Wednesday, April 8, 2015
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Mid-Columbia Lions Follies
TICKETS AND TIMES
The Follies will be held April 10-11 and 17-18 at 7:30 p.m. in the
Hood River Middle School Auditorium, with a 2 p.m. matinee April 12.
General admission is $10 for adults and $8 for children under 12;
save $1 by purchasing tickets in advance from any Lions Club member,
or at McIssac’s Market, Jim’s Market, Mid Valley Market, Windmaster
Market, Hood River Adult Center, Hood River Key Bank, Studio 10, Wau-
coma Bookstore, Postal Annex, Hood River Columbia Bank, White
Salmon Riverview Bank, White Salmon Postal Connections, or The
Dalles Klindt’s Bookstore. The show is presented for the Oregon Lions
Site and Hearing Foundation.
MEGAN PERKINS-
ROUSH and Andy Stre-
ich stand ala “Ameri-
can Gothic.”At left: Ma
and Pa Kettle (left
right) suffer their
squabbling kin.
Photos by
Gordon Leigh
“Follies in the Ozarks”
The Mid-Columbia
Lions Follies will present
“Follies in the Ozarks” as
its 39th annual show. Dates
are April 10, 11, 17 and 18
starting at 7:30 p.m. A
matinee performance will
be on Sunday, April 12 at 2
p.m. All performances are
at the historic Hood River
Middle School Auditorium.
The Ma and Pa Kettle
movies (there were 10 of
them) were made in the
late 1940s and 1950s. They
featured a hillbilly couple
who had 15 children and
very little money. The se-
ries was originally based
on real life farmers in
Washington State, with the
Majorie Main and Percy
Kilburn first appearing as
neighbors in “The Egg and
I.”
In a first for Follies,
sponsors will be featured
on separate nights. Fox-
Tail Cider, Hogg & Davis
Inc., and Rivers Edge Tow-
ing will each sponsor a
night of the show, so ex-
pect some special fun on
those nights.
The show is a fundraiser
for Oregon Lions Sight and
Hearing Foundation. With
the support of many local
program advertisers, it has
raised in excess of $320,000
over the years. Funds go to
aid many Oregon residents
who have sight and hear-
ing needs. Among other
things, the Foundation
helps fund surgeries for in-
dividuals and it supports
new research in sight and
hearing.
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Mike Oates has written
this year’s Follies based on
Ma and Pa Kettle. Bev
Bridgewater is the direc-
tor, assisted by Megan
Perkins (vocals), Annette
Wahner (choreography),
Dorris Greenough (cos-
tumes), Tamara Emler Ball
(props), and Kim Vogal (as-
sistant director). Oates plays
Pa and Sandy Belcher plays
Ma. The show is set in the
Ozarks, which leads to some
fun down-home characters.
In the first half of “Fol-
lies in the Ozarks,” Pa is
concerned about an upcom-
ing meeting with his banker,
so he needs to make sure the
place looks profitable. Mean-
while, Ma is handling the ar-
rival of a new grandbaby,
growing kids, and making
plans for the upcoming
spring break when all the
kids will be home. Eldest
daughter Rosie, played by
Sarah Oates, should be get-
ting hitched as she is near-
ing her 18th birthday. Unfor-
tunately, there are no
prospects in sight. Rosie is
an animal lover and would
rather spend her time play-
ing with the chickens, pigs
See FOLLIES, Page B10
A Ma and Pa
Kettle Story
opens April 10
MEGAN BALL, Emma Dexter and Anne Marie Goodman. Emily Hogg,
right, with Sarah Fox, who grimaces at the idea of gettin’ cleaned up.
ANDREA STREICH and newcomer John Stipan.
NICK MOLINA and Jasper Krehbiel.
See through different eyes by volunteering at 4-H Camp Morrow
By PAYTON RIGERT
News intern
Summer camps have
something special about
them. Many of us have mem-
ories of summer camp and
you can help create memo-
ries for the next generation.
4-H is looking for energetic
males and females over the
age of 21 who are interested
in helping out at summer
camp, 4-H Camp Morrow,
from June 17-20, 2015. We
have opportunities for adults
to teach classes, organize
games, share knowledge
about the outdoors and be a
role model for kids of all
ages.
Being a camp counselor is
one of the most rewarding
activities that I have ever
been a part of. I have been a
camp counselor at 4-H Camp
Morrow for the past three
years and I wouldn’t give up
that time for anything.
There is something special
about the connection be-
tween campers and coun-
selors. It’s a time away from
home and for some campers
it might be their first time.
Counselors are the people
who tell ghost stories and
roast marshmallows with
you, but their also the people
who comfor t you when
you’re scared of the dark.
Everyone has great stories
about camp, whether from
their time as a camper or as a
counselor. I have been the
camp counselor in the 4th
grader cabin since the first
year I became a counselor. I
really like the 4th grade
cabin because they are in a
transition stage and the
youngest at camp, which has
its own set of struggles.
The camp is all about the
kids for me. I think that
everyone should leave feel-
ing that they have learned
something, but also have a
fantastic time. For most 4th
graders this is their first
time away at an overnight
camp.
One of my favorite stories
comes from a girl in my
cabin who had never been to
camp before. Her parents
had just dropped her off in
my cabin and she was eyeing
me a little warily. I knew that
this little girl standing in
front of me was a little shy,
but I couldn’t wait to get to
know her. Later that night,
as we were getting ready for
bed, she started hanging up
pictures of her parents on
the wall. I had never been
seen anyone at camp do that
before, especially not a 4th
grader.
As I went over to ask her
about who was in the pic-
tures, another camper
See MORROW, Page B10