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Wednesday, March 3, 2021
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Children and Teens
■ March 6 — The Dalles’
Babe Ruth Baseball In-
Person Signups, 10 a.m. to
2 p.m.at Kramer Field (Babe
Ruth Field), or call 541-993-
2230 to receive a mail-in
application. Open to players
12-15 from The Dalles and
Hood River areas. New
players to Babe Ruth are
required to provide a copy of
their birth certificate.
■ Anytime — Hood River
Chess Club. Free online
chess through lichess.org;
click “Community” tab un-
der “Teams.” All abilities are
welcome; individuals can
make challenges any time,
and games can be played at
any pace. For more informa-
tion on joining, email Justin
at sushiokalani@gorge.net.
■ Mondays — 4-H Chess
Club, 3:45–5 pm. Grades
5-12; online, free. Creative
problem solving skills,
tactical maneuvers. Register
at 541-298-4004 or ham-
mackd@oregonstate.edu.
■ Tuesdays — Sea Scouts,
7-8:30 p.m. downstairs at
The Dalles UCC, 111 E. Fifth
St. (marine branch of Boy
Scouts). Open to all teens
ages 14-20. Bring mask. Info
at 707- 363-5353 or ssfree-
dom399@gmail.com.
■ Tuesdays & Thursdays
— Online Homework
Help for Students and
Parents, 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Tuesdays and 3:30-4:30
p.m. Thursdays; Hood
River County Library staff
available by Zoom at zoom.
us/j/91001800954. Teachers
also welcome.
■ Tuesdays & Thursdays
— Teen Study Space, 10
a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Fireside
Room at The Dalles Civic
Auditorium. Supervised;
masks and social distancing
required. For high schoolers;
bring homework, laptops.
■ Wednesdays — Online
Teen Hangout, 5 p.m.
Sponsored by the Hood
River County Library
District. Games, chat, etc.
Email rachelt@hoodriverli-
brary.org to join. For teens.
■ Wednesdays, Thursdays
and Fridays — Virtual
Storytime, 10:30-11 a.m.,
sponsored by Wasco
County Library. Wednesday
is for babies (birth to 18
months), Thursday is for
toddlers and Friday for
preschoolers. For informa-
tion on how to join, contact
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services due to the threat. A
walk through the building
with an officer was request-
ed. Center for Living was
notified due to the mental
health issues of the caller.
Feb. 22 — W. 10th — Two
3-year-olds were found
alone outside. Officers
spoke to the mother and a
report was taken for criminal
mistreatment.
Feb. 23 — The Dalles —
Suicidal subject reported;
location provided by the
phone company was possi-
bly Louisiana. Facebook had
several people under the
given name but none in the
area. Attempts to contact all
went to voicemail.
Feb. 24 — The Dalles —
Suicidal subject reported.
Officers contacted the sub-
ject, who was transported to
the emergency room on a
police officer hold.
Feb. 24 — The Dalles —
Suicidal subject reported.
A family member elected
to attempt to transport the
subject to the hospital.
Feb. 24 — Los Angeles —
Suicide prevention in Los
Angeles reported receiving a
thedallespubliclibrary@
gmail.com or 541-296-2815.
■ Wednesdays — 4-H
Girls Who Code, 3:45–5 p.m.
Free. Learn coding skills,
build web pages, apps, more
as a team. For girls grades
6-12. Register at 541-298-
4004 or seapyl@oregonstate.
edu.
■ Thursdays — Storytime
on Facebook, 10:30 a.m.
Sponsored by the Hood
River County Library
District. Join Teacher Jana
each week for stories and
songs.
■ Thursdays — 4-H Coder
Club, 3:45-5 p.m. Free.
Grades 5-12; program games
and animations. Register
at 541-298-4004 or ham-
mackd@oregonstate.edu.
Community Events
■ Now — Lyle
Community Council is
taking comments regarding
thoughts on how making a
public access to the sandbar
in Lyle at the intersection
of Old Highway 8 and State
Highway 14, and the mouth
of the Klickitat River will im-
pact the community. Email
comments to lylecouncil@
gmail.com.
■ March 4 — Gun Safety
Rally, 4-5 p.m. at Overlook
Memorial Park, Second and
State, Hood River. Spon-
sored by HRV Demands
Action. Masks required. See
page 3 for more information.
