City of Hood River

And here's what we've got going this morning for you on MCT.

First part of the program, we've got in a studio Hood River Watershed Group Director Cindy Thieman.

And we also have Elly Wells from Hood River County, a wildfire mitigation specialist.

We're going to talk about a wildfire risk reduction project along Indian Creek Trail that's going to get started next week.

We will talk about how that is going to go, what they're looking to get done.

part of a number of wildfire mitigation efforts in Hood River County.

Second half of the show, Debby Jones from a youth think of Wasco County.

Debbie is going to join us on the program.

Anyway, the prestige is really good.

I feel like there's, judging by jumping on that Code S2, which, I mean, I don't want to put words in your mouth, but when we were finger-blasting out in Hood River on the last day with no bumps, and we had Josh's set up, I

hated that thing.

And I only say I hate it because I couldn't ride it.

going to...

Realistically...

I tried Luke's setup in Hood River.

Couldn't ride it.

In 2022, turnout stood at 32.25%, with 5,983 ballots returned.

In Hood River County, turnout currently at 41.44%, with 7,038 ballots returned.

At this point in 2024, Hood River County had a 46.24% turnout, with 7,754 ballots returned.

In 2022, turnout was 33.82% with 5,499 ballots returned.

Across the Columbia River, Klickitat County has received 4,883 ballots, representing a 28.97% turnout.

Environmental group Central Oregon Land Watch expressed cautious support for some proposals, while noting similarities to efforts to improve land availability for housing.

Halloween activities are scheduled throughout the area on Saturday.

The Dalles Main Street is hosting trick-or-treating in downtown the Dalles from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. and in Hood River at Down Manor will host trick-or-treating at the same time.

Picture Underwood a little more than 100 years ago.

There's no bridge yet to Hood River.

That doesn't come until December of 1924, so if you want to get across the Columbia, you take a boat.

No matter if you have a cart, a cow, or a chicken, all of it has to go across by ferry.

And long before any ferryman, this stretch of river was a crossing and gathering place for the indigenous peoples of the Gorge, and it still is.

Amos' ferry had no engine.

An Old Hood River man named F. Winans remembered it in 1949.

He said Amos sailed across in what were really just salmon boats.

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You know, I think about that question a lot.

And it's a little bit of a mixed bag because I grew up hearing all of these amazing stories about my mother traveling around with her parents and coming back to Hood River and fishing and hiking up in the mountains.

And I would love to hear more about that, about the actual man.

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