Goldendale Sentinel May 17, 2023

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Goldendale, Washington

The thorny issue of city housing

ZACHARY VILLAR FOR THE SENTINEL

Local officials and members of the community met with representatives from the offices of various state government officials on May 8 to discuss community needs. The topics discussed that day were the lack of availability, accessibility, and quantity of housing in Goldendale, and a widening of the runway at the Goldendale Municipal Airport.

The state government representatives present at the meeting were from the offices of Senator Patty Murray, Senator Maria Cantwell, Congressman Dan Newhouse, and Governor Jay Inslee.

It was more of a listening meeting than action oriented. Raquel Crowley, central Washington director for the Office of Senator Patty Murray, asked questions and offered constructive feedback at many points in the meeting, and Ashley Stubbs, deputy chief of staff for the Office of Congressman Dan Newhouse, spoke a few times. Other than that, the representatives were mostly silent as they listened and took notes.

Local officials present at the meeting included Goldendale Mayor Michael Canon, Klickitat County Commissioner Lori Zoller, Goldendale City Administrator Pat Munyan, Goldendale Chamber of Commerce Director Mindy Jackson, Goldendale School District Superintendent Dr. Ellen Perconti, and businessman Ty Ross, among others.

Canon began the meeting with his concerns regarding the housing shortage in Goldendale. He said that companies were renovating old houses to be sold on the market and that single family homes, duplexes, and triplexes were being built.

“We’re making an effort,” he said, “but it’s not nearly the effort that we need to provide the amount of housing that this community, this county, and this state need for people everywhere. That’s the area that we really want to concentrate on: how we’re going to get enough housing. We have massive projects that the county’s going to be bringing in that’ll be two to three years away. The thing that right away I was concerned about is this idea of, ‘If you build them, they will come.’ Well, we might build them and if they don’t come, we’re wiped out.”

Zone 1 county burn ban in effect

Klickitat County has established a ban on open outdoor burning for Klickitat County Burn Ban Zone One. This is defined as lands east of the Klickitat County Fire District No. 7 eastern boundary to include, but not limited to, Klickitat County Fire Districts Nos. 2, 9, and 10; outside the jurisdiction of the Yakama Indian Nation; and the jurisdiction of the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission and prohibiting the issuance of burning permits except for authorized agricultural burning. Residential barbecues will be allowed. At the discretion of the Fire Chief, Fire Protection Districts are exempt from this ban for the purposes of live fire training activities. This

LOU MARZELES

THE MARKET RE-

TURNS: Saturday morning at the Goldendale Chamber of Commerce building, the Goldendale Farmers Market opened again for the 2023 season.

A beautiful day with trees in bloom helped draw a strong turnout as shoppers thronged vendors, searching for that perfect food or craft item. The Goldendale Farmers Market is an open air venue with fresh seasonal produce, home-baked goods, jams and jellies, farm fresh eggs, Klickitat County wild honey, original jewelry, and an ever-changing array of artisans and crafters. The market is open now through September on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Cleanup Day announced

RODGER NICHOLS FOR THE SENTINEL

Klickitat County Commissioner Dan Christopher appeared at the Goldendale City Council Monday night, wearing his other hat as the founder of the nonprofit Goldendale Area Enrichment, which works to better the community. He was there to announce the group is sponsoring a Goldendale Community Cleanup Day on Saturday, June 3.

Canon then turned the meeting over to Munyan to speak about housing challenges the city faces. Munyan said they are currently working on developing Tax Increment Financing (TIF) districts to help make housing more affordable. “It’s kind of like a reverse local improvement district... You look over a 30-year period, and we freeze taxes, and that money projected out, from the starting point to the end point, is money we can spend now to help developers put in infrastructure, roads, everything to help keep that cost down, to improve the options of development within the community.”

The problem with TIFs is that the money that is projected out and spent now to pay for development is tax money that will be redirected to pay the TIF and would not go to normal city services such as education and

health. A TIF is like betting that a development will be successful and create more tax dollars down the line. With a city like Goldendale, where development might not occur at all without this kind of assistance, a TIF can be a useful tool and economically beneficial.

Munyan said they were also working on zoning overlay districts, which he said the TIF “kind of” is. “We’re taking it a step further: zoning districts that provide density bonuses, which helps developers as well, to have smaller lots, get more housing in there, to spread that impact cost.”

Crowley asked what amount of acreage for these zoning changes and overlays were being considered. “Quarter acre, maybe even smaller, depending on the target goal,” replied Munyan. “If it’s a duplex or townhouse, you’re looking at 25-foot by 100-foot lots

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ban is in full force and effect from May 15 until rescinded. The public is directed to check with the authorities concerning burning restrictions within the corporate limits of any city or town.

In 2018 Klickitat County Department of Emergency Management (KCDEM) in cooperation with the Klickitat County Interagency Fire Association (KCIFA) created new County Burn Ban Zone designations for establishing County open outdoor burn bans. This consists of three zones across the county starting in the east with Zone One then Zone Two covering the central area and Zone Three covering the west end of the county. For clarity the zone boundaries follow fire district

boundaries as much as possible. Maps detailing the zone boundaries have been created and are available to view and download on the KCDEM webpage. Information for Klickitat County Burn Ban Zones 2 and 3 will be

released as soon as the 2023 dates are finalized.

The full resolution and KC Burn Ban maps can be viewed online at www.klickitatcounty. org/1242/Burn-Bans-Zones-andNotices.

“We have partnered with Republic Services to facilitate this thing in two phases,” he told the council. “One phase is that Republic Services has generously offered to accept one load of trash, up to three yards, at the Goldendale transfer station from each household in the city. Phase two will be members of Goldendale Community Enrichment working with anyone willing to volunteer to pick up trash at the curb for any Goldendale resident without the means of hauling their own trash. We will also be doing this free of charge.”

He asked anyone who owned a truck or pickup and wanted to help to show up at the Klickitat County Courthouse by 8:45 am on June 3. He said Republic Services has agreed to provide lunch for up to 60 volunteers.

City Administrator Pat Munyan reported that there was an uptick in land use applications, whether for variances, conditional use permits, or short plats. He said it was his understanding that this was happening a lot more frequently than in the past and was a sign of economic growth.

And with good weather, public work crews are busy.

“They are now spraying weeds, patching potholes, and, while there is still moisture in the ground, trying to get all the roads and alleys graded,” Munyan said.

Goldendale Police Sgt. Mike Smith reported that the city had recently experienced an increase in drug-related incidents in city parks, and councilors agreed that the city should install signs prohibiting camping and drug use in the city parks to give the police more enforcement authority. Councilor Steve Johnston suggested that the city implement ordinances providing prohibitions against drug use in the face of state changes liberalizing their use. He said a number of other

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County to hold meeting on mental health

Klickitat County has been notified that Comprehensive Healthcare has “intent to close its two physical sites in Klickitat County”, although no specific date was provided in the correspondence received by the County last month.

Klickitat County Behavioral Health (KCBH) is currently collaborating with multiple community stakeholders and agencies to identify long term and sustainable solutions to address the current mental health crisis in Klickitat County as well as exploring options for individuals who may need care in the interim.

A meeting will be held Thursday, May 25, at 11 a.m. to discuss the county’s current program capabilities, resources, and potential next steps to increase access to mental health services for all county resi-

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HEADLINES & HISTORY SINCE 1879
ZACHARY VILLAR WHERE WILL THEY LIVE?: Goldendale Mayor Michael Canon (center) addresses local officials and government representatives (left to right) Miland Walling, John Anderson, Ashley Stubbs, Raquel Crowley, and Richard Evans.

Legends celebrates 25 years

On May 15, 1998, at 11 a.m., Legends Casino in Toppenish officially opened for a very excited community.

Monday, Legends Casino Hotel marked the anniversary of that opening with a special blessing from leaders of the Confederated Tribes of the Yakama Nation, recognition of team members who started the journey 25 years ago, and special prizes, entertainment, and fare for guests. The Casino has been a supporter of several Klickitat County charities over the decades.

Native American culture includes a rich tradition of gaming that stretches back thousands of years—stick games. This has been played by ancestors, and the tradition continues at Pow Wows to this day, with Yakama Nation Legends Casino Hotel hosting Pow Wow and Stick Games May 19 - 21. The Casino was seen as a kind of extension of gaming. General Manager Letisha Peterson, an enrolled member, shared: “As we prepared for the anniversary, we spoke with many tribal members who were present or involved in the discussions regarding whether or not to implement a casino that began almost 30 years ago. East coast tribes were launching casinos successfully at that time, and the Yakama Nation was exploring four different investment opportunities, with a casino as one of the options.” By 1996, the other

opportunities fell away for various reasons, and casino plans began.

The Yakama Nation culture permeates the property. The casino opened with an iconic logo featuring Mount Adams—a source of much history and lore for the Yakama Nation and a striking presence in the valley. In 2012, a logo update including the iconic fisherman became the brand. The bounty of the rivers took center stage for the expansion completed that year in which the logo changed and the lobby was redone to feature a mock-up of the fishing scaffolds that Yakamas used at Celilo Falls on the Columbia River until they were flooded by The Dalles Dam. Continuing tradition, these scaffolds are still being constructed and used by tribal fishermen at the Columbia River today.

Providing for the community has been the mission of the casino since its inception. Not only does the casino support many Yakama Nation programs, but it’s also awarded more than $15 million in grants through its Yakama Cares and Community Impact Fund. Today, the property employs over 700 team members.

Peterson explained, “When the property opened, casino gaming was viewed as a new tradition of gaming by many of our people and a window to the future. We started with 324 team mem-

bers, and we now employ over 700 people from the area. Fifty-two percent of our team members are Tribal or tribal affiliated. While our goal is to hire tribal membership, we’re privileged to help create a better quality of life for all people who live

in our community.”

