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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Below are 8 links to Olympia Kiwanis Komments Newsletters from 1987 to 1993. All these newsletters speak about the OKBR. These are the only pre-1993 newsletters I have. I wish I had more.
Here's a copy of the Olympia Kiwanis Komments newsletter from Oct. 5, 1987.
Rex Derr was president, Kip Stiltz was past president. DSHS Child Protective Services employee was to speak at the October 12 meeting. Boys Ranch directors nominations and elections were mentioned. Sam Reed spoke at the meeting.
Here's a copy of the Olympia Kiwanis Komments newsletter from March 27, 1989.
The newsletter said: "Our OK Boys Ranch will hold an election for two positions on our Board of Directors. We will vote during our April 10, meeting. Please submit nominations to Rick Millar."
Here's a copy of the Olympia Kiwanis Komments newsletter from April 10, 1989.
Sam Reed brought State Representative Rose Bowman to the meeting. More Boys Ranch Board Members to be nominated and voted on.
Here's a copy of the Olympia Kiwanis Komments newsletter from April 24, 1989.
Two paragraph spoke about "our OK Boys Ranch."
Here's a copy of the Olympia Kiwanis Komments newsletter from June 12, 1989.
It said: "Kiwanis members are making a difference in our town." Thurston County Treasurer and Olympia Kiwanis member Mike Murphy was at the meeting. Money donations to youth programs including child abuse were mentioned.
Here's a copy of the Olympia Kiwanis Komments newsletter from Sept. 25, 1989.
"A tour of our OK Boys Ranch will be held on October 9. Call Tom Van Woerdan to schedual yourself." Sam Reed was at the meeting.
Here's a copy of the Olympia Kiwanis Komments newsletter from Nov. 27 1989.
Tom Van Woerdan gave a long talk about the OK Boys Ranch. The newsletter said, "this year the ranch has had no major scandals". The Kiwanians congratulated themselves for the ranches sucess. Governor Gardner and Norm Maleng will come to next weeks meeting.
Here's a copy of the Olympia Kiwanis Komments newsletter from Feb. 3, 1993.
Olympia Kiwanis president Bob Van Schoorl, devoted the majority of this newsletter to vague details about the Olympia Kiwanis Boys Ranch troubles. He said: "Clearly we are not out of the woods yet from the the fallout from last summer's incidents, but, you should know that the outlook is positive." (After $50 million dollars of taxpayers money, everything is fine now. Let's forget about it.)
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 child abusing Olympia Kiwanis Boys Ranch.
manaco@whidbey.net