Goldendale Sentinel June 7, 2023

Goldendale, Washington

Double anniversary at the Observatory

LOU MARZELES

EDITOR

A decade can really fly by. Seems like just a short while ago that Troy Carpenter went to work at the Goldendale Observatory, but it’s been 10 years. And, interestingly, this year also marks the 50th anniversary of the Observatory. “So many numbers, so many coincidences,” Carpenter says. “I started here when I was 30 years old, and it was our 40th anniversary. Now I’m 40, and it’s our 50th anniversary. I take that kind of personally because I spent an entire decade of my life. And I will tell you, I didn’t expect to be here this long.” Carpenter serves as the administrator of the Observatory, part of the Washington State Parks system. He thought he’d be here maybe five years or so, but a key reason why he’s still here is because of the big capital upgrade project for the Observatory. “I wanted to see that through,” he says. “I had this strange personal pattern in my previous jobs throughout my career where we would start some big project, and then I would leave because I would get ‘poached.’” That’s the term for when a person gets recruited to leave one job for another. Carpenter didn’t want that to happen here.

New Hope offers safety and care

ZACHARY VILLAR FOR THE SENTINEL

Navigating adulthood can be difficult for people with special needs. Housing, employment, care—all of these have to be considered. New Hope Farms, located east of Goldendale, offers full life care for developmentally challenged adults in a friendly and loving environment. They held their annual open house on June 3 where they welcomed the community to visit and meet the people who work and live there.

The residents of the facility greeted visitors that day from the veranda of the New Hope Farms activity center where they sang a song together and spoke in sign language along with the song. Ron Kinsella, a member of the board at New Hope Farms, thanked the guests and spoke about the facility’s finances.

“Over the years, with different management and different people

ABOVE: WASHINGTON STATE PARKS. RIGHT, TROY CARPENTER, GOLDENDALE OBERVATORY

A DECADE ON THE JOB: Above, Goldendale Observatory Administrator Troy Carpenter with the device to move the telescope. Right, the supernova in Galaxy M101 (the Pinwheel Galaxy), discovered on May 19. “Interpretive Assistant Peter Sinclair and I managed to image it on May 26 using the new Planewave Direct-Drive tracking mount and a 3000mm Vixen Reflector,” Carpenter says. “The red arrow indicates the position of the supernova. This galaxy is 21 million light years away in Ursa Major and bright enough to observe with telescopes on a moonless night. The photo is a five-minute, unguided, single exposure, demonstrating the extreme accuracy of our new telescope mount.”

He’s a long way from the job he held back east. He’s from New York, but he’d been working in Philadelphia running a big training center for power generation, teaching people how to work on

power distribution systems and generators. It hardly seemed a natural jump-off point to go to an observatory. In a way, Carpenter says, it kind of was. “Astronomy is about

The dangers of social media to youth

GRACE BLAND FOR THE SENTINEL

systems,” he points out. “The universe is a system, and you could think of space objects as mechanisms. And if you’re good at reverse engineering, then you

See Troy page A8

Social media and technology usage among young children and adolescents has reached national visibility as a danger to mental health. United States Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy released a 19-page advisory in May that called the American people’s attention to the urgent public health issues involving social media and youth mental health. The advisory addresses both negative and positive side effects of child and adolescent social media usage. Focusing on potential danger, the advisory warns, “At this time, we do not yet have enough evidence to determine if social media is sufficiently safe for children and adolescents.” The advisory sparks major concern for the well-being of children in the United States, but the research regarding this issue is something that still needs to be explored. Locally, therapist Lacey Villamar and Goldendale School District employees comment on their professional experience with the topic.

involved, now they don’t have to worry about every payroll being in the red. It’s always in the black, and it’s been in the black for probably eight, nine years now. That’s because of the staff, because of the director. They put their heart into this place, they believe in this place. As long as you believe in it, you can get anything done.”

Kinsella and his wife, Janice,

started volunteering at New Hope Farms after they bought property in the area 26 years ago. He spoke about how much the place had improved from those early days when the facility was just four trailers. “The director here has put us on such stable financial conditions; it’s unbelievable,” said Kinsella in reference to New Hope Farms’ current Entity Representative/Director Colleen

Fogarty. “She has so many things in her life that she can do, but she does this because she says, ‘I love these kids.’”

Kinsella said that Fogarty had to do a lot of extra work during Covid when they had difficulty with staffing. “If anybody knew the good this place does for these residents who need help to love their life—it brings tears to my

See New Hope page A8

LOU MARZELES

PICKERS’ DELIGHT: Like musical mushrooms, impromptu pockets of Americana musicians formed all over Ekone Park last weekend as the annual Pickers Festival came to town. Here a sextet digs into an old song with soloists shifting from slide guitar, guitar, banjo, mandolin, and fiddle. (The guy at the far right was just listening–a tough job, but somebody has to do it.) But what, no bass solo? When asked about that, sure enough, they came up with a tune that had a brief but memorable bass lick. They were asked if they could do “Wayfaring Stanger,” either the Emmylou Harris or the Alison Krauss version. The mandolin player quickly said, “I can promise you, they both got it from Bill Monroe.” Monroe was considered the father of Bluegrass music. There was a brief didactic conversation on the importance of Monroe, then the group–sounding as good as anything you’d find on a commercial recording–got back to business. All around the park were small and large gatherings of musicians making the most of beautiful days and lazy schedules.

The modern age of constant technology is one that our medical world knows very little about. Long-term, no one knows what the incessant scrolling, posting, Facebook liking, and screentime will have on people—especially for the still-developing brains of children and adolescents. Lacey explains, “Statistics show that there are increases in anxiety and depression just from being on social media.” The surgeon general’s advisory backs her statement by highlighting an experiment that introduced a new social media platform to college-age adolescents. The results revealed a substantially increased percentage of depression, and when multiplied against the entirety of the college population, there were 300,000 new cases of depression in that age group alone.

Social media has been tied to more than just increases in depression but has additionally been found to affect levels of anxiety, body image, and sleep. “The blue light from phones affect kids more than it does adults—it affects your sleep,” Lacey asserts. Blue-light glasses have become more popular as more learn about the interaction between the screen and sleep, but regardless, the never-ending stretches of social media are difficult to break away from. “The phone and internet are available 24/7, all the time, and our bodies and minds aren’t getting the breaks they need,” Lacey states. “We need to have a shut-off time.”

The advisory also discloses that social media can overstimulate the reward center in the brain and prompt pathways in the brain that parallel addiction. This can lead to a strong desire for adolescents to always have their phones on hand, which contributes to a lack of focus. Angie Hedges, principal at the Goldendale Primary School and a past teacher, explains, “Sometimes it’s hard to keep kids engaged in some of those face-to-face type situations.” Angie expresses that kids are of-

ZACHARY VILLAR

HEARTY WELCOME: The residents of New Hope Farm sing a song for visitors at their open house.

Clean Up Day a success

Some 45 volunteers and a bunch of trucks and trailers did a sweep around Goldendale Saturday to pick up trash on the free Clean Up Day. The event was coordinated by Goldendale Community Enrichment head (and Klickitat County Commissioner) Dan Christopher, and Republic Services donated time and services to collect the trash without cost to the public.

“We had four volunteers stationed at the transfer station to direct traffic and unload volunteer and

non-volunteer trucks/trailers,” Christopher says. “This provided a very quick turnaround and kept the line much shorter than a normal Saturday when people unload themselves. There were rarely more than eight cars waiting in line.”

Two volunteer teams worked directly with the Klickitat County Senior Services volunteer coordinator. “They cleaned up 52 yards themselves from just a few targeted senior homes on our list that were in dire need of help,” Christopher says. “The rest of the vol-

unteers spent the day driving the streets and remov-

Missing kayaker in Glenwood

An intensive search for a missing kayaker on the Klickitat River was suspended when responders determined a continued search would prove dangerous to personnel.

On Saturday Klickitat County Dispatch received a call that a woman had fallen out of her kayak and went over the low head dam on the Klickitat River near the Glenwood Fish Hatchery. Klickitat County Sheriff’s Deputy Erik Beasley responded and requested that Klickitat County Search and Rescue (SAR) and the Glenwood Fire Department be paged to the location.

Department of Emer -

gency Management (DEM)

Director Jeff King contacted Beasley and advised he was contacting Wet Planet Whitewater Company to respond with Swift Water Rescue certified personnel. He also requested Dispatch to page out the DEM Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) team.

When Beasley arrived at the area of the report, he made contact with the Glenwood Fire Department, and they were able to determine the last location of the missing person after making contact with the husband of the missing kayaker.

The SAR K9 Team deployed and searched the riverbanks where the

terrain allowed them to go. Raft and kayak teams, composed of SAR personnel and members from Wet Planet, floated the river from the Fish Hatchery to Leidle Park. Other kayakers heard about the incident and floated the river ahead of the search teams to look for the missing woman.

Ground teams from Glenwood Fire, SAR, and other local people began searching roads and areas that were accessible by foot. The DEM UAS Team flew drones over the river. The search continued until dark and resumed the following day.

The following day, June 4, SAR personnel and the DEM UAS Team responded

to the scene and continued to search the river and banks of the Klickitat River. The search was suspended at about 1 p.m. with no signs of the missing kayaker. The Klickitat River is running swiftly this time of year with snow runoff, and the steep terrain posed serious safety concerns to the search teams.

The missing woman is identified as 29-year-old Sandhya Sridhar. At the time of her disappearance in the Klickitat River, she was wearing a pink hooded sweatshirt and gray yogastyle hiking pants. She was not wearing a life jacket when she fell out of her kayak.

ing trash from the curbs, garages, and even behind houses if citizens asked for help.”

Some 260 cubic yards of trash in total were collected.

“A wise man once said that many hands make light work,” Christopher adds. “On Saturday many caring people came together to show their love for their fellow man and the love they have for their community. I, for one, was extremely blessed and honored to spend my day in the presence of such kind

souls. It gives me continued hope for a better tomorrow for Goldendale. We could not have done it without the team from Goldendale Community Enrichment and the generous support from Republic Services. We also must give our heartfelt thanks to the many citizen volunteers who spent their day making their community better, and also the residents of Goldendale for helping us by getting their trash to the curb or asking for help when it was needed.”

Lou MarzeLes

THE CLEAN UP CREW: Forty-five volunteers and a lot of trucks and trailers picked up about 260 cubic yards of trash around Goldendale Saturday.

G OLDENDALE ’ S A TTIC

Answer to last week´s Mystery Picture

This week’s Goldendale’s Attic Mystery Picture

There must be something really significant about that tiny card these guys are holding. After all, you’ve got five people standing around it. A winning lottery ticket? A ticket to a Broadway

show? We’ll bet it was for Come From Away, that terrific show about Newfoundlanders coming to the aid of Americans. Well, maybe not. But who are these people? What were they doing? When

and where was this picture taken? We don’t know. All we really know is that 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@ goldendalesentinel.com), or give us a call (509-773-3777), or drop in at the office—and remember, you’re welcome to come in and take a look at the original photograph.

June 8, 1897 – 126 Years Ago

Our schools closed very quietly this year. Nothing was done for commencement exercises as George Dean was the only graduate.

June 1, 1907 – 116 Years Ago

The county auditor has received a circular letter from the State College calling attention to the award of a free scholarship in the Agricultural College, school of science, Pullman, for the year 1907-1908. The conditions of this award are that the person to whom the award is made must at least have passed the state eighth grade examination or its equivalent and must be a bona fide resident of the county. The appointment must be made on or before next September. The scholarship entitles the holder to free room rent, heat and light in the college dormitory and exemption from all college fees.

June 8, 1933 – 90 Years Ago

Mid-Columbia Indians this week will remove the remains of more than 250 of their kin from Memaloose island near Big Eddy, to a fi nal resting place on the mainland near Wishram village. Unfortunately, white men have not always shown the respect for Indian burial grounds that they should. Relic hunters have disturbed many remains on the island burial grounds near here. Even in Indian cemeteries on the mainland, it is not unusual for whites to delve among the graves in search of arrow points, spearheads, and other curios. These same white people would feel outraged if Indians should invade a cemetery where the bones of pioneers were interred. Reprisals would be swift and sure. It was the custom to place bodies on top of the ground, inside small huts made of saplings and woven willow. Later, after the decomposition had removed the flesh, the bones were gathered and stored in buckskin sacks. The flood of 1894 washed away most of these skeletons, however, and subsequent freshets have taken a further toll, so that comparatively few bones remain of the thousands that must have been left there before and after the coming of the white man.

June 4, 1953 – 70 Years Ago

It takes Sheriff Russell Woodward a very short few minutes to settle a strike. In fact, his cure seemed to work wonders on the “winoes” who weren’t satisfied with the way the Sheriff was running things at the jail. It all happened in a few short minutes. The prisoners struck and went right back to work. During the noon hour, one of the men serving time on charges of drunkenness asked the Sheriff how much time off the men would get for doing work around the courthouse grounds. The Sheriff replied, “About one day.” The men, deciding they were not satisfied with that, went back to the jailhouse, saying they would rather refrain from working. “Fine,” said the sheriff. Their menu will be bread and water until they decide to go back to work.” They went back to work.

June 8, 1972 – 51 Years Ago

Klickitat County’s only bison is dead. She was inadvertently strangled by ropers Tuesday after escaping from her pen by jumping the fence at her owner’s farm. Jerry Hanlon bought the beast wild and brought her to the Goldendale area in May 1971. Subsequently, she had tamed down sufficiently so that Hanlon could feed her grain from his hand. After her escape, she was located at the Marion Campbell place about a mile from her starting point 3 ½ miles south of town. Ropers and riders participating in the chase were Bob Gabbert, Mark Shupe, Frank Willis, and Jerry Miller. Owner Hanlon said the American buffalo now will be butchered and cooked for the Goldendale FFA summer barbeque. Hanlon is FFA advisor and vocationalagriculture teacher at GHS.

June 2, 1983 – 40 Years Ago

Luann Kayser and Linde Kangas were presented Youth Citizenship Awards recently, in ceremonies hosting the two along with fi nalists Paula Jeanne Johnson, Karla Puckett, and Lisa Falter. Kayser’s credentials as fi rst place winner were forwarded to District and Northwest Regional Soroptimists competition and earned her $125 top prize, while Kangas, as runner-up, received a $100 check.

—Richard Lefever Klickitat County Historical Society

Points to ponder:

More defi nitions:

Esplanade: to attempt an explanation while drunk. Eyebrows: what I do when I go shopping.

With only one person tentatively identified—Andy Jaekel in the pharaoh costume on the far left—and identifiers disagreeing with that, we come up dry in naming these people or fi nding the picture in The Sentinel’s archives. Having looked at this picture

Points to ponder:

More defi nitions:

for a week ourselves, we’ve come up with two plausible reasons a pharaoh, an Employee of the Month, a Swiss Miss, and Alex from the movie Clockwork Orange would be together. A Halloween party or a play, and that would be an interesting play indeed.

Cellulite: what a power company does.

Climate: what you do with a ladder.

Coffee: a person who has been coughed on.

Deliberate: take back to prison.

Elixir: what a dog does to her when shes gives it a bone.

Exploring Goldendale’s roots

This week’s story is a continuation of last week’s story from The Sentinel’s Diamond Anniversary Edition, July 1, 1954, and is titled “Author Tells Of Childhood In High Prairie In The Eighties.”

In her book, “Sketched of Early Hight Prairie”, published by Binford and Mort of Portland, Nelia Binford Fleming tells of her childhood in that area. She came there with her parents in 1884 and the family resided on the prairie until 1909. Nelia and her brothers and sisters went to school at Hartland. Here are some of her recollections, taken from the book.

There was still warm, life giving milk in her aching udder, while the filly’s colt starved because of its mothers inattention. Some way, Gabe got that baby colt to nursing her. Days went by, and Gabe cared for the baby more and more often, while the filly played. Soon the adoption was complete. Gabe took entire care of the baby, the baby loved Gabe and the real mother, the fi lly, was free to run and play and live her own life, unhampered by a clinging staggering, long legged colt.

