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March 15, 2010

Tuesday, March 16

LIBRARY PROGRAM: Jane Kirkpatrick, local, award-winning author will make a guest appearance at Sherman County Public/School library on Tuesday, March 16, at 6:30 p.m. for a “Meet the Author” book discussion in conjunction with One Book, One Community program featuring “A Flickering Light,” historical fiction. The program is made possible by a grant from Sherman County Cultural Coalition.

FREE WORKSHOP: A Holistic approach to Women’s Hormone Related
Health Concerns will be the topic of a free workshop on Tuesday, March 16, starting at 7 p.m. at Cascade Acupuncture Center, 414 Washington St.
Carola Stepper, LAc, and owner of Cascade Acupuncture Center will be presenting the workshop. Class size is limited. Call (541) 298-BEST (2378)
to register.

PUBLIC PROGRAMS: A public program titled “Justice in Frontier Oregon, 1851-1905,” will be presented at Canyon Rim Residential Center in Maupin on Tuesday, March 16 and again at The Dalles-Wasco Co. Library, 722 Court St.. in The Dalles on Wed., March 17. Each program will begin at 7 p.m. Oregon historian and author Diane Goeres-Gardner will present the one-hour program on the state’s early public executions. The program is free and open to anyone interested in the state’s colorful past. For further information, please contact library director Sheila Dooley or program coordinator Rita Squires at (541) 296-2815. Further information about LEO is available at librariesofeasternoregon.org or leolibraries@gmail.com. To learn more about IMLS, please see imls.gov on-line.

ROBOTIC WAR TALK: Eyewitness slides from the conflict zones of Shiite Iraq and south-central Mexico will accompany a March 16 talk on resource wars and robotic weapons in the 21st century, by visiting researcher Peter Lumsdaine.
He will speak at Riverside Church, 317 West State Street in Hood River, beginning at 7 p.m. The public is invited, and a $4 to $7 sliding scale donation is requested, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds. Some framed photographs from the slideshow may also be available. Lumsdaine’s Hood River talk, State of Emergency, which is subtitled Eco-infrastructure crisis, robotic warfare, and cultural resistance - from the Persian Gulf and the Sierra Madre to the U.S. Heartland. The March 16 talk is sponsored by Columbia River Fellowship for Peace, which is hosting the robotic war conference.

ORE MEETING: Unit 20, Oregon Retired Educators, will meet at noon on Tuesday, March 16, at the Mid-Columbia Senior Center in The Dalles. The program will be “The Gift of Aging” presented by educator Lucille Torgerson.
The meeting will be hosted by Darlene and Roy Nellermoe and Jan Kaufman, with the raffle basket being prepared by Frank Wall. For more information, contact Wall at (541) 354-1505 or first vice president, Roy Nellermoe at (541) 354-1007. For ride information, contact George Clark at (541) 296-5933.

LIBRARY PROGRAM: Jane Kirkpatrick, local, award-winning author will make a guest appearance at Sherman County Public/School library on Tuesday, March 16, at 6:30 p.m. for a “Meet the Author” book discussion in conjunction with One Book, One Community program featuring “A Flickering Light,” historical fiction.
The program is made possible by a grant from Sherman County Cultural Coalition.

TECHNOLOGY ALLIANCE: The Gorge Technology Alliance will host a free presentation by Clark Seavert, an agricultural economist focused on technology adoption in orchards on March 16 starting at 7 p.m. at Columbia Center for the Arts, 215 Cascade Ave in Hood River). For additional information about Seavert, visit http://oregonstate.edu/dept/NWREC/staff.php?dir=128. For additional information about CASC, visit www.cascrop.com.

Wednesday, March 17

CASCADE SINGERS: “Songs of Shamrock & Thistle” is the theme for Cascade Singers’ 2010 St. Patrick's Day concert. It takes place Wednesday, March 17, at 7:30 p.m., at St. Peter's Landmark, Third and Lincoln streets in The Dalles.
Music features Charles V. Stanford's arrangements of Irish folk tunes, Robert Burns poetry set to music, and a piece from the Isle of Man. Other St. Patrick's Day favorites will be performed by the choir, ensemble, and “Almost-All-Irish-Almost-All-Brass Band.” Admission is a free-will offering to benefit St. Peter's Landmark.

