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Word! Your Focus for 2023 - in one Word

Word! Your Focus for 2023 - in one Word

Tom Peterson
Columns, Home Page, The Dalles, Klickitat County

I hit 183 pounds this winter, and I thought a fight with my stomach might help me out. Well, kinda. But I’m still 183 pounds. Oh, and 5’5. I lost a few inches over the years. It got me thinking. Not about the extra weight, but why?  I came up with this, Move. It’s my one-word anthem for the year - move. Anyways, the thought prompted this question of the week as we are six days into the new year. What is your focus for 2023? In one word. 

Salvation Army on the move; building up for sale for $1.65 million

Salvation Army on the move; building up for sale for $1.65 million

Tom Peterson
Business, Home Page, The Dalles, Wasco County

Another move downtown has the commercial district shaking. The Salvation Army is headed east to a leased building on Second Street and their old digs are up for sale for $1.65 million. The 0.29-acre lot with 24,000 square feet of building space and 10,000 square feet of parking provides a lot of potential to a would-be investor. Housing, restaurants, food carts? Who knows. Time will tell.

New Year's Day comes with boom for Spencer, Libby & Powell

New Year's Day comes with boom for Spencer, Libby & Powell

Tom Peterson
Home Page

A driver who fell asleep at the wheel on New Year’s Day drove a Subaru Forrester through a brick wall and into two different rooms at Spencer, Libby & Powell at 1100 Kelly Avenue in The Dalles. In an AAA survey, nearly all drivers say that drowsy driving is a serious safety threat, yet 3 out of 10 respondents admitted to driving when they were so tired they had a hard time keeping their eyes open on at least one occasion in the past month.

Group Considers Proposing a Bond for a New High School In The Dalles - The What, Where, Why and How Much?

Group Considers Proposing a Bond for a New High School In The Dalles - The What, Where, Why and How Much?

Robin
Home Page, Education, The Dalles

Community Advisory members and the North Wasco County School District in The Dalles met for the fourth time on Wednesday, Dec. 14 as they consider building a new high school to replace the current 1940 facility. 

The discussions have been ongoing since June as community stakeholders advise the School District on the matter of a bond measure for school facilities.

There are some tough decisions to make.  

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