A pair of Klickitat County Emergency Communications Officers helped a woman deliver a baby a couple of weeks ago. The County’s Emergency Management Department says they received a call on their non-emergency line at 3:39 the morning of September 26 from a woman who said she was having a baby on Centerville Highway at Lyle. Communications Officer Pam Schilling, who is a certified Emergency Medical Dispatcher, began gathering information when she was told the mom’s water broke, and delivery was going to be on the side of the road. While fellow Communications Officer Shellie Whitner immediately paged out High Prairie Fire Department EMS volunteers and an ambulance, Schilling focused her attention on mom and baby, who was born at 3:45 in the morning, six minutes after the call arrived. Department Chief of Operations Filiberto Ontiveros said the dispatch center has had several near baby deliveries over the years, and it is something they train for, adding Schilling and Whitner have joined the elite 9-1-1 Stork Club.
Mt Hood Forest Plans Slash Pile Burns
Mt. Hood National Forest fire personnel plan to begin burning piles of slash, and if weather and moisture levels remain favorable, those operations could begin as early as Monday and continue through the next several weeks. Woody debris, also known as slash, is created from post-fire restoration, fuels management, and vegetation projects. The slash is placed in piles and left to cure before burning during the wet season to reduce the fire footprint. Allowing time for the vegetative material to dry out will produce less overall smoke as the piles burn hot and clean. Fire personnel consider many factors before burning, including temperature, moisture levels, wind speed and direction, and relative humidity. Forest officials say before implementing a burn, weather is assessed, a test fire is lit, and its behavior is monitored to determine whether conditions are safe to continue and will meet burn objectives.
WAGAP Plans Energy Assistance Events For Seniors
kamania and Klickitat County seniors can apply to receive assistance to pay their energy bills through local events held in an ongoing partnership with Washington Gorge Action Programs, local PUDs, and the Skamania and Klickitat County Senior Services. WAGAP staff will hold in-person events to help seniors apply for assistance with energy, water, and weatherization needs. Senior Services staff will also help seniors with PUD and water discounts at the same time. Dates, times, and locations for energy assistance support for seniors include October 26 and November 16 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Klickitat PUD in Goldendale…November 6 and November 8 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Skamania County Senior Services in Stevenson…November 13 and November 15 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Pioneer Center in White Salmon… and November 14 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Lyle Lions’ Community Center All other residents in need of assistance in Skamania and Klickitat Counties are able to request an appointment to apply for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program through WAGAP Energy Assistance phone lines. To put your name on the waiting list for appointments, call (509) 493-2662 extension 202 or toll-free (800) 755-1192 extension 202. For residents in the Wishram/Goldendale area, call (509) 773-6834 extension 369 or toll-free (800) 755-1192 extension 369.
Off-Duty NORCOR Deputy Talks Man Off Of Cliff
The Sherman County Sheriff’s Office says an off-duty deputy from the Northern Oregon Correctional Facility helped prevent a driver who had been in a motor vehicle accident on Highway 97 from jumping off a cliff. According to a statement from the Sheriff’s Office, crews responded to the crash Wednesday afternoon just south of Biggs Junction on Highway 97, and the incident turned into a report of the driver threating to jump. Officers found the driver up the side of a hill near a cliff. The Sheriff’s Office statement says off-duty NORCOR Deputy Nathan Christensen was passing by when he saw what was going on, and went to help the distraught driver. Christensen walked the driver back down the hill without further incident. The Oregon State Police is investigating the crash.
October 11 Prep Sports Scoreboard
Football
The Dalles 14, Parkrose 12: The Riverhawks moved to 2-1 in the Tri-Valley Conference with the victory.
