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EADLINES & HISTORY SINCE
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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
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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.
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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
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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