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SE SUBJECT TO LICENSE AGREEMENT. REPRODUCTION, DISSEMINATION, STORAGE, DISTRIBUTION PROHIBITED. 16, 2004 PAGE 3 By GREG SKINNER News Reporter to her reputation, Pat Arnold when she joined the Lunch With the Chamber gave a short speech detailing then sat in the middle of and led a conversation of being a County adamantly about economic through value-added Arnold said this county needs local business grow. She thinks waste to continually seek the goose elsewhere. said that local growth would address Klickitat County's some of the of annual revenue, Arnold would seek to going for the county. County Beef, she said, could a branded and premium corn- existing business makes Sense to Arnold than spending of thousands of dollars on 'Zone or $15 million Dallesport Industrial Park. ect has netted a single job. from the ranch to the Would cut out the middleman ranch revenue many Ranchers would increase their That is the kernel Farmers and ranchers in health will spend their r in Goldendale or Lyle, and Pat Arnold, (CENTER) meets with the during the organization's weekly forum the economy will grow. While discussing politics with the Chamber's guests a question arose: what kind of business she would sup- port outside of agriculture? Something like the racetrack? Clarifying an earlier point, Arnold said she would support any sound idea in the county, even a racetrack. Arnold's reaction differs from that of the current commision- ers; she explained that she would look at proposals with a more critical eye towards functional reality, asking whether a racetrack would really work with all sides involved rather than sim- ply permitting it in a yes or no manner. Arnold said that the current commis- sioners glad stamp any plan before them with little thought to real out- come, setting themselves up for the numerous lawsuits that Klickitat County has suffered in the last few Goldendale luncheon. Photo by Greg Skinner Chamber of Commerce years. Asked about the County's reputation for complaint-driven code and permit enforcement, Arnold said that the County should follow its laws, noting that at times the current commission- ers do not. "The County shouldn't fight the law," Arnold said. Instead of being on the cutting edge of economic development, the county is on the cutting edge of legal issues, the EOZ and the move of budget oversight into their own office system. If elected, Arnold promised a more open and transparent local govern- ment. "They [the commissioners] need to be nlore open with what they are doing with money." Hannigan , ets17 Isaac Meagher Hanqigan, arrested two months ago in a wide- ly reported highway stop near Roosevelt, took a prosecutor's plea offer last Tuesday and will serve 17 months in prison for felony harass- ment. Initially Hannigan was also charged with second-degree assault; that charge was dropped as part of the agreement. On July 1, a Washington state trooper reported coming upon a vehicle partially blocking the east- bound lane of Hwy. 14 and finding a man in the front seat strangling a woman with both hands. About 30o feet of black, eastbound skid marks showed the vehicle had come to an abrupt halt. The man was later identified as Hannigan, 46, of Toppenish, and the woman another Toppenish- area resident, apparently a stranger to Hannigan. She was treated and released from the Klickitat Valley Hospital. The woman told authorities that Hannigan, after she picked him up hitchhiking, forced her to turn con- trol of her car over to him and said he would kill her if she didn't. When the woman saw the trooper's car approaching she grabbed the wheel of the car, forcing Hannigan to slam on the brakes to keep it from running off the road. The incident made the day's five o'clock news in Portland. Hannigan, scheduled for a Sept. pl 9jury trial, elected instead to plead guilty to the lesser harassment chm'ge so the more serious assault charge would be dropped. According to his court-appointed defense attorney, Gerald Matosich of Lyle, Hannigan's plea, called an "Alford" or "Newton" plea, made clear that he does not believe he is guilty but is pleading to avoid more serious consequences. "[Hannigan] said he did not threaten to kill her," Matosich said, but "did it [pleaded] because the prosecutor was willing to drop the more serious count... The chances of cxmviction were high." Hmmigan has a criminal record that includes several previous felony convictions, including voyeurism in 2002 and theft in 1999, court documents show. Hannigan told The Sentinel in August that he saw the news cover- age of his arrest. 'qqaey made it sound like I was a monster," he said. 'q'hat's not me." Hannigan is the son of a late Yakama tribal councilman, Martin Hannigan, and a former Glenwood Rodeo bareback riding champion, he told The Sentinel. He has been unemployed since his last job wild- land fire fighting in 1995, he said. Hannigan's sentence includes pa)anent of fines and restitution; he will also be required to undergo alcohol abuse counseling, court documents show. - Sam £oun-y violence summit set for Oct. 2 about domestic not easy. often agonizing con- though, can help new awareness for victims, family associates and adult domestic violence pro- Programs for Peaceful Living, grams, has worked with hun- Kick-It and others. dreds of offenders. All of their perspectives will His central point: Our soci- be represented at the summit; ety teaches too few skills for so will many others. self control. "Domestic violence is more Task force members con- than a criminal justice prob- sider domestic violence to be lem; it's an employee-employ- Sixty-one members of the United Steel "[Wilcox] didn't