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NEWS BRIEFS
service announces
rasslands reserve sign-up
Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has
the 2004 sign-up for the Grassland Reserve
and will be accepting applications for Fiscal
tg through July 23.
the program, over $600,000 of U.S.
of Agriculture funds are directed toward the
of conservation easements on grasslands and
in Wash4ngton state, said an NRCS announce-
a voluntary program that helps landowners
protect grassland, rangeland, pastureland and
and provides assistance for rehabilitating
and conserving water resources. The goal is to
m conserving valuable grasslands and
under a threat of conversion to non-agricultural
=ement.
can submit applications at local USDA service
offers must be for private land that
least 40 acres. GRP offers permanent ease-
easements, rental agreements, or restora-
details on payments and cost-share for the
be found on Washington NRCS's Web site at
,gov.
STATE DELEGATES
Contributed photo
Washington state congressman George Nethercutt is running against Sen. Patty
Murray in the November election, with discussions regarding public debates in the
works (see brief at left). At the Republican state convention, held May 27-29 in
Bellevue, Nethercutt posed with members of the Klickitat County delegation: (LEFT
TO RIGHT) Rich Lefever, Cathy Titchenal, Mary Ann Miller, Don Smith, Shirley
Smith, Rex Johnston, Nethercutt, Laura Cheney, Keith Silen and Ray DeHart.
Cheney, of White Salmon, is an at-large delegate to the national Republican con-
vention in August.
er district map available
t in a series of new ranger district maps for the
National Forest are now available for $4,
Service (USFS) anouneed recently.
Adams Ranger District map, which encompasses
Wind PdverRangerDistrict, replaces a1992
emerge ey
the new Mount St. Helens National Volcanic
). One or more contractors process will be to form an EM
information on the Forest road system, may be chosen by the end of
~, horse camps, fishing, hunting, pie- July to provide emergency
other points of interest, said the USFS management (EM) planning
for the coun.ty, according to
ghlight camping opportunities on lands Glen Chipman, the county
the Forest." They are "topographic and user financial officer and interim
people using GPS systems... These maps EM coordinator who is man-
Created with a shaded relief background making aging the bid and review
r more visual." process.
Last week, the Klickitat
Murray may debate County Board of
Commissioners opened the 13
Murray (D-WA) confirmed last week that she proposals the county had
her staff to begin negotiating debates with received before the bid dead-
Nethercutt (R-WA), her opponent in line.
election. They are looking for bids to
after a joint appearance in complete three products,
they attended a federal building transfer according to Chipman: a com-
prehensive EM plan for the
the event, according to the Nethereutt cam- county and its three incorpo-
the congressman asked Murray for debates - rated cities (Goldendale, White
so before - to which the senator replied, "our
Salmon and Bingen); a county-
ing on it." wide emergency cormnunica-
wrote a note to Murray urging her to
aides that you're ready," his office said. tions plan; and requirements
debates would let voters hear us discuss for an emergency operations
m a civil and thoughtful format. I think they center (EOC). o
Of the 13 bidders, from loca-
~wrote. :- tions ranging from Califiornia
grants to British Columbia, lO bid on
Stream
Stewards
win
all three parts of the proposal,
Stewards, a group dedicated to re-vege- the others on one or two corn-
Creek near the old Kliekitat mill,ponents, Chipman said. He
new grant funding from the Washington was not able to reveal the range
of Fish and Wildlife and the FishAmerica of bid costs, but said he expects
the final project to cost "under
community's dedicated volunteer efforts" $1oo,ooo."
said Liz Kinne, director of the Mid-
Enhancement Group (MCFEG).
are "specifically earmarked for community-
efforts... MCFEG acts as a liaison.., to get
into our local communities," said Kinne.
fund plant materials, tools, supplies, irri-
an informational kiosk. Incentives for volun-
prizes and awards on the day of the
project, planned for Nov. 20.
volunteer effort is a key corn-
re-vegetation of Snyder Creek,"
The next step in the review
t
1 showing in The Dalles
911, the critical political documentary by
that has been much discussed in national
opened at Columbia Cinemas in The Dalles
who works at the theater, the
full" houses since its opening. "It's .~
good business," he said.
the film may already be the highest-
of all time.
are 1:~5, 4:2o, 7:oo and 9:3o p.m.,
!Week. Strege said that show times may change~
estimated that Fahrenheit 91x would be show- ,.~
at least three more weeks.
advisor), board, representing
the various types of respon-
ders and law enforcement
agencies in the county,
Chipman said.
"That will take a month or
so... I will be working on it
over the next few weeks."
Chipman said he hopes to
have the committee's recom-
mendation regarding the
appropriate contractor(s) to
hire by the end of July.
Proposals will be evaluated in
closed review sessions, then
recommendations presented
in public to the commission-
ers, Chipman said.
"We hope to have all three
plans done by the end of cal-
endar year 2oo4," he said.
