The Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area and Gifford Pinchot National Forest will host a firewood cutting event at Tracy Hill, near White Salmon, over the next two weekends.  The event serves dual purposes, providing valid permit-holders with firewood while removing flammable woody materials from National Forest System lands that were treated as part of fuels management activities.  The wood includes seasoned Douglas-fir in a range of sizes, easily accessible from decks and other piles of pre-cut rounds.  Wood quantities are limited and not guaranteed.  Gifford Pinchot National Forest firewood permits, which cost $10 per cord, are required, and are available at the Mt. Adams Ranger Station in Trout Lake, Home Valley Store, Wind River Market in Carson, and Main St. Convenience Store in Stevenson.  Gates to the site will be open Saturdays and Sundays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the next two weekends.  Scenic Area officials say this is a great opportunity in particular for people with disabilities and military veterans to acquire firewood for winter.

Boys Soccer

Hood River Valley 8, Crook County 2

The Dalles 2, Pendleton 1:  Jordan Buettner scored in the first half and Alex Gutierrez in the second half to led the Riverhawks to the win.  Jaime Castro made key saves late in the match to preserve the win.

 

Girls Soccer

The Dalles 3, Pendleton 0:  Brenda Chavez, Kendall Webber, and Vivian Harrah all scored as the Riverhawks won their second straight Intermountain Conference match.

Hood River Valley 10, Crook County 0

King’s Way Christian 4, Columbia 0

Castle Rock 2, Stevenson 1

 

Volleyball

The Dalles def. Redmond 17-25, 26-24, 20-25, 25-20, 15-11

Pendleton def. Hood River Valley 25-14, 27-25, 26-24

Castle Rock def. Stevenson 3 games to 0

King’s Way Christian def. Columbia 3 games to 0

Dufur def. Mitchell-Spray 25-13, 13-25, 25-5, 25-8

Sherman def. Ione-Arlington 3 games to 2

A public meeting is planned for later this month on the current review of the Recreation Chapter of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area’s management plan.  Scenic Area Recreation Officer Stan Hinatsu says much of the focus is on dealing with the increases in usage of recreation areas in the Gorge.  Hinatsu says as they heard more about the congestion issues, a technical expert in recreation planning was consulted, finding the plan does a very good job in managing the size and intensity of recreation development but could be enhanced to try to manage use.  Hinatsu says they are still in the development stage of the review process, meeting with various stakeholders and getting input on what they can potentially change in the plan, particularly in the recreational intensity guidelines.  A community meeting is planned for October 22 at 5:30 p.m. at the Wind River Education Center in Carson.

Local officials are warning about a chemical found in some over-the-counter medication that some youth are using as a recreational drug.  It’s called Dextromethorphan, otherwise known as DXM, “Triple C,” or skittles, and typically is in the form of red pills.  Debby Jones of YouthThink of Wasco County says abuse of DXM can result in a hallucinogenic effect that can happen fairly quickly, but also place the user in a paranoid state.  Excessive use of DXM can also include a loss of coordination, slurred speech, sweating, and lethargy.  Jones says they are trying to awareness of DXM among parents so they can know what to look for if they suspect their child may be using drugs.

Boys Soccer

Columbia Christian 4, Horizon Christian 3

 

Girls Soccer

Riverside 6, Columbia 4

Highland 9, Goldendale 0

 

Volleyball

Country Christian def. Dufur 25-17, 25-14, 25-20

Sunnyside Christian def. Lyle-Wishram 25-9, 20-25, 25-15, 26-24

Goldendale def. Highland 25-6, 25-9, 25-12

 

For the fourth year in a row, October is Gorge Happiness Month.  Emily Reed says Gorge Happiness Month started four years ago when One Community Health celebrated its 30th anniversary, but now it has a number of different sponsors.  Reed says the basic premise is based on science showing happy people are healthier.  This year’s theme is “Not perfect, but OK.”  There are a number of different Gorge Happiness Month events planned throughout October.  For a complete list of those events, go to gorgehappiness.org.

The Hood River City Council has asked its planning department and planning commission to look at a number of different areas in regards to its housing codes, and changes that may need to be made to help the community deal with its lack of affordable housing options.  It’s an off-shoot from the Westside Area Concept Plan work that has been on-going for the past 18 months.  City Planner Dustin Nilson says they are moving away from making zoning map changes and looking at the code itself.  Nilson says the planning staff will be developing options for the municipal planning commission and City Council to be able to look at.

Football

The Dalles 24, Crook County 15:  The Riverhawks limited the Cowboys to 67 yards of total offense on the way to the league opening win.

Hoquiam 56, Columbia 10

Stevenson 21, Irrigon 7

Dufur 48, Enterprise 8

Echo 57, Sherman 24

South Wasco 51, Mitchell-Spray-Wheeler 0

Lyle-Klickitat-Wishram 64, Sunnyside Christian 14

Zillah 54, Goldendale 7

 

Cross Country

Hood River Valley’s girls finished third in the Division 1 Varsity race at the Nike Portland Classic at Blue Lake Park in Fairview.  Josephine Dickinson was fourth and Frances Dickinson seventh for HRV.   Hood River was eighth in the boys’ race, led by Josh Haynes in eighth.  Stevenson was 13^th in the boys’ small schools division, led by Abiy LaCombe in tenth.

 

Hanna Ziegenhagen of The Dalles was in the girls’ varsity #1 and 2 race while the Riverhawks’ Friedrich Stelzer was 37^th in the boys’ run at the Bellevue Cross Country Invitational.

 

Trout Lake finished second to Summit in both the boys and girls races at the Madras Invitational.  Justin Peck and Mason Stock finished one-two for the Mustang boys, while Myana and Makenna Stock were second and third in the girls’ run.

 

Goldendale was the girls’ team winner at the Connell Invitational.  Ellie Rising led the Timberwolves with a second place finish.  The Goldendale boys had a seventh place team finish, paced by Sterling Beasley in 22^nd.

 

Horizon Christian’s Josiah Sohal won the boys’ varsity race at the Southwest Christian Invitational.  Adoree Schlegal was eighth in the girls’ run for the Hawks.

 

Volleyball

Goldendale def. Stevenson 3 games to 0

Echo def. Sherman 3 games to 0

 

Girls Soccer

Wahluke 9, Goldendale 0

 

 

Boys Soccer

Hood River Valley 3, Ridgeview 0:  Jaden Dubon scored twice while Ivan Solano also had a goal as the Eagles won their Intermountain Conference opener in a matchup of two teams ranked in the Oregon Class 5A coaches’ poll.

The Dalles 5, Crook County 3

Crosshill Christian 7, Horizon Christian 1

 

Girls Soccer

The Dalles 11, Crook County 0:  Zara Voodre scored four goals and Emily Adams added two as the Riverhawks won their league opener on the road.

Hood River Valley 2, Ridgeview 1

 

Volleyball

Hood River Valley def. Redmond 25-7, 25-20, 24-26, 25-22

Ridgeview def. The Dalles 25-18, 25-16, 25-16

South Wasco def. Mitchell-Spray 25-12, 25-12, 25-13

Sherman def. Condon 21-25, 23-25, 25-19, 25-23, 15-9

Goldendale def. Kittitas 25-22, 25-15, 25-21

Fort Vancouver def. Columbia 3 games to 0