MOSIER — Situated along Mosier’s main drag, Roughcuts Rustic Furniture/Rods & Trikes boasts an impressive assemblage of scraps. But don’t get it twisted — this metal heap is no junkyard. For owner and award-winning craftsman Jim Wilson, it’s an ever-rotating treasury of functional materials used to convert motorcycles into custom, specialized trikes for riders with disabilities.
WHITE SALMON — Local health industry leaders assembled at Skyline Health on Nov. 17 for the second annual Better Together Rural Health Retreat — a convening of prominent organizations and individuals from across the Gorge to strategize, align workforce priorities and plan for the future.
FREE: THE GORGE — As the seasons shift, fall and winter offer time to discover something new about nature. UCD is starting their seventh Annual Winter Workshop Series as December, January, and February in-person meetings in White Salmon and Stevenson, Washington.
BINGEN — Cada dólar cuenta. Ese es el mensaje que se comparte mientras las organizaciones sin fines de lucro, como Washington Gorge Action Programs (WAGAP), se preparan para lo que tradicionalmente es un período alegre del año.
FREE: WAGAP hopes to raise $125,000 to help cover budget gaps. “There is a lot of uncertainty right now,” Pauletto said. “These flexible dollars will allow us to meet community member needs as they are presented.”
THE DALLES — Four women, one from The Dalles, are vying to be the Democratic challenger of Rep. Cliff Bentz for the District 2 Congressional seat, which only two Democrats and no women have ever held.
THE GORGE — Columbia Gorge Habitat for Humanity’s Healthy Homes Grant Program provides financial assistance to help homeowners maintain safe and healthy living environments. Owner occupied Oregon households earning 80% or below the area median in-come (AMI) may qualify for assistance.
Season of giving takes on a new importance for nonprofits in 2025
FREE NEWS: Con la llegada del invierno, Mid-Columbia Community Action Council (MCCAC) y varios aliados comunitarios están trabajando para asegurar que las personas más vulnerables de nuestra comunidad puedan acceder a refugios, suministros de emergencia y otros recursos durante eventos de clima severo.
FREE NEWS: With winter approaching, Mid-Columbia Community Action Council (MCCAC) and community partners are working together to ensure our most vulnerable community members can access shelters, emergency supplies, and additional resources during winter severe weather events.
FREE NEWS: White Salmon Valley School District (WSVSD) will ask voters to consider two measures in February 2026: a renewal of the Educational Programs & Operations (EP&O) Levy and a $77.8 million bond to create a unified K-12 campus.
THE DALLES — Community members gathered at the Granada Theater on Nov. 6 for a free film screening hosted by The Mid-Columbia Houseless Collaborative (MCHC), “No Place to Grow Old.”
HOOD RIVER — Finance Director Christopher Longinetti presented the current fiscal year’s first quarter financial performance report at the Nov. 10 Hood River City Council meeting.
HOOD RIVER — With the support of local community partners at Gorge Ecumenical Ministries, Riverside Community Church will be hosting for a free Thanksgiving dinner for a tenth year. The dinner will be served in the scenic Riverview Room at Riverside Church, 317 State St., Hood River, from noon to 2 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 27.
FREE: Burn bans, grants, SNAP and WIC delays, funding for rural schools and immigration policy discussed by health board, irrigation and conservation districts, and commissioners.
THE DALLES — Wasco County commissioners voted Nov. 5 to pledge $50,000 to the Columbia Gorge Humane Society, offering a short-term lifeline to the region’s only major animal shelter while insisting that the city of The Dalles share the cost, and that a more permanent funding fix be found.
GOLDENDALE — Klickitat County is changing its form of government. County Commissioners voted unanimously at their Nov. 12 meeting to create a new county administrator position.
Annual collection provides winter necessities for the Columbia River Gorge community members
FREE NEWS: Community Collection Drive Launches in Partnership with The Salvation Army and St. Vincent de Paul
FREE NEWS: Oregon superintendents received potential budget cut scenarios from the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) this week, Hood River County School District (HRCSD) Superintendent Bill Newton included.
Stewarded by the Mills family for decades, Hood River’s Parks and Recreation District will soon buy Parkdale Park
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