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Hood River News, Wednesday, February 18, 2015
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‘Destination Weddings’ magazine debuts this week
A new Hood River-based publica-
tion hits the stands this week. Desti-
nation Weddings: Columbia River
Gorge is a full-size magazine dedi-
cated to the growing wedding indus-
try in the Gorge. The annual publi-
cation, produced by the staff of The
Gorge Magazine, is available for free
at locations throughout the Gorge,
as well as at the magazine’s office,
419 State Street in Hood River.
“For the past couple of years,
we’ve produced a special wedding-
related insert in our regular maga-
zine,” said Janet Cook, editor of The
Gorge Magazine and Destination
Weddings: Columbia River Gorge.
“This year, we decided to make it a
stand-alone magazine we feel is wor-
thy of the impact the wedding indus-
HRVHS AP History students
enjoy Progressive-era dinner
By PAYTON RIGERT
News intern
Photo by Payton Rigert
JUNIORS Lexi Jones, left, as Mark Twain, and Jocelyn Pe-
drotti, as Mother Jones, enjoy lunch.
said,” This party is a
great way to step out of
your bubble and look at
issues from a different
perspective.”
On the day of the party,
each student brought
food and came prepared
to discuss their positions
on the issues that charac-
terized the Progressive
Era. There were heated
debates all over the room,
as students got into char-
acter and began to feel as
if they really were in the
Progressive Era.
Emma Goldman, rep-
resented by Lauren
Robinson, and Mother
Jones, represented by
Payton Rigert, got into a
spirited debate about
women’s rights. Emma
Goldman was a free
thinking “rebel women”
who believed in women’s
suffrage; whereas, Moth-
er Jones believed that the
women’s place was in the
household and that men
must support them.
Many of the other his-
torical figures that were
represented also had dif-
ferent opinions and it
was interesting to see the
interactions between the
students when they
talked together. Dave
Case the AP U.S. History
teacher, said, “I think it
was fun because the kids
stepped out of their com-
fort zones. They learned
a lot more about history
than if I had been lectur-
ing. T he dinner was
goofy, but memorable.”
Case
re presented
Williams
Jennings
Bryan, an activist for the
Populist Party who even-
tually combined with the
Democratic Party. He
wanted “Free Silver“ be-
cause it reduced power
attributed to money and
put more money in the
hands of the people.
All of the students
were very outspoken and
interactive with their
parts. A lot of the histori-
cal figures were people
that you don’t necessari-
ly hear about in you text-
book.
Billy Sunday, repre-
sented by Arthur Fin-
stad, was from Hood
River. Sunday Drive, near
Odell, is named after the
famous preacher.
“Boudoir”, ‘Timeless Love: A Day of
Vintage Glamour at Historic Balch
Hotel” and ‘Love Is All You Need: An
Intimate Wilderness Elopement at
Lost Lake Resort”.
In addition, four couples talk
about “Why we got married (or
eloped) in the Gorge.” Also included
is an extensive list of wedding and
reception vendors in the region.
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order fruit gift pack business
from the Rasmussens in 2010,
and will continue operating
it.
“As you might imagine,
we’re not real excited about
it but reality comes into
play,” Dollie said. “We’re
moving somewhere in Hood
River, we do know that.”
They will travel and spend
time with their two children
and grandchildren, and to
continue volunteer work in-
cluding Meals on Wheels and
Multnomah Falls visitor cen-
ter.
“We just want to run
around. The more we run
around the better,” she said.
“It is extremely difficult. It’s
more than a house. You’re
selling your life is what
you’re doing. It’s a little bit
tricky. We’ll make it but it is
tricky.”
The listing price has not
been determined, but the
property will sell for about
$700,000, according to Dollie.
That’s the land, the farm-
house, the barn and green-
houses, and associated sup-
plies such as Pumpkin Fun-
land props and equipment.
The listing realtor is Denise
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lead small groups and host
discussions, but it’s the stu-
dents who do the work.
“It’s less about the subject
matter expertise than how to
help students ask higher
level questions,” Harkema
said.
The students are learning
to take Cornell Notes and
how to work though prob-
lems by asking questions.
© 2015 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 31, No. 10
Photo by Kirby Neumann-Rea
LYNN AND DOLLY RASMUSSEN, center, with Julie and Patrick
Milling at Rasmussen Farm in 2010.
McCravey at Gorge Property
in Hood River.
“It’s a difficult property to
price because it’s not just a
piece of property, we’re try-
ing to take everything into
account,” Dollie said. “There
are a lot of things we did
from the farm that are not on
the farm,” she said, referring
to the value of flower-grow-
ing and sales. In the past 10
years, the Rasmussens devel-
oped Van Gogh Days, featur-
ing 40-plus varieties of sun-
flowers, as a keystone event
at the farm.
“With the greenhouses
and activities, it is ideally
situated for many things,”
said Dollie, who also envi-
sions the land being taken on
as a Community Supported
Agriculture operation, or po-
tentially as a winery. She
said the one use they will not
agree to under purchase con-
ditions is cultivation of mar-
ijuana. T he Rasmussen
Farms web site includes the
statement from the Ras-
mussens:
“Since we have been re-
tired for a while (and like it!),
we have closed the farm and
listed it for sale. We are
cleaning up at this time and
expect to be able to show the
farm by appointment begin-
ning in March. Thanks again
for your support. A really big
thanks to all of the past em-
ployees and suppliers of Ras-
mussen Farms.”
Tutors help the students
work step by step to solve a
problem — as do the students
themselves.
AVID participant Giovan-
ni Dominguez, a sophomore,
said he uses the skills he’s
learned in this elective class
in his other studies — those
of organization, note taking
and problem solving.
“I’m definitely taking a lot
more Cor nell Notes,” he
said, adding that the system
makes test taking easier.
