Feb 21

Feb 21 Native American Flute player will be in concert at TD's Old St. Pete's on Saturday

Art, Education, Entertainment, Environment, Home Page, The Dalles, Wasco County

A free concert by Native American Music Award-winning flute musician James Edmund Greeley from the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs will be held on Saturday, Feb. 26th at 7 p.m. in the wonderful Old St. Peter’s Landmark.

Feb 21

Feb 21 The Dalles High School Empowers Career Exploration in Graphic Design

North Wasco County School District 21

Education, Home Page, The Dalles, Positive News

The Dalles High School (TDHS) Graphic Design Teacher Paula Long is empowering students to explore careers in Graphic Design with hands-on design experience and skill set building.

Feb 19

Feb 19 Question of the Week: What’s something most people don’t know about you?

Cole Goodwin

Positive News, The Dalles, Home Page

This week’s question of the week asks people in our community to open up and share something about themselves that others in our community might not know about them.

Feb 18

Feb 18 Teacher leads TD High Students to sing out a Carnegie Hall dream

Tom Peterson

Art, Education, Home Page, The Dalles

TDHS Students Alex Rector and Iris Cruz recently vaulted onto the world stage at Carnegie Hall after years of singing in The Dalles. Their teacher Shawn Lutz said getting them on that stage in New York was the ultimate goal. Rector said the experience brought tears to her eyes as the girls saw how hard work led them to a great place.

Feb 18

Feb 18 TDHS Boys Basketball Team Crushes Ridegeview on Senior Night; Pendleton Tonight

Xavier Orion-Olaez

The Dalles, Home Page, Sports

The Dalles boys basketball team played in their final home game of the season against the Ridgeview Ravens this past Tuesday in what was a dominant win. On a huge night for seniors of the team and the team in general, the Hawks came out playing some fantastic basketball, winning the game with a score of 58-40.

Feb 18

Feb 18 Six Hour Nighttime Closure of Hood River- White Salmon Bridge Scheduled for Feb 24th

City of Hood River

The Dalles, Home Page, Hood River County

The Hood River-White Salmon Interstate Bridge will be closed to all vehicle traffic beginning 11:00 p.m. on the evening of Thursday, February 24 through 5:00 a.m. on Friday, February 25 as Port of Hood River crews make required repairs to the bridge’s lift span rocker bearing.

Feb 17

Feb 17 Federal Grant Opportunity: USDA to Invest $1 billion in Climate-Smart Commodities

Cole Goodwin

Home Page, Environment, The Dalles, Wasco County

Does your town, business, non-profit, or local government produce climate-smart commodities or have an idea for a climate-smart program that needs funding? The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced it will invest $1 billion in partnerships to support climate-smart farmers, ranchers and forest landowners.

Feb 16

Feb 16 The Dalles Urban Renewal Update

Cole Goodwin

Home Page, The Dalles

Columbia Gateway Urban Renewal Agency Board held its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, February 15th 2022. The board shared updates on Urban Renewal finances, the First Street Riverfront Connection Project, the Tony’s building demolition, the Recreation Building, and more.

Feb 16

Feb 16 Gorge Hair Co. Makes the Cut

Shavon Highter

The Dalles, Business, Home Page

Local reviewer Shavon Highter shares her struggle to find a place to get her hair cut in the Gorge and how one local barbershop is providing an invaluable service to local people of color with textured hair.

Feb 16

Feb 16 MCCAC Throws $4 million Life-preserver to Community During Pandemic

Cole Goodwin

Home Page, The Dalles

Mid-Columbia Community Action Council presented their annual report to The Dalles City Council Monday, February 14th.

Feb 15

Feb 15 TD Council takes first big step toward water conservation

Tom Peterson

Environment, The Dalles, Home Page

The Dalles City Council approved $950,000 for pipe and supplies for the Dog River Pipe replacement slated to start this year. The 3.5-mile pipeline delivering water to the city water treatment plant can leak up to a million gallons per day during peak runoff.

Feb 15

Feb 15 Center for the Houseless building Steam in TD; Effort intends to avoid Portland's situation

Tom Peterson

Entertainment, Home Page, The Dalles

There is hope on the horizon for those seeking to eke out an existence living on the streets of The Dalles while experiencing other problems such as mental health and addiction challenges. A local Agency has secured property and $2.8 million in an effort to get people off the street, build careers, and create stable homes.

Feb 15

Feb 15 Salmon are No Longer Kings of the Columbia; That has Biologists Worried

Eli Francovich

Environment, The Dalles, Home Page

Even as ecological disruptions cause salmonoid populations to suffer in the Columbia River, Shad populations are on the rise.

Feb 14

Feb 14 Valentine's Love Letters

Tom Peterson

Positive News, The Dalles, Home Page

Happy Valentine’s Day from CCCNews! This year we put out a call for love letters from our community. Today we are honored to share these messages of love.

Feb 14

Feb 14 This Week in Gorge Entertainment: What's Love got to do with it?

Jim Drake

Art, Columns, Entertainment, Home Page, The Dalles, Wasco County, Hood River County

When it comes to live music, Jim Drake can get you plugged in. Our local columnist for entertainment Gorge-wide has a good sampling of coming shows and events, including Owl Valentines, West Goats, Noteworthy, Bigfoot, Free Hillbillies, International dining, masquerade Crow’s Shadow, Don Bailey, Scot & Rebecca, Sunny Pache, Helping Hands, Ferment Brewing, The Granada, Serrano Margarita, Maupin Daze.

Feb 14

Feb 14 Massive Expansion of Mt. Hood Recreation Areas Could Be Coming

Grant Stringer

Environment, Home Page, Hood River County, The Dalles

Sick of crowded trails? A major plan to disperse human traffic around Mt. Hood and the Columbia River Gorge is in the works.

Feb 13

Feb 13 TD City Council poised to spend $950 K on Dog River Pipeline materials

Tom Peterson

Business, Environment, The Dalles, Home Page

The Dalles City Council is poised to approve near $1 million on purchasing materials for the long-awaited Dog River Pipeline replacement project at their regular meeting set for 5:30 p.m. on Valentine’s Day, Monday, Feb. 14.

Feb 12

Feb 12 Question of the Week: What should The City of The Dalles do with Google Dollars?

Cole Goodwin

Home Page, Positive News, The Dalles

This week’s question of the week is a timely question that asks us to consider how incoming dollars from Google might support The City of The Dalles needs.

Feb 11

Feb 11 Celebrate Love Locally this February

Cole Goodwin

The Dalles, Home Page

Looking for a way to celebrate love and relationships this February? We’ve got you covered! Keep reading to get date night, entertainment, and gift-giving ideas. Things looking a little rocky on the romance front? Check out our resources for relationships that need a little T.L.C.

Feb 10

Feb 10 Children without immunizations or exemption to be excluded Feb. 16

Tom Peterson

Home Page, The Dalles

Oregon law requires that all children attending public and private schools, pre-schools, Head Start and certified child care facilities have up-to-date immunization documentation or have an exemption to remain in school. The Deadline is Feb. 16.

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