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Hood River News, Wednesday, January 28, 2015
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FOR CHILDREN
■ Story Time at Hood
River Library: Baby/Toddler
storytime and Big Kids story
time, 10:30 a.m. Thursday morn-
ings.
■ 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 de-
tails.)
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. 31 — Hood River
Library family matinees,
“How to Train Your Dragon,”
2 p.m. at the downtown library.
The library bills its series “great
books made into great movies”
and is free.
■ Through March 3 —
Yoga for kids: Peace War-
riors, 4-5 p.m. at Trinity Natural
Medicine Body Arts Studio, 1808
Belmont. With Stephenie Going.
Sign up through Community Ed,
541-386-2055, communi-
ty.ed@hoodriver.k12.or.us, or
hrcommunityed.org. $70.
EXHIBITS
■ 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.
■ Jan. 31-Feb. 15 —
Braceros of the Pacific
Northwest, Columbia Gorge
Discovery Center, 5000 Discovery
Dr., The Dalles. Bilingual exhibi-
tion organized by the Smithson-
ian's National Museum and ex-
amines experiences of bracero
workers and families, providing
insight into Mexican American
history and historical back-
ground to today's debates on
guest worker programs. For more
info call 541-296-8600 ext. 201.
COMMUNITY EVENTS
■ Jan. 27 — Hood River
Watershed Group presents
“Fire Hazard Conditions along
Indian Creek and Reducing Risk
to Homes” by Fire Chief Devon
Wells and “Indian Creek Stew-
ardship: Successes and Chal-
lenges” by Indian Creek Stew-
ards, 6 p.m. at the OSU Exten-
sion meeting room, 2990 Exper-
iment Station Rd. More info at
541-386-6063 or hoodriversw-
cd.org/hrwg.
■ Jan. 27 — Harmony of
the Gorge “Girls Night Out,”
6 p.m. at HR Valley Christian
Church, 975 Indian Creek Rd.
Spend an evening with Harmony
of the Gorge, have fun and learn
new music under direction of
Judy Beckman. For info call 541-
645-0172 or 509-493-2006.
■ Jan. 28 — 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
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Call Liana at 541-386-1234
Shannon. Wear loose, comfort-
able clothing; bring yoga mat
and water bottle; some mats
available onsite. No experience
necessary.
■ Jan. 28 — Breastfeed-
ing 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.
■ Jan. 28 — American Red
Cross blood drive, 12:30-6
p.m. at Oregon National Guard
Armory, 12th & Belmont. Visit
redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-
RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767)
to make an appointment or for
more information. All blood
types are needed. A blood donor
card or driver’s license or two
other forms of identification are
required at check-in.
■ Jan. 30 — Life & por-
trait drawing labs, 9-noon at
the Columbia Center for the Arts
Studio. Every Friday. $20 drop in;
package discounts available.
More info at columbiaarts.org or
541-387-8877, ext. 114.
■ Jan. 30 — Friday Fun
Lunch with Andre & K.C., 11-
1:30 p.m. at HR Valley Adult
Center, 2010 Sterling Place, off
Brookside Drive on the Heights.
Dancers and listeners welcome.
■ Jan. 30 — 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 2 of 3 (Feb. 6); $45,
including classes and yarn. For
more info contact Amy Zacher,
541-386-3996.
■ Jan. 31 — Gorge First
Tech Challenge at The Dalles
Middle School, 1100 E. 12th St.
Families and robot lovers of all
ages are invited to watch the
free all-day event at the FTC
tournament. Best public viewing
from noon-3 p.m. More info at
froemmingb@nwasco.k12.or.us.
■ Jan. 31 — Estate Plan-
ning for Parents, 10-noon at
the Westside Elementary library.
With Kristen Campbell. Overview
of estate planning, including pit-
falls of not having a will. Partici-
pants leave with health care di-
rective and other useful docu-
ments. Sign up through Commu-
nity Ed, 541-386-2055, commu-
nity.ed@hoodriver.k12.or.us, or
hrcommunityed.org. $25.
■ Jan. 31 — “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. Sec-
ond of three week class (Feb. 7).
For more info contact Amy Zach-
er at 541-386-3996
■ Jan. 31 — 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. 31 — HRVHS bene-
fit show (rescheduled from
Jan. 10), 7-8:30 p.m. in the
Hood River Middle School Audi-
torium. Variety show of current
and returning performing arts
alumni. Songs, dances, and stage
combat performance. Admission
$5 for adults, $3 children 12 and
under. Produced by junior Miguel
Vasquez as an EA Project. Pro-
ceeds to benefit music and the-
ater programs.
