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Presidents Day closures
HR Pool will be
open Sunday
and Monday
Monday is a federal
holiday observed by
schools, banks and some
businesses.
Schools are out for the
day, and government of-
fices will be closed.
Hood River Library
branches will be closed.
There will be no Unit-
ed States Postal Service
delivery on Monday.
Hood River News of-
fices will be open regular
hours.
Hood River Pool will be
closed all day Saturday,
Feb. 14 for the Columbia
River Conference district
meet.
The pool will reopen
for nor mal business
hours on Feb 15 at 10 a.m.
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for the
Hood River News, Saturday, February 14, 2015
The Aquatic Center
will be open Monday for a
special open $1 swim
from 1-3:30 p.m. The slide,
rope swing, basketball
hoop will be open, and
the party room is avail-
able for rental.
Swim lesson registra-
tion is underway. You
can now register online
at hoodriver parksan-
drec.org, or you can reg-
ister in person at the
Aquatic Center. New
classes are being added to
accommodate full class-
es.
aged by the U.S. Forest
Service, as well as by the
National Park Service,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Bureau of Land
Management and Bureau
of Reclamation.
This fee waiver applies
to day-use fees at Forest
Service recreation sites
across Oregon and Wash-
ington. This includes
many picnic areas, boat
launches, trailheads and
visitor centers.
Concession operations
will continue to charge
fees unless the permit
holder wishes to partici-
pate. Fees for camping,
cabin rentals, heritage
expeditions, or other per-
mits will not be waived.
For more information
on specific fee sites, call
your local national forest
or visit their website
through www.fs.usda.gov.
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USFS fee waiver —
Day-use fees at most U.S.
Forest Service recreation
sites will be waived on
Monday, Feb 16, to cele-
brate Presidents Day.
The administrative fee
waiver of recreation-use
fees applies annually on
Presidents Day at public
recreation lands man-
Elks Lodge names Bell, McLean
January students of the month
Joy Bell and Lucy McLean
have been selected as Janu-
ary Students of the Month by
the Hood River Elks Lodge
and were presented $100
checks at a recent Lodge
meeting. Both are seniors at
Hood River Valley High
School. They, along with the
other monthly winners, will
be honored at a banquet on
May 31 of this year.
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Joy Bell is an honor roll
student who is very self-mo-
tivated and someone who has
strong leadership skills. She
was a former player on the
lacrosse team and a member
of the HRVHS student panel
for hiring new principals.
She is also a member of the
Health Media Club that fo-
cuses on improving the
health and welfare in the
community and a member of
SOAR (Students of Apt
Readiness), which helps
make middle school students
aware of what their high
school experience will be
like.
Joy is very involved with
the Leos organization and
she has done various activi-
ties, such as selling snacks at
Movies in the Park, raising
money for the Big Brothers
Big Sisters program, volun-
teering at the local FISH food
bank and selling cookies at
the Lions Follies show. She
has also sold food at a
HRVHS play, helped back-
stage at a fashion show,
helped with the Hood River
food bank and organized bot-
tles and cans for the Recy-
cling for the Community
group.
In 2014, she was one of five
students selected to attend
the International Lions Con-
vention in Toronto, Ontario.
Other projects include sort-
ing cans and bottles at
Rosauers and being part of
the school canned food drive.
With the Leadership for
Tomorrow group, she gave
out hot chocolate and cook-
ies at the annual Christmas
tree lighting ceremony and
also during the Christmas
season, she and others
bought presents and gifted
them to families that other-
wise could not afford them.
Joy is the daughter of Van
Joy Bell
Lucy McLean
Miley and Michelle Bell.
This coming fall, Joy will at-
tend a four year university
and major in business and
will then go on to attain an
MBA in international busi-
ness. She would like to pur-
sue a career in international
relations. In her spare time,
she enjoys reading and cook-
ing.
helped sort, box and deliver
food to needy families in the
community. The Challenge
Day Club, which creates a
safe environment for young
kids, and Link Crew leader
were two other groups that
she has helped with. She has
volunteered at two high
school soccer camps, where
she was a coach and mentor
for 4-12 year olds and helped
them with their soccer skills.
Lucy has also volunteered at
high school and middle
school track meets, helping
as a timer and to run the
event.
Lucy is the daughter of
George and Kathy McLean
and has an older sister, Mad-
die, a sophomore at Bates
College in Maine.
Later this year, she will en-
roll in a four year university.
She is undecided about what
career path she would like to
pursue. Other interests in-
clude reading, shipping and
working at Mike’s Ice Cream.
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Lucy McLean is a high
achiever and is very involved
in a number of various activ-
ities. She is a member of the
National Honor Society and
has challeng ed herself
throughout high school by
taking many honors and ad-
vanced placement classes.
Lucy was a high school
champion ski racer in 2012
and an individual league
champion from 2012-2014.
In 2014, she was a second
place finisher in skier cross
at Stake, won the most valu-
able skier award in 2014 and
was on the league champion
team in 2012, 2013 and 2014.
She was a member of the ju-
nior varsity track team her
freshman and sophomore
years and has been other var-
sity soccer team since her
sophomore year.
Lucy’s volunteer work in-
cludes working with the Leos
club, doing various activities
such as recycling and help-
ing with Movies in the Park.
She also helps at the local
FISH food bank bagging,
stocking and carrying out
food to customers. During
the Christmas season, she
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