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Hood River News, Saturday, June 20, 2015
Become a reading Superhero at the library this summer
This year the Hood River County Library
District has planned a wide variety of edu-
cational, entertaining and fun programs to
fill the summer days. Everyone is invited to
join our summer reading programs for chil-
dren, teen and adults at the Hood River, Cas-
cade Locks and Parkdale branches. Prizes
are awarded for all ages of readers, simply
for reading or listening to what they already
enjoy. The summer reading program runs
from Friday, June 12 through Saturday, Au-
gust 29.
Children may register anytime during the
summer for “Every Hero Has a Story.” Regis-
tration involves filling out a reading record
and setting a reading goal of time spent read-
ing over the summer. Children who cannot
read yet may participate with a parent or
caregiver. There are four levels of prizes
ranging from gemstones or pool passes,
cookies, books and ice cream.
The Kick-off Party will be held Saturday,
June 20 at 5:30 p.m. at the Hood River Library.
Start off the summer with Popsicles, hot
rods and performer Brad Clark and his mu-
sical mayhem! There will be performances,
crafts and parties throughout the summer in
Hood River, Cascade Locks, Odell, and Park-
dale.
Throughout the summer, the Hood River
Library will hold story times on Thursdays
at 10:30 a.m. To better meet the needs of our
diverse story time attendees, Children’s Li-
brarian Jana Hannigan and her assistant
Yeli Boots split story time into two age
groups. Babies and toddlers can enjoy Move-
ment and Music with Miss Yeli. Preschool
age children are invited to the children’s li-
brary for story time and sing along with Li-
brarian Jana. Cascade Locks branch holds
story time on Saturdays at 1 p.m. Join Miss
Amber for stories, songs, and fun with musi-
cal instruments.
The Teen Summer Reading is called “Un-
mask!” For every 5 hours read, teens will re-
ceive a prize. After they read 15 hours, for
each additional 5 hours read, they’ll be en-
tered into the grand prize raffle. Teens can
win candy, new books, and a single scoop of
Mike’s Ice Cream. Three grand prize raffle
winners get a $50 gift card. Teens can also
participate in a range of summer activities
like the Movie Maker Club, Water Party,
Game Night, Scavenger Hunt, popular Li-
brary Lock-In and much more.
Kids aren’t the only ones having fun at the
library this summer. Adults can sign up for
the Adult Summer Reading Program, “Es-
cape the Ordinary.” The program is open to
anyone 18 and over. Adults can read or listen
to any book they want. Come into the library
to sign up and receive a reading log and list
of summer programs. Receive a stamp for
each book, audio book or adult library pro-
gram attended. Each stamp is one entry into
the raffle. Each library branch is giving
away a Google Nexus Tablet, plus several
local Gorge businesses donated prizes. Win
Dog River Coffee gift cards, movie passes to
Skylight Theater, Cascade Locks Ale House
or Solera Brewery gift certificates. Great
programs for adults will be offered at all
branches throughout the summer.
The Hood River County Library District’s
Summer Reading Program is made possible
by the generous support of numerous local
businesses and groups that contribute funds
and in-kind donations for programs, prizes
and supplies. Thank you to Andrew’s Pizza
and Skylight Theater, Apple Valley BBQ,
Bridgeview of Cascade Locks, Cascade
Locks Ale House, Columbia Gorge Organics,
Columbia State Bank, DelCarpine Automo-
tive, Diamond Fruit, Dog River Coffee, Duck-
wall Fruit, East Wind Drive-in, Friends of
the Library, G. Williker’s Toy Shoppe, Juani-
ta’s, Hood River Hobbies, Hood River Valley
Park and Rec, McIssac’s, Mike’s Ice Cream,
Mother’s Market Place, Pine Street Bakery,
Solera Brewery, Sparkling Creations, To-
furkey and Waucoma Books.
For a full list of programs and events con-
tact the Hood River County Library District
at 541-386-2535, info@hoodriverlibrary.org, or
visit their website at hoodriverlibrary.org.
CG Tri Club enjoys great conditions at Ironman 70.3 Victoria
Last weekend, 18 members from the local Columbia
Gorge Tri Club travelled to Victoria, BC, to participate in
the Ironman 70.3 Victoria, with 1,622 total finishers listed
for the race.
