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New Beginnings Bridal Guide BRIDAL GUIDE 2015 Life Planning Guide 2015 Life Planning SPECIAL SECTIONS INSIDE W EEKEND E DITION Vol. 109, No. 9 75 cents 4 Sections, 78 Pages Your Risk Roadmap • Finance Tips • Annunities • How to Save Estate Planning • Handling Inheritance • Saving Tips for Kids Official Newspaper, City of Hood River and Hood River County HOOD RIVER, OREGON ■ SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 2015 www.hoodrivernews.com ‘They got out with their lives’ Beer to home and outdoor education As the Legislature convenes Monday, a look at what bills local lawmakers are sponsoring By BEN MITCHELL Sponsor: HB 2608: Increases the number The Regular Session of the Ore- of members on the Oregon Educa- gon State Legislature opens Feb. 2 tion Investment Board — a body — Groundhog’s Day! — and Hood that oversees education outcomes River legislators Rep. Mark John- in the state and drives policy by making recommenda- son and Sen. Chuck tions to the legislature Thomsen have spon- on “investments to be sored a total of over a made in agencies and dozen bills for the up- institutions across the coming session. education continuum The bills cover a that will have the most wide variety of top- impact for students.” ics, from beer deliv- Specifically, HB 2608 ery to a literal cottage provides the addition industry involving of two members on baked goods and con- the soon-to-be 14-mem- fections, to curbing ber board: one must be discriminatory profil- a member of a school ing by law enforce- district board and one ment, to creating out- SEN. CHUCK THOMSEN must be a parent of a door education pro- child in any grade grams for tweens. from K-12 that is en- Here’s a rundown rolled in either public of the 14 bills our leg- school or a public islators have spon- charter school. sored for the 2015 ses- The legislation de- sion: clares an emergency REP. MARK and would go into ef- fect immediately upon JOHNSON its passage. Chief Sponsor: SB 408: See SB 408 HB 2186: Provides under Sen. Chuck that core teaching Thomsen, who is the standards that apply chief sponsor of the to public schools also bill. REP. MARK JOHNSON apply to public char- HB 2731: Amends ter schools. Would go current law to allow holders of off- into effect by July 1, 2016. premises sales licenses or direct HB 2728: Establishes the Oregon shipper permits to deliver or ship Talent Council, which is tasked “malt bevera g es,” commonly with advising “on issues of talent known by regular folks as “beer,” development to promote the growth straight to the consumer. The beer and competitiveness of Oregon’s has to be contained in “factory- traded sector and high growth in- sealed” or “securely covered” con- dustries.” tainers of beer that aren’t larger The legislation is also designed than two and quarter gallons (288 to make sure institutions of higher ounces), which is essentially the education are providing students size of a case of beer. The law pre- with skills and the required educa- viously only allowed for wine and tion that will meet the needs of the cider. aforementioned employers. As with the shipping of any alco- The legislation declares an emer- hol, a signature of someone 21 and gency and would go into effect im- older is required before the pack- mediately upon its passage. News staff writer Photos by Kirby Neumann-Rea FIRE MARSHAL JIM TRAMMELL talks to Charmaine McCafferty and her daughter, Gracie, as firefighters battle the blaze. Below, firefighters keep hoses trained on the burning house on Westcliff Drive. No one was injured in the fire. Fire destroys Westcliff home By KIRBY NEUMANN-REA News editor The loss appears total in Friday morning’s house fire at 3578 West- cliff Dr., owned by Michael and Suzanne Maurer. They shared the home with their daughter and granddaughter, and all are safe. Westside and Hood River fire de- partments and Wy’east Fire Dis- trict responded to the blaze start- ing at around 5 a.m., about a half- mile east of exit 62. The home and garage, including vehicles, were de- stroyed. “They got out with their lives. There was no time to get anything out of the house, but they got out separately and found each other,” said family member Reka Siev- erkropp. At about 6 a.m. the Maurers’ S p o t l i g h t Please see FIRE, Page A2 a t u r d a y A weekly series about a day in the life ... Justine Ziegler enjoys challenges of mentoring BY TRISHA WALKER News staff writer Justine Ziegler has been Match Coordinator with Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) — part of The Next Door, Inc. — since June 2012. As her title suggests, she pairs “Bigs” with “Littles” in mentoring relationships. Here’s how the process works: When a Little request comes in, Ziegler interviews the child and family at home to get a sense of the child’s needs, interests and personality, turning that information into a profile for prospective men- tors to read. Most Littles come from single parent or grand- parent, multi-sibling homes and “just need one-on-one time with an adult who will care about them,” Ziegler said. She has a similar process for interviewing mentors, or Bigs. Common interests are important, as are compatible Photo by Trisha Walker/Submitted photo personalities. “If a kid is high energy, they need a high energy mentor,” JUSTINE ZIEGLER has worked as Match Coordi- she explained. nator for Big Brothers Big Sisters since June 2012. From these interviews, she usually gets a “gut feeling” Her favorite part of the job: She enjoys introducing pairs about which Little would work best with which Big. She for the first time, such as Big Sister Rachel McKay and Little likes to give prospective mentors at least two profiles to Sister Espie, pictured above. See related story on page A6. Please see JUSTINE, Page A11 Three To Go LOOK INSIDE A2 – Robotics A3 — Entertainment A4 — Viewpoint A5 — This Week at HRVHS A6 — Obituaries A7, 8 – Sports A9 – Happenings, Legals A11 – The Ale List A12 – ‘Sticker Shock’ GC — Classifieds 7 Please see SALEM, Page A11 05105 97630 3 Tsuruta Sister City exchange host families sought The Hood River-Tsuruta Sister City Committee is seeking host families for its annual spring student visit to Hood River. The group of junior high school boys and girls will be in town from March 15-23 and will stay with host families, attend classes with host stu- dents and participate in a variety of cultural activities around the valley. Anyone interested in hosting students can contact Niko Yasui or Scott Mura- hashi at the following: niko.yasui@hoodriver.k12.or.us or g03q6b@yahoo.com. Montessori School hosts presentation Little Oak Montessori School, located at 1054 Oak Street in White Salmon, will hold a presentation enti- tled “What is Montessori Education and What Does it Offer Children?” at the Hood River Library meeting room on Feb. 7 from 4-5:30 p.m. Presenter Allison Lide will explore how the struc- ture and function of the Montessori educational ap- proach effectively prepares children for today’s world. Lide is a former traditional math and physics teacher and is currently an elementary Montessori educator at Little Oak Montessori School. A similar presentation will be held Feb. 12 at the White Salmon Library from 7-8:30 p.m. For more information, call 509-281-1721 or email admin@littleoakmontessori.com. HRVHS benefit show set for Jan. 31 The student-presented benefit variety show “On the Beat,” is on for 7 p.m., Jan. 31 at Hood River Valley High school’s Bowe The- atre. HRVHS junior Miguel Vasquez (last seen as The Wolf in the fall musical “Into the Woods”) is organizing the show for his Ex- tended Application project, a graduation re- quirement. He will be among the performers, which include current students and alumni in music, dance, and more. Admission is $5; proceeds will benefit HRVHS theater pro- gram, which is now working on the spring production “The Madwoman of Chaillot,” di- rected by Rachel Harry.