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H APPENINGS
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■ March 7 — Feast for
length. Listings may also be
found online at hoodriver- Words, 6-9 p.m. at the Hood
news.com; click the Events tab. River Library. Annual fundraiser;
this year’s funds will be used to
ON STAGE
update Georgiana Smith Memor-
■ March 6-7 — The Girl ial Gardens. All ages welcome.
Who Lived with Bears, 7 p.m. Tickets $25 and available at any
at Hood River Middle School. library branch, Waucoma Book-
Written by Mark Steighner, store, Volcanic Bottle Shoppe or
HRVHS music teacher. Based online at hoodriverli-
loosely on a local Native Ameri- brary.org/foundation.
can legend. $5 for adults and $3
■ Mar. 7 — Wild Bill’s
for students.
Bingo at the Elks Lodge,
■ March 6-7, 13-14 — fundraiser for Elks scholarship
Madwoman of Chaillot, 7 programs, 7 p.m. Open to the
p.m. at the HRVHS Bowe Theater. community. Minimum $250 pro-
Adults $8, students/seniors $6. gressive blackout each week.
Advanced tickets available at Hosted by the Elks and the Mid-
Waucoma.
Columbia Knights of Columbus.
■ March 6-7, 13-14 — An Dinners, starting at $8.50, are
Evening of Classic One Acts, available from 5-7 p.m.
7:30 p.m. at Columbia Center for
■ March 8 — Monthly
the Arts. Directed by Tom Burns. Community Breakfast, 7:30-
“The Dumb Waiter” and “Laun- 11:30 a.m. at the Parkdale
dry & Bourbon.” Tickets $15 Grange. All are welcome.
adults, $12 students & seniors;
■ March 9 — Tai Chi for
available at Waucoma Bookstore Balance, 1-2 p.m. in the Mount
& Columbia Center for the Arts. Hood Town Hall’s Mount Hood
Room. Classes are free and for
FOR CHILDREN
any level. No experience neces-
■ March 7 — Magic the sary; donations accepted.
Gathering for 13 and under, 4-
■ March 9 — AARP Tax-
5:30 p.m. at Hood River Hobbies. Aide Preparation, 2-7 p.m. at
Week 3 of 4; club for kids to have the Hood River Library. Free help
fun and improve their skills. is available to low- and moder-
Gameplay, skill building work- ate-income taxpayers, especially
shops, prizes. $40 for series; those 60 and older. Bring all per-
info@hoodriverhobbies.com or tinent tax information including
register through Community Ed photo ID, last year's tax return,
at 541-386-2055.
and proof of health insurance.
■ March 9 — Wine Cork
EXHIBITS
Jewelry Holder, 5-6 p.m. at The
■ March 14 — Exhibit
History Museum of Hood River
opening, “What if Heroes Co. Part of “Clink! A Taste of Ore-
Were Not Welcome Home?” gon Wine” exhibit. $7; includes
at the Columbia Gorge Discovery exhibit, museum, project supplies
Center and Museum. Examines and instruction. Preregistration
experience of Japanese American required to ensure adequate sup-
veterans returning after World plies, 541-386-6772 or thmedu-
War II. 5:30 p.m., dinner at 6, cation@gmail.com.
presentation at 7. Cost for dinner
■ Mar. 10 — Friends of
and presentation $18; presenta- the Hood River County li-
tion only $3. Tickets at gorgedis- braries meeting, noon in the
covery.org,541-296-8600 ext. Gaulke Meeting Room at the
201. RSVP by March 11.
Hood River County Library. Any-
■ Through March 31 —
one interested is invited to at-
Fine Feathered Friends exhi- tend. For more info contact Ruth
bition at the Columbia Center Tsu at 541-386-5465 or Lani
for the Arts. Bird-inspired art by Roberts at 541-250-9027.
local artists. 541-387-8877.
■ March 10 — Big Bingo
COMMUNITY EVENTS
■ March 7 — Lyle Lions
Breakfast, 7-10 a.m. at the Lyle
Lions Community Center. Every-
one welcome!
■ March 7 — 51st Pine
Grove Fire Department auc-
tion, 9 a.m. at the Pine Grove
Fire Department. Breakfast and
lunch available all day. Live auc-
tions inside fire hall and in the
yard. Funds used to purchase fire
apparatus, medical and fire relat-
ed equipment, and supplies.
■ Mar. 7 — Raptor Live
Demonstration, 11 a.m. at the
Columbia Center for the Arts. Part
of Fine Feathered Friends exhibi-
tion activities; from Discovery
Center’s Birds of Prey Program.
Donations accepted. No reserva-
tions required. More info at 541-
at the HR Valley Adult Center,
2010 Sterling Place. Doors open
and food available at 5 p.m.;
games begin promptly at 6 p.m.
