Goldendale Sentinel October 12, 2022

Goldendale resident appointed to Library board of directors

LOU MARZELES

EDITOR

Olga Hodges is not anti-library, and she isn’t fighting to remove books she doesn’t want in the Goldendale Library. In fact, despite her leadership role here in taking the Goldendale Library to task for miscategorizing books a few months back, she’s just been named to the board of directors for Fort Vancouver Regional Library (FVRL), which administers the Goldendale Library.

The Goldendale resident is a young wife and mother and holds two Bachelors degrees (Politics, Philosophy, and Economics from King’s College and Healthcare Administration from Concordia University). She worked as a project manager and health educator for Multnomah County in Oregon before coming to Goldendale. Despite those credentials, when she went public with her kerfuffle with the Goldendale Library, some eyebrows were raised, and a few people tried to brand her as a book banner.

But Hodges isn’t looking to ban anything. She just wants books in the right categories in the library. Back in February, she organized meetings with concerned parents about a Japanese graphic novel called So Cute It Hurts. A particular volume of the book— about boy-and-girl twins who cross dress, with one engaging in a clearly depicted sexual encounter—was rated “Mature” by the publisher but was prominently displayed in the ages 12 to 18 section of the library. Hodges and the other parents found examples of

other mature topics in the library in easy reach of very young readers. The controversy drew a lot of support from a lot of parents, but it also drew some backlash from others fearing a surge of book-banning fervor in town.

Hodges was clear from the outset that her goal was not to remove books. It was to ensure all material was kept in age-appropriate sections of the library. That intention was clearly communicated to FVRL, and the library board had no problem bringing her on as a director.

“It’s kind of a miracle,” Hodges says. “The position became available, and I was one of the first people to apply.” FVRL has a director from each of the seven counties in which it has libraries; previously Kate Maple from White Salmon had been on the board before she stepped down. Hodges is the first FVRL director from Goldendale.

Hodges has been to two board meetings so far, one in Battle Ground and one in White Salmon. She says the board seems to be a good group of people. “There are folks who have been on there for something like 14 years, and then there’s newer people like me,” she says. “It’s a great group.”

She says she’s particularly struck by citizen interaction with the board. “There are different groups that come in and make comments at the end [of meetings],” she points out, “different individuals or different groups. It’s been really inspiring to see the commitment and dedication that people have to our libraries.”

As with most organizations of

Kids share what’s on their minds

Have you ever wondered what is on the minds of our children ages 11 to 14 in this community?

Recently Ulena Robinson, the English teacher of grades 5 through 8, asked her students at Goldendale Adventist Christian School to write about any topic they chose. Following were some of their interesting thoughts.

My Dogs By Tyler- September 21, 2022

My dogs’ names are Penny and Stella. They are both the same breed, they are both Rotweilers. They are very cute but sometimes get into trouble, for example they sometimes get into the garbage while I’m gone.

They are somewhat good watch dogs. Whenever there is an unfamiliar person they will bark a lot. They scare some people when they bark, but they are all bark and no bite. They mostly just want attention.

We got rid of the dogs’ crate.

So we had a crate with a soft mattress for them but they tore it up so much we just got rid of it.

Most of the time I find them on the couch napping which my

mom doesn’t want them doing.

Whenever I sit on the couch watching TV, they are always right beside me.

Tyson Durfey

By Parker- September 21,2022

Tyson Durfey is one of the most famous men in rodeo history right now.

He broke the world record in Tiedown Roping. The record was 7.4 seconds. He did it in 6.3 seconds. When I heard this; I was stunned, I thought, How?

It was cool to watch on T.V. because he is my most favorite roper of all time.

J.B. Mauney

By Dalton - September 21, 2022

J.B. Mauney is a professional bull rider. He won the world championship 2 times.

J.B. real name is James Burton Mauney.

J.B. rode the bull that has never been ridden before and that bull is Bushwacker.

He has competed full time in the PRCA,which is the Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association. He is noted for picking the rankest

this nature, much of the meetings deals with drier, but very necessary, stuff. “The meetings are typically about financial developments or prospects for new library locations, a lot of things like that,” Hodges says. “ There are a lot of great updates about local libraries and the things they’re doing in the communities, especially since [pandemic] restrictions have gone down; libraries are pretty active now. I just went to our story hour over here [at the Goldendale Library], which was really fun and active with a bunch of kids there. Courtney, one of the staff members, was doing a really good job. So we’ll keep attending that. The libraries are kind of back up and running, so that’s good.”

Being on the board means that Hodges can help keep an eye on ensuring that library materials are kept in appropriate age sections. It means, too, that she can feel better about bringing her own children to the building.

“It’s been really encouraging to include my kids in that conversation [about the library and its materials] and to show them what’s possible,” she states. “I’ll be honest, they were afraid to go back to the library after that [February] incident. But now they know that Mommy is involved in trying to do good work, and that we want to enjoy the library together and that you don’t just give up.”

Hodges opens a book of poetry. “I want to share a really awesome poem,” she says. “It’s called ‘Lifting and Leaning’ by Ella Wheeler Wilcox.” The poem is included at

Angels fly into Goldendale

There are angels who fly among us. On October 5 and 6, two angels from a program called Angel Flight visited the Goldendale airport.

Earlier this year, Tyler Jackson had met with local provider Mary Kazee, a pediatric nurse practitioner at Klickitat Valley Health Family Practice Clinic. Based on Jackson’s medical needs he was referred to Seattle Children’s Hospital. Mary recommended reaching out to Angel Flight West as a resource to help with the transportation needs.

Angel Flight West is a volunteer program in which pilots fly patients to help them connect with their medical care—at no cost to the passenger. This year they have helped with over 3,600 flights. Earth Angels are also part of the journey and help

passengers with ground transportation to and from the airport and medical facilities once Angel Flight has passengers on the ground.

Sven Freitag flew into Goldendale Wednesday afternoon and picked up Tyler and his mom, Mindy Jackson. What would normally have been a four hour or more drive was a one-hour flight. After the medical appointments, Peter Hickey met the Jacksons and flew them back to the Goldendale airport, landing just as the sun was setting.

“We are so grateful to Dr. Kazee for recommending this resource and to Angel Flight West and their pilots for this travel help,” Mindy said. “It gave Tyler an amazing experience and helped shorten the travel time significantly.”

Winter will show triple dip of La Nina

BRIAN LADA ACCUWEATHER METEOROLOGIST

From the abundance of acorns in the fall to the bushiness of squirrel tails, there are many fanciful forecasting techniques have been used over the years as a means to glean a glimpse of what the weather will be like in the upcoming winter.

occurs when the water near the equator in the eastern Pacific Ocean is cooler than average, which in turn influences the jet stream and the overall weather patterns in North America. Despite what will be the third La Niña winter in a row, this winter will not necessarily be a carbon copy of the past two.

bull in the pen every time he gets a chance.

Lane Frost Famous Bull Rider Lane Frost was an amazing bull rider. He won many championships in the west during the 1980s. He was 16th in the nation during his first year. After that he

This winter is indeed looking like a snowy one across most of the northern tier of the contiguous United States, but AccuWeather senior meteorologist

Paul Pastelok says there is more to the forecast than just snowstorms.

Pastelok and his team of longrange forecasters are predicting a “triple dip La Niña,” as it is the third winter in a row that La Niña will shape the weather patterns across the U.S. The regular climate phenomenon

“These third-year La Niñas are very tricky,” Pastelok said, with no two La Niña winters being exactly the same. The weather setup will be one of the most complicated and dynamic in recent memory due to all of the weather factors in play over the upcoming months, Pastelok said.

One of the more unusual factors that could influence the overall weather patterns this winter can be traced back to a cataclysmic volcano eruption

ON THE CLOUDS: Tyler Jackson sits in the cockpit of Sven Freitag’s airplane on his way to Seattle Children’s Hospital, courtesy of a unique service called Angel Flight.

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in February Olga Hodges had words with the powers that be at the Goldendale Library

a book mistakenly placed in the children’s section. Now she’s on the Library’s board of directors.

Pool dome covering gets help

After an urgent plea for volunteers, nearly 80 people from all walks of life showed up in force last Saturday morning to help the Gol dendale Community Pool install the dome for the win ter. With the overwhelming number of willing hands, the dome was installed in just over five hours. Lori Anderson, Central Klickitat County Parks and Rec Dis trict (CKCPRD) Swimming Pool manager, is very grate ful for the outpouring of sup port, including members of the soccer and FFA teams as well as American Legion members. According to Anderson, having the dome installed for the winter will allow for “much needed upgrades and repairs, which include lining the entire swimming pool and the gut ters in a controlled environ ment throughout the winter months, allowing the pool to re-open in mid-March of 2023.”

The dome consists of three pieces. The middle piece is the biggest and must be lifted over the slide. The north and south pieces are lifted over the pool/deck area and secured via plates that are bolted through both pieces of the dome material. The outer edges of the dome

are held down with an angle iron, which is secured with more bolts. The fabric is bolted around two HVAC vents, three exit doors, and the revolving door, which is the primary dome entrance.

