• CAP EVENTS: The Mid-Columbia Action Council will celebrate National Community Action Month with two open house celebrations. On Friday, May 9, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., The Dalles CAP office at 312 E. Fourth St., will offer an outdoor barbecue with all the fixings. On Friday, May 16, the Hood River CAP office, 205 Oak St., Suite 4, will offer freshly-made sub sandwiches, salads and snacks. Both events are open to everyone. The Mid-Columbia CAP provides a wide range of services to thousands of families in Wasco, Sherman and Hood River counties.
  
• FOSSIL CAMP OUT: A.B.A.T.E. of Oregon will present the 31st annual Back to Bear Hollow Fossil Campout on May 23-26 in Fossil. The campout will feature Melody Butcher as well as the Wheeler County Ramblers and Fossil’s own Banti — it’s in their third year as the Sunday band — as well as other groups. Other activities include vendors, a bike rodeo, a bike show, mud wrestling, a tattoo contest and other entertainment, plus a 100 percent payout poker run. Advance tickets are $25 for members and $30 for non-members, and at the gate they are $30 and $35. For more information, contact Howie Long at (503) 325-4376. For vendor information, call Steve Baton at (503) 761-3362. All proceeds benefit Motorcycle Rights Education, Awareness and Safety.
  

Monday, May 12

• GLASS GUILD: The May 12 (Monday) meeting of the Oregon Glass Guild will be at 7 p.m. in Hood River Valley High School, 1200 Indian Creek Road. Those wishing to attend the dinner at 5:30, should contact guild president Serena (serenasmith@embarqmail.com). The dinner is at 5:30 at Nora’s Fish House, 110 Fifth Street, right off Oak. The restaurant’s e-mail is http://www.norasfishhouse.com.

Tuesday, May 13

• GARDEN CLUB: The Dufur Valley Garden Club will meet on Tuesday, May 13 at 1:30 p.m. at St. Alphonsus Parish Hall on First Street in Dufur.
  Members will create hanging baskets this month. Visitors need to bring a basket to fill, and club members will show how to do it. For information, call Vi Petersen at (541) 467-2642 in Dufur.
  
• LIBRARY PROGRAM: The Goldendale Library will be hosting a three part series of “Inquiring Mind” programs with speakers from all across Washington beginning May 13. Women’s history, American music and Northwest exploration are all topics featured in this series by speakers from the Humanities Washington speaker’s bureau. First on May 13 is “Tea, True Womanhood and Uppity Women: with Susan Buturille at 7 p.m. The program will focus on the role of women in the westward expansion of the 19th century, in Native American tribes and as a power for social change in the early American 20th century. Later programs will be “American Roots Music” with Brian Pertl and “The Canoes of David Thompson” with Jack Nisbet. The series is made possible in part by a generous donation from Gail Giordano and a grant from Humanities Washington, supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
  These and all library programs are free and open to the public.
  For more information call the library at (509)773-4487.
• The NoteCrackers Sweet, social dance, Mid-Columbia Senior Center in The Dalles, 7-9 p.m.
• FOOD INFORMATION: Healthy Food & Life Choices will be held at Sherman County Public/School Library on Tuesday, at 7 p.m.
  Mark Corey, Family Practitioner, Moro Medical Clinic will be presenting information on basic diet, exercise, supplements, and recipes for a healthy life-style with tasty samples of breakfast smoothies.

Wednesday, May 14

• BLOOD DRAWING: The Dalles Community Blood Drive, sponsored by Marlys Krein at The Dalles Lions Club, will be held on from 1 to 6 p.m. at St. Peter’s Parish Center, 10th and Cherry Heights. To schedule an appointment or for more information, call Linda Holcomb at 296-9322 or go to www.givelife.org. Sponsor code stpetersthedalles.

Thursday, May 15

• KTC HIKE: The Klickitat Trail Commission and the Lake Oswego Park & Recreation District are hosting a hike on Thursday, May 15 from Fisher Hill to Pitt. The eight-mile hike is rocky in places and is along the wild and scenic designated section of the Klickitat River. Hikers will be able to see Native Americans dip net fishery at the “Narrows” section of the river.
  This is a one-way hike. The meeting place is the Lyle Trailhead. Hikers will car-pool back to the parking lot.

