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Aporkalypse Now!
T OM
returns Feb. 20
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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
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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
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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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