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Wednesday, March 4, 2020 A7 The Dalles Chronicle TheDallesChronicle.com No Cap, No Trade WHAT’S HAPPENING SUBMIT YOUR EVENTS AT THEDALLESCHAMBER.COM/ EVENTS OR EMAIL ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE TO MGIBSON@ THEDALLESCHRONICLE.COM. LISTINGS ARE FREE. FEBRUARY Wednesday, February 26 ROTARY CLUB: The Dalles Rotary Club meets every Wednesday noon to 1 p.m. at Zion Luthern Church, 101 W. 10th St., The Dalles (corner of 10th and Union). This week’s speaker is Scott Hege, Wasco County Commissioner. ADULT YOGA: Adult Yoga, 6 p.m. at The Dalles-Wasco County Public Library, 722 Court St., The Dalles. Vinyasa flow. Free. Thursday, February 27 GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS: Governmental affairs, 7 to 8 a.m. at The Barbecue, 1013 W. Sixth St., The Dalles. Open to public. CODE CLUB: If you are a girl who enjoys creating digital art with a purpose the new Girls Who Code Club at TDMS is for you. The free club meets every Wednesday from 8 to 9:30 am at TDMS. In Girls Who Code, students work together to learn about computer coding and solve a real world problem. To register call 541-296-5494 or email lu.seapy@oregonstate. edu. Thursday, February 27 KIWANIS PROGRAMS: Kiwanis meetings are held every Thursday at noon at Spooky’s and visitors are welcome. This week’s events include: is a club business meeting. For more information go to www.thed- alleskiwanis.org. Friday, February 28 PRESCHOOL YOGA: Preschool Yoga, 10 to 10:30 a.m. at The Dalles-Wasco County Public Library, 722 Court St., The Dalles. Free. TEEN POWER: Teen Knowledge is Power Trivia Game, 4-5:30 p.m. at The Dalles-Wasco County Public Library, 722 Court St., The Dalles. Saturday, February 29 HISTORY FORUM: Notable visitors are the topic of the final Regional History forum at the Original Wasco County Courthouse. The Dalles journalist Rodger Nichols is also a historian and a member of the Original Courthouse board. He will share stories about notable folks who have come to town in the past 215, as well as some homegrown notables, in a presentation titled “Famous Visitors: Guess Who Came to Dinner?” Program be- gins at 1:30 p.m. in the upstairs courtroom of the 1859 court- house, 410 W. 2nd Place, The Dalles. Admission is free, cookies and coffee will be served. SATURDAY BINGO: Saturday night bingo at the Mid-Columbia Senior Center, 1112 W 9th Street, The Dalles, on Feb. 1st. Plus, an additional $750 payout for a blackout in 53 numbers or less on the final game. Minimum buy-in is $10. Doors open 4 p.m. Games start 6 p.m. Players must be eight years old, 8-18 years must be accompanied by a legal guardian). New players encour- aged to arrive by 5:30 p.m. BREAKFAST BUFFET: Colonel Wright Fundraiser for the music department, 7:30-10 a.m. for the music department. Breakfast Buffet and Silent Auction at Beachwood Eatery, 504 W. 9th St., The Dalles. MARCH Monday, March 2 CODE CLUB: If you are a girl who enjoys creating digital art with a purpose the new Girls Who Code Club at TDMS is for you. The free club meets every Wednesday from 8 to 9:30 am at TDMS. In Girls Who Code, students work together to learn about computer coding and solve a real world problem. To register call 541-296-5494 or email lu.seapy@oregonstate. edu. TEEN TECH: An Arduino mi- crocontroller uses open-source hardware and software to create digital devices and interactive objects that can sense and interact digitally and physically. There is a large community have programmers who have shared their Arduino creations online for everyone to use. So come learn how to program and use these amazing little motherboards. By registration only, 3 to 5 p.m. at The Dalles-Wasco County Library, 722 Court St., The Dalles. Free. Tuesday, March 3 BACKYARD GARDENING: Learn Backyard gardening and farming for food, fun, by reg- istration at The Dalles-Wasco County Public Library, 722 Court St., The Dalles. Classes are 6:15 p.m. March 3,10,17 and 28. SENIOR LUNCH: Senior lunch at the Lyle Lions Community Center on the corner of Hwy 14 and 5th . Doors open early, lunch served at 12 noon. Sixty and over suggested dona- tion $3.50, all others $6.50. Everyone welcome. LYLE LIONS: Lyle Lions Club Meeting at the Lyle Lions Community Center on the cor- ner of 5th and Hwy 14. Potluck 6 p.m. Meeting 6:30. Everyone welcome. Wednesday, March 4 TEEN TECH: Egg Drop Challenge 3:30-5 p.m. at The Dalles-Wasco County Public Library, 722 Court St., The Dalles. Want to make a mess in the library? We will be having a challenge to create a device or mechanism that will protect an egg falling off the mezzanine to the library floor. We will drop the eggs until there is only one left. ROTARY