■ March 4 — NAMI
(National Alliance on
Mental Illness) of the
Gorge, 6-7:30 p.m. via Zoom
(in-person meetings are
suspend due to COVID); for
a link, email susanbgabay@
gmail.com or margiest@
centurylink.net. Provides
a monthly support group
meeting for caregivers,
friends, and family mem-
bers of persons with mental
illness, meeting the first
Thursday of the month.
■ March 5-27 —
Exhibition: “Out There,”
Tuesday thru Saturday, 11
a.m. to 5 p.m. at Columbia
Center for the Arts, Hood
River. More at columbiaarts.
org.
■ March 6 — Gorge
Grown Winter Market, 10
a.m. to noon, ground floor,
Ferment Brewing Co., 403
Portway Ave., Hood River.
Info on COVID safety, fresh
sheets and vendors at gorge-
grown.com.
■ March 6 — Hood River
County Reads Kickoff, 10
a.m. to 6 p.m. at all Hood
River County Library
branches. “The Highest
Tide” by Jim Lynch; pick up a
free copy.
■ March 9 — Growing
Oregon Gardeners: Level
Up Series, 3 p.m. via
Zoom. “What to Do About
call from a suicidal subject.
Officers searched the area
but were unable to locate the
subject.
Feb. 25 — Hostetler Street,
800 block — Runaway juve-
nile reported.
WASCO COUNTY
Feb. 19-25
Animal calls:
Feb. 20 — Dry Hollow
Road — Male reported to
have just sideswiped a large
dog with his vehicle; the dog
was in the middle of the road
and the male had a small
dent on his passenger rear
door. Officers contacted the
dog’s owner, who was coun-
seled on keeping the dog out
of the road.
Assaults, harassment,
menacing and
domestic violence:
Feb. 19 — Mill Creek —
Harassment reported.
Feb. 19 — Stoffer Lane —
Menacing reported.
Feb. 21 — W. Chenowith
Creek Road — Female
issued a criminal citation for
harassment.
Feb. 25 — W. Chenowith
Creek Road — Case number
Herbicide Contaminated
Compost and Soil Mix/
How to Use Compost in
Gardens and Landscapes
with Weston Miller.” Hosted
by OSU horticulture experts.
Free, open to public. Register
at extension.oregonstate.
edu/mg/growing-ore-
gon-gardeners-level-series.
■ March 9 — Survivors
of Suicide Loss Support
Group, 5:30-630 p.m. via
Zoom (in-person meetings
are suspend due to COVID);
for a link, email belinda.
ballah@co.hood-river.or.us.
Open to anyone who lost a
loved one to suicide. Meets
second Tuesday of the
month.
■ Beginning March
10 — Hood River County
Library District “Grab
and Go.” Appointments to
browse, gather materials
and checkout items in 15-20
minute slots at the Hood
River branch Wednesdays
and Saturdays; sign up at
hoodriverlibrary.org.
■ March 10 — Sense of
Place, 7 p.m. at mtadam-
sinstitute.org/senseofplace.
“The Legacy and Promise of
Land Grant Universities and
Oregon State Extension in
the Gorge” with Ann Harris.
Free; option to donate to
support program.
■ March 13 — “Of Mice
and Men,” 2:30 p.m. and 6:30
p.m. via Zoom at us02web.
zoom.us/j/89364968240.
Zoomcast of the 2012 stage
play directed by Lynda
Dallman. Donations to the
Hood River Valley Adult
Center Meals on Wheels
program accepted.
■ March 15 — Lyle Lions
Club Meeting, 6 p.m. at
the Lyle Lions Community
Center, corner of Fifth and
Highway 14. No potluck;
masks required.
■ March 20 — Gorge
Grown Winter Market, 10
a.m. to noon, ground floor,
Ferment Brewing Co., 403
Portway Ave., Hood River.
Info on COVID safety, fresh
sheets and vendors at gorge-
grown.com.
■ March 23 — Hood River
Watershed Group Meeting,
6-8 p.m. Parr Excellence
project engineer Bill Norris
will describe design and
implementation of East
Fork Hood River Habitat
Restoration Project. Info at
cindy@hoodriverwatershed.
org.
■ March 25 — Hood
River County Reads Zoom
Presentation, “Powered
by Science: from Rachel
Carson to Greta Thunberg,”
6:30 p.m. at us02web.zoom.
us/j/88692198217 (Meeting
ID: 886 9219 8217) or by
phone (+1 253 215 8782;
Meeting ID: 886 9219 8217).
