there is an echo chamber of just one type of voice, and our libraries become places that are not safe for everyone to be.”

Catherine Erickson commented on the diverse community of people in Goldendale. “I just wanted to say that Goldendale, many people may not know, actually has a very rich multicultural community here with people who are part of the immigrant communities from eastern Europe and Greece and the Middle East—both people who live in Goldendale and visit Goldendale. Olga is a member of that community, and I think it’s very important that people of different religious and cultural backgrounds be able to express their cultural and religious beliefs and not be maligned for that. I do think that asking for somebody to resign because of their personal beliefs is discriminatory.”

Lori Myers, a mother and grandmother living in Vancouver, spoke about the role of religion in public institutions. “It is amazing to me that in 2023, people are still trying to interject their personal religion into the public sphere including the library. It is insane that people are misunderstand-

ing inclusive literature for children as something sexualizing them. There are families out there with two moms and two dads, and that is no more sexual than families of one mom and one dad. I appreciate the board and just really wish that people would leave their religion out of it.”

After the public comment portion of the meeting was over, the members of the board were asked if they had anything to add. Olga used this time to say that she appreciated the comments shared across all views that evening and spoke briefly about her own background. “My comments are not meant to offend anybody,” she said. “You seem to all know a little bit about me, and I’m not going to share too much because it’s personal. But I want to be clear: I am a religious refugee from Ukraine, from the Soviet Union, where my family was heavily persecuted, imprisoned, and I’ve had members who died in concentration camps and gulags. So hearing this pushback has been unsettling and definitely very triggering. But we are in a country where we can have free speech. I welcome your comments and concerns, and I just want you to understand the context of who I am just even a little bit and the community I’m coming from just even a little bit. I’m very grateful for the people that are showing up and speaking up because everybody’s voice is important.”

FEMA authorizes funds to fight Tunnel Five Fire in Washington

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) today authorized the use of federal funds to help with fi refighting costs for the Tunnel Five Fire burning in Washington, just cross the county line between Klickitat and Skamania counties.

The state of Washington’s request for a federal Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) was approved by FEMA Region 10 Administrator Willie G.

Nunn on Sunday, July 2, 2023, at 10:01 p.m. PT. He determined that the Tunnel Five Fire threatened to cause such destruction as would constitute a major disaster. This is the first FMAG declared in 2023 to help fight Washington wildfi res.

At the time of the state’s request, the wildfi re threatened homes in and around the community of Underwood. The fi re also threatened businesses, Skamania

County Public Utility District infrastructure, Bonneville Power Administration transmission lines, fi sh hatcheries, and campgrounds and recreational facilities. Additionally, a Level 1 “Get Ready” evacuation warning was issued for the nearby city of White Salmon. FMAGs are provided through the President's Disaster Relief Fund and are made available by FEMA to assist in fi ghting fi res that

threaten to cause a major disaster. Eligible items can include expenses for field camps; equipment use, repair, and replacement; mobilization and demobilization activities; and tools, materials, and supplies.

This authorization makes FEMA funding available to pay 75 percent of the state’s eligible firefighting costs under an approved grant for managing, mitigating, and controlling designated fi res. These grants do not

provide assistance to individual home or business owners and do not cover other infrastructure damage caused by the fi re.

In addition to the firefighting funds authorized under this FMAG, another $1,225,032 will be available to Washington through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) Post Fire for the mitigation of future wildfi res and related hazards, such as flood after fi re or erosion. Some eligi-

ble wildfire project types include defensible space measures, ignition-resistant construction, and hazardous fuels reduction. The Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 authorizes FEMA to provide HMGP Post-Fire funds to eligible states and territories that receive Fire Management Assistance declarations and federally recognized tribes that have land burned within a designated area.

Community Events

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WEEKLY AND MONTHLY EVENTS

Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday

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

Tuesdays & Thursdays

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

Sunday

• Makers Market at The Missing Corner – 1256 Hwy 141 BZ Corner. Every third Sunday from 12 – 5 p.m. Contact themissingcorner@gmail.com for more information (will return in April 16, 2023)

• Trout Lake Market – 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Trout Lake Grange Hall 2390 Washington 141 . 1st Sunday of the month, seasonally.

