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INC. ALL CONTENT COPYRIGHTED. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. SUBJECT TO LICENSE AGREEMENT. REPRODUCTION, DISSEMINATION, STORAGE, DISTRIBUTION PROHIBITED. PAGE 2 JANUARY 8, rd, Chandler, Newhouse "sit, p " legisl " "on On Monday, Klickitat County's entire for both government and business. Olympia delegation came in out of the cold. "It's supposed to [provide] sure and certain That is to say, they paid a snowy visit to The relief," for an injured worker, said Honeyford. Sentinel's offices in downtown Goldendale, to The delegation's goal will be to take care of talk about the legislative session about to workers and employers, and "keep the system begin on Jan. x2. whole," he said. District 15's Senator Jim Honeyford Tort reform, according to Chandler, is (R-Sunnyside), and Representatives Bruce needed to end huge awards in liability law- Chandler (R-Granger) and Dan Newhouse suits against contractors, la~vyers, doctors, (R-Sunnyside) said they expect priority top- and state and local governments, particularly ics to include the state's supplemental budget, the Dept. of Social and Health Services. workers' compensation, tort reform, water "We've had some spectacular claims," he said, rights, and stream flow rules, totaling hundreds of millions of dollars. The main budget challenge, they said, is to "The big issue is a cap on non-economic account for many new expenses, particularly damages," i.e., pain and suffering, said increases in welfare and student rolls. "We Honeyford. "I think we need to have a cap." must stay within reasonable fiscal discipline," The delegation said they expect two major said Chandler. water bills. One, they hope, would change a With wastewater plants around the state 1967 law that instituted a use-it-or-lose-it becoming obsolescent, a major issue for many water-rights policy, called "relinquishment." rural communities, as in Klickitat County, is The law, they said, encourages water overuse, to pay for upgrades to meet stricter federal not conservation, and also shifted the burden standards. "It is important to provide state of proof from state to landowner. They want help," said Honeyford. to shift it back, and add more flexibility to Regarding Glenwood's wastewater facility and water-rights sales and trades. long-standing disagreement over a piece of land At the same time, said Chandler, the system called "Tract D," Chandler and Honeyford must not make it possible to "de-water' areas, (Newhouse arrived a bit late), said they believed as happened in Arizona. the state Department of Ecology had erred when The other, anticipated water legislation they let wastewater review authority default to would direct the state to set in-stream flow the U.S. Department of Environmental Quality. limits, complete the task within 2o years, and Said Chandler, "I think it would be helpful specify a method for doing so. Governor if the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the federal Locke, they noted, has said he would like to government would take more aggressive leave this as part of his legacy. action on this." Glenwood, as a community, The visiting delegation concluded by dis- he added, "has a very legitimate claim." cussing Golden Northwest Aluminum ("I am The state's workers' compensation system, concerned about the Chapter n filing, but the legislators said, has suffered from stock hope it will facilitate the plant reopening," market losses and agency inefficiency. The said Honeyford) and the mad cow scare ("the combination has led to an unacceptably slow syst6m worked, and the food supply stayed claims process, and to years of rate increases, safe," in Chandler's view.) LOCAL ........ from page I Rob Schaefer said trucks from another lol customers. All Portland have been consis- resulted from extreme cold tenfly late. Customers may and wind, which downed a also have missed deliveryand line on Hoctor Road and pickup due to piled snow, he tripped breakers elsewhere. said - his drivers must be "We had pretty good luck," able to reach mailboxes said Mata. "But it's been "without exiting the vehicle." busy." But he wasn't too sure. "There hasn't been this much snow in lo years." REGIONAL from page z The Rabaneo landfill's gen- Emergency crews were ed winds of 25 miles per hour, eral manager Matt Henry said grateful to be on standby with gusts up to 33 mph, she cold temperatures had jelled only. Klickitat County