Washington told the federal government it didn’t need its permission to open pot shops—but it’s still waiting for federal permission to change its time, years after the governor signed off on making Daylight Saving Time permanent. That means this Sunday you’ll still have to change your clocks. Of course if the state wanted to keep Standard Time all year round, it wouldn’t need federal permission.
The Sentinel talks with candidates in State races
The Sentinel spoke recently with Independent candidate Laurene Contreras, running in Legislative District 14 against incumbent Chris Corry
The Sentinel: When did you decide to enter the race and why?
LOU MARZELES EDITORThe story goes that as a child, Rembrandt almost decided not to become a painter. He’d be painting away, making a happy mess, when his mother would come in and shout, “Rembrant Harmenszoon van Rijn! [That was his full name, which of course is why nobody else called him by anything other than his first name.] You clean up that palette right now and come to dinner.” Four hours later he’d still be trying to clean his painting palette, which as artists know is a major pill because paint is sticky and very hard to clean. Meanwhile his dinner had gone cold, his mother was fuming, and years of therapy lay ahead for poor Rembrandt.
Not a word of this is true, as you likely surmised, but the predicament is very real: paint-laden palettes are the bane of artists everywhere, especially in classrooms where palettes not
only take forever to clean but tons of paint get washed down classroom sinks to end up God knows where. Or worse, plastic palettes get dumped into the trash and wait millennia to break down in landfills. The cleaning problem in fact has been a deterrent to many potentially budding artists.
Not any more, thanks to the brainchild of a woman from Goldendale. In 2015 Felicia Gray created Paint Plates, a painting palette made of recycled and biodegradable paper. The product is trademarked and fully patented. A team of local people formed around her and her product in 2018, consisting of Felicia’s husband Scott Gray and Nicole and Rick Lundin. Their company is called Toss Products. Why? Perhaps because you can slather up your Paint Plate with gobs of paint, and when you’re finished, you just toss it away.
And just two weeks ago Paint Plates got picked up by Hobby See Toss page A6
Contreras: I decided to enter the race the last day of the filing deadline. The reason for that is I’ve worked within the tribal, state, and federal government systems for over 38 years. Just seeing some of the actions and inactions that have occurred, I decided that, in addition to concerns within our community about safety and the drug problem, and police enforcement, we need to improve, support, and keep solving issues that come up associated with drugs and alcohol. We’re in a rural area, and I have many family members in law enforcement, so I’ve always been very supportive of our law enforcement [personnel] and our veterans. If I’m not willing to put myself out there and try to make a difference or help, then don’t file, I thought. But I did speak with my family, my children and my husband. They’ve always been very supportive of what I have done throughout my lifetime and my career. My children are all adults, so they too have their families and their concerns. And I have grandchildren, so that’s a big reason why I want to serve and see how I can help.
The Sentinel: Did you just wait until the last day to file, or was that actually when you made your decision?
Contreras: No, that’s when I made my decision. I was actually sitting there; I filled out the information online, and I thought, “Okay, well, it’s now or never.” I like to experience new things, and this is definitely been a positive experience. I would encourage more people to do so, to put themselves out there to serve if they have the knowledge and the skills and the ability and contacts and resources to help. So, yes, it was very last minute, but I’m very happy that I did it.
The Sentinel: So let’s speak to those concerns that you addressed. If you’re elected, what would you consider to be your top priorities in the Legislature?
Contreras: One of the big concerns for the individuals who have reached out to me throughout my campaign is taxes. We’re always getting taxed here and there. I know that we’re taking steps towards trying to balance everything, but that still remains a big concern. We have the governor out there saying, “By 2030 let’s all move to use of electric cars.” But there are certain things that come up, like fuel. And the gas tax, that’s huge, and it’s always been a concern. I was the revenue manager for the [Yakama] Nation, and so we dealt with the tribal gas tax and just keeping up to date on all that. We all have cars, and we all have to put gas in, and it’s very expensive. A
lot of times on the west side [of the state], they don’t really hear the big concerns. We just have to live with the decisions that are made. The west side obviously has more taxpayers than we do on this side of the mountains. I think I can help kind of streamline the processes that are occurring and help in that arena to address taxes and also go through the whole logistics of, is it really feasible for every community member, every household to move to these electric cars? They’re expensive, and he wants to do that within seven years, which is a very short time.
The Sentinel: You’re running as an Independent. Why?
Contreras: I want to work with all parties. Through this campaign, the Democrat Party has reached out to me and invited me to more forums than the Republican side. But throughout my career, I’ve always learned to respect everyone’s views and to work through to find solutions. I think that has helped me in becoming an effective leader within my organization and the work that I do, because I would rather find a solution than present smoke screens. There needs to be more transparency, even at the state level, as we work through the concerns because they affect all of us. I take that very seriously because I don’t want the politics to get in the way of finding solutions.
The Sentinel: Some people have said your candidacy represents a chance to build bridges and foster better relations between Klickitat County and the Yakama Nation.
Contreras: I believe so. I don’t look at boundaries. I’m in District 14, and to me it doesn’t matter who or where you are. The way that I grew up within my family, we traveled far, and growing up all of my summers were spent down in Klickitat County, Skamania County. I have ties to that area. My grandfather had been at Celilo before the dam. He would always share these stories with me and my brothers and sisters, and we grew up fishing. I never was allowed on the boat, because I was very young. But I was right
in there with my family helping catch salmon so we can stock our freezers for the winter and provide for our family members. I think that with my participation at the state level, I feel that I can bridge and heal the relationship because of the fact that I know a lot of family members in the Klickitat County area who reside there. I have family there, and it does mean a lot to me. I take it to heart. I think we can come together and start working together on finding solutions because we’re all a rural community. We have issues everywhere in every county, but I don’t look at those boundaries. I like to find a solution for everyone.
At one of the meetings I attended, I heard that there are still areas that don’t have internet. With Covid, that was a big problem as far as kids having to be at home and get their education online. I’ve watched my grandson go through that, but he was fortunate. He had a support system. His grandfather would go pick him up and bring him to our home, and he’d be online with him as he went through his day of school. But going out in the community, they had buses parked even right here in Toppenish where they had a hot spot so you could go sit there and do your homework. That’s very hard.
The Sentinel: You have a strong focus on law enforcement, but you also point out that you want to to fix the judicial system and impose mandatory sentences to fit the crime. Can you talk a little bit more about that?