Monday

• Programs for Peaceful Living Domestic Violence Victim support group via zoom Mondays 10 a.m. 509-773-6100 or 509-493-1533.

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

• Yoga Zoom meeting 6-7:30 p.m. Jill Kieffer RN Instructor call to pre-register (541) 4903704

• 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

Tuesday

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

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

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

• 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 is a Board Meeting.

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

• Narcotics Anonymous, 5 – 6 p.m. weekly at the United Methodist Church, 109 E Broadway Goldendale.

• Soroptimist International of Goldendale, 5:30 pm 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

Wednesday

• Let’s Play Chess! – 1st & 3rd Wednesday afternoon from 3 – 5 p.m. beginning in May. Goldendale Library.

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

• Crochet group – 1st Wednesday of the month. 10 – 12 a.m. Open to those learning as well as those more advanced. $5, contact Wild Daffodil Sewing at 509-439-7177 or info@wilddaffodilsewing.com

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

• Gorge Farmers Co-op Pickup 4 – 6 p.m. Columbia

Grange 87, Lyle

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

• Pinochle at the Centerville Grange – 3rd Wednesday of every Month at 1:00 p.m. 228 Centerville Hwy

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

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

• Popup Café – Noon at the Mason’s Hall on Columbus until further notice.

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

Harrison, phone: (509)281-0971, email: josh7harrison@gmail. com.

• 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 in the teen area.

• Crafternoons at the Library

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

Saturday

• Lyle Lions Pancake Breakfast 1st Saturday of every month

day morning between 8-9 am. Community Talent show: 3 – 6 p.m. on the Courthouse lawn. Native American Exhibition: 6 –8 p.m. on the Courthouse lawn. Honky-Tonk street concert from 7 – 11 p.m. on West Main Street.

July 6 – 8, 2023 Friends of the Goldendale Community Library Book Sale: Member presale day 7/6 from 5 – 7 p.m., 7/7 10 am – 4 p.m. and 7/8 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Join us in the Camplan Community Room and find great deals while supporting library programs through the Friends of the Library.

July 9 – 14, 2023, Camp Jonah Ultimate Kids Camp: Overnight Camp for grades 1-9

gym. This camp is for incoming 3rd – 8th graders. Cost is $50 contact Kylee Barnes 509-8810166.

July 17 – 21, 2023, Cooking and Gardening Camp at the Pool: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. 401 N. King Street, Goldendale Pool. Ages 5 – 9, register at the pool, call Jennifer Smith 541-490-8466, or go to centralklickitatparksandrecreation.com/register-for2023-summer-camps.

July 17 – 21, 2023, Camp

Jonah Adventure Day Camp: Grades 2-6 Register online at CampJonah.com or call 509395-2900.

July 18, 2023, Free Sports

July 26 – 29, 2023, Summer

Soccer Kick-Off: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Epic Youth Center off Roosevelt in Goldendale. This is for 5th grade and up, come and kick of the summer with a morning of soccer activities. Check in is at 8:30, camp starts at 9. Sponsored by Bilbe Baptist Church of Goldendale. Questions? Contact Abe at 509-261-2313 or visit epicyouthcenter.org.

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• Knitting Group – 3rd Wednesday of the month 12:30 p.m. Open to those learning as well as those more advanced. $5, contact Wild Daffodil Sewing at 509-439-7177 or info@wilddaffodilsewing.com

Thursday

• Drinking Democratically –3rd Thursday of the month 6:30 – 8 p.m. at Ayutla’s.

• 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 - 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 Sharon 509-310-9172

• WAGAP Mobile Food Bank

– 1st Thursday of the month: 9-11 a.m. Wishram school, 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

• Farmers Market, High Prairie: 701 Struck Road, Lyle (between Centerville & Lyle), the 1st and 3rd Friday of the month 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. May – September. Vendors, please contact Josh

7 a.m. -10 a.m. Omelets 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.

