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We continue to see hard times for our schools, and that is why I am asking you to join me in supporting Kris Wilhelm, as a candidate, running for the Hood River County School Board, Position 1, Westside Hood River AND Cascade Locks.
Kris’s platform is simple, she will represent kids, teachers and parents. I have known Kris since we were young and grew up in the valley together. She is a HRV graduate and currently lives on the Westside of Hood River. Kris has always been one to ask the hard questions and do the research. If she is on the board you can be sure that she won’t vote on something before trying to understand the subject fully. With a background in Public Relations, she will strive to communicate with her constituents regarding any decisions that are made, as she would like to represent YOU, the people of Hood River and Cascade Locks. She is passionate about issues happening in our schools and I know she could make a difference. It is important, now more than ever, that we have representatives that can help us weather these times with clear explanations on what is being passed through our School Board.
Please help me support Kris Wilhelm and vote for HRC School Board, Position 1, May 19, 2015.
Julie Clark
Hood River
Mountain Elegy
These trees aren’t worth much
We would say, climbing up through
The dark tree tunnel
They won’t cut them.
Second growth Fir and Ponderosa, some Oak Some diversity here, some habitat, some peace.
Sometimes, glimpsed through the weave of branches An Old One, gnarled and strong, around which The undergrowth keeps a respectful distance.
Emerging from the dark trees, a bright ridge At the top, a grassy resting spot With lichen covered stones.
Either way you look from here, there is a volcano.
The ridge runs south to the foot of Wy’East, the Lonely Mountain Across the river to the north, the bulging Pahto.
And low down in the valley between them
The town where we live.
Our habitat is safe
But just up there, the sacred stones are gone.
In their place, a leveled dirt platform for the machines.
And the trees lie as they were cut
No longer holding their dark spaces.
The complexity of light filtering through branches Gives way to the harsh sun.
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