Contreras: Our tribal police do not have enough officers, and when I first filed for candidacy, I met with the Yakima County sheriff, and we had a conversation. They and the Washington State Patrol come in and help one another within our community here. That’s very important. And within this last year, I have actually seen the growth and the support with some of the services and even equipment that the Yakima County sheriff is receiving and the funds—we just received funds here a few days ago for domestic violence. And of course we have missing and murdered indigenous women, and there’s just so many people missing right now. There’s a four-year-old who’s missing out of Yakima who still hasn’t been found in. It just really hits close to your heart, because where did they go? He just disappeared. I believe it was on a Sunday. His family was going [to a park] to play, and he jumped out of the car with his brother, and his dad was changing his sibling’s diaper. And within that few minutes, he disappeared. He’s been gone over a month going on two months.
feel that within
Three women, two of them with similar glasses. Is the one in the middle saying to the one on the right, “Now, dear, take this check and buy
glasses like ours”? Is that the Presby Museum in the picture? Who are these people? What were they doing? Why? Beats us. All we know about this pic
October 27, 1887 – 135 Years Ago
ture is that it ran in The Sentinel sometime, lost in the annals of yesteryear. If you know anything about it, please drop us an email (info@goldendalesentinel.
com) or give us a call (509773-3777) or drop in at the office—and remember, you’re welcome to come in and take a look at the original photograph.
A petition is in circulation in Goldendale directed to the members of the next legislature, asking them to reen act the law granting suffrage to women. It will be numerously signed by both ladies and men; in fact, it would be a gross outrage for the Legislature to refuse to do just exactly what the petitions asked for, even if no petition was presented. They owe their own election to the women as well as the men of the territory
October 26, 1922 – 100 Years Ago
M. W. Chapman is having a new hearse made for his undertaking business that will be smaller than his pre sent one. The hearse is being constructed at the Klickitat Machine Work on a Dodge chassis, which has been lengthened to make the machine long enough. We know of no one at present who has any desire of becoming a passenger in either conveyance.
October 17, 1940 – 82 Years Ago
Even after they’d looked twice, Goldendale people still believed they had seen a wild man on Main Street. The wild man was bearded, bare footed, and for the part bare skinned. W. R. Wiley of Spokane came to town Monday driving a Model T Ford with a house arrangement built around it. He parked on Main Street Monday evening. Today he was selling postcard pictures of himself to the crowd of curious that gathered round to see the wild man and his menagerie of turtles, opossums, and a tame coyote he carried in his car. Except for a pair of shorts, Wiley claims he has gone without clothing through winter and summer alike for the past 20 years.
October 28, 1952 – 70 Years Ago
If you have noticed a new airplane flying around during these beautiful fall days, it would almost be a safe bet it is Bill Cunningham, Goldendale farmer, who recently joined the list of flying farmers. Bill purchased a four-place Piper Cruiser, bringing the little beauty home last Saturday. He spent a good part of the day Saturday admiring the sites in and around Klickitat County by air.
November 1, 1962 – 60 Years Ago
One of our senior subscribers dropped in for a visit Monday, commenting that, “If you find anyone who has been reading The Sentinel any longer than I have, you let me know!” William Olson of Husum, who commented that he was 98 in March, declares himself to have been a fairly consistent Sentinel reader since he was in school here in 1884. That’s quite a spell. Mr. Olson also comments that his hobby as a rose culturist keeps him (and some helpers!) pretty busy, since he has between 4 and 5 hundred rose bushes. He spoke with pride of the ribbons won in 4-H and other community endeavors at the County Fair, remarking that his wife had made a bedspread of such ribbons. Queried about his health, Mr. Olson said he felt better than he did 20 years ago, and that’s not a statement too many people over the age of 75 can make.
November 1, 1962 – 60 Years Ago
To those curious folks in the courtroom last week who may have wondered about the mysterious comings and goings and duties of the bailiffs, we can assure you that we were advised by the court that it is perfectly proper for the judge to request the bailiff to find out the score in a critical World Series game—but that it would be a little out of order to interrupt the testimony to announce that score from the bench.
—Richard Lefever Klickitat County Historical SocietyRespect your elders. They made it through school with out Google or Wikipedia.
I’ve decided on my New Year’s resolution: 300 dpi.
The only way raising chil dren could be any harder is if they unionized.
I ordered a wake-up call the other day. The phone rang, and a woman’s voice said, “What are you doing with your life?”
A man goes to the doctor with a strawberry growing out of his head. The doc tor says, “I’ll get you some cream to put on that.”
We’ve colorized this pic ture from last week. We thought we were going to have to go without an answer to last week’s Goldendale’s Attic Mystery Picture, then Eddie George called with a name and enough informa tion to set us searching our archives. Though we were unable to find the picture as it ran in The Sentinel all those years ago, Eddie identified George Gibson as the gentleman behind the rock. Eddie recalls roads and several bridges over Rock Creek being washed out after severe flooding, and that he got to miss quite a bit of school because the school bus driver couldn’t get across the creek. Of par ticular importance to Native American lore were two very large rocks in the area, and when planning the new road, rather than move the rocks, road planners accom modated them, and the rocks now face each other from each side of the road. Eddie first heard the story of the rocks from Rose Jim many years ago and, though he no longer remembers the whole story, he recalls that the rock on the east side of the Rock Creek Road is a lizard, and the other on the west side of the road is a frog, and the two were having an argument.
While preparing this for publication, Don White came in to renew his subscrip tion and, as happens here quite often, we got to talk ing about the history page and the flooding of Rock Creek which washed out the roads. As Don is from that area, he let us know that the flood happened at Christmas time in 1964. Going back to the December 31, 1964, issue of The Sentinel, we found a headline: “Engineer says road damage over $1 mil lion” which is the equiva lent of over $9 million today. Below is that story, and the remainder will follow next week. For reading conveni ence we have not put it in quotes.
Damage to Klickitat County roads and bridges has been estimated roughly at $1,150,000, County Engi neer Harold Strombom told the Goldendale Cham ber of Commerce Monday noon. “This is only what we know about,” Strombom cautioned. The figure prob ably should be higher, but in many cases we have not been able to get to the areas to inspect them. This much we know definitely.”
Several major bridges on the county system were taken out of service, either the spans themselves dam aged or the approaches washed out. About half the damage figure is in bridge damage, Strombom said, the remainder damage to roads.
“County commissioners, in commenting on damage, gave the road down Rock Creek as one example. “We don’t know–have little way of estimating–what will be necessary to rebuild this road. The entire canyon is a mess-no bridges left between
the Bickleton road and the state road at the canyon mouth. The bridge at the state road is still there, but the approach road is washed out. There is probably little left of the canyon roadway itself. Even to make a tem porary road would be a tre mendous task.”
The Imrie Ranch in the Canyon was isolated several days by flood debris chok ing the road both below and above, as well as the absence of bridges. On Sunday, county crews with a dozer opened the old Oak Flat Road, which leads to the can yon right at the ranch, and the family was able to get to Goldendale Monday with a four-wheel drive vehicle.
