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Goldendale, WA (September 16, 2021) - Sunday Sutton has been named the new coordinator for the Coalition for Preventing Abuse in Klickitat County (CPAKC) following the announcement in August that she now serves as the new grant director for the Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative (CPWI).
The Lyle School District Board of Directors is seeking a district resident to fill an at-large position on the board, which was vacated by Lisa Bren on July 28. The appointee will serve through the next general election in 2023, and may file for election to the position. Applications due by September 17th.
Lorena Salazar-Zamora of Bingen is taking her experiences as an immigrant putting them to good use to help others in her role with Washington Gorge Action Programs. The Spanish speaker can help with translations while getting people the services they need.
“We’ve had a great first day of school,” said Ann Varkados, Lyle School District Superintendent. “Kids are excited to be there and teachers are excited. We’re looking forward to having kids in class every day.”
The goal of the increase would be to help pay for a rate-discount program for low-income Washingtonians.
Recent chatter about a door opening up on Mt. Adams in an area where the glacier has melted and supposed paranormal activity is occurring- a possible UFO hanger? - provide interesting timing. Our man of reviews’ Jim Drake just happened upon a film of the same subject matter. He even interviewed the directors.
“The lifesaving work of ShelterBox is only possible because of our inspiring volunteers like Lora Helmer, whose service in their communities is ensuring families made homeless by disaster and conflict situations have access to essential shelter and supplies,” said Kerri Murray, President of ShelterBox USA.
Yakama Nation Tribal Forestry has announced that Tract D Recreational Area will be open from August 30th to October 1st from 7:00 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.
Excessive heat warnings and hazardous air quality advisories are in affect in various parts of the Mid-Columbia region, including Goldendale, White Salmon, Trout Lake, and Yakima until Monday. Towns under heat advisory only include The Dalles, Dufur, Maupin, and Hermiston.
Mt. Adams Buddhist Temple has begun the first phase of construction on a new temple in Trout Lake, WA. The new temple is being built to improve the temples ADA accessibility, make space for a children’s early learning program, and more.
Gas Linework started between Bingen and White Salmon; traffic impacted
Beginning on Tuesday, July 13 work will begin to stabilize the slope on the north side of SR 14 about two miles east of Bingen.
Our Robin Allen sat down with Sarah and Fiona Starks-Thomson and talked about their journey of coming out to finding love across oceans to getting married twice and the happy accident that is now The Roasted Salt Co. Read more here.
Major change for The Mid Columbia and especially The Dalles are on the horizon if data centers and power infrastructure push ahead in this era of big projects, coupled with the demand to reduce carbon and stabilize the electrical grid and ultimately save the planet.
Dirth Hugger composting has expanded again. And they’re not gassing us. They are actually eliminating 55,000 tons of green waste from being dumped at local landfills. If not diverted, that much tonnage could produce massive amounts of methane, a significant contributor to greenhouse gasses. Methane is 25 times more potent than carbon dioxide, according to the EPA.
Renters and landlords in Skamania and Klickitat Counties may be eligible to apply
From Fair Planet Advisors: Turns out what’s good for the planet and society also makes for a good investment. Evidence that business strategy focused on material Environmental, Social and Governance issues is synonymous with high-quality management teams and improved returns. Learn more about it here.
The growing awareness of the worldwide climate emergency was evident on the evening of March 3rd when the City Councils of White Salmon and Mosier passed nearly identical Climate Crisis Resolutions unanimously.
The City of White Salmon will be giving away a tree seedling and free bag of bark mulch for each family, while supplies last. Trees and mulch will be available on a first come, first served basis beginning at 9:00 a.m. in Rheingarten Park at the picnic pavilion in the SE corner of the park.
