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BIG WIN SPECIAL SECTION Keeping Children Safe Hawks win Big Sky – A7 M IDWEEK E DITION Vol. 109, No. 16 HOOD RIVER, OREGON Official Newspaper, City of Hood River and Hood River County ■ WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2015 75 cents 3 Sections, 40 Pages www.hoodrivernews.com Charge for that carbon Youths speak out on climate change; council prepares to seek public input By KIRBY NEUMANN-REA News editor Photos by Kirby Neumann-Rea SENIOR DELANEY BARBOUR portrays the title character in “Madwoman of Chaillot”, at right. Above, the scheming Prospector (Sam Hannigan, left) and wise Dr. Jadin (Rhianna Salmon), center, are soon at odds. Waiter (Nick Molina), street singer (Sean Gray), and dancer (Sierra Reynolds) are just a few of the characters who add drama and color to one eventful day in Paris. Entrez, ‘Madame’ Student actors give color to ‘poetically satirical’ play, which opens at HRVHS this weekend PAGE A3 On stage at HRMS: “The Girl Who Lived With The Bears,” a musical by Mark Steighner, opens Friday and Saturday, 7 p.m. By KIRBY NEUMANN-REA News editor “Nothing is ever so wrong in the world that a sensible woman can’t set right in the course of the afternoon.” The title character’s sunnily sardonic comment gives a clue to events of the poetic satire “The Madwoman of Chaillot,” opening Friday at Hood River Valley High School. It’s also a representative of the wise, funny, loopy, and ultimately logical observations on life, love, politics, and shoelaces, in Jean Giraudoux’s 1943 play. “The Madwoman of Chaillot” has been described as “one part fantasy and two parts reason,” said director Rachel Har ry, adding that it played Broadway for two years and won a Tony, “and is considered one of the most interesting and rewarding plays to have been written in the ‘40s and ‘50s.” “I chose the play for a variety of reasons; there are many wonderful quirky parts for my actors to play with, very strong female roles and fast paced humor,” Harry said. Se- nior Delaney Barbour portrays Madame Aurelia, the street- savvy regal guardian of Paris who sees through the posers and thieves of the world but believes in the power of love and beauty. Ultimately, Madame Aurelia helps us see that if power cor- rupts absolutely, those who seek that power are brought down by their own ego and delusion. The President of an almost- nameless company conspires with the Broker, the Baroness, and the Prospector to drain Paris of its oil, leaving the city lifeless. But with the help of a young man Pierre, The Ragpicker, the plaid- See PLAY, Page A9 TICKETS AND TIMES Performances begin Feb. 27-28, March 6-7 and March 13-14, 7 p.m. and March 1 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for seniors and students, in Bowe Theater at Hood River Valley High School. City Council heard strong words from two young people Monday on the subject of climate change and proposed “carbon price” legisla- tion. In the same meeting when council heard re por ts on stor mwater management, oil railcar con- cer ns, and housing and urban develop- ment con- cer ns, the Dae Dahlquist elected of fi- cials started by listening to pleas from two students asking them to adopt a statewide resolution that would call for charging a fee to businesses releas- ing carbons into the atmosphere. “One of the great opportunities that we have in Hood River is our community that is aware of what is happening to the earth,” said Charley Boonstra, a junior at Hood River Valley High School. “I am here to ask you to approve the Carbon Tax resolution for the State of Oregon because it has be- come necessary to discourage the release of carbon into the environ- ment and encourage the use and development of alternative ener- See COUNCIL, Page A5 Apple Valley sizzles again Full Sail employees Parkdale eatery repeats victory at the bacon-laden benefit Aporkalypse Now By KIRBY NEUMANN-REA News editor JEFF LEMLEY won the bouquet of bacon roses for his bacon poetry. Apple Valley BBQ has a picture of a pig on its logo, making its dom- inance at the Gorge’s biggest bacon event hardly a surprising thing. The crew from the Parkdale restaurant and catering service swept the Peoples’ Choice and Judges’ awards Friday at the Help- ing Hands Ag ainst Violence Aporkalypse Now benefit at Spring- house Winery. The benefit raised $2,934 for the Helping Hands shelter and support services and was attended by about 175 people who enjoyed sampling the dishes, the bacon poetry con- test, bacon eating contest, and even a “pig-nata” for kids to take a whack out in front of