PSU Magazine Spring 1993

How Asphalt Improves Board Sailing The wind has been good for Gorge eco– nomics. It's been boom times for Hood River, thanks to 10,000 boardheads and their multitude of fans. Trouble is, where do they all stand when they bring their sails to land? City officials have a keen interest in the sporting crowd. So they schemed and planned, then called about Oregon Lottery funds for port improvements. Board enthusiasts may not have understood the techni- cal jargon, but they sure appreciated see– ing what it meant. A way bigger parking lot, more beach, and . .. yes, a new building with excellent rest rooms and food conces– sions. All told, a $600,000 project, about a third of it paid for by Lottery dollars. And why not? Board sailing has brought the big time to a small town. For that they should be rewarded. The Oregon Lottery is just happy that where there was a wind, there was a way. It Does Good Things