Ready to roll with trash picker-uppers and safety vests are HRSC volunteers Kurt Osborne, Ruth Chausse, Ruth Kosmalski, Neal Thornton, Tedi Paasch, Greta Hein, Jan Wallace, Betty Osborne, Helen Hansen and Ken Hansen. Not pictured are Carin Agren, Mike Van Sisseren and photographer John Laptad.
Ready to roll with trash picker-uppers and safety vests are HRSC volunteers Kurt Osborne, Ruth Chausse, Ruth Kosmalski, Neal Thornton, Tedi Paasch, Greta Hein, Jan Wallace, Betty Osborne, Helen Hansen and Ken Hansen. Not pictured are Carin Agren, Mike Van Sisseren and photographer John Laptad.
That old saying, “Be careful what you ask for,” sometimes turns out just fine.
Hood River Saddle Club volunteers asked for warm, dry weather for their first-out-of-the-chute Adopt-A-Highway project — and it worked!
With a desire to give back to the community, members voted unanimously to join other groups and families in the area who volunteer to keep local roadways clean and free of litter. On Nov. 3, a group of 13 suited up and de-littered their two-mile stretch of Highway 281, extending from 13th and Oak streets south through the Heights to Cherry Drive.
“While we didn’t make any major finds, like pots of gold,” said project chair Neal Thornton, “our group still managed to fill 12 trash bags from an area that’s mostly developed. We appreciated hearing ‘thank yous’ from passers by, and the good weather was a real bonus.”
When spring rolls around, HRSC members will once again hit the streets to answer the call.
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