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HoodRiverNews.com • TheDallesChronicle.com • WhiteSalmonEnterprise.com Columbia Gorge News Wednesday, October 21, 2020 B5 GLENWOOD NEWS Get ready for ‘Shoebox Season,’ cattle on the road By Mary Pierce ■ Fall has arrived beauti- exciting new chapter in your life. Chealsey Lynn Steininger, fully and I’m sure you are another Glenwood 2020 all enjoyed the warm sunny graduate, started her online days before the rains came degree program through as much as we did at our house. Now is the time when Washington State University cattle are being moved home global campus program. Brooklyn Emerson’s college, from summer pastures and Central Oregon Community there may be cattle drives College, has delayed opening on the highways from time for now due to the corona- to time. Please use caution when meeting or coming up virus closures, so she is also behind a cattle drive, for the studying online at this time. safety of those on horseback, Brooklyn, we hope your col- their dogs, and the cattle. lege can open fully soon so Most cattle drives won’t be you can get settled in at Bend on the highways for long dis- and enjoy the college and campus life. tances, so please be patient Bella Couch was able to as the cattle are moved along and into a pasture. Thanks for start her classes in person at Northern Arizona University your consideration. in Flagstaff. She reports that Superintendent Heather everything is going well and Gimlin reports that all is she is enjoying her classes going well now that the and meeting new people. remaining grades, 6-12, I haven’t heard from some have returned, as well as of the other seniors, but we the preschoolers. We can hope all is going well for all be proud of how well our students and staff are dealing them, too. The Glenwood class of 2020 is an awesome with the “new normal” rou- tines of holding classes in the class of incredibly bright kids, and we are proud of them all age of COVID-19. as they begin to work toward Andy McFall, one of our 2020 graduates, is now settled their future goals. Two of our local cowgirls in to his dorm at Neumont College of Computer science who did very well in the West Klickitat Posse Playday 2020 in Salt Lake City and has series also had great success begun his classes. Andy, at the Broken Spur Rodeo the son of Sara and Adam, in Goldendale on Saturday, is working toward a degree Oct. 3. Nahaleigh Schuster in computer science. Enjoy competed in and won first your college experience, place the pole bending, key Andy. Best wishes for this hole, figure 8, barrels, and goat tying, and received the all-around high point spot, bringing home another beau- tiful belt buckle to add to her collection. Macie Lorton placed second in all the same events and received a beau- tiful horse breast collar for her second-place all-around finish. Congratulations, cowgirls. Way to represent Glenwood over there. The cowgirls and their parents would like to thank Pat Shamek, Julie Vance, and Vince and Jackie Miller for producing this great event for county cowgirls and cowboys. I’m awaiting information on the final standings for the fall season of Washington State Junior High and High School Rodeo, which I’ll share when it comes in. Meanwhile, Billie Patterson reports that Team Glenwood finished their season strongly at their rodeo in Basin City the first weekend in October. In Junior High rodeo, Emma Patterson placed first in the barrels on both days and Peyton Sanchey placed sixth in the poles on Friday and fifth on Saturday. In High School Rodeo, Joslyn Arnold won the break- away roping on the first day but had tough luck in break- away on the second day. In the goat tying, she had finishes of fourth and eighth place. Way to add to your all- around standings, cowgirls. When the Junior High and High School Rodeo season starts up again in the spring, I’ll try to share information so some of Team Glenwood’s fans here in Glenwood can attend and cheer for these amazing rodeo athletes. I also have news about a high school cowboy with Glenwood ties. Shane Scott, son of Amy and Shawn Roggenkamp and Courtney and Trevor Scott, competed with his high school rodeo team in Condon on Oct. 9-10. Shane, who is grandson of Glenwood residents Oop and Diane Burgin and Marilyn and Mike Scott, placed first in calf roping and third in bull riding. On the second day, he placed first in team roping. As with our Glenwood team, this was Shane’s last fall ro- deo and he is eagerly await- ing spring rodeo season. Way to go, Shane. The week of Oct. 12 was National School Bus Safety Week. This year’s theme was “Red Lights Means STOP!” Glenwood students were given safety materials, but that theme is something all drivers need to be aware of. As I stand at the top of my driveway on our corner each afternoon to meet the school bus bringing grandkids home, I see traffic coming from the other direction and always hope they see those red lights and are able to stop in time. Washington State law states drivers following the bus or coming from the other direction must stop when the red lights are flashing on two- lane highways. The penalty for passing a bus with red lights flashing can be at least $500, but the most important thing is the safety of all our Glenwood kids. Some have to cross the highway once they get off and their safety is paramount. We are so fortunate to have great bus drivers, Diane Burgin and Butch Hallenbeck, who put the safety of the kids first and are always watching out for them. If you get a chance, let Diane and Butch know how much they are appreciated. The Pioneer Memorial