Goldendale, Washington
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2024
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ANNOUNCING COUNTY SITE: Glamping company Under Canvas has announced the opening next summer of its new location in Klickitat County.
Under Canvas announces new Klickitat County site Glamping company Under Canvas is now promoting the opening of its new location in Klickitat County, having weathered controversy over its potential environmental impact. The company’s website announces the debut of the location for next summer. Under Canvas Columbia River Gorge, the glamping brand’s 13th outpost, is situated on a 120acre property above the White Salmon River Valley deep in pines and oak trees. The camp will feature safari-style canvas tents on private elevated decks. Each will be outfitted with luxury amenities, including kingsize beds, premium linens, USB
charging packs, gas fireplaces, and ensuite bathrooms with showers, sinks, and flushing toilets. The site will also feature Under Canvas’ signature Stargazer Tent, complete with a stargazing window above the bed, and the Mount Hood Suite Tent, which includes two tents joined by a private deck. The lobby tent, using locally crafted artwork, will offer lounge spaces, a boutique, and an array of books and games by regional artisans. Under Canvas says it is using low-impact, sustainable practices at the new site. Pull-chain
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County close to hiring jail administrator RODGER NICHOLS FOR THE SENTINEL
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HONORING VETS: Veterans Day parades were held Friday (in Centerville) and Monday (in Goldendale). Top and third picture down: Centerville’s parade including young students marching in support of vets, and a large group gathered at the Centerville School afterward. Goldendale’s parade featuring a color guard (second picture down) and Grand Marshal Ken Bostick, in the car above. See Ken’s bio below.
Grand Marshal Ken Bostick Ken Bostick was born to Jack and Sandra Bostick in Seattle on September 20,1957. He served in the U.S. Army from 1976 to 1978 as a fire direction specialist for a 105 mm Howitzer Artillery Battalion, 1st Battalion 321st Field Artillery, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
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Ken moved to Goldendale in the fall of 1992 from the south Seattle area. He enjoys the rural community and people here in Goldendale. He is married to Judy, who he calls the best partner in his life. Ken was a coach and involved in Little League baseball and
Babe Ruth baseball. He also coached and was a referee for AYSO soccer. Ken worked in construction here and became the building inspector for Klickitat County in 2001. He finished his career as a building official for the City of Goldendale.
Most of the November 5 meeting of the Klickitat County Commissioners was taken up with routine reports. Commissioner Dan Christopher was absent, and Commissioner Jacob Anderson appeared by Zoom. Public Works Director Jeff Hunter reported that a seldom-used conference room is the number one choice to locate the office of the new county coroner, and HR Director Rob Van Cleave said five candidates have been selected for interviews by commissioners. He also said that background checks on the candidate for the new jail administrator have been satisfactorily completed as of that morning, and they are getting close to determining a start date. Asked whether that would be days or weeks from now, Van Cleave said he couldn’t commit to that specific a timeline, only that it would happen before the end of the year. And Fiscal Services Manager Jenn Neil reported that surprisingly large cost overruns in the Sheriff’s Office will require another supplemental budget, the county’s third this year. “This year, there’ve already been two supplementals approved and a third one pending
approval,” she said. The first was for $130,200, the second for $154,912, and the current one for $613,000. “So we’re looking at $896,000 total in additional budget allocation to the Sheriff’s Office,” she concluded. She added that she’d spoken to the Sheriff about it. “I did meet with Sheriff Songer, and we went through it,” she said. “He said that they’re putting a hold on unnecessary spending and are being mindful of it.” Commissioners will vote on a supplemental budget in the coming weeks. In the afternoon, commissioners convened a session of the Klickitat County Board of Health. The board consists of the three county commissioners and two members of the health profession. Currently, they are Paul Moyer, a physician’s assistant with a Masters of Public Health, and Sunday Sutton, a certified SUDP (Substance Use Disorder Professional.) Health Officer Dr. Joel McCullough reported the first human cases of bird flu in the state were reported in October in Franklin County. They were agricultural workers who were exposed to infected birds at an egg farm. Most of the cases, he said, involved mild flu-like symptoms and pink eye (conjunctivitis).
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