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CENTER
Opportunities
are for all ages
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seat risers, shower seats,
transfer benches and the
occasional hospital bed, all
of which is donated by the
community. Each item is
sterilized and prepared for
reuse at the Center, and can
be borrowed for as long as
necessary for a one-time fee
of $10. “We encourage folks
to call to see if we have the
equipment they are looking
for,” McKay said. “What we
have is thanks to the dona-
tions from the community,
so our inventory varies.” The
equipment is available for
anyone of any age.
AARP Tax Aide
The Center hosts the
AARP Foundation’s Tax-Aide
program, which provides free
tax preparation for low and
moderate income individuals
of all ages. The program is ad-
ministered locally by the Mid-
Columbia Community Action
Council and run by trained
volunteers. It is a first-come-
first-served program. During
the first weeks the lines are
long, said McKay, but don’t be
intimidated. “They will tell you
if they can serve you that day,
and approximately when.” The
program begins Saturday, Feb.
1, and will continue through
April 11. They can file your tax
returns electronically.
are offered the third Monday
and Tuesday of each month,
from 8:45 a.m. to noon. Cost
is $20/$15, and completion of
the full two-day program can
reduce auto insurance rates.
Fiber arts
Quilters meet at the Center
every Monday from 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m., and Needle Nutz
(stitching and knitting) meets
every Wednesday from 10
a.m. to noon.
Technical help
A computer and tablet help
lab is available by appoint-
ment; cost is $2.
Card games
Five card-related games at-
tract players at the Center, in-
cluding Pinochle (Thursdays
1 to 3 p.m., by donation, and
Fridays 6 to 9 p.m., $6 per
night); Mahjong (Fridays
1 to 4 p.m., $1); Dominoes
(Tuesdays, 1 p.m., $1); Bunco
(third Tuesday, 1 to 3 p.m.,
$3); and Poker (Mondays, 6
p.m., $1.)
Health
Chair massage is offered by
appointment the first Friday
of the month; cost is $20.
Recreation
Bingo is offered at the
Center every Thursday and
Saturday night, beginning at
6 p.m. Games have a mini-
mum $10 buy in.
Funding the Center
skills. We rely on volunteers.”
Money is raised through
individual events, rent-
als, leases, memberships,
Saturday Bingo and the NU-
2-U thrift store, the “smallest
little thrift store in The Dalles.”
The Center is used by a
number of groups, including
the Toastmasters, Ham Radio
Operators, ARC Friendship
Club, Pomona Meadows,
Boy Scout troop #395, two AA
groups and two church ser-
vices, as well as housing coali-
tion meetings. The Center also
rents space for events.
Saturday Bingo is the big-
gest fundraiser for the Center
(Thursday Bingo helps fund
the Meals on Wheels pro-
gram.) The average payout is
over $1,300 a night.
An annual fundraiser is
also held each spring. This
year it is a “Meal-A-Month
Raffle,” with three chances to
win a dozen $25 gift certifi-
cates from local restaurants
(see related story.) Tickets
can be purchased at the
Center for $10 a piece or
three for $25, or at the draw-
ing on Feb. 7, which is spon-
sored by NW Natural and will
include wine and appetizers.
Doors open at 5 p.m. and the
drawing is at 6 p.m.
Additional funding activi-
ties include:
Center also sells one-of-a-
kind lap blankets they have
made, which are displayed
throughout the Center. “They
also will repair quilts that
have a special meaning for
folks for a negotiated price,”
McKay said.
“The Center is a place
where you connect with peo-
ple with similar interests—
from the classes to enjoying
a Meals-on-Wheels noon
dinner,” McKay noted. “For
many older folks, their closest
friends have passed away, but
at the Center you can meet
new people and make new
friends.”
Although the Center
is serving community
members of all ages, they
continue to serve as advo-
cates for older adults, and
partner with other commu-
nity efforts such as “Circles
of Care,” a new program
connecting older adults in
the Gorge to volunteers that
can help with supportive
services. That program
brings together older adults
and teen volunteers, yet
another way the Center
is, as its slogan proclaims,
“enriching the community
by sharing and caring.”
The Mid-Columbia Senior
Center is located at 1112
W 9th St., The Dalles and
is online at www.midco-
Membership
lumbiaseniorCenter.com;
You can support the Center telephone 541-296-4788.
by becoming a member at
$35 per person or $60 per
Flora Gibson contributed
couple a year. “We also have to this report.
fun by offering a Super Duper
membership for $50 per
person,” McKay said. “Even
if you are not a member, you
can still participate in all the
activities and programs,” he
added.
Except for a contract
with the state of Oregon
SHIBA Medicare
to administer the SHIBA
The Center also administers program, which does not
include operational costs, the
the SHIBA program (Senior
Center is funded entirely by
Health Insurance Benefit
the community, Silver said.
