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A10 Wednesday, February 12, 2020 The Dalles Chronicle TheDallesChronicle.com NEWS IN BRIEF D21 seeks sup’t hiring panel The deadline is Friday, Feb. 14 to apply for a spot on an advisory committee that will help interview finalists for the new D21 superintendent. The board is seeking a variety of members, such as stu- dents, district staff and community members. Applications are due by Friday at 4 p.m. It is unknown yet how many peo- ple will be on the committee. For applications, visit the district website at www.nwasco. k12.or.us and find it under quick links. The form can be filled out online, or printed off and submitted to the district admin- istrative office at 3632 W. 10th St., The Dalles. Candidates must commit to attending all three interviews, which are tentatively set for March 9, 10 and 11 from 3-4 p.m., depending on the number of candidates selected to be interviewed. Once the schedule is finalized the committee members will be notified. Superintendent Candy Armstrong, who has helmed the district since 2004, when the former D9 and D12 districts dissolved and merged, is retiring June 30. The committee will ask each candidate pre-determined questions and score each candidate on the approved “input to the school board” form and submit the form to the com- mittee moderator before leaving each day. The school board will review the committee input forms after official candidate interviews have been completed. Wasco County seeks law firm Wasco County is seeking qualifications and quotations from law firms to support Wasco County in collective bargain- ing negotiations, grievances, arbitration and other related areas as needed involving the county’s collective bargaining agreements. RFQ submissions must address each of the requests for information included in the RFQ posted on the front page of the County website: www.co.wasco.or.us and must be received no later than 4 p.m., Friday, March 6. Contact Tyler Stone at 541-506-2552 or tylers@co.wasco.or.us. MT HOOD Childcare was barrier for some Continued from page A1 lesson that we offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays,” Tragethon said. “We found that there were a lot of peo- ple who ski and snowboard- ed who were dropping out of the sport because they didn’t have a place to drop off their kids. We found that was a barrier for families that have parents who’re very passion- ate on the mountain.” Infants as young as 6 weeks and kids as old as 11 years can be dropped off at daycare. Mt. Hood Meadows employees also take advan- tage of the service. The latest development was the completion of the Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital Mountain Clinic. The clinic serves Mount Hood Meadows and receives patients from Timberline Ski Area and Government Camp. “It’s basically the same thing as an emergency room at the mountain,” Tragethon said. “We have the capability to take x-rays. It’s as if you’re walking into an ER, that’s the Skiers board the Mt. Hood Express lift. The front entrance of Mt. Hood Meadows. type of treatment you can get. I would suggest that those that are regularly staffing the clinic at Mt. Hood Meadows may be more suited to certain types of injuries than if you went to an E.R. because they see common injuries that come from the slopes.” There’s even a helipad for situations where a person needs to be flown out for in- tensive care, Tragethon said. Now that most needs have been taken care of, Mt. Hood Meadows is building a learning center, restaurant, and event center: the Sahale Building. It’s expected to be finished in the 2020-21 season. “The primary thing that it’s going to do is provide 60 percent more seating in our lodges on those busy days where we desperately need it,” Tragethon said. “But it’s also going to give us a chance to provide a much more var- ied menu in the Sahale grill. It’s a building that’s multi-use that we’re going to be able to use for summer opera- tions, meetings, wedding space, and for our summer kids camps, in addition to our chair lift operation and culinary offerings.” Even with its latest addi- tional services, Mt. Hood Meadows still provides skiing and boarding opportunities for different skill levels. Mona Goudarzian from Corvallis and Erika Linden from Portland first visited the resort Jan. 25. Both, who are fairly new to the sport, skied and visited the restaurant during their stay. Linden said she appreciat- ed the helpfulness of the staff at the resort. “People have been helpful enough that it makes it more streamlined,” Linden said. “At Willamette I feel like I had to intentionally seek out where here they were more helpful.” Goudarzian said Mt. Hood Meadows provided a fun recreation experience where she bonded with Linden, an idea that Tragethon wanted to convey. “We’re taking that message and theme of diversification, and we’re applying it to the resort,” Tragethon said. “The idea is not just diver- sifying Meadows, but also recognize that Portland mar- ket, the northwest generally, is growing. “We’re designing this to present to a larger variety of people that would be in- clined to go downhill skiing, snowboarding and hiking.” starting Feb. 10, 2020, until I appoint a successor or one is lawfully elected.” Some dispute Those duties include appearing “on behalf of the DA removal state in each and every state Continued from page A1 criminal prosecution or grand jury proceeding within the jurisdiction.” office.” In a Feb. 4 response In an emailed statement to to Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, Brown directed OPB, Nisley said he has “co- the DOJ to “discharge the operated fully” with the state responsibilities of the Wasco while he is suspended for County District Attorney two months. But he strongly disputes the DOJ’s opinion that his elected office is now forfeit. “There is a vigorous discus- sion going on now between the Governor, the AG, my lawyer and the Oregon District Attorneys Association about whether the DOJ position on this is legally ac- curate. Until that is resolved, I cannot comment any more about this,” Nisley wrote. On Feb. 6, Clackamas District Attorney John Foote sent a letter to Gov. Brown arguing that the Attorney General’s stance is “in direct conflict and inconsistent” with past practice. “As the elected District Attorney, [Nisley] is an independently elected state official. Both his position and his person deserve much better and more respectful treatment,” Foote wrote. In 2018, a trial panel for Oregon’s Disciplinary Board ruled that Nisley lied about investigating a county official. The panel rejected charges that his improper investigation was retaliation against a women he allegedly harassed. The county official, then-county finance director Monica Morris, reported Nisley to her supervisor after a professional conference in 2011, where she said the DA sexually propositioned her and she rebuffed him. In 2013, Morris made two loans to an intern out of the county’s petty cash fund. Nisley asked the state to in- vestigate, and when the DOJ declined, he began looking into it personally. Other county officials ob- jected, and in May 2015, the Wasco County counsel filed a complaint with the bar that began the process. DA Gabriel Bravo photos $ WIN 1000 K ids & s n e e T AND OTHER CASH BONUSES 57th Annual Hood River News Subscription Campaign has joined The Dalles Chronicle for a bigger chance to win! Kids can sell in both communities! 1 st place $1000 HOW: up at Hood River News or The Dalles Chronicle* 2 nd place $500 1. 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