PUBLIC PROGRAMS: A public program titled “Justice in Frontier Oregon, 1851-1905,” will be presented at The Dalles-Wasco Co. Library, 722 Court St.. in The Dalles on Wed., March 17. The program will begin at 7 p.m. Oregon historian and author Diane Goeres-Gardner will present the one-hour program on the state’s early public executions. The program is free and open to anyone interested in the state’s colorful past. For further information, please contact library director Sheila Dooley or program coordinator Rita Squires at (541) 296-2815. Further information about LEO is available at librariesofeasternoregon.org or leolibraries@gmail.com. To learn more about IMLS, please see imls.gov on-line.

Thursday, March 18

MID-COLUMBIA COMMUNITY CONCERT ASSOCIATION presents Miss Rose & Her Rhythm Percolators, Thursday, March 18, 2010, 7:30 p.m. at Gateway Presbyterian Church in The Dalles. Vintage jazz of the early 1920s and mid-1930s. This is the original American music that provided a playful soundtrack for the flappers who danced the Charleston and sipped illicit booze in the glitzy underworld of the speakeasy. Miss Rose & Her Rhythm Percolators play well-known popular tunes that have become part of the great American songbook.

March 18 - Dance night at the Eagles Lodge, 2006 W. Seventh St., nonsmoking, family-friendly. Line dancing 6 p.m., partner lessons 7:30. (541) 993-3540

YARD SALE: A community-wide yard sale to help support an orphanage in Malawi will be held on May 18, 19 and 20 at 2308 E. 12th St. The organizers of the sale will accept donations of quality items. Hours of the sale will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday and Friday and from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday.
For more information, call Yolanda at (541) 769-0172.

Saturday, March 20

March 20 – Skyline Foundation — WAAAM It! Columbia Gorge all-ages ping pong tournament at Western Antique Automobile and Aeroplane Musem in Hood River. www.skylinefoundation.org, or Stephanie Irving at (509) 637-2602

HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION: Households and businesses can now dispose of leftover chemicals easily at no cost every month in The Dalles.
The Tri-County Hazardous Waste and Recycling program, which serves Wasco, Sherman and Hood River counties, has expanded to holding monthly collection events at its facility at The Dalles Disposal, 1317 W. First St. It is held the third Saturday of each month. These collections are free. The second monthly collection of the year, held on Saturday, Feb. 20, attracted seven businesses and 37 households who disposed of 3,550 pounds of leftover chemicals.
The next collection will be Saturday, March 20, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at The Dalles Disposal. For more information, contact the TriCounty Program at (541) 506-236 or visit www.tricountyrecycle.com.

Wednesday, March 24

TEEN COUNCIL: The next Teen Advisory Group meeting for The Dalles Wasco County Library will be at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 24, in the library meeting room. Besides the usual pizza, pop and games of Wii, there will be a report from library staffer Barbara Telfer about what she learned at the Public Library Association pre-conference called “Librarians Get Graphic.” As always, teens interested in starting other group activities (book clubs, crafts, photography, etc.) may come to the library and let the staff know. For more information, call Barbara at (541) 296-2815.

Thursday, March 25

MUSEUM EXHIBIT: The History Museum of Hood River County is hosting a National Endowment for the Humanities Exhibit entitled Farm Life: A Century of Change for Farm Families and Their Neighbors. The exhibit opens March 25.
In preparation for this exhibit, the museum volunteers have been working hard over the winter months changing and renovating the museum exhibits to highlight local farming, orchards and agriculture in Hood River County. The exhibit showcases agriculture from a variety of subjects that relate to farming and farm families. The museum needs public help and is looking for people interested in loaning or donating any farm related toys to be included in this exhibit. Toys can be any era or style but must be in clean, safe condition. Special loans for this exhibit will be kept in the museum collection until the displays are removed at the end of 2010. Toys can also be donated to the museum and will be kept permanently as part of the museum archives.
Anyone who has items to be considered for this exhibit may contact Museum Coordinator, Connie Nice at (541) 386-6772 or thehistorymuseum@hrecn.net All items to be considered must be received by March 1st to allow time for exhibit design and labeling.

March 25 - Dance night at the Eagles Lodge, 2006 W. Seventh St., nonsmoking, family-friendly. Line dancing 6 p.m., partner lessons 7:30. (541) 993-3540

Wednesday, March 31

INFORMATION NEEDED: The Mid-Columbia Council of Governments Area Agency of Aging needs to identify low-income seniors in The Dalles who may qualify for the low-income supplement. This is a Medicare program where eligible individuals pay no more that $2.40 for each generic drug and $6 for each brand name drug. Individuals who make less than $16,245 and married couples who make less than $21,855 may quality for this program. Individual’s resources must also be limited to $12,510; married couples to $25,010. Resources include things like bank accounts, stocks and bonds, but not your house or car.
People may help by referring people they think are eligible to Jean Hockman at Mid-Columbia Council of Governments. The deadline is the end of March 2010 to enroll enough eligible seniors to quality for a small grant, which will enable MCCOG to maintain some of their Senior Outreach Services.

