GHS graduates scholarships and awards for class of 2009 top previous year’s local and total funding
The total scholarships awarded Friday night at the Goldendale High School graduation exceeded last year’s totals by more than $100,000. The total amount awarded in local scholarships is $132,955, which includes Citizenship money. The total amount overall awarded in all scholarships was $356,170, also including Citizenship money.
By contrast, last year’s local scholarships total was $61,830, and the total for all scholarships was $203,103.
This year’s scholarships and awards recipients are:
Traci Bailey: National Intercollegiate rodeo Association Scholarship at College of Southern Idaho, $7,000 per year, renewable for 3 years ($21,000); Flag City USA, Professional Bull Riding Scholarship for Outstanding Service, $500; Bruckert Scholarship Fund, $2,000, renewable for one year ($4,000); Klickitat Valley Health Services Employee Association $200; Ina Kayser Memorial $150.
Donna Beierle: Careers That Work Scholarship Program at Everest College $1,000; Klickitat Valley Education Trust $750, renewable for three years ($3,000); Goldendale Lions Club Scholarship $500; Goldendale Kiwanis Community Service Award-alternate.
Kylee Bellamy: Northwest Nazarene University-combination scholarship for academics, athletics and the Deans Scholarship $10,000 per year, renewable for three years ($40,000); Lowell Erland Memorial $500; Bruckert Scholarship Fund $2,000, renewable for one year ($4,000); The Van Hoy Award $500; Goldendale Education Association $500; Klickitat Valley Education Trust $750, renewable for three years ($3,000); Goldendale Kiwanis Community Service Award $500.
Sydney Bloom: Blue Mountain community college Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges $990 per quarter ($2,970); 2009 United Power Trades Organization-Girls Scholarship recipient $1,000.
Hannah Brokaw: Bruckert Scholarship Fund $2,000, renewable for one year ($4,000); Leah Rebekah Lodge 22 scholarship $200.
Kyle Cairns: Lowell Erland Memorial $500; Bruckert Scholarship Fund $2,000, renewable for one year, ($4,000); Klickitat Valley Health Services Employee Association $200; Alimus Lodge 15 of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows $500.
Ryell Carley: Bruckert Scholarship Fund $2,000, renewable for one year ($4,000); The Evergreen State College Scholastic Achievement Award $900; Klickitat Valley Education Trust alternate; Greater Goldendale Area Chamber of Commerce $500; P.E.O. Chapter AM $400.
Fantasia Carroll: Rande Enyeart Memorial Scholarship $200; David R. Mattern Science Scholarship $1,000.
Mason Chambers: Goldendale Grange 49 $200; David R. Mattern Science Scholarship $1,000; Klickitat Valley Education Trust $750, renewable for three years $3,000; The Washington Federation of State Employees Union Local 716 serving Klickitat County $500; Goldendale Lions Club Scholarship $500; Scholarship sponsored by the Klickitat County Cattlewomen $500; Health Careers Scholarship, provided by Drs. Garnett, Ogden, Ferch, Reimche-Vu and the East Cascade Physical Therapy Clinic $450; Ina Kayser Memorial $150; Mid Columbia Veterinary Clinic through Washington State High School Rodeo Association $250; WW Livestock $250; Washington State High School Rodeo Association $250.
Brianna Cronin: Goldendale Grange 49 $200; Goldendale 4-H Scholarship $400.
Chelsea Denney: Bruckert Scholarship Fund $6,408.50, renewable for one year ($12,817); Klickitat Valley Health Services Employee Association $200; Allied Waste $2,500, renewable for three years ($10,000); Klickitat Valley Health Memorial Foundation Health Fair Committee Scholarship $500; Health Careers Scholarship, provided by Drs. Garnett, Ogden, Ferch, Reimche-Vu, and the East Cascade Physical Therapy Clinic $450; Goldendale Masonic Lodge Scholarship 31, Grow Memorial $1,000; Ferguson Endowed Scholarship $7,677, renewable for one year ($15,354).
Rebecca Gourley: Bruckert Scholarship Fund $6,408.50, renewable for one year ($12,817); Southern Oregon University WUE Tuition Award $11,325, renewable for three years ($33,975); Klickitat Valley Health Services Employee Association $200; Evergreen State College Scholastic Achievement Award $900; The Goldendale Sentinel, Pete May Memorial Journalism Scholarship $500.
Bryant Groves: Goldendale Education Association $500.
Conner Harris: Klickitat Valley Health Services Employee Association $200; Theo Caldwell Memorial $1,000; Trowbridge Children Memorial Fund Scholarship $400; Colorado College Grant $7,517, renewable for three years ($30,068); Benjamin M. Rastall Fund from Colorado College $19,988, renewable for three years ($79,952).
Hailey Hudson: Klickitat Valley Health Services Employee Association $200; Bruckert Scholarship Fund $2,000, renewable for one year ($4,000); Goldendale Grange 49 $200; Klickitat Valley Health Memorial Foundation-Health Fair Committee Scholarship $500; Health Careers Scholarship, provided by Drs. Garnett, Ogden, Ferch, Reimche-Vu and the East Cascade Physical Therapy Clinic $450.
Asa Israel: Klickitat Valley Health Services Employee Association $200; Evergreen State College Scholastic Achievement Award $600.
Samantha Perkins: Careers That Work Scholarship program at Perry Technical Institute $1,000; Goldendale Motorsports Association $500; Golden Art Gallery $200.
Jamie Roberts: Barred Rock Scholarship – one year tuition at Columbia Gorge Community College as well as textbook fees $3,700.