The public is invited to join the celebration all year long with a blockbuster entertainment lineup, special giveaways, and more. Details are updated regularly on the website at legendscasino.com.

False active shooter call in White Salmon

Lou MarzeLes

Editor

A false report of an impending shooting at Columbia High School in White Salmon resulted in a tense lockdown last Wednesday. Klickitat County Sheriff Bob Songer said County Dispatch got a call around in early afternoon from a male who stated, “I’m going to go into the school and shoot and kill as many people as I can.” He told Dispatch he had to do it “because of Satan.”

Every law enforcement agency in the area was quickly on the scene, and the school was ordered into lockdown. Agencies included Klickitat County Sheriff deputies, BingeWhite Salmon police,

Washington State Patrol, Yakama Tribal police, and Washington Fish & Wildlife officers. After about a two-hour search of the premises, the call was determined to be a false alarm. Worried parents and students were quickly reunited. The call mirrored a rash of similar false alarms around Washington and Oregon, including Stevenson and part of north central Washington. A call in Marion County, Oregon, went into extensive detail, with the caller claiming to have been shot and hiding in a bathroom. Police found no evidence of a shooter or anyone having been shot.

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G OLDENDALE ’ S A TTIC

Answer to last week´s Mystery Picture

This week’s Goldendale’s Attic Mystery Picture

Are these guys building gopher swimming holes? Very thoughtful of them. The writing on the door of the truck says “Cascade Lumber Co. Fire

Truck”—did private companies actually have their own fi re trucks? It’s astonishing how little we know about this picture. All we really know is that this

OOKING BACK

May 11, 1903 – 120 Years Ago

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

com), or give us a call (509773-3777), or drop in at the office—and remember, you’re welcome to come in and take a look at the original photograph.

We colorized this photo from last week. This group of ladies are members of the Dig and Dream Garden Club. You may recall the name— several months ago we ran a different Mystery Picture of the same garden club. We were able to dig the picture up out of our archives. The picture ran April 16, 1964. The picture ran without the ladies’ fi rst names, in the old fashioned style of reporting. For example, it was Mrs. William West, rather than Josephine West. For accuracy we have written it up as it was originally reported

and put the ladies’ names in parenthesis, if known. The Headlines and History article on this page is the story that ran with the picture. DIG AND DREAM GARDEN CLUB members planting shrubs around the Klickitat County Historical Museum as part of their yard beautification project.

Left to right, Mrs. H. W. Freer, Mrs. Ira (Dorothy) Brokaw, Mrs. Bud (Francis) Counts, Mrs. Charles (Mildred) Whyte, Mrs. Ernest (Bell) Counts, Mrs. William (Josephine) West.

Bringing Klickitat County back to its roots

Centerville is one of the thriving towns on the CR&N Railroad. On the direct line of the Columbia River and Northern Railroad, 36 miles by rail from the terminus on the Columbia River at Lyle and seven miles from Goldendale, lies the town of Centerville, with a present population of about 260. There are at present in Centerville two general merchandise stores, two hotels, three blacksmith shops, one barber shop, two drug stores, one hardware store, one billiard hall, two telephone exchanges, two livery stables, one butcher shop, three churches (Methodist, Christian, and Catholic), a graded public school, one real-estate office, a weekly newspaper, one shoemaker, and two chopping and planning mills. There are openings here for a furniture store, a men’s furnishing goods store, a bank, a harness shop, a photography gallery, a brickyard, a dentist, a lumber yard, a flouring mill, and perhaps a lawyer. A system of water works is now in the course of construction.

May 10, 1913 – 110 Years Ago

The postal inspector, who was in Goldendale last week, has recommended that the government secure a brick building lease for the post office in this city. He says more room is required than the present building gives. When this room was fi rst secured there were no rural carriers, and since then the parcel post has come on, and the inspector insists on more space to work in. The inspector examined the McCully brick and will recommend the leasing.

May 13, 1913 – 110 Years Ago

D. Wilder, a Goldendale contractor, has begun the erection of a 600,000-gallon concrete reservoir on the farm of the Inadale Fruit Farm Company, at Maryhill. The water supply from large springs on the premises will be conserved for irrigation purposes, and it is expected that enough water will be obtained to irrigate 160 acres of fruit and alfalfa. The holdings of the Inadale company adjoin the 5,000-acre farm of Samuel Hill and were formerly known as the Trask Ranch.

May 11, 1940 – 83 Years Ago

Garver Castle, a Lyle stockman, disposed of his stock last week in Toppenish, which had been fed over the winter in Yakima Valley, as part of an experiment to test the use of squash as a fattening ration for stock.

May 15, 1945 – 78 Years Ago

Here is a fish story that is hard to believe, yet, according to Bert Beyerlin, it did happen. Fishing on the Big Klickitat near the “Dad” Leidl ranch last Saturday with Beyerlin, Jess Bradstreet hooked a big fi sh that broke his leader. Jess, somewhat disgusted, added another leader and hook and started fishing again. In less than five minutes, Jess had another big one on and after landing the fish found that it was the same one that broke his tackle. The fish measured 19 inches. That is what we could call cooperation on the part of the fish during war time when fishing tackle is hard to obtain.

May 12, 1983 – 40 Years Ago

The Muttonhead 4-H Club, which has just honored leader Roberta Hoctor for 20 years of service to the organization, has scheduled a community service project for Saturday, May 23. On that date, the Muttonheads will meet at the primary school parking lot and journey to the Pleasant Valley Cemetery. The day will be spent cleaning the cemetery grounds.

Points to ponder:

The mobile phone, email, Instragram–call me old fashioned, but what’s wrong with a chain of fi re beacons?

Wear short sleeves–support your right to bare arms.

A young boy arrives home from school and says, “Mom, everyone says I’m too hairy.” The mother yells to her husband, “Honey, the dog is talking!”

Yesterday I told a chicken to cross the road. It said, “What for?”

Do radioactive cats have 18 half-lives?

William Tell and his family were reputed to be keen bowlers, but all the Swiss league records were destroyed in a fi re. So we’ll never know for whom the Tells bowled.

This week’s story comes to us from the same time that last week’s Goldendale’s Attic Mystery Picture ran: April 16, 1964.

Garden Club landscapes Historical Museum grounds

The Dig and Dream Garden Club of Goldendale have started on their project of beautifying the grounds of the Klickitat County Historical Museum according to Mrs. Ira Brokaw, chairman of the project.

Work on the grounds, which included the planting of 74 shrubs and the preparation of flower beds, has been carried out the past two Saturdays by members of the club, their husbands and 4-H members.

The plans for the landscaping project were prepared by Robert Wearne, WSU extension specialist who visited the museum and prepared the plans. Shrubs were furnished by Flowers by Maxine. Mrs. H. R. Churchley is furnishing the annual flower plants for the border plantings.

The Dig and Dream Garden Club is fi nancing the project through the grant they received from the Sears Foundation for their work in the Oregon Federated Garden Club Community Improvement contest last year. Mrs. Ira Brokaw was chairman of the project and was assisted by Mrs. Harry Moore.

Members of the Garden Club who have been working on the landscaping work include Mrs. William West, Mrs. Harry Moore, Mrs. H. W. Freer, Mrs. Russel Woodward, Mrs. Doug Ledbetter, Mrs. Bud Counts, Mrs. Ernest Counts, Mrs. Ira Brokaw, and Mrs. Chuck Whyte. In addition to the members, the following husbands were pressed into service: Ira Brokaw, Harry Moore, and H. W. Freer.

Members of the 4-H Livestock and Recreation club who assisted in planting of the shrubs were Peter Thompson, Bill Hornibrook, Terry McKune, Harry Brink, Sandra Hill, Lynn Hill, Beverly Whyte, and Barbara Whyte.

The Sears Foundation contest the article referenced was also another Mystery Picture, whose original ran

in February, 1964. HAPPY

SMILES on the faces of these three Dig and Dream Garden Club members come from the check they are exhibiting here-a grant to help them buy plants for the Presby House (in background). The club, a member of the Oregon Federation of Garden Clubs, submitted its plan in the 1963 Community Improvement Project contest, sponsored by the federation with the

assistance of Sears Roebuck & Co. The check, for $104, is part of the $345 allowed in each of the 17 federation districts. It will “just about buy the shrubs needed,” members said. They will make foundation plantings around the old mansion. About 60 shrubs of 13 different kids were specifi ed by landscape architect Robert Wearne, horticulture specialist of WSU, to provide blooms all season.

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Maybe growth requires a little confrontation

As the snow on the Simcoe Mountains begins to melt, the long-awaited spring—or has it jumped straight to summer?—is ushered in by spontaneous outbursts of yellow daffodils and bright, red tulips.

The hornets and the bumblebees make shy, stumbling entreaties onto our garden; they’ll soon be out in full force, dominating the air with their buzzing. One of our goats gave birth to two healthy, happy kids who are already running around, launching themselves off any surface they can find, each one trying to outdo the other.

Spring is a time of renewal, a time of new beginnings. My younger sister called me just the other day to tell me she’d eloped with her boyfriend. It was a surprise to us all, as elopements often are. We all knew she liked the guy; she’d told us so. His family is from Wyoming, he’s in the military, for recreation he enjoys hunting. What’s not to like?

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Zachary Villar

We were happy for her. Things were not always easy for my younger sister. Her teenage years were diffi-cult, as they are for so many of us. She fought with her father, my stepfather, often. She’s 10 years younger than I, so I was old enough to bear a somewhat concerned witness to these times. I was happy to see her taking this new step forward, happy to see her happy, smiling in photos with her husband, a young couple with the future ahead of them and endless possibilities.