Gabe’s happiness was complete. She roamed the Big Pasture, nursed her baby, bit it playfully, nuzzled it to her, and fairly oozed contentment. When the colt was three or four years old, we had a hard winter with very deep snow. Some of the stock was caught some distance from the barn, and it was hard to travel through the snow. Revvie and Wallie went out to look after the stock, and they insisted they found that colt pawing the snow from the tall grass , then walking away and allowing Gabe to eat what he had uncovered.

I hope this statement is true. It would make such a sweet ending to a story of such love and devotion!

School Days

The school house on High Prairie was a single room, unceiled, unpainted, almost unfurnished. The stove sat in the middle of the room, and the stove pipe ran out the end of the room, right over the heads of any pupil who sat under its path. (It was this pipe that fell on the head of the unsuspecting, praying preacher.) There were benches of rough boards, along the walls on two sides of the room. Nails were driven into the wall above

the benches, and we hung our wraps on these nails and put out lunches on the long bench. The father of each family of children attending school made desks enough to supply his brood, and took them to the school house. Some were large, some were small, some smooth, some rough, some well made, some very sketchily put together. Each child supplied his own books, and took to school and studied whatever sort of book the family happened to possess. So classes were almost impossible to organize. Some times several children would have the same kind of books, and could be taught the same lesson at the same time.

Poor Teacher! Later, of course, regular systems of books were adopted and this problem was eliminated. I remember that Al Berry had a book with lurid pictures of a boy who had been knocked down with a stick by the man for whom he was supposed to be working. The book said that he had been struck by a “rod.” And that he “lay on the sod.” Now little Al lisped and so struggled with his s’s. He read it “Poor Tom, lay on the thod.”

Big boys who seemed men to me, and were probably nearing manhood, came to school. One day one of these big fellows wanted to show off, so climbed up to the joists under the roof and sat there and swung his legs, laughing, nor would he come down until he so desired.

One year there were sixty children, big and little, of all

ages and grades, huddled into that one room, sitting on those hard straight seats, sometimes crowded three to a seat, for lack of room. That year we were presided over by an extremely tall man named Neal. I was terribly afraid of him.

But, somehow, we learned “readin’ and writin’ and ‘rithmetic,” and a smattering of general knowledge. I was almost grown before I knew that sugar and coffee didn’t just grow in a store.

It was to be expected that with boys and girls almost grown, attending school together, that romance would develop. Some were cases of just puppy love, but at least two marriages resulted from these romances.

One I remember distinctly.

John Berry and Grace Parshall had gone to a neighbor’s house to get a pail of water for the school. They were coming back with the pail full, when they set the water down and began to talk seriously. They sat down on a fallen log, and John proposed the momentous question, and they became engaged. When they were a little older, they were marred, and spent many years together until Grace’s death, at the birth of their only child.

Then there were George French and Ivea Boston who were married as a result of their school day courtship. As I write this, they are still living together on a farm near Pasco, Washington, after more than fi fty years of married life.

The warning label now affixed to social media

The U.S. Surgeon General recently released an advisory regarding social media and youth mental health. (To see the advisory online, scan the QR code at the end of this article. Also see the related story on page A1.) The advisory overviews benefits and harms of social media use of children and adolescents. As with many issues, there isn’t a hard rule for all nor one set way of handling social media use. Being informed and having a plan are first steps in supporting our children.

• Report cyberbullying or inappropriate content. Engage with your child regarding what they are seeing and show them how to report inappropriate content. Don’t keep online harassment a secret, and don’t take part in online harassment.

Our schools teach these same principles of use. We work with our students to help them understand appropriate use as well as how to monitor the effects of their use. Together, families and schools can ensure that young people reap the benefits that exist in online social spaces while avoiding the numerous possibilities for harm from unsupervised involvement.

Guest Column

Social media is commonly defined as websites or apps that allow for sharing of content or social interactions. Common social media products are Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Tik Tok, to name a few. We have much to learn about how social media impacts growth and development, especially for children and young adults. Our brains continue to develop throughout our lives but are particularly sensitive through at least age 19.

Ellen Perconti GSD Superintendent

Children are less likely to be able to understand their emotions, can lack the ability to accurately communicate their thoughts and feelings, and are more likely to engage in risk-taking behavior. There appear to be some potential benefits of social media use among children and adolescents. These benefits include the ability for self-expression, creativity, and social connection, especially in young people who do not feel supported by peers or family. However, there is also evidence that frequent social media use impacts impulse control, emotional regulation, and emotional learning in children. Adolescent social media use is also linked to a decrease in life satisfaction and well-being.

Social media risks stem from the content viewed, perspectives that others post, and excessive time spent on these apps. The content accessed can be inappropriate for the child’s age or just simply inappropriate. When we view social media posts from influencers or others, we can think that others’ lives are more exciting or that what is posted is normal behavior. And time spent on social media is time not spent in other interactions such as reading, talking with others, and playing.

The U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory offers some steps that families can take to help protect and support their children. These include:

• Create a family media plan with healthy boundaries for how much time and what type of content is viewed.

• Create tech-free zones where interpersonal relationships are fostered and there is a specific time for shutting devices off before bedtime.

• Model responsible social media behavior. Being mindful of our use as adults helps model positive behavior for our children.

• Teach children about technology and help them understand responsible online and age appropriate use. Helping children understand privacy settings and how to interact on social media can set boundaries.

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 C

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

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

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

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

Ken Margraf Goldendale

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The new Adam and Eve

Amy is Employee of the Year

It’s almost rodeo time in Glenwood. The 88th annual Ketchum Kalf Rodeo show begins at 12:30 p.m., June 17 and 18, with NPRA cowboys and cowgirls competing in the shadow of Mt. Adams. This year’s rodeo has the added features of wild horse races and a trick rider. The wild horse racers, from Madras, Oregon, will thrill the crowd at the start of the rodeo each day.

Nationally known trick rider Haley Proctor will perform both days. Haley is a 4-time PRCA Top Five Dress Act of the Year. Her act is fast-paced and will have you holding your breath at her daring tricks.

There will be food vendors, a beer garden with music

Friday and Sunday evenings by Ray Lemley, and Saturday night music with Countryside Ride. Please remember, no minors are allowed in the beer garden. On Sunday, there will be cowboy church in the dance hall at

9 a.m., the cowboy breakfast up at the school, and the parade that begins at 11 a.m. If you wish to participate in the parade, please contact Christina Kuhnhausen at (509) 364-3326. Admission is $15 for adults and $5 for kids ages 6 to 12. Admission is free for kids ages five and under. Camping is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Take Dad to Glenwood for a fun and exciting Father’s Day weekend.

It’s always a pleasure to write about any of our former Glenwood kids. This time it’s news about Amy Hendricks Utter, daughter of the late Marvina Randle and niece of Anita and Bun Wellenbrock. Amy, who lives in Moses Lake with her husband and sons, was recently chosen as North Elementary School’s Employee of the Year for her hard work and dedication to teaching her kindergarten class. The announcement read, “Mrs. Utter makes learning an

adventure for her students. Her commitment to her class goes beyond the classroom. The tenacity and patience that she shows with her teaching new learners prove her determination that her class enters into their school career with the tools needed to succeed.

“One look at Mrs. Utter’s classroom demonstrates her creativity! And the saturation of fun, educational events that she provides gives the class a joyful learning environment. These little friends are learning basic knowledge without even realizing it! Her flexibility is shown daily when plans can change in a minute due to a circumstance or unforeseen situation in the life of a kindergartener. Mrs. Utter is a creative, determined, patient, and empathetic educator who strives to meet every aspect of her students’

lives!” Congratulations, Amy. We here in your hometown are extremely proud of your honor as Teacher of the Year. Those little kids in Moses Lake are very lucky to have you.

After I wrote about our Glenwood rodeo athletes, I learned that I left out some important results and need to make some additions and corrections. So I’ll start over. In high school rodeo, Joslyn Arnold, daughter of Casey and Bo, will represent her hometown, her Klickitat County Rodeo Club, and the State of Washington at the High School National Finals, after placing 3rd in goat tying at the State finals. National Finals take place in Gillette, Wyoming, in July. She also placed 5th in breakaway roping, qualifying her for the Silver State International Rodeo in Winnemucca, Nevada.

Peyton Sanchey, daughter of Jodi and Ryan, placed 3rd in pole bending, which earned her a trip to Nationals. She also placed 8th in barrel racing, qualifying for the Silver State. Blaine Arnold, brother of Joslyn, competed in junior high rodeo. He placed 2nd in steer saddle bronc, which qualified him for the Junior High National Finals Rodeo in Perry, Georgia. He also earned a trip to Silver State by placing 6th in goat tying and 15th in breakaway. If you’ve ever been to a high school/junior high school rodeo, you would know the competition is fierce and there are very large fields of entry for each event, so these placings clearly demonstrate how outstanding our hometown rodeo athletes are.

Congratulations, Joslyn, Peyton, and Blaine.

Besides the rodeo results, I left out an important placing of one of our Glenwood High School track athletes

at the recent State meet in Eugene, Oregon. Tomei Tomeo placed 11th in the 800m, one of the events that draw a very crowded field of entrants. Way to go, Tomei. We look forward to watching you fly around the track next season.

Here’s just one more reminder from Jennifer Hallenbeck that Stellar Vacation Bible School (VBS) is coming June 26 – 30, 9 a.m. to noon, at the church. Jennifer says, “Kids ages four years through 6th grade are invited to come experience this fun week where we will learn to let Jesus’ light shine! Every day we will sing fun songs, play awesome games, experience a Bible story, and do some fun science experiments. VBS is free for all. Registration forms are available at the post office and the church.” Call Jennifer at (509) 364-3517 if you have any questions.

Join the library summer reading program

Hear ye, hear ye! The Lyle Twin Bridges Historical Museum is officially open for the summer! You can visit each Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. to see all the great new exhibits the staff has been working on all winter. There are displays both inside and out, including a great mural painting by Linda Esaacson. Admission is still free but donations are what keep the doors open and the electric bill paid—hint, hint.

The park was alive with laughter and fun for the town folk and children last Wednesday. It was the Art in the Park program I was telling you about. I hope you made it and enjoyed yourself. There was face painting, origami, art projects of different kinds, a few physical challenge games, and even a little bit of food provided. It was a huge success, so when you see one of the Lyle School Officials, thank

them for the good time they provided that was had by all.

As we celebrate the graduation of our high school seniors, let’s not forget about the 8th grader’s promotion. Their achievements were recognized on June 5. These kids worked just as hard for their advancement. I remember how proud I was at my 8th-grade graduation (that’s what we called it back in the ’50s) I was ready for high school and whatever challenges it would bring. So don’t forget to give these kids their recognition—they deserve it, too. The girls are having a fundraiser on Sunday, June 11, doing a community volleyball tournament to raise money for our volleyball team. To enter the upcoming fundraiser, the team registry is $100, and if you are an individual, it costs $20 to be placed on a team with an opening. Register

by email at shelly.casey@ lyleschools.org by June 8.

If you love volleyball and want to join in, this is a good time to show off your moves and a good way back up our girls.

Klickitat County Burn Ban Zone 2 is now in effect and encompasses fire districts No.4 (Lyle), 5 (Centerville), 6 Dallesport), 7 (Rural 7), 11 (Wishram), 12 (Klickitat), 14 (High Prairie), 15 (Wahkiacus), and the City of Goldendale. Please be responsible when burning; you could be held liable. Reminder: on June 10 head on out to our local lakes and join in the fun!

The Washington Game Commission is offering a free Fishing Day. First it’s at Spearfish Lake where sponsors will teach fishing with bait, tackle, and poles provided, from 9 a.m. to

Goldendale FFA Ag Day

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The Goldendale FFA hosted its 6th Annual FFA Ag Day on Thursday, May 25. The goal of the event was to increase youths’ awareness of the agricultural industry through hands-on, interactive learning activities. Goldendale FFA Members in 7th-12th grades developed educational stations for local students in 4th grade and below. The event was attended by over 1,000 youth from the Goldendale Primary School, Roosevelt School District, Wishram School District, Centerville School District, Glenwood School District, Klickitat School District, Goldendale Head Start, Learning Ladder Christian Preschool, Grace Kidz, the Seventh-day Adventist School, and the general public.

The educational stations that were planned and operated by FFA members included: welding personal protective equipment try-on, Where’s the Seed? identification, Parts of a Chicken coloring, rabbit breeds identifi-

cation, “Go Fish” fish facts, Washington commodities matching, “Hand Lily” flower making, creating grass head cups, Pick-A-Pollinator game, seedling transplanting, archery equipment identification, electric engines stick-on labeling, “Corny” Cornhole, and learning coding.

Additionally, the Cattlewomen provided education on beef byproducts, the Klickitat PUD crew educated about power, Klickitat County Noxious Weed Board presented about invasive species, Cannon Power talked about wind turbines, RDO presented about agricultural equipment mechanics, Goldendale Reindeer Farm displayed sheds and pellets, Bishop Sanitation hosted a sanitation game, and Klickitat Valley Health provided education on healthy eating.

“We appreciate our community business leaders teaming up with us to teach the youth about different agricultural-related sectors that our youth don’t commonly learn about in school,” commented Aubrey Wright, Goldendale FFA member.

Youth were also able to

milk life-size cow models; toss bean bags into animal cut-outs; sit on tractors, a dump truck, a fishing boat, a road grader, a firetruck, and an ambulance; view excavator, combines, plows, and drills; race through a straw maze; practice roping; ride

noon. Then it’s at Horsethief Lake where there will be games, prizes, and kayaking instruction from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This is a good way for your youngsters to find a great outdoor hobby. Questions? Call (541) 506-8475.

To expand your or your little one’s learning and entice imaginations, the Fort Vancouver Regional Library (in Goldendale and White Salmon) is sponsoring a summer reading program from June 15 through August 15 that offers contests and prizes for summer reading. Those who join will receive a free book (as supplies last) and be registered to receive prizes by competing in weekly categories. This is a good opportunity to keep your minds active all summer long. You can register at fvrl.org or at the library. This is for all ages,

so bring the kids and grandparents—they can compete with each other.

Last week your Lyle firefighters were out at the Lyle Park training with their practice fire shelters and checking out their brush trucks for the coming fire season. They deploy these fire drills yearly for Red Card certification. They all carry a fire shelter on their belts or on the bottom of the fire backpacks when out fighting wildland fires. Hopefully they will never be in a situation where this is the last resort to stay alive, but at least they are trained just in case. Now they are looking for affordable or donated fridges for the fire hall, if anyone has any they are willing to part with. We have to keep our volunteers hydrated so they can save us, or our properties, in case of a catastrophe.

Did you ever want to know more about our fine feath-

ered friends? Well, here’s your chance. The local libraries have joined forces and will present an event at the Lyle Activity Center called “Meet the Birds” on June 28 at 2 p.m. Bring the kids and share the learning at the same time and do a little bonding along with it. There’s nothing like getting a little schooling during the summer months. I would be remiss if I did not remind you of High Prairie’s Bingo Night. It’s held the second Thursday of each month (June 8 this month) from 6 to 8 p.m. Food and beverages are for sale, and there are some mighty nice cash prizes. It’s at 701 Struck Road. All minors must be accompanied by an adult 18 years or older. Submit your news to Mildred E. Lykens, (509) 3652273 or lykensme41@gmail. com.

a horse barrel model; play horse ring toss, play tic-tactoe, T-ball, and bee pollination pong; plant parts cup game; pin the plant parts on the plant; participate in soil digging; and construct an Ag Day Mural where kid got to paint agricultural pictures

Lastly, FFA members organized a petting zoo with chickens, pigs, rabbits, ducks, goats, sheep, a miniature horse, and a baby calf. And the Broken Spur Rodeo Queen, Lexi Williams, made an appearance with her horse.

“We host Ag Day to inform our fellow students and elementary schools about the different parts of agriculture in a fun way. We want kids and adults to become knowledgeable consumers,” said Rydell Myers, Goldendale Middle School FFA president.

