Goldendale Sentinel November 3, 2021

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HEADLINES & HISTORY SINCE 1879

Goldendale, Washington

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Vol. 142 No. 44

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Goldendale teams winning big

Football, volleyball, and cross country teams are rolling along

It’s that time of year again Sure, the Washington Legislature passed a bill a couple of years ago doing away with the twice-yearly time change in the state. But the U.S. Congress has to approve the measure, and Congress sometimes moves like molasses rolling uphill in winter. So yes, this Sunday we’ll have to set our clocks back an hour, again.

Election results

COURTESY JOHN LONGFELLOW

Results came in too late last night to include in this morning’s paper. For full results, visit www.GoldendaleSentinel.com.

THE PICTURE TELLS THE STORY: A White Swan defender watches as a Timberwolf grabs the ball during last Friday’s game, which Goldendale won 60 to 8. The Wolves are among the Goldendale teams winning big this year. See page B8 for more sports stories.

Wolves Football number one in the league TAYLER BRADLEY SPORTS EDITOR The Goldendale Timberwolves football team has come together this season and fought hard for their title of EWAC West League Champions. They deserve it, putting in the hours on the field at practice each and every day. This past Friday was no different for the team as they took the win on their home field against the White Swan Cougars with a final score of 60-8, keeping their winning streak alive. The game started off with a couple of hand-offs from Kade Bomberger to Caleb Smith to get the ball moving down the field. Caleb was able to get through the Cougar defense quickly and put up the first points for the Timberwolves. With that the game took off, and the Wolves never looked back. Kade continued to get the ball into the hands of his teammates, and together they moved

the ball down the field, finding the end zone two more times. Matt Blain broke through the line, carrying one yard for the second touchdown. Kade and Caleb were on the same page again that night. Kade got the ball to Caleb, and he took it straight to the end zone for the third touchdown, bringing the score to 21-0. The Wolves were on a roll, and they didn’t let it stop. As the game continued, the Wolves kept the Cougars from scoring and gave the offense a chance to score. And that is exactly what Kade Bomberger did. He threw a beautiful pass to Justin Ward for a 35-yard touchdown for the fourth one of the night. Soon after a field goal brought the score to 27-0. The defense got in some good stops, giving the ball back to the Timberwolves. The offense easily moved the ball down the field getting into range of the end zone. Kade made a beautiful pass to Tyler Wells for a 25-yard touchdown.

The Timberwolves weren’t backing down at all, and Caleb Smith and James Hastings both found the end zone, adding more points to the board to bring the score to 46-0. Head coach Aaron Cochran made some changes and let some of the younger players see some time on the field, and they didn’t disappoint. Kash Wright took the reins as quarterback; he made a quick pass to Josh Smith for a 71-yard touchdown. And the final touchdown of the game was when Kash handed the ball off to Evan Riley, who ran it 20 yards, making the final score 60-8. Final stats for the game were great. Kade Bomberger completed 5 passes for 121 yards and had 10 rushing yards. James Hastings had 3 carries for 14 yards and one touchdown, Seth Lucatero had 4 carries for 23 yards, Kash Wright had 4 rushing yards, and Evan Riley had 6 carries for 34 yards and

See Football page B1

City budget for 2022 presented RODGER NICHOLS

TAYLER BRADLEY

SPOOKY STREET: Main Street in Goldendale Sunday night was a fright—but a lot of fun for kids and their families at Trunk or Treat. The General Store brought back its Haunted House.

A Trick night in town TAYLER BRADLEY FOR THE SENTINEL

This past Sunday was a kid favorite holiday. The day they get to dress up and be whatever they want to be for one whole day, it was Halloween. The ghosts, witches, skeletons, and zombies

come out to play and go around filling their buckets full of sweet treats. We had some great Halloween events held in our community this year. Trunk or Treat was a go, and the community was excited to have this event back. It is a safe

See Trick page B1

FOR THE SENTINEL

At Monday night’s Goldendale City Council meeting, City Administrator Larry Bellamy presented the annual budget message and the preliminary budget for 2022. There were no big surprises. Other than a few large capital projects, he characterized this year’s budget as “a basic operation and maintenance budget.” The budget now goes to the city’s budget committee for further review. Councilors did make a change in the current year’s budget, voting to use some of the city’s eco-

THE REIGNING COURT: The Goldendale High School Homecoming Court of 2021.

nomic development funds for a $7,500 grant for public art. “The request from the Chamber [of Commerce] is to begin an ‘Art at the Heart of Goldendale’ campaign, which is to draw murals,” Bellamy said. “The first one is being painted now, and they’re hoping to plaint all four corners of Main and Columbus.” One of the goals is to create a “mural trail” from Toppenish to Goldendale to The Dalles to bring more tourists to the area. Bellamy reminded people about the Oregon Rally car show this Saturday. A total of 75 cars and their drivers will park on Main Street from 8 to 9 a.m., and people

are invited to come see the cars and meet some of the internationally known drivers, before they begin their staggered departures for the Goldendale leg of their three-day rally. Friday the race begins at the Portland Speedway and concludes Sunday with a leg based out of Dufur. He also issued a notice to local nonprofit organizations who hope to get grants from city tourism funds for their events. The deadline to submit such requests is Friday, December 3, at 5 p.m. at city hall. Copies of the application can be picked up at city hall or can be downloaded as part of

See City page A8

COURTESY JOHN LONGFELLOW


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