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Hood River News, Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Cascade Locks celebrates Dr. Seuss
Cascade Locks School held a
Spirit Week March 3-6 in honor
of Dr. Seuss’ birthday. Students
around the Hood River County
School District participated in
Read Across America week,
which coincides with the au-
thor’s birthday each year.
In Cascade Locks, Spirit Week
dress up days corresponded to
Seuss books: Tuesday was hat
and/or red and blue shirt day for
“One Fish Two Fish Red Fish
Blue Fish;” Wednesday was paja-
ma and crazy hair day for “I’m
Not Going to Get Up Today;”
Thursday was crazy sock and in-
side-out day for “Fox in Socks;”
and Friday was Dress Fancy like
Principal Vogel or Cascade
Locks spirit shirt for “Happy
Birthday to You!”
Students also decorated class-
room doors and hallways with
Seuss-themes. There were two
winning doors chosen: the
fourth and fifth grade classroom
of teacher Derek Gries, whose
class decorated their door to de-
pict a scene from “Oh, the Places
You Will Go!”, and the EXCEL af-
terschool program, with their
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tion like they were after the
park expansion in 2005.
SMART raises $7,000 for
local literacy program
Hood River Hotel hosted
the fifth annual Tongue
Twister Tournament on Feb.
26. Walmart and Umpqua
Bank were lead sponsors,
and attendees pitched in by
supporting a “Chance Auc-
tion” of locally-donated
items, or by signing up to
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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.”
Photo by Kirby Neumann-Rea
Submitted photo
PRINCIPAL KIM VOGEL and Cascade Locks teacher Kelsey Hobbs with
students (back row) Dominic Bustamante, Emma Sampson, Kim Vogel,
Ever Corbett, Brenda Revet, and Adres Barron Galvan; (front row) Bailey
Webb, Benjamin Harestad, Liam Cox, Taylor Talbert, and Tanner Speck.
door of multiple Seuss books.
Mr. Gries’ students received an
extra 15 minutes of recess for
their winning door prize.
Other activities included a
guest reader in each classroom
and birthday cake served in
sponsor “book packs” – read-
ing material the SMART kids
can take home to read and
share with their families. In
SMART, kids in grades K-3
read each week with adult
volunteers, and take home
two books a month.
HRVHS sophomore Morgan
Graves won the spelling bee-
style event, edging Superin-
tendent Dan Goldman in the
final round. SMART executive
director Chris Otis attended
the event, which featured five
students going against five ed-
ucators. With “three times
fast” in mind, audience mem-
bers “tried their tongues” at
tongue twisters in an open
New this year, Radio Tier-
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-
honor of Dr. Seuss on Friday
during lunch. The kindergarten
class was awarded a popcorn
party on Friday as well, as they
had 98 percent participation
throughout the week. First grade
came in second with 95 percent.
GEORGIANA SMITH GAR-
DENS, in their prime in 2006
and in November 2014. Much
work must be done by designer
Marion McNew, and volunteers,
to restore the gardens, now that
the funds have been raised. This
view is north along Sixth Street,
with the Rotary Club pergola
and Columbia River view.
Photo by Marion McNew
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
Louisa May Alcott was born on November 29, 1832. She was the
second oldest of four girls. Her love of her sisters helped her to
become one of America’s most beloved children’s book authors.
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
River County School Dis-
trict, Hood River News, Sign
Media, Starbucks Coffee,
Waucoma Bookstore, Radio
Tierra and Leighton Hazel-
hurst.
Louisa’s family did not have
much money. To help out, Louisa
started taking on as many jobs as
a young girl could find. She read
for an elderly man and his sister.
Louisa and her sister Anna taught
young children and mended and
washed laundry.
In 1852, Louisa’s first poem was
published in a magazine, and she
made her first money from
writing.
As a child, Louisa and her family
moved to Boston, Massachusetts
where her father, Amos Alcott, set up
a school based upon his beliefs about
education.
Put the vowels back in this
sentence to find out what Amos
Bronson Alcott believed about
education.
Standards Link: Spelling: Spell grade-level appropriate words correctly.
14 + 8 =
B =
G =
H =
I =
L =
N =
S =
T =
U =
In 1855, her first book, Flower Fables was published.
