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Hood River News, Saturday, January 24, 2015
Teen donates to ‘Locks of Love ‘
Ruby Guenther, 17, a ju-
nior at Hood River Valley
High School, donated 12-
inches of her hair on Dec.
29, 2014, to Locks of Love.
Guenther’s hair was cut
by Patricia Martin at Gorge
Style Salon on 13th St., Hood
River, because the stylist
“had worked with Locks of
Love in the past so she knew
how to put my hair in pony-
tails and prepare it to have
inches taken off,” Guenther
said.
She was inspired by
older brother Nick, who has
also donated hair to Locks
of Love. Guenther, a compa-
ny dancer at Columbia
Submitted photo
Ruby Guenther
Gorge Dance Academy, was
especially pleased that
Locks of Love will make
wigs free of charge if a fam-
ily cannot afford one.
“This experience was re-
ally eye opening and fun
due to helping kids and giv-
ing back,” she said.
Locks of Love is a non-
profit organization that
turns donated hair into
wigs for children who have
lost their hair due to long-
term hair loss due to med-
ical diagnosis and treat-
ment. Locks of Love is a
yearly participant at the Co-
lumbia Gorge Relay For Life
event, where a variety of
participants step up for a
hair cut to support people
who have experienced hair
loss due to chemotherapy.
Photos buy Kirby Neumann-Rea
CUB SCOUT CAKES: Damian Solozano listens as auctioneer Greg Borton cajoles a $200 winning bid
for Damian’s first-place cake, while Scoutmaster Alex Marquez looks on. The eight-member Pack 378
created cakes for its annual auction at Odell Methodist Church Wednesday, raising about $2,000. In
second and third in the Lego-themed contest were Austin Marquez and Seth Millan.
Walker sisters win art, essay awards from Sons and Daughters of Pioneers
Sisters Abby and Johanna Walker have
won the Sons and Daughters of Oregon Pio-
neers (SDOP) 2015 Junior Awards in their
respective age groups, announced SDOP Ju-
nior Award Committee Chair Maryjane
Davey earlier this month.
They are the daughters of Eric and Tr-
isha Walker of Odell.
Abby, 15, is a sophomore at Hood River
Valley High School. Johanna, 10, is in
fourth grade at Mid Valley Elementary.
Both are Junior Members of the SDOP and
will receive their respective awards at the
annual banquet Feb. 15 in Clackamas, Ore.
Abby won in the grade 9-12 category with
an essay titled “What Being an Oregon Pio-
JOHANNA WALKER'S winning art entry depicted a scene from the pioneer migration to Oregon.
neer Descendent Means to Me,” earning a
cash prize of $200. Johanna won in the
grade 1-4 category with an art project de-
picting a scene from the migration to Ore-
gon, earning a $50 prize.
Johanna’s work is at left; Abby’s essay
will be published in full in the Jan. 28 edi-
tion. It begins this way: “Starting in the
early 1840s, whispers of a new territory
rich with opportunity were beginning to
reach the ears of those living in the east. Its
name was Oregon, and it promised a fresh
start for whomever dared make the journey
west. It was the start of a mass exodus.
Brave settlers craving better lives took
their fates into their own hands, packed
what they could into covered wagons, and
left their old lives behind. They knew what
they sought would be dangerous to obtain,
and that many would not survive. But they
were determined to fulfill their dreams, or
to die trying.
“My ancestor Catherine Abbott was one
of them. At the age of 10 she left her home
of Council Bluff, Iowa, and began the
treacherous journey west.”
The girls researched their winning en-
tries by interviewing family members and
online sources. They have been to a number
of Oregon Trail landmarks.
Applicants had to be Junior Members in
good standing with SDOP. Winning entries
had to follow a number of contest guide-
lines.
The Sons and Daughters of Oregon Pio-
neers is a nonprofit pioneer heritage asso-
ciation that was organized and incorporat-
ed on June 13, 1901. All direct-line descen-
dants of pioneers who arrived and settled
Submitted photos
ABBY, LEFT, and Johanna Walker, at home.
in the early Oregon County, Oregon Terri-
tory or Washington Territory prior to Ore-
gon statehood (Feb. 14, 1859) are eligible for
membership. The goals of the organization
are to educate interested persons in the his-
tory of the pioneers and restore and pre-
serve historic locations without sacrificing
any of their significance.
A number of events and activities —
such as the Junior Awards contest — are
available to members of all ages. For more
infor mation, email Merle Miller, mp-
miller@eoni.com.
Kids’ events to plan for in February
Photo by Kirby Neumann-Rea
KIDS SOUP candidates get to talk directly to au-
dience members about their projects.
■ Feb. 20 — Second annual
Aporkalypse Now, 6 p.m. at Spring-
house Cellars. A benefit for Helping
Hands Against Violence pitting local
chefs against each other in judged
bacon recipes. Entertainment in-
cludes a bacon eating contest.
■ Feb. 21 — Third annual Fa-
ther-Daughter Dance, 6-8 p.m.,
Hood River Elks Lodge, sponsored
by Gorge Young Life. $30 per couple,
$10 for each additional daughter;
tickets at Shortt Supply.
■ Feb. 26 — Kids Gorge Soup, 6
p.m., Celilo Restaurant. Eat a soup
meal and hear young people pitch
their business or community project
ideas for a chance at the “grubstake.”
The deadline for Gorge Soup for Kids
is Feb. 9. Young people starting a busi-
ness or community project may vie for
cash awards at the Feb. 26 soup dinner.
Buy tickets at brownpapertick-
ets.com/event/888297.
Applications can be found on
G o r g e S o u p ’s we b s i t e : g o r g e -
soup.word-press.com.
Applications must be handwrit-
ten, mailed, and posted marked by
Feb. 9.
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with a Pietro’s Gift Card
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