The Dalles Beautification Committee and the Lions Club have joined forces in the restoration of the Vogt Fountain at Sorosis Park, which is nearly complete.

On Oct. 24, Hood River’s Rick Olmstead and his stone mason crew (sons Cohen and Gannon), back-hoe operator Wes Schweitz and plumber Bryan Mear…

The Vogt Fountain at the Sorosis Park rose garden is operational again after many years of disrepair.

1919 — 100 years ago

Parking meters will be continued in the city of Hood River, so the city council decided in an adjourned session last Thursday.

When Denise Ellis set up a trail camera in her backyard, she was hoping to catch photographs of raccoons at her fountain. Instead the camera, which is triggered automatically by heat and motion, caught this image of an owl visiting the fountain during the night.