The Olympia Washington Kiwanis members and their friends have cost the Washington State taxpayers over $50 million dollars (so far), because of their willful ignorance of long term, merciless and well known, child abuse that occurred at the Olympia Kiwanis Boys Ranch.
October 2006 note: This Olympia Kiwanis stuff is old news. I've left this information on the web, because I like the thought that someone will say to one of these Kiwanis friends or members: "Grandma, (Grandpa), are you still friends with those Olympia Kiwanians?"
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O.K. Boy's Ranch, Inc.
Meeting of the Board of Directors
7:00 a.m., 13 July 1983, Rib Eye Carriage Inn, Olympia
Board Members Present: Clarkson, Zittel, Maxwell, Forrester, Childs, Kerslake, Olson
Board Members Absent: Ziegler, Hedges, Halverstadt, Yarbrough, Earl
Others Present: Tom VanWoerden, Executive Director - O.K. Boys' Ranch
President Clarkson opened the meeting at 7:15 a.m.
Executive Director's Report
I. Law Suit: Immediately Prior to the trial, the law suit was settled with payment to the plaintif as follows:
$11,000 - State of Washington
$19,000 - O.K. Boys' Ranch Insurer
$15,000 - Foster Parents
$45.2000 - Total Settlement
2. Painting of Group Home: VanWoerden announced that the Local Painters' Union has agreed to donate the labor required to paint the exterior of our group home. Negotiations are now in progress with local painting con tractors regarding donation of materials.
3. Summer Work Program: Progressing satisfactorily. Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone Co. is planning to present awards to the boys on completion of their work.
4. Director's Vacation: VanWoerden announced he would be taking a two week vacation commencing July 18. Colette Queener will be in charge of the group home during that period.
5. Replacement of Van: VanWoerden outlined a plan for obtaining a re-built van through Government Surplus Property and Washington State Prison Industries that was acceptable to the Board of Directors. It is contemplated that two vehicles will be used in the future when transporting our boys as a group.
6. Cash Flow Statements: VanWoerden distributed cash flow statements for the months of April and May (copies attached).
Other Business
1. O.K. Homes for Youth, Inc.:
Clarkson announced that this organization would be meeting tomorrow (14 July) at noon and would welcome attendance from our Board at their meeting. Zittel, Childs, Clarkson, Maxwell and Kerslake agreed to attend. 'Items our Board wished to be' brought to that meeting included the following:
a. Forbes Lake Property:
Since the law suit has been settled, it would now seem to be an appropriate time to contact the former owners regarding removing the restriction in the deed relating to use of the property for youth services only. It would be desirable to clear the Title of all restrictions which could handicap' 'sale of the property to any interested party. We must assume that development of the property for use by O.K. Boys' Ranch Youth will never be accepted by the neighbors of the Site. Further improvement of the access road to the property by O.K. Homes for Youth, Inc. seems also to be inappropriate unless required to enhance the sale of the land.
b. Dissolution of O.K. Homes for Youth, Inc.:
Director Zittel indicated that dissolution of this organization might be
on the agenda for discussion and he asked for a statement from our Board regarding this matter. After considerable discussion, the following statement was unanimously approved by O.K. Boys' Ranch, Inc. Directors Present: "O.K. Boys' Ranch, Inc. would not object to dissolution of O.K. Homes for Youth, Inc. if they disposed of the Forbes Lake Property prior to their Dissolution."
The meeting was adjourned at 8:01 a.m.
Submitted by (Robert T. Olson signature)
Accepted by Board of Directors (Virgil Clarkson signature)
Attachments: Cash Flow Statements; April, May.
Below is an e-mail I received from a former Olympia, Washington resident.
From: ~~~~~~~~@aol.com
From: louis a bloom manaco@whidbey.net
To: Louis Bloom manaco@whidbey.net
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 1999 11:34 AM
Subject: OKBR
Just came across your pages and felt the urge to respond... In the early
80's (81-83) I was at the OKBR frequently as a young kid walking to/from
school, I became friends with some of the boys. At one point a small boy
confided to
me that he was being raped by another boy in the home. The abusing boy
talked about it openly!
Days later I walked the victim to OPD where we both gave statements. Later that evening I began to receive these incredibly
threatening phone calls from a woman employee of the ranch who's name I
believe was Paulette at my home. She kept calling over and over screaming at
me calling me names. It was horrible. I thought I was helping someone.
Nothing came of it. Then all these years later, it all comes out ... one of
the boys that I had known there left as a young adult and still couldn't get
it together, he eventually killed himself. As an adult now I don't often
think back to those times but it still saddens me. All those boys that
needed a safe nurturing place to be, and how many of them were better off
for having been taken there? It's not about money. It cost these boys their
lives, their souls, their trust. Those people who knew, who didn't care,
they should feel such shame. Just my opinion.
To: ~~~~~~~@aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 1999 7:30 PM
Subject: Re: OKBR
thanks for your e-mail. from what i've read, dshs, the olympia police department, and other "authorities"
didn't consider child on child rape to be against the law. it was considered
"normal experimentation". The "paulette" you mention, may have been
Collette Queener who was an assistant director at the OKBR. Collette, OKBR
Director Tom Van Woerdan, and OKBR counselor Laura Rambo Russell were
ineptly charged by Wa. St. with "criminal mistreatment for failing to stop abuse". The
charges were dismissed by Thurston County Judge Daniel Berschauer on technicalities. The lawyer who
represented Collette Queener said, (Nov. 14, 1996 Olympian), that it was a
"witch hunt", and that " a more innocent person (than Queener) you could not
have for a client. She's an ex-nun ..... I don't see how you could view her
in an evil or negative light."
I congratulate you for doing the right thing, when all those adults looked
the other way. I repeat on most pages that the " OKBR has cost the
Washington State taxpayers over $35 million dollars (so far)", because I
think most people
don't care about the kids involved, but they may care that it has cost them
(taxpayers) money.
louis bloom
There were many obvious and long-term warnings about the 1970-94 OKBR.
manaco@whidbey.net