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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2026
Vol. 147 No. 40
The Commissioner candidates Lou Marzeles Editor
Lou Marzeles Editor
For Andy Kallinen, the decision to run for Klickitat County commissioner came down to a question he says he repeatedly asked himself: “If not me, then who?” Kallinen, who is challenging incumbent District 2 Commissioner Lori Zoller, says his candidacy grew out of more than three decades of military, law-enforcement, and Washington State Parks experience, coupled with a growing conviction that the county needs a different approach to leadership. Kallinen, 58, was born and raised in western Washington and attended Central Washington University, where he earned a degree in law and justice and minored in military science through an ROTC scholarship. His original ambition was to become an active-duty Army officer. Then the Soviet Union collapsed. “That ruined my career plans,” he says with a laugh. He was commissioned in the reserves as a military police officer and began looking for law-enforcement work. Eventually, he found his way into park rangering, first with the National Park Service and later in Klickitat County, where he moved in 1993. He has remained in the county ever since. Kallinen says he has been in uniformed service in one form
Klickitat County Commissioner Lori Zoller says her reason for seeking another term can be found partly in what county government has accomplished during her first one—and partly in how much work she believes remains unfinished. Zoller recently discussed county finances, a reorganization of county government, economic development, wildfire response, the Columbia Gorge Regional Airport, the county jail, data centers, and the long-delayed effort to establish an animal shelter. She also addressed some of the controversies that have accompanied her first term, particularly her contentious relationship with Klickitat County Sheriff Bob Songer and criticism surrounding the county’s takeover of jail operations. But Zoller says she sees a county that has moved forward during her term and has considerable opportunity ahead. “I think the county has a great future,” she states. “We have a good budget, and it is our job to go out and find more money, not just sit around and wait.” Although this is Zoller’s first term as commissioner, her involvement with Klickitat County government goes back decades. “I’ve been in and around the county, working for the county, about 30 years doing different projects,” she says.
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Andy Kallinen
or another since taking his first oath to the Constitution in 1988, serving in the Army, Coast Guard, and as a law-enforcement officer. Washington State Parks rangers are sworn peace officers, he noted, with law-enforcement certification comparable to other police officers in the state. For many years, Kallinen says, politics remained largely outside his focus. “I was just doing my thing and raising a family, my son and my wife, and enjoying the recreation around here,” he says. That began to change as his son grew older and Kallinen found himself paying more attention to government and elected officials. His first run for office came in 2024, when he entered the race for the state Legislature. He says he had become frustrated with what he saw as “politics as usual” and with candidates who
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Data centers may be out for Dallesport, Goldendale Rodger Nichols For The Sentinel
Among them was the rails-totrails project, a 31-mile multiuse path from Lyle to Goldendale. “The leaders of the project called and said these 220 landowners impacted needed to be organized,” she recalled. “So I worked with them. I made some great friends and learned a lot.” She was later asked to facilitate and administer watershed planning and fish recovery efforts, which required translating state and federal mandates into workable programs at the county level. “We had to define how we were going to manage watersheds and water resources and how were we going to implement fish recovery within that,” Zoller says. That required establishing boards representing often-competing interests, including irrigators, tribal representatives, conservation interests, and others. “They had, by law, to be diverse,” she rcalls. “All the differ-
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Above: Victor Baca for The Sentinel. Below: Contributed.
HOMECOMING: The Noise Parade made its way through Goldendale last week for the Homecoming Game. Below, the Homecoming Court for 2026.
The data center debate continued at the Klickitat County Commissioners September 30 meeting A woman from Snowden presented a petition with over 50 signatures collected at Huck Fest calling for a moratorium on data centers in Klickitat County, citing concerns about water, energy, air, environment, property rights, tribal sovereign rights, security, privacy, and safety. Board Chair Ron Ihrig shared that during the morning workshop, the commissioners, by consensus, had directed staff to work with the prosecuting attorney’s office to draft an interim zoning ordinance for data centers. At that workshop, Planning Director Scott Edelman told commissioners that he’d heard at the planning commission meeting that some people thought Planning was going to create a new zone for data centers, but he said it was just the opposite: “We are actually limiting it severely from what’s allowed now,” he said. “Industrial data centers shall be prohibited on any parcel or conglomeration of parcels within one mile of a residentially zoned area. That one mile rules out Dallesport. They will also be prohibited on any parcel or conglomeration of parcels within five miles of an incorporated city. That rules out Goldendale.” Under the proposed change, a data center could apply to set up on farmland, but it would have to change the zone to do it, a much harder task. The temporary ordinance is designed to protect the county if a data center application is filed before a permanent ordinance can be passed. The board also settled on an update of the Additional Dwelling Unit (ADU) ordinance. The mixed decision allows either the ADU or the main residence to be used as a short-term rental (STR) but kept the owner residency requirement. Edelman expressed concern about allowing short term rentals in ADUs, pointing out that it’s tougher to take away a right than to give one. If next year the commission found that allowing STRs in ADUs was a bad idea, it would be hard to roll it back for people who had invested in it. If that happened, those who had used one of the buildings as a STR would likely be grandfathered in. The board also voted to affirm the planning department’s preliminary approval of short plat 2026-02, to be reviewed and formally adopted at the following Tuesday’s meeting. This was despite an appeal by neighbors, which was confirmed by staff, that some structures and other modifications had been built without permits. They suggested that it was “backwards” to award the short plat first, then deal with the violations later. In other business, Michael Watts, the county’s Veteran Service Officer, proposed hiring a part-time second person in White Salmon to increase coverage, noting that Klickitat County had a higher-than-average percentage of veterans with disability ratings. Commissioner Zoller reported on Southwest Washington Aging and Disability board discussions, including concerns about cuts to in-home care, SNAP program reductions, Medicare cuts affecting legal immigrants, and the downstream impact on local medical and food services.
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County weighs smaller solar energy overlay zone Lorrie Fox
For The Sentinel For some Klickitat County landowners, leasing land for solar panels could provide income that helps keep a farm together. For others, a nearby industrial solar project raises concerns about their views, property values, and the future of their neighborhood. Those competing concerns shaped a September 28 public hearing as the county Planning Commission considered reducing the area available for industrial-scale solar development. Planning commissioners generally supported the proposed boundary but made no final recommendation. They plan to return to the proposal October 19 after reviewing written comments and related changes to county land-use rules. The proposed solar boundary would retain the existing Energy Overlay Zone area east of Rock Creek and include part of Goodnoe Hills west of the creek. It would exclude Pleasant Valley and land around the former aluminum smelter. (The Energy Overlay Zone
is a designated area with additional rules for energy development.) County long-range planner Evan Evangelopoulos said residents in areas with smaller parcels and higher population density have raised concerns about property values and the visibility of solar facilities. Farmers in eastern Klickitat County, meanwhile, have expressed interest in solar leases to supplement their income. Goldendale resident Russ Hansen supported the reduction, saying the valley’s population density has changed since the original energy overlay was adopted in 2005. He also urged the county to bring its comprehensive plan into agreement with the proposed boundary. (The comprehensive plan is the county’s long-term guide for land use and development.) “I do feel that this is only one step though, that we’ve got to change the comprehensive plan to be in line with this,” Hansen said. Matt Childs offered a different perspective. A planning commissioner with a large property near Centerville, Childs recused himself from the boundary decision
Planned outage this Friday The Klickitat PUD (KPUD) announced it will have a planned outage on Friday, October 9, from about 11 p.m. to Saturday, October 10, at 8 am. The utility says the outage will be to perform critical maintenance on substations, transmission lines, and dis-
tribution lines affecting substations feeding local service. KPUD sent out letters of outage notifications to customers that began arriviing yesterday. Contact KPUD at (800) 548-8357 if you have any questions.
and spoke as a private citizen. He said removing land from the overlay could take away an income source that helps farmers keep large agricultural properties intact rather than subdividing them. Childs also described his disappointment with a potential solar arrangement. He had discussed an agrivoltaic project, which combines solar panels with farming or livestock grazing, with a company interested in his land. The proposed contract, he said, did not guarantee that agricultural use would continue for the duration of the lease. It also would have given the company control over who could farm beneath the panels. Childs urged commissioners to consider smaller projects, limits on how much land panels could cover, and enforceable requirements for continued farming. County planning staff suggested reconsidering some excluded land west of Rock Creek because of its
large parcels and proximity to transmission lines and substations. Planning Director Scott Edelman said the separate solar ordinance being developed would, as currently drafted, allow industrial-scale solar only inside the designated solar boundary. The existing option to seek a conditional-use permit outside that area would be removed. (Such a permit requires county review and a public hearing.) Both Childs and resident Greg Wagner warned that tighter local restrictions could encourage developers to seek approval through Washington’s Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council, known as EFSEC, rather than the county’s permitting process. Wagner questioned how much protection the smaller boundary would provide. Edelman said the county also needs to update its zoning code and comprehensive plan so the boundary and the rules governing solar devel-
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opment agree. The broader energ y overlay wou ld continue to apply to wind and other covered energy projects. Planning commissioners wanted more time to review letters received shortly before the hearing. Staff plans to bring proposed amendments and findings supporting the boundary change to the next meeting. The Planning Commission is scheduled to meet October 19 at 6 p.m. to further consider the solar boundary and hold hearings on related zoning and comprehensive plan changes. In response to follow-up questions from The Sentinel after the hearing, Edelman clarified how the proposed changes would affect solar projects already in Bonneville Power Administration’s interconnection queue. The changes would apply to those projects unless they submit a complete application to the county before the overlay boundary is amended, Edelman said.
“Being in BPA’s queue does not give a project any standing with the county,” he said. “Under the existing ordinance, a large-scale solar project could apply for a conditional use permit virtually anywhere in the county, whether in the EOZ or outside of it.” Edelman said some confusion stems from the county working on two related proposals at the same time: the new solar overlay boundary and the solar and battery energy storage ordinance. The proposed solar boundary amendment would likely include accompanying language allowing industrial-scale solar only within the new zone. The separate solar and battery energy storage ordinance would impose the same geographic restriction if adopted as drafted. The draft solar ordinance includes no exceptions for industrial-scale solar projects, although it provides exemptions for solar projects smaller than one acre, he said.
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Answer to last week’s Mystery Picture
This picture has been colorized. We got no response from readers on this one. We did find the information: this is Mary and Donn Bauer, their son Patrick,
This week’s Goldendale’s Attic Mystery Picture P ic t u r e s of l a r ge checks are always popular. But how do they fit in your wallet? We’re pretty sure some readers are going to know some of
these people. Who were they? What was the occasion? Where was this? We don’t know. All we know is that this picture ran in The Sentinel sometime,
Looking Back October 7, 1937 – 89 Years Ago Interview with Goldendale pioneer Joe Allyn telling of life in 1891: “The old courthouse stood in the middle of the street between our present courthouse and the Hall Hotel. The original jail sat just west of the old courthouse. Both buildings were made of wood. The big fire of 1888 destroyed both. I helped make the brick that was used in all the older brick buildings in Goldendale. Great times were had in the old brick yard which was operated by Hank Young. We had 30 or 40 thousand bricks turned on edge to dry, and someone cut a hole in the water pipe and flooded the entire brick yard. We then had to haul them all out, place them in a pit, and mold them all over. I had broken my leg and could not run a wheelbarrow, and Hank put me to molding brick. This worked fine. Building the courthouse on the west side, the wall was almost up when the scaffolding, loaded with brick and mortar and men, let loose and fell. All the men were somewhat hurt but one. He leaped clear. The people in town decided we needed a town clock on the courthouse, so they solicited a subscription of over $350. That is why the courthouse tower was built the shape it formerly was. The clock was to cost $500. The clock, however, was never purchased and where the money went to, no one seemed to know.”
