Goldendale Sentinel May 10, 2023

Goldendale, Washington

WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 2023

Vol. 144 No. 19 $1.00

Federal agency hears local comment on pumped energy project

RODGER NICHOLS FOR THE SENTINEL

More than 70 people crowded the Goldendale Grange during an evening meeting last Tuesday by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for the chance to comment on the agency’s draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Goldendale Pumped Storage Energy Project. Four members of the agency came in from Washington, D.C., to hear comment. Twenty-nine people offered remarks—15 in favor and 14 opposed.

FERC delivered its EIS last month essentially saying it supported the project provided key issues were resolved. Chief among those is strong opposition to the project by Native American tribes. The project would place a

water reservoir near the site of the former aluminum plant close to the John Day Dam and another atop the bluff overlooking the site. Water would be pumped up from the Columbia River to the top reservoir, then released as needed through a pipeline back down to the lower reservoir to generate electric power. (A major media article this past week explains the process and its growing worldwide appeal; it can be seen at https://tinyurl.com/kfkmrddj.)

At the meeting several statewide union officials expressed support, including Mark Riker, executive secretary of the Washington State Building Construction Trades Council. He said he was a homeless kid in high school but became an apprentice and was able to rise to journeyman and a good career.

“My son has a middle-class lifestyle because of the apprenticeship I was afforded the opportu-

nity to serve,” he said. He noted that the project will provide 400 apprenticeship opportunities right in Goldendale’s backyard, and because construction is expected to last five years, apprentices will have the opportunity to reach journeyman status, guaranteeing a career.

“It is also extremely important to me that in the terms of that project’s labor agreement, we will have tribal inclusion,” he added.

“For too long, we’ve underrepresented communities who deserve more than they’ve been getting, as we transition to a cleaner energy economy.”

A number of tribal members present questioned potential benefits.

“They talk about jobs, but the PUD can’t even get linemen or construction workers,” said Del-

For the joy of creatures on wings

ZACHARY VILLAR FOR THE SENTINEL

Bird watching is like fishing in some ways: it’s quiet, meditative, and calming. You stop and listen for a sign from nature that the object of interest—a bird, in this case—is near. You activate neglected senses and become unified with the natural world around you. You feel the breeze from the west, and at first you don’t see the bird, but you hear something, a faint chirping in the distance, like a tug on the end of your pole when you’re fishing. Instead of reeling it in, you put your binoculars up to your face, and you bring your vision to the bird. And like catch-andrelease fishing, you see the bird, you experience it, you appreciate it, and you let it fly away. You make a record of it, and you move on.

It was a busy weekend for bird watchers in the area. The GoldiLarks, Goldendale’s bird watching group, met twice (once on Saturday morning and once on Sunday morning) to walk in nature and look for birds. On Saturday morning they met at the Maryhill Museum grounds. Before the group of five bird watchers (or “birders”) had made it down the hill to the parking lot, they heard their first bird close by.

“Sometimes you can’t see the birds very good, like these Goldfinch that are so tiny. But you can hear them,” said Tim Whitehouse.

The GoldiLarks are an offshoot of The Larks, the Colum-

bia Gorge’s main bird watching group. Whitehouse was one of the main organizers of The Larks when he and fellow bird-watcher Cheryl Stewart decided that Goldendale could use its own birding group, due to the large variety of birding areas in and around Goldendale and people’s desire not to have to drive as far for birding meetups. With the blessing of Cathy Flick, one of the head birders of The Larks, Whitehouse founded the GoldiLarks in February of this year.

As the group continued down the hill to the museum grounds, some members spotted a couple of Brewer’s Blackbirds, a small black bird with shiny feathers and a white eye, canoodling in a bush. On the large lawn in front of the museum, there was loud machinery digging irrigation ditches, and the wind was 10 to 15 mph, but despite these possible obstructions, there were still plenty of birds to be seen. Small House Finches and Ruby-crowned Kinglets flittered around the branches of ash trees while a turkey vulture glided by overhead. Whitehouse added these to the day’s list of bird sightings.

Whitehouse uses three apps on his phone while birding: Merlin, eBird, and Audubon. Merlin is used to help identify birds by sound. It listens to the sounds around you, and when it hears the call or song of a bird, it uses that information to identify the bird. The Audubon app gives you information and photos about

the birds. eBird is used to record where birds have been seen and heard and is linked to an online database where people can share this data for purposes of scientific research, education, and conservation. “eBird has revolutionized the way people bird, and it’s revolutionized the science of it, too,” said Whitehouse.

“Some birds songs you try to listen for the quality of the sound. Is it rough, is it sweet, a pure whistle sound, or is it more rich-toned?” Whitehouse added, explaining how to identify birds by their songs and calls. “Then you look at the pattern. Is it like a buzz and then a trill, and then goes up or down? That helps you learn them and identify them.”

He compared learning how to identify bird songs to learning a language. “Like learning Spanish, at first you can recognize a few words… Gradually your brain develops the ability to understand it more like a language. Same for bird songs; pretty soon you get more and more, and as you learn more bird songs it’s easier to bird because you don’t have to actually see the bird.”

Other birders at the meeting that day were Cheryl Stewart, Brent and Carol Boykin-Hicks, and Kathleen Hudson, who is Whitehouse’s sister. The group chatted about birds and life as they walked, and when someone spotted a new bird or heard one, conversation stopped, and the group would locate the bird and point their binoculars in its direction.

“Here are some sparrows, guys,” said Whitehouse. “Golden-crowned, two Golden-crowned, just this side of the flower.” Between a row of trees, a couple of small birds with

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mar Elton. “As far as I know, there have been only six people out of Goldendale that worked on the Lund Hill solar project.”

Proponents cited 3,000 construction jobs over five years, the apprenticeship opportunities, the carbon-neutral design, the lack of any emissions, the estimated $14 million that would be added to the tax base, and the need for the steady output the project would provide to offset the variable output of wind and solar projects.

Opponents expressed concern that the project will disturb several tribal sacred sites and remove acres of land where they harvest root crops. And they wondered about other ecosystem impacts. Here is a sampling of the evening’s comments:

“I don’t know of a cleaner en-

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CONTRIBUTED

WHAT’S THE ‘BARN’ FOR?: Things are being built over on Roosevelt Avenue. What’s going on?

Everyone in Goldendale has seen it—but what is it? What is that barn-looking building with brilliant green grass at 1106 Roosevelt? People have been working there. Something is happening, but what is it?

The address 1106 Roosevelt is a project of EPIC Youth Centers, a Goldendale-based nonprofit aimed at instilling hope, character, and confidence in the youth of rural America.

EPIC Youth Center hopes to support and help parents address these aims by providing a place of belonging and purpose for rural youth outside of their home or school environments. Through after-school, weekend, and summer activities, informal sports and recreational activities, and formal sports programs aimed at youth from fourth grade through high school, EPIC leaders and mentors seek to cultivate seven key values in the minds and hearts of youth. Those values

are: courage, humility, self-respect, integrity, responsibility, compassion, and service. These are values shared by people of all faiths, in all walks of life, and they have historically shaped the mindset of rural America. EPIC hopes to promote and catalyze transformational change in the lives of youth, their families, and their communities by strengthening those values.

Young people in rural communities don’t always have access to opportunities, resources, and activities available in more urban settings. Rural communities like Goldendale have advantages, but when school is out and the chores are done, young people get bored. And bored young people tend to be impulsive with the end results being less than desirable. Every parent understands that challenge.

The facilities at 1106 Roosevelt are all the result of financial do-

See Epic page A8

CONTRIBUTED

ON THE JOB: Pictured at right: Brian Coburn, left, and Tony Lacy from the Allyn’s Building Center construction team are working on restoring the facade of the Goldendale American Legion hall (above). The plan is to regrout the face, Jerry Bassett, Legion member-at-large, explains. Then they’ll paint the wall white, place the American Legion symbol and the American flag on the front. Presently the Legion has just over 400 members, which include Legionnaires (veterans), SALS (Sons of American Legion members), and Auxilliary members. New members are always welcome. The Commander is Brian Timmings.

‘Some birds you try to listen for the quality of the sound. Is it rough, is it sweet, a pure whistle sound?’

ZACHARY VILLAR

THEY’RE FOR THE BIRDS: Left to right, Amanda Kincade, Kathleen Hudson, Derek Veen, Alyssa Eckert, and Tim Whitehouse birding on Observatory Hill Trails.

RODGER NICHOLS

EMPHASIS: Tribal member Patricia Harvey makes a point at the FERC meeting.

An ‘epic’ celebration is coming

Newhouse leads resolution for Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered

Indigenous Women and Girls

Friday Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) led their House colleagues in introducing H. Res. 353, a resolution to designate May 5 as the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.

The resolution demonstrates the lawmakers’ solidarity with the families and loved ones of missing and murdered Indigenous women, and it calls on the people of the United States to commemorate the lives of American Indian and Alaska Native women whose cases are documented and undocumented in public records and the media.

“Indigenous women and girls living on reservations experience murder rates of more than 10 times the national average, and more than 4 out of 5 Indigenous women have experienced violence. These rates are unacceptable,” said Rep. Newhouse. “We must do more to ensure these crimes are solved and no longer under-reported or under-investigated. Designating May 5 as National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls will help shine a light on these heartbreaking tragedies and serve as a reminder to Con-

Candidate Filing Week is May 15-19

gress that we must continue to support our Indigenous communities as we work to bring them the justice they deserve.”

He was joined by Reps. McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Johnson (R-SD), Cole (R-OK), Bice (R-OK), Stauber (R-MN), Pocan (D-WI), Davids (D-KS), DelBene (D-WA), Smith (D-WA), LaMalfa (R-CA), Smith (R-NE), Salazar (R-FL), Rosendale (R-MT), Armstrong (R-ND), Stewart (R-UT), Joyce (R-OH), Moore (D-WI), Matsui (D-CA), Gallego (D-AZ), Porter (D-CA), Norton Holmes (D-DC), McCollum (D-MN), Bonamici (D-OR), Stansbury (D-NM), Blumenauer (D-OR), Brownley (D-CA), Tokuda (D-HI), Case (D-HI), Huffman (D-CA), Fernandez (D-NM), Pingree (D-ME), Kilmer (D-WA), Schrier (D-WA), Stanton (D-AZ), Val Hoyle (D-OR), and Soto (D-FL).

The resolution is also supported by the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), Midwest Alliance of Sovereign Tribes, Yakama Nation, Seattle Indian Health Board, Urban Indian Health Institute, National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center, and Muscogee (Creek) Nation.

Candidate Filing Week is May 15-19, and the Office of the Secretary of State is joining county elections offices across Washington to accept applications for public office.

Nearly 3,400 local offices across the state are up for election this year, including more than 100 mayorships; many city and county council positions; and port, hospital, water, fire, and parks and recreation districts.

