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The Snow Sisters and Goldendale Reindeer Farm are creating a ton of holiday magic for local youths this Christmas Season as they offer events around the Gorge. Tegan Shermikas takes along for the ride as the Sisters work their magic. Sounds pretty fun. We wish we were 5 again.

Nov 29

Nov 29 Your Gorge Guide to Giving Tuesday

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Check out our Give Guide for Giving Tuesday in the Columbia River Gorge.

Nov 29

Nov 29 Winter Storm Warning In Effect Nov 29th-30th for the Columbia River Gorge

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The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning in the Central and Western Columbia River Gorge from 4 p.m. Nov 29th to mid morning Nov. 30th.

Nov 28

Nov 28 Sense of Place Event: Mitchell Point with Tova Peltz & Kevin Price, Dec. 7th

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Mt. Adams Institute presents a Sense of Place lecture featuring the historic Mitchell Point Tunnel past and present. The presentation will occur in-person at the Columbia Center for the Arts in Hood River, Oregon, and via livestream on Wednesday, December 7, 2022 at 7 p.m.

Nov 25

Nov 25 The Dalles Celebrates 33rd Annual Starlight Parade

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The Dalles celebrated the 33rd Starlight Parade and Community Tree Lighting on Friday, Nov. 25th as well as a Shop Small event and a Family Night at The Dalles Civic which included socializing, sleigh rides, a showing of the Grinch, cookie decorating, ornament painting, and a letters to Santa writing station.

Nov 25

Nov 25 Gorge LGBTQ+ Community Holds Vigil for Victims of the Club Q Shooting

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LGBTQ+ community members and allies gathered in The Dalles, OR on Wednesday, November 23rd, 2022 to hold a vigil for victims of the Club Q shooting in Colorado which occurred the night of November 19th, just minutes before Transgender Day of Remembrance began.

Nov 24

Nov 24 Gabba Gabba Hey, Turkey Trot underway

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The Second Annual Turkey Trot 5k Run/Walk Family Fun Run in The Dalles got underway this morning, our day of the bird, Nov. 24. More than 200 people showed up in their best Thanksgiving duds. This year, all proceeds will go toward the TD Backpack program and then those dollars will be matched by Columbia Gorge Motors up to $5k.

Nov 23

Nov 23 Rooted opens with food, wine, warmth & laughter at former Baldwin Saloon

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But through the doors of the former Baldwin Saloon in The Dalles one found warmth and laughter, a large table bristling with life and community in the space now called the Rooted Commons.

Nov 23

Nov 23 Free Community Thanksgiving Meal at St. Mary’s Academy Nov. 24th

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The Dalles Salvation Army will host their annual free community thanksgiving meal at St. Mary’s Academy in The Dalles from noon to 3 p.m. on November 24th, 2022. The event will be in-person for the first time since the onset of the pandemic.

Nov 22

Nov 22 Kick off the Holiday Season with Starlight Parade, Family Night, Arts, Crafts, The Grinch and more Nov. 25th in TD

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The Dalles will kick off the holiday season on Friday November 25th, 2022 with a “Country Christmas” Starlight Parade, a community tree lighting, a downtown family night, a showing of The Grinch, sleigh rides, arts, crafts, a Shop Small event and more!

Nov 22

Nov 22 GET PUMPED for Entertainment this Thanksgiving; Al Hare goes Wild Turkey at Bargeway Nov.23

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It’s a gobble-gobble throwdown as local venues stuff the holiday weekend with shows, entertainment, art and music.
Al Hare is kicking it off with a Wild Turkey Party on Wednesday at the Bargeway Pub. Keep it neat, Al. No ice.

Nov 22

Nov 22 CGCC's New Dormitory filling up

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Twenty-three-year-old Gabe Eldredge said the halls were a bit lonely when he moved into the new dormitory on the Columbia Gorge Community College campus in The Dalles last year. Not anymore.

Nov 21

Nov 21 Water’s Edge fitness center to close to the public; other big changes afoot for MCMC

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The move is just one of the latest as the Hospital is making moves to cut costs while trying to maintain service.

Nov 21

Nov 21 Hazmat to assess Grass Valley after Hemp Plant burns on Sunday, Nov. 20

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Residents of Grass Valley are still unable to return to their homes this morning, Nov. 21, as possible chemical contamination from a Hemp processing plant fire is assessed.

Nov 18

Nov 18 The Dalles High School Fall Sports Roundup

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The Dalles High School has ended yet another action packed fall sports season. Get the highlights here!

Nov 18

Nov 18 Celebrating Native American Heritage Month

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Columbia Gorge Community College celebrated Native American Heritage Month with eight-time Grammy Award nominees the Black Lodge Singers at the Fort Dalles Readiness Center, in The Dalles, OR on November 17th. Plus other ways to celebrate Native American Heritage in the Gorge this month.

Nov 18

Nov 18 Whats Wrong with this picture?

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Fentanyl continues to flow through Oregon. Oregon State Police seizes 12 pounds of the pills near Albany and major busts have been on the rise along with a spike in overdoses from the highly potent synthetic opioid.

Nov 18

Nov 18 Programs work to keep children warm this winter

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Keeping children warm in cold weather is a goal of local winter clothing drives throughout the region. Washington Gorge Action Programs (WAGAP) partners with the efforts of Coats for Kids and Skyline Health’s Winter Outerwear Drive to keep kids safe.

Nov 18

Nov 18 MCEDD seeks public input on Regional Public Transit System