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CALL TO ARTISTS
■ KOOBDOOGA: An Exhi-
bition — Entry deadline Jan.
24, 2015. Exhibition at White
Salmon Library; artists’ reception
Jan. 31, 2-4 p.m. Artwork, pho-
tographs, bead work, fiber arts,
mediums to relate to the library’s
first Community Reads Event
featuring book “Short Nights of
the Shadow Catcher.” Interested
artists may pick up a copy of the
book, exhibition details, display
agreement and registration form
at the library. KOOBDOOGA
Committee reserves the right to
reject works that do not meet
the exhibition criteria. More info
at 509-493-1132.
FOR CHILDREN
■ Story Time at Hood
River Library: To better meet
the needs of different age
groups, the library is offering two
different story times: Music and
Movement is perfect for infants
and toddlers who aren’t quite
ready to sit still for long and love
to move; Song and Stories is
ideal for older children who have
an awareness of reading and can
sit for longer stories.
Both story times are held at
10:30 a.m. on Thursdays in the
Children’s library.
■ New Parent Services
Playgroups
For parents and their children
ages newborn to 5; for more info
contact Nancy Johanson Paul at
541-436-0319 or nan-
cyp@nextdoorinc.org.
Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. at Cascade Locks City Hall
gym.
Tuesdays, 9-10:30 a.m. at
Hood River Alliance Church,
2650 Montello Ave. (Contact the
church at 541-386-2812 for de-
tails.)
Fridays, 10-11:30 a.m. at HR
Early Childhood Center (former
Pine Grove School), bilingual,
with developmental specialists
available (follows school calen-
dar). For more info call 541-386-
4919.
COMMUNITY EVENTS
■ Jan. 7 — Sense of Place
lecture: Native American Art
of Oregon with Dr. Tracy Prince,
6:30 p.m. at Columbia Center for
the Arts. Oregon’s Native Ameri-
can history and how Oregon’s
Native art differs from that of
British Columbia and Alaska.
Sponsored by Oregon Humani-
ties and KE Designs. Cost: $8
GO! members, $10 general.
■ Jan. 8 — Growing
Gorge Farms, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
at Springhouse Cellars. Part of
Gorge Grown Feeding the Gorge
Community Conversation. Topics
to include issues releavent to
creating resilient local family
farms to feed people of the
Gorge. Free; food and drink
available for purchase. More info
at gorgegrown.com.
■ Jan. 9 — Friday Fun
Lunch with Jack Shepherd &
Friends, 11-1 p.m. at HR Valley
Adult Center, 2010 Sterling
Place, off Brookside Drive on the
Heights. Dancers and listeners
welcome.
■ Jan. 9-10 — Glow in the
dark mini-golf, 5:30 p.m. Fri.
and 2 p.m. Sat. at Immanuel
Lutheran Church, 9th and State.
$5 per person for 18 holes. Pro-
ceeds to middle and high school
youth ministries.
■ Jan. 9 — “Pray for
Snow” snowboard video
premier of "Heavy Mental,”
9 p.m. at RiverTap Pub, 703 E.
Second, The Dalles. Band “Act on
Instinct” to follow. Cost is sug-
gested donation of a new or
used hoodie (men, women or
children) or a blanket to benefit
local needy and homeless.
■ Jan. 10 — Second Sat-
urday at WAAAM Air and
Auto Museum, 9-5 p.m. at the
museum on 1600 Air Museum
Rd. Activities 10-2; lunch 11-1.
Free parking. More info at 541-
308-1600 or waaamuseum.org.
■ Jan. 10 — Columbia
Gorge Genealogical Society
meeting, 1 p.m. at the Colum-
bia Gorge Discovery Center’s
downstairs meeting room. No-
host lunch at noon in Basalt
Café. Linda Colton will talk
about timelines and their use in
solving dead ends and research
problems. More info at cggs-
blog.blogspot.com. Group meets
second Saturday of the month.
■ Jan. 10 — Author read-
ing, Ellen Morris Bishop, 1
p.m. at the Hood River Library.
