Goldendale Sentinel November 10, 2021

THE VETERANS’ DAY PARADE IS THURSDAY 11 A.M.

Goldendale, Washington

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Vol. 142 No. 45

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GHS Volleyball, Football going to State, Cross Country finishes 7th See Sports, page B8

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DISTRICT CHAMPS HEADED TO STATE: The Goldendale girls’ Volleyball Team became District champions last week and are now headed to State. See complete story on page B8. Left to right: First row, Caitlyn Jauken, Gwen Gilliam, Kennedy Berry, Rachel Gallagher, Sara Hiebert, Natalie Schroder, Brylee Mulrony, Lexi Molnar. Second Row Taryn Rising, Audrey Hill, Brook Blain, Ada Garner, Lydia Hanning, and Coach Jodi Bellamy. See story page A6.

Father’s House community Thanksgiving dinner is back On Thanksgiving Day (November 25) a free turkey dinner with all the trimmings will be served at the Father’s House Fellowship Church building, located at 207 South Klickitat Street in Goldendale. The meal will be in the basement fellowship hall. The easiest way to enter this part of the building is through the south door that faces Allyn Street.

Three meal options will be available. Dinners will be delivered to locations within a 10-mile radius of Goldendale and must be

ordered ahead of time.

Dinner orders may be placed by calling one of the following numbers between the hours of 9 a.m. and 8 p.m.: (360) 977-8286, (541) 9651743, or (509) 250-0446.

Meal orders may also be called in to the Father’s House office at 773-4719 between 8 a.m. and noon on weekdays.

In person serving will begin at noon in the fellowship hall. Take out containers will be furnished for those who wish to take a meal and eat elsewhere. There will

also be an area for sit-down dining with real dishes. People who would like to assemble and deliver takeout meals to others may do so. We will also provide rides within the city limits for people without transportation who want to come and get their own meal or eat at the church.

Anyone who would like to help with the preparation, serving, delivery, or clean-up associated with this holiday meal are welcome.

Please call or text Jim Ogden at 250-6147 for further information.

Murray to government: Leave our clocks alone U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), joined by Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Alex Padilla (D-CA), wrote to Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg last week calling on him to give full consideration to any petitions from states that have voted to move to permanent Daylight Saving Time (DST) to switch time zones and effectively establish permanent DST until a federal legislative solution can be reached. The letter is the latest part of Murray’s continued push to allow Washington and other states to move to permanent DST.

“With the nation reverting to standard time Sunday, November 7, we write concerning our states’ and our constituents’ desires to adopt Daylight Saving Time (DST) on a permanent basis. As senators representing states that comprise the Pacific Time Zone, we are hopeful that a regulatory pathway might provide the most expeditious way for Western states to enact current or future state laws on this issue,” the senators wrote.

“We fully recognize that ultimately a longer legislative path will be necessary to ensure all states that have passed perma-

TOP: LOU MARZELES. ABOVE: OREGON TRAIL RALLY YOUTUBE.

RACING THRILLS: The Oregon Trail Rally came to Goldendale Saturday for Day 2 of its annual car race. In the morning the cars filled Main Street in Goldendale with crowds crushing to see the stars (real and wannabe) of the trail rally racing circuit. “There are people from Argentina and Oman this year,” one of the organizers said. “There are people here with their own trailer and a private cook, and people sleeping in their own cars.” Top, the highest rated racer, Travis Pastrana, poses with a young fan. Above, Pastrana’s car as it made its way up Dalles Mountain Road Saturday.

nent DST language can enact similar laws. However, considering there is a process to more immediately enact the will of state voters on permanent DST, we anticipate some states will opt to petitions for time zone changes in the near future to obtain expeditious relief,” the senators continued. “To that end, we write to respectfully request that the Department move swiftly to give full and fair consideration to these petitions if and when they are submitted to ensure states are able to move to permanent DST as soon as possible.”

LOU MARZELES

CONTRIBUTED: EDITH GIDLEY

SNOW ON THE SIMCOES: The Snow Fairy was over Goldendale in the last few days and dropped off a healthy coat of fresh snow. That’s Nature’s way of saying winter is near.

DROP IT IN FOR THE CHRISTMAS STORE: Father’s House is once again holding the Christmas Store this year, on December 11. New or lightly used presents can be dropped off in the box in The Sentinel lobby until that date. The Store provides a way for children and those in need to purchase Christmas gifts for their families.

