Goldendale Sentinel September 30, 2026 by Goldendale Sentinel

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2026

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Lou Marzeles

IN HIS ELEMENT: Dan Gunkel, seen here at his orchard, spoke about his decision to run for re-election as a KPUD commissioner and a strange “recommendation” by the Klickitat County Republicans.

Gunkel on running for re-election Lou Marzeles Editor Dan Gunkel considered not running again for Klickitat Public Utility District (KPUD) commissioner. Then he says he looked at what was happening at the utility, the major energy projects facing Klickitat County, and what he sees as an increasingly precarious power picture across the Northwest. He changed his mind. “The main reason is to carry on with and continue the reduction of rates by producing income from assets that we have within our county or nearby to help offset these rate increases,” Gunkel says. “The cost of electricity drives the health of the entire county. The price is important, the availability is important, the reliability is very important, and the overall financial stability and continuity of the utility is very important to everybody in this county.” Gunkel, the incumbent in a race for another term on the KPUD board, makes experience and the utility’s financial record the heart of his case for re-election. (The Sentinel previously ran an interview story on Gunkel’s challenger, Logan Siebert.) “Working hard at keeping rates reasonable has always been a goal of mine, and it’ll continue to be a goal of mine,” Gunkel states. But he also believes this is a particularly consequential time for KPUD. “This is a point in time when there are major projects that have a keen interest in Klickitat County,” he says. “And I do have the requisite skills, the financial understanding of how the utility works, how the finance could work, and where the risk mitigation needs to be applied.” Gunkel says those skills come from some 35 years of experience. “I’ve been there and done that over the last 35 years,” he says. “I’m one of those guys who knows where the goal is, and I know how to get there because I’ve done it both in my private business, and I’ve done it at the utility.” Gunkel points to KPUD’s development of revenue-producing assets as one of the defining accomplishments of his tenure. And he is quick to share credit. “I have a proven record, and I will give retired Commissioner Randy Knowles every bit of credit because he and I built it,” Gunkel says. “Over 30 years, we built McNary [hydroelectric project]. We built the renewable natural gas project. We built multiple substations and transmission lines. All those are producing net revenues right now.” The renewable natural gas project [RNG], in particular, has become a significant revenue producer, he says. “RNG is performing very well,” Gunkel says. “RNG is currently running at

about 95% capacity factor.” The facility, he says, “generates between $5 million and $8 million net a year.” That revenue, along with income from other projects, goes directly to one of Gunkel’s principal objectives: reducing the amount KPUD customers otherwise would have to pay. “KPUD is currently applying $5.9 million a year to offset rates,” he says. Gunkel feels that strategy has made a substantial difference. “The rates are 18% lower because of those projects today compared to back when I was elected.” Gunkel calculates that the average KPUD residential customer is paying $34.49 less per month— about $414 per year—than the customer would be paying without the utility’s rate-mitigation efforts. The annual rate mitigation total is about $5.87 million,” he says. “The average residential customer is paying 18.2% less today because of the proven results.” He points to neighboring Skamania County PUD as a useful comparison because the two utilities face similar circumstances. “We’re very comparable because both counties are large land masses with little population,” Gunkel points out. “When I was elected, we were nose to nose with Skamania PUD on rates,” he says. “KPUD, believe it or not, was slightly higher.” Today, he says, the picture is different. “Skamania PUD today is third highest in the state on rates. KPUD today is 10th.” A stronger financial position Gunkel also points to KPUD’s bond rating as evidence that the utility’s financial condition has improved. “In August 2025, Fitch Ratings upgraded Klickitat PUD’s electric system revenue bonds to an A rating, citing our strong operating margins, lower debt, and sound liquidity,” Gunkel says. “That rating was affirmed in 2026.” The importance of a bond rating may seem remote from an individual customer’s monthly electric bill, but Gunkel says the connection is direct. “It lowers the interest we pay on every capital project—money that stays out of your bill,” he says. “None of that happened by accident. It happened because this board spent three decades building assets that generate revenue.” Among those assets, he says, are KPUD’s share of the McNary hydroelectric project, the H.W. Hill Renewable Natural Gas Facility, and substations and transmission lines. Gunkel says the renewable natural gas operation is now under contract with Puget Sound Energy through 2041, something he says strengthens the utility financially. “They love contracts at hand,” he says of bond-rating agencies.

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PRAYER AT THE FLAGPOLE: 2026 marked the 36th year since See You At The Pole began. It is an annual gathering of students throughout the United States to pray at their school’s flagpole. This year 10 Goldendale High School and Middle School students gathered around the GHS flagpole on September 23 to pray for each other, other students, faculty, staff, sports teams, clubs, and other needs.

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THE MOUNTAIN MOVED: A small earthquake shook Mt. Adams Sunday.

Earthquake rattles Mt. Adams near Trout Lake Lou Marzeles Editor A magnitude-2.6 earthquake struck Mount Adams Sunday evening, with the shallow quake centered roughly 14 miles north of Trout Lake and close to the summit of the volcano. The earthquake occurred at 5:12 p.m. Sunday, September 27, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The USGS placed the quake at a depth of about 1.4 miles beneath the surface. Its epicenter was on the western side of Mount Adams, only a few miles from the summit. FOX 13 Seattle reported the earthquake was felt in Klickitat County. There were no immediate reports of damage associated with the relatively small quake. Although the earthquake was minor, its location is notable because Mount Adams is an active volcano and historically has been one of the more seismically quiet volcanoes in the Washington and Oregon Cascades. The 12,277-foot Mount Adams is Washington’s largest active volcano by area and volume and one of the largest volcanoes in

the Cascade Range. The USGS lists its most recent eruption at approximately 3,800 years ago. The volcano and surrounding Mount Adams volcanic field contain more than 120 smaller volcanic features. Sunday’s quake follows several years of increased scientific attention to seismic activity around the mountain. In September 2024, the Cascades Volcano Observatory and Pacific Northwest Seismic Network detected six earthquakes at Mount Adams ranging from magnitude 0.9 to 2.0. That was the largest number of earthquakes detected at the volcano in a single month since monitoring began in 1982. Ordinarily, USGS scientists said at the time, only about one locatable earthquake occurs at Mount Adams every two to three years. None of those 2024 earthquakes was felt at the surface. Scientists subsequently installed additional temporary seismic instruments around Mount Adams to obtain better information about the location, depth, and frequency of earthquakes beneath the mountain. By November 2024,

two additional earthquakes larger than magnitude 0.9 had been located. USGS scientists said volcanic seismicity can increase and decrease naturally and that the activity observed at the time did not indicate volcanic unrest. There has also been some seismic activity beyond Mount Adams this month. In its September 11 weekly update, the Cascades Volcano Observatory reported small earthquakes at Mount Adams, along with earthquakes at Mount Rainier and Mount St. Helens. Scientists said monitoring data remained consistent with normal background activity throughout the Cascade Range. The observatory’s most recent weekly report, issued Friday, September 25—two days before Sunday’s earthquake—listed Mount Adams and the other monitored Cascade volcanoes at NORMAL, with an aviation color code of GREEN. That report said monitoring throughout the Cascades remained consistent with normal background activity. The USGS had not issued a separate Mount Adams alert following

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DNR planning prescribed burns in county The Washington State Department of Natural Resources is planning two prescribed fire operations this fall on up to 453 acres of state trust land located in Klickitat County. One burn will include up to 390 acres 2 miles west of Glenwood. The other burn will include up to 63 acres located 3 miles northeast of Glenwood. Both burns may begin as soon as Wednesday, September 30. The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) staff follow a burn plan drafted to guide

operations within a specific range of optimal weather and ground conditions for the prescribed burn to meet its objectives. This burn is focused primarily on reducing the risk of high-severity wildfire in the area by consuming slash and surface-level fuels. It will also accelerate natural regeneration on the landscape and reduce the threat of insect and disease outbreaks. Because safety is paramount when conducting prescribed burns, slight changes

to expected conditions the day of a burn may require delaying or postponing a burn on short notice. Please sign up for the notification system on the DNR burn portal website to receive location-specific alerts about upcoming prescribed burns. Smoke management and closure information The smoke impacts from prescribed fire are minimal and short-lived compared to those caused by wildfire. Those who are sensitive to

wildfire smoke should be windows, if possible. prepared to take similar Keep windows closed precautions for a prescribed at night. fire in their area: o Wear an N95 mask if you • Check local air quality at must be outside when fire.airnow.gov. during and it is smoky. after a prescribed burn. o Limit duration and inten• Children and youth, older sity of outdoor physical adults, pregnant people, activity. and people with chronic • If you are unable to mainhealth conditions should tain clean air at home, go take steps to reduce expoelsewhere for cleaner air sure when it is smoky. such as a friend or family’s Seek medical attention if place, a public space, or symptoms worsen. unimpacted area. • If smoke worsens: For more information, o Stay indoors and close including tips to keep the air

in your home clean, visit the new DNR Smoke Resources webpage. Smoke may be visible on nearby roadways. Burn units and surrounding areas may close to both vehicle and foot traffic of all types during active operations. Outdoor recreationists and hunters are encouraged to check closure information frequently to ensure the areas they plan to visit are open. All burn areas will have signs posted in advance.

National Scenic Area begins prescribed fire KPUD ends new NDAs The Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area is planning prescribed fire operations as of Monday, depending on forecasted weather, observed fuel conditions, and pending required approvals. Th U.S. Forest Services estimates this work to continue through early winter as weather conditions allow. Prescribed fires are used to help reduce overgrown vegetation to help protect local communities, infrastructure and natural resources from wildfires. Prescribed fires planned for the area include: • Underburning in the upper Catherine Creek area in Klickitat County • Underburning in the Memaloose area in Wasco County, Oregon Visit www.fs.usda.gov/ r06/columbiarivergorge/ fire/info for map of specific planned units. Watch for warning signs along roads near all pre-

scribed fire areas before and during burns. Residents may observe smoke during the prescribed burns. Go to https://fire.airnow.gov for more detailed information about air quality. When driving, slow down and turn on your headlights when you encounter smoke on the road. The Forest Service will evaluate weather conditions in the hours before a

burn begins. If conditions warrant, scheduled prescribed fire activities may be canceled. Stay informed about the scheduled prescribed fires through the forest website, social media channels, and InciWeb, the interagency incident information system. The Forest Service will notify county emergency management officials when burning begins.