Friday, May 16

• Live music from Hillstomp at Bahma Coffee Bar in STevenson, 9-11 p.m.
• PLAY CONTINUES: Evening performances for “Off the Map” will continue May 16, 17, 23, 24 at 7:30 p.m. at the Columbia Center for Arts Theater at 215 Cascade Ave. in Hood River.
  A Sunday matinee will be May 18 at 2 p.m.
  Ticket prices are $15 for general admission and $10 for students and seniors. Tickets are available at the Columbia Center for the Arts or Collage of the Gorge at 111 E. Jewett in White Salmon. For more information, go to www.columbiaarts.org or call (541) 387-8877.

Saturday, May 17

• PAINTING CLASS: The Dalles Art Center is offering Gyotaku: The Art of Japanese Fish Printing and Nature Printing with Herbs, Flowers and Weeds taught by Marilyn Wold on Saturday, May 17, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Gyotaku was used in early Japan to record the type of fish caught.
  Cost for the workshop is $40, plus a $10 lab fee. Preregistration and class payment are required; contact the Art Center at 220 E. Fourth St. or call 296-4759.
• TOURNAMENT CANCELED: Due to a lack of enrollment, this year’s Cherry Festival softball tournament will be canceled, the Northern Wasco County Parks & Recreation District announced on Monday. There is the Men’s Play Day tourney May 17 and 18, a Father’s Day tournament on June 14, 15; a Rodeo Days tournament on July 19 and 20, the latter being a coed tournament. There are also coed tournaments on June 21-22, July 12-13 and August 9-10.
• GARDEN PARTY: The Wonderworks Children’s Museum of the Gorge will present the second annual garden party and birdhouse auction on May 17 at The Mint in The Dalles. It is a fundraiser for Wonderworks capital campaign to raise $150,000 for a new home. Doors open at 5 and the live auction will start at 7. There will be live entertainment by local musicians, Five Range Kids. Tickets are $20 and that will include wine, food, music, the birdhouse auction and a silent auction. Tickets are available at Klindt’s and Westwind Gallery in The Dalles and Waucoma Books in Hood River. For more information, call (541) 993-3573 or www.wonderworkstd.org.
• VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Volunteers are needed to participate in the Mill Creek Cleanup on May 17 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. This is a Down by the Riverside project, put on by SOLV. The starting site is at 602 W. Second St. in the Natatorium parking lot. Volunteers should bring pitchforks, garden rakes, hand pruners, litter grabbers and loppers. Cliff Clason is a the coordinator. For more information, email info@nwlrd.org or call (541) 980-1439.
• Members Day at Maryhill Museum: Drive the historic Maryhill Loops Road, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., family fun day All About Landscapes, 1-4 p.m., Manser and Dolph — Mid-Columbian Men of Art, 2 p.m., Outdoor Sculpture Invitational garden walk 4 p.m. Details: www.maryhillmuseum.org
• CEMETERY CLEANUP: The Wasco Methodist Cemetery spring cleanup will be on Saturday, May 17, starting at 9 a.m.
  Participants should bring gloves, rakes, shovels, pitchforks and/or weed-eaters.Lunch is provided. For more information call Charlie and Joyce Decker or Martin Richelderfer.
• QUILTERS MEETING: The Columbia River Gorge Quilters Guild meets on Saturday, May 17 at 10 a.m. in Moro. Judy Magill is the featured speaker. She will talk on “Restoring Old Quilts.” An afternoon workshop will follow.
  More information at www.gorgequiltersguild.org
• MUSIC PROGRAM: An old- time music show will be held at The Dalles Wasco County Library from 11 a.m. to noon. Rick Meyers will play music starting with a guitar, winds through a lumberjack hand saw, Jews harp and many rare and interesting instruments our pioneer forefathers used to make music. He entertains and educates, teaching people history and music in one wonderful program. All ages are welcome. This program is paid for by a grant from the Wasco County Cultural Trust.
• PLAY CONTINUES: Evening performances for “Off the Map” will continue May 16, 17, 23, 24 at 7:30 p.m. at the Columbia Center for Arts Theater at 215 Cascade Ave. in Hood River.
  A Sunday matinee will be May 18 at 2 p.m.
  Ticket prices are $15 for general admission and $10 for students and seniors. Tickets are available at the Columbia Center for the Arts or Collage of the Gorge at 111 E. Jewett in White Salmon. For more information, go to www.columbiaarts.org or call (541) 387-8877.
• SATURDAY MARKET: Come get a taste of spring at the Hood River Saturday Market this week.
  Merriann Bell, owner of Rattlesnake Plants, has beautiful items that are ready to plant. There will be live music from Charles Crosman, local jazz musician, from noon to 2 p.m. There is also free parking.
  Saturday Market is now running every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. rain or shine. It is great family fun and dog friendly! It is downtown at Fifth and Columbia.

