By KELLI FONTENOT and ED COX
Published July 23, 2008 by The Dalles Chronicle
MOSIER — The Wasco County Home Rule Charter Committee has decided that five is the magic number — of commissioners, that is.
In finally resolving one of its longstanding questions at the Mosier Grange Thursday night, the committee charged with proposing a reorganization of the county’s government unanimously settled on the idea of electing four commissioners by district and one chair at large. Still unresolved is the issue of whether the charter would call for a hired county administrator.
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Adrift on the Nansene
By KELLI FONTENOT
Published July 10, 2008 by The Dalles Chronicle
It’s about 11:45 a.m. on Saturday and I am standing on a bridge in Dufur, aiming a zoom lens at the innertubes in the creek below. I snap a few shots and run back to the truck to get rid of the camera. When I return to the creek entrance, I expect to see someone waiting for me (I’ve got the keys to the truck, after all) but once I reach the water, I am met only with a black rubber tube and a six-foot walking stick to paddle with.
Hesitantly, I wade into the water and peer down the creek. The family has floated out of sight, but voices carry across the wind and I realize if I don’t go now, I may never catch up.
I am about to become a participant in The Great Nansene Creek Flotilla. Every year, Michael Glover, the commodore of the Ft. Dufur Yacht and Tubing Club, leads a group of explorers on an innertube flotilla down the creek. This year’s participants include five members of the Alexander family, originally from California. Michael invited them after meeting them at church.
Published July 10, 2008 by The Dalles Chronicle
It’s about 11:45 a.m. on Saturday and I am standing on a bridge in Dufur, aiming a zoom lens at the innertubes in the creek below. I snap a few shots and run back to the truck to get rid of the camera. When I return to the creek entrance, I expect to see someone waiting for me (I’ve got the keys to the truck, after all) but once I reach the water, I am met only with a black rubber tube and a six-foot walking stick to paddle with.
Hesitantly, I wade into the water and peer down the creek. The family has floated out of sight, but voices carry across the wind and I realize if I don’t go now, I may never catch up.
I am about to become a participant in The Great Nansene Creek Flotilla. Every year, Michael Glover, the commodore of the Ft. Dufur Yacht and Tubing Club, leads a group of explorers on an innertube flotilla down the creek. This year’s participants include five members of the Alexander family, originally from California. Michael invited them after meeting them at church.
Friday, July 4, 2008
Painting with Dance
By KELLI FONTENOT
Published June 26, 2008 by The Dalles Chronicle
The Maryhill Museum of Art celebrated the work of one of its founders Saturday with “Dancing with Loïe,” an all-day event ending with an evening of dance at The Dalles Wahtonka High School.
LoïeFuller’s experimentation with costume and lighting design produced mesmerizing choreography that is still reconstructed by artists today.
The performances included productions of the dances “La Noir” and “Dance of the Elements” by Jody Sperling and her company, Time Lapse Dance.
Sperling, a Fuller interpreter and dance scholar, gave a lecture at Maryhill and showed several slides with images of Fuller — a whirling mass of fabric, a woman’s form concealed by sheer white silk and colored beams of light. Sperling’s presentation showed the evolution of Fuller’s work from frivolous entertainment to captivating spectacle.
Published June 26, 2008 by The Dalles Chronicle
The Maryhill Museum of Art celebrated the work of one of its founders Saturday with “Dancing with Loïe,” an all-day event ending with an evening of dance at The Dalles Wahtonka High School.
LoïeFuller’s experimentation with costume and lighting design produced mesmerizing choreography that is still reconstructed by artists today.
The performances included productions of the dances “La Noir” and “Dance of the Elements” by Jody Sperling and her company, Time Lapse Dance.
Sperling, a Fuller interpreter and dance scholar, gave a lecture at Maryhill and showed several slides with images of Fuller — a whirling mass of fabric, a woman’s form concealed by sheer white silk and colored beams of light. Sperling’s presentation showed the evolution of Fuller’s work from frivolous entertainment to captivating spectacle.
Cancer survivor makes time for others
By KELLI FONTENOT
Published June 23, 2008 by The Dalles Chronicle
When Luanna Odom waves at her husband, Dan, the bright smile on her face could convince anyone that she has led a life without suffering. Odom’s strength is evident, and few would guess from her positive attitude that 12 years ago she faced a life-altering diagnosis.
Odom is a 12-year survivor of breast cancer and an 11-year survivor of lung cancer. When she entered the hospital for treatment, Dan was by her side all along.
“My husband was my biggest support. I’d have exercises to do, and he’d come home from work and say, ‘Well, have you done them?’”
Odom is a member of the Cancer Crushers, one of the 22 teams that registered for the eighth annual Relay For Life this year. At Wahtonka High School on Saturday, supporters from the tri-city area walked the track and donated money to cancer treatment organizations in the hopes of coming closer to a cure. Odom stood in the shade of her team’s tent and waved at her husband as he passed by on his motorcycle.
Published June 23, 2008 by The Dalles Chronicle
When Luanna Odom waves at her husband, Dan, the bright smile on her face could convince anyone that she has led a life without suffering. Odom’s strength is evident, and few would guess from her positive attitude that 12 years ago she faced a life-altering diagnosis.
Odom is a 12-year survivor of breast cancer and an 11-year survivor of lung cancer. When she entered the hospital for treatment, Dan was by her side all along.
“My husband was my biggest support. I’d have exercises to do, and he’d come home from work and say, ‘Well, have you done them?’”
Odom is a member of the Cancer Crushers, one of the 22 teams that registered for the eighth annual Relay For Life this year. At Wahtonka High School on Saturday, supporters from the tri-city area walked the track and donated money to cancer treatment organizations in the hopes of coming closer to a cure. Odom stood in the shade of her team’s tent and waved at her husband as he passed by on his motorcycle.
Universities test competition cars at regional airport strip
By KELLI FONTENOT
Published June 20, 2008 by The Dalles Chronicle
On your marks, get set, go — to California.
For the first time in 12 years, the Western Washington University automotive engineering team has finished building a formula-style racing vehicle in less than a year, team captain John Furtado said. The team will race its car, the Viking 43, at the Formula SAE West Competition in Fontana, Calif. The Society of Automotive Engineers will host the event at the California Speedway from June 25-28.
With the big competition only a week away, three teams — WWU, Oregon State University and University of Washington — gathered at a decommissioned runway this week at the Columbia Gorge Regional Airport in Dallesport to test their cars, select drivers and catch a glimpse of the competition.
Published June 20, 2008 by The Dalles Chronicle
On your marks, get set, go — to California.
For the first time in 12 years, the Western Washington University automotive engineering team has finished building a formula-style racing vehicle in less than a year, team captain John Furtado said. The team will race its car, the Viking 43, at the Formula SAE West Competition in Fontana, Calif. The Society of Automotive Engineers will host the event at the California Speedway from June 25-28.
With the big competition only a week away, three teams — WWU, Oregon State University and University of Washington — gathered at a decommissioned runway this week at the Columbia Gorge Regional Airport in Dallesport to test their cars, select drivers and catch a glimpse of the competition.
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