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www.hoodrivernews.com Hood River News, Saturday, February 28, 2015 K RISTI Continued from Page A1 When she was approached last spring by VanOrman to serve, her first reaction was, “We have two weddings this summer, and a campaign going on … I don’t know if I can.” She soon changed her mind. “That center is a commu- nity jewel and you can’t af- ford to lose it,” Thomsen said. The board hopes to add, maintain and expand its list- ing of programs and ser- vices, from the existing Meals on Wheels to future flu shot clinics. “We’ve got a lot of plans and hopes,” she said. “We’re getting there.” The group meets about once a week — current pro- jects include writing policies and procedures. But she’s at the Adult Center almost daily, helping write the newsletter or volunteering in the kitchen on Tuesday Bingo nights. Board mem- bers are often onsite to an- swer questions and volun- teer as needed. The center is “run by do- nations and volunteers, and we need both, badly,” Thom- sen said. Both volunteer and donation for ms can be picked up at the center, and she hopes new volunteers will get involved. Thomsen has many years of previous board experi- ence, from the Pine Grove United Methodist Church in the early 1980s to an “on and off ” position at Head Start while her daughters were in school. She also served on the Columbia Area Transit (CAT) Board, and local and site committees — and the PTA — at Pine Grove Ele- mentary and Wy’east Middle School. Of course, as the wife of a four th g eneration or- chardist, Thomsen has farm- ing experience, too. “When we were first married, I would go out smudging with him at night, or check bins with him during harvest. Of course, when we had kids, I still checked bins for quite a while,” she said. The couple has 170 acres of pear trees — mainly Anjous and Bartletts, with a few Boscs — and Chuck brings boxes of pears with him wherever he goes. “Chuck always takes a box of pears every week to Salem … His office is popular be- cause he’s got pears,” she said. “He’ll often take boxes of pears to communities he’s going to visit. He does haul fruit along with him and passes it out.” Thomsen feels lucky to have been able to stay at home with daughters Mea- gan, now 31 (“You can blame Chuck for that,” she said of the spelling, noting he want- ed it spelled like “Reagan”) P ORT Continued from Page A1 county records, the real mar- ket value of the parcel is list- ed at $68,750. Proposed toll increases In other port news, discus- sions were had last week about potential toll increases on the Bridge of the Gods. Koch said 25 cent, 50 cent, and $1 increases were dis- cussed, but noted that “the commission decided they were not going to take any formal action at this time.” Under the port’s 10-year maintenance and operations plan, the port commission is required to review the bridge’s tolls on an annual basis in an attempt to ensure sufficient funding for the port’s Bridge Preservation, Repair and Replacement fund. Last year, the port com- mission voted to raise the toll on trucks with three axles or more from $1 per axle to $1.50 per axle. Howev- er, tolls on passenger vehi- cles — currently at $1 — were not raised and accord- and Mallory, 28. She received her teaching degree from Washington State University and taught first grade in Goldendale before moving to Pine Grove. And while she periodically subbed for the Hood River County School District, her first priority was home. “I guess I always thought, ‘well, somebody has to stay home and take care of stuff and you go do your thing,’” she said. Although there is still farm work to do while Chuck in in Salem, Thomsen credits foreman Alfredo Elisea and great year-round workers, as well as brother-in-law Tom Ewald, for keeping the farm running. Meagan, a nurse, keeps the books, although Chuck still does a f air amount of that, even when he’s in session, Thomsen said. During last year’s cam- paign, her responsibilities included editing all cam- paign material — door knocker cards, fliers, even the voter’s pamphlet. “I edit everything they write or send out — I hope — because I’m the education background,” she said. She’s also particular about how things are phrased. “I’m the one that’s picky about how you phrase things. What’s your stance? It needs to be clear. People need to un- derstand what you’ve done, what you want to do, how you want to do it,’” she ex- plained. One surprising aspect of their relationship: The two are not of the same political party. Still, they respect each other’s philosophies. “What’s funny, it started when he was a (Hood River County Planning Commis- sioner), he would have peo- ple he wanted to support dur- ing elections, I would have people I wanted to support during elections, so we would put up both signs on the lawn, or we’d have one in the orchard and one in the lawn,” she said. And it’s a positive during campaign season. “I think I also offered a dif- ferent perspective, being a nonaffiliated,” she said. “I would watch and listen, and tell these Republican guys, ‘okay, wait, if you’re sending material to just Re- publicans, you can send this and this. If you’re trying to appeal to people in the mid- dle … you need to be aware of how people in the middle think about whatever this issue is.’ “They might look at some- thing one way, and I’d say, ‘here’s how I might see it as a nonaffiliated, here’s my view and perspective.’ So it was interesting campaigning, for me, and probably for them. But you know, your con- stituents are made up of everybody. You have Republi- cans and Democrats and In- dependents and nonaffiliat- eds, and you represent all of them.” ing to News archives, have not been raised since Jan. 1, 2003. Koch said the port plans to have at least one meeting on the issue in order to gather public input regarding po- tential toll increases, but that meeting date has not yet been set. If a toll increase is ap- proved, the changes would likely go into effect this May. We Need Homes Qualified Applicants Waiting Monthly • Leases Pet Friendly Oregon • Washington Rent@GorgeRentals.com (541) 387-4080 GorgeRentals.com 610 Oak Street • Hood River Denise McCravey, Owner Your Mortgage Lender Call Bernie today 541-490-0167 Bernie Dittenhofer Licensed Mortgage Banker NMLS #2550 NMLS #114231 ML 832-21 A division of Mann Mortgage, LLC 509 Cascade Ave., Suite F, Hood River Apply at berniedittenhofer.westcorpmortgage.com A5 Photo by Kirby Neumann-Rea KRISTI THOMSEN enjoys some conversation with her husband, Chuck, center, during the Helping Hands Against Violence Aporkalypse Now fundraiser at Springhouse Winery last week. Over the years, Kristi has been involved with a variety of local service organizations. W ORSHIP D IRECTORY ASSEMBLIES 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 VALLEY WORSHIP CENTER 5780 Hwy 35, Mt. Hood/Prkdl Rev. Don & LaRonna Howell Sundays Bible Classes 9:45 am Coffee & Fellowship 10:30 am Worship Celebration 10:45 am www.valleyworshipcenter.org valleyworshipcenter.pastor@ gmail.com or (541) 352-7269 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 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 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. LUTHERAN 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 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 PRESBYTERIAN 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, 541-490-6006 JeffHunter1859@gmail.com 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
