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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-
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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