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Auditions
■ March 24 & March
28-29 — Annie Jr., 5-7
p.m. March 24 & 29 and 4-6
p.m. March 28 at The Civic
Auditorium, The Dalles.
No experience necessary.
Rehearsals Tuesdays &
Thursdays, 4-6 p.m. and
Sundays 1-4 p.m. start-
ing April 1. Performances
June 18-19, 25 & 27. Info or
register, Gail Farris at 360-
880-6642 or Nancy Moon at
509-767-1195. CDC/Oregon
Health Authority COVID
protocol will be followed.
Masks are required by all.
Children and Teens
■ In March — Hood River
County Library District
Teen Drawing Contest. Two
rules: It must have some sort
of fuzzy worm in the drawing
somewhere and be appro-
priate for general viewing.
Entries accepted throughout
March. Prizes awarded in
April. Entries to rachelt@
hoodriverlibrary.org.
■ In March — Hood River
County Library District
Teen Take-Home Craft
Kit: “Among Us” crew-mate
keychains. More at rachelt@
hoodriverlibrary.org.
■ March 26 — Among
Us Game Night, 3 p.m.
in the Teen Meeting
room on Zoom, zoom.
us/j/91001800954;
Meeting ID: 910 0180 0954.
Sponsored by the Hood
River County Library
District.
■ Tuesdays — Hood River
Squares Chess Club Weekly
Tournament, 5-7 p.m. Free
online chess through lichess.
org; click “Community” tab
under “Teams.” All abilities
are welcome; individuals
can also make challenges
any time, and games can be
played at any pace. For more
information on joining,
email Justin at sushiokala-
ni@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 information on how to
join, contact thedallespub-
liclibrary@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. More at 541-298-4004
or seapyl@oregonstate.edu.
■ Thursdays — Storytime
on Facebook, 10:30 a.m.
Sponsored by the Hood
River County Library
District.
■ 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.
■ Fridays — Children’s
Activity, 3-4 p.m. at Tucker
Road Baptist Church,
1450 Tucker Road, Hood
River. Includes bible study,
mission study and fun.
Ages 5-12. Contact Pastor
Dean for more info at
360-944-0964.
Community Events
■ Register now — Seed
to Supper Program,
6-7:30 p.m. on Mondays,
April 5 thru May 3, via
Zoom. Sponsored by OSU
Extension and Oregon
Food Bank. Registration is
required; contact Megan
Wickersham, 541-386-3343
ext. 38257 or megan.wicker-
sham@oregonstate.edu.
■ March 17 — St. Pat’s at
St. Pete’s. The 23rd annual
St. Patrick’s Day concert by
Cascade Singers community
choir benefiting St. Peter’s
Landmark will be taped and
posted to YouTube; search
“St Pats at St Petes 2021.”
Donations can be sent to St.
Peter’s Landmark, P.O. Box
882, The Dalles, OR 97058.
■ March 17 — City of
The Dalles Traffic Safety
Commission Meeting,
7 a.m. via Zoom, zoom.
us/j/91514684225?p-
wd=c3hoYUJTN1RKS-
jlOWk4wd1lFV3JyQT09;
Meeting ID: 915 1468 4225,
Passcode: 272134. By phone
1-669-900-9128.
■ March 17 — Wasco
County Board of
Commissioners Regular
Session, 9 a.m. at was-
cocounty-org.zoom.
us/j/3957734524 or 1-253-
215-8782; Meeting ID:
3957734524#.
■ March 17 — Northern
Wasco County Parks and
Recreation District Board
of Directors Meeting, 5:30
p.m. via Zoom; to join, visit
nwprd.org or call 541-296-
9533. Financial report, exec-
utive directors report. Public
encouraged and welcome to
attend.
■ March 17 — Columbia
Gorge Education Service
District Board Meeting, 7
p.m. via Zoom, us02web.
— Trespass reported.
March 9 — Rowena Crest
Continued from page 4 Viewpoint — Disorderly
conduct reported. A group
of people were on the other
reported. Van windows were side of a fence. Deputies
contacted the group.
shattered.
March 8 — Ketchum Road
— Criminal mischief and
Identity theft or bank/
trespass reported. The right
credit card fraud:
side of a two-part gate was
ripped out of the ground and
March 8 — Oak Park Lane,
pushed to the side.
Tygh Valley — Fraud report-
March 9 — N.E. Fifth, 800
ed. The reporting party had
block, Dufur — Porta potties lost approximately $5,000 in
reported to have been
cash and gift cards.
knocked over. A report was
taken for criminal mischief
III.
March 9 — W. Irvine
Street, 1000 block
REPORTS
zoom.us/j/89090317767?p-
wd=RWRZV0pjbVVhOV-
VMaC83WmZjTjRydz09.
■ March 18 — NORCOR
Board Meeting, 10 a.m. by
video or by phone; by video
at wasco-county-org.zoom.
us/j/84677486442 or phone
at +253-215-8782, Meeting
ID: 846 7748 6442.
■ March 18 — MCEDD
Full Board Meeting, 4 p.m.
via Zoom. Call 541-296-2266
or email jill@mcedd.org for
remote access.
