WHITE SALMON — A resolution in support of the White Salmon Valley School District’s (WSVSD’s) bond and levy package, set to appear on February’s special election ballot, was the main point of discussion for city councilors during their Jan. 7 meeting.
Free news: White Salmon Valley School District recommends upgrades, consolidation after year-long facilities study; a deeper look into the proposed bond and what it would mean to staff, students, and the community.
Students from around the Gorge, honored at universities near and far.
THE DALLES — A new Little Free Libraries project, designed to increase access to literacy resources using hands-on, career-connected learning opportunities for local students, is launching.
THE DALLES — The Dalles High School Senior Rafael Camacho got an early Christmas present on Dec. 15 when he learned he’d been accepted to Dartmouth, an Ivy League college, on a near full-ride.
Free news: Interested persons should send a letter of interest and resume with qualifications, telephone, and address to the Board of Education, Columbia Gorge Community College, 400 East Scenic Drive, The Dalles OR 97058, or email to tprince@cgcc.edu.
Every year for the next 12 years, this newspaper would interview these same children. Now seniors, all sat down for their final interviews in November and December, and inside are their concluding comments.
The first-ever bachelor’s degree at Columbia Gorge Community College (CGCC) was unanimously approved by the board on Dec. 16.
THE GORGE — On Dec. 6, Hood River A05 FRC Team hosted the First Lego League Robotics Qualifying Tournament at Hood River Valley High School (HRVHS). Sixteen teams competed to win awards and attain spaces to travel forward to the State FLL Tournament in January.
HOOD RIVER — The Hood River Speech and Debate team is now 56 members strong. Dec. 5-6, the team competed at the Holiday Edge Speech and Debate Tournament against Clackamas High (open/varsity) and Nelson High (novice). Hood River took 20 students, 13 competing in open, seven in novice.
Free news: Students at The Dalles Middle School (TDMS) have been learning about the history and culture of the local tribes that call the Columbia River Gorge home. Their lessons were amplified recently by a visit from a tribal member to their classrooms.
THE GORGE — The union at Columbia Gorge Community College (CGCC), now 140 members strong, voted to sign a new three-year contract on Dec. 12, which CGCC’s Board of Education ratified on Dec. 16.
District 3 will now be represented by former WSVSD superintendent Jerry Lewis, who was sworn in at the Dec. 18 meeting along with returning District 5 Director Peter Harkema. Both ran unopposed in November.
Free news: All HRCSD schools will operate on an early release schedule today, Dec. 18, to ensure students and staff are home before conditions worsen following an emergency declaration by Hood River County.
Free news: The Dalles High School Trimester 1 SY 2025-2026 Honor Roll. Congratulations, students!
WHITE SALMON — Community members flocked to the Gorge MakerSpace on Dec. 6 for the nonprofit’s second-annual winter fundraiser, “Festival of Making.” From 3-7 p.m., visitors perused and bid on silent auction items, rotated between hands-on crafting activities and enjoyed complimentary food and cider.
Author and old-growth enthusiast Rand Schenck brought Gifford Pinchot’s legacy to light at the Columbia Center for the Arts on Dec. 10, guiding audience members through decades of the United States Forest Service’s polarizing history within and beyond the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.
THE DALLES — Concerned community members showed up in droves to The Dalles City Council meeting on Dec. 8, nearly overflowing the council chamber. Many attendees, either representing or supporting the city’s robust Latino community, expressed heartache and anxiety over recent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) action in town.
Free news: Congratulations to these The Dalles Middle School students for making the honor roll this fall.
HOOD RIVER — The History Museum of Hood River County is calling on community members for financial support. Budget cuts, waning volunteership and post-pandemic economic instability have placed a significant strain on current operations, particularly concerning storage costs.
WHITE SALMON — In collaboration with StoveTeam International and nine other groups throughout Rotary District 5100, the White Salmon-Bingen Rotary Club helped fund the construction of 74 safe and efficient cookstoves in Retalhuleu, Guatemala.
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