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Buses Retrofitted ... page 3 Letters ... page 4 High School Sports ... page 8 Great things to read in this week's paper m --- Price 50¢ Thursday, October 7, 2004 • Goldendale, Washington 98620-9526 One hundred and twenty-fifth year-- No. 41 By SAM LOWRY News Reporter land Patriots quarterback Drew to give the secret of his success: he received. ement for a son to say," Rohrbacher of the Goldendale ~ens, Drew's dad, Mac Bledsoe, so seriously that he made it Work. only good at it; he is really good it. Kiwanis will host a program by Mac Bledsoe in the High School gym next Tuesday, ~p.m. he is excellent," said Cheryl COunselor at Goldendale Primary has seen Bledsoe speak and has his videotapes, "Parenting with to me, as a parent... We t to tell us we're doing a good we are in the middle of a tough said. 'ears before his son became then a teacher and coach, taught about parenting. Then it possible for him to do it full time, establishing the Drew Bledsoe Foundation with his first big National Football League check. Ever since, the elder Bledsoe has taught about parenting to anyone who will listen. "Having it be a man is MAC incredibly important," Patton BLED~)E added. "So much of what we hear is from women nurturers. [Bledsoe] is a real nurturer." Rohrbacher said that last spring the local Kiwanis, a service organization focused on children and reading, wanted to do some- thing for a wider audience. "I thought of the Bledsoes," Rohrbacher said; he had once worked with Mac's father, Stu Bledsoe, when Stu was U.S. Secretary of Agriculture; Rohrbacher remembered that Mac Bledsoe once spoke at the Centerville School, and called him up. Bledsoe's goal was to "put the whole con- cept of parenting in the spotlight," Rohrbacher learned. "It's cool; and it's a learned behavior. Being a good parent is doubly tough." That hit home; it seemed like something good for Goldendale. They worked out a date. See BLEDSOE, page 3 urn II SKINNER is working." That the bottom line County ' decided countywide burn 3o lift date. in the past [the burn the date," said Ray Thayer. was much con- for people who by lifting the with slash piles and leftover brush from resi- dential firebreaks. When it comes to the annual burn ban Goble said, "Most peo- ple are doing the fight thing." The right thing is burning when experts and the authorities say it's a safe thing to do. "It's about timing," said Goble. This fire season, the DNR has been to 70 "starts"; 85 percent of those are human starts.'~,n Klickitat County roughly 15 per- cent of fires come from light- ning strikes. The DNRbreaks fires into one of several categories of intent or neglect: arson, debris, campfire, logging, children, or recreation. The problem with starting or causing a fire during a ban is the "Fire Bill." The fire bill, Goble said, is a computation of the total expense for fighting a fire no matter the size. The fire bill is 'Tour Worst Nightmare," DNR ~a'ote acro~ the top of a fire pre- poster on fireworks last ~lmmt~t'. The ti~in was extended to Oct. ~7 at the combined request of area fire agencies, said Thayer. Only District One asked to be omitted from the list of 14 fire districts. See BAN, page 1o By SAM LOWRY community professions, your street and mine, News Reporter will take the Summit's message back to their worlds and set wheels in motion to implement morning, Nan Stoops told 50the Summit's community action plan, out- 2004 Goldendale Domestic lined by Saturday afternoon. about Maria Teresa Macias; The consensus is that we need to educate every avenueto escape yearsof the community, through impact panels, violence schools, service organizations and the faith community," said and their how he said she story told; of the State Against Violence, is telling of the In Our from eaforcement, coun- courts, other Patty Cooper, who co-organized the event. "The action plan is for out- reach, especially youth outreach," said co-organizer Tracy Hoctor. The Goldendale Domestic Violence Task Force plans regular meetings and events. Those Photo by Sam Lowry wanting more Susan Arb, of the Yakima Countyi n fo r m a t i o n Prosecutor's office, speaks to representa- should call 250- tives at the Domestic Violence Summit held o315. on Saturday. Photos by Greg