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G REATER G ORGE A2 Hood River News, Wednesday, May 20, 2015 www.hoodrivernews.com Sunshine Mill makes first urban renewal loan payment THE DALLES — Sunshine Mill Winery’s owners made their first payment on a $600,000 urban renewal loan Friday. With the loan through Co- lumbia Gateway Urban Re- newal Agency, the Martins have worked for the last five years to reshape the land- scape of the industrial east end of downtown The Dalles and add jobs to the former abandoned mill that had once housed Cheez-It Crack- ers — creating a flourishing tourist destination in the once desolate spot. Sunshine Mill and Copa Di Vino employ 76 people at the site. “This has been among the most exciting and rewarding experiences of our family,” said Martin. “Given our strong track record, I’m confident it will continue to flourish. We are grateful for the opportunity to help start something so in- novative and valuable to our community here in The Dalles. We appreciate the support we as a family have received from our incredible staff and those in the com- munity that we are proud to be part of and we will con- tinue to foster the rebirth and resurgence that will con- tinue to bring more jobs and innovation to the area and our community.” James and Molli Martin, President and CEO of Copa Di Vino and Sunshine Mill, celebrated the fifth anniver- sary of their Sunshine Mill Urban Renewal Project last week. On Friday, May 15, they made their first pay- ment on the loan, which al- lowed them to bring a his- toric landmark back to life. “My family and I have strong ties to The Dalles. It’s where I grew up and where we raised seven generations of Martins. This is a chance for us to return to a commu- nity that is a rich part of the fabric of our family; we love that we have been able to cre- ate 76 jobs and created a strong resurgence within the town that we call home,” Martin said. ■ For more infor mation about Sunshine Mill and Copa Di Vino at 901 E 2nd S t , T h e D a l l e s, v i s i t www.sunshinemill.com or www.copadivino.com or call 541.298.8900. Mount St. Helens ‘Crater Glacier View Climb’ offers view like no other Photo courtesy of Mount St. Helens Institute MOUNT ST. HELENS Institute will be leading guided trips to the scenic Glacier View Climb atop the mountain. Amboy, Wash. –Mount St. Helens Institute is leading multiple guided trips this summer to an up-close view of Crater Glacier from a vantage point on the north side of the mountain. The eight-mile hike be- gins at Windy Ridge and crosses the Pumice Plain— ground zero during the 1980 eruption and an area that h a s s e e n a re m a rk abl e resurgence of life in the past 35 years. Participants then climb to a vantage point at 5,300 feet with an eye-level, panoramic view of Crater Glacier, the lava domes formed during the 1980 to 1986 and 2004 to 2008 erup- tive periods and spectacular the Loowit Falls cascading out of the crater. Along the way, Mount St. Helens Institute guides s h a re n at u r a l h i s t o r y knowledge of the resilient landscape as participants enjoy views of nearby Mt. Rainier, Mt. Adams, Spirit Lake, Mt. Margaret Back- country and Goat Rocks Wilderness. “The Crater Glacier View Climb offers a perspective from the opening of the horseshoe shaped crater and an experience like no other on Mount St. Helens. The view of glacier, lava domes and crater walls and will take your breath away,” says Peter Frenzen, Mount St. He- lens monument scientist. “Other than by helicopter, there is no better view of what’s happening inside the Mount St. Helens crater than this one,” Frenzen said. C r at e r G l a c i e r Vi ew Climbs are offered week- ends from July 25th through September 12th. These climbs are available by guid- ed trip only; the cost of this adventure is $195 ($145 is a tax-deductible donation). The Mount St. Helens Insti- tute operates under a special use permit from the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. For more information and to sign up for this climb visit: http://bit.ly/CraterGlacierVi ewClimb. For a preview of the beautiful sights, watch the Mount St. Helens Institute’s video at: https://www.you- tube.com/watch?v=PTjG0sfU KfM. Photo by Sunshine Mill SUNSHINE MILL and Copa Di Vino are transforming a desolate spot in the east end of downtown The Dalles into a tourist destination, part of their extensive urban renewal project. Washington man dies in White Salmon River kayak accident John O’Neill Post Independent Vail, Wash. — Area resi- dents were saddened to learn over the weekend of the death of 20-year-old Logan Jauernigg, of Ed- wards, Wash. Jauernigg, a 2013 gradu- ate of Battle Mountain High School, drowned Friday in a kayaking accident on the Green Truss section of the White Salmon River in Washington state. As of Sunday, official re- ports had yet to be released from the Klickitat County Search and Rescue. A kayak- er who was with Jauernigg at the time of the incident said Jauernigg was separat- ed from his kayak in the Zigzag Canyon rapid, and his body was subsequently pinned underwater. Jauernigg was the third in a group of three kayakers who entered the rapid one at a time. The Green Truss section of the White Salmon River is classified as Class V, or most difficult whitewater by American Whitewater. The Zigzag Canyon rapid con- sists of Upper Zigzag and Lower Zigzag, both approxi- mately 200 yards long re- quiring expert navigation. “He was always putting 100 percent into everything he did. I have never met any- one like him,” saod Annika Heid, a student at Battle Mountain High School. “They are the type of rapids where it is difficult to offer any assistance, so you are pretty much on your own until you get to the re- covery pool at the bottom,” reads the rapids description on the American Whitewa- ter website. Jauernigg lived in the Co- lumbia River Gorge area from September to Decem- ber of 2014 and was very fa- miliar with the Green Truss section of whitewater, hav- ing completed the run ap- proximately 20 times. 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