Enjoy a ‘rewilding’ retreat in the Columbia River Gorge.

Our P.E.O. funds raised locally have assisted qualified applicants this past year whose educational goals were: firefighter EMT, nursing, auto mechanics, architecture, math teacher and medical doctor.

The pandemic hasn’t kept this team from staying fit and staying connected to the sport and community they love.

Hood River artist Judy Larsen, has created an amazing hand beaded tribute to Van Gogh’s ‘Starry Night’ painting which is now on display at The Dalles Art Center.

Firefighters continued to monitor the area on Saturday, July 3rd and due to the hard work of fire crews, control and oversight of the area was returned to local authorities on July 4th.

The Original Wasco County Courthouse is back on its normal summer schedule after the COVID-19 closures. Days and hours are Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Lots of people were looking to get out and celebrate in The Dalles on Sunday.

WAGAP has recieved $20k in funding to build a shower facility and to hire a new outreach coordinator with lived experience as a houseless individual. His story reveals how the kindness of strangers keeps paying it forward.

OSU Master Gardeners will resume their annual “Saturdays at The DIG” Summer Gardening Series with All About Cherries on Saturday, July 10th at 9 a.m. where attendees will learn about our local cherry industry and the numerous cherry varieties grown here—including some varieties still in trial.

Lawson Lundberg was thought to be speech delayed and possibly needing special education after being born 5 weeks early. Surprise! The three-year-old was recently found to have an IQ of 151. Know he wants to donate to charity by painting geographic locations in exchange for contributions to the March of Dimes, which helped him when he was born. Lawson recently painted The Dalles city limits seen here - from memory.

With the onset of extremely hot temperatures in the region over the next few days, WAGAP is opening a Cooling Center at the site adjacent to the Hegewald Center at 710 SW Rock Creek Drive in Stevenson, Washington beginning tomorrow Saturday, June 26 through Tuesday, June 29.

Helping Hands Against Violence announces the opening of Millie’s Place Child Care Center in September in downtown Hood River. Helping Hands is also offering Millie’s Mobile Play and Learn Sessions starting in July. Learn more about the outdoor family-based preschool here.

Andrew Halm, 36, Goldendale’s first openly Gay City Councilor is on a mission to spread love throughout his community by giving out free Pride flags and organizing Goldendale’s first Gay Pride event.

Juneteenth Becomes a Federal Holiday. Local people and activists say it’s long overdue but happy it’s happening.

Gorge Youth Mentoring (GYM), a program of The Next Door, announces its summer-time virtual fundraiser: GYM Gets You Moving! First, choose your adventure: walk, run, bike, or some combination of all three. Register for the event, create your online profile and choose how many miles you’ll complete before August 5th. Adult registration is $50, kids ages 5-17 are $25.

Gorge Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol, located at the Hood River Airport, hosted an Awards Evening on Tuesday, June 1, 2021, to honor its top cadets. Find out who right here.

Your guide to celebrating Pride in the gorge!

Since our inception, CCCNews has worked to reach out to our community in both English and Spanish. You can easily translate our website to Spanish with a simple click. Here’s how to do it.

More than a hundred bidders helped raise over $21,000 to support student scholarships when Columbia Gorge Community College Foundation held its “Saddle Up & Celebrate” online auction this spring.

A day to live incredibly- Graduation 2021 TDHS