Goldendale Sentinel September 14, 2022 by Goldendale Sentinel

in time for the Fair. Well, that was last month. We’re only in our fourth month of construction—June, July, August, and September. Four months for our road being tore down.”

Jobe: One of my biggest frustrations is all of these people who want to complain about the voting process, but don’t want to take the time to learn about it. And we’re being accused of not answering questions. We’ve never not answered a question about elections. We invite people to ask questions, and we answer them. My opponent has been saying that questions aren’t being answered. That’s just not true.

HEADLINES & HISTORY SINCE 1879

Jobe: My position is that elections in Washington, and for sure in Klickitat County, are secure. I’ve said that from the beginning and I will say it till the bitter end. It’s the same thing I’m frustrated with: people don’t know the process. Do I think that there are errors that happen? Probably, because we’re human beings. We make mistakes—but the other piece of that is, for fraud to make any kind of difference, particularly on a national scale, the scale would have to be so huge. It’s just not practical; it’s not feasible. Conspiracies require at least two people, and at least one of them is going to rat the other one out. People can’t not talk. So, to have an organized conspiracy that is so massive and so huge as to steal the presidential election is Iabsurd.cansay this: I know the process of elections in Washington state. I know the safeguards, I know all the double checks and the triple checks. And I know my own staff. I know how Type A Brandi [Sullivan] is about scanning, double checking that we’ve still got the same count from the

Sentinel: Watching the process, then, is really helpful.

because it would cause difﬁculty with snowplows.“Butyetevery single driveway on Byers now has a speed bump in front of it,” he said. “We have to clean the driveway in front of our house. We can’t use our little snowplow or whatever. I’m going to have to get down there with a snow blower or a shovel or a broom to clear my driveway.”

And ﬁnally, he said, “We were told our road’s going to be done

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All proceeds generated go to support a person in need. This year that person is: Faalelei Niko

The Annual Pig Bowl is back. Every year ﬁ rst responders in the Columbia River Gorge, which always includes some branch of law enforcement (the self-effacing “Pig” in Pig Bowl), hold a football game to raise funds for people in serious need. The event has been around for more than 20 years and has raised a lot of money for a lot of people. This year’s event is Saturday, September 24, at 7 p.m. at Wahtonka Football Field in The Dalles and pits Columbia Gorge Law Enforcement—including ofﬁcers from Goldendale—against Columbia Gorge Firefighters. Las Vegas has not yet given odds on the game.

The Sentinel talks with candidates in contested county races

er registration, what other thoughts do you have on that?

Sentinel: So that’s an education piece, to go into the schools and help students realize they have that voting capability and get them more up to speed?

Jobe: Brenda has started us down a path of self-service kiosk for recording. It’s one little computer that right now doesn’t have a whole lot of use. It’s not being advertised necessarily as well as it could, but currently you can register to vote on it. You could pull up the DOL [Department of Licensing] website and renew your tab right in the lobby. That’s been there about two months. It’s relatively new, and we haven’t finished the whole backend piece of it. Ultimately the idea is to save time and efficiency for both the customer and staff, but the recording piece of it isn’t set up. If you walk in and you go to DOL and you renew your tabs online—which still have to be processed—if there’s a whole lobby full of people, it doesn’t get you your tabs right now, because you still have to wait for us to process it. But it would give you an alternative. You could at least get it done and be on your way and not have to make a trip back. It only really works with renewals. You can’t do title transfers. I think the recording piece will be nice. It’ll allow you to fill out marriage applications rather than sitting and waiting to ask you all those questions. It would just print and assemble the package for you. So that’ll be the biggest advantage to that. It’s been used mostly for voter registration because most people aren’t aware that you can register to vote online.

Sentinel: Your opponent seems to be on the “Stop the steal” bandwagon—I don’t mean to put words in her mouth, but that’s the impression she seems to give. It would have been good to interview her, but to date she hasn’t responded to repeated invitations from us. Is that your perception of her stand? And if she does believe there was voting fraud, how do you respond to that?

PIGBOWL.NET ANOTHER CLASSIC SWINE VERSUS DALMATION MATCHUP: It’s cops against ﬁreﬁghters in this year’s epic Pig Bowl. Proceeds go to support Faalelei Niko (right), who has to have dialysis every day just to stay alive. The big game is next weekend.

Others told of how those curbs across their driveways were high enough that cars would get high-centered trying to get into their driveways, some of which are quite Theriaultsteep.also said that crews had broken his water line and let rocks and sand in, which clogged his faucets, damaged ﬁxtures, and left him afraid to wash his car lest he inadvertently sand-blasted it.

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So 17-year-olds who will be 18 by the general can vote in the primary; the only races they can’t vote on are the PCO [Precinct Committee Ofﬁcer] races. We had a handful of 17-year-olds who were eligible to vote in this last primary.

[He] also said crews had broken his water line and let rocks and sand in

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Jobe: One of my goals is to get out into the schools, particularly now that 16- and 17-year-olds can register to vote. They can register to vote, but it doesn’t become effective until they get to legal age.

He and other neighbors complained about the rolled curbs that were laid along the street, including across the face of wouldn’twerebusytrafficbumpsquestedidentsnoteddriveways.theirHethatres-hadre-speedtoslowonthestreetbuttoldthatbepossible

short. She is required to do kidney dialysis every day to survive. She’s a 30-year-old mother to her wonderful 12-year-old son, Malu. Lei needs a Iive kidney donor to survive, and she is a good candidate for a kidney transplant. If you or anyone you know has an O+ blood type and is interested in donating a kidney to Lei, go to legacydonorscreen.org and ﬁll out the questionnaire. You will need her full name: Faaleiet Niko; and birthday: November 19, 1991. For more information on kidney donation, call the Transplant Center at (503) 4136555.The price of admission to this year’s Pig Bowl is $5 per person or $20 for a family. You can also ﬁnd more information on donating funds at www.PigBowl.net. There you can also read Lei’s story in detail.

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Jobe: Yes. It’s about continuity. I think that there are some good programs that have been started. I think we have a generally good foundation for a good team. I think there’s always room for improvement in every process, and I certainly have some ideas that will be new and I think a little bit fresher, but it’s about keeping the good going.

Byers Street project draws sharp criticism

2022 Pig Bowl set to roll

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Theriault was just one of a half-dozen Byers Street residents who complained about aspects of the construction.

All that came at the end of a long meeting in which the council dealt with several issues.

Jobe: And to get them engaged, so that they become lifelong voters. Years ago the Adventist School helped facilitate a mock election. The Secretary of State’s ofﬁce put together a sort of mock ballot. I provided them with those materials, and we brought them into the ofﬁce. There was another school that came in and watched the process. And when I had a Girl Scout troop here, I took the Girl Scouts through, and they watched so they could earn their civic badge.

Councilors voted to purchase a bulk water station for the vacant lot behind city hall. The staff memo noted the city currently has 39 bulk water customers, who purchase 43,000 gallons annually. Currently, it takes 40 hours of staff time monthly to process the bulk water bills. The new station would be a card lock operation available 24 hours a day and would take credit and debit cards at the point of purchase, freeing up those hours of staff time.Councilors also approved a change to the city street light system. The company that sold it to the city has since gone out of business, and parts are no longer available. Rather than attempt to limp along with the old system, the council voted to replace the system with a new one. The sentiment was that taking the cheap way out would cost way more in the long run. The new system will cost $53,380.

Candidate for Klickitat County Auditor Heather Jobe spoke with The Sentinel last week. Following are comments from that conversation. (Her opponent, JoAnne Chambers, has not responded to repeated requests for an interview. The Sentinel has scheduled an interview with County Commissioner candidate Matt Dumolt.)

City Administrator Pat Munyan, who has only been on the job a few weeks, said he and the public works committee would meet the following day about the matter and see what could be done.

Sentinel: What do you feel is working and what would you like to see changed?

The Goldendale City Council met Tuesday, September 6, in a meeting postponed from its usual Monday night schedule by the Labor Day holiday. The two-hour session was notable for the number of people who showed up for public comment to complain about delays and problems with the major reconstruction of ByersFormerStreet.council member Guy Theriault was among the most outspoken.“Theﬁrst issue I came up with was dust,” he said. “It’s to the point that one of my neighbors had to move himself and his daughter out because they have respiratory problems.”

HUCK FEST 2022: Tammara Tipple at the Mt. Adams Chamber of Commerce tells us the Huckleberry Festival in Bingen this year was great. “I feel confident in stating this was likely our most successful Huckleberry Festival in many years,” she says. “We saw visitors from around the Pacific Northwest, with the lure of fresh pie being a strong one. I had to make a run for more ice cream and cones Saturday afternoon. The vendors reported strong sales. 495 cotton candy fluffs were spun and nearly 200 ice cones in 2.5 days by one vendor. We did sell out of all 400 pies and most of our jams and jellies.”

Sentinel: Speaking of vot-

Sentinel: Is it accurate to say you’re running as a result of Brenda [Sorensen, current Auditor] retiring?

Police Chief Jay Hunziker reported Cameron Howell had accepted the city’s offer as a new hire for an entry level police ofﬁcer position, though he will have to go through the police academy, with the next session not starting until January. He also said a lady from Stock-

The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) and other healthcare provid ers will soon begin offering Omicron variant-targeted bivalent booster doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Mod erna COVID-19 vaccines fol lowing authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug Admin istration (FDA), and recom mendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Pre vention’s Advisory Commit tee on Immunizations Prac tices, and the Western States Scientific Safety Review

An initial allocation of 191,100 bivalent booster doses is currently en route to providers throughout the state and will be available beginning the week of Sep tember 5 after the Labor Day holiday. Subsequent weekly allocations will follow, building the state’s inven tory levels over time. DOH urges the public to remain patient, as we expect initial demand to exceed available inventory before resolving in the coming weeks, and to visit Vaccine Locator or call the COVID-19 Information Hotline at (800) 525-0127 to find available resources near them.

bers will also help choose the next performance and will have first shot at audi tions for all shows put on byFullGCT.details on how to join the Performing Arts Guild will be provided at the open house. There will be a reasonable fee, and there are limited spots, so enrollment will be open to everyone over age 12 by application. Children under age 12 may be con sidered if there is enough room, and a commitment from the caregiving adult to provide assistance and supervision during all events.

