A2 Hood River News,
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
G REATER G ORGE
www.hoodrivernews.com
Dalles Dam visitor center reopens for summer
The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers invites guests to
visit The Dalles Dam this
summer.
The dam’s visitor center
will be open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Fridays through Sundays
from May 1 until Memorial
Day, and then every day
through Labor Day. The visi-
tor center will then be open
Fridays through Sundays
until it closes for the season
Sept. 27.
The visitor center has
many interactive displays, a
short film on the benefits
and impacts of the dam, and
a bookstore offering local in-
formation and treasures.
Don’t forget to stop and smell
the roses at the historic
Seufert Rose Garden adja-
cent to the visitor center, and
enjoy the scenic views of
Mount Hood. A covered pic-
nic shelter is available.
Tours of The Dalles Dam
will be offered every Satur-
day and Sunday at 10 a.m.
and 2 p.m. starting May 2.
Tours are conducted via
electric shuttle from the
visitor center along a por-
tion of the Riverfront Trail
to Patterson Park. While on
Photo by Mark Gibson
THE DALLES DAM visitor center has opened to the public on weekends and will open full time after Memorial Day.
Cardboard boat races coming to Dallesport May 16
National Boating Safety Week is
May 16 to 22, and Columbia Hills
State Park is partnering with the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to
promote safe and responsible boat-
ing by launching the park’s first
eve r c a rd b o a rd b o at r a c e at
Horsethief Lake just east of Dalle-
sport Saturday.
The event encourages creativity
and ingenuity by providing individ-
uals and teams with a two part chal-
lenge. First, teams must construct
boats out of cardboard, tape and
paint. Second, they must race their
creations around a buoyed obstacle
course. Awards will be given for
first, second and third fastest boats,
and best theme. If you think you’re
up for the challenge, now is the time
to ask your friends and neighbors to
help you collect cardboard!
May 16 is also “Ready, Set, Wear
it!” Life Jacket World Record Day.
Last year, 7,000 people participated
in this event worldwide to break the
world record for most life jackets
worn in a day. You can be a part of
making a new world record, simply
by showing up with your life jacket
and being photographed wearing it
in a group shot. If you don’t own
your own life jacket, you can still be
a part of the fun; loaner life jackets
will be available on a first come
serve basis.
Photographs for world record day
will be from 11:30–12 p.m. Regatta
participants are encouraged, but
not required, to participate in the
photo. Regatta participants must
pre-register by May 9. Racers should
be at the Horsethief Lake boat
launch by 12 p.m. for boats to be in-
spected and judged. Race will begin
at 1 p.m.
If racing doesn’t exactly float
your boat, join the spectators at the
Horsethief Lake Amphitheater and
enjoy the warmth of a bonfire, free
toasted marshmallows and hot
chocolate while you cheer on regat-
ta contestants as they float, sink, or
swim on by!
Event Parking Permits will be is-
sued for registered Regatta and
“Ready, Set, Wear It!” participants;
otherwise a day or annual Discover
Pass will be required. For more in-
formation on these events and infor-
mation on how to register, contact
Sarah Green at 509-439-9032 or e-
mail at sarah.parks.wa.gov.
Forest service hosting free fishing clinics for kids
The Barlow Ranger Dis-
trict and Hood River Ranger
District of the Mt. Hood Na-
tional Forest will be hosting
free fishing clinics for kids.
The Barlow Ranger District
event will take place on Sat-
urday, May 9, and Hood
River Ranger District’s fish-
ing clinic will take place on
Saturday, May 16. Both
events will begin at 8 a.m.
and end at 1 p.m.
This year, the Forest Ser-
vice is teaming up with Co-
lumbia Pacific Council’s
Boy Scouts of America,
Oregon Department of Fish
and Wildlife and the Middle
Fork Irrigation District to
sponsor these popular
events. The Barlow RD’s
event will be held at Camp
Baldwin off Forest Road 44,
and the Hood River RD’s
event will be held at Middle
Fork Irrigation Pond on
Laurance Lake Road in
Parkdale.
