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Z-118 1.6.2025 Small Town Papers, Inc 217 West Cota St Shelton WA 98584-2263 /~:ii!!ii! ~ ~' Aimee's Attic changes, stays the same MAX ERIKSON REPORTER A changing of the guard is taking place at Aimee's Attic Con- signment Store on 100 E Main as it was offi- cially sold last week to new owners who plan to continue the same business model with few changes. Aimee's Attic owner Aimee Waddell says it was time to let one of her two stores go to focus on her larger Ai- mee's Attic store at 980 E. Broadway, her estate sale business, and her family, "I really needed more time with my family," Waddell Says. "We have been talking about sell- ing it for a year, and I'm really grateful to the new owners." Waddell continues, "It is a win- win for everybody For me, for them, and for the community." The new owners are Laura and Robert Ser- vice, who have been vendors at Aimee's Attic for two years and have lived in Gol- dendale since 2015 af- ter retiring here from Portland. "We really just fell into this the last month or so," Laura Service says. "We have worked with Aimee for the last few years and we jumped at the chance when she decided to sell." WaddeU continued to operate the store until Dec. 24. Jan. 1 will be the first day it will be open under the Ser- vices. "The store will most- ly be the same as it has always been," Laura Service says. "We will be adding a few more things and will try to bring in a different va- riety of items, but the name of the store and the signs will stay the same." After 35 year.s as a plumber, Robert Ser- vice is now retired and says he has been doing storage unit auction- ing as a hobby for the last five years that has helped him build an inventory of a lot dif- ferent stuff. For Rob- ert this is the perfect retirement job to keep himself busy but also contribute to the com- munity. "One of the first things I want to display for sale is my large col- See Attic page 2 Reminder: 'The Sentinel newsstand price goes to $1 in Jan- uary 0 II I1!!1! IIII i!!!U 11111 i 4i CONTRIBUTED OZ MEETS WONDERLAND: The Goldendale Middle School offered its production of Dorothy in Wonderland Friday and Saturday, Dec. 15 and 16. Cast, crew, and proud family members had a great time with the play, which combines char- acters from The Wizard of Oz and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. One family member texted, "This is so wonderful! When does the movie come out, with the Middle School cast?" PLUNGING INTOTHE NEWYEAR: Last year saw a lot of hardy souls dashing into the Columbia Plunge organizers hope for an even better turnout. FILE PHOTO River. This year's Polar JARYD CLINE SO be down at Maryhill at more than welcome. Come pay a fee, but New Year's SPORTS EDITOR least a few minutes before enjoy some warm drinksDay is a free admission 10. The event lasts as long while watching the group day to all state parks in There still is time toas the participants canof plungers start the New Washington. There will sign up for one of the New remain in the 40 degreeYear off in style, be signs guiding people Year's coolest annual tra- temperatures of the Co-Anderson also encour- in the right direction af- ditions. And by coolest, lumbia River. ages plungers to go in as ter they pull into the park. -that literally means that Afterwards, hot choc- far as they're comfortable Restrooms and chang- you will most likely be olate and hot tea will and safe with. Come ining rooms will be avail- colder than you ever have. be provided by Central and get your feet wet or able and open for partic- The Polar Plunge is set Klickitat County Park and go all out and show your ipants before and after for the llth straight year Recreation District Man- toughness while submerg- they plunge and Ander- on New Year's Day at ager Lori Anderson. ing your entire body in son also will be bringing Maryhill State Park and Registration is set forthe cold Columbia River. some extra towels. She registration is open until $10. Participants also can The Central Klickitat advises plungers to bring thestartof the event at10 register for $30 which County Park and Rec- their own towels and a.m. also includes a Polar reation District hostssome sandals, an oldpair On every New Year's Plunge T-shirt. Registra- the event, with proceeds of shoes, or anything to Day at 10 a.m. sharp, the tion forms are available from the event benefitting protect your feet. brave participants bare at the Chamber of Com- swim lessons, scholar-For more information, the cold temperatures mercebuilding, or online ships, upkeep of the dis- visit the Parks and Rec and the freezing water, at www.centralklickitat- trict facilities and more. website above, or call the and take a plunge into the parksandrecreation.com.To get into state parks Goldendale Swimming frigid Columbia River.Even if you don't want in Washington, one must Pool at 773-0506 or 250- However, the event is to plunge, donations are own a Discover Pass or0981. over shortly after it starts MAX ERIKSON REPORTER The local school levy is a part of the opera- tional budget for the Goldendale School Dis- trict (GSD), and with the upcoming Mainte- nance and Operations Replacement Levy scheduled for a vote on Feb. 13, 2018, GSD Superintendent Mark Heid wants the com- munity to be aware of what this levy is and why it is changing this year. This year's replace- ment levy will be dif- ferent from previous levies, and property owners might be sur- prised to see that the amount the district is asking for is much low- er than in past years. That can be attribut- ed tQ the McCleary de- cision-by the Wash- ington State Supreme Court--that forced Washington law mak- ers to devise a funding plan that would be in compliance with the state constitution that says the state must fully fund basic edu- cation for Washington Schools. Part of the plan the legislatures devised was to cap nearly all school :district levies to a $1.50 per $1,000 of property value. The flip side to the plan is that state property taxes will now go up to cover the shor ge created by the smaller levy rate. Past levies for GSD would run at about $2.38 per $1,000 as- sessed property values. Heid says they ran the rate at $2.38 because that was what was needed to continue to fund the programs that were already in place. One of Heid's main concerns with the new education funding plan is that any money reim- bursed by the state may have to be used for pro- grams mandated by the state and doesn't give districts the freedom to put themoney where it is most effectively used or needed. "The legislature rolled this thing out with not a lot of direc- tion or expectation for us to go by," Heid says. "But one thing we may lose is the flexibility we had with the levy dol- lars to move the money to the areas that need them the most. With the state plan we don't have that flexibility" School levies make up 20 percent of the dis- tricts operating budget and it is normally at the discretion of the district on how those funds are spent. With the cap on levy rates Heid estimates the dis- trict will lose nearly $800,000 that the state will need to reimburse to maintain its current programs. "One problem with planning for our bud- get is that we don't See Levy, page 2