Assistance), which provides
NU-2-U Shop
“We receive no federal, city,
confidential counseling to
state, or county funding—we
help you choose the best
This tiny thrift shop housed
are not a part of anyone’s
Medicare insurance option.
at the Center is operated by
budget.”
The Medicare program, as
volunteers, and all items are
The Center’s operational
with any insurance program,
donated. New used clothes
budget is $120,900, said
is complicated, McKay said.
are added weekly and, be-
“You can work with your insur- Silver, and paid staff includes cause of the size of the store,
an executive director and
ance agent, but you can also
only the best is displayed for
janitorial services.
meet with a trained SHIBA
sale. “We have the lowest
All other work at the
prices in town,” McKay said.
volunteer to better under-
stand your options so you can Center, from running the
Quilt Raffles
front desk to calling Bingo
decide what is best for you.”
To make an appointment, call games, is done by volunteers.
Every year two beautiful
The Center currently has
the Center at 541-296-4788
handmade quilts are raf-
about 50 active volunteers,
or contact SHIBA directly at
fled off as a fundraiser. The
McKay said. “At the Center
541-288-8341.
next drawing will be at the
you have opportunities to
Cherry Festival Breakfast; the
Exercise &
contribute by volunteering,
current quilt being raffled is
movement classes
whether it is with Bingo, the
on display in the lobby on the
NU-2-U Shop or teaching a
wall behind the front desk.
A range of exercise and
movement classes take place class where you have special The quilting group at the
at the Center. They include
Chair Yoga (Tuesdays and
Thursdays, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.,
CARBON AND OXYGEN REVEAL THE DIVINE PLAN #10
$3); Strength Chair Yoga
(Wednesdays and Fridays,
Now that we have established the number 3 in the 6-8-3 pattern
(9:15 to 10:30 a.m., $3);
we can look further into The Scriptures use of this pattern and
Strong Women, a best-prac-
how it teaches those with seeing eyes and hearing ears.
tices program (Tuesdays and
This 6-8-3 number pattern is how the Creator intends to “save”
Thursdays, 2 to 3 p.m. $3);
not only mankind but His creation, the earth. The only way to
Table Tennis (Tuesdays and
save mankind from the very serious dilemma that has evolved is
Thursdays, 3 p.m., free); and
through the same means in which Noah and his family were
Tai Chi (Tuesdays at 1 p.m.,
saved from the flood. Each individual must enter the “ark.”
$2.)
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The ark of Noah was a projection to the future true ark of
salvation, Yahshua. Look at the pattern. Noah was the 8th
person on the 3 story ark along with the fact that he was 600
years old when he was “saved” from the divine judgments that
were imposed upon a world of human flesh that was as about as
corrupt as we see it today. Again we see the 6-8-3 pattern ex-
actly as seen in the name of the “true” ark of salvation, Yahshua
where the 6 letters of his name in Greek, Iesous total 888…3
eights. This pattern is repeated over and over in The Scriptures
to ensure that those who want to learn the one truth will see it.
When you add 6-8-3 it equals 17. Now read this of Noah and
the flood. “In the 600th year of Noah’s life, in the 2nd month,
on the 17th day of the month, on the same day all the fountains
of the great deep burst open…” The Creator could have stated
any day of the month but He chose the 17th. Why?
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NEWS IN BRIEF
CGCC board vacancy
The Columbia Gorge Community College Board of
Education seeks interested district electors in Wasco County
for consideration to be appointed the board, serving an
interim term from March 2020-June 2021. Interested persons
shall send a letter of interest with qualifications, telephone,
and address to the Board of Education, Attn: Margaret
Myers, Columbia Gorge Community College, 400 East
Scenic Dr., The Dalles, OR 97058. Deadline for consideration
is Feb. 14.
SD21 seeks interview committee members
The North Wasco County School District Board of
Directors is accepting applications for the Board Advisory
Interview Committee. This volunteer advisory committee
will provide input to the board on selected superintendent
candidates. The board would like representation from stu-
dents, district staff and community members.
Candidate interviews will tentatively be held March 9 to
11 (depending on the number of candidates). Applicant
must confirm they will be available to attend all three inter-
view dates. Tentative times 3 to 4 p.m. each day. Interviews
are one hour and predetermined questions will be asked.
Committee members will score each candidate.
Applications must be received no later than 4 p.m. Feb. 4.
Applications may be submitted online (English: www.sur-
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com/r/DNV9W7B) or by mailing or dropping off a hard copy
to the NWCSD Administration Office, 3632 West 10th Street,
The Dalles.
Ag woman honored
There are 29,868 female farmers and ranchers in Oregon,
representing 44 percent of the state’s agricultural communi-
ty. To celebrate women’s contributions to Oregon agricul-
ture — and the impact of public policy on all farm and ranch
families — the Oregon Farm Bureau (OFB) will host a cake-
and-coffee reception for lawmakers and the general public
at the state capitol on Monday, Feb. 3, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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