Draw your point by Monday
Are you ever frustrated with the 350 word limit for Hood River New letters to the Editor? Have you ever had a strong opinion about something going on in our community or the world, and wished you had a strong way to express it? Here is your chance! The Hood River County Fair is coming right up.
The Hood River News sponsors an editorial cartoon contest for adults and teens at the fair. Take that strong thought, that idea, and say it with an image. It is both harder and easier to draw than you might think.
Give yourself a challenge this weekend! Entries are due at the fairgrounds on Monday 7/20 from 1pm to 7 p.m. or by Tuesday July 21 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. The Hood River News might just publish your entry.
I dare you… Give it a go!
Karen Harding, Art Dept. Chair
Hood River County Fair
Editor’s Note: Karen is right: we will publish the winning creation.
Keep talking about pot
Tax dollars are hard to come by in a rural county with limited opportunities for job growth.
Marijuana legalization brings the potential, when done responsibly, of economic boom with a financial ceiling that we don’t fully comprehend. With official state oversight, businesses selling legal marijuana have been slowly adding dollars into our local economy. I support a slow change from where we have been, to where we are going. But let’s keep moving forward through the challenging points.
I’ve heard real concerns about how best to incorporate marijuana into existing society. Issues like protecting our children and helping drug abusers will have to be a part of our continued conversation here in White Salmon, Klickitat County and elsewhere as the legalization of marijuana takes hold. I support an ongoing dialogue by all sides rather than more prohibition, moratoriums and bans. (Web search marijuana moratorium in Klickitat County for more information.) This is just the beginning of legalization. Let’s keep working together towards our uncertain future.
Avery Hoyt
White Salmon
Red and gray areas
Probably wiser to take the longer and broader view: we should not necessarily be judged or judge by our party’s affiliation.
After all, it was a Democratic governor who presided over the raising of the Confederate flag over South Carolina and a Republican governor who has presided over the lowering of the Confederate flag in South Carolina
Steve Nybroten
White Salmon
‘He Ran’
A news conference I would like to see:
“Mr. President, when you were in extensive negotiations with the leaders of this dangerous foreign country, I understand they were extremely apprehensive sensing you would be as hard-boiled and hard-nosed as President Reagan was with Russia. What exactly did you do to genially force them to see things your way?”
“I Ran.”
Bill Davis
Hood River
Beach Bash kudos
The last weekend of June ushered in a new activity for the Columbia Gorge Windsurfing Association – Beach Bash 2015. We started with our Pray for Wind party Thursday night, followed with wonderful outdoor concert Friday at the new waterfront amphitheater. Saturday offered non-stop action at the Event Site, flat water in the morning for stand-up paddle boarding, strong winds in the afternoon for windsurfing and even body boarding on some good swell. A huge success, Beach Bash was a celebration of beach life here in Hood River.
I’d like to note a special thanks to our Executive Director Greg Stiegel; Greg worked tirelessly to plan, manage and supervise the event. When Greg wasn’t working the event, he and his band were on stage entertaining the crowds. Up early to set up, staying late to take down and clean-up – truly a heroic effort.
Thanks too for all our sponsors, a list of names can be found on our website:
Lastly, if you enjoyed the free concert or any part of Beach Bash and would like to make a tax deductible contribution to the CGWA, our address is PO BOX 182 Hood River,
OR 97031.
The board of the CGWA looks forward to welcoming back Beach Bash in 2016.
Michael Schock, CGWA Board President
Hood River
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