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Come celebrate Mosier style with live music from 8pm. Suggested donation $10 per person or $15 per couple. Call 541-478-0199 for more info or to make reservations. Health and social services telephone line expands to Hood River, Gilliam, Sherman, Wasco, Wheeler counties The Gorge – Residents of Hood River, Gilliam, Sherman, Wasco and Wheeler counties know they can call 911 for emergency services. And now they can dial 211, toll-free, to get connected with local health and social service resources. 211 service, which covers more than 65% of Oregonians and 80% of Americans, is the only phone number residents will have to remember if they are seeking vital resources such as food, energy assistance, affordable housing, parent resources, low cost health care clinics and much more. And, in times of disaster, 211 can act as a non-emergency backup to 911. The service is operated by the nonprofit organization 211info and has been active in parts of Oregon since 2004. Funding from the Oregon Community Foundation’s Regional Action Initiative has allowed the service to launch in the Gorge area. “We are thrilled to expand service to these five new counties,” says 211info CEO Liesl Wendt. “It is our goal to have every Oregonian covered by 211 by 2013, and this is a crucial step as we expand east.” 211 is currently available in 14 Oregon counties, including Clackamas, Crook, Deschutes, Gilliam, Hood River, Jefferson, Lane, Lincoln, Multnomah, Sherman, Wasco, Washington, Wheeler, Yamhill, and two Southwest Washington counties. 211info will expand to cover Marion, Polk and Benton counties before the end of the year. People who dial 211 will have their call answered by a community information specialist who will walk the caller through the nonprofit, government and faith-based services that might be able to provide assistance. “The beauty of 211 is people in need don’t even have to know where to go for help. When a person dials 211info, staff will work with a caller until they can identify some options for helping the caller,” says Christa Rude, Administrator, Wasco County Commission on Children & Families. “It makes a lot of sense to have one easy-to-remember number to call and receive support on many levels.” People can also access health and social services resource information at www.211info.org. 211 service is available in more than 150 languages from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays. You can now buy freshly ground grains just up State Road in Mosier. Stop by when the gate is open and check out the new offerings.
Suzi Conklin writes a newsletter each month with all of the latest news in the Valley and Gorge. All of the upcoming events that she lists are posted on this website, click here to find the rest of the great stories and pictures each month. In the December Newsletter you will also find:
Next games start January 8th!
The Mosier Valley Library is enjoying more usage this fall and winter season, including folks who have never been in the library before. We appreciate the visits from our “regulars” and “newbies” alike. Hours have been expanded to include Friday afternoon from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. Holding forth during those hours is Emily Curtis, who, with her husband, is new to Mosier. She fell in love with the library and volunteered her time and we are thrilled to have her. Don’t forget we have several of Jean Kirkpatricks books based on her real life experiences in Sherman County and other places. We have several biographies of famous folks and lots of enjoyable reading in fiction and non fiction books. We hope you will make the library a regular stop through the winter. We’ll be there the following hours:
If we had a volunteer for Tuesday afternoon from 1 to 3 pm, we would be open a portion of every day of the week and Saturday. If you are interested, please call Glenna at 478-3495 or Joan at 478-3409. Since December, we have had a lot of books donated: The ones I’m most excited about are authored by Jerry S. Eicher.. They originally belonged to Gerry Stevens who gave them to Bev Fretz who brought them to the library. Jerry Eicher, as a young boy, spent eight years in Honduras, where his grandfather helped found an Amish Community Outreach. As an adult, Jerry has taught in Amish and Mennonite schools in Ohio and Illinois, has been involved in church renewal and has conducted in depth Bible study workshops. Jerry lives with his wife and four children in Virginia. Rebecca’s Promise, Rebecca’s Choice and Rebecca’s Return are in one series and follows the story of a young girl surrounded by drama, heartbreak and happiness in the Amish way of life. Wanda Brunstetter has written a 3 part series, again about the Amish way of life, in her books: A Cousin’s Promise, A Cousin’s Prayer and a Cousin’s Challenge. We round out the Amish books with one called Plain Paradise written by Beth Wiseman. The books are in excellent shape and will make a good winter’s evening read on these chilly nights. For those of you who like biographies, we have Barbara Boxer, A Time to Run. The book depicts the dramatic rise of a young woman to a central place in the Senate . Don’t forget we have DVD’s and VHS tapes for rent for $1.00 a week. Hope to see you at the library. Azure Standard will deliver to Mosier each month if we have a big enough order. So, if you’re interesting in join the co-op, simply sign up with Azure Standard directly and choose Majestic Co-op for delivery. Here are the order dates for 2012 that we should all try to shoot for to make sure of a delivery near the beginning of each month. Tammy Berthold will try to call if you have an order on that delivery before the arrival at Mosier School.
The class will be taught by Stan Starr who taught it in the past. Tai Chi is helpful for balance, stress and it’s good for our brains. It’s great for all adults no matter your age. Come and join us. For more information call Karen Bailey 541.478.3467.
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