Recreational fishermen will get another two days to go after spring Chinook salmon in the Columbia River above Bonneville Dam under rules adopted by Oregon and Washington fishery managers.  The season will take place this Saturday and Sunday.  The open area is from the Tower Island power lines about six miles below The Dalles Dam upstream to the Oregon/Washington border, plus the Oregon and Washington banks between Bonneville Dam and the Tower Island power lines.  The bag limit is two adult Chinook or steelhead of which no more than one may be a Chinook.  Only hatchery fish may be kept.  The season was approved after fishery managers reviewed recent data that showed harvest and effort during the original fishing period was lower than expected due to late passage timing and poor conditions, leaving additional fishing opportunity under the allowable harvest guideline.  No additional spring season re-openings were adopted for the lower Columbia River downstream of Bonneville Dam.

Southwest Washington Class 1A Boys Soccer Tournament

Columbia 5, Montesano 2:  The Bruins kept their state tournament hopes alive with the win.  CHS visits Seton Catholic on Friday at 5:30 with the winner advancing to the state Class 1A tournament.

Track and Field

Hood River Valley earned five first place finishes in a meet at Oregon City.  Josh Haynes won the boys’ 800 meters, Henry Buckles topped the boys’ shot put, Lauren Griggs was first in the girls’ high jump, Poppy Miller was victorious in the girls’ pole vault, and Frances Dickinson took first in the girls’ 800.

Glenwood’s Brooklyn Emerson won four events in the Mt. Adams Invitational in Glenwood.  Emerson won the girls’ 100 and 200 meters, pole vault, and long jump.  Glenwood’s Kevan Brun took first place in the boys’ 100 and 200 meters and the long jump.

Girls Lacrosse

Hood River Valley 14, Summit 5:  Kathryn Koenig scored five goals in the non-league win.

The Klickitat County Sheriff’s Office says a man is facing several charges in relation to eleven burglaries in the region, mostly from fire halls and cabins.  The Sheriff’s Office says deputies arrested 34-year-old Dustin Randall in Klickitat on a warrant late last month and spotted several items in his vehicle that had been stolen from a fire hall in the county.  A search warrant of the vehicle later yielded the recovery of a large amount of the stolen property.  Randall was booked into the Klickitat County Jail on possession of stolen property, residential burglary, burglary, malicious mischief, and possession of burglar tools charges.

A bill that will allow people in Washington who have converted their motorcycles into snow bikes to hold concurrent motorcycle/snow bike licenses was signed into law Tuesday by Governor Jay Inslee.  The measure was sponsored by 14^th District State Representative Gina Mosbrucker.  Under House Bill 1436, the owner of a motorcycle may maintain concurrent licenses for the vehicle for use as a motorcycle, or for use as a snow bike.  When registered as a motorcycle, the motorcycle registration laws apply, including applicable fees.  When registered as a snow bike, the snowmobile registration laws apply, including applicable fees.  The bill takes effect on September 1.

With higher temperatures and lower humidity in the region, the Oregon Department of Forestry is asking people to put off pile and debris burning until the fall.  Rick Fletcher of ODF’s The Dalles Unit says that kind of burning is legal until May 15, but they are encouraging people to wait until later in the year.  Fletcher adds now is the time for property owners in the wildland-urban interface to think about how to protect their home from wildfire.  For tips on how to do that go to firewise.org.

North Wasco County School District 21 is trying to speak to as many groups as it can about its recently completed Oregon Department of Education Facility Condition Assessment Report.  That report found many of the district’s buildings are in poor condition and warrant replacement, and many of the rest will move into that category over the next few years.  D-21 Superintendent Candy Armstrong says they’ll talk to anyone willing to listen, including various governmental panels.  The district is not planning to conduct another community meeting on facilities until they get more feedback on the topic.

Two Hood River residents have filed an initiative petition to amend the Hood River City Charter to require approval from municipal voters before parks could be sold or transferred for any purpose not related to public recreation.  The petition was filed by Brian Carlstrom and Tracey Tomashpol.  Once the petition is approved for circulation, chief petitioners will then have to gather signatures to place the measure before Hood River voters in November 2019.  Tomashpol says Hood River already falls short of the state’s suggested minimum park area for a city of its size.

Baseball

Hood River Valley 19, Crook County 1:  The Eagles banged out 20 hits while Harrison Howell limited the Cowboys to three hits over six innings, as HRV solidified its hold on a playoff spot.  Derek Homer drove in four runs while Juan Luis Jimenez had three runs batted in.

The Dalles 9, Ridgeview 6:  The Riverhawks snapped a six-game losing streak.

Sherman 6, Dufur 4

Southwest Washington Class 1A Baseball Tournament

Second Round

Hoquiam 13, Columbia 1:  The Bruins fall to 1-1 in the tournament, and will play Castle Rock Friday at a site to be determined.  CHS must win two games to advance to the state tournament.

Softball

Hood River Valley 11, Crook County 1:  The Eagles jump into second place with the win.  Makenzie Chambers, Aunika Yasui, Lizzie Weekly, and Molly Routson drove in two runs apiece.

Ridgeview 13, The Dalles 0:  The Riverhawks fall to a tie for third with Pendleton heading into a doubleheader in Pendleton on Saturday.

Boys Golf

Hood River Valley qualified for the state tournament as a team for the first time in 19 years by finishing second in the Class 5A Special District 1 tournament at Indian Creek.   The Eagles held off The Dalles, who finished eight shots behind HRV.  Crook County finished first in the tourney with a seven shot lead over Hood River.   The state tournament is this Monday and Tuesday at Trysting Tree in Corvallis.

Girls Golf

Hood River Valley’s Victoria Ervin and Samantha Stansbury of The Dalles advanced to the state tournament with their individual finishes in the Class 5A Special District 1 tournament at Meadow Lakes in Prineville.  Ervin finished second to end up five shots back of medalist Elizabeth Roundtree of Redmond, while Stansbury was five shots back in fifth.   The state tournament is this Monday and Tuesday at Quail Valley in Banks.

Track and Field

Lyle-Wishram’s boys finished fourth and the girls eighth at the ECAC Sub-District in Dayton.  Brandon Montoya won the boys’ javelin and Aaron Smith was first in the boys’ triple jump.

Boys Lacrosse

Central Catholic 13, Hood River Valley 10

Boys Tennis

Zillah 3, Goldendale 2

Girls Tennis

Goldendale 4, Zillah 1

Castle Rock 4, Columbia 0

One Community Health has begun to construct its new health center in Hood River.  There is an estimated completion date of summer 2020.  Health center hours, patient services, and patient parking will remain unaffected.  Staff members have been asked to park offsite or walk or bike to work to keep parking open for patients.  At 35,000 square feet, the future building will more than double One Community Health’s size from the current Hood River structure of 14,000 square feet.  One Community Health currently provides services to 12,000 patient in Hood River and The Dalles.

Teachers and classified personnel in North Wasco County School District 21 and the Hood River County School District have opted to hold after-school rallies Wednesday to call for the Oregon Legislature to approve increased school funding rather than walk out as will happen in some Portland-area districts.  The District 21 Education Association plans to meet at the North Wasco County Aquatic Center at 3:45 Wednesday afternoon and walk to Holstein’s Coffeehouse before dispersing.  The Hood River Education Association, Oregon School Employees Association, and district board and administration will all take part in a “Red For Ed” rally in Jackson Park at 4:30 Wednesday afternoon. District Superintendent Dan Goldman said all involved agreed students can’t afford to miss another day of school after a large number of days were lost to winter weather.