Matt Rankin takes the helm next week of Hood River’s Community Education program.

It’s back to the mountains for John Rust.The Community Education director for the past nine years has stepped down and will plant his poles in long-familiar territory: Running a ski education program.

Hood River Community Education’s programs range from youth basketball to backcountry hiking, and for years its direction by a staff of two people has all happened from a small second story office in Hood River.

The school district's Coe Facility is in flux.