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www.hoodrivernews.com Hood River News, Saturday, May 2, 2015 ROOTS A nd B ranches By MAIJA YASUI Turn, turn, turn S ometimes life has to smack you on the noggin to get your attention. Other times something as simple as a song from the past makes you sit up and take notice of roads you have traveled, and places yet to go. Last week I was driving in to Portland to work with an African American preven- tion coalition when a blast from the past came rolling over the airwaves and upset my sense of serenity. It was a Pete Seeger song of the ‘50s, sung by The Byrds in the ‘70s, inspired by a bibli- cal passage written cen- turies ago. “To everything, turn, turn, turn, there is a season, turn, turn, turn, a time of love, a time of hate, a time of war, a time of peace.” Appallingly, 50 years later the powerful lyrics still have relevance. I shame- lessly belted out the folk song in the sanctity of my car, words and melody as familiar as a childhood nursery rhyme. It was the anthem of my teens, one of many folk songs that fanned the flames of youthful outrage and injustice. Protest songs stirred our passion, moved us to service, and helped set our compass for where we wished to go on our life’s journey. ■ My generation, born in the ‘50s, coming of age in the ‘60s, would be on the front lines waging war on hunger and poverty, racism and apartheid, disease and discrimi- nation. We would succeed in achieving world peace. The naivety of youth blinding us to the fact that our parents and theirs and untold generations before faced these very same challenges. We sang the song as a protest against the seemingly endless stream of wars our generation had been exposed to. Although not particularly aware of World War II or the Korean War, the wars of our parents, we were raised in the shadow of nuclear war. We were taught in elemen- tary school to hide beneath our desks if the blaring sirens signaled a nuclear attack. We practiced evacua- tion, and learned where local bomb shelters were locat- ed. Yet it felt like a game to us as children. My generation’s war was Vietnam. Its inhumanity brought into our homes through television news cover- age, into our personal consciousness through loss of classmates, friends and lovers. We believed we had brought the horrors of war to an end when the troops pulled out of Vietnam. This would be the end of all wars. Yet I can think of no time since, for my children or theirs, that our country has not been at war with some- one, somewhere throughout the world. We fought wars of a different ilk on our own ground, at Kent State, on the Birmingham Bridge, in Watts, in the fields of California and the wasteland of the inner city. We were moved by the music of other anthems per- formed by the likes of Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Mahalia Jackson, Bruce Springsteen and John Lennon. We fought for civil rights regardless of race, religion, gender or socio economic status. We fought for clean air, clean water, toxic free plants, earth, carpets and toys. We fought against police brutality, encouraging neighbor- hood policing. Our leaders were articulate orators, John and Bobby Kennedy moved us to service through action and martyrdom, Martin Luther King and Nelson Man- dela moved us to end racism and apartheid through peaceful means. Rachel Carson inspired us to save the environment. Shirley Chisolm and Gloria Steinem lifted up the rights of women. Mother Teresa was the personi- fication of selfless service to those living in indescrib- able poverty and Mahatma Gandhi the voice of reason. We raised our fists in peaceful protest, we sat in, lay in, sang in, to punctuate our passion. As we aged our protests turned to action. We built schools and hospitals, youth centers and homeless shelters, ball fields and