Apr 28

Apr 28 Mother’s Day 4 Pianists Recital - Sunday May 8th

Art, Education, Entertainment, Positive News

Serious Theater in partnership with the Oregon Community Foundation (OCF) present a Mother’s Day recital at Zion Lutheran Church in The Dalles on Sunday, May 8 at 2:00 P.M. (10th and Union Streets).

Apr 27

Apr 27 Seussical to hit stage at TD Civic in May

Tom Peterson

Art, Education, Entertainment, Positive News

Our own local school students will unlock the imaginations of our local citizens this May at The Dalles Civic Auditorium. They will bring the Cat in the Hat, Horton the Elephant, Gertrude McFuzz, Mayzie La Bird, the Whos in Whoville and other Seuss favorites to life with their production of Seussical JR.

Apr 27

Apr 27 Two Nights Left to "Spin"; Musical provides dive into myth at TDHS

Tom Peterson

Art, Education, Entertainment, History, Positive News

The Dalles High School Drama Department’s spring musical “Spin: A Musical Myth” has two final showings on Thursday and Friday, April 28th and 29th. “Spin” is a musical retelling of the myth of Arachne and Athena set to a rock, jazz, and folk score.

Apr 26

Apr 26 TD Art Center To Rock The Block this Friday at 5 p.m. No Cover; Just fun

Jim Drake

Art, Columns, Education, Entertainment, Home Page, Hood River County, Klickitat County, Wasco County, The Dalles

Music and entertainment are on tap for this weekend with a plethora of events and music. Start your Friday with a free concert at The Dalles Art Center as Jenny Don’t and the Spurs will be rockin’ a block party complete with food and drinks. Streets are always open, but drinks and food start at 4:30 p.m. Music at starts at 5:15 p.m.

Apr 25

Apr 25 TD Council to Chime in on Google $, Codes, tax abatements tonight, April 25

Tom Peterson

Business, Environment, Home Page, The Dalles, Education

TD Councilors will look at community fee disbursements, tax abatements for PowderPure, Code Enforcement, green-lighting a contract for Dog River Pipe Replacements and will also hold an executive session to consider information or records that are exempt by law from public inspection.

Apr 25

Apr 25 Tuesday, April 26th is the Last Day to Register to Vote for the May Primary Election

Columbia Community Connection

Education, Home Page, Wasco County, The Dalles, Hood River County

Elections are happening across Oregon on Tuesday, May 17 and the deadline for citizens to register to vote or change party affiliation is Tuesday, April 26. All Wasco County residents are encouraged to participate by registering or updating their current voter information. Click her to find out how.

Apr 25

Apr 25 Riverhawk Track: Seasonal Swings from Cold to Hot mirrored in personal records

Jill Bell

Education, Home Page, Sports, The Dalles

By far one of the most exciting races of the afternoon was Leo Lemman’s 3000m in Oregon City on Saturday, April 23. Consistent splits, with improved leg speed from racing the 400m and 800m at Hood River got him to the front of the pack, with a scorching time of 9:05, a 13-second personal best. Junior Fiona Dunlop wrested the PR crown on Saturday’s 1500 in Oregon City, coming in at 5:36, a 24-second, all-time personal best.

Apr 24

Apr 24 Light pollution - Dark Skies are not just for the Birds! April 25 Presentation

Columbia Community Connection

Klickitat County, Positive News, Environment, Education

"For eons, the night was lit only by the moon and stars, and life on this planet evolved under regular cycles of bright days and dark nights. The night we know now is liberally colonized with artificial light—from billboards to parking lots to street lights—even while we sleep. Join the LIVE presentation or ZOOM, Monday, April 25, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Read more here.

Apr 23

Apr 23 Hundreds flock to TD to pound steel for public art today, April 23

Columbia Community Connection

Art, Education, Entertainment, Home Page, The Dalles

Supporters of The Dalles Art Center had a huge turnout of fellow residents to help create a public sculpture on the SW corner of Second and Washington streets. Check out the videos here.

Apr 22

Apr 22 Feeling plucky? Try out a harp on Saturday at this workshop in TD

Jim Drake

Art, Columns, Education, Entertainment, Positive News

In less than an hour a class of rank Harp beginners were cranking out tunes like “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star,” a free-form piece called “Medevil Drone,” “Greensleeves,” and more. The class was full - with every age group represented.

