Mid-Columbia Senior Center is looking for Medical Equipment donations for our Medical Loan Closet. The Center says it is desperately in need of rollators (with working brakes), wheelchairs, transfer chairs, and any other equipment that you might have on hand. MCSC’s medical equipment loan closet is available to everyone, with a suggested donation of $10.00. Call Mid-Columbia Senior Center at 541-296-4788 or visit at 1119 West 9th in The Dalles.
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May 3 Prep Sports Roundup
Baseball
The Dalles 2, Madras 1: Cooper Klindt’s two-out run scoring single in the bottom of the seventh inning won it for the Riverhawks, pulling them within a game of Gladstone atop the Tri-Valley Conference standings heading into a road matchup with the Gladiators today. Riley Brock struck out 13 in a complete game effort.
Hood River Valley 4, LaSalle 1: Jordan Webber struck out nine over six innings, while Jakob von Lubken had a pair of run-scoring doubles to lead the Eagles to a second straight win over the Falcons, strengthening their hold on a playoff spot in the Northwest Oregon Conference.
Softball
Milwaukie 5, Hood River Valley 4, 8 innings: The Eagles came back from a four-run deficit to force extra innings, but the Mustangs grabbed the victory that prevented HRV to jump into the top four in the Northwest Oregon Conference. Adamari Lazaro had three hits and a run batted in to lead the HRV offense.
The Dalles 16, Madras 0: The Riverhawks scored 12 runs in the second inning, dropping their magic number to clinch the Tri-Valley Conference crown to three. Zoe Lebreton and Madalynn Sagapolutele each homered and drove in four runs.
Track and Field
Hannah Adams won both hurdles races and the pole vault as The Dalles tied host Madras for first in the girls’ portion of a three-way Tri-Valley Conference meet with Molalla.
Sherman’s Sophie Hulke swept the girls’ throws while Macy Bell of South Wasco won two events at the South Wasco Invitational in Maupin.
Girls Lacrosse
Cleveland 7, Hood River Valley 5
Yakama Nation Gives Notice Of Intent To Sue Over Bradford Cleanup
The Yakama Nation has given 60 days notice to federal officials of its intent to sue in U.S. District Court over a lack of progress and cooperation in regard to cleanup at the Bradford Island Superfund site. Under the notice, the tribe alleges standards and regulations have not been adhered to for Bradford Island, and the Army Corps of Engineers has failed to perform its duties. Representatives of the Yakama Nation, Environmental Protection Agency Region 10, the Corps, and the states of Oregon and Washington met on Tuesday to discuss Bradford Island, where toxic waste from the construction and operation of Bonneville Dam was disposed of for many years. Bradford Island was added to the BPA’s national priorities list in 2022.
TD Budget Committee Sends Fiscal Plan To Council
The Dalles municipal budget committee unanimously recommended the 2023-24 fiscal year budget back to the City Council for approval with a few minor amendments. Just before the group approved the fiscal plan, committee member and City Councilor Dan Richardson said the City is in a good financial position. Committee Chair and Councilor Tim McGlothlin added that the City is coming out of the pandemic in a much better place than it was prior to it. The budget now moves to the City Council for final approval.
Group Asks Kilckitat County Residents To Report Broadband Speed
A group formed by community councils is asking Klickitat County residents to take part in a survey of broadband speeds in an attempt to attract state and federal funding to bring high-speed Internet to rural areas. The Klickitat County Broadband Action Team is looking for residents to do the speed tests by May 12. The team’s Chris Connolly the pandemic highlighted the broadband shortcomings in the lightly populated areas of the county. The survey is available by going through the Mid-Columbia Economic Development District website at mcedd.org.
Prescribed Burn Planned West Of Wamic
The U.S. Forest Service says prescribed burning season has arrived on Mt. Hood National Forest. If conditions are favorable, Barlow Ranger District firefighters will ignite a 400-acre prescribed fire west of Wamic over the next few weeks, depending on weather conditions. Fire personnel may start ignitions as early as May 6 on the South Rock prescribed fire unit. The burn unit is located about three miles southwest of Pine Hollow and five miles west of Wamic. Fire personnel are planning to burn up to 400 acres over three days. Weather forecasts will be assessed daily to determine whether conditions are favorable for burning. Firefighters will remain on site for several days and continue patrols until the prescribed fire is declared out. The South Rock prescribed fire is within the footprint of the Central Wasco County All Lands Joint Chief Project, intended to improve landscape resilience to disease and fire, as well as improve Oregon white oak habitat and the plants and wildlife species that depend on it. The Forest Service says prescribed burns are a critical tool for reducing hazardous fuels on the landscape, minimizing the spread of disease and pest insects, and favoring fire-adapted plant species.