ART PROPOSALS: The City of Mosier is requesting proposals for art within the City. Guidelines can be picked up or requested by email to mosiercityhall@mosierwinet.com. Proposal will be matched to possible grant funding. Deadline for proposals is March 31.

Thursday, April 1

April 1 - Dance night at the Eagles Lodge, 2006 W. Seventh St., nonsmoking, family-friendly. Line dancing 6 p.m., partner lessons 7:30. (541) 993-3540

AGRICULTURE SHOW: The Columbia Art Gallery is seeking entries for the May 2010 exhibition, “Art and Agriculture,” and is looking for original work in any media depicting the bounty of harvest, pastoral farmlands, equipment and tools, and artwork which addresses environmental and social concerns as they relate to agriculture. The exhibition will run May 7-30. It is an open juried exhibition. Jurors will select art work that celebrates small scale agriculture and rural farm life and especially focus on artwork depicting agriculture of the Mid-Columbia region. All applications must be submitted via the website www.callforentry.org (CaFÉ) by April 1. The Art Center will not accept applications directly. Those new to the website need to allow enough time to become familiar with the application system and requirements. Applicants are asked to submit five digital images and an artist’s statement. Detailed application is on the website, or those interested can link their site from the gallery’s website: www.columbiart.org. Any additional questions may be directed to Catherine Kiewit, gallery manager at (541)387-8877.

Saturday, April 3

MOSIER HOMECOMING: The annual Mosier Homecoming Celebration is coming up on April 3 with a theme of "Proud to be an American.”
The planning committee is asking for pictures of any and all military personnel with ties to Mosier to be part of a DVD presentation at the dinner. As well as your pictures in uniform, the committee would like the following information: branch of service, time served, rank, job and any other information you would like to provide. It is the plan to make the pictures a permanent display at the Mosier Legion Hall. Please e-mail pictures to Addie Schwartz at: roynaddie@earthlink.net or Glenna McCargar at: gem@mosierwinet.com.
Those who do not have access to a computer, can send a copy of their picture via the postal service to Doris Lewis at 1051 Hubbard Road, Yakima, WA 89809.

April 3 – Spring Wine Festival, Columbia Gorge Discovery Center. (541) 296-8600 or www.gorgediscovery.org.

Thursday, April 8

April 8 - Evergreen Brass Quintet - April 8, 2010, 7:30 p.m., The Dalles Wahtonka High School. From Bach to Bob and Sousa to Swing, Evergreen Brass Quintet is an award-winning ensemble founded in 1981. Performing concerts throughout the Northwest with their consummate musicianship, contagious warmth and enthusiastic spirit, the Evergreen Brass Quintet attracts audiences as varied as the music they perform.

April 8 - Dance night at the Eagles Lodge, 2006 W. Seventh St., nonsmoking, family-friendly. Line dancing 6 p.m., partner lessons 7:30. (541) 993-3540

Saturday, April 10

April 10 – Spring Wine Festival, Columbia Gorge Discovery Center. (541) 296-8600 or www.gorgediscovery.org.

SPRING BAZAAR: Cherry Heights Retirement Community at 910 Cherry Height Road will host a spring bazaar on April 10 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Crafters and vendors with merchandise are wanted. To reserve a space or get more information about the bazaar call Cherry Heights at (541) 296-6880.

Thursday, April 15

April 15 - Dance night at the Eagles Lodge, 2006 W. Seventh St., nonsmoking, family-friendly. Line dancing 6 p.m., partner lessons 7:30. (541) 993-3540

Friday, April 16

April 16-18 – Goldendale Regional Home & Garden Show, Klickitat County Fairgrounds, free. 509-773-3400, www.goldendalechamber.org

Thursday, April 22

April 22 - Dance night at the Eagles Lodge, 2006 W. Seventh St., nonsmoking, family-friendly. Line dancing 6 p.m., partner lessons 7:30. (541) 993-3540

Saturday, April 24

April 24 and 25 - CAR SHOW: The KODL Classic Car Show will be held on Saturday and Sunday, April 24 and 25 in downtown The Dalles. The car show is part of the Northwest Cherry Festival and Cherry Blossom Cycling Classic. The entry fee is $10 and entrants compete for trophies and plaques in several categories. Registration is from 8 to 10 a.m. at the radio station office at 404 E. Second St. All entrants receive dash plates. Awards are given at 3 p.m. on Saturday. Festivities include a parade, food booths and entertainment in walking distance of the show. Cars will be on display from noon to 5 p.m. Early exit will be available at 3 p.m. For more information, visit the station website at kodl.com or call (541) 296-2101 and ask for Marcia.

