Travis James Atchley passed away at the early age of 27 in a tragic car accident. He was born in White Salmon. He grew up in Klickitat and res…
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As I walk for my healing from my veterans disability, I just want to thank Fred Meyer’s employees for the physical and verbal support they give me! Medicine comes in words, not just pills alone.
A week-long boycott called against Fred Meyer by a union was canceled on Saturday as a 13th round of negotiations produced a tentative settlement.
The union representing Fred Meyer employees last Sunday called for a first-ever boycott of the stores as increasingly strained contract negotiations have stretched on for over 16 months.
A local union representing grocery workers from across Oregon and Southwest Washington has called for an immediate boycott of Fred Meyer stores and departments in the region.
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Shoppers will see major changes at The Dalles Fred Meyer in the next six months as the company reconfigures the store to maximize grocery space to meet demand. The remodel also creates dozens of new jobs in our area, which is already experiencing a tight labor market, with the unemployment rate for Wasco County hovering around 4 percent according to the state employment department.
Law enforcement officials and firefighters converged on Fred Meyer Saturday morning but there was no emergency — personnel from several area agencies were taking children school shopping. “We’ve never done this before, I think it’s going to be pretty cool,” said Wasco County Chief Deputy Scott Williams.
The Cascade Division of the Salvation Army is a lot more than red buckets and ringing bells at Christmastime, said Salvation Army Lieutenant John Cardenas.
The typical reaction in The Dalles in the wake of news that gas stations in smaller Oregon counties can now allow people to pump their own gas has been: Do we have to? The answer at local gas stations — at least so far — is no.
Clay Johnson, who works as a technician for U.S. Watermaker, Inc., a desalination company in The Dalles, was born and raised in Kenai, Alaska. But he has made his home in The Dalles for the past 14 years.