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Points to ponder: What did Snow White say when her photos didn’t come back from the photo store? “Some day my prints will come!” Since I got my new Kindle, I have no idea how to judge a book. A man walked into a supermarket and bought a loaf of bread, a pint of milk, and a frozen dinner for one. The woman at the checkout said, “You’re single, aren’t you?” the man said, “Yeah, how did you guess?” She said, “Because you’re ugly.” I’m worried about the calendar. Its days are numbered. What’s Forrest Gump’s computer password? 1forrest1.
October 6, 1938 – 88 Years Ago Travel was routed over the new two-mile cut-off on the Goldendale–Klickitat highway west of town beginning Monday this week, J.W. Dressel, second district commissioner, announced today. The new road extending directly west toward Blockhouse was constructed by Guy J. Norris, local contractor at a cost of approximately $10,000. The road construction included a new bridge across the Little Klickitat River and a cut through the canyon wall on the west side of the creek. September 29, 1966 – 60 Years Ago Interview with Lola Browning founder of Browning Bros. Carnival: “Goldendale was often the ‘end of the line’ for the season and this year became the end of line for a career for Bill and Lola Browning. ‘It was the end of 50 years of carnival life. Goldendale has been good to us—we’ve always enjoyed coming here. We’ve had a reservation at the Hotel Hall in September for as long as I can remember.’ In answer to the question, ‘How long have you been coming to Goldendale?’ Mrs. Browning’s answer was, ‘I don’t know exactly. But the first time I remember it was by train, and we set up out close to the Goldendale train depot.’ The Browning carnival got its start in 1909. In the beginning, the carnival traveled by horse-drawn wagon. The last year Browning were in the carnival business was the first year setting up at the fairgrounds. They had to leave behind two rides for lack of room and the number of concessions, usually from 17 to 20, was limited to eight. October 1, 1987 – 39 Years Ago Nobody is passing Goldendale up during the age of microchips, high-tech computers, and fancy software. The city has opted to ditch its outdated computer and invest in a more efficient and sophisticated computer system. Goldendale’s new hardware will fit into a space the size of a home computer, rather than filling an entire climate-controlled room like the old computer. The system will be a Unisys, from the company formed by the merger of Burroughs and Sperry-Rand. It was obtained because it will do the job, and they were the cheapest. The $44,000 Unisys machinery and software programs will cost nearly $11,000 less than the NCR equipment and program purchased by the city in 1984. The NCR cannot run more than one program because the machines contain a limited “dedicated” memory. It can only perform one function at a time. Goldendale was the last city in the state to use the old NCR 19020 system. — Richard Lefever Klickitat County Historical Society
GOLDENDALE PLANS NIGHT SCHOOL HERE
September 29, 1938 Commercial Subjects Will Be Given Twice A Week Class Session; Start Tuesday Offering something new in local educational service a night school course in business training will be put in operation at the local high school beginning next Tuesday, October 4. The school will be operated in the high school building with the assistance of local high school commercial teachers. The plan for the night commercial school was made possible through the cooperation and assistance of the Goldendale school board, Paul Johnson, city superintendent, Carter L. Hilsabeck, educational a dv i s o r for Camp Goldendale and the county school superintendent’s office. Two Classes Per Week Classes will be held on Tuesday and Thursday nights and will last from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Anyone desiring to enroll at the school for a complete business training course
should contact Hilsabeck at Camp Goldendale for full particulars. The night school will be supported entirely by state and federal funds. No local school funds will be used in putting the night school project into operation. Must Furnish Books John Millam will offer courses in bookkeeping and typing and Lowell Smith, also of the local faculty will conduct classes in commercial arithmetic, and commercial English. Clifford Hughes, present WPA instructor at Camp Goldendale, will teach typing and penmanship. Each student enrolled in the school will be allowed to take three courses and not less than two classes. All classes will be held in 40 minute periods. Al courses may by taken for high school credit or business training cer tif icates. According to present plans courses in shorthand may be offered later. All students must provide their own textbooks.
and friend Julie Marlin unpacking the first of many boxes for their new store— Dollar World. This is in the late ’90s.
A4—October 7, 2026
Opinion
Goldendale, Washington
Keep your motivation and keep your creativity
Life becomes more difficult if we give up. Impossible may be a better way to describe quitting. Once we quit, then how can we expect to go forward or be successful? We can’t because the runner wins by staying in the race. Only one person wins the race, but many finish the race. The race can be tiring and grueling, but there is a good feeling associated by completing the journey. There are many obstacles we face in life. Discouragement is a major one. There are lots of discouragers in life. Bad health can be very difficult and painful to overcome. Sometimes we are fortunate and we can come back to health. Sometimes bad health beats us down until we can’t go on. We should never be sofa coaches when commenting on other persons’ health struggles. Yet we Guest Column all must do all we can with all the medical means available to win over Dr. Glenn the challenges that come with health Mollette issues. Another discourager may be the people with whom you associate. Do they make you better or diminish you? Do they see the good in you? Do they build you up? Do they affirm your efforts, work, and life? If your only good vibes come from strangers, then maybe you need to find some different friends. A true friend will tell you the truth but will not hesitate to applaud your talents and achievements. This helps immensely with your life’s race. This is one of the reasons we have cheerleaders at ballgames. The players on the field are encouraged by cheering fans. We all need some of that for our daily lives. Be willing to give some of that to others. You need it yourself, and thank those who cheer for you along the way of life. Don’t give up your creativity. Discouragement often robs us of creative energy. We begin to feel useless, helpless, and overwhelmed. We begin to feel life is impossible. We have all had bleak moments. Relationships disappoint us. Careers or business ventures go south. There are always a few failures to throw into the mix of life. We become drained, exhausted, and can’t see beyond our situation. This is when we have to stir up our creativity. The first place to start may be going to bed and getting some sleep. Get rest and refocus. Utilize your known resources. This may be your family, friends, church, your faith, your talents, whatever resources you have. If you feel you do not have any resources, then ask for help. Pray, talk to a counselor, a minister, a real friend, someone who can help you to evaluate your life and determine real motivators for pushing forward.
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It To address this imbalance, each were imitated, and my lungs filled for no reason at all.” Thomas Wilsonreason should also be with carbon monoxide and other “For No Reason Atabout All” Ielecting particu-trust- county should have fair representaGoldendale worthy willing to tion and local control. Washington’s cancer causing toxic compounds larly found representatives offensive. help our country do what’s right. 39 counties are intended to provide May our hearts help guide our votes government closer to the people Left behind this November. they serve. State laws establish the broad guidelines that counties must Last November, a young single follow, but there are consequences Tom Pierson mother named Marlyn was stopped Glenwood for counties that fail to comply, such by a police officer and handed over as potential funding cuts and presto ICE, even though she did nothing sure from Olympia. King County wrong and despite having a legal should not have undue influence work permit and pending asylum Serious imbalance over the other counties. Why should application (Caitlin Dickerson, “The 30% of the population have the final Washington voters face a political Babies Left Behind in America”: say over the other 70%? The Atlantic, September 28, 2026). and regional imbalance. King CounHer two boys, then 7 and 2, were at ty’s large population, economic Delmer Eldred home. Marlyn pleaded with ICE offi- power, and political influence allow Goldendale cials to be reunited with her boys it to shape policies for all 39 counbefore she was deported back to ties, often disregarding the needs of
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Fall Bazaar a success Glenwood School marks Orange Shirt Day Glenwood S c h o o l they belong. despite smoke students, staff, families At the end of the activity,
From all accounts, the Glenwood Homemakers Fall Bazaar was a great success, despite the smoke blanketing the town in the morning, due to the prescribed burns in the area. I look forward to the bazaar every fall but was a bit under the weather for this one. A huge thanks to Women’s Club president Carla Dillenburg, with help from Becky Branson and Alicia McKenzie, for setting up and being at the Women’s Club table all day. I’m sure the Glenwood Homemakers are very appreciative of all who participated as vendors and shoppers. The mission of both organizations is to support community service projects and scholarships, so all who came to enjoy the bazaar also helped support all those great projects. Thank you. When a visitor to our town had car trouble up at the school the morning of the bazaar, a few carknowledgeable Glenwood guys came to her rescue and got her up and running again. Glenn had never met her before, but she’s a sweet lady from Trout Lake who was in my oldest sister’s class at Trout Lake school, while her younger brother was in my class. She was very appreciative of the help. It’s good to hear about another example of how the good citizens of Glenwood jump right in to offer assistance when they see the need. Thank you, guys. Last week was a very busy one for both middle and high school volleyball. The Klickwood middle school girls played hard and well on Monday and Wednesday nights, and the Lakewood girls played very well on Tuesday at home despite losing a tough match to Dufur, the undefeated number one team in the league. Then came the Thursday night game in Trout Lake vs. Horizon Christian. Our Lakewood team is down to just seven players now, but I think it has just increased their drive, determination, and skills even more. The Lakewood coaches decided to go with a libero and six regular players. It took getting used to on Tuesday, but by Thursday they had it down pat. The girls seemed like they couldn’t miss. All of them got amazing serves, great sets, and great slams over the nets. I am talking about all seven, from the only
freshman and smallest on the team, Della, to the only senior, Iris. They won the match in three games by wide margins in each game. It was great to see Della’s confidence really taking hold, and she got to show the other team and all of us in the stands just what a good player she is. I think of the Lakewood team now as the Magnificent Seven, because that’s how they were, magnificent. What a great way to celebrate Iris on her senior night, her last home game in the Trout Lake gym. Lakewood has one more game in Glenwood, on Thursday, October 8, vs. Lyle/Wishram/Klickitat. The middle school girls have one more on Monday, October 12, vs. Lyle/ Wishram. Please come out and support these great, hard-hitting players on both the high school and middle school teams. They deserve to hear us in the stands, cheering loudly for them. Sunday afternoon we took a drive around the areas where the Department of Natural Resources was doing prescribed burns. Seems like very extensive areas, and it has been pretty uncomfortable for those with COPD, asthma, or other medical conditions. We’ll all be very glad when the burning is done and we get some rain. Here’s just a heads up. Monday, October 12, is a federal holiday and the post office will be closed. And with the mid-term general election less than a month away, our ballots should be arriving soon. Our county auditor, Heather Jobe, told me that, although many ballots were mailed on or before election day, they aren’t postmarked in our local post offices for several more days. Glenwood’s mail goes to White Salmon and then eventually to Portland where it is finally postmarked. So simply mailing your ballot here at our post office the day of the election won’t get your ballot back to the county auditor’s office in time to be counted. If you’ve taken the time to fill out your ballot, that tells us you want your vote to count. The drop box across from the General Store is very secure, and ballots are collected on a routine basis. This is just a reminder that if you choose to use the post office, mail very early, or otherwise use the drop box.
and community members gathered September 30 for an Orange Shirt Day assembly focused on lea r n i ng, remembrance, reflection, and belonging. The assembly was planned with support from the school’s Native American Parent Committee. Students in the Community Engagement class, under the direction of Heidi Wilson, prepared the presentation. ASB President Dahlyla Rains co-led the assembly with Principal Bev Scott, while ASB Secretary Talon Cabral managed the slideshow presentation. Orange Shirt Day grew from the experience of residential school survivor Phyllis Webstad, who was six years old when she arrived at St. Joseph Mission Residential School in British Columbia wearing a new orange shirt purchased by her grandmother. The shirt was taken from her when she arrived at the school and never returned. Webstad later recalled, “I didn’t understand why they wouldn’t give it back to me. It was mine!” Her story became the foundation of Orange Shirt Day and its message that Every Child Matters. During the Glenwood presentat ion, students learned about the history of residential and boarding schools in Canada and the United States. Canada’s federally run residential schools operated from 1831 until 1996. In the United States, the federal Indian boarding school system operated from 1819 through 1969 and included hundreds of schools across the country. These systems were created in part to assimilate I nd i genou s ch i ld r en , separating many from their families, languages, cultures, and traditions. Rains helped explain the meaning of the terms Indigenous and Indigenous nations and discussed how children in assimilation schools were often prevented f rom sp ea k i ng t hei r languages or practicing their traditions. The presentation also emphasized that the effects of those experiences continue to be felt by Indigenous families and communities today. Those attending the assembly participated in a “Stand If…” belonging activity. Students, staff, families, and community members were asked to stand if they believed every student deserves to feel safe at school, every person deserves to have their culture respected, and every student deserves to feel that
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HONORING NATIVE PEOPLES: The Glenwood School observed Orange Shirt Day, set aside to remember and appreciate Native American culture and history.