“It’s not an easy class,” he
added. “It takes a lot of hard
work.”
At HRVHS, five peer tu-
tors, all juniors and seniors
invited to participate by
their guidance counselors,
and one adult mentor, Kelly
Sullivan, a Jesuit Volunteer
Corps member working at
Columbia Gorge Community
College in Hood River and
The Dalles, help lead groups
of five to seven students.
“It’s grown a lot since the
beginning,” Sullivan noted
of the HRVHS class. “They
understand the process and
are recognizing the benefits
of organization.”
Make as many words as you can
from the letters in the word
PRESIDENT.
Then quiz a family member to
see how much they know
about American presidents!
Use the Presidential Timeline to number the pictures of the presidents in order from our first President,
George Washington, to our current President Obama. (Some have been done for you.)
1789
George Washington
1800
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
1. Which president served
two separate terms?
_________________________
James Madison
3-5 words: Good start!
6-9 words: Even better!
James Monroe
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
1850
1900
10-12 words: Awesome!
12+ words: You lead the way!
EISENHOWER Find the words in the puzzle. Then
look for each word in this week’s
LINCOLN
Kid Scoop stories and activities.
CLINTON
A D A M S T Y L E R
CARTER
R H S U B T F A T K
HOOVER
T O C K L O P E O H
ARTHUR
GRANT
H O N L O C N I L A
HAYES
U V G E I F T R X Y
ADAMS
R E W O H N E S I E
TYLER
S R J C A R T E R S
NIXON
I W L R T M F O R D
TAFT
BUSH
G R G D N O X I N M
FORD
Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognized identical
words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
POLK
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D.
Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
George H.W. Bush
Bill Clinton
2000
2. The 1st and 4th presidents
signed the U.S. Constitution.
Who were they?
_________________________
Martin Van Buren
William Harrison
John Tyler
James K. Polk
Zachary Taylor
Millard Fillmore
Franklin Pierce
James Buchanan
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
Ulysses S. Grant
Rutherford B. Hayes
James A. Garfield
Chester A. Arthur
Grover Cleveland
Benjamin Harrison
Grover Cleveland
William McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
William H. Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D.
Roosevelt
1950
Answer these trivia questions
using your completed “Meet
the Presidents” activity.
Ad Space
George W. Bush
Barack Obama
Working with a partner, choose a newspaper
page that has both advertising and news on it.
Measure the amount of advertising space and
the amount devoted to news. Which is larger?
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Use the skills and strategies of the reading process to follow written directions.
Presidents Day is an American holiday celebrated
every February.
Established in 1885, it was the first federal
holiday to honor an American citizen and
was celebrated on President George
Washington’s birthday, February 22. In the
1880s, many states declared February 12,
Abraham Lincoln’s birthday, as a holiday.
In 1971, Presidents Day was declared a national
holiday to honor all presidents. It was set for the
third Monday in February.
Standards Link: History: Identify the people honored in commemorative holidays.
Presidents Day and the weekend
before it have become a popular
time for stores to put things on
sale. Look for a Presidents Day
sale ad in today’s newspaper.
Answer these questions:
What is on sale?
Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to locate
information.
How much lower is the price?
Imagine that you have been
elected president. What would
you do first? Who would you
choose as vice president?
How much could a person save?
Standards Link: Research: Use the
newspapers to locate information.
If I Were President
3. The 29th president was a
newspaper publisher. What
was his name?
_________________________
4. The president after James
Monroe was the first
president to be photo-
graphed. Who was he?
_________________________
5. The 9th president served
only one month. Eleven
presidents later, this
president served less than a
year. What were their
names?
_________________________
6. Two sets of presidents
were father and son—the
2nd and 6th and the 41st and
43rd. Who are they?
_________________________
7. The 40th president was the
oldest sworn into office. Who
was he?
_________________________
8. The 21st president made
no inaugural address, had no
vice president and put the
White House furniture up for
auction. What was his name?
_________________________
Answers: 1: Grover Cleveland. 2: George
Washington and James Madison. 3: Warren
G. Harding. 4: John Quincy Adams. 5: William
Harrison and James Garfield. 6: John Adams
and John Quincy Adams, George H.W. Bush
and George W. Bush. 7: Ronald Reagan. 8:
Chester A. Arthur.
History came alive last
Friday in the AP U.S. His-
tory class at the Hood
River Valley High School.
Students participated in
a Progressive Era dinner
party with interactive
roles as historical fig-
ures.
The Progressive Era
was characterized as a
time of social reform and
political advancements.
It spanned form the 1900s
to the 1920s and the
changes are still affecting
us today. People moved to
cities during the Progres-
sive Era and a more ur-
banized society grew.
This caused industrial
and urban tensions,
along with growing eth-
nic prejudice against the
large immigrant popula-
tion. T hese tensions
caused a rise of reform-
ers and social activists.
Choosing from a list of
influential Progressive
Era historical figures,
the students at HRVHS
were given the chance to
become activists from the
past. Each student was to
research their historical
figure and find out what
their position would be
on certain areas of soci-
ety, such as, women’s suf-
frage, child labor laws,
and immigration. Then
they would be ready to
come to class, dressed in
appropriate Progressive
Era attire, and converse
with other leading fig-
ures of the time.
Charley Boonstra who
represented Alice Hamil-
ton, the first women to
ever attend Harvard,
try has on the Gorge.”
The 68-page full color magazine
also will be distributed at several
major wedding shows on the West
Coast over the next few months.
The cover photo is by Jennifer
Alyse, whose images are featured
throughout the publication. Layouts
include “Enchanted Love: A magical
wedding at Stonehedge Garden”,
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension:
Demonstrate comprehension by identifying
answers in text.