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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.
AUDITIONS
■ Jan. 18-19 — “Good
People,” Sun., 1-3 p.m. and
Mon., 6-8. At the Columbia Cen-
ter for the Arts. Roles for 4
women and 2 men. Readings
will be from script. Sides are
available at the art center at the
gallery desk. For more informa-
tion, please email judieh@
gorge.net or call 541-386-6221.
FOR CHILDREN
■ Story Time at Hood
River Library: Baby/Toddler
storytime & Big Kids story time,
10:30 a.m. Thurs. mornings.
■ 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
details.)
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.
■ Jan. 17 — Hood River
Library family matinees,
“Tale of Despereaux,” 2 p.m.
at the downtown library. The li-
brary bills its series “great books
made into great movies” and is
free. There will be a drawing for
a copy of the book, by Katie
DiCamillo.
■ Jan. 24 — Hood River
Library family matinees,
“The Sword in the Stone,” 2
p.m. at the downtown library.
The library bills its series “great
books made into great movies”
and is free.
EXHIBITS
■ Through Jan. 23 —
Cascade Yoga
at Cascade Locks School
300 Wa Na Pa Street
“Fossil Fools,” a collaborative
installation by Diane Gadway
and Janet Essley, at White
Salmon Valley Library, 77 Wauna
Ave., White Salmon; open 10
a.m. to 6 p.m. Mon., 10-8 Tues.,
10-6 Wed. thru Fri.; 9-5 Sat.
■ Through Jan. 31 —
“New Year, New Work,” 11-5
p.m. at the Center for the Arts,
215 Cascade St. Featuring work
of 10 local artists: Julie Abowitt,
Laurel Bushman, Merilee Cooper,
Charlene Fort, Sally Gilchrist,
Barbara Murphy, David Ryan,
Sally Reichmuth, Steve Stegall,
and Jennifer Szolnoki.
■ Jan. 31 — Columbia
Gorge Discovery Center and
Museum in The Dalles presents
Braceros of the Pacific Northwest
presentation with Dr. Roberto de
Anda, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Optional
dinner ($15) at 6 p.m.; presenta-
tion at 7. RSVP by Jan. 28 to
541-296-8600 ext. 201 or
gorgediscovery.org.
COMMUNITY EVENTS
■ 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 ac-
tive 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 Coun-
ty Library District and sponsored
by Oregon Humanities. With
Courtney Campbell, Oregon State
University. More info at 541-386-
2535 or info@hoodriverlibrary.
■ Jan. 17 — Scrabble tour-
nament, 2-4:30 p.m. at the
White Salmon Valley Community
Library, 77 NE Wauna Ave. Raise
funds for teen summer reading.
Teams of two players (par-
ent/child teams, etc.); will pair up
single players. Refreshments,
prizes. More info at 509-493-
1132.
■ 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. 19 — “The Dreams
of Martin Luther King Jr. Live
On: Building a Community
with Justice for All,” 6:30 p.m.
at Riverside Community Church.
Musical celebration of the life,
works and dreams of Rev. Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr. directed by
Tim Mayer. Sponsored by Gorge
Ecumenical Ministries. A potluck
for friends and members of GEM
at 5.
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
■
Kids’ Gorge Soup
deadline is near
The deadline for Gorge Soup for Kids is Feb. 9. Young
people starting a business or community project may
vie for cash awards at the Feb. 26 soup dinner.
Last year Gorge Soup awarded just under $3,000 to
new student businesses and initiatives, with the first
prize winner taking home almost $1,500.
Applications can be found on Gorge Soup’s website:
gorgesoup.wordpress.com.
Applications must be handwritten, mailed, and post-
ed marked by Feb. 9.
Buy tickets at brownpapertickets.com/event/888297.
the HR Valley Adult Center,
2010 Sterling Place, off Brookside
Drive. Doors open and food avail-
able at 5 p.m.; games begin
promptly at 6 p.m. Funds raised
support the Meals on Wheels pro-
gram.
■ 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. 21 — Successful
Habit Change, 7-8:15 p.m. at
Providence Hood River Memorial
Hospital board room (second
floor). With Shelley Smith, MD.