Omicron COVID-19 vaccine boosters now authorized for

The GCT Performing Arts Guild is open to all local actors and singers and those who don’t think they are but want to learn. The organization will have a fall session and a spring session and will meet twice a month for theater games, skill-build ing, improv nights, theme nights, staged readings, and more. Other possible activities include acting in a haunted house, and flash mob theater. Guild mem

Love theater? Want to improve your own acting and performance skills while having fun with like-minded friends? The Goldendale Community Theater (GCT) is hosting an open house for its new Performing Arts Guild on Tuesday, September 20, at 6 p.m. For the address, RSVP to: tocostume,ing.charactercostumeseveryoneYoumunitytheater.com.info@goldendalecomThiswillbea“ComeAsAren’t”evening,whereisinvitedtodonandcomeasaofyourchoosIfyoudonothaveayouarewelcomecomeahalfhourearlyto

Workgroup.Thebivalent vaccines com bine the companies’ original COVID-19 vaccine compo sitions with BA.4 and BA.5

spike protein components, providing additional protec tion by targeting variants that are more transmissible and immune-evading. The primary COVID-19 vaccine series will stay the same, given their proven effi cacy in preventing serious illness, hospitalization, and death from COVID-19. DOH’s updated booster dose recom mendations are as follows:

• People ages 12 and over who currently have appoint ments to receive COVID-19 booster doses will need to contact their providers to ensure the bivalent booster is available; if not, those

• Children ages 6 months – 4 years are currently not authorized for any COVID19 booster doses.

borrow something from an attic full of costumes, wigs, and hats. There will be a prize for the best character for the evening.

Community Theater launches new guild

some people

• Those ages 5 – 11 who have completed Pfizer-Bi oNTech’s primary vaccine series should continue to receive the company’s orig inal monovalent booster at least 5 months after their most recent dose.

• People 18 and older who have completed a primary vaccine series can receive

• People ages 12 – 17 who have completed a primary vaccine series can receive the Pfizer-BioNTech bivalent booster at least two months after their most recent dose.

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either company’s bivalent booster at least two months after their most recent dose.

appointments will need to be rescheduled, as the former monovalent booster doses are no longer authorized for this age “We’regroup.excited this updated bivalent booster will help increase protec tion against the Omicron variants as we head into the fall season,” said Tao Sheng Kwan-Gett, MD, MPH, Chief Science Officer. “As SARSCoV-2 changes, so must the tools we use against it - this update helps ensure that vac cines and boosters will con tinue to be the most effective ways to reduce the risk of hospitalization and death, and keep those most at-risk healthy and safe.”

Carl was born October 29, 1883, and moved to the area at the age of two.

S WHO DOES THIS BELONG TO?: We found this picture hiding in a batch of old Sentinel photos. It’s dated December 1951, and it shows Craig (left) and David Stiff. We would like to give the picture to family members of the Stiffs. If you are one or know one, please let us know.

On the airplane descent, I felt my ear pop, and out came that last coin the magician forgot to remove when I was eight. I used to be indecisive, but now I’m not so sure.

The 45-foot-long vertebrae of what may prove to be a dinosaur that roamed eastern Klickitat County millions of years ago was uncovered in an old swamp near Cleveland last week. The find was made by a party of Washington State College geologists led by George Flower, formerly of Bickleton and now Gresham, Oregon. The geological party took soundings of the swamp and planned to return for additional work. The college scientists found numer ous agates and one fine bloodstone in the area west of Bickleton.

Dr. Jim Ogden named Carl Crooks, on the far right, who was a banker in Gold endale for many years. The June 15, 1972, edition of The Sentinel named Carl Crooks “the oldest person now liv ing in Goldendale who has spent most of his life here.”

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August 1, 1889 – 133 Years Ago

Hiram Wing has put a pump in the well in front of his store in the street, which has remained covered up and its existence almost forgotten. When Main Street was widened following the big fire, most of the wells were filled up, but for some reason this one was only covered over. It will probably come in good play now.

We colorized this picture. Two people were named in last week’s Goldendale’s Attic Mystery Picture, names quite familiar in the history of Klickitat County.

—Richard Lefever Klickitat County Historical Society

Betty Zesiger and Sandra Powers named Al Matsen of Bickleton as the second man from the right. Al was active in the Grange, a local cattleman, and a Klicki tat County commissioner.

admiration or scorn? Is she thinking, “Well done,” or “How did you get that?” Somewhere in The Sentinel from many years ago lies the true story—or maybe you already know. If so,

please share that with us. All we know about this picture is that it ran in The Sentinel some time, lost in the annals of yesteryear. If you know anything about it, please drop us an email (info@ originalinyou’reoffice—and3777)orgoldendalesentinel.com)giveusacall(509-773-ordropinattheremember,welcometocomeandtakealookatthephotograph.

September 9, 1912 – 110 Years Ago

For the first time as far back as anyone can remember, the Klickitat Creek just north of Goldendale has refused to run. All the water that comes down the stream is taken out just above here, with which to supply the town, and even that we fear will shortly become inadequate to supply the demand. In which event we will be compelled to fall back on well water.

September 14, 1972 – 50 Years Ago

September 9, 1982 – 40 Years Ago

Toddlers are the storm troopers of the lord of entropy. If you want my opinion, you’ll have to ask my wife for it.

This week’s Goldendale’s Attic Mystery Picture

Senator ‘Scoop’ Jackson—When he and Thurman Ward of Goldendale were undergraduates at the University of Washington together, boy, those were tough economic times, Senator Jackson told a Goldendale audience of more than one hundred who attended a $5.50-a-plate dinner in the senator’s honor. Jackson and Ward entered UW as undergraduates at the same time, entered, attended, and graduated from the UW Law School together in 1935 and entered the Army and were posted at Fort Lewis together, and will probably die together. After they entered the Army, though, Jackson and Ward, through their own pursuit, went their separate ways.

So two people, one proudly holding a framed document of some kind and the other holding a can of Golden West Coffee. (Whatever that was.) Is the coffee can lady looking with

Points to ponder:

A few weeks back, we ran a picture that turned out to be the Glenwood basket ball team, but we did not get enough details to find

L ooking Back

Where’s Waldo in therapy: I’m having trouble finding myself. I tried to write a drinking song, but I couldn’t make it past the first few bars. Just saw a politican trying to save both faces.

Editorial: This being the political season, we have some political yarns to tell—not jokes, more on the order of hard luck stories. Bob Imrie had a good entry in the Fair parade last Saturday—Art Schuster’s big team hitched to Shattuck’s wagon, with “vote for Bob” signs on all sides. While the parade was forming, the team spooked at the sight of the Centennial float, ran away, and wrecked the wagon. The signs were mounted on a Datsun, and the team was driven by Craig Schuster in the parade, leaving the wagon to be repaired and reassembled.

September 15, 1938 – 84 Years Ago

the picture in The Senti nel ’s archives. The identi fier called back to give us a year, and then we were able to quickly find the picture. The picture appeared in the February 3, 1955, edi tion of The Sentinel in a full page spread of the Klickitat County League Basketball Tournament. Pictures of the Wishram Indians, Trout Lake Mustangs, Lyle Cou gars, and Klickitat Vandals were also pictured. The cap tion under that picture read:

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Last Monday, Andrew Swan of Pleasant Valley brought one hog to Goldendale and sold it to Robert McGrow, our butcher. The little fellow weighed 410 pounds, and Mr. Swan was handed a check for $432.80 for the same. This shows that it pays to raise pigs in Klickitat County.

– Front row: Ray Krall, guard; Don Holly, center: Derald Kuhnhausen, center: Dick Crowe, forward; Jerry Kuhnhausen, forward; Bob Akerill, manager. Back row: Ron Ladiges, manager; Tim Clift, guard; Jerry Carr, forward; Ron Feller, for ward; Phil Anrig, forward; Charles McNutt, Guard.

People say, “I’m taking it one day at a time.” But everybody is. That’s how time works.

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Never own a pet shop. Shops make terrible pets. I heard most accidents happen at home. So I moved.

If you leave alphabet soup too long on the stove, it could spell disaster.

Answer to last week’s Mystery Picture

Unsigned letters (including anonymity requests), letters with fictitious signatures, letters with multiple signatures, or letters to public officials are not accepted.

Please keep the tone of letters free of rants, wild speculation or unsubstantiated claims. Letters that go overboard in these directions may be refused publication.

Sheriff Songer has recently sought to denigrate his opponent, Garique Clifford, with accusations that he is a Democrat hiding behind a Republican persona in order to get more votes.

tects us from double jeopardy and self-incrimination. However, the phrases “innocent until proven guilty” and “presumption of inno cence” are not found in any part of the Constitution. These phrases are derived from English law and are part of our system considered com mon law today.

Here’s how they work. A computer automated phone system would call your mom at a designated time each day to check in. If she answers, the system will assume everything is OK. But if she didn’t pick up or if the call goes to voice mail after repeated tries, you (or whoever her designee is) would get a notifica tion call. If you are not reachable, calls are then made to backup people who’ve also agreed to check on your mom if necessary.

And be sure to check out Amazon’s Alexa Together (Amazon.com/AlexaTogether), a new $20 monthly subscription service that helps families support and keep tabs on their older loved ones who live alone through an Alexa-enabled device.

