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Wednesday, September 23, 2020
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The smoke has cleared, sign up now for emergency alerts
consider going online and signing
up for your county’s Emergency
Notification System: Citizens Alert
in Wasco and Hood River Counties,
Frontier Regional Alert in Sherman
County and Code Red in Klickitat
County.
Scott
Signing up enables the
McKay
Emergency Response Agencies to
quickly provide you with critical in-
formation for a variety of situations
GUESS I WAS TOO OPTIMISTIC such as severe weather, wildfires,
floods, evacuations and other im-
last week thinking the smoke
would fade away by then. But
portant community messages.
this Saturday morning, I can see
When a message is issued about a
the Klickitats out my office window potential safety hazard or concern,
dressed in its velvety shades of
messages will be sent to all stan-
brown instead of straining to see
dard voice and text communication
their faint gray outline. And now I
devices that you have registered
can put away my KN95 mask (you
including landline phones, cell
know it’s unhealthy when you feel
phones and more. If you don’t
you need to wear a mask inside
confirm receipt of the message, the
your house!), return to my cloth
system will try to reach your second
mask and start walking again.
contact number or email. The sys-
But during those hazardous air
tem will continue trying to contact
quality days (the second time in
you until it receives a confirmation
three years!), I was glad I signed
from you.
up for the Emergency Notification
If you have a traditional land-
System in Wasco County to receive line, you have automatically been
the air quality alerts and notice of
included in the system, but there
the free distribution of KN95 masks are several reasons why you should
in Wasco County by the North
still register. By registering, you
Central Public Health District. If
can list other devices such as your
you haven’t already, you should
cell phone; update your personal
Senior
Living
I
information; how you want to be
notified, such as by text or email;
and identify any special needs you
may have, including whether you
are hearing or visually impaired,
diabetic, use a wheelchair or oxygen
tank, or are power-dependent. All
information you provide will not
be shared with any vendor or other
organizations and will be used for
emergency purposes only.
Finally, if you can’t go online or
need assistance, you can call one of
the following agencies depending
on where you live: Wasco County
Communications Manager at
541-506-2760, Klickitat County
Emergency Management at 509-
773-0582, or the Hood River County
Sheriff’s Office at 541-386-2098 —
and I don’t know for sure who to
call in Sherman County, but if you
live there, you probably do.
•••
Since I have space for only a few
more words, I thought I would add
one short joke as we enter the flu
and cold season.
”It’s just a cold,” the doctor said.
“And as you know there’s no cure
for that. You’ll just have to wait it
out for a few days.”
“But it’s making me miserable.
There must be something I can do.”
“Well, you could go home and
take a hot bath. Then open all the
windows and stand for a while in
the cold air.”
“But wouldn’t I get pneumonia?
“You might. But for that we have
a cure.”
•••
In Welcome Back, Kotter (1975-
1979) Vinnie Barbarino’s favorite
insult was “Up your nose with a
rubber hose!” I received correct an-
swers from Rhonda Spies, Barbara
Cadwell, Tina Castañares and Lana
Tepfer this week’s winner of a quilt
raffle ticket.
•••
On a Zoom video conference call
(which are popular these days),
when someone joins the call you
see their face pop up with the other
participants arranged in a grid,
which reminds me of the opening
credits for this television show that
aired from Sept. 26, 1969, to March
8, 1974, on ABC. For this week’s
“Remember When” question, what
was the name of the sitcom that
revolves around a large, blended
family with six children and consid-
ered one of the last of the old-style
family sitcoms? Email your answer
to mcseniorcenter@gmail.com,
leave a message at 541-296-4788
or send it with a recording of the
theme song sung by the Peppermint
Trolley Company.
•••
Well, it’s been another week, try-
ing to be real about what I can and
can’t do. Until we meet again, take
a moment to wonder, “What can I
learn today?”
•••
“Optimist: Someone who isn’t
sure whether life is a tragedy or a
comedy but is tickled silly just to be
in the play.” — Robert Brault
•••
The Dalles Meals-on-Wheels dai-
ly menus. If you would like to pick
up a meal at noon, call 541-298-
8333 before 10:30 a.m.
Menu
Thursday (24): Sloppy Joes
Friday (25): Meatloaf with
Macaroni and Cheese
Monday (28): Stroganoff over
Rice
Tuesday (29): Hungarian
Goulash
Wednesday: (30) Roast Beef with
Mashed Potatoes and Gravy
SPARK! grant applications now open
SELCO Community Credit
Union has begun taking
applications for its annual
SPARK! Creative Learning
Grants with an aim to help
educators meet unprece-
dented challenges in the
2020-21 school year.