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G oldendale ’ s A ttic Looking Back October 29, 1891 – 130 Years Ago

When coming into the city, our friends will find The Sentinel in its new home and very comfortably situated. We have more room and much better light than in our old quarters. We are located in the Nelson building on Main Street east of Columbus Avenue, on the south side of the street [approximately where Kandi Lindhe’s office is now].

November 3, 1892 – 129 Years Ago A much-needed improvement has been made in front of Central Hotel. You can get into your buggy now with one step.

November 1, 1951 – 70 Years Ago - Evergreen Tales Daniel Webster - Addressing the U.S. Senate in 1844. He was discussing the Oregon Question— should the U.S. acquire the territory west of the Rocky Mountains: “What do we want with the vast,

This week’s Goldendale’s Attic Mystery Picture Four men on a couch showing off their socks and surrounded by ladies. What was this occasion? Where? And

who are these people?

All we know is that this picture once ran in The Sentinel, 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 (773-3777)

or drop in at the office— and remember, you’re welcome to come in and take a look at the original photograph.

Answer to last week’s Mystery Picture

Phyllis Barnes Nelson, Lloyd Bellamy, Marlene Storkel-Fenton, and Mark Doubravsky helped in identifying the ladies in aprons in this week’s picture.

Everyone loves to tell a story about the people in the pictures; this week was no different.

Edith Byars was married to Ted Byars whose father, William Fleming Byars, was a stockholder and trustee/secretary for the Goldendale Sentinel in the 1890s—and he built a building to house The Sentinel at the northeast corner of Grant and Court in 1904. Phyllis thought that this may have been an Eastern Star event as her mother was very active in the Eastern Stars.

But Dolores Bellamy was married to Paul Bellamy; her son Lloyd said this definitely was not an Eastern Star event as his mother was not a member.

Mrs. Marie Goodpaster was a wonderful Frenchborn woman and close friend to Terry Stone’s grandmother, Lessie Stone.

worthless area, this region of savages and wild beasts, of desserts, of shifting sands and whirlwinds of dust, of cactus and prairie dogs. To what use could we ever hope to put these great desserts, or these endless mountain ranges, impenetrable and covered to their base with eternal snow. “What can we ever hope to do with the West Coast, a coast of three thousand miles, rock bound, cheerless and uninviting, and not a harbor on it! What use have we for such a country! Mr. President, I will never vote one cent from the public treasury to place the Pacific coast one inch nearer Boston than it is now.”

November 2, 1961 – 60 Years Ago Last week Sentinel subscribers were privileged to receive as a portion of their regular papers the Simcoe Pup, publication of the Goldendale High School, an insert also run off separately for the 350 plus school papers. It is hoped that this combine can be continued, as it is a satisfaction all the way round: a more professional paper for the students than a mimeographed paper can ever be, with consequent greater learning value to the journalism students producing it; the student-written news definitely adds flavor to the Sentinel columns; and last but not least, the parents of the students now stand a fighting chance of getting to see the school paper. As one who has had to resort to all sorts of devious strategies to achieve this end, we think this side benefit alone should justify the system.

November 4, 1971 – 50 Years Ago “Weather Report: A new Storm headed for Goldendale” was the wording of a sign explaining a supply of cigars on the counter at the sheriff’s office last week. It turned out to be a 5 lb. 4 oz new member in the family of Deputy Wayne Storm, who arrived in Goldendale while he was attending a police science school at Olympic College in

DeLois “Dee” Stone was married to Terry Stone’s grandfather’s brother, M.L. “Mel” Stone.

Lloyd also let us know that Ethyl Layman was married to D.M. Layman, and their son is Ed Layman.

Miss Beddle was a 5th grade teacher; she married Les DeChenne. Pearl Sherman’s husband Russel Sherman worked for the PUD. Their son, Jerry Sherman, formerly owned S&S Chevrolet. Mrs. Oxwang was Mark Doubravsky’s fourth-grade teacher; she was married to Harold Oxwang who was a principal.

Mrs. Pruitt was a 7th grade teacher whose husband, Wes, was a sheriff.

We believe this to be late ’40s or early ’50s. There was some thought that this may have been a community dinner, possibly Thanksgiving, though we were unable to find the actual picture in The Sentinel archives.

Did you know The Sentinel has hardbound books containing printed copies of all volumes back to 1918?

Bremerton. This facetious prediction was more true than realized. Mother Nature just had to show she’s still the boss in the storm department and produced one of her own Friday night.

