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Lead stories
Family escapes unharmed from Subaru fire
A Spokane, Wash., family en route to purchase a new Subaru in Portland got their trip cut short when the current Subaru they were driving burst into flames along Interstate 84 near Hood River shortly after 10 a.m. Thursday.
Mary Deaville stays active and fit, and prefers the walking life
If you’re headed downtown in Hood River you might pass by Mary Deaville on her way to the library. Only don’t look for Mary behind the wheel of a car. She doesn’t own one. For the past 25 years, Mary’s transportation has been her own two feet. For most of us the idea of living without our cars is unthinkable but for Mary it was an easy decision.
Former Tualatin manager brings city-county experience
City hires Steve Wheeler as city manager
Steve Wheeler will start work in early May as city manager of Hood River. Wheeler, 61, was hired Monday, Mayor Arthur Babitz announced.
News
LIBRARY NOTES: Volunteer Laurel DeTar provided welcoming floral notes
“I was at a Friends of the Library meeting,” says Laurel DeTar, “and they asked for a volunteer to decorate the lobby. I’d just taken a flower arranging class at Lucy’s Informal Flowers and thought I’d like to try out my new skills.”
Hard-Pressed Cider Fest planned April 12
Artisan ciders will be the main attraction at Hood River Chamber of Commerce’s first Hard-Pressed Cider Fest on Saturday, April 12.
Logging activities will affect Family Man area
Hood River County Forestry issued the following advisory this week:
Building permits – February
County
Sheriff’s Department investigates recent Odell car prowls
ODELL — Three vehicles were broken into at the employee parking lot at Diamond Fruit Odell plant, on AGA Road.
Sports
Horizon topples Imbler in state tourney
First-round win paired Hawks with Crosshill Christian in Friday semifinal
BAKER CITY – Top-ranked Horizon Christian School shook off some first-quarter cobwebs Thursday and methodically dismantled third-ranked Imbler 67-47 in the opening round of the Class 1A state basketball tournament at Baker City High School.
Sports briefs for March 8
Table tennis tourney March 16; Free junior golf clinic March 22
FitzSimons, Bergemann earn overall titles, HRV freestyle team cleans house
Hood River Valley High School ski team was at Mt. Hood Meadows all week for the 2104 Oregon Interscholastic Ski Racing state championships
Kegler's Corner: Flintstones win County League
Congratulations to the Flintstones trio for winning the championship of the Thursday County league at Hood River’s Orchard Lanes. The championship was decided in a roll-off between the Flintstones and the first-half winners, the Pinbusters.
It’s all good on the Hood: Local winter steelhead running now, spring chinook on
Local winter steelhead running now, spring chinook on
Opinion
Letters to the Editor for March 8
Honorable character; Caring economics; OBOB is spectator sport; more
May Primary: The season is upon us
Seasons change, or keep cycling around, and so it is with the next season.
Doonesbury at 44: Don’t put a gate around Walden Pond, Garry
How will the sands of time treat Doonesbury?
Letters to the Editor for March 5
Amazing production; See winter play at HRV; Oppose coal transport; more
Heights detours: The reader boards were there and gone, but the project is a go ...
The city waterline replacement project’s long creep toward town reaches a critical point starting as early as Monday: Look for excavation and closure of Belmont at 12th and 13th, the only junction directly connecting downtown and the north area of the Heights with the commercial and residential areas of the south Heights.
2014 District Wrestling
Events
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John Reischman and the Jaybirds play Bingen March 16
Top NW bluegrass band plays at the Bingen Theater!
Jim Drake’s Entertainment Blog
Making ‘Peace Be Still’ gives inspiration for local singer
A story about gospel singer Marilyn Thompson and her latest CD project "Peace Be Still."
Jim Drake’s Entertainment Blog
Fairy tales, Star Wars influence latest book in ‘Lunar Chronicles’ series
Young adult author Marissa Meyer will giving a free writing workshop on Wednesday, Feb. 5, at the Hood River County Library (502 State St, Hood River). The event starts at 6:30 p.m.
Gorge Life
LIBRARY NOTES: Volunteer Laurel DeTar provided welcoming floral notes
“I was at a Friends of the Library meeting,” says Laurel DeTar, “and they asked for a volunteer to decorate the lobby. I’d just taken a flower arranging class at Lucy’s Informal Flowers and thought I’d like to try out my new skills.”
Hard-Pressed Cider Fest planned April 12
Artisan ciders will be the main attraction at Hood River Chamber of Commerce’s first Hard-Pressed Cider Fest on Saturday, April 12.
Entertainment Update for March 8
Stargazing session March 29; Fire Weeds at CEBU Lounge; Hood River County is reading William Stafford; Second Saturday Dance March 8
JIM DRAKE’S ENTERTAINMENT BLOG: Jaybirds fly back to the Gorge March 16
Mandolin player John Reischman has umpteen years of experience playing, recording and teaching bluegrass on the West Coast —and he never plays one note out of place.