“Every child matters because they deserve to be valued and heard.” The Student Voices portion was followed by a moment of ref lection honoring survivors, families and the children who never returned home. St udent s a nd st a f f then connected the message of belonging to Glenwood School’s four core values by reciting the school chant together: Respect. Responsibility. Relationships. Belonging. Four values, one school strong. Glenwood Eagles all belong. The assembly also included recognition of students who participated in Glenwood’s
Orange Shirt Day coloring contest. Community member Mary Scott and Glenwood School Board members Kara Griffin and Mary Pierce served as judges. Honor able ment ion s went to high school student Travis Webster, middle school student Jentry Hoctor, and elementary student Mackenzie Feller. Contest winners were h i g h s cho ol st udent Anthony Avila, middle school student Amyah Bisping, and elementary students Anita Patterson and Austin Garrett.
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HALF A CENTURY: Larry Hoctor, left, and Art Justman were among recipients of Golden Sheaf certificates from the Goldendale Grange.
L a r r y H o c t o r, A r t Justman, and Kay Hill received Golden Sheaf certificates at a recent Goldendale Grange meeting. A Golden Sheaf Award recognizes members who have completed 50 years of service to the Grange organization. Claudine Mincks, State Grange Lecturer, and Sara Wade,
participants were asked to look around the room and consider the promise they were making to one another: that every student deserves to feel safe, respected, and have a sense of belonging. One of the most meaningful portions of the assembly came directly from students, who were asked to complete t he sentence, “Ever y child matters because…” First-grader Kennedy Morris said, “Every child matters because they deserve to be happy.” Second-grader Frank Dillenburg said children matter because “they could save the planet, help people live a better life, save species from extinction, and build the future.” Third-grader Harper Holly said, “Every child matters because they are our future. Every child needs a chance. They deserve to be loved. They can bring us hope. They deserve to be treated nicely.” Fourth-grader Sophia Bensel said every child deserves “dignity, safety, and love, always.” F ifth-g rader A n it a Patterson spoke about children being equally loved a nd ca red for by their families and communities and having the opportunity to learn about cultures together. Sixth-grader Hunter Fujita said simply, “Every child matters because children are our future.” Senior Talon Cabral said,
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In Loving Memory of Aliesha Larann Clark September 25, 1976 – September 10, 2026 Aliesha Larann Clark was born on September 25, 1976, in Goldendale where she was born and raised. She later made Spokane, Washington, her home, where she raised her family and built lifelong friendships and lasting memories. Aliesha had a heart that seemed to have room for everyone. She was a friend to everyone she met and, as those who knew her would say, she never met a stranger. Her open mind, generous spirit, and willingness to embrace people from all walks of life brought many wonderful people into her life. She had a way of making others feel welcome, accepted, and cared for. Throughout her life, Aliesha dedicated many years
to working in care facilities, where her compassionate nature allowed her to care for others. She also found joy in working with her hands, tending gardens and providing landscaping services for people throughout the years. Whether caring for people or helping something beautiful grow, Aliesha gave her time, energy, and heart freely. Above all, Aliesha was devoted to her family. She leaves behind her father, Ken Clark; her younger brother, Noah Clark; her sons, Tyler (Tyra) Parton, Nevan Ellsworth, Kendrick Ellsworth, and Aidan Ellsworth; and her beloved grandchildren, Amaziah Parton and Jameah Parton. She also
leaves behind many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews, friends, and loved ones whose lives were touched by hers. Aliesha was preceded in death by her mother, Debra Clark; her grandparents, Dean Mitchell, Joyce and Bill S t eve n s, and Harley and Betty Clark; her uncle, Rick Mitchell; and her niece, Liliana Clark. Though Aliesha’s life was taken too soon, the love she gave, the friendships she created, and the memories she left behind will continue to live on in the hearts of those who knew and loved her. Her laughter, kindness, openness, and big heart will be deeply missed. A funeral service cele-
John Ronald Grabner of Bickleton passed away peacefully at home on August 18. John was 94 years of age. He was born on March 24, 1932, in Touchet, Washington, to John and Anna ( B ade) Grab ner. John was a h a r d -wo rk i n g , hu mble man whose life was defined by dedication and loyalty. He began farming in the Milton-F reewater area after attending school there, then farmed in the Eureka, Washington, area. John was preceded in death by his parents and
three sisters, daughter Valerie, and daughter-in-law Mishael (Nelson). He is survived by his wife of 71 years, Iva (Berk); Doug (Helen) Grabner and Nelson Grabner of Bickleton; Angela Grabner of Seattle; four g randch i ld ren: Reagan (Lindsey) Grabner of Moscow, Idaho, Elisa Grabner of Olympia, Konrad Grabner-Bellevue and Meribeth of St. Vincent Eastern Caribbean Peace Corp; five great-grandsons: Henry, Jack, Ben, Otto, and Johnny of Moscow, Idaho. In 1960 John and his family moved to Sunnyside,
farming there and also on the Rattlesnake Ridge north of Sunnyside. John and his wife Iva purchased a Bickleton ranch on Schrantz Road, moving there in 1983 and farming until retiring. John will be remembered as a man who loved deeply, held a strong work ethic and a dependable nature, with a caring heart and who loved his family. When not working, he enjoyed fishing, hunting, and gardening. His faith was very important to him. He was a member of the Grandview Church of the Nazarene. At John’s request, there will not be a memorial service.
brating Aliesha’s life will be held on October 24, 2026, at 3 p.m. at Father’s House Church in Goldendale. A potluck reception will follow at the Goldendale American Legion. Family, friends, and all whose lives were touched by Aliesha are welcome to come together to remember, honor, and celebrate her life.
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large number of simulated patients while continuing to care for patients already in the hospital. Staff also practiced emergency communications, incident command, patient registration and tracking, logistics and coordination with outside agencies. “Exercises like this give us the opportunity to test our plans, strengthen coordination across departments and work closely with our community partners,” said Jonathan Lewis, KVH director of support services. “We’re grateful to the many agencies that supported this exercise. Their partnership is an important part of keeping our rural community prepared.”
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Columbus & Broadway, Goldendale; Pastors 815 N Columbus, Goldendale, Rob Blevins and Larry Gourley; 509.773.4461. 509.773.4471; Pastor David Beam am seler, Sun School 9:45 , Sun Wor- Service times: Worship 9:30 ; Adult classes am ship 11am, Sun Bible Study 6pm, Prayer Meeting 10:45 ; Fall & Winter All are welcome. Call Mon 6pm, Youth & Children's groups Wed 6pm; the church for regularly scheduled events. ColumbusABC.org, YouTube, FaceBook. ColumbusABC@embarqmail.com
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124 W Allyn, Goldendale; Pastor Earnie Winn. 509.773.4216; Sunday worship 10:45am; Sunday School-all ages 9:30am. goldendalenaz@gmail.com
307 Schuster, Goldendale; Father William Byron, 509.773.4516. Sat Eve Mass 5:30pm; Sun Mass 9am & 10:30am. Eve of Holy Days 7pm; Holy Days 9am. Daily Mass Mon-Fri 9am. CCD Classes Wed 2:15-3:30pm, K thru grade 6; Wed 7-8:30pm grades 7-12. Confessions every NEW LIFE ASSEMBLY of GOD other Saturday noon -1pm. 1602 S Columbus, Goldendale; Pastor Kevin Gerchak, 509.773.4650; Sun. School 9:30am; Morning Worship Service 10:30am; Family EASTERN ORTHODOX Night on Wed. 7pm with programs for ages 3 Ss. Joachim & Anna Orthodox Mission years through adult. 301 NW 2nd St, Goldendale, 907.317.3828; Father John Phelps; Sat: 5:30pm Vespers; Sun: 8:15am Orthros, 9:30am Liturgy; Wed: 7pm Youth Group; Fri: 9pm Compline.
RIVER of LIFE CHURCH of GOD 2023 Pipeline Rd, Goldendale; Pastors Rod & Cathy Smith, 509.250.0222, Sunday Worship 10:30am; Wednesday Bible Study 7pm. RiverofLife222.org
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SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST 1/2 mile east on Bickleton Hwy. Sabbath School Sat. 9:30am; Worship Service 11am; 509.773.4381.
508 Dalles Mountain Road, Centerville, WA 98613; 509.637.3068; Pastor Patti McKern; pastorpatti53@gmail.com; Sunday Worship Celebration 10am. "Find refreshment for your soul and friends for your journey."
Father’s House Fellowship 207 S Klickitat Ave, 509.773.4719. Basic Bible Fellowship 9:30am; Worship 10:30am; Tue. 6:30pm Freedom Now Meeting. FHF1880@outlook.com “A Gospel-Centered Church.” Contact The Sentinel at 509.773.3777 or Ads@GoldendaleSentinel.com to include your church’s services & offerings.
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KALLINEN from page A1 appeared to view public office as a route to the next political position. “I prayed about it a lot,” he says, “asking, ‘Please give us somebody better to vote for.’” Eventually, he says, the question became personal. “I’ve been a leader my whole adult life,” Kallinen says, citing his military experience as a lieutenant and captain, platoon leader, company commander, staff officer, and his leadership roles with State Parks. “I just didn’t like where it was going,” he says. “In praying for some discernment, the question became, ‘If not me, then who?’” Kallinen entered the 2024 legislative race on the final filing day and ran what he described as essentially a one-man campaign. He spent roughly $3,000, including his $600 filing fee, served as his own campaign manager and treasurer, and had only 70 campaign signs. He nevertheless came within several hundred votes of advancing from the primary. He eventually concluded the experience may have been preparing him for another race. “Now I know how to do my PDC [Public Disclosure Commission] reports,” he says. “I know how to run a campaign.” By late 2025, Kallinen says, people who had watched his legislative campaign were encouraging him to consider the District 2 commissioner position. His own career was also reaching a transition point. After decades in a physically demanding profession, and while recovering from a broken ankle that required a metal plate and screws, Kallinen began asking how much longer he wanted to continue the physical demands of law enforcement. “I’ve been doing this a long time,” he says. “Before I run out of gas, I’ve got a little bit of gas left in the tank.” He considered whether that remaining energy could be applied elsewhere. He waited to see whether another candidate would step forward. When no one did, he again found himself asking the same question: “If not me, then who?” Jail handling criticism One of Kallinen’s strongest criticisms of current county leadership concerns the process surrounding changes at the Klickitat County Jail and the eventual separa-
tion of corrections from the Sheriff’s Office. Kallinen says he does not necessarily oppose having corrections operate as a separate county department. “I won’t argue that that’s not a good thing,” he says. His objection is to how county officials reached that point. “I think the manner in which it was handled was terrible,” Kallinen says. He says his own approach would have been to slow the process down, establish the nature of the problem, determine its causes, bring in knowledgeable outside people if necessary, and develop multiple potential solutions before acting. “If you identify the problem, let’s sit down and go about it in a methodical way,” he says. “What is the problem? Is there a root cause? What are the causes? What are contributing factors? How can we mitigate them?” From there, he says, county officials should have developed possible solutions and weighed the advantages and disadvantages of each. Instead, he says, the process appeared to him as though officials were “winging it.” “It caused a lot of turmoil, distrust, and anxiety with a lot of county workers and their families,” he says. Kallinen says his background in law enforcement has given him contacts with the State Department of Corrections and other agencies that could be used to seek outside expertise when problems arise. Management experience Kallinen also responded to questions about whether his background has prepared him for the administrative and financial responsibilities of running a county government. He currently serves as an assistant area manager with Washington State Parks as part of a management team overseeing approximately 20 full-timeequivalent employees and a budget he estimated at about $2.5 million annually. Kallinen acknowledged that Klickitat County government operates on a much larger scale. “But the processes are the same,” he considers. His responsibilities include managing personnel costs and portions of the operational budget, including equipment purchases and repairs. Asked directly
whether he believes he can handle the administrative side of being a county commissioner, Kallinen responds, “Oh, absolutely.” His park-ranger career, he says, has also exposed him to a surprisingly broad range of responsibilities, including law enforcement, natural-resource issues, noxious-weed management, water-quality monitoring, and public-health-related water sampling. “Park ranger’s a lot like a Leatherman tool,” he says. “It does a ton of different things. You’re not going to build a house with it, but in a pinch, you can do a lot of stuff with it.” Public safety staffing Kallinen says public safety would be among his priorities, including staffing at both the county’s 911 center and within law enforcement. From his position as a state law-enforcement officer working in Klickitat County, Kallinen says he listens regularly to county radio traffic and has firsthand experience working alongside sheriff’s deputies. He adds deputy coverage under the current sheriff’s administration has been better than he can recall under previous administrations, but he still believes staffing is thin enough that sickness, vacations, family leave, or other absences can create problems. “I’d like to see two more deputies, at a minimum,” he says. Kallinen suggests considering multipurpose deputies who could fill several roles, including animal control, court security, or patrol coverage when regular personnel are unavailable. He has similar concerns about the 911 center. “I just don’t think that there’s the depth there,” he says. Adding dispatch personnel, he says, could reduce overtime and burnout while improving service to residents. Mental health resources Kallinen also identified mental-health services as an area where the county should look for new approaches. His perspective, he points out, comes partly from his law-enforcement career, during which he has repeatedly encountered people experiencing mentalhealth crises. Frequently, he feels, such people do not meet the legal threshold for involuntary commitment but clearly need assistance that a
eight requiring autopsies. He noted the county has invested $150 in a portable fingerprint scanner and the Westlaw-affiliated database at $350 per month and cited them as examples of cost-effective tools that improved identification and next-of-kin notification. “We owe it to the decedent to really do a thorough investigation to make sure
we’re getting it right as far as cause and manner of death,” he said. “We owe that to them because they can’t speak for themselves.” Commissioners said that kind of compassion, and the fact that they’ve had nothing but good feedback on him, was evidence that they’d picked the right person for the job.