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Born to Donovan and Tewee; his grandparents Melissa Howtopat in Gold- David and Kathy Foley and Elaine Howtopat and Ivan grew up in Golden- Michael Magic” Waters; dale but lived in Puyallup, Lindsey Howtopat (Stacy), Washington, for a couple Cynthia Espirito, and Ausof years It’s where he was tinHowtopatSr (Flo);greatadopted by the Shippen- grandmother Lorraine towerfamily,creatinganunbreakable bond between their family and ours

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He attended Goldendale School District in Goldendale and Chief Leschi School in Tacoma, Washington

Campbell; uncles Lester Howtopat, Ramon Caldera, Sam Espirito, Thomas Espirito (Sonya), Charles Foley, and David Foley III; aunties Elaine Harvey (Ralph), Carla Dean Caldera, Cassie Caldera, Roxanne

He loved playing basket- Caldera,andGraceGolden ball and was an excellent Also, toomanycousinsand player Ivan enjoyed pow- extendedrelativestolist wow dancing, camping, Hewasprecededindeath fishing, and hunting He by great-grandfathers had onelong-term relation- Leslie Howtopat and Bill ship with Seilyn Mercado Golden; great-grandmothwhom heloved with all his ers Louise Billy, Gladys heart Ivanwasverycaring Golden,andMargieTorson; andloving Hisfamilyloved andgrandfathersPhilBurr, him more than words can RichardCaldera,andFrank ever express We will miss Espirito him every day until wesee

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Dressing ceremony was held at Rock Creek Long-

Ivan is survived by his houseinGoldendaleonMay parents, Donovan and 26,2023,at10a m ,followed Melissa Howtopat; his sib- by overnight services lings Jordan Foley-Jones, Burial was held at MaryMacaw Howtopat, and Kat- hill-Columbia Cemetery in eri Howtopat; his nephews Maryhill, Washington, on Nahpasis Howtopat and May27,2023,at7am

ConnieLynnByers

KeAndraEricksonisabeacon of light in Goldendale As the Housing Department Coordinator for Washington Gorge Action Programs (WAGAP) she leads a team that helps people struggling with housinginsecurity and homelessnessfindsolutions

But like many young people, returning to her small rural community in Goldendaleafter college graduation in2019wasnot part ofErickson’s original plan She had leftforWashingtonStateUniversity(WSU)inPullmanand envisionedalifeasaforensic psychologistinabigcity Her planwastousehertwobachelor’sdegreesincriminaljusticeandpsychology So what drew Erickson back? Unexpected opportunity

Sinceagetwo,shegrewup in the Goldendalearea DuringhertimeatKlickitatHigh School, she met Nathen, her future husband He became her bestfriendand life partner After college, Nathen wasoffereda jobin thePublic Works Department in KlickitatCountyanddecided to accept This reopened the doortoreturninghome

Erickson graduated from WSU in 2019and was transitioning into the workforce, takingseasonaljobs Shewas lookingfor her ownopportunitiestouseher degreesina professional capacity Then, inearly2020,COVID-19hit

LikesomanyotherAmericans, Ericksonfound herself unemployedandcopingwith the pandemic She was fortunatetohavethesupport of Nathenandherfamily,soshe continuedforwardtofindher calling Hercallingfoundher atWAGAP

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KeAnraEricksongraduatedfrom Washington State University withtwodegreesandnowheadsWAGAPsHousingDepartment

Now, as the Goldendale Housing Department Coordinator,herteamhelpsthose who struggle with housing insecurity Sheexplainedhow theteamhelpspeoplegetback on their feet in all types of situations by assisting them in finding housing or staying in their current homes People who need help might be between jobs, seasonal workers, have experienced domestic violence or a suddenchangeofcircumstances, orbechronicallyhomeless

“Whatour agency offersis incredibly helpful,” Erickson said She takes pride in her teamandtheirabilitytotailor assistancetoeachindividual They pulltogether resources from other WAGAP departments and other agencies in thecommunity

Sinceher dreamof becoming a forensic psychologist took a turn into community action Erickson used to wonder if her education was worth thetime and cost But nowshehasnodoubtithasall cometogether

She is glad to have an understanding of the legal system Working with tenant/landlord relationships isa bigpart of her jobasthe team sources placesfor people tolive And havingstudiedpsychologyhashelpedher to understand reactions and underlying issues when she

meetsclients

It’sajudgment-freezone,” Erickson said Stuff happens Everyone needs help once in a while” She said she gets job satisfaction by listeningand helping people throughtheirissues Andshe saysher teamis dedicatedto makinglifebetterforcommunitymembersinneed

“KeAndra’s personality brings sunshine into each endeavor she pursues,” said Representative Gina Mosbrucker, WA-District14, who has seen KeAndra grow up inGoldendale Ericksonused to work summers at Mosbruckersfamily business as a desk clerk at a local hotel Mosbruckeradded,“Iadmire herprofessionalism,drivefor excellence andsincereloving concernforpeople” Erickson invites anyone strugglingwithissuesofpoverty or finding themselves in challenging situations to reach out Whethera person islookingforassistancewith housing, food security, or anotherareathatkeepsthem from thriving,her team will listen and help refer them to anappropriateWAGAPoffice orpartneragency WAGAP s main office can be reached by phone at (509) 493-2662 The Goldendale Housing Department is located at 150 West Main Street Monday through Thursdayfrom 9am to 4:30 pm and can be reached by phoneat(509)773-6834

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Connie Lynn Byers, 63, Ann Liebert; sister Lorrie passedawayonMay21,2023, Visser; granddaughter KaitinHillsboroOregon Shewas lyn (Anthony) Osbourne; born on December 12 1959 great-grandson in Yakima, Washington, to Osbourne; nephews Richard parents Lloyd and Barbara (Megan) Golden, Brandon, (Liebert)Myers and Morgan Visser; and her

Connie attended Granger greatfriendsJeanBoardman HighSchoolandlaterworked and Larry Hurst She at the Bait Fac- preceded in death tory, the Klickitat by her grandpar- C°unty Auditors ent Qscar and office andtheCity Mildred Liebert of Goldendale and fethfir> Lloyd Myers No memorial serviceisplanned at this time Our

Community action agencies like WAGAP were tremendously busy during the pandemicassistingindividuals and families to stay in theirhomesdespitejoblosses anddeclinesinincome Keeping communities strong was a team effort of food banks, housing and energy assistance departments and so many other programs that helped people with physical andmentalwell-being

When a client comes in or isreferred,thehousingteam walks them through a coordinated assessment process and gives them a chance to justtalkabouttheirsituation andneeds Ericksonsaysthis helps them build trust and providebetterservices

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Erickson first saw a position available locally in a youth prevention program She thought she might be a good fit and applied She went through a couple of interviews The position was filled by another candidate, butshewasaskedtoapplyfor theHousingDepartment She saidshejumpedatthechance tobe part of an organization thathelpedpeople “Igrewupwithamomwho served on the police force,” Erickson said “Community service was part of my family’scorevalues”

The teamwork between programs at WAGAP is great,”shesaid “Peopledon’t often realize that all of our offices are connected But our team is good at communicatingwithotheroffices,so peopledon’tgetmissedinthe cracks”

Shesharedasuccessstory of a homeless client who received temporary housing and was connected with WorkSource, which helped himfindemployment Hewas abletosaveupandeventually travel to where he wanted to go But before leaving town, he stopped by the office to say thank you to the team “Itissogreatseeinghowour efforts make a difference,” Ericksonsaid

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can see stars are kind of similar. These are mechanisms that are moderated by natural forces. If you have a knack for understanding systems, I think that sciences like astronomy makes sense also. Astronomy is an explicitly technological science. It’s very hard to find a science more dependent on technology because it’s so far beyond our ability to detect things. We are no longer limited to our senses.”

Carpenter happened to be out this way on business, doing trainings on wind turbine maintenance. He had a friend who worked at Columbia Gorge Community College in The Dalles and who was actively trying to poach him. Carpenter told him there was no way he was going to move to the Northwest because of the apparently incessant rain; he’d spent some time in the Southwest before and wanted to move there. And, he added, he thought he might want to go into astronomy—he’d been teaching a popular class on the subject called “Taking Up Space” at local colleges.

His friend mentioned there was an observatory in Goldendale.

So one night in the early winter of 2012 Carpenter drove up to the Goldendale Observatory. The place was dark and seemingly deserted. “Oh, that’s a shame,” he recalls saying to himself. “They shut it down.” He walked around in the dark with a flashlight and suddenly heard a voice behind him. It was Steve Stout, the former administrator of the Observatory. “Can I help you?” he asked.

“I thought he was a security guard or something,” Carpenter says. “And I said, ‘No, no, I’m just curious. I actually wasn’t sure if this place was open.’” Stout asked if he was there for the event

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their life—it brings tears to my eyes. There’s great love. This is a good place. And lots of people over the years who helped for whatever reason we needed help, they would do it.”

New Hope Farms currently has 17 residents living on the 40-acre property. It caters especially to people who have developmental disabilities, which means they must have been diagnosed with their disability before 18 years of age. They must also be ambulatory due to the rural environment.

Spring Gallant, the current medical coordinator at New Hope Farms, spoke about what they offer to the people who live there.

“It gives the residents a safe place to call home, where they’re loved and cared for,” she says. Gallant has worked at New Hope Farms for 15 years. She has a brother and a daughter who are developmentally disabled. “We’re their second family, and it gives the families [of the residents] a chance to know that their loved ones are cared for.”

After the residents were done singing as a group, people lined up for lunch, catered by Bake My Day, while some of the residents sang along with Pastor Kevin Gerchak of New Life Assembly of God Church while he played guitar. The residents of New Hope Farms attend church where Gerchak is senior pastor. “They’re an incredible asset to our congregation,” said Gerchak. “And they can tolerate my preaching.”

Katana Fulkner was one of the people helping lead the group song. She spoke about all the different things the residents get to do at New Hope Farms, such as art, games, exercise, and going on field trips. She’s worked at New Hope Farms since 2018 and has a disabled daughter.

“It’s fulfi lling, being able to help out,” she said. “And it’s not just like a regular adult home where they need extra help. But they’re just so very caring.”

Tonja Foster is a house parent at New Hope Farms, and she was at the open house. As a house parent, she lives in the female residence for a few days out of the week and helps the residents. She said New Hope Farms is a safe and peaceful environment for those who live there. “I think for some it’s probably better than for others; it depends,” she states. “If you’re very independent and used to taking the city bus and going about town, this is not the place for you. But if you’re not, then this is a wonderful environment.” Foster said that

that night. Carpenter said he didn’t know about any event. Stout then asked him for $10; Carpenter wondered why but pulled a bundle of receipts from his pocket in which a $10 bill protruded. Stout pulled it out and gave him a Discover Pass. Later that night Carpenter watched a presentation to a full busload of kids. During it Carpenter found himself spontaneously helping to steer the discussion to the stars, despite the dome being closed because of heavy rain.

Stout seemed impressed with Carpenter. “You really helped me out here,” Carpenter says Stout told him. “You want a job?”

A couple of months after Carpenter moved to Goldendale, Stout announced he was retiring. Washington Parks advertised for his position and received some 30 responses, including Carpenter’s. Carpenter rose to top consideration. He officially took the position on May 13, 2013.

So what are the big changes that took place over the last decade? Carpenter says among those are philosophical changes. “I’m proud of the fact that we’ve tripled visitation,” he says. “And now I’m realizing that’s conservative because we recently got some updated numbers based on our devices that count people. I think we can say that we quadrupled visitation over that 10-year period. And this is with no advertising. I think part of the reason that happened is there was a perception that there was a change here, based on people telling me these things. They said they could tell it was changing. We changed the scope of the facility to be less about stargazing, which is the term I used, and more about science. This wasn’t just because that was what the founders wanted for the place. If you look at

the Goldendale community is supportive of New Hope Farms and the people who live there. “We get them out, and they see people in the community, and they talk to people in the community. This is home for a lot of them, and it has been for many years, so every time we go out, we see people who either used to work here or who went to school with them or who met them in church or Bible study.”

Some parents expressed their desire that the full names of the residents of New Hope Farm not be used in this news story. To respect those wishes, only the fi rst names of residents are included here.

Kate has lived here for three years and said she has been having fun. “One of our resident’s parents is making a garden for us this year, so that’s going to be awesome when it’s done,” Kate stated. She said she wanted to get more involved with the community to raise awareness about New House Farms as well as raising money for things they need there.

A resident named Corey was selling maps of the United States that he drew from memory and colored. He’s lived at New Hope Farms for 21 years.

“I like it,” he stated. “It’s my home.”

Carolina was sitting at a table enjoying a bowl of ice cream. She’s lived at New Hope Farm for almost three years. She is deaf and spoke through a sign language interpreter about some of the things she likes to do at New Hope Farms.

“I like playing the Wii,” she said. “We like to sing songs, we do Wii bowling, Wii Tennis.” She said she’s made friends at New Hope Farms and pointed out several of them.

Josh said he was the newest resident living at New Hope Farms. He said that living at New Hope Farms is awesome.

“I have an enjoyable, good time. I love it,” he said. “The food’s awesome. I get to have a good time with all my friends.”

He said his favorite activities are yard work and being outdoors.

Kate’s parents were there that day, and they walked down to the new activity center that was almost completed. The new building will provide them with more space for their daily activities. It serves as an example of what New Hope Farms has been able to do thanks in part to Director Fogarty’s hard work.

“I wouldn’t do it without this crew,” said Fogarty, tearing up. “It’s my team. Not just my employees, not just my board, but it’s these kids out here.”

their vision, they actually wanted it to be a science center in an educational facility and less a clubhouse for amateur astronomers. This is a common fate for a lot of observatories. They devolve into a sort of clubhouse for amateur astronomers because amateur astronomers are the only hobbyists interested enough to try to run an observatory. Ultimately they just used it as their meeting space. And even though the facility had become a state park in 1980, there was still that element of this is a special place for amateur astronomy. Amateur astronomy made more sense before the internet.”

Carpenter felt the Observatory could be less about enjoying the night sky and more about the beauty of the science behind the sky. “People were interested in science,” he recalls. “We know so much more about the universe than we did just 50 years ago and especially a hundred years ago. But what I’ve discovered in life is that new knowledge has not been disseminated to the people very effectively, just because people don’t know that knowledge is out there. We don’t actually disseminate knowledge that’s actually exciting and epic. Astronomy is not in front of you all the time. So that was kind of a sea change in the facility. It went from amateur astronomystyle presentations where it’s, ‘Admire the night,’ to science. When we look at things in the telescopes, we don’t just say, ‘Isn’t this impressive looking?’ We explain exactly what it is. The objects within our reach, so to speak, at the facility with the big telescopes, none of them are so mysterious that we can’t talk about them. There’s nothing we can show our visitors at the facility that baffles us. What I’ve learned is, it’s popular. People like it.

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ten craving video games or screen time and fi nd it hard to maintain interest in inperson conversations and learning.

In the classroom, it’s not just a lack of focus that educators see but also an absence of socializing.

Tricia Randall, an English teacher at Goldendale High School, describes the changes in student behavior throughout her career.

“I give my students five minutes of free time at the end of class,” she says.

“When I fi rst started teaching 21 years ago, my students would use this time to socialize, but now, they go straight for their phones and avoid talking with their peers.” Many fall victim to persistently checking their phones throughout the day, but in an educational setting this can be a major problem. Lacey admitted to experiencing similar behavior in her line of work, stating, “There’s just a discon-

We have essentially nothing but good reviews about our shows. We sometimes get bad reviews about things like our accessibility or the times that we’re open, those things. People get mad about our schedule sometimes, but as far as the shows go, we get nothing but good reviews. And I’m happy about that.”

Positive reviews and increased visitation helped justify the big upgrade that Parks made on the Observatory in 2018. That allowed the facility to go from being full all the time because of limited space to now being full again because of increased visitation. “At least now we’re catering to more people, which is kind of the goal,” Carpenter says. The renovation was a big deal. And soon after it came Covid. The Observatory has really been “reopened” after the upgrade for only about a year now.

