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Wednesday,June9,2021
Columbia Gorge News
www.columbiagorgenews.com
New shelter coming soon
Will serve
victims of
domestic
violence
Kaufman
■ By For Tamara
Washington Gorge
Flames from the Mile Post 85 fire spread rapidly through grass west of The Dalles in the vicinity of
Pinewood Mobile Manor on Old Highway 30 and Interstate 84 Wednesday, June 2. View is west of The
Dalles from the freeway overpass. The freeway was shut down soon after this photograph was taken.
Photo courtesy Gary Elkinton
FIRE
refuges in the Mid-Columbia
River Fire Zone. This ban took
Restrictions
effect June 5 and remains in
effect until midnight, Sept.
instituted
30.
Included in the order are
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the Hanford Reach National
Monument and Columbia,
the fire at full containment
Cold Springs, Conboy Lake,
within a few days.
McKay Creek, McNary,
The Wasco County
Toppenish and Umatilla
Sheriff’s Office originally
National Wildlife Refuges.
issued a Level 3 Evacuation
(GO!) in the immediate area Use of any fire, including the
use of charcoal briquettes
then reduced it to a Level 1
and cooking stoves, is
Evacuation (Get Ready!) in
prohibited.
the evening. All evacuation
Also banned are smok-
levels were dropped.
Burn bans are already in
ing outside of an enclosed
effect for all counties in the
vehicle and operation of any
Gorge, as of June 1, which is
motor without an approved
a month earlier then normal. and working spark arrester.
July 1 is when such bans are
Fireworks and campfires are
typically put into place.
banned year-round.
This ban comes almost a
month
than normal
Extreme fire conditions due the earlier
drought impacting
On June 5, due to extreme Oregon and Washington.
With the exception of
fire conditions, the U.S. Fish
Conboy Lake, all of the ref-
and Wildlife Service has
banned activities likely to
uges mentioned are already
start a fire on national wildlife in severe to extreme drought.
Wildlife Service is asking for
the public to take extra vigi-
lance in preventing fires.
“The fire season is a full
month ahead of where we
would normally be,” said
Service Fire Management
Officer John Janak. “The
severe drought conditions
have us very worried about
catastrophic fires this sum-
mer and fall.”
Wildlife Service urges the
public to be especially careful
when parking along road-
sides with tall grass.
possible to secure the build-
ing, which came in for a total
cost of just under $280,000.
The remaining funds will go
towards remodeling, furnish-
ing, supplying, and operating
the shelter.
“We are just really excit-
ed! This is years and years
in the making,” said Leslie
Action Programs
Naramore, WAGAP’s exec-
utive director. “To bring this
Klickitat County will soon to life is thrilling! We are so
thankful to Gina for working
be home to a new shelter to
with us to make this possible.
support victims of domestic
Without her assistance to
violence, thanks to efforts
coordinated by Programs for work with the capital budget,
I don’t know if this would
Peaceful Living (PFPL) and
have happened.”
Washington Gorge Action
“It is an honor and
Programs (WAGAP). After a
multi-year effort, WAGAP has privilege to be available to
those that need to break the
closed on a three-bedroom
home that will act as a haven silence,” said Mosbrucker of
the efforts to bring a do-
for individuals and families
who have been affected by
mestic violence shelter to
domestic violence and need Klickitat County. “This will
a transitional space to figure help to break that cycle of
out their next steps.
violence. You can’t heal and
Supporters are dubbing
break that cycle without a
the new shelter “Gina’s Place” lock on the door. They need
for Rep. Gina Mosbrucker
to get to a place of safety.”
(R-District 14), who was
“Now that the purchase is
pivotal in securing $250,000
complete, we are so excit-
from Washington State’s
ed to, finally, start the next
capital budget during the
phase,” said PFPL Director
2019-2020 session, part of the Kirsten Poole. “Our team is
$345,000 raised toward the
jumping in by doing a deep
effort. These funds made it
cleaning of the building and
NOW OPEN
FOR DINING
Parking warning
Many large fires on refuge
lands are started by vehicles
pulling to the side of the road,
Wildlife Service noted. Dried
grass, wheat stubble and
weeds can come into contact
with the vehicle's exhaust
system, creating sparks.
Dragging metal tow chains
are also a hazard, according
to forestry officials.
an inventory. We can then fo-
cus on what needs to be done
to bring the place to code.
We need to make sure the
site and program will meet
all of the WACs (Washington
Administrative Codes).”
It has been several decades
since a functioning space was
last available for this purpose.
Klickitat County is one of two
counties in Washington State
that currently does not have a
facility. Poole said she hopes
to have the site up and run-
ning by the end of summer
this year. Until that time, they
will continue to partner with
other regional agencies for
shelter services.
Programs for Peaceful
Living serve all Klickitat
County residents and their
families with domestic
violence prevention, sexual
assault prevention, and
general crime victim services.
All services are free and
confidential, and referrals are
made for those who reside
outside of the county.
If you are in crisis, call the
24/7 toll-free crisis line at
844-493-1709. For assistance
or more information, call the
Goldendale office at 509-773-
6100 or the Bingen office at
509-493-2662.
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These grants are awarded
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located along waterways,
that have been devastated by
wildfires.
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establish business support
centers; provide funds for
job training and leadership
development; or to support
targeted technical assistance,
training, feasibility studies,
and other activities leading to
the development or expan-
sion of small and emerging
private businesses with fewer
than 50 employees and less
than $1 million in gross reve-
nue, said a press release.
Rural Development is re-
serving $2 million under the
Rural Business Development
Grant (RBDG) Program for
eligible projects in rural com-
munities located on a river or
ocean coastline.
Priority is being given to
National Scenic Areas im-
pacted by wildfires.
National Scenic Areas are
environmentally-protected,
federally-designated loca-
tions that have outstanding
natural and scenic value.
State and local government
entities, nonprofits, and fed-
erally-recognized tribes are
eligible to apply. Proposed
projects must be consistent
with any local, tribal, or
area-wide community and
Prior to developing an
application, interested
applicants are encouraged
to contact Faith Harris,
business and cooperative
programs specialist, 503-414-
3358, to discuss their project
proposal.
Additional information
is also available on page
27365 of the May 20 Federal
Register.
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