Thursday, April 29

April 29 - Dance night at the Eagles Lodge, 2006 W. Seventh St., nonsmoking, family-friendly. Line dancing 6 p.m., partner lessons 7:30. (541) 993-3540

May 6 - Dance night at the Eagles Lodge, 2006 W. Seventh St., nonsmoking, family-friendly. Line dancing 6 p.m., partner lessons 7:30. (541) 993-3540

May 8 – Bird Walk, Brooks Memorial State Park, Goldendale. (509) 773-4611

May 13 - Dance night at the Eagles Lodge, 2006 W. Seventh St., nonsmoking, family-friendly. Line dancing 6 p.m., partner lessons 7:30. (541) 993-3540

May 15 – Founders’ day and Maryhill 70th Anniversary Celebration at Maryhill Museum. www.maryhillmuseum.org, (509) 773-3733

Monday, May 17

SOFTBALL LEAGUE: The Northern Wasco County Park & Recreation District’s Co-Ed Softball League is accepting team registrations. This is a competitive league with paid officials. ASA Rules with some modifications apply. Registration will close Wednesday, May 17, or when the league is full, whichever occurs first. Season lasts May 25 through Aug. 12. Games are on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights, at 6 and 7:30 p.m. Registration is $325 per team. Registration forms are available at the Parks office, 414 Washington St. Suite 1D. Call (541) 296-9533 for more information.

May 21-22 – Fiddlin’ Under the Stars Festival, E’Kone Park, 411 Wilbur Avenue, Goldendale. Admission $5 (camping fees not included). (509) 773-3400 or info@goldendalechamber.org.

Thursday, May 27

TRACK MEETS: The Jumpstart Elementary School Track Meet is slated to run from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Wahtonka High School track starting Thursday, May 27 and Thursday, June 3. All children from kindergarten through fifth grade may to participate. There is no charge to enter in the event.
For more information, or to sign up, contact Tom Conklin at (541) 340-0926.

Upcoming Activities and Events

SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS: The Columbia Gorge Community College Full Year High School Foundation Scholarship application is now available.
Any high school senior in the Mid-Columbia area planning to take credit classes at CGCC this coming fall 2010 is eligible to apply for this tuition scholarship. Recipients may be awarded up to 12 credits per term. Applications are available at the student service offices in The Dalles or Hood River as well as online at www.cgcc.cc.or.us. Applications must be hand-delivered to either student service office at the college no later than noon on Friday, April 16. For more information, call Sharyn Anderson at (541) 506-6021, come to the student service office in The Dalles, or call Lynne Davidson at (541) 308-8211 in Hood River.

OREA SCHOLARSHIPS: Unit 20 of the Oregon Retired Educators Association is offering a $750 scholarship to the third, fourth or fifth-year college student (as of September 2010) who aspires to become a teacher and is attending an Oregon School. For an application and further information, contact Frank Wall at (541) 354-1505. The application deadline is May 1.

FOSTER CARE: There are babies in Wasco County that need care more than ever and there is a need for foster parents. The Department of Human Services is Oregon’s agency charged with investigating child abuse and neglect. Recently the agency has had to place several newborn babies in foster care. This recent demand has overwhelmed the number of foster homes available to DHS and there is a great need for foster parents to provide care for newborn babies. Those interested should call Jenny Garner at 506-5222. DHS provides training and support.

