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A2 Hood River News, Saturday, April 4, 2015 THE P orch News Kids Campaign winner donates to dog shelter A Dog in their four year sub- scription-selling dynasty. Ac- cording to Judy Dutcher, Adopt A Dog board president, the shel- ter lets the kids name a dog each year in celebration of the dona- tion. The Trumbulls are dog lovers, with two of their own at home. Caleb described himself as a competitive person. He’s in- volved in football, lacrosse and mountain biking at Hood River Middle School. In March, he took first place in the Red 2 Red biking competition in Echo. His divi- sion was ages 10 to 14 but his time also outstripped competi- tors in the 15 to 19 division. As an eighth grader next year, Caleb will have his last chance to compete in the Kids Campaign again, before he moves past the age cutoff. However, Caleb will be able to channel his competitive spirit into high school athletics. “I’m pretty excited to go into high school,” said Caleb. By PATRICK MULVIHILL News staff writer From the Chamber: The first annual Blossom Time window decorating contest is here! Judging will take place April 10, and to qualify, the theme of blossoms or springtime must be represented. All member businesses are invited to compete, and the winner will receive $500, courtesy of the Chamber. (We look forward to the return, in 2016, of the sec- ond annual contest.) SCENE and Heard: A woman parks against traf- fic next to a “No Parking This Side of Street” sign, runs around the back of the house while holding a shoe in each hand … “Garage Sale” signs illegally attached to utility and street poles … A young woman pushes a stroller with two kids in it, singing as she goes, “I wanna be like you-ooh-hoo …” (Is Louis Prima making a comeback? Or is “Jungle Book” (1967!) one of her kids’ favorite DVDs?) WELL SAID: “I’d rather live with a good ques- tion than a bad answer.” — Aryeh Frimer SATURDAY MORNING ECLIPSE This is an important – can we say “skymark?” — lunar eclipse weekend, and our astronomer friends Paul and Diana Kuiper of Wasco County sent along this: “The lunar eclipse is expected to occur in the western sky short- ly before dawn. It is one four eclipses in the space of a year (April 15 and Oct. 7 in 2014, and another on Sept. 28, 2015); such a close group- ing of eclipses is a rare event in celestial mechanics and often coincides with major events in world his- tory.” Paul Kuiper took a series of 0hotos over a two-hour period Aprll 14, 2014, on a simple digital camera. Paul will present an astronomy class through Community Education running June 6 through July 7 – find it on page 5 of the new catalog, or go to hrcommunityed.org. According to CNN: Starting at 3:16 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time, the moon will begin moving into Earth’s shadow. For the next hour and 45 minutes, that shadow will move across the moon and engulf it at 4:58 a.m. Pacific Time. For Caleb Trumbull, victory and charity are a combined mis- sion. When the seventh grader took first place in the Hood River News Kids Campaign in March, he made a point to donate half his winnings to the local animal shelter, Hood River Adopt A Dog. Combined with $217 in contri- butions he gleaned from the Hood River Rotary Club Thurs- day, Trumbull has donated a total of $1,167 to the shelter. The family tradition of com- peting in the Kids Campaign and then donating half the winnings be g an four years a go with Caleb’s sister, Lauren, when she was in 6th grade. “She kind of passed the imagi- nary baton,” said Caleb. Last year, Caleb won second Photo by Patrick Mulvihill. place; this year he took first, sell- ing the most subscriptions of CALEB TRUMBULL, left, and Judy Dutcher, board Hood River News locally. president of Adopt A Dog, speak to the Hood River So far, the Trumbull kids have stacked up over $3,500 for Adopt Rotary Club at Hood River Inn Thursday. B EAR Continued from Page A1 us continue our growth and strengthen the many long ter m relationships we’ve built with our friends in the Cascade Locks community,” said Bear Mountain chair- man Bob Sourek. The companies buy Dou- glas Fir and Western Red Cedar sawdust from sawmills across Oregon and Washington, then transform them into usable products, distributed around the na- tion. “The expansion opportu- nity with Bear Mountain is a great step forward for this community,” said Port Com- mission President Jess Groves. “The deal says a lot about the value of working together to help existing businesses expand.” The Port will hold dollars from the property deal in a development fund, created in the Port’s 2014-15 budget, for the purpose of developing in- frastructure to make adja- cent proper ties “shovel ready” for business develop- ment. The Port is budgeting for an immediate investment of $1.2 million to build ade- quately sized water, sewer and power lines into the business park. The Port is also negotiat- ing with three other busi- nesses for properties in the business park, ranging from three to 25 acres in size. One of the businesses is Puff Factory, which is inter- ested in purchasing four acres to create a plant dedi- cated to transforming local orchardists’ fruit into freeze- dried fruit snacks. The Port is also negotiating the lease of an industrial “flex” build- ing that Puff Factory has been eyeing. 