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Wednesday, June 23, 2021
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Call to Artists
■ July 5 — Deadline
to Apply for “Best of the
Gorge” Exhibition. Annual
Columbia Center for the Arts
show. Must live in one of five
Columbia Gorge counties to
apply. Show held Aug. 6-28.
More at bestofthegorge.
securechkout.net/apply.
Auditions
■ June 27-28 — “As You
Like It,” 6-8 p.m. near the
stage in Jackson Park, Hood
River. Auditions for Perfor-
mances at the Adult Center
(PACT) fall production.
Performance dates: Sept.
11-12 and 17-18. Those
interested in working crew
should email Lynda.dall-
man@gmail.com or show up
June 27-28.
On Stage
■ June 25 — Annie Jr.,
7 p.m. at The Dalles Civic
Auditorium. Matinee
performances June 27 at
2 p.m. Tickets at Klindt’s,
TheDallesCivic.org, and at
the door; adults $12, seniors
and children under 12 $10.
Community Events
■ June 24 — Forth Ribbon
Cutting Ceremony, 11
a.m. at Hood River Fire
Department, 1785 Meyer
Parkway, Hood River.
Celebrating community
carsharing.
■ June 24 — Carson
Mobile Farmers Market,
noon to 2 p.m. at Backwoods
Brewing Company, 1162
Wind River Highway;
Cascade Locks Mobile
Farmers Market, 4-6 p.m. at
300 S.W. WaNaPa Street.
■ June 24— Crop Talk,
5:30-7 p.m. For a link,
email Dan@ ucdwa.org.
Featuring West Balch Ranch,
Sponsored by Gorge Grown
Food Network, Underwood
Conservation District and
OSU Extension and held
every fourth Thursday.
■ June 28 — The Dalles
City Council Meeting, 5:30
p.m. via Zoom, zoom.us/
j/95347031538?pwd=aWN-
na0VIdVpTYk4zci9oclJSek-
pDUT09, Meeting ID: 953
4703 1538, Passcode: 209816;
or phone, 253 215 8782 or
346 248 7799.
■ June 30 — Mid-
Columbia Economic
Development District
Strategy Meeting: Analysis
of Strengths, Weaknesses,
Opportunities and Threats.
Virtual meeting; visit mcedd.
org/strategy/get-involved
to participate. More info at
Jessica@mcedd.org, and
541-296-2266.
■ July 1 — Odell Mobile
Farmers Market, 4-6 p.m. at
Oregon Child Development
Coalition, 3485 Early Road.
■ July 1 — NAMI
(National Alliance on
Mental Illness) of the
Gorge, 6-7:30 p.m. via Zoom
(in-person meetings are
suspend due to COVID); for
a link, email susanbgabay@
gmail.com or margiest@
centurylink.net. Provides
a monthly support group
meeting for caregivers,
friends, and family mem-
bers of persons with mental
illness, meeting the first
Thursday of the month.
■ July 2 — Mercado del
Valle Farmers Market,
4-6 p.m. at Atkinson Drive,
downtown Odell.
■ July 3 — Lyle Lions
Club Pancake Breakfast,
7-10 a.m. at Lyle Lions
Community Center, corner
of Fifth and Highway 14.
■ July 4 — DIY Fireworks,
8-11 p.m. at Bingen Point,
Bingen. Minors must be ac-
companied by an adult; use
of fireworks is strictly limited
to the above times in desig-
nated area; no pets, alcohol,
drugs or weapons. Illegal
fireworks are prohibited and
will be confiscated.
■ July 4 — Hood River
Eyeopeners Lions Club
Fireworks Show, 10 p.m.
at the Event Site. Funded
by donations; donate via
check to Eyeopeners Lions
Fireworks at 1767 12th St.
No. 136, Hood River, OR
97031, online at hoodriver-
fireworks.com or at the retail
booth located at the Rite-Aid
parking lot.