November 8, 2001 – 20 Years Ago The swimming and wading pools are installed and the concrete foundation set. One day soon, Central Parks and Recreation District Board members believe the walls and roof for dressing, office and maintenance rooms will be built in the district’s trouble- plagued $1.3 million aquatic center.

—Richard Lefever Klickitat County Historical Society

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Opinion How to track down a missing insurance policy Dear Savvy Senior, When my dad died, we thought he had a life insurance policy, but we have no idea how to track it down.

Any suggestions?

Searching Son Dear Searching, Lost or forgotten life insurance policies are very common in the U.S. According to a study by Consumer Reports, 1 out of every 600 people is the beneficiary of an unclaimed life insurance policy with an average benefit of $2,000. It Savvy could be like finding out you have a secret savings account.

Senior, While unfortunately there isn’t a Jim Miller national database for tracking down these policies, there are a number of strategies and new resources that can help your search. Here are several to get you started.

Search his records: Check your dad’s financial records or areas where he kept his important papers for a policy, records of premium payments, or bills from an insurer. Also contact his employer or former employer benefits administrator, insurance agents, financial planner, accountant, attorney, or other adviser and ask if they know about a life insurance policy. Also check safe-deposit boxes, monitor the mail for premium invoices or whole-life dividend notices, and review old income-tax returns, looking for interest income from, and interest expenses paid, to life insurance companies.

Get help: The National Association of Insurance Commissioners offers a policy locator service (see NAIC.org and click on “Consumer” then on “Life Insurance Policy Locator”) that lets you run a nationwide search for insurance policies or annuities in the names of people who have died. There are also six state insurance departments (Illinois, Louisiana, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, and Oregon) that have free policy locator service programs to help you search. To find direct access to these state resources visit the American Council of Life Insurers website at ACLI.com – click on “Missing Policy Tips.”

Contact the insurer: If you suspect that a particular insurer underwrote the policy, contact that carrier’s claim office and ask. The more information you have, like your dad’s date of birth and death, Social Security number, and address, the easier it will be to track down. Contact information for some big insurers include: Prudential 800-778-2255; MetLife Metlife. com/policyfinder; AIG 800-888-2452; Nationwide 800848-6331; John Hancock JohnHancock.com – click on “Lost or unclaimed policy form” at the bottom of the page under “Quick Links.”

Search unclaimed property: If your dad died more than a few years ago, benefits may have already been turned over to the unclaimed property office of the state where the policy was purchased. Go to MissingMoney.com, a website of the National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators, to search records from 39 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia. Or, to find links to each state’s unclaimedproperty division use Unclaimed.org.

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If your dad’s name or a potential benefactor’s name produces a hit, you’ll need to prove your claim.

Required documentation, which can vary by state, is detailed in claim forms, and a death certificate might be necessary.

Search fee-based services: There are several businesses that offer policy locator services for a fee.

The MIB Group, for example, which is a data-sharing service for life and health insurance companies, offers a policy locator service at MIB.com for $75. But it only tracks applications for individual policies made since 1996.

You can also get assistance at Policy Inspector (PolicyInspector.com) for $99, and L-LIFE (LostLifeIns.com) for $108.50, who will do the searching for you.

Send your senior questions to: Savvy Senior, P.O. Box 5443, Norman, OK 73070, or visit SavvySe-

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

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

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

for three hours.

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

I hate toxic smoke, and you should too.

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

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

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

I contacted the bank for an explanation. The answer was essentially that “we wouldn’t do that.” Then why is it in your documents, I asked. The answer was to send me up the chain of command.

The second person gave the same answer as the first and then was to have me contacted by some-one higher up. That person has not contacted me after more than a week so I am following through on what I told the bank contacts I was going to do—write a letter to the editor to be sure local folks are aware of how Columbia Bank is choosing to deal with its account holders.

My concern is that a comment as broad as this opens the door for abuse. I have had no difficulties with our local branch and am sorry that the headquarters has decided to take such a hard line.

It ap-pears I will need to look for a bank that does not behave in this manner.

Ken Margraf Goldendale

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Timberwolf Volleyball team are District champs, headed to State It didn’t come easy, but the Timberwolf Volleyball team achieved their second major goal of the season, to be the EWAC District Champions.