Reunions

CLASS REUNION: The Dalles High School Class of 1980 will hold its 30th annual reunion on July 30 to Aug. 1, 2010.
     Registration and a no-host dinner will be held at Spooky's on Friday, July 30.
Registration for that is not required, but is required to attend other events, which include a tour of the high school and archive museum, a golf tournament, a formal dinner and a family picnic.
     Invitations will be mailed in January 2010 and registration costs and further details will be included in the invitations.
     An update of classmates still missing includes: Bart Andrist, Lawrence "Larry" Baarstad, Kent Baxter, Cindy Chandler, Carmen Chastain, Jaci Clark, Tim Clark, Kerry Colwell, Dave Conner, David Cunningham, Tom Dooley, Greg Dunn, Steve Dunn, Mike Elliott, Julie Gidley, Pat Gutierrez, Bruce Hodges, Shannon Houser -Almond, Lynn Hutchenson, Andre Lafore, Lynn Leavitt, Chris Lee, George Lick, Jo Loeb, Warren Mc-Cann, Jeremy McGhee, Eve McInttyre, Becky Minor, Carolyn Mitchell, Tony Monroe, Debbie Mothershead, Mike Nelson, Michael "Mike" Nicklin, Rosemary Norcom-Gaeta, Kim Nunnally, Robert Olsen, June Patrick, Stan Peickert, Rob Pheil, Christina Pickering, Linda Piek, Kathy Potwin, Renee Power. John Putnam, James Rawley, Brian Ray, Paula Sledge, Chrissy Smith, Teresa Smih, Anne Snyder-Serex, Stuart Steffan, Monte Stuart, Diana Taketa, Paul Taylor, Charles G. Thipado, Richard Tucker, Robin Valentine-Whitten, Mary Waltermire, Carrie Wolf, Richard Woodward.

NAVY REUNION: The USS American Carrier Veterans Association will hold its seventh bi-annual reunion to reunite her crew at the Holiday Inn-Cincinnati Airport Conference Center in Covington, Ky. On June 23-26, 2010. For more information, go to www.ussamerica.org or call (610) 585-2155.

Ongoing Activities

• BASKETBALL: Early morning basketball pick up games; full and/or half court games depending on number of participants are being offered at The Dalles Middle School Gym Monday through Friday from 5:45 to almost 7 a.m.
Participants can get exercise in and finish in time to get the kids to school and get ready for work. It is open to all men and women; adults, high school and middle school age kids. There is no cost, but this is optional and small donations are accepted to help offset the building use fees. For more information, call Eric Nerdin at (541) 980-2822 to learn more and to know how to get into the building.

• HAZARDOUS WASTE: The Tri-County Hazardous Waste & Recycling Program will be expanding monthly collections to The Dalles on the third Saturday of each month, free for households and businesses.
Also, there will be collections on the third Friday of each month at Hood River Garage.

• RECYCLING CLASS: The TriCounty Hazardous Waste and Recycling Program serving Wasco, Sherman and Hood River counties will offer the Spring 2010 Master Recycling Class during March and April at Mosier Creek Terrace in Mosier. It is a chance to learn how to reduce waste, conserve natural resources, motivate others to change their habits and make a difference in a community. The program is similar to the OSU Extension Service's popular Master Gardeners, participants will attend a series of classes and field trips, and be required to volunteer at least 30 "payback" hours in their communities. The mission of the Master Recycler program is to "bridge the gap between awareness and action by motivating people to reduce solid waste in homes and workplaces." The classes are offered free to residents of the three counties. The Master Recycler class is limited to 30 participants, with acceptance on a "first-come, first-served" basis. The class will be held Tuesday evenings.
For more information, call Cindy Brown of the TriCounty program at
(541) 506-2636 or visit www.tricountyrecycle.com and click on "Master Recycler." Applications are taken on-line.

• TOASTMASTERS: Toastmasters of The Dalles meets Thursdays at noon at Room 3.302 at Columbia Gorge Community College. Everyone is welcome.

• FOSTER CARE: Foster homes are needed for children in our area. For more information contact Jenny Garner with the Department of Human Services (DHS) at 506-5222.

• INTERNET ACCESS: The Dalles-Wasco County Library now offers free wireless Internet access. The Wi-Fi hot spot service is available both inside the library and on library grounds. As wireless open access connections are not secure, users should use caution when transmitting personal information. For further information on the library’s wireless Internet service contact the library at 296-2815.

• PARENTING HELP: Here’s how to find out about local parenting programs & classes, support groups, activities and other resources in the Skamania and Klickitat County region. Call their toll free number: (866) 631-1997, or check the website at http://community.gorge.net/skcnparentsupport. Information is provided by the Skamania Klickitat Community Network, a local group affiliated with the Washington State Family Policy Council.

• CASA VOLUNTEERS: Do you have a desire to help children who are living in foster care? Become a trained volunteer for Columbia Gorge CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates). For more information, contact volunteer manager Susan Baldwin at (541) 386-3468 or send an e-mail query to susan.baldwin@cgcasa.net.

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