Apr 19

Apr 19 Rebel Wear Brings Alternative Fashion to The Dalles

Business, Home Page, The Dalles, Wasco County

Rebel Wear, a locally owned alternative fashion store for teens, elder emo’s, and alternative fashion lovers, located at 116 E 2nd St, The Dalles, OR will host its grand opening on April 20th, 2023 at 12 p.m.

Apr 19

Apr 19 Wasco County Commissioners Approve Lifesaving EMS Policy Changes and Draft of $4.5 million Grant for Resolution Center

Cole Goodwin

Home Page, Wasco County, The Dalles

Wasco County Commissioners discussed a variety of matters at the April 19th, 2023 regular board meeting held in The Dalles, OR including a request for waivers from Dufur Ambulance Service Area, and a draft of an agreement for $4.5 million in funding from the State of Oregon Lottery to benefit the Columbia Gorge Resolution Center.

Apr 18

Apr 18 Columbia Gorge Food Bank Celebrates the Completion of New Community Food Center

Cole Goodwin

Home Page, The Dalles, Wasco County

Columbia Gorge Food Bank celebrated the completion of their new warehouse, community food center, and learning kitchen located at 3525 Crates Way, in The Dalles, OR on Thursday April 13th. The new space will allow for increased ease in managing the distribution of approximately 2 million pounds of food to some 6,000 families in the region a year.

Apr 17

Apr 17 GoForth Electric CarShare to Expand in Bingen, White Salmon

Cole Goodwin

Home Page, Klickitat County, The Dalles

GoForth Electric CarShare, a collaborative partnership between Forth, Mobility Development, and community-owned utilities is expanding its service area in the Columbia River Gorge to include Bingen and White Salmon, Washington. Services in Bingen and White Salmon may begin as early as June of 2023,

Apr 17

Apr 17 Save the Date: Kindergarten Pre-Registration in TD set for first week of May

North Wasco County School District 21

Education, Home Page, The Dalles

Kindergarten pre-registration for North Wasco County School District will be held the first week of May. Children must be 5 years old by September 1, 2023, to enroll in kindergarten for the 2023-2024 school year. Parents and guardians with incoming kindergartners should contact their neighborhood school from May 1st through May 5th to get started.

Apr 15

Apr 15 Short Story Dispenser Promotes Literacy and Creativity in Wasco County

Cole Goodwin

Home Page, The Dalles, Wasco County, Positive News

The Dalles Wasco County Library has recently installed a short story dispenser on their main floor near the entrance. The interactive installation is a new innovative way to promote literacy and community involvement, allowing people to contribute their own stories and share them with others.

Apr 15

Apr 15 Columbia Basin Care offers free Nursing Assistant Classes to Kickstart Health Careers in The Gorge

Columbia Basin Care Home The Dalles

Healthcare, Jobs, The Dalles

Working to empower individuals through education, Columbia Basin Care is offering a FREE Nursing Assistant class.

Apr 14

Apr 14 Pride Alliance Conducts LGBTQIA+ Community Needs Assessment

Cole Goodwin

Home Page, Klickitat County, Hood River County, The Dalles, Wasco County

The Columbia Gorge Pride Alliance (CGPA) Columbia Gorge Pride was established in 2017 to create a secure space for the LGBTQIA2S+ community in the Gorge. To further understand the needs and strengths of the LGBTQIA2S+ community in the Columbia River Gorge, CGPA is conducting an online survey.

Apr 13

Apr 13 Community Invited to Tour Columbia Gorge Food Bank's New Facility, Tonight April 13th

Cole Goodwin

Home Page, The Dalles, Wasco County

Columbia Gorge Food Bank has moved into their new Warehouse and Community Food Center and will host a ribbon cutting, tour, and information session April 13th, from 5 to 6 p.m.

Apr 12

Apr 12 Partners come together for Community Garden Project Day at Heritage Heights Apartments

Columbia Community Connection

Home Page, Positive News, The Dalles, Wasco County

On Saturday, April 15th, Mid-Columbia Housing Authority, Columbia Cascade Housing Corporation, Columbia Gorge Food Bank and OSU Extension Service will come together with support from GOOGLE to build raised garden beds for Families at Heritage Heights Apartments in The Dalles,

Apr 12

Apr 12 Colonel Wright Elementary Celebrates Latin(e) Community with Cesar E. Chavez Fun Run

Cole Goodwin

Home Page, The Dalles, Positive News, Education

Local Bilingual Family Liaison, Julie Zapien, successfully organized a community fun run and taco feed event centered around celebrating Cesar. E. Chavez and bolstering Latin(e) family engagement at Colonel Wright School in The Dalles, OR. last March.

