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Columbia Gorge News
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
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Canceled
■ June 4-6 — City of
White Salmon Spring
Festival. Those interested
in planning the 2022 event,
call Amanda McDonald at
amandaspringfest@gmail.
com. For more info about
the cancellation, visit white-
salmonspringfestival.com.
Children and Teens
■ April 23 & 30 — Friday
Gaming Hour, 3-4 p.m.
Sponsored by Hood River
County Library District.
Gamers can log on to the
Teen Program Zoom and the
games will be selected by the
group; visit hoodriverlibrary.
org/teen-program. Ages
13-18.
■ 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. 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.
■ 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
■ 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. Twelve-inch,
$30 each; order at hr_young-
life@gmail.com and include
full name, phone and email
contact, number of baskets
(designate specific or gen-
eral camp fund) and send
cash or check to Young Life
Office, PO Box 1186, Hood
River, OR 97031. Pickup May
2 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at
1217 Eastside Road, Hood
River.
■ 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 19 — Mid-
Columbia 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 — Hood River
County Library District
Board of Directors Meeting,
7 p.m. Packet at hoodriv-
erlibrary.org/wp-content/
uploads/Board-Meeting-
Packet-2021-04-20.pdf;
Zoom meeting at us02web.
zoom.us/j/88987942233,
Meeting ID: 889 8794 2233,
phone 253-215-8782.
■ 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 21 — Hood River
County Transportation
District Board Meeting,
4:30 p.m. Members of the
public can attend by calling
253-215- 8782, Meeting ID:
826 7006 6444, Password:
389028.
■ April 21 — Columbia
Gorge Education District
Board Meeting, 7 p.m.
via Zoom, us02web.zoom.
us/j/88932635110?pwd=Q2t-
jcWNnT2x pOU9MZjNycE1i-
WURaUT09.
■ 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.
■ April 24 — Gorge
Community Recycling
Popup Depot, 10 a.m. to
3 p.m. at Gorge Rebuild-it
Center, 995 Tucker Road,
Hood River. Bring the plas-
tics that cannot be recycled
in your blue bin (Nos. 3-7).
More info at womaninthe-
hood@gmail.com.
■ April 27 — Mommy &
Baby Wellness, noon to 1
p.m. via Zoom; register at
541-296-7319 or visit mcmc.
net. “Introduction, yoga
and home exercise pro-
grams.” Facilitated by Laurie
VanCott.
■ April 27 — Columbia
Gorge Community College
Budget Meeting, 6 p.m.
via Zoom, cgcc.zoom.
us/j/94656364094. To dis-
cuss budget for fiscal year
July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2022.
A copy of the budget may be
inspected or obtained at the
business office or online at
cgcc.edu/budget.
■ April 27 — The Music
of Bees Book Launch, 6:30
p.m. at www.waucomabook-
store.com; click on “Events”
for info and to register for
virtual presentation. Local
author Eileen Garvin in
conversation with J. Ryan
Stradal.
■ April 27 — Youthaiti
Founder Gigi Pomerantz,
7-8 p.m. via Zoom; register
at www.grange.org/moun-
tainviewwa98. Sponsored by
the Mt. View Grange No. 98
for Earth Month. Youthaiti
is dedicated to helping and
encouraging Haitian young
people with ecological
projects in sanitation, water
source protection, and sus-
tainable agriculture.
■ April 28 — Mid-
Columbia Economic
Development District
Strategy Meeting:
Demographics and Data.
Virtual meeting; visit mcedd.
org/strategy/get-involved
to participate. More info at
Jessica@mcedd.org, and
541-296-2266.
■ April 28 —Wildfire
Defensible Space for the
Farm and Ranch Webinar,
from noon to 1 p.m.; register
at beav.es/J9w or infor-
mation and registration
at extension.oregonstate.
edu/county/wasco/events.
Webinar will be recorded
and posted at beav.es/42a.