Here’s how it works. After downloading the app, your mom will choose what time(s) throughout the day she’d like for Snug to check in. Snug will send a push notification at those times asking your mom to check in by tapping the big green check button on her smartphone screen. If she doesn’t check in within 10 minutes or respond after multiple pings, Snug will no tify her emergency contacts and share her last known location so that she can receive fast help.

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The fallback is if no one can be reached, the police or other emergency services personnel will be dis patched to her home.

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“For No Reason At All” I particu larly found offensive.

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I found this interesting, as Clif ford is a lifelong conservative and Republican, yet Songer himself ran for sheriff of Clark County in 1990 as a Democrat. It wasn’t until after Songer’s significant sore loss that he decided to start running as a Repub lican.Implying that Clifford’s bipar tisan support makes him a fake seems to be a pretty basic attempt to excuse Songer’s own flaccid show ing as an incumbent in the primary and to double down on his efforts to sow division and polarize the com munity.

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“Constitutional Sheriffs” and the “county supremacy” movement originated with the far-right Posse Comitatus movement in the 1970s and 1980s. It proclaimed the county sheriff as the highest “legitimate” authority in the country.

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

Technology devices: You may also want to invest in some simple technology aids to keep your mom safe. One of the most commonly used devices for this is a medical alert system that cost about $1 per day. These systems come with a wearable “help button” that would allow her to call for help 24/7.

For extra peace of mind, your mom can purchase Snug’s premium plan ($10/month) where in addition to notifying her emergency contacts, Snug will re quest an in-person wellness check by a police officer who will visit her house to confirm she’s OK and pro vide assistance as needed. The app works with iPhone and Android smartphones.

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

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The separation of church and state doesn’t need to be addressed in the constitution. It’s self evident. The separation goes all the way back to Jesus. Christ kicked out the tax collectors (state) in the temple (religion). We’re forming a more perfect Union, and religion has no place in it. Keep religion where it belongs. In the heart. Keep it out of the state.

Same prices within Klickitat County. Outside Klickitat County: $70, $90, $120

Burn-out has got to go

Daily check-in services for seniors living alone

Today’s nearly identical “Consti tutional Sheriffs” and “Constitu tional County” movements are com parable far-right anti-government propositions. Richard Mack, a for mer director of the far-right insur rectionist Oath Keepers (a group now under federal indictment for sedition), founded the “Constitu tional Sheriffs.” Mack believes the thoroughly discredited and uncon stitutional theory that the county sheriff—a holdover from colonial England found nowhere in the Con stitution—is the ultimate authority above the state and federal govern ments.Songer parrots Mack’s beliefs, saying his authority as Sheriff some how goes beyond enforcing laws to being able to pick and choose what laws he believes are legitimate— without any legal foundation, check, or balance—completely nullifying and in defiance of the legislative and judicial institutions of government. Beyond that, Songer has repeatedly threatened to arrest those who defy this illegitimate unconstitutional version of Democracyreality.isbased on the rule of law, not of a man. As with former President Trump, Songer has no real respect for the rule of law and has made it clear he will do what ever he wants as long as we allow him to remain in office. This is what fascism looks like.

Democracy is on the line

Letters from the community

The quote “of the people, by the people, for the people” is neither in the Constitution nor the Declaration of Independence, but comes from the Gettysburg Address given by President Lincoln on November 19,Know1863. your Constitution, know your rights, and know what it says and does not say.

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Dear Savvy Senior, Can you recommend any services that check in on el derly seniors who live alone? I live about 200 miles from my 82-year-old mother and worry about her falling or getting ill and not being able to call for help.

Worrywart Daughter

Editor’s note: Is The Sentinel run ning an unfair preponderance of letters toward a particular political candidate, one way or another? We get asked that sometimes when the number of letters running is heavily in favor of (or against) a candidate. The reality is, so long as letters meet the guidelines published every week in The Sentinel, we run what we get. If you don’t see more letters of the kind you’d like to see, write them.

That’s interesting

Send your senior questions to: Savvy Senior, P.O. Box 5443, Norman, OK 73070, or visit SavvySenior. org. Jim Miller is a contributor to the NBC Today show and author of “The Savvy Senior” book.

In a recent Sentinel interview, Klickitat County Sheriff Candi date Bob Songer pontificates he is the more legitimate Republican candidate; he said his opponent is not, because he gets support among Democrats as well as Republicans. God forbid we have a sheriff accept able to and respected by all political persuasions.Songeris a polarizing far-right anti-government extremist. His tenure as Klickitat County sheriff has cast a pall of suspicion and dis trust by many on the entire Klicki tat County Sheriff’s Office. On this fact alone he is unfit to be re-elected.

Deadlines: News and letters:

Constitution Week, September 17-23, commemorates the signing of the Constitution of the United States of America. September 17, 2022, marks the 235th anniversary of the framing of the U.S. Constitution by the Constitutional Convention. It is the oldest constitution still in active use in the world today and is the basic document of our republic, which protects the individual liber ties of all citizens through written law.The Daughters of the American Revolution initiated the observance in 1955, when the service organization petitioned the U.S. Congress to dedicate September 17-23 each year to the commemoration of Con stitution Week. Congress adopted the resolution, and on August 2, 1956, President Dwight D. Eisen hower signed it into law. The cel ebration’s goals are threefold: to encourage the study of the his-tori cal events that led to the framing of the Constitution; to remind the pub lic that the Constitution is the basis of America’s great heritage and the foundation for its way of life; and to emphasize U.S. citizens’ responsibil ity to protect, defend, and preserve the U.S. Constitution.

for three hours.

If, however, her community doesn’t have a call check-in program, there are businesses like CARE (Call-Reassurance.com) and IAmFine (Iamfine.com) that offer similar services for under $15 per month.

Dear ThereWorrywart,areactually several different types of checkin services, along with some simple technology de vices that can help keep your mom safe at home while providing you some peace of mind. Here are some top options to look into.

Savvy Senior, Jim Miller

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Keep them apart

Legal Notices: 5 p.m. Friday

This November, all across the United States and in Klickitat County, democracy is truly on the line.

Check-in app: If your mom uses a smartphone, a great solution to help ensure her safety is Snug (SnugSafe. com), a free app that would check in on her every day to confirm she’s OK. This app is used by thousands of el derly seniors who live alone and want to make sure that if something hap pens to them, their loved ones will be notified quickly so they can receive help in minutes, rather than days.

To find out if this service is available in your mom’s community, call her local police department’s non emergency number. You should also check with the Area Agency on Aging in your mom’s area – call 800677-1116 for contact information.

Subscriptions: Goldendale Carrier: 1 Year: $40 2 Years: $70 3 Years: $100

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I contacted the bank for an explanation. The answer was essentially that “we wouldn’t do that.” Then why is it in your docu ments, I asked. The answer was to send me up the chain of command. The second person gave the same answer as the first and then was to have me contacted by some-one higher up. That person has not contacted me after more than a week so I am following through on what I told the bank contacts I was going to do—write a letter to the editor to be sure local folks are aware of how Columbia Bank is choosing to deal with its account holders.Myconcern is that a comment as broad as this opens the door for abuse. I have had no difficul ties with our local branch and am sorry that the headquarters has decided to take such a hard line. It ap-pears I will need to look for a bank that does not behave in this manner.KenMargrafGoldendale

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

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I think the city of Goldendale needs to rethink supporting burnouts in our park. Next year don’t issue a permit to any group that wants to burn-out. There are places in the county where it could be held, just not in the city please. I hate toxic smoke, and you should too.On Sept 4 I will be asking the mayor and his administration to make an ordinance forbidding anyone from reckless unsafe burn outs in any ones neighborhood or any street in the Goldendale city limits. I would appreciate some support from like-minded citizens at the council meeting. Let them know how you feel.

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

Another option that’s becoming increasingly popular is smart speakers, like Amazon Alexa or Google Home. These devices work with third-party applications – AskMyBuddy.net and MySOSFam ily.com – that would let your mom call multiple emergency contacts with a simple verbal command.

The First Amendment states, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of reli gion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” It does not include the words “freedom of expression” but over time it has been ruled to include limits to the freedom of speech/press/ assembly for defamation, perjury, contempt of court, hate speech, size of public demonstrations, trade secrets, noise pollution, classified information, andThetreason.FifthAmendment states that “No person shall be . . . deprived of life, liberty, or property with out due process of law” and it pro

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Check-in calls: If your mom doesn’t use a smart phone, another option to help ensure her safety is a daily check-in call service program. These are tele phone reassurance programs usually run by police or sheriff’s departments in hundreds of counties across the country and are usually provided free of charge.

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There will be several vendors bringing their wares to sell. The Homemakers will be serving breakfast and lunch items. Coffee is on the house, and military veterans and currently serving eat free. If you are a vendor interested in reserving a table, contact Laurene Eldred at (509) 364-3495. This is a really fun event where you may meet old friends you haven’t seen in a while and make new friends,Congratulationstoo. to Greg Dechand and Jordan Green on the arrival of their baby girl, Layla Jean Dechand, on September 6. Layla is the granddaughter of Bobby and Stephanie Green and Todd and Teresa Dechand and great-granddaughter of Lois and the late Harry

Glenwood has a couple events coming up you might want to mark on your calendar. On Sunday, October 2, at 1 p.m. the Camas Prairie and Vicinity Pioneers Assn. will meet at the Glenwood school for a potluck and a presentation by the Pierces on the history of Oscar and Antonie Kuhnhausen, their journeys to America and their life as a pioneer family in this valley. The Pioneer Association welcomes anyone interested in the history of our valley to attend. You do not have to be descended from Camas Prairie/Glenwood pioneers to be part of thisThegroup.following weekend, Saturday, October 8, the Homemakers will host the annual Glenwood Fall Bazaar at the school, beginning at 9 a.m. Come do your Christmas shopping early.