Speaking of difficulties, when our goat gave birth, we were all happy, all of us except for one. Our mother goat had given birth to a kid the year before, and this little yearling goat was not happy to see that she was being squeezed out by the two new babies. She was aggressive toward them, and the mother in turn became aggressive toward her. Such is the way with goats.

We were able to manage the situation and slowly reintroduce the yearling kid back into the herd, where she is now running around, back with the pack, happily munching grass. It made me think about how, sometimes in life, it seems that getting into arguments and fights is a way for us to develop, to change, to shed our proverbial skin, move forward, and move on. My younger sister had to argue with her father to let him know that she was no longer a little girl and that she was ready to become a woman. Maybe she had to fight with him so that she could understand that herself and be able to accept it.

And my mother goat had to fight with her kid to let her know that she was no longer the baby of the family, that it was time for her to become a mature member of the herd and make room for the next generation of kids.

Winter is the time when we must suffer through a period of dormancy so that last year can die off, and we can make way for the renewal of the new year, the new growth, and the new world being born before our eyes. It can be difficult, but in the end, nature has a way of sorting things out, and most of the time we find ourselves better off than we were before.

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

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.

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

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

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H OMETOWN

Ketchum Kalf gearing up

Here we are in mid-May already. The 88th Glenwood Ketchum Kalf Rodeo is only a month away. Work has been continuing on the new arena fence and other important areas of the arena and grounds. Rodeo Association members will hold another workday on Sunday, May 21, to continue preparing for the fast-approaching rodeo. All are welcome to come help and enjoy a potluck lunch.

Burgers and hotdogs will be provided; just bring a dish to share. Anyone interested in participating in the rodeo parade this year should contact Christina Kuhnhausen at (509) 364-3326 to sign up and reserve a spot in the parade.

Speaking of rodeos, some of our Glenwood residents participated in the fi rst 2023 Klickitat County Posse Playday at the posse grounds in White Salmon last Sunday, Mother’s Day. Jocee and Jentry Hoctor and their mom, Jaecee, along with Pacen Ste-

phens and his mom, Aubrey, represented our community well in all the pole events and the barrels. Jocee, a 7th grader, flew around the barrels with a time of 16.91 on her beautiful horse, Grace. Then her mom, Jaecee, had a time to beat and did, with a 16.61 on Jessie. Jentry, a 3rd grader, had awesome times in all her events on her good horse, Badger.

Pacen participated in leadline. I should add that little cowboy is just 18 months old. Instead of hanging on with both hands, he waved to his fans through all his events as his daddy, Johnny, led the horse and his mama, Aubrey, walked beside him for safety. This was Aubrey’s fi rst time competing in the playday series, and she did very well in all her events. It was a beautiful day, and those of us there to cheer on our Glenwood cowgirls and cowboys enjoyed sitting in the shade enjoying a delicious barbecue lunch prepared by Vicky

Ramsay and Joe Davitt. With Memorial Day weekend coming very soon, here’s some important information regarding the cemetery from one of our District 3 commissioners, Rachel Throop. When tending the gravesites of your loved ones, please do not use Roundup on weeds. It kills the grass, and the commissioners have their own system for controlling weeds. Please do not place glass vases or containers at the gravesites. When the weedeater whacks and breaks the glass, it makes an awful mess for those working in the cemetery to clean up. And, fi nally, please do not plant any trees or shrubs without the approval of the cemetery commissioners. They want to make sure water lines or graves aren’t uprooted if the wrong thing is planted. Rachel says thank you to everyone for your assistance in

helping keep our Mt. Adams Cemetery beautiful.

I’m sorry to share the news that Glenwood has lost another dear friend, Wanee Martin Kuhnhausen. Our condolences to out to Wanee’s children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. I received this beautiful tribute from Wanee’s daughter, Karen Gravelle Saunders: “Wanee (Martin) Kuhnhausen, 97, a former long-time Glenwood resident, went home to heaven May 13. Aided by the match-making talents of Beth and Otis Carr, Wanee came to Glenwood from the Yakima Valley to help Manuel Gravelle with his two daughters. The housekeeper/nanny position took on a new dimension as love blossomed between the couple. The following years were fi lled with picnics at Bird Creek Ford and Bench Lake, winter sledding and

ice skating, chaperoning basketball bus rides, pinochle games with the neighbors, yard work, marathon canning sessions using tasty, abundant Yakima Valley produce, and competitive lawn croquet games.”

Wanee adapted to the demands of being a logger’s wife by creating tasty meals for a large, hungry family from little in the larder. Delicious stews, homemade bread, goulash, pies and cakes, and other goodies seemed to appear from nowhere. Her homemade lemon meringue pie was sought after at community potlucks. She and Manuel enjoyed many happy years together prior to his death.

Years later, Wanee accepted the request from Rama Kuhnhausen to help at the Kuhnhausen ranch with cooking and cleaning duties. The women developed a strong mutual friendship and enjoyed spending time with one another. Fol-

lowing Rama’s death, Wanee continued to assist Osmar with these necessary tasks, and the two grew close and decided to marry. At the end of the workday, Wanee didn’t need to return home because she was home! Osmar’s dry sense of humor, solid work ethic, stories of days gone by, and an accepting heart were blessings to Wanee’s family. Wanee will be remembered as a woman who cared about others and put their needs ahead of her own. She chose kindness and understanding over criticism and negativity, always seeing the good in others. She treasured memories of family beach outings, trips to Disneyland, and just listening to and being there for her grandchildren. The light of her love made the world a better, brighter place. She will be greatly missed.

Good opportunity for summer job

Last call for the Super Duper Dallesport/Murdock Community Yard Sale happening over the weekend of May 19 through 21. A map has been made with addresses so shoppers can fi nd the sales. Call Courtney Blades at (901) 303-7611 for more information.

Family and friends mourn the loss of their beloved Elma Brashers. She spent 105 years here on earth but fi nally was called to meet those she had outlived and missed with enduring love.

I’m told she had fi rst lived in High Prairie, then here in Lyle before moving on to Dallesport where she lived out her years with her daughter- in- law, Muriel Krusow. I have no word on the service.

High Prairie Farmers Market is now going strong from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the High Prairie Community Center the fi rst and third Fridays of the month, May through September.

It’s at 701 Struck Road, Lyle (between Centerville and Lyle). The next date is May 19. Vendors, please contact Josh Harrison at: (509) 2810971, or email: josh7harri-

son@gmail.com.

Whoever that young man is who mowed the grass/ weeds around the “Lyle Welcomes You” sign on the east side of town, I wish to commend you and thank you for your kindness. It gives us a sense of pride to know that travelers and residents alike can see the sign without having to peer through tall, combustible grass.

It’s always great to get confirmation that a job is very much appreciated, as it shows in this anonymous letter from a community member who sent it to the local 9-1-1 operator: “I would like to extend my heartfelt thank you to the 9-1-1 operator for her calm professionalism during my initial call. I would also like to thank the paramedic and EMT for the care they gave my wife, and I would also like to thank the four others who put aside what they were doing on a Sunday morning to come and help when we were in need. Thank you all—you are all heroes who deserve recognition for the work

you do.” I, for one, have had a positive response to calls that I’ve made to our local emergency team and found them to be prompt, courteous, and professional. And that’s what is needed when experiencing physical dilemmas.

The Mt. Adams Fruit Company is reaching out to anyone interested in a short summer job. This would be a good opportunity for students to experience and learn both employment and financial responsibilities. “We are looking forward to packing cherries in June at our Dallesport packing facility! Our packing season runs on average eight weeks. We will have day shift and night shift positions available. Follow the link! Check out our jobs and apply online: https://mountadamsfruit. com/jobs. Call (509) 493-1722 if you have any questions.”

Along those lines: MidColumbia Fire and Rescue is excited to announce they have opened their Firefighter Apprenticeship position. They are a

growing fi re district with an amazing team of dedicated professionals. Please visit www.mcfr.org/jobs for

additional information and to download the application materials. Submit your news to Mil-

dred E. Lykens, (509) 3652273 or lykensme41@gmail. com.

TAX JUDGMENT SALE

Public notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the real property tax Judgment and Order of Sale entered by the Klickitat County Superior Court on the 7th day of March 2023, in proceedings for foreclosure of tax liens upon real property, as provided by law, I shall on the 22nd day of May, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. through the bid4assests.com website, sell the real property to the highest bidder satisfying the full amount of taxes, interest, and costs adjudged to be due.

REGISTER BY MAY 16, 2023

In witness whereof, I have hereunto affixed my hand and seal this 4th day of May, 2023.

GREG GALLAGHER, Treasurer of Klickitat County

For further information, please call the Klickitat County Treasurer’s office at (509) 773-4664 or (800) 766-5403, or visit www.klickitatcountytreasurer.org

Spokane Community College lists 1,904 students on its honor roll for the 2023 Winter Quarter, which ended in March. The honor roll lists those students who achieved a grade point average of 3.0 or above. Three Goldendale students are on the list.

SCC is one of two community colleges within the Community Colleges of Spokane district. It is known for its programs in career and technical training as well as its apprenticeship programs, but it also offers associates degrees including those that are transfer-ready for those going into universities. SCC serves more than 15,000 students annually with a main campus in east Spokane, five other locations in rural areas of northeastern Washington and a program in the Airway Heights Cor-

rectional Center.

The three Goldendale students on the list are Stephanie Basilan, Charles Hicks, and Felicity Mains. Community Colleges of Spokane is a dynamic,12,300-squaremile state community college district that includes Spokane Community College, Spokane Falls Community College and six rural education sites, serving residents in Pend Oreille, Stevens, Whitman, Ferry and parts of Lincoln counties.

