Eric Ballinger and American Legion Post 22 Cmdr. Carl Casey, first and second from left, applaud Mia Ballinger, middle, after she cut the ribbon on a historical marker standing off Oregon Highway 35 on Nov. 11. The marker honors second-generation Japanese American veterans, or Nisei, who served during World War II.
Thanks to the generosity of property owner Michael Mills, pictured at right, Hood River Valley’s Parks and Recreation District announced it will purchase Parkdale Park.
Above, several people outside of the Home Depot in The Dalles after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested two people Nov. 29, one at that location.
Eric Ballinger and American Legion Post 22 Cmdr. Carl Casey, first and second from left, applaud Mia Ballinger, middle, after she cut the ribbon on a historical marker standing off Oregon Highway 35 on Nov. 11. The marker honors second-generation Japanese American veterans, or Nisei, who served during World War II.
November began with the federal government shutting down, delaying food benefits and prompting a rapid response from the Columbia Gorge Food Security Coalition.
While this isn’t the first time Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was in the Gorge this year, November saw an uptick in activity, particularly in Hood River and The Dalles. Agents detained at least eight people in the days following Nov. 7 and arrested two more on Nov. 29, one of which took place at The Dalles’ Home Depot. An estimated 200 people protested outside the store a day later. The incidents also sparked numerous and Gorge-wide public and official comments at city and county board meetings in support of immigrants, continuing into December.
Above, several people outside of the Home Depot in The Dalles after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested two people Nov. 29, one at that location.
Martin Gibson photo
On Veterans Day, Hood River American Legion Post 22 members paid tribute to the Nisei, or second generation, Japanese American veterans who served in WWII by unveiling a historical marker in partnership with their descendants during a ceremony at River of Life Assembly in Hood River. In 1944, Post 22 members erased the Nisei names from an honor roll list, hanging on Hood River County’s courthouse, intended to commemorate all 1,600 enlisted residents from the valley.
In White Salmon, the school district board approved a $77.8 million bond to create a unified K-12 campus as Whitson Elementary continues to age, and levy to help supported daily operations for the February ballot. A new comprehensive mental health hub also opened in town.
Thanks to the generosity of property owner Michael Mills, pictured at right, Hood River Valley’s Parks and Recreation District announced it will purchase Parkdale Park.
Helen H. Richardson
The Hood River-White Salmon Bridge Authority got word this month that a “Record of Decision” had been received, an essential step for release of federal funding, final design and engineering, permits, rights-of-way agreements and construction contracts for the slated new bridge.
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