The entire structure is air supported; the primary HVAC unit and a backup

Prepare for power outages today

automatically activate when needed.

In preparation for repairs and maintenance, CKCPRD staff will set up lights in the dome in the next week or two. The repairs, scheduled for completion by the end of 2022, include the installa tion of lining that will go up and over the pool edge and into the gutter system to the exterior gutter wall. 2023 marks the 20th year of oper ations for this pool facility, and the upgrades will pro duce a new pool shell with a new 20-year warranty through Myrtha Pools.

CKCPRD plans to re-open the pool in March 2023 and return to the pre-Covid schedule of six months of operations, then closing in mid-September. Under this ‘return to normal’ schedule, the dome will be removed the first week in June 2023.

Drug Take Back Day unites prevention coalitions

Tammy Kaufman For the Sentinel

Local Klickitat County sub stance misuse prevention coa litions join the National Drug Take Back Day on October 29 to help get medications out of the hands of children.

The local event will be held at the Klickitat County Court house on Saturday, October 29, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Resi dents are encouraged to bring unused prescription and overthe-counter medications for safe, free disposal by local law enforcement. Sharps will be accepted.

Four local coalitions com bine forces to serve youth in the area. Three groups are funded by Community Pre vention and Wellness Initia tive (CPWI), which in turn is funded by Washington State Health Care Authority/Divi sion of Behavioral Health and Recovery. The Coalition for Preventing Abuse in Klicki tat County (CPAKC) focuses efforts in the Goldendale area.

Klickitat-Lyle Against Sub stance Abuse Coalition (KLA SAC) serves the Klickitat-Lyle area, and Klickitat Commu nity Link Project (K-Link) serves the White Salmon-Bin gen area. Our Klickitat is funded by the national Drug Free Communities program and helps to elevate messaging across the county.

“We are grateful to have wonderful community part ners to assist us in getting potentially dangerous medica tions out of the hands of chil dren,” said Sunday Sutton, the coordinator for CPAKC. Sut ton’s organization partnered

with the Klickitat County Sheriff’s Department to host the Goldendale event on Octo ber 29 at the Courthouse.

In addition to the Drug Take Back event, year-round drop boxes are available at several local locations. Kiosks are available at Hi-School Phar macy and Skyline Hospital in White Salmon, and Golden dale Pharmacy and Klickitat Valley Health in Goldendale. Residents also have an option to mail in old medications by requesting a free medication return envelope online at https://med-project.org.

“Removing unused and expired medications from your home helps prevent misuse and reduces the risk of over dose,” said Kristen McReath, the prevention coordinator for K-Link. She added that it also helps the environment to safely dispose of medica tions, keeping them out of soil and water sources, protecting wildlife, and protecting drink ing water from contamination.

All of the groups are inter ested in removing unused Opi oids from households. Accord ing to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), 75 percent of opioid misuse starts with people using medications that were not prescribed to them. Washington State and the local coalitions utilize the Starts With ONE campaign to share information at https:// getthefactsrx.com.

Washington Gorge Action Programs administers Our Klickitat, CPAKC, and K-Link prevention programs.

C GOT IT COVERED: Some 80 people showed up last week to help cover the Goldendale Community Pool for the winter.

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Answer to last week´s Mystery Picture

This week’s Goldendale’s Attic Mystery Picture

Using our highly developed perceptual acuity— along with our ability to read—we deduce this picture has something to do with skateboards. And parks. Perhaps even a skateboard park!

Judging from this picture, someone is giving instructions to others about skateboard protocols. And the sign on the right makes it clear you could be taking your life in your own hands if you

L OOKING BACK

October 12, 1892 – 130 Years Ago

skateboarded. But who are these people? When was this? Where? All we know about this picture 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.

We’ve colorized this picture from last week. Last week’s Goldendale’s Attic Mystery Picture was most likely a Goldendale High School play and, though we identified a few faces, we could not pin down which play or when. Dr. Jim Ogden knew two of the young people: the fourth from the left is Melody Garceau, Mr. and Mrs. Weddle’s granddaughter, and the third from the right is Sam Jacobson, placing this picture sometime in the late ’80s. Joel Martin was pretty positive that this is the cast of “My Fair Lady” staged in 1980 or 1981 and, though he couldn’t put names to the faces, he recalls that Stewart Moughon had the lead as Henry Higgins. But given that the high school seldom if ever did musicals, it could be the play was “Pygmalion,” on which the musical was based.

The Pledge of Allegiance was fi rst used in public schools on October 12, 1892, during Columbus Day observances organized to coincide with the opening of the Chicago World’s Fair. An effort was started to install a flag in every American school classroom. An effort that was so successful that 25,000 schools, including Goldendale, acquired flags the fi rst year.

October 18, 1945 – 77 Years Ago

Six prominent young bachelors of our city, Bert Wilkins, Archie Radcliffe, Junior Allison, Buss Solvester, Frank Lainhart, and “Doc” White, enjoyed an “Italian Dinner” at Mac’s Café Tuesday evening. “Pinky” gave the boys a good talk on “Why He Will Never Get Married.”

October 18, 1945 – 77 Years Ago

Nels Nelson, The Dalles Chamber of Commerce Secretary, discussing the need for The Dalles Dam and Locks: Under present conditions more than 50 hours are consumed in transporting a barge tow from the Celilo locks to a spot near Maryhill, these eight miles of canal being a bottleneck of the river. A dam at the site above The Dalles would reduce this time to some 30 minutes to be lifted in the locks at the dam and the time of traversing the eight miles with a full barge tow, eliminating the necessity of splitting up the tow into single units and a trip for each. The proposed dam is of an earth-fi lled type and would be built entirely above the low water level of the river. Powerhouse units would be installed on the Oregon side and transportation locks on the Washington side near the present location off the Wishram bridge.

October 2, 1952 – 70 Years Ago

Dale Thiele, young dairy exhibitor and member of the Central Klickitat Livestock club, won a blue ribbon on dairy showmanship at the Yakima Fair last week. He also earned a blue ribbon on the Jersey heifer he showed in the junior division. In the open Jersey heifer division, he walked away with a third prize in a class of eleven. The Livestock Judging Team consisting of Kay Jaekel, John and Jim Miller, won a blue ribbon by placing fourth among the twenty-one county teams.

October 8, 1962 – 60 Years Ago

Chief Operator Lolita Zumwalt, dean of the local switch board staff, took one last “tick” at the switch board in the old building, next to the Reliance Creamery building, just before cutover time Saturday night. She immediately moved the two blocks to the new building on Court Street, to help cover the tense moments when service began on the new equipment. The new system replaces original dial equipment installed in 1948.

October 5, 1972 – 50 Years Ago

Elizabeth George, 11-year-old daughter of Frank George of Goldendale came home from the Pendleton Roundup wearing a watch and carrying a blanket in token of her fi rst-place win in the junior division of the beauty contest for Indian girls. Last year Elizabeth was second runner up out of a field of 69 in the same contest for girls 13 and under. This year she won fi rst place in a competition entered by 80 girls.

—Richard Lefever Klickitat County Historical Society

Duke Gabbard did not give a year for the production but believes it to be “The Importance of Being Earnest” and that Shawneen Whitecotton

is the lady seated. Perhaps, as sometimes happens, someone down the road will give us enough information to fi nd it in our archives.

As we just mentioned, and happens frequently, we have more information to give on last week’s coffee grinder Mystery Picture. Delma Wilson of Bickleton was able to put names to more faces. The gentleman on the far right is Robert Wellenbrock of Glenwood; the lady in the white hat in the middle is Maud Bins of Dot; next to her in the dark jacket is Harry Wilson of Bickleton; and next to him, smoking a pipe with a light jacket, is Chet Binns (Maud’s husband.) Delma was very certain this is a Klickitat County Historical Society meeting at the Presby Museum, which narrows down the timeframe this picture could have been taken as 1955 (or ’56?) to 1966.

A note of correction to last week’s identifications: Lena Miller is Diana Gallagher’s grandmother, not aunt.

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Letters from the community

We know her

My brother came home from school agitated. He was performing in a quartet that evening, and his instructor had told them that if they didn’t get a governor, they wouldn’t be able to perform. The only use of “governor” that my brother had ever encoun tered was the office of the governor. The instructor’s comment didn’t make sense to my brother, and being pulled from the concert was a big deal to him. What the instructor was trying to communicate was that the quartet needed someone to conduct the actions of the quartet and to regulate speed.

School boards are charged with be ing governors of the school district. This means that they are responsible for policies, setting direction and monitoring progress (regulating the speed) of the organization.

The roles of governance and administration Guest Column Ellen Perconti GSD Superintendent

The Goldendale school board re cently adopted operating protocols, a way of holding themselves accountable for how they interact and how they govern the district. The protocols include a section on governance which states that the board guides and directs, while administration administers and op-erates the district. The board is responsible for deciding what the district will focus on—admin istration determines how to implement. The board considers issues, approves, and reviews plans; adopts and reviews policies; and reviews and approves the budget. The administration, in contrast, provides recommendations for decisions, implements policies, and formulates budgets.

