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By SAM LOWRY
News Reporter
The operator of a motocross
racetrack on 80o acres west of
Centerville wants to add one
all-night race, two four-hour
evening races, and one more
midday race to the track's
annual schedule.
Scott Doubravsky, on behalf
of the Estate of Ed
Doubravsky, the owner of
record, has applied to the
Klickitat County planning
department for an amend-
ment to an existing condition-
al use permit (CUP) to allow
the added events.
Doubravsky's Over The
Bars Gang motocross club
pplies for four mo
runs two tracks in the area. In
addition to the track for which
the CUP amendment has been
requested - "Starvation
Ridge," off of Niva Rd. a mile
and a half north of the
Centerville HwT. - the club
also operates the Eddyville
track southeast of Centerville.
The Starvation Ridge track's
current permit allows "semi-
annual motorcycle events,
[and] three mud bog events
between the hours of 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m.," according to a
planning department hearing
notice.
The club's flyer announces a
. schedule, "not set in stone,"
that includes events at
Starvation Ridge on April 17,
May ] and 2, June 19, Sept. 26,
and Oct. 3o-31, as well as nine
events at Eddyville between
March and September and
two others for whifh locations
are not given.
Doubravsky, who has oper-
ated Starvation Ridge since
1999 and Eddyville since
1998, makes his philosophy
plain. "I make sure I get along
with neighbors, and I stay per-
mitted," he said. Doubravsky
said he'd already notified
neighbors and spoken with
some of them; they told him
they'd experienced "no
impact" from the track's oper-
ation. "One neighbor men-
tion[ed] lost competitors
missing our entrance and
turning around in his drive-
way," Doubravsky wrote in his
application.
"We don't anticipate any
opposition," he said. "It isn't
really a huge change."
Brian Frampton, associate
planner for the county, said
that his department had
received no complaints from
neighbors or others during the
years of the track's operation.
He did add that a 24-hour race
Doubravsky ran late last year
was outside of the hours
allowed under the current
permit.
The Sentinel spoke with one
nearby resident, who said that
another nearby resident had
circulated a petition opposed
FEBRUARY 3
, night ra
to the track. That neighbor,
and the track's immediate
neighbors, could not be
reached for comment before
press time.
Doubravsky said he believes
that the more hobby-related
activities there are available in
and around Goldendale, the
more attractive it will be for
people to live here. "It keeps
people around," he said.
Doubravsky thinks most
Centerville-area neighbors are
well-disposed toward any
activity that will "keep a chunk
of land together." The
Starvation Ridge site is a
working farm when it is not
being used as a racetrack,
according to the CUP applica-
tion.
The track o
touts the noise
has chosen to
are an industy
Over The Bars Gang
allow motorbikes on
that produce over 99
at 20 inches from the:
"It takes
vehicles powerful
said Doubravsky.
A public hearing
application,
tentatively
the Klickitat County
Adjustment on
Frampton said he
have written the
by March 25.
LEVY
from page I
appearance through various
citizens as they explained
comments heard and conver-
sations had with people nega-
tive about the levy.
One notion had the levy
increase to raise the teacher's
salaries, which are actually set
by the state.
Word came from the crowd
that Goldendale's seniors
don't want to pay for a system
they don't use. Heart respond-
ed: "Remind them that when
they needed and education
someone paid a levy for
them."
Selling the coming levy fur-
ther, Linda Anderson men-
tioned that seniors at certain
income levels are eligible for a
levy exemption. If a person is
over 61 and has an annual
income of $30,000 or less
their home becomes exempt
when properly applied for.
Vandenberg said any senior
looking for that exemption, for
whatever reason, should apply
now to be exempt for the 9005
tax year. Levy exemptions can
be made retroactive as well.
Photo by Greg Skinner
Goldendale School District residents listen, ask questions and make themselves heard at
last week's school levy forum. The levy will be an issue revisited this spring.
Seniors already enrolled are
in place for the exemption.
"This is a true exemption with
no strings attached," said
Vandenberg.
Another public levy forum
will be held on Tuesday,
March 2.
A second chance at the levy
will most likely come in late
April, officials said.
All agreed that beefore the
next vote, the superintendent's
office and the school board
need to effectively bring their
message to the people
responding with a negative on
funding.
"We're probably going to go
on the 27th," of April, said
Grabenhorst.
Recent arrival charged, facing extradition to Montana
' Ronald Dwayne Glick was in records. - and Glick has been fighting
Goldendale long enough to Extradition may take some back the entire time.
visit local businesses and a days and a certain amount of In November, he filed a civil
Goldendale Area Chamber of paperwork, but the outcome is suit against the city of
Commerce luncheon, telling almost a foregone conclusion. Kalispell, its police department
people around town of his plan Meanwhile, Glick is being and various officials for $3 mil-
to open a local youth center held without bail, records say lion, alleging, among other
ealled The Outpost- and then - and, as his attorney, Rick things, slander, harassment
he was arrested. Harisen, pointed out, Glick is and witness tampering. Glick
Glick, 35, came from unable to combat the accusa- asserted that police told the
Kalispell, Mont., this winter tions against him until extra- alleged sexual assault victim
with his son. dited, and others that he has a prior
On Friday, a Flathead Glick, in a conversation with criminal record, which he says
County District Court judge The Sentinel, asserted his is untrue.