Community Church will no longer be accepting return- able bottles and cans. They have appreciated all the community support for the church youth group through those donations over the past several years; however, it is becoming increasing- ly difficult to return them and they don’t have room to store them. They thank everyone for their support. If you would still like to donate your returnables to support a worthwhile cause, the Home At Last animal shelter in The Dalles, The Hood River Lions Club, and the Hood River Rotary where there is a do- nation trailer in the parking lot of Ace Hardware Sunday through Tuesday. All of these are worthwhile causes. If I learn of more organi- zations who would like your returnables, I’ll share that information. It’s shoebox season! Operation Christmas Child, a project the church has taken on over the last several years, is gathering items to fill shoeboxes with school supplies for children in need around the world. Jennifer Hallenbeck reports they are still in need of clothing for boys and girls ages 2-4, 5-9, and 10-14 (especially shirts for the boys and tops, bot- toms, and dresses for girls). Also needed are school supplies such as pencil pouches, scissors, markers, pencil sharpeners, erasers, and glue sticks. Donations may be dropped off at the church or at the Hallenbeck house. If anyone would like to pick up an empty shoebox (or two or five) to pack your own, they are available at the church. Send your Glenwood news to mpierce09@gmail.com. DOMESTIC ABUSE MONTH COVID-19 can worsen domestic abuse behavior How to help and numbers to call Everyone deserves healthy relationships, but for those in abusive situations, this is not a reality and the chal- lenges that society faces in battling COVID-19 may be making the situation worse. Restrictions put in place to protect us from the virus are unintentionally increasing stress in homes, making rela- tionships more vulnerable to the risks of abuse. October is Domestic Violence Action Month an opportunity to learn how to take action against domestic violence, according to infor- mation from Programs for Peaceful Living in Klickitat. Programs for Peaceful Living (PPL), part of Washington Gorge Action Programs in Klickitat County, serves communi- ty members who struggle with a person in their lives who seeks to control them and take away their auton- omy. The program had to temporarily close in person services due to Stay Home – Stay Healthy orders earlier this year until they figured out how to operate remotely. Services are open, including advocacy by phone and sup- port groups by Zoom. The toll-free crisis line is open 24/7 at 844-493-1709. What is abuse? It is a pattern of behavior that one person uses to gain con- trol over another. It could include creating an isolating situation, manipulating and degrading a partner with emotional abuse, monitor- ing activities, controlling finances, and physically and sexually assaulting another person. Stresses created by COVID-19 restrictions include isolation, financial difficulties from loss of a job or reduction in work hours, school closures, new responsibilities to educate children, and loss of child- care options. Children are also affected and finding a healthy balance in the family is a challenge for all. Kirsten Poole, the PPL di- rector, said that restrictions created an unusual circum- stance. “The number of reported cases initially went down at the beginning of the pandemic. We believe this was due to isolation,” she said. She indicated the total number of individual clients served year to date was 213 as of Oct. 7 compared to 224 for the same 2019 time frame. She noted normal outlets for victims to be able to leave home for work, school and activities have been limited, or ceased altogether. This means victims no longer had privacy to call for help, or opportunity to report abuse or seek out services. Poole notes that cases again began to rise in sum- mer months, as society start- ed to reopen. She said that although the total number of clients is down this year, over one half of clients from 2020 have been in the last three months alone. PPL staff are concerned about getting resources to the public to support victims of domestic violence. So how can we take action? According to the Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence at wscadv.org/, here are some important things you can do to support victims: Ask questions. What is your biggest concern? How are the kids doing? What are you most worried about? Be available to listen. Really listen. Listen without having your own agenda. Acknowledgment makes all the difference. You can say things like “I believe you” and “I’m here for you.” Have they told you that their abuser has a firearm or has threatened to commit suicide? If so, call 911 and contact a domestic violence advocate for help. Stay connected. It can take a long time for things to get better, and it can be difficult to hang in there through it all. If you, or someone you know, are experiencing domestic violence, reach out to the local crisis line at 844- 493-1709 or call Programs for Peaceful Living in Goldendale at 509-773-6100, or in Bingen at 509-493- 2662. For more information, visit www.wagap.org/pro- grams-for-peaceful-living and show your support for Domestic Violence Action Month by wearing purple every Friday in October. HOOD RIVER | THE DALLES | WHITE SALMON America’s Newspapers is a national association supporting journalism and healthy newspapers in our local communities. Find out more at www.newspapers.org or follow us on Twitter @newspapersorg or on Facebook @americasnewspapers.
