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Discovery Center Opens Railroad & National Parks Exhibit Friday

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The Columbia Gorge Discovery Center’s latest exhibit is a traveling exhibit from the Union Pacific Railroad Museum.  “All Set for the West:  Railroads and National Parks” opens to the public on Friday.  Discovery Center Marketing Director Mikey Goyette says the exhibit features photography from when national parks were being established, but they were difficult to access.  The Discovery Center is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.  There will be a member’s only opening reception on Thursday evening, go to gorgediscovery.org for membership information.

 

January 13-14 Prep Sports Roundup

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Boys Basketball

North Marion 65, The Dalles 49

South Wasco 66, Spray-Mitchell-Wheeler 59

South Wasco 86, Condon 29

Horizon Christian 52, Sherman 44

Willamette Valley Christian 46, Horizon Christian 35

Sherman 62, Lyle-Wishram 38

Condon 75, Lyle-Wishram 50

Ione-Arlington 84, Trout Lake 40

Ione-Arlington 81, Klickitat-Glenwood 22

Goldendale 44, Kittitas 37

Connell 54, Goldendale 39

 

 

Girls Basketball

The Dalles 58, North Marion 49

Columbia 45, LaCenter 38

Stevenson 50, Castle Rock 34

South Wasco 67, Spray-Mitchell-Wheeler 43

South Wasco 73, Condon 37

Sherman 33, Horizon Christian 25

Sherman 48, Lyle-Wishram 10

Dufur 52, Bickleton 28

Horizon Christian 42, Bickleton 26

Condon 42, Lyle-Wishram 4

Trout Lake 42, Ione-Arlington 29

Klickitat-Glenwood 58, Ione-Arlington 35

Goldendale 49, Kittitas 35

Goldendale 43, Connell 22

 

 

 

Boys Wrestling

Connor Farlow’s victory at 132 pounds and second place finishes from Kevin Castro at 152 and Connor Farlow at 113 helped Hood River Valley to a fifth place finish at the Bob Beisell Invitational in Forest Grove.

 

Fifth place finishes for Matthew Gray and Ivan Erland topped Goldendale’s effort at the Ray Westberg Invitational at Ellensburg

 

Girls Wrestling

Lauraine Smith won at 155 pounds and Karol Najera at 115 for Hood River Valley as the Eagles finished sixth at the Forest Grove Invitational.  Columbia received second place finishes from Cassidy Hipskind and Jessica Polkinghorn.

 

Jordan Kiemele finished second at 130 pounds for Goldendale at the Walk the Plank Invitational at Davis

 

Alpine Skiing

Hood River Valley’s Emily Teets won the first Mt. Hood League girls’ ski race of the season, a giant slalom at Mt. Hood Meadows.  Ella Smith of The Dalles came in second, while HRV’s Delia Skakel was ninth.  In the boys’ race, Thorsen Welch of HRV was third and Lars Welch sixth.  Gray Roestcisoender of The Dalles was tenth.

 

Rand Road Project Receives Funds In Federal Spending Bill

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The Rand Road housing project being undertaken by the City of Hood River and Columbia Cascade Housing Corporation has received three million dollars in funding in the recently approved federal omnibus spending bill.  CCHC board vice-chair David Sauter says while this affordable housing development is still in its early stages, the federal money will open other opportunities. Community Development Partners in partnership with the Columbia Cascade Housing Corporation and the City of Hood River is looking to place over 120 units of housing of various types on the seven acres.  They are seeking funding from the state’s Local Innovation and Fast Track, or LIFT, program in 2023 after not receiving monies in 2022.

Discovery Center Bringing In GEO

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The Columbia Gorge Discovery Center is in the process of bringing into its fold the Gorge Ecology Outdoors program.  Gorge Ecology Outdoors has been delivering Secrets, Science in Action, Gorge Explorers and additional outdoor science programs to students for 26 years.  The Discovery Center’s Mikey Goyette says that program will combine well with the educational programs the Center already offers.  The Discovery Center and Gorge Ecology Outdoors have worked together for a number of years on the Gorge Explorers program, which provides opportunities for elementary students in the Gorge to build connections between community and the local landscape through hands-on-learning and stewardship projects. 

