In 2018 we moved out to the Gorge and I took a job as the Maintenance Supervisor for the Hood River Valley Parks & Recreation District. Unfortunately, this was all throughout the pandemic, but it was a great way to meet new people through the job, since socializing was all but illegal back then.

I got my Aquatic Facility Operator certification and split my time between the pool, the trails, and the parks. Having left the position, I continue to contract with the P&R team on some fencing, welding, and trail projects.

THE POOL

  • Annual maintenance above the pool

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  • Safety check on the rope swing

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  • The never-ending tent battle

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  • Replacing all the deck lights with LEDs

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  • Tent panels with the team

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  • Carefully cleaning the inside of a two-thousand dollar UV lightbulb

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  • Still works! Whew.

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Between the Skatepark, Culbertson, Morrison, Barrett, the Westside field, Golden Eagle, Hazelview, and the Odell Community park there was always lots to mow and maintain on this job.

THE PARKS

  • Work-party at the skatepark

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  • Fence & Jute going in at Golden Eagle

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  • Work-party with 'the Next Door' in Odell

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  • Drainage issues at the skatepark

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  • Work-party with 'Protect Our Parks' at Morrison

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  • Lots of landscape fabric & mulch

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  • Odell Community Park

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  • Barrett burn pile

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  • Lots of irrigation work

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  • New trashcans by the pickleball courts

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  • Filling the 'pit' at the skatepark

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  • New paint at the skatepark

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  • Mowing the Westside property

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  • Snow removal at the pool 🥶

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