CCS offers high-quality academic transfer, careertechnical and eLearning degree and certificate programs; business and community training; and adult literacy programs throughout northeastern Washington, enrolling approximately 34,000 students a year.

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Call 509-773-3777 to be included in this Medical Directory 509.773.5866 or 773.CARE (2273) 615 E Collins, Goldendale REIMCHE-VU FAMILY DENTISTRY David Reimche-Vu, DDS Jeanne Cummings, RDH Gentle care for all ages. Share your smile with us! DENTISTRY G O R G E M E D I C A L D I R E C T O R Y 509.773.4022 www.kvhealth.net 310 S Roosevelt Goldendale, WA 509.773.4022 509.773.4017 509.773.1025 509.773.4017 509.773.4017 509.773.7117 In network with Delta, Cigna, MetLife & Regence New patients welcome 509.773.5545 Monday - Friday Kent Large, DMD 617 Collins, Goldendale KVH Klickitat Valley Health
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Goldendale students on SCC honor roll

Community Events

Are you having an event, class, show, get together, or meeting you’d like the community to know about? Email us! Events@ GoldendaleSentinel.com. This Calendar of Events listing is free. Are you in need of an eye-catching display ad to highlight your event? Email us at ads@GoldendaleSentinel.com. Our friendly, helpful staff would love to help you find an advertising package that works for your needs and fits your budget! We offer online ads as well—with about 14,000 unique hits on our website a month, this is a great way to reach even more people.

WEEKLY AND MONTHLY EVENTS

Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday

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

Tuesdays & Thursdays

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

Sunday

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

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

Monday

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

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

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

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

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

• One on One Tech Help 1st Monday of the month 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the Goldendale Library, call to set up an appointment 509-773-4487

Tuesday

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

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

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

• Goldendale Photo Club 2nd

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

• KC Fair Board Meetings 1st Tuesday of the month is a Workshop, 3rd Tuesday of the month is a Board Meeting.

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

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

• Soroptimist International of Goldendale, 5:30 pm the second and fourth Tuesday of the month. Dedicated to helping women and youth in our community and worldwide. All welcome. Contact Betty 509-250-3746

Wednesday

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

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

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

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

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

Grange 87, Lyle

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

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

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

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

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

• Lyle Community Council Meetings are the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 6:30, Lyle Activity Center (308 Klickitat). Meetings also available via Zoom 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 • Bingo – 2nd & 4th Friday of the month, Mt Adams Elks Lodge 124 NE Church Ave, White Salmon. Doors open at 5:30, Bingo at 6 and the Salmon Run Grill is open from 5:30 –7:30

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

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

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

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

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

Saturday

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

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

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

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

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, 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 Gol-

is Beautiful” t-shirt. Additionally, these shirts will be available 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: Tour of the Cattlemen of the year’s operations, Don & Nancy Slater, starts at 9:30, 383 Dot Road near Bickleton. Lunch to follow at noon at the Cleveland Picnic Rodeo Groundsin Bickleton. Bring a salad or desert to share, this is a potluck. For more information call Dan Lee at 509250-0538.

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

May 21, 2023, Flower Pressing Workshop: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. 230 Jennings Road, Trout Lake

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, Lyle Schools

Art in the Park : 5 – 7 p.m. Lyle Park. “Art in the Park” is back! Please join us on May 31st for a fun, FREE, family night at the Lyle Park. Eat dinner and enjoy music performances by our music students in PreK-12th Grade. There will also be yard games and art and STEM activities. We hope to see you there!

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.

June 3, 2023, Goldendale Community Cleanup Day: Bring one load of trash per household up to 3 yards for free to the Goldendale transfer station. No truck? Goldendale Community Enrichment will have volunteers with trucks to pick up your trash for you.

ket: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. 2390 Washington 141, Trout Lake Grange Hall. Join us in downtown Trout Lake at the Grange on the first Sunday of each month through the Summer. The market will host a mix of local food producers, artists and crafters to showcase and sell their goods, as well as, a space for community members to gather and support one another.

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

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

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

dendale. 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 Association (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 surfaces.

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 minimum of $25 in sponsorship will receive a free GPRC “Every-One

at Cave Creek Farm. Learn how to gather and use pressed flora and fauna to create beautiful works of art with local artist Mary Garcia. This hands-on class will begin by exploring Cave Creek Farm as we collect and chat about the best plants to work with, how to prep them for the press, and demonstrate both quick and traditional methods of pressing. The remainder of the workshop will be spent arranging unique compositions of prepressed dried flowers and foliage on candles, clothing, and other assemblages. Cost is $35, visit www.cavecreekfarm.com/events to sign up.

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 24, 2023, Death & Taxes – Prepare for the future: 6 – 7 p.m. 131 West Burgen, Goldendale Community Library. Please join Hancock Advisors LLC for a relevant, informative, and educational 1-hour class that will cover savvy estate planning. Learn how to plan for the future and protect your loved ones. Learn the essentials of estate planning in this free informational 1-hour class and leave with a better understanding of the next steps you can take to make a plan and be a hero to your family.

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,

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 Family Fun Day: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Camp Jonah 31 Little Mountain Road, Trout Lake. Come have some fun and celebrate another year of camp with us! Family Fun Day at Camp Jonah is a great day for first-timers interested in getting to know the camp and even better to return and enjoy a reunion with campers, families and staff from years past! All activities are FREE and Big Herms is back to serve up a yummy pulled pork sandwich lunch at affordable family prices! Included in the day: zipline, climbing wall, inflatables, blue train, giant games, basketball toss, box hockey and so much more!

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 4, 202, Trout Lake Mar-

June 15, 2023, Fascinating (or Frightening?) Forest Insects: 6 p.m. Goldendale Community Library at 131 W Burgen. Glenn Kohler, Forest Entomologist with the Washington State Department of Natural Resources, will talk about the fascinating – and sometimes frightening – world of forest insects. Most of the bugs you encounter in the woods are good for a healthy ecosystem. A few of our native forest insects are considered bad 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 Annual NRPA Ketchum Kalf Rodeo: 63 Trout Lake Highway, Glenwood. The Annual Glenwood Ketchum Kalf Rodeo has been held by the Glenwood Ketchup Kalf Rodeo Association and the community of Glenwood, WA since 1934. Come join us for kids’ games & entertainment, beer garden, SunSation Mounted Flag Team performances both Saturday and Sunday, Sunday Slack at 8 a.m., Cowboy Breakfast and 6:30 a.m. – 10 a.m. Sunday at the school, Cowboy Church Service 9 – 10 a.m. Sunday at the rodeo grounds, and the Rodeo Parade in Downtown Glenwood at 11 a.m. Sunday. For more 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!

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O BITUARIES

Ruth Maxine Davidson passed away December 12, 2022, at her home in Goldendale surrounded by family. Ruth was born November 1, 1927, and was 95 years of age at the time of passing.

Ruth was born on the ranch at Kooskia, Idaho, to John J. and Vena D. (Nicholson) Haight. She attended grade school in Kooskia then the family moved to Spokane where she was involved in car accident at the age of 12. She became paralyzed from the waist down a time later; after therapy, the use of one leg returned. This never kept her from doing anything. Her family moved to Grand Coulee, Washington, where she graduated from high school in 1945.

After graduation she lived in San Jose, California, with her sister, Muriel and worked as a hospital switch board operator. Ruth met

Ruth Maxine Davidson

her future husband, Edwin (Ted) C. Davidson, through her best friend Ruby, who was his little sister. He was getting out of the Army Air Corp. They were married May 12, 1946, at the Nazarene Church in Grand Coulee. Her husband and her father worked on the construction of Grand Coulee Dam. They traveled all over in their trailer following construction jobs in Spokane, Wenatchee, Othello, Roosevelt (for seven years), Vancouver, and fi nally Goldendale in 1970.  Each placed she lived she was actively involved in the Nazarene Church. She was a Sunday School teacher all of her life until she had mobility issues, then she became the prayer chain coordinator. She served on the mis-

sion society council and on the local church board. She played the accordion and piano and sang. Her hobbies were music, singing, baking, homemaking, telephoning, keeping up with her friends, children, and grandchildren.  She is preceded in death by four infant children, Kenneth, Sandra, Ronald, and David; her son Douglas; sonin-law Mark Coleman; her granddaughter Karen (Davidson) Warren; her husband; all of his 14 siblings; and all of her siblings, Bernice (Bobby), Muriel, Vera, Lela, Dale, Johnny, and David. She is survived by four children, Pamela (Alan) Jussila and Daniel (Molly) Davidson of Goldendale, Naomi (Seth) Hampton of Twin Falls,

Idaho, and Barbie Coleman of Yelm, Washington. She has 11 grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren, and six great-great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

We would like to thank the wonderful Goldendale Home Health and Hospice team for their care over the last three years that enabled Ruth to stay in the comfort of her own home. Memorial contributions can be given to the Goldendale Church of the Nazarene. A private family service was held in December of 2022. Please join us for a Celebration of Ruth’s life at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 27, at the Church of the Nazarene, 124 W Allyn Street, Goldendale. Dinner will follow in the Fellowship Hall.

Joyce Lynn Aguon

1939 - 2023 Joyce Lynn Aguon passed away May 9, 2023, at her home in Goldendale. Joyce was born February 13, 1939, in Yakima, Washington, and was 84 years of age at the time of pass-

ing. Arrangements were under the direction of Columbia Hills Memorial Chapel, 300 W. Broadway, Goldendale. Visit Gardnerfh.com to leave a note for family.

