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www.hoodrivernews.com Hood River News, Wednesday, June 3, 2015 A9 Submitted photo KELSE HEGGE, left, and McKenzie Hegge are ready to show off their chickens and coop during the Tour de Coop event, taking place June 6. ‘Tour de Coop’ coming June 6 Tour de Coop — a tour of Hood River chicken coops, most on the Westside — takes place this Saturday, June 6. Coops will be open from 11-2 p.m. (except for that at Ted James’ place, which will be open until 3 p.m.). The tour is a fundraiser for Valley Critters 4H Club and is the seventh E VENTS Continued from Page A1 lege and a new robot chal- lenge called the “Andrew’s Pizza Challenge” will also be featured. In the pizza challenge, student-built ro- bots are guided in the process of placing “pizza” ingredients on a wooden “dough” disk, with points for speed and the most in- gredients. Condiments in- clude rings, squares, and mini-baskets filled with ob- jects. First Friday also means the opening of “Best of the Gorge” art show at Colum- bia Center for the Arts, Third and Cascade streets. In addition to the artists’ reception at 6 p.m., musi- cian Kay Floria will per- form. C ENTER Continued from Page A1 job for a few months, and figured out exactly where we stand financially and paid all our debts,” Thom- sen said. “She has been working really hard since January.” This executive director- ship is similar to her previ- ous experience, VanOrman said, although the two pro- grams — Head Start and the Adult Center — are dif- ferent. “In terms of administra- tion, it’s similar, but in ter ms of pro g rams, it’s quite difference,” she said. “With the Mid-Columbia Children’s Council, I ex- Friday’s ribbon cutting at the new city restroom and bicycle hub at Third and State celebrates the conclusion of the downtown State Street Urban Renewal Project. The event starts at 4:30 p.m. and entails a ribbon cutting followed by a barbecue hosted by the city and contractors. The community is invited. Past and current Urban Renewal Agency officials will be on hand, and a plaque will be unveiled. n Tour de Coop returns Saturday — see page A9. n Hood River Saturday Market starts its 25th year, at a new location, the Oak Street Pub (formerly Horse and Hound), 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. — see page A6. n Emporium will be open for all ages from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. n The Moth Lounge (for- merly Pint Shack) hosts a grand opening June 5, with a dunk tank, DJ Elive and more. n June 7: a unique oppor- tunity to learn from one of the Gorge’s astronomy ex- p e r t s, P a u l Ku i p e r o f Mosier. His class, “Our Solar System and Our Galaxy,” happens at 7 p.m. Sunday at Coe Building, with later classes in the se- ries moving to Goldendale observatory. Cost is $50 per person and $60 per family. For details call Community Education at 541-386-2055 or go to hrcommunityed.org (page 5 in the printed cata- log). For the second year in a row, Hood River Valley High School students are bring- ing an Engineering Fair to the June First Friday. Stu- dent org anizer Victoria Ko h n e r- F l a n a h a n s a i d , “The Fair an opportunity to let kids engage with STEM Programs in the Gorge.” STEM stands for science, technolo g y, engineering and math. “There’s so much going on here that the com- munity still doesn’t know about, or they’re wondering how to get their kids in- volved,” said Flanahan, a junior. “The Fair will share information and get every- one engaged.” The Engineering Fair will take place as part of First Friday in a closed block of Oak Street between First and Second Streets from 5 to 7 p.m. Students will demonstrate projects from the robotics, engineer- ing and electric car classes at the high school. Hexi- copters and even a robotic submarine will be on dis- play. First Technology Chal- lenge robotics teams from panded it from three coun- ties to five counties and we had almost 100 employees — here, we have two and a half.” An added bonus, said Thomsen, is VanOrman’s experience with “feeding children, working with the FDA, and with state and federal money.” The cen- ter’s Meals on Wheels pro- gram follows USDA guide- lines, of which she’s famil- iar with. Her work the past six months has been “going through things and seeing what we have and what we don’ t have,” VanOr man said. Thomsen said that Va n O r m a n h a s h a d t o rewrite many of the cen- ter’s policies and proce- dures, including personnel, financial management, and investment policies. It’s all in an effort to cap- italize on the center’s full potential. “The center has a lot of