Skinner Following a pre-dawn 40 minute "harmonic tremor," steam escapes the crater at sunrise Sunday morning leaving a prehistoric image of the North Fork of the Toutle River. (LEFT) Goldendale resident Travis Dahl points Terry Anderson toward the steam and ash plume ris- ing from Mt. St. Helens, 70 miles in the distance, last Friday just after noon. By GREG SKINNER News Reporter Last Friday around noon Chrystal Philipsen answered the phone to find her sis- ter calling from Utah to tell her the news: Mr. Saint Helens started its expected eruption.. Philipsen then did what others m Goldendale did -- drove out to the overlook on Highway 97 where four Cascade volca- noes are visible to have a look. .... When Terry and Mary Anderson heard the news on their car radio, they had just passed building activity in the crater of Mt. St. Helens since the fall of 1986. At n:57 a.m., with the volcano at Alert Level II, a steam and ash plume punched a too-foot diameter hole through the crater glacier and rose several thousand feet from the north side of the 876-foot dome, escap- ing the crater by just a thousand feet. With that news going out live, thousands flocked to the Johnston Ridge Volcano Observatory, just five miles from the 198o crater left behind after the largest landslide in recorded history. By Saturday afternoon, through Yakima. The Spokane couple was on 2,500 people would be in the parking lot of their way to Portland. Only the chance of Johnston Ridge. Media personnel from their route took them past the lookout. Terry around the globe came streaming in. Anderson pointed his camera at Mt. Rainier thinking it was St. Helens. From the distance of nearly 70 miles, peo- ple gathered at the overlook peering through binoculars, cameras and video recorders try- ing to catch a glimpse of the first dome- Friday's first eruption came as predicted, said Tom Pierson, a USGS geologist/hydrol- ogist. In the days before, he and the rest of the multi-level agencies called for a steam and ash burst to happen soon and rise to the See ST. HELENS, page z6 candid LOWRY Jporter the Scenic will Arnold. sign on to the Over my dead ponded. [or face-to-face competihg last as the Lyle Council hosted the first county (see night schedule). There were few fireworks - applause following incum- See CANDIDATES, page 9 CANDIDATE FORUMS Upcoming Candidates' Nights: Trout Lake: Oct. 6 White Salmon: Oct. n Dallesport: Oct. 12 Goldendale: Oct. 14 County Commissioner Debate: Goldendale: Oct. 15 C The fine fall weather means.., it's time for the Loops. On Saturday, Oct. 9, from ~o a.m. to 4 p.m., the Goldendale Motorsports Association (GMA) and MaryhiU Museum will pre- sent the sixth annual Concours de Maryhill car show on the museum lawns, featuring an array of vintage, classic and custom cars. At noon, 40 vintage racers .will parade noisily down Hwy. ~4 and into the show. Then on Sunday, starting at 9 a.m., the same ~93os through ]96os speedsters will compete in the annual hill- climb race up the museum's historic Loops Road. The legendary Sam Hill, founder of Maryhill Museum, was a car and road enthusiast. "He would love this event," said Colleen Schafroth, Maryhill's executive director. According to GMA's Travis Gray, the Contours is an open ear show, so "anyone with a special ear may enter." Those interested in showing a car are encouraged to contact GMA at 773-3677. Admission to the car show and the outdoor sculpture garden is free. Refreshment vendors including Caf6 Maryhill will be on site, and Oregon Trail Candy will offer fruit pies. Car show awards will be presented at 3:3o p.m., followed by a buffet din- ner in the Museum's picnic grounds and wine tasting at the Maryhill Winery located just to the west. On Sunday, spectators can view the Maryhill Loops race for free from an overlook on Fill photo i Drivers of vintage, classic and custom cars will drive the loops once again during the Concours de Maryhill car show and Maryhill Loops run this weekend. Hwy. ~4. Spectators wanting a closer view may pay $5 for the shut- fie bus run to tlae top of the course, operated each year by U.S. 97, three miles north of the Greater Goldendale Area Chamber of Commerce. The race is organized by the Society of Vintage Racing Enthusiasts and only their approved cars and drivers can compete.