After dispatching of Warden at home on Monday, the girls traveled to Granger to play an always-strong Tri-Cities Prep team in the semi-final round. It was an up and down affair, with the Timberwolves jumping out to big leads but seeing those leads disappear as the errors added up. The girls did secure a two-set lead with set scores of 25-17 and 25-18 and seemingly looked in control. TCP did not give up and fought hard to take the third set 25-20 and force a fourth.

T he T i mb er wolve s appeared to have fixed their ailments as they came charging out in the fourth set and built a 20-8 lead.

Momentum soon shifted to the side of the Jaguars, and the Timberwolves found themselves in quite

a battle and the score tied at 24-24. Rachel Gallagher made a stuff block to give the Timberwolves a second set point, but TCP came back with a great kill down the line and tied the score at 25. With the Jaguars serving, they sent the ball at Kennedy Berry, who perfectly put the ball into Gallagher’s hands and the set was up for Brook Blain to kill deep into the corner.

A tough serve from Gallagher got the Jaguars out of system, and they sent back a free ball— Berry to Gallagher for the great set to Blain, and she pounded it off the hands of the TCP blocker, and the ball hit the floor. Point, Set, Match for The Timberwolves!

Freshman Lydia Hanning showed her nerves of steel, serving a perfect 7-7 when called upon in some very tense situations! “Grit and guts” were definitely on display as the girls stuck together and got a win when they weren’t having

their best performance.

The fans in attendance and the ones watching on line all remarked on what an exciting match it was and were relieved for the Timberwolf win. The victory gave the Timberwolves a spot in the District Championship on Thursday.

The Timberwolves had been looking forward to playing the 7th ranked Walla Walla Valley Academy Knights for some time.

The Knights have a middle blocker at 6’3 and an outstanding player in Sahara Browning who hits the ball as hard as any high school player around. The match proved to be the challenge the Timberwolves had hoped for.

With renewed vision after the challenging TCP match, the girls played a solid match with the Knights. Neither team was able to extend a big lead, and the Timberwolves finished the first set on a Gwen Gilliam kill. A tight

second set ended with the Timberwolves on top 25-23 yet again on a Sara Hiebert Kill from an Audrey Hill set. In the third set, the girls were able to extend their lead to as many as six on tough serving from Berry and Gallagher that resulted in aces or overpass kills.

Aggressive hitting by Hiebert, Gallagher, and Taryn Rising put the Knights on their heels, giving the Timberwolves several free balls. Natalie Schroder got in on the tough serving, helping the Timberwolves extend their lead late in the third set. Caitlyn Jauken provided some good defense and passing throughout the evening. With the Knights serving tough to Berry on match point, her pass a tad short, Gallagher dropped to her knees to set Blain, who killed the ball off the blockers’ hands, sealing the win in dramatic fashion. The Timberwolves are District Champions for the 8th time in school history!

Combined stats for the entire district tournament: Sara Hiebert 52 Kills, 9 Stuff blocks, Rachel Gallagher 92 Assists, 29 Kills, 29 PP, 33 Digs and 4 aces. Kennedy Berry 49 PP, 37 digs, 40-40 serving and 3 aces. Natalie Schroder 24-25 serving, 2 aces, 9PP and 4 digs. Taryn Rising 18K, 9 PP, 17 digs, 3 aces. Gwen Gilliam 15 PP, 3 aces, 13 K, 26 digs. Audrey Hill 4 Aces, 24 Assists, 14 K, 12 digs. Brook Blain 26 K, 3 stuff blocks. Caitlyn Jauken 8PP, 4 digs. Lydia Hanning 7-7 Serving. Brylee Mulrony 9-11 serving, 2 PP. Support players Lexi Molnar, Ada Garner The Timberwolves (170) are ranked No. 4 in the 16-team state tournament to be held at the Sundome in Yakima on Thursday and Friday. They open with Liberty HS (Spangle) at 9:45 a.m. and will have either Manson or TCP in the second round at 5:15 p.m. State Tournament information can be found at WIAA.com.

Glossary (K) Kill when a player terminates the ball on the opponent’s side (A) Assist the person who sets the ball to the player who kills it earns an assist (PP) Perfect Pass When the receiving team’s 1st contact goes right to the setter so all attackers can be set Dig The defensive team digs a hard hit or smartly placed ball to stop a kill attempt Ace A serve that hits the floor on the receiving side and or results in the opposing team being unable to pass the ball to the setter and it results in a point.

Stuff Block The front row players jump up with raised hands and arms and stop the opposing attacker from hitting the ball over the net. The block results in a point for the defense.