■ April 30 — Hazardous
Waste Collection Event
(for rural households and
small businesses), 10 a.m. to
2 p.m. at Fourth and Hood,
Moro. For more info, call Tri-
County Hazardous Waste &
Recycling, 541-506-2636, or
www.tricountyrecycle.com.
■ April 30 — El Día de
los Niños with Author
Silvia López, Spanish 1:30
p.m. and English 3:30 p.m.;
register at www.wascocoun-
tylibrary.com/dia-de-los-
ninos-2021. Sponsored by
the Wasco County Library
District. Book raffle for those
who register. Celebrating
children’s literacy.
■ 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.
■ May 1 —Hazardous
Waste Collection Event (for
rural households and small
businesses), 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
at Barlow Ranger District,
Dufur. For more info, call
Tri-County Hazardous Waste
& Recycling, 541-506-2636,
or visit www.tricountyrecy-
cle.com.
■ May 3 — Lyle Lions
Club Meeting, 6 p.m. at
the Lyle Lions Community
Center, corner of Fifth and
Highway 14. No potluck;
masks required.
■ May 4 — Mommy &
Baby Wellness, noon to
1 p.m. via Zoom; register
at 541-296-7319 or visit
Sherman County Extension
offers ‘Grow Your Own Groceries
Like the idea of having a little more control over your life and raising some of your own
food? Want to have a vegetable garden or put in some strawberries but don’t know where
to start?
Many folks find that gardening is a great way to reduce the grocery bill, preserve food for
year-round use, eat healthier, enjoy the out-of-doors, and get some exercise.
OSU Sherman County Extension will be presenting free gardening classes to get you
started. Pick the one handiest for you. Classes will be held at the Extension Office in Moro.
Everyone is welcome. Come and share your food raising knowledge and experience with
others. Masks are required. Gardening publications from OSU will be available.
‘Grow your own groceries’ class schedule
■ Vegetable Gardening: April 22 at 6 p.m. or April 23 at 9 a.m.
■ Perennial Vegetables and Fruits: April 29 at 6 p.m. or April 30 at 9 a.m.
■ Chickens for Meat and Eggs: May 6 at 6 p.m. or May 7 at 9 a.m.
For more information, or if you can’t make the classes but would like a copy of the
handouts, contact Cindy Brown at the OSU Sherman County Extension Office 541-565-
3230 or cindy.brown@oregonstate.edu.
•••
Sherman Extension often posts gardening information at its Facebook page, www.face-
book.com/ShermanCountyExtension.
mcmc.net. “Infant massage
and postpartum exer-
cise.” Facilitated by Laurie
VanCott.
■ May 6 — NAMI
(National Alliance on
Mental Illness) of the
Gorge, 6-7:30 p.m. via
Zoom (in-person meet-
ings are suspended due to
COVID); for a link, email
susanbgabay@gmail.com or
margiest@centurylink.net.
Provides a monthly support
group meeting for care-
givers, friends, and family
members of persons with
mental illness, meeting the
first Thursday of the month.
■ May 8 — All Together
The Dalles Community
Cleanup, 10 a.m. at
Thompson Park. All wel-
come. Co-hosted by City of
The Dalles Beautification
Committee. Info at
208-957-3632.
■ May 8 — Calendar
Girls Zoomcast, 4 p.m. and
7 p.m. at us02web.zoom.
us/j/89364968240. PACT
rebroadcast of the 2017 Plays
for Non-profits production.
No charge, but viewers are
encouraged to donate to
the Hood River Valley Adult
Center’s capital campaign.
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.
■ Daily — Columbia
Gorge Discovery Center
and Museum, 9 a.m. to 5
p.m., 5000 Discovery Drive,
The Dalles. More informa-
tion at www.gorgediscovery.
org or call 541-296-8600.
■ 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.
■ 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.
■ 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 — Harmony
of the Gorge Chorus, 6:30-8
p.m. at Our Savior Lutheran
Church, Bingen. Masks,
social distancing. Info at
541-490-2481.
■ 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).
■ Wednesday thru
Saturday — Hood River
County Library District
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and Thursdays, noon to
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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
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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