Washington State Parks Communications Consultation Meryl Lassen says Carpenter deserves credit he doesn’t claim for helping maintain the Observatory’s visibility during the Covid years.

“I feel like Troy is not going to mention this,” she states. “Three of the years of his tenure were pandemic years. During those years, we took a lot online. We did a lot of YouTube, we did a lot of Facebook Live. We did some facilitation through the communications and interpretive services, but mostly it was Troy and all of these programs that made it on Facebook lives onto YouTube, onto different conglomerate programs from different state parks doing education. It really opened the Observatory to people in different states, in different countries, to people who might not ever get to Washington or people who might now say, ‘Hey, this is on my bucket list.’ For people

nect of how to interact.” In the classroom this can lead to a blockade between the lessons being taught and the students learning. Tricia has had to implement new activities and workshops for the students in an attempt to get their focus away from their phones and back on their education. For children and young people, moderation is increasingly important considering this advisory. Lacey recommends digital detoxes where all screen time usage is excluded for up to a week. This practice is one that she often does with her own family to better their household structure through socializing and one-on-one time. The advisory echoes a similar thought by demonstrating an experiment that limited a group of college-age youth to only 30 minutes of social media use per day for three weeks. This experiment revealed considerable

who were stuck inside their homes, Troy and his programming really brought the world into their living rooms. I think that was something important for a lot of people at a kind of a dark time. Coming out of that pandemic era and the widening of access via those virtual programs—Troy was such a good sport about that and really said yes to everything that was asked of him by both interpretive and us. It helped people around the world connect to this Observatory, this community, Washington State Parks, and of course the outer world.”

Carpenter feels much of the success in his presentations comes from his use of the Socratic method of teaching. “I employ the Socratic method and I insist that all of our assistants and aids do as well,” he says. “The Socratic method is conversational teaching where instead of just saying things, it’s more, ‘So why is it like that? Can anyone here explain to me why this is the way it is?’ And then you see the gears turning, and it forces them to interact, and they can’t zone out. And it’s more fun, to be honest, because now you’re actually participating. It also leads to all kinds of entertainment because of the hilarious answers you get. It very much has a comedy club atmosphere. I deliberately cultivate that.”

Many want to know how they can support the Goldendale Observatory online, and Carpenter says it’s important to realize there is only one online group recognized by State Parks as legitimately connected with the Observatory. That group is not, as one might presume, the online group called Friends of the Goldendale Observatory. “The Friends of Goldendale Observatory was once legitimate and had an actual legitimate

improvement in the severity of depression and suggested that a simple limitation to screen time can vastly improve one’s mental state.

As for the schools, Angie and Tricia both agree that technology is a tool that needs to be taught like any other. Many adolescents are unfamiliar with the concept that anything accessed through the internet leaves a cyber trail that can lead back to you. Many youths are inattentive to the dangers of cyberbullying or how to decipher which sources are reliable and which are not. At the Goldendale School District, each student is required to sign a technology agreement and is warned of the misuse of technology. “We work digital citizenship into any time they’re using the computer,” Angie discloses. The advisory seconds these educators’ opinions and urges the American people to become more knowledgeable about

operating agreement [with the Observatory],” Carpenter says. “That’s gone. They were shuttered in 2017 officially.” The people currently running the site with that name are different—with a vastly different agenda.

The only site that is officially recognized by State Parks is called Friends of Gorge Area Parks at www.4gorgeparks. org. “That site is about the four state parks in the area,” Carpenter points out, “not just the Observatory. It’s also for Brooks, Maryhill, and Columbia Hills. They help all the parks mostly, just right now, by helping raise money. They’re growing, and I’m kind of excited about it because there’s some opportunities for some big, big improvements area-wide, thanks to the presence of a good friends group that actually works.”

A lot of gratitude is expressed in Carpenter’s account. He says he appreciates “everyone’s patience and assistance. Past challenges and growing pains belong to a facility that no longer exists. We have a clean slate and nothing but positivity moving forward. I hear these sentiments again and again from the community and our visitors. I feel that the value proposition we now embody is worthy of continued cultivation and support. It’s refreshing to experience a story of growth and evolution fi rsthand. We have established a template for success that will hopefully outlast my time at the Goldendale Observatory: an emphasis on tourism and quality education that elevates every one of our many visitors. We have raised the bar, and I fi nd it highly appropriate that this new chapter opens on our 50th anniversary.”

technology and its effects. There is much to be done before the full effects of social media and technology usage can be discerned, but the fi rst step to any form of change is understanding. The advisory encourages the American people to look deeper into the effects of social media to understand the relationship between technology and mental wellbeing. Technology can be a great tool in many settings, especially connection and education. Nevertheless, it should be approached with thoughtfulness and goodnatured intent. “Technology can be a fabulous tool,” Angie admits when speaking on the relationship between technology and education. “But I don’t think anything digital will ever take the place of faceto-face interaction and building the skills to work with others.”

The Washington Outdoors Report: Summertime bass shing

JOHN KRUSE

FOR THE SENTINEL

Catching bass in the shallows during the spawn is a fun thing to do in the spring, but when it comes to summertime fishing, few things are more enjoyable than catching aggressive largemouth and smallmouth bass. Here are a few of my favorite ways to hook them:

TOPWATER FUN

There are a lot of ways to skin a cat as they say, and there are also a lot of ways to catch a bass during the summer months. However, nothing is more enjoyable than watching a bass bolt out of the water to smash a topwater lure. The best time to fi sh topwater lures is early in the morning or in the evening (even after dark on a moonlit night).

But if the waters are calm, you can also have success with topwater lures anytime, especially in shaded areas or on cloudy days. What kind of topwater lures should you use? If you are fi shing an area full of hydrilla, milfoil, or lily pads, it’s hard to beat a weedless frog. Tournament

angler Jeremy LeCaire

favors frog lures with a white belly since that mimics an actual frog belly. Others swear by frogs that are black in color, while others believe in using a frog with, well, a frog pattern! No matter what color you use, twitching it over pads into small open areas of water can trigger many strikes.

If you are not fishing in cover, you have lots of other options. The biggest bass I ever caught (8-plus pounds) was caught on a Berkley Bullet Pop popper in a frog pattern, fishing the lure near wood stickups. Similar poppers or lures like a Zara Spook can be fi shed at a slow pace or a faster pace in a “walk the dog” fashion, popping left, then right, while you retrieve the lure. As an old friend once told me when it comes to speed, “Let the fish tell you what they want.”

Are there other topwater lures that work? You bet!

A fairly new offering is the Whopper Plopper that can be cast and reeled in with a slow, steady retrieve as it gurgles along the surface. Buzzbaits retrieved at a fast pace can trigger violent strikes, and don’t forget classic lures like the

Arbogast Hula Popper or Jitterbug. They have both been around for over 80 years, but they both still work.

SPINNERBAITS

Spinnerbaits are always a good summertime bet for bass. I personally favor a white spinnerbait for most conditions but will go with a chartreuse color if there is low visibility in the water. A 1/4 or 3/8-ounce spinnerbait can be retrieved rapidly, just under the surface of the water, creating a wake. Heavier spinnerbaits between 1/2 to one ounce

in weight can be slowly retrieved near the bottom. Both methods can be effective. Again, let the fi sh tell you what they want.

CRANKBAITS

Crankbaits are a big favorite of mine for both summer and fall bass. Many anglers mistakenly believe these lures should be fished without hitting any structure. That is a mistake. Shallow water crankbaits should bang off of wood and deeper diving crankbaits should be ticking the bottom because that contact is what triggers reaction

Council swears in new police chief

RODGER NICHOLS FOR THE SENTINEL

The Goldendale City Council made it official Monday night, swearing in former Goldendale Police Sgt. Mike Smith as the city’s newest chief of police. Smith took the oath after councilors unanimously voted to approve Mayor Mike Canon’s choice of Smith to replace former Chief Jay Hunziker, who retired at the

end of May.

In other actions, councilors approved the Lions Club’s request to sell fi reworks for the Fourth of July and approved the latest proposal to update the city’s master shoreline plan. The city is awaiting feedback from the state before it can schedule a public hearing and formally adopt an update.

Councilor Loren Meagher suggested the council consider a new rule that would

require those making presentations to the council to do so in person and have a time limit. That’s after the council heard a lengthy report on a water and sewer rate study and a discussion of financing options that turned into a slick half-hour sales pitch from a company that fi nances local city projects.

The presentations together took up more than an hour, requiring councilors to move to extend

the meeting beyond its twohour limit.

The result of the rate study indicated the city will have to raise water and sewer rates to keep up with operating costs, debt service, and upgrades to the system. Consultants presented several scenarios, and councilors plan a workshop on water and sewer rates with the consultants next week to choose an option.

Communities of Care workshops launch in Klickitat County

This spring Klickitat County residents and professionals alike are invited to attend a five-week Lunch ’N’ Learn workshop series for county residents or those who provide services in the county. Presented by facilitators from The Next Door, Inc., and sponsored by the White Salmon Valley Education Foundation (WSVEF) and Southwest Washington Accountable Community of Health (SWACH), this free workshop series focuses on the unique needs of communities living in Southwest Washington.

The workshop series, “Communities of Care in Klickitat County,” has been specifically designed to help professionals connect and share resources, tips, and techniques for serving different communities all

around the county. Anyone working with youth, parents, caregivers, families, elders, or folks living in rural areas across Klickitat County is welcome to attend one or all five sessions.

This workshop series is also open to Klickitat County residents who would like to share their experiences—for better or worse—when accessing resources in rural communities such as food or transportation.

Weekly discussions will explore topics such as:

• What “Communities of Care” looks like in practice

• Building relationships and finding resources in rural communities

• Understanding how the needs of various communities across Klickitat County are different

• How we can help our neighbors connect to the tools and resources we need in our communities Space is limited, so If you live or work in Klickitat County and would like to attend one or more sessions, register in advance. You can sign up at https:// tinyurl.com/2cnsuxnu or reach out to Eve Elderwell at evee@nextdoorinc.org or call (808) 769-8061 and Carolyn Rhett at kma7280@ outlook.com for more information. Sessions will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on five consecutive Wednesdays. The one in May is past. Upcoming workships will be: June 7, June 14, June 21, and June 28. They will be at the White Salmon Grange on 1085 N Main Avenue in White Salmon. Lunch will be provided.

strikes from bass. One of my favorite lures is the Berkley Digger that runs at a depth of 8 to 11 feet. If I need to go deeper, the Berkley Dredger will get down to a depth of 20 feet. As for colors, try to match the forage base–for example, a perch or bluegill pattern if that’s what the bass are eating, a reddish color if crawfi sh are in the lake, or blue and chrome if the bass are feeding on trout.

LIPLESS CRANKBAITS Another confidence bait for me is the lipless crankbait. The original Bill Lewis Rat-L-Trap has caught countless bass since it was introduced in 1971. Rattle trap-style lures have no bill (hence the word, lipless). They create a sharp vibration when retrieved and thanks to BB-sized shot inside the lure it creates a rattling noise as well. The combination of the vibration and sound triggers bass hanging out in ambush points along weed lines or other structures such as log laydowns, beaver huts, boulders, or rocky riprap.

The lure excels in depths of two to eight feet. You can rapidly retrieve the lure and draw strikes, but I prefer to pause several times when

I retrieve a rattle trap, just for a quick second. I do this because following fi sh will often strike it when it stops in their face or as the lure begins to fall like a wounded fi sh. Another method is to use a Yo-Yo retrieve, fishing the lure off the bottom. This technique works best when the fish are deep.

As for what lure to use?

There are a lot of lipless crankbaits out there in various sizes, but my handsdown favorite is the 1/2 ounce, Berkley Warpig that I’ve used to catch not only bass but also walleye and other species since it was introduced a few years ago.

There’s so much more to talk about when it comes to catching summertime bass (soft plastic baits for example), but we’ll have to leave that for another time. Until then, use crankbaits, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures to reel in some hardhitting bass during these hot weather months!

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

JOHN KRUSE

WHAT A CATCH: The author with a big largemouth bass caught on a spinnerbait.

N otices

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON

IN AND FOR KLICKITAT COUNTY

In the Matter of the Estate of JAMES PETER JOHNSON, Deceased. Case No.: 23-4-00024-20

PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS

RCW 11.40.030

The personal representative named below has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving or mailing to the personal representative or the personal representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) thirty days after the personal representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice.

If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.

Date of first publication: May

24, 2023

/s/ Patricia K. Johnson

Patricia K. Johnson, Personal Representative

Estate of James Peter Johnson PO Box 2350

The Dalles OR 97058 (2112, 2207, 2301)

SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR KLICKITAT COUNTY

Estate of JAMES JASPER JONES, Deceased. No. 23-4-00020-20

PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS

RCW 11.40.030

The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice.

If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060.

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

Date of First Publication: May

24, 2023

Personal Representative:

Richard Jones

Attorney for the Personal Representative: Shannon Tissot

Address for Mailing or Service: 112 West 4th Street

The Dalles, OR 97058

Court of probate proceedings and cause number:

Klickitat County Superior

Court Case No.: 23-4-00020-20

/s/ Richard Jones Richard Jones, Personal Representative

Submitted by: Shannon Tissot, WSBA No.

35873

Attorney for the Personal Representative

112 West 4th Street

The Dalles OR 97058

541-296-5424

shannon@TooleCarter.com

(2113, 2208, 2302) ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Goldendale, WA 98620

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received by the City of Goldendale for the selection of either horizontal on inclined screw press dewatering equipment for the City’s Wastewater Treatment Plant. Bid proposals will be received only at City Hall at 1103 S Columbus Avenue, Goldendale, WA 98620 by 10:00:00 A.M. on Friday June 9th, 2023, at which time they will be opened, read, and tabulated publicly. Proposals received after the time fixed for opening will not be considered.

Contract documents and addenda for this project are available electronically at: https://rh2engineeringinc. sharepoint.com/:f:/s/rh2filesharing/EpwUSGsWWxNEkt GhnD2LcewBOuA9cTHyEUq JcDjr53nVUw?e=VVv0dQ

Each bid proposal shall be accompanied by a bid proposal deposit in cash, certified check, cashier’s check, postal money order, or surety bond in an amount equal to at least 5 percent of the amount of such bid proposal. Make checks payable to the City of Goldendale. Should the successful bidder fail to enter into such contract, the bid proposal deposit shall be forfeited to the City of Goldendale.

The City of Goldendale hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into, pursuant to this advertisement, minority and women’s business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to the invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, or sex in consideration for an award. The City of Goldendale is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

The City of Goldendale reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive irregularities in the bid or the bidding. No bidder may withdraw their proposal after the hours set for the opening thereof, or before award of contract, unless said award is delayed for a period exceeding 60 calendar days.

No bidder (manufacturer) may withdraw its proposal after the hours set for the opening thereof, or before award of contract, unless said award is delayed for a period exceeding forty-five (45) calendar days.

(2210, 2303)

SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON COUNTY OF THURSTON

FAMILY AND JUVENILE COURT

In re the Welfare of:

JOSEPH NOONAN

D.O.B.: 08/28/2021

No: 23-7-00002-34

Notice and Summons by Publication

(Termination) (SMPB)

(Optional Use)

*Clerk’s Action Required*

To:

BRITTANY GAGE, Mother; and EHREN BOATMAN, Alleged Father;

UNKNOWN BIOLOGICAL FATHER, OR ANYONE EXPRESSING A PATERNAL INTEREST IN THE ABOVENAMED CHILD

A Petition to Terminate Parental Rights was filed on January 4, 2023; A Fact Finding hearing will be held on this matter on: June 28, 2023 at 1:30 p.m. at Thurston County Family and Juvenile Court, 2801 32nd Avenue SW, Tumwater, Washington 98501. You should be present at this hearing.

The hearing will determine if your parental rights to your child are terminated. If you do not appear at the hearing, the court may enter an order in your absence terminating your parental rights.

To request a copy of the Notice, Summons, and Termination Petition, call DCYF at 360-807-7081 or 1-800-5626926. To view information about your rights, including right to a lawyer, go to www. atg.wa.gov/TRM.aspx.