■ 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 22 — The Dalles
City Council Meeting,
5:30 p.m. via Zoom, zoom.
us/j/99571129467?p-
wd=SWo3TVIzWE9wQV-
ZNY1RKcnJzem9rdz09;
Meeting ID: 995 7112 9467,
Passcode: 712345.
■ 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 in-
vited to watch the film prior
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.
■ Thru March 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 27 — 2021
Minoru Yasui Day, 1-3 p.m.
“Immigrants and Refugees:
The Path to Justice,” via
Zoom; free and live, but reg-
istration required at action.
aclu.org/webform/2021-mi-
noru-yasui-day-virtual.
With U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono
(D-Hawaii).
■ March 28 — Hood
River Student Activist
Honorees Legacy Stone
Placement, 1 p.m. at the
Minoru Yasui Legacy
Garden, Oak Street, Hood
River. In celebration of 2021
Minoru Yasui Day.
■ March 30 — Red
Cross Blood Drive at the
Underwood Community
Center; contact organizer
Lisa Brown, Lisa.Brown@
TR.com, call 1-800-733-2767
or visit redcrossblood.org/
give.html/find-drive.
Motor vehicle crashes,
incidents, offenses
and impounds:
March 5 — Memaloose
— A transport driver had
locked himself in the back of
a detention transportation
vehicle. Deputies assisted.
There were no inmates on
board.
March 6 — Boyd Loop
Road and Long Hollow
Road, Dufur — A 17-year-
old male was reported to
have sustained an injury to
his hand after a motorcycle
accident. He was released
to his father and cited for a
motorcycle violation.
March 6 — Wamic Market
Artwork courtesy of Maryhill Museum of Art
‘Postcards from Maryhill’
fundraiser March 20
shutdowns. Maryhill was
closed most of last season
and we canceled our annual
fall auction. This event will
give us a chance to recon-
nect with our supporters
virtually while raising funds
for the museum.”
Billed as a night of stories
and connection, the event
will offer a behind-the-
scenes look at what’s new at
Maryhill, testimonials from
artists and supporters, as
well as an opportunity to win
several fun giveaways.
The event is free to attend.
For more information and to
register, visit avstream.me/
maryhill. Registrants will be
automatically entered into
the giveaway drawings.
For more information, con-
tact thedallespubliclibrary@
gmail.com or 541-296-2815.
■ Monday-Saturday —
Curbside Pickup Service
at the White Salmon Valley
and Goldendale Libraries,
10 a.m. to noon and 2-5 p.m.
Have your name and library
card number ready when
you call. Holds that have not
been picked up at the sched-
uled time will be held for
three business days to allow
for re-scheduling. Call 360-
906-5000 or 1-888-546-2707.
■ Tuesdays & Thursdays
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 part-
nership 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).
■ Wednesdays &
Saturdays — 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.
■ 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
18, Rhonda Hull from The
Dalles Head Start reports
on serving children through
COVID times and when
Kiwanians can resume
reading programs; March 25
is a social TBA (no noontime
meeting).
■ 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 before
entering; limited capacity.
■ Saturdays — Grief
Share, 10 a.m. to noon in
the fellowship hall at Tucker
Road Baptist Church, 1450
Tucker Road, Hood River.
Contact Pastor Dean for
more info at 360-944-0964.
Road, 82000 block — A car
was reported to be down an
embankment. The vehicle
had sustained damage.
March 8 — N. Sentosa
Lake Road, 100 block, Tygh
Valley — Male cited for driv-
ing uninsured and warned
for no operator’s license.
March 10 — Rowena River
Road, 6200 block — Single
vehicle traffic crash with
property damage to a rail-
road fence reported.
on multiple Wasco County
warrants was reported to be
in custody.
March 9 — Highway
216, 80000 block — Female
reported being dropped off
at a location and requested
help. She requested, then
canceled, medical help.
Deputies later arrested the
female on a warrant.
3200 block — Stolen vehicle
reported.
Outstanding warrants,
parole, probation or
terms violations:
March 8 — Dry Creek
Road, 1900 block, Mosier —
Theft of a generator, valued
at approximately $4,000, was
reported as stolen.
March 10 — W. 11th,
Maryhill Museum of Art’s
annual fundraising event is
going online this year, with
“Postcards from Maryhill”
slated for Saturday, March 20
at 6 p.m.
“This has been a really
tough year for everyone,”
said Maryhill Executive
Director Colleen Schafroth.
“Cultural organizations have
been especially hard hit by
Ongoing
■ Ongoing — 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
appointment at gorgetax-
aide@gmail.com; Skamania
County, call 360-302-2641.
■ Mondays — NU-2-U
Shop Open, 9 a.m. to noon
at the Mid-Columbia Senior
Center, 1112 W. Ninth, The
Dalles. Enter via front desk;
masks required. No trying
on clothes, no refunds.
Donations of clothing items
now accepted. More infor-
mation at 541-296-4788.
■ 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.
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Theft, burglary
or robbery:
Other:
Mach 5-11 — Wasco
County — Deputies re-
sponded to three welfare
check calls.
March 7 — The Dalles
— Possible suicidal subject
reported. The subject later
reported being OK.
March 11 — Antelope —
Suicidal subject reported.
March 11 — The Dalles —
Attempted suicide reported.
The subject committed to
going to the hospital.
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