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Superior Court

2000 Lakeridge Dr SW, Bldg 2, Olympia, 98502, PO Box 40947, Olympia, 98504-0947


Area 360
Berschauer, Daniel J., Judge 709-3052
Casey, Paula, Judge 754-4428
Hicks, Richard D., Judge 786-5217
McPhee, Wm. Thomas, Judge 786-5217
Pomeroy, Christine A., Judge 754-4428
Strophy, Richard A., Judge 709-3052
Tabor, Gary, Judge 754-4544
Neilson, Scott, Commissioner 786-5575
Wickham, H. Christopher, Commissioner 786-5560
Reed, Carolyn, Administrator 786-5559
Foster, Judy, Calendar Administrator 786-5557
FAX Number 754-4060

County Clerk


Area 360
Gould, Betty J. 786-5430
Enlow, Linda Myhre, Chief Deputy 786-5430

Juvenile Court

1520 Irving St SW, Tumwater, 98512-6368, PO Box 2256, Olympia, 98507-2256


Area 360
Newman, Corinne, Administrator 786-5575
FAX Number 754-4101

District Court

2000 Lakeridge Dr SW, Bldg 3, Olympia, 98502 PO Box 40947, Olympia, 98504-0947


Area 360
Dubuisson, Susan A., Judge 786-5148
Stilz, Clifford L., Jr., Judge 786-5149
Buckley, Brett, Commissioner 357-2477
Lawrence, Judith, Administrator 786-5451
Pearson, Jerrold R., Assistant Court Administrator 786-5451
FAX Number 754-3359

Municipal Courts

Bucoda--See Thurston County District Court

Lacey--Violations Bureau Only-- 420 College St, PO Box 3400, Lacey, 98509-3400

Area 360
Barker, Kae, Administrator 491-3212
Clevenger, Diana, Clerk 491-3212
FAX Number 438-2669

Olympia 909 E 8th St, PO Box 1967, Olympia, 98507-1967

Area 360
Creighton, Lee, Judge 753-8312
White, Sue, Court Services Manager 753-8312
Schneider, Monica, Probation Officer 753-8263
FAX Number 753-8775

Rainier 102 Rochester Street, PO Box 258, Rainier, 98576-0258

Area 360
Ching, Les, Judge 357-4286
Frost, Charmayne, Administrator 446-2744
Guiberson, Windy L., Court Clerk 446-2744
FAX Number 446-2720

Tenino 149 S Hodgden, PO Box 4019, Tenino, 98589-0570

Area 360
Lyman, John V., Judge 264-2368
Barnes, Veronica, Clerk 264-2368

Tumwater 555 Israel Rd SW, Tumwater, 98501-6515

Area 360
Lyman, John V., Judge 754-4190
Burr, Linda, Clerk 754-4190

Yelm 105 Yelm Ave W, PO Box 479, Yelm, 98597-0479

Area 360
Meyer, Thomas L., Judge 458-3242
Lilly, Hanni, Administrator 458-3242
Butler, Judy, Clerk 458-3242

Probation Office

2000 Lakeridge Dr SW, PO Box 40947, Olympia, 98504-0947


Area 360
Ball, Thomas, Director 786-5452
Thompson, Storme L., Adult PO II 786-5452
Gilliland, Leslie F., Adult PO II 786-5452
Callison, Diana D., Adult PO II 786-5452
Telecky, Annamae E., Administrative Assistant. 786-5452
Armfield, Sara, Office Assistant II 786-5452
Bolton, Stephanie, PTR Service Program Specialist 754-2946
McIntosh, Kelley, PTR Service Program Specialist 754-2946
FAX Number 754-3359 


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Below is an e-mail I received from a former Olympia, Washington resident.



From: ~~~~~~~~@aol.com

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.



From: louis a bloom manaco@whidbey.net

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.

  • DSHS knew since at least 1977.


  • The OKBR staff certainly knew.


  • The abused kids told staff, schools, counselors, police, caseworkers, therapists, ect.., about their abuse at the OKBR, but nobody investigated.  


  • Olympia Police Chief Wurner came to an Olympia Kiwanis  meeting in 1986 and told the Kiwanis about the troubles at the OKBR. Chief Wurner was ignored. Maybe he should have done more, but he probably wanted to keep his job.


  • It was well know by the Thurston County courts. These kids were constantly in and out of the Thurston County legal system.


  • The OKBR was written about in the Kiwanis Komments newsletters, and the Kiwanis Board Ranch minutes.


  • All the OKBR Board Members  had a legal oversight  of the OKBR.


  • Were all Olympia Kiwanis  Attorneys & Judges and/or Politicians uninformed?


  • It's amazing how blissfully ignorant some people were about the OKBR. You can read about their guiltlessness in some of their Washington State Patrol and Office of Special Investigation statements. 


  • Here's Wa St Patrol Olympia Kiwanis  member lists of 1987, 1990, 1994


  • Here is a 49 page index of 5,223 pages of documents that the WSP 
collected about the OKBR. Anybody can order any of those public documents by following the instructions on that page.


  • The OKBR sent kids for weekend visits to child abusers who donated land to the Kiwanis. The Kiwanians sold the land in 1993 for $125,000.


  • Can the Olympian Newspaper claim ignorance? 


     manaco@whidbey.net