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ON STAGE
■ April 17-18 — Lions Fol-
lies, 7:30 p.m. in the Hood River
Middle School Auditorium. “A Ma
and Pa Kettle Story.” General ad-
mission $10, $9 presale; call
541-386-2763 or tall-
mantru@gmail.com. Presented
for the Oregon Lions Site and
Hearing Foundation.
■ April 17 — I Carried a
Watermelon: A Dirty Dancing
Story, 8-9:30 p.m. at Columbia
Center for the Arts. By
TriptheDark Dance Co. of Port-
land. Tickets $10-18. More info
at 541-387-8877.
■ April 17-18 — Student
Directed One Act Festival, 7
p.m. at the HRVHS Bowe Theater.
World debuts, sneak preview of a
Fringe Theatre production as well
as some Ives standards; a night
of theatre in the round at its
Hood River best. Donations ac-
cepted/encouraged.
■ April 19 — Youth Poetry
Night, 7-8 p.m. at HRVHS Bowe
Theatre. Poets from the school's
poetry club and beyond. $5 entry.
FOR CHILDREN
■ Wednesdays through
April — Munchkins at the
Museum, 10-11 a.m. at the His-
tory Museum of Hood River
County, 300 E. Marina Drive. $5
for each parent/child pair; $1 for
museum members. Each child
must have adult present to help
with activity. Program teaches
letters, numbers, colors, play
dough art and history. Preregis-
tration encouraged at 541-386-
6772 or email thmeduca-
tion@gmail.com.
■ April 21 — Shoe box
stage craft, 2:30-5 p.m. at the
Hood River Library. In celebration
of Shakespeare’s birthday.Assem-
ble your own shoe box theater.
■ April 22 — Shakespeare
matinee for kids, 3 p.m. at the
Hood River Library. Enjoy 3 classic
tales in stop-animation. Draw-
ings for prizes.
EXHIBITS
■ Through April 30 —
Clink! A Taste of Oregon
Wine exhibit, The History Mu-
seum, 300 Port Marina Dr. Traces
history of Oregon wines; stories
of some of the individuals and in-
stitutions that propelled Oregon
wine onto the national and inter-
national stage. More info at 541-
386-6772.
■ April 3-25 — Guardians
of the Columbia: Landscape
Photography of Adams,
Hood and Mt. St. Helens,
Camas Public Library, 625 NE 4th
Ave. A retrospective 1972-2015,
by Hood River photographer Dar-
ryl Lloyd. Special artist reception
April 3 from 5-8 p.m. Gallery
open Mon. thru Wed., 10-6 and
Thurs. thru Sun., 10-6.
■ April 18-19 — HR Art
Club art show, 10-5 p.m. at the
Hood River County Fairgrounds.
Part of Blossom Fest weekend.
■ April 25-26 — Art of the
Gorge Weekend at the Colum-
bia Gorge Hotel, 4000 Westcliff
Dr. Free admission. Art show Sat.
1-5; artists’ reception 5-7. Art
show Sun. 9-2.
■ April 25-26 — “Women
in Motion” international
women’s art and cultural
show, Lorang Fine Art, Cascade
Locks. Featuring artists from four
countries, along with some of the
Gorge’s own internationally
known artists. Lectures, demon-
strations, music. More info at lo-
rangfineart.com.
COMMUNITY EVENTS
■ April 18 — Earth Day
Weeding and Clean-up at HR
Waterfront Park, 9-1 p.m. Vol-
unteers and families invited to
join. Small shovels and hand
trowels, work gloves, large shov-
els and water bottles recom-
mended. No pets. More info at
waterfrontpark@gmail.com.
■ April 18 — Indian Creek
Stewards Earth Day event, 9-
1 p.m. Come anytime! Help re-
store a section of riparian vegeta-
tion along Indian Creek. Bring
work gloves, wheelbarrows,
rakes, and/or shovels. More info
at megan@hoodriverswcd.org.
■ April 18 — Exploratory
meeting to create a chapter of
the National Alliance on Mental
Illness (NAMI), 10 a.m. in the
Hood River Library meeting
room. For more info contact
Buzzy
Nielsen
at
buzzy.nielsen@gmail.com or
971-270-0527.