Dated:5/19/23, by Linda Myhre Enlow, Thurston County Clerk. (2211, 2304, 2401)

This Just In....

Notice of Public Meeting and Request for Comments: Innergex Wautoma Solar project and Cypress Creek Carriger Solar project - Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council

• Notice of Budget Hearing: June 15,2023 - MidColumbia Economic Development District

• Notice of Public Hearing: Addendum to the Agreement regarding solid waste handling between Klickitat County and Republic Services, Inc.Klickitat County Commissioners

Public Notice: Klickitat Citizens Review Committee Meeting June 15, 2023 - Klickitat County Natural Resources Department

• Klickitat County Mitigated Determination of NonSignificance: SEPA2023-08 Donald E Cox & Angela C Cox - Klickitat County Planning Department

Public Notice: City of Goldendale and Department of Ecology Shoreline Master Program - City of Goldendale

• Public Notice: Board of Directors Executive Committee Meeting June 13, 2013 - South Central Workforce

tion, sequencing and prioritization of projects for salmonid recovery and the evaluation of the technical merits of candidate projects submitted to the Klickitat Citizens Review Committee. Therefore, the TC meets during the winter, spring, and summer months, with their regular meeting on the first Thursday of each month, unless otherwise noted. This open public meeting will be held on June 8, 2023 at 9:00 A.M. at the Klickitat County Services Building, 115 W. Court Street, Room 100, Goldendale, WA. Other 2023 meeting dates will be announced in future notices. If there are any questions, please contact: Klickitat County Natural Resources Department (509) 773-2410 (2213, 2305)

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE GRANTING OF A FRANCHISE AGREEMENT BETWEEN KLICKITAT COUNTY

AND AVISTA UTILITIES

In accordance with statutory provisions of RCW 36.55, RCW 80.32 and in accordance with Klickitat County’s Accommodation of Utilities on County Road Right-of-Way Policy the County Commissioners are to hold a public hearing prior to granting a non-exclusive franchise for the construction, maintenance and operations of wires and other appurtenances, upon, under, along and across various Klickitat County Roads.

A Public hearing will be held on Tuesday, June 20, 2023 at 1:30 pm in the Commissioners’ room in the Klickitat County Public Services Building, Goldendale, Washington at which time any person may appear and be heard for or against the proposed Franchise Agreement between Klickitat County and Avista Utilities.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Information

The Klickitat County Public Works Dept. in accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (Section 504) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), commits to nondiscrimination on the basis of disability, in all of its programs and activities. This material can be made available in an alternate format by emailing Klickitat County Public Works Dept. at titlevi@ klickitatcounty.org or by calling (509) 773 - 4616.

Aviso a personas con dominio limitado del idioma inglés: Si usted tiene alguna dificultad en entender el idioma inglés, puede, sin costo alguno, solicitar asistencia lingüística con respecto a esta información llamando al (509) 773-4616, o envíe un mensaje de correo electrónico a: titlevi@klickitatcounty.org

Title VI Statement

It is Klickitat County’s policy to assure that no person shall, on the grounds of race, color, national origin, as provided by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, be excluded from participation in, be denied benefits of, or be otherwise discriminated against under any of its programs and activities. Any person who believes his/her Title VI protection has been violated, may file a complaint with Klickitat County’s Human Resources Department. For additional information regarding Title VI complaint procedures and/ or information regarding our non-discrimination obliga-

63-MW battery energy storage system as well as related interconnection and ancillary support infrastructure located in Klickitat County, Washington The ASC and other materials are posted on the EFSEC website: https://www.efsec. wa.gov/energy-facilities/carriger-solar.

What is EFSEC proposing to do?

EFSEC is holding a public meeting to consider a request by the Wautoma Solar Project Applicant for an extension of time to review the ASC. RCW 80.50.100 requires EFSEC to complete its review of the application within 12 months or such time as agreed upon by the Council and the Applicant.

formation.

This budget is for X Annual Period _____ 2-year Period. (2309)

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

tions, please contact Klickitat County’s Title VI Coordinator at (509) 773-7171 or by email at: titlevi@klickitatcounty.org.

Dated this 23rd day of May, 2023.

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Klickitat County, Washington Dan Christopher, Chairman Jacob Anderson, Commissioner Lori Zoller, Commissioner ATTEST: Lee Snell Clerk of the Board In and for the County of Klickitat, State of Washington (2214, 2306, 2402)

PUBLIC NOTICE

KLICKITAT COUNTY is in the process of updating its’ Small Works Roster (SWR) for 2023. Only contractors that fill out the County’s SWR application can be added to the roster. Contractors/Vendors that are on the SWR will be eligible to bid on county projects. Categories of work include road and building construction, snow removal, renovation, remodeling, alteration, repair, or improvement of real property. Contractors licensed in the State of Washington who are qualified to perform any of the above listed categories and wish to be included please call 1-800-583-8074 or (509) 7734616 for an application. Applications are also available on our web site at https://www. klickitatcounty.org/DocumentCenter/View/11380/SmallWorks-Application-PDF (2215, 2307)

STATE OF WASHINGTON Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING AND REQUEST FOR COMMENTS ON REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS TO APPLICATION TIMELINES

INNERGEX Renewable Energy-Wautoma Solar Project EFSEC Docket No. EF220355 And Cypress Creek Renewables, LLC-Carriger Solar Project EFSEC Docket No. EF230001

JUNE 9, 2023

1 PM-2PM Virtual Meeting

EFSEC is currently considering requests by two Applicants for extensions of the time periods to review their applications.

Description of Proposal for Wautoma Solar Project:

On June 9, 2022, the Washington State Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council (EFSEC) received an Application for Site Certification (ASC) from INNERGEX Renewable Energy, to construct and operate a 470-megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic (PV) generation facility coupled with a 4-hour, 470-MW battery energy storage system as well as related interconnection and ancillary support infrastructure located in unincorporated Benton County, Washington The ASC and other materials are posted on the EFSEC website: https://www.efsec. wa.gov/energy-facilities/wautoma-solar-project.

Description of Proposal for Carriger Solar Project: On February 10, 2023, the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council received an Application for Site Certification from Cypress Creek Renewables for the construction and operation of 160-megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic (PV) generation facility coupled with a

At this meeting, EFSEC will also consider a request by the Carriger Solar Project Applicant for an extension of the decision on the Applicant’s request for expedited processing. WAC 463-43-050 requires EFSEC to make a determination on the request for expedited processing within 120 days or such time as is agreed upon by the applicant and the Council. At this meeting, EFSEC staff will present the Applicants’ requests. The public will then have an opportunity to provide comments for the Council’s consideration.

How can you review the proposal documents?

Copies of each ASC and other materials are available at: • https://www.efsec.wa.gov/ energy-facilities/wautoma-solar-project.

• https://www.efsec.wa.gov/ energy-facilities/carriger-solar

• 621 Woodland Square Loop PO Box 43172 Lacey, WA 98503-3172

How can you provide public comment?

You may comment on both proposals from 1:00 - 2:00 pm or last speaker, whichever comes first on Friday, June 9, 2023 on the EFSEC website at https://comments.efsec. wa.gov, or in writing to the EFSEC office (see address above). Public comments will also be accepted during the public meeting.

Meeting Location

The public meeting will be held on Friday, June 9, 2023, from 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm or last speaker, whichever comes first. This meeting is being held remotely. You may attend the meeting via Microsoft Teams online or via phone at:

• https://bit.ly/EFSECSpecialMtg

• +1 564-999-2000 Conference ID: 653373523#

To facilitate this remote meeting, EFSEC would like to invite speakers to sign up ahead of the meeting. Anyone wishing to speak during the public meeting should please notify EFSEC by phone at (360) 664-1345 or email at efsec@ efsec.wa.gov before 1:00 pm on June 9, 2023.

For more information about the project, contact Amí Hafkemeyer at (360) 6641305 or ami.hafkemeyer@efsec.wa.gov.

To request ADA accommodation or materials in a format for the visually impaired, contact the EFSEC office at (360) 664-1345.

(2308)

NOTICE OF BUDGET

HEARING

A public meeting of the MidColumbia Economic Development District (governing body) will be held on Thursday, June 15, 2023, at 4:00 p.m. in a Zoom conference. (Instructions below.) The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss the budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, as approved by the Mid-Columbia Economic Development District Budget Committee. A copy of the budget may be inspected online at https:// www.mcedd.org/ or in person at 802 Chenowith Loop Road W, The Dalles, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. The budget was prepared on a basis of accounting that is consistent with the basis of accounting used during the preceding year. This Budget Hearing is available remotely by using Zoom Conferencing. Please check MCEDD’s website https:// www.mcedd.org/meetingpackets/ to view the agenda and packet, including the Zoom access information. Public comment will be taken in written and phone format. Contact jill@mcedd.org to submit comment or for questions about remote access in-

The Board of County Commissioners are to hold a public hearing to consider a Sixth Addendum to Resolution No. 0749 (1989) to the Agreement regarding Solid Waste Handling Between Klickitat County and Republic Services, Inc. A Public Hearing will be held June 20, 2023 at 1:30 PM in the Commissioner Chambers, Room 200, Klickitat County Services Building, 115 W. Court Street, Goldendale, Washington at which time any person may appear and be heard for or against the proposed Sixth Addendum to the Agreement regarding Solid Waste Handling Between Klickitat County and Republic Services, Inc. Zoom meeting is being provided for citizen comment: To join the Zoom meeting: type in https://us02web.zoom. us/j/586587651 in your browser or use one of the call-in numbers below and Meeting ID: 586 587 651. 669-900-6833 929-205-6099

301-715-8592

346-248-7799

253-215-8782

312-626-6799

Written testimony may also be submitted to the Board of County Commissioners, 115 West Court St, Room 201, Goldendale, WA 98620, or email to BoCC@klickitatcounty.org.

If you have questions please contact the Klickitat County Commissioners Office at 509773-4612. BY ORDER of the Klickitat County Commissioners dated this 6th day of June 2023 /S/ Dan Christopher, Chairman , Board of County Commissioners (2310)

PUBLIC NOTICE

Klickitat Citizens Review Committee Meeting

June 15, 2023

The role of the Klickitat County Citizens Review Committee (CRC) is to support salmonid recovery by identifying credible and fundable habitat protection and enhancement projects. This process will support related programs and activities that produce sustainable and measurable benefits for fish and fish habitat. This meeting will be held on Thursday, June 15, 2023 at 6:00 P.M. at the Klickitat County Services Building at 115 W. Court Street, Room 100, Goldendale, WA. Other 2023 meeting dates will be announced in future notices.

If there are any questions, please contact:

Klickitat County Natural Resources Department (509) 773-2410 (2311, 2403)

KLICKITAT COUNTY MITI-

GATED DETERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE

Notice is hereby given that Klickitat County issued a Mitigated Determination of Nonsignificance (MDNS) on June 1, 2023 under SEPA Rules (Chapter 197-11 WAC) and the Klickitat County Environmental Ordinance Number 121084, as amended, for the following proposals:

SEPA2023-08. Applicant: Donald E. Cox, Jr. and Angela C. Cox. A Short Plat application requesting to subdivide approximately 257 acres into four lots. The proposed short plat is located in a portion of Section 13, T3N, R13E, W.M. Klickitat County, WA (White Salmon vicinity) on tax parcel 03-10-1300-0001/00.

After review of the completed environmental checklists and other information on file the Klickitat County Responsible Official has determined that this proposal will not have probable significant adverse impacts on the environment.

Copies of the MDNS are available at the Klickitat County Planning Department during normal business hours. Comments or appeals on the above environmental review will be accepted until 5:00 pm June 22, 2023. Appeals must be made to the Board and filed with the Klickitat County Auditor’s office. Appeals shall not be deemed complete without payment of the applicable appeal fees payable to Klickitat County Planning Department. (2312)

N otices

PUBLIC NOTICE City of Goldendale and Department of Ecology

Shoreline Master Program

The City has prepared final draft SMP amendments to keep the SMP current with changes in state law, changes in other City plans and regulations, and other changed local circumstances. Proposed amendments to the Goldendale SMP are

available for review at www. ci.goldendale.wa.us/. A paper copy will be available for viewing at City Hall.

SEPA Threshold Determination

The City of Goldendale determined that this proposal does not have a probable significant adverse impact on the environment. An environmental impact statement was not required under

c lassifieds

EMPLOYMENT

HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE

WORKER

WSDOT is looking to hire a full-time Highway Maintenance Worker 3 Lead in Bingen, WA. The pay is $55,872.00 - $68,076.00

Annually. A valid CDL is required.

To be considered, please apply online at WSDOTjobs.com: https://www. governmentjobs.com/careers/washington/wsdot/ jobs/4061156/highwaymaintenance-worker-3-leadbingen? (6.28)

AD SALES REPRESENTA-

TIVE

The Goldendale Sentinel is seeking an outside Ad Sales

Representative. Most of our customers are located in Klickitat County. As such, you will need to live in Klickitat County and preferably in or close to the greater Goldendale, Washington, area.

The Sentinel has run continuously in Klickitat County since 1879 and is the county’s official newspaper. It is a strong, healthy institution that regularly gets between 14,000 and 21,000 unique visits each month to its website throughout the county and around the state. We don’t want just a salesperson. We want someone who seeks to provide service to our customers by selling them advertising that enhances their revenue through their ads and enriches their customer service experience. We want an Ad Sales Rep who personifies this code of service to our advertisers through carefully maintained relationships. You will be expected to keep orderly and structured habits of follow-through and accountability. You’ll demonstrate a positive work attitude both in and out of the office. You’ll have a sound grasp of fundamental sales concepts and approaches and be excellent at sales situation analysis. Of course, you’ll have an excellent work history of performance and tenure. You’ll have professional work references from people to whom you reported. You should have at least three years of sales experience, preferably in ad sales.

If you feel you’re a good match for this position, submit a resumé that clearly reflects your sales experience, education and/or certification(s), and work history with accurate and complete dates and full company names, addresses, and phone numbers, all of which will be verified. Explain any and all gaps in your work history. You must also provide us with a minimum of three references to whom you directly reported; do not submit friends, family, co-workers, or anyone else you did not work for directly as references. We will expect the resumé to be accompanied by a wellwritten cover letter (good written communication is critical to this position), explaining why you feel you’re qualified and with examples of how you’ve met those qualifications in your current and past jobs. Compensation commensurate with experience. In your response, please begin with, “Why I want to work for the Goldendale Sentinel.”

Job Types: Full-time, Parttime Pay: From $15.79 per hour

Schedule: Monday to Friday Supplemental pay types: Bonus pay Ability to commute/relocate: Goldendale, WA 98620: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

License/Certification: Driver’s License (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Goldendale, WA 98620

Please send resume to Lou@GoldendaleSentinel. com

ADMIN ASSISTANT/ BOOKKEEPER

The Goldendale Sentinel is looking for an admin assistant/bookkeeper. Required technical skills: strong knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Excel (including knowing how to enter and work with formulas), Word, and Outlook. On the latter two, we expect you to know how to properly construct a sentence with good grammar and spelling. On the bookkeeping side, we want you to have at least three years of experience

using QuickBooks Desktop Pro. We want someone who has a strong sense of professionalism and integrity in attitude and job competence.

Our ideal candidate is by nature respectful; takes direction and course correction well; is an excellent communicator with customers, fellow staff members, and bosses; is knowledgeable about office processes and procedures; is a great team player; and is emotionally grounded with a stable home life. We run a highly professional office, and we strive to keep the workplace an enjoyable and fulfilling place to be for everyone. Please send resume to Lou@GoldendaleSentinel. com

CARPENTER AND APPRENTICE POSITIONS

We’re looking for a Carpenter with solid skills and an Apprentice who is ready to learn on the job. Highend residential construction from the ground up in Goldendale WA. Year-round employment, paid vacation & holidays. Salary depending upon experience. Must have references, reliable transportation, WA driver’s license. Call at 509-7747604 or send an email with your resume to jobs@ sweethomeconst.com.

