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Jun 8

Jun 8 Great Collywobbles: Dry Hollow Elementary students hit the Oregon Trail

Tom Peterson

Education, Entertainment, History, Positive News, Home Page

Fourth-graders hit the trail Tuesday morning, June 7, at Dry Hollow Elementary as the classes re-enacted the Oregon Trail historical journey from Independence, Missouri to Oregon City.

Jun 8

Jun 8 'Wagons Ho!' at Dry Hollow

Tom Peterson

Home Page, Education

Fourth-graders hit the trail this morning, June 8, at Dry Hollow Elementary as the classes re-enacted the historical 2000-mile Oregon Trail journey from Independence, Missouri to Oregon City.

May 20

May 20 TD High Drama Brings Oregon Trail Adventurer to Life on Friday

Stephen Jupe

Art, Positive News, The Dalles, Wasco County, History, Education

The Dalles High School’s Drama Group this year has produced an original musical, Young Ben Snipes. The video will be live on Friday, May 21, 2021. The Musical captures the larger-than-life character of Ben Snipes, migrant, cattle-baron, and entrepreneur. Snipes is in the range of heroes that joins the company of famous honorees as Teddy Roosevelt and Will Rogers.