In 1862, Louisa went to Washington, D.C. to serve as a Civil
War nurse. Like many other nurses, Louisa contracted
typhoid fever. Although she got better, mercury in the
medicine caused her suffering for the rest of her life. In
Washington, Louisa continued to write and she published
two more books.
Her publisher, Thomas Niles, asked that she write “a girl’s
story.” Having spent her life with three interesting sisters,
Louisa wrote Little Women based on her own experiences.
The novel, published in 1868, was an instant success.
It has now been a favorite book for generations.
12 + 14 =
Though poor themselves,
Louisa’s family always tried to
help people who were worse off
than they were. Look through
the newspaper to find a person
or people you could help.
Standards Link: Civics: Understand how
character traits help fulfill personal responsibilities.
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.
■ April 2 — Book discus-
sion of “Into the Beautiful
North,” 6 p.m. in the Hood
Louisa’s parents encouraged her to follow her dreams and to
hold on to her freedom in life. Her father Amos had very
advanced ideas about childhood and education. In fact, many
people believe he is the founder of this part of the school day.
Assemble these puzzle pieces to reveal the answer.
LOUISA
ELDERLY
TYPHOID
MERCURY
MEDICINE
INSTANT
VOTE
BALLOT
WORSE
VOWELS
LAUNDRY
POEM
FEVER
NOVEL
CAST
Modern day poet Austin Kleon
came up with an idea for
creating poetry with a
newspaper, a black marker and
creativity.
Find the words in the puzzle.
Then look for each word in this week’s
Kid Scoop stories and activities.
B C E Y L E V O N S
T A N Y R D N U A L
N S L A J U O Y Y E
A T L L S V C E L W
T Y P H O I D R R O
S P A T R T U N E V
N O E S R O W O D M
I E I R E V E F L N
G M E N I C I D E M
Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognized identical
words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
Women in the News
Woman I Admire
TARMBYM
Louisa Alcott loved poetry. She
loved to read it and to write it.
Standards Link: Historical Understanding: Understand that specfic decisions impact history.
BJTOK
Louisa worked hard to help
women get the right to vote. She
wrote articles about equality for
women and went door-to-door
encouraging women to register
to vote. In 1879, Alcott became
the first woman in Concord,
MASS. to register to vote when
she cast a ballot for the village
school committee.
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.
Here is an example of a poem
he made by clipping an article
from the newspaper and
crossing out all the words,
except for the ones he wanted
in his poem:
Standards Link: Career: Understand general preparation for
entering the workforce.
16 - 7 =
Standards Link: Number Sense: Calculate sums and differences.
■ March 15 — Kickoff, 2-4
When Louisa May Alcott was alive, not
many jobs were available to women. Look
through the newspaper and make a list of all
of the jobs a woman with the right
experience and training could get today.
RMUETGL
21 - 9 =
Programs and events:
Use the code to find out the name
of Louisa’s first published poem.
Two of the books below were not written by Louisa. Do the
math and cross out the two with odd-numbered answers.
18 - 5 =
BIDDING stayed lively during Saturday’s Feast of Words at Hood River Library. Gavin
“I am not your typical auctioneer” McAlpine and foundation member Carolyn Welty-
Fick encouraged generous bidding, and only one of the 15 live auction items went for
less than its market value. “If I have to start calling on people personally, well, that is
something I have been known to do,” McAlpine joked. Foundation members ex-
pressed appreciation for the generosity of sponsors as well as bidders. In addition to
the silent and live auctions, attendees also supported the “wine wall,” choosing from
35 brown-paper covered bottles for a $20 donation to the library. While parents
played upstairs, library staff led kids in games and activities downstairs.
mic.
The overall take for TTT far
surpassed past event totals.
The event is scheduled at the
tentative date of Feb. 26, 2016.
© 2015 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 31, No. 13
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Not your ‘typical’ auctioneer
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Write about a woman you admire.
Include reasons why you chose this
woman. If possible, write about
someone other than your own mother.
• Grab a newspaper.
• Grab a marker.
• Find an article.
• Cross out words, leaving
behind the ones you like.
• Pretty soon you’ll have a
poem.
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension:
Follow multiple-step directions.
Complete the grid by using all the
letters in the word LOUISA in each
vertical and horizontal row. Each letter
should only be used once in each row.
Some spaces have been filled in for you.