Vandalism at Heinkle middle school

Sometime on the 7th or 8th of this month, people (presumably students) vandalized our Middle School. Pictures of the vandalism are here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/27509435@N08/2562794088 * http://www.flickr.com/photos/27509435@N08/2561964541 * http://www.flickr.com/photos/27509435@N08/2561958543

My unsubstantiated guess is that this is because White Salmon won the baseball game against Hood River last week. It is highly unfortunate that someone would do this considering the amount of money it will cost to clean the paint. I don't know that it can be cleaned without damaging the murals that the students worked so hard on.

Joshua Drake

White Salmon Water Advisory Info

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City of White Salmon

Presidential Candidates And Their Spiritual Advisors

So much has been made of remarks made by pastors Jeremiah Wright and John Hagee and their relationships with Barack Obama and John McCain. Is this really what we need to focus on when we choose a presidential candidate?

Are these relationships of equal importance when compared the issues that face our nation?

Is Obama's relationship with Wright more of an issue than Hagee's endorsement of McCain?

Jonathan Blake
White Salmon

Clintons in HR Tonight! Obama in Portland Tomorrow!

FYI:

Tonight -- May 17th!!!

Bill and Chelsea Clinton
Hood River Library

Rally starts at 7pm


Tomorrow -- Sunday May 18th!!!

Obama in Portland
Waterfront Park

Rally starts at 12:30 pm

Common Grounds Community Gardens in Bingen and White Salmon

Two community garden sites will open April 28th for gardeners:

• Humboldt in Bingen across from Daubenspeck Park
• Skyline next to Rhine Village

Garden plots range in length from 10-25 ft. and are all 4 feet wide. The cost is based on the length and includes water, tool use and soil amendments. Four by four fruit bins are available for children, seniors and physically challenged gardeners at $5. Registration for the plots began yesterday.

The gardens begin to fulfill the first priority identified by the Horizons program - to provide safe, sustainable food sources - and Common Grounds' sponsor WGAP (Washington Gorge Action Programs). Future plans include expanded sites, farmer's markets, communal food preservation site and more.

Gardeners registering yesterday represent a broad community with a strong desire to teach children to both garden and give as a third of the plots were dedicated to children's gardens and the Food Bank.

The volunteer Common Grounds team will have some non-GMO seed and starts available for the gardeners in the next few weeks. Organic practices and materials are utilized as much as possible.

Registration continues next Saturday, April 26, at both sites from 10 to Noon.

Volunteers are welcome!

Timi Keene

Police Response to Pharmacy Shoplifter

(Moved from comment section to a new topic)

Last Thurs. evening, while we had no police coverage in the city due to the mayor's decree, the pharmacy had a shoplifter. 911 was called, Mgr. Paul Doty chased the guy down after running all over the city. The police, finally getting authorization, dispatched an officer over a half hour later to respond. Turns out the guy was wanted on a parole/probation violation from a murder charge.

Is this what we're paying for?

Anonymous

Tonight ** Earth Hour 8:00 PM ** Lights Off!!

*** Earth Hour on March 29th ***

If you are reading this before 8pm on March 29th, you might consider joining in on Earth Hour.

On March 29th, whenever 8pm rolls around, over 350 cities in 35 countries, millions of individuals, the Sears Tower, the Golden Gate Bridge, and 2,100 corporations including HP, Coca Cola and McDonald's, are all turning off their lights <http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/1485/71/> .

It's less a measure to save a small amount of energy than it is to demonstrate solidarity with others about making a visible statement and agreeing that something needs to be done. Take some time to remember what darkness is, it's good for you. And when you turn your computer back on on the 30th, be sure to check back at EcoGeek for pictures of darkened skylines from around the globe.

Last year, Sydney Australia turned off its lights for an hour in order to, I guess, save some energy. Mostly, however, it was a statement. To see the combined effect of a lot of people agreeing that something needs to be done. The event was such a success that the World Wildlife Fund decided to take it global in 2008.

So on March 29th, whenever 8pm rolls around, over 350 cities in 35 countries, millions of individuals, the Sears Tower, the Golden Gate Bridge, and 2,100 corporations including HP, Coca Cola and McDonald's, are all turning off their lights

From Ecogeek.org

Isn't It Time We Ended This War?

With the 5th anniversary of the Iraq War having come and gone, is it not time for us to end the senseless killing that has taken place over the last 5 years?

What have we accomplished with the 4,000+ American Soldiers dead, 29,000+ American service men and women wounded and the 89,000 Iraqi civilians killed?

In 1922, Winston Churchill, in a letter he wrote to David Lloyd George, termed Iraq an "ungrateful volcano"........what has changed in 86 years?

Jonathan Blake
White Salmon

Anyone Know The New Water Rates?

Speaking of accountability, does anyone have a clue what their new water rates will be?

Anonymous

Make Elected Officials Accountable

No matter what our political affiliations are, we have a responsibility to make elected officials accountable once in office.

If you want to find out how your senator or representative voted on recent legislation, check this page out every Sunday in the Seattle Times....

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2004285705_rollcall16.html

If you see something you don't agree with then write them a letter or call their office!

If you are against supporting pork projects like the bridge to nowhere in Alaska, Patty Murray & Norm Dick's $4.5 million boat the Navy didn't even want or Doc Hasting's $300,000 pork barrel project the Walter Clore Wine and Culinary Center in Prosser, then we need to speak up!

With the price of gasoline and other goods and services increasing, citizens are all forced to cutback in their personal spending........why shouldn't our elected officials in Washington DC do the same?

I am tired of "Business As Usual"!

Jonathan Blake
White Salmon