When the U.S. government slapped tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum in 2018—25% on steel and 10% on aluminum—it didn’t take long for the blowback to hit American farmers.

When Beth Slowik couldn’t find the right early education fit for their one-and-a-half-year-old child, they decided to take action. Slowik (they/them), a certified early childhood professional and full-time stay-at-home parent in The Dalles, has worked in diverse educational settings since 2005, including classrooms at Waldorf-inspired schools.

The City of The Dalles will conduct a test of the emergency siren located at City Hall at noon on Wednesday, May 14.

It was the second time the subdivision being sought by Jason Alford has been reaffirmed in a month as The Dalles Planning Commission also came to the same conclusion on April 17.

The City of The Dalles will test the City Hall Emergency Siren at noon on Thursday, May 16, 2024

When officers arrived, Troopers estimated that a crowd of more than 100 were gathered in the Rowena Crest Parking lot as 50 sports cars and their drivers were “racing and burning out their tires on US 30 and in the parking lot.”

Have you seen them? They wear a lot of chartreuse and they have long handles with thumbs. They’re pretty cool, and they’re keeping it clean.