Friday, May 23

• PLAY CONTINUES: Evening performances for “Off the Map” will continue May 16, 17, 23, 24 at 7:30 p.m. at the Columbia Center for Arts Theater at 215 Cascade Ave. in Hood River.
  A Sunday matinee will be May 18 at 2 p.m.
  Ticket prices are $15 for general admission and $10 for students and seniors. Tickets are available at the Columbia Center for the Arts or Collage of the Gorge at 111 E. Jewett in White Salmon. For more information, go to www.columbiaarts.org or call (541) 387-8877.

Saturday, May 24

• MUSEUM ANNIVERSARY: The Sherman County Historical Society Board of Trustees invites the county community and friends and fans of the national-award-winning museum to a celebration of our community’s volunteer spirit on Saturday, May 24 at the Sherman County Senior Center, beginning at noon. The event will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the opening of the Museum and community volunteers at a county party with festive music by The Swing Crew, hearty provisions prepared by Rattlesnake Rod and Paradise Rose Chuck Wagon, inspiring speechifying and great entertainment,“ according to Society president, Del Peake.
  A short annual membership business meeting and election of trustees will follow. Questions? Reserve your meal by calling (541) 565-3232 on a Monday or Friday, or e-mail info@shermanmuseum.org or sherryk@gorge.net.
• PLAY CONTINUES: Evening performances for “Off the Map” will continue May 16, 17, 23, 24 at 7:30 p.m. at the Columbia Center for Arts Theater at 215 Cascade Ave. in Hood River.
  A Sunday matinee will be May 18 at 2 p.m.
  Ticket prices are $15 for general admission and $10 for students and seniors. Tickets are available at the Columbia Center for the Arts or Collage of the Gorge at 111 E. Jewett in White Salmon. For more information, go to www.columbiaarts.org or call (541) 387-8877.
• RUMMAGE SALE: The Rufus Community rummage and bake sale will be held on May 24 and 25 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Rufus Community Center.

Sunday, May 25

• RUMMAGE SALE: The Rufus Community rummage and bake sale will be held on May 24 and 25 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Rufus Community Center.

Saturday, May 31

• GARDEN TOUR: “Sun Splashed and Wind Washed”, the Wasco County Maser Gardeners Tour, will take place on Saturday, May 31, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets are $10 each and are available at Klindt’s Booksellers in The Dalles and Waucoma Bookstore in Hood River before the tour and at each garden on the day of the tour. The tour will consist of five gardens in the “bowl” of The Dalles, the Long garden at 2401 Mt. Hood St.; the Roman garden at 602 E. Eighth St.; the Scherzinger garden at 917 E. Scenic Drive; the Peterson garden at 2604 Old Dufur Road; and the Stroh garden at 455 East Knoll Drive.
  
• HISTORICAL SOCIETY; The public is invited to attend a Wasco County Historical Society sponsored trip to the Whitman Mission in Walla Walla on Saturday, May 31. The tour will be guided by local historian Jon Carlson. The cost is $10 per person with each participant requested to bring a sack lunch. A bus will be leaving the upper parking lot at The Dalles/Wasco County Library at 7:30 a.m. with the anticipated return time being 6:30 p.m. Registration is being taken now by calling (541) 478-3429 and mailing a check made out to WCHS in care of Jan Leininger at 1550 Mortenson Road, Mosier, OR 97040.
  

CLASS REUNION: The Dalles High School class of 1958 will hold its 50th reunion July 31 through August 3, 2008. Contact Mike Fowler at mfowler@gorge.net or 541-980-7662.

