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Anti-porn group, page 4 Gentry pleads guilty, page 5 Rodeo queens, page 9 things to read in this week's Sentinel m Price 50¢ Thursday, May 6, 2004 • Goldendale, Washington 98620-9526 One hundred and twenty-fifth year--- No. 19 uncil, county ials disc munity' possible river- rSAM LOWRY good at rolling up Thanks for setting Klickitat County Joan Frey at a Thursday, prais- for being county's "most year was the trucks were ;in," she said of the annual drive. was the Lyle Council's sec- ) with county thank them for discuss priori- advice. members have council ' than towns- it does, so it's Work with county and maintain chance to run them, a sharing president of the evening !at the Lyle Lions' Club. Frey and fellow commis- sioners Don Struck and Ray Thayer, along with Sheriff Chris Mace and Kathy Norton of the Economic Development Department, represented the county. All six of Terry Mills' fellow council-members were on hand to watch his video slide show of Lyle sights, projects and accomplishments. Mentioned with pride, in addition to cleanup day, were scholarships the Lions have given out; a recent communi- ty survey; the Web site (http://community.gorge.net /lyle) where a community newsletter is posted for the first time; the Klickitat Trail; and beautification efforts including the new practice of hanging banners from down- town light poles (or American flags on holidays). The council thanked the county for economic develop- ment grants given this year for upgrades to the local fire hall and school playground. Talk turned to dreams - there are three huge ones: A pathway from Lyle High School to downtown, a histo- ry museum, and a boat dock. All agreed that foot access between the school and downtown will require acqui- sition of right-of-way and See LYI~ DREAMS, page 4 traditions alive on Prairie, in Glenwood ago, the Camas Prairie and Vicinity Pioneer lOoth anniversary drew a large crowd of west- descendants to celebrate in Glenwood. continues to meet on the first Sunday of every alize, share information and pictures, s involvement in events such as the Kalf Rodeo. can be based on descent and/or geography, Hutton. were (pictured above, left to right, Claudette Gahimer, Mary Mullins Harry Dechand, Lois Dechand, Anne Wanee Kuhnhausen, Jerry Ladiges, Bonne Harris, Larry Rutledge, Kay "met, Harold Cole. -- Sam Lowry fair this andal HS gym reed- required for all blood tests. a chance to Doors open at 7:30 a.m. for and get blood drawings - and for fee. breakfast, served until lo a.m. Goldendaleby the High School Rodeo held this Club for $4. 6, in the Physicians will be conduct- ing free skin and breast exam- a inations from 8 a.m. until the noon, and Goldendale will optometrist James Ogden at 7:3o and dentist David Reirnche- ~rge, the Vu will also offer health a screenings during the fair. blood Vendors representing vari- along ous areas of health care will easurement, be open for business at 8 a.m. added thisto share informational and educational materials. The is a TSH fair closes at 1 p.m. $8, PSA For more information and a please contact Pat Scarola at for Klickitat Valley Hospital, 773- is 4022, Ext. 2026. FLAMING FIELDS Photo by Greg Skinner A large controlled, permitted burn roars across farmland on the Centerville plain Sunday morning. This centuries- old practices stimulates seed growth, reduces erosion, kills diseases and pests in an economical and chemical- free way. Fanned by ripping gusts of wind, the flames flared at least six feet high at times. Sheriff By GREG SKINNER News Reporter Over the weekend, the Klickitat. County Sheriffs Office stopped Goldendale police from booking people arrested during an operation along US 97 into the county jail. According to Dave Hill, Goldendale police chief, this is the third time the sheriff's office has tried to close off the jail -- for reasons, he said, he didn't know. '~laere are no provisions for him to shut the jail off," in the city-county contract said Hill. The jail superintendant, Paul Tesi, told the Goldendale Police Department (GPD) Friday that he didn't know why, but that shutting them out was a direct order from the sheriff. The contract, between the city of Goldendale and city out of jail, alleges profiling Klickitat County, stipulates that if there is a grievance, a conversation shall take place between them. Whatever the reason, shut- ting the jail off is not the answer, said Hill. J,flie