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CALL FOR ARTISTS
■ July 15-31 — “Gorge
Artists Create” annual open
juried show, The Dalles Art Cen-
ter. Theme “Fruits of Our Labor.”
Artists encouraged to be creative
and explain how work relates to
theme upon submission. All
media welcome. Cash prizes.
Submissions accepted Tues. thru
Sat., 11-5 p.m. May submit up to
three pieces. $20 entry fee first,
$10 subsequent pieces. More at
www.thedallesartcenter.org.
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.
■ June 13 — RC Car Class,
9-10 a.m. at May Street Elemen-
tary covered play area. Bring
radio controlled car and spare
batteries; learn about car repair
and maintenance. Students must
be old enough to operate their
vehicle safely and stay out of dri-
ving area while cars are moving
for safety reasons, or must be su-
pervised by a parent. $10 for all
3 classes. Sign up through Com-
munity Ed. More info at
info@hoodriverhobbies.com.
■ June 17-19 — Elemen-
tary Fun & Run Camp, 8-10
a.m. at Hood River Middle
School. Open to all students
grades 1-5. $25, includes t-shirt.
Register thru Community Ed,
www.hrcommunityed.org.
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.
■ Aug. 21-22 — HRVHS
Class of 1995 will hold their 20
year reunion. Pre-registration be-
gins June 1. Those interested in
attending or know how to con-
tact classmates are asked to
email hrvhs1995@gmail.com to
be added to the mailing list.
COMMUNITY EVENTS
■ 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.
■ June 4 — Gorge Grown
Farmers’ Market, 5-8 p.m. at
Hood River Middle School. Local-
ly raised fruits and vegetables,
meat, fish, cheese, eggs, bread
and more, with hot food vendors,
local musicians, cooking demon-
strations, and children’s activities.
■ June 5 — Life & portrait
drawing labs, 9-noon at the
Columbia Center for the Arts Stu-
dio. Every Friday. $20 drop in;
package discounts available.
More info at columbiaarts.org or
541-387-8877, ext. 114.
■ June 5 — Friday fun
lunch with For the Good Time
Band, 11-1:30 p.m. at HR Valley
Adult Center, 2010 Sterling
Place, off Brookside Drive.
Dancers and listeners welcome!
■ June 5 — Caregiver
training on Living with
Alzheimer’s, 1:30-4 p.m. at the
Hood River Valley Adult Center.
Free, instructor-led training de-
signed for a variety of caregivers,
including those working specifi-
cally in the healthcare profession,
as well as family members help-
ing to coordinate or provide in-
home care for a loved one.
■ June 5 — Book Signing
with Kate Dyer-Seeley, 5-8 p.m.
at Waucoma Bookstore, 212 Oak
St. “Slayed on the Slopes,” the
second in the Pacific Northwest
Mystery series. More info at
books@waucomabookstore.com
or waucomabookstore.com.
■ June 6 — Lyle Lions Pan-
cake Breakfast / Scholarship
Donations, 7 a.m. at the Lyle
Lions Community Center, 5th and
Hwy. 14. Everyone welcome.
■ June 6 — Hood River
Saturday Market, 10 a.m. at
Oak Street Pub, 4th & Oak St.
25th anniversary as a downtown,
community staple! Market show-
cases work, products from some
of the finest artisans and growers
anywhere! We also feature some
of the best live music!
■ June 6 — Anson’s Bike
Buddies Bike Drive, 10-3 p.m.
at The Crates Building, 3591
Klindt Drive, The Dalles. Collect-
ing used bikes or bike parts for
area children ages 6-18. Help
Anson reach his goal that every
child have a bike of their own.
■ June 6 — Tour de Coop,
11-2 p.m. Maps $3, available at
Little Bit Ranch Supply, Gorge
Grown and Extension Office. Tour
chicken coops in any order; most
on Westside. Coops from small to
large; goats, kids, pigs, rabbits
and geese too. Fundraiser for Val-
ley Critters 4H club.
■ June 6 — 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.
■ June 7 — Birds in Indian
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Creek Habitats, 8 a.m. Meets
Sunday mornings at Hood River
Hobbies; $10 for all 5 sessions.
Identify and map birds and learn
about seasonal use of habitats.
All ages; kids with wildlife inter-
ests strongly encouraged with
parental supervision. More info
at info@hoodriverhobbies.com.