■ Feb. 2 — Tai Chi for Bal-
ance, 1-2 p.m. in the Mount
Hood Town Hall’s Mount Hood
Room. Classes are free and for
any level. No experience neces-
sary; donations accepted.
■ Feb. 3 — Senior meals,
noon at the Lyle Lions Communi-
ty Center, corner of 5th St. and
Hwy 14. Public always welcome.
■ Feb. 3 — Big Bingo at
the HR Valley Adult Center,
2010 Sterling Place, off Brook-
side Drive. Doors open and food
available at 5 p.m.; games begin
promptly at 6 p.m. Funds raised
support the Meals on Wheels
program.
■ Feb. 3 — Let’s Cook Up
a Meal Plan, 6 p.m. at Hood
River County Extension Annex
meeting room, 2990 Experiment
Station Dr. Create customized
weekly meal plans with tips on
organization, prep, grocery shop-
ping and more. Cost is $5 at the
door. To register call 541-386-
3343 ext. 252 or email deb-
bie.mcdonald@oregonstate.edu.
■ Feb. 4 — Brown Bag
Workshop: Google Calendar,
12-1 p.m. at Gorge Innoventure,
1000 E. Port Marina Dr. Ste. 101.
Learn about the web time man-
agement system that comes free
with your Google account. Bring
your computer or smart phone;
attendees are also encouraged
to bring a brown bag lunch. $5.
■ Feb. 4 — GO! Sense of
Place Lecture, “Mosier Cen-
tennial: A Small Town with a Big
Story,” 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Colum-
bia Center for the Arts. Learn
about dynamic people who
helped shape the character and
economy of Mosier. Cost $8 for
general admission, $5 for GO!
members.
■ Feb. 5 — Go Green:
Growing and Enjoying Leafy
Greens, 11 a.m. at HR Exten-
sion Office classroom. Growing
instructions and recipes, led by
Lauren Kraemer; part of the Ex-
tension Service Family and Com-
munity Education study groups,
who will share the lesson Feb.
12. More info at 541-386-3343.
■ Feb. 6 — Life & portrait
drawing labs, 9-noon at the
Columbia Center for the Arts
Studio. Every Friday. $20 drop in;
package discounts available.
More info at columbiaarts.org or
541-387-8877, ext. 114.
■ Feb. 6 — Friday Fun
Lunch with For the Good
Times Band, 11-1:30 p.m. at
HR Valley Adult Center, 2010
Sterling Place, off Brookside
Drive on the Heights. Dancers
and listeners welcome.
■ Feb. 6 — 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 3 of 3; $45, including
classes and yarn. For more info
contact Amy Zacher, 541-386-
3996.
■ Feb. 6 — Poetry read-
ing, 7 p.m. at the White Salmon
Valley Community Library
Sprint/Baker Gallery. Readers to
include Christopher Howell,
Eastern Washington University,
and White Salmon writers Debra
Pennington-Davis and Frank See.
Free. More info at 509-493-
1132 or fvrl.org.
■ Feb. 7 — Lyle Lions
Breakfast, 7-10 a.m. at the Lyle
Lions Community Center. Every-
one welcome!
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HOOD RIVER County Extension Office Specialist Debbie
McDonald will teach a meal planning class in the office’s
annex kitchen on Feb. 3.
OSU Extension Service
offers meal planning
class in Hood River
“Let’s Cook Up a Meal
Plan” will be offered on
Tuesday, Feb. 3 starting
at 6 p.m. in the Hood
River County Extension
Annex meeting room
(2990 Experiment Sta-
tion Dr. Cost is $5, cash
or check at the door.
Do you walk through
the door at dinner time
and wonder what you’re
going to prepare for your
hung ry f amily? Or
maybe it’s easier to pick
up a fast food meal or in-
dividual frozen dinner?
Would you like to make
healthy meals fast and
eat dinner as a family?
“Let’s Cook Up a Meal
Plan” is a class designed
to help each participant
create a personalized
■ Feb. 11 — The Mellow
Guitar of Bill Davis, 11:30-
12:30 p.m. at HR Valley Adult
Center, 2010 Sterling Place, off
Brookside Drive on the Heights.
■ Feb. 11 — Breastfeed-
ing 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.
■ Feb. 13 — Life & por-
trait drawing labs, 9-noon at
the Columbia Center for the Arts
Studio. Every Friday. $20 drop in;
package discounts available.
