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Local pilot lands at Hood River Sand and Gravel

  • By Kirby Neumann-Rea, Columbia Gorge News
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Pilot Dustin Morantes of Hood River was unhurt and his plane experienced no apparent damage after Morantes was forced to land June 4 in an unu…

Sandbar sojourn
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Sandbar sojourn

  • Kirby Neumann-Rea

Few stretches of landscape feel so solid and so transitory at the same time. Welcome to The Sandbar, late September, where winds continue to entertain and shape the terrain.

Hourglass speech marks time
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Hourglass speech marks time

  • RaeLynn Ricarte
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Philip Dunagan of Mosier finishes high school this week — he is homeschooled — and looks forward to a future that includes motivational speaking and “meeting extreme needs” around the world. His plan to inspire others with words seems to have great potential given that Dunagan, 17, recently wrote a speech that won first place in a state competition and second place at the national level, netting him $19,275 in scholarships.

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Monks give, receive blessings, farewells

  • Julie Raefield-Gobbo

With spiritual blessings for Hood River, the Gorge and the entire world, six Tibetan monks brought the beauty of sand mandala art to Hood River’s library this last week.

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Monks’ sand mandala creation keys

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A group of five Tibetan Buddhist monks, newly arrived from South India, are on a three-month tour of the West Coast to construct sand mandalas, also known as sand paintings. Their tour is called “Sacred Tibetan Art — The Sand Mandala: Creating a Picture of Universal Compassion.” The monks will be constructing the mandala at the Hood River Library Aug.7-10.