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Vol. 109, No. 34
HOOD RIVER, OREGON
Official Newspaper, City of Hood River and Hood River County
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2015
Shooting at Marina
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2 Sections, 22 Pages
www.hoodrivernews.com
Ballots mailed
on Saturday
The Hood River County Elections office puts bal-
lots in the mail Friday for the May 19 Special Dis-
tricts Election.
Voters have until May 19 to return their ballots via
mail or to voting locations at the County Adminis-
tration Building, Sixth and State, or Cascade Locks
City Hall.
Voters are reminded to sign their ballot envelopes,
but to sign only their own, to ensure ballot validity.
If you do not receive your ballot in the mail by
May 3, call County Elections at 541-386-1442.
Ballots must be in the hands of the Elections of-
fice by 8 p.m. May 19; postmarks to do not count.
The ballot includes seats on every special election
district in the county, and features contested races
for the Ports of Hood River and Cascade Locks, Hood
River County School District, and Hood River Coun-
ty Parks and Recreation District.
Photo by Kirby Neumann-Rea
Photo by Jay Chrisman
THE SCENE, Saturday night at about 7 p.m., on Second Street near Oak, as medics attend to Mark Wright in his truck, at center of the photo.
Wounded four times, Wright drove from the marina to this location. At right, officers bag up the weapon believed used in the shooting, after
it was thrown into the Columbia River.
Underwater search yields suspect’s handgun
SUSPECT CHARGED
MONDAY WITH
ATTEMPTED MURDER
By PATRICK MULVIHILL
News staff Writer
A Kamiah, Idaho man has been
accused of shooting a Eugene man
multiple times at the Hood River
Marina on Saturday, April 25.
Tyson Sackett, 28, appeared in
court Monday in connection with
the shooting of Mark Wright, 60, of
Eugene. Sackett, a former Park-
dale resident, was living with rela-
tives in Kamiah for the last three
years.
Wright was transported by life
flight Saturday to a Portland area
See ARREST, Page A10
By KIRBY NEUMANN-REA
News editor
The motive was not clear but fortunately
for investigators the river was, in the case of
Saturday’s shooting at Hood River marina.
Shortly after Saturday’s 6:45 p.m. shoot-
ing, Hood River Police officers arrested
Tyson Sackett, 28, of Kamiah, Idaho, for al-
legedly shooting Mark Wright, 60, of Eu-
gene, at the Hood River Marina. Wright was
transported to Legacy Emmanuel Hospital
in Portland after medics treated him in
downtown Hood River, where he was able to
drive while wounded. Sackett was trans-
ported to NORCOR and appeared in court
Monday (see story, left). It was the first case
in memory of an assault case involving
gunfire in the City of Hood River.
On Sunday morning divers searched the
marina channel for the weapon believed
Tyson Sackett
See SHOOTING, Page A10
Young Voices
Student hosts eating
disorder benefit May 1
Zoe Shepard, Hood River Valley High School ju-
nior, is using her Extended Application (EA) Project
to raise money for the National Eating Disorder As-
sociation, to aid in the research of eating disorders
and the building of treatment facilities, on May 1.
“I was inspired to do this benefit because I know
how hard it was for me to begin recovery and find
support,” Shepard said. “The benefit will follow the
timeline of my recovery: I have three poems, one
from when I was actively restricting, one from when
I began recovery and how terrifying it is, and the
last one will be (a) current day three years into re-
covery, why it is so important to get into recovery,
and some facts and figures about eating disorders.”
The show will also include a short scene written
and directed by Shepard, and the evening will con-
clude with chocolate sheet cake, prepared by her
mother.
“That is the first ‘bad food’ I ate in recovery so it
symbolizes the beginning of the healing process to
me,” she said.
The show begins at 7 p.m. on May 1 in the HRVHS
Bowe Theater. Tickets are $5 at the door.
For more infor mation on NEDA, visit
www.nationaleatingdisorders.org.
HRVHS Garden Symposium brings students together
100 gather for annual presentation fair
Submitted photo
STUDENTS FROM Lyle middle and high schools, Klahre House and Corbett CAPS joined HRVHS students for the third an-
nual Student Garden Symposium, held at HRVHS on April 21.As part of the symposium, students shared the projects they’ve
been working on at their respective schools for the past year. See page A11 for related photos.
