
Thursday, June 20, 2013
HRV High School Soccer coaching staff and current student-athletes will share their style of play. Our goal is to inspire and teach the kids through: practice routines, fun activities, asking for hard workers, team work, decision making, and of course a lot of fun!
It's a fundraiser for Columbia Gorge Children's Advocacy Group at Springhouse Cellar Winery in Hood River. Live music by TimMayer, silent and live auction. Proceeds support the work to prosecute perpetrators of child abuse and help their young victims heal.
To celebrate “Oregon Parenting Education Week,” May 19-25, the Columbia Gorge Parenting Education Program of The Next Door is having a photo contest. The agency is seeking photos of children from birth to 6 years interacting with an adult in a healthy activity. Activities can include a family outing, playing, eating, story time, making a craft, playing at a park, or any other healthy adult and child interaction.
Submit photos by May 15.
Every Thursday from 6-7pm, with over 20 vendors selling locally raised vegetables, fruit, meat, cheese, eggs, bread and more. In addition, the live music, local hot food vendors and festive family-friendly atmosphere that have become beloved market traditions continue.
This summer, Cascade Mountain School is proud to announce the second annual Farm to Table Bike Camp. From July 7-13, middle and high school students will explore Trout Lake, a quiet agricultural valley, by bicycle. For more info call Jennie Sharp of Cascade Mountain School at 541-645-0688.
Saturday, May 4 - Do you want a free comic book? Who doesn't!? We'll be handing out free comic books for readers of all ages on Free Comic Book Day. Free comics for kids, teens, and adults will be available.
Please join us! Ride in antique cars, watch the antique planes take off and land, eat ... drink ... be merry!
Join us the of each month Second Saturday, when WAAAM gets the engines running. Check our
Events Page for more info on WAAAM events throughout the season.
It's everything you'd like to know about opportunities & resources for parents - welcome baby resources, library story times, playgroups, wonderworks playstation, parenting classes for toddlers to teens!
This group is designed to guide students in developing appropriate social skills important for students as the create friendships and being to participate in various school and community activities. Emphasis will be in communication skills, working with others and friendship skills. Group begins September 26, every Wednesday from 5-6pm. Call
Kidsense at 541-386-0009 for more information and to register.
The Hood River County Library announces
that the Association of Library Services to Children has created a guide to parents
for their child’s
online use. See their
recommended
websites for kids.
Walk through the main entrance of Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital, and chances are you will notice the smell of coffee—and the energy of high school students at Sacred Grounds Coffee Shop. The Youth Transition Program at Hood River Valley High School is using the café to provide valuable work experience for youth with barriers to employment.
The continuing free Autism Series teleconference on Thursday evening, May 16, 2013 from 7 to 8:30pm at the Hood River Library addresses the significant topic of legal planning for individuals with disabilities. While coincidentally part of the autism series, this subject matter applies to all disabilities.
Kids can connect with history in a fun new way through The History Museum's special new children's program - History through Yoga! During the class, the students will learn different yoga postures that help tell the story of Hood River County history, all while surrounded by wonderful historical artifacts and photos.
The Mt. Adams Institute is excited to announce that funding from Orange County Community Foundation will provide scholarship opportunities for local youth to participate in innovative summer programming combining science and outdoor adventure!
Hood River County Community Ed offers 3 great preschool programs: Little Learners at Hood River Valley High School in Hood River, Mid Valley Bilingual Preschool at Mid Valley Elementary in Odell and Little Pandas Preschool at Pine Grove Elementary.
Offering Art Classes for Teens, this new studio is a place for teens to create, show, and sell art the first Saturday of February, March and April.
The Columbia Gorge Breastfeeding Coalition will begin a newly formed mother-to-mother support group that offers guidance during this important time. The group is conducted by a trained facilitator who listens and guides the discussion, two Wednesdays per month.
Parents share their personal experiences related to Sensory Processing Disorder. Meetings will take place the 2nd Monday of Every month.
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Here are a few excellent places to check for information or to call when
you, a parent or a teenager you know needs some quick support and help.
Parent Trust for Washington
Children.
Parent Trust Family Help Line: 1-800-932-HOPE (4673) - Toll-free in
Washington State.
Washington State Teenline:1-800-562-1240