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B4 Wednesday, January 8, 2020 HOOD RIVER NEWS | Hood River, Ore. hoodrivernews.com GATHERINGS Gatherings is a free service of the Hood River News and may be edited for length. Listings may also be found online at hoodrivernews.com; click the Events tab. Columbia Gorge Beekeep- ers meets the third Wednesday of each month (no meetings in December and January) at OSU Extension, 2990 Exper- iment Station Drive, Hood River. Pre-meeting from 5:30- 6:15 p.m. (demonstration of beekeeping technique); regu- lar meeting 6:15-8 p.m. Meet- ings are free and open to any- one interested in beekeeping or bees. Columbia Gorge Thresh- old Singing Circle meets the second and fourth Thursdays of the month in the Ruth Wells room at Riverside Community Church, Fourth and State. Join voices for non-performance songs of the times and for thresholds of all kinds. Gather at 6:30 p.m., sing from 7-8:30 p.m. For more information, contact Beth at bethhart@ gorge.net. Domestic Violence Sup- port Group, Tuesdays at noon. Free; for women survivors. With Rebecca Hunter, MSW, in partnership with Helping Hands Against Violence. Call for location, 541-400-0186. Friends of the Library meets the second Tuesday of each month (except for July, August and December) at noon in the Gaulke Meeting Room at the Hood River Library. Gorge Photography Club, second Monday of the month in The Dalles, at Northern Wasco County PUD, 2345 River Road, and fourth Monday of the month in Hood River, Next Door Meeting Room, 965 Tuck- er Road. Social time at 6:30 p.m., meeting at 7 p.m. More at susanj77@gmail.com. Gorge Rebuild It Center Board Meetings, second Tues- day of the month beginning at 6:30 p.m. at 995 Tucker Road (the office building on the property of Gorge Rebuild It Center). All welcome. Gorge Women in Black, Fridays from noon to 1 p.m. at the corner of Fifth and Oak. Standing in silence for peace and justice. More on Facebook. Happiness Group, meets the fourth Wednesday of each month at 6 p.m. at the Hood River Library to discuss the topic of happiness in all its forms, from the latest sci- ence to habits we’ve tried and thoughts from interesting authors. Moderated by Lucy Mason. All are welcome at any time. More at www.gorge- happiness.org/en/year-round- happiness-group. Harmony of the Gorge Women’s Chorus, 6:30-9 p.m. at Valley Christian Church, 975 Indian Creek Road, Hood River. Four-part harmony, no need to read music, lessons provided. Meets Thursdays. Call 541-490-2481 if weather looks bad. Hood River Art Club meets Thursday, 10-1 p.m., from Sep- tember to May, to motivate, share and support each other’s creative endeavors. Meets at FISH Food Bank. Open to the public. All levels of expertise in any art medium; bring your project, supplies, lunch plus $1 for coffee, etc. Hood River County Dem- ocrats Meeting, second Wednesday of the month be- ginning at 6 p.m. in the Hood River County Library down- stairs meeting room, 502 State St. More at hoodriverdemo- crats.org. Hood River Republicans Meeting, third Thursday of the month beginning at 5:30 p.m. at Grace Su’s China Gorge. For more information, email hr_gop@embarqmail.com. In d i v i s i b l e C o l u mb i a Gorge (ICG) meets down- stairs at the Hood River library quarterly from 6-7:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday of the first month of the quarter (Jan, April, July and November). Progressive political activism with friends and neighbors. Find us on Facebook and at ICGOregon.org. Mid-Columbia Cribbage Club, first and third Mondays of the month at Brookside Manor, 1550 Brookside Drive, Hood River. Play starts at 6:30 p.m. More information at photofields@gorge.net, or call Gary at 541-386-3055. NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) of the Gorge meets the first Thursday of the month from 6-7:30 p.m. at One Community Health, 1040 Webber St. (Hood River monthly meeting currently suspended). All Gorge resi- dents welcome. NAMI-Gorge provides a monthly support group meeting for caregivers, friends, and family members of persons with mental illness. For more information, email susanbgabay@gmail.com or margiest@centurylink.net. The Next Door’s Youth Services: Advisory Council meets on the second Wednes- day of the even-numbered months (February, April, etc.) at varying locations around the Mid-Columbia. Contact: Christy Morton, 541-399-4437 or christym@nextdoorinc.org. Odell Garden Club meets every second Tuesday of the month beginning at 10 a.m. Contact President Norma Cur- tis at 541-806-1019 or nlcurtis@ hrecn.net for location (usually at the Community Building at the Hood River Fairgrounds) and events. All gardeners are welcome and encouraged to attend. Overeaters Anonymous, Tuesdays from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Ninth and State. In Hood River, contact Liz at 541-490-3819 for more information. Parkdale Garden Club meets the first Tuesday of the month at 1 p.m. at the Parkdale Grange or at members’ homes. All gardeners are welcome. For more information, contact pamcrider97031@gmail.com. Rockford Grange meets the first Wednesday of every month, starting with a pot- luck at 5:30 p.m. Located at 4262 Barrett Drive, Hood River. For information about membership, events, and hall rental, visit the website at rockfordgrange.net or email at info@rockfordgrange.net. TOPS OR9901 (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets Tuesdays from 3:45-5 p.m. in the Hood River Valley Chris- tian Church Fireside Room. All welcome. Ukulele Song Circle gath- ers every second Sunday of the month at the Hood River FISH Food Bank, 1130 Tuck- er Road, Hood River. Doors open at 1:30 p.m.; sing and play from 2-4 p.m. This is a non-profit, amateur group, open to all skill levels. Bring $1 donation for use of the building. Call for details, 541 352-9317. Unit 20, Oregon Retired Educators, noon monthly meetings September through June, alternating between Hood River, Wasco and Sher- man counties. Interested per- sons may inquire at 541-478- 3429. As one of our goals, we award an annual scholarship to a teacher candidate. Schol- arship information at 541- 354-1505. Gatherings listings wanted Hood River News wants to expand Gatherings; if your local non-profit organization hosts regularly-scheduled meetings, send us details and a daytime contact name and phone number. Photo- graphs, 1 MB or larger, are also welcome to accompany the Gatherings column at any time. For more information, email Trisha Walker at twalk- er@hoodrivernews.com or call 541-386-1234 ext. 107. Heritage Commission meets in Cascade Locks Jan. 12-13 On Jan. 12-13, the Oregon Heritage Commission will gather in Cascade Locks, starting Jan. 12 at 1:15 p.m. to tour heritage sites in the area. On Jan. 13, a public busi- ness meeting will begin at 9 a.m. at the Best Western Columbia River conference room at 735 WaNaPa St. The agenda includes Or- egon Heritage Tradition review, presentations by the State Library of Oregon and the Clackamas County Heritage Council, a discus- sion about Oregon Heritage Grant rulemaking history and reports by commission- ers. The Heritage Commission is comprised of nine peo- ple representing Oregon’s heritage and geographical diversity who have been appointed by the governor. There are nine advisory representatives from state agencies and statewide or- ganizations. 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