A new champion was crowned at the 10th annual Dancing With The Gorge Stars event on Friday night. Dufur School teacher, Judy Ford, took home the mirror-ball trophy with her amazing performance of the cha cha to “Barbie Girl”. The event was kicked off with a performance by The Dalles Dazzling Dancers, a group of 12 local students who danced to “Try Anything’” by Shakira.

Riverhawks Athletics hosted a National Letter of Intent signing ceremony on Thursday, January 11th at 3 p.m. in the main lobby of TDHS for Kaleyah and Kaleiani Crichton-Tunai as they commited to Mt. Hood Community College to continue their academic and athletic careers.

It was a rainy afternoon here in The Dalles on Monday, January 8th, 2023 when Zeb Stelzer, 15, who lives just outside of Dufur, was seen at the high school. Stelzer is an up-and-coming runner in the Dalles High School. While cross country isn't till the spring, and is taking this opportunity for winter practice to improve his time and distance.

Iris don’t typically bloom until April. But these, given to us by Victor Johnson, had a mind of their own this odd year as temperatures have been unusually warm.

Leo Ruis, Jose Ledesma, and Aurelio Marquez, above, were putting down their footprint at The Foley in The Dalles on Tuesday, Jan. 9 as strong winds and rain pelted the area. The three work at Schuepbach Builders of Hood River, which is now into building forms to pour a new walkway at the restored Plantation-Colonial Revival at 106 E. Fourth Street.

The Dalles Elks Lodge 303 presented a $15,000.00 check to Meals on Wheels on Thursday January 4, 2024. The Elks annual donation has become especially important in the last two years due to funding cuts.

Columbia Gorge Community College (CGCC), in collaboration with local and industry partners, is happy to announce a new grant award and a productive community event that engaged local civic and business leaders in guiding the school’s strategic planning.

Over 150 people dressed in their finest royal robes attended The Dalles Wasco County Public Library's second annual Prince and Princess Tea Party on December 29. 

As 2023 comes to a close, The Next Door Inc. (TNDI) is thrilled to announce Lars Reierson as the recipient of our Philanthropist of the Year award! This recognition celebrates Lars’ exceptional generosity, significant community involvement, and outstanding philanthropic impact on The Next Door and the Gorge communities we serve. 

Misconceptions about mental health and aging include the idea that we can become “too old” for therapy to be of any benefit, as though we were a piece of petrified wood someone was trying to water back to life! It’s worth noting that…older adults often benefit more —and more quickly— from therapy than younger people do.

Mid-Columbia Community Concert Association (MCCCA) is proud to bring back by popular demand, the 10th Annual Dancing with The Gorge Stars fundraiser. Six local Gorge Stars will compete for your votes at this mid-winter event. Like the reality TV dance show, our contestants learn a dance routine before show time.

When a family struggles to make ends meet, the small things taken for granted can make a huge difference in their quality of life. The Family Resource Center in Goldendale helps to stabilize families with children under age 18 in Klickitat County to prevent child abuse and future houselessness.

Amber Tilton, US Army Corps of Engineers Public Affairs Specialist at The Dalles Dam, delves into the history of a bird who’s bad reputation was nearly it’s undoing.

The Wasco County Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) has launched its annual blanket drive, with three convenient drop-off locations, and will continue collecting blankets through February. Help those in need stay warm this winter by donating warm blankets and adult-sized socks to benefit St. Vincent de Paul. All items must be new, or gently used and washed and in good condition.

The Dalles Kiwanis January Programs

Hood River Farmer’s Market will be open on the 1st & 3rd Saturdays, of December through April, from 10 a.m. - noon.

This holiday season, The Next Door Inc.'s (TNDI) Native Supports team has been joined by community partners, Gorge Native American Collaborative (GNAC) and Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS), to bring comfort and joy to Native American community members in the Mid-Columbia region.

Oh, ho, ho, ho. The Season is merry with the wishes of our local children!

Santa has sent us their letters from local 1st-, 2nd- and 3rd-graders to help us rekindle the magic of this holiday season through their innocent and hopeful writings to Santa.

Solstice Wood Fire Pizza ads to diversity at food carts in The Dalles - Growing up, we would occasionally go out and grab a “fast food buffet.” We would drive to multiple fast-food restaurants and pick up different items that sounded good to one or more of the people in the car. No need anymore with 6th Street Station food carts covering a ton of culinary ground in TD.

The Dalles Public Library hosted its gingerbread house-making event for children and families, witnessing a significant turnout. This year marks the second successful run of the event, with all preordered gingerbread houses being claimed before the event started.