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Wednesday, December 8, 2021
B5
Annual Hood River
County Fire Departments
parade rolls next week
A longtime tradition, the Hood River County Fire Departments lighted truck parade happens Dec. 13-
16 in Odell/Pine Grove, Parkdale/Dee, Hood River and Cascade Locks.
Trisha Walker file photo
The annual Christmas
Lighted Truck Parade will
wind its way through Hood
River County Dec. 13-16
from 6-9 p.m. Below is the
slated route, which includes
static displays for up-close
viewing.
Any questions regarding
the routes should be direct-
ed to the chief of the local
fire agency.
Monday, Dec. 13:
Odell/ Pine Grove
Static Display at the Odell
Fire Station from 6-6:15 p.m.
Travel north on Odell
Highway to Mud Alley. Mud
Alley loop to Odell Highway.
North on Odell Highway
to Summit Drive. West on
Summit Drive to Wy’east
Road. North on Wy’east
Road to Chamberlain Drive
West on Chamberlain Drive,
loop back to Summit Road.
East on Summit Road to
Bartlett Drive. South on
Bartlett Drive to Wy’east
Road. South on Wy’east
Road to Davis Drive. East
on Davis Drive to AGA
Road. North on AGA Road
to AGA Trailer Park. Loop
through trailer park back to
AGA Road. North on AGA
Road to Odell Highway.
North on Odell Highway
to Homestead Drive. East
on Homestead Drive to
Maple Road. South on
Maple Road to Cedar Drive.
East on Cedar Drive to
Tamarack Road. North on
Tamarack Road to Jones
Road, around Jones Loop
back to Tamarack Road.
South on Tamarack Road to
Beachwood Drive. West on
Beachwood Drive to Willow
Road. South on Willow Road
to Chevron Drive. East on
Chevron Drive to Midway
Drive. South on Midway
Drive to Gateway Drive. East
on Gateway Drive to Lingren
Drive. South on Lingren
Drive to Chevron Drive.
South on Chevron Drive
to Odell Highway. East on
Odell Highway to Highway
35. Northeast on Highway 35
to Sunday Drive. Southeast
on Sunday Drive to Neal
Creek Road. South on Neal
Creek Road to Thomsen
Road.
East on Thomsen Road
to Fir Mtn Road. East on Fir
Mtn Road to Wells Drive.
East on Wells Drive, loop to
Pine Grove School. West on
Van Horn Drive to Highway
35. South on Highway 35 to
Glass Drive. East on Glass
Drive to Eastside Road.
North on Eastside Road
to Highline Drive North
on Highline Drive to Old
Columbia River Highway.
West on Old Columbia River
Highway to China Gorge
restaurant.
Static Display at the China
Gorge Restaurant/Carpool
Lot for 10-15 minutes.
Tuesday, Dec. 14:
Parkdale/Dee
Static Display at Parkdale
Fire Station from 6-6:15 p.m.
West on Baseline Road to
Fifth Street. North on Fifth
Street, loop back to Base
Line Road. South on Clear
Creek Road to Culbertson
Road. East on Culbertson
Road to Baseline Road.
North on Baseline Road to
Toll Bridge Road. North on
Toll Bridge Road to Highway
35. North on Highway 35 to
Miller Road. East on Miller
Road, loop to Highway 35.
South on Highway 35 to
Woodworth Drive. West
on Woodworth Drive to
Old Parkdale Road. South
on Old Parkdale Road to
Trout Creek Ridge Road.
West on Trout Creek Ridge
Road, loop to Dee Highway.
North on Dee Highway to
Punchbowl Road. West on
Punchbowl Road to Green
Drive. South on Green Drive
to Collins Road. South on
Collins Road to Alder Road.
North on Alder Road, West
on Lost Lake Road to Bus
Turn Around. Back to Dee
Fire Station.
Static Display at Dee Fire
Station for 10-15 minutes.
Wednesday, Dec. 15:
West Side/Hood River
West on Barrett Drive to
Markham Drive. South on
Markham Drive to Portland
Drive. East on Portland
Drive to Tucker Road. North
on Tucker Road to Orchard
Road. East on Orchard Road,
loop to Tucker Road. West
on Tucker Road to Barrett
Drive. West on Barrett
Drive to Methodist Drive.
