Columbia Center for the Arts is offering free drop-in kids’ art classes most Sundays from 1-3 p.m. in the art center’s studio.
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Margie Adele Palmerton Newman, age 90, formerly of Klamath Falls, Ore., and Sheridan, Wyo., passed away in Medford, Ore., Friday, Aug. 25, 201…
A Giving Tuesday community fundraiser by Columbia Center for the Arts has enabled it to offer 15 full scholarships to children in need of financial assistance to attend an art class this summer.
Alonso Magana, 18, is a freshman at Oregon College of Art and Craft (OCAC) in Portland, majoring in photography. An Odell native, Magana has always been interested in art — he just didn’t think he was any good at it.
Seniors Tove Hanson and Gisela Ayala Echevarria have won Gold Key awards in the Regional Scholastic Art competition. The students’ work was judged against students from other western states, and next they will be considered for national awards in New York later this spring.
New Entries STORY TIME: The Dalles-Wasco County Public Library offers Toddler Time for ages 18 months to 3 years every Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. Preschool story time, for ages 3 to 6 years, is offered every Friday at 10:30 a.m. Story time provides children with an early group experience that may include great books, songs, finger plays, movement activities, crafts, surprises, special guests and lots of fun. To ask questions about story time, contact the library at 541-296-2815.
New Entries EGG HUNT: Flagstone’s Annual Easter Egg Hunt and BBQ will be at 11:15 a.m. Saturday, March 30. The community is invited to bring the kids, grandkids and great grandkids for some Easter fun and lunch. Festivities include a free noon barbecue, games, carrot carving, and prizes. Egg Hunt is for ages birth to 12. Bring your own basket. SPRING LECTURE: Join nurse midwives Ann Becker, RN, MN, CNM, director of First Impressions at MCMC, and Mandelynn Morgan, CNM at Columbia River Women’s Clinic, along with Christina Castellano, PT, DPT, director of Outpatient Therapy at Water’s Edge as they lead the discussion about the latest for a healthy pregnancy, birth experience, and post-delivery recovery Tuesday, March 12, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. . Child care is available at Waters Edge for $3 hour per child. Lectures are free and held at Water’s Edge, second floor Deschutes Room, 551 Lone Pine Blvd., The Dalles. Call 541-296-8444 to reserve child care or visit www.mcmc.net to register.
Sadie Shepard is an artist. She, at just 17, has learned to value her different perspective on the world, and has learned to help others do the same.
