Dec 15

Dec 15 TDHS Girls Basketball Looks to Rebound after two Road Losses

Road-ready TDHS girls will tip-off against the Sandy Pioneers on Thursday. The team is coming off a couple of losses after besting Parkrose and Dufur last week. The non-league away game is set for 6:30 p.m. against the larger 6A Sandy school.

Dec 14

Dec 14 TDHS Reclassifies to 4A, Joining the Tri-Valley Conference

Xavier Orion-Olaez

The Dalles, Sports, Home Page

It was announced on Monday, Dec. 13, that The Dalles High School is officially reclassifying to 4A and joining the Tri-Valley Conference. The Riverhawks will join Crook County, Gladstone, Molalla, Estacada, and Madras in their new conference.

Dec 14

Dec 14 Gitchell Building continues its stymying streak

Tom Peterson

Home Page

The Dalles City Council moves to assess Gitchell/Waldron building on Monday, Dec. 13. Council also postpones garbage rate hike and zoning for houseless shelters. Read about the meeting here.

Dec 14

Dec 14 Quick and Easy Wasco County Commission preview for Wednesday, Dec. 15.

Cole Goodwin

Home Page, The Dalles, Wasco County

Get a sneak peek at the upcoming Dec. 15th Wasco County Commission Meeting without having to scroll through 230 pages of agendas and board packets.

Dec 14

Dec 14 Snow for Christmas in the Gorge?

Tom Peterson

Home Page

Will it snow on Christmas? “I wish I had an answer. Let’s see what the odds are for Dallesport,” he said.

Dec 13

Dec 13 Home at Last Receives Deed from County; Hopes to Raise Money to Renovate Facilities

Cole Goodwin

Home Page, The Dalles, Wasco County

Wasco County has donated the deed to Home At Last Humane Society to Central Oregon Animal Friends. Owning the property would allow them to pursue more diverse grant funding for renovations. “It's easier when you own the building to receive grants. It's going to allow us to go after grants that we couldn't have otherwise gone after,” said Stephen Drynan, Chief Executive Director of Home at Last.

Dec 13

Dec 13 City Council to consider Garbage rate hike, Gitchell building tonight, Dec. 13

Tom Peterson

Home Page

Local garbage service provider The Dalles Disposal Service is asking The Dalles City Council for a 5.05% increase for city residents to offset rising operational costs and disposal fees. Councilors are set to discuss the request at their regular meeting tonight, Dec. 13 at 5: 30 p.m. Read here to see everything on the agenda.

Dec 13

Dec 13 Dufur's Hometown Christmas

Columbia Community Connection

Home Page, Wasco County

Dufur puts a unique twist on its Christmas Parade. There’s cocoa, yeah. There’s Santa, sure. But you have not seen anything until you’ve seen tractors festooned in lights and adorned with the trappings of Yuletide joy come rumbling down the street in a blaze of glory.

Dec 11

Dec 11 TDHS Boys Basketball Soars in Their First Win of The Season

Xavier Orion-Olaez

Sports, The Dalles, Home Page

The Dalles Riverhawks boys basketball team played their second game of the season on Friday, Dec. 10th, at home against the La Salle Prep Falcons and there was some exciting basketball played. The Hawks went on to win 69-55.

Dec 11

Dec 11 Question of the Week: What is Your Christmas Wish?

Cole Goodwin

Home Page, Positive News

Welcome to Question of the Week, a weekly news column that poses timely questions about life, politics, culture, economics, health, and more to people out and about in our communities. Each column features a question that expresses curiosity about other people’s experiences and deepens our understanding of people from all walks of life.

Dec 10

Dec 10 Home At Last Extends Auction; needs $19,000 to hit goal; just five days left

Columbia Community Connection

Home Page, Wasco County

The 15 Days of Dogs and Cats Holiday Auction is up to $11,000 but still short of its $30,000 goal to cover costs incurred due to COVID. Good news - there is time left to support the shelter. The Auction was recently extended to Wednesday, Dec. 15. Learn more here.

Dec 9

Dec 9 TDHS Girls Basketball Outshoots Dufur Rangers

Xavier Orion-Olaez

The Dalles, Sports, Home Page

The Dalles Riverhawks basketball team played against cross field rivals the Dufur Rangers on Wednesday, Dec 8th in The Dalles in what was a hard-fought game on both sides. The Hawks went on to win 41-27.

Dec 9

Dec 9 Dr. says hard to witness the unvaccinated die without family at their side

North Central Public Health District

Home Page, Education

In one stretch of the Delta surge, Dr. Tom Nichol has treated 17 patients in a row for COVID who were unvaccinated. Some of them died. It “was a really hard thing for me to see people marching on to die from this who would have survived if they’d had a vaccine.”

Dec 8

Dec 8 Northwest MuralFest to Finalize Mural Themes for Next Voting Event Tonight, Dec. 8

Cole Goodwin

Home Page, The Dalles

The Northwest MuralFest Committee will host an in-person meeting on December 8th, 2021 from 3:30-5:00 p.m. at 1201 Bargeway Rd in The Dalles to finalize mural themes for the next community voting event.

Dec 8

Dec 8 TDHS Girls Basketball Suffocate Parkrose in Home Win

Xavier Orion-Olaez

Home Page, The Dalles, Sports

The Dalles Girls Basketball team played against the Parkrose Broncos last night, Dec. 7th, in a non-league game and absolutely dominated on both sides of the ball. The Hawks won in a 48-12 blowout.

Dec 8

Dec 8 Columbia Riverkeeper Sues Army Corps Over Illegal Pollution and Lack of Clean Water Act Permitting

Columbia Riverkeeper

Environment, Home Page

Columbia Riverkeeper is suing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for alleged illegal pollution of the Columbia River with hot water, oil, and toxic chemicals. Columbia Riverkeeper alleged in today’s complaint that four dams operated by the Army Corps on the Columbia River between Portland, OR, and Tri-Cities, WA, discharge illegal pollution in violation of the Clean Water Act.

Dec 8

Dec 8 Columbia Gorge Food Bank Seeks City Approval for Renovations

Cole Goodwin

The Dalles, Home Page

Columbia Gorge Food Bank is seeking administrative action from the City of The Dalles to get approval to renovate an existing 10,000 square foot warehouse located at 3525 Crates Way. The renovations to improve food insecurity services for the region are expected to cost upwards of $2 million.

Dec 7

Dec 7 This Week in Gorge Entertainment by Jim Drake, Dec. 7

Jim Drake

Art, Entertainment, Columns, Home Page

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 magic, Scott Pemberton O Theory, roller skating Santas, AC/DC Tribute, Amber and the Pale Ales, Al Hare, Lindsay Walters, Photo contest, TDHS Jazz Ensemble.

Dec 7

Dec 7 1st Annual Turkey Trot draws hundreds, raises $3,260 for Sorosis Park

Columbia Community Connection

Sports, The Dalles, Home Page

On December 8th at 9:30 a.m. at the Columbia Gorge Toyota and Honda we will be doing a check presentation with Scott Baker from Parks and Recreation to donate all funds raised from the event. We have a total of, $3,260 that will be donated specifically towards the Sorosis Park replanting fund.

Dec 7

Dec 7 Community Spotlight: Bingen Unicyclist Shares Love for Unicycles, His Struggle for Sobriety, and the Joys of Learning Balance

Cole Goodwin

Positive News, Home Page

Get to know your neighbors and your community. Dalton Wake, 29 shares his love for unicycling, his struggle for sobriety, the joy of falling in love and finding your balance.

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