food banks. We invented new vaccines that prevented disease, new forms of energy and transportation that were gen- tler on the environment. We recycled, banned pesticides, saved the salmon and the spotted owl. We became scien- tists and legislators, policemen and doctors, teachers and preachers. At some point we realized we had become the very establishment we fought so strongly against. Ironically, the solutions we implemented have caused other problems that our children must solve. When you prevent one disease, another will arise often as a byprod- uct of what you have created. Eradicating the measles, polio, and tuberculosis gave rise to other diseases resis- tant to our vaccinations, more virulent, more invasive. Conquer HIV and Ebola raises its head. Decrease tobac- co use in the US and it increases in third world coun- tries. Legalize a more fashionable drug such as marijua- na or deliver it in a hip fashion, vaporized, dissolvable, edible. We have cleaner air, water and soil than we had in gen- erations past, but have a climate that is warming, creat- ing a very different world in which we live. We have in- creased the rights of people of all ethnicities, ages and genders, but those on the fringe continue to suffer in- equity. Women are serving in almost every workplace imagin- able, but still paid less than their male counterparts. We have neighborhood policing and an honorable police force that are serving us well in most cities across the United States. But there still exists an underlying need for excessive force and imprisonment that flies in the face of service. ■ My passion for civil rights started at an early age, seeded by my aunt’s friendship with Martha McKeown and her recounting of the traditions of Chief Tommy Thompson at the Celilo fishing village. My outrage in- creased in the ‘60s, listening to speeches by Martin Luther King and the Kennedys. I participated in peaceful protests at Oregon State University, advocating for black power. When I returned to Hood River, I researched the evacuation and internment of the Japanese from this valley I called home. In the ‘80s, the focus shifted to work with Mexican immigrants and as of late, northeast Port- land African Americans and natives in the Gorge. Ironi- cally, 50 years after I set out to eradicate racism, it looms even larger. This is not to say nothing has been accom- plished. It simply underscores the tenacity of some of society’s greatest ills. As I listened to the anthem of my youth, I thought our children need some protest songs to stir their passion. Then I realized I am of my father’s generation. They are playing an anthem loud and proud on some iPod and I am just too old to understand the Rap, too deaf to hear the words, or too out of step to understand what they are saying. I am thrilled that yet another generation has raised their voice against inequality, racism, poverty, war, and climate change. They are present with their signs, in marches, in song and on stage, tweeting and twittering, hash tagging and YouTubing their way to a better world. I am saddened that these are problems never seem to be solved. But I believe that in facing our weaknesses we grow stronger and ultimately we change the world. A5 HR Farmers’ Market This Week at HRVHS opens for ‘15 season The Hood River Farmer- s’ Market kicks off the 2015 season at Hood River Mid- dle School on Thursday, May 7, from 5-8 p.m. Every week, vendors from across the Gorge will be selling lo- cally raised fruits and veg- etables, meat, fish, cheese, eggs, bread and more! Hot food vendors, local musi- cians, cooking demonstra- tions, and children’s activi- ties will make each week unique and fun for the whole family. The market, operated by local non-prof- it Gorge Grown Food Net- work (GGFN), is encourag- ing shoppers to bring their grocery lists as