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Hood River News, Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Police report spike
in motorcycle thefts
Four motorcycles have
gone missing in Hood River
in the last week, and police
are looking for suspects.
Hood River Police officers
took two reports of stolen
motorcycles in residential
neighborhoods last week. In
both thefts, the vehicles were
parked outside of the owner-
s’ residences and within
view of the street.
“The two locations where
the theft occurred are not in
close proximity to each
other,” said Hood River Po-
lice Sgt. Don Cheli in a writ-
ten release Sunday. “It is be-
lieved the suspect is target-
ing motorcycles left outside
overnight.”
The Hood River County
Sheriff ’s Office also took a
report of two motorcycles
stolen from a west side resi-
dence Saturday morning.
Two dirt bikes — one worth
$2,000 and one worth $500 —
were taken in the night from
a home at Post Canyon Drive.
The Sheriff ’s Office reported
that the bikes were likely
“left unsecured.”
In a written release, Hood
River Police Department en-
couraged residents to park
their motorcycles inside a se-
cure location if possible. In
cases where inside storage
isn’t possible, they suggested
alternate means of protec-
tion: locking the ignition and
removing the key, securing
the motorcycle by locking it
to a stationary object that
cannot be easily dismantled
or installing an alarm on the
motorcycle.
Anyone with information
about the recent motorcycle
thefts is encouraged to con-
tact Detective Mike Martin
at the Hood River Police De-
partment (541) 387-5256.
Photo by Kirby Neumann-Rea
RYAN’S JUICE EMPLOYEES help move furniture from FISH’s old location on June Street to the new
location on Tucker Road on Monday. See more photos on A1.
T REKKER
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taking destination,” said
Mike Glover, director of the
Hood River County Chamber
of Commerce. “We think
Hood River and the Colum-
bia River Gorge should be on
everyone’s bucket list as a
must-visit vacation destina-
tion, and now Google Maps
will give people a tantalizing
preview of the spectacular
natural beauty they can ex-
perience here.”
“Hood River’s striking
scenery and natural beauty
is unparalleled, and now it’s
available for everyone
around the world to see, pre-
view and inspire them to
visit in person,” said Deanna
Yick, Google Maps Street
View pro g ram manager.
“Loaning our Trekker equip-
ment to Hood River County
Chamber of Commerce was
truly the best way to create a
virtual experience of such a
spectacular place, as they
know it best.”
Operated by an Android
device, the Trekker consists
of 15 lenses at the top of the
mast, each angled in a differ-
ent direction that enabled
Google to stitch together a
360-degree panoramic view
of the trails and car-free
areas hiked to by volunteers.
Over a period of three
months in 2014, the Hood
River County Chamber of
Commerce Google Trekker
team of four hikers hiked
more than 40 miles in three
months while wearing the 40-
pound packs to capture the
area’s wild highlights.
“When people ask us for
recommendations about
where to explore in our wild-
ly gorgeous backyard, now
not only can we tell them, but
we can show them via Google
Maps,” said Rara Byrne,
F LUORIDE
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Haynie said the ballot’s
language considered fluoride
a contaminant due to its
trace amounts of arsenic.
However, he argued that
canned tuna has thousands
of times more arsenic than
the standard for fluoridated
water, which is 0.7 mil-
ligrams per liter according
to a new recommendation
from the U.S. Health Author-
ity (HHS) released in late
April.
The HHS recommended a
maximum of 0.7 milligrams
per liter nationwide, accord-
ing to an April news release,
which reduced the former
nationwide range of 0.7 to 1.2
milligrams per liter to a sin-
gle target, in order to prevent
fluorosis through fluoride
overexposure, which can
harm and stain children’s de-
veloping teeth.
Haynie said there have
been a series of “wins” and
“losses” for pro-fluoridation
advocates in Oregon within
the last decade. In the Co-
lumbia Gorge, The Dalles
water supply remains fluori-
dated, but Hood River is un-
fluoridated. In Western Ore-
gon, voters in some cities
have recently adopted the ad-
ditive including Philomath
in 2012 and Sweet Home in
2014. However, according to a
May 2013 report by the Ore-
gonian, a ballot measure
failed in Portland by a 60-to-
40 margin.
events assistant at the Hood
River Chamber of Com-
merce and one of the Google
Trekkers.
The Columbia River Gorge
National Scenic Area is one
of nine in the United States.
It stretches 85 miles long and
includes portions of three
Oregon and three Washing-
ton counties.
Formed by ancient volca-
noes and sculpted by floods,
the Columbia River Gorge
carves an impressive corri-
dor through the Cascade
Mountains as the great river
jour neys to the Pacific
Ocean. The Columbia River
Gorge National Scenic Area
Submitted Photo
DR. CHARLES HAYNIE speaks about water fluoridation to oral
health leaders at the National Oral Health Conference in Kansas
City, Mo., on April 26.
Act was passed by Congress
and signed into law by Presi-
dent Ronald Reagan on Nov.
17, 1986.
The area is overseen by
the Columbia River Gorge
Commission, which works in
partnership with the United
States Forest Service, the
states of Oregon and Wash-
ington, four Native Ameri-
can Treaty Tribes, and six
counties within the Scenic
Area.
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Some of the Columbia
River Gorge and Hood River
County sites and destina-
tions highlighted on Google
Maps are:
Wahclella Falls Trail
Historic Columbia River
Highway State Trail
Hood River
Waterfront Trail
Weldon Wagon Trail
Panorama Point
County Park
Mosier Twin Tunnels
Klickitat Trail
Latourell Falls, Guy W.
Talbot State Park
Oneonta Gorge
Lost Lake, Lakshore Trail
Rowena Plateau Trail
Elowah Falls
Hood River Pipeline Trail
Falls Creek Falls
Cooper Spur Trail
Show her you Care on
Mother’s Day
Sunday
May 10
Invites you
to join us in a
Mother’s Day
Celebration!
Sunday, mAy 10
3:30pm-7:00pm
Live music & FREE Ice cream
for all mothers
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541-387-3300
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
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Sunday May 11 • 9 am to 2 pm
Featuring Prime Rib • Smoked Ham
Sausage Links • Eggs Benedict • Biscuits & Gravy
Chicken Cordon Bleu • Roasted Red Potatoes
• Handcrafted Salads & Dessert Bar
Complimentary Mimosas for all Mothers
Reservations Appreciated
4100 Westcliff Drive, Hood River, 541-386-3101
F l o r a l D e p t .
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