Strombom, in his review of damage at the Monday noon session said, “I hardly know which end of the county to start on. We are by necessity starting repairs where the equipment is, pri marily working out from the middle. Goldendale was isolated, with many travel ers stranded here and one of our first tasks was to open two ways out. We were able to quickly open the road to Glenwood, and travelers were able to go from there to White Salmon by detouring at the Hoppe DeWilde mill on the hill route to Husum. The road from the mill to BZ Cor ner is blocked by a big wash out, which left a hole 70 to 80 feet deep, according to Lloyd (Commissioner Beeks).
We also were abler to clear a couple of slides and doze in a new approach to the Rock Creek crossing on the Bick leton road which made a way out to the east part of the county and to the Yakima valley. This served as an alternate to Highway 97.
The damage was, perhaps most spectacular in the Klickitat Canyon. We lost three bridges completely in Rock Creek. The state lost the approaches at their bridge (old Roosevelt road) but the bridge is still there. We lost at least half the road in the canyon.
“The Klickitat road was damaged first near the top of the Bowman Creek grade, and second, we lost the approach to the Little Klicki tat bridge. We think also that the bridge itself has settled. We lost the bridge across the Klickitat at Wahkiacus, and the approaches to the Pitt bridge. We have a big washout on the road at Dela court’s and another wash out at the upper end of the O’Neil hob; there is another bad washout just below the Fisher Hill bridge. Then we have the big hole in the BZ Corner Road.
“George Herion of the J. Neils Company has been keeping the county road open from Klickitat to Twin Bridges, where traf fic switches over to the new Neils logging road, for access to Glenwood and Golden dale via Reload. He said he’d plow snow and try to get the road open as far as the Mor gan bridge across the Little Klickitat.
He’s who we need
I was raised in Klickitat County and choose to retire here after 30 years in law enforcement. During the “Covid” lockdown, I was very concerned with the situations in our county and very concerned even today.
I have been so impressed with Sheriff Bob Songer and his leadership during these uncertain times, especially during the lockdown. Sher iff Songer has shown and proven that he is the leader who has protected our con stitutional rights and our Second Amendment. We need Sheriff Songer to con tinue as our Klickitat County Sheriff. Please vote to reelect Bob Songer.
Theresa Cagle DallesportThe League of Women Voters is non-partisan and avoids hosting a forum for a single candidate, so it is not “shocking” that the Klicki tat County sheriff candidates night was canceled (“Reelect him”, Oct. 26).
It was canceled because the incumbent Klickitat County Sheriff, who had committed to participate, declined just two days before the event.
Janet Holen White SalmonSheriff Songer has shown the citizens of Klickitat County that he is a proven leader.
I am very thankful for his leadership during these crazy times, and I deeply appreciate him protecting our constitutional rights and liberties.
Sheriff Songer is trans parent and always available to the citizens of Klickitat County. We are blessed to have his leadership.
Let’s re-elect him, so he can continue to serve us.
Mike Hughes White SalmonHere’s the sheriff we need
My sentiments exactly, Lynne Kadlec of Dallesport: when only Republicans are running for office, Dems will go beyond party lines and choose the best candidate for the job.
I like Songer as a person and voted for him for his first term. I began to see things in a different light when those so-called “constitutional sheriff ideas” started pop ping up. It’s time for some new blood in the sheriff’s office.
I lived on the west side of our county for many years, and I know the residents of the west side are very good people and don’t deserve to be lumped in with radical leftists. And believe it or not, there are a large number of Democrats on the east side of the county who are for the most part quiet—unlike some extremists who feel they have a monopoly on the truth.
The sheriff I want for the future of Klickitat County doesn’t pick and choose which laws he wants to enforce based on his inter pretation of the Constitu tion. I want a sheriff who respects the fact these laws have been passed by a gov ernment elected by the people and upheld by our courts. The sheriff I want will uphold those laws until they are rightfully changed. The sheriff I want won’t align himself with right wing extremists like Alex Jones. How can any lawabiding citizen, much less a chief law enforcement officer for our county, be associated with someone who denies the slaughter of children?!
I’m confident in the elec tion system, so I’m vot ing now and not waiting till November 8. Klickitat County is ready for a lev elheaded sheriff who will enforce our laws in an equi table way untainted by radi cal politics. My vote went to Garique Clifford because I know he will support me as I support him.
Diana Notestine GoldendaleVoting food for thought: when people don’t respect life inside the womb, they don’t respect life outside the womb. The proof is in the crime and violence in Democrat-run cities. I respectfully request our Democrat friends and neighbors to give this seri ous consideration.
Mike Rick GoldendaleBefore you vote, con sider what Republicans have done for your pock etbook. In the 1980s Republicans introduced
Burn-out has got to go
“trickle-down” economics, which is supposed to cre ate jobs by cutting taxes on companies and inves tors. But economists now agree that trickle-down just makes the rich richer. When Republicans con trolled Congress and the presidency in 2017, their first bill was a $1 trillion trickle-down tax cut (about $8,000 per US household.) Stocks soared, and 80% of the tax cut flowed directly to investors. The top 1% got much richer and the bottom 90% got screwed once again.
Now Democrats con trol Congress and the presidency. Their first bill invests $1.1 trillion in infrastructure—roads, bridges, broadband, and
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 some one 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. Red necks 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 Lit tle 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
the like, creating jobs and saving us time and money. Their second big bill invests $370 billion in clean energy infrastruc ture to help us compete with China and Europe.
No Republicans supported that bill, because their oilcompany donors want you buying $5 per gallon gaso line forever. But the future of energy is clean, like one dollar per gallon equiva lent fuel costs for electric vehicles, lower electricity costs from wind and solar farms, lower healthcare costs, and more.
Why do Republican law makers vote this way? Fol low the money.
Eric Strid White Salmonbe 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 ordi nance forbidding anyone from reckless unsafe burnouts in any ones neighbor hood or any street in the Goldendale city limits. I would appreciate some sup port from like-minded citizens at the council meeting. Let them know how you feel.
I recently received an updated “Terms for Business and Deposit Account Agreement” from Colum-bia 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 particu larly found offensive. I contacted the bank for an explana tion. The answer was essentially that “we wouldn’t do that.” Then why is it in your documents, I asked. The answer was to send me up the chain of command. The second person gave the same answer as the first and then was to have me con tacted by some-one higher up. That person has not contacted me after more than a week so I am following through on what I told the bank contacts I was going to do—write a letter to the editor
I don’t like it
I have heard what Songer has said about people from the west side of the county and I don’t like the feeling he is dismissive of people who may not agree with him.
Lynne Kadlec Dallesport(This is a portion of an earlier letter from the author, correcting a mis taken edit of what she intended to say.)