Tamarra Strasburg: Careers That Work Scholarship Program at Everest College $1,000.
Hannah Swigart: Bruckert Scholarship Fund $6,408.50, renewable for one year ($12,817); Central Washington University-President’s Tuition Waiver $3,600; Central Washington University-William O. Douglas Honors College Waiver $1,500/yr. ($4,500); Trowbridge Children Memorial Fund Scholarship $400; Goldendale Education Association $500; Goldendale Masonic Lodge Scholarship No. 31-Grow Memorial $1,000.
Erin Wade: Goldendale Education Association $500; Klickitat Valley Education Trust Marcelle Montgomery Scholarship $250, renewable for three years ($1,000); United Methodist Church Scholarship $1,000, renewable for one year ($2,000); Goldendale Masonic Lodge Scholarship No. 31-Grow Memorial $1,000.
Christine Watson: Box Canyon Community Award $100.
Nichole Williams: Bruckert Scholarship Fund $2,000, renewable for one year ($4,000); Klickitat County Sheriff’s Office Employees Association $500; Windermere/Glenn Taylor Real Estate Scholarship $500; Goldendale Jaycees $500, renewable for one year ($1,000).
Dallesport couple fined $89,000 for fraudulent sales
The Washington Attorney General’s Office has slapped heavy fines on a Dallesport couple who were cited for deceptive sales practices.
When bikers across the country began complaining about not receiving the parts they bought from a Washington-based business, the Consumer Protection Division hammered down and sued Slade and Shawna Kitchens, of Dallesport, in September 2008.
“The Kitchens took their customers for a ride when they took their cash but didn’t ship their throttle cables, gas tanks and other parts,” said Assistant Attorney General Mary Lobdell. “Today’s court order shuts them down.”
The state accused the Kitchens of violating the state’s consumer protection law by failing to ship orders, provide refunds or obtain required business licenses.
Klickitat County Superior Court Judge Brian Altman agreed, permanently barring the Kitchens from selling or buying vehicle parts or telecommunications equipment over the Internet. The decision also prohibits them from making misrepresentations should they operate another retail business in the future.
The Kitchens were ordered to pay $25,000 in penalties and $13,400 in restitution for nearly 60 customers. The pair must also reimburse the state for more than $51,000 in attorneys’ fees and legal costs. The order filed came as a default motion after the defendants failed to respond to the state’s lawsuit.
The Kitchens sold engines, transmissions, seats and other parts online at www.jeffscycles.com and www.cycleparts2007.com. They also sold telecommunications parts online at www.commdataconversions.com. The Web sites are no longer in operation.
They conducted business under a plethora of names: Jeff’s Cycles, Hood River Cycles, PTC Telecom, Cycle Parts 2007, S&S Cycles, Motor Parts Corp., Vintage Cycle Parts, Prospect Tel. & Cycle, Denver Monahan, Hood River Installers, Comm and Data Equipment, Telcom & Data Resale, Gorge PTC, Refurbishing Dock-Comm & Data Equipment and commdataconversions.com.
Slade Kitchens sometimes used the names Joe Matthews, Terry Reynolds, T. Shine and Denver.
The Attorney General’s Office is mailing letters to consumers starting this Friday. Lobdell said the Attorney General’s Office will do everything possible to collect on the judgment but that the Kitchens don’t have much money.
The Attorney General’s complaint includes counts of misrepresentation, saying, “In the ordinary course of business, defendants represented that the motorcycle parts sought by customers were readily available for immediate shipment. Defendants further made representations as to the type and quality of the part available as well, stating that each part came with a 100 percent money back guarantee or satisfaction guarantee. Defendants misrepresented the availability of parts to consumers, including misrepresenting that the part had been shipped...when in fact it had not.”
Comments sought on Condit Dam removal environmental review
An environmental review that addresses how sediment will be managed during the proposed removal of Condit Dam on the White Salmon River is available for review from the Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology). Comments will be accepted on the document until July 20.
PacifiCorp plans to begin removing the dam in October of 2010, contingent on obtaining necessary regulatory approvals.
Ecology undertook this supplemental review to better understand the implications of releasing the sediments behind the dam during dam removal. Elevated levels of naturally occurring mercury were found in some of the sediments. Studies indicate, however, that the release of the material during dam removal would actually reduce risks from the mercury by making it less likely to accumulate in fish. Mercury is ubiquitous in the environment from naturally occurring sources and from atmospheric deposition. It is not uncommon to find mercury in sediments behind dams.
In addition to addressing the sediment issue, the draft second supplemental environmental impact statement for the Condit Dam removal project looks at a change in the proposed location for disposing of concrete during demolition of the dam. Ecology previously conducted an environmental review of the project comparing the effects of continued operation of the dam with dam removal. The environmental reviews are necessary for the agency to issue regulatory approvals associated with the project.
In particular, before the dam may be removed, PacifiCorp must obtain a Section 401 Water Quality Certification from Ecology. The 401 certification under the federal Clean Water Act would certify that water quality standards and other water-protection regulations are met during dam removal and subsequent restoration. The 401 would outline the steps PacifiCorp must take to protect water quality during dam removal.
The Draft Second Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Condit Dam Removal Project can be viewed on-line at the following link: http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wr/cwp/condit.html
Copies are available by contacting Derek Sandison, the SEPA Responsible Official, at (509) 457-7120. Address comments in writing to Derek Sandison, Department of Ecology, 303 S. Mission St. Suite 200, Wenatchee, WA 98801, or email them to dsan461@ecy.wa.gov. |