inspiration to load up on all the fresh food they need for the week. The market will be held every Thursday evening from May 7 through Nov.19. From May through June 11, the market will run from 5-8 p.m. From June 18 through Aug. 27, hours shift from 4-7 p.m. Starting Sept. 3, the market will move to Springhouse Cel- lars. Visit Gorge- grown.com for more about Gorge-area markets. Gorge Grown Food Net- works’ mission is to build a resilient and inclusive re- gional food system that im- proves the health and well- being of our community. Total revenue for all Gorge markets has grown from about $190,000 in 2009 to al- most $500,000 in 2014. “We believe that the farmers’ market is a great opportunity to bring the community together around healthy food,” says Zak Lance, Farmers’ Mar- ket Manger with GGFN. W ORSHIP D IRECTORY ASSEMBLIES OF GOD RIVER OF LIFE ASSEMBLY Pastor Terry Abbott 979 Tucker Rd. Hood River, OR 97031 541-386-3656 www.river-of-life-assembly.org For details check the current bulletin on our website riveroflifeassembly@gmail.com Service Schedule Sunday 8:30 a.m. Early Worship Celebration 10:00 a.m. Coffee, Conversation & Refreshments 10:30 a.m. Worship Celebration & KidzChurch, K-6th* 6:00 p.m. Discipleship Classes (choose from three topics)* Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Royal Rangers & Mpact Girls Club (K-6th)* Connect Groups for Adults (several groups to choose from) Thursday 6:30 p.m. Youth Group 7-12th 7:00 p.m. Connect Group Upper Valley *Childcare provided at the church for those attending VALLEY WORSHIP CENTER 5780 Hwy 35, Mt. Hood/Prkdl Rev. Don & LaRonna Howell Sundays Bible Classes 9:45 am Coffee & Fellowship 10:30 am Worship Celebration 10:45 am Dinner & Service 6:00 pm www.valleyworshipcenter.org valleyworshipcenter.pastor@ gmail.com or (541) 352-7269 BAPTIST 1st BAPTIST CHURCH of ODELL 3081 Odell Hwy Pastor Rick Plank 541-354-1863 Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Morning Service 11 a.m. Evening Service 6 p.m. Wednesday Service 6 p.m. GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH 1280 W. Jewett • White Salmon Worship Service 9:00 a.m. Sunday School 10:45 a.m. Jr/Sr. High Youth • Small Groups (call for times & location) Pastor Mark Hoeffner (509) 493-2597 www.gracews.org BELMONT DRIVE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH 4200 Belmont Road 541-386-4201 Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Sunday evening Bible study 6:00 p.m. Wednesday evening Bible study 6:00 p.m. PARKDALE BAPTIST 6310 Dee Hwy., 541-352-6515 Bobby Joe Beauchamp, Pastor Sunday School, 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship, 11 a.m. Evening Worship, 6 p.m. Wednesday Study, 6 p.m. TUCKER ROAD BAPTIST Pastor Dean E. Kelly, Jr. 1455 Tucker Road Hood River, OR 97031 541-386-1049 – Sundays – Bible Study, All Ages, 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Evening Worship 6 p.m. – Wednesdays – Prayer Meeting 6 p.m. CATHOLIC ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC CHURCH 1501 Belmont, Hood River Saturday Sacrament of Reconciliation in English/Spanish 4-5 p.m. Saturday Mass in English 5:30 p.m. Mass in Spanish 7 p.m. Sunday Mass in Spanish 8 a.m. Mass in English 10 a.m. Mass in Spanish 1 p.m. Holiday Masses 7 a.m., 12:10 p.m., 7 p.m. Daily Mass 7:30 a.m. Father Ronald M. Maag, Pastor, 541-386-3373 CHRISTIAN & MISSIONARY ALLIANCE HOOD RIVER ALLIANCE “You’re Always Welcome!” 