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A10 Hood River News, Saturday, February 7, 2015 Aporkalypse Now! T OM returns Feb. 20 Continued from Page A1 Event benefits Helping Hands T he second annual Aporkalypse Now! — Hood River’s Bacon Festival will be held on Feb. 20 at Spring- house Cellars in Hood River. It’s an evening of bringing together those who can cook with bacon and those who go hog wild over the stuff. Restaurants will be vying for the coveted Golden Ticket to the World Food Champi- onships, a bacon eating con- test, bacon poetry, and even a Kevin Bacon look-alike con- test. Z ONING Continued from Page A1 ducted by LUBA rather (than) a more open-ended re- view.” Specifically, LUBA noted Hood River County Zoning Ordinance Article 61 con- strains the county commis- sion to only affirming, re- versing, or re- manding a de- cision and does Public not allow the hearing body to modify Feb. 11 a decision at 7 p.m. made by the 601 planning com- State St. mission. LUBA added the county’s zon- ing ordinance limits county commissioners’ scope of re- view to four specific errors instead of allowing broader consideration and that the ordinance “requires the board of commissioners to review the underlying deci- sion for legal error, rather than review the application directly or render a new de- cision on the merits of the application.” Roberts agreed and said that “the scope of review is rather unusual” for the coun- ty commission and that he was “not aware of any other board of commissioners in the state or the country” that had these kinds of limita- tions. P OLICE Continued from Page A1 first-degree criminal mis- chief charges and lodged in the juvenile detention sec- tion of the Northern Oregon Tickets are $20 and avail- able on www.eventbrite.com or at the door (on a space available basis). All proceeds go to Helping Hands Against Violence, a non-profit organization in the Gorge which supports victims of domestic vio- lence. More information on Facebook at Aporkalypse Now Bacon Fest or call Help- ing Hands for more informa- tion 541-386-4808. Helping Hands relies upon community support for its programs including shelter for women and children, counseling, job training, and other resources. Other changes to the zon- ing ordinance include sim- plifying language on subjects such as how to determine whether a party has “stand- ing” in a land use review and determining when a review requires a “de novo” or “new evidence” hearing. When ruling on an appeal, county commissioners can make their decision based on the already established record from the previous planning commission hearing, or they can honor requests for a de novo hearing, which is held in case substantial new evi- dence arises that could affect the outcome of the land use decision. Roberts mentioned that “a lot of times (a de novo hear- ing request) is a tactic by at- torneys to get an edge” and prolong proceedings. Ac- cordingly, the decision to hold a de novo hearing is at the discretion of the county commissioners, who have to decide whether there really is new evidence or not. T he complete list of changes to the zoning ordi- nance is available online for review at the Hood River County website at h t t p : / / w w w. c o . h o o d - river.or.us/. Click on “Com- munity Development” under the “County Departments” tab and then click on the link on the calendar that appears. Those with questions can call the planning department at 541-387-6840. Regional Corrections Facili- ty in The Dalles. So far, police have estimat- ed damages between $7,000 and $8,000. HRPD advises anyone who believes they may have been a victim of the vandalism to call the de- partment at 541-386-2121. His new schedule will allow him the flexibility to volunteer more frequently at Faith Bible Church and the Hood River Lions Club, where he serves as chairman of the Lions Club Founda- tion. It will also allow him more contact with residents — his favorite part. He’ll divide his time between Down Manor and Brookside, two parts of the “Senior Village” that makes up Providence assist- ed living and care sites; the other is Providence Deth- man Manor. “We’ re actually doing more to try to come togeth- er,” he said of Down Manor and Brookside. “It’s an easy transition because I know all the people. I’ve spent the last year and a half — almost two years, really — focusing on Down Manor, and one of my concerns always was just los- ing touch with the Brookside Manor people.” While his focus has been bringing people to Down Manor, he spends many hours with the residents. “It’s interesting talking to residents,” he said. “The more you know (about them), the more you can meet their needs and care for them.” Despite the new position, he will be doing some of the same tasks: he facilitates a dementia support group for f amily members (held Wednesdays), a men’s group (started about eight months ago with Brookside activity director Jacky Koester) and the monthly resident council meeting, helps write the newsletter with Dethman Manor mana g er Jessica Franklin, participates in res- ident events and activities, provides transportation to medical appointments for both Down Manor and Brookside, and occasionally helps staff in Brookside’s memory care unit or the Fri- day “Drive to Nowhere” in Down Manor’s 14-passanger van, the point of which is to just drive. “I enjoy that because I’ve lived here long enough now, it’s nice to talk to them as we drive,” Yates said. “So many have g rown up here … there’s just so much history here.” Yates and wife Carol, who is the business manager at Horizon Christian School, moved to Hood River in 1976. He graduated from Washing- ton State University with a teaching degree and taught gover nment classes in Prineville for three years be- fore deciding that he wanted to be a broadcast journalist, specifically for KGW in Port- land. He went to the Univer- sity of Oregon, where he graduated with a journalism degree. 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