In Glenwood School news, our Glenwood Eagles cross country team had their first race on September 9 in The Dalles. Our threeman team did very well in their ﬁ rst meet against much bigger schools and teams. Tomei Tomeo, Shae Jackson, and Christian Tomeo placed, 10th, 13th, and 14th, respectively. Way to go, guys. Their next race will be in Stanﬁeld, Oregon, on September 23. Good luck, Eagles.

And don’t forget to stop by the ‘Swap Meet’ at the old Lyle Merc downtown, every other Saturday, across from the gas station. Want to be a vendor? Call Brian Hinde (509) 281-1656.

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“Everyone here has been so welcoming and friendly,” she says. She is so thankful to our very kind community as she has transitioned into

The Klickwood volleyball team continues to do well. They competed against the Columbia High School (White Salmon) and Hood River teams last Thurs-

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The very next weekend offers another good time at the High Prairie Second Mini Firehouse Sale being held on September 23 and 24, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., 704 Centerville Hwy. They also offer a fun night with their Bingo games every 2nd Saturday of the month.

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Dechand. She joins her big sister Haven in the family home. Welcome to the world, little Layla Jean.

On Wednesday, the 7th, around 4 a.m., a Lyle resident was on their way to work when they saw their garage light on. A man, 5’9” or shorter, with shoulder length dark brown wavy hair, had broken in via a window with an A/C unit. The resident confronted the burglar and chased him out the side door, where the suspect grabbed a riﬂe and pointed it at the victim. The burglar told the victim to go back into the garage and then took off on foot. The suspect was wearing a bandana covering most of his face, appeared to be Caucasian, and spoke without an accent. This was “downtown” Lyle, only a few

blocks from the Lyle Mercantile. It was reported to the Sheriff’s department. If anyone knows or has heard anything, please contact Deputy Warren or call the Klickitat County Sheriff’s Department. Another resident living just up the Klickitat Highway reported someone punched a hole in their gas tank and stole their gas! It’s sad to say that there are those who would rather steal what others have worked hard for, instead of earning it for themselves. Neighbors are suggesting we all start carrying ﬁ rearms, and I know it’s what our ﬁ rst instincts

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her new position. “This new job has been the best one I have ever had. I have a career that I am proud of,” she says. Every day that she comes to work, she has the drive and focus to get the daily tasks done and tackle any obstacle that comes her way. She’s able to focus on her clerks and carriers to meet their needs, as well as helping each customer who comes through the doors. She loves the feeling of helping a customer fi nd a lost package or answer their questions.Theentire office staff has also been helpful to Angela as she has found her stride. One of the things that has been hard for each employee is that the office is understaffed. It can be hard to get through just simple daily tasks without a full staff, but every employee has taken on the challenge and worked through it, even though sometimes it doesn’t feel like there is enough time in the day. With peak season coming up due to holidays and lots of shipping, Angela is doing what she can to prepare her staff and even fill some of the open positions. We are thankful for Angela and her eagerness of taking on the job. The post office offers so many things to our community, so it is important in our day-to-day activities. Angela is doing a great job managing it and getting all the mail out to each and every one of us.

SWORN IN: Although Angela Best, right, has been postmaster in Goldendale for a few months, she wasn’t ofﬁcially sworn in until September 1 by Manager of Post Ofﬁce Operations Hugo Vo, left.

day, September 8, and won both games, then traveled to Condon for the Condon Invitational on Saturday, the 10th. Check the school website for the volleyball schedule.Ourhigh school and junior high school rodeo athletes start their fall season this weekend in Longview. Junior high performances begin on Friday, September 16, followed the next two days by the high school performances. We wish Joslyn Arnold, Peyton Sanchey, Emma Patterson, and Blaine Arnold the best of luck as they begin their fallJustseason.areminder that Tuesday, September 20, is school picture day, and there will be no school on Wednesday, the 21st.

Estacada, the Cedar Creek Fire in Lane County east of Eugene and Bolt Creek Fire, which sparked evacuations for 300 to 400 homes and was dropping ash in Everett, Washington. A red flag warning in Washington remained in effect through Sunday night, meaning that high temperatures, low humidity, and strong winds all add to the poor air quality.A few repeats to jog your memory: this coming Saturday the 17th from 5 to 7 p.m. is that great Spaghetti Dinner and Raffle Basket event for the Lyle Museum at the Lyle Lion’s Club. Raffle Baskets will be chocked full of items donated by local community members. Beneventi’s Pizza is bringing the fi xin’s, and they make the best spaghetti ever!

Earlier this spring a postmaster chose to go in a different direction and ended up in Goldendale. That means there is a new sheriff (post ofﬁce variety) in town, and her name is Angela Best. She runs the office and helps to make sure the post ofﬁce day runs as smoothly as possible. It is a busy job, but she takes it on daily and loves every minute of it.

Angela started her career in the post ofﬁce service in 2003 in Elma, Washington. She was a rural carrier at the time, and as she continued transitioning through the job, her love for it also grew. She got her full-time position and stayed in that job for about 10 years.

Angela has seen many places as she has worked in Raymond, Hoquiam, Shelton, and Montesano, Washington. She heard that there was an opportunity here in Goldendale, and she was sent to our post office back in March. She was fi lling in as a substitute for a few weeks. On April 23 she became the official Postmaster of the Goldendale office.Angela feels that Goldendale sort of chose her, as the job opportunity had arisen.

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are telling us to do, but that could be dangerous too. Friends, be aware, but be cautious.Turnyour calendar ahead a month and place October 8, from 1 to 4 p.m. as a priority to wish our beloved Sylvia Gould well and say goodbye. She is moving to Spokane in November to live with her daughter. The Open House party will be at the Lyle Celebration Center, 715 Washington Street in Lyle. Sylvia taught kindergarten and first grade in Lyle from 1966 to 1996 (organizing Lyle’s ﬁ rst kindergarten) and was a charter member of the Lyle Assemblies of God church, started in the 1950s. She was married to teacher/ principal ‘Mr. Gould’ who taught science, among other classes. They were sweet, endearing teachers who held mine and my siblings’ respect.Wonder where all the smoke is coming from? Many fires are, or have been, surrounding the area—again. They range from the Gifford Pinchot National Forest southwest of Mount St. Helens, Kalama Fire in Cowlitz, and the Goat Rocks Fire in Lewis County, plus the Milo McIver State Park in

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Two different sets of special Goldendale Sesquicentennial coins are (still) available:

Version A is from the City of Goldendale. Eight hundred of these are available for sale to the public for a fixed price of $10 each. Merchants can buy them and resell them (still fixed at $10 each) if desired, or anyone can purchase them directly from the City. Proceeds from these coins go into the City’s tourism dollars, which support various nonprofits each year, such as the Chamber of Commerce and the Candy Cane Lane Parade. Visit City Hall for your coins at 1103 S. Columbus Avenue, Goldendale; or purchase them at Holcomb’s Market on Columbus or at Goldendale Pharmacy on Main Street.

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Version B — Of the original 300 coins struck, only 20 remain, so you can still get hold of one. Initial proceeds go to support the Fire Victims Fund, Trout Unlimited, and scholarships for graduating Goldendale High School students going on to college. The coins are $30 each. You can purchase them at The Goldendale Sentinel office, 117 W. Main Street, Goldendale.

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

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The family would like to thank all the caregivers at Highgate House Yakima for their excellent care and support.Funeral service will be held this Saturday, Sep tember 17, 2022, at 11 a.m. at Columbia Hills Memorial Chapel in Goldendale, with a committal at Mountain View Cemetery to follow.

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508 Dalles Mountain Road, Centerville, WA 98613; 509-637-3068; Pastor Patti McKern; pastorpatti53@gmail.com; Sunday Worship Celebration 10 "Find refreshment for your soul and friends for your journey."

RIVER of LIFE CHURCH of GOD 2023 Pipeline Rd; Pastors Rod & Cathy Smith, 509-773-3185, Sunday Worship 10:30am; Wednesday Bible Study 7pm. RiverofLife222.org

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NAZARENE - Church of the Nazarene 124 W Allyn, Goldendale; Pastor Earnie Winn and Pastor Greta Sines. 509.773.4216; Sunday worship 10:45am; Sunday School all ages 9:30am; goldendalenaz@gmail.com.

A memorial service for Brian Knopes will be held Saturday, Septem

Randy Darrell Stevens passed away August 14, 2022. He was born January 11, 1967, in Seattle, Washing ton, to Reggie Stevens and Margaret Powell-Stevens. Randy moved to Goldendale in 1976 where he attended school. He later worked at the aluminum plant. Dur ing that time, he met Jenell Granum and her two kids Celeste and Morgan, then they had their own son Dar rell Stevens. Later in life Randy became a father to two daughters, Leigh and Chantia Lawrence. Randy had the great pleasure of

United Methodist Church, a 75-year member of Alimus Odd Fellows Lodge, and a charter mem ber of Washing ton daughterGosney,RaybycededBoard.AssociationSimmentalHewaspreindeathhisparents,andIdaandInez

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himself. He is survived by his parents, Don and Arlene Priddy; his brother Tim Priddy; his sister Sharri Reeve; his wife Michelle; and their children, Kather ine and Nathen Priddy.

respected in his field, not only for his knowledge of the equipment he was charged to keep running but also for his willingness to share what he knew with his coworkers and dealership tech nicians to keep farmers

Steven Priddy was born on July 15, 1966, to Don and Arlene Priddy. He fought fire with the Aumsville Fire Department in Aumsville, Oregon, for 17 years and served part of that time as a duty chief. He loved fishing and bow hunting and ran Goldendale Equip ment LLC. He worked for over four decades in the ag industry and was well

207 S Klickitat Ave, 509.773.4719. Basic Bible Fellowship 9:30am; Worship 10:30am; Tue. 6:30pm Freedom Now Meeting. “A Gospel-Centered Church.”

