We have 33 energetic carolers from Colonel Wright Elementary preparing to sing in various places in The Dalles in December. This is our 15th year of caroling, directed by Ramona Harwood, their Music Specialist.

The Dalles Public Library’s first week of December is packed with hands-on creativity, holiday fun and learning, including crafting workshops, gaming, storytime, a Bob Ross–style painting class and a free screening of the holiday classic “Home Alone.”

A surge of more than 350 runners, walkers, and families filled Lewis & Clark Park on Thanksgiving morning for the annual Turkey Trot, a community tradition that raised more than $17,000 this year for the Columbia Gorge Food Bank.

On Sunday, November 23rd, 2025, the Klickitat County Sheriff’s Office and Goldendale Police Department hosted the first-ever fundraising Flag Football Game at the Barthlow Field at Goldendale High School.

Get outdoors with friends and family and enjoy free fishing, crabbing, and clamming on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 28 and 29. Statewide free-fishing days are a great chance to take someone new fishing and celebrate Oregon’s natural resources.

The week of December 1, 2025, the City of The Dalles Public Works will work on E. 10th St. between Quinton St. and Roberts St. to replace and upgrade a stormwater sewer main. This project is part of the ongoing work on E 9th St. and Quinton St.

The Holidays are Here! Check out our Calendar listings for all the music, movies and Holiday Parades, Bazaars, Markets, Last Minute Shopping Events and More!

A water-line break at Columbia Gorge Community College forced last-minute kitchen changes for the Free Community Thanksgiving Meal, sending volunteers scrambling across multiple schools to keep hundreds of holiday dinners on track.

Continuing a tradition of a Christmas play to kick off the holiday season, Serious Theater is presenting a readers’ theater production of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. Directed by Sue Matney, there is a lively cast of characters, complete with the grumpy Ebenezer Scrooge.

The Dalles Public Library is rolling out a full lineup of family crafts, teen activities, and holiday-themed programs as November heads into the winter season. Here’s a look at what’s coming up:

A single-lane traffic restriction on West Sixth Street will remain in place through the end of the day Tuesday, Nov. 25, to maintain a clean surface for pavement striping and markings, Crestline Construction announced.

With inflation straining family budgets, Columbia Cascade Housing Corporation is preparing to add 211 affordable homes across the Gorge, capped by a 76-unit development on Chenowith Loop Road in The Dalles, slated to begin construction in 2026.

A 20-mile high-speed chase on I-84 near Arlington Thursday night drew in multiple agencies after a driver fled an Oregon State Trooper and continued westbound across county lines.

Every dollar counts. That is the message being shared as nonprofits like Washington Gorge Action Programs (WAGAP) prepare for what is traditionally a joyful period of the year. 

The Hood River-White Salmon Bridge Authority today announced that the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has formally issued its Record of Decision (ROD), marking a major milestone in the effort to replace the century-old Hood River-White Salmon Interstate Bridge. 

Effective December 1, 2025, The Link Public Transit will offer an Annual Dial-a-Ride Pass for $80, providing unlimited Dial-a-Ride service within Northern Wasco County, including The Dalles, Dufur, Mosier, Celilo, and unincorporated areas between these communities.

A full week of live music, film nights, dance events and community gatherings fills the Gorge from Nov. 18–24, with shows spanning The Dalles, Hood River, Cascade Locks and Trout Lake.

With freezing weather arriving, MCCAC is expanding shelter access, warming supplies, and transportation options across Hood River and The Dalles to help vulnerable residents stay safe during severe winter conditions.

This year started out optimistic and full of hope. New opportunities, new goals, and the kind of early-season promise that makes a farmer stand a little taller. But if life — and agriculture — have taught me anything, it’s this: don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched.

Get ready for a full week of engaging events at the The Dalles Public Library — from virtual workshops and teen game walks to take-and‐make kits and high-energy performances — there’s something for every age group.