Presented by Dr. Antonio
Baptista. Participants are
taken for domestic dispute
involving menacing.
Disorderly conduct,
mischief, criminal
trespass and
vandalism:
Feb. 20 — Easton Canyon
and Center Ridge Road,
Dufur — Downed road signs
and damage to a mailbox
reported. The reporting
party cleared the signs from
the road and noticed his
and his neighbor’s damaged
mailboxes. Officers respond-
ed Feb. 21 and found three
damaged road sign poles
and three damaged mail-
boxes, as well as a dumpster
pushed down the road and
tipped over. A case number
was taken for criminal mis-
chief III.
Feb. 21 — The Dalles Dam
Viewpoint — Group camp
reported to be getting bigger
and messier. It was believed
the group had taken down
the “no trespassing” signs.
Oregon Department of
Transportation advised this
is an ongoing issue and they
are handling.
Feb. 23 — W. Sixth, 3900
block — Disorderly conduct
reported. A male was run-
ning back and forth across
Winter Market
Gorge Grown Food Network’s twice monthly winter market returns
this Saturday, March 6, from 10 a.m. to noon at Ferment Brewing
Co., 403 Portway Ave., Hood River. The market takes place on the
ground floor. Visit gorgegrown.com for information on COVID safe-
ty, fresh sheets and vendors.
Photo courtesy Kiara Kashuba, Gorge Grown Food Network
invited to watch the film pri-
or to the program on Kanopy
(hoodriverlibrary.org):
“Rachel Carson: The Woman
Who Launched the Modern
Environmental Movement.”
■ March 27 — Hood
River County Reads Tree
Planting with Bill Weiler, 10
a.m. to noon at Barrett Park.
For all ages. Parking is avail-
able; bring a shovel, gloves
and mask. Email info@
hoodriverlibrary.org or call
541-386-2535 to register.
■ March 30 — Red
Cross Blood Drive at the
Underwood Community
Center; to sign up, con-
tact organizer Lisa Brown,
Lisa.Brown@TR.com, call
1-800-733-2767 or visit red-
crossblood.org/give.html/
find-drive.
Ongoing
■ Now — Hood River
County Library District
Craft Supply Drive. Drop
off any and all craft supplies
during Curbside Service
hours. For child craft
projects. More information
at 541-386-2535 or info@
hoodriverlibrary.org, or visit
hoodriverlibrary.org.
■ Thru April 12 — AARP
Tax Aide. Hood River and
Wasco counties, make an
the interstate. Oregon State
Police were advised.
Feb. 25 — W. Highway
30, 4200 block — Report
taken for criminal mischief
III and criminal trespass
II after a male stayed on
private property overnight
and burned documents out
of a shack on the property.
Deputies attempted to speak
with a possible subject at the
hospital, who requested an
attorney.
Feb. 25 — E. 16th, 2700
block — Unwanted male
reported.
Identity theft or bank/
credit card fraud:
Feb. 20 — Ross Road,
Tygh Valley — Officers were
notified that a male was
coming to collect a gift card
in exchange for a check.
Feb. 23 — N.E. Aikin
Street, Dufur — Female
reported that her mother has
been using her identification
in traffic stops (warrant out
of Hermiston and Spokane
for failure to appear). She
was advised to file a theft re-
port with the agency where
her mother had used her
identification.
BACKED BY A YEAR-ROUND
appointment at gorgetax-
aide@gmail.com; Skamania
County, call 360-302-2641.
■ Monday thru Friday —
Klickitat Senior Services
Telephone Support, 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m.; Goldendale, 509-
773-3757; White Salmon,
509-493-3068; or Toll Free,
1- 800-447-7858. Staff will
direct callers to available
resources, assist with online
benefit applications and
issues with Social Security
and Medicare. Seniors can
also call for essential grocery
delivery, prescription pickup
or food bank needs.
■ Mondays & Thursdays
— OSU Hood River County
Extension Central Gorge
Master Gardeners Virtual
Plant Clinic, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Free. To receive help for your
home gardening questions,
go to extension.oregonstate.
edu/mg/hoodriver to com-
plete and submit the Plant
Clinic Submission Form, or
call and leave a message at
541-386-3343 ext. 39259.
