Mid-Columbia Today

We begin today by talking to Columbia Gorge Orchestra Association founding director Mark Steighner about the upcoming Piano Summit (information and tickets at gorgeorchestra.org) and his retirement from the CGOA, and then Lesley Wright updates us about what is going on at the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center.

In the first part of the show, Mark is joined by Dianna Risley and Lee McPherson of the Hood River Rotary Club about their June 27 Community Rummage Sale (9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Wy'east Middle School), then we visit wth Providence Hood River volunteers Helga Reese, Chris Karlin, and Nadine Klebba.

In the first half of the show, Mark talks to Mid-Columbia Community Action Executive Director Leslie Naramore about the Mid-Columbia Houseless Collaborative's upcoming meeting, and MCCAC seeking donations of cooling supplies to put into kits to give to those in need.  In the second half, Hood River County Veterans Services Officer Lynetta Hickman talks about an upcoming America's 250th Birthday Celebration featuring information on Veterans' resources set for June 27 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at River of Life Assembly Church on 979 Tucker Road in Hood River, and Mark talks about a story on betting odds for the USA to win the World Cup, and why he thinks it would be a far bigger upset than 1980's "Miracle on Ice" U.S. Olympic hockey victory.

In the first half of the show, Mark talks about the budget the Hood River County Commission will be voting on next week and next steps in dealing with the County's fiscal issues with Commission Chair Jennifer Euwer and Administrator Allison Williams, then Wasco County Commission Chair Scott Hege talks about what has been learned in regard to filling the Commission seat left vacant by the untimely passing of Commissioner Phil Brady.

On today's show, we learn about Parent-Child Interaction Therapy with Courtney Reyes from Mid-Columbia Center For Living, then we talk about The Dalles Marina with Port of The Dalles Executive Director Andrea Klaas.

Dr. Mike Foss from Alpine Veterinary in Hood River is this morning's guest, and he talks about ticks, preparing to move your animals in case of fire, and dealing with cheat grass.

In the first half of the show, Jamie Rivera from Hood River Valley Parks & Recreation stops by to go over the many summer camp opportunities available for kids (information at hoodriverparksandrec.org), then Lauren Kraemer of Oregon State University Extension talks about being prepared for wildfire smoke this summer by using smokereadygorge.org, and summarizes some of the findings in a recently completed food security assessment for the region.

On the first part of the show, Mark talks with Nick Maggio from the University of Oregon Hazards Lab about video cameras to be installed in Wasco County to aid in detecting wildfires, then Next Door Family Services Program Manager Karin Tauchser discusses the range of services provided in seven Mid-Columbia counties to assist new parents (nextdoorinc.org/family-services).

In the first part of the show, Mark is joined by Megan Saunders from Farmers Irrigation District and Cindy Thiemann from the Hood River Watershed Group to talk about what Farmers users might expect this summer, then it's Debby Jones from YouthThink in advance of the latest installment in The More Your Know Thursdays Series, on prescription drugs and fentanyl on June 11 at 6 p.m. (register to get the Zoom link at youththink.net)

Mark is joined by West Klickitat Regional Fire Authority Chief Wesley Long to talk about an upcoming Southwest Fire & Rescue Volunteer Event on June 10, 4 p.m.-7 p.m. at Station 10 on 119 NE Church Avenue in White Salmon.