Both the governance (role of the board) and imple mentation and management (administration) are im portant for a strong and thriving district. Understand ing the differences in these roles and communicating well with each other are critical for success.

Board governance is complex, and adding to that complexity are federal statutes, state laws, administrative codes, and local policies. School board mem bers are tasked with staying current with these policies and regulations and understanding how they impact the local district.

The GSD board understands the importance of teamwork and their collective responsibility. The board agrees to act as a unified body. This doesn’t mean they always agree or that they will all vote the same way. Each member has the responsibility of ask ing questions and developing an understanding of is sues prior to voting. Individual board members do not have authority. Only the board as a whole has author ity. Once the board takes a vote, a decision is made, and the whole board stands behind that decision.

Goldendale’s school board operates as a collabora tive team. Its decisions keep the district fiscally sound while keeping students in the forefront. Members contribute their time and dedication to ensure that the District empowers through learning.

As I recall, my brother’s quartet performed at the concert. They established a governor who regulated their speed, keeping them together and their songs at an even tempo.

Making informed decisions while casting our votes for political candi dates is of the utmost importance, choosing the most knowledgeable and qualified candidates essential. That is why we felt it necessary to share our opinion and inside per spective as the current employees of Klickitat County Clerk Renea Campbell.

Renea has 30-plus years of experi ence working within the court sys tem, yet she still holds the opinion that we can never stop growing, learning, and staying up to date on the everchanging laws, rules, and processes associated with our duties. Renea is actively engaged with the Washington State Clerks Association and regularly utilizes the vast knowledge of her counter parts across the state when facing particularly difficult issues.

There was some grumbling about all the speeding citations, but his efforts did pay off in safety. We still get a few speeders out on the road, but not nearly so many as we had previously, and nowhere near the number of accidents we had been having. The number of fatality accidents is maybe 10% of what it used to be, and first responders are not being called out nearly as often. A lot of lives have been saved as a result of Sheriff Songer’s taking care of business.

So, here we have an example of a sheriff who listened to the needs of his constituents and did something to alleviate the problem. I say “High Five” for our sheriff.

religions that have been minorities in the U.S. and they bring their per sonal faiths to government and law?

Would Sheriffs Mack and Songer feel okay living under an Islamic or Hindu interpretation of the law? Would any of these options affect freedom of religion? Or would dete rioration of these liberties cause history to inevitably repeat itself, where theocratic governance leads to religious persecution and blood shed?

We got a little taste of this with the Rajneesh group in Antelope, Oregon, in the ’80s. Most people didn’t feel this religious leadership served the community as a whole.

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Disregarding this constitutional liberty because it doesn’t serve Songer’s agenda in the present will be setting a precedent that weakens other liberties and rights granted.

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 .

Working in the Clerk’s office can be a challenging but rewarding position. Many of the individuals we assist are going through some of the tougher circumstances of their lives such as facing criminal charges, divorce, or filing a probate while suffering the loss of a loved one. Under Renea’s leadership, we strive to give caring, fair, and con cise assistance to all while remain ing neutral to all parties involved. Renea is a big-hearted person who cares deeply about others. We believe this is to her credit and to the credit of those she serves. We are proud of the working relation ships we have with all involved in the court systems, and we feel blessed to serve under Renea.

This year Goldendale Motor sports 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 skate board 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 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.

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 burn outs 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.

It is with great dismay that I read a letter to the editor claiming that “he is a dangerous man” and then listed as evidence a belief that the sheriff has more power than the state and federal governments, that he uses it to support his own politi cal and professional agenda, that he holds no respect for his own employ ees, that he regularly insults half of Klickitat County, and that he lives in a fantasy world. Those accusa tions are pathetic outbursts of opin ion, none of which is based in fact.

I find him to be a man of strength and character who has proven him self to be one of the best sheriffs we’ve ever had. The facts will bear this out.

Ken McKune Goldendale C

I support him

As current county employees, we have the benefit of being acquainted with both candidates for the Clerk position, and we feel it incumbent upon us to share that there is simply no comparison to the experience, qualifications, and knowledge that Renea Campbell brings to the table. We proudly support her for Klickitat County Clerk and ask that you join us in that support.

Angel Hill, Ashley Williams, and Nikki Hall

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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 to be sure local folks are aware of how Columbia Bank is choosing to deal with its account holders.

Rick Mercer Alderdale

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.”

Current employees of Klickitat County Clerk Renea Campbell

I think the city of Goldendale needs to rethink supporting burnouts in our park. Next year don’t issue a permit to

(Because of the rare and unique nature of this letter, we are making an exception to our rule of not run ning letters with multiple signa tures.)

He fixed the problem

You proved my point

My concern is that a comment as broad as this opens the door for abuse. I have had no difficul ties 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.

I just wanted to express my confi dence in and support and apprecia tion for Sheriff Bob Songer. What I have seen in the department he commands is most excellent lead ership and execution of his duty as our sheriff, first to serve and protect the people of Klickitat County who elected him to be our sheriff. This, I feel, he has done superbly all the years he has served in an honorable, professional manner.

“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

I’d like to offer another opinion as to the qualifications and character of our Klickitat County Sheriff, Bob Songer, who is thankfully stepping up to the plate for another four-year term as our sheriff.

At our business in the east end of Klickitat County, we see a lot of traffic speeders on Alderdale Road. For years we were having multiple traffic accidents almost every week. Our local first responders were called on several times each week to remove people from their twisted automobiles and prepare them for transport to hospitals.

We local folks called many times on whoever happened to be sheriff at the time to increase patrolling on Alderdale Road. All of them said they’d be sure to increase patrol visibility in our area, which they would do for maybe one afternoon a month.

That is, until Bob Songer became sheriff. He was the first one who actually worked out a way to encourage the deputies to come down here and patrol the roads for safety.

We are now heading into another term of electing the man we feel can do just that. The political cli mate and landscape of our nation is changing daily, and because of that I would like to see a man who has proven himself previously to hold fast to protecting those constitu tional rights that so many have laid down their lives to guard.

With and for that reason, I would like to express my support for his continuance of service as our sher iff for another term.

Ray DeHart Goldendale

Ken Margraf Goldendale

Thank you, Peter Leon, for the civics lesson in regard to RCW 36.28.010. I Googled it. It actually sup-ports my position that our cur rent county sheriff does not do his duty. If you would read past the first sentence you quoted, you would see that in fact the duty of a sheriff is to arrest and jail all violators (Article 1). You will not find in the statute any leeway for a sheriff to pick and choose what violation for which they might make or not make an arrest. It even says “all” twice. So, in regard to our county sheriff, he does not deserve another four-year term.

As an aside, I would appreciate in the future you don’t imply I’m an under-educated person. That attitude doesn’t encourage civil discus sion.

Tom Wilson Goldendale

He keeps us safe

I feel very fortunate to live in a community and county where I feel safe and am safe. I can’t imagine liv ing in a place where violence is con stant, random, and too often deadly. Much of the credit for community safety goes to the citizens here, but also to the deputies and police officers who work hard to preserve order. And, in Klickitat County, Sheriff Bob Songer deserves a great deal of credit.

Where will it stop?

The Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association was founded by Sheriff Richard Mack.

Mack encourages his followers to promote and establish their faith in law enforcement and the govern ment. Our current Klickitat County Sheriff Songer has worked hard to follow his leader and insert Prot estant faith into the constitution where it doesn’t exist and into law enforcement. But here is where my confusion lies: Sheriff Mack is Mor mon.

I imagine there must be a Catho lic constitutional Sheriff out there, considering Catholicism is also such a large faith group in the US.

So what is the plan for this push to eliminate separation of church and state? Are we going to be a Baptist or Catholic country? Perhaps a Mor mon nation? What happens if some counties elect representatives from

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Deputies are well-trained, respon sive, and sensitive to the needs of the situation at hand. Often, they are the ones first to an accident scene or medical call and they are the ones initiating CPR. Those times when I have needed contact from the sher iff’s office, the response has been quick and met the need. Klickitat County law enforcement officers are accessible and true servants of the citizens. That comes straight from the top. Sheriff Songer sets the example of public service and prioritizes the safety of our citizens above all else.

Two or three decades ago here, citizens elected an inexperienced candidate with little supervisory experience and middle of the road per sonal skills. It upended a function ing sheriff’s department and ended quite frankly in a debacle. Knowl edge, skills, and broad experience are what we need now in Klickitat County. I want this to remain a safe place where people know and trust their neighbors. Please join me in voting to reelect Sheriff Bob Songer.

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Hoctor cowgirls win playday awards

I made an error last week regarding the year-end pro gram to be presented by the Klickitat County Histori cal Society on October 29 at the Goldendale Grange. Last week I reported it as at the Glenwood Grange. It definitely is in Goldendale. The short program will begin at 1 p.m., followed by pie and visiting. I’ve been told there’s easy parking at the new Goldendale Grange. It’s bound to be an interest ing program.