COUNTY from page A1 During the morning workshop, County Coroner Eric Anderson made an appearance. He’s been with the county for a year and a half. He told commissioners that a county of this size would be expected to have in the neighborhood of 80 cases annually requiring a coroner, but this year he’s only had 48, with more than 70 percent due to natural causes, and only
police officer or park ranger is not equipped to provide. “Where can I take you?” he says is often the practical question confronting an officer. “How can I help you?” Kallinen recalled one incident involving a person expressing suicidal thoughts. Mental health assistance had to come from Yakima and was expected to take hours, while the individual became increasingly agitated. “Wouldn’t it be nice to have a dedicated crisis responder?” he says. Kallinen says the county has advertised mental health positions that have gone unfilled, and he believes commissioners should investigate why. “Is it underfunded? Is it underpaid? Is there inadequate housing here so nobody wants to move here or can’t afford to move here on that salary?” he asks. Rather than simply continuing to advertise vacant positions, Kallinen says he would favor actively contacting professionals and agencies in neighboring counties to determine what Klickitat County could do differently to recruit them. “You can’t just do business as usual,” he states. “We have to try and find a way to do something different.” He pointed to Yakima County as an example of a more integrated approach. During a visit there with two of his rangers, Kallinen says he saw dedicated crisis responders positioned where they could follow emergency calls and begin responding when a call appeared likely to involve a mental-health crisis. Kallinen rejected the idea that jail should serve as the default response to mental illness. “No,” he says emphatically. “That’s the last thing.” Law-enforcement
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officers already have extensive responsibilities, he says, and asking them to function as mental-health professionals compounds the problem. “We put so much on our first responders to deal with stuff,” Kallinen says. Recruiting professionals for positions that already exist, he says, “would be huge.” Energy and growth Kallinen says county government should also remain attentive to energy use as large industrial developments are proposed. He cited concerns about data centers and other high-demand power users, although no data center has yet formally filed for development in the county. While commissioners do not set Klickitat Public Utility District electricity rates, Kallinen considers the county’s indirect role is significant—particularly through growth, development, and land-use policies affecting large power consumers. “I think it’s mainly trying to keep a cap on it getting going up by managing load issues that come in later,” he says, including setting appropriate rules for large developments. His concern, he states, is making sure county officials understand the cumulative effects of major projects rather than examining each proposal in isolation. A flag, a giant cow, and tourism Kallinen also believes Klickitat County should look for ways to bring more visitors into the area and encourage them to stop rather than simply pass through. His support for a proposed large American flag near the county courthouse came partly from an unlikely inspiration: a giant fiberglass cow.
While driving across the Dakotas years ago, Kallinen spotted the huge roadside attraction from perhaps 15 or 20 miles away. “What is that?” he recalled thinking. As he got closer, the answer became unmistakable. “Oh my gosh, that’s a giant cow on a hill,” he says. “I’ve got to see that thing.” He pulled off the highway, visited the attraction, put money in a donation box, bought gas, got food, and then continued his journey. That, he considers, demonstrated what even a simple landmark can do economically by persuading travelers to stop. Kallinen says he saw the proposed courthouse flag as both a patriotic symbol and a potential attraction. He previously pledged that, if elected, he would donate his first month’s commissioner salary toward maintaining the flag if the project went forward. Although issues surrounding the project have since changed, he says the larger pledge remains. “I will donate the first month’s salary of the position to something, whether it’s the American Legion or something else,” he says. For Kallinen, the larger theme of the campaign returns to service. He says he could simply retire, catch up on books by Tom Clancy and Clive Cussler, and spend more time fishing. But he does not believe he is quite finished yet. “Somebody told me those with the ability have the duty,” Kallinen says. Then he returned to the metaphor that helped propel him into the race. “I think it’s my duty to offer what I still have in the tank and give people a choice.”
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For The Sentinel The big item at the October 5 Goldendale City Council meeting was the passage of a comprehensive plan for city parks, which had been in the works for three years, involving the City of Goldendale, Klickitat County Economic Development, the Central Klickitat Parks & Recreation District, and the Public Works Park Committee. The goal was not only to create a strategic plan but also to satisfy the requirements for state and federal grants. It also came out at the meeting that the last parks plan was completed in 2000, 26 years ago. There was some pushback from councilor Theone Wheeler, who said the committee had worked on an aspirational statement to commit to an unspecified future project involving acknowledgement of the local tribal culture and was startled to find that missing in the final document. “I worked with all of you
over a year,” she said. “I even brought lawyers and other people down from the Yakama Nation, and I thought that we had a better plan of like how we were going to represent our First Nation people here. But when I read the end result, everything that we had talked about except the history portion, which you and I communicated on directly— that made it in, but everything else disappeared.” T hat concer n was addressed by Keaton Curtis from the Klickitat County Economic Development Office. “Everything that’s in the plan can be used in order to pursue projects honoring and commemorating tribal history,” he said. “Interpretive signage, any sort of outdoor recreation opportunity that can include tribal culture and history, that’s all certainly available with eligibility to the granting programs and certainly something that can be included in a grant application, even if it’s not explicitly included anywhere in the plan.”
With that assurance, the plan was unanimously approved. Police Chief Mike Smith reported 301 calls in September, including 13 domestic assault calls resulting in five arrests. The department also acquired a second hybrid police vehicle identical to their first, which was policeready with armor doors and lights already installed, saving $3,000 to $5,000 in outfitting costs. The council discussed convening an ordinance committee to review single-wide trailer restrictions and language regarding identification of trailer parks in town, scheduling this meeting for Wednesday, October 7, at 4:30 p.m. with council members Danielle Clevidence, Lauren Meagher, and Brian Paul. City Administrator Sandy Wells reminded the council it was time to start the budget process .and scheduled a budget committee meeting with council members Andy Halm, Nathaniel Hill, and Theone Wheeler for Monday, October 12, at 5:15 p.m.
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Goldendale, Washington
Notices IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF KLICKITAT In the Matter of the Estate of HELEN MARIE CHAPPEL Deceased. NOTICE TO CREDITORS NO. 26-4-00047-20 The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this Estate. Any person having a claim against the Decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the Court. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(3); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the Decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. Date of First Publication: SEPTEMBER 23, 2026 Date of Filing Copy of Notice To Creditors with the Clerk of the Court: SEPTEMBER 23, 2026 Personal Representative KERRY LANE FREEMAN Attorney for the Personal Representative: CHRISTOPHER R. GREENE Address for Mailing or Service: CHRISTOPHER R. GREENE P.O. BOX 433 LYLE, WA 98635 KERRY LANE FREEMAN, Personal Representative of the Estate of HELEN MARIE CHAPPEL Prepared by: CHRISTOPHER R. GREENE, WSBA #43283 (3803, 3901, 4001)
bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: September 23, 2026 PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE: JOHN STEPHENS ATTORNEY FOR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Carolyn A. Simms, WSBA #18258 Of Carolyn A. Simms, Attorney at Law ADDRESS FOR MAILING OR SERVICE: Carolyn A. Simms, Attorney at Law 2035 NE 3rd Loop Camas, WA 98607 (360) 833-2174 COURT OF PROBATE PROCEEDINGS Superior Court of Klickitat County AND CAUSE NUMBER: No. 26-4-00046-20 (3804, 3902, 4002)
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• Public Notice: 2026 General Election Ballot Initiatives - Washington Secretary of State, Elections Division • Notice of Public Hearings and Comment Period: State Shoreline Rules - Washinton Department of Ecology • Public Notice: Bids to Construct Storage Shed Goldendale School District #404 • Notice of Dissolution and Request for Presentation of Claims: Spear J Ranch, Inc. - Hawley Troxell Ennis & Hawley, LLP • Notice of Public Hearing: Proposed Amendment to the Klickitat County Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Ordinance Related to Industrial Scale Solar Projects Klickitat County Planning Department • Public Notice: Emergency Bridge Closure - Klickitat County Public Works • Public Notice of Board Vacancy: Board Position No 3 - Klickitat County Public Hospital District No. 1 For questions, please contact Lizzie Lesko at 509-773-4616. (3904, 4004)
PUBLIC NOTICE Cupertino Electric inc, 1132 North Seventh St., San Jose California 95112-4427 is SUPERIOR COURT seeking coverage under the OF WASHINGTON FOR Washington State Department YAKIMA COUNTY of Ecology’s Construction In Re the Estate of Stormwater NPDES and State JAMES ALLAN KERN, Waste Discharge General Decedent. Permit. No. 26-4-00593-39 The proposed project Bluebird NOTICE TO CREDITORS Solar LLC is Located at the inThe Personal Representative tersection of Big Horn Rd. and named below has been ap- Van Nostern Rd. in Bickleton pointed as Personal Repre- WA in Klickitat County. sentative of this estate. Any This project involves 724 person having a claim against acres of soil disturbance for the Decedent that arose be- industrial construction acfore the Decedent’s death tivities. The receiving water is must, before the time the claim Wood Creek. would be barred by any other- Any persons desiring to prewise applicable statute of limi- sent their views to the Departtations, present the claim in the ment of Ecology regarding manner as provided in RCW this application may do so in 11.40.070 by serving on or writing within thirty days of the mailing to the Personal Reprelast date of publication of this sentative or the Personal Repnotice. Comments shall be resentative’s attorney at the submitted to the Department of address stated below a copy of Ecology. Any person interested the claim and filing the original in the department’s action on of the claim with the Court in this application may notify the which the probate proceedings department of their interest were commenced. The claim must be presented within the within the thirty days of the later of: (a) Thirty days after last date of publication of this the Personal Representative notice. Ecology reviews pubserved or mailed the notice to lic comments and considers the creditor as provided under whether discharges from this RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (b) project would cause a measurFour months after the date of able change in receiving water first publication of the notice. If quality, and, if so, whether the the claim is not presented with- project is necessary and in in this time frame, the claim the overriding public interest will be forever barred, except according to Tier II antidegIN THE SUPERIOR COURT as otherwise provided in RCW radation requirements under OF WASHINGTON FOR 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This WAC 173-201A-320. KLICKITAT COUNTY bar is effective as to claims Comments can be IN THE MATTER OF THE against both the Decedent’s submitted to: ESTATE OF probate and nonprobate as- Department of Ecology Attn: Water Quality Program, ARLENE A. LAMBERT, sets. Construction Stormwater Deceased Date of first publication: PO Box 47696, Olympia, WA Case No. 26-4-00046-20 September 30, 2026. 