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HR Library Feast Of Words Benefit This Weekend

The Hood River County Library’s Foundation’s annual Feast of Words fundraiser is scheduled for this Saturday at the Hood River Library.  Library District Director Rachael Fox says this year, the Foundation has a goal of raising $35,000, with $25,000 to be used to replace the Library’s main front circulation desk.  The rest would go towards supporting and expanding bookmobile services.  The Feast of Words will include appetizers and desserts, music, and a live auction.  For more information and to purchase tickets, go to hoodriverlibrary.org.

 

Homebuyer Fair Wednesday

The Mid-Columbia Association of Realtors is putting on a Gorge Homebuyer Fair on Wednesday at the Hood River Armory.  It is a free, bilingual event with an opportunity to ask questions of experts in real estate, mortgage lending, and down payment assistance.  Annabel Avelar says one of the messages they hope to convey is that owning a home is possible.  The Gorge Homebuyer Fair will be on Wednesday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Hood River Armory, and it is free to attend.

Closure On West 2nd For Repairs

The westbound lane of West 2nd between Terminal Avenue and Cherry Heights Road in The Dalles will be closed during the work day through Thursday (May 2) to allow for repairs on a section of the roadway.  The Dalles Public Works says westbound motorists on Interstate 84, using exit 84, will be flagged to a single lane next to the construction zone.  Delays should be expected.  Motorists, bicycles and pedestrians are asked to use detours around the work zone during work hours.  The street will be reopened to the traveling public each evening.  Work hours will be 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  Business access will be open during construction.  The project will grind out and replace about a quarter mile of roadway.

 

Civil Air Patrol To Host Open House Saturday

The Civil Air Patrol’s Gorge Composite Squadron will host an open house on Saturday morning at the Ken Jernstedt Airfield in Hood River.  This is an opportunity for the public to learn more about exciting opportunities to serve the community in emergency services, aerospace education, and cadet programs.  Members will be on hand to answer questions about joining Civil Air Patrol as a cadet between the ages of 12 and 18 or as an adult member.  Also, schedule to be on display is one of the Oregon Wing’s aircraft – a Cessna Model T206H, featuring a Garmin 1000NXI ‘glass cockpit’ avionics suite.  Founded in 1941 and established as the official civilian auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force seven years later, Civil Air Patrol is chartered by Congress as a nonprofit organization for the purposes of youth development, aerospace education, and to promote general aviation.  In an auxiliary role as a Total Force partner of the Air Force, the patrol operates the world’s largest fleet of single-engine aircraft for search and rescue, disaster relief, training, and education.

April 26-27 Prep Sports Roundup

Track and Field

Hood River Valley’s Jackson Bullock won the boys’ 800 meters and Kai Wagner won the boys’ 3000, while The Dalles won the boys’ 4000 meter distance medley relay at the Dean Nice Invitational in Gresham.

Trout Lake was the girls winner while the host school won the boys’ title at the South Wasco Invitational in Maupin.  Violette Anderson and Cora Sharp won two events each for the Trout Lake girls, while in the boys’ competition South Wasco’s Joey Holloway and Lyle-Wishram’s Ezekial Marble each took first in a pair of events.

Columbia’s girls finished second at the Panther Invitational in Washougal.  Jessica Polkinghorn won two events while Saylor Hague and Lilah Zimmerman each won one.  The Bruins’ August Lorincz won the boys’ 400 meters.

Dufur’s Hayley Peterson won the girls’ discus at the Carnival of Speed at Milton-Freewater

Goldendale’s Raymond Holycross won the boys’ 110 meter hurdles at the Timberwolf Invitational at Heritage High School in Vancouver.

 

Baseball

Canby 4, Hood River Valley 0

Heppner sweeps Dufur 12-0 and 11-3

Sherman sweeps Stanfield 7-4 and 12-2

Goldendale splits with Kittitas, losing game one 6-0 but winning the nightcap 12-11.

 

Softball

Hillsboro 6, Hood River Valley 5

The Dalles 15, Estacada 5

Kittitas sweeps Goldendale 14-0 and 16-1.

 

Girls Lacrosse

Grant 15, Hood River Valley 5

Newton Tells HR School Board RIF’s Avoided For Classified & Licensed Staff

Hood River County School District Superintendent Bill Newton told the district board that they are able to avoid a reduction in force for classified and licensed staff for the 2024-25 school year.  Newton told the board during his regular update at Wednesday’s meeting that the 2024-25 budget remains fluid as the district budget committee gets ready to meet Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the Hood River Valley High School library.  Newton had indicated last week that attrition would allow them to adjust staff size, but some transferring of personnel could occur.  In other business, Newton said interim Hood River Valley High School athletic director Sean Mailey had been hired for the permanent position, and interviews were taking place this week for principal positions at Hood River Options Academy and May Street Elementary School.

CGCC Considers Renewing Bond This Fall

Columbia Gorge Community College is considering going out to renew its bond later this year.  New CGCC President Dr. Kenneth Lawson says they are currently working on a package with the intent of putting it on the November ballot.  Lawson adds they don’t want to change tax rates, and projects would primarily be maintenance on current facilities.  Lawson noted they will be doing some polling work in the next few weeks to determine what will be feasible and supported by the residents of the college district.

 

Open Studios Tour This Weekend

The 18th annual Gorge Artists Open Studios Tour starts Friday and runs through Sunday.  Nearly 50 studios from Stevenson to The Dalles will be opening their studios to the public and giving people a chance to learn about how they create their pieces.  The studios will open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.  Tour map booklets are available online at gorgeartists.org, and at numerous art galleries and visitor centers around the Gorge.

 

April 24 Prep Sports Roundup

Baseball

The Dalles 2, Crook County 1:  Cooper Klindt’s bunt brought home Will Booth with the game winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning, pulling the Riverhawks even with the Cowboys in the Tri-Valley Conference standings.  Avery Schwartz and Booth combined on a three-hitter for The Dalles.

Canby 12, Hood River Valley 1:  Kingston McAdam had three hits, including a double, for Hood River.

 

Softball

The Dalles 12, Crook County 6:  The Riverhawks jumped to a 6-0 lead and held on through a Cowgirl comeback.  Despina Seufalemula, Jeilane Stewart, Maddie Brock, and Siyra Faulkner all hit two-run homers for The Dalles, who now have a two-game lead over Crook County in the Tri-Valley Conference.

Canby 9, Hood River Valley2:  The Cougars used a five-run first inning to take control early.  Grace Rowan had three hits, including a two-run homer, for HRV.

 

Track and Field

Seton Catholic was the boys’ winner and LaCenter held off Stevenson by a half-point in the girls’ competition during a five-school meet in Stevenson.  The Bulldogs’ Hudson Holzauer won the boys’ shot put and discus.

 

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