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Wednesday, April 28, 2021
Columbia Gorge News
www.columbiagorgenews.com
GORGE LOCAL — IN BUSINESS
Carola Stepper, LAc, RN retired, founded Cascade Acupuncture
Center, LLC in 2005. She has sold the business, but continues to
work as an acupuncturist at the center.
Trisha Walker photo
Outpost, at Second and Portway avenues in Hood River, earned a national design award from WoodWorks.
Hood River’s Outpost earns
national design award
T
WO OREGON STRUC-
tures, including one
in Hood River, have
received 2021 Wood Design
Awards from WoodWorks
– Wood Products Council,
which celebrate excellence
in wood building design and
spotlight its continued rise
in popularity across the U.S.
According to a press release,
“the awards recognize build-
ing designers for their skill
and ingenuity, and to show-
case projects that demon-
strate the attributes of wood
that make it so appealing.”
The 26,000-square-foot
Outpost, on Portway Avenue,
received the award for
Commercial Wood Design -
Mid-Rise buildings.
Also honored in the
Wood in Schools category:
Oregon State University
Forest Science Complex,
Corvallis, Michael Green
Architecture; structural
engineer Equilibrium, a
Katerra Company; contractor
Andersen Construction
“This year’s award winners
epitomize the innovation,
resilience, and flexibility re-
quired for projects to flourish
in a changing world. We’re
excited to see design and de-
velopment teams approach-
ing projects holistically,
with buildings that respond
uniquely to their communi-
ties. From one of the most
environmentally advanced
education buildings in the
southeast to a historic winery
in Napa, Calif., wood contin-
ues to demonstrate its value
as a nimble and modern
building material, ushering
in new precedents and chal-
lenging the public’s percep-
tion of its role in the built
world,” said WoodWorks
President and CEO, Jennifer
Cover. “A few of this year’s
winning projects were com-
pleted in 2020 despite ob-
stacles caused by the global
pandemic. Through this lens,
we are more inspired than
ever by the achievements
in wood design — from the
Outpost, at Second and Portway Avenues in Hood River, earned a national design award, which cites
the central, shared terraces — with views of Hood River and the Columbia River. The space provided
Ferment Brewery patrons room to safely gather outside during the pandemic. Kirby Neumann-Rea
photos
"We’re excited to see design and development teams
approaching projects holistically, with buildings that
respond uniquely to their communities."
Jennifer Cover
WoodWorks CEO
quality of building systems
to the expressiveness of the
structures.”
Nominations from across
the country were evaluated
by an independent jury that
included building company,
civil design, architecture and
other professionals.
National award categories
also include: Multi-Family
Wood Design, Commercial
Wood Design – Low-Rise,
Wood in Government
Buildings, Green Building
with Wood, Beauty of Wood,
Durable and Adaptable
Wood Structures
Outpost, home to Ferment
Brewery and other busi-
nesses, is a mass timber and
light-frame construction
building erected in 2018,
by owner-developer Key
Development. Architect
was Skylab and structural
engineer Valar Consulting
Engineers, contractor was
Celio Contracting Inc.
According to the press
release, Outpost functions as
one large structure, each of
the two three-story buildings
that form Outpost are aligned
within the exterior envelope
but separated to create a
central, shared area with
terraces, an outdoor fireplace
and an expansive, partially
covered pavilion. Locally
sourced glued-laminated
("glulam") beams are left ex-
posed throughout, comple-
mented with infill walls and
pathways covered in Douglas
fir decking. Outside, both
buildings feature naturally
finished cedar on the ground
floor and charred cedar
cladding above. The visual
distinction between upper
and lower floors reveals the
unique functional separation
inside the building. Outpost’s
ground floor houses light
industrial activities — a
brewery, distillery and maker
spaces — while the upper
floors offer retail, office and
recreation spaces. Moving
traditional street-level retail
to the second floor means
that shoppers and restau-
rant goers have views of
the Columbia River, Mount
Adams and Mount Hood,
while first-floor industrial
tenants have street access
and double-height spaces.
