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Oregon Interscholastic Ski Racing Association Championships at Hoodoo

Hood River Valley’s Emily Teets finished third in the girls’ giant slalom.  Teets finished her two runs a little over one-and-a-half seconds behind winner Kaitlynn Ping of Jesuit.  HRV’s Zoe Mortenson was 17th, and Lucy Booth of The Dalles was 18th.  In the boys’ slalom, the Eagles’ Lars Welch was ninth and Thorsen Welch 15th, with Cooper Klindt of The Dalles in 20th.  Friday’s competition includes the girls’ slalom and the boys’ giant slalom.

 

Saturday Schedule

Oregon Class 5A Boys Basketball First Round

The Dalles at Cascade, 5 p.m.

Subject Captured After Domestic Incident

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Law enforcement captured an armed subject west of The Dalles on Tuesday night after a domestic incident in which at least one shot was fired.  According to The Dalles Police Department, the suspect fled in a vehicle and when the vehicle became disabled tried to escape on foot with a firearm in hand as he was confronted by officers.  The police statement said the subject was controlled by use of a Taser, handcuffed, and arrested.  Police charged the man with multiple crimes including unlawful use of a weapon, felon in possession of a firearm, eluding police, reckless endangering of another person, DUII, hit and run, and reckless driving.  Several arrest warrants were served on the suspect as well.  The Wasco County Sheriff’s Office and the Oregon State Police assisted in the capture.

Hood River County Reads Starts Saturday

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The 17th annual Hood River County Reads kicks off on Saturday.  This year’s book is rough house, a memoir by local author Tina Ontiveros that tells the story of her experiences as a young girls growing up in Northwest logging camps and working class towns amidst intergenerational trauma and poverty.  Bonnie Withers from the Friends of the Hood River County Library says their goal is to bring books to the community that can spark discussion.  Free copies of the book will be given out at a kickoff event Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Hood River Library, and it will also be distributed from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Cascade Locks and Parkdale libraries.  Events are planned through mid-April, and more information is available at hoodriverlibrary.org.

Mosbrucker Bill For Missing Persons Tools Passes House

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The Washington State House unanimously approval a bill authored by Goldendale Representative Gina Mosbrucker that would provide additional tools and resources to help locate and recover all missing persons in Washington.  House Bill 1512 is also known as the “Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Persons and Lucian Act,” and is the result of a recommendation from the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and People Task Force and the Office of the Attorney General.  It is also named after Lucian Munguia, a four-year-old Yakima boy with autism who was reported missing on Sept. 10, and whose body was discovered nearly three months later in the Yakima River.  The bill would require the Office of the Attorney General to publish and maintain on its website a “Missing Persons Toolkit” that contains regularly updated information related to locating and recovering missing persons.  It also directs the Attorney General’s office to publish the toolkit in the top 10 languages spoken in Washington.  The bill passed 96-0. It now goes to the Senate for further consideration.

Cessation Classes Available Free Of Charge

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North Central Public Health District and the Hood River County Prevention Department are offering free tobacco cessation classes along with free nicotine patches, gum, or lozenges for those taking the classes.  The cessation classes are funded by revenue from voter-approved Measure 108 that took effect in 2022, which raised the tobacco tax by $2 a pack.  North Central Public Health District says in Wasco and Sherman counties nearly 15 percent of adults smoke, and over 44 percent of them tried to quit in the previous year.  To sign up in Wasco and Sherman counties, go to ncphd.org or call 541-506-2609.  In Hood River County, go to hoodriverprevents.com.

Work On Smoke Response Plan Continues

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Work continues on a regional response plan for wildfire smoke.  OSU Extension, which received grant funds to spearhead the project, recently held a public input session on their draft plan, and an online survey remains available for another week.  Extension Air Quality Coordinator Livi Plihal says the message they are consistently hearing is a desire for more preparedness information.  Key to the effort is the installation of a number of air quality monitors to provide accurate data on smoke in the region.  The survey can be accessed through the OSU Extension Office Wasco County Facebook page.

Full Weekend Closures Of The Dalles Bridge Ends

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The Oregon Department of Transportation says there will be no more full weekend closures of The Dalles Bridge now that a major portion of the work to replace the structure’s driving surface is finished.  Crews have been working on the project since 2021, and during much of that time the bridge has been closed on weekends. ODOT says the bridge deck replacement is complete, but travelers should expect to see continued construction through April.  Crews will be closing single lanes at night during the week and flagging traffic.  There will be two consecutive weekends in April with nighttime only closures of the entire bridge to install a concrete surface over the entire length of the bridge.  The schedule for those closures will be announced later this spring.

Wasco County Clerk’s Office Continues Election Modernization

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The Wasco County Clerk’s office is moving forward with the purchase of a new ballot scanner and sorter under a grant from the Secretary of State’s office for election modernization.  County Clerk Lisa Gambee told County Commissioners as they approved the acquisition during their Wednesday meeting that the new equipment will reduce the number of times the staff handles ballots when they come into the office.  Gambee said this new equipment will modernize the one part of their ballot handling procedures that remained primarily manual in nature.

HR Schools Open Kindergarten/New Student Enrollment For 23-24

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The Hood River County School District has opened kindergarten and new student enrollment for the 2023-24 school year.  To enroll students, families need to complete an online form at hoodriver.k12.or.us.  Based on Oregon Department of Education guidance, the district recommends enrolling students in grades according to their age.  This spring the district will announce information for summer programs to address academic needs.  Geographical boundaries determine the attendance area for each school in the district.  Elementary schools will offer special informational events for kindergarten families between May and June.    For more information, call the district office at 541-386-2511.

WSVEF Names Uffelman New Director

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The White Salmon Valley Education Foundation has named Kylie Uffelman as its new executive director.   Uffelman has worked and volunteered within the White Salmon Valley School District for more than a decade.  Before joining the foundation, Kylie worked as a reading intervention specialist and provided early learning community outreach to local students.  She is also the parent of three children in the White Salmon Valley school system.  The foundation provides for educational programs in the White Salmon district through outside grants and by awarding money directly from community-raised funds.

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