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A8 Hood River News, Saturday, January 3, 2015 2014 Continued from Page A5 tional attention. The fire damaged several structures and burned a home inside Foley Lakes Mobile Home Park located on the west side of The Dalles. The cause of the fire was not of- ficially determined. ■ A former Insitu con- tractor was sentenced to jail time after he was arrested for trying to sell proprietary information related to one of Insitu’s unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), or drones. Stephen Martin Ward, 49, of Owensboro, Ky., was sen- tenced in the U.S. Eastern District Court of Washing- ton in Yakima to three months’ prison after being convicted of Theft of Trade Secrets under the Economic Espionage Act after stealing proprietary information re- lated to RQ-21A Blackjack drone. A one month under- cover operation resulted in Wa r d ’s a g r e e i n g t o e x - change the data for $400,000 in currency and benefits. During the operation, Ward e-mailed the cover page of the manual to foreign enti- ties in Kuwait to gauge their interest in the information. ■ After more than two years of public review, analysis, and permit filings, delays, and extensions, the Oregon Department of State Lands (DSL) announces that it has rejected a crucial per- mit needed for the construc- tion of the Coyote Island coal export terminal pro- posed for the Port of Mor- row. Ambre Energy, an Aus- tralia-based energy compa- ny, had planned to ship via barges approximately 8.8 million tons of coal annual- ly from the port located in Boardman, about 90 min- utes east of Hood River. DSL stated the permit was “not consistent with the protec- tion, conservation and best use of the state’s water re- sources, and that the appli- cant did not provide suffi- cient analysis of alterna- tives that would avoid con- struction of a new dock and impacts on tribal fisheries.” Update: The decision has been appealed and is expect- ed to go to a hearing in De- cember 2015. September ■ The city announces it has reached a deal to help end a dispute over Naito De- velopment’s Nichols Land- ing project, which would create a four-story, 88-room hotel and a 20,000-square- foot commercial building at the southern edge of the Nichols Boat Basin. The deal pushes the develop- ment away from the water’s edge and allows for the cre- ation of a passive-use park that is to eventually be owned by the city. Work on the project was expected to begin sometime in early 2015. ■ Approximately 200 peo- ple attend a climate change march in downtown Hood River. The march, which was organized by the Co- lumbia Gorge Climate Ac- tion Network (CGCAN), was part of a larger, worldwide IN SEPTEMBER: About 200 people attended a climate change rally in Hood River, orga- nized by the Columbia Gorge Climate Action Network. event held to draw attention to climate change issues such as global warming and the burning of fossil fuels. Protests also focused on the shipment of fossil fuels through the Gorge. ■ The county receives nu- merous comments on a plan s u b m i t t e d by M t . H o o d Meadows Ski Resort to de- velop a 179-space gravel park and ride in the center of the community of Mt. Hood. The proposal attract- ed some controversy after a neighboring property owner, Libby Rossknecht, filed appeals against it, ar- guing the county improper- ly approved the application. Meadows ultimately retract- ed the application in an at- tempt to find a different park and ride site along Highway 35. IN NOVEMBER: Hood River Valley High School boys soccer received a police and fire escort through down on their way home from the 2014 OSAA 5A state championship game, where they defeated Woodburn 2-0 to claim the first state soccer title in HRVHS history. October ■ Far m and orchard equipment retailer Shep- pard’s enters into a memo- randum of understanding with the Port of Hood River that would result in its move down to a yet-to-be- constructed facility at the cor ner of North Second Street and Riverside Drive. Sheppard’s has been at its current location at First and State for 85 years, and in business for 10 years longer than that. The Shep- pard family said they made the move in part due to lo- gistical reasons and plan to expand their business at their new location. ■ Miguel Ang el Soto- Quintana, 29, is arrested for alle gedly murdering the mother of his child, Cecilia Campuzano-Ortiz, 23, after her body was found inside her apartment at 22nd and