Search said. diesel fuel in several of his and Rescue received no calls; For the first time in years, the trucks. He recommended that Klickitat Valley Hospital's same storm compelled trans- customers put garbage out On (KVH's) ambulance service portation officials to require use their, regular collection da~ calls through of chains on Interstate 5; from t~nd keeisqt frorfi,gett!ng cov, :~and still ~0fie By Ashland~thewaytoPortland, ered with snow. ' We ll get to Tuesday. distance of about 30o miles. a Donna Tuning, KVH's headOn Sunday, Dec. 28, about of nursing, said the emer- 15o miles of Interstate 5 gency room had seen "noth- between Ashland and Redding, ~i~iiii~ ~ii!~:)~ i/~,, i, . Photo by Sam Lowry The north face of the Columbia Hills following a recent snow storm. it as we can." Over at the Washington state Highways Division shed, following the Jan. 1 storm, maintenance supervisor Bud Wall reported "Everything okay. The same old stuff - lots of snow removal, sanding and plowing. A lot of people in the ditches." By Tuesday there were "still no hangups. It's almost phenomenal," he said. The division's Goldendale headquarters runs two lo- hour shifts, 4 a.m. to 2:3o p.m. and 4 p.m. to 2:30 a.m., from sheds in Goldendale and Bingen. "We stay at it steadi- ly," said Wall - an under- statement. Joe's Towing in Goldendale got its share of business from the ditch-bound. "We call it harvest season," said owner Joe Sellers. His dispatcher reported 35 calls between Christmas and Jan. 2, mostly pull-outs. "There were a couple of truck wrecks, including a beer truck that tipped over on Satus Pass on Christmas weekend." The company's crew had to off- load exploded beer cans by hand. Scattered New Year's Day outages kept power crews busy, according to the Klickitat PUD's Luann Mata. The "Bloodgood" breaker in Goldendale opened due to overload and extreme tem- pertures, causing a morning outage that affected 245 cus- tomers. Three outages in Bicldeton, and others around Goldendale in Ponderosa Park, Hoctor Road, and the Juniper Point area, affected ing extradordinary. No hypothermia. People are tak- ing their aspirin and eating their apples." The Farvue Motel saw no extra business from stranded motorists, but Judy Lackstrom, manager of the liquor store on South Columbus Ave., liked the snow. "We're always busy in the snow - people don't know when theyql get back into town," she said. But, she observed, "New Year's Eve is our busiest day of the year anyway!" John Scarola, manager of Maryhill State Park as well as Brooks Memorial State Park on Satus Pass, said his crews were busy plowing out both parks, even reporting a few intrepid campers - "maybe two or three a night, at Maryhill." Brooks Park, said Scarola, is not designated as a Sno- park. "Some use it for skiing." Calif., wereshut down overnight, leaving about 200 motorists stranded. About nine inches of snow fell on New Year's Eve in Portland, Eugene, and Salem, areas more used to rain. Late last week, freeways around Portland were, "if not complete- ly impassable, then temporarily blocked" due to cars that had .spun out, said Thompson. 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Special Management Area "We want to discuss your (SMA) Forest chapter of the issues and concerns with our Management Plan for the proposals," said Dan Columbia River Gorge National Harkenrider, Forest Service Scenic Area. Area Manager. "We will then The US Forest Serviceconsider changes to the pro- announced the meeting in a posed Forest chapter guide- recent news release, lines, and prepare the guide- The Forest Service, Columbia lines to be included in the draft River Gorge National Scenic revised Management Plan." Area, is hosting the workshop The January workshop will between lo a.m. and 2 p.m. in focus on the SMA Forest chap- the Columbia Room at the Best ter. Decisions on the proposed Western Hood River Inn, no8 changes to SMA Natural East Marina Way in Hood Resources and SMA General River. Land Use will be distributed in The workshop's purpose is to late December or early January, explain the proposed changes to according to the Forest Service the National Scenic Area's news release. These guidelines Special Management Area for- would then be included in the and the entire Northwest. "Every plow in the region is out working," reported the Washington state Department of Transportation (WSDOT) on Tuesday at 8 a.m. "Every state route and Interstate has com- pact snow or ice.