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B2 Hood River News, Wednesday, January 7, 2015 N EIGHBORS Applications due Feb. 9 for Kids’ Gorge Soup ‘SleevesUp’ for Red Cross encourages grassroots blood donation A new type of drive January is National Blood Donor Month and this year, American Red Cross sup- porters have a new way to help save lives through blood and platelet donation with “SleevesUp” virtual blood drives. SleevesUp is a first-of-its-kind website that lets those who feel passionate about blood donation create a virtual blood drive and encourage colleagues, friends and fam- ily members to give blood or platelets, or make a financial donation to support their LEARN MORE redcrossblood.org/SleevesUp campaign. SleevesUp campaigns allow peo- ple to honor someone’s life, celebrate a spe- cial occasion or simply bring others to- gether to help save lives – any time of the year – regardless of location. “SleevesUp is a new way to empower peo- ple to help ensure blood is available for pa- tients this winter and throughout the year,” said Jared Schultzman, communica- tions manager for the Pacific Northwest Blood Services Region. “It gives those who feel passionate about blood and platelet do- nation and want to make a difference in people’s lives a chance to multiply their im- pact many times over.” A SleevesUp virtual blood drive can be created online at redcross- blood.org/SleevesUp in just a few minutes. Once a campaign is created, others can pledge their support immediately by mak- ing an appointment to donate blood or platelets at a blood drive or donation center convenient for them. Those who are not el- igible to give blood, do not have a Red Cross blood donation opportunity near them or simply want to do more can also support a SleevesUp campaign by making a financial donation to the Red Cross Blood Services. SleevesUp is one of many ways individu- als and groups can celebrate National Blood Donor Month, which has been ob- served in January since 1970 and recog- nizes the importance of giving blood and platelets while honoring those who roll up a sleeve to help patients in need. All blood types are needed to ensure a re- liable supply for patients. A blood donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identification are required at check-in. Individuals who are 17 years of age (16 with parental consent in some states), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in gener- ally good health may be eligible to donate blood. High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also have to meet certain height and weight re- quirements. Kids’ Gorge Soup returns Feb. 26. Gorge Soup is an evening where people buy tickets to come to dinner and hear four to five community members speed-present their ideas for a new busi- ness or nonprofit in the Gorge. At the end of the night, everyone at the dinner votes for their favorite business or nonprofit. The winner of the vote gets the ticket money (minus $7 for soup, bread, and minimal expens- es). “It’s a great way to meet new people and support in- dividuals working to make our community a better place,” said organizer Julie O’Shea. In the past, many of evenings have resulted in awarding entrepreneurs $1,500 to $3,000. If you know of a student in the Gorge who is starting a new business, nonprofit, or community initiative, please encourage them to apply to Gorge Soup. Appli- cations can be found on Gorge Soup’s website at: www.gorgesoup.wordpress. com. NEW LEAF New Leaf Gallery, the first Gorge Kids Soup recipient, in 2012, offers painting and knitting classes in January and February. Contact Amy Zacher at 541-386- 3996, and see details in Happenings Applications must be mailed and posted marked by Feb. 9. To buy tickets to the event, go to: http://www.brownpapertic kets.com/event/888297. To sponsor Gorge Soup for Kids, email: gorge- soup@gmail.com. Gorge Soup for Kids will be at Springhouse Cellars. There are 125 tickets costing $25 each. To buy tickets, go to: www.brownpapertick- ets.com/event/888297. How you can get involved with Gorge Soup: ■ Buy tickets and come enjoy the evening. ■ Help us spread the word: applicants are needed for Gorge Soup. ■ Like Gorge Soup on Facebook. ■ Learn more website at www.gorgesoup.wordpress. com. If you have questions about Gorge Soup, email gorgesoup@gmail.com. The 2014 adult Gorge Soup recipient, presented in November, was Cascade Mountain School, run by Emily Goodwin of Hood River and based in Trout Lake, Wash. ‘Family Dinner Project’ will serve quail, Florida-style, and ‘Giant Sub’ Family Dinner Project continues this month at Nora’s Table Restaurant. Last year, owner Kathy Watson asked peo- ple to send in their memory, with recipes, of a treasured family recipe. Watson chose six and offers them every few weeks. Previous meals were “An Ethiopian Dinner with our New Family” by Lisa Mullis and “Mrs. Chaing and the Cookbook” by Nancy Roach. Two Family Dinners are available for reser- vation this month: ■ Jan. 14: “An afternoon Quail Hunt in the Florida Panhandle” by David Hanson. A young man from the Atlanta suburbs goes hunting with a good friend who teaches him how to honor simple foods. ■ Jan 28: “My Mom, her Wake, and the Giant Sub Sandwich” by Sarah Sullivan. Since Sarah’s mom died unexpectedly last May, Sarah has spent hours poring over her cookbooks, remembering delicious family meals, and a cook who lived by the maxim, “enjoy every sandwich.” Each winning family will be guests on the night their family dinner is served. Reserve a table in advance at 541-387-4000 or kathy@norastable.com Price per person is $25. Bloodmobile visits Jan. 28 The next American Red Cross bloodmobile visit to Hood River will be Jan 28, 12:30 to 6 p.m., at Oregon Na- tional Guard Armory, 12th and Belmont streets. January is a challenging time for blood donations. In- clement weather can result in blood drive cancellations, and cold and flu season may cause some donors to be unable to make or keep blood donation appointments, according to Red Cross spokesman Jared Schultzman. National Blood Donor Month, celebrated in Janu- ary since 1970, raises aware- ness of the