(May 15, 2003 note) I haven't updated these below OKBR pages since early 2001, but I'm still irritated about this.

My "axe to grind" is the Olympia Washington Kiwanians and their willful ignorance of long term, merciless and well known, child abuse that occurred at the Olympia Kiwanis Boys Ranch. Olympia Kiwanis members and DSHS cost the Washington State taxpayers, over $50 million dollars (so far), because of their mishandling of the Olympia Kiwanis Boys Ranch. These Kiwanians are judges & lawyers, distinguished Thurston County citizens, and politicians. The Olympia Kiwanians responsible for the OKBR are still in charge of this club. The majority of this information is from the voluminous WSP OKBR report, and Olympian newspaper articles about Olympia Kiwianians and the OKBR Any of the (pre-93) Olympia Kiwanis members, could have independently checked into the OKBR and saved the Washington State taxpayers millions of dollars.

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There were many obvious and long-term warnings about the 1970-94 OKBR.

I ran for Wash St Treasurer against former Olympia Kiwanian, and current St. Treasurer Mike Murphy on Sept 19, 2000. I got (76,738) votes. Here's some campaign letters, newspaper articles, e-mails and my responses.

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From Sept 1996 to Oct 1999, I believed that the Kiwanians and their friends were guilty of careless neglect or callous indifference. After hearing frightening audio depositions from some of the abused kids, I now believe that these Thur Co citizens were involved with an "active collaboration with evil." According to these depositioned kids, (which was not contradicted by Kiwanian attorney Don Miles), the OKBR staff was involved in long-term molestation and sadistic abuse of these helpless children. DSHS, Olympia, & the Kiwanians criminally ignored the warning signs and then justified their inaction by claiming ignorance. Many of these inattentive judges, lawyers, & politicians want your vote for re-election.

Here's a link to the Official Thurston County Web Page.
Here's a link to the Official Olympia Kiwanis Web Page.
Here's a link to Wa St Patrol Olympia Kiwanis member lists of 1987, 1990, 1994
Here's a link to a mediocre Thurston County Assessor search engine, where a person can (with difficulty) look up any Thurston County property owner, and the value of their property.
Here's a link to Kiwanis Thur Co Citizens of the Year results 1968-99
Here's a link to Thur Co & some Wa St election results 1968-99

Below is a list of the (June 2000) present and some past Thurston County elected officials. These elected officials with links, are either Kiwanis members or have a close association with them.

Judy Wilson , District 1 Commis 1993-?(Kiwanis Citizen of the Year 1990)
Diane Oberquell, District 2 Commis 1989-? (Kiwanis Citizen of the Year nominee in 1983)
Kevin J. O'Sullivan, District 3 Commis 1999-? (Kiwanis Citizen of the Year 1993)
Richard Q. 'Dick' Nichols, District 3 Commis 1993-1999 (Kiwanis Citizen of the Year 1978)
Kevin J. O'Sullivan, Assessor 1995-1999 (Kiwanis Citizen of the Year 1993)
Patricia Costello, Assessor 1999-?
Sam Reed , Auditor 1978-? (longtime Kiw booster, future Oly Kiw Pres 2001)
Betty J. Gould , Clerk 1991-? (Oly Kiw member)
Judy Arnold, Coroner
Hewitt Henry, Prosecuting Attorney 1953-64, Court Judge 64-84 (Oly Kiw member)
Jerry Buzzard, Prosecuting Attorney 1969-71 (Future OKBR attorney)
Patrick Sutherland, Prosecuting Attorney 1974-1995 (Oly Kiw Pres 1995)
Bernardean Broadous, Prosecuting Attorney 1995-1999 (Oly Kiw member)
Ed Holm, Prosecuting Attorney 1999-? (married to Oly Kiw member)
Gary Edwards, Sheriff 1987-? (Olympia Kiwanis Member)
Robin Hunt, Treasurer
District Court Judge Susan A. Dubuisson 1984-? (OKBR board member)
District Court Judge Clifford L. 'Kip' Stilz Late 1980's-? (Olympia Kiwanis President 1986)
Superior Court Judge Daniel J. Berschauer 1984-? (dismissed OKBR case)
Superior Court Judge Paula Casey 1984-? (had poor memory about OKBR)
Superior Court Judge Richard A. Strophy 1984-? (longtime establishment official, friend of many Oly Kiw)
Superior Court Judge Wm. Thomas McPhee 1990-? (held up search warrent for OKBR)
Superior Court Judge Richard Hicks 1992-? (may have been an Oly Kiw member)
Superior Court Judge Christine A. Pomeroy 1992-? (bikeriding friend of OKBR board member Judge Dubuisson)
Superior Court Judge Gary R. Tabor 1996-? (refused to prosecute OKBR officials)

