Hood River County School District is going to hold a community forum on Monday with its three finalists for Hood River Valley High School principal. The community forum will be from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday evening at the Hood River Valley High School library. That will cap off a day for finalists that will include a staff forum, student panel interviews, writing assessments, and district tours. The finalists include current Hood River Valley High School interim principal Jim Donnelly, Jessica Ramirez, the assistant principal at Reynolds High School in Troutdale, and Dr. Kate Woicke, a principal consultant who has served as dean of faculty at Central Catholic High School in Portland.
Category: Uncategorized
HR Police Warn Of Scam Being Reported
The Hood River Police Department says it has received reports of at least two incidents in recent days involving scammers threatening residents with warrant arrests due to missing court. The department reminds everyone it will never contact someone for money to avoid being arrested. Police will never call and ask for your social security number or other personal information. Never give your social security number to anyone who contacts you, don’t confirm the last four digits, and don’t give a bank account or credit card number. Anyone who tells you to wire money, pay with a gift card, or send cash or cryptocurrency is a scammer. In addition, while your caller ID might show a real law enforcement number, but it’s not an officer calling. Report scams to the Federal Trade Commission at ReportFraud.ftc.gov.
February 26 Prep Sports Roundup
Wrestling
Oregon Class 4A Championships
Harley Scott had the best record of the four wrestlers representing The Dalles. Scott won two out of four matches, including a first round match, in the boys’ 138 pound division. Aiden Flores won one out of three at 144, while Kadyn Linker at boys’ 215 and Kianna Dominguez at girls’ 100 each went 0-2.
CGCC Additive Manufacturing Programs Works With Over 30 Local Clients
Columbia Gorge Community College’s Regional Additive Manufacturing program has produced over $640,000 in product for over 30 unique local clients at a fraction of the cost it would take them to purchase the same material from commercial producers. CGCC received a federal grant to expand its advance manufacturing lab to provide laser sintering and rapid prototyping, both to train students and for use by businesses in the area. CGCC instructor Robert Wells-Clark says they have seen three particular sectors gravitate to the equipment: aerospace, sports equipment manufacturers, and agricultural manufacturing. CGCC held a grand opening last week for its new Industrial Training and Assessment Center.
Great Gorge Melt In March To Benefit Food Bank
The annual Great Gorge Melt to benefit the Columbia Gorge Food Bank will take place again throughout the month of March. It started in 2024 with a handful of restaurants selling grilled cheese sandwiches with a portion of the proceeds going to the regional food bank that serves pantries in Wasco, Hood River, and Sherman counties. Last year the Great Gorge Melt expanded to include quesadillas, and this year Columbia Gorge Food Bank’s Leah Hall says it’s been opened up to the imagination of 26 participating restaurants. A full list of the restaurants participating in the Great Gorge Melt in Hood River, The Dalles, Cascade Locks, Mosier, Tygh Valley, and Portland is available at the Columbia Gorge Food Bank Facebook page.
Pauletto To Step Down As WAGAP Director
Washington Gorge Action Programs Executive Director Jennifer Pauletto announced she will be stepping down from that role at the end of June. Pauletto has been with WAGAP since 2022, first as the Associate Director and then as Executive Director. She plans to stay on for a transition to a new director. A detailed position description, qualifications, and application instructions have been posted on WAGAP’s website and distributed through local and regional nonprofit networks.
Motorist Arrested After Driving Through TDHS Wrestling Procession
A motorist was arrested Wednesday afternoon after driving through a procession of patrol vehicles escorting members of The Dalles High School wrestling team to Interstate 84 to compete in the Oregon Class 4A Championships in Portland. According to The Dalles Police Department…the suspect recklessly ran through the procession at 2nd and Webber and continued westbound on 2nd Street. The reckless driver had been called in to dispatch just before that. Officers were able to conduct a traffic stop on the driver shortly after. The driver resisted instructions from the officers, but other units arrived shortly after and the suspect was taken into custody. The suspect was transported to Adventist Health for reasons un-related to police contact. He was then lodged at NORCOR on various charges ranging from reckless driving to possession of a controlled substance.
February 25 Prep Basketball Roundup
Oregon Class 1A Girls Basketball First Round
Dufur 57, C.S. Lewis Academy 38: Hailie Pechanec scored 22 points and Makaila Miller added 14 points for Dufur. The Rangers will host Union in the second round on Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m.
Southwest Christian 43, South Wasco 29
Powers 54, Trout Lake 31: The Cruisers’ 23-point third quarter was the difference. Eden Anderson scored 12 points for the Mustangs.
City of HR Gets Overview Of Stormwater Revenue Needs
The Hood River City Council received an overview of what kind of rate increases would be needed to fund capital investments to the municipal stormwater system. Consultants from the firm FCS showed with the city facing $22 million in capital stormwater projects through 2035, to pay for them through rate revenue, those rates would have well over double-digit percentage increases through 2032, going from the current $11.03 a month per dwelling unit to $41.58 by 2032. Consultant John Ghilarducci did give Councilors a short-term recommendation to increase the current rate by 20 percent to $13.24 in fiscal year 2027, and then look at coordinating with water and sewer rate planning over the next year or two. Councilors were not asked to take any immediate action. They will consider the information as they do their strategic planning work.
WAGAP Offers Food Handler’s Workshop
Washington Gorge Action Programs, along with the Klickitat County Health Department and Community Enrichment for Klickitat and Skamania County is offering a free workshop on Friday for those looking to obtain their food handler’s permit and learn about vendor licenses if considering going into business for yourself. Juan Reyes of WAGAP says there are a lot of people who are considering going into the food business, but they don’t necessarily know how to go about it. Training will cover a food handlers’ permit, types of food licenses, hands on practice, and business 101, followed by networking with local industry workers. The workshop will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday at the White Salmon Pioneer Center. Enrollment is limited, go to wagap.org to sign up.