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 headquar ters 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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Lobby, a nationwide chain of stores. The retail out let has annual revenues of $6.4 billion with 969 stores in 47 states, which means this locally invented item is about to come to the atten tion of painting enthusiasts in retail stores across the country.
Almost as soon as the product got rolling, every thing came to a standstill. “Covid hit,” Rick Lundin recalls. “All retail was shut. But let’s move on the good stuff. We got picked up by Dick’s Art Supplies, and that was very nice. We did an online art show last year, but it was odd. It’s not the same thing as strolling down the aisle, and you just bump into somebody and go, ‘Hey, yeah, how’s it going?’” But then they got to an art show this year in Florida. “We had people dropping by going, ‘This is the great est thing I’ve ever seen.’” Rick continues. “Felicia was doing lots of presentations. And it just built and built. Hobby Lobby had seen it a couple of times, and they wanted it, and they said, ‘Here’s what we’ve got to have.’ We gave it to them,
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dicial system, the prosecu tor’s office needs to have support so that they can effectively handle cases and get the sentences to fit the crime. A lot of times you’re getting plea deals, and there’s always a lot that goes on, and it’s not fair. We need to put more teeth in the law. Even traffic stops—if I were an officer, I would be very concerned about my safety and welfare, because you’re not allowed to stop some body unless you can actu ally prove the reasons why you’re stopping them. And then when you stop them, there are certain things that you can’t do. I under stand why that was put into place, because you don’t the few cops out there who have taken it to an extreme and it’s resulted in the death of the individual. In my fam ily, when I was young, I had older relatives who were our tribal law enforcement, and I thought the world of them. I always thought they were like heroes, and I remember always looking up to them. So I would hate for any of our law enforce ment officers to have these
and—we’re in.”
Turns out Hobby Lobby are good people to work with, according to the team. “I think it’s going to be awe some,” Rick states.
“I do, too,” Nicole Lundin adds. “And we’re scram bling.” How indeed will the small company meet the demand?
“We can manufacture about half a million [pal ettes] in a run,” Nicole says. “We’ll keep up.” The product is scheduled to be in stores in January, though there’s a chance it could show up in time for Christmas.
Felicia sees divine provi dence behind the company’s progress. “All of this, to me, has really been a blessing,” she says, “because it seems like God has had his hand on this all the way. Our first tooling, we got free, which you don’t normally get tool ing for, what? $25,000?” Tool ing is the process of creating product prototypes. “It just seems everything has kind of fallen into place. And the reps [company representa tives looking for products to sell] and people came to us. We really haven’t had to go out.”
restrictions because there are many times when you just have to react. If there’s a criminal out there, some body who’s trafficking or they have drugs in their car, you want to be able to effectively handle that situ ation. You can’t sit there and go off a checklist. Our law enforcement needs stronger support so that they can do their jobs, do it safely and effectively.
The Sentinel: You say we need to centralize homeless services. What does that mean; what would that look like for you?
Contreras: When I worked in our tribal archives program, my office was located in Wapato right across the street where there was a homeless shelter. You could see the individuals come and go from the place. A lot of them were regulars, and you could just see that increasing. I think we need to implement centers where homeless people can come and start receiving services for, and referrals for, mental health. Right here in Toppe nish where I live, there are a
Of course that doesn’t speak to the hours of work and inspiration behind how Paint Plates came into being. “We were washing palettes one day,” Felicia recalls, “and that takes about 10 minutes per plas tic palette to wash, because not only do you use the top, then when everybody helps you clean up, they stack them. So then you have the paint on the bottom and on the top. So you have to scrub on both sides. At my last party I just had at the high school, there were close to a hundred people. So that’s about five and a half hours cleaning palettes. After the party, I was beat, and I said, ‘Lord, there’s got to be a better way.’ And He said, ‘Yeah, I want to make a dis posable one.’ Well, why don’t I, I thought—’cause it costs money. And the answer was, ‘Nope, do it.’”
Nobody wants to spend eternity cleaning paint palettes. Disposable? Sure, though some ask, what about the paint? That can’t be good for the environ ment. Felicia has that point covered.
“The environmentally
lot of homeless individuals, and you can tell the drug effects that are there, and alcoholism and we just need to have more centralized services for them and, and maybe even more commu nity outreach to get to them to improve their quality of life. It’s always been some thing that I’ve looked at, because my mom when she was alive, instead of us hav ing Christmas—because we didn’t need anything—we’d always get together gift bags and take them out and hand them out within the com munity, take gift bags to elders we knew or individu als we knew in the nursing homes. It became a big deal, because my mom, she was the first Miss Indian Amer ica. She would always send out postcards to anyone that she met. If she met you, she’d get to know you and ask for your address and then she’d be sending you cards. That’s just the way she was. She always gave back to our community. We were always taught that you’re always paying your way through life. If there was a death in the family,
T & A Metals and More is a local business owned and operated by Todd Nunn and his wife, Annette. The busi ness began in January of this year, gaining their full licensure in March 2022.
Todd and Annette are one
of, if not the only, licensed hulk haulers in Klicki tat County. Their services include junk vehicle removal for private citizens as well as public entities, vehicle lockouts, garbage and junk removal, and property cleanup assistance. Annette works using her business management and account ing experience to ensure
November 3, 2022, Annual Donor Dinner, Friend Raiser, and Silent Auction: 5 p.m. silent auc tion and dinner at 6 p.m. Community Grace Breth ren Church, Goldendale. Annual fundraiser to ben efit the Goldendale Preg nancy Resource Center. To host a table call or email 509-773-5501 center@gold endaleprc.org
November 4 – 5, 2022, Lyle Craft Bazaar: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturday, Lyle Activity Center at the corner of 3rd and Hwy 14. There will be a quilt raffle and all proceeds go to the Activity Center. Call Karen Beck to reserve a table 541-490-5673
November 4 – 5, 2022, 1st Annual Giving Tree Festival: 11/4 hours are 4 p.m. – 8 p.m., 11/5 hours are 3 p.m. - 8 p.m. at the Goldendale Grange. Ten beautiful Christmas trees will be on display, and you will have a chance to take one home! These trees will be decorated with a theme and donated by local art ists. Purchase a ticket to win a tree with the drawing being held on November 5 at 8 p.m. To decorate a tree, fill out an application available at Goldendale Pharmacy, Pats Place, & Goldendale Chiropractic or contact Susan Marlow 509-773-3309 or Jeanne Bradley 509-2612513. The recipient of this
the business runs smoothly, while Todd uses his tow truck driving experience to securely and safely get the heavy lifting done.
Todd, a longtime Gold endale citizen, has “always wanted to start my own business in my hometown, and we have done just that.” They work to provide reli able and reputable business,
correct way to dispose of paint is to let it dry,” she says. “Then it is a stable, non-toxic paint, and the plate biodegrades under neath it, and there’s no plas tic.” Then you can recycle it or throw it in the trash. Either way, no harm done. You could eat off the plate, Nicole points out, though in all likelihood you’re not going to want to. Unless you have a lot of green and some eggs and ham.
