Northwest MuralFest Announces Final Mural Theme Selections

By Cole Goodwin

The Northwest MuralFest committee has announced the final ten historical themes that will be used to create fifteen murals in The Dalles this coming August during the Northwest MuralFest.

The Northwest MuralFest said they were happy with the community’s final selections.

“After gathering community input and feedback from our first event, we then took those suggestions and spent over a month meeting with local minority groups and leaders to ensure a strong and diverse presence moving forward,” said the Northwest MuralFest press release.

“The overall response from our community members has been overwhelmingly positive and we are excited to see the people of The Dalles exhibit so much passion over our town’s rich history and past,” said the Northwest MuralFest 

The following ten themes were selected following an online input survey that was available to  all residents at NorthWestMuralFest.com. 

The final 10 themes that will be turned into murals are as follows

1. Honald Sign Company 

2. H.L. Davis 

3. Ben Snipes 

4. Benjamin Gifford 

5. The Dalles Dip/Ferry 

6. The First Foods 

7. The Latino Community 

8. Eleanor Borg 

9. Thomas Condon 

10. The Historic Columbia Highway 

The newly selected themes will be joining the following original 5 topics that were selected  in October, 

1. A Rich Chinese Community 

2. Jeanne Hillis 

3. The Dalles Sorosis Club 

4. Chief Tommy Thompson 

5. How The Dalles Got It’s Name 

If you or someone you may know is interested in becoming a volunteer for our upcoming event, please visit NorthWestMuralFest.com.

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