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www.hoodrivernews.com Hood River News, Saturday, April 25, 2015 A11 Free Veterans seminar offered April 30 at Parkhurst Place Join the Hood River County Veterans Service Office (HRCVSO), in part- nership with Parkhurst Place, on April 30 at from 1:30-3:30 p.m. for a free Vet- erans Benefit Seminar. Several speakers will be featured from the Portland VA, including a Choice Preference Card Champi- on, explaining how to use the white preference choice card that was mailed to Vet- erans. Other speakers in- clude a dieti- cian/nutritionist, who will be discussing healthy meal portions and choices, dia- betes, tips and tricks to help smokers quit, and the im- portance of moving your body. Other speakers include the local chapter of Pets- for-Vets, presenting infor- mation on connecting dis- abled veterans with service animals; those interested in the new chapter or in a ser- vice or emotionally sup- portive animal won’t want to miss this. An exciting group of hunters and fish- ers will attend to discuss their Outdoor Adventures with Military Heroes pro- gram. This program’s goal is to connect Combat Disabled Veterans with hunting, fishing and outdoor adven- tures — if you’re interested in the outdoors, they are here to help. Closing the Forum will be the American Legion, Post 22 and the Veterans Service Office. Both groups will discuss how they serve Veterans within our com- munity and how important P ORT Continued from Page A1 “Able-bodied people will be able to walk up the drive from the road section to the (Naito) sidewalk, but for dis- abled people the end of your trail is really the end of the line,” said Staten. Staten cited “poor plan- ning” as the cause of the gap. In a letter to the Port, she said the Port’s architects, Walker-Macy, did not consult sufficiently with Naito’s re- spective architects when planning the trail. McElwee hopes the Port and Naito can reach a swift agreement. “I think we need to identify a likely, preferred solution within three to four weeks,” said McElwee. Local property develop- ment leaders met at the Nichols Basin site Thursday morning to discuss options. The impromptu meeting in- Photo by Kirby Neumann-Rea L EFEVRE A WARD W INNERS These are the winners of the Tod J. LeFevre Sustainability Awards, announced Wednesday at Columbia Center for the Arts, by Gorge Owned Network. With board president Lindsey Miller, right, are Business winner Suzanne Baumhackl of Solstice Wood Fire Café, (who won with her husband, Aaron) and her son, Rune; Student winner Charley Boonstra of HRVHS Climate Ac- tion Club; and Individual Award winner Susan Hess of Envirogorge (who won with her hus- band, Jurgen). The awards honor the memory of the late Tod J. LeFevre, founder of Common Energy and an avid proponent of sustainable energy. T YSON Continued from Page A1 helping carry large auction items to cars when the evening is over. It’s a fun — and maybe slightly daunting — project that enjoys widespread com- munity support. “It’s fun to come even if you’re not buying anything,” Miller said. ■ Nita Bozarth, one of three FFA advisors at HRVHS, said the funds raised Saturday go directly back into the pro- gram, sending kids to career development events, putting on the annual Touch and See Day for elementary students, hosting shop skills and flori- culture contests, and even food and activities for monthly meetings. FFA is “inter-curricular with high school agriculture classes,” Bozarth said. “Stu- dents must be in an ag class to participate in FFA. Stu- dents learn skills in class and practice them in FFA ca- reer development events.” Students can join FFA start- ing in eighth grade. It’s a separate program from 4H, although students can participate in both. Miller was a 4H member for six years, until this year, when he decided to pursue just FFA. “They’re similar in just a few ways, (like) the fact that anyone can join, and the ac- tivities at fair,” Miller said. While Miller raises goats and ducks for fair (more on his goat breeding program in a moment), he also takes photography classes. FFA isn’t just about traditional agriculture, he said — the program covers wood and metal shop, photography, and speaking, too. Back to goat breeding: It’s a year-long endeavor, where- as ducks have a shorter time commitment because “they mature much faster,” Miller said. He has two female goats, which he sends to an- other farm for breeding. Five months later, after they’ve