The Oregon Department
of Fish and Wildlife will
stock the ponds at both loca-
tions with trout for the kids
to learn how to fish. Chil-
dren 13 and under must be
accompanied by an adult,
and are encouraged to bring
fishing gear, but the Forest
Service does have a limited
amount of fishing poles and
tackle
av a i l a b l e
for
use. Both fishing clinics
will have a hot lunch avail-
able for participants. The
Hood River fishing clinic
will also have related arts
and crafts, fly tying, a fish-
ing contest for the largest
f i s h a n d o t h e r g a m e s,
prizes, and refreshments
donated by local businesses.
“I look forward to this
event every year because
it’s not only about fish-
ing. The kids learn about
bugs and streams, as well as
fun arts and crafts,” said
Stephanie McKinney, fish
and wildlife biologist for
the Mt. Hood National For-
est.
Other fish clinics will be
held in June sponsored by
the Zigzag and Clackamas
River Ranger Districts.
For more infor mation,
contact Stephanie McKin-
n e y a t t h e H o o d R ive r
Ranger
District
at
s t e p h a n i e m ck i n-
ney@fs.fed.us, 541-352-1221,
or Chris Rossel at the Bar-
Submitted photo
HOOD RIVER RANGER District and Barlow Ranger District are
teaming up with local Boy Scouts to host free fishing clinics for kids
this Saturday and next Saturday.
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crossel@fs.fed.us, 541-467-
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tour, you will discover why
a canal was vital to the local
economy and travelers, how
huge generators spin water
into electricity, what trains
have to do with Oregon
Trail pioneers, and why the
fish crossed the ladder.
Pre-registration for tours
is encouraged, as space is
limited.
Patterson Park on the
grounds of The Dalles Dam
is open to the public Fri-
days through Sundays dur-
ing visitor center hours and
is only accessible by trail.
Visitors are encouraged to
hike, bike or ride the wheel-
chair-accessible shuttle to
the park and enjoy a picnic
or a sight-seeing adventure.
Unique features include a
historic train caboose and
the remnants of the old
Dalles-Celilo Canal, which
tur ns 100 years old this
year.
The Dalles Dam Visitor
Center is located just north
of Interstate Highway 84 at
exit 87. Turn east onto Bret
Clodfelter Way and follow
the road to the visitor center.
For more information and
to register for tours, please
contact The Dalles Lock and
Dam Ranger Office at 541-506-
7857 or 541-296-9778 or visit
www.nwp.usace.army.mil/Lo
cations/ColumbiaRiver/The
Dalles.aspx.
CGCC Foundation
hosts event series,
‘Gorge Gatherings,’
to start on May 13
Columbia Gorge Commu-
nity College Foundation in-
vites residents to partici-
pate in the 2015 Columbia
Gorge Gatherings series,
benefiting the CGCC Foun-
dation endowment.
The 2015 series in-
cl u d e s t h re e “ fo o d a n d
friend” events. CGCC Foun-
dation credits volunteers
for their help in creating
these gatherings through-
out the Columbia Gorge
community.
The Gorge Gatherings se-
ries begins on Wednesday,
May 13, at the Historic
Balch Hotel in Dufur. This
gathering, Mt. Hood Wine
and Design, features local
artist Courtney Berens as
she guides you through
painting a Mt. Hood master-
piece. The combination of
friends, hors d’oeuvres,
wine, instruction, and nat-
ural inspiration leads you
to success. The cost to at-
tend this gathering is $75
per person, and the capaci-
ty of this gathering is 15.
The U.K. Beer Tasting is
the next gathering of the se-
ries. On Sunday, May 31,
Marley’s Corner of Hood
River, brings to you an in-
triguing menu from the
U.K., paired with classic
beers. Complete with fish n’
chips, pasties, and other
Scottish favorites, this tast-
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97031
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