Goldendale Sentinel March 1, 2023

Goldendale, Washington

The solar moratorium hearings

Yesterday’s public hearings before the Board of County Commissioners on the solar moratorium could not meet our editorial deadline for today’s newspaper.

Commissioner says EFSEC will have its way

LOU MARZELES EDITOR

So follow this logic—if you can: Washington State says to the federal government, “We don’t care if marijuana is illegal on the federal level. We want to sell it, and we’re going to.” No matter that federal law is technically supposed to supersede state law.

But then Washington State says to its counties, “We don’t care if you don’t want renewable energy in your backyard.

You don’t want solar panels springing up like mushrooms after rain?

Too bad. State law preempts county law.”

In other words, the state wants its law to do to counties what it doesn’t want federal law to do to it.

The State of Washington, in the person of Gov. Jay Inslee and his avowed fast track to move the state away from fossil fuels, wants renewable energy. If a county doesn’t like it, it can complain all it wants. Under present conditions, it doesn’t matter.

That’s the scenario playing out now in Goldendale, according to Klickitat County Commissioner Jacob Anderson. Asked pointblank if there was anything Klickitat County could do to stop solar

Goldendale teen serves as page

Ashlyn Lawrence, 15, a student at Goldendale High School, recently served as a legislative page in the state House of Representatives. She was sponsored by her grandmother, Rep. Gina Mosbrucker, R-Goldendale.

A page’s duties range from ceremonial tasks, such as presenting the flags, to operational chores like distributing amendments and delivering messages and documents to legislators during committee meetings and the House chambers during floor sessions. Each job is vital to the efficient operation of the Legislature.

Pages also spend two hours each day in a classroom setting learning about the legislative process, including how to write a bill. Ash and another page wrote a mock bill that would increase the number of body cameras available to law enforcement in Washington if they choose to use them. Her peers voted to pass the bill unanimously.

Narcotics Anonymous group starts

LOU MARZELES EDITOR

Let’s call her Anonymous, since that’s how she needs to stay. That’s the nature of working with a 12-step program. In this case, it’s Narcotics Anonymous (NA), recently started by Anonymous here in Goldendale.

development from proceeding in the county, given the agenda of Inslee and his watchdog agency, the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Committee (EFSEC), Anderson said no, there isn’t.

“The County cannot stop solar development if the governor chooses to preempt local control,” Anderson said. “EFSEC is processing the Wautoma Solar Project in Benton County even though it has a determination of non-consistency with local land use ordinances.”

Moratorium?

Utterly without power, if you ask EFSEC. An official from the agency spoke to the matter on January 31 this year in an email to Anderson.

“When reviewing a proposal for consistency, the Council looks at the permissibility of a proposal based on the land use codes and ordinances at the time of application,” wrote Amí Hafkemeyer, EFSEC’s director of siting and compliance. “To this point, the Council has ruled that moratoriums, whether passed prior to or after an application is received, are not the same as a zoning ordinance or code and do not meet the Council’s need for this determination.” In other words, EFSEC says a moratorium

simply doesn’t matter. “I’m sure there is more nuance to this, legally,” Hafkemeyer continued, “but that is the plain-talk version of land use consistency as it has been evaluated so far.”

EFSEC, staffed with multiple Inslee administration figures, makes its recommendations on renewable energy development to the governor. The governor wants renewable energy, and on more than one occasion he has made it clear that he will not allow “nimbys” (“not in my back yard” constituents) to stop it. And if the governor says it will happen, based on present conditions, it appears that is what will happen.

Anderson says the powerlessness of counties to enforce their own desire when it differs from the state’s is why he voted against the county’s moratorium in January. He felt Klickitat County might have headed off Cypress Creek Renewables, the company looking to put in solar panels around Goldendale, from applying to EFSEC—which it has now done—and perhaps have given the county more accommodation in determining its best-case scenario.

“The best-case scenario is always to have projects go through a local permitting process,” Anderson says. “This gives county residents the final say in the scope, size, and scale of any project. Mitigation, decommissioning,

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“I grew up here, my kids grew up here in Goldendale,” she says. “I went into treatment back in 2007. Once I got out of treatment, I actually put myself through an outpatient program, and then I went on the road, became a truck driver. I recently came here from Chattanooga, Tennessee, and moved back into town to spend some time with my granddaughter and my daughter. She’s still here, and she’s never moved. I was a part of a big NA group in Tennessee. And there was no Narcotics Anonymous here except online.”

There is an Alcoholics Anonymous group in Goldendale, meeting Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Anonymous started an NA group that now meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The first meeting was February 14. “We had a small turnout,” she says, “but I’m praying that it’s going to grow.” Four meetings later, that prayer appears to be answered. “There were two the first night, three the second

night, and then three again on Tuesday, and five last night. The word is getting out because I’m throwing some flyers out, trying to put as much out as we can. We have a coalition here in town that I’m also meeting with,” the WAGAP Coalition. “We’re pretty much trying to work together, stay together, so that someone just doesn’t get thrown to the curb. Sometimes you start somebody in the process of recovery, and then they lose track of who the next person is they need to tend to. So if we have a full recovery process or recovery support, then it’s easier for them to keep from having to go back out and make an excuse to use again.”

That support system is vital, Anonymous says. A good support system made all the difference for her in the early stages of her recovery. And she knows how difficult it can be if you relapse—she had that experience just last year while recovering from hip surgery, and she was given opioid pain killers. Innocuous as they might seem in standard medical practice, opioids are included substances in NA.

“I was started off on pain medicine, and that worked its way into fentanyl,” she recalls. “l got pretty heavy into it.”

In-person business workshops to start

Due to the COVID pandemic, the page program was suspended during the 2021 and 2022 legislative sessions while lawmakers mostly participated in debates remotely. This year, however, lawmakers are back in-person at the state Capitol, and the page program resumed.

“Serving as a page in Olympia is a fantastic learning experience for our youth,” said Mosbrucker. “I’m pleased Ash had the opportunity to participate this year

and see firsthand what happens during a legislative session. I look forward to sponsoring other young people for this program.” Ash enjoys listening to music, playing basketball, and hanging out with friends in her spare time.

She is the daughter of Greg Lawrence of McNary, Oregon, and Brittani Winters of Goldendale. For more information about the page program, go online to: leg. wa.gov/House/Pages/HouseP-

The City of Goldendale, in collaboration with the Greater Goldendale Area Chamber of Commerce and the Washington State Commerce Department, has announced a series of business training workshops this spring as an integral part of a Small Business Innovation Grant received by the city to directly assist small businesses.

All training is free of charge to small business owners, managers, and aspiring entrepreneurs in Goldendale, Maryhill, Klickitat, Lyle, and Bickleton. Registration is required for all work-

shops and one-on-one meetings. Visit the Events page at www. goldendalechamber.org or call the Chamber office at (509) 7733400 to register.

Kicking off the series, the Small Business and Community Workshop Series will be held on Tuesday, April 11, through Wednesday, April 12. Tuesday’s CivicBrand workshop will take place at the Goldendale Grange Hall beginning at 5 p.m. with a happy hour and will include an introduction to placemaking and creating a better downtown

‘The County cannot stop solar development if the governor chooses to preempt local control’

Our Klickitat to host Opioid Panel

Our Klickitat Prevention Coalition (Our Klickitat) and its partners are hosting an opioid panel in Trout Lake on March 14 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Trout Lake School. Teens and adults are encouraged to attend, and childcare will be provided.

“Our panelists will help to educate community members about opioids and offer resources for those who might be struggling with substance misuse,” said Joanna Turner, coordinator for the coalition. “Our goal is to give community members and families resources they can utilize in the fight against opioid misuse.”

Panel members include:

• James Tuning, a substance use disorder professional from Klickitat Valley Health (KVH). He will update the community on the current state of overdoses and opioid use within Klickitat County.

• Kristi Ridgeway, MN, RN, and the clinical division manager for Klickitat County Health Department will share updates from the county and county resources.

• Carmen Knopes, undersheriff from Klickitat County, will discuss law enforcement response and support in opioid situations.

• Will Harryman with Emer-

gency Medical Services, District 1. He will explain how local EMS responds to an overdose emergency call.

• Abby Whalin and Kelsi Stahl from Washington Gorge Action Programs (WAGAP) will offer support resources from the Community Action Agency.

• Barbara Gerrior, a master social worker from the Recovery Cafe, will discuss supporting youth.

Our Klickitat and community partners share a concern for youth and their families when it comes to substance misuse. One tool they will offer during the event is free medication lock boxes to help prevent accidental overdoses.

“Safely securing medications can help keep children safe and keep a family from mourning a senseless loss,” Turner said.

The event will also include training by KVH on how to administer naloxone, also known as NARCAN, a medication that reverses opioid overdose. Participants who complete the training can take home naloxone, which they can administer in an opioid overdose emergency.

The event is sponsored by Amerigroup, Washington, and co-hosted by Klickitat Valley Health, Skyline Health, Klickitat County

Pomona Mini-Fair returns

Health Department, Washington Gorge Action Programs, and Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries.

Organizers will provide food, drink, and childcare throughout the event. Maria Mandujano is making tamales for guests, and WAGAP and the Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries will offer a resource table, bookmobile information, and a craft activity for children.

Our Klickitat has been supporting youth across Klickitat County with events such as this opioid panel since 2016. Its purpose is to work with youth, parents, and local partners to prevent substance use and work toward healthy, vibrant, and connected communities.

The group also works to amplify the efforts of the three locally based prevention coalitions in Klickitat County:

• Coalition Preventing Abuse in Klickitat County (CPAKC) in Goldendale

• Klickitat-Lyle Against Substance Abuse Coalition (KLASAC) in Klickitat-Lyle

• Klickitat Community Link Project (K-Link) in White Salmon-Bingen

To participate in coalition efforts and activities, email Turner at ourklickitat@ gmail.com or call (503) 8637763. Learn more about area coalitions at www.wagap.

The Annual Pomona Grange Mini-Fair is returning April 20 through the 22nd. The event will be held at the Goldendale Grange Hall on East Darland Street. Entries are open to everyone in Klickitat County, and anybody interested may enter whether you are a Grange member or not.

This annual event draws entries from all over the county and provides experience before competing at the Klickitat County Fair this summer. Winners of all categories are

eligible to go on to the Washington State Grange contest and beyond. There are many categories for entering, including: arts & crafts, woodworking, metal work, ceramics, photography, drawings & paintings, sewing, knitting, quilting, food preservation, baking and candy, needlework, and stuffed toys. If you have an item and are not sure of its category, or do not see a category, contact a Grange member or Lucille Bevis at (509) 250-2858.

There is no pre-registration for the contest, just bring your entries to the Grange Hall on April 20 between the hours of 4 and 7 p.m. and Friday morning, April 21, from 7 to 9:30 a.m. Judging starts immediately after entries close Friday morning. The contestants and general public may view the entries after judging is completed Friday afternoon as well as Saturday morning until noon.

Missing people found

A day trip for four friends turned into a search for an overdue family member on Saturday evening.

On February 25, Jack Folk of Battleground, Washington, called the Klickitat County Department of Emergency Management 911 center to report his wife, Holly, was missing or overdue. Holly and three friends had intended on traveling to a remote area east of Glenwood for the day. None of the friends had been heard from since leaving cellular phone service. Jack was able to relay travel route information to deputies and Yakama Tribal Police.

Klickitat County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant Joe Riggers and Deputy Dwayne Matulovich responded to the call in an attempt to locate the

group. After three and a half hours, the group was located by the Sheriff’s Office deputies approximately eight miles north on Summit Creek Road. The group’s two vehicles were stuck in the snow, and all four friends were healthy. The other members of the group were Chris Locke and Shan-

non Gruelle of Carson, Washington, and Michelle Kohn of Ridgefield, Washington.

