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Call to Artists
■ Sept. 8 — Deadline,
Artists of the Gorge
Exhibition, Stevenson
Community Library, 120
N.W. Vancouver Ave.,
Stevenson. Exhibition will
be Oct. 1-30. More info at
fvrl.org/artists-gorge or
360-906-4823.
On Stage
■ Aug. 20-22 — “The
Breath of Life” at Columbia
Center for the Arts. Staged
reading; Aug. 20 is a fund-
raiser for CCA and begins
at 5:30 p.m.; Aug. 21-22 at
6 p.m. More info at colum-
biaarts.org.
■ Aug. 28 — Eclipsed!,
6 p.m. at The Dalles Civic
Auditorium. Masked ball
and dinner theater; fund-
raiser for The Civic. Limited
seating; doors open at 6 p.m.,
play and dinner at 7 p.m. Tax
deductible tickets at Klindt’s
Booksellers The Civic box
office, 541-298-8533.
Reunions
■ CANCELED Aug. 27-29
— The Dalles High School
Class of 1980.
Children and Teens
■ Aug. 16 — Millie’s Place
Play & Learn Session,
9-10:30 a.m. at the Library
Garden, 502 State St., Hood
River. For preschool-aged
children and their grownups.
■ Aug. 18 — Millie’s Place
Play & Learn Session,
9-10:30 a.m. on the Doppio
Patio, 310 Oak St., Hood
River. For preschool-aged
children and their grownups.
■ Tuesdays — Hood River
Squares Chess Club Weekly
Tournament, 5-7 p.m. Free
online chess through lichess.
org; click “Community” tab
under “Teams.” All abilities
are welcome; individuals
can also make challenges
any time, and games can be
played at any pace. For more
information on joining,
email Justin at sushiokala-
ni@gorge.net.
■ Tuesdays — Sea Scouts,
7-8:30 p.m. downstairs at
The Dalles UCC, 111 E. Fifth
St. (marine branch of Boy
Scouts). Open to all teens
ages 14-20. Bring mask. Info
at 707- 363-5353 or ssfree-
dom399@gmail.com.
■ Wednesdays — Online
Teen Hangout, 5 p.m.
Sponsored by the Hood
River County Library
District. Games, chat, etc.
Email rachelt@hoodriverli-
brary.org to join. For teens.
■ Wednesdays, Thursdays
and Fridays — Virtual
Storytime, 10:30-11 a.m.,
sponsored by Wasco County
Library. Wednesday is for
babies (birth to 18 months),
Thursday is for toddlers and
Friday for preschoolers.
For information on how to
join, contact thedallespub-
liclibrary@gmail.com or
541-296-2815.
■ Thursdays — Storytime
on Facebook, 10:30 a.m.
Sponsored by the Hood
River County Library
District. Join Teacher Jana
each week for stories and
songs.
■ Fridays — Children’s
Activity, 3-4 p.m. at Tucker
Road Baptist Church,
1450 Tucker Road, Hood
River. Includes bible study,
mission study and fun.
Ages 5-12. Contact Pastor
Dean for more info at
360-944-0964.
Community Events
■ Aug. 18 — Regular
Meeting of the Board of
Directors of the Hood River
County Transportation
District, 4-5:30 p.m. via
Zoom; call 253-215- 8782,
Meeting ID: 841 5445
7952, Password: 033701
or visit us02web.zoom.
us/j/84154457952?p-
wd=cHZMTGxWUkpPVG-
ZFK2xrYmRNWUcwQT09.
■ Aug. 19 — NORCOR
Board Meeting, 10 a.m.
to noon via Zoom, was-
cocounty-org.zoom.
us/j/88623962373; Meeting
ID: 886 2396 2373. One tap
mobile, +12532158782,,88-
623962373# US (Tacoma)
or +13462487799,,88-
623962373# US (Houston).
■ Aug. 19 — Odell Mobile
Farmers Market, 4-6 p.m. at
Oregon Child Development
Coalition, 3485 Early Road.