Free. Bishop will discuss her new
book “Living with Thunder: Ex-
ploring the Geologic Past, Pre-
sent, and Future of the Pacific
Northwest.” Co-sponsored by
the Hood River County Library
District, The Columbia Gorge
Chapter of the Ice Age Floods In-
stitute and Waucoma Bookstore.
More info at 541-386-2535, or
info@hoodriverlibrary.org.
■ Jan. 10 — Wild Bill’s
Bingo at the Elks Lodge,
fundraiser for Elks scholarship
programs, 7 p.m. Open to the
community. Minimum $250 pro-
gressive blackout each week.
Hosted by the Elks and the Mid-
Columbia Knights of Columbus.
Dinners, starting at $8.50, are
available from 5-7 p.m.
■ Jan. 10 — HRVHS bene-
fit show, 7-8:30 p.m. in the
Bowe Theater. Variety show of
current and returning performing
arts alumni. Songs, dances, and
stage combat performance. Ad-
mission $5 for adults, $3 chil-
dren 12 and under. Produced by
junior Miguel Vasquez as an EA
Project. Proceeds to benefit
music and theater programs.
■ Jan. 11 — Parkdale
Grange monthly breakfast,
7-11 a.m. at the Grange Hall.
Scrambled eggs, sausage, pan-
cakes and/or biscuits and gravy,
applesauce and beverage; $6 for
adults, $4 for children 5-12, and
free for kids under 4.
■ Jan. 12 — Tai Chi for
Balance, 1-2 p.m. in the Mount
Hood Town Hall’s Mount Hood
Room. Classes are free and for
any level. No experience neces-
sary; donations accepted.
■ Jan. 13 — Friends of the
Hood River County libraries
meeting, noon in the Gaulke
Meeting Room at the Hood River
County Library. Anyone interest-
ed in joining the Friends and/or
volunteering is invited to attend.
For more info contact Ruth Tsu at
541-386-5465 or Lani Roberts
at 541-250-9027.
■ Jan. 13 — Senior meals,
noon at the Lyle Lions Communi-
ty Center, corner of 5th St. and
Hwy 14. Public always welcome.
■ Jan. 13 — Big Bingo at
the HR Valley Adult Center,
2010 Sterling Place, off Brook-
side Drive. Doors open and food
available at 5 p.m.; games begin
promptly at 6 p.m. Funds raised
support the Meals on Wheels
program.
■ Jan. 14 — Gentle yoga
for beginning seniors 50 and
over, 10:30-11:30 a.m. at the
Hood River Care Center, 729
Henderson Rd. Free. Taught by
certified yoga instructor Christine
Shannon. Wear loose, comfort-
able clothing; bring yoga mat
and water bottle; some mats
available onsite. No experience
necessary.
■ Jan. 14 — Free car seat
check, 11-1 p.m. at HR Fire Sta-
tion, 1785 Meyer Parkway. Ex-
pectant parents, grandparents
and parents of children under 4
feet 9 inches are encouraged to
attend to have seat installations
checked by car seat technician
Elizabeth Stillwell. Second
Wednesday of each month.
■ Jan. 14 — The Mellow
Guitar of Bill Davis, 11:30-
12:30 p.m. at HR Valley Adult
Center, 2010 Sterling Place, off
Brookside Drive on the Heights.
■ Jan. 15 — Panel on do-
mestic violence and sexual
assault, 11-12:30 p.m. at the
OSU Extension Office, 2990 Ex-
periment Station Dr. Several local
agencies will discuss the preva-
lence of domestic violence and
sexual assault and the roles the
organizations play in addressing
and preventing these issues. For
more info contact Lauren Krae-
mer at 541-386-3343 or lau-
ren.kraemer@oregonstate.edu.
■ Jan. 15 — Green Drinks
at Volcanic Bottle Shoppe,
5:30-7 p.m. By Gorge Owned
and member businesses, Green
Drinks is a monthly networking
event that aims to raise aware-
ness about environmentally
friendly business practices while
providing a quality networking
opportunity for members of the
community. $5 suggested dona-
tion, free for GO! members.
■ Jan. 16 — Friday Fun
Lunch with The Simcoe Boys,
11-1:30 p.m. at HR Valley Adult
Center, 2010 Sterling Place, off
Brookside Drive on the Heights.
Dancers and listeners welcome.
