White Salmon’s art teachers were hard at work last week putting together displays to present student-made art pieces at the second annual White Salmon Art Walk, held at the Whitson Elementary School gym and multipurpose facility on Saturday, May 20.

“It took just one swell idea to start this business but it took a community to get it where it is now,” said Debbie Hendrickx, developer and owner of Swell Gelato for dogs, and the 2023 Small Business Administration Nano Business of the Year winner.

Hood River Police, May 14 - 20

HOOD RIVER — Oregon Health Authority and Oregon Department of Education have announced updates to COVID-19 protocols for K-12 schools.

White Salmon high school parent Tisie Brasuell had wanted to paint the streets since 2022, but with the need for city and county permits and weather challenges, the plan wasn’t able to come to fruition until Saturday, May 20.

HOOD RIVER — The Columbia Gorge Gleaning Project began in 2015 during a Ford Family Leadership Training Program in Hood River. This collaborative project covers five counties in the Columbia River Gorge in both Oregon and Washington: Hood River, Wasco, Sherman, Klickitat, and Skamania.

After nearly four years of construction, Hood River Vineyards and Winery has reopened its doors to the public. Tucked up in the beautiful orchards of Hood River, the winery is ready to host guests in their brand new hospitality space.

Dan Kolenberg came to the Mountain View Grange on May 5 for the last of the 2023 Wild About Nature lecture series talks: “Early Naturalists and Their Observations in the Columbia River Gorge.”

Glenwood Eagles really do soar. This year, Glenwood is sending three members of the track team to the state meet in Eugene, which will take place the last weekend in May.

Whether you call it talking, conversing, dialoguing, or just schmoozing, expressing yourself clearly so you are understood can be a challenge. As George Bernard Shaw once said, “The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.”