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LYLE NEWS
Stay engaged
with ‘Well
Connected’
online program
■ By Mildred E. Lykens
M
ERRY MARCH EV-
eryone ... beginning
mid-way in the
month, construction on The
Dalles Bridge on Highway
197 will begin with expected
single lane closures with up
to 20-minute delays between
the hours of 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.
Then beginning after Labor
Day of 2021 it will extend to
full weekend closures which
will last until Memorial Day
of 2022, beginning at 8 p.m.
on Thursday until 6 a.m. the
following Monday. The com-
pletion date is scheduled
for June of 2022. Emergency
vehicles will be allowed
access to cross during these
closures. For more informa-
tion visit The Dalles Bridge
Project website. I guess that
curtails any late night visits
to fast food restaurants for a
midnight snack.
There is one day left for a
free day-use visit from the
Washington State Parks and
Recreation Commission.
The Discovery Pass will not
be required for the final free
day on Friday, March 19,
celebrating the State Parks’
107th birthday.
Talk across the backyard
fence is that we will be
receiving another stimulus
“package” of $1,400 per
eligible American. This time,
Congress is changing the
payment to be an “Economic
Impact Payment debit card,”
which is understood to be
an alternative to distributing
the money by direct deposit
or a paper check. These Visa
debit cards are designed to
be used to make purchases,
get cash from in-network
ATMs and transfer funds to
your personal bank account
without a fee. I understand
if you’re sent one, after the
card arrives, it would be wise
to head to the EIP card web-
site to activate it and learn
more about how to use it at
bit.ly/3pYBlMa. We won’t
know anything definite until
Congress passes a final stim-
ulus bill and President Biden
signs it into law. A setback
could be: If
the timeline
is passed,
as planned,
it could co-
incide with
tax season,
which could
Mildred E.
be a prob-
Lykens
lem of its
own. So educate yourselves
on all the do’s and don’ts so
you have no lingering trou-
ble with the IRS.
To fight the doldrums fac-
ing many adults, a program
called “Well Connected
Community” is offering
activities consisting of
learning, sociable chat, and
an assortment of classes and
support groups ... all from
the comfort of your home.
It consists of a variety of
dedicated volunteers and
offers its members a menu
of games, learn a language,
poetry writing, visit a vir-
tual tour, meditate, share a
praise, receive support, and
most importantly, to connect
and engage with others every
day; which is all accessible
by phone or online. Well
Connected is free of charge
to all participants over the
age of 60 just by calling in
via a toll free number, at a
set time each week. If you’re
ready to register, please
contact at 877-797-7299, or
coviaconnection@covia.org.
According to the Klickitat
County COVID-19 Case
Counts (updated on Feb. 25),
Lyle’s report is: 31 positive,
30 recovered, 0 deaths and
1 active. Let’s pray that
that one person recovers
quickly and we have no more
positives. Stay blessed you
Lyleites!
Send your Lyle news
to 509-365-2273 or
lykensme41@gmail.com.
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
B7
Museum
reopens
Maryhill Museum of Art will
again be open to the public be-
ginning March 15 from 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. daily. Timed-entry
tickets will be required to limit
the number of visitors in the
museum at any one time. Masks
are required. For tickets, proce-
dures, policies and COVID-19
protocols, visit www.maryhill-
museum.org.
Photo courtesy Maryhill
Museum
GLENWOOD NEWS
Gear sought for foster kids,
medical equipment for elders
■ By Mary Pierce
T
HE GLENWOOD
School presented a
wonderful production
of “The Emperor’s New
Clothes” on Friday, Feb.
26, under the direction of
Missoula Children’s Theater.
Seventeen students from
kindergarten through high
school put on a very enter-
taining and colorful show.
A big thanks go out to Toni
Troh and Heather Gimlin
for all their strategizing and
planning to make this event
possible during these pan-
demic times. And thanks,
also, to Kim Thomas and
Pam Keithley for preparing
a delicious pizza dinner for
the cast and directors prior
to the show.
Each family was allowed
four tickets to be in the
audience and each family
group was safely distanced
in the gym, had temperature
checks before entering, and
wore face masks, as did all
the students in the cast and
the Missoula members. After
a long year of no extra-cur-
ricular activities or events,
this was a very welcome
occasion. One young cast
member remarked after
the show that it was so
much fun, she wished it
wasn’t over. Thank you to
Glenwood School for bring-
ing some fun and joy to the
school and community.