CLASS REUNION: The Dalles High School class of 1998 will hold its 10th reunion on June 27 and 28. All events and information can be found on the class website www.tdhs1998.blogspot.com. Contact the reunion committee at tdhs998@gmail.com

AUGUST REUNION: The Dalles High School class of 1988 will have its 20-year reunion during the weekend of August 1-3. Contact Suzy Sato by email at TDHS88@gmail.com for more information.

SPRING MUSIC: The public is invited to a spring series of music and history entitled “American Heritage Music” produced and narrated by local musicians.
The programs will be held on selected Friday evenings March through June 2008 in the White Salmon Valley Community Library’s Sprint/Baker Gallery.

The first program in the series, The Birth of the Blues, will be on Friday, March 28, at 7 p.m. The evening will include a narrative history interspersed with musical performances depicting the development and integration of The Blues into modern American music. Participating musicians for the first program include Andre Lamoreaux, tenor guitar and vocals; Don Lamoreaux, keyboard, dobro, guitar and vocals; Tom Lamoreaux, bass guitar, vocals and harmony; Bob Simpson, lead guitar; and Rishell Graves, vocals.

Future programs in the series will be: The Music of Jimmy Rodgers, the Father of Country Music, on Friday, April 25; Hank Williams, Country to the Core, Friday, May 30; and From Blues to Country to Rock and Roll, Friday, June 20.

CLASSMATES SOUGHT: The Dalles High School class of 1978 is trying to locate classmates for our reunion this summer. Missing are: Debbie Baker, Phyllis Billbourough, Robert Blankenship, Rebecca Carpenter, Theresa Collins, David Connors, Stuart Donckers, Tom Engelgau, Tom Flelcker, Beverly Fosburgh, Sabine Frankfother, Vincent Gensburg, Patty Grant, Patsy Hatcher, Audry Hendrix, Jess Hodges, Martha Hopper, Julie Hutchin, Foster Johns, Mark Johnson, Karen Leavitt, Laurie Leazer, Vicki Long, Valerie Macri, Donn Mann, Steve Otos, Debby Patrick, Debbie Pettigrew. Randy Powell. If you have information on any of these people, please contact Carri at 298-1667.

CLASSMATES SOUGHT: The Dalles High Class of 1963 will hold their 45-year class reunion September 19, 20 and 21. Organizers are trying to locate the following classmates: Bonnie O’Dell, Delores Mallory, Mack Morgan, Patricia Kreuger, John McNeal, Barbara Myers, Rosemary Lash, Tim Baker, Wayne Cumiford, Scott Draper and Dave Palmer. Anyone with contact information should please call Dennis Davis at 296-9580.

AUGUST REUNION: The Dalles High School class of 1988 will have their 20-year reunion during the weekend of August 1-3. Contact Suzy Sato by email at goforit05@yahoo.com for more information.

ANNUAL FUNDRAISER: Capt. Tom Cramblett will be changing from his uniform as captain of the stern-wheeler “The Columbia Gorge“ and dress in costume as King Arthur in preparation to emcee the fundraiser “Knights at the Museum.”
The 10th annual event is a benefit for the Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center in Stevenson on Saturday, May 15 from 6 to 10 p.m.
Doors open at 6 with a buffet and no-host bar provided by Skamania Lodge. The buffet will be served until 8, but the no-host bar and other beverages will be available until the conclusion of the evening at 10.
The event has the format of a silent auction and will feature more than 100 services and products provided by gorge businesses and individuals. All will be available for preview by the afternoon on Friday, March 14.
Tickets are available at $40 ($50 after March 10). Reserved and sponsored tables seating eight are available for $400. Call the museum at (800) 991-2338 or (509) 427-8211.

DANCE NIGHT: Dance night at Cherry Park Grange is now in full swing in a nonsmoking, alcohol-free facility. Line and partner dance lessons start at 7 p.m. every Friday, followed by open dancing to DJ music until 10 p.m. Lessons are designed to get anyone off the couch and into the fun of social dancing. It is open to singles and couples of all ages (kids, teens and adults). The cost is $3 per person, $5 per couple and $6 for the whole family. The grange is at 1002 Lambert St. in The Dalles. For information, call 993-3540 or email steve2D@msn.com.

