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www.hoodrivernews.com Hood River News, Saturday, April 18, 2015 J ACKIE Continued from Page A1 Photo by Kirby Neumann-Rea R OTARY R OSES D AY Tom Jenkins accepts his load of boxed roses from Cathy Carter Thursday in the annual Hood River Rotary Roses sale, as Lucy Gorman keeps count. Chris Strader, left, arrives for his bunch- es of flowers. “Rotarians have been ‘making someone’s day brighter’ with Rotary roses for over 30 years,” said project coordinator Gordy Sato. “This is one of the most fun Rotary fundraisers, which contributes between $7-8,000 into a pot, which allows approximately $35,000 in high school scholarships yearly for high school seniors going onto college.” Sato said that this year Rotarians sold almost 900 dozen and recipients included caregivers at re- tirement homes. “Thanks to everyone that supported this great fundraiser,” Sato said. Pelinti Pizza opens in Pizzicato location BY TRISHA WALKER News staff writer Pizzicato Hood River has a new name — but lots of fa- miliar food and faces. Owner Gabriel Head, who opened Pizzicato in May 2007, said when his franchise agreement came to an end this year, he decided not to renew. Instead, he’s ope ned a new restaurant, Pelinti Pizza, in the same location: 2910 Cas- cade Avenue #102, Hood River (between Walmart and Les Schwab Tire Center). Now locally owned and op- erated, Pelinti Pizza has an expanded menu that in- cludes new appetizers, salads and sandwiches. But pizza still r ules. “That’s our main thing — that’s what we’re known for,” said Head. Pelinti Pizza boasts 16 different combina- tions, or customers can build their own. “I have all the ingredients to make all the favorites that people have enjoyed over the years,” he said. “I can still create everybody’s favorite dishes.” Head is “trying to seam- lessly transition into our new identity,” holding a soft opening on Thursday. A grand opening is slated for some time in May. “I want all our regulars to feel at home, like they always have.” Staffing has not changed. Head said he will honor “indefinitely” all of the Pizzicato Hood River gift cards and loyalty cards sold at the location. “And coupons, too — we still have Photo by Trisha Walker While the sale is one day only, Shaw and the garden club ladies work year round: the plants, shr ubs and berries sold come solely from members’ yards. This year, the club will offer Shaw’s raspberry, mari- onber ry and strawber ry starts in addition to the usual perennials and shrubs. She likes the plants to be pot- ted to sell at least a week in advance because “if I did it today and sell it on Saturday, I wouldn’t be sure if it was going to live, even though it probably would,” she said. “I like everything to stand up and look pretty.” One thing she’s known for is her ability to start plants from cuttings, such as roses, dahlias, hydrangeas and for- sythias. She can’t recall ex- actly how she learned to start plants from cuttings, “but it works,” she said. “Some things don’t work — I go by trial and error. Lilacs, they don’t start from clip- pings. You have to dig down — they send out runners and you pull them up and cut them off and hope you get a couple of roots. But roses are really easy for me. “They root and then the next year I put them in pots and we sell them for $3,” she said. “That’s mainly what I do.” Well, maybe not. Because she has a large property — the area where her daughter used to ride horses now holds plants — many mem- bers bring their seedlings for her to take care of in addi- tion to her own. “I keep (the plants) wa- tered all year — all summer — and fertilized because no one else seems to have the property that I do,” she said. And for those who lost rose bushes in the November freeze, she’ll have her starts available, which surprising- ly survived. “I had started four big planters full of rose starts, from climbers to just normal roses, and the weather didn’t get them at all,” she said. “I L INDEN PELINTI PIZZA has opened in the Pizzicato Hood River location. Owner Gabriel Head, here preparing fresh balls of pizza dough, said Continued from Page A1 the restaurant has expanded its menu but is keeping many aspects gion Corrections Facility the of the business the same. things in print,” he added. “Anything with the Hood River logo on it, we’re ac- cepting.” He is looking forward to continuing service to the community. “I have a really loyal group of customers who have stuck with me over the years, and I want them reassured that we’re still here to take care of their cravings,” he said. Pelinti Pizza is open daily from 11 a.m. until 9 p.m. Summer hours begin after Memorial Day, with the restaurant open until 10 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. While the new sign hasn’t been installed yet (“they’re building it as we speak,” said Head), the restaurant is clearly marked with a new banner and sand- wich board. For more information, call 541-708-3055 or visit www.pelintipizza.com. following morning, his bail originally posted at $84,000. Linden was arraigned at the Hood River County Cour- thouse Thursday. He ap- transplanted them and they’re beautiful. But the big