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For The Sentinel After hearing community concerns, Klickitat Public Utility District commissioners directed staff to stop entering into new nondisclosure agreements (NDAs), including confidentiality clauses, for data centers, AI centers, and other large load or generation requests exceeding 10 megawatts, according to a September 22, 2026 news release. Commissioners said existing agreements will remain in effect through their current terms but “will not be renewed upon expiration.” The decision comes as multiple proposed data centers seek electrical connections in Klickitat County. KPUD said its existing nondisclosure agreements are limited in scope and duration and generally cover only information the requesting party identifies as confiden-

tial. The district said it has not received, and does not receive, financial compensation for participating in or entering into the agreements. The utility said it complies with Washington’s Public Records Act and state disclosure requirements. Commissioners said transparency and public trust are important as KPUD considers projects that could significantly affect the community

and its electrical system. “We appreciate the community members who took the time to reach out, ask questions and share their concerns with us,” said the KPUD Board of Commissioners’ statement. “Public engagement is an important part of the process, and we value the opportunity to listen and have meaningful conversations about the future of our community.”

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This week’s Goldendale’s Attic Mystery Picture Unwrapping Christmas presents? Looking for a lost contact lens? Who are these people? What are they doing? Why are they

doing it? When and where was this? If we knew, we wouldn’t be asking you. All we know is that this picture ran in The Sentinel some-

time, lost in the annals of yesteryear. If you know anything about it , please send us an email (info@goldendalesentinel.com ), or

give us a call (509-773-3777), or drop in at the office—and remember, you’re welcome to come in and take a look at the original photograph.

LOOKING BACK October 3 , 1933 - 93 Years Ago The Mineral Springs Bottling Works, Klickitat , is busy bottling water. We hope that the demand for the water will grow, as every prospering industry helps us all.

September 18 , 1986 - 40 Years Ago The plans have been drawn , the site selected , and now a group of Goldendale businessmen are ready to lay the foundation for a new Goldendale visitor information center. It ’s the brainchild of local restaurateur Delos Reno and promises to take shape right across the street from Reno’s. The site was chosen as an eyecatcher for travelers arriving in Gold endale along State Route 142. Already, the city and Chamber of Commerce have signed a 20-year agreement on using the pizza-slice shaped corner of land where Stockyards Road and East Broadway meet . Chamber President Brian Rudd and others in the Chamber are busy raising the project ’s $17,000 price tag. Reno and Rudd hope their fundraising idea will appeal to locals. Every donor will get their name on a brick to pave part of the park. It will give locals and “ whoever wants to be immortalized ” an incen tive to give. Project backers have already chosen a name: Vern Markee Park. September 19 , 1996 - 30 Years Ago Centerville School students recently elected new Associated Student Body officers to lead them during the 1996 -97 school year. Kate Woods was elected president , Jaclyn Ferguson vice president , and Jodi Witt secretary/ treasurer. Other candidates who ran for offices were Candice Dyment , Alan Lee , Simon Woods , Brock Warrener and Nathan Cameron . Jeff Fields serves as the A . S.B. Advisor.

September 28 , 2006 - 20 Years Ago Construction has begun on the roads and other supporting facilities of the 205- megawatt White Creek wind project 21 miles east of Goldendale near Roosevelt . This is an excellent site for wind power production , and it also has the capability to be fur ther expanded. Siemens Power Generation Inc. will supply and install 89 , 2.3- megawatt wind turbines and associated towers. The project is on farmland near Roosevelt and although it covers about 9 , 500 acres, the actual footprint of the finished project will be 64 acres .

— Richard Lefever Klickitat County Historical Society

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presented warrants for their arrests. OLYMPIA , W.T. , 1867: The now-famed reluctant officials of Clickitat County arrived here yesterday, fatigued and dirty, and expected to be taken

June. Furthermore, they stated there will be no more dillydallying about paying taxes. ROCKLAND , W . T . , June , 1867: Complete election returns from the three precincts in the county ( Rockland , Blockhouse and Clickitat Creek) show the following county commissioners elected : Amos Stark , McNary Hugh and Thomas Chambers. August Schuster received 43 votes to become the first sheriff . He stated that law and order was not so much a problem, and that he would devote most of his time to

immediately to jail. They were surprised

September 13, 1956 - 70 Years Ago A new business started in Goldendale this week is Paul’s Mobile Welding Service , owned and operated by Paul Ray. He has a new one -ton truck to carry his equipment with which he reports he will do any kind of welding anywhere. Paul was a master welder with the Navy for 13 years and has done logging equipment maintenance work for Jim Layman and T. V. Wilkins. He served as welding instructor at San Diego while in the service and has been actively engaged in the work since 1940. September 30, 1976 - 50 Years Ago Loren Storkel, rural route mail carrier, was hon ored this week at the Goldendale Post Office for 10 years of accident-free driving. Storkel logged over 300 , 000 miles during that period. Storkel drives route one, a 120-mile trip five days a week. He serves 182 families and 179 mailboxes. During a recent two week period , he delivered 7,300 pieces of mail, not counting packages and boxholder mail. He started working for the Post Office in 1951.

This picture has been colorized. This garnered zero response from readers. We did find the information: the man in the wheelchair is Bill Hornibrook on the occasion of his 102nd birthday. We also got new information on last week’s Mystery Photo. A reader sent in this: “ This was a group of students and their teachers who participated in the Wash ington State Middle School Math Contest . It would be the 1991-92 school year, probably around March 14 ( Pi Day ) . Teachers on the left side top to bottom: Brian Wanless, Larry Patterson , Chuck Rice, and Irma Patterson . Eighth graders,

to be taken instead to a comfortable hotel for the night and were given

excellent meals in the dining room . This morning they were removed to the judge’s chambers. Fearing a stiff sentence, they were further surprised to find a very kind judge sitting in front of an enormous American flag. He gave the men a lecture on the United States Constitution and their patriotic duties. The judge continued the case , saying they were free to go home but on condition that they start organizing the county immediately and that taxes must be paid , ROCKLAND , W.T . , June , 1867: Jubilant county officials, elated with their unexpected freedom , returned here today from their chastisement in Olympia , rolled up their sleeves , and announced the first election of county officers will be held this elegant

County officials arrested for failure to collect tax O L Y M P I A , W A S H I N G T O N TERRITORY, 1867: An order was issued today for the arrest of Clickitat County officials on charges of failure to collect taxes which are payable to the territorial government. A law officer is being dispatched on horseback to arrest August Schuster, Hugh McNary, Amos Stark, and possibly several others for their policy of passive resistance. The latter two are county commissioners . Schuster was appointed a commissioner but soon resigned to fill the office of sheriff . A red-face official from Olimpia stated , “ We forgot to appoint a sheriff to enforce collection of these taxes, so Schuster seems to have volunteered to leave his post as commissioner to become acting sheriff . We don’t know if they filled the vacancy or not.” In answer to the reporter’s question, “ Is there actually a county seat in that little county of Clickitat? ”, the official replied , “ Yes —in Rockland. The courthouse is a shack 16 x 24 with four small windows and one door, and it’s rented for $8 a month, so it’s official, alright. But those darned independent settlers won’t pay the back taxes of $67 for their share in territorial governmental costs.” He reported that previous attempts over the years to force an organization in the county had failed. “A feeble attempt was made to tax the people, but a man named Reuben Booten was believed to have run off with what little money they had. We sent a man down from Olympia to examine their records. You wouldn’t believe it! Their ‘safe’ was

an old steamer trunk with no lock , and it was merely filled with letters from distressed Olympia officials telling them to shape up.” The sparsely settled county just had its boundaries changed by the recent legislative act of January 28. Appointed , without vote of the people , were Schuster , McNary and Stark. “Since their appointment, we have heard nothing and received no tax money. They say they resent our organizing a county and levying taxes without

their vote. What do those darned settlers t h i n k they’re doing, reenacting the Boston Tea Party ? ” the official exploded. R O C K L A N D , CLICKITAT COUNTY, W.T. 1867: With smoke coming from more and more cabins in the county, a few settlers are urging some local government and participation in territorial government ; however the majority of settlers claim the county was formed arbitrarily without a vote of its citizens , and have urged upon its newlyappointed commissioners a “ do - nothing ” policy regarding paying taxes to Olympia. “ We’ll never see Olympia anyway,” reported one of

the commissioners , “and nobody from there ever comes down here, so what difference does it make? ” OLYMPIA , W.T. 1867: Chagrinned and alarmed Clickitat County officials are enroute by horseback cavalcade over Snoqualmie Pass to answer charges in Olympia of failure to perform their duties. The men are in custody of a government agent who astounded them when he

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Opinion

Stop playing games with election security

The hypocrisy surrounding state mail-in voting is astounding. While Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs is cheering the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision September 14 that effectively halted the federal government from accessing and auditing voter rolls prior to the Nov. 3 election, his office has been giving the same information away to a not-for-profit group—the Electronic Registration Information Center—for years. And it’s not just Hobbs; 21 other states and the city of Washington, D.C., are readily handing over nearly identical voter information to the organization. Yes, Electronic Registration Information Center sounds official, but it’s just Guest another not-for-profit feeding at the trough funded by taxpayer dollars. Editorial And to make the hypocrisy worse, Roger at least in our state, county auditors are not even allowed to audit their inHarnack formation and “clean up” their own voter rolls without permission from the Secretary of State. To be fair, Hobbs didn’t get Washington involved with the Electronic Registration Information Center. Washington state has been using tax dollars to pay “dues” to the organization since it was founded in 2012 by, you guessed it, liberal state officials. That said, his office has continued to fund the group and hand off your voter data. Meanwhile, he’s grandstanding against the Trump Administration’s effort to access the data and audit and clean up voter rolls. “Today’s decision reaffirms what we already know: the USPS rule would create unnecessary disruption and put our voters at risk,” Hobbs said following last week’s high court ruling. If access to the information sought by Trump would “put our voters at risk,” then why is his office readily giving the same information away to a not-for-profit? At the same time, Hobbs’ office is paying “dues” while providing the information. Ironically, Hobbs and other liberal election officials nationwide claim mail-in elections are safe and secure. But the not-for-profit Electronic Registration Information Center itself found otherwise. According to the organization’s own data, it found: • 604,095 ballots sent to voters who moved to different states. • 60,755 duplicate ballots were mailed. • 17,059 ballots mailed to deceased voters. That doesn’t sound like mail-in voting is very secure to me. Franklin County took steps last week to try to verify its own voter registration records by formally asking Hobbs to allow the county election staff access to the information. That county’s board of commissioners unanimously signed a letter requesting permission to use the federal Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements to verify only citizens are on its voter roll. Commissioners and Auditor Matt Beaton requested access because of “a recent, documented electionfraud case in Pasco” in which an apartment manager

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was convicted for filling out ballots mailed to former tenants. I’m anxiously waiting to read Hobbs’ response. Getting to the point, if state leaders can send voter information to a not-for-profit, it can easily provide the same data to the Trump Administration—and not have to pay “dues” to the feds. Moreover, local election officials should not have to beg a partisan politician in Olympia for permission to compare voter data to federal databases in an attempt to prevent voter-fraud. The case in Pasco clearly shows mail-in election fraud happens and needs to be addressed. That means providing the data to the Trump Administration and allowing county auditor’s trying to clean up voter rolls with begging permission. Officials in Olympia need to stop playing political games with election integrity. Since we’re paying for a not-for-profit to take our voter information to look for election fraud, give it to the Trump Administration for free. There’s no need to pay “dues” for the service when the federal government won’t charge us. And there’s no need to rack up hundreds of thousands of dollars or more on staff time and attorney’s fees. While we’re at it, change state law so county auditors can verify their own voter rolls with permission. Afterall, they’re being paid to audit county records and oversee elections. —Roger Harnack is the owner/publisher of Free Press Publishing. Email him at roger@cheneyfreepress.com.

