The Oregon State Police is looking for the public’s help after an Elk was unlawfully taken in the White River Wildlife Area near Tygh Valley.  According to the OSP, the incident occurred last Thursday.  Fish and Wildlife troopers out of The Dalles would like to question those associated with a late-model Toyota Tacoma pickup with soft bed-topper canopy, roof-mounted tent, and receiver hitch motorcycle rack with late model KTM 450 xc or similar dirt bike, and a grey Chevrolet or GMC pickup with matching canopy.  Any information regarding people associated with these vehicles should be reported to OSP Dispatch by calling *OSP (*677).  The Turn In Poachers program offers preference point rewards for information leading to an arrest or issuance of a citation for the unlawful take and possession or waste of big game mammals.

 

Hood River municipal officials are continuing to work on plans to put a bond measure on the ballot in November 2020 to construct a new police headquarters.  That office has bounced around a number of times in the past three decades, and is currently in the lower level of City Hall, occupying around 4,500 square feet.  A consultant recently retained by the City has recommend a facility of around 13,000 square feet in size to address current needs and future growth.  Assistant City Manager Will Norris says it’s not just about having a larger building, but also the functionality that most modern police departments have.  Norris noted they currently are looking at six potential locations for the facility.  The City has bonds that constructed the new fire hall adjacent to the Hood River City Hall coming off the books over the next three years.

There will be overnight closures of the Bridge of the Gods in Cascade Locks through October 13 for deck rehabilitation work.  The bridge will be closed from Sundays through Thursdays from 9:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m., and Fridays and Saturdays from 10:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m.  The bridge will be closed to all pedestrian and vehicle traffic during those times.  The Bridge of the Gods will be open at all other times, with single-lane closures.  Crews will be resurfacing and sealing the concrete bridge deck.  Closure dates may be subject to change.  For more information, call the Port of Cascade Locks at 541-374-2418.

Hood River Valley 30, Parkrose 27:  Ryan Gray’s 26 yard touchdown pass to Grayson Losee with 29.8 seconds remaining gave the Eagles the only lead they held the entire night.  Tanner Fletcher ran for three touchdowns as HRV went to 2-1 on the season.

The Dalles 47, Valley Catholic 42:  T.J. Green’s 18 yard run with 3:22 remaining completed the Riverhawks’ comeback from a 17-point halftime deficit for their first win of the year.  The Riverhawks forced a turnover on the Valiants’ next possession and were able to run out the clock from there.  Green accounted for 270 all-purpose yards and four touchdowns.

Montesano 54, Columbia 14

Mark Morris 34, Stevenson 13

Dufur 34, Union 30

South Wasco 48, Gilchrist 12

Sherman 20, Mitchell-Spray 6

Lyle-Klickitat-Wishram 74, Touchet 0

LaSalle (Yakima) 58, Goldendale 0

 

Volleyball

South Wasco def. Condon-Wheeler 25-21, 25-18, 25-17

Sherman def. Mitchell-Spray 3 sets to 2

 

Boys Soccer

Grand View Christian 3, Horizon Christian 1

The City of White Salmon will be conducting water main repairs and have a moratorium on non-essential uses of water on Tuesday.  The City will be repairing the 14-inch water main after it was discovered two weeks ago to be leaking 30 gallons per minute along Highway 141 at Bald Mountain Curves.  The repairs had been originally scheduled for last week, but city officials say a delay in the arrival of supplies forced the change.  The moratorium will be for 13 hours starting at 8 a.m. on September 24.  The water moratorium does not affect essential uses like drinking, cooking or water for flushing toilets.  It will include irrigation, car washes, laundry, and showers.  All irrigation systems need to be turned off by Monday evening, September 23.  Restaurants and other commercial establishments that use water for their business are asked to reduce usage on the 24th where possible.  For additional information, contact City Administrator Pat Munyan at 509-493-1133, extension 202.

Both the Hood River and The Dalles City Councils meet on Monday.  In Hood River the Council will be selecting a new mayor to replace Paul Blackburn, who stepped down in September as he and his family moved out of the area.  Current Councilor Kate McBride is one of three candidates that will be interviewed for the position, along with local residents Ed Wilder and Jason Gibson.  That meeting begins at 6 p.m. in Hood River City Hall.  In The Dalles, Councilors will be discussing the first phase of an economic opportunities analysis and action plan.  Their meeting starts at 5:30 p.m. in The Dalles City Hall.

Klickitat PUD will host a public open house and facility tour on Saturday for its new H.W. Hill Renewable Natural Gas Facility at the Roosevelt Regional Landfill.  A formal dedication ceremony was held earlier in the week.  PUD General Manager Jim Smith says the Saturday open house is a chance for those who couldn’t make it to Wednesday’s event to see the plant.  The Saturday open house will run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. More information is available at klickitatpud.com.

The U.S. Census will be taken in 2020, and outreach has begun to emphasize the importance of the national enrollment county.  Marc Czornij is a partnership specialist with the U.S. Census Bureau, and says April 1 will be the official census day, but for the first time people can begin to be counted online on March 12.  This will be the first time the census will use an online component, but Czornij says there will still be phone and paper options.  Census data is used in many ways, including drawing up legislative district and guiding the distribution of billions of dollars worth of federal funding.  More information about the upcoming census is available at 2020census.gov.

Volleyball

Ridgeview def. Hood River Valley 25-18, 25-19, 25-9

Crook County def. The Dalles 25-13, 25-11, 25-21

Dufur def. Ione 25-16, 25-19, 27-25

Klickitat-Glenwood def. Stevenson 3 sets to 0

Goldendale def. Granger 25-16, 25-17, 25-17

 

Boys Soccer

Franklin 3, Hood River Valley 0

 

Girls Soccer

Franklin 3, Hood River Valley 1

Mountain View 0, The Dalles 0

The U.S. Geological Survey Cascades Volcano Observatory will install three new volcano monitoring stations on the flanks of Mount Hood next week.  The Observatory’s Seth Moran says they have a seismic network on Mt. Hood, but these stations will go on to wilderness land within two-and-a-half miles of the summit, with the main goal of detecting signs of ground deformation.  Because of the significant hazards the volcano poses to nearby communities and infrastructure as well as aviation, USGS researchers designated Mt. Hood as a very high threat volcano in the 2018 National Volcanic Threat Assessment.