Nov 21

Nov 21 Breaking Baazaro: Your Roundup of all things St. Nick & Nack Gorgewide

Art, Business, Entertainment, Positive News, Home Page

The Holiday Bazaar Roundup is your source for the latest information on The Gorge’s schedule for Holiday Bazaars and other Holiday Activities such as food drives, parades and making decorations.

Oct 29

Oct 29 The Dalles Starlight Parade Returns with a “Toyland on Parade” Theme!

Columbia Community Connection

Home Page, The Dalles, Wasco County

The holiday magic returns to downtown The Dalles on Friday, November 29th as the beloved Starlight Parade and Tree Lighting ceremony kick off the season with nostalgic joy. This year, the parade takes on the enchanting theme of “Toyland on Parade”, bringing cherished memories of childhood toys and holiday wonder to life.

Dec 19

Dec 19 A Christmas Card from Goldendale

Mike Salsbury

Klickitat County, Home Page

Mike Salsbury offers this Christmas Card from Goldendale with the sights and thoughts of locals as they have come together to celebrate their town, their people, and being together.

Nov 25

Nov 25 A Twinkling Night in The Dalles: Starlight Parade Illuminates the Holiday Spirit

Joshuah Albert

Home Page, The Dalles, Positive News

The Starlight Parade illuminated the streets of our charming town last night, ushering in the holiday spirit with a dazzling display of Christmas floats. The community came together to celebrate the festive season, and the parade was a radiant testament to the creativity and enthusiasm of local participants.

Nov 11

Nov 11 TD Tree of Hope, Christmas to ignite skies for 70th year

Columbia Community Connection

Home Page, The Dalles

TD tree awaits its 70th lighting as several families carry the torch to bring holiday cheer to our community. Sam Woolsey gives us the history and some interesting stories about how this holiday tradition came to be.

Dec 1

Dec 1 Snow Sisters usher in Holiday Magic with help of GD Reindeer

Columbia Community Connection

Business, Education, Entertainment, Home Page, Hood River County, Klickitat County, Wasco County

The Snow Sisters and Goldendale Reindeer Farm are creating a ton of holiday magic for local youths this Christmas Season as they offer events around the Gorge. Tegan Shermikas takes along for the ride as the Sisters work their magic. Sounds pretty fun. We wish we were 5 again.

Dec 24

Dec 24 Lighting up the season: Christmas Spirit is Electric in TD

Tom Peterson

Home Page, Entertainment, Art

Can you hear those sleigh bells jing-a-ling, ring-ting-ting-a-ling, too? It’s lovely weather for seeing display lights together with you! Locals awarded for the all-out joy in bringing Christmas Magic to our little bend in the river! Read here about a holiday drive-by and the people that make it happen.

Dec 18

Dec 18 Question of the Week: What is Your Favorite Christmas Memory?

Tom Peterson

Home Page

Welcome to Question of the Week, a weekly news column that poses timely questions about life, politics, culture, economics, health, and more to people out and about in our communities. Each column features a question that expresses curiosity about other people’s experiences and deepens our understanding of people from all walks of life.

Dec 14

Dec 14 Snow for Christmas in the Gorge?

Tom Peterson

Home Page

Will it snow on Christmas? “I wish I had an answer. Let’s see what the odds are for Dallesport,” he said.

Nov 14

Nov 14 Cascade Singers Cancel Christmas Humming Due to Statewide Freeze, Look Ahead to Broadway Show Music Concert

Karl Vercouteren

Positive News, Wasco County

Cascade Singers won’t be singing this Christmas. They’ll be humming. Christmas “Hum-Along" with limited seating and COViD-19 precautions takes place Friday, Dec. 11, Saturday, Dec. 12, and Sunday, Dec. 13 at Zion Lutheran Church, 10th and Union Streets in The Dalles.

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