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“Andy, you’ve got to pick your bat- years, one year and six years respectles.” I told him I’d fight for what tively. Based on those years of firstThat’s what I did to pro-I contacted hand experience, we know Andy to A letter has to the Burn-out got editor to go written byfor was threeright. hours. the bank for an ourthe taxpayer that time. be immensely trustworthy Bob Yoesle from Arizona appeared I tect think city ofdollars Goldendale explanation. The answer was and a person that of exceptional integrity. in theFestival September 23, 2026,gave edition The of Wheels it ofneeds to rethink supporting essentially “we wouldn’t do Andywhy is scrupulously forthright the Goldendale Sentinel in which another try this year. It seems the heburnouts in our park. Andy Next year that.” Then is it in your docuKallinen and honest, and whenwas he gives his claimed I’m not trustworthy. Let medon’t issue a permit to any attendance has dwindled to much group ments, I asked. The answer to High Prairie he chain keepsofit. We witnessed set the record straight. lower levels than when the event that wants to burn-out. There are send word, me up the command. him interact filed a There civil lawsuit wasMr. new,Yoesle 10 years ago. are places in the county where it could The second personwith gave countless the same members ofthe thefirst public asthen well was as employDana Peck, Goldendale a against lot of competing carthe shows this be held, just not in the city please. answer as and What’s going on? ees, in situations requiring Chamber and TroyI hate toxic smoke, and you should to have time of year,ofsoCommerce, it doesn’t surprise meoften contacted by some-one patience, judgment, Carpenter. My employer was nottoo. According to the Northwest Conme . higher up. That person and has diplomacy. not In all me of those Andy named in the lawsuit, nor was I On This year Goldendale MotorSept 4 ICouncil, will be Klickitat asking the contacted after dealings, more than a was servation County consistently professional, respectsubpoenaed in an official capacity;mayor sports Association and ABATE and his administration to week so I am following through is using less electricity than it did ful, Ihonest, trustworthy. therefore, did burn-out, not appear in uni-make brought backI the which an 1970s. ordinance forbidding on what told theand bank contacts I These in the are not impressions formed form. I was there in civilian clothesanyone was tried several times in the past from reckless unsafe burnwas going to do—write a letter tofrom a Just think about all the compacampaign or casual acquaintance, at the request ofbenefits my friend, Danaoutsnies with questionable to the in any or use. the editor to be sure local folks are thatones hadneighborhood high electrical but we witnessed Peck,This and year Carpenter. Onehad canthe checkanyJust town. someone street in theaGoldendale cityareaware of qualities how Columbia Bank is firstto name few, but there a hand,totime again, over years of out his idea complaint Case SC17-limits. brilliant to use the oldNo. skateI would appreciate some dealand with its account lot more: Martin Marietta usedchoosing a working closely with him. 0021 at theas court. I had board park a place to some stage knowlthe support from like-minded citizens holders. massive amount; everything in that We also is saw Andy go well beyond edge of leading upheld to thatat the return ofthe theevents burnout. It was council Let24/7. themBoiseMy concern that a comment plant used meeting. electricity whatas histhis job required to help I testified in slab, civilian attire whenknow onsothe concrete a tempting how you feel. as broad opens the doorothers. Cascade Lumber in Goldendale WhenI houseless individuals I was requested to doinclined so. Mr. Yoesle, medium for anyone to for abuse. have had no difficul- were was the same; Champion Lumber illegally camping onand State however, appeared in his bum rubber. Rednecks of EMS manyuni- Ken McKune was the same; the Railties with our local branch am Parks in Klickitat made efforts form, and his kids case or was dismissed. degrees, punk maybe the Goldendale sorryproperty, that theAndy headquarters hasto help road in Wishram, the roundhouse, them places to During my testimony, it was not and the hundreds of lights to light little old lady from Pasadena. decided to find take other such asuitable hard line. temporarily stay.toOn another clear to me why I personally wasMr. leftYoesle with abrought bad Cup the switching yard at night were It ap-pears I will need look for a occaafternot a stray doginwas up the travel reimbursement I had all single-phase, and there were all taste in my mouth and lungs. Even banksion, that does behave thisstruck and killed near one of his parks, denied,I made as it was to his I the though it a irrelevant point to stay recently an for updated manner. wells received with pumps irrigation Andy located and informed the cause before the court.and I presume away from the burn-out was at it“Terms for Business and Deposit and residential use. dog’s owner, comforted those diswas an attempt to discredit me, asAccount my home where I thought I would from ColumTheAgreement” list could include at least aKen Margraf tressed by the incident, and helped it appears to have again in thebia dozen escape the noise andbeen smoke, when Bank.more, I am not in the habit of Goldendale but no one was saying case of his September letter. the toxic cloud rose from23the park reading the fine print but for some out the owner bury the dog. These acts anything about them running the time offerKlickito drivereason andAt drifted over of thehis Little this time The I did. came as I reflected the compassion and sense of electricity. bigI scare, hisRiver own vehicle to California, I hadacross tat Park (the swimming an “added” that I2006, foundwhen of responsibility we saw throughout remember, wasline around no reason tokids distrust him. Heatpro-very pool) on to the and families concerning. line with our time working with him. the developers Again, started this working We consider ourselves progresposed drive the poolhe and on tohis mevehicle while Iwith was off-is both for personal andtobusiness the commissioners get permits sive voters, and our views differ duty employee Carpenter to were retrieveaccounts. sitting on my property. We It reads: “We may refuse approved to market a new venture. from Andy’s on a number of state the telescope by sought for thein observacontaminated the toxins the to open and may close Theyand hadaccount to use the phrase, “We will and national issues. We do not tory, and would able to visityour smoke, andhe my eyes be and throat account at any time for any be running out of electricity soon friends and/or family whilefilled there. Ireason were imitated, and my lungs for do no something reason at soon, all.” and expect to agree with him on every if weor don’t issue. What we know from experiasked aboutmonoxide average fuel economy with carbon and other of“For No come Reason At and All”solar I particuhere wind to the resence, however, is that Andy listens the vehicle andtoxic calculated the costlarly cancer causing compounds found offensive. cue.” respectfully to disagreement, conof fuel for the trip down and back Think about it: the population and deemed it comparable to what it has increased, we are using less siders differing opinions seriously, would have cost to ship the telescope electricity, and there are all the tur- and treats those who hold them with via freight if the seller had been bines that have been added to the dignity. Integrity and trustworthiness are willing to do so. I offered to cover dams. All the energy-saving items, cost of actual fuel for the mileage to and we see constant increases in among the qualities we value most in elected officials. We have seen the telescope and back if Mr. Yoesle electrical rates. those qualities consistently in Andy submitted the receipts but not any Is PUD using the ratepayers to costs related to food, lodging, or fuel help subsidize projects that should Kallinen, and they are why we will both be voting for him for Klickitat for the family side trip. He agreed. be paying PUD for the use of easeAfter their return, Mr. Yoesle ments, power lines, and any addi- County Commissioner, District 2. submitted a reimbursement request tional construction needed to that was far greater than fuel re- accommodate the developers? Derek Greenwood & Courtney ceipts for the round trip. I refused Crawford to submit it for payment. He comCenterville Delmer Eldred plained up my chain of command Goldendale until the region manager ordered it be approved. My boss and my boss’ boss can override my decisions. That’s the world. That’s what was Why we’ll vote for him done. They wanted the problem to Between the two of us, we worked go away, so they paid him. I refused for Andy Kallinen at Washington on principle. John Scarola used to tell me, State Parks for a combined seven

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A Glenwood kid turns 80 What’s in the Sky

Here is another update regarding the flags along Main Street that bring so much pride to our community. Kristopher Nowak has been tending the flags after Todd French no longer was able to do it. Todd had taken on that role when the person who originated the Flags on Main St. project, Cynthia Hoodenpyl, was no longer able to do it, too. Kris discovered this summer that oil from the loose swivels had soiled the flags badly. Now the flags are cleaned and back up along Main St. We owe a huge thank you to Cindy McCullough for stepping up to volunteer to clean them with her degreaser product. It took many hours and she nearly rubbed her fingers raw, but she got it done. We thank all the volunteers who gave up their time to keep this project going. Last Saturday, many friends and family members filled the Glenwood Grange Hall to celebrate “Glenwood kid” Glenn Pierce who turned 80. Glenn was raised here in Glenwood, on the farm that was his grandfather’s homestead. He helped his dad with the farm chores and graduated in the Glenwood class of 1964. He attended Washington State University and obtained a degree in Forestry. After serving in the Army, he began his permanent Forest Service career in 1972, in Sisters, Oregon. Glenn and I moved many times over the years, mostly for his career, but sometimes for the sake of opportunities for me in my FS career, all over Oregon, Washington, and Alaska. We and our children made friends in all those communities, but Glenwood has always been home. It took us many years to get back here, but after we both retired, we built a home on the old homestead. Glenn always said he went into forestry because he didn’t want to be a farmer. Now it seems all he does is farm. We lived in many beautiful places but would never want to live anyplace else ever again. Our children, Amy and Josh, Jake and Keira, came for the weekend and put in a lot of work to make Glenn’s 80th celebration especially great. He so appreciates the family and friends who were able to come make his day. He says thank you everyone. Something that really touched his heart was when his little friend Frank Dillenburg came with his parents and brought the walking stick Glenn gave him to show to everyone there. Here’s one more reminder

that the annual Glenwood Homemakers Fall Bazaar will take place at the Glenwood school on Saturday, October 3, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. This is your chance to find some beautifully hand-crafted items from a wide variety of vendors. Bring family and friends, have a delicious lunch, shop and browse the bazaar, and have a fun day in Glenwood. The Glenwood Grange No. 94 held an informal meeting on Sunday, September 27. One of our county’s great historians, Richard Lefever of Goldendale, brought some of his history research, albums, photos, and other displays he has gathered on the history not only of Granges in the county but other county history. It was a very enjoyable presentation, and our Grange appreciates Richard volunteering to share that history with us. The Glenwood Women’s Club has had a long tradition of placing flags on the graves of all who served in the military to honor those veterans no longer with us. This special event takes place just ahead of Veteran’s Day and again on Memorial Day. The Women’s Club is seeking volunteers from among the high school students and any adults in the community who would like to help. We will sign off on service learning hours for any high school students who are able to come help, and we can set the time for right after school is dismissed for the day. Club President Carla Dillenburg will have the cemetery maps by section, with lists of all the veterans. Please contact Carla or me if you have the time to volunteer and would like to help with this very meaningful project. We would appreciate any help you can give. Thank you. Here’s a shout-out to another valued community member. If you drive through Glenwood, please take notice of the beautiful fall flowers at the church, post office, Glenwood Station, Glenwood General Store, and Glenwood Grange. Our community looks loved and cheerful. Thank you, Linda Johnson. If you happen to see Linda out tending the flowers, please take time to let her know how appreciated she is here. Now we head into fall and the frosty weather. Enjoy this season to the fullest. Soon the larch (tamarack) trees along BZ-Glenwood highway and Trout Lake Highway will be golden. It’s definitely worth a drive to visit our community, maybe enjoy lunch while here.

