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www.hoodrivernews.com Hood River News, Wednesday, March 4, 2015 A9 NEW BUSINESS PROFILE R EADS Continued from Page A1 Photo by Trisha Walker CLEMS HAS reopened in Odell with a new name and business model: It's now called GG's (Clems) and serves hamburgers, fries and authentic Mexican food, such as burritos, tostadas and gorditas. Odell landmark reopens with new menu, name BY TRISHA WALKER News staff writer Clem’s is reopening after a three month closure. The one-time convenience store and deli in downtown Odell is now a restaurant operat- ed by longtime Hood River residents Graciela and Rodolfo Gomez. “We’ve had a lot of com- munity suppor t to help make this possible,” Gra- ciela said. “Lots of good people support this place.” The building has under- gone major remodeling dur- ing the past three months, including the installation of new electric cables and water lines, and celebrated its grand opening as GG’s (Clems) on Feb. 27 at its 3398 Odell Highway loca- tion. Although the Gome z’s are changing the business name to GG’s, they are keeping Clems in the title because of the store’s long- time history in the middle valley. The restaurant will serve hamburgers and French fries, as well as authentic Mexican food, including chili rellenos, rice and beans, burritos, tostadas, gorditas, quesadillas and enchiladas. Patrons can choose between chicken, beef or pork for any of the items listed above; vegetar- ian options are available with chili rellenos, enchi- ladas and gorditas. Many of the recipes Gra- ciela will use at the restau- rant are family recipes, and almost everything will be made from scratch. “I want the best for my customers,” she said. For Graciela, the restau- rant is the realization of a longtime dream. She cred- its former operators Grant a n d S a n dy Po r t e r w i t h being a blessing to the Gomez family and helping her realize her dream. “This has been my dream for many years,” Graciela said. “I somehow stared this with Sandra Porter, and she said, ‘Graciela, you want the place?’” she said. “I was kind of, ‘oops.’ “They gave us the oppor- tunity to run this place, for us to work and support our f a m i l y, ” s h e s a i d . T h e Gomez’s have four daugh- ters: Elena, Jennifer, Rox- anna and Kimberly. Many others have helped her realize her dream: Freddie Enriquez of, owner of Mid-Columbia Mobile Propane; Rafael Landeros, owner of Lands Electric LLC; and friends Ruth Tsu and Janet Hamada. Patrons can eat at the restaurant or order food to go. Catering services are also available. For more infor mation, call the business at 541-354- 1296. sistant Library Director Rachel Fox, chose books that are a “good read for a wide range of the community,” said James. “It has to be ac- cessible, fun to read, and tell us something about who we are.” Both books are available in English and Spanish. James said 1,000 books were purchased for the program: 500 copies of “Into the Beau- tiful North” in English, with another 175 in Spanish; 325 copies of “Becoming Naomi León” for classroom sets at the elementary and middle schools to read in class; and 20 copies of Urrea’s other works (fiction, nonfiction and poetry), which are now available for checkout. While “Becoming Naomi León” is taught to the younger grades, “Into the Beautiful North” will be taught at the high school level. Both share the com- mon themes of borders, growing up, searching for a hero and family. According to a press re- lease, “’Into the Beautiful North’ is the story of 19-year- old Nayeli, who lives in a re- mote Mexican village and dreams of her father, who left years ago to find work in the United States. Most of the men in her village have left to go north, which makes the village an easy target for a group of drug-dealing ban- ditos. After watching the movie ‘The Magnificent Seven,’ Nayeli and three friends are inspired to travel to the United States to re- cruit seven Mexican men to defend and repopulate their village. This story has unfor- gettable characters and is a timely tale of an irresistible young woman’s quest to de- fine herself without borders. “For younger readers, Hood River Reads has select- ed ‘Becoming Naomi León’ … This is a book about a Mexican-American girl whose life in San Diego with her great-grandmother and brother is peaceful until dis- rupted by her mother’s reap- pearance. Naomi must go on a journey to Mexico to keep together the only family she’s ever known. She must find her voice and her miss- ing father.” New this year, Radio Tier- Photo by Kirby Neumann-Rea BIDDERS FILL the main reading room of Hood River Library in the 2014 Feast of Words (details below). This year’s event proceeds will support Georgianna Smith Park revitalization efforts. ra DJs Alejandro Cano and Gale Arnold have been read- ing “Into the Beautiful North” every Friday, begin- ning at 7:30 p.m. in Spanish and 8 p.m. in English. The se- ries will continue until the book is finished, said James. Advanced copies of the book in Spanish have al- ready been released in con- junction with the Radio Tier- ra program — in part be- cause of a Community Edu- cation Spanish-language GED program studying the book. “Forty students are listen- ing and reading the book at the same time,” James ex- plained. The station broad- casts on 95.1 FM in Hood River, 107.7 FM in The Dalles, and 95.9 FM in Stevenson. At the March 15 kickoff party, the Hood River Valley High School Poetry Club will recite Urrea’s poetry, Mayor Paul Blackburn will give the proclamation opening Hood River County Reads 2015, and staff will pass out free copies of “Into the Beautiful North” — children interested in “Be- coming Naomi León” must either check out a copy from the library or check with their classroom teacher. Hood River County Reads is made possible by Hood River County Library Foun- dation, Hood River County Education Foundation, Starseed Foundation, Gorge Community Foundation, Hood River Cultural Trust and Oregon Humanities, with additional support by Columbia Gorge Press, Hood 6. 11. 3. 8. 13. 7. 