Baseball Pendleton 4, Hood River Valley 3:  The Eagles came back from a four-run deficit in the seventh inning, but came up a run short as the rally ended with the bases loaded.  Pendleton clinched the Columbia River Conference championship, ending HRV’s three-year hold on the title.  The Eagles will finish second and host a play-in game to reach the state tournament on May 18. Hermiston at The Dalles, suspended:  The game was scoreless in the fourth inning when a thunderstorm arrived and forced it to be stopped.  The game will resume from the point it was stopped tomorrow at 4:30 p.m.   Southwest Washington Class 1A Baseball Tournament King’s Way Christian 13, Columbia 0:  King’s Way scored eight runs in the second inning to take control.  CHS will play Tenino on Friday in a loser-out game.   SCAC Baseball Tournament Connell 7, Goldendale 3:  The Timberwolves will take on Royal at home on Friday at 4 p.m. to try to keep their season going.   Softball Pendleton 3, Hood River Valley 2:  Aspen Garton’s RBI single in the bottom of the seventh inning gave the Buckaroos a third final at-bat win over the Eagles this season.  Lauren Decker gave HRV the lead in the third with a two-run double. Hermiston at The Dalles, suspended:  The Dalles led 2-0 in the top of the third when a thunderstom stopped the game.  It will resume tomorrow afternoon at 4:30. Columbia sweeps LaCenter 12-2 and 16-8:  Amanda Waldron had three hits in game one, while Keri Hylton and Grace Vaughan drove in three runs each in the nightcap. Castle Rock sweeps Stevenson 21-0 and 17-0   Southwest Washington Class 1A District Boys Soccer Tournament Columbia 3, Forks 2:  The Bruins will play Toledo in a semi-final match on Thursday.   Boys Lacrosse Oregon Episcopal 15, Hood River Valley 3

Fundraisers for the rebuild of Hood River’s Children’s Park continue to seek $35,000 more in community donations to be able to fully complete the proposed facility.  The final donations would finance a Poured-In-Place, or PIP, surface, which allows for a softer, safer, more durable and accessible playing surface for the playground.  If the budget goal is not met, an alternative ground surface would be a less expensive, less desirable chip surfacing that lacks many benefits offered by PIP, which is identified as the best option for Americans with Disabilities Act compliance, and also result in long-term cost savings with lower maintenance costs.  The Children’s Park Rebuild is being financed with matching $150,000 contributions from the City of Hood River and Hood River Valley Parks and Recreation District., with close to $100,000 in community donations already committed.  Tax deductible donations can be made online at gofundme.com/childrenspark, or mailed to the Hood River Rotary Foundation at P.O. Box 1187, Hood River, OR 97031.

Architectural drawings for a proposed Gorge Youth Center will be unveiled at land dedication of its location on Saturday.  ACTS International Executive Director Joe Martin says the plans incorporate areas for a café, indoor fieldhouse, running and walking track, computer lab, and auditorium.  A capital campaign is underway, as the project will not use any tax-based funding, and a steering committee is in place to lead the effort.  The property located behind Motel 6 and Coastal Farm and Ranch at Seventh and Myrtle Streets in The Dalles was donated.  The land dedication will be Saturday from 11 a.m. to noon.  A website has been established at gorgeyouthcenter.org.

The Dalles Public Works Department says discharge from the municipal wastewater treatment plant to the Columbia River has returned to compliance with permit limits for E. coli as of late Sunday afternoon.  Samples taken on Saturday throughout the day at the City discharge point to the river were within limits for each individual sample and for an average of five samples.  The delay in reading out the test results is due to the 24-hour incubation time that the test requires.  Samples taken at pre-arranged locations in the river late Saturday were also within limits for each sample.  Signs which were placed at locations of public river access on the Oregon shore of the Columbia River to warn of contaminated water have been taken down.      

With one week to go ballots have been coming in to county election offices at a slow pace.  As of Tuesday morning Hood River County reports that 16.38 percent of ballots for the May 15 primary have been returned, while in Wasco County the rate is 14.93 percent.  County election officials recommend people mail their ballots by Wednesday to ensure they return to their offices in time, otherwise use official drop box locations.  In Wasco County they are at the Courthouse in The Dalles outside the 5th Street entrance and inside the Clerk’s Office in Room 201, and at Maupin City Hall.  In Hood River County there are drop boxes at the County Administration Building on 601 State Street in Hood River and at Cascade Locks City Hall.

Southwest Washington Class 1A District Baseball Tournament First Round Columbia 6, Hoquiam 3:  The Bruins move on to a matchup with King’s Way Christian today at 4 p.m. at Castle Rock.   Girls Lacrosse Hood River Valley 11, Oregon Episcopal 10:  Abigail Bartles led the Eagles with three goals, while Katherine McElderry and Lauren Orr scored two apiece.  

The Medical Teams International Dental Van will be at One Community Health in Hood River next Wednesday (May 16) to treat uninsured patients who have no other access to care and exhibit urgent dental needs like pain, swelling, or possible decay.  One Community Health CEO Dave Edwards says they bring in the dental van about three times a year to help those with no other access care.  The van does not do cleanings, root canals, crowns, dentures, or bridgework.  For more information or to book an appointment, call One Community Health at 541-386-6380.  

The Wasco County budget committee will get the proposed fiscal plan on May 16.  County Commission Chair Steve Kramer says the five-member panel will go through the document prepared by both commissioners and the staff.  He notes the budget picture at this time is stable.  Kramer said there are no significant changes to the budget from the current fiscal year.

The Gifford Pinchot National Forest is conducting a forest-wide analysis of 210 developed recreation sites, including campgrounds, picnic sites, visitor information sites, trailheads, and cabin/lookout rentals.  The analysis, information gathered from the public, and subsequent recommendations will result in changes to how some sites are managed, what types of changes might be possible, and what investment priorities will be in coming years.  Social, financial, and environmental factors at each site were used to identify a site’s future sustainability.  Initial results revealed over $1.7 million would be needed annually to adequately operate and maintain these sites at their current level, which results in a funding shortfall of over $700,000.  In addition, backlog maintenance on these sites is over $10 million, far above Forest Service funding capacity.  Additional developed recreation site information, and maps can be found at the Gifford Pinchot National Forest website.

North Wasco County School District 21 is pre-registering kindergarteners this week for the 2018-19 school year at all district elementary schools.  Parents are asked to bring their child’s birth certificate, immunization records, vision and dental screening certification, and proof of physical address.  But D-21 Superintendent Candy Armstrong says if parents don’t have all of those items, they should still come in to get the child registered, as there is plenty of time to get all the necessary paperwork pulled together.  For more information contact the D-21 elementary school nearest you.