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Wednesday,
March 11, 2020
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Barley Draug
ht ‘Farew
ell Tour’ postp
Barely Draugh
t has decided
oned
space with
that
for our three friends and fans coming gathering people in
sible due to shows (March 13, 14 from Portland and a tight
Seattle
the expecte
and 21) would
are postponing
d trajecto
their St. Patrick ry of the Corona be irrespon-
’s Day gigs until Virus and
further notice.
Maryh
ill Museu
m of Art opens
Maryhill
March 15
will open for Museum of Art
on Sunday, the season
March 15,
with the exhibiti
“A Particular on
Beauty:
Ashleigh Flynn
Romanian Folk
Double Mounta & the Riveters are
Clothing.” Drawn
on the Music
in’s Anniver
March calenda
sary Party
almost exclu-
on March 14.
r -
Jim Drake photo
sively from
the
‘West Side
museum’s
Story’ at PAC
collection of
Columbia Gorge
Orchestra Associa
West Side Story,
Romanian
Center, beginni at the Wy’east Middle tion Stages present
textiles, the
ng Friday, March
School Perform s
will lead a 14-piec
exhibit has
ing Arts
6. Director Mark
Sinfonietta and e orchestra, culled
grown to in-
Steighner
from
Jazz Collecti
Country music
musical retelling
clude more Mar
ve ensembles, the ranks of CGOA’s
yhill
star Jessica
of Shakespeare’s
to bring the
Auditorium
life.
than 450
CGOA
with the Museum
Lynne
classic
on Tuesday
Stages
Romeo and
plays The
of Art
, March 10.
exhi
Juliet story to
objects, in- Folk
Dalles Civic (Maria) take the actors Orville Grout
Clothing bition “A Part opens Sund
20, 21 at 7 p.m. lead roles. West Side (Tony) and Lily Galvez
Submitted
cluding 20
Friday,
ay,
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icular
photo.
Beauty: March 15, 7-10 p.m. March 13: Wasco
($15 for CGOA and March 15, and Story runs March 13,
fully dressed
Brothers (countr
22 at
14,
members),
Contribut Romanian
under 10. Tickets
and numero mannequins
y, honkytonk),
Saturday,
$5 youth ages 2 p.m. Tickets are $20
ed phot
and more informa
10-17 and free
chemises, us individual garmen
Tuesday, March 14: Big River
o
for kids
tion at gorgeor
Tuesday Taps March 17: St. Patty’s Blues Band, 7-10 p.m.
remarkable blouses, and vests. The ts including coats,
chestra.org.
Day celebra
exhibiti
variety of embroi
Maya, 7-9 p.m. & Tunes, with Al Hare,
styles that have
Jessica Lynne
tion
dery techniq on will showcase a
Kenny Olsen with
evolved through
in TD March
ues,
ethnic popula
Mid-Columbia
Zim’s Brau Haus,
and Jose
the influences mediums and
10
Community
604 E 2nd St.,
Jessica Lynne
Museum Drive, tions. Maryhill Museum
of adjacent
Concert Associa
The Dalles;
Goldendale,
of Art, 35 Maryhi
March 10, at to The Dalles Civic Auditor
541-296-2368.
tion welcom
Wash.; 509-773
ll
7
ium on Tuesda es
in 2010, Lynne p.m. After moving
Umatilla House
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to the U.S. from
y,
lecture March
Keith Anders has opened for Diamon
Kit Garoutte
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Live music
Adkins. She
Washin
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March 13
coming up
has taken Lynch,
est Nashvil gton State Texaco Countr
sentation dedicat
March 13, at
Friday, March
ry Center
at Rivertap:
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13: Kit
nationally le recording “Warning
meeting place ed to The Dalles’ and Museum for a pre-
easy listenin
Label” is now wn. Her lat-
g, covers) Garoutte, 6-9 p.m. (one-m
Booksellers, on country radio. Tickets
why the Umatill for folks both famous Umatilla House. A popula
Sunday, March
an band,
Lines of Design
are available being played
15: Sunday
west history a House still holds and infamous, learn r at the door. The
Black Trio, 6:30-8:3
at Klindt’s
Night Jam featurin
of The
a special
Dalles Civic s, online at www.mccca.in
streets, The
Rivertap, 703 0 p.m.
Auditorium,
g The Reddy program are $19. Dalles. Tickets for the place in the wild
Dalles.
E 2nd St, The
Fourth and fo, or
6 p.m. dinner
Columbia Gorge The 7 p.m. program
Dalles; 541-296
Federal
and
Discovery Center, only ticket is
Dalles. Open
-7870.
$5. The
Stephanie
Pride Book
gorgediscover daily from 9 a.m. to 5000 Discovery Drive,
Sweet at Every
5 p.m.; 541-296
Club meets
y.org.
