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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
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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-
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spired by or related to the
book. Submission deadline is
Saturday, January 24, 2015.
The Friends of the Library
will host an artists’ reception
at the library on Saturday,
Jan. 31, 2015 from 2-4 p.m. If
the artist wishes, the piece
may be for sale. If works are
sold, the Friends of the Li-
brary would appreciate a
small donation (the amount to
be determined by the artist).
Interested artists may pick
up a copy of the book, exhibi-
tion details, display agree-
ment and registration form at
Cascade Yoga
at Cascade Locks School
300 Wa Na Pa Street
Intro to Yoga
Gentle, beginner-level class.
Tues. & Thurs. - 3:45-5:00 pm
Yoga for Everyone
All-levels Hatha Yoga class.
Tues. & Thurs. - 5:30-6:45 pm
the library. There will also be
a selection of books on Ed-
ward Curtis and his pho-
tographs on hand at the li-
brary for your further inspi-
ration. 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
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