A reception is scheduled Wednesday in association with a new exhibit at the History Museum of Hood River County entitled “The Columbia Gorge Sinfonietta:  Evolution of a Homegrown Orchestra.”  Columbia Gorge Orchestra Association executive director Mark Steighner says the exhibit celebrates 40 years of the Sinfonietta and its roots dating back to the mid-20th Century and a Finnish immigrant named Boris Sirpo, who envisioned Hood River becoming the “Salzburg of America.”  The reception will be from 6 p.m. to 8 pm. Wednesday at the History Museum of Hood River County in Port Marina Park.  The exhibit will be on display through December.

North Wasco County School District 21 will resume its long-range facilities planning meetings with a session Tuesday evening.  This is the first meeting during the current school year after starting in the spring.  D-21 Superintendent Candy Armstrong says district staff has taken a state survey on the educational adequacy of each building, and that will help inform those involved in the planning meeting.  The meeting will be at 6 p.m. in The Dalles Middle School Library.

Harvest Fest weekend is coming in Hood River this weekend.  The 37th annual event will take place from Friday through Sunday at the Waterfront Event Site.  Hood River County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Kate Schroeder says they will have 120 farmers, artisan food producers, wineries, cideries and artists.  Friday will be Senior Day, with admission $4 for senior citizens, and Locals Day, with local residents getting $1 off admission.  Complete Harvest Fest information is at hoodriver.org.

 

LaSalle 54, Hood River Valley 46

Gladstone 34, The Dalles 14

Castle Rock 32, Columbia 24

Stevenson 21, Seton Catholic 14

Dufur 60, Ione-Arlington 6

South Wasco 55, Echo 0

Lyle-Klickitat-Wishram 48, DeSales 44

Goldendale 40, Cle Elum-Roslyn 0

Volleyball

The Dalles def. Hood River Valley 25-18, 25-16, 25-17:  The Dalles moves into third in the Intermountain Conference at the halfway point of the season.

Dufur def. Condon 25-11, 25-12, 25-20

Ione-Arlington def. South Wasco 25-22, 25-27, 25-19, 25-20

LaCenter def. Columbia 25-13, 25-22, 21-25, 23-25, 15-13

King’s Way Christian def. Stevenson 25-8, 25-4, 25-8

Klickitat-Glenwood def. Sunnyside Christian 16-25, 25-13, 25-19, 25-19

Yakama Tribal def. Lyle-Wishram 25-22, 25-23, 16-25, 25-14

Goldendale def. Naches Valley 25-14, 25-14, 25-8

 

Boys Soccer

Hood River Valley 11, Redmond 0

Ridgeview 3, The Dalles 0

Horizon Christian 3, Central Christian 3

 

Girls Soccer

Hood River Valley 2, Redmond 1:  HRV takes sole possession of first place in the Intermountain Conference.

Ridgeview 5, The Dalles 0

LaCenter 5, Columbia 2

Naches Valley 7, Goldendale 0

 

Cross Country

The Dalles won the team title in both the boys and girls races at the Mustang Invitational in Heppner.  Juan Diego Gonzalez won the boys’ race while Friedrich Stelzer was third as the Riverhawks nipped Pasco by two points.  Hanna Ziegenhagen was second for the The Dalles girls while Fonetia Duyck was fourth as the Riverhawks held off fellow IMC school Pendleton.

 

Goldendale won both the boys and girls races in a four-school meet they hosted.  Ellie Rising and Abby Hedges had a one-two finish for the Timberwolf girls, while Corbin Riley was first and Sterling Beasley third for the Goldendale boys.

 

The White Salmon City Council has voted to ban single-use carryout plastic bags, but Mayor David Poucher says he is considering vetoing the ordinance because of a clause requiring retailers to charge no less than ten cents per paper bag.  Poucher has until October 11 to make a decision, and emphasizes he is in favor of a plastic bag ban.  The Mayor says he doesn’t think the City should enter into an agreement with private industry to require a minimum charge for any item, but he acknowledged that the majority of testimony was in favor of it, and he won’t veto the ordinance unless he gets input from citizens asking him to do it.  Poucher cannot veto only the ten-cent charge but leave the rest of the ordinance in place.  All four of the councilors present at the meeting voted for the ordinance, and if the Mayor vetoes it that could be overridden by a vote of four of the five Council members.  Poucher says he has never vetoed an ordinance in his nearly 12 years as Mayor.

Wasco County Commissioners have authorized staff to proceed toward re-establishing a resident sheriff’s deputy to be based in the southern part of the County.  Sheriff Lane Magill has been proposing placing a resident deputy in that area to improve response times to emergency calls along with developing relationships that result in more proactive policing.  County Commissioner Scott Hege says there was a resident deputy in years past, and it’s a good idea to bring it back.  Hege noted Magill has found funding for the position so it would not require general fund dollars.

Fire management personnel on the Hood River and Barlow Ranger Districts of the Mt. Hood National Forest anticipate the start of fall pile burning season to begin next week and to continue over the next several weeks or months, depending on conditions.  Pile burning will take place at various locations throughout both districts and would occur when adequate moisture is present.   East Zone fire managers plan to treat over 2,800 acres of slash piles this fall as conditions permit.  The slash to be burned is the result of hazardous fuels reduction projects, timber sales, and other miscellaneous project work.  Ignitions will cease early in the afternoon each day to allow piles and fuels to burn down prior to evening inversions, reducing smoke impacts to the area.  Smoke may be visible in the vicinity during ignition operations and for a short time after lighting has been completed.  More information is available at the Mt. Hood National Forest Facebook page, Twitter feed, or website.

Cross Country

Columbia came out on top while Stevenson was fourth in the boys’ portion of a Trico League cross country meet in White Salmon.  The Bruins were led by Dylan Beneventi in third and Jacob Lockman in fourth.  Abiy LaCombe of Stevenson finished eighth.  In the girls’ race, Columbia finished third behind winner Seton Catholic.  Isabella Spencer of Stevenson finished fourth, while Columbia was paced by Joules Hope in sixth.

Klickitat County Commissioners continue to work towards starting construction on a new County Services Building in Goldendale in 2020.  Commissioners talked with County Treasurer Greg Gallagher this week about funding options for the facility that would replace a number of annexes the County currently uses.  Commissioner David Sauter says they are currently looking at a 20-year bond to fund the project.  Sauter says their plan is to break ground in the spring of 2020, so they will start the bonding process in January.  Estimated cost of the project, including acquiring property to replace parking lost to the new building, is $20,000,000.