People interested in running for local or county offices may file with the

county elections department in which a position resides. For filing instructions, candidates should contact their respective county elections office.

Applicants are encouraged to file online during the filing period, which runs from 9 a.m. Monday, May 15, until 4 p.m. Friday, May 19. Those who wish to file online and pay the required fees via credit or debit card can do so any time—day or night— during the week.

Applicants may also

download a Declaration of Candidacy form and mail it along with a check for the required fee to Candidate Filing, Office of the Secretary of State, P.O. Box 40229, Olympia, WA 98504-0229. Filings and fees delivered by mail or in person must be received by 5 p.m. May 19. Candidates who cannot file online and who need in-person services should contact their county or state elections office to learn more about available services and business hours.

Once their filing is completed by the state or county, candidates will receive an email with instructions for submitting their Voters’ Pamphlet statement and photo online. For more information, visit the Candidates & Campaigns page on the Secretary of State’s Elections site. There, applicants can download a candidate filing guide, read answers to frequently asked questions, and more. A brief instructional video is also available.

Sheriff’s Office to honor fallen officers

The Klickitat County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) plans two events next Monday to honor fallen law enforcement officers of Klickitat County, coinciding with National Police Week from May 14 to May 20.

The first event takes place at 5 p.m. at the new county office building in the Mt. Adams Room, located at 115 West Court Street, Goldendale. There will be cake and refreshments.  At 7:30 p.m. the same day the KCSO will hold a candlelight vigil on the front lawn of the courthouse for fallen law enforcement officers.

“We take this time to remember the three members of the Klickitat County

Sheriff’s Office who perished while performing their law enforcement duties,” a press release from the KCSO stated. These officers were:

• Deputy Sheriff Danny Vaughn, 31 years old, 1 year of service, end of watch: November 19, 1976, cause of death: airplane crash. Deputy Vaughn died in an aircraft accident when his plane crashed into the Columbia River while searching for a small submarine.

• Deputy Sheriff Michael McNabb, 26 years old, 4 years of service, end of watch April 17, 1986, cause of death: automobile crash. Deputy McNabb died in an automobile accident when his patrol car was struck

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Answer to last week´s Mystery Picture

This week’s Goldendale’s Attic Mystery Picture

Six ladies and three shovels. Doesn’t quite seem fair. Were they planting something or digging something up? We have no idea. All we

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

L OOKING BACK

May 4, 1882 – 141 Years Ago

Several citizens have formed a joint stock company for the purpose of furnishing the city of Goldendale with water for domestic and irrigation purposes. The capital stock is $5,000, consisting of 100 shares at $50 each. There are currently 12 stockholders. H. D. Young, the brick man, August Schuster, and Wm. Oldham are the primary shareholders. The water will be taken from the Little Klickitat this side of the Egbert French’s, and the old ditch will be enlarged and improved. All the drainage that has heretofore run into the ditch will be flumed over it, so as to keep the water pure. E.C. Richardson has surveyed the ditch, and it will be made a matter of record. [This open ditch ran in the alley between Broadway and Main Street. It was the primary source of water for both domestic and livestock purposes until the current mountain water system was established in the 1890s.]

May 3, 1913 – 110 Years Ago

Ralph Fenton has received his 45-horse Caterpillar engine, which cost $3,000 and passed through Goldendale Tuesday en route to the ranch. He will use this engine to plow with; it takes the place of some fourteen head of horses. He thinks that the engine will prove cheaper than keeping fourteen horses.

May 5, 1953 – 70 Years Ago

The Woolgrowers Auxiliary and 4-H club Sheep Tour will start from Cecil Allyn’s residence at 9:30 Saturday morning. Those making the journey are asked to bring a sack lunch. The public is invited to go along on the jaunt and ice cream and coffee will be served at noon at the Howard Norris ranch. A special invitation is extended to the sponsors of the 4-H Ewe Foundation. The following will be visited: Marjorie Allyn, Randy Knox, Fern Mesecher, Janice Case, Sharon McEwen, Patty Sellers, Noel Witt, Delmar Norris, Dennis Roe, Ray and Darrel Willis, Betty Kloker, Clyde Story, Robert Wedgewood, Mike Niemela, Linda Copenhefer, Dicky Shupe, Donna Grillo, and Kenny McClure.

May 3, 1963 – 60 Years Ago

Central Klickitat 4-H Livestock Club judging team, which took fi rst place honors at the Toppenish Livestock Show last week was made up of Louis Cosner, Denny Jackel, Dawn Kayser, and Joe Crocker.

May 3, 1973 – 50 Years Ago

Myron Killmer of Longview, whose car plunged off the road and into a ditch fi lled with water north of Goldendale, spent part of his birthday in the hospital here. He may not have come up with a birthday cake, but he did come up out of the water with a four-inch trout in his pocket.

May 18, 1983 – 40 Years Ago

Twenty years of leadership with the Muttonheads brought Roberta Hoctor honor last week at a meeting of the group. Calling the audience, “a bunch of muttonheads,” Hoctor proudly recited the club’s history and held aloft an engraved pen set presented to her by Annette Norris. The pen set was to be used by Roberta to correct 4-H record books that she required every student to maintain.

—Richard Lefever Klickitat County Historical Society

goldendalesentinel.com), or give us a call (509-7733777), or drop in at the office—and remember, you’re welcome to come in and take a look at the

original photograph. (For extra points—not that we actually give any—can you identify the kid in the back on the left?)

We colorized this photo from last week. Between Marc Niva, Mark Doubravsky, and Betty Zesiger, we had all the people named quite early in the day last Wednesday, with about a dozen people afterward confi rming the names. These gentlemen were (from left to right) Don Scofield, Bill Radke, and Ivo Goedde. Ivo was a mechanic and parts manager at Radke Motors so, even though he was quite the dapper dresser (according to Gene Hanson), it was a bit out of place to have him in a suit for work. Upon researching, we found a story published in The Sentinel on January 20, 1966,

announcing a change of name and ownership which might just match up with our picture.

“Two employees buy a portion of Radke Motors in Goldendale - A change in the name and ownership of Radke Motors was announced this week by Bill Radke, who had incorporated the firm and sold stock to two long-time employees. The fi rm will now be known as Radke Motors, Inc. Don Scofield, salesman and office manager for the past 9 years, and Ivo Goedde, service and parts manage for 8 years, became co-owners with Radke effective January 1.”

Bringing Klickitat County back to its roots

This week’s history comes to us from The Sentinel’s June 15, 1972, edition, though it covers an incident which happened during World War II. The column was written by “Sentinel Sal” and was a question by a Bert Webber of Medford, Oregon who was writing a book titled “Japanese Attacks on the Pacifi c Northwest – World War II”, which was eventually published in 1984. Mr. Webber was “desperately” searching for information on a balloon bomb which landed in the Goldendale area during that war. For reading convenience we have not put it in quotes.

It was reported to us at the time to be the fi rst complete one which had not exploded; therefore extremely valuable to our government.

Webber pleads, “Will you kindly search for glossy prints or negatives or even a tearsheet? Without the pictures from your office there will be no pictures of balloon activities in Washington State.”

He goes on to explain that he had “heard that a girl reporter from The Sentinel had taken pictures. Although the State Patrol was directed to pick up any such fi lms (strictly forbidden), a courtesy was allowed on the promise the girl reporter would not use the pictures in the paper until after the war.”

I just had the fun of writing to Webber, saying he lucked out and here was his girl reporter, now an OLD girl reporter, back at the same old stand after about a 25-year absence, and furthermore I still had the “illegal” pictures.

This brought back a flood of memories of that crazy night-and I’m lucky to be alive to have the memories of February 27, 1945.

“Our” balloon landed between Goldendale and the Status summit and about midnight Sheriff Russell Woodward called my dad, Z. O. Brooks, as he was then acting prosecuting attorney, asking him to come along to investigate something mysterious. No one knew what it was. I also remember State Patrolmen Dwight Nye and Gordon Hyland being there. I hopped in the car and went with Dad.

Here was a balloon, tangled in the trees, as wide across as a city street. At

the bottom was a small box looking like a car battery with little things hanging from it. We curiously examined this apparatus, dragged it around, took a couple of pictures, and wondered what in the world it was.

The “government” was contacted and we were told to have one of the men stay the night to guard it until officials and demolition experts could get there, and to take no pictures and avoid the press! The demolition experts?

It was to be kept extremely hush-hush. We were told they were Japanese balloons, and attached to them were incendiary bombs to burn our forests. There was to be no publicity so the Japanese might not know of their success. We went home for the night, but back again the next morning, and there were the experts. They were in what looked like an armored car. They stood by the car and donned strange “space suits”. Then they brought out long poles with sort of tongs at the end so they could manipulate the lethal parts at a presumably safe distance.

We all looked at each other in horror, but no one said a word. Our eyes telegraphed a message to each other which I interpreted as “I won’t tell if you won’t tell how we’ve been bouncing this thing around!” How foolish we had been-how ignorant-and how lucky!

Dad developed the contraband films himself so they would not fall into the wrong hands. We all kept our word and nothing ever appeared in the paper.

A real scoop-down the drain

It was later reported the helium balloons were made of five layers of rice paper glued together, and that they leaked less than our rubber balloons. The sphere was 33 ft in diameter.

A sandbag, triggered by a barometer which reacted to air pressure, would be released whenever the balloon got too low, too soon. Normally they stayed at about a 32,000 ft altitude.

They were cheaply and cleverly made. On the voyage from Japan, they would descend at night with the cold weather and they would rise again with the

day’s heat; thus they would leapfrog across the ocean.

By the time they reached the Northwest, they would have lost their last sandbag and hopefully land in our forests. They usually contained 16 incendiary bombs and sometimes highlyexplosive antipersonnel bombs.

A devilish amount of fires burned that summer; but when the last missile had been released, the mechanism would self-destruct and the balloon would burn leaving

no evidence.

“Ours” did not destruct. This is believed to be because the wet-cell battery had frozen and rendered the circuits inoperative. In all, 6,000 were released, and 3,000 more were ready to go, it was later reported. These bombs were one of the reasons that caused President Truman to decide to drop the A-bomb. As I say, Lady Luck was riding with us, and now again with this Oregon author who will have two pictures.

A deep appreciation for all our educators

Listening to Goldendale Senior Presentations is always fascinating. In these presentations, seniors share their successes and their struggles, thank those who have supported them, and describe things that have distracted from their learning. They share their hopes for their future and plans for achieving their dreams. They share stories of friendships, families, and the educators who have helped them gain an understanding of themselves and supported them toward the milestone of graduation.

Educators—everyone involved in the education of our students—have influence and impact in helping our students learn, grow, and develop.