Last week the Little Klickwood middle school volleyball girls played a great game at Lyle, notch ing another win. This week they played at Centerville on Monday, then got to have their bonus game against Lyle here in the Glenwood gym. I’ll share results of those games next week. They’ll play at Bickleton on Monday, October 17, and then they’ll compete in the Klickitat Tournament, with a date yet to be set. For some girls who thought they wouldn’t get to have a sea son, this worked out so well. Good luck, little Klickwood. Last Thursday, Octo ber 6, the Klickwood high school girls’ team played at Lyle and won in four. This week they’ll have their last home game in the Klickitat gym on Thursday, the 13th. Game time is 5 p.m. They are having a great season and are currently sitting in 2nd place in the Big Sky conference, right behind the Maupin Redsides. They’ll play Moro, Maupin, and Spray next Saturday, Octo ber 15, their last regular season games before the October 18 Play-in Tourna

ment and then the League Tournament. I’ll report those times and locations when that information is finalized. We’re all very proud of our Klickwood high school team this year on working hard and having another great season.

Glenwood’s Junior high and high school rodeo athletes competed in their final fall rodeo last weekend in Toppe nish. In junior high competition, Blaine Arnold placed 6th in goat tying and 8th in breakaway roping on Saturday. He com peted in steer saddle bronc but missed his mark out and had no time. His sister Joslyn placed 4th in goat tying on Saturday. On Sun day, she placed 6th in goat tying and 5th in breakaway

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roping. What a great way to finish the fall season.

In other rodeo news, Glenwood’s own Supergirl, Scarecrow, and Flower Child came home with nice awards after their final 2022 West Klickitat Posse Saddle Club Barrel Series playday at the posse grounds in White Salmon on Sunday, October 9.

Just for fun, con testants dressed in costumes for this October finale. Jen try and Jocee Hoc tor and their mom, Jaecee, had a great 2022 summer of buckle series competition. When the season points were tallied, Jentry placed fourth in the 9-11 age group and received a beautiful horse breast collar, although she’s still just eight years old. In the 12-14 age group, Jocee

placed third and also won a beautiful breast collar. Their mom finished first in the adult group for the sec ond year in a row and took home another beautiful buckle and a water bottle. Congratulations, Hoctor cowgirls.

I hope everyone is mak ing plans for costumes and trunk decorations for the upcoming Glenwood Trunk or Treat Halloween Festi val on Halloween evening. Main Street in Glenwood will be blocked from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., so bring your vehi cle up, find a parking spot, and prepare to have the community children come trick or treat your trunk or tailgate. Prizes will be awarded for best costume and best trunk. Claude at the Glenwood General Store is hosting the pump kin carving competition this year and will award prizes in adult and youth categories. Claude and his staff will also be serving hot chili, clam chowder, and cocoa inside the store. Let’s hope for a good turnout and a fun night for everyone.

Here’s another reminder that the Glenwood Rodeo Association has facilities available to rent for your special occasions, meetings, etc. They have the large meeting/dance hall with a kitchen, the arena, and the grounds. If you would like to rent part or all of the rodeo facilities, please contact Chris Miller at (509) 364-3427. Glenwood Rodeo Association is a non-profit organization that has pre sented the annual Father’s Day Weekend rodeo almost continuously for 87 years.

Watch for rocks when driving in tunnels

In the October issue of the KC Senior Newsletter, Direc tor Sharon Carter shared the news that, “Governor Inslee announced that the COVID state of emergency for Wash ington will end on October 31. That means that a num ber of the emergency orders for the pandemic will end.”

Maybe, soon, there will be an end to this hysteria. I see that the senior luncheon in Lyle (Lion’s Community Center) has reopened so that residents can actually visit one another, across the table, as they dine.

A Dallesport resident announced “Everyone be care ful and watchful driving in the area of the tunnels when having to drive all the way around on these weekends that the bridge is closed.” There was a photo of her windshield smashed by a rock falling from the cliffs above. Here is the link to the current six-year road plan and what is proposed with the $5 million road tax dol lars over the next six years; costs for each road are on the right without zeros: www. klickitatcounty.org/.../20222027-Six-Year-Transporta tion-Improvement- Program. I know my brother-in-law, Larry Sorensen, had a rock smash through his wind shield on his way to work one morning between Lyle and Bingen. Luckily his pas senger was able to get control of the pickup and get it off the road. He was knocked uncon scious from the blow to his head and face.

Another resident in that area wishes to warn people of a peeping Tom. Some peo ple want proof, while others claimed it is too hard to do so. Just be aware that the world

Stephanie Basilan of Goldendale makes honor roll

Stephanie Basilan of Gol dendale has earned a place on the Spokane Community College Honor Roll for Sum mer Quarter 2022. Students on the honor roll earned a GPA of 3.0 or above.

Community Colleges of Spokane is a dynamic, 12,300-square-mile state

community college district that includes Spokane Com munity College, Spokane Falls Community College and six rural education sites, serving residents in Pend Oreille, Stevens, Whit man, Ferry and parts of Lin coln counties.

CCS offers high-quality

academic transfer, careertechnical and eLearning degree and certificate pro grams; business and com munity training; and adult literacy programs through out northeastern Wash ington, enrolling approxi mately 34,000 students a year.

is not always the pie in the sky place that we hope it to be and draw your own con clusions.

Although the burn ban lift ing is planned for October 14, it is the time of year that some will need to use their wood burning stove or fireplace. Please remember to have that chimney cleaned before, or certainly soon after, starting the first few fires. Accumula tion of soot builds up and can be a potential fire hazard as a chimney fire.

Shedding the gloom and doom for a more positive note: a home off Center ville Road is seeking some laying hens. Email francine2830@aol. com. Another person in the poultry business is search ing for regular buyers for her eggs, both chicken and duck, calling them, “Good brown organic eggs!” Just give a call at (541) 980-5701.

Do you have what it takes? Are you an ‘in control’ type person? Can you keep your cool under stress during rowdy situations? Can you keep calm and collected when all about you are losing theirs? Then by all means, sign up to be a school bus driver. Before some of you take offense to my banter about your little darlings and how well behaved they are—I remember riding the school bus, too well, and know that those little darlings can become a little different when not in your presence. Seriously, the Lyle School is in need of bus drivers, and the children react positively with loving discipline and understanding drivers.

Submit your news to: Mil dred E. Lykens, (509) 365-2273 or lykensme41@gmail.com.

On Thursday, October 6, 46 Goldendale FFA Members and their three FFA advi sors—Mrs. Randi Krieg, Mr. Josh Krieg, and Ms. Melissa Jensen—attended the FFA Evergreen Leadership Tour in Burbank, Washington.

At the tour, over 250 FFA members participated in workshops hosted by the Washington State FFA Officers and WSU Agricul tural Education students.

In all of the workshops, members were required to generate ideas with others and present their ideas in front of groups. The mem bers got to practice agricul tural sales and public speak ing as well as learn about

other opportunities in FFA and agriculture. As shared by Braydon Hill, GMS FFA Reporter, “We as officers had fun learning new exer cises to have our members do back in our chapter so that they can learn new things about FFA.”

Members also practiced team-building challenges and played Family Feud related to Agriculture Education. “The Smarties Tower Building event with Sam Gillis, Washington FFA President, was a fun activity,” commented Bailey George, GMS FFA member. “It required a lot of team work, concentration, sta bility, and a good attitude. I enjoyed it, and I got to share this opportunity with my teammates.”

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WINNERS: Left to right: Jentry, Jaecee, and Jocee Hoctor with their awards for the West Klickitat Posse Saddle Club 2022 Barrel Series Sunday. The ladies were dressed as Supergirl, Flower Child, and Scarecrow.

Claire Gilmore GMS FFA SecretAry

C LEADERSHIP TOUR: Forty-six Goldendale FFA members and their advisors trekked to the FFA Evergreen Leadership Tour last week.

Ogden office set to move

The Main Street office will have cupcakes and bottled water for anyone wishinig to stop in and wish Ogden well this Friday between 8 a.m. and noon and 2 to 5 p.m.

Dr. James Ogden’s Main Street optometry office will be open its fi nal day this Friday, October 14. The office will relocate to the Family Practice Clinic at Klickitat Valley Health (KVH) after that.

was top 15 every year.

Lane was born on October 12th, 1963 in La Junta, Colo rado. He had 2 siblings. He started riding dairy calves at 5 or 6 years old, and he rode his first bull at the age of 9. Don Gay however, told him he should stick to rid ing calves or steers until his bones are fully developed.

He was riding a Brahma bull named Takin’ Care of Business in Cheyenne, Wyo ming, when he landed in the mud. The bull turned and hit him in the back, break ing several ribs. He got up and started walking out of the arena. When he was walking out he collapsed and sadly died. He is buried near Freckles Brown his hero. This story is very sad but tells about a great per son. Now there is a statue of Lane Frost in Clovis Rodeo Grounds.

By: Bailey

Riding Quads

This week I went to ride quads at the sand dunes at Sand Lake,Oregon. I rode my YFZ 450 quad, I was going to ride my Banshee, but it broke so I had to ride my 450. The people in my family that went were my mom, my uncle, my aunt, and my cousin. I like riding the hill climbs and side hill ing. I also went on the beach and did the trails. I really liked doing the trails on the beach.

