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“Overall, we see more
women, but there are a lot of
dads involved. It’s refreshing
and neat to see how involved
the dads are.”
A day at the preschool —
Gass teaches Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays,
with Cour tney Milliken
teaching Tuesdays and
Thursdays — looks some-
thing like this: The morning
starts with circle time and in-
cludes songs, finger plays,
special activities, a book and
sharing. Next comes free play,
snack and art, followed by a
second circle time consisting
of an enrichment activity.
“On Mondays, they do
some sort of science activity,
on Wednesday, they make a
book of some sort — writing
and art — and on Friday, it’s
animal discovery (where) I
introduce a new animal and
talk about the habitat,” she
said. The children also ex-
plore monthly themes; this
month’s is transportation.
Gass has a dual degree
from Michigan State, in edu-
cation and recreational ther-
apy. After graduating from
college, she moved to Denver,
Colo., where she worked with
asthmatic children at Na-
tional Jewish Hospital. To
teach, she would have had to
be recertified in Colorado
and “at that time, I could
make more money working
at the hospital,” she said.
When she and husband
John had their sons — Bran-
don, now 25, of Portland, and
Sean, 23, of Hood River —
she stayed at home with the
children.
“My second child is spe-
cial needs, so I wanted to be
home with him,” she said.
The family moved to Hood
River when the boys were 4
and 2, and she stayed home
another year before deciding
she’d like to work part time.
And that’s when she found
the position at Little Feet.
Having worked with children
her entire career, it was a
perfect fit.
“It allowed me to have
lots of time to still do things
with my boys, especially my
younger one,” she said.
“ P r e s c h o o l wo rke d o u t
great for me, to be part of
his life.”
Her enthusiasm for
teaching is matched only by
her enthusiasm for hiking
and, with summer’s off,
she’s been working on hik-
ing the entire Pacific Crest
Trail in sections with
friend Betsy Frazier for the
p a s t s i x ye a r s. S o f a r,
they’ve hiked about two-
thirds of the trail in yearly
3-week chunks.
“I love working with kids
— after 20 years, I’m still not
tired of it. I love my job,” she
said. “Same thing with hik-
ing — I love hiking, I love
being out. With teaching,
there’s a creative sense to it.
Hiking is more endurance
and saying ‘I’ve done it,’ an
accomplishment.”
“They say that ‘life is
about finding balance,’ and I
am convinced that somehow
these two passions feed off of
and nurture each other,
This Week at HRVHS
Monday, Jan. 26
No school, teacher work
day; no activities scheduled
Varsity Girls Basketball vs
Hermiston
7 p.m. at
HRVHS
Friday, Jan. 30
Tuesday, Jan. 27
First day of the second se-
mester
Wednesday, Jan. 28
Novice/JV Wrestling vs
Hermiston
6 p.m. at
HRVHS
Varsity Wrestling vs Her-
miston 7 p.m. at HRVHS
Thursday, Jan. 29
JV Girls Basketball vs
Hermiston
5:1 p.m. at
HRVHS
Novice/JV Wrestling vs
Mtn View
6 p.m. at
HRVHS
Varsity Wrestling vs Mtn
View
7 p.m. at HRVHS
Saturday, Jan. 31
JV Wrestling Tourney (16
teams!) 9 a.m. at HRVHS
Varsity Wrestling Tourney
(16 teams!)
10 a.m. at
HRVHS
All games and activities
(home and away) can be
found at www.HRVHS.com
Harmony of the Gorge
singers hosts ‘Girls’
Night Out’ Jan. 27
Singers are invited to
come and see what being a
Sweet Adeline is all about on
Jan. 27. Spend an evening
with the Harmony of the
Gorge Chorus, having fun as
women
lear n
new
music under the direction of
Judy Beckman. Singing is
proven to be good for your
physical and mental health.
Harmony of the Gorge Cho-
rus is a chapter of Sweet
Adelines International, an
organization of nearly 25,000
women worldwide who sing
four-part a cappella harmo-
ny, barbershop style.