roses I cut them off of are dead. But those little bitty starts were happy. It’s a mira- cle. It’s nothing that I did.” Friday mor ning, Shaw joined other Odell Garden Club members in the Com- munity Building to set up for the sale, which takes about five hours. It’s her job to make sure everything brought in is labeled — and if she’s not sure what a plant is, she finds someone who does. “Some of the older ladies who have been in the Garden Club longer than me, they’ll tell me what it is,” she said. At the sale, customers will find “anything from flowers to shrubs to berries at a good price,” Shaw said. “The high- est thing we have is $3, that’s shrubs, down to $1.” Money earned goes to the many organizations and charities the club supports, including Hospice, the Hood River County Fairgrounds, St. Francis House, the Hood River Valley High drug-free graduation party, and 4H scholarships. “We try to kee p (the money) mostly in Odell,” Shaw said. Anything that doesn’t sell at the April sale is held over for the club’s second sale in June, located at Shaw’s April 18-19 marks the annu- al Blossom Craft Show at the Hood River County Fair- grounds. From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, vendors from around the Northwest will offer arts and crafts, plants, garden art, handcrafted home furnishings and decorations, photos, paintings, and gourmet food products. Parking and ad- mission are free. The Odell Garden Club will hold their plant sale on April 18 in the Community Building; Gorge Strings will perform Sun- day afternoon. Hood River Val- ley High FFA, Columbia Gorge Fruit Growers and Special Olympics will also have booths. The Blossom Quilt Show is held in the floral building dur- ing the Blossom Craft Show. Quilts will be for sale and show. Admission is free, with donations for Hood River Adopt A Dog accepted at the door. Those attending can vote for their favorite blocks to in- clude the annual Harvest Quilt fundraiser. The blocks are creat- ed using one main and a vari- ety of coordinating fabrics from ETC in Hood River. This year’s sale proceeds will benefit Hood River Adopt A Dog; watch for the finished quilt to make its rounds to various business window displays in the coming months. peared before Judge John Olson via video feed from Northern Oregon Regional Corrections Facility. While the judge read the charges stacked against him, Linden shook his head and cursed. The Judge asked Linden if he had an attorney, or the means to hire one. After Lin- den replied that he was cur- rently unemployed, the court appointed Brian Starns as Linden’s defense attorney. Olson raised the bail to $100,000 and ordered that Linden have no contact with the alleged victim, even by phone. Linden will appear again for a hearing before a grand jury at the Hood River Coun- ty Courthouse Monday, April 22. SPECIAL ADVERTISING 2015 Call today to reserve your space in these Hood River News special sections! 541•386•1234 Ask for Liana, Kirsten, Jody or Chelsea Find the newest member of your family. C GCC Continued from Page A1 gram fee, a $25 increase to the welding course fee, and establishment of a $100 med- ical assisting lab fee, accord- ing to the report. Additionally, the college will begin to charge normal tuition and fees for CG101 college readiness courses. These courses were previ- ously taught by student advi- sors and offered to students free of charge. Due to staffing reductions in Student Services, these courses are now taught by part-time instructors. Each of the above fee increases were recommended by the respective department direc- tor of the affected program as a strategy to reduce the need for program reduc- tions. The board voted to adopt the new tuition and fee schedule — and expressed re- gret that they had to do so — was unanimous. New revenue anticipated from the tuition and fees in- Your Mortgage Lender Call Bernie today 541-490-0167 Bernie Dittenhofer Licensed Mortgage Banker NMLS #2550 NMLS #114231 ML 832-21 A division of Mann Mortgage, LLC 509 Cascade Ave., Suite F, Hood River Apply at berniedittenhofer.westcorpmortgage.com mittee for review and ap- proval. The public is asked to provide input at hearings on April 28, May 5, and May 7 at 6 p.m. in the college board- room on The Dalles campus. The full budget document and the condensed communi- ty budget book can be ac- cessed online at www.cgcc.edu/budget. Joe Guenther Financial Advisor 1631 Woods Ct Suite 102 Hood River, OR 97031 541-386-0826 house “to babysit … We sell lots of stuff that way, too.” Shaw joined Odell Garden Club 12 years ago, after retir- ing from Diamond Fruit, where she worked as a book- keeper for 44 years. She’s al- ways been interested in gar- dening, and “always had flowers and flowers and flow- ers,” she said. “I think that’s how they got me joining — somebody said, ‘I’m having a plant sale,’ and I said, ‘I have lots of this and lots of this, do you want me to bring it?’ and they said, ‘yeah.’ I did that for a year and got hooked and joined. It’s really lots of fun. “I like doing the plant sale and making more plants and making more plants. And I love the people. 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