Sometimes we are able to see this impact almost immediately when a student engages in learning at a deeper level or expresses an “aha” moment when the content finally makes sense. And sometimes we don’t really know for many years. Jeffrey Marx

Ellen Perconti GSD

in the book Season of Life shares an example of this long-term impact through the story of a coach who was asked how he would know if his coaching was successful. The coach responded that he wouldn’t know until 10 years out if the seeds of citizenship, teamwork, dedication, and purpose had grown within those he was coaching.

Our seniors, in their presentations, shared examples of educators who had taken the time to get to know them, had spurred their interest in content they hadn’t realized they would be interested in, and had challenged and supported them to go more deeply into their learning. We are fortunate in Goldendale to have such dedicated individuals who work together to teach, motivate, and care for our students. Their efforts are seen in their daily interactions as well as years down the road.

In their presentations, our seniors shared their grade point averages. For some, these served as examples of their ongoing achievement as they maintained high expectations for themselves. For others, these were demonstrations of what they have overcome. This academic achievement is important to ensure that our students move to their next life step with the knowledge required in the workforce, ongoing education, military, and other explorations.

Educators have always utilized resilience and persistence as they work to reach every student. This has been even more evident over the past several years. These modeled traits are developed in our students as well. While no standardized assessment will explicitly show resilience and persistence, these characteristics are demonstrated in our students’ abilities to fulfill their goals.

Our students reflect the enthusiasm of our educators. They see the excitement for growth, the daily dedication, and the evidence of ongoing learning that our educators share. I have a heartfelt appreciation for each of our Goldendale educators and the passion they have for students and for learning.

Burn-out has got to go

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

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

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

for three hours.

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

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

Ken McKune Goldendale C

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

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

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

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

Ken Margraf Goldendale

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Pioneers meeting draws good crowd

It seems like we’re really flying through spring, with so much going on in our little community. Jennifer Hallenbeck would like to let everyone know the annual Ladies Brunch at Pioneer Memorial Community Church is coming up this Saturday, May 13, starting at 8:30 a.m. All ladies are invited to attend this time of fellowship while the men prepare and serve the always-delicious breakfast.

Monday, May 15, is the annual Mother’s Day Tea at the Glenwood school, hosted by the Glenwood PSE. This wonderful tradition is the day Glenwood’s graduating seniors get to honor their moms with gifts and talk about how important their moms are in their lives. All mothers are invited to attend. It’s always a lovely afternoon.

I remember how much my mother-in-law, Wallie Pierce, Glenwood HS Class of 1925, loved these special teas. Mom would call us

afterward to share what a special day it had been, how many mothers were there, and which mothers were recognized for the most kids and grandkids. This is just one of the things that makes Glenwood School so special in our community.

On the last weekend in April, our Glenwood school rodeo athletes traveled to Yelm, Washington, for the first high school and junior high school rodeos of the spring season. They represented our community and the Klickitat County Rodeo Club very well, especially considering some of these events have 70 or more contestants. In the Junior High rodeo, Blaine Arnold placed 6th in goat tying the first day and 8th on the second day. In the High School events, Joslyn Arnold placed 3rd in breakaway roping the first day and 1st the second day, to win the breakaway average. Peyton Sanchey placed 5th in pole bending the second day and placed

3rd in the average. Way to go, Eagles rodeo athletes. Our high school and middle school track teams have been traveling far and wide to meets while they’re wrapping up these last couple months of school. Last Friday, our Glenwood Eagles high school girls won first place in the Small Schools Meet in Mabton and brought home a nice trophy. Congratulations, Eagles. I don’t have times or distances for all the athletes in their events so won’t try to just list any of them here. If you see our Glenwood athletes out and about, let them know how proud you are of their great representation of Glenwood School. Eagles soar, for sure.

Last week I reported on the Glenwood entries in the Goldendale Grange minifair. Luann Whitmire gave me a little more information on Glenwood entries. Rich Wheelhouse received

a blue ribbon for his tasty elderberry wine and Rick Waddell’s cider also took home a blue. Way to go, guys. Now we’re looking forward to seeing all the Glenwood entries in the Klickitat County Fair in August.

Back in the old days, the Camas Prairie and Vicinity Pioneers Association meetings drew large crowds and usually were an all-day event, with a meeting, huge potluck dinner, and music and dancing in the evening. After technology came to Glenwood, including TV and faster vehicles, the attendance at the Pioneers meetings dwindled over the years to become fairly small gatherings. Over the last few years, some of our residents, including Jerry Dean, Laurene Eldred, and Toni Troh, have worked hard to revitalize the association and put the bi-annual gatherings

together, including finding descendants of pioneer families willing to share history of their families as they settled in Glenwood.

The spring meeting, held last Sunday, May 7, drew a crowd of about 60 people, some from as far away as Alaska, Utah, and Montana, which was great to see. The potluck dinner was plentiful and delicious, and the history program about the McGrath, Krall, and Schilling families was very interesting. Lynn and Mollie Krall, Lyle Schilling and his daughter Pam, and many of their Krall cousins shared stories of how Thomas and Minerva McGrath came to homestead in our valley and raise their family here.

There were many hardships, but they were very determined and resilient. After the death of Thomas McGrath, Minerva married August Berg, who became Julia’s stepfather. Julia married Ed Krall, and hard work was their way of life.

Mail box frustration continues

Would you believe it? Of course you will: The Dalles Bridge construction has once again extended their work hours. They extended it now to full closures for the week of May 15 through 17. I shake my head and keep telling myself how nice it will be when completed.

One last reminder of the memorial for Jack Bryan being held on May 13 at the Lyle Lions Club at noon. He passed away peacefully last January 4 at the age of 88. The family would like you to bring some of your fondest memories and stories to share with the rest of the attendees.

On that subject, one of our oldest residents has gone on to join most of her family and the Lord. Elma Brashers topped 105 years old before leaving this earthly plane. She was living with her daughter-in-law, Muriel Krusow, in Dallesport and was said to have lived in High Prairie, Lyle, and Dallesport over the years. I’m sure she saw many changes in her lifetime and will be missed by all who knew and loved her. No word on services yet. There will be a Community Yard Sale the week-

end of May 19, 20, and 21 in Dallesport. A map has been made with addresses so shoppers know where the sales are. Contact Courtney Blades at (901) 303-7611.  I promised I would get you information on the meeting between the citizens of Lyle and Sheriff Songer. Lou Marzeles, editor and publisher of the Goldendale Sentinel, graciously shared Zachary Villar’s report for the Sentinel on May 3, 2023. I’ve summarized his informative report as follows: a group of concerned citizens met at the Lyle Lions Club on April 24 to discuss the recent rise in thefts in the area. Songer was joined by Undersheriff Carmen Knopes, Sergeant Erik Anderson, and Deputy Erik Beasley. Knopes offered a few recommendations for what could be done, such as starting a neighborhood watch program, then added that “It’s up to you, the citizens, to take control back.” But when asked by one of the audience about what a person could do if they find someone committing a theft on their property, the answer was, “You’re not allowed to shoot them,” said Songer. “The only time

you can use deadly force is if you have reason to believe you’re about to be seriously injured or killed yourself, or another person close by. If you don’t have that concern, the mere fact that they’re stealing your property does not give you the right to shoot them. The best thing to do if you can is get the best description of the individual.” (Seriously? Just stand there and watch them carry off all the things I worked so hard to purchase?). Another member of the audience mentioned certain areas, “There are no streetlights, there’s nothing,” she said. After a call to the PUD to ask if anything could be done, they suggested she install her own personal yard light. When someone else mentioned the parking lot at the Klickitat Trailhead being another dark area, it was pointed out that the park was operated by the Washington State Parks. “That would kind of be their responsibility,” said Anderson. So it looks like it all boils down to falling back on the residents with no power to protect our personal property. Well, there

you have it folks. It seems that each subject brought up was found to be not their responsibility. It’s up to us—to do nothing but “get a description” of the perpetrators who the police confess they can do nothing about. Many neighbors posted messages on Facebook about the description of the car and one about chasing off perpetrators who were backed into a neighbor’s driveway with trunks up ready to fill it with stolen items. Those thieves seem to know they will not get prosecuted even if they are caught. If we can’t get help from the sheriff’s department, then what do we do? Here’s an item about an altogether different intruder, the four-legged kind. Barb Parrish of High Prairie notified neighbors that she “had a visitor three times this week, and I finally got a picture of him. So far he has messed up our wooden fence and stolen the bird feeder. When I saw him in the backyard about an hour ago, I called the game department and spoke with Todd Jacobsen. He asked that I share some information regarding bears in your

yard: remove any attractants such as a barbeque, garbage can, or bird feeder. Don’t put bird feeders out until the end of November. Usually bears will return to a place where they found food before. Make some noise to scare them off (I used the siren app on my phone, but most loud noises will work). He says he has not had to deal with a bear entering a building. He had over 500 calls last year of bear nuisance. We live at the bottom of Schilling on Centerville, and he headed towards Schilling when I scared him.”

Barb also wanted to share about their Bingo Night in High Prairie on May 11. Doors open at 6 p.m. Menu: stuffed baked potato with all the fixin’s. Dessert is ice cream sundae.

Are you ready for a rant?

My daughter was informed by the new postmistress in Lyle that I can no longer keep my General Delivery address that I had just changed to a month or so ago because of the exorbitant price of $210 for a mediumto small-size box. After the change was accepted and I had made the notifications to the pertinent businesses, this new postmistress told

Julia’s stepfather gave her some property on Ladiges Lane, and she ordered a kit house from the Sears and Roebuck catalog company.

The three children of Ed and Julia, Irma (Ladiges), Homer, and Norman, were born in that Sears Craftsman house ordered from a catalog. The family had many photos and albums on display. We learned more of the wonderful, fascinating history of some of Glenwood’s early families. Thank you, Krall and Schilling families, for presenting such a great program. Please keep in mind, the fall meeting of Camas Prairie and Vicinity Pioneers will be held the first Sunday in October. Now is a good time to go mark it on your calendar. You need not be descended from a pioneer family to attend; everyone is welcome, and it’s always fun and interesting.

my daughter that the clerks that made those arrangements were wrong, and I no longer qualified for General Delivery because I live in a house. “Only homeless people can receive their mail by General Delivery,” she said. Now I have to go back and try to re-budget my income to include this outrageous fee. I stated before, and my daughter brought it up to her, that Dallesport and Wishram do not have to pay for their post office boxes, and she says it’s because there is no delivery route for them. Really? Then why Lyle? Evidentially we have no delivery route in town either. As she was wearing no name tag, I cannot tell you her name, but I wish that more Lyle residents would step forward and complain to get this changed. There have to be more people with low incomes who also cannot afford this. Any of you who wish to contact me via snail mail, I’m back to P.O. Box 88. Thankfully, my old box was still available. Submit your news to Mildred E. Lykens, (509) 3652273 or lykensme41@gmail. com.