Funds raised support the Meals
on Wheels program.
■ March 10 — Community
forum: Child Trafficking in
the Gorge?, 5-7 p.m. at Solstice
Pizza. Sponsored by Helping
Hands, Children’s Advocacy Cen-
ter, CASA, Mentor for Success
and the HR District Attorney’s of-
fice. For more info call Carrie Ras-
mussen at 541-386-3103 or
gorgecasa.com.
■ March 10 — Columbia
Gorge Pregnancy and Infant
Loss Support Group, 6-7 p.m.
at River of Life Assembly, Hood
River. For those who have experi-
enced a loss of a child through
miscarriage, stillbirth or infant
death. With Gwen Thomas, Hos-
pice of the Gorge.
■ March 10 — Hood River
Democrats monthly meeting, 6
p.m. at the Hood River Library
downstairs meeting room. Public
encouraged to attend.
■ March 10 — The Big 5:
What Parents and Teachers
Need to Know About Learn-
ing to Read, 6:30-8 p.m. at the
Hood River Hotel. Educators may
receive 2 CEU credits from Lewis
& Clark for $20. Event is free.
■ March 11 — Gentle
Yoga for beginning seniors 50
and over, 10-11 a.m. at the HR
Care Center, 729 Henderson Rd.
Free. Taught by certified yoga in-
structor Christine Shannon. Wear
loose, comfortable clothing; bring
yoga mat and water bottle; some
mats available onsite. No experi-
ence necessary.
■ March 11 — Free car
seat check, 11-1 p.m. at HR Fire
Station, 1785 Meyer Parkway.
Expectant 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.
■ March 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.
■ Mar. 11 — Breastfeed-
ing Support Group, 12-1 p.m.
at Riverside Church. Mother-to-
mother support led by Columbia
Gorge Breastfeeding Coalition
and facilitated by a Certified Lac-
tation Consultant. For more info
call Jennifer McCauley, RN,
IBCLC, 541-387-6344.
■ March 11 — Brown Bag
Workshop, 12-1 p.m. at Gorge
Innoventure, 1000 E. Port Marina
Drive, Ste. 101. Angie DeRouchie,
Success Pacfic: “Making a Tourist
Economy More Sustainable Year
Round.” Attendees encouraged
to bring brown bag lunch. $5.
Queen Size
Mattress Sets
Starting at $ 249
MURRAY’S
FURNITURE &
SLEEP CENTER
981 Tucker Road • Hood River
(541) 386-3915
O N S TAGE
THE BOURBON is
warm and the
laundry is “dirty”
in the comedy
“Laundry and
Bourbon” featur-
ing Barb Berry, left,
Desiree Amyx-
Mackintosh, and
Lisa Roth, opening
at CAST. See “On
Stage” for details.
Photo by Kirby
Neumann-Rea
Photo by Kirby Neumann-Rea
FRANCES DICKENSON as The Mouse dances around Ayasha (Atari Gauthier), who is being held cap-
tive by the bears in the Hood River Middle School play “The Girl Who Lived With The Bears,” written
by Mark Steighner and directed by Rebecca Nederheiser. The musical closes this weekend. See “On
Stage” for details.
■ March 11-12 — AARP
safe driver course, 11:45-3:15
p.m., Down Manor. Qualifications
for insurance discount requires
fulltime attendance. Sign up
through Community Ed, 541-
386-2055,
communi-
ty.ed@hoodriver.k12.or.us. $20,
or $15 for AARP members; bring
card or ID number and license.
■ March 12 — Spices of
India, 10 a.m. at the Parkdale
Grange. OSU Extension Service
Family and Community Study
Group lesson. Tea and snacks
featuring Indian spices will be
served. Info at 541-386-3343.
■ March 12 — Recipe
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Call Bernie today
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Bernie Dittenhofer
Licensed Mortgage Banker
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Apply at berniedittenhofer.westcorpmortgage.com
tasting and testing, 2-3 p.m.
in the Hawks Ridge Cola Room.
With cookbook author Karin
Duncker. Irish theme!
■ March 12 — AARP Tax
preparation, 2-7 p.m. at the HR
Valley Adult Center, 2010 Sterling
Place, off Brookside Drive on the
Heights.
■ March 12 — Teddy Web-
ber Scholarship Dinner and
Student Art Auction, 4:30-
6:30 p.m. at May Street Elemen-
tary. Tickets are $8 adults, $4
students and seniors. Silent and
live auction, student art show
and sale, bouncy house and face
painting. All are welcome.
■ March 12 — Small Busi-
ness Showcase, 5-7:30 p.m. at
the Butler Bank Building, 301
Oak. Free. Raffle, networking.
