The new regional Early Learning Hub for Hood River, Wasco, Sherman, Gilliam, and Wheeler counties has sent in its organizational proposal to the state. Hood River County Health Promotion and Prevention Department Director Joella Dethman says the application went in last week, and some kind of decision will come in the middle of next month. The regional hubs replace the individual county children and family commissions to coordinate services to assist in preparing children to start school ready to learn.