Boys Soccer
Hood River Valley 3, Wilsonville 2
Girls Soccer
Wilsonville 7, Hood River Valley 0
Volleyball
Putnam def. Hood River Valley 23-25, 21-25, 25-18, 25-20, 15-8
Wilsonville def. Hood River Valley 25-10, 25-10, 25-15
Cross Country
Hood River Valley topped both Putnam and Canby in both the boys and girls races in a three-way Northwest Oregon Conference meet at Putnam. HRV’s Kai Wagner was the individual winner in the boys’ race, while Syl Perrin’s second place finish led the Eagle girls, who grabbed places second to sixth.
The Dalles girls were second and the boys third at the Estacada Invitational. The Riverhawks’ Alana Casady was second in the girls’ race, while Tyson Long of The Dalles was fifth in the boys’ run.
Columbia won the girls’ race and LaCenter took the boys’ run in a Trico League dual meet in White Salmon. Lilah Zimmerman of CHS was the girls’ victor, while Noah Slayton was the top Bruin finisher in the boys’ race in fifth.
Stevenson’s girls were second and the boys third in a four-school race at King’s Way Christian. The Bulldogs’ Daisy Jones was fourth in the girls’ race, with Leavitt Woodall-Schaeffer the top Stevenson finisher among the boys in 20th.
Seven-Year Mark For Hood River STR Regulations Arrives Friday
A milestone date in the City of Hood River’s short-term rental regulations will arrive on Friday. That will mark the seventh anniversary of their adoption, and that will end the amortization period for 60 licenses that involved pre-existing non-conforming uses. City Planning Director Dustin Nilsen says those primarily involved home ownership and primary residency. Nilsen said all affected license holders have been notified by mail. He added that this marks the end of the implementation phase of the STR licenses.
Governor’s Housing Council Entering Final Weeks Of Work
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek’s Housing Production Advisory Council is in to its final weeks developing recommendations towards creating 36,000 housing starts per year. Mid-Columbia Housing Authority Executive Director Joel Madsen has been on the group’s Land Availability and Finance subcommittees. He says one proposal that is making it through the process is to leverage state-owned and leased lands available for housing production, and they are also looking at publicly-owned lands in general. The advisory council is to have its recommendations to the governor finished by the end of the year.
HR Council To Have Consultant Analyze Bond Options
The Hood River City Council approved moving ahead with hiring a consultant to analyze the City’s capital project needs and recommend bond and financing options. The City will be contracting with D.A. Davidson & Co. for up to $20,000. Municipal Finance Director Christopher Longinetti told the Council the focus will be to understand what they don’t know as they consider the pipeline of capital projects they have and what Council wants to pursue. The Council also approved a $59,870 contract with FCS Group to complete an analysis of municipal systems development charges for water, wastewater, stormwater, and transportation.
HR Health Department Reminding Parents About Vaccinations
The Hood River County Health Department is reminding parents to begin to get their children’s vaccinations up to date before the state begins its school exclusion process. Department Director Trish Elliott says that process begins next month with schools beginning to review records to determine the vaccination needs of each student. The exclusion date in Oregon schools will be February 24. All children who are not up-to-date or complete on their immunizations will be excluded from their school or child care facility on that date.
October 10 Prep Sports Scoreboard
Volleyball
The Dalles def. Madras 25-17, 25-12, 25-16
King’s Way Christian def. Stevenson 3-0
Lyle-Wishram def. Horizon Christian 13-25, 25-19, 23-25, 25-17, 15-1
Condon def. Sherman 25-17, 18-25, 29-27, 25-21
South Wasco def. Dufur 23-25, 25-19, 25-22, 26-28, 15-10
Goldendale def. White Swan 3-0
Boys Soccer
Livingstone Adventist 4, Trout Lake-Glenwood 2
Girls Soccer
Goldendale 3, Mabton 1
Trout Lake-Glenwood 1, Corbett 0
Cross Country
Goldendale’s boys easily won the team standings in an eight school meet at an EWAC Meet in Pasco. Sean Henriksen was second and Raymond Holycross was third to lead the Timberwolves. In the girls’ race, Goldendale’s Emma Meagher was the individual winner.