Gorge Giggin’ Guide - Oct. 27 - Nov. 2

This week The Gorge Giggin’ Guide brings you The Best of The Halloween Season! It’s a Big Celebration - and The Guide has everything from a 80s Dance Party to a Classical Guitar concert for your Trick or Treat Needs! Save Room - because there’s a Day of the Dead Festival to add to your calendar - Have Fun and Get Out There!

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Halloween in the Gorge: Witches, haunted houses, trick-or-treating and family fun fill October calendar

Witches will take over downtown The Dalles, haunted houses will welcome thrill-seekers, and costumed children will fill streets across the Columbia River Gorge as communities prepare for more than two weeks of Halloween celebrations.

From Goldendale and White Salmon to Hood River, Stevenson and The Dalles, the festivities begin Friday, Oct. 16, and continue through Halloween on Saturday, Oct. 31.

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Gorge Giggin’ Guide - Oct. 13-19

The week The Gorge Giggin’ Guide Gets Spooky - we’re Kicking Off the Halloween Season, which is Starting Early! Don’t worry, there’s still Plenty of Music to Get You Through - but start putting a Costume together Now - you’re Gonna Need it Soon! Have Fun and Get Out There!

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Thoughts from the Tractor Seat: One Furrow at a Time

I recently did that with an old horse-drawn walking plow that has been around our family for as long as I can remember. Across its faded red wooden beam, you can still make out some of the gold lettering:

Oliver Chilled Plow Works — South Bend, Indiana.


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Gorge Giggin’ Guide - Sept. 15 - 21

This Week The Gorge Giggin’ Guide is Going Back to School. But you’ll have to tell the Teacher You Might Be Late - There’s Just Too Many Gigs to Go To! - Four Festivals - Tygh Valley Bluegrass, Woofstock, Bridge of the Gods, and Harvesting Sunshine - are just some of the reasons You Need to Have Fun and Get Out There!

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Gorge Giggin’ Guide - Sept. 8 -1 4

This Week The Gorge Giggin’ Guide is 100% Contained with Gigs! Cooler Weather is in the Air and that means Festivals and More Special events are on Your Calendar. Get Out and Thank all the Hard Working Musicians for bringing in a Great Lineup! Have Fun and Get Out There!

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CCCNews Podcast: Columbia Gorge Health Council expands community health worker training with $2.3 million grant

A $2.3 million grant will help the Columbia Gorge Health Council expand community health worker training while strengthening connections between health care and underserved Gorge communities.

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Gorge Giggin’ Guide - Aug. 11 - 17

This week The Gorge Giggin’ Guide highlights the Wasco County Fair, Families in the Park, an Eagles Cover Band, a Latino Festival and a lot more music to get you on the Dance Floor…….. it’s just Another Typical Week in the Gorge! Go Ahead and Get Out There!

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Gorge Giggin’ Guide - Aug. 4 Through Aug. 10, 2026

The Gorge Giggin’ Guide starts August with Rolling Stone Tribute Bands, a two-day Waterfront Festival, Jazzy House Concerts, Singing Cowboys and Flamenco Fusion! Any Questions? We didn’t think so…….. Go Ahead and Get Out There!

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