98504-7696 PROBATE NOTICE TO NICHOLAS P, FRASHER, Email: ecyrewqianoi@ecy. CREDITORS Personal Rep. wa.gov RCW 11.40.030 Attorney for Personal (3906, 4005) Deceased Representative: The Personal Representative DAVID E. MACK, WSBA PUBLIC NOTICE named below has been ap- #47452 2026-2027 TRANSPORTApointed as Personal Repre- Address for Mailing or TION VEHICLE FUND BUDGsentative of this estate. Any Service: ET EXTENSION ADOPTION person having a claim against HAWLEY TROXELL the decedent must, before the 1433 Lakeside Court, Ste. 100 The Board of Directors of Wishram School District #94 time the claim would be barred Yakima, WA 98902 by any otherwise applicable (3903, 4003, 4101) will meet for the purpose of fixing and adopting the Disstatute of limitations, present trict’s 2026/27 Transportation the claim in the manner as PUBLIC NOTICE provided in RCW 11.40.070 Klickitat County Public Works Vehicle Fund Budget Extenby serving on or mailing to will begin taking reservations sion. Any person may appear the Personal Representative for use of the Indoor Riding at the meeting and be heard or the Personal Representa- Arena as follows: October for or against any part of this tive’s attorney at the address 5th – 9th will be for current budget extension. The budgstated below a copy of the season renter renewals same et extension adoption will be claim and filing the original date and time as last year. conducted during a Special of the claim with the court in Starting October 12th – 16th, Board meeting on 10/14/26 which the probate proceedings we will take new season rent- beginning at 5:15PM at the were commenced. The claim ers or previous season renters Wishram School. (3907, 4006) must be presented within the that would like to change their later of: (1) Thirty days after time slots. Beginning NovemPUBLIC NOTICE the Personal Representative ber 1ST, any remaining slots served or mailed the notice to will be available to rent. Res- The following measures will the creditor as provided under ervations will only be secured be submitted to voters on the RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) at time of payment. We will November 3, 2026 General four months after the date of post the arena on the Klickitat Election ballot: first publication of the notice. County website under Public INITIATIVE TO THE PEOPLE If the claim is not presented Works/Buildings&Grounds/ IP26-645 - Initiative Measure within this time frame, the Fairgrounds. Please check the No. IP26-645 concerns state claim is forever barred, except schedule for availability. Sea- and local taxes. This measure as otherwise provided in RCW son begins November 1, 2026 would repeal a 9.9% tax on 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This and ends March 31, 2027. annual individual income over
$1,000,000; prohibit taxes measured by individual income and taxes on individual income or the receipt of individual income; and define “income.” This measure would decrease funding for public K-12 education, higher education (including universities and community colleges), and human services (primarily healthcare). INITIATIVES TO THE LEGISLATURE IL26-001 - Initiative Measure No. IL26-001 concerns parental rights relating to their children in public school. This measure would repeal amendments to a statute listing certain rights of parents and guardians of public-school children and re-enact the law as it was originally enacted by Initiative to the Legislature 2081. IL26-638 - Initiative Measure No. IL26-638 concerns participation in athletics at K-12 schools. This measure would prohibit students it defines as “biologically male” from competing in certain school athletic activities intended for female students only. It would require verification of biological sex by students’ healthcare providers. (4007, 4102, 4201, 4301)
PUBLIC NOTICE September 9, 2026 The Goldendale School District #404 is soliciting bids to construct a storage shed. Firms must have experience constructing steel beamed storage facilities including concert work for the foundation. Construction to begin ASAP. Submit qualifications, quote and experience by October 16, 2026 to: Shannon CrockerIhrig, Business Manager. Goldendale School District #404, 604 E. Brooks St., Goldendale, WA 98620. Email: Shannon. crockerihrig@gsd404.org Selection will be made October 19, 2026. For further details please contact Shannon. (4009, 4104) NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION AND REQUEST FOR PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS In the Matter of the Dissolution of Spear J Ranch, Inc., a Washington corporation. This notice is given in accordance with RCW 23B.14.030(3). You are hereby notified that Spear J Ranch, Inc., a Washington corporation, has dissolved with the filing of articles of dissolution with the Secretary of State. Claims against the dissolved corporation must be presented in accordance with this notice. The information that must be included in a claim is: (a) claimant’s name, address, telephone number, and email address; (b) the basis of the claim; (c) the amount claimed; (d) if the claim is not yet due, the date when it will become due; (e) if the claim is contingent or unliquidated, the nature of the uncertainty; and (f) if the claim is secured, the security shall be described. Claims must be presented to Lawrence Goodnight, President of Spear J Ranch, Inc. and registered agent for the corporation on file with the Secretary of State. Claims against the dissolved corporation may be barred in accordance with RCW Chapter 23B.14 if not timely asserted. DATED this 2nd day of October 2026. By: Lawrence Goodnight, PO Box 90, Bickleton, Washington 99322, (509) 830-4000, President of Spear J Ranch, Inc. (4010, 4105, 4203)
The purpose of both amendments is to ensure consistency with a proposed reduction to the Energy Overlay Zone for industrial scale solar projects. Information on the proposal is available at the Klickitat County Planning Department, 115 West Court St, Room 301, Goldendale, WA, 509 7735703 or on our website: https:// www.klickitatcounty.gov/272/ Planning-Department BY ORDER of the Klickitat County Planning Commission dated this 2nd day of October, 2026. /s/ Dave Barta, Chairman (4011, 4106) PUBLIC NOTICE EMERGENCY BRIDGE CLOSURE In accordance with statutory provisions of RCW 47.48.010, Klickitat County Public Works will be closing the Bear Creek Bridge No. 103 on Jennings Road in Trout Lake, Washington, beginning October 19, 2026 through November 6, 2026. This closure is due additional work. This will be closed to all traffic. Detour routes will be clearly defined. For more information, please contact Klickitat County Public Works at (509) 773-4616. (4012, 4107)
PUBLIC NOTICE OF BOARD VACANCY Public Hospital District No. 1 of Klickitat County Board of Commissioners, dba Klickitat Valley Health, is notifying the public of an upcoming vacancy for Board Position No. 3. The Board of Commissioners will appoint a qualified candidate to fill the vacant position through the remainder of the current term, which ends December 31, 2027. Board Position No. 3 will appear on the November 2027 general election ballot. The candidate elected at that election will assume office in accordance with applicable election requireNOTICE OF PUBLIC ments and begin a new sixHEARINGS AND COMMENT year term on January 1, 2028. PERIOD ON STATE At the September 23, 2026, SHORELINE RULES Board of Commissioners The Department of Ecolmeeting, the Board nominated ogy is proposing amendthe following individual for conments to rules that implement sideration for appointment to the Shoreline Management the vacant position pursuant to Act (RCW 90.58), specifiRCW 42.12.080: cally: Chapters 173-18, 173Connie Pond NOTICE OF PUBLIC 20, 173-22, 173-26, and Additional applications will be HEARING 173-27 WAC. accepted for consideration of PROPOSED AMENDMENT The proposed rules are open for comment through Novem- TO THE KLICKITAT COUNTY appointment. Applicants must reside within Public HospiCOMPREHENSIVE PLAN ber 17, 2026, at 11:59 pm. tal District No. 1 boundaries AND ZONING ORDINANCE Comments also will be acand be registered to vote. RELATED TO INDUSTRIAL cepted during the following Applications, description of SCALE SOLAR PROJECTS public hearing, which includes an open house from 5 to 6 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Commissioner duties and the pm, with the hearing starting that the Klickitat County Plan- boundaries can be obtained by ning Commission will hold a emailing dluth@kvhealth.net, at 6 pm: • October 28: Yakima Valley public hearing at a special calling (509) 773-1043 or via College, S. 16th Ave & Nob meeting on October 19, 2026 the links below. Hill Blvd, Yakima. Note that at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will Completed applications includthe hearing is not hosted by be held both in person and vir- ing a current resume, must be submitted to the Board or affiliated with Yakima Val- tually: anwilliams@kvhealth.net Participation in person: The at ley College. Submit online comments at meeting will be held at the or delivered to: KVH, Attn: County Services Board of Commissioners, 310 https://ecology.commentin- Klickitat put.com/?id=4e3Etx2WU or Building, 115 West Court St, S. Roosevelt, Goldendale, via regular mail to Rebecca Room 200, Goldendale, WA. WA 98620 before 5 p.m. on Rothwell, WA Dept. of Ecol- Participation in this meeting October 22, 2026 to be conogy, PO Box 47600, Olympia, will also be offered virtually via sidered for appointment. The WA 98504-7600. For more Zoom. To join the meeting: Board will appoint the choinformation or to request an https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85 sen candidate at the reguADA accommodation, email 782372047?pwd=WcV8P4l5C lar meeting of the Board on rebecca.rothwell@ecy.wa.gov, 1aTxaO71ZIpRJW7NaCsNb.1 November 18, 2026. Public Hospital District No. 1 call 360-810-0025, or dial 711 Or call: 669-900-6833 of Klickitat County Boundato call through the Washington 346-248-7799 ries: https://drive.google.com/ Telecommunications Relay for 929-205-6099 file/d/1sIK9NFL-VqG4ULservices like text telephone 253-215-8782 Meeting ID: 857 8237 m I C I w 0 c F z K D X i A e z 5 F / (TTY). Visit Ecology.wa.gov/ view?usp=sharing ADA for more accessibility 2047 Passcode: 152082 THE PURPOSE of said hear- Application: information. For additional information, in- ing is to hear all interested h t t p s : / / d r i v e . g o o g l e . c o m / cluding other public hearings parties who wish to testify f i l e / d / 1 - t 7 G r U x v m L K around the state, please see for or against the following 5 t Z p 1 q B 6 v X C i - Z 7 S 7 c j G J / view?usp=sharing our website at https://ecology. proposals: Board Member Position wa.gov/regulations-permits/ AMENDMENT TO COMPREDescription: laws-rules-rulemaking/rule- HENSIVE PLAN – NATURAL https://drive.google.com/ making/wac-173-26-27-shore- RESOURCES/ENERGY file/d/1i2cP-oWMNr5yline-management-act or email ELEMENT L0UEqK5LnKtgLOup1SX1/ us at smarulemaking@ecy. AMENDMENT TO TITLE 19, view?usp=sharing SECTION 19.39, ENERGY wa.gov. (4008, 4103, 4202) OVERLAY ZONE (4013)
Classifieds EMPLOYMENT RENTALS
HOUSE FOR RENT: ON 2nd Street in Rufus, 2 bedroom, 1 bath $925/mo includes water/sewer. Call Randy 509-250-1741.
KITTENS
dendale. Call 530-370-6120.
2005 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500
4X4 extended cab. Runs great. 167K miles. Goldendale. $7,500 OBO. Call 360843-6236.
VEHICLES and TRAILERS
Raised with love in our home and well-socialized with our family, 3 dogs, and 5 cats. Text 509-947-6568 or email me at ct_kittens@ yahoo.com.
EQUIPMENT TRAILER: Used 20’ trailer, 2 axle, tilt bed with loading ramps $3500 360-910-5446.
