HOOD RIVER — A group of 18 Hood River Valley High School (HRVHS) art students in grades 9-12 traveled to Portland for a behind-the-scenes tour of Goodwill Industries of the Columbia’s Willamette’s headquarters in Southeast and their outlet location in Northeast recently.

HOOD RIVER — Though Hood River isn’t quite the runways of NYC or Paris, there is not a lack of local artisans creating incredible work.

THE DALLES — A 14-year passion for wet-felting exquisite purses and art became a one-room artisan gallery, tucked in a corner of the Granada Theater.