NEW LIFE ASSEMBLY of GOD 1602 S Columbus, Goldendale; Pastor Kevin Gerchak, 509.773.4650; Sun. School 9:30am; Morning Worship Service 10:30am; Evening Service 6pm; Family Night on Wed. 7pm with programs for ages 3 years through adult.

ber 24, at 1 p.m. at the Goldendale American Legion.

Ray Irving Gosney, born December 23, 1926, in Gol dendale to Frank Ray Gos ney and Ida Georgia Lefe ver Gosney. He went to live with his Heavenly Father and Best Friend, the Lord Jesus Christ, on September 9, 2022, in Yakima, Wash ington at the age of 95.

1/2 mile east on Bickleton Hwy. Sabbath School Sat. 9:30am; Worship Service 11am; Pastor Michael Smith; 509.773.4381

Online Worship Sunday 10am Religious Exploration for Children and Youth; email mcuuf1@gmail.com for a link to Online Service; MCUUF2.org; Rev. Judy Zimmerman, 541-241-6771. Justice. Inclusion. Compassion. A Welcoming Congregation

S Columbus & Simcoe Dr, Goldendale; Pastor David Daugs. 773-5750. Worship services 10am Everyone welcome.

Colleen (Antonio) Bucio; five grandchildren; and seven great grandchildren.

Services for Randy will be 2 p.m. at the Goldendale American Legion on Sep tember 18, 2022. All are welcome; come celebrate Randy’s life.

(Mark) Crawford. His is survived by his wife Mary Gosney; daughters Jacque line (Charley) Chapman,

There will be a celebra tion of life in his honor at 11 a.m. on September 24 at New Life Assembly of God in Goldendale.

being Santa Claus at the American Legion for many, manyRandyyears.issurvived by his father Reggie Stevens; sib lings Cheryl, Peggy, Tim, and Kellie; as well as many nieces, nephews, and grand children. He is preceded in death by his mother Mar garet Powell-Stevens and niece Brittani Stevens.

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He attended school in Goldendale and gradu ated from Goldendale High School. After high school, Ray assisted his parents with Meadowlark Dairy. He also worked at the theatre in Goldendale.

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METHODIST - United Methodist Columbus & Broadway; Pastor Kendra BehnSmith; 509.773.4461. Service times: Worship 9:00 ; Adult classes 10:45 ; Fall & Winter Children’s Church available during worship. All are welcome. Call the church for regularly scheduled events.

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Ss. Joachim & Anna Orthodox Mission 301 NW 2nd St, Goldendale, 907-317-3828; Rev John Phelps; Sat: 5:30pm Vespers; Sun: 8:15am Orthros, 9:30am Liturgy; Tue: 6:30pm Catechism; Wed: 7pm Youth Group; Fri: 6:30pm Compline

ColumbusBAPTISTAvenue Baptist, S.B.C. 815 N Columbus, Goldendale, 509.773.4471; Pastor Michal Block, Sun Worship 11am, Sun School 9:45am. Call for Zoom services. We’re on YouTube, FaceBook, & Instagram. Mon 6pm prayer meeting.Wed 6pm Youth & Children's groups. For updates: ColumbusABC@embarqmail.comColumbusABC.org,,orcall.

On June 21, 1953, he married Mary E. Cross in Coupeville, Washington. They were mar ried 69 years. For one year they lived in Tacoma while Ray fin ished his BA degree in Theol

ogy.Ray was an active rancher of alfalfa, wheat, and cattle, having bought his grandfather’s ranch northwest of Goldendale. He was a member of the

CATHOLIC - Holy Trinity Catholic 307 Schuster, Goldendale; Father William Byron, 509.773.4516. Sat Eve Mass 5:30pm; Sun Mass 9am & 10am. Eve of Holy Days 7pm; Holy Days 9 . Daily Mass Mon-Fri 9 . CCD Classes Wed 2:15-3:30pm, K thru grade 6; Wed 7-8:30pm grades 7-12. Confessions every other Saturday noon -1pm

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Jobe: I think it’s an attitude about the department, and I think she [JoAnne Chambers, Jobe’s opponent] made a comment on the radio about fraud. Her job clearly is to ﬁ nd fraud. I think she goes into things, looking for fraud. So I think that that’s colors your approach. I think she’s looking for things that aren’t there because she needs them to be there, because she’s trained to look for fraud, in her previous [employment] position. It has to be there. I just know that I’m not aware of any questions that have been asked of our department that haven’t been answered. That doesn’t mean people liked the answers, but they were answered.

Sentinel: Some have called the Auditor’s Office the chief financial officer of the county. Is that an accurate statement?

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beginning to the end. She checks it, every single batch. For people who are skeptical, I would invite them to come in and watch the process and ask questions. We’re happy to answer any of those questions.

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Jobe: I want to get all of our documents in digital form. I want to go all the way back to make all of the records digitally accessible. One of the things that takes up a whole lot of time is record searches, particularly if someone’s got to go down to the Assessor’s Ofﬁce; that’s all on paper right now. I want to make it searchable for the average citizen, that they can look up the documents on their own. Maybe I’m weird, but I think there’s some fun in doing the research, too, but that it would make life easier in our office, and anything that I can free up in one area allows focus in other areas. That’s one of my primary goals.

Jobe: There are no stipulations or regulations or requirements on the state level for where that process ought to be housed in each county. Generally it is in the auditor’s ofﬁce, or in a charter county, they have independent financial departments. But we’ve been audited for forever, and the state auditors are aware of the system that we have. It’s an annual audit; generally, it’s done end of July, beginning of August. The audit is a three-piece audit. There’s a single audit, which is basically an audit of our federal grants. That report has to be turned in by the state auditor to the feds by September 30. Then there’s an accountability audit, where they look at things like our policies and our procedures and cash handling, things that are potentially risky behaviors. And then there’s the ﬁ nancial audit. That’s basically looking at our books.

Jobe: King County has made a video of the voting process. I’ve talked with our elections administrator about maybe sort of creating a mock election, because obviously if we’re not in the middle of an election, we can’t run you through the actual process of scanning the ballots and all of that, but maybe we can create a mock election. You can’t take images of signatures. So there’s a gentleman from Trout Lake who’s doing a movie on the [Klickitat County] Sheriff’s race; he wanted to come in and videotape the process. I know he

Sentinel: What would you do to help get information out proactively?

Jobe: I did note something I know Ms. Chambers has said that I would like to correct. She talks about making documents available online, all the forms people have to ﬁ ll out, so that they

Jobe: That isn’t entirely reflective of how it works. We don’t really control the budget. The budget process, particularly with the current county staff, is a collaborative process, and we are in the middle of budget workshops. The auditor’s office has five different budgets. We have the elections budget; we have the veterans budget; we have our sort of general budget; we have a non-departmental budget, which is basically for purchases of things that benefit the county as a whole, but it’s controlled by our office. So we’re getting ready to upgrade our financial software. That’s something that benefits the whole county; that would be an appropriate expenditure from that budget. And then we have an operations and maintenance, an O&M, budget, which is about document preservation and that kind of thing. We control as much as a department actually controls its own budget, because ultimately the commissioners are the fi nal say on whether or not you get to appropriate that money. There’s a fiscal manager, and the fiscal manager is sort of the facilitator for the budget process. She works with the board to understand their goals and their directives. The auditor sends out the letter calling for budgets, but in various transactional pieces. Some of it’s in our office; some of it’s in the fi scal manager’s office. To say we control the budget, I think, is an inaccurate statement.

Sentinel: There are no regulations from the state about where ﬁ nancial processes in counties need to be?

And what safeguards are there, not just with the voting process but with the general operation of the department. Is there anything in there that’s obscure or not clearly represented or offered in terms of information to the public?

can come in with them fi lled out. Let’s talk licensing, for example. There are links to some specific forms on our website, and then there’s a link to the DOL website, which has all of the forms that anybody would need to come in and fi ll out. One of the problems that we fi nd is, even if we provide people with a bill of sale, which is not a big deal, the title application is. If you don’t come in and sign it in front of us, then you have to have it notarized. So then people wind up having to try to find a notary, and for the title application, if we just do it at the same time as the title transfer, you’re only putting the information in once on the screen, and it spits out this filled out form. So I don’t see necessarily any efficiency. For licensing, the recording cover sheet is also available on our website. It’s the only form we provide because quit claim deeds and all of those real estate transactions are legal documents. We’re not going to provide you with legal documents. So the one form that people might potentially need that we can provide is alreadyThere’sthere.alink on our website to the Secretary of State’s office with the voter registration portal. There’s a link to all of the candidate filing forms. Potentially there’s the marriage application packet, which during COVID we created packets and emailed out to people, but again that has to be signed in front of a notary, and then it still has to come back. There isn’t more we can add that would increase efficiencies.

Sentinel: Can you outline the top priorities you would like to address if you’re elected?

getting the new financial system, and I will be very vocal about the fact that it should be in the Auditor’s Ofﬁce.

ton, California had called him to say that she had a grown granddaughter living in Goldendale who was involved in a domestic dispute.“In a 15-minute conversation, she highly commended and praised Officer Mike Stelljes for the way he handled it,” the Chief said. “He was very compassionate and listened to everybody. She also said that in Stockton, they don’t get that kind of interaction with police. She could not say enough about Ofﬁcer Stelljes, and that he made her feel safe.”