Ironman 70.3 represents the total number of miles in the
race and is actually half the length of a full Ironman,
which consists of a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride, and
a 26.2-mile run (marathon) — raced in that order.
Columbia Gorge Tri member Patrick Hiller said that
conditions were excellent and that, “compared to our
usual conditions in the Gorge with swimming in a rela-
tively cold river with current, windy bike rides and climbs
and lots of climbing on our runs, Victoria greeted us with
moderate temperatures, a warm, calm lake, a bike course
with limited climbing and two running loops on a mainly
shaded trail around a lake. For several it was their first
Half Ironman event and they exceeded their expectations.
For those of us who’ve done several, I believe all marked
their personal best times on this beautiful and fast
course.”
One Columbia Gorge Tri member, Sasha Kirchner,
crashed his bike and had to exit the race with a shoulder
injury “but joined the group for the post-race activities
after a visit to the local ER,” reported Hiller.
“It was wonderful to wander through Victoria on Sun-
day night and Monday throughout the day and run into fel-
low Gorge Tri Club members – even though several of us
were walking quite funny,” Hiller said. “The positive vibes
that everyone gets in this group are amazing. Several of us
traveled with family and we were in constant touch with
our fellow triathletes back in the Gorge who were well in-
formed about our race progress.”
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a “Hawaiian/Tahitian her-
itage sport” and that surf-
skiing
is
a
South
African/Australian her-
itage sport.”
Johnson, who currently
lives in the San Francisco
Bay area, but is in the
process of relocating to the
Gorge where he spends four
months out of the year, has
paddled all over the globe,
including Hawaii. And de-
spite Hawaii’s status as the
primo destination for big-
wave aficionados, John-
son notes that the Gorge
is one of the best spots
he’s seen for downwind
paddling, which in addi-
tion to surfskiing and out-
rigger canoeing, also in-
cludes the sport of stand
up paddleboarding (SUP).
“The thing with Hawaii
is on the right day, it’s
crazy. The problem is, the
right day is only one out
of every 10 days and the lo-
gistics are borderline possi-
ble…” he explains. “Here,
the right day is more like
two out of every five days
— nuking conditions — and
the bad days are not a
write-off; the bad days are
still pretty dang good.”
“From logistics and the
quality of wind and waves
— this is the spot,” Johnson
adds.
Downwind paddling is
one of the fastest growing
water sports out there and
while the sport maybe over-
shadowed by kiteboarding
a n d w i n d s u r f i n g h e r e,
Johnson notes he’s seen an
increase in outrigger canoe
paddlers and surfskiers in
the Gorge as well. Over 100
people have already signed
up for the event, including
about 20 from the Gorge
area, as well as “three or
four Olympic kayaking gold
m e d a l i s t s. ” H e e x p e c t s
about 200 will register for
the event.
The first few days of the
Gorge Downwind Paddling
Festival will give opportu-
nities for those entering in
the festival to take shuttles
from Hood River to Steven-
son and enjoy downwind
paddling action that is
more like a “fun cruise” as
opposed to race, as well as
outings at local restaurants
at night.
‘From logistics and the
quality of wind and
waves – this is the
spot.’