More info at columbiaarts.org or
541-387-8877, ext. 114.
weekly meal plan with
tips on organization,
pre paration, g rocery
shopping, and enlisting
the whole family in meal
time fun.
“I think families don’t
know how to start when
it comes to planning
meal times,” said in-
structor Debbie McDon-
ald. “All they need is a
simple road map to eat-
ing at home and the de-
sire to make it happen.
This class will start the
conversation.”
Preregister by calling
the OSU Extension Of-
fice, 541-386-3343 ext. 252,
online at signupg e-
nius.com or by email to
debbie.mcdonald@ore-
gonstate.edu.
■ Feb. 13 — Friday Fun
Lunch with Jack Shepherd &
Friends, 11-1:30 p.m. at HR Val-
ley Adult Center, 2010 Sterling
Place, off Brookside Drive on the
Heights. Dancers and listeners
welcome.
■ Feb. 13 — Big Brothers
Big Sisters 9th Annual
Lasagna Feed and Raffle, 5-8
p.m. at Grace Baptist Church,
1280 W. Jewett Blvd., White
Salmon. Hosted by Beneventi's
Pizza; features all-you-can-eat
meat & vegetarian lasagna, gar-
lic bread, salad, & dessert. Raffle.
Adults $10, children 7 and under
$6. All proceeds to Big Brothers
Big Sisters of the Columbia
Gorge.
For more info, contact Justine
Ziegler, 541-490-9979.
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■ Feb. 7 — “Painting from
the Heart,” 10:30-1 p.m. at
New Leaf Studio, between Oak &
Cascade. Express your true ideal,
shadowy, divine self. $50; schol-
arships available. Last of three
week class. For more info contact
Amy Zacher at 541-386-3996.
■ Feb. 7 — Pacific Crest
Trail Mt. Hood Chapter an-
nual celebration, 1-3 p.m. at
the Gifford Pinchot National HQ.
Featured speaker Bernadette
Murray will tell story of Murray
family of 5, who rode the PCT in
1969-1970 from Mexico to
Canada. 2014 PCT volunteers
will also be honored.
■ Feb. 7 — Author read-
ing: Vikki Claflin, 2 p.m. at the
Hood River Library. Claflin will
read from her new book, Shake,
Rattle & Roll With It: Living and
Laughing with Parkinson’s. Free.
More info at 541-386-2535 or
info@hoodriverlibrary.org.
■ Feb. 7 — 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.
■ Feb. 7 — Café Musique,
6:30-10 p.m. at Henkle Middle
School, White Salmon. Dessert
and music event hosted by WS
Band Boosters. Music by inter-
mediate, middle and high
schools. Hot coffee, fresh pastries
and desserts. $8 adults, $5 for
kids 4-12; children under 3 free.
Supports music enrichment at
Henkle and Columbia High.
■ Feb. 9 — Tai Chi for Bal-
ance, 1-2 p.m. in the Mount
Hood Town Hall’s Mount Hood
Room. Classes are free and for
any level. No experience neces-
sary; donations accepted.
■ Feb. 10 — Senior meals,
noon at the Lyle Lions Communi-
ty Center, corner of 5th St. and
Hwy 14. Public always welcome.
■ Feb. 10 — Friends of
the Hood River County li-
braries meeting, noon in the
Gaulke Meeting Room at the
Hood River County Library. Any-
one interested in joining the
Friends and/or volunteering is in-
vited to attend. For more info
contact Ruth Tsu at 541-386-
5465 or Lani Roberts at 541-
250-9027.
■ Feb. 10 — USDA-Natur-
al Resources Conservation
Service meeting, 1-3 p.m. at the
OSU Extension Service. Gathers
input for farmers, ranchers, state
and federal agencies and ag and
conservation organizations re-
garding natural resource conser-
vation and opportunities in HR
County. For more info contact
Carly at 541-386-2815.
■ Feb. 10 — Big Bingo at
the HR Valley Adult Center,
2010 Sterling Place, off Brook-
side Drive. Doors open and food
available at 5 p.m.; games begin
promptly at 6 p.m. Funds raised
support the Meals on Wheels
program.
■ Feb. 11 — Free car seat
check, 11-1 p.m. at HR Fire Sta-
tion, 1785 Meyer Parkway. Ex-
pectant parents, grandparents
and parents of children under 4
feet 9 inches are encouraged to
attend to have seat installations
checked by car seat technician
Elizabeth Stillwell. Second
Wednesday of each month.
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