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hoodrivernews.com Wednesday, January 1, 2020 B5 HOOD RIVER NEWS | Hood River, Ore. Photos by Stephen Datnoff E AGLE E YES “It’s that time of the Year again,” writes Hood River photographer and raptor observer Stephen Datnoff. “December through March 1, when in the past some 165 eagles winter-over in The Gorge. Don’t know how many resident pairs there are, nor how many will be around this season, but I saw about 15 over in Home Valley near the mouth of the tributary; also a half of dozen on the White Salmon. They move around and congregate near the Balfour area in the Lyle Area.” Heritage Commission meets in Cascade Locks Jan. 12-13 On Jan. 12-13, the Oregon Heritage Commission will gather in Cascade Locks, starting Jan. 12 at 1:15 p.m. to tour heritage sites in the area. On Jan. 13, a public busi- ness meeting will begin at 9 a.m. at the Best Western Columbia River conference room at 735 WaNaPa St. The agenda includes Or- egon Heritage Tradition re- view, presentations by the State Library of Oregon and the Clackamas County Her- itage Council, a discussion about Oregon Heritage Grant rulemaking history and re- ports by commissioners. The Heritage Commission is comprised of nine people representing Oregon’s heri- tage and geographical diver- sity who have been appoint- ed by the Governor. There are nine advisory representa- tives from state agencies and statewide organizations. The mission of the Oregon Heritage Commission is to secure, sustain and enhance Oregon’s heritage by ensur- ing coordination of heritage initiatives by public and pri- vate organizations; advocacy on its behalf; education of the public about its extent and value; and promotion and celebration of its diver- sity. For more information, Six Rivers Dispute Resolution Center training adds 12 new mediators contact coordinator Beth Dehn at 503-986-0696 or Beth.Dehn@oregon.gov. Commission meetings are open to the public and their agendas include op- portunities for public com- ment. The meeting site is acces- sible to people with disabil- ities. Special accommoda- tions for the meeting — in- cluding translation services — may be made by calling 503-986-0690 at least 72 hours prior to the start of the meeting. For more information about the commissions, visit www.oregonheritage. org. Six Rivers Dispute Resolu- tion Center (DRC), a commu- nity non-profit specializing in interpersonal mediations, facilitations, and communica- tion workshops, trained and certified 12 new mediators in 2019. Participants leave the 40- hour Basic Mediation Training prepared to address conflicts in their professional lives as lawyers, teachers, managers, counselors, government em- ployees and more, according to a press release. Six Rivers DRC has offered the foundational mediation training course since 2006. Said Executive Director Marti Dane, “Conflict intervention is complex, fraught with con- sequence and ultimately one of the most salient needs in our society.” Trainers are Dane and Training Director Nicolia Mehrling. CENTRL Office, the Port of Hood River, Hood River Fire Hall, Riverside Church, and Windermere Real Estate provid- ed the spaces to hold these train- ings. Over a dozen community members volunteered to act as disputants in role plays so train- ees could hone their skills. “The team at Six Rivers appreciates everyone who contributed time and effort to make this training possible,” Dane said. Six Rivers is dedicated to spreading these skills through- out the Gorge and is very proud of the 12 new mediators who are now equipped to resolve con- flicts, said a press release. Mehrling said, “Mediation in- volves versatile skills and we are excited to see where they take what they learned.” About Six Rivers Dispute Resolution Center: Established in 2003, Six Rivers DRC is a non-profit 501c3 organization that provides low-cost conflict resolution and education ser- vices, said a press release. Six Rivers DRC mediators and fa- cilitators are highly-trained vol- unteers dedicated to helping people work together to resolve family, business, government, housing, and neighborhood disputes. 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Consider carefully how you describe your interests.” ■ And then there is academic Shoshana Zubroff, who wrote, “Social media marks a new era in the intensity, density and pervasiveness of social com- parison processes especially for the youngest among us, who are ‘almost constantly on- line’ at a time of life when one’s own identity, voice and moral agency are a work in progress.” She calls it a “psychological tsunami.” All of which raises a few questions, given the famous lines from that album’s “Ballad of the Thin Man”: “Because something is hap- pening here But you don’t know what it is Do you, Mister Jones?” By the way, what’s with all these Jones? Was Mr. Jones of Dylan’s song married to lady in Marvin Gaye’s classic, “Me and Mrs. Jones”? Is that the same Mr. Jones Counting Crows talked about (“Pass me the bottle, Mr. Jones”) and Talking Heads wrote about? (“Mr. Jones is calling.”) “Basketball Jones” is here to stay, of course. 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