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Free news: The Beautification & Tree Committee honored Marie Connell and Billy O’Keefe with the August Beautification Award for their garden at 223 W. Ninth.
THE DALLES — Wasco County staff members voiced support for a plan to place $15 million in tax abatement windfall from Google into an endowment that county administration estimates would earn between $2-$5 million a year after a 15-year maturity period.
HOOD RIVER — Four years ago, the community asked a simple question: what if every child had the opportunity to walk or bike to school? Today, the City of Hood River, Hood River County, and Hood River County School District are celebrating a series of major wins that move that vision from planning into implementation.
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HOOD RIVER — When we think of the arts, we think of a limitless range of human expression: bright colors, abstract shapes, hands-on activities, performing, and so on. But these practices don’t just exercise our creative side; they bridge to other disciplines and help us become more connected, well-rounded humans.
Free news: Oregon State University is partnering with Wasco County Forest Collaborative and Hood River Forest Collaborate to bring a short documentary exploring fire history research on the east side of Mount Hood and how it might inform future management to The Dalles and Hood River.
Young artists attended a ribbon-cutting for a new mural they helped paint at Sunshine Mill Winery on Aug. 11. Local artist Denae Manion organized the class as part of The Dalles Art Center’s summer art camp. The youth painted salmon, sturgeon and lamprey, all fish important to local Indigenous nations; one of the summer’s highlights was a visit from real, live lamprey brought over by the tribal fisheries program.
THE DALLES — A survey conducted by PortlandRealEstate.com gives The Dalles the number one spot on its “Oregon’s most envied place for first-time buyers” list.
Business in Cascade Locks continues to progress under the guidance of Interim City Administrator Gordon Zimmerman, though his temporary assignment will soon be completed as the council moves closer to a permanent hire.
Free news: Bryan Matthew McGeeney, 47, arrested June 5 on charges of rape, sodomy, coercing prostitution and giving drugs to minors, was released on bail Aug. 27.
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THE DALLES — A survey conducted by PortlandRealEstate.com gives The Dalles the number one spot on its “Oregon’s most envied place for first-time buyers” list.
Free news: Sense of Place, the Gorge-based storytelling series that connects people to the history, culture, and ecology of the Columbia River Gorge, has opened sponsorship for its upcoming 17th season.
WHITE SALMON — Last Wednesday, White Salmon’s Planning Commission discussed a potential ordinance that would make small-box discount stores a …
Free news from Columbia Gorge News and Uplift Local: Skamania County commissioners unanimously passed a moratorium at their Aug. 18 meeting after eight people provided public comment in favor of the pause.
THE DALLES — Tucked into an old brick building, with a window-full of crystals catching the sun and a back room jammed with everything from flutes to printed shirts, Artisan Market works to support local makers and part-time artists year-round.
HOOD RIVER — A step into the Sparkle Bar is a step into a world of sequined jackets, roll-on glitter and twinkling hair from Lucky Locks. Here…
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Free news: The Beautification & Tree Committee honored Marie Connell and Billy O’Keefe with the August Beautification Award for their garden at 223 W. Ninth.
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