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COMMUNITY
The family of the late
George “Larry” Sohler,
pictured here, will pro-
vide scholarships for
seniors at Hood River
Valley High School
beginning with the
class of 2022 to pur-
sue skilled vocational
training with a new
scholarship in Sohler’s
name.
Contributed photos
New Sohler Trade Scholarship Fund
supports Hood River students
The new Sohler Scholarship Fund, created
by the family of the late George “Larry”
Sohler, a community leader who passed
away in March 2021, will provide scholar-
ships for seniors at Hood River Valley High
School beginning with the class of 2022 to
pursue skilled vocational training. Sohler
had a long career in the Gorge as a heavy
equipment owner and operator working with
local orchardists.
As his widow, Lucille “Luci” Sohler said,
“Our family is pleased to offer this opportu-
nity in Larry’s memory to Hood River Valley
High School students. Larry believed that
vocational training provides young people
with a wide variety of career opportunities.”
Sohler’s own career included stints as an
electrician, farmer, trucker and heavy equip-
ment operator. He had a gift for restoring
tractors and farm machinery and wanted
to share these skills with young people just
entering the work force.
Vocational education is available at many
institutions in Washington and Oregon,
including Perry Trade School (Yakima),
Portland Community College, Lane County
Community College, Mt. Hood Community
College, Clark College, Oregon Institute of
Technology (Klamath Falls), and Columbia
Gorge Community College.
Scholarships and grants
The Gorge Community Foundation has
announced the recipients of its 2021scholar-
ships and Community Grants.
Scholarship Awards: Hood River Valley
High School
• Laura Douglas Schaefer Memorial Music
Scholarship: Maxwell Spears
• Gorham Babson Family Scholarships:
Giselle Carabantes, Omar Escobedo, Ben
Garofalo, Cristina Lopez
• Leos Scholarships: Monserrat Juarez
Beltron, Gisell Carabantes, Benjamin
Garofalo, Erica Matthisen
• Jernstedt Scholarship: Monserrat Juarez
Beltron
• Corwin Hardham Memorial Scholarship:
Grace Guertin
Goldendale High School
• Theo Caldwell Memorial Scholarship:
Emily Harris
Community Grants
This year, the Community Grants program
combined the Joan Burchell Fund and the
Riddell and Athalie Lage Fund into a single
program to increase the amount of funding
available. The following are 2021 Community
Grant recipients:
• Backpacks 4 Kids: Weekend and holiday
meals for Klickitat County children
• FISH Food Bank: Personal care items for
FISH clients
• Columbia Gorge Cat Rescue: Spay and
neuter program
• Mid Columbia Health Foundation: Gas
cards for key patient groups
• First Book, Wasco County: Books for
low-income youth in North Wasco school
district
• First Book, Hood River County: Books for
low-income youth in the Hood River school
district
• Mt. View Grange: A new refrigerator to
serve Grange clientele
• Columbia Center for the Arts: Support for
efforts to expand inclusion and diversity
• Mt. Adams Institute: Support for the Hear
in the Gorge podcast
• Cascade Locks Historical Museum:
Funding to relocate items in the collection to
a new facility
•••
Ten organizations representing Wasco,
Klickitat and Hood River counties and
serving adults, youth, animals, and those
experiencing food insecurity received grants,
representing a diverse group of applicants
and projects.
Updates on GCF grantmaking
and asset growth
At three-quarters of the way through
fiscal year 2021, the Gorge Community
Foundation has made more than $350,000
in grants, an increase of more than $100,000
over 2020, representing grants to over
80 Gorge organizations. Since 2003, the
foundation has given over $2 million in
local grants in its six-county service area in
Washington and Oregon, as well as $300,000
in scholarships.
As of the end of May, GCF’s assets current-
ly stand at over $8 million, fueled by support
from fundholders and investments managed
by Ferguson Wellman in Portland. This
growth creates more grantmaking oppor-
tunities for donors and fundholders. GCF
also welcomed new scholarship and donor
advised funds in 2021.
About the Gorge Community
Foundation
Founded in 2001, the Gorge Community
Foundation’s assets total more than $8
million and the foundation manages nearly
50 designated funds and 30 donor advised
funds.
More information is available at www.
gorgecf.org.
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Which doesn’t belong?
Bright streaming fireworks, popping firecrackers,
marching bands, and flag-waving crowds. Sounds
like a perfect Fourth of July, right? Not for your
pets! Today’s page tells you how to keep pets safe
and happy on the Fourth.
ach year, bright lights, crowds and painfully loud noises
cause cats and dogs to become frightened, lost, or even
sick. Some run away and hide, some cry and strain on leashes.
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ou might know of Benjamin
Franklin as a brilliant and
creative man, a Founding Father
of our nation and one of the most
important inventors of his time.
Imagine that Ben had a friend
who was a mouse. What would
this mouse be able to tell us
about Ben and his life and times?
Use this code to reveal some incredible
Independence Day facts:
Unscramble the title of this great book.
Then, check it out at
your local library!
This year, keep your pet in a quiet room during the festivities
of the Fourth. Very nervous pets may need help from your vet.
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions.
Number of hot dogs that are eaten
by Americans on Independence Day:
FIREWORKS
FOURTH
ERUPT
PETS
CROWDS
PAINFULLY
LOUD
HIDE
IGNITE
LOST
MOUSE
POEM
KEEP
SOFT
SCARE
How many things
can you find wrong
with this picture?
How many different squares
can you find in this Fourth
of July popper? Careful!
There may be more
than you think!
10 - 15:
15 - 20:
21 - 25:
Over 25:
Sizzler
Poppin’
Firecracker
Dynamite!
Dear Kid Scoop,
What do I do
if my pet gets
lost?
Sincerely,
Worried
Dear Worried,
H A T S O L P P F Y
E D I H T F O I O U
T E R T S E R U P T
I R T R D E P H D F
N A O U W S E F J O
Amount of money spent on
watermelon for the July 4th holiday:
$
million
G C U O O U E L Y S
I S R F R O K B E S
A K F E C M E O P Y
S Y L L U F N I A P
Number of people who signed the
Declaration of Independence:
Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognize identical
words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
Make sure your pet has an I.D. (identification)
tag that has your current phone number. You
can also have an I.D. chip injected under your
pet’s skin by your veterinarian.
If your pet does get lost, check the neighborhood
and call the animal shelter as soon as possible.
Remember to keep your
pets indoors on the
Fourth of July.
Onomatopeia
Dash through today’s newspaper to find the
letters that spell the words on the firecrackers.
Spelling an entire word “defuses” the firecracker.
Can you stop them all in under five minutes?
Standards Link: Spelling: Spell grade-level words correctly.
Where are these? Find each of
these items hidden on today’s page.
To find out, circle every other letter
in the rocket’s trail.
million
This means a word
formed as it sounds—
a word like buzz or
hiss. Look through the
newspaper for words
that are spelled like the
sounds they describe.
Also look for words that
simply describe sounds,
words like loud, soft,
blaring, quiet,
booming, hushed.
Use all the words you
find in a poem or
paragraph about sound.
Standards Link: Writing
Applications: Use literary
devices in writing.
Sizzzling Synonyms
Select five words from the headlines on the
front page. For each word, search through
the newspaper for a synonym—a word that
means the same or nearly the same thing.
Percentage of Americans who
own an American flag:
%
Standards Link: Vocabulary Development: Recognize synonyms.
Pets Bill of Rights
What rights do you think pets should
have? Make a list of five or more pets’
rights to create a Pets Bill of Rights.
Estimated number of
professional July 4th fireworks
displays around the country:
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Sources: History.com, WalletHub.com