Arborists will remove hazard trees from the slopes around Multnomah Falls, requiring a one-day closure Tuesday of the lower viewing platform and trail to Benson Bridge at Multnomah Falls.  Arborists will start around 8 a.m. Tuesday and may need to work until sunset.  Multnomah Falls Lodge will remain open through the hazard tree operations.  Visitors should be aware that opportunities to get scenic photographs of the falls will be limited during the time that the platform and trail are closed.  The work will focus on several problematic trees in the vicinity of Benson Bridge as part of a broader effort to remove trees burned or damaged during the 2017 Eagle Creek Fire.  Visitors are welcome to call the U.S. Forest Service Information Center at Multnomah Falls Lodge at 503-695-2372 to check the current status of the lower viewing platform.

Restriping of the intersection of West 9th and Cherry Heights will take place in The Dalles on Tuesday morning.  That will require multiple traffic revisions in the intersection, and there will be flaggers to control traffic.  All local businesses and residents will have access while the work takes place.  Work is expected to occur between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Tuesday.

The Friends of the White Salmon Valley Community Library’s annual Community Reads program, KOOBDOOGA, is underway.  The organization’s Sheri Bosler says this year’s book is Danger Close:  My Epic Journey as a Combat Helicopter Pilot in Iraq and Afghanistan by Husum native Amber Smith.  The book chronicles Smith’s experiences in a male-dominated profession.  Programs take place at 2 p.m. Saturday at the library in White Salmon for the next five weeks.  For a complete schedule of KOOBDOOGA events, go to fvrl.org/koobdooga.

Football Hood River Valley 71, Benson 0:  Brandon Rivera set a school record rushing for six touchdowns, while the HRV defense also set a school record allowing the Techmen only 15 yards of total offense. The Dalles 31, Crook County 0:  The Riverhawks ran for 186 yards in gaining their first victory of the season.  J.R. Scott had a pair of short touchdown runs, while Gabe Helseth ran for one touchdown and passed for another. Hoquiam 28, Columbia 20 Irrigon 16, Stevenson 14 Dufur 52, Enterprise 16 Union 40, Sherman 32 South Wasco 65, Burnt River 12 Zillah 57, Goldendale 0 Lyle-Wishram 46, Liberty Bell 6   Cross Country The Dalles boys won the team title while the Riverhawk girls tied for first with Crescent Valley at the Bridgette Nelson Memorial Invitational in Sorosis Park.  The Riverhawks’ Emma Mullins won the girls’ race.  Sam Alvarez of The Dalles finished second to Hunter Nichols of Heppner in the boys’ race.   Volleyball Sherman def. Condon-Wheeler 25-19, 25-9, 25-19   Boys Soccer Prescott 5, Trout Lake 2   Girls Soccer Hoquiam 7, Columbia 2

Oregon Second District Congressman Greg Walden says he has accepted an invitation from KTVZ News Channel 21 in Bend to attend a televised debate on October 5.  The Hood River Republican is being opposed by Democrat Jamie McLeod-Skinner in the November election.  McLeod-Skinner has been seeking debates with the long-time representative.  The debate will be live streamed online and available through social media.  It is scheduled for 7 p.m. on October 5.

Cross Country Columbia won both the boys and girls team competition in a five-school run at North Bonneville.  The Bruins’ Jacob Lockman and Dylan Beneventi finished one-two in the boys’ race, while Columbia’s Lillian Nelson was first and Stevenson’s Isabella Spencer second in the girls’ competition.

The Oregon Court of Appeals issued a ruling today affirming a lower court decision that ruled a suit against Wasco County and members of the County Commission in how it handled a vote to issue notice of intent to withdraw from the North Central Public Health District was moot, but did direct the ruling be changed from a finding for the defendant to a judgement for dismissal.  Chip Wood’s lawsuit was filed in regard to the December 2014 vote not being on the County Commission’s meeting agenda in violation of the state’s Public Meetings Law.  Days after suit was filed in February 2015, the Commission placed the issue on its agenda and voted to rescind the December action.  In its opinion, the Court of Appeals stated the vote to rescind rendered the lawsuit moot, but the trial court erred in entering a judgement in the defendants’ favor, when the case should have been dismissed as moot.  The appeals court remanded the case back to the trial court with instructions to enter a judgment of dismissal.

Klickitat County has extended burn bans in the western and central portions of the County to October 12, and to October 31 east of the eastern boundary of Fire District #7.  The bans are being extended due to the high wildfire hazard conditions experienced this summer and a continued lack of sufficient precipitation.  The burn bans prohibit the issuance of burning permits except for authorized agricultural burning.  Residential barbecues are allowed.  Citizens are asked to check with the appropriate authorities concerning burning restrictions within the corporate limits of any city or town.

The White Salmon Valley School District is finding it is not benefiting from a new distribution system for funding K-12 schools in Washington.  Superintendent Jerry Lewis says with the loss of 40 percent of its voter-approved maintenance and operations levy and a new salary schedule, the district is having to go into its ending fund balance.  Lewis says as the 2019 legislative session draws nearer, the fixes won’t be easy, as some districts have benefited from the new funding formula, but others have not.

Volleyball Crook County def. Hood River Valley 25-18, 33-31, 22-25, 17-25, 15-13:  The Cowgirls won a wild match that saw HRV keep it alive by winning the third set thanks to a closing 9-1 run.  The Eagles’ Katie Kennedy set a school record with 39 kills. Pendleton def. The Dalles 25-17, 25-13, 25-9 Echo def. Dufur 21-25, 25-20, 16-25, 25-8, 15-7 South Wasco def. Sherman 17-25, 25-17, 25-22, 25-21 Zillah def. Goldendale 27-25, 22-25, 25-23, 15-25, 15-12   Girls Soccer LaSalle 2, Hood River Valley 0   Boys Water Polo Hood River Valley 19, Grant 8   Girls Water Polo Hood River Valley 21, Grant 6