Over the next five hours, Riggers and Matulovich, with assistance from group members, were able to work their way out of the snow and bring the group out to Goldendale.

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Answer to last week´s Mystery Picture

This week’s Goldendale’s Attic Mystery Picture

The caption for this photo might have said something like, “Transition from hats to hatless”—it was still a time when haberdashers still made a living but were

clearly on the way out. Of course we don’t expect anyone to name all these people. We’d be thrilled if you could just tell us about when and where this was taken. In front of the

February 28, 1892 – 131 Years Ago

Washington’s birthday was fitly observed by the people of Goldendale. Pursuant to a call issued by Captain McCulley, Company B met at the Armory at 10 a.m. for full dress parade. After marching through the principal parts of town, the company was dismissed at 11:30 and ordered to report at 1:00 p.m. Promptly at 1 the company formed in ranks and marched to the hill north of town where they held target practice.

February 25, 1943 – 80 Years Ago

Max and Karl Maurer announced Tuesday of this week that they had dissolved partnership in the Maurer Bros. Feed Store and that Max Maurer became the sole owner and manager of the well-known Goldendale feed store, which was established by the two brothers in 1932. Max will continue with the regular business activities of the fi rm, which were carried on since its organization. The agency for the J. I. Case farm machinery and repair parts will be handled by the fi rm, as well as their regular line of stock and poultry feeds and tonics. The business will continue to operate under the name of Maurer Bros. Feed Store. Karl Maurer has not made any announcement regarding his future.

February 19, 1953 – 70 Years Ago

The new line of International Harvester Company refrigerators will be displayed at the Wilson Implement Co. in Goldendale, Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Included in the display will be the new Decorator Model, which in seven minutes—and one and three-quarters yards of fabric—can be changed to match kitchen decorations, dealers say.

February 28, 1963 – 60 Years Ago

Named winners here in the 1963 Betty Crocker Search for the American Homemaker of Tomorrow, and thus eligible for one of the 102 scholarships totaling $110,00, are Dorothy E. Sorensen of Lyle High School and Sandra J. Lefever [Rorabaugh] of Goldendale High School. The school of each state winner will receive a set of Encyclopedia Britannica.

February 22, 1973 – 50 Years Ago

Completion date of the new Les Schwab Tire Center building at Goldendale has been moved up to April 1, Contractor Ty Ross of R & R Associates reports. Snow and freezing weather hampered construction during much of the last two months. Original completion was scheduled for March 15 with the opening set for April 1.

February 13, 2003 – 20 Years Ago

The Washington State Emergency Operations Center (EOC) was activated at 3:45 p.m. on February 5 after a release of radiation was reported from the “K Basins area at the U.S. Department of Energy site near Richland. However, a few hours later in the day, the Department of Energy (DOE) reported that the emergency was due to an instrumentation error. The “K Basin” is near Vernita Bridge on the Columbia River.

—Richard Lefever Klickitat County Historical Society

Points to ponder:

If I had a penny for every cliché I’ve messed up, I could lead a horse to water.

Some say I’m a dreamer. Others say, “If you fall asleep at work again, we’ll have to let you go.”

Two ladies walk into a restaurant. The fi rst one asks for tea. The second one also asks for tea but adds, “Make sure the glass is clean.” The waiter returns with two glasses of tea and asks, “Which of you wanted the clean glass?”

Einstein’s wife once told him, “I need two things from you: time and space.” A puzzled Einstein looked at her and asked, “What’s the second thing?”

courthouse? We have no idea. All we know about this picture is that it 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.

The exact date on last week’s Goldendale’s Attic Mystery Picture remains unknown, but we were able to identify everyone in the picture. This is believed to be a March of Dimes gathering, also called the Mothers March in The Sentinel ’s archived papers. Pam Gray Reed recalled that her mother, who is in the picture, “volunteered with this charitable organization for years. We

would go door to door to ask for donations for the March of Dimes. Everyone had a dog that would try to bite you, but we couldn’t miss a house.” Front row, left to right: Marie Ritter, Phyllis Powell, and Gladys Beebe. Back row standing, left to right: Imogene Davidson, Rose Krall, Arley Gray, Sadie Maurer, and R. C. “Dick” McClure.

Bringing Klickitat County back to its roots

This week’s story was first published July 16, 1959 titled: Society meets at White Salmon: 45 New Names Added to Historical Group Charter. It has been edited for brevity, and for reading convenience we have not put it in quotes.

Forty-five new names were added to the charter of the Klickitat County Historical Society Saturday. The quarterly meeting was held at Mt. View Grange Hall in White Salmon with the Grange ladies service a bounteous luncheon at noon.

The committees met in the morning at 10:30, with the general meeting getting under way after luncheon; over 75 persons attended the main session, with President Al Matsen wielding the gavel.

Mrs. G. F Roberts of Klickitat reported that the trail markers sponsored by the society for scenic and historic points in the county are ready for lettering.

Informal discussion followed on the founding of a county historical museum, but no definite action was taken on selection of a site.

The program consisted of old-fashioned fiddling by William Wright, accompanied by Mrs. Clyde Story and Walter Story of Goldendale, and a paper called “The Land of Betwixt and Between” by Dr. H. L. Moon of White Salmon. The text of this light-vein reading is appended to this article.

A talk on the life of “Uncle John” Wyers in the old days in the White Salmon area was given by William Worthman. He showed colored slides of the rugged country the pioneers traveled on the Lewis and Clark trail on the way to Washington.

THE BEAUTIFUL LAND OF “BETWIXT AND BETWEEN”

Early day transportation in Bingen, White Salmon and Mt. Adams Country by Dr. H. L. Moon

Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen of the Klickitat County Historical Society and visitors:

As an 18-year-old Johnny come lately resident of White Salmon I apologize for the part I have in today’s program.

I did not volunteer. The job was wished upon me.

Will not even go back to the time of your earliest settlers or even those fi rst born here.

We leave that history for a later date and to those more capable of presenting them before the Society.

Before we delve deeply into early local history, perhaps a background building up to it may be in order.

For really early history lets go back in time. Back to the

time of the Great Inland Sea. Back to the time when the “Little Eohippus” decided he just must become a horse.

The Cascade Mt. Range was a barrier between the Pacific Ocean and the Great Inland Sea.

Accumulating run off waters found a weak spot in the Mt. Range, cut through the Columbia Gorge country from, say the present Dalles Dam on the east to Bonneville Dam on the West. That left the Hood River Valley; the Bingen-White Salmon are just midway between the two dams.

Also this area is about midway between Mt. Adams and Mt. Hood. This then is the beautiful land of “Betwixt and Between.”

Roamed the River

It is between the two dams. Sort of betwixt the two mountain. Really between a wet coastal range and a dry sage brush desert interior. It is the beautiful mid-mountain section of the Columbia Gorge country. I fi rst discovered it in 1911. I rediscovered it in 1940 with my family. In 1942 I became a cliff dweller on the Columbia. In World War II, like the early Indians, roamed from Vancouver to Spokane as a medicine man.

Left the war path of both World War I and II as a cross red man or better a Red Cross man, content in my White Salmon wigwam.

There are three main ways of travel—water, land, and air.

Water here was the original way. In water; by log; by log raft; by canoe, by boat; row, sail, gas, or steam. We have had them all on the Columbia.

Add now the bateau of the Hudson Bay Co.; the scow early and late types of Schafer Barge & Tow and Inland Navigation Company.

Is that all for our river road?

Nay, most emphatically no.

In our centyr of progress the wheel has made full turn and we are back to boats again. This time not man or sail or horse power, but plenty of gas power and green horns that are a menace to navigation.

So much for the river road. Lets go talk to an old timer regarding early river history.

Ira Rowland, born at Lyle in 1876 is 86 years young. He is as of today Klickitat Country’s oldest living son. Ira solemnly states his present wife was a Nebraska girl named Vida Shiell, inferring possibly a fairly recent marriage.

After that sort of settles, he further states, they celebrated their golden wedding anniversary December 12, 1949.

Ira works his own little vineyard, large garden, hikes to town for mail and groceries

and is still a handy man about the house.

Ira states “the town of White Salmon site was sold to Charley Conver for $50 and a sack of flour.” If so, we are twice as good as Manhattan Island that went on for sale for $24.

“There must be a slight error somewhere in my statement.”

Rattles Off Names

On river transportation Mr. Rowland has seen a lot of it. From memory to my question on steam boats on the river he rattled off names much faster than I could get them on my notes. Here is his list to me:

Albina, R. R. Thompson, Idaho, Hassela, Mt. Queen, Harvest Queen, Dalles City, Regulator, New Regulator, D. S. Baker, Charles Spencer, Tahoma, Medlico, Schafer, Undine, Geo. W. Schafer and the Bailey Gatzert and Georgia Burton.

The Bailey Gatzert I had first seen on Puget Sound,

saw it later on the Columbia and watched Georgia Burton make its last trip up to The Dalles.

Ira remembers, as a barefoot boy, that two steamers one Sunday afternoon passed up stream with fl ags half mast. They anchored at Memaloose Island, the “Island of the Dead,” an Indian burial ground. They unloaded a casket. In it was the old body of Captain Travett, an old time Columbia River boatman. His request was to be buried among his old Indian friends. The Indians being more honest than his white friends.

The steamers, Hasselo and Mt. Queen, carried the large funeral party from Portland to the island.

My history reference later changes the story somewhat but I vote for Ira’s version.

To be continued next week.

How to protect seniors from scam calls

Dear Savvy Senior,

What tools can you recommend to help protect trusting seniors from scam calls? My 74-year-old mother gets tons of unwanted telemarketing and robocalls on her cell and home phone and has been duped out of hundreds of dollars.

Frustrated Daughter

Dear Frustrated,

It’s a great question! Scammers are always looking for new ways to dupe people out of money, and in the U.S., phone calls remain the primary way swindlers hook older victims.

The Federal Trade Commission recently found that 24 percent of adults over age 60 who reported losing money to a scam in 2021 said it started with a phone call—the largest percentage of any method, including email, text, and mail.

a voice message and their calls will appear in her recent calls list. And she can add any number to her contact list to let them through in the future.

If your mom owns a new Android phone, she can also block spam calls in the phone “Settings.” Or, if she owns a Samsung Galaxy phone, she can use “Smart Call,” which flags suspected spam calls and allows her to block and report them.

She can also block specific reoccurring spam call numbers on iPhones and Android manually. Home landline protection

To stop scam calls on your mom’s home phone set up the “anonymous call rejection” option. This is a free feature available from most telephone companies, however some may charge a fee. It lets you screen out calls from callers who have blocked their caller ID information – a favorite tactic of telemarketers. To set it up, you usually have to dial *77 from your landline, though different phone services may have different procedures.

Call your mom’s telephone service provider to find out if they offer this tool, and if so, what you need to do to enable it. And if they don’t offer it, find out what other call blocking options they offer.

Savvy

Senior, Jim Miller

To help protect your mom from the onslaught of robocall scams, telemarketing, and spam calls, here are some tips and tools you can help her employ.

Register her numbers

If your mom hasn’t already done so, a good first step in limiting at least some unwanted calls is to make sure her home and cell phone numbers are registered with the National Do Not Call Registry. While this won’t stop fraudulent scam calls, it will stop unwanted calls from legitimate businesses who are trying to sell her something. To sign up, call 888-382-1222 from the phone number you want to register, or you can do it online at DoNotCall.gov.