The
The Pride
Live music
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body’s March
March 12
Mondays at
6:30-7:30 p.m. Book Club meets Thursd
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March 9: Stepha
Everybody’s,
at The Dalles-
ay, March 12,
“Sing You Home”
Swindler at
March 16: Ursa nie Sweet (singer- music is from 6-8 p.m.:
Wasco
from
River City March
songwr
Miner (singer-
leads to a new by Jodi Picoult. Co. Library to discuss
Relix Magazi
March 23: Hawtho
“When person
songwriter) iter)
relation
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says
around
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scene
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Zoe is
in the Pacific “Swindler is leading
her
from Bozem
Northwest with
persons 18 are opposed.” The Pride surprised when those
the
chedelic funk.”
Birddogs (folk Wednesday, March
years and older
Book Club is
25: Laney Lou an)
their unique jamband
rock).
literature. The
headlines at Catch the Seattle band
March 30: Montgo
interest
open
brand
and the
to
of
ed
4
all
psy- The Dalles; Dalles-Wasco
in reading
festivals on Peaks, Summer Meltdo that has been making
mery Rose (folk)
Everybody’s
541-296-2815. Co. Public Library LGBTQA
wn and other
promises a Friday, March 27, at
Wash; 509-637 Brewing, 177 E. Jewett
, 722 Court
top music
St,
-2774.
Blvd., White
Saloon, 207 special light show for River City Saloon, which
Salmon,
this
Cascade Ave.,
Music at the
Hood River; concert. River City
Ruins return
541-387-2583.
Jazz at Last
Friday, March
s March 13
Havilah Rand
Stop Saloo
Costume Party, 13: Vitamin D’s annual
Live music
n March 10
at The Griffin
coming up
7 p.m.
“Cool Cat” Theme
$100 cash prize
Music returns
Enjoy Tuesda
at Last Stop
House March
Saloon:
for Best Costum
Sunday, March to The Griffin House
(vocal, percuss y Night jazz from
29
Friday,
March 20: Kory
e.
5-7 p.m. with
in Hood
29, with
Daredevils.
Rand. “Her
Saloon, 209 ion), Rossco (guitar)
Quinn & Co. Tickets $10 at the door.
Jazz from Ati
songwriting post-grunge troubad River on
East 2nd St.,
with Greenn
$10/adv., $15
our Havilah
blends a rootsy,
The Dalles; and Will (bass). Last Stop poetic lyricism
eck
day
born
541-296-3070.
rhythmic edge
of adventure.
remind the
Wildwood Events, of show.
with a 541-308
13 Railroad
a soul all its listener of Joni Mitche Havilah’s songs and voice
St. Pat’s at
-0700.
Ave.; Hood
St. Pete’s March
River;
info for the own.” Doors open at ll and Nina Simone but
The 23rd annual
17
St. Patrick’s
are available concert and an optiona 5:30 p.m. Tickets/venue with
Landmark Chur
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March 11, 2020
The Dalles, Oregon
www.thedalleschronicle.com
Vol. 229, Issue 21
Mo
Ontiveros,
Sweet at White
Governor
declares
statewide
emergency
Buffalo
Tests find cases
of COVID-19 in
Washington,
Douglas and
Marion counties
Les Zaitz
■ By Oregon
Capital Bureau
Art on wheels
Alaric Chaisson and Andrew Chavers, above, in foreground, chat during a “skateboard art” class at The Dalles Public Library Feb. 29 as teacher Michelle Yamamoto
and library programming director Mary Pastrana talk about setting up a multimedia presentation. The program ended with a skating safety and etiquette presenta-
tion. Below, teacher Michelle Yamamoto takes a freshly painted skateboard from Braulio Robledo. Students designed and painted the skateboards over the course
of three classes, then Yamamoto and Jacob Weill applied a varnish and attached grip-tape, wheels and trucks to complete the boards.
Walker Sacon photos
Skateboards connect kids
with artistic expression
Sacon
■ By The Walker
Dalles Chronicle
It’s a typical Saturday afternoon at
The Dalles-Wasco County Library.
A group of Girl Scouts meets
as people play chess and
work at computer stations.
Upstairs, in the Teen Wing,
some study quietly while
the roar of engines from
a racing video game fill
the air. One girl learns
the basics of 3D printing
from a library staffer —
they’re struggling to
keep the machine
warm enough to
print properly.
In the meet-
ing room on the
first floor, Michelle
Yamamoto “lassos”
kids back to their
stations in an effort to keep her
“skateboard art” class on schedule.
Working over the course of three
Saturday sessions, the class allowed
students to design a skateboard
deck— from a blank deck and
pencil sketch—to a working board
complete with art and wheels.