George F. Schaal

George F. Schaal died May 15, 2023, in The Dalles, Oregon.

John James Crock

John James Crock died May 9, 2023, in The Dalles, Oregon.

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NAOMI JAMES

A HANDFUL: These are two pictures, taken near Goldendale, of the same moth, one to show perspective. It’s a Hyalophora euryalus, a Ceanothus silk moth, which hatched only the day before these pictures were taken. This is a very large, red-brown moth that flies in forests in all but the most eastern and northern reaches of the Pacific Northwest. These habitats include coastal rainforests, mixed hardwood forests, riparian areas, montane forests, juniper woodlands, and even sagebrush steppe. This species is common and widely distributed in both forests and arid rangelands at low to high elevations throughout the area. It is nocturnal and comes readily to light. The moth rests with wings folded over its back, like most butterflies. Like other giant silkworm moths, they do not feed as adults.

Gorge Community Action agencies highlight services

This year marks the 59th year since the Community Action Network was established to help families and communities overcome obstacles to poverty. Over 1,000 agencies across the country are working every day to create opportunities and transform the lives of their neighbors, making communities stronger and helping families across the US thrive. This year,

Washington Gorge Action Programs (WAGAP) and Mid-Columbia Community Action Council (MCCAC) also commemorate over 50 years helping families throughout the Columbia River Gorge.

Community Action Agencies serve 99 percent of all American counties with life-changing services to help families achieve fi nancial stability. All agencies

are locally controlled and make decisions on programming that best meets the needs of the community they are serving. WAGAP works on the Washington side of the Gorge to address basic human needs, including food security, shelter, housing assistance, energy assistance, family services, and more in Skamania and Klickitat Counties. MCCAC works on the Oregon side,

providing energy assistance, weatherization services, shelter and transitional housing, supportive services for veteran families, and more across Hood River, Wasco, and Sherman Counties.

To learn more about Community Action programs and how you can support this work, visit the websites (mccac.com and wagap.org).

Church Directory

GRACE BRETHREN

Community Grace Brethren

BAPTIST

Columbus Avenue Baptist, S.B.C.

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

CATHOLIC - Holy Trinity Catholic

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

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

EASTERN ORTHODOX

Ss. Joachim & Anna Orthodox Mission

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

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

Live: Facebook.com/GoldendaleGrace

"Learning - Living - Loving JESUS."

LUTHERAN

Christ the King Lutheran

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

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.

Contact Peggy to be included: Ads@GoldendaleSentinel.com ­ or ­ 509.773.3777

Deadline: Friday, May 19, by noon.

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.”

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Contact The Sentinel at 509.773.3777 or Ads@GoldendaleSentinel.com to include your church’s services & offerings.

County holds drone training

Zachary Villar

For The SenTinel

Throughout history, man has looked to the skies for signs of hope. The ancients read meaning into the movements of birds across the great, blue dome above, and the movement of stars and comets helped guide man’s decisions. Today, if you are literally lost and looking for guidance or hope, you would be fortunate to look towards the sky and see an unmanned aircraft being used to help locate you.

Unmanned aircrafts, or drones, are being used in many new and novel ways to assist people in their work. They’re being used to help sell real estate by photographing property from above. Firefighters are using them to get a better view of fires so they can figure out the best way to control them. Here in Klickitat County, unmanned aircraft are being used to assist during emergency situations.

The Klickitat County Small Unmanned Aerial System (sUAS) Program has only been around since November 2022 when they began their training, and in that short time, they’ve already had one success. On April 19 they located a man who went missing near the Leidl Campground East of Glenwood. The rescue serves as an example

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instead of 50-foot or greater sized lots. It just helps the developers and those selling the lots to get more return on their money, to make the numbers pencil out.”

“There’s not a lot of housing available here, is the problem,” Munyan added. He said more than 50 percent of the housing in Goldendale is probably owned by absentee landlords. “In some cases, it causes code enforcement issues or blight problems. It’s really challenging to enforce those when they’re absentee landowners. We do it, but it takes a lot more money and time to get it enforced.”

Jackson shared her personal experiences with the difficult Goldendale housing market. “I would consider myself kind of a mid-range house searcher, and I have three little guys, and we have not been able to locate a home in Goldendale. Most of the homes are two-bedroom or they’re in a condition that I couldn’t move in with my family and be ready to go.”

Jackson explained how the housing issue affects local businesses as well, such as schools and the hospital. “Not only is it difficult for them to hire a person in the first place,” she said, “but they’ll get somebody hired, and then that person will do a house search, and there’s not a place for them to stay.” She pointed out that it wasn’t just houses that were in short supply.

“I think that we don’t have any non-HUD housing apartments in the community. So if you’re not in a low-income situation but you need a carryover for time enough to build a home, you have no place to stay if you’re above that.” The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is the Federal agency responsible for national policy and programs that address America’s housing needs. HUD’s public housing was established to provide decent and safe rental housing for eligible low-income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities.

of the kinds of emergency events they train for.

The sUAS supports emergency responders in situations that could benefit from an aerial perspective, and unmanned aerial systems can be utilized in circumstances where their use would save time, enhance data collection, enhance life safety and property protection, and detect possible dangers that could not otherwise be seen.

Unmanned aerial systems can also be utilized in any circumstance where other means and resources are not available or are less effective.

The sUAS team met on a sunny morning last week for operator training. The training session took place on May 13 on 700 acres of private land north of Goldendale for which they had received permission from the owner to use for training. As the training session began, the team gathered under a tarp in front of the Klickitat County Emergency Management RV to be briefed on the plan for the day. First, they focused on the safety of the group itself. Hewey warned the group to be mindful of the heat and sun. Emergency Management Director Jeff King said that there were no poisonous snakes in the area but that ticks were a possible nuisance.

The training was led by Frank Hewey, Klickitat

funding can be discouraging to developers. “What happens is, to develop a lot from a piece of raw ground to usable, you’ve got to spend about $50,000 on a lot. When you take a HUD house, it cost you $125,000, when you add it on to the lot, there’s no way in the world to get enough revenue to pay for that investment.”

Ross said if the federal government is not able to offer additional funding, then the developer is forced to find ways of cutting costs, such as not installing paved roads. He said that compromising on other details, like the quality of the house or the additions of water and sewage pipes, was not wise. “So the only place you’ve got to cut is on the roads,” he said, “and the city can’t afford to have roads that are running all over town that aren’t paved. The only thing that I see that’s going to help is if we can get your HUD houses to raise the price by $400-500 a month of what they can afford to pay us... You’ve got to get the price up where a builder can make money.”

Munyan commented that the intention of TIFs is to help offset some of these costs. “It’s not that we’re going to go out and build 100 percent of the road, but it helps those numbers pencil out when a development comes in and needs to make these improvements.”

Jackson spoke about the role that housing would play in the proposed Goldendale Pumped Storage Energy Project if that project were to become a reality. The project would bring roughly 3,000 jobs to the region. “The challenge is we’re already in a housing deficit,” she said. “Between now and then, the goal would be to try to accommodate some of the people locally.” Jackson said it would be great if after the expected five-year build of the project was over and the employees of the project dispersed, Goldendale would be left with more stick-built homes, as opposed to manufactured homes.

County sUAS program coordinator, along with trainer/ pilot Kelvin Kennedy. Hewey comes from a military background. He joined the Army when he was 17, served for 11 years, then became a firefighter in Minnesota where he fought fires for seven years. Kelvin has years of experience flying unmanned aircraft, and he’s a member of Klickitat County Search and Rescue.

There were two different training stations set up that day. Hewey pointed to one of the stations, a row consisting of three groups of white buckets screwed to planks so the buckets were angled in different directions. The pilots had to fly their aircraft into a position from which they could photograph decals stuck to the bottom of the inside of each bucket. The white bucket configuration is a National Institute of Standards and Technology standard for drone pilot training.

“It’s a national, standardized course so all volunteer drone pilots have the same kind of basic knowledge, and we can compare ourselves and learn from each other that way,” explained Hewey. “It’s all relatively new, quite honestly, especially the volunteer programs for search and rescues and fires and all that. There’s been drone pilots around forever, but

of nearby towns. “This project is located near John Day Dam. As far as close proximity you have Biggs, and you have Roosevelt, and you have Goldendale. There is no actual residential place to live. I also have heard of the possibility that they would bring in temporary housing for the project and then remove it afterward.”

Perconti commented that the use of modular or temporary housing works for shortterm employment in the area, but it doesn’t meet the longterm recruitment market for incoming teachers, doctors, or other professionals.

“It’s my understanding that many of the things coming through, they are transporting,” she said, regarding projects in the area bringing in employees from outside the region. “Those 3,000 workers probably aren’t moving their homes here, just like those people that are installing the solar pieces are not moving their families here.”

Joel Madsen, executive director for the Mid-Columbia Housing Authority, then gave a presentation on what that organization does to assist with housing in and around the county. Mid-Columbia Housing is a regional public housing authority and a regional non-profit organization that works toward promoting affordable housing solutions throughout Hood River County, Sherman County, Wasco County, Skamania County, and Klickitat County.

“We value things like regional administration,” said Madsen. “We value that children are going to achieve better results at school if they live in a stable and affordable home. We value that access to a stable home allows you to increase your health outcomes… and we know that if you’re spending less on your home, you’re able to invest more in the local economy.”

now that it’s getting into the public safety arena a lot more, they had to grow some kind of a standard.” The pilots keep records of each flight session so they can monitor their improvements.