Cell phone protection

Most wireless providers today offer good tools for stopping scam calls and texts. For example, AT&T has the ActiveArmor Mobile Security app; Verizon provides the Call Filter app; and T-Mobile offers the Scam Shield app.

To activate these tools, download the spam-blocking app from your mom’s carrier on her phone, which you can do at the Apple and Google App store. These apps are free to use, but most carriers will also offer upgraded services that you can get for a small monthly fee.

If, however, your mom uses a regional or small wireless carrier that doesn’t offer scam/robocall protection you can use a free third-party app. Truecaller (Truecaller.com), Call Control (CallControl.com), Hiya (Hiya.com) and YouMail (YouMail.com) are all good options to consider.

Built-in call blockers

Many smartphones today also offer built-in tools that can block spam calls. If your mom uses a newer iPhone (iOS 13 or later), she can completely silence all unknown callers who aren’t in her contacts list in the phone “Settings.”

Silencing all unknown callers is an extreme solution that will definitely stop all unwanted calls, but your mom will also miss some legitimate calls too. However, unknown callers do have the option to leave

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 con-

tacted by some-one higher up. That person has not contacted me after more than a week so I am following through on what I told the bank contacts I was going to do—write a letter to the editor to be sure local folks are aware of how Columbia Bank is choosing to deal with its account holders. My concern is that a comment as broad as this opens the door for abuse. I have had no difficulties with our local branch and am sorry that the headquarters has decided to take such a hard line. It ap-pears I will need to look for a bank that does not behave in this manner.

Ken Margraf Goldendale

Letters from the community

Why not win/win?

Klickitat County is getting set up for a classic winner-and-loser proposition on wind power.

One thing is for certain, the world is going solar. Also, progress never stops. Is anybody thinking about turning this problem into a win/ win? This will only happen if the small property owner also benefits. Make the power generated by solar have to transit our PUD lines to

hook up to the grid. Take a handsome amount of the profit and lower the power bills in the county. Have the big power company install small solar installation on residences in the county as they spend big dollars on industrial power. Little guy wins.

Certainly there are other ways. Big power wants to win on industrial power. Landowners want to win on what they can do with their land. Give the small landowners a

Guidelines for Letters

win. I’m sure there is a solution. Otherwise we might just sink into a place where everyone loses, and solar goes elsewhere, and we all hate each other.

Thomas

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Wilson Goldendale

HOMETOWN

A special surprise

While the Klickwood girls’ basketball season came to an end in the fi rst round of District play, one Glenwood kid, playing on the Trout Lake girls team, had a pretty awesome fi nish to her season. Willa McLaughlin, daughter of Bridget and Jay and a senior at Trout Lake High School, helped take her Mustangs team to a second round State playoff game against Damascus Christian last Saturday after Trout Lake defeated Union in the fi rst round the Wednesday before. Although the Mustangs girls lost a tough second-round game on Saturday, everyone felt like a winner when the game was over.

Unbeknownst to Willa, she was closing in on reaching the 1,000-point mark for her high school career. Her coaches and parents knew and kept it quiet. This was a very high goal to reach, especially due to two very short seasons in a row due

to Covid limitations. Usually a team plays 24 games per season. Trout Lake girls only had nine games in Willa’s 10th grade year and 14 games last year. When Willa fi nally hit that 1,000point mark in the 4th quarter of their game against Damascus Christian, game officials stopped play and made a special announcement of Willa’s achievement. All the fans from both schools gave her a great standing ovation, and she was presented with a gift basket and special signs from Glenwood friends. After the game resumed, Willa went on to score a total of 19 points in the game.

This high mark was especially remarkable when it turned out that nearly half (491) of those 1,000 points were made just in this 202223 season. In addition to all those points, Willa also had 102 blocks for the season.

Willa is not just an amazing athlete, she’s a young woman of outstanding character and scholastic achievement. Her smile lights up the basketball court, and she is a great leader on and off the court. All of us here in Glenwood are so very proud of Willa’s great season and awesome scoring achievement. Congratulations, Willa.

In a related note, when Trout Lake played Union in that first State playoff game, it made me proud to see so many Glenwood fans who drove over the hill to cheer for the Trout Lake Mustangs girls. Our schools may be competitors in sports but are friends fi rst and foremost.

Jentry Hoctor finished her club volleyball season last Saturday with a tournament in Goldendale. Former Glenwood resident Julia Lund did a great job of coaching the Goldendale

More on e Dalles Bridge

Here we go again with another update about The Dalles Bridge. The Dalles (Columbia River) Bridge

Project Work continues to occur on the shoulders and staging areas off the ends of the bridge during daytime hours with no impacts to traffic, as well as on the bridge deck and sidewalks and under the bridge. Single lane closures controlled by fl aggers will occur during weeknights between the hours of 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. Travelers should expect less than 20 minute delays during night-time single lane closures. Drum roll, please: anticipated completion is April 2023.

Despite ongoing counting of some ballots, overall the special election in Klickitat County shows a successful passage of school levies for all the school districts on the ballot. In the Lyle School District No. 406 Proposition No. 1, the levy passed with 465 votes in favor, representing 53.45% of the vote, and 405 votes against, representing 46.55% of the vote, with a total of 870 votes cast.

A Lyle resident seeks help: “Lyle needs a new USA flag! The flag that currently fl ies next to the Hot Wok building is badly tattered and needs to be replaced. The

property owner has given permission for us to rally the troops and hang a brand new, beautiful fl ag that we can be proud of. Cost of a new fl ag might range from $100 to $200. If we all pitch in a few bucks, we can get this done. Thank you!” Check it out on the Lyle Washington Community site to fi nd out how to get involved.

Join KLASAC and KVH on March 23 at the Lyle Activity Center for Opioid Awareness and Narcan Training.

The fi rst 25 Attendees will receive Narcan to take with you in the event of an emergency. This training is free and open to all over the age of 18, due to the sensitive nature of some of the material that will be shared.

I live across the street from two of my neighbors who had items stolen from their garages early Friday morning. I can empathize because I, too, lost tools from my garage years ago and never got them back. That’s when I lost faith in my fellow man. I hope they both get their items back and also that whoever took the items will get the punishment they deserve.

The Lyle Fire Depart-

ment asks for your help when they come in your hour of need. They ask that you keep your driveways clear of underbrush and low hanging branches for the safety of their rigs. The road clearance should be 12 feet in width and 13 and a half feet in height to avoid mirrors and overhead lights damage.

The Lyle Community Council advises due to volunteer staffi ng shortages, the Lyle Warming Shelter is unable to open at this time. It is a good time to check in with neighbors. If you or someone you know is in need of warm and dry shelter, please contact the Hood River Shelter Services Warming Shelter or The Dalles Warming Shelter (note the weekend bridge closures). Medicaid recipients in Klickitat County can schedule a ride to a shelter by calling (800) 752-9422. I would be remiss if I failed to mention the Lions First Saturday Breakfast, March 4. You know the drill: door opens at 7 a.m. Great organization, best food and even better people—your neighbors.

Purple 12 team, and they learned a lot and had great fun. Thank you, Julia for giving your time and being so caring and patient with those little girls. Jentry’s big sister, Jocee, who plays on the Goldendale Gold14 team, will have her Goldendale tournament next Sunday, March 5. Jocee still has one big two-day tournament in Yakima to bring her season to an end.

Here’s another reminder regarding Missoula Children’s Theater. The 19th Missoula production will be “The Little Mermaid” and will be presented on Friday, March 3, at 7 p.m., following a dinner served from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Ticket price is $5 and includes the dinner. Mark your calendars. These Missoula productions are always great entertainment and give our Glenwood kids a chance to really shine and show their acting and singing skills.

Carquest burglary

suspect

arrested in Goldendale

At about 6:30 a.m. last Wednesday, Goldendale Police Officer Stan Berkshire responded to Carquest Auto Parts store after the owner of the business found someone had broken out the glass to the front entrance door to the business. Surveillance video footage was obtained and showed that at about 5 a.m. a white adult male wearing a dark-colored hooded jacket had busted out the glass to the front entrance door with what appeared to be a splitting maul. The suspect then walked through the store picking up items and leaving the store with them. The suspect vehicle used in the burglary was a dark-colored minivan.

At about 8:40 a.m. Officer Berkshire and Sergeant Mike Smith received a report of a suspicious male wearing a dark-colored hooded jacket in a dark minivan acting disorderly in the 100 block of East Broadway.

Klickitat County deputies also responded for backup. When officers and deputies arrived at the location, they quickly recognized the disorderly suspect as the same person captured on the surveillance video at Carquest.

The suspect was identified as Joseph Jones, who has had recent contacts with law enforcement for criminal activity in the Goldendale area. Jones was arrested and transported to jail pending criminal charges. The minivan was seized as evidence and secured at the Goldendale Police Department. A search warrant for the vehicle was applied for and granted by the East District Court judge. During the search of the vehicle, GPD officers recovered all the reported stolen property. An employee from Carquest identified the recovered stolen items to be the property stolen during the burglary.

The Goldendale Police

Department provides a wide range of protection and enforcement services to the community including assisting other agencies. The primary goal of the Police Department is the protection of life and property, prevention of crime and apprehension of criminal perpetrators, and to help citizens in times of crisis. The Police Department strives to provide the best possible police service to residents of Goldendale and to those who work, travel, and shop here.

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O BITUARY

Andrea Mae Null

Andrea Mae Null “Annie” passed away February 26, 2023, at Klickitat Valley Health Hospital in Goldendale. Annie was born August 16, 1958, and was 64 years of age at the time of passing. Arrangements are under the direction of Columbia Hills Memorial Chapel, 300 W. Broadway, Goldendale.

What’s in the Sky

JIM

WHITE FOR THE SENTINEL

Welcome to March, the month when spring begins, we set our clocks ahead, and this year have the treat of a close conjunction of two planets. Nights are shorter, but days should be warming as the seasons progress. March is truly a transitional month.

Hopefully some of you were able to see the “green comet,” also known as ZTF (discovered in 2022 by the Zwicky Transitory Facility at Mt. Palomar). I was able to see it several times and was able to detect the green color in a telescope. I was lucky enough to get a couple of clear (and cold) nights. The Goldendale Observatory treated visitors to views several times, and I brought a few friends here in Trout Lake to share the view. It was pretty faint, not very visible to the naked eye, and a fuzzy “star” in binoculars. Hopefully we’ll get a brighter comet this year.

March starts off with a close conjunction between Jupiter and Venus, low in

the west after sunset. The two planets will be separated in our sky by about a half degree, which is about the width of the Moon as we see it in the sky. It should be a great view in binoculars or telescope if skies are clear. Even though they appear close together in our skies, that is not the case by far. Venus will be about 127 million miles distant, while Jupiter over 537 million miles away. Our solar system is enormous when you think about it. Our Moon averages about 238,000 miles distant, and we all know how difficult it is to get there. Venus on March 1 will be some 500 times as far away, and Jupiter will be over 2,000 times as far as the Moon. A long way!

Remember to set your clocks ahead (“spring ahead”) on March 12 when we shift to daylight savings time. Only two states do not make the change, Arizona and Hawaii. Some states, including Washington, have passed laws to change to permanent DST, but Congress must act to make it happen.

Spring begins on March

20, the vernal equinox. On that day, day length and night length are roughly equal. The Sun will rise at about 7:09 a.m. and will set at about 7:18 p.m. Day length is slightly longer than night length thanks to our atmosphere. Light rays from the Sun are refracted, or bent, by our atmosphere, particularly near the horizon. That means we “see” the Sun slightly before it rises, and until slightly after it has set.