■ Monday-Saturday —
Curbside Pickup Service at
the Wasco County Library,
Monday-Thursday, 10
a.m. to 7 p.m., and Friday-
Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
For more information, con-
tact thedallespubliclibrary@
gmail.com or 541-296-2815.
Motor vehicle crashes,
incidents, offenses
and impounds:
the vehicle dug out and they
were now safe and following
family back home.
Feb. 21 — Wamic Market
Grade — Motor vehicle
crash reported.
Feb. 23 — Sandlin Road,
3300 block — Abandoned
vehicle parked in the middle
of the road reported. The
vehicle was towed.
Theft, burglary
or robbery:
Feb. 19 — 10th and Jordan
— Subject issued a criminal
citation for a warrant and
given a new court date.
Feb. 24 — Portland —
Portland Police arrested a
male on a Wasco County
class A misdemeanor
warrant (possession of
methamphetamine).
Feb. 19 — Lutz Lane, 3900
block —Theft of coins valued
at $20,000 and a pair of bin-
oculars reported (aggravated
theft, burglary I, burglary II
and criminal mischief II).
Feb. 22 — Doanne Road,
3500 block — Burglary
reported.
Feb. 23 — Discovery
Drive, 5000 block — Theft of
outdoor tools and gasoline
reported to have occurred
overnight.
Feb. 24 — E. Highway
216, 82000 block — Theft of
license plates reported.
Feb. 25 — W. Eighth, 3700
block — Stolen bike from a
backyard reported.
Search and rescue:
Other:
Feb. 20 — USFS Road
4440 — Vehicle stuck in the
snow reported. It was deter-
mined that the two males
would wait for rescue in the
morning due to the lateness
of the hour, as they had food,
water and heat. One of the
males called later to say a
parent had helped them get
Feb. 19-25 — Wasco
County — Deputies re-
sponded to two mental
health calls and one welfare
check.
Feb. 25 — Wasco County
— Suicidal subject reported.
Outstanding warrants,
parole, probation or
terms violations:
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■ Tuesdays & Thursdays,
Feb. 23 thru March 25 —
Online Classes for Seniors,
2-3:15 p.m. via Zoom; for
those 60 and over. Learn
new skills, save money,
get in shape, and make
new friends. Sponsored
by Providence Volunteers
in Action in partnership
with Senior Planet. Info or
registration at 541-387-6404
or email brittany.willson@
providence.org.
■ Tuesdays & Saturdays
— Curbside Pickup at
the Cascade Locks and
Parkdale Libraries,
Tuesdays, 2-6 p.m. and
Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Call Cascade Locks at 541-
374-9317 or Parkdale at 541-
352-6502, or email info@
hoodriverlibray.org. Pickups
are limited to 15 items.
■ Tuesday-Saturday
— Curbside Pickup at
the Hood River Library,
Tuesday-Thursday, noon to
6 p.m. and Friday-Saturday,
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call 541-
386-2535 or email info@
hoodriverlibray.org.
■ Wednesdays — The
Dalles Rotary Club, noon
via Zoom. Address: us02web.
zoom.us/j/693639881?p-
wd=UFlNdWw2QTZGTUR-
mRHVhY3VlZUQvQT09
(us02web.zoom.us).
■ First & Third
Wednesday — Lyle Good
Food Pantry, 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. and 3-5 p.m. Drive-
thru service during COVID
restrictions. Come in, apply
and take food home the
same day.
■ Thursdays — The
Dalles Kiwanis Club Online
Meetings. Log in between
11:45 a.m. and 1 p.m. at
TheDallesKiwanisZoom.
us. For more information go
to www.thedalleskiwanis.
org/ or The-Dalles-Kiwanis-
Club on Facebook. March
4, District Librarian Jeff
Wavrunek kicks off National
Reading Month with a report
on our library past, present,
and future.
■ Fridays — Bilingual
Conversation Series, noon
to 1 p.m. via Zoom, us02web.
zoom.us/j/88382995731.
Casual language exchange;
part English and part
Spanish. Sponsored by
Hood River County Library
District.
■ Fridays — Gorge
Women in Black, Fridays
from noon to 1 p.m. at the
corner of Fifth and Oak,
Hood River. Standing in
silence for peace and justice.
More on Facebook.
■ Fridays and Saturdays
— Hood River Valley Adult
Center Thrift Shop, 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m. Proceeds benefit
Meals on Wheels. Masks
must be worn and provided
hand sanitizer used.
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