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GREATER GORGE
‘Gorge-ous Nights’
legislative events
in Olympia, Salem
OneGorge invites all area
businesses to participate and
provides promotional oppor-
tunities at each event. There is
no fee to attend or participate
as an exhibitor. To sign up,
contact Mt. Adams Chamber of
Commerce Executive Director
Tammara Tippel via email to:
execdir@mtadamschamber.
com.
Working with local legisla-
tors in Oregon and Washing-
ton, the OneGorge Advocacy
Group produces annual recep-
tions for each state’s legislative
representatives and staff to, in
effect, “bring the Gorge to the
capitals,” according to a press
release.
Email info@onegorge.org to
learn more.
The Fifth Annual “Gorge-ous
Night in Olympia” is planned
for Wednesday, Feb. 5, begin-
ning at 5:30 p.m. in the Colum-
bia Room of the Washington
state Capitol Building located
at 416 Sid Snyder Avenue. The
reception, hosted by Repre-
sentatives Gina Mosbruck-
er (R-Goldendale) and Chris
Corry (R-Yakima) along with
Senator Curtis King (R-Yaki-
ma), this reception welcomes
state legislators, staff, and
Gorge residents to mix and
mingle, share information and
discuss legislative priorities for
Gorge communities.
The Seventh Annual “Gorge-
ous Night in Salem” will take
place the evening of Feb. 19,
beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the
Mission Mill Spinning Room
at the Willamette Heritage
Center complex in Salem. Sen-
ator Chuck Thomsen (R-Hood
River) and Representatives
Anna Williams (D-Hood River)
and Daniel Bonham (R-The
Dalles), along with newly ap-
pointed Senator Lynn Findley
(R-Vale) will welcome Oregon
state legislators and their staff.
Don’t miss
our
Happy
Hour!
5:00 p.m.
to
6:00 p.m.
Stonehedge
Gardens
Gardens
Photo by Kirby Neumann-Rea
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A dog and its human brave the elements last week at Rooster Rock State Park west of Cascade Locks. The large park, popular
in summer, was nearly deserted on a sunny, blustery Saturday when wind-whipped swells and scenic surf-watching was the
main attraction.
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MLK Day of Service stocks up food banks
In what is now an annual
tradition, Oregon Food Bank
held its ninth MLK Day of
Service on Monday, Jan. 20, to
celebrate the life and legacy of
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Led by presenting sponsor
Bank of America and support-
ing sponsor Pacific Power,
more than 400 volunteers gath-
ered to help package nearly
72,000 meals’ worth of food to
support families facing hunger,
according to a press release.
The dry goods and produce
will be distributed through a
network of 21 Regional Food
Banks and more than 1,200
food assistance sites through-
out Oregon and southwest
Washington.
Community partners and
volunteers play a vital role in
the Oregon Food Bank net-
work’s ability to feed more than
260,000 people who access
services each month. On MLK
Day, volunteers gathered at Or-
egon Food Bank’s NE Portland
and Beaverton locations, sort-
ing and packaging pasta, pears,
apples, onions and garbanzo
beans — as well as food do-
nated by partner organizations
and a host of items collected
through local food drives.
“We were thrilled to join
Oregon Food Bank and honor
the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr. through service in
our communities,” said Roger
Hinshaw, Bank of America’s
market president in Oregon
and Southwest Washington.
“The Bank of America team is
proud to support Oregon Food
Bank as one of our cornerstone
community partners — and I
look forward to continuing our
shared effort to end hunger in
the region.”
Oregon Food Bank works to
address food insecurity in two
key ways: providing neighbors
access to healthy, nutritious
food today; and building com-
munity power to eliminate
the root causes of hunger for
good. In addition to their food
packaging and distribution ac-
tivities, Service Day volunteers
took action to help address the
systemic drivers of hunger and
poverty.
The 2020 census provides
states like Oregon and Wash-
ington the opportunity to re-
ceive proper financial resourc-
es and political representation.
Over the last decade, popula-
tions and community needs in
both states have grown. When
fewer people complete the
census, inadequate resources
are allocated. Many Service
Day volunteers pledged not
only to participate in the cen-
sus themselves, but to help
ensure their friends and neigh-
bors are also counted.
“Like Dr. King, Oregon Food
Bank believes that food, hous-
ing and healthcare are essen-
tial human rights,” said Su-
sannah Morgan, Oregon Food
Bank CEO, in her opening
remarks to volunteers on Mar-
tin Luther King’s call to service.
“Communities that experience
hunger often don’t get ade-
quate representation. Today, in
addition to volunteering your
time, you’re being asked to
ensure everyone is counted by
pledging to compete the 2020
census.”
When people are not count-
ed in the U.S. Census, com-
munities don’t receive the
resources they need — school
meals, SNAP (also referred to
as food stamps), WIC (women,
infants and children) dollars to
spend at grocery stores, hous-
ing and utility assistance, and
many important community
resources.
The results of the census
directly affect many of the
policies that either foster or
mitigate systemic inequities.
Genealogical Society to meet Feb. 8
The Columbia Gorge Genea-
logical Society will hold its next
meeting on Saturday, Feb. 8 in
the downstairs classroom at
the Columbia Gorge Discovery
Center, 5000 Discovery Drive,
The Dalles.
This month’s program will
be a continuation of the “In-
dividual Research Assistance”
project that began last month.
“The project consists of col-
laboration between members
ing with other members in
solving their research dead
ends or brick walls,” said a
CGGS press release.
Members are encouraged
From recliners to entire rooms,
save BIG!
to bring their laptops and re-
search data.
A short business meeting
will begin at 10:30 a.m., fol-
lowed by the beginning of the
research assistance project.
There is no admission
charge to the Discovery Center
for attending CGGS meetings.
A $1 donation is appreciated to
cover room rental.
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The Columbia Gorge Gene-
alogical Society meets the sec-
ond Saturday of each month
at the Columbia Gorge Dis-
covery Center. The CGGS is a
non-profit organization.
Another Chance
SUDOKU
This week’s Sudoku is presented by:
BRIEN D . GIBSON
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
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That’s right...beginning February 1st,
2020, most all store inventory will
be 40% or more off. Way too much
inventory left unsold! Everything
must go! Displays will be selling as
they empty out. All sales final.
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BRIEN D . GIBSON
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
T: (541) 226-3503
F: (503) 331-3904
E: briencpa@gorge.net
L: 1814 BELMONT AVE.
HOOD RIVER, OR 97031