April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, and the Columbia Gorge Children’s Advocacy Center will be marking it Saturday by tying blue ribbons up and down Oak Street in downtown Hood River.  Center board member Shelley Campbell says they are looking to raise awareness of the need to prevent child abuse in the community.  The Center has received a three-year grant from the Ford Family Foundation to provide child abuse prevention training to community members.  That will begin on April 15 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Hood River Library.  It’s a free event, but registration is required by calling 541-436-2960.  Boy Scout Troop 282 will be helping the Center in the blue ribbon effort.