Create successful change. Sign up
through Community Ed, 541-
386-2055,
communi-
ty.ed@hoodriver.k12.or.us, or
hrcommunityed.org. Free.
■ Jan. 22 — CASA volun-
teer training begins. Five
week, 30 hour training course;
learn to be an effective advocate
for a local foster care child. Pre-
registration required. Call 541-
386-3468 or visit gorgecasa.org.
■ Jan. 22 — Forklift Oper-
ator Training, 10-2 p.m. at Your
Rental & Party Center, 1113 Tuck-
er Rd. With Tom Heep and Woody
Eskilen. OSHA approved; receive
an operating card. Sign up
through Community Ed, 541-
386-2055,
communi-
ty.ed@hoodriver.k12.or.us, or
hrcommunityed.org. $120.
■ 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. 23 — Friday Craft
Night, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at New
Leaf Studio, Oak and Cascade.
Learn to knit a hat, scarf or mit-
tens. Class 1 of 3 (Jan. 30, Feb. 6);
$45, including classes and yarn.
For more info contact Amy Zach-
Athlete of the Week
Noah Noteboom
Intro to Yoga
Gentle, beginner-level class.
Tues. & Thurs. - 3:45-5:00 pm
HRVHS basketball
Noah Noteboom had a team-high
21 points last week in the HRVHS
varsity boys basketball team’s
69-61 home win over Woodburn.
Yoga for Everyone
All-levels Hatha Yoga class.
Tues. & Thurs. - 5:30-6:45 pm
Register at
www.hrcommunityed.org
The Athlete of the Week will receive a large
pizza with 2 toppings from Papa Murphy’s.
Congratulations to our winner 1-17-15.
(Classes/Adult/Health &
Wellness)
$72/month or $12/drop-in
Tomme Fent, RYT-200
tommesyogaforlife@gmail.com
712-490-6417
er, 541-386-3996.
■ Jan. 24 — “Painting
from the Heart,” 10:30-1 p.m.
at New Leaf Studio, between Oak
& Cascade. Express your true
ideal, shadowy, divine self. $50;
scholarships available. Three
week class (Jan. 31 and Feb. 7).
For more info contact Amy Zacher
at 541-386-3996.
■ Jan. 24 — Free sleep
presentation, 1-2 p.m. at Trinity
Natural Medicine. Jennifer Szol-
noki, MSW, LCSW, will talk about
how to get a good night’s sleep
without medication. More info at
tworiverscoaching.com or 509-
281-1008.
■ 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. 25 — Author read-
ing, Molly Gloss, 2 p.m. at the
Hood River Library. Gloss will read
and discuss her new book
“Falling from Horses.” Free. For
more info, contact the Library Dis-
trict at 541-386-2535,
info@hoodriverlibrary.org, or
hoodriverlibrary.org.
■ 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 Brookside
Drive. Doors open and food avail-
able at 5 p.m.; games begin
promptly at 6 p.m. Funds raised
support the Meals on Wheels pro-
gram.
■ Jan. 27 — HR Watershed
Group, 6-8 p.m. at the OSU Ex-
tension 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 Hen-
derson Rd. Free. Taught by certi-
fied yoga instructor Christine
Shannon. Wear loose, comfort-
able clothing; bring yoga mat and
water bottle; some mats available
onsite. No experience necessary.
■ Jan. 28 — Breastfeeding
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. 28 — Brown Bag
Workshop: Google Drive, 12-
1 p.m. at Gorge Innoventure,
1000 E. Port Marina Dr. Ste. 101.
Learn to use Drive to create and
edit files, upload and store files,
etc. Bring your computer or
smart phone; attendees are also
encouraged to bring a brown
bag lunch. $5.
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Public Notices
NOTICE OF APPLI-
CATION HOOD
RIVER COUNTY
PLANNING DE-
PARTMENT
Pursuant to the
Hood River County
Zoning Ordinance,
the Planning Direc-
tor will make a deci-
sion regarding the
following application
on or around Fri,
Feb 27, 2015:
Hood River Sad-
dle Club (P-14-
0268) is requesting
a National Scenic
Area Land Use Per-
mit for the following
improvements: Re-
place an existing
sign with a new,
slightly larger sign.