2650 W. Montello St. 541-386-2812 www.hoodriveralliance.org Steve Grace, Senior Pastor John Blosser, Associate Pastor Tina Graves, Youth Pastor Emily Blosser, Worship Pastor Sunday Morning 2 Worship Services 9 a.m. & 10:45 a.m. Monday Night Senior Youth Group Tuesday Night Celebrate Recovery Group, 6:15 p.m. (Contact Person: John Blosser 507-820-0871) Wednesday Night Junior Youth Group Nightly Activities Small group Bible studies through the week. La Iglesia Esperanza Y Vida Sabado 6 p.m. Spanish Service Saturday at 6 p.m. Tony Estey, Pastor Llame para un orario completo 541-806-2691 CHRISTIAN SCIENTIST CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY 701 Washington St. The Dalles, OR 97058 Sunday Service 10 a.m. Wednesday Service 7 p.m. CHURCH OF CHRIST HOOD RIVER CHURCH OF CHRIST 1512 Tucker Road Cody Singleton - Minister 9:45 Bible Classes 10:45 Services 541-386-2782 Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 p.m. ODELL CHURCH OF CHRIST 3784 Summit Drive Worship 10:30 a.m. 541-354-3127 COVENANT CHRISTIAN COVENANT HOOD RIVER Pastor Fritz Stranz 455 Frankton Rd. Hood River, OR 97031 Sunday Service 10:00 a.m. Wednesday Youth & KIDZ 6:30 p.m. 541.386.8805 covenanthr.org DISCIPLES OF CHRIST HOOD RIVER VALLEY CHRISTIAN CHURCH Interim Pastor Myrna Phillips 975 Indian Creek Road 541-386-2608 hoodrivervalleychristianchurch.com – Sunday – 9:30 a.m. Classes for all ages 10:30 a.m. Worship & Children Worship & Wonder 5:00 p.m. Youth meetings Call for information on other pro- grams for children, youth and adults Childcare provided for all activities EPISCOPAL ST. MARK THE EVANGELIST 11th & Eugene Rev. Anna Carmichael Sunday Holy Eucharist at 8 and 10 a.m. Child Care at 10 a.m. Wednesday Holy Eucharist at 11:30 a.m Everyone is welcome. For more information, call: St. Mark’s Office 541-386-2077 Monday, May 4 AP Chemistry Test, 8 a.m. @ CGCC Student Firefighters Field Trip, 10 a.m. to Portland JV Boys Lacrosse vs Kingsway, 5 p.m. @ Westside JV Boys Lacrosse vs Kingsway, 7 p.m. @ HRVHS Tuesday, May 5 AP Calculus Test, 8 a.m. @ HRVHS Varsity/JV Baseball vs The Dalles, 4:30 p.m. @ Traner Field Varsity/JV Softball vs The Dalles, 4:30 p.m. @ Westside Elem Wednesday, May 6 AP Literature and Com- position test, 8 a.m. @ CGCC AP Physics Test, noon @ CGCC Girls Tennis vs Hermis- t o n , 4 p. m . @ Ts u r u t a Courts Middle School Track Meet, 4 p.m. @ HRVHS Thursday, May 7 AP Spanish Test, 8 a.m. @ HRVHS G i rl s J V L a c ro s s e v s Cleveland, 5 p.m. @ West- side Elem Girls Varsity Lacrosse vs Cleveland, 7 p.m. @ HRVHS Field Friday, May 8 AP US History Test, 8 a.m. @ CGCC AP Studio Art, 8 a.m. @ HRVHS Girls Golf District, TBA @ Eagle Crest, Redmond State Choir Contest, TBA @ George Fox University Varsity /JV Baseball vs Pendleton, 4:30 p.m. @ Tran- er Field Varsity /JV Softball vs Pendleton, 4:30 p.m. @ West- side Elem Saturday, May 9 Frosh Baseball vs Pendle- ton (DH), 11 p.m. @ JV Traner Field Prom, 8 p.m. @ The Dalles Sunday, May 10 Voci Concert, 2 p.m. @ HRV Bowe Theatre All games and activities (home and away) can be found at www.HRVHS.com. LDS SHEPHERD OF THE VALLEY BIBLE CHURCH 8th & Pacific, Hood River Tommy Moon, Pastor Sunday Service 10:30 a.m. svbchr.org CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS 18th & May, Hood River ALL ARE WELCOME! Hood River Ward Sacrament Meeting 10 a.m. Sunday School 11:20 a.m. Priesthood/Relief Society 12:10 p.m. Grupo en Español Hora Sacramental (Traducida) 10 a.m. Escuela Dominical (Clase en Español) 11:20 a.m. Sacerdocio y Sociedad de Socorro (En Ingles) 12:10 p.m. LUTHERAN CONCORDIA EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, ELS Evangelical Lutheran Synod 11th & Pine • Hood River 541-386-4004 or 541-298-8385 Pastor Jesse Jacobsen Sunday School & Bible Class 8:00 a.m. Divine Service 9:00 a.m. Office Hours: Wednesday www.concordiahoodriver.org IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH 305 9th St. 386-3046 Pastor Jeff Mueller www.ImmanuelHR.org Sunday Morning Schedule Adult Bible Class 8:45 a.m. Worship Service 10:00 a.m. Children’s Church 10:00 a.m. Nursery Care 9:45 a.m.