Women singers are invited
to the special Girls’ Night
Out Jan. 27, starting at 6 p.m.
at Hood River Valley Christ-
ian Church, 975 Indian Creek
Rd. If you love to sing, come
see what Harmony of the
Gorge and Sweet Adelines is
all about. If you can’t make it
this Tuesday, please come
visit any Tuesday evening.
If you have any questions,
call 541-645-0172 or 509-493-
2006.
Sweet Adelines Interna-
tional is a musical force in
the United States and around
the world. The organization
is headquartered in Tulsa,
Okla., where it was founded
in 1945. This nonprofit music
education organization is
one of the world’s largest
singing organizations for
women encompassing 1,200
registered quartets and 600
choruses in most of the fifty
United States, Australia,
Canada, England, Finland,
Germany, Ireland, Japan,
New Zealand, Scotland, Swe-
den, The Netherlands and
Wales. It’s a great time to be a
Sweet Adeline.
Pool closed Jan. 23, offers
$1 swim on Jan. 26
The Hood River Aquatic
Center will be closed all day
Saturday, Jan. 24, for the Hood
River Valley High School Invi-
tational.The pool will reopen
at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 25.
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Center will host a no school
open swim from 1-3:30 p.m. on
Monday, Jan. 26. Admission is
$1. The slide, rope swing, mats
and basketball hoop will be
open, and the party room is
available for rental. The pool
is located at 17th and May
Mortgage Advice
5¢
Streets in Hood River. (Stu-
dents get the day off so teach-
ers can take a day for report
card preparation.)
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which gives her such an abil-
ity to be present in the mo-
ment in whatever endeavor
she takes on,” said husband
John. “The older I become,
the more I appreciate just
how rare it is to find this
quality in a person.”
For their first route, the
two women decided to keep
closer to home, traveling
from Crater Lake to Cascade
Locks. Last year, they hiked
the section from Mammoth
Lake to Mt. Whitney. They’ve
completed almost all of the
Ore gon and Washington
parts of the trail, with the
biggest portion left to go in
Southern California.
The two are planning this
year’s excursion based on
snowfall.
“If we don’t get tons of
snow in Washington, we’ve
got Stevens Pass up to Cana-
da, but if we get a lot of
snow, we may just go Crater
Lake south to wherever three
weeks brings us,” Gass said.
“It’s amazing how many
sections you can do in a
week,” she added. “We run
into a fair amount of sec-
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W ORSHIP
D IRECTORY
ASSEMBLY OF GOD
RIVER OF LIFE ASSEMBLY
Pastor Terry Abbott
979 Tucker Rd.
Hood River, OR 97031
541-386-3656
www.river-of-life-assembly.org
For details check the current
bulletin on our website
riveroflifeassembly@gmail.com
Service Schedule
Sunday
8:30 a.m. Early Worship
Celebration
10:00 a.m. Coffee, Conversation
& Refreshments
10:30 a.m. Worship Celebration
& KidzChurch, K-6th*
6:00 p.m. Discipleship Classes
(choose from three topics)*
Wednesday
6:30 p.m. Royal Rangers &
Mpact Girls Club (K-6th)*
Connect Groups for Adults
(several groups to choose from)
Thursday
6:30 p.m. Youth Group 7-12th
7:00 p.m. Connect Group
Upper Valley
*Childcare provided at the
church for those attending
BAPTIST
1st BAPTIST CHURCH of
ODELL
3081 Odell Hwy, 541-490-3171
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Morning Service 11 a.m.
Evening Service 6 p.m.
Wednesday Service 7 p.m.
GRACE
BAPTIST CHURCH
1280 W. Jewett • White Salmon
Worship Service 9:00 a.m.
Sunday School 10:45 a.m.
Jr/Sr. High Youth • Small Groups
(call for times & location)
Pastor Mark Hoeffner
(509) 493-2597
www.gracews.org
BELMONT DRIVE
MISSIONARY
BAPTIST CHURCH
4200 Belmont Road
541-386-4201
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.
