+3 News Inflation drives demand for Tree of Joy donors as families struggle; WAGAP links community members with children in need By Tamara Kaufman, Washington Gorge Action Programs Oct 26, 2022 BINGEN — The call for donors is starting early this year to meet the demand for the Tree of Joy holiday gift project in Klickitat and Skamania…
Obituaries Obituary: Floyd Branson III Updated Sep 12, 2022 Floyd Franklin Branson III was taken home to Heaven on Sept. 1, 2022, following a long battle with heart disease. Floyd was born on Dec. 25, 1…
+3 News Oh, these aching bones Submitted by Jewel McKenzie, OSU Hood River County Extension Master Gardener volunteer Jan 26, 2022 If you don’t know what I’m talking about, regarding the aching bones, surely you know someone that has mentioned their knees, feet, back, shou…
News Senior News: Winter days are a good time for simplifying life By Scott McKay Jan 19, 2022 What can I do on a cold and snowy winter day? I’m not a skier or snowboarder as some of you are. I’d rather stay someplace warm, so my wife an…
News Senior News: Holidays challenging for grieving a loss By Scott McKay Dec 8, 2021 During this time of the year, why would I write about the difficult subject of grief and loss? Isn’t this the time to enjoy the Christmas deco…
Senior Living: Celebrating the joys of ‘oldness’ By Scott McKay Apr 28, 2021 Along my journey of growing older, I desperately tried to avoid my preconceived ideas of what old looked like, such as wearing hearing aids — …
Obituaries Obituary: Joan Irene Spickerman Updated Apr 9, 2021 Joan Irene Spickerman was born Sept. 11, 1922. She died of natural causes March 2, 2021. The youngest of four girls, her childhood was spent o…
+2 Obituaries Obituary: Leonard Mays Updated Dec 4, 2020 Leonard F. Mays passed away on Dec. 2, 2020, at Oregon’s Veterans Home in The Dalles, Oregon. He was born at home on Avalon Way on Nov. 3, 192…