• 3rd Saturday Dinners –Bavarian Deli 5 – 7 p.m. Local Beef brisket $25

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

Community Events

July 6, 2023, 1st Annual Future Timberwolves Youth Football Camp: 5 – 7:30 p.m. at Barthlow Field, Goldendale High School. The cost for this camp is free. Please pre-register by June 21. This is for incoming 2 – 6th grade students, Contact Blake Lesko at 509-250-1062.

July 7 – 8, 2023 Goldendale’s Annual Community Days: Spend your post-Independence Day weekend immersed in Goldendale Community Days. Filled with music, events, food and more Goldendale Community Days is a great way to dive into the fun in a small town. For vendor information contact Teja Finch at 509-773-400. Friday: Chalk walk art contest from 3 – 5 p.m. on West Court Street.

Native American Exhibition from 6 – 8 p.m. on the Courthouse lawn. Cruise-in Poker Run 6 p.m. at Les Schwab on Broadway. Honky-Tonk street concert from 7 – 11 p.m. on West Main Street. Saturday: 25th annual GMA Show ’n’ Shine Car Show from 6 a.m. – 4 p.m. on West Main. Raffle prizes, silent auction, Hot Wheels drag race, and more! Parade starts at 10 a.m. down Simcoe and Columbus streets. Vendor and resource fair from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. on East Main. Quilt Show at the Presby Museum: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Pick up an entry form at the Presby or 3Cs Fabric. Contact 3Cs if you would like a PDF to print out. Drop off your quilt at 3Cs Fabric before Saturday with a filled-out entry form, or Satur-

Register online at CampJonah. com or call 509-395-2900.

July 10 – 14, 2023, Arts and Crafts Week Camp at the Pool: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. 401 N. King Street, Goldendale Pool. Ages 5 – 13, register at the pool, call Jennifer Smith 541-490-8466, or go to centralklickitatparksandrecreation.com/register-for2023-summer-camps/. Some partial scholarships available.

July 10 – 14, 2023, Camp

Jonah Day Camp: Ultimate Day Camp for grades 1-6. Register online at CampJonah.com or call 509-395-2900.

July 16 – 20, 2023 Camp

Jonah Jr. Adventure Camp: Overnight camp for grades 2-6 Register online at CampJonah. com or call 509-395-2900.

July 17 – 19, 2023 GHS Volleyball Camp: 9 a.m. – noon at the Goldendale High School

Physicals: 1 – 5 p.m. ion the Goldendale High School Gym. Free sports hhysicals, impact testing for the 2023-224 season (GHS & GMS). *Authorization form signed by parent/guardian required.

July 23 – 28, 2023 Camp

Jonah Kids Mission Camp: Overnight Camp for grades 4-8 Register online at CampJonah. com or call 509-395-2900.

July 24 – 28, 2023, Cooking and Gardening Camp at the Pool: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. 401 N. King Street, Goldendale Pool. Ages 10 - 13, register at the pool, call Jennifer Smith 541-490-8466, or go to centralklickitatparksandrecreation.com/register-for2023-summer-camps/. Some partial scholarships available.

July 25 – 29, 2023, Rodeo

Bible Camp: Contact email: goldendalerodeobiblecamp@gmail. com.

July 28 – 30, 2023, Klickitat Canyon Days: Join us for the 45th anniversary of Canyon Days. The events kick off with a free community move on the blacktop starting at dark on 7/28. Saturday hosts a parade, live music, vendors, a beer garden, car show, 5K run and a host of other activities for the whole family. Sunday 7/30 is the annual rubber ducky derby! Contact Taylor Jacobsen at KlickitatCanyonDays@gmail.com for vendor information.

July 28 – 29, 2023 High Prairie Community Yard sales & Firehouse Sale: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. throughout the High Prairie area and Community Center & Firehall. Contact Josh for more information 509-281-0971.

July 29 – August 3, 2023, Camp Jonah Middle School Adventure Camp: Overnight Camp for grades 6-9 Register online at CampJonah.com or call 509-395-2900.