YARD SALES

Yard Sale now through July 23, 2023 – Cheap Cheap –we also have iris, rose bushes, day lilies and more that must be dug up, dirt is available just bring a bucket. 430 West Collins, Goldendale. (6.14)

RENTALS

ROOMMATE NEEDED:

Roommate needed to help with expenses: $700 month, utilities negotiable. First month plus deposit of $300 up front. House is located 12 mi out of GD on 142. 509261-1686 – Richard Westover (6.28)

PETS

McNab/Heeler mix PUPPIES for sale. Great family temperament! Come from working dog stock. Have 1st round of shots and deworming. 7 weeks old on 6/1/23. $400. Lyle WA area. Contact via 503-750-4999.

CAR FOR SALE

1998 BMW Z3 . low miles, silver, excellent condition. Well cared for, 5 Speed Stick Shift, new battery, belts and oil changes. Email kdhswanson@gmail.com. $10,000 firm. (6.28)

AGRICULTURE

MILKING GOATS

1 MILKING DOE AVAIL-

ABLE Registered Capra di Belli American Alpine dairy goats: Bottle baby does and weathers available now or fully weaned in June. 307321-7113 Goldendale

COWS

2 Cardina Cows, 1 with a calf on her side and 1 is 8 mo. pregnant. Both for $1,400 obo 773-5598

PERSONALS

58-year-old retired man owns home, seeking single mom,

the State Environmental Policy Act, RCW 43.21C.030(2) (c). This determination of nonsignificance (DNS) was made after review of a completed environmental checklist and other information on file with the lead agency and available upon request. This determination was issued pursuant to WAC 197-11340(2). The SEPA comment and appeal period ran from

22” LAWNMOWER rear bagger, very good condition, $35 509773-6744

SAW Jamison 14” razortooth pruning saw w/15’ reach $35 509-773-6022

CEDAR BOARDS 6 ft $30, 20 ft $60 509-773-5666

CEDAR BIRD HOUSES $20, Engine Stand $50, Engine Hoist/puller $150 509250-6154 LAWN MOWER ENGINE 5 horse vertical shaft $25 7733854

PULAN WEEDEATER P1500 double string $30 509-773-6022

DOG KENNEL Fits a small to medium sized dog $85 call after 10 a.m. 509-250-

2927

CRAFTSMAN CHAINSAW

20” 46CC w/case, runs great $75 509-773-6022

LARGE HUSQVARNA 460 Rancher chainsaw. Has less than 20 hours/1 year of use on it. Paid $700, asking only $500 509-773-3682 or 541-993-5111

SENCO FRAMING NAILER with box of 8 penny & 16 penny nails $50 509-7736022 AIR HOSE 50’ $25 509-7736022

spectus or to ask questions about the sale, contact Ryan Singleton at (541) 362-6489.

Support Groups

RIVERVIEW Al-Anon Family Group in The Dalles: Episcopal Church of St. Paul, 1805 Minnesota, Taylor Hall. Meets every Thursday, 12:30-1:30pm. This meeting is free and open to anyone in the community who is interested in attending.

FAMILY Alzheimer’s/Dementia Support Group: family members and friends caring for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia are invited to participate in our Dementia Support Group. Come and gain support and insight from others who are going thru or have gone thru this journey. Join us monthly in a caring environment to discuss your challenges and questions. Meeting held third Wednesday, every month, at 3:00 pm at FlagStone Senior Living at 3325 Columbia View Drive. For more information about our group, contact Karen Wilson at 541-298-5656. All Welcome.

AL-ANON in The Dalles:

The Dalles Serenity meeting every Monday at 7pm @ Gateway Presbyterian Church, 1111 Dry Hollow. For more info, call 541-2962677.

STROKE SURVIVORS

SUPPORT GROUP

Oregon Veterans Home 700 Veteran Drive The Dalles 3rd Thursday of the month 1:30pm-3pm

Questions, 541-296-7441

Survivors of Suicide Loss Support Group Meets via Zoom the second Tuesday of every month from 5:30 to 6:30 pm. Support group participants have all lost someone to suicide and strive to help each other with their grief journeys and advocacy for suicide prevention. Contact Belinda at 541-386-2500 x1 or belinda.ballah@co.hood-river. or.us to be provided the link for next Zoom meeting.

AA in WAMIC (open): Tuesdays @ 7pm, NEW LOCATION! Molly B’s @ 57740 Main St., Tygh Valley, Oregon.

Alcoholicos Anonimos Reuniones Jueves 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm St. Paul Episcopal Church 1805 Minnesota St. The Dalles, OR 97058

RECOVERING COUPLES ANONYMOUS Meets 2nd & 4th Sundays at 10am. 216 Cascade St., Suite 26 Hood River

will be closed on Fridays. Please note Skamania PUD is still available to respond to all outages as they occur. After hours services will remain the same. To report an outage at any time, call (800) 922-5329 or use the SmartHub App.

ATTENTION READERS: Readers respond to ads at their own risk. If in doubt about a particular offer, check with the Better Business Protection Agency @ 503-378-4320 before investing any money. This publication assumes no liability over advertisers.

Loans IT’S

January 24, 2023, to February 6, 2023.

Public Hearing

A joint local-state public hearing was held during the regular City Council meeting on February 21, 2023. To meet the 60-day notice requirement, on June 5, 2023, the Goldendale City Council adopted resolution 729 expressing their intent to hold a Public Hearing to adopt

24 HOUR AA HOTLINE and meeting information: District 14. 1-833-423-3683

AA in MAUPIN (open), Maupin Community Church, 490 5th St., Thursdays @ 7pm.

YOUNG Parents Support Group: ages 15-21, Tuesdays @ 7pm, call Tess @ 541-298-5104.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS meetings please go to gorgeaa.org.

NAMI|Oregon National Alliance on Mental Illness

NAMI is the largest education, support and advocacy organization on mental health in the nation. The Mission of NAMI Oregon is to improve the quality of life of persons with mental illness and of their famillies through support, education and advocacy. Under NAMI Oregon sponsorship, NAMI-Gorge providees a monthly support group meeting for caregivers, friends, and family members of persons with mental illness.

Monthly NAMI Gorge meetings are being conducted the first Thursday of every month from 6 to 7:30pm at The Dalles Library. For information on local NAMI Resources, please contact Barbara Telfer: at 541-980-7264 or by email: booklovinbarbarian@ gmail.com.

For other NAMI information or resources: NAMI Oregon Support Line 1-800-3436264.

PARKINSON’S Support Group: 1st Thursday of every month, 10:45am11:45am in the Deschutes Room at Waters Edge, 551 Lone Pine Blvd., 2nd Floor. For more information, please contact Chad @ 541340-0142.

NA MEETINGS Every Wednesday. 6:30 - 7:30 at the Casa Guadalupe House, 1603 Belmont, Hood River, Oregon.

the updated Shoreline Master Program by ordinance on August 7, 2023. The City’s Shoreline Master Program and all amendments thereto shall become effective 14 days from the date of adoption. (2313)

PUBLIC NOTICE

The South Central Workforce Board of Directors Ex-

DEMENTIA Support Group every 3rd Friday at the Oregon Veterans Home, 1:30 - 2:30 pm. 541-296-7190 for info.

Volunteers

MENTORS WANTED

Would you enjoy building a meaningful friendship with a child or teen? If so, become a mentor! Gorge Youth Mentoring, a program of The Next Door, provides children and teens with community based, one-on-one mentoring relationships with adult volunteers. Right now, 18 youth ages 6 to 21 are waiting to make a new friend. Mentors and youth plan their own activities based on their own schedules, meeting at least twice a month, for one year or more. For more information, visit www.nextdoorinc.org/gym or email gym@nextdoorinc.org

Gorge Youth Mentoring (G.Y.M.)

a program of The Next Door, is seeking a positive, adult role model for a 12-year-old girl in The Dalles, who enjoys arts and crafts, animals, and going for walks. She has been waiting to spend a couple days a month with a mentor who could get her out of the house and expose her to more outdoor activities. For more information on how to get involved with G.Y.M., please call Kateel at 541-399-0259.

Gorge Youth Mentoring (G.Y.M.)

a program of The Next Door, is seeking a positive, adult

ecutive Committee meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, June 13, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. at SCWDC, 1205 Ahtanum Ridge Dr., Suite B, Union Gap, WA or via Zoom; https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89 811649672?pwd=MVM0aV

ZkQWtjZHp2N0g0VzAwZlcrZz09 (2314)

role model for a 7-year-old boy in The Dalles, who is outgoing, talkative, and fun. He enjoys playing basketball, riding bikes, and building things with Legos. He has been waiting to spend a couple days a month with a mentor who could expose him to more outdoor activities and help expand his reading skills. For more information on how to get involved with G.Y.M., please call Kateel at 541-399-0259.

$500 or Less

ZENITH colored 21” TV with tubes $100. 541-965-2251.

LAWN EDGER, Craftsman, electric, $75. 541-965-2251.

$500

OR LESS

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FREE!

• Private Party Only

• No Commercial Ads

• Items $500 or less

• 5 Lines Free

• Includes print & online

Excludes: Food, produce, hay, animals, firewood, fuel, automobiles and garage sales.

VHS Player, Zenith brand. $20. 541-965-2251.

COLEMAN 2 burner white gas camp stove model 425F. Tested and working. $65. 541-490-7254.

SOFA SLEEPER, king size, white fabric with grape print, $500. 541-965-2251.

DVD Player. $20. 541-9652251.

POULTRY Water Jug. 7 gallon with octagon base. Extra O rings and cap. $45. 541490-7254 (Carson).

DO YOU HAVE HURTS, HABITS, HANGUPS? Attend CELEBRATE RECOVERY a faith-based 12 step program, every Thursday night at Hood River Alliance Church 2650 W. Montello (Off Rand Road) Dinner provided at 5:45pm and large group meeting at 6:30pm Childcare is provided. For more info. call 507-820-0871

GRIEF SUPPORT Establishing a Grief Support Group. Please call Natasha 702-755-0778

HAVEN: Weekly counseling groups for victims of domestic/teen dating violence or sexual assault. Biweekly educational classes given in Spanish and English for domestic violence. Call Haven, 541-296-1662.

AL ANON FAMILY GROUPS (Support for family and friends of alcoholics) meets Mondays at noon Pathways to Recovery Riverside Community Church 317 State St. Ruth Wells Room Tuesdays at 7pm St. Mark’s 11th & Eugene Hood River MAC Lung Disease Support Group: for details, please call 541-483-2253 or 541805-5068.

$40. 541965-2251.

Miscellaneous Wanted

WANTED: Old Rock Collections Agate, jasper, jade, mineral specimens, etc. 541-399-5039.

Tools 40’ Transport/Tie-Down Chain. $50. 541-296-3091.

Sporting Goods RUBBER Raft Canoe, 2 man. Comes with air pump. Brand new. Never been used. $45. 541-354-1748. BICYCLES. 8 to choose from. $25 each. Buy one, get one free. 541-354-1748.

NOTICE

Certain laws and restrictions, as well as registration requirements, apply to the sale of firearms. For more information, contact the Seattle Field Division of the Department of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms at 206204-3205. This field division is responsible for Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Alaska and Hawaii. You may also go to www.atf.gov for FAQs and information.

COLEMAN 2 burner white gas camp stove model 425F. Tested and working. $65. 541-490-7254. Cats

“ADORABLE KITTENS”

Cute and playful. Vaccinated. Indoor only. MORE CATS AVAILABLE TO CHOOSE FROM FREE MICROCHIP!

Call Elizabeth 541-386-5099

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Dogs PURE BRED PUG PUPPIES

3-4 weeks.

Place your ad through one of our websites or call one of our newspapers: hoodrivernews.com

541-386-1234 thedalleschronicle.com

541-296-2141 whitesalmonenterprise. com 509-493-2112

Motorcycles 2017 BMW R1200R

4,794mi (14K). Excellent condition! Contact Corin for further details 415-2005114. 2018 KAWASAKI VERSYS 650

2,503mi (8K). Excellent condition! Contact Corin for further details 415-2005114. Travel Trailers JAYCO Travel Trailer. Roomy 2021 Jayco travel trailer 25’ long. Sleeps 4-5. Walk around queen bed. Self contained with separate tub/shower and vent/ skylight. LED 28” TV. 6 cu ft frig/freezer. 3 burner stove + oven. Microwave. Roof mounted AC & ladder. Power awning. Winter cover. Backup camera. Beautiful condition. $20,000. 541806-2800.

Apartments for Rent

PUBLISHER’S

NOTICE

All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertiser any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sec, handicap, familial state or national origin, or an intention to make any such preferences, limitations or discriminations. Familial state includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women & people securing custody of children under 19.

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any adverting for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD toll-free at 1-800-6699777, TTY/TDD: 1-800-9279275.

tions for the city. See complete job description on city website at: https://www.white-salmon.net/jobs

Send cover letter, resume, and one page reference sheet listing five references due by Monday, June 5. Direct application information to City Administrator Troy Rayburn at administrator@ ci.white-salmon.wa.us by June 5.

ACUTE CARE NURSE

MANAGER POSITION

Acute Care Nurse Manager position available at KVH! Offering a $10,000.00 Signon bonus. Relocation assistance is available. Annual salary DOE $104,395.20$148,824.00

The Acute Care Nurse Manager is dedicated to leading the Acute Care team and collaborates with other departments. Please visit www.kvhealth. net careers page to view the current job listings and apply.

NOW HIRING FOSTER

PARENTS!

The Next Door, Inc. (TNDI) is hiring full-time foster parents to work with youth, ages 6-18. Applicants must live in Hood River or Wasco Counties. TNDI provides 24-hour support, free training, paid days-off and up to $1800 tax-free/month, for each youth. Bonus also offered for completion of certification! Contact 541308-2207 or visit www.nextdoorinc.org/fosterparent to apply.

CLERICAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT III

Public Health- Goldendale, WA. Full-time, Non-Exempt, Grade 36, Steps 1-3. $ 20.01 – $21.22/Hr. DOQ. 6/2/23 - 1st review. Open until filled. Visit www.klickitatcounty.org for details & application or contact HR Dept. 509-773-7171.

OFFICE ASSISTANT/ RECEPTIONIST

East Fork Irrigation District, Office Assistant/Receptionist, General office duties with flexible hours $17 per hour, with paid PTO and PERS retirement. Great work environment, part time with flexible hours. Email Resume to steve@ efidhr.org or apply in person at EFID office.

HOOD RIVER COUNTY IS HIRING:

Public Health Communications Spec. Visit: www.hoodrivercounty.gov Services; Employment

BUSINESS

MANAGER

NORCOR Corrections Facility is seeking to fill the position of Business Manager. The Business Manager reports directly to the NORCOR Board of Directors for the administrative services & business operations of the NORCOR entity. Application & full job description is available at https://www.norcor.co/adult/jobs/ or at the NORCOR Adult Facility 201 Webber Street, The Dalles, OR 97058. This position is open until filled. All inquiries should be directed to the Jail Commander. 541 298 1576.

ADVOCATE SUPERVISOR

Columbia Gorge CASA is hiring for a part-time Advocate Supervisor. In this role you will support and supervise a team of dedicated volunteers advocating for children experiencing foster care. Open until filled. EEO Apply: gorgecasa.org

HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE WORKER

LEAD

WSDOT is looking to hire a full-time Highway Maintenance Worker 3 Lead in Bingen, WA. The pay is $55,872.00 - $68,076.00 Annually. A valid CDL is required. To be considered, please apply online at WSDOTjobs.com: https:// www.governmentjobs. com/careers/washington/ wsdot/jobs/4061156/highway-maintenance-worker3-lead-bingen?

THE TICKET to a dream job

Government. Call the Federal Trade Commission toll free @ 1-877-FTC-HELP, or visit www.ftc.gov to learn more.

A public service message from Teh Dalles Chronicle and the FTC.

