Insitu, Washington Federal Bank, Columbia Gorge Education Service District, Washington Gorge Action Programs, Mid-Columbia Community Action Council, and The Next Door Inc. are teaming up to host a winter coat drive for local area youth! As we approach the cold winter months, you can donate new and like-new coats for all ages now through the end of December. 

Circuit Court Judge John A. Wolf has been appointed by Oregon Supreme Court Chief Justice Meagan A. Flynn to serve as the next presiding judge of Oregon’s Seventh Judicial District.

The Holiday Giggin’ Guide is Here with a Huge Supply of Music and Live Performances. Check out our Calendar listings for all the music, movies and Holiday Parades, Bazaars, Markets, Last Minute Shopping Events and More!

If you’ve walked through a supermarket lately, you’ve probably noticed produce prices that feel too high. Meanwhile, farmers like me are getting paid prices that are too low — often far below the cost of growing the food in the first place.

We have 33 energetic carolers from Colonel Wright Elementary preparing to sing in various places in The Dalles in December. This is our 15th year of caroling, directed by Ramona Harwood, their Music Specialist.

The Dalles Public Library’s first week of December is packed with hands-on creativity, holiday fun and learning, including crafting workshops, gaming, storytime, a Bob Ross–style painting class and a free screening of the holiday classic “Home Alone.”

A surge of more than 350 runners, walkers, and families filled Lewis & Clark Park on Thanksgiving morning for the annual Turkey Trot, a community tradition that raised more than $17,000 this year for the Columbia Gorge Food Bank.

On Sunday, November 23rd, 2025, the Klickitat County Sheriff’s Office and Goldendale Police Department hosted the first-ever fundraising Flag Football Game at the Barthlow Field at Goldendale High School.

Get outdoors with friends and family and enjoy free fishing, crabbing, and clamming on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 28 and 29. Statewide free-fishing days are a great chance to take someone new fishing and celebrate Oregon’s natural resources.

Kiwanis meetings are held every Thursday at noon at Spooky's, and visitors are welcome.

The week of December 1, 2025, the City of The Dalles Public Works will work on E. 10th St. between Quinton St. and Roberts St. to replace and upgrade a stormwater sewer main. This project is part of the ongoing work on E 9th St. and Quinton St.

The Holidays are Here! Check out our Calendar listings for all the music, movies and Holiday Parades, Bazaars, Markets, Last Minute Shopping Events and More!

Continuing a tradition of a Christmas play to kick off the holiday season, Serious Theater is presenting a readers’ theater production of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. Directed by Sue Matney, there is a lively cast of characters, complete with the grumpy Ebenezer Scrooge.

The Dalles Public Library is rolling out a full lineup of family crafts, teen activities, and holiday-themed programs as November heads into the winter season. Here’s a look at what’s coming up:

Effective December 1, 2025, The Link Public Transit will offer an Annual Dial-a-Ride Pass for $80, providing unlimited Dial-a-Ride service within Northern Wasco County, including The Dalles, Dufur, Mosier, Celilo, and unincorporated areas between these communities.

A full week of live music, film nights, dance events and community gatherings fills the Gorge from Nov. 18–24, with shows spanning The Dalles, Hood River, Cascade Locks and Trout Lake.

This year started out optimistic and full of hope. New opportunities, new goals, and the kind of early-season promise that makes a farmer stand a little taller. But if life — and agriculture — have taught me anything, it’s this: don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched.

Get ready for a full week of engaging events at the The Dalles Public Library — from virtual workshops and teen game walks to take-and‐make kits and high-energy performances — there’s something for every age group.