■ Aug. 19 — Families in
the Park, 7 p.m. at Jackson
Park, Hood River. Sister
Mercy. Eyeopeners Lions
Club serves hamburgers and
hotdogs beginning at 6:30
p.m. Admission is free.
■ Aug. 19-22 — Wasco
County Fair and Rodeo,
81849 Fairgrounds Road,
Tygh Valley. More at www.
facebook.com/wascofair.
■ Aug. 20 — Mercado
del Valle Farmers Market,
4-6 p.m. at Atkinson Drive,
downtown Odell.
■ Aug. 21 — Hazardous
Waste Collection Event,
9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Hood
River Garbage Service,
3440 Guignard Drive. For
more info, call Tri-County
Hazardous Waste &
Recycling, 541-506-2636, or
visit www.tricountyrecycle.
com.
■ Aug. 22 — Wasco
County Youth Livestock
Auction, 9 a.m. at the
Wasco County Fairgrounds,
Hunt Park, Tygh Valley. To
join The Dalles Chamber
Livestock Pool, call 541-
296-2231 or email Jes-sie@
TheDallesChamber.com no
later than 3 p.m. on Aug. 20.
■ Thru Aug. 23 —
Klickitat County Fair
and Rodeo August, at the
fairgrounds in Goldendale.
More at klickitatcountyfair.
com or www.facebook.com/
klickitatcounty.fair.
■ Aug. 26 — 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.
■ Aug. 26 — Crop Talk,
5:30-7 p.m. For a link,
email Dan@ ucdwa.org.
Klickitat Canyon Winery.
Sponsored by Gorge Grown
Food Network, Underwood
Conservation District and
OSU Extension and held
every fourth Thursday.
■ Aug. 26 — Families in
the Park, 7 p.m. at Jackson
Park, Hood River. Jennifer
Batten and Full Steam.
Eyeopeners Lions Club
serves chicken or vegetable
fajitas beginning at 6:30 p.m.
■ Aug. 27-Sept. 6 —
Volunteers Needed at
Oregon State Fair. Oregon
Retired Educators need
volunteers to host 1912
Criterion School (located on
fairgrounds). Work in pairs,
“meet & greet” three hour
shifts. Free parking, admis-
sion. Contact Carol Greeno
at 503-362-6015 if interested.
■ Aug. 28 — Riverhawk
Run, 9 a.m. at Sorosis Park,
The Dalles. 3K Run/Walk
5K Run/Walk; prizes for top
three in all divisions and
races. $10 Pre-Registration
for adults, $5 for under 18.
$15 Registration the day of
(8-8:45 a.m.)
■ Aug. 28 — The Dalles
Moose Lodge 2075 Ribbon
Cutting and Community
Block Party, 10 a.m. to
11 p.m. at the lodge, 212
E. Second St., The Dalles.
Food, live music, bounce
houses, family games, beer
garden (for purchase) and
more. Info at ww.facebook.
com/mooselodge2075 (click
“events” tab).
■ Aug. 28 — Eclipsed!
Fundraiser, 6 p.m. at the
Civic Auditorium, The
Dalles. Dinner and play
begin at 7 p.m. Masked ball,
dinner theater with audience
participation and murder
mystery. Tickets at Klindt’s
or The Civic Box office, 541-
298-8533. Limited tickets
available.
■ Sept. 1 — Mid-
Columbia Economic
Development District
Strategy Meeting:
Strategies. Virtual meeting;
visit mcedd.org/strategy/
get-involved to participate.
More info at Jessica@mcedd.
org, and 541-296-2266.
■ Sept. 2 — Odell Mobile
Farmers Market, 4-6 p.m. at
Oregon Child Development
Coalition, 3485 Early Road.
■ Sept. 2 — NAMI
(National Alliance on
Mental Illness) of the
Gorge, 6-7:30 p.m. via Zoom
(in-person meet-ings 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.