CLUB: The Dalles Rotary Club meets every Wednesday noon to 1 p.m. at Zion Luthern Church, 101 W. 10th St., The Dalles (corner of 10th and Union). This week’s speaker is Victory, exchange student presentation. Thursday, March 5 TEEN TECH: Sphero Mini Golf 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at The Dalles- Wasco County Public Library, 722 Court St., The Dalles. Instead of traditional clubs and balls, we will be using tablets and Sphero robots! Learn the basics of block programming, and test your problem solving skills. Can you navigate our crazy mini golf course with our fast rolling Sphero robot? KIWANIS PROGRAMS: Kiwanis meetings are held every Thursday noon at Spooky’s, visitors welcome. This week’s events include Cal McDermid on Fort Dalles Museum. For more information go to www. thedalleskiwanis.org. Matthew Chaisson (center, left) holds a Timber Unity sign with son Alaric outside of Wasco County Courthouse Feb. 27 ahead of a special session where county commissioners resolved to oppose Oregon Senate Bill 1530. See related story, page A1. Walker Sacon photo Horizon hosts open house Northwest Accreditation horizonchristianschool.org Horizon Christian Commission (NWAC). School, 700 Pacific Ave. in or contact 541-387-3200 or For more infor- Hood River, hosts a free rcaldwell@horizonchristian- pancake breakfast open mation, visit www. school.org. house on Saturday, March 14 from 8:30-11 a.m. “Families interested in learning about what a Not from us. In your time of loss Horizon Christian School your family has unique needs and is education looks like are better served with a service that invited to a pancake break- reflects your unique attributes and fast and open house,” said a your unique wishes. press release. The event will include campus tours and a class- room/student activities expo. The school serves stu- dents from the Hood River, The Dalles, Bingen, White Salmon, Trout Lake and Stevenson areas. Kindergarten Roundup will additionally take place from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Horizon Christian School is accredited by the Cookie cutter funerals? DEATHS Roberta “Bobbie” Jean Miller, 86, a longtime resident of the Columbia River Gorge, died Feb. 26, 2020. She will be laid to rest in a private service with her beloved husband Dick in IOOF Cemetery, The Dalles, Ore. Arrangements in care of Spencer, Libby & Powell Funeral Home. A family-di- rected service will be held 1:30 p.m. Sunday, March 1, 2020, at Emmanuel Baptist Church, 2819 W 19th St., The Dalles. Jim Wandling, 80, a long- time resident of the Hood River Valley, Ore., died Feb. 22, 2020, at Providence St. Peter Hospital of Olympia, Wash. He was born June 15, 1942 in Portland, Ore. A memorial service to honor his life and mourn his passing is planned for 2 p.m., Easter Sunday (April 12, 2020) at the Hood River Church of Christ, 1512 Tucker Rd., Hood River, Ore. Arrangements under the direction of Anderson’s Tribute Center , 1401 Belmont Avenue, Hood River. Visit www. AndersonsTributeCenter. com to leave a note of condolence for the family. at (45.649166, -121.364981), most vehicles can access or Mildred R Craber, 101, can park on Dry Creek Road a resident of The Dalles, and walk up to gravesite. Ore., died Feb. 27, 2020. Memorial service will be at 2 Visitation and viewing is 4-6 p.m., Sunday, March 8, 2020, p.m. Monday, March 2, 2020, at the Columbia Gorge Hotel at Spencer, Libby & Powell Ballroom, 4000 Westcliff Dr., Funeral Home, 1100 Kelly Hood River. Memorials are Avenue, The Dalles, Ore. Graveside committal will LOCATION be 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 200 SOUTH WALNUT 3, 2020, at IOOF Cemetery, BINGEN, WA 1100 18th St., The Dalles. A 509.493. 2751 Celebration of life will be held at a later date, details to be posted on the Spencer VISIT OUR Libby & Powell website. Dr. Cory Johnston, 47, died tragically while summiting Mt. Hood on Feb 25, 2020. He was born Feb. 25, 1973. A quiet farewell with closed cas- ket is planned for 4-7 p.m. Friday, March 6, 2020, Anderson’s Tribute Center, 1401 Belmont Ave., Hood River. Burial is planned for 3 p.m. Saturday, March 7, at the Great River Natural Cemetery of Mosier, Ore. This is a sanctuary where dogs, children and outdoor enthusiasts are welcome. Be prepared for rocky terrain and Gorge weather. Located This Spring, care for what matters most with our premium products. L u b r i c a n t s G r e a s e D E F A n t i f r e e z e Sinclair quality lubricants sold locally by: encouraged to college fund for the boys; a 529 Plan is being created and donations can be left during his service or sent care of Anderson’s Tribute Center. Visit www. 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