Exposed wood ceilings and
wall surfaces help absorb
and reduce noise from the
industrial uses at the ground
level, protecting the restau-
rant and office spaces above.
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NEW LOCATION IN THE DALLES!
541-296-0701 The Dalles
541-387-3311 Hood River
Carola Stepper, LAc, RN
retired, founded Cascade
Acupuncture Center, LLC
in 2005 by opening the
Hood River clinic in down-
town Hood River at 104 5th
Street. In 2006, a second
clinic was added in down-
town The Dalles, inside the
Medical Arts Building at 414
Washington St. The Dalles
clinic moved into its own
custom remodeled building
at 1712 E. 12th St. in 2011 and
the Hood River clinic moved
into the past Hood River
Physical Therapy building at
2690 May St. in 2018.
Having been in business
for 15 years and having held
many different roles in the
company, Stepper listed
The Dalles clinic for sale
with the goal to cut back her
workload. The goal was the
continued operation of both
clinics without interruption,
just under new ownership.
Stepper found a buyer in
fall 2020 who was interested
in buying both clinics, the
whole company.
According to a press
release, Stepper and the
buyer finalized the sale in
December 2020 and ac-
complished a successful
and smooth transfer of
operations. Clients continue
to enjoy the clinics’ quality
treatment, facilities and
acupuncturists, said a press
release. Stepper continues
to work as an acupuncturist
at Cascade Acupuncture
Center; however, she has
not been involved in any
management or marketing
decisions since the sale.
Stepper said she looks
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forward to more time with
her partner and her friends
and to pursue outdoor sports
and explore the Columbia
Gorge and beyond.
After a brief COVID closure
in March 2020 to put their
robust COVID safety supplies
and policies in place, they
have been safely operating
since April 2020. Each treat-
ment room and office has an
FDA approved air filter which
can filter and kill the COVID
virus, said a press release.
They have created a COVID
safety video which can be
viewed on their website,
www.CascadeAcupuncture.
org.
Cascade Acupuncture is
open Monday through Friday
between both locations and
focus on these modalities to
support their clients health
journey: Acupuncture,
Custom Chinese Herbs
and Allergy Elimination.
They practice “Distal Style”
Acupuncture, which is a very
effective style of Acupuncture
and only uses Acupuncture
points on the forearms and
lower legs, never needling
the painful area directly,
said a press release. They
operate the largest Custom
Chinese Herbal Pharmacy
in the Gorge, prescribing
and mixing herbs in gran-
ule, meaning powder form.
Allergy Elimination can
address environmental and
food allergies.
Cascade Acupuncture
Center had a third clinic
in Stevenson from 2013
until it was sold in 2016.
It is now called Skamania
Acupuncture Clinic.
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is Hiring
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Cascade
Acupuncture
has new owner
Mt Hood Forest Products
compensation and benefits
include:
Competive wage
Paid Time Off
Medical/Dental/Vision/Prescription
Insurance offered
Life Insurance
401K Traditional/Roth
Up to 4% 401K company
contribution match
Mt Hood Forest Products LLC is an
Equal Opportunity Employer
Mt Hood Forest Products lumber facility in Hood River,
Oregon is expanding additional shift production. We are
looking to fill multiple positions in our fast paced lumber
mill for both day and night shifts. If interested in any of
these positions please apply:
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DLI Operator
Twin Horizontal Gang
Gang Edger Operator
Single Resaw
Single Resaw Helper
Tipple Operator
Tipple Helper
Hula Saw
Planerman
• Planer lnfeed Helper
• Sorter Bin Chaser
• Stacker
• Strapper
• Forklift Driver
• Log Yard Operator/
Equipment Operator
• Millwright/Mechanic
• Chain Puller
Full job descriptions and required application
can be obtained at the main office located at
4865 Hwy 35 Hood River, OR 97031.
Job postings can also be found on Indeed.com