Ongoing
■ Thru July 23 —
Comment Period, Hanford
Site. Send comments to bit.
ly/2Swg7KJ. Virtual public
meeting June 24 at 5:30
p.m.; register at bit.ly/3dw-
PvB8. Administrative record
at pdw.hanford.gov.
■ Thru Aug. 14 — Hood
River County Library
Summer Reading. For birth
thru adult, online or in per-
son. Sign up at hoodriverli-
brary.org/summer-reading.
Full events calendar at www.
hoodriverlibrary.org/events.
■ 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. More
information 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.
■ Tuesdays — Movement
and Yoga, 10 a.m. at the Mt.
Hood Town Hall. Pay what
you can if you can; all are
welcome. Bring your own
mat. Questions to cindy@
yogavisual.com.
■ Tuesdays beginning
June 15 — White Salmon
Farmers Market, 4-7 p.m.
at Rheingarten Park; thru
Sept. 14.
■ 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.
■ 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.
■ First & Third
Wednesday — Lyle Good
Food Pantry, 10 a.m. to 1
Brian Chambers, “The Golden Hour” metal
photographic print.
Photo courtesy of CCA
CCA presents
July show:
‘Mother River’
Beginning July 2 and running
through July 31, Columbia Center for
the Arts, 215 Cascade Ave., Hood River,
presents “Mother River: The Columbia
and Her Tributaries.”
“The Pacific Northwest is known
for its amazing rivers — many of
which pour into the Columbia,” said
a CCA press release. “The Columbia
is a source of livelihood, commerce,
recreation, transportation, food, and
irrigation. We all love our rivers and
want to see them preserved and re-
spected. This show is an effort to raise
awareness about our rivers. It is also an
opportunity to exhibit the work of the
many talented landscape artists in the
region.”
Artists include Toma Villa, Don Bailey, Peter Boome, Nancy Houfek-Brown, Brian
Chambers, Sue Southerland, Christine Knowles, Amirra Malak, Chad Mayo, Sue Allen,
Allison McClay, Virgil Harper, and Sally Bills Bailey, accompanied by Dee Tory in the
Entryway Gallery.
An opening reception will be held Friday, July 2nd from 6-8 p.m. Due to the COVID-19
public spaces restrictions, staff will monitor visitor capacity, provide sanitation at the
door, uphold the 6-foot social distancing, and require all visitors to wear masks. Food
and drinks will not be served during the opening.
Gallery hours for July are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 11 a.,. to 4
p.m. on Sundays. The gallery will be closed June 27 to July 1 for show set up.
For more information, visit columbiaarts.org.
p.m. and 4-6 p.m. Drive-
thru service during COVID
restrictions. Come in, apply
and take food home the
same day.
■ Wednesdays &
Saturdays thru August
— Thrift Shop, 9 a.m. to
noon at Hood River Valley
Christian Church, Hood
River. Volunteers needed to
work shifts at the shop; call
541-806-4011 for details.
■ 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. June 24: Social
meeting.
■ 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
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■ 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.
■ Saturdays — Historical
Twin Bridges Museum,
noon to 5 p.m. at 403 E.
Klickitat St., Lyle. Admission
by donation. Thru Sept. 4.
■ Sundays — Pickup
Basketball, noon at the
Horizon Christian gym.
Players 18 and older, $3/visit.
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■ 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 — 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 — Hood River
Mobile Farmers Market,
noon-2 p.m. at Hawk’s Ridge
Assisted Living, 1795 Eighth
Street thru October; Lyle
Mobile Farmers Market, 4-6
p.m. at Lyle Activity Center,
308 Klickitat Street thru
October.
■ Saturdays — Gorge
Grown Farmers Markets:
Hood River Farmers
Market, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
at the Fifth and Columbia
parking lot thru Nov. 30;
Goldendale Farmers
Market, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at
903 E. Broadway thru Sept.
25; The Dalles Farmers
Market, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at
City Park on Union Street
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