Then my cousin was jump ing his quad and he went too fast and he fell off his quad, but he was ok. Then he was doing cookies on the beach and he tipped the quad, he did not get hurt, though.

My aunt and uncle stayed in their camper at the campground but my mom and I stayed at our friend’s beach house. It was 40 min away from the campground. We brought our dogs, their names are Cuddles, Moose, and Die sel. It was a tight ride there

that took place in the early weeks of 2022. The volcano spewed an unprecedented amount of debris high into Earth’s atmosphere which, as Pastelok will explain, could still be having an effect on the weather on a global scale.

With this in mind, Accu Weather is ready to make its annual prognostication and unveil a detailed region-byregion breakdown of the U.S. winter forecast as well as seasonal snowfall predictions for six of the nation’s biggest cold-weather cities.

West Coast storms may do little for long-term drought

The triple-dip La Niña expected this winter is just the second of its kind in recent history, joining the winter of 2000-2001 as the only winters where the cli mate phenomenon persisted for so long. Despite the weather pattern shaping up in a similar matter as it has the past two years, Pastelok warns that this winter “will be a little different from last year, as far as the primary storm track across the West Coast.”

Last winter started on a stormy note for most of Cali fornia, Oregon, and Nevada with storms in October and November delivering some early-season rain and blan keting ski resorts with snow. As the calendar turned to December, the storm track shifted northward, directing the rain and mountain snow toward Washington and Brit ish Columbia, Canada. A repeat of last winter’s earlyseason storms is unlikely, according to long-range fore casters.

“Unfortunately, we have bad news as far as the drought goes in parts of California, Nevada, and the Southwest,” Pastelok said. “The main storm track will be even farther north than it was the first half of the win ter season last year including the late fall.”

As of Tuesday, Sept. 20, 74% of the western U.S. was experiencing at least a mod erate drought, 18% was expe riencing extreme drought, and there were pockets of

because we brought our car and our two dogs, Cuddles and Moose are the big ones, they were not happy with our choice of car. We stayed at the sand dunes for 4 days. We also walked our dogs on the beach.

I love the beach so much, I hope to live at the beach someday.

Then on our last day my mom and I went out to eat some food. We ate at this place called The Shack. It had really good food. I had crab and salad, my mom had the same thing as me.

When we got home we unloaded and went to bed, I can’t wait for the next time we can go.

By Chaz

Depression Depression is a feeling that never fully leaves. Depression is that sad, guilty feeling you get and it makes you feel all alone in the world when the truth is you’re not, you have a choice to feel depressed or not, the choice is completely yours. How do you help someone who is dealing with depres sion? Well, no person is the same, sometimes all people need is for someone to lis ten, or someone to talk to and hang out with and help them through it, sometimes you don’t even have to say anything to help someone. It’s good to be aware of this so you can help anyone deal ing with depression.

Kelby

Lane Frost Lane Frost was a cham pion bull rider. He won many championships at rodeos during the 1980s. He was the sixteenth cowboy in the nation, in his first year as a professional bull rider.

Lane was born October 12,1963 in La Juta, Colo rado. The first little rodeo Lane won was when he was ten years old, at the Little Buckeroos Rodeo.

exceptional drought—the most severe of drought cat egories—in California’s San Joaquin Valley, cen tral Oregon, and central Utah. Drought conditions could become worse in some regions of the West with the winter forecast to begin on a dry note.

The anticipated winter pattern will not necessarily mean a parade of non-stop storms for Washington, Ore gon, and Idaho, as Pastelok explained that the primary storm track will focus more on western Canada.

“We’re not looking for the type of year that we had last year with these very, very long periods of heavy rain and snow across California, northern California and the Northwest,” Pastelok said. “But we can see some moder ate systems and occasionally one bigger period where it does get hit hard in the North west.”

Central and southern Cali fornia still have a chance to receive beneficial rainfall and mountain snow this win ter, but the storms are likely to hold off until after the start of 2023. This is different from 2022 when the middle part of the winter season in Califor nia turned drier then stormy again in the spring.

The La Niña phase is pro jected to weaken during the second half of the winter, which may open the door for storms to take a more south erly track into California, rather than focusing on the Pacific Northwest and west ern Canada. This will present the best opportunities for rain in Los Angeles and San Diego, but even still, it will be far from enough to completely erase the long-term drought across the Southwest.

Polar vortex may unleash late-season Arctic surge in Central US AccuWeather meteor ologists are predicting that most of the contiguous U.S. will experience a mild start to winter, but some of the warmest weather throughout December could be focused on the central Plains.

Temperatures through out the final month of 2022

Lane won the 1987 world championships at twentyfour years old.

On May 20th, 1987, Lane rode the un-ridable, Pro Rodeo, Hall of Fame buck ing bull, Redrock, at the Redding Rodeo. In 1988, Lane won the bull riding at Pendleton Round-up.

Lane’s last rodeo was on July 30,1989, at Cheyenne Frontier Rodeo Days. After his 85-point ride, Lane was his in the back by the bull horns and died. The bull that killed him was named Takin’ Care of Business. Lane was buried next to his hero, Freckles Brown.

I think Lane Frost was an awesome bull rider.

By: Wylie Sturm

Derby, My Dog Hello, my name is Faith and I have a dog named Derby. Derby is my best friend and companion. He is a rescue dog and we think he is in an English Pointer. That type of breed has a lot of energy and likes to run, and although he has a lot of energy, he also likes to sleep a lot. When he sleeps, he dreams and snores.

He and I go out to the woods and have a good time with each other.

By Faith

J.B Mauney

J.B. Mauney is a profes sional bull rider. He won the world championship two times. His real name is James Burton Mauney.

J.B rode the bull that has never been ridden before and that bull is named Bushwacker.

He has competed full time in the PRCA which is the Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association. He is noted for picking the rankest bull in the pen every time he gets a chance.

I like him because I ride bulls too and look up to him.

By Dalton

are forecast to run about 3 degrees Fahrenheit above normal across part of the nation’s midsection, includ ing areas around Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The warmth will extend south across the border to places like Lub bock and Amarillo, Texas, as well as to the north and west as spots like Dodge City and Wichita, Kansas, and Den ver could have above-normal temperatures.

The mild start to the winter will not necessarily be indic ative of what is foreseen to unfold across the region after the calendar flips to 2023.

One of the biggest players in the central U.S. this win ter will be the polar vortex, a large pocket of frigid air that typically resides in the vicin ity of the Arctic Circle. Occa sionally, the polar vortex over the North Pole is displaced and can dive southward across a large swath of the U.S., unleashing the coldest air of the entire winter across dozens of states. In the north ern Plains, this can result in AccuWeather RealFeel® Temperatures plummeting toward 50 degrees below zero.

Pastelok said that Febru ary is the month to watch for the polar vortex to usher in brutally cold Arctic air across the Rockies and most of the central U.S. and, in response, cause the energy demand across the regions to surge.

“The last two Februarys have featured significant cold waves for the central and southern Plains,” Pastelok said. “There is a chance once again on this third La Niña winter, that cold air reaches this region.” He added that if there is enough of the cen tral U.S. is covered in snow, the strongest push of Arctic air could result in a frost or freeze in southern Texas.

Around the same time that the coldest air of the season freezes the Plains, Accu Weather meteorologists say, the overall track of storm systems across the U.S. could change.

The new storm track dur ing the second half of the win ter will focus on the eastern Plains and mid-Mississippi

the end of this article.

“I want to be a lifter,” Hodges says. “And I’d like to encourage other people in our community to show up at our libraries. There are a lot of opportunities to inter face with our libraries. They [the libraries] are interested in having our feedback. Just the act of attending events at the library, being at your library, having conversations there. You can make a note. You can write letters, positive and negative comments. You can write letters to the board which are reviewed every single meeting. There’s this really good opportunity to be heard. It doesn’t necessar ily guarantee a response or the desired action. But even six months ago I didn’t know that I could do these things. At the very least, I want to help bridge the gap for locals, so that it’s not just this feel ing of frustration. You can attend the meetings, you can talk with our local branch managers; they’re the ones who do a lot of the decision making in our libraries as far as programming and content and things like that. Being on the board, I don’t get to boss anybody around. I don’t get to decide what’s on our bookcases. I don’t get to censor anything. I’m not ever in the business of doing that. But this is just one way I was able to get involved.”

A library, Hodges feels, should be a special place, a hallowed hall of learning, sharing, and community. Too much of those qualities have been lost, and the library seems increasingly irrele vant in an age where informa tion is too easily consumed in digital form. But a library can still be a sanctuary, an oasis in the digital desert.

“It does take a group effort,” Hodges shares. “I hope people can be inspired that we now have a local representative. I would love to see people help work with lifting things up with me,” referring to the “Lifting” poem, “however that looks locally. You can’t expect someone else to do it. And you can’t expect it to

Valley, but bouts of heavy snow, and even blizzard con ditions, cannot be ruled out on the northern and western sides of these storms.

