Gorge Giggin’ Guide Highlights July 16-22
Check out the CCCNews events guide calendar for the gorge-wide comprehensive listing.
USDA Offers Aid to Farmers With Crop Losses due to fire, drought in ‘23 & ‘24
Fed creates new $16 billion fund for Local farmers and ranchers impacted by wildfires, drought and other natural disasters in 2023 and 2024. You can now apply for federal assistance through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Supplemental Disaster Relief Program.
New Food Security Survey Seeks Voices of Gorge Residents to Shape Local Programs
Oregon State University Extension Service has launched a new Columbia Gorge Food Security Survey to better understand community needs and guide future food-related programs across the region.
Gorge Giggin’ Guide Highlights July 9-15
The Week kicks off with more Gigs than a Crate of Firecrackers, the Calendar is Chock-Full and your Social Schedule is going to explode! Check out the CCCNews events guide calendar for the gorge-wide comprehensive listing.
Thoughts from the Tractor Seat: Labor in Limbo
Thoughts from the Tractor Seat: Labor in Limbo
Parades, Fireworks and Fun Across the Gorge on July 4, 2025
From early-morning runs to late-night fireworks over the Columbia, Gorge communities are celebrating Independence Day with full-day schedules of family-friendly festivities on Thursday, July 4. Whether you're in The Dalles or Stevenson, there’s a celebration nearby for everyone.
Thoughts from the Tractor Seat: What Should a Dollar Be Worth?
I’ve been thinking a lot about the American dollar. Not the paper itself, but the worth behind it. What should a dollar really be? What should it buy? What does it stand for? From where I sit—on a tractor seat in the cherry orchards of The Dalles—there’s a growing sense that a dollar just doesn’t stretch like it used to. Inputs are up. Groceries are up. Fuel is up. And while prices climb, the value of hard work seems to shrink.
Gorge Giggin’ Guide Highlights June 25-July 2
This Week it’s Cover Band Mania - The Beatles, Pink Floyd - and that’s just the start of a Huge Week of Music! Check out the CCCNews events guide calendar for the gorge-wide comprehensive listing.
WAGAP launches Driving Leadership Scholarship
Washington Gorge Action Programs (WAGAP) is launching the Driving Leadership Scholarship, a new opportunity designed to support young leaders from low-income households in Klickitat and Skamania Counties by removing transportation as a key barrier to growth.
Gorge Giggin’ Guide Highlights June 18-25
This Week John Caparulo roasts The Dalles; Juneteenth in Hood River features Portland’s Queen of Soul, LaRhonda Steele + band; and the 32nd Annual Gorge Blues and Brews Festival hits Stevenson. Check out the CCCNews events guide calendar for the gorge-wide comprehensive listing.
Gorge Giggin’ Guide Highlights June 13-18
Gorge Giggin Guide Goes Streamline! This abbreviated column provides a guide for some of the best events on tap for the week. Not finding what your need? Check out the CCCNews events guide calendar for the gorge-wide comprehensive listing.
Column: When Local Infrastructure and Global Trade Collide: A Farmer’s Perspective
As I sit here on my tractor seat, the view stretches far beyond my orchard rows. These days, the pressures on family farms stretch just as far—across state lines, trade routes, and policy halls.
Gorge Giggin’ Guide Highlights June 4-11
Gorge Giggin Guide Goes Streamline! This abbreviated column provides a guide for some of the best events on tap for the week. Not finding what your need? Check out the CCCNews events guide calendar for the gorge-wide comprehensive listing.
Skamania Pride 2025: Celebrate with Parade, Community Activities, and Keynote Speaker Asia Wisecarver
Pride returns to the Columbia River Gorge with a full day of celebration, visibility, and community at Skamania Pride 2025 on Sunday, June 8 in downtown Stevenson, Washington.
Giggin’ Guide hits 3-day Bluegrass Fest in TD tonight, May 30
Northwest Bluegrass and Old time bands are in TD tonight for a three-day fest. Whiskey Deaf Duet with Stumptown String Band kick the events off tonight, May 30 at the Granada Theatre. All your entertainment news gorge wide here.
Trapped in the Middle: What’s Really Holding Back American Agriculture — Thoughts from the Tractor Seat
After decades in the orchard, one thing’s clear: American agriculture isn’t failing. It’s being held back, stalled in a system built to benefit everyone but the people growing the food.
Column: Tariffs Are Still Costing Northwest Fruit Growers
When the U.S. government slapped tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum in 2018—25% on steel and 10% on aluminum—it didn’t take long for the blowback to hit American farmers.
Report Highlights Income Inequality, Social Isolation
Nearly 40 percent of residents in Klickitat and Skamania counties are served by Washington Gorge Action Programs (WAGAP). While poverty has been on the decline since 2015, rates are still higher than the rest of the state, and gaps in income inequality are increasing.
Giggin Guide gets Maupin Dazed & Confused; River City Saloon Funking it up
Bargeway celebrates a 6 Year Anniversary at the end of May - and that’s just the tip of the Gorge Gigging Guide that keeps you in the know! Get ready for The Ruins Tuesday Season Opener, Fun Community Events like the Sorosis Park Rock Snake Project, Plus - More Gigs, Stage Productions, Movies, Comedy and More!
Giggin’ Guide takes a Cherry Ride in TD; White Salmon Surf Rocks
NW Cherry Fest is All Weekend in TD, and the Fun just spreads throughout The Gorge faster than a Cherry Pie Eating Contest. Go nuclear at Everybody’s Brewing in White Salmon on Monday, April 28 with some Surf Rock with Tom Connelly