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Welcome to October, our first full month of autumn. Days are becoming shorter and nights longer. Sunrise is now after 7 a.m., and sunset is before 7 p.m. By the end of the month, sunset will come before 6 p.m. The “star” of October will not be a star—rather a planet. Magnificent Saturn makes its closest approach to Earth this year, called “opposition,” on October 4. On that day, Saturn will be on the opposite side of the Earth than the Sun, hence the name. Look for Saturn low in the east after sunset. It will be easy to spot. It will be very bright, outshining nearby stars. And it will “twinkle” very little. Stars near our horizon tend to twinkle a lot. The faint light from faraway stars is bounced around in our atmosphere, causing the twinkling. Planets are close enough that we get a lot more light

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morning of October 5, you can see Jupiter, the crescent Moon, and Mars lined up high in the southern sky. Worth getting up a bit early for! The Moon will also pass in front of the bright star cluster “beehive” at about 3:30am that morning. Later in that same morning, the Moon will pass in front of Mars. Unfortunately for us, that will occur in daylight hours. October’s Moon, the “Hunters Moon”, comes on the 25th of the month for us. New Moon occurs on the 10th. For me, a favorite object to view in October is the Andromeda galaxy. At 2.5

million light-years away, this large galaxy is the farthest object visible to the naked eye in our night sky. Seeing it requires a dark, moonless sky, away from artif icial lights. Look for it in the eastern October evening sky, just below the “W” shape of the constellation Cassiopeia, and to the left of the “great square” of the constellation Pegasus. Binoculars are a big help, scan the area with a pair to locate the galaxy. It will appear as an oval, ghost-like area of light, barely visible with your eyes. See if you can spot it! Enjoy O c t ob e r ’s night skies!

Congressional candidate Duresky to hold town hall John Duresky, candidate for the 4th Congressional District, will visit Klickitat County on Sunday, October 4, for a public in-person town hall meeting from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at The Lodge, 210 S. Columbus Ave in Goldendale. Duresky’s visit to the county will be his fifth since announcing his candidacy for the cong ressional seat in Washington’s District 4. The public is welcome, and refreshments will be served. Duresky says he wants to hear directly from the citizens of the county,

adding, “I’m running for Congress to work on what’s been broken in our system, so I need to hear from the people in this district. The farmers, the ranchers— the working people in K lickitat County who are all dealing with high prices on groceries, gas, diesel; while they’ve got a Congress that just shuts down when they’re afraid to lose a vote,” he said. “That’s got to change. We’ve got to demand accountability in Congress and that starts with paying attention to the voters and being accessible.” he concluded.

Du resky’s campaig n has garnered national attention. He’s a Democrat running against a Trumpendorsed candidate in a Republ ic a n-le a n i n g district. His campaign is funded by small-dollar donors and does not accept corporate PAC money. Duresky has maintained a hectic schedule since starting his campaign, driving over 6,500 miles throughout the district to meet with voters in the small towns of central Washington. After spending 24 years in the Air Force and retiring as

a Major, Duresky continued in federal service for 13 years with the Department of Energy. He retired as a project control officer at Hanford in 2025. “I swore an oath to the Constitution when I joined the Air Force at 19 years old. I lived under that oath for 24 years with the U.S. Air Force and 13 years with the Civil Service. It was never an oath to a person or a party. It was and will continue to be an oath to the idea that is the United States and to the people of this country,” said Duresky.

Goldendale Cross Country takes 1st Belinda Cuevas shared these pictures and story with The Sentinel. “What a day for the Timberwolves!” she wrote.

“The Goldendale Cross Country team showed up, put in the work, and brought home 1st place at the Connell Invitational. Proud

of the grit, teamwork, and they are strong alone but heart this team continues unstoppable together.” to show. They ran for each Way to go, Wolves! First other, pushed through every mile, and proved that place looks good on you!

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Paula Jean Burkhart

Paula Jean Burkhart, a resident of Goldendale for 20 years living on Horseshoe Bend, was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, April 9, 1944, and passed away September 20, 2026, in Sunnyside, Washington. Her father and mother were Marion Miller Burkhart and Grace D. (Parrish) Burkhart. Margaret’s siblings were Daniel Ray Burkhart (November 1935), Sharon Sue Rogers (November 1936), Linda Lorraine Newman (June 1937), Joseph Parrish Burkhart (September 1938), Catherine Ann Burkhart (January 1948), and Philomena Burkhart (June 1953). Paula was fond of her paternal grandparents, John and Carrie Ann Burkhart, farmers, and her maternal grandparents, Steven and Shella Parrish. Steven Parish was a barrister and played violin with the Philharmonic Orchestra in Wisconsin, and Shella was also a registered nurse. Paula attended Marquette Grammar School, Holy Farm Cathedral School, Our Lady of the Valley School, and Canoga Park High School in Oklahoma. She graduated from UCLA as a registered nurse with a bachelor’s in

science, had her residency at L.A. County Hospital. She was employed as a registered nurse for 40 years, both in California and Oklahoma, specializing in neonatal care and diabetic services. In addition, she taught phlebotomy to interns and paid for a friend’s nursing tuition. Paula was a widow with no children. She is survived by her sisters, Margaret Burkhart, Philomena Burkhart, and Linda Lorraine Newman. She remained lifelong friends with Juanita Thomas and Ann Garrison and her family. Paula’s beloved dog, Bella, was her constant companion. Specializing in wonderful cakes (including her famous persimmon cake), Paula enjoyed cooking, baking, sewing, embroidery, playing and teaching piano, as well as Western music and John Wayne movies. She donated her cakes to Holy Family Catholic Church functions and many charities in and around Goldendale. A Funeral Mass was held at Holy Trinity Catholic Church at 11 a.m., Monday, September 28, followed by burial at Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery and then by a dinner reception.

Child pornography arrest made Last week, Klickitat County Sheriff’s Deputies executed a search warrant in the vicinity of the 1300 block of SW Pucker Huddle Road White Salmon, as part of an Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) investigation. The search warrant and investigation resulted in Deputy Will Sauter arresting 31-year-old Kaleo Connolly for possession of child pornography. A press release from the Klickitat County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) emphasized the role of Detective Sergeant Tony Warren in such investigations, saying Warren “has connected KCSO with other agencies along with the tools and training necessary to investigate these types of crimes.

“Cases involving Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) are among the most challenging investigations law enforcement officers undertake,” the KCSO release continued. “They require specialized training, extensive digital evidence analysis, coordination with other agencies, and significant investigative time. These investigations are difficult and resource-intensive, but protecting children and identifying those who exploit them remains an important public-safety responsibility.” KCSO added it will not be providing updates on this incident. “As with all criminal cases, the person arrested is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law,” it stated.

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State fights to limit its duty to protect vulnerable adults Kelsey Turner

Investigate West Starting in February 2020, investigators with Washington Adult Protective Services responded to nine reports about Raymond Bell, a 71-year-old man with dementia and no nearby family. Neighbors, bank employees, police, a hospital worker and Bell himself all raised concerns that a woman named Annette Shine—who Bell said moved in with him following her release from prison for bank robbery—could be financially exploiting Bell. Yet the state agency didn’t protect him from Shine, closing each of the nine reports as “inconclusive” or “unsubstantiated,” its investigative records show. It wasn’t until after Shine had orchestrated the sale of Bell’s house in Renton, a city just southeast of Seattle — reportedly pocketing the money and leaving Bell wandering the streets — that an investigator determined legal documents giving Shine authority over Bell were forged, according to a lawsuit against APS on behalf of Bell. Shine, who has not been criminally charged with any wrongdoing in the case, did not reply to InvestigateWest’s emails and phone calls asking for comment. The state will not face legal consequences for its allegedly negligent investigations about Bell — or, potentially, for any other vulnerable adult similarly let down by APS after a Washington State Court of Appeals ruling in June. That’s because, when a case management company sued the state on Bell’s behalf in 2023, Washington judges found that APS has no mandate to actually investigate reported abuse under state law. Therefore, the state couldn’t be sued for negligently doing so. While many other state laws—including in Oregon, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Alaska, Florida, and others—require government agencies to investigate reports of vulnerable adult abuse, the judges in Bell’s case found that Washington has a specific loophole: It requires APS to “initiate a response” to a report, but not to “investigate.” The Washington State Department of Social and Health Services, which oversees APS, told InvestigateWest that although the department can’t speak in detail about the case due to ongoing litigation, it believes the ruling is “consistent with the Legislature’s intent in the Abuse of Vulnerable Adults Act.” “Our highest priority is ensuring the safety, dignity, and well-being of vulnerable adults in our community,” the department said in an email response to InvestigateWest. “We follow up on every report of potential abuse,

neglect, or exploitation.” Although the ruling is unpublished—meaning it only applies to Bell’s case— the state department is now asking the court to publish its June opinion. That would mean the ruling could become legally binding on other courts, potentially limiting any legal recourse that vulnerable adults and their families have against the state when APS fails to act. The attorneys who represented Bell intend to bring the decision to the state Supreme Court for review. The ruling comes at a time when the state agency is pressuring its investigators to close cases quickly as it implements the first-ever federal regulations for adult protective services, according to emails from APS management and interviews with 11 current or former investigators. While many elder-justice advocates support the new regulations, which aim to standardize the quality of care across the nation, Washington APS investigators who spoke to InvestigateWest worry that the agency’s focus on closing cases could leave more people like Bell without meaningful protection. “The problem comes when the measure of success at APS becomes closing the file rather than resolving the danger,” said Ian Bauer, one of the attorneys who represented Bell in the lawsuit. “They are not the same thing. And when APS confuses the two, that’s when vulnerable adults are left in harm’s way.” Limiting liability A year before Raymond Bell’s situation was first reported to APS, Washington paid $8 million on behalf of another vulnerable adult named Vernon Gray. Between 2009 and 2016, APS responded to repeated pleas to help Gray, a middle-aged man with a developmental disability. People described Gray as living without plumbing or heat in a Seattle home infested with so many rats that the grass moved “in waves like water as the rats ran through his lawn.” But APS took no action to protect Gray, and by 2017, he was homeless and nearly blind, as alleged in a tort claim filed against the state on Gray’s behalf in 2018. The state agreed to settle the case before a lawsuit was filed. A spokesperson for the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services told The Seattle Times in 2019 that the department was “sorry for what happened to Mr. Gray” and called the case a “system-wide failure.” In Bell’s case, however, the state attorney general’s office, under the direction of now-Gov. Bob Ferguson, took a different tack—arguing that Washington law does not actually require the state to provide protective services for vulnerable adults. In the

