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🌱 Film, music and Hadestown fill Hood River's performance calendar

Hood River, Oregon Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hey hey Hood River! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Film, music and Hadestown fill Hood River's performance calendar
  • Full Sail sale closes Hood River pub, costs 20-plus jobs
  • Hood River backs police station bonds, rejects housing measure

Also on today's calendar: Live Music featuring Pat Hull Band and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 60 and low of 45 degrees.
  • Thursday: Clouds and breaks of sun, temps: high: 58, low: 45.
  • Friday: Cloudy, with a high of 57 and low of 43 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Gorge Giggin' Guide - Nov. 10 (columbiacommunityconnection.com) — Hood River's week of performances includes Nick Jaina blending film, guitar and live narration at The Ruins on Nov. 11, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. For weekend theater, Hood River Valley High School presents Hadestown: Teen Edition Nov. 13–15, with tickets priced at $20 for adults and $15 for students and seniors.
   

2. Full Sail sold to spirits giant, entire pub staff laid off (tncontentexchange.com) — Full Sail's Hood River pub has closed permanently after its sale to spirits company Sazerac, with at least 20 people laid off Nov. 2, employees say. Production workers remain employed, but Sazerac has not told them what they will make next, leaving the brewery's familiar beer labels in doubt.
   

3. Preliminary election results for Hood River, Wasco, Klickitat and Skamania counties: Nov. 3 General Election (tncontentexchange.com) — Hood River voters backed bonds to renovate and expand the police station while rejecting affordable housing bonds, according to unofficial election results. Gladys Rivera is also poised to become the city's first Latina mayor in January. The totals remain subject to change until Oregon's Dec. 10 certification deadline.
   

4. Gorge runners compete at cross country finals (tncontentexchange.com) — Hood River Valley's boys finished fifth at Oregon's Class 5A state cross country championships in Eugene, led by freshmen Sam Schwager and Gus VandenHeuvel. Schwager returned after missing districts because of illness to place 27th. Junior Savina Davis led the Eagles' girls team with a 23rd-place finish.
   

5. Speaker Fahey on post-midterm priorities; Oregon nonprofits sue GoFundMe (klcc.org) — Hood River-area candidate Hank Sanders, 25, is poised to become Oregon's youngest legislator, House Speaker Julie Fahey says in a post-election interview. Fahey highlights his experience with housing costs as she outlines priorities for next year's session, including affordability, Medicaid funding and keeping roads maintained.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hood River

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★ Featured events ★

    Thursday November 12
  • Gorge Jazz Night →
    Phelps Creek Vineyards, 301 Country Club Road, Hood River
    5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Regular exercise has been shown to lower blood glucose levels, increase insulin sensitivity, and lower A1C levels.
    I started www.walkwithmeinfo.com to help motivate pre-diabetics and type II diabetics, but diabetes is not a prerequisite. This is a free service,… (Nextdoor Sieverkropp/Eliot Park)
  • Thanks to everyone who dropped off their gently used or new costumes to our giveaway event!
    We are now collecting for next year’s giveaway. Drop them by Nunamaker’s at 2495 Cascade ave. #ThankANeighbor (Nextdoor Hood River East)
  • Bergaila & Associates, Inc. posted a job opening for Wastewater Operator-In Training - 24346 in Hood River. Apply here.
  • Providence Health & Services posted a job opening for Food Service Attendant in Hood River. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hood River here.

Ok Hood River! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Hood River

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Hood River

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.