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Hood River News, Wednesday, July 1, 2015
N EIGHBORS
Castillo-Flores named to White House internship
Yonny Castillo-Flo-
res, a 2011 Hood
River Valley High
School graduate, has
been named a White
House Inter n for
summer 2015.
C a s t i l l o - F l o r e s,
Yonny
now a Willamette
University student, Castillo-Flores
will participate in a
program with a stated mission “to
make the White House accessible to
future leaders around the nation and
to prepare those devoted to public
service for future leadership oppor-
tunities,” according to a White
House press release.
A White House Internship pro-
vides a unique opportunity to gain
valuable professional experience
and build leadership skills. Interns
work in one of several White House
departments, including the Domes-
tic Policy Council, the National Eco-
nomic Council, the Office of Cabinet
Affairs, the Office of Communica-
tions, the Office of Digital Strategy,
the Office of the First Lady, the Of-
fice of Legislative Affairs, the Office
of Management and Administra-
tion, the Office of Political Strategy
and Outreach, the Office of the Staff
Secretary, the Presidential Person-
nel Office, the Office of Public En-
gagement and Intergovernmental
Affairs, the Office of Scheduling and
Advance, the Office of the Vice Pres-
ident, the Office of the White House
Counsel, and the President’s Com-
mission on White House Fellow-
ships.
Submittted photo
BIG AND LITTLE Ananda and Angelina get ready to go out on the
water in the annual windsurfing clinic at The Hook.
BBBS friends learn
windsurfing basics
Photo by LisaAnn Kawachi
AT MERCADO del Valle, Will Monroe, 2, sister, Claire, 5 and dad, Joe, from Odell, sample the raw honey treats they bought at the market.
MID VALLEY NEWS
Celebrate the Fourth in Odell
BY TRISHA WALKER
Mid Valley correspondent
First, a correction: I inad-
vertently typed the wrong
date for the 50-Plus Expo
coming to the Hood River
County Fair on Senior’s Day
in my last column — it will
be on July 23, to correlate
with the special admission
price to the fairgrounds for
seniors on that day. The Expo
will be held in the Wy’east
gym, and booths will cover a
wide variety of products,
services and information for
adults over 50. Admission is
free with fair entry.
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Gorge Grown’s Mercado
del Valle, now in its second
year, will be open on the
Fourth of July, beginning at
3 p.m. at Mid Valley Elemen-
tary. This year, it’s moved off
the playground and into the
parking lot, shaded by the
trees there.
Kids will definitely want
to check this market out:
Hannah Ladwig, Gorg e
Grown Food Access and Out-
reach Assistant, says a wa-
terslide will be a part of the
day’s activities. Kids can also
take advantage of the new
Power of Produce — or POP
— program, where they get
$2 in tokens to spend on
fruits and vegetables from
vendors.
The market features local
■
Everyone is welcome to par-
ticipate, whether you’re
watching or marching (or
driving an old-time vehicle,
or riding your horse, or wav-
ing from a float, or riding
your bike or scooter). The pa-
rade is popular, so if you’re
watching, be sure to get
there at least 15 minutes
early to grab a spot.
The parade will again be
sponsored by Gorge Good-
timers Snowmobile Club. For
more information, contact
Jean Stone at 541-490-1901.
The annual Fourth of July
parade through downtown
Odell kicks off at 4 p.m., with
parade lineup at Mid Valley
Elementary starting at 3:30.
Please send items to Tr-
isha
at
twalk-
er@hoodrivernews.com or
call at 541-386-1234.
fruit, vegetables, eggs, fish,
prepared food, art, kids’ ac-
tivities and live music;
SNAP, WIC and debit cards
are accepted. (This year, the
SNAP Match program has
expanded — those who use
$10 in EBT, or food stamps, at
the market will receive an
additional $10, for a com-
bined total of $20 to spend on
local food.)
Mercado del Valle will run
on Saturdays from 3-6 p.m.
through Sept. 26.
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Bagge Gardens holds last gospel garden concert
Bagge Gardens, located at
1805 Carroll Rd., Mosier,
will hold its last-ever gospel
music garden concert on
July 18 beginning at 5:30
p.m.
Music will be provided by
the gospel bluegrass group
Bethel Mountain Band and
Garden of Grace.
The concert is free, with
donations accepted. Seating
will be provided. No pets,
please.
