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Hood River News, Wednesday, May 27, 2015
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FOR CHILDREN
■ Story Time at Hood
River Library: Baby/Toddler
and Big Kids story time, 10:30
a.m. Thursday mornings.
■ New Parent Services
Playgroups. For parents and
their children ages newborn to 5;
for more info contact Nancy Jo-
hanson Paul at 541-436-0319 or
nancyp@nextdoorinc.org. Tues-
days, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
at Cascade Locks City Hall gym.
Tuesdays, 9-10:30 a.m. at Hood
River Alliance Church, 2650
Montello Ave. (Contact the
church at 541-386-2812 for de-
tails.) Fridays, 10-11:30 a.m. at
HR Early Childhood Center (for-
mer Pine Grove School), bilin-
gual, with developmental spe-
cialists available (follows school
calendar). For more info call 541-
386-4919.
■ May 31 — Pokemon
Club, 1:30-3 p.m. at Hood River
Hobbies, 110 Fourth St. Supervi-
sion provided for 8 and up. $30
for all dates; bring or purchase
deck and cards to trade. More
info at info@hoodriverhob-
bies.com.
EXHIBITS
■ June 2-11 — HRVHS art
show at Dog River Coffee. For
show and sale. Artists’ reception
June 2, 5-6 p.m.
■ Through July 5 — Exhib-
it, “What if Heroes Were Not
Welcome Home?,” Columbia
Gorge Discovery Center and Mu-
seum, The Dalles. Examines the
experience of Japanese Ameri-
can veterans returning home
after World War II. Curated by
Linda Tamura and Marsha
Matthews, the exhibit was origi-
nally displayed at the Oregon
Historical Society in Portland.
■ Through Aug. 29 — Out-
door Recreation: The Heart of
Hood River County, The History
Museum of Hood River County.
Featuring “The Darby Board,”
Newman Darby’s iconic “wind
sailing” invention, how HR
County’s trails were formed, how
Timberline was built, what to
pack for a hike and more.
REUNIONS
■ June 13 — Odell High
School Annual Reunion for
years 1916 to 1954, 1 p.m., Elks
Club in Hood River. All classes,
guests and care givers welcome.
Wheelchair and handicap acces-
sible. For more info call Joyce
Gehrig Wagner, 541-436-4220
or kjjwag@charter.net.
COMMUNITY EVENTS
■ May 26 — HR Water-
shed Group meeting, 6 p.m.
at the Parkdale Community Cen-
ter, 7300 Clear Creek Rd. Middle
Fork Irrigation District will host
and present on the Clear Branch
Substrate Augmentation project
in partnership with USFS.
■ May 27 — Hunger Free
Communities Forum, 9:30-
2:30 p.m. at Columbia Gorge
Community College Lecture Hall,
400 East Scenic Dr., The Dalles.
Lunch provided. Will assess ex-
tent and causes of hunger, de-
sign strategies and plans, and
implement plans for hunger re-
lief. Register at bit.ly.1EJDxbC.
■ May 27 — 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
experience necessary.
■ May 27 — Columbia
River Gorge National Scenic
Area book signing/event lecture,
6:30 p.m. at Columbia Center for
the Arts. Book signing starts
6:30; public program “Wild at
Heart in the Columbia River
Gorge” at 7.
■ May 28 — Hood River
Art Club weekly session, 10-
1 p.m., Alliance Church, 2650
Montello (corner of Rand and
Montello) in the modular build-
ing. Paint, share information, cri-
tique others’ work. Open to
everyone in all skill levels and all
media. Bring art project, sup-
plies, lunch and $1 donation to
cover coffee. Last session until
September.
■ May 28 — Gorge
Grown Farmers’ Market, 5-8
p.m. at Hood River Middle
School. Locally raised fruits and
vegetables, meat, fish, cheese,
eggs, bread and more, with hot
food vendors, local musicians,
cooking demonstrations, and
children’s activities.
■ May 28 — ‘All That Jazz’
live auction, 7-9 p.m. at Sun-
shine Mill, 901 E. Second, The
Dalles. Featuring repurposed pi-
anos by students at TDHS and
jazz by Tobin Swick and Paul
Viemiester. Refreshments. Pro-
ceeds benefit The Dalles Art Cen-
ter, Education Foundation, and
The Dalles High School Art club.
Tickets $5 at door; also available
at The Dalles Art Center, Klindts
Bookstore and Sunshine Mill.
■ May 28-29 — Friends of
the Hood River County Li-
brary Annual Book Sale at
the Hood River Library Jeanne
Marie Gaulke Meeting Room.
