Programs for Peaceful Living is bringing attention to Child Abuse Prevention Month through blue pinwheels that can be seen in April in both Bingen and Goldendale. The Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families’ conducts the Pinwheels for Prevention Campaign. Last year, the group distributed around 15,000 pinwheels across the state as a reminder that it is not enough to respond to child abuse and neglect, and we also must build and support strong families through community engagement, programs, and policies. Programs for Peaceful Living operates as Klickitat County’s Crime Victims Service Center and supports the campaign locally. Community members are encouraged to wear blue in April and help share information and resources. To request blue pinwheels or receive local support, contact local advocates in Klickitat County during business hours by calling Programs for Peaceful Living in Bingen at 509-493-1533 or in Goldendale at 509-773-6100. If you need local support for a child abuse or neglect issue after hours, call the 24-hour crisis line at (844) 493-1709.
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March 28 Prep Sports Scoreboard
Baseball
Evergreen 7, Columbia 1
Softball
Camas 20, Columbia 2
Boys Soccer
LaCenter 5, Stevenson 0
Inmate Revived With NARCAN At Skamania County Jail
The Skamania County Sheriff’s Office is investigating how an inmate in the county jail acquired Fentanyl that resulted in a corrections officer administering two doses of NARCAN to that inmate. The Sheriff’s Office says the NARCAN was effective and the inmate regained consciousness, then was treated by Skamania County EMS personnel and transported to a hospital. The incident occurred at about 11:25 p.m. Monday night. The Sheriff’s Office says it is suspected the inmate got the Fentanyl from another inmate, adding they are attempting to find funding for a body scanner to be used during normal booking procedures in an attempt to find contraband hidden internally. The Sheriff’s Office noted the law prevents routine invasive searches of inmates. An investigation is on-going, and charges for introducing contraband into the correctional facility have been submitted to the Prosecuting Attorney’s office.
Bentz & Other GOP Reps Call For Delisiting Of Gray Wolf
Oregon Second District Congressman Cliff Bentz joined with 19 other Republican representatives in sending a letter to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Martha Williams urging her to delist the Gray Wolf as a protected species under the Endangered Species Act. The letter follows a decision last month to not re-list wolves in the Northern Rocky Mountains because the Fish and Wildlife Service found the wolf was not in danger of extinction anywhere across the Western United States. Bentz and his colleagues say despite that finding, nothing has been done to allow those bearing the burden of a predator’s reintroduction to protect themselves, livestock, or deer and elk populations from devastation by the predator. They believe the gray wolf should immediately be delisted as a protected species, which would allow the use of accepted methods of predator control to be used by ranchers and state agencies. Washington Fourth District Congressman Dan Newhouse also signed on to the letter.
Union Street Patching In Water Main Replacement Area Begins Monday
The Dalles Public Works on Monday will begin work on patching the area of Union St. affected by the replacement and upgrade of a water main in the alley between 2nd St. and 3rd St. as well as Union St. and Liberty St. A full street closure on Union St. will remain in place from Monday to Thursday. Motor vehicles and bicyclists will be detoured to adjacent side streets. Pedestrian and sidewalk access will remain open through the duration of this work. Work hours are from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on each scheduled work day, but the trench must remain open to cure in place before the asphalt patch is installed. No parking will be allowed within the project areas to allow room for large equipment to safely work. No parking signs will be placed on the curb 48 hours before the project moves into each work area.
Tree Planting On West 2nd In The Dalles Starts Tuesday
Tree planting operations along West 2nd Street and other side streets in The Dalles will lead to intermittent parking spot closures along 2nd Street from Tuesday through Thursday. Intended work hours will be between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m., and parking should be open and available outside of those hours. The City has contracted with Davey Tree Company to plant street trees along West 2nd Street. Both the North and South sides of West 2nd, including many of the side streets, will receive new street trees. In an effort to avoid impacts to businesses, sidewalks will remain open to all foot traffic throughout the planting process.
Public Meeting Scheduled For Wy’east Middle School Energy Project
A public meeting is scheduled for Wednesday on an energy resilience project that could be done at Wy’east Middle School. The Microgrid Opportunities: Vehicles Enhancing Resiliency, or MOVER, program would implement a nationally replicable pilot project that uses electric school buses and light duty fleet vehicles as energy storage for a solar powered microgrid. Lindsay McClure of the Mid-Columbia Economic Development District says the system would provide backup power at Wy’east Middle School so that community members have a space with power backup during outages. McClure says the project received a $1 million grant from the Energy Department to pay for the bulk of it, while some more funding is being sought as a match. The meeting will be Wednesday evening at 6:30 at Wy’east Middle School.
CGCC Scholarship Program Starts Monday
The Columbia Gorge Community College Foundation will start taking applications for their scholarship program on Monday. CGCC Marketing and Communications Director Tom Penberthy says they have been simplifying the application process, and in addition they are planning a financial aid workshop on April 16. Penberthy noted much of the financial aid information is useful when applying for other sources of scholarships as well. The workshop will be held at CGCC’s campus in The Dalles. Last year the Foundation awarded $20,000 in scholarships.
Prep Sports Roundup For Wednesday, March 27
Baseball
Doherty, CO 13, Hood River Valley 3: Grady Williams, Jordan Webber, and Addison Postlewait had two hits and one RBI apiece for the Eagles.
Sherman 7, Union 6…game two rained out.
Softball
Hood River Valley 19, Heritage Academy Mesa 0: Grace Rowan homered, drove in five runs, and struck out ten while allowing no hits over four innings in the circle.
Hood River Valley 7. Maricopa, AZ 4: Kenadie Lucas hit a home run while striking out seven over five innings.
Stayton at The Dalles, doubleheader rained out
Track and Field
Columbia’s girls won a three-way Trico League meet over Castle Rock and LaCenter. Jessica Polkinghorn won the shot put and discus and Saylor Hauge won the 300 meter hurdles and high jump to lead the Bruins. In the boys’ portion of the meet, Columbia’s Luke Harrison won the discus.
Stevenson’s Olivia Fauth won three events, and Tucker Wyninger and Hudson Holzauer won two events each at a Trico League meet at King’s Way Christian
Coyote Wall Trail Construction To Begin
The US Forest Service says it is commencing with construction of the Coyote Wall Trail, a 2.6-mile mountain bike-optimized singletrack trail in the Coyote Wall, or “Syncline,” area of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. Scheduled for completion this summer, the trail aims to provide recreationists with a sustainable experience while showcasing the scenic beauty and unique ecology of the area. The Forest Service says the trail, identified in a 2010 plan for the area, represents a significant step towards modernizing the area’s trail infrastructure by replacing environmentally damaging user-trails in the area with a professionally designed and constructed alternative. The Forest Service said it collaborated closely with local community partners, specifically the Columbia Area Mountain Bike Advocates, C2 Recreation Consulting, and the Washington Trail Association to guide the design and layout phases of the trail development process. Ptarmigan Trails, a Northwest based trail consulting and construction company, has been awarded the contract to build the trail.