July 31 – August 4, 2023, Water Week Camp at the Pool: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. 401 N. King Street, Goldendale Pool. Ages 5 - 13, register at the pool, call Jennifer Smith 541-490-8466, or go to centralklickitatparksandrecreation.com/register-for-2023-summer-camps/. Some partial scholarships available.

August 7 – 11, 2023, Games/ Play Camp at the Pool: 8 a.m. –1 p.m. 401 N. King Street, Goldendale Pool. Ages 5 - 13, register at the pool, call Jennifer Smith 541-490-8466, or go to centralklickitatparksandrecreation. com/register-for-2023-summercamps/. Some partial scholarships available.

August 14 – 16, 2023, STEM Camp at the Pool : 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. 401 N. King Street, Goldendale Pool. Ages 5 - 13, register at the pool, call Jennifer Smith 541-490-8466, or go to centralklickitatparksandrecreation. com/register-for-2023-summercamps/. Some partial scholarships available.

August 17 – 230, 2023 Klickitat County Fair and Rodeo: The Klickitat County Fair is the premier event of the summer season in Klickitat County. Come for the Kickoff BBQ on Thursday, the NPRA Rodeo on Saturday and Sunday, Stock Sale and Steak Feed, Entertainment, Youth Livestock and Horse Show, delicious fair food. Check out the Grain King and Hay King contests, see prize winning preserves, flowers, fruits, vegetables and baked goods, fiber arts and so much more. Gates open at 8 am starting Thursday August 17th through Sunday, August 20th. If you want to participate in the parade on Saturday, August 20th, call Pat Shamek at 541-993-9560 for the details. The public events at the Fair begin on the 17th.

GOLDENDALE COMMUNITY DAYS

JULY 7 & 8, 2023

FEATURING: • Great Yummies from multiple vendors • Entertainment throughout both days • Fun for kids of all ages • Show-n-Shine Car Show • PARADE

Parade Quilt Show

SCHEDULE: FRIDAY - Chalk Walk Art Contest, Native American Exhibit, Honky Tonk Street Concert • SATURDAY - Show n’ Shine Car Show, Parade, Vendor Fair, Quilt Show, Youth Talent Show

Check It Out

Jan Johnston, Collection Manager

Fort Vancouver Regional Library District

You can email Jan at readingforfun@fvrl.org

Several years ago, I created a reading list from the letters in “4th of July.” I didn’t try to nd books on the same topic— just a completely random list of books. I ran across this list recently and was reminded how much fun I had doing it. So, this week’s column is an encore performance of randomness.

Hope you had a happy and safe 4th of July!

• 4 - “Four Season Food Gardening: How to Grow Vegetables, Fruits, and Herbs Year-Round” by Misilla Dela Llana.

• T - “That Cheese Plate Wants to Party: Festive Boards,

Spreads, and Recipes with the Cheese by Numbers

Method” by Marissa Mullen.

• H - “How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy” by Jenny Odell.

• O - “One & Done: The Guide to Raising a Happy & Thriving Only Child” by Rebecca Greene.

• F - “Fibershed: Growing a Movement of Farmers, Fashion Activists, and Makers for a New Textile Economy” by Rebecca Burgess.

• J – “Jump: My Secret Journey from the Streets to the Boardroom” by Larry Miller.

• U – “Unforgetting: A Memoir of Family, Migration, Gangs, and Revolution in the Americas” by Roberto Lovato.

• L – “Let’s Get Lost: A Photographic Journey to the World’s Most Stunning Remote Locations” by Finn Beales.

• Y – “You: The Story: A Writer’s Guide to Craft Through Memory” by Ruta Sepetys.

Go whole grain for heart health

(Family Features) Eating healthy is a priority for many Americans but knowing where to start and with what foods may be a little trickier. One way to level up the nutritional value of your meals is to better understand whole grains and why they are important for a heart-healthy diet.

As a key feature of hearthealthy diets, whole grains like sorghum, oatmeal, and brown rice are rich sources of dietary fiber, may improve blood cholesterol levels, and provide nutrients that help the body form new cells, regulate the thyroid and maintain a healthy immune system.

