Weekend of March 21-22, 2020 A3
The Dalles Chronicle
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HISTORY
History Mystery
Last week’s History Mystery, above, was publish March 10,
1970, on the front page of the The Dalles Daily Chronicle.
Terray Harmon recognized the location as the Cherry
Growers plant downtown. The photo looks like it’s showing
the roads where they put the street in to the tie plant to the
east, he said.
The caption reads, “Undeveloped land on the aerial
picture just above the hand of Don Agidius, manager of The
Dalles Cherry Growers, is needed for expansion of the plant’s
brining tank farm, he told the Port of The Dalles commission
Monday night in seeking a purchase agreement. About 125
plant employees have been working in brine cherry opera-
tions since last summer and will finish in early May, he said,
but more tanks are now vitally needed for future growth.
Behind Agidius is Bill Elton, one of a number of growers
attending the port meeting.”
To guess this week’s photo, above, email Mark Gibson at MGibson@thedalleschronicle.com or call 541-296-2141, ext. 107, and leave a
message. Be sure to spell your name.
LOOKING BACK
Special Advocate (CASA) is
scheduled to hit The Dalles
Country Club on Sunday, April 2.
Two flights are scheduled in the
four-person scramble fundraiser
with tee times at 8 a.m. and 1
p.m. All proceeds will benefit
CASA, which is a state-mandated,
volunteer program, staffed by
individuals who are specially
trained and appointed by a judge
to speak in court for abused and
neglected children.
Cracked sidewalks, tight fits
and difficult doorways were
recently scrutinized by ten St.
Mary’s Academy students. These
able-bodied students spent the
day traveling about town in bor-
rowed wheelchairs, the non-elec-
tric, old-fashioned kind. “It was
really hard,” said seventh-grader
Errin Patton, “because I was go-
ing down the main road between
Albertson’s and Fred Meyer’s and
the sidewalks tip in towards the
street. If you aren’t careful, you
can tip over into the street.”
Timing is everything, as they
say, and just as gas prices are sky-
rocketing, three local residents
want to repeal The Dalles’ 3-cent
gas tax. Sally Temple, owner of
Temple Distributing Inc., a fuel
dealership, David Tipton, manag-
er of Chenowith Water PUD and
Steven Palmer, owner of Steve’s
Chevron, are co-petitioners on an
initiative petition to put a repeal
question on the ballot.
A local veteran would like
to start a military museum in
The Dalles, and his newspaper
ad seeking others with the
same interest drew a handful of
responses. Matt Lexow, an Army
veteran and gorge native, has a
simple motive: “I just don’t want
to see my stuff go in the garbage,
and I’m sure anybody else
wouldn’t want to see their stuff go
in the garbage.”
The Mid-Columbia Fire &
Rescue district Board took steps
Monday night to purchase a
new fire rig and to get rid of an
old one. The board passed a
resolution to seek competitive
bids on a new Type I fire engine. A
Type 1 has the capacity to pump
1,500 gallons per minute. The
board also passed a motion to
declare the old 1960 Seagraves
aerial ladder truck as surplus
equipment. That will give Chief
Joe Richardson the authority to
dispose of that vehicle.
Concern generated over the
fate of several antique wag-
ons co-owned by The Dalles
American Legion Post #19 and
the Fort Dalles Museum has
spearheaded an effort to see to
their restoration. At an American
Legion meeting conducted on
March 14, members tried to de-
cide the proper course of action
concerning the antique wagons
currently stored and displayed at
the Fort Dalles Museum.
Once upon a time there was
a school band forced to perform
in 15-year-old hand-me-downs.
Their ragtag appearance did not
affect the musical sounds. But
it seemed to somehow sap their
esteem. Following a tremen-
dous outpouring of community
Thomas said of schools,
“We didn’t want to tell
them how to run their shop.
Stress can make
They’ve got the tools to deal
learning challenging with children. If was more
on what trauma does to the
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child sitting in class trying to
A stress response includes retain information, that was
what the training was mostly
healthy responses that are
about.”
protective, Ranit said. But
Wasco County Sheriff Lane
that protective response also
makes learning challenging. Magill said he was excited for
the program to be imple-
Trauma derails the pre-
frontal cortex and activates
mented. “As sheriff I’m super
the amygdala.
proud of both of them, but
I’m really proud of Ray. He’s
Trauma also means “I
done a yeoman’s job of it.”
might not be bringing my
Magill said, “I think it’s
best self, if I’m a student,”
going to be a real benefit
Ranit said.
not only to our schools but
The limited information
it’s going to be a benefit to
from the program is itself
the kids who are victims of
only shared with a limited
traumatic incidents.”
number of staff, she said.
Oregon State Police Lt. Les
“If that kiddo is going to
have a hard day, those staff
Kipper said the program will
members are going to notice be “another tool when the
it anyway. If they’re going to need arises.”
notice it anyway, let’s give
The Dalles Police Chief
them a heads up. As humans Patrick Ashmore said, “I
themselves, maybe they’re
think it’s just another step in
stressed, maybe they’re
communication between us
tired. If I’m feeling off, and
and the schools to make sure
all of a sudden this kid is
children are considered in
presenting a challenging
traumatic incidents and they
behavior, I might not have
are literally handled with
the best reaction, I might be care.”
frustrated.”
Candy Armstrong, super-
But the Handle With Care intendent of North Wasco
program is a way to remind
County School District 21,
teachers that a kid might be
said “The Handle with Care
having a rough day, Ranit
program gives us a heads up
said, and that maybe their
that a student maybe strug-
behavior is not about the
gling emotionally with an
teacher.
event that has happened. We
Thomas said teachers
do not need to know details.
are “aware that they’re not
They may display unusual
going to be asking about the
incident, but there’s going
to be an understanding that
they know the reason for the
child’s behavior, and they can
offer different approaches
rather than thinking the kids
acting out, in a disciplinary
manner.”
behavior or seem anxious or
stressed. We know some-
thing has happened and that
helsp us to not add more
stress and just be there if
they need us.”
Jack Henderson, super-
intendent of Dufur School,
said, “I feel Handle with Care
Program is a great partner-
ship which will help schools
best meet the needs of their
students. Having information
about students’ challenges
prior to their arrival in school
will help our staff support
our students and create the
best learning environment
possible.”
Ryan Wraught, super-
intendent of South Wasco
County School District, said
his district was “happy to
partner with county agencies
to help students who may be
experiencing overwhelm-
ing traumatic times in their
lives.”
The goal of the program is
to “support staff to be more
supportive when they’re
facing challenging behaviors,
and to support kiddos who
might not be bringing their
best self because they had a
very rough experience,” Ranit
said.
Thomas said the school
“won’t push if the student
doesn’t want to open up,
but it will be an answer
for the school if this kid’s
misbehaving or secluded
that day.”
20 years ago — 2000
The Mullen-Leavitt Invitational
track and field meet, hosted by
The Dalles Indians at Thompson
Street Track on Thursday, might
have been the first meet of the
year – but you couldn’t tell it by
some of the late-season-like
marks. Dufur’s Jason Ferres, a
senior in his first year of track
and field, set high standards—for
himself and for those Rangers
who follow—by clearing six feet,
five inches in the high jump to
win the event. He broke the old
school mark of 6-2.
A benefit golf scramble for
Mid-Columbia court Appointed
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