4. Find and clip photos from the sports pages that show one of the following emotions: The Hood River County Li- brary Foundation will host its an- nual Feast of Words inside the downtown Hood River Library on March 7 from 6-9 p.m. The foun- dation is hoping to raise $25,000 to update the Georgiana Smith Memorial Gardens, which turn 10 this year. Funds will be used to replant some areas, hire a pro- fessional service to care for the plant beds, replace the irrigation system, and replace some of the worn furniture. The event will include music by Amber and the Pale Ales, ex- quisite desserts and savory ap- petizers, local wine and beer, and live and silent auctions. For children, staff will be on hand with activities in the Chil- 1. 2. 9. 5. ■ April 2 — Book discus- sion of “Into the Beautiful North,” 6 p.m. in the Hood River Library meeting room. ■ April 12 — Panel, “Jour- ney to Hood River, First Gen- eration Stories,” 2 p.m. at the Hood River Library reading room. ■ April 19 — Movie, “The Magnificent Seven,” 2 p.m. at the Hood River Library meet- ing room. ■ April 25 — Public pre- sentation by author Luis Urrea, 2 p.m. at the Hood River Library. ■ April 26 — Luis Urrea presentation in Spanish, 2 p.m. at Mid Valley Elemen- tary. FEAST OF WORDS MARCH 7 How many words can you make from the letters in the following word? © 2015 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 31, No. 12 Newspaper sports articles cover both amateur and professional sports. Can you find examples of each in your newspaper? Write the page numbers in each box. River County School Dis- trict, Hood River News, Sign Media, Starbucks Coffee, Waucoma Bookstore, Radio Tierra and Leighton Hazel- hurst. Programs and events: ■ March 15 — Kickoff, 2-4 p.m. at the Hood River Coun- ty Library. Book distribu- tion, music, refreshments and poetry. ■ March 17 — Kickoff events at the Parkdale and Cascade Locks libraries, 5-7 p.m. Book distribution. ■ March 29 — Oregon Hu- manities Conversation: The Future of Radical Diversity in Oregon, 2 p.m. in the Hood River Library meeting room. 10. 12. 14. 15. SCORE YOURSELF: 1 - 4 words: Classroom Contender 5 - 9 words: Major League Reader 10 - 14 words: All-Star Speller 15 + words: World Champion Wordsmith Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions. dren’s Library, downstairs. The event will include music by Amber and the Pale Ales, ex- quisite desserts and savory ap- petizers, local wine and beer, in the downtown Hood River Li- brary. If you have never partied inside a library, this is your chance. Tickets are $25 each and are available at any library branch, Waucoma Bookstore, Volcanic Bottle Shoppe, or online at hoodriverlibrary.org/foundation. Tickets may also be bought at the event itself. For more infor- mation, contact the Hood River County Library District at 541- 386-2535, info@hoodriverli- brary.org, or visit their website at hoodriverlibrary.org. Ask a friend to find each type of word on the blanks below in the newspaper. Use these words to fill in the blanks. Then read the story aloud! Wendy and Kelvin met at the tennis courts this morning. Wendy lobbed a ______________ over the net, and Kelvin returned it with a ___________ _________ . “Nice return!” said Wendy, as Kelvin began to ______________ around the tennis courts. He had an ________ ______ on his head. NEWSPAPER SPORT EAGERNESS SKILLS POSE OBJECT SECTION PLAYER WAIST EMOTIONS HOLD TEAMS PRIDE AMATEUR TWICE Paste the picture in the box and circle the word that describes the emotion in the photograph. Write a caption for the photograph. Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to locate information. Find a photograph in the sports section of the newspaper. Try to copy the pose with your own body and hold it for as long as you can. Find the words in the puzzle, then in this week’s Kid Scoop stories and activities. R W R U E T A M A E O E E D I R P T R M R N P D L O R E S O W O O A B O Y C L T A I S J P A H S L I I T E S L S M H I O S C A P M A W P K N T E A G E R N E S S I S O T W I C E N N Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognized identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns. Mrs. Schwartz, the tennis coach, yelled, “________________”! But Kelvin was too busy filling his water bottle with _______________ to listen. Wendy jumped over the net, landing in __________________. Everyone stopped playing tennis, staring at Kelvin and Wendy’s ____________ antics. They packed up their __________ ____________ and headed for the basketball courts. They decided to Standards Link: Research: Find similarities and differences in common objects. To be successful, sports teams must have players that accept differences, work cooperatively and share responsibilities. Look through the newspaper for examples of these skills occurring or missing in the world around you. Standards Link: Civics: Understand why civic responsibility is important and know examples. Poetry in Motion Find at least three newspaper photographs of athletes in motion. Write a poem that describes the movement captured in one of the pictures. Display the photo and your poem on a sheet of construction paper. Standards Link: Writing Applications: Write in a variety of forms and genres. Each player except one sticks a strip of folded newspaper into his/her waistband so that it hangs out and down. The player who has no newspaper is It. The object of the game is to pull the newspaper out from another player’s waist. Then that player is It. Standards Link: Physical Education: Use movement concepts to develop motor skills. Often, sports writers use colorful adjectives to bring their writing to life. Select an article about a sporting event. Underline all the adjectives. Underline the most exciting adjectives twice! Standards Link: Spelling: Spell grade-level appropriate words correctly. Is a free press important? Why or why not? Tell us your opinion. ______________ all the way, which made all the ________________ they passed along the way chuckle. Standards Link: Grammar: Understand and use nouns, adjectives and verbs correctly. Complete the grid by using all the letters in the word SPORT in each vertical and horizontal row. Each letter should only be used once in each row. Some spaces have been filled in for you.