App Now Available For Pikeminnow Program
A new app allows anglers to bypass the registration station so they can spend more time and earn more money for reeling in voracious salmon-eating predators during this year’s Northern Pikeminnow Sport Reward Fishery Program. In the past, participants had to drive to a station and register before heading out to fish. Now, almost everything can be done online. Oregon, Washington, and Idaho departments of fish and wildlife all have online angling license programs and the pikeminnow program registration can be completed through the app. Eighteen full-time catch stations will operate along the Columbia and Snake rivers in Oregon, Washington and Idaho. Four additional satellite stations will also be available during select parts of the season. The satellite stations offer anglers additional pikeminnow harvest opportunities in areas with good fishing during short windows of time. Details on how to register for the program and applicable state fishing regulations are available on the program website, pikeminnow.org.
Mosbrucker Energy Resource Review Bill Signed By Inslee
Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed into law 14th District Representative Gina Mosbrucker’s bill to review the state’s energy grid annually, a little more than a year after he vetoed a similar bill from the Goldendale Republican. Under House Bill 1117, the Department of Commerce and the Utilities and Transportation Commission are directed to convene energy resource adequacy stakeholder meetings at least once a year until 2031. At those meetings, it is required to specifically address the risk of rolling blackouts and inadequacy events, discuss how proposed laws and regulations may require new state policy for resource adequacy, and identify incentives to enhance and ensure resource adequacy. Inslee also signed Mosbrucker’s House Bill 1512. Known as the “Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and People and Lucian Act,” the bill will provide resources for immediate actions that need to take place when a person vanishes. It is named after four-year-old Lucian Munguia, who was reported missing on September 10 from Sarg Hubbard Park in Yakima and drowned in the Yakima River.
Applications Being Taken For Next Door Youth Summer Employment
Applications are being taken for The Next Door’s Summer Youth Employment program. Next Door Summer Programs Coordinator Mary Ryan says youth 14 to 19 are eligible to apply for the eight-week jobs that will primarily involve working in the outdoors. Applications for crew leaders are also being taken. For application information, go to nextdoorinc.org.
May 2 Prep Sports Roundup
Baseball
Hood River Valley 3, LaSalle 0: Jake von Lubken struck out 13 on the way to a three-hit shutout as the Eagles moved into sole possession of fourth place in the Northwest Oregon Conference. The Eagles scored all three of their runs in the sixth inning to grab the win.
King’s Way Christian sweeps Columbia 10-0 and 6-2
Seton Catholic sweeps Stevenson 10-1 and 9-1
Heppner 1, Sherman 0: The Mustangs scored the lone run for the win, moving them even with the Huskies for first in the Big Sky Conference. The two teams play a doubleheader on Saturday in Moro.
Softball
Hood River Valley 21, Parkrose 1: HRV scored 11 runs in the second inning and nine in the third to give the Eagles the win, and keep them in the playoff hunt in the Northwest Oregon Conference. Hailey Stuben homered while Grace Rowan, Abby Kahler, and Mallory McNerney drove in three runs each.
Columbia sweeps King’s Way Christian 7-0 and 12-2: The Bruins move to 14-0 on the season. Mckynzi Gwinn pitched a seven-hit shutout and drove in two runs in the opener, while Macee Barnes, Teagan Blankenship, and Halle Kock drove in two runs apiece in the nightcap.
Seton Catholic sweeps Stevenson 14-3 and 10-8
Track and Field
Storey Woodbury, Damian Simonds, Raymond Holycross, Stephen Pittman, Ada Garner, and Jenna Casey all earned first place finishes for Goldendale at a five-school EWAC Meet at Dayton
Boys Tennis
Hood River Valley 8, Hillsboro 1
Girls Tennis
Hood River Valley 9, Hillsboro 0
Boys Lacrosse
Hood River Valley 7, Central Catholic 3