■ April 18 — Lavender-
Sheep Open Studio Day, 10-4
p.m., 1844 Rebecca Ave. Hand
painted yarn and spinning fibers.
Crafting circles indoors and out,
weather permitting. Free.
■ April 18 — Parkdale
Garden Club annual
fundraiser, 10-4 p.m. at the
Parkdale Grange Hall. Plants,
crafts, baked goods.
■ April 18 — Flora in
Focus workshop, Columbia
Gorge Discovery Center, The
Dalles. Session 1, 12-1 p.m. (“Vir-
tual Tour along the Riverfront
Trail”), free; session 2, 1-5 p.m.
(“Wildflower Photo Workshop”),
$30. Register online at
www.gorgediscovery.org or call
541-296-8600 ext. 201.
■ April 18 — Wild Bill’s
Bingo at the Elks Lodge,
fundraiser for Elks scholarship
programs, 7 p.m. Open to the
community. Minimum $250 pro-
gressive blackout each week.
Hosted by the Elks and the Mid-
Columbia Knights of Columbus.
Dinners, starting at $8.50, are
available from 5-7 p.m.
■ April 18 — Parkdale Fire
Department 22nd annual
Casino Night, 5:30 p.m., 4895
Baseline Dr., Parkdale. 21 and
over. Gift cards and prizes; $20
entry fee includes $50 starting
chips, entrance to beer gardens
and dinner. Free local rids home
available.
■ April 18-19 — Blossom
Craft Show and Blossom
Fest Quilt Show, 10-5 p.m. at
the Hood River County Fair-
grounds, 3020 Wy’east Rd. Odell
Garden Club plant sale Sat.,
Gorge Strings Sun. More info at
www.hoodriverfair.org.
■ April 18-19 — Parkdale
Grange Blossom Dinner. 11-5
p.m. at 7375 Clear Creek Road,
Parkdale. Chuck-wagon dinner
featuring steak or ham with all
the trimmings, and a selection of
desserts. $10 for adults, $5 for
children 4-12 years, and free for
children 3 and under. More info
at 541 352-6691.
■ April 18-19 — Apple
Valley Blossom Festival and
Desert Party, 9-5 p.m. at Apple
Valley, 2363 Tucker Road. Free
admission. Fresh baked pies, cob-
blers and crisps. 50 different vari-
eties of jams, syrups, pepper jel-
lies and pie fillings. Country BBQ
will be served at the store featur-
ing cherry wood smoked ribs,
pulled pork and chicken sand-
wiches and our pear coleslaw
and cider baked beans.
■ April 18-19 — Gorge
Grapes Weekend at Colum-
bia Gorge Wineries in Ore-
gon and Washington. Small
bites, special cheeses or pop-up
food carts will be available along
with take-home recipes, pairing
lessons and new releases at 24
participating wineries. $25 fee;
valid month of April. More info at
1-866-413-9463 columbi-
agorgewine.com/passport-
month.
■ April 19 — West Side
Fire District All You Can Eat
Breakfast, 7-11 a.m. at Fire Sta-
tion No. 1, 4250 Barrett Road.
Ham and eggs, coffee, juice and
milk. $8 adults, $5 children. All
proceeds benefit the volunteer
fire department Neighbor Help-
ing Neighbor program. More info
at 541-386-1550.
■ April 19 — HR County
Reads Movie, “The Magnificent
Seven,” 2 p.m. at the Hood River
Library meeting room.
■ April 20 — Tai Chi for
Balance, 1-2 p.m. in the Mount
Hood Town Hall’s Mount Hood
Room. Classes are free and for
any level. No experience neces-
sary; donations accepted.
■ April 20 — Grave Mat-
ters discussion series: Death
across Borders/Death across Cul-
tures, 5:30 p.m. at the Hood River
Library. Free. Informal discussion
facilitated by Anna Lim, PhD, cul-
tural anthropology. Part of a new
monthly discussion series on
death, dying and end-of-life is-
sues sponsored by the Hood
River Library. More info at 541-
386-2535, info@hoodriverli-
brary.org, or hoodriverlibrary.org.