—Jodi Bellamy

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Goldendale, Washington

Best Friends Animal Society urges support for local animal organizations National Animal Shelter and Rescue Appreciation Week is celebrated each year during the first full week of November, and this year more than ever, it’s a vital opportunity for people to become acquainted with their local shelters and rescues and to learn how they can assist in their lifesaving work.

This year—perhaps more than any other since the week was established in 1996 by the Humane Society of the U.S. (HSUS)—there is an ongoing critical need for community involvement, as shelters are struggling under staffing shortages, decreased adoptions and slightly increased intake. While there was incred ible commun ity engagement and support with dramatic increases in fostering and adoptions earlier in the pandemic, those trends have subsided, and new momentum is needed.

Best Friends Animal Society, a leading national animal welfare organization, is urging the public to step up adoption and fostering from shelters and rescue groups, to help alleviate the pressure on animal welfare organizations across the country. Data from late summer showed shelter challenges and downward adoption trends, including a dramatic decrease in staff levels at shelters which is causing reduced operations and a lower capacity for animals. As a result, many shelters are struggling to keep pace with public demand.

“I’ve said it many times before, but now more than ever, we need the public to adopt or foster,” said Best Friends CEO Julie Castle.

“If you have been considering getting a new pet, now is the time. The public stepped up during the pandemic, and we need to do it again because countless animals’ lives are at stake if this progress backslides.”

Best Friends conducted a survey of more than 150 shelters and animal organizations, of which 88% noted that they were short on staffing.

More than half (57%) have cut hours or programs due to short staffing. 41% are operating down more than 25% of normal staffing, and 62% are operating more than 10% below normal staffing levels. Government shelters and private shelters with government con-

2021 Advanced Payment Child Tax Credit helps parents and guardians The Child Tax Credit has been expanded and many families do not realize they’re eligible for these funds if they were not required to file taxes this year. Each household could receive up to $3,600 for each child under 6 years old, and up to $3,000 for each child between 6 and 17 years old.

This money is not a loan.

“These funds are essential to supporting families with the high cost of raising children,” said Leslie Naramore, executive director of Washington Gorge Action Programs (WAGAP). “But millions of eligible families have no idea that they qualify, let alone how to get this credit. We encourage all families in Washington and Oregon to visit GetCTC.org in order to determine their eligibility and get their credit before the November 15 deadline.”

Due to the American Rescue Plan, almost all families will qualify and receive money from the credit. The law expanded eligibility, increased the amount of the tax credit, and made it fully refundable. This means even families that don’t file taxes or have no recent income can receive the full credit amount. Anyone who has a child with a Social Security number in their household can receive the credit, even if they do not have one themselves.

Families that were not required to file taxes this year can visit GetCTC.org to get their tax credit and start receiving payments.

There is no action required for those with

children that have already filed taxes this year, even if they did not explicitly claim the Child Tax Credit.

If someone’s family status has changed since filing their taxes, they can update their marital status, income, number of dependents and bank information on the IRS Child Tax Credit Update Portal.

Eligible families will receive half of their Child Tax Credit payments in 2021 via monthly payments of up to $300 per child 5 years old or younger and up to $250 per child between 6 and 17 years old, between July and December 2021.

These payments can come in the form of direct deposit or paper checks.The second half will be received in 2022 upon filing tax returns.

WAGAP is committed to helping local families understand their eligibility for the Child Tax Credit and the process for receiving their money. For families filing for the first time, or those who need help completing their forms, free resources for support are available: • Visit GetCTC.org in order to determine your eligibility and get the credit.

• Visit GetYourRefund. org to virtually connect with an IRS-certified volunteer for support.

• For support with tax issues, find your regional Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic for free legal help on tax issues with the IRS, or make an appointment with your local Taxpayer Assistance Center in Portland, Vancouver, or Yakima.

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tracts are more impacted than other shelter types.

Due to understaff ing, most organizations say staff are more stressed than usual.

In 2020, the pandemic initially reduced the volume of pets coming into shelters—by about 20% per Best Friends national dataset.

But expected, people coming out of the pandemic has definitely impacted shelters, as life changes cause uncertainty.

Animal intake is up 2.6% on the year, based on shelter data from 24PetWatch.

The biggest challenge for shelters and rescues is that there has been a softness in adoptions returning to normal.

