A 23-year-old man faces numerous charges after law enforcement served a warrant on a residence on East 9th in The Dalles. According to a statement from the Wasco County Sheriff’s and District Atorrney’s offices, Eli Sarabia of The Dalles was taken into custody and lodged at NORCOR for unlawful delivery of a substantial quantity of cocaine, possession of cocaine, oxycodone and hydrocodone, first degree theft, tampering with drug records, and unlawful possession of a firearm. The two agencies say the search of the residence resulted in the seizure of 143 grams of suspected cocaine and pharmaceutical pills, a handgun, a tactical rifle reported stolen from central Oregon, and over $100,000 of suspected drug proceeds. Wasco County Sheriff Lane Magill noted this is the first case since the restarting of the Mid-Columbia Narcotics Task Force, also known as the MINT Team, a group of detectives is dedicated to fighting drugs and associated criminal behavior in the Mid-Columbia region. The MINT Team has been inactive for a number of years, but has been reactivated in a limited capacity as police administrators work to build capacity, training, equipment and expertise.
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Wasco County Commission Holds First LUDO Hearing
Wasco County Commissioners held the first of two public hearings on revisions to the County’s Land Use Development Ordinance this week, but it didn’t get a whole lot of attention from the citizenry. In fact, there was no public testimony on any of the proposed changes. County Community Development Director Kelly Howsley-Glover says most of the changes address housing. The County has a second hearing scheduled for May 21. Commission Chair Scott Hege emphasized that there is information on the ordinance changes on the Wasco County website, and citizens are invited to make comments.
HR City Budget Committee Holds First Meeting
The Hood River City Budget Committee began a series of three meetings, receiving a budget message from City Manager Abigail Elder. Elder told the panel that she was happy to report that while a number of cities in Oregon are dealing with budget shortfalls, Hood River is in good shape. Finance Director Chris Longinetti gave the committee an overview of the budget. The group will meet again this Wednesday to discuss the general fund and building department budgets. On May 21, a look at the public works and urban renewal budgets is planned along with a public hearing.
Chinook Fishing Dates Added
Following an in-season assessment of the upriver spring Chinook return, fishery managers from Oregon and Washington added more recreational spring Chinook fishing days on the mainstem Columbia during a joint state hearing. Fishery biologists expect the upriver-origin adult spring Chinook return to meet the preseason forecast of 122,500 fish. As of Monday, a total of 58,277 adult spring Chinook have passed Bonneville Dam, which is greater than the recent 10- and 5-year average cumulative count for this date. Downstream of Bonneville Dam will be open to spring Chinook fishing from Friday through May 22. Only the Oregon and Washington banks from Beacon Rock upstream to the Bonneville Dam deadline will be open. Upstream of Bonneville Dam will be open on Saturday and Tuesday only from the Tower Island power lines, approximately six miles below the Dalles Dam, upstream to the Oregon/Washington border, plus only the Oregon and Washington banks from Bonneville Dam upstream to the Tower Island power lines. Daily bag limit is two adult hatchery Chinook of steelhead per day, but only one may be a Chinook. Shad may also be retained.
Multnomah Falls Parking Permits Start May 23
The Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area announced that a timed use permit will be required for visitors using the Multnomah Falls parking lot off I-84 daily between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. from May 23 through September 1. The Scenic Area says the purpose of the permit system is to help reduce congestion, increase safety and improve overall visitor experience. Timed Use Permits will be available online at recreation.gov for a $2 transaction fee per vehicle. Permits will be released two weeks prior to the visit date. There will also be a limited amount of in-person, same-day permits, with no fee, at the Gateway to the Gorge Visitor Center in Troutdale and the Cascade Locks Historical Museum. Each permit lists a one-hour time slot in which you can arrive and then stay for as long as you would like that day. A timed use permit does not guarantee parking. To visit Multnomah Falls without a permit, take Columbia Area Transit, including service from Cascade Locks, Hood River, and the Gateway Transit Center in Portland, modify the timing of your trip to before or after the permit times and peak visitation, or plan your visit prior to Memorial Day or after Labor Day, when there is less congestion.
May 7 Prep Sports Roundup
Baseball
Canby 6, Hood River Valley 1: Canby scored all of their runs in the first two innings to stay unbeaten in Northwest Oregon Conference play.
The Dalles 7, Crook County 6: Spencer Dray singled home Trey Hodges with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning to keep the Riverhawks one game ahead of Molalla in the Trico League.
Columbia 23, Stevenson 0: Jaden Wang drove in five runs while Brody Landgren and Dylan Landgren drove in three apiece as CHS cruised to the win.
Softball
Canby 9, Hood River Valley 0: Aly Hayzlett handcuffed the Eagle batters in pitching a two-hit shutout, while Taylor Saucedo had three hits and drove in four runs.