Vance, Goldendale city. attorney, said the closure, as in the past, happened on the weekend with no given reason, when no injunction can be arranged, and the county com- missioners were away. Then she said, on Monday when the government was open, the jail was suddenly re- opened and some reason is given. Chris Mace, Klickitat County Sheriff, said that past closures were to protect the jail for liability issues. Monday morning, Hill and the city's attorney meet with Tim O'Neill, prosecuting attor- ney for Klickitat County. Hill said O'Neill agreed that the jail shouldn't have been cut off. (O'Neill declined to comment for this article, citing an ongo- ing legal issue.) This time the reason came in the form of a letter, on Tuesday. Tesi sent a memo to GPD detailing the reasons for the jail closure. GPD had plans for two days of heavy traffic moni- toring April 30 and May 1. The "traffic violation/education effort" was called an "empha- sis." Tesi said there were liabil- ity issues with the county jail's housing of potential prisoners from the planned traffic stops. Citing staff reports to the sheriff, Tesi wrote, "informa- tion from the Yakima Drug Enforcement Agency that this emphasis was set up for the purpose of seizing funds, tar- geting 'nice vehicles' and 'Hispanics'." Sheriff Maee told The Sentinel that he refused to expose h!s officers to potential lawsuits coming from what he called possible civil rights vio- lations. Hill denied these allega- tions, calling them "inflamma- tory and slanderous." Gregory Gassett, special agent in charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), said that the DE_A never made the comments attributed to the agency in Tesi's memo. Gassett said that kind of policing is never to be done. Over the weekend, Goldendale PD made 8o stops and gave out eight tickets, making one arrest for a sus- pended license. "If we were profiling, we were profiling Caucasian males," said Hill. Mace contends, regardless of what the DEA said, that the planned two-day traffic mis- sion was in fact an operation targeting presumed drug run- See JAIL, page 2 FLOWER SHOW Photo by Sam Lowry The Columbia Hills were a sea of yellow flowers as warm spring weather finally reached Klickitat County. Dalles Mou- ntain Road (LEFT) offered views of The Dalles far below. For an article about the new state park on the Columbia Hills, see page 16. Wind storm rattles area, shuts off lights, some damag Steady winds of around 35 mph and gusts estimated at up to 50 mph buffeted Kliekitat County last Tuesday after- noon, causing scattered power outages and creating minor havoc Oddly, at about the same time similar winds were reported from coast to coast, causing damage in the Rocky Mountain states and the far northeast. Ron Ihrig, operations man- ager for the Kliekitat Publie utility District (KPUD), said he'd been following the weath- er news that day and heard reports of a cold front affecting areas of Washington state from Snohomish to Yakima. In Goldendale, pitchers' pitches and tipped foul balls went sailing in odd directions during games on both dia- monds at Goldendale High School; later, several four-foot by eight-foot plywood signs affixed to outfield fencing were torn askew. Simcoe Drive was closed from concern that signs would blow across the road, said Goldendale Police Chief Dave Hill. Several large plastic bins were blown loose from the A~ M. Todd mint-off plant on S. Columbus Ave., then tumbled through an adjoining field, chased by workers. A billboard on East Broadway was destroyed by the gusts. Ihrig reported several minor power outages caused by downed lines and tripped breakers. The first reports of downed lines came at about 4:30 p.m., on Dot Road south of Bickleton and in the Three Prong area further to the east, Ihrig said. Next came reports of out- ages between Goldendale and Satus Pass, north of town on Hwy. 97. Crews discovered that a tree near mile post 23 had fallen across lines feeding areas all the way toward Toppenish. Outages in the areas of Fenton Lane, Woodland Rd. and the Goodnoe Hills were traced to a tripped breaker feeding the main 69-kilovolt line to Roosevelt; later, anoth- er breaker was tripped in Roosevelt, Ihrig said. A wire down on North Columbus Ave., north of the golf course near Goldendale, and another in White Salmon were the last of the storm's pranks before it blew out at dusk. Power was restored to all KPUD customers by n p.m., Ihrig said. -- Sam Lowrg