Hood River museum plans holiday open house

Most of the exhibits have been left intact for the event; however, a few display cases are in the process of being redesigned for the upcoming 2006 season.

The museum will reopen to the public on its regular schedule in 2006 on March 29. The theme for 2006 is "A Travel Scrapbook" to help celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Mt. Hood Railroad.

New exhibits planned for the 2006 season include: updating the Toy Hall of Fame case, a special display on the Interment Camps of WWII, a train depot, around-the-world travel memorabilia from Hood River residents, and a collection of paper folding umbrellas created by Suma Kobayashi from old Diamond Fruit can labels.

"When we planned last year's holiday open house event we had no idea if anyone would show up. We were pleasantly surprised not only at the number of people who came in, but we also enjoyed hearing stories of special family holiday memories shared by the visitors," said Connie Nice, museum coordinator.

There is no charge to visit the museum. Donations are always appreciated to help with special events and maintain the museum's archive collection.