BackPack Program Supports Children

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According to statistics provided by the BackPack Program, 22% of families in Goldendale are living below the poverty level. That is 14 percentage points over the state average. Of that percentage 32% are under the age of 18 and further 39% are under the age of five. Many of these children, for various reasons, are not getting the nutrition they when not at school.

The BackPack Program is intended to give these children easy to prepare and nutritious food during the weekends. A local church stores the food and every week volunteers meet there to load up the food to be placed in the children's backpack at school. Food is discreetly placed in the childs backpack so that they are not singled out.

After the initial funding from the Washington State 4-H program to get started , several local groups have donated funding to sustain the program. The local Kiwanis Club has donated books to place in the backpacks as well. The cost to fill a backpack is about $3 or $12 per month. Food donations are accepted but need to be easy to prepare and nonperishable. If you would like to more information or wish to support the BackPack Program contact Ava Van Velsor at 509-773-5817.

Survey Promotion - Door Prize Winners Announced

By now community members have received there survey in the mail. Goldendale Horizons promoted the survey during the county fair. Any one that filled their survey at the county fair got their name entered in a drawing for a chance to win one of three prizes. Drawing was held August 25.
The winnners were Betty Kinkead winning a $50 Dehart's gift certificate, Amy Koreski won the $50 Mt. View Shell gift card and Alita Quantrell was awarded the $50 Golden Lanes Bowling Center gift certificate. Congratulations to the winners!Thanks to all that completed a survey! Goldendale had 199 surveys completed.

Goldendale Horizons Project to Ask for Community Views

As part of its Horizons Project working with local citizens to improve the quality of life in Goldendale, Washington State University Extension will be gathering input from as many community members as possible. Horizons is a community leadership program designed to assist small rural and reservation communities enhance their local economies and quality of life.

A brief survey is being mailed to area citizens this month to ask for their opinions on promoting positive change in the community. Participation in the survey is voluntary and the responses will be kept completely anonymous. A summary of the results will be provided to the community’s Horizons Project Committee to help inform their efforts to plan for Goldendale’s future.

“We hope that everyone will take a few minutes to complete and return the survey,” said Ava Van Velsor, Horizons Community Coach for Klickitat County. “The more input we receive the better our plans will reflect the opinions and desires of our community. It’s a chance for everyone to be heard.”


For more information about the Horizons Project or to obtain additional surveys contact Horizons Community Coach Ava Van Velsor at (509) 773-5817.

Goldendale Horizons Celebration

Goldendale Horizons will be celebrating achievements made over the past year. All community members are welcome and if you've participated in the program please come and celebrate! The celebration will be August 9, 2007 at the Ekone Park in Goldendale from 6:30 pm to 8 pm.
Come and enjoy watermelon, drinks and music from Tim and Laurie Southworth!

Mounted Shooter

This young lady rode well at the Washington State Mounted Shooters competition held at the fairgrounds in Goldendale, WA. The parent organization of these events is the Cowboy Mounted Shooters Association.

For more information about the organization you can click on the title of this post!

Klickitat County Fairgrounds Presents the 2007 Mounted Shooters Competition

Many people came from around the northwest to compete in the Washington State Mounted Shooters competition. They used special guns called powder guns to shoot at balloons placed in special patterns. The rider that popped all the balloons in the least amount of time won. If a rider failed to pop a balloon, then 5 seconds per balloon was added to their time.
By Anthony Dobson

http://www.washingtonstatemountedshooters.com/

Washington Mounted Shooters Back Scene Supporter

Sixty years of working with horses have made this gentleman an expert on preparing horses for the noise and confusion of the WA Mounted Shooters competition. This picture was taken at a competition at the fairgrounds in Goldendale, WA.

(July 1, 2007, Goldendale)

Local Supporter at Mounted Shooters

On the weekend of June 30-July l, 2007 many businesses contributed to the Mounted Shooters event held at the Klickitat County Fairgrounds. Here Candy Magnuson with John L. Scott Realty shares her enthusiam with other spectators.

Klickitat County Fairgrounds Event in Goldendale

Carla is attending a Horizons Public Relations Class. The event she helped report about was the Washington State Mounted Shooters visiting the Klickitat County Fairgrounds on July 1 2007. This a booth with chaps that the Mounted Shooters wear while riding the horses in the arena.

Candy at Mounted Shooters

Goldendale Horizon Media Workshop

This photo shows contestants anxiously awaiting their chance to compete in the Washington Mounted Shooters event at the Klickitat County Fairgrounds (Goldendale) Sunday, July 1, 2007. This photo was taken as part of a public relations training session that was held at the fairgrounds and in which participants practiced community reporting through photography and video.

Mounted Shooters in Goldendale, WA at the Klickitat Fairgrounds

This is one of the Washington State Mounted Shooters ready for his turn to compete at the Klickitat County Fairgrounds in Goldendale, Washington. During each round each shooter has ten balloons as targets. Most of the shooters get 7 to 9. A few manage all ten.

Goldendale, WA, Klickitat Fairgrounds Host Mounted Shooters

Mounted Shooters in Goldendale,WA on July 1, 2007.

A first picture taken during at the Goldendale Horizons Network
public relations training day.