ADORABLE KITTENS
EQUIPMENT AND TOOLS
2 black, 2 silver tabby, 1 tuxedo, 1 silver with socks. Gol-
OUTBACK 48V Solar Power System with panels,
only tested never installed – make an offer. SOUTHBEND HEAVY 10 LATHE w/ lots of tools and attachments, variable speed control, can separate – make an offer. MILLING MACHINE with 2 axis drop and powerfeed 8” vice – make an offer 830-719-3962.
WOODWORKING
Cabinet shop and woodworking tools and machines for sale. Huge inventory in excellent condition. Call for details 509-773-7875.
LIVESTOCK
DAIRY GOATS and pack goats: AMERICAN ALPINE
Milking does and 2026 kids available. Great for future pack goats. WETHERS start at $175, DOELINGS start at $350 – Goldendale 307-321-7113.
MARKETPLACE $500 OR LESS
ARCWELDING Complete home arcwelding setup. Miller thunderbolt 160 welder, helmet, welding gloves, filler rods, leather shoe protectors – all for only $150 509-790-9985
TIRES ON RIMS P225/60r16 5 bolt pattern studded tires on rims in fair condition $75 509-342-6923 MOWER – Legend Force
173 cc gas walk behind string mower $399 new selling for $200 509-790-9985
CIRCUIT BREAKERS New Eaton 7-20 and 1-15 amp single pole all in one breakers with arc fault, ground fault, and overcurrent protection in unopened original boxes $200 509-790-9985) DRILL PRESS WITH INDEXING TABLE $350 509365-5203 BOAT AND TRAILER 14ft Seaking boat (1962 fiberglass) and Dilly trailer (1970) both in long term shed storage $500 509-773-5053 JET DUST COLLECTOR dc-1200 2 hp Like New $325 503-964-3208
BIKES – 20” Schwinn., 26” Huffy vintage. Make an offer 509-261-2758
GARAGE DOOR OPENER Chamberlain Smart opener B750 ¾ hp brand new in the box 503-964-3208
ANTIQUE DESK, SMALL OAK $100 509-773-5621 FREE 5621
TOILET
509-773-
KNABE PIANO ‘60s model in excellent condition. Make an offer 509-773-4497
10” TABLE SAW – Make an offer 509-773-4497
OLD WEST – Complete set of Old West (26 volume) books, Good condition 509-773-4497 $130
509-773-4497
ANTIQUE RADIOS – MAKE AN OFFER 509-773-4497
PYRENES MIX puppies – St Bernard/husky/pyrenes mix puppies born 2/22/26 1 blue eyed male 1 female $499 509-360-9447 DINING ROOM TABLE with 4 chairs FREE 830-7193962
FOLDING ENGINE HOIST – Make an offer 830-7193962 10,000 WATT GENERATOR – Make an offer 830-7193962 STATIONARY BIKE Hardly used, custom seat. Make an offer 509-365-3463
FREE CAT tuxedo male, vet checked, friendly, and fixed sally or Richard 509-7734783 RUBBER BOAT 10’ Sea Eagle $100 509-261-2758
ELECTRIC HOSPITAL BED, Fully electric, premium mattress & half side rails. 80” x 36” bed size. Condition: Very good. Price: $500. Contact: 503.327.2719
DREXEL CHINA CABINET $350 cash, you haul located in Goldendale 701 Franklin Court 6 DRAWER DESK used, blue pine desk, 58” long. Needs refinished. Free 541490-4787
October 7, 2026 —B3
Goldendale, Washington
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group participants have all lost someone to suicide and strive to help each other with their grief journeys and advocate for suicide prevention. Contact Brent and Shawnee at bsemmons@ hrecn.net or 541-806-2790.
AL ANON FAMILY GROUPS
Classified Deadlines:
(Support for family and friends of alcoholics) meets Mondays at noon Pathways to Recovery Riverside Community Church 317 State St. Ruth Wells Room
Loans
Tuesdays at 7pm St. Mark’s 11th & Eugene Hood River
MONDAY 9AM Mid-Week Editions: IT’S ILLEGAL for companies doing business by phone to promise you a loan and ask you to pay for it before they deliver. A public service message from the Federal Trade Commission and Columbia Gorge News.
Public Notices
Skyline Hospital Data Event Notice We’re writing to let you know about a data security event that may have affected some of our current and former patients. Below, we explain what happened, what we’re doing about it, and how we can help you protect your personal information. What Happened? On or around July 17, 2026, we learned of suspicious activity on our network. We brought in outside cybersecurity specialists right away to help us investigate. That investigation found that someone accessed certain files on our network between July 16 and July 17, 2026. We’re still working with specialists to determine exactly what information was affected and whose it involves, and that review is ongoing. What Information Was Involved? The information involved is different for each person but could include your name along with the following: medical diagnosis information, your address, and financial information. What We Are Doing. We care deeply about protecting your privacy and the security of your information. As soon as we found the issue, we acted quickly to secure our network and get to the bottom of what happened. We’re also reviewing and strengthening our safeguards to help prevent this from happening again. We are doing this work in conjunction with national experts in cybersecurity. As we gather more detailed information regarding who was impacted, we will contact those individuals directly. What Affected Individuals Can Do. As a precaution, we encourage you to keep an eye on your account statements, credit reports, and insurance explanations of benefits for anything unfamiliar. If you notice anything suspicious, please report it right away to your health care provider, insurance company, or bank. You’ll find more ways to protect your information below on our website at https:// myskylinehealth.org/wpcontent/uploads/2026/09/ Skyline-Hospital-WebsiteNotice.pdf For More Information: If you have questions or need help, please call us at 509637-2972. You’re also welcome to write to us at 211 Skyline Drive, White Salmon, WA 98672.
Support Groups DO YOU HAVE HURTS, HABITS, HANG-UPS?
Attend CELEBRATE RECOVERY, a faith-based 12 step program, every Thursday night at Hood River Alliance Church 2650 W. Montello (Off Rand Road) Dinner provided at 5:45pm and large group meeting at 6:30pm For more info. call 541-386-2812
RECOVERING COUPLES ANONYMOUS
Meets 2nd & 4th Sundays at 10am. 216 Cascade St., Suite 26 Hood River AA in WAMIC (open): Tuesdays @ 7pm, NEW LOCATION! Molly B’s @ 57740 Main St., Tygh Valley, Oregon.
STROKE SURVIVORS SUPPORT GROUP
Mid Columbia Senior Center 1112 W 9th Street The Dalles 3rd Thursday of the month 1:30pm-3pm Questions, 541-980-8633 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS meetings please go to gorgeaa.org.
Survivors of Suicide Loss Support Group
Meets in person at Columbia Gorge Community College, Hood River campus, across from Rosauers, on the second Tuesday of each month from 5:30-6:30pm. Support
MAC Lung Disease Support Group: for details, please call 541-483-2253 or 541805-5068. HAVEN: Weekly counseling groups for victims of domestic/teen dating violence or sexual assault. Biweekly educational classes given in Spanish and English for domestic violence. Call Haven, 541-296-1662. TOPS OR #942 meets at Gateway Presbyterian Church, The Dalles, Thursdays, 5:30-6:30pm. TOPS - Taking Off Pounds Sensibly meets upstairs at Columbia Bank in White Salmon at 10am on Tuesdays. Join us at 90 NE Tohomish St., White Salmon, WA 98672. No meetings during severe weather. 541980-0251. PARKINSON’S Support Group: 1st Thursday of every month, 10:45am11:45am in the Deschutes Room at Waters Edge, 551 Lone Pine Blvd., 2nd Floor. For more information, please contact Chad @ 541340-0142.
Alcoholicos Anonimos Reuniones
Volunteers
Gorge Youth Mentoring (G.Y.M.)
a program of The Next Door, is seeking a positive, adult role model for a 7-year-old boy in The Dalles, who is outgoing, talkative, and fun. He enjoys playing basketball, riding bikes, and building things with Legos. He has been waiting to spend a couple days a month with a mentor who could expose him to more outdoor activities and help expand his reading skills. For more information on how to get involved with G.Y.M., please call Kateel at 541-399-0259.
Gorge Youth Mentoring (G.Y.M.)
a program of The Next Door, is seeking a positive, adult role model for a 12-year-old girl in The Dalles, who enjoys arts and crafts, animals, and going for walks. She has been waiting to spend a couple days a month with a mentor who could get her out of the house and expose her to more outdoor activities. For more information on how to get involved with G.Y.M., please call Kateel at 541-399-0259.
MENTORS WANTED
Would you enjoy building a meaningful friendship with a child or teen? If so, become a mentor! Gorge Youth Mentoring, a program of The Next Door, provides children and teens with community based, one-on-one mentoring relationships with adult volunteers. Right now, 18 youth ages 6 to 21 are waiting to make a new friend. Mentors and youth plan their own activities based on their own schedules, meeting at least twice a month, for one year or more. For more information, visit www.nextdoorinc.org/gym or email gym@nextdoorinc.org
$500 or Less
Jueves 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm St. Paul Episcopal Church 1805 Minnesota St. The Dalles, OR 97058
JACOB Doll Antique Upright Piano. Needs to be cleaned and tuned. Free. You Haul. 541-806-0859.
DEMENTIA Support Group
PUZZLE. Kids “Glow in the Dark” Lizard and Frogs Puzzle. 100 pieces, complete. Like new. $7. 541387-4752. Not textable.
every 2nd Monday of the month at the Oregon Veterans Home, 10:30am - 11:30am 541-296-7190 for info.
GRIEF SUPPORT Establishing a Grief Support Group. Please call Natasha 702-755-0778
24 HOUR AA HOTLINE
and meeting information: District 14. 1-833-423-3683 RIVERVIEW Al-Anon Family Group in The Dalles: Episcopal Church of St. Paul, 1805 Minnesota, Taylor Hall. Meets every Thursday, 12:30-1:30pm. This meeting is free and open to anyone in the community who is interested in attending. NAMI|Oregon National Alliance on Mental Illness NAMI is the largest education, support and advocacy organization on mental health in the nation. The Mission of NAMI Oregon is to improve the quality of life of persons with mental illness and of their famillies through support, education and advocacy. Under NAMI Oregon sponsorship, NAMI-Gorge providees a monthly support group meeting for caregivers, friends, and family members of persons with mental illness. Monthly NAMI Gorge inperson meetings are being conducted the first Thursday of every month from 6 to 7:30pm at the Gloria Center at 2505 W. 7th Street, The Dalles. For information on local NAMI Resources, please contact Barbara Telfer: at 541-980-7264 or by email: booklovinbarbarian@ gmail.com. For other NAMI information or resources: NAMI Oregon Support Line 1-800-343-6264. NARCOTICS Anonymous: Goldendale United Methodist Church, 109 E Broadway, Thursdays @ 7pm. YOUNG Parents Support Group: ages 15-21, Tuesdays @ 7pm, call Tess @ 541-298-5104.
BICYCLE Brake Pads (Tektro). Brand new replacements. Selling 2. $15 for both. 541-387-4752. Not textable. CANNING Jars. Half pint, pint, quart and jelly jars. $4-$8 per dozen. 541-354-1748. STUDDED Snow Tires. P235/55R18. Excellent condition. $400. Call Frank, 541-980-3105. WICKER Chair with wood and bamboo frame. Wood feet. Large, sturdy, nice. 31”W x 35”T x 23” D. $300. 541-387-4752. Not textable.
$500 OR LESS Ads run 1 Week FREE!
• Private Party Only • No Commercial Ads • Items $500 or less • 5 Lines Free • Includes print & online Excludes: Food, produce, hay, animals, firewood, fuel, automobiles and garage sales. WANT to sell something in the Budget Classifieds section? If you’re selling ONE item for $500 for less, we’ll place your five-line ad for free for one week! See the $500 or Less Box for exclusions. Call our newspaper to place your ad: Columbia Gorge News 541-386-1234 SINGER Sewing Machine with Cabinet. $25. 541-354-1748. PUZZLE. Kids 48-Piece Puzzle. “Day at the Museum - Dinosaurs.” Complete. Like new. $10. 541-387-4752. Not textable.