■ Jan. 16 — HR History
Museum fundraiser, “Maver-
ick,” 300 E. Marina Dr. Doors
open at 5:30 p.m.; movie at 6.
1994 movie featuring Mel Gib-
son, Jodi Foster and James Gar-
ner. Funds to repair museum’s
paddlewheel. Movie is cospon-
sored by HR County Library Dis-
trict. Free with museum admis-
sion: $5 adults, children under
10 free, museum members and
active military free.
■ Jan. 17 — Discussion,
“Grave matters: Cultural Di-
versity on Life and Death,” 2
p.m. at the Hood River Library.
Free. Hosted by Hood River
County Library District and spon-
sored by Oregon Humanities.
With Courtney Campbell, Ore-
gon State University. More info
at
541-386-2535
or
info@hoodriverlibrary.
■ Jan. 17 — Wild Bill’s
Bingo at the Elks Lodge,
fundraiser for Elks scholarship
programs, 7 p.m. Open to the
community. Minimum $250 pro-
gressive blackout each week.
Hosted by the Elks and the Mid-
Columbia Knights of Columbus.
Dinners, starting at $8.50, are
available from 5-7 p.m.
■ Jan. 20 — Senior meals,
noon at the Lyle Lions Communi-
ty Center, corner of 5th St. and
Hwy 14. Public always welcome.
■ Jan. 20 — Big Bingo at
the HR Valley Adult Center,
2010 Sterling Place, off Brook-
side Drive. Doors open and food
available at 5 p.m.; games begin
promptly at 6 p.m. Funds raised
support the Meals on Wheels
program.
■ Jan. 21 — Gentle yoga
for beginning seniors 50 and
over, 10:30-11:30 a.m. at the
Hood River Care Center, 729
Henderson Rd. Free. Taught by
certified yoga instructor Christine
Shannon. Wear loose, comfort-
able clothing; bring yoga mat
and water bottle; some mats
available onsite. No experience
necessary.
■ Jan. 23 — Friday Fun
Lunch with Highline Express,
11-1:30 p.m. at HR Valley Adult
Center, 2010 Sterling Place, off
Brookside Drive on the Heights.
Dancers and listeners welcome.
■ Jan. 24 — Wild Bill’s
Bingo at the Elks Lodge,
fundraiser for Elks scholarship
programs, 7 p.m. Open to the
community. Minimum $250 pro-
gressive blackout each week.
Hosted by the Elks and the Mid-
Columbia Knights of Columbus.
Dinners, starting at $8.50, are
available from 5-7 p.m.
■ Jan. 27— Senior meals,
noon at the Lyle Lions Communi-
ty Center, corner of 5th St. and
Hwy 14. Public always welcome.
■ Jan. 27 — Big Bingo at
the HR Valley Adult Center,
2010 Sterling Place, off Brook-
side Drive. Doors open and food
available at 5 p.m.; games begin
promptly at 6 p.m. Funds raised
support the Meals on Wheels
program.
■ Jan. 27 — HR Water-
shed Group, 6-8 p.m. at the
OSU Extension meeting room.
Focus on urban portion of Indian
Creek, fire hazard reduction,
birds to see and highlights from
Indian Creek Stewards.
■ Jan. 28 — Gentle yoga
for beginning seniors 50 and
over, 10:30-11:30 a.m. at the
Hood River Care Center, 729
Henderson Rd. Free. Taught by
certified yoga instructor Christine
Shannon. Wear loose, comfort-
able clothing; bring yoga mat
and water bottle; some mats
available onsite. No experience
necessary.
■ Jan. 28 — Breastfeed-
ing Support Group, 12-1 p.m.
at Riverside Church, Fourth and
State. Mother-to-mother support
led by Columbia Gorge Breast-
feeding Coalition and facilitated
by a Certified Lactation Consul-
tant. For more info call Jennifer
McCauley, RN, IBCLC, 541-387-
6344.
■ Jan. 30 — Friday Fun
Lunch with Andre & K.C., 11-
1:30 p.m. at HR Valley Adult
Center, 2010 Sterling Place, off
Brookside Drive on the Heights.
Dancers and listeners welcome.
