Apr 13

Apr 13 The Dalles Vision 2040 Survey Round Two: Share Your Views On Community Priorities

Share your views on The Dalles Vision 2040 and help shape our community for decades to come! The City of The Dalles is seeking another round of public input on The Dalles Vision 2040 project with a second community input survey.

Apr 13

Apr 13 Back in Beesness on Skyline Road

Tom Peterson

Business, Home Page, The Dalles, Wasco County

Bees have returned to the orchards around The Dalles after a historic snowfall on Monday, April 11. Orchard View Farm’s Mike Omeg was right. They’re showing up for work.

Apr 13

Apr 13 Rain pouring, sawdust flying; Building continues in Port of The Dalles

Tom Peterson

Business, The Dalles, Weather, Home Page

Sal Reyes, 35, of The Dalles cuts through an 8” x 6” beam this morning in the Port of The Dalles. The Framer was working on the RBR Construction’s fourplex. Rain, Schmain. Reyes kept on working. Weather prognosticators are calling for more rain through the weekend with temps never jumping out of the 50s.

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 Fresh Flavors, Fresh Start for Baldwin Saloon; Now open for lunch & cocktails

Tom Peterson

Business, Art, Home Page, The Dalles

The Baldwin Saloon reopens today with a lunch service that goes from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. The crew at the Baldwin along with Executive Chef Joe Kosarek have been working their tastebuds off for the past several weeks in preparation. And it has paid off in their fresh lunch menu.

Apr 11

Apr 11 Were Cherry Blossoms tough enough to endure this morning's snowstorm?

Tom Peterson

Business, Environment, Home Page, Hood River County, The Dalles, Wasco County, Weather

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.

Apr 11

Apr 11 Riverhawk Track & Field Off & Running; Senior night, final home meet set for April 13

Tom Peterson

Home Page, Sports, The Dalles

Taylor Morehouse clearing the bar at 14'. The Dalles High School Senior is on a tear besting his state performance a year ago by increasing to 14’ 10” of late. And there is a whole lot more where that came from. Check out what’s happening with track and field athletes before they hold their final home meet on Wednesday, April 13 at 3:30 p.m. It’s senior night.

Apr 11

Apr 11 TD Council agenda jammed tonight, April 11th; Millions in investments to be considered

Tom Peterson

Home Page, The Dalles

Council will hear about or consider items that total more than $1.9 million tonight, April 11th, at their regular meeting. The Dalles Area Chamber of Commerce’s budget, a new contract for future City Manager Mathew Klebes, and money requests from Parks and Rec. as well as Mid-Columbia Community Action Council are in the mix.

Apr 11

Apr 11 Longest Running Drag Show On the West Coast Visits The Dalles

Cole Goodwin

Entertainment, Home Page, Wasco County

Darcelle XV & Co. will perform two evening drag shows at Route 30 in The Dalles on Monday, April 11th, to sold out crowds.

Apr 9

Apr 9 Poetry Spotlight: How Easily, by Rebecca Sonniksen

Columbia Community Connection

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

This week’s local poetry spotlight features a poem by Rebecca Sonniksen, which was inspired by her daughter Sofia.

Apr 9

Apr 9 Question of the Week: If you could take a vacation anywhere in the world where would you go?

Cole Goodwin

Positive News, Home Page, The Dalles

In this weeks question of the week we take a stroll through White Salmon on a windy, rainy day to ask our neighbors about their ideal vacation destinations.

Apr 8

Apr 8 Wasco County Commission Update - April 6, 2022

Cole Goodwin

Home Page, The Dalles, Wasco County

The Wasco County Commissioners Meeting held their regularly scheduled meeting at 9 a.m. on April 6th, 2022.

Apr 8
Apr 8 Updated April 11th - TD Citizens come to Rescue of flipped SUV Driver

Tom Peterson

Home Page

Cassidy Guzman was driving on West Sixth Street near the Holiday Inn on Friday afternoon, April 8, when she noticed an SUV and its trailer fishtailing on Interstate-84. The vehicle flipped, prompting a flurry of local citizens to stop and help out.

Apr 8

Apr 8 Poetree offers fruit year round at 10th and Lincoln in TD

Sarah Cook

Art, Entertainment, Home Page

“It has helped me to process things when I’ve submitted my own stuff,” Colleen Ballinger said about her occasional contributions to the Poetree, which change in response to seasons and current events and depending on the amount of work she receives from others, including strangers.

Apr 7

Apr 7 Yakama Nation encouraged by EPA and Army Corps commitments to clean up Bradford Island Superfund Site

Columbia Community Connection

Home Page

Swift action and an inclusive cleanup process were the two main takeaways from a meeting between the Yakama Nation and officials from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the United States Army Corps of Engineers about the Bradford Island Superfund Site. At yesterday’s meeting, EPA and the Army Corps committed to finalizing a federal facilities agreement within a year, expediting cleanup actions where possible, and fully engaging the Yakama Nation in all processes.

Apr 7

Apr 7 Terry Robb, Marty Stuart, Voci Choir headline this weekend

Jim Drake

Art, Business, Entertainment, Columns, Home Page

Columnist Jim Drake takes you through music, culture and entertainment options at Zims, Route 30, The Pines, TD Civic, 64 Taphouse, Granada, HR Library, Bargeway Pub, Thunder Island, Everybody’s Brewing, MoCo, Double Mountain, Grateful Vineyard, Easter Bunny, River City Saloon, Wine Tasting, TD Eagles, Cider Fest.

Apr 6

Apr 6 Family's love of flying passed on to local College students

Columbia Gorge Community College

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

Cary Lowe’s love of flight now has his family also elevating the vehicle that was at the center of so many great family memories. His 1963 Piper Cherokee 235 is being passed on to local college students for the expansion of their mechanical minds in the wake of Cary’s passing.

Apr 6

Apr 6 MCCAC Helps Houseless Shelter Guest Find Employment and Get Access to Healthcare Services

Cole Goodwin

The Dalles, Wasco County, Home Page

Mid-Columbia Community Action Council has helped Colton Perry, a shelter guest at MCCAC shelter get access to employment and healthcare services and Colton says he couldn’t be happier to be back on his feet. “I’ve been able to stand tall again.” said Colton Perry.

Apr 6

Apr 6 Bingen, Goldendale based program spotlights sexual assault, offers help

Columbia Community Connection

Klickitat County, Home Page

State laws protecting victims of sexual assault vary but are improving. In the past few years, Washington State has had several bills signed into law and funding included in the budget that supports victims and survivors of sexual violence. One example includes dealing with a backlog of over 6,000 untested sexual assault kits and reducing the time it takes to process kits to 45 days.

Apr 4

Apr 4 Parks & Rec. to replant Sorosis Park this summer; Cost: $1 million

Tom Peterson

Environment, Home Page, The Dalles

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