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Official Newspaper, City of Hood River and Hood River County
HOOD RIVER, OREGON
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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
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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
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A3 — Entertainment
A4 — Viewpoint
A5 — This Week at HRVHS
A6 — Obituaries
A7, 8 – Sports
A9 – Happenings, Legals
A11 – The Ale List
A12 – ‘Sticker Shock’
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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.