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RUTH Still that did not stop the community from continuing efforts — on Sunday, Postings caused their May 30, she joined friends family concern and neighbors in a line search with around 20 peo- Continued from page 1 ple through her property and adjoining areas, but uncov- “Thank you, Ruth, for being ered no information. an irreplaceable part of the Unofficial reports of a dis- FNU community; you’ll covery were initially shared always be in our hearts.” on Facebook last week, but A longtime friend of Randall-Thornton said she Elsasser's, Gina Randall- removed the early posts “so Thornton, said she is "miss- that Ruth’s boys hopefully wouldn’t find the informa- ing my beautiful friend and grieving today." tion online.” She had been close to the “Certain community mem- events following Elsasser's bers were going by their own disappearance. interests and posted infor- Search and rescue (SAR) mation that was preliminary teams led by the sheriff’s and at the time, untrue — office had been out search- and that family hadn’t even ing for Elsasser at least three heard," she said, adding that she felt "deeply wounded times since her May 24 disappearance, working from and that the family was dis- at least 11 p.m. Monday night graced" by the postings. into early Tuesday morning, Klickitat County Sheriff’s Randall-Thornton said. They Office has not yet provided later returned that afternoon comment on the investiga- and Wednesday, combing tion, but civil clerk Angela through trails, dense forest Hill said the agency is work- and water, and using drones ing on an official statement to to search by air. After several come shortly. hours and nothing to show ••• for it, she said SAR shut down Randall-Thornton had the search, telling people known Elsasser for approx- close to Elsasser that “at this imately the last nine years. point there is really nothing She was Elsasser’s medical they can do,” she recalled. assistant at NorthShore in the dust,” Hood River News wrote. She became a lifelong runner, “finding solace and strength in her five weekly runs and daily exercise and nutrition regime.” In September 2012, she was later diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, a diag- nosis that put her “in total Ruth Elsasser was an avid runner. Contributed photo despair,” Elsasser told Hood River News. Soon she found inspiration in Alex Flynn, a Medical Group after Elsasser, Barranger, the disease faced fellow long-distance runner who was also diagnosed with a family nurse practitioner, "formidable opponents" in moved to the area with her her care team, including her Parkinson’s — leading her, then a 34-year-old mother now ex-husband Stephan father. of two, to train for the 2013 Coffman. “My father was a college Elsasser has always been football coach,” Elsasser had Boston Marathon. She fin- an active person, for as long told Hood River News. “He’d ished with a time of 3:41:05, as she knew her. call out to me, and have his about 20 minutes before the “She was on so many team stop and yell, ‘Don’t let first bomb went off. She had trails all the time, all over the those boys beat you!’ supporters all along the way Gorge and beyond,” she said “The discipline and mental — “Friends and family joined of Elsasser. toughness paid off; her grow- her in Boston and groups Hood River News, now of friends formed prayer ing endurance and speed Columbia Gorge News, wrote would often leave the team circles at home. After the race a profile on Elsasser in 2013. The story describes how she became a marathon runner. Elsasser was diagnosed with Gaucher’s disease at age 4, the article notes, “a chronic, painful condi- tion that forced numerous hospitalizations throughout her life.” With the help of cut- ting-edge gene therapy and the addition of a world-class expert on Gaucher's, Dr. John increasing use of district resources. In response to community input, the Parks District’s Master plan identifies several top priorities: • Continue to expand a District-wide trail system • Improve existing parks and to expand capacity & safety • Partner with other entities to increase sports field use and recreation opportunities. System Development Charges are fees charged to new residential devel- opments (single family homes, manufactured homes, duplexes, duplex conversions, townhouses, accessory dwelling units and condominiums) to help pay a portion of the costs of capital facilities needed to expand is HIRING! the capacity of the parks district’s facilities. These fees are essential to assist in providing new parks, trails and other open space for the growing community. SDCs were implemented by the parks district within the City Urban Growth Area (UGA) in 1994. The method- ology and rates established in 1994 were updated in 1998, 2005, and 2017 to reflect changes in costs since that time, and to address facil- ity needs identified in the District Master Plan. For more information about Hood River Valley Parks and Recreation District or the System Development Charges call District Director, Mark Hickok at 541-386-5720 or e-mail mark@hoodriv- erparksandrec.org. Input is welcome. 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If that sounds interesting to you or if you would like to learn more contact Nick Reeves, HR Supervisor at (503) 720-7465 or email nickr@sdslumber.com. Current Openings: -Utility Worker -Dryer Grader -Class A CDL Truck Driver -Maintenance Millwright -Saw Filer 3 ended, Coffman had 37 text messages awaiting her in her hotel room. She felt ‘com- pletely surrounded’ by love.” Some parting thoughts Elsasser left in the article: “The route of the marathon, all 26.2 miles of it, were lined with thousands of people cheering each other along; great runners, people run- ning for causes, people over- coming something, like me. There wasn’t one step of the way that I didn’t feel connect- ed to everyone there. It was amazing. The bombs were a terrible, big disconnection for the world, but that wasn’t the only story. The other story was the connections — the little kids, the guys in wheel- chairs, the hospital patients wheeled out, people every- where — all there to share in the incredible experience." SDS Lumber Co. HR Parks updates SDC rates HOOD RIVER — Effective July 1, the rates for System Development Charges (SDC) throughout the entire Hood River County Parks District will increase. They will be $6,077 for single-fam- ily dwellings, $4,384 for multi-family, $3,524 for lodg- ing units and $2,716 for Farm Worker Units. Hood River Valley Parks and Recreation District will be collecting SDCs throughout Hood River County, excluding Cascade Locks. Collections of SDC funds are done by the city and county offices concurrent with collection of other build- ing permit fees applicable to residential development. 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