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B4 Columbia Gorge News Wednesday, July 21, 2021 www.columbiagorgenews.com WHAT'S HAPPENING What’s Happening is a free service of Columbia Gorge News and may be edited for length. Send items to trish- aw@gorgenews.com. Reunions ■ Aug. 6-7 — Hood River Valley High School Class of 1971. Friday at The Gorge White House, 5-8 p.m. and Saturday in the Community Building at the Hood River Co. Fairgrounds. More info at 71hrvhs@gmail.com ■ Aug. 13 — Hood River Valley High School Classes 2000 and 2001. RSVP by July 31 to bit.ly/3xL6CWO. Children and Teens ■ July — Take Home Craft: Paper Snakes at the Hood River Library. Classic chain snakes or accordion style will be available to take home. Look for them near Loki in the Teen Area. Community Events ■ July 21 — Wasco County Board of Commissioners Regular Session, 9 a.m., in-person at the Wasco County Courthouse, 511 Washington St., Room 302, The Dalles, on Zoom at wascocounty-org.zoom. us/j/3957734524 or call in to 1-253-215-8782, Meeting ID: 3957734524#. ■ July 21 — Hood River County Transportation District Board of Directors Meeting, 4 p.m.; the public can attend via Zoom, us02web.zoom. us/j/81197312471?pwd=- SUxRQU4wN0p1elI0K3FRN- WZpaXI5UT09, or by calling (253) 215-8782, Meeting ID: 811 9731 2471, Password: 417351. ■ July 22 — Carson Mobile Farmers Market, noon to 2 p.m. at Backwoods Brewing Company, 1162 Wind River Highway; Cascade Locks Mobile Farmers Market, 4-6 p.m. at 300 S.W. WaNaPa Street. ■ July 22 — Crop Talk, 5:30-7 p.m. For a link, email Dan@ ucdwa.org. Columbia Mushroom Co. Sponsored by Gorge Grown Food Network, Underwood Conservation District and OSU Extension and held every fourth Thursday. ■ July 22 — Love Your Columbia Summer Series, 7:30 p.m. Online; register at www.columbiariverkeeper. org/events. Oil-by-Rail’s Last Stand: The Zenith Energy Story. Free but registration required. ■ July 26 — The Dalles City Council Meeting, 5:30 p.m. via Zoom at zoom. us/j/99546174732?pwd=aSt- DRmtEYlUyd1lhMDNGSC- 9BUDFPQT09; Meeting ID: 995 4617 4732, Passcode: 238211. No meeting August; next meeting Sept. 13. ■ July 27 — “Back to Eden Gardening” Film and discussion; watch the film at www.youtube.com/ watch?v=6rPPUmStKQ4. Discussion starts 6:30 p.m. via Zoom; register at Call Mary repar@saw.net. Co- sponsored by Stevenson Grange 121 and Stevenson Community Library. Free and open to all. ■ July 27 — Love Your Columbia Summer Series, 7:30 p.m. Online; register at www.columbiariverkeeper. org/events. Debate on Tribal Rights Heats Up: Stand in Solidarity with the Yakama Nation. Free but registration required. ■ July 28 — Mid- Columbia Economic Development District Strategy Meeting: Vision and Goals. Virtual meet-ing; visit mcedd.org/strategy/ get-involved to participate. More info at Jessica@mcedd. org, and 541-296-2266. Ongoing ■ Thru July 23 — Comment Period, Hanford Site. Send comments to bit. ly/2Swg7KJ. Administrative record at pdw.hanford.gov. ■ Monday, Wednesday and Saturday — NU-2-U Shop Open, 9 a.m. to noon at the Mid-Columbia Senior Center, 1112 W. Ninth, The Dalles. Enter via front desk; masks required. No trying on clothes, no refunds. Donations of clothing items now accepted. More infor- mation at 541-296-4788. ■ Monday, Wednesday and Friday — Strong Women, 10-11 a.m. at the Cascade Locks cemetery. ■ Monday thru Friday — Klickitat Senior Services Telephone Support, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Goldendale, 509- 773-3757; White Salmon, 509-493-3068; or Toll Free, 1- 800-447-7858. Staff will direct callers to available resources, assist with online benefit applications and issues with Social Security and Medicare. Seniors can also call for essential grocery delivery, prescription pickup or food bank needs. ■ Tuesdays — Movement and Yoga, 10 a.m. at the Mt. Hood Town Hall. Pay what you can if you can; all are welcome. Bring your own mat. Questions to cindy@ yogavisual.com. ■ Tuesdays — White Salmon Farmers Market, 4-7 p.m. at Rheingarten Park; thru Sept. 14. ■ Tuesdays — Harmony of the Gorge Chorus, 6:30-8 p.m. at Our Savior Lutheran Church, Bingen. Masks, social distancing. Info at 541-490-2481. ■ Wednesdays — The Dalles Rotary Club, noon via Zoom. Address: us02web. zoom.us/j/693639881?p- wd=UFlNdWw2QTZGTUR- mRHVhY3VlZUQvQT09 (us02web.zoom.us). ■ Wednesdays — Gorge Grown Mobile Farmers Markets, May thru October. Moro, first and third Wednesdays from noon to 2 p.m. at Huskey’s 97 Market, 106 Main St.; Maupin, second and fourth Wednesdays from noon to 2 p.m. at Kaiser Park, 506 Deschutes Ave.; The Dalles, every Wednesday from 4-6 p.m. at The Dalles Transit Center, 802 Chenowith Loop Road. Market info, COVID guidelines at www.gorge- grown.com. ■ First & Third Wednesday — Lyle Good Food Pantry, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4-6 p.m. Drive- thru service during COVID restrictions. Come in, apply and take food home the same day. ■ Wednesdays & Saturdays thru August — Thrift Shop, 9 a.m. to noon at Hood River Valley Christian Church, Hood River. Volunteers needed to work shifts at the shop; call 541-806-4011 for details. ■ Thursdays — Take Pounds Off Sensible (TOPS) Support Group, 8:30 a.m. weigh-in and 9 a.m. meeting at Zion Church, 10th and Union, The Dalles. First meeting is free. ■ Thursdays — The Dalles Kiwanis Club Online Meetings. Log in between 11:45 a.m. and 1 p.m. at TheDallesKiwanisZoom.us. For more information go to www.thedalleskiwanis.org/ or The-Dalles-Kiwanis-Club on Facebook. July 22: Bernie Fitzsimons, Water’s Edge Pulmonary Rehab Clinic and Medical Exercise program; July 29: Club business. ■ Thursday, Friday and Saturday — Hood River Valley Adult Center Thrift Shop, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Proceeds benefit Meals on Wheels. Masks must be worn and provided hand sanitizer used before entering; limited capacity inside. ■ Thursday, Friday, and Saturday — The Original Wasco County Courthouse Open, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 410 West Second Place, The Dalles. Masks required and COVID-19 precautions observed. Admission free to members and $3 per adult; families welcome. ■ Fridays — Bilingual Conversation Series, noon to 1 p.m. via Zoom, us02web. zoom.us/j/88382995731. Casual language exchange; part English and part Spanish. Sponsored by Hood River County Library District. ■ Fridays — Hood River Mobile Farmers Market, noon-2 p.m. at Hawk’s Ridge Assisted Living, 1795 Eighth Street thru October; Lyle Mobile Farmers Market, 4-6 p.m. at Lyle Activity Center, 308 Klickitat Street thru October. ■ Saturdays — Gorge Grown Farmers Markets: Hood River Farmers Market, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Fifth and Columbia parking lot thru Nov. 30; Goldendale Farmers Market, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 903 E. Broadway thru Sept. 25; The Dalles Farmers Market, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at City Park on Union Street thru Oct. 9 (interested volun- teers, email tdfmvolunteer@ gmail.com); Stevenson Farmers Market, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the waterfront, 140 SW Cascade Ave., thru Oct. 9. Market info, COVID guidelines at www.gorge- grown.com. ■ Saturdays — Grief Share, 10 a.m. to noon in the fellowship hall at Tucker Road Baptist Church, 1450 Tucker Road, Hood River. Contact Pastor Dean for more info at 360-944-0964. ■ Saturdays — Historical Twin Bridges Museum, noon to 5 p.m. at 403 E. Klickitat St., Lyle. Admission by donation. Thru Sept. 4. reports of criminal mischief. Passenger side windows were broken out of a Subaru, windows were broken at an office building, and a bench was damaged outside of a downtown business. ■ Three thefts were report- ed. Tow cases involved shop- lifting, and another involved stolen motor vehicle parts. ■ Three assaults were reported. One incident involved a disturbance at a local hotel. The primary aggressor was identified, arrested and lodged at NORCOR. In another inci- dent, two males were cited and released for assault IV. ■ One burglary was report- ed. An item was stolen from a garage, and cash from a vehicle. ■ A transient woman was arrested for causing a dis- turbance in a local store and running into traffic. ■ Officers followed up on a DHS/CPS report, with assis- tance of Washington County Sheriff’s Office. ■ While responding to a hit and run, officers recovered a stolen vehicle. ■ Officers took a report of narcotics being sent via mail. reports: Four vehicles, an ATV ramp valued at $300, a leaf blower and weed eater, a bicycle and passport, a backpack, and a phone SIM card and