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Parking patrols are back on

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Fire consumes house on Columbia

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School District faces $800K in budget cuts

When Hood River County School District Board of Directors meets Wednesday, it will meet the new high school principal, and hear updates on the community-wide sports field analysis and the proposed changes in school bus runs and school starting times.

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Parking patrols are back on

The City of Hood River has hired a new community service officer and the highest- profile part of his job, parking meter patrols, resumed Tuesday.

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Fire consumes house on Columbia

A Hood River family must find a new place to live after a fire caused significant damage to their Columbia Street home Monday afternoon.

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Dog River among nation’s top 10 coffeehouses

It’s all in the barista.

News

    Norton and Cox are wed

    Taylor Norton, of Hood River, and Clay Cox, of Macon, Mo., were married March 1 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Napua Kellogg officiated.

    RET career fair returns

    Columbia Gorge Community College is hosting an annual Renewable Energy Technology Career Fair for enrolled students on April 4 from 10 a.m. to noon. This career fair attracts highly skilled RET students with experience in electrical systems, mechanical systems, and electronics with a focus on the renewable-energy industry.

    Heights traffic

    Look for relief by Friday on waterline installation work on the Heights that has resulted in two-way detours on one-way streets since Monday.

    Police Log for March 12

    All calls were responded to within the City of Hood River Feb. 24-March 2.

    Sheriff Log for March 12

    All calls were responded to within the City of Hood River March 3-9.

Sports

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    Hawks can’t stop ‘Goliath’ Columbia Christian lineup

    Horizon basketball ends 25-2 season runner-up at 1A state tournament

    Religious connotations seem appropriate for a basketball game featuring two Christian schools, an “Ark” and a pre-game prayer circle with both teams holding hands. For good measure, each roster had a Luke, one had a Matthew and there’s no doubt Mark and John were represented somewhere in the sweltering Baker City High gymnasium Saturday night.

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    HRV ski team second at state

    Lamer, Clark top individual results, teamwork leads to No. 2 finish

    Skiers battled changing weather, high winds, low visibility and variable course conditions last week in the 2014 Oregon Interscholastic Ski Racing Association state championships at Mt. Hood Meadows.

    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

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    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

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Events

Story time at Hood River Library -- 03/12/14 at Hood River Library

The Mellow Guitar of Bill Davis -- 03/12/14 at Hood River Valley Adult Center

AARP Safe Driver Class -- 03/12/14 at Providence Down Manor

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