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The Bargeway Pub is priming the pump as they bring Texas Trio Powell Brothers to the stage on Saturday. Jim Drake also jumps into music fest previews in Mosier, Trout Lake, and Arlington while also dishing on the lineups for all the local venues Gorge-wide. Check it all out here.
Dufur School welcomed the incoming class of Freshman on Wednesday, June 1, and also recognized seniors with Scholarship Awards of $135,000. Superintendent, Jack Henderson, asked the seniors if they realized how special these circumstances were at Dufur School, and all of the graduates nodded enthusiastically.
Eli Howard returns to The Dalles tonight, May 31 at the Bargeway Pub, kicking off a week of fun and entertainment, including Blitzen Trapper at The Ruins on Sunday, June 4. Jim Drake also gives us the rundown on Gorge Blues and Brews Fest in Stevenson starting June 24.
The public is invited to attend forums to gain deeper insight into the candidates that are applying to be the next president of Columbia Gorge Community College on June 5, 8, 9 and 12 in The Dalles and Hood River as the Columbia Gorge Community College board nears a decision on the institution’s next president.
Mosier Community School students, teachers, families, and friends gathered together for Family Night on Thursday, May 18th as the Pre-K through grade 5 students unveiled, showcased, and expounded on their project-based creations. It was a frenzy of activity and information covering a myriad of topics.
Hood River New School’s Space Museum event, was an exciting experience that combined education, creativity, and hands-on learning for students of all ages on May 17th, 2023 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at 220 Clearwater Lane Hood River, OR 97031.
Hit Machine Acoustic Duo is on tap at the Bargeway Pub tonight, May 17 starting at 6 p.m., and then pick any venue you want - there is a lot going on. Drum Circles, Comedians, Film even the bouzouki duo Murray and Magill at Herbring House in TD on Sunday, May 21. Check-in, pick and win. Oh, bouzouki? Right. It’s a stringed Greek instrument in the lute family. But not the Lutefisk family! Never. I wouldn’t lye.
The new location will allow for a larger fair than previous years and is within walking distance of the Indian Creek Trailhead and local bus lines in Hood River, OR.
If you are a water sports enthusiast, an avid fisherman, or just a new boating recreationalist, please come by one of these locations where a team of OSP Troopers will be on hand to assist you with voluntary vessel safety inspections, outlining any safety or legal deficiencies to boat operators/owners, or just to answer any questions you might have.
The Dalles Middle School Music and Theater Department presents Disney’s Moana JR. at The Dalles Middle School on Friday and Saturday, May 12-13, 2023 and Friday and Saturday, May 19-20, 2023. The 90-minute musical adventure, designed for middle school-aged performers, is based on the 2016 Disney film Moana. The seventh and eighth grade cast and crew includes 45 students led by TDMS Music Teacher, Leslie Sullivan.
The Dalles Middle School pulled out all the stops on Thursday, May 4 as it put together a school-wide Carnival that featured, well, about everything. First responders, popcorn, clowns, traditional dance, hallway guitar players. Oh but why bother reading, take a look for yourself:
Even with these chilly spring showers the 2023 Home and Garden Show in Goldendale is off to a strong start. Vendors and customers alike are enjoying chit-chatting while meandering through the many booths. Spirits are high with the collective knowledge that warm weather is just around the corner.
Garbonzo smoother than hummus on that six-string - see him tonight, May 3, at the Bargeway in TD, and while you're at it check out the Gorge’s most inclusive ride down entertainment lane right here. Art, Music, Plays, Film. A cultural blooming onion in your outback. Dunk it in Ranch! Want something now? Check out the CCCNews calendar.
In honor of STEM Week, the Columbia Gorge STEM Hub (a department within the Columbia Gorge Education Service District) will provide free STEM Kits to 70 classrooms, directly impacting 1,500 K-5 elementary students in the Mid-Columbia region.
Working as a leader in school safety and emergency management, I regularly see and hear about young kids struggling with lockdown drills and caring adults, both parents and staff, not knowing what to say or how to have conversations about lockdowns. So Claire Marie wrote a children’s book.
If you are in Rufus or Wasco, OR this spring or summer, and notice more people out in their vegetable gardens, it may be due to the successful launch of the free Seed to Supper class in Rufus this spring! This 6-class program aimed at beginning or low-income adult gardeners was held at the Rufus Community Center (City Hall) on Monday mornings March 20th through April 2023.
Columbia High School hosted a Career Day for high school students from White Salmon and the surrounding area to further their knowledge of careers available to them in their region on April 26th, 2023.
Bargeway kicks off a week of entertainment tonight with the inventive chords of Chris Baron. There’s a lot going on in The Gorge this week, including The Little Shop of Horrors, Birds and Brews, Roller Skating, Book Signings, Movies, and tons of live music. Check it all out here.
The raffle to support students in The Dalles and Hood River is aiming to put someone in a new car while local communities pay it forward for sports and extra-curricular activities at high schools in TD and HR. Tickets are $10 for a chance to win a new ‘23 Toyota Corolla. The raffle has the potential to bring $150k.
Eric Leadbetter performs at Bargeway Pub tonight, April 19. The show starts at 6 p.m. His music is very unique and original, with ghostly echoes of the golden ages of rock. Eric is kicking off a huge week of entertainment as music, comedy art, and all forms of entertainment are spread far and wide this week in the Gorge.