memory card were all reported as stolen in separate incidents. A broken windshield on a vehicle and jewelry box stolen from a locked safe inside the home was also logged. In anoth- er incident, a motorcycle trailer was not returned to a rental facility; the subject who rented the trailer said they had returned it, and the business owner thought it could have been stolen after it was returned; in another, a subject didn’t pay for the rental of a U Haul trailer but hooked it up to a personal vehicle — the two subjects believed it had been paid. ■ One burglary into a stor- age unit was reported. ■ A welfare check turned into an unattended death investigation. A vehicle and trailer were reported to have been parked behind Safeway for several days and an odor coming from the trailer. A funeral home was noti- fied; the vehicle and trailer were towed and next of kin notified. ■ Officers helped with a bicyclist whose legs were giving out. Medics were called; the bicycle was picked up by a friend. ■ An intoxicated male was reported to have beaten a hotel guest. Medics and police were called. One male was trespassed from the property. ■ Officers assisted with an engulfed vehicle at Cash & Carry. ■ There was property damage to a seesaw at City Park estimated at $500. A case number was taken for criminal mischief II. ■ A male came into a bank and attempted to cash a fraudulent check; he wrote a note stating he had been kidnapped by two subjects. Hood River and Skamania departments responded; Skamania Sheriff’s Office reported possibly locating the vehicle in Carson. The vehicle unoccupied and a dog was dispatched to track the suspects. The suspects were eventually detained and the vehicle impounded for evidence. POLICE REPORTS NORCOR July 9-16 Assaults, harassment, menacing and domestic violence: July 9 — Brian James Center, misdemeanor do- mestic assault IV, harass- ment and criminal trespass II; released. July 9 — Esteban Delgado Bucio, harassment; released. July 14 — Daisy Galvan- Montanez, felony domestic assault IV, assault II, criminal mischief II, domestic men- acing and four probation violations. July 15 — Jim Nelson Aleck, assault IV; released. Controlled substance violations (non-DUII): July 9 — Abby Jacob Ford, unlawful possession of methamphetamine I and giving false information to a police officer; released. Disorderly conduct, mis- chief, criminal trespass and vandalism: July 10 — Dalton Jack Wolf, criminal mischief III, disorderly conduct II and a parole violation. July 12 — Alan Jay Miller, disorderly conduct II; released. Driving under the influ- ence of intoxicants: July 9 — Colin Michael Kelly, misdemeanor driving under the influence of alco- hol; released. July 11 — B Chaz Ybarra, misdemeanor driving under the influence of alcohol, reckless driving and reck- lessly endangering another person; released. July 11 — Ray Loren Rockafellor, misdemeanor driving under the influence of alcohol. July 12 — Lane Garrett Hewett, misdemeanor driv- ing under the influence of alcohol; released. July 12 — Christopher E. Axe, misdemeanor driving under the influence of a controlled substance and domestic menacing. July 12 — Ivan Coles, misdemeanor driving under the influence of a controlled substance. July 13 — Brian Christopher Greene, mis- demeanor driving under the influence of alcohol; released. July 13 — Dustin Don Harper, misdemeanor driv- ing under the influence of alcohol and reckless driving; released. July 13 — Jonathan Andrew Giese, misde- meanor driving under the influence of alcohol, assault IV, recklessly endangering another person and reckless driving; released. July 14 — Joseph Scott Studier, misdemeanor driving under the influence of alcohol. Motor vehicle crashes, incidents, offenses and impounds: July 12 — Oscar Deyler Calderon Valazquez, attempt to elude a police officer (vehicle offense), reckless driving and misdemeanor driving under the influence of alcohol. July 14 — Mary Lynne Butler, misdemeanor driving while suspended or revoked; released. Outstanding warrants, parole, probation or terms violations: July 9 — Carlos Viveros Cruz, failure to appear II. July 10 — Brian Scott Austin, failure to appear I and a parole violation. July 12 — Marion Hokland, parole violation. July 12 — Anthony James Overholster, parole violation. July 12 — Joanna Lynn Walton, five failure to appear bench warrants. July 12 — Shad Ryan Brookshier, failure to appear II and a parole violation. July 13 — Leon Ryan Aleck, probation violation and giving false information to a police officer. July 13 — Julia Anne Yahtin Cloud, failure to appear bench warrant, child neglect II, recklessly endan- gering another person and custodial interference II. July 14 — Dakota Michael Landi, post-prison supervi- sion sanction. July 14 — Jason Abraham Jones, failure to appear II and two counts failure to appear I. July 14 — Mark David Borghese, four probation violations. July 16 — Joshua Michael Martin, failure to appear II. Sex offenses: July 14 — Arnulfo Chavelas Martinez, four counts sex abuse I, sodomy III and sexual penetration with a foreign object II. Theft, burglary or robbery: July 11 — Ann-Dee Walker, burglary I. July 11 — Charmaine Irene Coon, two counts theft III, criminal trespass I, and burglary II. July 12 — Jacob Kenneth Bailey, burglary I, criminal mischief II and aggravated theft I. July 15 — Jalyn L. Brow, forgery I, kidnapping II, attempt to elude police officers (vehicle offense) and reckless driving. July 15 — Sincere Nasir Demarja Mullins, forgery I and kidnapping II. Bingen-White Salmon Police July 5-11 During this time period, the Bingen-White Salmon Police Department recorded the following crimes, which resulted in arrests: Traffic offense (one). Notable incidents ■ A non-injury hit and run was reported in Bingen. ■ Officers assisted the fire department with a fire in White Salmon. ■ A vehicle was reported damaged (criminal mis- chief) in Bingen. ■ A male was cited for driving without a license III in Bingen. Hood River Police July 4-10 During this time peri- od, the Hood River Police Department recorded the following crimes, which resulted in arrests: Assault (three), disorderly conduct (one), driving under the in- fluence of intoxicants (one), theft (one) and warrant (six). Notable incidents ■ There were six war- rant arrests. A resident of Richland, Ore., was lodged at NORCOR on three outstand- ing warrants. ■ There were three The Dalles Police July 9-15 During this time pe- riod, The Dalles Police Department recorded the following crimes, which resulted in arrests: Burglary (one), driving under the in- fluence of intoxicants (two), kidnap (two), trespass (two), and warrant (nine). Notable incidents ■ Officers arrived in the 3000 block of W. Seventh to pick up found drug para- phernalia. Officers were also called to Steelhead Way to pick up two baggies of what appeared to be metham- phetamine that had been found in an employee bath- room. In another incident, officers were called to W. Third Place to pick up nee- dles and drug paraphernalia found along the creek and on private property. ■ Three traffic crashes and four hit and runs were reported. ■ Officers logged 11 theft Wasco County Sheriff July 9-15 During this time period, Wasco County Sheriff’s Office recorded the follow- ing crimes, which resulted in arrests: Animal neglect (two), speeding (one), and warrant (two). Notable incidents ■ Six traffic crashes were reported, one of which was a hit and run. In one crash, a vehicle swerved to miss a herd of deer crossing the Wamic Market Road and was in a ditch. The vehicle was drivable. In another, a vehicle was located over an embankment and on fire; the occupants of the vehicle were able to get out. A male was also reported to have been run over by a vehicle at the Deschutes River Access Road. ■ Four thefts: Batteries stolen out of robo-flaggers (valued at $150 each) and lights off of a snowplow at the ODOT Maupin loca- tion, theft of services at the landfill, theft of package and the fraudulent charges to a credit card. ■ One burglary: An unknown subject entered a home and fled when the homeowner came into the room. ■ Deputies assisted with a deceased male who had gotten caught in a whirl- pool area with his daughter at the lower falls in Tygh Valley. The daughter was kicked loose from the falls but the male went under. A by-stander witnessed the event and was able to bring the male to shore. Park rangers performed CPR for 30 minutes before medics arrived; medics continued with CPR until a doctor was contacted and a time of death was called. 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