Hood River Valley High School
and Gorge Grown Food Network
hosted the third annual School Gar-
den Symposium on April 21 at
HRVHS. Students from Lyle middle
and high school, Klahre House and
Corbett CAPS joined HRVHS stu-
dents for the day, with about 100
total participants.
The symposium was coordinated
by Hannah Ladwig, food access and
outreach assistant, Gorge Grown
Food Network, and Nita Bozarth,
HRVHS teacher and FFA advisor. It
was sponsored in part by Cascade
Mountain School.
“The School Garden Symposium
is a great annual event to bring to-
gether school garden programs in
the Gorge,” said Ladwig. “It’s a day
of networking, learning and fun.
Students are able to attend work-
shops that they can translate into
their garden or ag programs.”
Austyn Polzel, Hood River Valley
High School class of 2014, gave the
keynote address. Polzel has been a
regular vendor at Gorge Grown
Farmers’ Market for many years,
starting as a sixth grader. He is now
a first year horticulture student at
Oregon State University, with a
focus on ecological and sustainable
horticulture.
HRVHS students led workshops
in the morning, including con-
structing cedar planters, learning
how to start a small business sell-
ing eggs and poultry, a tour of the
HRVHS outdoor infrastructure and
how the FFA program hopes to
someday raise pigs at the school,
and learning the benefits of locally
grown, home-ground grains. Moria
Reynolds of Casa Verde helped stu-
dents construct special aquaponics
barrels that the visiting schools
could take back with them to keep.
The afternoon consisted of a pre-
sentation fair, where schools
showed off the gardening projects
they have been working on during
the year. Projects included vermi-
culture, constructing a beehive, ex-
ploring the benefits of nettles, and
a history lesson of the school gar-
den.
“The presentation fair is a
chance for everyone to show off
what they have been up to all year,
get new ideas, and collaborate on
projects together,” Ladwig said.
“Above all, it’s a great day to get
kids outside and excited about get-
ting their hands dirty in an out-
door classroom!”
Four To Go
Honey by the People kick starts May 1 Master Gardener Association
Honey by the People, a community-supported plant sale May 9
Free Veterans seminar offered
April 30 at Parkhurst Place
Parkdale School accepting
donations for displaced family
bee-keeping venture, launches a Kickstarter cam-
paign on May 1 at Butler Bank Building, 301 Oak
St. The free event is from 7-9 p.m. Light appetiz-
ers — made with honey — from Boda’s Kitchen,
and beer and wine, will be served. Cait Ride is
founder and chief beekeeper. She plans to pur-
chase equipment to increase honey production.
Meet the farmers, taste honey, and find out how
to contribute. Ride partners with farmers who
want to host beehives on her property. (honey-
bythepeo-
ple.com)
Hood River County Veterans Service Of-
fice hosts a free Veterans seminar at
Parkhurst Place, 2450 May St., on April 30 at
from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Several speakers will be
featured from the Portland VA, including a
Choice Preference Card Champion, explain-
ing how to use the white preference choice
card that was mailed to veterans. Topics will
include nutrition, exercise, diabetes and to-
bacco. Also on hand will be the American Le-
gion, Post 22 and VSO, with information on
how they serve veterans.
A Parkdale family is recovering from a
fire that destroyed their home and two
cars. Rigoberto and Mayra Rodriguez and
their two children lost most of their be-
longings in a fire Sunday, April 19.
The Rodriguez family is currently stay-
ing with family members in Odell. Park-
dale Elementary School is coordinating a
donation fund for the family. Cash and
check donations can be brought to the
school’s front desk or mailed to PO Box
69, Parkdale, OR 97041. For more informa-
tion call the school at 541-352-6255.
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05105 97630
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The annual OSU Central Gorge
Master Gardener Spring Plant Sale
will be on May 9, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at
OSU Extension, 2990 Experiment Sta-
tion Road. Plants include over 3,000
vegetable starts, flowering perenni-
als, native trees and shrubs, ground
covers, herbs and ornamental grass-
es. Master Gardeners will be available
at the sale to answer questions, and
look for a supply of worms for sale for
those interested in vermiculture.
Hood Hoppers 4-H club will sell
snacks and drinks.