Columbia Gorge News
www.columbiagorgenews.com
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
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‘Wheels of Hope’ helps
Gorge family in need
The radio stations of Bicoastal Media, Gills Point S Tire and Auto, Ray Schultens Motors,
Washington Gorge Action Program, Car Stereo Specialists, and Columbia Veterinary Hospital
are teaming up for the seventh year to help a Columbia Gorge family in need. Wheels of Hope
will provide a struggling family lacking transportation options a 2014 Ford Focus SE to help
them meet their daily travel needs.
Nominations of deserving families can be made at Gorgeradio.com and on-site at special
Wheels of Hope vehicle stops from now through July 25.
A panel of judges made up of representatives from Bicoastal Media, sponsors and represen-
tatives of Human Service agencies involved in helping families will select the family to receive
the vehicle, which will be awarded on or around July 30.
In addition, Michelob Ultra and Walmart of Hood River will “Pay It Forward” by donating
$1,000 to local non-profit organizations and/or runner up entries.
Wheels of Hope is also supported by Maupin’s Stoves and Spas, A Kidz Dental Zone,
Crestline, NW Natural, Gorge Granite Works, One Community Health, Mid-Columbia Mobile
Wheels of Hope nominations are being accepted at Gorgeradio.com and special Wheels of Hope on- Propane, Downey Sleep Center, Hood River Cherry Company, Integrity Roofing, Precision
Automotive, Mt. Adams Fruit, Page Paint, and Infinite Graphix.
site events through July 25.
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
■ 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.
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.
■ Fridays — Family
Gaming Hour, 3-4 p.m. at
the Hood River Library. For
teens. Log on to the Teen
Program Zoom; games will
be selected by the group.
Thru May. Info at hoodriver-
library.org/teen-program.
Children and Teens
Community Events
■ May 14 — Outside Teen
Movie Night, 8 p.m. in the
Hood River Library garden.
Registration required at ho-
odriverlibrary.org/teen-pro-
gram. Included: Snacks,
cushions to sit on and things
to throw at the screen.
■ 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
■ Register Now —
Powerful Tools for
Caregivers, 10 a.m. to noon
on Fridays, May 21 thru June
25. For family caregivers;
meets virtually. Cost $30,
with scholarships available.
To register, call contact Britta
Willson at 541-387- 6404 or
brittany.willson@provi-
dence.org. Space is limited.
■ May 12 — MCEDD Bi-
state Advisory Council, 11
a.m. via Zoom. To access the
meeting or for assistance,
call 541-296-2266 or email
jessica@mcedd.org.
■ May 12 — Port of The
Dalles Regular Board of
Commissioners Meeting,
5:30 p.m. via video con-
ferencing. Email admin@
portofthedalles.com for
connection details.
■ May 13 — Hood
River County Democrats
Meeting, 6 p.m. via Zoom.
Visit hoodriverdemocrats.
org to register.
■ May 14 — Hazardous
Waste Collection Event,
9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Hood
River Garbage Service,
3440 Guignard Drive. For
more info, call Tri-County
Hazardous Waste &
Recycling, 541-506-2636, or
visit www.tricountyrecycle.
com.
■ May 14-16 — Serious
Theater Production: “The
Edgar Allan Poe Afterlife
Radio Show,” 7 p.m. Friday,
and 2 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday at Zion Lutheran,
corner of 10th and Union,
The Dalles. Limited seating,
masks required. RSVP to
541-296-9146; donations
accepted.
■ Thru May 15 — The
Dalles Farmers Market
Board and Volunteer
Positions Accepted. For
board positions, visit www.
thedallesfarmersmarket.
com/board; for volunteer
positions, email tdfmvolun-
teer@gmail.com. The Dalles
Farmers Market starts June 5
from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at City
Park on Union Street.
■ May 15 — Hazardous
Waste Collection Event, 9
a.m. to 2 p.m. at The Dalles
Disposal. For more info, call
Tri-County Hazardous Waste
& Recycling, 541-506-2636,
or visit www.tricountyrecy-
cle.com.
■ May 18 — Dealing with
Cheatgrass Webinar, noon
to 1 p.m.; register at beav.
es/J9w or information and
registration at extension.
oregonstate.edu/county/
wasco/events. Webinar will
be recorded and posted at
beav.es/42a.
■ May 18 — Mommy &
Baby Wellness, noon to 1
p.m. via Zoom; register at
541-296-7319 or visit mcmc.
net. “Return to running
and exercise.” Facilitated by
Laurie VanCott.
■ May 18 — Live Author
Event, Yaa Gyasi, 6-7:30
p.m. via Facebook; vis-
it fb.me/e/abappcgwr.
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free service of Columbia
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site. Send items to trishaw@
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Canceled
Salmon Valley Education
Foundation. Free.
■ May 20 — NORCOR
Budget Meeting, 9 a.m. via
Zoom, wascocounty-org.
zoom.us/j/85317685756.