Fri., 12-6, Sat., 10-2; $1 bag day
($3 for Friends cloth bag).
■ May 29 — 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.
■ May 29 — Strong-
Women Fitness Program
class (for men, too), 9:30-10:30
a.m. at the Mt. Hood Town Hall.
Class meets Tues/Fri. Join any-
time. Sponsored by OSU Exten-
sion. Work out with other strong
women. More info at 503-708-
6469 or anndow@me.com.
■ May 29 — Friday Fun
Lunch with The Simcoe Boys,
11-1:30 p.m. at HR Valley Adult
Center, 2010 Sterling Place, off
Brookside Drive on the Heights.
Dancers and listeners welcome.
■ May 29-31 — Fundrais-
er rummage sale for HR
Adopt A Dog at Cody Orchard
Farm Stand, 3475 Graves Rd.,
Odell. Fri., 11-6, Sat. & Sun., 9-3.
Many families donated items;
funds HRAAD’s mission of caring
for and rehoming lost and aban-
doned dogs at Hukari Shelter.
■ May 29-31 — Free tee
time for local residents, 8-5
p.m. at Skamania Golf Course.
Must be a resident of Skamania,
Klickitat, Hood River or Wasco
counties. Available throughout
each of the days and can be
made up to two weeks in ad-
vance, beginning on May 15 by
calling 800-293-0418. Cart $15.
■ May 30 — Hood 2 River
Relay, 9-6 p.m. More info at
541-980-2338, 541-308-6738,
or www.hood2riverrelay.com.
■ May 30 — 5th Annual
Spring Author Festival, 11-2
p.m. at Klindts Booksellers, The
Dalles. Ranging in everything
from alien abduction and genet-
ic engineering to shape shifting
and supernatural sleuthing.
More info at info@klindts-
books.com, 541-296-3355 and
www.klindtsbooks.com.
■ May 30 — 7th annual
community butterfly re-
lease, 2 p.m. at Jackson Park.
Intended to provide a nurturing,
renewing experience for anyone
who is grieving a loss or wishes
to honor the memory of a loved
one. Free; all invited. One butter-
fly per family will be supplied for
release. Similar events: May 30,
10 a.m. at Sorosis Park in The
PICK OF THE WEEK
‘Outdoor
Recreation’
now at HRC
Museum
Surf ’s up at the
Hood River County
History Museum. The
Darby Board, New-
man Darby’s iconic
“wind sailing” inven-
tion is the center-
piece of the muse-
um’s summer exhib-
it, “Outdoor Recre-
ation: The Heart of
Hood River County,”
which opened last
Saturday. The board
was built in 1965 and
signed by Darby him-
self. Visit the muse-
um at 300 E. Port Ma-
r i n a D r ive t o t h e
learn more — the ex-
hibit runs from May
16 to August 29.
Photo by Patrick Mulvihill
Dalles; June 6, 10 a.m. at Rock
Cove in Stevenson.
■ May 30 — 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.
■ May 31 — Birds in Indi-
an Creek Habitats, 8 a.m.
Meets Sunday mornings at Hood
River Hobbies; $10 for all 5 ses-
sions. Identify and map birds and
learn about seasonal use of
habitats. All ages; kids with
wildlife interests strongly encour-
aged with parental supervision.
More info at info@hoodriver-
hobbies.com.
■ May 31 — Underwood
Community Center reopen-
ing, 1 p.m. Potluck; donations
accepted to help finance center.
All are invited.
■ June 2 — Senior meals,
noon at the Lyle Lions Communi-
ty Center, 5th and Hwy. 14.
Everyone welcome.
■ June 2 — Big Bingo at
the HR Valley Adult Center, 2010
Sterling Place, off Brookside
Drive. Doors open and food
available at 5 p.m.; games begin
promptly at 6 p.m. Funds raised
support the Meals on Wheels
program.
■ June 3 — 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
experience necessary.
■ June 3 — Breastfeeding
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.
■ June 3 — Poetry Slam,
5:30-7:30 p.m. at A Kidz Dental
Zone, 419 State St., Suite 4.
HRMS 8 graders will be partici-
pating; everyone is invited to
show support. Drinks and snacks
provided. Donations to HRMS
Arts and Lit department.
■ June 4 — Annual Pro-
gram Planning Meeting, 9:30
a.m. at the HR Extension Office
classroom. Part of the Extension
Service Family and Community
Education study groups. More
info at 541-386-3343.
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