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Columbia Gorge News
Wednesday, June 2, 2021
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Elks Awards
Hood River Elks Lodge No. 1507 recently gave out three awards:
Elk of the Year to Bob Losli, Volunteer of the Year to Trudi
Seadorf, and Citizen of the year to Maui Meyer.
Photos by Gordon D. Leigh
HR, CL offer Library Express services
The Hood River and Cascade Locks
branches are open for Library Express
Services. Patrons are invited into the build-
ings for 30 minutes. They can pick up holds,
browse for books, or use a public computer.
No appointment needed! There are occupan-
cy limits in the Children’s Library in Hood
River and the Cascade Locks and Parkdale
branches. Patrons may be asked to wait. The
Parkdale Library will start Library Express
Services on Tuesday, June 1. Curbside
Services are available by request at all three
branches.
Starting June 1, the Hood River Library will
be open Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays
from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Fridays, Saturdays
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Cascade Locks
and Parkdale Branches will be open
Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2-6 p.m. and
Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
To help keep the library open and every-
one safe, the Library District Leadership
Team has established a few basic rules
based on guidance from the Oregon
Health Authority and the Oregon Library
Association. They will update these as
conditions change. All visitors to the library
ages 5 and up are required to wear a face
covering. This decision is based upon the
Oregon Health Authority guidance issued
May 18, since they will not be screening for
vaccination status. If patrons cannot wear a
mask, please call the library to make special
arrangements for book pickup outside the
library. All seating has been put away to help
keep patrons’ visits to 30 minutes. There will
be no meeting rooms available at this time.
The restrooms are closed at the Cascade
Locks and Parkdale branches.
Library staff encourage patrons to contin-
ue to use their online resources and services.
Residents in the service area can sign up for
a library card through the website at www.
hoodriverlibrary.org to access e-books
and audiobooks, stream movies and kid’s
educational programming, and to access
online databases and more through the
digital library.
The library is offering a variety of online
programming and services. To learn about
programs, services, and updates, patrons can
follow the library on social media (Facebook
and Instagram), check the library website,
and sign up for the e-newsletter.
For more information, visit www.hoodriv-
erlibrary.org or call 541-386-2535.
LYLE NEWS
‘Free Park’ days coming in June
By Mildred E. Lykens
■ The
Lyle Community
Council has been active-
ly searching for ways of
improving our community,
featuring a safe and conve-
nient way to reach the sand
bar west of town. After many
meetings and discussions
with various “powers that
be,” Vern Harpole summed
up the LCC’s involvement:
“The LCC met with state
and federal highway agency
officials to express concerns
and interest in solutions
to the congestion at the
Old Highway 8 and State
Highway 14 intersection.
The highway agency officials
left contact information but
wanted comments and con-
cerns from Lyle residents,
photographs and data that
document the claims of con-
gestion and accidents. The
LCC representatives have
met with Klickitat Board
of Commissioners and
received their endorsement
of its resolution to pursue
safe and legal crossing to
the sandbar. Also the LCC
will develop an educational
presentation over the next
couple months to outline the
proposal for
improving
the boat
ramp at Lyle
Point, side-
walks, curbs,
lights, and
drainage im-
provement
Mildred E.
on Highway
Lykens
14 from
the Klickitat River to Eighth
Street, as well as getting a
pedestrian bridge across
the Klickitat River from Lyle
Point’s old Depoe Road.”
The LCC plans to meet
with state representa-
tives, senators and the
Klickitat County Economic
Development Council to
illustrate this new vision for
Lyle. They also plan to have
educational meetings, sur-
veys and host social events
to gather input from local
area residents on ideas and
support for all these projects.
I hope you are as excited
about the Lyle Lions Club
First Saturday Breakfast
returning! It is opening its
doors on Saturday, June 5
from 7-10 a.m. at their com-
munity center on the corner
the Fifth and Highway 14 in
Lyle. The cost is minimal:
Adults $7, 6-12 years $4,
and 5 and under are free.
They still dealing with menu
choices and seating and are
very optimistic that it will
be safe and fun for all as
they follow the most recent
Klickitat County Department
of Health guidelines. After
a year’s hiatus, they are
anxious to serve their friends
and neighbors and continue
to support our community.
June has a few “Free Park”
days. June 5 is National Trails
Day, and Washington State
Parks are free! The Discover
Pass will not be required to
visit a state park. The follow-
ing weekend holds two op-
portunities: Saturday, June
12 is National Get Outdoors
Day, and June 13 is Free
Fishing Day! Get outside and
take advantage of these fun
opportunities to enjoy your
favorite Washington State
parks! Be sure to pack your
“bug off,” sunscreen, (in lieu
of long sleeve shirts, wide
brim hats, and ankle tight
pants), masks and sanitizer,
clapping sticks (to scare off
the snakes, cougars, wolves
and bears), ankle high boots
for the sharp rocks, bottled
water, matches, compass,
phone … and above all …
have a good time.