Dial in 1(253)215-8782 PIN:
85317685756#.
■ May 20 — NORCOR
Board Meeting, 10 a.m. via
Zoom, wascocounty-org.
zoom.us/j/85317685756.
Dial in 1(253)215-8782, PIN:
85317685756#.
■ May 22 — St. Joseph’s
17th Annual Plant Sale, 9
a.m. to 2 p.m. at the park-
ing lot across from Harvest
Market, White Salmon.
Gorge-hardy vegetables,
herbs, annuals and peren-
nials provided by Vanguard
Nursery. Sponsored by St.
Joseph’s Church.
■ May 22-23 — Friends
of the Mill A Little Free
Library Annual Plant Sale,
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. rain or
shine at the Gallery at 3632
Cook-Underwood Road,
Mill A. COVID safeguards
followed. Veggies, starts,
annuals, perennials, more.
Info at 509-538-2643.
■ May 25 — Mommy &
Baby Wellness, noon to 1
p.m. via Zoom; register at
541-296-7319 or visit mcmc.
net. “Maternal mental health
and baby sign.” Facilitated by
Laurie VanCott.
■ May 25 — Mitigating
Wildfire Risk Through
Grazing and Taking an
Inventory Webinar, noon
to 1 p.m.; register at beav.
es/J9w or information and
registration at exten-sion.
oregonstate.edu/county/
wasco/events. Webinar will
be recorded and posted at
beav.es/42a.
■ May 25 — Screenagers:
Next Chapter, 6:30 p.m. Will
show online; sponsored
by YouthThink. Free; spots
are limited. Register at
Youththink.net. Appropriate
for families.
■ May 26 — Mid-
Columbia Economic
Development District
Strategy Meeting: Sector
Focus Areas. Virtual
meeting; visit mcedd.org/
strategy/get-involved to
participate. More info at
Jessica@mcedd.org, and
541-296-2266.
■ May 27— Crop Talk,
5:30-7 p.m. For a link,
email Dan@ ucdwa.org.
Featuring Stamboom Meats.
Sponsored by Gorge Grown
Food Network, Underwood
Conservation District and
OSU Extension and held
every fourth Thursday.
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
Serious Theater resumes
live performances
Live theater returns to The Dalles the third weekend in May as the Serious Theater
pod of actors presents “The Edgar Allan Poe Afterlife Radio Show” by Patrick Greene
and Jason Pizzarello, produced by special arrangement with Playscripts, Inc. (www.
playscripts.com).
Performances are Friday, May 14 at 7 p.m., and Saturday, May 15 and Sunday, May 16
at 2 p.m.
A tap at a chamber door and the beat of a hideous heart evoke the very best and
creepiest of Edgar Allan Poe. So when Poe sets out to keep his stories alive from beyond
the grave, an otherworldly radio studio proves just the thing. Wandering spirits gather
to play the roles in Poe’s most classic works: The Cask of the Amontillado, The Fall of the
House of Usher, The Raven, and The Telltale Heart. But the grim master of the macabre
is a little new to radio. What’s all this about commercials? And why is a skeptical ceme-
tery cat sticking around for all these stories?
Local actors Linda Pyles, Amy Jo Harley, Janelle Child, Lydonna Marks, Nan Brown,
Sue Matney and Kelly Brown bring these stories back to life, featuring live music and
sound effects. Director Garry Estep will open the show with some chillingly haunting
organ music.
As always, admission to Serious Theater productions is by donation. There is limit-
ed safe seating available in the Zion Lutheran Church sanctuary for these shows, and
masks are required. Reservations may be made by calling 541-296-9146. Zion Lutheran
in The Dalles is located at 101 W. 10th St. (corner of 10th and Union).
— 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).
■ Wednesdays — Gorge
Grown Mobile Farmers
Markets, May thru
October. Moro, first and
third Wednesdays from
noon to 2 p.m. at Huskey’s
97 Market, 106 Main St.;
Maupin, second and fourth
Wednesdays from noon to
2 p.m. at Kaiser Park, 506
Deschutes Ave.; The Dalles,
every Wednesday from 4-6
p.m. at The Dalles Transit
Center, 802 Chenowith Loop
Road. Market info, COVID
guidelines at www.gorge-
grown.com.
■ 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. May 13: Janet
Hamada, The Next Door’s
work during the pandemic.
■ 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.
■ 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.
■ 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.
■ Saturdays — Gorge
Grown Farmers Markets:
Hood River Farmers
Market, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
at the Fifth and Columbia
parking lot, May 1 thru Nov.
30; Goldendale Farmers
Market, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at
903 E. Broadway, May 8 thru
Sept. 25. Market info, COVID
guidelines at www.gorge-
grown.com.
■ 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.
■ Saturdays — The
Original Wasco County
Courthouse Open, 11 a.m.
to 3 p.m. at 410 West Second
Place, The Dalles. Masks
required and COVID-19
precautions observed.
Admission free to members
and $3 per adult; families
welcome.