the building. “The work our advocates do — supporting victims of domestic vi- olence — is a really difficult job; but supporting our organization doesn’t have to be,” said Stephanie Irving, executive director of Help- ing Hands Against Violence. “In fact, sometimes it’s a heck of a lot of fun. People came to Aporkalypse for the bacon—the bacon appetiz- ers, the bacon poetry, the bacon eat- ing contest, and maybe even the ‘Pig-naata’! They ate, they drank, they laughed — all while helping to make this world a safer place for the survivors at Helping Hands. And because of them, it already is. A big thanks to all who came and enjoyed the good endorphins of the evening.” Apple Valley won for its bacon ice cream and trimmings, with many attendees eating the dessert first – earning the restaurant, and chefs Justin White and Sandy Holmes, a Golden Ticket to the World Food Championships. Six restaurants vied for favorite- bacon recipe honors, and Leila Coe See BACON, Page A5 to vote on merger By KIRBY NEUMANN-REA News editor Full Sail CEO Irene Firmat and executive brewmaster Jamie Em- merson announced Monday that a major change is possible at the brewery this spring. Brewery employees will vote by March 6 on whether to accept a merger with a group of investors known as Oregon Craft Brewers Co. OCBC is the temporary name of the group, whose primary part- ner, Encore Investments of San Francisco, brought the offer to Fir mat and Emmerson this month. The merger “would honor the commitment and value brought by all of our employees, past and present,” Firmat said. Voting will be by a total of 78 current and past employees who own shares. “OCBC has been formed by a group of investors to merge with Full Sail and carry on our legacy as an independent Oregon based craft brewery,” Firmat and Em- merson said in a statement re- leased Tuesday. Full Sail’s two top officers said, “On July 2, 1999, we made the commitment to partner and share equity with our em- ployees. Now, we are pleased to announce that Full Sail employ- ees and shareholders will vote on a possible merger. “With this transaction, our em- ployee shareholders will have more financial security, and will continue to be stock option hold- ers going forward. They will be able to pay for their children’s ed- ucation, have a down payment for a house and have more financial peace of mind. “This transaction is also a con- tinuing commitment to our inde- pendence, our community and our employees. Our new partners share our values and their exper- tise with high growth consumer brands will provide a strong plat- See MERGER, Page A5 Four To Go Lions Foundation offers grant application packets What’s your ‘Favorite Photo of the Gorge’? Donations sought for Pine Grove FD auction Lucy Fine wins Poetry Out Loud competition The Hood River Lions Foundation Trust 2015 Grant applications packets are now available. Deadline is May 31 – no exceptions. Grant application packets can be picked up at PrintIt! SignMedia, located at 1820 Cascade Ave., and from Farmers Insurance office located a 1313 Belmont Ave., Hood River. The Columbia River Gorge provides endless scenes of beauty, and the Hood River News’ Panorama special section each April helps celebrate that. Readers are hereby invited to help us do that, in “My Favorite Photo of the Gorge,” an annual feature of Panorama. Send us your scenic from the past year — any season is welcome — with a short description of the place and circum- stances. Photos should be 1MB, 6-10 inch- es wide, jpg attachments preferred; send them to hrnews@hoodrivernews.com by March 1. Pine Grove Fire Department hosts the 51st annual auction on Saturday, March 7, beginning at 9 a.m. Breakfast and lunch will be available for purchase The station is four miles south of Hood River on Highway 35. Firefighter Joe Long said donations are now being accepted and the fire house will be open Saturdays from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m., and Tuesdays from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. For more information and if you need to arrange pick-ups call Long at 541-806- 1173. A total of 21 students from Hood River Valley High School competed for the school Poetry Out Loud title on Feb. 19 and the opportunity to compete in the next round, which will be held on March 7 in either Beaverton or Salem. Sophomore Lucy Fine won the competi- tion. She presented “The Nail” by C.K. Williams, and “Domestic Situation” by Earnest Hilbert. Freshmen Ruby Patter- son and Ella Rand placed second and third. The local competition was held at Columbia Center for the Arts. 7 05105 97630 3