–11:15 a.m. Small Groups All Week Check our web page above for all the details Sr. High Youth Group Saturdays @ 6:30 p.m. Middle School Youth Group Fridays @ 3:30 p.m. “It’s all about RELATIONSHIPS!” Please join us! METHODIST/LUTHERAN ASBURY OUR REDEEMER PARTNERSHIP Pastor David King 1140 Tucker Road 541-386-3993 9:00 a.m. Traditional Worship 10-10:30 a.m. Fellowship Time 10:30 a.m. Celebration Worship 10:30 a.m. Christian Education Everyone is welcome! NAZARENE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE Joel & Mindy Alsworth, pastors 2168 Belmont Drive Church Office: 541-386-2604 Fax: 541-386-2064 9 a.m.-Noon Church Web site: www.hrnaz.org Sunday Worship Service – 9:30 a.m. Christian Education/Sunday School (for all ages) – 11 a.m. Monday-Thursday Home Group Studies Tuesday: 6:30 a.m. Men’s Prayer Time 8 a.m. Ladies Breakfast Downtown 6:30 p.m. Youth Group PARKDALE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 4th & Van Nuys (by grade school) Services Carl Casey, Pastor Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m. Evening Worship 6 p.m. Ladies’ Bible Study, Mon. 9:30 a.m. Call 541-352-6913 or 541-490-6673 for further details. NON-DENOMINATIONAL BIBLE FELLOWSHIP Senior Center 2010 Sterling Place Sundays 10 a.m. “Love Jesus, Love People” For more information contact John: 541-354-2495 or Don: 541-231-3482 www.hoodriver-biblefellowship.org FAITH BIBLE CHURCH 1889 Belmont, 541-386-3557 www.fbchoodriver.org Pastor Bruce Parker – Sunday – Sunday School (all ages) 9:15 a.m. Worship Service 10:30 a.m.-12:00 Expository preaching Childcare provided 10:30 a.m. We offer youth and small groups. Call for times and locations. PRESBYTERIAN PARKDALE COMMUNITY CHURCH 4910 Baseline Drive 541-352-7747 Sunday School, 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship, 10:45 a.m. Rev. Mark N. Willems, Pastor QUAKER RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS Mountain View Worship Group meets First and Third Sundays of the month at 10 a.m. at 700 Union St. (the old Episcopal Church) Everyone is welcome. Contact Jeff Hunter, 541-490-6006 JeffHunter1859@gmail.com for directions and information. SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST 13th & Oak, 541-386-3220 Ron Hart, Pastor 9:30 a.m. Bible Study 11 a.m. Worship Service Spanish Services meet at 1100 22nd St. UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST MID-COLUMBIA UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP Sunday Worship and Children’s Program 10 a.m. at the Rockford Grange 4262 Barrett Drive, Hood River Classes, Groups & Community Service Rev. Judy Zimmerman Info: (541) 241-6771 or www.mcuuf.org We Are A Welcoming Congregation. UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY CHURCH UCC Heart of Downtown at 4th & State Worship at 10:30 a.m. riversideucc.com Doubters welcome An “Open & Affirming” congregation Rev. Vicky A. Stifter, 541-386-1412 BETHEL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST Inclusive - Welcoming - Peace & Justice Rev. Kelly Ryan 480 East Jewett Blvd. (509) 493-1747 White Salmon Morning Family Worship & Sunday School 10 a.m. www.bethelwhitesalmon.org UNITED METHODIST PINE GROVE/ODELL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 3422 Odell Hwy., Odell; 541-354-1063 Christy Matson, Lay Preacher 2415 Eastside Road, Pine Grove Sunday Worship Schedule Adult Sunday 8:45 a.m. Worship 10 a.m. Sunday School 10:15 a.m. Sept.-June at Odell Building July & Aug. at Pine Grove Building Everyone is Welcome THE VINEYARD “A COMMUNITY OF CHURCHES” VINEYARD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP OF HOOD RIVER “Come as you are!” Pastor Denny & Sue Anderson Assoc. Pastor Dave Turner Youth Pastor Carrie Turner Sunday Worship Celebration Coffee & Fellowship 9:30 a.m. Worship 9:45 Youth Group - Wednesdays 6:15 Grades 6-12 AWANAS - Thursdays 6:30 Ages 3 through 6th grade Home Groups - Thursdays 6:30 www.vcfhr.org. 508 9th St. (Across from Children’s Park) 541-386-7070