The Dalles 7, Crook County 3: Aizlynn Rubio homered and drove in two runs for the Riverhawks, who remained a game behind Gladstone in the TVC.
Track and Field
Hood River Valley’s girls topped Parkrose 79-50 in a Northwest Oregon Conference dual meet, while the Broncos won the boys’ half 69-57. Lilah Tactay and Georgiana Williams won two events apiece for the HRV girls while Matt Trickey and Wyeth Droege did the same for the Eagle boys.
Boys Tennis
Hood River Valley 8, Hillsboro 0
Girls Tennis
Hood River Valley 8, Hillsboro 1
Girls Lacrosse
Oregon Episcopal 13, Hood River Valley 9
D21 Budget Committee Starts Work
North Wasco County School District 21’s budget committee convened for the first time on Tuesday evening, hearing reports from both Superintendent Carolyn Bernal and Chief Financial Officer Randy Anderson. In her budget message, Bernal told the group the 2025-26 budget is being built on a state school fund estimate of $11.4 billion for the biennium, pending approval by the Oregon Legislature. She said like all school districts in the state, D-21 is dealing with increasing costs. Anderson says nine positions have been removed from the budget, but much of that will be achieved through attrition. Three of the eliminated positions are at the administrative level. They will meet again on next Tuesday.
The Dalles Budget Committee Wraps Up Work
The Dalles municipal budget committee wrapped up its work on Tuesday evening, sending a recommendation to approve the budget with a few changes to it. Once again, there was substantial discussion on the process for awarding grants to local non-profits groups and other non-profits from the tourism promotion fund that gets shifted to the general fund. The committee did approve giving the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center its full request of just over $10,000 to continue digital archiving of historic photos, increase the grant from a proposed $6,000. Councilor Dan Richardson says they need to give the staff a dollar amount and guidelines for the process. The budget now goes to the City Council for final approval in June.
May 6 Prep Sports Roundup
Baseball
LaSalle 9, Hood River Valley 5: A six-run fifth inning including a grand slam by the Falcons’ Tersom Horsom sent LaSalle to a sweep of the two-game series.
Irrigon 11, Sherman 8
EWAC First Round: River View 9, Goldendale 2
Softball
LaSalle 7, Hood River Valley 6: The Falcons score three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to hand the Eagles’ their first Northwest Oregon Conference loss and snap HRV’s 11-game winning streak.
Columbia 10, Stevenson 7: Hailie Kock drove in five runs on three hits to lead the Bruins to the win.
EWAC First Round: Warden 12, Goldendale 2
Boys Soccer
Columbia 4, King’s Way Christian 0
Fort Vancouver 7, Stevenson 1
Track and Field
The Dalles’ Derek Goulart, Olivia Prado, Willow Ziegenhagen, and Marie-Louise McCracken and Trout Lake’s Melody Stock and Violette Anderson all won two events each at The Dalles Small School Invitational at Sid White Field.
Goldendale’s boys were second and the girls’ third at a five-school EWAC Meet at Cle Elum-Roslyn. Emma Meagher won three events for the Timberwolf girls, and Matthew Gray two for the Goldendale boys,
Boys Tennis
The Dalles 3, Molalla 0
Wilsonville 5, Hood River Valley 3
Girls Golf
The Dalles finished seventh at the Catlin Gabel Invitational at Rock Creek Golf Course. Hailey Cain was the top Riverhawk finisher in 20th.
Boys Lacrosse
Central Catholic 12, Hood River Valley 6
Boys Volleyball
Hood River Valley def. LaSalle 25-16, 25-18, 25-20
May 5 Prep Sports Roundup
Baseball
Molalla 12, The Dalles 2: Molalla scored in every inning except the third to tighten the Tri-Valley Conference race, moving back within a game of the Riverhawks and earning a split of the two-game series.
Columbia 18, Stevenson 2: Kai Brausell homered and drove in five runs at the plate and struck out 11 on the mound to lead the Bruins.
Softball
The Dalles 15, Molalla 2: Morgan Donivan and Siyra Faulkner drove in three runs each as the Riverhawks stay a game back of Gladstone in the Tri-Valley Conference.
Goldendale 10, Granger 6: BryLee Mulrony had a single, a double, and a triple and drove in four runs to lead the Timberwolves, while Maggie Gutierrez also had three hits and drove in two runs.
Boys Golf
Hood River Valley held off Canby by one shot to win the Hood River Invitational at Indian Creek. The Eagles’ Aksel Betz was co-medalist with a two-over-par 74, tying Connor Holden of Canby and Jonas Caddell of LaSalle.
Girls Golf
Wilsonville won the Hood River Invitational with the host Eagles in fourth, grabbing the top four individual places. Kristin Fox was the top finisher for HRV in seventh.
Girls Lacrosse
Hood River Valley 13, Central Catholic 5