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www.hoodrivernews.com Hood River News, Saturday, January 31, 2015 A9 H APPENINGS Happenings may be edited for length. Listings may also be found online at hoodriver- news.com; click the Events tab. ON STAGE ■ Feb. 13-14, 19-21, 26-28 — The Full Monty, 7:30 p.m. at Columbia Center for the Arts. Written ty Terrence McAnally and David Yazbek, and directed by Bruce Ludwig. Matinee Feb. 22 at 2 p.m. Tickets $18 for adults, $15 for students and seniors, $12 for groups of 10 or more. Packages also available. More info at columbiaarts.org. 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. EXHIBITS ■ Jan. 31 — KOOB- DOOGA artist reception, 2-4 p.m. at the White Salmon Valley Community Library. In connec- tion with the Friends of the Li- brary KOOBDOOGA: Community Reads 2015 project. ■ 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. 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 — Plenty: Eating locally on the 100-mile diet local food challenge, 5:30 p.m. at the Hood River Library. The challenge: eat 100 percent locally (within 100 miles) during August and December 2015. Come and discuss local food. ■ 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. 3 — Go! Solar cam- paign launch party, 6-8 p.m. at Full Sail Brew Pub, 506 Co- lumbia. Learn about financial in- centives for solar, meet local con- tractors and have questions an- swered. Light appetizers. More info at gorgeowned.com. ■ 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. 5 — Feeding the Gorge: Strengthening Our Food Web, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Spring- house Cellars. Discuss challenges and opportunities in food distrib- ROMU LS WEST 2 for $28 CUSTOMER APPRECIATION DAYS! SUNDAY-THURSDAY Open: Mon - Thurs 3 p.m. - close Fri - Sun 12 p.m. - close 315 O AK S TREET H OOD R IVER 541-436-4444 ution, storage and year-round availability. Panel features Paul Hickman (MCMC), Megan Davis (Pine Street Bakery) and Wild- wood Farm. More info at wood- ley@gorgegrown.com. ■ 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 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 — What is Montessori Education and What Does it Offer Children?, 4- 5:30 p.m. at the Hood River Li- brary meeting room. With Allison Lide, elementary Montessori ed- ucator at Little Oak Montessori School in White Salmon. More info at 509-281-1721 or Photo by Ron Campbell ‘T AKE I T E ASY ’ This image by Ron Campbell (Emerging Eye Photography), of Hood River, is one of 16 on exhibit at Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital, just off the main lobby, through March. The color and black-and-white nature images are for sale. Ron and his wife, Gina, a Providence employee, are parents to three children. 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! ■ 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 admin@littleoakmontessori.com ■ 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. ■ 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. 11 — Fundraiser for Cedar and Piper, 6 p.m. at Solera Brewery, Parkdale. Help Cedar and Piper get into a tiny home of their own. Apple Valley Barbecue dinner, $10; beer and hard cider, $4 pint. Entertainment by Bon- neville Power Trio. ■ Feb. 12 — What is Montessori Education and What Does it Offer Children?, 7- 8:30 p.m. at the White Salmon Library. With Allison Lide, ele- mentary Montessori educator at Little Oak Montessori School in White Salmon. More info at 509- 281-1721 or admin@littleoak- montessori.com ■ 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. ■ 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. ■ Feb. 14 — Second Sat- urday at WAAAM Air and Auto Museum, 9-5 p.m. at the museum on 1600 Air Museum Rd. Activities 10-2; lunch 11-1. Free parking. More info at 541- 308-1600 or waaamuseum.org. ■ Feb. 14 — Forklift Oper- ator Training, 10-2 p.m. at Your Rental & Party Center, 1113 Tucker 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. ■ Feb. 14 — Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society meeting, 1 p.m. at the Colum- bia Gorge Discovery Center, downstairs meeting room, The Dalles. “DNA: The basics,” pre- sented by Sandy Bisset. Q&A to follow. No lunch will be available at the Basalt Café. Gorge Grown Network hosts community conversation ‘Strengthening Our Food Web’, is Feb. 5 topic Join Gorge Grown Food Network on Feb. 5 for its next community conversation, en- titled: “Strengthening Our Food Web: Linking Produc- ers to Buyers.” This event will take place at Spring- house Cellars from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Several regional hospitals, restaurants, and schools have expressed an interest in sourcing more local food for their clientele, but have found it challenging to be able to do so due to lack of food distribution, difficulty in sourcing, and lack of year- round availability. The evening will begin with a panel featuring Paul Hickman, Director of Food and Nutrition for Mid-Co- lumbia Medical Center, Megan Davis, owner and baker at Pine St. Bakery, and Wildwood Farm owners dis- cussing the opportunities and challenges faced in buy- ing and selling local food. There will also be time for buyers to connect with farm- ers and artisan food produc- ers directly. Buyers are en- couraged to bring lists of food items they are interest- ed in sourcing locally. Farm- ers are encouraged to bring their fresh sheets or crop lists to share with buyers. Value-added food producers may bring samples to share as well. Soup, sandwiches, bread, and cookies will be available for purchase from Pine St. Bakery and drink will be available for purchase cour- tesy of Springhouse Cellars. For more information check out www.gorgegrown.com or contact Woodley Smith at Woodley@gorgegrown.com. Public Notices NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Farmers Irri- gation District will hold a joint public hearing of its Board of Directors and its Public Contract Re- view Board regard- ing adoption of find- ings and a resolution supporting exemp- tion of its Large Pipe Facilities Project – Turbine-Generator Construction Phase from the competitive bidding require- ments pursuant to ORS 279C.335(1) on the 18th day of February, 2015, at 12:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Farmers Irri- gation District Office located at 1985 Country Club Road, Hood River, Oregon 97031. The pro- posed resolution will adopt findings in support of a con- tracting exemption for the construction of the Large Pipe Facilities Project – Turbine-Generator Construction Phase and grant an exemp- tion from competitive bidding require- ments. The public hearing will be held for the purpose of taking comments on the District’s draft find- ings and resolution described above. Copies of the draft findings and resolu- tion are available at the Farmers Irriga- tion District Office during its regular business hours. 9,10-2t PUBLIC NOTICE The USDA- Natur- al Resources Con- servation Service will convene a Local Workgroup Meeting for Hood River County on February 10, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the OSU Extension Meeting Room, 2990 Experiment Station Dr., Hood River, OR 97031. The purpose of the local work group meeting is to gather input from farmers, ranchers, state and federal agencies, and agriculture and conservation organi- zations regarding natural resource conservation priori- ties and opportuni- ties in Hood River County. The USDA is an equal opportunity provider and em- ployer. The meeting location is accessi- ble to persons with disabilities. A re- quest for other ac- commodations for persons with disabil- ities should be made 48 hours before the meeting. Please contact Carly Heron, 541-386-2815, for arrangements or for more information on the meeting. 9,10,11-3t NOTICE OF PUB- LIC HEARING HOOD RIVER COUNTY PLAN- NING COMMIS- SION Note: This hearing was originally set for January 28th but has been resched- uled for February 11th. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Hood River County Planning Commission will conduct a Public Hearing on Wednes- day, February 11, 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 12 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 Board of County Commis- sioners. 9-1t Legal notice address hrnlegals@hoodrivernews.com Questions? Please call 541-386-1234