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509.773.4471; Pastor David Beseler, Sun School 9:45am, Sun Woram ship 11 , Sun Bible Study 6pm, Prayer Meeting Mon 6pm, Youth & Children's groups Wed 6pm; ColumbusABC.org, YouTube, FaceBook. ColumbusABC@embarqmail.com

CATHOLIC - Holy Trinity Catholic

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

EASTERN ORTHODOX Ss. Joachim & Anna Orthodox Mission 301 NW 2 St, Goldendale, 907.317.3828; Rev John Phelps; Sat: 5:30pm Vespers; Sun: 8:15am Orthros, 9:30am Liturgy; Wed: 7pm Youth Group; Fri: 9pm Compline. nd

1180 S Roosevelt, Goldendale. Pastor Aaron Wirick. 509.773.3388. Sun Service 10:30am in person. Wed: AWANA 2pm. Youth Group 6pm8pm. GoldendaleGrace.com. Watch us on Facebook Live: Facebook.com/GoldendaleGrace. "Learning - Living - Loving JESUS."

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Christ the King Lutheran 104 E Simcoe Dr, Goldendale; 509.773.5750. GoldendaleLutheran.org Sunday worship 10am. All are welcome.

METHODIST - United Methodist

June Court of Appeals ruling, a panel of three judges agreed that unlike allegations of child abuse, which the state has a duty to investigate, the law doesn’t obligate the department to provide protective services or investigate alleged vulnerable adult abuse. “Instead of accepting accountability for what occurred, they’ve tried to just close the courthouse doors to Raymond and every single vulnerable adult that encounters Adult Protective Services,” Bauer said. The ruling arrived as Washington seeks ways to handle skyrocketing legal costs for government misconduct claims. The state’s payouts reached a record $537 million in the past year, straining the state’s finances, The Washington State Standard reported in July. That’s five times what Washington paid in 2021, with most of the costs stemming from the Department of Children, Youth and Families, which is responsible for the child welfare system and juvenile detention. Beth McDaniel, an elderlaw attorney in Renton who serves on the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys board of directors, said that given the court’s decision in Bell’s case, people with concerns about elder abuse might be better off calling 911 than APS. “People need to know that aside from it being on the record that a complaint was made, there are no guarantees that protective action will be taken by the state,” McDaniel said. “It’s sobering.” McDaniel also noted that although state law enables the Department of Social and Health Services to petition for guardianship of vulnerable adults in certain instances like Bell’s, the department didn’t do so in this case. “The fact that there were nine different reports and four different investigators who had their fingers in it, you would think at some point, counsel for APS would have been involved and filed a guardianship petition,” McDaniel said. “But the guardianship petition was filed Feb. 22, 2022 — not by APS, but by the University of Washington Medical Center.” Seeking protection For former Pierce County APS investigator Haley Ness, the state’s focus on limiting liability isn’t surprising. In Ness’ two years at APS, she repeatedly felt like the state cared more about avoiding lawsuits than about someone dying, she said. Ness had been one of the top case closers in the state, praised by APS in its 2024 quarterly magazine for having among the highest rates of substantiated cases in the region while working the most complex ones. Her investigations ranged from multimillion-dollar fraud

NEW LIFE ASSEMBLY of GOD

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

RIVER of LIFE CHURCH of GOD 2023 Pipeline Rd, Goldendale; Pastors Rod & Cathy Smith, 509.250.0222, Sunday Worship 10:30am; Wednesday Bible Study 7pm. RiverofLife222.org

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST 1/2 mile east on Bickleton Hwy. Sabbath School Sat. 9:30am; Worship Service 11am; 509.773.4381.

Columbus & Broadway, Goldendale; Pastors Rob Blevins and Larry Gourley; 509.773.4461. Service times: Worship 9:30am; Adult classes 10:45am; Fall & Winter All are welcome. Call the church for regularly scheduled events.

NON-DENOMINATIONAL Centerville Community Church

508 Dalles Mountain Road, Centerville, WA 98613; 509.637.3068; Pastor Patti McKern; pastorpatti53@gmail.com; Sunday Worship Celebration 10am. "Find refreshment for your soul and friends for your journey."

Father’s House Fellowship 207 S Klickitat Ave, 509.773.4719. Basic Bible Fellowship 9:30am; Worship 10:30am; Tue. 6:30pm Freedom Now Meeting. FHF1880@outlook.com “A Gospel-Centered Church.”

NAZARENE - Church of the Nazarene

124 W Allyn, Goldendale; Pastor Earnie Winn. 509.773.4216; Sunday worship 10:45am; Sunday School-all ages 9:30am. goldendalenaz@gmail.com

schemes to sexual abuse of developmentally disabled adults, she said. She carried a hazmat suit with her to victims’ homes, never knowing what she might find—bedbug infestations, maggots feasting on open wounds, feces covering the walls from floor to ceiling. She’d seen it all. People who worked with her noted the difference she made. One nursing director said that Ness “restored our faith” in the state agency. A mental health professional called her a “go-getter,” and was “incredibly impressed” with her follow-through and reliability. A fire chief said that Ness saved two people’s lives. But just a few months after spotlighting her in its magazine, the state agency fired Ness. Her efforts to help a bedbound man get a protection order against his brother had raised legal risks for the state, according to Ness and records from her termination. When asked about Ness’ termination, the Department of Social and Health Services said that it’s unable to respond to concerns about personnel matters. Ness believed she’d acted within APS policy when she helped the man, who wasn’t physically able to write or type, to fill out the court paperwork online, since the policy says that vulnerable adults “may seek a protection order on their own with the assistance of an APS worker.” She also felt that the case was urgent—the man accused his brother of acting so aggressively that his caregiving agency dropped him as a client, leaving no one to give him his insulin, food or water, according to the protection order petition. Ness sent several emails and messages over Microsoft Teams to program managers and supervisors updating them on the court process. Her manager replied thanking her for protecting her client, messages show. But when Ness later emailed the case information to the state attorney general’s office, which represents APS in legal proceedings, an assistant attorney general replied with concerns that Ness had overstepped by filling out the petition and possibly providing legal assistance to the vulnerable adult. The state fired Ness— who was employed under a probationary appointment because she had recently moved into a new role—in November 2024 for “rendering legal services” without the state agency’s awareness, according to the Department of Social and Health Services separation letter. The department had determined that “on several occasions” Ness had completed a protection order on behalf of the department without the involvement of the assistant attorney general. The letter doesn’t specify what those occasions were.

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GUNKEL from page A1 “If you were playing the open market, the evaluation might not have gone as well.” The utility previously had a rating in the B range, Gunkel says, and the difference matters when KPUD borrows money. “There’s a significant difference in interest rates between a B and an A,” he states. “So it does help a lot.” But he says rating agencies examine more than debt and revenue. “They look at the board, the stability of the board, continuity of the board, and they also look at what the board is willing or not willing to do with rates,” he says. A utility has to maintain sufficient financial margins, he says, even when doing so requires politically difficult decisions. “There needs to be a financial margin and the willingness of the board to adjust rates to keep within the curbs, so to speak, of a financially sound institution.” A project 12 years in the making If there is one piece of unfinished business Gunkel particularly wants to see through, it is the Goldendale Energy Storage Project—the proposed pumped-storage facility south of Goldendale. “The pump storage project is another goal of mine that I want to see completed because of the huge benefits it brings to Klickitat PUD and its customers,” he says. “And it also brings a huge benefit to Klickitat County in that it diversifies the tax base. And Klickitat County needs a more diverse tax base.” Gunkel says he and Knowles began pursuing the concept roughly 12 years ago. “We decided when we started that it was too big for KPUD, and our job was to facilitate it,” he recalls, describing the location as “one of the prime sites in the whole U.S.” because of its elevation difference and existing infrastructure. “So we carefully pushed

ahead as best we could with very limited resources and were looking for the right developer the whole time.” The project was conceived partly in anticipation of changes in the Northwest’s energy system. “We knew from a policy level where these states were going for energy production,” Gunkel says. “We looked at what the Northwest Power Planning Council was putting in their power plan. They actually lay out what type of generation they want for the region, and it was all renewables.” That, Gunkel considers, meant the region eventually would need a way to store electricity produced by wind and solar when demand was low and return it to the grid when demand was high. “We knew at some time there would be a need for a big storage facility to take surplus solar or surplus wind, store it, and then release it when you need it.” Gunkel draws an important distinction between producing energy and having power available on demand. “The renewables are simply energy. They’re not capacity,” he says. “They won’t turn on your light at night because they’re not operating.” Storage changes that equation, he states. “If you have a big storage facility, you can turn on your lights at night, and it helps to integrate the existing as well as allow for new additional renewable resources to be added to the system.” And the need, he believes, has only become greater during the years the project has been under development. “As time has passed, that need has gotten bigger and bigger as the demand for energy has gone up and the supply has remained flat,” Gunkel states. “So it’s optimal timing now for that project to be useful in a very meaningful way.”