Sunday evening Bible study
6:00 p.m.
Wednesday evening Bible study
6:00 p.m.
PARKDALE BAPTIST
6310 Dee Hwy., 541-352-6515
Bobby Joe Beauchamp, Pastor
Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship, 11 a.m.
Evening Worship, 6 p.m.
Wednesday Study, 6 p.m.
TUCKER ROAD BAPTIST
Pastor Dean E. Kelly, Jr.
1455 Tucker Road
Hood River, OR 97031
541-386-1049
– Sundays –
Bible Study, All Ages, 9:30 a.m.
Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.
Evening Worship 6 p.m.
– Wednesdays –
Prayer Meeting 6 p.m.
CATHOLIC
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tion hikers when we’re out
there — typically, section
hikers are older and can’t
take 5 months out of life,
but want to be on the trail
and accomplish a goal.
“We’ve had so much fun,
the experiences and stuff
we’ve seen — it’s well worth
doing it. I don’t think I could
do the whole through hiking
and spend five months of my
life on the trail, but section
hiking is well worth the ex-
perience.”
Gass sees herself teaching
and hiking for a long, long
time.
“They both are the love of
my life,” she said. “I really
enjoy doing both. I can see
myself not retiring and just
working for a long, long time
at the preschool. Same with
hiking; as long as my legs
can go and carry my body, I’ll
be out there doing it.”
ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC
CHURCH
1501 Belmont, Hood River
Saturday Sacrament of
Reconciliation in
English/Spanish 4-5 p.m.
Saturday
Mass in English 5:30 p.m.
Mass in Spanish 7 p.m.
Sunday
Mass in Spanish 8 a.m.
Mass in English 10 a.m.
Mass in Spanish 1 p.m.
Holiday Masses
7 a.m., 12:10 p.m., 7 p.m.
Daily Mass 7:30 a.m.
Father Ronald M. Maag,
Pastor, 541-386-3373
CHRISTIAN & MISSIONARY
ALLIANCE
HOOD RIVER ALLIANCE
“You’re Always Welcome!”
2650 W. Montello St.
541-386-2812
www.hoodriveralliance.org
Steve Grace, Senior Pastor
John Blosser, Associate Pastor
Tina Graves, Youth Pastor
Emily Blosser, Worship Pastor
Sunday Morning
2 Worship Services
9 a.m. & 10:45 a.m.
Monday Night
Senior Youth Group
Tuesday Night
Celebrate Recovery Group,
6:15 p.m. (Contact Person:
John Blosser 507-820-0871)
Wednesday Night
Junior Youth Group
Nightly Activities
Small group Bible studies
through the week.
La Iglesia Esperanza Y Vida
Sabado 6 p.m.
Spanish Service Saturday at 6 p.m.
Tony Estey, Pastor
Llame para un orario completo
541-806-2691
CHRISTIAN SCIENTIST
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY
701 Washington St.
The Dalles, OR 97058
Sunday Service 10 a.m.
Wednesday Service 7 p.m.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
HOOD RIVER CHURCH OF CHRIST
1512 Tucker Road
Cody Singleton - Minister
9:45 Bible Classes
10:45 Services
541-386-2782
Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 p.m.
ODELL CHURCH OF CHRIST
3784 Summit Drive
Worship 10:30 a.m.
541-354-3127
COVENANT CHRISTIAN
COVENANT HOOD RIVER
Pastor Fritz Stranz
Temporary service location
8th and Pacific
(Horizon School)
Sunday service at 5pm
Wednesday Youth and KIDZ- call
541.386.8805 for location
covenanthr.org
DISCIPLES OF CHRIST
HOOD RIVER VALLEY
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Interim Pastor Myrna Phillips
975 Indian Creek Road
541-386-2608
hoodrivervalleychristianchurch.com
– Sunday –
9:30 a.m. Classes for all ages
10:30 a.m. Worship
& Children Worship & Wonder
5:00 p.m. Youth meetings
Call for information on other pro-
grams for children, youth and adults
Childcare provided for all activities
EPISCOPAL
ST. MARK THE EVANGELIST
11th & Eugene
Rev. Anna Carmichael
Sunday Holy Eucharist
at 8 and 10 a.m.
