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Hood River News, Saturday, July 4, 2015
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Photos by Patrick Mulvihill
COLORING TIME proves exciting at the Hood River County Library’s Crafternoon last week. Jamie Robinson, 14, leads the session with
Ivar Van Rutledge, 4, and Savine Davis, 4. Also at the table was Savine’s sister, Olympia Davis, 7. “When I grow up, I want to be a pirate,”
mused Savine as she worked. In addition to scheduled activities at the library, the children’s area provides public computers and a wide
variety of toys, games, and, yes, books. Upstairs is a teen area with lounge furniture to use while checking out the latest books, maga-
zines and graphic novels. Back downstairs, check out the current exhibit in the Jeanne Marie Gaulke room, works by Hood River artist
Sorcha Meek.
Keep kids busy with local summer fun
Kid-friendly prog rams
abound in Hood River County.
Here are a few ideas to get you
started.
At the Hood River Library
Wednesdays: Free family-
friendly entertainment comes
to the library starting at 5:30
p.m. Past shows have included
live bugs and “seriously funny
juggling.”
Thursdays: Crafternoons at
2 p.m. Come in and cool off
with a fun, free project.
The library also has sum-
mer reading programs for
children, teen and adults at its
branches in Hood River, Park-
dale and Cascade Locks, and
it’s not too late to sign up. Kids
can ear n prizes as they
progress towards their read-
ing goal, teens will earn prizes
for hours completed, and
adults will be entered into a
raffle for each book read.
Junior Tennis Clinics
Junior Tennis Clinics for
ages 7-16 take place July 11-17
and Aug. 1-2 at Tsuruta
Courts, taught by 2015 HRVHS
grad and tennis team member
Brandon Campos. Cost is $5.
To sign up email brandoncam-
pos90@yahoo.com.
Cub Scouts
Cub Scout Pack 378 has
two upcoming events: On
July 11, join the pack for a
fishing trip at Laurence
Lake. Boys must be accompa-
nied by a parent; bring pole
and bait. Prize for biggest
fish caught. Hot dogs, re-
freshments provided.
And Aug. 15, the pack will
hike to Tamanawas Falls.
Meet 10:45 a.m. at Mt. Hood
Store. Boys must be accom-
panied by a parent; bring day
pack, lunch and full water
bottle.
For more info on both
these events, call 541-354-1323.
Summer Art Experiences
Columbia Center for the
Arts has several Summer Art
Experience camps in a variety
of mediums and for a wide
age group. Upcoming events
include:
■ July 6-9 — 9-noon. Long-
necked whimsical creatures.
Ages 8-12. $85
■ July 6-9 and 13-17 — 1-4
p.m. Shakespeare for teens.
Ages 13-18. $150.
■ July 13-16 — 9-noon. Cos-
tume and soft sculpture with
Megan Mesloh, Wildcraft Stu-
dio School. Ages 7+. $90.
■ July 20-23 — 9-noon. Mon.:
Introduction to visual jour-
nals; ages 9-15, $30. Tues.-
Thurs.: Learn to draw what
you see; ages 6-12, $75.
■ July 20-23 — 1-4 p.m.
Handmade books of all shapes
and sizes. Ages 9-12. $105.
■ July 20-23 — 1-4 p.m. in
the theater. Physical theater.
Ages 7-12. $85.
■ July 27-30 — 9-noon.
Learn to paint what you see.
Ages 6-12. $90.
■ July 27-30 — 1-4 p.m. Cre-
ative paper engineering. Ages
8+. $85.
■ Aug. 10-13 — 9-noon. All
the arts theater camp. Ages 4-
6. $85
■ Aug. 10-13 — 1-4 p.m. Tex-
tile play: Intro to weaving,
painting on, dyeing fabric
with Megan Mesloh from
Wildcraft Studio School. Ages
12+. $135.
Scholarships available.
More
at
columbi-
aarts.org/SummerArtExpe
rience.
Camps
■ July 6-10 and Aug. 3-7 —
Theater and Art camps, 9-1
p.m. at New Vision School, Mt.
Hood Town Hall. For kids ages
4-12. $250 a week per child,
with sibling discounts and
partial scholarships available.
For more info call Heather
Laurance, 541-390-0352.
■ Now through July 10
and Aug. 10-21 — Summer
camp at Blossoms Bilingual
Preschool , 7:30-4:30 p.m. in
the Pine Grove Elementary
c a f e t e r i a . Ju ly s e s s i o n
theme: Culture and Lan-
guage; August theme: Na-
ture in the Gorge. More info
at 541-399-4840 or hrblossom-
spreschool@yahoo.com.
Community Education
The summer Community
Ed catalog has a number of
camps, sports and activities
for children and teens of all
ages. A few upcoming classes
include:
■ July 6-16 — Summer Day
Camp Water WOW for grades
K-5 with instructor Amanda
Dommer and staff. Meets at
Westside Elementary; cost is
$285 camp only or $330 for ex-
tended care.
■ July 6-8, 13-15, 20-22, 27-29,
and Aug. 3-5 — Summer Art
Camp for ages 5-8 with in-
structor Joy Kloman. Meets at
May Street Elementary; cost
$75.
■ July 8-29 — Dance Camp,
4-16 years with instructor Tay-
lor Simonds. Meets at West-
side Elementary; cost $180.
■ July 10-Aug. 12 — Drivers
Ed for teens 15 and over. Meets
in the Coe Building; cost is
$335 for 18 and under and $545
for those over 18.
■ July 13-24, July 27-Aug. 7
and Aug. 10-21 — Rock Band
Summer Camps for ages 8-12
and 13-17 with instructor Tim
Snyder. Meets at Under-
ground Music Station; cost
$249.
■ July 14-16 and Aug. 4-6 —
CrossFit Hood River Kids
Camp for kids 5-11 years with
instructors Lauren Munk and
Katie Rae. Meets at Power Sta-
tion; cost is $30 per day or $80
for 3 days.
■ July 27-Aug. 7 — Summer
Musical Theater for grades 4-
10 with teacher Rebekah
Meyer. Meets at Hood River
Middle School in the cafeteria;
cost is $295.
■ Aug. 20-22 — Beginning
Band Camp for Middle School,
Aug. 20-22 with teacher Rebec-
ca Nederhiser. Meets at Hood
River Middle School in the
music room; cost is $35.
For more information on
these and other classes, con-
tact Community Ed at 541-386-
2055,
communi-
ty.ed@hoodriver.k12.or.us or
www.communityed.org.
Photo by Patrick Mulvihill
TRAINS AND townscape lie before a young Crafternoon partici-
pant.
The toys were provided by G. Willikers Toys on Oak Street
■
For more ideas, see the Vaca- downtown. See article for details on Crafternoons, which happen
tion Bible School listing on A5. each Thursday.
SIERRA COLE shows her prints to her
mother, Lydia, during last week’s nature
print book making class at Columbia Center
for the Arts. Sierra’s sister, Stella, also partic-
ipated in the class, taught by Abigail Mer-
ickel. Students employed images from na-
ture to create prints and write haiku which
they bound into books. Siblings Hailey, 12,
and Ryan Betts of Hood River display their
works. Ryan’s print is called “The violent
tadpole.” One of Hailey’s haiku reads,“Look
at all the trees/let’s chop them down for
fun/look at my new house.”
Joe Guenther
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