The intersections of 11th and Trevitt and 12th and Trevitt in The Dalles will be closed on Monday.  It’s part of the utility upgrade project on Trevitt Street that started in mid-September and will continue into November.  The throughway at 10th Street will remain open on Monday.  Crestline Construction is the contractor for The Dalles Public Works Department on the project.  The work involves replacement of sewer and storm main lines on Trevitt between 9th and 12th.  People should use detour routes for local access, and to get to Sorosis Park and Colonel Wright Elementary School.

Volleyball

The Dalles def. Molalla 25-19, 25-23, 25-22

Hood River Valley def. Hillsboro 25-19, 25-18, 27-25

  Big Sky League Volleyball Playoffs at Condon

Sherman def. Dufur 25-12, 25-14, 25-15

Spray-Mitchell-Wheeler def. Klickitat-Glenwood 25-8, 25-16, 25-21

  Boys Soccer

Hood River Valley at Milwaukie, ccld.

  Girls Soccer

Hood River Valley 3, Milwaukie 2

  Cross Country

The Dalles won both the boys and girls team competitions at the Pendleton Birch Creek Invitational.  Juan Diego Contreras and Leo Lemann had a 1-2 finish in the boys’ race as the Riverhawks had seven of the top ten finishers.  Alana Casady won the girls’ race, with The Dalles grabbing five of the top ten places.

Hood River County Commissioners voted 3-1 to uphold a Planning Director’s decision to grant a Conditional Use Permit to Meadows North for a Bed and Breakfast Facility on 11000 Cooper Spur Road.  Thrive Hood River had appealed the granting of the permit.  Commissioner Arthur Babitz was the lone no vote, saying that once a lessee was required to operate a bed and breakfast as a condition for living in the residence, the commercial use was no longer subordinate to the residential use as required under the County’s short-term rental regulations.  But Commissioner Les Perkins said that the way those regulations are written, that’s not the case.  He felt once the person lives on the premises, the contractual relationship between the lessee and lessor does not matter.  Commission Chair Mike Oates and Commissioner Karen Joplin also voted to uphold the Planning Director’s decision.

The Underwood Conservation District is teaming up with the cities of White Salmon and Bingen, Yakama Nation Fisheries, and the Klickitat County Noxious Weed Program in a Tree of Heaven control project. White Salmon Mayor Marla Keethler says one of the driving forces behind the project is Tree of Heaven being a preferred host for the Spotted Lanternfly, which has caused damage to agricultural operations on the East Coast. Tree of Heaven also has many other undesirable qualities. It’s an aggressive grower, spreading by sending out sprouts, often damaging paved areas, home foundations or underground utilities. For information on removing Tree of Heaven, go to the Underwood Conservation District website at ucdwa.org.

Volleyball

Milwaukie def. Hood River Valley 25-19, 25-15, 15-25, 18-25, 16-14

  Boys Soccer

Parkrose 6, Hood River Valley 0

Portland Christian 3, Trout Lake 1

  Girls Soccer

Parkrose 0, Hood River Valley 0

Two people died Saturday afternoon in a head-on automobile collision on Highway 26 near the Wasco-Jefferson county line.  According to the Oregon State Police, the accident occurred at around 1:30 Saturday afternoon.  A preliminary investigation revealed an eastbound car operated by 51-year-old James Mahon of Mineral Wells, Texas left its lane of travel and collided head-on with a westbound car driven by 63-year-old Carla Nichols of Redmond.  The OSP says Mahon and Nichols both sustained fatal injuries and were pronounced deceased.  A canine in Nichols’ vehicle survived the crash and was cared for by passerby’s.  Traffic on Highway 26 was affected for approximately 5 hours while the OSP Collision Reconstruction Unit investigated the scene.  The OSP was assisted by the Warm Springs Police Department and ODOT.  

The Port of Hood River Commission will hear a report from HDR Engineering on Tuesday on recently done live-load testing and engineering analysis aimed toward restoring higher weight limits on the Hood River-White Salmon Interstate Bridge.  The Oregon Department of Transportation lowered the weight limit to a top of 64,000 pounds in February of 2021.  Port Executive Director Kevin Greenwood says a recently established reduced speed limit on the bridge of 15 miles per hour is also a part of the weight limit equation.  HDR’s report does identify potential maintenance projects for the bridge, with an estimated total cost of $400,000 to $500,000.  The Port hears the report at its meeting Tuesday at 5 p.m. in the Port’s Marina Conference Room.  

The Dalles Area Chamber of Commerce is getting ready for a pair of parades in November.  First is the Veterans Day Parade on November 11 at 11 a.m.  Chamber CEO Lisa Farquharson says there is no fee to take part in that parade thanks to a sponsorship from Tonkin of the Gorge.  She does say those wanting to take part still need to register at thedalleschamber.com.  Then on the night after Thanksgiving, the annual Starlight Parade will take place.  Farquharson says this year’s theme is “A Country Christmas.”  

The Dalles Public Works Department says street maintenance on West 10th will continue through Thursday. Work began a week ago, moving from west to east towards Walnut Street. Work is scheduled from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day. Lane closures will be in effect on West 10th St each day. Intersections, business and residential access will be partially closed all day in each work area and opened to all motor vehicle traffic at the end of the day. Motor vehicles and bicyclists will be detoured to adjacent side streets. While West 10th will remain open to traffic throughout the project, use of alternate routes is encouraged. Pedestrian and sidewalk access to businesses and residences remain open through the duration of the work. No parking will be allowed within the daily work areas due to heavy equipment use. No parking signs will be place on the curb 48 hours before the project moves into each work area.

Football

Canby 14, Hood River Valley 13

Pendleton 49, The Dalles 12

Castle Rock 46, Columbia 7

Onalaska 44, Stevenson 14

Sherman 36, Ione-Arlington 15

Lyle-Klickitat-Wishram 46, Pilot Rock 14

South Wasco 51, Huntington 32

Goldendale 55, White Swan 0

  Girls Soccer

Warden 2, Goldendale 1

  Volleyball

Ione-Arlington def. Horizon Christian 23-25, 25-8, 25-8, 25-18

South Wasco def. Sherman 24-26, 25-18, 25-17, 26-24

South Wasco def. Spray-Mitchell-Wheeler 25-5, 25-14, 25-16

Spray-Mitchell-Wheeler def. Klickitat-Glenwood 25-17, 25-22, 25-14

Sherman def. Klickitat-Glenwood 25-13, 25-20, 25-11

Condon def. Lyle-Wishram 25-22, 25-8, 25-18

Lyle-Wishram def. Bickleton 25-13, 17-25, 25-17, 25-22

Condon def. Dufur 25-12, 24-26, 25-21, 24-26, 15-13

Dufur def. Bickleton 25-19, 25-13, 25-23

  Cross Country

Hood River Valley’s girls were sixth at the Lewis & Clark Invitational at Milo McIver State Park.  The Eagles’ Phoebe Wood was ninth and Liv Nickson 10th.  HRV’s boys were tenth.  Elliot Hawley was the top Eagle finisher in 16th.