However, according to a survey by The Harris Poll on behalf of the American Heart Association, U.S. adults are least knowledgeable about refined vs. whole grains compared to other foods like fruits, vegetables, and proteins. Also, when asked to identify whole grains and refined grains, most adults incorrectly believe multi-grain bread is a whole grain and only 17% believe sorghum is an example of a whole grain when it is, in fact, a nutritious whole-grain option.

If you’re looking to try more whole grains, sorghum is a primary ingredient in these hearthealthy Pancakes with Blueberry Vanilla Sauce. This flavorful dish can be part of an overall healthy diet as recommended by the American Heart Association’s Healthy for Good initiative, supported by the Sorghum Checkoff. Find more heart-healthy meal ideas at Heart.org/ healthyforgood.

Pancakes with Blueberry

Vanilla Sauce

Recipe courtesy of the American Heart Association and Sorghum Checkoff

Servings: 4 (2 pancakes, 1/4

cup sauce and 2 tablespoons

yogurt per serving)

Sauce:

• 2 teaspoons cornstarch

• 1/3 cup water

• 1 cup blueberries

• 1 tablespoon sugar

• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Pancakes:

• 1/2 cup quick-cooking rolled oats

• 1/2 cup whole grain sorghum flour

• 1 1/2 tablespoons firmly packed light brown sugar

• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

• 1/2 cup fat-free milk

• 1/2 up unsweetened

applesauce

• 1 large egg

• 1 tablespoon organic coconut oil, butter, or ghee

Topping:

• 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt

To make sauce: Put cornstarch

New at the Library

FICTION

“Return to Valetto” by Dominic Smith.

“The Spectacular” by Fiona Davis.

“ Zero Days” by Ruth Ware.

NONFICTION

“Allergic: Our Irritated Bodies in a Changing World” by Theresa MacPhail.

“Cottages, Cabins, and Unique Retreats” by Editors of Fine Homebuilding.

“Dinner with the President: Food, Politics, and a History of Breaking Bread at the White House”

by Alex Prud’homme.

CHILDREN

“Jumper: A Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider” written and illustrated by Jessica Lanan. “The Night Tent” written and illustrated by Landis Blair.

“To Bee, or Not to Bee!: Book 4 of Minecraft

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

The Postscript

Dragon y Escort

I was “up north,” walking through the woods with an escort of dragonflies on either side, as if I were a visiting dignitary in need of protection.

-Carrie Classon

I thought. I looked over at the nearby cabin. The music stopped. Then it started again. “Someone must be playing the pan flute!” I amended, listening to the music rise in volume.

in medium saucepan. Add water, stirring to dissolve. Stir in blueberries and sugar. Bring to boil over medium-high heat. Boil 1-2 minutes, or until sauce thickens slightly. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla. Cover to keep warm. Set aside.

To make pancakes: In medium bowl, stir oats, sorghum flour, brown sugar, baking powder, and cinnamon.

In small bowl, whisk milk, applesauce, egg, and oil. Stir into flour mixture until batter is just moistened and no flour is visible without overmixing.

Heat nonstick griddle over medium heat. Test temperature by sprinkling drops of water on griddle. Griddle is ready when water evaporates quickly.

Pour 1/4 cup batter for each pancake on griddle. Cook 2-3 minutes, or until tiny bubbles appear on surface and bottoms are golden brown. Flip pancakes. Cook 1-2 minutes, or until cooked through and golden brown on bottoms. The USDA recommends cooking egg dishes to 160 F. Transfer pancakes to plates. Spoon sauce over pancakes. Top each serving with 2 tablespoons yogurt.

I love dragonflies. I love their variety and their shiny wings and the way they turn on a dime in midair. I love how they clear the path of mosquitos as I walk through the woods along the lakeshore. I love how they behave exactly as a good escort should.

My husband, Peter, and I spent the early days of summer at my parents’ cabin where everything magical I imagine about the north woods when I am in the city showed up in reality—as if by magic.