Paint Plates has hit a nerve, with many people wondering, “How come no one ever thought of this before?” It seems so obvious, though copycats beware: Paint Plates’ intel lectual property protection is all-inclusive. But it’s that apparent obviousness that’s the mark of a self-evident product whose time has arrived, like in music when someone writes a song so good everyone goes, “Oh, yeah, that’s a classic.” The Paint Plate classic has Rem brandt contemplating rein carnation now that cleaning isn’t a problem anymore.
you know, we’d have our giveaways to recognize that individual and to always be humble and help where you can. My mom passed away in 2018, and since she has passed, there’s still so many people who come up and say that they’ve kept her cards like in a shoebox and they pull them out. I’m her daughter, and I have mine all framed. That’s always been the teaching within my family: give where you can and help where you can. And that’s part of the reason why I feel so much for our communities and especially the homeless.
The Sentinel: Is there anything you want to be sure to add?
Contreras: I think that with my knowledge and skills and resources, I would be able to work very well within the district and at the state level to help find solutions. I’m not saying that anything is broken, but there’s always room for improvement, and I would like to be able to participate in that.
The Goldendale Legion stays busy throughout the week with their weekly events, private events, and weekly specials. It takes a lot of work and people to keep things moving every day. Helen Rolfe has been organ izing these events and gave us a little insight into what is happening in the upcoming weeks.
There is so much going weekly that you could never be bored. Tuesdays are for the Bingo lovers. You can come grab some Bingo cards and a drink and have fun for few hours.
On the first and third Wednesday of the month it’s trivia night. Grab some friends or family and talk all the knowledge you have to answer the most questions to hopefully be the big winner.
Last there is bunch night. This happens on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month. Take a chance at roll ing the dice in hopes that you are winner for the night. All of these events start between 6 and 6:30 p.m. The kitchen is still open, so you are able to grab dinner and a drink while you are there. With the weather getting colder, the numbers have been up at each of these nights. Another nice thing about these nights is that all of these events are very affordable. It’s a great way to get out of the house for a bit and spend time with others without breaking the bank.
There are other events that are geared more towards holi
days or specialty things. They just recently had a costume contest where they judged outfits for kids and adults. They will have a paint night with Felicia Gray at end of the month. This month there will a special Bingo night the Thursday before Thanks giving. You could win a gift card to one of the local gro cery stores to help with din ner. Some of the local high school clubs will be having fundraiser nights, and some businesses have booked their Christmas parties there as well. In December there will be a kids’ Christmas Party and a hip hop concert. The members of the Legion will be participating in the Veteran’s Day Parade and hosting a free prime rib dinner for veterans and their families. If you happen to be at any of these events, be sure to check out their nightly dinner specials.
All of these events are put on by volunteer groups, employees, Sons of the Legion, and Legionnaires.
Without all the support from these people and their hard work, these events may not happen. Helen is very grate ful for all of their help. There are many obstacles that come with running all this, and she’s thankful that help isn’t one of them. “It is tough to keep a business going right now with the cost of things continually rising,” Helen says. But she keeps working hard to provide something to the town of Goldendale and its community members.
If you want more informa tion on any of these events, you can give the Legion a call or check out their Facebook page.
year’s proceeds will be Cameron Mains and Alison Coons-Azevedo, see their story in the October 5, 2022, edition of The Sentinel.
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striving for customers to rest assured that the job will get done. T & A Metals and more is “proud to call Goldendale home and are happy to help clean it up one junk car, or load of garbage, at a time.”
For more information you can contact T & A at (509) 261-0484 or by email at tan dametals.office@gmail.com.
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Alex Gorrod attended the Goldendale School District Board Meeting on Monday, October 24, in person. Here are some of the highlights. Be aware these are not the official minutes. Check out the full agenda online at: https://meet ings.boardbook.org/Public/ Agenda/780?meeting=550635
1. Marintha Rising (CTE Secretary, increase in hours); Rachelle Kauffman (SPED Para, increase in hours); Nick Hedgecock (GHS Health/PE Teacher); Kandy Hamllick (GPS SPED Para); Cheyenne Gilk (GPS SPED Para); Eliz abeth Guzman (Bilingual Para, increase in hours); TJ Wilder (GMS Head Football Coach); Morgan Coyne (CTE Para); Alisha Parmelee (GMS Lunch/Playground Supervi sor) were hired.
2. A resignation was accepted from: Brock Warner (GMS Head Football Coach).
3. Some personnel were approved for a plan of profes sional learning (2022-2023). This means they are allowed to teach in an area without full credentials but are put on a two-year plan to get those credentials. For the online school: Alicia Diederchs (World culture, animation, art in world, digital pho tography); Denise John
son (Economics, personal finance, cosmetology, entre preneurship); Rachel LaVair (SPED case manager); and TJ LaMarche (Astronomy, earth science, credit recov ery sciences). For in-person school: Nicole Becerra (GPS music), TJ Wilder (Long-term substitute); Blake Lesko (CTE teacher); Georgine Thomp son (GMS SPED teacher); and Andrea Pearce (GHS SPED teacher).
4. The two student repre sentatives, Gwen Gilliam and Logan Telford, reported on Homecoming week. There was a theme for each day (decades, when I grow up, Adam Sandler, color wars, and purple and gold). They reported that the dance and noise parade went well.
5. Dean Schlenker (Busi ness Manager) reported the current general fund balance is $1,649,869, up from this time last year ($1,627,137). Last month it was $2,047,874. The district must maintain one month worth of expendi tures in their general fund, this comes to $1.5-1.6 million dollars, which the district is very close to at this point. Over the next year or two stimulus money will be going away, and there will be a lot of financial hurdles to address
because of this. Mr. Schlenker expressed the need to be look ing 5-10 years down the road while looking at these issues in order to help the school stay on the best financial foot ing possible.
6. Mr. Schlenker reported that the boilers are working well and are about twice the size of the previous ones. The next three areas construction are: ADA entry and enhanced security, LED light fixtures for GHS and GPS, and carpet ing at the high school. Many of these improvements are being paid for through grants.
7. Mr. Schlenker also reported on attendance. FTE stands for Full Time Equiva lent. GPS had a 289 FTE (last year it was 286). GMS had a 258.9 FTE (Last year it was 254.5). GHS had a 293.7 FTE (last year it was 318.43). The total FTE was 841.6 (last year it was 856.49) which is 18.4 below budget. He stated that the reason for the dip in the FTE for the high school is because last year’s graduat ing class was very large. The online school was at 1959.68 FTE (last year it was 1211.7).
