The Dalles Area Chamber of Commerce will host the Veterans Day Parade and Starlight Parade with Community Tree Lighting.  In a statement, the Chamber said local veterans reached out to it for help in hosting the Annual Veterans Day Parade on November 11 at 11 a.m.  Then on November 26, the “I Spy Christmas” Starlight Parade and Community Tree Lighting will be held.  Applications for both parades are available online at TheDallesChamber.com or can be picked up at the Chamber office located at 404 West 2nd Street.  The Chamber also said for the first time they will have a title sponsor for the Starlight Parade, Oregon Health Insurance Marketplace.

Hood River County may have to adjust its Commission district boundaries.  County Administrator Jeff Hecksel says a report is expected to be ready in November on any needed changes.  The adjustments would be mostly to equalize population in each of the four districts.  Historically, the County has tried to keep its Commission borders to have districts that are defined by the City of Hood River, the Westside and Cascade Locks area, the Mid-Valley, and the Upper Valley.  

Medicare’s Open Enrollment period begins on Friday, giving enrollees the opportunity to change plans if there are better options.  Oregon Senior Health Insurance Benefits Assistance, or SHIBA, program coordinator Sue Ann Arguelles says Medicare recipients should look for an annual notice of change in the mail, and then start considering what might be different in their life from last year.  To arrange Medicare counseling through the SHIBA program, call 541-288-8341 in Hood River, Gilliam, Sherman, Wasco, and Wheeler counties.  To find counseling in Washington, call 800-562-6900.

Football Hood River Valley 54, The Dalles 6:  Ryles Buckley ran for a touchdown, caught a TD pass, and intercepted a pass for a score, while Shaw Burns had a 95-yard touchdown run and Trenton Hughes threw for two scores and ran for a third. Castle Rock 42, Columbia 6 Adna 47, Stevenson 6 Imbler 30, Lyle-Wishram-Klickitat 16 Ione-Arlington 30, Sherman 26 Echo 32, South Wasco 29   Girls Soccer Pendleton 2, Hood River Valley 1   Cross Country Both the Hood River Valley boys and girls finished seventh at the Champoeg Invitational. Elliot Hawley was 13^th for the HRV boys, and Phoebe Wood 21^st for the Eagle girls.   Monday Schedule Girls Soccer Stevenson at Winlock   Volleyball Horizon Christian at The Dalles Frosh, 5 p.m.

Football Dufur 46, Pilot Rock 44   Boys Soccer Hood River Valley 2, The Dalles 2:  HRV’s four-game winning streak in the Intermountain Conference was snapped by the draw, while the Riverhawks went to 2-2-1 in conference.   Girls Soccer The Dalles 2, Hood River Valley 1:  The Riverhawks defeated the Eagles for the first time in 12 years. LaCenter 5, Columbia 0   Volleyball Crook County def. The Dalles 25-22, 26-24, 25-19 Wahkiakum def. Stevenson 3-1 Dufur def. Horizon Christian 25-11, 25-7, 25-7 Sherman def. Mitchell-Spray 25-20, 25-20, 25-17   Cross Country The Dalles finished on top of the girls’ standings and second to Enterprise in the boys’ competition at the Mustang Invitational in Heppner.  Caitie Wring led the Riverhawk girls with a third place finish, while Leo Lemann was fifth for The Dalles boys.

The White Salmon City Council has referred the question of whether to purchase Highway 141 from Highway 14 to Alternate 141 to the municipal planning commission for study.  The idea came from a meeting between White Salmon’s City Operations Committee and the Washington Department of Transportation discussing moving portions of the Loop Trail.  The City purchasing the highway from the state would give the City all the authority of what takes place on the road, but also make it responsible for its maintenance.  Mayor Marla Keethler said this should be part of a larger discussion revolving around the cost of overall budget issues.  When the planning commission will be able to take it up is an open question, as Councilors emphasized that panel already has a number of issues on its plate.

Clean-up work on the remains of the fire at The Dalles Marina in early July will start on Monday.  Port of The Dalles Executive Director Andrea Klaas says details are still being hammered out, but she expects the work to be finished by the end of next week.  She says the availability of qualified contractors to do the work was hampered by other jobs taking place during the window for work to take place on the Columbia River.  Still to be removed from the Marina are eight boathouses and two boats that were damaged in the fire.

Construction of a replacement waterline on Hostetler Street in The Dalles will begin on Monday.  It will start at 10th & Hostetler and progress to 6th & Hostetler.    Road closures and detours with flagging leading to potential delays of up to 20 minutes are to be expected throughout the duration of this project.  Construction & road closures and detours will be segmental as construction progresses along Hostetler.  The first segment will be from 10th Street to 8th Street.

The Dalles Public Works Department will be closing the south lane of East 3rd Street from Madison Street to Taylor Street on Wednesday from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.  Crews will be repairing ruts in the south lane.  The north lane will be open to through traffic during pavement restoration work.  Eastbound automobile and bicycle traffic on East Third Street will merge to the north lane only between Madison Street and Taylor Street from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.  Sidewalks will remain open for pedestrian traffic on both sides of the street.  

With cooler temperatures, shorter days and rain returning, fire management staff on the Mt. Hood National Forest will be starting fall pile burning as early as next week.  The controlled burns are intended to reduce catastrophic wildfire risk and restore local ecosystems to a healthier condition.  Pile burning is expected to continue over the next several weeks or months, depending on weather conditions.  Crews ignite piles in the morning and early afternoon to allow fuels to burn down prior to evening.  Burn units are monitored by firefighters until they are declared out.  Piles are created during hazardous fuels reduction projects, fire suppression, timber sales, and timber stand improvement projects designed to improve landscape resilience to disease and disturbance.  Roadside slash piles created during fire line construction as part of the 2020 White River Fire will be targeted as well.