Boys Basketball Hood River Valley 88, Mountain View (Vancouver) 70 Centennial 64, The Dalles 42 Camas 53, The Dalles 16 Dufur 85, Ione 39 Heppner 72, Dufur 57 Sherman 63, Grant Union 47 Weston-McEwen 52, Sherman 51 South Wasco 77, Portland Lutheran 35 South Wasco 57, Perrydale 53 Horizon Christian 58, Crosshill Christian 37 Horizon Christian 73, Knappa 54 Goldendale 51, Kittitas 36 Goldendale 64, Wahluke 53   Girls Basketball The Dalles 48, Sandy 45 The Dalles 64, Reynolds 31 Centennial 70, Hood River Valley 43 Stevenson 52, Klickitat 37 Dufur 42, Ione 23 Crane 48, Dufur 33 Grant Union 91, Sherman 28 Weston-McEwen 50, Sherman 12 South Wasco 33, Portland Lutheran 27 Perrydale 43, South Wasco 27 Horizon Christian 43, Knappa 26 Kittitas 43, Goldendale 42 (OT) Goldendale 53, Wahluke 16   Wrestling Hood River Valley’s Christian Marquez won the 132 pound title in leading the Eagles to an 11th place finish at the Coast Classic in North Bend.   Swimming Hood River Valley’s Kylie Webb won the 200 yard individual medley and 100 breaststroke and Dhani Freeland the 200 freestyle as the Eagle girls grabbed a fourth place finish at the Swimming for Giving meet in Bend.  The HRV boys finished fifth in their portion of the meet.  

Mount Hood Meadows Ski Resort has named 33-year-old Charles Jake Bolland as its new Chief Operating Officer.  Meadows Chairman and CEO Matthew Drake made the announcement on Thursday.  Bolland joined Mount Hood Meadows in 2009 as director of finance, and became Vice President of Administration in 2013.  In his new position Bolland will oversee the day-to-day operations of Mt. Hood Meadows and Cooper Spur Mt. Resort…and serve on the company’s board of directors.   Bolland was a certified public accountant for Ernst and Young prior to joining Meadows.

The Columbia River Gorge Commission is waiting to see what Washington Governor Jay Inslee’s proposed budget for the 2015-17 biennium holds.  Two weeks agom Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber included $1,694,000 in his 15-17 budget for the Gorge Commission, an 89 percent increase from the current biennium.  But the National Scenic Area Compact requires the two states to provide an equal amount of funding.  Gorge Commission Executive Director Darren Nichols says he feels hopeful about what Inslee will propose, even though Washington faces some serious budget challenges.  Nichols adds he hopes both Governors and Legislators recognize the need to invest in governance of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area in a number of different areas.

The Hood River County Planning Department’s decision to approve a commercial land use permit for an ampitheater at the former Dee mill site has made it through a County Planning Commission hearing.  Commissioners voted 3-2 to support the approval, but that is one short of the four needed to actually affirm the decision.  As a result, the Planning Department decision to approve the permit stands.  Once an order outlining the permit decision is signed by the panel, there will be a 15-day period to file an appeal to the County Commission.  The ampitheater is proposed by Jason Taylor of Apollo Land Holdings.  The Hood River Valley Residents Committee appealed the permit approval by the Planning Department.

The search is continuing today for a 31-year-old Milwaukie man who has been missing in the Mount Hood area since the weekend.  The Wasco County Sheriff’s Office is leading the search for Gerren Kirk, who was reported missing by his family over the weekend when he did not return home from a camping trip.  Kirk’s car was found Monday in the Frog Lake Campground parking lot off of Highway 26.  An aerial search was planned for today.  The Hood River County Sheriff’s Office, Crag Rats, and the U.S. Forest Service are assisting in the search for Kirk.  Anyone who might have information should call the Hood River County Sheriff’s Office at 541-506-2580.

Health officials are still urging people to get a flu shot, even though a Centers for Disease Control report last week indicate the vaccine is less effective this year because of a mutated virus that doesn’t match the strains included in the vaccine.  The Hood River County Health Department’s Ellen Larsen says it is still a good idea to get a flu shot, noting during some flu seasons the primary strain will change.  Larsen notes flu shots remain available from health care providers and pharamcies.  She adds the Hood River County Health Department does have flu vaccine available for those who are uninsured.

Boys Basketball Hood River Valley 76, Putnam 71 Barlow 56, The Dalles 38 Kalama 44, Columbia 39 Dufur 65, Culver 26 Lyle-Wishram 52, South Wasco 46 Horizon Christian 62, Riverside 36 White Swan 45, Goldendale 43   Girls Basketball Putnam 48, The Dalles 44 Ridgefield 60, Stevenson 37 Culver 42, Dufur 31 Lyle-Wishram 60, South Wasco 36 Riverside 53, Horizon Christian 17 Goldendale 43, White Swan 34

The Hood River City Council has approved a resolution opposing transporting crude oil through the Columbia River Gorge by rail or barge.  In the resolution, City officials say they agree with concerns outlined earlier this year by the Columbia River Gorge Commission in regards to the potential hazards surrounding the oil trains.  The City asks the Governors of Oregon and Washington to oppose crude oil transport through the Gorge, and urges the federal government to immediately implement safety regulations on train speeds and car designs which are not proven to safely transport crude oil.  Councilors also want Union Pacific Railroad to submit an emergency environmental clean-up plan, and the state to do an environmental impact statement on the impacts of the crude oil transport on communities.

The Port of The Dalles is beginning to highlight some of the businesses on Port property in video vignettes on its website.  Port Executive Director Andrea Klaas says it was the brainchild of Port Marketing Director Kathy Ursprung.  She says part of the Port’s mission is not only to bring in new business to the community but support existing businesses.  Klaas also notes that some of the Port’s best advertising is the current businesses who are having success, and this lets potential new tenants know the who their neighbors are.  The videos are also available on a Port of The Dalles YouTube channel.