I saw the first wild geraniums of the season. I saw a doe with three speckled fawns. I had never seen a deer with three fawns before and thought she might be running some sort of baby deer daycare, but apparently, all three were hers. I saw a juvenile bear by the side of the road. My mother thought it was a big black dog until it stood up—very much a bear—fur shining in the sun.

It got so uncharacteristically hot that I jumped in the lake. I am a wimp when it comes to cold water, and the lake is deep. But the cabin is not air-conditioned, and one afternoon I just couldn’t stand it anymore. I jumped in the cold water and swam out to the point. Right in front of me, a curious loon popped up on cue, wondering who this awkward aquatic creature was.

A huge storm rolled in and blew the hot weather away. The next afternoon, I walked to the public access with a dragonfly escort. I went to the end of the dock. The wind was blowing fiercely and there were whitecaps on the lake.

That’s when I heard the music.

“Someone is playing a pan flute recording,”

Then I heard it coming from the other direction.

“What the heck?”

I turned around and stared at the shore. It was obviously a flute, but now it was coming from both sides of the dock. It made no sense at all. For a moment, I wondered if I was hallucinating. There was music coming from the woods in both directions. And it was getting louder.

Then, instead of gazing out into the trees for my answer, I looked a bit closer at hand. Halfway down the length of the dock were two stout support poles made of steel. They each had six holes drilled down the length of them and, today, the holes were directly positioned in the path of the strong wind. Suddenly, they let out an unmistakable chord of music. First one, and then the other, then both in unison, then in harmony. I sat down at the end of the dock, put my feet in the water, and listened.

The music was beautiful and untamed and utterly unpredictable as the wind that made it. I felt privileged to be sitting there on the dock, listening to this wild and amazing music.

You might say it was random noise created by two galvanized pipes, and I suppose you would be right—but only technically. In truth, it was a magical concert put on by the wind, and I was fortunate enough to be the audience, a lucky guest, ushered in by dragonflies.

Carrie Classon’s memoir is called “Blue Yarn.” Learn more at CarrieClasson.com.

The oceans around the world cover about 70 percent of the Earth’s surface. Hidden in those waters are some really great animals. Some of the animals are very mysterious and look like creatures dreamed up in Hollywood for a film about aliens. Along with being mysterious, many of these creatures are also dangerous. Let’s explore the oceans and take a look at jellyfish.

Jellyfish

Jellyfish are amazing animals. They are invertebrates. That means they have no skeletal system. They have no blood and believe it or not they don’t have a brain. Even though all of this makes you think jellyfish are bound to become extinct, that is far from true. Jellyfish, or jellies, have been around since before dinosaurs. A jelly has a simple nervous system. It detects light, it is able to smell and it feels things when it brushes against something.

Jellyfish can’t really swim because they don’t have bones or bony structures. They mostly drift in the oceanic currents. They can pulse their bodies to help them along using muscles in their bells. They often suck water in and then blow it out to propel themselves forward. They can travel long distances between pulsing and the currents. This helps them avoid predators. Jellies are also predators. They feed on zooplankton, fish eggs, larva and even other jellyfish. Sometimes there is a bloom, or a large gathering of jellies. At places where there is a bloom, the hungry jellies eat all the eggs and baby fish in the area.

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Jellyfish come in all different shapes and sizes. Most of them have a bell with tentacles hanging from it. The tentacles can be long and skinny or wide and look like seaweed. The largest jelly is the Lion’s Mane Jellyfish. It can grow to about the size of a Blue Whale. In comparison the Irukandji jellyfish is about the size of a pencil eraser. One jelly looks like a fried egg if you look down from the top, one, the Man-O-War looks like it has a sail. Many are see through and a lot of them are bioluminescent. Bioluminescent means they can create a chemical reaction that makes light. It makes them look like they are glowing brightly in the water.

Did you know some cultures eat jellyfish?

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Would you ever try jellyfish salad?

Jellyfish are known for their very painful stings. They don’t mean to sting anyone but if you brush against one it may just hurt — a lot! A jelly stings you with its tentacles. Each tentacle has little organs called nematocysts. These are used to sting prey. The poison in the nematocysts help them digest their food quickly. The tiniest jelly, the Irukandji jellyfish has very toxic venom that is 100 times worse than that of a cobra. Two people have died. The box jellyfish has killed more people than that. Most stings are very painful but definitely not deadly.

