“The Diaries of George Vause (1887-1983)” is the topic of the third program of the Original Wasco County Courthouse 2021 Regional History Foru…

It’s been 140 years since St. Paul’s Episcopal Chapel, The Dalles’ oldest church, was consecrated in 1879, and the doors will be open to the public Saturday, Nov. 23, for an open house celebration from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., followed by a public celebration of Eucharist at the chapel 8 a.m. Sunday morning.

It could be learning how to stitch, playing a ukulele, trying your hand at poetry, or, since you always doodled as a child, learning how to draw.

Oral historian Julie Reynolds will present a program, “Close Encounters: Wasco County Residents Remember the Rajneeshees,” Saturday, Feb. 22, at the Original Wasco County Courthouse, 410 W. 2nd Place, The Dalles. The program begins at 1:30 p.m.