Apr 11

Apr 11 The Group Launching Campaign for New High School Invites Community to Brunch or Wine, this weekend

Cole Goodwin

Home Page, Positive News, The Dalles, Education

A local group of citizens has launched a campaign in a bid to gain community support around building a new high school in The Dalles. The events this weekend and website launch, VoteYESTDHS.org is an initiative of the Political Action Committee, North Wasco Strong Community Schools, and aims to build advocacy and rally community support around the goal for a new high school initiative.

Apr 11

Apr 11 Columbia Basin Care Offers Scholarships to Students Perusing Health Careers Gorge-wide

Columbia Basin Care Home The Dalles

The Dalles, Jobs, Healthcare

The Columbia Basin Care Foundation is offering scholarships to Gorge students pursuing health-related careers.The $2,500 scholarships will support healthcare education in a variety of areas, such as nursing, public health, food and nutrition, social services, health and wellness, and more. Funds may be used for health-related studies at any college, university, or trade school.

Apr 11

Apr 11 Hood River City Council Approves Westside Urban Renewal Project List Totaling $87 million

Cole Goodwin

Hood River County, Home Page, The Dalles

The Hood River City Council held a meeting on April 10, 2023, to discuss Juneteenth, a water ordinance, Ruthton Park trailhead, transit, economic development, and a project list totaling $87 million for the proposed Westside Urban Renewal District.

Apr 11

Apr 11 Florida Man Walks Across America for Mental Health Awareness, Recovery, and Healthy Habits

Cole Goodwin

The Dalles, Wasco County, Hood River County, Home Page

Thirty year old Kyndal Ray, is walking across America for Mental Health Awareness, Recovery, and Habits 365. Kyndal started his journey on January 1st, 2022, with his feet in the Atlantic Ocean at the Jacksonville Beach Pier in Florida. He is heading northwest to put his feet in the Pacific Ocean in Long Beach, Washington, on Wednesday April 12th, 2023, which is his four-year drug-free date.

Apr 11

Apr 11 The Dalles Arts Center Hosts First Ever Show William Gary Harvey’s Work

The Dalles Art Center

Entertainment, Home Page, The Dalles

Unbeknownst to the world, the late William Gary Harvey, a Wasco County fence builder, who lived alone created more than 60 abstract paintings and drawings and 4 miniature sculptures from found objects. A selection will be on display to the outside world for the first time at The Dalles Art Center from May 4th to May 27th, 2023.

Apr 10

Apr 10 Columbia Gorge Toyota and Honda in the hunt Saturday

Columbia Community Connection

Business, Education, Home Page, The Dalles

A Community Cleanup and an Easter Egg Scramble had children and Volunteers on the move Saturday, April 8, as Columbia Gorge Toyota and Honda pulled off a double event giving children some glee and locals some pride after cleaning up parts of West Second and Sixth Streets in The Dalles.

Apr 7

Apr 7 Funtabulous: First Friday Downtown TD Springs into action tonight, April 7 at 5 p.m.

Tom Peterson

Business, Entertainment, Home Page, The Dalles

Downtown The Dalles will be bubbling with beverages, flowers, and fun tonight as Downtown The Dalles kicks off its First Friday season with an ode to Spring. Morning Showers are expected to give way to temperatures in the 60s this afternoon, making for great conditions to go sidewalk cruising and boutique beverage consuming.

Apr 6

Apr 6 Costa Rica offers beauty, growth, Spanish & hardwork for gorge group

Columbia Community Connection

Positive News, The Dalles, Hood River County

A dozen teens and half as many adults from Hood River and The Dalles spent spring break in Costa Rica, working on a conservation project, learning about cacao and coffee production, coming face to face with wildlife, using their Spanish skills, and enjoying the beauty and hospitality of this Central American country.

Apr 5

Apr 5 TD Kiwanis getting wild this week with Bill Weiler, wildlife biologist; check out April Programs

Karl Vercouteren

Positive News, The Dalles

The Dalles Kiwanis welcomes Bill Weiler an outdoor biologist and founder and member of the Board of Directors of Gorge Ecology Outdoors, an environmental education organization based in Hood River. He will speak about wildlife habitat and conservation in the Gorge.

Welcome, friends.