They train using the same aircraft that the team uses in real-life situations. The Matrice M30T is the larger of the two aircraft they use. It’s built to handle adverse weather and temperatures from -20° C to 50° C, making it a great choice for emergency response. “Of all of the ones we looked at, that one had the highest wind rating. All the other ones were in the low 20s, and that one there is for the mid-30s,” said Hewey, referring to wind speed in miles per hour. “For Klickitat County, at 20 we would never be able to fly it.” The M30T has a gimblemounted camera that offers stabilization when viewing through the camera’s lens, another feature useful in our county’s strong winds. “The aircraft has what they call an FPV camera, so it’s hard mounted to the top of it. It doesn’t move, we can’t adjust it, we can’t zoom in or out; it’s the bird’s eye view of the aircraft,” said Hewey. “If you fly with that you can see the whole aircraft moving [in the wind].” But if you’re looking through the gimble camera, Hewey explained, the pilot is

antee that affordability for the long haul in our developments. We connect our program participants in our residences and properties with appropriate services in our community: jobs training, health insurance, often times educating them on the homebuying process. Our fourth line of business that we work with is around home ownership. We work with current and future homeowners in a variety of different capacities, whether that’s downpayment assistance, administration, just teaching folks about the home buying process.”

Madsen said that so far, the Mid-Columbia Housing Authority has served nine households in Goldendale, and they have seven Goldendale households on their waiting list. He mentioned that the housing choice voucher program, also called the Section 8 Program, is the most popular rent assistance program that the MidColumbia Housing Authority helps administer. The housing choice voucher program is the federal government’s major program for assisting low-income families, the elderly, and the disabled to afford decent, safe, and sanitary housing in the private market. Madsen added that there are about 100 houses served by the housing choice voucher program in Goldendale. “That equates to about $70,000 a month that we’re pumping into the private rental market through the housing choice voucher program on behalf of that 100 households here in the city of Goldendale.”

offered a stabilized view, and they won’t notice any movement from the wind affecting the drone.

The team also flies the Mavic Air 2S, a smaller aircraft that they can use in situations where a larger machine would be inconvenient, such as indoor emergencies. Both types of drones feature obstacle avoidance, so if flying in compact spaces or through forested areas, the aircraft will sense if it’s going to hit something and automatically avoid the object.

The other training exercise that day consisted of locating seven bucket lids that were placed far across the property in different places. The lids had letters on them from A-G, and they had to find the lids in alphabetical order, and each lid had an arrow on it pointing in the direction of where the next letter could be found.

The three drones being flown that day (two M30T and one Mavic Air 2S) all belong to the county. “They were all purchased on a grant from FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency] for Homeland Security, with the purpose of anti-terrorism activities,” said Hewey. “So whether someone poisons the water supply or blows up a building, we have a way of helping first responders. But we’re not just pigeon-holed;

should be regarding safety and functionality. “It is the face of the county seat, and it needs to look that way, and more importantly it needs to function that way. Our current issue is that we have a 40-foot-wide runway that is pretty narrow; most of the county roads are that wide. It needs to be widened to 60 feet as a minimum. It currently is at just under 3,500 feet [in length]. We’d like to displace the threshold, add that distance at the end to make it safer as planes come over the fairground road.”

Lundin stated the goal was to make the airport function both as a tool for economic development and as a safety valve for medical emergencies requiring air transportation. He spoke about the limitations the current runway size imposes on the city’s access to the Life Flight Network, a nonprofit air medical transport service utilized by Goldendale. “Life Flight now currently will fly their helicopters in. They will fly the Pilatus in when the weather meets their requirements. At 40 feet, as soon as the weather starts to settle or it starts to freeze, we don’t meet that requirement anymore because it’s just too dangerous for them.” The Pilatus PC-12 is Life Flight’s fixedwing aircraft used for medical transport.

we’re allowed within very certain guidelines of what we can use them for outside that.”

Hewey was careful to make it clear that the program’s drones are not being used for anything that infringes on people’s rights to privacy or goes beyond the purview of the Department of Emergency Management. “We don’t do any law enforcement because we’re not trained law enforcement,” he said. “We cannot do evidence gathering, we can’t go looking for suspects, we can’t do any of that. They have their own aircraft at the Sheriff’s office… PUD has their own, Public Works has their own.” The team’s program policy states, “UAS team members will have the protection of citizens’ civil rights and reasonable expectations of privacy as a key component of any decision made to deploy the UAS.”

The Klickitat County sUAS Program is volunteer-based, and all the people out training that day were volunteering their time. The volunteers come from a variety of different backgrounds. Some of them are volunteer or retired firefighters, some are also part of Klickitat County Search and Rescue, and some are just people looking to give back to the community.

Systems, so it’s not eligible for a traditional FAA funding model.” He said Goldendale is working closely with the aviation group of the Washington State Department of Transportation, but that the cost of the runway widening was more than the Washington Aviation Grant program could leverage. “The state traditionally gets about $2.1 million a year, and this is in the neighborhood of about a $4.4 million project.”

Despite the high cost, McFarland said that from a safety standpoint, it’s an important project. “We always look to the FAA guidelines as to how we design and improve an airport, and the FAA minimum runway width is 60 feet. That’s where this airport should be and wants to get.”

“I don’t think the federal government and state government have realized the increasing cost in the last five years,” said Ross regarding companies that are building homes. He spoke about how the rising costs of materials and insufficient government

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Isaiah Garcia reported that Volunteer Connection, organized by Senior Services, has been helping with projects all over the county and would be happy for anyone inter -

“The main thing is, there are folks who are prepping for this project, but they’re more looking at RV parks,” said Jackson. She mentioned that the location of the project presented difficulties due to the limited housing options

ested to join up. Councilors also voted on a contract for a tax increment financing feasibility study, heard a report on the city’s finances from the state auditor’s office, and approved a couple of agreements to allow seismic and geodetic recording stations to be established on city property near the wastewater treatment plant and by the airport.

Madsen explained that the Mid-Columbia Housing Authority administers federal resources in a variety of different ways. “We administer rent assistance programs where we pay a portion of the rent on behalf of the program participants… We’re owners, managers, and developers of affordable housing communities. We target a specific income level and we guar -

“We’re always working to find a solution for our communities,” said Crowley. “We want you to have access to your taxpayer dollars back in the community to keep that cycle of the economy going.” Madsen shared his appreciation for the support. “I think, true to form, in rural America we have to put on these different hats, and we have to figure out how the different entity eligibility is going to work to be able to pull our tax dollars back.”

“We applied for a grant to widen the runway to 60 feet,” continued Lundin. “That’s also going to require some mitigation of a wetlands designation that went up at some point.” He said they had also applied for a grant to facilitate land requisition around the airport for hangars to be built. “The idea would be that the city will wind up owning all of the land on the airport. If you want to build a hangar, you come and you get a lot from the city. You as the private individual put up the hangar for some leased period that we’re in the process of developing, and then you pay a tax to the city for the land.”

Crowley explained to the speakers the importance of making their Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests clear and understandable. “When the CDS requests come through both Senate and House, it’s really fast and furious. Your problem statement really matters to determine if it can be moved forward. And if it’s not written in a way that the committee members that don’t know the region, don’t know the community, don’t know anything about you, can clearly see this is what your need is, then you don’t get to be moved on.” Crowley suggested that this kind of clarification would help the chances of Goldendale Airport’s budget request being accepted in this process she described as “sausage-making.” (There’s the old saying that you might like sausage, but you probably don’t want to see how it’s made.)

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dents. This meeting can be attended by zoom, https://us02web.zoom. us/j/586587651, or in person at the Goldendale County Services Building, 115 W. Court, Room 201.

KCBH currently provides crisis services to Klickitat County residents 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year through response to both Skyline and Klickitat Val-

After the discussion on housing, focus shifted to the Goldendale Municipal Airport. Contractor. Pilot Richard Lundin said he was trying to help get the Goldendale Airport to where it

ley Health Emergency rooms, Klickitat County Jail, and at all Klickitat County Schools through referrals from the Crisis Line, 1-800-626-9137.

While this transition of services may feel stressful to individuals needing behavioral health services in Klickitat County, anyone having a mental health or substance use crisis can call 800-626-9137 or 988 at

Airport Consultant Corey McFarland said that the Goldendale Airport is unique because it’s not eligible for FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) funding.

“It’s not what they call a NPIAS airport, or National Plan of Integrated Airport

any time for crisis counseling.

Struggling small towns throughout America are seeking renewal in different ways, but it’s difficult to know when the sausage should be made slowly or quickly, to continue Crowley’s analogy. A sausage that’s prepared carefully by thoughtful hands could be good, yet you may be hungry and ready for a sausage made fast and efficiently. There are other considerations as well: more spices or less, the meat-to-fat ratio, and the like. At the end of the day, any sausage might be better than none. cities in the state are not waiting for the special session of the Washington legislature now under way to deal with the situation and have enacted similar legislation.

If someone is unable to keep themselves safe, they should go to the nearest emergency room or dial 911.

About Klickitat County Behavioral Health Klickitat County Behavioral Health is committed to the wellness of individuals, their families, and the community through

prevention, intervention, treatment, and education. Our vision is to improve the lives of those living with mental illness or addiction by providing services that are supportive of individuals and their families. We strive to provide an emotionally supportive and helpful environment necessary to improve the quality of life for all Klickitat County residents.

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The Washington Outdoors Report: Tournament bass fishing

For The SenTinel

I got the chance to fish two bass tournaments at Potholes Reservoir this month. Both events were hosted by MarDon Resort and put on by Russ Baker, the man behind Limit Out Performance Marine, a boat dealership specializing in bass boats with locations in Pacific County and Spokane Valley.