Commissioners put
Chipman in charge of the
county's EM planning several
weeks ago, transferring the
function from the Sheriffs
office.
"1 am the interim EM direc-
tor until April 15, 2oo5,"
Chipman said, adding that his
main job is to get the contrac-
tors hired.
Chipman explained the
process by which emergency
equipment, funded by federal
Homeland Security monies, is
distributed to local jurisdic-
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Fireworks
start few
small blazes
Rural firefighters put out
two Fourth of July fires, and
town firefighters a single, tiny
one, officials reported on
Tuesday.
"Not all of it was legal,"
Goldendale Fire Chief
Howard Scartozzi said of the
variety of fireworks set off in
town. "There's only so much
you can patrol."
Around lO p.m. on the
Fourth, five Rural 7 trucks
sped downhill from
Goldendale, responding to
the report of a grass fire on
River Road about two miles
west of MaD,hill.
Someone reported that a
red-and-blue car was drag
racing, its owner setting off
fireworks, according to Rural
7 dispatcher Linda Story. The
person or persons apparently
set off a grass fire, which
burned a small distance
uphill in the windy conditions
before the firemen arrived
and extinguished it.
A second call came around
tions: "The dollars flow from 4 a.m. from near milepost lo6
the federal government to on Hw% 14, Story said. A res-
states, to regions, then to ident reported hearing pops,
counties. Equipment is like firecrackers, then looked
bought by the counties; often out a window and saw anoth-
it's bought by the state." er grass fire running uphill-
Equipment, not cash, gets meanwhile, the car had sped
distributed, he said, "proba- off, the resident said.
Rural 7 responded and put
bly for efficiency in paper-
work.., it's a different philoso- the second fire out after it had
phy than we're used to." burned about 1/2 acre, Story
Homeland Security said. In the process, one fire-
requires that 80 percent of man was hurt; the name and
funds they make available nature of the injury" were not
must go to local communities, released.
Updating the system for pri- In Goldendale, one crew
oritizing needs oflocal respon- put out a small grass fire on
ders, then distributing equip- Allyn St., Scartozzi said. Two
merit, will be "part of planning Goldendale crews were
process," Chipman said. patrolling the town as a third
-- Sam Lowry stood by at the station.
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GIVE YOUR ELECTRIC
A VACATIONI.
efore you pack the
suitcases and kids
into the car for your
summer vacation, unplug
your television, computer,
clock radios and microwave
oven. They use electricity as
long as they're plugged in,
even when they're turned off. p,]
~ Turn up the thermostat to save
on air conditioning bills. Do not turn
your thermostat off before you leave, as a
too-hot house can become humid and invite mold.
Switch the water heater to "vacation" setting or the lowest
temperature.
Ct Turn offmost of the lights in the house. Connect a few lights
to an automatic timer to give your house a lived-in look.
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773-6999
KLICKITAT COUNTY TOURISM PROGRAM OPPORTUNITY
COST-SHARING ON TOURISM ADVERTISING
Limited funds are available to assist tourism-oriented businesses located in
Klickitat County to offset advertising costs. If you own or operate a tourism-ori-
ented business in Klickitat County and advertise to non-County residents, you
may qualify for this opportunity. Up to one-half of an advertising campaign could
be eligible for reimbursement, To be considered for funding, your application
should include one page identifying: Contact. person • The name and address
of the business, including telephone, fax, and email information • Number of
years at that location • Number of full-time and part-time employees • Brief
description of the business and the target customers, Summary of the adver-
tising campaign being proposed for funding (for example, newspaper, radio,
magazine, web-based, etc; geographic area being targeted, if applicable; sum-
mary of what the advertising message will be).
An example of either the proposed advertising materials or representative
past advertising materials is optional but can be included with the summary
page.
Applications will be reviewed and selected for funding by the Ktickitat County
Tourism Advisory Board. Selection decisions will be announced mid-August
2004. Payment to selected businesses will be for the amount identified by the
Tourism Advisory Board. Payment will be made to the selected businesses on
receipt of the paid advertising invoice and an example of the ad. Applications
are due on or before August 1, 2004 at 5:00 p.m and should be addressed to:
Klickitat County Tourism Advertising Program, 127 W. Court St., Goldendale,
WA 98620, or emailed to: danap@co.klickitat.wa.us
Applications sent by email should contain the subject line "Klickitat County
Tourism Advertising Program" and must be received on or before August 1,
2004 at 5:00 p.m. For additional information, please contact Dana Peck at 800-
785-1718 or the above email address.
FT. I)ALLES DAYS
Peo eO~:o
with
Erin
Barrelman: Rowdy Barry
& Mick Thompson
Entertainment by: Kevin Higeley
July 15 - Family Night (under 8 Free)
i
Steak Feed starting at 5 p.m
July 16 Ft. Dalles Pro Rodeo Calendar goes on sale!
Lee Anderson Band after performance
July 17 Lee Anderson Band after performance