Columbia Area Transit says funds from the state are allowing a free bus pass program for Hood River County School District middle and high school students that have a valid school ID.  The funds for the passes are as a result of the Keep Oregon Moving Act that passed the Legislature last year.  It included an employee payroll tax dedicated to funding public transportation services expansion, and one percent of all funds allocated to transit agencies is to be spent on addressing the needs of young people.  CAT will be establishing a new transit stop at Wy’east Middle School at 3:35 p.m. for after-school activities in Hood River, and another picking up at 8 a.m. from the Rockford Grange and at 3:30 p.m. from May Street School.  For more information call CAT at 541-389-4202.