Other than Venus and Jupiter low in the west, the only other planet that is visible to the naked eye in March’s evening sky is Mars. The red planet is

Legalizing fentanyl test strips proposed

RENEÉ DIAZ

WASHINGTON STATE JOURNAL

Allisone McClanahan suffered from severe chronic pain and fibromyalgia. To ease her pain, the 26-yearold took a pain pill from a friend she thought contained oxycodone. Instead, she died of a drug overdose in 2021.

After her death, the toxicology report revealed the pill did not contain any oxycodone and was poisoned with fentanyl, seven times the amount her body could withstand.

Genevieve Schofield, Allisone’s mother, said she did not want anyone to experience pain like hers. She reached out to legislators, and testified at hearings, urging lawmakers to make fentanyl test strips more accessible after learning how easy and cost-efficient it was to check for fentanyl poisoning.

“Not knowing where to start, I emailed every legislator I could fi nd an email address for,” Schofield said.

“By the grace of God, Tina (Orwall) responded.”

Now, there’s a bill called “Allisone’s Law” to make fentanyl test strips (FTS) more accessible, and it has already passed through the House of Representatives 96-0. House Bill 1006, sponsored by Rep. Tina Orwall, D-Kent, removes FTS strips that test the purity of controlled substances from the defi nition of unlawful drug paraphernalia, which allows broader access.

The strips are 96% accurate in detecting the presence of fentanyl, according to the Legislative Analysis and Public Policy Association. Within minutes, a person can know whether the drug contains fentanyl.

Until now, However, by law, drug paraphernalia includes testing equipment used to identify fentanyl and to analyze the purity of controlled substances. By owning or selling one of these kits, violators can face up to 120 days in jail and only public health programs and pharmacies in Washington

can sell or distribute the strips.

“I think as we make this [fentanyl testing] more available in the community, I also hope that there are more opportunities to support people who are struggling so that they get the care and treatment that they need,” Orwall said.

A similar bill has been introduced in the Senate, sponsored by Sen. Ron Muzzall, R-Oak Harbor. It will also allow access to the test strips.

“This isn’t the answer to all of our drug problems. This is just one small step toward addressing what we have as a pandemic of drug overdose deaths,” Muzzall said.

“If we could just save one life with these test strips, that’s what we have to focus on.”

Overdose deaths

increased by 37% in Washington in 2020.

The most significant contributor to the dramatic increase in overdoses is due to fentanyl and fentanyl-

related drugs that are illicitly manufactured, according to Jason Williams, Ph.D., a research scientist for the Addictions, Drug & Alcohol Institute at the University of Washington.

Brad Finegood testified in favor of both bills, SB 5022 and HB 1006, on behalf of Public Health-Seattle & King County. He currently works as a public health strategic advisor.

Finegood claims many parents reached out to Public Health-Seattle & King County asking where they could get fentanyl test strips, but due to their illegality, those kits are widely inaccessible.

“People are using substances thinking they’re relatively safe and are dying of a synthetic opioid overdose. People continue to die using fentanyl and have no intention to use fentanyl, and they have no idea what is in their drugs,” Finegood said.

Church Directory

GRACE BRETHREN

Community Grace Brethren

BAPTIST

Columbus Avenue Baptist, S.B.C.

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

CATHOLIC - Holy Trinity Catholic

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

CCD Classes Wed 2:15-3:30pm, K thru grade 6; Wed 7-8:30pm grades 7-12. Confessions every other Saturday noon -1pm

EASTERN ORTHODOX

Ss. Joachim & Anna Orthodox Mission

301 NW 2nd St, Goldendale, 907-317-3828; Rev John Phelps; Sat: 5:30pm Vespers; Sun: 8:15am Orthros, 9:30am Liturgy; Wed: 7pm Youth Group; Fri: 9pm Compline

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

Live: Facebook.com/GoldendaleGrace

"Learning - Living - Loving JESUS."

LUTHERAN

Christ the King Lutheran

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

Everyone welcome.

METHODIST - United Methodist Columbus & Broadway; Pastor Kendra BehnSmith; 509.773.4461. Service times: Worship 9:00am; Adult classes 10:45am; Fall & Winter Children’s Church available during worship. All are welcome. Call the church for regularly scheduled events.

NAZARENE - Church of the Nazarene

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

located high overhead, in the constellations Taurus and Gemini. It is growing fainter as it pulls away from us but still has that distinctive red hue. The Moon can help you locate Mars on March 27, with the firstquarter Moon will be just to the right of Mars.

If you have binoculars, check out the night skies on a clear night. Hopefully it will be a bit warmer than in January! Find the “sword” in the belt of Orion and train your binoculars on it.

If you see a fuzzy area, you are looking at the Orion Nebula, an enormous cloud of mostly hydrogen gas, an

area of star formation. Look to the right (west), and find a bright little cluster of stars, the Pleiades, or “Seven Sisters.” Between the Pleiades and Orion, fi nd the bright orange supergiant star Aldebaran. This huge star has a diameter 44 times that of our Sun. Just below Aldebaran fi nd a loose cluster of bright stars, called the Hyades, another cluster of young stars, like the Pleiades. A small telescope will work even better, but it is amazing what you can see with a simple pair of binoculars, and they are easy to use. Give it a try and enjoy the skies of March!

NEW LIFE ASSEMBLY of GOD

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

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

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST

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

Bob

Eric Young Constitutionalist

Lisa

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

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

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

Mid-Columbia Unitarian Universalist Fellowship

Online Worship Sunday 10am Religious Exploration for Children and Youth; email mcuuf1@gmail.com for a link to Online Service; MCUUF2.org; Rev. Judy Zimmerman, 541-241-6771. Justice. Inclusion. Compassion. A Welcoming Congregation

FFA members compete

Congratulations to the Goldendale FFA members who competed in the District IV First Year Member, Agricultural Sales and Agricultural Education competitions in Goldendale on Monday, February 27. In the First Year Member competition, members competed in teams of three to five to solve a problem and present their solution to a group of judges as well as take a 50-question agricultural knowledge test. In the Agricultural Sales competition, members took a 25-question sales knowledge exam as well as underwent a faceto-face sales call in which they sold Les Schwab tires.

experience for Goldendale.

The workshop will provide hands-on training and facilitated brainstorming with city administration and business owners. The Chamber’s hope is that you will leave this workshop inspired to help build active, vibrant, and attractive places that anchor and support Goldendale and central and eastern Klickitat County. There will be complimentary drinks and snacks as you share your ideas and contribute to the conversation.

CivicBrand is a placemaking and city branding agency with over 14 years of experience, specializing in research, engagement, branding, placemaking, design, and marketing for cities. They’re a team of strategists, creatives, placemakers, and storytellers focused on helping communities tell their story.

On Wednesday, April 12, Brilliant Marketing will hold a Marketing & Branding workshop starting at 9 a.m. for small business owners who want to grow. Small businesses that have a clear and meaningful story perform better, according to some studies. In this workshop, Brilliant Marketing will give businesses the time and clarity to build their brand story and a marketing action plan.

Wednesday afternoon, both CivicBrand and Brilliant Marketing will be available for one-on-one meetings for small business owners in the Goldendale area to discuss ideas from the previous workshops and how those ideas can be implemented in their individual businesses.

From April 17 to 19, John Mososco will present three trainings on Hotel and Restaurant Management and will also hold individual meetings with restaurant, hotel, and bed-and-breakfast owners at their properties. Morosco has 30 years’ education and experience in the restaurant and hospitality field. Presentation

In Agricultural Education, participants plan and deliver an agricultural lesson to students.

First Year Member Team

Placings:

3rd Place- Goldendale

Middle School: Claire Gilmore, Isaac Tuning, Eduardo Aguilar, and Tanner Francis

7th Place- Goldendale

High School: Brian Whitman, Riley Hyer, and Eva Clark

Agricultural Sales Team

Placings:

1st Place- Goldendale HS Blue: BryLee Mulrony, Addi Bomberger, Kade Bomberger, and Tessa Larcome

2nd Place- Goldendale HS

topics will be: Manager’s Guide to Restaurant Financial Reports; Promoting your Hotel, B&B, or Vacation Rental; and Maximizing Sales for Hotel and Food Service Operations.

On April 24 and 25, internationally known speaker Steve Lefever will present Profit Mastery: Practical Tools for Control, Survival, and Success. This two-day case-study driven program turns ordinary financial statements into powerful financial intelligence. You’ll be introduced to the “Scorecard,” the “Road Map,” the “Cups,” and the “Gap.” And you’ll be able to apply these tools immediately. This course qualifies for 15 hours of CPE Credits for CPAs. This course is for business owners or managers with direct financial responsibility.

To wrap up the training series on May 8 and 9, Miriam Works will meet with business owners one-on-one on Tuesday, May 8, and present a workshop on retail operations and merchandising on May 9. Miriam consults and presents nationally on powerful methods to grow profitable and sustainable retail stores. Topics will include Operations Procedures; Product Selection; Product Categories; Budget Distribution; Pricing to Maximize Margins; Space Planning & Fixture Layout; Customer Service; and Sales Forecasting. Miriam has worked with specialty shops, organizations, and museum stores all over the country. Notable local clients include the Pike Place Market, Museum of History and Industry, Bellevue Botanical Garden, and the Seattle Public Library. She has presented workshops for the Seattle and Las Vegas Gift Shows, the Museum Store Association, Campus Stores Canada, the American Craft Council, and the Buyers’ Market of American Craft, among many other groups and organizations.

Gold: Logan Telford, Sebastian Sanchez, Jenna Casey, and Baeden Lee

3rd Place- Goldendale MS Gold: Kaden Parmelee, Bennett Buchanan, Hayden Sheridan, and Harmony Casteel

5th Place- Goldendale MS

Blue: Olivia Myers, Rian

Opioids can be insidious, Anonymous states. “Back in the day, doctors prescribed it and didn’t think twice. Now they’ve got where they have you monitored. You get regular drug tests. They really are good about it now if you’re having to take it for acute pain, keeping it under management. But when you are an addict, it doesn’t always work out. So it’s better that you just not take anything that’s mind altering. For me or someone in recovery, then you don’t take any opioids at all, any at any time. It’s the same as taking a drink if you’re in AA.”

If you have surgery, you can choose to opt out of any opiates or undergo a managed plan to secure specific amounts that the hospital gets you off before you leave, she says. Anonymous went back into recovery last March, and it was then that she felt a deep heart’s desire to start NA in Goldendale.

NA follows the standard 12-step process that has worked so well for decades.

“Working a program is going through the steps of all the 12 steps and 12 traditions,” Anonymous says.

“When you work those programs, it helps generate the tools that you need. When you have those hungry, angry, lonely, tired moments of your life, depression, anything that causes a HALT situation, is what they call it. HALT is hungry, angry,

SOLAR from page A1

and road haul agreements should be negotiated locally.”

Apparently the best-case ship has sailed. What’s next-best now? “The county and the residents can comment on the proposal put forward by Cypress Creek to EFSEC,” Anderson says. “My goal will be to have the board of commissioners put forth recommendations for possible conditions to the project.”

March Specials March Specials

Blain, Isaac Garcia, and Frank Lorton

Agricultural Sales Individual Placings-

1st place- Sebastian Sanchez

2nd place- BryLee Mulrony

3rd place- Addi Bomb-

lonely, and tired. When you allow yourself to get there, you can fi nd yourself getting over your own head by making excuses. That’s how the addiction works in an addict. It’s so hard right now with the young generation because they’re afraid. They’re afraid of the withdrawals. There was a gentleman I took to Yakima recently. He wanted to stop drinking, and he was willing, but he was drunk when we got him to the hospital. He did not want to go into the facility once we got there because he was afraid of the withdrawals; he didn’t want to have to deal with those. So he said, ‘I’ll take a fi fth of Jack, and then you can admit me.’ I said, ‘It doesn’t work that way.’”

