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THE DALLES, OR: Artist and writer Yvonne Pepin Wakefield poses for a portrait in her studio on June 2, 2026, in The Dalles, Oregon. Yvonne’s Art Studio in the Dalles. Pepin-Wakefield is an author and artist who writes and paints from a custom-built showcase/art studio in The Dalles. She is the author of the Babe in the Woods book series, and is internationally published and exhibited. She works with at-risk youth at the Youth Empowerment shelter and teaches art classes to kids of all ages. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/Special to The Columbia Gorge News)

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