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12 Ways to Celebrate Valentine's Day in The Dalles

12 Ways to Celebrate Valentine's Day in The Dalles

By Cole Goodwin

The Dalles, Ore., February 8, 2024 – Looking for a special way to celebrate this Valentine’s Day? CCCNews has you covered. 

Nothing Says I Love You Like Flowers 

Nothing says I love you like a surprise delivery of flowers, chocolates, stuffed animals, and succulents. If that sounds like something your loved one wants, Sigman’s Flowers and Gifts has you covered. 

Need help picking a bouquet one? Here are some of our favorites:

The Hello Beautiful Boquet

Take their breath away with the beautiful hello that this bouquet brings! A wildly sophisticated array of pale pink roses and lilies with modern greens, it's perfectly presented in a simple white square vase.

This feminine bouquet includes light pink spray roses, light pink asiatic lilies, pink alstroemeria, pink carnations, pink larkspur, white sinuata statice, dusty miller, israeli ruscus, huckleberry, seeded eucalyptus, lemon leaf, and a large green potted echeveria succulent. 

This is the perfect bouquet for people who love flowers but also want something enduring.  The living echeveria succulent can act as a reminder of your gift long after the flowers have wilted!

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Visions of Love Boquet

A vision of love! This luxe bouquet of fragrant white lilies and radiant red roses, hand-delivered in a ruby vase, is the perfect expression of your romantic feelings.

This beloved bouquet includes red roses, white asiatic lilies, red carnations, red miniature carnations, white cushion spray roses, white sinuata statice, dusty miller, huckleberry, and lemon leaf. Delivered in a ruby rose vase.
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Goodness and Light Boquet

Add a healthy dose of goodness and light to someone's day with this colorful bouquet! Its bountiful blend of alstroemeria, stock and asters in cheerful shades of pink, yellow and lavender is sure to make them smile. This is the perfect gift for the bohemian lightworker fairy prince or princess in your life.

This beautiful bouquet includes red alstroemeria, light yellow carnations, pink stock, hot pink matsumoto asters, large lavender monte cassino asters, yellow button spray chrysanthemums, bupleurum, huckleberry, and parvifolia eucalyptus. Delivered in a clear cylinder vase.

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Country Basket Blooms

Talk about a bountiful basket! This wicker basket is overflowing with beauty and blossoms. It's no wonder two pretty butterflies have made this basket their home.

Hot pink spray roses, light pink alstroemeria, snapdragons and miniature carnations, dark pink Sweet William, purple matsumoto asters, large monte cassino asters, statice and pittosporum fill a pretty picnic-like basket. If you have a cottage-core or grandma-core person in your life you want to show some love to this V-Day then look no further than this basket! You've got this gift handled!

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Chocolate, Treats, and V-Day Specials

Mark your calendars for a sweet adventure Downtown The Dalles for the 3rd annual Chocolate Crawl on Friday, Feb. 9, from 5-8 p.m. Discover delectable chocolate delights while you shop local businesses and make this a memorable evening of indulgence

Galentines Barre & Brunch 

Move your body with friends and enjoy barre, brunch and community on Feb. 10, 2024, 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m and Studio Fit in The Dalles, 402 E 2nd St, The Dalles, OR.
Register here.

Partner Swing Dance Class

An hour of beginners partner swing dancing instruction followed by social dancing to a variety of music genres. Discover partner dancing with ease and fun! This beginner level class will cover basic moves, positions, dance etiquette and lead+follow queues. Both singles and couples welcome!
Come dance on Feb. 9, 2024, 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m at 402 E 2nd St, The Dalles, OR!

Register Here!

Strawberry Dipping and Decorating

Looking for something do as a date night or family event? We will be hosting a dipping experience at Pretty Parties Gift Shop event space on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024. Reserve your seats by calling 541-370-5895 or messaging Berries by Felice on facebook.

Special Valentines Day Lunch Box Delivery

Cobblestone Catering will take care of the cooking, so you can focus on your loved ones. 
Choose a special  Valentine’s Box Special to be delivered: tacos with chips and salsa, and a glass bottle of Coke or a charcuterie box with a mini Martinellis. Limited boxes available, pre-order ends Feb. 12, 2024.

Reserve your special lunch delivery by clicking here.

Valentine’s Dinner at Bargeway

Plan your Valentine’s at Bargeway Pub. Wine and dine your loved one with a candlelight dinner for 2 in our waterfront event center. We are featuring a 5-course dinner with one large lobster tail and your choice of ribeye or beef Wellington.

Very limited numbers are available. One night only! Wednesday, February 14, starting at 4 p.m. reservations are required. Call for details. Steve Kane at (541) 980-7106 or Bargeway Pub at (541) 370-2345.

Valentine’s  Day will also feature Jeff Carrell playing in the Pub.
The pub will also have V-Day specials on fresh steelhead, prawns, and steaks for a budget friendly date night.

Valentine’s Day at the Library

Galentine’s Day at the Library
Treat Yourself! Stop by the library and indulge in our Italian Cream Soda Bar and Self-Care Make & Takes on Feb. 14, from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. 

Teens Anti-Valentine Party

Come one and all singles on Valentines day for refreshments and the opportunity to talk smack at The Dalles Library on Feb. 14, 2024 from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. :)

Embroidery Heart Activity

Join The Dalles Library for a fun Valentine’s Day embroidery project on Feb. 10, 2024 at 11:30 a.m. Ages 13 and up are welcome!
Register Here.  

Date Night: Paint Your Own Pottery Mug!

This Valentine's Day give your sweetie (or yourself - singles are welcome) a fun and easy date night! Let The Dalles Art Center do the planning for you for a night of paint-your-own-pottery! TDAC will supply all the materials & instruction to create your new favorite mug on Feb. 14, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. or on Feb. 15, 2024, at 9:00 p.m. at 220 E 4th St.

Register Here. 

Zim's Valentine's Day Double Feature!

First Course: A Mid-Day Taco Treat! 

Nothing says 'I love you' like Tacos! This Valentine's Day, join us for a mid-day treat at Zim's. Our special Valentine's Taco Combo is sure to delight - featuring one savory Burrito, two crunchy Hard Shell Tacos, two soft and delicious Soft Shell Tacos, topped off with sweet Chocolate Covered Strawberries for dessert, all for just $22! It's the perfect lunch date for you and your special someone.

Second Course: An Evening of Elegance!
As the day turns to evening, treat your loved one to our exquisite Valentine's Day Dinner Special. Choose between sumptuous slow-cooked Prime Rib for $29 or our tender 5oz Filet Mignon with Grilled Shrimp for $34. Each entrée is accompanied by your choice of Soup or Salad, a Starch selection, and fresh Veggies. And for the sweet finale, with the purchase of any two entrees, enjoy a complimentary dessert - indulge in Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownie Delight or Cherry Cheesecake.

Set the perfect romantic mood with the melodious tunes of Kenny and Al, playing live from 7-9 p.m. on Feb. 14, 2024.

Zims Sport Bar and Grill is located 604 E 2nd Street, The Dalles, OR 97058

Iconic Cookies

The order form for the Inconic Cookies valentines pre-order menu closes this Friday Feb. 9, make sure to get your order in! 

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