Montello. Soto-Quintana was convicted in 2013 of as- saulting Campuzano-Ortiz and was ordered by the court to have no contact with Campuzano-Ortiz, with the exception of mail or email to arrange parent- ing time or text messaging in the case of a medical emergency of their 3-year- old daughter. The courts and law enforcement re- leased little info about the case, although court docu- ments noted that Soto-Quin- tana allegedly murdered Campuzano-Ortiz “while under the influence of an extreme emotional distur- bance.” MIGUEL SOTO-QUINTANA Update: Soto-Quintana is scheduled for further pro- ceedings Jan. 5. ■ Re p r e s e n t a t ive s o f RipCity, that is, the Portland Trail Blazers, came to Hood River to film a commercial down at the waterfront with local fans. Blazer Dancers, color commentator Mike Rice, and Blaz ers alum “ M e r cy M e r cy ” Je r o m e Kersey joined in on the fun. The commercial was sched- uled to air at an undisclosed point in the 2014-15 NBA season. Update: No sign of the Hood River spots yet, but the Blazers were 23-5 on Dec. 31. This size ad in the HRN 9 times for only $117! Call Jody at 541-386-1234 with a way to fast track a proposed Nestlé water bot- tling plant, cutting down the process from an anticipated f o u r ye a r s t o t wo. T h e change is designed to re- duce the time needed to process appeals from envi- r o n m e n t a l g r o u p s. T h e plant is expected to cost $50 million, and be 250,000- square-feet in size. Update: Application will come to CL city council for approval Jan. 12. November ■ The Hood River Valley High School boys soccer team make history by claim- ing the school’s first-ever state title, winning the OSAA 5A championship. The HRV Eagles shutout Woodburn, 2-0, and held a perfect 18-0 record to finish the season. Gio Magana, Uriel Torres, Alex Gutier- rez, and Marco Cuevas were all selected as First-Team All-State players and fifth- year coach Jaime Rivera was selected as the 5A boys Coach of the Year. ■ Paul Blackburn beats out Greg Colt for the Hood River mayoral race, defeat- ing him by a margin of 2-1. In the Hood River City Council race, seven candi- dates vied for three posi- tions; winners were Becky Brun, Peter Cornelison, and Susan Johnson. Voters also approved measures sup- porting fire and EMS de- partments at West Side and Cascade Locks and re-elect- ed U.S. Rep. Greg Walden, State Sen. Chuck Thomsen, and State Rep. Mark John- son, all Republicans. Update: Blackburn and council will take the oath of office Jan. 5. ■ Columbia Gorge Com- munity College announces that it will have to close its Indian Creek campus on the Heights due to a $2 million bu d g e t d e f i c i t . T h e a n - nouncement received signif- icant negative feedback and was reversed a couple days later, although college ad- ministration has stated the deficit would require cuts elsewhere. December ■ The Hood River City Council votes down Wal- mart’s application to ex- pand its Wasco Avenue loca- tion during a remand hear- i n g f ro m t h e L a n d U s e Board of Appeals. Walmart had planned to add an addi- tional 30,000 square feet to the 72,000-square-foot store. The council voted 4-3 that the store’s vested right to expand had expired. ■ Columbia River Gorge C o m m i s s i o n r e c e ive s a mixed message on funding after getting an 89-percent increase in its budget from Oregon, but only a 7-percent increase from Washington. Because the commission has to be funded equally, it is required to take the lower amount. Administrators of the commission have re- peatedly said it does not have enough staff to process the backlog of National Scenic Area building per- mits, and needs double the funding it currently gets to Athlete of the Week Nathan Koch Knight of Sufferlandia Nathan Koch was one of six local resi- dents to complete the ten-hour Knights of Sufferlandia Challenge, which the group did as a fundraiser for Athletes-4-Cancer. ! K O O L fulfill its obligations man- dated by the federal govern- ment. Update: Budget could alter in upcoming legisla- tive hearings. ■ The city of Cascade Locks says it has come up The Athlete of the Week will receive a large pizza with 2 toppings from Papa Murphy’s. Congratulations to our winner 1-03-15. 1765 12th St. • Hood River • 541-386-7131 IN SEPTEMBER: After a long and drawn-out process, a deal was reached between parties involved in development of a waterfront lot owned by Naito Development. 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