Community Events

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WEEKLY AND MONTHLY EVENTS

Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday

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

Tuesdays & Thursdays

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

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

Monday

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

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

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

• Goldendale City Council meetings 6 p.m. 1103 S Columbus 1st and 3rd Monday of every month except on holidays.

• Book Discussion Group meets every third Monday at 11 a.m. – Goldendale Library

• One on One Tech Help 1st Monday of the month 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the Goldendale Library, call to set up an appointment

509-773-4487

Tuesday

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

• TOPS Club Inc – Taking Pounds off Sensibly 10 a.m. American Legion. Questions?

Sally/ojala@gmail.com

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

• Goldendale Photo Club 2nd

Tuesday of Every month 105 West Main 6 p.m. Jeanne Morgan 10-5 M-F at 509-772-2717

• KC Fair Board Meetings 1st

Tuesday of the month is a Workshop, 3rd Tuesday of the month is a Board Meeting.

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

seasonally

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

• Soroptimist International of Goldendale, 5:30 pm the second and fourth Tuesday of the month. Dedicated to helping women and youth in our community and worldwide. All welcome. Contact Betty 509-2503746

Wednesday

• Let’s Play Chess! – 1st & 3rd

Wednesday afternoon from 3 – 5 p.m. beginning in May. Goldendale Library.

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

• Crochet group – 1st Wednesday of the month. 10 – 12 a.m.

Open to those learning as well as those more advanced. $5, contact Wild Daffodil Sewing at 509-439-7177 or info@wilddaffodilsewing.com

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

• Gorge Farmers Co-op

Pickup 4 – 6 p.m. Columbia

Grange 87, Lyle

• Beginning Quilt class 10 a.m.

– 12 p.m. call 3C’s Fabric to sign

up 509-261-2815

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

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

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

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

• Lyle Community Council

Meetings are the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 6:30, Lyle Activity Center (308 Klickitat). Meetings also available via Zoom https://lylewa.com/about-us

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

Thursday

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

• New Parent Support Group

– 10 a.m. weekly 120 W. Stuben at Mugs Café in Bingen. Join us for community support at our weekly meeting at Mugs Cafe in Bingen. We meet in the back room. Children are welcome & encouraged. There is a small play area to keep little hands busy. We’d love to see you there!

• BingoGoldendale American Legion Thursdays - card packets go on sale 6:30 p.m. game starts 7 p.m. Food available

• BingoHigh Prairie Community Center, 2nd Thursday of every month, doors open at 6, starts at 6:30. Questions contact Sharon 509-310-9172

• WAGAP

Mobile Food Bank – 1st

Thursday of the month: 9-11 a.m. Wishram school, 12–2 p.m. Dallesport Community Center, 3-5 p.m. Lyle Lions Club.

3rd Thursday of the month: 9-11 a.m. Trout Lake Baptist Church, 12-2 p.m. BZ Corner Community Building. Call 509-493-2662 ext 208 for more information.

• Narcotics Anonymous, 7 - 8 p.m. weekly at the United Methodist Church, 109 E Broadway

Goldendale

Friday

• Farmers Market, High Prairie: 701 Struck Road, Lyle (between Centerville & Lyle), the 1st and 3rd Friday of the month 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. May – September. Vendors, please contact Josh Harrison, phone: (509)281-0971, email: josh7harrison@gmail. com

• Beginning Quilt Class 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. call 3C’s Fabric to sign up 509-261-2815

• Knitting and Stitching Circle – 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. White Salmon Community Library

• GamerNoon for teens 3 – 5 p.m. at the Goldendale Library. Come play tabletop and board games in the teen area.

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

Saturday

• Lyle Lions Pancake Breakfast 1st Saturday of every month 7 a.m. -10 a.m. Omelets and ham and eggs cooked to order. Endless Pancakes. Location: Lyle Lions Community Center 5th & State Street (Hwy 14).

• Columbia Grange meets the 2nd Saturday of every month.

• 3rd Saturday Dinners –Bavarian Deli

Hours at White Salmon Acupuncture: 5:30 – 7 p.m. 418 NE Tohomish Street Suite 200 in White Salmon. Please join us for Business After Hours hosted by White Salmon Acupuncture and celebrating their one year anniversary. Casual networking, community updates and more. There will be door prizes donated by other members. Come and meet new chamber members and build relationships, exchange leads and make others aware of what you do. Bring your business cards or flyers to share. Please RSVP through the Mt. Adams Chamber website or call them at 509-493-3630. Get to know other business leaders and make connections!

May 11, 2023, She Persisted:

Women artists Through Time with Lou Palermo: 6 – 7 p.m. Goldendale Library

May 13, 2023, Crafternoon!

1:30 – 3 p.m. Georgeville Community Center. Join us for a special craft and Bookmobile visit. Learn Kumihimo, a traditional Japanese artform for making cords and braids. Join us and create a keychain or lanyard, supplies provided. Sponsored by the Goldendale Community Library and the Klickitat County Bookmobile.

May 13, 2023, Goldendale

Door Prizes and Knowledge. Hosted by Inside Out Chiropractic, please Join Us and learn more about Doug’s brain based work. Please RSVP through the Mt. Adams Chamber website or call them at 509-493-3630. Get to know other business leaders and make connections!

May 18, 2023, Drinking Democratically: 6:30 – 8 p.m. at Ayutla’s on East Simcoe in Goldendale. Enjoy food, drink, and good conversation.

May 18 - 20 2023, Roadside Clean-up Kick Off : High Prairie. Show your community pride and come out for this great opportunity to join your neighbors in making High Prairie sparkle and shine!

May 19, 2023, 2023, Teen Life Skills: 5 – 7 p.m. Goldendale Library. Social and Information Wellness for teens followed by Teen Council from 7 – 7:30 p.m.

May 19 – 22, 2023, Oregon Trail Rally: Rally starts in Portland at the International Raceway on 5/19, Goldendale on 5/20 ends in Dufur Oregon on 5/21. Please note certain designated county roads will be closed at this time. For spectator information please visit https://oregontrailrally.com/. This year’s Oregon Trail Rally is the fourth round of the American Rally As-

Bookmobile. Supplies provided. Sponsored by the Goldendale Community Library and the Klickitat County Bookmobile.

May 22 – 26, 2023, Epic Youth Center Sod Laying: Volunteers needed for laying the final sports field sod at the new youth center off of Roosevelt. Contact 509250-6334.

May 25,2023, FFA Ag Day : 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. by the Goldendale High School Ag Building and the Bus Garage. Designed for children ages 10 and below. Learn about planting seeds, tractors, live animals, bean bag toss, educational stations, and cow milking. Please plan on at least an hour. This event is hosted by the Goldendale FFA Chapter to increase community youths’ awareness of the agricultural industry though hands-on and interactive learning activities.

May 31, 2023 Art in the Park: 5 – 7 p.m. Lyle High School music students will perform and there will be art activity stations and yard games with food provided.

June 1 - 4, 2023, Goldendale Pickers Festival : Ekone Park, Goldendale off of Broadway. The annual festival is back, whether you play or just love the music, stop on in.

June 2 & 3, 2023, White Salmon Spring Festival: Family Fun for All in White Salmon, Spring Fest has been a premier community event in the beautiful Columbia Gorge since 1976! Great Parade, Entertainment, Food and Drink, Games, Competitions, and non-stop Family Fun for All! Cor a list of events and times visits https://whitesalmonspringfestival.com/ where you will also find vendor information.

nections. Register at www.mtadamschamber.com/events/ or call the Mt. Adams Chamber at 509493-3630. Please RSVP if you are able to join us as we need to track our headcount.

June 9 – 11, 2023, Pioneer Picnic and Rodeo: 6/9 5:30 – 8 p.m., 6/10 & 6/11 8 a.m. – midnight. Established in 1910, Alder Creek Rodeo is the oldest rodeo in Washington and has been held the second weekend in June since then. Dry camping is available on the Cleveland Park grounds. The antique carousel will run Fri-Sun. Come and join in the fun. Contact Susan Powers at 509-820-8671 for more information.

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

June 15, 2023, Fascinating (or Frightening?) Forest Insects: 6 p.m. Goldendale Community Library at 131 W Burgen. Glenn Kohler, Forest Entomologist with the Washington State Department of Natural Resources, will talk about the fascinat-ing – and sometimes frightening – world of forest insects. Most of the bugs you encounter in the woods are good for a healthy ecosystem. A few of our native forest insects are considered bad pests because they can kill or damage trees. Then there’s the ugly ones. Join us as Glenn shares some of the more interesting stories of how these good, bad, and ugly insects operate.

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

June 17 & 18, 2023, 88th

Farmers Market Opening Day: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. 903 E Broadway at the Goldendale Chamber office. Opens every Saturday through the end of the season. Visit GoldendaleFarmersMarket.com for more information.

May 13, 2023, Annual Bird Count: Contact Marc Harvey at oakharvest@gmail.com.

May 13, 2023, Wine Walk Saturday : The Downtown White Salmon businesses and local winemaker community are pleased to announce the White Salmon Wine Walk in celebration of the White Salmon Wildflower Festival. Participants at-tending this inaugural event will stroll through downtown White Salmon and have the opportunity to visit each participating business while sampling local wines! Enjoy Live music, Wildflower Festival events, and specials as you sip, shop, dance, and mingle in Downtown White Salmon! For more information visit explorewhitesalmon.com/ white-salmon-wine-walk/

May 17, 2023. Friends of the Goldendale Library Business Meeting: 5 – 6 p.m. Goldendale Library.

May 18, 2023, Morning Connections at Inside Out Chiropractic: 8 – 9 a.m. 410 E Jewett Blvd, White Salmon. Morning Connections is the place to meet other chamber members and learn more about your community while also making others aware of your business and what you do. Join us to promote your services and products. Learn more about other businesses and what is happening in our community. Refreshments,

sociation (ARA) National Championship, which includes nine events spread across the nation. The three-day Oregon Trail Rally offers a special challenge to rally teams with its diverse stages, high speeds, technical turns, and changing road sur-faces.

May 21 – 21, 2023, Dallesport Community Yard Sales: Starts at 9 a.m. in the area around Dallesport.

May 20, 2023, Walk for Life: 9:40 a.m. Klickitat County Courthouse lawn, Goldendale. The approximately 5k walk will begin at 10 am. Bottled water enroute and light snacks at the end of the walk will be provided. Participants who bring in a mini-mum of $25 in sponsorship will receive a free GPRC “Every-One is Beautiful” t-shirt. Additionally these shirts will be availa-ble for a suggested donation. Sponsored by the Goldendale Pregnancy Resource Center, visit https://www.goldendaleprc. org/events for the pledge form.