see his creditors agreeing Workers of America Local No. 8147 assem- on the [previous] profit-sharing language," bled on Friday to approve a new contract Peterson said. "He substituted 'gain shar- proposal from Golden Northwest Aluminum ing'," which membership approved. "We (GNA), owner of the closed-down smelter never really got a lot of profit sharing any- southwest of Goldendale. way; we probably won't ever see anything." According to union local president Mark Everything else in the contract was '~zen Goldendale Domestic Klickitat County's number er problem, a family health Peterson, the contract is "part of [owner Bret for three years" and therefore unaffected, Force (GDVTF) one public health concern, problem, a child's education Wilcox'] reorganization plan. He needed new Peterson said. so; it has been spon- On Saturday, Oct: 2, problem and a spiritual prob- contracts here and in The Dalles," where Sixty-one of 196 eligible members, indud- a public conversation GDVTF will further step up lem, said the announcement. GNA owns a second closed smelter, in order ing the union's negotiating comm._ittee, were three months since its efforts to address that con- Speakers will be on hand to emerge from the Chapter n bankruptcy present; about two-thirds voted in favor of cern. From 8:3o a.m. to 5 from the Washington State that GNA entered late last year. the contract, Peterson said. Altman, judge for p.m. at the Goldendale Coalition Against Domestic "The main hit was the health care," with Some traveled two or three hours to be t County's EastMiddle School, GDVTF .will Violence, that Yakima County employees responsible for a greater present, Peterson said. Court, thinks so, tooi be holding Klickitat County s Prosecuting Atiorney s office, deductible, Peterson said. "A lot of places put "Some found other jobs; they don't intend started "sentencing first Domestic Violence the Yakama Tribe, Nuestra it all on their employees.., it keeps going up to return here, but if it helps bring back jobs Summit, a daylong event fea- Comunidad Sana, and and up.,, for others..." to: these meet- GDVTF's quarterly Violence Impact something every- Brian Johnson offenders, coun- at the most held late last it, we go , But I have to learn to with times when I Welcome a counselor at Elementary a supervisor for clist killed '. 14 junction motorcyclist on Sunday alternoon of Hwy. 97 14, above Maryhill. to the Washington (WSP), Ronald died ~.ene from injuries when the 20o3 he was dri- Hwy. 14 col- front of a turning left 14, westbound, onto Paulson was Lumley, 61, of of the pickup, turing speakers, panels and Programs for Peaceful Living. public discussion about Summit highlights include domestic violence, discussions of domestic vio- "If we want to bring an end lence's impact on children, to this silent killer, the com- domestic violence in Native munity as a whole must bear American and Hispanic cul- the responsibility," said an tures, and officer-involved announcement of the event, domestic violence. The task force has been The summit is funded by reaching out this year; it now the Gender and Justice has representatives from the Commission of the general public, the City of Washington Courts. Goldendale's police and attor- Every concenred member ney's offices, Klickitat County of the community is invited; departments including cop there is no charge. rections, probation and the Questions should be direct- prosecutor's office, and coun- ed to Patty Cooper, (5o9) seling programs including 25o-o315• The Goldendale Sentinel --- Klickitat County's source for information since 1879. Choose fruits, vegetables and physical activity. NATIONAL 5 A DAY MONTH SEPTEMBER 2004 Hewas wearing [SEPTEMBER IS NATIONAL 5 A DAY MONTHII from WSP, the aaty Sheriffs office, [ Celebrate by eating 5 to 9 ~rvings of color(ul frtfi.ts and [ ~oldendaleleY Hospital ambU-rescue [ vegetables every day. Look for 5 ADay lnt0 _rmation at I laded at approxi- I Holcomb's Sentry and DeHart S RedApply Market. 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Paper copies of the complete preliminary bud- 2o, according to Glen Chipman, the county's get will also be available for distribution to any chief financial officer and budget director, member of the public, at no charge, in the county Chipman said that budget workshops held in commissioners' office in Goldendale. late August and early September, involving The commissioners will hold one public hear- department heads and county commissioners, ing on the preliminary budget, scheduled for went "smoothly" for the most part. "A couple of Tuesday, Oct. 5 in the commissioners' chambers, departments were struggling with cash flow," he Chipman said. Written comments will be accept- said. ed until Oct. 31. The county will deliver copies of the completed The final budget must be adopted by the end of preliminary budget to the Goldendale and White the calendar year, mad is usualy completed before Salmon libraries, where they will be available for Christmas, Chipman said. 40 research subjects to evaluate the latest Digital Hearing Technology Wayne Jacobson, BC-HIS, nationally known hearing aid expert, is doing research for a seminar on advanced digital hear- ing aids. We are in need of 40 subjects to test and evaluate this latest technology. There will be at least four appointments required to measure and evaluate your reactions. This is a no cost- no obligation offer (of course, if you wish to keep the instruments after the trial you will enjoy special savings for your help.) The need for research subjects is limited -- call today for your appointment at 541-298-5558 Wayne Jacobson, BC-HIS Keith Howe, M.A. 541-298-5558 608 East Second Street, The Dalles