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Looking for the helpers
At Klickitat Valley Health (KVH) early yesterday morning, a woman in scrubs was crossing the parking lot toward the main entrance. A car headed south...
THIS WAS JUST LAST WEEK:
Yes, it was just last Wednesday, April 1, that our area was blanketed in spring snow. It was pretty while it lasted....
Silent Streets
SILENT STREETS: Main Street in Goldendale in late afternoon on a recent weekday. Normally parking spaces would be mostly full. Like cities all across...
Goldendale, Lyle school districts deliver needed food to kids
Lyle Although Klickitat County didn't have a diagnosed case of COVID-19 until March 14, the virus has had a noticeable impact on the already limited...
Schools ordered closed for rest of the school year
Gov. Jay Inslee and Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal Monday announced the extension of school closures for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year. The order keeps both public and...
Superintendent's statement on closing
Shortly after Gov. Jay Inslee announced the closure of all schools in Washington for the rest of current school year, Goldendale School District Superintendent Ellen Perconti wrote this message to...
Community Meal program needs help
The Community Meal program—formerly known as the Soup Kitchen— at the Goldendale United Methodist Church has seen its role expand greatly since the “Stay at Home” edict began. The program has...
Mosbrucker domestic violence bill vetoed, Goldendale shelter funding intact
A measure to create a workplace domestic violence task force was among 147 bills and supplemental budget appropriations Gov. Jay Inslee vetoed Friday in an effort to save money to address COVID-19...
Delivery service by first responders begins
The Emergency Operations Center (EOC), in partnership with Washington Gorge Action Programs (WAGAP) began delivering essential supplies such as groceries to community members Friday, March 27. This se...
Goldendale Police investigate vehicle theft
The Goldendale Police Department (GPD) has been working with police in Kennewick on the theft of a Honda Civic at the Mid-Columbia Veterinary Clinic. The theft occurred Thursday, March 26, at around...
Looking Back
Considering our recent weather, I had to start this week’s “Looking Back” column with a 100-year-old weather report that is appropriate today. April 1, 1920 - 100 Years Ago March’s departing...
The Washington Outdoors Report:
Washington has enacted the strongest measures in the nation when it comes to limiting outdoor recreation. Following Gov. Jay Inslee's "Stay Home,...
Companion Animal: Update on human-animal COVID-19 cases
Nadia, a four-year-old female Mayalan tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York, has tested positive for COVID-19, the human form of the coronavirus. Along...
Rare celestial phenomenon over Goldendale
Troy Carpenter, administrator at the Goldendale Observatory, sent this picture and explanation Monday: A rarity occurred in the sky last week; Planet...
We've been here before
Buildings Closed? Health procedure notices? (Get that pencil out of your mouth!) Gatherings banned? All this was going on during the Spanish Flu...
Up to date
This Chart from yesterday morning shows the total number of coronavirus cases tested, confirmed, recovered, and the single death in Klickitat...
Bright spots in dark days
It’s April Fool’s Day, and we’re not letting a measly pandemic stop us from providing some laughs. As in previous years, the first person to correctly identify both April Fool’s Day stories...
No Reminders
The company that prints and distributes The Dalles Reminder has informed The Sentinel that it is suspending distribution of the Reminder for the time being. Some inserts have temporarily stopped...
Looking Back
Richard Lefever does a great job on our Looking Back column, and this week he’s put together a collection of stories from The Sentinel of more than a century ago, looking at how the area coped with...
Herrera Beutler to host telephone town hall with public health and economic assistance experts on April 1
Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler will host a live telephone town hall on Wednesday, April 1 at 5:30 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. This telephone town hall will feature experts who will provide...
Goldendale participates in successful online TSA conference
The Washington Technology Student Association (TSA) State Conference was scheduled to begin on March 18, 2020, in Seatac, Washington, for 1,200 students and advisors from around the state. TSA is the...
Ogden still ready for emergencies
Dr. James Ogden’s optometry office has been shuttered by the order to close businesses, but he remains available for emergency situations. Below he writes about his availability and urges anyone...
Washington scrambles to boost supplies
The Goldendale School District (GSD) will be offering its regular breakfast and lunch service this week, on Wednesday, April 1, and Friday, April 3. Next week, from April 6 to April 10, GSD will...
Spring break food boxes
The Goldendale School District (GSD) will be offering its regular breakfast and lunch service this week, on Wednesday, April 1, and Friday, April 3. Next week, from April 6 to April 10, GSD will...
Okidoki builds flying car
Fabled Japanese tech firm Okidoki Enterprises (tag line: “It’s not just good—it’s Okidoki!”) has added an anti-gravity flying car to its list of technological accomplishments. “They said...