Firewood & Heating Fuel FIR & OAK FIREWOOD
Firewood from The L77 Ranch. Cord of Fir: $350, Cord of Oak: $450. Call 509637-0184 to arrange delivery. Please leave a message if we do not pick up.
NA MEETINGS
FIREWOOD. Doug Fir, $350 per cord. Maple, $450 per cord. Cut to 14-15 inches. Plus delivery based on distance. 509-493-2625.
TOPS OR #443 meets
WICKER Chair with wood and bamboo frame. Wood feet. Large, sturdy, nice. 31”W x 35”T x 23” D. $300. 541-387-4752. Not textable.
Every Wednesday. 6:30 - 7:30 at the Casa Guadalupe House, 1603 Belmont, Hood River, Oregon.
Thursday mornings, 8:30- 10 am. @ Zion Lutheran Church, use elevator entrance only. 10th and Union St., The Dalles, OR. AA in MAUPIN (open), Maupin Community Church, 490 5th St., Thursdays @ 7pm. AL-ANON in The Dalles: The Dalles Serenity meeting every Monday at 7pm @ Gateway Presbyterian Church, 1111 Dry Hollow. For more info, call 541-296-2677.
Furniture
Miscellaneous
CANNING Jars. Half pint, pint, quart and jelly jars. $4-$8 per dozen. 541-354-1748.
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B4— October 7, 2026 ZOLLER from page A1 ent interests in a watershed had to come to a table. We had to pick one out of each group. And so they sat at the table and had to come to consensus. It took time, a lot of negotiations.” But Zoller considers the result one of the successes of her earlier county work. “I’m proud of that because those boards are still all existing and functioning today.” Former County Commissioner David Sauter ultimately encouraged Zoller to seek his seat. “He loved his job. He loved the people of this county,” Zoller says of Sauter. “He was a great commissioner.” But Sauter was exhausted by the political climate, she states, and approached her about succeeding him. “He said, ‘I couldn’t think of anybody, so I came to talk to you, and because of your background and your tenacity, you might be able to handle this.’” Zoller says she entered office at a time when county government had become increasingly divided. “The county had gotten into kind of a dark climate at that time,” she says. “There was a lot of controversy, a lot of bad—just bad behavior.” Finishing what was started Some of the projects Zoller has worked on originated during Sauter’s tenure. One is a proposed senior assisted-living facility in White Salmon. Property had been secured, and the county was working with the Columbia Gorge Housing Authority when the project fell short of its final funding. “We had it all the way up to one more grant,” Zoller says. “I think it was a million dollars is all we needed. We would have been able to build that complex, and it all fell apart.” She now believes the project may have another opportunity. “The property’s preserved, and there’s a possibility that Columbia Gorge Housing Authority is able to maybe move that project again. I hope to see that move.” Another project has advanced much farther: development at the Columbia Gorge Regional Airport. Zoller says Sauter had helped establish a business park there and began working with Columbia Gorge Community College on expanding its aviation program. “When I came in, I was able to continue that project,” she says. The college’s program teaches skills that can transfer beyond aviation to hydroelectric and wind-energy jobs. “The college is doing so well with it, they need a bigger facility,” Zoller states. “I heard they have a waiting list to get into that class.” The expanded facility will include a larger hangar and equipment students can train on, including a jet engine. Zoller sees the airport itself as another unfinished project she wants to continue working on. “I want to see the airport finished out. We’re working on a five-year management plan with the FAA right now.” Jet traffic has increased, particularly since jet fuel became available. Hangars have been constructed and rented, and additional projects are planned for the airport’s business park. “Our goal is with the manager to make that airport self-sustaining,” Zoller says, “so the city and the county aren’t supporting the airport. And we’re going to get there.” Restructuring county government Zoller says one of the biggest problems she encountered upon taking office was fragmentation within county government. “There was a lot of, I would call it, fracture of the county, where departments weren’t working with departments and reports weren’t coming into the commissioners,” she says. “It had just kind of frazzled apart over the last few years.” She believed the county needed to revisit its strategic plan. The commissioners considered hiring an outside contractor but found the cost could approach $250,000. “Instead of paying $250,000 for a contractor to come in, we tackled that ourselves through Mr. Van Cleave,” Zoller says, referring to County Administrator Rob Van Cleave. The resulting reorganization remains underway. “It made us leaner,” she says. “It was able to identify positions that once they were empty, we
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didn’t need to backfill.” Zoller says the county has been able to reduce staffing costs through attrition rather than layoffs. “We’re in a budget crisis time, which a lot of counties are in,” she says. “They’ve had to cut employees. We haven’t had to cut anyone or lay anyone off.” Related departments have also been grouped together. “It made sense to combine building, planning, economic development, natural resources,” Zoller says. “So now we have a coordinated effort between those departments.” The commissioners have also revived several matters Zoller says had languished. “We brought back the critical-area ordinance that had been held up for so long,” she says. “We brought back the short-term rental ordinance, the accessory dwelling unit ordinance, and we’re moving all of those.” Then there is the county comprehensive plan. “We brought back the plan, which was 20 years behind,” she states. Rather than rely heavily on consultants, Zoller says county staff devised a process to handle more of the work internally. “We created a workbook so they could answer a lot of their own questions,” she says. “We’ve minimized staff time and meetings, plus a way for them to participate in the subareas with the small communities.” County finances and uncertainty from Olympia Zoller strongly rejects assertions that Klickitat County itself is in financial trouble. “We are very, very stable in our budget,” she says. “We have good reserves. We’re stable in our budget.” County departments, she says, have largely cooperated with efforts to control costs. “I have to commend our departments,” she says. “They’ve been wonderful. They’re staying within their budgets.” The county has effectively limited hiring, although essential positions can still be filled. “If they lose an employee and they can show us that they’re a crucial employee, we go ahead and say, ‘Okay, backfill it. Go ahead and hire for it.’” Her greater concern is what happens to money coming from Washington State. “I think my biggest fear for the upcoming season is where the state is with its budgets,” she says. Zoller serves on a statewide timber caucus representing the county. She says counties were recently told that the state’s charge for managing timber trust lands would increase to 25%. “So 25% of a timber sale that goes to our schools and functions now goes back to the state for management,” she says. “Especially when you’re talking if a timber sale’s a million dollars, that’s a lot of money coming out of our pocket.” Zoller, who previously worked for the Department of Natural Resources as a timber sales clerk and comes from a timber family, wants the county to investigate alternatives. “I would like to see the county reassume their trust properties if it’s possible,” she says. “Hood River manages their own. So I think it’d be something we could consider, and we might be able to recapture more funds that way.” The county has already experienced reductions elsewhere, she says. “About a month ago we lost $350,000 out of Department of Health” due to state policies, Zoller says. She also chairs the Southwest Washington Agency on Aging and Disabilities board, covering five counties and overseeing money for such programs as senior transportation, meals, and other services. “We had faced a time last June where the state tried to take money from the seniors,” she says. “And we pushed back and said, ‘Not going to happen.’” With the county preparing its 2027 budget, Zoller wants state agencies to provide advance warning about expected reductions. “I’d like to send a letter to all the agencies saying, ‘Could you please tell us what your budget forecast is? Where are you looking?’” she says. “So at least before November, we’re creating our budget right now, and if we know, maybe we could be semiready.” Fighting fires from the air Wildfire response is another area Zoller believes has improved. She recalled watching a fire near Bickleton and seeing
firsthand how rapidly conditions could change. “I went out there and stayed at command and saw how it worked,” she recalls. “And one of the things I realized is air support. The quickest we can get up there, the more we can stop faster.” Previously, helicopters might have to come from Castle Rock or Ellensburg. “Now we’re able to station them at the Columbia Gorge Regional Airport,” Zoller says. She pointed to this year’s Lyle Hill Fire. “Very quickly you saw how they were able to take care of the fire in Lyle this year,” she says. “And that was because of air support. And I think within just a few hours they had eight different planes on that.” Zoller wants the airport eventually equipped to load fire retardant as well. Currently, she says, an aircraft making a retardant drop may disappear for an hour or two because it must fly elsewhere to reload. “We want to fund that and make sure we have that retardant available to our airport.” She is also working with the Lyle Fire Department on a secondary station in the Courtney area, where property has been donated. The jail and Songer No issue during Zoller’s term has generated more controversy than the county jail and her relationship with Sheriff Bob Songer. Zoller traces some of that division to the COVID-19 period, when Songer emphasized his role as a constitutional sheriff and challenged state mandates. “That became kind of the split between the sheriff and the commissioners at that time, where there was a standoff,” she states. That relationship remained rocky after Zoller took office and eventually erupted over the jail. Songer and his supporters have accused Zoller of falsely representing whether Northern Oregon Corrections (NORCOR) could accept Klickitat County prisoners while commissioners considered alternatives to the existing jail operation. Zoller flatly disputes that account. She says the county already had an established relationship with NORCOR, which houses Klickitat County juveniles. She recalled a winter incident involving frozen pipes at the jail when conditions became so cold that officials nearly evacuated prisoners. “We were within five minutes of having to remove prisoners from there because it was so cold in there, and we weren’t sure what we would do,” Zoller states. At that point, she says, county officials understood NORCOR could accept the inmates in an emergency. The jail situation changed dramatically following the death of Ivan Howtopat in the facility and a subsequent $20 million tort claim. “Risk management, of course, was notified, and we had to do a series of things then with the jail to make sure we were compliant,” Zoller says. Risk management called for an independent assessment of the jail. According to Zoller, Songer knew about that process and participated in it. “We said to Bob [Songer], ‘This is what they’ve asked,’” Zoller says. “He said, ‘Okay, but I want to pick who does it. Give me a list.’” She says Songer agreed with the county’s choice. Zoller and Van Cleave also visited NORCOR. “We did a whole tour,” she states. “We talked about everything—how things run, what they would do if they did take them. Did they have the capacity? Yes, they had the capacity.” The county needed a contingency plan, she says, because commissioners did not know how the dispute with Songer would ultimately unfold. “We knew at any given time we could call NORCOR,” she says. “We could pack them up and take them over and move them if we had to.” Zoller argues Songer was far more involved in the process than his subsequent public statements suggested. “Bob cooperated with the transition of the jail all the way through,” she says. “We have employees who will vouch for that. We have documents that show he knew it. We had public session with the commissioners talking about it. The path and the events show Bob was involved with that transition.” The Howtopat claim was eventually settled for $2 million, Zoller says. She also disputes claims that
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the county’s new jail structure costs more than the previous arrangement. Before the transition, Zoller says, county officials asked for a financial assessment of the jail. “That assessment exists,” she says, and according to her, it showed jail funds had been shifted to the sheriff’s road operations. When the county separated those budgets and assumed jail operations, she says, some initial spending was required to replace equipment. But she says current jail Administrator Bill Frantz has subsequently found substantial savings. “He stays within the original allotted budget, and he’s found savings,” Zoller says. “They had an antiquated food program, and we saved over $100,000 by getting a new contract for food services.” Medical services have also been strengthened, she says. “We’ve provided some nursing services,” Zoller says. “We’re on the very edge of being able to have a full-time nurse for the jail.” Diversifying the economy Zoller sees diversification of the county’s tax base as one of the most important jobs ahead. Republic Services and the Roosevelt Regional Landfill contribute substantially to county revenues. “We are sort of semi-dependent on Republic Services because it is a big portion of our budget,” she says. “We should find some other of those industrial situations.” She also wants economic development to focus on smaller employers. “The smaller industries of maybe five jobs or 10 jobs, I would like to see those encouraged for each community. Then you don’t have people driving out of the community.” Potential large developments could also transform county revenues. Zoller says commissioners have to think beyond the property taxes paid by individual residents. “The commissioners have to find ways,” she says. “And I think being solely dependent on Republic Services is a mistake. We need to diversify and have other streams of revenue.” Data centers That brings Zoller to one of the most contentious subjects currently facing the county: data centers. She feels the debate has gotten well ahead of the facts. “There’s a lot of misinformation being spread,” she says. Most importantly, she says, no data center has submitted an application to Klickitat County. County officials nevertheless began preparing for the possibility months ago. “We have been working on the idea of data centers all along,” she states. “Even to the point in June, when we knew the public needed more information and more understanding about where that was going.” The County Planning Director was asked to develop a chart showing what process a data center would face if one were proposed. “He created a graph and a path, and it’s posted on the website,” Zoller says. Zoller opposed Commissioner Todd Andrews’ proposal for a data-center moratorium. She says commissioners are already working toward an ordinance governing such facilities. She also objected to voting on a moratorium without first having it reviewed by the county prosecutor. “I’m not putting my signature on something that Rebecca hasn’t approved,” Zoller says, referring to Prosecuting Attorney Rebecca Henke. She states her preferred approach is to establish clear rules governing where data cent-
ers could locate and what would be expected from developers before any application arrives. One location she believes could warrant consideration is the former aluminum plant near Goldendale because it is already industrial property and has infrastructure associated with its former use. Zoller says protections can be written into agreements with data-center operators. She says requirements can also ensure facilities use current technology and operate efficiently without unnecessarily damaging the environment. “And if they’re using whatever it takes to run it efficiently and not harm the environment, that’s what we’re doing,” she says. Zoller sees the potential tax base as substantial. “That tax base could shore up this county for years,” she says. She pointed to Quincy, Washington, as an example of a community that received major economic benefits from data centers, including investments in public facilities and energy savings. Zoller says the issue is therefore not simply whether Klickitat County should accept or reject data centers. It is how the county should prepare for them before an actual proposal arrives. The animal shelter Zoller also addressed another longstanding county issue: the proposed animal shelter. The county had approximately $600,000 available for construction. “We could spend the $600,000 and build it and use Public Works to help build it,” Zoller says. “But there were no operating funds year to year.” The moving parts to an animal shelter were getting organized, and for a time it appeared the project was going to happen. Then came the surprise. “We found out that [Washington State Department of] Commerce had pulled the grant,” Zoller states. She believes the shelter became caught in the state’s effort to reclaim money from projects that had remained unbuilt. “We’d just gotten down to where someone could create the required 501©(3), another person was going to do the operational plan, Bob [Songer] had committed the Potts building, Public Works was going to work on it—and then Commerce took the money.” Zoller rejects criticism from her election opponent, Andy Killian, that she was responsible for the shelter not being built. “I’ve agreed to it every single time,” she says. “I voted yes on it every single time. The record shows that there was no way that I could’ve expedited that without them doing the required due diligence.” For Zoller, that due diligence came down to a simple question: it wasn’t enough to find the money to build an animal shelter. Someone also had to demonstrate how Klickitat County would keep its doors open once it was built. Why another four years Zoller believes county government itself is in a substantially better position than when she arrived, even as multiple projects remain to be completed. Despite some of the turmoil she saw in her first term, Zoller says the job still appeals to her precisely because it touches so many different parts of life in Klickitat County. “There are tons of positive stuff,” she says. “We’ve got to keep it going.”
