Mid-Columbia Today

In the first half of today's show, Wasco County Veterans Services Officer Chelsea Perritt stops in to discuss the Veterans Stand Down at Lewis & Clark Festival Park in The Dalles, taking place on Saturday, May 16 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., then Skyline Health Rehab Manager Zach Chown talks about Skyline's Transitional Care Program.

To start the show Mark talks with Mid-Columbia Community Action Executive Director Leslie Naramore about opening up units for permanent supportive housing and about Community Action Month, then Mark talks about measles and other communicable diseases with Hood River County Chief Medical Officer Dr. Christopher Van Tilburg.

Today, Mark talks to Hood River County Administrator Allison Williams and Commission Chair Jennifer Euwer about the County budget, then it's Wasco County Commissioner Jeff Justesen on that County's budget and a handful of other topics.

In the first half of the show, we learn about the Assertive Community Treatment and Choice programs with Liz Barteld of Mid-Columbia Center For Living, then Mark talks to Port of The Dalles Executive Director Andrea Klaas.

In the first half of the show, Mark talks to Lily Von Mosch from the White Salmon Valley Pool Metropolitan Park District about the district's progress toward a new swimming pool for the White Salmon area, with bid openings set for next week.  Then, it's Britney Gitch from the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center on upcoming events there, and Mark outlines some of the many events in the region set for this weekend.

On today's show, we learn about Columbia Gorge CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children) and two CASA 101 events coming up in Hood River and The Dalles for those who are interested in volunteering with Christopher Janetzko and Carol Hayes, then Paola Escobedo from OSU Extension in Wasco and Hood River counties talks about an online workshop on the Oregon Promise program and the upcoming Juntos Afuera summer camp for middle school students.

Opening the show, Lisa Commander talks about upcoming events at The History Museum of Hood River County, then Mark is joined by The Next Door's Columbia Gorge Youth Connections Supervisor Samantha Lopez.

In the first half of the show Mark talks with East Fork Irrigation District's Steve Pappas and Cindy Thieman from the Hood River Watershed Group about what this year's irrigation season may be like, and steps East Fork has taken in recent years to pipe its canals and significantly reduce water loss.  Then the Oregon State Fire Marshal's Nicholas Tenorio discusses the importance of reducing combustible materials in the five feet around your house to protect it from wildfire, as May is Wildfire Awareness Month in Oregon.

The show focuses on a pair of events today, as Mike Schend from the Hood River County Education Foundation talks about this Saturday's Columbia Gorge Wine & Art Festival, then it's Thomas Keolker from Bristol Hospice on their Kite Festival & Memorial this Saturday at the Hood River Waterfront.

Cindy Keever joins the show to talk about tomorrow's The Dalles Community Cleanup event, then Dr. Mike Foss from Alpine Veterinary talks about how dogs evolved to be our companions.