May 20, 2023, Klickitat County Cattlemen Open Field Day: Cattlemen of the year are Don and Nancy Slater. There will be a tour of the cattle ranch operations near Bickleton. Details to follow.

May 20, 2023, Crafternoon!: 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. at the Bickleton School, 1 – 3 p.m. at the Roosevelt School. Join us for a special craft and Bookmobile visit. Learn Kumihimo, a traditional Japanese artform for making cords and braids. Join us and create a keychain or lanyard, supplies provided. Sponsored by the Goldendale Community Library and the Klickitat County

June 3, 2023, Annual Soroptimists Spring Plant Sale: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. on West Main in front of Pat’s Place. Come and buy plants that will do well in the Goldendale area. There will be annuals, perennials, vegetables, herbs, and houseplants at very reasonable prices. Proceeds from this sale will go for educational grants for local women. Donations of plants are greatly appreciated. If you have plants to donate, please call Lorraine at 509 773-3380.

June 3, 2023, New Hope Farms Annual Open House : 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. at New Hope Farms.

June 3, 2023, Lincoln Day Dinner Klickitat County Republicans: 120 East Steuben, Bingen.

June 3, 2023, June Blooms: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Goldendale Area. This free garden tour is self-directed, and no registration or tickets are needed to see the gardens. Free maps can be picked up at the Goldendale Chamber a week before the event including Saturday June 3rd and will also be available as a Google Map at goldendalechamber.org/events a week before the event or go to: https://bit.ly/JuneBloomsMap.

June 6, 2023, White Salmon Farmers Market Opening Day: 4 – 7 p.m. 282 N Main Avenue, City Park.

June 9, 2023, Business After Hours: 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at the Klickitat River Inn, 218 2nd Street, Klickitat. Casual networking, community updates and more. There will be door prizes donated by other members, including a certificate for an overnight stay at Klickitat River Inn! Meet other chamber members and build relationships, exchange leads and make others aware of what you do. Bring your business cards or flyers to share. Get to know other business leaders and make con-

Annual NRPA Ketchum Kalf Rodeo: 63 Trout Lake Highway, Glenwood. The Annual Glenwood Ketchum Kalf Rodeo has been held by the Glenwood Ketchup Kalf Rodeo Association and the community of Glenwood since 1934. Come join us for kids’ games & entertainment, beer garden, SunSation Mounted Flag Team performances both Saturday and Sunday, Sunday Slack at 8 a.m., Cowboy Breakfast and 6:30 a.m. – 10 a.m. Sunday at the school, Cow-boy Church Service 9 – 10 a.m. Sunday at the rodeo grounds, and the Rodeo Parade in Downtown Glenwood at 11 a.m. Sunday. For more information call 509-364-3427.

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

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

July 4, 2023, Demolition Derby and Firework Show : Klickitat County Fairgrounds, Goldendale. ABATE of Washington Co-lumbia Gorge Chapter is bringing back the Demolition Derby with the addition of a professional firework show.

Motorcycle and Hot Rods Poker Run- Kick stands up at 9 am, admission $20. Fairgrounds

Gates open 1 p.m. Motorcycles and Quad Barrel Racing- Check in 3 pm. Derby Grand opening by our local American Legion at 4:30 PM. Demolition Derby produced by T and A metals and kickoffs at 5 pm. Big and Compact Car classes. Over $3,000 dollars in prizes. Tech inspections start at 10 a.m. day of event. Vendors, Please contact Micki Robinson at 509-250-2001 or mickij_robinson@yahoo.com to reserve your booth.

July 8 – 9, 2023 Goldendale’s Annual Community Days: More information to come. Spend your post-Independence Day weekend immersed in Goldendale Community Days. Filled with music, events, food and more Fun in a small town.

O BITUARIES

Gloria J. Prince

Gloria J. Prince, 79, of Bickleton, Washington, passed away on January 2, 2023, in Camas, Washington.

Gloria was born in Yakima, Washington to James (Jim) and Nellie (Johnstead) Ingram on February 25, 1943. Gloria attended and graduated from the Bickleton school system in 1961. Gloria worked as a mother and in various other service-related jobs, as well as being co-owner/operator of the Bluebird Inn with her husband Bill for many years.

Gloria enjoyed spending time with her family and friends, including furry friends, doing crafts, and annually attending the Pioneer Picnic and Rodeo. Gloria was a member of the Independent Order of Oddfellows.

Gloria is survived by her children: Carol Burton of Sidney, Nebraska, and Kenneth Robbins of North Pole, Alaska; brother Bill Ingram; grandchildren Fredrick (Heather) Benzel,

and Crystal Benzel (Patrick Wiezorek); great-grandchildren Wyatt, Bella, Robert, Camilla, and Jameson; stepson Terry Prince; niece Billie McNary; and nephews Len, Bobby, and Adam Ingram. She is preceded in death by her husband, William; parents; maternal and paternal grandparents; brother Robert Ingram; stepchildren William Jr. and Daileen Prince; and greatgrandchildren Romeo Carter and Harlo Wiezorek. Memorial donations may be made to the Alder Creek Pioneer Association (ACPA) PO Box 116 Bickleton, WA 99322.

The family wishes to extend their gratitude to Chris and Sam Williams and family; Don Slater; Gale Blankenship; and the staff at Prestige Care and Rehab in Camas, Washington.

Memorial services will be held at the Bickleton IOOF lodge on Saturday, May 13 at 10:30 a.m., with dinner to follow.

Motor vehicle fatality accident

A single motorist died in a car accident on Glenwood Highway last Saturday.

That day, May 6, at about 6:43 p.m., Emergency Dispatch advised Klickitat County Sheriff’s Office deputies of a motor vehicle collision and a possible fatality five miles on Glenwood Highway from Highway 142.

Deputies Chance Leroue and Dwayne Matulovich responded to the accident.

Washington State Trooper

Parmentier also responded to the accident to assist.

Once the deputies and trooper arrived at the accident scene, they observed a white Dodge Pickup on its side on the west embankment of the Glenwood High-

way. They also determined that only one person was involved in the accident, and the person was deceased. The deceased person was identified as Kody Don Lee, age 24, from Ridgefield, Washington.

Washington State Patrol Trooper Schoenborn, a collision technical specialist, arrived at the accident scene to assist.

The county coroner arrived at the scene and transported the deceased to a funeral home. After the accident investigation was completed, the vehicle was towed to Bob’s Towing yard in Carson, Washington.

Kenneth (Ken) Duane Shattuck

Kenneth (Ken) Duane Shattuck passed away at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver, Washington on April 20, 2023, from heart failure.

He was born the middle child of H.P. and Jean (White) Shattuck in The Dalles, Oregon, on January 6, 1945. His older brother Joe, and later younger brother Nolan rounded out the Shattuck family that called Roosevelt, Washington, home. He attended school in Roosevelt until the family moved to Goldendale in 1955 where he finished his schooling. He was always known to say he was “a one county boomer” as he never moved from the county of his childhood.

On March 16, 1963, he married Karen Gibson, and they enjoyed 60 years of marriage together, which included raising two children, Darren and Kim. The couple fi rst met when Ken, at age 10, moved into the neighborhood where Karen lived in Goldendale. They shared many childhood memories playing hide and seek, kick the can, and Annie-Annie over, as well as going to movies with the neighborhood group. Here’s a funny story: every weekend while dating, they went to the movies. After they married, Karen suggested they should see a movie that was playing. His response was, “I hate movies.” Who knew!

Ken worked construction until 1968 when Klickitat PUD hired him as a lineman. The apprenticeship consisted of courses through Columbia Basin Community College that he attended on week-

ends. The next 30 years were spent working for Klickitat PUD; he retired in 1998 with a full retirement. Afterward,

president of both the Jaycees and the Golf Club.

In Ken’s younger years, he enjoyed bareback riding,

Lou (Charlie) Shattuck; mother Jean Miller; and brother Nolan Shattuck. He is survived by wife Karen Shattuck; son Darren Shattuck (Tiffany Osborne); daughter Kim Walton (Richard); grandchildren Kaylon Drury (John), Sadie Shattuck, Nicholle Eshelman (Thomas), and Dillon Shattuck; and four great-grandsons, Jay, Rhett, Trey, and Brooks, with a new greatgrandson expected this September.

BAPTIST

Columbus Avenue Baptist, S.B.C.

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

CATHOLIC - Holy Trinity Catholic

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

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

to stay busy, he spent five years as greenskeeper and superintendent of the Goldendale Golf Club. He had many hobbies over the years, but fi shing was always a part of his life. He had planned to go salmon fishing with his son Darren during the spring Chinook run this May, an annual tradition. Another trip was planned to Chinook, Washington, to again fish for salmon at the mouth of the Columbia River and the Pacific Ocean. He also enjoyed golf, meeting his buddies on men’s day on Thursdays. Camping and traveling were enjoyed by the whole family, with international trips to Canada, Mexico, and Jamaica, and domestic trips stateside to Hawaii and many other states. He was a member of the Jaycees, the Goldendale Golf Club, and the American Legion No. 116. He served as

motor bike riding, scuba diving, and hunting, but later it was chiefly fishing and golf.

He was preceded in death by his parents H.P. (Toppy) Shattuck; stepmother Mary

There will be a celebration of life on June 24, 2023, at 1 p.m. at the American Legion in Goldendale, with food provided by the American Legion Auxiliary. Arrangements are under the direction of Columbia Hills Memorial Chapel, 300 W. Broadway, Goldendale, Washington, (509) 7722636, www.GardnerFH.com.

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Church Directory

GRACE BRETHREN

Community Grace Brethren

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

Live: Facebook.com/GoldendaleGrace

"Learning - Living - Loving JESUS."

LUTHERAN

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

Everyone welcome.

METHODIST - United Methodist

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

NAZARENE - Church of the Nazarene

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.

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

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

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST

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

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

Centerville Community Church 508 Dalles Mountain Road, Centerville, WA 98613; 509-637-3068; Pastor Patti McKern; pastorpatti53@gmail.com; Sunday Worship Celebration 10am

"Find refreshment for your soul and friends for your journey."

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

Here comes the Groom

ZACHARY VILLAR FOR THE SENTINEL

A new pet grooming business called the Groom Room has opened in Goldendale.

It is part of the Goldendale Veterinary Clinic at 1810 S Roosevelt Avenue, and it is located behind the clinic’s main building. The groomer at The Groom Room is Lydia Diers. She mainly grooms dogs and cats and is looking to branch out to grooming other animals such as cows.

She accepts appointments Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Growing up in Norwood, Minnesota, Diers has always loved animals. She was in 4H and participated in state and county fairs. She moved to Goldendale in March 2022 to help take care of her grandfather. She has experience with care, having worked in a nursing home setting for several years.

Diers comes from a small Lutheran family. Her father is a pastor, and her

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smudges of yellow feathers on their heads hopped around on the ground in the dappled sunlight.

