Mar 28

Mar 28 Haven Hosts 9th Annual Walk for Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Home Page, Hood River County, The Dalles, Wasco County

Join the community in support of survivors of sexual violence and take action during Sexual Assault Awareness Action Month by taking part in a walk, a 30 day instagram challenge, a t-shirt design project, youth meme contest and more.

Mar 28

Mar 28 18-year-old Found Deceased in middle of Hood River Bridge this morning, March 28

Tom Peterson

Home Page, Hood River County

A passerby reported the vehicle had no lights on and the vehicle appeared to be unoccupied. When Police arrived a short time later to check on the vehicle, they found a male laying in the middle of the bridge.

Mar 27

Mar 27 Amanda Harman Homicide Update: Investigators Continue to Urge Community to Reach Out with Information

Cole Goodwin

The Dalles, Home Page, Wasco County

Detectives from the Wasco County Sheriff’s Office, the Wasco County District Attorney’s Office, and the Major Crimes Team provided an update today in regards to their continued investigation into the homicide of Amanda Harman, age 35 of The Dalles, OR.

Mar 27

Mar 27 Thanks to OHA Grant Columbia Gorge Resolution Center Is Now Fully Funded

Cole Goodwin

Home Page, Wasco County

This week the Columbia Gorge Resolution Center (CGRC) received more than $9 million from the Oregon Health Authority. Thanks to grants for the OHA as well as various other grants the Resolution Center is now fully funded with the amount of funds raised coming it at around $14 million as of this morning March 27th, 2023.

Mar 27

Mar 27 What's Happening in TD? Grab a hammer & come along

Tom Peterson

Business, Home Page, The Dalles, Wasco County

Renovations, rehabs, and teen clothing - come along and take a quick tour about TD as work is underway at multiple sites and news of coming stores is as near as the next window.

Mar 27

Mar 27 Sunday Market bouncing with microgreens in west TD

Tom Peterson

Business, Education, Environment, Home Page, The Dalles

Kim Hamberg with Gorge-Us-Greens offered tastings of microgreens at the Sunday Market in The Dalles at the 6th Street Station on March 26. These small clippings from cantaloupe, chard, and sunflowers were pretty tasty on a Sunday afternoon.

Mar 25

Mar 25 TD Youth Soccer League Seeks Community Support with GoFundMe

Cole Goodwin

Home Page, Sports, The Dalles, Wasco County

Westside Metros FC in the Gorge, is organizing a GoFundMe campaign to bring more soccer goal nets to The Dalles area in Oregon. Locally, over 1,000 players share just four soccer goal nets. But with the help of the community Westside Metros hopes to add four more goal nets to keep kids active and engaged in the sport.

Mar 25

Mar 25 Column: Petmania, If I had a tail to wag, I would

Columbia Community Connection

Home Page

Pippin was about fifty feet ahead of me, his nose to the ground. I finally glanced upward to see what all the noise was about. Five eagles silently circled in perfect formation above Pippin. The tips of their wide wings almost touched as they flew in a tight circle above my little white dog. He weighs thirteen pounds, about the size of a large rabbit or baby lamb, and probably looked like lunch.

Mar 24

Mar 24 Almost there! The Dalles Art Center Reaches 60% of Fundraising Goal

Cole Goodwin

Home Page, Positive News

With the outpouring of community support, The Dalles Art Center is on track to be preserved. However they still need to raise $1,300 in recurring monthly donations to continue their operations.

Mar 24

Mar 24 Opiod Overdose Training Teaches Locals Lifesaving Knowledge

Cole Goodwin

Home Page, Klickitat County

Klickitat Lyle Substance Abuse Coaltion (KLASAC) hosted an Opiod Awareness and Noloxone (NARCAN) Training at Lyle Activity Center on March 23rd. The training was aimed at equipping attendees with knowledge on recognizing and responding to opioid overdoses.