PROJECT

COORDINATOR

Natural Resources - Goldendale, WA. Full Time – Exempt – Grade 70, Steps 1-3, $31.28-$33.19/HR, DOQ. First review 6/2/2023. Open until filled. Visit www.klickitatcounty.org for details & application or contact HR Dept. 509-773-7171

MCCC HAS MULTIPLE OPEN POSITIONS

• PRESCHOOL TEACHERS NEEDED

• Senior Accountant

• Education Manager • Multiple openings for Teachers and Teacher Aides.

https://mcccheadstart.org/employment/ In person - 1100 E. Marina, HR, 541-3862010. Many great benefits and tuition reimbursement.

PORT OF HOOD RIVER PARKING ENFORCEMENT WORKER

TEMPORARY/SEASONAL

– FULL OR PART TIME

Work outdoors on the Hood River waterfront! Flexible schedule and hours, no experience required. Position is open now thru September.

The Parking Enforcement Worker, under general supervision of the Waterfront Manager, patrols controlled parking areas; issues citations for parking violations with handheld automated devices; arranges for vehicle towing; responds to public questions and concerns; and performs other related duties as required. The position is responsible for the enforcement of Port parking ordinances and rules. The position communicates with the public, port concessionaires, business representatives, and other port employees regarding parking regulations, problems, and violations. The position is not a police officer and has no powers for civil law enforcement.

Salary range $18.00 -$22.00 per hour

To apply, go to: https://portofhoodriver.com/aboutthe-port/employment/ SPECIAL EDUCATION

TEACHER

Goldendale MS 202324 school year. Position is full time, 185 day contract and inperson. $$49,709.00$91,753.40 annual salary. www.esd112.org/ takeroot

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Big River Community Land Trust seeks its inaugural Executive Director. We desire a dynamic leader to help us build the CLT and partner with the community’s diverse stakeholders to meet their needs. See: https:// bigriverclt.org/careers/

DEVELOPMENT

TECHNICIAN

City of Hood River has an opening for a Development Technician. If you have exceptional customer service skills and are interested in joining a forward-looking team, please apply.

The City offers excellent benefits, and the pay range is $25.15-$28.30 hourly, DOE.

Application and full position description are available on the City of Hood River website: https://cityofhoodriver.gov/employmentopportunities. Call 541-387-5217 for more information. EOE/AA.

The application period is open until filled, with first review date on June 19, 2023. Submit application, coversheet and resume to Jennifer Gray, City Recorder, at j.gray@cityofhoodriver.gov

under the direction of the Facilities Manager and represents a journeyman level of experience in the maintenance and operations of Port-owned properties, buildings, facilities, and equipment.

The position requires the organizing and undertaking of assigned work tasks, providing oversight and on-the-job coordination and assistance of employees engaged in regular buildings/facilities and equipment maintenance and yearly scheduled maintenance programs. The position requires construction project oversight. Work may include leading staff through construction projects, preparing quotes and small construction work bid documentation, preparation and management of contracts and related billing and invoices, and project management and oversight through completion. Responsible for Facilities Department record keeping including but not limited to meter readings, various system maintenance, water use reports, backflow device inspections, fire suppression and smoke alarm systems. This position will assist in supervising custodial activities and maintenance revisions of landscaped grounds and parks. This position is responsible for monitoring fire alarms or other emergency facility situations and may require response at all hours, day or night. This position is responsible for the duties of the Facilities Manager in his/her absence. The position requires good communication skills, basic computer skills and the ability to interact with Port tenants, vendors, and employees to provide solutions to facility issues. The position also requires work to be performed at heights on building roofs, bridge lift span towers, and the ability to lift at least 50 pounds. Performs “hands on” duties of the department. Go to: https://portofhoodriver.com/about-theport/employment/ to apply.

LOOKING for a new job? Browse employment ads from throughout the Gorge on our classified websites: thedalleschronicle.com hoodrivernews.com whitesalmonenterprise. com

MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIAN

NORCOR Corrections is seeking to fill the position of Mental Health Clinician. This position is full time with great benefits. Criminal record may disqualify. Must have drivers license, pass background, drug, physical and other testing as indicated by the position. Per OHA mandate, COVID vaccination required. Application & full job description available at https://www.norcor.co/ adult/jobs/ or @ NORCOR Admin. Office 201 Webber Street, The Dalles. Open until filled. 541-298-1576.

REPORTER

Reporter position based in the beautiful Columbia River Gorge. Serving The Gorge area of Oregon and across the river in Washington.

The Regional publication has offices in Hood River and The Dalles, Oregon and in White Salmon, Washington. The newspaper publishes once weekly and posts online web and social media content regularly. This is a great opportunity to expand your journalism experience.

This entry-level position requires the ability to cover a variety of general news including government, state and city along with feature stories and specialty publications. The reporter will be focused on a variety of beats throughout the Gorge communities and will require reliable transportation.

The candidate will be self-motivated, but team-oriented with the desire to learn and write about a variety of people and topics. The ability to be organized and meet deadlines is a must. The candidate should offer a willingness to provide positive public relations on behalf of the Columbia Gorge News within the communities it serves. AP writing style and technology skills a plus, along with an eye and talent for photography.

Send resume, references and at least 3 samples of work to: Chelseam@gorgenews.com or PO Box 390, Hood River, OR. 97031. www.ColumbiaGorgeNews.com

LIVE & WORK in JAPAN

The Hood River-Tsuruta Sister City Committee is seeking an individual to live and work in Tsuruta, Japan as the sister city program’s Coordinator of International Relations.

This is a salaried position with benefits including housing assistance. This position requires a minimum one-year commitment. Essential duties include teaching English to students of all ages, maintaining lines of communication between the two cities, assisting with exchange activities and planning cultural events.

Applicants must be a resident of Hood River and either hold a bachelor’s degree or obtain one by June 30, 2023.

For more information and additional application requirements contact LisaAnn Kawachi at lisakawachi@yahoo. com or 541-490-0338.

HOOD RIVER COUNTY IS HIRING:

County Administrator

Visit: www.hoodrivercounty.gov

Services; Employment

Air Conditioning & Heating

NOTICE

Oregon Construction Contractors Law (ORS 701) requires that all businesses that advertise remodeling, repair, home improvements or new construction be registered with the Construction Contractors Board. Registration means contractors have a bond and insurance. Home inspection businesses also must be certified which means the inspector has passed a test and must comply with standard of practice and behavior. For your protection, call 503-378-4621, ext. 4900 to check an inspector’s certification.

Notice to Contractors Washington State Law (RCW 18.27.100) requires that all advertisements for construction-related services include the contractor’s current Department of Labor and Industries registration number in the advertisement. Failure to obtain a certificate of registration from L & I or show the registration number in all advertising will result in a fine up to $5000 against the unregistered contractor.

For more information, call Labor & Industries Specialty Compliance Services at 1-800-647-0982 or check L & I’s Internet site at www. wa.gov

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509-493-2112

Cleaning WENDY’S SPOTLESS CLEANING

Excellent quality cleaning using 100% non-toxic products for your home. Offering deep cleaning for difficult jobs or routine home cleaning across The Gorge.

For estimates call Wendy, 541-645-3595

WINDOW & GUTTER CLEANING

MOSS REMOVAL

(All screens and windows washed by hand including high windows)

Commercial, Residential, New Construction, Sticker Removal and Vacation Rentals Will Travel Anywhere in Washington & Oregon

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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 Work-

shop, 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 509-4397177 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 https://lylewa.com/about-us

• 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.

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

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

then. Dry camping is available on the Cleveland Park grounds. The antique carousel will run Fri-Sun. Come and join in the fun. Contact Susan Powers at 509-820-8671 for more information.

June 10, 2023, Revolutionary Reads: 3:30 – 5 p.m. Goldendale Library. Author Visit with Joshua Frank, discussing the Hanford site and his book, Atomic Days: The Untold Story of the Most Toxic Place in America

June 15, 2023, Fascinating (or Frightening?) Forest Insects: 6 p.m. Goldendale Community Library at 131 W Burgen.

Glenn Kohler, Forest Entomologist with the Washington State Department of Natural Resources, will talk about the fascinating –and sometimes frightening –world of forest insects. Most of the bugs you encounter in the woods are good for a healthy ecosystem. A few of our native forest insects are considered bad because they can kill or damage trees. Then there’s the ugly ones. Join us as Glenn shares some more interesting stories of how these good, bad, and ugly insects operate.

tion call 509-364-3427.

June 22 - 24, 2023, Dumpster Days Kickoff and Community Center Clean up: High Prairie Community. Don’t miss this!

Let’s clean up our properties and fill the dumpsters located at the old Fire Station on Centerville Highway. We will wrap up on the 24th with an “All Hands” High Prairie Community Center grounds clean up event. See you there!

July 4, 2023, Demolition Derby and Firework Show : Klickitat County Fairgrounds, Goldendale. ABATE of Washington Columbia Gorge Chapter is bringing back the Demolition Derby with the addition of a professional firework show. Motorcycle and Hot Rods Poker Run- Kick stands up at 9 am, admission $20. Fairgrounds Gates open 1 p.m. Motorcycles and Quad Barrel Racing- Check in 3 pm. Derby Grand opening by our local American Legion at 4:30 PM. Demolition Derby produced by T and A metals and kickoffs at 5 pm. Big and Compact Car classes. Over $3,000 dollars in prizes. Tech inspections start at 10 a.m. day of event. Vendors, Please Contact Micki Robinson at 509-250-2001 or mickij_robinson@yahoo.com to reserve your booth.

July 8 – 9, 2023 Goldendale’s Annual Community Days : More information to come. 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.

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 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

Beef brisket $25

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

Other events:

June 9, 2023, Business After Hours: 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at the Klickitat River Inn, 218 2nd Street, Klickitat. Casual networking, community updates and more. There will be door prizes donated by other members, including a certificate for an overnight stay at Klickitat River Inn! Meet other chamber members and build relationships, exchange leads and make others aware of what you do. Bring your business cards or flyers to share. Get to know other business leaders and make connections. Register at www. mtadamschamber.com/events/ or call the Mt. Adams Chamber at 509-493-3630. Please RSVP if you are able to join us as we need to track our headcount.

June 9 – 11, 2023, Pioneer Picnic and Rodeo: 6/9 5:30 – 8 p.m., 6/10 & 6/11 8 a.m. – midnight. Established in 1910, Alder Creek Rodeo is the oldest rodeo in Washington and has been held the second weekend in June since

June 16-17, 2023, Goldendale City Wide Yard Sales: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. throughout Goldendale. The annual city-wide yard sale is back again for another year. Sign up online at GoldendaleChamber.com or at the Goldendale Chamber 903 E. Broadway beginning May 5, through Sun June 12. Lists will be ready to pick up at the Chamber about Wed. June 14 and be on the Goldendale City Wide Yard Sales Facebook.

June 17 & 18, 2023, 88th

Annual NRPA Ketchum Kalf Rodeo: 63 Trout Lake Highway, Glenwood. The Annual Glenwood Ketchum Kalf Rodeo has been held by the Glenwood Ketchup Kalf Rodeo Association and the community of Glenwood, WA since 1934. Come join us for kids’ games & entertainment, beer garden, SunSation Mounted Flag Team performances both Saturday and Sunday, Sunday Slack at 8 a.m., Cowboy Breakfast and 6:30 a.m. – 10 a.m. Sunday at the school, Cowboy Church Service 9 – 10 a.m. Sunday at the rodeo grounds, and the Rodeo Parade in Downtown Glenwood at 11 a.m. Sunday. For more informa-

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. Food or Commercial Booth Vendors contact Josh Hanning at hanningranch@ yahoo.com.

September 2, 2023, Bickleton’s Annual Community Day: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Bickleton. Enjoy a classic car show Meet and Greet, a raffle for Meet and Greet entries, homemade pie sale, food, flea market, arts and crafts, vendors, street entertainment and live music throughout the day in beautiful Bickleton. For more information call 509.896.2007. September 8 – 10, 2023, Annual Huckfest: Friday 9/8 5 p.m. – midnight, Saturday 9/8 10 a.m. – midnight, Sunday 9/10 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. downtown Bingen.

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Check It Out

Jan Johnston, Collection Manager

Fort Vancouver Regional Library District

You can email Jan at readingforfun@fvrl.org

Not to brag or anything, but my husband has perfected his brisket technique. In order to do this, he had to practice. It was a struggle to sample multiple brisket rehearsals, but somehow, I powered through every meaty exercise. Dif cult? No. Would I do it again… and again? Yes. Yes, I would.

Why brisket? It’s tied to family experiences—mutual, by the way.

We both have strong Texas connections; and if you weren’t already aware of this, Texas and brisket are as inseparable as Wisconsin and cheese. It’s a thing.

When looking back at past summertime “Check It Out” columns,

I discovered a theme: food. Maybe it’s because summertime gifts us with a bounty of delicious fresh veggies and fruits as well as ample opportunities for outdoor grilling. In other words, summer is yummy.

I’ve decided to keep the summer foodie motif in motion by providing another cookbook reading list. Are you like me, someone who enjoys reading cookbooks but has little desire in transitioning from reading to cooking? Well, that’s just all right, fellow cookbook-reader-who-isn’t-into-cooking. But hang on, you check out cookbooks because you enjoy cooking? Again, that’s just all right, cookbook-reader-who-really-does-cook. Basically, this week’s reading list is a perfect match for all cooks and non-cooks, so that’s a win-win. Read on. Cook on.

• “100 Morning Treats: With Muf ns, Rolls, Biscuits, Sweet and Savory Breakfast Breads and More” by Sarah Kiefer.

• “Ever-Green Vietnamese: Super-Fresh Recipes, Starring Plants from Land and Sea” by Andrea Quynhgiao Nguyen.

• “Franklin Smoke: Wood, Fire, Food” by Aaron Franklin and

Jordan Mackay.

• “The Gourmand’s Egg: A Collection of Stories and Recipes” edited by Ananda Pellerin.

• “Rodney Scott’s World of BBQ: Every Day is a Good Day” by Rodney Scott.

• “Shaq’s Family Style: Championship Recipes for Feeding Family and Friends” by Shaquille O’Neal.

New at the Library

FICTION

“Blind Spots” by Thomas Mullen.

“The Bride Wore White” by Amanda Quick.

“Death Comes to Marlow” by Robert Thorogood.

NONFICTION

“Birth: Three Mothers, Nine Months, and Pregnancy in America” by Rebecca Grant.

Entertain guests with a fresh al fresco favorite

(Family Features) If you and your loved ones yearn for new, stimulating experiences to feel connected to the outdoors, look no further than enjoying mealtime al fresco. Inspired by the Mediterranean tradition of “eating in the open air,” al fresco dining offers passionate home cooks a fresh way to enjoy their favorite recipes outside with friends and family.

Consider these two tried-andtrue al fresco tips from television personality Rachael Ray the next time you enjoy dinner on the deck or lunch on the patio.

Gather the right tools: On those buggy days and nights during the warm season when you’re dining al fresco, grab a food mesh tent. Not only will it protect your food, but it also looks good and goes with a variety of table settings. Plan the decor: When hosting friends and family, up your floral game by reaching into the garden and adding some fresh herbs – it’s aesthetically pleasing and smells delicious.

Ideal al fresco meals typically take advantage of in-season produce, offer easy preparation so you can focus on entertaining and are simple enough to eat outdoors. Skip complicated cooking steps and turn to a delicious option like Yellowfin Tuna and Artichoke Pasta that can be served as an appetizer, side dish, or on its own as a light main course.

This dish practically calls for ingredients like Genova Yellowfin Tuna in Olive Oil that features cuts of wild-caught tuna, hand-filleted in just the right amount of olive oil. Savory, rich, and flavorful with a perfect texture, the tuna elevates the dish with a uniquely luscious flavor stemming from Mediterranean inspiration.

To find more al fresco dining

inspiration and recipe ideas, visit GenovaSeafood.com.