North on Methodist Drive
to Belmont Drive. North on
Belmont Drive to Westside
Elementary School.
Static Display at Westside
Elementary School for 15
minutes (Approximately 6:45
p.m.)
East on Belmont Drive
to Avalon Drive. South on
Avalon Drive to Adams
Loop. South on Adams Loop,
to St. Charles Place Road.
North on St. Charles Place
Road to Park Place Loop.
West on Park Place Loop,
loop to St. Charles Place
Road. North on St. Charles
Place Road to Belmont
Drive. East on Belmont Ave
to Henderson Road. South
on Henderson Road to
Avalon Drive. East on Avalon
Drive. Loop to Belmont
Avenue.
West on Belmont
Avenue to 22nd Street.
North on 22nd Street to
May Street. West on May
Street to Frankton, North
on Frankton to Frankton
School, Turn-A-Round,
South on Frankton to May
Street, East on MayStreetto
30th Street. North on 30th
Street to Eugene Street. East
on Eugene Street to Rand
Road. South on Rand Rd
to Montello Avenue. East
on Montello Avenue to
Prospect Avenue. East on
Prospect Avenue to 17th
Street. North on 17th Street
to Eugene Avenue. West
on Eugene Avenue to 25th
Street. North on 25th Street
to Sherman Avenue. West
on Sherman Avenue to Rand
Road. North on Rand Road
to Wasco Avenue. East on
Wasco Avenue to 18th Street.
North on 18th Street to
Hope Avenue. East on Hope
Avenue to Wasco Avenue.
East on Wasco Avenue to
13th Street. South on 13th
Street to Columbia Avenue.
East on Columbia Avenue
to Ninth Street. South on
Ninth Street to Oak Street.
West on Oak Street to 13th
Street. South on 13th/12th
Street to Brookside Drive.
West on Brookside Drive to
Down Manor and Brookside
Manor. East on Brookside
Drive to Eliot Drive. East on
Eliot Drive to Eighth Street.
North on Eighth Street to
Heights Avenue. East on
Heights Avenue to rear
Hawks Ridge Drive Way,
loop to Pacific Avenue. East
on Pacific Avenue to Fourth
Street. North on Fourth
Street to Betty Lou Avenue.
West on Betty Lou Avenue to
Fifth Street. South on Fifth
Street to Pacific Avenue.
West on Pacific Avenue to
12th Street. North on 12th
Street to Pine Street. East on
Pine Street to Fourth Street.
North on Fourth Street to
May Street. West on May
Street to 12th Street. North
on 12th Street to Sherman
Avenue. East on Sherman
Avenue to Ninth Street.
North on Ninth Street to
State Street. East on State
Street to Front/State Street.
Static Display at Front and
State Street Parking lots for
15 minutes.
Thursday, Dec. 16:
Cascade Locks
Cascade Locks Fire
station left to frontage, NW
Forest Lane to Shahala to
Chinookan Drive to Warm
Springs Drive to Windsong
Driveto Sheridan Street to
Forest Lane; NW Crest Street
to Riverview Drive to NW
Clark Street, to Forest Lane
to WaNaPa Street to NW
Lakeside; NW Hassalo to NW
Harvest Queen to WaNaPa
Street to SW Cascade
Avenue to SW Ruckel Street;
SW Adams Avenue to SW
Watts Avenue and left to
WaNaPa Street. Head West
on WaNaPa to SW Regulator
Street, then right onto SW
Moody Avenue, then right
onto SW Wasco Street;
WaNaPa Street, turn right
onto WaNaPa and then head
East to the Cascade Locks
Fire Station.
The Next Door:
Unbearable Weight
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endured more than we ever
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student, so when she started
to struggle after her school
began virtual classes, school
staff were confused and
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in late assignments, falling
asleep during class sessions,
or not showing up for class
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Rose’s permission, the YOW
shared the situation with
Rose’s teachers and was able
to gain her some flexibility.
Rose breathed a sigh of
relief. With a little hard work,
her grades went back up, she
was more engaged in class,
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