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Columbia Gorge News
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
www.columbiagorgenews.com
Parkdale branches Tuesday
from 2-6 p.m. and Saturday
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
In order to pick up materials
through this service, library
patrons will be asked to place
holds on their library cards
through the library’s online cat-
alog or by calling the branches
directly; see What’s Happening,
below, for details.
Library patrons are asked to
only return items in the outside
book drops. All items returned
to the library during this time
will be placed in a 48-hour
quarantine before being placed
back on the shelves.
The Dalles
Public
Library
re-opens
The Dalles Public Library has re-opened,
with limited library services available.
Face masks are required at all times
while in the building, worn properly over
the nose and mouth. Patrons are asked
to limit library visits to one hour. The
self-checkout machine will be available.
There are three public computers avail-
able with sessions limited to 30 minutes.
Printing from the computer, and making
photocopies, is now available.
The library will continue to offer
Curbside Service, for those who want it. If
possible, call before coming for curbside
pickup, which allows staff time to gather
materials and have them ready.
Digital resources continue to be
available, such as Kanopy (video),
Library2Go (audio and digital books), and
TumbleBooks (digital books for children).
Patrons can find the access links on the
website, wascocountylibrary.com.
In addition, staff will continue to offer
other virtual programs, such as story times
and author events, and artistic/craft/STEM
programming.
There will be no in-person programs at
this time.
Re-opening plan
The entrance at the Hood River Library on State Street celebrates this year’s Hood River County Reads
title, “The Highest Tide.” For event information, see What’s Happening, this page.
Contributed photo
Browsing, computer appointments
now at Hood River Library
The Hood River County
Library District is offering
browsing and Computer
appointments at the Hood
River branch Wednesdays and
Thursdays, noon to 6 p.m., and
Fridays and Saturdays, 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m.
Patrons are invited into the
building for 30 minutes to pick
up holds, browse for books,
or use a public computer.
For browsing appointments,
patrons can bring up to five
people or one family unit.
For computer appointments,
patrons can bring up to two
people.
Patrons will enter through
the west side of the building
through the door near the book
drop. The main entrance of the
library will be for curbside pick-
up only. Appointments can be
scheduled by visiting the library
website www.hoodriverlibrary.
org, calling 541-386-2535, or
dropping by during curbside or
appointment hours.
To help keep the library open
and everyone safe, the Library
District Leadership Team has
established a few basic rules
based on guidance from the
Oregon Health Authority and
the Oregon Library Association,
which will be updated as condi-
tions change:
■ Masks required: All visitors
to the library ages 5 and up are
required to wear a face cover-
ing. If you cannot wear a mask,
please call the library to make
special arrangements for book
pickup outside the library.
■ Public computers: The
library is offering public com-
puter and photocopier use.
Computer stations are spaced
per state health guidance and
will be sanitized between users.
■ Bathrooms: Bathrooms are
closed due to strict cleaning
protocols.
■ No furniture: All seating has
been put away to help keep pa-
trons to 30 minutes and reduce
sanitation requirements.
■ No meeting rooms: There
will be no meeting rooms avail-
able at this time.
■ Book drops: The book drops
will remain open for drop off
anytime. All items are kept in
quarantine for two days. We are
a fine free library and no over-
due fines will be issued.
Curbside services
continue
Curbside services will
continue to be offered at the
Hood River Library on Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday from
noon to 6 p.m. and Friday,
Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
and at the Cascade Locks and
The Hood River County
Library District Leadership
Team has developed a re-
opening plan using recom-
mendations from Gov. Kate
Brown, local health department
officials, and the Oregon State
Library. The plan involves
re-opening the library in stages.
The Library District moved to
Stage 4 on March 10. The plan
can be viewed at www.hoodriv-
erlibrary.org.
The leadership team will con-
tinue to approach each stage of
reopening with careful thought
and consideration to ensure
the safety of the staff, volun-
teers and patrons, said a press
release. The Library District is
working to add appointments
at the Cascade Locks branch
library. Due to the small size
and limited ventilation system
at the Parkdale branch library,
only curbside services will be
available at this time.