Child Care at 10 a.m.
Wednesday Holy Eucharist
at 11:30 a.m
Everyone is welcome.
For more information, call:
St. Mark’s Office
541-386-2077
A5
GEM group holds
annual meeting
Gorge Ecumenical Min- Warming Shelter and the
istries will hold its annual Emergency Voucher Pro-
community assembly from 5 gram. GEM officers for 2015
to 7 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 25 at will be introduced, and par-
the Asbury/Our Redeemer ticipating faith communities
partnership congregation on will also be recognized. The
Tucker Road in
2015 Inspired
Hood River. Su-
Service and Ac-
sannah Morgan,
tion Award will
Chief Executive
be presented to
Of ficer of the
the FISH Build-
Ore gon
Food
ing Committee,
Bank since No-
which is nearing
vember 2012, will
completion of
be the featured
the new facility
speaker. Morgan
at
the
As-
will talk about
bury/Our Re-
ways of address-
deemer site.
ing the challenge
The assembly,
of food security
which be gins
Susannah Morgan
in the Gorge and
with a potluck
in Oregon.
supper, is open
The community assembly to all members and friends of
will also recognize volunteers GEM faith communities. An
involved in GEM’s several offering will be received for
community ministries, in- food programs in the central
cluding the Hood River Gorge.
LDS
CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST
OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS
18th & May, Hood River
ALL ARE WELCOME!
Hood River Ward
Sacrament Meeting 10 a.m.
Sunday School 11:20 a.m.
Priesthood/Relief Society 12:10 p.m.
Grupo en Español
Hora Sacramental (Traducida) 10 a.m.
Escuela Dominical
(Clase en Español) 11:20 a.m.
Sacerdocio y Sociedad de Socorro
(En Ingles) 12:10 p.m.
Pastor Bruce Parker
– Sunday –
Sunday School (all ages)
9:15-10:15 a.m.
Worship Service 10:30 a.m.-12:00
Nursery provided 10:30 a.m.-12:00
– Weekdays –
We offer various Home Groups,
Bible studies, and other activities.
SHEPHERD OF THE VALLEY
BIBLE CHURCH
8th & Pacific, Hood River
Tommy Moon, Pastor
Sunday Service 10:30 a.m.
svbchr.org
LUTHERAN
PRESBYTERIAN
CONCORDIA EVANGELICAL
LUTHERAN CHURCH, ELS
Evangelical Lutheran Synod
11th & Pine • Hood River
541-386-4004 or 541-298-8385
Pastor Jesse Jacobsen
Sunday School & Bible Class
8:00 a.m.
Divine Service 9:00 a.m.
Office Hours: Wednesday
www.concordiahoodriver.org
IMMANUEL LUTHERAN
CHURCH
305 9th St. 386-3046
Pastor Jeff Mueller
www.ImmanuelHR.org
Sunday Morning Schedule
Adult Bible Class 8:45 a.m.
Worship Service 10:00 a.m.
Children’s Church 10:00 a.m.
Nursery Care 9:45 a.m.–11:15 a.m.
Small Groups All Week
Check our web page above
for all the details
Sr. High Youth Group
Saturdays @ 6:30 p.m.
Middle School Youth Group
Fridays @ 3:30 p.m.
“It’s all about
RELATIONSHIPS!”
Please join us!
METHODIST/LUTHERAN
ASBURY OUR REDEEMER
PARTNERSHIP
Pastor David King
1140 Tucker Road
541-386-3993
9:00 a.m. Traditional Worship
10-10:30 a.m. Fellowship
Time 10:30 a.m. Celebration
Worship
10:30 a.m. Christian
Education
Everyone is welcome!