Is the Auditor’s Office the chief fi nancial officer? Well, yes and no. So counties are either charter counties or code counties. Code counties are set by code. They were created by the constitution. Snohomish County is a charter county. Pierce County is a charter county. They have chief financial officers. They also have auditors, but they also

Jobe: Not that I can think of. I don’t know that the current department does a good job of getting in front of information, putting the information out there before it’s asked. As bad as Facebook is, I think it is kind of reality. So one of the things that I would like to do is be better about getting information out proactively rather than reactively. It may be some of it—if people aren’t asking the questions, and we’re not providing the information. But it’s not about trying to hide information.

and JoAnne [Chambers] had a conversation about that, which sparked more of the, “Well, they’re hiding stuff because they won’t let you take your video equipment in there.” We can’t legally allow recorded images of signatures because that’s part of the security, that not everybody knows what my signature looks like kind of thing. But maybe creating some sort of informational video of what that process looks like, so people who can’t necessarily come into the ofﬁce or who want to know now, not in the November general. Also, as part of the COVID monies we got a security grant, and so we have a closed caption camera system in a big monitor in the lobby. And it has the cameras pointed at the elections department, so you can come in and watch. We can obviously only ﬁt so many people in our space right now, and observers need to make sure that they are not interfering with or impeding the process.

Sentinel: This perception that you say is erroneous, about questions in your department not being answered: do you feel people are actually going to the department and asking questions? Or is this more, in your opinion, a reﬂection of an attitude about the department, as opposed to people really coming in and asking real questions?

Jobe: Yes. I think it should be in the Auditor’s Ofﬁce. If I’m elected, I will then be involved in the process of

Sentinel: Let’s talk about transparency, which your opponent seems to suggest there is an issue with. Is there any issue with transparency in the department?

I would love at some point to be able to open licensing in the west end, but I don’t see that realistically happening anytime in the near future. The hoops that the state makes you jump through to be a subagent— you’ve got to have space lined up with places for secure inventory. You have to pretty much have all of your ducks in a row before they say yes. I would like more cross training.

for locking up accountable inventory and safeguards when you’re handling cash; it really should be two people. There are limitations within which we have to work, and to suggest that, “Well, you just send people down there twice a week,” how’s that going to work out? We’ve already got complaints about how long they’re having to wait for licensing. But what I’d like to pursue is a third licensing computer, not necessarily to sit at the front desk where a customer can come up and do active licensing. We send out about 500 mail-in renewals in a week. We’ve got mailed-in title transactions. There’s a lot of mail-in work that could be done if we weren’t taking up one of the computers at the front counter. Those transactions are equally as important as the person who walks in the door, and it would free up the ability for those two people at the front line to just do transactions that walk in the door. I think that would streamline our processes.

have chief financial officers. Klickitat County is a code county, not a charter county; we don’t control the financial software. Right now the ﬁ nancial software is maintained by Public Works. Part of why I think it’s in Public Works currently is because the system started as their inventory management system, so they were familiar with it.

Sentinel: In your thinking, should that process be changed, where the ﬁ nancial system should be?

Sentinel: Is there anything we didn’t bring up that you want to mention?

Sentinel: What are your aspirations for the department? And can you summarize why you feel you are a better candidate versus your opponent?

Property tax levy can only go up 1% a year, and we’re at eight and a half percent inﬂation. As that continues, the gap just spreads. So you have to do the same or more with less. To open an ofﬁce on the west end requires real estate. The Pioneer Center may or may not have a suitable space that meets the requirements that the state says we have to have

Jobe: I come from the private sector up until six years ago when I took the job with the auditor’s office. All of my career was private sector, and private sector lives and dies by its customer service, because clients have options. You can always go elsewhere. Government kind of has a monopoly on a lot of services. I think it’s unfortunate that government tends to say, you have to come to me. Some people have spent all of her career in government, and that has it’s good side, too. Brenda has more knowledge of the processes of the auditor’s office—I think she’s at 46 years now—than I will ever have from a hands-on experience. But I think bringing something other than government thinking is better for customer service, that’s better for efficiencies and processes, because you have to continue to improve in an environment where you live or die by that. Government’s not going anywhere. That doesn’t mean we have to act like we’re not going anywhere.JoAnne has some great ideas about cross training. I know she said that she would like to see licensing open on the west end again, I would love to see licensing open on the west end, but unfortunately I can’t just snap my fi ngers and make it happen. One of the struggles is that I’m unlikely to get more staff either, particularly with reduced budgets. And it’s not because revenues aren’t coming in; it’s because revenues don’t keep up with everything.

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TheELK Blue Mountains elk herd has been significantly declining in numbers in recent year, down to an estimated 3900 animals this year compared to a high of some 5,800 animals eight years ago. The bull to cow ratio is just under 20 bulls for 100 cows. Harsh winters in the last decade definitely had an effect on this herd but so does predation. Very few calves radio collared in a recent study survived, and most of those that died were killed by cougars. Staff biologists predict, “The low number of calves being recruited into the popula tion in 2022 will result in a low number of yearling bulls (spikes) available for harvest this fall. This fall will be another below-aver age year for yearling bull harvest.”TheMount Saint Helens elk herd has also strug gled in recent years due to hoof rot disease as well as harsh winters and cold, late springs. Biologists say, “These indicators point toward an elk population that is below objective and well below historic highs. Therefore, hunters should expect a generally less pro ductive elk hunting sea son during the 2022 hunt. WDFW has reduced antler less hunting opportunity accordingly.”Anotheroption is north

Father’s House Fellowship and Goldendale Bible Bap tist Church, who will be making the trip.

For more information about hunting prospects in Washington this season go to locations/prospects.wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/

Finally heading to Klicki tat, Skamania and Clark Counties, deer hunters have limited public land opportu nities so permits from tim ber companies often dictate opportunity and success. Having said that, biologists say, “Deer harvest and suc cess is remarkably consist ent within District 9, where hunters are expected to harvest approximately 2,000 bucks during the 2022 gen eral season, representing a success rate of 20-25 per cent.” Biologists also noted, “Deer harvest in West Klickitat (GMU 578), Gray back (388), and East Klicki tat (382) was higher in 2021 than in recent years, which is an indication of recovery for these populations.”

Headingdisease.toNorth Central Washington’s District 7, cov ering Chelan and Douglas counties, you’ll find what is traditionally some of the best mule deer hunting in the state. The Chelan herd of mule deer has a buck to doe ratio of 25:100 while the Douglas herd’s ration is 26:100, meeting or beating management objectives.

The Coluckum herd, residing in Chelan and Kittitas Counties, offers a brighter note. In the Wenatchee District, GMU 251 (Mission) offers the best chance for elk hunters going after animals from the Colockum elk herd in places like Jump Off Ridge as well as the Camas and Tronsen Meadows. Of the 42 elk harvested in this dis trict during last year’s gen eral season, the vast major ity came from here. During the general season, this is a spike bull only harvest area. There was also a late cow elk season last year in the Peshastin area to reduce damage to orchards and this will likely happen again this year. Overall, biologists are hearing reports of increas ing numbers of elk in this district and harvest rates are expected to be between 40 to 55 elk.

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lar basis in their efforts to reach out to the needy people in their Oaxaca community. When Dar rell informed them about the school, they were all on board to be its sponsor. Because of the sponsor ship, Pastor Neyra and his congregation bestowed an amazing honor on Father’s House Fellowship in Gol dendale by naming the school “Casa del Padre, Oaxaca”—Father’s House of TheOaxaca.short-term mission team, led by Dove Owen, a local landscaper, and his wife, Shayla, will head down to Oaxaca on Janu ary 6, staying until Janu ary 15, to work on build ing a second story onto the single-story building, so the school will have its own space on the first floor, and the church will have theirs on the second.

TheDEERseason:best place to go for white-tailed deer in Wash ington is Northeast Wash ington’s District 1, covering Ferry, Stevens, and Pend Oreille Counties. Ferry County also offers good opportunities for mule deer. Last year 3,544 deer were harvested in this region, which was down 18 percent from the five-year aver age. WDFW biologists state roadside surveys indicate deer populations are stable. The best Game Manage ment Units to hunt for suc cess are GMU 121 (Huck leberry) where 31 percent of deer hunters harvested an animal during the mod ern firearm season, though this did attract an average of five hunters per square mile. GMU 101 (Sherman) was best for archery hunt ers. Very few hunters were in the area last year and the success rate was 23 percent. WDFW will have voluntary check stations set up at loca tions throughout this region during the opening week

Several years ago, Ken Owen, from Goldendale Bible Baptist Church, and his family traveled to southern Mexico on a short-term mission trip to participate in a street ministry in Oaxaca (pro nounced Wa-ha’-ka), a city larger than Spokane. Pas tor Alejandro Neyra, his wife, Ana, and their daugh ter, Daniella, were excited to have the Owen family join them to minister to needy children and fami lies in their neighborhood.

After a few years of these mission trips, Elder Darrell Watson of Father’s House was invited by Pas tor Neyra to join the group and found the street min istry had transformed into a school in the building where the pastor’s church had been meeting for Sat urday activities and Sun dayOverworship.aperiod of time, the congregants of Father’s House had decided to be a part of supporting the Neyra family on a regu

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The Washington Depart ment of Fish and Wildlife has released their annual hunting prospects report, put together by regional and district game biologists. Here’s the highlights for deer and elk for the upcom ing

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Last year 2,228 deer were harvested in Okanogan County, about a hundred deer above the five-year average. Archery hunters did best with a 26 percent success rate, followed by muzzleloaders with a 23 percent success rate and modern firearms hunters, of which only 18 percent

To help defray some of the costs, the team will be hosting a fundraising dinner at Father’s House Fellowship on Thursday, September 15, at 6 p.m. If you would like more infor mation about the school or if you would like to give a donation to help the team and don’t have a chance to go to the dinner, call Father’s House Fellowship at (509) 773-4719, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to noon. And if God is knock ing at your heart’s door to join the team in this excit ing, rewarding adventure, just give them a call, get signed up, and get ready for one of the most inspir ing experiences you have ever had.

east Washington, where the Selkirk elk herd resides, but WDFW biologists caution, “In general, opportunities are marginal and harvest success is very low.”

