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Hood River News, Saturday, February 28, 2015
K RISTI
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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”)
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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.
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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