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Fort Vancouver Regional Library District Contact Beth Wood with questions about this column: 360-906-4996 or bwood@fvrl.org Back to the Classroom We’re going back to the classroom today, as we explore a few terms used in subgenres of fiction (but which come from… elsewhere). Dark academia, academia, and cottagecore describe visual and literary aesthetics - subcultures of readers who have embraced a belief system reflected in visual themes of styles and colors, as well as the media with which they surround themselves. Clear as mud? Let’s start with dark academia. Dark academia centers around higher education, arts, and literature. Proponents favor dark colors and the uniform apparel associated with very traditional schools—it has been described as “boarding school meets Goth.” Dark wood, musty libraries, secret societies—these paint a picture of dark
academia, along with Gothic architecture and often, physical or moral high stakes. Light academia (or just plain academia) by contrast, still focuses on education, books and learning, but with lighter colors, emphasis on both friendships and personal growth, and a more carefree feel. Dark academia is studying in a dim, silent library—light academia is reading poetry on a blanket in the sunshine. Dark academia’s moral education comes with great cost; light academia is a study in coming-ofage with positive outcomes. The third aesthetic that is sometimes associated with academia is cottagecore, which can also center on books and learning, but is more solitary in nature. This subgenre is broader, and focuses on a folksy, vintage or antique vibe. Cottagecore is an overstuffed armchair by a fire with a beloved book. Got the vibe? Listed below are books and media that are just a few examples of these three aesthetics. Dark Academia • “The Secret History” by Donna Tartt (2004) • “Bunny” by Mona Awad (2019) • “A Deadly Education” by Naomi Novik (2020) • “Legendborn” by Tracy Deonn (2020) • “Ace of Spades” by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé (2021) • “Babel” by RF Kuang (2022)
Media • “Dead Poet’s Society” (2006) - movie • “Wednesday” (2024) - tv series Academia • “Anne of Green Gables” by L.M. Montgomery (first published in 1908) • “Brideshead Revisited” by Evelyn Waugh (first published in 1945) • “To Say Nothing of the Dog” by Connie Willis (1998) • “The Love Hypothesis” by Ali Hazelwood (2021) • “Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries” by Heather Fawcett (2023) Media • “Gilmore Girls” (2008) - tv series Cottagecore • “Little Women” by Louisa May Alcott (first published in 1868) - with its rural setting and sisters becoming adults, this book crosses over between the light academia and cottagecore subgenres • “The Spellshop” by Sarah Beth Durst (2024) Beth Wood is a senior collection development librarian
Score big on game day with winning tailgate recipes (Feature Impact) Football, family, friends and food are a winning combination during tailgating season, especially if your recipe game is locked in. Whether you’re feeding a hungry crowd in the stadium parking lot or putting together a savory plate to enjoy while you chill on the sofa, these recipes bring plenty of flavor and keep the energy going until the final whistle. A main course of Grilled Chicken Kebabs served alongside Steakhouse Hasselback Potatoes and Simple Salami Sliders will fuel you and your crew all the way from the pre-game festivities to the after party. Visit Culinary.net to find more recipes to inspire your game plan. Fire up the grill for mouthwatering Chicken Kebabs Tailgating and grilling go together like touchdowns and victory dances, and some of the best game-day recipes are the ones you can make well ahead of kickoff so you aren’t rushing around to get ready. These sweet-and-smoky Grilled Chicken Kebabs can be prepped and marinated up to 8 hours in advance so all you need to do is pull them out of the fridge and get them to the grill. With lean protein from the chicken plus vitamins and fiber from a generous amount of bright, colorful veggies, this recipe is a score for more than your taste buds. Grilled Chicken Kebabs Recipe adapted from Dinner at the Zoo Prep time: 20 minutes Marinating time: 1 hour
Cook time: 10 minutes Servings: 4 Marinade: • 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil • 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar or other vinegar • 1/8 cup soy sauce • 1 teaspoon lemon juice • 1/4 cup brown sugar • 1 teaspoon minced garlic • salt, to taste • pepper, to taste Kebabs: • 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces • 1 red bell pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces • 1 orange bell pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces • 1 small zucchini, cut into 1-inch slices • 1 small yellow squash, cut into 1-inch slices • 1 red onion, cut into 1-inch pieces • 4 wooden skewers • 1 tablespoon chopped parsley To make marinade: In large bowl, whisk olive oil, vinegar, soy sauce, lemon juice, brown sugar and garlic. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. To make kebabs: In bowl, toss chicken, bell peppers, zucchini, squash and red onion with marinade. Cover and refrigerate 1-8 hours. Soak wooden skewers in cold water at least 30 minutes to prevent burning. Preheat grill to medium-high heat. Thread chicken pieces and vegetables onto skewers, alternating ingredients. Cook 5-7 minutes on
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The Postscript -Carrie Classon
A Letter in the Mail
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We had a family reunion this past week. My mother and uncle were the only representatives from the older generation. Everyone else was a cousin of mine—except Grace. Grace is the daughter of my cousin, Mary. Grace is getting married in Ireland soon, but she took time off work to be with relatives, telling family stories and building puzzles at the dining room table. I don’t think I’d have driven across the country when I was her age to spend time with people so much older than myself. But Grace is a special person, and somehow Grace and I got to talking about the round-robin. The round-robin was a circulating letter that began when my mother was still in college. Before email, when long-distance telephone calls were still expensive, my family would read the letters from everyone on the list, take out their old letter, and send the robin on with a new letter. This went on for years and years, and the list grew longer and longer as more of my cousins joined the list. Then email became commonplace, and the family started a private Facebook page, and everyone knew what was going on pretty much when it happened. The robin seemed to have outlived its usefulness. It was lost on several occasions, only to be discovered months later in a pile of mail or under a bed. Finally, it disappeared for good. No one knew who had the final batch of letters in their possession. The round-robin never resurfaced, and that was several years ago. “Why don’t we start it again?” Grace asked. “Do you think people would want to write?” I said. “I would.”
And I realized that a person Grace’s age may never have received a letter in the mail. Bills and birthday greetings and news and gossip are all delivered digitally. “The news was always so old by the time it arrived,” my cousin Jill complained. “I don’t think it’s about news,” I tried to explain. “I think it’s about getting to know each other better,” my cousin Susan said. I think she nailed it. Because we are good about letting one another know about the big stuff—the births and deaths and weddings and moves. What the robin did was provide an excuse to simply share what we were doing that day. It was always a little late and incomplete. But somehow, because it was, it made more of an impression. “Should we ask if people would like to restart it?” I asked Grace. And Grace said we should. So that night after dinner, Grace stood up and asked if anyone would like to write in the round-robin again. A few people said no, they didn’t want the stress of having that pile of letters show up. A couple said they already knew what was going on and didn’t need it. But a surprising number raised their hands and said yes, they’d like to have the old bird flying again. I wrote a letter, put it in a big envelope and sent it to Grace. We will see what happens. There are no guarantees that this old form of correspondence will survive. But I am hopeful. I am hopeful—not because my remaining aunts and uncles will enjoy it (although I’m sure they will) and not because all my cousins will participate (I’m sure many of them won’t). I am hopeful because there are now a lot of us who, once again, believe it is a very special thing to get a letter in the mail. To see photos,check out CarrieClassonAuthor on Facebook or visit CarrieClasson.com.
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Imagine discovering an animal that seems to have been put together from several different creatures. It has a bill like a duck, feet like an otter, a tail like a beaver, and it spends much of its time swimming in rivers. Strange fact: the duck-billed platypus is a mammal that lays eggs! This unusual animal lives in eastern Australia and has some surprising tricks that scientists are still fascinated by. It can close its eyes, ears, and nostrils while diving underwater, and it can even sense tiny electrical signals made by its prey. The platypus may look like something from a wild science-fiction story, but every strange feature has a purpose that helps it survive. So, what other secrets could be hiding beneath that strange-looking bill?
When a strange specimen arrived in England from Australia in 1799, scientists were not sure what to make of it. George Shaw, a British scientist examined the animal. He thought it was so unusual that he wondered if someone had sewn different animal parts together as a joke. Shaw and other scientists carefully studied the specimen and gave the animal its scientific name, but questions remained. How could a creature have a duck-like bill, webbed feet, fur, and a beaver-like tail? The platypus seemed to break the rules of nature, and scientists were determined to figure out what this mysterious animal really was.
The platypus is a very surprising mammal. For instance babies aren’t born live. Instead the mom lays eggs. Like other mammals the mother does feed the babies milk but there are no nipples. The milk leaks out of mom’s chest and the babies lick it off. If you think that’s strange, look at a male platypus’s back feet. There is a sharp spur on each back ankle that can deliver venom. Platypus venom is a powerful mixture of chemicals that affects the nervous system and causes intense pain and swelling in humans. It’s not usually deadly to people, but a sting can be very painful. This cute looking animal may look harmless, but he has quite a secret in store for someone who decides to mess with him.
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