This fall marks an exciting new chapter for Helping Hands Against Violence as we welcome Kelsey Strand as our new executive director. Strand brings a background in engineering, leadership, and community service, along with a deep love for the Hood River community, which she has called home for the past 10 years.
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Free news: John L. Scott Central Oregon broker Sean O’Gorman recently presented a $10,000 donation to the Crag Rats, a nonprofit mountaineering organization that provides search and rescue services on Mount Hood and throughout the Columbia River Gorge, in memory of broker Matt Aldridge of Bend.
(The Center Square) – School choice programs are expanding across the country, giving families more options for educating their children, which prompts a debate over whether student outcomes will improve and how much the programs will cost taxpayers.
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service released guidance on the federal Education Freedom Tax Credit, giving states more details on the rules and regulations intended to protect scholarship funds from fraud and abuse.
(The Center Square) – Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has filed hundreds of state-mandated “transparency” reports intended to disclose millions of dollars donated to third parties at her behest, but at least 23 filings reviewed by The Center Square show her requesting money from "Anonymous."
(The Center Square) – Three years ago, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass promised to stop lobbyists from donating to two nonprofits closely associated with her office, but an investigation by The Center Square found the corporations and organizations paying those lobbyists have still given millions of dollars at her request.
(The Center Square) - Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has prompted donors to spend $38 million on her favorite charities and third-party organizations, in some cases from donor companies who had hundreds of millions of dollars worth of business before the city.
WHITE SALMON — The White Salmon-Bingen Rotary Club is celebrating five years of its Koroga fundraiser on Sunday, Oct. 11 at a private residence on top of Strawberry Mountain overlooking the Columbia River Gorge from 3-6 p.m.
Free news: The long-anticipated Indian Creek Trail project has reached a significant milestone, clearing the way for the next phase of work after the completion of a series of landmark property donations.
