The Port of Hood River Commission will hold its semi-annual planning session on Tuesday.  Port Executive Director Michael McElwee says long-term issues and policy matters will be emphasized, including the Port’s ten-year financial model.  The commission will also discuss planning for Lot 1 along the Nichols Basin, development of the recently purchased Hanel Mill property, and issues for the Port and the Hood River community over the next 20 years.  The meeting begins at noon Tuesday in the Port’s Marina Center boardroom.

Oregon Class 5-A Boys Soccer Championship Hood River Valley 2, Wilsonville 0:  Hood River Valley scored a goal in each half to defeat Wilsonville 2-0 and win its second straight Oregon Class 5A High School Boys’ Soccer Championship at Hillsboro Stadium.  Noe Magana opened the scoring in the game’s third minute off a through pass from Andres Baeza.  Baeza scored the second Eagle goal in the second half in the 47th minute with a 15 yard shot from the top of the penalty box.  Eagle goalkeeper Marco Cuevas had six saves, including a key stop when the Wildcats’ Pieter Top broke in alone, but Cuevas came out to smother the opportunity.  HRV finishes the season 15-0-3, and is now unbeaten in 36 consecutive games.   Oregon Class 1-A Football Quarterfinal Dufur 74, Yoncalla 72:  The Rangers came back from a 14-point deficit in the final 88 seconds to win.  Dufur quarterback Bailey Keever scored on a two-yard run and added a two-point conversion to bring the Rangers within six points, then Dufur recovered the on-side kick.  The Rangers drove down the field with Keever tying the game with a one-yard run, then adding the two-point conversion for the win.  Dufur meets Perrydale in the semi-finals on Saturday at noon at Hillsboro Stadium.   Washington Class 1-B Volleyball Tournament Lyle-Wishram won one out of three matches.  The Cougars fell in the first round to Mt. Vernon Christian 25-16, 25-17, 26-24, but came back with a consolation round win over Evergreen Lutheran 25-19, 25-22, 22-25, 25-21.  Quilcene ended the tourney for Lyle-Wishram by topping the Cougars 20-25, 25-13, 25-21, 25-11.   Oregon Class 5-A Water Polo Tournament Hood River Valley finished third in the girls’ tournament and fourth in the boys’ tourney.  The Eagle girls lost to Summit 11-6 in the semi-final but defeated Ashland 11-2 for third place.  HRV’s boys fell 10-9 in overtime to Summit in the semi-final, and then were trimmed by Ashland 8-6 in the third place game.

Hood River Valley scored a goal in each half to defeat Wilsonville 2-0 and win its second straight Oregon Class 5A High School Boys’ Soccer Championship at Hillsboro Stadium.  Noe Magana opened the scoring in the game’s third minute off a through pass from Andres Baeza.  Baeza scored the second Eagle goal in the second half in the 47th minute with a 15 yard shot from the top of the penalty box.  Eagle goalkeeper Marco Cuevas had six saves, including a key stop when the Wildcats’ Pieter Top broke in alone, but Cuevas came out to smother the opportunity.  HRV finishes the season 15-0-3, and is now unbeaten in 36 consecutive games.

The Dalles Area Chamber of Commerce is looking for more entries for the annual Starlight Parade, coming up in two weeks.  Deadline for applications to take part in the parade the evening after Thanksgiving is next Friday at 5 p.m.  To sign-up, go on-line to thedalleschamber.com or stop by the Chamber office at 404 West 2nd Street.  This year’s parade them is “Ropin’ In The Holidays.”  It begins at 6 p.m. on November 27, and will end at The Dalles Chamber office for the annual tree lighting ceremony.

For the first time in five years, there will be a community Thanksgiving dinner in Hood River.  FISH Food Bank, Asbury Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Riverside Community Church, and a number of different businesses and volunteers are teaming up to put the event on.  Debby Chenoweth says the dinner used to be held at the Soul Café, and many wanted to see it come back.  It became possible with the construction of new kitchens at Riverside Communty Church and FISH Food Bank.  Those who would like to contribute to the dinner can go to the GoFundMe website, or go to Riverside Community Church on 317 State Street in Hood River.  The dinner will take place on Thanksgiving Day from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Riverside Community Church.  If you know of anyone who needs a home-delivered meal, or you would like to volunteer to help, call 541-399-2384.

Wasco County Commissioners might be nearing an end of asking questions in regard to whether to put a moratorium on legal marijuana sales and production in unincorporated areas of the county before voters.  The County held public forums on the subject a couple of months ago, and have been asking its staff to answer questions surrounding all of the aspects of legalized marijuana.  Commissioner Scott Hege says he would like to focus the effort on time, place, and manner ordinances.  Hege adds a number of other counties have looked at those kind of issues, and Wasco County can use the information those governments have gathered for guidance.  Hege hopes they can get something in place by the end of the year.

There is still an opportunity for those who would like to donate and decorate Christmas trees for auction in the Mid-Columbia Health Foundation’s annual Festival of Trees to do so.  The auction takes place Friday, December 4 at The Dalles Civic Auditorium, with decoration day on Wednesday, December 2.  The Foundation’s Anne Copper says they will continue to take entries through Friday (November 13).  Tickets for the auction on December 4 are ten dollars, and available by calling the Foundation at 541-296-7275.  Proceeds benefit the Foundation’s Breast Health for Strong Families program and the Celilo Cancer Center.

Hood River County Commissioners sent back to the Planning Commission some tweaks to proposed code updates for farm and forest zones after a lengthy hearing on Tuesday.  Commission Chair Ron Rivers said the complexity of dealing with the land use ordinance led to the lengthy hearing rather than controversy over any one particular subject.  He pointed out it’s been a long time since the County had updated provisions for the resource zones.  The Commission plans to hold another hearing on December 21 once the suggested changes are put on paper.

The Port of The Dalles has some money, and they are looking for someone to take it.  Port Executive Director Andrea Klaas says the funds come from a marketing grant through the Oregon Investment Board.  It’s designed to help businesses in the Port of The Dalles District and the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area defray the cost of attending trade shows.  If a business has an interest in tapping into this fund, call the Port of The Dalles at 541-298-4148 to receive an application.  The funds expire at the end of the year.

Wonderworks Children’s Museum is gearing up for its annual Harvest Auction this Saturday at its facility in The Dalles.  This year was a landmark, as it was the first full year that Wonderworks has owned its own facility.  Wonderworks closed on the purchase of the building at 206 Madison from the Port of The Dalles in December 2014, ending nearly 40 years without its own home.  Board member Lisa Sears says their next project is to improve the parking lot for the museum, thanks in part to an Urban Renewal grant.  Tickets for Saturday’s event are $20 and available at Klindt’s Booksellers or at the Museum.  It begins at 6 p.m. Saturday.  Wonderworks is also still taking donated items for the auction, call them at 541-980-5922.