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www.hoodrivernews.com Hood River News, Wednesday, January 7, 2015 A5 Parkdale Elementary spreads holiday cheer to HR Care Center residents Residents travel to Parkdale to meet with students By TRISHA WALKER News staff writer December was service project month at Parkdale Elementary School, and 30 Hood River Care Center residents were the recip- ients of concentrated holiday cheer. The school’s PTO contacted Christine Shannon, Hood River Care Center activities director, who helped choose the 30 resi- dents who received gift bags from the school’s children — nearly all of the center’s 52 oc- cupants. Each resident received nine handmade gifts, made during a PTO-sponsored art project day Dec. 12. Each classroom had a specific art project to complete: painting colorful pictures, per- sonalizing a calendar, designing several greeting cards, sewing fleece hats and blankets, deco- rating gift bags, making silk flo- ral arrangements, painting or- naments and creating a beaded window display, said Alison Bet- zing, PTO volunteer coordina- tor. “Each art project was assem- bled by the students, and they created nine gifts for each of the 30 residents,” Betzing said. “Each gift was made for the pur- pose of decorating the individ- ual’s room and bringing cheer to each resident throughout the year.” In addition to the gift bags, each resident will receive four or five cards throughout the year, for “birthdays or just be- cause.” On Dec. 19, four of the resi- dents — Christopher Schell, Lexie Jordan, Alvin Slory and Truman Keel — traveled to the school with Shannon and Tom Yates, volunteer with Provi- dence Down Manor, who drove the residents to the school in that facility’s bus. Once there, “a few students from each class introduced themselves and de- scribed what they contributed,” said Betzing. “The students and residents were able to interact together, with lots of smiles to go around.” Shannon said the visiting res- idents had a great time at the school, and the gift bags were very well received by those back at the center. “Everyone’s fa- vorite thing was the wind chimes with crystals,” she said, noting how they sparkle in the residents’ windows. The hand- made hats, blankets and scarves were also a big hit, and the cal- endars are hanging in each room. “People were crying,” Shan- non said. “They loved it.” PARKDALE ELEMENTARY STUDENTS met with four of the 30 Hood River Care Center residents who received gift bags of handmade gifts as a special school- wide service project. Pictured are (back row, left to right): Joey Gill, Sophia Koekler, Suleka Ramirez, Alivia Bradley, Yesenia Carbontes, Charlie Wilson, Ximena Santillan, Bella Moore, Anna Pickering, Sherlin Flores Solano, —- Tom Yates, McKenzie Quary; second row, seated: Christopher Schell, Lexie Jordan, Hood River Care Center Activities Director Christine Shannon, Alvin Slory, and Truman Keel; standing at right: Teagan Lynaugh, Meg Donnelly, Aireana Warren, Javier Mar- cias; front row, seated: Cale Goe and Reagan Mooney. CALE GOE AND REAGAN MOONEY, kindergarteners at Parkdale Elementary, describe FOURTH GRADERS XIMENA SANTILLAN and Charlie Wilson de- scribe the paintings they created to brighten the rooms of 30 Care the silk floral arrangement project their class completed for Care Center residents. Center residents. The residents are now writing thank you notes to the Parkdale students, and Shannon hopes a pen pal relationship will emerge. “Now that school is back, we’ll send some- thing their way,” she said. Parkdale Elementary thanks Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital “for providing transporta- tion, and a special thank you to Tom Yates, who drove them from HRCC to and from Parkdale,” said Betzing. “A special thanks Breastfeeding support group looks to 2015 The Columbia Gorge Breastfeeding Coalition has formed a mother-to- mother support group to offer a place to turn dur- ing this important time. The group is facilitated by a Certified Lactation Consultant who listens and guides the discus- sion. Our goals for this group: ■ Share breastfeeding information and person- al experiences. ■ Mutually support and lear n from each other. ■ Increase women’s ability and confidence to nourish their babies. ■ Discuss successful strategies for mothers facing challenges while breastfeeding. We are pleased to offer this community service at Riverside Church, Fourth and State streets, from 12-1 p.m. on the fol- lowing Wednesdays: Jan. 28; Feb. 11 and 25; March 11 and 25; April 8 and 22; May 6 and 20; June 3 and 17; July 1 and 15; and Aug. 5 and 19. Please come, enjoy and offer support in an envi- ronment of ease and re- spect. For more informa- tion, please call Jennifer McCauley, RN, IBCLC, at 541-387-6344. also to the Parkdale com- munity, for donating many of the supplies needed to complete each art project. Another special thank you to the hospital volunteers who provided several handmade blankets to go in a few of the gift bags.” THE HAPPY HUMAN ORNAMENT sale helped ■ raise funds for Parkdale Also in December, artist Elementary School this CJ Rench came to Park- dale Elementary to help December. students create small sculptures that each were able to take home. He also donated 100 percent of the N Need eed some Mortgage Advice? ce? 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The first meeting of the Hood River County School District Board of Directors for 2015 will be Jan. 14 at 6:30 p.m. at the Hood River Valley High School library. ■ These are the re gular meeting times of governing bodies for these agencies: Cascade Locks Cascade Locks City Coun- cil, 7 p.m., City Hall Council Chambers, 140 W. WaNaPa St., second and fourth Mon- days of the month. Cascade Locks Planning Commission, 7 p.m., City Hall Council Chambers, 140 W. Wa N a P a S t . , s e c o n d Thursday of the month. ning Commission meeting, 5:30 p.m., Hood River City Hall Council Chambers, 211 Second St., generally the first and third Mondays of the month. Place and dates subject to change. Hood River Port Commis- sion, 5 p.m., 100 E. Port Ma- rina Drive, board room, first and third Tuesdays of the month. Hood River City Council, 6 p.m., Hood River City Hall Council Chambers, 211 Sec- ond St., second and fourth Mondays of the month. Cascade Locks Port Com- mission, 6 p.m., City Hall Council Chambers, 140 W. WaNaPa St., first and third Thursdays of the month. Hood River Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Directors meeting, 4 p.m., OSU Extension 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 subject to change. Hood River Hood River County City of Hood River Plan- Mortgage Advice 5¢ proceeds to the school’s annual Happy Human Or- nament sale (photo at right), 50 percent of which were donated to the FISH Food Bank. Hood River County Board Save $2.00 HEIGHTS of Commissioners regular session, 6 p.m., 601 State St., first floor conference room, third Monday of the month. Time subject to change. 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. H o o d R ive r C o u n t y 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 h o l i d ay s i n t e r r u p t t h e schedule. 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