Directed by former The Dalles High School theater teacher Lowry Browning, a stage adaptation of the classic 1953 novel premiered at Columbia Center for the Arts (CCA) on Oct. 9 and will run for three weekends.  

STEVENSON — The Stevenson Mushroom Festival returns Saturday, Oct. 17, inviting mushroom lovers, curious explorers and families to spend a fall day discovering Stevenson through a town-wide celebration of fungi, food, education and local businesses.

THE DALLES — Garry Estep, a retired physicist and concert pianist, opened City Council’s meeting on Sept. 28 to request formal recognition for the Dalles Performing Arts Society (DPAS), a recently formed community organization hoping to host free community concerts next year.

HOOD RIVER — Columbia Center for the Arts (CCA) will stage Ray Bradbury’s “Fahrenheit 451,” directed by Lowry Browning, from October 9 through October 25, 2026, in the CCA Theater at 215 Cascade Avenue in downtown Hood River. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 7 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m.

HOOD RIVER — Pete Woolley, 94, a resident of Flagstone Senior Living in The Dalles, is no stranger to the sky, but it’s been some time since he last flew. On Sept. 23, Woolley fulfilled his wish to take one last flight at the Ken Jernstedt Airfield in a two-passenger plane. 

Participants will learn how to grow marigolds, discover their visual appeal and cultural uses, and explore how marigolds can play a role in integrated pest management.

“There are lots of brand headquarters in Hood River, but there are no other brands in the foiling space that are owned by people who live in Hood River,” said Matt Elsasser, the founder and owner of Hydrocraft Systems

WHITE SALMON — The annual White Salmon Valley Reads, the local community reads program series, centers on the book “Crisis on Mount Hood: Stories from a Hundred Years of Mountain Rescue,” by Hood River author and physician Christopher Van Tilburg.

Here is another update regarding the flags along Main Street that bring so much pride to our community. Kristopher Nowak has been tending the flags after Todd French was no longer able to.

THE DALLES — The Fort Dalles Museum and Anderson Homestead is considering a proposed ownership transfer that could change how the historic museum is funded and managed.

THE DALLES — Suspecting a scam, Oregon National Guard Sgt. First Class Rosa Cortez ignored the handful of emails and even some phone calls she got in April about being “a nominee.”