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May 16-17 Prep Sports Roundup

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Baseball

Hood River Valley 10, Hillsboro 4:  Davin Snyder went four for four in the leadoff spot while Kingston McAdam went three for five and drove in four runs as the Eagles moved closer to a state playoff berth.  They can clinch a post-season spot win a win over Hillsboro on Tuesday at Traner Field.

Molalla 5, The Dalles 3:  Molalla grabbed a share of the Tri-Valley Conference championship with the victory.  Finley Corbin drove in all three runs for the Riverhawks.

Grant Union swept Sherman 19-3 and 10-0

 

Softball

Hood River Valley 15, Hillsboro 2:  Sarah Mason, Grace Rowan, and Addi Van Metre drove in two runs apiece as the Eagles scored thirteen runs in the third and fourth innings to take control of the game.

The Dalles 11, Molalla 1:  Maddie Brock doubled and drove in four runs as the Riverhawks used a four-run second inning and a six-run fourth to win.

 

Track and Field

Columbia’ Saylor Hague won the girls’ 300 meter hurdles, Samantha Evans of CHS was first in the girls’ high jump, the Bruin girls’ four by 100 meter relay was victorious, and Stevenson’s Dani Wallace won the girls’ discus at the Trico League Championships at LaCenter.

 

Boys Lacrosse

Hood River Valley 7, Ida B. Wells 6 (OT)

 

Boys Soccer

Southwest Washington Class 1A District Championship

Columbia 1, Seton Catholic 0:  The Bruins scored the game’s only goal in stoppage time when Issac Reynoso headed in a quick touch by Benson Zendt off a midfield free kick by Ulices Huerta.  CHS will host either Rochester or Highland in a Washington Class 1A state playoff game on Thursday or Friday.

Traffic Stop Again Leads To Drug Seizure

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The Hood River Police Department has made a third seizure of a large amount of drugs as the result of a traffic stop in the last month.  According to the HRPD, officers uncovered multiple indicators of criminal activity and impairment after stopping a vehicle that was driving erratically and speeding on Thursday.  A voluntary search of the vehicle yielded nearly thirteen pounds of methamphetamine packaged in thirteen individual bindles, along with nearly $10,000 in cash.  Earlier traffic stops in late April and early May yielded the seizure of large amounts of methamphetamine, heroin, and fentanyl.

 

TDPD Participates In Buckle Up Campaign

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The Dalles Police Department will be joining the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and law enforcement nationwide for the Click It or Ticket high-visibility seat belt enforcement campaign starting on Monday and continuing through the end of the month.  A statement by the department says they want to remind people that one of the safest choices drivers and passengers can make is to buckle up for short trips and long ones.  The right seat belt fit matters, the shoulder belt should lay flat across the middle of your chest and away from your neck.  The lap belt should fit across your hips, not your stomach.  Never put the shoulder belt behind your back or under your arm.  Despite steady increases in observed seat belt use, approximately half of all passenger vehicle deaths are unrestrained.  Buckling up helps keep you safe and secure inside your vehicle, whereas not buckling up can result in being totally ejected from the vehicle in a crash, which is almost always deadly.

NCPHD Opens Health Vending Machine

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North Central Public Health District has opened The Dalles’ first community health and wellness vending machine in partnership with One Community Health.  The vending machine, open 24 hours a day outside One Community Health’s clinic in The Dalles at 1040 Webber Street.  It’s the first one on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge.  The health district says the machine is intended to increase access to affordable health and wellness products.  The district will fund, maintain, and stock the machine, while One Community Health will house it.  The items offered will be dynamic and changing based on community needs and product availability.  Currently, the machine offers Naloxone, condom packs, pregnancy tests, menstrual supply packs, and hygiene wipe packs.  All of the products offered are free or priced well below retail prices.

May 15 Prep Sports Roundup

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Track and Field

Horizon Christian won the boys’ title at the Pilot Rock Invitational.  Josiah Roberts, Charlie Haynie, Caleb Caldwell, and the four by 100 meter relay team all had event wins for the Hawks. 