Whitehouse has been a birder since he was a kid, when his parents took biology classes in college and taught him and his siblings about birds. His parents owned a house in the Goldendale area that he moved into after retiring, and he found out about The Larks through a story in the Goldendale Sentinel. Then one day, he saw a Harris’s Sparrow, a rare bird, around their property, so he contacted The Larks to come by and verify the bird. They invited Whitehouse to their Christmas bird count, an event where people count birds in the area to monitor bird populations, and he’s been involved with the group ever since.

The GoldiLarks birders made their way over to the cliffs the Maryhill Museum is perched upon and looked down at the Columbia River below. Whitehouse pointed out a colony of California Gulls who’ve made their home on an island off the northern shore. Two ravens floated by on the wind while Stewart spoke about invasive bird species, such as the House Sparrow that is stealing the nesting areas of local bluebirds and woodpeckers. “I have never seen any place that has as many House Sparrows and Starlings as Centerville… They put a nest in the back of my husband’s pickup where you pull the handle up. They went down in there, in the tailgate.”

Before the group moved on to the next area, Whitehouse totaled 19 different kinds of birds seen so far. He takes the amount of birds in different areas into consideration when planning GoldiLark meetups, and he scouts each area ahead of time to ensure there’s a variety of birds. “One or two birds is hardly worth going, 15 is decent, 20 is much better, 30 is real good, and above that is really good for a bird walk.”

The group then drove to the Maryhill Loops where the fi rst bird spotted was a California Scrub Jay perched atop a blackberry bush. Whitehouse explained that the Maryhill Loops are a hotspot where people are providing enough birding data on the eBird app for

mother homeschooled her and her brother. Like her family, she stays busy. Her father is also part owner of a printing company in Minnesota, and when her mother wasn’t homeschooling Diers and her brother, she was planting flower gardens or helping at the local school cafeteria.

“We need more small businesses,” says Diers. When she was 14 years old, she got a job assisting a local

the place to become a kind of center for data in that area. He said that this designation doesn’t necessarily mean there are a lot of birds in that area but that it’s become a place where the birding community knows they can go to add further data to the hotspot. “Every time we’re going out with eBird we’re helping other people fi nd birds.”

The group continued up the Maryhill Loops. While the birders watched birds, the cows on the hill above watched them. In between bird sightings, they had time to stand beneath the blue sky in the warmth of the sun and enjoy being outdoors on a beautiful day.

A Red-tailed Hawk was seen soaring in the distance, and someone spotted a tiny Red-breasted Nuthatch hopping up and down the limb of an oak tree in the shade. Further up the road, it became quiet, and there was an absence of birds, when suddenly a fl ight of ten or so Violet-green Swallows appeared, diving back and forth through the sky in unpredictable patterns. As they headed back to the parking area, a Northern Harrier (a bird of prey) was seen flying low over a field of green, perhaps searching for its next meal.

The Sunday bird walk took place along the Observatory Hill Trails and was led by Alyssa Eckert. The GoldiLarks don’t normally meet twice in one weekend, but they decided to do so due to the upcoming Mother’s Day weekend. It was Eckert’s fi rst time leading a bird walk for the GoldiLarks. Others joining this day’s walk were Hudson again, Amanda Kincade, and Derek and Heather Veen.

“I’ve always really liked birds,” said Eckert. “There’s something about it here. There’s so many, you can see them so much easier than from the west side. I draw and put a lot of birds in my art.” Eckert does pen and ink drawings that she sells locally. “It’s great Tim started this group. I feel like Goldendale needed a birding group.” Eckert said she was hoping to see a Pileated Woodpecker on the walk that day. “I feel like they’re kind of elusive, but they’re so beautiful and very large.” The morning was chilly and gray, and the forest was silent as the group walked

much more than ice fishing, snowboarding, and other snow stuff.”

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animal groomer where she received her first experience in the business. After she moved to Washington, she continued her grooming education at Pawsh Spa in The Dalles, under the tutelage of owner Carole Ruise.

“I’ve always wanted to live out here,” Diers says, adding that back in Minnesota, there wasn’t much to do with the cold lasting for six to eight months of the year. “You can’t really do

single file down the narrow trail. Silence can be a bad sign for birders, as an absence of bird calls and songs can signify a lack of birds in the area. “Yesterday there was a ton going on,” said Eckert with concern in her voice. “They need their coffee,” said Whitehouse.

As the path continued downhill towards the lee side of the mountain, a tweeting was heard, piercing the silence. “That’s a finch,” said Whitehouse. The group continued in the direction of the song, speaking in hushed voices, and as they moved farther, the sounds of bird songs and calls increased in quantity and variety. “Did you hear that down there?” asked Eckert. “Like a Chipping Sparrow,” said Whitehouse.

The path widened as it continued downhill. As the group approached a bend in the trail, they suddenly stopped and pointed their binoculars toward a tree about twenty feet away. “It’s a Lewis’s Woodpecker,” said Whitehouse. It wasn’t the Pileated Woodpecker Eckert had been hoping for, but it was welcomed by the group with excitement. The Lewis’s Woodpecker, not so named by Meriwether Lewis but named after him by ornithologist Alexander Wilson, is a medium-sized bird with red breast feathers referred to as pink in shade, glistening blue-green wings, and a white collar around its neck.

As if this sighting was not enough of a gift from nature, the group shortly after spotted a Western Bluebird standing on the end of a thin branch. The Western Bluebird’s blue feathers are made all the brighter by the contrast of its burnished-red breast. It was the fi rst Western Bluebird Eckert had seen this Spring. “They are so cool,” said Eckert.

The group seemed to have hit a birding sweet spot in the hot spot, as several other types of birds were seen in a short amount of time in that area. Whitehouse used this as an opportunity to help educate the group. A song was heard from the forest below, and Whitehouse asked the group if anybody wanted to guess what bird it came from. Eckert guessed correctly that it was a Robin. “How do you tell a Robin from a Black-

Diers’ fiancé Joe Neipp moved here from Indiana, and he cowboys for Dave Davenport in Goldendale. Neipp’s father is a Lutheran pastor as well, so Diers and Neipp have known each other since they were children when they would cross paths at pastoral conferences. They fell out of friendship for a few years due to a disagreement over Diers’ foray into veganism. As a friend of the family, Neipp came out to Washington to help take care of Diers’ grandfather as well, so he and Diers were able to see more of each other and reconnect. Diers is no longer vegan, and they’re planning to be married in August.

For those interested in scheduling an appointment with Diers at the Groom Room, you can call (509) 314-5987 or email thegroomroom.gd@gmail.com.

headed Grosbeak or some others?” asked Whitehouse.

“A Robin is going “byoot, byoot, byoot, byoot””, said Whitehouse, imitating the sound. “He breaks, has these short pauses, and that says Robin.” Hudson added that other birds’ songs are more continuous.

For many people, bird watching is a numbers game. The GoldiLarks group offers more than just a resource for checking birds off your list. It’s a place to meet new people, make friends, enjoy being outdoors, and to appreciate the beauty of nature and the creatures that call nature home. “We’re trying to get everybody to see the birds and to learn something about identifying them,” said Whitehouse. “That’s what we’re focusing on”.

For those interested in joining the GoldiLarks, you can email to Goldilarks@ pm.me to receive information on when they will be meeting. They normally meet once a week on weekends, and anyone is welcome to join. It helps if you bring your own binoculars, but if you don’t own a pair, you are still welcome to join the bird walks.

nations and thousands of hours of volunteer labor, mostly from local businesses, churches, and individuals. The property features a full-size soccer and activity field, full-size beach volleyball courts, picnic gazebos, and an unfi nished gymnasium/activity building. EPIC hopes to have fi nancial support and volunteer help to complete the inside of the structure in time for winter activities.

Events for the summer of 2023 include soccer camps, water wars, volleyball camps, and multiple formal and informal games and activities. Visit their

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ergy project. No water runs directly into the Columbia, there’s no temperature difference, no emissions, and it doesn’t bother the fi sh.”

— Ty Ross.

“This project is proposed for our sacred mountain, Pushpum, which translates into English as ‘The Mother of all Roots.’” — Elaine Harvey.

“It’s a game-changer.” — Dave Sauter.

“Do not take another drop out of the river. This is for

website at www.epicyouthcenter.org for a developing schedule, and to sign up for formal activities. Also, keep an eye on the Events section in The Goldendale Sentinel for planned goings-on. To kick off the summer, EPIC Youth Centers invites all of Goldendale to an opening celebration, June 24 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 1106 Roosevelt. There will be over 10 outdoor games for fourth grade through high school and fun for the whole family, with a hosted barbecue at noon. This will be your chance to see what’s happening up close and personal. Everyone is welcome.

the richest of the rich in America, not for you and me.” — Laura Partlew.

“I would like to work on a project that is incredibly helpful for climate change in my own backyard.” — Amy Brosc.

“When you say that people who are holding the project back are uneducated and living in the past, you are yet again perpetuating historic racism and genocide.” — Kayla Valentine.

DOG WASH: Lydia Diers washing Chase, the Border Collie, at the Groom Room.

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The Washington Outdoors Report: Outdoor opportunities in May

John Kruse

For The SenTinel

Looking for some things to do outdoors in the days ahead? Here are seven suggestions, allowing you to get outside and do something new every day this week!

WILDFLOWER HIKES

– The wildflowers are blooming around Eastern Washington and now is a great time to go on a hike and immerse yourself in their presence! A few of my favorite places to go include Columbia Hills State Park in Klickitat County, Hay Canyon and Nahahum Canyon near Cashmere, Ingalls Creek south of Peshastin, the Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge south of Cheney, and the area around Palouse Falls State Park.

WATERFALLS – Speaking of Palouse Falls, this is the best time of year to visit this state park near Starbuck in Southeast Washington. The spring runoff on the Palouse River sends a voluminous amount of water crashing into the 198feet deep basalt basin below the falls. Other waterfalls worth checking out right now include Rainbow Falls near Stehekin, Silver Falls west of Entiat, and Periwee (also known as Peewee) Falls in Pend Oreille County that cascades 233 feet into Boundary Lake.

BASS FISHING – The

bass are in the shallows and getting ready to spawn. This is arguably the easiest time of year to sight fish for bass. Casting finesse rigs like senkos, jigs, or Texas rigged worms and lizards can readily draw strikes. Look for these bass in thick cover, and be prepared to scratch up the boat a bit to get at them.

TROUT FISHING - Most of those trout planted prior to the lowland lakes opener two weeks ago are still there and this is a great time to go fishing for them. If you are looking for places to go check out the WDFW derby lakes where trout with blue tags have been planted. If

you catch one of these trout, they are worth a prize, which could be anything from a gift card to a canoe! Visit wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/ contests/trout-derby.

