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USE SUBJECT TO LICENSE AGREEMENT. REPRODUCTION, DISSEMINATION, STORAGE, DISTRIBUTION PROHIBITED. 29,~qUARY 29, 2004 PAGE 5 :page I on Jan. 22, the county's and economic devel- in joint session to proposals. Each of 17 commu- will receive a share of about that the county has set -~for projects ranging from fire ~to school roofs - whatever the they need most. the beginning, said Thayer, the ] for Fire District #6. Second priority is help with the $19,558 total cost for furniture, heating system improve- ments and grounds work for the com- munity center (some of which is cov- ered elsewhere in the county budget). Glenwood: Help with the $5o,ooo price tag for a new fire hall. Goldendale: First priorities are $12,5oo for kitchen improvements started hearing requests and $2,500 for parking lot paving, communities with projects in both at the Goldendale grange hall. "They probably felt the coun- Photo by Sara Lowry Linda Sorenson (RIGHT), representing Lyle, presents her town's priority Second priority is an additional $5,ooo toward site preparation and • funds to help them,' because projects to the county's commissioners and economic development board, parking-lot paving at the grange hall. new landfill in Roosevelt, said ~t~i er, The county earns several u~ent projects have been taken care presentations with a sense of which High Prairie: Help with the n dollars a year in tipping fees of, said commissioner Don Struck, projects are deserving. $19,65o total price tag for engine hose he landfill, who also cited declining state funding, A brief description follows of the upgrades, face masks, ventilation e Lyle Lions club was one of increasing insurance rates and project or projects for which each equipment, and site development for ont-runners, said Thayer. employee salaries as reasons for the community has requested funding the new District #14 fire station. jJ~l~n we started hearing more and county's economizing. ,, (Bingen, BZ Corner, Husum, Klickitat: Help with the $35,000 • "~e. Especially from fire districts, "It may not go on forever, said Snowden, Trout Lake and White total cost of renovating the Distict ~th have very small tax bases.' Thayer. And priorities seem to have Salmon ,are not included - these com- #12 fire hall. ,,.! is still true that fire districts shifted. For example, he said, the munities proposals have been report- Lyle" First priority is help with ,~P~unt for the majority of funding county has started seeing more school- ed in the White Salmon Enterprise). the $18,5oo price tag for fire station related projects. That may not be what Alderdale: $12,750 for radios, siding, an aid vehicle, and a defibril- l~rieeSts. Davzs," the community.~ it was [originally] aimed at, he said. pagers, and tools for Fire District #1o. lator for Fire District #4. Second Jeff member who presentea tor Meanwhile, the gathering remains Appleton: $11,3o5 to build a priority is $3,000 for equipment ~town of Klickitat, said she an important point in the annual 3ooo-gallon tanker for Fire District repair and covering at the Lyle park. ~bUrages fellowcouneilmembe s calendar for town officials from #13, using a cab and chassis Roosevelt: $13,296 for a video "lttend for the entire evening. We Alderdale to Husum. In his own dis- obtained through a federal excess- view station for School District _/~Vwhat towns have to, go through trict, Thayer fondly remembers pro- property program. #403, to allow students to partici- "let there,' she said. It s nice to jects that the landfill money has Bieldeton: Top priority is help pate in distance learning classes helped fund - the, Bickleton grange with the $25,ooo price tag for a new offered by Yakima Community hall, for example. They use it for all roof on the Bickleton school. Second College and Washington State their public functions," he said. priority is $3,800 for equipment for University. the county cares." Economic Development Dana Peck said that before gatherings started, towns little awareness of one issues. amount available has declined years, from $500,000 in to $300,000 last year, to this $250,000. Most of the more The commissioners and economic development board will meet this Thurday, Jan. 29, to make final deci- sions about which projects to fund. Said Peck, it is subjective, but quitable. The decision makers, he believes, just come away from the Fire District #2. Centerville: Top priority is $1o,5oo for safety equipment for the Centerville school. Second prior- ity is $12,861 for upgrades to the District #5 fire hall. Dallesport: Top priority is $7,553 Wishram: First priority is help with the $1o,53o total cost of improvements to the railroad park (some of which is covered elsewhere in the county budget). Second prior- ity is $1o,658 for equipment, gear, and clothing for Fire District #Zl. SCIENCE from page 1 involves reflection and writing - students from kindergarten through eighth grade will keep a science notebook or journal. One of the biggest bumps - and a failing of previous science kits, according to Blanchard - is the mat- ter of keeping the kits replenished and ready for the next user. Teachers simply don't have time to do it. But Goldendale, by participating in a consortium of schools coordinated through Educational Service District (ESD) 112, based in Vancouver, will return the kits to a science material center operated by the Science and Math Education Resource Center (SMERC), where dedicated person- nel will do the replenishing. "These kits succeed where other kits have failed," said Blanchard. For Grabenhorst, not only are kids getting good instruction, but because the k!ts are shared with the consortium, we are saving thou- sands of dollars.' Perhaps the most attractive fea- ture of the curriculum, which Blanchard began piloting in her sev- enth grade classes last year, is the way it coordinates learning through students first nine, years in school. "It's the first time, said Blanchard, that topics in physical science, earth science, and life science will be cov- ered in a "spiral" pattern, with topics revisited every couple of years, in more sophisticated ways as students' cognitive abilities develop. "Inquiry is hard to teach," Blanchard concluded. "It takes more time. But the kits and con- stant support will help." 121 W. Main 773-4176 THE Main Stree t, Thursday, Feb. 5th .o o .°. ,, s open m to 8 p . Drawings & Prizes Artis Special Sales. One night only! Glass-Bl°wir Food _q-u 'Y! Multiple prize drawings! CallThe Sentinel to involved, Dan 773-3777 *10 gift certificate. 109 W. Main 773-3008 * '25 Gift Certificate * $10 Gift Certificate o Free XL Pizza 5'/° off p zza all day 773-6939 110 E. Main 773-0511 113 W. 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