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Hood River News, Saturday, January 3, 2015
Help restore museum paddlewheel
Mel Gibson
in ‘Maverick,’
airs Jan. 16
as fundraiser
Do you want to help save
the History Museum’s most
iconic artifact? Do you love
movies? On Friday, Jan. 16,
The Hood River County His-
tory Museum will be show-
ing “Maverick.” The 1994
movie features Mel Gibson
as Brett Maverick, a gambler
in need of money for a poker
tournament. He encounters
many comical mishaps and
challenges, including facing
a char ming female thief
played by Jodi Foster. It also
features James Garner, who
played Maverick in the 1950s
television series.
Key scenes of the film
were done in the Gorge,
around Cascade Locks.
The paddlewheel is not
only a movie icon, but also
the largest artifact on dis-
play at the Hood River Histo-
ry Museum. The paddle-
wheel stands in the front of
the museum acting as an ex-
traordinary symbol of an im-
portant part of Hood River’s
historical significance. Last
spring the Hood River High
School students generously
donated $2,000 toward the
painting and repair of the
O RDER
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changing event,” she added,
be it a move, a marriage or
divorce, the birth of a child,
a change in careers or a
death.
There is no typical day in
her field because there are
no typical clients — every-
one has different challenges,
which requires different ap-
proaches.
But what usually happens
is this: A client will call her
with a particular challenge,
and the two will talk it over
until a solution is found.
Spears’ role is to “identify
what needs to be done, create
an action plan — a process of
sorts, usually depending on
the type of client — business
client or residential client,
they require dif ferent
things.”
Then, she brings “every-
thing with me to a work ses-
sion, so clients don’t have to
worry about having any-
thing that they have to bring
other than themselves to the
session,” such as file folders
or storage boxes, which she
prepares before the appoint-
ment. Once onsite, she “as-
sesses the situation. A lot of
times, I don’t see a space be-
forehand — all the informa-
tion I gather is based on the
phone call. I’ve been doing
this for ten years, so I have a
pretty good feel for what I’m
getting myself into before
getting onsite,” she said.
And then it’s time to jump
in. In addition to bringing
supplies and expertise, she
serves as a “support system
and cheerleader to get the
project completed,” Spears
said. “That’s where a lot of
people get stuck. They feel
like they can tackle (a pro-
ject) today, then get over-
whelmed by too many deci-
sions and stop. I come in,
and, based on the assess-
ON THE AGENDA
Hood River County
Board of Commissioners
and Hood River City Coun-
cil will hold special meet-
ings on Jan. 5. Commis-
sioners and councilors
elected in November will
be sworn in.
The County Board meets
at 4:30 p.m. at the County
Administration building,
601 State St.
The City Council meets
at 5 p.m. at City Hall, Sec-
ond and State streets.
Cascade Locks City
Council will swear in its
mayor and council, re-
elected Nov. 4, on Jan. 12.
■
These are the regular
meeting times of govern-
ing bodies for these agen-
cies:
Submitted photo
HISTORY MUSEUM of Hood River County is hosting a video
fundraiser at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 16 to raise funds that will help repair
the iconic paddlewheel that rests outside the museum doors.
paddlewheel. More funds are
needed to complete the
restoration of the paddle-
wheel. Come enjoy a great
western classic and help us
restore this icon to its former
days of Hollywood stardom!
The movie is free with reg-
ular museum admission: $5
for adults and children 10
and under are free. Museum
members and active military
are free. This is the second
in a series of movies made in
the Gorge that will be shown
in the Museum this winter to
raise money to repair the
paddlewheel. The museum is
located at 300 East Marina
Drive. Doors will open at 5:30
p.m. and the movie will start
at 6 p.m. The movie is co-
sponsored by the Hood River
County Library District.
‘People are being asked to do so much
more with so much less. You have to be
efficient and productive, and being
organized is a big piece of that.’
MEGAN SPEARS
ment, we set goals, we get
that done.”
And “99.9 percent” of the
time, she and her clients are
successful in completing the
job, however long it might
take.
“It’s a fabulous feeling for
clients because they got
something done that seemed
daunting or overwhelming to
completion,” Spears said.
Paper seems to be the
biggest challenge people
face, whether it’s in a busi-
ness or home setting. And no
matter what project she’s
working on, “there’s always
a point of paper that comes
into play,” she said. But it’s
not just paper clutter she
deals with. “Every now and
again I get to work on a
pantry — that’s really fun —
or somebody’s closet. Or
spare bedrooms are a com-
mon one, too.” She’s even
helped organize photographs
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Organization is important
because the more efficiently
a space is organized, the eas-
ier time management be-
comes.
