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A8 Hood River News, Saturday, July 11, 2015 G ATHERINGS www.hoodrivernews.com HR County Fair arrives July 22-25 T h e H o o d R ive r R ive r Ta q u e r i a a r e County Fair retur ns sponsors. We d n e s d ay t h r o u g h Fair headliner Glori- Saturday, July 22-25. An ana takes to the main old-fashioned family- stage at 8 p.m. Saturday, oriented county fair July 25, presented by that’s been named the Griffith Toyota North- “best in the state,” it’s west. known for outstanding Also free with fair entertainment, activi- admission are many ties for kids and adults, other great attractions displays and exhibits, — many found in the carnival and midway park area, or around fun, horses, livestock, the fairgrounds. Kidz flowers, and food to Dental is sponsoring p l e a s e eve r y t a s t e. many of the park activ- Country music star trio ities. Gloriana performs Sat- I n t h e p a rk , t h e urday evening, July 25. “ Wa l k o n t h e Wi l d The scenic fairgrounds Side” exotic animal a re at 3 0 2 0 Wy ’ e a s t show displays a wide Road, south of Hood range of exotic animals River, near the commu- and reptiles in a jungle nity of Odell. atmosphere, and God- Regular general ad- f r e y t h e M a g i c i a n mission prices to the serves up award-win- fair are $7 per adult ning comedy and levita- Wednesday, Thursday tion tricks. Professor and Friday, and $10 on B a m b o o z l e ’s Ro a d Saturday. Admission Show brings laughs for children and fun — aged 6-12 is and balloons $2. Children — to the u n d er 6 a d - p a rk and mitted free. fairgrounds. Season tick- And look for ets are avail- D r. S o l a r ’s able ($24 Good Time, a d u l t s, $5 T r ave l i n g ages 6-12 in- Medicine clusive). The S h o w ’ s fair opens unique mag- each day at FAIR BOOKS are full ical and edu- noon; car ni- of details and avail- cational val rides Every day able at stores through- be gin at 1 is “Bracelet p. m . C h e c k out the county. Day” on Cas- the schedule, cade Amuse- as FFA and 4-H events ments carnival rides. begin earlier. Many fa- Save money on rides by vorite displays have purchasing a $22 ride moved to the blue gym bracelet ticket for just this year from the gold. $17 in advance of the Musical performances fair’s opening. They’re are free with paid ad- available in Odell at the mission. fair office, Mid Valley Musical enter tain- Market, Hood River Sup- ment begins Wednes- ply, and G.G.’s; at day evening on the park McIsaac’s in Parkdale; stage at 8 p.m., with a at Juanita’s Market in Patsy Cline imperson- The Dalles; and at Juani- ator. On Thursday at ta’s Market, Hood River 7 : 3 0 p. m . , t h e 2 0 4 t h Supply, and Columbia Army Band performs State Bank in Hood on the main stage. On River, and must be pur- F r i d ay, i t ’s a f u l l chased by 5:00 p.m., evening of Hispanic Wednesday, July 22. music on the main Each bracelet ticket s t a g e, w i t h O r e g o n purchased may be used bands playing from 7-9 on any one day of the p.m., and California’s fair, and is good for Banda La Movida be- rides all day long. Car- ginning at 9 p.m. Hood nival rides begin at 1 River Supply, Juanita’s p.m. each day and con- Fine Foods, and Hood tinue until closing. Photos by Patrick Mulvihill ELI EINHORN beholds a performance by entertainer Leapin’ Louie at the Hood River County Library Wednesday evening. Louie, former- ly a comedic cowboy, came up with a new act this year. At right, juggler Curtis Carlyle wows kids and adults alike at the library in the July 1 show. See Happenings, page A9, for more information on Library Summer Reading program events. G ORGE R ADIOLAND Museum hosts ‘Recycling Days’ activities July 27-29 Have your kids been com- plaining that they are bored? Do they need a fun summer activity to beat this heat? Sign up for Recycling Days at the History Muse- um of Hood River County. This is a camp-like atmos- phere all about recycling. “We are going to learn and have fun with a recy- cled materials theme,” said AmeriCorps volunteer An- drea Smith. “These fun re- cycling centered activities will include creating musi- cal instruments from recy- c l e d m a t e r i a l s, s p e c i a l guests from the Forest Ser- vice, and the big project we are keeping a surprise. “Recycling is an impor- tant part of continued life in the Gorge, so bring your kids down to learn about and make it a part of their everyday life in a fun way,” said Smith. Recycling Days will be July 27, 28, and 29, from 10 a.m. to noon. This day camp is for kids ages 7-11. The camp will be $10 per day or $25 for all three days. Pre-re gistration is re- quired as space and sup- plies are limited. To regis- ter your kids for Recycling Days call 541-386-6772. A snack will be provided so inform the museum if your children have any allergies or food sensitivities. THE LADIES of Harmony of the Gorge listen as Los Temerosos per- form at Bingen Theater for the July 3 Independence Eve radio broadcast celebrating the nation’s birthday and its diversity. Jana ■ For more on what’s going Castanares performs the classic love song “La Vie en Rose,” and on at the Museum, see photo Alonzo Garbonzo sings his original protest song, “Now.” With him on page A2. is Humberto Calderon, who emceed the event with Leti Valle. Queen Size Mattress Sets Starting at $ 249 Joined the River City Team! Matt Rankin Oregon Broker MURRAY’S FURNITURE & SLEEP CENTER Photos by Kirby Neumann-Rea Athlete of the Week Matt Cooper Kollas Cranmer runner Matt Cooper, 31, of Hood River, performed the feat of running the 7.4-mile Kollas Cranmer race while facing backwards, finishing in 1 hour, 41 minutes, 45 seconds. The Athlete of the Week will receive a large pizza with 2 toppings from Papa Murphy’s. Congratulations to our winner 7-11-15. 541-400-0648 209 3rd Street • Hood River mattrankin@remax.net 981 Tucker Road • Hood River (541) 386-3915 River City 1765 12th St. • Hood River • 541-386-7131 FRESH LOCAL a new publication by the Hood River News highlighting the growing array of producers and the FOOD Celebrating flourishing “local food first” movement in the Gorge. DYDLODEOH DW VHOHFW EXVLQHVVHV DQG WKHVH QHZVSDSHUV +RRG 5LYHU 1HZV 6WDWH 6W +RRG 5LYHU 7KH 'DOOHV &KURQLFOH )HGHUDO 6W 7KH 'DOOHV
