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May 25 Prep Sports Roundup

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Oregon Class 1A Track and Field Championships

State championships for Sawyer Dean of Trout Lake and Sophie Hulke of Sherman highlighted the Mid-Columbia effort on the first day of the state 1A meet in Eugene.  Dean won the boys’ pole vault with a vault of 14 feet and 2 3/4 inches.  Teammate Landon Heberling was fourth, and also took seventh in the high jump.  Hulke was first in the girls’ discus with a toss of 113 feet, two inches.  Dufur’s Hayley Peterson was seventh in the event.   Sherman’s Morgan Geary was third in the girls’ javelin, Klickitat’s Austin Fink third and Sherman’s Henry Poirier eighth in the boys’ shot put, and Sherman’s Eduardo Rubio was sixth in the boys’ long jump.  The Sherman girls are tied for second and Trout Lake boys third in the team standings after day one.

 

Washington Class 2B Track and Field Championships

Goldendale’s Raymond Holycross won the boys’ triple jump on the opening day of the meet in Richland.  Holycross took first with a leap of 43 feet and 2 1/2 inches.  Teammate Stephen Pittman was seventh.

 

Washington Class 1A Softball Tournament

First Round

Lyndon Christian 13, Columbia 0:  Lynden Christian scored 11 runs in the sixth inning to pull away for the win.  Teagen Blankenship and Ella Reed had two hits apiece for the Bruins.

Memorial Day Observances Planned

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Memorial Day observances are planned throughout the region on Monday.  Hood River’s American Legion Post 22 will hold its event at Idlewilde Cemetery from 11 to noon around the Walk of Honor, with a planned dedication of a Blue Star memorial marker honoring families of service members who have served overseas, and a Gold Star memorial marker honoring families of those service members who lost their lives in service to the country.  The Dalles Memorial Day services will begin at noon at the Mult-Conflict Memorial site at Sorosis Park, with American Legion/VFW Auxiliary leader Vandee Mauser serving as master of ceremonies and joined by members of the Patriot Guard.  American Legion Post 87 will host a service at the Klickitat County Cemetery in White Salmon Monday afternoon at 1 p.m.  It is a service to honor fallen military and it is an induction service for recently deceased veterans being inducted to the cemetery’s Walk of Honor and honoring their families.  And the City of Wasco will host a full day of events centered around Wasco Depot Park.  A memorial service is set for 10 a.m., followed by a parade and car show at 11 a.m. and more events through the afternoon.

CGCC Schedules Forums With Presidential Candidates

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Public forums are scheduled in early June in The Dalles and Hood River as the Columbia Gorge Community College board nears a decision on the institution’s next president.  There will be two separate public forums for each candidate on each college campus.  The series will begin with Dr.  Anne Howsare Boyens on June 5, followed by Dr. Ken Lawson on June 8, Dr. Jerry Fliger on June 9, and Dr. Rachel Solemsaas on June 12.  In all four cases, the forums on CGCC’s campus in The Dalles will begin at 10:30 a.m., while the Hood River sessions will begin at 3:30 p.m. except on June 8, when the start is scheduled for 4:30 p.m.  Members of the public who attend the forums will be invited to provide their feedback through written forms which will be reviewed by the college board.  Internal forums with students, staff and faculty are also scheduled.

Klickitat County Burn Ban In Zone 2 To Start June 5

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Klickitat County will put a burn ban in effect for its Burn Ban Zone 2 on June 5.  Zone Two is the County’s central burn ban zone.  It is defined as lands between the Klickitat County Fire District 7 eastern boundary west to the western boundaries of Klickitat County Fire Districts 4, 12 and 15 then north on the Klickitat River to the north county line.  It is in effect for lands outside the jurisdiction of the Yakama Indian Nation; and the jurisdiction of the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission, and prohibits the issuance of burning permits except for authorized agricultural burning.  Residential barbecues will be allowed.  The burn ban will be in effect from June 5 until it is rescinded.  Those living in an incorporated city or town should check with appropriate authorities on burning restrictions in those communities.

 

Klickitat County Preparing Behavioral Health Location In Goldendale

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Klickitat County is getting a physical behavioral health location prepped to open in Goldendale.  County interim behavioral health director Erinn Quinn says they are doing interior work now, but it will be another month or two before they can open the doors.  Quinn notes they have not secured space in White Salmon as of yet, so behavioral health may have to share space there with the Public Health Department, which Quinn directs.  The County recently was informed by Comprehensive Healthcare that it will be closing its physical locations in the near future.

 

May Is Community Action Month

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May is National Community Action Month, highlighting the agencies started during the Lyndon Johnson administration in the 1960’s as part of President Johnson’s “War on Poverty.”  Washington Gorge Action Programs and Mid-Columbia Community Action are just two of the over one-thousand Community Action agencies in the country.  WAGAP’s Jennifer Pauletto says the local agencies are able to decide where the gaps are in the community and how they can fill them.  WAGAP serves Klickitat and Skamania counties, while Mid-Columbia Community Action covers Wasco, Hood River, and Sherman counties.

City Of HR Holds Informational Session On Westside Urban Renewal

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The City of Hood River held a virtual informational meeting on the proposed Westside Urban Renewal District, giving an overview on the district being put together for moving forward with projects identified in three different previously done plans.  City Planner Dustin Nilsen pointed out the projects being considered for the 407-acre district are already called for in transportation systems and multi-jurisdictional parks plans and affordable housing development strategy.  Consultant Elaine Howard says the urban renewal district is the implementation tool for those projects.  The urban renewal plan is scheduled to be reviewed by the City Council on June 12, then go to the Urban Renewal Advisory Committee on June 20, the municipal planning commission on July 10, the Hood River County Commission on August 21, and then back to City Councilors for final passage August 24.

SafeSpace To Begin Renovation Of New Facility

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SafeSpace Child Advocacy Center of the Gorge will mark the beginning of construction of its new permanent facility on Thursday afternoon.  The organization will be renovating a building at 206 Wasco Loop in Hood River.  SafeSpace Executive Director Beatriz Lynch says they’ve raised money for two years for the project.  Lynch adds their capital campaign continues, seeking $1.2 million to do the final parts of the $5 million project.  The ceremony will be at 4:30 p.m. Thursday at 206 Wasco Loop.  SafeSpace is a non-profit organization that provides a single point of contact for child abuse victims, offering trauma-informed care in a child friendly environment for Hood River, Wasco, Klickitat, Gilliam and Wheeler counties.

TD Council Asks Staff To Examine STR Regulations

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The Dalles City Council has asked staff to examine the municipal short-term rental ordinance and bring back potential changes to the Council.  A group of citizens from a neighborhood near Sorosis Park made a second visit to the Council to ask for changes after experiencing what they consider negative impacts as a result of STR’s.  Mayor Rich Mays says there are options to look at, including limiting the number of STR’s to be allowed in the community, referencing his experience as city manager in Cannon Beach when they went toward that option.  Mays said he expects the Council to receive some information on the topic from staff in September.

 

Wet April Followed By Hot Spell Builds Up Fire Fuels

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The combination of wet conditions in late April and early May followed by a hot spell with high winds has led to fire fuel build up that has dried quickly.  Erick Castaneda of the Oregon Department of Forestry says it is looking very dry, and there have already been a couple of small fires for wildland crews to deal with.  Castaneda says people going into wildfire prone areas are best advised to stay on improved roads.  Those going into the grassy and wooded areas are advised to bring a fire extinguisher can help prevent some fires.  And preparing defensible space for homes and properties is another important prevention step to take, go to firewise.org for tips on what that should look like.

 

 

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