Yellowfin Tuna and Artichoke

Pasta

Recipe courtesy of Rachael Ray on behalf of Genova Tuna

Prep time: 15 minutes

Cook time: 40 minutes with fresh artichokes (25 minutes with canned)

Servings: 4 Artichokes: Cold water

• 12 small, fresh artichokes or 2 cans artichoke hearts in water

• 2 lemons

• 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil salt, to taste pepper or red pepper, to taste

Pasta: Water

• 2 cans (5 ounces each) Genova

Yellowfin Tuna in Olive Oil

• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

• 4 tablespoons butter, cut into tabs

• 4 cloves garlic, chopped

• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper (optional) salt, to taste

• 1⁄2 cup white wine, chicken stock or vegetable stock

• 1 pound spaghetti or linguine

• 1 lemon, juice only

• 1 cup grated Pecorino Romano cheese

• 1⁄4 cup chopped fresh Italian parsley, divided

• 1 small handful fresh mint, chopped, divided

• 1⁄4 cup toasted pistachios or pine nuts, chopped

To make artichokes: Preheat oven to 425 F.

Fill bowl with cold water and juice of one lemon.

If using fresh artichokes, trim tops of artichokes and tougher outer leaves. Using vegetable peeler or small paring knife, trim stems. Once prepped, cut fresh artichokes in half.

If using canned artichokes, drain well

and quarter lengthwise. Place artichokes in lemon water.

Let soak 2-3 minutes, drain and pat dry with kitchen towel.

In casserole or baking dish, arrange artichokes and add juice of remaining lemon, quarter lemon and add lemon wedges to dish.

Add olive oil and salt and pepper, to taste.

Roast 25-30 minutes, or until tender.

To make pasta: Bring large pot of water to boil.

While water is coming to boil, place large skillet over medium heat and add olive oil and butter. Add garlic; red pepper, if desired; and salt, to taste, and swirl 1 minute. Add white wine or stock and let reduce by half.

When water comes to boil, salt it, add pasta, and cook 1 minute less than directions. Reserve 1⁄2 cup pasta water before draining.

Add artichokes to large skillet with tuna in its oil and gently break up with back of wooden spoon or paddle.

Add lemon juice and reserved pasta water to skillet along with drained pasta, cheese, and half the parsley, mint, and pistachios. Toss to combine, top with remaining parsley, mint and pistachios, and serve.

“Once Upon a Tome: The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller” by Oliver Darkshire.

“Own Your Space: Attainable Room-by-Room

Decorating Tips for Renters and Homeowners” by Alexandra Gater.

CHILDREN

“100 Mighty Dragons All Named Broccoli” written by David LaRochelle, illustrated by Lian Cho.

“Aaron Slater and the Sneaky Snake” written by Andrea Beaty, illustrated by David Roberts.

“The Big Book of LEGO Facts” by Simon Hugo. 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

Footprints

“They put in a new sidewalk,” my neighbor said, “and the first thing that happened was, a cat walked across the cement and left little footprints!”

My neighbor was amused. “I hope they leave them. They’re so cute!”

I thought those prints would probably survive. No one was going to take the trouble to cover up a few cat prints on the sidewalk with concrete.

A few years back, they started putting poetry on the sidewalk, laid right into the cement. I stop and read the poetry on my walk. I’ll ponder for a moment or two, then move on. I’m not great with poetry. It fills me with questions that have no answers. I want to ask the poet, “Can you tell me the rest of the story?” But there is no more.

I’m sure the poet would be disappointed in me. But I like reading the poetry anyway.

Some pavement was replaced recently, and a leaf landed on it. There remains a perfect leaf print, and I took a picture of it.

If I see the cat prints, I’ll take a picture of them, too. I’m proud of that cat, leaving its mark.

Several years ago, I was camping in the northeast corner of New Mexico. I took a guided hike that showed prehistoric tracks. The tracks were made by dinosaurs when that piece of land, now desert, had been right at the edge of an ancient sea that stretched all the way to Canada. The land by the shore of this sea was jungle. The interpretive signs said there were a lot of animal tracks right there because it was easier to walk on the beach than through the dense jungle. Just like today, creatures liked walking along the beach. The sand was dense, there was a lot of clay in it, and many of those prints were filled in and

-Carrie Classon

eventually turned to solid rock. The tracks on display in this park were estimated to be 200 million years old.

I tried to imagine leaving footprints that lasted 200 million years. I failed. But the most interesting part, to me, was one particular dinosaur track where the paleontologists said the dinosaur had slipped. They knew this because dinosaurs held their tails aloft and only touched them to the ground when they needed extra stability—if they were going to fall. And that’s what happened. A dinosaur was walking along this beach—I’m going to imagine it was a nice sunny day—the sand (with all that clay in it) was slippery and… Whoops!

She slipped and caught herself in the nick of time with her tail. Then she kept walking. We don’t know what happened after that one moment in time—that moment that happened 200 million years ago. Just like the poems in the sidewalk, there is no more. But today, we can still see her tracks.

I love that.

The cat prints and the poetry and the leaf print in the cement will not last 200 million years. I’ve no idea if the planet will be here that long. But they will last longer than the poet who wrote the words or the cat who left the prints or the tree that dropped the leaf. And I think that is, somehow, wonderful. I’d like to leave a small print somewhere. Nothing big. Nothing ostentatious. Maybe just a book that is in print for a few years before it disappears. That would be nice. Maybe just a record of a time when I slipped and—at the last moment—caught myself. To see photos, check out CarrieClassonAuthor on Facebook or visit CarrieClasson.com.

Apollo 11

Smartypants Academy

Parents & teachers!

Lots of good stuff this week! Moon survival, logic pouzzles and more!

Right after World War II in 1945 the United States of America and the Soviet Union became involved in a competition to prove who was the best. Who was the best at spying? Who had the best scientists? Who had the best technology and the biggest military? No shots were ever fired in this war but they often took opposite sides in helping other countries at war. By the late 1950’s the two countries began a head-to-head battle to see who would be the first country to put a man in space. This began a time in history known as The Space Race. The Soviet Union won the first part of the race by sending Yuri Gagarin into space in a rocket. Then Alexei Leonov was the first man to walk in space. The United States was not to be outdone and doubled its efforts to be the first country to put a man on the moon.

In 1969 NASA announced it was ready to put a man on the moon and that it would happen in July. The mission was named Apollo 11. NASA told America that the three astronauts would be Neil Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, and Michael Collins. All three men had signed up to be astronauts a long time before this announcement and had gone through years of training.

The first American astronaut in space was Alan Shepard on May 5th, 1961. His first space flight lasted 15 minutes. Boy, was it exciting to have a man in space. Less than a month later, President John F. Kennedy gave a speech to a large crowd at Rice University Stadium in Houston, Texas. He wanted to make sure the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was given enough money to get a man on the moon. A lot of people did not think it would ever happen. President Kennedy was assassinated in November of 1963 and never got to see it.

On July 16th, 1969 the three astronauts boarded Apollo 11 in their space suits. They were about to make history. The command module was on top of a Saturn V rocket. The rocket launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida. It took 4 days to get there. On July 20th the landing module touched down on the surface of the moon with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin aboard. Michael Collins stayed in the command module orbiting the moon waiting to pick them up like an inter-solar system Uber. After a 240,000 mile trip that had been watched by millions of people, American astronauts stepped off the ship and onto the surface of the moon.

In The Newspaper!

The two men spent 21 hours on the moon’s surface taking pictures, exploring, doing science experiments, gathering samples to bring back to Earth and leaving equipment for future experiments. Millions of people around the world watched on television as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin put the American flag on the moon, and America won the race against the Soviet Union.

The Game Isn’t Over Yet

Tayler Bradley For The SenTinel

Though the school year is over, and the seniors are graduating, they haven’t competed in their last match. These student-athletes have excelled in the classroom, during each practice, and each time they faced an opponent. Their sweat, dedication, determination, and heart helped them shine brightly in high school. Now they have signed with colleges to take their athleticism and education to the next level, dreams come true for all of them. The following five athletes are included in this remarkable accomplishment.

Gwen Gilliam has put in many hours on and off the courts throughout her years at GHS, and it has paid off. While she competed in three sports, volleyball, basketball, and tennis, the latter is where she reigned supreme. That mastery will continue on at Spokane Falls Community College this coming fall.

“I chose to play tennis because of the individual side of the sport,” she said. “I have been able to completely rely on myself while competing.” Along with her excellent skills on the court, her astounding grades earned her the coveted position of 2023 class salutatorian. Just recently she was also awarded the

Spaulding Award for Outstanding Female Athlete and Timberwolves Athlete of Character, demonstrating that academics and sports can be instrumental in molding young dispositions. “Experiencing the competitiveness, being surrounded by people who will improve my game, and getting to learn from new knowledgeable individuals” is what Gwen most anticipates as she begins this new adventure. Good luck next year out on the courts, girl!

Then we have Jorgia Bean who will attend Walla Walla Community College on a rodeo scholarship. She will be competing throughout the Northwest in goat tying, barrel racing, and breakaway roping against a higher level of competition, something she is very excited about, as rodeo has been in Jorgia’s family for a long time. “This has been

a goal I have had my entire life and am grateful to have achieved it,” she said. Jorgia has a lot of determination, great coaches, and heart. As she grows into a whole new competitor, she will surely do great things in Walla Walla and beyond. Mackenzie Dahl has a slightly different story for her new journey. Mackenzie earned her spot with the North Idaho College soccer team back in December. For her, soccer was not her first choice and not high up on her favorites list. But after playing on Goldendale’s team and discovering a passion for her goalie position, her mind changed. “By my second year of playing in high school,” she recalled, “I knew playing at the collegiate level was something I could achieve, so I started working harder for it. I also realized how unique my position is as a goalie.

I have a very different job

High School Rodeo State Finals

Tayler Bradley

For The SenTinel

Our Klickitat County high school and junior high rodeo participants practiced and competed well this fall and spring season with their eyes on the ultimate goal—State Finals. These athletes accumulate points for placing within the top ten of their events at each rodeo they attend. After the last rodeo, the points were tallied up, and those placed within the top four advance to nationals later this summer. The fifth through 15th place contenders will get to compete at a rodeo in Nevada later this year as well. All are hoping for the chance to compete with the best of the best from all over the country.

This year’s State Finals were held in Kennewick, Washington, the weekend of May 26-29 where the junior high schoolers took their turn in the arena first. The competition was tough. Hadlee Beierle placed 11th on her first run in the barrel racing and 14th on her second run, giving her a combined time of 38.28 seconds for 9th in the average. In the ribbon roping, Blake Endicott and his partner took 1st place on their first run, which placed them 4th in the average. Blaine Arnold’s year-long efforts paid off in the steer saddle bronc riding—he covered his first-round steer, placing him 2nd. He also placed 9th in the first and second rounds of the boys goat tying, placing him 7th overall in the average with a time of 34.36 seconds. Blake Endicott also did well in goat tying, placing 2nd in the first round with a time of 12.2 seconds and 6th in the second round. With two top-ten finishes, Blake was able to place 3rd in the average.

In an impressive finish to his weekend, Blake took the win in the second round of the boys breakaway roping, placing him 3rd in the average. After all the points were tallied and double-checked, Blake qualified for Nationals in the boys breakaway, ribbon roping, and goat tying, earning 4th in the state in all three. Placing in the top 15 in the barrel racing, goat tying, and pole bending, Hadlee Beierle will be competing in

Nevada. Jackie Bean will join her in the barrel racing, goat tying, and breakaway roping.

Blaine Arnold finished second in the state in the steer saddle bronc riding and in the top 15 for the boys goat tying and breakaway roping.

The high school rodeo athletes were next up in the arena.

Peyton Sanchey made a splash in the barrel racing, placing 5th in the first and second rounds and 3rd in the average with a total time of 36.16 seconds. In the pole bending, Peyton placed 7th on her first run and 9th on her second run, giving her a total time of 44.93 seconds for 4th in the average.

In the girls goat tying, Joslyn Arnold placed 9th in her first run and 7th on her second, giving her a combined time of 21.02 seconds for 4th in the average.

Lexi Molnar roped her second-round breakaway calf in 3.4 seconds for 5th place, and Joslyn placed 10th with a 4.1 second-round time.

The boys also had a great weekend in each of their events.

Wade Endicott placed 9th in the first round of the team roping and 12th on his second, giving him a total time of 48.1 seconds for 6th in the average. Layne Bruhn and his cousin Reese also placed 7th in the second round of the team roping. Wade went on to place 7th in the first round of the tie down roping. Mason Goosen was right behind him, placing 10th on his first calf. Blake Masden was the big story of the weekend, placing 4th in the first round of the bareback riding and winning the second round, placing him 3rd in the average. He rode both of his bulls in the bull riding for a combined score of 138 points and first in the average.

One of the great things about high school rodeo State Finals is the way they celebrate the

than the other players, and it can’t easily be replaced.” She is eager to start college this fall to play with a whole new group of athletes while getting some one-on-one coaching to enhance her skills. Mackenzie’s journey is inspiring and shows us what can happen when you’re open to new experiences.

Our next female athlete is wrestler Kali Watson. Just a few days ago Kali signed on to wrestle at Southwestern Oregon Community College. When Kali began wrestling in high school, she didn’t know how deep her passion for the sport would run. “It is such a challenging sport mentally and physically but so rewarding in the end,” she said. Instrumental to helping her learn and grow so quickly have been the amazing coaches who will remain an inspiration to her as she moves onto the

next level. Kali also has big academic plans. “When I was younger, I used to dream of helping people and being in the healthcare industry, and that’s something I still dream of working towards.” We look forward to Kali’s strong will and determination carrying her far.

Rounding things out is sportsman Kade Bomberger. Throughout his years at GHS, Kade played three sports: football, basketball, and baseball. Of these the sport that most captured his heart was football. “I love the sport so much, and it has taught me so many life lessons in how hard work does pay off, how to trust others, and work as a team,” he said. Back in April Kade made the big decision to commit to College of the Redwoods to play football. This is something he dreamed of doing for a long time. He had a

lot of inspiration from his dad who also went to college while playing a sport.

“I always wanted to be like him and follow in his footsteps.” Football became his first choice when he got into high school, and he loved the game and every aspect of it. “I love how all 11 guys have to be working as one to be able to make a play successful, and the bonds you form not just on the field but in the weight room, the classroom, and outside of school in everyday life.” All Kade’s hard work also earned him the Spaulding Award for Outstanding Male Athlete. Kade is thrilled for his new journey, and we wish him the very best. These champions are sources of great inspiration for others who also dream of playing college sports. Congratulations to these athletes as they journey forward in life.

seniors. On Monday, the 29th, they held a short round for the top ten in each event to compete in, but they also had all the graduating seniors gown-up and take one more lap around the arena during the grand entry. That one lap usually turns into many more, and sometimes you may even see some almost-crashes, but the kids have a blast. With the rodeo kick-off, it was time for five kids from Klickitat County to compete. Blake Masden took first place in the bareback riding with a score of 68 points.

Jorgia Bean finished 10th in the barrel racing, and Peyton Sanchey finished 7th in the short round. Peyton also competed in the pole bending, running a time of 21.59 seconds for 6th place. Joslyn Arnold competed in the goat tying and the breakaway roping, and finished first in both. Wade Endicott placed 3rd in the team roping.

After the dust had settled and the year-end banquet was over, the kids knew their fate.

Peyton Sanchey finished in the top four in the state for the pole bending, qualifying her to Nationals and top 10 in the barrel racing. Jorgia Bean finished in the top 10 of the barrel racing and top 15 for goat tying and breakaway roping, and she will be heading to Nevada to compete. Wade Endicott finished in the top four of the team roping, earning him a spot at Nationals and top 15 in the tie down roping. Mason Goosen had a good year and will be competing in Nevada in the team roping and tie down roping. Layne Bruhn will also head to Nevada to compete in the team roping. Lastly, Joslyn Arnold finished 3rd in the state for the goat tying, sending her to Nationals and top 10 in the breakaway roping.

QUALIFIERS: Left to right, Wade Endicott, Jorgia Bean, Peyton Sanchey, and Joslyn Arnold were outstanding in recent rodeo competition.

C COLLEGE BOUND: Left to right: Gwen Gilliam, Mackenzie Dahl (with her family), Kali Watson (with her coaches), Kade Bomberger (with coaches), and Jorgia Bean plan to continue their sports activities at their respective colleges.