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A2 Hood River News, Saturday, April 11, 2015 Look beyond ‘easy solutions’ on climate In Wednesday talk, former Federal official says ‘what’s really needed is carbon pricing’ By PATRICK MULVIHILL News staff writer Photo by Kirby Neumann-Rea IDLEWILDE MARKET, Fourth and Cascade, will change hands May 1 and Logsdon will take over the space, according to owner Nina Buckley. County curbs Logsdon brewery barn expansion By PATRICK MULVIHILL News staff writer The Hood River County Planning Commission voted at a hearing Wednesday to limit Logsdon Farmhouse Ales’ public expansions. The commission plans to bar the rural Odell area brewery from expanding its barn fa- cility and conducting public tours and beer tastings. Dave Logsdon and Judith Bams Brewery owner David Logsdon requested to modify the terms of his original land use agreement in order to expand his barn facility and to allow public tours. Hood River Planning Depart- ment Executive Director John Roberts said the com- mission planned to allow the recent minor expansions Lo gsdon had made, but would deny further expan- sions or public and industry tours. “The (commission) wants to curb the sort of retail and industry aspects that are not related to barn use,” said Roberts. The brewery is lo- cated on Neal Creek Road about a mile east of Highway 35. According to the planning department’s staff report, Logsdon had already con- structed two minor building expansions to the barn with- out county authorization. These two additions include a covered open storage area and a 16 foot by 16 foot stor- age room that served as a tasting room and merchan- dise store. The staf f has allowed these two buildings because they were “in keeping with original design of the barn and the general rural charac- ter of the area.” Logsdon was originally is- sued a conditional use per- mit by the commission in 2010 for a small organic brewery, under the condition that the brewery didn’t ex- pand, that its hours were limited to Monday through Friday, its staff included only the owner and one addi- tional employee, and pro- hibiting onsite retail sales of beer or merchandise. According to a staff re- port, the planning depart- ment was concerned that Logsdon’s expansions would cause the brewery to “(morph) into more of an in- dustrial use instead of re- maining an incidental com- ponent of the applicant’s farm.” The brewery produces less than 100,000 gallons of beer per year in keeping with its and use agreement. Logs- don’s non-brewing farm op- erations are small: five head of cattle, a small hop yard and about 90 cherry trees. The staff added the condi- tion that further violations would result in the planning department revoking Logs- don’s permit entirely. “It’s one of these condi- tions that goes without say- ing,” said Eric Walker, Hood River County Planning De- partment Principal Planner. The county first became aware of the retail aspects of the Logsdon operation when an adjacent property owner filed a complaint. At the time, they had no full-time staff member devoted to land use code enforcement. The county planning de- partment has been without an official code enforcement officer for several months. The planning department first created a co-compliance enforcement position last October, but its former offi- cer took another job in the private industry several months later, Walker said. The planning department will put its decision to limit Logsdons’ land use into writ- ing. During a 15-day period, there will be time for ap- peals, which could lead to further county hearings. Logsdon said he planned to keep negotiating with the county. “I feel optimistic about it,” said Logsdon. “Appeal op- tions are possible.” Logsdon is currently ex- panding its public opera- tions downtown instead of the more restricted barn site. In March, Dave Logsdon pur- chased Knead Bakery with potential plans to create a tap house at that spot. Hood River City Recorder Jennifer Gray said the city has received an application for a second location of Logs- don Brewery. The applica- tion requests authorization form the Oregon Liquor Con- trol Commission to conduct business at the for mer Idlewild Market location. The application will be pre- sented to the Hood River City Council Monday. A crowd of about 60 gath- ered at Springhouse Cellars to hear former White House staf fer Dr. Johannes Loschnigg speak about cli- mate change, common mis- conceptions and steps resi- dents can take to brace them- selves for the global shift. “Politics of Climate Change in Washington D.C.” was Loschnigg’s topic. The event was a fundraiser by the Hood River County Education Foundation, with donations requested at the door. Bring- ing Loschnigg to speak in 21-24. For details, contact LisaAnn Kawachi at 541-490- 0338 or email lisakawa- chi@yahoo.com. ■ Students 7-14 are invited to Sunday’s cheerleading clinic at HRVHS, 1 to 4 p.m., taught by two juniors on cheer squad, for their Extended Application project. Cost is $10, with all funds going to HRVHS