MID VALLEY NEWS: Pre-school holds holiday potluck
Mid Valley Preschool is holding a Holiday Family Potluck on Dec. 19 from 5-6:30-ish p.m. Teacher Socci Galvez says that everyone is welcome, especially if they have small children and want to check out the school, located in the old cafeteria at Mid Valley Elementary School.
‘A Night to Remember’ benefits HRMS programs
Spirited creativity may be found in both familiar and unfamiliar places within the walls of Hood River Middle School. In the spirit of holiday giving and celebration, on Thursday 7-8:30 p.m., two of the most engaging programs at HRMS will be offering “A Night to Remember,” an evening of music, delicious desserts and a chance to support kids and teachers with vision.
Reviving ‘Hot Lake’ memories
La Grande’s former mayor, Buck Hermann, meets author
Cathy Carter writes about a particularly special gift, and meeting, for one of the folks she works with at Heart of Hospice.
Marathon gives boost to Parkdale, Mid Valley
Gorge Marathon, held Oct. 28, has helped encourage fitness in the upper valley schools.
Teen finds ‘Dream Come True’
Sunshine Foundation helps
Eighteen-year-old Joshua of Hood River has Down syndrome and congenital heart disease. He has been through more than a dozen different surgeries since the day he was born and there are more ahead. Yet, he sustains these medical events with grace and courage and both of his diagnoses are a part of him; they don’t define him.
May Street, Westside robotics kids advance
El Tigra, the fifth-grade Westside Robotics team, won the ACE Award (Advancement to Championship Event) for outstanding achievement in all four categories of the competition last weekend at the Columbia Gorge First Lego League Tournament in The Dalles. This means they are also invited to participate at the state competition in Hillsboro.
NDI honors Carlson
The Next Door is pleased to announce that Dennis Carlson is its 2012 Volunteer of the Year. Since 2006, The Next Door has been recognizing outstanding volunteers to receive the Dana Lance Volunteer of the Year award, named in honor of founding board member Dana Lance.
Chamber welcomes new board members
The membership of the Hood River County Chamber of Commerce has elected new directors for both its chamber board and visitor council. New board terms begin Jan. 1.
Local artists add skills to annual Harvest Quilt
Longtime Hood River resident Jean Harmon won this year’s Harvest Quilt, organized by the Friends of ETC and benefiting the Soroptimists. Harmon, who helped sell tickets, received the quilt after her name was drawn Harvest Fest weekend.
Community members convey their gratitude
Last weekend’s Lila May Schow Fundraiser was a success and this weekend brings another chance to help out.
‘Gorge Gravity’ winners
The first-annual Gorge Gravity Games last month drew a crowd of about 500 people to watch 17 middle and high school teams compete.
Big weekend comes for Asbury
A big weekend approaches for Asbury United Methodist Church, near Sixth and State streets.
MILITARY NOTES: HR sailor serves on USS Enterprise’s last voyage
Navy Seaman Jorge A. Ceja, a 2008 graduate of Hood River Valley High School, along with 500 Sailors and Marines assigned to the Enterprise Carrier Strike Group (CSG) recently arrived in Norfolk, Va., following a seven-and-a-half-month deployment supporting operations in the Mediterranean and the Arabian Seas.
Bakers both talk, break bread
Five bakers drove three hours to Hood River on Wednesday to visit Feliza Greenwald, baker/owner of Knead Bakery. The five were from Blue Scorcher Bakery Cafe, a cooperatively owned bakery in Astoria.
Mt. Hood 4-H thanks community for bake sale help
Brigid DePriest of the Mt. Hood 4-H Club of Parkdale writes, “The Mt. Hood 4-H group would like to thank everyone for their support and help at our bake sale at the Pumpkin Parade.