Narcotics have similar withdrawal symptoms as alcohol withdrawal. “Hallucinations,” Anonymous says. “Shaking as your body sweats. It’s pretty intense.” There is something that can help narcotics addicts wean off opioids. It’s called kratom, ostensibly a supplement sold as an energy booster, mood enhancer, pain reliever—and antidote for opioid withdrawal. But some health websites warn it has a dark side.

“[Kratom] is a green leaf from Indonesia that they’ve made into a green powder,” Anonymous says. “Or you can get it in tablet form. It’s a powder that you drink. It works for nerve pain, but

If Cypress Creek does build—something it appears neither hell nor high water can prevent—at least it will pay property taxes, though not sales tax. State law allows certain projects to be exempt from sales taxes during construction, a law enacted to allow competition with Oregon for construction, since Oregon has no sales tax. Property taxes of course diminish over time as property

erger

4th place- Kayden Parmelee

5th place- Rian Blain

6th place- Logan Telford

8th place- Hayden Sheridan

10th place- Bennett Buchanan

what it does is, it leaves you in euphoria, like a pain medicine does. A lot people are using it to get high— or they will use it to come down off of opiates. So if they’re into strong opiates like meth or even fentanyl, they’ll use that to come help bring them down.”

The Mayo Clinic warns that high doses of kratom can be used as a substitute for opium. The Clinic says it’s used in music festivals and recreational settings, in part touted as safe and natural since it’s derived from a plant. But then, so is opium.

How do you know if you’re a narcotics addict?

Anonymous says it’s based on length of time using. “I would say probably anywhere from six months on,” she states. “Anybody who’s been on opiates for over six months is going have a little difficulty getting off the drugs,” regardless of how small an amount they may take over that time.

Anonymous is also a recovery navigator. That’s someone who gets referrals from the police. “What I do is I get a referral from law enforcement, and then we go and see the client. He could be currently using fentanyl, say, at the time. We’ve had some pretty serious cases here recently. But it’s opened up that group over here at the Masonic Lodge. It used to be at the senior center, called Recov-

depreciates. And Cypress Creek may be able to take advantage of a federal tax incentive that could deduct up to 30 percent of taxes at the outset. Still, property tax revenue for the county could perhaps be the one bright spot in solar development in Goldendale for those who oppose it.

Those in support of it—the landowners signing leases with Cypress Creek—are already pleased.

Agricultural Education

Placing-

3rd place- Greta Gilliam

The First Year Member teams and three of the Agricultural Sales teams have qualified to compete at the FFA State Convention in May.

ery Cafe.” She also works in conjunction with AA with a women’s jail meeting here in Goldendale.

To join NA is easy and simple. You’re a member when you say you’re a member. A contribution of $2 is asked of each member.

“There’s no pressure to any of it,” Anonymous says. “Our tradition states that every NA group should be fully self-supporting and declining outside contributions. The money collected goes to pay rent and pay for literature. The rest is passed on through the NA service structure to help further carry the message of recovery.”

The meetings are also open—you don’t have to be a recovering addict to attend.

“If people want to come to our meetings to understand how it works, maybe help another family member or loved one and help them through the steps, they’re welcome. That’s why I made it open, so people who are non-addicts can come in and hear about the program and see if it’s beneficial to family members. And everybody, whether they’re an addict or not, commits to the anonymity. What they hear there stays there.”

NA meetings are Tuesdays from 5 to 6 p.m. and Thursdays from 7 to 8 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Goldendale, 109 E. Broadway.

773-3777

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The Washington Outdoors Report: Outdoors roundup

JOHN KRUSE FOR THE SENTINEL

SPRING SALMON SEASON SET

Fisheries managers in Oregon and Washington have published the spring Chinook salmon seasons for the Columbia River and its tributaries. According to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, the season will look similar to last year.

The 2023 forecast for upriver spring Chinook is 198,600 fish, an increase over the 185,209 that returned in 2022 and significantly higher than the 10-year average of 150,485 fish. While fishing is open now from the mouth of the Columbia River to the Interstate 5 bridge, most anglers wait until late March or early April to target these fish which arrive in good numbers during this time frame.

The Columbia will open for the following dates and locations in 2023:

• March 1 through April

7: Buoy 10 line upstream

to Beacon Rock (boat and bank), plus bank angling only by hand-cast from Beacon Rock upstream to the Bonneville Dam deadline.

• April 1 through May 6:

From the Tower Island power lines (approximately 6 miles below The Dalles Dam) upstream to the Oregon/Washington border, plus bank angling by hand-cast only between Bonneville Dam and the Tower Island power lines. Daily limit 6, including no

more than 2 adults of which no more than 1 may be an adult Chinook. Release all wild steelhead and all salmon other than hatchery Chinook. Salmon minimum size 12 inches.

Anglers can also expect to harvest spring Chinook in the Cowlitz, Kalama, and Lewis Rivers in 2023, with regulations for those fi sheries listed in the 2022-23 fishing regulations pamphlet. There is no word yet about spring Chinook fishing in the Yakima and Icicle Rivers. Expect to hear more about these fi sheries in late April or early May.

NEW STATE RECORD WHITEFISH

From the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, we learned a Davenport angler who attends Gonzaga University reeled in an unexpected catch while fishing for walleye at Lake Roosevelt on February 11. Gavin Boggs was fishing with a college friend near the Lincoln boat launch that afternoon when he hooked into something very big.

Boggs said, “I was targeting walleye at a depth of around 75 feet using a fourinch swim bait, and it was a pretty tough day on the water. We did mark a lot of fish on the fish-finder but had only caught one walleye before this big fi sh took my lure.”

Boggs, whose family has a place at Seven Bays toward the southern end of Lake Roosevelt, continued his story, saying, “As soon as I hooked it, I thought it was a big walleye. I carefully let

the fish do its thing down below the boat, and then when it came to the surface and we netted the fi sh, I was totally surprised. I’ve never targeted whitefish in Lake Roosevelt. It is my favorite place to fi sh for smallmouth bass and walleye, and this has changed my mind about fishing for lake whitefish.”

Gavin caught the fish in the late afternoon, and he texted his father about the catch. Gavin’s dad, Tony Boggs, did some research and told his son he might have a new state record on his hands.

According to WDFW, Boggs immediately iced the

Goldendale School Board meeting notes

Alex Gorrod attended the Goldendale School District Board Meeting on Tuesday, February 21, and provides these highlights of the meeting. Be aware these are not official minutes. Check out the full agenda online at: https://meetings.boardbook.org/Public/Agenda/780?meeting= 567662.

1. The meeting began with a public comment time for the proposed new Director Area Boundaries. I was the only member of the public present who wasn’t a school employee, and no public comment was made. Later in the meeting, the board approved the resolution for the new boundaries.

2. Megan Tate (GHS Cook); Samantha Bledsoe (GMS Cook); and Jennifer Holycross (GHS Head Track Coach) were hired.

3. Resignations were accepted from: Galen Seaman (GHS Math Teacher); Ashleigh Hubbard (GMS SPED Para); and Andrew Smith (Bus Driver).

4. The counseling staff presented their suicide prevention protocol and then shared about their individual school goals and how they have done at accomplishing those goals, as well as what they have implemented in the schools

to help students.

5. CTE (Career and Technical Education) presented as well. Mr. Krieg shared that over half of GHS students are currently in at least one of the following clubs (FBLA, FCCLA, TSA, and FFA). There are six FBLA members headed to State in April and five TSA members have qualified for State in March. Several have already qualified for state through FFA but Districts are still to happen. CTE has also brought in $55,596 in grants.

6. Dean Schlenker (Business Manager) reported that the general fund is at $1,724,308. This is up from last month ($1,404,274) and last year ($1,258,424). He also updated on the Masonic Lodge sale. The district did send back the check, but the state Masonic group intends to reallocate those funds for scholarships for Goldendale students.

7. Mr. Schlenker also reported on attendance. FTE stands for Full Time Equivalent; every FTE is worth $10,000 in funding. GPS had a 290.3 FTE (last year it was 284.38). GMS had a 257.6 FTE (Last year it was 255.17). GHS had a 292.3 FTE (last year it was 314.5). The total FTE was 840.2 (last year it was 854.05)

which is 19.8 below budget. The online school was at 2052.57 FTE (last year it was 1384).

8. The school board will be having a series of four community engagement meetings. The first is on March 23rd and will be a Student Night with the Board. The second is on April 13th and will focus on school fi nance. May 15th will focus on facilities and June 5th will be about curriculum and literacy.

9. The high school is putting in new flooring this summer. They are looking at spartacote flex through much of the halls and cafeteria with a quieter type of flooring in the classrooms.

10. Ms. Hedges (Principal at GPS) reported that attendance is around 90% which is down from December. Teachers turned in things they are celebrating in their classrooms, showing the success of the students and for the teachers themselves.

11. Ms. Lummio (Principal at GMS) reported that attendance is down to around 80% due to illnesses. She also shared that the ASB officers got to visit another school and came back with lots of ideas to try at the school.

12. Mr. Westerman (Prin-

caught Feb. 19, 2021, by Jacob White at Cox Lake in Franklin County. Gavin said Jacob actually reached out to him on Facebook to congratulate him and “pass the torch.”

Will this record be broken again soon? Possibly. WDFW conducted a netting survey at Lake Roosevelt last fall and caught quite a few lake whitefish, including one that weighed 9.5 pounds.

POTHOLES RESERVOIR IS OPEN

Pete Fischer at MarDon Resort reports Potholes Reservoir is iced out! The past week brought temperatures in the upper 50s with strong winds, and according to Pete, “You could literally watch the ice recede.” Pete does not expect the lake to freeze over again, despite the recent cold spell.

What does this mean for anglers? If you like to catch walleye or rainbow trout, this is good news. The wall-

eye will be as big as they get as they prepare to spawn. Using blade baits or jigs is an effective way to target these tasty fi sh at this time of year and as the water begins to warm, trolling a spinner worm harness such as a Mack’s Lure Wally Pop or Cha Cha Crawler at 1.5 to 1 MPH will entice bites. Trout anglers can catch sizeable rainbows from shore at Medicare Beach, Potholes State Park, or MarDon Resort. If you have a boat, try trolling for them near Medicare Beach or off the mouth of Frenchman’s Wasteway. A Berkley Flicker Shad is a very good lure for rainbow trout here. Looking for more information? Call the MarDon Resort tackle store for current conditions and fi shing information at (509) 346-2651. John Kruse – www.northwesternoutdoors.com and www. americaoutdoorsradio.com.

fish in a cooler and drove from Seven Bays to Davenport Family Foods, where an official scale verified the weight as 7.86 pounds. The store owner, a friend of the Boggs family, stayed late just so Gavin could have it officially weighed.

Gavin then took the fi sh to the WDFW Spokane regional office on February 14th where biologist Danny Garrett measured this new state-record lake whitefish at 26.25 inches long with a girth of 16 inches.

The old state record weighed 7.50 pounds and was

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A NEW RECORD: Gavin Boggs with his new state record lake whitefish.

LATE-FEBRUARY SNOW: Yesterday’s snow cast a light blanket of winter in Goldendale.

