Manager’s Report – July 2018
Court-ordered spill and your PUD bill Earlier this year, Federal Judge Michael Simon again ruled that increased spill of water (to the maximum...
Jul
2018
Inside Ruralite
Jul
2018
Grants Benefit Three Communities
Program centers on economic benefit Recipients of Northern Wasco County People’s Utility District’s Economic Development Grants will share $50,000 and provide benefits in...
Jul
2018
A Lens on His Native Land
Adventure photographer takes a new look at familiar territory By Kathy Ursprung For photographer David Polehn, the spectacular Columbia River Gorge backdrop had...
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Jun
2018
Manager’s Report – June 2018
Investment in your PUD systems and people About this same time last year, I reminded you that we were amid some major infrastructure...
Jun
2018
The RARE Effect on Small Towns
AmeriCorps program makes a lasting impact By Kathy Ursprung Bayoán Ware has two deadlines to meet on this particular Friday. First, he is...
Jun
2018
New Employees Bring Skills to North Wasco
PUD welcomes Wilson, Bartz and Sperber Jim Wilson Jim Wilson joined Northern Wasco County PUD as a lineman in November 2016. “I was...
Jun
2018
Tree Trimming Aids Safety, Efficiency
Save trouble later; don’t plant tall trees below lines Rural tree trimming has been in full swing this spring as work crews hustle...
May
2018
Manager’s Report – May 2018
That Important Summer Call The return of summery weather means more home owners are working on outdoor projects and more contractors are gearing...
May
2018
New Workers Keep PUD Rolling
Many departments added new faces in 2017–18 Jay Bonogofsky and Derrick Mauritson The faces of Jay Bonogofsky and Derrick Mauritson aren’t ones that...
May
2018
Planning for the Worst
Wasco County Crisis Team prepares for school emergencies By Kathy Ursprung Flip books hang by the doors of school rooms in Wasco County—a...
Apr
2018
Manager’s Report – April 2018
Neighbors Helping Neighbors During the March Board of Director’s meeting, representatives from the Mid-Columbia Community Action Council, Inc. Community Action Partnership (CAP) updated...
Apr
2018
PUD’s Neighbor to Neighbor Program Needs a Hand
Energy Assistance need has climbed, while other sources of help have declined At the same time that the Columbia Gorge has been experiencing...
Apr
2018
The Mystery of the Murals
Generations of the McDaniel family have lived with an artistic enigma By Kathy Ursprung A likely place to start the whodunit at 922...
