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Obituary: Lorene Murray
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Obituary: Lorene Murray

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Lorene Merz Murray, born on Dec. 18, 1933, passed away peacefully on Oct. 17, 2026. She was born in Woodland, Washington, to John A Merz and L…

Bran & Ash opens storefront bakery
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Bran & Ash opens storefront bakery

  • By Emma Renly For Columbia Gorge News
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HOOD RIVER — Sugar and spice and in-house milled grains, that’s what the fresh bread baked at the newly opened Bran & Ash bakery in downtown Hood River is made of.

Gluten free rises to new heights at Columbia Gorge Bakery
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Gluten free rises to new heights at Columbia Gorge Bakery

  • By Flora Gibson Columbia Gorge News
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When lifelong baker Theresa Langen learned she needed to eat gluten free, she struggled to find quality baked goods that she could still eat. So she created her own suite of high-quality gluten free recipes, and that success grew into a popular bakery that serves customers, gluten free and not, all across the Gorge.

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A Bakery Worth its Wood Fire
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A Bakery Worth its Wood Fire

  • Ginger Shepherd

Something more than just bread is rising at a little bakery nestled along NE Estes Avenue in White Salmon. It is a bakery looking to connect its community to a better way of eating and to more regionally sourced food.