As disruptive as the storms may be to travel and the nor mal daily routines of millions of people across the region, any precipitation, both liquid

change on its own. You also can’t overlook all the wonder ful things that are offered.

“I consistently hear from people, ‘We just don’t go to the library anymore.’ I want people to be able to enjoy it again. I want to learn what it would take for it to be a use ful resource again. There’s a real need for it to be a huge, useful educational resource in our community. We have something called a floating system. We don’t have a stag nant collection of books, and this is good news. If you want to see different materials in the library, you can request those things. We have this opportunity to keep bring ing good things; nothing is stuck there. That’s one way that people can see some changes.”

As a homeschooler herself, Hodges also wants to bring the homeschooling commu nity in closer cooperation with the library. “Let’s see if that’s a place where we can kind have some more fusion,” she says. “I’d like to see spe cific resources available and for communication to be clear about what is available to our homeschooling family, so it’s not just like order online and pick up and go thing. I’d like to see it be a living, breathing connection.”

Hodges has a vision: “A library,” she muses, “is not just a place where books live. It is a place to visit. It’s a place to put everything else aside, leave the world out there. For me, libraries have been a part of every step of my life, from when I first started learning to speak English as a Ukrain ian refugee immigrant all the way up through getting my different college degrees and studying in these huge, beau tiful libraries in New York City. They have been part of my walk all along, the inspi ration, the beauty, the feel ing you can get in a library where you know that you’re learning and you have access to all this poetry and history and art. There’s like no other place like that. I love the physical aspect of being in a library, just being smothered

and frozen, will be welcomed across the central Plains.

Extreme drought condi tions were present across New Mexico and western Texas at the start of the sum mer. The dryness concerns have eased in these areas in recent months, but pockets of extreme and exceptional

in books. And I really hope that we can revive some of that for people. “My favorite thing is to see one of my kids sitting on the ground next to a pile of books, just looking and looking and reading, down to my two-year-old. She knows the physical posture of just sitting with a book. It’s just a thing she can’t read, but she sits and she looks and she fur rows her brow.”

Hodges laughs at that mem ory. “We can’t lose that,” she says.

She welcomes comments and conversation. You can email her at ohodges@fvrl. org.

Lifting and Leaning:

There are two kinds of peo ple on earth today, Just two kinds of people, no more, I say.

Not the good and the bad, for ’tis well understood

The good are half bad and the bad are half good.

Not the happy and sad, for the swift-flying years

Bring each man his laugh ter and each man his tears.

Not the rich and the poor, for to count a man’s wealth

You must first know the state of his conscience and health.

Not the humble and proud, for in life’s busy span

Who puts on vain airs is not counted a man.

No! the two kinds of people on earth I mean

Are the people who lift and the people who lean.

Wherever you go you will find the world’s masses

Are ever divided in just these two classes.

And, strangely enough, you will find, too, I ween,

There is only one lifter to twenty who lean.

In which class are you? Are you easing the load

Of overtaxed lifters who toil down the road?

Or are you a leaner who lets others bear

Your portion of worry and labor and care?

drought have developed else where in the region, includ ing Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma. The late-winter storms could help alleviate the severity of the drought heading into the spring when farmers begin to prepare to plant their annual crops.

Public Auction - Cunliff

The DNR will offer for sale 5.8± acres of Land Bank property located west of the town of Goldendale in Klickitat County, WA. The auction property is located in portion of Section 16, Township 4 North, Range 15 East, Klickitat County, WA, in the following tax parcel (County No. #04151600000600).

Sale Location and Time: Sale will be by oral bid at public auction to be held on October 26, 2022, starting at 10:00 a.m., in the Klickitat County Services Building, Mount Adams Conference Room, 115 West Court Street, Goldendale, WA 98620.

Minimum starting bid for the parcel is $48,000 with a payment made the day of the auction to the tenant for the tenant owned improvements in the amount of $197,000.

More Info: Additional property and auction information is available on our website: www.dnr.wa.gov under Managed Lands / Land Transactions / Cunliff Public Auction or contact Bob Winslow in Olympia by email at robert.winslow@dnr.wa.gov or by phone at 360/480-7803.

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The Washington Outdoors Report: Looking ahead to late fall fishing

John Kruse

For The SenTinel

It’s all fun and games in September and October as the foliage turns scarlet and gold. The fish put on the feed bag, biting read ily. Then November and December arrive, the leaves turn brown, tree branches become empty, and catch ing fish gets more challeng ing. Having said that, there are still some great places to catch fish in eastern Wash ington in the late fall and early winter. Here are a few recommendations:

COLUMBIA RIVER

GORGE: You know what they say, “The river never sleeps,” and neither do the fishing opportunities in the Gorge. At this time of year, the coho salmon bite is waning but the walleye bite near John Day Dam, and catch and release sturgeon fishing remains strong. If you are looking for current information, drop by Gorge Outfitters Supply in Rufus, Oregon.

GRANDE RONDE RIVER: It’s a long drive, but this picturesque river is worth it. Starting in November, good numbers of summer steelhead show up here, and fortunately there is a good amount of public access for you to get at them from Highway 129 at Boggan’s Oasis to Troy, Oregon. There is also some access near the mouth of the Grande Ronde where it flows into the Snake River.

The steelhead run is much better than last year, and anglers should be in for decent fishing from the bank or from a raft or drift boat. Spinners, spoons, and small jigs fished under floats all work well here. Barbless hooks are required. Check the regulations for addi tional information.

POTHOLES RESER

VOIR: The walleye bite continues well into Decem ber, and trout fishing is an option, too. Try trolling near Medicare Beach or off the mouth of Frenchman’s Wasteway for quality size rainbow trout. Try off the face of the sand dunes, the mouth of Crab Creek, or in the Lind Coulee for walleye at this time of year. Trolling a spinner/worm harness behind a bottom bouncer weight works well in November, but as the water continues to cool, switch to blade baits for the walleye.

ROSES LAKE: Located near Manson, this 132-acre lake offers very good trout fishing during the fall and winter. There is a public access area on the south end of the lake with some room to spread out for anglers fishing from shore. Once the lake freezes over it becomes an ice fishing destination not only for trout but also for perch, which are found in good numbers here. Pro tip? After you are done fish ing, have breakfast or lunch at the nearby Blueberry Hills Restaurant. It will make the whole trip worth while even if you don’t catch

a thing!

LONG LAKE: I was intro duced to this lake when I was invited by Mack’s Lure President Bob Schmidt to fish with him and a couple of other friends on board of Steve Morris’s boat, the man who owns SJM Guide Service. This lake is located just northeast of Spokane. Morris explained this fish ery has a limited window because the boat launches become unusable by midDecember. Our late Novem ber fishing trip was fantas tic with a very quick limit of chunky, 12-to-14-inch rain

bow trout. If you have never fished here before, I would recommend using a guide like Steve. His website is www.sjmguideservice.com.

RUFUS WOODS RESER VOIR: This impoundment between Chief Joseph Dam in Bridgeport and Grand Coulee Dam is a long time draw for anglers going after the big triploid trout found in this reservoir. In the past, most of the triploids caught here were escapees reeled in near the net pens they were raised in on the reser voir. Now, the Colville Tribe raises triploid trout in a

hatchery and releases them directly into the reservoir.

If you are fishing on tribal land, you will need a permit to do so in addition to your fishing license. While many anglers take their boats to the areas just outside the net pens, bank anglers can also have success on tribal land by the net pens as well as from shore at Bridgeport State Park, Brandt’s Land ing, and the Willow Flats Recreation Area near Chief Joseph Dam. Oh, and if the triploid trout aren’t biting?

Try trolling or jigging for walleye; there are a bunch of them here.

LAKE ROOSEVELT:

Last but definitely not least, this 151-mile-long impound ment of the Columbia River stretching from Coulee Dam to Canada offers very good fishing during the winter months for quality rainbow

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trout and kokanee, both of which average 16 to 20 inches in size on a good year, with some fish even bigger than that. Walleye fishing is also very good here during the cool weather months, and they can get big (a walleye weighing nearly 12 pounds was caught this past March). Anglers tend to fish around Keller, the mouth of the Spokane River, or by Kettle Falls. The kokanee are usually found in the lower end of the lake in the winter. If you want the latest fishing information about Lake Roosevelt, stop by Clark’s All-Sports in Colville.

John Kruse – www.north westernoutdoors.com and www.americaoutdoorsradio. com.

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Final Fall Rodeo

Taylor Bradley For The SenTinel

Last weekend was the fi nal fall rodeo for the High School Rodeo kids. This time they only had to trav el to Toppenish. Many of these kids grew up compet ing in this arena, so they knew exactly what to ex pect. That little advantage gave them a confidence boost, and they knocked this last one out of the park.

As usual, the Jr High athletes competed first and kicked off the weekend right. These kids knew it was their last chance to shine before the spring ro deos, and they wanted to get as many points as they could. Jackie Bean rocked it in pole bending as she placed 5th in the first ro deo and 6th in the second one. She weaved her way to some good points both days.

