Applications are being taken now for Soroptimist International’s “Live Your Dream” cash awards. Between the club’s chapters in Hood River and the Mt. Adams area…they have six $1500 grants to women with primary financial responsibility for herself and dependents while involved in an undergraduate degree program or a vocational skills training program…and has a financial need. Kate Daugherty of the Soroptimist Hood River chapter says the money can be used for whatever the woman needs to stay in school. Deadline to apply is November 15…go to soroptimist.org and look up the “Live Your Dream” award. For local information…call 541-760-6050.