The proposed wood
sign is 25 sq ft in
size and two sided.
The sign will be
mounted on two 6-
inch by 6-inch wood-
en posts. The appli-
cant is also propos-
ing to replace ap-
prox. 1,800 ft of an
existing barbed wire
fence with a new 5-
foot high wire woven
fence with wooden
posts and rails.
The subject parcel
is located on the NE
corner of Belmont
Dr. and Country
Club Rd.; 3N 10E
33D, Tax Lot 4500.
The parcel is zoned
Rural Residential
(G-RR-2) within the
General Manage-
ment Area (GMA) of
the Columbia River
Gorge
National
Scenic Area. If you
have comments on
this
application,
please respond by
5:00 p.m., Fri, Jan
30, 2015.
The application
and supporting doc-
uments are available
for review or pur-
chase (0.25¢ /sheet)
at County Planning,
601 State St., Hood
River, OR 97031;
(541)
387-6840;
plan.dept@co.hood-
river.or.us.
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NOTICE OF PUB-
LIC HEARING
HOOD RIVER
COUNTY
PLANNING
COMMISSION
NOTICE
IS
HEREBY
GIVEN
that the Hood River
County
Planning
Commission
will
conduct a Public
Hearing on Wednes-
day, January 28,
2015, beginning at 7
PM in the Board of
County
Commis-
sioners' conference
room on the first
floor of the County
Business Adminis-
tration Building, 601
State Street, Hood
River,
Oregon
97031.
The
meeting
agenda will consider
amendments to the
Hood River County
Zoning Ordinance,
Article 61 – Review
By Board. File P-15-
0007 includes the
following proposed
amendments (other
than housekeeping)
to address: (1) clari-
fying and simplifying
who has standing
and how to deter-
mine “party” status;
(2) the Board of
County
Commis-
sioners scope of re-
view in an appeal;
and (3) the existing
limits to reversing,
remanding, or af-
firming the underly-
ing decision by the
planning commis-
sion. Notably, when
conducting an on-
the-record review
the Board appears
to lack explicit au-
thority to modify the
planning commis-
sion’s decision of
record.
Any
interested
person may appear.
Written comments
or oral testimony by
the public may be
provided at the pub-
lic hearing, or to
staff in advance of
the public hearing.
For those written
comments submit-
ted the night of the
hearing, at least 10
copies shall be pro-
vided for the Plan-
ning Commission
and staff.
A copy of the draft
amendments
is
available for review
or
purchase
($0.25'/page)
at
Hood River County
Planning (601 State
Street, Hood River)
seven (7) days prior
to the hearing. For
additional informa-
tion or questions
concerning the pro-
posed amendments,
please contact John
Roberts, Hood River
County Planning Di-
rector, by e-mail at
plan.dept@co.hood-
river.or.us or by tele-
phone at (541) 387-
6840. Documents
will also be available
online
at:
http://www.co.hood-
river.or.us/. Click on
the Community De-
velopment
page.
The information will
be updated until af-
ter the final hearing
by the
County
sioners.
Board of
Commis-
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PUBLIC NOTICE
It is the policy of
Columbia
Gorge
Community College
and its Board of Ed-
ucation that there
will be no discrimi-
nation or harass-
ment on the grounds
of race, color, sex,
marital status, na-
tional origin, religion,
age, disability, veter-
an status, sexual ori-
entation, and any
other status protect-
ed by applicable lo-
cal, state, or federal
law in any educa-
tional programs, ac-
tivities, or employ-
ment.
Persons having
questions
about
equal opportunity
and nondiscrimina-
tion should contact:
For Employment
Robb Van Cleave,
Chief Operating Offi-
cer, Office: Rm
2.422, Phone: 541-
506-6151
For Educational
Programs:
Lori Ufford, Chief
Academic & Student
Affairs Officer, Of-
fice: Rm. 2.103,
Phone:
541-506-
6031
For Student Pro-
grams,
Activities,
and Services:
Michael
Tap-
house, Director of
Advising & Career
Services,
Office:
Rm. 3.224, Phone:
541-506-6026
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