The Hood River Warming Shelter will open for the winter this Sunday night.  For the first time the shelter has hired a part-time director, Laura Westmeyer, and she says they also will have a permanent location for the winter at Riverside Church on State Street next to the Hood River County Courthouse.  The shelter will be open from 6 p.m. to 7 a.m. every night until March 10.  There is still a need for volunteers and donations to help the shelter serve those in need of a place to stay during the cold winter nights.  For information on how to help, go to hoodrivercares.org.