■ Sept. 3 — Mercado
del Valle Farmers Market,
4-6 p.m. at Atkinson Drive,
downtown Odell.
■ Sept. 4 — Lyle Lions
Club Pancake Breakfast,
7-10 a.m. at Lyle Lions
Community Center, corner
of Fifth and Highway 14.
■ Sept. 6 — Lyle Lions
Club Meeting, 6 p.m. at
the Lyle Lions Community
Center, corner of Fifth and
Highway 14. No potluck;
masks required.
■ Sept. 9 — 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.
■ Sept. 9 — The Dalles
Kiwanis Club Steak Feed,
4:30-7 p.m. at Sorosis Park,
The Dalles. Annual fund-
raiser; to-go boxes available.
Tickets thru Eventbrite or
any Kiwanis member.
■ Sept. 11 — Hazardous
Waste Collection Event (for
rural households and small
businesses), 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
at Mid Valley Market, 3380
Odell Highway, Odell. More
info at 541-506-2636, or visit
www.tricountyrecycle.com.
Ongoing
■ Now — Free Organ
Lessons. By Garry Estep,
Zion Lutheran organist; for
individuals or groups for
those who play piano and
would like to learn how to
play a pipe organ. By ap-
pointment; contact estep-
garry@gmail.com for info.
■ Daily — Columbia
Gorge Discovery Center
and Museum, 9 a.m. to 5
p.m., 5000 Discovery Drive,
The Dalles. More informa-
tion at www.gorgediscovery.
org or call 541-296-8600.
■ 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.
Donations of clothing items
now accepted. More infor-
mation at 541-296-4788.
■ Monday, Wednesday
and Friday — Strong
Women, 10-11 a.m. at the
Cascade Locks cemetery.
■ 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.
■ Tuesdays in August
— Free Food Boxes for
Kids, 9-11 a.m. at Mid
Valley Elementary, Odell.
Sponsored by FISH and
Columbia Gorge Food Bank.
■ 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 — 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.
■ Tuesdays, Sept. 21-Nov.
16 — Mommy Wellness,
noon to 1 p.m. via Zoom;
register at 541-296-7319 or
visit mcmc.net. Sept. 21:
Introduction, Yoga & Home
Exercise Programs; Sept.
28: Infant Biomechanics,
Breastfeeding, & Lactation
Support and Ab Lab; Oct.
5: Infant Massage and Baby
Sign; Oct. 12: Return to
Running & Exercise; Oct. 19:
Early Child Development &
Feeding; Oct. 26: Maternal
Mental Health and Post Belly
Workout; Nov. 2: Nutrition
for Mom & Baby and Kegels,
Bladder Health, & Exercise;
Nov. 9: Sexual Healing, Scar
Management & Exercise;
Nov. 16: Post-Partum
Exercise, Restful Sleep &
Mindfulness for Moms.
■ 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
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 Meetings,
noon at Spooky’s, The
Dalles. Visitors welcome.
More information at www.
thedalleskiwanis.org or
The-Dalles-Kiwanis-Club on
Facebook. Aug. 12: David
Warden, new executive
director of Mid-Columbia
Medical Center Health
Foundation; Aug. 19: School
Board Member Rebecca
Thistlethwaite reports on the
North Wasco Co. Education
Foundation.
■ 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
capacity inside.
■ Thursday, Friday, and
Saturday — 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.
■ 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.
■ 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 — Master
Gardener Plant Clinics, 9
a.m. to 1 p.m. First Saturday,
Dickey Farms, 806 W.
Steuben St., Bingen; third
Saturday, Tum A Lum
Lumber, 408 Highway 35,
Hood River; second, fourth
and fifth Saturdays, Hood
River Supply, 1945 12th St.,
Hood River. Public invited to
ask home gardening ques-
tions for Master Gardener
recommendations. Bring a
sample or photo of the pest,
plant disease or concern.
