After a month of soft openings and training, the D’Avonzos are ready to bring their Goldendale Italian restaurant to the much larger location in downtown The Dalles. Grand opening is set for Tuesday.

Commissioners also heard from Washington State Parks Commissioner Holly Williams, who said she met recently with Gorge Commission Executive Director Krystyna Wolniakowski about adding electric vehicle charging stations to parks in the gorge and made a startling discovery: "They are not expressly permitted in the 2020 Gorge Plan," she said.