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INDEX Adopt A Pet Classifieds History KidScoop Obituaries Opinion Police,SheriffLogs PublicNotices SeniorLiving Sports What'sHappening GOP's Herrera Beutler votes for impeachment — A9 A16 B9-10 B4 B1 A7 A4-6 B5 B6-8 B3 A12 B8 Cloud Cap roof fundraiser — A11 Sports: OSAA updates team Weather Warming:lowsinthemid- 30s,rainexpectedthrough weekend Tribal Heritage: The ties that bind — B1 Columbia Gorge News HOOD RIVER | THE DALLES | WHITE SALMON Wednesday,February17,2021 Volume1,Issue45 Snow blankets Gorge Hundreds of truckers wait out storm in Hood River Kirby Neumann-Rea ■ By Columbia Gorge News $1.00 Shooting nets man six years in prison report ■ Staff Columbia Gorge News With Interstate 84 closed be- tween Hood River and Troutdale, Oregon State Police and Oregon Department of Transportation dealt with a glut of trucks hoping to get onto the freeway at exit 63 in Hood River over the weekend. “They heard it might open so everyone tries to get in line at the jumping-on point,” said Pat Cimmiyotti, ODOT district manager as he and his team diverted trucks into the Lot 1 area of the Port of Hood River on Saturday. The freeway was reopened on Sunday morning. On Monday, law enforcement responded to multiple road issues throughout the Gorge from The Dalles west, with vehicles stuck at exits 82 and 85, and white-out con- ditions at milepost 55 causing more than one driver to go the wrong direction. Officers dispatched each other repeatedly about drivers traveling at unsafe speeds given the icy or slushy conditions. Medical responders answered calls ranging from a man suffering THE DALLES — Amos Tee, 23, of The Dalles received a 75 month prison sentence after pleading guilty to four counts of Amos Tee attempted assault in the first degree, according to a Feb. 10 press release from Wasco County District Attorney Matthew Ellis. The resolution of the case resulted from a judicial settlement conference on Jan. 27. By pleading guilty, Tee admitted to attempting to cause serious physical injury to four separate victims. Remmie Rousseau, in white cap, and her friend Kiera Kalaher, laugh with Kayden Goss, in checked cap and Kael McKinney after the two pairs collid- ed on the Jackson Park hill Saturday morning in Hood River. Kirby Neumann-Rea photo See SENTENCE,page2 Klickitat levies passing At right, Joshua Sandoz shuffles snow off a Third Street sidewalk downtown The Dalles Friday. Mark B. Gibson photo See SNOW,page15 Google seeks expansion in The Dalles Former aluminum plant, rodeo grounds site of proposed projects Mark Gibson ■ By Columbia Gorge News THE DALLES — The City of The Dalles council and the Wasco County board of commissioners will publicly review a proposed Strategic Investment Program (SIP) agreement with Google for the development of property Google has purchased in The Dalles — primarily consisting of the former aluminum plant site and the rodeo grounds — at two joint public meet- ings scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Feb. 17 and 5:20 p.m. Feb. 22, according to a Feb. 10 press release from Wasco County. “This will have a lot of repercus- sions; citizens should know what is going on,” said The Dalles Mayor Rich Mays, who was part of the six member negotiating committee made up of city and county repre- sentatives. “I think this is a good deal for the city, all six of us believe it is a good deal for the community.” Mays said the committee is “open minded about any input” received. “Nothing is set in stone until the city and the county sign the agreement,” he said. A decision on the agreement will be sought March 3 at the Wasco County Commission meeting and March 8 at the City of The Dalles council meeting. The Strategic Investment See GOOGLE,page15 COVID-19 restrictions loosened Property overview provided by City of The Dalles, at right. The blue border denotes the Google-owned property, excluding Hydro (yellow) and Lockheed Martin (red). City of The Dalles Graphic Baldwin Saloon has new owners James and Molli Martin, owners of Sunshine Mill, Copa di Vino and Quenett Winery in The Dalles, have officially completed their purchase of the Baldwin Saloon downtown. The Martins have assembled a management team for the saloon including three recent graduates of Oregon State University’s College of Business, who Molli calls “The Baldwin Boys,” and Executive Chef Joe Kosarek. “The Boys” are James and Molli’s son Griffin Martin, Liam Macleod Every ballot proposal to lift levy lids in school districts across the county, four in total, are winning by solid margins, according to the latest unofficial election results posted by the Klickitat County Auditor’s office this week. The slimmest margin to date comes from the Lyle School See RESULTS,page10 GORGE LOCAL — IN BUSINESS Walker Sacon ■ By Columbia Gorge News Jacob Bertram ■ By Columbia Gorge News and Andrew Scardina. All three Delta Chi fraternity brothers had plans to travel or pursue further education after they received de- grees last year. They were recruited by James after the Martins made a somewhat spur-of-the-moment decision to buy the building and business, Molli said. The Martins, born and raised in The Dalles, heard last year Hood River County moves from ‘extreme’ to ‘high;’ Wasco County unchanged Gary A. Warner ■ By Oregon Capital Bureau Twelve counties, including Hood River County, will see fewer COVID-19 restrictions on busi- nesses and activities beginning Friday as the state dropped risk level ratings for counties due to a decline in new infections. Hood River to the high risk category from extreme risk. Wasco County remains in the extreme See BALDWIN,page14 Griffin Martin, Liam Macleod, Andrew Scardina and Joe Kosarek in front of Baldwin Saloon. 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