■ April 21 — Senior
meals, noon at the Lyle Lions
Community Center, 5th and Hwy.
14. Everyone welcome.
■ April 21 — Big Bingo at
the HR Valley Adult Center, 2010
Sterling Place, off Brookside
Drive. Doors open and food avail-
able at 5 p.m.; games begin
promptly at 6 p.m. Funds raised
support the Meals on Wheels
program.
■ April 21 — Folklife in
Your Community, 6 p.m. at the
Hood River Library.With Folklorist
Nancy Nusz. Learn about folklife
and the people who practice tra-
ditional crafts or skills. Free. More
info 541-386-2535.
■ April 21-25 — Celebrate
Shakespeare’s birthday at the
Hood River Library. Children who
memorize a famous Shakespeare
quote will receive a free book.
Adults can test their Bard knowl-
Submitted photos
HOOD RIVER Art Club will hold an art show April 18 and 19
at the Hood River County Fairgrounds as part of the Blossom
Craft Show event. The show will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
both days. Shown here are Frances Lavoie’s “Bleeding
heart” in watercolor and Lois Neufeldt’s “Mt. Hood Mys-
tery”in oil. The fairgrounds are located at 3020 Wy’east
Road, next to Wy’east Middle School in Odell.
■ April 21 — Unit 20, Ore-
gon Retired Educators meet-
ing, noon in the Parish Hall,
Wasco. Sandy Macnab, Extension
Agent, will present "Remember-
ing the Flood of 1964." All per-
sons interested in education from
Hood River, Wasco and Sherman
Counties are invited to attend.
Contact Unit 20 President Tom
Greenough, 541-386-3580, for
luncheon reservations.
■ April 21 — Eating with
Intention, 2-3 p.m. in the
Hawks Ridge dining room. With
Certified Health Coach Tim Saur.
How not to overeat.
edge for prizes. Get thee to the li-
brary!
■ April 22 — 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 instruc-
tor Christine Shannon. Wear
loose, comfortable clothing; bring
yoga mat and water bottle; some
mats available onsite. No experi-
ence necessary.
■ April 22 — Breastfeed-
ing Support Group, 12-1 p.m.
at Riverside Church, Fourth and
State. Mother-to-mother support
led by Columbia Gorge Breast-
feeding Coalition and facilitated
by a Certified Lactation Consul-
tant. For more info call Jennifer
McCauley, RN, IBCLC, 541-387-
6344.
■ April 23 — Hood River
Art Club weekly session, 10-
2 p.m., Alliance Church, 2650
Montello (corner of Rand and
Montello) in the modular build-
ing. Workshop with Jan Muir
demonstrating watercolor tech-
niques in the context of doing
several small paintings. All skill
levels welcome. Class fee $20 for
members, $25 for non-members.
Contact
Joyce
Uczen
joyce.uczen@gmail.com or 541-
308-0156 to register.
■ April 23 — Shakespeare
birthday bash, 6 p.m. at the
Hood River Library. Celebrate
with Portland’s Original Practice
Shakespeare Festival as they per-
form A Comedy of Errors, the fa-
mous farce of twins separated at
birth. Come dressed as s twin
(with a friend) for prizes. Birthday
cake served.
■ April 23 — Health Fair,
6-8 p.m. at Parkdale Elementary.
Residents of all ages welcome.
Blood pressure checks, healthy
cooking demos, reverse 911 info,
more. More info 541-370-5644.
■ April 24 — Life & por-
trait drawing labs, 9-noon at
the Columbia Center for the Arts
Studio. Every Friday. $20 drop in;
package discounts available.
More info at columbiaarts.org or
541-387-8877, ext. 114.
■ April 24 — Friday Fun
Lunch with 9 String Band, 11-
1:30 p.m. at HR Valley Adult Cen-
ter, 2010 Sterling Place, off
Brookside Drive on the Heights.
Dancers and listeners welcome.