HISTORIC THE DALLES DAYS will be held September 19, 20, and 21, 2008 in The Dalles, Oregon. Events will include tours of historic buildings and museums,
a run/walk across The Dalles Dam, a history costume ball, music, food and three days of family entertainment. Be Here Then! Contact Mary Stocks at The Dalles Chamber of Commerce for more information: 541-296-2231. http://www.historicthedalles.org

• STUDENT ART: The Henkle Middle School art students’ 2008 “Fresh Perspectives” art show is on display in the White Salmon Valley Community Library’s Sprint/Baker Gallery through May 30.
A gallery reception for the artists will be held Saturday, May 17, from 3:30 to 5 p.m.
The show includes a wide range of works in a variety of media from pencil, tempera and watercolor to mixed media.
For more information about this and other library exhibits, programs and services call (509) 493-1132 or visit the Fort Vancouver Regional Library home page at www.fvl.org.

• 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.

• LIBRARY PASS: Maryhill Museum of Art has joined with local libraries to provide free admission to the museum for library patrons. The special pass falls under the same rules and guidelines as other library materials. It is available at public libraries in The Dalles, Hood River, Parkdale, Cascade Locks and at the Fort Vancouver Regional Library branches of Goldendale, White Salmon and Stevenson. This year, Maryhill Museum has also joined with the Libraries of Eastern Oregon (LEO) to make the passes available at libraries in Hermiston, Moro, Arlington and Boardman. The pass can be used for all immediate family members living in the same household plus up to four guests. The pass does not apply to ticketed special programs.

• CRUISE TIME: The Mid-Columbia Car Club’s weekly Cruise-Ins at Burgerville USA The Dalles start at 6 p.m. Burgerville in downtown The Dalles. The cruise-ins continue every Wednesday throughout the summer, and antique, classic, custom, street rods, muscle, sports, stock, modified, old, new, restored, in progress or whatever cars and trucks are welcome.

• CLASSMATES SOUGHT: The Dalles High School class of 1978 is trying to locate classmates for our reunion this summer. Missing are: Debbie Baker, Phyllis Billbourough, Robert Blankenship, Rebecca Carpenter, Theresa Collins, David Connors, Stuart Donckers, Tom Engelgau, Tom Flelcker, Beverly Fosburgh, Sabine Frankfother, Vincent Gensburg, Patty Grant, Patsy Hatcher, Audry Hendrix, Jess Hodges, Martha Hopper, Julie Hutchin, Foster Johns, Mark Johnson, Karen Leavitt, Laurie Leazer, Vicki Long, Valerie Macri, Donn Mann, Steve Otos, Debby Patrick, Debbie Pettigrew. Randy Powell. If you have information on any of these people, please contact Carri at 298-1667.

• CLASSMATES SOUGHT: The Dalles High Class of 1963 will hold their 45-year class reunion September 19, 20 and 21. Organizers are trying to locate the following classmates: Bonnie O’Dell, Delores Mallory, Mack Morgan, Patricia Kreuger, John McNeal, Barbara Myers, Rosemary Lash, Tim Baker, Wayne Cumiford, Scott Draper and Dave Palmer. Anyone with contact information please call Dennis Davis at 296-9580.

• REIKI SESSIONS: Reiki Circle is now starting in The Dalles.
Anyone who wishes to give or receive Reiki (a form of energy healing that promotes relaxation and stress reduction) is invited to join the group in the Conference Room near the chapel/chaplain’s office at Mid-Columbia Medical Center in The Dalles. The sessions take place every third and fourth Monday of the month at 7 p.m. This is a free service offered by the many Reiki practitioners in The Dalles Community. For more information, call Kathy at (509) 365-5384.

• ARTISTS NEEDED: Columbia Gorge Arts in Education (CGAIE) is now accepting applications from artists for its 2008-2010 Artists in School Program. Artists will provide hands-on arts education to K-12 students in the Mid-Columbia region in residency programs, which run one to three weeks for 20 hours per week. Other special community projects are also available. CGAIE is seeking applications from professional or teaching artists who work in visual, performing, film, literary or storytelling arts and who are interested in teaching mostly elementary to middle school age students. To learn more about and download application go to www.cgaie.org. For any questions, contact Leith Gaines at (541) 387-5031 or lgaines@hoodriver. k12.or.us.The application deadline is April 11.