N OTiCes

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON

IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF KLICKITAT

Estate of, UTHA L. HAYDEN, Deceased. Case No.: 23-4-00007-20

PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) PLEASE TAKE NOTICE

The above Court has appointed UTHA L. HAYDEN as Personal Representative of Decedent’s estate. Any person having a claim against the Decedent must present the claim:

(a) Before the time when the claim would be barred by any applicable statute of limitations, and; (b) In the manner provided in RCW 11.40.070:

(i) By filing the original of the claim with the foregoing Court, and (ii) By serving on or mailing to me at the address below a copy of the claim. The claim must be presented by the later of: (a) Thirty (30) days after I served or mailed this Notice as provided in RCW 11.40.020(1)

(c), or (b) Four (4) months after the date of first publication of this Notice. If the claim is not presented within this time period, the claim will be forever barred except as provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective for claims against both the Decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.

First Publication of this Notice:

February 15, 2023

Justin D. Leigh, Attorney for Petitioner

The Law Office of Justin D. Leigh PO Box 855, Goldendale, WA 98620 (509) 426-4415 WSBA No. 55307 (0711, 0804, 0901)

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE GRANTING OF A FRANCHISE AGREEMENT BETWEEN KLICKITAT COUNTY AND BLUEBIRD SOLAR POWER, LLC

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.

Public hearings will be held on Tuesday, March 7, 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 Bluebird Solar Power LLC.

Dated this 14th day of February, 2023.

BOARD OF COUNTY COM-

MISSIONERS

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 (0712, 0805, 0902)

NOTICE TO VENDORS

Sealed bids for Klickitat County Liquid Asphalt will be received by the Board of County Commissioners at the reception desk located in the Klickitat County Public Works Department, 115 W. Court St. Room 302, Goldendale Washington. Mailing address 115 W. Court St, MS 303, Goldendale Washington 98620 until 1:15 PM on March 7, 2023 for providing materials described below. Sealed bids will be opened at the Klickitat County Commissioners Chambers and publicly read aloud on Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at 1:30 PM or shortly thereafter.

Bids received after 1:15 PM March 7, 2023 will not be considered. The County reserves the right to reject and and all

bids, and to waive informalities. Bid envelopes shall be appropriately marked on the outside “Bid Opening 1:30 p.m. March 7, 2023 Liquid Asphalt Materials shall be furnished to Klickitat County Public Works Department include various liquid asphalt meeting or exceeding the Technical Specifications and requirements for CSS-1H, CRS-2P, and CMS-2S. This is considered an open-ended bid as no specific quantities will be purchased against this bid during life of the contract from April 15, 2023 through November 15, 2023.

Total Estimated Project Cost Range $800,000 to $1,000,000

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

Obtaining Bid Documents:

1. Free of charge: Plans, Specifications, addenda, bidders list, and plan holders list for the project are available though the Klickitat County’s on-line plan room. Free of charge access is provided to Prime Contractors, Subcontractors and Venders by going to http://bxwa.com and clicking on: Posted Projects; Goods & Services; Public Works; Klickitat County; and Projects Bidding. Bidders are encouraged to “Register” in order to receive automatic email notification of future addenda and to place themselves on the self registered “Bidders List.” This on-line plan room provides Bidders with fully usable on-line documents; with the ability to: download, print to your own printer, order full / partial plan sets from numerous reprographic sources (on-line print order form), and a free on-line digitizer / takeoff tool. Contact Builders Exchange of Washington at 425258-1303 should you require assistance.

Dated this 7th day of March, 2023.

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Klickitat County, Washington Dan Christopher, Chairman Jacob Anderson, Commissioner Lori Zoller, Commissioner ATTEST: Lee Snell Clerk of the Board Klickitat County, Washington (0713, 0806, 0903)

NOTICE OF FUNDING AVAILABLE

The Washington State Department of Commerce released a competitive application for the Consolidated Homeless Grant (CHG). CHG provides resources to assist people who are experiencing homelessness obtain and maintain housing stability. Grant awards resulting from this application will cover the period July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2025. For CHG guidelines and application with eligible applicants, minimum qualifications, and estimated award amounts, please visit Current Funding Opportunities at https://www. commerce.wa.gov/servingcommunities/homelessness/ consolidated-homeless-grant/ or email jessica.simon@commerce.wa.gov to learn more. Applications are due to Commerce no later than March 27th 2023, 5pm PST. (0809, 0904)

PUBLIC NOTICE Meeting Night Change

The Klickitat County Rural 7 Fire and Rescue Board of Commissioners have changed

This Just In....

• Request for Proposals: Digital imaging services (microfiche to digital) - Klickitat County Auditor’s Office

• Notice of Public Hearing: ZON 2022-02 Rezone of approximately 40 acres near Trout Lake - Klickitat County Planning Department

• Public Notice: Nominee to Director Position #1Klickitat County Noxious Weed Control Board

• Public Notice: Klickitat County Technical Committee Meeting March 2, 2023 - Klickitat County Natural Resources Department

• Probate Notice to Creditors: Sylvia PatnodeTimmons Law Office

• Public Notice: Temple Distributing Carson Oil Interim Action Work Plan Available for Review and Comment - Washington State Department of Ecology

• Probate Notice to Creditors: Allen Leo Greenwalt - Peachey Davies & Myers, PC

irregular.

the location of the March Fire Commissioner’s meeting occurring on March 8th, 2023, at 7PM to The Centerville Fire Station at 2297 Centerville Hwy. The meeting location change is a one-time change. Future meetings will remain at the current time and place at 7PM on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 327 W Brooks St in Goldendale. (0812, 0905)

INVITATION FOR BIDS

City of Goldendale

2023 Incubator Building

Project

Bid Date, March, 2023

Estimated Cost of Base: $705,000

NOTICE TO BIDDERS:

Sealed bids will be received by the City of Goldendale, at City Hall, 1103 S. Columbus, Goldendale, WA 98620 until 2:00 pm, March 10, 2023, at which time bids will be publicly opened. Bids received after this time cannot be considered.

The City of Goldendale is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Small, minority- and women-owned businesses are encouraged to submit bids. All work performed on the project will be subject to prevailing state wage rates. This project is funded by a grant and the City of Goldendale.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK:

The project includes the following approximate major work descriptions, bid in separate schedules:

BID SCHEDULE 1 a 100’x47’ stick framed building on a concrete pad. The project includes HVAC, electrical, bathrooms, site preparation, concrete pad and all items necessary for a complete building.

Bidding documents for the project are prepared by Pioneer Surveying and Engineering, Inc. and will be available March 1, 20023.

BIDDING DOCUMENTS:

Free-of-charge access to project bid documents (plans, specifications, addenda, and Bidders List) is provided to Prime Bidders, Subcontractors, and Vendors Contacting Pioneer Surveying and Engineering, Inc. Printed and digital copies will be available. It is recommended that Bidders “Register” in order to receive automatic e-mail notification of future addenda. Bidders that do not register will not be automatically notified of addenda and will need to periodically check the on-line plan room for addenda issued on this project. Contact Pioneer Surveying and Engineering Inc. 509-773-4945

PRE-BID CONFERENCE: A one-time pre-bid conference and job site review will be held at 1:00 pm March 2nd , 2023, at City Hall, 1103 S. Columbus, Goldendale, Washington to discuss the project and answer any questions.

BID SECURITY: A certified or bank cashier’s check in the amount of five percent (5%) of the bid amount, payable to the City of Goldendale or bid bond executed by a licensed bonding company is required with each bid.

REJECTION OF BIDS: The owner shall have the right to reject any and all bids, and in particular to reject a bid not accompanied by the required bid security or data required by the bidding documents or a bid in any way incomplete or

tions, deny, table, or continue the matter to a set date and time. BY ORDER of the Klickitat County Planning Commission dated this 23rd day of February 2023.

/s/ Mat Spalding, Chairman (0908)

PUBLIC NOTICE

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:

3/1/2023

/s/ Penny Krebs

(0813, 0906)

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

The Klickitat County Auditor has issued a Request for Proposals for digital imaging services, specifically for the conversion of Microfiche to digital image. Applicants are required to provide a written business proposal. Proposals will be accepted beginning Friday, March 3, 2023 through 4:00 p.m. on Friday March 31 2023. Proposals accepted after the due date and time will not be considered. Those interested in submitting a proposal may obtain the complete Request for Proposal including all submittal requirements on the Klickitat County Auditor’s website, http://klickitatcounty.org/1109/ Auditor, in-person at 205 S. Columbus Avenue, Room 203, Goldendale, WA or by calling 509-773-4001.

The successful bidder must comply with Klickitat County’s provides Equal Opportunity requirements and all qualified persons to apply, including members of protected groups under applicable state and federal law.

The Klickitat County Auditor’s Office reserves the right to reject any and all submittals and to waive irregularities and informalities in the submittal and evaluation process. This RFP does not obligate the County to pay for any costs incurred by respondents in the preparation and submission of a proposal. Furthermore, the RFP does not obligate the County to accept or contract for any expressed or implied services.

(0907, 1001, 1102, 1201)

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Klickitat County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing at its regular meeting on March 20, 2023, at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held both in person and virtually: Participation in person: The meeting will be held at the County Services Building, 115 West Court St, Goldendale, WA Participation in this meeting will also be offered virtually via Zoom. To join the meeting: type in https://us06web.zoom. us/j/86466360794 in your browser or use one of the callin numbers below and Meeting ID: Meeting ID: 864 6636 0794 669-900-6833 346-248-7799 929-205-6099 253-215-8782 301-715-8592 312-626-6799

THE PURPOSE of said hearing is to hear all interested parties who wish to testify for or against the following proposal:

ZON 2022-02: Rezone of approximately 40 acres from Extensive Agriculture to Rural Center. No specific site development is proposed at this time. Located in NWSW of Section 23, T6N, R10E, W.M. Approximately 1/3 of a mile from “downtown” Trout Lake on tax parcel 06102300001100 . THE PLANNING COMMISSION may act in the form of a recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners to approve, approve with condi-

Pursuant to RCW 17.10.050 any individual interested in being appointed to a vacant Klickitat County Noxious Weed Control Board director position shall submit a written application that includes the signatures of at least ten registered voters supporting the nomination and residing in the district. Director position #1 of the Klickitat County Noxious Weed Control Board will become vacant on April 1, 2023. Aric Lemmon has requested to be appointed to the position. In accordance with state law, Aric Lemmon has submitted an application signed by at least ten registered voters residing in his district supporting his appointment. (0909)

PUBLIC NOTICE

Klickitat County Technical Committee Meeting March 2, 2023

The role of the Klickitat County Technical Committee (TC) is to provide technical advice to the Klickitat Citizens Review Committee on the identification, 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 meeting will be held on Thursday, March 2, 2023 at 9:00 P.M at the Klickitat County Services Building at 115 W. Court Street, Room 100, Goldendale, WA. This open public meeting will also be accessible online using Google Meet via the link provided below. Other 2023 meeting dates will be announced in future notices.

Meeting Link:

Meeting ID meet.google.com/yye-yuwtyes

Phone Number (US)+1 216-584-5627

PIN: 810 014 982#

SIP Address 9525502983188@video.klickitatcounty.org ID: 9525502983188

If there are any questions, please contact: Klickitat County Natural Resources Department (509) 773-2410 (0910)

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR KLICKITAT COUNTY

In the Matter of the Estate of SYLVIA PATNODE, Deceased.

Case No. 23-4-00012-20

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

Penny Krebs, Personal Representative Estate of Sylvia Patnode PO Box 2350 The Dalles OR 97058 (0911, 1002, 1103)

PUBLIC NOTICE

Temple Distributing Carson Oil – Interim Action Work Plan Available for Review and Comment

The Washington State Department of Ecology is giving the public an opportunity to comment on the Interim Action Work Plan (IAWP) for the Temple Distributing Carson Oil Site located at 808 S. Columbus Avenue in Goldendale. The IAWP outlines proposed cleanup actions to be performed at the site.