The grants award as much
as $1,000 each to K–12 edu-
cators to fund projects across
the 27 Oregon counties that
SELCO serves.
“In its 27th year, the
SPARK! Creative Learning
See POLICE, page 3
POLICE
Grant program has long
sought to bridge funding
gaps for educators with the
belief that funding should
not be an obstacle for edu-
cational projects that excite
curiosity, deepen under-
standing, and encourage
new ways of learning. And
never has innovative think-
ing been more important,”
said a SELCO press release.
This year, SELCO has
made some modifications
to the program in order to
Motor vehicle crashes,
incidents, offenses
and impounds:
Sept. 12 — E. Second and
Continued from page 2 Union — Aggressive driver
Sept. 16 — W. Second,
300 block — Female cited
and released for offensive
littering after throwing food
onto a property.
Sept. 16 — W. Second
Place, 400 block — Male
warned for public urination.
Sept. 16 — Terminal
Avenue, 200 block — Male
cited for criminal trespass II
and criminal mischief III.
Sept. 16 — Mt. Hood
Street, 400 block — Male
returned to a business from
which he had been previ-
ously trespassed.
Sept. 17 — Third and
Union — Male arrested
for two counts of criminal
trespass II and lodged at
NORCOR.
Driving under
the influence of
intoxicants:
Sept. 12 — E. 19th, 1700
block — Male’s BAC regis-
tered .29 percent. He left the
hospital and was possibly
headed to Washington.
Klickitat County Sheriff’s
Office was given information
regarding driving under the
influence of intoxicants.
Sept. 14 — W. Cherry
Heights Road and W. 10th —
Male lodged at NORCOR for
driving under the influence
of intoxicants, three counts
of reckless endangerment,
reckless driving, misde-
meanor driving while sus-
pended and vehicle elude.
BAC registered .17 percent.
In the same incident, a
juvenile female was cited
and released for minor in
possession of marijuana.
reported. A male jumped
out of his car and started
yelling.
Sept. 13 — First and Union
— Male cited for two counts
of violation driving while
suspended.
Sept. 13 — I-84 at exit 85
— Hit and run reported. A
semi-truck driver admitted
his trailer collided with a
car’s passenger mirror. The
driver of the car was found
to be driving while suspend-
ed. Oregon State Patrol took
over the investigation.
Sept. 14 — W. Sixth,
1200 block — Two vehicle,
non-injury traffic crash
reported.
Sept. 14 — W. Sixth,
1200 block — Hit and run
reported.
Sept. 14 — W. Second,
2700 block — Hit and run
reported.
Sept. 15 — W. Sixth and
Webber — Hit and run
reported.
Sept. 16 — W. Ninth
Place, 2200 block — Vehicle
reported to be blocking an
alleyway.
Outstanding warrants,
parole, probation or
terms violations:
Sept. 13 — Highway 197,
1400 block — Male cited
and released on three Wasco
County statewide misde-
meanor warrants.
Sept. 13 — W. Sixth —
Male arrested and lodged at
NORCOR on a confirmed,
statewide felony parole
board warrant.
Sept. 14 — W. Sixth,
1900 block — Female cited
and released for a failure
to appear warrant out of
Clackamas County.
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help educators, including
a later application window
— which will remain open
through Oct. 31 — to offer
applicants additional time to
identify project needs.
“Educators across the
state are looking for unique
and creative ideas to help
their students overcome the
significant obstacles that this
school year will bring,” said
Craig Carpenter, SELCO’s
senior vice president of
lending and business
solutions. “SELCO’s mission
with the SPARK! program
has always been to make
sure that a lack of funding
never gets in the way of a
great idea,” Carpenter said.
“The need for fresh ways of
reaching students will be
imperative, and we are eager
to help support educators’
as they work to meet these
challenges.”
SPARK! Grants for the
2019-20 school year helped
fund a wide array of projects,
from a Revolutionary War re-
enactment day for fifth-grad-
ers in Culver to an underwa-
ter robotics class in Portland
to a stop-motion animation
STEAM class in Dallas.
SELCO’s SPARK! com-
mittee reviews applications
based on project originality,
proposal clarity, number of
students who will be affect-
ed, skill development, and
diversity and impact of proj-
ects, including to schools
that have never received a
SPARK! grant before.
For more information
about SELCO Community
Credit Union’s SPARK!
Creative Learning Grants or
to view a student-produced
video from a past project,
or to apply, visit www.selco.
org/spark. For questions,
email spark@selco.org or
call 541-686-5382.
