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.
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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.
D21 Taking Applications For Board Vacancy
North Wasco County School District 21 is taking applications for its now vacant Zone 2 position on the board. Dayna Wynn-Elledge recently resigned from the position, which represents an area southwest of The Dalles. To qualify for this position applicants must be a legally registered voter, and a current resident of Zone 2 that has lived within the zone for one year. Applications are available at nwasco.k12.or.us. Applications will be accepted until March 27th at 4:00 p.m. Interviews will be scheduled prior to a regular school board meeting and will be open to the public. Qualified applications will be notified of the scheduled interviews as soon as possible.
February 24 Prep Basketball Roundup
Boys Basketball
Hood River Valley 56, Putnam 48: Cooper Wells scored 14 points and Talon Britt 11 as HRV used a third quarter surge to pull away from the Kingsmen.
The Dalles 71, Estacada 60
Oregon Class 1A Boys Basketball First Round
South Wasco 82, Jordan Valley 38: Jason Hull scored 28 points while handing out five assists and grabbing four steals. Ryker Thompson added 21 points and Rowen Huff had 10 points and 15 rebounds for the Redsides. Tate Hawker led the Mustangs with 13 points. The Redsides will host Joseph on Friday night.
Adrian 66, Horizon Christian 47 Adrian advanced at home behind 21 points from Brooks Martin. The Antelopes outscored the Hawks 28-12 in the final frame. Charlie Haynie led Horizon Christian with 16 points, Ben Chapman had 14 and Landon Whitaker had 11.
Crosspoint Christian 86, Klickitat-Glenwood 50: Davis Hartwell knocked down eight 3-pointers to help Crosspoint Christian advance to the second round. Hartwell finished with 30 points. Klickitat/Glenwood was led by Talon Cabral with 13 points.
Girls Basketball
Hood River Valley 44, Putnam 38: HRV had an eight-point fourth quarter run that allowed them to stay in playoff contention. Isa Rivera scored 13 points and Emily Doss 12 to lead Hood River.
The Dalles 49, Estacada 38
The Dalles Council Approves Strategic Plan
The Dalles City Council approved its strategic plan for the next three years. There are 126 goals included in the plan with seven different areas including public relations and community engagement, public infrastructure, fiscal sustainability, having a safe community, housing production, economic vitality, and workplace organization. Mayor Rich Mays noted resiliency in economic development was a key part of the goals, particularly encouraging additions to the city’s economy that last for a significant amount of time. Resiliency can also be applied to infrastructure, with Mays noting whatever they might do in that area, they want it be something that lasts.