The Washington Outdoors Report: Big game hunting prospects

end of hunting season and will be checking animals for the presence of chronic wasting

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There are currently 10 vol unteers from local Golden dale churches, primarily

The Desert Wildlife Area and Columbia Basin in Grant and Adams Counties also offers very good mule deer hunting, albeit, care fully managed and often limited to hunters lucky enough to draw a tag. Last year 747 bucks were har vested in this area (District 6), and 156 of them were 5-point antlered bucks or better. Modern firearms hunters had the best success in the open terrain found in this region and with very healthy buck to doe ratios biologists expect good mule deer hunting again this year. Most of the bucks will likely be harvested in GMU 272 (Beezley) and GMU 284 (Ritzville)

LOWER NUMBERS: Elk populations are generally down around Washington.

If you are looking for big numbers of mule deer, head to Okanogan County (Dis trict 6) which has the largest migratory mule deer herd in the state. Good numbers of white-tailed deer are found in GMUs 204 and 215. Fires and drought in recent years have set deer numbers back but the herds are recover ing. Biologists expect a mod est increase of 2 ½ year old bucks this year and a har vest similar to last season.

GOLDENDALE UNITES WITH MEXICO: Dove Owen, left, from Goldendale shares the stage with Pastor Alejandro Neyra at a service in Oaxaca, Mexico.

October 8, 2022, Fall Bazaar : 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Glenwood School, 320 Bun nel St. Come do you holi day shopping early, Glen wood Homemakers will be service breakfast and

September 29 – Octo ber 3, 2022, 1230 Escape FallOUT : 1230 Horseshoe Bend Rd, Horseshoe Bend Ranch, Centerville. Come experience the Commu nity, The Festival, The Art and Music, The Burns, and all the things that are our community! Visit escape fallout.com for information and tickets.

September 17, 2022, Poker Run Fundraiser for New Hope Farms : Registration starts at 9 a.m., 205 S Columbus, County Courthouse park ing lot, Goldendale. ANY DONATIONS ABOVE THE COST OF ENTRY WILL GO TO NEW HOPE FARMS. Equal Opportunity Poker Run: In addition to motor cycles, cars are invited!

• The Coalition for Pre venting Abuse in Klicki tat County (CPAKC) 4 p.m. every 2nd Monday via Zoom. 509-773-3776 or CPAKC on Facebook.

Wednesday • Kiwanis 7 a.m. Simcoe Café 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month.

October 2, 2022 Mary hill Loops Vintage Hill Climb : 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Maryhill Loops Road, Gol dendale. The most his toric event on the Pacific Northwest motor racing calendar is this re-creation of the Maryhill Hillclimb, with vintage sports cars

• Board of County Com missioners meeting every Tuesday Klickitat County Courthouse, 205 S Colum bus Goldendale. weekSalmonushttps://lylewa.com/about-also(3086:30,Tuesdayciling.thea1st509-772-2717Jeannemonth2nd250-0625UmpquaTuesdaymunitycomtions?AmericanPoundslinkinformation,County-Commissionerscounty.org/643/Board-of-https://www.klickitatVisitforagenda,andforZoommeeting•TOPSClubInc–TakingoffSensibly10a.m.Legion.QuesSally/ojala@gmail.•GoldendaleJuniorComChamber7p.m.2ndofeverymonthatBank.Call509-•GoldendalePhotoClubTuesdayofEvery105WestMain6p.m.Morgan10-5M-Fat•KCFairBoardMeetingsTuesdayofthemonthisWorkshop,3rdTuesdayofmonthisaBoardMeet•LyleCommunityCounMeetingsarethe2ndofthemonthatLyleActivityCenterKlickitat).MeetingsavailableviaZoom•FarmersMarket,White4–7p.m.every

from the 1930s to 1960s rac ing singly in a three-mile timed climb up the historic Maryhill Loops Road. First held in 1955, it has seen top international drivers and cars as diverse as Ferraris, vintage Bentleys, Model-T racers, and formula B cars. The Hillclimb now sees a diverse group of cars, motorcycles, and karts even. It’s a unique experi ence for any motorsports enthusiast, as very few hill climb events are still avail able anywhere in the world. Spectators may view the race from the Highway 97 Overlook and from des ignated viewpoints along the route. Contact Starke Shelby at 206-230-0203. or starke@nwinsctr-mi.

Sunday and Monday

October 1, 2022 – 23rd Annual Concours de Maryhill Car Show : 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. 35 Maryhill Museum Drive, Goldendale Open car show, all makes, models and years are welcome. There will be a silent auction as well as raffle prizes. The vintage race car display will be noon – 2 p.m., the historic Maryhill Loops Road will be open to the public from noon – 2 p.m. as well. tion.weekendorg/events/car-is-king-www.maryhillmuseum.Visitformoreinforma

• Zumba Classes – Soul 2 Soul Health Center 5:30 –6:30 p.m.

September 15, 2022, Fundraiser Dinner : 6:00 p.m. 207 S. Klickitat Ave, Fathers House, Golden dale. Fundraiser dinner for the work team going to work on building the school Father’s House is sponsor ing in Oaxaca, Mexico.

• Yoga Zoom meeting 6-7:30 p.m. Jill Kieffer RN Instructor call to pre-reg ister (541) 490-3704

all at great prices! Plant donations needed, call 509-250-3746 for digging, or pickup, or you can drop them off at the sale location by 8 a.m. Saturday. All Pro ceeds go to support local programs to improve the lives of local women and girls.

• Breakfast at the Legion: Sunday 8-noon, Monday 7-11

October 7, 2022, Dalles port Community Council Candidates Night : 6:30 p.m. 136 6th Ave, Dalles port Community Center. Candidates will be given an opportunity to introduce themselves and let the com munity know what they can offer if elected. Voters will be given the opportunity to ask questions of the candi dates. Forum is sponsored by the Dallesport Com munity Council and all local candidates have been invited.

October 12, 2022, Can didates Night : 6:30 p.m Centerville Grange. Eve ryone is invited to attend.

WEEKLY AND MONTHLY EVENTS

September 20, 2022, American Red Cross Blood Drive: 12:30 – 5:45 p.m., American Legion Goldendale. Call or text

All monies will be split between the pot and New Hope Farms. $10.00 Entry, $5.00 for additional tickets. High/Lo winners split the pot 60/40. Call Travis Her seim at 503-367-8195 if you have questions.

September 17, 2022, Soroptimist Fall Plant Sale: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Corner of West Main Street and Columbus, Downtown Goldendale. Annuals, per ennials and house plants,

Nadine for an appointment 509-439-2011.

September 17, 2022, Spaghetti Feed Fund raiser: 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. Cen terville Grange. Come sup port Sheriff Songer in his re-election campaign, by donation only guest speak ers Gina Mosbrucker and Dave West.

September 19, 2022, Circus Funtastic : 4:30 – 6:00 p.m. and 7:30 – 9:00 p.m., Klickitat County Fairgrounds, Goldendale. Embark on a journey as you are amazed by our SUPER POWER performances! Suspense will rise and jaws will drop as you watch our soaring acrobats and light ing fast jugglers, laugh along with our hilarious performing clowns, see the magic of our real-life trans former and much, MUCH more! You won’t want to miss our all new, exciting 2022 show! General Adult 12 & up $15, kids 2 – 11 $5, children under 2 are free. Visit Universe.com and search for Goldendale for information and tickets.

• Alcoholics Anonymous, Goldendale United Method ist Church, 7-8 p.m.

at 11 a.m. – Goldendale Library Tuesday

September 17, 2022, Global Missionaries David and Rhonda Acker man: 6:30 p.m. Goldendale Church of the Nazarene. Come hear the story of the Ackermans as they talk about their time as mis sionaries and their life of service around the world. Everyone is invited.

Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday

Tuesdays & Thursdays

Monday

• Book Discussion Group meets every third Monday

• Programs for Peaceful Living Domestic Violence Victim support group via zoom Mondays 10 a.m. 509773-6100 or 509-493-1533.

• Goldendale City Coun cil meetings 7 p.m. 1103 S Columbus 1st and 3rd Mon day of every month except on holidays.

September 21, 2022, Pinochle Party: 2:00 p.m. Centerville Grange. Eve ryone welcome, beginners table available.

lunch items. For vendor information contact Mar lis Dewey tmdewey@msn. com. Proceeds go to Glen wood School Educational Projects.

the date July 4, 1776, and the following statement: “The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America.”Richard Henry Lee of Virginia had used the name “United Colonies” in a June resolution to Congress: “Resolved, That these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States, that they are absolved from

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September 9, 1776, the Second Continental Congress adopted a new name for what had been called the “United Colonies.”

all allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain is, and ought to be, totally dissolved,” Lee wrote.

A generation later, the concept of unity became a reality. Thomas Jefferson is credited as being the ﬁrst person to come up with the name, which he used while drafting the Declaration of Independence. In June 1776, Jefferson’s draft version of the Declaration started with the following sentence: “A Declaration of the Representatives of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, in General Congress assembled.”

“U.S.A.” in an article for the Daughters of the American Revolution magazine.Fitzpatrick said the words United Colonies were used by the Congress when it appointed George Washington as commander in chief in June 1775. The abbreviation U.S.A. had its origins as a way that government inspectors approved official gunpowder. Fitzpatrick said the army needed to have inspectors verify that gunpowder met standards, and it stamped “U.S.A.” on the casks as a mark, starting in August

Also,1776.the words “United States of America” appeared in the first draft of the Articles of Confederation on July 8, 1776, as it was submitted to Congress. The Articles weren’t ratified by the states until March 1781. —ConstitutionCenter.