For more information
about SELCO Community
Credit Union, visit selco.org
or call 800-445-4483.
Sept. 15 — W. Fourth,
100 block — Male cited and
released on a warrant out of
Hood River Circuit Court.
Sept. 16 — The Dalles —
Restraining order violation
reported.
Sept. 17 — Mt. Hood
Street, 500 block — Female
cited and released for two
warrants out of Wasco
County Circuit Court. In the
same incident, a male was
cited and released for two
warrants, one out of Wasco
County and another out of
Sherman County.
Sept. 17 — W. Seventh,
2700 block — Juvenile male
cited and released on a
warrant per the juvenile
department.
vehicle was located in The
Dalles. A male was cited
for unlawful use of a motor
vehicle.
Sept. 13 — Kramer Field
— Subject reported being
robbed by three subjects. He
was punched in the face and
said a firearm was pointed
at him. His phone and $126
were stolen. The incident is
under investigation.
Sept. 14 — E. Third, 500
block — Drill reported as
stolen.
Sept. 14 — Cherry Heights
Road, 500 block — Stolen
vehicle reported.
Sept. 14 — E. 15th, 1300
block — Theft of a wedding
ring and wedding band
reported. Money and swords
were also reported missing.
Sept. 14 — E. 10th, 1900
block — Theft of a floor jack,
valued at $450, reported.
Sept. 15 — E. Eighth, 300
block — Theft reported.
Sept. 15 — W. Seventh,
3100 block — Theft of a
phone reported.
Sept. 15 — E. 12th, 1700
block — Female cited
and released on a theft III
warrant out of Multnomah
County.
Sept. 15 — River Road,
200 block — Theft reported.
Sept. 16 — E. Second,
2600 block — Theft of a cata-
lytic converter reported.
Sept. 17 — W. 10th, 3200
block — Car prowl reported.
Sept. 17 — Home Street,
1000 block — Car prowl
reported. A debit card was
stolen.
Sept. 17 — W. 10th, 2900
block — Car prowl reported.
Sept. 17 — W. Pomona
Street, 900 block — Car
prowl reported. A wallet was
stolen.
Sept. 17 — W. Pomona
Street, 900 block — Car
prowl reported. The glove
box was rifled through and
items taken.
Sept. 17 — W. Pomona
Street, 900 block — Car
prowl reported. Nothing
appeared to be missing from
two vehicles but a cane and
registration from one of the
vehicles were found nearby.
Sept. 17 — W. Pomona
Street, 900 block — Theft of a
bike reported.
Sept. 17 — W. Pomona
Street, 900 block — Car
prowl reported. Items were
moved but nothing ap-
peared to have been stolen.
Sept. 17 — W. Pomona
Street, 900 block — Theft
from vehicles reported. A tire
jack handle for a pickup was
left behind at the scene.
Sept. 17 — Court Street,
400 block — Male cited and
released for theft.
health calls.
Sept. 13 — W. Second and
Cherry Heights Road — It
was reported that a male
was lighting paper on fire
and throwing the papers on
the ground. A male said he
did not agree with a verse
in the bible and therefore
had lit the page on fire with
a lighter, placing the paper
on the ground and pushing
it on the sidewalk. A report
was taken for throwing away
lighted material.
Sept. 14 — The Dalles —
Suicidal subject reported.
Sept. 15 — Walnut Street,
1000 block — Male cited for
public urination.
Sept. 15 — W. Eighth, 2200
block — Two runaway juve-
nile females reported.
Sept. 18 — W. Pleasant
Court, 700 block — Two
females reported missing.
Sex offenses:
Sept. 11 — The Dalles —
Sex crime reported.
Sept. 16 — The Dalles —
Sex crime reported.
Theft, burglary
or robbery:
Sept. 11 — Lincoln Street,
400 block — Male arrested
and lodged at NORCOR for
burglary II.
Sept. 12 — W. Sixth, 2500
block — Theft reported.
Sept. 12 — Mt. Hood
Street, 500 block — Female
contacted regarding the theft
of diapers and detergent.
The female said she did not
realize she had not paid for
the items, which were later
returned. She was trespassed
from the property.
Sept. 13 — E. 10th,
2200 block — Stolen front
license plates from a vehicle
reported.
Sept. 13 — W. Sixth, 2100
block — Theft of a phone
reported.
Sept. 13 — W. Sixth, 3600
block — Stolen vehicle out
of Dallesport reported. The
Other:
Sept. 11-17 — The Dalles
— Officers responded to
16 welfare and/or mental
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