Sep 20

Sep 20 The Local Dish: Fried Chick Bliss at The Riv

The fried chicken sandwich was towering over my plate. This sandwich had jaw-dropping fluffy buns that had a formidable squish that is indicative of freshly made bread. It instantly transported me to my grandmother’s house eating hot buttered rolls.

Aug 24

Aug 24 Interview with guitarist Jennifer Batten; She plays Hood River Thursday, Aug. 26

Jim Drake

Entertainment, Columns, Positive News, Home Page

Our Jim Drake zoomed in an interview with Jennifer Batten, whose career as a rock guitarist is most notable for several world tours with the King of Pop, Micheal Jackson. Calling Portland home, Batten has assembled a lineup of NW musicians for her new band, Full Steam, who specialize in 80s rock covers. They’re set to play Thursday in Hood River.

Aug 18

Aug 18 This Week in Gorge Entertainment- Aug. 18

Jim Drake

Home Page, Entertainment, Columns

When it comes to live music, Jim Drake can get you plugged in. Our local columnist for entertainment Gorge-wide has a good sampling of coming shows and events, including the Night Farmers Jeff Buehner's The Loyal Order, Suckerpunch and the John Bunzow Band.

Aug 16

Aug 16 The Local Dish: Freebridge Brewing

Columbia Community Connection

Columns, Home Page, The Dalles

This sauce was not spicy but it created a sweet tangy backdrop that balanced the flavor of many toppings. The caramelized onions play off the tanginess of the barbeque sauce creating more depth of flavor when eaten with salty cured meats such as ham and bacon. The Local Dish Food bits bites and tips on finding those tasty hidden gems By Charles Childs/ CCCNews Foodie

Aug 4

Aug 4 This Week in Entertainment by Jim Drake - Aug. 4, 2021

Jim Drake

Columns, Entertainment, Home Page, Hood River County

When it comes to live music, Jim Drake can get you plugged in. Our local columnist for entertainment Gorge-wide has a good sampling of coming shows and events, including the classic horror movies, stand-up comedy and some Burgin Blues. Read more here.

Jul 28

Jul 28 Finance Column: ESG Performance, ESG Demand, and “Greenwashing”

Dave & Michelina

Business, Columns, Home Page, Hood River County

Fair Planet Investor’s Michelina & David M. Roth take us through the amazing turnover on the Exxon Mobile Board as Environmental Social Governance and addressing climate change is impacting shareholder value.

Jul 28

Jul 28 The Local Dish: Shannon's Ice Cream

Columbia Community Connection

Business, Columns, Home Page

The smell of the homemade waffle cones alone practically grabs you by the shirt collar giving you no chance to resist the temptation of a warm crisp cone.

Jul 20

Jul 20 The Local Dish: Frutas Locas y Mas

Guest User

Business, Columns, Home Page

Esquites are like creamed corn’s sexy cousin. This snack blends corn, cheese, cream, with a dash of chili lime salt on top all conveniently in a cup of bliss. Because the corn is warm it melts the cheese creating that Instagram-worthy cheese pull.

Jun 17

Jun 17 Beating the Heat in the Gorge

Erin Peters

Home Page, Columns, Environment

As our beautiful Columbia River Gorge heats up, make sure that you are staying safe and cool! Columnist Erin Peters offers some great ways to identify if you’re getting too much sun, how to keep cool and even how to protect your pets on hot days.

Jun 10

Jun 10 The Local Dish - Tacos at Mi Pueblito

Tom Peterson

Columns, Entertainment, Home Page

Editor’s Note - We are introducing our new food columnist today who will be out and about monthly looking for great menu items around The Dalles. Their Column, The Local Dish, will review plates too good to miss. In the meantime, squeeze a little lime on some savory tacos at Mi Pueblito.