■ June 8 — “The Myths of
Nutrition and Fitness” with
Professor Anthony Goodman, 2-
3 p.m. in the Hawks Ridge dining
room. DVD series explores myths
of nutrition and fitness; topics in-
clude exercise, weight loss, vita-
mins, supplements, hydration
and more. Meets Mondays. All
welcome.
■ June 9 — Friends of the
Hood River County libraries
annual meeting, noon in the
Gaulke Meeting Room at the
Hood River County Library. Any-
one interested in joining the
Friends and/or volunteering is in-
vited to attend. For more info
contact Ruth Tsu at 541-386-
5465 or Lani Roberts at 541-
250-9027.
■ June 9 — Senior meals,
noon at the Lyle Lions Communi-
ty Center, 5th and Hwy. 14.
Everyone welcome.
■ June 9 — “Bone Broth”
with Tim Saur, 2-3 p.m. in the
Hawks Ridge dining room. Certi-
fied health coach Saur will share
his homemade bone broth and
information on its health bene-
fits. All welcome.
■ June 9 — 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.
■ June 10 — 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.
■ June 10 — Free car seat
check, 11-1 p.m. at HR Fire Sta-
tion, 1785 Meyer Parkway. Ex-
pectant parents, grandparents
and parents of children under 4
feet 9 inches are encouraged to
attend to have seat installations
checked by car seat technician
Elizabeth Stillwell. Second
Wednesday of each month.
■ June 10 — The mellow
guitar of Bill Davis, 11:30-
12:30 p.m. at HR Valley Adult
Center, 2010 Sterling Place, off
Brookside Drive.
■ June 10 — GO! Green
Drinks, 5:30-7 p.m. at Trellis
Fresh Flowers and Gifts, 165 E
Jewett Blvd, White Salmon. Co-
hosted by Neff Designs. Beer
from Everybody’s, wine from
Major Creek Cellars, food from
Pioneer Pizza. $5; free for mem-
bers. More info at gorge-
owned.org/green-drinks.
■ June 11 — 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.
■ June 12 — 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.
■ June 12 — Friday fun
lunch with Jack Shepherd &
Friends, 11-1:30 p.m. at HR Val-
ley Adult Center, 2010 Sterling
Place, off Brookside Drive.
Dancers and listeners welcome!
■ June 12 — Author talk
with Dr. Robert Boyd at the
Columbia Gorge Discovery Cen-
ter, The Dalles. Dinner at 6 p.m.;
talk at 7. “Rev. Henry K.W.
Perkins: Forgotten Wascopam
Missionary,” will focus on previ-
ously unpublished material on
Perkins, who served at the
Methodist-Episcopal Wascopam
PICK OF THE WEEK
Submitted photo
PERRY COLE, director, and the Mid-Columbia Community Choir Ladies Chorus.
Mid-Columbia Community
Choir concert is June 7
Mid-Columbia Com-
munity Choir Ladies
Chorus will present a
benefit concert on June 7
at 3 p.m. at Grace Baptist
Church, 1280 W. Jewett,
White Salmon, Wash.
Admission is free, but a
free will offering will be
received for Washington
Gorge Action Programs
Food Bank. This local
agency serves those in
need to alleviate hunger
by distributing food regu-
larly and on an emer-
gency basis.
Mid-Columbia Com-
munity Choir Ladies
Chorus is a Gorge based
ladies group formed in
2013 and made up of 18
ladies who are members
of the larger choir. Each
Mission in The Dalles from 1838-
1844. Cost for dinner and pro-
gram $20; presentation $5.
■ June 13 — Hood River
Saturday Market, 1 0-2 p.m. at
Oak Street Pub, 4th & Oak St.
Market showcases work and
products from some of the finest
artisans and growers anywhere!
We also feature some of the best
live music!
■ June 13 — Hazardous
Waste Collection rural event,
10-2 p.m. at Cascade Locks. Get
rid of unwanted dangerous and
hazardous materials. For more
info, call 541-506-2636 or visit
tricountytrecycle.com.
■ June 13 — Historian
Carolyn Wood, 2 p.m. at the
Rorick House, 300 W. 13th, The
Dalles. Free. Wood will share info
on century farms and ranches in
S. Wasco County, including the
1886 McGreer Ranch and the
1894 Enoch Dickson Ranch.
■ June 13 — 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.
■ June 14 — 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 habi-
tats. All ages; kids with wildlife
interests strongly encouraged
with parental supervision. More
info at info@hoodriverhob-
bies.com.