The Klickitat/Glenwood
(Klickwood) high school
girls’ volleyball team played
Dufur on Tuesday, March
2, where they lost a tough
match in three sets. They
traveled to
Arlington
on March 4.
Check with
the school
for results of
that match.
They have an
abbreviated
Mary Pierce
schedule of
games this year compared to
previous years, but are en-
joying this chance to finally
get to participate in sports.
If you didn’t receive a copy
of their schedule, you can
find it on the school website.
Check with coach Jaecee
Hoctor at the school for
information on how to view
the live-streaming games on
your computers at home.
There is more excit-
ing volleyball news. The
Glenwood Middle School
girls have begun practicing
for their short season, under
the guidance of coach Sara
McFall. They began their
practices on March 1 and
begin their league play with
their first game with Klickitat
on Wednesday, March 10, in
Glenwood. This is a remind-
er that the home games for
both high school and middle
school games are not open
to the general public due
to COVID-19 guidelines for
size of gatherings, but these
games will also be live-
streamed. Athletes will be
allowed a limited number of
tickets to allow family mem-
bers to attend their home
games. Good luck to all the
Glenwood Middle School
and Klickwood girls.
Some time back, I men-
tioned that the Glenwood
Women’s Club is keeping a
list of medical equipment
available in our communi-
ty to loan when someone
has a need. I was recently
searching for a specific piece
of equipment needed for a
person’s elderly parent to
use and realized this is a
good time to put out this re-
quest again. If you have any
equipment such as walkers,
shower chairs, tub benches,
crutches, etc., please give
me a call at 364-3344 so I can
add it to the list. If a person
calls with a need, I will call
you and request to borrow
your medical equipment
and arrange to pick it up.
This is a great way for neigh-
bors to help neighbors in
times of need. Thank you for
any help you can give.
The Women’s Club also
usually uses the annual
fall bazaar and the months
of January through March
for fundraising for the
Comfort Cases for Foster
and Homeless Children of
Klickitat County. Because of
the pandemic, we did not do
a public fundraiser or place
collection jars in businesses
this year, but the project
is still active and anyone
wishing to donate to the
project may send donations
to Glenwood Women’s Club,
PO Box 149, Glenwood,
WA 98619. Club President
Carla Dillenburg has been
gathering donations from
Gorge area businesses. Ace
Hardware in White Salmon,
and Walmart and The Book
Peddler in White Salmon are
among those who have gen-
erously donated to this very
important project, as well
as local residents who have
donated children’s clothing
items. The club greatly ap-
preciates all the support and
donations for this cause.
Often a child may be
suddenly moved to a foster
home without time to pack
needed belongings or
suddenly become homeless
due to unfortunate family
circumstances. The comfort
cases contain age-appro-
priate items such as books,
stuffed animals, color books
and crayons, notebooks,
journals, school supplies,
pajamas, socks, a blan-
ket, and personal hygiene
items. The backpacks full of
supplies are for the children
to keep and help them feel a
bit more secure at a difficult
time in their lives. Thanks to
everyone who is able to help
with this project.
This is another reminder
regarding rental use of the
Glenwood Rodeo grounds.
The Glenwood Rodeo
Association has been a
big part of the Glenwood
Community and Klickitat
County for 86 years. The
Association is strictly a
non-profit organization. As
such, the rodeo grounds
and/or dance hall are
available to rent for public
and private events. For more
rental information, please
contact Chris Miller at
364-3427.
Please send any news items
for next week’s paper to gmp-
ierce09@gmail.com.
Public Notices
WHITE SALMON
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Feb. 24, Mar. 3,
10, 17, 2021
WS #178
Klickitat County
Public Works Dept.,
G o r d o n K e l s e y,
228 W Main St Ms
CH-19 Goldendale,
WA 98620-9597, is
seeking coverage
under the Wash-
ington State De-
partment of Ecolo-
gy’s Construction
Stormwater NPDES
and State Waste
Discharge General
Permit.
Th e p r o p o s e d
project, Old Moun-
tain Road, is locat-
ed at Old Mountain
Road, MP 3.54 to
4.68 (From 3.54
miles North of Bick-
leton Hwy to end of
the County main-
tained portion of Old
Mountain Road at
MP 4.68). in Gold-
endale in Klickitat
county.
This project in-
v o l v e s 7 a c re s o f
soil disturbance for
Highway or Road
construction activ-
ities.