Could the Northwest face blackouts? Gunkel says the imbalance between increasing demand and constrained supply is not theoretical. He recalled a major regional winter storm several years ago during which electricity demand soared across the Northwest. “It was region-wide,” he says. “It wasn’t just Washington. It ran all the way down to southern Oregon.” During that event, he says, the region had to import 6,000 megawatts of power. “There was 5,000 megawatts of thermal, and then there was 1,000 megawatts of hydro from Canada that were imported,” Gunkel recalls. “For eight days, it cost the region $120 million in congestion fees to get the power here.” And, he emphasized, that was not the cost of the electricity. “That’s just to get it here,” he says. “The cost of the energy was in the hundreds of millions, too.” Could circumstances eventually become severe enough to produce rolling blackouts in the Northwest? Gunkel thinks so. “Under certain environmental conditions—and it’ll either be a hot spell or a cold spell— you could see rolling blackouts.” Such an event, he says, would occur when extreme weather “pushes the demand above the capacity of the system to deliver.” That is another reason Gunkel considers pumped storage important: it would provide large-scale capacity capable of responding when electricity is most needed. What pumped storage could mean locally Gunkel stresses that the proposed project would not simply send electricity elsewhere while leaving Klickitat County with little benefit. “Having the facility built and operational is, in fact, the huge benefit,” he says. KPUD would provide services and infrastructure to the facility and receive revenue in

return, Gunkel says, with the various arrangements potentially totaling millions of dollars. Another benefit, he considers, would be greater stability for the regional grid. “When you have that kind of capacity that’s available at times when you need energy on the grid, it strengthens the system.” He cited projections of approximately $14 million annually in taxes associated with the project. “Everybody wins,” he says. “All the ratepayers plus all the taxpayers in the county, they all win because of the $14 million taxes. That’s an annual number.” Gunkel also cited projections of approximately 40 to 60 permanent family-wage jobs once the facility is operating and about 3,000 union jobs during construction. Data centers bring a different challenge One issue Gunkel did not anticipate becoming as contentious as it has is the arrival of large data centers and their demands for electricity and water. Asked whether he could have foreseen the national public backlash over data centers a year or two ago, Gunkel says no. “Two years ago, there was no inkling that we would get this kind of a reaction out of the public,” he says. “In retrospect, it’s not surprising.” Earlier generations of data centers, he says, were built around a straightforward formula. “They asked for a site, a power source, and a water source. And at the time there were supplies available. And so the data centers did what companies do, which is what’s best for them financially.” But electricity has become increasingly scarce. “As the energy supply has become less available, or not available at all, the search for sites that have power has become much more focused,” he says. Water may be an even more sensitive local issue. Gunkel says some residents in the

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area have experienced wells going dry and described the county’s groundwater geology as containing scattered or “perched” aquifers. “Their recharge rate is slow,” he says. “And the people that have their straws into it are withdrawing more than it recharges.” For Gunkel, the concern is personal as well as governmental. “Water—very valuable resource,” he says. “And to me as a farmer, it’s a valuable resource, and I respect it.” The same applies to agricultural land. “At Maryhill, we have some really prime farm ground there,” Gunkel says. “It would be a crime to put a data center on that, for example.” Why another term? Ultimately, Gunkel’s argument for another term returns to experience and continuity. He says recent changes at KPUD influenced his decision to run again because those changes have left the utility with less institutional experience than it once had. The complexity of the utility business, he says, makes replacing that experience difficult. “The PUD boards only meet twice a month,” Gunkel says. “So there’s not a weekly exposure.” And utility governance is not something a new commissioner masters quickly. “It is one job that, I would say, it takes six years” to fully learn, he says. Gunkel acknowledged that his longevity may work against him with some voters. “There are a lot of people who probably didn’t vote for me in the primary because they say I’ve been there too long.” But he rejects comparisons between long service on a PUD board and entrenched political careers elsewhere in government. “The PUD commission doesn’t fall into that bucket by any means,” he says. “There’s no glamor. It’s all work.” His longevity might have been in mind when the Klickitat County Republican Party

made the rare and controversial decision to “recommend” that voters elect Siebert, Gunkel’s opponent, though the party gave no official explanation. Because a utility commissioner is a nonpartisan office, the party could not endorse Siebert, only make a recommendation to party members to vote for him. Gunkel feels the party’s decision was irresponsible. “I believe it is inappropriate and sad to see party politics influencing a nonpartisan race,” he states. “The whole premise of a nonpartisan position is to allow the best qualified candidate to make independent decision making possible, without influences from a political party. I do not take contributions for my campaign for the simple reason that money may influence the independent decisionmaking that is needed in a nonpartisan position.” Gunkel does not argue that anyone should hold elected office indefinitely. “No elected official should stay forever,” he says. But at this particular point, with the pumpedstorage project moving forward, electricity demand increasing, large industrial projects eyeing Klickitat County, and KPUD itself undergoing change, Gunkel believes experience has particular value. And he feels he knows what he wants to accomplish before he leaves. “I’m one of those guys who knows where the goal is, and I know how to get there,” he says. For the commissioner, one of those goals has remained essential ly unchanged through his years on the board: keep electricity reliable, keep the utility financially sound, and use the assets KPUD has built to keep as much pressure as possible off its customers’ bills.

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gives it a “high” overall threat potential under the National Volcano Early Warning System. That rating reflects the potential consequences of future volcanic activity and surrounding exposure, rather than

QUAKE from page A1 Sunday’s earthquake as of Monday afternoon. The NORMAL designation does not mean Mount Adams is extinct. The USGS classifies it as an active volcano and

an indication that an eruption is currently expected. Scientists continue to monitor Mount Adams through the Cascades Volcano Observatory and the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network.

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Certain laws and restrictions, as well as registration requirements, apply to the sale of firearms. For more information, contact the Seattle Field Division of the Department of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms at 206204-3205. This field division is responsible for Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Alaska and Hawaii. You may also go to www.atf.gov for FAQs and information. BICYCLE Brake Pads. Brand new replacements. Selling 2. $15 for both. 541387-4752. Not textable.

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Apartments for Rent PUBLISHER’S NOTICE

All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertiser any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sec, handicap, familial state or national origin, or an intention to make any such preferences, limitations or discriminations. Familial state includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women & people securing custody of children under 19. This newspaper will not knowingly accept any adverting for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD toll-free at 1-800669-9777, TTY/TDD: 1-800927-9275.

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THE DALLES - DUPLEX for Rent. 2 Bedroom duplex for rent in a quiet neighborhood in The Dalles, Oregon. Recently remodeled, hardwood floors, Refrigerator, Stove and 2 window air conditioners provided. Washer and dryer hookups. Water, garbage and sewer provided. No Smoking, No Pets. $1,100 per month, $750 deposit. Please call or text 541-891-2000.

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Hood River County is seeking a full-time Road Technician. For more information and to apply, go to www. hoodrivercounty.gov/employment.

GROUNDS/ FACILITIES TECHNICIAN

Public Works - Goldendale, WA. Full Time- 40/ hr wk-Non-Exempt-Salary Set By Union- Grade 36 or 38, Steps 1-3, $21.20$25.28, DOQ. First Review 10/02/2026, Open Until Filled Visit www.klickitatcounty.org for details & application or contact Human Resources Department, 509-773-7171.

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Department of Corrections Goldendale, WA. Full TimeNon-Exempt, Salary set by Union- $26.11/hr - $33.03. Closing Date is 5pm on Thursday, October 8, 2026. Visit www.klickitatcounty.org for details & application or contact Human Resources Department, 509-773-7171. THE TICKET to a dream job might be a scam. Please be cautious! High-Paying Postal Jobs! No Experience Required! Don’t pay for information about jobs with the Postal Service or Federal Government. Call the Federal Trade Commission toll free @ 1-877-FTC-HELP, or visit www.ftc.gov to learn more. A public service message from Teh Dalles Chronicle and the FTC.

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Hood River County Sheriff’s Office is seeking full-time certified and entry-level 911 Dispatchers. For more information and to apply, please go to www.hoodrivercounty. gov/employment.

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Washington State Law (RCW 18.27.100) requires that all advertisements for construction-related services include the contractor’s current Department of Labor and Industries registration number in the advertisement. Failure to obtain a certificate of registration from L & I or show the registration number in all advertising will result in a fine up to $5000 against the unregistered contractor. For more information, call Labor & Industries Specialty Compliance Services at 1-800-647-0982 or check L & I’s Internet site at www. wa.gov

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Community Events This Calendar of Events listing is FREE! Email your event to events@goldendalesentinel.com or call 509-773-3777. Are you in need of an eyecatching display ad to highlight your event? Email us at ads@ goldendalesentinel.com. Our friendly, helpful staff would love to help you find an advertising package that works for your needs and fits your budget! We offer online ads as well—with roughly 22,000 unique hits on our website each month, this is a great way to reach even more people. October 1-3, Firehouse Sale in High Prairie: 9 a.m. 3 p.m. 703 Centerville Hwy, Lyle. Come explore a huge mix of treasures. ALL MUST GO!

October 3, Book signing by author Jennifer Watts: 4 - 5:30 at the Goldendale Communtiy Library. Local author Jennifer Watts is a storyteller, creator, and first time novelist. Join her for a reading and book signing. October 3, Glenwood Fall Bazaar: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. at the Glenwood School on Bunnel St. Kick off the holiday Bazaar season with local artisans, crafts, food and more. Glenwood homemakers will be serving breakfast and lunch, military and veterans eat free. Coffee is on the house. More info and vendor signup visit www.glenwoodhomemakers.com October 3, Klickitat County EMS District 1 Community Open House: 11 a.m.

- 3 p.m. at their new station 205 W. Broadway. Tour the station, meet the crew, see our future plans. October 3rd Concours de Maryhill: registration starts at 8 a.m. and is $20 Open car show. Spectacular venue. Free museum admission for 2 with paid car show registration. Great cars, great people, great place.Please save the date and plan to attend. Visit https://www.concoursdemaryhill.com/ for entry details. October 6th, Candidates Night: 5:30 p.m. at the Goldendale Grange Hall on East Darland. Local candidates invited. October 10, CKCPRD Pool Doom Installation: 8 a.m. 2 p.m. at the Swimming Pool in Goldendael on King Street.

