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www.hoodrivernews.com Hood River News, Wednesday, May 13, 2015 L ETTERS Continued from Page A4 tendance and sales at the markets. Her insights were very ex- tremely valuable. I also know Chris as a parent and have volunteered with her in our children’s classroom. She is always up for any task that needs to be done and gets the job done. Our schools need help making tough decisions in the light of budget cuts and full class- rooms. Chris will put our kids first and will work with other board members to reach creative solutions to complex prob- lems. Chris is the right choice and I encourage you to give her your vote. Todd Dierker Hood River Fenner running My name is Guy Fenner, and I am running against incum- bent Charlotte Arnold for a seat on the Columbia Gorge Com- munity College Board. I believe that access to higher education is an important step toward success. I have Bachelor’s and Mas- ter’s Degrees in Engineering, and have worked for 32 years de- signing satellites. y wife is an educator, and we have two sons now attending Wy’east Middle School; I hope that they will at- tend CGCC in the future. The recent financial difficulties at CGCC have been well doc- umented. Community colleges like CGCC exist to help a wide variety of students, including those with limited financial resources, de- veloping English skills, and/or poor academic success in high school. It is CGCC’s responsibility to provide these students with the support services they need to achieve their academic goals. Unfortunately, student services have been among the first to suffer from the current budget cutbacks at CGCC. The offices of Financial Aide and Student Advising have been particularly hard-hit. If elected to the Board, I plan to address the lack of sound long-term financial planning, as well as the breakdown of trust between the faculty and the Board/President. I will strive to make the work of the Board more transparent to the public so that “surprises” such as the announced closing of the Hood River campus are avoided in the future. In recent years, the leadership and management of the col- lege has not been up to the standards deserved by this commu- nity, with the exception of Stu Watson, who has been the lone voice of dissent in many critical issues. Hold the current Board — with the exception of Stu — ac- countable by voting for candidates with a new vision: Fenner, Watson, and Fairchild. Guy Fenner Hood River Disrespectful I recently learned that Hood River Valley High School’s prom has been the same weekend as Mother’s Day for the last several years. I can understand this being an occasional unfortunate ac- cident, but the annual conflict with Mother’s Day baffles me. I don’t have children, but even I understand how this is incredi- bly disrespectful to our local moms. Prom is a big deal to most high schoolers. Choosing the dress, renting the tux, ordering corsages or boutonnieres, deciding where to have dinner, renting a limo (or wishing for one), being asked, being turned down, or not being asked at all — the whirl- wind that is Prom results in an exhausted kid the next morning, on the one day that is supposed to be All About Mom. Only it’s not. For the moms whose children are seniors, this is their last year of having a Mother’s Day at home with their child, a nearly grown child who is now worn out, cranky, broke, and either wants to talk about Prom nonstop, or not talk at all. I see my friends’ disappointment. I would expect the adults at the high school to recognize this conflict, and to realize that the moms — many of whom have volunteered at the school in countless ways for hundreds of hours — deserve more respect. Perhaps the annual Prom/Mother’s Day conflict has been an accident, with those planning the prom having no way to know when Mother’s Day is going to happen. Please let me help. At- tention HRVHS Prom Committee: Next year, Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 8. Please show some respect for your mothers and do not plan your prom for May 7. You may not understand until many years from now, when you finally taste the sentimental sweetness that is Mother’s (or Father’s) Day for yourself. Trust me, the apparently intense sacrifice of having your prom on May 14 or April 30 next year will be worth preserving Mother’s Day for the women — the women raising teenagers — who de- serve to be celebrated. Julie Hatfield Hood River Valle for board Please write-in Leticia Valle for Transportation Board. Born and raised in Hood River, my current work and focus in- cludes efforts in eliminating health disparities and serving the most vulnerable people in our community. I’m proud to work on bringing our county’s Latino and Anglo communities together. We NEED more Latino involvement in governance and I am your willing candidate. My team and I have met with various community members about the transportation problems our elderly, low income pop- ulation and Hispanic/Latino neighbors face in Hood River County. We learned many things, including that the local bus service is far from what it could be. We also learned that only two people were running for three slots for the county’s trans- portation board, so that means a write-in candidate can also be elected. I am asking for your help. If you haven’t yet voted and you’re open to this recommendation, would you please: * Go to the second box down in the middle column of your bal- lot — it’s labeled “Hood River County Transportation District — Director — Four Year Term” * You’ll notice only two names listed, with lines below for a write-in name * On the top empty line write Leticia Valle — I am currently a Community Health Worker for The Next Door * Be sure to fill in the oval to the left of my name * Please spell my name correctly — misspellings do not count, and if you use my nickname (Leti), that will be recorded as a dif- ferent person. Thanks very much. I look forward to giving a voice to the His- panic/Latino community on these issues. Leticia Valle Mt. Hood/Parkdale Need new GOP formula For Republicans with a high energy conservative bent, there is hope for winning back the presidency. But not with a candi- date that’s still in a “moderate malaise-daze.” That failing for- mula allowed the Democrats to win the White House twice. It’s time to get behind and fully support a tried and true conserva- tive to finally reverse the curse of the GOP losing trend. Other- wise, those Republicans still miserably mired in that “moderate Malaise-daze” will repeat … after another defeat … “the awful ode to failure.” It goes like this: “It’s 