8. Ms. Hedges (Principal at GPS) reported that attend ance is around 92%, which is up from last month. The 1st grade was able to do a field
trip to the fire hall and really enjoyed their time there. Par ent teacher conferences are October 26-29.
9. Mr. Westerman (Prin cipal at GHS) reported that FFA is currently at nation als in Louisville. There will be a Veteran’s Day assembly on Wednesday, November 9, at 10:15 a.m. in the gym. He also reported that there were about 200 students at the Homecoming dance. He wanted to also pass on his thanks to the parents who helped the noise parade take place this year. It nearly didn’t happen, partially due to some safety concerns. Parents helped provide trucks and trailers that helped alleviate most of those issues.
10. Mr. Pakinas (Activities Director/GHS Assistant Prin cipal) shared that cross coun try, football, and volleyball all were EWAC-west league champions and going to dis tricts. Soccer is also headed to districts and currently is 8-4 in league. He also showed the website, goldendaleath letics.com, which contains the schedules, standings, and team information for Gold endale and others from our league.
11. Ms. Ward (SPED Direc tor) shared that they are
working at training all their new hires and that there is only one open position at GPS needing to be filled.
12. The Board approved the HiCap (Highly Capable) Plan. This is something that is required to be approved annu ally by the board in order to continue receiving a grant for this program.
13. The board has been inviting legislators to come and visit and are hoping to get them to visit the district before the next legislative ses sion begins.
14. Beth Schroder announced that she would be resigning her position effec tive December 31 due to mov ing out of her area. Check out the previous minutes for meetings on the district website. I encourage anyone interested in what is going on at the school district to try to make it to an upcom ing meeting.
The next Board Work Session will be on Monday, November 14, and start at 6:30 p.m. in the GPS Library. The next Regular Board Meeting is Monday, November 28, at 7 p.m. at the GHS Cafeteria.
In advance of the Nov. 8 General Election, the Office of the Secretary of State has launched the “Vote with Confidence” awareness cam paign to inform voters of election security measures and debunk election misin formation. This campaign includes both traditional advertising—which has begun appearing statewide in newspapers, on television, and on city buses—and com munity-based partnerships with organizations helping to get out the vote.
In a news conference ear lier this month, Secretary of State Steve Hobbs said, “We’re going to do our part to inform the voters of what happens here in Washing ton state...to reach people in their communities to assure them elections are secure, accessible, and transparent.”
The campaign is a response to increased mis information designed to confuse eligible voters and undermine people’s trust in the voting process. A Sur veyUSA poll found 71% of Washington voters trust the state’s election system.
The “Vote with Confi dence” campaign aims to maintain or restore voters’
trust by sharing facts about voter eligibility, election security, and the vote-bymail process—all of which are common targets of mis information.
In partnership with DH, a Spokane-based communi cations agency, the Office of Secretary of State has devel oped and placed messages statewide using a combina tion of print ads, commer cials, and bus signs. County election officials have also received “Vote with Confi dence” materials to distrib ute to local voters covering who is eligible to vote, how to vote, and how election
officials secure ballots and tally votes.
Also, as part of the cam paign, community organi zations across the state are hosting events and using newsletters, social media, personal stories, and videos to get factual information to their networks in Spanish, English, Chinese, Vietnam ese, and other languages. Materials they are distribut ing include infographics that detail the journey of a ballot and fact sheets outlining bal lot security measures, voting eligibility criteria, and the voting process.
To learn more about Wash
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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: Columbus ABC.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 & 10am. 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
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; Tue: 6:30pm Catechism; Wed: 7pm Youth Group; Fri: 6:30pm Compline
Community Grace Brethren 1180 S Roosevelt, Goldendale. 509.773.3388. Sun Svc 10:30am in person. Wed: AWANA 2pm & Youth Group 5pm GoldendaleGrace.com. Watch us on Facebook Live: Facebook.com/GoldendaleGrace "Learning - Living - Loving JESUS."
LUTHERAN
Christ the King Lutheran S Columbus & Simcoe Dr, Goldendale; Pastor David Daugs. 773-5750. Worship services 10 Everyone welcome.
METHODIST - United Methodist Columbus & Broadway; Pastor Kendra BehnSmith; 509.773.4461. Service times: Worship 9:00am; Adult classes 10:45am; Fall & Winter Children’s Church available during worship. All are welcome. Call the church for regularly scheduled events.
NAZARENE - Church of the Nazarene 124 W Allyn, Goldendale; Pastor Earnie Winn and Pastor Greta Sines. 509.773.4216; Sunday worship 10:45am; Sunday School all ages 9:30am; goldendalenaz@gmail.com.
NEW LIFE ASSEMBLY of GOD 1602 S Columbus, Goldendale; Pastor Kevin Gerchak, 509.773.4650; Sun. School 9:30 ; Morning Worship Service 10:30am; Evening Service 6pm; Family Night on Wed. 7pm with programs for ages 3 years through adult.
RIVER of LIFE CHURCH of GOD 2023 Pipeline Rd; Pastors Rod & Cathy Smith, 509-773-3185, Sunday Worship 10:30am; Wednesday Bible Study 7pm. RiverofLife222.org
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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 9:30 ; Worship 10:30 ; Tue. 6:30pm Freedom Now Meeting. “A Gospel-Centered Church.”
Mid-Columbia Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
Online Worship Sunday 10am Religious Exploration for Children and Youth; email mcuuf1@gmail.com for a link to Online Service; MCUUF2.org; Rev. Judy Zimmerman, 541-241-6771. Justice. Inclusion. Compassion. A Welcoming Congregation
The liberals who support Garique Clifford like to call people names. They try to label us as racists, white supremacists, and MAGA extrem ists because we support Sheriff Bob Songer. They are trying to paint Bob Songer as a rogue sheriff who gets his orders from radical groups outside of Klickitat County. Of course, as most of the people in our community already know, nothing could be further from the truth!
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City of Hood River Public Works is seeking a member to join the operations team.
As a team member you will be contributing to the City’s essential operations primar ily on the water and waste water lines. Must be able to follow all safety procedures, instructions, and work both independently and with others to complete routine maintenance.
Minimum starting wage is $23.04/hour with increases at six months and annually thereafter. Additional pay in centives upon completion of certifications. This is a union position and follows the bar gained contract. Excellent leave and health insurance benefits.
Satisfactory drug test, driv ing record and reference checks are required. Obtain ing an employer paid Class B CDL is required after 6 mo. on the job. Position open until filled. Applica tions are on the City website www.cityofhoodriver.gov
Please submit completed application to j.gray@cityof hoodriver.gov or at City Hall, 211 2nd Street, Hood River, OR 97031. For questions, please call 541-386-9437.