For more infor mation,
call 541-478-3760 or 541-645-
5076.
Bethel Mountain Band,
from Rickreall, Ore., near
Salem, is a group of guys all
in their 50s and 60s.
Six of the seven grew up
i n M e n n o n i t e ch u rch e s
singing four-part harmony.
( w w w. b e t h e l m o u n t a i n -
band.com or on Facebook).
They write, “We are basi-
cally a quartet with acoustic
instruments — mandolin,
banjo, guitar, harmonica,
bass. We specialize in old-
time gospel songs so we ap-
peal to older audiences. We
do mostly churches, retire-
ment homes, and some festi-
vals, but we only do a few
non-gospel numbers in non-
church settings. We regular-
ly give a service to Mennon-
ite Village here in Albany,
the local retirement village.
We don’t sound like a blue-
g rass g roup, more like
Souther n gospel with
stringed instruments rather
than a piano. We all have
other jobs but do about 25 to
30 concerts a year.”
On a pleasantly war m
and breezy day, Big Broth-
ers Big Sisters of the Co-
lumbia Gorge held its annu-
al Windsurfing Clinic at
The Hook.
Columbia Gorge Wind-
surfing
Association
(CGWA) hosted the event.
Big Winds also supplied
some equipment, as well as
an instructor, for the event.
The clinic was attended
by about 15 Bigs and Littles
from Hood River, Klickitat,
and Wasco Counties.
Little Brother Jacob had
w i n d s u r f e d at t h e 2 0 1 3
Windsurfing Clinic, so he
knew the basics. Still, it was
difficult for him to cruise
any direction other than
left.
After some excellent tips
from Instructor Angelo and
44 Trails Association hosts
Trailgate event on July 11
Celebrate the world of
Mt. Hood single track at
Trailgate, hosted by the 44
Trails Association and the
Mt. Hood National Forest.
Trailgate is a day to cele-
brate and enjoy the fine sin-
gle track trails accessible
from Forest Road 44 on the
Mt. Hood National Forest.
There’s plenty of great rid-
ing and hiking to be had
from the Billy Bob SnoPark,
including rides for all abili-
ties, even kids.
The event begins at 10
a.m. on Saturday, July 11
and includes afternoon food
and music all based out of
the Billy Bob Snopark on
Forest Road 44. Learn about
ride and hike options plus
there will be opportunities
to learn about 44 Trails As-
sociation, meet local USFS
rangers, environmental ed-
River City Team!
Matt Rankin
Submitted photo
Oregon Broker
BETHEL MOUNTAIN Band performs July 18 in the final concert at
Bagge Gardens in Mosier.
Ezra Bredemeier
Ezra Wade Bredemeier
was born May 30, 2015 to
Kevin and Samantha Brede-
meier of Gresham at Port-
land Providence Hospital.
He was 6 pounds, 11 ounces
and measured 19 inches long.
Grandparents are Kellie
and David Wade, Hood River,
541-400-0648
209 3rd Street • Hood River
mattrankin@remax.net
River City
and Bob and Gail Brede-
meier, Portland
Great-grandparents are
Pat and Mike Fowler, The
Dalles; Jim and Jackie
Wade, Hood River; Captain
Bill Bredemeier, Deerfield, Il.
Ezra also had the opportu-
nity to meet his great-grand-
father Billy Langfitt, who
passed away June 22.
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Susan Gabay presents AnnElise Acosta with the Susanna
Blake Gabay Peace Scholarship, sponsored by Columbia
River Fellowship for Peace. AnnElise plans to study social
work and Spanish. She also received scholarships from Uni-
versity of Oregon, Northeastern University, Elks Student of
the Month and University of Utah.
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enjoy free food, drink (non-
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some great swag, too. Learn
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Joined the
B irth
Submitted photo
plenty of encouragement
from his Big Brother Mike,
Jacob mastered his direc-
tional skills and made it all
the way to the far end of
The Hook.
Big Brothers Big Sisters,
a prog ram of The Next
Door, is actively seeking
vo l u n t e e r m e n t o r s i n
Wasco, Hood River, and
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14 with one-to-one mentor-
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volunteers.
To become a volunteer
mentor or to refer a child,
contact Justine Ziegler in
Hood River and Klickitat
Counties at 541-490-9979
or Kateel Muhs in Wasco
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