Verbatim: April 17, 2024

The formation of a union high school district failed Saturday when Bingen voted 49 to 24 against the proposed plan. White Salmon cast a unanimous vote in favor, 86 to 0, and Pleasant View 33 to 4 for the union plan. The vote of the Pleasant View district, as well as that of White Salmon, shows emphatically that the union high school plan is what the people want, all appreciating that only a union high school can provide the educational facilities their children should have. Such a vote indicated progressiveness, a desire for the best and a willingness to give the young people of the country districts advantages that equal those of the cities. — White Salmon Enterprise, April 18, 1924

A Head Start on flying

“The plane! The plane!”

A fantasy came true for 34 children Monday when they went for a ride over The Dalles.

The children, members of Head Start, were taken on airplane rides six at a time, by Don Mobley, Cascade Flight Center.

Donna Davis, coordinator for Head Start ... said she got the idea when the children, ages 4 and 5, were on a walking tour of the airport. The children have been studying transportation for the past several weeks, and have already been on a train ride, Mrs. Davis said. — The Dalles Daily Chronicle, April 18, 1984

Indians Fighting Eviction Orders

It is a treaty right for Indians to use small bits of federal land as a plea to say when they fish the Columbia River, the tribes claim.

That is the whole issue and the river tribes say they will fight recent efforts by the federal government to evict them from these sites.

On Sunday at Celilo where for years the Indians have gathered in the spring to fish and pow wow, the usual calm and easy weekend activities took a somber note.

The federal government has decided that some 25 site along the river should be off limits to the Indians. In some places, they have permanent buildings. But in most, the sites provide temporary housing while the Indians fish.

Eviction notices are effective April 17 and April 19 on both sides of the Columbia.

Chief Frederick Ike, speaking on Sunday, said that “We want the public to be aware of what’s going on. They’ve (government) taken away all ... all we have left are the river sites and we’d like to hold onto those. It is our aboriginal right to retain these sites. People on both side of the river use them. Salmon is the number one food in our religion,” he said.

Chief Howard Jim of Celilo quietly paid tribute to more than 1000 guests who gathered at Celilo to participate in part of the annual Indian religious rite which welcomes the rejuvenation of earth and the return of the salmon in the spring. — The Dalles Daily Chronicle, April 18, 1984

Fire Hits Apple Blossom Cafe

Fire caused by an explosion of an oil burner in the big range at the Apple Blossom cafe, popular eating house of Hood River, caused such heavy damage in the kitchen that the premises will be closed at least several weeks from now.

The explosion occurred shortly before dawn Sunday morning, just after an early-morning worker had started the burner to heat breakfast foods. When the fire department reached the scene, the smoke was so heavy that the upper windows at the entrance had to be broken out before the firemen were able to gain admission. Only by a plentiful application of water could the blaze in the kitchen be brought under control, and then it was revealed that the kitchen had been completely gutted by the fire, rendering all of the equipment valueless.

The rear end of the main dining room was damaged by smoke and included in this damage was the large picture of Mount Hood From Lost Lake, by Percy L. Manser, which has, for a number of years, attracted the general attention of all visitors. There was also considerable damage by water and smoke in the basement, where local and other groups meet for lunches and dinners.

The loss is covered by insurance, but it is anticipated that some difficulty may be experienced in replacing at least part of the equipment destroyed. — Hood River News, April 14, 1944