■ 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
thru Oct. 9 (interested volun-
teers, email tdfmvolunteer@
gmail.com); Stevenson
Farmers Market, 10 a.m. to
2 p.m. on the waterfront, 140
SW Cascade Ave., thru Oct.
9. Market info, COVID guide-
lines at www.gorgegrown.
com.
■ 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 — Historical
Twin Bridges Museum,
noon to 5 p.m. at 403 E.
Klickitat St., Lyle. Admission
by donation. Thru Sept. 4.
Public Notices
WHITE SALMON
PUBLIC SERVICE
ANNOUNCEMENT
BUILDING PER-
MIT FEE INCREASES
Th e K l i c k i t a t
County Building De-
partment waived the
annual fee increase
on October 1, 2020,
but will be increasing
fees by 2%, effective
O c t o b e r 1, 2 0 21.
Other fees will in-
c re a s e b y $ 5 . 0 0 ,
while the fee to place
a factory assem-
bled structure, such
as a manufactured
home, will increase
by $25.00.
The Building De-
partment is large-
ly funded by the
C o u n t y ’ s G e n e ra l
Fund. The proposed
increases will not re-
sult in a profit for the
County, but will aid in
covering expenses
of permitting and
doing inspections,
and the general
costs of doing daily
business.
The fees paid for
permitting and plan
review provide the
services of review-
ing plans for code
compliance, issuing
permits, and per-
forming inspections
during the project.
The Building Depart-
ment also answers
questions you may
have prior to starting
a project.
Additionally, the
fees for recording
documents are due
to increase on July
25, 2021, per RCW
36.22.175. This will
affect the fee for a
Special Outbuilding
Permit.
If you would like
m o re i n f o r m a t i o n
about this topic,
p l e a s e c a l l Ly n n
Ward at 509-773-
3706, or email lyn-
nw@klickitatcounty.
org.
July 14, 21, Aug.
18, Sept. 22, 2021
WS #282
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby
given that the Board
of Klickitat County
Commissioners will
hold a public hearing
at 1:30 PM on Tues-
day, August 24, 2021
in the Commission-
er’s Meeting Room,
205 S. Columbus,
Room 101, Golden-
dale, WA 98620 to
determine whether
Klickitat County Park
and Recreation Dis-
trict No. 2 meets the
criteria required for
dissolution pursuant
to RCW 36.96.010(3)
and to allow all in-
terested persons an
opportunity to ap-
pear and be heard.
Dated this 20th
day of July 2021.
DAVID SAUTER,
CHAIRMAN
B O A R D O F
COUNTY COMMIS-
SIONERS
KLICKITAT COUN-
TY, WASHINGTON
A u g . 4 , 11, 18 ,
2021
WS #287
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
In accordance
with Chapter
36.81.070 Of the Re-
vised Code of Wash-
ington, the Board
of County Commis-
sioners are to hold a
public hearing prior
to establishing pub-
lic roads. The road
to be established is
the entire length of
Park Pl. The hearing
has been set by Res-
olution No. 08021.
The Resolution is
available for viewing
at Klickitat County
Public Works Office
Location at 115 S.
Golden, Goldendale,
WA 98620, between
8:00 AM and 5:00
PM.
Public Hearing will
be held on Tuesday,
A u g u s t 2 4 , 2 0 21
at 1:30 p.m. in the
Commissioners’
room in the Klickitat
County Courthouse,
Goldendale, Wash-
ington at which time
any person may ap-
pear and be heard
for or against the
proposed establish-
ments.
Dated this 27th
day of July 2021.