Library staff encourage
patrons to continue to use their
online resources and services.
Residents in the service area
can sign up for a library card
through the website at www.
hoodriverlibrary.org to access
ebooks and audiobooks, stream
movies and kid’s educational
programming, and to access
online databases and more
through the digital library.
What to know before
vising the library
■ Face masks are required at all times
while in the building, worn properly over
the nose and mouth.
■ Temperature is taken at the front en-
trance, before you come into the building.
■ Seating is unavailable.
■ Please respect social distancing.
■ You can now pay fees (overdue fines,
lost or damaged item charges) at the front
desk.
■ Educational play equipment in the
children’s wing will not be available.
■ Meeting room remains closed.
Contact the library at 541-296-2815 for
more information.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
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Community Events
■ Order Now — Central
Gorge Master Gardener
Plant Sale; order online
at blogs.oregonstate.edu/
cgmga; pickup May 6-8
at the Master Gardener
Greenhouse in Hood River.
Questions to hoodmg.plant-
sale@gmail.com.
■ Order Now — Rockford
Grange Spring Plant Sale
Pre-orders thru May 2 at
www.rockfordgrange.net.
Organically grown veggies,
culinary and medicinal
herbs and annual and pe-
rennial flowers. Pre-orders
only. Pickup May 8, 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. More at info@rock-
fordgrange.net.
■ Order now —Young
Life Hanging Basket
Fundraiser. Order at hr_
younglife@gmail.com; see
page B2 for details.
■ Thru April 21 — May
Day Hanging Basket
Fundraiser, sponsored by
Soroptimist International
Hood River. Pre-order and
pick up April 30-May 1 at
Vanguard Nursery in White
Salmon. Supports wom-
en and girls in the Gorge.
Contact a Soroptimist
member or email Lynda.
dallman@gmail.com.
■ April 14 — Hood River
County School District
Board Meeting, 6:30 p.m.;
for link and meeting packet,
visit www.hoodriver.k12.
or.us/Page/10335.
■ April 14 — Sense of
Place, 7 p.m. at mtadam-
sinstitute.org/senseofplace.
“Pikas Under Fire: American
Pika Ecology and Behavior
in a Time of Global Change”
with Dr. Johanna Varner.
Free; option to donate to
support program.
■ April 15 — NORCOR
Board Meeting, 9 a.m. on
Zoom at wascocounty-org.
zoom.us/j/86908837269;
Meeting ID: 869 0883
7269; One tap mobile
+12532158782, PIN
86908837269#.
■ April 15 — Webinar,
“A Climate of Change,” 6
p.m. Sponsored by Friends
of the Columbia Gorge &
Columbia Gorge Climate
Action Network. Info and
register at gorgefriends.org/
news-events/events/2021-
04-15/a-climate-of-change.
Free and open to the public.
■ April 16-18 — The
Fantasticks. The Columbia
Gorge Orchestra Association
presents a local cast per-
forming the longest-running
off-Broadway musical via
livestream. Tickets $10 at
gorgeorchestra.org.
■ April 17 — 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.
■ April 17 — Hazardous
Waste Collection Event
(for rural households and
small businesses), 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. at the Parkdale Fire
Department. For more info,
call Tri-County Hazardous
Waste & Recycling, 541-506-
2636, or visit www.tricoun-
tyrecycle.com.
■ April 17 — Hood River
County Reads Zoom
Writing Workshop with
Author Jim Lynch, 10:30
a.m. to noon (beginners)
and 2-3:30 p.m. (inter-
mediate or advanced);
registration starts March
6. For information or
to register, email info@
hoodriverlibrary.org or call
541-386-2535.
■ April 17-18 — Blossom
Festival Craft Show, 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. at the Hood River
County Fairgrounds. Quilt
show, art show, plant sales,
fresh fruit, wine tasting, food
and music.