October 14, Let’s Craft! 6:30p.m. at the Goldenda American Legion Hall on Broadway. Creating a fall grapevine wreath with lights. Beautiful the entire season! Make it your own - eleaves, berries, pinecones, acorns, dried grasses, cinnamon sticks, robbon, and string lights. Non legion members welcome. $25, space is limited reserve at sally.ojala@gmail.com 949-6800336 October 17th, Klickitat County Harvest Festival: 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. Downtown Goldendale. Celebrate the spirit of fall at the Klickitat County Harvest Festival, This all-day, family-friendly event is packed with festive fun for all age. Petting zoo starts at noon, trunk or treat from 3-5,

coffin races at 4:30 Parade at 11 am, and much much more! October 26th, Adult Bad Art : 5 p.m. at the Goldendale Community Library. Join us for a hilariously fun art program where perfection is not allowed. Make your worst art, talk about your process, and vote for the most impressively bad piece. November 7, Fall Fest Craft Show: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. at the Goldendale American Legion on Broadway November 11, Veteran’s Day Parade: 11 a.m. on the normal parade route. No entry fee, lineup at 10 on Schuster. November 14-15 Holidays in the Gorge - Makers Market: accepting vendor applications https://mclaughlinevents-

marketing.com/local-events/ December 12 - 13, Goldendale Farmers Market Holiday Bazaar: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. at the Klickitat County Fairgrounds. Spend the weekend shopping local and discovering a wonderful selection of handmade goods, unique gifts, holiday treats, locally made products, and more from our Farmers Market vendors and local makers. It’s the perfect opportunity to check off your Christmas list while supporting the small businesses, growers, creators, and entrepreneurs who make our community special. Contact Travis Hersiem goldendalemarket@goldendalechamber.org or the Chamber Office 509-773-3400

Regular Happenings

ety of games. A release of liabilities and a parent agreement of conduct must be on file. Youth under 8 must be checked in by a parent. Visit epicyouthcenter.org for forms. • Wellness Warriors 3 – 4 p.m. on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at the Goldendale Library Join us as our local health department nurses teach us about different wellness topics to keep ourselves safe an healthy. Topics include: Hand Hygiene, Nutrition, Physical Activity, Emotional Health, & Safety/

Questions? Sally/ojala@gmail. com. • KC Fair Board Meetings 1st Tuesday of the month is a Workshop, 3rd Tuesday of the month is a Board Meeting. • Soroptimist International of Goldendale, 5:30 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesday of the month. Dedicated to helping women and youth in our community and worldwide. All welcome. Contact Betty 509250-3746. • BINGO night: 3 p.m. on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at the

• GAMES! Pinochle, cards, dominoes, and more every Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the Goldendale Senior Center on East Main. All are welcome! • Healing Song Circle: 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. every 4th Wednesday of the month, Missing Corner in BZ Corner. By donation $1020, no one turned away. RSVP at laurarosedoctor@gmail.com, 509-637-9425. • Family Storytime: 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. at the Goldendale Community Library. • Learn and Play! – 2 – 3 p.m.

weekly on Monday and Wednesday. • Lyle Community Council Meetings are the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 6:30, Lyle Activity Center (308 Klickitat). Meetings also available via Zoom https://lylewa.com/about-us.

dren (birth through 5 yrs) and their parents or caregivers presented by White Salmon Valley Community Library Staff. Free book for each participant provided by the FVRL Foundation. • Goldendale Grange #49 Meeting – 4th Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at 228 E Darland in Goldendale • Bingo at the Goldendale American Legion Thursdays card packets go on sale 6:30 p.m. game starts 7 p.m. Food available • Bingo - High Prairie Community Center, 2nd Thursday of every month, doors open at 6, starts at 6:30. Questions contact Lori Sweeney 503-260-7129 • WAGAP Mobile Food Bank – 1st Thursday of the month: 9-10:30 a.m. Wishram school, 10:45 - 11:30 Wishram Heights Housing, 12–2 p.m. Dallesport Community Center, 3-5 p.m. Lyle Lions Club. 3rd Thursday of the month: 9-11 a.m. Trout Lake Baptist Church, 12-2 p.m. BZ Corner Community Building. Call 509-493-2662 ext 208 for more information. • Narcotics Anonymous, 7 - 8 p.m. weekly at United Methodist Church, 109 E Broadway Goldendale.

• Free Community Kitchen To-Go Meals: the 2nd and 4th Monday of every month and every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday at 5 or 5:30 until the food runs out. Methodist Church on the corner of Columbus and Broadway. • Alcoholics Anonymous, Goldendale United Methodist Church, 7-8 p.m. every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Monday

• Wishram Community Council Meetings are the second Monday of the month at 5:30 in the school lunchroom building • To Your Health, Plant based Food Matters seminars on the physiology of nutrition, Join us the 1st monday of the month from 5:30 - 87 p.m. for a potluck dinner, sharing recipes and ideas, as well as a chance to learn. The Better Livin Center, 59 Bicleton Rd 509-250-1354 Faye. • Dr. Ogden’s Street Jam every Monday at 7 p.m. in front of the Goldendale Senior Center • Lyle Lions Meeting 6 p.m. the 1st and 3rd Monday of the month. Lyle Lions Community Center. • Recovery Café – 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Lunch and support group at 218 S Columbus. Café is open weekly on Monday and Wednesday. • The Coalition for Preventing Abuse in Klickitat County (CPAKC) 3:30 p.m. every 2nd Monday at the Goldendale Library. 509-773-3776 or CPAKC on Facebook. • Goldendale City Council meetings 6 p.m. 1103 S Columbus 1st and 3rd Monday of every month (Tuesday if Monday is a holiday) https://www. ci.goldendale.wa.us/ • Adult Book Discussion Group meets every third Monday at 11 a.m. – Goldendale Library • One on One Tech Help 1st Monday of the month 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the Goldendale Library, call to set up an appointment 509-773-4487 • Goldendale School Board Work Session: 2nd Monday of the month at the Primary School Library. goldendaleschools.org/ about/school-board • Goldendale School Board Meeting: 4th Monday of the month at the High School Cafeteria. •Free musical entertainment every monday evening until the end of August. 7 p.m. on the sidewalk in front of the senior center.

Tuesday

• White Salmon-Bingen Rotary Meeting every Tuesday at 301 Dewalt Dr, White Salmon. • Adult Fiber Art Social Circle: 2nd Tuesday of the month from 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. at the Goldendale Community Library • EPIC Youth Center Games: Summer hours: grades 1-5 are from 10-11:30, grades 5-12 from 6:30 - 8 p.m.All students (1st grade and up) welcome to come meet new friends and play a vari-

Thursday

• Dog Obedience and Agility Classes Fundraiser for the 4H Dog Project. Every Thursday at .6 p.m. all summer at Father’s House Fellowship Hall. Proof of vaccinations required Kids and Adults welcome Puppies need

Friday

• Open sewing, knitting, or whatever you do every Friday from 1 - 4 p.m. at Wild Daffodil and 3C’s Fabric in their new location $10. • Lyle Community Game Day 1 p.m. the third Friday of every month at the Lyle Lions Community Center. • Bingo – 2nd & 4th Friday of the month, Mt Adams Elks Lodge 124 NE Church Ave, White Salmon. Doors open at 5:30, Bingo at 6 and the Salmon Run Grill is open from 5:30 – 7:30 • Knitting and Stitching Circle 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. White Salmon Community Library

Saturday

Injury Prevention. All ages are welcome, topics will be covered at an elementary school level. • Board of County Commissioners meeting every Tuesday Klickitat County Courthouse, 205 S Columbus Goldendale. Visit www.klickitatcounty. org /6 43/Boa rd-of- C ou nt yCommissioners for information, agenda, and link for Zoom meeting. • TOPS Club Inc. – Taking Pounds off Sensibly 10 a.m. at he American Legion on Broadway.

High Prairie Community Center on Struck Rd. Meals and cards for purchase (discounted kids’ meals) Come meet your neighbours and enjoy some family fun!

Wednesday

• Friends of Goldendale Community Library meets the 3rd Wednesday every other month from 5 - 6 p.m. • PARENTS of Murdered Children group meets the 2nd Wednesday of the month at the American Legion at 6 p.m.

every 2nd Wednesday of the month at the Goldendale Primary School. Fun and learning for you and your little ones up to 5 years! • Snowden Community Council Meetings – 1st Wednesday of the month at 6:30 at the Cherry Lane Fire Station • Kiwanis 7 a.m. Simcoe Café 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month. • Recovery Café – 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Lunch and support group at 218 S Columbus. Café is open

1st series of shots completed 509 -250-1623 for more info • Rosary every Thursday evening at 6 p.m. at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church 307 Schuster in Goldendale. • Goldendale Democrats 6 - 7:30 p.m. the third Thursday of the month. Food and drink available for purchase. Call Carol for location 971-404-1935 • Learn and Play! 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. at the White Salmon Library. Stories, songs, puppets, crafts and more for young chil-

• Goldendale Farmers Market May thru October at World War II Park every Saturday from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. • High Prairie Farmers Market 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. the first and third Saturday of the month. Vendors please call Bea 509637-0584 • Hope Neighborhood 4:30 6:00 p.m. 115 E Main Street, Goldendale at the Goldendale Senior Center. A time of fellowship, Bible reading, and discussion for those seeking to learn and grow in God’s word. • Lyle Lions Pancake Breakfast 1st Saturday of every month 7 a.m. -10 a.m. Omelettes and ham and eggs cooked to order. Endless Pancakes. Location: Lyle Lions Community Center 5th & State Street (Hwy 14). • Columbia Grange meets the 2nd Saturday of every month. • Goldendale Aglow Lighthouse meets from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the Senior Center 3rd Saturday of every month, 115 E. Main St. Goldendale • Family Storytimes 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. 1st Saturday of the month @ the Goldendale Library

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Check It Out Beth Wood, Collection Librarian

Fort Vancouver Regional Library District Contact Beth Wood with questions about this column: 360-906-4996 or bwood@fvrl.org Armchair Traveler: Bolivia Grab your binoculars, your backpack and your hiking boots we’re going to Bolivia (virtually) to the Yungas, the cloud forest where the eastern Andes mountains meet the Amazon basin. For the first time in over 100 years, a new wild cat species has been identified here: Leopardus tilcayo. Bolivia’s biodiversity is extensive; it’s one of the 15 most biodiverse countries in the world, with over 1,400 species of birds alone. The Guembe Center in Santa Cruz is the world’s largest butterfly dome, and pink dolphins live in the freshwater Amazon River. In 2010, Bolivia passed the Law of the Rights of Mother Earth, defining Mother Earth as a living system who is granted rights - a landmark in national environmental law.

Bolivia is a landlocked country in South America, the fifthlargest in the continent and one of the few countries with two capital cities: Sucre and La Paz. It’s named after Simón Bolívar, who led many Latin American countries to independence. Bolivia has the world’s largest salt flat, highest navigable lake, and has a navy, despite having no access to the sea. Risktaking cyclists come here to ride the Death Road, which winds 40 miles down a narrow cliff. Bolivia has 37 official languages; many are indigenous, and indigenous people make up about 62% of the population. Native cuisine is a blend of Spanish and indigenous influence, and the national dish is a type of empanada called salteñas. Che Guevara ended life in Bolivia, and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid are also rumored to have met their end here. Read on for books about Bolivia: Nonfiction • “A Concise History of Bolivia” by Herbert S. Klein (2021) • “Bolivia” by Keith John Richards (2009) Culture Smart! Series • “Bolivar: American Liberator” by Marie Arana (2013) • “Gran Cocina Latina: The Food of Latin America” by Maricel E. Presilla (2012) • “Hunting Che: How a U.S. Special Forces Team Helped

Capture the World’s Most Famous Revolutionary” by Mitch Weiss (2013) • “Let Me Speak!: Testimony of Domitila, a Woman of the Bolivian Mines” by Domitila Barrios de Chungara (2024) • “Lonely Planet Bolivia” by Brian Kluepfel (2025) • “Lost in the Jungle: A Harrowing True Story of Survival” by Yossi Ghinsberg (2009) • “Marching Powder: A True Story of Friendship, Cocaine, and South America’s Strangest Jail” by Rusty Young (2004) • “The Bolivian Diary” by Ernesto Che Guevara (2021) Fiction • “A Young Man’s Guide to Late Capitalism” by Peter Mountford (2011) • “Into the Jungle” by Erica Ferencik (2019) • “The Fat Man from La Paz: Contemporary Fiction from Bolivia” by Rosario Santos, ed. (2000) • “You Glow in the Dark: Stories” by Liliana Colanzi Serrate (2024) Beth Wood is a senior collection development librarian for Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries. Email her at readingforfun@fvrl.org.