■ April 24 — Museum
wine tastings, 5-7 p.m. at The
History Museum of Hood River
County. Part of the Clink! exhibit
on the history of Oregon wine.
$15 admission gets special wine
glass to sample local wines and
admission to the museum. $10
museum members.
■ April 24-25 — Ninth an-
nual community garage sale,
Skamania county Fairgrounds,
Stevenson. Fri. 6-8 p.m., $2 ad-
mission; Sat. 9-2 p.m., free. 25
booths hosted by community
members. Food.
■ April 24-26 — Commu-
nity Pride Cleanup, Bingen,
Wash. Klickitat County residents
invited to participate. For a small
donation, drop offtrash and recy-
cling, including appliances, tires,
paints, yard waste, and more.Vol-
unteers needed; call Marsha Hol-
listen, 509-493-2961.
■ April 25 — 12th annual
St. Joseph’s Plant Sale, 9-2 in
the parking lot across from Thrift-
way Harvest Market in White
Salmon. Locally grown plants in-
clude annuals, perennials, veg-
etables and herbs, grown by Van-
guard Nursery. Special “drought
resistant” section, gardening
books and Master Gardeners on
hand to answer questions.
■ April 25 — Pathways to
Responsible Fatherhood, 9-5
p.m. at Hood River Middle
School. Presented in English and
Spanish. Free. Focus on marriage,
fatherhood and parenting, plus 2
free private coaching sessions to
follow. Free childcare and lunch
provided.
Register
at
www.northwestmarriage.org or
call 360-260-1100.
■ Apr. 25 — Hazardous
Waste Collection rural event,
10-2 p.m. at Parkdale Fire De-
partment. Get rid of unwanted
dangerous and hazardous mate-
rials. For more info, call 541-506-
2636 or tricountytrecycle.com.
■ April 25 — Hood River
Care Center grounds clean-
up day, 10-2 p.m. Help beautify
the grounds for families and resi-
dents. Donations of flowers and
flower pots, seeds, blubs, bird
feeders, patio furniture, etc. ac-
cepted. Lunch and refreshments
provided. More info at 541-386-
2688 ext. 4621.
■ April 25 — Maryhill
Spring Tea, 1-3 p.m. at Maryhill
Museum of Art, 35 Maryhill Mu-
seum Drive, Goldendale. $35
members; $40 non-members.
Limited seating; advance reserva-
tions required, 509-773-3733
ext. 25. Learn about Mayhill’s
renowned Théâtre de la Mode
exhibition and its expertly hand-
crafted designer fashions. Fabu-
lous savories, desserts, and tea.
More info at www.maryhillmu-
seum.org.
■ April 25 — HR County
Reads public presentation by
author Luis Urrea, 2 p.m. at the
Hood River Library.
■ April 25 — Procession
of the Species, 4:30 p.m. at
Waterfront Park. Earth Day cele-
bration to share what we love
about Earth through art, music,
dance and story, and how we are
working to protect it. Food.
■ April 25 — Made for
Mosier, 5:30-10 p.m. at Spring-
house Cellars. Fundraiser benefit-
ing Mosier Schools, a K-8 charter
school serving over 216 children
from Wasco and Hood River
counties. Music, dance, appetiz-
ers, desserts, silent and live auc-
tion, plus the launch of the Ellen
Dittebrandt Memorial Art Fund,
raising funds for our artists-in-
residency program and art sup-
plies for the school.
■ April 25 — Hood River
Valley FFA 7th Annual Steak
Feed and Silent Auction, 6
p.m. at the HRVHS cafeteria. Tick-
ets $10; proceeds go back to the
HRV FFA chapter to fund future
student events and activities. To
purchase call 541-386-4500 ext.
4562 or nita.bozarth@hood-
river.k12-or.us.