NAZARENE
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
Joel & Mindy Alsworth, pastors
2168 Belmont Drive
Church Office: 541-386-2604
Fax: 541-386-2064
9 a.m.-Noon
Church Web site: www.hrnaz.org
Sunday
Worship Service – 9:30 a.m.
Christian Education/Sunday School
(for all ages) – 11 a.m.
Monday-Thursday
Home Group Studies
Tuesday: 6:30 a.m.
Men’s Prayer Time
8 a.m. Ladies Breakfast
Downtown
6:30 p.m. Youth Group
PARKDALE CHURCH OF
THE NAZARENE
4th & Van Nuys
(by grade school)
Services
Carl Casey, Pastor
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship 11 a.m.
Evening Worship 6 p.m.
Ladies’ Bible Study, Mon. 9:30 a.m.
Call 541-352-6913
or 541-490-6673
for further details.
NON-DENOMINATIONAL
BIBLE FELLOWSHIP
Senior Center
2010 Sterling Place
Sundays 10 a.m.
“Love Jesus, Love People”
For more information contact
John: 541-354-2495
or Don: 541-231-3482
www.hoodriver-biblefellowship.org
FAITH BIBLE CHURCH
1889 Belmont, 541-386-3557
www.fbchoodriver.org
PARKDALE
COMMUNITY CHURCH
4910 Baseline Drive
541-352-7747
Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.
Sunday Worship, 10:45 a.m.
Rev. Mark N. Willems, Pastor
QUAKER
RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF
FRIENDS
Mountain View Worship Group
meets First and Third Sundays
of the month
at 10 a.m. at 700 Union St.
(the old Episcopal Church)
Everyone is welcome.
Contact Jeff Hunter,
541 386 5779
or Lark Lennox, 541 296 3949
for directions and information.
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST
13th & Oak, 541-386-3220
Ron Hart, Pastor
9:30 a.m. Bible Study
11 a.m. Worship Service
Spanish Services meet at
1100 22nd St.
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST
MID-COLUMBIA UNITARIAN
UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP
Sunday Worship and
Children’s Program
10 a.m. at the Rockford Grange
4262 Barrett Drive, Hood River
Classes, Groups &
Community Service
Rev. Judy Zimmerman
Info: (541) 241-6771 or
www.mcuuf.org
We Are A Welcoming
Congregation.
UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
RIVERSIDE
COMMUNITY CHURCH UCC
Heart of Downtown at 4th & State
Worship at 10:30 a.m.
riversideucc.com
Doubters welcome
An “Open & Affirming”
congregation
Rev. Vicky A. Stifter,
541-386-1412
BETHEL
UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
Inclusive - Welcoming -
Peace & Justice
480 East Jewett Blvd.
(509) 493-1747
White Salmon
Morning Family Worship &
Sunday School 10 a.m.
http://church.gorge.net/bethel
www.bethelwhitesalmon.org
UNITED METHODIST
PINE GROVE/ODELL
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
3422 Odell Hwy., Odell;
541-354-1063
Christy Matson, Lay Preacher
2415 Eastside Road, Pine Grove
Sunday Worship Schedule
Adult Sunday 8:45 a.m.
Worship 10 a.m.
Sunday School 10:15 a.m.
Sept.-June at Odell Building
July & Aug. at Pine Grove Building
Everyone is Welcome
THE VINEYARD “A COMMUNITY OF CHURCHES”
VINEYARD CHRISTIAN
FELLOWSHIP
OF HOOD RIVER
“Come as you are!”
Pastor Denny & Sue Anderson
Assoc. Pastor Dave Turner
Youth Pastor Carrie Turner
Sunday Worship Celebration
Coffee & Fellowship 9:30 a.m.
Worship 9:45
Youth Group - Wednesdays 6:15
Grades 6-12
AWANAS - Thursdays 6:30
Ages 3 through 6th grade
Home Groups - Thursdays 6:30
Celebrate Recovery - Fridays 6:15
www.vcfhr.org.
508 9th St. (Across from
Children’s Park)
541-386-7070