“People are being asked to
do so much more with so
much less. You have to be ef-
ficient and productive, and
being organized is a big piece
of that,” she said.
Her journey to profession-
Cascade Locks
Cascade Locks City
Council, 7 p.m., City Hall
Council Chambers, 140 W.
WaNaPa St., second and
fourth Mondays of the
month.
Cascade Locks Planning
Commission, 7 p.m., City
Hall Council Chambers,
140 W. WaNaPa St., second
Thursday of the month.
Cascade Locks Port
Commission, 6 p.m., City
Hall Council Chambers,
140 W. WaNaPa St., first
and third Thursdays of
the month.
al organizing came gradual-
ly. Before the birth of her
children, she worked in ad-
ministrative management
“which really was a great
foundation as an organizer,”
she said. Then, as a stay at
home mom with two young
children (now ages 10 and
12), she started “helping a lot
of people” with their clutter.
“In the transition as a stay
at home mom, I found myself
being asked to help out
friends (with organizational
projects), which really was
the catalyst to starting my
business.
“…It was one of those
things,” she said. “It’s not
easy for me — it’s just as
hard for me as anyone else —
it’s just that I recognize the
benefits a little more clearly.”
Hood River
City of Hood River Plan-
ning Commission meeting,
5:30 p.m., Hood River City
Hall Council Chambers,
211 Second St., generally
the first and third Mon-
days of the month. Place
and dates subject to
change.
Hood River Port Com-
mission, 5 p.m., 100 E. Port
Marina Drive, board room,
first and third Tuesdays of
the month.
Hood River City Council,
6 p.m., Hood River City
Hall Council Chambers,
211 Second St., second and
fourth Mondays of the
month.
Hood River Soil and
Water Conservation Dis-
trict Board of Directors
meeting, 4 p.m., OSU Ex-
tension Service Building,
2990 Experiment Station
Road, first Thursday of the
month.
Hood River Valley Parks
and Recreation District, 6
p.m., Aquatic Center, 1601
May St., third Wednesday
of the month. Place sub-
ject to change.
Hood River County
Hood River County
Board of Commissioners
regular session, 6 p.m., 601
State St., first floor confer-
ence room, third Monday
of the month. Time subject
to change.
The switch from helping
friends to founding Disorder
2 Order came after someone
“introduced me to the indus-
try,” she said. She joined the
Oregon CPO chapter, located
in Portland (NAPO-Oregon),
and then the national associ-
ation (NAPO). To receive cer-
tification, she had to meet a
specific level of hours work-
ing with clients — 1,500 with-
in three years — and then
had to sit for an exam.
Becoming a professional
CPO was an “amazing feel-
ing. This is something I can
do really well, and I want to
share that with my clients,”
Spears said.
Another benefit? “The
thing I like best about it is
that it’s a career that I can fit
into my family,” she said. “I
Library District Board
meeting, 7 p.m., 502 State
St., conference room, third
Tuesday of the month.
Hood River County Plan-
ning Commission meeting,
7 p.m., 601 State St., first
floor, generally second and
fourth Wednesdays of the
month.
Hood River County Water
Planning Group, 2 p.m., 601
State St., first floor confer-
ence room, generally first
Wednesday of the month.
Museum Board Meeting,
12 p.m., Grace Su’s China
Gorge Restaurant, general-
ly second Wednesday of the
month.
Hood River County Com-
mission on Children and
Families Board meeting,
5:15 p.m., Providence Hood
River Memorial Hospital
boardroom, generally first
Tuesday of the month.
Hood River County
School Board, 6:30 p.m.,
meets at schools and dis-
trict facilities on a rotating
schedule (visit hoodriv-
er.k12.or.us for location),
second and fourth Wednes-
days of the month unless
school vacations or other
holidays interrupt the
schedule.
Hood River County
Transportation District, 9
a.m., Hood River County
Transportation District
Board Room, 224 Wasco
Loop, second Wednesday of
the month.
don’t have to report to any-
one. I decide when I work,
what my hours need to be. I
can fit that around my fami-
ly.”
To contact Spears at Disor-
der 2 Order, call 503-318-2912
or
email
megan@disorder2order.com.
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