The Port of Hood River says the pedestrian footbridge between the waterfront and the marina will be closed for repairs starting Monday, May 13. The Port says the closure is necessary to facilitate essential maintenance work. Pedestrians are asked to plan alternative routes and exercise caution when navigating the area. The footbridge is expected to reopen on Memorial Day.
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Counihan To Be Remembered At Council Meeting
The Hood River City Council will hold a moment of silence at its meeting Monday evening for recently passed Councilmember Tim Counihan. Counihan recently died at his home at the age of 65. Counihan attended Council meetings up until the time of his death, continuing to serve on the panel he had been on since January 2019. He also filled a vacant seat in the latter part of 2016. Counihan was a research biologist, focused on interdisciplinary research in aquatic ecosystems. There will be an opportunity at Monday evening’s meeting for Councilors and members of the audience to share words in his memory.
May 9 Prep Sports Roundup
Softball
Centennial 11, Hood River Valley 0: Centennial scored all of their runs in the first three innings
Track and Field
Goldendale boys were second and the girls third at the EWAC West Sub-Districts at Kittitas. Raymond Holycross won four events for the Timberwolf boys, with Matthew Gray and Sean Henriksen winning two apiece. Emma Meagher won two events for the Goldendale girls.
Southwest Washington Class 1A District Boys Soccer Tournament
Columbia 2, Montesano 0: The Bruins clinch a berth in the state tournament, and will play King’s Way Christian in the district final on Saturday at noon at Seton Catholic High School.
Girls Lacrosse
Central Catholic 12, Hood River Valley 6
May 8 Prep Sports Roundup
Baseball
The Dalles 6, Crook County 5: Avery Schwartz’s single drove in Will Booth in the top of the seventh inning to give the Riverhawks a come from behind win and a share of first place in the Tri-Valley Conference with the Cowboys. The Dalles scored four runs in the top of the fifth to tie the contest, with a two-run single by Sam Shaver evening the contest at 5.
Hood River Valley 14, Milwaukie 3: An 11-run fifth inning lifted the Eagles to the win and keep themselves in the Northwest Oregon Conference playoff race. Hunter Duckwall drove in four runs and Bodie Stuben two to lead the HRV offense.
Washington District 5 Class 2B Playoff: Warden 5, Goldendale 0
Softball
The Dalles 6, Crook County 5: Despina Seufalemua’s two-run homer with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning kept the Riverhawks unbeaten in the Tri-Valley Conference.
Track and Field
Micah Castro won the boys’ pole vault to highlight Hood River Valley’s first day of competition at the Northwest Oregon Conference Championships at Centennial. In other first day finals, Logan King was third in the boys’ 3,000 meters, and Syl Perrin was third in the girls’ 3,000.
Boys Tennis
Hood River Valley 8, Hillsboro 0
Girls Lacrosse
Hood River Valley 10, Summit 8
Man In Custody After Stabbing
A 36-year-old Wasco County man is in custody after an adult male was found stabbed in the abdomen in the parking lot at 3600 West 6th in The Dalles. The Dalles Police Department said in a social media statement its officers along with Wasco County Sheriff’s deputies and Mid-Columbia Fire and Rescue personnel arrived at the location late Wednesday night to find the wounded man, who was able to give a statement before being transported to Adventist Health Columbia Gorge. The Dalles Police Department detectives used a search warrant at a Wasco County residence to recover the knife believed to have been used in the incident and arrested 36-year-old Modesto Tellez Torrez on a first degree assault charges. Torrez is in custody at NORCOR. The Dalles Police Department says other charges are possible as the investigation continues.
Applications Available For PitchFest 2024
Mid-Columbia Economic Development District and the Wasco Innovation Initiative are taking applications from entrepreneurs for the 2024 Gorge PitchFest. It’s the second year for the event. MCEDD’s Jason Hartmann says PitchFest brings together innovators, entrepreneurs, and investors, as they try to create a culture and support network for entrepreneurs in the Gorge. Five finalists will be selected to pitch their ideas to a panel of experienced judges on June 6 at the Granada Theatre in The Dalles for a chance to receive funding for their pre-venture or early start-up business. PitchFest applications are open until May 22, go to mcedd.org to get details of how to take part.
The Dalles To Enforce No Signs In Right-Of-Way
The City of The Dalles says as of Wednesday (May 8), it will be enforcing its regulations prohibiting non-permitted signs in the public right-of-way or on City-owned property. The Dalles Community Development Department says in the past few weeks, it has been made aware of several political campaign signs located in public rights-of-way. Beginning Wednesday, the City will remove non-permitted political campaign signs brought to its attention within the public right-of-way or on other City-owned property. For signs without a visible telephone number or address of the sign’s owner on the sign itself, the City will hold such a confiscated sign for at least 15 days before disposing of it unless the sign’s owner reclaims it. For signs with a visible telephone number or address, the City will hold such a confiscated sign for at least 30 days from the time it contacts that person by telephone or by mail.
Newhouse & Bentz Introduce Snake River Dam Protection Bills
Washington Fourth District Congressman Dan Newhouse and Oregon Second District Congressman Cliff Bentz have been joined by a handful of other Northwest Republican representatives to introduce a package of nine bills to protect the four Lower Snake River Dams following the release of the final package of actions and commitments in the Columbia River System Operations mediation they believe would undermine dam operations. In a statement, Newhouse says the package is a reinforcement of their belief authority over the dams remains in the hands of Congress, and is a testament to their commitment to protect what he called “these critical pieces of infrastructure.” The package contains nine bills aimed at reversing specific provisions in the final package of actions and commitments in the systems operations’ mediation. A variety of organizations with stakes in the Columbia River System are supporting the bills.
Ballot Return Begins
Ballots have started to come back in for Oregon’s May 21 primary election after being mailed out late last week. Wasco County reports that just over three percent of ballots have been returned as of Tuesday, slightly over the return rates for primary elections in 2020 and 2022. In Hood River County, the ballot return at the end of Tuesday was 2.74%, up from the just over two percent of 2022, but less than half of what was returned at the same point in 2020.
White Salmon Education Foundation Announced Grant Awards
The White Salmon Valley Education Foundation has awarded more than $32,000 to educators and programs in the White Salmon Valley School District as part of the foundation’s annual Grant Award program. The funding will support STEM, literacy, arts, music, career and technical education, and cultural exploration projects that expand educational opportunities for White Salmon students. Money for the grant awards comes from donors, community partners, and supporters of the foundation’s mission to provide opportunities for growth and learning within White Salmon schools. Since 2006, more than $919,000 in community-raised donations have been awarded to the schools directly from foundation. For more information about the White Salmon Valley Education Foundation and its grant programs, visit wsvef.org.