Boys Basketball
Parkrose 63, Hood River Valley 50
Girls Basketball
Hood River Valley 66, Parkrose 21
LaCenter 36, Columbia 30
Castle Rock 57, Stevenson 39
Bickleton 47, Horizon Christian 19
Boys Wrestling
Hood River Valley 72, Putnam 12: The Eagles used six wins by fall to pull away for the victory.
Boys Basketball
Canby 67, Hood River Valley 45
The Dalles 66, Molalla 44
LaCenter 92, Columbia 62
Castle Rock 44, Stevenson 43
Spray-Mitchell-Wheeler 76, South Wasco 55
Sherman 50, Horizon Christian 28
Dufur 42, Condon 37
Trout Lake 67, Klickitat-Glenwood 35
Mabton 65, Goldendale 48
Girls Basketball
Canby 51, Hood River Valley 35
The Dalles 57, Molalla 16
South Wasco 49, Spray-Mitchell-Wheeler 41
Sherman 50, Horizon Christian 19
Condon 49, Dufur 20
Bickleton 42, Lyle-Wishram 30
Mabton 67. Goldendale 17
Boys Wrestling
Centennial 51, Hood River Valley 27: HRV did score four wins by fall in the match.
Girls Wrestling
Centennial 45, Hood River Valley 34: Valeria Solorio Campos had a win by fall for Hood River.
An excavator is on the site of a rockslide that occurred Tuesday morning on Highway 30 east of Biggs Junction, but there is no estimate on when the Biggs-Rufus Frontage Road will reopen. Oregon Department of Transportation public information officer Kacey Davey says the goal today is to make room for overhanging rock on the cliff to land so that it won’t go to the railroad below the highway. She added ODOT plans to start hauling some of the material away, but they have to wait for word from their contractor on when the rock face is stable enough. ODOT said on Tuesday “boulders the size of cars” had tumbled onto the road. Officials say to avoid the area.
Boys Basketball
King’s Way Christian 65. Columbia 40
South Wasco 55, Ione-Arlington 41
Girls Basketball
Seton Catholic 48, Stevenson 38: Aria Obias led Stevenson’s effort with 15 points.
King’s Way Christian 31, Columbia 13
South Wasco 43, Ione-Arlington 26
Trout Lake 63, Bickleton 28
North Wasco County School District 21’s board has decided they won’t try a second bond measure to build a new high school in The Dalles this May. In a statement during a board meeting, vice-chair Judy Richardson while they still believe there is an urgency to the need to replace The Dalles High School, there also wasn’t enough time to conduct the planning process necessary for a second bond attempt in May. Richardson said they appreciated the support and enthusiasm many brought to the bond measure vote in November, which saw a 45 percent turnout defeat the bond request with just over 52.5 percent voting no. She added the board looked forward to community engagement on next steps to take towards a future bond measure.
Members of the Mid-Columbia Houseless Collaborative are completing the 2024 Point in Time Count this week in Hood River, Wasco, Sherman, Klickitat, and Skamania Counties. The annual PIT Count is a federally mandated survey of people experiencing houselessness in communities across the country, and plays a critical role in determining the level of state and federal funding communities receive to address houselessness, along with providing key insight into the needs of those impacted by houselessness. Houseless community members have the opportunity to access the supplies and housing stabilization services outreach case workers offer when conducting the count. The 2024 PIT Count will be the second count to be conducted in the region since the formation of the Mid-Columbia Houseless Collaborative, which includes nearly 40 organizations, local governments, and individuals from Hood River, Wasco, Sherman, Skamania, and Klickitat Counties working to implement its five-year strategic plan focused on improving coordinated efforts to prevent and respond to houselessness.
Mid-Columbia Fire and Rescue crews responded to a pair of fires in The Dalles area over the weekend. On Saturday morning crews responded to a structure fire on Mill Creek Road. Occupants made it out safely, and no injuries were reported. Hood River County, Dufur, and Mosier fire crews and Klickitat County EMS provided assistance. Sunday morning, MCFR, Dallesport, and Mosier fire crews dealt with an RV fire in the area of West 7th Street and Garden Court. Crews were able to quickly knock down the fire and protect the surrounding property, vehicles, and structures. No injuries were reported.
A community outreach process is getting underway to discuss an initiative involving the U.S. Forest Service and Friends of the Columbia Gorge to plan and develop a trail connecting Mosier and The Dalles within the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. Claire Fernandez is project manager for the Forest Service. She says Friends of the Gorge has hired a team of consultants to initiate the outreach process, with online open houses and targeted meetings over the next several months. A website has been set up at mosiertothedallestrail.org.
The Dalles Art Center will celebrate a Columbia Gorge Community College instructor during its February exhibit. The work of longtime ceramics artist and educator Chris Bolton will be featured in Quin Quinquagenary: 55 Years of Playing With Dirt, opening on Thursday. The Dalles Art Center Executive Director Sally Johnson says his ceramic forms are functional, but he puts his own style into them. An opening reception is planned for Thursday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., with an Artist Talk with Bolton preceded by a reception hosted by CGCC President Kenneth Lawson scheduled for Friday, February 9 at 6 p.m. Information is available at thedallesartcenter.org.
Washington 14th District State Rep. Chris Corry has filed a new bill he says would help cities and counties address revenue challenges without increasing taxes. Corry’s House Bill 2436 calls for the state tax to be reduced by 0.5% while allowing cities and counties the ability to raise their sales tax by 0.5% to get the revenue they need if they get voter approval. He says that under his bill the state takes less, and local jurisdictions can work with their constituents to keep that money local. Corry adds he is particularly concerned with Senate Bill 5770, a bill first introduced late last session, that would raise the more than 20-year-old 1% cap on the growth of state and local property taxes to 3%. It received a hearing in the Senate Ways and Means Committee on Jan. 18.
