Sustainable Building Advisor Program;

Free Info Session January 21, 6:00 pm;

Columbia Gorge Community College;

To reserve: 541-506-6011 Hood River 541-308-8211 The Dalles.

Nine Month Friday/Saturday Specialized Training Opportunity In depth study of Sustainable Buildings and Strategies for implementing them. Field Trips to completed Projects, Expert Speakers, Real World Team Experience, Fulfills Professional CE Credits;

 Check out the FREE INFO SESSION this January 21

"5th" Annual Soroptimist "Artisan Shopping Extravaganza"! Sunday Nov. 22nd from 10 a.m to 4 p.m. held at the Best Western Hood River Inn "Gorge Room"

"5th" Annual Soroptimist "Artisan Shopping Extravaganza"! Sunday Nov. 22nd from 10 a.m to 4 p.m. held at the Best Western Hood River Inn "Gorge Room"

"5th" Annual Soroptimist "Artisan Shopping Extravaganza"! Sunday Nov. 22nd from 10 a.m to 4 p.m. held at the Best Western Hood River Inn "Gorge Room"

SuperKids Resale is a bi-annual consignment sale specializing in baby and kid clothing, maternity clothing, kid shoes, baby equipment, toys, books, software, dvds, videos, furniture and anything else related to kids. Any Season, Any Size (up to size 16).

SEPTEMBER 18-20th 2009
NEW LOCATION! OLD GRESHAM GOODWILL STORE
1776 NW FAIRVIEW ST., the cutoff between SE 223rd and NE Burnside Road

 SELL the stuff your kids have outgrown and the toys your kids no longer use.

SuperKids Resale is a bi-annual consignment sale specializing in baby and kid clothing, maternity clothing, kid shoes, baby equipment, toys, books, software, dvds, videos, furniture and anything else related to kids. Any Season, Any Size (up to size 16).

SEPTEMBER 18-20th 2009
NEW LOCATION! OLD GRESHAM GOODWILL STORE
1776 NW FAIRVIEW ST., the cutoff between SE 223rd and NE Burnside Road

 SELL the stuff your kids have outgrown and the toys your kids no longer use.

River City Saloon 9pm

Friday 7/24/09 @ The Naked Winery

Saturday 7/25/09 @ Everybody's Brewing

 Hosted by Columbia Gorge Ecology Institute and Zoller’s Outdoor Odysseys
River Ecology taught by Columbia Gorge Ecology Institute, Yakima Nation
Fisheries, Underwood Conservation District & Interfluve Corp.

Whitewater rafting on the Upper Klickitat River involves flowing through a

Orchids of Oregon
Charlene Simpson will talk about the economic importance of orchids
and discuss their diverse morphology, habitat preferences, and reproductive strategies,
with emphasis on the high cost of pollinator specialization and specific mycorrhizal obligations.

7 p.m. All are welcome.

Board Room,
Building 1, Columbia Gorge Community College in The Dalles, Oregon

Be a part of SOLV's Down by the Riverside Event and help remove trash from a local waterway.  On Saturday, May 17, a clean up will occur on Phelps Creek in Hood River from 9 am to 12 pm.  The portion of Phelps Creek to be cleaned is located on Country Club Rd.  Tasty snacks, gloves, and other equipment will be provided to volunteers.  For more information or directions call Tina at Columbia Riverkeeper at 541-387-3030 or email tina@columbiariverkeeper.org.

The Mid-Columbia chapter of the Native Plant Society of Oregon (NPSO) will present its annual wildflower show from Sunday, April 20, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the American Legion Hall in the center of Mosier, Oregon.

Make the wildflower show part of your mid-Columbia blossom tour. The show displays a wide range of blooming and non-blooming plants to help you understand what you might see. The members of the local NPSO chapter are happy to answer your native-plant questions and suggest wildflower drives and hikes.

4^th
Annual

Cherry
of A Ride

The Whitson Elementary PTO invites you to their annual Ice Cream Social and Silent Auction
Friday, April 25, 2008, 5:30-8:00 (Bidding closes at 7:30)
Whitson Elementary Gymnasium, 450 N Main Avenue, White Salmon, Washington
$1 Ice Cream and Hot Dogs
Enjoy live music, free babysitting, a jumpy house, balloon man, face painting, and a kids’ soccer clinic. Wonderful items up for auction include jewelry, local art and pottery, massage and spa treatments, clothing, toys, gift baskets, and classroom art.
All proceeds benefit the children at Whitson.

Contribute towards a more fishable, swimable, and drinkable Columbia River by monitoring water quality.  Training day will include on the water sampling of E coli, pH, oxygen, turbidity, temperature, and conductivity using Oregon Dept. of Environmental Quality equipment and methods.  If you’re hooked, volunteers monitor 1x to 2x a month from June to Sept.

Is your favorite river reach healthy?  During the workshop we’ll learn how to identify key plants, birds, animal tracks and water quality indicators, as well as how to respond to threats like oil spills or zebra mussels.  River Watch volunteers regularly document wildlife, and work with partners like SOLV to organize trash pick-ups and river restoration. Bring the whole family!

Craig Carothers will perform Monday Night, March 17th at 7:30 pm in a home concert in White Salmon WA.  Hosted by Doug and Patti Miller, their house is on Eyrie Road, #107.  Open to the general public, tickets are $15 at the door, or you can call and reserve tickets.  Tickets limited to sixty. 

Craig will have CD's available for purchase and signing.

Come to the monthly Columbia Gorge Back Country Horsemen meeting, held the 3rd Wednesday of every month at 7pm at the Hood River Saddle Club.  Membership fee's support our local Columbia Gorge Chapter and the Back Country Horsemen of America.  Find out how to enjoy and preserve the wonderful trails and Wilderness area's we have locally as well as throughout the United States.  The Saddle Club is located at the intersection of Belmont Rd. and Country Club Rd. near Hood River.

    Hood River Waterfront Community Park Ground Breaking Party

   March 1, Saturday, from 7 to 10 pm. at the Pines Tasting Room, 202 State Street, Hood River

     $20 per person, Live Music, Appetizers and no-host beer and wine

Stories and playtime for toddlers and babies 0 to 36 months with accompanying adult.

Every Wednesday morning at 11am  at the Goldendale Community Library.