The families of the de-
ceased, who came to honor
their loved one’s final resting
place, came together at
the Lyle/Balch Cemetery
for its annual cleanup and
gathered at the north section
to hold the regular business
meeting. President Bill
Hamm chose the spot that
would make everyone as
comfortable as possible due
to the lingering threat of the
pandemic. The main topic of
the meeting was to elect new
officers due to the desire
that he and the secretary/
treasurer, Barbara Sexton,
chose to retire their positions
after more than 20 years. The
new officers are as follows:
President, Ken Thiemann;
secretary/treasurer, Ann
Barrepski; and the two new
trustees are Ken Barrepski
and Janet Marx. The new
cemetery contact informa-
tion is kthiemann78@hot-
mail.com. As Mr. Thiemann
wears many hats in our
community, he asks that you
type in “Lyle Cemetery” in
the subject line of the email.
Both Bill and Barbara de-
serve a well earned standing
ovation for their decades of
commitment.
The Columbia Grange No.
87 in Lyle is the oldest grange
in the State of Washington in
continuous operation in the
same building. It was started
in 1889. Currently, we do
not meet the 13 member
requirement of the National
Grange. As of June 30 of this
year, we will either be put on
probation, closed, or taken
over by the State Grange. We
have a treasurer, an acting
secretary, but all other posi-
tions, including master, are
not filled. The good news is
we have a contract with the
Gorge Farmers Collective
through November, which is
helping cover basic ex-
penses like insurance and
utilities. They are using us
as a pick-up site for their
delivery of awesome local
produce and products on
Wednesdays from 4-6 p.m.
Check them out at thecoop@
gorgefarmers.com. If you
are interested in helping out
contact Dianne Howard,
Gary Jewell, Dick Keyes, or
Annie Maguire.
I don’t know who — or
how many of you — received
a letter from “Endurance”
with a “2021 Vehicle
Notification Department”
letter. It had my name and
address correct, so I thought
it was from my car service
contract coverage I received
upon purchase of the vehi-
cle. Enclosed was a threat of
my coverage having a “price
increase of between $150
to $500 dollars by May 20’.”
They had me a customer ID
number and all, and said
I could keep my coverage
if I contacted them before
that date … yada yada …
Such as I was headed to The
Dalles the day I received it,
my daughter drove directly
to Ray Shultens, where I
purchased the car, and went
in to make an appointment.
She was told, “It’s a scam!”
I just wanted to warn all of
you to beware of yet another
way the evil-doers are trying
to siphon our bank account
into theirs.
Send news to Mildred E.
Lykens, 509-365-2273 or
lykensme41@gmail.com.
GLENWOOD NEWS
Busy HS, JHS rodeo weekend includes prom
By Mary Pierce
■ Wow!
What a busy week-
end here on May 21-23, with
three days of junior high
and high school rodeo. The
Goldendale high school and
junior high school rodeo
club hosted the event and
their parents put in a huge
amount of work to make it a
success. The rodeo grounds
were packed with trucks and
trailers, with contestants
coming from every corner of
the state.
Saturday night, the
Goldendale club and their
parents hosted a prom in the
dance hall. These kids are
on the road every weekend
and have to miss their own
high school proms, so this
awesome
evening
made up for
missing out
at home. I
don’t have
event re-
sults for our Mary Pierce
Glenwood
cowgirls at this time, so will
share them when available.
Rocky Mountain Railway
Vacation Bible School dates
have changed to June 12-16
from 9 a.m. to noon each
day. All kids entering kin-
dergarten to entering sixth
grade in the fall are invited
to come to the church for a
week full of fun. Kids will
learn how Jesus’ power pulls
them through as they enjoy
fun music, amazing Bible
adventures, tasty treats,
games, and more. Look for
registration forms at the post
off. Call Jennifer at 364-3517
for more information.
The eighth grade pro-
motion to high school will
take place on Friday, June
4 at 7 p.m. Due to COVID
guidelines, this program
is not open to the general
public. Each of the eighth
graders is allowed to invite
a certain number of guests.
Congratulations to Jayla
Avila, Brenna Beeks, Gavin
Bensel, Devin Gimlin, Emme
Gimlin, Shae Jackson, Ty
Murray, Peyton Sanchey,
Christian Tomeo, and Tomei
Tomeo. We’ll see you in high
school in the fall.
The high school grad-
uation will take place on
Saturday, June 5 at 2 p.m.
in the school gym. Again,
only guests invited by each
graduate are allowed, in
order to maintain distancing.
Congratulations to Preston
Bartek, Derek Gimlin, Duly
Morris, Emma Odom, and
Nahaleigh Schuster for
reaching this milestone
in your lives. We wish you
all the best in your future
endeavors.
The last day of school will
be June 10. The kids have two
weeks of swimming lessons
at the Hood River pool to
look forward to, starting June
14. The school was not able
to have a swimming lessons
program last year, so the kids
are eagerly anticipating this
year’s fun.
There has been progress
in the Glenwood School
superintendent search. The
school board met with and
interviewed the four candi-
dates via Zoom on May 24.
Following that session, the
board narrowed the field to
two candidates who will visit
the school in person on June
9, have a tour of classrooms
and all the facilities, meet
students and staff, and have
final, in-person interviews
with the board. Stay tuned
for an announcement re-
garding the superintendent
selection.
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for next week’s paper to gmp-
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