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www.hoodrivernews.com Hood River News, Saturday, March 14, 2015 M USEUM Continued from Page A1 exhibits and events — muse- um staff often double as la- borers when volunteers run short. “It’s not the sort of job for someone that just wants to sit at a desk all day. You have to be always moving, always out in the community … get- ting to know them,” said Shuemate. She attended T hursday’s Chamber of Commerce Small Business Showcase, along with Gilber tson and Andrea Smith, an AmeriCorps vol- unteer serving the museum. Shuemate said re-engag- ing with the community was a top priority, considering the museum’s tumultuous last two years. In summer of 2013, the museum closed for renovations and restruc- tured its governance from county to non-profit status. The following May, it lost its key executive. In the transition, many businesses and local part- ners “forgot” about the mu- seum, Shuemate said. She also sensed a degree of local tension over the muse- um’s restructuring. “There had been some drama be- tween the county and the council here because of the partnership and how that’s set up,” she said. “But I’m here to hopefully mend those relationships and get us back on the right foot.” During her first week, Shuemate dove into her role, contacting local wineries and locking down “Happy Hour” wine tastings to coin- cide with the museum’s cur- rent exhibit, Clink! A Taste of Oregon Wine. For her first major initia- tive, she convened with the Heritage Council Thursday and confirmed the museum’s summer exhibit: sports and recreation. The exhibit will honor the Columbia Gorge’s status as a water sports Mecca. “We’d really like to high- light that part of our histo- ry,” said Shuemate. “We’re looking for any businesses that would like to loan us items to put on display. We’re also interested in getting people’s stories about what brought them here for recre- ation as opposed to some- place else.” Shuemate hopes to forge deeper connections with local businesses and political leaders to achieve her future plans for the museum. As a new member of town, net- working will be a crucial un- dertaking. Shuemate hails from Burlington, Wisc., a town with a similar population size to Hood River. She has a Masters degree in Public History from the University of Wisconsin. She worked at three museums in Wiscon- sin, planning events and co- ordinating public outreach. Shuemate is impressed with the town. “I was shocked and awed with how beautiful it is,” she said. “The people are kind and re- spectful and it’s just a really great community.” Photo by Patrick Mulvihill PETERSON BROS. CONSTRUCTION workers make upgrades to the Shoreline Trail in front of the His- tory Museum Thursday, as part of the Port of Hood River trail project. Other repairs are being done in front of the marina. The project also includes the Nichols Basin trail farther west on the riverfront. In the background is the museum’s featured artifact, the wheel of the sternwheeler SS Henderson. D AVID candidate filed as of March 10: Transportation — 1 posi- tion — unexpired 2 year term, 1 position — 4 year term Parkdale RFD — 3 posi- tions, 4 year terms Westside RFD — 1 posi- tion, 4 year term Crystal Springs Water — 2 positions, 4 year terms Port of Cascade Locks — Positions 1 and 3, both with 4 year terms Port of Hood River — Posi- tion 5 — 4 year term Parkdale Sanitation — 1 position — 4 year term; 2 po- sitions, unexpired 2 year terms E LECTION Continued from Page A1 Continued from Page A1 decadent,” he said. “I have the background to do that sort of stuff. But what I real- ly like is being involved with projects that are sensible, and energy efficient, and make elegant, efficient use out of storage.” Current projects run the gamut of size and scope. He’s just finishing up an 800- square-foot custom kitchen … and starting on built-ins for a 540-square-foot house. “It’s a cute little design,” he said of the house, “but the cabinets were poorly planned and inadequate, so were doing some alterations to existing cabinetry and building in a bunch of clos- ets, window seats, and built- in dressers and bed head- boards.” He didn’t go to college to learn his trade — just the “school of hard knocks.” His first-ever job was a pole barn when he was 22 “because it was a job I could get,” he said. “I was trying to culti- vate basic practical skills.” In the 1980s, he worked in Portland, where he spent seven years going from “one McMansion to the next, doing interior staircases, closets, not the main kitchens and baths, but some of the built-ins and all the doors and trim and mantels and paneled libraries. We did some pretty fancy stuff back then.” He had a knack for finish work, and “bluffed my way into a series of three jobs that were slightly over my head...” he said. “It was an accelerated learning curve.” During those three jobs, he built circular staircases, paneled libraries and large mantels, and worked “along- side people that were better than me,” he said. “That’s an ideal situation for learning.” But this extensive back- ground proves to be both a blessing and a curse. “…There seems to be a feeling among people that once you do really difficult work you can’t go back and do easy work anymore, and it’s simply not true. We find easy work to be easy,” he laughed. “Experience is ex- perience, whether it’s creat- ing a really masterful fine home or hanging a door and trimming it quickly.” and Jean Sheppard and John Schoppert for the Library District. Also, Theresa North and William Byrne have filed for the Transportation District seat. However, no candidates have so far filed for two of three open seats on the Port of Cascade Locks commis- sion, and only one for the two spots on the Port of Hood River board. ■ Positions open with no Submitted photo ONE OF David McClure’s many projects: A library remodel inspired by the homeowner’s old roll top desk. “I really like doing offices because it’s so important to people,” McClure said. “Small improve- ment in efficiencies and aesthetics … affects their mindset and their productivity.” the people that live with it. We hope that our enthusiasm for what we do is kind of con- tagious, and will, at least to some small degree, inspire excellence in people that see it and touch it and live with it.” His woodworking business isn’t just about building — there is a lot of behind the scenes work that goes into each day, such as creating plans, measuring the pro- posed space and meeting with electricians. “A lot is tied in with the de- sign of things, too,” he said. “I do drafting and 3D render- ing, and I’m kind of liking that a lot lately. I build it (on the computer) first. There’s no way by floor plans and el- evations the owners can get a sense of what it’s going to look like, like they do with this kind of rendering. So Athlete of the Week Hannah Bergemann this has become a significant part of how I spend my time. “The design is such an im- portant element. Especially in a small house, the accu- mulated inches you gain in custom cabinets rather than putting in cabinets that come in three inch modules, it can really add up … where you’re trying to center a sink and gain maximum space. The smaller the kitchen the more the custom cabinets can add to the efficiency of the space used.” Hood River Valley Ski Team For the second year in a row, Hannah Bergemann took first place in every event of the freestyle competition during last week’s state skiing championships at Mt. Hood Meadows, helping lead her team to a first-place overall victory. The Athlete of the Week will receive a large pizza with 2 toppings from Papa Murphy’s. Congratulations to our winner 3-14-15. 1765 12th St. • Hood River • 541-386-7131 COLUMBIA GORGE Visitors Guide Thousands of people visit every year. Why not advertise? • RESERVE YOUR SPACE NOW • Call 541.386.1234 or 541.296.2141 TODAY! Ask about our SPECIALTY PAGES and LINE ADS LOOK! 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