cheerlead- ing. Learn dance, chants, clude subsidies to green ener- gy initiatives such as wind or solar, or giving tax breaks to industries with sustainable practices. However, Loschnigg said the public will rarely stand behind taxes on coal or oil, which could make a bigger impact on climate change. “Actually what is really re- quired is a price on carbon,” Loschnigg said. Loschnigg served as se- nior policy analyst at the White House Office of Sci- ence and Technology Policy from 2009 to 2013. As part of the Environment and Ener- gy Division, he helped devel- op federal policy for renew- able energy, climate change, aerospace and earth satellite observations. Previously, he was staff di- rector for the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics of the Committee on Science in the U.S. House of Representa- tives, overseeing NASA and U.S. civil space programs. Climate Action Network plans Earth Day events Columbia Gorge Climate Action Network (CGCAN) is coordinating a series of Earth Day events on Satur- day, April 25 in Hood River to celebrate and connect Columbia Gorge residents around Earth awareness. The morning will start at the Hood River Waterfront Park near the playground area at 9:30 a.m. with a wel- come and gathering circle. Following this will be a riverside clean up along the banks of the Hood River under the direction of Co- lumbia Riverkeeper from 10 a.m. to noon. All are invit- ed to meet at the Hood River Spit parking area with gloves in hand. At 11 a.m. at the Hood River Waterfront Park play- ground, the Mama Bears ( M a m a B e a r P ro j e c t . c o m ) will focus a Procession of the Species in costume or in the spirit of a being you are drawn to represent. This is an activity where even younger children can join everyone in the aware- ness of our responsibility to steward the planet for all beings. This will transition to a parade lead by the Hood River Valley High School Climate Club at noon that will journey from t h e p l ay g r o u n d a r e a through Hood River to the Riverside United Church of Christ at 4th and State Streets. All are welcome to join in. Lunch will be served for participants at 12:30 p.m. at the church, and materials from Earth centered busi- nesses and organizations will be available to connect people with ongoing ways to be involved in our local community. At 2 p.m., photographer and naturalist Darryl Lloyd will share a remarkable col- lection of photos and sto- ries about climate effects on Mt. Adams and Mt. H o o d . Fo l l o w i n g t h i s , wildlife biologist Bill Weil- er will present “Global Warming in the Gorge: Po- tential Impacts to Fish and Wildlife, and Hopeful Solu- tions.” Earth inspired ac- tivities for children will be provided by Generation Earth during these after- noon programs. Local committee to develop four year plan for improving dental health of children A committee of community members will be meeting over the next six months to create a four year plan to improve chil- dren’s dental health in Hood River and Wasco counties. A key component of the plan will be a school-based dental health program for under- served elementary and middle school children. One Community Health is leading the effort, thanks to a planning grant provided by the Children’s Dental Health Initiative Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation. Other contributors include A- dec, Kaiser Per manente, Meyer Memorial Trust, Northwest Health Foundation and Providence Health and Services. The Children’s Den- tal Health Initiative is funding school-based children’s dental health programs throughout Oregon over the next five years. Once the committee final- izes its plan, One Community Health and its partners will be eligible to apply for four years of funding to implement it. One Community Health is a non-profit, community and migrant health center. OCH’s mission is to “advance health and social justice for all mem- bers of our community.” “This is an exciting oppor- tunity to improve the dental health of children in Hood River and Wasco counties,” said Dave Edwards, One Com- munity Health CEO. “Too many local children are not receiving proper dental care. Tooth decay is the most com- mon chronic disease of school-age children, and at OCH we regularly see chil- dren with complicated, painful dental problems that could have been easily pre- vented with proper, timely dental care. “We invite any local com- munity members — particu- larly educators and dental health professionals — who are interested in helping with this planning effort to get in touch,” Edwards said. ■ Those interested in partici- pating or learning more may contact Ronda Snyder at 541- 386-6380. ‘Pair it Forward’: local youth collect used shoes Attention anyone with a closet: Those shoes you no longer want are desperately needed to help fight global poverty. That’s the message being delivered by Hood River Val- ley Leos Club, which has launched a drive to help Soles4Souls reach their goal of collecting one million pairs of shoes in their Pair It Forward campaign. (Note: at