B O A R D O F
COUNTY COMMIS-
SIONERS
Klickitat County,
Washington
David M. Sauter,
Chairman
Jacob Anderson,
Commissioner
Dan Christopher,
Commissioner
ATTEST:
Lee Snell
Clerk of the Board
In and for the
County of Klickitat,
State of Wash-
ington
A u g . 4 , 11, 18 ,
2021
WS #293
PUBLIC NOTICE
White Salmon Val-
ley School District
405-17 declares the
following as surplus:
19 9 3 B l u e b i r d
Transit —No Mini-
mum Bid
VIN# 1BAAHBSA-
2PF056988
Mileage 137,909
Capacity 72
Please submit
your sealed bids to
White Salmon Val-
ley School District,
ATTN: Niki Clifford/
BUS BID, PO Box
157, White Salmon,
WA 98672. Please
include your name,
address and phone
number along with
your bid amount.
Bids will be reviewed
on Monday, August
23, 2021.
For additional in-
formation about the
bus please contact
the WSVSD Trans-
por tation Depar t-
ment at 509-493-
1590.
Niki Clifford
Human Resources
Administrative As-
sistant
Administrative As-
sistant to the Super-
intendent
White Salmon
Valley Schools
PO Box 157
170 NW Lincoln
Street
White Salmon, WA
98672
5 0 9 - 4 9 3 - 15 0 0
ext. 102
Aug. 11, 18, 2021
WS #299
CITY OF BINGEN
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
The Bingen City
Council will hold a
public hearing on the
proposed short plat
identified below. The
public hearing will be
held via zoom tele-
conference at 7:00
p . m . o n Tu e s d a y,
September 7, 2021.
To attend the meet-
ing or make a public
comment please see
instructions posted
online at www.bing-
enwashington.org,
contact clerk@bin-
genwashington.org,
or call (509) 493-
212 2 b e f o re 5 : 0 0
p.m. on September
7, 2021.
Description of
Proposal: Proposed
4-lot short plat of a
9.72-acre parcel at
806 W Steuben St
(Dickey Farms).
Location of
Proposal:
806 W Steuben St,
Bingen, WA
Parcel No.
03113013000703
Applicant:
Paul Rudinsky
McKenzie River
Company Develop-
ment, LLC
86325 Wild Turkey
Way
Eugene, OR
97402
Th e C i t y C o u n -
cil is the approval
authority for this
application. The cri-
teria upon which
the decision on this
application will be
based include BCC
Title 16 and 17. Fail-
ure to raise an issue,
in person or by letter,
or failure to provide
sufficient specificity
to af ford the City
Council an oppor-
tunity to respond to
the issue precludes
appeal to Superior
Court based on that
i s s u e . A s t a f f re -
port will be available
seven days before
the hearing and the
complete application
materials are avail-
able to review upon
request.
Aug. 18, 2021
WS #304
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HERE-
BY GIVEN that the
Klickitat County
B o a rd o f C o u n t y
Commissioners will
hold a public hearing
on Tuesday, August
31, 2021 at 1:30 p.m.
To join the
Zoom meeting:
type in https://
us02web.zoom.
us/j/586587651 in
your browser or use
one of the call-in
numbers below and
Meeting ID: 586 587
651
669-900-6833
346-248-7799
929-205-6099
253-215-8782
301-715-8592
312-626-6799
THE PURPOSE
of said hearing is to
hear an appeal of
SEPA determination
SEPA2021-20, and
review and receive
testimony for a pro-
posed 2 lot shor t
plat (SPL2021-19).
The proposed short
plat is located in a
portion of Section
25, T4N, R10E, and
Section 30, T4N,
R11E, W.M. Klickitat
C o u n t y, W A ( H u -
sum vicinity). Appli-
cants: Gary & Judy
Gottschalk; Parcel
N o . 0 4 - 11 - 3 0 0 0 -
0007/00 and 04-10-
2500-0007/00.
Th e B o a r d o f
County Commis-
sioners may affirm,
modify, reverse; or
continue the matter
to a set time and
place.
Information on the
proposal is available
from the Klickitat
County Planning
Department, 228 W.
Main St., Golden-
dale, WA.
By order of the
Klickitat County
Board of Commis-
sioners dated this
12th day of August,
2021.
Aug. 18, 2021
WS #305