The receiving wa-
terbody is Unnamed
Tributar y to Rock
Creek.
Any persons de-
s i r i n g t o p re s e n t
their views to the
Washington State
Department of Ecol-
ogy regarding this
Application, or in-
terested in Ecolo-
gy’s action on this
Application, may
notify Ecology in
writing no later than
30 days of the last
date of publication of
this notice. Ecology
reviews public com-
ments and considers
whether discharg-
es from this proj-
ect would cause a
measurable change
in receiving water
quality, and, if so,
whether the project
is necessary and in
the overriding public
interest according
to Tier II anti-degra-
dation requirements
u n d e r W A C 17 3 -
201A-320.
Comments can be
submitted to:
e c y re w q i a n o i @
ecy.wa.gov, or
Department of
Ecology
Attn: Water Quality
Program, Construc-
tion Stormwater
P.O. Box 47696,
Olympia, WA 98504-
7696
Mar. 3, 10, 2021
WS #187
KLICKITAT COUN-
TY MITIGATED DE-
TERMINATION OF
NON-SIGNIFICANCE
Notice is hereby
given that Klickitat
County issued a
Mitigated Determi-
nation of Non-signif-
icance (MDNS) on
March 4, 2021 under
SEPA Rules (Chapter
197 - 11 WA C ) a n d
the Klickitat Coun-
t y E n v i ro n m e n t a l
Ordinance Number
121084, as amend-
ed, for the following
proposals:
S E P A 2 0 21 - 0 8 .
Applicant: Crossfit
Mt Adams (Matt &
Connie Riley). A
Binding Site Plan ap-
plication requesting
to subdivide two par-
cels into 3 lots in or-
der to create another
fitness facility. The
proposed Binding
Site Plan is located
in TAX LOT 11-B &
PTN by AF#1029737
IN SESE and TL’S
10B, 11 & PTN BY
S C 13 - 2 - 0 0118 - 12
less RW by AF#
1113095; in Section
13, T3N, R10E, W.M.
Klickitat County, WA
(White Salmon vicin-
ity) on tax parcels
03-10-1344-0012/00
a n d 0 3 - 10 - 13 4 4 -
0013/00.
S E P A 2 0 21 - 0 6 .
Applicant: Thomas
Reinerth. A Short
Plat application re-
questing to subdi-
vide approximately
0.93 acres into four
lots. The proposed
short plat is located
in LOT 1 BLA 2006-
05 IN SESE; Section
34, T3N, R13E, W.M.
Klickitat County, WA
(Lyle vicinity) on tax
parcel 03-12-3465-
0001/00.
A f t e r re v i e w o f
the completed en-
vironmental check-
lists and other in-
formation on file,
the Klickitat County
Responsible Official
has determined that
these proposals will
not have probable
significant adverse
impacts on the envi-
ronment. Copies of
the MDNS are avail-
able at the Klickitat
County Planning
Department during
normal business
hours. Comments
or appeals on the
above environmental
reviews will be ac-
cepted until 5:00 pm
March 26, 2021. Ap-
peals must be made
t o t h e B o a rd a n d
filed with the Klick-
itat County Audi-
tor’s office. Appeals
shall not be deemed
complete without
payment of the ap-
peal fees applicable
to Class A projects,
payable to Klickitat
County Planning
Department.
Mar. 10, 2021
WS #190
CITY OF WHITE
SALMON
PUBLIC HEARING
Proposed Amend-
ments to WSMC
10 . 2 4 , S t o p p i n g ,
Standing and
Parking
The City of White
Salmon City Council
will hold a public
hearing regarding
proposed amend-
ments to White
Salmon Municipal
Code (WSMC) 10.24
Stopping, Standing
a n d Pa r k i n g . Th e
public hearing will be
held on Wednesday,
March 17, 2021 at
6:00 p.m. The City
Council will meet
via teleconference.
Written comments
may be submitted to
janb@ci.white-salm-
on.wa.us by 5:00
p.m. on Wednes-
day, March 17 not-
ing in the subject
line “Public Hearing
– Amendments to
WSMC 10.24.” All
written comments
will be read during
the public hearing.
