THE FLAG COLORS OF UKRAINE
Goldendale, Washington
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2022
Vol. 143 No. 10
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Time to change the time
No, this doesn’t really happen. But early this Sunday morning, you will want to turn your clocks and watches ahead one hour, for the start of Daylight Saving Time. Beat the rush and set your clocks Saturday night!
New cafe aims to be a coffee comfort zone
City hears from county on parking RODGER NICHOLS FOR THE SENTINEL
TAYLER BRADLEY FOR THE SENTINEL If you have been paying attention around town, you will have noticed there is a new business on the block. It just happens to be a cute little cafe at 114 S. Columbus owned and operated by Kristeen and Nathan Loy. These two began their journey in 2020 when they got into the building and began renovating. Kristeen has had this idea and dream for a cafe, and it is finally coming true. She has worked in the restaurant industry for over 13 years and is now the owner of this gem. It has taken some time getting things ready because there was a long wait for some of needed equipment. The building has had a total remodel on the inside, including new electrical and plumbing. Kristeen says she “Really wanted to make it a
TAYLER BRADLEY
NEW GATHERING PLACE: Café Genevieve’s is a new spot to grab a coffee and a bite to eat in town. Kristeen and Nathan Loy and staff want you to feel right at home, if your home were on Columbus and had a lot of parking spaces. space that people could come and sit, gather, be happy, and enjoy good food and drinks.” They felt Goldendale was in need of such a place, and it has seemed to be evident with their soft opening success. They currently have a variety of baked goods, coffee, smoothies, Italian sodas, bagels, and similar goodies. But they have big plans to expand the menu into a yummy breakfast and go-to lunch spot. Kristeen plans to create a customer-based menu that will include sandwiches, salads, biscuits and gravy, and some other
savory breakfast items. So, if you have other ideas or items you would like to see on the menu, be sure to drop your ideas in their suggestion box. Before this soft opening, Kristeen and her staff went through many trainings and preparations to be sure they were as ready as they could be. And she was glad she did because the customers have been great and in plentiful supply. They make sure that each one gets the service they need. Speaking of customers, seeing them gather together or come in
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For the first time in years, Goldendale City Councilors had to vote to extend the meeting time past 9 p.m. in what Councilor Miland Walling called “a very productive session.” Among the items on the agenda was a presentation on a central Klickitat County economic development workshop by Jonathan Lewis of Klickitat Valley Health and an update on the Klickitat County Administration Building and parking analysis from Klickitat County Commissioner Dan Christopher. One of the consequences of building the new building was the loss of parking spaces, temporarily. The county will be tearing down a couple of structures to provide parking and proposed the city vacate South Grant Street between West Court Street and West Allyn Street for additional parking. The city will hold a hearing on that subject April 4. Klickitat County Public Works Director Gordon Kelsey told the council there will be a great improvement in parking in the long run: “Before we did this project, we had 175 spaces total,” he said. “The number of spaces after construction is 261, so that’s a net gain of 86 parking spaces. That
will help everybody, and they’re all public parking spaces, so whether you’re shopping on Main Street of visiting the courthouse, they’re available to everybody.” But those spaces won’t be available immediately, as buildings have to be torn down and parking lots created. He said everything should be finished by Community Days in July. He also answered a question many people had about the big hole by the courthouse: “I’ve heard all kinds of things that might be,” he said. “It’s not a swimming pool or anything like that. We discovered two underground fuel tanks from the old courthouse, so those had to be dug up, and then we had to dig up all the contaminated soil, and then we had to wait to get permission to fill the hole back in. We got some of the permission that the water in the hole is not contaminated last week, and then actually today we got news from the Department of Ecology that DOE has cleared it. We’re all clean, and no further action is needed, so that’s a good thing.” In other business, councilors voted to award a $168,800 contract for site preparation and electrical work at the Goldendale airport to a Hood River firm, M&M Excavation LLC. This will prepare the site for the arrival of the fuel
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Five Mosbrucker bills pass, sent to governor
LOU MARZELES
THE NEW BUILDING: The new Klickitat County office building is fully moved into. Above left, the entry and a hallway on the first floor showing the ubiquitous LED lighting and ceiling beams. Top right, the exterior front entrance on Court Street. Middle right, the new county commissioners hearing room, fully equipped for online distance sessions and computer presentations. Lower right, a bank of solar panels on the roof provide running electricity that powers all the lights in the building (no batteries, only panels).
Five bills authored by 14th District Rep. Gina Mosbrucker have passed the Washington State House of Representatives and the state Senate and are on their way to the governor. The House concurred on Senate amendments to the final two bills Monday, clearing the path to the governor’s office. “It’s been a team effort. I have an amazing support team of staff and legislators who have helped move these bills through the Legislature. Most of these bills came from ideas and suggestions brought to me by citizens. I was able to get sponsors from both sides of the aisle, and nearly all of these measures passed unanimously with bipartisan support,” said Mosbrucker, R-Goldendale. Mosbrucker bills sent to the governor include: • House Bill 1357 - Overseas voters: Would require county auditors to mail a statewide and local voters’ pamphlet to registered Washington voters overseas, including military voters. According to the Office of the Secretary of State, the measure is not an unfunded mandate. Passed the House and Senate unanimously. • House Bill 1497 - Telephone solicitors: Would prevent telephone solicitors from making calls before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m., no selling of the called party’s
name and information, removal of the called party from the solicitor’s list upon request, and no further calls within at least one year after that request has been made. Passed the House, 90-5, and the Senate unanimously. • House Bill 1571 - Missing, murdered indigenous persons and survivors of human trafficking: Also known as the “Bring them home bill,” this measure would allow tribal members to pray over a deceased indigenous person without compromising the scene before an autopsy is conducted. It also creates a receiving center to provide help for trafficked victims. Passed the House and Senate unanimously. • House Bill 1622 - Increasing availability of sexual assault nurse examiners (SANE) in rural areas: SANE nurses play a critical role in the detailed forensic investigations necessary to prosecute sex crimes. This bill would increase the availability of these nurses in rural and underserved areas by requiring the Washing-
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