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G REATER G ORGE A2 Hood River News, Wednesday, June 24, 2015 www.hoodrivernews.com Stevenson head-on crash kills 4, including 2 young boys By STEVIE MATHIEU, PATTY HASTINGS The Columbian STEVENSON (AP) — Four peo- ple are dead, including two boys, ages 7 and 9, after a head-on crash between a pickup and a minivan near Stevenson. The crash occurred Saturday night when a pickup crossed the center line of State Route 14 in Stevenson near milepost 33 along the Columbia River — in front of Skamania Emergency Services Station #5. The pickup truck was driven by Heath T. Martin, 24, of North Bon- neville and the minivan by Ana- toliy I. Goy, 47, of Kent, Wash. Both were pronounced dead on scene, as was the 7-year-old, who was also in the minivan. The 9- year-old boy died Monday night in the hospital. There were five people in total in the minivan — Goy and his wife, Mariya P. Goy, 49, and three boys, ages 7, 9 and 11. Anatoliy Goy and the 7-year-old boy died at the scene, according to Washington State Police. Maria Goy and the two other boys, ages 9 and 11, were taken to Legacy Emanuel Medical Center in Portland. Goy was listed in fair condition as of Sunday. The 1997 Toyota Tacoma pickup and the 2005 Toyota Sienna mini- van were destroyed. Skamania Emergency officials reported “heavy damage” to both vehicles. Skamania County Emergency Services, local fire districts and the Washington State Patrol re- sponded to the scene. The roadway remained blocked for several hours Saturday night, with travel- ers being diverted to I-84 on the other side of the Columbia River. When troopers looked up Mar- tin, they discovered he had a med- ical restriction on his license, which had been canceled, said Sgt. Nate Hovinghoff. A canceled li- cense means it’s been taken away. Troopers aren’t sure why Mar- tin crossed the center line. There Photo courtesy of Skamania County Emergency Services. will be an autopsy and toxicology report done to determine possible A PICKUP COLLIDED with a minivan on SR-14 near Stevenson on Saturday night, contributing factors, Hovinghoff killing four people and injuring two. said. Klickitat County considers two-year ban on new pot businesses By LOU MARZELES The Goldendale Sentinel GOLDENDALE — T he Klickitat County Planning Commission was one vote shy of unanimity in its meet- ing Monday night in propos- ing a two-year ban with a sunset clause on new mari- juana businesses to the County Commissioners. The vote has no binding authori- ty but rather serves as a rec- ommendation for action to the county commission. No action would affect existing county businesses. Commission Chair James Dean ran an orderly meeting over the two hours of public testimony and commission discussion before a vote oc- curred. He also cast the sole dissenting vote during a roll call vote of each of the eight commission members. In sharp contrast to earlier county and Goldendale mu- nicipal hearings, speakers both for and against marijua- na businesses were uniform- ly calm and generally courte- ous, requiring little interven- tion by Dean. Testimony during the pub- lic hearing phase ran almost dead even between propo- nents and opponents of al- lowing new marijuana busi- nesses in the county, with 10 speaking for and 10 against, although one of the propo- nents was from Oregon. Most of the proponents spoke of the benefits of med- ical marijuana and found no opposition to their argu- ments. One speaker, Roxie Hunter, talked movingly of her experience. “I came here to die,” she said, “in April. It’s now June.” She said she’d always been the last person to ever consider using marijuana but began using it as a last resort. “It has changed my life.” Klickitat County Sheriff Bob Songer spoke on the is- sues of marijuana business- es from a law enforcement perspective and later, during commission discussion, was asked several follow-up ques- tions on the cost in person- nel hours and dollars of ad- ditional police concerns with marijuana businesses. “I can’t put an exact number on the cost,” he said, “but it has an impact.” Several of the marijuana growers were also asked fol- low-up questions, chiefly fo- cusing on controls in place for securing marijuana from theft or unlawful consump- tion. Commissioner Howard Photo by Lou Marzeles. ROXIE HUNTER speaks to the Klickitat County Planning Commis- sion Monday night on her dramatic experience with medical mari- juana. Kreps asked if there were anything to prevent a person from buying large quantities of pot day after day. There were no marijuana retailers in the meeting, but one grow- er who said he was a friend of the local retailer and knew the law testified that retail purchasers were limit- ed to how much they could buy at one time. “But there’s nothing that keeps them from going from store to store or coming