The Goldendale Sentinel is the official newspaper of Goldendale, Washington and surrounding communities in Klickitat County.

PRE-MEETING GATHERING SPOT: The historic Bluebird Inn in "downtown" Bickleton. Lou Marzeles.

Bickleton Council sets new course

     When you come into Bickleton-if easing into a three-block business district can be called pulling into a town-you pass a small green sign leaning lazily to the right that announces, "Bickleton, unincorporated, population 90."
     "That sign's been up there for years," Mike Copenhefer says, sitting back in his chair at the Bluebird Inn, the oldest continuously operating tavern in the state of Washington. "The population's been about the same all that time."
     One wonders who really knows for sure, since reports are that the 2000 U.S. Census largely bypassed the region. Apparently no one from the Census Bureau was all that sure exactly what area the name Bickleton covered, or where to find its few residents. Even today there is no clear indication of where the town, for want of a more accurate term, begins and ends, other than the green sign which seems to serve primarily as a loose frame of reference.

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Lorena Butte is case study in reading notices      Edgar Holbrook wants to mine 111 acres of Lorena Butte, up from the 60 he presently has a permit for. To many, the matter may seem quite immaterial-until they realize that the butte is the one with the big letter "G" on it, overlooking Goldendale. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE	BPA meeting gathers consensus on proposed power lines      Although the headline in an advertisement that ran in last week's Sentinel was in error, a meeting held July 1 at the Goldendale High School from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. likely records public opinion on where a proposed line of electrical transmission towers will go in Klickitat County. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE
Cattle drive keeps family tradition alive Class of 1959's memorable classmates join in 50th reunion Japanese theme to Golden Gallery's auction and dinner
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