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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.
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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?
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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 ____________!”
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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.
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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
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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.
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