The Port of The Dalles is partnering in marketing of Columbia Gorge Regional Airport properties.  Port Executive Director Andrea Klaas says the industrial land there provides an extension of business recruitment efforts for The Dalles.  She adds with the new Lifeflight hangar in place, they are working with airport owners Klickitat County and the City of The Dalles to help find more tenants, including putting together a welcoming video loop for the airport terminal touting the attraction of the area for business.  Klaas adds getting the new building in place provides those who might want to locate a business there a better picture of what can be done at the airport in Dallesport.  

Track and Field Stevenson won the Trico League boys’ track and field championships at home, while Columbia was second.  Lincoln Krog won three events and David McAndie two to help lead the Bulldogs to the title.  In the girls’ competition Stevenson was third and Columbia fifth as Seton Catholic won the team title.  Kaitlyn Rathgeber and Addison Newell won events for Stevenson, while Makayla Fies and Alondra Casarez-Garcia did the same for CHS.   Horizon Christian won the Oregon Class 1A Special District 3 boys’ championship.  The Hawks received only one first place finish, from Andrew Hung in the 400 meters, but used to overall team depth to win.  Tanner Masterston won the sprints for Dufur.  Griswold won the girls’ team title.  South Wasco’s Ana Popchock won four events, and Sherman’s Desiree Winslow was first in three.   Trout Lake won both the boys and girls titles at the Greater Columbia Gorge League Championships.  Cole McKinney had two of the Mustang boys’ eleven first place finishes, while Liz Fink, Hannah Funkhouser, and Isabella Dean had two apiece as the Trout Lake girls grabbed 13 event wins.  Brooklyn Emerson of Glenwood won three events.   Goldendale’s boys and girls had fifth place finishes at the SCAC West Championships.  The Timberwolves’ Dillon Rising won the boys’ 1600 and 3200 meters, and Allison Gilliam swept the girls’ hurdles races.   Baseball Hood River Valley 15, The Dalles 3:  Connor Coerper and Ryan Gray drove in three runs apiece, while Greyson Losee struck out 11 as the Eagles finished a four-game season sweep of the Riverhawks.   Southwest Washington Class 1A District Baseball Tournament Columbia 2, Tenino 0 LaCenter 4, Columbia 2:  The Bruins fall one win short of a state tournament invitiation.   SCAC Baseball Tournament Royal 5, Goldendale 3   Softball The Dalles 2, Hood River Valley 1:  Bailey LeBreton’s two-out, two-run homer gave the Riverhawks their only win of the Columbia River Conference season. Columbia splits with LaCenter, winning game one 9-8 but losing game two 10-3. Stevenson at Castle Rock, doubleheader   Southwest Washington Class 1-A District Boys Soccer Tournament Third Place Game:  Columbia 2, Hoquiam 1:  The Bruins advance to the state tournament, and will play Overlake on Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Sammamish High School.   Boys Tennis Hood River Valley’s Vaughn Reardon and Sawyer Bogard had a one-two finish in singles to lead HRV to a second place finish to Summit.  That’s the best district tournament finish ever for the Eagles.   Boys and Girls Tennis Goldendale’s John Hanna and Alden Bothamley advanced to the semi-finals in boys’ doubles and Talia Johnson and Kelli Bighorn did the same in girls’ doubles before falling at SCAC West Tournament at Sunnyside.   Girls Tennis Stevenson 3, Three Rivers Christian 2   Boys Lacrosse Lincoln 20, Hood River Valley 2

The Dalles Public Works Department will reconstruct the intersection of Mount Hood Street and West 10^th Street on Monday.  Traffic will be detoured to Bridge Street, West 11^th Street, Jordan Street and West 9^th Street.  Detours around the work area will be in place all day from 5:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  No parking zone signs and reader boards have been placed ahead of the intersection closure on Monday.  Motorists are asked to park vehicles outside of the work zone during work hours.  The purpose of this project is to restore the pavement structure.

Track and Field Hood River Valley’s boys won the Columbia River Conference championship in Hermiston, while The Dalles finished fourth.  The Eagles earned seven first place finishes on the final day of competition, including Chad Klaas in the 100 meters, Gabriel Campos-Davis in the 200 meters, Matthew Tichenor in the 400 meters, Brycen Polzel in the javelin, Jonah Tactay in the triple jump, and both the four by 100 and four by 400 meter relay teams.  In girls’ competition Hood River Valley was second to Hermiston and The Dalles third.  HRV received second day wins from Josephine Dickinson in the 1500 meters, Katie Kennedy in the high jump, and Abigail McCormick in the long jump.  Emma Mullins of The Dalles won the 800 meters.   Baseball The Dalles 9, Hermiston 2:  The Riverhawks defeated the Bulldogs for the third time this year to close in on a spot in the Class 5-A play-ins.  Dalles Seufalemua had three hits and four runs batted in to lead the Riverhawk offense while Jordan Wetmore had a solid pitching effort, giving up only three hits and walking none while striking out five for the complete game victory.  The Dalles will advance to a play-in game next week if Hermiston loses to Pendleton or they defeat Hood River Valley today.   Softball Hermiston 10, The Dalles 6:  The Bulldogs scored three runs in each of the third, fourth, and fifth innings to grab the win.   Southwest Washington Class 1-A District Boys Soccer Tournament Toledo 1, Columbia 0:  Toledo scored in the 60^th minute for the game’s only goal.  The Bruins play Hoquiam on Saturday at 1 p.m. in Montesano for third place in the district and a state tournament berth.