CATFISH FISHINGAnother option for anglers right now is to go after catfish. You can find them in the lower John Day River between the mouth and the falls as well as the mouth of the Palouse River near Lyons Ferry State Park. Channel catfish are also plentiful in the Snake River.

DESERT HIKES – As the weather warms, desert hikes become a lot less enjoyable but if you go now, you can still take advantage

of the great scenery and some of the lakes found in these regions. Some of my favorite desert hikes are the lower route to the Ancient Lakes or Dusty Lake (1.5 and 3 mike one-way hikes respectively) or a walk near Frenchman or Winchester Wasteway in the Desert Wildlife Area in Grant County. If you go, check yourself for ticks at the conclusion of your excursion.

TURKEY HUNTING –The spring turkey season continues through May 31, and the northeast corner of the state is definitely your best bet if you want to bag a gobbler. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife staff say, “If you’re not sure where to hunt, there is plenty of opportunity on public land in Pend Oreille, Stevens and Ferry counties, including the Colville National Forest, the Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge, and WDFW’s Sherman Creek, LeClerc Creek, and Rustler’s Gulch wildlife areas. In the southeast part of WDFW’s Region 1, the Asotin Creek, Chief Joseph, and W.T. Wooten wildlife areas also have good hunting opportunities.”

John Kruse – www.northwesternoutdoors.com

www.americaoutdoorsradio. com.

OF THE CANYON: Arrowleaf balsamroot blooming above Hay Canyon near Cashmere.

Golf Is Headed to Districts

TAYLER BRADLEY FOR THE SENTINEL

Last week the Goldendale Timberwolves golf team headed out for the Veteran’s Memorial Golf Course in Walla Walla, Washington. There they competed in sub-districts, which meant where they placed individually for the day would decide if they would move on to the district tournament this coming week. All these athletes worked very hard for this opportunity. The team got to the course and prepared to take on four other schools that included Tri-Cities Prep, Cle Elum, Warden, and Walla Walla Valley Academy. There were some great golfers out there, and you can bet that those included some Wolves. The boys teed off, knowing this tournament would decide their fate. As they putted, pitched, and swung for the green, Head Coach

Amy Wilson knew these boys were going to end this tournament on a high note. And she was right—the team fi nished second overall with a combined score of 361. As individuals, they did just as well. Ike O’Leary completed the course with a score of 84 placing him in the fourth overall spot. Teammate Jackson Large was right behind him with just one more stroke for the day. He tied for fi fth place with a score of 85. Both boys are headed for the district tournament. But the Wolves weren’t done yet, as Christian Green played the game of his life coming in 9th place and a score of 91.

“He carded his lowest score ever in a highly important event,” Head Coach Amy tells us. He knew that this tournament would make or break his season, and that goal of a state appearance drove him to do his best yet. Our fourth Timber-

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

This is a salaried position with benefits including housing assistance. This position requires a minimum one-year commitment.

Essential duties include teaching English to students of all ages, maintaining lines of communication between the two cities, assisting with exchange activities and planning cultural events.

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MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIAN

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OFFICE MANAGER/ RECEPTIONIST

Campbell Phillips PC has a position available for a full-time office manager/receptionist. Law office experience is preferred, but not required. We are seeking a highly organized, detail-oriented, engaging, self-starter with excellent phone and computer skills to support our team. The position will include the following duties: answer phones, manage messages, billing management, bookkeeping, oversee client intake, file opening and organization, mail, file storage, scheduling and office system management (i.e., telephone, internet, computers, supplies, IT).

Compensation between $19-$22 per hour. Compensation will be commensurate with experience, education, and skills. Benefits include health, retirement and paid time off. Send resumes to kphillips@campbellphillipslaw.com

MOSIER

Tennis Heads into Final Weeks of the Season

TAYLER BRADLEY FOR THE SENTINEL

wolf qualifying was Kash Wilson who shot a 101 tying him for 10th place. Last but certainly not least is Logan Telford who tied for 15th place with a score of 106. Head coach Amy is so proud of how the team played last week and is excited to see how well they do in the next step to making a state appearance.   These athletes took the rest of the week to prepare as much as they could for their next tournament.

“They are all gunning for state spots, and it's absolutely possible that the entire team will make it,” Coach Amy says.  They will compete in districts Monday, the 8th, at Suntides Golf Course in Yakima, Washington. We are excited to see how they play knowing they are leaving it all out on the course. Good luck, boys, and we hope to see each of you headed to the state tournament in a couple of weeks.

Last week was the fi nal full week of league play for our Goldendale Timberwolves tennis team. They have worked so hard this season, and as they come down to their last league matches before heading out to sub-districts, it is showing. Each one of these players has grown in many ways on the court, and it has shown throughout each game they play.

This week they had two matches. The fi rst was against Naches Valley on Timberwolf territory. The sun was out, the players were ready, and it was time to get to work. The boys’ team won all three of their matches. They only played three due to player shortages. Max Christensen put in work playing fi rst singles for the Wolves. He excelled with ease, winning each game in both sets, with a fi nal score of 6-0, 6-0. Evian ThomasEspinosa took on the second singles match where he too had no trouble getting the second win for the team. He only gave up a few points to his opponent. The fi nal scores for Evian were 6-2, 6-1. Kyden Blunt and Eli Golding played

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

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

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the only doubles match for the boys last Tuesday, and they are really a great pair. Final scores for the dynamic duo were 6-3, 6-3.

As for the girls, they too had a successful day. Gwen Gilliam worked her tail off out on the court, and it ended in success. She won both of her sets, 6-2, 6-1. Jeslyn Berry and Taryn Rising found a groove out on the court as the fi rst doubles team. The way they moved around the court and placed the ball helped them nail the second win for the ladies. Their fi nal score was 6-2, 6-4. The fi nal win for the girls against Naches Valley came from the third doubles team of Linzy Hanna and Maddie Groves. They had to fight hard for this win as their opponents didn’t go down easy. The girls won their fi rst set 6-2, lost the second 4-6, and won the third 6-0, which meant they won the match. The other ladies made some good plays and showed good improvements, but it wasn’t quite enough to secure the wins they had hoped for. Goldendale as a team kept the win at home with a score of 6-2.

As the week continued, they got some more practice in, and then last Thursday they headed out to Toppenish

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where they met some players that weren’t going down without a fight. The boys had a little bit of a rough day and took a couple of losses. Max Christensen was the only player to come out with a win. It wasn’t easy as Max had to work to the max in each game, with a fi nal score of 6-3 6-4. The girls also had a rough day against some talented opponents. Gwen Gilliam worked hard to secure her win and used every skill in her toolbox. She left it all out on the court ending in success, her fi nal score, 6-4, 6-3. The only other win for the girls last Thursday came from Jeslyn Berry and Taryn Rising who played fi rst doubles. They started off very strong and kept that ball moving through the rest of the match. Their fi nal scores were 6-1, 7-5. All the other ladies who played really tried with all their might but couldn’t get things rolling.

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Mother’s Day is a celebration honoring the mother of the family or individual, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on different days in many parts of the world, most commonly in the months of March or May. It complements similar celebrations, honoring family members, such as Father’s Day, Siblings Day, and Grandparents’ Day.

While some countries have a multi-century history of a day to celebrate mothers, the modern American version of the holiday began in the United States in the early 20th century at the initiative of Anna Jarvis, who organized the first Mother’s Day service of worship and celebration at Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church in Grafton, West Virginia, which serves as the International Mother’s Day Shrine today. It is not directly related to the many traditional celebrations of mothers and motherhood that have existed throughout the world over thousands of years, such as the Greek cult to Cybele, the mother deity Rhea, the Roman festival of Hilaria, or the other Christian ecclesiastical Mothering Sunday celebration (associated with the image of Mother Church). However, in some countries, Mother’s Day is still synonymous with these older traditions.

The American version of Mother’s Day has been criticized for having become too commercialized. Jarvis herself, who began the celebration as a liturgical observance, regretted this commercialism and expressed that this was never her intention. In response, Constance Adelaide Smith successfully advocat-

ed for Mothering Sunday as a commemoration of a broader definition of motherhood in many other parts of the English-speaking world.

The modern holiday was first celebrated in 1907 at Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church. The Church now holds the International Mother’s Day Shrine. Her campaign to make Mother’s Day a recognized holiday in the United States began in 1905, the year her mother, Ann Reeves Jarvis, died. Ann Jarvis had been a peace activist who cared for wounded

had made her Mother’s Day Proclamation in 1870, which called upon mothers of all nationalities to band together to promote the “amicable settlement of international questions, the great and general interests of peace.” Anna Jarvis wanted to honor this and to set aside a day to honor all mothers because she believed a mother is “the person who has done more for you than anyone in the world.”

In 1908, the U.S. Congress rejected a proposal to make Mother’s Day an official holiday, joking that they

holiday to honor mothers.

Although Jarvis, who started Mother’s Day as a liturgical service, was successful in founding the celebration, she became resentful of the commercialization of the holiday, and it became associated with the phrase “Hallmark holiday.” By the early 1920s, Hallmark Cards and other companies had started selling Mother’s Day cards. Jarvis believed that the companies had misinterpreted and exploited the idea of Mother’s Day and that the emphasis of the holiday was on sentiment, not profit. As a result, she organized boycotts of Mother’s Day, and threatened to issue lawsuits against the companies involved. Jarvis argued that people should appreciate and honor their mothers through handwritten letters expressing their love and gratitude, instead of buying gifts and pre-made cards. Jarvis protested at a candy makers’ convention in Philadelphia in 1923, and at a meeting of American War Mothers in 1925. By this time, carnations had become associated with Mother’s Day, and the selling of carnations by the American War Mothers to raise money angered Jarvis, who was arrested for disturbing the peace.

Church, ‘mothers of earthly homes’, Mary, mother of Jesus, and Mother Nature. Her efforts were successful in the British Isles and other parts of the English-speaking world.

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soldiers on both sides of the American Civil War, and created Mother’s Day Work Clubs to address public health issues. She and another peace activist and suffragette Julia Ward Howe had been urging for the creation of a “Mother’s Day For Peace” where mothers would ask that their husbands and sons were no longer killed in wars. 40 years before it became an official holiday, Ward Howe

would also have to proclaim a “Mother-in-law’s Day.” However, owing to the efforts of Anna Jarvis, by 1911 all U.S. states observed the holiday, with some of them officially recognizing Mother’s Day as a local holiday (the first being West Virginia, Jarvis’ home state, in 1910). In 1914, Woodrow Wilson signed a proclamation designating Mother’s Day on the second Sunday in May, as a national

In Britain, Constance Adelaide Smith was inspired to advocate for Mothering Sunday, an already-existing Christian ecclesiastical celebration in which the faithful visit the church in which they received the sacrament of baptism, as an equivalent celebration. She referred to medieval traditions of celebrating Mother

In 1912, Anna Jarvis trademarked the phrase “Second Sunday in May, Mother’s Day, Anna Jarvis, Founder”, and created the Mother’s Day International Association. She specifically noted that “Mother’s” should “be a singular pos- sessive, for each family to honor its own mother, not a plural possessive commemorating all mothers in the world.” This is also the spelling used by President Woodrow Wilson in his 1914 presidential proclamation, by the U.S. Congress in relevant bills, and by various presidents in their proclama-

While the United States holiday was adopted by some other countries, existing celebrations, held on different dates, honoring motherhood have become described as “Mother’s Day”, such as Mothering Sunday in the United Kingdom or, in Greece, the Eastern Orthodox celebration of the presentation of Jesus Christ to the temple (2 February of Julian Calendar). Both the secular and religious Mother Day are present in Greece. Mothering Sunday is often referred to as “Mother’s Day” even though it is an unrelated celebration.

