The Columbia River Gorge Quilters’ Guild will be hosting their largest quilt show ever with more than 150 quilts on display. The 16th Annual Gorge Quilt Show opens Friday, October 13th, and continues through Saturday, the 14th at the Hood River County Fairgrounds.

St. Mary’s Academy recently received award notifications of two $150,000 grants through the Oregon Department of Emergency Management (ODM). ODM administers the Non-profit Security Grant Program (NSGP) made available to Oregon non-profits from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). These funds are part of a larger, nearly $20 Million, grant awarded throughout the State of Oregon for security and disaster preparedness.

In August of 2022, Washington Gorge Action Programs (WAGAP) opened a new shelter in Klickitat County, providing temporary safe housing to those fleeing domestic violence. Managed by the team at Programs for Peaceful Living (PFPL), it was dubbed “Gina’s Place” in honor of State Representative Gina Mosbrucker, who championed the effort to bring Capital Funding to a County that had been without a domestic violence shelter for over two decades.