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International Exhibit ‘Women in Motion’ in Cascade Locks – A2 blossom time Map and events, A12 W EEKEND E DITION Vol. 109, No. 31 HOOD RIVER, OREGON Official Newspaper, City of Hood River and Hood River County ■ SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 2015 75 cents 2 Sections, 18 Pages www.hoodrivernews.com CGCC increases tuition Cost per credit rises by $2, general fees by $3 By MARK GIBSON The Dalles Chronicle The Columbia Gorge Communi- ty College Board of Education unanimously approved a $2 per credit tuition increase, coupled with a $3 per credit increase in gen- eral fees, during their regular board meeting Tuesday, April 14. Tuition and fees were last raised in 2012. The college adopted the fees prior to considering the full budget proposed for the 2015-16 academic year budget because students ap- plying for summer and fall courses could not be processed for financial aid without the adoption of a tu- ition and fee schedule, according to CGCC staff. “It gives me a cold sweat to think about raising tuition and fees,” said board vice chair Charlotte Arnold during discussions regard- ing the increase. “I don’t want to do this, but I might have to do the hard thing and vote for it.” Other board members agreed, noting that the college was “be- tween a rock and a hard place” and would have to do something to ad- dress the projected $2.4 million budget gap projected in the coming year. “We’ve toed the line for three years (with no increase in tuition or fees),” said board member Charleen Cobb. “When we have to, we have to. We have to have a bal- anced budget.” Tuition and fees constitute ap- proximately 35 percent of the an- nual operating revenue for CGCC. Tuition and fees were last raised for the 2012-13 academic year, ac- cording to a tuition and fee report generated by CGCC. The rate in- creases are expected to generate $174,000 in the coming fiscal year. The adopted tuition and fee schedule is equal to the current year state-wide average for all other Oregon community colleges at $91 per credit tuition and $15 per credit general fees, the report stat- ed. Additional fee increases include a $200 increase to the nursing pro- See CGCC, Page A11 Hood River man charged with kidnap, rape By PATRICK MULVIHILL News staff writer SAVING ‘SPEED DEMONS’ Photo by Trisha Walker RACHEL, LEIF and Lila Mortenson “sweep” Coho fry towards waiting nets on Rock Creek. Volunteers gathered Thursday and Friday morning to help the fish continue their run to the Columbia. Mosier residents do impromptu salmon rescue S p o t l i g h t By TRISHA WALKER News staff writer About 16 or so volunteers gathered at Rock Creek in Mosier to help Coho salmon fry reach the Columbia River on Thursday morning. Mike Igo, Mosier’s “Unofficial Official Town Naturalist,” quickly organized the event on Monday after observing the low water levels at Rock Creek. The fry are unable to make it to the Co- lumbia without some human help — vol- unteers used nets to capture the fry, plac- ing them in buckets for a ride to deeper a t u r d a y waters. Community members gather yearly, when water levels are low, to help the fish continue their run to the Colum- bia, said Igo. Austin Dillon, of Oregon Fish and Wildlife, was present to help volunteers A Hood River man is facing eight different felony charges, including rape and kidnap. Michael Scott Linden, 52, was charged with two counts of burglary, two counts of kidnapping, rape, sodomy, sexual abuse, assault fourth degree, stran- gulation and two counts of unlawful use of weapon— all of which are felonies. Linden was also charged with assault and menac- ing, which are misde- meanors. Linden could face up- wards of 40 years in prison for the most severe charges levied against him, which are subject to mandatory minimum sen- tences by Oregon Ballot Michael Scott Linden Measure 11. According to a case file obtained from the Circuit Court, Linden was ac- cused of “unlawfully and knowingly” invading Jes- sica Michelle Linden’s residence on Culbertson Drive in Parkdale and committing numerous crimes. Linden was allegedly armed with a gun and a knife. Sgt. Ricardo Casteneda of the Hood River Sheriff ’s Department arrested Linden Tuesday night at the In- dian Creek Golf Course parking lot after stopping a vehicle there, said Hood River County Sheriff Matt English. Linden was booked in Northern Oregon Re- See LINDEN, Page A11 A weekly series about a day in the life ... See SALMON, Page A2 Divide and culture: Jackie Shaw leads club plant sale BY TRISHA WALKER News staff writer Photos by Trisha Walker JACKIE SHAW has been in charge of the Odell Garden Club’s annual Blossom Fest plant sale for the past 10 years. Here, she tends some of the many plants, shrubs and berries on her property in preparation for the April 18 fundraiser. No one is quite sure how long the Odell Garden Club has been putting on their annual Blossom Fest plant sale — it’s estimated at around 20 or 30 years — but whatever the tally, it’s the club’s largest fundraiser. Jackie Shaw, the club’s vice president, has been in charge of the event for the past 10 years, taking it over from former president Jenny Vann. She “doesn’t do much” to get ready for the sale; she simply tends, digs, cuts, grows, waters, fer- tilizes and eventually sets up and labels the plants for the one-day event, held in the Community Building at the fair- grounds — this year, on April 18. “I just do a lot of digging of my plants; I do a lot of divid- ing,” she said of the undertaking. “It’s fun and I love doing it. I like starting stuff.” She took over the sale “to be nice. I’m vice president, and I took over because they wanted me to because I was the one who brought the most plants,” she said. “I can’t remember how I got voted into that job, but I could get voted out pretty fast.” See JACKIE, Page A11 Four To Go Oregon Trail Rally scheduled April 24-26 Mosier School has three board posts open Oregon Trail Rally happens April 24-26, in Dufur most of April 25, then at Double Moun- tain Brewery Saturday at 7:30 p.m. for a street party with the rally cars on display Racing on the logging roads around Hood River on April 26. The event service park will be at the Port’s Lot 1 all day Sunday, where spectators can check out the cars and visit with the teams. However, to see racing, spectators will have to either go to Portland Raceway April 24, or to Dufur on April 25. The Unified Board of Directors for Mosier Community School and Mosier Mid- dle School currently has three vacancies due to terms expiring. The open positions will be filled by election. Voters must be part of the Membership Foundation. Those who wish to apply and/or vote should an application from www.mosierschool.com. Applications are due by April 24, and can- didates are encouraged to attend a public forum on May 6 at 5:15 p.m. at the school. For details contact board co-chair Robert Teskey at teskeyr@nwasco.k12.or.us. 7 05105 97630 3 Pie with the mayor on Monday Mayor Paul Blackburn will host office hours at Shari’s Restau- rant on the Heights on April 20 from noon to 1 p.m. Come enjoy a slice of pie and meet your Mayor. Plant stewardship classes held this spring Mayor Paul Blackburn Columbia Gorge Community College, in partnership with the Discovery Center, will offer a se- ries of plant stewardship class this spring. A group of three workshops, each including a pre- sentation and field trip, can be taken as a series or individually. The first is Wildflower Steward- ship, April 30. Register online or by calling 541- 5066011. Cost of the series is $69, or $29 each.