Treat guests to ‘grape’ fall get-togethers (Feature Impact) Fall gatherings take many shapes, from special occasions with loved ones to neighborhood soirees and glamorous get-togethers. For hosts, these opportunities for entertaining to the fullest call for fresh, flavorful meals, drinks and ingredients that complement a season worth celebrating. Whether you’re serving a showstopping main course, sharing small plates or playing bartender (or all three), an option like California grapes can be the versatile ingredient that elevates both dishes and drinks alike. Their juicy burst of flavor and pop of color bring fall recipes to life, such as roasted chicken, lettuce wraps or cocktails. You can also try freezing them to replace ice cubes in drinks, serving as a topping for crostini or simply placing in glasses or bowls to enjoy as a healthy, fresh snack while breaking the ice and waiting for the meal to be served. To find more fall entertaining tips, tricks and recipes, visit GrapesFromCalifornia. com. California Grape Shallot and Thyme Roasted Chicken Servings: 6 • 1 whole chicken (about 4 pounds) • 1 tablespoon butter, at room temperature • 1 teaspoon sea salt • 3/4 teaspoon dried thyme • freshly ground pepper, to taste • 2 cups red and black Grapes from California • 1/3 cup finely chopped shallots • 1/3 cup dry white wine • fresh thyme leaves, for garnish (optional) Heat oven to 375 F. Rinse chicken and pat dry; place in

13-by-9-inch baking dish. Spread butter over surface of chicken and sprinkle with salt, thyme and pepper, to taste. Roast 45 minutes. Add grapes, shallots and wine to pan and roast 30-40 minutes, or until grapes are softening and thighs reach internal temperature of 165 F on meat thermometer. Remove from oven and tent with foil; let stand 15 minutes before carving. Place grapes, shallots and cooking juices in bowl and serve over slices of chicken. Garnish with fresh thyme leaves, if desired. Nutritional information per serving: 260 calories; 29 g protein; 11 g carbohydrates; 9 g fat (31% calories from fat); 3 g saturated fat (3% calories from saturated fat); 90 mg cholesterol; 480 mg sodium; 1 g fiber. California Grape Beef Bulgogi Lettuce Wraps Servings: 6 Pickled Grapes: • 1/3 cup unseasoned rice vinegar • 2 tablespoons sugar • 1/2 teaspoon coriander seeds • 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds • 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes • 1 1/2 cups Grapes from California, halved • 2 tablespoons minced red onion Beef Bulgogi: • 1/2 pound beef round or sirloin steak • 1/3 cup bulgogi sauce, plus additional for serving (optional) • 2 tablespoons unseasoned rice vinegar • 1 teaspoon sesame oil • 1/2 tablespoon vegetable oil • 12 larger hearts of romaine leaves,

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New at the Library FICTION “Exit Party” by Emily St. John Mandel “Big Little Truths” by Liane Moriarty “Fury in Death” by J.D. Robb NONFICTION “Call It Evil: Understanding the Trump Era” by Susan Neiman “The Ballad of the Fugitive William Parker” by Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz “Live Love Laugh: The Secret History of White Christian Women and the World They Made” by Kristin Kobes Du Mez CHILDREN “Oops! I Just Ate You!” by Ævar Þor Benediktsson “Ninjas Vs. Cats: The Ultimate Challenge” by Diego Vaisberg “Skyshattered” by Julie Kagawa This is just a small sampling of the many new titles added each week to the Fort Vancouver Regional Library District collection. Visit the district’s 15 locations, our website at www.fvrl.org, or call (360) 906-5000 to reserve titles or find additional listings.

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clean and dry • snipped green onion tops To make pickled grapes: In small saucepan, stir vinegar, sugar, coriander seeds, mustard seeds and pepper flakes; bring to simmer. Remove from heat and stir to dissolve sugar; let cool to warm. Stir in grapes and onion and set aside to cool. Let stand 1 hour, stirring occasionally. To make beef bulgogi: Cut beef into small, bite-size strips. In medium bowl, stir 1/3 cup bulgogi sauce, vinegar and sesame oil then add beef. Let marinate 1 hour, stirring occasionally. In large skillet over medium heat, heat vegetable oil. Using slotted spoon or tongs, remove beef from marinade and add to skillet. Stir fry until beef is cooked through and golden brown, stirring constantly; let cool. To serve: Place equal amounts beef and pickled grapes in romaine leaves and sprinkle with green onions. Serve immediately with additional bulgogi sauce, if desired. Nutritional information per serving: 150 calories; 11 g protein; 20 g carbohydrates; 3.5 g fat (21% calories from fat); 1 g saturated fat (6% calories from saturated fat); 25 mg cholesterol; 65 mg sodium; 1 g fiber.

to a fish fry to support a political candidate who probably will not win. But she felt he wanted to Sometimes I have to give myself a talking-to. do the right things, so she was campaigning for I got back from my whirlwind library tour and him anyway. had a lot to do. I tried to get things done and “I think hope is what you do even if you know felt like I was spinning my wheels, leaving tire it won’t work out,” she said. “Because it might tracks on my office floor. work out for your kids—or your grandkids.” One of the things I had to do was record the I liked that a lot. comments made on the surveys handed out at Another man told me he was turning 90 later my performances. This was something I was this year. When he heard a character in my dreading. I suspected most of them would be book had a passionate romance at 86, he said nice—and there is nothing harder for me to do he thought 86 was kind of young. I promised than read nice things written about me. I get him that the next romance I wrote would involve embarrassed. I don’t want to do it. But recording mature adults. those surveys was one of the things on my long I kept reading surveys. “You inspired me to-do list. So I started. so much! I was feeling old and down—not People were not asked to provide their anymore. I’m not a writer but a painter, and I names, but the first survey was signed “Pearl.” am going to try.” I remembered Pearl. She had bright blue eyes. I had no idea who this painter was. I She told me she had recently moved into a wondered if they would start painting. I wished senior assisted-living facility. they had told me in person so I could have Pearl wrote, “It was very good and very encouraged them. interesting. I like hearing about books.” Pearl “Loved your enthusiasm and can-do attitude. and I chatted after the show. She had come I left feeling good today. Thank you.” to the library with a walker because she had “Very uplifting. Food for my soul.” taken a bad fall that spring and broken both “You inspired me to write my story for family.” her femurs. I told her that sounded terribly And that was when I gave myself a talking-to. painful. She told me she had almost lost her I saw how foolish I was to be embarrassed. life numerous times, and now she thought she I have been given the chance to provide a little should write about that: how she had almost optimism, a little entertainment and maybe died several times but was still alive and well— a little hope. It isn’t a big thing that I do, but with a walker—attending a presentation at her maybe it helps. And that is enough. local library. “People keep telling me I should write my I talked a lot about optimism in my story down!” Pearl said, right before she left. presentation, and a woman came up to me “You should!” I agreed. afterward and asked, “Do you think there is a Pearl nodded thoughtfully. “I might have difference between optimism and hope?” to do that. I hear they’re starting up a writing I told her I wasn’t sure and asked her what group in the library.” she thought. She appeared thoughtful for a To see photos,check out CarrieClassonAuthor moment. She was going straight from the library on Facebook or visit CarrieClasson.com.

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How do you go from being a normally curious kid to becoming one of the most famous scientists in the whole world? You ask questions. You ask why and then you ask how. Your questions become mind-bending and break the rules of reality. You discover invisible forces that built our world and by trying to solve the biggest puzzles in the universe you change the world forever. This is exactly what J. Robert Oppenheimer did with his life. Oppenheimer discusses quantum mechanics with Albert Einstein.

Oppenheimer grew up from that little boy and became fascinated by a strange new kind of physics called quantum mechanics, which explained the tiny world of atoms and particles. After graduating from Harvard University, he moved to Germany to help scientists understand the mysterious particles. By the 1930s, he was teaching physics and doing important research at the University of California. He was no longer just the curious boy who wanted to know how things worked. He was now asking questions about the basic building blocks of all matter. Those questions were about to lead him into a chapter of history that would change the world. After learning that Germany was working on building a mega-weapon, The United States Government gave Oppenheimer a secret assignment. It was 1942 and in the middle of World War II. The U.S. government created a secret laboratory in Los Alamos, New Mexico. Intelligence collected by the government let them know of German scientists who were working on a very destructive weapon. They needed a team of brilliant scientists who understood the complicated science of atoms. They chose Robert to be the scientific director of Los Alamos National Laboratory because they understood that his brilliant mind could bring many different experts together. The job gave him topsecret security clearance and allowed him to see information that very few others were allowed to know.

Leslie Groves, military head of the Manhatten Project and Oppenheimer in 1942

Robert recruited scientists from around the world to come to the New Mexico desert. His team secretly moved in behind fences and gates guarded by the military to work on developing a weapon that could end the war. This group of scientists worked endlessly to come up with a working atomic bomb in just three years. The German government and the Nazis were never able to build a bomb because many of their scientists left the country. Some of them had even moved to Los Alamos to work with Oppenheimer helping America win the atomic race. The mega-bomb created by the Manhattan Project was used against Japan and did help end the war.

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The entrance to Los Alamos National Laboratory in 1941 where Oppenheimer and his team developed the world’s first atomic bomb.

J. Robert Oppenheimer felt proud of the scientific accomplishments that came out of Los Alamos and he knew that what his group had built was necessary to win the war. However, he began to feel responsible for the nuclear arms race with Russia after the war. During a visit to the White House the scientist told Harry S. Truman, “Mr. President, I feel I have blood on my hands.” That upset the president who later called Oppenheimer a cry baby. For the rest of his life J. Robert Oppenheimer argued that further experimentation and the development of the hydrogen bomb was wrong because of the devastation it could cause on a world-wide level.