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Hood River News, Wednesday, April 29, 2015
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Horizon scientists excel at fair DGCC wind
program open
house May 11
Horizon Christian School
students Brennan Drach,
sixth grader, and Marisa
Rigert, fifth grader, recently
traveled to the ACSI Region-
al Science Fair.
They won top achieve-
ments in the science fair at
Horizon and earned the right
to travel to Eugene to present
their projects at the ACSI Re-
gional Science Fair. Marisa
and Brennan then went on to
achieve the highest honors at
the regional fair called supe-
rior.
Marisa’s project was
called “Fighting Back
Against Weeds” and high-
lighted various ways to get
rid of weeds using house-
hold products. Brennan had
a very dif ferent project
called “Propeller Perfor-
mance”, which was based on
battery power produced from
“X” amount of RPMs.
Horizon’s sixth g rade
teacher, Sheila Sletmoe, cen-
ter, accompanied them. She
noted the students really un-
derstand the scientific
process and are very thor-
ough in their work.
Marisa and Brennan had
to write up reports and cre-
ate presentation boards
about their projects. They
then g ave presentations
clearly represent their pro-
jects at both sciences fairs.
Ribbon cutting, tours available
Submitted photos
HORIZON CHRISTIAN School students Marisa Rigert, left, and
Brennan Drach, with teacher Sheila Sletmoe.
About Dementia Series offered May 2
OSU Extension Office,
Oregon Geriatric Education
Center and Providence
Home Services, Mid-Colum-
bia Senior Center and Hood
River Valley Adult Center
present “About Dementia Se-
ries” on May 2. The series be-
gins at the Mid-Columbia Se-
nior Center, 1112 W. Ninth,
The Dalles, from 10 a.m. to
noon, and moves to the Hood
River Valley Adult Center,
2010 Sterling Drive, from 2-4
p.m.
The workshops will be pre-
sented by Vicki Schmall, Ex-
tension Gerontology Special-
ist Emeritus, Oregon State
University.
The first in the series,
“The Challenging Behaviors
of Dementia,” will cover the
management of behavior in
persons with Alzheimer’s
diseases or a related demen-
tia and will provide an un-
derstanding of how brain
changes resulting from a de-
mentia affect a person’s per-
ceptions and behavior, why
challenging behaviors occur,
what to do to minimize such
behaviors and intervene
when the behaviors do occur;
and the adaptions caregivers
must make as dementia pro-
gresses.
The second, “Packing Your
‘Caregiving Basket’ for Self-
Care,” addresses the chal-
lenges family caregivers face
is taking care of themselves
while providing care to an-
other person. It’s important
for caregivers to thrive while
caregiving, not just survive,
but the reality is that some
caregivers do not even sur-
vive — they become a “sec-
ond victim” of their family
member’s medical condition.
Columbia Gorge Com-
munity College’s Renew-
able Energy Technology
(RET) program will host
an open house on May 11
from 5 to 7 p.m. at its new
home in the Fort Dalles
Readiness & Workforce
Innovations Center on
The Dalles campus.
Ribbon cutting will
take place at 5:30 p.m.
Tours of the state-of-
the-art learning facility,
hands-on demonstrations
of equipment, and light
refreshments and food
will be offered.
The nationally-recog-
nized RET program pre-
pares students for techni-
cal positions in a variety
of industries including
renewable energy, ad-
vanced manufacturing,
and engineering.
The center meets Sil-
ver certification stan-
dards of the U.S. Green
Building Council’s Lead-
ership in Energy and En-
vironmental Design
(LEED).
The goal is to be a “net-
zero” structure, ultimate-
ly producing as much en-
ergy as it consumes over
the course of a year.
Design features in-
clude geothermal wells,
natural materials for
sound and thermal insu-
lation, solar capacity, a
“green roof,” and LED
lighting for the workforce
training area.
The RET program is
accepting applications
for Fall 2015. To learn
more about the program
and take a virtual tour,
visit www.cgcc/ret.
Submitted photos
GARDEN SYMPOSIUM SCENES
ON APRIL 21, more than 100 Gorge-area high school students met at Hood River Valley High School for the third annual Garden Symposium. The group gathers, above, at the HRVHS Land Lab, scene of ex-
tensive hands-on learning, which the HRVHS program shared with students from throughout the Gorge. Students and interested community members learned about school gardens, attending workshops and
sharing information. At right, Austyn Polzel, a 2014 HRVHS graduate who now attends Oregon State University, spoke of his involvement with Hood River Valley FFA and Gorge Grown Food Network, and
the valuable skills he learned at both.
© 2015 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 31, No. 21
Children’s Book Week is
celebrated May 4–10, 2015.
It’s a week to think about the
books you love and to enjoy
new books.
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finding a marvelous secret
code. Use the decoder to find
out what each sign says.
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension:
Follow simple directions.
Kid Scoop readers had some
questions for Jeff Kinney,
creator of the popular Diary
of a Wimpy Kid book series.
Imagine you could design a National
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your slogan be? What kind of picture would
you put on your poster? Design your
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Imagine your favorite book character’s
house was going to be sold in the classified
ad section of the newspaper. Write the
classified ad for the house.
Standards Link: Language Arts: Narrative Analysis: Analyze
features conveyed through character's words and actions.
Think of a
character from a
book you have
read. Look through
the ads in the
newspaper to find
things you think
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would like to buy.
Standards Link: Language
Arts: Narrative Analysis:
Analyze characterization.
My Book
Imagine you could write a book for
kids. What would be your topic?
Who would be your main character?
What would make other kids want
to read your book?
Q: Did you always want to be
a writer when you were a
kid?
A: I didn’t! I wanted to be a
newspaper cartoonist, and
that dream didn’t come through
for me. I also wanted to be a
computer programmer, and
that dream did come true …
I created Poptropica, a virtual
world for kids.
Q: As a kid, what was your
favorite book?
A: I liked Tales of a Fourth Grade
Nothing by Judy Blume.
Q: Have you always enjoyed
reading?
A: I have. Especially in the
bathroom. Okay, that’s
embarrassing.
Q: What inspired you to write
the Wimpy Kid series?
A: My failure to become a
newspaper cartoonist! I knew
I had to get my cartoons seen,
but I just needed to get them in
another form.
Q: Did you enjoy middle
school?
A: I didn’t! For me, it was scary.
I think things have gotten
better for kids.
Q: Did you think that the first
Wimpy Kid book would get
so popular that you would
have to write more?
A: I never thought the first book
would even get published!
Q: What are your hobbies
outside of writing?
A: I like going to Boston Celtics
games with my kids. Does that
count as a hobby?
Q: Are you thinking of writing
another series?
A: I am! I hope I can come up with
a good idea!