The 30-day public comment period will run from March 1, 2023 through March 31, 2023. Documents can be reviewed online at Ecology’s Temple Distributing Carson Oil cleanup site website at https://apps.ecology.wa.gov/ cleanupsearch/site/11985. Documents are available for review at the Goldendale Community Library at 131 W. Burgen Street in Goldendale, and at WA Department of Ecology at 1250 W. Alder Street in Union Gap. Please submit your written comments to Mary Monahan, site manager, 1250 West Alder Street, Union Gap, WA 98903, Mary. Monahan@ecy.wa.gov, online at http://tcp.ecology.commentinput.com/?id=7FitC or call 509-571-6661 with any questions.

To request an ADA accommodation, contact Ecology at 509-575-2490 or visit https:// ecology.wa.gov/accessibility.

For Relay Service or TTY call 711 or 877-833-6341. (0912)

SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON COUNTY OF KLICKITAT

In Re the Estate of ALLEN LEO GREENWALT, Deceased No. 23-4-00018-20

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 pre-sented 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:

March 1, 2023

Personal Representative:

Karen Rose Dixon

Attorney for the Personal

Representative:

Andrew J. Myers, WSBA #52056

Address for Mailing or Service:

401 E. Third St., Ste 105 P. O. Box 2190 (mail) The Dalles, OR 97058 (541) 296-6375

Klickitat County Superior Court Cause No. 23-4-00018-20 (0913, 1003, 1104)

C lassifieds

EMPLOYMENT

GOLDENDALE SCHOOL

DISTRICT openings

2 Middle School Special Education Paraeducators

Drama Play Director Student Data Lead/Communications Specialist Migrant Education Program Recruiter/Student Advocate Coaching Opportunities HS Head Football HS Head Tennis HS Assistant Tennis HS Assistant Softball Substitutes are needed in all areas! Application available at www.goldendaleschools.org

509-773-5177

OPERATIONS AND PROJ-

ECT MANAGER

Maryhill Museum of Art is looking for a creative, forward thinking, and highly motivated individual to join the museum’s team as the Operations and Project Manager. A complete job description is available on the museum’s website at http:// www.maryhillmuseum.org/ belong/careers. (3.1)

KLICKITAT COUNTY CIVIL

SERVICE will be testing for the position of Civil Clerk to work for the Klickitat County Sheriff. Applications and job description can be obtained online at the Klickitat County website: https://klickitatcounty.org/ and clicking on the job listing. Any questions or requests can be sent to Klickitat County Civil Service at email civilsc@klickitatcounty.org or by calling 509250-0755. The closing date is 5:00 p.m. on March 17th. Exams will be held on March 18, 2023, in Goldendale WA.

KLICKITAT COUNTY CIVIL

SERVICE will be testing for the position of Criminal Records Technician to work for the Klickitat County Sheriff.

Applications and job description can be obtained online at the Klickitat County website: https://klickitatcounty.org/ and clicking on the job listing. Any questions or requests can be sent to Klickitat County Civil Service at email civilsc@klickitatcounty.org or by calling 509-250-0755. The closing date is 5:00 p.m. on March 17, 2023. Exams will be held on March 18, 2023 in Goldendale WA.

Wanted: Assisted living home in Goldendale/Klickitat area. Well educated 74-year-old capable of basic self needs like bathing and cooking. Mildly handicapped, walks with a crutch. Write to PO Box 686, Goldendale 98620.

ROOM FOR RENT in Gold-

endale, $400 360-553-5091

HOUSE FOR SALE by owner RANCH HOUSE, shop, and barn. Located near Goldendale off Woodland Road, 4 bedroom, 2 bath on 5 acres, $575,000. 541-580-3788 or 541-580-2060

LOT FOR SALE

ESTATE OF JOHN DRESSEL: LOTS 9-13 TOG W/S2 VAC 2ND ST ADJ TO; BLK 9 ORIG TO G’DALE NENE; 20-4-16 County Valuation

$40,820 Selling for $35,500 Contact Janet 509 216 8010

HAY FARM TO LEASE 20-ACRE HAY FARM to lease in Goldendale, WA. Fee is 25% of harvest. For more details, please contact: idle90683@mypacks. net VEHICLES

2002 FORD WINDSTAR VAN, 169,000 original miles. Clean interior, pioneer stereo system, good rear tires, platinum w/ blue interior. Runs but needs work $200 will drive it away. 909-7086229 located in Klickitat.

2019 Tiffin Wayfarer 24 FT

Motorhome, great condition with only 16,948 miles.

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.

Classified Deadlines:

MONDAY 9AM Mid-Week Editions: 2023 Moorage Seasonal Lottery

The Port of Hood River has 5 slips for boat lengths of 20 feet or less for the 2023 season only starting April 15, 2023 through October 15, 2023 on the South Basin Dock. Lottery applications will be accepted through 1:00 p.m. on Friday, March 31, 2023. The cost for the season is $1,041. For entry rules, pricing and Lottery application see: https://portofhoodriver.com/2023-seasonal-moorage-lottery/

PARTICIPANTS NEEDED for PATHFINDER 2 STUDY

One Community Health Hood River and The Dalles in partnership with OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, is recruiting participants aged 50 years and older for the PATHFINDER 2 study, a clinical trial of a blood test designed to detect many types of cancers. Participants must be 50 years or older and be willing to come to One Community Health in Hood River or The Dalles for a study appointment that includes surveys and a blood draw. Compensation totals $50 in gift cards. To learn more email Gorgepathfinder@ohsu.edu For more information see: https://www. ohsu.edu/knight-cancerinstitute/join-pathfinder2-study-find-cancer-early

One Community Health en Hood River y The Dalles en colaboración con el Instituto de Cáncer de Knight en OHSU, está inscribiendo participantes de 50 años de edad y mayor para el estudio de PATHFINDER 2, una investigación clínica de una prueba de sangre diseñado a detectar varios tipos de cáncer. Participantes tienen que tener 50 años de edad o más y estar dispuestos a venir a One Community Health en Hood River o The Dalles para una cita del estudio. La recompensa completa es $50 en tarjetas de regalo. Para aprender más, mande un mensaje por correo electrónico a Gorgepathfinder@ ohsu.edu

Loans IT’S ILLEGAL for companies doing business by phone to promise you a loan and ask you to pay for it before they deliver.

A public service message from the Federal Trade Commission and the Hood River News, The Dalles Chronicle and the White Salmon Enterprise.

Support Groups

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.

at 6:30pm

Childcare is provided. For more info. call 507-820-0871

TOPS OR #443 meets Thursday mornings, 8:30- 10 am. @ Zion Lutheran Church, use elevator entrance only. 10th and Union St., The Dalles, OR.

GRIEF SUPPORT

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

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

Questions, 541-296-7441

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

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

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

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.

TOPS OR #942 meets at Gateway Presbyterian Church, The Dalles, Thursdays, 5:30-6:30pm.

Alcoholicos Anonimos Reuniones

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

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.

TOPS - Taking Off Pounds Sensibly meets upstairs at Columbia Bank in White Salmon at 10am on Tuesdays. Join us at 90 NE Tohomish St., White Salmon, WA 98672.

NARCOTICS Anonymous: Goldendale, 412 S. Columbus, Tues. @ 6:30pm.

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

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

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.

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.

MAC Lung Disease Support Group: for details, please call 541-483-2253 or 541805-5068.

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

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.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS meetings please go to gorgeaa.org.

Volunteers

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.

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 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.

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JACOB Doll Antique Upright Piano. Needs to be cleaned and tuned. Free. You Haul. 541-806-0859. WANT to sell something in the Budget Classifieds section? If you’re selling ONE item for $500 for less, we’ll place your five-line ad for free for one week! See the $500 or Less Box for exclusions. Call one of our newspapers to play your ad: Hood River News 541-386-1234 The Dalles Chronicle 541-296-2141 White Salmon Enterprise 509-493-2112

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

Apartments for Rent PUBLISHER’S

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BIGGS AUTO AUCTION

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Pickups & Trucks

2018 FORD F350. Fully loaded, Limited, white. Under 74K miles (mostly freeway). Brand new tires and Tonneau cover. $62,500 OBO. 541-544-2131 or 503804-5433.

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.

Acreage & Lots

THE DALLES - 160 Acres for sale, Pleasant Ridge Road. CRP 106ac. Spectacular 360 degree views. 1 acre stock pond, land all fenced. Go off the grid with this hard to find hunters paradise. 20 minutes to town. Owner, is licensed Real Estate Broker in Oregon. 541 980-2721. $499,000.

Help Wanted 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.

Advocates press for highly capable student testing Community events

RENEÉ DIAZ WASHINGTON STATE JOURNAL

School districts should be required to test all students to see if they qualify for more challenging classes.

That is the message behind Substitute Senate Bill 5072, proposed by T’wina Nobles, D-Fircrest. It requires districts to screen all students during the school day for participation in a “Highly Capable Program (HCP).

“With this model, every student in a grade level gets to be considered, and no student is overlooked.” Nobles said. “Districts that have implemented universal screening are seeing the results improve equity for advanced students.”

Each school district must select a grade level to implement universal screening procedures. The screening must occur during or before the second grade and again during or before the sixth grade.

Currently, students can be referred to the program by their teachers or a parent through a referral form, but many families aren’t aware of the program and lawmakers say they worry some students might not receive the attention they need.

“Black, Latinx, Native, low-income, English learners, and students with disabilities are disproportionately excluded [from HCP] by a magnitude of two to three times and sometimes more,” Sen. Nobles said.

Sen. Keith Wagoner, R-Sedro-Woolley, agreed.

“Not every student has the same advocates,” Wagoner

said. “Perhaps their parents don’t know about opportunities, or they’re not interested in them. This bill is important for children who don’t have those advocates.”

Annette FernandezFrench testified on behalf of the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI)in support of SSB 5072.

“This bill removes logistical blocks and increases the likelihood that HCP students from marginalized backgrounds who have historically been overlooked will be identified and receive the services that they deserve,”

Fernandez-French said.

The state allocates funding for the HCP based on 5% of each school’s district’s student population. The bill does not limit HCP services, so schools can identify and serve more students beyond 5% with the regular budget.

Many school districts currently have students take an HCP test on Saturdays or after school at other locations that require special transportation.

This bill requires districts to screen all students during the regular school day. Lawmakers believe schools can save funds by testing during the day.

“North Shore actually saved almost 50% of their identification budget, a savings of $140,000 when they no longer had to pay staff to conduct the costly Saturday testing sessions,” Sen. Nobles said.

Myra Arnone, Director of Accelerated Programs for the Lake Washington School District, said Lake Wash-

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Performs a full range of clerical and administrative work in direct support of agency work flow and clinical staff and performs a wide variety of standard office support duties. Qualifications: High school diploma or GED and two (2) years of journey-level office support. For details and to apply: https://www. mccfl.org

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Mid-Columbia Economic Development District Driver

BUS DRIVER: The Link

Public Transportation is accepting applications for a full-time Bus Driver; $18.20/ hr-$19.11/hr plus full benefits. Bi-lingual (Spanish-English), and large vehicle operations experience preferred but not required. Must be able to work evenings until 6pm, and on Saturdays. Pay scale has opportunity for a raise at 6-months, 1-year, and every year thereafter.

See job notice and application at www.mcedd.org

Pre-Employment Drug testing required. Apply by March 3 for first round consideration. Open until filled. EOE.

SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS

Lyle and Goldendale 2023-24 school year. Both positions are full time, 185 day contract and inperson. $$49,709.00 - $85,056.00 annual salary. www.esd112.org/takeroot

ington currently screens all its students for the program and is now in the assessment process. The district has gone from 4,500 applications in 2022 to 6,500 this year.

“Our district has already moved the assessment to the school day and the school building. And as part of that transition toward accessibility, we found that we’ve had to increase staffi ng for tests. So, we support the intention of the bill and ask members to ensure that these new requirements and costs are funded.”

Logan Endres, of the Washington State School Directors Association, also said increases in funding are needed.

The association wants the legislature to raise the HCP funding from 5% to 10% because districts cannot support existing highly capable programs, Endres said.

“According to OSP’s report card, 78 districts are already serving over 5% of their students, and 20 districts are serving over 10%. So, I just look forward to working with you to consider the future of this bill,” Endres said.

Annually, beginning Nov. 1, 2023, OSPI must make a new data set regarding HCP programs available to the public.

This data will include a comparison of the race, ethnicity, and low-income status of HCP students compared to the same demographic groups in the general student population of each school district.

March 4, 2023, Armed with the Facts Rally: 9 – 11 a.m. 228 Centerville Hwy Centerville Grange Hall. Second amendment and legislative update rally with guest speakers William Kirk, Hannah Joy, Sheriff Bob Songer, Eric Young, Lisa Evans and Luke Throop. This is an apple pie, cookie and coffee event.

March 5 and 12, 2023, Ceramics Series: 3 – 5 p.m. 1256 Hwy 141 BZ Corner, The Missing Corner Learn Local Series. We will be slab rolling clay and building a cylindrical form of choice over two weeks. Please plan to attend both dates, March 5 & 12. Glazing will be arranged with students individually at Nikki’s studio. Led by Nikki Gilchrist of BZ, $40 re-register at nikkigilchrist@gmail.com

March 7, 2023, Guiding Good Choices-Managing Family Conflict: 6- 8 pm Fathers House Fellowship 207 S Klickitat Street, Goldendale. A free and confidential program for parents or caregivers of youth ages 9-14, designed around promoting healthy development and reducing risky behavior for children as they enter their teenage years. This is a 5-week course on Tuesdays through March 21st. Snacks, drinks, and childcare available. Register online at https://forms.gle/ AEwfbHHH3dghDGmZ8. Questions call 509-281-2330 or email cpwi@wagap.org.

March 8, 2023, Free food distribution: 12 – 2 p.m. Christ the King Lutheran Church, 104 E Simcoe Dr, Goldendale. Drive thru

event for up to 250 families to provide free groceries as supplies last. No appointment or documentation required.

March 11, 2023, Fully Loaded Baked Potato and Silent Auction Fundraiser: 5 –7 p.m. American Legion, Goldendale. Sponsored by Goldendale Archery Sharpshooters. Come support our archer, Alissa Conroy, as she prepares to compete in Grand Island Nebraska in June 2023.

March 11, 2023, Friends of the Library book sale: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Camplan Room, Goldendale Community Library on Burgen Street. Books for the body, mind and spirit. A non-fiction spring cleaning sale.

March 14, 2023, Guiding Good Choices-Refusal Skills : 6- 8 pm Fathers House Fellowship 207 S Klickitat Street, Goldendale. A free and confidential program for parents or caregivers of youth ages 9-14, designed around promoting healthy development and reducing risky behavior for children as they enter their teenage years. This is a 5-week course on Tuesdays through March 21st. Snacks, drinks, and childcare available. Register online at https://forms.gle/ AEwfbHHH3dghDGmZ8. Questions call 509-281-2330 or email cpwi@wagap.org.

March 16, 2023, Cricut for beginners: 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. Goldendale Community Library. Registration is required, limited space. Please bring your Cricut!

March 18, 2023, Klickitat County Livestock Growers

Banquet: Social hour starts at 5, prime rib dinner at 6:30, American Legion in Goldendale on Broadway. Tickets are $35 and can be purchased at either Simcoe Insurance or Basin Feed & Supply in Goldendale. There will be a live auction, gun raffle along with speakers and awards. To join the WCA call Dan Lee at 509773-4688.

March 18, 2023, Conservation District Plant Sale: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Klickitat County Fairgrounds, Goldendale. Plants will be available for purchase the day of the sale, but supplies are limited. Please use our new online shop at www.EKCD.org to place pre-orders thru 2/17. Pickup will be 3/18. Call 509-773-5823 for more information.

March 18, 2023, Columbia Trail Plateau area meeting: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Camplan Room at the Goldendale Community Library. Hosted by Soroptimist International of Goldendale. Four other clubs will be visiting, guests are welcome please contact Betty Long-Schleif for information 509-250-3746.

March 19, 2023, Kayak Welding: 3 – 5 p.m. 1256 Hwy 141 BZ Corner, The Missing Corner Learn Local Series. Get more use out of your kayak by learning to strip weld a broken boat. If you have a heat gun, bring it, but not necessary. Led by Jeremy Bisson of Trout Lake, cost $5-$15 cash. DROP IN!

MID COLUMBIA PRODUCERS is HIRING

Mid Columbia Producers has two FT positions open at our main office in Moro. We are seeking a Grain Trader as well as Grain Accountant. Competitive Salary, Great Benefits. Pay ZERO out of pocket for healthcare! Please contact HR at 541-565-2277 or visit www.mcpcoop.com.

OPERATIONS & PROJECT MANAGER at MARYHILL MUSEUM

Maryhill Museum of Art is looking for a creative, forward thinking, and highly motivated individual to join the museum’s team as the Operations and Project Manager. A complete job description is available on the museum’s website at http:// www.maryhillmuseum. org/belong/careers

GROUNDS OPERATION SPECIALIST

Public Works- Goldendale, WA. Full-time – Non-exempt - Step 1. $18.80 2/33/231st review. Open until filled. Visit www.klickitatcounty. org for details & application or contact HR Dept. 509773-7171. A Klickitat County application must be on file to be considered for employment.

DEPENDABLE CAREGIVERS Needed to assist adults w/ developmental disabilities. No experience needed. Full Time with benefits. Paid training. $19.00 per hour plus $1,000 sign-on bonus. andyb@forcci.org

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GreatWallof china

Did you know?

*It took almost 2,000 years, but by the end of the Ming Dynasty, the Wall with all of its additions was over 13,000 miles (21,196 KM) long.

Imagine living in a video game where your tribe has to protect its lands and win lands from others. What if we aren’t talking about a video game but a real place? From 400 to 221 BC, this describes Asia. It was an area of warring states and tribes. All of them were fighting to control what we now know as China. As the years went by, there were many vicious and bloody battles that resulted in seven individual states controlling the area. Eventually the Qin Dynasty, with its army of over a million soldiers, won control and Qin Shihuangdi was named emperor of China.

Just because he became emperor did not mean the fighting was over. Qin Shihuangdi knew there were still people who wanted to take control. He knew he had to protect his lands and his people. Using other protective barriers built before him, Qin began construction of The Great Wall of China. Made of rock, compacted earth, bricks and a lot of hard work, The Great Wall of China is more than just a wall. There are barracks to house soldiers. Signal towers to warn of invaders and fortresses for defense. As emperors came and went through China’s history, the wall was expanded, moved and rebuilt.

The Great Wall has seen many battles, and has taken damage from many battles. The last battle was less than 100 years ago in 1933. Japan had already invaded Manchuria and was looking to gain control over more Chinese territory. The Japanese were able to cross The Great Wall at the Shanhaiguan outpost after winning a short battle. Bullet holes can still be seen in the bricks of the wall there. More recently, humans have caused other damage. Some damage to the wall was caused by bulldozing sections to build a road through it. Some visitors have even stolen bricks to take back home as souvenirs. Now the Chinese government, and UNESCO are working together to protect it.

What’s purple and 5000 miles long?

The grape wall of China.

*It is estimated that at least a million people worked to build the wall, and many died while working on it.

*The wall is 30 feet (9 meters) wide in some places and as tall as a three story building.

*The Great Wall is a World Heritage Site and one of the 7 Wonders of the World *New sections of the wall are still being discovered.

Qin Shihuangdi

Junior Winter Golf Tournament

TAYLER BRADLEY FOR THE SENTINEL

Although the weather isn’t quite as warm as we would hope, there were still some eager golfers who got out on the course to play in the second Junior Winter Golf Tournament at the Goldendale Golf Club. The competitors came from all over the Columbia Gorge and ranged in age from 5th grade up to high school. Each of them teamed up for a fun day of golf. The head Goldendale golf coach, general manager, and PGA head professional at the course loves putting together events to keep kids interested and playing.

Last Monday the 20th, the golfers showed up at the Golf Club after school with big smiles on their faces

and full of excitement. The tournament was a ninehole, two-person scramble, which meant they played in teams of two. During the nine holes, whoever shot the longest ball would be the one they would play, with the end goal of getting the best score together. PGA golf pro Amy Wilson paired the kids up as best she could to keep the game even and fun. She also made sure to pair some of the younger players with the more experienced older ones. “It has a positive impact on the younger kids,” she explained, “while giving perspective to the older ones.” Each of them had a wonderful day, and in the end Jackson Large and Garrett Peters took 1st place, followed by Ike O’Leary and Royce Schuster. What a funfi lled day for everyone.

Klickitat County High School Rodeo Club Taco Fundraiser

Even though some of these kids play baseball or participate in track and field, they still enjoy coming out to the course to play and have fun. Events like this one are rewarding and helpful no matter what sport they choose to play this spring. Amy tells us, “Providing these opportunities for them to participate in fun, yet competitive events between seasons keeps them sharp and focused for their next athletic adventure.” And she is so right. A competitive edge with a never-quit attitude is something these kids will carry through sports and life.

If you missed this tournament, be sure to get out on the course, practice up, and be ready to play for any future events.

TAYLER BRADLEY FOR THE SENTINEL

As we get closer to spring, our local High School Rodeo student athletes are getting more and more restless. Each one of them is eager to see nice weather, so they can get out in the arena and practice for their spring season. But before they hit the road for their final rodeos, it was time for their annual Indian Taco fundraiser at the American Legion last week.

Each year this fundraiser helps raise money for athletes to compete at rodeos throughout the state, giving them their final chances to qualify for Nationals later in the summer.

It takes a village and a lot of hard work to make this night happen every year, and this year was no exception. The kids and their families spent a lot of time getting things together and preparing for the big day. They went around town and gathered donated items and baked goods for the dessert and silent auctions. They helped prepare the food and put out a few decorations.

Once the doors opened, there was not a lot of downtime for these hardworking participants. They spent the night taking orders, bringing out

plates, cleaning up tables, running to-go orders, and talking with the community members who came out to support them.

The kids were able to gather 35 items for the silent auction and 20 dessert auction items, seven of which were live-actioned by John Rolfe. The auctions are always a crowd pleaser, and bidding on the items is always fun for those attending who possibly get to take home a prize.

By the end of the night, they were tired, but it was a huge success. For the majority of the night, it was standing room only from the bar to the dinner area, along with 79 to-go orders taken out. Needless to say, the community loves supporting their High School Rodeo athletes and also enjoys great Indian tacos.

The Indian Taco Fundraiser night would not have been possible without Rose Dove, who helped cook all night. Each of the kids is thankful for the support received by everyone who donated auction items, those who volunteered their time, and all who came out to eat. They can't wait to get out on the road representing Klickitat County as they compete.

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NOTHING LIKE WINTER GOLF: The Junior Winter Golf Tournament was held February 20.

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A BIG SUCCESS: The High School Rodeo athletes held their annual Indian Taco fundraiser last week.