In a recent survey commissioned by Best Friends, 59% of general public respondents considering adopting are delaying the process because of returning to the office, taking vacations, starting a new job, and other reasons.

Data show that adoptions are down 1.2% from 2020, and down 20.4% from 2019.

The combination of slight increases in intake, and decreases in adoption and transport, and the ongoing staffing challenges we’re seeing across all sectors, have made for a very challenging year for shelters and rescues.

But if there is a positive that has come to light during the pandemic it’s that

people love pets and want to do right by them. They enjoyed the time with their own pets and saw the comfort, companionship and joy their pets brought to them.

This suggests that if communities support pets, then they can and will support the rescues and shelters in their community supporting life-saving work in their communities.

Shelters adapted quickly last year as they were forced to close or limit access, placing animals in foster homes and creating virtual pet meet-and-greets and adoption interviews, socially distanced curbside paperless adoptions, drive-through adoption events and virtual fundraisers. In addition to

caring for animals in need, many shelters across the country have started or ramped up pet food pantries and even pet food delivery to provide residents with resources so they can avoid relinquishing their pets to shelters, especially as so many are struggling financially due to COVID. Many shelters have had great success with virtual adoptions since March 2020, because pets show far better in foster homes than they do in kennels or cages. This offers an opportunity to meet a dog or cat virtually on a couch, rather than shelter environment and see their true personality shine in a foster home. Foster parents also have more first-hand knowledge of the animals and are able to participate directly in the virtual adoption process, sharing with potential adopters how the pets get along with other animals and family members.

Best Friends Animal Society is a national animal welfare organization leading the effort to end the killing of dogs and cats in America’s shelters by 2025.

Best Friends provides support and training for lifesaving programs in partnership with more than 3,300 shelters and rescue groups across the country.

To view Best Friends’ 2020 lifesaving findings and find out more about how to support local shelters by choosing to adopt, spay/neuter, volunteer, foster, donate or get involved, visit bestfriends.org.

Lives of the three Klickitat County World War II veterans

Mel Johnson Mel Johnson grew up in The Dalles, Oregon where he graduated high school. He briefly went to Oregon State University before he joined the Navy. After basic training in Northern Idaho, he was sent to radio and then radar school before being assigned to a Navy heavy bomber. He also attended gunnery school, as the assignment as a radio man in an airplane included operating a ball turret with .50 calibre machine guns, when needed. His final training was in PBY airplanes in Key West, Florida. On his assigned B24 aircraft, Johnson remembers having to be careful with the ball turret because its turn radius was great enough to shoot your own wing.

His B24 flew to Eng-

land several times before beginning its European service. Mel and his crew flew from multiple bases ranging from Africa to Norway and over to Italy and Greece. They also flew from England and Spain and North Africa. Patrols aboard a B24 lasted about 10 hours each day over the channel, or the Mediterranean, looking for ships and submarines of the Axis. “They were out there,” he remembered.

He also recalled the many cold and snowy take-offs from his English base.

Johnson remembers well that the English people were very friendly but didn’t have much food.

One morning he went to breakfast at the base where they were served liver on toast. The liver looked white and yellow.

He decided to go back to

the plane and eat C rations instead.

At times they had trouble with the plane. Once they lost two engines and limped home, miraculously. Another time he recalled being low on fuel and barely making it back to the base at “Lands End” in England. The base was on a table of land jutting into the channel to which the plane barely reached.

This plane, he recalled, made it back to Florida at the end of the war.

In Florida, the captain of his plane polled each of the crew to see if they would take a volunteer mission to fly into a hurricane to gather scientific data. They all agreed and flew into the hurricane.

He said the wings of the plane were rocking up and down terrifically inside the storm. After this mission he was discharged home.

He moved to Klickitat County in 1950 to be the Hospital Administrator at the Hospital in Goldendale. Johnson held that position for 35 years.

He and his wife Shirley

raised three sons. He said he still wakes up sometimes dreaming of being in the clouds over the channel and trying to find the way home.

B. J. Johnson Robert Johnson, aka BJ, volunteered to go into the Navy when he was 16 and a half years old. Joining was his best option to stay out of jail. He had initial training at Farragut Naval Training Center north of Sandpoint, Idaho. BJ then attended Mechanic school in California. His initial assignment was on the USS Strong, (DD 467) a Fletcher-class destroyer.

