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www.hoodrivernews.com A9 Hood River News, Wednesday, February 4, 2015 HOW TO HELP F IRE Continued from Page A1 and an extra credit home- work assignment, lost in the fire. “Gracie’s come out fairly well, plenty of people have come forth with clothing in her size,” Adams said. The Jan. 31 article on the fire stated that injuries were minor, but Adams said her father suffered first degree burns to his nose, ears, arm and back, and is under a doc- tor’s treatment. The fire that destroyed the Westcliff Drive home, leav- ing the family with literally just the clothes on their backs, is under investiga- tion. Westside Fire District marshal Jim Trammell said, “Because it’s a large loss, we are working with the insur- ance company and inspector, and we need to schedule an engineer to check for struc- tural safety.” That could hap- pen as early as Tuesday, Feb. 3, Trammell said. “We might have to shore up building to see if we can get inside and investigate,” he said. “It was a total loss,” Tram- mell said. The fire broke out at about 5:30 a.m. “When we ar rived on scene, the fire was quite well established in the house, and it took us 45 minutes to knock it down,” Trammell said. “The first arriving en- gine found it fully involved, with fire from all four cor- ners. We’re not sure why the fire spread this quickly. The owners believe it probably started in the garage.” Two vehicles in the garage were also destroyed. A total of 25 firefighters responded, aboard three en- gines and two tenders, ac- cording to Trammell. They were from Westside and Hood River fire departments, and the Odell station of Wy’east Fire District. “We knew immediately we would have to take a de- fensive tactic, to just get the fire out, and it was too dan- gerous to go inside,” Tram- mell said. Hood River Police officer Erin Mason was the first offi- cial on scene, one minute after the call came in, and the home was already engulfed. The family is being put up at The Vagabond Lodge, a few blocks east of their home, until Feb. 13, and nearby restaurants are providing meals. White Buf- falo Wine Bar has invited the family to dinners, and Char- burger gave the Maurers a gift certificate for breakfast, lunch or dinner, with no amount filled in. The next major task is finding a long-term rental, one that ac- cepts a small dog. (Two dogs in the home escaped the fire, Adams said.) Contact the Hood River Windermere office if you can help. “One lesson we’ve learned is: don’t keep all your valuable pa- pers in the house where they can get burned,” Adams said. She noted the long process of getting inspectors safely onto the property before any insur- ance reimbursement is possible. “Hopefully we can get the money and slowly restore items, but we don’t expect to rescue anything,” Adams said. They lost everything – even eyeglasses. Adams said Cascade Eye Cen- ter provided her parents with temporary eyeglasses at no charge, and “a good friend at Windermere rented my Mom a car for a week, which was huge.” “When you lose everything it’s really difficult to get identifi- cation. I spent all day yesterday driving Dad to utility companies just trying to get copies of bills to get a birth certificate to get a driver’s license,” she said. Adams said donations have been coming in at Windermere, but living in a motel makes it difficult to store donations. The Maurers are keeping a list of items people have offered, and Adams asked that donations be made to the US Bank fund. Checks can also be made to the Maurers and sent to Adams at P.O. Box 1724, Hood River, OR 97031. Adams said, “When a fire hap- pens there are all these things you just don’t think about. “There are the needs in the fu- ture, but right now it’s the im- mediacy of keeping them in a place that’s warm, and fortu- nately they have that,” she said. ■ Firefighters spent most of the day Saturday in clean up at the Westcliff Drive fire scene. Museum hosts educators ■ Warming Shelter — Hood River War ming Shelter is open at Hood River Expo Center build- ing, 405 Portway Ave.. From 6 p.m. to 7 a.m. nightly, homeless people can find a warm place to sleep, bedding, meals, and connection to com- munity resources, all at no charge. The service is offered nightly at rotat- ing locations. ■ Volunteer drivers from the Mid-Columbia area are needed to take veterans to the Portland VA Medical Center. Ore- gon drivers must have a valid driver’s license and a good driving record. CDL is not needed. For more information, con- tact the DAV Coordinator at 1-800-949-1004, ext. 57804 or ext. 56957. ■ HR Care Center — The Family Council at the Hood River Care Cen- ter is seeking donations f o r w i l d bird- seed, to be used in fil- ing the resi- dents’ bird- feed- e r s . This is an ac- tivity which is enjoyed all year round. Donations may be dropped off at the Hood River Care Center, 729 Henderson Road. For delivery or pick-up, call Debbie Medina, 541-490- 1575 or Carol Daniel, chairman, 541-490-6136 or hrccfc551@gmail.com.l ■ History Museum of Hood River County — If you like wine you are going to want to be one of the first to see a new ex- hibition, what better way than to volunteer for the installation? There are so many new exhibits, edu- cational events, and other happenings at the muse- um, and more volunteers are needed! If you want to become part of our fami- ly and have any interest in helping during this ex- citing time, email Andrea at thmvolun- teer@hrecn.net or call 541-386-6772 ■ Educator Apprecia- tion Evening, Feb. 5, 4 to 6 p.m.; educators get in free, including home school educators. This is a chance for the museum to thank educa- tors and to demonstrate the educational opportu- nities available to stu- dents at the History Mu- seum of Hood River County. ■ “Made in the Gorge” Movie Night, Friday, Feb. 20, doors open at 5:30 p.m., movie starts at 6 p.m. Want in? If your non- profit is look- ing for volun- teers or has other needs, send brief in- formation to hrnews@hood rivenews.com WEEKLY SUDOKU S ALCIDO Continued from Page A1 blocking the flow of the creek, preventing migration of endangered fish species. Other projects have included the cleaning up of nuisance properties — those with stored solid waste — to pre- serve farmland and property values, and getting unautho- rized second dwellings into compliance. “I look forward to applying my compliance enforcement skills at a local level to pro- duce tangible results for Hood River County resi- dents, which I hope will include protection of property values, farming practices and promoting a clean environment,” she said. Salcido has 23 years of ex- perience enforcing civil and criminal regulations, “with an emphasis on working with the public to achieve voluntary compliance through outreach and train- ing.” Before moving to Hood River, she was Special Agent in Charge of the San Jose Of- fice of Export Enforcement for the U.S. Department of Your Mortgage Lender Commerce, a position that involved investigating tech- nology exports to foreign lands “that posed a threat to U.S. national security, law en- forcement and intelligence agencies, and freight for- warding companies to pre- vent illegal exports from de- livery to prohibited end uses or end users,” she said. “I am most proud of the contribution my team made interrupting various supply chains of weapons of mass destruction programs in countries that pose a threat to U.S. interests.” Salcido has created fact sheets regarding the limita- Bernie Dittenhofer NMLS #2550 NMLS #114231 A division of Mann Mortgage, LLC 509 Cascade Ave., Suite F, Hood River Apply at berniedittenhofer.westcorpmortgage.com Shop Local The Gorge ANSWER Sponsored by: Call 541-386-1234 to advertise here 8 4 6 2 7 5 2 4 3 9 1 6 5 3 7 9 8 1 4 9 5 8 3 6 1 8 3 5 2 7 6 7 2 1 4 9 9 3 7 6 1 4 8 2 5 2 5 1 9 8 3 6 7 4 5 2 9 7 6 8 1 4 3 3 6 8 4 5 1 7 9 2 7 1 4 3 9 2 5 8 6 Puzzle on Page A5 Dr. Stephen Snyder after 42 years practicing general dentistry here in Hood River, will be limiting his practice at Hood River Dental to the treatment of sleep apnea, snoring and complex denture prosthetics. 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