The first event was a twoday Pro-Am tournament that attracted 94 boats, each with a professional angler (the boat owner) and an amateur angler (who fished from the back of the boat). This tournament attracted not only local anglers but also anglers from Idaho and Oregon and included some pretty big names, such as Luke Clausen, a former Bassmaster Classic champion and current Major League Fishing tournament

angler. I was excited to fish this tournament as an amateur angler. Of course, I wanted to cash a check, but the main reason I wanted to fish this tournament was to learn from professional anglers who were more experienced than I was and to get dialed in for the Big Bass tournament taking place immediately after this event.

On day one I was paired with Ray Drinkwine, a relatively new but avid angler who went all in on the sport six years ago. We headed up the Winchester Arm to look for bass and found a good amount of the field had done the same thing.

I caught one small bass on a topwater plug in the first five minutes but didn’t catch another fish all day. Ray got into some two-to-threepound largemouth bass in flooded timber, boating two fish and losing another before the bite petered out. With no bites in over an

hour, we decided to head south toward O’Sullivan Dam to fill out our five-fish limit with smallmouth bass. Arriving there, Ray quickly caught one, but that was all we caught, and we spent the next three hours trying in vain to hook up with other fish in this area. Weighing in at the end of the day, we

only had a bag of 5.8 pounds with our three bass, which put us in second to last place.

The next morning, I was paired with Jeremy LeCaire from Coeur de’ Alene, Idaho. Jeremy had a good first day, weighing in over 16 pounds of largemouth bass, and he had a pretty good second

day as well, catching 12 quality fish while I reeled in a half dozen smaller bass.

LeCaire caught a couple of bass casting a weedless frog in the morning, but the bulk of his fish were caught using a “wacky worm” rigged Senko. LeCaire taught me to cast from a distance (as opposed to close in) to avoid spooking the bass that were on spawning beds and to look for the bass not only on the flooded timber but also on submerged sand dunes with exposed willow trees rising above the surface.

LeCaire weighed in a limit of five bass, weighing 15.3 pounds at the end of the day, putting him just below the cut for a check at the end of the two-day tournament.

As for the winners of this event? That would be Luke Clausen on the pro side who weighed in a two-day bag of 40 pounds, earning him a new Phoenix bass boat valued at over $45,000. The top amateur angler was

Abel Gomez from Othello, who took home a $5,000 paycheck.

Russ Baker with Limit Out Marine was very happy with how this tournament turned out. It is exceedingly rare to have a Pro-Am tournament here in the Pacific Northwest but it was truly a quality event that Russ plans to bring back next year on May 1 and 2. You can find out more about this tournament and others he puts on at www.bigbasstrail.com

Next week, we’ll let you know how my friend Rusty Johnston and I did in the Big Bass tournament, why I love this particular format so much, and why I believe it is much better for the overall bass fishery at any lake you fish at. John Kruse – www.northwesternoutdoors.com and www.americaoutdoorsradio. com.

Newhouse announces winners of the 2023 Congressional Art Competition

Tuesday, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement announcing the winners of the 2023 Congressional Art Competition for high school students in Washington’s 4th Congressional District:

“I extend my congratulations to Amelia Dufault of A.C. Davis High School on her winning entry, and my sincere thanks to all of the very talented Central Washington students who submitted artwork for consideration in this year’s Congressional Art Com - petition,” said Newhouse. “Amelia’s vibrant landscape of Mt. Rainier demonstrates

Calling all Klickitat County

artistic mastery and will be a great representation of our beautiful state in the Capitol. I look forward to seeing the beauty of Central Washington every time I walk through the Capitol.”

The winning entry, The Pulse of America by Amelia Dufault of A.C. Davis High School, is an acrylic painting of Mt. Rainier accompanied by an outdoor landscape. This piece will be hung in the U.S. Capitol alongside winning entries from congressional districts across the country for one

year. The winner will be invited to visit Washington, D.C., to attend a reception sponsored by the Congressional Institute, which hosts the annual competition. Newhouse has invited the second- and third-place winners, Lucy Korzh (Poem to my grandparents) of Sterling Junior High and Marlene Martinez (Gift of Industry) of A.C. Davis High School, to hang their art in the TriCities and Yakima District Offices, respectively.

Photographers!

Now is the time to start capturing those SPRING shots for our 2024 photo calendar contest. Here are some past spring submissions & winners:

To improve your chances of being selected and possibly securing the coveted cover (and winning a valuable prize), carefully read & follow these instructions—even if you've submitted in the past:

1. Regarding your camera's settings:

a. Turn of the date/time stamp.

b. Select camera's highest resolution possible.

c. A general rule-of-thumb is that the le size of the jpg photos you submit should be a minimum o 3 MB. Any smaller and it may be too grainy. (Note: our email server will not allow messages at or above 20 MB, so the photo size must be below this.)

2. Submissions must be landscapes or wildlie—we call these naturescapes. Photos containing people will not be accepted. We also discourage (but don't disallow) close-ups; even if they're lovely shots, they are seldom identiable. Please do not take photos from your car.

3. The orientation of your shots MUST BE HORIZONTAL. All vertical shots, no matter how “good,” will be disqualied.

4. Your subject must be in—or seen from—Klickitat County

For example, while neither Mt Hood or Mt Adams are in Klickitat County, they are clearly visible from much of the county.

5. Do not alter, enhance, or add any efects to your photos using any photo editing software.

6. CHANGE THE FILENAME from your camera's cryptic numeric auto-assignments to something that clearly identies

change it to something like “2023Aug-GoodnoeHills<YourLastName>.jpg”). Yes, include your last name just before the “.jpg.”

7. Do not embed any photo(s) in the body of your email; the lename(s) will be lost. Instead, send your submissions as attachments only. You may be able to attach up to 5 photos to a single email, while staying under the 20MB per email limit. Check the le sizes as you do this. If any photo is less than 3 MB, its resolution is likely not high enough.

8. In the subject line of your email, enter “2023 Calendar Photo rom <your rst and last name>.”

9. Do not re-send photos you've submitted for this contest in the past. While this will require you to keep your photos well organized, this courteous practice will save us lots of unnecessary time.

Keep in mind: the more photos you submit that meet these criteria, the better your chances of winning. As Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “Every artist was once an amateur.” You will not be notied if any or your photos are disqualied. Check the paper or GoldendaleSentinel.com for updates and winners.

• In promoting and expressing the beauty of Klickitat County, we're seeking landscapes and other outdoor scenes that are unique to our magnicent vistas. Close-ups (of leaves, flowers, streams, or animals, for example) will typically not work because they could be taken almost anywhere in the world and are not distinctly Klickitat County.

• Consider composition: avoid power lines, telephone poles, roads, or other man-made structures that may detract from the subject. (Note that really well-crafted photos tend to keep the main subject of-center. There are many tips online for stunning landscape photography, such as tinyurl.com/DigitalCameraWorld-tips - OR - tinyurl.com/NaturescapePhotos Also check out YouTube!)

E-mail your submissions, as follows:

To: 2024Calendar@goldendalesentinel.com

Subject: 2024 Goldendale Calendar-Your First Last Name

Attachment: Change cryptic lename as described in step 6.

Message: Include your rst and last name (yes, again please), a good phone number, and a brief description of the photo.

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There is the common thought that insects are pests. Many people fear them. It doesn’t matter if they are large or small, creepy crawlers or flying insects. Some people think they have no place in our world. When some people see these six legged offenders they scream like a girl and quickly stomp on them, slap them or move away as quickly as possible. Flying insects in particular have a horrible reputation. Many of these small fighter jets are armed and pack quite a punch when they decide to declare war. Many people have allergies that can make an encounter with the little winged bugs deadly, but they play a role in nature that can’t be denied. Many winged insects are pollinators.

A pollinator lands on flowering plants and transfers the pollen from one plant to another which means plants can make seeds and reproduce. Pollination is very important in the food cycle. 80 percent of our food needs pollination, and honeybees play a big role in this process. In one trip away from the hive one worker bee will visit up to 100 flowers. The honey bee is the only insect that makes food that is eaten by humans. Honey is stored in the cells of the hive and is not just delicious to us but is the main food for the bees. The queen bee gets a special honey called royal jelly. Royal jelly helps the queen grow and stay healthy.

HoneyBees!

Honey bees live in a colony called a hive. Inside the hive are three kinds of bees: workers, drones and a queen. Each kind of bee in the hive has a job to do. The workers are all children of the queen and they are also female. Even though they are female they do not reproduce. They have many jobs. The most important job is to protect the hive, the queen and larvae. They also collect nectar, clean the hive and make honey. A hive will have 20,000 or more worker bees. That also means the hive has 20,000 or more stingers waiting for an unsuspecting passerby. The hive also has a few hundred drones. The drones are a little bigger than the workers and they are all males, they do not have stingers and they only have one job. The drone’s job is to mate with the queen. The largest bee in the hive is the queen and each hive only has one. The queen also only has one job. Her job is to lay eggs. A queen can lay up to 3,000

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Bees can not see the color red They pollinate over 100 crops in North America.

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Populations of honey bees are declining and there are many reasons for this. Some of the reasons that bees are endangered are due to human intervention like habitat loss, and pesticides. We use pesticides to get rid of insects that are unwanted. The problem with that is bees are also insects. Another factor in the decline of honey bees is disease. There are many diseases that can affect honey bees and some may kill an entire hive. Anyone can help save the bees. Plant some flowers or flowering trees and limit the use of insecticides.

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Track and Field Compete at Sub-Districts

Tayler Bradley

For The SenTinel

High school spring sports are getting closer and closer to the end. For Goldendale’s track and field team, this means it’s time for Sub-Districts. The Wolves headed out for Granger last Wednesday, May 10, knowing it might be the last time they compete for the season. But they also knew if they pulled out all the stops, they could see themselves qualified for Districts and heading into one more week of practice.