■ April 18 — Hood River
County Reads Zoom
Presentation by Author Jim
Lynch, 2 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). All are welcome.
■ April 19 — M id-Co-
lumbia Fire and Rescue
Board Meeting, 5:30
p.m. Register at attendee.
gotowebinar.com/regis-
ter/1218380243976512012:
Webinar ID: 287-512-307.
After registering, you will
receive a confirmation email
containing information
about joining the webinar.
Approval of the registrant is
automatic.
■ April 19 — Lyle Lions
Club Meeting, 6 p.m. at
the Lyle Lions Community
Center, corner of Fifth and
Highway 14. No potluck;
masks required.
■ April 20 — Live Virtual
Lecture, Joy Hargo.
Sponsored by White Salmon
Education Foundation.
Registration required at
wsvef.org/chs-book-club.
■ April 20 — Plants
Have Wings, Pollinators
& Pizza, 7-8:30 p.m. via
Zoom; sponsored by the
Mt. View Grange No. 98
for Earth Month. Online
screening and discussion
with Filmmaker Rose
Madrone. Register and
info at www.grange.org/
mountainviewwa98.
■ April 22 — Earth
Day with “We Are Water
Protectors” Author Carole
Lindstom, 1 p.m. and
3:30 p.m.; register at www.
wascocountylibrary.com/
we-are-water-protectors.
Sponsored by the Wasco
County Library District.
Book raffle for those who
register.
■ April 22 — Crop Talk,
5:30-7 p.m. For a link, email
Dan@ucdwa.org. Featuring
Gorge Greens. Sponsored by
Gorge Grown Food Network,
Underwood Conservation
District and OSU Extension
and held every fourth
Thursday.
■ May 1 — North Wasco
County SD21 Spring Pledge
Drive Fundraiser Deadline.
To support district programs.
To make a Tax-deductible
donation, send a check
to 3632 West 10th St., The
Dalles, OR 97058.
Ongoing
■ Thru May 31 — “Oregon
Voices” at the History
Museum of Hood River
County, 300 E. Port Marina
Drive, Hood River. Visiting
exhibition from the Oregon
Historical Society. Hours:
Thursday thru Saturday and
Monday from 11 a.m. to 3
p.m., Sunday from noon to
4 p.m., and Tuesday and
Wednesday by appointment.
More at www.hoodriverhis-
torymuseum.org.
■ Monday, Wednesday
and Saturday — 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.
■ 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 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.
■ 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.
■ 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 rescheduling. Call 360-
906-5000 or 1-888-546-2707.
■ 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.
■ Wednesdays — The
Dalles Rotary Club, noon
via Zoom. Address: us02web.
zoom.us/j/693639881?p-
wd=UFlNdWw2QTZGTUR-
mRHVhY3VlZUQvQT09
(us02web.zoom.us).
■ Wednesday thru
Saturday — Hood River
County Library District
“Grab and Go,” Wednesdays
and Thursdays, noon to
6 p.m. and Fridays and
Saturdays, 10a.m. to 2 p.m.
Appointments to browse,
gather materials, checkout
items and use computers in
30 minute slots at the Hood
River branch; sign up at
hoodriverlibrary.org.
■ First & Third
Wednesday — Lyle Good
Food Pantry, 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. and 4-6 p.m. Drive-
thru service during COVID
restrictions. Come in, apply
and take food home the
same day.
■ Thursdays — Take
Pounds Off Sensible
(TOPS) Support Group,
8:30 a.m. weigh-in and
9 a.m. meeting at Zion
Church, 10th and Union, The
Dalles. First meeting is free.
■ 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. April
15: Wildlife Biologist and
Habitat Consultant Bill
Weiler, environmental
project in the Gorge; April
22: Dan Bell, director of the
Land Trust for Friends of the
Columbia Gorge, proposed
“Mt. Ulka” Trail and overlook
adjacent to the golf course;
April 29: Business 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.
■ Thursday, Friday and
Saturday — 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 inside.
■ 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.
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