The Port of Hood River is seeing crowds returning to recreate on the waterfront.  Port Executive Director Michael McElwee says the number of parking passes sold for the Waterfront Event Site are on a record pace, up by 30 percent from prior years.  McElwee says July 1 remains the target date for returning most of their waterfront operations to normal status, but there is a hurdle:  finding a sufficient number of employees to maintain the facilities.  McElwee does say that by July 1 everything will be open on the Hood River Waterfront except a couple of restroom blocks in the Marina area.