A 77-year-old Hood River man was arrested on sex abuse charges this week soon after completing a prison sentence for similar charges.  The Hood River County Sheriff’s Office says Kenneth Gordon Lolley lodged at NORCOR on charges of sex abuse in the first degree after investigators identified a new victim dating back to before Lolley’s original arrest in 2013.  Lolley is the former owner of a pottery store where he taught classes to adults and children.  He was sentenced to 54 months in prison as the result of being convicted in 2015 of numerous sex offenses.  Lolley was released from the Oregon State Penitentiary on Tuesday, but was arrested by detectives when he returned to Hood River.  The investigation is ongoing.  Detectives are asking for anyone that may have information on this case or another involving Lolley to call the Hood River County Sheriff’s Office Tip Line at 541 387-7077.

The committee coordinating reconstruction of Hood River’s Children’s Park has seen donations pick up enough in recent days to the point they can move forward with the project as planned, including poured in place surfacing.  City Councilor Megan Saunders says they have some donation commitments that need to be collected, but are now at a point where the panel feels like it can proceed.  Donations for the Children’s Park project continue to be accepted.  For information on how to help click on the Children’s Park tile at the City of Hood River website.  Volunteers are needed to help during build week for the project starting on June 4.

The Hood River County School District Board filled the vacancy left by the resignation of Mark Johnson.  Brandi Sheppard was picked to fill position 6.  She will serve through May of 2019, when the seat will be open for election once again.  The board also picked Chrissy Reitz as its new chair to replace Johnson, while Rich Truax moves up to the vice-chair position Reitz held.

Track and Field Hood River Valley’s girls had the lead with The Dalles in fourth after day one of the Columbia River Conference Championships in Hermiston.  For HRV, Josephine and Frances Dickinson finished one-two in the 3,000 meters, while Katie Kennedy won the long jump.  Kendyl Kumm of The Dalles won the pole vault.  In boys’ competition The Dalles is in second after day one with Hood River third.  The Riverhawks’ Sam Alvarez won the boys’ 3,000 meters with teammate Gabe Lira in second, and HRV’s Henry Buckles qualified for state in both the shot put and discus.  More finals will take place today.   Lyle-Wishram’s boys were third and the girls sixth at the EWAC sub-districts in Dayton.  The Cougars’ Brandon Montoya won the boys’ 100 and 200 meters and the long jump, while Elijah McCullough won both the shot and the discus.   Girls Lacrosse Hood River Valley 13, Southridge 6:  Kathryn Koenig scored five goals as the Eagles finished the regular season at 11-3, and get ready for the state playoffs beginning next week.   Girls Tennis Castle Rock 4, Columbia 1

The Union Street undercrossing in The Dalles will be closed at times until the end of next week due to a high Columbia River water levels overtopping its banks and causing water at the undercrossing to be deep enough to be hazardous to vehicles.  According to the Army Corps of Engineers, which operates Columbia River dams, the high water level of the Bonneville Pool is necessary for flood control due to recent rain and snow melt.  Union Street northbound will be closed to through traffic at the railroad tracks when necessary, and will be completely closed north of the Hattenhauer access road at 111 West First Street.  Intermittent access to Lewis and Clark Festival Park will be open as river levels allow.  Approaching the undercrossing from the west side, West First Street will be closed to through traffic at Terminal Way and will be completely closed beyond the employee access to the Oregon Cherry Growers facility.  Motorists are encouraged to use Webber Street as an alternate route to access West First Street during times the underpass is closed.

A 74-year-old Hood River woman was taken to a Vancouver hospital with injuries suffered in a fall near the overlook at Middle Falls Trail in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest on Tuesday.  According to the Skamania County Sheriff’s Office, Glenna Dunn was with a group of hikers that split off from their main group and proceeded on a trail currently posted as closed.  Dunn was assisting another hiker that had fallen when she slipped off the trail, sliding about 85 feet before coming to a stop.  Dunn was located by emergency personnel and transported to Pine Creek Ranger Station, and then taken by LifeFlight to Peace Health Southwest in Vancouver.  The Sheriff’s Office did not have an update on her condition.