Blake Endicott placed 4th in goat tying and 4th in the boys breakaway for the first rodeo. In the second rodeo, he placed 11th in goat tying.

Blaine Arnold ended up 6th in goat tying and 8th in the boys breakaway for the first rodeo and 12th in goat tying for the second one. Last but not least, is our girl Hadlee Beierle. She placed 6th in goat tying the first rodeo and 7th in the second. She also placed 6th in pole bending in the first rodeo. All together these kids had

a great last rodeo this fall. Once the dust settled for the Jr High athletes, the older High School Rodeo kids took over to make their final runs of the fall season. Starting it off right was Emily Tindell with a win in barrel racing in rodeo one. Layne Bruhn placed 10th both days in team roping. Wade Endicott

won the team roping in the first rodeo and took 9th in tie down roping. Mason Goosen also had a good first day placing 11th in team roping and 2nd in tie down roping. Jorgia Bean made a good run in the barrels on the first day for 13th and a beautiful goat tying run for 7th place. She also placed 4th in pole bending in the

second rodeo. In the first ro deo, Joslyn Arnold placed 4th in goat tying and 11th in breakaway roping. On the second day she placed 6th in goat tying and 5th in breakaway.

All of these kids had a great fall season. Some ended it on a high note while others were disap pointed their time didn’t

Athlete Spotlight: Kali Watson

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For The SenTinel

Kali Watson, a senior at the Goldendale High School, has been chosen for an Athlete Spotlight due to her outstanding ath leticism, leadership, and commitment to her educa tion. She has participated in many sports through

out her life including vol leyball, rodeo, basketball, wrestling, and soccer.

Kali has played soccer ever since she can remem ber, filling a number of positions such as goalie, defense, and midfield and has been a starting varsity player for all four years of High School. Even though Kali is a defensive player,

she uses every opportu nity to score, and in this last Thursday’s game, she proved it when she scored a goal off a free kick. She has been a captain for the past two years and has shown outstanding leadership on and off the field has even been referred to by her teammates as the “back bone” of the team.

Appreciation for the coaches

Taylor Bradley

For The SenTinel

Little fun fact: October 6 is National Coaches Day, and we thought we would take some time to shine a light on some of our wonderful coaches. They are amazing people who choose to spend their time with our kids and help them strive to be the best athletes they can be. They even sneak in lessons that will help the kids later on in life, and the kids may not even know they are learning them. Many times, when we read stories about teams, it is usually about the athlete or a success the team had; not very often do we read about the coaches. But they are a vital aspect to the game and the team.

Without them we wouldn’t have some of the amazing athletes we have today. This time around, let’s make the story all about the coaches, recognizing all they do, and thank them for it.

Each one of these com munity members has made the choice to be a coach, they know this job is not just coaching but shaping young adults as well. A coach is a teacher, a friend, an advice giver, a listener, and so much more. They know their job is not just about helping the athletes be better at the sport but also being better people.

Head Football Coach Aar on Cochran tries to instill hard work into each and every one of his players.

“As adults we have to be able to do our jobs to the best of our abilities,” says Aaron. “That’s not always easy, so we try to emphasis the hard work and make it seem normal to the kids.” If an athlete learns hard work now, they will carry that with them through all things.

Head Volleyball Coach Jodi Bellamy really empha sizes control. ”Don’t worry about what you can’t con trol,” she says, “but work tirelessly and intentionally at what you can control.”

And lastly, Head Cheer Coach Kristen Dorais makes sure her athletes are ”kind, have self-confi dence, and are always posi tive.” Coaches are some of the best teachers, and they believe in every one of their athletes as they teach lessons that will carry into life.

But where did they learn all of these things they have brought to the table with them. Many of them played sports in school as well, and their own coach es taught them some of the very same things. They have carried those memo ries with them to this very day. Aaron recalls previous head coach, Don Strother,

helping him realize he was good enough to play col lege football. “The last 13 years of my life have been shaped by that night with Strother,” said Aaron, “and all because he believed in me, and I can’t thank him

Wrestling all four years of High School, Kali has been a three-year captain and a state competitor twice, placing fourth her junior season.

As a member of Nation al Honor Society, Kali is an outstanding student and also has a membership in the Purple and Gold Club for varsity athletes.

enough.” Kristen had a wonderful cheer coach in High School and uses that example to coach. ”She was strong, kind, and up lifting,” Kristen says. “She always made everybody feel like somebody. I strive to be like her every day.” A coach’s influence can last a lifetime no matter where the world takes us or what

go as planned. But the best thing about it is, they get a few months now to practice and work out all the kinks for the spring rodeos. We are so proud of each one of them for all the hard work they did this fall and the ac complishments they made, and we can’t wait to see what goals they will reach this spring.

Wolves Soccer gets a shutout

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The Goldendale Timber wolves Soccer Team took on the Columbia Burbank Coyotes last Tuesday and the Granger Spartans on Thursday.

The game on Tuesday against the Coyotes started off with the Timberwolves looking very strong, scor ing their first goal within minutes of the game start ing.

The Coyotes didn’t pose much of a threat with only nine eligible players, and the Timberwolves had the up per hand with a full team of 11. They later chose to take some players out to even out the game with nine on the field. Even with the lack of players the Timberwolves still dominated the field with great defense and a per sistent offense. The referees chose to end the game early due to the Timberwolves constant scoring and their defense not allowing the Coyotes to gain ground, for a final score of 8-0.

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She is grateful to her past coaches and her teammates for making her the athlete she is today. “I am so proud to see how the soccer pro gram has grown from my freshman year,” says Kali.

“I hope to see it continue to grow and flourish.”

After high school, Kali plans to attend college and enter the healthcare field.

we end up doing. Every Gol dendale High School coach knows what type of impact they will have on the kids, and they are outstanding role models.

Why do these coaches coach? They love to see what the athletes are made of and how far they can go even after they move on past high school.

The game on Thursday against the Granger Spar tans posed a threat to the Timberwolves’ standings at third in League. The Tim berwolves knew it would be a competitive game un like earlier in the week, and they were ready to take on the challenge. The Spartans were an evenly matched team, which they proved ear lier in the season when they went to a penalty shootout, with the Timberwolves win ning with a score of 3-1.The Timberwolves’ persistence and confidence were an ad vantage over the timid Spar tans, causing a clear gap between the two teams. The majority of the game was spent with the Timberwolves in possession, giving them control of the game. The they were presented with plenty of scoring opportu nities and used that to their advantage. Scoring a total of 5 goals to end the game, holding the Spartans to zero.

The Timberwolves showed persistence and improve ment, not allowing their tough games last week to hold them down. This week the Timberwolves will have taken on the Mabton Viking on Tuesday, then Saturday they will travel to Warden to take on the Cougars; the Timberwolves have previ ously beat both teams earlier in the season.

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SADDLED UP FOR LAST RODEO: Left to right: Layne Bruhn, Wade Endicott, and Mason Goosen, all from Klickitat County at this last high school rodeo.

Kenya

Just about half-way up the eastern side of Africa is a country that is about the size of Texas named Kenya. It is right on the Indian ocean. Kenya is famous for many things, and when people think of the continent of Africa some of what comes to mind is pictures of Kenya. The country has a diverse landscape that has been the star of many television shows, movies and documentaries. The popular Disney movie, The Lion King, is one depiction of this area. However, there is so much more to see, hear and learn in this great nation.

The Great Rift Valley is an incredible example of tectonic plate movement. There are two tectonic plates next to each other that are slowly separating, or moving apart. The tectonics from the rift causes hot springs, volcanic vents, earthquakes and volcanoes. This rift valley is one of the most famous. If this rift continues to grow the two plates will split forming both a new ocean and a new continent. No worries though, scientists agree this will be thousands if not millions of years in the future.

Kenya is home to more than 50 parks and game reserves that are run by the national government. These parks are places where the government can protect the animals of the region from hunters and poachers. This is important because Kenya is home to the big 5. These five species of animals are the rhinoceros, elephant, lion, kaffir buffalo also known as the cape buffalo and the leopard. All of these animals are considered vulnerable or endangered due to over hunting and habitat loss.

Kenya is an equatorial country. That means it lies on the equator. The equator is the imaginary line that circles the center of the earth halfway between the North and South Poles. Kenya’s landscape includes a coastline with beautiful beaches along the Indian Ocean where you can snorkel along barrier reefs and swim with dolphins. Almost cutting the country in half is The Great Rift Valley and further inland you will find mountains. The elevation of the terrain goes from below sea level to 17,000 feet above sea level.

The oldest known bones from human ancestors were found in Kenya. This makes scientists believe it may be where our human ancestors come from. One of these finds was an almost complete skeleton named “Turkana Boy”. Today nearly 48 million people live in Kenya and there are more than 60 different languages spoken.

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Timberwolf Football ranked first in league

Audrey Hill For The SenTinel

This week the Goldendale Timberwolves took on the Kittitas Coyotes under our own Friday night lights. The Coyotes were ranked first in League with the Timber wolves following close behind; this was a battle for both teams to prove they belong at the top.