Below is an alphabetical list of Olympia Kiwanis member politicians and/or their good friends, and some of the years they ran for office. Over 80% of these people are/were Olympia Kiwanis members. I put (N.M.) after the 11 politicians who were not Olympia Kiwanis members.

Olympia Kiwanis Attorneys and/or Judges
Thomas R. Bjorgen, former Thurston Co. Deputy Prosecutor, ran for Appeals Court Judge in 92
Anthony B. Canorro is a Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals Judge.
George Darkenwald former Thurston Co. Deputy Prosecutor, ran for Superior Court Judge in 92
Susan A. Dubuisson is a Thurston Co. District Court Judge, running again in 98
Kenneth Eikenberry Wa. St. Attorney General from 1981 to 1993, ran for gov. in 92
Bryan L. Fischnaller former Thurston Co. Deputy Prosecutor, ran for Prosecutor in 94
Helen Hannigan was an attorney who worked for DSHS
Hewitt Henry was Thurston County Prosecutor from 53-64 & Superior Court Judge from 64-84.
Robert F. Hauth is an Olympia Attorney
John A Hoglund is an Olympia Attorney
Patricia Johnson was an administrative law judge.
Teresa L. Jordan was appointed an Olympia Municipal Court Judge in 1993, ran for Superior Court in 96
Jeff Lane was an Assistant Attorney General, ran for Superior Court in 92
Donald Law is an Olympia Attorney
William M. Lowry is an Olympia Attorney
Merchant, David(lawyer & Kiwanian?)
Don Miles is an Olympia Attorney
Malachy R. Murphy is an Olympia Attorney
Vernon Pearson Washington State Supreme Court Justice from 1982 to 1989
Erik Price is new (1999) Kiwanis member and an attorney.
Mike Redman former deputy prosecuting attorney for San Juan Co., Olympia Lobbyist for Wa. St. Prosecuting Attorneys
Larry Rogers is an Olympia Attorney
Edward F. Schaller Jr. is an Olympia Attorney
Marvin A. Schurke is an Olympia Attorney
Harlan Stientjes was an Olympia attorney.
Clifford L. "Kip" Stilz is a Thurston County District Court Judge, running again in 98
Patrick Sutherland Thurston County Prosecuting Attorney from 1974 to 1994
Gary Tabor is a Thurston County Superior Court Judge, while he was a deputy Prosecuting Attorney, he decided to not press charges against any Olympia Kiwanis Boys Ranch people. Gary Tabor was a North Thurston Kiwanis member.
Warren A. Tripp is an Olympia Attorney

  
Judge Dubuisson 9/14/94 OKBR Deposition      

Judge Gary Tabor  9/14/94 OKBR Deposition 

Prosecutor Pat Sutherland 9/14/94 OKBR Deposition

Oly Kiw Pres Robert Van Schoorl 6/30/94 OKBR Deposition 

Corinne Newman 11/10/94 OSI Statement

Jean Soliz----C.W.U. Professor

Here's the latest uploads to Sept 1999.

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
In Nov 2002, the Wa St Court of Appeals, ruled that government employees names cannot be kept secret.
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