These thoughts are included in the Declaration’s final paragraph.

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The moniker “United States of America” has remained since then as a symbol of freedom and independence.Benjamin Franklin popularized the concept of a political union in his famous “Join, Or Die” cartoon in 1754.

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Elizabeth’s son, Prince Charles, became king when she passed away last week. Charles was born to Elizabeth and her husband, Prince Philip, on Nov. 14, 1948. He was born in Buckingham Palace in London at 9:14 p.m. One month later, he was christened Charles Philip Arthur George by England’s archbishop of Canterbury. At age 73, Charles is the oldest British monarch to be crowned. He was 3 years old when his mother became Queen and has been “heir apparent” or next in line to become king, for 70 years. The “heir apparent” to Charles II is his first born son, Prince William, who turned 40 in June of this year. his

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Queen Elizabeth was born April 21, 1926 in London, England. Her given name was Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Winsor. She spent most of her childhood in London. She had a sister named Margaret and they never went to school. They were taught their lessons at home by their governess. Her nickname was Lilibet. When she was 9, her grandfather, the king, died and her uncle became king. However, Uncle Edward was in love with an American lady that the royal family didn’t like. He chose not to be king so he could marry her. That made Lilibet’s dad The King of England. As the oldest child, Elizabeth now became the next in line to lead the British Monarchy. Everything changed for her and she had to begin training to become the Queen. When she was 25, Princess Elizabeth’s dad died and she was crowned Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

A monarch is a ruler such as a king, queen or emperor. Britain has what is called a constitutional monarchy. That means Britain has a government that is governed by a parliament but the monarch is head of state. As head of state Queen Elizabeth II had limited powers, but she was still very important. She was the only one who could declare war because she was the head of the armed forces. As the head of the Church of England she appointed the Bishop’s and Archbishops. She was also the first diplomat to welcome imporant rulers who visited England from other countries. She also signed the bills that were passed by parliament. This is called royal assent. Royal assent is a formality though and does not act like an American president’s veto. If the Queen denied consent it still became law. Congress has to override a US president’s veto and that is hard to do.

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Kings, Queens, Castles and Knights make us think of Fairy Tales or Walt Disney movies about princesses. In these stories they fight about love, money, lands and riches. There is usually some part of the story where magic is used. We don’t normally think of real people first. We think of imaginary people in far off lands that never existed. However, there is one real royal family that lives in England and was led by Queen Elizabeth II. She was the longest reigning British monarch in history. She lived quite a life and witnessed some of the most significant events in history as well. The Queen passed away on Wednesday, September 8, 2022. Her son, Charles, has assumed the throne as the King of England.

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Walla Walla Valley Academy (WWVA) was the first stop as the team battled last year’s state runner up to a 3 set win. Tough serving and hit ting proved to be too much for the Knights as the Timber wolves took the match with set scores of 25-10, 25-23 and 25-20.Taryn Rising and Brook Blain led the team with 14 and 10 kills respectively. Set ter Emily Tindal had a strong first outing with 26 assists and 4 aces. Senior Gwen Gil liam served 17-18, had 19 digs, serve receive passed 2.25, and tallied 6 kills in an allaround solid performance. It was a great opener for the Timberwolves after a long

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TCP (Won 3-1) 25-19, 19-25, 25-22, 25-19

determination. These first two games were non-league games, so they know that they won’t count for making it to districts. They took these games as lessons; they know what they will be working on this week at practice as they prepare for another week full of games. The girls will have already played their first game against Granger on Tuesday so you can catch their game Thursday, Sep tember 15, against Mabton at home. If you are able, come cheer the girls on as they hit the field, and show them some support.

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Soccer kicks off season

bus trip and playing in a very hot gym!

the ball was kicked into play. The girls fought back and forth the entire time, trying to get the ball past the White Salmon goalie, who blocked the Timberwolves every time, keeping the Wolves scoreless for their first game. The final score of 0-6, White Salmon with the win. “It wasn’t the kickoff to our season that we had hoped for,” said coach Sanchez, “but it was truly bit tersweet, because it allowed us to see what we needed to put our focus on and how we could better our formations,”.

serve receive errors, and 9 blocking and setting errors add up in a quick hurry. In essence, this means handing the Bruins 62 of their total 90 points on a silver platter. The Bruins prowess on defense was impressive! A positive for the Timberwolves was not backing down and con tinuing to hit hard to the end. Bright moments for the Timberwolves included Lexi Molnar with 10-10 100% serv ing, Ada Garner with 6 Kills, Lydia Hanning with 5 Kills and 100% serving, and Gwen Gilliam with 34 digs.

Thursdays match was scheduled to be at home but was moved to Tri Cities Prep (TCP). There were concerns of a hot gym at home, as the air conditioning project at GHS was not complete. The Timberwolves hit the road again and played a strong match to win in 4 sets. TCP qualified for the state tourna ment last season as well and returned several starters.

Saturday’s match brought the Columbia Bruins to town from the west side of the county. The Bruins played some of the scrappiest defense around and just sent the ball back over the net for the Tim berwolves to work with. The Timberwolves struggled in the match from start to fin ish, but kept fighting to the last point. They dropped the match in 4 sets, but both players and coach will use it as a good learning experi ence. Committing 31 hitting errors, 10 serving errors, 10

up some points, but this half they fought harder and kept their opponents out of the end zone a little longer. With that momentum, Kade made a beautiful pass to Cameron Groves for a 37-yard touch down. Cameron was able to find the end zone one more time that night for the third and final touchdown for the Wolves, however, Seton Cath olic grabbed the lead early into the game and were able to keep a hold of it, final score 20-39. This was a loss for the Wolves, but they showed heart and determination that night and never gave up.

Timberwolf Volleyball starts 2-1

The Lady Timberwolves may have lost their games, but they didn’t lose their

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warriors and ready to fight to the very last second of the game. The Lady Timber wolves did exactly that. They fought hard this time, block ing shots, moving the ball up field to get chances at goals, and playing great defense. They kept the ball in their possession the majority of the time during this game, which showed improvement in their spacing and position ing out on the field. Stevenson fought back hard, though, as they wanted this win, too. Although both teams left it all out on the field, Stevenson took the win, final score 0-1.

The Timberwolves hit the road to start their season with two long trips to the east side of the EWAC (East ern WA Athletic Conference).

—Jodi Bellamy

Kade Bomberger ended his night with 14 completed passes and 7 rushing yards. Evan Riley had one touch down and 6 rushing yards, Seth Lucatero ended his night with 75 rushing yards, Riker Hanning received 4 passes for 83 yards and received 2 passes for 9 yards, and Victor Canche received 1 pass for 11 yards. Eli Golding received 2 passes for 30 yards, and Steven Faumina rushed 129 yards and received 1 pass for 6 yards. Cameron Groves had a great night with 4 passes received, totaling 121 yards and 2 Overall,touchdowns.thenight didn’t go as the Timberwolves had planned, but it won’t stop them from moving forward through the season. They will have some time to get things moving and grooving as their next game won’t be played until September 23, against Columbia Burbank on their turf. So, until then, they will be hitting the field and work ing hard to be the best they can be.

evening definitely came for Emily Tindal as she ripped 11 aces with that very tough jump floater! Brylee Mulrony had 15 perfect passes and 12 digs as she adapted to her role in the back row. Beating TCP on the road is a great win for the Timberwolves!

Game number two was an away game against Steven son. The girls were ready to turn their week around, stepping onto the field as

Gilliam was once again a strong steady presence with 9 kills, 3 aces, 13 digs, and 2.24 serve receive passing. Ris ing hammered 19 kills, with some big time swings at key moments. Blain added 12 kills and 4 stuff blocks with her imposing presence at the net. She has improved her serv ing as well with an ace and 91%. The excitement of the

After a little pep talk from the coaches, the fire was lit, which was exactly what the boys needed. These boys were ready to take to the field and fight back. You could tell they were on a different level this half and fought their way down the field. Kade got the ball to Steven Faumina for a 27-yard play, putting them closer to the end zone, then Kade handed the ball off to Evan Riley for their first touchdown. The fire was burning now, and the boys were rolling with it. Defen sively, the Wolves had given

The Timberwolves started their conference play at Cle Elum yesterday, and Thurs day, they will be home against White Swan where they look forward to a great crowd and some good volleyball!

WWVA (Won 3-0) 25-10, 25-23, 25-20

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This past week the Gold endale Timberwolves trave led to Seton Catholic School in Vancouver, Washington, for their second game of the season. The boys knew this would be a tough one, as this team has some great tal ent out on the field. But the Wolves also knew they were just as strong and talented. They took the field with all the confidence in the world. The Wolves started off slow, as it took them quite a bit of time to find a groove. A big play in the first half was made when Kade Bomb erger handed the ball off to Seth Lucatero, who weaved through the defense for a 32-yard run. Kade made a few more passes to his teammates for some first downs but they still couldn’t find that groove. Seton Catholic was a com pletely different story, as they had a demanding first half, scoring multiple times. The boys never gave up, though, and went into the locker room for half time.

Columbia-White Salmon (Lost 1-3) 23-25, 20-25, 25-15, 22-25

Game number one of the week was played on the Wolves’ home turf. They pulled out the soccer nets and made sure the field was ready for a great match up. The referee blew his whistle and

The Lady Timberwolves were eager to start their season and face off the other teams out on the field. This past week, the girls had two games, a home game against White Salmon and an away game against Stevenson. The adrenaline was pumping through every one of the girls as they took the field and pre pared for their opponents.