in at differ- ent times and buying more,” he said. During the commission discussion stage of the meet- ing, it seemed that initial consideration leaned toward allowing new businesses with tight procedural re- straints. As conversation continued, the sense emerged that not enough was known about all the is- sues to do anything but rec- Goldendale Library Washington cross- mountain endurance holds summer race coming August 7 book sale July 2-3 The Friends of the Goldendale Library will be holding their annual Community Days book sale on Thursday and Fri- day, July 2 and 3 in the li- brary’s Camplan Room. Used books of all sorts will be on sale, from gar- dening to crafts, myster- ies, children’s books and much more. Most paper- backs are 50 cents, and most hardbacks are $1. The sale starts at 10 a.m. each day. The sale closes at 6 p.m. on Thursday and 4 p.m. on Saturday. A special pre-sale for members of the Friends of the Library will be held Wednesday night, July 1, from 5 to 7 p.m. Memberships may be purchased at the door for $5. Donations of books, puzzles and videos will be accepted until Satur- day June 27. The Friends of the Goldendale Li- Runners will scale the Cas- cade Mountains of Washing- ton in August — from St. He- lens to Mt. Adams. The first point to point 200- mile foot race in the United States, the Bigfoot 200 En- durance Run, will be held from August 7 to 11. Runners will experience a true moun- tain race with over 50,000 feet of climbing over 200 miles. Participants from all over the nation are expected to join. The massive endurance event begins at Mount St. He- lens, runs to Mt. Adams and then North to Randle, Wash., where runners finish. The race is not a stage race nor is it a relay. Athletes will com- plete the route solo in 108 hours or less, some without sleeping. However, there will be five sleep stations with hot food, medical and crew access, as brary are a nonprofit 501(c)3 under the Fort Vancouver Regional Li- brary Foundation. Funds raised by the Friends of the Golden- dale Library help sup- port programs and li- brary services. T he Friends provide funds for many special programs, equipment and materials for the library, including Summer Reading enter- tainment, receptions, children’s celebrations, writing programs and lectures, books, movies and more. The Friends always welcome new members and volunteers. Anyone interested in Friends ac- tivities are encouraged to attend the next meeting, Monday, July 13 at 12:30 p.m. at the library. For more information, call the Goldendale Com- munity Library, 509-773- 4487. well as 14 full medical aid stations along the trail. To volunteer in Big Foot 200, contact Richard Kresser at m.kresser@gmail.com. For more information, call race organizer Candice Burt, at 360-305-0313. ommend a two-year ban on new pot businesses but with a sunset clause, meaning in the absence of further action the measure would end at the conclusion of two years. “I have great respect for the growers,” Kreps said dur- ing discussion. “It’s clear that you’ve worked your butt off doing your operations in careful regard to the law, doing it right, and you’ve put a lot of money into it. But I work with teens every day, every day. And I have to say I’ve seen an increase in mar- ijuana usage among teens since I-502 came into law. Now, I can’t say that anyone in this room is the cause of that. But it’s a concern.” “I was listening to a story on NPR with growers and re- tailers in Colorado speaking about their experiences there,” added Commission Lori Zoller. “I was surprised that they spoke so much about their financial difficul- ties.” The story revealed that revenues from pot business- es in Colorado were not al- ways what owners had antic- ipated. “It’s tough,” said Commis- sioner Tony Riley. “It’s a very complex issue. I’m just not sure we know enough about all the issues.” Commissioner Rick Graves voiced concern over the difficulties that could arise when considering a new marijuana business that might infringe on the rights or objections of neighbors. “How do you decide?” he asked. “And those issues would end up right back here, with us.” Commissioner Matt Spald- ing said he’d been leaning to- ward Option 2, which would allow carefully regulated new marijuana businesses. “But as I listen tonight,” he said, “I’m finding myself leaning toward Option 1,” a prohibition on new business- es, “at least for a reasonable time.” Riley added that the com- mission should review the issue again in six months, to see if conditions permitted a clearer perspective. County Planning Department Direc- tor Curt Dryer assured the commission it was free to re- view the matter again at any time. SUMMER HOURS We’re open till 10 PM Watch the H APPY H OUR on the patio and Hood River’s best steaks! Fireworks with us! 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