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Public Notices
HOOD RIVER
COUNTY SEEKS
VOLUNTEER TO
SERVE ON THE
OREGON INVEST-
MENT BOARD
The Oregon In-
vestment Board is a
seven member vol-
unteer board ap-
pointed by the Gov-
ernor of Oregon.
The Oregon Invest-
ment Board (OIB) is
responsible for the
administration of the
Oregon
Develop-
ment Plan within
Multnomah, Hood
River and Wasco
counties in Oregon
and is charged with
policy
direction,
funding criteria and
funding decisions for
economic develop-
ment loans and
grants. Each mem-
ber county is al-
lowed two citizen
members to serve
on the OIB to repre-
sent their counties
interest. Final ap-
pointment to the OIB
is made by the Gov-
ernor of Oregon.
Hood River County
has one vacancy as
of March 19, 2015,
terms are 3 years. If
you are interested in
serving on the OIB
representing Hood
River County please
contact the County
Administration office
at 541-386-3970 or
pick up an applica-
tion at 601 State
Street, Hood River
Oregon or visit
www.mcedd.org/oib.
htm for an electronic
version of the appli-
cation/interest form.
The Hood River
County Board of
Commissioners will
interview all appli-
cants and determine
which applicant(s)
should be forwarded
to the Governor for
final consideration.
Deadline for applica-
tions is March 26th
with interviews to be
held April 20, 2015.
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NOTICE OF
APPLICATION
HOOD RIVER
COUNTY
PLANNING
DEPARTMENT
Pursuant to the
Hood River County
Zoning Ordinance,
the Planning Direc-
tor will make a deci-
sion regarding the
following application
on or around Fri,
Mar 27, 2015:
Jonathan Green-
leaf (P-14-0176) has
applied for a Major
Partition to create
two parcels of ap-
prox. 2.57 acres
each in size. Pro-
posed Parcel 1 is va-
cant; proposed Par-
cel 2 has an existing
single
family
dwelling on it. Both
parcels are pro-
posed to be served
by extending Benton
Rd. to the NE (on
Tax Lot 2005), and
then across the SW
corner of Tax Lot
1500.
The property to be
partitioned is de-
scribed as: 2N 10E
14, Tax Lot 1600; its
site address is 2297
Tucker Rd. The ex-
isting dwelling on
the subject property
is located at the N
end of an unnamed
easement road ex-
tending W approx.
0.60-mile from Tuck-
er Rd.; the ease-
ment road’s en-
trance on the W side
of Tucker Rd. is lo-
cated about 600 ft S
of Tucker Road’s in-
tersection
with
Acree Dr. It is zoned
Rural Residential,
2.5-acre minimum
lot size; Airport
Height Combining;
Floodplain;
and
Stream Protection
Overlay. If you have
comments on this
application, please
respond by 5:00
p.m., Fri, Mar 20,
2015.
The application
and supporting doc-
uments are available
for review or pur-
chase (0.25¢ /sheet)
at County Planning,
601 State St., Hood
River, OR 97031;
(541)
387-6840;
plan.dept@co.hood-
river.or.us.
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PORT OF HOOD
RIVER
The Port of Hood
River is requesting
quotes for Crack and
Slurry Seal of multi-
SOLICITATION
SLURRY AND
CRACK SEAL
ple Port
properties, locat-
ed in and around the
City of Hood River,
OR. The project con-
sists of Slurry seal-
ing surfaces with
Type II Slurry Seal
and Craftco 221
crack seal with
preparation of park-
ing lots, streets and
a boat launch area.
The
approximate
surface to apply the
slurry seal is 24,060
square yards. The
work is to include:
traffic control, clean-
ing and preparation
of the surfaces (in-
cluding
applying
crack sealing mater-
ial and any addition-
al work required to
complete the project
in a safe and effi-
cient manner.
This is not a Pre-
vailing Wage project
subject to ORS
279C.800
to
279C.870.
Beginning Tues-
day March 3, 2015
at 2:00 P.M. PDT a
complete solicitation
document, including
scope of work, sam-
ple contract, and de-
sign specifications,
may be examined or
purchased during
normal
business
hours at:
Port of Hood River
1000 E. Port Mari-
na Drive
Hood River, Ore-
gon 97031
There will be a
$15 nonrefundable
charge for each
printed copy of the
solicitation
docu-
ment. The docu-
ment can also be
viewed or printed
online
at
www.portofhoodrive
r.com. If plans are
obtained
online,
please
email
por thr@gorge.net
with the subject line
“Plan Holder List”
and provide busi-
ness name, contact
name, mailing ad-
dress, email ad-
dress, phone and
fax numbers. Plan
Holders will be noti-
fied of any bid ad-
denda by email.
