More than 700 people filled The Dalles High School Auditorium for the 12th annual Dancing With the Gorge Stars, turning the high-energy dance competition into the largest single-night fundraiser in town. While Rachel Carter claimed the mirror ball trophy, the real victory belonged to the community, which raised thousands of dollars to support affordable live music, education, and outreach programs across the Mid-Columbia region.

His Patriotic Jeep had judges seeing red, white and win! 

We got multiple correct answers, 10 in fact, with some big bonus information. The bridge was completed in 1953, according to numerous readers. But, alas, there could only be one winner, winner, ice cream dinner!

Thirty people got this week’s trivia question right, but there could only be one winner in the search for this Bigfoot Exhibition location. Find out who won here.

Readers were flipping their lids this week as they drank down our questions like a delicious root beer float complete with a frothy combination of creamy carbonated pop. Thirty-five people sent in correct answers and were entered into a raffle. And our randomly selected winner is none other than Mary Collins!  

Find out this week’s trivia contest winner as we asked what the name of the burger joint was in this photo and then also queried what the name is for the current business at that same location.

Thouvenel kicked hard at the end, hitting the finish line with just one other who submitted their answers by T-Mobile. New phone, who dis? Lol.

A new champion was crowned at the 10th annual Dancing With The Gorge Stars event on Friday night. Dufur School teacher, Judy Ford, took home the mirror-ball trophy with her amazing performance of the cha cha to “Barbie Girl”. The event was kicked off with a performance by The Dalles Dazzling Dancers, a group of 12 local students who danced to “Try Anything’” by Shakira.