The Strong sailed from Norfolk December 1942, transited the Panama Canal, made numerous stops, and arrived in February in the Solomon Islands. For the next five months they shot down airplanes and sank submarines. Then, at 00:50 on 5 July 1943, as BJ was getting off work and climbing up the ladder from the forward fireroom, a Japanese torpedo hit portside aft of the Strong. It was later determined to have been

shot from a submarine 11 nautical miles away.

BJ ran to the aft of his ship and started firing with his 20 mm antiaircraft gun. The Chevalier, a sister destroyer, intentionally rammed Strong’s bow to enable her to throw nets and lines to the stricken ship, and removed 241 men in about seven minutes.

The two ships, readily visible, were sitting ducks for Japanese gunners on the beach. They opened fire with high explosives, and the Chevalier ceased rescue operations lest she also get hit.

Strong began to settle rapidly and broke in half just before sinking. Several of her depth charges exploded. Forty-six men perished with the ship.

How about the hero of this story? BJ vaguely remembers jumping over the side of his ship into the darkness. He remembers seeing lift rafts. Next, he remembers being in a hospital somewhere. He had severe sunburn. Perhaps Australia. He still has shrapnel in his body that always dings at the

airports. BJ was in and out of the service, as he also served in Korea and Vietnam.

Harry Richard Wilson Harry Richard Wilson, aka Dick, completed his senior year at Bickleton High School in one semester, January 1943, so he could join the United States Navy on his 18th birthday. Recognizing his technical aptitude was off the chart, he was selected for 18 months of schooling to become a radar tech.

Dick was then sent to Hawaii to serve as one of two radar technicians on the USS Satterlee, a Gleaves-class destroyer.

Dick said the best part of his job was having only one other person with whom he shared both a living and an operations room.

On July 4, 1945, Satterlee left Pearl Harbor and commenced air-sea rescue patrol duty between Saipan and Okinawa.

Dick spent critical time inside the Satterlee’s command information center, rubbing elbows with the radar officer and the ship’s Captain.

Air-sea rescue operations carried out during war have saved valuable trained and experienced airmen. Moreover, the knowledge that such operations are being carried out greatly enhanced the morale of the combat aircrew faced not only with the expected hostile reaction of the enemy but with the possible danger of aircraft malfunction during long overwater flights.

On 9 November the Satterlee began her trip back to the United States for deactivation. Dick returned to Bickleton to join the family business, having served honorably for three years, 3 months and 8 days. Thank you very much Radar Tech Harry Richard Wilson for your service.

s n a r Vete Day Sometimes saying thank you is hard to do when you don’t understand why it is important to thank someone. November 11th is Veteran’s day. In the United States we take this time to support Veterans. Veterans are people who have, or are serving in the armed forces. The armed forces are the United States Army, Airforce, Marines and Navy.

Some of these people may have fought during war time.

All of these people have served to protect our right to be free. This means going to school for free, choosing what

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When Veterans Day was first started, the United States was celebrating the end of World War One (WWI). It wasn’t called Veteran’s Day back then it was called Armistice Day. An armistice is a paper two groups agree to in order to stop a war.

The paper that ended the first world war was signed on 11/11 at 11 am. That is why we celebrate every year on November 11th.

Veterans Day Books Look for these books about Veterans Day at your school or town library.

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THANK YOU! There are many kinds of ways to thank a Veteran. Some towns have Veteran’s Day parades. Your teacher might have you write a letter. If you know someone who is a Veteran take the time to ask them about being in the military.

Most Veterans will tell you stories about when they served.

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S P O RT S TAYLER BRADLEY

ON THEIR WAY: The Goldendale Cross Country team prepares to head out to State. The team did well, finishing 7th overall.

Cross Country finishes 7th at State TAYLER BRADLEY

SPORTS EDITOR This past weekend our boys’ Cross Country team headed to Pasco to race in the State meet.

The school held a pep assembly and had a very proper and exciting send off for them.

These boys have put in a lot of hard work, time, and effort to make it this far, and they weren’t quitting until they hit that final finish line.

Saturday was filled with lots of excitement for them as they approached the start line. The Timberwolves had seven runners ready to give their all and that is exactly what they did.

They raced through the course pushing forward and past other

racers. Alden Williams crossed the fi nish line with a time of 17:56 placing 19th. Isaac Call stopped the clock with a time 18:04 and a 25th fi nish. Sean Henrikson fi nished 39th with a time 18:51. Ivan Erland ended the race with a time of 19:09 and a 46th finish. Stephen Pittman crossed the finish line with a time of 19:19 for 50th place.