There is a manda-
tory project walk-
through for prospec-
tive prime contrac-
tors at the work area
scheduled on Thurs-
day March 12, 2015
at 10:00 A.M. PDT.
Contractors that do
not have an autho-
rized representative
attending this walk-
through will be con-
sidered non-respon-
sive.
Bidders are not re-
quired to be pre-
qualified under ORS
279C.430.
Bids must be ad-
dressed to Michael
McElwee, Executive
Director, Port of
Hood River. Bids
must be delivered by
10:00 A.M. PDT on
Thursday March 19,
2015 to the Port of-
fice located at 1000
E. Port Marina Drive,
Hood River OR
97031. Bids will not
be accepted after
10:00 A.M. PDT on
Thursday, March 19,
2015. Bids will be
publicly opened in
the Port office imme-
diately following the
bid deadline.
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SOLICITATION
ASPHALT
OVERLAY AND
PATCH
The Port of Hood
River is requesting
quotes for an as-
phalt overlay of mul-
tiple Port properties,
located
in
and
around the City of
Hood River, OR. The
project consists of
leveling course, and
overlay
including
tack coat and other
incidental work as
specified and as
needed for complete
working installation.
The
approximate
surface to apply the
overlay is 16,157
square
yards.
There is also patch
work that will need
to be estimated dur-
ing the site walk
through. The work is
to include: traffic
control,
cleaning
and preparation of
the surfaces, striping
and any additional
work required to
complete the project
in a safe and effi-
cient manner.
This is not a Pre-
vailing Wage project.
Beginning Tues-
day, March 3, 2015 a
complete solicitation
document, including
scope of work, sam-
ple contract, and de-
sign specifications,
may be examined or
purchased during
normal
business
hours at:
Port of Hood River
1000 E. Port Mari-
na Drive
Hood River, Ore-
gon 97031
There will be a
$15 nonrefundable
charge for each
printed copy of the
solicitation
docu-
ment. The docu-
ment can also be
viewed or printed
online
at
www.portofhoodrive
r.com. If plans are
obtained
online,
please
email
por thr@gorge.net
with the subject line
“Plan Holder List”
and provide busi-
ness name, contact
name, mailing ad-
dress, email ad-
dress, phone and
fax numbers. Plan
Holders will be noti-
fied of any bid ad-
denda by email.
There is a manda-
tory project walk-
through for prospec-
tive prime contrac-
tors at the work area
scheduled on Friday,
March 13, 10 A. M.
Contractors that do
not have an autho-
rized representative
attending this walk-
through will be con-
sidered non-respon-
sive.
Bidders are not re-
quired to be pre-
qualified under ORS
279C.430.
Bids must be ad-
dressed to Michael
McElwee, Executive
Director, Port of
Hood River. Bids
must be delivered by
Wednesday, March
18, 2:00 P.M. PDT to
the Port office locat-
ed at 1000 E. Port
Marina Drive, Hood
River OR 97031.
Bids will not be ac-
cepted after 2:00
P.M.
PDT
on
Wednesday March
18.
Bids will be
publicly opened in
the Port office imme-
diately following the
bid deadline.
Port of Hood River
website: Tuesday,
March 3, 2015
Hood River News:
Saturday, March 7
and
Wednesday,
March 11, 2015
DJC-Oregon:
Wednesday, March
4; Friday, March 6;
and Monday, March
9, 2015
19,20-2t
HOOD RIVER
COUNTY TRANS-
PORTATION
DISTRICT
BOARD OF DIREC-
TORS MEETING
Columbia
Area
Transit
Multi-Modal Tran-
sit Center
224 Wasco Loop
Hood River, OR
97031
Agenda
9:00 am
1.
Call Meet-
ing to Order
2.
A p p r ova l
of Minutes of Last
Meeting
3.
Director’s
Report
4.
A p p r ova l
of Bills Paid
5.
Old Busi-
ness
A.
Financial
Information
6.
New Busi-
ness
A.
A p p r ova l
of HRCTD FY 2015-
2016
Bud-
get Calendar & Bud-
get Officer
B.
A p p r ova l
of FY 2015-2017
STF Formula &
FTA Section 5310
Operations
and
Capital Preventive
Maintenance Grant
Applications
C.
HRCTD
Oath of Office- New
Board Member(s)
7.
Any Other
Business
8.
Public
Comment
If necessary Exec-
utive Session may
be held in accor-
dance with:
ORS 192.660 (1)
(d) Labor Negotia-
tions, ORS 192.660
(1) (d) Property,
ORS 192.660 (1) (d)
Legal Rights, ORS
192.660 (1) (d) Per-
sonnel
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Legal notice address
hrnlegals@hoodrivernews.com