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Hood River News, Wednesday, January 14, 2015
United Way packets
are available now
The 2015 United Way of the
Columbia Gorge (UWCG) Allo-
cations Application Packets
will be available through Feb.
12, 2015, from the United Way
of the Columbia Gorge office.
Any non-profit 501(c)(3)
human service program ad-
dressing basic human needs
in Hood River, Klickitat, Sher-
man, Skamania and Wasco
Counties is welcome to apply.
All applications must be com-
pleted and mailed to the
UWCG office by Friday, Feb.
13, 2015 to be considered for
funding.
‘C RASH ’
IN C OLOR
Duffers young and old en-
joyed the Crash glow-in-
the-dark mini-golf Friday
and Saturday. The Crash
youth group turns the
basement of Immanuel
Lutheran Church at 9th and
State into a challenging
course, illuminated by black
light and strobes. The
course debuted in October
and was disassembled
again Saturday but will be
back in February at dates to
be announced (im-
manuelHR.org). At right,
two players check their
scores on a hole that fol-
lows a hallway and stairs.
Below, an overall view of
the course. At top, and
below right closeups of the
loop-the-loop and windmill
obstacles. Hole in one on
number 18 wins a free
game.
As part of a thorough
screening process, funding
applicants are required to
give a presentation to the
UWCG Allocations Commit-
tee in March. Information
about the scheduling of
these presentations can be
found in the packet.
For more information or
to request an electronic copy
of the application please con-
tact: Alison Church, Cam-
paign/Allocations Manager,
United Way of the Columbia
Gorge, 541-386-6100, or ali-
jchurch@gmail.com.
SOLVE group asks for
spring clean-up projects
SOLVE is accepting appli-
cations for volunteers to lead
Earth Day projects for the
26th annual SOLVE IT event.
SOLVE IT events will take
place across the state on Sat-
urday, April 18 from 9 a.m. to
1 p.m. Also as part of SOLVE
IT, teachers are encouraged
to involve their students in
service-learning activities
any time between April 13
and April 24. The deadline
for applications is Saturday,
Jan. 31.
Project leaders receive as-
sistance for Earth Day volun-
teer projects, including free
project planning assistance
and training, event flyers
and pre-event publicity, on-
line volunteer registration,
and cleanup project supplies.
SOLVE also has a limited
number of grants of up to
$100 for reimbursement of
project expenses.
The SOLVE IT program
supports Oregonians who
help take care of our parks,
waterways and neighbor-
hoods by picking up trash,
pulling invasive weeds,
planting trees and taking
care of watersheds in other
ways. Last year, SOLVE IT
helped 6,700 Oregonians vol-
unteer at over 180 sites
across Oregon. “The health
and beauty of Oregon de-
pends on the volunteer lead-
ers who step up and commit
to making a positive differ-
ence in the environment for
Earth Day, SOLVE is ready to
Photos by Kirby Neumann-Rea
help individuals, community
groups, and gover nment
agencies organize successful
volunteer events in their
community to take care of
the special natural areas,
parks and neighborhoods
they love” says Quintin
Bauer, SOLVE Statewide
Team Leader.
Since 1990, SOLVE IT vol-
unteers have removed more
than 15 million pounds of in-
vasive plants and litter from
illegal dumpsites, neighbor-
hoods, and natural areas.
Interested volunteer lead-
ers can visit www.solveore-
gon.org to apply online or
call SOLVE at 503-844-9571.
ABOUT SOLVE
SOLVE is a statewide
nonprofit organization that
brings people together to
improve our environment
and build a legacy of
stewardship. Over four
decades, the organization
has grown from a small,
grassroots group to a
national model for
volunteer environmental
action. Today, SOLVE
mobilizes and trains tens of
thousands of volunteers
across Oregon to cleanup
beaches and rivers, and
restore watersheds. Visit
www.solvoregon.org for
more information.
Justice for All
Imagine that one day your teacher
said only kids with freckles could sit
at desks and be first in line. Would
this be fair? Your teacher would not
be treating all students equally.
© 2014 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 31, No. 5
For many years, black Americans
were treated differently from white
Americans. Black children could
not attend the same schools or use
the same drinking fountains that
white children used.
In the 1950s and 60s, thousands of Americans worked together
to change these unfair laws. One of the leaders of this
movement was a dedicated minister named Martin Luther
King, Jr. Each year we celebrate his birthday and remember the
struggles and sacrifices he made so that the United States of
America truly could be a land of equal opportunity for all.
Standards Link: History: Students understand the importance of individual action and
character and explain how heroes from the recent past make a difference in others' lives.
EQUALITY
MARTIN
KING
LUTHER
JAIL
FREEDOM
UNFAIR
SQUARE
BLACK
WHITE
MARCH
BUS
FIRST
VOTE
LAW
Newspaper reporters interview
people to get the information
for their news reports. With
your learning buddy, select
and read one article in today’s
newspaper. As you read,
discuss what questions you
think the reporter asked to get
the information in the article.
Complete the following:
Headline:
Question a reporter might have
asked:
Find the words in the puzzle,
then in this week’s Kid Scoop
stories and activities.
R I A F N U L E T T
F E E T I H W R S S
Fact from the article that
answered that question:
E E Q L T D O R K Q
L M I U R R I C I U
N A G T A F A E O A
J U W H M L B U S R
A L I E B K I N G E
T H C R A M E T O V
Question a reporter might have
asked:
T M O D E E R F Y N
Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognizing identical
words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
Fact from the article that
answered that question:
Heroes in the News
Finding
Freedom
Look through
the newspaper
for five or more
words that
describe or are
about
“freedom.” Use
these words to
write a poem or
a paragraph
about freedom.
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow multiple-step directions.
Standards Link:
Writing: Group together
related ideas and maintain
a consistent focus.
Find an article about someone who has done
something heroic or significant. Make a chart
or Venn diagram comparing and contrasting
that person’s life and accomplishments to those
of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Compare and contrast
information about characters presented in reading articles.
My Favorite
Leader
Who is your favorite leader? Explain
why this person is important to you.
Question a reporter might have
asked:
Fact from the article that
answered that question: