The Dalles Chamber delivered thank you cookies to several businesses in The Dalles last week and during the month of October as recognition for all the businesses do for visitors in our town, part of the Hood-Gorge Regional Tourism’s thank you project to show appreciation for those businesses who help serve an important part of the tourism industry in their communities during and post pandemic.
When Kaahreena Ochoco was in high school in San Diego 10 years ago, she found that more and more, she wanted to have her own money so she could go hang out with friends. Her parents wanted her to focus on school, rather than getting a part-time job, so she found herself brainstorming other w…
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THE DALLES — Multiple members of the community voiced concerns about the potential adoption of the Employment Buildable Lands Inventory (BLI) at the regular city council meeting on Sept. 12.
THE DALLES — Landowners requesting Wasco County assistance in repairing Seven Mile High Road and Ridge Road in the Seven Mile Hill area were encouraged to contact a private contractor during Wednesday’s meeting of the Board of Commissioners Sept. 7.
I’ve always loved collecting things. It just lights up the achievement part of my brain and makes me feel like I’ve accomplished something and am working toward a worthy goal (even though I basically never finish said collections).
Dakota and Greg Wilkins love a good party.
The couple, married in 2021, live in North Bonneville and, having lived in the area most of their youth, are well acquainted with The Gorge. They both have full time careers — Dakota teaches kindergarten and Greg works in the restaurant/brewery industry — but when the idea of a cool, vintage truck turned party vehicle came up, Dakota couldn’t get it out of her head.
Long-time community volunteer Corliss Marsh is a successful entrepreneur who loves teaching and helping others discover the importance of education.
Thanks to support from the Oregon Legislature and community partners, Columbia Gorge Community College completed the Columbia Gorge Regional Skills Center and Chinook Residence Hall last September.
The Illinois-based company that operates an aluminum processing facility in The Dalles, Hydro Extrusion USA, has been charged with violating the Clean Air Act by negligently releasing a hazardous air pollutant from its facility, endangering employees and nearby community members, according to the U.S. District Attorney’s office in Oregon.
After four years as Vintage Dufur Days and two years off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Dufur Threshing Bee made its official return Aug. 13.
The Tri-County Mental Health Board has named Al Barton as the new executive director of Mid-Columbia Center for Living (MCCFL). Barton previously served as deputy director.
The Dalles’ own Sunshine Mill was featured by Brides, an online wedding publication that was formerly a print magazine, in a list of eight winery wedding venues to book in the U.S.
THE DALLES — The Wahtonka Community Food Pantry, located at the Wahtonka School in The Dalles, reopened on July 14. The pantry is currently operated by Columbia Gorge Food Bank (CGFB).
This spring, the Dufur public pool received a makeover after being resurfaced in a year and a half long project by the Dufur Recreation District (DRD), which received a grant of $181,536 from the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department’s (OPRD) local government grant program for the project.
The Oregon Eagles club donated $42,265.19 to the Celilo Cancer Center patient assistance fund and new linear accelerator July 20.
The Dalles City Council recognized recently graduated TDHS senior Zora Richardson for making it to Nationals with the Distinguished Young Women program, among other achievements throughout her high school career, at the regular city council meeting on Monday, July 25.
Round Room, LLC, the nation’s largest Verizon Authorized Retailer, announces that its TCC and Wireless Zone stores are donating 140,000 backpacks full of school supplies in the upcoming milestone 10th annual School Rocks Backpack Giveaway. In its 10 years of occurrence, the School Rocks Backpack Giveaway has provided more than 1.2 million backpacks full of school supplies to children across the U.S. as they prepare for their upcoming school years.
THE DALLES — The Dalles Chamber has Transient Room Tax (TRT) grants available to help local organizations and businesses with marketing and promotion of local programs and events.
White Salmon’s Fair Planet Advisors has been recognized as a “Best For The World” B Corporation for its customer service.
THE DALLES — Home at Last Humane Society, 200 River Road, is holding its monthly Clear the Cans event Saturday, July 23 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sunday, July 24 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Wasco County planners are proposing “Time, Place and Manner" (TPM) regulations for psilocybin manufacture, delivery and administration within unincorporated areas of the county.
THE DALLES — Oregon Tradeswomen, a nonprofit that helps women achieve economic independence, has received $150,000 from Google data centers to support its mission of empowering women through workforce development and career opportunity in the skilled trades. The funding comes as the industry reports a record number of job openings and the fastest rise in wages in decades.
A 2013 Oregon plan to modernize public health practices in the state is being revived in 2022, even as local health departments eye surges in COVID infections and hospitalizations in the region, emphasizing the ongoing need to pivot resources back to pandemic response as conditions fluctuate.
Tara Koch, former Executive Director of HAVEN from Domestic and Sexual Violence in The Dalles, was arrested Thursday night in Washington County on 26 counts of theft, identity theft and forgery.
On June 30, Derek and Domonique Krentz, owners of Gardner Funeral Home in White Salmon and Columbia Hills Memorial Chapel in Goldendale, retired from the funeral industry after 26 years.
THE DALLES — On June 23, Home at Last Humane Society released the results of a recent survey that aimed to better understand community priorities for animal management in the region and how to pay for those services. Home at Last is Wasco County and neighboring counties’ primary resource for…
The Link Public Transit is operating a special summer service to connect kids to The Dalles Aquatic Center and to increase access to The Dalles Farmers Market on Saturday mornings.
Last July, when Mid-Columbia Medical Center was able to purchase a new piece of equipment for Water’s Edge Physical Therapy, they knew it would make a big difference for many of their patients; however, they had no idea just how many lives it would touch.
Staffing at The Dalles/Wasco County Public Library has been a challenge, but summer programs will be getting under way in June and the library’s mix of virtual and in-person programing is working well, Librarian Jeff Wavrunek told the Wasco County Board of Commissioners in early June.
THE DALLES –Two new principals will be joining North Wasco County School District 21 for the 2022-2023 school year, said a June 6 district press release, with Luke Viera as incoming principal at Colonel Wright Elementary and Elizabeth Rossmiller as incoming principal at Dry Hollow Elementary…
The Link Public Transit has begun operating a special summer service to connect kids to The Dalles Aquatic Center, and to increase access to The Dalles Farmers Market on Saturday mornings.
Northern Wasco County PUD Director Howard Gonser was recognized by the Northwest Public Power Association in May, when at the Annual Conference and Business Meeting he was presented with the NWPPA Life Member Award.
The Dalles Mayor Richard Mays proclaimed the city a Purple Heart City at the regular city council meeting on Monday, May 23.
THE DALLES —Summer school and enhancement opportunities were discussed at the May 26 North Wasco County District 21 School board meeting. The opportunities were broken down by grade level in a presentation made by Educational Success and Innovative Programming Director Kimberly Tyskiewicz, a…
THE DALLES — City crews and contractors will begin work on several pavement preservation projects the week of June 20.
Cascade Farm and Outdoor — Bi-Mart’s employee-owned farm and outdoor division — opens its newest store in Hood River June 15. It is their third store in Oregon, and fourth store in the northwest.
Downtown in The Dalles, nestled away on Second Street, there’s a narrow storefront that might catch your eye as a type of store you don’t see very often nowadays. With a spinning record in the window and a name taken from a Beatles song, Yesterday and Today evokes the feeling of a different era.
About 75 people participated in Home at Last Humane Society’s Dimes for Dogs Walkaton May 21 in The Dalles.
New baby broadens scope of fitness studio
THE DALLES — The feasibility of citing an athletic complex on property near the regional jail that was recently transfered to Wasco County ownership as part of a tax agreement with Google will be the subject of a grant-funded “brownsfield” study if a request by th
THE DALLES — The Head Start program in Maupin has temporarily closed due to the loss of its only certified teacher, which has forced the program to adopt a “home-based” model that offers homework and limited classroom time with parents on site, according to Nancey Patten of Child Care Partners.
Mid-Columbia Economic Development District (MCEDD) hosts their next Pub Talk Thursday, June 9 in Cascade Locks.
Mid-Columbia Medical Center celebrated National Hospital Week from May 8-14, with a spirit week including themed dress-up days and other treats and events for staff members. Each day featured drawings for prizes and different special activities depending on the theme.
Lisa Gambee, Wasco County clerk and elections officer, was more than a little busy last week as ballots began to arrive and election staff began the complicated work of logging, tracking and verifying them.
As of May 5, those visiting the food cart pod on sixth street in The Dalles now have a place to take their food to eat, and get a drink while they’re at it.
Home At Last Humane Society is hosting a walkathon on Saturday, May 21, in order to raise money for the shelter. The walkathon, called “Dimes for Dogs” will be a walk from the shelter to the Discovery Center and back, with all money raised going to the shelter.
The Veterans Service Office in The Dalles needs volunteers to greet and assist veterans in accessing help and setting up appointments with service officers, to answer questions and receive veterans benefits.
Deadline is May 15
Home At Last Humane Society is hosting a walkathon on Saturday, May 21, in order to raise money for the shelter. The walkathon, called “Dimes for Dogs” will be a walk from the shelter to the Discovery Center and back, with all money raised going to the shelter.
THE DALLES — The Wasco County Board of Commissioners approved receipt of an $82,000 grant provided by the Oregon Secretary of State to help modernize the county’s election infrastructure as requested by Wasco County Clerk and Elections Officer Lisa Gambee at the April 20 meeting of the board.
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