Apr 20

Apr 20 Healing through Feeling: Underground Art Therapy offered to youth

The Next Door

Art, Education, Positive News

Underground Music Therapy will provide youth with instruments and professional instruction, giving them a chance to connect with others and ground themselves through music. Lessons will be adapted for each youth and include therapeutic-based goals tailored to their strengths, learning style, and unique needs.

Apr 20

Apr 20 TD Honarable Mention: Catching people doing good things

Tom Peterson

Education, Environment, Positive News

The Dalles High School’s National Honor Society visited St. Peter’s Landmark on Tuesday to help volunteer Alan Eagy with some weed pulling around The Dalles’ most Iconic building.

Apr 20

Apr 20 Live Music, Comedy, Plays - take your pick; Entertainment busting out like wildflowers

Tom Peterson

Art, Education, Columns, Entertainment, Home Page, Wasco County, Klickitat County, Hood River County

This weekend and upcoming weeks are loaded with entertainment at River City Saloon, The Dalles Eagles, TD Library, Bingen Theater, Granada, Bargeway Pub, Working Hands Beer, Everybody’s Brewing, Grateful Vineyard, Double Mountain, Zim’s, The Ruins, The Pines, 64 Taphouse, HR Elks.

Apr 18

Apr 18 New Instruments? That's Music to their Ears at TDHS

Tom Peterson

Education, The Dalles, Positive News

1927 saw the end of silent films, the release of the Model A, and Charles Lindbergh's famous flight of the Spirit of Saint Louis. It also happens to be the model year of a tenor saxophone on the list of loaner equipment at TDHS. Thankfully, a $70,000 grant last fall replaced many instruments and helped expand the Band program.

Apr 16

Apr 16 You Can Gouge Away: Print making provides artistic relief

Sarah Cook

Art, Columns, Education, Entertainment, Positive News, The Dalles, Home Page

Sarah Cook reveals the simple steps to printmaking after a crash course with Maggie Middleton, Apprentice Printer at Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts in Pendleton, who gave the demonstration at The Dalles Art Center. Check it out. Maybe it’s time for you to gouge away.

Apr 14

Apr 14 Years in the making: Haskins, community put together personal best

Tom Peterson

Art, Education, Home Page, Wasco County

Strong, confident people are not born. They are raised and nurtured and mentored and loved. Case in point: Gabriella Haskins - 2022 Distinguished Young Woman for Wasco County. Her path trails back to when she was a toddler watching her older sister on the balance beam and the strong girls that surrounded her.

Apr 13

Apr 13 Programs for Peaceful Living highlights need for safety online

Tammy Kaufman

Education, Klickitat County

As technology has evolved to become part of our everyday lives, our awareness of how it can be used to bully, threaten, and abuse has grown. Just over the past few decades, terms such as “sextortion,” “revenge porn,” and “doxxing” have entered the public vocabulary. Learn about the red flags of cyberbullying and online sex abuse here.

Apr 13

Apr 13 $1.2 million federal grant to bolster health care classes at CGCC

Columbia Community Connection

Business, Education, Home Page, The Dalles, Wasco County, Hood River County

The grant will enable faculty support for the Medical Assisting program. It supports the college’s plans to offer nursing students a part-time option, creating a three-year program in addition to the current two-year program. And it will jumpstart the college’s development of paramedic and EMT training.

Apr 12

Apr 12 From Punk to Pop local venues will rock... music, dancing, movies and more this weekend

Jim Drake

Art, Columns, Education, Entertainment, Home Page, Hood River County, Klickitat County, Wasco County, The Dalles

Entertainment abounds this month with shows on tap at Working Hands Beer, Zim’s, Bargeway, Ruins, TD Civic, Grateful Vineyard, Everybody’s Brewing, Easter Bunny, Mid-Columbia Car Club Cruise-in, Double Mountain, River City Saloon, Cider Fest, Paint Night, Rockford Grange Hall, Granada, TD Library.

Apr 12

Apr 12 Grand Opening of Farm Tool Library in White Salmon set for April 20

Columbia Community Connection

Business, Education, Environment, Positive News, Klickitat County

Conservation District is ready to unveil Farm Tool Library in White Salmon on April 20, just in time for Earth Day. The collection of tools will be loaned out to spur small-scale agriculture in the local area.

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