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TD High School Bond polling kicks off this week

North Wasco County School District 21
Education, Home Page, The Dalles

D21 Chief Financial Officer Kara Flath has been working collaboratively with the Wasco County Tax Assessor’s office over the last several months to ensure estimated tax numbers related to the potential bond coincide with the most recent tax assessments. These numbers will help the district better understand, and subsequently respond, to concerns regarding the bond cost when it comes to individual impacts.

Is this building worth another $76,000?

Is this building worth another $76,000?

Tom Peterson
Education, History, Home Page, The Dalles

At first sight, it seems a no-brainer. It could be a great annex to the park and a possible future location for tourism-related functions while providing an historic billboard to Interstate 84. TD City Council is set to ponder the future of the Gitchell building, which sits next to Lewis & Clark Park off First Street. The meeting is scheduled for tonight, Oct. 10, starting at 5:30 p.m.

Walk of the Town: City-wide walking tour allows residents and visitors alike to celebrate art, history, and what makes The Dalles unique

Walk of the Town: City-wide walking tour allows residents and visitors alike to celebrate art, history, and what makes The Dalles unique

Sarah Cook
Art, Business, Education, Entertainment, Environment, Home Page, The Dalles

Life is in the details. And this week’s column by Sarah Cook calls out many of those in our own backyard. It’s easy to get tunnel vision and want to just get from A to B. But Cook shows us, if you take your foot off the gas for a moment, and grab a local guide app, there is some pretty cool stuff we walk past in TD without even noticing.

Montbleau, Jarabe Mexicano kick of huge week of entertainment in Gorge

Montbleau, Jarabe Mexicano kick of huge week of entertainment in Gorge

Tom Peterson
Art, Business, Columns, Education, Entertainment, Home Page

Jarabe, which translates to “concoction,” highlights the eclectic mix of genres Jarebe Mexicano perform ranging from Mexican Folk, Rock & Roll, and Norteño/Tex-Mex to Latin Rock, Trío Romántico, and popular Cumbia. They hit the stage on Thursday, Oct. 6 at The Dalles Civic. They’re not just musicians but educators and ambassadors of culture and a ton of fun.

$85k in Google funds used to better train locals for manufacturing

$85k in Google funds used to better train locals for manufacturing

Tom Peterson
Education, Business, Home Page, Hood River County, Klickitat County, Wasco County, The Dalles

CGCC expands job training at Skills Center with the addition of CNC milling equipment through a grant funded by Google. “This equipment is part of the future of automated manufacturing -- everything from farm equipment to furniture to airplanes,” said the college’s president, Dr. Marta Cronin. “Our students can now master this technology before they enter the workforce, launching them into family-wage jobs.”

High School Stem Leadership Applications close Sunday, Sept. 25

High School Stem Leadership Applications close Sunday, Sept. 25

Columbia Community Connection
Art, Education, Entertainment, Home Page, Hood River County, Klickitat County, The Dalles, Wasco County

Teen leaders will gain professional and social-emotional learning (SEL) skills through a career-connected service learning project incorporating VEX robotics and STEAM maker activities. The focus of the grant is to provide youth with increased access to engineering and computer science career exploration supported by paid community teen leaders.

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