Elliot Grindling finished 62nd with a time of 19:44 and Simon Grindling finished 71st with a time of 21:47.

These boys went into state ranked 10th and with all their placings they came home with a fi nal fi nish of 7th overall at state. They ran against some tough racers but it never broke their spirit. They pushed

Timberwolves Football heads to State TAYLER BRADLEY

SPORTS EDITOR Last Friday was a very important day for the Goldendale Timberwolves football team.

This game against Mabton was the one that decided if they would go to State or not. The boys were full of excitement and positive energy. The schools pep assembly that afternoon really helped jumpstart the hype for the game.

The excitement continued as the Goldendale team ran on to the field together carrying the American flag. The weather was pretty cold, but the boys were more concerned with the opponent they had in front of them. The team lined up along the sideline, and Corynn Kayser carried the flag to the field on her horse as the National Anthem was sung. And with that it was kickoff time.

Both teams started the game off strong fighting to put points on the board. Mabton scored first, kicking a field goal. All it did was light a fi re under the Timberwolves, and they answered back with their fi rst touchdown for the night.

Quarterback Kade Bomberger passed the ball to Austin Neil in the open field for 41 yards into the end zone. Both teams went back and forth with possessions of the ball. Mabton was able to push their way down the field, scoring yet again. Bomberger was up for the fight, though, as he continued to get the ball into his teammates’ hands. He connected with Austin Neil again for a 30-yard touchdown pass, answering back to Mabton. The score was now 14-10, and neither team was backing down.

The Timberwolves defense continued to hold the Vikings to those 10 points for a time while they regained possession of the ball. The offense took their opportunity and moved down the field. Kade handed the ball off to Caleb Smith who found the gaps and ran the ball 35 yards for the third touchdown of the night. Kade got in some great runs himself, helping to move the ball. He also connected with Caleb Smith again who took the ball into the end zone for the Wolves. The score was now 28-10, but the Timberwolves still had some time left up on the board, and they couldn’t let up yet. Mabton fought back, fi nding the holes and got into

the end zone one more time for the night. But the Wolves game wasn’t over as Kade found Caleb one more time for the fi fth and fi nal touchdown of the night, bringing the final score 35-17.

And with that, The Timberwolves are headed to state.

The boys fi nished the game with some great stats. Kade completed 11 passes for 146 yards, and he also had 6 carries for 62 yards. Caleb Smith had 31 carries for 189 yards; he caught the ball once for 5 yards and had 3 touchdowns. Cameron Groves caught the ball 3 times for 5 yards. Tyler Wells had 2 caught passes for 11 yards.

Matt Blain had 5 carries for 34 yards. Austin Neil had 5 catches for 124 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Matt Blain also had 7 tackles and 4 quarterback sacks. Bryce Waddell had 4.5 tackles and one interception and James Hastings ended the game with 4.5 tackles.

The Timberwolves are on an 8-week winning streak heading into the first round of State.

They are seeded number 7 and will play Forks, Washington.

We are all wishing them luck as they prepare for this game.

We are very proud of all of you and how you’ve represented our community.

We would also like to congratulate the players that made all league for EWAC football.

Victor Canche was selected as honorable mention all league defensive line. Austin Neil was selected Honorable Mention all league wide receiver. Noah Clark was selected 2nd team all league offensive line and linebacker. Garrett Peters was selected 2nd team all league defensive line. Riker Hanning was selected 2nd team all league linebacker. Sam Wilder was selected 1st team all league offensive line. James Hastings was selected 1st team all league linebacker. Tyler Wells was selected 1st team all league wide receiver. Bryce Waddell was selected 1st team all league free safety. Kade Bomberger was selected 1st team all league quarterback. Matt Blain was selected fi rst team all league defensive line and he was also selected as the EWAC Defensive MVP. Caleb Smith was selected 1st team all league corner back and the EWAC offensive MVP. Head coach Aaron Cochran was also selected as EWAC Coach of the year. Congrats to all!

past all of their obstacles and reached their goal. We are very proud of this boys team. They finished their season as league champions, district champions and a top 10 State finish.

We would also like to congratulate the boys that made all league. Ivan Erland and Elliot Grindling were both selected 2nd Team all league.

Alden Williams, Isaac Call, Sean Henrikson, and Stephen Pittman were all selected 1st team all league.

See Volleyball story, page B4.

GOLDENDALE, WASHINGTON