During the final class, Yamamoto
helped finish the boards
with grip-tape and varnish
before handing them
off to Jacob Weill, who
showed students how
to attach wheels and
trucks. Weill was re-
cruited by his wife Mary
Pastrana, the program-
ming director for The
Dalles-Wasco County
Library. Weill said he had skated
enough to learn the basics. “Enough
to sprain an ankle trying flip tricks,”
Weill said.
Yamamoto, a former competitive
skateboarder who
now teaches art
privately and at
Hood River’s
Wildwood
Academy, said
the uniqueness
of “skateboard
art” gets
kids
in-
volved, whether or not they’re
particularly interested in
skateboarding.
Inspiration for students’ boards
included movies and TV shows,
bands, pets, family members and
bees.
Ekylah Sutton-Lott said she has
always liked bees and that her
hive-and-garden themed board
was not the first piece of her art
they had inspired.
“They’re actually really inter-
esting,” said Xander Neely as he
buzzed between working on his
deck and trading snacks with
big-brother Westley.
Yamamoto once again herded
Xander back to his station and
asked him to focus so he could be
sure his board would be ready for
finishing next week. He gets back
to work painting the faces of char-
acters from the manga “Inuyasha”
as a few classmates start brain-
storming some new and exotic
See ART, page A4
Oregon health officials are tak-
ing emergency steps to confront
the spread of the novel corona-
virus in the state as new cases
emerged over the weekend.
Testing is focused on deter-
mining the extent of the outbreak
across Oregon and who is most
at risk, according to Pat Allen,
director of the Oregon Health
Authority.
See EMERGENCY, page A5
State issues
guidelines
Oregon health officials have rec-
ommended taking steps to prevent
infection and keep schools open,
according to guidelines published
by the Oregon Health Authority.
Public health experts at the
Oregon Health Authority (OHA)
and education officials with the
Oregon Department of Education
and the Higher Education
Coordinating Commission issued
guidance and best practices from
public health experts to schools,
colleges and universities for deci-
sion-making concerning the novel
coronavirus in Oregon on Sunday,
March 8.
At this time, the guidance
recommends against closing
schools and campuses where no
cases of COVID-19 are present.
It also recommends that schools,
colleges and universities consider
all alternatives before closing a
school, college or university in
the event that a COVID-19 case is
detected among students or staff.
The guidance identifies important
See SCHOOLS, page A5
Oregon
scrambling
for funding
Sam Stites
■ By Oregon
Capital Bureau
Vogt Fountain restored
Gibson
■ By The Mark
Dalles Chronicle
drilled from inside a small vault
inside the fountain, he added. “It’s
a one guy job. One small guy,” said
Lennox.
The Dalles Beautification
Now operational, the fountain
Committee and the Lions Club have
will be turned on when the weather
joined forces in the restoration of
warms enough to ensure nothing
the Vogt Fountain at Sorosis Park,
will freeze.
which is nearly complete.
The project was the brain-
The fountain has new water
pipes, lights and pump, as well as
child of The Dalles Beautification
new paving stones around the foun- Committee, with help, funds and
tain. Four cast bronze lion heads are fundraising from The Dalles Lions.
So far, about $7,000 has been invest-
in hand and will soon be installed.
The fountain heads are virtually the ed in the project.
same as the original heads in place
With the fountain again opera-
when the fountain was in use at the tional, the Lions and the Committee
west entrance to downtown The
hope to create a circular path of
Dalles, “They look exactly like the
paving stones connecting the
pictures we have,” said Lennox. The
heads will be mounted via holes
See FOUNTAIN, page A4
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Entertainment
Obituaries
The Dalles Beautification Committee and the The Dalles Lions Club Foundation
have been working together to restore the Vogt Fountain in the Veterans Garden
at Sorosis Park. Major work has been completed, and donations are now being
sought for paving stones to create a circular walkway through the rose garden.
Pictured are, left to right, Lion Jim Bishop, Beautification members Brenda Coats
and Bill Lennox, and Lion Jim Wilcox. Above, Lennox holds a metal fountain head
in place, which will installed in the coming weeks.
Mark B. Gibson photo
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Marketplace
Sports
SALEM—While new infection
cases emerge in Oregon, state
officials say they need an addition-
al $1.5 million to trace contacts
of those found infected with the
novel coronavirus and more staff-
ing, according to state documents
obtained Friday.
They also say they need an
estimated $2.5 million to help
local health departments across
Oregon prepare for the COVID-19
outbreak and reimburse school
districts for the extra costs of sani-
tizing schools.
Those needs are part of a re-
quest made this week by Gov. Kate
Brown in a letter to Vice President
Mike Pence outlining Oregon’s
need for up to $10 million per
month in federal help.
Brown also is asking the State
Emergency Board for another $5
See FUNDING, page A5
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