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Are you ready for an extraordinary day filled with opportunities and fun? Join us at The JDRE Team Homeowners Fair on Saturday, July 6th, from 10 AM to 4 PM at Jackson Park. Whether you’re a seasoned homeowner, a first-time homebuyer, or just curious about the market, this event is designed to connect you with the best resources in our community.
Gorge Hunt is excited to announce its Citywide Adventure Hunt, a free event that combines the excitement of an escape room with a citywide scavenger hunt, alongside a host of additional attractions
“I just want to make it clear,” he said. “Don’t get me confused with the other company with almost the exact same business name. J.J. Castro Construction is very different from all other companies. I’m not a roofing company. I don’t work in Washington. I don’t do framing. I do concrete. Only concrete,” he said. “And there is no G in my name.”
Teams Syntax Error and System Overload from The Dalles High School placed within the top 10 of their 84-team divisions with System Overload making it to the quarter-finals in division finals. Huge swell of support from individuals to Google, enabled the championship run to Texas.
The successful couple who opened Bamba’s Indian Restaurant Bar in The Dalles 14 months ago is eager to please customers in Hood River with curries, spinach gravies, Indian cheeses, Tandoori chicken and Naan flatbread. They open Kirpa’s Indian Cuisine at 11 a.m., today, May 1. at 4040 Westcliff Drive.
One thing you may not have considered, however, is what to do with leftover paint in your basement, garage, or attic that is taking up valuable storage space. PaintCare encourages you to think green while you clean by using up, giving away, or recycling leftover paint through the PaintCare program at any of the 188 Oregon drop-off sites.
Babita Kainth has done it again. She is opening Indian Bowl & Roll food cart on the Hood River waterfront on Friday, April 5 at 11 a.m. featuring rolls, bites, and biryani. The native of Chandigarh, India is bringing her authentic flavors just in time for the busy season. It is her fourth cart in The Gorge as her cuisine has customers writing spicy reviews.
This year, the Goldendale Home & Garden Show will celebrate thirteen years of hometown delights on May 3 to May 5 at the Klickitat County Fairgrounds. This family friendly festival is gearing up to inspire green thumbs and home improvement D.I.Y.’ers everywhere to transform their home and garden dreams into a reality.
Calling all ag producers, pesticide applicators, and farmers! Do you have agricultural chemical containers you are having trouble disposing of? Attend our special chemical container disposal event held at The Dalles Disposal on Wednesday, May 29th from 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Healthcare workers have been busy in the gorge as they work to seek to give locals access to food, shelter and healthcare, especially during recent winter storms. Read all about it here in the February Bridges to Health Newsletter.
Local students sound off about Mosier School in this heart-felt Valentine’s edition. Also, parents read here to find out more about the school and its offerings in both Spanish and English.
Transgender elder and healing arts practitioner Keath Silva has spent a lifetime transforming pain into healing. And nowhere is this more apparent than in his newest poetry book King Crone and the Empty Nest, a collection of TRANSformational poetry for rites of passage.
As Brian puts it, “We like to brew beers for the people. We listen to what the customers want and try to make it happen”. Find out what Brian and the Freebridge gang have brewing at “Ex-beerimental Wednesday” on Jan. 24. Word is there is an Italian Pilsner called, what else, “The Situation.”
Commute Options of Bend, Ore., rolls out Vanpool program in Hood River County, providing a low-cost opportunity for employers to ensure employees have a dependable ride back and forth to the job. Cost can be as low as $100 per employee per month with the right recipe. Check out the details here.
Cherry Heights Living Residents share what they love about living independently as a part of this welcoming +55 and older community in The Dalles, Oregon.
“I love my coworkers and the flexibility and freedom that Freedbridge allows,” said Chef David Hutchinson. “The kitchen staff and I are encouraged to be as imaginative as we want to be. It's an inspiring atmosphere that breathes artistic creativity.” Italian Supper Club coming on Jan. 9th. Fun dishes and specialty cocktails - daily.
For many, the American dream of homeownership seems just out of reach. However, Columbia Cascade Housing Corp (CCHC) in partnership with Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) is shining a light on the path to purchasing a home with their comprehensive Homebuyer Education Classes.
The Steering Committee of the Tri-County (Hood River, Sherman, and Wasco) Hazardous Waste & Recycling Program will hold a meeting on December 13th, from 9 AM to 11 AM. The meeting can also be accessed virtually upon request.
Freebridge Brewing is introducing a new way to dine in The Dalles, Oregon. All new “Supper Club Dinner Experiences” are being offered by advanced reservation. With different themes attached to the dinners, guests can experience delicious food curated and prepared by Chef David Hutchinson.