■ June 15 — “The Myths
of Nutrition and Fitness”
with Professor Anthony Good-
man, 2-3 p.m. in the Hawks
Ridge dining room. DVD series
explores myths of nutrition and
fitness; topics include exercise,
weight loss, vitamins, supple-
ments, hydration and more.
Meets Mondays. All welcome.
■ June 16 — Senior meals,
noon at the Lyle Lions Communi-
ty Center, 5th and Hwy. 14.
Everyone welcome.
■ June 16 — Big Bingo at
the HR Valley Adult Center, 2010
Sterling Place, off Brookside
Drive. Doors open and food avail-
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month, the ladies visit
one of several local care
facilities singing for
shut-ins and bring their
message of hope through
music. They have per-
formed bedside concerts
for individuals and fami-
lies in hospice care.
The Ladies Chorus will
perform classical to con-
temporary pieces includ-
ing “Amazing Grace,” a
well-known hymn, and
“Merrick,” an 18th centu-
ry piece, both written by
John Newton. The cho-
rus also will perform Dr.
Mack Wilberg’s classical
arrangement of “My
Shepherd Will Supply My
Need” and the opening
them of the popular ani-
mated musical Frozen,
able at 5 p.m.; games begin
promptly at 6 p.m. Funds raised
support the Meals on Wheels
program.
■ June 17 — 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.
■ June 17 — 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.
■ June 18 — Recipe Tast-
ing and Testing with Karin
Duncker of “Cooking in my
Heels,” 2-3 p.m. in the Hawks
Ridge dining room. All welcome.
■ June 18 — Gorge
Grown Farmers’ Market,4-7
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.
■ June 19 — 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.
■ June 19 — Friday fun
lunch with the Simcoe Boys, 11-
1:30 p.m. at HR Valley Adult Cen-
ter, 2010 Sterling Place, off
Brookside Drive. Dancers and lis-
teners welcome!
■ June 20 — Bark For Life
event, 11-2 p.m. at the HR Co.
Fairgrounds. Honoring contribu-
tions of canine caregivers to can-
cer survivors. Doggie games,
dress-up contests, music, food.
Register at relayforlife.org or call
503-295-6424.
■ June 20 — Hood River
Saturday Market, 10-2 p.m. at
Oak Street Pub, 4th & Oak St.
Gas Appliances
Electrical Repair
Get your RV
road ready!
RV Doc — Bruce Henderson
entitled, “Eatnemen
Vuelie.”
The program will fea-
ture two solos: Stephenie
Gross singing, “You Are
Good,” and Anita Decker
s i n g i n g , “ Yo u r G r a c e
Still Amazes Me.” Decker
will be joined by Suzanne
Kelso, a gifted signer for
the deaf.
Perry Cole is the direc-
tor of the Mid-Columbia
Community Choir and
also directs the Ladies
Chorus. “The Ladies have
come together to sing both
acapella and accompanied
music that uplifts,” says
Perry. “Many people over
the past 2 and a half years
have been blessed by the
beautiful voices and har-
mony of these ladies.”
Market showcases work and
products from some of the finest
artisans and growers anywhere!
We also feature some of the best
live music!
■ June 20 — Mercado del
Valle, 3-6 p.m. at Mid Valley Ele-
mentary. Local farmer and food
producers, artisans, hot food ven-
dors, and musicians are waiting
to share the bounty of the Hood
River Valley! Stop by and see
what this market is about!
■ June 20 — 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.
■ June 21 — Mosier
Farmer's Market, 4-7 p.m. at
The Rack and Cloth, 1104 1st
Ave. Downtown Mosier. Food
vendors, artists, musicians, kids’
activities & events. Come dance
and chat among the veggies. For
kids, oldies and anyone who
eats! We accept SNAP and DEBIT
card transactions.
■ June 22 — “The Myths
of Nutrition and Fitness”
with Professor Anthony Good-
man, 2-3 p.m. in the Hawks
Ridge dining room. DVD series
explores myths of nutrition and
fitness; topics include exercise,
weight loss, vitamins, supple-
ments, hydration and more.
Meets Mondays. All welcome.
■ June 23 — Senior meals,
noon at the Lyle Lions Communi-
ty Center, 5th and Hwy. 14.
Everyone welcome.
■ June 23 — 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.
WKO-High Cascade Mills
Buying Logs
& Timber
Douglas Fir
White Fir
Pine
Mobile Service & Repair
River City
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541-490-6045
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Certification
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