potential to be much bigger than we are and offer more programs, to expand our existing programs,” said Thomsen. “We really do want to expand Meals on Wheels and the people who c o m e t o t h e c e n t e r fo r lunches … We do have plans to expand — there are other services we think we can provide.” But more than that, it’s an effort to make sure all volunteers and patrons are comfortable with the changeover in administra- tion. “Everybody is clicking along pretty well and we’re always looking for ways to improve or do it better,” said Thomsen. “We’re see- ing the light at the end of the tunnel, but we have a lot of work to do … “Suzanne is going to be an excellent executive di- rector. She’s organized, and she’s had years of experi- ence writing policies and procedures, in finance, in working with USDA pro- g r a m s . We ’ r e i n g o o d hands.” See pages A3 and A12 for details on this and many other First Friday events. A new attraction for First Friday will be the start of the Emporium pop-up gallery at Butler Bank Build- ing, 301 Oak St. Emporium will happen at Butler Bank each First Friday through summer, for 21 and over. Nu- merous local artisans will display and sell their cre- ations, and there will be live music and beverages for sale, from 5-8 p.m. Also on June 5-7: Forecast Sunny 68° / 54° Thurs. June 4 Sunny 77° / 56° Mostly Sunny around the re gion have been invited to a scrimmage and spectators are welcome to show their skills driving a robot for a chance to win prizes donated by down- town businesses. Flanahan and the rest of the HRVHS students credit the City of Hood River, Hood River Hotel, North- west Graphic Works and downtown businesses for contributing to the event and the Gorge Tech Al- liance for helping promote the event. “The science, technolo g y, engineering and math programs in our schools are providing amaz- ing opportunities for stu- dents like me,” Flanahan said. “We feel so grateful to be growing up here and wanted to give back.” For more information, contact the Gorge Tech Alliance at 541-296-2266. The fair is a way to help Photo by Kirby Neumann-Rea N ICHOLS P ROJECT U NDERWAY Crews are doing trenching and other groundwork at the future site of the Naito hotel and commercial building project at Nichols Boat Basin on the Hood River waterfront. In the background is the Valero service station at the base of Second Street. Oregon Weather Map Humidity 70% Wind Speed NW 15 mph Barometer 30.02 inches Dewpoint 46°F Visibility 10 miles Last update June 2, 7:38 am PDT Actual High / Low AGRIMET HOOD RIVER OR Lat: 45.6842 Long: -121.5181 Elev: 510 http://uspest.org 89° / 60° Sat. June 6 Partly Cloudy 94° / 65° Sun. June 7 Partly Cloudy 96° / 66° May May May May May May May This week’s Forecast Mon. June 8 Tues. June 9 Partly Cloudy Mostly Cloudy 541-386-1123 90° / 64° Mostly sunny and warm,with a high of 96 degrees and an overnight low of 54. Chance of precipitation is slight. 84° / 59° @gVc #& JVRcd 6iaVcZV_TV 3140 W. Cascade, Hood River give the Engineering pro- gram momentum toward the 2015-16 school year. “Especially for kids plan- n i n g o n a dv a n c i n g t o awards in the First Technol- ogy Challenge, outreach op- portunities like this are re- ally important,” said Flana- han. “It’s good practice, and you get to take the elements you learned and incorpo- rate it to your robot next year,” she said. “Our main goal is to in- spire kids to continue with STEM throughout high school by showing them how much fun it can be.” F lanahan noted that while seniors might not be able to attend the fair, due to graduation, their pres- ence will be felt. “Our seniors have been working with underclass- men and their projects will be shown,” she said. ■ The board is currently looking for new members to join Thomsen, secretary Debra Laraway, and trea- surer Paul Zastrow. Three new board members have recently joined — Beth Pe- ters, Mooreen Morris and Felipe Castaneda — but more are always needed. Daytime / Overnight High / Low (°F) Today June 3 Fri. June 5 F IRST F RIDAY R IBBON C UTTING such event. Coops can be toured in any order. Maps are $3 and available at Little Bit Ranch Supply, Gorge Grown Food Net- work, and the OSU Extension office. The highlight is the unusual coops, from small to large, but also features goats, rabbits, pigs, geese and kids. Hood River Weather Forecast Date Photo by Kirby Neumann-Rea Ac`WVddZ`_R]]j EcRZ_VU EVTY_ZTZR_d 7RTe`cj BfR]Zej ARced 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 - - - - - - - 69/54 69/48 79/48 88/52 85/57 80/58 83/57 Updated Tuesday, June 2 at 7:41 a.m. PST Data from www.weather.com 3Vde 3cR\V HRccR_ej