given birth, “I get to raise the babies and the moms togeth- er,” he said, at home. “Dur- ing fair, there are special classes where I show against other people who are also taking their breeding goats. This year, I had five babies born, and they are all doing great. “Goats have fun personali- ties,” he added. Next school year, he’ll take on even more responsibility — he was recently elected as FFA secretary for the 2015- 2016 school year. “I thought it would be a fun experience, being one of the leaders,” he said. To be eligible for election, he had to complete a process Register now for Founders Cup T he 16th Annual Founder’s Cup Golf Tourna- ment, presented by Colum- bia State Bank and Columbia Gorge Community College Foundation, will be held at Indian Creek Golf Course in Hood River on Saturday, Aug. 1. This tournament is a golf- filled day that brings togeth- er fun, friends, great food, and prizes. This year, the tournament will benefit stu- dent scholarships. Sponsorship opportunities and four-person team entries are available. To sponsor the tournament, or to register a team at either the gold ($600) or silver ($500) team level, please contact Stephanie Hoppe, shoppe@cgcc.edu or 541-506-6113. that included filling out an application, being inter- viewed by advisors and, fi- nally, being voted in by his peers. He joins new presi- dent Jackie SantaCruz, vice president Mayra Cordova, treasurer Courtney Castane- da, reporter Gaby SantaCruz and sentinel Gloria Garcia. “Tyson has a wide open fu- ture in front of him,” Bozarth said. “He is willing to get involved and is a moti- vated FFA member … (He) has already shown leader- ship potential in our chapter. We are very excited for what next year brings.” While he hasn’t decided if he wants to pursue a career in agriculture, he’s enjoying being involved in FFA. “I like it all,” Miller said. “Probably my favorite is meeting new people — you meet people from all over the state. “Even classes — the agri- cultural classes — the whole thing is fun in general.” T RAIN Continued from Page A1 date on the buildable lands inventory and housing analysis study, two connect- ed projects now in their third month. Code changes and other administrative mea- sures are expected to emerge from the studies. City mana g er Steve Wheeler will give an oil train safety update, and discuss an upcoming emergency train- ing exercise for local agen- cies. Wheeler will also dis- cuss plans to go to a revised year-round parking system at the city’s Fourth-and Cas- cade lot. standing up to be counted is. The forum will be held at Parkhurst Place, 2450 May Street. Call the HRCVSO, Les Logsdon, at 541-386-1080 for questions. ■ HRCVSO will be launch- ing our Veterans Walking Group, which will begin on May 5 and continue every Tuesday and Thursday throughout the summer season. The group will meet at Parkhurst Place, and upon our return will enjoy refreshments and so- cialization. The walking group will be tailored to the physical capabilities of the Veterans participating and will be an excellent opportunity to ex- ercise and socialize. cluded McElwee, Naito De- velopment LLC head Bob Naito, Hood River City Plan- ning director Cindy Wal- bridge and City Engineering project manager Gary Linde- meyer. McElwee described the meeting as “very construc- tive.” The waterfront plan- ners honed in on two options for solving the incline deba- cle. The first option would curl the trail path through the basin’s riparian in order to ease the incline. The chal- lenge is that environmental and property easements limit any paved work in that protected area—unless the developers re-define their permits, the modifications would be made in gravel. The second plan would stay more strictly within legal boundaries, but would require juggling of current riverfront barriers as well as constructing a ramp up to Naito’s sidewalk. McElwee said the parties were unable to assign a “ball- park cost.” That was one of the next assignments the leaders gave themselves. Budget committee meets A public meeting of the Budget Committee of Colum- bia Gorge Community Col- lege, to discuss the 2015-16 budget, happens in the Board Room 1.162, Building One, 400 East Scenic Drive, The Dalles. The meeting will take place on April 28 and May 5, at 6 p.m. or if continued, May 7. The purpose of the meet- ing is to receive the budget message and to receive com- ment from the public on the budget. 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