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Football Frenzy

Tayler Bradley

For The SenTinel Athletes. They do things that many find impossible. Training, building techniques, agility, speed, team bonding, pushing past limits they didn’t even know they had, all for the dream of being great. But the sports world is jam-packed with information, so how do these young athletes filter through it to find what they need? The organization called OTF The Grind was created for this exact reason.

Joon and Kim Sene built a training program that builds on the off-season so when these kids are asked to perform, they can excel.

“Our mission is to give our local athletes the opportunity to achieve maximum athletic ability, learn their sport, and have fun while doing it right here at home.” They want to break down information thrown at athletes so they can process it, excel at it, and then build on it.

Joon has been coaching for 17 plus years for a variety of sports, though his wheelhouse is football. His love for sports and his knowledge of it helped him build OTF The Grind here locally. The program stresses all the key elements that will carry through any sport. Joon does one-on-one trainings, small group, and, of course, camps.

“We have talent here,” says Joon. On June 24 and 25, He partnered with

Grid Iron Football to hold a camp for boys and girls ages 10 through 18. Grid Iron is based out of Tacoma and is run by former National Football League player DeQuin Evans. The organization has a great lineup of other football coaches with impressive resumes who traveled to Goldendale to share their wealth of knowledge with the 73 kids who signed up for camp. These kids traveled from all over—one from faraway Maui, and closer to home from The Dalles, Bonner’s Ferry, Tacoma, Sequim, Spokane, Everett, and of course our local athletes. Each stepped out on that field ready to have fun, grow their mental game, learn new techniques, and of course be better players overall.

The camp worked on a wide range of physical and mental conditions, from muscle tone, cardiorespiratory endurance, how to read their opponents and make decisions, team bonding, running mechanics, controlling the ball, handson real-life play, and the mental game, huge for any athlete. There were plenty of coaches to help run drills and break things down so no player was left out; each got the one-on-one time they needed. Everyone who came out to help these kids coached with positivity and encouragement. The coaches included two Goldendale High School alumni, Tyler Wells and Caleb Smith, who came back to mentor and teach.

Baker sinks hole-in-one

The atmosphere was electric and fun. Though this was a football camp, Joon wanted to stress its mental aspect because that is a huge piece of any sport. OTF

The Grind emphasizes, “If you change the mind, you change the culture. A lot of guys don’t want to speak on what may be worrying them and that can affect gameplay and their life.” Joon likes to check in with the players regularly to give them someone to talk to and work through what is bothering them. The camp also focused on showing the players that you don’t always have to take traditional routes to get to those big schools— many of the coaches who came with Grid Iron took different routes to get to Division One schools and even the NFL. Big dreams are possible as long as you want to work for them.

OTF The Grind has brought a different take on getting these players ready not just for the field but also for life. They’re working out, making sure their grades are up, spend-

ing time building in the off-season, and expanding their mental game. Joon is there throughout each part guiding them and helping them sort through all the information to be the best

person and student-athlete they can be. Joon and Kim have given back to the youth, and the community is very thankful for them.

If you happened to miss out on this camp, OTF

The Grind will be hosting another one in Hood River August 16 through 19. You can find more information about this camp and other trainings on their website, otfthegrind.com.

It was an exciting day at the Goldendale Golf Club June 10 for guests Scott Baker and his dad, Robert Baker.

Scott made his secondever hole-in-one, on the 9th hole. It was a challenging 156-yard par 3 over the

pond and up a hill. Scott looked all over for the ball behind the green until his dad asked if he'd looked in the hole—and sure enough, there it was.

Congratulations, Scott, on this rare and coveted feat.

C RARE EVENT: Scott Baker, right, and his dad Robert reveled in Scott’s second hole-in-one June 10 at the Goldendale Golf Club.

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FOCUS: Young athletes listen intently to coaching tips at last week’s football camp.