least one set of local parents is looking for- ward to having their garage back after the steady pile-up of donated shoes courtesy of their daughter, a Leos mem- ber.) The campaign is aimed at diverting used shoes away from landfills and toward cre- ating a source of revenue for micro-entrepreneurs in devel- oping nations. Used and new shoes can be dropped off at se- lect locations listed below any- HRVHS Cheerleading program holds mandatory tryout meeting April 16 Anyone interested in try- ing out for cheerleading at HRVHS for the 2015-16 sea- son is required to attend an infor mational meeting Thursday, April 16 at 7 p.m. in the HRVHS library. Anyone hoping to cheer in the fall and/or winter must attend this meeting with one of their parents in order to be eligible to tryout, includ- ing current eighth graders. Tryouts will be held the following week from April Hood River was a combined their carbon footprint. effort of the foundation and “It’s extremely likely that environmental groups Mt. human influence has been the Hood Meadows, Go! Gorge dominate cause of the ob- Owned and Friends of the Co- served warming since the lumbia Gorge. mid-20th century,” said Despite the figurative and Loschnigg, summarizing an literal heat of the topic array of studies he of climate change, the showed on a projector. audience at Spring- Loschnigg said over house Cellars was the last two decades calm and attentive Americans have be- during Loschnigg’s come more concerned speech. The former na- about the climate tional policy advisor shift. According to a sipped a craft beer and New York Times sur- joked about the Netflix vey published in Janu- Johannes series “House of ary 2015, 83 percent of Loschnigg Cards” inaccurately Americans, including portraying Congress 61 percent of Republi- before diving into his talk. cans and 86 percent of inde- Loschnigg’s essential argu- pendents, say that if nothing ment was that national con- is done to reduce emissions, versations about climate global warming will be a very change have been murky and or somewhat serious problem misguided, more focused on in the future. confusion over the scientific Loschnigg said government veracity of global warming action to combat climate than on the actions U.S. citi- change is only popular for zens can take to best reduce “easily solutions.” These in- motions, jumps and crowd- working tips. For details call Kelsey at 541-399-6634 or Skylar at 490- 7441. The camp is recom- mended for any eighth-grad- er planning to try out for fall squad. 9th Annual GORGE ARTISTS time between April 1 and April 14. The shoes collected will be delivered to Soles4Souls, an international anti-poverty organization that monetizes used shoes to cre- ate sustainable jobs and fund direct relief efforts. Bring your donations of used shoes to Westside and May Street elementary schools, Wy’east and Hood River middle schools, Mosier Community School, Bright Beginnings, HRVHS, Doug’s, Columbia River Insurance, Shortt Supply, and The Next Door. “Our Leos club is support- ing Soles4Souls because it is the definition of a social en- terprise where solid business practices are used to create positive change in people’s lives,” said Leo Claire Davies. “We hope to take a big step in providing the organization with shoes they require to Mother’s Day Brunch on the Patio!! Three Courses including Lobster & Memosas 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Dinner at 3 p.m. Happy Hour nightly 5-6 p.m. Stonehedge Gardens 541-386-3940 O P E N S T UDIOS Free Tour • Visit 38 Artists April 10, 11, 12, 2015 10am-6pm gorgeartists.org keep making a difference for people in need.” Soles4Souls – which holds the highest rating from non- profit watchdog Charity Navi- gator – contributes to environ- mental sustainability. Ameri- cans alone throw away 3.8 bil- lion pounds of unnecessary waste per year. The EPA esti- mates that only 15 percent is said to be donated or recycled. Soles4Souls diverts new and gently used shoes and cloth- ing away from landfills and re- purposes them. ■ The Leos’ club’s best-known community project is the bot- tle and can collection events each month on the first Satur- day, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the west side of Rosauers parking on the Heights in Hood River. Bring your clean containers and youths and other volun- teers will sort them for recy- cling. They then turn over the revenues from the container deposits to a different local charity each month. The pro- gram is now in its sixth year. HOOD RIVER NEWS (ISSN 07465823) is published twice weekly, every Wednesday and Saturday. Subscription rates: $42 per year prepaid ($36 for senior citizens, 65 and over) in Hood River County and western Wasco County, Oregon; and Klickitat and Skamania counties,Washington. Elsewhere, $68 prepaid per year. Known office of pub- lication, 419 State Ave., Hood River, OR 97031-2031. Periodicals postage paid at Hood River, Oregon. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to HOOD RIVER NEWS, P.O. Box 390, Hood River, OR 97031-0103.