In some countries, the date adopted is one significant to the majority religion, such as Virgin Mary Day in Catholic countries. Other countries selected a date with historical significance. For example, Bolivia’s Mother’s Day is a fixed date, commemorating a battle to defend children.

Some countries, such as Russia, celebrated International Women’s Day instead of Mother’s Day or simply celebrate both holidays, which is the custom in Ukraine. Kyrgyzstan has recently introduced Mother’s Day, but “year on year International Women’s Day is certainly increasing in status.”

DNA!

The instructions for who you are come hidden in the cells of your body. They are there from the very beginning. They decide what color eyes or hair you will have and how tall you will be. These instructions also determine whether you are right or left handed, or even how athletic you are. The name for the instructions is DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid. That’s quite a mouthful so we will just go with DNA. DNA is stored in your cells in a chromosome. Everyone starts out with two sets of chromosomes, one from your mom and one from your dad.

When you look at DNA with a very powerful microscope it looks like a circular staircase. The outside edges of DNA look like two very long strands. The strands are made of sugars and phosphates. These strands are held together by adenine (A), thymine (T), guanine (G), and cytosine (C). These bases make the steps on the staircase and together the four ingredients and the long strands form a chain that is called a double helix. Remember that I said these strands are in the cells of our bodies? That means if you took all your DNA and flattened it out to look like railroad tracks you could travel all the way around the universe, not once, but twice. That is a lot of information in the tiny space of one cell.

The Structure of DNA

The four bases, or nucleotides, that hold the strands of DNA together are the computer code or recipe for all life. They are mixed together over and over again in pairs. In fact a human has more than 3 billion pairs in their bodies. These pairs of bases tell each cell in your body what their job is. Three nucleotides strung together is a codon, and when you string codons together you create a gene. That gene creates a protein that tells the cell what its job is. Just like when you are building something with legos, nucleotides will only line up in a certain way.

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Designer Genes!

150 years ago there was a monk named Gregor Johan Mendel. He loved everything science, especially the outdoors and plants. He studied botany. Botany is the study of plants. Mendel noticed that you can have two plants that are the same but look different. He grew pea plants that had two different traits next to each other. After a time he observed that the plants began to take characteristics from the parent plant. During his research he realized that some characteristics were stronger than others. He called these the dominant genes. Other characteristics that did not happen often were called recessive genes. Basically this means you may get chromosomes from each parent but some of those genes are stronger than others. His experiments showed how it is decided what color hair or eyes you might have.

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High School Rodeo Recap

Tayler Bradley For The SenTinel

The Klickitat County High School Rodeo athletes got a week’s worth of practice in working on things and adjusted where they needed to in each of their events. They traveled north this time to Okanogan, Washington, for their second rodeo of the spring season. They even had a little visitor for the weekend traveling along with the Bean girls—his name is Dragon, and he is the best calf around, for sure a hit all weekend with each of the kids.

As always, the junior high kids take over the arena on Friday making two separate runs in each of their events. And they competed very well. Jackie Bean kicked it off with a great run in the girl’s breakaway placing 5th on her first run. Blaine Arnold made a couple of decent runs

in the boy’s goat tying that allowed him to place in the top ten for both runs and 9th in the average. Blake Endicott started his weekend off with a 4th place finish in the team roping on his first run and a win with his first run in the ribbon roping. He also made two great runs in the boy’s goat tying with a time of 13.6 seconds on run one and 14.4 seconds on run two placing him 4th in the average overall. Blake was taking his momentum and capitalizing on it. He won the first round of the boy’s breakaway with a time of 3.8 seconds and second on his second run with a time of 5.2 seconds, giving him the win in the average. These three athletes worked hard, and it paid off.

As the dust settled for the junior high it was now time for the high school athletes to take their turn in the arena. The weekend turned a little cold, windy, and rainy but

these kids were resilient as they pushed through all the bad weather. Peyton Sanchey ran a blistering 21.3 seconds in the pole bending that placed her second for her second run. She also made two

GHS Track and Field Recap

For The SenTinel

As we near the end of the season, the Goldendale High School track team continues to perform at their very best with hopes of qualifying for the upcoming district meet.

Last week they competed in Dayton, Washington, for their third league meet, and what a beautiful day it was for these Wolves to perform. Each was ready to do their very best as they began their events.

This track meet was their last chance to compete against other schools in their league before sub-districts, and they knew they needed to show their techniques at the highest level they could. Starting things off with the men’s 100-meter race was Rowen Richelderfer who crossed the finish line in 8th place and teammate Victor Canche coming in 10th. Rowen also ran in the 200-meters with a time of 27.22 seconds for 11th place. Coming in 5th for the same race was Sebatian Sanchez and Aaron Chilson who crossed the finish line in 2nd position with a time of 26.02 seconds. Making a statement in the 400-meters was Storey Woodbury who brought home the win and Victor Canche coming in 6th place.

Our lone Wolf in the 800-meters was Aiden Wheeler, who fought hard for his 3rd place finish. For the longest race of the

day, the 3200-meters, our very own Damian Simonds would bring home the overall win. Holycross ran in the 110-meter hurdles coming in a very close second place, and his fellow teammate Stephen Pittman, hot on his heels, came in 3rd.

Our men’s relay race teams took the track with hopes of high placings. Anthony Hauck, Storey Woodbury, Victor Canche, and Matthew Gray came in 3rd for the 4x100-meter race. Sebatian Sanchez subbed in for Victor for the next relay race of the 4x400-meters and the team came in just under 4 minutes putting them in 2nd place.

It was a great race day, and things were still heating up as the boys transitioned to their field events.

Victor stepped into the shotput pit, where he threw 34 feet 1-inch putting him in 6th place. Ethan Mell also threw the shot-put and reached a new personal best distance of 32 feet 6 inches that placed him 9th overall.

Ethan is a strong thrower that showed as he also competed in the discus where he threw 93 feet placing him 5th. Owen Myra competed alongside Ehtan in the discus where he reached a new personal best of 80 feet 9 inches that put him in 9th place.

In the last throwing event, the javelin, Jacob Harris threw an impressive 97 feet 11 inches for 8th place. Finishing it our strong for the

Wolves were jumpers. In the long jump Goldendale was a force to be reckoned with 7 athletes finishing in the top 15. Rowen Richelderfer came in 14th, Kent Cabalang brought home 12th place and a new personal best of 14 feet 4 inches, and Aiden Wheeler came in 10th. As they moved into the top 10, Aaron Chilson ended up in 8th place, Matthew Gray jumped a little farther with 17 feet 1 inch putting him 6th, and Stephen Pittman went 5 inches farther for a 3rd place finish. But the big story in the long jump was Raymond Holycross who jumped 18 feet 8 inches for the win. Finally, there was a pair of Wolves who placed in the top five of the triple jump event. Matthew Gray secured a 4th place finish, and his teammate Stephen reached 37 feet 7 inches for the win.

We can’t forget about our Lady Timberwolves who also performed well for the day. Phoebe Keith clenched a 10th place finish in the women’s 100-meter race with her teammate Eve Messenger coming in 12th. Phoebe also ran in the women’s 200-meter race where she placed 11th with a time of 33.85 seconds. Graziela Fuller had a great run in this race as well with a time of 33.20 seconds for 9th place. Our three favorite hurdlers, Charlotte Matulovich, Bailey Holycross, and Amity Bushnell, took on the 100-meter hurdles race

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consistent runs in the barrel racing that placed her 9th overall in the average with a time of 36.34 seconds. Jorgia Bean continued to show how great our Klickitat County Rodeo athletes are with two

top ten finishes in the barrel racing that placed her 7th in the average with a time of 36.15 seconds on two. She also made a great first run in the goat tying with a time of 11 seconds, placing her 7th. Lastly Jorgia made a good second run in the pole bending, placing her 6th. Finishing off a successful weekend for the ladies was Joslyn Arnold. She made two beautiful runs in the goat tying, placing 5th on her first run and 4th on her second for a combined time of 20.3 seconds on two. She also was 2.86 seconds on her second run for second place in the breakaway roping to complete her weekend.

The boys also accomplished some big things in the arena this past weekend.

Wade Endicott and his team roping partner were 5.7 seconds on their first run, 10.1 seconds on their second that placed them first in the aver-

age for the weekend. He continued to succeed in the tie down roping with a 7th place finish for his first run and a 6th place finish on his second for a 5th place finish in the average with a time of 26.3 seconds on two head. Rounding it out for the rodeo was Mason Goosen who placed 11th in the tie down roping on his first run and 10th on his second, placing him 7th overall in the average with a time of 33.56 seconds on two.

These athletes have done a fabulous job so far competing against some tough contenders from across the state. They will have another rodeo this coming weekend in Basin City, Washington. This will be their third rodeo out of four before they head into state finals. If they keep up the hard work and use each opportunity they get, we will be sure to see some national qualifiers by the end.

where they came in 2nd, 5th, and 7th overall. Charlotte brought home another 2nd place finish in the 300-meter hurdles and Amity snagged 4th place. The girls switched it up for their field events.

Averie Mell threw a new personal best of 22 feet 2 inches in the shot put for 8th place and Bailey Holycross was right behind her with 21 feet 3 inches for 9th. She

also threw the discus 74 feet 3 inches coming in 4th overall. Jenna Casey spun fast and let the discus fly reaching 67 feet 11 inches placing her 6th. Averie Mell competed in the discus for 10th place and the javelin where she placed 7th. One other Timberwolf shined brightly in the javelin, and that was Ada Garner, throwing 90 feet 3 inches for the win. The

lady Wolves finished it out strong with Graziela Fuller placing 3rd in the long jump, Eve Messenger placing 5th in the triple jump, and Jenna Casey with the triple jump win of 29 feet 5 inches.   As the athletes head into sub-districts this week, we wish them the very best of luck.

Tayler Bradley

THIS DRAGON ISN’T DRAGGIN’: Jackie Bean with Dragon the calf.