Mar 23

Mar 23 Car Wash for Rojelio: Funnyman's family could use a hand

Tom Peterson

Home Page, The Dalles

The 37-year-old self-taught body man with a seven-year-old had a stroke on March 7 and passed away on Saturday, March 18. No one saw it coming. Now his friends are pulling out their soap buckets and sponges and are asking for donations for TD’s Rojelio’s family in exchange for a clean vehicle. The car wash is on Saturday, March 25 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 405 W. 2nd, The Dalles.

Mar 23

Mar 23 Community to Gather in Honor of Amanda Harman Sat. March 25th

Cole Goodwin

Home Page, The Dalles, Wasco County

The community is invited to attend a public gathering at Lewis & Clark Festival Park on Saturday March 26th, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. to grieve, mourn, and honor Amanda Harman, a 35-year-old woman from The Dalles, Oregon, who was tragically murdered near Cherry Heights in The Dalles last week.

Mar 23

Mar 23 Circles of Care Makes a Difference in Local's Lives

Cole Goodwin

Home Page, The Dalles, Wasco County, Positive News

Charlotte Edwards, a local woman who is blind, shares how Circles of Care, a program by Age+ which pairs seniors with local volunteers is making a difference in the lives of Seniors in our community.

Mar 22

Mar 22 This Week in Gorge Entertainment: Romantic Opera, a Student Art Show, and Swing Dancing, oh my!

Jim Drake

Home Page, Entertainment

Spring is here and the gorge is hopping with opportunities to experience live music, art, opera, dance, and more!

Mar 22

Mar 22 MCCAC to Hold Groundbreaking and Name Reveal for Navigation Center

Mid-Columbia Community Action Council

Home Page, The Dalles, Wasco County

Mid-Columbia Community Action Council (MCCAC) is pleased to announce that it will be breaking ground on its Navigation Center on March 24th, 2023. The formal groundbreaking event will take place at 11 a.m. on Friday, March 24th on the Navigation Center site located at 2505 West 7th Street in The Dalles.

Mar 22
Mar 22 Alex Falcone ready to destroy at TD's Granada this Friday, March 24

Tom Peterson

Art, Entertainment, Home Page, The Dalles

Who would have thought a spunky 80-year-old named Dorothy Geary could light up Gomez like she has and packed seats in TD. Geary of D&D Comedy in Portland has wrangled together a list of standup comedians that have been busting guts for several months now. This week Alex Falcone will grab the spotlight at TD’s Granada on March 24 at 7 p.m.

Mar 21

Mar 21 CCCNews Plants 100 Trees in Oregon for International Forest Day

Columbia Community Connection

Positive News, The Dalles, Environment, Home Page

Happy International Forest Day from Columbia Community Connection News! We are proud to announce that we have planted 100 trees in celebration of International Forest Day this March 21st, 2023! The trees have been purchased through a donation to OneTreePlanted.org who will soon plant the trees in a deforested area of Oregon where they will play a crucial role in maintaining the health and well-being of the planet.

Mar 21

Mar 21 Columbia Gorge Lipomelt Brings Red Light Therapy to the Gorge

Cole Goodwin

Home Page, The Dalles, Business

If you’ve driven through downtown The Dalles since February 1st, you may have noticed a new business has arrived in the downtown: Columbia Gorge LipoMelt. Columbia Gorge LipoMelt is a facility that is bringing access to cutting-edge weight loss, body contouring, pain relief, wrinkle reduction, and skin treatment services to the gorge.

Mar 21

Mar 21 Northwest MuralFest to Celebrate Project Completion with Movie Premiere

Robin

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

The Northwest Muralfest’s final mural was installed at 408 w 4th St The Dalles 4th St in The Dalles ,today, March 21st. To celebrate the the completion of the project, The Northwest MuralFest has announced the premiere of the The Dalles MuralFest Walldogs Movie that was made to document the event.

Mar 21

Mar 21 Double Homicide Suspects Identified as John Scott Raczykowski and Larry Duane Kleven

Cole Goodwin

Home Page, Klickitat County

Authorities have identified a suspect in the double homicide case near Goldendale, Washington. John Scott Raczykowski, a 31-year-old resident of Rufus, Oregon, is wanted on two counts of murder in the first degree in the deaths of Elisha Ann King, 34, and Jeremy Allen Wyatt, 35.

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