Columbia Gorge News is growing its customer service, business sales department. This posi tion is outside/inside sales for the weekly newspaper in print and online, plus niche publications. If you are outgoing and like to talk through ideas, this position is for you. The candidate has the abil ity to work both from home and the office. They will need internet, computer and a smart phone. A reliable vehi cle and valid driver’s li cense with insurance is a must. The candidate will work one-on-one with small businesses in our community to help them find ways to effectively market their business. The sales position will allow the person hired to work their own schedule to fit the needs of the customers. It will not require regular work hours from the Co lumbia Gorge News offices, except weekly meetings. Must have strong people skills, attention to detail, the ability to multi-task and be self-motivated. Ex cellent communication and the willingness to meet customers in per son and over the phone are needed. Sales experience a plus,but will train the right can
5:30pm. Application dead line is November 9th by 4pm Skamania County is an equal opportunity employer.
Special Ed Nurse to serve Whitson Elemen tary in the White Salm on School District.32.5 hours/week, school year schedule. $26.35/ hour LPN or $37.10/ hour RN with benefits and retirement. www. esd112.org/takeroot
City of Dufur taking applica tions for full time, 40 hours a week, Utility Assistant. Com plete job description and applications are available at Dufur City Hall, 175 NE Third Street, PO Box 145, Dufur, OR 97021 or online at CityofDufur.org. Start ing pay $15.50 – $19.80 per hour subject to qualifications and experience plus Medi cal, Dental, Vision insurance and retirement benefits are included. Contact Dufur City Hall for questions at 541467-2349. End date: until filled.
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HRD is seeking to hire Truck Driver/Backup Forklift Op erator, starting wage $26.96 per hour. This is a M-F full time position, home every night. The individual filling this position must possess a Class A CDL, with winter Gorge driving a plus, and the ability to obtain a hazardous materials license within 6 months. The Truck Driver/ forklift operator will typically be on the road %100 of the time w/ driving between Hood River locations. High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required. The person(s) fill ing this position must be capable to regularly lift and/ or move up to 50 pounds. Pre-employment UA, physi cal, background screenings and skills tests are required.
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The individual holding this position is responsible for identifying, diagnosing and correcting production machinery and equipment faults, as well as maintain ing the plant facility.
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• Communicate profession ally with production lead personnel and management when production schedule cannot be met.
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The Next Door, Inc. (TNDI) is hiring full-time foster par ents to work with youth, ages 6-18. Applicants must live in Hood River or Wasco Counties. TNDI provides 24-hour support, free train ing, paid days-off and up to $1800 tax-free/month, for each youth. Bonus also offered for completion of certification! Contact 541308-2207 or visit www.next doorinc.org/fosterparent to apply.
This position is apprentice level for the Port’s main tenance services. The Fa cilities Maintenance worker (grade 3) position works under the direction of the Facilities Maintenance Su pervisor or Lead and per forms various maintenance and repair tasks on Portowned properties, buildings, and facilities. Also performs some custodial activities and maintenance revisions of landscaped grounds and parks. The position requires good communication skills and the ability to interact with Port tenants, vendors, and employees to provide maintenance, custodial, and security support in all areas of Port operation. This po sition at times may be “On Call” and is responsible for monitoring fire alarms or other emergency building situations and may require response to be made at all hours, day or night. The position also requires work to be performed at heights on building roofs and bridge towers over 100’ above water. The position also requires the ability to lift at least 50 pounds.
Salary range $21.85-$29.29 per hour
Health care, vision, dental, PERS retirement – full ben efit package.
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NORCOR Corrections is seeking to fill the position of Mental Health Clinician.
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tion required. Application & full job description available at https://www.norcor.co/ adult/jobs/ or @ NORCOR Admin. Office 201 Webber Street, The Dalles. Open until filled. 541-298-1576.
The Water/Wastewater Op erator Trainee is responsible for performing regular and reoccurring installation, re pair, and maintenance work in water distribution, sewer collection and wastewater plants. Operates a variety of hand tools, power tools, equipment and various ve hicles and equipment to ac complish work. For complete job description and ability to apply, please log on to klickitatpud.com and click on the Career Op portunities tab.
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The leader of the United States of America is called the President. This country has seen 46 different presidents since April 30, 1789 when George Washington was elected. Each person who became president was very different with a wide range of personalities and personal beliefs. Each one has left a mark on the country and led the nation differently. One president who stood out then and is widely remembered now is John Fitzgerald Kennedy or JFK for short. JFK was the 35th president of the United States.
John was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, on May 29, 1917. His dad’s name was Joseph and his mom’s name was Rose. Mr. Kennedy was a very intelligent businessman and the family was very wealthy. When John was born he had one brother named Joe, but in the years to follow the Kennedys added seven more children to their family. When John was little his family nicknamed him Jack and when he was two, he became sick with a disease called scarlet fever. You may not have heard of Scarlet Fever but it is a disease caused by the same bacteria that causes strep throat. Before doctors had antibiotics it was very deadly in small children. Jack was in the hospital for over a month and nearly died, but he was a fighter and ended up getting to go home.
After coming home from the war in 1946, Jack ran for congress and that was the beginning of his political career. In 1952 he was elected to be a senator and soon after that decided he wanted to be the president. On January 20th of 1961 John F. Kennedy became the 35th president of the United States. He became not only the first Catholic president but the youngest president. He was only 43 years old.
As a child Jack was very competitive with his older brother Joe. They played sports, raced bicycles and learned to sail and race sailboats. Jack even played football at college. Just as Jack finished college, he joined the navy. WWII had begun and he thought serving in the military was the “right” thing to do. After the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, Jack was made a Lieutenant and he got a ship to command, the PT109. The ship was sunk in a collision with a Japanese ship, the Amagiri. The future president and his crew were stranded on a remote Pacific island. Kennedy swam with another sailor to a nearby island for help. The sailors of PT109 were rescued. In 1963, Hollywood released a movie about what happened called “PT109”.
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Before last Friday’s game between the Goldendale Timberwolves and the Highland Scotties at Barthlow Field, the Timberwolves took a moment to honor the current seniors on the team: Eli Golding, Ethan Mell, Tyler Bowen, Alejandro Contreras, Garrett Peters, Riker Hanning, Seth Lucatero, and Kade Bomberger.
The game started out with the Timberwolves on defense. They kept the Scotties from gaining ground, turning the ball over on downs. The Timberwolves started at the 36-yard line,
and on the first offensive play of the game, senior quarterback Kade Bomberger, No. 08, threw a 35-yard touchdown pass to senior Seth Lucatero, No. 21, for the fi rst touchdown of the game, followed by a kick for the extra point. The Timberwolves were at a score of 7-0.
