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Wednesday, January 1, 2020 B1
UNSEEN IN ‘19
Photo by Gabriel Bravo
NOVEMBER, runners Gary Daubenspeck and Logan Caldwell soak up the morning flames at Kick-
stand Coff ee after a weekly Friday “donut run” out Indian Creek Trail and back.
A New Year’s photo
album of the almost
Photo by Emily Fitzgerald
JUNE: Long-time Port of Hood River commissioner Brian Shortt
unwraps a retirement present as David Meriwether watches.
B
elow the surface, yet just scratching it ...
As we begin 2020, here’s a look back at just some
of the photos the Hood River News staff took in 2019
that did not make into the pages — until now.
Th ere were many more to consider than we have
space here: Some connected to stories that ran and others that
just never found the right place. It’s like a photo album of the
almost-there. Turn to page B10 for more images.
Th e main reason these images were left in the fi les?
Photo by Emily Fitzgerald
Answer: We had so much else to show you. And no doubt 2020 MARCH: HRVHS student Monserrat Garrido debates climate change policy with U.S. Rep. Greg Walden at a town hall held at Hood
will bring even more ...
River Armory. Walden announced this fall that he will retire in 2020.
— Kirby Neumann-Rea
Photos by Kirby Neumann-Rea SEPTEMBER: Redmond goalie hit the turf hard in making a save on a goal at- OCTOBER: Foliage frames the bat as Hood River
OCTOBER: Wind turns Jackson Park banner into an accordion. tempt by HRV’S Karla Barajas, center right, and the Eagle player gives her a lift. softball league carries well into autumn.
Public Works crews change the sign throughout the year.
JANUARY: Hood River Police off icer Isaac Smith checks on the welfare of a homeless man who
spent the night on the rocks at exit 64 to Interstate 84. The man thanked Smith but declined help.
APRIL: Backstage at Hood River Middle School, Jeremy Belcher plays with fellow Lions Follies cast
members to pass the time before the show begins. (The photo-bombing change artist in the back- MAY: Typing in her name and destination, CGCC president Dr. Marta Yera-Cronin checks in at
ground is one reason this photo was not published at the time.)
Wy’east Middle School, which, like many district schools, saw security and access upgrades in 2019.