Boys Soccer
Centennial 2, Hood River Valley 1
Girls Soccer
Gladstone 7, The Dalles 0
Hood River Valley 3, Centennial 1
Volleyball
The Dalles def. Molalla 25-14, 25-8, 25-17
Canby def. Hood River Valley 25-14, 25-6, 25-19
Cross Country
Columbia topped King’s Way Christian and Stevenson in both the boys and girls races in a Trico League cross country meet in White Salmon. Camden Uffelman, Noah Slayton, and Garrett Kock had a 1-2-3 finish for the Bruin boys, while Ella Zimmerman was first, Leah Swanson third, and Raina McAllister fourth for the CHS girls.
The Hood River Police Department arrested two people after a theft investigation resulted in the seizure of fentanyl. According to a statement from the police department, officers were investigating the theft of local store on Tuesday when the drugs were discovered. Over one-thousand suspected fentanyl pills and multiple grans of suspected colored fentanyl were found. In addition, officers seized three firearms, one of which was confirmed stolen, two disguised tasers, multiple stolen identifications and laptop computers, and $480 in counterfeiting currency. The Hood River Police say two individuals were ultimately lodged at NORCOR.
As more questions arise, the Klickitat County Commission has decided to continue its public hearing on revisions to its model decommissioning plan to account for potential solar energy projects. Commissioners and public testimony touched on subjects ranging from what happens to battery storage components to what kind of financial security requirements should the County receive. Commissioner David Sauter did point out this is simply the model for decommissioning plans, and all solar and wind applications go through their own process for a specific plan. Commissioners did not set a date to continue the hearing to allow staff time to research the various questions.
Big game hunters who tag a deer or elk early in the season are asked to stop at one of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Chronic Wasting Disease check stations the opening weekend of major rifle seasons, one of which will be at Celilo Park. ODFW staff will be sampling animals for this deadly disease recently detected in Idaho near Oregon’s northeast border. Hunters can also contact their local ODFW office to arrange for district staff to get a sample or ask their meat processor or taxidermist. New this year, hunters transporting deer, elk or other wildlife parts who encounter a CWD check station are required to stop to have their animal sampled. Hunters or vehicles that are not transporting wildlife carcasses or parts do not need to stop. Hunters are also not required to go out of their way to drive by a check station, though ODFW encourages every hunter transporting a deer or elk to stop by if they are in the area.
Medicare’s Open Enrollment period will open on October 15, and assistance is available for people to navigate the Medicare system through the Senior Health Insurance Benefits Assistance, or SHIBA, counseling program. The Mid-Columbia Senior Center sponsors the program in the local area. SHIBA counselor Sue Ann Arguelles says the open enrollment period is a time for people to look at their plans, and what changes might be appropriate for them. To make an appointment with a SHIBA counselor at both the Mid-Columbia Senior Center and the Hood River Valley Adult Center, or by phone, call 541-288-8341.
Washington Gorge Action Programs has added an associate director to help increase outreach and remove barriers for people seeking services. Jennifer Pauletto says the goal is to get out in the community to promote what WAGAP has available. She added it’s also important to participate in outreach events to better understand what the community is looking for. Pauletto previously worked with HAVEN, Gorge Grown Food Network, and Mid-Columbia Children’s Council Head Start.
The Hood River City Council approved the first reading of an ordinance to establish a tax exemption program for not-for-profit builders of affordable housing. To be eligible for the exemption, the property must be owned or being purchased by an eligible nonprofit corporation, and either already occupied by low-income persons or is being held for development of low-income housing. Oregon state statutes authorize cities to exempt certain non-profit corporations from property taxes when they develop housing to address local shortages in available and affordable housing. While developing the City’s affordable housing strategy, municipal officials were told by non-profit housing developers that tax exemptions are important tools in building and maintaining housing that is affordable to limited income households and in helping to stabilize a developer’s investment over the lifetime of the project.
The Dalles Community Outreach Team has returned from its semi-annual trip to Washington, D.C. to push for projects and policies of interest to various area agencies. City Manager Matthew Klebes says they met with a number of different agencies and representatives during the nearly week-long tour of the nation’s capital. Among the topics the team advocated for: a new hanger at the Columbia Gorge Regional Airport with infrastructure, a Q-Life co-location facility to better distribute fiber optic service and provide disaster resiliency, improving forest management policy to protect The Dalles’ watershed from fire, Port Marina fire recovery assistance, and continuation of Payment In Lieu of Taxes and Secure Rural Schools funding.
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