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All in The Dalles
Check out our Give Guide for Giving Tuesday in the Columbia River Gorge.
The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning in the Central and Western Columbia River Gorge from 4 p.m. Nov 29th to mid morning Nov. 30th.
LGBTQ+ community members and allies gathered in The Dalles, OR on Wednesday, November 23rd, 2022 to hold a vigil for victims of the Club Q shooting in Colorado which occurred the night of November 19th, just minutes before Transgender Day of Remembrance began.
The Second Annual Turkey Trot 5k Run/Walk Family Fun Run in The Dalles got underway this morning, our day of the bird, Nov. 24. More than 200 people showed up in their best Thanksgiving duds. This year, all proceeds will go toward the TD Backpack program and then those dollars will be matched by Columbia Gorge Motors up to $5k.
But through the doors of the former Baldwin Saloon in The Dalles one found warmth and laughter, a large table bristling with life and community in the space now called the Rooted Commons.
The Dalles will kick off the holiday season on Friday November 25th, 2022 with a “Country Christmas” Starlight Parade, a community tree lighting, a downtown family night, a showing of The Grinch, sleigh rides, arts, crafts, a Shop Small event and more!
It’s a gobble-gobble throwdown as local venues stuff the holiday weekend with shows, entertainment, art and music.
Al Hare is kicking it off with a Wild Turkey Party on Wednesday at the Bargeway Pub. Keep it neat, Al. No ice.
Skip the internet. Skip the mall. Shopping, Drinking, Shopping - Only at Working Hands Brewery on Black Friday, Nov. 25. Check out our weekly roundup of upcoming holiday Bazaars
Serious Theater on the Air in partnership with the Small Arts & Culture Grants Fred W. Fields Fund of Oregon Community Foundation presents a live KSTO radio presentation of Frank Capra’s classic story “It’s a Wonderful Life” this Thanksgiving weekend.
Twenty-three-year-old Gabe Eldredge said the halls were a bit lonely when he moved into the new dormitory on the Columbia Gorge Community College campus in The Dalles last year. Not anymore.
The move is just one of the latest as the Hospital is making moves to cut costs while trying to maintain service.
Monday, November 14th, 2022 marked the first day of practice for winter sports at The Dalles High School. TDHS students are now hard at work training to compete in basketball, swimming, and wrestling this winter.
Keeping children warm in cold weather is a goal of local winter clothing drives throughout the region. Washington Gorge Action Programs (WAGAP) partners with the efforts of Coats for Kids and Skyline Health’s Winter Outerwear Drive to keep kids safe.
MCEDD is now seeking public input on opportunities to create a regional transit system in the Gorge with an online public open house – open now through November 27, 2022. The online open house includes a map that includes new and expanded services and destinations. The survey gives residents the opportunity to add to or modify that map.
Crews were drilling at the corner of Crates Way and River Road on Thursday, Nov. 17, as 12 new power poles will be erected in the Port of The Dalles in weeks to come. The Power poles lead to Google’s new data center site at 3500 River Road.
It’s that plush time of year - holidays on the horizon and great music to be had everywhere. Check out this week’s listing of great arts and entertainment throughout the Gorge. Carrell, Johnson on tap for Saturday, Nov. 19 at Bargeway
The Dalles City Council voted in favor of settling a lawsuit with the Oregonian in regard to a public record request about the water usage of the first three google data centers in The Port of The Dalles on Monday, Nov. 14 at about 8 p.m.
Lake Taco, an authentic family Mexican restaurant run by Maria and Enrique Ortega located at 1213 June Street in The Heights of Hood River, is in danger of closing its doors forever. But this family run business isn’t going down without a fight. Lake Taco has started a Kickstarter to help them raise $40,000 to get their business up and running at their new location (606 Oak St.) in downtown Hood River.
North Wasco County Parks and Recreation Executive Director Scott Baker said he was pleased to report that NWCPRD has installed new irrigation, reseeded the lawn, and completed some tree plantings at Sorosis Park as a part of phase one of the Sorosis rehabilitation project.
Turkey Trot in The Dalles on Thanksgiving could bring a lot of gravy to The Dalles Backpack Program. Columbia Gorge Motors will match all proceeds dollar for dollar this year and give it to the volunteer program that sends backpacks of food home with local students each week.