 

Boys Tennis

Hood River Valley’s Judah Caldwell finished fourth in singles at the Northwest Oregon Conference Tournament and advance to the Oregon Class 5A Tournament next weekend.

 

Girls Tennis

HRV’s Kendall Sales will match up with top-seed Kennedy Harris of LaSalle in the girls’ singles final at the NWOC Tournament, while the Eagles’ Jenna Hager and Poppy Mooney have reached the doubles’ final to face Avalon Donnelly and Kaitlin Carter of LaSalle.

D21 Budget Approved By Committee

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The North Wasco County School District 21 budget committee approved a Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget to send the district board for final approval next month.  Prior to the approval, interim Chief Financial Officer Randy Anderson outlined for the committee the nine different positions being eliminated, most of which were currently vacant.  That includes two middle school teaching positions.  Anderson told the committee that’s in response to enrollment that is smaller than it used to be, and both positions were already vacant.  Anderson said there was a net reduction of six positions in the district for next year.

Shaniko Wool Receives Award

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Shaniko Wool received a Global Trailblazer Award from the Oregon Consular Corps.  The Global Trailblazer Award recognizes individuals, companies, and organizations for their contributions to international trade, the Northwest’s economy, and quality of life.  This year’s theme highlights how Oregon “punches above its weight” in the sports, outdoor, and recreation sectors.  Shaniko Wool founder Jeanne Carver has partnered with Ralph Lauren to make opening ceremony uniforms for USA Olympic teams since 2014, and helped create the world’s first Responsible Wool Standard that ensures the welfare of sheep, the health of the lands they graze, and fair treatment of workers.  The Oregon Consular Corps is an organization of career and honorary consular officials who serve or have served as representatives of foreign nations and jurisdictions in Oregon and in the Pacific Northwest.  Shaniko Wool received the award at the Consular Corps’ Celebrate Trade Gala Thursday in Portland.

Klickitat County To Start Burn Ban June 2

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Klickitat County Commissioners have approved beginning a ban on open outdoor burning throughout the County beginning June 2.  The County has three different burn ban zones, but Commissioners decided to start this year’s bans at the same time rather than different dates for each zone.  Residential barbecues will be allowed.  The public is asked to check with the appropriate authorities concerning burning restrictions within the corporate limits of any city or town.  Maps detailing the zone boundaries have been created and are available to view and download on the Klickitat County Department of Emergency Management webpage.

WAGAP Needs Assessment Shows Income Gaps Increasing

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Washington Gorge Action Programs has released its 2024 Community Needs Assessment showing while poverty in Klickitat and Skamania counties has been on the decline since 2015, rates are still higher than the rest of the state, and gaps in income inequality are increasing.  Administered every three to four years, the assessment updates demographics and tracks information related to the underlying causes of poverty.  711 people participated in Skamania and Klickitat counties.  The cost of living was over $110,000 for a family of four with two working adults, notably higher than the median income in either county.  Native American poverty levels are consistent in both counties at 25 percent, significantly higher than the county rates.  Child poverty level in Klickitat County is at 17 percent, which is ten points higher than in Skamania County.  Loneliness was highlighted in the report, with 53 percent of respondents noting that they feel socially isolated or experience loneliness at least some of the time, and 37 percent said they wanted help connecting with others.  One alarming statistic is that up to 26 percent of tenth and twelfth-grade students, and 31 percent of sixth-grade students, have seriously considered suicide since 2021.  These rates are about five percent higher than the state average. 

HR County Children’s MMR Vaccination Rates

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The Hood River County Health Department says Measles, Mumps, and Rubella vaccination rates among K-12 students are good, with 97 percent receiving a first dose and 95 percent getting the second.  But Communicable Diseases Nurse McKenna Carter says the rate for younger children drops to 92 percent, and while they don’t have specific statistics for adults, a trend toward lower overall vaccination rates is concerning.  Department Public Information Officer Daron Ryan says they find most unvaccinated people tend to be gathered together.  Both Carter and Ryan urge those with questions about the MMR vaccine to talk with their health care provider, or your local public health department.

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