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Wednesday,May26,2021
Columbia Gorge News
LIBRARY
Online offerings
still available
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available, with patrons only
needing to call the library
to inform them of their
needs (if unsure, patrons
can find a comprehensive
list of safety guidelines that
need to be met in order to
enter the building on The
Dalles Wasco County Library
website and Facebook page).
While inside the building,
three computers will be
available for public use for
30 minutes at a time, with
the printer and photocopier
available for use as well.
While in-person library
programs, such as sewing,
manga/anime, and knit-
ting clubs are on hiatus for
the time being, the library
has had the opportunity
to become innovative by
providing the community
with projects and entertain-
ment for those who desire
to participate. “Take and
Make” bags, filled with all the
required supplies needed to
make a craft or participate in
a STEM related activity, are
available to patrons of any
age and can be taken home
and put together by individ-
uals or with their families
(each bag has video instruc-
tions that can be found on
The Dalles Public Library
YouTube channel). Patrons
can also tune into children’s
Storytime, an interactive
A sign at the entrance requests patrons to mask up before enter-
ing The Dalles-Wasco County library.
Mark B. Gibson photo
virtual reading of children’s
stories for kids ranging from
babies to pre-school ages.
Sessions are held at 10:30
a.m. Wednesdays through
Fridays, with the videos
available on the library
YouTube channel or via
a link on their Facebook
page. Bilingual options are
available for non-English
speakers.
Every Child Oregon partners
with local businesses to collect
sneakers for Gorge youth
director, Every Child Oregon.
“Kick-Off Summer is a fun
way to engage the com-
munity around a specific
summer need for every kid:
new sneakers. Every child
deserves a new pair of shoes
as the weather changes. Hint,
name-brand sneakers are an
extra special treat.”
Every Child Oregon mobi-
lizes the community to uplift
children and families impact-
ed by foster care in Oregon.
Several nonprofit organiza-
tions in the Gorge are work-
ing with Every Child Oregon
to realize their goals. In 2020,
2,285 people inquired about
foster parenting or adoption,
a 27 percent increase from
2019. Foster youth need sup-
port year-round, but this May
is an opportunity to increase
awareness about ways to care
for children and families in
the foster care system.
In a time when many be-
lieve abuse to be on the rise
May is Foster Care
Awareness Month and Every
Child Oregon, has collaborat-
ed with Starbucks and First
Interstate Bank in the Gorge
to launch Kick-Off Summer, a
campaign to collect and do-
nate new sneakers to youth in
foster care.
Through the end of May,
Starbucks stores and First
Interstate Bank lobbies have
drop boxes where you can
donate new sneakers as
well as a poster with a QR
code that shares three ways
to get involved with Foster
Care Awareness Month. Visit
everychildoregon.org/kick-
off-summer to find a Kick-Off
Summer drop off location
nearest you or donate sneak-
ers online.
“We are committed to cre-
atively supporting kids and
young people in foster care as
well as the families that open
their homes to these kids,”
said Brooke Gray, executive
due to the extreme pressures
on families, Oregon has
risen to the challenge, thanks
largely to Every Child Oregon
and its local community of
supporters, according to a
press release. But more can
be done. Sign up to donate
goods, volunteer, or become
a foster parent at everychil-
doregon.org.
For those looking for other
ways to support the chil-
dren and families in their
communities, Every Child’s
MyNeighbOR program is
another way to help meet the
essential needs of children,
families, and young adults
impacted by foster care.
Children in foster care
need tangible support all
year long. Join the move-
ment beyond Kick-Off
Summer and sign up for
our monthly newsletter at
EveryChildOregon.org.
Gourmet in
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www.columbiagorgenews.com
Starting June 14, the
library will also be holding
their second annual online
Summer Reading Program.
Mary Pastrana, the library’s
Programming and Outreach
director, told Columbia
Gorge News that those inter-
ested can use the online plat-
form Beanstack to log read-
ing time, write reviews, and
register for Take and Make
kits to earn tickets, which can
then be used in virtual raffles
to win prizes. Anyone who
wants to participate will have
three different age categories
to choose from: Children
0-10, Teens 11-18, and Adults
19-plus, and all members of
the community are encour-
aged to partake.
The theme of this year’s
program is titled "Reading
Colors Your World."
According to Pastrana, the
theme “offers us the ability
to explore culture, nature,
the arts, and humanity,
while nurturing kindness
and growth in our commu-
nity through reading.” Those
interested in registering and/
or getting more information
on the Summer Reading
Program can visit wasco-
countylibrary.com/srp2021
starting June 1.
To register for a Take
and Make bag, learn more
on how to watch a virtual
Storytime, or get information
on future events held by The
Dalles Public Library, visit
www.wascocountylibrary.
com/the-dalles-library.
With 2020 having made ac-
cessibility to the internet that
much more crucial, on top
of providing access to books
and movies the library strives
to provide members of the
community with that vital ac-
cessibility. Patrons can check
out wifi hotspots that provide
unlimited wireless service
for up to three weeks (where
they can then check out a
new one or renew the one
they have depending on de-
mand), giving them access to
high speed internet. Patrons
may also be able to check
out one of the Chromebooks
the library has available
for use, as well as gain free
access to streaming services
like Netflix by checking out a
Roku streaming device.
On top of these available
devices, the library encour-
ages the community to take
advantage of their various
online resources. Resources,
such as Library2go, where
patrons can borrow and
download e-books and
audiobooks, or Kanopy, a
free movie and documen-
tary streaming service, and
Tumblebooks, a website that
puts animation, music, and
narration to existing chil-
dren’s books. To access any
of these services patrons only
need access to the library
website and their library
cards.
Currently, The Dalles
Library is open from 10 a.m.
to 7 p.m., Monday through
Thursday, and 10 a.m. to 6
p.m. Friday.
CONCEALED CARRY
PERMIT CLASS
Lewis
River
moves to
parking
passes
Those visiting popular
recreation sites along the
Lewis River in the Gifford
Pinchot National Forest
Lewis River Recreation
Area can expect some
changes this year. Visitors
who park within the
Lewis River Recreation
Area will now be required
to obtain a reserved
parking ticket during the
busy visitor season: June
15 through Sept. 30.
Visitation to this area
has grown significantly
in recent years leading
to an increase in traffic,
trash and human waste,
causing public health and
safety concerns, said a
press release. Reserved
parking tickets will allow
ticket holders to park
their vehicle at one of
six different sites along a
14-mile stretch of Forest
Road 90.
Parking tickets are
available for arrivals
beginning June 15 on
www.recreation.gov. The
remaining reservations
will be made available on
a rolling basis, two days in
advance of each calendar
day.
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