 

January 12 Prep Basketball Roundup

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Boys Basketball

Wilsonville 63, Hood River Valley 43:  The second-ranked Wildcats pulled away in the second half, as Kyle Counts scored 27 points and Kallen Gutridge 24.   Sawyer Clemett scored 12 for HRV, and Zak Poole had 10.

LaCenter 54, Columbia 38:  Spencer Karlson led CHS with 14 points.

Castle Rock 51, Stevenson 41:  Kacen Bach topped Stevenson with 15 points.

 

Girls Basketball

Wilsonville 61, Hood River Valley 33:  The Eagles received 11 points from Ryann Rosselle and 10 from Abby Schrankel, but could not match the conference leaders.

State Epidemiologist Says Virus Activity High, But Improvments Seen

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Oregon’s state epidemiologist says respiratory virus activity remains high and hospitals are under strain, but he adds they are seeing improvements.  Dr. Dean Sidelinger of the Oregon Health Authority says the state is well past the peak of RSV in children, and hospitalizations from it are decreasing rapidly.  Influenza activity remains high in both adults and children, but Sidelinger said we are past the peak of the flu season for adults, and it is starting to decrease among children.  COVID-19 hospitalizations have dropped in the last week.  Sidelinger adds Oregon Health Sciences University modeling predicts a small increase in that number over the next month due to the highly contagious XBB.1.5 variant, and health officials are watching the variant closely.  Sidelinger says while this variant is the most transmissible so far, at this time there is no evidence it is associated with more severe infection, so health officials see no significant cause of concern.  Sidelinger added bivalent boosters do provide protection against this sub-variant and others.

MCMC Emergency Room Remains Busy

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The emergency room remains busy at Mid-Columbia Medical Center in The Dalles.  MCMC Emergency Services Director Rhianna Hurf says the metro area’s capacity and staffing issues trickle down to the local area.  She notes we have an aging population that is getting sicker, so they are seeing more patients leading to longer wait times in the ER.  MCMC Emergency Services Nurse Manager Dawn Opbreck says staffing shortages at numerous level of medical care are also having an impact.  That backs up patient volumes in the hospital, which leads to ER patients needing admittance to the hospital facing delays in getting a bed.

Exclusion Date Is February 15

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February 15 is the deadline for school children to be up to date in Oregon on required vaccinations.  Daron Ryan of the Hood River County Health Department says letters will go out to families at the start of February, but she encourages people not to wait to ensure their children are not excluded from classes after February 15.  Ryan says there are no new vaccinations this year on the list required for attendance at Oregon public schools, but letters sent to parents will outline which vaccinations a child needs.

Hood River Rotary Ski Night Monday At Meadows

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Hood River Rotary Club will hold its annual ski night at Mount Hood Meadows on Monday.  It’s an annual event that Club President Tanner Hall says benefits a wide range of charitable activities the club undertakes, including providing dictionaries to Hood River County School District fifth graders.  Rotary provides scholarships to local students, built the Hood River Skate Park, helps FISH Food Bank, and is involved in other projects.  Ski Night is from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Monday.  To get tickets, go to skihood.com.

January 11 Prep Sports Roundup

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Boys Basketball

Horizon Christian 64, Lyle-Wishram 46

 

Girls Basketball

Columbia 54, Stevenson 32

Horizon Christian 38, Lyle-Wishram 18

 

Wrestling

Wilsonville 37, Hood River Valley 31:  Connor Tennant had the lone win by fall for HRV, as the Wildcats pulled out a close win.  In girls’ matches, Lauraine Smith and Karol Najera had wins by fall for the Eagles.

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