HOOD RIVER — Scenes from the Memorial Day Remember and Honor ceremony at Idlewilde Cemetery. The ceremony included the posting of the colors by the Gorge Composite Squadron Civil Air Patrol, the singing of the National Anthem by Grant Hinman, presentation of flowers and memorial markers and …
The Dalles photographer Gary Elkinton attended the Wasco Memorial Day Parade on May 25. Free, online-only photo gallery.
THE DALLES — Erica Carillo, of The Dalles Middle School, got a surprise announcement that she was Oregon’s 2026 Education Support Professional of the Year on May 20 amid a student carnival and talent show she organized.
Think back when you were young. There was energy and enthusiasm; the future was a banquet of choices and opportunities, so many things to do and so little time to do them. And “Yet, knowing how way leads on to way, I doubted if I should ever come back.”
What’s Happening is a listing of nonprofit and community events with nominal fees. As a free service of Columbia Gorge, News, items may be edited for length. Notices run as space allows. Send to azizac@gorgenews.com. Full listing always online at columbiagorgenews.com.
WHITE SALMON — White Salmon Valley Community Library is hosting local author tina ontiveros for a book reading on Friday, May 29th at 6:30 p.m. ontiveros will discuss her memoir “Rough House.”
THE DALLES — On their sixth album, “Mythomania,” Susurrus Station confronts our compulsion to tell stories, how it fuels our tendency to fabricate or sensitize known realities, blurring the lines between myth and memory.
HOOD RIVER — Columbia Center for the Arts’ (CCA) new fundraising event, “The Big Sing!” will take place on May 29 at 6 p.m. Led by the Low Bar Chorale, hundreds of voices will fill the theatre as one.
HOOD RIVER — 301 Gallery and Friends of the Columbia Gorge are pleased to announce their third annual combined exhibition “INSPIRED! III — Trailblazers,” coming June 5.
Free news: This event has free admission, camping, the Oregon Bluegrass Association Annual Meeting, and a bluegrass championship show on Saturday evening at the Shaniko Schoolhouse.
Eastside Lateral Pipeline talk
WHITE SALMON — White Salmon Valley Community Library is hosting author Rob Kugler for a book reading on Friday, May 22 at 6:30 p.m. Kugler will discuss his book “A Dog Named Beautiful,” an uplifting and unforgettable story of a U.S. Marine, his extraordinary dog, and the road trip of a lifetime.
Old news and photos from the last century of local newspaper archives in the Gorge.
When I talked with folks at the Mid-Columbia Senior Center, we seldom discussed our past. I didn’t know where most people worked or went to school, or what their children were doing, although grandchildren were often mentioned.
Beginning at 11 a.m., Civil Air Patrol Cadet Color Guard, march in from Tucker Road.
What’s Happening is a listing of nonprofit and community events with nominal fees. As a free service of Columbia Gorge, News, items may be edited for length. Notices run as space allows. Send to azizac@gorgenews.com. Full listing always online at columbiagorgenews.com.
STEVENSON — The Columbia Gorge Museum (CGM) invites the public to celebrate its 31st anniversary on May 16 from noon to 4 p.m., showcasing the great outdoors with themed activities, music, cake, and ice cream. Free and all-ages.
HOOD RIVER — The Oregon State Elks Association (OSEA) presented John Buckley with the 2026 Veteran Volunteer of the Year Award at the state Elks convention, held April 23-25 in Seaside. The award honors Elk members who have demonstrated outstanding service to veterans and military members in need in their state.
Lifelong Glenwood resident Steve Hoodenpyl recently passed away peacefully at his home here, surrounded by his beloved wife Kay, their children and grandchildren. Many knew Steve from his many decades as the “H” in C & H Logging Company.
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