The Timberwolves’ dominating defense once again held the Scotties turning the ball over on downs. Once the Timberwolves were in possession, they handed the ball off to Lucatero for a run up the middle with a gain of 27 yards, beginning the next play on the 16-yard line. They sent Lucatero up the middle again this time for a gain of 9 yards, followed by
The boy’s cross-country team has had a great month of meets.All runners have improved and shown that they are working hard to reach their goals. This past week they went back to Apple Ridge again for the EWAC 2B boys district race. They ran a 3-mile course in hopes of getting qualified for state.
The Wolves knew that they had to leave it all out on the course because this could be their last meet for the season. They have been to Apple Ridge a couple of times so far this year, which proved helpful. Sean Henrikson continued to show that he is a fast runner. He finished 2nd overall with a time of 17:05. Raymond Holycross had a great day and fi nished third with a time of 17:43, his best so far. Only 3 seconds behind him
was Isaac Call who brought home 4th for the Wolves. Elliot Grindling ran a consistent race which allowed him to fi nish 10th. Hayden Connell also had a great day running. He came in right behind Elliot fi nishing 11th. Coming in 15th for the day was Simon Grindling and rounding it out for the Wolves was Damian Simonds who fi nished 18th for the day. With each of the boys fi nishing in the top 20 and three fi nishing in the top 5, they were able to bring home the overall team win for the district meet.
The boys’ team had one heck of a district meet and proved that they are ready to move on to State. They have done a wonderful job this year, proving that hard work, grit, and dedication really do pay off. We will be able to give them a sendoff this week as they head out to the state tournament.
Good luck, Wolves! Show ’em what you’re made of!
Last week the Timberwolves Soccer team took on the Highland Scotties in a home game at Barthlow Field. The Timberwolves were lacking a main defender and were working to fi ll her place. Aubri McBride, No. 23, stepped up to play a position unfamiliar to her.
The Scotties started the game tough, keeping control of the ball and keeping the Timberwolves from scoring. The Timberwolves worked hard on defense and even with a new player were able to make great defensive plays and saves, making Highland work hard for their points.
The Scotties were able to score two goals in the fi rst half while holding the Timberwolves to zero. The Timberwolves were determined to be competitive coming back from the half, getting more shots on goal and working hard on defense. The Scotties, however, managed to score two more goals, ending the game with a score of 4-0.
Although the Timberwolves lost this game, their previous wins throughout the season have qualified them to compete in District play. This Tuesday the Timberwolves will be traveling to play the Cle Elum Warriors to determine who will advance to the next round. Entry to District games will be different: student ASB Entry will not be accepted, entry fees for adults will be $9, and for seniors and students with ASB the fee will be $7.
a successful run for another Timberwolf touchdown and successful kick for the extra point. The next Timberwolf possession, the Wolves worked the ball down the field one play at a time, with a hand-off to Lucatero who ran it up the left for another touchdown. The extra point kick was moved back due to a penalty, resulting in a missed extra point for a score of 20-0 to end the fi rst quarter.
The Timberwolves defense was holding the Scotties from scoring, keeping them from moving down the field. Knowing this, the Scotties attempted a successful 32-yard field goal to bring the score up to 20-3. March-
ing their way down the field, the Timberwolves handed the ball off to Lucatero for a touchdown up the middle, followed by a good kick for a score of 27-3. The Timberwolves' next possession started with a hand-off to senior Riker Hanning, No. 05, for a gain of 20 yards, followed by a hand-off to Lucatero for another touchdown up the middle, followed by a good kick for a score of 34-3. The Scotties, now playing offense, tried a pass play that was intercepted by sophomore Matt Gray, No. 32, who ran the ball down the field for the touchdown, followed by a successful kick for a score of 41-3 to fi nish the fi rst half.
Coming back from halftime, the Timberwolves’ Gray, received the ball deep at the 90-yard line and ran the ball up the field, to be taken down on the 55-yard line. The Timberwolves worked their way down the field with Lucatero running the ball up the middle for a touchdown followed by an unsuccessful kick. The score was 47-3. This was followed by an 18-yard quarterback keeper run in by Braxton Seaver, No.11, for the touchdown, followed by a kick for the extra point. The Timberwolves continued to hold the Scotties and worked the ball down the field, with the fi nal touchdown being a handoff to Gray who ran it up the left
for a fi nal score of 53-3. The Scotties then made the decision to end the game early, due to the Timberwolves' determination to only make the score gap wider.
Winning this game means the Timberwolves have earned the EWAC West League Champs title for the second year in a row. Next week the Timberwolves take on Tri-Cities Prep in a home game for the first round of District play. The entry for this game will be different due to it being a District game. ASB entry for Highschool and Middle school Students will not be accepted, with adult entry being $9, and Seniors and Students with ASB $7.
Finishing up league play with two more wins, GHS VB completed their perfect league record in the EWAC-WEST at 12-0. It’s the fourth straight league title and 3rd perfect league season in a row for the Timberwolf team. Senior Gwen Gilliam was honored at home on Tuesday at the beginning of the match against Kittitas. She is a 4-year letter winner and now the single season dig leader, having passed Kennedy Berry who held the record with 334. Gilliam will build on the
342 she has amassed through the post season.
The Timberwolves wasted no time against either opponent, beating Kittitas in 3 sets with scores 0f 25-10, 25-12 and 25-8 and Highland with scores of 25-8, 25-10 and 25-6. Taryn Rising led in the kill category with 31, Brooke Blain with 16 kills and 3 stuff blocks and Lydia Hanning coming on in the end of the season with 11 kills. Emily Tindall dished out 55 assists. Serving was tough with Gilliam landing 8 aces
and Brylee Mulrony delivering 6. Lexi Molnar served 26-27 with 4 aces and 8 digs and Ada Garner was 11-11 serving with 4 Kills.
The fi rst round of district was played Tuesday evening at the GHS Gym as the Timberwolves hosted the Warden Cougars. Warden is athletic and will have given the Timberwolves a good fight. Win or lose, the tournament continues on Wednesday and Thursday evenings in The Tri-Cities at Columbia Burbank High
School with start times at 5 and 7 p.m.
The Timberwolves will need to continue their tough serving and solid serve receive passing, while hitting a solid kill percentage to move onto the state tournament. The State Tournament will be held at the Yakima SunDome on November 10 and 11. If the Timberwolves should qualify, it would be the 18th state appearance for the VB program in school history.
—Jodi Bellamy• Purchase from a shopping list
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• Cook in bulk
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• Keep refrigerator set to 33oF to minimize food spoilage.
• Compost produce scraps.
• Impulse buy; it may end up in the trash.
• Buy more perishables than you and your family will consume in 2 weeks.
• Put hot food in the refrigerator— this heats up the entire interior, which accelerates spoilage!
• Add non-produce materials (e.g., meat) to small compost bins/piles. There is insufficient heat for decomposition.
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