■ Jan. 31 — Wild Bill’s
Bingo at the Elks Lodge,
fundraiser for Elks scholarship
programs, 7 p.m. Open to the
community. Minimum $250 pro-
gressive blackout each week.
Hosted by the Elks and the Mid-
Columbia Knights of Columbus.
Dinners, starting at $8.50, are
available from 5-7 p.m.
PICK OF THE WEEK
Photo by Columbia Center for the Arts
‘RETRO COOL In the Beginning,’ a 12-by-24-inch oil by Hood River artist Laurel Bushman,
appears in ‘New Year, New Work’.
‘New Year, New Work’
at Center for the Arts
This January Columbia Center for
the Arts celebrates the new exhibit
“New Year, New Work” from Jan. 7-31.
The exhibit features the work of 10
local artists who were accepted into
the CCA Gallery of artists last year.
Each year Mid-Columbia artists “jury
in” to the Gallery by submitting a port-
folio of work that is evaluated by a
committee of Gallery artists.
■ Feb. 2 — Tai Chi for Bal-
ance, 1-2 p.m. in the Mount
Hood Town Hall’s Mount Hood
Room. Classes are free and for
any level. No experience neces-
sary; donations accepted.
■ Feb. 4 — GO! Sense of
Place Lecture, “Mosier Cen-
tennial: A Small Town with a Big
Story,” 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Colum-
bia Center for the Arts. Learn
about dynamic people who
helped shape the character and
economy of Mosier. Cost $8 for
general admission, $5 for GO!
members.
■ Feb. 7 — Wild Bill’s
Bingo at the Elks Lodge,
fundraiser for Elks scholarship
programs, 7 p.m. Open to the
community. Minimum $250 pro-
gressive blackout each week.
Hosted by the Elks and the Mid-
Columbia Knights of Columbus.
Dinners, starting at $8.50, are
available from 5-7 p.m.
■ Feb. 9 — Tai Chi for Bal-
“ N e w Ye a r ” a r t i s t s a r e Ju l i e
Abowitt, Laurel Bushman, Merilee
Cooper, Charlene Fort, Sally Gilchrist,
Barbara Murphy, David Ryan, Sally Re-
ichmuth, Steve Stegall, and Jennifer
Szolnoki.
The exhibit opens on Jan. 9 with an
artists’ reception from 6 to 8 p.m.;
enjoy complimentary appetizers with
beer and wine for purchase.
ance, 1-2 p.m. in the Mount
Hood Town Hall’s Mount Hood
Room. Classes are free and for
any level. No experience neces-
sary; donations accepted.
■ Feb. 10 — Friends of
the Hood River County li-
braries meeting, noon in the
Gaulke Meeting Room at the
Hood River County Library. Any-
one interested in joining the
Friends and/or volunteering is in-
vited to attend. For more info
contact Ruth Tsu at 541-386-
5465 or Lani Roberts at 541-
250-9027.
■ Feb. 10 — USDA-Natur-
al Resources Conservation
Service meeting, 1-3 p.m. at the
OSU Extension Service. Gathers
input for farmers, ranchers, state
and federal agencies and ag and
conservation organizations re-
garding natural resource conser-
vation and opportunities in HR
County. For more info contact
Carly at 541-386-2815.
■ Feb. 11 — Free car seat
check, 11-1 p.m. at HR Fire Sta-
tion, 1785 Meyer Parkway. Ex-
pectant parents, grandparents
and parents of children under 4
feet 9 inches are encouraged to
attend to have seat installations
checked by car seat technician
Elizabeth Stillwell. Second
Wednesday of each month.
■ Feb. 11 — Breastfeed-
ing Support Group, 12-1 p.m.
at Riverside Church, Fourth and
State. Mother-to-mother support
led by Columbia Gorge Breast-
feeding Coalition and facilitated
by a Certified Lactation Consul-
tant. For more info call Jennifer
McCauley, RN, IBCLC, 541-387-
6344.
■ Feb. 14 — Second Sat-
urday at WAAAM Air and
Auto Museum, 9-5 p.m. at the
museum on 1600 Air Museum
Rd. Activities 10-2; lunch 11-1.
Free parking. More info at 541-
308-1600 or waaamuseum.org.
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