Mid-Columbia Senior Center looking to bring back classes
Senior Center to slowly bring back classes such as Less Stuff, More Happiness. Read more about it in this month’s Mid Columbia Senior Center Newsletter.
White Salmon-Bingen Rotary Club Golf Tournament draws 72 players
As this event had to be postponed last year due to the pandemic, this year's event drew 72 players and 18 teams all excited to hit the course. It was easily the most players in the last ten years. Read more to find out who won.
The Dalles Kiwanis October Programs
October 7 -- Wendy Patton of Columbia Gorge Community College Foundation; October 14 -- 100 Anniversary and Installation Dinner at The Dalles Civic Auditorium - no noon meeting; October 21 -- Dan Foster of Treatment Services; October 28 -- Dan Spatz of Columbia Gorge Community College. What's new at CGCC
Dogs & Friends
Katrina Mace and Cheryl Fredrick had a nice chat with Mace’s boys, Mr. Gibbles and Auto Potato Head stealing the show on occasion on west Fourth Street this morning, Sept. 29.
Resting his Bones on the Corner of Halloween
Looks like someone has been waiting a long time at 1629 E. 13th Street. Well, don’t worry your cold bones about it. Halloween is just 33 days away, as yards are already speaking to our mortality and inner goblins. Jayme Reineccius put up this display recently as the entire neighborhood gets into the spirit of spirits.
TD Riverhawk Sports Notes by Billy Brost - Sept. 27
TDHS Athletic Director Billy Brost gives us a rundown on all things Riverhawk Athletics. From Freshman to Varsity, he gives us look back on the week that was and one to come. Longtime Cross Country Coach Bob Thouvenel was recognized for his decades of mentoring at the Bridgette Nelson Invitational on Sept. 24. And TD Varsity Football plays Pendleton on Friday, Oct. 1.
TD Cross County Makes Good Time on Home Course
If you’re looking for a fast time, the course up at Sorosis Park in The Dalles might not be at the top of your list. Uneven hills throughout the park, plus the infamous “college hill” next to CGCC, make it among the toughest cross country races in the state. If you’re looking for a good time, though, it might be the right course for you.
50-Year Vision Quest Brings Once In a Lifetime Photography Experience to the Gorge
World renowned photographer and Mosier resident John Chao invites the public to share a once-in-a-lifetime experience at MoonMountain Highway in Bingen on September 25th, from 6-9 p.m. Chao will display a series of his mega-photographs for the first time ever and will give a talk about his new book 50-Year Vision Quest, a penned memoir composed of 500 photographs taken over his 50 year adventure with the camera.
'Walk About Lyle' Community Fundraiser Promotes Healthy Habits and Community Improvement Efforts
Lyle Community Council will be hosting their first-ever “Walk About Lyle'' community fundraising event on September 25th from 9 a.m to 3 p.m. The Council hopes that the event will help foster community, promote healthy exercise and eating habits, celebrate the beauty and history of Lyle and raise awareness of the council’s efforts to better their community.
Civil Air Patrol wins Quality Cadet Unit Award
Civil Air Patrol Cadets from Lyle, Goldendale and Hood River receive awards. Cadets who demonstrated leadership during the past year of quarantine by attending meetings regularly, teaching lessons on aerospace, leading leadership activities were honored.
HR Cemetery Tales features first black family, Jose's Taco House, Japanese American
This popular annual theatrical performance about influential members of our community from the past has been created on video. Typically a live performance, Cemetery Tales 2021 is a professional video production available for online viewing October 1-3.
Columbia Basin Care Foundation Awards $12,500 in Scholarships
The Columbia Basin Care Foundation has awarded $12,500 in scholarships to seventeen local area students pursuing careers in health care during the upcoming college 2021-2022 school year.
White Salmon Receives Funding for Regional Housing Rehabilitation Program
City of White Salmon has been selected to receive up to $400,000 in federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to continue providing a regional housing rehabilitation program with Columbia Cascade Housing Corporation.
Traffic Update for Gas Line Construction in White Salmon, Sept. 21
NE Church St, between Jewett and NE Tohomish, will be closed during the remainder of the construction project. Parking access is for local tenants only. There will be intermittent single-lane traffic on Main St., at the intersection of NE Tohomish when crews are working there. Flaggers will be on site to direct traffic.
A Day On the Bus
Take a spin on the bus with CCC News to find out how spending even a single hour on the bus can reveal a lot about the community, its needs, and how public transit acts as a great equalizer for creating access to numerous services both locally and regionally.
All these things must come to Grass, even on Mondays
Saturday rain helped keep the neighborhood green over the weekend. Oscar Bustamante was getting after it this morning, Monday, Sept. 20. at the offices of Onstott Broehl & Cyphers CPAs at 100 Fourth Street, The Dalles.
Sutton tapped to coordinate abuse prevention in Klickitat County
Goldendale, WA (September 16, 2021) - Sunday Sutton has been named the new coordinator for the Coalition for Preventing Abuse in Klickitat County (CPAKC) following the announcement in August that she now serves as the new grant director for the Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative (CPWI).
CGCC hosts local author reading and Q&A
Columbia Gorge Community College Library and Learning Commons is hosting a Community Read of bestselling author and CGCC instructor Tina Ontiveros' memoir rough house Thursday, Sept. 23 at 6 p.m.
Gorge Artists are Opening their Doors for the 2021 Gorge Artist Open Studios Tour
Artists will open their studios to the community to view their displayed artworks over the weekend to build community, promote artistry and spread inspiration.
Riverhawks JV Football Team Drops Opener to Gladstone
The Dalles High School JV2 football team traveled to Gladstone yesterday in an old Tri-Valley Conference rivalry game to open their 2021 season.