Nov 4

Nov 4 Hey now, see the new star; Get your holiday, go, play

The Fun Group has struck again with a partnership with The City of The Dalles, Crestline Construction and North Wasco County People’s Utility District. Call it a glowing holiday gumbo.

Oct 28

Oct 28 Can you see the Star from the Forrest? Fun Group strikes again

Tom Peterson

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A bit of choreography played out in west The Dalles as the elite 8, a highly skilled sect of the Fun Group, used a series of levered poles to lower the Chinook Star to replace LED lights on the 40-foot symbol of Holiday joy.

Oct 14

Oct 14 Louis, Louis, oh no, take me to where your star gotta go

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Louis Red Cloud stepped into the sky on Saturday, Oct. 12, in quest of lighting up the Fun Group star in West the Dalles, atop the former Bert Hodges property.

Jun 24

Jun 24 Fun Group lights up TD sky for Terry Nelson

Columbia Community Connection

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Terry was larger than life and will be deeply missed by many. He was a people person who found fun and friends wherever he went. Although he is no longer here his kindness and gift of connecting with people will be remembered with a smile.

Nov 30

Nov 30 Couple of cold ones & a bright idea lead to a lot of Fun

Tom Peterson

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Why join a group unless it’s fun? That was Bert Hodges’ thought some 30 years ago. Little did he know that day he and six others would start a tradition that has championed the local holiday spirit for the past three decades.

Welcome, friends.