The Oregon Department of Forestry is officially reducing the fire danger in its Central Oregon District to low and bringing the 2024 fire season to an end effective Friday morning. With the end of the fire season, the public and industrial fire restrictions that have been in place throughout the district will no longer be in effect. However, fire officials advise residents not to rush into burning. Cover the top two-third of piles with tarp or plastic to keep them dry to allow for a cleaner burn later in the fall and winter months when the risk of fire spread is minimal. Contact your local fire department or the Oregon Department of Forestry office in The Dalles at 541-296-4626 before conducting any type of burning as fire restrictions may vary between local fire districts.
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October 23 Prep Sports Scoreboard
Volleyball
Milwaukie def. Hood River Valley 25-20, 25-16, 25-23
Big Sky League Volleyball Playoffs
Ione-Arlington def. Lyle-Wishram 25-10, 25-10, 25-20
Sherman def. Dufur 23-25, 25-16, 25-22, 22-25, 15-8
HRVHS Presents “Something Rotten” Starting Friday
Hood River Valley High School’s Music and Theatre Departments present the Broadway musical “Something Rotten” over the next three weekends starting Friday evening at the school’s Bowe Theatre. The show combines humor, history, and music, and invokes Shakespeare. Performances are scheduled for the next three weekends on Friday and Saturday nights at 7 p.m., plus Sunday matinees this weekend and next at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for students, and are available at ticketleap.com.
PFPL Observes Domestic Violence Awareness Month
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Klickitat County’s Programs for Peaceful Living is helping to bring awareness to the subject by decorating the memorial “Triangle Garden” in White Salmon and creating a display at the Goldendale library. Director Kirsten Poole says they are also encouraging people to wear purple to support domestic violence survivors. If you know someone experiencing domestic violence, Programs for Peaceful Living’s crisis line is 844-493-1709. The national Domestic Violence hotline is 800-799-7233.
Mid-Columbia Economic Symposium Scheduled November 1
The Mid-Columbia Economic Development District will hold its annual Mid-Columbia Economic Symposium next week. MCEDD’s Jason Hartmann says the gathering will cover a wide range of topics impacting the Gorge economy. This year’s keynote speaker is U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Washington State Director Helen Price Johnson talkng about federal support for rural communities. There will also be two panel discussions: one to check in on our main street businesses and one to hear how local agriculture is impacted by and responding to climate change. The Symposium will be November 1 from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at The Dalles Civic Auditorium. Tickets are $20, available through mcedd.org.
Highway 97 Accident Injures Two
Two people were taken to a hospital following a two-vehicle accident Tuesday morning on Highway 97 just south of the Klickitat-Yakima county line. According to the Washington State Patrol, a pickup truck was southbound on Highway 97 near milepost 28 just after 8 a.m. Tuesday morning when it crossed the center line and struck a northbound car. The WSP says the two people in the car, a 44-year-old woman and a 53-year-old man from Vancouver, were both taken to Klickitat Valley Hospital in Goldendale for treatment of injuries. Three women in the pickup, ranging in age from 15 to 40 and all from Vancouver, were not injured. The person driving the pickup was cited for negligent driving. The WSP says both vehicles were totaled.
Early Turnout Trailing 2020 Election
Early ballot return numbers show the rate of return in both Hood River and Wasco counties is well below the pace of the last Presidential election in 2020. Hood River County election officials report that at the end of Tuesday, 1,573 ballots had been returned, 9.37% of those sent out last week. At the same point in 2020 the County had received 3,312 ballots, a return rate of just over 21 percent. The Wasco County Clerk’s Office said it had received 1,361 ballots as of Tuesday, 7.19% of the total distributed. In 2020, the return rate was just over 19 percent, with 3,460 ballots returned.
October 22 Prep Sports Scoreboard
Volleyball
The Dalles def. Molalla 25-9, 25-12, 25-17
King’s Way Christian def. Columbia 27-25, 21-25, 25-18, 25-18
Stevenson def. Seton Catholic 25-22, 25-20, 25-23
South Wasco def. Horizon Christian 25-11, 25-12, 25-17
Goldendale 3, White Swan 0
Boys Soccer
Hood River Valley 1, Canby 0
The Dalles 5, Estacada 0
Girls Soccer
The Dalles 4, Estacada 0
Canby 6, Hood River Valley 3
King’s Way Christian 6, Columbia 1
Seton Catholic 9, Stevenson 0
Valley Catholic 7, Trout Lake-Glenwood 0
HRCSD Taking Applications For Budget Committee Positions
The Hood River County School District is taking applications for two vacant positions on its budget committee. The committee of appointed community members and school board members reviews and approves the District’s budget. Committee vacancies are in Zone 6 representing the East Hood River & Pine Grove areas, and a Zone 7 Hood River County member at large. Both positions are for three-year terms. The budget committee, comprised of seven citizens and seven school board directors, will meet in May to review the proposed budget, take public comments, and approve a budget for the school board to review. Once approved, the budget is set for final adoption by the school board. Applications are available online at the school district website at hoodriver.k12.or.us. The application deadline is November 6 at 5 p.m.
Klickitat County Burn Ban Lifted
Klickitat County Commissioners have rescinded the burn ban that’s been in effect since late spring. The decision to lift the bans applies to all three of the county’s burn ban zones. Current and forecasted weather conditions led to the decision to end the burn bans on unincorporated lands in the County. County officials say the public should check with the appropriate authorities concerning burning restrictions within the corporate limits of any city or town. Maps detailing the burn ban zone boundaries are available to view and download on the Klickitat County Department of Emergency Management webpage.