In addition, any indi-
vidual who wishes to
testify via the tele-
conference will be
allowed to do so. You
must register with
the city (by contact-
ing Jan Brending at
janb@ci.white-salm-
on.wa.us by 5:00
p.m. on Wednes-
day, March 17) that
you desire to testify
via teleconference
a n d p ro v i d e y o u r
name and/or phone
number as it will
appear during the
Zoom teleconfer -
ence. A copy of the
proposed amend-
ments is available
on the city’s web-
page at http://www.
white-salmon.net or
by calling Jan Brend-
ing at 509-493-1133
#205.
Mar. 10, 2021
WS #191
CITY OF WHITE
SALMON
2 0 21 S M A L L
WORKS ROSTER
The City of White
Salmon establish-
es a Small Works
Roster each year
for contractors who
construct any public
works or improve-
ment which has an
estimated cost of
$300,000 or less.
Service categories
include construction,
b u i l d i n g , re n o v a -
t i o n , re m o d e l i n g ,
a l t e ra t i o n , re p a i r
or improvement of
real property as ref-
e re n c e d i n R C W
39.04.155. All con-
tractors interested
in doing small works
for the City of White
Salmon must apply
on an annual basis.
Application pack-
ets can be obtained
from the City by con-
tacting Jan Brend-
ing, City of White
Salmon at 509-493-
1133 #205 or janb@
ci.white-salmon.
wa.us. Applications
are also available
on the city’s web-
site at http://www.
white-salmon.net
(under “Bids &
RFPs).
(Please note – the
City is no longer us-
ing the MRSC Roster
process. Contractors
must apply annually
directly to the City of
White Salmon.)
Jan Brending
Clerk Treasurer
Mar. 10, 17, 2021
WS #192
S T A T E
E N V I R O N M E N TA L
POLICY ACT
Determination of
Non-Significance
Date of Issuance:
March 5, 2021
Lead Agency:
City of Bingen
Agency Contact:
Cheyenne Pantoja
Wright, City Clerk
City of Bingen
clerk@bingen
washington.org
(509) 493-2122
Description of
Proposal: The proj-
ect encompasses
Schedule A: Waste-
water Treatment Fa-
cility Improvements;
which provide for
existing aerobic di-
gester modifications
including waste re-
moval and clean-
ing, furnishing, and
installing three new
blowers, a new fine
bubble diffuser aer-
ation system, and
installation of one
Owner-supplied
s u b m e rs i b l e m i x -
er. The project also
includes modifica-
tions to an existing
oxidation ditch in-
cluding furnishing
and installing new
aspirating mixers,
instrumentation,
and piping; and
SEPA Environmen-
tal checklist (WAC
197 - 11 - 9 6 0 ) J u l y
2016 Page 3 of 19
construction of a
new concrete bio se-
lector structure and
mixer platform. The
project also includes
concrete crack and
surface repairs to
a second oxidation
ditch structure as
well as all associated
electrical work and
site restoration. The
entire wastewater
t re a t m e n t f a c i l i t y
covers an area ap-
proximately 11,500
square yards in area.
The project also
encompasses
Schedule B: Sew-
er Improvements;
which includes the
replacement of ap-
proximately 1,750
linear feet of exist-
ing 10-inch sanitary
sewer main with
new 18-inch san-
itar y sewer main,
including side sew-
ers; trenchless CIPP
(cured-in-place
pipe) replacement
of approximately 870
linear feet of existing
8-inch and 10-inch
sanitary sewer main;
manhole rehabilita-
tion and minor repair
of approximately 22
existing manholes;
and associated res-
toration work.
Location of Pro-
posal: The Schedule
A improvements
will be located at
the City’s existing
Wastewater Treat-
ment Facility located
at 208 East Marina
Way. The Schedule
B Collection System
Improvements will
occur mainly within
Depot St. and var-
ious spot locations
throughout the City
Proponent: City of
Bingen
112 N Ash
PO Box 607,
Bingen, WA 98605
Th e S E PA l e a d
Agency for this pro-
posal has deter-
mined that the pro-
posal will not have a
probable significant
adverse impact on
the environment. An
environmental im-
pact statement (EIS)
is not required under
RCW 43.21C.030 (c).
This decision was
made after review of
a completed envi-
ronmental checklist
and other informa-
tion on file with the
lead agency. This
information is avail-
able to the public on
request.
This DNS is issued
under WAC 197-11-
340(2) and the com-
ment period will end
on March 24, 2021.
Responsible Offi-
cial: Mayor Betty J
Barnes
A d d re s s : 112 N
Ash, Bingen, WA
98605
Signature: /s/
Mayor Betty J
Barnes
Mar. 10, 2021
WS #193
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