1910 Classic in-town on large lot 3 bed, 2 bath, office, separate shop/studio Mt. Hood view. End of street. Filled with natural light. $462,500 Call 541-490-6006 jeffhunter1859@gmail.com ESTATE SALE & LIVE AUCTION We’re cleaning out three barns and a house! Photo by Kirby Neumann-Rea N ICHOLS T RAIL W ORK Crestline crews are busy grading the west side of Nichols Boat basin to make way for trails, lawns and landscaping, and a new beach as part of the Port of Hood River pedestrian access project. A new seawall, with railings, is the next major phase of the project. Target com- pletion date is June. The new trail will connect pedestrian paths at the Event Site to a forthcoming trail section on the south end of the boat basin, which will happen with the Nichols Landing hotel project planned by Naito Corp. B LOOM Continued from Page A1 “The other is that if we have cool and wet conditions like the last week or so, that can result in russeting of the fruit,” Castagnoli said. Rus- seting is the brown or yel- lowish spots or streaks that, while having limited impact on the flavor of the fruit, can reduce their marketability. Castagnoli added that pears and apples appear to have experienced little dam- age from the single-digit early freeze in November 2014, though the abnormally- cold temperatures spelled disaster for cherry growers in Wasco and Hood River counties. Despite the early bloom, Castagnoli predicted the overall fruit maturation and 9th Annual GORGE ARTISTS harvest periods as “pretty much business as usual. “I think other than having to scramble a little bit more because things started earli- er, this is always a busy time; they’re (orchardists) doing their usual attention to weather forecasts,” he said Thursday. “At this stage, with more war m, dry weather, that would be fine,” Castagnoli said, adding that the fruit growers are prepared. “The weather conditions are not anything they don’t deal with on a year to year basis,” he said. Temperatures dropped T hursday night/F riday mor ning, but Castagnoli said, “It’s been pretty warm but the last week of cooler weather, because of cloud cover, wind, and some rain, that combo doesn’t really contribute to frost.” OPEN STUDIOS Free Tour • Visit 38 Artists BOOK SIGNING / EVENING LECTURE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE National Scenic Area Garage Sale & Auction Preview Friday, April 10, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Auction Saturday, April 11 10 a.m. (Doors open 8 a.m.) Randy & Sheryl Graves 4300 Chamberlin Drive, Hood River FULL SAIL APRIL Thai Flare BREWMA STER DINNER THURSDAY, APRIL 9TH First Course FRIED VERMICELLI WRAPPED SHRIMP Vermicelli wrapped prawn served over green papaya salad topped with a sweet ginger Thai sauce. PAIRED WITH SESSION EXPORT Photography by Peter Marbach Essay by Janet Cook Join photographer Peter Marbach and author Janet Cook for the unveiling of their new book: COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE NATIONAL SCENIC AREA April 10, 11, 12, 2015 April 15 at Columbia Center for the Arts gorgeartists.org Book signing starts at 6:30, public program “Wild at Heart in the Columbia River Gorge” starts at 7PM 10am-6pm Lots of antiques • Wood-burning cook stoves Roll top desk • King size bedroom set Hutch • Tables • Art and more Event sponsored by Weinstein PR PRINTED BY COLUMBIA GORGE PRESS Second Course FISH SAUCE CHICKEN WING Sweet yet savory sauce played down with fried garlic. PAIRED WITH FULL SAIL AMBER Intermezzo Third Course Coconut, mango, and lime zest. DUCK PAD PRIK KING Duck confit served over classic Thai Pad Prik King served with steamed jasmine rice. PAIRED WITH FULL SAIL IPA Fourth Course MANGO STICKY RICE Thai sticky rice with fresh sliced mango topped with Thai ginger sea salted coconut milk and toasted sesame seeds. "27" ANNIVERSARY WHEATWINE ALE $40 PER PERSON Quantities are Limited SERVING FROM 5:00 PM 506 COLUMBIA STREET HOOD RIVER, OR OPEN DAILY 11:00AM – 9:00PM 541-386-2247
