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Z-118 1.6.2025 Small Town Papers, Inc 217 We.,d Cota St Shelton WA 98584-2263 EADLINES & HISTORY SINCE ................ ;i-" % ~, 1879 City approves rezoning near park RODGER NICHOLS FOR THE SENTINEL The Goldendale City Council rolled through a busy agenda in workmanlike fashion Monday night. Public Works Director Karl Enyeart reported the city had received three bids for the South Co- lumbus sewer project by the May 5 deadline, and councilors ap- proved the lowest bid by Grade Worx of Gol- dendale to replace 2,399 feet of sewer mainline for $200,306.91. Councilors also passed a resolution au- thorizing an Airport Aid Application to the Washington State De- partment of Transpor- tation to update the Goldendale Municipal KEVIN KANE PHOTOGRAPHY HONORING THE FALLEN: Monday, local law enforcement gathered on the lawn of the county courthouse in hono~ of Na- tional Peace Officers Memorial Day. The occasion, marking the start of National Police Week, is dedicated to all police offi- cers, and especially to the memory of those who make the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty. Since 1867, 10 Gorge-area officers have been killed in the line of duty, including three from Klickitat County: Deputies Danny Kerr Vaughn and Michael J. McNabb, and Sergeant Peter D. Garland. Nationwide, 47 officers have given their lives this year, as of May 15. At the me- morial ceremony, Klickitat County Sherriff Bob Songer delivered a shbrt speech noting the dangers, uncertainties, and re- sponsibilities of police work. The observance closed with a prayer delivered by Goldendale Police Chief Reggie Bartkowski. Airport Master Plan and Airport Layout plan. The project would be funded by a $68,343 WSDOT Aviation Divi- sion Grant and a $3,597 local match contribu- tion from the city. The previous airport plan is 11 years old. and ad- vocates say in order to seek grants to add ame- nities like an aviation gas refueling station at the airport, potential projects would need to be part of an updated master plan. Two ordinances passed their first read--- ing. One would rezone part of the land in the Goldendale Observa- tory grounds from res- idential to public dis- trict. As Larry Bellamy explained, the new zoning would make things much easier for the observatory "The difference is that in single-family residen- tial, every time they would improve the park or enlarged the buildings at the park, they would have to go through a conditional use process. By chang- ing it from single fam- ily residential to public district, parks become a permitted use out- right," and they would just have a regular per- mit process. The second ordi- nance that passed its first reading was an amendment to the outdoor lighting ordi- nance to drastically reduce light pollution that interferes with viewing at the Golden- dale Observatory The focus is on requiring residents to install "full cut-off fixture" lighting designed so "no light is emitted, refracted or reflected at or above horizontal plane running through the lowest point on the fixture." City Administrator Bellamy noted that vi- olation would be a mis- demeanor. "We didn't want to drag people off to jail," he said. "We think it's better if it's just a civil infraction. And, by the way, we're going to give people seven years to comply We think that in seven years we should be able to get enough educa- tion and cooperation to bring the whole com- munity into compli- ance and support our See City page 11 Io II Ill!!! IIIII!!!! IIIII I ToP: Lou MARZELES. ABOVE LEFT AND RIGHT: JESS MACINKO. IMPROVING HIGH AND LOW: The Golden Pride town improvement team was out in force Monday. Hanging plants, donated by Dandy Valley Farms, went up on light posts along Columbus and Main street, which volunteers were busy fixing up tree spots on the streets. ............ .... ......... : !:iL:¸ :/)!! GOOD SHOWING: Goldendale FFA members did themselves proud in a recent state convention. CONTRIBUTED ,,ndale ,,tes at state five-day convention at MORGAN JANE COYNE This select group of jU- GOLDENDALE FFA REPORTER nior high and high school students competed at Last Wednesday, 54 Gol- the Washington State dendale FFA Members, FFA Convention for five five parent volunteers days on the Washington (Jamie Kindler, Kelly State University Pullman Krusow, Sarah Conroy, campus. The convention Brandy Helms, and Dan- hosted more than 4,000 ielle Cooper), and Gol- FFA members and guests dendale FFA Advisors from all over Washington Randi and Joshua Krieg State. The Goldendale made the four-hour jour- FFA chapter competed ney through the Palouse in seven career develop- Valley to the WSU cam- ment events or CDEs. pus in Pullman. Career development events help students develop the abilities to think critically, com- municate clearly and perform effectively in a competitive job market. There are 32 CDEs, cov- ering job skills in every- thing from communica- tions to mechanics. Some events allow students to compete as individuals, while others allow them to compete in teams. Goldendale FFA had a successful week at the Washington State FFA Convention. The chapter was awarded 4th out of 167 chapters in the Na- tional Chapter Award and received a superior ranking. Members Kas- sandra Wedgwood and Alyssa Merry Presented the application activi- ties. Members Kassan- dra Wedgwood, Madison Krull, Corbin Bland, Courtney Tatro, Morgan See FFA page 11 t ' ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS LAND CHANGES'?.: A re- cent meeting in Dallesport addressed the possibility of the Yakima Tribe gain- ing new land in compen- sation for loss of fishing grounds. JEsS MACINKO NEWS EDITOR Will properties in Dallesport and nearby areas be developed for Native American trib- al housing? The short answer: probably But few details have been set in stone. The Dallesport-Mur- dock Community Cen- ter was all 'but full for a Thursday night public meeting on the proposed housing proj- ects. Presentations by the Army Corps of En- gineers (Corps) and the Yakama Nation Hous- ing Authority (YNHA) addressed plans for two separate projects, both in pre-planning stages. The projects address present-day conse- quences of a historic wrong. Beginning in 1934. Corps-led con- struction of the Bon- neville, The Dalles, and John Day dams flooded native fishing settlements along the lower Columbia Riv- er. Loss of these sites displaced members of four regional tribes and limited their abil- ity to exercise trea- ty-protected rights to fish "at all usual and accustomed stations." Despite the creation of some replacement housing, homelessness and substandard liv- ing conditions remain prevalent among the descendants of the flooded communities. The Corps determined in 2013 that "between 44 and 85 tribal fami- lies who lived near the Bonneville and The Dalles dams prior to construction did not receive relocation as- sistance." Further Corps as- sessment identified an unmet obligation to construct a replace- ment village for com- munities submerged by The Dalles Dam. At Thursday's meeting, Corps engineer and project manager Eric Stricklin discussed an effort to make good: The Dalles Dam Tribal Housing Village Devel- opment Plan. The plan has iden- tified three potential sites for replacement housing: Corps-owned properties near Spear- fish Lake and the FIorsethief Butte area of Columbia Hills State Park, and a pri- vately owned parcel in Wishram the Corps would buy pending fea- sibility studies. Stricklin said the three sites encompass about 45 buildable acres. The Corps will See Housing page 11