Jun 8

Jun 8 Financial Column: Pushing the Bar on Environmental, Social, and Governance Issues

Dave & Michelina

Business, Columns, Hood River County, Home Page

Our financial columnists Michelina A. Roth & David M. Roth talk us through how to have influence in the companies in which you own stock. Headway on environmental, social, and governance issues can be made through shareholder resolutions or policies. Read more about it here.

May 19

May 19 Bears, Cougars, Snakes add to adventure; Don't be scared, be informed

Erin Peters

Columns, Environment, Positive News

Erin Peters takes us down a trail to some safer hiking with tips about what to do when encountering wildlife. Most of the time it ads to the adventure. But instead of fearing an encounter, put some information in your pocket about what to do. And then put on your boots and get out there.

Apr 15

Apr 15 Look How They Shine For You

Erin Peters

Columns, Environment, Home Page, Wasco County

Resistance is futile. The Wildflowers have won, and you can’t help but see them as even far-off hillsides grow yellow with petals. The glory of the Gorge is in its full magnificence, the sun beckons to kiss your face and all prospects of health and happiness are within your grasp. Your happy spot might be five minutes from your doorstep.

Mar 27

Mar 27 Spotlight on Jen Phipps: Beauty of Being in Business

Robin Allen

Business, Columns, Home Page

Columnist Robin Allen dives deep this week with Jennifer Phipps, founder + owner of Satori in downtown The Dalles. ‘Not only did we talk about how she is crushing it as a business woman of color in a small community, but she also shared how her business was able to survive 2020 as well as revealing the key secrets to her growing success.’

Feb 18

Feb 18 CCCNews introduce a new Financial Column

Dave & Michelina

Columns, Business

David and Michelina Roth of Fair Planet Advisors offer Comprehensive Financial Planning Services so that you can "Do Well While Doing Good for People and Planet." Read more here.

Feb 9

Feb 9 Sasquatch?... Recording Music in Bingen, of course

Jim Drake

Columns, Business, Entertainment, Home Page

The acoustics at the Bingen Theater enticed a couple of Pigs on the Wing to start mixing it up with bands at the site. Jason Baker and Dave Lindenbaum are operating Sasquatch? Recordings at the Theater where they can get ‘Led Zepplin’ sound. And what about that name? Sasquatch? It’s real. Don’t kid yourself.

Feb 8

Feb 8 Ask 'Why?' of Your Resolutions; Keep Chipping Away

Erin Peters

Home Page, Columns

After 39 days into the new year, how are your resolutions or goals going? If you stuck with it for a week or two and then dropped it, think about why that is. Was your goal realistic? Attainable? Too strict? Too vague? Write down your goal (or goals) from the start of the year. Now think about how you can adjust, modify… to get it done.

Feb 5

Feb 5 Steelheading and the art of when?

Tom Peterson

Columns, Home Page

For almost as many times as I had split these waters with unsteady feet, I had come away with more angst and bitterness than when I had started. Steelhead are hard to catch. I was 38, and the Gods of the Deschutes were laughing.

Jan 30

Jan 30 Book Review: 'rough house' proves evocative through love's glory and ugliness

Yahaira Alvarez

Home Page, Columns

Tina Ontiveros's rough house describes an image that is so vivid you can feel the forests and the edge of the Oregon desert- sight, sound and the feel of the air are all wrapped up in her words. The most striking parts of the book are Ontiveros’s thoughts about resilience, embracing trauma scars, and recognizing that the past creates the person you are today.

Jan 30

Jan 30 Local Author Parlays Hardscrabble Childhood into Arresting First Memoir, Earns PNW Book Award

Karen Carlin

Columns, Home Page, Hood River County

Tina Ontiveros, a long-time resident of the Gorge, daughter, wife, mother, sister, author, writing teacher and advocate for the disenfranchised living in poverty — she wears many hats. However, the one adjective she does not ascribe to herself is ‘victim.’ Writer Karen Carlin goes deep with Ontiveros about her haunting yet moving memoir in this one-on-one interview.

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