~ Chains were required on Highway 14 through the Columbia River Gorge, and on Highway 97 from Goldendale over Satus Pass, but no major accidents had been reported as of Tuesday afternoon. Over the weekend and into the week of Jan. 5, arctic cold hit areas east of the Cascades. Goldendale reached minus one degree Fahrenheit, areas in the surrounding hills were several degrees colder, and Yakima reported minus 14 on Tuesday morning. Areas in Idaho and Montana reached 30 below. Worse was predicted. WSDOT warned of freezing rain to come, predicted in some areas by Tuesday evening. "[It] will make condi- tions even more slippery than they are now. Extreme caution is advised everywhere." O'Malley of the NWS said that freezing rain and sleet were already falling on Tuesday afternoon, in the southern Portland metropoli- tan area. Freezing rain and sleet, he said, were likely to spread gradually north and east into the gorge region. During the three storms in succession, the Cascade Mountains received feet of snow. "It's great for the snow- pack," said Andy Bryant, a hydrologist with b~VS in Portland. What Should You Do When a Photo b' The Competition from Gina Touch of Class Gymnastic ar Cheerleading Studi on S. Columbus in Goldendale, made strong showing at Dance Magic tion on Dec. 6-7 Portland. McCal: said that most of performers placed in their BACK) Cristi Koffeler, Cindy Furlong, Felicia Buddd Koffeler, Sierra Davis, KeandJ Power Outage Occurs? Before calling Klickitat PUD to report an outage make sure a circuit breaker hasn't tripped or fuses are not blown in your house. Check to see if the neighbors lights are off too. Be prepared to give your name and address. Turn on an outside light so repair crews can see when power has been restored. Trip the breaker to space and water heaters to avoid damaging the equipment. Unplug voltage-sensitive equipment. Don't turn everything back on at once when power returns. Make sure your home is equipped with a power outage kit. Be patient, and remember, major problems must be fixed first! Goldendale White Salmon 1313 S. Columbus I10 NE Estes 509/773-5891 509/493-2255 1-800-548-8357 1-800-548-8358 Klicki t PUB Owmld ly TII4m It 14fVll draft revised Management ] The Forest m junction with the River Gorge to publish a draft Management Plan in January that will proposed Special Area and General Area changes. Both will take further public ment on the draft Management Plan. A heating ther comments on No final decisions on the Forest issues, or any ics, will be made until public hearing in February. Issues papers may Gorge National Scenic Forest Service's website www.fs.fed.tu REWARD Satellite TV System (Ask tot .Oe~lts.) Offer ends l/31/04 Bailey Tuning • yellow lab, male, 4 years old, 80 lbs. Lost around Rimrock area and Adams Loop Rd. Any information regarding to this family member, please call the Tuning household at (509) 773-3374 or cell (509) 261-1066 PROGRAMMING FROM 99 rno, All prices and programming subject to change without EAGLE Satellite Serving the Northwest Since 1980 Portland to Seattle to the Dalles to Spokane (503) 737-2327 or Reimche - Vu Dental Office We can meet all your dental needs. New patients welcome! 773-5866 • 615 E. Collins Drive • Goldendale WASHINGTON LEARNING CENTER-KLICKITAT COUNTY Classes 112 E. Main, Goldendale Gotflendaie Call 509.773:5620 to reg,ster .... or for more mformatton. 1/10 ~ng Window~ (an introduction to the Windows Operating System for real beginners). Saturday, 9-12, $15. Goldendale Middle School. 1/12, ~ay and Other Online Sites. 1/26 &Good and bad points of online selling, how to get started, 2/2 research your item, close the deal, plus packing tips and much, much more. Jeanette Pritchett, instructor. Three Mondays, 6-8PM. $30. Learning Center computer lab. 1/13- Woodworkin wit Ma erf Id. Learn to use power tools 3/3 and tt~en work on a project of your choice. Tuesdays & Wednesdays, 6-8 PM, $125 plus materials. Eight-week, 32-hour class. Goldendale High School shop. 1/14- Office Computer Essentials tl. Guided practice in use of the 2/18 components of Microsoft Office 2000. Basic knowledge of programs is required. Wednesday evenings, 6:30-8 PM. $40. Six-week class. Goldendale Middle School. 1/24 Internet and Web-based E-mail. Saturday, 9-12 PM, $15. Goldendale Middle School. 1/31 Microsoft Word (learn the basics of word processing). Saturday, 9-12, $15. Learning Center computer lab. Visit our website at LearningCenters.wsu.edu/klickitat