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Columbia Gorge News www.columbiagorgenews.com Wednesday, July 21, 2021 B1 COMMUNITY Far left: Fireplace Tile by Daera Leslie Dobbs of Hood River. “Quilt was inspired by the Art Deco tiles on either side of the fireplace in what was once The Tea House in Hood River,” she said. “Poppies can be seen in the summer around the Gorge.” The fabrics are all hand-dyed cotton and velvet with machine and hand stitching. At right, Balsamroot Sunflowers by Daera Leslie Dobbs. “Balsamroot sunflowers are perhaps the signature wildflower of the Gorge in spring,” she said. “This piece features balsamroot sunflower and lupine, which often grows alongside.” Hand-dyed cotton with selvedge edges and em- broidery for embellishment. Bottom left, Salmon Run 1 by Linda Reichenbach. Hand painted original design, machine quilted, cotton fabrics, metallic threads. Below is Lost View: Celilo Falls by Doris Nyholm of Goldendale. “This quilt is based on an old postcard of Celilo Falls,” she said. “This is the view of the river I wish I could see as I drive along the Columbia River. It’s there, beneath the water, an ancient sight now hidden. Maybe one day the falls will again be unleashed.” Mark B. Gibson photos ‘Beyond the Block’ fiber artists create art via quilts Beyond The Block (BTB) is a group of fiber artists living in the Gorge who are committed to creating art utilizing quilting techniques. Established in 2012, BTB members challenge themselves to become more educated about art and design principles, and to improve creatively on an individual basis. They meet monthly to share new work and exchange ideas and techniques. BTB is currently exhibiting throughout northern Oregon and southwestern Washington in galleries, libraries, muse- ums and quilt shows. The quilts pictured here were recently on display at Columbia Gorge Discovery Center in The Dalles. BTB is actively searching for additional venues to exhibit their work. For more information about the group, meetings or exhibits, contact Kay Skov at kkskov@gmail.com. Beyond the Block is affiliated with the Columbia River Gorge Quilters’ Guild. Happy Kids, Healthy Smiles for a Lifetime Pediatric Dental Clinic Designed for Your Children Now offering dental laser technology anesthesia & pain free dentistry 1935 E. 19th St. Suite 200 The Dalles, OR 541-296-8901 © 2021 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 37, No. 34 419 State Street Suite 4 Hood River, OR 541-387-8688 There’s Lots of Hares in There! How many hares can you find in two minutes? Have a friend try. Who found the most? One person is the hare and the other is the tortoise. Race against a family member to reach the finish line first. Here’s a Greek fable by a man named Aesop about a race between a tortoise and a hare. It may surprise you who wins! The hare ran so fast some of the words flew out of the story. Can you find where each word belongs? T here once was a hare who always bragged that he was the _______ animal in the forest. “Not even the wind is as fast as me!” the hare would boast. The tortoise got ________ of such bragging. “We all have heard you talk and talk about how fast you are, but we have never seen you ______. I’ll race you,” said tortoise. GO! The hare zipped off the starting line in a blur, leaving the tortoise in a puff of dust. The tortoise coughed, __________ her eyes, and took the first of her slow, steady steps. The hare was soon way ahead, far down the road. The tortoise could hardly see the hare in the distance, but she wasn’t worried. wake up. The tortoise didn’t stop. She just kept walking her slow and steady pace. When the tortoise was nearly to the finish line, the hare woke up. Yawning and rubbing his eyes, he was shocked to see the tortoise nearing the __________ line. As the hare rounded the bend in the road, he laughed and thought, “This is too _______! I’m going to rest. That tortoise is so slow that I’ll get up in time and still beat her to the finish line!” The hare __________ to his feet and ran as fast as he could to try catching up to her to ______ the race. The hare laughed and laughed. “There’s no way you can beat me! I am the fastest and you are the ____________!” T he hare and the tortoise agreed to race the next __________. They would race to a big tree down the road and around a bend. Many other animals came out to _________. About Aesop Aesop was a storyteller. He lived about 2,500 years ago in ancient Greece. His favorite story to tell was a fable. A fable is a very short story with a moral, or a lesson to teach. Aesop’s fable The Fox and the Grapes tells about a fox who tries and tries to reach grapes on a high branch. Embarassed by being unable to jump high enough to reach them, the fox walks off angrily, saying loudly that the grapes are sour and not worth the effort anyway. B The hare laid down on the warm, soft grass and fell asleep! Later, when the tortoise walked right by the ____________ hare, he didn’t ut by then it was much too late. The slow little tortoise ________ the finish line first. All of the forest animals cheered loudly for her! TORTOISE BRAGGED FASTEST LAUGHED SLOWEST ASLEEP BOAST AESOP MORAL FABLE HARE BEND BEAT RACE WINS A D E G G A R B E D S S O P H B E A T E P L F S L A R O M H F O A E C A R T P G A W S A B T L E E U B E T E O E E S W A L S E I A L N W I L E T S E S R E D N M O E T A T R A L S S Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognize identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns. Hop Through the News Hop is a verb. It is an action word. Look through the newspaper for 10 or more action verbs such as swim, run, walk, etc. Can you act out each one? Standards Link: Language Arts: Identify action verbs. Use the code to discover the moral of Aesop’s fable The Tortoise and the Hare. = A = O = C = R = E = S = I = T = L = W = N = Y and the . Look at a photo in the newspaper. Can you make the pose of the person in the photo? How long can you hold the pose? Standards Link: Value physical activity for enjoyment and health. The Great Outdoors What do you love about being outdoors? Write about these things while sitting outside in the shade. Children are born curious. From their earliest days, sensory exploration brings delight and wonder. New discoveries expand their minds. When they unlock the joy of reading, their world widens further. Magic happens. Kid Scoop opens the doors of discovery for elementary school children by providing interactive, engaging and relevant age-appropriate materials designed to awaken the magic of reading at school, at home, and throughout their lives. 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