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TDHS Girls Soccer kicking some philanthropy into gear. Recent goals include donation of jerseys to Rwanda children and preparing for a free soccer camp in The Dalles for this summer. These photos of Rwandan children playing soccer in TDHS jerseys are priceless. Nice work girls and hats off to coach Colby Tonn!
TDHS grad Emily Peterson, Class of 2017, is off and hiking on the Pacific Crest Trail. The 23-year-old went alone but has already fallen in with a fast group of friends and encountered trail angels with spaghetti and Gatorade at the end of a hot 10-mile day that turned her water the temperature of hot tea.
To help you select our future community leaders, CCCNews has reached out to all candidates to get the inside scoop on who is best suited to serve our communities.
The Columbia River Gorge Commission invites public comment on its Draft Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP). Comments can be submitted between May 5, 2022, and July 5, 2022, to ClimateAction@gorgecommission.org.
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.
"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.
Locals sound off about how they hug the Earth this week. A lot of folks really dug into this topic and brought up a lot of dirt we did not know about, and, sometimes, we really got into the weeds.
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.
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.
Tough Enough? Mike Omeg said neither he nor any of his workmates can remember a snow when cherry trees were in blossom in the past 50 years. Local cherry trees hit with snow during the blooming season avoided freezing temperatures. Omeg said that bodes well for this summer’s crop. But it’s a long road to June.
Join Mt. Adams Institute for a Sense of Place lecture on, Forests, Wildfire, Timber Wars and Finding Common Ground, the lecture will me a panel discussion featuring Jay McLaughlin, Emily Platt, Susan Jane Brown, Les Perkins, which will be moderated by Sense of Place host/curator, Sarah Fox. on April 13th, 2022, at 7 p.m.
Whether you are new to the Columbia River Gorge, or have been here for a long while, you have probably heard about the Columbia River Gorge Commission and wondered who they are. This is the first of a series of columns to bring you up to speed and keep you connected with the Gorge Commission’s plans and actions and how they affect communities and lands within the National Scenic Area (NSA).
“Oh!” exclaimed Karen Murphy, laughing, when I asked her what her and Steve Murray are planting this year. “How much time do you have?”
On March 25th, 2022 protesters gathered in Hood River, OR, and cities across the world to denounce government inaction on fighting climate change. The protests were inspired by Fridays for Future, a youth lead environmentalist movement founded by Swedish activist Greta Thunberg. The Hood River protest was led, in part, by several youth activists who said they wanted to do something “other than tweet and retweet” about climate change.
In response to climate change, local governments in the Columbia River Gorge are passing resolutions to decrease carbon emissions. It’s a start.
The grant will go toward increasing water levels of Fifteenmile Creek which intends to better regulate the stream’s temperatures, protect aquatic species and ensure consistent water flow for area farmers.
Feeling stressed? We have a webinar for that! This free online therapeutic forest bathing session led by licensed professional Counselor Zoë Presley helps you manage the negative emotional effects of the pandemic by finding strength in nature.
Laura Matzer has education and leadership experience in cultural and art museums in the United States and the Middle East. Her work has included the Oman Botanic Garden’s opening. Matzer also led in the development and opening of high-profile museums for Saadiyat Cultural District in Abu Dhabi.
As the Vice President of Learning Experiences at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, Deb Mumm-Hill led the camps, education, outreach, research, and exhibit-design teams.