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Public Notices
NOTICE OF BUD-
GET COMMITTEE
MEETINGS
A public meeting
of the Budget Com-
mittee of the Hood
River County School
District, Hood River
County, State of
Oregon, to discuss
the budget for the
fiscal year July 1,
2015 to June 30,
2016, will be held at
Hood River Valley
High School Library,
1220 Indian Creek
Rd, Hood River, OR
97031. The meeting
will take place on
May 6, 2015 at 6:00
pm and May 13 and
20, as needed. The
purpose
of
the
meeting is to receive
the budget message
and to receive com-
ment from the public
on the budget. This
is a public meeting
where deliberation
of the Budget Com-
mittee will take
place. Any person
may appear at the
meeting and discuss
the proposed pro-
grams with the Bud-
get Committee. A
copy of the budget
document may be
inspected or ob-
tained on or after
May 6, 2015 at the
District Office, 1101
Eugene Street be-
tween the hours of 8
am and 5 pm or on-
line
at
http://www.hoodriver
.k12.or.us.
This
meeting notice will
also be posted on-
line at the District
website
listed
above.
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PUBLIC NOTICE:
NOTICE OF HEAR-
ING TO CONSIDER
ORDINANCE NO. 1
The Hood River
County Library Dis-
trict Board of Direc-
tors will hold a public
hearing at 7.00 p.m.,
Tuesday, April 21,
2015, in the meeting
room at Hood River
Library, 502 State
St., Hood River,
Oregon, for the sec-
ond reading of Ordi-
nance No. 1, regulat-
ing conduct on Li-
brary District proper-
ty. The ordinance re-
vises portions of the
District's already-ex-
isting Code of Con-
duct, adds new pro-
visions, and extends
those rules to out-
side spaces owned
or managed by the
District. A copy of
the full ordinance
text plus staff re-
ports will be made
available at the
Hood River Library,
502 State St., Hood
River,
Oregon.
Copies will be pro-
vided at reasonable
cost. The documents
will also be available
online no later than
5:00 p.m. on April
17,
2015
at
http://www.hoodriver
librar y.org/about-
us/board/. Written
testimony may be
mailed or turned in
to the Library Direc-
tor at 502 State St.,
Hood River, OR,
97301, or emailed to
buzzy@hoodriverlibr
ary.org prior to 5:00
p.m. on Tuesday,
April
21,
2015.
Questions may be
directed to the Li-
brary Director at
541-387-7062
or
buzzy@hoodriverlibr
ary.org.
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PUBLIC MEETING
NOTICE MID-CO-
LUMBIA COUNCIL
OF GOVERN-
MENTS EXECU-
TIVE COMMITTEE
Notice is hereby
given that the MC-
COG
Executive
Committee will meet
Tuesday, April 21,
2015 at 1:00 p.m. at
MCCOG, 1113 Kelly
Ave., The Dalles,
OR. (541) 298-4101.
Principal subjects:
Revised Employee
Handbook; Type-B
Transfer; Executive
Director Update.
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NOTICE OF APPLI-
CATION HOOD
RIVER COUNTY
PLANNING DE-
PARTMENT
Pursuant to the
Hood River County
Zoning Ordinance,
the Planning Direc-
tor will make a deci-
sion regarding the
following application
on or around Wed,
May 27, 2015:
Hood River Coun-
ty, (P-15-0060) with
permission from the
current
property
owner
(Western
Rivers Conservan-
cy), is requesting a
conditional use per-
mit to establish a
day-use public park
involving the devel-
opment of approx.
one mile of hiking
trail; a trail head con-
taining approx. 18
parking spaces, an
informational kiosk,
and portable toilet;
and other associat-
ed improvements,
such
as
signs,
bench seating, trash
cans, etc.
The
proposed
park will occur on a
28.40 acre portion of
100.44 acre tract lo-
cated on the N side
of Punch Bowl Rd.,
approx. ¾ mile N of
its intersection with
Green Rd. The prop-
erty proposed to
contain the park is
entirely confined be-
tween Punch Bowl
Rd. and the East
and West Forks of
the Hood River: 1N
09E 01 #200, #500,
and #601. The por-
tions of the property
involved in this appli-
cation are zoned Ex-
clusive Farm Use
(EFU) – Non High
Value
Farmland,
Stream Protection
Overlay (SPO), and
Floodplain Overlay
(FP). If you have
comments on this
application, please
respond by 5:00
p.m., Wed, Apr 29,
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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