2016 … and again we lose … our apologies, Ben Carson … our apologies, Ted Cruz.” Bill Davis Hood River No to self-service What ever happened to “we the people” deciding whether we wanted to pump our own gas? I for one don’t want to. I never buy gas in Washington for that reason. Now it looks like I will have to buy gas in Gresham on my way through in- stead of buying locally. It does not make gas less expensive. I hope those of you in charge will reconsider this. It takes jobs and money out of our town. Myrna Holmes Mt. Hood No to fluoride Putting fluoride into drinking water is a debated issue. Some of my concerns are: fluoride works by having it cover your teeth, not by consuming it; some people are sensitive to it and with fluoridated water, you cannot control the dose each person receives; bottled-fed babies get the highest dose; and, over time, fluoride accumulates in tissues, bones and in the pineal gland. My largest concern is that the chemicals used to fluoride Fundraising Opportunity W ATSON Continued from Page A4 and layoffs. New courses and certificates announced in November have been shelved to balance the budget. How will that increase en- rollment? The person who led CGCC fund-raising efforts for eight years? He quit in January, out of disgust. It’s distressing to me that the rest of the board seems to care little about this. I do. That is why – once privately on Nov. 24, and again publicly at the March board meeting — I have asked Dr. Toda to resign. And it’s why I am running for re-election. It’s time to get this school back on track to “build- ing dreams, transforming lives.” ■ Stu Watson has been on the college board since 2007. Before that he served on the Budget Committee and Annexation Com- mittee. Factory Outlet FIREWORKS Contact us CHARLIE 509-539-0050 Info@factoryoutletfireworks.com Hood River Weather Forecast Date Today May 13 Thurs. May 14 Fri. May 15 Sat. May 16 Sun. May 17 Forecast AM Showers Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy We are looking for a group, or club that is looking for a fundraising opportunity! Church group, Sports Team, Scout Group, or a Family! Make great money for a 9 day time investment. Paid on commission, over 3+K last year! You are responsible for operation, security, and sales! Need one point of contact for responsibility. We run ads, pay rent, provide stand, and fireworks, you provide the sales force! Last operator ran for over 20 years! References required Stand located in Dallesport, WA Daytime / Overnight High / Low (°F) 65° / 48° 71° / 51° 74° / 52° 70° / 50° 74° / 52° water are not pharmaceutical grade, but instead are mostly by-products from the fertilizer industry. Putting fluoride into the water seems risky and it is questionable if it even helps. The largest survey ever conducted in the US (Hileman 1989) with over 39,000 people in 84 communities by the National In- stitute of Dental Research showed little difference in tooth decay among children with fluoridated and non-fluoridated water. I am glad our county voted against it. Pamela Larsen Hood River Stu has vote Stu Watson is running for Columbia Gorge Community Col- lege Board of Directors and he will get my vote. The college has been going through a rough time and Stu Watson is the only board member who is standing up and calling for change. Brushing trouble under the rug is not a solution. Please cast your vote for Stu Watson and send a message that change is needed for our Community College to grow and succeed. Rich McBride Hood River Idea for center I would like to open a senior center not associated with any government agency. One that uses natural health- foods. A place to go when the AMA has no answers. A place where seniors are in control. Would like others, so we can start a board etc., naturopathic doctors. Paul Nevin Hood River Hold town halls on Nestle Let’s have a conversation about what’s best for Cascade Locks. In a May 6 letter to the editor, Ruth Turner writes that she finds it “really tiring” to read opposition pieces to Nestlé’s pro- posal for a water bottling plant in Cascade Locks. In an April 10th article in the Oregonian, Gordon Zimmerman, the city ad- ministrator of Cascade Locks, hopes that a pending water ex- change deal with ODFW will get us “down the road” and says, “I’m sure there’ll be opposition, but it (the deal) narrows the scope of opposition.” As a resident of Cascade Locks, it saddens me to read what both these individuals have to say. This is not a time for becom- ing tired and dampening voices. Opposing viewpoints very often provide valuable perspective, and we need to listen to them, not narrow the scope and quite possibly our critical thinking. The issue is just too important, for everyone. In the first paragraph of the “Nestle Fact Sheet,” which is on the city’s website, Gordon Zimmerman writes, “We are proud of our community’s long standing commitment to water steward- ship, and recognize the need to fairly consider and evaluate any major new business opportunities that could provide a much needed economic boost to our community.” Having reviewed this fact sheet and standing witness to my city’s courting of Nestlé, I do not feel that Nestlé’s proposal has been fairly con- sidered and evaluated. I respectfully request that both the City and the Port establish a series of non-Nestlé run town hall meetings for residents to safely voice their opinions and concerns around this proposal. I, also, request that the City and Port bring in a skilled indepen- dent facilitator to guide these discussions and to capture them for others. A city-wide survey would be helpful as well. We do not live in a vacuum, and Cascade Locks will not be successful as a city until it sensitively listens both to its citizens and, just as importantly, to the voices of “outsiders,” who often bring important perspective. We need to keep speaking our minds and asking questions. If we don’t, we may get stuck with something we didn’t envision at all. Edward del Val Cascade Locks Apr. 18th Newport 47° | 51° Salem 47° | 57° May 21 • 1 pm & 6 pm Utah/OR/WA: $80.00 or Oregon only: $45 Best Western Plus Hood River Inn OR / Utah: (Valid in WA) $80 or Oregon only: $45 FirearmTrainingNW.com FirearmTrainingNW@gmail.com 360-921-2071 Humidity 80% Wind Speed WNW 3 G 9 MPH Barometer NA Dewpoint 46°F (8°C) Visibility NA Pendleton 44° | 65° Bend 36° | 51° Ontario 48° | 74° Eugene 46° | 55° Last update 11 May 7:00 am PDT IDAHO North Bend 48° | 52° Medford 39° | 60° Klamath Falls 32° | 53° CALIF. © 2015 Wunderground.com Today’s Forecast Mon. May 18 Tues. 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