The Timberwolves knew it was going to be a tough game, but they were prepared. For the majority of the first half, neither team could manage to get the ball in the endzone. Both teams’ defenses were holding the score at 0-0. Head Coach Aaron Cochran knew that “While our kids were really playing well and giv ing great effort, penalties, turnovers, and mental mis takes were hurting us.” With less than two minutes in the first half of the game, the Timberwolves’ No. 21, Seth Lucatero, was able to run it in for the first touchdown of the game. The energy shifted, and the Timberwolves were riding high. The Coyotes were desperate and were ready to receive the kickoff. They managed to receive the ball and run it all the way down the field for their first touchdown of the game. The Coyotes tied it up with a PAT (extra point) field goal to fin ish the half at 7-7.

During halftime, Coach Cochran did his best to encourage his team. “Our biggest thing going into the locker room,” Coach said, “was emphasizing that we were in control of what hap pened on the field; we just needed to execute and finish drives.”

With the game tied up, both teams came back ready to put some points on the board. A few minutes into the second half the Coyotes quarterback Josh Rosbach, No.2, ran a 28-yard quarterback keeper for the touchdown, scoring the PAT field goal to raise the score to 7-14. The remain der of the third quarter was scoreless with possessions going back and forth.

Early in the fourth quar ter the Timberwolves’ Sam Wilder, No. 75, and linebacker Mathew Gray, No. 32, com bined for a huge sack forcing a fumble, with a Timberwolf recovery at the 33-yard line. The Timberwolves threw a completed pass to Riker Han ning, No. 5, who was brought down at the 15-yard line. After a few failed attempts at mov ing the ball and a few penal ties, the Timberwolves had been backed up to the 42-yard line. Lucatero, No.21, began

marching the ball down the field; six plays later put the ball in the endzone bringing the score to 13-14. With four and a half minutes left in the game, the Timberwolves opted to try a two-point con version that was unsuccess ful. The crowd was on the edge of their seats due to the close score.

The Timberwolves attempted an onside kick, resulting in the Coyotes starting at the 46-yard line. But penalties and good defen sive play backed the Coyotes up to the 25-yard line where it turned over on downs.

The first play of the Timber wolves’ possession resulted in Lucatero, No. 21, running the ball up the middle for his third touchdown of the game, bring ing the Timberwolves into the lead. The PAT field goal was good for a score of 20-14.

With just over three minutes left to play of the game, the defense had a big job to do. Coach Cochran was confi dent and stated, “Our defen sive line causes some serious issues for opposing fronts... They’re big, strong, and ath letic which gives us a huge advantage.” After receiving the kick, the Coyotes started on their own 30-yard line and marched to the five-yard line in six plays. Setting up a fourth and one situation, the Coyotes tried a quarterback keeper; but defensive end No. 54, Garrett Peters, forced the Coyotes quarterback, No. 2, out of bounds just shy of the first down marker. With 30 seconds left in the game, the Timberwolves took a victory formation and downed the ball running out the clock, ensuring the win.

Lucatero, No.21, finished the game with all three touchdowns, 23 attempts, 176 rushing yards, and 1 pass for 9 yards. Steve Faumuina, No. 6, had 12 rushing attempts for 71-yards. Senior quarterback Kade Bomberger, No. 8, who went down with an injury during the game, had 13 com pleted passes out of 22 for a total of 147-yards. He also ran the ball twice for a total of 16 yards. Braxton Seaver, No. 11, who filled in for Bomb erger, had 1 attempted run for 8-yards. Defensively, Gray, No. 32, lead with 13 tackles, 1 sack, and 1 forced fumble, followed by Sam Wilder, No. 59, with 6 tackles, 1 sack, and 1 fumble recovery. Seth Wilder, No. 75, had 6 tackles and 1 sack. Peters, No.54, fin ished the game with 5 tackles and 1 sack.

The Timberwolves are now ranked first in League and are going to be taking on the White Swan Cougars this Fri day in White Swan.

GHS Volleyball extends win streak

“Our House,” a common huddle break cheer for the Timberwolves at home, defi nitely held true last week as the team marched straight through with 2 conference victories and a non-league win against a solid 1A team from King’s Way Christian. The 3 wins extended the girls win streak to 8.

Tuesday was “Dig Pink” night, to bring awareness about breast cancer and the team also honored breast cancer survivors with a pink rose and a hug. VB alumni parent and can cer survivor Charis Weis (Alyssa Weis 2020) spoke with good information and encouragement for mam mograms and exams in the pre-game ceremony.

Sporting their bright pink uniforms, the girls played well, putting any hope of a visiting Highland victory to a quick end. Set scores were

9, 12 and 8. Brook Blain had 12 kills and Taryn Rising had 11 kills. Emily Tindall handed out 23 assists. Lexi Molnar and Brylee Mulrony both served 100%.

Thursday’s home match brought the Cle Elum War riors to town. The gym was electric with the Timber wolves treating the Golden dale crowd to a plethora of big kills and stuff blocks! Blain led the way with 8 and 5 respectively. Tough serv ing was again a highlight with Lydia Hanning and Lexi Molnar both tallying 6 aces each. The two confer ence wins put the team at 7-0 atop the EWAC WEST.

All eyes were placed on Saturday’s non-league match with King’s Way Christian from Vancou ver. The 1A private school always fields a solid team and the Timberwolves were looking forward to a good

Saturday afternoon battle!

The Timberwolves took the match in 4 sets with scores of 25-16, 20-25, 25-19 and 25-19. The Crusaders played tough defense and were able to go on offense challenging the Timber wolf defense throughout the match. In the 3rd, piv otal set, the Timberwolves trailed 7-12 and after a timeout with a challenge to “control what they can con trol”, the T-Wolves went on a 5 point run which included tough serving from Lydia Hanning and a gritty defen sive dig by freshman Greta Gilliam resulting in an Ada Garner kill. The Timber wolves kept it close at 18-17, then went on a 7-2 run to close out the set with big kills from Rising and Blain.

Set four was dominated by the Timberwolves most of the way, highlighted by a big dig from Greta Gilliam,

saved by Mulrony and put away by Garner to extend the lead to 14-5. The Tim berwolves led 23-12, before a stall in their game which let the Crusaders get to 18 points. Senior Gwen Gilliam stepped up and put away the final two points of the match off of Mulrony sets, and the Timberwolves perfect week came to a close. Rising and Gilliam both contributed 13 Kills and Mulrony brought great stability to the offense at the setter spot. The team served 98% on the day, which was an integral part of the win. The Timber wolves will be on the road to Mabton on Tuesday and home against Granger for an always contentious bat tle on Thursday night. JV starts at 5 p.m. with Varsity at 6:30 p.m.

—Jodi Bellamy

Athlete Spotlight: Jorgia Bean

TAylor BrAdley

For The SenTinel

With the fall High School Rodeo season coming to an end, we wanted to take a minute to highlight one of the seniors competing this year. Her name is Jorgia Bean, and she is a rockstar in the arena.

A four-event cowgirl who is a major player in each one. We have watched her grow and learn over the years, which has helped her become a great athlete.

Jorgia has been compet ing at rodeos her whole life as it is a family sport. Her younger sister, Jackie, also rodeos with her in the Jr high division. Jorgia's parents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandparents have all com peted at some level of rodeo before, so you could say that it’s in her blood. With all of these experienced family members, she never lacks

the help she needs to get the practice and preparation in for each week. Jorgia usually goes over to her Aunt Kayde’s house to practice goat tying, pole bending, and barrel racing. Her aunt Kayde has some good insight, and it has helped Jorgia ride her horse, Booty, very well this fall earning her some good points in barrel racing. Also, during the week, she goes over to the Bradley’s to get in some rop ing practice alongside her lit tle sister. Jorgia really puts in the work to be better each day. She ropes off her horse, Blackie, who is very special to her and her family.

Jorgia had a goat tying accident last fall, tearing her ACL and meniscus at the Glenwood High School Rodeo, which put her out for a few months. It was hard for her to sit out of that event for so long to make sure she was healed completely. But goat tying is Jorgia’s favorite

event, so there was no stop ping her once it was healed.

“It’s my favorite because it’s almost completely on me if I do well or not,” she says.

“The feeling after having a fast goat run is hard to beat.”

Her goal this year is to win state in the goat tying since she has come back 100%. She would also like to qualify for Nationals in barrel racing and breakaway roping. All of these rodeo athletes Jor gia competes against every weekend have the same mindset as she does, and that is one of her favorite parts of High School Rodeo, “getting to compete with others who have the same goals as me.”

With her high school days coming to an end Jorgia would like to continue her rodeo career through college on a college rodeo team.

If you don’t see Jorgia in the arena, you may be able to find her hanging out with friends, playing basketball,

or doing something with the FFA or FBLA. You may even catch her helping her Uncle Dave move cows. Regard less of what she is doing, she always gives her best effort. Jorgia is one amazing cow girl who has a bright future ahead of her.

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ARENA ROCKSTAR: Jorgia Bean is a four-event cowgirl and excels in all of them.