need for blood during the winter and throughout the year, while honoring those who roll up a sleeve to help patients in need. Donors of all blood types are needed, especially those with O negative, A negative and B negative. Type O nega- tive is the universal blood type and can be transfused to patients with any blood type. Types A and B negative can be transfused to Rh positive or negative patients. To learn more, or to sched- ule a donation, download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcross- blood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) to make an appointment or for more information. All blood types are needed to ensure a reliable supply for patients. A blood donor card or dri- ver’s license or two other forms of identification are required at check-in. Individ- uals who are 17 years of age (16 with parental consent in some states), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in gener- ally good health may be eligi- ble to donate blood. High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also have to meet certain height and weight re- quirements. Photos by Kirby Neumann-Rea L EOS C OLLECT Hood River Leos accept can and bottle donations Saturday and organize the con- tainers at the monthly event at Rosauers Supermarket. The Lions-affiliated high school club redeems the containers and gives the money to a different non-profit group each month. The January proceeds go to the Health Media Clubs at the mid- dle schools and high school. Leos can and bottle drives are always the first Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Annual native plant sale begins Did you lose some trees from the winter storms or bark beetle damage? Want to add some color to your garden in these grey winter months? Or enhance your streamside vegetation to protect your land from high water? The Hood River Soil and Water Conservation Dis- trict (SWCD) is taking or- ders now through March 20 for its annual native tree and plant sale. A variety of native conifers, deciduous trees and shrubs are of- fered “We’ve got a great selec- tion of native plant species at fantastic prices,” said Kris Schaedel, Conserva- tion Technician. Native plants are adapted to the unique climate and soils of the Hood River val- l e y. T h e y re q u i re l e s s water, fertilizer and other inputs to maintain, and provide enhanced wildlife habitat, soil stabilization and water conservation. These bare-root seedlings are 1-2 years old and will be delivered to the SWCD in early April of 2015. The or- ders will be filled in the order in which they were received. Go to www.hoodriver- sw c d . o r g t o d o w n l o a d anorder form and gather information on plant de- scriptions and site suitabil- ity. Orders can be placed by mail, e-mail, or phone (541- 386-4588). You can also stop by the Soil-Water District holds annual meeting Thursday Hood River Soil and Water Conservation District holds its annual meeting Thursday at the Experiment Station of- fices, Experiment Station Road, south of Hood River. The meeting starts at 3 p.m., and the community is welcome, and there will be a time for public comment. The meeting will start with the oath of office by Larry Martin, Zone 3, and Rick Ragan, At-large 2, and election of chair, vice-chair, and secretary-treasurer, and appointment of associate di- rectors. The board is scheduled to accept the annual report and audit for FY 2013-2014 and do its biennial review of Hood River Agriculture Water Quality Management Area Plan, along with adopt a memorandum of agreement with East Multnomah SWCD to allow them to treat nox- ious weeds along Ea gle Creek. Also scheduled are infor- mational reports by: Conser- vationist Carly Heron, of Natural Resource Conserva- tion District; Kris Schaedel, Conservation Technician; Megan Saunders, Watershed Assistant/Technician; Cindy Thieman, Watershed Coordi- nator; Jordan Kim, Assistant Manager; and Anne Saxby, District Manager. office at 3007 Experiment Station Rd. in Hood River, for more infor mation or g u i d a n c e wh e n m a k i n g your selection. Purchases will be avail- able for pick up on Friday and Saturday, April 3-4. White Salmon Library community reads event in February Artists can submit work to non-juried art exhibit During the month of Feb- ruary 2015, the Friends of the White Salmon Valley Commu- nity Library will sponsor our first Community Reads event. The event is named KOOB- DOOGA*(“A Good Book” backwards). The featured book is “Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: the Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis” by Seattle au- thor Timothy Egan. The fea- tured book won the Washing- ton State Book Award for 2013. Edward Curtis pho- tographed native people dur- ing the early 1900s. His sub- jects included the Columbia ! K O O L This size ad in the HRN 9 times for only $117! Call Jody at 541-386-1234 River tribes, Eskimos, Sioux, Navaho, Apache, and Nez Perce, including Chief Joseph. The purpose of our KOOBDOOGA project is to encourage community mem- bers, high school age through adult, to come together to cel- ebrate the reading of a good book. We are planning a variety of events to be held during February, 2015 related to our featured book. One of the fea- tured events will be an exhib- it of artworks, photographs, bead work, fiber arts and other mediums at the library. We invite interested artists to participate. Works included in the exhibit must be in- Happy Holidays from RV Doc... Bruce Henderson Gas Appliances • Electrical Repair • Solar Panels • More! 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The art exhibition will not be juried; however, the KOOBDOOGA Committee re- serves the right to reject works that do not meet the ex- hibition criteria. Contact the library at 509- 493-1132 for details. WKO-High Cascade Mills Buying Logs & Timber Douglas Fir White Fir Pine Register at www.hrcommunityed.org (Classes/Adult/Health & Wellness) $72/month or $12/drop-in Tomme Fent, RYT-200 tommesyogaforlife@gmail.com 712-490-6417 Jeremy Beddingfield 541-399-3933 Norm Byars 541-490-2940 Mill: 509-427-8413 2022 Wind River Hwy • P.O. Box 8 Carson, WA 98610