CARTER JOHNSON
The first de facto race be-
gins on Friday, the North
American Championships,
which will feature a race
that starts in Home Valley
and finishes at the Hood
River Marina. On Saturday,
the Wildside Relay will kick
off, an event Johnson says
has been “going on low-pro-
file for over 20 years” in the
Gorge (70 people showed up
l a s t ye a r, a c c o r d i n g t o
Johnson), but is now part of
this event. The relay will
run from Stevenson to the
Bingen Marina, with stops
GORGE TRI RESULTS
Nicole Bassett - (Time:
6:02:01; Age 38; Div Rank 40;
Overall rank 731)
Clint Bogard - (Time:
5:23:39; Age 48; Div Rank 45;
Overall rank 358)
Patti Boyd - (Time: 5:32:45;
Age 45; Div Rank 14; Overall
rank 442)
Mark Frost - (Time: 5:21:03;
Age 48; Div Rank 40; Overall
rank 323)
Patrick Hiller - (Time:
4:50:30; Age 38; Div Rank 13;
Overall rank 99)
Sasha Kirchner – DNF (bike
crash)
Angela Krause - (Time:
6:09:31; Age 44; Div Rank 46;
Overall rank 811)
Jeff Rippey - (Time: 5:31:10;
Age 58; Div Rank 14; Overall
rank 424)
Sonia Schuemann (Time:
7:07:13; Age 50; Div Rank 57;
Overall rank 1210)
Kim Scott – (participated in
Sprint Triathlon; results un-
available)
Andrew Stewart - (Time:
5:30:04; Age 38; Div Rank 54;
Overall rank 411)
June Towne - (Time:
8:06:15; Age 63; Div Rank 16;
Overall rank 1373)
Anne Tyynismaa (Time:
6:03:43; Age 23; Div Rank 7;
Overall rank 749)
Edward Tyynismaa (Time:
5:33:37; Age 54; Div Rank 18;
Overall rank 454)
Tatum Tyynismaa (Time:
6:25:24; Age 23; Div Rank 10;
Overall rank 954)
Terri Tyynismaa (Time:
7:25:31; Age 52; Div Rank 60;
Overall rank 1269)
Alex Trout – (Time: 6:00:24;
Age 55; Div Rank 27; Overall
rank 717)
Tammi Wimmer (Time:
8:06:46; Age 44; Div Rank 90;
Overall rank 1374)
i n H o m e Va l l e y, D r a n o
Lake, and the Spring Creek
National Fish Hatchery.
Despite the tough compe-
tition, Johnson says both
races are open to recre-
ational paddlers who will
compete in a category sepa-
rate from the pros. Divi-
sions will be broken up via
age group and watercraft
category, with cash payouts
in each category. Registra-
tion costs $175 and includes
downwind
shuttles
throughout the week, en-
trance into the two races,
and three dinners, includ-
ing the “one all-out banquet
at Springhouse Cellars” in
Hood River. Johnson says
Full Sail and Springhouse
Cellars have both agreed
to sponsor parts of the
event and that he’s looking
for more local sponsors.
I t ’s a C u p r a c e, a n d
there’s money on the line,
but Johnson says the race
is also about encouraging
stewardship of North
A m e r i c a n w a t e r w ay s ,
with 100-percent of the
proceeds going to Rivers for
Change — a California non-
profit whose mission is to
“organically connect peo-
ple to the waterways” with-
out pushing a specific con-
servation agenda.
“They’re not going to tell
you to go to the Columbia
River and save the salmon,
they’re not going to tell you
to go to the Columbia River
and petition blowing up
John Day Dam. They’re not
going to tell you anything
like that,” he explains.
“ T h e y ’ r e g o i n g t o s ay,
‘Here’s an amazing water-
way, how do we get people
onto the water…’and once
they’re on the water, people
organically get interested.”
S p e c i f i c a l l y, J o h n s o n
says he’s working on get-
ting the money used for one
o f R ive r s fo r C h a n g e ’s
“Source to Sea” trips,
which takes students and
teachers on tours from the
source of a river to its ter-
minus. It’d be a big trip, but
Johnson is looking to get a
Source to Sea journey that
would run from the source
of the Columbia River (gen-
erally identified as Colum-
bia Lake in British Colum-
bia) all the way to its mouth
near Astoria.
It may only be surfskiing
and outrigger canoeing this
year, but Johnson says the
plans are to add SUPs next
year, and then windsurfing
and kiteboarding the year
after that if all goes well.
“Over time, we want to be
the one spot in North Amer-
ica where inter nationals
come from all around the
globe to do downwind of
any nature, of any kind…
ambitions are big,” he says.
Photo by Paloma Ayala
CLINT BOGARD grabs some refreshment during last week’s Iron-
man 70.3 in Victoria, BC.
Submitted photo
THE RACE runs from Home Valley to Hood River for the North
American Dowind Championships and Stevenson to Bingen for the
Wildside Relay.
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the festival, go to .gorgepad-
dlingfestival.com.
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