issued an arrest warrant seek- innocence, saying the charges Kalispell Police Chief Frank
RON GLICK
ing Glick's extradition to were the result, of authorities Garner toldthe Kalispell Daily
Montana based on information having "framed' him. InterLake newspaper last fall Goldendale "to start over," and
from the Flathead County The two charges against that he and other officials were that he feared for his life if
Attorney's office. That infor- Glick allege that he had sexual not going "to let frivolous returned to Kalispell.
mation charged Glickwith sex- contact with a minor last sum- actions interfere with legiti- Glick in recent weeks has
ual assault and witness tam- mer, and that later on, he con- mate business" of the police, made the rounds of local busi-
pering, both of which are fronted her, "telling her she Speaking from the Klickitat nesses, seeking space and sup-
felonies, was wrong in her accusation of County jail by telephone port for his idea of opening a
On Saturday, Klickitat him sexually assaulting her Monday, Glick told The youth recreation center that
County Sheriff's deputies and making her sign an affi- Sentinel that Kalispell police would feature role-playing and
arrested Glick. This Monday, davit stating that he did not were setting him up. card-games. He had even
Glick appeared in Klickitat sexually assault her." '~his is a repercussion deal, arranged a teen game social to"
County East District Court, The Kalispell police, in other because I've got a $3 million be held Friday. That event Was
where he decided to fight words, have been investigating lawsuit," he said. He added cancelled.
extradition, according to court Glick for more than half a year that he had left Montana for -- Dan Richardson
BRIM almost always positive," he want to know the details so I keeping patients, Kinder said,
said. can investigate and satisfy "..K~, ,, will be a successful hos-
from page 1 Mesmer has seen other hos- myself and the district. I have pital.'
pitals needing a news lease on heard accusations of poor The board members made
challenge of arriving, on the life. Brim is good at turning patient care. I have reviewed a clear at their Feb. 23 meeting
heels of the hospitar.s recent organizations around, Mesmer lot of documentation on these that they are,obliged to seek the
troubles and his predecessor s believes. , situations and found the accu- best option. We are doing dili-
resignation. "We have a repu- He thinks KVH s personrtel sations not to be the case. gence. We are not going for-
ration to live down," said ward as if Brim is a given," said
Mesmer. Carver. "We have to act reaon-
But he is nothing but posi- ably quickly - but not in haste."
five about KVH's future. "Our
hospital is well-maintained
and provides excellent care.
Patient questionnaires' are
are in good shape. "The nurs-
ing staff is stable; there are no
complaints or dissension.
Whatever we have now is good,
working well as a unit."
Regarding patient care,
Mesmer had this to say: "I
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By GREG SKINNER
News Reporter
Being green will bring a little
cash into the farm this year,
and because of the aooa farm
bill Environmentalism is going
to be a little more popular
countrywide.
"It's possible that this is the
best thing to conservation
stewardship since forever,"
said Guss Hughbanks,
Washington state conserva-
tionist.
Hughbanks was talking
about the Conservation
Security Program (CSP). A
program nestled in the aoo2
farm bill. The CSP comes into
reality this summer with a test-
ed introduction. During its first
year the program will be limit-
ed to as yet unannounced
watersheds. "
At full force the program is
intends to benefit watersheds
across America.
Hughbanks, explained the
final concept of the three-tier
multi-million dollar payout
system to a group of growers
and producers gathered for the
Central Klickitat Conservation
District Annual Meeting last
Thursday.
~, ~The pfol~ram has $41 million
ready to
pay for
this
years
good
land
manage-
ment in
the selected watersheds. The
next budget from the Bush
administration eoritains $200
million fbr the cause and
comes online in October.
of the lands and
what has been done to i
upon the land and
those units, the
pay up to $45,000 per
tural operation per
The point
gests for
CSP money could be
reward people
pliance with the
ble and wetlands
the food act
or to make the
tive to operations that
on board with modern
vation practices.
"This is a
includes cattlemen,
Hughbanks.
He said much
how the final ruling
"agricultural
farm or operation
several agricultural
within it. At a
CSP says their goal is to
ments as close as
performance
payments
The idea expressed
out the proposed set
"to provide financial
nological assistance to
tural producers who
and improve the
water, air, energy,
Local information from Treg Owings is
available at 773.3777. Full NRCS information
and a complete copy of the legislation can be
found and comments made at
www.nrcs.usda.gov.
Klickitat County
uncertain.
Treg Owings, a
conservationist
in Goldendale, said
The proposed rules call for out knowledge of
the first year money to be dis- watersheds there's
persed to farmers and ranchers foretelling where
through contracts numbering will go. If the
somewhere between 3o0 and in Kt[ckitat County
3,ooo. In the coming years the will come out of the
CPS plans to write 1.8 million this year.
contracts or until the mandat- So on March 4, at
ed cap of $3.77 billion is if you have an idea,
reached bed go to the
The Natural Resources send it.
Conservation Service (NRCS)
seeks comment on every level
of the program before ruling
on the methods.
Seeking the answer to, what
he posed as the real question,
Hughbanks laid out the distri-
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consider before the final and You probably,
defining rule comes 60 days to pay income tax
after comments are closed on you sell your main 11
March 4.
According to the,plan CSP the gain is less
pays out funds through a sys- $250,000 ($500,000
tern of contracts that stretch ried filing jointly).
five to ten years covering agri-
cultural operations.
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