The athletes got there, warmed up, and prepared to run fast, jump long distances, and throw as far as they could. Many of our Wolves compete in multiple events, so they had to manage time and mentally stay prepared. Each event took a different number of qualifiers to Districts. For some of the running events, the

athletes had to place in the top four, which is exactly what Storey Woodbury did in the men’s 400-meter race. He placed third overall with a new personal best time of 55.79 seconds. In the men’s 800-meter race, Sean Henrikson did what he does best and ran fast, winning the race with a time of 2 minutes 6 seconds, which is also a new personal best for him. Sean continued to wow us in the 1600-meter race, taking first and running another personal best of 4 minutes 51 seconds.

Jimmy Elwell also qualified in the 800, running a time of 2 minutes 11 seconds, also a new personal best time. The longest race of the day was the 3,200-meters, run by Damian Simonds, who took second and ran a new personal best of 11 minutes 56 seconds. Then it was time for the speedy Raymond Holycross to take the starting line in the 110-meter hurdles. He ran the race in

16.06 seconds for first and then turned around and ran the 300-meter hurdles in 42.56 seconds for another first. Stephen Pittman came in a close second in the 100meter hurdles, qualifying him for Districts as well. And finally, the relay teams took the track. Goldendale’s men’s 4x100-meter team consisted of Anthony Hauck, Storey Woodbury, Victor Canche, and Matthew Gray. They took the last qualifying spot with their fourthplace finish. The men’s 4x400 meter team, Matthew Gray, Sebastian Sanchez, Anthony Hauck, and Storey Woodbury paced themselves just right to cross the finish line in third place.   The athletes also had a great day in their field events. Victor Canche kicked it off in the shot-put event with a distance of 32 feet 11 inches to place him sixth, sending him to Districts. Casen Doubravsky followed suit when he threw

the discus 100 feet 11 inches, placing him 6th overall. The other boys who competed in the throwing events gave their all but fell a little short of qualifying for Districts. As for the Wolves who jumped, they soared through the air, grasping their District dreams. Jeremy Wolfe kicked things off in the high jump, finishing sixth overall. Four of our Wolves qualified in the long jump; Kent Cabalang snuck in the last spot at eighth, Matthew Gray came in fourth, Ramond Holycross finished third, and Stephen Pittman, with the longest jump of the day at 19 feet 6 inches, came in first. The big ending for the day was the Wolves taking the top three spots in the triple jump. Raymond Holycross with the win, Stephen Pittman in second, and Matthew Gray rounding it out in third.

Don’t count out our Lady Wolves, either; you will see

many of them at the District meet. Starting it off was Charlotte Matulovich, who placed second in both the 100-meter hurdles and the 300-meter hurdles. Amity Bushnell ran a new personal best time in the 100-meter hurdles of 20.72 seconds, sending her on to Districts. The lady’s 4x200-meter relay team, run by Jenna Casey, Graziela Fuller, Charlotte Matulovich, and Emma Olson, placed third with a time of 2 minutes 2 seconds. Two Wolves threw the shot-put far enough to see another week out on the field, Bailey Holycross with 22 feet 4 inches for sixth place and Averie Mell with 21 feet 10 inches for 7th. Averie also snagged the last spot in the discus with a distance of 57 feet 10 inches. Coming in third in the discus was Bailey Holycross, and right behind her was Jenna Casey, coming in fourth, making those three ladies headed to Districts.

The only athlete moving on in the javelin is Ada Garner who threw 90 feet 9 inches. Three girls in the long jump placed high enough to qualify, Emma Olson coming in third, Graziela Fuller in fourth, and Eve Messenger rounding things out in fifth. It was the same story for all three girls in the triple jump. Eve jumped a new personal best of 27 feet 2 inches for fourth, Jenna Casey also jumped a new personal best of 29 feet 8 inches for third, and Emma finished things off with a jump of 30 feet for second place.   No matter the day’s outcome, each and every Timberwolf competed at their very best and represented Goldendale High School with pride. We are all rooting for them this week at Districts and hope they reach their goals of heading to the State track meet. Good luck at Districts!

Tennis Heads into Districts

For The SenTinek

Last week was the final league game of the season for the Goldendale High School tennis team. They played Highland at home last Tuesday. It was their final chance to get one more win under their belt before districts. They also celebrated some seniors for their last home match of their high school tennis career. It was a beautiful day, and the Wolves ended their league game in style.

Before the team started their match, the Wolves celebrated six seniors, Gwen Gilliam, Max Christensen, Eli Golding, Logan Speer, Evian Thomas-Espinosa, and Kyden Blunt. The team created fun gifts, and families came to watch their last home match for these amazing players. With the hype of the crowd and adrenaline pumping, the Wolves had an amazing day on the court, with 6 match wins for the overall team victory. Max Christensen,

who played first singles, left nothing to chance and made quick work of his opponent, winning both sets, 6-2 and 6-1.

First singles for the Lady Wolves was Gwen Gilliam. She has played well all season and made sure that her last league match would be no different, winning 6-1, 6-0. Second singles was played by Kelly Smith and she had to fight a little harder for her win. She lost the first set 2-6 and was determined to not lose again. She battled it out and won the next two sets, 7-4 and 11-9, which gave her the overall win. Jeslyn Berry and Taryn Rising were no match for Highlands first doubles, they won the first two sets with ease, 6-3 and 6-2. The Wolves were on a roll, and it was time for second doubles team Logan Armstrong and Maddie Groves to step out on the court. They had a little bit of a rough start, losing the first set 3-6. There was still a lot of tennis left to play, though. The pair won the

next two sets, 6-2 and 6-3, bringing Goldendale’s win total to five. The last pair to play was Ella Riley and Linzy Hanna as Goldendale’s third doubles. They found a groove early on, and it helped them to make quick work of their opponent, winning the first two sets, 6-1 and 6-2. What a way for the Wolves to end their last home match of the season.

The league matches may be over, but the season is just getting good. The girls will play in Districts on the 18th, but the boys quickly transitioned into sub-districts, held in Wapato, which they had to play through and place to move onto their own districts. Max Christensen was seeded number two in the boys’ singles, which meant he would get a bye round from the start. The first player he competed against was Isaiah Pacheo from Tri-Cities Prep. He had no problems getting past that opponent and one step closer to districts.

Max won both sets 6-3 and 6-2, setting him up to play Isaac Jensen from Highland next. This match was a little tougher. But Max fought back and kept a calm head, allowing him to win both sets 7-5. After his first two wins, Max was set to play in the championship round against Luke Chafin from Cle Elum.   First doubles duo for Goldendale was Eli Golding and Kyden Blunt. They, too, were seeded number two in the boys’ doubles bracket, and they got a bye in the first round, which set them up to play Hassen Benedicto and Valentin Rojas from Wapato. The Wolves took a second to get going as they lost the first set 4-6. But all that loss did was fire them up, because they came back and won 6-1 and 6-1 for the overall win. As the pair headed into their next match against Diego Castro and Miguel Martinez from Tri-Cities Prep, they knew they had to keep that fire alive to continue advancing. The flame went

GHS Golf is Headed to State

For The SenTinel

Monday last week, the Goldendale High School golf team traveled to Yakima and the Suntide’s Golf course. There, all five boys competed against the best in the league with hopes of leaving with a State Tournament qualification. This was exactly what they had been working towards all season. It was time for them to leave their best out on the course and stay calm through each stroke.

These athletes knew it could be their very last tournament of the season, but they had an opportunity to reach that goal they set for themselves so many weeks ago. The State Tournament was on all their minds, but before that could happen, they had to work through Districts and place within the top ten. They were all excited and the adrenaline was pumping, and Head Coach Amy Wilson did a great job of keeping things positive and light. Each of them teed off, and away they went. The team really rallied for each other every chance they got. Even though golf is an individual sport, they still are all a team and want one another to do their very best. And that

team support came in handy, as did all their growth from the entire season. By the end of the tournament, three out of the five boys had qualified for State—and their season wasn’t quite over yet. Jackson Large had no problems out on the course, finishing 5th overall for the day. Ike O’Leary made his second consecutive State appearance with his 8th place finish.

Then it all came down to two, Logan Telford and his opponent from Tri-Cities Prep. These two boys tied for 10th place. They couldn’t take both to State, so they had to play sudden death holes until one came out on top. They started on hole one with a

large crowd of supporters following them, and luckily it only took one. Logan took four strokes to sink the ball, and his competition took six.

Three Wolves are headed to the State Golf Tournament.

“These playoff holes are always exciting,” Coach Amy says, “and it really hit me in the ‘coach feelers’ to see all my boys thoroughly enjoying the moment.” She may be just as excited as the boys, if not more so, because she knows how hard they have worked all season and enjoys seeing it pay off.

The three Wolves—Jackson Large, Ike O’Leary, and Logan Telford—will head to Tumwater, Washington,

where the state tournament will begin on May 23 at the Tumwater Valley Golf Club. We are proud of these boys and ready to cheer them on in this last tournament of the season.

out a little in first set as the Wolves lost 4-6, but they came back to win the next two sets, 6-1 and 6-4, sending them into the championship match.

Max, Eli, and Kyden went back to Wapato Monday the 15th to play those championship matches. Max took second place. Eli and Kyden gave it their all, but it wasn’t enough to take the lead, and

they also ended up second overall. Great outcomes for these athletes, and we will see them at Districts this weekend.

Both our ladies and men are one step closer to reaching their goals of qualifying for the state tennis tournament. Good luck this weekend to you all—we are cheering for you!

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